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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 10IO

THE MAN FOR THE, TROPICS,

(13th October.)

MASTER AND SURVANT

are your masters

LUJO

band; be soldier his officer; the Religious vants of God" the Governor obeys, to the Superior, or Bishop, is the servant of the ser King' nime, the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Sovereign on his throne is the ferrant of the State. Thụy wo see that service is in some degrea' enjoined on all, and that there

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

MINUTES.

13th inst

The minutes of the last meeting were read

confirmed.

FINANCIAL MINUTES, JON The Colonial Secretary laid on the tablo Fin- social Minutes Nor. 85 and 87. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committes.

FINANCE COMMIITEE'S REPORT.

14) was approved.

The toport of the Finance Commities (No.

COMPANIES BILL The Attorney General, in moving the Grat

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The motion was agreed 19%

This Bill affects two necessary, amandmanin In Ordinance No. 16 of 1000 10 as 10 fiz dofinite: hours for the sale of liquor opon, licensed pre- mites

PROMISSORY CATHS,

contained in the Premissary Oaths Ordinance, The Bili substitutes a now Schedule for that 1869, with a view mainly of providing that the Peace shall in futers be administered by oathe required to be taken by Justice of the

Police Magistrato,

ADJOURNMENT. The Council then adjourned till the sath Ipat,

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

A meeting of the Finance Committee was hold immediately after the meeting of Cenacil, the Colonial Secretary presiding, "has

AUDIT DI PARTMENTÄÄN

A sum of four thousand, Sva hundred. forty-one dollars ($45(1) in aid of the “ Audit Department, for the following items m

Personal emplomants .................$6416 OTHER CHARGES Incidental expenses. ............ Transport

It was agreed that the abpro vote should stand over. commended for approval by the Council:

It was agreed that the following vote be, res

"ELECTRIC, FANSTHANA

A sum of thirty_dollarà in kid of the vote. Judicial and Legal Dapartments, A.Suprem Court, other charges, electric fans and light.

This was all the business.

P. C. Robert Watt was the next wllonsı call- ed. He stated that at about 8 p.m. on the asth Septembes, he was on the roadway near the whistles and went along Bawrington Crosl Police Recreation Club. Ha heard Police

Road West, turned-down Sharpe Strast West- and into Bowrington Road. There, was ́A crowd of people and he saw flames at No. 29. All this time do was with Sargeant Ozg. They went towards No. ag and saw things being They saw a fire near by, which they ex thrown from the verandab on to the roadway.

tinguished. They then went round to Sharps Street West. He saw a piece of red flagstone fall out a few yards off him. He looked apand saw the defendant standlog on the first flier of the verandah of No. 2, Sharpe Street, He also kaw a small, wooden bucket come down.. Ha saw nothing else. He picked them up a few minutes afterwards. Sergeant Ogg called out to him to come sad stind' on ond nida- He heard a dead sound, as of something falling, of the doorway, while he stood at the other."

he heard a shout "He's out at the back 1) Ho at the back of the building. At the sama time :: then arrested the defendant as he is coming down the stairi with the help of Sergeant Ogge Cross-examined, witness stated that he could

that in the mouth of October, 1856; a public justified. England did the same thing many Dr. James Canilia, F.R.CS. (who was for many Victoria, the Archbishop of Canterbury or meeting was held, consisting of some of the generations and akin to Lord Curzon's

years in our, olony), contributed a paper on the Pope Pius X. or any other authority on good most influential European residents and a motto "What we have we hold." Now Metehnikoff treatment of tropical discise, in morals. It would sppser that the scarcity of large number of Chinése householders, to our load, brilliant or otherwise as the

which he condemned the use of soured milk in | japanese servant girin is largely caused by the

A mestion of the Legislative Council was také: lato consideration certain matters etlier neighbouring countries. consider it, isip-desentery and in collis. The only general failure on both sides, employer and boldin the Canacil Chamber this afternoon.

