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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held In the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. Present His Excellency the Governor, Sir Feirick Lugard, K.C.M., Colonel Darling, Hoa. Mr.F. I. May, C.M.G.. (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley (Attorney-Genem Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colenial Treasurer

Public Hon. Mr. F. N. H. Jones, (Director of Pu Works) Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captais Superintendent of Palice), Hon, Mr. A. Brewin (Registrar General), Hen. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.,on, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr. Wel Yuk, C.M.O. Hou, M: W.. Gressor Hou. M. 1 Obores, and Mr. S. Clemen (Clerk of Councils)..

MINUTES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

New Peak Tramways.

EFFECT ON THE FUBLIC GARDENS.

PROTEST BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE

· BOTANICAL AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT.

which has for its object the prevention of en- croachment upon all fandis dedicated to the use of the public. There is also the activo and successful "Metropolitan Fublic, Garders Ass sociation” “formed, by the Eail of Kent in 1881 for the special object of opening Metro, pollio. Gardens and preserving them from an | croachment. Similar organizations douzláh in most of the larger lawns of England as well as in many of the Coinoles

The following minuts on the Peak Tramway

As I have been instructed to submit ibla Bill, dated the 6th May, 1909, by the Suparin miste without delay I am unable to give any tendent, botanical and Forestry Department, detailed reference to the proceedings of these day laid before the Legislative Council, yesterdebates in the House of Caemons on the Acte

day alternoon im

The minutes' of the last meeting were read | tramway to the Peak districts, luis now six | basmi #pecial force to the mat

and confirmed...

FINANCE.

The Colonial Secretary, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 4).

PAPERS.

The Colonial Secretary, by command of His Excellency the Governor, Inid on the table the following papers imm.

Mipals on the Peak Tramway Bill by the Superloiondent, Botanical nad Forestry De. partment.

Report of the Director of the Observatory.

SUPPLY BILL.

The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the Dill entitled An Ordinance to authoris the appropriation of a supplementary sum of five hundred and twelve thousand two

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JAPAN SUOÄR SCANDAL

referred to, but in them could doubiles be Hon. Colonial Secretary, AMER

found many cogent arguments in support of In accordance with instructions I submit the my contention These arguments, I submit, following notes on the proposed new cable appli

of oor small and scientifically, valuable gardens. years since the question of allowing a now. and when the unsightlinein and dois cent of Cable tramway from the town to the Park to this particular, kind of encroachment is con- constructed partly through the Public Gar-sidered I am confident that the feeling of the dens begna to be considered by the Govern community will recoil from this irreparable ment during that time four distinct proposi injury. Lions bave been put forward in the endeavour. the vary. devise a compromise by which as little damage as possible should be done to beautiful surroundings of the Public Gardens while on the other hand a convenient route might, he provided; for the and Glenealy Ravine construction of the ling. The four alternalive, routes were (1) a tunnel under the Gardens (2) a line on the surface of Glenealy Ravine (3) a fine on high trestles in the Ravine (4) a wide cutting through the Public Gardens. The fourth, which was the fintscheme prepoted, is that now before you. It is the very worst of them all dens and in my capacity as Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department I have. felt it to be my imperative duly from the first to protest agaleriji.

VIEWS OF ONE OF THE ́ACQUERD.

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China Lights.

THE CANTON ELECTRIC WORKS.

REPORTED PURCHASE BY CHINESE,

BOGUS EXCISEMEN

RUFFIANS

Rraph throughout the typhoon season, and br The courtary of the Rev Fr. Algas, Director of The Philippine Weather Bureau, and of Dr, H, Kondo, Director of the Formosa Wenihar CATTLE DEALERS ATTACKED Service axtra Cobservations@will; bo», for. warded from Apatri. In Northern Luzon, and from Koshan la Scuinera Formosa darieg

in the

9. The tha

thanks of the Telegraph Companies who continue to forward mateorological telegram from outporte to Hongkong free of charge and also to the Telegraph Company, at Shan, Pak, leite Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu who make and transmit observations twice daily,

AT WEST POINT.

