October 28, 1899,]n:
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The ACTING Attorney-General said he had some amendments to propose to clause 1 of the town there were very strong feelings held. came to the question of the sanitary state of the Bill. It seemed to him that it was not In certain quarters it was said that the height desirable to except the Hill District. It was thought at one time that it was not necessary to obief.
of the buildings was at the bottom of the mis. include the Hill District within the scope of the
The question of overcrowding was a Bill but it had since come to his knowledge question of overcrowding they must not very important one, and in considering the that there were shelters for Chinese coolies at forget the question of cubicles. the Peak, and therefore he did not think it that could be traced 60 per cent. occured in Of the cases would be advisable to except the Peak. Withoubicles, and he thought that this fact should regard to the New Territories, which were also exempted, he might inform the Council that it well to direct their attention very seriously to ead them to consider whether it might not be was in contemplation to introduce a Bill apply the question of cubicles. He thought they were ing to certain portions of the New Territories all agreed upon the question of overcrowding. at was to say, to the district between Laichi- It was very important that if they could keep this kok and Lyeemuu, to the south of what was down in any way they should do so, and it seem. commonly known as the Kowloon range of hills ed to him that the simplest way of decreasing the provisions of a portion of the Ordinances overcrowding would be by increasing the size of the colony. Therefore with regard to the New Territories he had also got an amendment
of the cubicles. to move. The Acting Attorney-General sigui followed, the upshot of which was that the A desultory conversation on this point fied his amendments, one of which was to include suggestion of His Excellency that the Bill the Peak within the scope of the Bill and the should not be taken further in committee other to alter the wording as to the New Ter- that day, but that the members should have ritory.
time to go thoroughly into the cubicle question was adopted.
The point as to the exclusion or otherwise of the Peak from the operation of the Bill was dis. cussed, and on the matter being put to the vote the proposed alteration was lost. Six voted for and six against, H.E. the Governor, giving His casting vote against. Those who voted for the amendment were the on. Wei A Yuk, the Hon. T. H. Whitehead, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Acting Attorney-General, and H. E. Major- General Gascoigne. Those who voted against were H.E. the Governor, the Hon. J. J. Keswick, the Hon. E. R. Belilios, the Harbour Master, the Director of Public Works, the Colonial Secretary and the Colonial Treasurer.
The Bill also proposed to except the New Territories, but it was made to read that it should not apply to the Hill District or "to any por- tion of the New Territories except to such por- tion thereof as it shall be expressly extended to by Ordinance.”
The Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD said that certain proposed amendments to the Bill had been sent to him, and as he had not gone into them thoroughly be suggested that the Bill be referred to a slect committee consisting of the Attorney-General, toe Captain Superiuten. dent of Police, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, and the Hon. J. J. Keswick.
His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR discoun- tenanced this, saying that the Bill was a very important one, and he thought it would be better to thrash it out in public. He, however, said that he was in the hands of the Council, and the honourable gentleman could propose the referring of the Bill to a committee if he wished
to do so,
There seemed to be no particular desire on the part of the Council to adopt the Hon. T. H. Whitehead's suggestion, and the Bill was no- cordingly proceeded with.
Two or three small alterations were, on the suggestion of the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD, made to clause 2, the last sab-section of which defines "owner.
The Council then resumed.
THE RATING BILL.
The Conncil went into committee on the
Rating Bill, and two or three small alterations
were made.
The Council adjourned until Tuesday next.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was Secretary presiding. held after the Council meeting, the Colonial
WATER ACCOUNT.
A recommendation of His Excellency the Governor to vote a sum of $2,000 in aid of the “Water Account" (Meters, etc.) was agreed to.
THE ESTIMATES,
The Appropriation Bill was considered, the various items of estimated expenditure being taken one by one,
Answering the Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD, Who had mentioned the Police Department,
The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE said that provision was made in the estimates for 1900 for 41 additional European police including four inspectors and 17 sergeants and lance-sergeants; 140 Indian police, 58 Chinese land police, 38 water police, and 12 interpreters. There had already been opened stations at
SUPREME COURT. 20th October.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
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BEFORE HIS HONOUR W. MEIGH GOODMAN (ACTING CHIEF Justice).
THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY AGAINST A CHINESE DETECTIVE.
with menaces.
Su Yeung was charged with (1) attempting to obtain a bribe; and (2) demanding money
He pleaded not guilty.
