THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1914
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1914.
THE PHILIPPINES AND SELF-GOVERNMENT.
In typhoon weather it is of the atmost importance that ships in their anchorage almost at a moment's notice in order to find sholter in one or other of the bays within easy reach. A suggestion
to facilitate this has been com-
concern.
Count the Columns. Yesterday the Telegraph published 34 colamus of solid reading matter. To-day there will be 33 published.
Fall from a Tramcar. A Chinese has been seat to the
fering from injuries to his face Government Civil Hospital saf- caused by falling from a tramcar whilst in motion.
Watch and Ring Stolen. Mr. Stabbins of the Electric Light Works, reports that on the morning of the 14th inst., some person stole from his bedroom a
Leave.
Large Snake in Root...
Funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Graham.
The funeral of Mr. and Mrs.
Described as in a Dis- gusting Condition.
POINTED COMMENTS AT THE SANITARY BOARD.
Hon. Mr. Howatt Suggests Prosecution.
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LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Dally Averages for June and July.
COMPANY MEETING,
The Steam Laundry Co., Ltd.
(VERBATIM).
The twelfth ordinary general
The Langkat output for Jane was 8,083 tons and the average meeting of the Steam Laundry daily output was 288.70 tona: Company, Ltd., was held at the Messra, Wright and Hornby office of Sir C.P. Chater, OM.G., advise us that the output for this morning. Mr. F. Maitland July is
presided, and there were also 1st July...
203 tons present:Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Ws. Brown (director), | Mesars. M.S. Northöote and A.D. bold 3rd
Gse, manager, (sbareholders), and Mr. C. Bernard. Brown, Acting Secretary.
The fortnightly meeting of 2nd yesterday, Mr. D. W. Tratman 4th the Sanitary Board was (President) presided, and those. 5th present were Mr. P. W. Gold-6th Clarke (Medic 1.Officer of Health) 8th ring, Mr. Ng Ho-taz, Dr. F. 7th the Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewoit, Mr, 19th Chao Kai-ming, Dr. Pearts (10th (A..O.H.) and Mr. E. W. 11th Hamilton (Secretary).
17
110
204
11
249
220
219
228
258 244
218
208
181
1
201
297
263
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Total to date
Daily average
3,313
238.0
12th
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19
The Chairman:-It being now. past the advertised hour, I will ask the Acting Secretary to read the notice convening the meeting. The Acting Secretary read the > notice convening the meeting.
The Chairman said :—Gentle- meu.-The report and seconuts to 31st May fast having been in your handa about a fortnight, I will adopt the usual course and take them as read.
The minute relative to the 13th appointment of Mr. W. Elliott, 14th R.A.M.C., as a second class Sanitary Inspector was agreed to. Insanitary Conditions. Mr. Goldring said he rose to
Iam pleased that, after a steady move the following motion that
and satisfactory year's work, wò, stood in his name that day within his own knowledge. The have the mm of $15,133,64 to "That in view of the recent lanes mentioned in the notice of deal with, and your directora outbreak of plague in Alex-motion were most noticeable, recommend the following appro andra Building and the general perhaps it was because they priations: insanitary and dirty condition were private lanes. He adhered To pay a dividend of of the passage ways between to the lines of his resolution, (1), Alexandra Building and but if any suggestion of an the King Edward Hotel baild- improvement was made, he was ing, and (2) between only too willing to withdraw in George's Building and King's favour of any suitable amendment. Building, immediate steps be He now asked them to allow taken to provide for a regular him to refer to one matter which inspection to take place be appeared in his notice of motion. We have started this year well tween the hours of 7 p.m. and He had mentioned the buildings bat your Directors feel that we 7 a.m. of all buildings in the in connection with one lane as should continue the safe policy of Central District which are used being that of Mersta. Lane writing down, at all events until partly as offices and partly for Crawford's and the King we get into a much stronger residential purpo30s, so that a Edward Hotel Buildings, and the financial position,
notice of motion.
A Difficult Matter.
