1911-04-28 — Page 15

· LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was hold in the Council Chambor Thursday afternoon. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, presided, There were also present:—

Hon. Mr.C, Clementi (Colonial Secretary)

ffon Mr. C. C. Alabaster (Attorney-General).

Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.O. Hon. Mr E. A. Howett.' Hon. Mr. I. Keswick. Jon. Mr. C. Montaguo Edo. Mr. R. 11. Crofton (Clork of Councils).

The minutes of the last moot ing wore road and confirmed.

NEW MEMBER Bofore the business of the ugondu was commenced Mr. C. Montague Ede took the oath as a member of Council in place of Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, who has

left for homo.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 28 1911

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FORBIDDEN GROUND.

(b.) Bowon Road. (c) Konuody Road. (d) Glononty. : (e.) The stroots or roads in the City of Victoria within the district bounded as fol lowo-

to

ils

PIONEER'S STRUGGLE WITH A MANIAC.

BORNEO MANAGER INTERVIEWED.

Hospital:

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months. scroage of 50,000, 12,000 of which contained the scene of the strug- glo, while tho romaindor lay upon the banks of another river.

The ostato has an

CHINA'S NEW NAVAL BASE.

On the North: the South side of

The mudman rushed straight Queen's Road from Garden at him, and Mr. Edwards just Itoad to Pokfulam Road.

managed to lura round and, by On the South: the North side raising his left arm, ward off a of Lower Albert Road to its blow aimed at his houd. With junction with

Wyndlunt such force was it delivered that Stroot, thence the North the knife completely sovored tho

NEAR HAINAN, side of Wyndham Street hand from the arm, and, descend- [To "Tran.PR" CORRESPONDENT ]

junction withing, the fearful weapon out into Arbuthnot load, thionee the his shoulder. Mr. Edwards fell

Canton, April 24th. West side of Arbuthnot load and must have been unconscious

The Grand Council has just to its junction with Caine for a few minutes. As he regain-sent an important telegram to Rond, thence the North side od his sonsos ho board some one the Canton Viceroy regarding tho of Caine Road and Bonham shout in Malay, "Look out." "The establishment of a naval station Road to Pokfulam Road,

reason for this warning was not On the East: the Wost side of Garden Road from Lower Albert Road to Quoou's fond Central.

far to seek. The indian was at Yu Lam, in the neighbourhood coming back,

of Hainan. This island is situat-

Mr. Edwards struggled to his ed in the most southern part of foot and found he lind missed his the Chineso possessions. Al- On the West: the East side of friend, and naturally, as he usaur-

Pokfulam Road from Queen's of the pressman, it was a matter though it is a solitary and poorly Itoad West to Bonlan fload of groat difficulty for him to escape inhabited place, it is in the contre Provided that such vehicles

an agile native without aid. of the sea route used by foreign may use the following route with The native, socing Mr. Edwards, steamors from Singapore and in the above prohibited district made straight for him again. The other places in the south of the along Hollywood Road from injured man endeavoured to Pacific ocean. Last year, a cer- Arbuthnot tond to Lyudhatoscape by running, but that was Terrace thence down Lyndhurst futile on account of the limited tain journal in Europe, while Terrace, Wollington Street and amount of open ground. commenting on the sphere of in- D'Aguilar Street to Queen's Road

fluence over the Chinese Empire. Contral and vice versu."

by foreign countries, suggested Further amendments make the

to the two Houses of Sonate in the feo, payable for a motor car, $24

country to which this journal bo por annum, and a now regulation

longe, that no time should be lost provides for the carrying of a

in taking possession of the above number board at the back and a

mentioned island. suitable lamp for its illumination.

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this was revised in 1909, and not want, and in retaining an un-not an estimate at all. His Ex- it. then came to over eleven luo.aren. Ratepayers money had collonoy had yearly addressed the million dollars. The cost had boon sunk in the land, and later on Council upon the subject of this NEW MOTOR REGULATIONS. now been finally revised and os as His Excellency pointed out last railway and so long ago as timinted at $12,200,020, The Thursday, that it was not unren- 6th February, 1008, stated very An extraordinary Government hon. member representing the sonable to suppose that the goy clearly that Mr. Bruce's estimato Gazette, published Wednesday

The land in this district is only Chamber of Commerco doubted ernment would do their best in was only a rough one. That contains the regulations, made by

just opening up, and naturally, whether any railway in the world order to get the bost profit. What point appeared still inore clearly

