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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 5 1909.

Hongkong University perial Government of Chian, for although the

Scheme.

MEETING OF CHINESE

· SUB-COMMITTEE.

APPEAL FOR FUNDS,

Sanitary Discipline.

SUGGESTIONS BY H.E. THE

GOVERNOR

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MR. SHELTON HOOPER'S MINUTE.

The following letter from Government live to the disciplinary measures in the Sani- tory Department was laid on the table at the

THE GOVERNOR OF MACAO.

BENIOR ROCADA'S VISIT TO HONGKONG,

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HONGKONG IN 1008,

“THE TIMES" REVIEW.

RAUB GOLD MINING CO. LTD

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT FOR 'THE 4 WEEKS ENDING: JAN, 30,

The mine measurements and, aseny returne Although the results have not been so favour able.as were anticipated, still it in some satis 1 of prospecting work shows a total of 6gy feet faction to record better times in the merchant for the period (4 weeks) under review, made up business of the Colony, writes a correspondant of 7 feet slaking, 77.fent driving, 399 at crOSB- of The Times on Dec. 13. It is gratifying to cuiting and 210 feet of prospecting work against. seo signs of a revival from the extremely dull 945 feet for the previous four weeks,

TAROT MINES. trade of the last two years. Should the ima 250 some amelioration of the deptested state in which the land and properly market continues, to be. It cannot, however, be hoped that there will be within the next few years any great de. mand for property, as at the present time so many seem to bave doubts as to the future of the Colony, and therefore do not care to invest their capital locally.

committen was held at the Tung.Wa Hospital last vincial departments with men who have had ↑ fortnightly meeting of the Board last Tuesday put off on a Government launch to welcome the | provement be continued there would soon be B. Koman-The ya fost level drives and

The adjourned meeting of the Chinese sub Sanday when theprincipal subject under decus sion was the subject-matter of the circular which it was proposed to issue Inviting subscription towards the endowment fund. Previous to this item in the agenda being discussed a letter was road from the Private Secretary to the Governor having reference to the paint raised by Mr. Ho Fook at the last meeting in connection with the refund of subscriptions in the avent of the failure of the scheme to materialisa. The lotter expressed His Excelledcy's approval of the appointment of a Chiness treasurer. While most unwilling to entertain the idea" that the University scheme should fail through for fai lure of support, Sir Frederick fell every con- fidence that the money would be subscribed wherewith to provide the required endowment fund. But it, unfortunately, failure should attend their effort the money subscribed would be returned To that end he would cause a list of donors to be kept and all subscriptions, however smail, would be duly recorded. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Lau Chu-pak, Mr. Chan Chik yu was appointed treasurer.

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A free translation of the circular reads as follows:

As the University is to be founded to Hongkong, subscriptions should be started in the Colony, The form of appeal should first bo submitted for the Governor's approval and then published in the local newspapers. Cer tain members of the Sub-Committee will be appointed whose duty it will be to go from house to house to solicit subscriptions. Letters, siga ed by the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the sub-committee, will be addressed to well- koowa persons reputed for their libarality and munificence in Chinese as well as foreige ports, applying for subscriptions in aid of the scheme. A request will be addressed by the sub-committee to the Governor soliciting His Excellency's good offices to communicate with officials, either in China or foreign countries, such as Viceroys; Governors, Chairmen of Municipal Councils, etc., to enlist their support. a. Auy pablic-spirited gentry or merchant in China or in any foreign country desirous of becoming a member of the. Sub-Committee will be invited to join subject to the Governor's approval, Contributors of large soms of money will also be invited to join the Sub-Commites if approved by the Governor,

4. All donors to the fund will receive re cognition in the manner following:-

(a) Donors of $sco and over have their names.inscribed on stone tablets to be erected In the University hall. The names will be put in order of precedence according, to the amounts of the donations, the largest to head the list.

(b) Doasra of $10,000 will, in addition to their names being so inscribed, be entitled to send a student to the University free of the payment of fees.

afternoon:-

Colonial Secretary's Office,

9th February, 1909.

