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SANITARY BOARD.

A Long Meeting. Chinese Interments.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 21 1911

The scale of fees recommended The president in replying said in for a jur (Kain tap) only $5; that the number of exhumations for 15 square feet $10; for every carried out during the year by additional 15 square feet up to 75 order of the governor was from square feet $10. Thus poor 800 to 700. In many cases ex- A mocting of the Sanitary Board villagers could obtain small por humations took place bociuse was held on Tuesday afternoon manent sites at relatively small people wore afraid that if they when there were presout: Messrs. cost and the rich in Victoria did not exhume thom, themselves

could obtain sono one would do for them. E. D. C. Wolle, A Shel and Kowloon tou Hooper, Col. Bedford, Ng sites for a substantial permanent

Rowlands, secrowy, .'

Draft Estimate.

erived from

EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

Alleged Conspiracy to Kill Chickens

BRAVES AND SAND PIRATES.

A Dramatic Battle,

COMMERCIAL.

SHANGHAI

Yuen Fong Auction

LOG BOOK, PMID

Addition to CM.S«N. Co's Fleet

Tho Norwegian stentner Pro-

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The sales this week were not minent, which for some time, pasi UM "TELEGRAPH " ÇOKRESPONDRIT } A Peculiar Case

quite so good as at the previous las boon running under charter ⠀⠀ Canton, July 15, 1011 auction, this being chiefly due to to the C.M.S, N. Co., has just been Before Mr. F. A; Hazeland at

The Districts of loung Shan the difficulties with regard to purchased by that company. Tho Col. Bedford thought sono pro- the Magistracy on Wednesday, E.

and Shuu Tak oro notorious for financial affaire and the tightness old complement of officers and of the inoney market. There was engineers have been paid off und Hon Tez, Dr. Fitzwilliams, Lan tomb at the maximum cost of vision should be made so that Braun, a sugar-boiler at Jardino's the oxploits of the Sand Pirates a fair deinand for most goods from will be sent home, the U. M. S. N

people who had jars should keep Itefinery, was summoned on a Chu Pak, Dr. Hartioy (Assistant $50. M.0.1.) Dr. F. W. Clark, (Medical Should the Board be prepared the in order. When the top charge of assault by Mfr. A. J. Repeated attempts have been several of the Northorn ports, but Co. putting in their own mon.

The vessel under the Chinese, flag will leave hero for tho Office of Health), & Mr. Bowen to adopt these recommendations broke wator got into ho jars and Waltor, Chief Engineer of the s.s. made by the authorities to hunt in spite of this, prices were gens-

the only change in the cemetery they were then ideal places for Charles Hardouin, und Mrs. Walton down but without success. rally weaker.

Woollon goods were in poor the ill fatod str. Meefoo which was | North, and will take the placo of bye-laws which will be necessary, breeding mosquitoes. The people ter. Mr. J.LL. Gardiner appeared However, about a week ago, theso

deingud and prices were lower. The following letter was ruwill be the amending the partion might be called upon to provide for the complainants and Ar. M. son-robbers found tough op-

Heavy Shirtings-Owing to lost several montlis ago, Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wil-pononts in the persons of the poor demand from Ningpo, prices

More Steamers for Japan the Government of Bye-law 10 relating to the feoshow tops..

The prosident thought that nekinson and Crist, was for braves of Loong To, by whom were generally weaker. Light The Ben Line steamer Ben- in the draft estimate for the your in accordance with the scale of the cost was so small the Govern- the defendant..

mohr, which arrived at Kobe: relative to the proposed changes to be paid in Chinese cometorios

Heavyweights aud 12 1. Shootings from Hongkong on June 7, has 1012--

fees detailed above.

mont would not object to supply- Colonel Bedford minuted i In reply to your letter of the

Jeansshowed little change from been sold to a Japanese firm ili Inst week's prices and may cheap. 15th ultimo, forwarding a copy of wish som arrangement could being new tops. They were very

were very irregular.

