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"E POR SI MUOVE!!
(5th May)
At the fast meeting but one of the China Society, a meeting mile memorable by Mr. F. P. A Bourne's valuable paper, the fact was **noted and deplored that the many edicts which had been poured out from Peking bad appar ently been of as littin effect in abolishing abuses and establishing serious reforms us if they had been treatises on, say, the Nebular Hypothesis or the Law of Storm Forced by the increasing pressure of public opinion to at lenat admit its existence, the mandarinate has squeaked when it was pluched, and otherwise has remained as birdly, smilingly, apparently stupidly unchanged as a Japanere doll lo a shop window. Now the report of the Ching Association for 1908-19op has been sued, and we find the same points emphasized and the anme late of affairs dealt with as in Mr. and even, hustite Bourne's paper. The dilatory attitude of the mandarins towards any kind of cbapro bas so often been discussed in our columns that it will not be necessary to say more on this subject to remind, our readers that the Provincial officials are men who are selected for 180ions none of which, or hardly pae of which, would pass as a merit in Huropean eyes, or even as a usefal qual fication for office that the interests of the Central Government In Peking are often diametrically opposed to those of the Provincial Governments; that finally a mandarin's salary is a mockery. We know mandaring whs world gladly give up their official position and retire into a private life which, if obscura, nileht at least press the advantages of safety and personni hanesly, if they only could pay their debts and secure their future. Many of them have hopelessly niorteaged their whole lives; in' procuring their appointmeats. Every explanation of the con dition of muddle in which the Central and Prariacial Governments are involved can be summarized in the same words. It all hosts to this that the hoped-far strong' man who must be obeyed his not yet ariseo, and that we sen no signs of him yet. A Regent suc. ceads in Empress Dowager. A child-Empator succeeds an invalid, who did at one time try to serve his people. Soins of the great namer have passed away; their supulintars are no lear than they were in all the things which make rulers rent or small. "Plus ca change plus c'est la même chase." eternally the same sand-flats romain, though the tides eternally change and shift their countless grains.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 7 1910
"Come guard this night the Xmas pla Thai the thief though'no'er to aly' With his fieth-hooks can't come nigh
To stated it
Frota kini who all the night ilis here Having a byer si in his car And a world of anxious-four,
To v
a watch it,”
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English was good enough to by painfully bad, especially in composition, and oven is plain copying. Acciphy they did tat konw the names of all the capitals of Earpe, and bad apparently never head of Liverpool vor: Manchester, England, but bad beard vaguely, of Santa Rosa Cal., or Tuake gan, Pa, or was it Ma, or Gen?. It is need. loss to say that of profans history their know. ledge was as quaintly select as their ignorance of the sacred records of the Bible. That Julius Crear discovered Great Britain and built a wait like the Great Wall of China, hod, wrs crowned at Westminster Abbey, when many. people were killed, will linger in our memory as a green oasis in the desert of the arið facts of Roglish history. Yet these young man were prominent members of several patriotic uncle- ties, and pater as authorities on things foreign. Ons is beadmaster of a Chinese Governmeel School. Others are "graduates" from the latter class of establishment. They are wretchedly
MA OPIUA ORDINANCE.
In moving the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinateu to am-ad tire Opium Ordinance; 1909, the Culguial Secretary ex plaiced that the Bill, previdert for the exemp
ton of compound elegium from the provisions of this Ordinace.
The Director of Public Works seconded,
Bill passed second reading. It was thịn considered in Committen,"
MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE.. The Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1800, passed the second randing on the motion of the Attainey General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Council agreeing."
POSTPONED."
The second reading of the Bill sätitled An Ordinance to antend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, was not proceeded with at this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT...
The Council then adjourned till the sath just.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
TYPHOON BIGNALS.
A sum of one hundred and twenty dollars in aid of the vole, Observatory, Other Charges, bombs and tubes for making urgent typhoon sigonis,
'DISTRICT OFFICE, TAIPO,
A sum of two "hundred and · twenty-five dollars in aid of the vote, Public. Works, Ex
mordinary, miscellaneous, forniture for the District Office, Taipe.
