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THURSDAY: JULY 17. 1919.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE that are out of all due proportion to
COUNCIL.
taxes.
their incomes. It used to be said lo England that the rent paid for his house by an ordinarily prudent man A meeting of the Hongkong should not exceed one-eighth of his Legislative Council was held in the | income. I have no hesitation in say. Council Chamber at noon to-day. ing that there arë married men here
There were present →→→
now who are paying as much as a H. E. the Officer Administering the quarter and in some cases even a Government (the Hon. Mr. Claud third of their incomes in rent and Severn, C.M.G.).
His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major General F. Ventria),
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, A. G. M. Fletcher, C.B.E.).
The Hon. the Attorney General, (H. E. Pollock, K.C.)
The Hon. the Director of Public Works, (W. Chatham, CM.G.).
The Hon. the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, (E. R. Hallifax, O.BE).
The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak. The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook. The Hon. Mr. S. H.. Dodwell. The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, OBE"
Through the operation of what was known as the Local Shipping Control Scheme, whereby the Ad- miralty requisitioned under its war powers certain small vessels employ- ed on local trade routes, a consider able sum of money was realised. This money represents profits derived from ships owned by British subjects of British. and of Chinese race
respectively. and It is proposed to use it for the direct benefit of the locaf British and Chi- nese Communities. The Secretary of State has now authorised the ex- penditure of a portion of this money in the erection of housing accommo
That last part is comic, proper way” indeed. Here is reproof as to a naughty boy. Here is the high and mighty We print "Vimy's" letter to-day to tone, clearly alleging impropriety show what such talk as. Mr. Muriel's in a method that has been proper may lead to, and not because we
As there will undoubtedly be great and popular for more years than admire it. Why do people get so hot? manager Roberts and his company We didn't. A threat to kick us from crowds to view the illuminations the| have existed.. The proper way to a man 80 miles away didn't excite us. St. John Ambulance Brigide (Hong complain of a grievance is to do it We had to print his abuse or he kong und China iste) have a edy, and experience has shown would have claimed we dared print targed for trained ambulance mem that in the case of railway companies, only eulogistic letters. We published bers, new and women," to be on duty and public it without comment because he adom 7.30 pm, to li pr. on Friday tramway companies, departments, the most effective way mitted that owing to our "mental and from 5.1 pan. to 11 pon of ensuring attention (which we admit capacity" he could not argue with Saturing. Headquarters will be at haring gat in this) is to withhold us, and we do not fight with an the City Hall kindly lent for the something they think they ought to opponent who surrenders at oncession, where the halt and the have. It took a lot of hard work like that! We are always ready to mamed will be cared for. Ladies and some litigation to show the argue with anybody about anything, and children will be looked after by railway companies at Home that they in a good-tempered way, and thus cody members of the Victoria Nuts couldn't have everything their own give all opinions a chance. We Fing Division.
"Vimy 37 way. Their "bylaws" cannot over-urge our young champion
For genel information wo ride the law. Perhaps it more people to cultivate tolerance, and if he requested to state this ladies are here complain, instead of leaving the must write wrathfully, let it be included in the invitations to the China Mail to play it alone, our simulated wrath, with an eye-twinkle Gezen! Reception at Goverment Fublic Services will in time fall inte behind it. We fear he really meant Houes on Saturday at 11.30 am.' line.
that about the dogwblp. Tut-tut
TE. * Kowloon Canton - Railway The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. Mr. Muriel didn't mean that about
The Hon. the Captain Superintend-dation for persons of the British kicking us, because he knows jolly unsinations were lit up last night!
race, being felt that the money well be couldn't do it. And we show the decomtive effect. The ent of Potce, (E. D. C. Wolfe).
