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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 22 1909.

In seeking your suffrages on the previous oc

Forthcoming Elections. casion, I did so from a conviction that if ware

CANDIDATES, MANIFESTOES.

STRONG CLAIMS TO POPULAR' BUFFRAGEM:

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on

Sanitary Board.

LAST MPTING OF OLD MEMBERS

RETIRING MEMBER'S ADDRESS, AN

Bb29th Inst

Trouble at Samshui.

The Larthquake in Italy. Daring Armed Rob

elected to the Board, I would by a close in- vestigation of the administration of the Public Health and Building Ordinance, be able to bring to light not only irregularities of a very serious nature but such a barsh and Impolitic administration of the law. 35, Queen's Road,

as lo render residence lo this Colony Hoogkong, January 16th, 1909,

for the Chiense, especially the middle TO THE HATEPAYERS OF HONGKONG.

classes, nearly unbearable, in addition to Gentlemen,In submitting my name as a which the wealthy Chinese who had been -candidala for one of the vacant sents on the in the habit of investing very large amounts i dawly-appolated President of the Board, ad arm except for the arrest of the alleged culprit | communication through the courtesy of Chov...

Sanitary Board, 1 beg to lay before you the of money in landed property, ceased doing following patais for your especial consideration; thereby causing a great depreciation in that

that from my profession as a medical class of securities which naturally reflected And sanitation, and have had to obtainable by way of rates, and so destroying that con proficiency in the preventive, as well as the fidence they bitherto had in the Govardment gurative, side of medicine, and whereas administration of property laws. The enormous Is thaoy cases too much attention is paid reductions shown in the Government return of to the latter to the neglect of the former, amount realised by tend sales alone gdní à I am able to show that have been at great way to prove it. some pains to obtain special training in this Sir Matthew Nathan was quick in discern branch. Not content with having attained ing that something was wrong, and within four honours in the course delivered at Edinburgh months of Mr. Humphreys and myself taking University in 1903,. took later an advanced our seats on the Hoard. His Excellency the post graduate course in bygiene and sanitation Governor appointed a Commission to investi especially suited to conditions which prevail in gate and report on the administration and warm and tropical climates: this course, at the reputed corrupt practices. The result is well

kaowd London School of Tropical Medicine, livered by Professor Simpson; so well known in The Commission, so far as the administra was concerned, pointed out its weak points Hongkong as one of the expert members on

and recommended certain remedies and an the late Inquiry Commission, sent 'out from England at the request of the public, to investi; alteration of the law. gate into the needs and requirements of the In many point the administration has been Colony from a sanitarian point of view, and vastly improved; but sa-to the alteration of the who was in consequence enabled to embody law, which was

regret to say that the his Hongkong experiences, in the course.which..by tha..Commissary to that recommended transfer of a great part of the administra Secondly, that at a practitioner in Hongkong tion from the Sanitary Board to the Building I shall be more especially interested in the Authority, which now does not undergo the health of members of the community, and scrutiny of a Public Board, hav, to my mind,

not been attended with,success, would be more closely brought in touch with cases of disease, to the localities in which they are bred.

I bad the honour to attend.

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date.

Mr. Henry Humphreys in the course of a

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CHEV VOLPICELLI RECEIVES GUARD BOAT OFFICIAL FIRES AT BRITISH SKIPPER

$10,000 FROM CHINESE

GOVERNMENT. FINA

TWENTY OUTLAWS KILLED BANGUN

·CAPTAIN LEWINGDON ARRESTS CHINESE "OFFICER AT POINT OF REVOLVER.

ITALIAN CONSUL'S VALEDICTORY' REMARKS,

[From Our Own Correspondai. gth inst The last meeting of the Sanitary Board come

Details of what may be termed a sensational

Canton, 16th January On the 4th day of this moon's band of posed of the old administration was held this incident which fortunately did not result in any We have been favoured with the following afternoon, when Mr. R. O. Hutchison, the

have reached us from an authoritative source. Volpicelli, the Italian Consul-General at Hong, surgents numbering several hundred collected dressed a few remarks to the members. He it would appear that while the British steanter kong Kits Banking in the Wai Chup district in Kwangsl and ak referred to the fact that this was the last meet- ing of the Board before tomorrow's elec-Chan Po (Captain Lewingdon) was proceeding This morning, the Viceroy of Canton sent ad lacked the Fung Kong and Chin Kah Tan am specially traised in byklass the Government by reduclog the amount paytons. He "was-glad that Mr. A. Shelton out of Samshul harbour on the afternoon of official to the Italian Consulate-General with až villages in three divisions. The villager, howe