.They swept away as ruiblacily the dajoty May- pole with its sweel-icented flowers and white, clod giria. Japan loves the beauty of her cheny blossom, and every one of us who loves any beauty at all and has rejoiced in the May tower do an English spring morning knows how such fair things, move us to glados. The Japanese feel their puises beating in time in the music of the spring season, and if Young Japda dona new dressss and singe, dances and drinks under the beautiful canopies of flowers found lo Ureno Park or along the banks of the river Sumida, it must not be assumed to be engaged in that which is In- furious act only to health but also to morals Perhaps some Engilsh and German Christians have been known to overent at Xmas time, per ignorant of everything save perhaps and only haps some young people may have, in the old perhaps a little mathematics, lo the rare cases days, thought more of a merry, firtstlea than where they have learnt a little from a first-class the beauty of the May. But we cannot, think mar, a Chinese, who after spending his bast A meeting of the Floance Committen was it reasonable on that ground to dany ourselves years abroad in study, can get so better sm-held Immediately after the meeting of Council. a slice or two of pudding and many alices of ployment under the Government than the ill-It was agreed that the following voter be merriment when Xmas comes round, or grudge paid thankless task of teaching an unruly ast recommended for approval by the Council — the young people their innocent amusement on of young louts who are unfit to be his servants, May-day or Roy other day. We are all for These students are the trouble-giving class. virtue; and are strongly Inclined to think the They fancy they know formarethather could Puritanism Isn't it's a cursed pleasure had studied under good la robbing others of pleasure. Dost thou teachers fux far longer, and are so impatient of think that because thou art virtuous there la to raproof that bad marks given an examinalios he on more cakes and als? Some Japanese paper may cause a whole class to go on strike equivalent of this question might be asked the an increasingly frequent and favourite way of Mido correspondent of the Forada Chode, who showing displeasure at a teacher. Indeed, it while declaring his love of flowers especially is not unknown for a whole school to go on the emblematical cherry blossom deprecates striks, and insist on the removal or even dis- the merriment, which attends the public expists, missal of a teacher, who has incurred thair sion of that love during the season. In Japan, dislike. There, too, are the men who inspire He even urges that. steps be taken to pro hairid libels on anybody.in power in the ver❘ hibit & galety which is out of harmony, pacular papers, who organize senseless and with Japan's present position as causeless strikes, nod get up patiilons against a first-class Power in the world. Helgh foreign loans, and who geoorally behave in an hot it's a pity, a sad pity, my masion, Irresponsibis and meddlesome manner. Maby but we are not to be allowed to pened our imagine that hecause they havs studled for two enemies' bauleships into scrap-iron and derid- or three years in a foreiga country, they are Ing harbed wire entanglements storm through therefore the equals anybody anywhere, and flaming death up the scarp of glory-crowned far superior to the stay-at-home plodders. entrenchments and also wear pretty clothes When evin a most earnest, hard-working. and enjoy song and dance among the flower and brillianty clever Chinese, after studying spread canopies of Uyeno Park or on the banks
"Western Subjects" for six years in Chinn, of the river Sumida. That all races, even to and having spant five more strenuous years at the artistic Japanese and the laughter-loving an American Univarsitypraid with unaffected Burmese, and all religions even opture-loving modesty that it was only during the ins! Buddhismo end that most Catholic of systems two years that he had fully realized want the Roman, sħinuld all have lurking amon
a tremendous tark he had set himself, and them somewhere that kill-joy!the Puritan, all how far he still felt from its accomplish without exception, is no consolation.to the
ment, one
may be excused for sharply philosopher.
rebuking the smaltesers who bring discredit those thorough workers who merit our ad- miration. It is among the latter, not, the former that the great, public man and the equally great-hearted had grest-souled tallers wha wark silently and selflessly for great causes will in future, be found. Not by self-assertive- seat, not by p emature, 'immature interference and meddlesomeness will the reform coms.
THE OBSERVATORY.
