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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 1010

NOTICE

lavonienfis intental for publication in "The VONGKONG, TELEGRAPE" should be addrewal to The Editor, 1, los 11aoke Rowl, and

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any rejected MS, nor to retom my Contribution.

SUBCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) JALLY-188 per KEREM,

·WEEKLY-$13 par sanum,

The rases per quarter au per razurora, proportional

Subscriptions for say period less than one month

Horgkong the small soms risked in bztikies one's friend's pony,are not sufficient to cause censor of morals any great anxiety. Such sop

the mlaer hotels la, four or five years' time, it does not look as though our Government wara anticipating any lacrease in the apie revenue.

The Attumay-General'said that from the re

:- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Government staff. "He gathered from bla friend's remarks that what was required was A mesting of the Legislative Council was joyed all the protection required and although

an entire change, bat the New Territor es en should be accompanied by son. Wrator's Name and port as racing gets indirectly fram betting to The official future policy remalus a secret for Present:-His Excellancy the Officer Ad- not thlok that the tinse was quite tips tɔ effect, beld in the Council Chamber this afternoon he agreed with his friend's remarks, will be did Hongkong is, wa thick, for the good of sport the present. Before 19-5 artivas, a new Go- ministering the Goverment, Sir Henry May, a change la the form of administration, Mikasry Burless com.cere lektion old be added W do not however recommend anyone to bet vereor and a new admalaistration may have K.C... Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Comarks made by han, membafe, might be lafer filter wil: pol auferlake to be responible for Oarasighbours in Can'ca aie mach exercised la reverted the announced palicy. But should lonial Secretary), Hon. MO. Mel. Mosker | red thatʼibo changer contamplated by the Go their minds about the gambling farms in Kwang this come to pass, it is surely a foregone con- tham, c.x.Q, (Director of Public Works), not so. The Government only wished to effect (Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. W. Cha varnment were of a drastic character. That way lung Province. The Self-Government Society clusion that measures will be taken to supply the Hou, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar General), a consolidation of the laws. Hon. Mr. Murray bas Geschly altacked it, and the Provincial Aslegitimate needs of the populace la this respect Hou, Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent for the control of the manufacture of any com

Stewart bad referrad to the clause providing sembly, after repeatedly pressing the Viceroy and to compensate the present licencees for of Police), loa. Mr. E. A. Hewek. Hop. Mr. madity by the Governor, to which exception to do away with gambling aftogelber is his their losses. It may be argued that four years' Wei Yuk, CMG, Hos. Mr. R. Osborne, Hon. was taken, bat he might inform Council that he jurisdiction, is now faced with the necessity notice puis the matter of compensation out of Mr. Murray Stewart, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk words were ne exact reproduction of the Bill ia- either of confessing defeat, or of devising mesos coort. That may be so in the case of hotel- of Councils).

troduced in 1899, when the country wan takan over. The Government, however, were prepared to compel the Viceroy to give effact to their keepers who have been in possession for

to leave out the words and insert in their place demand. They threaten resignation in a body, twenty or thirty years. Od the other hand, there and confirmed.

The minutes of the last masling'ward read the words "Ketosino oli, danger sus goods or any other commd ty which might be included with sad should they carry out their threat, it would | are one or two instances la which licencee

the sparowal-of the Legitiative Council (Mr. cause such scandal and such' a fuss that we have only recently taken over their businesses,

Murray Stewart – "Hiary Lear"). The Gov hope some other way will be found out have spent thousands of dollars to alluring and

erament did not object to the rules being fald on the Council table, although it appeared to of the difficulty. We have nowhere seen improving thale pomises, and cannot hope

him that the firmal ty was wholly unnecessary. The Drict 08cer, who lived and, sesi 'ed' any practical, suggestion, however, either by fully to recoup their outlay for perhaps ten

among the inhabitants, was the most de the Self-Government Society or the Pro years to come. It is a tenism that no li

arable perzon to sal mik the mallers under discussiod, with the full consent of the

and who could to1sonably be permitted to transfersoms of his power to the District Officer

will be charged as for a fall mouth. the daily isene le delivered free when the address li accessible to pengar. l'ak subscribers can have thair copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies, sent by post an ̧ add Vonat $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage The postage on the wookly isrue to any part of the Hingle Copies Dilly, len conta. Weakly, twouly

'fire nents (for cash jinly).

world is 30 cenia por quarter.

