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I have this shown, Sir, that we
ous condition."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 3 1911
children.
a
Curried.
Thoro boing no questions the POISONED AT A FEAST. chairman proposed the adoption
Ten Chinese Taken to the
Civil: Hospital..
of the report and accounts.
Mr. Machado seconded and the proposition was carried.
In consequence of a report Tho re-election of Messrs. Freceived at the Contral Polico Maitland and W. Hutton Potts Station Thursday night about oight was proposed by Mr. D. Clarke; o'clock, Chief Deoteolive Inspcutor secunded by Mr. J. M. Wong, and A. Collett, accompanied by sovornl of the doteotive staff, proceeded toa
COMPANY Meeting.
Foreign Offenders.
A. S. Watson, and Company The Attorney-General movod! the second roading of a bill entitled The twenty-sixth annual gen- an ordinance to amend the Foreign oral meeting of the shareholders Offenders Detention Ordinance, of Mossrs. A. 9. Watson and Com- 1879.
The Colonial Secretary second pany was hold Friday morning at the Hongkong Hotel, whou Mr. 1. Humphroys presided.
Those prosent included Mossrs. The Chairman Thatconcludes house at No. 11and 11a, Aberdeen H.P.White, E. Blunck, D. Clarke, the-business of the meeting, Strest, where it appeared that i J. M. 2. Muchado, A. S. Ellis, thank you for your attendance, number of people lind collapsed, Lan Chu Pak and J. M. Wong. Dividend warrants are now ready, stupefied, whilst partaking of food
Tho chairman said :— and you can have thenron applica- together Gentlomon-With your portion at the Company's offico. On inquiry being made into the mysterious circumstances, it was and Statement of Accounts as
Carried.
CANTON NEWS.
•
carried..
さ
BOXING.
McIlvain. Again.
More. Correspondenco Passes.
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obvious that this occurrence had beon brought about by poisoning. The whole of the inmate, it sooms, to the number of thirteen, had been feasting on the occasion.
It is said that the symptoms
crude alcoliol.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL..sidering the question, but have warning. It was, he submitted, od.
not yet given a decision, will give the last intention of the Council Military Contribution. thoir direct attention to the matter to enter upon a policy of pro- The council had no The following is a report of the with a view to giving us a more tection. continuation of the Legislativo fair way of calculating the contri- desire to protect any one trade Council, held on Thursday after-bution on this colony, as well as against anothor. However, it was not a question of what the Council Hoon. It will be remembered on other colonies." that the Hon. Mr. Montague Edo The Governor in a longthy ad-intended but what the effect of the inado a proposition that the colony dress differed in instances froni logislation would bo, if passed. should not contribute more than the hon. Mr. Edo and in con- The intention was foreign to the ed..
point, the question was whunti $1,000,000, In concluding his clusion said: speech he said
"I have spont. many days and would be the offoct. Ho was Local statistics are non-existant, wooks in comparing the incidenco quite willing to admit at onco but the Trado of Ilongkong can in this Colony and the incidence that though the point was one of
„Tu "TELEGRAPE" CORRESPONDENT, be arrived at by making an ana- of the cost of defoncos in other import, it was not the one which lysis of the total Exports and Colonios all over the Empire, and he intended to muko. He sab-
Canton, Juno 1. Imports of China herself, which contrasting them, and I believe mitted that it had to bo shown Admiral Li Chun and the Revolt. mission I will take tho teport in 1009 amounted to 108,000,000 that it will not be to the advant before the Council was justified
H. E. Admiral Li Chun husfroad. The profit for the year, The proportion of those age of the Colony to have a fixed in passing the bill which must torling. Imports and Exports from and to contribution of one million dol-affect an industry, adversely it written and published a book on including $10,204.80 forfeited Great Britain, Hongkong, India lars or any other sum. I believe ought to be shown that there is the recent rising in Canton with a divisionds, amounts to $33,003.21, and other British territories, arasota botter system for assessing it is necessity for the legislation con photo of thenuthor in the uniform which compares unfavourably I have myself templated and they submitted of an: Admiral as the frontispiocs. with previous yours. In Hong- down in statistical tablesat 51 por easy to invont.
