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srms against the United Kingdom when the Liberals are in power. One is inclined to wonder whether these alarmists really be lieve that a foreign army corps could land in England or Scotland without their pre sence being fluhed throughout the length and breadth of the land within a couple of hours? The aim of the Opposition is to barass and worry the Government into

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 10 1909.

previous year. As we bare fald there was a very important reduction in the number of prisoners.committed to the gael, last year and this is beer shown by the fact that the branch prison was closed on the stat January, 1908, indeed the average number of persons in prison daily during last your was 465, which is the lowest on record for the last ten years. The daily average number of convicte was 130, which is also the lowest since 1809. The Captain Suparistendest of Police reports

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILAY

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber last Thursday, Presenti-His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, ..., Colonel Darling. Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Secretary) Hon. Mr. D. Mcl. Master (Colonial,

kong a grant-in ald is anbmitted to Parliamentalble to educate the coolies to understand that for approval it will be passed as a matter of the average Eniopann would prefer to mias kin course. Parliament may says. “We have no tifin; rather, than regals himself on the off- thing to do walk vague promilies drade by scorridge of the city streets? Of course very Secretaries of Sikte, and whil remedy in then thing is possible, but for how long and the left for the plight in which Hongkong will be cool remember his lesson? As we all know, stranded? We will simply have to rader is it this fot of each one of us to silence and if possible console burselves with consumsion of, dirt in the course of a life- the reflection that we are martyrs in a good time. Some of vi manaps to put away'a larger if the expense of others will cause, while those who have done with the amount ton on the average. Well, it really Works), Ho Mp

Hon. Sir Henry Berkalay (Attorney.

pending enormous sums in excess of require there wère 303 punishments awarded for kudas. Probably, the official desatyall the pynt according to chcumstances, but let us Hon. Mr. P N. H. Jones, (Director of

of mest

Superintendent of

Badeley (Captain

Fatshan Incident. RENEWED AGITATION IN CANTON. SELF GOVERNMENT SOCIETY, ISSUES,

CIRCULAR

[From Our Own Correspondent.)

Canion, 16th June, u

-mants on the Navy, and if they had theit reach of prison discipline, boing on average We Governor, in theory. His Excellency be / Peck or the buskhol, and if the coolin kelpa'tb Browin (Registrar Ganerai), Hon: Dr. Ho Kal. mesting to take place' on the 16th -Instantɩin

and Russia Austria and Italy though nominally allies, are actual enemies in the sense that each lusts for something which the other possesses. Spain desires much if she had the power to gain it, and of Germany we have already spoken. Russia may cravé for more, but not because she does not pos- sese enough, and Japan, full of great dreams since she tasted the joy of victory, can only be our ally until she is ready to feel the sweet savour of such joy again." After re- ferring to the slight importance which attaches to meetings between the Tear and Kaiser, our contemporary proceeds to say that: "The thing that does merit attention it the frank ulterarices of a statesman who' has no party ends to serve, and who speaks with full knowledge to his fellow subject for their awakening to a sense of what they owe to themselves and to their country. If the spirit of astional service enters into our countrymen and spreads itself to the colon- ies, and if we do what lies in our power to be ready for any contingency, we can keep easy consciences, because then we shall know that we have done all that lies in our power to preserve the world's peace, and to guard the safety of our homes if it is broken." We in Hongkong should therefore rest with easy cuntciences for we give a good fifth of

our annual income towards the maintenance

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who le boarded at an average rate of $8.50 per menth must feel that he is living in the lap of luxury, and we can well understand why a Chinaman who recently returned from banish meat preferred the Victoria prisna to life in Canton,

AMENDING THE OPIUM- ORDINANCE,

(r8th June.)

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CORRESPONDENGE.

We do not necetly endorse the opiniont expremad by Correspondents in this column.) MAGPIES IN CHINA.

the

The Canton Self-Government Society, han Mr. An W. | agafa: issund a circular to convane public M.B., C..G., Hon, Mr. E.A., Hewett, Hon, Mr. connection with the alleged murder of the Chinese passenger on board the steamer Fade- Wai Yak, C.M.O., Hon. Mr. W. J. Gressen, Hon. Mit E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Murray show. The following is a free translation of the circular a published in the ya Guilde Daffy News of to-day's issue :---- Stewart, and, Mt. G. Clamenti. (Clerk of

Councile).

and confirmed,

MINUTES.