(6th May)
There is ua institution of grentar service to the public than that in which "Time, Tide and Spate art bound unto the task of providing scientific men with certain data on which to base Information of incalculable use to those who go down' to the sen in ships, and of 1 value generally calculable to those who have an interest in these shipt. The Hong- kong Observatory's remort for last year is a Ancument of stern brevity, consisting of cold statements of fact which conceal from, a
sul reader the palastaking toil and learned skill of Mr., Figg and Mr. Plummer and their assistants in the performance of their difficult and responsible duty. We, like othery, have ip ur time attempted to be more or less funny
The finances and the currency of the Empire are in a more chaotic condition than ever, and we sire strongly of opinion that no committee of Chinese officials capable of dealing with this enormous question could We think, and we shail possibly be formed. have occasion to reiterate our conviction, that China will be compelled to tako foralen advice and accapt foreign aid after all, la conjunction with selected Chinese of the mercantile and. banking classes, shrewd and businesslika en Her house must be set in order, and no em- plriclats or personal axe-grinders may be ask. ed to come and do it. Oh, for the strong man to ane to this; this first of all Helievers in do. mocracy may see in the National or Provincial Assemblies the fore-glow of his star, to the meantime they edurate, and education is no obvious need. The crying question of opium has beca souled officially; it only remains for those concerned to keep their word, to adhere bonestly in perfect sincerity to the agreement made, and instead of being a cause of embitter- meat and sirife it should prove a subject of self-congratulation to all parties. The doubts and suspicions, without which it is impossible to view the fragmentary provincial reports, can only he dispelled by obedience to be of the many disregarded imperial decrees viz, that of fine 1907-ordering periodical returns in ex- feujo to be made, giving static as to the poppy cultivation throughout the Empire, The irritating controversies about railways in Manchmela rave rot yet ended, and we heartily wish they were Sir Edward Grey has shown himself unaccountable vague, and as "liberally flabby" as the most liberal of givers-away of British interests would have him on all matters affecting British lateres's In the Far East, This is gravé, graver than appears on the sur face, for It was understand that ile Edward Gray was put in the Foreign Office to save at least that mois vital department from "don'ts of the transit instrument was levalled 262 Kelr-Hardviam." A number of matters, which on the surface appear trifling but ave, in reality of deoper importance, and may easily become questions of principle, are dealt with in the Report. We learn without astonishment, for we anticipated it, thigh.
many others dld not, that far from proving the death-knell .of the lek, the railways have, as a matter of fact, proved an, caslor means of exacting that oppressive and in many cases illegal tax than any previously existing. We are told, "this case of the lekin growe worse and worse, new exactions, under all sorts of names, being Invled in every direction" Just so. We could easily and quite truly say:
the expense of the "Clerk of the Weather," but when we find it on record that ninety per gent of the weather forecasts during a whole year were practical successes, and that the conscientious clerk is careful to tell us that of these were absolutely and parfectly successful, we are not inclined to levity, but to wonder, and even admiration In the scrupul- ously careful acknowledgmen's of and thanks for observations and meteorological telegrame Iran Manila and elsewhera, are hidden revela- ions of the enormous industry of the workers in the Observatory. As many as 14,726 days obser vations from ships' Ing broke have been made use of in the year by them. During that time: 53 transits, or passages of celestial bodies across the merlillan, have been observed. The
VINEGAR AND HONRY.
times, which sounds a greater feat than the more difficult conections of errors of zimath, of which with corrections of errors of col- imation 18 were made. An error of collimation fe that found, in the transit instrument when the optical axis of the telescope is not quite perpendicular to the axis of the lastrument. An error of azimuth is when, the axis is not exactly east and west, or when the optical axis is not exactly in the meridian, and to correct this astronomical knowledge is required; with the aid of the meridian, mark, time and calcula. tion' may
be saved. We like the concluding rigraph of this, to the wise, Interesting document. It says that 'The errors of the Time Hall are given na Table | Well, if We told you 101" bat our concern at this that table be carefully examined, it will be condition of affairs is too deep and well- grounded for us to feel inclined to make the food that during the whole year 1999 the most of and forecasts being realle d. TheTime-Ball committed no errors i. "young China" party and the "China for the Chloesa" cry are considered by same of the authorities quoted, the former with some severe strictures," the latier with a cartuin sympathy. is noted that while the cry in itself if con- celvad intelligently and patriotically commands respect, yet when used by a party whose minds are but half-opened by a smattering of Westera education, it becomes a danger to Ohing and the Chinese and a pasilenijal nuts ance to everybody else. Of the leadership, chivalry and self-sacrifice which characterise the advance of Japan there is but little ovid, -cuce in China, a yot. We must emphasize our "as yat. For depressing ns is the review of the year 1908-1000 we may console our selves, with the refination that 1893-1950 was B good deal 2016. And and as is the muddle of the Government, nad the stagnation of its branches, dangerous as a'inclinu' of the sami. educated youth may be to the cause of a clyllized China at the head of a peaceful East, we do not "despair of the republic." The "pastilent 1" applied to the educational condi great work is being done; it seems to stand still; but God's work never stands still when
men are willing to use eyes to see it and hands to do it with." "E pur si muove" it does move on, no matter what they way.