RECEPTION AT CLUB LUSITANO. Bhortly after noon last Firday the Rio Limb, with H Seabar J. A. Roçadas and suite on board, steamed into the harbourand was prompt ly beaded to the buoy assigned to fer by Gove crament leader. Capt. P. 8. M. Taylor, A.D.C. 19 Sir Frederick Lugard, and, Mr. J. J. Leiria Portuguese Governor to the Colony. Owing to Sir Frederick Lugard's engagement at the distribution of prizes at Kowloon, the first visit was paid to the naval authorities. Bezhor Ro sadas, with his suite composed of Captain Pa checo Seura, chief of staff, Capt. Dias, A.D.C. Ligat Santos, & DC, Capt. Figueira and Dri Leitão, boarded the launch which had been

Masy causas have contributed to the im- placed at their disposal by the local Govern ment, and accompanied by Capt. Taylor and

stocks in South Chinn of imported goods had where the formal exchange of courtosios were at last been worked off, for not only were or made with Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir Hed ders more plentiful, but as fresh supplies came worth Lambion, Commander-in-Chief. The atong they went immediately into consump honour on the quarter-dock of the flagship, the

the winra below the 440 feet level North were in fall work up to the night of January 26th} whan's downpour of rain caused these two, levels to be filled with water. The footage therefore has not been pleasured

440 feet level south,-Here to fast has been driven making a total of 516 feet. The lode 42 io. wide assays Si det per ton. fast

340 feet lavel drive south in stops. This has maklug # total of 123 feet. The lode 43 in, in

Cinis-cutting for Stopa filling219 feet, Stopes. Above the 440 feet leval, 2

mattor was clearly expressed by His Excel Consul Leiria proceeded to the King Alfredproved import business. The iccumulated been advanced 1999 idth is worth 6 dwt.

passages

the previous years, so that the orders placed

Lode 116 10, wide and worth 74 dwa openi Above the 340 feet level; a atopen | Lode 135 in. wide and worth y dwie dre

Above the 240 feet level, `i stopa; Lode 78in.:

BANNER STOPE MINE

added 20 feet, bringing, the total to 964 fost, The lode 84 in. wide assays to det

160 fent level, touth drive. —To this has been

locus of the Voiversity would be outsida Chinese Jurisdiction yet its establishment in Hongkong, under high auspices, would be a guarantee for the maintenance of a high standard of education, and for the impartial provision of educational facilities for Chinese students from whatever quarter of the Chinese Empire they might come, or from what might be Temed Overseas China," throughout the East While the Chiasse Government is alive to the importance of filling its metropolitan and pro. the advantage of Western education, it is not to be forgotten that that great insiitu- tion, the Peking University, which has the

Sir,I am directed to acknowledge the re- advantage of being on the spot, must always succeed in claiming immediate attention to coipt of your letter No. 158 of the gib instant its requirements. Then there is the scheme of in which you ask for instructions as to the pro. cedure which should regulate the enforcement Lord William Cecil, ander the weg of the University of Oxford, for the creation of a Chris of disciplinary measures in your Department.

2. The policy of this Governniest in the slan University for the Chinese. It may there.” forse not be very easy to persuade the Central Government at Poking to exhibit any great lency the Governor in his speech Introduciog enthusiasm for the Hongkong scheme The the Public Health and Buildings Amendment proper tactics for the Hongkong Committee Ordinance, 1908. His Excellency said: "The would seem to be rather to induce the Imperial working Head of the Department must in Chinese, Government to commend the scheme j my opinion be. giveb full powers of "diaci.visitors were received with "a guard of tion. Then the speculativo alament had been to all the Viceroyalties of the South nad West, pline and control of the day to day routine Band of the King Alfred playing the Forty-almost entirely eliminated by the disasters of upon it such a degree of support as may seen he emphasized the opiolon that sub-guera" national "nathem as Senhor Roçadas | were so fulfil actual demands. It also happen- § wide and worth-1 dwing and to advise the respective Viceroys to bestow of the Department" and in other

salute of 17 guns, to which the Portuguese with the rate of exchange, enabled goods to be feasible. The Government of India has also ordinats officers appointed by the Crown could stopped, aboard. On leaving he was given a ed that is most cases values at home, together feasibleplied to for aid, although it is not clear only be dealt with by the Government as recruiser Pairis responded. The visiting or sold here at prices within the purchasing have

gards punishment or discharge, 0.5, to minor cials then steamed off to the Tamar and were. of the Chinese. On the other there or what grounds that can be justified, save ou

been several serious factors which have tended the basis of the existence of a considerable Chi- matters by the Hend of the Department as the welcomed on the receiving ship by Com