7 per cent... $7,000.00 write off Machinery 2,000,00
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write off Building
2,000.00
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and carry forward
to new account... 4,183.84
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$16,133.64
Stole her Clothing. A Chinese married woman of municated to us, and it seems one 22, Upper Lascar Row, has re- The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible which is worthy of the considera ported to the police that on the messenger. Peak subaribers can have their copies delivered tion of the Harbour Authorities. 14th inst., some person stole from their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by At the present time many her cubicle a bandle of clothing post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. of the steamers which lie of Weat valued $15. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 Foint have no buoys, and cones- Single Oapies, Daily, ten conta. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for quently they have to ride at an- chor. With the shifting tides cash only)..
and wind, the cables often become badly twisted, and in some cases
proper supervision and control may be exercised over the to him pointing out that when he ($4,394.76) was expended in re
manager of the hotel had written
During the year a large sum it takes, we are told, a couple of
Ohineas coolies and other or used the term "King Edward pairs to the machinery and build- houra to clear the boat. This, on gold watch valued $30 and a
vants employed in such build- Hotel Buildings" it might bring in gaand,although this expense will the near approach of a typhoon, gold finger ring valued $30,
inge; and that the provisions a great deal of discredit upon, and always be considerable, it is hoped might result in disastrons conseTM
of Bye-law No. 8, relating to do possible damage to, the hotel. that for the future the amount will quences.. The suggestion is,
Combined leave for two months Bavonging and conservanoy, He wished it to be made perfectly be on a smaller scale. therefore, that buoys should be
be rigidly enforced." provided for all vessels constantly and three days to the neighbour.
public, if it was possible, that he In introducing it he had a few had no intention of referring and new collar moulder leve Our new dry cleaning house frath using the port. We pass on the ing countries, the first 60 days
idea to those whom it may being privilege leave, has been remarke which he wished they to
the King Edward Hotel been in good working order for granted to Lieut. E. Segar, 40th would consider carefully in the specifically. As a matter of some months and the cost of Pathane, from July 22, 1914 (or general consideration of the notice fact he had mentioned it as being same appear in the accounts date of availing),
of motion. In the first place be the most prominent feature of under review. Complaints are £384,000 Worth of Damage.
thought there could be no doubt that look of buildinge and from now very few and we do our best Surely now that the results of
whatever that no member of that eaquiries he had made and from to give satisfaction to everyone. militancy are placed before the Police Sergeant Appleton has Board, or any member of the information he had received, the Stiff, I maintain we do not re- British public in actual money reported that the polica were general public, from the uxorious management of the hotel whceive the support we deserve and figures, the Home Government called to a certain house at gentleman who wished to go infinitely moro bareful than I feel confident that anyone who will chess to play at punishing Cheung-chau, and in the roof home for his dinner in Kowloon anybody else in that alley way to inspзoted our works would, even the offenders, and will take they found a snake seven and a to the weary reveller, who wished sea that no nuisance should exist, at a trifling more cost, patronize definite measures for smashing half feet long and nine and a half to catch the first ferry in the Bat he did eay that the rest of us if only from a sanitary and "bafragettism" once and for all. inches in circumference. morning in order to get a clean that alley-way was in an absolute cleanly point of view. We mentioned in one of last
Cook's Lapse.
collar and go back to his office in ly disgusting condition. night's telegrams that, within An Indian cook attached to the time to settle down to business,
Further improvements to faci- Very Difficult. eighteen months, no less than Hazara Mounted Battery was could dispute the fact that these
litate the work will be taken in Of course, it was very difficult; hand this year and I think that £384,000 (say about four charged this morning by Inspector places were in a disgusting there were several large million Is it not almost time that the United States Government made worth of damage has been done Kowicon Railway Station. Mr. haps be had laid himself open to alleys and they were packing, re-dividends in fature.
we may look forward to steady Hongkong dollars) Gordon with being drunk on the condition. He thought that par mercantile firms in the two progrese and, I trust, to steady, its mind as to what it intends to do in the matter of the Philip by these extraordinary people. Wood fined the defendant $7 or, the criticism that he had made an poking, and unpacking, one pines? So far, from all we can see, there has been much talk, much Well; who is going to foot the in default of payment, seven days invidious distinction with regard might say, all hours of the day measure due to our manager, Hr. The results are in a large shilly-sballying and much speculation and nothing done one way bill? Someone 28. Property imprisonment. or the ather. The latest news, as may be seen from the wire owners have a right to protection.
