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SANITARY BOARD..

MEETING THIS AFTER- NOON.

13th inst. A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held this aftornoon. There woro presont:Mr. B. DEC. Wolle (President), Hou, Mr. W. Chatham (Vice-Presilont), Mr. A. Sholton Hoopor, Mr. Lau Chu Pak Mr. Ng Hon Tzo, Colonel Bedford, R.A.M.C. (Principal Medical Offer), Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. W. W. Pearson (Assistant Medical Officer of Health); -Dr. Fitzwil-. liums. ad Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (Secretary).

REPAIR OF GRAVES. The President reported with roforonco to the mattor of the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17 1011

Mr. E. A. Howott, minuted :— "In view of the plague in China, aro any special efforts being unde to destroy rats at present? 1 notice that-this-week thero has been a drop of over 450, or a 35, por cunt. decrease."

The Registrar-Uòneral:— Probably the China New Year accounts for the drop,"

as usual,

Dr. Fitzwilliams-Is there any bonus given to good, rat-catchers

The President-That has been sider the point Colonel Bedford

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

ChinaTMTM Mail,

and causing them to be discolor-abolished long ago. 1 will con-generation which will have to

'ed.

Dr. Fitzwilliams, in an attached has raised, minute, printed out that the fo-This was all the business. port did not state that provision

hud been made for the Pontimat upkoop of graves, and added ;---

Small repairs done promptly when required is the host satis- factory method of dealing with a matter which miest constantly re- quire attention."

Colonel Bedford said they -could not be sure that this fund

would not be exhausted.

Tlas President replied that in that ease they shonid notify the Board and the soldiers' graves would be attended to just as the

SHOOTING AFFAIR IN SAMPAN STREET. EUROPEANS CHARGED WITH THE OFFENCE.

cause to bloss us.

Daily Press.

THE SHANGHAI SENSATION.

**MUNICIPAL COUNCILLOR

SENTENCED..

Prisoner ploaded guilty. Mr. Macleod, for the acous, outlined the features of the case,

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my duty to raise, though it is rather (11. anti-climax. Tho Foreign Office. in other cases has complained that I have not asked for costs. I sulmit, that this is ominently a enso in which I should ask for costs.

PACIFIC.

The

Both

REWARD FOR BRAVERY.

sonor as follows:-I cannot holp A. GALLANT SHIP'S

fooling that this' orimo to which OFFICER.

you have vory honourably pleit ed guilty has boon ono of the 13th inst This morning a very pleasant,

results of the folly, and more THE UNIVERSITY PROJECT, though informal, little function

than folly, which marked the Shanghai papers are devoting conduct of so many in this is sharply divided into two campsunburg-Amerika Linie, when the charge reading--For that he speculation of the last your. The this is a case in which the costs

Public opinion in the Colony logs place in the oflives of the columns to the trial of 11. J. Craig, Settlement in connexion with tho

His Lordship-I think that in regard to the dyisability or Mr. D. Sutherland, chitof officer of the said Harold John Craig on or diro effects of that speculation on ought to be paid....... The President-I think that otherwise of fouling a Universi-lossrs. Butterfield & Swire's 8.8. about the 16th day of March, 1010, so many will point a moral of the the Register-General's suggesty in llongkong. On the one side luichow, was presented with in the year of our Lord 1910 and effect of such abandomont mere THE VOLUNTEER BALL, tion is the only one I can offer. we find a very considerable por gold watch in recognition of tho on divers. other days thereafter strongly than any words of Every proration has been taken tion of the community who age bravory shown by him in the work between the said lust mentioned mine can do, but there is forty rats wore fomed in the old holding that, it is suporilnons, wrocked H.A.L. 8.8. Lydia. The 1910,unlawfully, fraudulently and which I fool that I must speak of last night. As in formor

One laundred and entirely opposed to the project, ofresening the crew of the ship day and the 16th day of May another aspect of the

The Hongkong Volunteer Corps case hold their annual ball at the City Wedora market when cloaned.essary, & mistake. Tlicy presentation was made by Mr. doccitfully conspire, confederate It is oven more serious than the years, the function was attended Colonel Bedford-Bas every argue that the necessity for such. C. dok, tho manager. Inside and agroo together with one Wilformer and it is this, that it lu with unqualified success. A large proention en taken to strip an institution exists only in the of the watch case wasthe following liam Fitts and with divers other been borne in on my mind by number of invitations had boon. rats coming on shore from ships? pagination of a few onthusiasts inscription Presentert to Mr.porsons whose names are to the unny instances which have been issue. The naval, military and Mr. Shelton Hooper Impos mul that longkong will even D. Sutherland by the Hamburg-said Crown Advocato unknown multiplied recently, that there civilolomonts were well ropresont sible.