PAPER.

Report of the Superintendent of Prison for The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the

1908.

TIMANCE.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table report of the Finance Committee (No. 6):

..

the

FINANCIAL 'MINUTEL, The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 26 and 27. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance

Committee.

in

"With reference to the Falahan incidest, we- were previously requested by the Viceroy in a The minutes of the last meeting were read proclamation that we should remain quiet and wait for the result of the Court of Inquiry to be held in connection with the cassƑ but since then the Portuguese Consul barotātakan up the matter, in spite of the Viceroy's re presentations to him. We regret”, that the friendly relations between the two patioas concerned have thus been dangerously in- tarfered with. it should be distinctly4ng® derstood that a foreign Conrul residing our country should deal with ・us justig, and satisfactorily in every cate in order to maintain the friendly relations obtaining between the two countries. However, the Portugusse Con. sul, in connection with the Fatakan, Incident, bas, Bratly, falsely accused the members of our wit Society of alleged bribery to appear QUE " -nesses; secondly, bas asked the Government to paoith our Press; and, thirdly, has accused our compatriots of a lack of patriotic feeling.-- The reputation of our fellow Chiners has there. fore been somewhat injured owing to these allegations, Many months have passed and war since the regretful occurrence. We there fore find it impossible for us to remain qafel any longer. We should now therefore make another representation to the Portuguess Consul urging minds of the public. A mosting is now therefore him for a definite reply, in order to appease the arranged to take place on the 30th day of this- moon, at 1 pm, when dil Chinese are invited- to attend."

THE PRISON ORDINANCE, The Attorney-General moved the first read. lag of an Ordinance to amend The Prison Or

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGkona Telegraph,” S1R-Referring to the suggestion made by His Excellency the Governor that sportsme should mike war on magpies to order to pre serve the song birds of the Celony the followdinance, 1899, ing paragraph, which I read in a home madi.

GOITRE IN CHINA. cal journal, may be of interest:—

I make no comment, but leave others to cou sider whether the magpis may not be a source of evil to others in Hongkong than the soug birds-I am, elc,

Hongkong, 16th Juna.

READER,

OUR TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC SERVICE

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TO THE EDITOR Op zum “stonowano Telegraph,”

The Colonial Sacretary seconded. Agreed.

The Ordinance makes it an offence, punish able on summary conviction, for an officer of a which by such prisoner is prohibited by the prison rules or regulations.

TRAMWAYS..

The Attorney Geberal moved the first read. fog of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend The Tramways Ordinance, 1885,

The-Colonial Secretary seconded... Bill read a first time.

The object of this Bill is to compal persons travelling by tram to produce their tickets on- request of a Tramway sorvant, and to bring within the scope of section 6z of the principal Ordinance offenders against the preceding sections or and 610,

PUBLIC SERVICE.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to fransfer to certain officers of the Public Service certala. datles at present performed by other officers.

The above lncident has not been spoken of for some some time and it was generally sur. mised that the matter had been allowed to The Self-Government lapse into oblivion Soclety, however, har doubtless arranged this mecting with a view to inciting public feeling, MEETING OF SELF-GOVERNMENT

SOCIETY.

of the army here, and there is always the the trade. Remark has also been made rogard, i osi done, and só far as we can see the Bill was therefore a matter of ab great surprise, I of goods, gun licences, duties la connection with marks which ha la reported to hayo, mada

Happy Valley-Hussars to fall back upon as a last resort.

LAW-ABIDING HONGEONG,

(7th Juse.)

INFLAMMATORY SPEROHES DELIVERED.

17th June, -He sild-that-the-purpose of this mearura.was.. shortly stated on the memorandum attached to Ati pm. yesterday, a masilng was held by the the Bill, that was to transfer from the Depart. Cantos Self-Government Society in connection meats of the Governor, the Colonial Secretary with the alleged murder of a Chinske passanger and the Registrar-General duties connectad on board the steamer Fatshow, when there with licences and registration. For instance it was present a considerable number of people was proposed to invest the Captain Superinten of all classes. Mr. Ohan Wai Po was elected dent of Felice instead of His Excellency Chairman, Mr. Chan and several other gentle the Governor with authority to grant paws man made fiery speeches in regard to the un. broker licences. It was not thought necessary fortunate occurrence with a view to arousing that an applicant should have to approach the the feelings of those present. After con- Governor to get a pawn broker's licence. Other siderable discussion as to how to approach

