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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Hon. Mr. Pollock's Questions.

Letting the Post Office. Amooting of the Legislative Council was held on Thursday, when there wore present:.

H.E. the Governor, Sir Frede rick John Denltry Lagard, R.O.M.Q., C.B., D.S.O.

Hon. Mr. W. Chatban, CMA, (Director of Public Works).

Hon. Mr. F. A. Heweli.

(Registrar-General):

Hon. Capt. F. W. Lyons (Cap, Supt. of Polico),

Itou. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M.G.) Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, U.M,G. Hon. Mr. H. E. Palluck, K.O. Hon. Mr. C. Montague Ede. Hon. Mr. C. II. Ross, MF. Councils).

C. Olementi (Clark of

Financial 'Minutes. The Hon. Colonial Secretary laid the following minutes by the

Governor, on the table.

sera.

3. In his tender, he stated the ground floor was to be used as shops or offices and the first floor as offices or shops. It is not known at present what roatal ho is likely to receive by subletting the premises.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 4 1911

HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

Pension Fund.”

The Attorney General proposed the first roading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to yot further amend the Widowe and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908."

4. The usual course in such cases was followed, namely, that of inviting tenders. There are ne instructions from the Secretary of State requiring cases such as that in question to be put up to publie auction. The Governor has full power to deal with such matters as flis Excellency may think fit.

TRADE OF THE YANGTZE PORTS.

Suppression of Oplum.

Floods In Shasl.

of the your rico was very searco The Customs Commissioner at fand sold for as mucli as 0,000| Shasi statos in his report that it cash a pisul. Fortunately, both is estimated that over 600,000 the Jung and autumn harvest people in that intendancy alone were above the avenge through- were rendered homeless by the out the province, and the water great floods of 1900, the majority in the Yangtaze did not rise high of whom became entirely depon enough to encroach upon the area dent upon support from official of cultivation, and private sources.

Changshia-*

At the

When the Changsha shipping season opened on 1st March the gonoral outlook for the coming your was of the gleamiest nature.

MARINE COURT.

25th ult.

The case for the water police was to the effect that, in defiance of the harbour master's orders to the contrary, these three launches word soon to be alongside tho gangway of the s.s. St. Albans all at one time..

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HON. MR. KESWICK LEAVES THE EAST.

To Remain In London.

Just before going to preas we learn that the Hon. II. E. Keswick of Mossra. Jardine and Matheson, who was home on leave, will not return to the East again.

He will, we understand, take charge of the London branch of this company.

SOUND WARNING TO

silk dressos and other goods from China that special vigilance is being maintained by the au thorities at the piers to prevent the entrance of any dutiablo arti- ole.without the necessary pay

ments.

worn them off of the boat under. their other clothing and that the dresses were now, having just come from a collogo in Chofoo. The ladies wore both required to pay the local value of the dresses in question, plus the law

in

In the freshly issued returns The provision sot out by the of the Statistical Departament of 4. (i) Looking to the fact that amendment is:-"The provisions ten lors were invited during 6 of this Ordinance shall not apply the Imperial Maritime Customs weeks in consecutive copies of the to any public officer who is an for the past year, the Acting Gazette, that attention was called auditor er assistant auditor, sp-Commissioner of Customs at commencement of the year 1010 famine relief operations had al- to the matter in the nows columns pointed on the recommendation Chungking says

The suppression of of two of the daily papers and of the Director of Colonial Audit

opium ready boon actively pursued for Disobeying Orders.. Hon. Mr, W. D. Barnes (Cole that the accepted tender was by in London, unless before the 1st growing ordered by the Viceroy a month at the sheds situated a nial Secretary).

far the highest of those received day of January, 1912, or unless in the autumn of 1000 was mile below Shaai, where about | Commander Bookwith hand bo- Hon. Mr. C., G. Alaboster (At-it would appear that it was as within six months after the dale vigorously enforced throughout 4,000 people had been accom-fore him, this morning, a case in tornoy-fionoral),

good as Government was likely of his arrival in the Colony he shall the year, and, although land-modated and money, clothing, which three Chinose coxswains of WOULD-BE SMUGGLERS. Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson to obtain, and its acceptance more have stated in writing to the Tren-owners and farmors did not al- and food distributed to the ab- steam launches were concerned. (Colonial Treasurer),

profitable than allowing the site surer that ho desires the pro- ways willingly submit, the resolutely destitute-women, chil

