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CANTON PIRACIES,

THE REL DELINQUENT. -

PROTECTION DEMANDED FOR THE RICHEST

PROVINCE IN CHINA;

PRÁCTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

24th inst.

trade and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 28 1906.

1 agriculture you may depend upon it that the people would produce sufficient them selves for all the inhabitants of the country, and would foster a trade such as would provide cargoes for any number of vessels."

SANITARY BOARD.

24th inst, The Sanitary Board bold its usual fortnightly meeting in the Board room this afternoon, the following being the business transacted.

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GOVERNMENT ON COMPENSATION. The reply of Government relative to com.

and disinfecting of

CONCRETE SURFACES.

STRICTURES BY MR. LẨU CHÙ PAK,

"24th inst." Correspondencs was submitted to the mem- bers of the Sanitary Board this afternoon ro-

Witness: No, it is not; he sometimes lent money in this way.

Witness, continuing, said he obtained $300 from his father and paid it over to Fat Kin San -and-lu-Lai-Chan, the partners in the defendant firm, and he got the promissory note produced. Witness wrote the note at their request and then tu Lai Chan chopped it in his

Lance.

The rice produced in Kwangtung is the finest | companies as the pioneers of that trade have of any that is yielded by mother earth in China. | laboriously worked, with specially constructed In fact, this province is 'capable of producing vessels, to open up and develop that trade. two crops a year, two crops of the very finest We have met with all sorts of difficulties at the cereals which the well-to-do are willing and initial and subsequent siagos of our operations, only to eager to pay the highest price for. Yet and as at present conducted and for many years that rice is expusted principally to California past that trade has certainly been worked at a and Australia because of the high prices paid loss. If we adopted the numerous officers, the there, Kaukong,

of the finest and richest | Eur one of districts possessing na less than zo silk filaturas, ropean crews and the-- thousand,and one pensallos för damage done during the cleans-lative to the cement concreting of ground sur. At the end of the two months for walch the

suggestions which have been advanced by If these people

only had the protection of the Government in carrying on their legitimate / People who have scally no iden of how the bed. The cply wax as folin was submit faces. The Hon. tha Principal Medical Officer money was lent be applied to Fat Kin San for

trade can be conducted, why, the expense

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E reply to your letter. No. icd of involved in the multitude of Utopian improve

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forwarding a resolation pass wents, which read well on paper, would pressed by the Sanitary Board on the 26th ulto, wo navily on the trade that not only would, is that the authority of the Government be be impossible to make a profit, but we should obtained to incur the necessary expenditure be compelled to lay up our boats and cease involved in restoring property damaged in connection with plague prevention, to a Pre running,"

THE CLORIOUS FUTURE.

sentable condition, or in the event of the owner so preferring that compensation to meet this expenditure be paid to the owner," I am directed to state that the Government will, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Health and Building Ordinance, 1903, referred to in the final paragrapth of your letter, give reasonable compensation for property destroy ed or damaged by cleansing and disinfection, where the case has been duly reported.. They have no authority, and do not propora, la go beyond this provision.I have, etc.,

HOW TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE, "When you speak of protection how do you propose to provide it. At the meeting of the China Association it was held that piracy should be exterminated in the Canton delta, but so far only a generalisation of ways and means has been suggested for the supression of the law lessness that prevails. Can you reduce the theoretical propositions to something prac tical?"

The fact that the question of piracies on the Canton delta is the all-absorbing topic of the moment was the excuse which a representative of the Hongkong Telegraph tendered Captain Clarke, the Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, for again encroaching upon his tige, when the work of the Company devolving spon

bien in Krently above the normal on access of the prepar tinns being made to furnish the shareholders of the Company with the half-year's statement of accounts. Captain Clarke, however, willingly spared half an hour, and gave most interest- ing and Itcd exposition of his views on the past and prescat conditions of the. Canton della

Owio, to his long connection with the river, "I certainly think that there would be no trade Captain Clarke inay be considered one of difficulty in adopting practical and practicable the most competent anbodies in the Colony ways of eradicating the evil. What I would to speak on that subjet. For over 31 years he

propuse is the inauguration of a thorough has been ropaged in the river trade, and his patrol system. Such a patrol could be main actual employment with the Steamboat Com-tained by a well-organised and well-manned" pany extends over 30 years,

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION MEETING. In the first place our sepresentative referred to the meeting of the China Association an Saturday and invitert Captain Clarke's views on that subject. Of course, Captain Clarke. like everybody else, commended the sound com- mon sense which characterised the various speeches, bul he disagreed with the views ex-. pressed by the Chairman with reference in the iate Viceroy 1. Hung Chang?

