1910-12-09 — Page 9

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 8403

CONTENTS.

Leading Articlos:-

Side Lights in China's Trado in 1907 A Model Pot for Macao island. The Ca o Kowl on Paitwy. The Staf the Sanitary Brad

Chlouse Britanie.

Gambling ia Kwanginng.

Telegram:-

Cap'us Scwlorn Railway.

Correspondenoo

Britain's National Defence.

Police:

The 7hiyer Cave,

Tia lasura ce Company Care, Oharge of Arsor.

Alleged Murder

Shaolin

Aberdeen S red. Collapso, ver

Big Op un fe'ira,

Claim 'o Good Supplied.

The bar was Mü'der.

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Miscellaneous Articles and Roporin

Governmest House."

Too Macao Urrät

Notes by the Way.

C10100-Kowloon R i'way.

Canon Day by lay,

Ex-Gvernor of Mecao.

Faal Acc'dent on the Peak Tram.

"A Sharhil Gilio,"

Fire Walking,

Notice to Mariners

News from the Norib.

Yuan Stib.! Bi. Machisery Impot into Kobs. Tha Ilague in No: h Manchuria. X-Rays Tuberculosi Kind far to Chips. When the Japanese Advertise. The Manchuri." Speed.

Big Eanbake at Sen.

O'd Malayo.

Japanese Socialists,

New Lile Savi'g Device.

Que-Cutting "res; dé.

Sanitary Board.

The Hongkong Dr

Raising the Wind.

Hongkong Resident Hoboured.

The Opium Trale.

Pokfulam Resavoi The Hongkong Pasiman. Royalong og Golf Club, The Bishop of Macao.

The Democratic Epidim'c.

Water Retoan.

New Books,

Dr. Karl Justi.

7be Mccio Cocvent.

Biju Scenic Theatre.

French Conven Brar.

Women's Attempted Suicide,

Fire at Watchai.

Total Loss of Steamer,

Loss of B.. kumimolo-in TM.

Gambling i Canton.

The Shaukiwan & fais

German Commercial Aervay in Maschuris Tee Shirase Ap1arctic Expeditico.

Cirion Opium Trade..

The Future of Vacao.

An impudent loax.

Looking Abend

A Fugitive Daltor.

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驎八初月一十年二统致 showing in the foreign markets. In tep sigh but who have gone so far as to formulate the railway surveyors off their lands have mendations had been treated with but small The object of this Ordinance is altogether growing, as in all else, Chinese custom ap an actual scheme for the establishment of lived to regret the day. The official classes, consideration, and he wished to correct that admirable, forit aims at the prevention of those, pears to be as immutable as the laws of the this now settlement. The Heungchow too, show more reasonableness than hitherto impression. The law of the Colony which abuses which in years gone by made the was the case in granting facilities for con- has been in operation for many years (H E. names of the chi-chai tradors stink in the Medes and Persians. As regards the silk scheme, we are told, allows for a well·laid- industry, at any rate, one would naturally out city, with broad streets and foreign structional purposça to concessionairea. And wrote) "gives certain powers to the Sanitary nostrils of the civilized world. Section 33 consider that China hela an unassailable buildings for shops and residences, which is in all quarters there is now apparent a settled, Board, and in the general interests of the com- (3) provides that in the case of every emigrant, position. Yet even here we find there is a to be governed by a municipal council; it also confident belief in the value of the railway munity impose an extra safeguard In certain the passage broker "sball attend with him at fly in the ointment.. For we are told by the provides for schools, charitable institutions as an eminently important factor in the matters by insisting upon the additional the office of the Emigration Officer, in whose Commissioner at Canton that, although police and fire stations, theatre, public development of the Chinese Empire. On concurrence of the Governor-in-Council. If presence the contract ticket shall be deliver- China silk is maintaining its position in the gardens, electric light and trams, waterworks, the Canton Kowloon Railway many diffi- the Executive Council out of deference to the ed to such passenger, and who shall explain world's markets, exporters state that "during afforestation, chamber of commerce, free culties have been experienced. Of that Board accepted without question all its to such passenger the true intent and mean- the last three seasons complaints as to the libraries, and in fact everything that may class-which may be styled "sentimental recommendations, it would have ceased to ing of the contract ticket with the object of quality of Cantons from manufacturers in tend to public good. No one will be found obstacles," the most formidable was encoun- discharge the duty laid upon it by law. If, ascertaining that be understands where he is Europe and America have rendered business to assert that the project lacks anything intered in connection with the acquirement of after careful exau, ation, it finds itself com going and that he is not acting under com increasingly difficult, and that, unless mea- breadth of scope. It is nothing if not am-laod and the removal of graves. In every pelled to dissent from the conclusions of the pulsion or being influenced to emigrate by sures are taken to remedy the defects, the billous. We know, ton,, that it is a country in the world where railways have Board, the course (in any matter of import. false representations." Now, the emigrants future of the staple export of Canton is cherished thing in the bearts of thousands been laid down, this same difficulty has had ance) has usually been taken of referring the are divided into two classes, namely, "ku