I ran into a wood raft, which was in the notes) for the sufferers from the earthquake in of them, and captureof a sudden, t Hooper was offering himself for re-election Thursday, the 14th instant, at about pm, the cheque of ten thousand dollar (Hongkong ever, offered vigorous opposition, kiffing twat and he felt sure that it was the wish Fairway, in trying to clear the entrance to Southern Italy. Mr. Volpicelli at once wired On the following day, of all present to carry on the good work avala patting the ship ashore. As soon as this hit thanks and will send a despatch to-morrow, brigands visited, the villages Again In Targas of the Board. Be regretted that Mr. Hum- occurred, the skipper heard two shots fired from He will also call on the Viceroy as soon as the numbers and other villages to the wishbour hood were also raided by briganda "oom- phreys did not stand for re-election but hoped the bank and felt the bullets pasi quite close to period of mourning is over

the houses and removing award whatever that that gentleman, would onca moze renew him. When he heard the first shot, he thought The Italian Consul-General took the obeque bering over thirty. Borides radacing his connections with the Board at some future was accidental, but on the second shot at once 10, the Hongkong & Shangba Babk,

being fired, he actually saw a man, belong and had the money transformed telegraphically valuable articles that they could lay their ing to a guard boat, in a kneeling posi- to the Banca d'Italia at Rome, informing his hands on, the outlaws kidnapped some forty brief address, said that be greatly appreciated ion, bringing his rifle down from his Government at the same time. The long, villagers, killed two others and burat down and thanked the President for bir kind remarks shoulders As soon as he got clear of the rafts kong & Shanghai Bank very kindly transferred several buildings before they decamped.It I reported that the number of marauders there at about his work. During the three years he he anchored his ship, armed himself with a re- the money without any charges, any and his colleague, Mr. Hooper, were on the volver, and fanded in his boat abreast of the This generous gift of the Viceroy is import present is no less than five thousand and they Board, a great amount of work was involved on guard boat. Ha demanded of the official in, aut as a saw step in the friendly relations contemplate rislag in a place called Pak Lin. the members. This was, in the speaker's charge of her why he had been fired at At between Chips and foreign countries; if our As the local officials of the Wai Chup district were unable to give the people adequate pro opinion, principally due to the appointmest by first, they denied all knowledge of anyone hav-memory does not fall do, this is the first in Bir Matthew Nathan of the Inquiry Commising fred, but they subsequently admited that stance of Chloa taking part officially in a work tection, a delegailor of the gentry of that dis

report on corruptios,

here the other day and presented a petition to loquired as to the second shot, and recalamity that has taken place at such a

the Viceroy reporting the outrage and requested spectacle of $10,000 being spent during they had only fred in the air." He then of International assistance for a great trict was sent to Canton. The delegates arrived the plague so for unknown plague ceived a reply that they were fring distance, and where there are no Chinese medicines and on thousands of unknown at thiever, On this statement being made, emigrants. China sent assistance at the time of him to immediately detail troops to proceed tha San Francisco earthquake, but is that city forthwith to the spot to put down the outlaws: Chinese contractors without business addresses.the official was given to understand that he

buys their friends and relations, especially in or petty cash books, be trusted, would not occur was to go with the Captain to the Commissioner there are very many Chinese residents who

____ "JAPANESE BUSINESS-MEN Southern Ohio. Sanitary Board to do under the New Ordining shows the revolver, he got into his awa

