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Telegrams

** HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH "

... SERVICE,

POPPY CULTIVATION IN CHINA.

BIG INQUIRY BY PEKING GOVERNMENT.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 13th April. The Board of Civil Affairs has is saed instructions to the Viceroys of various Provinces to report on the area under poppy cultivation with a view to a reduction boing made from year to year.

THE JAPANESE BOYCO11.

VICEROY TUAN FANG'S INSTRUCTIONS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po?]

Shanghai, 13th April.

H.. Viceroy Tuan Fang has re- peatedly sent instructions to the Shanghai Tuotai, Choi Su-ki, to prohibit the Shanghai merchants from promoting the boycott of Jap- anese trade, and to prevent the Chi-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 14, 1908,

Wanchai's Water Carts, only available supply of freshwater had to ba

THE GOVERNOR TAKES IMMEDIATE ACTION.

QUARTION UNDER CONSIDERATION" OF

THE BANITARY BOARD.

obtained from the hydrant at Murray Barracks. I made a verbal complaint to Dr. Clark previous to the Hongkong Races-that there was a great scarcity of fresh water for street watering parposas in districts I, and conse quently Senior Inspector Fusher and myself were asked to indicata on a plan the most drants for street watering purposes through suitable places for ten proposed new hy out the cily and these included the two men tioned is my report of the aisi ulto, vix one at Nu, a Police Station and one at

Today's Advertisement.

KAMAKURA KAIHIN IN

HOTEL,

KAMAKURA, JAPAN,

'An Eastpoister's" letter which appeared in a previous issue of the Flongkong Telegraph, complaining of the intolerable nuisance caused at East Point owing to the absence of water cats in that district, bas attracted attention in certain quarters. The letter, which we aping carts are required for the eastern district distance of Yokohama and Tokyo, will be opened during April, under European Great George Street. Two more street water: modero Hotel, completely rebuilt, situated on the seashore within easy pend below, was called from our columos, in addition to the post hydrants indicated on paid on a piece of foolscap, and sent to the the plan

management. Secretary of the Sanitary Board, by His Excel Lency the Governor, with the following minutes ed to this matter," "The attention of the S. B. should be direct

Our correspondent's letter was as follow INTOLERABLE NUISANCE AT EAST POINT, TO THE EDITOR OF THR "Hongkong Teleorari”. Si-Being a constant reader of your most valued journal I take this opportunity of bring ing to your attention the deplorable condition of that part of East Point, ranging from Arsen "al Street down as far as Causeway Bay, on windy days, on account of the absence of wa ter-certs, whom the dust clouds are sometimes so thick that pedestrians have to turn their backs, or shelter their faces, when proceeding along that route in order to avoid bejog blind ed or having thelt mouths filled with cont dust, not mentioning microbes, etc. It is seldom a water cart is seen in that district and if one it seen it in generally empty and stationary, and the coalies sitting on the curb-stone enjoying cigarettes. A friend of mise one day, last week asked one of these coolies, why Easl Point was neglected. Imagine the surprise he got when the coolic replied: "No can. Too muchee for way catchee water!"

It is well-known that each water cart is filled from a stand-pipe outside Mungy Brracks, and when empty, has to retain there to be re

nese newspapers from publishing any reports in furtherance of the boycotted, white, in the meantime, the reads propaganda,

CALASTROPHE IN THE

NORTH.

HUNDREDS OF PERSONS DROWNED

LOSS OF LIFE AND WRECKS! CAUSED BY A FRESHET.

[From Our Dion Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 14th April.

2.45

p.m.

A terrible catastrophie is recorded as having taken place on the fun

already watered live dried up. And this has been allowed to go on for years waheeded by a paternal Government! What about the howls made some weeks ago about the spitting nuisance? Are there not more microbes in a dual cloud than anywhere else?

Health wrote as under to the President of the On the 4th instant, the Medical Officer of

Sanitary Board.

"Kindly tee the above report of the inspector in charge of street watering in the eastern district. It is undoubtedly true that we have nht sufficient water carts and not sufficient hydrants tar filling them at present.

cable all the low level main meets be watered by them and that bucket.coolies should only be employed is streets impassable levels. to carts in the low levels and in the higher

"I submit. that there should be sufficient to

save time by not compelling carts to return for "The provision of mure post hydrants will water over ground just previously watered so much as at present, but more carts are certainly thase in use in England and require more needed. Our carls are much smaller than

frequent filling. In England, carts are filled at the neaton hydrant after becoming empty.. At this time of the year our roads drý very quickly, usually alter being watered.