By the steamer Borneo, Mr. Mr. Edwards had only a small with the exception of one or two, uso would the land be put to? later on in His Excellency's two the Governor in Council under soc. J.T. Edwards, maunger of a big gang with him. He told our repro- in South America had ever cost The bulk of the land, he took it, speeches to Council, on 13th May tion 7 of the Vehicles Rogulation tobacco und rabber estate, ro- sentative that it was very difficult so much. He arrived at the could only be used for wharves and 10th June, 1000, In the Ordinanco 1899, which have boon teading over, several weeks into the huge demand in the Straits turns to Borneo, after a stay ex- to get Javanese coolies, owing. figure by taking the royisod es- and godowns. His Excellency latter speech His Excellency formulated to take the place of Hongkong. There are fow mon Settlements and the high prices tinated, and dividing it by 22, had most carefully pointed out showed how very rough the s90-those made in the yoars 1901, who have undergone such a given upon rubber plantations. the length of the line in that it was the lust wish he had collod estimate of Mr. Bruce 1907, 1908 and 1910.

terrible ordeal as Mr. Edwards; They however have some natives Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson miles, giving him a cost of in his mind to compete with was; in fact His Excellency

However, oxisting interests, such as Holt's described it as being rather in following interesting provisions: enough to relate, to a representa lago.

Among others, there are the and yesterday ho was good who come from the Sulu Archipe $558,951 por mile. (Colonial Treasurer).

Hon. Mr. W. Chathum, C.M.G.st be remembered that Wharvos, the Kowloon Wharf the nature of a preliminary sur-

in the cost was included the ox- and Godown Company, the Star vey than an estimate and omitted by a motor shall be ridden oroircumstances which led up to wards, in reply to a question as to No wheeled vehiclo propelled tive of the "Tolograph," the Chatting gonerally, Mr. Ed- Director of Public Weekin (Ita-ponse of a number of sidings nt Ferry Company, which had all altug to itens connected with the driven in the following places his prolonged stay at the Toak why they did not carry arms in

Works).

the terminus, bosides the erection gone to build up that section of pensive items with the (unless with the special written gistrar-General). ·.

such a wild aroa, said that ho Hon. Capt. W. Joyous (Capt. of buildings, and he did not con- the trade of the colony. His railway. On the 13th May, 1909,

sider it quite an adequato method Excellency went on

permission of the Captain Supor- say ou His Excellency's direction, intendent of Police, every such Mr. Edwards and Mr. Skinner an 40

About the middle of December looked upon the affair as purely Supt of Polico):

of ascertaining the cost por mild, that "I muy say once there was laid on the table an es- pormission to be limited to the were engaged superintending a European was

at. He had been informed by the that the Government has no timate revising the estimate made vehicle, street or road and day gang of about thirty mou, busy was attackou probably because incident. in which an attacked. Ho munnger of the Chinese section iden of building either wharves by Mr. Eves. in Juuo, 1907,

or days therein specified) - that the probablo capital cost of or godowns on that reclamation, which showed roughly speaking

clearing some ground for tobacco there was no one else near", (a.) The Hill District as defined and ultimately rubber, when the Chinese section, which was 89 unless and until the development grand total of eleven million

the madman. Ho had novor miles long and was run through of the railway will justify its ox dollars. Therefore, when the

by the Ruting Ordinanco, powerfully built native of Sulu had any trouble in Suinatra, what might be called simple tension." He (the host member), meeting of 10th June, 1909, was

1901.

Island rushed on the scene with and 4 rovolver would a huga knife, which had appar-bo useless when a white man. country, would be $16,500,000, hoped, and he sincerely believed hold unofficial members had lund and therefore the cost of the whole it would not be many yours before in their hands for some four wooks

ontly been prepared for the miglit be alone, far from any of the line from Kowloon to the railway developed. The mail- not moroly Mr. Eves' estimate of

occasion. The first person whom house. Besides, the carrying of a.. Canton would then amount to way would develop by leaps and June, 1907, but also the revised

the mud native ran across was revolver would show a lack of the houdmun $27,796,020 for one hundred, bounds, but that did notnoccasarily estimate laid on the table on 13th

llo struck at faith in the natives, and they, in and eleven miles, or an averago

him but missed, and ran mean that tho,trado of the colony May, 1900.. At that meeting

on turn, would themselves guard cost of $250,442 por mile-by no would develop to the same extent, as the hon. Colonial Secretary

till he came to Mr. Edwards.

