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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1918,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
TO-DAY'S MEETING.
The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak.. The Hon. Mr. C G. Alabaster
O.D.E.
The Hon. Mr. R. G. Shewan. The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Part.
decrease
in
THE CHINA MAIL.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
unofficial members the take these moneys from Hongkong falling in price of coal that has taken PEOPLE WHO AR opicion
the
introduction to such plass. The reason for the place since the currant Estimate of public richas on Caine Bead embargo therefore no longer exists. were passed. It is true that the POISONED BY MEAT. and Bonbani Road
ut im The revente from Opium Mond-amounts inserted for next year beed
Persons who was abject to shenma- (provement, which much appre-pely " shows 1
ut not be all spent; but the provision tics should avoid above all things an A meeting of the Legislative ciated by residents on that level, $1,300,000, and the explanation of a sum larger than what will notuxcoss of mest in their diet, for flesh food. Council was held this morning at the although certain partions of the two given in the note against it is that fully be required does not conduce to is grodnativ of uric acid in the blood and uric acid it the cause of rheumatism. Council Chambers. Those present rods are rather nanow for this in decrease in consumption of opium economy,
fa connection with the Esti-ponsisting of fruits and graine-and
Simpis, wholesome diet mainly creased wheeled, trato.
is expected. We should like to know: His Excellency the Governor (Sir la correction with Hawkers' whether the devase is the result fuates of this Department, we thorough cleansing and building-up of Reginald Edward Stubbs. KCMG) Licace," I wish to say a fawn a policy of the Gorarnment, or desire to take the opportunity to the blood by mess of Dr. Williams' The General Officer Commanding words concerning the punishment is due to a diminishing demand for urge the easy abolition of the trade Pink Pills make up the treatment essen- the Troops. (Major-General Francis now being wwwxist by thebe drug, or to a probable increase restrictions introduced owing to the al in such cases.
Thousands of assos of Rheumatism, "Ventris.ca)
Police Magistrator to boys for in the quantity of opium snuggled exigencies of the war, partickely even in its worst stages and where the The Hon. Colonial Secretary (Mr.hawking without licences. may into the Colony.. Without express the regulations governing import and sufferer has been pronounced incurable Claud Severn CM.G.)
way that in May last my colleaguefing our opinion in way way, we de export permits, which are causing by all ordinary means, have been cured in this way and by these World C The Hon. Attorney-General (Mr. the Hon. Mr. Ha Fook and I tank sire a Juller explanation for much an great inconvenience to the gener Pills during the part dairty pun plan H. E. Pollock, x.C.)
app this question semi-officially with enormous shrinkage in a principal public, and are indisting much hard
If you are a rheumatic fairer, OF-1 The Hon. Colonial Treasurer (Mr.the Police Magistrates. The present item of our revenue,
ship on the Chinese. At the second if you have any other form of disesse, or C. McIlvaine Messer. O.B.E.)
pructive is that unhess u fine is forth.
We find that the number of reading of the Budget Bill last rear, sicknesa traceable to impure The Hon.. Director of Public Works coming, the little offender is ordered Pawnbroker”
blood, Dr. Williams Pint Pills for Fald Licences
this question was raised, and His People will do for you all that they have (Mr. W. Chatham, G.)
to be whipped, or sometice sent to Preased, and we wish to record Excellency the Oficer Administering dens for others. it by nor begin your The Hon. Secretary for Chinese Owing to the poverty of the mur opinion that when there are too the Government aid that the recure today! Obtainable from medicine Affairs (Mr. E. R. Halifax 0.B.E.)
parents or guardians of these boys many pawnshops, gambling inevitstricticos were war mesures. Now vendom throughout the world, also from The Hon. Captain Superintendent it is very sedem that a fine is paid, ably springs up or largely increases, that the war has ended, these vers. The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
Szechuan Boad, Shanghai. 1 bottle of Police (Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe.)
with the result that the poor lads with an attendant incrence in crime. tious restrictions should end also.
