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view to seeing that they are free of rat- rans and provided with impervious ground surfaces The Chinese have established Public Dispensaries and also District Plague Hospitals which in the City of Victoria are managed by a Committee of which the Registrar General and the two Chinese Members of the Sanitary Board are members; in Kowloon, a local Com- mittee manages the Dispensary and the Hospital. These institutions are supported by voluntary contributions, and each is in charge of a Licentiate of the Hongkong College of Medicine who seas out-patients at the Dispen- sary, performs vaccinations, visita patients in their own homes, and treats patients in the District Hospital. Cases of infectious disease are notified by these licentiates to the nearest Distriot Banitary Office, and if the case is one of Plague, the patients may be treated in the District Hospital,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
CHINESE HEROES.
REWARDS FOR BE VERY.
The bravery of the ooxawain and crew of the steam launch “Kam Shun in saving life at the wreck of the "Powan," already recognised by money awards, was on the 18th inst. recognised in a more permanent manner by the presentation of medals to the eight gallant Chinese seamen, The story of how, by their timely arrival and indefatigable efforts, they took off most of the passengers of the ill-fated steamer is already well known, and it is extremely gratifying to find that the Chinese community appreciate so highly the noble work of the men of their own race. The silk banner for the owner and the medals and money for the Coxsw.in and crew were subscribed for by the Chinese community, and the presentation of "ATTACKIN THE INTEGRITY OF these was made on Saturday afternoon. H.E.
THE BENCH."
ANOTHER SUPREME COURT INCIDENT.
In the course of his summing up in a case at the Supreme Court on July 17th, His Honour the Chief Justice, mentioned that Consuls were the best abused men in the world.
His Lordship said-Gentlemen, I feel the same spirit seems to have seized on one of the learned couns-1. I am not going to say anything at all harsh, but there was a sugges tion thrown ont that I had not decided with equity.
Mr. Pollock-I am very sorry I cannot hear, His Lordship-Wha: I am going to say is this. There was a suggestion which I cannot pass over, although i am not going to emphasise it. The Beach knows perfectly well what the joy of a fight really is, Judges know perfectly well that when you have had a long care of fighting for your firm or clients a certain obsession cɔmes over the brain, and certain expressions are dropped that should not be taken at their full meaning, I think I am quite expressing the views of learned counsel when I say that everything in Danmark is right." Having ol-ared up this I say -
Mr. Pollock-I am sorry I could not hear what fell from your Lordship.
His Lordship-I beg your pardon. I said I felt sure I was expressing your views when 1 said that " nothing was wrong in the state of Denmark," which was the expression used in one of the newspapers.
Mr. Pollock-Well, my Lord, what I have said I have said; and I don't retract or withdraw anything.
the Governor was prevented by pressure of official business from attending, but the Registrar-General, the Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, | undertook the duty, at the request of His Excellency, of presenting the awards. The interesting ceremony attracted a large number of Chinese, but it was regrettable that so few Europeans were present. Among those present were The Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, C.M.G., Messrs. Ho Kom Tong, Lau Chn Pak, 8. W Tso, Chan Siu-ki, Wong Fe-lang, Li Shau-hin, Tam Hok-po (Chairman, Tang Wa Hospital), Ng Hon Chi, Chan Lok-chuen, Cheung Cheung chi, Tsan Tin-shan. Francisco Tse-yat, Siu Yuen-fai, Cheuk-hing. Heung Chi-leang, Cheung Shi-kai, W. E. Clarke, Li Po-kwai, Mok Man-chenang, Capt. T. P. Hall, Leung Pui-chi, Li Man-chi, Kwok Tia-woon, Tam Tsz-kong Tse Tat-ohoy, and Simon Tse-yan.
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rewards to the owner, coxswain and crew of the steam launch “Kam Shan to commemorate an notion which will long live in the annals of Hongkong, and to mark the appreciation of the Chinese public. Without that timely action, that commendable prompti. tude, there are many Chinese: families who would to-day be mourning the loss of their nearest and dearest. Napoleon the Great once praised the "three o'clock in the morning courage," as the sort that is rarest and most valuable. I think that our friends here must have been inspired by something of this quality when, at 10 o'clook on a dark night of wind and rain, without a moment's hesitation they answers to the call of duty. Fortunately no lives were lost among the rescuers; but that does not lessen the risk incurred, the risk of panic and the mad rush which has bafore now enveloped rescuers and all in common destruction.
The Hon. RrGIST&AR-GENERÁL then address- ed the recipients in Chinese ãs follows :—There is Chinese saying, “Who saves a life is better than he who builds seven pagod ss." You have saved over 130 lives and have thus acquired much merit. Heaven will surely give you prosperity, and your sons and grandsons will be many.
Continuing in English the Hoo, Mr. IRVING |:congratulated the leading Chinese on the spirit which prompted them to organise the presenta- tios and made particular reference to Mr. Ho Kom-tong as the chief mover in the matter. (Applause).
The master of the “Kam Shan” and Mr. Ho Kom Tong replied and refreshments were afterwards served.
