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BUNGALOW CASE.
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JUDGMENT RESERYED.
Following i visit to He Mux Tix
SHAMFEN.
MUNICIRAL COUNCIL,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1921.
Septic TanksThe Comell were basis of a monthly rate, equal to coe- approached by E, B. M. Board of third of the quarterly rate, KEY Works with a view to establishing a portion of a month being counted regular drainage system for these toas a full month; (9) The val meet fature requirements. After of the amount of the water com discusing the matter thoroughlysumed during the quarter will be with experts the Council has unani, ascertained in secordance with the mously decided that, taking into view above resolution No. 6 and Water Shameen Municipal Council for the local conditions and surroundings. Works Bye-Laws Nos. 17 and 18-
ANNUAL REPORT.
ditions, we complain against in by the Court and solicitors, to view Year 1920 to be submitted at the the prosent system, subject to slight | (10) The Council will deliver a |Hongkong are comtion to the the property involved in the action, annual meeting of ratepayers called modifications in dealing with the account quarterly on March 31, June- Hong breadth of the great the bearing of the suit of the Rev. for fenlate General, is 25 Outdow, will be perfectly sanitary for 30, September 30, and December 31, country to which we are contiguFather Henriques against Mr. Geome at H. B, M. Colisulate General, is as some generations to come, and they of water consumed in excess during
follows
Counel-Chairman,
Mr.
H.
therefore do not recommend the the preceding quarter by the occa adoption of the septic tank drainage pier of any building, and such
ratepayers.
after presentation thereof; (11) Waterwork: The total, number of Fire Engine: That the incoming scheme previday circulated to account shall be paid within 14 days
gallons of water pumped and Council be authorised to spend sp an increase of 6,495,446 gallors' over a new Fire Engine; (12) Telephone: the consumption for 1919. The That the incoming Council be average consumption per month for authorised to proceed with the tele-
tainly make no pretension to know Judge, Mr. Justice Wood, in the Sum of Health, Dr. W. G. Reynolds itered for the year was 38,975,446— i proximately on the acquisition of
so mitch of it. But if we show mary Court.
Mr. Lo, for the defence, addressed that its statement is false as ap plied to such parts of China as we the Court, quoting precedents and
Ide know, we shall have proved that cases bearing on the paints involved Kr. W. Farmer (Honorary Super all purposes was 3,247,954 gallons-[phone on the lines laid down in the
the statement is what it looks on His Lordship said he understood Kr. the face of it, much too sweeping. Le to argue that compression of the the defendant's site did not cen- We shall have set up a reasonable scil doubt if its value as contribution stitute withdrawal of support from the toarious disenssion. We claim plaintiE's site. Even if it did, it wae that the conditions complained of the position of the delence that the are peculiar to Hongkong, and are plaintiff could not succeed because he so far from being common in China was not entitled to support on made that they do not exist there at all. ground: that he was not entitled to It is true that women and children Support of the land because both lots work in the enuntry. So they do had not been derived by the parties in all countries, ven at Home, from the common private owners; and where banane gislation has fail-that if the plaintif made the claim ed to cover the sporadic examples that his neighbours were limited in of remoter districts. For in Shang the as to which they could put their hat one des fo see womea and land, the statement of claim did net
cever that contention. children carrying such hads as we se her, Basses nothing like it. Ltd. in chat or Tifeisia or Hankow.
In realtkim we never saw a thing at oft ver cabling the comman Boilding eights of Hongkong, operations on Peaks are nos com:
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FL. SUTTON,
Chairman.
Canton February 11, 1921. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE TO DECEMBER, 31 1920.
$1,079 06- 54.81 2,008,04 728.63
Theodore Lam lor-$205 as compens ole: We inve' but a small over- flow."
We are willing to join ton for damage which he alleges tha issue there. How far the Tele-building of the defendant's bungalow Sutton; Vice-chairman Mr. H. graph writer is qualified to testify caused to his adjoining wall and com- Smith; Messrs. G. N. Courtney, about the length and breadth pound, wis resumed yesterday aher-Farmer, and E. Pepperall: Secretary of China we cannot say. We cernoon. The case is before the Paiste Mr. R. T. Matheson; Medical Officer Architects & Engineers Messrs. Little, Adama and Wood.
