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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 12 1910

FENSIONE,

LIQUORS.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill`entitled'An Ordinance to further amend the Liquore Ordinace, 1909,

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill.road.

The Attorney General moved the second' reading of the Bill, entitled An Ordinance to amend the Pension Ordinance, 1862, A meeting of the Legislative Council was

The Colonial Secretary seconded. held in the Council Chamber this afternoon. Proient His Excellency the Governor, Siri was read a second and third time and Frederick Lugard, x.C.MG, His Excellency Major-General R. G. Broadwood, C.B., Hon. Sit Henry May, K.CH.O., (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. F. A. Hareland (Attorney-General), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Public Works Hon. Mr. F. J. Hadeley (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho. Kai, M.D., C.st.o., Hon. Mr. Wel Yak, C.M.G., Hon ME W.J. Grosson, Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. E, A Hewett, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councils).

MINUTES

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

PAPER.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the ancual report fer 190g on the Kowloon-Can- ton Railway (British section),

FINANCIAL MINUTES. "

second time. The Bill west through Committee, was read a third time and pasaad.

'CRIMINAL LAW,

The Attorney General moved, and the Colonial Secretary, reconded, the second read- ing of the Bill existled An Ordinance further to amend the Magistrates and Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1959..

Motion agreed to, tak

SCOTCH CATH.

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled "Ad Ordinance ta regulate the Law an to Oathu.• He described The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Fohow the Bill proposed to do away with the kiss. ancial Minutes Nos, & 10. 12. It was agreed ing of the Bible in order that the opportunity

of propagating disease might be obviated. that they be referred to the Financial Com.

The Colonial Secretary reconded. mitten.

The Bill was read' a second time.' The Bill was then. considered in Committee,|| read a third time and passed,

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT. The Colonial Secretary laid as the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 1 of 1910). It was approved by the Council.

OFFICIAL SIGNATURES FEES,

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KOWLOON-CANTON "RAILWAY,

CHIEF RESIDENT, ENGINEER'S ANNUAL

REPORT.

The following report, dated 28th February, 1970, by. Mr. E. S. Lindsey, M.L.C.E chief re- sident angioner, was laid before the Legislative Council this afternoon;-

As I took over late in the year I am not in s position to describe in any detail the progress which has been made during the season 1909 and 1910 and will therefore confios.myself to statement of affairs at the end of the year.

LAND,

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Lota 618 to 1,140 were acquired with a view. toʻplacing the torminus at Trim Tan Tsai,

It was proposed to exchange a portion of the reclaimed ground close to the China Light and Power Company's premises for the ground known as the Match Factory and compensation would then have had to be paid for the build logs only. It has been possible however to level off a site at the back of the Match Factory on Crown Land and make use of spoil to make :

Gascoigne Read thus up the approaches Avoiding the exchange and adding a valuable piece of lane practically free of charge to the Railway.

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stock should have been out by the middle of January but advice of despatch is only just now to hand, and the opening of the Bos in May mast, therefore be delayed. A contract for the bodys work vand erection of the passenger: stock was placed with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. There is likely to be delay in carrying out this Contract dus to the non-amival of fittings be fore the end of. March; and the underfranses I fear will not be out before the middle of May. so that the contract time will have to be ex tended to the beginning of July..

OPENING FOR PUBLIC TRAFFIC. Last year it was the intention to opan for Public Traffic by using the Overland. Route which rune parallel to the Railway at Hung Hom and to place Rillway Station in' a position which though temporary would come into the scheme for final development, Sipco then ideas have undergone a change and a new proposal regarding the final location of the terminus has been submitted to the Secre tury of State: ----

Until connection with Canton is established nothing much lo station accommodation at Kow- Joon is required for the light local traffic which in the interests of the Railway it is advisable to work up. Pending the decision as the face tion of tha terminus therefore we may take it that for all practical purposos a flag station in A great deal of Earthwork North of BeaconSalisbury Road close to the Ferry proposed in Hill Tunnel has been completed.

| the schema lately sent forward and another at Hung Hom will meet all the Kowloon and Hongkong requirements.

EARTHWORK.