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"If you are losing to-day, why continue an unprofitable trade ?""

Because we are only sowing to reap.. We look to the future, and in the future I am a Krest believer. The prospective possibilities

of the West River tmde are large, and if only we had order and good government secured for the two Kwang provinces, I can assure you with every degree of confidence that our boats would ply on that river with profit and advant age to their owners," and great convenience to the travelling, public generally.

(AFTÄIN CLARKE · ÓN, PIRACY.

AN EVIL CENTURIES OLD.

PERNICIOUS SYSTEM OF TRIBUTE PAYMENTS.

23rd inst.

fect of steam-launches under foreign super. vision. I don't mean that, certain officera and members of the crew should be in charge of the launches. No: the adminis tradion and the executive of such a ja tol system must be vested in European hands; for instance, a sub-department of the

In continuation of the interview with Captain Imperial Maritime Cusions, under special ad

Clarke, the Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton ministrative control. Such a system if once

and Macao Steamboat Company, our repre sentative referred to the fact that much eriti inaugurated must not be in the nature of a laphazard or tentative effort to remove an

cism bad arisen regarding the precautions existing now and for centuries

past. The

adopted to quell any disturbance that might RESULT OF LI HUNG CHANG'S POLICY.

systent once instituted afust be permanent and "I may trust to my memory," he said, "when constant. The patrol must be consistent and con-occur at any time. Captain Clarke observed. in reply, that the steamers of his company, und tir unus, and the entire scheme worked without in indeed all steamers engaged in the passenger I suggest that the late Li Hong Chang in no way deserves the encomiums which the charterreption. It mustnot be here to-day and finish.

trade on the West River, were there in the cha man of Saturday's meeting bestowed upon himed with to-morrow. It must not be done away with

racter of peaceful traders. As such, he had for his work in suppressing piracy, a fact, if as soon as there is a temporary cessation of

flagrant acts of piracy; but it must be continual absolutely no hesitation in saying that the pre- you look up your records you will find that

cautions adopted, after years of experience, and piracy was then as rampant near Canton as it for all time, so long as there is anything like

with intimate knowledge of the trade, were is today, and in my humble opinian I a trade in work and develop in the province. attribute the prevalence of pitay at the present And that trade, as I told you, is there, and is more than ample to meet every case of emer gency and to cope with any uprising or disturb the evils attending the policy for which capable of very great development indeed." time to

ance among the passengers in the ordinary Li Hung Chang was responsible.

course of things.

"I remember a case of piracy during the ad- ministration of Li Bung Chang which actually look place at the Hoam Spit, right opposite Canton and wear the Shameen. That, surely, is as bad a case as any we can recall during the régime of Viceroy Shum.

VICEROY SHUM'S LEGACY Viceroy Shum succeeded Li Hong Chang after an interregnum and he inherded the legacy of an achninistration which sowed the seeds of evil to the form of pubhe gambling in the Kwangtung Proviner. When the present Vicerny first ved his energy was directed to wards the extermauna of the past characters He certainly drove then i to Kwangsi sort time selfmarched at the head ofus eommonshoremanto the more authern province, kiflag and slangh tering, it is computed, some hindred thousand people, the large proportion of whom were, i am afraid, innocent of aby charge against them. It is quite true that the pirates were cleared out, but they were only leated away from the delta to take etage in sale retreats-lo tome back again directly the vigilance of the authori ties bad been relaxed. Many of the worst characters in Kwangsi came down into the Delta jands when Shùm went into Kwangsi.

THE GAMBLING EVIL,

"I said at the commencement that the late Li Hung Chang had more to do with piracy being rampant to-day than any other man that ever lived, and was responsible for the condi tion of affairs in the southern province of China. I advance that statement with much deliberation and with a full realisation of the serious allegation I miske against the tale Vice- Toy. He it was who first introduced licensed public gambling in its worst forms in Kwang: Ung and Kwangsi. Since lus viceroyalty every mwnship, even to the smallest balet, along the West River has its open gimbing hells to altract, and despoil the one of then ast cent and to impoverish the tich hese gambling the houses have a demoralising effect upon people generally. As you are well aware the gambling instinct is inherent in the Clanese race, and where otherwise a nun would he honest and good once he has been smitten by the allurements and the morbid spirit of gam bling he does not stop until he has lost every thing; when he arrives at that singe he will not be deterred by fear of the law but will reh, pillage and commit murder to obtain the where. withal to satisfy his mania for gambling.