Portugusse licences to be granted by the Captain Superin-the

Consul for his delay tendent of Police were those to keep dangerous in settling the case, and the alleged -

tha Vaccination Ordinance, alc.

defaming the members of the Society and the Mr, Hewall, In connection with clause of the Chinese people, a resolution was pasted that a Bill protested of general principles against letter should be forwarded to the Portuguese the continuous attempt to whittle away the Consul asking him for a reply in three days' powers of the Sanitary Board. For years it had time giving satisfactory explanation. At the been decided that Hongkong should not have same time, the Viceroy should be petitioned a Municipal Council but recogulaing that theto urge the Consal to bold the Court of Inquiry cliizens bad some right to deal with matters without delay. In the event of the Connni falf concerning themselves the Sanitary Board was lng to answer within the specified time, the istituted with apoficial members to represent Society will convene another mass meeting to the public. All legislation sind; however, had discuss the question again, been designed to reduce the authority of the Board and he thought the time had arrived when they should make a protest against that sort of thing. If the Government thought the Board inadvisable than the Government should say so and abolish the Sanitary Board. The feel. ing was abroad that the people had less and less control of municipal matters.

The Attorney-General said that was a matter that could be dealt with in Committee.

The Colonial Secretary seconded the motion that the Hill be road a second time.

Agreed,

sympathy at

ay this juncture His Excellency act or the bushel, and if the totalt by the way instead of a two power standard they of 1.37 par prisoner as compared with 7.55 with

keep Well supplied he is only acting in the would cicite a three-power standard. The an average pet prisdner of 1.50 for the preceding a comparatively free hand to the administra unconscious medium of a beneficent provide of the Colbay, but is acival prac asco. Still, with regard to the incident which year. There were six cases in which corporal only thing is that there ravings have a boomerang effect which the leader of the punishment was awarded dating the year, five tice the Roms Government's views mast

mug down before the principal act was play Opponition inderstands only too well. Be of which were with the birch, sentenced by the always prevail. How could it be expected that we have related, we feel that the curtain wal tween-tariff reform, dreadnoughts and phan Assistant Superlatendest alone and nae with His Excellency would agree with the unofficial ed. What would we not have given to sea toms airships the people of England are the cat-o-nine-talls sentenced by the Superin members as to the indefiniteness of the language face of the party for whom that unlucky the was intended when he found that..each of the three tind containing bis rapant was equally having a mery time of it. Even Lord Rose endent in confunction with a justice of the used hy the Secretary of State when he wrote peace. One prisoner escaped in the course of that Parliament would be asked to make á bery has been taking a hand in the game of the twelve months but the report is tantalising incatred His Excellency could only suggest chicken, meat, wind and groany water?

substantial grant-in-aid of _loss_dirarily filed with a like conglomeration of fiab,

ABY terrifying the vulgar crowd. He says that wely brief, for we are not told whether he was res paust go on building Ureadnoughts so long captured or not. As a matter of fact the that it was impossible to conceive that Parlis-repant was indeed sich in variety, a collation

whole report is so condensed and epitomised ment would failio implement the promise made arch in the truest sense of the term, ge, we have a shilling to spend on them or a man to put into these. It cannot be inferred that it is difficult to understand why it was babe by the Secretary of State which, of course, from that statement that Lord, Rosebery shed at all Formerly the report of the Capi merely a pious expression of trust in the good tais Superidtendent of Police took a general faith of Parliament. But, nowadays, Parliamant means all the revenue of the country--and survey of the moral condition of the Colony and know little about the Crown Colonies and cares there is no surplus-should be suck in war

afforded the reader who does not gorge him: less and when Chancellors ofthe Exchequer find machiner, although that is what it looks like, self with palice court stories some ides at to it necessary to economiss to the last copper it is In a pessimistic vein the Straits Timer declares the pevailing character of the people, but that Just possible that another occupant of the post of Secretary of State for the Colonies may fall that: "The struggle, may bo delayed for has all been done away with, on account

to convluce the Chaucellor that the "promise" years or it may begin in a few months. It of the policy of retrenchment of course,

For instance, what does this.