A warning noto is being sound- and mildings to remains tonne visions of this. Ordinanes to apply strictions wore carried out and dron, and decrepit mon alone be- They were Loung You, of the ed by customs authorities in Astor House Hotel launch, To Manila to persons who may bo lindofinitely at Gloveromanum, in which event the said met with success. In conso- ing nduitted. During January Kom Wing, of the Brean, and Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, ly higher offer might eventually from the date of tho receipt by said that practically no opium and unusually cold weather pre-whom were charged at the in-future. So many casos have been

charges in the hope that a slight provisious shall apply accordingly quenco, it can now

be safely snow fell to a depth of 3 inches Leung Ping, of the Wo On, all of contemplating the smuggling of any article into the islands in the be made. Taking into consider the Treasurer of the statement in is grown in the provines at vailed; accompanied by lord tion Chut the tenant in writing."

present. This, of course, has frost, the result of this incle-stands of L. S. W. Thompson, detected lately in which well addition to his monthly rental This Bill is introduced in con- rosulted in a falling off of the mency boing that a considerable with disobeying the lawful orders known Manilans have been im- (which "roprosents a

sum of sequence of the decision of the export of opium; the exact number of the refugees succum- of the Harbour Master on the plicated in the smuggling of

Secretary of State that contribu- figures will be found in a sub-bod to the intones cold coupled $23,000 per acre) has to pay! rates assessed on the rentals ho tion to the Widows and Orphans' soqucut paragraplı. The in- with an insufficiency of food and recoives, and also to insure the Pension Scheme should not be portant position hitherto held other privations. Small-pox was buildings, and that the capital ont compulsory in the case of the by native opium in the com- also prevalent in the district. lay to convert the buildings into auditor and assistant auditors. niorco of Szechwan can be gaug- The first roading was earriod." | ed· from the fact that in 1907 shops, oto,,, will be very consider- ablo, and the alterations will take

Postal Matters.

Mr. MoAllum (thon Assistant-. some time to effect, it is obvious The Attorney General moved in-Charge at Chungking) com

The commander, in fining the the smuggling into port on the This biggest caso of late was. that if lis makes any profit out of the second reading of the Bill puted, with every resorvo, of the epoculation he must receive entitled "An Ordinance to nmond course, the total yearly produc-

men fiftoon dollars or one month's fifteenth of two silk ince dresses The Governor recoiamonds the very high rentals indeed for the the Post Office Ordinance 1900,"tion of-marketable opium in the The short crops of the previous hard labour each said that this sort from Chefon in which two well Ununcil to vote a sum of one very short poriod which will inter

The Colonial Secretary altor provinco at about 175,000 picula. year, and the heavy shipments of of thing would have to be so known ladies and a steamship Inundred and forty-five dollars vene between the complotion of the Council had gone into Com- Of this he estimated about rive to Hlunkow to meet the great pod. The mon scomer to think officer were implicated. ($145) in aid of the yoto police tho alterations and the termination mitteo proposed the suspension 120,000 piculs were consumed dietross in that neighbourhood, that because there had been no

The Indios in question made a so that locally and tho rest exported to had sent up the price of rice to previous conviction of this kind friendly call on the officer, but and prison departments, A.- of the longs. The valus of the of standing orders polico, ather charges, typewriter. altorations effected will accrue to they need only read the head-othor provinces. Taking the over 8,000 cash per bag, and local to order, that he had made the suspicions of the customs The Governor recommends the Government, and the speculation ings of the sections and not average price of the year 1000 stocks were almost depleted. was a dead letter. He had given officers were artused and they Council to voto a sum of one hun-if successful, should considerably cach clause word by word. (a time when the price of the Prohibition against the export of an order that only two- launches ahadowed thom.

rod nad twenty dollars ($120) increase the aneth value of the

Hon. Mr. B. E. Pullock did | native drug was not you rico and paddy was institutad wore to be alongside at one time Althe trial one of tho Indies said in aid of the vote education, Aproperty if disposod of by Govern- not think the Council and been onhanced by the throat of pro- from the 7th April-too late, and his order would have to be that the property had been worn Department of director of edument ni the out of the two years' treated with courtesy in the mat-hibition) at the low figure of it. however, to have any boneficial oboyed. He did not send these by her daughter in Hongkong and cation, other churges, Queen's louse.