STATE LOTTERIES.

"I don't place any limitation on the term. It is not fantan, hui kau, or the like forms of It is indulgence that are alone objected to. the State lotteries farmed out which are work. ing the most pernicious evils, by the system of daily drawing. Wah tickers selling as low as 30 cents each-like the san piu, for example so as to place them within the reach of the common labousers, these. Intteries are eating into the vitals of the working class of that fine and wealth-prariucing country. The revenue raised by those' State Interies for the most part finds its way into the puckets of the officials and the gambling monapalists. Thus the wealth of the mass of the people is robbed from them only to be concentrated in few unworthy satraps of the the bands of Viceroy. In my opinion, no country which claims to have a system of responsible govern. ment should be allowed to exercise the right of raising an iniquitous revenue from the pro. ceeds of gambling. I maintain that such revenue is the most potent factor in reducing the poor to beggary and impoverishing the rich.

DELTA LANDS THE RICHEST IN KWANGTUNG

Have you arrived at these conclusions from personal observations 7"

"Well, I have been giving you my personal views acquired after long years of residence here. My travels in the interior and my know ledge of Cantonese colloquial have brought me into direct contact with the people of the country. But, if my views are not enough, con. ult any Chinese resident with a mere or less observant trend of mind, and he will be able, to tell you how within the last few years inisery untold has been

wought within the Two Kwang provinces, due far more to the fact that the country is overrun with gambling housek that to the so-called' visitations of nature. it is was there have been periodical floods with the consequent periodic failures in the rice crops and silk; but in spite of these still hold the opinion that these delta lands are the very richest in the province and

POPULAR TAXATION,

"But surely such an elaborate systemi as you propose must involve fo small expenditure if it is to be efficient?"

"I can quite believe that, but I was about to explain that this part of the Chinese Empire is so very rich in its resources that any ordi

(54.), T. SZACOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

The Secretary, Sanitary Board. Mr. Henry Humphreys minuted: Although section 89 of the Ordinance allows the Govern- mesi a Ihophole to escape paying compen. sation we cases at infection have not been daly ned, it does not follow that it is equitable for Government to take advantage of it. The landlord is helpless in the matter, so why should he be the sufferer. The Govern ment is bound to lose in the long run over the

policy of exploiting the landlord for all he is

worth.

Mr. Shelton Hopper minuted: This requires further discussion.

The Hon. the Registrar-General minuted: There seems no provision for compensating landlords.

QUARRYMEN'S CEMETERY.

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An application was laid upon the table from the masters of the stone quarries of Ngau Taw Kok, Sai Cho Wan, Cha Ko Lepg, and Lyeemoon, for a piece of land be set apart for their use as a public cemetery, as there was only one public cemetery in Kowloon, which caused the villagers greal inconvenience and expense in the disposal of their dead,

is Hon. Mr. Hewen minuted: There good reason to believe that in the course of the nexi few years a very considerable increase will take place in the population in the Lyeemoon and Junk Bay districts. The time may now for this section of the mainland should be con. sidered, I should like to hear the malter discussed.

nary laxation which might have to be imposed West River. They on vessels trading on the have arrived when the question of a cemetery

in order to provide for the safety of life and property, which the new department would ensure, could be raised without any difficulty whatever. You would find that in the end it would pay the population to contribute to such taxation rather than to submit to the present intolerable state of affairs; which entails an enormous loss, more than is brought to our knowledge, in lile and money. You see Captain Cake continued the system now tevailing is for the uhnities to leave the protection of the villages one by one to the feaders of each of them. That is surety a mistake. The patriarchat system of govern ment is well enough in its way and I don't this there many serious objection to offer against

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such a system, in the country inland, but on the shore lines of the waterways and highways af a fertile country like Kwangtung it is nigh time the patriarchal system had ceased. The elder at the head of village should be done

with

Under the present system the ellers have control of the people, and cannot spend mole than the people will allow them. The elders, on ile other hand, have to con. sult their own vested interests, which are, after all, two great in their own eyes to allow them to submit to any such drastic change as i pro. pose. They would not care to forego the privilexes, somewhat extensive in their own they exercise under the present way, which systems. Nevertheless, a radical change is called for, and such-a change, I have an hesitation to affirming, must be brought about if the evils we now complain of are to be done

way wuh once and for all.