of his predecessor, was more than windy talk. convey may be averted by the very magnitude of

Prisoners employed at

His Excellency astutely left that point to show anybody's mind: the preparations which its Imminence pro industrial Fabcar were fully employed daring that the Imparal Government had been most duces, or by some genius in statesmanship the year and the output was quite satisfactory considerate in the matter of the closing of who will.combine in one invincible union all What were those prisoners who wer sot opium divans, but that was beside the question, the Powers to whom war cannot under any engaged in industrial labour, doing? Sunning What the unofficial members wanted to know circumstances mean a decisive gain. These themselves in the breezy quadrangle or reading was the proportion of compensation that might

be expected from the Imperial Government Dr. W. E. Geil, who recently travelled the Powers are Great Britain, America,. France the Lives of the Fathers in the seclusion of their when the oplùm trade has been crushed. And whɔle length' of the great wall of Chins, prison to give a prisoner any sticle the use of the case in question stands -exactly 18-it-

cloistere? It would not cost an extravagant sama to eater Into a few more details than are when we come to look at the phrases used by remarks that for a distance of 1,000 mile now given in this emasculated report. The His Excellency in arging members to pass this which the great wall treverses. the one pre income of the prison was $48,066.33 and the Bill we confess there seems reason to believe dominating dissate is goltre. He also adds expenditure 195,537.85-leaving a deficit of that His Excellency himself is not over-cos there is one predominating bird along these $47,471.52. The average annual cost per prident that the Imperial Government may not tracts-the magpie. Seeing the importance of ioner was $102 as against nearly 599 in the try to wriggle out of its obligations to this animals in relation to human allments, the us that the coolia Colony. For example the Governor said-coincidence-here-notad-may-be of interest Dr. Gall heard of, although he did not see, a His Majesty's Gaverament have stated that prèvious year. It seems

they will make good a substantial part of the race of Chinese pigmlet reported to be an loss which is the direct result of carrying out isolated group of wild mountaio-dwellers. their policy. We should be perfectly certain that what we are doing here is part of that policy, and that is the reason why 1 think it is of great importance that this Bill should be passed, and shall have the sanction of His Ma jesty's Government, so that any loss which may ariss out of the operation of this Bill may fall within the terms of loss incurred by carrying out the policy of the Imperial Gevarmeat From the discussion which arose at the In other words the Council must bind the Im meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday, perial Government hand and foot if the Secret over the Bill to amend the Prepared Opiumary of State's promise to make representations

Sir-May through the columns of your Ordinance, it will be recognised that we are to Parliament for a grant-in-aid li to be made valuable paper bring the public attention to a now within measurable distance of the date effective. Of course, all the official members

were ranged on one side and all the unofficials glaring fault which exists in two of our foto, when the question of ways and means to

most industrial institutions? refer to the make good the loss sustained by the Colony as

en the other, Mr. Hewett's amendment to

periodical failure of the electric current suppli the result of the policy adopted by the Imperial shelve the Bill by postponing the second tended to the various offices in the Colony and the Government in regard to opium will occupy ing for six months was lost by 'saven votes tocapacity of some of the Chinese telephone the first place in the consideration of those

six. Observe, the vote was on the amendment' responsible for the Asancial safety of Hong not on the motion that the Bill should operators who are apparently left in charge of the instruments after 5 o'clock in the afternoon, kong. Up to the present time, the principal be read a second tima. We believe that

when the European staff of the establishment matters at issue have been the sincerity May's Parliamentary Practice lays down the

have all left. Last evening, there was a sudden prisciple that the amendment in such case

stoppage of the electric current in my office. of China in dealing with the opium irade of the

Now this is a frequent anurce of annoyance Empire, and her ability to accomplish all that having failed the Council must be called upon she has undertaken in the way of suppressing to vota on the substantive motion. This was