ter. They had laid before thom Tls. 200 per picul, the total value effect, and only the prompt open orders round to the people con- that she carried the dross, which College, die for silvor button, for

a draft of the Bill which contain of the drug produced during that ing of the government grauarica cerned, for fun. They wore for is of vory fine material, off the (ii) The Government made need items which were not in the Bill year may be put down at 35 mil-and the importation of foreign the convenience of the passengers, boat in her hand satchel, Later pupils in Class I A

such onquiries. The rents paid The Governor recommends the by shops in the neighbourhoods read for the first time. There lion tools, and of the drug export- rice for charitable relief could It was not nice for them to have it was proven that they had both Council tu vate a sum of one hun would have formed no guide in had been no intimation convoyed ed to other provinces at 12 mil have allayed the sufferings of the to climb over two or three craft dred dollars ($100) in aid of the such a caso as extensive alterations to the Council of any intention lion tacks. These figures do not poor, whose staple article of diet to get to the lunch that they vote medical departments, C.-will have to be made and no rental draft and ibere land boen no nt. may be taken as probably being was generally felt that trouble

to submit to the Council the fresh claim to be accurate, but they had been doubled in price. I wished. Institutes, bacteriological institute whatever will be recovered by the and mortarios, other charges Tenant daring such period as the tempt by circulation to the mom- well under the mark.. was browing; but when it came preparation of viri vaveino and alterations may be in progress. bers to give any opportunity for It is evident that the disappear it came suddenly and without consideration of those new pro-ance of such an important item warning, the immediato caso The fovernor recommends the

before them and he thenght far-reaching effects upon the happenings that are so hard to celloney the Governor received, were returned to them. The visions in the Bill just laid among its products must have being one of those unforeseen Tuesday afternoon His Ex-ful duties whereupon the articles Council to vote a sum of eighty

ander these circumstances that general commercial conditions of deal with. On the 13th April the by appointment, a deputation of ship's officer was fined P. 260, four dollars and ninetoon cents

they should go through the Bill. the provinco; a very serious de-suicide of a whole family, one Quoon's College Prefects, intro- ($84.10) in aid of the vote

Another caso that happened the public works department, other

ingly withdrew his motion.

The Colonial Secretary accord-cline in the price of land suitable member of which had already duced by the Hold Master, Mr. samo trip and implicated anothor Chargte, language study allow

for opium growing has already diod of starvation, led to an ex- Ralphs. The object of the de- officer of the same vessel was that ance (Chinose) to laad surveyor.

The Bill was loft in committee got in and it is gratifying to note cited gathering demanding the putation was to request His Ex- of a bonnet which was worn off The Governor recommends the

on the proposal of the Governor, that the seriousness of the silun-reduction of the price of rice and celleney's acceptance of a special- the boat by a woman who had Council to vote a sum of two thou-

tion has been recognised. Hon. Mr. H.E. Pollock, K.O.:-

the immediate opening of the ly-printed leather-bound copy of previously boon seon to board it and two hundred dollars ($2,200) Arising out of the answers to the

A CHAPTER OF In order to try to fill the gap grauaries-promised, but post the Coronation Number of the barehended. This woman in aid of the vote Governor, other questions I should like to ask how

ROBBERIES. caused by the disappearance of poned for another month.

"Yellow Dragon" containing question was also fined the value charges, for the following two many tonders were in fact re-

opium, officials and merchants

photographe of the Coronation of the hat, plus the duties, and have combined in their efforts to items:--Paturo, $1,000; inciden-ceived? tal expenses,

The year 1910 was a compara-festivilios at Queen's College. the officer was fined 1. 100. $1,200. Total,

Bay in charge of a coolie boat re-expand and improve existing, and tively poor one, viewed from the The presentation was made by the To date the particulars of cases $2,200

ports to the police that six men to introduce new industries and revenue atandpoint. The total col- Senior Profect. His Excellency and the names of the parties im- These wore referred to the

came alongside and boarded her agricultural methods. Commor lection was Hk. Tls. 28,301, in accopting the volume warmly plicated in such operations have Their Majesties' Thanks. Finars Committee.

eraft. She immediately began to cial enterprises have been enas His Excellency the Governor cry out "Thieves" and

against Ik. Tls, 51,804 thanked the deputation and gra- not been made public by the Save couraged and facilitated by ad- for 1000. The decrease was inain- ciously acceded to their request customs authorities but announce- then read the following reply to life." The men seized hor by the vancing monoya from officially due to the absence of rice from that ho would forward, on behalf mont was made that hereafter. According to notice the lon. ties on June 22nd.-Sir: I have the dock. They took away her made with agricultural products small quantity.

the telegram sent to Thoir Majos-throat and throw her down upon funds, and experiments are being the oxport list, except in vory of the pupils of Queen's College, any cases of like nature will be Mr. H. B. Pollock, K.O., put the the honour to acknowledge the re- earrings and also stole a quantity hitherto unknown in the provinco.

