THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1908.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
e Excalledty Bir Frederick Lagunt peded at the meeting of the Legialare Council which was held this aftemos. There were also present:--
COLORAL DARLING.
RESIGNATION OF MRA. SITE.
By thamaignation of Mr Arathoon Seth, L., of the position of Register of the Supreme Court, the Hongkong Civil Servios loses one of its most nolent landmarks." We believe that Me Epth was the oldest Servant of the Hongking Government, for he beame interputer in Hindustar to the Mr HSNEY BERKLEY, KO, Actig Magintay in 1888. Resigning in 1869 HOD. Mr W, OFITHAK, Director of Pab-he entered the P. and O. Company's 16 Works.
Hon. Me F. H. Max, Obionial
zulary,
Attorney General.
Hoo. Mr M. THousos, Colorial How Mr E A. Inviso, Regisine General
XDIDO,
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At the Supreme Court to-day, balors the Chief Jusace (Sir P. Piggott), siting in bankruptay, jurisdilation, the public azami- nation was conducted of 8 E Allan. Debtor, replying to the Official Receiver, office, bet September, 1872 saw him re-stated that he was late proprietor of the turn to the Biegistry as Third Clerk firm of 8, E. Allan and Co., and started Having risen to be First Clerk, he was business It December, 1908, pursuing it transferred to the Semetariat and erontu sily became Clerk of Counnils. It would from 8. M. Barchos for hotwson $15,000 take up a large part of our space we we and $15,000, payable by monthly instal to enumerate all the offices which Mr Beth ments of $400. He had no capital, beyond has alled, but mention must be mida of the goek work he accomplished in the $1,000 worth of jewellery. He thought be settlement of the lasd questions in the made a profit on the first year. The only New Territory, and during the great account book he kept was a customize led plague epidemics. For over ten years of the Supreme Court and no one ever more desired the distinction of the IS.O., THE VALMATION OF TENEMENTS
which was conferred on him in 1905 Mr Resolution by the Legislative Courl under Section 3 (1) of the Rating Ordin-Seth retires into private life with his 1931, (Ordinance. No. 8 of 1901), this faculties and strength in their fullest
Hou. F. J. HADDELAY, Capt. Supt. of Police
Hon. Mr H. E. Pozzock, K.Ü. Bon, Dr. Ho Kar.
Hon. Mr. Wai Yer, Q.M.G.
Hoo, Mr H. W. SLADE,
Hog. Mr. E. A, Hawerz,
MA. M. G. FISTURER (Clerk of he has discharged the duties of Registrar did not keep any cash book, because
Cornella).
Bir Henry Bartley), K.-C., presided over the fourth annual meeting at the Hong- kong Volunteer Reserresonation had at the Olby Ha, on Wodnesday evening.
There was rathus poor attendance,.»
Ist day of April, 2000. Resolved by the gour, and we therefore. hope that he will Vieira paid you $8,000, Whah was it for, exploited and that most of the men
Tagislative Council that the parentage on thi valuation of tenements payable as rats In the undermentioned places be altered from the lat day of July, 1909, as follow
to 91% 105% 1
Tukwawas. .....From 9 Hak. Un
Takoktai
107
Hanghom
13%
Tamtatai (Kowloon
Point)
K+4
..
Yaumati
121% 125
35
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Hongkokisui
12% 137
The Hon Colonial Secretary proposed the motion, and observed that sa iro appliances were now available for main
be spared many years to enjoy that sass and leisure which he has earned es well. No civil servant in Hongkong has worked more conscientiously, single-mindedly and well, and few have won a wider circle of attached friends than Bir Seth can boust of. Fait abilities are keenly ap
rotated as are the sterling qualities of his upright character.
