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be restricted to their private reeds; men re- sponsible to no one for their misiskes; or men "who in the matter of public expenditure would", probably imperil the Colony's credit by om ulating the phantasies of modern municipal satravagance; to place the Government in such bands as there would, I think, be fraught with Jajury to the Colony, and hurtfal to those who happened to be without the preclocts of the municipal chamber. With a shifting popula tion such as outs, with every one busily intent upon his own affaire, there would I think be difficulty in finding men suitable and willing to undertake such duties, so that the Caro of public affairs would pass into the hands of undesirable, persons and we should be called upon to witness A

repetition of these edifying public scandals which appear to be inseparable from demo- cratic rule. This question of municipal go- varement is of perennial growth; it has been' championed and fought out before and dis: carded as unsuitable. No one questions ibo right of an enlightened community to manage its own affairs, but is there any evidence that the Asiatic sections of our population are post sessed of the necessary enlightenment or the individual independence of character, power of self restraint and impartially of judgment, which are the first essentials of sell-govern. ment? Does not the very history of this Public Health law, with its dismal tale of disease and denib, sower emphatically in the negative? Are the people who, on the question of Public Health, have for years bar assed the authorities. by their apathy, their callousness, their passive resistance, gre these the people to whom should be given the pri vilege, to whom should be entrusted the bur don of self-government? Or would we have them set aside, they who posess by far the largest stake in the Colony, would we ignore

.the Chinese aid vest control in a handful.ol

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of the Colony's position at the present day was be cheap labout that could be commanded here. He thereupon discussed cortalo provi sions of the Bill, He thanked His Excellancy for having met several leading architects as a presenting the European and Chinese property: owner in the Colony on this Bill. The kindness and courtesy shown by His Excellency had been duly appreciated and would no doubl curtail and save very much time of the Council in considering this Bill in commillzo.

Mr. Pollock, after a short speech, proposed that the following provision should be added to the Bill M

In the event, of any difference of opinion arising between the Building Authority of the Head of the Savitary Department or the Board and any person as to the meaning of any pro vision of this Ordion-ce, it shall be Inwful for the Building Authority or for such Head or the Board or such person to take out an Origi. nating Summons in the name of or against the Attorney General as the case may be for the purpose of having the meaning of such provi sion determined by the Supreme Court.

The provisions of the Hongkong Code of Civil Procedure as to Originating Summantes shall extend, so far as the same are applicable and with such modifications as circumstances. may require, to my Originating Summons which is issued under this section and proceed. ings andar this section shall be deemed to be civil proceedings brought by or against the Crown as the case may be.?!

The Colonial Secretary, referring to the speech made by Mr. Osborne,..said that bis hoa, friend on his left, the. Attorney General, had remarked to him that although he had Fai for several years in the House or Cominoes he had not listened to a more able speech. The House of Commons was an assemby to which he (the Colonial Secretary), at some future date hoped to introduce himself (laughter and applause), and he had listened with: such pleasure

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COLONIAL SECRETARIAT,

A sum of one thousand, one hundred and twenty dollars in aid of the vote, Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature, Per- sonal Emoluments, temporary 1st grade clerk.

This was all the basioass.

MOTION TO APPEAL.

AN OLD CASE REVIVED. Motion to appeal to the Privy Council against a decision of the Paisne Judge was asked for this moming, at the Supreme Court, on behalf of four merchants-Chan We, alior Chan Pui Chi, alias Chao Yik Chung, Chan Chung To Chan Wai Ching and Kwong Tak-trading as the Wah Hing Lung firm. The motion was to reverse a judgment, delivered by Mr. Justice Wise, against the appellants in favour of Chan Yam and eight other busicoss mes..

The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Gomperts presided.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Jostructed by Mr. Sargent, of Mass. Wilkinson and Grist, moved the application. Mr. M. W. Slade, who was instructed by Mr. Ga Hill Brutten

of Mears. Brutton and. Helt, upputted facitis respondents,

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London, 28th April.

ended

On the 8th April, 1904, the petitioners filed a statement of claim in an action claiming from the respondents the sum of $4,258, being part: of $12,000 which was a debt alleged to be due The Washington Senate bas re coondered by the Wab Tai firm to the Wah Bing Lung the Naval Appropriation Bill, and firm. On the 28th June, 1904, the case was it to provide four battleships, in accordance heard, the respondents denying the debt. The case was heard by the Puisse Judge. On with President Roosevelt's desire.