The disaster at Messins again. There was very little work now for the of Customs. He strongly objected, but on be ance. All matters pertaining to buildings had boat and followed the Chan Po afterwards and Reggio not only happened at a great been transferred to the Building Authority, being taken before Mr. Desiatan, to whom the distance, but the relations between Chine The work of the Sanitary Board, the speaker case was explained. The latter, not being able and Italy have been hitherto very rare, as prosecutions undertaken against persons for declared with some bitterness, bad dwindled to do anything in the matter, advised Captain italy has no colonies for the Chinese to emigrate not carrying out notices of the Building down to practically nothing. For this resson, Lowingdon to report the accurrence as soon as to, and she generally buys silk through foreign Authority and which it was evident could

if for no other, he was going to take his he got to Wuchow. On the arrival of the s.. firms; until China began to build railways not be complied within the specified time on

leave of the Board, without any regret. In

Nanning at 3.30 o'clock on the afternoon of the very fow Italians came to China, and they account of all the workmen available being conclusion, the speaker thanked the President, following day, Mr. Porter, the new Consul are still not very numerous. The gift of the engaged in making good typhoon damage, is abis predecessor and the members of the Board from Canton for Wuchow, arrived; accompanied Caston Viceroy must therefore be consider sufficient indication that the bureaucratic ad- ministration of the Sanitary Board in worse for the courtesy which had invariably been by Commander White, of the Robin, and visited ed as a purely philanthropic act, and as a fur- the Chan Fo. They certified that a hole, whichther indication that China intends to enter than that of a Public Board,

Mr. Shelton Hooper said that )

he joined with the Captain subsequently discovered in the the comity of nations in the highest, moan- Me. Humphreys is thanking the President and awning and a bracket of wood which had been log of that expression. It has been very his predecessor. It would be wanting if the chipped off close to the telegraph and just above gratifying for the Italian Consul-General, Mr. speaker failed to allude to H.E. the Governor, she Captain's head where he was standing was Volpicelli, who has spent the greater and the best part of his life in China (he has been a His Excellency arrived at a moment when casted by a bullet, and they had no hesitation

resident for over 27 years) to be the recipient. the Commission had just concluded their in stating that fact. deliberations and it therefore followed that

of this first gift idspired by international philanthropy, H.E. bad. to study the enactments which wore drawn up and which the legislation pro posed The public had noticed that there wai not very good fooling between the officials and unofficials. He saw no reason why there should exist any friction. Instead of the officials being placed on the top, as it were, and the unofficials at the bottom, his idea were 'to mix them to. gether. His Excellency gave his permission to the their conscience and in a manner as if they were unofficials, and that, the speaker thought, had gone a long way to produce harmony among the members. He had no axe to grind, although some people were sokind enough to say so, Since he joined the Board -thres-years ago, there-were-altogether 105- Board meelloge, at go of which he was pre- seat; and the speaker challenged the Secretary with all his past records to say that he had over voted in connection with any matter in which he was interested otherwise than according to his highest sense of duty...That was bla policy in the past and that was going to be his policy in the future.

Thirdly, It is not caly as a doctor that I lay claim to your voles, but as a man who has and can have no personal axe to grind, and who will, if elected, have the best interests of the Colony at heart. Adapting professional know. ledge to local conditions and not giving countenance to schemes of theory and ex periment, impractical in these days of financial depression, and as I am not uamindful of the largely preponderating interests and influence

of the Chinese community, I will use may best Endeavour to the furtherance of their well being.

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Lastly, should you do me the honour to elect me to the post which I seek, I will devote my energies faithfully and tactfully to the perform ance of the duties which the position requires,

I bave the honour to be,

Your obedient servant, GERARD H. L. FITZWILLIAMS,

M.D. CH. B. F.R.C.S., EDIN.

DR. BELILIOS' MANIFESTO.

IN FAVOUR OF 'ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY.

Hongkong, 18th January, 1999,

My endeavour in the past has been to a proach every question submitted to the Board with an entirely open mind, and giving jack ment thereon after every consideration of it from its hygienic, financial and general politic

aspect.

I bave without fear or favour freely criticised the Government, its policy and the conduct of Its officers, and. I purpose continuing the same policy. If you are satisfied with it and return me again as your representative, I should Continue to do my best in the future as I have done in the past.

