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MINUTERI

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

FINANCE BAUEN A

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes, Nos. 31 4 and 5. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee.

ANIMAL DRENCHINGAS X

The Colonial Secretary moved the adoption of the following additional bye-law made under section 16 of the 'ublic Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903- DEPOTS FOR CATTLE POT, SHELP AND GOATS,

CGeneral

The Attorney General seconded, and it was approved unanimously,

(vi) The

to be given up, at any tima, months notice.

Me. Pollock said that his quest satisfactorily answered. His Fxcellency said the answer was "No" Mr. Pollock stated to address the Council when he was suied out of order.

On the motion of the Aifornay General the following Bills were road a incond and third time and passed Celana nie

Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the admission in evidence of statutes passed by the Legislatures of British possessions and

British prolectorates, locluding Cyprus,

badecided tai structing bridged TIVE COUNCIL THE Royal ARUNT,

fungal through the bli! at Taipo instead of Benson, with relief crawi for the China Station,:

the lative Council

goloy found h

erations (nyaived the the Council Chamber this abandon

biks then in prOFIBER (8). Answered in dir) of the abare. Singapore har often been held up at an was to leara Fonsmouth

wap holde

D. New land had to be resumed (c)." It is proposed to obtain the example for Hongkong to follow in the kong, calling an route at

afternood. Prescot His Excellency the by the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.O, Hon. and some sold, which incurred a small loss, the Secretary of State to lay out matter of the exclusion of the alien and the Sald, Perim, Colombo, and Singapore, prohibition of exportation of the local curThe definitive bond the Imperial Chinors Mr FB. May, ON.d., (Colonial Secretary) while someSwan/nied for the formation of a a piece of thin ground correspo

Libe) are now Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies (Attorney General), rond, Several yaada, warm allétod, especially | the garden, of the Hospody Bo rency. The report of the majority of the Railways (Canton

Scrib”, „fqu: Me/A/M; Thomton (Colonial Transdrer, the Talpo one, Gascoigne Road, and Das Vicux 19 it Subsidiary Coin Committee advocates that ready to be excha

fices of the Ingkong in Bon, Mr. W. Chatham, CM.0, (Director of Roadesses, Exco and Company's lian could. SUPARUE.COURT JUDGMENTS course. To be sup to date with the inform certificates at the ation derivable from the sister Colphy as Shanghai Banking Corporation, 31, Lombard Public Works), on. Capi, Basil R. H. Taylor | adi brźmado, for the anm, provided ingthe. - The Hon. Mr. H. E Tullock, K'Ch.pdi

k., (Harbour Master,, Lon. Mr. A; W. Brewin Estimates: The stations, he said, that scie | following question:-Will the Gove regards its currency should be of advantage

(Registrar-General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B, descr beding the aligament would involve lay upon the table all the paper cop to Hongkong where the much debated owing to the resignation of Mr. Gid. Franklin, M.G., Hos, Mr. Wei Yuk Hon. Mr. E. An extra cost and the C.R.E stated that with the proposal which have been made question of its currency has not yet on account of his leaving for Japan, Mr. Hed: Hewetty Hos. Mr. 11 E. Follock, KG, Hon his engineers would bear him out in a view to improve the sye em of enforcing been removed from the pale of practical ley G. White (of Messrs Blackhead & Co.) hos Mr. Henry Knewick, on Mr. E. Osborne and that datement in the second place, the Jud, ments of the Supreme Court of politics. The Singapore Free Press an been appointed honorary secretary and honors Mr A.G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils).dew estimates included several items.previous in China and Macao)">

ary treasurer of the Royal Hongkong Yacht

ly omitted such as fencing, selographs, and The Colonial Secretary The correspon nounces that changes and more changes Club from the 7th inst. The mainted at Kow. His Excellency Major-General R. G. Broad rage accommodation, amounting to dance teaching as it does relatio In the current coin of the Colony will to loon is closed anst any members wishing to rowwood, C., (Officer Commanding the Troopa). Sit1,573, also the cost of double bridges. Foreign Governments is for the moit

and double cuttings. There were several fidential and cannot therelain be WHISKY. time perhaps habituate the native to almost must proceed to the new club house at North anything that bears the King's head. Cer-Point which is now open. The dale of the

| items more with regard to the terminus, and If, however, the honourable, member lakes tainly they are having enough practice to official opening ceremony will be advertised

in order to maintain a deep.ses berth for personal interest in the questions referred to be vouels, it was proposed: to purchase Marine is at liberty to peruse the material Par Bottle drive out of their minds all idea of rejecting | later,

