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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER 8 1010

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILA

6th inst

Canton Steamer Robbod.

STRONG-ROOM BROKEN INTO.

[7th ins.

whole Colony as a public-spirited man, par the understanding of the multitude and is fectly disinterested, incapable of conscious more fitted to the accustomed cars of men islastice to anyone, and anxious poly for who have passed through the usual course of the general good of the commualty. You medicion and surgery and are able, we hope he signally filled to do toy good whatever In his criticism of the increase is the

to appreciate all the hard phrases and tech. Present: Hin Excel ancy the Officer $16,000 WRTH OF SILK STOLEN. Colony's expandlines for next year. He brought nical expressions that the Journal use. Still a general accusation sgalost the Government if the paper indulges in shapsodic metres that money was belog wasted in all depart concerning matters medical, there is always mente, bat when invited, and even aged by good food for digest in its columar. One His Excellency Sir Henry May, to challenge thing that puzzles us out here a great deal any single item of increase, his attack utterly is the problem of how to deal with mos. brake down, and he hid Iguomini.usly.to confess ignorance of the subject with walch he quitoes. A writer in the Journal, accord. was finding fault. He could only make a log to the latest number received by us, general statement of dissatisfaction with the describes how be found anopheles larves Talimates. This was disassons to the Hoa breeding in salt water at Colaba, near Bom Mr. Hewitt's case. His Excellency gently bay. Of course, the inct of mosquitoes pointed out that hat li details were set out in the breeding in brackish or salt water is not appandit to the Estimates which had bees in the hoadurable mamber bande for more than, but, nevertheless, the fact is interesting. three weeks, it seem a pity that the spokes. While searching for larvae, he discovered maz for the unofficial members was not able them in some ponds situated at a distance le that time to mastar even one of these danil of 300 to 700 yards from the barracks of

THE GREAT NICOLA.

WILL THE PRICE OF SUGAR GO UP OR DOWN

BADB AU

The sccompanying ments and Asray. Rest 169fh and crossing call fect made up of Sinkin

weld to the Council: Chamber this after A musting of the Legislative Council.was

ib 1GENERAL MANAGER'S KEPORT FOR Administering the Government, Sir Henry

Again last night this clever magician was re-weeTATOE May, KC.M.G, His Excellency Maj-General

ceived with a bumper house, and all his won R. G. Broadwood, Cu, (Commanding the

derful performances were carried out wnhost að Fercas), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, (Co-

hitch and each time he appeared on the stage: lonial Secretary), rou. 1. O. Kef. Messer & somewhat extensive robbery took place plause. Questions were pur to the Spirit Bali

hawas received wi b loud and long austained ap. (Colonial Treasurer) Hon. Mr., W Chi-on board the Caxton steamer Lau: Bess, of, and some were directed to disclosure of the Hoo, Mr. E. & Irving: (Registrar General bis morning. A remarkable feature of the tubber and oil, is but most conchins one ibam, CM.G. (Director of Public Works), the French Line, between 13:10 and: 3 o'clock trend of values in the sugar market which, after Hoo, Mr. F. J. Uadeley (Captain Supetistendent occurence is that nobody can ay when and Kalte fraternity at the moment. Will the of Palico), Hon. Mr. E. A. Howeit, Hon. Mu how the daring theft was carried out and the price of sugar go up or down ?" was the ques Wei Yuk, C.MO, Hon. Mr. E. Osborns, Hop. robbery generally bristles over with all ants of sign asked last night. The answer was "yes Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk ontestatuties. It is rather difficult to under. The other way: Will Lawiswis the next of Councils).

stand how the thefst could hava hɩsa canied | fight ?" and the rerly was “ Yes," "The audi" oat with such remarkable caso as appears to ence also ar joged the performance of Nodolay; have been the case. The stolen ankles the comedy Juggler, whore juggling was ok. consisted of sixteed bales of silr, valued Cellent with positively poibing to beat. Ita at $6,000, and was stored in ton ship's

most wonderful trick of the evening wis a lady Strong room, prior to being consigned to New York, 11 situats performance. She was placed in a was not until it was too late that the 'thift was

Back and then is a lanak, allerwatch Sha Wan

·MINUTES.