"Their

modore Lyon, Commander Grenfell and bis Bese pupulation in Burms and a very much representative of the Government

to restrict business. During the summer there officers. The usual salutes were also exchang

were extensive floods in the West River dis- smaller Chinese population in Calcuttaand other rights," to quote His Excellency's words, "are fudian coast towns. But under the Indian Go-safeguarded to them through the representative ed between the Tamar and the Patria.trict, which caused much loss of property and

of the Crown with ay ultimate right of appeal verament' there are such abundant facilitias

to the Secretsry of Blate. Neither do I think crossing over to Blake Pier the Governor's considerable damage to the crops. The ten for education, leading up to the degrees of the

launch was complimented by the Austrian

deucy towards the transaction of direct busi-feel, averaging 60 in, wide and worth 2 dwt. it would be to the benefit of the Depart cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth with 17 guns." Presidency Universities, that it would seem to

ness with consuming centres, which has been nient to be up as Areparate concora The official landing was made at Blake Pier, shown by many places formerly using Hong-un by deedless to suggest a Chinese student-in

from the rest of the Civil Service. You would The guard of honour was provided by the Rajking as a mari, has become more marked, and Batma or India proceeding to Hongkong to

not get the same class of men you would not puu; the Band was also in attendance. After the with the increased banking facilities now given receive what he could get, in fur faller nisare,

which I consider to be the key

asual inspection the Governor and party got into in Canton it is likely that Hongkong will tend from the great instructional organisatious with get continuity, in close reach. If a Chinese student mediated to efficiency.

Government House chairs and were conducted

more and more to become merely a trans-ship. a Chinesa official career be would, after his

guests were entertained to luncheon. Among ping port for much of the former merchant on their visit to Sir Frederick Lugard. The those present were -H, E. Admiral Sir Hed- worth Lambton, H. E. Maj-General Broad-

THE CURRENCY QUESTION wood, the Bishop of Victoria and Mrs. still interferes with trade in China, and the ex- cessiva issues of subsidiary colonge by the Lander, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. May, the Hop. Mr. Rees Davies, the Hon. Mr. untive mints continue A side-issue of this has and Mrs. Chatham, the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. been the depreciation of the subsidiary coin-euspended. Atkinson, the Hon. Sir Paul Chater. His age of the Colony, which at times has besa at Honour Mr. Justice and Mrs. Gomperir, the | a discount of nearly to'per cent. This bas llon, Mr. and Mrs. Badeley, the Hon. Dr. Ho | caused considerable lose to those local under- Kai, the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, the Hou, Mr, and takings which have a revenue derived in great Mrs. Pollock, the Hoo. Mr. and Mrs. Gresson,

part from small coins, and, although the mat the Hoo, Mr. and Mrs. Slade, Comdr. and Mrs.

ier has been engaging the attention of the Leiria, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Motion, RN Capt. Government for some considerable time, ne Heathcote, A.DC, His Hon. Sir Francis 'and

way out of the difficulty has yet been found Lady Piggott, the Hon. Mr. E. A. liewelt and practicable. Mousy has been plentiful, but the Sir Paul Chater were unavoidably absent.

general conditions of trade in the Colony and After tiffa Senhor Rogadan and his, party || ihroughout China have been such that capi- repaired to "Duart," the Portuguese Contalists have been loth to embark on industrial sular residence, where the Governor remain enterprises, and therefore there has beep a lack of opportunities for profitable lovestment. TEXTILES.

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Sanitary Department.

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F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

Mr. A. Sheltop Hooper minuted:-I" am sure the Board does not desire to have the right to appoint or dismiss any officer of the Department.

The

Governor with his aide-de-camp' paid a visit to the Portuguese Consulate to inspect the that, as an autcome of that visit, certain building, and it may not be improbable changes may be brought about which may ea hauce the dignity of the consular establishment. On the return to Duart, Madame Leiria entertained the gubernatorist party and the commanders and officers of the Patila aud Re Lima and of the patrol vessel Lilly to

tea..

business.

has been a

160 feet level'aorth-A prospecting cross-cut has been put off to the east, at about zoo faet north and taken 13 feet; at this distance, a bunch of stone has been met, and driven on so

60 feet level south winza-This has been

fast making total depth, 28 feat at this depth it has connected with stops from below

Cross-cutting for stops filling-167 fest. 3 Stope, Above the 165 feet. level; a stopes; Lode 108 in. wide and worth y dwt,

ANDERSON SHAFT..