The Colonial Secretary, laid on the table the Lots 218, 84 and 85 from Messm Blackhead the correspondance in the office of the Colonial $1.00* coin because it differs from a previous THB, Dairy Farm Compaby, Limited, landed a report of the Finance Committee (No. 1). and Company, and after some negotiaillait Secretary,

In describing the new Straits. Coin, lot of 20 fios cows yesterday, shipped from KINANCIAL MINUTES.

was aereed towpurchase and the Director our contemporary saysThere has just Australia per s.. Changsha The lol is com

of Public Works was to be congratulated come into our hands the new fifty-cent piece. posed of breads of pure, Holstein, Holstein

on the issue The lots were purchased for It is a nice handy little coin, just the size of Ayrshire and Holstein-Jergy, and are likely to

$61500m the original estimate of the DPW a one-cent copper piece of which it is almost yield a very rich quality of milk beams

bang: 12,0 This sum, with the $410,000

The Attorney General moved the second the exact copy in zilver; the obverse is pre-pany expect a furiber lot of of the same clust

decided upon fo,the existing estimates, which cisely the same, save that the copper takes of cow by the s. Taiyuan due 4th March, in

of the seawall, are the only additions no far addition to the above the Company received in. the die better and shows up much more

figus, His Excellency, added, it would be his amand the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 889, The Colonial Secretary secon ed, and the detail in the King's Head than the silver. November last, a lot of 31 specially selected

brought it up to 18,724,052, to all those ques-reading of the Bill entitled An Ordidance to pure Ayrshiró cows direct from Scotland, which,

endeavourtonyoid aayungecessary expenditure The reverse has "Straits Settlements, Hall have been pronounced as the best, ipt seen in

while at the same time avoiding a short-sighted Bill was read a second time. G Dollar 1937" round the margin "50 cents" these parts.

policy, which would not be to the Colony's gain the centre, the marginal letters being

interest and might detract from the remanera a fraction larger in the silver coin than 140 in the copper one. Both the coins are

tive capacity of the fine. It must be ramer borod, he stated, that that was the future, termas milled-which is a mistake. They will

tous of the line from Peking to Hongkong, some 1,500 miles, and inability to appreciate, the re- line up beautifully in rouleaux and a little mercury round the edge of the baser coln

quirements of the future might end disastrously to the interestsofthis Colony, Of the $8,000,052 Bill entitled Ao Ordinance to authorize the will enable it to pass muster in a roll of

sanctioned in the estimates $3,894,682 : had | removal of Fire Insurance Companies Tom the * coin. Besides that there will be no dis-

heen spent up to the end of last year. Register of Companies in cer ain cates.

ADJOURNMENTARE tinguishing one coin from the other in the

in salaries and quarters there was

The Council was adjourned until this day: Our celebrated "E" Blend, very old dark. That perhaps won't affect Europeans

increase of $53,000, which was found

anbarla Liqueur Scotch Whisky, is a blend of the who saldom carry copper cents, but pro-

necessary owing to the outbreak of malaria bably will lead to much deception among

last summer and, at the doctor's advice, hours

A meailag of the Finance Commules was finest pot distilled Whiskies in Scotland, the natives and possibly, will do something

for the employees, were built on the hill. specially selected and matured. It is to discredit the half dollar which, the Ga

more expeare. This was stoppad, :bowever, the Colonial Secretary presidi

presiding. "It was agreed. Its vernor hoped would "become the standard

This outbreak caused the draining of the billa held immediately after the meeting of Council, and gainine given, which acted as well...n ryth

to recommend that 'the following volcs great age, very fine and mellow.