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A certain amount of damage was done by typhoons to the banks batween Miles 7 and 22 and one bad slip occurred in Casting No. 30.at.

The Bill cotition An Ordinance to soudile to. All damage is now being repaired the Official Signatures Fees Ordinance, 1888, and the slip has been cleared away and retain was read a second and third time and passed, ing walls are being built to prevent recurrence. oa the motion of the Attorney General, seconded At Mile 15 there is a very wet and troublesome by the Caloalal Secretary

cutting. The Contractors, haring practically fioished the amount of work contracted for, have been relieved of further work and the cutting is being Goished on piece work, and is well forward towards cons pletion. It is anticipated that it will be sloped and drained before the heavy rains. South of Beacon Hill the work is in a very unfinished alate due to gaps caused by the rebuilding of bridges and the amount of work left to be done at the Reclamation.

"The following Bills were not proceeded with

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or. dioauce to amend the Code of Civil Procedure. Second reading of the-Bill entitled An Or- dinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance,

ADJOURNMENT, -

The Council then adjourned sine die.”,

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

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There remains a good deal to be done before the Railway can be said to be completed. Stations and quarters or both have to be built rangements have to be erected and the reclam at all stations. Workshops and watering ar-

tion must be finished before the Goods Yard can be laid. As regards the shops nothing can be done in this respect because the site for the Workshop is not levelled off nor is the staal work likely to be out before April. Girders for Bridges 4 and 8 will not be out till the end of 'March.

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Depreciation of IPlant, 100,000 Bulldings, Senitation. Nil..

$1,121,000

IL-(0)-Roadı... Amount expended to date

Anticipated expenditure -- Gascoigne Road approach ... Matalling

213,000

11,694.18

J410:333-71 1,131,000.00

5289,339-7!

Turfing to slopes ....... Removing Gas Pipes, etc...EVAĻATI

Public Works Department Road to

Yaamat)

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HONGKONG NIRB INSURANOR COMPANY, ETE.

ANNUAL MEETING,

9th Inst The forty-first ordinary meeting of than 5,000 holders of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co Ed., was held at the offices of the gaburs 80,000 masagem to-day. The Hon. Mr. W. J. Gres 19,800 1,400 3,000

$110,300

10,000

$130,300

son occupied the chair. There were also pre sant-The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Musers; Hà P. White, F, Maitland, C. S. Gabbay, (con salting committes), Ho Fook, Wong Laung Him, ). M. E. Machado, O. Osmand, A. H da Silva, A. Turner, D. D. Gürdar, and L. Ni Leefe (secretary),

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The Secretary having read the notice con vaning the meeting,

In the 1909 Estimate an increase of $3,479-84

The Chairman said :-Gentleman,The re only was shown as due to ozira cost of road port and accounts have beep in your hands for approach to Bridge No. a. This was obviously some days, and with your permission, I willy- An under-estimate as the quantitias and rates : · follow the usual course, and take them as read. givan to Meners, Leigh and Orangs for the ap- - The year 1908, you will have observed from, proaches and metalling of the Bridge amount | the fi uros, has proved most satisfactory one to $101,200. The balance of the Estimate in to the company, The slight drop in the pres for Road Diversions between Shatla and Taipo | miam' income, was inevitable in consequence and a roadway from Hong Hom to Yaumati. of the dulness in trade which was so characters istic a feature of that year; but the losses, have MAJOR BRIDGES.. IV.)-The actusi cost of abandonment outbreak of fire in this part of the world kept within very moderate limits. The worst dua to defective foundations or the use of which has occurred since we last met, wan": inferior material is $68,590.44 and the col thisk unquestionably that of January last in of additions to existing structure neces Manila, when damage, estimated at about sary to prerent further trouble $17,264 quarter of million pesos was sustained. We' The sum of these figures and the actual fortunately escaped very lightly. You will a cast of the bridges is $308,483.41 to which from the report how we propose to daal with must be added a sum of $7,913.00 as de the profit of $118,979.30 with which the year $316,495.41, an excess, over the 1909 Estimate committee it will be of great advantage to nreciation of plant bringing the Estimate up to closes. In the opinion of your consulting of $138,729,05,