ngainst abuse.** menus an incredible sam. Finally They all know that a lot of money had pointed out, Hon. Mr. the speaker said he had consulted lund boon exponded by ratepayers Stewart said that the idea, which Mr. Linday who had given him of the colony on wharyes; go-apparently had obtained some The Colonial Secretary said he the following figuros and com- downs, &c. These people were credence in the colony at that requested the permission of the monts-Cost of the Beacon Hill largo ratopayers. As they know time, that we were paying for Council to resume the discussion line $455.28 per foot, moderate; very well the trade in the Far too much for this railway, of the resolution which was down averago cost of the other four Bust had beon doprossed in the ought to be dissipated by in the council's orders for the day, double line tracks, $170.74 per past yours. Trade had also is Excolloney. The hon. Mr. It would be remembered that it foot, very cheap; cost of reclama- changed. There was not the Stewart appeared to have was a recomanendation that the tion 65 conts, also very cheap. large demand for wharves and been at that time the only Un- sum of $112,501.59 should be

Mr. Howell mid he understood | godowna which was the caso in official member who offered nuy advanced to tho railway that in the main they had been the past. Merchants appeared criticism of Mr. Eyes' revised during the curront year for the merely currying on something to be content to go from lund. to estimate of eleven million dollars construction of Kowloon Canton but in view of the importance of mouth with their stocks, and the and he apparently arrived at the railway. lo looked forward con- that question four unofficial mem-consequence was that for some conclusion that, although they all fidently to the support of hou.hers met on the subject. They roars past, the supply was in deplored the increase in the esti mombors to pass the resolution had discussed the question vory excess of the demand in the innte, a satisfactory explanation" because it covered the cost of fully in view of the statements colony, and personally ho had been given by His Excellency, completion and of constructing that had been put before them by | was afraid-of course he may Ho (Mr. Pollock) could not find the Fanling branch and the the present engineer. He now bo wrong-hut lie was afraid that that any unofficial member dis- construction of additional rolling spoke on bolilf of those members, it would be a considerable time sented from that view and hon. stock, and waS saving of and it was their opinion that it was before all the godowns now in the member representing the Cham- $74,500,11 on the estimate not necessary for the railway of existence were fully required for bor of Commerce was among those prosented to the council and the length of the Kowloon-Canton the use of the trade of the colony. present on that occasion. Again, accepted without démur when railway to have complete work-In the first place, continued turning to the debate in Council it. WAS brought up in shops. They had another di the hon. member they had sunk an on 21st Octobor, 1900, five months April of Inst year. IL

cussion the other day and they undus amount of money on pur-after Mr. Eves' rovised estimate would be unnecessary for him still maintained that: They were clansing property and retaining of eleven millions, he found that to refer to the remarks made at prepared to admit that it may be proporty, that would probably be the hon member for the Chamber the last mooting by the hon. mem-necessary to have some workshops, disposed of. The remarka ho had of Commerce had boon ontrusted ber who represented the Chamber but not complete workshops. made covered the points which by the unofficial members with of Commerce, who said ho doubted At one time the estimato was were discussed by himself the task of criticising the specch whether there were other railways 9,000,000 dollars, the estimate and throe colleagues, and of His Excellency the Governor except ono or two, in South

now stood at 12,300,000 dollars which they decided should be and the general policy of the Amorica, which had cost so much and even that did not include put before the Council. There government, and he (Mr. Pollock) money ile, the hon. member, the cost of the Kowloon railway were other questions debated, found that he criticized at some romarked that the British section station. That sum would have but he would not deal with them longth, his remarks occupying

The Grand Councillors have of the line was run over simple been still further increased by a that afternoon. He would Juve nearly seven columns of Hansard,

for some time felt uneasy about ground, and made the stutemont quarter of a million dollars had it preferred to have taken his seat but Mr. Pollock wasunable to find that it was not necessary for a

THE PLAGUE.

the safety of the island and fear- not been for a very lucky chance at that stage; but in view of the any criticism mado by his hon-

ed that it might moot with the railway of only 22 miles to have the Governmout got of keeping personal attack which the Hon. ourable friend upon the question "TALEGRAVE" CORRESPONDENT')

same fate as Kisoohow and Wei- two repair workshops and two down that sum. Another point Colonial Secretary and thought of the railway policy or adminis

In the fierce struggle which hai-woi. large at fis

lle, the sponk-which he agreed upon was that fit to make upon him, he felt tration. As far as he could

Canton, April 25. ensuod Mr. Edwards received a The memorial presented to the or, could not allow, so many the expense of the railway had bound to reply. He was speak-gather from the remarks fallen

Some time ago the prefect of

Sovoro Bloch across the loft Throne by H. E. Shum, the ex- mis-statoments to bo made

very largely exceeded the ing for himself, and he was speak- from the lips of the hon. member Lui Chow-telegraphically report check,