Crown Solicitor), appeared for the prosecution, The Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acting Attorney
and Mr. Sharp (instructed by Messrs. Deacon General), instructed by Mr. Bowley (Acting
H. Ray, V. Da Cruz de Rozario, E. V. M. and Hastings) for prisoner.
R. de Souza, C. G. G. Stockhausen, G. A. G. The jurors were Messrs. W. Altmann, E.
Friesland, and P. H. Murray.
charged on two different counts. In the first Mr. Pollock said prisoner in this case was count ho was charged with attempting to obtain a bribe from one Cheung Kwai with a view to inducing him to do an act contrary to his duty detective police coustable in the public service as a public servant, he being employed as a of the colony. In the second count he was charged with felononsly with menaces demand- ing of Cheung Kwai the sum of $200 with intent to steal the same. It would appear that
ou the morning of the 21th September, about 11 o'clock or half-past, prisoner and two other men went on board a junk which was lying anchored at Yaumati, and found there certain arms and ammunition. Prisoner spoke to the man who was found in charge a foki employed being on board and about his giving him $200. on the boat, and said something about the arms The foki said he was not the master of the
boat. At about one o'clock Cheung Kwai, the master of the junk, came on board, and prisoner bad a conversation with him the purport of which was that because of these arms and am- munition being found on board prisoner would have to take the master of the junk, Cheung Kwai, to the Police Station unless he received from him the sum of $200. It was prisoner's duty to make a report to Inspector Kemp on the matter, but he did not do so, and that was a breach of duty on his part.
The witnesses for the prosecution gave evid-
ence.
loon City with a subsidary station at Kow- the following places :-Kow-
The jury after having been addressed by the loon and Shatin Gap; Shatin; Taipo; Starling prosecution and the defence retired to consider Inlot;
Kat 0; Fu Ti-au; Un Loong; Ping their finding. After an absence of about half- shan; Taiho, with subsidiary station at Tangan-hour they returned with a verdict of not Ching, Cheung Chau; and Yeung Shu Wan, guilty by fire to two. the last-named being a subsidiary station to Aberdeen. It was intended next year to open stations at Saikung and Teun Wan, making 15 stations uext year.
On the item as to the Medical Department being reached.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed that he thought it very necessary that there should be an Assistant Medical Officer of Health in the colony.
The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the defluition of owner which appeared in the Bill was taken from the Public Health Ordinance of The CHAIRMAN said the fact of provision for 1897, but he might mention that there was no an Assistant Medical Officer not having been appeal now pending from the Magistrate to the made in this year's estimates did not imply that Supreme Court apou this very definition in the that officer was not to be appointed. The Public Health Ordinance. He thought the de-estimates were prepared before the recommenda- cision of the Magistrate on the point was cor- rect, but it was desirable they should not have in the Bill any definition about which there might be any dispute hereafter, and be accord. ingly proposed to move certain alterations.
These alterations were agreed to Ou Clause 3, which deals with cubicles, being reached,
tion was received from the Sanitary Board so that it was too late to insert it in this year's es- timates. The question was still under considera. tion, and in any case it would have to be submit- ted to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his approval if it was decided to recommend the appointment
On the items under the head "Pablic Works Extraordinary being reached.
The Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD Suggested that they should be postponed for a fortnight, as the unofficial meinbers of the Council would like to consider them further.
The CHAIRMAN agreed to this and the meeting terminated.
H. E. the GOVERNOR said that this Bill had been brought forward ou account of the plague epidemic. He had been making olose enquiries into this question and has accumulated a certain amount of facts which had been sent to all the gentlemen of that Council and to a great many people outside in the hope that he might re- opiye some light on the subject in the public press or elsewhere that someone would take From Manila we learn that the manager of notice of these facts and form some opinion the newspaper La Patria has been arrested by upon them. He was sorry he had not the American Authorities for publishing sedi. seen anything. L'e had gone into it tious matter and the printing office has been very koonly him
He found when they ! placed under guard.
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23rd October.
THE HUNGHOM MURDER..
Pung Pan, carpenter, Market Street. Hung- hom, and Li Ki, cook, Bulkeley Street, Hung. hom, were charged with the wilful murder of Pun Fuk, sawyer, at Hunghom, on the 22nd August. They pleaded not guilty.
The jurors were Messrs. W. T. Marlow, H. Haynes, T. P. Cochrane, H. E. Mackenzie, E. H. Ray, M. von Obrewsky, and G. A Friesland.
General), instructed by Mr. Bowley (Acting The Hon. H. E. Pollock (Acting Attorney. Crown Solicitor), appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Slade (iustructed by Messrs. Deacon and Hastings) for the defence.
Mr. Pollock said first prisoner was employed as a carpenter in the Dock Company's premises at Huughom, second prisoner being a cook em. ployed at Huughom. At about noon on the 22nd August last in the ordinary course of affairs there was a whistle blown in the Dock Company's premises, and a lot of men came out into the street for the purpose of having their mid-day meal. it would appear from the evi- dence of a carpenter employed in a private boat-building yard at Kowloon that on the invi- tation of deceased he went out to drink tea with him, and when walking along Bulkeley Street in Hunghom they met first prisoner. Deceased went up to him and asked him to give him some money. It did not seem quite clear from this witness's evidence what the money was for. He did not know why deceased asked first prisoner to give him money. Then first prisoner apparently
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