The measure was again defeated by 50' to the 8th April, 1907, judgment was pronounced for the respondents with costs. On the 1st 93. and zad July last the respondents moved an appeal from that decision, which appeal was dismissed. Their motion now was to move the Privy Council,

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speech that he sincerely hored he would have the pleasure of listening to him in the House of Commons also. One remark he had

Another Message to Congress,

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are listened to with a good deal of sorrow and that

President Roosevelt has sent another Mes to be left in the Godowns, where they will be was that industrial enterprises were strangled

sage to Congreh, in which he re-urges anti-examined on WEDNESDAY, 6th May, at in Hongkong by vexatious conditions imposed.

trust legislation, and condemns the million 3 P Government. He supposed the hon,

All Claims must be presented within fifcecen by the referred to the sale of Grown and

aire as the least enviable of citizens; a man day of the steamer's arrival here after which with a face grown hard and body soft; whose date they cannot be recognized. for the purposes of large and small Industries:

nominal pleasure is tasteless, extravagant After explaining the method of disposing

luxury whose real delight is accumulation, have left the Gedowns, and all Goods remain. of Crown land, the Colonial Secretary said that he had never heard of very large concerns like

and the use of his power in the most sordiding undelivered after the 6th May will be Butterfield' and Swire and the Standard Dil Company complain that they were unfairly

forms and whose son is a fool and daughter subject to rent, dealt with. He had had complaints from other

a focigu Princess. companies in the Colbay that the Government was selling to their rivals land too cheap. That sort of criticism was made to him the other

Europeans? I venture to predict, sir, that if aay such proposal were made, we should learn very quickly from the Chinese, and not only the Chinese, that they certainly prefer the trained, disinterested civil servant with all bis faults to a clique of untrained and possibly self seeking amateurs. To judge from what appears in the local Press, une would ime agine the community was crushed beneath the day and he had asked what they would suggest the plaintiffs that the assignment as originally | destroyer Gala, was famed and cut in two

woes

His Excellency the Governor, in the course of a lengthy speech, disclaimed any intention of discourley when on the introduction of the Bill he had said that the constitution of the Commission was not entirely representative of the community. When he had remarked that the Commission had exceeded their powers to some extent he hid kept in mind the fact that his predecessor, Sir Matthew Nathan had said to the chairman that he did apt; cdafemplate any modification of the present Ordinance. Whether or not the single recommendation considered on itats ir

Later,

Loss of a British Destroyer. ".. During night manoeuvres off Harwich, the

Lieut. Fletcher, perished; the crew was by the scout Affenlive

rescued. 2

The last of the case were given in Mr. Justice Wise's judgment. He said In this casa the plaintiffs are suing for a sum of money in Court, nimounting to 54,358, of which a sum of about $3,000 is admitted by the defendant so that the sum at issue is trifling. The claim arises out of an assignment, dated March 2, 1895, by which the defendants assigned the and the question to be decided is whether Wah Hing Loung business to the plaintiffs such assignment included certain debts alleged to be dun to the Wah Hing Loong by the Wa Tai and Fung Shing firms. It is admitted by drafted did not include, these debts, but it is stated that at the request of the first plaintiff the assignment was altered before signature so as to include them. Therefore the point is who ther the alteration was made before signature The Attentive temporarily uncontrollable, or after. This, of course, amounts anthen struck the Rinkle it is stated, as the allegation of fraud by the defendants and there latter was attempting to cross her bows. fore, they have to prove fraud, but supp sing evidence of fraud (taken for what it is worth) is produced then it seems to me that a man who sues on an admittedly altered do: amigot has to prova that the alteration was made before signa. ture and not after. It is clear from the docz ment itself that the time it was made these debts were looked upon as bad debts and it is difficult on their inclusion. He admits that the price to understand why the first plaintiff should insist

EUROPEAN SEAMAN ROBBED

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PICKED UP AND THROWN INTO TYPHOON - REFUGE

this Council And why is it that the proluse within the term Rete previously agreed to be paid by him for the typhoon refuge at Causeway Bay was what ap

power

it was within the precise term

bend reference

as a remedy and it was suggested that the heel of official tyranny, though one seeks in