Kobe. The Bonmolir, whioli bo de- Bir. Lau Cla Pak moved the

scribed as stendy.

ian steel vessel of 3,000 tons grow, a resolution of the Sanitary Board made by which these funerai jara on the subject of the estimates for could have perforated bottoms.

White Shirtingsshowed a slight was built in 1893 by Stephen &

Sons, Glasgow, the Sanitary Department for 1912, At present when once the lid be-doption of the suggestion. Mr.

raco, ho tondered five conts to the ablackmail of over $7,000 in cash. improvement in price in the case

The British stormship Geor Jam directed to, transmit to the comtes damaged the rain get in, Ng Hon Toz seconded and the at his house, No., Morotou Ter- villages in Tung Hoi, and collected

rickslin coolie. The latter natur- The braves anticipating that the of certain special chops, but the Board the decisions of his Excel the water, stands there, and those motion was carried. lengy the Governor won the jars are prolitie mosquito nurse-

ally asked for moro and hold out pirates' boats would pass through results were not good on the gia has been sold to a Japanese

whole. Mr. A. Shelton Hooper asked his band to the defendant. The Sha Chui, mounted two machine various items of alternations midries in many parts of the colony, addition to the approved esti- The Registrar-Gouoral minuted:

the following questions, pursuant defendant took back the five conts Lo notico:-

and handed him ton but the coolie guns there under cover of bushes, mates for the current year sub-I thought the board had decided) mitted with that letter. The that disinterments, were only to

(1.) Can you inform the Board still asked for moro. Defendant while thirty of them laid in am- started bush on the opposite bank, Ward's recommendations for take place in the foo sections. inclusion in the Public Works The President said that as a why the words "and at page 480|without further ado estimates will be dealt with in result of the recent large number of the Regulations of Hongkong pulling out everything movable When the pirates' bonts got dear of disintorments which had been 1910," in the repealing clause of from the rickslin, overturned the two shells were discharged from separate papers.

accessary in order to provide the new Scavenging and. Conser-ricksha and assaulted the coolie. the guns, both of which strok fresh grave sites, he had had con- vancy Bye-laws which words were On his way to the house, just near versations with certain Chinees by special rosolation of the Board the Circus, he called back to the the boats. The craft sank and the

The President said the mattor referred to was the disposal of re- fuse and the when which had

Mr. Hooper's Queries.

Mr. Gardiner stated that on they were defeated with pn., defondant hired a rickebu at the day in question the miseronts, Wednesday last (19th) about 2.30 casualties. It appears that on the Fire Brigade Station and went about 50 in number, made for the

far as Bolle View. On arrival

em. The Georgia is of 2,707 Black Italians and Venetians ons gross, built at Nowcastle, in were rather weaker, though there 1889, for the San Stoumship Co. couver-Salina-Cruz route of the was a fair number of orders on and for three years ran on the Van- the market. Mana

Canadian-Mexican line. but a little stronger on the whole. Ewo Auction.

Turkey Rods were irregular, The Liverpool steamer Brecon

shiro, Captain Tomlinson, of

At Ewo Auction on Wednesday 5,600 tons gross and 3,655 tons and J. Brocklebank (Ltd.), which the following prices were realized not register, owned by Messrs. T.

week's sale:---

hoen originally approved by the gentlemen, and he ind come tofdeleted from the draft Bye-laws coolie and said: "I'll give you 15 occupants thrown'into the water, as compared with the previous las boon running to the Far East. Government allowed two steam the conclusion that it would be a submitted, have been rotustated? conts if you'll kill all the chickens The braves on the opposite bank

(2.) By whose authority were of the complainant. The coole

boats on this side of the harbour good dan if they were able to

took no notice of defendant's re-responded to the cannonading and three lighters. They found have permanent sites, while peo-they roinserted?