#1.50, 6 bottles $8-, post free. We desire to comment upon the pre-STE have to undergo either a corpora! We trust thut this point of view inay punishment of imprisonment for an receive the attention of Your Excel sent stem, gå searching passengere adence forced on them by their sy
leaving or arising in this Colony by aions. We consider it very hard on Passing BAY to China Com. Revenue. Officers and by the Palice. the boys, and shoukl like to see this panies Fees " on page 12, I wish This question was raised by the un- Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Clerk of tute of affairs remedied us so us to offer for the consideration of the official members in this Council in possible. The suggestion which Mr. Government a suggestion which has 1016, and although some improve- He Fook and I made so the Magis- the approval of my unofficial col rent has since been effected, we feel Financial Minutes (Nos. 119-135) trases was this: When a tor is argues, ring to the unrest prephus much more can still be done. were referred to the Financial Corested for hawking without a license valling in the interior of Chins, the Now that the Buropean Police Co2 A mittee. The report of the Financial tre parent or guardian is sent for, number of business men who have tingent is to be substantially_aug- Committer (No. 11) was adopted and a small fire imposed. If the unsferred their commercial activimented, we hope that moore Euro- The report of the standing Law Com-parent or gmalian could not be ties to this Colony, which affords peen supervision of the search work mittee (No. 2) was adopted. The Hon.found, or could ans or would not pay them ecurity and protection, is large on the whares may be exercised. Colonial Secretary moved a resolution the fire when imposed, then the boya is daily creasing. If it could The unoficial members will uzbesi. with regard to the erection of a hould be sent to the Secretary for be done, I should like to see British catingly vote for the Rum inserted urinal near the Barker Road Station. Chinese Affairs to be dealt with by Protection afforded to all Chinese under cellaneous Services for He said that there was only one the Brewin Fund Committee who panies registered here, ontside special allowances on salaries; but objection, which was from a small;
may be able to find work for true of the Colony. In that event, Hong-they are of the opinion that if the house near the vicinity.
The Hon. Mr. Pollock seconded. get him a licence; or, in a really kong would assuredly become in. allowances were to be made retros- Hon. Mr. Alabaster moved and deserving case, arrange to have him rasingly popular to the Chinese pective in the case of Officers in amendment with regard to the condwated in one of the free vernacu-business men, and, what is more. receipt of sterling salaries of ex venience of people from the trama elementary schools supported by British prestige in China would be change compensation, the other civil station to Barker Road. He hoped the Chinese. We have not had agreatly enhanced. I know that this servants should be similarly treated, that the matter would be refered to reply to this suggestion, nor have Is an Imperial question, and one that as they have sffered in the Public Works Committee.
en any indication that it has been beset with many difficulties, but with their senior officers from the The Hon. Mr. Parr seconded. topted. My Chinese colleague and one the less I would urge Your bigh cost of living. The Hon. Colonial Secretary read realize, as we stared in sur letter Excellency to give your considera- for the second time the Bill intituled to the Magistrates at the time, that tion: an Ordinance to apply a sum of not the problem is intricate and difficult exceeding eleven million one hun-of solation, especially when our law dred and seventy-three thousand two does not permit of the parent or hundred and twenty-six dollars to the guardian being punished. The only Public Service of the year 1920,
Holution that I can think of and
Councils).
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The Hon. Mr. Pollock, seconded. HON. MR. LAU CHU PAK'S SPEECH.
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In the Police Estimates, the addition of four European Lance-
15 There An estimated decrease hergeste
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to
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Auctioneers.
Hongkong, October 30, 1918.
(FUN 10000ER OF 18K CONCKENRD),
TUESDAY,
November 4, 1919, commencing st 2,30 pm, st their Bales. Rooms, No. 8, Des Vans Road, Corner of
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you will turn to page 58, under stables, to bring the Force up to Prison, Other Charges, you will pre-am strength, and in conformity find that the increase in expenditure with present day needs, has the has repently been advocated in the in the item "Subsistence of Prison-warm support of the unofficial mem- English Press-is the establishment explained as being partly duebers of tris-Council. The unofficial of a reformatory for the reception of to an increase in the number of members beg to associate themselves juvenile offenders, and for teaching prisoners. Since the number of pri-with the remarks made by your Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak said them useful trade: Perhaps, in- soners has gone up, how is it that Excellency at the last meeting in Sir-As the Fenior utomcial mem-tead of a reformatory, an industrial the prison industrial labour has reference to the good work done by ber of this Council for the time achool for juvenile wmid even be vielled, or is expected to yield, the members of the Force and by being, it is my privilege to speak more useful. To such a school could smaller revenue? Whatever the the Police Reserve during the war. on behalf of the unofficial members be sent not only boys guilty of muni- cause, we should like to be enlight. In the Sanitary Department, we sta on the subject of this "Bill. Except cipal offences, but also children of ened on this point.