to those offices which keep late hours and ing the advocates of coercive measures-to 17 3188 has not passed the second reading restrict the importation, ale and use of the Nevertheless, the Council went into Com cours at once communicated to headquarters drug, their whole-hearted denunciation of a mittes on the Bill and afterwards resumed. If in the hope of putting matters right, but blogs trade of which they can only speak as a rule it be a fact that the substantive motion should were ont particularly facilitated by a leisurely from hearsay and garbled reports, but now we have been pat-and it certainly was not-iken telephone operator, who evidently does not seem to have parsed that stage and coms the failure to do so vitiates the rest of the pro- believe in appearing on the telephone unless ruog for about half-a-dozen times, and that dows to the bedrock. The plth of the ceedings on the Bill, a condition-of things extra violentis. Of course, these tardy pro Hongkong is evidently turning over a new maltor it applies to Hongkong is simply which might not be regretted by certain mem leaf, and serting to evade the mashes of the a question of ecosomics, how the Colony is to bers of the consmunity although it would be ceedings dislocated some very important busi. ness for a considerable time, which is auf law by leading virtuous, sober and respect meat the loss in revenue sustained by the adop decidedly embarrassing for the Goyemment.

ficiently exsiperating to make the most saintly lodividual to use words which are not able life. There may be koma who would i tion of measures which have been dictated by scout such an idea but it is impossible to get the Imperial-Government, and what outside

exactly printable. Now no sane man will beling the facts contained in the annual report help we may expect from these disinterested

the likelihood of the electric light of the Captain uperintendent of Police. It legislators at Westminster who have identified

It is one of the trials of a wink and morbid cassionally failing through no fault lige does seem rather curious that a report which themselves with the campaign against the opium "occupt: barely six-pages-should-take-six trade? When the second reading of the Bill to humanity, that even the most sedata of us is employear, but it is to be trusted that the oc months to compile, especially as on their own amead the Prepared Oplum Ordinance wallable at times to become the unwilling-butt-of-caslocal breakdowns will not be of too frequent on the afficiency of those concerned.Yours, showing, the Police Department had less work submitted to the Legislative Council yesterday, a bantering crowd who see in our, mishaps the regalatity less it be construed as a reflection than usual in igas to perform, but there may be Mr. Murray Stewart, as representing the entire richest humour and indulge in the most explanations for the delay which wo wot not of unofficial section, entered a strong, trenchant bysteric mirth at our expense. Of course etc.. It is remarkable, however, to learn that fast and well-balanced protest against the Bill, on the their day will come, be sure of that, but there is year there was a decrease of over a thousand ground that, so far, no ladication has been giver little consolation in that at the moment, The individual who executes a double somersault on in the number of admissions to prison as com

of what the Imperial Government intend to do

astray pieceof orzogepealorinadvertently walki pared with 1907, the figures beingle 1908 in the way of assisting the Colony when its ra

into the harbour in full dress can seldom under. 41273; in 1907--5. 77. That is surely evidence venues have been depleted by the lose of in

stand why the onlookers should rock themselves that the Colony is becoming severely law come from the opiem trade both directly and.

into an apoplectic Et on his account. Bat lat

A squabble between two foreign woman, was, Abiding. In addition to that it has to be noted indirectly. There is not the slightest doubt

the tables be turoad and it is wonderful how that of the total number of those sent to that the members of the Council were being gal, no less stau 2,803 went in for offencen asked to vote in the dark, The probable the viewpoint changes. Ofall people, however, hard in the Police Court, yesterday afternoon, who can accept a ludicrous situation with whenthey proceeded against each otherlorusing which are not of a criminal character, or effects of this legislation cannot be estimated.

The. Attorney General moved the second -ni other words, 6% per cent. of those who From what His Excellency the Governor and the equanimity there is none who can approach abusive language. The complainant is a mar

Attorney-General said, the Bill is merely a kite the Chloete coolie and in spite of fearful odds ried woman the defendant a young giri, enjoyed the hospitality of His Majesty were,

Mr. Otto Kodg Sing appeared for the com-reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to

amend the Patents Ordinance 1891, merely petty contraveners of local rules and fewn to discover the direction of the wind- he will pursue the even tenor of his way as if

The complainant said that she lived on the The Colonial Secretary seconded; regulations. It is surprising to learn that when the eplum restrictions come into nothing bad happened. A correspondent wit plainant. Mr. Reader Harris defended.