Cues which

soured milk, or the administration employed, to adhere to the old moral ideas of Present His Excalieccy the Officer Ad seriously affecting the juterests of the Colony, being, followed up of the Pacific island of lactobacilling a powder in sugar and water, Japan which do not materially differ from the ministering the Government, Sir Henry May, A general complaint was made of the total empire, and we are the last people in the seemed to do good were, he says, in cases of pronouncement of Pius X. We think that too Ko.M., Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, (Codinance to amend the Promissory: Oaths The first readlog of a Bill eniltled An Or loefficiency of the Police for the protection world to protest against their assertiveness, patients returning from the. Tropics with many of us are apt 10 leak on our toalal, Secretary), Hod, Mr. O. Mel. Messa Ordinance, 1860, was passed on the motion of of life and property. Here we are, fifty-four Formosa is now under their dominance and

played-out" digestion, and otherwise cun Chinese servants as simply animals, beasts of (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Cha the Attomay-General seconded by the Colonial years later, still making the same complaint, Korca floats the flag of the Rising, Sukind beosfit rasutied if the treatment was kept higher than money, or heats to feel love or Hos, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General),

down from the climate. In casss of this bardeo, without minds to appreciate anything tham, CO (Director of Public Works), Secretary. though less bitterly, for even the most in- Even the Americans say that there is immins for a week and then changed for an alkalite gratitude towards anybody, or souls to be any-Hon. Mr. F. J. Badaley (Captulo Superintendent efficiently informed grumbler, or the most un ment a conflict as to whether the White therapy. Dr. Castle had for many years thing but lost. This is fundamental ciror of Police), Hop. Mr. E. A. Hewelt, Hos. Ms. official of members of Council, can hardly aud Red Ensign or the Stam and Stripes. advocated alteranting the food nad medicines Chinese boys are not usually very intel- Wai Yuk, C.MG, Hoo. Mr. E. Osborne, Hoa. accuse our Police of being "totally ineffi- are going to be the ruling colours in the io cues of intestinal derangements. In the lectual, but many of them read & good deal, and Mr.Murray Stewart, and Mr. CiClement! (Clerk cient." Secondly, a bitter wail was raised Philippines. There appears to be no ques matter of frod a purely meat diet and a phily not only trashy stories sad fairytales, but quite of Councils). agalast the Government for extravagance, thou that Japan is "on the warpath and milk diet may ba citeroated, say three day of useful and serious books. Macy boys are because cortain of the. Services had to be intends seriously to make provision for her meat, then a fast day on milk, and again grateful and even affectionate la character, and strengthened. We do not think that, the surplus population. That she may do so diet. In the matter of medicine also as deid ing fidelity to their employers. During the peating the cycle. There must ba no mislägjof | we could cits many instances of really touch- comparatively small increase in the sum pacifically is our oarnest hope. Ifer wishes medicine continued for a week, followed by a Boxer froubles a certain British Consul who appropriated for the Police force met within this respect are to be admited. That week of alkaline melisine, is of the greatest; had kept the same boy for a great number of criticism, any more than all the other items. her endeavours will not be hampered by assistance to practice Dr. Cautlig holds that years, noticed that a huge bell was suspanded But here we are confronted with a really outside interference is to be hoped. In the the wa of the intestine in meat and milk diets by a wire arrangement over the head of, his serious situation. On the efficiency of the case of the taking over of Korea, it may be becaures quite different, and also that organ: bed. Enquiry elicited the fact that the boy Police depead this peace and good order of that some harshness has been evinced by thrive in an alkaline, sad te varri. Baltar might express itself in that port, and he had isms which thrive in an acid madiam_will not had reason to fear that the Bizar movement this Colony, and the Colony sternly refuses the Japanese functionaries, but at the same

nating these diets and medicines no group of placed the bell there so that in case of sudden to spend any more on a force that it time the Koreans with their acknowledged binefal organisms can continue to dominate attack by sight his master might be warned in

This is unreasonable, föeptitude can lay the consolation to their ih intimal fecretion. Just as change of air time. Nothing world faduce him to remove reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to is grumbling at. for it is idiotic to imagine that the Police soul that of two evils they chose the least, appeark necessity for the gedural welfare of that bell until all danger of an diente bad consolidate sud Amend the Ordinances re- force will be increased either in numbers Had not they accepted Japanese lordship, the body, so complete change of food and of passed away. We have known Chinese sor.lating to Companion, said s-Sir,-The main or efficiency by being paid in kicks in it must have been Muscovian that ensuede interiori reaction will removs pathogenic vast risk his life for his European master. It object of the Bill is to establish - oni. stead of halfpedte.

is idle therefore to brand them as heartless and formity in the commercial centres of the As for the Indian No doubt there are tyrants amongst the ranisms from the gastro-intestinal track.