ROBINSON PIANO 00. v. MADAME FLINT. Judgment for Plaintiffs. The case in which the Hobinsor Pan,
The Official Receiver-Tou my Mooss pro-Debtor: No, air; to keep
for hig
The Chairman said this was the fourth ocasion on which the Volunteer Reserve Association bad met to hear the report of the proceedings for the previopa "twere mithe. He regretted to say that the report on this occasion abored a slight falling off in the enrolled membership. There were at the end of December 1907 on the strength 280, and on the strength last year there were 193, of whom 185 were rent in the story. The falling off had he had no partner. He opened an account been due to members leaving, the oplony with the Yokohama Specie Bank in Noramento desthe Practically the strength bar, 1907, and later with the International was the same af last year, and he sup
pond that the lack of accretion was dus to and Dutch, Banks
the fact that the field was pretty wall qulided in the somewhat restricted aras had already joined. They know that only those who had attained the age of 35 word, allowed to join the assoblation unlane, they had sorved in the regulars or auxillary forea for a period of ten years. It had been suggested that the age limit should be reduced to 30 but the reason sasigued my by those with whom the last word would was that it would restrict the aros of recruit ing for the Volunteers. The last thing that any member of the Association would wish to do was to act in a way detrimental to the volunteer force. They were part of the volunteer force of this country. They were men most of whom had passed through welfare of the voluntary defensive forses of the Colony at hert. He regretted the de- fency, whaturit its cause. If it was due to lack of cutbusisam he trusted that would not be the case during the coming done to waken and maintain the enthusia twaive months, and if anything could be they might trust the governing body of the sociation to do everything possible. The
You paid it back to him --Yes, sir. ( An extraordinary thing, wasn't it, to give you $8,000 to keep? What was the agreement No agreement.
Replying to further questions, debtor cald Mooni e Vlein had no interest what over in the business. He, however, need to supply debtor with goods on commission. Asked about what profit he made on tite first year, debtor said he should think over $2,000. Daring the first year his personal oponese were about $100 a month. That no means of correctly checking the.
Can-to make out any statement at all as to what you have been spending on yourself for the last two years-I don't know, but this year I spent more money because after November I was starting to drink snd I don't know how many dollars I spent.
You have, as a matter of fat, been
sue of fire it was reasonable that the races Co. brought an action against Madaane was taken out of the business, bet he had service of some kind and they had the i
bo increased.
The Hon. Colonial Trascuror seconded, and the motion was agreed to..
TYPHOON WARNINGS,
His Excellency the Governor made some remarks on the recent visit of the Director of the Hongkong Cheervatory to the Mavis institution, and stated that they had debi-
Flint to falfil the conditions of a contract, alleged to have been concluded in a series of letters, to occupy the eastern portion of their stores, at a rental of $350 a month, again came before the Chief Justice (Bir F. Piggott) in the Supreme Court, to-day.
His Lordship in givleg indgment said he
ded to expend ̧s sum of 81,200 in improv~ } did not think he could accept the angros- spending à lot of money, haven't you?Italling off in the numbers was to be re-
ing
in
the instrumenta Observatory. Further, the Director of the Manila institution had promised to send extra observations from other statins In the Philippines whenever the station at Aparri should be interrupted, which, m- furtaustely, frequently occurred. He had also agreed to send any information in the determination of the position of typhoon
the terms of the letters by defendant. He had to look at the intortion of the parties in the series of correspondence and it was clear to his mind that they had grood after series of written discussions as to what the principal torms wars on which the lease was going to be taken cut. Then came a final remark by defendant that if plaintifs instructed their solicitors to pre pare a draft leane Moists Deacon, Looker You have been in the habit of frequent First reading of a Bill satitled An Orand Desoon would approve of the same.ing disorderly houses, haven't you?—Yes. dinance so amard The Public Health and
You have spent a lot of money there; is Buildings Ordinance, 1903.
not that a fact ?--Y
centros.
PUBLIC ERAZTE OBDINANCE.