It is evident that Mellvain's of tho Dragon Boat Festival, ind dent. of the whole, or £50,000,000 suggested a system which has that the burden of proving that The book deals with the com- kong and Canton the results have managemont do not intend to let part of the drinkables consistod sterling, and this added to the ben called the system of devot lay upon those who had advanced moneement and termination of been somewhat better than last the question of the Kenny-of tivo bottles of samshu, bought
He the revolt and eulogises the year, but the North China. Bran- Mellvain fight rest as it is at from a neighbouring spirit shop. perly increases the figuro to ordinary an extraordinary re- would, he thought, bo ablo to dis bravery.displayed by the officers ches showed little or no improve present. Not content with wiring the wineand in about five minutos. value of privately owned pro-ing if the margin between the assortion that it was.
All of the company partook of 275,000,000, whiph ropresents vonne and oxpenditure. Tim charge even that heavy burden and soldiers in the suppression of ment and tho resnits of the year's Kenny and asking prohibitive afterwards they were all more or the value to be defended. This may or may not be a valuable and to show them that authority the rebellion. The concluding working of the Manila branch pricos, Mellvain's manager hus | loss in a condition of compared, with £51,000,000,000 method but at any rate it has was against the assertion that it haptor of the hook contains an were decidedly worse. Our expect 'how writton to`a local' promoter a
Stupefled Collapse. shows our proper proportion for the advantage of making the in- was a danger to the health and appeal to the officers and men to ation of increased profits hus not Defence under this heat to be incidence correspond with the pro-livos of children under one year be loyal to the nation in time of been realised. In fact if we handletter in which Konny is described Ton of tho men were so bad that
of age to feed them under any cir- trouble. A large number of the not recently sold the Manila no good" and that he wishe the neighbourhood of 288,000 sperity of the Colony.
they had to be removed in ambul- to avoid the "scrap." Below wo Although I cannot accept the cumstancos upon condensed copies of the book havo beon dis branch we should not invo folt per annum, or speaking in the currency of the Colony $974,000, resolution which has been placed skimmed milk. He took that tributed to the officers and men of justified in paying any dividend publish that portion of this letterance and is to the Govern which douls with Kenny and mont Civil Hospital. The ro which is considerably, less than before the Council shall, of higher ground that the milk, on a the different roginents. who had at all on this occasion. That fellvain.
maining throo were not so serious- ly prostrated. we are paying at pregont. I sub-course. be glad to forward to the good authority, was not only not taken part in the suppression branch locked up a very large
The Letter.
On arrival at the hospital, the mit that tho argumont although Secretary of State not only the re-injurions but that it was a valuable of the tumult as a momento of uniount of capital and has boon Tint follow Kenny wants to sick people were exainined by Dr..
a source of anxiety to us for years box Mollviin on apparently in favour of n-Con- solution but a report of the food; that it contained all the pro- the ovent.
June 26th. Kooh, who administered ometies. tribution of $074,000 a
debate in this Council to-day. 1perties of whole milk, oxcopt fat British Consul's Request past. Two years ago your Con-
The British Consul at Shameen sulting Committee, after consider-Konny is no good and I think ho This morning, it was reported is stretching the point to its have no doubt that Mr. Harcourt in some percentage. It contained utmost limit, in so far that the so- will be specially interested to rouil some fat but not the same percen-Ims written to the Diplomatic ing certain figuros laid before wants us to come up there at a that all tou were recovering.
big exponse and thon back out of The cause of their illness has callod Trade of the Colony broad- the remarks which have fallen tage us whole milk. However, it Commissioner to the oflout that them by the General Managers, the scrap by wanting everything not yet been ascertained, but it is ly speaking though reckoned as a from tho sonor noticial member contained material which was the stemmer Sun Cheung flying expressed the view that all the
his own way. That was the way believed to have been due to I've crude is only a transit one in regard to the prospority of the bone forming, flesh forming and the British Flag will make an unde in met with Hongkong in Manila. If you and I," Con-alcoholis poisaning. The shop and property spanking only a very Chinese and the very remarkable muscle forming. In other words, excursion to Yuot-sing on account diately in touch with longkong tinues the lottor, could bring the from which the samslan was ob small portion of that allowed fact of which he has told us, that it contamod all those elements of the Dragon's Mother's Festival should be closed as it was obvi should be brought into the cal-it is in times of adversity that of nutrition which were necessary ou-the 2nd inst. As the revolt ous they did not pull their weight cap off and rent the theatre tained has been seized by the
there (in Hongkong), give thom enlation at all, more particularly they contribute more largely, to the feeding of infants, though in Canton has only con supin the boat and were dillicult to
of tho dishes served up, so that variety of interests which mordly titled to assume that because Lained in loss quantity than in is fear of the bad characters downs in the health of the Staffvertise well, we might make there is a probability that fish- as the figure taken covers a gront and therefore that we are not en-one of those olements was con- prossed recently and as there supervise. The frequent breaks two thousand pesos purse, ad-polico. At the feast, fish was one
something out of it. But Kenny in Yuot-sing taking the oppor-fat some of the branchos noceN pass through the harbour on rate large subscriptions are raised the whole milk. for, destination and are nover Colony is in a singularly prosper- Continuing, Sir Henry Borkolor unity to prey upon the pilgrims sitated spare mon being kept in must pay up $500 forfeit that he prisoning is at the bottom of the landed here.