The mlautes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The Colatal Secretary_hid on the tab'e

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with total of gasit for the previous four has been sunk another feat making a total of Ms Buki Komse. The Main Sbaft 53 feet below the 50tkovali advanced soft inslag a total of 371 de/Ecdey

sault Lavel, Taralo Driva Stuth has been to 58is wide producing 3.70 dwiper top, | 51a fact Level. “The Dilys South, as the Station Lode has been advanced si fa tmiking 6€ tal of 20 (cat! Lose in 57 inch pios ducing 3. dets per lczy kapali

510 fest Level The Male Drive North bas beco extended feet making a 10rk) of 143 Gel. Daring put of the math the Drive' ha

ed Items so thoroughly es to be able to show the and Royal Scots (now occupied by the Fionachal Minptes Nos, 83 and 84. It was discovered, itin suggested insome quarters ibas fucked and corded, and in line than tware. been ja ulste; but the todo.ix any as thus wide"

agreed that they be referred to the Finance

Committee.

APPROPRIATION BILL

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the watchman may have probably complyed at the shelt b't this is a mere shaory and ws give it for what it is worth. The watch. m in's aicry "la that he saw a bon putting slengside the wharf and shortly afterwards off from the ship while she was lying he discovered the theft, the strong-room: in which the bales were put being found to have bres broken into. Another litely theory which is advanced is that the balor may never bare these tire merely theories and cannot be ad vanced as positive lacts. The Police Les carry ing cat fall lavestigations into the matter.

conds the lady and Nicely changed places. of prose comer feed from the bottom o After this iuro, the Magicinola w admisi es wiera has been commenced from the bottom of cape tesis were rubmitted to the Judgment of this head about'as fest Noth of the milk crosse his admizing audience. To convince the pub-cut in order to effect the common ca lon that residents woat on the stage with handcuffi and the rig sired depth.ORG licibat there was n'a collntion, some of the loast will be necessary" af er the shail has ra,chad log iroud and iterally bound the Handcuff

Creas cuts for stops, filing amount to 18 King beyond all means ofrel ara, But Nicola feath defeated all human lagenly and nothing in

Slopes, Above the stolt level 4'aldpas Ard ceeded in effectively holding him a prisoner, burg worked. Lyda averages 8ging wide and escape from the Straight jacket. This was 3 stopas are being worked, Thaloda minutes af a: he had been literally held by steps shut the 40 is belaz re-started

**verague a marvellons performance and in less than inni:-ide-worth/ 6.41 dwat pylon A

parsing of which, as he said bewas responsible, larvæ were sent to the Parel Laboratory for Gaverament by the hen, mamborʻ'rapiesoaking | Jeff Canton at all, but as we hava said before,The last item is the programme was Nicola's worth a 05 dwt, per fans Above the saft levál

up the wastefulness and extravagance of the Government, and especially" (to use Mr. officers' mess, Colaba. These poods con

Gloucester Regiment) and the Royal Artillery Kewitt's awis words) "the Pablic Works Detained sca-water, from about 1,000 to 6,000 piriment" It was also a "regrettable incident" that the hon. member had not the soles with gallons. Millions of larvio were found in him which he made at the last meeting, on them. After that Colonel G. F. Gibbins, which he rolled to enable him to reply seria R.A.M.C., commanding the Station Hospital tion to the points made in His Excellonry's at Colaba, accompanied Dr. Gholap to the speech at that meeting. Sir Henry May ponds and took the specific gravity of the replied to the attack on the Estimates for the water, which was very high. Samples of the with surprising restraint and moderation. We are of opinion that he was not "cramatisk inspection, and the examination showed that things down people's throats when he said they were Nissorhynchus stephensi, one of the that he was sorry members had teen fit to malarial carriers. There were vegetable Accusa-him-of extravagance, but la the absence growths in the ponds, and at the high tide of condempation, of any particular item he could not do anything more than take the to the highest of there. After the high every fortaight the larvae stuck themselves criticism to heart and hope for better times. This is, of course, defeat, utter crushing

tide the larva were diminished in numbers. defout of that criticism which His Ex It is rather curious to read the above cellency with invulnerable meciness takes remarks as made to apply to India. Manson 10 heart. We have heard talk of the

koog to report upon the state of the Colony's and Simpson, when they came out to Hong