instituta « reinsurance fund. By its ald the company will be able to take larger lines in those places where experience has shown such a courts to be justifiably, and it will be of assistance in our operations at agencies where" " the company enjoys no local advantages” The successful result of the year 1908 affords us an opportunity of inaugurating such a fund by the appropriation of $81,153.76'and 'I hope". this proposal will commend itself to you as it' has done to the judgment of your board and general managers. We propose to add to the reserve fund $21,825.54 bringing it to $1,460,000 and to pay a dividend of $17 per share. 1: 1 axa. glad to say that the first twelve months of igog have gone well, and display a recovery in the....... premium income. Before proposing the adop tion of the report and accounts, I shall be glad to reply to any questions which shareholders may wish to put,

There were no questions.

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(HTG) IV.—(3.) MINOR BRIDGES, The cost of abundoond structures is $25,788.83, additions to existing bridges $3,300 and the total all inclusive cost $350,120,447, being an excess of $10,522,19 on last year's Estimate. Before through opening to Canton however

VIII-(a)-Uader Stations and Buildings, the contract time for complation of the reclama-

2 reduction has been made of $139,998.57 90 tion will bave elapsed and the passenger, and

as to accord with the actual requirements of the Kowloon Station Yard, a sum of $100,000 goods yards will be ready. As the British The girders for the new bridges will not be Section will be ready for opening balore the being included as probable cost of a ferry pier -out before April by which time the bridges and Obinete Section it is proposed to open the lina

whatever be the site selected. The buildings their approaches will be ready.

na soon sa the essentials are ready, with the

will be of a temporary nature and pending the A meeting of the Finance Committee wai

An alteration of Centre Line is Culting station arrangements as intimated above, in settlement of quasilons connected with the No for which sanction then held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.

was obta ned order to work up the local traffic and to trans-Joint Working agreement no general offices It was agreed that the following votes be will enable the cutting to be complet port material for the Chinese Section il

need be built as the present construction office time originally antici, required, all of which will help in earning should meet all requirements for some time to recommended for adoption by the Council;d before

pited A sum of one hundred and fifty dollars in

and will obviate tha expenditure Revenue. It is impossible to Ëx a dato at

come. It is proposed to accommodate the aid of the vote, Public Works, Extraordinary, contemplated as necessary to make the cutting present bat it will take at least six weeks after Stores inthe old Cattle Depot which fortunately Miscellaneous, furniture, etc. for the Public safe hed the original Centre Line been ad-

bered to. Some five million cubic feet of fill-to be ready so that it would not be safe to

the underframes are out for the Rolling Stock not been palled down

IX-(a.)-The booked value of the Con Works Department matshed and the district

struction officer's quarter at Talpo for use by engineers, remain to complete the reclamation be

reckon on anything earlier than July. tween Blackheads and the Storm Water Out-

Plant amounts to........ fail, as well as a portion of about (wo bundend

Depreciation which has been writtan feet long of the sea wall, which cannot be got, in until the filing is more advanced, owing to the possibility of scouring out this pierre perdu if too great a bead of water were allowed to ac cumulate between the wall and the filling,

TUNNELS.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. His Excellency the Governor said it had been bis custom for the last two years to lay be the table of the Council a report on the progress of the railway for the precoding twelve months and a revised estimate of the total cost of completion and the report for the The revised last year and the estimate. astimates for completion. was now before them and he proposed with the permission. of the Council to endeavour to explain the figures and to enlarge on the details of the raport as bad been done in pervious years. They would probably wish in the first placego, that he should allude to the total cost of the The original completion of the railway. estimate of the Chief Resident Engineer was, as they remembered, $8,003,642. That estimate did not include the cost of workshops or rolling stock, neither of which could be estimated in jupe, 1907, at the time the ext. mate was framed. It did not also include the laterest on capital account and the loss of exchange. At the end of the year before last, 19c8, revised estimate of completion was made by the C.R.E. and was laid before the Council. That estimate included the two items referred to--the cost of workshops and the cost af rolling stock, but it did not include the intervayors and overseers. tarost on capital account and loss en exchange,, That estimate amounted to $11,004,128, and at the time the estimate was laid babe teas to cil he went into very considerable detail as to the reason for this very considerable increase. He was glad to say the estimate for the cost of completion did not very greatly exceed those figures, the total being S12,371,495, the added "cost being for interest on capital account and lost on exchange which had hitherto been omitted from all the estimates. He had ex plained at considerable length at the time be had introduced the annual "Estimates of 'the Colony the reason he considered and the Secre