After the minutes at the previous can be devoted to no better use haven's survived forty years of outline of the tower and state
that of endeavouring to threats from all sorts of pettishowed up splendidly. The lighting meeting held on June. 21 had been than
the housing difficulty people to perish ignobly in the filthy presented the effect of dull red fire laid on the table and passed, the mitigate
Chu Messrs. Alfred Holt's Golban Colonial Secretary, by command of that has arisen. One of the Canton stream at last. Life's more or less a joke, anyway. Let's all God Save the King was shown H. E. the Officer Administering the greatest trials in a small house- Jerns the frontispiece of the Go-Government, laid on the table the bold is the maintenance of a staff avoid bad temper, and scatter more
towns. Those too were ghted Report of the Finance Committee of satisfactory servants, and it is smile seed.
electrically but with white lights, No. 6, Report of the Standing Law proposed to devote a considerable Order caspinous features, include Committee. No. 1. Report of the portion of the money" available to the Victory and Peace on Sir Public Works Committee Nos. 3 and the erection of flats, which while Paul-c'ħncer's residence over-looking 4 the Kowloon Canton Railway's providing the conveniences of a We have received a friendly "tip" the city, and which em be seen from report for 1918. Report of the private house, will at the same time frem a trustworthy source that our most parts of the Colony, and the Director of Education for 1918, render it unnecessary to have a at the Chin Report of the Director of the kitchen. It will be possible to take strongly argued advice to the Govern, big star and " Peace
Royal Observatory for 1918. Report meals in a common dining room-or mert to demobilize the Police; Sugar Refinery Bremises... Reserve wasn't wasted. Before this:
LOCAL GREETING TO KING of the Land Officer for 1918, to have them served in the fat What
GEORGE.
Report of the Registrar of the Arrangements will be made to month is you will see. the Cu Mail thinks to-day, others think the day after to-morrox.
A criticism last night (by a Journal- ist of all men) was that the man who wrote up this tram incident didn't know what he was talking about." If he knows that the fare from Shaukiwan is twenty cents, why does he object to pay twenty cents?" Good God! It's awful but we'll teach them how to learn to read yet. if we are spared long enough. Is this plain?
Our man wisn't at Shaukiwan No respectable person goes to Shau- kiwan.. Shaukiwan is where the
Ltd mother of Moses was turned into a
WHITE SHOES
IN
Canvas, Buckskin Suede, & Kid, etc.
BIRTH.
IN
All Sizes.
MAYES. At the Peak Hospital, July 17, 1919, to Mr. and Mrs, Stanley -M. Mayes, a daughter.
The Cinn Mail.
* TROTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.
Bergzona, Thursday, June 17, 1919.
TRAMWAY MANAGER EXPLAINS
and moods in which we think it is.
We
car
71
it
...
that
pillar of salt, where the man that struck O'Hara did the deed, and so on. Cut out Shaukiwan. Forget Shaukiwan.
Our man got er at Quarry Bay. Our man paid his fare at Quarry Bay. Our man was told to get off at Quarry Bay. Our man did get off at Quarry Bay. Our man got on an- other tram at Quarry Bay, by direc tion of the Company's servant at Quarry Bay, and our man was asked to pay again at Quarry Bay, about 100 seconds after he had already paid at Quarry Bay. Is that clear 2
If you like to believe that the Tram Compary, or its servants, "occasionally" disinterested enough to suggest that passengers may effect a small saving of time" by chang ing trams at Quarry Bay-without having any private end to serve
are
are
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POLICE RESERVES.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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A piat meeting of the Tegelative and Excutive Councils, to which se ladice, and members of the Consular Corpet will be invited, will,
bell in the Count Chamber at Mrum, on Saturday, July 19, H.E.
ti Governor and the senior uu.
Fauf To-day's dollar is worth 3. 6 hein! menbor (Hon. Se 15 160..
batar) will speak at the meeting and a resolution will be proposed express
to the King the Cony's loyalty. The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster then and coming our felicitations or asked the following questions:- the ovenalou of the Peace Celebra-
To-day's return of communicable disease were blank but for one case of enteric.