Bill read a second time. force. The whole point of Mr. Murray Dossed what must have been a quaint and among those who tasted the sweets of the simple life in 1938, no fewer than 86 were Slowait's admirable speech was directed to the comical scene on the Peak Tramway the other first floor of a house in Chancery Lane, the de- debtors that imprisonment for debt la still interpretation of the sentence in the Secretary day-that is to say there was a subtle humour fendant occupying the ground floor. Somstwoor ss offence in Hongkong and we bays as good a of State's despatch running as follows: When in it for those who were not concerned with the three months ago she had occasion to complain result. One of the numerous coolies who bring to the Sanitary Board regarding annisance which hostelry for the impoverished and impecunious the time arrives His Majesty's Government op

defendant bad been very abusive. Every time of any Marshalses that ever existed. Over their pari will be prepared to ask Parliament to tiffie to town for their master became so she alleged defendant created. Since that time

convicted under the give a substantial contribution towards making engrossed in an argument with his fellows that

she saw complainant she used inducent lan- Opium Ordinance which is distinct evidence good to the Colony the revenue which is found he forgot the pretence of the arrangement that the Farmer and his staff were by to have been lost as the direct result of me of tins of which he was in charge. In the guage, Ahdut the 7th instant complainant re no means idle during the year. There were uses adapted under their instructions. What enthusiasm of the moment he seems to turned home with her cousin in the afternoon, convicted and sent to pri- does the Secretary of State mean, when he have delivered the stand a tremendous bump Witness started to ascend the staircase leading 452 gamblers

and continued it for three hours. Cómplainant son, which seems a small number when we speaks of a "substantial contribution"? and with the result that the complete outst landed to ber floor, when witness called a her foul name, remember the enormous hauls that used to be for how long will that substantial contribution on the track. Perhaps we have got the details muds last year, Some 318 persons were found endura? "In striving to be generous to China tride tangled but let that pass. The fact paid no attention. On the following day de guilty of disorderly conduct,, 3c9, contravened the Imperial Government should not overlook remains that the varied contents were mixed fendant was again abusive. Complainant ald for a fight, saying that she had " to throw the market regulations, 116 committed the Hongkong's just claims to considerate treat up in a glorious botch-potch, while the gravy not answer. Defendant called complaisant out

$50 offences of stowing themselves away, 95 were ment. Consideration of the difficulty of our meandered gently down the slope into a neighboy fig

ant fald that her Cross-examined; complainan) proved to be rogues and vagabonds, two position should assume tangible shaps. The bouring sullah. Was the coplis diamayed? went to guol for contempt of court and Colony is being coerced into accepting a Not a bit of it. He valiantly sat towards husband wai lo Australia, Thể name she gave, |

and raked up by the handful the odd actually, four were convicted of cruelty to cover for a certain loss an indefinite promise. animals. Among the other items that may It seems neither reasonable nor right to force fragments of beef and chicken and fab to the Court was her maiden name. It was Let the Imperial in one grand alta podrida and deposited not a fact that once she was going to be be mentioned are assault for which 137 such a bargsic upon us.

We have often, wondered refuted her. She did not accuss the defendant temporarily retired from the outside world Government, through your Excellency, admit the mess with care in equal proportions is the god mother to s girl, and that the priest had "Aghting"-indulged in by 16 individuals us to a full knowledge of our financial prospecie different cane, "trespassing" which found 8a victims, and Let them tell ue axactly what they are pre whether, when the feast of loaves and fishes was of writing to the priests slandering her. She so forth. Only 31 persons were convicted of pared to do; let them state plainly what pro over, the disciples rammed bread-crumbs and never accused the defendant of "improper drunkenness, which would seem to show that portion, if not the whole, of our prospective fish bonas biggeldy piggeldy into one and the we are rapidly attaining the cherished position loss they intend to accept, and then fat same basket or divided them beatly like a con- the of being recognised as the model British Colony tham ask us to pass this Bill, Surely that scientious maid servant, Now we knows! They in the Far Euris consummation devoutly to was a reasonable demand to make and it followed the sample of the contained as quai The defendant then told her story. She by-wished. Thirty.... persons – ware Cob was supported by avery unofficial member at Peak Tramway. Each can contained an victed of the dire offence' of vagrancy