This has been deepened 6 feet, making the iotal depth 264 feet; at 261 feet a cross-cut bas been started and taken 8 feet, to the west; bag

On the morning of the aồth the crank shaft on the engine broke and until this is, replaced by a new one operations underground are

B. MALACCA,

No. I level south of No. 1, shaft.—This bas.

been extended 9 feet, making a total of 382 ft.

The loda 37:ln, wide assayı 51 detidak No. a level, driva north from cross-cul east. -To this has been added 17, feet, making total of 38 feet.::

The lode 37 la wido husays 41 dwt) : No. 2 level, drive south from cross-cut east, -Hera 4 feet has been'drivén making a total of 15 feet.

The leda 4a in, wide gives 3 dwt per ton. Stopes. Two have been in operation on a Iode 63 in. wide and worth 6 dwt.

Prospecting-Some 7 feet of underground and 183 feet of surface prospecting work has been done.

General During the Chinese holidays ad- vantage was taken to affect repairs at the mines, and to the Bums at Sempam and changing several poles on the transmission line.

Pait of the mill hid its modual cleno... The

other part, will be done during the coming month.

The yarn trade has now recovered from the failures caused by the disastrous speculations of 1905-6, and during the later months of the year especially there steady busines in Indian yarns, which has proved profitable to all concerned. There has been no accumulation of stocks, and it would seem as if the Chinese engaged in the trade had seen the wisdom of buying to supply

The heavy rainfall on the 26th and 27th han A reception was held at the Club Lusitano in only the known demand. In English yarn- the evening and was attended by many mem the market has not been so satisfactory, sup. considerably delayed ordinary work in the bars and a few ladies. The capital band of the plies having been pushed forward from home whole of the mines. The additional pumps Sociedade Philarmonica provided 'excellent in quantities in excess of the demand, but the and appliances will no doubt soon free them music to the enjoyment of the guests. Be evil effects of this policy have only been felt from the surplus water. lo the meantime the foro the Governor left he addressed the as-during the last few months. In piece goods mills will be kept supplied from the reserves on

fairly antisfactory business,surface. sembly expressing his cordial thanks for the there has been

Framiḥa Wildey „Tablas 20.0 tone af roma to attend it. He alluded to the honesty many Shanghal has continued to send down | centrafes have been won worth 1.97 oz per ton.

MILL RETURNS, reception and the pleasure it had given him although the adverse conditions have been and integrity of character of the Portuguese by supplies from the heavy stocks held there, and these have supplied the demand in meny in whose devotion to duty and the conscies. tions discharge thereof they were, here in stances, and prevented buyer from having to

this hospitable order suppliek from home." such large numbers in

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made mention his efforts towards the material improvement and the commercial development, of Macao which, he hoped, would offer a field for the enterprising character and ability of the Portu guese residing in the Far East, His Excellency address was punctuated with frequent ap planse. Mr. J. L. de S. Alves made suitable acknowledgments.

3. In order that the Board might be given education under the Indian Government, pre full opportunity of knowing what takes place ceed direct to Peking for such special qualifica- in the Department and of criticising,, if neces

sary, and of making recommendations to the tions in Chinese language and literature an might be required of him as conditional Govemer-in-Council, the Head of the Depart to Government employment. We can under incat was lastiucted to inform the Board of any stand application being inade to the Governor recommendations he makes for appointment leave or dismissal of the European staff, and of the Straits Settlements, as has been

to lay before them any complaints of the public done, although Sir Frederick Lugard had not had time to hear from Sir. John Anderson, regarding the staff."·

4. His Excellency has no desire to restrict it is, unfortunately, no matter how willing

the powers of the Board, but for the reasons may be many of the leading Chinese of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay given in the passages quoted, it is, in his States to support the Hongkong University opinion, necessary that any inspectors and scheine, hardly the time to submit any request others engaged by Government ander the co- ditions laid down in the Colonial Regulations, for subscriptions even for the very best of ob. jects. It will be a long time before this Colony should be amenable for discipline to the can hope to recover from its recent protracted Government, while the Board has every oppor fionncial illness, and in any case convalescence unity of stating its views, and, if necessary, of is bound to be slow and painful. The China informing the Head of the Government that it 3. A request will be addressed to the Gever. Association may be of help; for there are many dissents from the action of the Head of the Dor with the suggestion that His Excellency old Hongkongites at home who, in the enjoy. Department.

