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Pokfulam Reservoir.

LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR.

COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS TO BE AFFOINTED,

6th lost,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ABERDEEN $IRE&T COLLAPSE

DEATH INQUIRY."

7th fast,'

Au inquity was held this afternoon by Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy before the following jazork :-Meurs P. H. Holyoak, W. At the Sanitary board meeting this afternoon, Thom and O. A. Lopes-iato the circumstances the Secrainy read a letter from H.E. Sir Fro-a'tending the death of six Chinese on the 28th.

ALLEGED MURDER AT SHAUKIWAN.

FRENCII BAILOR CHAIGED WITH THE, OFFENCE.

7th inst.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 1910

THE MACAO UNREST,

ITALIAN BIBTORS URGED TO REMAIN.

17th Inst.

CORRESPONDENCE.

BRITAIN'S NATIONAL DEFENCE,

We have received the following letter from the Imperial Maritime League for publica

tion:-

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To ran Éditor or the ! Hoxakong Telegraphs.“

424

THE HONGKONG POSTMAN,

IN A NEW. QARD,

Within the past week or so, most residents will have noticed on the strasts of Hongkong a figure, whose dess strikes and at the Brat glance na straegele familiar and yet as soma. what 2 Abt St. Martin's In Grand and the thing now to the Colony. It is reminiscent of

pusgest odour of seal ng-wax. For the

derick Lugard doallag, inter alia, with the aub- November last at. No. 15 and 17, Aberdeen with tho alleged murder of a ticksha Italian Sisters of Charity in the neighbouring and, if possible, a prominent plice, in your 6. uro la question is that of the Hongkong post-

ject of ike Pokfulam water supply, which has Street, been engrossing a great deal of public atico-

into that area

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Mr. Bowley, who conducted the inquiry on tion of late. The question of the contamina-behalf of the Crown, in his opaalog temarks to tion of Pokfulam Reservoir, wrote His Excel the jury sald that they were theie sa-day to loucy, was raised daring his recent abracce I inquire into a sad accident which occurred at from the Colony. It was immediately and 1.30 p.m. on, the 28th November last, which exhaustively inquired Into by the Government resulted in the death of six porns and the resolta communicated. to the Board. three married woman,, two children and It was pointed out that for many years po now one mno. He was present that afternoon to boons had been erected on iha caichmont

sest the Magistrale and the jury to arrivo at area and that the swage from existing build. the cause of the calamity, and be would do his ings was so diverted that more was ditcharged best to asscertain the facts connected with tl s case. The six persons who met their death on May, in a doal minute dated 6th that occasion all occupied house No. 17. Och, 1910,

Dragin, directed that exprimouts extending aberdeen Strees. The Medical Officer who over six months should be carried out as re-examined the bodies would give evidence to the gorda chemical and bacteriological tests. The effect that they died of asphyxia, each of the bulky filo of correspondence and ingakles cer- victims having been burled in the ruins and died tainly did not fadicate a policy of traction or of suffocation. The jury would, therefore, hava that the ropterentations of tto Board had been no difficulty lo ascertaining the case of death. "practically ignored" by Government Ons The collapse occurred, suddenly, without waths source of danger was said to consist in this dir

ing. There was a large number of people living trict, bolag the ons from which the

in No. 17. Most of them escaped but six mei their death. The coas able who was on duty is drawo. The milk, of course, could not be in Aberdeen Strest gave the alarm immediate contaminated by the water drank by the cowly and the Fire Frigade was soon on the scene, and the Dairy Farm Co. had shown by their Sanitary Beard Coolies also appeared within a admirable methods of cleaning all aenslis by

moment's notice. All put themselves to the sterilisation at high temperature and by steam work of rescue in the face of imminent jets precluded any possibility of contamination

danger. (Plans were at this polat produced by contact with verials washed is impure and Mr. Bow'cy gave a detailed description of

hem). water. The water from Pokfalam, which was used to the city, was all altered through the fil er bade at West Paint and it was only of the Bafiltered water fumed in the district itself that complaint was made. The..recommen. dallons, therefore, that the Pokfulam water should by eliminated from the supply of the Cology appears to be hardly justifiable. It was in any case a counsel of parfaction and Impossible to carry out until there was some other supply to replace it, for even with this supply wa ware la