BEAUTIES OF THE CANTON DELTA,

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A DETERMINED ATTACK. It must be remembered," he proceeded; "that the Province of Kwangtung is infested with a particularly unruly, population, who are driven, at this time, by the phuch of hunger to determined attacks

combine so that their nam bers may beat down the opposition offered by the limited number of officers and crew who can offer any resistance to the marauders. The fact that in one boat alone there were 13 men armed with modern weapons and prepared to protect the retreat of the pitates in the event of the resistance proving successful shows how carefully the scheme was planned. These swift snake-boats were full of men armed and ready to fight to the last they did not partici pate in the attack, but simply waited to guard the return nl the pirates. That goes a long way to show the attention that had been given in every detail of the attack which was unfor

tunately carried out with such tragical results.

AN ACT OF WAR.

"It is obviously impossible in such in-tances for any crew to withstand so determined an attack by a band of pirates bent on loathtas trading steamer such as the Sainam. 1 nothing short of an act of war on peaceable traders. At least, 1 can only characterise it as

that. And no one can blame our afficers il they fail to resist such forces and succumb against such odds.

FAMOUS PIRATE CHIEFS.

"It is a fact recorded in history that from time immemorial and more recently since the famous pirate chiefs Ching Yih and Chang Pau, with their feet of about six hundred junks, infested these costs, that tributary payments were made by trading craft to the robber bands in order that they might be safe from attacks. The people albing the coast all paid this tell to the pirates, which showed the tear ibal the gang inspired,

the 16th century-in 1551-even according to the Chiness themselves, the Imperial forces felt no longer possible to crush the pirates. Na doubi, if handed over to the robbers the money which at present goes into the coffers of the Imperial Government we should fed that our vessels woul. Le tree from the solestation to which they have been subjected all these years. It would be preposterous for us to do such a thing. We most go the root of the evil and exterminate the pirates from these coasts.*

I have mentioned to you about the product is a matter of history that in the middle of tive powers of the country; let me tell you something of the natural beauties of the coun iry comprised within the two rivers, North and West Rivers. People are talking of Japan as a health resort, for recuperating their health and revitalising their energies after the hot summer months; but leraue me who with in see a beautiful country take a To the disuits I

Lip have mentioned. In my own experience, and I have travelled not a little, I can say without fear of contradictiua that there is no country in the world that I have seen that can offer such superb scenery as your eyes can feast upon as that in the district round Shantak. But to have the full benefit and advantage of such a fine country and such exquisite scenery we must have, first of all, safety of travel and safety of residence in the country,

WILD THKONIES, "You ask me again about the protection afforded on our boats? Those who have been so prompt with their schemes and suggestions are babies in advancing the theories which they urge upon us. Didn't our army in South Africa fighting the Boers gel cóparantly surprised, offer resistance and in the end have to surrender? Well, the same thing I may say of our valian

If you placed such. long officers and crewh. odds .ainst them they would be reduced to the same posit on that our army was in in the early stages of the South African war. They Are surprised, offer resistance, only to be ver I told you come in the end. We are there, as the other day, as peaceful traders. The greater the resistance offered the greater the slaugiste: that would be wrought upon us, if the people on the Saiwan had succeeded, we will say, "in

killing a few of the pirates, tell me, what do you think would have been the result? Without waiting for an answer, Captain Clarke went on

I tell you, there would not have been a mar of the crew left to tell the tale of that awful tragedy."

A REDUCTION PROPOSITION.

What is your opinion of the frequently repeated suggestion that intending passengers should be searched at the ports of embarka tion ?"

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The lion, the Registrar-General: Is the pro- posed site available?

The Hon, the Director of Public Works: It is a simple matter to teach Kowloon City by boat from any of the quarrying villages mentioned.

THE TAI HANG AND WONG-NEI-CHONG VILLACES.

The report of the Medical, Officer of Health relative to these villages was submitted, in which he stated that he found the places in much the same condition as described by Mr. Shelton Hooper at the last meeting, and stated that some sheds built as pigstyes had been used as domestic dwellings, and must be vacat-- ed, while some houses appeared to be over crowded. A public latrine also was necessary at Wong.ne-chong, while the roads needed Setter surfacing and draising. The suppor Jer discovered there was, probably, a leper but his case had not been diagnosed; as it would be necessary to remove him to hospital for an absolute diagnosis.'