• 5 ayth fast,

prevalence of Age 1940sanog Kwal," aud's coolie (unemployed) named H On the 6th inst., odr Centan correspoedept | Uf those localities Govaroment are due to 'Kemp in the Police Court, last Tuesday, aftert cpmmunicated the information, which way ex- clusively published in these columas, that it was reported that Viestar Chang considered it ex pealent to buy back sho: Canton electric light dorks from the Chies Light and Power Company Ld. under management of Mesin Shewan Tomes & Co. The works hare bean for some time, in fact since the

been ander the direction of the Com failed to make the concern a paying Chiara capital required for the proposed

pany

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cheme

by

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The entry of observations made at sex in North latitude, and between the longitude of for the area: 9a South and 45′′ squater Singapore and 180° East of Greenwich has heen continued by Miss Doberck, and during herabsence on leave by Mr. Jefries. The total number of observations entered during the

tabulated in the books. Except in a few

now

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A ricksha pollar, giving the nama of Leanr Laung San, were arraigned before Mr. JH; noon, charged with committing robbery with violence at West Point averal days ago

- Both men denied the charge, and the further

tald bewing of the case wal journ

of the the Donet that at the beginning of this month he came to Hongkongi frem Holtunk, with fourteen bead of catila to jail; which, ther: disposed of at the Kennedy Town slaughter house for over Sopo, The callemen char warn three of them remained in town, for few days visiting old friends, and at about four o'clock on the morning of the 5th (astant," he said, they slatted out to catch the Hollang Launch, which was to leave my dre " On-the toad they were stopped by thres-men, whe alleged that they were excise officers and demanded, the inspection of the - caitle dealers' bandios. Folleving that the mah wern what they said they war, the visiton" on the road to await the plouare of the handed over thair propins, and squatted down

"excisamen." But no sooner, had they dons. this than they were sit upon by the robbaru, and brutally assaulted. From one of the bendies the robbers: removed $600. Thay the following day

hundred dollars and thirty-four cents, to de- from the point of view of damage to the Gara represeztativa of the Asahi on the roth in purchase "of the works at $1,100,000; your was '17,961 making a grand total of 142,358. | made their escapa at once, bat were captured:

fray the charges of the year 1918,

The Calonial Treaturar seconded, The Bill was read a secoed time and ferred to the Finance Committee.

CIVIL PROCEDURE

The Attorney Genstal moved the third read ing of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend the Code of Civit Procedure.

The Colonial Secretary recorded. Bill read a third time neid passed.

PUBLIC HEAlth and buILDINGS. The Attorney General hoved that Counch tesalya itsell into corsitten on the Bill entitled.

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localities saldom visited by vessels, the number. of observations collected over the arsa com- prised by the China Sen appears now to be suficient for the construction of trustworthy charts and the tabulations of' the results have been commenced.

During 1908in addition to meigorological registers kept at 40 stations on shor, 2,344 ship legs have been copied on, board or for warded by the Captains. The total number, of me of re-purchase, according to our come- spondent, was estimated at St,200,000, orvosols whose log books have been made use of was 280. Thu: total number of days which half will be taken up by the Provincial

obiervations (counting separately, those made Government and the other half will be raised

onboard different ships on the samo subscription in shares which will be offered. to the public. It was at the time reported

day) was 20,058. - Acknowledgment is here that certain wealthy Chinese had given their made of the courtesy of taste martels of vessels promies to underwrite the public malaty'of the who have been good enough to forward their

observations. perchase money. It was hoped the authorities would soon enter lato negotiations.lih a viáw of making tentative attempt at securing the works Inta Chinesa" hands again, and conduct Mr. Esaki Reiji, a well-known business-ma thent as an undertaking of their own, as of Tokyo, who is one of the persons committed As we go to press, we learn that a private by the Preliminary Court for public trial as the telegram has been received in the Colony re- result of the investigation into the sugar compering the conclusion of the agreement for the pasy scandal case, is now at home on bail. To sale and

significant Prepart is not yet confirmed. A the Japan Chronica, Mr. Kiili gave indication of the truth of the report will be the following particulars of his action in cos found in the fact that shares of the China Light section with the scandal. Mr. Esaki became and Power CoLd, which were sold at $6.25 a large shareholder of the company la August, yesterday, fatched from $6.75 to $700 today in -1007

At that time, the action of the

the market, there directors of the company, was very suapi.