13.) If you were aware of the mark. Ho (Mr. Gardiner) might with the discharge of a volloy of now that the provision of another ple could conduct intermonis lighter was almost an absoluto and where they would remain addition before it was submitted mention that before the coolie shots. About forty of the pirates averssity. The spare lighter, undisturbod. The theme which to the Legislative Council did was called back, he was as were either shot dead or drownod, which they last, had now been in he suggested was sat out in his you inform the Covorment timt saulted, being struck on the left and the rest who were more or less constant use for the last three minute of July 10 and amounted the Board did not wish these shoublor. The coolie continued wounded were picked up and on his way to the Police Station, takon into custody. Besides, the minths owing to the fact that to this-In all constèries there words inserted?

The defendant caught hold of the victorious braves seized a largo (1.) le it correct as stated in ricksha's handle and batted it quantity of fico-arins, ammuni. Torts lead been upon the slips for were three or four soutions-A, B. repairs. An extra boat would C.and D. A. was free, was 1, the Government Gazetto of July against the hen-coop belonging tion, and money. also be wasted at Eastern Street was $23, while 1), was $20. He 7th that the words in the repealing to Mr. Walter. In doing so, he which was served by one bargo, had becu unable to trace the reason clause referred to in question No. The extra expenditure entailed for this scule of fees, but the1 were passed: by the Sanitary The exertion being evidently too at nothing. Inspector Kerrohur-] would be only $800 and hejunly conclusion that he could Board? thought they could also get an come to was that the higher los por aller best, a sister ship to No. 4, was charged that more from tho Railway at a small cost manoney should be secured. Un- mel he thought it would be better der die present system, since the to apply to estra vote and uut Ordinance of 1908 any grave it wait till they had to pay a larger any public cometary may, upon ths recommendation of the Board Mr. Shulton Hooper moyed that and upon the order of the Gover

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an extra vote be nequired to cover | nor, Bó removod to malto rough forty. (3) I was not aware of the defendant was aggravated by land attempted to doprive the]

As there

trousers

An Awkward Situation ran over a chicken and killed it,

The average Chinese thief stops much for him, he fell down ged a native before Mr. F. A. (5.) If not, will you acquaint between the shafts and sat

Hazoland this morning for stealing! the invernment with the error? there. Then he called out to pair of trousers from a fellow

The President said the answers Waltor: "Ilero, you come down Chinese.

It appears that the were as follows:-{1} The Colonial at once!"

complainant who is a washerman, Secretary presumably considers it

His Worship-Has there beon

was sleeping on the hill-side in necessary for easy reference in the any ill-fecting before?

Kennedy Road at 3 o'clock this future. (2) The Colonial Secret Afr. Gardiner Apparently, the morning, when defendant came up addition. (4) No. The bye-laws complainant's chickens, which slumbering one of his lower gar- the expense of an mtditional frosh grave space.

wore passed by the Board and the disturbed his night or morning monts. On waking up, the victim lighter and the maintenance of were quite a member of Chinese lines referred to in 1 wore struck slumbers. He complained to discovered that his

who apparently intended to mako tho necessary staff,

out by the Board, (5) Yes, ̧ · the Sanitary Board but they took had been pulled down to his longkong their home, and as

Mr. Hooper: 1 should like to no notice of it.

kness and wore about to disappear there were also. these in the out-

His Worship-Thoro was ill-altogether. He gave the alarm ying villages whose home Tong-put a further question. I am not

and the Polico gave chase and kong was, who had no other home, inorder in doing it, therefore will feeling?

Mr. Gardiner-There may have arrested the fleeing party. This it was obvious that they should move the suspension of the Stand- in Chinese cemetarios the Pre-try to accommodate them as far asing Orders. I could then say a few

Continuing, Mr. Gardiner said raing, the latter was awarded one month's hard labour for his that Walter caine down from the little oscapade. they possibly could, and set aside words which would prevent a dis In view of the morous ex- certain sections of land in which cussion next wook.