The next question was the time the line adopted by the Council coin of the Colony," The new coin is about proportional to the English shilling-a lule

would be completed. If the average rate of con larger and a little more silver to represent

struction was kept up, in May 191: the line would the 18. zd, which it does. It is obviously a

belaid. On an average, a third of the tunnel was token coin, and cannot in size or weight be

cut in a year. Not much progress, had been easily confused with either-a-rupee-or-a

made in the tunnel, but the Standing of the frm who had taken the contract- shilling.

was a good, one and they said they would not fail the Colony.he work would, however, be completed in time to join, the Canton section, and he hoped that the to at The surveying of the Canton section had just been completed and it would be several months before the first.sod was turned. Jos Chinese authorgies had a lot of questions co settle blare entering into the construction and before the end of the year. I would be recyll cled, that, in, the, autumn of 1905 they raised a faq, through the Crown- order to lend a sum of £1,100,000 al 44 % the Viceroy of Wuchang, to by repaid in tes years by yearly instalments of £10,000 with interest, and a third was dus in October next. These sums as received had been used to forward the, railway. The amounts the Colony required, however, would, of course, largely exceed the payment due to the Colony within the time required to complete the railway. The Colony would, therefore, borrow from the Crown Agents at 31, or thereabouts, from-sime-

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 25th January, 1908,

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NUBBCRIPTION HATES (IN ADVANCE),

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THE LATE KING CARLOS.

FOUR men- cook, residing at 115, Des Voeux 8. The drenching of any animal with any Road West, and three Chinese seamen belong substance whatever in a Government Depot, ing to the steamer Merapi-were, yasterday, except with the permission of the Colonial engaged in the happy pasime in giving Veterinary Surgeon or of the Inspector on duty, Chinese girls walking along Queen's Roads prohibited.. West a pleasant surp ite by exploding bombs at their feet. When the young women jumped

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY" *** to one side and shook themselves violently for fear their pasts would take fire, the whole street The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, pursuant to notice, shook with laughter. A grumpy police officer, asked the following question: Will the Govern of course, failed to see the fun, and the ment cause to be published a report concern quartette were asked to lead the way to No. 4 log the Canten-Kowloon Railway (British sec Police Station. This morning their amuse tion) covering period from the inception of the ment ran into Sz apisce, at the Palice Court.ichome to 31st December, 1907, giving the original and amended estimates of cost and CAPTAIN L. Clinton Baker has been appointed to the command of the Flagship:King Alfred): China Squadron, which also carries with it the appointment of flag-captain to Vice-Admiral the Hoo, Hedworth Lambton, K.C.B, the new Commander-in-Chief of the station; in relief of Captain Cecil F. Thursby, The new flag captain has been 28 years in the service of his country, andareached the rank of captain in June, 1906. He served aboard the Monarch at the bombardment of Alexandria, 1882, for which he holds the medal with clasp and the Khedive's star. Captain Clinton Baker recents bantu mengetener

such other details of finance, Control, &c., &c., àu may with propriety be made public 7:

FINANCE.

The Colonial Secretary: The cash for pay ment of construction of the railway is being obtained by advance from the Special Fund for repayment of the last loan according as the annual instalments of £10,50 repayable by the Viceroy at Wuchang are received, When there amounts are, insufficient temporarily to meet expenditure advances are obtained from other funds in the custody of the Crown Agents whether belonging to this, or any other, Co porarily ecouped after the completion of the railway by the further receipts from the Vice roy.tudalarest is payable on, such advances six hours' exposure in the stocks was at thitherto at the rain-off-135 per cent out of coolis named Li Hon, at the Police Cout the general revenge of the Col ay bat they about ten o'clock last night, was matching the way when it is-in-working: order, play at the Tai Ping theatro. Ip front of him to

An

Home papers to hand by the mail to-day make further reference to the intende-i visit vacated the command of the cruiser Berwick lony. These advances will, of course, be tem cost would not amount to £1,500,000, thing,

in the Homs Fleet.or

Six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour and

fortnight."