MILK SUPPLY

IMMIMEET DANGER

Each

Paul Po.tier, a deck ssawan of the French guaboat Vigilante, was charged before Mr. R. Weed at the Magistracy this maroleg conlle, outside the Taikoo Docks early on Monday morning. It appears that early on the morning to question, the defendant and four others took rickshaws to the Docks, where the gusbaat was lying, and on arriving at their declination, a dispute arose about the fares, and a hot chase estued. This went on for a while, Suddenly, the defendant drew a pocket-kolfe nad is said to have stabbed the unfortunate coolie la the abdomen. Folice were summoned and the coolis was re- moved to hospita', where the victim succumbed to his injurias shortly after six o'clock last

bight

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The

Inspector Collett conducted the case for the prosecation. The defendant was formally re- maadel tiļi to moircw afternoon.

THE DEMOCRATIC BPIDEMIC.

AND OTHER TOPICS.

We are glad to by abla to report that effairs at Macao, after tho deb zelo of the 29th Novem

er, aro gradually settling down to the even tenor of their way. The opposing elements are new outźrily at one and the presence of the colony is a beneficent laflaence with which the settlement, for its cw3 sate, caspot asily dispense. We have good authority fo stating that the Superioress of the Canosti p Sisters at Macao baye been approached and appealed to to remain' and 'ed.tinuo their indispensable work towards the ninety- one aged invalids and foundlings who would otherwise be thrawn on their own resources to get on as best they can ander lay control of an lastitution for whose care the good ladies have davoted the best part of their lives, Ever kind and willing to yield to the voice in behalf of the poor, the Sisters have ngread condition- allytopuraetheir work at Macao, Thecondition Was that the commanity's laterual organisation" wil remalo, as in the past, untrammelled and unfettered by extranaod's interferance;and that, as before lao, it was to be subject to the ecclesiastical authorities of the Colony. We are pleased that these conditious havo bop accepted and the areasonable restraint which it was sought to be imposed upon the Sisters within the Convent, walls, has been removed. Though late in the day, wo must give`eredit

to the better counsels prevalling at Macro which have successfully cousted ratber that driven the Sisters out of Macao.

The number of Sisters and children who have already left Macan for Hongkong is as follows :---

Foundlingsuniemen kampın 32 Chinese Orphans Portuguess Orphans............

Totalinë-ka

ADD

20

401

75

There are still a few mors Sisters to come.

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

(Specially Translated for the "Hongkong

·Telegraph") -

Already, the, aldar-main system, so diuliked diately took steps to engage Mr. L. A. Roic, the 100. In another the word "Charette," or

This biccupy title is positively all that a poor Mathematician cao-fied in an attempt to trace and describe the strargo, fiza os that are chasing each other through the minds of modern men from London to Lisbon, from Petersburg to Feking, from Barcelona to Ber- lin. Paris has had her share of trouble and now soms horrible place called Post-y-Pwydd, || ar something like it, some other name all (angly with the Celtic fringe, has made kself Continuing, Mr. Bowley said that the conspicuous by causing Englishmen to use houses were very old, so old that the force la suppressing silly, effervescent disorder. Building Authority could cot trace when they An ordinary plain man naturally ab his eyes were built, but they must have been erected

and cries Gracious, what's 'all this?" when. Thirty years ago. They some twenty

be bears that with an animity almost were boutes of four storeys each with amounting to alliteration all the Latin races verandahs facing Aberdeen Hirect.

from Macao to Madrid bave got themselves house belonged to a different owner. In optied up in Political Pozzles and all the races of tember last a Building Inspector examined the buildings and came to the conclusion that the parting wall between Nos. 15 and 13 was is a dangerous condition, and the own eta were ac ordingly wained. They imme an authorfiel architect, who prepared plap of the proposed work, which was sent in to the Bailding Authority. The plan was afterwards returned and other was substituted.