The President: Beforo voting I verandah, followed closely by his humations which are taking place the remains should be left un- in cemeteries, and the increasing disturbed. The scale of charges should say you are hardly in order. wife and Mr. P. A. Dixon. Ho number of porpleaffected by them, would allow Chinese to rent just The questions have been asked and asked defondant the meaning of Defendant, ap- who are making Hongkong their enough to keep a jar on or those auswers given, and the question is his conduct. permanent homo, it would be ad- who word richer to have a more bound to come up again at the next purontly without any justification; meeting of the Board in connection lifted his hand and struck Walter

Following are extracts from the visable to set apart certain arons elaborate grave. in all the larger cometeries for tho Mr. Lau Chu Pak: I may say with the Offensive Trades Bye-a heavy blow on the left side.minutes of a meeting of the

Mr. Lau Cho Pak seconded and the motion was curried:

Permanent Interment.

In connection with the provi sion of ritas for permanent graves

sident minuted:

beon.

AMOY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Pink

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13

13

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Camlets.

in conjunction with the Shiro Line, has been sold to Japanese. July 5. July 12. She was built by Messrs. Harland

Tis.

& Wolf (Ltd.), Bolfast, in 1801, Man and Horse-fls.

.18.05 18.00

with dimensions 1·46-ft, by 49′2-ft. Indigo .18.30 18:30

by 30-ft. The vessel will be de- Gentian..

16.40 livered at a Japanese port. Scarlet.........17.50 17.47 Marks for Ferguson Channel Now Green...18.75 18.82

The China Merchants' steamer Orango 10.05 10.56 Kungping took from Shanghai Yellow... .18.61 18.49 the new permanent marks for the Swan Pink.....

18.00 17.85 Ferguson Channel which are to be Scarlet,......

..17.50 17.12 Groop Shanghai Stock Exchange,

July 15.

lighted at night. They are made 10.00 18.00 of steel lattice work, the higher being 60-ft. in length, and will. remain in position all through the

Ice Breaker", for. Tientsin. The "China Critio"

under- stands that the Haiho Conservancy.. has under consideration the pro- |vision of an ice-breaker "for

rentain, in order to keep the, river open during the winter months, at any rate a far up as Tongku.

S. & H. Wharfs Tls. 84 1-2 cash year. Senawangs 25 cali Anglo-Javas 3-4 caslı Chemors .80 cash Chongs 3 cashi Ziangbes 4 cashi Kota Bahroos 5 cash Java Consola 1-2 cashi Anglo-Dutch 1.05 ensli Pongkalans 16 onsh Wooks $24,008h Gas 107 cash

L. K. Mows 54 caslı Gulas 11 3-4 cash Java Console 4 1-2 cásk Telephones 65 cash ̈*

| Tonnage of Japanese Steamships. Tho tonnago of Japanose stosin-

H. & 8. Banks 6017 1-2 cash ships now totals 1,255,000 tons Tugs (Ord.) 20 casli

[and that of sailing vessels 405,000 Kochions 30 cash

tons. During the period from January to April lost, un increase of 72,000 tons was shown in the steamers and of 14,000 tons in tho sailing vessels. During last year soventy-one steamers were built in Japan, roprosouting total tonnage of 35,644, in addition to 144 sailing vessels with a total tonnage of 11,205.

PCLICE DETECTIVES.

In Canton

[The "Telegraph" CORRESPONDENT.

Canton, July 17. Every.official yamen in Canton

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Japanese Service to Bonin Islands

The Yokohama Chamber of

permanent interment of the that for a long time many of the laws, when the same argumonts Prior to the affair, complainant Kulangan (Amoy) Municipal, has its own detectives for con- Commerce has potitioned the Gay-"

remains of Chinese who die in Chinese merchants who are re- will be discussed. We can then had been under modical treat

Complainant's wife Council, hold at the Board Room, ducting investigation in cases ernment to inaugurate a steam- the Colony. At presaut euchsiding in the colony and those deal with the matter at that meet-mont.