FINANCE COMMISTER,

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS)`

A sum of seven throsand one Burdred sad sixty-one dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Extraordinary, for the following it

Hot water apparatus and baths.

Cavernment House an Queen's College latrines and

Resuming and filling in Fish

Pond at Tal 10,

Time Ball Tower on Black

bead's Hill, Kowloon,

of the late King of Portugal to Brazil. King Carlos, who, it was stated, had accepted the Courteous invitation of Dr. Moreira Penna, the President of the United States of Brazil, o visit that country in May next, was to morning, for attempted larceny.will be payable out of the "receipts of the rail he trusted that they would be finished thirty-four dollars, +$1,334) 4o aid, of the votnes

land at Rio Janeiro very nearly about the

CONTROL.

The mies por quarter aul per mentem, proportionat. Centenary of the first arrival of the Fortuguesesita matronly-looking person, who, ja fact, I The daily lane in deliveret free when the addrem 1 Royal Family in that country. Dom Pedro was a widow. She did not wear an opera hat, and sanctioned by the Colonial Government Agopis, of £1,113,930,21 about 341 % je

accesible in messenger. On ouple sent by post an IV, King of Portugal, became Pedro I. of but Li's view of the stage, nevertheless, was additional $1.80 per quarter in chargot for postage. Brazil in 182, and three years later Por obstructed by the presence of a vice gold ear The postage on the weekly inue to any part of the tugal "recognised the Independence" of pick, which that person carried ip her hair Single Copies, Daily, feu cants: Weekly, twenty. this empire beyond the seas. Its first Em. Instead of requesting the lady 10, remove the peroi reigned for a decade, and then abdi. obstruction, ar to change, the, sess Li removed it himself. This action was called “allempted cated in favour of Fedro II, who held on theft" by some hear less person in the editor till some three years before his death in zium and the unfortunate, Li's liberty, ended

there and then.

world in 80 cents per quarter,

ffre cenla,

The Honghang

Telegraph 1891. His daughter by the Princes Theres's

of Bourbon Sicily is the Comtesse d'u The Imperial line of Brazil is extinct on the HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1998.pear side. The sometime Royal line of Braganza in represented by Dom Miguel, whose mother, sometime titular Queen of Portugal, is of a religious order at Ryde, 1..W.

SIR FREDERICK'S SYMPATHY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LAGUNA PIER-PREMIUM: REFUND.

A sum of nine thousand thres, hundred and

public Works Extraordinary, refordi of Fail of prenitum for the pier opposite M. L. 148 carat

VICTORIA: BRITISH SCHOOL,Sage Aum of seven hundred and twenty dollars in aid of the yote, Education, Victoria, British School, personal emoluments, beadi house allowance.

This was all tha bavigasi.

Telegrams,

[Reuter's

For ugal

Ferreira: do "Amatal; Hart: London, 4th February

Vice Admiral formed a Cabinet.

The Progressist leaders have resolved, while deploring the assassinations, to loyally. support the Government provided the politi cal prisoners are released and the measures of the Dictatorship repealed,

A detailed estimate having been prepared the local control of the work in within the 1st mate vested in a Resident Engineer selected by the Consulting Engineers and serving under agreement for a fixed pesiod-for all pur press of discipline and account as the servant of the Colonial Government For Instruction heating on the tech/ical nature of his work he consults, the ConsultinFngineers under, whom he is responsible for its efficient and economic IT was with regret that the news was received cal execution. In all other matters, facluding at Shanghai lay cab'erol the death of Mr. Jobe anytváriations in the cart of the work or any Ford, which occurred Liverpool pacinolit, he at cor sult the wishes and

lajer nuty of the instalments-rambutkey: ultimo, The decensed was an old and well obtain the sanction of the Colonial Governmequired, and repay them.

were due. It was providédias interest on sach'i know and well-respected resident of Shanghai, mesta ja akong là

loan in the Estimates for the current year a especially popular amongis the engineering

sum of £4,670, representing sa capital; of and shiping community. Her was for many On more than one occasion since his as

years engineers draugh sman with Messra,

£130,000, #madtapi se darbo mikph sumption of the administration of the Gov.