Iam, Gentlemen,

Your obedient servant,

A. SHELTON HOOPER:

To the Electors of Hongkong,

Geotlemes, I have the honour to come be. fore you as a candidate for a seat on the Sani-elected as a member of the Sanitary Board tary Board of this Colony and ta solicit your kind-support,

As a member of the general public and a ratepayer, I am fully aware of the importance to my fellow colonists, of whatever rationality and status, of the opportunity afforded to the anofficial members of the Sanitary Board, Questions of Public Health effect us 'all and legislation on Public Health maiters have often

MR. SHELTON HOOPER'S REMINDER Mr. A. Shelton Hooper has addressed the following reminder to individual elector

Sir, The term of office for which I was having expired, and it being my intention-to- seek re-election, I beg to solicit your vote on my behalf at the election to be held at the City Hall of Wednesday, between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m.-Yours faithfully,

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

THE CANDIDATES, We have received from the Deputy Regis

alection on Wednesday

AUGUSTUS SHELTON-COPER, J. P.

a more lar-reaching, effect than can be antitrat the following list of candidates for the cipated by those mare directly concerned in the framing of our laws. I am now ip medical practice in Hongkong and anticipate making ibis my home for many years to come. I am therefore personally interested in the prosperity of our Colau 1 copsider that much can be done by a member of the Sanitary Board by the study of the needs of the various sections of the community, nod by the fullest discus sion at the Board meetings to help the Govero- ment to frame wise measures, which, while they may impose restrictions which must ba bore by all the interests of all, should be reasonable and well considered.

I am in favour of economy with efficiency and am alive to the pressing necessity of such. In the Colony's history in the past it is well. known that large suma of public money have. been unnecessarily expended through the hur tied acceptance of ideas which could on more' careful consideration have well borne much modification,

As a member of the medical profession 1 venture to remind you that I shall be able to bring to bear on Public Health questions some

# critical knowledge of auch matiere.

Proposed by Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, Seconded by Mr. D. R. Law. HAPHAEL AARON BELILIOS, MÍ...

Proposed by Mr. William Leonard Carter. Seconded by Mr. Francis Maitland... GERARD KARL LLOYD FITZWILLIAMS, M,D.

Proposed by Hoo. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Seconded by Hon. Mr. Heary W. Slade, HORACE PRECY. SMITH, Ch. Acct. (ivo.

nomination papers),

Proposed by Mr. J. H. David. Seconded by Mr. Ho Fook, Proposed by Hoa, Mr. Wel Yak. Secoaded by Mr.C. Lafrentz

RANG YU WEI INTERVIEWED.

DISCUSSES DISMISSAL OF YUAN SHIN

KA AT PENANG

The Straits Echo has interviewed Kang Ya. Should I receive the honour of election at your Wel, the celebrated reformer, who, It declares, hands shall not forget the duty owe to the

regards the situation in Peking arising out of electors. I shall have their interests at heart, the dismissal of Yuan Shib kai as favourable and shall, by ever keeping before me the iden to the prospects of a Constitution, Mr. Kang that the prosperity and well-being of the Co-admitted that no man was better fitted for the lony at the present and the future is the goal task of orgaulsing the Chinese army than the to which we should all work, endeavour always disgraced statesman, who made of it a force that exacted the respect of foreign Powers. to merit the trust reposed in me. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedient

But, at the same time, be maintained that Yuan servant,

Shih-kal never scrupled to utilise the army to extend his political influence. Since the Ching dynasty no Minister had been so powerful, because none had so convincing a means of exacting respect.

RABELILIOS, M,D., F,R,C.51, (Ed.), MR. PERCY SMITH'S MANIFESTO.

To the Electors.

18th January, 1909.

Nearly half of the Ministers of China were appointed at his suggestion, and, with the moral Gentlemen, Having been invited by an support of the late Empress Dowager, be prac fluential deputation to offer myself as a cantically ruled the kingdom, Kang Yu-wel is didate and having a personal desire to place convinced that Yuan Ebih-kal is a reactionary my services at the diposal of the Colony in at heart and strongly anti-foreign to boot, in any

matter conducive to its welfare, I beg 10 spite of his protestations to the contrary and solicit your support at the coming Election. his show of goodwill to the Ministers of the

Although I have only been resident in the Foreign Powers resident in Peking. Colony for five years my business in the mana gement of a large quantity of Chinese property has given me a very considerable insight into the working of the Sanitary Regulations of the

Colony.