The hon. Mr. Ed replied wind-eal men in the colony, including sal thinks it necessary that denuding Hongkong of its staff cording to the specified articles, blo those which follow upon the
quoted the opinion of four medi-om the .8. Sun Choung, the Con- Hongkong or running the risk of will appear and fight Mellvain Strango affair
at the specified night and no- developed by the patients rosom- are already much more heavily ing up the debate and on the Dr. Stedmon, who, he said no Chinese gunbent should be dos at chinist risk of injuring which articles we will furnish swallowing, of spirits of wine or taxed in proportion to our inoan question. being put, the motion el o introduction, in which it patelied there for protection. The thic business here,
and not Konny, sea?" The lot- than those resident at home. 1 was lost by a majority of oue, six was stated that condensed skim-Diplomatic Commissioner has ro The policy of your generalinan- have further shown that the Con-voting for and soven against. med milk was not injurious to ferred the matter to Admiral Ligers therefore is and has been for tur is signed II. M. Donison.
Kenny Again Interviewed. tribution for defence properly Sale of Food and Drugs. ·
He said that if the Chun and asked him to try to some time pust to concentrate the
MILITARY HISTORIAN. The above lettor has been in leviable for the Colony should not The Attorney-Conoral moved bill went through as it stood, the comply with the request of the business in Hongkong and Can-
Major H. II. Sargent, 2nd caval- exceed $974,000, and as I do not that the Council go into committee Committee would be going in the British Consul.
ton, to get rid of all distantly re-our possession, and after ronding: Mutiny at Lo Kang. believe that the Secretary of State on the bill entitled an ordinance to face of these opinions. If the
moved European branches, to re-its contents we sought out Kenny ry, who went before the retiring legislature should proceed, he A certain regiment stationed at duce our liabilities, and as far and asked him his opinion on the board in Manila on May 1st, las is deaf to reason I beg Your Ex and the Sale of Food and Drugs would submit that the words as Lo Kong country market of Lo possible to own the various busi-matter. As regards the sentence been ordered to San Francisco. colloncy to place the views which Ordinance, 1890,- I have expressed before him in The Colonial Secretary second. they stood in the bill, should Ting district is notorious for its nosas promises occupied by us in which states that "that was his Major Sargent was ordered before order that a ro-adjustment of the ed.
at loust he supplemented by breach of discipline. The soldiers Hongkong and Canton. A good way in Manila," Konny said, the retiring board on account of Contribution may be made and the Ilon. Mr. II. E. Pollock: 1 un- the words "unless supplemented have been responsible for many many of our troubles and losses with a smilo, the reason why the his defective hearing.
Col. Sargent's military histories much nooded relief obtained. derstand that, certain dealers in with some fatty food, because acts of misconduct, and besides have arisen through our being figli did not come off in Manila
The Hon. Mr. 11. E. Pollock, condensed skimmed milk desire on the evidence of Dr. Clark causing trouble to the villagers, tenants; we have been shifted was on account of Mellvain, who have been very handsomely re- K.C., in seconding, made a forcible to be represented by Counsel now, insolf, said Consol, it was they have committed arson and from ono place to another while stated to the polico there that it coived and reviewed throughout spooch, in which he said. "In in order to address your Excel clear that even in the case of robbory. On account of the old premises var being re-built, was a prize fight and not a boxing the English-speaking world and truth, Sif, the prosent system of lency on the subject. I beg to the hostile narrow minority, the public agitation, the commander and our rents have boon doubled match. As is well known prize is "Campaign of Santiago do assessing our sitary contribupropose, formally that leave be separated skimmed milk as a was dismissed from the service, in some cases wurdtrobled in others. fights are prohibited, in the Cuba" is now being translated tion is a hopelessly illogical one, given.
food could be given to children and the regiment was put under the The carrying out of the policy Philippines, Konny does not take in Spanish for publication in
On above referred to involvos a pecuni- the lotter vory seriously and Spain. for it is based upon the fallacy The Attornoy-General second- if supplemented with some fatty command of a new nun.