Boyd & Co. and even ually left; that firm

His Excellency' concluding remarks were ernment of this Colony, His Excellency Sir

o enter the employment of Messrs Ord and

received with applause. Frederick Lugard has given ample main-

Blechynden, Shortly after the establishment festations of his intention to govern the

THE Fienth mail of the 7th January was deli of the International Duck, Mr. Ford sel up heterogeneous body, of which this cosmopoli-vered in London on the grå, inst... tan community is composed, in a manner in keeping with the best traditions of England, ENGINEER Lieutenant A. Murray has been which has earned for her the success pointed to cruiser Kent on the China Station, she has so conspicuously achieved in the material advancement of her Colonies. "In moving the resolution of sympathy in the Legislative Council, this afternoon, with the Portuguese people on their recent tragic loss, the Governor-who is not given to flights of oratory-expressed the sympathy of the Council and of the Colony in COMMANDER, H. L. Mawbey, of the cruiser Amanner which is certain to earn the Monmouth, hus been promoted commander, appreciation and respect, not only of the He is a very smart officer and a great gunnery people of Portugal'(whom 'the kindly expres sions of condolence are certain to reach by telegram), but of the Government and the in habitants of the ancient neighbouring Colony,

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THE Far Eastern Chipping Company has been registered with a capital of 1oo in L1 shares There is no official public issue." LORD and Lady Tribal de Malahide have gone to Marseilles, where. They enbarked on the P. and O. steamer, collar, en route to the Eas

Later

NEW LAW COURTS. The Hon. Mr. E. Osbome asked:-Will

Senhor Franco is apparently the Government state whether the contractors

The latest accounts.show that the Portu for the Law Courts and Post Office are free to from affairs entirely. push on with the work as they please, of nie

isshacted to keep within the limit of guese Princes were armed with revolvers they expenditure voted in the Estimates

which they fired at the assassins, Prince The Director of Peblic Works -No-restraint | Manuel firing four shots. is placed, upon the contractors for, the build. ingestioned. With the object of limiting the expenditure on them to the mounts voted in the Estimates. In 10 supplementary votes were obtained to cover excess expenditure on the Law Courts and Post Office and since that year there have been large unexpended balances anually on the amounts voted for these works,

HISTORY OF THE LINE- After the mallow, expressing Hongkong's sorrow at Poriugal'a loss had been adopted by the assembly, His Excelle cy addressed the Council, at length on the questi in of the Kow toon-Canton Railway, lo part, be said that when the resolution regarding the expenditure. for himself in business, av a convoking pa account of the railway, Ir the current engineer and in October, 1901, was up year was before the Council the Colonial appointed engineer-ausveyor to the "Bureau Secretary proposed, that is be referred to Veritas," a post which he held until the date of the Finance Committee. This course, was his death. Of late years he had taken as active adopted to give hoŋ, members the opport part in the management of several local com- unity of geting what information they re ponies and was, until his departure for home, huired and to give the Government a chance Chairman of the Board of D rectorsmiths China of providing them with that information. He atual Life Insurance Company and was also was most wil jog, to give what information be on the firectorate of the China Land and could [oformation was quited regarding Finance Co., Lu, the Hotel der Colonies, Ld, the spatial, finance, route and history of the the-Shanghai Electric and Asbbsti di Co., Ed railway, and from certain formation which he the China Printing CB) Ed Bic Ford had a hand he would en cavour to lay it before left Shanghai for a holiday in the Homelard them. In 1995 it was decided to build the in the Spring of fast year and was expected to railway with a, Joan. It was not a question of return to Shanghai in the near future. He the undertaking, or of paying interest on the leaves a widow and step children, sinking fund, bus, the question of observing the predominance of, Longkong question of THE WEATHER,oping that the final outlet of the great railway of China should be at Kowloon and rat ao The following repon it from Mr. F. G. Viggs other place. The first step was the prelim

gary survey and prepssing of estimates task INSPECTOR Langley, of the Hongkong Police | Director of the Hongkong Observatory :- Foice, and family related to the Colony this: On the 6th at 15.55 4.-The barometer has which was éparusted. 10. Messrs. Bruce and morning, by the English ruali Daite, after being fallen rapidly over Japan, owing to the de Com nay, and he thought that, they bad pression which is moving into the Pacific to dine well. Those whom kusw anything away on bome leave for nine-months,

the South of Hokkaidon has to be fofqrailway, construction/mubį, know that an VICE ADMIRAL the Han, Sir Hedworth Litab