́kas set in, in the course of. A strong inquiry has clous. For instance, the Bille paid by them the afternoon, for shares of the Company. They to the Okadays alone, a les boots of Ham emanate, so far as we understand, from priaci. Tokyo, amounted to Y2,000 Canton Hongkong are ac y 3,0ky each month. It would appear that easily offering considerably over 57 for shares the directors were leading a very dissolute ille, il procurable le large lots. Until last wask they and keeping concubines. The large share were available to the extent of Just only a very bolders were much concerted as to the futura few thousand, probably not more than two or of the company and bolders of not less than three in the span market, at current prices: shares agreed among themselves to com but late in the afternoon holders' wouldˆnoi

themselves or their friends only and lo

guard offer. their interests against the directors. They ac cordingly held a meeting, in the evening of October 27th,1907, at the Ischei, a tes-bouse ut Ryogoku, The meeting, which was "altended by 34 shareholders, first-considered the ques- tion relating to the sugar, monopoly, and then adopted the following resolutions in addition to one to the effect that the company should be compelled to pay a dividend at the rate of per cent. for the second half of 1907 1

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an Ordinance to amend the Public Health and special degree if the fram were'run in this way together and select auditors from among part with their scrips bowever tempting the

Buildings nances top-rgo8.

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

Hoa Mid-that-the-point he wished to make her was that only in the last extremly were notices to be served no the ten ant in case of the owner's absence from the Colony.

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Hon. Mr. Gressan said he understood all notices were by registered letter. There was no question of serving notices:

The Colonial Treasurer, id that notices

were sent iy, tegistered letter, ao that the re-

ceiver could wat refuse the communication, but was compelled to read it, which was the main object.

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After some discussion, Mr. Greason mid that he did ont wish to press the point.

On Couutil resuming, the Bill was read a third time and passed.

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PEAK TRAMWAYS. The consideration of the above was not proceeded with

ADJOURNMENT "The Council adipurned voll further notice.

A GOUD HAQL..

JAWOLLĽKÝ THIEF 15 UNEXPECTEDLÝ: GIVEN AWAY.

27th ion.

My position has throughout been supported by the conviction that the promoters, in their anxiely to secure the concensionof a second route

Peak, overlooked to the Renk haltored the failed, sumber of those whom the tramway is intended to basefit compared with the immense mass of what may be called the intelligent middle classes of Chi- meae and Portuguese who would suffer ta a

through one of the most important sections the Public Gardens. In order to bring this aspect of the case more promiscully before you would make you remember to the fireplace that our city, is, in consequeica of the great demand on the limited amount of ground avail. able for building purposes, unusually devoid of public open spaces or even of privata gardens and that access to the open country on either sideof Victoria capout be gained except through suburbs densely crowded by the poorer classes of Chinese, so that the Public Gardens, situated as they are in the centre of the residential dis Trict, form a priceless' possession to the resi- dents of the city of Victoria, by whom indeed they nic more or less crowded all the year round. In addition to this the Garders are

very small, soms thirteen acres only is all, and no further, ground is available for tendlog them in noy direction, „Bor in there any probability that there ever will be. De: It is doubtless in consequence of_thess con- sideratious thai Government after Government has resisted all temptations to part with any of this area for building purposes, for which, its -valve must be very high. The city is yearly growing in size and importance, the Gardens are certainly more popular than they were five years ago and key may at any time again be. come the favourite resort of the English com. munky atzo, as they used to be.

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"THE OBSERVATORY IN 1908.

MR. F. G. FIOg's annual repoRT.

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The report of the Director of the Observatory (Mt. F. G. Fing) for 1988; dated 15th February ist, was faid on the table of the Legisla tive Council yesterday afternoon and is a

•follow

13. The typhoons of rg58 have been investi Rated and the tracks laid down by Mr. Plans- mer. They will be printed and distributed as

oon as possible.

13. Meteorological instruments forwarded by observers who regularly send their registers to the Observatory are verified here, free of cost. During the past year several hundred barome- ters and anerolds on board ships were compared with our standard. A standard barometer was verified for the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs who intend to use it for the determina tion of corrections to the barometers at some the ports and lighthouses in South China.

Further evidence was taken, and, as already stated, the case was adjourned, his Worshly remacking that this was a case for the Criminal Sessions. Inspector Robertson prosecuted:

A

ECHO OF “LUONGMOON"

"ACCIDENT.