Government should `give land away as on vain for those evidences of indignation, or the cries of injustice unusually associated with the encouragement to local enterprise. That struck cause of an oppressed people. And is it not him as a peculiar, proposition, that the Government should begin to give away strange that this discontent with the establish ed order of Government which we are told-land to those who, wished to cut into the trade exists, should not occasionally frd xression, of others. in this Council Chamber? The machinery is here, ready at hand for any member of the com- munity to lay bere his wrongs, to unburden bis public; but so far as my experience goes it is seldom that the voice of genuine grievance has been heard within these walls if for instance, the Chinese ar the property owners feel so deeply about the in- iquity of any particular provision of the Public Health law, why is it they have never thought it worth their while to bring the matter before

buginea, etc, excluded these debis and he #nek Migrenarts for but his evidence, on the criticisms of property owners ond architecte, on this very Bill, should have dwindled down

acol et alterations and his reason for to the few comparatively unimportant matters detailed in their published reports. I will tell

to Hardly cem satisfactory and what is ingre he handed over his security for the Fung Shing you why it is, Sir. It is because the Chinese or not. His Excellency made reference to the know, the property owners know, and every fact that he had suggested to the president of debts to Chan Yum. Chan Wo's accountant, intelligent member of this community, if he will the Sanitary Board that no restriction what who wrote the assignment, also supports his master as to the alteration. This practically ever should be placed on any remaik ka only acknowledge the truth, knows, that in this question of Public Health, involving as it lind made on this question at the Legislative is the evidence for the plaintiff. On the part of the defendants it, was of course contended does the very existence of the place as a centre Council in order that the members of the of trade, the Government is fighting for the Board who were also members of the Com-that-the-alteration was made after signature welfare of all against ignorance, self interest mission.might have an opportunity of replying and it was pointed out that a document pro- and greed; it is for this reason the foreign in the fullest manner they desired. It was duced by the plaintiffs as a copy of the original community generally are in agreement with eight weeks to-day since this Bill was introduced assignment was at any rate not an exact copy the broad principles of the law, and it is for and hon, members and the community outside and in one place there is a considerable varias tion. Chan Yum also denies the genuineness of the signatures at the end of this alleged this reason the measures adopted by Govern had had a considerable time, to consider the ment deserve all the support which it is in the provisions of the Bill, and he was glad to say copy and states that it is a false brok alto The assignment was advertised by of honourable members to give, that the fullest advantage had been taken of that Stripped of technicalities and side issues, this opportunity, for the European property owners gether. whole problem about which controversy has had appointed two leading firms of architects both parties and the weak spot in the defend- ant's case is that neither of the advertisements to report upon it, Chinese property owners did vaged so long, resolves itself into the very

the same and the Sanitary Board bad makes any reference to the exclusion of the Wa simple question, whether the Colony is content

Tai and Fung Shing debts and Chan Yun's to drift on as in days of old, generating evils, had several meetings to discuss the amend explanation is not altogether satisfactory. One the zeruit of which will not be depreciated ments. He welcomed most cordially this body explanation given is that it was unnecessary to of opinion and he believed that it would result or to the exclusion of the dabis in the adver- property or a depleted revenue, but will be an empty and a ruined city; a commerce de in the Fill as finally passed being a thoroughly tisements as it was already referred to in the pared never to return. The Community's considered and useful measure and would act

balance sheet, and the other. in that the first answer to that question was the Public Health at rest once for all this perennial controversy

on the subject of sanitation in this Colony Tung Ka also denies his signature to the al- defendant objected to the reference. Charg Ordinance of 1903, by which the Government

the noted with the greatest possible pleasure legel copy as also does Fung Sung Kai. Un was given a mandate from the people to purify

the tribute to the singleness of purpose of the this city at any cost, and however hardly il

officials of the Government in endeavouring the whole I am of opinion that the balance of may press upon the property owners, however distasteful it may be to the Chinese, there can

to do to the best of their power, as far as is probability lies with the defendants. The be no turning back now, to departure from them lay, to the best of the public welfare, plaintiffs have not established their case to my He looked to this specially, because he satisfaction. I presume they will get their the broad lines laid down by Messrs. Chadwick, Ind Simpson, and no shrinking from sacrifices hoped that the words of the hon. member, $3,000 60 there is very. Hittle left to fight for which the future prosperity of the port de M Osborne, reflected generally the opinion Judgment for defendants with costs.

of the hoa, members of the Council and the mands. This mandate must be fulfilled. by the Government adhering to a fixed, unaker. leading people of the, Colony-(applause). With regard to the Medical Officer of Health able, policy of Sanitary reform and the unoffi. cials of the Sanitary Board can most

being a member of the Sanitary Board, usefully serve the Public, not by aspiring he saw no reason why that officer should be. to an impractical scheme of municipal control, unable to put forward his views in his but by acting in a consultive capacity to exe capacity as Medical Officer of Health, cutive officials by freely exercising their Seeing that the Sanitary Board was only an -powers of exemption; by enquiring into and other name for a health board it appeared to ventilating grievances; and above all by to him there should be a Govemment medical waiting with honourable members of this officer upon the board. After referring to the Council ia criticising the details of the Govers-question of open spaces, His Excellency said ment policy, not in a bickering spirit or in that with regard to disinfection he thought they senceless cavil, but in a spirit of candour and were in process of reaching a solution, the best fairness, which I ath sure no one will more of all possible solutions, and indeed the only gladly welcome than those opon whom final solution in this matter, and that was by im ly rests the serponsibility of governing this proving the sanitation of the city and by stop. ping the abandonment of the dead in the streets Calony. (Applause)