tually rue the day that sees the Amerika Linie for bravery shown by divers false pretences and un-is a fatal inclination in this of, and the bright uniforms of the Colonel Bedford-Well, it University started. This attitudo during the rescue of the 3.5. lawful and subtle ways moans, socioty hero to slur over any foriner presented a striking con- special care of graves in the hot possible to stop ships coming of mind oxplains why the sub Lydia's crew near Lam Yit Island. stratagens and devices to obtain tapse from commercial upright-trast to the sombre attive of the Colony that the work of re-setting close alongside the shore? seription list contains so low in- 29th Soptember, 1910."

and acquire to themselves of andness. People are content to let peaceful citizens, while the grave-stones had been carried out

Hon. Mr. Chatham-It is tard,dividual names belonging to the

The wreck of the Lydia will from the Siak Indrapoera Itubbor things drift in a course without charming creations worn by the satisfactorily by Messrs: Brow because rats may be in the mid-European section of the com- still be fresh in the public memory. Concessions, Ld., a Company re-duo inquiry or care as to whether Indios vied with one another in Jonos & Co. at a cost of $245dle of a bale of cargo and one munity as compared with the White on a voyage from Hongay gistered in Ilongkong with Limit that course is right or wrong and the matter of effectiveness com- Military monuments had not beon would have to open the goods. domitions given by big corpora- to Chingking with a cargo. of ed Liability and carrying on to allow people to remain in bined with simplicity, dealt with as they came under the care of the military authorities saml this is a different kind of listen to the mon who adopt this storm near the southern entrance sums of money, the property shown them unfit to fill. Inwere mainly of a warlike nature, Mr. Lau Chu Pak-1 lortions and commercial bodios. To coal she encountered a very severe business at Shanghai, divers large positions which their conduct has decorations, as in previous years, In cases, whore trees were found

plague.

attiturio one encounters the of the Haitan Straits and took of the said Sink Indirapora Rab community such as this, which he stern gaping months of to be dainaging grave-stones, thøy

statement frequently made that shelter under the lee of an island, ber Concessions, La., to wit, the exists mainly for the purpose of maximis preponderating, had been removed, also firstres,

wo are merely sowing the field whore she anchored. But BO sum of Shanghai Tis. 40,000 and trade in a foreign land, I cannot St. George's und St. Androw's overhanging marble tomb-stones

that she dragget her anellors, property of the said Siak In-rospect for commercial upright-rooms. The floor was in Ox- with dragon's teeth, and the strong was the force of the gale certain valuable securities tho but feel that such neglect of the Halls wore 11sed ng,ball- reap the harvest will have no struck on a submerged sand-bank drajoera Rubber Concessions, ness must have a very serious cellent condition, although

and sank. The altor part of the Ld, to wit, certain certificates for effect upon those with whom we trille slippery, but a great deal ship was rapidly breaking up and 45,000 shares of and in tho said Jive, in the decks word with fore and Siak Indrapora Rubber Conces character as a comincrcial nation to the fact that some 400. invit- their osteom of our of congestion was avoided owing aft when the ss. Huichow love insions, L., of the same against the and of the faith which ought to ations loss word shed than COMPANIES IN KOREA. sight, much to the reljef of the pence of our lord the King, his be placed upon upright merchants last year. His Excellency the The Japanese Government crew of tho distressed vessel. The Crown and dignity.

carrying on trudos in a country Governor, Sir Froderick Lugard, evidently dears that something Tuichow ran as near as safety

such as this. These are goneral graced the function with his pro- similar may take places in Korea, permitted to the Lydia, the

remarks which I think I ought senco and remained for a portion. Henry Conrio, ship's ollicer of and thinks it is necessary to guard row of which then "ut off

to make on this ocension. To of the evening. The Dailor the Colonel Bedford said he did the Rs. Clum' Lee, dat Johan the Koran pobles against the life- bouts rouchett hor in offly and askül is Lordship to ideal shortly with this particulur K.O.Y.I... Furnished dio audio not think it was quite fair that Kilgour, ship's officer, unemploy-scrupulous speculators, even iffe its che non in safety gine his client's state of mind; instance of your doulings, I must for the evening the military graves should be ed, wero carget before Mr. Ir. somewhat arbitrary measures The third, however, driftet past his feelings about this tologram poft out that there is no position exempted from the cure that was R. Halifax, at the Magistracy have to be used for the purpose. The rescðing steamer and was in which was sent by Nijhuis and where good faith and straight BAD WEATHER IN THE boing bestowed upon other this morning, with (a) being in The Act is thus chiefly directed dangor of being swamped, had been represented by him to dealing are moro necessary than Thoroupon. Mr. Suthorland como from Frankon, when ho between a Director and his share- graves. There was no official possession of arms without aganist Japanese promuters of Army organisation to look after licence from