5. When the papers concerning a complainted. for the rest of the afternoon. solicit the practical sympathy of the Government of their fortunes or competencies acquir meat in Peking for a large grant, Simul.

ed ja Hongkong, may yet feel a sense of ubli- against a member of the staff, together with the taneously letters will be addressed by the

xation towards the Colony which found them Head of the Department's disposal of it, are laid Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Sub-

their reward. Lord Curzon, as Chancellor of before the Board, it is in their discretion to Committee te bigh Chinese officials in Peking Oxford University, has also breu communicat deal with the matter as they wish. It may soliciting their friendly co-operation.

ed with, but then again there intervenes the however, be suggested that they should, in the Oxford scheme of Lord William Cecil, first instance, discuss the case confidentially which will be sure to absorb most of the sup-nod later, if they desired to giva publicity port that. Oxford can give to the cause of to their views, or to make any recommenda higher education in China. Even the Munici. tions to the Government, they could, if they saw fit, record their views in the printed min- pality of Shanghai has been applied to, and a cordial reply has been received. Perhaps utes,

I am, etc. on the whole it would not do to build 100 much upon the prospects of outside help, be yodd what very rightly may be expected from the Viceroys of the Southero and--The-Head Western province. Why, however, should Dot the Government of Hongkong persuade (c) Donors of $20,000 will, in addition to the Secretary of State to sanction the endowi baving their names inscribed as in (u), bement of the University with some areas of entitled to the nomination of a student fres Crown land likely to improve in value Almost af fees and another free of board and lodging every ancient seat of learning or public school or two siudents free in either of the two classes, oroldcathedralor collegiate church bas original. at donors' own choice.

ly drawn some-support from pious endowments in real estate. Reference has before this been made to a scheme for tunnel communication below the Peak thus rendering available for European settlement extensive stretches of had on the south or seaward side of the island of Hongkong. Might the Government not consider this idea, and devote a suitable area of Crown land in that district to the endow ment of the Hongkong University? Some such course suggests itself to us, because it cannot be an easy thing for a community at any given time to provide the whole of the capital whose interest is to supply the annual maintenance of so important an institution as it is trusted that the Hongkong University may intime become. The Government of Hongkong not only repre seats the community of to-day but the com- munity of generations to come. And therefore, always subject to the desires of the generous donor, it would seem to be reasonable to dis- cover some mode of distributing the responsibi lity for the desired endowment over a basis wider than six months of aos particular generation." And it is just here that the Government, with the assent of the Secretary of State, can give exactly

At a recent meeting of the 'Petition Com- the help, needed by alloting some of such mitten in the House of Representatives, Crown lands as may be available in perpetua General Viscount Tersuchi, Minister for War, as an endowment for the University. Eadow. ment begets endowment, public spirit and in reply to questions regarding the encourage

quent of horse-breeding and the prohibition of generosity form a strong and a beneficent pre the puri-mutuel, said that with a view to impray-ture of Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, for merie de Nazareth, Pokfulam, was considered cedent, and the future may bring forwarding horses in Japan a Bill had been introduced permission to erect water claseis at the Impri warlby besefactors to emulate Mr. ody. The to the Lower House-appropriating Y.380,000, at the meeting of the Sanitary Board last Tues donation of a site is in itself a small thing, bu to his great regret and disappointment the day afternoon :— although we in this Colony unfortunately have

Bill was rejected. As an urgent measure, had some reason to entertain painful associз- tions with the word "site." It would be a pity If the Government of Hongkong should find itsolf unable to discover some means of CBD tributing to the endowment of the proposed institution that might gain the approval of the

(d) Donors of $30,000, in addition to having their cames inscribed in (a), will be en. titled to nominate two students free of faes and one other free of board and lodging: or three in either of the two classes at donors' option,

(0) Donors of $40,005 will in addition to baving their names inscribed as in (a), be ea

itled to nominate two students free of fees and two free of board and lodging, or such number in one or other of the two classes as may not exceed four in all,

(1) Donors of $50,000 will, in addition to having their names inscribed as in (a), be entitled to nominate two students free of fees and two free of bonid and lodging, or sucb number in one or other of the two classes as may not exceed four in all, besides having their busts or statues erected in the University ball, or their portraits hung on the wall.