sisted emigrants" and "frec emigrants":[£v acriously threatened." The Canton bristle of wealthy Chinese who have made money to be fought down. In China, perhaps more matter back to the Sanitary Board for re- trade, too, is not giving satisfaction-to for abroad and who are wishful of returning, in than in any other land, the sentimental objec- consideration with a full statement of the the phrase implies, the latter category con eign byers; Amoy, like Foochow, is losing their retirement from business, to their lion to the disturbance of ancient landmarks reasons which led the Governor-in Council sists of labourers who pay their own passage its tea tride; and the camphor supply of the native country without reverting entirely to is faherently strong amongst the tillers of the to come to an opposite conclusion. Not money down to Singapore independent of district is becoming exhausted without any the somewhat narrow and repulsive life of an soil while the removal of graves is regarded infrequently these reasons have contained outside assistance. These have only to go planting being done to keep up the rate of island town or village. We have had toany with abhorrence: as a desecration. It says matter which was not before the Board when through a formal examination before the production. The port of Kiungchow in instances of late to prove that the influence much for the acumen and tactfulness of they recorded their recommendation. This Emigration Officer (the Harbour Master), to Hainan has to record increasing diffi of the returned Chinese emigrant is begin- those. Railway officials to whom was cotrust-course-instead of an unexplained dissent be followed by a medical examination on ed the important duty of land acquirement appears to me the most courteous and board the emigrant ship before sailing, and culties in the way of trade, because noning to make itself effectively felt, and one

are thenceforth free to go whithertoerer attempt is made to keep open the fairway that cannot be blind to the fact that with the flux that they have been able to carry the line reasonable which could be adopted yet it is conuects it with the steamer anchorage of time he will become more than ever a through between the termint with very little specifically condemned in the papers before they list and sell their labour to the best It remains to be shown whether, in the advantage as it pleases them. For the medi- a few miles away. And there are but power for progress in the land. To take the deviation from the route originally marked me.