To second plan was submitted on the 16th of Octobér Rad showed the pulling down of the parting wa'l and

is ancestry, and bighly placed in even a Ingathority. The owners then entered into

to have the mines worked with the "ald of joint Didth

whose initials happen Chloese and foreign capital, Ministry,

The Prince a contract, through Mr. Ross, with a Chinesa

19 be W... ato

itable to firm of contractors. As soon as the contract attacks by Suffragettos armed with dog-whips.

Regent has ordered the Ministry of Agrical tarë, Industry and Commerce to discous this was signed work was commences. The walls

The sex that once was gentler and still contains. ware pull dduwa, the Bors ware shore dup, and i think, a few sweet insmbers, is surprising trenches dug for the new foundation. Several

micklad by using just the right kind of whips feet of the party wall in No. 13 had

for- again presume to-think-the right kind already been built However, on the 18th

of mac Allthate symptoms of a dissase cat of November, this will give way and brought with it the fors of Nos. 15 and 17.known to the sane and philosophical stud ant Of course, the pulling of the party wails of old of History, have been exhibited at various periods with more or less virulence, but always Chinese houses was very dangerous and their with the samy Inevitable end. I am not

of a water famılue early'in the proteat your,”

by the Chinese, had had to be lastuted as a precaution against a renowed deficiency next year. That the finances of the Colony might render it possible to proceed before long with the Tytam-luk schame was his 'earnest hope, but he hardly thought that either the British or . Chleesa communities would welcome a new and special tax, for the immediate construction of this work. Eván so, during the years in which the new roservoir was being construct. ed, they would not be able to do without Pok- falam.

An.

the North are wondering whether Salvation lies in Socialism or Fawer in Protection. In one country Jesuits seem to ha the dreaded danger and the "wicked enemy" In another, the word "Anarchist" sets a whole strent on Bourbon attered in a contain way will rendar à mat Hable to arrest; in B--but we dare, kot mention the Oity's Dame-less majeste weighs heavily on the spirits not only of Editors bat of the man is the street; in L(gaio we leave the name to the reader's

CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING CO.

H. E. Chang Yi has memorialized the Throna slating tust it would not be wise for the gentry of Chibli Province to sadeem the Chic esa Ragistering and Mining Ool's coal mluca, for they have not sufficiant capital to develop

(IR,-We venture to express an earnest hope that you may be good enough to fad room,

valuable colamos for the inattion of the no companying public letter to the Viime Ministers la bis smart new uniform. It sa happens that the qusun colting society pumba s in its of the United Klogdom.

membership call a propertiga of the G..O. amplaycos, nad about ad 2:0 out of 145 100 postmen in the Servl ́e have already parted with their traute nappendages.

This new departure must bays struck our werthy Postmaster-General as providing a suitable occasion for introducing no improve- ont in the sifirm of the postmen, for all provided with a malform m za after those who no longer wear tuo quous have been

We ask this because the naval supremacy of abe British Empire, upon which the position of elch of the great Dominions depends, must pass within five gears' time, with the passing of our pre-Dreadnought armoured shipy, unless a Rrost alrinbuilding effut be specålly bogup and selelalely maintained.

THE HOME STYLE

To raise the vast sam required by additional taxation ly got at this moment within the scope of politics in Great Britain. Therefore the Daly alternative is a great Load. The only substantive proposal for such a Loan which has bas was the old dress. The white galters and been nad now is before the people of the Home blue-riband garters are doasaway with; thatanic stands is that which has been put before them has plain, bright white metal buttons with the by the Imperial Maritime League, with the as-wearer's number go the collar; and the whole toolshlag weight of support recorded in the costume is completet by a peaked cap, some

what after the shape of the cap. won by the Regiment, with the Crown and the lettersG, F. O in silver on the front.

letter enclosed.-

Sin ns the fate of the Empire as a whole wil badetermined by the response to this proposal wathink that we may well appeal to the press of that Empire to let its voice be heard in/sym- pathy with the League's effort and in desire that this effort may altaio success.