(g) Donors of $100,000 will receive recogni tion similar to donors of $50,poo and, in addi- tion, shall be appointed permanent honorary members of the Senate of the Voiversity,

In all cases provided for in the foregoing, students must qualify for admission by passing an entrance examination.

5. in all cases where large donations may be received from any province, city, prefecture, town, village or district, the legal representative of such place will be the person who will be recognised for the purposes specified in sub- sections (a) to (g) of section 4,

6. All subscriptions will be acknowledge, from time to time, in the local newspapers and receipts will be granted by the treasurer. "

7. The foregoing rules can be added to from time to time.

BINGAPORE SUGGESTIONS.

But I certainly think that, as His Excellency the Governor by his festiuctions ordered all complaints against officers to be laid before the Board, It is clearly within the right of the Board to review the complaint and any judgment passed thereon by the Head of the Saoi tary Department, to do which effectually and judicially, the evidence on which the Head of the Sanitary Department acted should accompany the complaint. The Board then would be in a position to confirm the action taken b; the Head of the Sanitary Department or to recommend His Excellency the Governor to take other steps in the matter.

1 agree that in the first case, the Board should consider the matter confidentially, but this should be after investigation by the Head of the Sanitary Department and before he has given judgment thereon, otherwise he would be stultified if the Board differed from him, and he would be placed in a false position having to give a vote on a question which he has pre- viously dealt with.

HORSE BREEDING IN JAPAN.

SHIPPING,

There has undoubtedly been genat depres sion is, the shipping trade, but this has been a Many common feature throughout the world. steamers were laid up in the borbour for past, of the year owing to lack of profitable employ ment. Several of the local companies which confind themselves to the coast ports in the near neighbourbood bave, however, not been so badly off, although competition for this trads in undoubtedly very keen.

LOCAL INDUSTRIES,

KOMAN,

40 stamps ran 28 days less a days for clean up, repair and part annual clean, or

Huntington Mill rau 28 days less 3.083 days. for clean up, repairs and annual clean.

Oré crashed. Koman 2438 Stopa 1,336

Total 3774.

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Amalgam collected 370.000 or producing Retorted Gold 1,249,800 Smelted Gold 1,236 475 including 315 ors from part of annual clean up.

4.88 dwt. Value of tailings, 74 Average Yield per ton

BUKIT MALACCA,

of

of Mine Ora.and.1,569..... tons of Surface Ore."

Total 1,793 tons,

569oz producing.

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At the conclusion, Mr. J. T. de Silva and Mr. F. P. de V. Soares called for three. Vivas for Governor Recidas and the King of Paru At 7.30 pm. Governor Roçadas and suite gal; the cheers were enthusiastically given...

The year has not been a bright one for the No, I Mill ran 24 days). Crushing 224 tons. boarded the Victoria at Blake Pier and accom- sugar refineries, and the recently started flour panied by Capt, Taylor and Consul Leiria re milling enterprise bas bad a disastrous ending.

The cement works Retorted' Gold embarked on the gin Saturday which The mill is now standing idle with little pro Amalgam collected returned to Macao early on Saturday morning.spect of being re-opened. The arrangements afloat for the visitors were have, however, been turning out a large Smelted in the capable hands of the assistant harbour quantity of cement, with satisfactory results. master, Lieut, C. W. Beckwith, R.N.

The depressed condition of shipping has been bad for the engineering works and docks, but this year bas seen the opening of the large dock, engineering works, and shipbuilding yard at Quarry Bay, and thais, employing, as they will, a large number of workmen, should preve of much benefit to the Colony. The cation spinning mill has seen the return of better times owing to the better condition of the yarn trade.

"IMPRIMERIE DE NAZARETH:

APPLICATION FOR ERECTION OF CONVENIENCES,

The following application. above the signa

Hongkong, 12th February, 1909.

RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT,

The prospects for the coming year point to its being much the same as the one just drawing to a close, with perhaps some improvement in the export trade and shippiog, The hopes of the Colony are to a great extent centred on the railway to Canton. This is making satisfactory progress so far as the first section is concerned, British territory in working order, but even if and montes more should see the part within the whole line to Canton is completed the effect on trade here will probably not be very great. The future of the Colony is bound up

bo would therefore take steps to apportion the Dear Sir, In reference to your letter Gum of Y.xoo,oga as supplementary expenses No, rogzfog and attached form, we should be to the Horss Administration Bureau in order to obliged if you would inform us if the Sanitary encourage horse breeding. Viscount Terauchi Board, in granting permits to erect water stated that the authorities were formerly under the impression that the sale of part. closets, make it a sine qud now that the water public service. If this is so, it is useless for us Colonial Office. Speaking of the generosity mufuel tickets might be allowed as a sto supply should be entirely independent of the el enlightened Chinese communities towards wards the encouragement of borse breeding, to go to the expense of making a survey of the schemes for the public good, Sir Frederick but the laws of the country obliged them to

premises to provide the necessary, plan, as the Lugard, at the meeting referred to made this probibit the practice, the pari-mutuel being re- Mission Etrangeres would prefer to put up with the extension of the lias to HRokow, and appreciative ollusion to that praiseworthy trail garded, as gambling. Without the sale of the with the present arrangements rather than go of the Chinese character:-

is slow, and it will be some few years before Though I hope and believe I shall succeed parimufuel tickets," however, horse-breeding to the expense of digging a well and installing | as this is in the hands of the Chinese, progress might be encouraged, as was the case in a pamp. The proposal is as stated our trade here benefits by the opening up of the previous letter to obtain the supply from a tank on the roof, which also supplies water for interior, which it is hoped this railway will MOUNT CAROLINE CEMETERY. photographic but not for domestic purposes, effec―L. & C. Express

supplemented by pumping from the Pokfulam Reservoir Supply.-Yours faithfully,"

APPLICATION TO EXHUME A BODY.

DENISON, RAM, AND GIDOS.. Colonel W. G. A. Bedford, CM.G. R.A.M.C miputed:-1 am strongly in favour of W. O wherever possible.

Apparently, the scheme for the establistimen! of a University at Hongkong is gradually materialising, and a Committee meeting was held the other day at Government House, Hongkong, under the presidency of Sir Fre derick Lugard to further consider the position. The outlines of that are, generally, that by the generosity of a private resident of Hongkong, in obtaining a wide sympathy and support for Germany. Mr. Mody, the buildings necessary will be this scheme among my own countrymen in provided, whatever they may cost, ia sc England and elsewhere, I must remind you cordance with the design submitted and ap that the project is primarily for the Chinese, proved as regards a site Sir Frederick and I look to the Chinese to provide the bulk Lugard bad asked the Becretary of State of the funds. I have not been very long in to grant a specific site possessing great ed the Far East, but I have been Iong enough to vantages. There only remained the question learn that where funds are required for some of an endowment fund, and as to that it

great and good purpose, the Chinese are not is -appears that the gift of the buildings wont to look to others, They are wont to help contingent upon that endowment fond, exti themselves, and to subscribe with liberality mated as a million dollars, being found in which I believe to be narivalled by any other side's limit of time, the period mentioned mailen. Your presence here to-day your wil being six months, if even a substantial, pro linguess to come, forward and undertake this portion of the million dollars be forthcoming it heavy task of collecting funds proven that you I hoped that the public-spirited donor will consider this project to be a great and good accord an extension of time. Arrangements one making for progress and enlightenment, have been made to have the Chinese come and enabling the Chinese to hold their own mission. Similar cases (the H.S.D), wrote) are Corps in 1888, He was seconded in 1891 for munity of Hongkong strongly represented on among the educated and civilized ostions of bound to atias, 10 he would recommend that the Committee, and it is hoped that substantial the world. Since you have that faith in you, 1 support will be forthcoming from that in have no fear but that you will succeed in your to grant these exhumation permits.

a permanent sub-committee he appointed fasatial and wealthy section of the Hoogkong task of raising the fund which is required.

The Han, Mr. E. A. Hewell minuted -We commualty. For, after all, the bulk of the Your generous compatriots in China, in the

certainly should be informed if we have power students and the proportion is bound to las Straite, in Java, In Siam and olsewhere will, 1 croass with the extension of Western education feel sure, help us liberally, for they too will to grant such an application,

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper :-1 am ip favour of smongst the Chinese-must, belong to the benefit by this University to which they can granting permission to exhume bodies which Chinese nationality and would naturally, be

send their sons.--Bingapore Free Prese,

are to be removed from the Colony, provided drawn not only from Hongkong, but from

we bars the power to do so. Hare the Law Canton and all Southern China: The Governor