to the two lanes mentioned in the and night and, in addition to Gee and our compradore, and I published in Monday's Telegraph, is that a bill is to be introduced into Some time back there was a lot of
that, for some reason best known take this opportunity of thanking to themselves, they allowed them on behalf of all concerned the Washington Parliament, granting "some measure of self gor- talkin Parliament about attaching ernment to the Islande. The Bill proposes to abolish the Philippine the fands of the Women's Union, Walter Douglas Graham, late of entirely as offices with a part as or paupers or ccolies, or whatever interests of the Company,
He meant those buildings used large number of people beggars for their strict attention to the Commission, replacing it by a House of Representatives whose bat we do not gather that any Hongkong, who were lost on the residences for the Chinese coolies they were-to take refuse from members will be elceted for the Christian parts of the Islands while definite steps have been taken in Empresa of Ireland, took place and servants belonging to the the dustbins. He had seen them the report and accounts, I shall be
Before moving the adoption the representation of non-Christian portions will be a matter for the the matter. Meanwhile innocent on June 20. There was to be a offices. That was where he felt do it himself. They scattered the Governor General to decide,
citizens are having their property Barvice at St. Mary's, Acton, at it was a dificult matter as to reinse in order to find something to the best of my ability.
pleased to answer any questions The Reuter message adde that the bill is not expected to reach damaged, priceless works of art twelve, the interment taking place inspection. The basis of the first they could either eat or sell. If enactment in the precont session. We had hardly supposed that it are being backed, mails tampered at Willesden Cemetery.
There being no questions, I would. Americans of practical mind who have lived in the with and public buildings burned
part of his notice of motion be- that sort of thing could go on Philippines for some years and had an opportunity of studying or hombed, and the £384,000, The case against the Chiness cames very difficult one to make during the day, how much more beg to propose that the report and closely the various matters affecting the lelanda and their inhabit looks like being expanded soon who went suddenly mad at the night where valuables, valuable These lanes were believed to pleasure in seconding the adoption
a rogalar inspection of offices at a must it go on during the night?
accounts as presented be adopted. Mr. Northcote :-I have much ants, have, in most cases, formed very definite opinions as to the to half a million.
Peak came up this morning bebooks, and valuable instruments be private lanes and therefore, of the report and accounts, and in desirability of Filipino independence. During the past couple of
fore Mr. J. R. Wood and was were kept, as well as other things, it was much years many of the more influential of these have made statements to French Defence.
again remanded until Friday would be very difficult, but, at the for
more difficult
doing so I desire to congratulate the Telegraph on the subject, and we do not remember a 'single care Another interesting wire of morning when the medical officer same time, he did not see why there them and, that being so, management generally upon police torale the Board of Directors and the wherein independence, or even partial independerce, has been resterday is that relating to the who has the man nuder his care should not be imposed in some he submitted there was all the having placed the Company, ance advocated. It would seam that England and America are in Report to the Army Committee of will report as to his fitness to way some kind of condition which more reason for that Board to very much the same boat just now as regards the handling of their the French Benste. According to plead or not.
would prohibit the office coalie or move in the way of making some I think it is some three years more on a dividend-paying basir. coloured subjects. Just as there are thousanda of people at Home this, if the French army were who, never having seen the East, are prepared to lay down the low called into the field at the present We have reverved for review the trusted servant-whoever he recommendation as to the section since we have had a dividend, and wholesale to British officials cut here as to how a native populace moment, the troops would have to the following books: "Outlines of might be from actually sleeping referred to in his notice of motion. I am sure all shareholders are
on the premises. After 7 a.m. it He believed that section carried have never been out of the United States in their lives, and therefore pair of boots to each man and Bing (Commercial Press, Shang trusted ones to open up the quite appreciated it would more, and we hope it will be should be governed, so there appear to be similar thousands who turn out equipped with but one Chinese. History" by Li Ung would be perfectly possible for the the very long way but he delighted to receive one once regard themselves as entirely competent to decide, once and for all, those made thirty years ago! Our hai) and "Medical Missionary office. He did not think that it necessitate an enormous questions that have baffled such men as Governor-General Forbes can army, from the time of the Language Study by O. G... was necessary for them to be in prosecutions and would entail
increase The Chairman ---It has been and other experienced and hard-headed officials.