The destiny of the British peoples through out all seas in avaa now is the Balando.

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The dress looles very smart and is a decided improvement on the old one, which was at afficiently differentiated from that of the Gbinass Police. Mr. Messer is to be congratulated on his artorial taste. Of course,. the lining of the new uniform is not to any

axle the nature of an inducement to G.P.O.

In the Loan is the possibility of present safety. In the Federal Usion of the self-gov-cumployees to discard their gacaer, but the new eming states inheres the hope of future victory in the international competition of the world.

Wa ara, cic

HAROLD F. WYATT,

L. GRAHAM, H. HORTON SMITE, Jalot Honorary Secretaries.

2; Westminster Palace Gardens,

Wertminster,

London, S.W.

November 4th, 1910,

[Enclosure]

HUNDRED MILLION LOAN TOR NATIONAL DIJANCE.

dress is proving so popular that it may lead other postmen to full swine example already sot.

WATER RETURN.

Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on the'ist December, 1910,

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.-

LEVEL..

1909.

1910.

171" Above) Lavel

Tytan...overflow

TytamBye

wash ...

Tytam lu termediate

Pokfulum

S12,-We respectially submit to you a fot ther list of Officers of Flag 'and General Rank, and of others, who concur in affiming their be. lief in the necessity for the laun of too,co2020 Wong-mai for National Defance. The total numbit of Officers of such tank who have now, ai the

Cross wall. This was actioned by the Baild.telligence -genilemen, however Busteloos them. The proper course to adopt would be given their pablle support to this proposal, is

The principal reason for the Board's recom- mendation was apparently that the catchment area was under suspicion and sauld be con- demued. The report, however, of the bacterio. logist showed that the unfiltered water taken from Pokfulam was actually purer than the unfiltered water, taken from Tylsm and Kow. loon Reservoirs. But the Pokfulam district in this matter was no worse off than any other district or village in the Colony excopi Aber- deen, and perhaps Shaukiwan, where the sup-adjourned. ply was partly fiftered. That "impure and un- Eltered water is supplied to human beings to drink" was an indictment applicable to the whole of this and

attention would be called as to whether the necessary precautions were taken.

Evidence was then called and the inquiry

BX-GOVERNOR OF MACAO.

ARR VAL IN- HONGKONG,

and fasi.

sodden

matter with the Viceroy of Chiali.

CHINA'S BUDGET.

It is raported that a sum of four million tasks has been deducted from the appropriations for the Navy, eight million thels from the appro priatious for the Ministry of Posts and Com- and millen Tants the

appropriation for the ministry from ion by the Committee of Finance, who discussed the Budget for the coming year. A sum of more than seven kundred thousand taels has also been deducted from the appropriations for the Ministry of Agricultore, Industry and Commerce bat po redaction has been made in respect of the appropriations for the Banner Corps In Peking or those for the Imperial Household.

THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

In drawing an the Constila'loanl Laws, Praca Pu-lus and Duke Taal-iss have decided to engage the Chiness Ministers abroad to act at Special Members, so that they may at all Actual condition of affairs prevailing with regard to the various Constitutional Governments.

NEW NOTES..

lastance of the Imperial Maritime League, no less than 463: A larga namber of other re- presentative man have, in addition, as you are already aware, endorsed it with their public approval.

chung ...

Tylam

27' tri" below} °25′ 9′′ below averflow

overflow a' Bi" above a' 10]" balow overflow

overflow 2′ 23′′ below 9o 111′′ below overflow

overЯow **_3′ above?" 39" 6" below overflow

Joverflow

STORAGE GALLONS.

1909.

* 398,970,000 Tytom Byewasb...... 9,000 Tytam Intermediate 205,732,000 Pokfulut.....ever Wong-ni-chung

61,060,000 30,701,000,

1910. 384,803,000 406,010

180,011,000

44,390,000 810,000

Total... 66,473,003 610,517,aco Consumption of water in the City, and Bill District during the manth of November.

roog.