tore,

While shall support the Government in any fresh regulations they may consider necessary to the sanitation of the Colony, I shall always reserve to myself absolute freedom to criticise and as far as postible bring before the consi- deration of the Board the wishes of the Etec

I have no medical or biber special knowledge of Sanitation and I think you will agree with me that such knowledge is quite unnecessary in the two members to be elected on Wednesday! as the medical profession is already fully and most excellently represented on the Boards but I shall hope to approach the consideration of all subjects before the Board with business. lake common-sense with due regard to vesied. Interests and using overy effort to see that the administration of the Smeltary Regulations be carried out with efficiency and with the least possible inconvenience to the inhabitants of the Colony.

Your obedient servant,

HORACE PERCY SMITH, -

5. Queen's Road Central.

SHELTON HOOPER'S MANIFESTO. To the Elector of Hongkong,

Gentlemen, The term of office for which you elected me as one of your representatives on the Basitary Bnard in 1995 being about to expire, bog to offer myself as a candidate for Talection?

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He strongly opposed the scheme of adminís. trative reforms which the late Emperor sought to introduce in 1808, and it was he, it is alleged, who instigated the Boxers to attack the Lega- tions in Peking, in 1990, When the late Empress-Dowager seized the reins of Gov ernment in 1898, Yuan Shib-kaj intrigued, to do away with Kwang Sa and to appoint a son of Prince Tuan Emperor of China. But in this attempt he failed because the Foreign Ministers of Peking, no less than the Chinese people, protested against the arbitrary act: Since then Yuan Sbih-kal held strong anti foreign views and got up the Boxer rebellion of 190s in revenge for his discomfitura:

shown to him,

A report of the occurrence has been sent, to the Consul-General at Canton,

"ACCIDENT TO A PORTUGUESE

CROISER.

TRAGEDY "IN OSAKA,

GIRL KILLED BY GOROTSUKI... The Portuguese cruiser Donna Reina Amalší,

Ad inmate of the licensed quarters at NI- which passed through Port Said the other day going oastwards, seems to be having an unfor.shiku, Osaka, fell a victim to the revenge of a vote to She now Ismalia gorotsuki on Monday evening, reports the

with a broken rudder, a walk ingrction in Portugal, says the Egyptian Gerelle, of Decem- ber 14. It is not known if this was caused, or not, by her collision with the Forestdale, in Port Said Barbour.

CHINESE WOMAN'S ACUMEN

AN UNPROFITABLE INVESTMENT.

lo the Supreme Court, last Tuesday, Mr. Justice Gompertz presiding, the action in which a Chinese woman named Wong Shi residing at, Kennedy Street, Yau-ma-ti, instituted proceedings against Leung lu She, a trader, of 144, Coonaught Road Central, for trespass and for the alleged unlawful conversion to bis own use of her share in the Wo Fung firm, 157, Market Street, lunghom, was concluded Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon appeared for the plain- tiff while Mr. G. K. Hall-Brutton was for the defendant,

it was stated that, prior to 2nd November, go8, the plaintiff was the owner of a Spoo share in the Wo Fung grocery store which Blood to har credit in the name of Hop Shing Tong Wong Shi. On 11th October, the de- fendant trespassed, and, without her consent or knowledge and by misrepresentation, caused a probibitory order to be issued against the share in a Summary Court action, which was wrong. fully sold, with the Wong Fung business,

In February of last year, plaintiff went to the shop and asked how the business was getting co. She was told not to be quxious, business was pretty good, and money was being made. She asked for the account books, and was told there was "nothing to sto," but that she would be shown next years books, Nine mouths later plaintiff again visited the shop, because she was told by a friend, who read it in the newspapers, that the Wo Fung had been transferred. She asked a man named Leung Wo, the manager, why he acted in that way, and she was told that her share had been seized by the Court.

Under cross-examination, plaintiff said that although she was the largest shareholder, she did not know, nor was who told, that an action. was brought against the firm. She was not told also whether the firm was in debt,

Judgment was artered for the defendant with

costs.

DAIRY FARM'S PREMISES OLEANSED,

FREE OF RINDERPEST.