TAFE INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANUS,
The question he had to settle was: le this The Hon Attorney Geners proposed the terms to be approved by the solicits, or AD Agrement subject or dependent upon first reading. The Hon. Colonial Secretary does it deply mean that terme have been sponded and the bill was rand a first tius, agreed to and that the agreement has to he drafted! He thought it was not an First reading of Bill entitled An Or-grooment subject and dependent upon dinance to amend The Life Insurance certain terms which would ultimately be ap- Companies Ordinance, 1907. -
proved by solicitors, but that terms had been The Hon. Attorney General proposed agreed to by the parties and that these the first reading. The Hon. Colonial were to be drafted by the solicitors. By that Secretary soounded and the bill was read a he meant that so far as the parties Pere Srst time.
concerned they had settled all they had to say and if there was any question for the solicitors to ree to those matters must be
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off in the attendance at the ranges. He and after November when I was a could not see any reason why that should thinking about cargons I started to drink.
The tarpsta were there, Since that you know you hate heen be the caso. spending considerable sums on drink and They had tre ranges and they had other things, haven't you? Well, I don't everything which could induce men know. When it amo to morning time I to make themselves efficient with the was very sorry. At night time when I sife. It might possibly be that some thought they were efficient and did not drink I don't know how many dollars I am
need to attend, but he would remind thiènt spendlag.
that, as in every sport, the man who did not hate constant practice became shek. Mombers did not join the mocistion be causes of any gain but because they felt there was a call of duty, they felt that the manhood of the country should, when the
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mittoo of the Colony. Au thes were amre, Hilary Thornton, by Hubert Wales wanted to take money away.
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The Hon. Attorney General proposed offer was accepted there was on end of that Mr Porros never troubled to equicornest, oppeal to the members of the Puggy the Daughter, by Katbering Tynan, POWER KNOWN,
the matter. Defendant seems to have your solvote, do you -When the ociation, who were physically capable, A Friar Oberrant, by T. M. Frockseid. stood upon what she thought were bor vase was published in the notes to attend at the ranges once or twice A Japanese Spy, by Lancelot Lawto legal rights and he could not businessked was 4 1 was going bankrupt sud the phiaffs for doing the same. They said "No."
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The Hon Attorney General proposed the first reading. The Hoa Colonial Beardlary seconded and the bill was road a first time.
FINANCE COMMITTER.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was. then held under the Presidency of the Hon. Colonial Secreury when the following votes vere considered and passed. COMPENSATION FOR CLONING OFIUM DIVANS. A sum of $11,613 in aid of the rcto, miseellaneous service, compensation to licensees for closure of opium divans.
were compensated.
a month, or it Fall orents as often
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mittee of the Colony, with a view to
had gut a very good bargain and wanted You told us just now that you had no to stick to it. Therefore he thought they such conversation. I put it to you that you were entitled to it. How they were to made a delibarste false statement to Mr have it he did not know, but hehad worked Pearso to obtain from hira $3,000 worth of making the axiation effective in doleuco out a form of judgment which be thought goods. Do you deny that or simit it?nd made one or two suggestions with would meet the cas The fact is that No; I deny it..
88 Ebon
Bad you paid for it ---No.
You knew, as a matter of fact that the promissory notes you had given for this business were held by the National Bank of China, didn't you 7-Yes
Hypothecated to them for the purpose of Anancing Mom a Vicies and Co who were supplying you with good! I gave hypothecated them. I didn't knew the promissory notes to Moosa e Visica and he Bank were financing Moose Visira, who was helping me
the case itself contained elements of sel This business of yours you sold just tlement. There were the empty pre- befors the bankruptcy, didn't you?—Yes, mises which might probably be let and You were not then the real owner, were as they wero let there you? You hadn't paid for it? Yes, I was
However, the owner. I was in possession. was an end of the damages. the parties had chosen to stand upon their hts and therefore be must atate then. The rights were then. First, the plaintiff aust get his costs. Secondly, it was pet a csae for damages, because he did not think the damages could be ex pressed at present. Therefore he thought The Hon, Colonial Treasurer wants to it wass case for spesific performance; but know if the Home Government would be behu the conditions which were to be not yet. Specific performance could only reminded of its premise to see that they futalled by plaintifs themselves had been The Hon. Ocleaia! Secretary said the folalled. That was really carrying out the term cf the contract: Those conditions promise did not come into operation mi might be vory email, but that was neither The beginning of next year.