1910.

The League has observad with deep satis- facilon that the effect of its success to assem. bling so vas a waight of expsit olalon is favour of the suggestion has already been to brieg the question of the loan into the forefront of practical politics. In this connection wa world vantura to recall again the fact that, as regards the Navy, the possibility of a loas has Consumption...145.516,000 173723,000 gallons bien mentioned with approval by the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, while we may dow-add the further fact that it has since also received the yet mora unqualified adhesion of the Home

Secretary to his published letter of the zoth of

this month.

We would further presume to draw renewed attention to the circumstance that the support of the fein by the Opposition, should the Ga vernment propose it, is a'ready assured,

The Leader of the Opposition, as we have previously stated, gave us authority to stala his opinion bat any propon: I adopted by the Gov. croment forord theaing the Navy would have the hearty support of the Unionist Party." He

EstimatedĮ

population: Consumption)

ger head per day............

209,400 211,160

93.X

19.5 gallons

Constant supply to all districts durlog No. vember 1909.

Constant supply up till 14th November and Intermittent supply by Rider Mains in Rider Mala districts to the end of the month 1910, - KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL.

Kowloon) below 7 Gravitation

going to take the trouble to do more thin in dicate the truth that death is the end of them when treated by bad physicians, while with really good nursing and proper treatment, that which certainly began as a disease may ead la renewed life sad sirength, just as typhold, when a man has recovered from it, is sa'd in many cases entirely to clear the system of all other EVERY OTHER COLONY

polsens and as it were, give it a new lease La the world with which P‚E, was acquainted,

of health. The wave of religions unbelief that provided those human beings wara living la

His Excellency Senhor Eduard Marques, swept across Europe in the latter hall of the outlying villages, for, obviously, élaborate and

ex-Governor of Macao, and Lady Margaeselgateenth century seems a singular ending to costly achames for filtration could only be

arrived from the Portuguese Colony by the the amazing deluge of religious fury which taken in hand for large cities. U.E trusted

a1 the swamped all human endeavor during the that his words would rea sure the public, both morning boat, to-day. They are

present moment guests at the Hongkong Hotel whole of the saven een:h century and the early timer convey taformation of the rules and the has since, in his sateth deliverad at Glasgow Reservoir as to the insistent efforts by. Government to. Excellency and Lady Marques will be part of the eighteenth, Contract the awful leaving for Lisbon, by the French Mall steamer

earnestness of the Dutch and French Protas! on Tuesday cext. A representative of the ants of the time of seen Anns with their His Excep'ical cyalcism of to-day; the disputes of Hongkong Teligraph called ob Ing this question, he would, if the thorough fulm in busy conference with 6 Com

cellency ibis afiernoon, when he found the Jansenists and Jesuits of 710 with the mild, and on the whale, rather uninteresting control vestigation now being conducted by the Gov

very between the same, or similar parties in mander of the gunboat Patria and with the erament Bacteriologist should warrant that Consul for Portugal in Hongkong, Senhor the Catholic Church of our time. The stormy | be circulated at the commencement of the

JJ. Leitia. Under these circumstances, our age of the Fiebs, the passio ate cry for Liberty next financial year. representative besitated to intrude upon His which wrung the Europe of our father's boy. Excellency's time and attention.

hood acted, to pursue our medical analogy, fa

It is reparted that the Prince Reges has re- very much the same way as a purging medicine.ceived its ractions from the Empress-Dowager

Austria, Germany. Italy, France, and Spilu badly needed waking Yung that one-third of the Privy Purse wilt

be devoted to the purpose of meeting importent State expenses. Two hundred million tarls will be contributed towards the Naval Fand and one hun 'rad and fifty million toe's will yo to the various provinces.

Gnd a practicable solution and as to the real dimensions of the danger.