HIGH PRAISE. FOR THE JAPANESE NAVAL AUTHORITIES

Some very appreciative notices havo' appear. nection with the assistance rendered by the ed recently la the Press in Germany, In con

Japanose naval authorities to a foreign steamer distress. It will be remembered that in November last, the H. A. L. steamer Log ofman, then under chaner, broke her propalier

to shaft while crossing from. Tsuruge Vladivos tack,

and was in great danger. News of tun accident were received by the naval authorities at Malzuru, and two torpedo-boats wazo la: mediately dispatched to render assistance to the helpless steamer. There can be little doubt that the timely arrival of the torpede, boats prevented what might anally hava baen's disaster, and the newspapers in Germany, la parsing encomiums on the Japanese naval Kui at Taipo exceeds that measured at the Obser.thorities, dwell on the useful effect such actions must have jowards the improvement" of the vatory by 21 per cent.

relations existing between Japan and Germany,

14. The rainfall in inches recorded" by the gauge placed in the Police compound at Talpo, New Territories, was as follows:-Jandary 3.38, February 4.06, March 0.61, April 13.46, May 235, June 32:35, July 33.59, August 0.46, Beptember 17.14, October 5.43, November 0.151. December 6.31, the total forthe year 1908 being The comparison of weather forecast Issued 119.69 inches. On an average of the three daily with the weather subsequently experienc-years during which this guage has been lu by circumstances for the adoption of a Sugared, has been conducted on the same system ne operation it is found that the rainfall measured Monoprly by the Government.

beretofore (compare Annual Report for 1898

(1.) That the directors should consult with the various authorities concerned at required

with the

was greater

then

brief

CADETS FOR CHINA, BAY

For some time past zeithof the Government v of this Colony, nor that of the Federated S Malay States. has sent, any Cadets to China' to learn the Chinese language.” This is not s altogether easy to understaud-for-to-another, branch of the service, the police, the impottelat ance of possessing a number of officers with knowledge of Chinese is so clearly recogaliad that all the probationers who come out new days under the new system of recruiting an seat to China sad expected to qualify in t language before becoming assistant-superin tendents. It may be that promotion is Chinese, Protectorate, to which the Chinese speaking Cadets naturally gravifat

"war"bor

cent instances the Cadete on their retum to the Straits did not show altogether satisfactory results, but we cannot regard alther of thess as a sufficient reason for abandoning the byt tem of training a few of each year's Ondate la the language some dialect of which and no other tongue-is spoken by such a very large- proportion of the population of the country pe

The lato Mr. Hare, wilona kaswledge of the te Straits Chloene was unrivalled, a

'always insistë b ed that at least one Badet of every thre should be sent to

Chios,

and be

estimate may perhaps rather

COARTOME

paly Bill being passed by the two Houses of cent failure. I per cent, partial failure 9 per saved was 482. The axle of the transit

(2.) That is the event of the Sugar Mono-The results are as follows

Success 59 per cent, partial saccess at per 15 to 1908 the number of. transits ob the Dist, the shareholders of the company cent, Following the method used in Meteoroinstrument was levelled 18 times, and the col bould subscribe Ys on each share as remune ingical Offices and taking the sum of total ilmation and atimuth errors. were determined ration for the services of the directors. 12

and partial success as a measure of success, 23 times by aid of the meridian mark, The (3) That the auditors of the company should and the sum of total and partial failure as a whole of these observations have been be elected from among shareholden holding measure of failure 93 per cent of the weather made by Mr. Plummer, or during his abiesce

forecasts were successful in 1938,

on leave by Mr. Jeffries. No alterations have 100 or more shores each,

Tad meeting thee appoloted Mean. Esaki,The average results for igno and 1987, were beea mada in noy of the standard clocks, and their going has been on the whole satisfactory. Imada, Homono; Takata, Ushind Canabara, as follows:-uccess $7 per cent, parilal suc

16. The errors the Time Ball are given in failure per cent, partial and Arai as a committee 10, put the resolutions ces 33 per cent.) fa

The ball is oofdropped on Sundays por Table 1,1 into practice Messrs. Imada and Eski were failure 9 percent.

ar The so-called typhoon season waT UD. on Government holidays. It was first charged to conduct the negotiations and the usually prolonged in 1908 as regards the

t dropped on the new site on January 8ib. There were board of directors of may taomura Nonbet part of the China Sea, it being found three failures in 1978. On April 14th the ball But apart from the general question of the political parties. At this tims Mestra Isomura