desirability of an acrease in the number of

acofficial members of Council; we have ofteu

health were conceived of that idea that

f opaal resumed consideration la Committee of the B entitled on Crdinance to apply a sum not exceeding six million and forty-iwe thousand five hundred and forty-three dollars to the public service of the year woul meat with regard to the ques lons put to the His Excellency made an explanatory state-

the Chamber of Commerce with reference to the increase to tuet olcay's expenditure. Hi Excellency did not quits apprehead the drift of the hon. member's questions at the

found that the information he gave was not time and understood him to refer to the Eati mites as a whole, and 'His Excellency now correct. The Imports and Export six war same was the case with regard to the Rail- not so luge as appeared at det sight and the

Excellency stated that his abj set was to supply way. The bop. member's questions were ear arely outside the Estimates. Practeding, His

were rest abolitions and not pretended aboli- The abolitions of posts ticLS.

beard it said that there members should be anopheles were being bred in the shrubbery, members with full info: malipo by meros of a

giran more scope, more real power. Com. plaints have been made that the Council is O better than a clique of officials in Committee, And that the unofficial members may talk as they pless, they are only there for that, and that in fact the proceedings are a farce where they are concerned, as the Gaver ment will do what it likes in spite of all efforts, vates, speeches and protests on the part of the unofficial members. Now we do not think that things are really as bad as all bat, As a matter of fact they are a very great deal beiter. Our an:fficial members do admirable work, effective and enduring work. But as Government officials are by their very position opan to criticism, so are they also, And we should not be doing cur daty to the public we serva if we did not criticise such ineffectual criticism as that directed agalust the Appro priation Bill for beat year by the spokesman of the unofficial members.

"THE HAPPY CONSOL"

Many of our readers will remember those "types of felicity" of which he who-

Hlebind Inhospitable deor,

Plays like Trafalgar's foutis from'tes to four,

delailed statement.

Hno. Mr. Hewett stated that he was ac

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

A TROUBLED D'STRICT. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

the jackor, ho regained his freedom again withe || Stoga Mines, 100ft Leve.” The Main Drive out any misistance whatever. This performance North has been advancalagh making a tolal, led the h.use to an op.bunt of vocif.roas.and of 45% fret. The lode matter is of du valus, i continued applause.

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turbulent and ante tied districts of the whole Canton, October 6th, 19 o. :: Shio. Tak appears to be one of the most

going from bad to worse mainly owing to the province. News has arrived that things are action of the Triad Society, It appears that number of there people held a meeting at a Excellency but he thought ibat is Excellency A big fasst, was then held and at its conclusi quainted with the various figures given by His village called Tai Meon and afterwards swore in more then two hundred new member, was speaking off the book. There ware large increases in the legal departmenis. In fact I plans were mide for a series of robberies anyone, Vit, a largo isoa milk can is to be theta were increases in all the permannot de-

and outrages. A reign of terror then begin was very bard up and there was no particular with bardly any resistance. It seems almost partments of the Government. The Colony and several villages wore plundered wholesale reason to hope that trade would improve with of incedible that eves in Chion such a state of and in most of these places the miscreants me the next a months. In several departments of affairs should be allowed and it is indeed a the Government, thale were very sariona in- Crea103,

wonder that a geverzmost with troops at its in the discussion.

The Colonial Secretary at this point joined disposal does not take active steps to put an and to these incessant outrages. From the say that he was speaking for the good of the

Hen, Mr. Newell said that he could foestly same district comes another terrible tale. In community and us had no hesitation lo say.

one of the villages is a factory and the owner's son was fourd to bave had il ici: dealings with ing that the Governments reply was moling of this called the youth to bim and then one of the female workers. 3 ba father hear. Dasatisfactory. Judging form the present fiosocial condition the Colony, there was plainly the Government's duty to try and was no likelihood of trade improving, and it reduce the Colony's expenditure, instead of which the Government were increasing it. The Government were not faslified in their action barn given regarding the increas and up to now no satisfactory explanation had

'oft Leval Soulb. Abeat 55oft South of avait ́s cross cut agit: West intersected a branch about aft wide. On this a level has been

South of anderson Shaft, har bred started and drives Nonb gift. The lode averaged y inches wide werth 15.9 dwin: per ton, A. level has been driven South 18 feet and suspended.