In another column, will be found a letter from Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, reporting an outbreak of rindarpest at the Dairy Farm's premises at Pokfulam, The folidwing letter, above the same signature was also received and laid on the table at the meet ing of the Sanitary Board last Tuesday after

Sanitary Department,

SERIOUS: ROYCOZZ IN JAVA.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REPORTED ENDANGERED.,

The boycott has become such a formidable weapon in commercial warfare among the Chinese in Jave as to arouse great siarm in the mercentile world there, and she Government has been asked to lend a helping hand in crush ipg this closely-knit conspiracy for exclusiva dealing. The question cropped up under vary peculiar circumstances.

AND CHINA,S

According to a Tokyo dispatch, the report that a deputation from Japanese Chambers of Commerce is to visit China shortly has been, reproduced is Chinese paper and has aroused considerable Interest among Chinese merch ants, who welcome the scheme, The authorl. ties of the Chinese Legation In Tokyo wasall andorse the proposal, and intimate that all possible assistance will be given to ensure its access-Japan Chronicle,TNAMES KULANGSU (AMOF) MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL

Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the 29th December, 1908. Present: Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chair- man) J. S. Fenwick, Huang Tean-chew, Wi Kruse, S. Okuyama, W. Wilson, the Health: Officer and the Secretary, Dalwhen

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed

The Health Officer's report for 1908 was raad and passed for publication.

The

Chronicle. It appexre than other scho, ganpassad for publication, and, approved and 26, who is a native of Nara prefecture, and was leading the life of a gorotsuki in Osaka, bad frequented the licensed quarters since July. last and bad apparently fallen in love with

A letter was read from Mr. H. Gottwaldt, of the Land Commission, enclosing the result of census he took of the Chinese population dalang the signs the Chinese property on the directed to thank Mr. Gottwaldt for his work in the matter, and to forward to Mr. Gottwaldr's Chinese clerk the sum of $13 for services, sun- dered in connection with same.

revaluad.; : The Secretary was was being r

the

girl there. He often urged ber to leavela house and go away with him, but she refused each time on one pretext or other

On Monday evening, whilst Okada was psy. ing his wonted visit to her, shrieks were heard

The Superintendent of Police reported from the room where the two were together. Running upstairs to ascertain what was the following cases had been heard in the Mixed- matter, some men belonging to the establish. Court slace the last meeting. Summonses! ment were astonished to find the girl. lying.Debt Allowing pigs and cattle to stray: 6

6, Breach of Slaughter House Regulations (in) dead in a pool of blood add Okada standing by Throwing rabbish, &c, into the public drains with a long sword unsheathed.

buying the carcass of a pig to retall, onfit for human food) 1 Breach of Municipal Regula tions (Disorderly house). Summary Arrests t Kidnapping, Being a rogue and a vagabond. &c. 4. Commiting a balance 3, Resisting the Police Ŏ, Creating a disturbance 4, Attempting to sell the carcass of a pig, unfit for human food, Breach of Sampan, Regolations 2; Croolty to animals 2, Burglary.5, Drank and creating & disturbanca 1, Theft 2. Mb Sam

(Signed). W. H. WALLACE,

Obairman.

ANTI-SPITTING ORDINANGE.

The police were quickly summoned and after some trouble rested the murderer. The motive of the tragedy is attributed to the reins Some months ago, a Dutch mercantile firmat of the girl to accede to Okada's request to at Semarang, gave offence to its Chinese cut leave the boure and live with him. tomers in that city by forcing one of them into bankruptcy, so the story runs.. The customers felt so aggrieved that they bound themselves by written agreement to boycott the firm, and not to have any dealings with it. To make matters worse they got the other Chinese dealers in Bamarang to join them in putting the firm under ban. They were the more en couraged, from the fact that a Chinese boycott against the Sourabaya, branch of the firm bad proved a success, pot long ago.

The firm sought to make up, but the boycot tors would not listen. The boycott than extend ed to places in the interior, and matters became worse and, worse for the firm. Many of the boycotters appealed to the Nationalist feeling of the Chinese, on the ground that now is the time to show the Dutch nation that the Chinese will not allow themselves to be trampled upon, Neutral Chinese were forced into the boycott.

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·ILL-FEELING IN SINGAPORE.

C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,

Secretary.