necessary.to hoist typhoon signals”as early as could not be raised above a certain point, and encroachment by which some 50,000 square and Akiyama; managing directon of the com. A rather interesting case where a "boy "ub- feel out of this insall area will be made absophy, were being shadowed by pollco-de- May 26th, wsial was run Damheir covered, though. Faraful examination was t directly affecting the Colony made inier by the engineer who had charge wittingly gave away a Ohinaman by whom he lutely uselesi to the frequenters of the Gardens ectives, which rendered it inconvenient for that the last signal was given. The number of covered, though a careful examination was WB employed tu dispose of some articles of I would desire to emphasise the detriment them to continus their movements to influence to con centres gual, bat with the exception the removal of the apparatus from theold tower, coming blocked, or possible.kVids (ew:This! Jewellery, aggregati

to a total value of $730, which would be caused to the beauty and tecla the political parties or members of the Diet, to a pawn-broker, ne before Mr. F. A. Hize slon of the Gardens by this particular kind of In consequence Mr. Ito Mesbichi, a director of ojaly 27th to 28th, the gales which resulted it is believed that it is connected with a riss in ware not of great violence in the harbour, temperature. On several occasionssubsequent land is the Police Court, this morning The encroachment. The nois made by a cable the company lo Ovako, was summoned to Takyo, and, acting under bfx direction, Mr.

A detailed account of this typhoon has beenly the bail gave trouble at the same point but case was another instance, where a defaulter tramway must be well known now to avery re-

actual stoppage was evaded. On April 16th occasically gets run in by the merest chance sident, the rattling of the wheels over which Brak! once met Mr. Yokota Torahiko, a Daido already published. The following is

the ball was not duly lowered on the tooth and and served to illustrate the saying that the the cable pun ces be beard far from the present Club member, and once visited Mr Imads, the summary: The disturbance approached the

plans of rats and nes will gang ogley." It line and it is through the quietest part of the legal adviser to the company. Mr. Esaki Is Balingtang Channel from the Eastward on the on August 7th the ball fellabout 26 seconds too. early, a contact having been made through the appearthatat an csily hour gesterday morning..

Gardens, most remote at present from noisy surprised that he should have been accused of 3th July and passed through it moving in. a

Westerly direction on the morning of the 25th. upper springs of the Mean Time clock by in- the man in question repaired to a house in roads, that it is proposed to run these trams, the charge preferred against him.

secta Do July 28th and 2018 communication It would moraovar bdifficult to imagine any-

On the 7th at noon it was situated in the De Vaux kond on burglary bent. "Orca in

was interrupted as a result of the typhoon of the house, he did dat find much difficulty in thing more detrimental to the beauty of the

neighbourhood of the Praias ahoal. Its course

ber 10th the ball was not dropped: la con focating a cash-box under the inmate's ( Gardens than a straight cuting 100 feet wide

was then becoming more and more northerly. the previous day: Oo October 6th and Octo ucceeded by line of trestles carrying the

The rate of translation, which had been about womat) bed in which some valuable articles of

sequence of gales. It was dropped successful. jewellery were stored. The box was then car. metals on which the cars would run. The

9 miles per hour during the previous day, was zied to the stair lading, where the early visitor, Gardens are widely famed for their beauty, and

ecreasing and the depression was apparently lyon 391 days. The probable error was in atole three diamond rings, two pairs of gold are frequently and justly spoken of as the

becoming deeper. It approached the neigh January + or.17 in February+os,18, in bracelets and no pair of pearl earrings prettiest for their sixe of wil the fine Rotanic

bourhood of the Colony towards II p.m. when

in June 08.19, in July 0113, some articles of clothing which belonged As a botanist 1 specially deplore and most

force of wind which was reached near midnight, in August 0111, in September + 0.15 in October os.fó, in November 01.12, to the woman, on the Marcase and disap. earnestly protest against the proposal that this

continued unit about 9.30 a.m., the direction A memorial from Esaki Reiji, as a de- during this period veering from N.E. to S.S.E. and in December + ot 17. posted. At the time the lobbery was being catting should pass through and utterly destroy ante of the shareholders, promíslög 10 The lowest barometer 2885 (at M.S.L.) cecur. 17. Special magnetic observations were made committed, most of the inmates were sound oot of the best collections of palms and other

in December simuliausiusly with similar ob- asleep, and un suddenly waking be woman trees in the world. More than co fine, wall them Y30,000 in the event of the Sugared at 1.3 am. The central calm area is now

servations made by Mr. D. C, Sowers of the heard the thief's receding" footsteps, nad com-