with which the yamon has con- ship service between Yokohama, cemetery has three to four sections who are British subjects have ing. I don't think it is of sufficient interposed and on seeing a fur- on the 27th June, 1911;~~~

Present:--Messrs. W. H. Wal-nection, and the number is so the Bouin Islands, the Marshall, where interments could be made folt very sore about the want of urgency to necessitate a suspoa-ther attack by the defondant, she

tried to separate the men. Upon lace (chairman), J. S. Fenwick, groat that there may be an oc. Caroline, and Mariana Islands, and the lees vary in accordanco ground for the burial of tho dend.sion of the Standing Orders.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak seconded the this, the defendant did what now. I. M') Parr, Revd. G. M. casional black shoop. This gives and Guam.

It is contended that if this be with the nature of the section. When the cemetery bye-laws were

man would have been expected to

the maleontents an opportunity Section A is free, in 3 the fee is under consideration the Rogis motion suspending the Standing doo struck two heavy blows on Wales, W. Wilson, the Health of passing themselves off as do-done, mails between those points one dollar, and in C threo dollars, trar-Conoral recommended that Orders, which was carried.

the lady's arm and land, inflict Officer and the Secretary... tectives and extorting bribes from and Europe can be more rapidly they have first to be sent to Hong- These malpractices have come kong and thence to Tairon.

There is already a fortnightly

In some cemeteries, such us Mountno remains, excopt those in the Mr. Hooper said: The answering bruises. Walter took the The artesian well contractor is and causing nuisances to the delivered than at present, when

Caroline, there is section B and free section in the Chinese come you gave to my questions was that stick from hand, and, the fire for burial in this section is tories should be disintorred. As the words were insorted by the bikiran defendation present and informs, the Council Pelos $20. I pressing the idea of mak-you are aware almost every other authority of the Colonial Secre the defendant two blows on the that he finds it impossible to con- to the notice of H. E. the Viceroy, ing the latter charge is to enable section of the community has a tary: I would puint out that it right or left side, one of which tinus boring on the present site, who has ruled that detectives service between Vakolama, and permanent residents to secure permanent section. The Chinese was on June 20 when they finally caused defendant's ear to bleed. and he connot guarantee that even must carry a proof of their on the Bonin group, but to steamers more or less permanent burial are the only people who have net. passed this Board, and on July fi. The parties then went to the if given a fresh site he would be gagement on their persons when do not go any further, in spite of sitos, and if this is so it would be What you suggest is, I think, sixteen days afterwards, the Co-Police Station and there consulted scaful. The question of what over they go out to investigate the fact that trade between Japan advisable to notify the public of stop in the right direction. Ilonial Seerotary, from his seat in Inspector Kerr, and a summons action shall be taken in the mat- cases. The public are instructed and Oceanic is annually growing.

think it is most important that the Legislativo Council, in jutro- and cross-summons were issued. I propose therefore that a sec. the Board should recommend theducing these bye-laws, spoke as Those, in brief, wore the facts of ter is left over for further con-to bring any such offender before

the fact.

sideration.

News has reached Bangkok of the local authorities.

an accident that occurred to the Hellas which left with a 'cargo of Correspondence with the Senior For every apprehension of Consul concerning the issuing of guilty man a reward of $50 is teak for India ports recently. The warrants and summonses in cases offered. In addition His Excel engines of the ship broke down of assault, and with H.B.M. Con- lency the Canton Viceroy has after leaving Singapore and the sul concerning a petition from a appointed an official as detective slip lind to put in at Sabang for inspector, who is entrusted with repairs. The repairs will take Chinese, is read.

plete.

tion be laid out in overy comet government to adopt B sug follows:Sir, 1 beg to move the the case. ory in Hongkong and that it be gestion of the kind.

approval of the Council of the bye- Mr. Shelton looper: I would laws which are in the bands Dr. O. Marriott gave medical expressly stated that no exhuma-

evidence. tions will take place in those sec-liko to nak Mr. Lau Chu Pak a of the hon. members. The