He thought the point raised by Mr. Pollock Wa by the co-operation of the Chinese themselves. an important one and he promised its most careful consideration by the Government. He proposed that the committes....stage,of,ibe. Bill be postponed for three weeks,

Dr. Ho Kai said that be took it all were agreed on the main principle that the Public! Health and Buildings Ordinance' of the past required amendment and this B was in- tended to meet the necessity. He would nat fellow his oratorical friend Mr. Osborne on the

Mr. Pollock asked that the potponement strictures he made on the Commission which

be for five..weeks as a new member would ha thought were somewhat undeserved but he

have to be elected to take the place of Mr. would leave them to defend themselves. As to whether the members of the Commission Osborne and he himself had to go by the Em had exceeded their powers in their recompress of Japan. on Thursday next and he mendations he would not say, but if their tex would not be back within three, weeks, commendations were of value they should be adopted. It had been said that the Com

The Bill passed the second reading. mission was not representative of the com

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS. munity but if these recommendations of

The Attorney General moved the third read theirs were valuable they should be carried into effect whether, the Commission was reg of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to enable presentative or not. With regard to the point Foreign Corporations to acquire and hold fand that there should be cadet at the head of the ip the Colony,

The Colonial Secratary seconded; and the Sanitary Department,' he remarked that he was in favour of the Government's proposal, Biti was read a third time and passed. for so long as a great part of the population was outrageously inadequately The Council was adjourned until this day represented at the Legislative Concil ha fortnight,

His Excellency the Governor could pot entertain the suggestion.

ADJOURNMENT.

⠀

Mr. Pollock proceeded to slate his case at length, giving his reasons why be should be permitted to appeal. In explaining why the matter had not been brought up before, he said he and his learned friend had left the Cogollen all about it until coat week had forgotten until about a

80.

Mr. Slade quoted authorities at length, and contended that no extension of time should be given, inasmuch as the $300 security had not been paid into Count.

judgment was reserved..

SHIPPING AND MAIES

MAILS DUR.

-American (Nippon-Meri)-ist-prox

German (Print Siglimund) and prox. Indian (Kumsang) 3rd prox.

* German (Yorck) 4th prostą pam,

German (Buelow) 5th prox., p.m. Canadian (Empress of China) 6th prox. The 5.1. Indrajamka from New York left Singapore for this port this morning.

The "Ban* Line a.x. Rewarty, from Antwerp, and London, left Singapore yesterday, for this port

The N.G. I. Capri left Singapore for this port to day, and may be expected here on or about the 7th prox.

The Imperial German Mail 2.8. Prinz Sigis. wand left Mabila on 28th jatt, at x pm and may be expected here on fit prox.

To be picked up and thrown bodily into the user ployed British seaman suffered at the hands of a couple of ricksha coolles last pight The seaman (luckily) suffered no injuries hat ever from his rough treatment. Covered from bead to foot in evil-smelling mud he made his View Police Station and report way to the Bay ad the outrage

From particulars which one of our repre- sentatives were able to gather from the police this morning, it would seem that the seaman engaged a ricksha last evening outside the Praya East Hois) evidently with the intention of visiting a friend, who resided on the Shau- ki-wan Road. This was about half-past seven o'clock. That the seaman dropped asleep in the vehicle is not denied. When he awoke, however, he discovered to his surprise that the ricksha had stopped near the polo ground and the puller beading over him.