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MINUTES.

FINANCIAL MINUTES. The Culonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minu'os Nor. 85 and 89.

It was agreed that, they be referred to the Finance Commitica, «

FINANCE COMMITIEK'S REPORT. **The Colonial Secretary laid of the tabla the

was approved

On Octobst 15, 1910, at Shanghai, the wife of vlocial Assembly, of a substitute for the loss concè is granted for more than one year and report of the Finance Committee (No.75), It Registrar-General, who was a very busy man

F. Nowmad Matthews, of a diughter, who survived only a few hours.

On October 1t, i910, at Shangbal, to Mr. and

MARRIAGE.

Mrs. Kenneth Watson, s daughter,

DEWSBURY-NICHOLSON. At St. John's Cathedral on Octóber mih by the Rev. Åttbür B. Thornhill, MA, HAROLD, yaongest son of Mr. Chas. Dewsbury, of Walsall, Stafts, Eng. land, to NORMA EVELYN, eldest daughter of Mr. R. A. Nicholson, of the Cosmopolitan Dock, Kowloop.

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DEATH.

On Sunday evening October9,1910, Marianne (Vingio) ilie beloved wife of the Rev. Arthur Bontes, Loudon Mission, Hankow,

The

IMPORTATION, OF MORPHINE, Hon Mr. M. Stewart asked the following question of which his bad given potica:-

With referee to certain regula'ious recent ly issued, will the Government inform the its complunds to this Colony, and what pro-I Copacil what countries export Morphina and

portion, if any, of the quantity imported, is ex pected from the United Kingdum? -

to the Governingat terenue which the abolition that it can be taken away without any reason of the gambling farms must involva. The given by the Licencing Jastices at any time. Viceroy might reply that he dislikes gambling At Home, however, the principle of compensa and its permission as much as anybody, but tion is generally recognised, and It is to be that'there len't any money, and under the cirhoped that our Government will not fail to cumstances what is a poor V.caldy to do? We suggest that, there are a cumber of ways of raising a larger voyznuo that was cyse derived from the gambling, it abs Provincial Govern- ment will set itself seriously to the task of discovering and developing them. At the same time the Assembly might give the Government existing management, with dus official super-Between the tat of last March and the 30th, its, valuable assistance and advice in this im,vision of course, until a systematised method portant work, and, without impatience, endea of working has been formulated.

Hongkong Gelegraph Court to establish a new source of ierenus before

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, UCTOBER 20, 1910.

MUP AND BROOM, IN CHINA,

It is not true that every Chibete is a born ambler, but it is trae that among the labour ing classes, and the mercantile classes and the studeals and young men generally, the love of a ganblo is deeply rooled. We find that we cap

ing is rowing rap.day. Thris have

abolishing the old one. We also recommend

follow the same practice. It is suggested in some quarters that the authorities here latend to take apon themselves the control of all retail liquor traffic spart from the big leading hotels, If such be the case the best thing :0.1ible would be to leave the small hotels under their

LOCAL AND GENERAL. our Chinese friends to iroad very warily lo this | matter of gambling. Such a question has manying is San Francisco, arounces that he has, REAR-ADMIRAL RCBLEV EVANS, who is siny- aides. If even the English are unable to stop accepted the Fresidency of the Californià betting at English racecoursen (and here Oil Company. we must observe that this is a very ail. ferent question from that of the piel mutuel and racingfin Hongkong) how can the Caloess hope to have the smallest chance of success in so overwhelming a task as that of abolishing

gambling in their country? The most they can do is to regulate i. Among the English, even at its worst gambling is connected with a madly sport; in China it is simply a passion for getting money by pure chance. We know an instance of a Chinese merchant who refused

THE new steamer fexita-wears was handed

over to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha by the Mitsu Bithi Dockyard and Englon Works on the rath Inst. She will leave Nagasaki for Kobe on or about aoth fait.