A JAPANESE PURITAN.
Where will Paritanism bresk' out next? It Is, of course, always with of, we know it of old, and many of us associate it if not with our mother's milk yet probably with her slipper, Wahove it la Parliament (worse lucki) at avary election meeting, at lectures, fa schools and out of schools, in basks, in the Press, in our laws,
in, the Budget, and ever in Hong kong, and--here we are seriously grioved even there where it never should be, never was fatended to be, for we even dad it in chuseb. The beautiful and in every way beneficial cusa toms of old England at Christmas time, and there top of the Germans, have been assailed. as savouring of frivolity and, light-mindedness, Indeed, the fierce, rigoriste of Charles the First time would permit sp illuminations, no Xmai fres, no giving of presents, no waite, no paul of balls, no Xmas ple and plum-pudding With all the quaint old-fashioned practices such "As that mentioned by Herrick
more
Bitterness piovokes bitterness, and flies are caught with one drop of honey," says
St. Francis of Sales, than with a whole barrel full of vinegar." We fene that very often a good cause is prejudiced, at the outsoi by a harsh word, an unjust phrase, a truth altered with a speer which pairons it. Let the necess ary word be said without the harshness, lot as injustice taint even our thought, far less our tongue, when dealing with the truth which should never be withered by a soter. The weapons which we put op
When
fighting นก avowed enemy
are instruments of tyranny rained against a friend or the unarmed. Many bitter thlogs are being thought and sai 3 about that action of the Reform Pany in China which we may ventureto call the semi-literate. This barbareng word describes a barbarous state of and is less biofal than the epithet
of thoss whose intellects have been but ball, opened by a smatiering of Western education. We ourselves also have said many bitter things about these young men. We should like to party bo
on
"Self-reverence, Self-knowledge, Self-control, These three along lead man 10 sovereign power. **
Telegram.
“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE,
SHANGHAI RACES,
POSTPONED THROUGH GALE. (From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 2nd May, a
11.50 a.m.. The Shanghai Spring Races, which were to commence to-day, have been postponed one day.
A gale has wrecked the temporary roof of the New Stand.-
LEGISLATIVE COONCIL
5th inst
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber this alter noon, Presenti-Tis Excellency the Officer Administering the Goverment, Sir Henry May, x.c.x.o. Colonel C. W. R. St. John (Com manding the Tranps), Han, Mr. A. M. Thomson, Hon. Mr. G. Mel. Messer (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Public Warks), Hon. Mr. F. Badeley (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), Boa.. Mr. Wei Yuk, cs.o., Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. E.A. Hewett, Hon, Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. Clementi (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES,
IAPERS.
The Colonial Becretary, by order of H.E. the Officer Afmluisterlog the Government, laid on the table the report of the Director of
the Oberatory for 1903, and the report of the
Education.Commiltas...
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.FLOATING FIRE ENGINE, A sum of nine thousand eight hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty-five cents in ald of the vote, Police and Prison Departments, special expenditure, fire brigads, floating fire ongfac.
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.
A sum of six hundred dollars in aid of the rite, Miscellaneous Services, Dr. Eliel's Chinese-English Dictionary for Cadets.
Hon. Mr. Heweit-Do these, dictionaries become the property of the cadets?