H. M. S. "Whiting" paid of re- cently and the ship is lying in the Naval Dockyard basin.
A Chinese was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 this morning for having 20 taels non-Government illicit opium concealed in his girdle.
you
do so. can
If you Flucky enough to board the right tram, the fare from Quarry Bay to the Post Office is it now appears) only ten cents. If you are out of luck, you change at Causeway Bay, and pay again. If you come from Shaukiwan, you change twice and I connection with the Peace pay twice (as we understand it). All Celebrations a meeting of the Execu- of which the public may like andtive and Legislative Councils will be enjoy and prefer, but if you listen to held in the Council Chamber at 10 'em, they don't..
a.m. on Saturday, July 19.
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It
FIREWORKS PROGRAMME.
Friday, 18th July 1919-(Display from the harbour) at 5.30 p.m..
Day shells representing
1-Flags of allied nations 2-Parachutes
3-Animals
4-Display of rockets
Supreme Court for 1918, Report of charge rent for a flat alone or for the Superintendent ef Prison for a monthly payment to include both 1918, Report of the Captain Super-rent and board. It is also proposed intendent of Police for 1918, Report to build a hotel where both married of the Botanical and Forestry Dept. people and bachelors will be able to for 1918, and the Report on the New obtain suitable accommodation. Territories for 1918.
The site on which these buildings After these bad been passed, the will be erected is: or Salisbury "and Draft Appropriation Account for Nathan Roads in Kowloon. It is 1918 was laid on the table and con- within a very short distance of the. firmed.
ferry and has the benefit of almost every breeze that blows throughout the year. The amount to be expended may amount to one and a half million dollars, but until plans have been pre- 1. With reference to the report of pared it is of course impossible to give the Committes of the Sanitary Board any useful estimate. The buildings appointed to consider the question of will be of the mast modern construe- scavenging, is the Hon. Director of tion designed so to reduce the cost Public Works correctly reported to of repairs to the lowest figure. have minuted "The present
Although public funds in the system of collection and disposal is ordinary sense of the word are not economical and with the provision of to be used in this scheme, I feel that suitable pier accommodation would the statement I have made is not out be efficient."?
of place in this Council where the
QUESTIONS.
2. If so, what steps does the Gov- housing problem has occupied much FROM THE HARBOUR AT 10 PM, jeroment propose to take to provide of our time. It is true that this new the suitable pier accommodation departure touches only a part of the 1-Opening salate of aerial bombs which would render the present problem, but the success of the 2-Water fireworks. 3-Cross fire of golden rain
rockets
bombshells
Flight of 4 inch and 5 inch,
5-Batteries of Roman candles- different colours"
6-Flight of tourbillons 7- Set piece "Oser to lup"
Flight of war signal balloon We are invited by the Rightį with magnesium illumination Reverend Bishop Pozzoni to announce 9-Cross fire of war signal that, on account of the Peace Cele rockets brations, all catholics in his dincesej are dispensed from abstinence on 8" x 10" Friday, the 18th inst.
is.
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10-Flight of large bombshells, 114Display of golden rain bat teries
12-Silver, fountain batteries 13-Set piece "Allied shields 14-Display of Italian colour wheels
15-Cross fire of 12 pound rockets 16-Flight of assorted bombshells.
3" to 10"
**
17-Set piece" Union Jack" 18-Bombarding bacteries 19-Set piece "God save the King" Saturday, 19th July 1919-(Display
p.m.
Day shells representing :-
1-Flags of allied nations. 2-Parachutes 3-Animals
FROM THE HARBOUR AT 9.30 P.M.
Company does show consideration towards its patrons. There is no reason whatever why it should bother about the "slight saving of time,"
Another criticism was, "What a none whatever, yet Quarry Bayfuss about ten cents." That's bad..
conductors do occasionally call This fuss is about many things. Force of the Asiatic Petroleum Co, Captain GT. May, Royal Air attention to the Post office car so It involves nationalization.. of that through passengers may change coal mines and railways.
beer Hongkong, son of Master Gunner cars if they so desire." Do they or involves Bolshevism. It involves the G. T. May of the R.G.A. bere has do they not do this by instruction of present policy of the Hongkong demobilized and is on his way back the Company? What are the "oc-
Government. "Opponents of nationa or awaiting a berth casions" for doing it, that is to say, Ization say it means increased why is it done occasionally, and why inefficiency,less production, boundless not always? If a "slight saving of
extravagance, etc. Opponents of time" is good once, it must be good Government control of Public Services again. And what are through say similar things of that. The What a blessing that newspaper- men are like the sole of the conlie's passengers?" Mr. Roberts will say Hongkong 'Government is going to foot. They are hardened by ex- they are passengers going right put down the Kowloon street car perience. The job of acting as through to the Post Office. But they system itself, and run it. The public
The C. N.