THE general agent of the Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited, has received the following telegraphic a vice from the Deli Maatschappij, Amsterdam-Sold 4.6 baies

tobacco at Guilders 28"

ber of the Oress Royal Family, is exported THE Dake of Moatpeasier, a well-knows mem-

or the moment think of any class. of Chi cese of which this may not be said. Still, among all classes an opposition to and hatred of gamb

always been enlightened thinkers in China who detest ed the dangers and calamities which gambling causes, and who from early times down to now to invest any money in a really sund and payt Saigon Dext mootli on a pleasure tour. He have constantly protested against. Its permis.ing enterprise, but put it instead into a concern blogs along au airship for a ff gut from Saigen

to fatal, the capitol of Tonkin. sion and demanded its suppression. We do in which the gambling element predominated. not b.lieve that it is possible altogether to It might have paid a thousandfold. It didn't. 'abolish gam1 lung in any country. Public gam1 xever paid a single cash. The Chinese ing is of course forbidden in France and Ger. was led to invest in it simply by his love many but the State desizes a handsome re of "a dutter! The labouring class will venue from 'lotteries in those and in some most assuredly continue to gamb's whatever other Europera conutries. Fa Italy hire happens so the question of regulation is im- A. S. WATSON & CO., the lottery fever reaches its highest pointperative. If the sewers are stopped at their alte evil caused by it is most evident and quilets they will become choked, and the deplorable. The permission of lotteries sod.sewage will.m.upt up into the streets and into a passion for risking modey in them does the houses. These vices must have an outlet, not preciads other tums of gambling in and it is the duty of a civilized Government to addition. The poster classes in some parts of provide for moral as well as physical sanitation. Italy play "morra" at any time and any where, A system of drainage is needed in both. To and souse them, if they had no fingers would mop away the cobwebs and to sweep away the uy to play it with their tres. It is very dis- dust in a drawing room is necessary; but to agreeable when one yearos for a siesta of the smash the china in so doing is to show i first deep sleep of night to be kept awake in ance of the proper one of mop and broom.

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Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.

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playing norra and sweasing at each other just outside one's window. We also remember more

than one hot night in a Chican city when a pumber of Chinese revellers plying chat music a restaurant near by robbed even midaight of peace and chased sleep away until the wine cups had begun to drown the voices and the energy of the players. And here we must gote an essential difference betwees the gamblers of the East and those of the West. When play ing to make other men drink, the Chinese is city, but when he is gambling for money be is silent and impassive as an image. The Caucasian is a noisy player. We speak of those classes who have not learned to control or conceal their emotions. Put a few Spaniards

THE LIQUOR TRADE,

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The Coloifal Secretary replied :-"A record bas only bees kept since the Opium Ordicance 1./-9) came into force on that of last March, September-Jast, 7,0ja Ibs, of morphine were imported into the Colony, the whole amount being shipped from London. Between the same dates, 65, (14 tiels of compounds of opium were imported into Hongkong and of this amuat,

London, while the remainder came from 13,097 ta:ls (or about 34 per cent) came from

aston.

OPIUM. .:

The Attorney General 'moved the, first road. log of a Bill entitled Au Ordisance to amend the Opium Ordinasce, 1910,

The Colonial Secretary reconded. Bill read a first time.

This Bill amends the Opium Ordinanca,

1969, by providing that the declaration on the importation of opium, la the c.ss of a limited company, shall be taken by the manager before taking delivery by himself or his servants. 15 also makes the failure to make such a declara. tion an offence against the Ordinance.

N.W TERRITORIES. The Attorney General moved the secund reading of the Bill satitled an Ordinance to con solidate and amend the laws relating to the

of the Naw Territories.

The Colonial Secretary seconded,

It is announced that a proportion of the re-administration and regulation of the New proposed Imperial Exhibition at thepherd's whole aimed at the consolidation of the laws ceipts, not less than £5,000, derived from the T'enitoris, a explined that the Bill as a Bush in agus shall be devoted to the Mansion telling to the regulation and administration House Fund for a memorial to King Edward,

Bombay Mint by way of the roof, getting pear BURGLARS hore succeeded in breaking to the the strong room in which two cores stood to the account of the god reserve. The burgiais stolen. were apparently disturbed as nothing was, HARBOUR acepromadation Improvements are within sight at Salgon and are to be under the required funds to Oblonial Council has tat ca by the Chamber of Commerce To valse sanctioned the levy of additional export duties on rice and paddy.