The Chairman-They are supposed by the regulations to keep up the study of Chinese, and if they use these books for thirty years by that time the edition will be out of dato,.
COMPILING REGULATIONS.
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tion to the authorities requesting them to apply to the Tochih Pu (the Ministry of Finance at Teking) for authority to remime the micting of 20-cent pieces by the Canton mint lo order to relieve the want of the Canton nonay market.
A CONSUL'S NERVOUSNESS. The Chinese Consul n Singapore, Cho Ping Lung, has informed the Canton Viceroy, by telegraph that ons" Liu Ching. Ha and others, members of a certain revolutionary society, are about to leave Singapore for Ching with a farge quantity of arms and ammunition to be land. ed at
Swatow or thereabouts with the intention of creating a disturbance. Op receiving the above information B.E. Viceroy Yuan gave strict instructions to his subordinates to taka. precatitionary steps to prevent the importation of the reported contraband by the alleged reformers.
DAMAGE TO RAILWAY TRACTE. Owing to the rising of the rivers up country during the last two days, the tracts of the Can (on-Hankow Railway have suffered damage to a certain extent in three different places in the Ngan Chan Au vectlos.
THE FATAL COLLISION. “ With reference to the collision in which A Datinger junk was ran down at Sam Husg Ki by a launch when no trer way to Kongmona five dead bodies were recovered on the. and instant by the members of the Ciston, and Pie Hospital on board a steam lanach and were brought to Canton.. i
THE SPIRITS FARM.
It has been reported that the Canton Shu Hou Kuk department has granted to Leung Kwok Chus the spiriis monopoly for the Kwangtung province at an anával rental of $500 cor; but another man named Fung Pun Lap has now come forward and offered a sam of $1,000,000 a year for the mananaly, it is not known wheĺber the Shin. Hou Kuk depart ment will cancel the lease to Leung and accept Foug's offer
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY CO
4th inst
The Canton-Yankow Railway Company is convening a general meeting at shareholders for the 1st day of the 4th mann (the gth lestant) for the purpose of slecting, by vote, a suitable man to all the important post of president of the Company, which has remained vacant for aidate year he the resignation of H. E. Sir Chen Tanglang Chang, Recalling the frequent squabbles created by shareholders during the proceedings at previous meetings of the Com pany, the Viceroy has instracted Toota! Woog Ping Vun to be present a'the Company's office on that day with view to superlatend the forthcoming meeting. The Viceroy has also instracted the Palice authorities to alace a num ber of police officers in the immediate vicinity of the meeting hall to prevent disorder.
THE VICEROY.
A sum of one buastad and fifty dollars to of the vote. Miscellaneous Services, Balance of fee to Crown Solicitor for compilation of existing Regulations and Orders-in-Council,
This was all the businers.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
THE SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 29th ́ April, The Canton Self-government Society, has convened a general meatlog to be held on the 2nd proxima for the purpose of discussing the two vaxed questions: the election of a suitable. official as president of the Canton-Hankow Rallway Company and the proposed abolition of the gambling farms in the province of Kwanglung.
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ANTI-OPIUM PROCLAMATION. The Tantal of Constabulary has issued a proclamation prohibiting the sale of opium smoking apparatus in Canfor.
THE PRICH OF RICE.
As the price of rice in very high in Canton at present, H.E. Viceroy Yuns has given orders for the issue supplies from the Govern ment graneries for disposal at cheap prices to the people with a view to prevent disturbances similar to those which have occurred in Hunan,
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
30th April.
I is larat that the amount of revenue
collected, from all sources by the Canton Pro
vincial Government for the fast ›Chinese year was 17.300,ann taels and that the total of ex- penditure during the year was’17,456,000 taels,
TOBACCO MONOPOLY."
A man named Lak Kwong Kas has submit- ted a petition to the Tontal for the Development of Native Industries applying for the monopoly of Chinese manufactured cigarettes and, native tobacco in the province of Kwangtong. The. petitioner has offered definite sum for the. privilege and it is very likely that the officials will grant his application shortly.
THE LATE TAI HUKO Zhu The remains of the late Grand Councillor, H.E Tal Hung Sat, are lying in state in a temple in Sin Woo Street inside the city. The
the temple to pay their last respects to the Viceroy and many other officials proceeded to deceased today...