The Hun. Colonial Treasurer and this hero her there. There were cortsin things was the direct result of the action taken to be done by plantills and when those by the Hôma fovernment.
were done the plaintiffe could have specific The Hou Colonial Secretary-I don't performance. Of course there could be no think y
kwe need equable over a mere oms of judgment foally drawn up until then. 11,100; we a not so hand up as this yet. Both parties could lock about for a tenant The Hon Dr Ho Kai-But it might be and he was sure that each would help the when presenting our other and directly there was a Conant the noted "byaani –
whole matter would come to an end. The Hon Colonial Secretary--The Suret-
Mz Pollock said there were two little cary of State has promised to make good points to be mentioned Firat his clients the loss as from the 1st of March, 1910 were to have built the vestibule by the The Hon Mr Hewettthought the priciple first of February this year and then the waxa very important one, and the loss before lease also was to have started from that they Bnished, as the result of the Nation date. Of course there could not ha specific of the Home Government, would be a very performance from the first of Febriary. seriors one lideed for the Colony. They His Lordship I do not so how I can ought to enters preliminary protest against help you any further
Mr Pelkook Will the four rare and
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But he was Bankrupt bere you deflandquarter to be served out as ovasion socautery.
e was domided. There one other matter lived up the money, sir.Yes, he bankrupt before
suggested by this Defence Committee which DEATH OF MK 5. P. JOAQUIN, And we took no steps to give up the he strongly relommended for adoption and money He told me to keep it for him that was that those members of the associa tion who had not been trained to drill, do
In our obituary oclubm this evening
Did you of that honest 1-Ee told me ther through not having been members of will be found the notice of the death of Mr the notion which had been forced apon
the regular folgen ur not having been in one Samer F. Josquin, whe died in Lemion on them again their will by the Home two months mons from the new date? to keep it aside my
· Did you call it honest on your part?~I of the anxiliary faroos of the Empire sold the guth of February after sufloring from He Lordship Ob years o
undergo: süflent training to ens Sir Henry-If the plaintiff are not in a cantany
double guramonin and double ploway suggests that the whole of these if called out to de-operate The Hon Colonial Secretary said the posities to give a loss for four years and
Mr Joaquin, who held the man of Cuestion would come up again when they two months no order should he wasdedeswings of yours for beste were defence forts. It surp
those who were H's bordabin do not follow that, a system of jugglary on your part in con- came to let the farm. Then they would see
chief-m-charge of the ribkshaws in the how much the letting value was duniúshed 9 Henry as informed that they are junction with mousse Vieira-No, it should Tear such things
felire, focus ours, etc,, and
Government Service in Singapo not in a position to give us a lease for four not so
knows and had say friends here and in years two months because their own Then why didn't you draw the choques seld that the time occupied-in
in an honest wit with the mind AY TAKE ON CLO's solf fits such simple drikk Tenno if not long enough
Honship. Then it must be reduced the Wol
Woll, Janked me to give him amount tojany hours in Sir Henry No, not at all. If they ca
My Cizérlari had bew cannot give us what they agreed to the Tot have no kept, propy hooks
sociau on the contract is at the of
accounts, bare you? Only
by the notion of the Government. It would only omplimate metters to deal with this saill itam now
"The Hon. Mr Torch
be should like to Home Government to knot that
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Hi Lordship.But they could then found you have been guilty February Intelek
vote, Medical barges, health
After further discussion his Lordship messugerpolated out that he could not help the
Credidim of the lease, because the cofen vape, Obserdant had broken the contract.
Pollock surested that there should be damagan for the Ford mocačka" already Taplin, but His Lordship'ssic.
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