glad to see that two additional Sani- what will be specially stated as the the poor, who would otherwise go to The
goes madeipts from theBary Inspectors will be appointed so expressions of my own views, the swell up the sumber of street Realinon Canton Railway (page 14) as to refiare the Police Inspectors observations I am shout to make urchins. The separation of these estimated
amount tout Kowloon City and Shanshuipo of rave the full concurrence ne my two dures of boys, if considered $192,000, while the working ex-sanitary duties. We consider that of int colleagues. In addition to my necesary, is a deal that can be penses, special expenditure, inter the practice of putting police officers remarks, the other unofficial earringed. Such an institution could est un the inscribed stock issue in cut-stations on all kinds of extra bere will address this Council either be evolved out of the existing free of 1006 together with the Sinking duties, such as the collection of re- USEFUL HOUSEHOLD by way of giving utterance to their vernacular schools, or become
Fund at 1 per cent. thereon, are venue and the performance of sani-TURE, CARPETS, GLASS, PLATED indivili opinions, as in amplifies adjunct to them. I may mention expected to amount to $1,183,181, tary inspectors' dutías, should es für tion ni sime of my observations. -
that this suggestion has the symthus showing a deficit of over as possible be done away with. I will now proceed to deal with pathetic support of all my unofficial $651,900, as is shown in foot-note & Speaking as a representative of the certain items in the druit Estimates colleagues: There is anotber mat-on page 119. IF, therefore, it ie for Chinese, I think that the administra- Large Tapestry-covered Chesterfield taking them in the order as they ter arising out of this item of re- no nther reason than a commercial tion of the lime-washing regulations Sofa & Arm-chairs (new), Folding Ched appear therein.
The first item hap-venue, which I venture to make reason, the Government should make is not above criticism. Complaints and Occasional Tables Upholstered pens to be one on which I have to some obrervation--the number of every effort to get cur milwey linked have reached me from time to time Bulbe, Teakwood Bedroom Furniture, express my individual opinion, a hawkers' licences to be issued. It up with the Canton Hankow Rail that lime-washing done by one's own comprising Bedsteads, large and small though I believe that an unofficial he-been brought to the notice of the way-which would undoubtedly-recontractor often failed to be passed Wardrobes, Dresing Tables, Washstands, colleagues more or less share it. Chinese General Chamber of Coult in s considerable increase in the by the Sanitary Inspector in charge, o, (fumed Teakwood), Eidsboseds, refer to Asserted. Taxes sa page nerce, of which I am the Chairman, traffic on our line. The railway even when done twice or three times; Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining E. This item shows un incrence of sorce of the then who were arcould also be rendered more popular while the work executed by certain Table and Chairs, de, Dinner Bervices, early $112,000, and it would be rested and fined or sent to jail for by certain improvements, but it privileged contractors invariably ra Crockery, and Glam Warn, Cooking interesting to know whether this in-unlicensed hawking daring the early would take up too much of the time ceived better treatment. Such heing Stoves, Cutlery, &c. Bath Boom grease is due to more new houses oaths of this year, had applied for of this honourable Council for me the case, the Chinese prefer to have Utenis, Electro-Plated Wars having been built since the current but been refused a licence cu the to detail them here. If Your Excel-toe work done by the Sanitary De- Estimates were frame or merely ground that already a sufficient num-lency desires it, I shall be glad to partment, and to pay for it accord 10 re-nevessinent of old buldinger of licences had been issued. The submit any suggestions at a latering to a reasonable scale of charges Several complaints have been made Chinese ask me to plead on behalf date..
to be publiabed.. to ne by the Chinese that the stealy of the poor people for more liberal The item “Interest on vern- The provision for. 10, Vernacu- increase in rente huw been due to policy. Some of the men come to ment Houses Furniture on page 19 dax Pupil. Teachers in the certain homes having been over Hoogkong with a few dollars (probis estimated to amount to $200 next 10 Vernacular Pupil Teachers in the account of adjoining ally their whole fortune in order to Jear. We presume that this interest Education Estimates in connection houses of equal value fetching higher eura un hopest livelihood as hawkers. is payable by the Governor co the with a scheme for training going rentals. The war was perfectly When arrested and fined with the Tale of furniture in rooms occupied students for the posts of vernacular right in putting the same rateable possible loss of their entire stock-in-by him as his living quarters. We musters has the warm support of the vake on a house that produces a trade, they inevitably go to swell the consider it somewhat nigirly on Chinese. The scheme not only will smaller rent us on a similar structure ranks of the unemployed sad of the part of tite publie to require the ensure a steady supply of vernacular adjoining, which yields a better regues and vagabonde; or,
worse Governor to pay for the use of fur- teachers, but should, it properly venue to its owner. But the fact til may be driven to thieving. It are provided by them as a matter worked, produce in course of time that the higher rent might have been would be far better to have home of necessity. Even if this is done a class of better qualified men for forced up by the owner in order to nove licensed hawkers, who can be in other Colonies, there is no reason this important work. cotain a higher value for his house controlled by the police, toan that why the practice should continue With regard to the proposed should not be lost sight of by the hardship should be inflicted on poor here. Let us take the lead in this grant of $10,000 to the Government: The owner of the but honest people, or that the Colony small matter, as we have done in one fudian Society, which, I hope, house siekding the smaller rental should have in its midst a host of unor two larger matters in the past, is an annual subsidy, "I am glad naturally raised the rent on socount desirables. I hope that this repre- and abolish the system; and most that the eforts of the Society of the higher assessment, with the sentation will receive the sympathe likely our sister colonies will follow and of a few Chinese gentlemen to result that house rents generally bare tie consideration of our energetic suit. In connection with this ques-give the children of the poor at advanced by Teaps and bounds. I Captain Superintendent of Police.