grove palms, some of them magnificent speci- Monopoly being successfully carried in the known to have passed over the island of ing to the conclusion that something was amiss, meps, are marked on the plan before you for Diet. In this way they accepted briber, On Cheung Chas, which is situated about 8 miles Department of Research in Terrestrial Ma: ne the women raised the alam, which had the destruction, besides numerous smaller trees the following day, December 24th, 1997, the to the 5.W. of the city. This was doubtless the them, Carargie Institution, Washington, for the desired effect of Tinging a few neighbour to and shrubs of great scientific value. Not ace two accused visited the beadquarters of the point of its nearest approach. Subsequently purpose of comparing instruments her aid who nt oare informed the Police of the of them can be transplanted in consequence of Constitutionalist party in Shiba Park and saw the disturbance moved up the river reaching mve been made by the officers, of H.M.S.

Merlin and M.S. Astrza at various times. affair, The thief shortly afterwarde vished a their size and age and even if their removal the accused Yokoj and Matsumura, presenting Cauton about 7 a.m. goldsmith, where he had part of the jewellery were possible there would be no pace available them each with V2,500 out of the money re- melted into bracelets. Next he placed the ent

for their reception. I would ask you to can-

colved from Esaki. Up to the 31st of the same ringa lo the custody at a "boy with instruc sider the pallent labour and the skill, supported month Matsura and Sawada shared Y6,850 dia- tions to pawn them; The pawn-broker's by liberal funds from the Government during tributed among Agino, Hasegawa, Bato, Osawa, which have resulted in the Okuno, and Shimazu. The accused Sawada Accumulation of this was hardly a tropical betale garden in the Matsura relaining the balance of Yis,150 for seventies that did not rither by direct gift or with the generous assistance of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kéw send us contributions. The difficulty of getting small trees in a living

The verdict of the preliminary examination it the case of Messrs, Matsurd Gobal and Sawada Nei, Constitutionalist members of the Diet will show Mr. Esakie position in the scandal. Theybrdict sayas-The accused Mat sera Gohei and Sawada Nei, on the night of December 23rd, 1907, received Y30,000 from Hsaki Reifi, rapresentative of Isomura (a house of imada Kaimatare at Yanagawa cho Tokyo. The accused in obinined

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The man then left the bak, together with Gardens for which our Colonies are famous, managing director of the compasy) at the agale from the North commenced. Typhoon March + 05.34, io April 4. 01,54, May + for the service. In the Bankruptcy departs

suspicions, however, were aroused, and he gave the last 40 years splendid collection. There received Y1,000 from Matsura for blo, share; | Anemograph was broken, probably about mid-

gane to

the "boy" in Police custody.

The latter, how. ever, was not slow in divulging the true state of affairs and offered to take the Police to the real culprit. The Police were takes to a bouse at. Shek-tong-tsui, where the thief had sae a "sweethean"in all the glories of a new outfit. He was on the point of proceeding to m'reqnurant, but Imagine the rude shock he murchove received on being told that he would - have to make a beatine for the nearest Police Station. The man appeared before M1, E. A,

himself.

readjust

DEFIANT REBELS:

Othess

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SUMATRA CAVE,

TWENTY-EIGHT PERSONS BUPPOCATED.

-called 'upon

in certain that a large proportion of Chibere speaking officers would be an excellent thing ment a thorough knowledge of Chinesa is p dispensable to the oficial, who to doravel the intricacies of Chinese commerce and accounts's in the Police Courts a Chinese? speaking Magistrate would have a great ad vantage as regards the weighing of avidance We know that the Malay Interpretation in the Courts is occasionally faulty, and it is only

of Chinese evidence is also sometimes incor- reasonable to assume that the interpretation rect, and that some means of keeping check upop it la highly. desirable. Then This typhoon was of similar type to that of

renewed activity of Chinese secret societies would seem to call for the strengthening of the September 18th, 19:6. The storm STOR WAS

department which supervises these bodies. however larger, probably in the proportion of 5

Altogether we hold that there is #brong case to, and the viclence of the wind greater.