A wi 21 below this" leval, atzhaut 220ʻfist

duces a little gold susk 16ft. The lods in Gina wide and prov

Undqub oilyone of the most unique tests avez performed by Nicola will be attempted to-night

placo Nicola inside and securely pal him up Members of the firm of H. Price and On, hava | issued a challange tomail Nicolaup.none of their large packing cases, and tonight those gestes men are going to sing their box to the theatre,

them, belt them, or faster them in any manner in the box. They may nail the boards on, screw they with, the only restriction that Nicola

About aspit South of Anderton South across

the most, dangerous feat ever at ampted by in the box rikes that a few sma'l air-holes te plicedent is being driven West During the mon h this has been advanced soft, and is now 4811 To-morra night Nicola will allompt West of the Maia Div

Cross-cuts for stops fill og amount jo 44 kat Above the soft level's stops is belog worked, brought upon the singe, filled with water,The lode is 5gins wido and worth 314 dwis per sed duwa with five or six padlocks. When worked, ode is fits wide and worth 5.75 Nicola is then to be placed inside the cap, sub ton,

one pauses to esinu that Nicola is under water dwie por tom. merge himself ander water, and the cover fasts daring the entire performance, and that be mnat

Above the 15oft - javel 3 stopes are being

Anderss. 26olt Level, The Main Dive escapa while holding his breath, eas can reidi Nonth has bees advanced, 24 fent making" a ly see that death by drawing will be his fate, a total of 433ft Lods is pilas wide showing unless he sicapes in a remarkably short-space-traces of gold only, a cross.cat is being driven of time, which he must do unidad. Another, to prove the ground wast at this poĵor,b good promised for Monday night, which will be their last performance in Hongkong, as they tall for Manila on Tuesday.

A TAILOR'S CLAIM.

with no iron rod streck him several times on

corpse and throw it in the canal which was FIECTRIC COMPANY SUED FOR DAMAGES, the bead and boat out his brains, The father then ordered some of his men to take up the one. There are those among the community who commend the father's action!

THE VICERGY,

merchant, one of those who endeavoured to get The Viceroy bau yet again beca denounced. This time the trouble comes from 'wenkhy

tion to do so. He could not possibly ba so of money. Some months ago there was a the lt monipoly. This man states that the Mr Hewett, said he was scarcely in a pori-Viceroy bas caused him to lose very large sums well acquainted with the figoras as in his office. going the rounds here that H. E. had taken

tala His Excellency said that hon member was a "consideration" of two hundred thousand

to do anything to help, the company bu', on the taels to farther the lataresis of the monople, but occe having pocketed the money he refused

contrary, pat atombling blocks in its way. The the one who has caused this present denunci man who was thus-molcted in azid to have been tion. The Viceroy is by no means popular and the co rent opinion of him is that be, is an in- campaignt

cting in a general way. general principles. He did not know the Government's busines5.

Mr. Hewall said his objection must be an

His Excelleccy said that considering that boo, member was a member of the Sanitary Board, it was not easy to understand why he now came forward and objected to an expaid log of the Board. lure which he himself'bid proposed at a mear

anything to do with the matter.

Mr. Hewest said he did not perasmally have

of the increase in respect of the Crowa Soll Ilon. Mr. Murray Stewart asked the amount

yet when all the undergrowth was cut down in the neighbourhood of the garrison bar racks towards Shaukiwan there was no sign addition to the clearing away of jungle of a diminution of that deadly disease. In growth, new roads were constructed and nullahs were drained properly, but still no obvious improvement was effected so far as the general health of our Garrison was con- cerned. Instead of that, the health of the men got rapidly worse at Lycmoon Fort, other source of infection. Things began to and the experts had to look around for an- take on a serious aspect when no less than 35 per cent, of the strength had been laid up with malaria, and as time continued the position of affairs wen! from bad to worse. Down on the low levels it is generally an accepted fact that either mosquitoes or rats. are the chief disseminators of disease, whe ther as regards plague or malaria; yet in the case of the Lyemoon Garrison there was Hitle evidence of either one or the other, There seems to be small doubt that the was one of the most felicitous. The giftsitated when new roads are under construc: opening up of new ground such as is neces ed author of those witty veraes, and of many tion allows the malarial pest to come forth, allenge the figures item by item b.fors Council contributions in prose and verse, grave and though thisstatement is openly disputed by our voted on the Bil