An inspection of the wording in the anti- spitting Ordinance shows that it is generally | By order, misunderstood and that there is really no oc casion whatever for the public to feel that it Will work them any bardship, remarks the Straits Times, The Chief Police Officer, Mr. E. A. Gardiner, hes takän steps, also, to see that it is enforced with discretion, and the threats of strikes and boycotts of various kinds, of which frequent rumours are beard, am en- tirely uncalled for, as it is certain their authors will admit, when they come to realise exactly what the Ordinance means.

According to the wording, any person who spits on the floor of any school house, theatre, The firm, hard pressed, turned to the Gav public building or other place of public enter. erament for help, and asked it to take proceed thiament or assembly, or in any licensed public ings against the boycott fenders, and to puolsh vehicle or any tram or railway car or on any them so far as the law would allow, such as wharf ar jeity or on any five-foot way or side walk of a public street, will render himself deponation for instance.

The Government replied that it saw no reliable to a fine of Szç. son to interfere in the direction pointed out by the firm. The firm is now left alone to fight the boycotters as it best can.

MANILA CARNIVAL,

HONGKONG'S REPRESENTATION.

"It is gratifying to know that Hongkong is to be well represented at the Manila: Carnival, Captain Brierley has been especially activa, in rounding up polo, tennis, and cricket playars. Mounts will be provided pala players by the Americans entertainment furnished to every body taking part in any of the games or sport. The contestants pay their own steamer, fares: but the three companies with weekly; trips ara, offering low rates to Manila and return, Tha Carnival authorities are much pleased, as it; looks as if the barriers have been at last thrown down that have hitherto kept Hongkong from

The Locomotief paints out that this is a seri- { for anyone who is out-of-doors and in that wasipating in this annual: event. Itzing ba

aus matter for the European mercantile com munity in java. Victory over the firm in ques tion will embolden the Chinese to put the boy cott screw on other Europene firms whenever it salts their purposes. Success in the com- mercial world will soon lead to boycotting by Chinese on political lines. On these grounds, that journal urges the Government to recon sider its decision,

FIRE NBAN YOKOHAMA, FOREIGNER'S RESIDENCE COMPLETELY DESTROYED,

It is pointed out by the police, that streets and drains are pointedly omitted from this list. and that there will be no lack of opportunity

that if Hongkong mes bring back soma of the prizes, as in expacted; that each year® incllaed, to expectorate to his beart's content in any public or private roadway, any drain or any hereafter there will be good showing of nival, Mr.G A. O'Reilly, (saperintendant grass plot. The provision against spitting on athletes. The Director-General of the Car- sidewalks and in places of public entertainment of Manila Schools) writes that be is much is caly such as key man who knows how to

pleased. The visit of Ganerai Broadwood to conduct bimself in public would comply with without the necessity for legislation. From General Wood a year ago was the opening wedge. The hospitality of the Americans in standpoint of good manners alous, leaving Manila is proverbial, and a good time is as- out entirely the question of sanitation, there is

the

Do excuse for any person above the coolie class sured. The efort now in to secure some fast use of the floors of public balls or printers, 100 and 250 gard dach, man; also a sidewalks as a place for spitting or of relay team of four then each supplex, 220

None of the provisions of the Ordinance are 440 yards. The Philippine Military cracks are Lo be enforced by the native police, however, very strong in this line, and the sport, will be strict orders having been issued that arrests Improved if some of the outsiders can succeed in classing with them. It is said there will be under this charge shall be made by European no difficulty in the distance events as it is only only. These officers may be trusted to exercies in the sprints that the Americans are strong their powers with the greatest discretion and it is rumoured that Major Evans bas kindly only make arrests when there have been great consented to allow the 13th Rajputs Band to go.

THE BITER.BIT.

It is already remarked by Europeans that in Thess Indian musiciana will attract much at one particular the Ordinance does not go far fention, enough, in that it does not appear in provide against a most offensive and insanitary practice of Chinese dhobies when ironing clothes. In this respect at least, the Ordinance might well be made more stringent.