bubble companies formed to ex-jumpod overboard with a line and discovered the facts with regard holders and still more between n. *tlie Captain soldiers' graves. There was what Superintendent Police, (b) rock ploit Korean industries, and it attempted to swim off to the life to the estate. Ever since that Director and his follow-Directors A wireless telegraph message was known as "Our Comrades less using firearms, and may be objected that to ask the boat. He was unsuccessful in his time Mr. Craig had had to mout Your follow-Directors in this case his boon received in Tokyo fro Graves Fand," but it was unofficial (e) wilfully and maliciously Governor-General to distinguish offorts and was pulled back on his Directors, the shareholders have placed in you that confidence the N.Y.K: stommer Awa-nu, and there was no guarantee that damaging a looking glass to the between bona-fide and bogus hard much exhausted. After- in the Company, and the public which is necessary for the carry-now, on her way from Suatu to "this fund would be permanent..

valus of 35 in No. 13 Sampan concerns is to ask him to under-Hatch, forget runt for a matter of six months, lioing on of commercial enterprises Yokolama, stating that on iho take a gather onerous duty. No Haichow down closor to the craft had been through a time which in limited liability companies. 23rd ult. a heavy north-westerly The President-I understood Street, on Saturday night. that the Military wished to do this The first defendant was let out donbt, however, he will have the and at length'a line was success-

no man, however strong, however I cannot help feeling that at the galo set in mud continued until themselves.

on bail of $50 and did not ap-services of able officials to help fully two to the boat and the hard he might be, could endure time that you sout this telegram the night of the following day pour in Court this morning.

him, but even then there is likely. crew were rescued.

without a considerable amount you dj abuso, somowhat slamo-On the 27th another gate was en- Captain Forsyth is now on the of suffering. Consol, said this fully abuse, that confidence which countered, which lasted for about to be some complaints by tho it appears that on Saturday, the above two men had a company promoters who are turn-.. weighow. On his next visit because it sconed so clear that was placed in you. On the other 24 hours. During the two gulos old-time in Sampan Street of down. It is claimed that tolongkong, he also will be that the time this telegram was hand I am glad to think that a the stoamor had four ladders can They entered the house, No. 13, Jufinest promoters live nothing to

out he had not suspected that, conspiracy of a mean kind, aried away and her rails damaged. a Onpanese rothel, and the four from the provisions of the

this estate was not a valuable conspiracy to dofmind the public, The cargo was all safe and the one, and there was nothing to a conspiracy to sell an inferior passengers were in the bost of second defendant, is is stated, set, as it is only directed against dishonost promotors, but if an

show that ho did not suspect concern as one which you pro- spirits. honest promoter wishes to form

that it was a valuable one. Then tonded was a good one, was not which the Governor-General re- a company to carey. out a schemo

his sufferings had been height in your thoughts. The Crown ened by his position in Shang- Advocate has stated that there was hai Ile was a member of the no reason to think that this was a gards as certain to fail, then the

An accident which might have honest promoter will be placof in At a recent meeting of the Council; a proininout man known conspiracy to get money for what exactly the same position as the Directors of the International to almost everyone; a man with did not exist, but it was to hasten boon attended with fatal results dishonest promoter, The Act Banking Corporation, New York, many friends. There was an the payment for shares which but for timely first aid occurred must be considered as an experi-Mr. Edwin Hawley was elected a even more delicato, dillicult, werd your duo, or which at all the other day at Kowloon City. mont, the probabilities of the vice-president, and Mr. II. T. S. question which it was counsel's events youthought word your duc, The police station thero is under- His Worship-How did it hap-about equal. The intention of Groen was for many years in the client was not only a man who had actually sold. Whether or engaged in taking a broken pune

failure or success of which ard Greon general manager. Mr. duty to touch upon.