case of the Sunning District "Railway as an out on the survey. Every care has been cases referred to, the Governor-in Council cal.examination a fee of go cents per head a few of the things in the report which may be taken as indicative of the lost opportunis instance: here we have a complete railway taken to avoid wounding Chinese moral sus las dealt hastily and without due and full is charged by the Government. As regards ties in China's trade during the past year. crganisation, fathered by a returned emigrant ceptibilities, and the many delicate negotia-consideration of the representations made assisted emigrants, wo are sorry to say that a There are more encouraging reports, how who had spent some forty years in the United tions that had to be undertaken in connec- by the Sanitary Board," In the case of great deal of difficulty has cropped up as between the Emigration Department and the ever, from other places adjacent to this Co-States, and financed to the extent of three- tion with land purchase have been carried water closets, continued His Excellency, the lony and closely identified with our trade quarters of its capital cost by Suaning out with conspicuous success. Of physical Government had been guided by a desire to passenger brokers, and some rancour has and shipping. From Kongmoon it is report merchants settled in California. This obstacles, the Engineers have had to meet avoid pollution of the Harbour, in conjunc. been stirred up in shipping circles re- ed that there has been a healthy expansion line communicates with Macao City and more than a few. Alterations had to betion with a rough and ready standard garding the action of the Emigration in all branches of trade, due probably to the would, of course, be connected up with made, sometimes at the last moment, in the as to the urgency of each particular Department in this matter. According As regards Pokfulam Reservoir, the. to the shipping superintendent of one activities of returned emigrants, "A large Heungchow in the event of this scheme for location of the line; archways had to be case. part of their savings is invested in Hong. town-falsing taking concrete shape. When built over and above embankments; and a Government could not be accused of having of our leading firms, the whole difficulty kong, but they are gradually employing their such a project as the Eunning Railway can hundred sudoze minor unforeseen difficulties ignored the Board's recommendations, for a appears to centre in the definition of the mency in local industries, such as rice and be carried through to a successful conclu had to be faced and overcome from day to thorough bacteriological investigation was at word assisted" as applied to an emigrant. oil mills, silk filatures, etc. They have also sion by combined vigorous action on the day, The great limiting factor in the de- present in progress, and, if the results of this In the amending Ordinance, "assisted brought back a taste for foreign comforts part of Chinese merchants from abroad, layed completion of the Chinese Section investigation warranted it, a special com emigrant" is defined to mean "any Chinese has been, of course, the bridging of the East mittee of experts would be appointed to male labourer who intends to labour for hire and luxuries; money being plentiful, there is there is no reason to suppose that the croa a growing tendency to. fudulge in foreign tion of a new commercial port such as that River Valley; and we have the assurance of suggest some practicable method of avoiding in some place beyond the limits of the Co articles of apparel and household. good." proposed to be bailt at Heungchow should Mr. F. Grove, the Bogiacer-in-Chief, that the dangers of a possibly polluted water suplony and has received assistance in the way In this district, too, as well as in the hinter. present insuperable obstacles. That there this portion of the work is being as speedily ply. His Excellency's resolution in the mat of payment of passage money, subsistence, land of Swatow, the fruit industry is gaining is room for such an enterprise in these parts as possible performed with all due regard to ter of Pokfulam Reservoir was satisfactory or otherwise to enable him to carry out his ground and appears to be firmly established. is judubitably patent. The Portuguese port of efficiency. The East River Bridge is apparently to the unofficial members of the intention." There can be no dubiety in any The agricultural hope of the Swatow pre. Macao has suffered in the past and at pre- practically completed, the Tun-kuu River Board and was commended by Mr. Hooper. one's mind as to the meaning of this defini- lecture, writes the Commissioner there, would sent so continues to suffer from neglect that Bridge is in an advanced stage of construct But on the other subject already mentioned, tion. It can only have reference, surely, to appear to dwell at present in its fruit, and if its trade is rapidly dwindling, and bids fair tiou, and in Mr. Grove's opinion the com. Mr. Hooper declared that the action of the assistance got from coolie agents or labour- the remarkable talent for organisation of the in the near future to become utterly a negli-pletion of the Railway and its readiness for Executive Council had drawn a protest from recruiters. The trouble is, that there is a large Chaochufu people can be diverted to the gible quantity, unless under the new Repub through traffic by June or July of next year some members of the Board who saw no and ever-increasing class of emigrants who use in voting on these subjects only to have do not properly come within the scope of the distribution of the crop by modern methods, fican règima more vigorous action be now will depend upon the plate laying and bal- the eastern part of Kwangtung province taken in the way of harbour improvement. lasting being carried through with expedition. their decisions over fuled by the Executive. spirit of the Ordinance, however much they might become for North and Central China Of late some work has been accomplished in Still a third form of obstacle which has had We are at one with Mr. Hooper when may be amenable under the letter of the law. what the State of Florida has long been for this direcion, but on a woefully small to be fought down by the Railway construe he says that he does not remember a single This class is made up of emigrants (in most the North Atlantic States of America. Re-scale, not even sufficient to countervail tional staff was that fostered by the turbulent cass of a recommendation from the Board cases accompanied by their families) who ferring, to returning emigrants, the Amoy the constant deposit of tilt Should the element in the various towns, villages and dis being re-committed to them after having are assisted" down to Singapore by their Commissioner relates that at Changchow the Heungchow scheme materialise, Macao tricts through which the line of route ran. been adversely adjudicated upon. by the own relations when the latter are returning influence of these people who have profited will have to look to her laurels. She These lawless characters made endless trouble Executive Council. If the latter body in South after spending a holiday in China. by their experience abroad prompied the still retains, in a much diminished de- and caused many disturbances. For their arriving at their final decision in any matter As we have said, this is a numerous and ate guided by information which was not steadily increasing class of emigrants. Un purchase of an up to date dredger out of gree, her exports in tea, fire-crackers, pre-own ends, they incited the ignorant country Blood relief funds, for the purpose of impro- serves, tobacco, essential oils, and so folk, by sundry methods only too well known, availible by the Board, certainly the one der Section 58 of the Chinese Emigration ving the fluvial approaches of the city forth; and the silk filatures, brick works and to violent opposition to the Railway and all and only proper course is to remit the whole Ordinance, no assisted emigrant is permitted and so minimising the dangers occasion- cement works help to maintain some vestige pertaining to it. Their real object, of course, thing, with the additional information, back to embark in this Colony in any Chinese pass- ed by floods. A resident of the same of the departed glory of this one time famous was pillage and plunder; and unfortunately to the Board for reconsideration. So far as enger ship on a voyage of more than seven town, who had been abroad for thirty seaport. But if a rival were to spring up at they contrived to carry out several big rob- our recollection of Hongkong Sanitary Board days' dura ion unless he has been lodged in years, had imported plant canes in large her very dooma rival young and lusty, re- beries and many misor ones unscathed.