tary of State approved the sum being charged to the railway and credited to the general "re venue of the Colony. Dealing with the various Items in the report the expenditura under the land remained as it was before. No alteration had been made in those figures by the final decision on the location of the terminal station. He proceeded to state that the unofficial mem bers of the Legislative Council bad been re- quested to meet the members of the Executive Committee to discuss the question as to the position of the terminal station. Two schemes had been submitted and if the scheme they had recommended to the Secretary of State-on-the advice of the Managing Director was accepted the cost of the site would be reduced by name- thing like four lakhs. If the railway station was placed on the lots recently resumed it would probably be fucreated by the same amount. Instead of a saving of some $86,000 affected by Mr. Lindsey in the cost of the big cutting at Hunghom by altering the centre line a careful erlimate of the total required in complete the earthwork showed there would be an increase on the estimate of $127,080, in tunnels there was an increase of $311,310 which included $135,207 for the completion of the Beacon Hill tacool These tunnels had been found to be exceedingly difficult to estimate, due to

QUEEN'S STATUE SQUARE, '

A sum of one hundred and sixteen dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscellaneous, bamboo fance around the pro- posed garden at the Queen's Statue Square. thing?

Mr. GressonIs this to be a permanent The Colonial Secretary replied in the nega tive.

Mr. Osborne-Why not put up an iron raily isg?

The Colonial Secretary: We propose to get

an iron railing from home.

Mr. Osborne-I am afraid if put up a bam. hoo rolling sow we shall never get anything better-(laughter).

The subject then dropped...

• KISH BREEDING FOND. A sum of five hundred dollars in aid of the vote. Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscel- laneous, fish breeding pood construction.

MA TAU KOK SLAUGHTER 'HOUSE.

A spm of two bundred and two dollars in aid of the vote Sanitary Department, personal emoluments, veterinary stas, tallyman at Ma Tau Kok slaughter bouse.

HANSARD REPORTS,

A sum of twenty-eight dollars in aid of the voto Colonial Secretary's Department and Legislature, other charges, Bansard reports.

COMPENSATION TO SQUATTERS,

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All Tunnels are now completed. At Beacon Hill the headings mat satisfactori on 17th May, 1909, and since then the work has been rapidly pushed to completion. The past of brickwork in cement. The treacherous Tunnel is lined throughout with a varying thick nature of the rock rendered lining imperative, and as it was found impracticable to line the roof only, in portions where the rock was less liable to slide, a thin skin of brickwork built tight to the excavation has been put in. There does not seem to be any use in perpetuating the shaft on the North Face which is too near the portal to be of any service as a ventilating shaft, and as it would have cost a great deal more to brick it up than the estimated cost of six thousand dollars, owing to lbs very wat nature of ground, the shast will be filled in and suitable arrangements made to cope with the

water which comes down it...................

At Taipo Tonnel the heading met on 28th April, 1909, sad the work is now completely thed. This tonnel has been very creditably

and cheaply constructed.

The following are the approximate prices and lengths per font run-

A sum of one thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works, Extraordinary, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, compensation to the aquatters Tunel No. -Date Lines Pully tug.

I-Sirgie Lue in Hek Un village for resumption of their land

(Party and for disturbance.

3-Doubit Lineal relied over

throughouta,

PUBLIC WORKS,

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A sum of fourteen thousand six hundred and ninety-four dollars in aid of the vote,

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..............$506,565.51 | report and acconnis,

The Chairman moved the adoption of the

Mr. A. Tardor seconded, Carried udanimously,

Mr. A. H. M. da Silva moved, and Mr. J. M. $305,653.6: E, Machado seconded, that the Hoo, Sir Paul

Gubbay be re-elected to the consulting com | mitted.

Agreed.