'Officers yet given their opinion on this point

Dr. G. H. L. Fitzwilliams-I agree with Mr, Shelton Hooper, y

of Hoogkung has not spared himself in his A CHINESE woman, aged eighty-four, who was efforts to interest all governing authorities with rented last Friday for asking for pime in the In a wide radius in regions where there exisis | public sheet, was, on being searched at the a considerable Chinese population. Very pro Central Police Station, found to be in passes party application hey basnyoung, to the Im; | elon of Szó in banknotes |

A petition was received by the Sanitary Board from Un Ming and laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary Board last Tuesday afternoon for the exhumation of the dead body of his wife from the Mount Caroline cemetery The Hor, Mr. E. A. Howell-Refuse. An and re-burial in his own country. From the independent water supply should be insisted minute of the H.8.D., it appears that the appli- upon if granted. -- cant came down from the country specially for the purpose of exhuming bis wife's body. He MAJOR Ernest Lewis Corbett Berger, who died had chosen a "lucky" day for the purpose and at lave on 22nd Jan, joined the Royal Marines came down two days before it to obtain per- In 1886, and was transferred to the Indian Staff service with the Hongkong. Regiment, then being raised at Jhelum for servicos under the gar Office. He commanded the tufantry during the disturbances which took place in the Kowloon Hinterland in 1899, and received a commendatory letter from the War Office for his services on that occasion. He served with the Hongkong Regiment la the North China cem paign in 1900-at, and was employed on special duty in the command of the Mousted Infantry on the Hun-ho, being mentioned in despatches and receiving the medal. He was appointed second-in-command in 1901, and commanded the regiment during the last year of its

The H. 8. D.--No reply has yet been re ceived from the Law Officer.

Average Yield per ton. Totals. Tona crushed

Amalgam Retorted Gold ·

Smelted

Tas dwi,

45,567,200R

4,070.000. DIS,' 1,360.000. 14146.4757

Finconss of Bullion 922.41ßu

1,031.475 oz. returna.dtd

WH. MARTIN,

General Manager

SHAU-KI-WAN SLAUGHTER

HOUSE,

APPLICATION FOR NEW BUILDING.. The following minute by Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was submitted to the Head of the Sanitary Department at the meeting of the Sanitary Board last Tuesda afternoon:

The Board recommended that the Govern ment erect a slaughter"house" in Shkä-kl-wah" in 189 and again in 1901,

Since then, Shau-ki-wan has grown and is growing rapidly.

The average number of pigs bus risen from 13.5 per day in 1936 to 194 in 1908. Tha tòtal numbers are 4,547 for 1906 and 7,094 for 1908. These figures are from the contractors

annual return.

We may reasonably expect in 1909 a further increase, as the new houses for the the Docks are being completed and occupied.

When the Kowloon Slaughter House was at Hooghom, pork used to be sentacross from there to Shau-kliwan by the Hongbom-Shan-ki-wan ferry, but there is no facility of the kind fram the new slaughter-house at She Tax Bok

1 beg therefore to recommend that arslangh. ter house be erected in Shau-ki-wan">1:1b]ak that a small building for the slaughter of pigs only is all that is needed.

120g

AN OPIUM QUESTION.

With regard to the complaint made by the Municipal Council of the secret existence of opium-smoking in the Chinese city, the NV. C. D. News says the Price deputy of the section in which the offence was said to have existed, the City Magistrate and the gentry investigal ed the matter and reported that there was no opium-smoking as alleged. The Council, however, insists the, there has been and the Taoiai has given strict orders to the Magistrate to make a careful investiga. tion and to present a reliable report on bon the matter, or the blame of any negligence would rest on him. A Chiness contemporary wonders how foreigners could have seen the practice, also if they did not, and the informa tion cama from Chinese, why the informant, instead of supplying it to the Chinese gentry, The H.S.D.(1) The Hoo, Director offered it to foreigners The journal points out Public Works estimated the continercors a that whether or not the representation of the $10,000. As we do not now, with toplangatar Council war well founded, it cannot fail-to be cattle there, amallar: buildingi.com salutary as a warning against any attempt to would probably be sufficient break the law of prohibition, besides eliciting would be, as, in other slaught the information, of the absence of such an cants for a small ply and so canta

The Hoo, Mr. E. A. Hawelt minuted :-) think the Government should erect a slaughter Mr. A. Shelton Booper-What would new slaughter-house cost and what charge would Government make for its use?

Mr. Lau Chu Paki➡ The place is growing and a slaughter house in necessary to