However, as so responsible a body as the Sanitary Board still entertained fears regard.

courte, appolata,

·COMMITTEE OF EXPERÍS

to suggest any practicable means of deling with it, each for instance, as condemning on the spot, and issuing only condensed water

We believe His Excellency will call on His

Excellency Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard.

at Government House before taking his de parture from the Colony,

when the bicliqúological test fodicated a fall below no accepted standard. By means such as those, H.E, hád boon enabled ia a hand- quarlor station in Africa to practically eradi. date dylostery where it had been extremely THE INSURANCE PROSECUTION. democracy acted as prevalent,

His Excellesey wish his latter communi- cited to the Board, te(he was mat anxloas to remove the entirely \e roneous impression which some members appe red to enlēitain, that their recommendations were not accord ad sufficient weight, and to convince them that the action of the Government-no less than that of the Board-had been conscientiously directed to the discharge o' public daty,

MINUTES BY MEMBERS.

DECISION RESERVED,

1st inst.

The Ministry of Finance has issued Currency Notes of four separate denominations, namely, 54, 55, Sto and too. The now notes nra to

PRIVY PUSSE,

ARMY, DIVISIONS.

+

on the 19th inst., givòs full and public adhesion to the principle of a Naval Loan, saying in effect that financial pediatry must not be allow ed to stand to the way of National security,

Mr. Bar Law, niso, epesting at Glasgow on the ab inst., bas/expressed his agreement with the palicy of a fan in an utterince evo. more pronounced. /

1y09,

overlow

below},

rgro,

5"q" below overflow

STORAGE GALLONS.

Kowloon Gra-)

19'0.

19:9:

vitation Re- 146,79,000 9,175,000

servoir......

Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of November:—

-

Cobsumption Estimated population.

We would add that this movement, as lo augurated by the Imperial Maritime League, is not merely due of an entirely a party character; It represents the only great nad de faite effort yet made to withdraw the question Consumption) of faucial provision for Nation I Defence from the arena-of party politics. It is an effort to

alte both the great political parties in one for the preservation of the commoa Imperial in berliance of bath.

In view of the great-and growing urgency of the Naval situatios, as exemplified by the fioul removal, within the last fortnight of six battle. ships of the Royal Sovereign class from the effective list of the Royal Navy, and in view also of the rapid obsolescence of other old provement made in the Dread sought type, the Imperial Maritime Longue makes the most earnest entreaty to His Majesty's Government to take immediate measures to aved the pass. ing of our supremacy at ssa.

While however, the proposal of the League baira fora most reference to the Navy, the dis tinguished signatories of the Leagun's Appeal have likewise la mlad the needs of the Army and the nocas Ity for aerial preparation. It is in respect of these, also, that the Leaguo has initiated this Nationa! endeavour; and it prays His Maj1y's Governur-by adopting the suggested loan, to provide the fonds requisite to restare tional confidence la the "whola realm of National Defence.

WV's aro, Bic,

The Ministry of War has decided that the Army atopid be divided far Give principal divisions. Ohibli, Shane and the Three Eastern Provinces will be the Northbra division; Kansub, New Dominion Shense and cowan provinces will form the Westora Kiangsu, Chekiang division; Shantung, and Klaogao provinces will comprise the Esstera division; Honas, Hopeb and Hu- nan provinces will hold the middle division and Youoad, Kweichow, Pokles and Kwong- To the Right Honourable tanz provinces wi'l be known as the Coulberd division The Navy will consist of three divi. risus. The Poiyaug Squadron will form the Northern division; the Yangtse Squadron the middle division and the Caston Squadron the Soathera division. The Ministry cancersed has been instructed by Imperial order to take note of the above resolutions.