soul-less. The attitude of too many of British Empics in the law relating to Com portion of it, there can be no doubt Japanese as there are amongst all peoples and

especially ladies, and most expecially childless they have no real gridvancer A recent re there is little question that at least a modi

paules, Tho Boglish Companies Acte dating indies, closely resembles that of the mistress mark in our columns about the apparent cum of this characteristic has been exercised

In the old story: Mistress Have you Consolidation Act 1938 had the object of the from 1861 were consolidated by the Companies (14th October.): indifference of the superior officers to the in the appropriation of Korea, but it is

given Fido his soup?!! Servant; "you Mum " Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, Mistress" And his omelette?" "Yes Mum" establish commercial integrity and to protect recent Company legislation at Homs is to condition of the men under them was not rather hard to believe the text of the follow or the hired man that giveth thee his life. Let "And his cottet?" "Yes Mum". And his the inventing public from the wiles sud greed intended to apply to the Indians. The lating extract from the Educational Review: a wise servant bs dear to thes at thy own soul, jelly?" "Yes Mum" Mistress: "The you may ter get better pay, etc. than they could in | “An interesting sidelight on the love which defraud him not of libony, nor leave bio needy."

of unicropulous Company promoters. Ex- fiese words were written by one Josus, the This is what we may call the inhomo atitude.sary it was that a public company, as regard its have some bread' sad cheese and go to bad? India, and in certain respects they are better. the people of Chosen have for their new

perience in England demonstrated how paces- off than Ruropean constables. We are masters is cast by the reports both from the

son of Sirach, and the curious, or the wise,

A fine instance of it occurred just before the directorate, the authenticity of the prospectus bogad to say that the latter are prac distressful country itself and from Manchuria find them in a book called celeriastican. French Revelation, when a lady went to call on and the responsibility of the director in regard tically crimped men, for many of them of the desire of many Chosenere to become down very clearly the civilized ideal of the ing. She was shown upstairs to her hostess's affairs of a company and in particular The great Christian teachers baye niso laid

THE BAST POINT TRAGEDY. a certain Marquise in the course of the morns

to the prospectus, the general control of the were getting good pay and many ad- Chinese subjects. From Kirin we learn that relating which ought to exist between employer bedroom where to her horror she found the the system of andit giving the shareholders the

-AMERICAN BLURJACKET COMMITTED vantages when they were induced to come about five thousand settlers there, who have and employed. For instance, ** Masters, do to

TO THE SESSIONS, out to this Paradise for Policemen by what for some time carried on a quiet business your attracts that which is just and equal marquise engaged in het toilette, while a huge right of access to the auditor's report and ren

Jacquey was pouring water into a bath, "dering auditors' duliss more stringent, should we do not hesitate to stigmatise as termi and agricultural life in the difffet have ap

Servants, ba obedient to them that

14th inst dear!" he cried," "do you bathe_before ́n nological inexactitudes.

Before Mr. E. R. Hallifax in the Police Court Exaggeration too plied to the Chioase authorities asking per-

be safeguarded by express statutory provisions, not serving to the man?h was the careless and heartless Sir, Hongkong in a great trading contre and it this alierapon, John Willias Hayas, a gunner's was used. They were told that they would mission to become Chinese subjects, whilst

aye, but with a good will serving.....

auswer," do you call that a mau? Now is proposed, as far as local conditions will mate on the U.S.9. New York, was brought up get excellent free quarters, and many ad- many others who have not hitherto had

Beye subject thereiere to every human crea though our ladies are not as shockingly inhu permit, to assimilate our law to that prevallos remand on charger of alleged willal murder. vantages, that money went much further in settled homes ou Chinese soil are seck-xelling or to governors." We ate all of us in whether it be to the King an

man as that marquise, too many of them are ing in the United Kingdom. In the opinion and causing grievous bodily harm at No. 2, Hongkong than in England, that food foring them how,

more or less of her mind, and keep her attitude of the Government it will give security to The Chinese Govern- one way or another in the state of service, and

Sharpe Street on the 25th September last, Mr, Instance was dirt cheap and of admirable ment appears to, be, treating those who.

