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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 27TH JUNE, 1908,
The charitable institutions and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Canton have sent three urgent wires to the Tung Wah Hospital of Hongkong requesting the latter institution to issue appeals to the Chinese abroad for pecuniary assistance and to co-operate in the immediate relief of the sufferers from the calamitous inundation caused by the recent rains throughout the valleys of the north and west rivers. A meeting of the leading Chinese was called at the Tung Wan Hospital on Tuesday night to collect subscriptions to be remitted to Canton. At the request of the charitable institution of Canton, a large quan- 405 tity of biscuits was sent up by the 10 o'clock |
boat on Tuesday night and the Tang Wah Hospital remitted $10,000 from a reserve fund to the relief party. It is reported by the Chinese who have returned to the Colony that 412 the suffering in the flooded districts on the present occasion is much more serious and 413 distressing than what has previously been ..413 experienced.
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On 10th May 1908, at Dundee, Scotland, JAEN, the dearly beloved mother of J. J. BLAKE. Age 64 years.
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FAR EASTERN NEWS.
The steamer Hanping launched by Messrs. Bailey and Company underwent its trial trip on June 20th.
A prisoner is reported to have escaped from Victoria Gaol on June 23rd. It is believed that be succeeded in dressing himself as an earth ooolie and so made his way out.
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Mr. WALLACE was of opinion that six shops would sell as much as seventeen, and said that the atter had been most carefully considered by the Council, and it was only proposed to issue licenses to shops at present in existence, viz. seventeen.
Mr. KRUSE thought that it did not matter much whether the number stood at seventeen or less, as the shopkeepers would most probably reduce the number themselves by combining together so as to avoid the payment of license
fees.
Mr. WILSON. said they ought to consider the opium smoking shopkeepers whom we were closing down at only a short notice of two months, and give the whole of the seventeen present shops the opportunity of taking ont licenses for the sale of prepared opium; besides the question of whether there were seventeen or six shops was of little consequence, as the whole of the licenses would be cancelled in less than two years.
Mr. WALES supported the Council's motion simply because he did not see that by altering the number of shops it was proposed to license
KULANGSU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL for the sale of prepared opium, it would make
Minutes of a special meeting of ratepayers, held at the Municipal Board Room, on the 16th June 1908
Present:--Messrs, Arnold, Barton, Bowra, Braun, Fenwick, Gottwaldt, Gotz, Howard, Kobler, Kruse, Lorrentzen, Reyd. Macgowan, Dr. Merz, Nielsen, O'Brien-Butler, Okuyama, Revd. Nales, Wallace, Wilson, and Wylly. The Revd. Joseland, Revd. Sadler and others.
1 Dr. C. Merz. Consul for Germany and Senior Consul, was in the chair.
2 The SECRETARY read the notice convening the meeting.
3 Mr. WALLACE, Chairman of the Council, submitt d the following resolution :-
"That all Opium Smoking Shops and Houses be closed within two months of the issue of a special Proclamation on the subject, which Proclamation will be issued immediately after its approval by the Consular Body." The motion, seconded by the Revd. J Macgowan, was put to the meeting and carried unanimously.
4. Mr. WALLACE then moved, seconded by Mr. Bowra, a resclution as follows:
"That a certain limited number of shops be licensed for the sale of prepared opium half these said shops to be closed by the 31st March 1909, and the remaining half by the 31st March 1910."
Mr. MACGOWAN.-How many shops is it proposed to license ?
any practical difference to the consumption of opium, and the Council's motion seemed to him to be likely to cause less irritation and also to avoid any possible accusation of harsh dealing. He was not half hearted in his desire to see this thing done, but he would like to see it done effectively and with as little irritation as may
be.
The resolution was then put to the meeting and carried unanimously,
With a hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman, Dr. Merz, proposed by Mr. WALLACE, the business of the meeting was concluded.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the 2nd June 1908.
Present:-Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chair- man), C. A. V. Bowra. W. Kruse, W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Secretary.
1. The minutes of the last meeting are read, and confirmed.
2. Ordinary routine business is transacted.
3. The Superintendent of Police reports the following cases have been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last meeting :-
Summonses,-Assault 4, Breach of Sampan Regulations 2, Debt 1, Throwing rubbish into the public drains 2, Obstructing the public drains 2, Allowing pigs and cattle to stray 8, Threatening to do grievous bodily harm 2, Using abusive language 1.
Summary Arrests.-Committing a nuisance 3, Burglary 1, Breach of Sampan Regulations illegally removing soil from the foreshore 5, Being a rogue and a vagabond &c. 1.
Mr. WALLACE.-Seventeen the limit. Mr. MACGO / N, whilst thoroughly agreeing with the resolutions that the Council had so care. fully drawn up, merely suggested that in licens, ing shops for the sale of prepared oplum, the number seventeen t at had been mentioned was really larger than the needs of the case demanded, and he thought that five or six would be amply sufficient. As the actual resolution made no mention however of any particular number, he hoped that the discretionary powers that were vested in the Council would lead to there being as few licensed shops as possible, and so he very heartily voted for it.
(Bigned) W. H. WALLACE,
Chairman.
By order,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Becretary.
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