Hoo, Mr. Marray Slowatt said that when the New Territories became part of the King's Dominions about a decade ago, the civilisa tion of the iotabitants was of 3 10ost primitive kind, compared to the Chinese inhabitants of Hongkorg. No one knew better and no one was in a position to describe as which prevailed in the teritories at that well as is Excellency, the condtions

lime. His Excelleacy took part in some

Consolidation of the administration of the territories which were to be considered that afternoon. With a modicum of ability and foresight at the proper tims, there would have been the natural development of tha terito:ic The Railway was accomplished fact, and wits the wide reads in existence, there would spring up-mu-

plex. tual intercourse belwanaih: neighbouring peo

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tended to produce the opposite effect. The Certain parts of the Bill, however,

Bill intended to vast la the Governor-in-

· Couscil powers to make rules relating to the manufacture of any commodity and the recovery of debts in his absolute dicere. tion. He would suggest that the rules

be laid

the table of the

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Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart-I'd d not say and I did not etgan to say what happien ly been under lood by my friend Mr. Hewait only. diocate a chase of government... I did not praposed a mod ficátion of the lawî, I did not

advocate that the Government should apply thought I had made my piel quite clear hot I the laws of the Colony to the New Territorist.

regret that I shou'd have been misunderstood.

point.

on Mr. Howelé~} did not quito grasp the

His Excellency stated that he hoped the bon, men.ber representing the Justices of the fosco

government. The New Territories were one it was necessary to have a separate form of was satu:fied with the Goveremant's explanation.

those pieces of land which cou'd be regarded with complacency, knowing that the place was run on economical lines (Applause);

At this point, Mr. Murray Stowait saked for ga explanation as to the procedure.he aboli follow before voting in favour of the second reading of the Bill.

The Colonial Se retary-The hon. member. can vote ngrinal the Bịll if bo so wishes. -

His Excelleccy-No, we don't wisa'thut,, His Excellency then proceeded to give the explanation required.

voted "Ayes, the disseuilonis being Hon. Mr. A division was takın, when all except two

Stewart And Hon. Mr. Osborne.

The Dill was then considered in Committee. Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart moved that the words "The rules should be published in the Government Gazeite be deleted and the warde

laid on the table of the Legislative Council" be insoted in their pl.cq. The Government were altempting to carry out their proposals in secret and prevent the public from having an oppor taity tocriticizs the laws before la published in the Gos. e. He remembered being present till 8 o'clock in the evaring when the Liquor Bill, was being considered and be applied the some argument now with regard to texation on 'behalf of the unofficial members.

Mr. Hewett said that his friend wished to're. volution as the whole system of the Colony's government He wanted to upset the whole

friend's statement that he was speaking in the working of the Colony With regard to his name of the unofficial members, his friend was not authorised to do so. He did not know when he stopped into the Council Chambr that afternoon that his friend intended to make those proposals. I a bad not the slightest iden of it.

Hop. Mr. Murray Stewart-1 referred to the Liquors Ordinance. The unofficial members consistently fought for the principles of the Liquors Bill with regard to taxtlion.

His Excellency said that this was a small Colony and the rules propoied by Council we a

and more red-tape than ever and the work of tha views were adopted there would be more delay ba'penay-tippenny rules. If hoo, member's

Government would be hampered.

ment with bis feland Ifthe rules ware ka pansy Hon. Mr. Osborne said he was entirely In agrea toppenny rules as His Excellency put it,

A division was taken regarding the amaed- ment, with the saine result as before.

Hon. Mr. Obaràs referred to the claura providing for the appearance of winasset in law-sults. A man could not be dragged in'o at the absolute discretion of the District Officer, procedure?

The Colaial Secretary - Boi that is thn asual

Hon. Mr. Oborne - la criminal cases. Hon. member at this point moved an ampid. ment providing for compensation by the Dis. trict Officer,

The motion was defeated by the same im jority as before.

Hon. Mr. Ciborge-1 rotica the words "A Police Officer or constable." What is the

difference between a Police Officer and a con

tiable?

His Excellence An Officer bolds a bigker” sank than a contable.

Hon Mr.Oxboron-Isn't a constables. Polica Ofeei?

The Colonial Secratary-Not necessarily, A ca stablo ita privata (Giugh:cr),

After farther discmin, the Bill was left in Commlites.