NOTES ON THE ESTIMATE FOR 1910. 11.-Land-Seeing that the question of the terminus is still undecided no alteration has been made in the figures under this head. The expenditure op to date is $761,863.65 Anticipated sales, iny of this...... 203,769.08 Chater, C.M.d., Mars.. White, blaitland and | leaving a balance of $433,015-55-

III-a)-In revising the Estimate of 1907 at the end of last year, the Earthwork appears to have been reduced by $133,328.6 the saving anticipated by reducing the lina

*$101,884.53

Under X items 7 and 8 a sum of $913,912.37 is provided to meat Interest and Loss of Exchange and this has not been included in

any of the previous Estimates.

anticipated on sales for Stores now standing o

X.(.) A credit band showing the amount books, less depreciation, has been opened and amounts to $150,000, Further credit on sales of buildings along the line to the extent of about $30,cod are anticipated but are not shown in the Estimate, as they may be required to meet cost of dismantling plant and transport and other minor matters in connection with the tunnels.

of frontage of the Reclamation between Cutting appears to have been lost sight of, for Blackbeads and the Storm Water Outfall. The increase of rate due to the rock in Hung Hom the through rate that was being paid, to the Contractors at the beginning of 1909 was that estimated for in 1907, and the amount of rock that was likely to be met with as the Cutting a fact the through rate in 1909 worked up to went down to Formation was neglected. As Over $17 a thousand cubic feat and will be class on Sac per thousand cubic feet before the

No alteration of allocations has been made, Hung Hom Cutting is completed. In dis- cussing the present increase of Estimate it in arriving at the above Estimate, although the procedure followed hitherto, is not strictly in ile wail to neglect the 1909 figures in order to

show how the increase has arisen. In the table accordance with Railway Accounting. It which follows the various figures have beco-desirable however that an adjustment be made as soon after the Construction Account is final- lamped up in order to agree with the bands of Estimate in which the accounts have been ly closed as possible in order that the various items of expenditure be charged off to their proper heads.

kept.

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INTERPORT POLO,

MANILA V HONGKÒNG,

oth inst.

The Interpon polo match between teams representing Manila and Hongkong took place yesterday afternoon at the Palo Ground, Canse. way Bay, before a large gathering of spectators among whom was His Excellency the Gov- ernor. The band of the Bufft, ander Band tions during the afternoon.

Mr. C. Osmund moved that Messi, W. Hot- ton Potts and H. Percy Smith be re-elected

aditors.

Mr. He Fook seconded,

........ The motion was'agreed to.

The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlechen. Thank you for your attendance, Dividend warrants can be had on application

to-morrow.

The meating then ended.

AN UNFINISHED VOYAGE,

For many months past the promise has bein held out that a rare Chinese war junk, said ko. be a century-old craft, would some day or other arrive in the Thames for exhibition purposes" The hope is doomed to disappolarment, for Whang-Ho, the vatzel in question, is no more, She has been abandoned at sea in a'sinking condition, after a series of fierce encountem with wind and wave. The story of her last and fatal voyage, which is spread over a period of nearly two years, farms a chapter of maritima adventure which has surely but few parallels.

From this it will be seen that the Estimate for the completion of the Earthwork nowW Amounts to $1,587,580. au oxcars of $319,403 over the Estimate of 1999 and of $187,080 over the Estimate for 1907. It is impossible owing

The Whang-Ho, fitted for exbibition pur to absence of detailed figures in the Estimate

poses ambled safsly across to San Francisco for 1909 to explain how and where this excart

from ber nativo waters. Entering the Golden has arisen and one can only say that notwith

Gale, her popularity proved to be such that... standing the saving in the quantity of reclams:

it was determined that New York and Lone tins which amounts to some sixty lace of cuble

don should also have a chance of seeing her. feet, the actual figures in Estimates for 1907

So on January 6, 1908, the old junk laft San and 1910 for the work in Hung Hom vary a

Francisco to essay the long and boisterops shown in the table on account of bigher rates

passage round Capo. Hora. But marinen in ed for, & further.excess is the inclusion of the

proved to encounter this strange and piratical- $60,000 now charged off asdepreciation of plant.

The teams were as fóllows ¡—

looking craft. She had to fatch up, as sailor This was not made in the previous estimate, O!