The Council table, Gas and all made it clear proportion of fish, deb sed chicken, with gravel, sald that it was the other party who was the Hand and slushy water as condimects. Most cause of the trouble, Complelaant, he said, while 10 found shelter and board on the that they were cot opposed to the scheme

which has for its object this weaning of Chips of the spectators of the focident enjoyed it as accused her of belog on friendly terms with age ground Of Weir poverty or maldicancy. With regard to crimes, it is noteworthy that from the opium babit. On the contrary, they an imprompin farce, but there were many met of her inkle friends, and had accused her bf there was a decrease in the number of those expressed their sympathy with the scheme in ancholy and disgusted countenances there. For writing to the priests slandering her. The frouble dest started after defendant had return calenced to imprisonment for larceny, the considered

by local considerations, swept upshowed that the bagrabos *wasan adapt ad from Church on the 7th.. Agures being 845 in 1908 as sydian gos la the always be tamped but that sympathy ma the rapiday with which the scattered food was year, a satisfactory, didins of ton. Every sensible man realises that it le Impossi at the business. The accident was not ya-

parties were to blame. In order to prevent ad thar 1414 prisoners were sentenced to gaol moral. We in Hongkong are being asked, or occurred. It may be assumed that the cos any farther trouble he bound them over in the willout the option of a fine, while 1,604 served should we not rather say, fequired, to give up somer of these savonty lands which bad sem of $10 each to keep the price for six

picked up an extre favour from the tramway months. shadowy quid pro quo, their time rather than pay thair dos. Five a valuable hundred and Iwenty-two paid their fos in full That is where the shoe pinches, although it track wondered what bad happened to the Kother and an escaped portion of the Catan posing the colonism brigade, are lacapable nothing. Perhaps an occasions pivu TWO MEN KILLED IN A PIRATICAL ATTACK: and 487 paid as much as they could scrape to conceivable that, most of these com cook, but li le just; possible that be noticed

to use an excepiloval tion which would alkerwise have been their of placing themselves in the positipa of

Of the ray juveniler adrulsted daring the dents in Honkabye We can all sugar faw of at out in the Far Haut can bord to be fate. yar-44 were whipped and it la 10, be noticed

Canton, 15th June:nesday morning, the and instant. The steater, The Aadhi publishes s Vladivostok ba that to this section only

when oplum as an article of commerce dis- the xullary practices of our servants. The be for there were 37 more juveniles convicted appear from the market, but the indirect re acident which our correspondent describes as Two days ago, at 6 o'clock in the morning, which has a gross tonnage of 5,418, in the pan stating that: the Financial Commi fast year that there were in 1907 od 61 calls of the legislation, proposed are beyond repulslys, is not cliad because it is untual, for a passenger junk which was op her way from Chronicle understands, insured for Y100,000 with Imperial Doms bat adopted & co

Calculation. more than in 1950 bád bman. With regard, SD prisoners with a record the par pose, that the Sacre only reasonable to sgp the reverse fitbecaze Pallimilar sigbaar Heungekan in Kongmoen, was held up by the Japan Marine Insurance Company, and the Bill to impose a pall tax on all

Secretary of State for the Co- to be witdassed in Ice House Boss, and ihres gutpher of p

The guards and the craw on however, was imnure: a gatesttotal logu

aft the 2employment of, forele conis l put at 11 a compared with foster might be induced to give some idea or if one particular spot which has to be repaired and then passing & place called policy expired on the 3rd lestent. The weirdi Korean labourers smiving los

in the previous year. "The magistrates; Ip ¦ the extent to which the Imperial Göyöräikät] avery wesk by the P/W; D. owing to the {ndən-11-16′′ra the Jónk?öheres vigninći reáístanon 10. | 1ka stammer can beʻgot out the insertacion Committee has decided to leave the The New Tarfliones, Are Comparat bly busy, would be inclined to help: Hoogkong through alone censed by the careless dropping of heavy abair Rexallacts and during the encuestar, one winyl not be Bidiren bebitbit for thumpay Goverment works 10:12 54

the steamer of le not yet knowpisy Tail for one yaar tonyet?! top, being responsible for the sanding of u(1) lis fpanela) sloughing Them is nothing to show weights plum puddlage, 3 is presumed by the of the guards and the pilot warsfalled, and seat of the sth.That possibility offgation Goremor General ofthe Far Lawson pridosers to Vietbjlag an instans of qu'on sugil that when she you proposing se diya Konga, valgar. Dose anyyody suggest that it is pain saree others were wellnded.

natives were

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THE CALLOUS COOLIE,

EXASPERATED.

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Conduct,

DAGGERS DRAWN.