For they do allow the boys to walk in and trade and secuio confidence with the public. H. L. Dennys, Jr., from the Crown Solicitors we all owe obedience to somebody. The clerk

out of their rooms at times when they would The present moment is not loopportune lice, prosecuted and Mr. Leo. d' Almada s quality, and the life of a Police constable in would not how the knee to Baal with

above his chief in the office; the wife her has-

rather dio than permit a Estopaan t.an sør- Hongkong was described in glowing colours. great consideration. The authorities at

vant to do the same. This is not tight. We Colary, great many of the Companies

for overhauling the Companies law of the Castra appeared for the defendant, The free quarters are in fact one of the mos! Kirin have been, instructed to do every

D, WA. Moore, Assistant Superintendent" also think that there are excellent opportunities registered here ate companies which transact

of the Govarament Civil Hospital, was recall- uncomfortable and quite the dirtiest of all thing in their power to enable the sellers

of getting very good maid servants bere in

all their business, outside the Colony, Theod and spoke to Identliying the complainant the barrack-rooms we have ever seen. The there to continue in their settlement's and

Among the orphan gitis and others who are Ronkong which are utterly thrown away, Registrar of Companies in ble Memorandum and his wife on the 35th September last men's monthly mess bill is always a little over, live peaceful and industrious lives, whilst

say" Most of these companies have their thirty dollars and the food is nothing very many other applicants for Chinese nation.

poor, there must be some who have bean ad head offices either at Shangbal or at Tientsin. wonderful--and whether the men know or deality have been granted permission by Prince is in itself nothing in be ashamed of in it: Os mirably, laught by the Sisters, and would They have no office here for the transaction of not know how that figure is arrived at, they cer Su, President of the Board of the interior, the contrary, there ars micy, who believe that help" as well as performing many of the duties all their property are out of reach of the juris willingly take servics as custo or "mother's business, and their directors and officers and tainly are not satisfied with it. It is unlikely to settle in the Ta sing district of Shuatiendesirable, and cordaces far more to man's hap have to te treated with a great deal more con

the state of complete subordination is far more of a lady's maid. Of course such girls would dicilon of the Hongkong courts. Under there thatthe canteen is being run at a loss. Where prefecture, under the direct control of the piness, than that of the duty to command.

circumstances, control over them'in difficult, in the world do the profits go to? We in Prefect of Peking." In Hongkong We have This idea is not contrary to the urqestionable civility that some women think are quits good ideration then the scanty kindness or even

and it is found in practice that some of them our ignorance of "preity Fanny's way" have mady Japanese residents who in the malo fact that all men are essentially equal in origin enough for the amab. A short coaverintion with

are very dilatory and pegligent in complylog always thought that in these canteens (militare respectable citizens and peaceable memned destiny. But in quolo a high authority, the Sister Superioress at the Italian Convent

with the provisions of the law... La order. to aty or police, etc.) the profits were spent in bern of our community. It may be that they fuman society is composed of unequal clo. would be very useful in teaching some ladies number of provisions have been introduced strengthen our control over these compatiss a getting a few little extra comforts for the compete with ourselves in trade but they do meats, just as the members of the human bedy their duty with regard to their nurses other Into the Bill which do not exist in the men. It does not appear to be so in Hong- so with perfect equality and if they succeed are argraf: to make them all equal is impose maid servants. There are not a few who grudge Act because the difficulty in 25 nover bu kong, where the sum available for making where we fail that is a fault which lies at our self. We think wo remember also some sible, and would be the destruction, of society

a governess an hour in the day for ha.self, forcome scate in the United Kingdon. Other the men's lives less uncomfortable is so

uwn door.

exercise, etc. A mistress bar a duty to a git provisions have been inserted in order to words from an even greater authority ; "the wretchedly small that even a few wooden

'badw'is one and hath many members; and

in such a position, and we cannot see anything" meet the convenience of these companies very difficult or out of the way to allowing a Two memoranda have been laid on the table chairs' cannot be supplied to the barrack

all the members of the body, whereas they are room in which they are herded, together.

many, yet are one bady.... those that seem six to have a little run every day. Even a dog showing the diffasces between this Bill and A substantial sum of money is always paid by

to be the more feeble members of the body are gets that much. As for the cry "Oh I can't be the English Act and between the Bill and the more arcessary." This reference to the Chris amah does much better," we emphatically pro

bothered with there' convent giri, Chinese ex'sting law in the Colosy. They were pra vessels for the recovery of deserters--two or