A NATIVE wise-dealer was brought up before of the skirmishings and be probably owed his morning on a charge of alleged false declara Mr. E. R. Hallifax, at the Magistracy this file to the fact that cross-bows did not carry so portion of spirits of wine as samsku, Revenue far as rifles. 1.he speaker dealt at length within would not matter much, but the Bill confere Officer Wilden prosecuted and Mr. C. Wilson, the state lo which tha country was found whened vary wida powers on the District Officer, of Messrs. Hastings and mustings, appeared it was tiken over by the British, with tha con- which was not as it slicu'd be. for defendant. "The case was acjourne, sequence that the Government was faced with COCONUTS, the so-called consots of the Fara backward and unprogressive p'ece of land Bast, find scant favour among the ploating without means of transport or communication Whilst all kinds of vituperative epithels are ascribet this to the length of time before the

community in todo China. An official repo The inhabitants of the New Territories were being hurled against the Governmitut in Hoog. palms yield a crop. Small land owners shrink

almost a separate people and it was inevitable kong agent their declared policy of witbholding has, however, ventured to grow coconuts and bence the now laws for the modification and from such a prospect. One planting company

that there should be sopatalo iswa enacted, PUBLIC GENERALLY that,

the licences of the existing nine smaller hotels Para rubber on the island of Phu quos. under the Fuperintendence of our

not later than 1915, it is rather interasilog to COMING events cast their shadows before read in Capital unit Commerce (Shanghai), that them," and returning Governors and their new FACTORY EXPERT, recently

the authorities" "devout wish most probably sides-da-camp. Caplain P.H.M. Taylor, A.D.C to HisExceliaccy Sir Frederick Lugard, arrived that the consumption of spirits may increase se to-day by the 3.5, Nainer, at le not tin that arrived in the Colony (who has had

that they may not be called upon to find a new there is more joy in Hongkong over the return to play of ons A.D.C. than ́ over the return to '18 years' experience in the leading

source of revenue when alust all of them con- work or several Governors An A.D.C, bus sistent with maintaining Hongkong Captain Taylor will be welcomed by many heavy work to do as well as hard play, and Shoe Factories of the United States),

a free part has bees exhausted." This friends who know how thor.ughly be enjoys was written, of course, with spectra. both. we are NOW prepared to supply

ferece to the new liquor lex and before this the FINEST Up-to-date MEN'S found a table with a pack of cards, or a few latest official anoruncement regarding the

Bogly or American sailors, or a few Freach closing of minor hotels had been made public;] BOOTS and SHOES in our-well-workmen, and you will wish for cottonwool will it is a useful commentary upon Hongkong know.a brands "SUPREME" and put in your ears. We have seen a large governmental policy as viewed by outside crowd of coalies rouad a long table in a Chip. eyes. In the Straits Settlements the loss "LILY" to suit the taste of every-ere street, gambling away the savings of two of revenue in opium has had to be made one. Only the finest Leather and years' hard work, and all of them dead silent. good by the imposition of an income tax The difficuity of suppressing gambling among sad this appears to have been efficied Materials are used, and best work- Calocsa is well seen here'lö Hongkong, where without a great deal of shudde.log. "Bar” the police caurot stop it try as they may. Wo says the journal we have already q sotad "ebo manship guaranteed.

bave heard some criticisms with which we do liquor tax imposed in Hongkong to meet the agice, of the incossisttacy of permitting loss from the uplum revenue is encountering' or pot interfering with, curd playing in clubs, serious opposition, and it is frankly stated that and the Park-mutuel at the race-course and yet it is an undesirable and unjustifiable impost at the same time pauishing coolies for playing upon a particular class for the broeft of the for a few cepts. In reality there is no incon. whole community generally. The liquor tax istency. The coolies are veryrensibly injured embodied lo the famous budget of Mr. Lloyd bytheirgambling which is actually tron gambling George was frankly intended to curtall the trade in spirits and make the nation temperate; and no doubt it has done some good that way as shown later by Mr. Lloyd George himself by a can well afford to pay for their pleasure. At long array of figures, showing that drunkennes ile face-course the beling is very small, has decreased wonderfully in the British Isles. it is rare that anyone gets really hurt by it, and But the Hongkong legislators have no suck and when anybody does, he usarlly in the sort of in view. Frankly they want revenue; they have ass who would be bound to get hurt anyway, lost it in opium, and they must get it from anywhere and anyhow. Horda racing is one spirits" Yet in view of this recent declaration 1693) of the finest aparta in the world, and bars in of their latamion to close down peremptorily

At an carly date, which will be duly notified, we shall be prepared to supply the finest and latest LADIES 'Boots and Sbors.