"SMALL, DAGGER" SOCIETY.
It is reported that H.E: Viceroy Yuan kus applied to the Imperial Government for one month's leave of absence to recuperate hir health.
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KONOKONG NEWSPAPERS.
The Viceroy hat wired to the Ministry of Internal Affairs at Peking informing that Board that he has prohibited the admission of all Chinese newspapers published in Hongkong for circulation in Canton, and naking it not to take Into consideratlan any representations that the Hongkong Chinese newspapers might bring to the notica of the Ministry, on the plan that the problhhion of their admission and circulation. In Cantos la disadvantageous to trade interesti
BIR CHEN TUNG.
The Chicasa minister-designate, H.E. Sir Chen Tung Llang Obeng, is expectedin Croton about the middle of this month on a vlelt to his Home, before proceeding to his destination to take up bis new appointment,
PLAGUE OUTBREAK,
5th May.
An outbreak of plague has occurra1 la the town of Chun Tean And many cases of the disease have been raported during last week. The Canton Fong Pla Hospital has been re- guested to and immediately as experienced doctor to that town for servic",
TAMINE IN HONAN
The Canton authorities have been, for the second time, requested by the officials of Hoana pravice to send orders on their behalf io Sism for a large quantity of rice to be sent to that province to supply the wants of the people there.
VICEROY IMPEACHED.
It's learn that the Board of Censors has again memorialized the Throne Impeachlog H. R. Viceroy Yuan Shu Heun on account of his granting the concession of the Salt Mono poly for the two Kwang Provinces to private jenderers.
ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISON. MENT.
ACTION FOR DAMAGES MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY COURT,
It has been reported from Fatshan that a The minures of the 1st mesting were read large number of the members of the secret society known as the "Small Dagger Society". And confirmed.
are again agitating in that town, so that peaca and good order are threateved.
FATAL COLLISION.
2nd May,
6th Inst. On Saturday last a lanach proceeding to Kongmoon collided with a passenger Junk in Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, the Before Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Paisas tow when passing Déar a place called Sam Hung Kl. As the result of the collision the case was again mantioned in which Wang Fu passanger junk sank and all the passengers, Ne a compradore; is seeking to recover from about sixty in number, rozgled in the water Alben Alexander jobuene, Mastor Mariver, the to remain above the surface. The launch am of $1,000 as damages for alleged false immediately stopped and the members of her imprisonment and assault. Mr. E. Davidson crew went to the rescue of the passengers. Five apposted for the plalatiff and Mr. W. E. L.
Shenten was for the defendant. of the tatter were drowned. Yesterday the Canton Frog Ping Hospital sent a steam launch to cruise in the neighbourhood of the disaster for the purpose of recovering the dead
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos, a7 to 31. it was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee, F. C. REPORT.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the rport of the Finance Committee (No 3). It was approved by the Council. ...
SQUATTERS DILL.
The Colonial Secretary moved the first read. ing of a Bill entled An Ordinace to amead the Squatters Ordinance, 1890.
The Director of Public Works seconded. Agreed,
Tble Bill repeals the Squatters Amand. ment Ordinance, igng, nol' giver affect to instructions of the Recretary of State for the Colonies who is of opinion that the question af compensation to claimants should be left to the of Public Works.
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A SUCCESSFUL RAID,
Mr. Shenton submitted that the case should be tried before 'a jury.
Mr. Davidson contended that the only quer tion which required a jury to decide was the questing of damages.
Mr. Shenton said it was quite clear from the enthorities that a case for wrongful imprison. ment required a jury.
His Lordship decided that ibe case should
On the goth ultimo as information received the Kwangchow Brigadier General and the Pan Yo Magistrate accompanied by a number of "braves" proceeded to the Tai Tong village, | go bafora a jury. where they raided a robbers' den and succeeded in capturing a large quantity of arms and ammuuitions, Bat before the arrival of the
good their escape.
Mr, Davidson asked to be supplied with particulare by the defendant,
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QUESTIONS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL..
MR. MURRAY STEWART GIVES NOTICE · TO THE GOVERNMENT..