He recommended that a resident in each of these villages be deputed to see that his fellow. villagers kept the places clean.

Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted: What has become of the lepef? The Government should be asked to put the pathways in good order and provide proper surface channels.

Hon. Mr. Hewett minuted: I understand the leper has voluntarily returned to his own country.

NIGHT SOIL AT TSIM-TSA-Tsui, Further suggestions being called for regard. ing the removal of night-soil at Trim-tea-t

Mr. Lau Chu Pak mineted: If the inspec tor sends the Government contractor to see every sesident who makes a complaint, or wishes to engage a night-soil coole, it wili. There is nothing new in amply meet the case. the matter.

The Bon, the Registrar-General minuted: agree with Mr. Lau. If the other coolies are unsatisfactory the Government contractor will gradually get his own enolies in.

CUBICLES AGAIN.

An application from Chan Ping Cheong for permission to erect curtain poles at No. 9, Elgin Questioned about the report that the Sam-Street was submitted.

Mr. 'Shelton

Should shui Customs had been pirated, Captain Clarke

certainly be Hooper: said he was there only the nther day and in-granted for six months.

Mr. Humphreys: This cubicle question quired whether there was any sruth in the

wants going into de nove, Curtains, rags, tumour. He was informed that the story was a pure fabrication.

sacking, etc., are much more dangerous to health than properly arranged cubicles, and no amount of "dinances, and no quantity of inspectors, will ever prevent Chinese putting up temporary partitions of the above nature.

PIRATICAL ATTACK FRUSTRATED. "There is some foundation,” Captain Clacke

stated, "for the rumour that an attack was con- templated some few weeks ago on a large party of foreigners, including H.J.M. Consul General and many ladies and gentlemen who, had de | cided to visit. amshur by rail, and thereafter te continue the journey as far as How Lik, near the Tin Wan Shan monastery, in pleasure bent. The information saat a tand of pirates bad

determined to "hold up" the excur sionists was obtained by the chief of tha Samstui railway, and he promptly took steps to frustrate the object of the pirates, Instead of allowing the special train to stop at intermediate statinns, he gave orders that the train should be rushed right through withou sin la stop. "The order was obeyed and not a aign of the pirates was seen."

During the last three years over forty cases of piracy have been reported to the Viceroy from the British Consulate alone.

"SALE UNIHUSMKANHE"

AYOTHER" HULK DIBAPPEARS.

34th inst

At noon, to-day, on board the vessel, Vr. F. Hough, of Messis. Hughes and Hough, Government auctioneers, conducted the sale, under the supervision of Commodore Pigot Williams, of the hulk Mfrance, hitherto used by the Army department as a hospital ship. All the bidders were Chinese, and the bidding com

$30,003

and

by bids of $1,000 menced at bid being $500, which was noted, and in it weet

and indoubtedly would beuld be capable, her 10, and boarded her in spite of determined to $45,coo, when there was a pause, the next

I will just answer that question by citin, the case of the Taiping which may still be fresh within your memory. She was trading some ten years or so ago between Macao And Samahu under the Portuguese flag. What did the pirates do in her case? A pirate launch actually fired a heavy shot at her and brought able, to support all resistance. The captain was wounded and left the Inhabitants and very many more but for for dead on deck, and how this officer have advanced-namely, the gamadevived is a miracle. Now, tell me what bling which has demoralised and coslaved them would be the use of examining the passenger. to the worst of vices. The fact of the country when boats like the Taiping could be fired on, being so very rich makes it, jf1 may be allowed on the high seas, and be made to stop at the to use a Agure of speech, the carcase on which pleasure of the pirates? the vultures ever prey,"

the

reason

TWO RICE CROPS POSSIBLE.

WEST RIVER TRÅDE UNPROFITABLE. "Let me tell you,, la conclusion, just a few words more. You know that the West River, "And the vultures are~} "Officialdem, which does, not hestitate to after several years of diplomatic agitation, was gray upon se peut by every means in its power, { throw open to foreign trada. "The British

on till $50,000 was reached, when one of the contestants retired, leaving Meurs. Yee Wo

Taj and Chiu Kee the parchasers at that figure.