matters goes-and it extends back some ten a licensed boarding house during a period quantities for distribution in the district and plete with modern appliances and liberally These bandit raids upon the line have not years such a practice has never been in of not less than forty-eight hours previous to was to crect a modera sugar mill plaat for financed by Chinese capitalists in America yet been suppressed entirely, but, thanks vogue, although there may have been isolat his being examined by the Registrar General. the manufacture of sugar by the most up-to and other foreign countries-there can be to the vigorous action which the provincialed cases in which this courtesy was extended So that if these people whose case we have date methods. The Sunning Yeungkong little doubt that the new port would attract authorities have taken, in this matter, the to the Board. There is no gainsaying the fact just cited are to be classed as assisted emi- Railway owes its existence to a Chinese who what little still remains of Macao's industrial evil iz gradually being eradicated and peace that the Sanitary Board has been regarded grants they will require to undergo all the restrictions that appy to the latter category. spent forty-three years in America, and three activities and would capture practically all and good order maintained all over the dis by the Government hitherto as merely an

advisory and not a deliberative body, whose That is to say, although they are free emi fourths of the capital of the line is held by her export trade. But it would be a pity tricts traversed by the new Railway.

decisions could be lightly set aside without grants, going to Singapore of their own free Sunping men in California. The returned indeed to see the passing of Macao, with its emigrant, is would appear, is destined to play great record of tradal pioneering in the Far | THE STATUS OF THE SANITARY cause shown. In the circumstances, it is will and assisted only from the pockets of nut to be wondered at that the unofficial their better-off relations, they are compelled 2 important part in the future history East. Last year, the Lisbon Government

members, devoting, as they do, their to go before the Registrar General, to lodge, of China, and there is probably no more agreed to grant an annual appropriation to-

time and professional abilities and experi. with him their records and photographs (for powerful agent than he to be found for educat wards the work of improving the harbour. ing his stay at home countrymen into the As already mentioned, very little has actuai-

The proceedings at yesterday's meeting of ence towards the betterment of sanitary which an extra fee of forly cents is charged), ways of progress and enlightenment... ly been accomplished. It remains to be the Sanitary Board were productive of one conditions in the Colony, should feel at to stay in a specified boarding house; and, seen whether the new Portuguese Legislature of those periodically recurring kicks against times aggrieved to see the arbitrary manner when they get to Singapore, they must there A.MODEL PIRT FOR MACAO will make a serious endeavour to effect sub: the Executive Council's absolute proroga in which their considered decisions are over also live in a special boarding house pending

ISLAND,

stantial improvement or allow this applenttive in respect of the Board's considered turned. It is gratifying, however, to find their appearance before the Chinese Pro Colony to be extinguished by the embryo decisions in sanitary matters. The spokes that His Excellency Siz Frederick Lugard is tectorate and their being drafted to the mine or plantation to which they are assigned. (5th December.)

port of Reungchow.

man for the protestation was Mr. A. Shelton taking a genuine interest in this contentious

matter, and we are confident that his endeav That the destitute, ignorant coblie from Amongst the dry fi ures and statistics of

Hooper, and we have every sympathy with The latest of the series of Customs Re-the Imperial Chicese Customs Reports, one

him in his pursuit of a somewhat thankless ours will be exerted towards ensuring for the up country should have his interests safe ports for the year 190g issued by Imperial naturally would not expect to find much in

camipzigo. Of late there has been quite & Sanitary Board a stronger and better defined guarded in this manner against possible mis

conduct or misrepresentation on the part of authority contains much food for reflection, the way of interesting reading. The very

record number of instances in which the status than it occupies at present.

