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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOTICE.

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THE TRENCHES TRAGEDY.

Shangha, Jan. 17. „Furbuch-testilșing on his own bebali, said he remeinbered nothing after his fest drink at the El Dorado except the serving if a second drink, then some sort of an explosion.

Tan Jelence celoses on Tuesday morning and arguments will pro [bably take place in the afternoon

Later.

The Furbush defence has finish. Jed. Arguments will be heard on

Thursday morning.

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

Shanghai, Jan. 17

The S. cruiser New Orleans is emiliaz for Vladivostoki at sis o'elzek DO Tuesday morning. meeting the destroyer Elliatt a

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SHANGHAI-PEKING AIR MAIL.

Shanghai, Jan. 13. Col Holt, the Air Department representative, gives details of the plans for the Shanghai-Peking: airline, starting on the first off May. It is proposed to make thei Trip in 12 hours or less. By air- mail the fee will be fifteen cents extra. Passengers will pay twen- igestive cents a mile.

his mate varivar chcial c. BIG FIRE AT SHANGHAL Fleurues, was the thing that was

Shanghai. Jan. 13. must disrobeunting to us

Two hundred Chinese shops and' Pupus uncial, Laughter;}dwellings were gutted at Footung. Now, after inng gears of battle.Taikoo and other foreign godowns after having grown grey in the were endangered. The fire was = Colony, Mr.j controlled after a thirteen hour Thalservice

Th

ng" and the Hax. Mr. Chatham Chatham is ating to rest on his fight. the Settlement trefloat and

his departure treman co-operating. President oregised "The

toasts being en-will bucasia us much regret. we! nu-in-fically received.

do not gruder him the rest tej "The walch long and strenuous! Mr. Jareer has entitled him. We wish him and Mrs. Chatham a pleasant

In proposing the wast of Principal Geet" the Hon. Bam 'hupuk said:-

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Singapore, Jas, 15. The Frenca aruser Desan has amr.sed.

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with the

another

toast.

place he had of Mr. Chatham's

may never see again, the heart is I would now ask you to drink to

tirred to its very depths. I: Me with such emotions that I am now Chatham.

juulony experienced a very serious The Hos. Mr. W. Chatham, whe condition as regards the fsubmitting to you the toast of the

water setenine in a few days the Hon. was received with lead applause supply. The reservoirs, such Mr. Chatham will leave these on rising to respond to the toast as they Were those days, Lahores un redinment on a well said he must first thank the mem-only contained a little over 500.-| jearned peavin after nearly thirty-bers of the Chiu se community forį 26.090 gallons. They failed, and and the great hacour they had done one of the severest dry seasons Retourable Sears

His Honour Mr. H. H. J. Gom that. (Laughter). He felt greatly {meritorio de service to the Colony, bim in entertajling him. In ang the Colony had experienced set in perts in reply to the toast said honoured in hearing his name

and we are asembled hare this thing he might say he hoped it with a totally inadequate supply. that it was with some trepidation coupled evening to bid him farewell, and would not be thought that be ar Another means of getting water that he saw the eagle eye of the In to assure him of our high esteem rogated to himself the credit for had to be devised for a part of Vice-President fixed upon him, and spoken and regard ¡Applause). Mr. Jalk that had been doce in the the area; water was imported into he discerned that he had marked services, and as one of their guests Chatham has. I believe, held Colony. He was glad to take this the, Colony-some 29,000,000 gal-him out to reply to tant toast that night he would like to sup- the high and

responsible opportunity of acknowledging the one-any many would remember Honestly, he wished that he had plement the remarks he made on position + Head

the great assist ce he had received the jour queues of people with called upon Mr. Cland Severn who that occasion and in that place, Public Works Department for a from many members of the Public their buckets lining up on the would have done much better with remarks which might be des- | fonder period than any of his pre-Works Department. (Applause). He raya. marshalled by soldiers than he could hope to do. He felt cribed as of light catore and decessors, and I venture by believe had to thank Mr. Lau Chu-pak for through the gates until they got it rather an honour that as a law-which would be quite unsuitable that none of them would be more the all-too-fattering terms in their buckets filled. That emer-yer he should be asked to respond to the other place. As he then said, deserving of the gratitude of which his services had been aper, he hoped, would never octo the toast, because he was quite he had been associated with Mr. as in Chatham for a considerable time posterity than he is, for the share praised. When he was appointed again, for the reservoirs were aware that in Hongkong. ne has contributed towards the to the position he had held for the capable of containing over some other places, lawyers were and had learned to value his won- Mr. Lau CEC- remarkable growth of the Colony last 20 years, he fell on rather000.000.000 gallons. (Applause). not held in the highest regard.derful services.

Other developmen: had follow- (Laughter). In England they pak had referred to the enormons that has taken place during his troubled time. It happened

st alequanimity with which Mr. tenure of office. I do not propose that considerable agitation had ed in the matter of the roads, for were certainly not, but Anor does it seem arcessary, to ap-been raised agicst the Govern example-to which Mr. Lau Cho-igreat many of them succeeded in Chatham could sit through pro- pok alluded-and especially was assisting the Government of that ceedings of a somewhat violent praise the value of his work. ment for having failed to carry this the case in Kowloon. The country.