"What's the maiter? What for mukee stop?" demanded the seaman. At the same time bis attention was directed to a piece of paper near his feet and, picking it up, found his certificate

Quickly examining the insida pocket of his cant-a place where he usually carried his money he discovered that the only $10 bill he possessed had disappeared. With out saying a word he signalled the coolie to Police Station was reached a stp in the continue the journey, and when the Bay View matter. He was instructed to return in the rickoba and lodge his report at No. 2 Folice Station, it was stated. On the return jour ney, the ricksha coolie, presumably, know. ing what was going to happen, dropped the robbery accurred. Assisted by the driver of shafts of his ricksha near the spot where the another vehicle, whom he called, they lifted the seaman out of the vehicle, carried him to the roadside, and dumped him into the typhoon refuge. The coolies then disappeared. There. himself up from the mud, the seaman scram- was an water in the refuge at the time. Picking bled up the call and made for the police station where he related his experience. Fortunately, be remembered, the sumber of the ricksba, which he gave to the police.

and a few hours later the suspected individual Inspector Gourley took charge of the case, was arrested in Hollywood Road. No money was found on him, however. He was removed to the station and locked up. It is believed that the accused will be charged to-morrow at the Folice Court. --'-...-'.

A BOARDING-HOUSE runner in his hurry to secure some of the Ox Sang's passengers for his boarding-house, yesterday, failed to oblarn the captain's permission to board the ship He had to pay Sso at the Folice Court, to-day, for hi.negligence

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10 Tsum, master of the steam taunch Hot Kong, stated that about 12.20 p.m. on the 28th inst, be was coming to Hongkong from Cap- sub-mooo, when he met the steam-launch Eloi Hong going in an opposite direction, and a she was right abead, of his launch he aller same time a long blast on his whistle, ed his course to starboard, giving at the The other launch then altered her course to port and the collision came about, the Hot Heng, bitting the Hot Kong on the staiboard bow at the same time she gave one blast of saw the Hai Hong altering her course to port long duration. Witness stated that when he he tried to go full speed astern, but he had not Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.. enough time.

Wong Wa, master of the steam launch Hei Hong, stated that about 13.20 pm

oni steaming to Tal O, from Hongkong, and when he bad. the day in question, ba was just passed Kennedy Town he saw the team-launch foi Keng coming down ahead Witness kept his course. As the other launch altered her course to starboard, port, and then Lagain to starboard almost at once, the Hot Hong gave a short blast. He then went full speed, and was, struck on his part bow violently by the Hol-Kong,

Chang Mai, shroff of the Hoi Kong, said that on the 28th, at about nooo, off West Point, going to Hongkong from Tai O, the

master

of the steam-launch Hai Kong was down in the cabin and a sailor was steer. ing the launch when the collision occurred with the launch Hot Hong. He saw the cox." awain come up from the cabin immediately alter the collision,

TO SUBSCRIBERS. The length of the sperches delivered in the Legislative Council this afternoon on the Public Health Amending Bill, accounts for the delayed publication of this issue.. Owing to the exigencias of space In giving his decision'ibe Harbouri roaster we regret being unable to report all the speakers said: I find that after going into the case verbatim. On page 7 will be found the report the collision was caused by the launch of the architects who considered the draft Bill of Kowe which was coming down clear of in the interests of the Chinese property owners, the launch Hot Hong. Suddenly, when within the same time a short blast. The launch MR. A. Shelion Hooper and Mr. Henry Hum. 20 feat aliating her course to starboard giving phreys, two of the members of the Public Het Heng had ast time to get out of the way Health Commission, were present at the meet by going aster which same appairs to have ing of the Legislative Council this afternoon, bean dous, and 3 whistles given, and that the The C. P. R. Co.4 38. Montzagis arrived at and followed attentively, the speaches by the collision was dun entirely in the master of the Kobe at 6.ja s.m., on 19th lust, and left again various members op the second reading of the Foi Kong, To Taún, sot baing at his place of at 3 p.m., same day, for Yokohama, where she Public Health Amending Bill Besides being daty, but below, and the launch left under the is due to arrive at 6 am, on 1st prox. leterested in the Bill as members of the Come care of a sailor. I therefore, order the certifi The C. P. R. Co na. Empress of China mission, which originated an amending spact cats of the master. To Thon to be cancelled. arrived at Nagasaki'at g'a.m., on goth inst,, and ment to the principal. Ordinance, Meisrs. left agale at 4 pm, same day for Shanghal Hooper and Humphreys, because of their close where she is due to arrive at 11 p.m., on 1st prox personal connection with the extensive property Four stowaways were found on board the interests of the Colesy, have evinced a large steamer On Sang which strived in port wester." THE owners of four C'ass A sampaan word amount of concern in the passage of the new day from Blagspor ka fined $5 each in the Police Court, today for Bill through Ita: supcessly stages in Council. coolies, were handed crayo commitloga breach of their licances. The Both those gentlemen left the Council chamber. They were charged in the Poli accused failed so came an past of their cow two when it was announced that the Committee and fisse Kro sich fasciobuleles (P (

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