rascally labour-recruiters is only right; but some of it not of the most palatable kind. outward appearance of the volume with its

Board's recommendations have been per

when such measures are imposed upon This report comes nearer to Hongkong yellow covers and plain black lettering is for

emptorily ignored by the Executive Council,

emigrants who are to all intents and pur.. mercantile interests than did any of its pre- bidding to the eye, as though it said in so

or their findings upset, without special

poses free agents, they cease to be safeguards decessors, for it covers exclusively the many words, "Abandon hope all ye who

cause shows; and, naturally, this has given

It was only to be expected that the great and become vexatious restrictions instead, southern coast ports for which Hongkong open me." Put for once in a way, the latest

rise to much plain speaking on the part of serves more or less as the entrepot or dis- Customs-Report,-dealing with the trade of

unofficial members who find that they have Rubber Boom should have had a marked Why the Emigration Department want tributing centre. It is hardly necessary to the southern coast ports, all more or lessSection of-the-line. His Excellency the devoted their own valuable time and atten effect upon the emigration of labourers from to class these people in the "assisted enter into a study of the figures contained in intimately connected with Hongkong, con- Viceroy at Canton was unable to be present tion in the investigation of matters affect China, whence the vast industries of the emigrant" category passes human com- these returns. It is sufficient to say that ip lains much letter press of an eminently read- but he scat a worthy representative in the ing the public welfare only to rec the result of Federated Malay States, the Dutch Posses: prehcasion. Yet they persist in "roping"! the districts which come within their scope, able kind. Some of the tradal aspects we person of Toothi Sab, an official of distinc- their labours "go by the board" when their sions and Bordeo recruit by far the largest them all in. This policy on the part of the the year 1909 was favourable in the aggregate. have already dwelt upon in these columns tively progressive tendencies and an optimist recommendations are submitted to the proportion of their coolie workers. In com Government cannot surely materially benefit Main interest attaches to be comments and One item which we have left over for separ so far as the destiny of railways in Executive Council for final sanction. With mon with other places on the coast, Hong the Colony's finances, unless indeed some remarks made upon different branches of te remark is sure to be of particular io China is concerned. The length of route the merits of the particular matters in ques- kong has reaped great benefit financially proportion of the photography charges gots. trade by the Customs Commissioners, each terest to residents in this Colony. It is the opened yesterday was thirty miles, and the tion we do not here propose to deal as these from the increased activity pervading this into ite pocket, yet it imposes avoidable in his own district. For jostance, the Com- anaouncement made by the Commissioner announcement was made that it was expected have all more or less been referred to by us branch of the passenger traffic, which in the restrictions upon bona fide free emigranta missioner at Foochow writes: It is easy of Lappa, in his report, that local Chinese to have the whole of the Chinese Section before. It. will be enough to say that the computation of some of our leading shipping who ought to be exempted from such to comprehend that our staple export, tea, have set themselves to open up a new com completed and finally joined up with the two main questions at issue have been the men in the Colony has shown an increase of and it causes needless delay both at grown as it is on old fashioned principles mercial seaport at Ileungcliow on the British Section in June or July next, giving Pokfulam Reservoir water supply and be something like thirty-five per cent, during the the port of embarkment and of destina and extravagantly and wastefully prepared, island of Macao. Their intention, says the direct communication from Canton to Kow, granting of exemption in the case of current year as compared with 1909. In fact, tion. Quite recently there have been cases cannot compete in price with the scientifical Commissioner, is, or was, to build a new loon. This forecast may be taken, we fancy, certain applications for permission to the total emigration figures for the first ten arising in which whole batches of coolies from ly grown and economically manufactured Chicese town with all foreign comforts for as a carefully considered estimate of the erect water closets in the Colony. The months of 1910 exceed those for the whole the interior have been refused the right to leaf of India and Ceylon. But he cannot ruch Chinese cmigrants as are averse time required to finish the Chinese portion point which was most emphasised at of the previous year. This abnormal develop embark unless they went through the for understand the apathetic attitude of the to returning to their own country and of the Railway, for in this thirty-mile stretch the Sanitary Board meeting yesterday ment of the coolie traffic may be written mulae that apply to assisted emigrants. people in face of their dwindling trade re-making their homes in an ordinary which has just been opened so auspiciously the was that the considered decisions of the