Other evidence was called and tions unless required for some question, whether there are not a bye-laws only reached the office

cross-examination was proceeded publie object of paramount im- very large number of cases in a short time ago and it was with. portance, the nature of which which it emanates from the rola noi possible to get them in

The case was adjourned. It is decided to communicate the duty of inquiring into the about two or three weeks to com could not be foreseen when the tives themselves and not from the the hands of the members pre- particular D section was laid out. government, this wish to remove viously. I understand they were

with H.I.J.M. Consul concerning conduct of the detectivos, and is It will of course be necessary the remains?

passed by the Board and sub- Prevalence of Anarchism. the repeated blasting of stone at required to submit roturns of Mr. Lau Chu Pak: It is be-mitted in the usual form." to select areas for section D, which

In It is reparted that the American Ho-koe, and the public nuisance cases of investigation conducted are quite unlikely to be required cause the Chinese in Hongkong the face of that, how the Colonial Consul at Shamoon has written to caused by the hammoring of iron by the detectives. for public purposes, and it will be cannot find permanent sites,

Secretory, for I prosume he is the Canton Viceroy that although girders and the sharpening of Foreign Loans for China understood that the periodical ex- Mr. Hooper: Yes but sup your authority, can say that he the revolt in Canton is a matter tools, which goes on throughout Lunations in other parts of the posing they are in our cemetery. Inserted those words which are of the past, anarchism is still pro- the night, and makes sleep impos. The Chinese are getting ex- Huangpu Conservancy scheine cemeteries will not apply to the Why do they want to move them not in the usual form, is beyond vailing in many of the prefectures sible for the residents in the tromoly fond of foreigners, if we have the approval of the diplo section D. Persons who are called when they have a permanent my comprehension. I am willing and districts. Moreover the rob neighbourhood, and to request are to judge by this liking they matic body in Peking, says upon to disinter after seven years, Bito?

to let the matter stand at that, bers and the desperadoes aro him to take action against Mr. have to foreign money. Here is "Capital and Commerce. The who are permanent residents and Mr. Lau Chu Pakt: Because because I believe that the un-working together with the anar- Lim Hock Siu the owner.one of the recent many Viceroy scheme has now been submitted The Secretary in directed to Clang Jen-chun, of Nanking, has to the Wai Wu-pu, and negotia- wish to bring the bones of relatives they have found better sites in official members of the Legislative chists. If innocessary for the

Huangpu Conservancy. - It is understood that the broad principlesadvanced by the Shong- hai Chamber of Commerce for the

into the colony for pormanent in- Canton. If they had suitable Council had not) the opportunity Ohinese authorities to take every communicate with Mr. Tan Jit addressed a telegram to the tions will begin after Mr von tornout should bo at liberty to sites here they would not do and are as equally disappointed precaution against another out Siong and request him to nitor the Government deploring the atriu Heidenstam'a arrival there. There placo their jars (Kam tap) in fliose it. It is not onsy for us to as members of this Board, that break and to protest the lives and iron gates at his house near the gent state of the Treasury, and is good authority for stating flint" special D. sections on payment of find sites on the mainland. We they were asked to pass or propertion of the American Club, so that they are made to asking for authorization to float the Chinese will consider the pro- They certain foes. Thioy should further want our romaine to be here por-approve of something which had missionaries in the Province. On open inwards and not ontwerde as public loan to the amount of posals sympathetically, as

des several million tiels for the open desire to maintain the work bo permitted to build tombs over munently. We do not want to gone before them as luving been receipt of the letter, H.L. the at present. the remains, acquire areas of land bury our dead hero and have made and passed at this Board, Viceroy instructed the authorities Formission is granted Mr. Sing of Pakow, as a commercial providing that every eo not exceeding 75 square foot in the disturbed after five or seven which was untrue, and not the throughout the province accord Yoshida to blast rook in the wall port He submalte four methods compatible with officiency, la All, for that purpose,

ho is ainking.

in connection with this project.

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