We boin that two prominut physicines we'l tins, which is also the ancient Mosaic, idea of test that a Chinese omab rarely, very rarely, Kemp, who has devoted much time and care pired by the Fógistrar of Compacier, Mr. three pounds-and when a l'olice constable known in Hongkong have been taking part in service, is necessary; for we are of opinion that does nothing like as wall and too frequently has taken a good deal of trouble, and a discussion et a recent meeting of the British it is a great pity that it has more or less died dors ill. For the ladies who say this are gener and I commend these memoranda to the to the consideration of the entire subject has caught a deserter; and taken him Medical Association in Loudon concerning out among certain peoples, but that it must be back to the ship he belongs to, he receives paper read there by Sirareinck Charles. This reatored if society is to regain his health. When ally those who leave most of their maleraal consideration of Honour his members. Sie, the money from the captain, and takes it paper as entitled "-Special Factors Influenc

duties to the care of the norie or amab. Among the question of the amendment and con webearablatant apastatebraying such nonsense ike Chinese the curat ban usually been brought solidation of the Companies Ordinances back to Police Headquarters where he pays ing the Euliability of Europeans for Life in the 8 that under a republic med cense to be subjects up from childhood is the family, and is a most bas been under the consideration of the Go it in. He nevers hears any more about that Tropics" and its author Sir Havelock declared and become fellow citizen (as if under any devoted and reliable servant.

at the outset that this question concernet form of goveroment they were not equally amabs we puar Europeass gef are infinitely Imperial Consolidation Act afforded, in our The class of veloment for some thres years and the recent

ho heard the Polica whistles till defendant's. money. As far as he is concerned the mat everyone connected in any way with the ter is closed, there is no advantage for him Tropics-weichant firms and those employed fellow citizens in the true sense la London jis true education begins in the nursery, and the uniform propetals for the deliberation and wa

Krrest. 'Howas with Sørgenat Ogg all 'tha tima," subject to the laws, and as if men were not inferior. And it must not be forgotten that judgment, fitting opportunity to submilt When they met Sorgonat Grant, the latter was or bis barrack-room comrades in it. We do by ibam, soldiers, and all Goveroraeni civil as much as in, say, New York) It becomes value of a good and nicely brought up girl to trust the cordial assent of the Council. lo

carrying a gon. He did not notice what kind of not think this a good scheme at all. There servinis assurance companies, and even the necessary to emphasize and clearly to explain lok after little children cannot be exaggerated. order to give to sourable members an oppor Sergeant Ogg went up the staircase immediate a gun it was. Neither spoke to each other, are obvious drawbacks in it, and it is for natives of the countries to which Europeans go, the meaning of that idal which we rejoice to tunate that our European Police areas honest la the Tropics and Sub-trarics we find all say is still to be found in England from the lessons which must be learnt. A nurse must not to take its second reading for a ments,

Da boib sides, we think, there are certain tasty of digesting the Bill it is not proposedly after him. The defendant appeared to him and trustworthy as they undoubtedly are, climates-hot, temperats and cold, according King down, sed which must be held by be too proud to do "smab pidgin," or lor fo If they were not, our condemnation of to elevation. Of these, perhaps the temperate everyone who has any understanding of the stance to be'p her mistress do her hair, or per- is the most interesting to Europeans, where, Christianity which most Western nations their turpitude would assuredly be mingled with advancing tropical hygiene a white man's profess

form other sach services. She should apply ber It is as fortuante that the profes with disgust at the silly mismanagement country may be found. The gutstanding sion bas become to many cases so farcical and parsimoniousness that contributed to features of the Tropics are: that the lower that men have come to confuse service, with Cause it. There is no sort of amusement or

o'gaoisms are supported at the expense of the slavery, a state which really dies debase distraction for the men when off duty. They gher; that the scourges of men are traceis e mick nd Our Princas of Wales have always are the loneliest men in Hongkong. There to phrasitic invision that the conditions had reason to be proud of their motto, "Ich

requisite farthe natural cultivation of pathogenic diea", which meaus "I servo." is nothing for them to do but to get into life are specialty found. The medical examinar always to be moarced for Sovereign, Kieg mischief-that means drink and other repul of persons about to prected to the Tropis Edward, had for years prior to his accession sive vices. Until recently all lights were most see that the man or woman he is sending † octed to the spirit of his motto as Prince of turned down at y p.m., and if one of thoseost is likely to prove capable of combating the Wales. He served, and served well, and those unhappy convicts, we mean constables, want. inroads of this parasitic invasion. The native who saved with him on certain committees, for ed to read in the library instead of lying of the Tropics takes life easily, as nature is