matter. He did not say that that his arrival to take up the com-ary annual sucrifice on the part of thinks that Mellvain's maunge The following isanextract from moot the expanding needs of this Sir Honry Berkeley appearing was the shape the bill should mand, all the soldiers, rose the General Managers and that ment are feeling very keenly the General Charles King's review of colony, the more prosperous we on behalf of membors of the take, but it was his opinion that in open mutiny and forced the this sacrifice is being made is the abandonment of the match, which his latest book in the "Military must be, and the better able to Condensed Skimmed Milk trade the words wore not eliminated new commander to leave his post bost guarantee shareholders can abandonment was occasioned by Servico Institution Journal,"
"As a result of six or more years bear a larger amount of the said he wished today before the allegether, those he had suggested at the point of their guns. "Ho have that the decision to sell these the unreasonable demands of dịc
of study, and three of careful wri- military contribution." Dealing Committee certain reasons why he submitted that the operation safety. It is reported the conduct of mature ideas based on oxperi-
should be added. In any case, was obliged to seek a place of European branches is the result Ilvain's promoters.
Feeling in the Philippines.
ting, Colonel Sargent has at list with the question of public works they respectfully, submitted, delayed, mentioning in particular should lead the Committee to of the bill should be postponed of the mutineers has been brought once, and is the right thing to do.
The following we have ox-given us "The Campaign of Santi- the typhoon rofugo, the hon. decline to pass the second clause for some considerable time, say, to the knowledge of the Viceroy We feel sure under the circumi-tracted from the "Cablenews ago de Cuba" and as a rosult of rending it, small wonder cun there member remarked. The junk in the bill, as printed. The six months, to enable dealers to and severe punishment will be stancos that the transfers from Ro- American":
serve Fund will meet with your ap man, the cargo-boat man and the clause referred to was as follows: complete their present contracts. imposed on those responsible.
“J. M. Irvine, manager for be if one say: "Thank God, It After the Colonial Secretary and. sampan many may not be heroic "This milk should not be used
Robbery Rife:
proval. In a businesslike ours, not Kenny and proprietor of the Escol-wasn't France, Germany, or Jolin It was somewhere towards the less than $20,000 should be writ- ta Cafe, said to the Cablonews Bull we had to deal with !' Small figures but in an important ship for fooding infants under one year the hon. Mr. E. A. Howett had ping port, he is a very important of age." Those words, he sub-addressed the Council on the end of last year that order was ten off annually, preferably more. American last night that the wonder need there be that Bis fastor and I think it will be a dismitted, should be deleted from matter His Excellency the Go-maintained in Lin-chow. As the The sale of the Manila branch reports from Hongkong that Me- marek once said, 'God looks after grace to the colony if from any the bill, or at least other words vernor said it sooned to him that local garrison have been trans-will involvo a considerable book Ilvain is trying to slip out of the fools and the United States." cause the completionof the refuge, should be substituted. He said it was the general opinion of the ferred to Canton after the out losa; the exact amount is not yet meeting Kenny are false. He de- is postponed beyond the contract the words should be deleted bo- Council that the milk was impro- broak, robbery has become rife determined but it will not be less clarod: date, and I think there is reason cause they were unnecessary to por for infants, and that some oneongain. The robbers are play than $70,000 out of the $390,000 to fear from our experience in the place them in the bill. The words clause should be inserted in the ing havoc with the people of the invested in that branch. We have and he said nothing about the the rainfall in May, courteously past that if the military contribu- could only impart to one's mind bill. The question was whether profecture, and highway robbery recently received $95,000 cash on alleged unreasonable denunds tion is continued at the present that to use condensed skimmed the words actually in the bill were is of daily occurrence. At pre account of the sale and we expect of Bellvain. Furthermore, Me-supplied by the P.W.D.
Dato sent the robbers are daily in a further $5,000 shortly. Our in- Hivain has signed the articles of rate, the claims of other works to milk in any shape or form for the tong.