down as largely due to the boom in Rather than submit to this treatment, these tures. In a district like theirs, he goes on Chinese city or village, for the rea Engineers have bad experience of every kind Eoard did not receive adequate attention Malay industries. But an important factor, men in most instances preferred to return to to say, where Nature has been so excep son that, owing to their long residence in of obstacle, whether physical or otherwise, whep sent up to the Executive Council for also, was the entire absence of quar- their country and to sacrifice the money tionally bountiful, one would have thought foreign countries, they have acquired foreign that they can possibly have to encounter In approval or otherwise, and that it was useless antine sestrictions during the twelvemonth they had already spent in travelling down to that some new product, some fresh industry, Ilkings, habits and tastes. We certainly have constructing the remainder; and all these for the Board to make recommendations now drawing to a close. Nor has the tide Hongkong. The result of these high-handed would come forward to take the place of the beard Chinese merchants, who bave returned must have been taken into account in if they were to be constantly over-ruled of emigration to the fouh by any means proceedings on the part of the Emigration gradually diminishing tea trade. It appears to China after amassing fortunes abroad, estimating the period of time yet required by the Governor-in Council, Dr. Fitz reached the high-water mark. By those Department can only result in one thing, strange that China tea, which at one time deploring the fact that there was no haven for connecting-up the line. In this matter williams in his minute of protest against best qualified to judge, it is esilmated that and that in a divergence of the coolie traffic dominated the world's market should at last to which they might resort with the certainty of obstruction, by the way, some very peitin the Council's ruling in respect of Pokfulam within the next two or three years there will from Hongkong. There are plenty of other, to ousted from its tradal strongholds; but of a continuance of these living conditions ent remarks fell from the speakers at the Reservoir had remarked-What power be a demand from the South for a quarter outlets in South Chins for the shipments to of a million more labourers in addition to the South. Steamers are sailing every other there is no one to blame except the tea with which they had made acquaintance dur luncheon which brought the formalities to a willy-jefluence the Government if growers themselves. Time after time, it ing many years' residence lo foreign countries. conclusion. There is no good closing our report by the Sanitary Board fails? Why the numbers already on the mines and the day from Amoy, Swatow, Pakbol or Hoi- has been imprested upon them that they But the general attitude of mind on the part eyes to the fact that the Canton-Kowlood Lave a Sanitary Board at all?" His Ex-plantations in these tropical lands. As may how, canying passengers who do not must change their methods if they de of these emigrants returned was that it was Railway suffered severely from. obstruc- cellency Sir Frederick Lugard obviously has be easily imagined, this great enhancement find themselves under the necessity of sired to compete on level terms all a beatific vision: that the creation of such tion in the days of its infancy. In that made a thorough study of the whole situa- in the coolie trade has thrown a lot of extra submitting to restrictions such as are with the highly cultivated products of India a place of refuge was an ideal' unattainable, respect it did not differ from other railways, tion since his return from Home and a long werk upon our Emigration Department, who imposed upon their movements by the Hong Rad Ceylon But all thess warnings have a project which from's commercial point of in Obias. But these old prejudices against and important micute from him was laid on have now as many as son to 350 emigrants kong authorities. The natural sequence beca left asheeded; and it seems to be only view was entirely beyond the range of prac the encroachment of the Iron Horse are the table at yesterday's meeting of the Board. paying through their hands every day. The must be that intending emigrants will care- a question of time when China tea will be ticability. But apparently there are in the gradually disappearing as the people come His Excellency declared that the inference Emigration Officer exercises his powers under fully avoid Hongkong as a port of embarka grown only for China consumption and when racks of those returned migrants more to realise the manifold benefits that follow to be gathered from recent discusions at the Chinese Imigration Ordinance No. 1 of tion and make that way instead to one of gong but the very duest blende will have a ardent spirits who do not merely dream and in its wake, Leadownore who had driven the Board meetings was that their recom- 18ggaamonded by Ordinance No, 4 of rgo8, * other of the coast porty named above, whence

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IN 1909:

(3rd December.)

THE CANION-KUWLCON RAILWAY.

(6:6 December.) Nothing could be more gratifying to all concerned in the Canton-Kowloon Kailway enterprise than the cordiality of feeling that pervaded the proceedings yesterday at the ceremonial opening of the first Chinese

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(7th December.)

CHINESE EMIGRANTS, :.

(8th December.)