instance, those which the late Montague Wil- Awake in his bed in that bagnio, the barrack kind to him, in many ways, and lethargy aclams belped to organise, for the abolition of the room, he could not do so. Lately, however, active habit, thinks bis cwn ways are ever healthy dwellings for the poor, are all to cord ngly follows; the European, of more lam and the erection of c'eap and some one in authority, we have no idea who, the best for others and he is continually bave found him ap indefatigable worker. has at last felt some gentle glow of feeling for pusting his ideas and practices where and very true to his motto. Between the men, and ordained that the library shall be they are

who think as we do about the relations between neither understood nor desired employer and employed a bood Is estabe open fill eleven. The horror of such a life Three spacial factors peculiar

the labed which should unile their interest. is its hopeless boredom in the present, and acteristics of the European: first, the long his employe are essentially, before the Deltr

Tropics dimcily bear

the cher. The employer canbot but recogafes that he and the blank barrenness of the years to come. continued bigh temperatures; second, the equal, and that indeed the servant who is For there is no career in the Hongkong great dincoal variations; third, parasitic under him, may, by the constant practice of Police. A few men may become.sergeants, diseases. Sir Havelock astested that the best virlue and observation of duty, far, excel him in the courts of time-many years-sad kind of man for the Tropics is "the good or.. to those merits which make a man most worthy with the favour of God, as ille Turks say,dinary type of Britisher," with a clear head, en of respect. This considerallçu will enable an The rest of them must remain all their lives even temper, not over-intellectual or intro- employer to treat his servant with ibat justice, in that bagajo, without hope of ever having spective; one who finds pleasure in work, who cherity, and respect which are every man's doo, practises temperance in all things, who hat *hatever his station in life. The above quʻted a private home, however modest, without goof teeth and a good digestior, heiliby heart authority las laid down that the obligations hope of wife and child. There is reason to be and lungs, had not over-much of the blonde of justice for capitalist and mesters are as lieve that some officers do feel for these men, typ. The best asset a man in the Tropice can follows to pay a just wage to wɔrkmen ; not to

14th inat. but they are powerless to do anything, there possess is a tree woman. The type of woman injure their way savings by violence, fraud Dr. Karl Justi, of the firm of medical is no money; no decent quarters can there but wanted is the irritable and capricious, who oor by open nor biddes orory; to a low them practitioners of Drs. Muller, fast and Hock, takes no interest in her household, and who freely to fulfil their roligious duties not to is another local clizza to, bo honoured by ameliorate the conditions of life for the men. We believe that Sir Henry May would do who iskerits any mentit laiuf, who suffers a love of their family, and from careful thrif letter received in Hongkong by a Por ossuitable man is the subject of headaches, the danger of scandalj not to entice them from ship of a Portuguese Order. From a private

7. Section 12. Consequential' alteration, something for them if he had a chance, but from issomain, who has a high degree of ant to impose on them, work bognited to their lugnese gentlem10 by the Siberian mall The old section menilowed districts and sub he seems to be "sair hadden down" by the myople, with fund us che per arthins and strength, age and sex. The obligations this moralog, we have that. Dr. Just has districts these have been done away wilkdans retrenchment policy at present pursued by tuberculosis bar bim absoluteir. Dr. G. M. of the poor and of the workmen are there: to bees created a keight of the Order of "Con in the old Ordinance the Assistant Land Officer that he would withdraw the third charged,

8. Section 2. In part new. By an evarsight the Government. So strenuously is this policy Haraton of Hongkong said that there are perform wholly and falikfolly the work which | colrás,” the sanction of H. 1. M. the Kaiser to be pursued that retrenchment is to be certain ailments, such as appocdicitis, typhoid, has been freely, and equitably agreed upons having been first obtained for the confarting of could act legally administer au oath, etc, causing actual bodily harm to Ohlaese effected all rouòd-evea in the sources of cholzlichissie, septicienia, &c, which may be lost to injora mastera in their property or per the distinction upon the popular Guman stiff can suo if u diby is contracted in the New i

o, fecilou 36. Words added so that a plain- | amah. – „7 hii was the case for the prosecution, S rarmed accidental factors, which should be dis son; to abstain from acts of violenco, aven la medico. Dr. Jasti's kafghthood is gezetted in the