Hongkong 1–No.1, Llant, Grond ; No. 2,

say, at Papasta, in the Socisty Infanda. Here the $114,500 required to complete the Earth-Capt. Bell; No. 3, Lieut. Crookesden: No. 4, Mr. her crow left her, having had an ample taste of work outside Messrs. Leigh and Orange's con.. Jobastone.

ber seagoing qualities, and she made a stay of tracts it will be seen from the details given Manita: No. 1. Capt. Mitchell; No. 2, Lieut.four months. Captain Wilms; however, man. below that a sum of $59,600 is set down for Swift; No. 9. Mr. Bowditch; No. 4. Lieut aged to got a scratch crew together, including works not previously contemplated but which Armstrong,

soma Tahlilans, and once more the junk'ra: 'ara' necessary to render the cuttings and the

sumed her voyage, with, among others, the banks safe.

captain's wife and son on board. This was in Juna, 1908,

the exceedingly hard nature of the tack Public Works, Extraordinary, for the following Kowloon-Taipo Road, are wall forward and having to be paid than those originally estimat master Howitt, was present and played solec. that stormy region were not destined, as events '

and other causes. The total increase on

the original estimate worked out at $1,607,530

which worked out at something like 73 per cent, on the original estimate. He was thanks fal to say that all the tannels on the railway were now completed. They bad all been con stmcted for a double line with the exception of the long tunnel. They would see from the re- bort that No. I túngal was the most costly-that was the only tunnel that was made under con tract labout. No. V was by comparison to this tunnel the cheapest of all the tunnels. It spoke volumes for the ability of Mr. Logan both with regard to his executive ability and the control he had maintained over the line. cellency went into the figures as to the revised

items:-

for

Staff Quarters, Tai Po Additional Room at Queen's College

Papil Teachers, ...... Markel af Aberdeen, Extension Tai Po Land Office to afford accommodation for District Officer,

Total

169 $807.12

213 247.48 172 0,9 915 377.14 ROADS: Road diversions in connection with the

$281 the fencing and draining alo se remains to be finished. The excavation and piling for the 4,725 bridge in connection with the Road Diversions 1,200 at Gascoigne Road at Hung Hom has been completed. It was decided to get the road 7,488, from a sile at back of the Maich Factory, re ferred to above, thus saving further land 514,694 acquisition.

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COMPENSATION TO OPIUM DIVÁN LICENSEES.

A sum of sixteen thousand, seven hundred and forty-seven dollars and twenty-seven cents, in aid of the vote Miscellaneous Services, com- His Ex-pensation to the licensees of opium and dross opium diyans whose divans have been closed

as from the 1st of March, 1910.

Mr. Gresson: Has the attention of the Home Government been called to this expandi: are with a view to its being returned to the Colony)

The Colonial Secretary; You. His Excel· lancy bas referred to it,

This was all the business. ...

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HONGKONG HOCKEY CHAL- LENGE CUP.

HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB . 105TE

MAHRATTAS,

estimates as to the cast of roads, the additional It was amount due to defective bridges, etc. Intended, he continued, that the buildings should be of an inexpensive character nail time showed what expensive buildings might be necessary. After stating that two and * half lakhs had already been written off on account of depreciatlon, he proceeded to say that the progress of the railway had been very satisfactory during the past year. The

The Bea tonnels were now completed. con Hill tunnel, 7,212 feet long, reflected the credit on the tunnel superintendent grantent and his staff and the engineers engaged on the Elas under hit supervision. It was hoped the line would be open to trafic by July next and completed entirely by the end of December of

9th inst. this year. The temporary line would not as was intended go by the rante originally pro-

This match was decided yesterday at 5 p.m. posed bat would now follow the permanent on the H. K. H. O, ground before large route. By the time the rolling stock aurived gathering of interested spectators. The game from Esgland and had been erected-il was was fast one. In the early part of the already over two months overdue-they hoped first ball the Club did well, Carter openlag the bridges now being reconstructed would the scoring for them. A few more atismpte be Betthed. He refered to the exceed Ingly satisfactory character of the medical afficer's report, especially with regard to ths decrease in malaria cases, which was to the credit and the indefatigable exer tions of the medical officer, Dr. Hartley, Towards the end of last year Mr. Lindsey replaced Mr. Eves, the C. R. E. His Excellency said he had every possible reason to be satisfied