HAROLD FRAZER WYATT, L. GRAHAM H, HORTON-SMITH, Joint Founders and Honorary Secretaries,

Imperial Maritime League,

ap. England was given over to wbat one of our most brilliant writers has calel" a diogy gener•. alion in chimep-pot bats. For those days excellent irritant. It did them a lot of go5. Oas of the most curios

THE CHINESE NAVY. phenomena observable la History is ths recent extraodicary de.elopment of weird superati Darlog a recent audience Prince Tsal-hrun tions among highly civilized races, especially and Admiral Sah asked the Prince Regent to Before Mr. E R. Hallifax this afternoon, that conglomeration erroneously and variously grant them permission to order a number of

men-of-war and prepiro designs for the uni Tam Tip Kong, general manager of the Hip described as the Augl: Saxos, or American, or On Insurance Company, was charged by Mr. British race and which, I might vagusly indifo my of the officers and men of the Chloese 0. H. Waksmar, Registrar of Companies, with cate, as more or less English-speaking The Navy. His Highness also requested the Re-battleships, which is ace lorated by ovary im doing life insurance business in the Colony on quaint notions of spiritualism entertained by gent to appropriate funds for purposes of behalf of the Wah Os Insurance Company all manner of dreamers, investigators, inquirers caval education. He has at the same time or dupes, practised by medtams, exploited by placed a memorial bofore the Regent in which without having registered and made a deponit clever fifonciers, advertised by journalists be states that the principal stention to be pald Dr: Fitzwilliam mlaated:—The direct (assur-

as required by the Life Insurance Ordinance and boomed by M. W. T Stead, is a good ex

in connection with the reorganization of the ance of H. E, that the Gaverament have now -

Mr. H. L. Dennys, St prosecuted and Mr. ample of what I call a "Democratic Disease. Chloese Navy is to establish a large number of under active consideration the whole question Otto Kong Siag.defended

naval schools throughout the country. This of the Pokfulam collecting area, and the unfil.

Defipdont siated be was the canvasser in Another one is the curious cult among

and memorial has been forwarded to the Grand tered water belaz issued as potable to that Hongkong of the Web On Life insurance the vast English servant-girl clasa

Company, of Shanghal. Ho received his ap

similar-minded persons of the works of Marie Council and the Naval Commissioners for dis district, cannot fall to allay the scars of the

Corelli. It is positively actonishing, That cussion. general public.

pointment from the agents at Cantos. He had The appointment of a Commission as noted in H. E's minute of

no connection with the Head Cffice. He ra- there are contagious diseases of the mlad as well as of the bidy and that these diseases af- ceived application and receipt forms. The 21nd Ndi, will be welcomed by those who hold very decided views on this matigr."_

receipts were chopped at Cantoa. Defendant tack nations wholesale is well seen by the in sances afforded by the students of Russian Hou, Mr. E. A. Hewalt minuted: The signed on the line which bore a mark by the witness. He had no chops of the company and

Univershies and Colleges and those of what is mais question is the safety or otherwise of wasted no books. The Compaty had to office now beginning to call itself "Young China," ter from Pokfulam. I still maintain this water Is lable at any time to be contaminated: We

in Hongkong and witness had no authority to In both countries youngsters that really need cannot do without Pokfulam until the larger Ty accept risks. Witness received co salary. The birching hava vaatused, not only to Interfere tam scheme has been carried out. The sooner only thing he received was the first premium. other people's business, not only to disobey this change can be effected the batter for the On the 15th day of the 11th moon last year heer superiors.nud attempt to make rules for health of the Colony."

received a letter from the agency at Cantonmselves instead of obeying those that had Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuted-It is requesting him to advertise for the cheapest es laid down for them already not only to satisfactory to find that H,E. the Governor bat offer. He sent a servant to the Sheung Po with presume to raise their baby voices in childish personally investigated the grievances of the and later received the amount from Cantos, weapons of their seniors and with an implety the advertisement, pald for the advertitement clamour about political matters, bat to use the Sanitary Board as to the treatment their con- sidered decisions have received by the Exe. The word Kingles" in the advertisemeat abhorrent alike to Confucius and to the Gospel, cutive Council. Oas question arises to my

meant "broker! Witness gave the agency to direct lethal weapons against the elder gene mind on H.E.'s-mlanta: Are the medical Do authority to put his name in the ad- raflen which was placed by Nature and by Law in authority over them; Fortunately, vertisement. As far as he remembered only