a similar copy for the acceptance thoroughly aired to the public in following questions to the Gor-ceipt of your telegram of the 22nd of clothing from the bont. They Large areas hitherto under poppy

of His Majesty the King. an ondeavour to stop the practice, June in which the members of the

cultivation are now plantod chiefly proving in spite of adverse con- THE SANITARY BOARD

The year opened with trade im Executive Council, tho Legisla-

with beans, ground-nuts, and ditions. The weather was plono-

SMUGGLING OF ARMS. tive Council and the judges of Hongkong on behalf of the people

whoat, and attempts are to bo

Into Canton. of the Colony offor their congratu Another case is that in which tion of cotton on a large scale.

made to introduce the cultiva-menally bad, especially for tea,

and the province was suffering No One Wants the Position, lations to Thoir Majesties tho an amah of Cago Street is con-

severely from famine. Refugees 2. For what periodare such pre-King and Queon on the occasion cerned. She was walking in

crowded into Hankow and heavily A prominent feature in connec- nises let and has the lessee any of their coronation.

Following on the resignation of

and what option as to renewal?

Stanley Street when a man mot tion with the trade of Tchang for taxed local resources for their ro- Mr. Shelton Hooper, over the for some time past, sought the Your telogram has been laid her and they got into conversa 1010 was the advance made in lief, until the rice crop came in. question of the inclusion of car-co-operation of the Hongkong and lessco take the said premises and you will make it known through-hold of her by the head, pushed Yangtze and the successful run-Shanghai on route for Manchuria, Governor ordered that an olection ammunition and other contraband 300 take the pose died the before the King and I request that tion. Suddenly the man caught steam navigation on the Upper Many of those unhappy persons tain words in the preamble of Macao Governments in the sup- left for down-river ports and some now bye-laws, H.E. the pression of the smuggling of arms, what rent is he likely to receive out the Colony under your goAfter he had run off she found this port and Chungking.

her to the ground and kiekod her. ning of the s.8. Shutung between but the groater number have re- to fill the vacancy, thus created, from their respective colony into. for sub-letting the same?

J. Does the Government con express Thoir Majesties' sincere that a pair of earrings had been sider the rent which the losseo ins thanks for this loyal and dutiful stolen from her oars. They wore whole disappointing, the depres- food-stuffs rose to a very high tions could be sent in was yester-explosives on board the S.S. The year's trade was on the turned, and the rest are expected should be held on Tuesday next- Canton, and the seizure of a large to come back. The price of all The last day on which nomina, quantity of dynamite and other agreed to pay an adequate rent, message. Their Majesties, chr-worth twenty conts, and she has sion which prevailed in 1909 hav-point, and on Changsha stopping day, and on enquiry we learn Kwong Tung somedays agostruck aid, if, for what reasons? Diddially appreciate the good wishes reported the affair to the police. the Government, bofore agreeing of their subjects in Hongkong.

ing continued throughout the to accept such rent, make any cal

Some men engaged a boat at reator part of the yoar under the export of rice, the Chinoso that no nomination was made on Eis Excellency with surprise, culations as to how many shops

authorities had to import large that day. Consequently there review. The steady influx of

His Excellency has now desmed the ground-floor of the suid pre-nowledge the receipt of your tale had gone a considerable part of had the offect of considerably rais

Sir; I have the honour to ack-to the broakwater. When they railway from Johaug to Szechwin quantity was in the and left on |

Causeway Bay to take them nerosa coolies for the construction of the supplies from abroad, of which a will be no election,

that it is expedient to put mises could reasonably be sub

an end to thila malpractice, graux of June 2nd tendering the way they hold up the boat's

thoir handa, as when the local rios divided into, or make any en

as the smuggling of these dan crop matured it was oxceptionally quiries as to the rents paid by loyal homage to His josty the crew and relieved them of jewel-ing the local prices of all neces- full. The early months of the

gerous goods into the interior is: shops in the neighbourhood? If King, from his subjects in Honglory to the value of $65. They in ison during the summer year were also marked by gam-

saries of life, the price of rico hav-

meant for an evil purpose, and not, why not? Did the Governor to be of it got clear away in another boat months to the abnormally high bling in native opium.

the sccrot storage of contra ment make any enquiries as to

Majesty's coronation and also for that was waiting for thom.

band of this nature on board a Some five years ago, Mr. R. E. steamer is a danger to the safely what ronts the first floor was like warding congratulations to the ly to bring in, if sub-divided into King and Queen from represent THE CONCEALMENT OF, brought the price down characterised as normal, and mor- Colony, intimated his intention of the passengers.

cattina). Good autumn crops, The trade of 1910 may be Belilies, while on a visit tothis of the vessel and to the lives of

by about 35 per cent.