Mr. Gompertz recalled nature and without, metaphorical- Suffice it to say that it will as out the recommendations made by New Territories had been taken that some tes years ago when he ly speaking, turning a hair. Įsuredly live long after the present Mr. Chadwick some years pre-over about three years before his was trying a case in the Law Mr. Severn proceeded to recall Ireneration will have ceased toriously when he visited the Colony appointment, and the whole coun- Courts, a very fine old gentleman, that in his first year in Hongkong. jeniet. It will live in the stately The agitation culminated ia

at lay ready for development. a Chinese merchant, was called as he bad a wonderful example of

Kowloon Law Courts and Port Office Build. pesition to the Secretary of State Developments in

had a witness, and counsel introducing Mr. Chatham's capacity for deal ings, in the Mongkoktaul break-for the Colonies and, naturally, been enormous. He had him elicited the fact that he had ing with an occasion where other water, in the reservoirs that were holding the position he did, the bounded faith in the prosperity been forty years in the Colony, people would have collapsed-in constructed under his direction, Government turned to him to pre-of Hongkong, and he would ever had been president of the Po a manger which not only amused in the residential areas that he pure a lefence. It involved, reces-take the deepest interest in all its Leung Kuk, the Tang Wab Hos-them, but was also satisfactory has been instrumental in opening sarig, a large amount of labour concerns. (Applause). He wish-pital and other worthy institu- from the point of view of the con- out, and in these splendid roads and fortunately he was able to to thank those with whom he had liona. The old gentleman, with duct of public affairs. Dropping

associated-his which are the admiration of all present a very fair statement of been

Chinese a beaming smile, turning to him into a reminiscence of the early visitors, and in which we take a what the Government had done. friends for their ready advice on (the speaker) said: "Forty-five days of his association with Mr. justiñable pride. (Applause). Some of the signatories of the many occasions: it had always years, and never in all that time Chatham, Mr. Severn recalled that But # is not by his petition had evidently forgotten been useful to him. It was with have I been here in the Lawlowing to the unsatisfactory state labours alone that Mr. Chatham that some & or in years previously great regret that he severed his Courts." (Laughter). All coun-of Graigmin Road he had on os- haa won the esteem and they had suggested in the Legiala- connection with the Colony off tries tried experiments. They casions to negotiate it with cir- regard of the general community, tive Council reduction of Hongkong, and he trusted that the were trying Government experi- cumspection to avoid the many His inhorn courtesy, his unfailing salaries of a number of officials prosperity of the future would ments in England. Their compa pitfalls which were left in the con tact and ever accessibility render with a view to saving the Colony far surpass even that of the past.trists were trying them in China.dition of the road., Mr. Chatham's business intercourse with him a From ruin. (laughter). As the re-

(Applause)..

After the revolution, they started diplomacy in replying to a query pleasure, while his scrupalous duction otoposed only amounted to

Mr. Ho Fook proposed the toast with politicians, but now they put by Mr. Murray Stewart on the fairness and single-minded de-some £10.000 they apparently con-1

of "Our Other Guests." He said:- seemed to be doing it with gen- delay in the repair of this road votion to daty have evoked the sidered that the Colony was in a

Gentlemen, In asking my fel-erals. He was quite sure that if was rezn in the statement he the first instance that admiration and respect of those very critical condition. (Laughter). low hosts to honour the toast of their honourable President called made in who, like myself. have had the The petitioners asked for experts ar other Guests," I ask them to to his counsel a cabinet of Hong- there was too much rain, which privilege of associating with him to be seat out to advise the Gooeels-and-businessmen who soon restore order(Applause) possible and in the second in

a body of Government kong business men he would very made the repair of the road-im- in public affairs. (Applause). ernment as to what works should have contributed largely to the if there were any unruly tuchuns stance, that a long period of I still look back with be undertaken and the result was unfeigned pleasure upon those that Professor Simpson and Mr. Prosperity of the community, of left they would soon be brought bright sunshine was also a hip- which the Chinese are the in- to book. In conclusion, Mr. Gom-drance to the work, because rain good old times whez the Chadwick visited the Colony and tegral part. I do not wish to pertz said that they had an ex- was needed to consolidate the Sanitary Board bad considerably on their recommendations

the single but any one of them for cellent dinner, and he wanted road. (Laughter). On the valu- wider powers than it possesses Public Health and Buildings special mention beyond stating them to digest it. He would only able services Mr. Chatham bad to-day, and when I was a member Ordinance was introduced. It had that it affords us great pleasure now ask not only their guests but rendered to the Colony, he would of it. In those days, its meetings resulted in very great improve to welcome back to our midst the also their kind hosts to drink to say nothing. The circumstances were often enlivened with spirited meats and his only regret was that Hon. Dr. Claud Severn and the the health of the Chairman, Mr. he had mentioned he had never altercations in. which now and it had not operated quite quickly Hon. Mr. S. B.

Ross. Lau Chu-pak,

forgotten, and they had always again I participated with keer enough. Anything that could be (Applause); With these 1ew The Hon. Mr. Severn, who also filled him with great admisation. relish. Sometines Mr. Chatham done to facilitate its working remarks 1 will. DOW call responded to the toast, said that He supported everything that was the target for our verbal through it the Colony would upon my compatriots to fill their Mr. Gompertz, in his remarks, Mr. Gompertz had said and thank shafts, but I cannot recall a single materially benefit the public at glasses and drink .heartily to the mentioned that he thought that he led his Chinese friends for the occasion on which his equanimity large. (Hoxr, bear)..

long life and happiness of our (the speaker) should have also kind entertainment given them. WRA even slightly disturbed. All this trouble about the in- other guests, coupled with the sald something. In reply to the The Chairman heartily rep{{ed Nothing seemed able to ruffle him, sanitary condition of the Colony names of His Honour Mr. H. H. J. toast. All the time he had intend to the toast and expressed thanks and this admirable impassibility was not enough, apparently, for in Gompertz and the Hon. Dr. Gland ad to say something, but evident for the kind remarka-made res- jof his, not the dialectis powers of the subama of the same year the Severn.

jy. Me: Gompertz" did" not "know | betting himself,

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