AT the instance of Inspector Withers; the master of a grocer shop it No. 455, Queen's Road West was summondɑl at the Magistracy on Tuesday for storing kerosine oil on the The premises without police permiston. charge was admitted and a fine of $25 im posed.

of Health having, on the and inst., issued in the money, but the latter said he had retired from auctions to the Surveyor that, as it was un-

the business, and he must ask iu for it. In told desirable to require owners to relay 6 inch of

him to wait until after the 5th moon festival, time concrete which was laid a few years ago, He waited, but the money was not pald unless the existing material was so pervious as For the defence Mr. Otto Kong Sing sald to produce insanitary conditions, by taking that two years ago the defendants had a from above, or saturated by filth from balow AS businers known as the Kwong Chiu Cheung, and the entrance of rats, to be a nuisance, or to be no barrier against they subsequently agreed that the name should be altered to Kwong Chiu Cheung Wa Kes. Since that time the first partner Fat Kia San' had gone out of the firm. Whether the money in question was had by anybody in the firm or not, it was certainly not had on behalf of the firm. The document produced and was was of the nature of a promissory note was chopped with the chop of the Kwong Chia Cheung, which was not the proper name of the firm,

Iu Lai Chan, partner in the defendant firm, said he never borrowed any money in April last; he had never seen that document before

he never chopped it. He did not know the plaintiff or his son even by sight; he would swear to that.

His Honour said that bad the old chop not been still used is the defendant's business, as admitted by them, he would have found for

it them, but as was, a member of the firm bad the money and chopped the promissory note with the firm's chop, and so there must be judgment for plaintiffs with costs.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted: I don't think the P. C. M. O. should have given such instruc tions as he did in his minute of the 2nd July, 1906, without first consulting the Board. It is entirely a questing for the Board, and the pa pars should have been laid before the Board before any instructions should have been issued. If the P. C. O. is correct, then the only way the Board can have sectiod 112.carried out is to prove a nuisance under section 26, and the notices, which were served during the past two years, requiring properly owners to relay the concrete laid within the last four or five years,

should not have been served at all, and the owners and tenants would have been saved a lot of trouble and expense. According to sections 11 and 12 the concrete must be lail to the satisfaction of the Board, and in this case the Board had not been con sulted before a line of action was drawn. The P.C.M.O.% minute introduces an entirely new view of the matter, and he takes upon himself to decide what is only in the province of the Board. Were the instructions, referred to by Mr. Carter in his minute dated 5th July, given by the Medical Officer of Health, who, as the adviser to the Board, and as one of the chief executive officers for the enforce- ment of the Ordinance, appears to have been ignored in the matter? The concreting ol ground services (surfaces] in every instance was carried out under the supervision of and passen by the Sanitary Surveyor and the plagues ever inspectors, and yet after two or three years, when another officer is told to go round and see to the same thing, he condemns it; who is to suffer for this state of affairs? The owners of properly and their tenants are the sufferers The course proposed the P.C.M.O. appearsER as if it is in shield an officer by whom the concrete was passed. As in this instance he

admits he might not have examined all the houses in question, 40, it may be presumed that in some other instances he might not have examined at all, but simply signed the certif. cate as he thought fit. Mr. Perkins reports that the concrete "had never been good," and that being so the work should never have been passed. It would not have cost the owOOT anything more than the contract price, if, at the time, the surveyer had refused to pass the work, whereas now, to add two inches of cenient on top as a compromise, will cost the owner. if not more; equally as much money and trouble as to do the work over again. I strongly object to the compromise, unless the Board itself is prepared to pay for what is not due to the fault of the owner.

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Mr. Shelton Hooper: It is a serious allega. tion against the officer who passed the work, and issued the certificate in the first instance and should he thoroughly investigated.

Mr. Humphreys: The Principal Civil Me- dical Officer of Health's instructions to Mr. Carter may have been ultra virts, but they were very sensible, and should in my opinion he ander

"Mr. Fung Wa Chun; I would suggest that the master be thoroughly sifted before effecting any compromise.

The Han. the Register-General: The in- spection is not made to protect the owner against the contractor be employs.

The Hon, the Principa Civil Medical Off- cer: I am alrait we shall get no satisfactory solution of this concreting question until the Board's resolution of 28th Nov, 1995, is given effect to. This ask for four inches of cement concrete instead of the six inches of lime ce. ment Experts state that it is practically im posuble to get good time cement in Hongkong.

CLAIN FOR MONEY LENT.

A LUNATIC AT LARGE.