**Our cons love often to be out of use for repairs which increases the difficulty of keep least ten carts. Will the Government allow the ing down dust, We should, I think, have at

expenditure}

but until facilities for obtaining enough fresh to prevent bucket cooties from using all water water are provided it will be impossible rather than go long distances for fresh water.

"Salt water is forbidden for street watering.

Mr. Sheinn Hooper minuted-I should like to see the contract for watering the sizečis and the correspondence with the Tramway Com

If a suggestion is required, here are a low-pany, showing what portion they pay towards (1)-Keep one waler-eart for the Eastero dis- the watering. trict alone, and attach to that cart a portable pump so that when the tank goes day the can re-fill on the spat by means of this pump from the water in the harbour, instead of journeying back to Murray Barracks

(2) That in caso suggestion No. 1 is too expensive." why not supply the water-cart coolies with buckets in order to re-fill on the

sput?

HONGKONG CHINAMAN BON- OURED.

J

MR. NO LEE HING'S ENTERPRISE

RECOGNISED.

The Chinese merchant prince of Hong- kong, Mr. Ng Lee Hing, who will be better kapwa out European readers

ค

Charges moderate.

Special terms for familien.

Hongkong, 14th April, 19c8. =

THE SANITARY BOARD..

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING,

in of the Sanitary Board was held, when the This afternoon, the usual bi-monthly mees

following business was considered;—

THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. MESSER." crement relative to the appointment of Mr., The following letter was received from Gov

C. Mcl. Messer as secretary of the Sanitary; Board

Colonial Secretary's Office,

. 3rd April, 1908. Siram directed to acquaint you for the juformation of the Sanitary Board that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, assistant Taad

tary to the Sanitary Board during the absence officer for the New Territories, to act as secre

on leave of Mr, GA. Woodcock or until fur ther notice in, etc...

(Sd.) F. H. MAY,"

Colonial Secretary,

The President,

Sanitary Board.

VEGETABLE MARKET FOR YAUMATI,

Intimations.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO.

E. APPEL, Manager.

CO., LD.

fázz

12 should be cancelled, it could ever been. forced.

13. No amendment.

14-The keeper of a common lodging. clean and whalesome condition. He shall house shall at all times keep his premises in

cause every room. pastage, and stair to be thoroughly swept at least once a day."'"'-',

a confie house.

Note: The part omitted is inapplicable to

15. No amendment, 16-Cancol.

The

Nole-Byc-law 16 unnecessary. law is sufficient in itself for the purpose.

From (a) "Form of Common Lodging House Register" can be amended by leavjag out-

Number of sleeping rooms Number of kitchens Number of closels Nature of water supply.

The term " Common Lodging House" should be altered to Lodging, House." Admission cannot be obtained to the ordinary coolie house for the night simply by payment.

S. 40 might be amended. by omilling the provision requiring the keeping of a register.

AGENTS

FOR THE

FAMOUS

"VICTOR"

TALKING

MACHINES.

I do not think such a provision could ever be A comprehensive stock

".

Appended is the minute from Government enforced or is necessary, Sufficient control is

paring a site of the vegetable market at Yau- relative to the completion of the work of pre gives by a knowledge of the name of the

keeper." mati:-"I have to report that the work of

(Sd.) A W. BREWIN preparing a site for the vageable market at;

Registrar-General. Youmati has been completed. The Sanitary Board should be informed of this." This minate was dated 3rd April..

[(be estimated cost of building this market is $90, and the revenue expected will be $480 a year. No malls will be needed)

COMMON LODGING 'HOUSES. Correspondence from the Registrar-General

OF

The Mecial for at least a MACHINIS & RECORDS.

agree with the Hon. Registrar-General that the common lodging house as found in Eng. land is not found in this Colony.

With regard to the proposed amendments, 1 suggest that in bye-law 4 we retain the provi sions as to ablution and privy accommodation and also that of water supply.

river, involving the loss of hundreds Pastern district, a gaog of conlies with buckets ineconne, on with his donation of Spocoo recommending the amendment of the definition supplies ablution, accommodation and very

(3)-If a water-cart is not available for the

with long spouts could promenade the praya.