THE HONGKONG & CHINA

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sideration of skill or sport. In the clubs, gamer of skill are played for small stakes by men who

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LIQJOR LICENCES The Attorney-Generit. moved the secind reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinanca to amend the Liquse Licences Amendment Oidioance, 1900,

The Colo il Secretary seconded. Bill was read a second time.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLAGE,

OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS, The Warden has received, by tologram, in-hould formatico that the following candidates from St. Stephen's College were successful at the Legislative Council. The Bill gave powers ENIORS: Chau Tsun Nin (D), Wing Kin, and they required modification. He did not recent Examination.

to the District Officer which were very drastić

Lam Tuog (D), Lei Hoi Tang, Leung Nat, propose to go into the Will at last but taking

The Dill w. then read a third time and JUNIORS: Chin lu Cho (D), Lal Has Chio, be altogether too wide. He had no opposition passed.

Hang (D), See Chong Su, Wei Wing Lock. it as a whole, those powers scomed to him to Lai Han Yeung, Lan Chao, Lob Kwan lu, to offer to the principles of absolutism. They

PROMISSORY OATHS. Luk In Cheung, Jang Ying Lam, Wong

were all absolutists and be was prepared to ac- The Attorney-General moved the second Oi Kat, Yung Hin Hang.

cept the view that at certain seasons arbitrary reading the Bill eotitled An Ordinance to PRELIMINA Y: Chau Cheong Nin, Ng See measures were necessary but he ventured to

amend the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869. Ho (D).

say that absolutism reqsired effectiva checks He said that the fill provided-for an amend. (D) Distinction;

and in his opinion the Bill did not provids ment of the schedule whereby a justice of the effcciiva checks and unless the Government

Paice would be required to be sworn before a 87. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE waże prepared to accept his' proposals for tha Magistrate. At present, a Justice of the Fenca

bas also passed:

modification of the clauses contained in the Bill was sworn before two oil er Just'era by could not see his way to vote for the second The Oofonial Secretary seconded. reading of the Bill,

The motion was a freed to. Hor, Mr. Hewott said he had no idea to start

ADJOURNMENT. a discussion but he would trichly reply to the The Council the adjourand ill the 27th inst zomarks which fell from the lips of the last

FINANCE COMMITTEE, speater. The remarks of the hoo, member

A meating of the Finance Commition was, werd on the whole very valuabl and held immediately after the meeting of be hoped that the points raised would be Council, the Colonial Secretary praslding. It given full consideration by His Excellency and those members of the Goversment who werS

was agreed that the following vɔtat be recom by order of the mortgagees, put op for sale. Territories. In view of the position, acco, led At noon to-day Moists, Hughes and Hough, sesponsible for the administration of the New

men ed for approval by the Consail/

TRESSURY CLERK AN valuable lot of leasehold property. It consisted by the country, financial, geographical and delays in aid of the wate Treasury. A Trea- A sum of seven buodred and sighty-fiva of the houses known as Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11,-14 otherwise, it was secessary to have a surer's Office, personal emoluments, 4ṭh`zrada and 13 Li Sing Steel and is of an area of 8,1931 parsis form of Government for the icrritorisselnek.

qamra fant. Considerable interest was evinced Although the Railway was to completed, the sale. The first bid, offered was one of if the same policy as had bitherto, governed the intending purchasers, the property was sold to floued, it would mane a farge lacrdase of work $10,000 and after some competition between administration of the country were to be co MG YAU Bau Kim for the sum of $10,000, azd possibly o› corresponding fastenng of the

JUNIORS: Cheung Sau Wa, Ng fee Hing. PRELIMINARY: Jeo Lai Shang, Kwok Chun Ying, La Llag, Ng São Cheung, Wan Ying Shing, Yung Po Kan,

PROPKHIY SALB.

$10,000 REALIZED..

VERANT, PRISON.

Prison, alber charges, subsistence of prisoners A sum of Gys hundred dollars in aid of the vote, Police and Prison Dapartmanis, C

This was all the burinssen, den