His Ex elleney asked Mr. Hewcit to chal. gay, to the press in Shanghai, is leaving worthily estimated Medical Officer of Health, China for good. The initials "G.M.H.P." Dr. Francis Clark. When Hongkong was were those of Mr. Playfair, who was without in its carly days known as the "white man's question the most crudite and highly talented grave" with a distinction which transcended of a not undistinguished branch of it even the repute of the Gold Coast, it was Majesty's Consular Service. Without at least doubiless the cutting up of the ground in the one of Mr. Playlair's works, his "Compen formation of new roads which caused the dium of Instructions," no Consulate in China illnesses and deaths of our military force. would be able to do its routine work for a

In the same way, we have seen for ourselves single quarter without getting into a hopeless that malaria has been more prevalent in muddle; the book is indispensable. His Caine Road and especially at Breezy Point "Cities and Towns of China is a very useful within the last few years than it has book indeed. It gives all the prefectures of been anywhere else except perhaps in China, with their latitude, longitude, etc., and the Morrison Hill District. As regards the ex other details, and the district towns belongtinction of mosquitoes, we are fortunately ing to them. A new edition is now being gradually getting rid of the pest by reason of printed. The labour of making it was a great as making the original work, and the

His Excellency informed the bon, member hardest part of all was the revision of the

that the amount was over $1,000. Some people proofs, toll which only Mr. Playfair could do, and in which no one else, however

lacreased, the Force. His Excellency also were always crying for the Police Force to be increased and the Government had slightly! learned, could give him any assistance. That invaluable book of reference Mayers'

referred to increased expenditure in respect of "Chinese Government" was revised and a

ce to departments which His Excellency term new enlarged edition published by Mr. Play

ed the "creatures" of the unofficial members. fair. His assistance was given freely to

Hon. Mr. Murray, Stewart-The unofficials others engaged in work involving accurate

are responsible for the idea, not the working. kaowledge of the Chinese languago, and it

His Excellency at this point related to cer was gratefully acknowledged by Professor-

STONE-THROWING BY A FARE.

salo other lucreases, including education, and Giles, whose dictionary is and will probably

boped that many more would not follow ear, hear), 7th inst ever remain unsurpassed. Mr. Playfair is the tions at the Magistracy this morning. Is the conclusion remarred that is his position as There were a number of tram-car prosecu

After further dircusion, His Excellency greatest living authority on all that concerns first case, a Chinese employes of the Taikoo the Chinese mandarinate, and he is one of Dockyard was charged with relusing to pay

Head of the Government, be wished he could the greatest authorities on most things Chibis lare and, alleged assa't on the conductor

show decreases lastead ofiocreates. But cader nese. He always repudiated the term "eino- at Shau-ki-wan on the 14th September last.

the circumstances; he could not add anything logue" when applied to himself, and assert-

to what he had aloidy said and he would The complainant stated that at about 6.0 advise boa, member to wait and hope for better ed, with perfect truth, that his speciality was ceeding from Causeway Bay to Shau kiwan psa. on the date in question, his car was pro- rather a thorough knowledge of modern offi-At the Sai-wat-ho Marke', he asked defendant amendment,

The Bill was suburquently reported without cial documentary Chinese than an exhaustive and sonte four or five others to pay their fare command of the ancient writers. Yet his but they all refered to do so. Shortly after seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Bill Oa the motion of the Colonial Excretory memory of the latter was astonishing, and wards, he agalo demanded the fare of the demas road a third time and passed, at times very disconcerting to Chinese fandam, whereupon witsers was seized by bis

ADJOURNEEXT. officials, to whom

he could quote ferdast. Witness blew his whistis and the icket-punctor and was assaulted by the de- the ancient sages and many Chinese car stopped. The men at this polat began to

The Council then adjourced till the acth writers, unksown to many cvcn advanced leave the car and he was struck on the arm by.