In the second half, play was very even with what he hid seen of Mr. Lindsey's work, Mr. Lindsey had already made several proposals and fast. Both teams tried many ilme to which had tended both to efficiency and economy. score, but the backs seemed to be top good, He thought they would ali agree with him that especially those of the Mahraitas, as they very it had been the best policy so obtain the seldom allowed the ball to pass them. No score highest possible expert advice, even if it did was added for a long while and ten minutes maka a little extra cost. He had only to add before ilms the hall was in a dangerous further information or should wish to ask aby tempted the goalkeeper to rush out to that if any hon. member should desire anypoallion in front of the Club's goal, and this questions with regard to the railway an op-effect a save when he was a bit too portunity would write very shortly, probably at slow and the ball was passad to the left-wing the next miceling of the Council, when the man who sent in a stinger before the goalkeeper resolution would be laid before the Council for bad time to reach the goal. The scores wares the amount of money to be spent during the

WOTD:-

Mahrattaspyrna 3

DRIDOES:

The Bridgework, has been completed with the exception of the Road Bridge No. 2 at Mile and tbo rebuilding of Bridges Nos 4, 5, 7, 8 and which hava failed owing to faulty design in foundations in very treacherous ground and to bad material. Some other bridges are being strengthened: The cost due to this cause is estimated not to exceed $45,000.

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TELEGRAPH.

ESTIMATE FOR WORKS NOT INCLUDED IN‚'

- PREVIOUS ESTIMATES. Making up banks at Bridges 4,8 and 1x Repairing damage done by typhoons.

in September just along the banka. and clearing slips............ Raising of pitching along the banks

between Shatin and Taipo Concrete Drains, Cutting 47 Rubble Ton Walls in Cutting 47 Turfing along banks and cuttings...

Earthwork to fulah ........

The telegraph line was laid throughout the section but only some eight miles of it is in the permanent position. This is now being taken. in band.

BALL ST. All ballast required for the Main Line has been broken and bottom ballast § being laid where practicable... The depth of top ballast under the sleepers has been increased to six leches but this will not involve an increase of quantity but a redistribution of material. TheIt quality of ballast is good and it has been brak en at a moderate rate. The ballasting of tha last eight miles necessitates the laying of a siding at Mile 14 to take up the ballast broken at a depôt along the abandoned alignment.

STATIONS AND BUILDINGS.. Yaumati and Fan Ling stations wore com- pleted but no work has been done on stall quartera anywhere, it is a pity that in Railway

18,000

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A SINISTER CRAFT.

The home team opened the game and many opportunities they had of scoring which were mised. Crookenden opened the score for Hongkong from an excellent pass by Gruen. $10,000wide. The whistle then soandad with Hong-some time. Her destination was: Galveston.

Johnstone than had a try but anot the ball too Nothing morn was heard of the junk for kong 1; Manila o, -

the great cotton pon of the United States, At the commencement of the second chukka, Bat gales interfered with her desire to round it looked as the Visitors would have the Ospe Horn. One day she suddenly appeare home team. With the ball well placed toed in Torres Straits, to the consternation of 9,000 Mitchell, who was ahead, an attempt was made Commonwealth Customs officers who wore * • 13,400 to score, when Johnstona drove up in excellent convinced that she had come across from the 4,800 style and secured the ball. This player fol China Soss with a cargo of Contraband goods 5,000 towed it up and missed the goal by a small or prohibited Chinesa emigrants: Captain margin. The play was going on for a while when Wilms, however, incceeded in explaining mate $59,600 Bell got possession of the ball and scored ter satisfactorily, and the junk remained-at- $5,000 magnifclent shot, before the whistle weat, thus Thursday Island till April, 1009, to rent. Then

placing a up and Manila.