5th inst
At the mentiog" of the Legislative Council this allernoon, Hos. Mr. Mummy Stawart Rave notice that at the next meeting of Council, he would ask the following questions to
(0) Did the Governor of the Colony in this Council on the sẼth July, 1903, accurately state the latentions of the Governoient when. to wild with regard to the" ground - in front of the Clubs "I hope that nothing will
T ever be built upon it... proposa
that the ground shall be made a public garden. by idea is that the ground shall be preserved su an open space outirely and so add to the beauty of the place?"
(2) Did the Hon. Director of Public Works, then, as now, Mr. Chatham, at the official were mathy in connection with the laying of 'the foundatlan stona of the New Law, Courts, ou November, 12th, 1993, in the presence of the Governor of the Colony, the Colonial Secretary and many other high Government officials, a6- curately speak of the faten:loos of the Govern
ment when he
as follows: The area to the north of
so almost unrivalled site for the Courts, having this, will, therefore, remain unbuilt upon and regard to open space which will adjoin It on three sides, will thus be created?"
(3) Did His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard," on the 28th November, 1909, say to the Council in reply to a question whether the Government would undertake to clear and make the plot presentable, as soon as it was no longer necessary for the work la hand, The present-intention-of-the-Government is to clear the plot as soon as it can be done?”: In view of these seemingly authoritativa state- ments, not easily to be thought of as irres- ponsible utterances, is it, on consideration, really incomprehensible to high. Government officials how as impression was created in, the public mind which led to many heorlag with surprise of the recent decisins to self to a private purchaser, for building pur poses, the siis io question?
Proceeding, the honourable member stated these questions he bad intended to ask at the meeting that afternoon, but he had not received notice of its being hold until Tuesday last. Might be suggest that, after the Council bads been adjourned ring die, sufficient notice of the next meeting should be given to enable members who might have questions to ask or resolutions to bring forward to be able to do so- under the rule which provided two clear daya notice of such business.
Han, Mr. Osborne endorsed the remarks which had fallen from the lipy of the last upaaker
The President said that the last question of the hon. member representing the Justicas of the Fosca was out of order.. It was a matter of opinion. He was sorry to hear that the hon. member had not receivad rufficient notice of the meeting of Council, but he thought it was an understood thing that two days were more than sufficient. However, the Government is future would try and comply with the hon. member's request.
WATER RETURN,
Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st May, rgro.
CITY AND WILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL:
Tytam TylamBye
wash Tytam In- termediate Pokfulum Wong-nal
1000.
τητα. (60 ak" below) 53' to". below
overflow.
overflow
14' 8" below) 25' oi" below overflow
Overflow 17′ 1′′ below) 20′ 31" below overflow
overflow
27 4" below overflow
33′ 11′′ below
chung... overlow,
24′ 101" below Overflow
overflow
STORAGE GALLONS.
-1909 Tylam_
55,718,000 Tytans Byewash... 781,000 Tytam Intermediate 112,499,000
•Pokfulam E (1,610,000. Wong-nui-chung 1,704,000
38′ 8′′ below.
Igro, 75,220,000 **487,000 99,667.000
15,615,000
1,035,000
Total............ 185,312,009 194034,000 Consumption of water in the City and Bill District during the mouth of April.***
1000.
1910"
Consumption 5,640,000 111,781,000gallons Estimated"
***208,410 110,310 population Consumption" per head per 'day............)
184
17.7 gallons
Intermittent apply by Rider malos id Rider main districis daring April la both years.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
Kowloon) Gravitation Reservoir
LEVEL. 1909.
below]
1910.
31 3 below 21' 6" below overflow
overflow
STORAGE GALLONS.
* 1999,
1910,
Kowloon Gra
vitation Ro99,215,000 166,300,000 gallons Forvoir...
Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of April:-
Consumption Estimated population Consumption perhead per day....d
1909.