ан well 118 0 blow Viceroy of Canton, regarding the without the lenst protest, estimate which was a carofullying on his own rosponsibility and of the Chamber of Cora-ed to the Canton Viceroy that an which has paralyzed several fortification of this island, re and on the question of workshops prepared and a most reliable without the consent of his col

epidemic of bubonic plague was fingers of the right hand. minds the Cirand Councillors that he would draw the hon, member's one. They came to consider leagues, although he noted they

raging thore, and many dead Apparently the man must have no tinio should be lost in turning attention to a letter which appear that the mistake was made by may endorso a good deal of whint

bodies from this scourge had been bocomo suddenly aware of the it into a naval station. The Canton edinthe "Hongkong Telograph." His Excellency's predecessor, for he said. The hon. member spoke

dumped in the streets,

enormity of his offence, for, break- Viceroy luas been requested to Aftor quoting the letter at some which His Excellency nor any of the attack made by the required by the railway at the The prefect further begged ing away from Mr. Edwards, he consider the necessity of fortifica length the speaker congratulated other official was responsible. It Colonial Secretary, and said that present moment. The fact that the that a sum of money should be immediately made off.

tions being constructed on the is the writer of the letter, and pointed was a mistake that the contract he had travelled the New Ter-two ends of the line met in Beacon sent to him from the Treasury in

Mr. Skinnor also sustained an land to check the foreign invasion out that it would be impracticable was not put out in the first placo ritory leng before the Colonial Hill tunnel at different gradients order to defray the expenses in-attack, receiving a wound in the of China on the south of Pacific. to transport engines and rolling to some reliable railway contruc- Secretary came to Hongkong. to an oxaet inch, was just what ourred in carrying out sanitary back, eight inches long, and stock across the harbour every tion firm. It is quite possible, and Hon. Mr. Pollock said it had they should have expected of measures, and that medical men naturally he was unable to give THE SEASON OF FOG. time they nooded repair. Choice he was quite prepared to admit always been for hin a painful competent British railway on be sent there to combat the his comrade any help. was either to have repairing work- and believe, that if an inquiry land duty-to disassociate himself in gineers. Ho put this forward plague.

EXPERIENCE OF A shops of their own or give the been made the estimate put any way from any of his unofficial as proof that the engineers in

H. E. the Canton Viceroy' has

B. & 8. BOAT. monopoly of repair to another firm. forward.may not have been colleagues and more especially charge were competent mon. instructed the Provincial Trea- That they would all agree would.

80 large. If the railway was that the case with his friend! They knew thoir business, surer toallow the prefect Tls, 1000 not be sound business. He could had been constructed by a propor the hon. member represent The Colonial Secretary lind ad- for this purpose. His Excellency hardly believe his ears when he company rather than by every ing the Chamber of Commerce. mitted that an error of judgment has also instructed the Taotni of heard the hon. gentleman speak day work-departmental work-But the hon. member made a state had boon made with regard to the Constabulary to despatch of the land, over which the line they would have got their railway ment at the meeting of the council the bridges, but looking at the medical mor from the Kiang Wal was laid, as simple. llo would much quicker and at less cost. on Thursday last which he (the work as a whole, although he (Mr. Hospital to combat this discuse. nak him to come with himself Another illiculty admitted by speaker) thought it his duty to Pollock) was of the opinion that (the speaker) for a walk from flis Excellency's predecessor was challenge because he felt that al- it had cost a great deal more than HONGKONG CORONATION Kowloon to the Lowu over the that the construction of a railway though the hon. member had any of them would wish, they

a very simple ruse. It appears fog. central line of the railway, of that sort was difficult of stated that he never did intond had got, in fact, good value for

that the miserosnt had previously The fogs are generally pre- He had brought with him, and supervision. For those reasons in the lost to CoRt any their money; and he might say,

stolon a canoo and was about to valent on the China coast from laid upon the table, reports of the unofficial members still reflection upon the efficiency of in view of the figures put A mooting of the Coronation feo down the river, when one of February to the end of May, and progress and plans of the section seemed to consider that it the railway staff, ho, Mr. Pollock, before them by His Excellency sub-committoo was held in the Mr. Edwards' gang, a fellow coun-Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's of the railway, and he would in- would have been better had the felt that the words actually used at the last meeting, that the pros-Chief Justice's Chambers on Mon- tryman of the assailant, mot Nanchang, which came in yester vits their attention to them. They work been carried out by contract, were calculated to convey an inter-pects of the railway appear day. Mr. C. II. Ross presided and him, and suggested that as he day, had an unpleasant experienco would then see that it was run on Another question. Over and protation upon them. What the to be a good deal better the others present were: Dr. Ho was going down the stream he during her voyage south from arduous and difficult ground, in above the cost of the railway hon, member for the Chamber of thinn was originally anticipated, Kai, Mossrs F. H. Armstrong, G. would require some provisions. Nowelwang in the usual thick volving as it did, fivo tunnels, 49 which now would cost over Commerce said on Thursday last With regard to the working agree Balloch, O. Montague Ede, Ho The would-be captor hand a house weather. bridges and oulvorts, many heavy 12,000,000 dollars, this sum was that the "cost was some 100 ment with the Chinese govern Fook, W. Logan, G. 11. Medhurst, on the river bank, and invited the No Tower than fourteen times outtings and high banks running excluded the cost of the terminal to 150 per cent, more than mont he felt that their Chinese N. J. Stabband Ng Hon Tuz. madman to go there, and receive' was the steamer hovo to in order along an exposed foreshore. If station, and a sum of 7-1.2 lacs tho original estimate." He (Mr. friends very readily appreciate