These suggestions, if carried out, would not only be beacficial to the public, but would also

In the ordinary coolle bouse the kitchen tap for a building for the Hongkong College of Common Lodging House "was tabled. It f Medicine, bas rame in for yours is dated-agrd Murch, and reads:~^\] [recomhood all the privy accommodation need. often a public Jattise in the neighbour mend the definition of "Common Lodging. The usual water but supplies water when

from the Court at Peking. On the recom

Victor

Hongkong, 27th February, 1908,

LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

of lives and the distruction of “in- numerable pats.

economise in time and labour, as the coolies mendation of H.E. Yung Shi-ki, the rpecial Hous" be amended to read as follows: (1) the service is not constant. These provisions The report is to the effect that would not have the long tramp back to Murray Imperial Trade Commissioner, who pased Any house or part thereof whate usually male do not press kindly on the coolie class. But freshet oceurred on the river in

Batracks with an empty cart.-Yours, etc., through Hongkong last year, on a mission of

persas anly are housed-not being members it is specially with reference to the second part PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANI of the same family-to the aumber of ten of the definition of a C. to H. that these pro- question, with the result that masses

AN EASTPOINTER.quiry into Chinese trade and commerce in Hongkong, 23rd March.

the East, Mr. Ng Lee Hing has been gives the persons and upwards; unless the Board visions are valuable as when several hundred of the floating population, wers

rank of an official of the Fourth-Class in the

shall decide that the persons do not belong men are lodged by a firm in one building. Chinese Court. This signal honour was con-

to the labouring, mechanic or attirin class. The other suggestions of the Hon. R.-G. I ught unawares and engulfed.

ferred on the Hoogkang merchant for his (2) Aby permanent structure in which em To far as can be gathered at pre-

Enterprise in developing trade with Chini,

player of labour lodge their employees, such

agree with. employees not being domestic servants or M.O, H. 1 had forgotten for the time the appli- The Registrar-General-I· agree with the sent over 2000 persons have been

caufan of the bye-laws to a building occupied drowned, but

the estimate is neces: sarily and incomplete.

vague

Some 700 large native craft were wrecked, while the casualties among the small bouts were proportionately great,

The Medical Officer of Health (Dr. w. Pearce) took immediate action, and on the 30th ullo, wrote to the dinrict inspector. Bis letter follows:-

"Please let me know-

"How many water carts you have. "2.-The various streets which each cart has to water.

"3-How many bucket coolies you have. "4.-The streets which are watered by the

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"WHEN A DOG IS AT LARGE,

INTERESTING CASS AT THE MAGISTRACY.

_Is_a_dog-at-large-when-it-is-held by a chain?" This was the question Mr. H. "How many places for filling water Kemp had to decide at the Police Court, 10-day, carts are in your district.

6.-The situation of these,

wheo a coglie woman named Chan Ki, residing 7-How many of these are satisfactory.

nt 29, Third Street, summoned Miss A. M. "8-How many and which of there are un-chool, and living at 26, Belilios Terrace, for Bateman, school teacher of Bellios Public Further particulars are still want-satisfactory, and the season, for this. Nok

allowing a ferocious dog to be at large unmuz "g.-Your reasons for your late complaint ried. that the eastern end of the city could not be properly watered and your suggestions for a remedy for this."

ing.

1

{Keuters.).

The Tiger" Disaster".

London, 12th, Andl The Naval Court martial on the Tiger dis aster exonerates the crews of the Tiger and Berwick and attributes the disaster to the Tiger inexplicably altering her course.

Mr. Morley Raised to the Peerage. Mr. Morley has accepted a peerage, but returns to the India Office.

The Kaiser at Corfu. The Kaiser has reviewed an Anglo Greek fleet at Corfu.

Later.

Inspector Reidie replied:-- "¿.—I have three water carts for street water ng purposes in districts 1-6: ***-*0. 1.cart waters Queen's Road East from Murray Barracks to Arsenal Street, and Prava East to Bowrington Canal,

ray Barracks to Cleverly Street, Des Vayx **No, 2 cart waters Queen's Road from Mur Road and Connaught Road, west of Pottinger

treet to Cleverly.Sticet,

"Ne 3 'cart wajels Des Voeux Road and Connaught Road, east of Pottinger Street, Chater Road, Jackies Road; Pedder Street Wardley Street, 'co Huse Street and Garden Road, below'Queen's Road;"

"3-Twn foremen and twenty coolies are

The New Political Appointments.employed with buckets.

Sir Henry Fowler and Mr. Churchill have resigned their seats, on promotion to the Peerage and the Board of Trade respectively.