It was resolved to leave the creasing in large numbers, any terests in Manila will thon only agroomont at Zamboanga, and the bo accomplished, will push in and fooding of cluldron under one the work will be postponed." year of age was to endanger the matter in committee, the Attorney have established a stronghold in.be represented by mortgages papers are now on their way to
Tho In conclusion lo made affe or at least the health of the Cononl suggesting the operation the Wong Mow mountain, on the business, San Jacinto Manila for my signature as mana- dignified statement to the effect: child thus fod. Thoro was no evi- of the hill be reckoned from the assistance of the authorities has property and our lease of the gor for Konny. The fight be
been sought for to drive away Escoltat promises. Sir, the unofficial membors of this doncs for the consideration of the
tween Kenny and Mellvain will these human posts. Revised Editions. Council are unanimous in favour committee that would warrant the
In conformity with the policy 1 come off in Hongkong June 22 of this resolution, and they desire insertion in the bill of such words. The Attorney-General movod
have outlined to you, a policy as scheduled. The parties who a division to be taken. "We are Had it been established before the third reading of a bill entitled
which has the hearty approval are cubling to Manila are doing not suing for any grace or favour; them that the use of skimmed an ordinance to authorise the
and support of your Consulting so without authority.". we are simply asking, in the milk was injurious, so injurious publication of a newly revised
Committoo, wo have this year Konny, it might be added, is interests of the taxpayors of this to the life and health of the child, edition of the statute laws of the
On Thursday a great crowd of acquired our premises on the managing, his own affairs. colony, for what is fair and just. that it was necessary to protect it colony, propared in virtue of Chinelo assembled at Aberdeen to Shameen for $02,000. This par Kenny v. Carlson. (Applause).
from its use? If it were not then Ordinance No. 12 of 1900.
witness the annual dragon boat chass will appear as an asset in A cable has boon received from After the Hon. Mr. Chatham they should not put those words in,
The Colonial Secretary second-race. Many spectators made thoir the next balance shoot. The Manila stating that Carlson has had corrected statements of the because they would mean that and
od.
ways to Abordoon vin Jubilee offect of the purchase is to save commenced to train for the com- former speaker Dr. Ho Kai sup-nothingeles. There were no worde
Road and special launches run- $100 per month rent on what we ing light with Kenny. He also ported the motion and said: of qualification in the bill. It The bill was read a third time ning from Hongkong carried are already paying and to pro-states that he never felt better,
When we raise revenue to meet said, milk should not be used for and passed.
hundreds more. Booths for the clude any possibility of our rent and is quite rondy for the contest. any exigency which may arise, wo feeding children under one year
salo of swootmonts, "joss" dragon boing raised in the future.
Kenny lus also entered into have to pay 20 per cent. to the of ago. There was no limitation, The Atornoy-Goneral moved bouts and sundry souvenirs of the Our Now Aerated water factory strict training, and is endeavour- The at North Point is now nearing ing, in the early morning, to military contribution, and if we and while the provision in the the first reading of a bill entitled festival, lined the streets. raise the taxes more in order to bill was not necessary for the an ordinance to amend the Trade celebrations were somewhat mar-completion and will be the largest reduce some of the superfluous moet oxigencies, then the 20 per protection of the infant, it would Marks Ordinance, 1909.
|red by ruin,
and best equipped factory in the flesh which inactivity has allowed cont, will hang like a mill-atono have the affect of protecting a
From Canton advices to hand Far East. "We hold the factory to accumulato. round our-nocks and threaten to rival industry, that of condensed ed.
this morning, it appears that at and its equipment free from on- drown us, I say that so long as this whole milk, by placing the con-
the last moment the Viceroy cumbrances. unfair way of calculating the mili- donsed skimmed milk under ban
The Chinese Engineering and roseinded his
Our newsteam lighter"Pyoris" proclamation tary contribution obtains, there of a disparaging labol. Any par
against the dragon boat races and recently comploted is now at work Mining Co., Ld., inform us that must, bo-periodical protosta and sons taking the tins and seeing The Attorney-General movod granted leave ultimately on the but will not be fully employed the total output of the company's discussions in this Council. I do one without the words of warning the first reading of a bill entitled findertaking being given that no until we shift to the new factory three mines for the week ending. hope that the Imperial authorities and theother with, would of course an ordinance to amend the Patents are-arms or other weapons be for the transport work in connec 13th May amounted to.31,600.22 at Home, who, we are informed reject against which he was warn- Amandment Ordinanco 1900): carried by those taking part in tion with which she was specially tons and the sales during the by Y Your Excelleney, are still con- ed in favour of that which had no The Colonial Secretary second-the festivities,
designed und fitted.
period, to 30,927,87 tous,
that the more rovonuc we raise to ed. Carried.
77
if
21st June.
Carried.
Trade Marks Ordinance.
The Colonial Socrotary socond-
Corried."
The Patents Amendment Ordinance.
THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.
I got a cable from Kenny
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