1910. 88,000. 21,320,000 gallons 87,300
9.0
92,100
7.7 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water la of excellent quality.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority
Joy aside all il-feating, and if the prolestations gguztiers Board and not wholly to the Director officials and the braves, the robbers had-mada disected Mr. Shazion to supply whatever parti Beanly.for Women and Gliis," by Helena Gent,
of those of the "Young China" affirm, that they are in a state of perfect charity with ba, ne we, Ard with them, are true, we have, a wall-founded hope that we can sit come to a better understanding of each other and above all of our duty. The truth must not be shirked thit' there, are larga. numbers | of the "semi-illiterate." So many are they Indeed that we are not exaggerating oor are we losulting a class when we stale that some ninety per cent of the so-called "Foreign educated" students: most be included. Some of them come from missionary schools, where they bava sindled Raplish and arithmaile for a few years, and a very small amonet of geography and kisti # And one or two diber subjects including perhaps Holy Scripture, to the latter subjaci wa can give instances of students who, after more than six year of a misslopary school where they had graduated," appeared to bp, as fearned in Bible Hirory
our boyhood's friend and consoler of our old age, Tom Sawyer, who, when asked
PHARMACY.-
On the matlón of the Colonial Secretary.
seconded by the Colonis! Treasurer, the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1005, was read a second time,
The Bill was then considered in. Committee.
MERCHANT SHIFPING,
The Colonial Secretary moved the second reading, of the Bill entitled An Ordinace for ther to amend the Merchant Skipping Ordi panca, 1899,
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
· Bill was, zaad a second than thled time and passed.
MALICIOUS 'DAMAGE.
The Coloplat Secretary, moved, and the Colonial Treasurer seconded, the second reade ing of the Bill entitled Au Ordinance to smend the Malldous Damage Ordinance, 1865, *
The Bli haying been read a' second time,
the names of the first two Aportier, replied was considered in Committes, and fast at that that they were: David and Gallerias mais | nage
PRATAS ISLANDS.
Commodore Li Tie has again been sent by the authorities to Pratas Islands with another. batch of labourers with a view to develop the
place,
THE LATE TAI-HUNG TER.
The remains of the late Grand Councillor, to his native place in Fatshen, on the 3rd In- -Tai Hung Tre, will be convayed from Canton slant, The Viceroy has given lestractions to and savarai hondred "braves" to escort the coffin of the decasted Minister along the ranta to its destination,
COINING OF 20-CENT PIECES-
After considerable discussion, bis Lordabip culars be thought his friend was entitled to,
Mr. Steaton asked for partienfars as to the false charges,
Mr. Shepton said that whatever knowledge he had made no difference in bis application to be supplied with particulara,
The matter is to be argued in Chambers,
TYPHOON WARNING.
We have received a copy of "Health and 1 net, from "Health and Strength," Library, 12, Burleigh Street, London, W.d.” The book will prove aa excelent guide for women of all
Mr. Davidson sald his friend already possesses for the Improvement of their health. In it are discussed the many obstacles that have ed the particulars.
prevented womes from followiow, the laws of ature. The arguments set forth in mis pagas conclasiraly prove that women should soi only. performs a faw well-choden exercises dally, but should pay more attention to the cars of their bealth. The system advocated not only tunds to give mobility to the body, but it will greatly. assist the genarai carriage, as wall as being a means of producing excellent health. It con tains 18 wall-posed photographe illustrating the various chapters on the Importance of deep breathing, reducing weight, increasing height,
and gives simple exercises for strengthen fag the muscles, otherwise inactiva” and naa dawaloped. As it÷lem subject, which plays an important part in women's sphere, we do watt, to draw our lady readers at antion to this ax cellent manual, the following of the, suglasn in which is productive of improved hiti Ta
beautiful physique and cazrlägga
The telegram quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at the American. Con sulate General yesterday railr
Manila, May 4, 1913, 4:30 pm. Cyclone or Trphoon N. W. of the Falow 12: lauds, morlog W, or WN. W
ard inst. Sloce the beginning of this year the Canion Mist has stopped coining so cert nbsidiary silver places, and the amount of thesa amba{d[« my silver coins now in circulation is said to be
'Manila, May 6, 1910, 9 a.m. hardlyentalentjament trade requirments. The Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Soulbera Luzon focal native backe kava submitted a falus pects, moring W/ N. W/ or M. W
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