Arrangements were made for food, insisting that the knife, that soundings might be taken. those were required ou had also been incurred by the Pollock) confessed that he thought the importance of economical the collection of subscriptions, should be loft behind as it would The fog was extremely heavy, and simple ground he Was of

The man wo are told that an accident was opinion that a railway could moment was not required, and anybody reading it the meaning come round to His Excellonay's following to become members on seemed amenable to

ratepayers for land, which it the the statement would convoy to working, and would in the end and it was decided to invite the frighten his wife.

reason difficult to avoid in waters where not be run across rugged country that possibly of the 30 or 40 aeros that originally the thon engineers point of view on this subject,

the sub-committee, viz., the Edi- and went to the houso un thore in lavy traffic and dangers that could pay. His Excellency of land rosumed by the Govern-in charge of the railway had

His Excellency then wound up tors of the four daily newspapers, armed, and seizing the op- to navigation. lnd explained in Feby, 1908, and ment a good deal may have to be solemnly drawn out a full ostim the debato and the recommenda- past and present members of the portunity, which thus pre. The officers of the Nanchang on June 10, 1910, that Mr. Bruce's disposed of later on. That was ate of the proposed work and tion was passed,

Committee of the Tung Woh gentad itself, the "false" Iriond found it almost impossible to pick figures were in no senso definito. one of the reasons why his collos that the estimate Tuad been

Hospital and lo Leung Kuk, jumped on to the miscreant, and up the well-known land marks, Mr. Bruce was to decide what gues agreed with him in the ob exceeded by 100 to 150 per cent.

Mesars. Chan Keng Yuo, Chiu hold on tell the man was securely and were naturally greatly con course the railway should take, foction to the manner in which Looking back over the pages of The annual race for tlie Brown Chau Sam and Sui Un Foi. tied up by oiliera.mo

corned for the safety of their vessel and he decided that it should be expenditure on the railway lund Hansard one found that the ori challonge cup will take place at 5

Mr. Edwards, is a native of in view of the difficult này). the Banoon Hill route. There it boon piled up, and they con- ginal estimate, as the hon. mem- p.m. on Saturday, April 20th. A total of $875,708,025 gold Ireland but has not been home for gation and numerous currents. was that his work ended. Mr. sidered the Government had ber called it, called for the sake Course from Connthian Yacht has been invested in twenty-one five years, and has been for twelve la Theold marine axiom "When Evos in June, 1007, Datimated invested en undue amount of convenience Bruce's estimate, Club, to Fenwick's Now Wharf. years by foreign interests in years on the island of Sumatra, there is a fog, anchor, ight ba the cost of the section at over of money for resuming land pur-ras not an estimate in the ordin Judges Llout Paris, R., Mexico cutside of the miring However, the estate, which he is applied with some force (o present sight million dollars, and chasing land, which now they did, ary sense of the form. It was and Mr. Thornhill,

Industry

now on, has only known him siz, cond

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morco, the only criticism that could be levelled against the goy ernment, was that they were in possession of more land than was

COMMITTEE.

Realising that escape was out of the question, and that eventually he would have to come to bay, Mr. Edwards shortened the agony by coming to grips with his assailant. Seeing a piece of wood near by he seized it with his right hand, and managed to ward off several blows. Then he closed with his opponent, and managed to hold him with the help of his bleeding arm.

Although this happened at 2 p.m. it was not until midnight that he received medical attend- ance, having been taken across Darvel Bay in a steam launch.

Asked what became of the man, Mr. Edwards said he was after- wards captured and sentenced to seven yours' imprisonment.

The capture itself is inter-

sting, for it was brought about by

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The two marinenccidents which have reported recently namely the wreck of the s.s. Asia and the collision of the Kwangleo and Mesfoo, woro undoubtedly the result of a lieavy

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