Tpt a return to the former system by which Unfortunately the velocity spindio of the

a certain number of young Ondets were sant every year to Calas, for if it did not ne'a muje night, but to its disabled condition a maximus

recorded A sensational incident in the war bolng saged" | produce profound" sinologuer it gaveʻurla, bourly velocity of 81 miles was egalost a maximum of 27 miles in September, against Achinese robela la Sametra is related number of useful officials possessing a deeper 1966: The Azemograph at Victorin Peak was in the local Post, It seems that the other day kawiedge of the idiosyncracies and habits of ATTITUDE OF THE GOVERNMENT, practically wrecked and the record entirely lost. band of rebels was located in a large cave, thoughts of the Chinese than they could srer

but upon the Government troops arriving, no have acquired locally. “Pinang Gasstie, al The Japan Chronicle says

authorities in Canton adopted the

search state from distant countries is very goat and most of the fate of the Dai Nippon Sugar Hongkong cods of signals in the autumn and one wat to be seen. After diligent

daring each tree thus obtained is often established Company is being pushed on space by Mr information is now telegraphed to ske Harbour sma

small passage was found and a Mentenant

BoTax following: telsgmphia, information, dus: only after adveral failures. Such a serier as we full and, the now president of the company, Master there whenever black signals are heist- volunteered in creep along, it in the top o posseas is therefore a lasting monument of past but the work has not yet progressed far enouga od la Hongkong

pro enterprise as well as a scientific possession of

which Sumatra Director and Manager of the 4. An improvement has taken place in.re. dig the rebels' laird.. At length, his71b-May, 1909, (hus badu, receivad from to allow him to enter upon negotiations with

heavy stone, Rress was barred by. Hardaod at the Magistracy this morlag, priceless value of which not only the Colony the the company is now in the hands of the | gical telegrams: from, Hollow and Pekhoi, but enable him to place bls...baad hayond tie in Langkat; Līd tie-

but the English boinnical world may be justly life

creditors The question of coblinning the gard to the time of receipt of the meteorolo.. he was fuit. able to diplace afficient to chappij tot Mija Bosch-en Liedboowexploita proud.

Petroleum - creditors of the the Government and the they are still received too late to be of any but scarcely had he removed the obstacles Dally effregate of Gallons Tipppo There are I think soms very special grounds Susuki Shoten of Kobe, am conuldered the most practical valud........

than ho received a spear wound that made

Crude Patroleum land

is Tanks at such as i have detalled above why our small difficult to be dealt with. The 7/fi reports that Gardens and this particulax · part of them Marquis Katsara, who holds the portfolio of By the courtesy of the Commissioner of tim beat a hasty retreat. The military com summoned them several times to Wachów, West River, arrange.

Kerosene, made since the date should not be thai' intruded, upon, but sớ

being highly confidest of Mr. monta were made last aptumn whereby that

of the preceding half monthly telegram cop Cason. much light is thrown upon the general ques- Fujiyama's ability, has staured him that the port was added to the list of stations reporting the fenatical ou cries which reached the soldiers tion of encroachment upon open spices in Government will act is barmony with all the meteorological observations daily by telegraph from the interior of the cave abwik a Karosene shipped since the House of the Dutch, Parliament, giver the farge towns by the wholesome principles and other creditom and set take lodependent to this Observatory.

that the rabel band had doveted themselves to

"date" of the preceding :00 6. The need of a station on the coast between death. They were then told that the woman

half monthly telogram Netherlands India Government greater con- practico, wall established during the last half action. If that is the case, artevojka Hangkang and Swalow is often falt and stopa and children with them would be given their trolling powers over the harbour and costing century in such cases in England by English difficulty will be found in ariving At atation at Sabang in Pula Way, and authority

mublic to the legislation and to the decisions if the Bea

opinion, that I would also invite your an aranjezent with The Government, Bat WOZD taken during the summer to ascertain freedom if they came out, and that the lives. Kerogens in Stock & Rednery

di at date injurie to organise a a por trust there. In Holland

Shotes insist on their whether it would be posible to establish auch of all who: surrendered would be spared, clean garran there no longer any hope that Sabang

highestcourts le Landes upon the sub | dem

demand for the

Company to

The Rev. D. Sutherland stationed at the terrible alternative being death by suffo outrival Singapore and Penang. But