The noticyclonic area is still aver the consulate could not be made accurate in the pm The Director of Public Works (6) The tinent to the North of the Upper Vangize, mod sigary Buryby Mesir Bruce and Comterm te

essure has increased modefalely on the Chin coast and to the Soult,

enthusiast.,

Tire Pand O. 14, Slookign:left London on 3rd . with the following specie for Hongkong, bir silver £ioros; and for Shanghai-bar

and the large section of the law-abiding silver £50,000, and dollars £1,000,00 Portuguese community of Hongkong who, from the foundation of this British Colony, have been the co-adjutors in the building up of Hongkong's present-day "prosperity That the Governor's sympathetic reference to the people of an ancient Ally of ton, K.C.V.O., C.B., the new Commander la his own Sovereign will meet with responsive Chief on the China Station, leaves England sentiments from those very people with by the P. and O. s. imalaya on Feb, 14. 'whom'; 'he is brought "more" or "less, in indirect contact in his everyday official | YAM TAM:HING, one of the unemployed, stole duties, we entertais no doubt, We feel clock belonging to a "boy" of the Polo Club matshed, at Causeway Bay, on the 29th Julto, certain that his kindly disposition and and got time at the Police Court, this morning, friendly feeling towards the largely pre His topic was ten days ponderating Chinese community, added to bis present tactful reference to the second

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71115 evening at the Union Church Literary Cak Mr.

ML McPherson Will deliver largest section of the citizens of the Island, lern Lecturé entled "Fmin Cation will earn for His Excellency, much of that Hankow Overland, which will be illeži good will, which the first days of his by several limelight views. The chair regime had augured for the present holderken at 9 pm sharp and the let

sus

of the reins of the administration.

10 the public) 4.1

Council of State, said, •k without kno Prince Manuel, presiding at the fret ledge and experience, but place myself. In, your hands, counting on your patriotism and, wisdom."

Great Britain and the Hesent Assassinations, 200 Lord Ripon in the House of Lords, and STATUE SQUARE,' Pursuant to notice, the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman in the -

est expressing Indige asked. Will the Government state (a) The House of Commons, moved resolutions, terms of Sang Lee's tenanor of the ground used after impressive speeches, as a builder's yard adjoining the statue of His nation and concern at the assissipation ofs Majesty the King"; (2)" is this giid used in His Majesty's ancient ally, and Hend; ab

the Portuguese-Royaller connection with work on public buildings (c) horrence of the crime, and sympaiby with Will the Government cause this land to be laid out as a public garden as soon as Sang Lee's occupation of it cali bi determined

paytimate was $44.00 and that was (1) Filment of roat at the

Both Houses passed the resolutions Un

Russia. animously.

N

of a cents) The Duma passed a vote of con

Crown Prince of Portugaly

he addedzosby she:Director of Public Works for per square foot per nouum of $871.30 per on the recent iästions

the reclamation, section which amounted to aeró, qflasterly, in advanes. werption and station: buildings, but no pro- other structures which might be $$$500 That stimate included land re- (ii). Centaie mipolation Vision was made for telegraphs, fencing or the contractor, pleas

Strong monsoon may be expected in the the Chila Se ASS SOONais na upadły te Formosa Chanel and N. and N.E. tales over Hongkong Rainfall for the 2 hours ending to amin-day.gooJnches N.

FAVORECAST. HUMONG

storage, godowns, there being added subseq(l), Rosulction of occupation id, which gatalltooduddin March, 1900, the Chief Ra only one sident Engineer umired in the

way other.

tion of

crats and Labourites absenting themtel

from the House,

The concentrat Finland contingen