"Chenan"! watch dog for the public and what must break journey. It is suggested has applauded this decision. Why? sore throats this barking leads to) they have the option of changing at
Because exploiting companies don't (Captain H.E. Laner) arrived from of the two Bays, but consider public convenience and Shanghai, Tsingtau and Swatow this is at best a thankless one. At worst eher
is made. clear
they comfart. it would he hopeless. Little by
Because exploiting com- merging. Besides 1,200 tors of cargo little, though. nibbling in the best must change at one. Then what panies return perfunctory acknow the "Chenan" brought 16 baskets of Foch manner, the war of attrition, takes them "through passengers"?ledgements of public complaints or Mail from Shanghai and 35 bags from
There was a second sheet to the (If you keep back their ten cents) Swatow. must lead to what you know. It isn't hopeless, though there are times letter from the Tram Company. It they say you must be lying because
said: Both the conductor and their coolies deny the truth of what | Another Blue Furneller, the With regard to our little kick in motorman of the Shaukiwan car and
you say, and they lecture you and "Helenus," (Captain J. Milhench) teach you the proper way to do arrived from New York yesterday from the Botanical Gardens) at 12.15 last night's People's Paper about the the conductor of the Post Office car
things you know far more about than afternoon with 3,400 tons of tinplates method of collecting street car fares, which you boarded at Quarry Bay
explanation for state that not more than & passengers they do. Public ownership of public and general cargo for onward ports now have explanation. Mr. Roberts writes: changed cars, and as there were 32 services means public control over and 2.200 tons of the same descrip
the management, more real tion for Hongkong. "I have since seen the conductor passengers on the Shaukiwan car! of the Shaukiwan
from: do not think you can be correct in
consideration for the public, and serious attention to public which you alighted at Quarry Bay, your statement that all the passen more
There's weight complaints
One of the new fire engines had vers changed cars."
and desires. If the and he denies having told any pas-
Here's ours
some internal trouble yesterday and There evidence for you.
criticism holds good, that there stopped at Morrison Hill Road. All sengers to get off the car. was no reason whatever why he / Our employee, whom we have strictly shouldn't be so much fuss about ten efforts on the part of the Superinten-i
cents, why should a rich company ahould have done so as the car con interrogated, and the man who tinued its journey to Causeway Bay, usually wears his hat, and his own hold an inquest (to find out if a dent and his assistants to make her go were futile. After a couple of and you were of course entitled to father's son, all stick to the original China Mail man's a liar) and send hours, the other new engine towed
statement. Our man meant, of
letters two typewritten
about' the derelict back to the Fire Station, course that all the passengers in the it? Such a criticism is childish. It
obvious that the Company The Dockyard. Recreation Club comets compartment where he sat, and is. whence he was ejected, were told to believed a principle to be at stake. held largely attended whist drive get off, and did so. They were six It would reason somewhat in this change cars at Quarry Bay instead of
last night. After twenty-four games. in number, four of them Europeans. way. If we let that pass, there the following were adjudged winners at Causeway Bay, as by so doing a sight saying of time may be effected. So that there may be no further miswill be no end to it. All sorts of the prizes Ladies: 1st, Mrs.
cantankerous persons and at Quarry Bay conductors do understanding, owing to our failure of
will May; 2nd, Mrs. Collins; 3rd. Mrs. ccasionally call attention to the Post to take a poll, the number who said keep us busy, and waste our time Alderman; Booby prize, Mrs. Bower. dignity, Gentlemen-1st, Mr. Mills; 2nd, Office car so that through passengers openly and loudly that it was squeeze" was less even than อ
and demand an explanation. We Mr. Wright; 3rd, Mr. Harrison: may change cars if they so desire. It is possible that this was done on that. All this quibbling on both have the law behind us.