chants generally are not dissatis-prosenting annually to the pupils: HE. has accordingly instruct 5 Why was not the lensing of I request you to make it known (The "T" CORRESPONDENT] unsatisfactory. Though the wheat low price of copper cash interfer- built and presented by his late exercise more care and make The agricultural your was not flod with their year's work. The attending the school so generously, ed the Customs authorities to the said premises put up to Pab that their Majesties have road your

Canton, August J. lie. Auction with a 'rosorvo? Iatelograms with satisfaction audi

and bean harvests at the sad of ed somewhat with the profitable father, coven handsome prizea to stricter observance in conducting it not usual for Government deal live commanded me to express serious view of the explosion snow and heavy rains in the oarly in silvor, but generally speaking the Midsummer Term. The sub-on board steamers arriving here H.E. the Viceroy has taken a May were not abundant, owing to sale of goods originally purchased be compoted for at the close of searches for these contrabanda ings with land to be put to Pub their thanks for thecongratulation which recently occurred in Hoogspring, the cotton crop, the most the returns have been satisfac ject was to bo English Composi- from Hongkong and lic Auction with a roservo? Are and good wishes which it contains kong and concluded that it must important'one in this district, was tory, and there have been no fail- tions, and the excellence of the and not to allow

Signed. I. Harcourt,

have been the work of ancrohiste. the best for many years past. The uros of any importance for which essays recently sout in by the land passengers until after the Sir: I have the honour His Excellency is of opinion that price of raw cotton at the end of local trade can be held responsi- variens candidates testifies to the search, so that, in case of a haul to acknowledge the receipt had the accident occurred on September was 30,000 cash a tan ble. Two or three small banks valuable atimalna provided by of these dangerous goods, the of your tologram of June 22 board datormer, a serious disaster (180 catties), against 40,000 cash have had to close their doors, but those prizes in this important sub emugglers may be caught at the tendering on Farsca community of Hongkong, Excellency is said to have des-autumn crops millet, maize, and uro of their correspondents else youngsters and specially so for

behalf of the would have boon the result. His in the previous year. The other it has been on account of the fail-ject-always a difficult one for same time. congratulations to Their la patched a number of officials well sweet potatoes were equally where. Opium dealers aro said native children. This year the gesties the King and Queen on the versed in foreign affairs to Hong-satisfactory and, with dry weather, to have made the hoavicat profits, prizes have been awarded as 2. Up to the 30th June, 1913. [occasion of their coronation. If the Government consent, the I any commanded by Their the Hongkong Government in The river reached ite highest point well toe. Sugar merchants, por- Class 2, Choung Fook To; & moned for refusing to take a faie kong, to seek the co-operation of were harvested in good condition. though the bankers have done follows: Class 1, Emily Alwoo; ing a rickshaw coolic was sum- tenant my remain in occupation Majesties to requestyon to convoy preventing a recurrence of the in September40 feet 3 inchos, laps, were the least fortunato, as Mabel Chenalloy; 4 Florence when asked to do so. Mr. Wood, as a monthly tenant after the date their thanks for thisloyal message, concealment of explosives in pack-which is low in comparison with their main stocks arrived on

Chenalloy Failly Barros; 6 before whom the case was tried Sigued. L Harcourt. inges of merchandise.

falling market. In the first half Ng Yuon Tin; 7 Dollie Bakor.

Fined the man $5, 1972

Hon Mr. Pollock and the Post Office.

ernment-

1. Isit the fact that the Govern ment has lot the premises former- ly occupied by the Post Oflice at rent of $100 per month, or at some ather and, if so, what ront?

a

The Colonial Secretary- Three tondors were received.

ernment that I am commanded to

Signod. L. Harcourt.

tives of other nationalities within

rooms for offices? If not, why the borders of the Colony.

not?

there not somo instructions from the Secretary of State for the Co- Ionica on the subject?

The Colonial Secretary read the following replies:-

1. The premises have been

lot

for a rental of $100 per montli,

statod...

mentioned,

as

A boat woman from Shaukiwan

then made off. The woman by this outrage has sustained a loss which she estimates at $08. Value Twenty Cents.

Another Boat Rubbery,

DYNAMITE.

Ichang.

figuro of 13,000 cash a shih (200)

other years

Yochow.

Hankow.

- Kluklang.

VACANCY.

1

BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Presentation of Prizes

{TAN “TELEGRAFN? CORRESPONDENT:].'//

Canton, July 27, HE, the Canton Viceroy has,

Refusing a Fare

Macao,

them to

At the Police Court this morn❤w.