fect and I am convinced that in them will be it pro

promísa ·

$60,000 every Sis Bac, saitable position about half way be cation. Defiant onicries, came from the cave, At lunch, the day after leaving Hongkong fidently believed that the port has a great found opinions, accentuating the contentions half-yase of its debentures issued to the tween the two parts, kindly, offered to make and after waiting for two hours; the military Captain Yarl of the N. Y. Misio-work future. One algoíficant faci is that the embar I am endeavouring to express in support fire to the amount of V4500.00 in Payment observations, Bat, as the dearest telegraph commander gave orders for Adre to be made the recipient of an addreis signed by of ships calling there increases yearly, The of my views, Such an encroachment would I Javs Dois speaks highly of what has been Believe be found to be utterly opposed to the the cost of the-Dairi Sugar Mill, it will ran affice, Hoffung in altuated at a distance of about lighted at the narrow entrance to tbs cave, the saloon passeggere who joined the steamer ider it impossible for the 'company to capting messages to be sant in by runner, it was con-along the passage, and when, alter a few mia i most satisfaction with the accommodation and tinus 16 miles, and it would be necessary for the A light breeze. Walted clouds of dease smoke in Australia. The address expressed the stre dogs do far, is improving the port and the spirit and letter of English law as well as to its operations. The promise was made accommodation at Sabang.

the true spidt af social progress which animate our kome parliament in' dealing with thessaly by the last board of directors without adored uelikely that the foundation of a resutes, the fire was extingulebad and the rebels management, and specially referred to the

the knowledge of the shareholders is general, porting elation at Sne Bue would prove a sucre were determined to die rather than fall downwards to make the worse pleas were called upon to surrender, it was evident efforts of the whole staff from the Captai and like matters in England.

may be morally difficult

cult for the firm ceas and justify the expense. has submikted a confidential memorial to tho The principle at larat of the Common Acts to fasist on the performance of a promise. At the geait of the Government, into the hands of the military authorities one for their gearts, Melers Carder!

the making Thronn in which be poisli out that the present of 1866 and 1826 will, tolievo, be respected In these gircumstances, the question may be His Excellency, Vice Admiral Sir Hedworth Store green fuel was collected and piled at t

the Piston hanked “Captain- threatening situation in Manchuria is dan to'

The credi Lambien Commander-in-Chief, was good entrance to the care, a match was applied and Yagt on behalf China's lack of strength and be would, there- public rights are secured from encroachment, tor fors advocate the organizilen of banks, open- and feel sure that the application of the give their answer within two months regarding less telegraphy to the Observatory of meteord amination was made of the cave, five men be so make another trip in the.

T ing of trade partndustrial development and principle to these Gardens which have been the proposal to reduce the capital of the com logical abiervations made en board His Meing found dead, and by their alde lay the The Hen A. Bresh Also Spok reclamation of land. By means of the men for 40 years dedicated to public use and pany, have hinted that they will agree to the jetty's shipt on the China station, whenever corpses of twelve women and eleven children, terms: The address had been nice sursa It is hoped that Chineas covaraigey may have been largely used during the whole proposal if the new board of directors proves vessels possessing the necessary apparatus are death in each case being due to suffocation, ed by Mrs, and Mai Gardew Cap

of that period will be appreciated. To show satisfactory. In the light of these fice, coupled in suitable positions for communicating by this When the news of this incident reached the was also presented with and

tents of the Governor of Achean, he is reported cigaretierbex suitably Insch the great public interest felt and the strong with the appointment of Mesars, Fullyama and means with Hongkong, public opleien existing on this subject of the Takayams, who represant the Mitsui firm, as 8. By the kind co-operation of the Commis to here been so shocked that be issued orders that it was: his dini woygg preventios of encroachment on open spaces I directors of the company, it is ballared by doner of Customs extramateorological to these set, that jo fatore, should a similar Captain must feal the atmo refer to the existence and activity of the many that the raadjustment will be carried out observation, made daily atke pics lo Swatowicecry on arise, a guarded oxitat for ascape this Laukible, recognition:

ministration, Commons Preservalles Society of Londos and the company we fuscesfully 100% will be forwarded to the Observatory by sale from the care should be left opent e

and was given six months, hard labour and six houri' stocks. A further charge of returning from banishment was preferred. against him and a similar term awarded the prisoner,

SABANG AND SINGAPORE,

4 1

*

A Bill, now under discussion in the Lower

fi con-

H.E. Bat Liang, new Viceroy of Manchuria,

be preserved. When Viceroy Hai departed

from Peking, the Prince Regent cautioned him

to be energetic in bis administration and said

that ex-Vicary Hiu Shih-ch'ang had ruled tha provinces for bice years without staining mask sucess,

of the

that I

Pri

at

That was met with a stubborn refusal

bare, by which lands over which theis arn any settled, easier than is expected: Rato Henough to arrange for the transmission by wires the fire did its work. After a while an ox, whom he said he was^MUTH" WOTLAN

banks, which baya baca thvited;

(3.40,000

09,900