His and for a concession which you going repairs. A carpenter was the law-makers is excellent, service of the Hongkong and had occupied a prominent position not that is the exact law of the Bluss out of a window with a Shanghai Banking Corporation, in Shanghai, not only a man with position it is not for me at the pro-

sharp-pointed tool, when itslipped -South-China-Mornisig-Post-and-later-with-the-London, Paris, many fronds, but he was not sont moment to inquire. It seems and pierced him in the arm,

and American Bank of San Fran- bachelor-ho had a wife and to one that you night quite wellsooring an artory. With the › THE SON OF HEAVEN. "cisco.

children..

have thought so.

blood gushing from the wound," At the same The older residents of the His Lordship-That is not a Unfortunately, however, the Colony will be gratified to learn matter I can consider.

time there is no doubt about it the man hastened to the charge- Assombly, like most inexperion of Mr. Groen's appointment to so

that, porlaps urged on by the room, where Inspector Meffardy Mr. Macleod I know my lord, desire to handle these shares, to was on duty. The Inspector His Worship-Whon will the of phrases. It donands the in-about twenty yours ago, was a suffers others innocent must also Pitts, defraud or conspire to de-tally stopped the bleeding, and cod bodies, has become the slave important a position. Mr. Green, although it is a fact that if he obtain this monoy, you did with applied a tourniquet, which effec- first defendant's ship return to troduction of all the formula of vory popular member of the suffor. My client is not a man fraud by sending the telegram then had the injured man sent to Hongkong from Canton-To- Western civilisation, Constitu- Hongkong Bank, in Hongkong, who would seek to hide behind which was entirely grondless Dr. Chung, who tied up the morrow; my friend is not to bo tions, Parliaments, Ministerial and the racing season rominds us the suffering of others, but I can requesting a report, which would

severed' artery and stitched the blamod.llo took the revolver responsibility, and the like. To that ho trained and rode many of say to your Lordship what he in effect have been a bogus re- The man was in a state of from me just as we went in, the bulk of the Chinese those the am expecting to leave the Colony things are mere names, and we stay amongst us.

Bint's" ponies during his could not say to your Lordship poet. Under those circumstances collapse through loss of blood, in a week's time, and ant prepared confoss to a good doal of sym

that those considerations which I cannot of course refrain from and probably would have lost his have put before you have increased passing a sentence upon you. to pay for all damages.

fo but for the I

aid- prompt who hold that this is assuredly pathy with the Conservatives, SIR R. LAIDLAW'S SPEECH. the suffering that he has already take into consideration, all the rendered.

endured a great deal more than if circumstances which have been not the way to regenerate the Rangoon, Jaú, 12.--One of the he were a mun in a differont urged in your behalf and most of Empire. Similarly, another com- largest assemblages of recent position. My Lord, I find all, of course, the fact that you plication has been introduced by years attended the reception it difficult, and I particular- wero hot at that time actunted by the provincial assemblies, which, given by the. Vice-Presidents ofly desire as

far as

I can, dosire to dofraud people of Empire may, by co-oporation last night, at which Sir Robert more painful to your Lordship, thought was your due. I tako in the loosely-organisod Chinese the local Y.31.C.A. in Concert Hall, not to make these proceedings money which you could not have with a disloyal Viceroy, achievo Laidlaw was wokomed. Major my clientand everyone concerned, into consideration' the services practical inlopendence. Little Pridmore welcomed the guest in but it scene to me that when which in many ways you have kong Cricket Club "A" tom on The Polien will play the Hong- wonder, thou, that the Contral a few well-chosen remarks, after a man in the position of my rendered to this community, Saturday afternoon in their longue Government, in the person of the which Sir Robert replied, His client admits his guilt, when know you have done good to matela at 2 p.m. Regent, would, be glad to change address touehad on the advan- considor

you

the nature of many.I know aho thất you The Police will be reprovented The Shanghai Golf Champion-places with his imperial clurge, tages of Associations such as the thy mistake made, the motives have worked in the public inter-by the followingMore Wole- FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. ship is arousing a great deal of for the position ho fills can hard-Y.SL.C.A. in the East, and the with which it was made, when est. Therefore, I feel that I am houseWoodcock, Kelly, Langley, There was laid on the table the interest this year, principally be-ly be regarded as a comfortable inestimable benefit to be obtained you consider what ho hasendured justified in passing on you Korr, Mellardy Kent, Hoggarth, report of the select committed up cause changes of an important one.

therefrom. Mr. O, H. McCowen since and the various surrounding sontonce which will be sufficient Pitt, Ogg and Cooper. pointed to inquire into the out-character have taken place among

followed and gave a brief account circumstances which muke- tliat to mark/the sense of the Court break of foot and mouth disease the players. There are notablo among the Dairy Farm cattle at absentees, while aniong those to

of the recent Conference at Bom- suffering the more acuto, I think for this lapso, this serious lapse, THE P. & O. S. S. NORE. hay, which ho attended as the it is my duty to put it that you from commercial uprightness-a Pokfulam. Thocoinmitteo report figure this year is Mr. T. S. For- The Royal Engineers met the local representative.