UNNATURAL FOSTER PARENTS,

FLOUR FOR OPIUM;

Alfred Smales (30), recent arrival from Sydney, was charged at the City Guitable for bourad, with having had opiam, smoking, in his posestion. He admitted the offence,

Shortly before 4 a.m. this morning, says the Japan Herald of the 6th fastant, fire broke out In a foreign-style house situated on Lot 34 Nakamura and occupied by Mr. Nicholas Westfield. Mr. Westfield was awakened by branches of decorum. the smoke and, with bis wife and children; maneged to get clear of the building. So bor rind was their escape that almost everything belonging to them had to be abandoned to the flames, which quickly spread to all parts of the house and catbuildlegs. Although the alarm balls noisily changed at short intervals, the fire held full sway for nearly three-quarters of an hour before the firemen were able to direct a stream of water over the buildlegs, Kang Yu-wai deprecates any representation

which by this time ware beyond any hope of

GIRL ATTEMPTS BUICIDE." by Foreign Ministers on behalf of Yuan-Shib Kai, holding that this is a matter which should

- 19th January, 1909- being saved. When the water did make its

Customs-detective Christie said a tin of The result of the

appearance, through the nozzle of the hose the be settled by Obion alone.

Sir, I have the honour to report for the in-

The suspicious movements of a girl wander. óplum, suitable for smoking, bad been found tiial, he adds, would convince foreigners that

an end in Shed No, zo of the Dairy Farm Com-ion whatever on the flames. Fortunately ing on canal bridge it. Hyogo on Sunday in defendant's possession. He said he Hind Yuan Shib-kai fostigated the Boxes rebellion formation of the Board that rinderpest is now at stream was a feeble that it made so impres

there was no wind or the neighbouring houses night attracted the attention of a policeman; obtained it is Sydney a few days previously. Our representative pointed out that it was

pany's premises at Sassoon's Villa, Pokfulam

must have been destroyed, owing to the who invited her to accompany him to the In's house at Albert Park witness and no Yuan Shih-kai's conduct when the Legations Road, and that foot and mouth disease is also

lack of water. By about five o'clock the walls station. There she gave her name as Kobay constables discovered in a room mated by were besieged that has so raised him in the

at an end in Sheds Nos. 11 and 12 belonging of the building had fallen in, and all dan ashi Tomi, aged 18, daughter of a kuremays at Smales 8 ting made up like ting of oplami bet estimation of foreigners. "Is that so?" asked Kang Yu-wel, sarcastically, We shall know

These sheds have been cleansed and dis. ver. to house adjoining being atau and Kyoto. According to her statamest, say which proved to contain flour. There how to act next time. We shall instruct the infected and I beg therefors to recommend that the fire was allowed to barn itself out. The the Japan Chronicle she was adopted paper bag in the room which contained

confiagration is believed to have originated when very young by a man and woman vix pounds of flour.& number of red labels Chiness to kill the foreigners. That would these sheds be no longer regarded as an infect through a defective stove-pipe, Every sym of Osaka, with whom she removed to Hyogo a la Chinese characters were also Idada" is the ensure foreign help for us when our sins are discovered. The celebrated: Chinese reform: There were no deaths from foot and mouth pathy was shown to the victims of the fire by er, we may add, is convinced, that now that disease, and of the nineteen animals in No. to the neighbours, several offers of temporary ac commodation being extended to them. It is Yuan Shih-kal has been removed from office shed affected with rinderpest, two died.

stimated that the damage amounts to about ADAM GIBSON: there is every prospect of a permanent edifice.

Y7,000, this being the value of the house, and faralize, besides, which over V8,100 16, Bar of reform befag erected on a solid foundation. The one abstacle in the path of the reformer

Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.

sian and Japanese currency is slated to, have' been consumed by the Ames," Sanitary Board,

to the same Company...

ed area.

has been removed, and the Constitution can no The Secertary," | longer be delayed,

room, Mr. Creswell, P.M., Bald, defendant had evidently intended to commit a fread apon Chiasse,

Defendants; 1. was taken down mys

for tins Creswel, P.m. You, vidend

few days ago. Since that time her foster parents have made her life a misery by intim ating their wish to sell her so the licensed quarters at Hyogo. Unable to bear the thought of such a life, the girl resolved to end her ex- isiance, and with that object proceeded to the bridge over the canal. Here bar wash laten to commit fraud tion was frustrated; se mentioned

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