· advisorá to the Executive Council more com

la China this happy. movement Bar petent to express an opinion on the subject six or seven polleies passed through him,

been checked its cruel results in referred to than the advisers and medical all being in respect of children. He was in

Russia may be traced by the number of com the Colony when be was four years old, being members of the Board, who are equally die- Interested and are entitled to have all the altogether over fifty years in the Colony. That paratively young brothers who wear mould- ing. The tragedy of Lisbon is not as dra:dul avidance on each subject laid before them?

was the first time he appeared in that "Court as

to my mind as the fact that blood has been a-defendant. .If the - Executive Council should have any additional evidence which was not available to

thed lo Wales during the recent strikes the destruction of the property of the jellgicas ́the Sanitary Board when they considered) and dealt with the matter, i consider the Executive

houses and tha desecration of edifices devoted to the worship of God is less painful to my It is reported that the Prince Regent bar Connell should ramit the case back for re-

mind that the destruction of the property of asked H. Na-tung whether there is any pos- gozalderation, with sach additional evidence,

recent and respectable Englishmen in an sibility of the settlement of Macis, bolag se before they fully reject the Board's recom

Regilah or Welsh country. This is not simply covered by Chint. The reply is that it is fear. mendations/

because I happen to be English it is only ed that a ceriais Power will make reprisals in the event of such an attempt being mada by partly so; it is really and intimately because the IT is reported that twenty-five cases of the binck The Chinese A. D. C. is playing to crowded Arloss of the Latin race, when they are excli. China and that to any case the latter courdry plague bave occurred in the Chluase quarter at houses nightly at the Trung Hing Theatre. Thed, exbibit s certala irresponsibility familiar to has not yet attalaed that standard of power Harbia. Thanks to the precautionary steps piace staged is of the farcical variety and the wild animal tamers, but one is accustomed to which would justify such su get. takon by the Chinces officials no fresh case is acting is good. Some fins sconeries ars to be expect from the English a posed sobriety of soportód, but Japanese Consular officials have scen and the amateurs are to be congratulated conduct in wide varlance with the burst of removed 160 [spanese residents in the Chladse on their praiseworthy effort. The proceeds andisciplined ferocity which has destroyed any quartos Into the Japaners Public Hall to the will be devoted to charity. The performance sympathy ane might have bad with the miners Russian section. The hasly step taken by the is to be repeated this evening and the following and labourers of West Britalo. Consal has given rise to some childism.

THE TRIANGLE.

Witness was cross-examined by M. Dennys, The Court having been addressed on bo ball of both parties, his Worship reserved his decision tiți Monday afternoon,

iwo'pishis,

CHINESE 4. D. G.

Tet Ins'..

A CONSERVATIVE OFFICIAL, The members of the Senate and the National the Viceroy of the Two Klangs, H.P. Chang Assembly are indignant over the question of fen-isum, impeding the progress of preparations for Constitutional reform

MACAO,

Tuz editors of the Nouse Vremya, Russiand Zn.mya, 11 Ruike Tochieste) iro charged with high treason, in reproducing particulars of Coastal forlifications derived from German sources.

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THE BISHOP OF MACAO.

DEPARTURE FOR CANTON,

⚫yih inst Yesterday afleinoos, the mainbers of the Catholic Union in Hongkong held a reception at their club boass in Glenealy in havour of the Right Rev. Bishop J016 #zijedore Castro, Bishop of Macan. The gathering of members present was a large one, besides whom there ware a unmber of the Italian clergy prosoal. The vice-chairman of the Union, to a felicitats speech, extended a cordial welcome to the Bis hop of Macan, who in reply, speaking with evid ent emolien thanked the assemblage for thair kind demonstration and good wishes. He was very sensible of the good will which was evidenced on all hands towards bini in Hong- kong,

His Lordship. Bishop Azavede, aliended by bis Private Secretary, left by the morning best for Usaton (o-day in continuation of bis pastoral visit, in conclusion of which he w}}} return to Maçao.

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30 optries, POOL,

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