FINANCE COMMITTÉE. European students, with telling effect. His the defendant, who shouted out to the others English style was vigorous and clear yet at strike him. "The motor-man interfered and times daintily allusive. It possessed a gift separated the men, at the same time asking zare in styles as strongly individual as his the defendant to desist. The defendant gol it was impossible to copy or caricature it. down from the car and began to throw stones Most of his verses have never been publish bim, one of which hit bim on the back ed; those which have afford but a faint the motor-man of the car gave corroborative Indication of the beautiful and musically ex. Mr. J. Stadtt Kennedy, general manager of prested thoughts which may, we fear, never the Tramway Company, spoke to receiving a be given publicly to lovers of poetry For report of the occurrence. He took the list several years his failing health prevented two mitocases to the gateway of the dockyard, him from doing all he would have wished to where the defendant was identified in the pre- quicken the social life of the community.

erce of Laspecior Collett. His ability and skill in handling the difficulta and dangerous questions which arose in the 'In the second case, o paint-scraper was fised Boxer year 1900 ensured perfect security. $10 for sitempting to avoid payment of his fore. throughout Fu-kien for Europeans, but may not bo detalled here, for the true history of that period-las-yet-lo-be-written.--The Consular Service in China has never und an abler man in it: age and infirmity remove

wise policy on the part of our Sanitary Decife's fees. partment, but at the same time we would suggest that when new roads are opened up tenants should not take place until such time and new buildings erected, possession' by

the coil to evaporate. as to allow the confined malarial miasma of

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TRAM-CAN CÙNDUCTOR

evidence,

ASSAULTED.

The cate was remanded till Tasiday at ar

A FIRM'S'PARINERS,

WHOM DOES THE BOLICITOR REFRESENT?

7th fast,

-times,

.

I

OPIU.

It is stated that the whole of the Kwangsi

refuses to carry out the regulations formulated Deliberativo Council baye resigned. owing to the fact that the Governor of the Farvince

and, assistacca bave been askel for other for the restriction of the opium rade. Advice provinces and it is likely that the question will be taken up by some very big men in Teking.

CONFUCIAN CELEBRATIONS.

7th inst.

At the Summary Court-bis moming, J. To Shaw, tailor and outfiller, sued the Hongkong Electric Company to recover the sum of $70.50 as damages for alleged negligence on the part of defendants and their servants,

for an order for matosi discovery.

Mr. Harris on behalf of the plaintiff applied

tion. Whit's the oatare of the case ?.

The Puirne Judge-I'll grant.ibe applica

How long will tate ? Mr, Harris-Damages for neg igence.

I think it will take one day. ..What's the nature of the case?

and spoiling a suit of clothes.

Koocking over smithing in my client's shop

. Do you want a jury?

Yes.

soft level. The Drive North on the West Brauch has been driven 47 feet and com- municated to the main drive, The Loda averaged 16, leches w.de producing,65 dwin per too,

making a total of 8ft from the Main Drive.

260ft Level South. Across cat is being extended East and has beas advanced. 46ft

Cross-cut for sose:Elling amounted to 21ft. worked. The Lode sverag #79ins wide worth, Stopes bove the 200, 5 slopes are being 6.44 deti per ion.

South of the old workings at Rigb Hole a prospecting shaft cft by 4ft has been sunk to a depth of solt. A cross-cat East bas bead driven bad also been started to the west, where a con- 3ft but ooibing has yet basis makA crost-cut ignation of the lode formerly worked on at: Raud Hasta 11 being lack d for. A small plant is being installed for dealing with ths walte bera..

GENERAL

Raub. To the discxplared grou

ground to the

The Willay Tables yielded 41.6 tons of Con centrates saying 1739 dwin gold per for. Preparations are belog made for the parpens

The case was adjonreal. The question of of erecting two additional lables at Euris ajury is to be duly discussed,

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A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY.

MONEY-LENDING CASE AT THE SUMMARY

COURT.. 1|་

7h inst

Koman Mill,

MILLING SURIT FOR A WEEKS'ENDING FTH SEPTEMBER" O'D

Bukit Koman 40 Stampy in 27'125'énys, Lost time 17 day due to repairs and clean up.