Defendant on being asked whether he wished: revenue. That is why we dread the future tinguished fem the more constant, which in the defence of their own sights, and asver. Diario do Governo, of Lisbon, N3, 227 of 17th Tamilories. Under the old wording if debt to make a statement reserved his defence and ven of this impending question of the streng fluence a prologed stay in the Tropics. These to turn their demands into disturbances September and that. Dr. Justify professional debtor moved to Hongkong belo⚫ the action thening and improvement of our Folice, and should be guarded against by avoiding the We venture to think that there isjunctions all the difficulties and probably dangers fd secuted light diet, accoa pialed as it is by fo are so comprehensiya that they apply with services to the section of the Fortuguesa come volved in it.

digestion of harmful.orgazisms derived from equal force to the Geceral Commanding the|munity who really stand fa need of medical the chopping board on which mince is prepared Garrison and the ordinary private soldier, to advice and who arg. szable to adequately or from 10-cooked meat. Theres induce and the Pack manager and an enginser at the Tal- pay for such skilled, astiatanes, have been Intestinal calarth, leading to myay cases to koo Dock as well as to the coulle who sweeps gill sand, with repeated attacks of cholecystitis out the office. In our leading article recently and paṇhape-jaundice. Protection should far- wa referred with regret to the appitent abag- ther be Bought by protectiva inocolations donment of a scheme whereby jhganesa sare by gauging his astigmatism, and correcting it, kes. We sead in a Japad contemporary that against typhoid, by avoiding " malariai“ homes, var girls might be employed by the familias and by carefully examining fiz qutral distais, even in that country, there is in difficulty in ete Dr. J. Pietten Maxwell of Amoy regards i obialuing geol mail-servants. The observa as of primary importants that persons proceed. tion of the precepts quoted above may, ba en- ink to the Tropics should be tolerant of quisies, joiret in domestic servants and rarir Persons with a Bistory in their familier of men, employer, and we are quite sure that a sincere gravel, or renal calcall, should be dissuaded Abloto, would endorse avery ward of them, isi nasoundness, those suffering-fromi asikma Confucianne me Hoddhirt, or follower of the fram going to the Tropic, I persons with a ten Indied would fake chief Rabbi in London, the deady to diarekons are sito smluvntly unsuited, the Shaikhyalilalampas: well on the Blehop of

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fraised, and

The Colonial Secretary se.oaded. Bill was read a Ørst time,

NEW' TERRITORIES,

On the mation of the Atorney General seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the Bill the laws relating to the administration anf entitled An Ordinance to consolidate and amend stanica of the New Territories, was read a

New Territories,

The Bill consolidates the laws relating to the

it effect certain amend ments of which the fallowing are the prin cipal:-

ligence to all she does, like the painter who, when asked what he mixed his paints remeraber the teaching of the school or Mission with, answered With Brain, Sir." She should where she was brought up strictly adhere to it in her new tld of activity: sideration of her mistress as a matter of coarse,

time, Our late, and she should not take the kindness and con

or show herself ungrateful for them especially the mistress much trouble. We hope that if the when as will occasionally happen they have cost Government takes the matter up, the registri tion of Chinese servants will receive the fallest public suppor. The payment of a small fee by objection made by Government to any now employers ought to do away with the usual scheme, viz, that it costs ton much, And those master and servant will agree, with us that though we cannot hope to alter economic con ditions, we can try to restera old moral ideale

as far as possible."

PONOUR FOR 'HONGKONG MEDICO.

D JUSTI ARdiriraz of PORTUGULAR CRDER.

not remember every little detail from the time

to be sane.' He could not say whether the man was sang or not. He certaloly acted in a mad. „manner and was recklessly, ihrówing things. about. He did not hear. Sergeant Grint say that defendant was mad. . He did not try to find out whether the defendant smalt of drink when arrested,

His Worship Did you seó soy kerosina

Witsast-Na..

lamp

A Chinna Cook at. No, 1 and 3, Sharpe: Street stated that he was employed in a house at Bowrington. The place, was called Sharps Firset but he did not know whether that was. repealed This Odinance is useless and was on the 35th September and while there heard

r. The Local Communities. Ordinance....is | so (Laughter.) He was in the kitchen working a ever actually pat la force. The districts and cries of Fire 1. At about 8 pm, he found

the Ordinance is retained as Sectisa 13 of the any real existence. The one usefal section of the glass off the house. |sub-districts and local telbonals bave never had | pieces of broken glasson the stairs. He swep

Bill

2. Ordicance 7 of 1856. (Registration of Births, elc) has been made to apply to the New Territorias. This has been done as theme seems no season why biribs and deaths should not be registered and the law will be enforced vary gradually.