It is a Booby prize, Mr. Miller. sides (and the rather shabby attempt crime to refuse to pay fare. Besides;" the occasion in question."
what chance would one of those This explanation certainly helps to to suggest that our man had 'told
pestilent China Mail fellows, have if Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie clafity matters, and if the letter hades) is quite beside the plain issue, anded there we should have had which is that the Company should dragged before Hongkong justice, & Co. Agents to the P. & O. Coy's little more to say. The conductor reform its method of collecting such that they've cheeked so much 9.5.Dunera" sailed on July 10 with denies that he told any passengers to fares, for the sufficing reason that it
May be the Company wouldn't the following cargo-For London- think of that last bit.. which was 105 Bales Raw Silk; For Lyons:-- get off. Very well. That settles it causes misunderstanding and annoy.
facetious, The rest stands. The 995 Bales Raw Silk: For Gibraltar Our employee, who said that he did, ance and trouble. People are not so must be a liar. As Mr. Rob. ris poor in Hongkong that they have to tone of the two Tramway letters 13 cases Silk goods, 12 cases Silk, might word it, "it is possible." Itpay for a twenty cent ride on the
proves it. That's their principle, to ivoryware &c.; For Marseilles : 155 is interesting to learn, however, that instalment system. Give us transfers, stand no darned nonsense from the Bales Raw Silk, 7 cases Silks; För conductors do occasionally call and a scale of fares that a stranger public, upon whose need they thrive, St. Etienne:-20 Bales Raw Silk.
and whose wishes they consider or 12~ attention to the Post Office car." can understand."
There is a tail-piece to Mr. disregard, at their will-for they've Sergt.-Major Westlake of the When they say," Get off here," and motion the passenger to another car Roberts letter, which so perfectly got a monopoly charter.
South Wales Borderers arrived by illustrates the official attitude just ahead. he is to understand this
of in all these cases that we give it "You 25 meaning.
may .course sir still and eventually prominenco. reach Hongkong, but I-respectfully call your attention to the fact that a slight, saving of time may be effected by changing cars here" That's all right, now that we know, now that we've got an interpreter."
We are bound to own up and confess at
that this stage"
travel to that point on that car for the fare you had paid. It frequently happens that passengers travelling from Shaukiwan to the Post Office
-sideration is given to complaints I would add that every con-
received from passengers, and a
thorough investigation made, and
that the proper way to complain
of a grievance is to write to the Company about it, and not to re fuse to pay the fare demanded"
We must
Our assert
4in.
1-Salute of guas 2-Water fireworks 3-Cross fire star rockets 4-Flight of bombshells-3in. & "Batteries of Roman candle
6-Golden rain wheels 7-Acrobatic batteries 8-Cross fire of assorted
rockets
sized
9-Flight of large bombshells
5i5, and 6in. 10-Niagara falls
11-Set piece on the run. 12-Batteries of Roman candles 13-Golden ra'n batteries 14-Flight of American rockets 15-Flight of extra large bomb shells-8 in. and 10 in.
system efficient?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows
ANSWERS.
scheme may Have an important bear- ing on the policy of the Government in the future.
The Attorney General the Hon.
1. The quotation is correct. It Mr. H. E. Pollock. K. C. then pro- forms part of a minute written by posed the First Reading of the
following Bills. the Director of Public Works, as a
First reading of a Bill intituled An member of the Sanitary Board, on Ordinance to authorize the Appro- the circulating cover of a Sanitary priation of a Supplementary Sam of
Board fle.
2. The whole question of the des. five million four hundred and sixty- truction of city refuse is under con six thousand three hundred and gideration, and in the circumstances twenty-seven dollars and sixty-three it would be useless to embark on the cents to defray the charges of the construction of expensive piers which year 1918.
First reading of a Bill intituled An may not be required.