Stone crashed Bi. Koman 2,107 tons wil

"Stops 2003 WA

Anderson #130 tons. Hunting'oa Mili rao 24.96 diya: Lost time:

Before Mr. Justice Herland, Acting Chief: 3.4 days due to fixing new bevelled wheel,

repaflog bousing, etc.

recover the sum of 5161.36 for money loat was Justice, at the Summary Conri the morning, the case in which Alla Dad sued Alls Ditta tot cubed Bt Komad 16 tras

21982 tont. "gain mentioned.

Mr. Hied on behalf of the defendant anked; for a dare to be fixed,

Mr. Gardiner, who s psard for the plalo' If

desi mera autention was being paid to the It was very evident last week end that a grest, memory of Confucius than on the previous year. All the schools and colleges were of courte closed and decorated, and the local press offices ware!simifuly' adır ed, This year, however, many business bodies were sald be had zo objection. It was merely a spicuous, Portraits of the Soge were bunge lon would not take long and he asked that closed and the dragon fig was very can- question of getting defendust to Court. The

at for the philosopher has suggested that plaintiff. His submission was that a man tag them is the street. ja many places while peddlars were, hawk- it should be heard in Chambers. The question One man, in his was whether he was instructed or not by the the same files should be performed at the giving the name of Alla Dat came to his office temple of Confucius as *so performed at the ard gave him-icstractions, on the strangib of

brine of the Gd of War, which is as good | which he issued the writ, saj is mines and that the sage should be deifi-

The case was adjouraed. oranging that animals should be sacr ficed to

** JAPAN.

in same qantes, is not thought much of ed. The suggestion, while dading FAVOUR DOMESTIC MAID SERVANTS IN by the literati of butter judgment. These paint out that nothing in the waitings of Confucius, nor in any of the legends referring to him show that he desired to be looked upon instas a daily. The fact is that the Chidere, in com men with the rest of mankind, desire a seligion and the more colightened mer, floding for religion in Gelos impossible are doing thele belief in the degrading suparatition that passes

spiritual part of their cataras, utmal to form a cult that will satisfy the

A meeting of the Finance Com nities as held immediately after the meeting of Council, Yo:es be approved by Council:- it was agreed to recommand that the following

BLACK BAS3.SICCKING,

DELIDERATIVE COUNCIL,

... Stopa *

• Total £$12 (012, Fetorted Smehed GoldGrid

Amalgam. Huntington Mill 235 68% 85 015, U30002, one

Sietop

1316, 479, 46, 637

das crushing s'one from Andertor, 1,838 tons

1485 179 538637 ruki: Malacca a Huntington-Mil ran producing

gees. Amalgam, 8 cx), Retoried Gold and 174 ess, Bullion,

Average yield per ton Br Koman

TOTALS

-Milin 3.18 ¿wis. „Tallingera

Bt. Malacca Mili järg

Toes Crushed ¡Amalgam Collected

Smelted Gold get Avavazo Kinedess Yield per tom

450 MEN 2010 os

831-617 011.

FRANK WILLIAMS, General Madiger o

RUGBY BOOTBALL

The following will represent the Club/to

The scarcity of domestic mild seivants is a theme taken op by the Foulru in ose of its recent editorial notes, The Japan. Berald, in trapslating these comments, sys the vernacular paper ascribes this social-picnomenon to, the girls with a little aduration can nowadays be three following caures: -(1) The, setricas of lurped to more romoperative account that do -mestic servitudes ( The decrease in the need of middle-cisis housekeepers for the services of maid-zorvants 3/3). The geseral decice of There was a big meeting of the Deliberative public morals sends a greater percentage of match against HMS Eestion that Chub Miscellanous Services, black bass to stockske and plius and res: latios were made forting character, Such a phenomenon, sigass the 430 pm Full back J. Robson, Thres Council on the fire day of this Chinese moon anducated girls to sack avacations of doubtful ground at Happy Valley to day Kick off Mr. Osborns-is this Governmentment. Other important questfoss were dis-study from, a sociological point of view. In Mcllwraith, Ga praterve? (Laughter).

to the establishment of Constitutional Govern Yorodu, is a subject well wonby cf ipecial quarters C. Robens H. G. Hegarty G.D. cossed the chief of which were the suppression view of the absence of any dedeila social re

DAN WE Furler,::Hafres: of gambling, prison reform, and the s'ablish strictions upea public morally the unwilling parley, C. C. Cunningham, W

McGregor and 2, Cockery Forwards A ment of work house. A feature of the meeting near of girls of the lower classes to enter into wantbatthauativa Presshad been invitedtolisten baitby suivies in well-regalsted families as

Bates, D. Cheeseman, JBG! to the whole of the discussions and fall reports maids is phancmenon which denotes a dau

Rajsi and H. W. Loser were afterwards published in the daily papers,

A sum of five hundred and eighty-eight dollars and Sfty-three cests in aid of the vote

we'll have a fishing license (Laughter),

The Colonial decratary-1 hope some day

EXAM NATION YERS REFUND.