Crimean War down to the end of Baronsfeather (Kelly and Walsh). actually resident on the premises; expenditure in regard to the first by Mr. Northcote that the report proposed by myself and seconded It has been suggested that underlying Washington's attitude the Boer War, suffered so acutely, We are also in receipt of the it was a general privilege which part of his notice of motion. He and accounts as presented be towards the Islands is the influence of the eternal woman. Yoar and withal so needlessly, through Report of the General Committee by year America is falling more and more under feminine sway, and the trickeries of fraudulent of the Hongkong Chamber of was abused in nine case out of members of the Board would see signify in the usual way. Against was abused, an opportunity which introduced it hoping that the adopted. Those in favour please Bo threatening to bosoms weaker through becoming more sentiment contractors that English people Commerce, al. We have it on excellent authority that women are steadily get abould be able to sympathise ting the education of the male youth of the country into their hands, with a Foreign Power where and while, at one end of the chain, boys are being taught abowy, shortage of suppliesie concerned. hollow forms of patriotism such as would naturally appeal to women But the telegram goes on to when once they escape for five minutes from men's guidance, at the say there is insufficient ammun other they are being told that soldiers are licensed Butchers, that ition, for the guns, that the war is sinful, that capital punishment is murder, and that for artillery is inferior to that of a nation to attempt to hold any other territory but its own is Germany, and that the forme received by the American Con- of the office. When he had lived in those places. It was
The telegram quoted below was coolies being loft with the keys sponsible were the people who director in plaoo of Mr. Hutton robbery and tyranny of the firet water. Fortunately America still have not been improved since salate General, Hongkong, from office in Queen's Road he used very hard for them to adopt the Mr. Northcote I beg possesses a good residue of strong men who, having given feminism 1875 Worse still, the Minister of the Manila Observatory at 11.30 oopssionally to make it course of pulling those places The Chairman -It has been a fair length of rope, are likely to pull it up at any moment with war admitted that most of the a.m. yesterday between 7 and 11 and he found down and paying enormous proposed by Mr.Gee and wecond- a round turn; and it is just such an issue no this Philippine basi Reporter's atatements were nows that is most calculated to bring about the round turn in carreot. This matter of the Cyclone or Typhoon-Near or his electric lights going on and compensation which was the only question. For her own credit's sake we would like to see America guns and ammunition is over the northern Ladrone or large dinner parties being enter decide the matter and have done with it, to see her make up her rate not referrable to fraudulent Mariana Islands, moving W.N.W. Lained there, and, he need hardly way they could adopt other than by Mr Northcote that Mr. W mind as to whether she is going to annex all the land as far as ocntracte, whatever the boot received at 5.50 p.m. yesterday: unnecessary refute thrown out to any imt he felt that something only. The next hardnes
The following telegram was say, an extraordinary – whount of did not think he had, any more Hr. W. Hutton Potta. Tho in Panama, hold tightly the Philippines and the Sandwich Islandaete, business may be. Then who is or whether she is going to the other extrems, abando sing every responsible, and what is going northern Ladrons for Mariaus found the following morning remedy that grave crime.
Orolone or Typhoon, W. uf the into the streets which had been was absolutely necessay to thing but her own original territory. Half measures, such as this to be done ?- proposed self-governing bill, can only lead to trouble in the end.
Islands, moving W, or W.N.W. That was only one instance and
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TYPHOON WARNINGS.
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ten without the owner or occupier their way to bring it forward to Carried unanimously. The nex of the premises knowing anything the notice of the Govern business is the election of *** About it; the coolie simply saved ment. He thought that the Brown as director in place of Mr. house rent for himself and family. landlords should be made to pay Pette
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much
Personal Knowledge, so that their premises might be r. Gee have On that point he spoke from kept in proper order. The people pleasure in proposing Mr. Brown personal knowledge of office that he felt were primarily re-
the one he had mentioned. He
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8.Brown be a director in place of
favour Against. Carried cur-
the re-election of a director
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