In the third chukka it could be seed that more nearly wrecked by a cyclone, managed she set out for Java, and, after being onća, Hongkong had matters well in hand. The to get into the Batavia River. Many wook" local team pressed all through, and scored farther delay ensaed here, but finally the twice, by Crookenden and Bell, respectively. Whang-He left Sourabaya on August 6, stil At this stage the score stood as follows: intending to go to Galvestony this time via Hongkong 4: Manila o

Natal. But the Ill-luck continuada:-She never- got even to Natal.. She met her fake some» where in the Indian Ocess, according to thre Tahitian members of the crew, who recently reached Sydany. Their story is that brave Osplain Wilms at length began to fear thaa' the old fook was going to places, Hiwa! even ready to believe that the story that he was” commanding an old Chinesa man-of-war-wal›hj fable. Thi

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THE CAPTAIN'S VIRWANITA

$174,600

The amount of $40,000 for work round Signal Hill is still allowed for in the Estimate in case is decided that the site of the farminus shall be at Trim Tsa Taul

11.) The cost of the Tunnels has work- ed out as follows:-

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$21,245.49

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were then made, but all went too ride. Constraction such matters are usually left to the Tumi Na ... 13.16 The score remained one wil for a long while. last because it is difficult to get contractors to The Mahrallas throughout were far too fast for undertake them when there is no work of any the Club. Before the whistle sounded for half balk to be done cinse at hand, Shatin, Taipe time the Mahrattas scored 2 goals. The scores and Lola romain to be built as well as the ter

minal station at Kowloop, which remained in Less Failsata for gogorra erorikane 3.629,134.09 aboyance pending a final decision regarding the site of the terminus, Station Masters' and

(0,311,380.yo which, monials' quarters and gangmen's lines have to be provided throughout. Naarrangemanis for adulag the cost of Tannel No. 1 signalling or Interlocking yards have yet been made. The amount of work involved in all this is not large, and all should be complated before June,

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PLANT.

There has been no expenditure in 1909 on Construction Plant. During the year indenis ware sent home for two tank engines, siz open bogle goods waggons, six covered bogis wag

represents the present increase of Es-

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The fourth chukka was the most interesting one of all. In an offside hit Johnstone placed the ball well to Bell who scored the 6fth goal, After this the Manlia team started to score and put in two good shots, one by Bell and the other by Bowditch. The whistle now sounded with the scores, Hongkong 5;

with Manila 7,

In the fifth chukka Hongkong had Manila every time, and Bell and Grookenden" each scored a goal, totalling for the Home team 7 up, Manila 2.

In the last chakka two more points were scored by the home team, this was effected by Crooksaden and Johnstone. Both teams now tried hard to do mors scoring, but nothing eventuated, and the final scores were 1——

Hongkongeneriraju varijan 9 Manilavy basádoua cosa ayekabiaco 4

in his log-book Captain Wilma made the following entry: 411 am afraid she will not hold together much longer. I called Hy Wilms, Jon Richards, and Tommy. Bambridge, and, i showed them the condition of the beans. It is certain she has never been: a man-of-war, but has been specially built for exhibition;purer poses in the most careless "fashion." „A vassaly called the Solveig have la sight, and, har offe cers were of opinion that, as the jusk was quitai On Monday, 14th alt. Mr. G. E. Morrell of the out of command, and the position was one of! firm of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell Jeopardy, it would be well for those on board fais for Hongkong by 6.5. Borneo, During his to leave her. So, Captals; and Ara Wilman/ stay of a little over a year in Borneo, Mr. Mor-their son, and the crewbandoned the battuend. all has taken an activ) part in all our speris old craft to her fate Le le mot known precedy

and social functions. During the six months where she finally, deposited: had shonen, sbut 'Mr. Morrell-hua; unfortunately, been in vary, Londoners have perhaps, an: mycuse for grant:

good, twenty-six coveted four-wheeled waggons Liging Stat............. 6,000 $6,195.14 Indifferent health and we regret that it is chlale grist because this weird, soran bulleend kalio,

and ten opso ditte and two goods brakevans Heading driving, 105,000 four-whaslód.: None of these Mars yet arrived - Widoking out, „.............. 504,000 in the Golany.... Tha anginan sad bögin goods: Liningwi

$10,000

1,33982,12 fly owing to this reason that he has bean chiliad of Chinese skip construction was perec fatady 334,66377) to return to Hongkong vente for England,➡ to reach the Thames, for their enlightenm

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