SERIOUS ASSAULT ON HIS WIFE.

a3rd inst. Sin Hing Fat, a fisherman, and owner of fishing bost No. 1851, becomes dangerously mad several times a year. When he is not "balmy," to use the words of his wife, he in But when the time arriYER The last

for him to get mad he is a terror. time he became crazy he had to be re moved to the Lunatic Asylum where he was incarcerated for some days. He was released afterwards and returned to his work in its good a condition as before, but as soon 1% the crazy feeling overtook him

again be resorted to the old habit of stabbing his boat was anchored off his wife. Yesterday Hanghom. Walking up to the stem of the jank, where his wife was seated, with her eight her on the back of the head. She managed to children, he attacked her with a knife stabbing free herself and getting hold of the knife flung it into the sea. She then gave an alarm and handed her husband over to the police. He was placed before Mr. . H. J. Gompertz, at the Magistracy this morning, charged with cutting and wounding his wife. He admitted the charge. His Worship sentenced defendant to six weeks' haid labour, remarking that he would be examined as to his mental condition in gaal. He warned recused that in case he should be released, and he repeated the offence, he would be sent to the Asylum for life. Ac. used said it would not occur again and pro missed to be goad..

LAWN TENNIS-IN 'MACAO,

FIRST INTER-CLUB ·MATCH. "

24th insi, At the invitation of the Tennis Militar, the Foreigners Tennis Club, the Naval and the Tennis Harmoniu sent representatives to dis cuss the conditions for a tournament in which

the tennis clubs of Macao were to take part The conditions having been agreed upon, and cup having been mutually subscribed for, the meeling began last Monday. At the eleventh hour, however, the Naval Club had to scrateby as the exigencies of duty on board prevented phe navy officers from taking a part in the "match

It having been arranged that this time each club should send two couples to play in doubles, the following were the gentlemen who represented the various clubs.

Foreigners Tennis Club-1. Mesurs, K. Hedgeland and K. Pindor;, 2. Mesum, E. V. Brenan and R. McKay,

Tennis Militar-1. Lieut. Baron Cadoro and Lieut. L. Cordeiro; 2. Lieut. A. Santos and Lieut. A. Ubaldi.

Tennis Harmonia:-1. Arthur Basto and A. Silva; 2. Messrs. A. A. da Mello and C. Ricou.

z.th inst. In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisse Judge, presiding, the Fat Lee firm of No. 25. Mac- gregor Street, sued the Kwong Ching Cheung fium, of No 64, Reclamation Street, Yaumali, On the firm day of the match, last Monday, for the recovery of the sum of $211.60, being the play being on the military grounds, the re as to Szoo the principal due on a promissory presentatives of the Foreigners' Tennis Club. note, dared zathpril, 19 6, signed by deferinet the Harmonies, the strongest couple dant firm in favour of plaintiffs, and as to of each of the said two clubs "meeting in friendly rivalry, Hard play was the order $11.6o, interest thereon.

of the day, and honours fell to the For eigners Club, Mesut, Hedgeland and Pindor their set against Mesir. A. Basto and a by a score of 6 10 4.

was held on the pictures. The second meeting was

M. R. Gardiner, of Mr. O. 1). Thomaan's office, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Que Kong Sing represented the defendanta.

Mr. Gardiner said the money ($200) was paid to the defendant firm on the 20th April last, b the plaintiffs for the purpose of paying off cer tain liabilities of the defendant firm.

Man Ching Nam said he was partner in the plaintiff firm. On the 19th April last his son, Mau Ying Chau, went to him and said that the defendant had appeared to him for a ban of $200, and said that interest was to be paid at the rate of 2 per cent per month. He told bin HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE || son he would lend the money, and next day he

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handed the $200 to his son to give to the de fendants, tinly his son was present when the

made. arrangements were

Lator his brought witness a decument acknowledging receipt of the sum of £200, which was to be re paid at the end of two moons. The money had not been re-paid, though he and his sen had applied for re-payment and the sum was

till due and owing.

24th inst.

The following are the highest scores for the Governor's Cup during the month of July got There were 13. entries, the highest score being made by Mr. Wait ---

AJ.

W. Watt G.. Wakeman...

... Bard.

R.

M. Ezekiel 1.C...

Sir. runcis Piggott.. Dr. W. W. Pearse

12, 1. McKeorie

J. H. Pidgeon.*****

. C. Peter.

J. McCubbin

R. D. Atkinso11

W. J. Saunders....

C. F. H. Beavis .....

Dobbs.