Other posts remain unchanged,

The United States Presidency. The New York State Republican Conven- tion has endorsed, President Rooscielt's policy, and recommended Mr. Hughes as a candidate for the Presidency; the Conven- tion favours an early revision of the Tariff.

gth instant, while she was carrying a load of It was stated by the complainant that on the earth in Mosque Terrace, she was attacked by a black and white fox terrier dog and bitten on the calf. The dog was held by a chain. In she did not see the dog, but stated that she answer to the question, complainant stated that believed she brushed against it in passing,

By the defendant-Whes the dog bit you, scratch the wound to make is bleed ? did you not take out a ten-cent piece and

Complaint-No. It was bleeding when .1 scratched it.

Why did you scratch it thip?—I scratched it. to do so.

The Court-Why?-Lecause people told me

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The defendant stated that shortly after mid day. on the gth instant, she told the coolle in take the dog out "long the main road

Road, Albert Road, Wyndham Street, Holly-y that her dog had bitten's woman, the

"4-They water Robinson Road, Caine outside

A short while afterwards the beard a poise her house, and heard someone wood Road; Duddell Street. D'Aguilar Street, dd not know how it was possible when the Victoria Street, Jubilee Street, Battery Fath dog was held by a chain. way, Garden Road and Ice House Road, above Queen's Road, Queen's Road Est from Arse- rial Street to Naval Hospital, Wanchai Road and Morrison Road.

By the Court-Is the chain a long onet. Witness-The ordinary site.

shopmen,

7:00,5m,

7.30 a.m. lo. 9.30 am... Every 10 minuter,:: 9.30 am to 11,00 mm... Every 15 minuter. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m. ...Every 15 minuter.

The present definition is made so wide that by a large number of employees. The ember245 p.m. to 1.15 pm....Every to miantes it includes a great many premise: it was never of such buildings will probably increase in intended to include. The houses for which longkong.

PUBLIC CATRINES,

it was intended to legislate were "caolia houses"-bur many other premises ste now in- cluded and every now and than the question Officer of Health relative to the public latrice The following is a minute of the Medical comes up for discussion at the Board and the bye-laws. Board assumes a discretion which it does not The public latrine bye-laws do not contain legally possess and decides pot to enforce the any clause compelling the receptacles for ex- law as it stands,

• creta and urine to be of non absorbent ma The bye-laws ale might be amended with bl. I recommend the following additional

}bye-law:~~~. utility. They are obviously adopted from the All receptacles for night soil and urine regulations for commou lodging houses in shall be moveable and water-tight and shall be common lodging house exists in Hongkong: England, but I do not think such a thing as a constructed of such material and in such form

as the Board may approve. the nearest approach to it is an opium divan.prove for such purpose of the standard pattern I would recommend that the Board ap- I suggest that the bye-lawa should run as fol-night soil pant and iron urinals used at present

in Government owned public latrines

Mr. Shelton Hooper ininuted:-I agree. the M. O. H,..

low

Y.-No amendment. Omit word "Comment"

with 2-Before a house can be registered as a The Director of Public Works--it would be common lodging house, an application must wol to specify that they are to be of non. be made to the Registrar-General setting forth absorbent materials Earthenware is prefer the situation of the house and the number of ble to iron for such purposes. the rooms to be set.spart for lodgers

Nos:-No need for schedule: the cubie capidly is a certained by the Sanitary department.

3-No amendment,

FURNACE FOR BUDAR BOILING.

An application was received from Mess king for a modification of the requirements of Weater and Raven, architects and surveyors, section 480 of the P. and B. Ordinance, 903, in respect to No. 464. Queen's Road West. It reads.

27th

1.55 Przs. to. 1:43 pm....Every 15 minuten 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. Every ra minutes. 3.15 p.m. to 3.00 pm....Every 15 minutaa," 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm.... Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm, Every 10 minuter, NIGHT CARS.

8.45 p.mand. 9. p.m., 9.45 pm to 11:15 pr `evary half hour

SUNDAYS,

8.00 am to 9.00 am...Every 15 minutes, 9.00 am to 937 Am. Every 30 minutes. 9.30am to 10,jo am. ...Every 15 minfiten. 10.je to 1.00 Am....Every 10 minuten. $1.45 am, to 12.00 noon...Every 15 minuter. 12.00 Noon to 100 p.m....Every to minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00p.m....Every 15 minutes." 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every to minutes. 6.00 pm to 7.00 p.m. „.Every 15 minuten 7.00 pm, to 8.00p.m....Evpry to minates

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days," SATURDAYS. Extra cars at 3.35 pm. 11.30p.m. gild

11.45 p.m. N SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINON Das Vaux Road Central...