should take into account that lapso which has amounted to a

A ROUGHI PASSAGE. declare No. 7 shed, the hospital rust, the holder of the Champion-Y.M.C.A. hockey team yesterday Sir Robert Laidlaw, at a mass sufforing in what your Lordship crime-and at the same time to

The P. &.0, 8.a. “Noro, wiätli the Hongkong meeting hold yesterday, of over says to him and in whatever leave you in such a position that shed, Sassoon's Villa, and No. 4 ship of Hongkong, China and afternoon, shed, Pokfulam, to be infected and, Sound good players have Lockoy Ground, to decide the minor children from twelve sentence your Lordship passes. you will be able at the expiration was due to arrive Friday, cano entored, but there are notable ab-second round of the Hongkong schools forming the Burma Sun- His Lordship asked if the of that sentence to resume, so far into port at 10 o'clock: Saturday. The report was adopted.

sentees, namely Mr. G. M. Whec-Hockey Challenge Cup Competi-day School Union, presented me Crown Advocate wished to say as you are able to do so, your morning and took up hog borth at lock, Champion in 1908 and run- tion. The YMCA. mado a poor dats to three pupils on their suc- anything more..

position in the world. And my Kowloon Wharf. From Malta. THE WATER SUPPLY.

in 1910, and Mr. J. Dewar, show during the first half, and so in cousing, fint if the All- Mr. Wilkinson said that he entoace upon you thorofore, sho encountered very heavy The report of the Governmont runner up in 1907 and 1908. allowed the Engineers to scoro India Scripture Examination in agreed, on behalf of the Crown, that you be imprisoned for four storms. At Port Said she was Analyst on the water supply for

thrco goals to "nil." The second 1910. Ho congratulated Roy.that that every consideration months; in so far as the arrange caught in Band-storm, which the month of Decentbor slowod

BILLIARDS. half's play was of a more even Lechenberg, the President of the should be placed before his ments of the gaol in this country obliged for to anchor two miles it was of good quality.

charactor, and before the call of Burma Sunday Schools Union, on Lordship as his learned friend will allow that you will be in- from the port. AtSingapore, again, The gamo resfilted in a win for and particularly on the method time each team added a goal, the good work done in Burma, suggested,

prisoned as a prisoner of the the Nore started hor northward Accused then stood up on the second class.

journoy in the teeth of a very The Crown Advocate-There heavy gale. This accounts for the loyal Engineers by four employed in teaching the sorip Olerk calling his name. gonia to ono,

His Lordship addressed pris is one further point which it is her late arrival,

others were.

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Mr. Shelton Hooper The Ad iniralty, too, Sir.

Hon. Mr. Chatham-Thero is an area specially reserved for the Military

Colonel Belford-But there is 10 Military fund for keeping up the grave-stones.

took out a louded revolver so us

to frighten the girls, and on doing so he took aim at a large mirror. A couple of window panes were also smashed. It is alleged that he fired three shots in all, Later the Police caine on the scene, ani nindo the arrest.

Defendant pleaded guilty to all

Hon. Mr. Chatham-I under-clurges.

stood that it was their intention to take charge entirely of that

area.

Colonel Bedford-I shall make inquirios on this matter, Sir.

Mr. Shelton Hooper pointed out that the Admiralty looked after the naval graves and instanced the case of yo sailors buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, over whose grayes no stonos had

been erected for two years until orders came out from Home to

have them put up.

Colonel Bedford-The Navy is quite different from the Army.

The President remarked that he had boon nuder the impres sion that the Military authorities had been looking aftor these graves and therefore it did not Boem unnecessary for the Board to repair them. The graves dealt with so far had been those of people who had no relatives in the Colony or tracoablo. In those cases in which there were relatives in the Colony, their attention was called to the state of the graves and it was left for them to do what was nocossary.

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od that it had been decided to

arėse.

pen?

“Defendant-I don't know,

was under the infinonco of drink. This Worship What are you?

ship's officer.

His Worship-la whatship?- At present I am out of job. 1 was on the ss. Japan, which loft on Safitrday, ⠀

His Worship-Who valued the mirror?

Inspoctor Kerr-The com- plainant bought it herself about a week ago for $35.

His Worship imposed

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fine of $50 on the first cluirgo, $50 on the second, and 35 com ponsation for the mirror, or two montlis' imprisonmont.

ner,up

GOLF.

RATS AND PLAGUE. A magnificent game was play It was reported that the num-at the Grand Hotel on Saturday, ber of rats destroyed during the Mr. Thornhill boating his oppo wook onded 4th February was nont, Mr. Molenaan, 250 to 190, 808, Only one was infected, Cooper meets Bell to-night,

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