W. A. Moir.

EW. Terrey ......

W, H. 1. Davis

WH. Wickham.

63+ 8-20 63+ 660

·60+ 8-68

53+19-68 67 BCT.-67 63+ 4-67 58+0-67

614 4-65 64 scr, -64 Бо

44 2+12-64 4618-64

44+20-61

663

17663

57+

53+10-63

49+14-63 564 662 404 15m6z 49+12m61 49+20-60 Capt. Barues Lawrence..... 39+20-59 W.Chatham...

A. Joseph..

H. W. Bird

Dr. G. M. Harsion.

J. Hatchings.....

1970-39

R. E. Q. Bird

...................... 474-10-57 A. Blowey...!

46 ID** 56 J. B. Lewingdon

46+. 8-54 Dr. W. A. B. Moor... 40+14-54 Dr. Evan Jones............. 45+ 8=53 H. E. Goldsmith............ 31+ 20–53

G. E. Morrell ******** 32+ 20➡a W. G. Humphreya......... 24+28-52 C. W. Brett ....................... 43+ B-50 The pool competition of 21st and 22nd Jul was won by Mr. A. J. W. Wati with a score of 624870.

100

To Mr. Ono Kony Sing witness said he paid the money in banknotes of 55 and $10, and his son paid it to the defendant firm.

Bi andur: How do you know he did? Witness: Because they asked my son for the money and i vd it to him to give them.

His Honour: All you know about it is that you parted with $200, but you don't know what became of it,

Witnes: The same day my son brought me A promissory note chopped by the defendant firm. I know of the defendant firm, but I do not know the parmets; my son knows them.

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Mr. Gardiner: 1had to put this man in the box as the money came from him and he is a partner in the plaintiff firm. There is also the document.

To Mr. Ole Keng Sing witness wald his business was a coolie contractor's business, and he supplied coolices to work on steamers,

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que grounds of the Foreigners Tennis Club, the Military Club playing the Tennis Harmo mix. In the first set of the afternoon Lieut. Baran Cadore and Lieut. L. Cordeiro playing against Mesars. Basto and A. Silva lost the sat by 1 to 6. Lieut. Santos and A. Ubaldi aho lost to Mestri. A. A. de Mello and C. Ricau by so'

The third day's match was played at the Tennis Harmonia, the Foreigners' Club ment. ing the Military Club. Lieut. Baron Cadoro and Lieut. L. Cordeiro met Messrs. K, Hedge- land and four she wot to the Foreigners Club by a score of 1 to 6. Liest, A. Saotos and A. Ubaldi also lost their set to Messrs. Brenan and Pindor, score, 3-6, ".

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The further day's play was held at the Mi litary Tennis Club, Messrs, Brenan and McKay meeting Messrs. Msilo and Ricou lost, thesot by : to 6.

The tournament was concluded with the fol lowing totalu

12 fames Tennis Harmonis................... Foreigners' Tennis Club........................one 19' Military Tennis Club ...............................................

An adjournment was then made to be Pavi

Damião de Menets, Chiefof Staff, and president of the Tonais Mitat, made a suitable speech, to which Mr. A. Basto, the president of the Tennis Harmonia, responded,

and

the at The large concourse of specially of ladies tendance of a very large assomly

His Honour: This man knows nothing throughout the match, made the contest the about the matter, except that he gave his son

keener, as every one played he best before $200, but he does not know whether he put it such an appreciative concourse of spectator, in his own pocket or not,

The cup was duly handed to be representa

mporary tives of the Tennis Harmont for custody of

the same, as it that the said Cup must be wou by club three mes in all, before twice in succession or it becomes the property osty Club. It is proposed to bold the secon meeting in Octo ber next. The tournames, just ended, was ifts of Macao enjoying a the means of the 2/fis healthy form of recreation the more needed in quiet place as old Alacao. On the last of the match the miliary band discoursed a pleasant selection of music, and a few dances were enjoyed by the guests. The thanks of all are dus to the committee of the Military Tennis Club for having promoted the touren. Hi Hondur; His business is that of a ment in which all took such a keen internat money-lendar's whop?

and enjoyed themselvis so thoroughly.

Man Ying Chau spoke to the fact of the defendant firm asking him for a loan of 5200,

His Honour: Why did they ask you? Witness! They were friend of mine. His Ponour: They knew your lather lent Money?,

Witness: Yes, they knew that, but they did not know him.

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