tion, we invite attention to the item least an elementary education in admit that the question of assess-
Bent of Government Furniture '' their own language, hare să last ment ir, the drumstance described
00
Cop-
On page 9 of the Estimates appears on the same page. This is evidently received the support of the Govern
is a difficult problem, but I commend the item "howkon (West) Ferry rent paid by officers living in Government. On behalf of the Society and
Electric Beading Lamps, Teakwood Screens, Bundry Blackwood Furniture, Blackwood Fire Bcreens, &c., Sida Tabies, Chairs, Cabinets, · Pictures, Roy, Osrpets DOW Curtains, &t.
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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, October 30, 1919.
(FOR ACCOURT OF THE CONCHEFE))},
1. TUESDAY, November 4, 1919, commencing et 2.30 Pat their Bales Booms, No. 8
Des Fox Road, Corner of
Joe House Street,
A Quanerer on
...
LINENS, &c, Comprising:
Double Plain and Hematitched
the matter to the careful considera Licences which shows a revente of ment quarters in which furniture is of the entire Chinese Community, 1 SUNDRY USEFUL HOUSEHOLD tion of the Government as one in nearly $119,000. The noticial supplied by the Government. If our beg to thank the Government for this timately connected with the prevail-members are of the opinion that as suggestion regarding the Governor's substantial grant.
a cheap ferry service would tend to furniture is adopted, the privilege ing high cost of living.
The unofficial members endorse help the spread of the native popula- should be extraded to the other Your Excellency's remarks as to the The next itern on which tion from its prosent congested ares Government officers, the amount exoplant work done during the war and Scalloped Sheets, Laney Damask
BAY Д
few words is in Victoria to the other side of the involved being only $170 a year in by the members of the Defence Table Cloths, Turkish Towels, Battan- "Amessed Taxes, Special War harbour, the Government should their case: The discontinuance of obtain from the lecaces a reduction
Corps, and to the valuable services
wish
Rates."
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to
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HUGHES & HOUGE, duckkonsers,
these rates immediately on the sign in the fares, especially in that for of Expenditure.
I now come to the Estimates rendered by Major Morgan as its berg and Drawnwork Bedspreads and ing of the Pesce Treaty created at third class, against a reasonable remates of the Harbour Master's De
In the Eati-first Administrative Commaddast.
Turning
**Public Works, the time a very good impression batement in the present rente paid partment, we suggest that provision Extraordinary,
notice that among the Chinese who said that to the Government.
show neither the although the impost had to cE250
may be made for a launch and, say, many items automatically as required by the Or: Arising out of the item Money two fairly high-power motor-coats. original nor the revised cetimates of dinance, the Government could have Changers Licences!! I would The launch is to be used for towing the works in hand or contemplated? enally, had they so wished, found ask that the embargo on the junks and smaller crafte to the bar-To give a few items of more or less excuse to continue it by means of export of subsidiary coins from bour of refuge in typhoon and magnitude, we cite Nos, 5, 7, 8, 11, 1 amending ordinance, or by call the Colony, which entaila hard-storms; while the motor boats are to 12, 18 (K), 18 (1), 18 (8), 17, 22, ing the tax some other name. The ship on the people may be serve as life-beats, which can at the 49, 50, 68 (b) and 60 (a). Unless action of the Government had a rewishdi.wn at an early date. Sinos same time perform ordinary harbour this information is given, it is not sule moro far-reaching than they had the matter was taken up by the duties.
possible to ted whether or not the probably anticipated, innemuch as Chinese General Chamber of Com- Under Other Charges, Importasum inserted for the first time for a it has become known as far as marce, with the co-operation of the and Exports Department," the certain work will be all that is ro- CHAMBERLAIN'8 PAIN BATAL Peking, and was, to my knowledge, Chinese banks, the premia on Heng- sub-bends Fuel and Pasking quired to complete it. In any case, favourably commented uper by one kong sub-coms have disappeared. Expenses show no roductions, in no business man would like to ap or two Chinese high officials, an Moreover, our armall coins and bank spite of the statement in your Ex-prove of an undertaking without example of British rule.
notes are again at a discount in vollency's Budget speech that much knowing what its total estimated cost Car-Canton and the adjoining districts, lene opium was expected to be boiled is even though approximately.
the and it does not how pay any me to zext year, and also in spite of the
As regards the item riage, Chair, etc., Licenoms,
(Continued on Page 8.)
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