Addressing the meeting His Ex-Ordinance to provide that no person cellency said: I have from time to shall reside within the southern time during the past few months portion of the Island of Cheung.
various aspects of the Chau otherwise known as Dumb-bell referred to housing problem in this Colony, and Island without the consent of the I desire to-day to make a short First reading of a Bill intituled An
Governor in Council, statement regarding one part of the Ordinance to consolidate and amend problem that appears, now to have the law relating to Places of Public reached a stage where definite.action can take the place of mere pro
First reading of a Bill intituled An this Colony may be divided roughly (Special War Rate) Ordinance, 1917. posals. The European population of Ordinance to amend the Rating into three categories. Firstly those
The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. who are in a position to build Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, C. B. E. houses for themselves at a consider seconded and the Bills were read for able cost provided suitable sites are the first time.
Entertainment
available. Secondly those who are
Hon. Mr. Pollock;. I beg to move employed by the Government or by the second reading of a bill entitled, large Companies or firms who either An Ordinance for the appointment have made or are making arrange of a Special Custodian of Enemy ments for their housing and thirdly
Interests in China Companies. those who though in permanent em-
"As the Hon. members will ployment cannot reasonably look to their employers to provide houses for draft of the bill, which shows have before them this amended them and have not the means to that certain amendments which build houses for themselves..
efforts will be successful but I can
The Government has had under they went into committee on the bill. The will propose to move, when consideration the prevision of sites He would like to explain to the for the first of these classes and 1 Council that the object of this Bill is hope that before very long our
to work in as it were in regard to make no definite statement on the China Companies that is to say subject at present. As regards the companies registered in China as-
2 of this under clause
bill, second class, a great deal has already
work in an harmonious arrange- done by the Dock and ment with the practice which has other Companies and the Banks been followed in Shanghai and else
house their employee's. The
been
to
Government has not so far done where in China. In the case of nearly all that it might, but it intends China, companies-the Minister at Peking has appointed a custodian of to proceed as rapidly as possible with the erection of quarters. I am glad to That custodian was originally the enemy interest in China, Mr. Mossop, say that the large firms in this Colony Registrar of the court in Shanghai. are also beginning to realise that
As is well-known some of these it is to their advantage to house China companies are registered in the 19-National salute of red, white their employes in a suitable man Colony and they desire to make it
16-Set plece Union Jack 17-Silver fountain batteries 18-Small shell batteries
and blue rockets 20-Set piece Over the top
21-Grand Bombardment of Batin
terles 22-Display of serial artillery 23-Flight of assorted bombshells
As we once said before, don't think the H. M. T. "Egypt" on appointment we care. A watchdog may not care to the Garrison Staff in relief of-3 inches to 10 Inches for.jewelry, though it guard it. If Garrison Sergt. Major Hurle who
"
ner, and the Government will
clear, that they in this Colony, if he give them every encouragement
may use the phrase concur with the the matter of acquiring rites.. There remains, however, the do so by the Legislature of this colony. appointment and so felt that they can third class to whom I have referred He was not clear at all that the power to whom the problem of obtaining a conferred on the custodian required permanent residence at a reasonable any formal concurrence from the rent is already a serious one, and so Council But they should make it. 24-Set plece "Bombardment of far as can be seen will before long | don't. If the people like to rest the military here for the past 10 showing five battleships in action some definite actions taken property in China should be the same the public doesn't care, you het we has been a prominent figure among Zeebrugge Hole-300-feet-in-length become an insuperable one-unless clear that as far as China Companies are concerned the custodian of enemy content with grumbling to each other; | years." Serge-Major Westlake was
Married men in this Colony with on the car, and won't take the trouble with the Borderere in Tientsin when blowing up the mole at Zeebrugge
person who has been appointed by to back up the honest watchdog, what way broke out going to Tsingtau to 23-Set piece "H. M. King incomes below some $600 to His Majesty's minister in Poking and can we do more? We've barked. If take part in the capture of the place. George V ·
$700 a month cannot get houses at. 26-Set plece "God save the present of the size and convenience they intended to support the title and
essential to health except at rents duties of the Custodian in this Colony..
---(Continued on Page 8.) 195 King"
the Master doesn't come, it's not our He has 24 years service and half-a- fault.
dozen medala.