3. Obsolein Ordinances ara repialed sae Schedule 1,

4. Section 6. The word manufacture" has been added. It was the intention of the old Ordinance (Ordinacce 8 of 1893 Section 3) that 'manufacture should be controlled....

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Mr. Dennys-Was it dark or light when you found the glass?

WitnessTMAs it is now (Laughter),

The complainant's wifs also, gure evidence. that when she missed her child, she asked In the contse of ber tastimony, witness said

"Where's my babe?" to which the amah replied "The master has taken it away Hou |faspector William Kerr teklifiad to finding the defendant at the Police Station about, ten mlauten afer the affilt, on the agih Septembar, last. That was the fint time he saw the de- fendant. On the following day, he charged the, defondant with wilful murder and causing

5. Section 7 Under the old Ordinances of suitvous bodily harm, women her telling me

+80g Section 4 all rules had⋅ to ba, certified by the Colonial Secretary and duly recorded in the districts. This was impossible to carry out sud the district have now bees done away with.

6. Sections 9-12 The old powers aceretsized

Registrar General,

fore be provided, nothing can be done tos no parsuit to occupy her leisure time, Theexpons them to corrupting allurements, nor to King Manual II. of Poringa!' with member but givas to the District Officer instead of the

JARAN'S ACQUIREMENTS,

In the Far. Bagt, we in Hongkong ap pear to entertains to equal equanimity with Fagard to Japanese policy as that which Boveros thought at Home. The fact is not 10. In this Crowa Colony was have a high estimation of our Japanese ally, and rightly so, but at the same time being, so to speak, within the Geld of observation our criticisms are not withheld. In her acquirement of extra-territorial countries within the past fer war Japan with her overflowing millioņu la

Mr. Almada-Da you remember that the man, must hava bain, mad to do such.

Mr. Danays-A conversation cannot be put in as evidence, pasi vardagena gynul

Mr. Almada-I was going. to put another question to the witnessed a

Witness—I remember, saying that the man” must be either mid az a brain. I macroly ex-- pressed an option.

After fartüer evidaice, Mr. Dennys stated:/

wore contracted in the Now (crritories and the|was commllied to the Sesalons.SARIO

TROOPSHIP" ROHILLA"

ARRIVAL THIS MORNING.J

was brought it to doub:ful if the case could be heard is the Now Territories, en

20, Section 72. Money changers' licencar are to be issued by lho. District Officer in the greatly apprecisted by fun people who have Northern District and the Captain Superinten. been placed poder obligations to bim. Those dent of Police in the Southern District instead The troopsklp“Nakilla arrived from South services have been brought to tha aplica of of by the Registrar General. This will be found ampilos this morning and mpored in the msa. King Maouel by Portuguese gentlemen placed more torvaaleat in practice of Pragmateria of war anchorage; they brought with her

25, Section 73 Pawnbrokers' licences in the amimbar of reliefs for the present (Garilson/ ingly, command great it furace. By virtue of New Territories are to bs (ased by the District Details are as follows: 37% officem led | In high positioba di authority and who, accord,

their representations Dr. Justi's benevolent Officer and not by the Captain Superintendents children and 1 zurser oss men (troops, 13 treatment of the indigent members of the of Police in the Northern District. It is more women and so childreal This Onder Cams Partoguassi residenti; his now received some satisfactory that fees paid in the Territory should wanding the Troops on board, 21 Map; LE feral recognition. We feel cantein, the news be collected there thee in Hongkong B. Diker, ke A. Of the Abar will be received, with -general, natiifacilectis QUOR LICENCE

officer, a ladies, 106-man A similar honour, was conferred upra. Unlonial Secretary seconded, the first reading of big for Tuiti throughout the Colony, p

FAThe "Atlömay Gauerat, movad and the children are ambzklozZ former partner of Dr. Juzi, Dr. P. Kupa M | NDR callfed An Ordinanca to mord the Shinghal thres you ́AND

Liquz! Licenʻca Amind oant Ordinance: 1:09.

Tan Rakilia and Bat was VƏYATA Up from Kingapore

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