The medals were simple in desigu bearing on the obverse four Chinese characters meaning : "For conspionous services in saving people from drowning." On the reverse the following inscription is engraved in Chinese ; "Present- ed by the Committee of the Tang Wa Hospital, directors of the Po Leung Kuk Society and the leading Chinese gentry and merchants of Hongkong."
The proceedings terminated with cheers for for Mr. Irving.
Sabsequently a reception took place at the office of Messrs. Tak Kes and Co, launch owners, when Mr. Chan Ying Fan, the head of the firm, presented gold medals to the coxswain and crew of the "Kam Shun," and the silk fisg received earlier in the afternoon was un- farled. The recipients were afterwards enter- tained to a Chinese dinner,
INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
The Hon. Dr. Ho KAI opened the proceedings. He said Mr. Irving,-Sir, I have been asked to introduce to you, the owner, coxswain and crew of the steam launch "Kam Shun," and to request you to be so good as to present them, on behalf of the leading members of the Chinese community with an embroidered silt banner, one gold and seven silver medals accompanied with gifts of small sums of money. I have very great pleasure in so doing, for I consider that a more gallant and successful act in life-saving bas never been witnessed within the waters of the Colony than that performed by the master of the "Kam Shan” and his orew on the 8th day of June last. I need not recount in detail the terrible disaster that overtook the ill-fated vessel "Powan" on the night of the 8th altimo, as the incident is doubtless still fresh in your His Lordship-I had hoped that learned memory, and the mind of the public. I counsel would allow me to put a golden bridge shall simply allude to the one bright spot over the incident. The whole suggestion is amidst the gloom of that deplorable catastrophe, ridiculous, and as a matter of fact, the sugges. and that is the comparatively few lives lost, The report for the year 1907 states that the tion that I decided cases in favour of one party largely owing to the bravery and promptitude characteristic of the year in China has been* instead of the other is unfounded. On looking in life-rescuing shown by the coxswain and trade depression, in all directions, of almost at my notes it so happens that the first five or orew of the "K-m Shun.” The Kam Shun"
naprecedented sverity. The result has been a six points are decided in Mr. Pollock's favour. was the first vessel that reached the 'Powan heavy falling off in the earnings of all shipping There was the question on which the issue before it sank, and by its timely and most valu- engaged in the coast trade. Freight receipts was raised. I was in hopes that the table aid alone, about 13) out of something like have, therefore, suffered correspondingly, and question would b passed over, but I 200 persons on board were successfully resoned the directors have found it necessary to have osanot pass over a question which attacks from a watery grave. I have been informed recourse to the general reserve fund and under- the integrity of the bench before a jury, that the assistance rendered was not unattended writing scoou it in order to provide for the and when the newspaper representatives with considerable risk and dangerịto both vessel flset (£56,585) and other requirements. After present.
and crew of the rescuing boat, and this makes making these appropriations and meeting all the merit of the rescuers all the greater sad expenses chargeable upon the year, including our admiration of their humanity and gallantry debenture interest, there remains a balance, all the more profound. As a small token of of £28,632, out of which it is proposed such admiration, and as an encouragement to to pay the full cumulative dividend" due others who may be called upon at a mé⠀ upon the preferred ordinary shares sad future time to render similar services, we to carry forward £13,755. The debentare respectfully ask you to present on our be-issue, authorised by the shareholders, has half to the owner, coxswain and crew the various mementos which I shall now proceed to enumerate. To Mr Chan Ying Fan, the owner, an embroidered silk banner. To Mr Lau Tai the coxswain, a gold medal and a purse of $50. To Messrs Chan Ying, Chan Ho, Yeung Yan, Sok Look, Cheung Loo, Lai Yang, Ma Ti, a silver medal and a purse of $25 each. (Applause).
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CHINA'S COAL RESOURCES,
The United States Geological Survey has received a report from one of its officers on the coal resources of Chins, in which it is stated that China's present needs require the working of all the coal fields to the depths permitted by Chinese methods, and that when the Empire develops her industries the productive capacity of all possible coal mines will be taxed. With her enormous necessities, it is not believed that China will have coal to export. The total amount of coal in North China is estimated at about 605,000,000,000 tons. As far as is yet known the larger part of the coal of China is in the north.
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It is reported that the restoration of China's navy will be carried out in eight years. Peiyang will be the northern area, Kwangtung the shoutern, and Nanyang the central.
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The Hon, Mr E. A. Izving having presented the mementos, replied as follows:-De Ho Kai, Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital, and gentle- men-It has given me mash pleasure to assist at the interesting ceremony which you have come here to-day to witness. I have handed a banner, medals, gold and silver, and other
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been daly affected during the year, and £250,000 subscribed. No additions have beer made to the company's fleet during 1907, and no fresh building contracts have been entered into. The directors regret to report the loss of the st amship Yik Sang in January last upon the islands known as The Brothers, near Amoy. A portion of this loss will fall upon the underwrit. ing account. The auditors state that the revenue account has been charged this year with a reduced amount for depreciation of steamers, and whilst the working accounts have been charged with the premiums of insurance sotually paid, they have not been debited with premiama in respect of the company's underwriting account.
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