FOREIGN WOMEN AT LAW,

Another witness, a man, suld that the trouble

the worst of all. was caused by three women, but defendant was

The Blit went into Committee, in the conse of which the Governor controverted the viewi of Mr. Hewalt, holding that there was no idea

The Bill passed though Commities." of reducing the powers of the Suultary Board,

PATENTI, ORDINANCE, -

It is to be regretted that the Fatakan, în- cident, which to all fatents and purposes seem ed to have beau dropped altogether, no similar meetings having taken place during the lant few months, has now once more. boss-revived. The reason that has led the Society to stle up the feelings of the people concerning the In. cident is not known and the "result · of this latest move on the part of the Balf-Goyaratment Society remains toʻba seda,

HIGHWAY ROBBERY,

RICKBHA COOLIKE FOUND QUILTY. Before the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggoti) and a Jury at the Criminal Sessions, yesterday morning, two ricksha coolien,. Teang Kwal and Ho Leung Sang, were charged with robbing three men of Soft in Des Vaux Road Went early to May last. :

The Attorney General, Sir Henry Berkeley, KC, jastructed by Mr. Dennys, who appeared for the Crown, said that the prisoners, 'ware charged with robbing a large sum of money The Council adjourned till Thursday, the from thres Hok-la cattle dealers under the 24th inst.

ADJOURNMENT.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the meeting of Counelly the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes be adopted by the Council:-

LAND OFFICE INCIDENTALS. A sum of one hundred and fifty-five dollars la aid of the Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, other charges, incidental Expensez.

MAGISTRADY INCIDENTALS.

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A sum of eighty dollars in the aid of the rots, tracy, Other Charges, Incidental expanses, Judicial and Legal Departments, B.-Maghi-

This was all the business.

BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

PRIZES FOR COMPOSITION.

The prizes kindly given annually by Mr.

Bellies, to the pupils in the Belitlos Pablle School who excel in the subject of English composition, were yesterday presented to the successful candidates by Mr. B. A. Irying, In spector of Schools.

following circumstances-It would · seem that on the 5th May fast three men came down from the Shan Ma village, bringing with them fourteen bead of cattle They sold the beasts in Hongkong for some $700. The next. thing they did was to go to a money changer's changed into subsidiary coins. As they were shop in Queen's Road and have the notes on their way to catch the Shan Me. launch the next morning the cattle dealers were accosted by thron men, of whom the accused were alleged to be two. The men was accus ad of being la possession of illicit opium The cattleman, who was carrying the sack of money, robbers dropped it, and ran away. One of the t picked up the sack and made for Tricksho, while the two others attacked the esitis dealeri with Iron bari Haring accomplished their object they ran to the ricksbe.” One man for

with between the shafu, the man the money get into the vehicle while the third man pushed behind, and id this way they got away The accused were arrested Inter, but the third man had not been seen since. The first accused was recognised by all of the cattle dualargs, having takes a part in the robbery, The pecond defendant, however, could ont be racoreland by two of the man." When they were rated Sroo in notes were found in dow of the defen?

dant's boxes, and it was suggested that spon after the robbery the accused had portions of The following are the names of the prize the enbsidiary colas changed into, moteri winners (Mabel Long, Rote Ablong, Mabel was a very claves robbery Sir Henry remarked, Mooney, Zahara alarakis, Hung & Nol, Cheung and the question to be decided by the furyswas

A'vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Balilibi || affair.

the dux of the school.

rably over the century mark. It lo récord-ble to divorce the financial, aspect from the expected"oor was be in a quandary when it both egistrate (Mr. Haraland) found that Fook To, L! Teing Lim, and Chan Pik Karm whether the prisoners kad taken any portin the :

Was there an

what the direct lost to the annual revenue if superfine in our 1198 or over-curicius i fo

JUNK HELD UP,

[From Our Own-Correspondent)]"

mentioned narrative.pro dugun ke The prisonem denied having had any ON -Nawa has reached Oaks that the Tamonar nection in the matter. They were found guilty, No, 0, a steamer owned by Mr Valsums; of however, and the Chief Justica passad dentenco of four years hard Jabons, on the ink man. Nishinomiya, whilst on hisway from duglas The second mae got 10 years imprisoning to Shanghai with a fall cargo of salt and coal, saat stranded at the mouth of the Yangtis on

and Mr. Irving, on the motion of Mabel, Loug, Kaidence was called to support the abort,