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

General Managers, Hongkoun,' sth June, 1007/

SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, COAL AND PROVISION MER- CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,

4-Any house to be registered as a com men lodging hours must be substantially built and in a good state of repair, and the Building Authority showing extension at

Sir-With reference to plas deposited with F. BLACKHEAD & Co., must be adequately lit and ventilated to kitchen at the above premises in order to erect the "sitisfaction of the Board, add ́all the fornace for the purpose of boiling sugar, rooms which are to be used as sleeping bag to apply for this modification of Section as instracted by the Building Authority, we the ground immediately surrounding the house, We would point out that as we intend ready. rooms must be on all sides above the level of 180 of the P. II and B. Ordinatice 1 of 1403. The house drains must be lu good order and leg the latrines in the yards of these premises, constructed in accordance: with the bye-laws the extension of this kitchen allows more open regulating house drajonge, and there must be space than at present exists, i adequale kitchen, oidal and ash bio-adcom.

Wi bava, e12:

(53) WEABER AND RAVEN. The Medical Officer of Health minuled-1. do not think that the proposed work is an in- fagement of faction 180, 2

Mr. Shelton Hooper-if, is the M, 0, H.

Is your dog ferocious ?~{t was not, but wit ness reminded the Court of the fact that shemodation. 5.-There are four places for filling waterwas attacked by robbers in her house some. carta:-

was necessary to have a dog which would time ago, and she added that she thought it

and no nonsense."...

- A.-Dan is situated at the corner of Fet linger Street and Connaught Road Central

The boy," who bad charge of the dog, B-One is situated in Arsenal Street (re-aid that the animal bit the complainant be,

cently erected), C-Ona in Queen's Road, appostie

my Barracks.

D.One in Queen's Road, E-Opposite Winchni Markel, 7-A, and B. are satisfactory,

Marster she was bitten; the look out a cola and cause she brushed against it. Ten minutes scraped the wound which made it bleed. The dog was a quiet one, be stid, but would bite when touched by strangers.

WE (N. C, D. News) understand that the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, acúng on behalf of an undisclosed principal or principals, have effect- ed the purchase if the valuable propeny on Whampoa Road, Shanghul, on which Dr. Maclood's house and the terrace of a foreign house opposite it, on the viverfront, are situated. The price, or the purposes for which the pro perty will be used, have not yet transpired It will be remembered that the owners of this propery entered a wrong protest against the This supply cou'd be improved by provide removal of the present Waschang Road Jally ing larger pipes and, insening cleaning ploge.

Thandong Road, so it is not unlikely that, SD, 8 dry,

189 present transaction will

the position of the jetty,

cquistion

** is unsatisfactory, as the water runs too slow owing to the partially choked condi.

ion of piper.

The Court, is deciding the case, stated that chain were a large, because, in the case of a he thought some dogs which were held by a

big, ferocious dog, in along the road if it wanted Bot in this case, the dog

WAN

Penya Kaut was very dry for twadays. ~! "Brevious to my report of the atat elle, and the trumps

Note-No special ablution accommodation Dor are cisterns required. is ever required and to privy accommodation,

5.-No amendment.

Before any person can be licensed as a keeper of a common lodging house so applica. sad such application must be accompanied, tion must be made to the Registrar General,

plans the Registrar General abull consider it necessity, by a certificate of character from one or more householders, to be approved of by the Registrar-Geceral,' who shall give se-

the licensed keeper, "curity for the carrying out of the regulation by

bolder Now-There is no need for the Dock son, pany for instance, to find security, for

vie nese im or shor

The

ind o

|

way, there is no infringement, why does it

come before uit:

The Director of Public Works-Sec. 180, S.S. (6) only permits the erection of kitchens, of these desigaliont bath rooms and intriges in yards. The proposed struciore does not come under any PROSECUTIONE BY SANITARY INSPECTOR The following mipples were read relative to the authority of Inspector Sutherland proceedings when authorized to do so by the Board

Mr. Shelton Hooper This seems Comcilor of the M. O. H...

1517, A no inspector over pro Chi should be by M.O. B and

Superintendent 7!

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