A sum of forty one dollars in aid of the yote Sanitary Department, other charges, altary examinations, staff, seland of ints for Suaitary Institute

This was all the busincer,

SOIL-BY-SHANGHAT-FIRM.

IN THE SUMMARY COURTENA

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... OFFICERS PONISHED. Some time ago, a general and a celonel who had formerly held command here were sent to Peking to be tried before the 'oard of War for want of tact and general incompsiensa dúrleg the rio's which broke out among the troops at the now rean News of thair statence has fan been received. Both ste to be banished to tks frontiers of Chinese Torkested and they have for their former bad conduct,

gerous tenderETING

VER

THE VLADIVOSTOK

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In our opinion there is a opanig for as institution for listing young j'ts for domestic, 0.8.X AND RUSIJAM STEAKERS, Pervice with Joralen families. The average For some time perciiations bays, besu po cook and "amah" know really wary litle of creding between the Caski Sabine Kaling and their duties, and we think, that, gidin properly the Rosis Volgateur Fleet Wilhe trained for domestic service would buvo linle - mation Stegular charge, forstraight difficulty in deding good sitostide at wages, vica between Traings and Vind which would not mave disquering an absolute begotiations bare bad a gath necessity. Bat, apart from this, the theesy of

rate pi freight bax morale sends many used cased girls to suck avocatiora of a dosětial character is rather a Rom serious riflecilan on the Japas pation an's) | mar whole and excites some refliction. at BY 28 tate this is a phase of moders life in Tapan of the for which no mention is made is the mammoth

him bence, but his work-remains mere jieren. Mr. Justice Harsland, Acting Chief Justice, in 1∙Jostice; in the Summary Court this morning. been' told to endeavour there.to make amends the Porođɗm that the guneral decline of publie

A acicbat pecollar case came on before Defore Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Chief

mies, and in the hearts of those who really know him he will never be forgottep

·TROPICAL DISEASE, 5

If there is any single journal published at Home that ought to loterert soaders to the Tropics it should be the Journal of Tropical kine produced by the Saustogen Coms Por in "London, which appears weekly Unfortunately, lis diction in rather boyoud

the Surumary Court this morning, the parties the Robert Dollar Company, of Shaoghal, filed to the action being the Ying Tal firm against a suit againstthe Jongkenz Majchania Arenos the Shun Kee firm for $153.08 and the Hong to recover the sum of $523.14. mér. M. Roadır. Vat firm against the same defendants for Harris, of Messia. Wilkinson and Grit, ap: $1,000.00 100

represented the defendantseer pared for the plaintiffs and Mr. J, H. Gardicor

Mr. PW, Goldring stated this taappeared for some of the defendanto... PAN

Mr. Harris There, tra only two defendante The case was adjoning for a werk in order, Mr. Goldring-Then I appear for the firm to quable the parties to siziva si Roms areunge, moan

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Mr Harris asked for a week'a ndjentoment. Changhai company, and they were awaiting Me Hatria explained that the claimants were Mr. Gardiner applied for a day to be fixed,

the arrival of las maangar in the Colony, The sea wài 65 qurned for a week

CRUISKA "SAN GABRIEL"

TOP MAST CARRIED AWAY,

lost one of her top mast and had bad app anchor in the streams of lackey was wish 1m; on her voyage over from Hongkong She Cu s3rd of. HMS, Ballplying t

The Poltuguese cruher Saw Gdbrief, which | advertisement anmber of the 7/Water St prived it Manila Saturday had rather a hard

generally, though she arrived in pretty good - be a timber refy carriedīdas yards and löst ber time despite theaB bicki, 24

In con