Police-The Police force, under
incoming Council be tandent) consists of Inspector W. Yu Cheong, 1 Crown Sergeant, the consumption of the previous year.mittee; (13) Extension to Cemetary:
The amount registered through the That the Read Inspector Ng Yau, Asst. Insp: an increase of 540,863 gallons over Report of the Telephone abo Sergeants, 3 Second-class Constables, service, meters was approximately authorised to take the necessary
Constables, and 1
21,000,000 gallons—an increase of staps and make the necessary expen 26 Third-alass
Digest of Cases-Dogs seized 4, 2,000,000 gallers over the previous diture to have same enclosed and drunk and incapable 2, gambling and year. The balance of water consum levelled at a cost not to exceed opium raids 2, Larceny 20, miscelled is to be accounted for in the sneous petty offences 40, lost articles following ways: 1.) The swimming approximately three million gallons; recovered 6, cases taken to Consular tank was filled 29 times absorbing (2) watering of tennis lawns, croquet Court 18, and convictions 15.- Ceasts
1918 1919. 1920. lawas, gardens, and pavements; (3)
447 460 Non-Chinese... 330
water consumed at Police Station: Repair............ Chinese........ 960 940 1,109
(4) washing out water mains, tank | Cemetery- and filter. The water has been kept | Interest 1290 1387 1,569
up to the standard of purity as re Fire Brigade quired by the Medical Officer of Ground Rent Mr. Wm. Farmer, Honorary Saper Health. The additional plant for the Defence Corps tached no importance to the second intendent of Police during the last Waterworks sanctioned at the last Lighting **** of these points, regarding the owner-four years, has handed in his resigua- Annual Meeting is due out in March Road Repairs
Road Cleaning ship of the sites, and Mr. Lewis said tion of this position, feeling that be April. he did not claim the third.
can no longer spare the necessary
Accounts: The Revenue has been Drains and Scavenging--| Mr. Lewis addressed the Court for time to cope with its continually $48,022.17 as against an estimate of Band mon to the length and breadth off the plaintif. He said he based his increasing duties. The Council wish | 349,280 the falling off being due to Bridge China, nor are such factores as we claim on the common law right of an ito place on record their very hear the trade depression affecting silk Secretariat du
Even in ear New Terri-Owner of land-to the support naturally thanks and high appreciation of Mr. have.
Ground afforded by the surrounding ground. Farmer's unremitting interest in the exports. The nett Expenditure works Sundries
estimated $42,100. The Finances öf Women and tories, where pour
The defendant had as much right to Police during the period referred to, at $37,417 25 as against an Garden and Recreation Printing and Stationery... children eatritite as badwin-build as the plaintiff had, but, finding The question of Mr. Farmer's succes- the Council may be considered as in Fire Insurance Bers. Hongkong's peruliar labour
Health: The report of Dr. A. B
Health....................... concities are in wie imitate the circumstances of the soil what sor is dealt with under the Estimates. Our contemporary has perpetrated they were, it was incumbent on him arsh assition that cannot be for to cerse damage to his neigh-Jameson (Medical Officer of Health substantiated. Convictest of a reck-ours land, or to the property on that during absence of Dr. W. G. Reynolds the following estimates for 1921 Waterworks Running Ex-
have Malaria. I have seen no case Police Pay and Clothing...$ 11,000 should less dismutant of simple fact, its fand. Mr. Lewis added that the de-on leave) is as follows fendant's architect article further trays its incom. petence to reau. Poverty it adopted building measures better definitely contracted on the Conces Lighting aya, with all the air of one telling suited to the soil peculiar to the dis- the whole truth about something
As to the common law right to. the so simple as torby wlf-ovident, is
Support of catural
neighbouring but the effect of wistravagement. It goes on to aid that these evils Bround. his Lordship asked, "What
du to want of organization about made ground?" | Well. 14, not Mr. Bowler offering
His Lordship indicated that he at-
trict.
Mr. Lewis Natural ground is ground in the state in which it is la tirst instalight of management when you get it.
where mismanagement has been?
His Lordship: Here they built on
a very sound condition.
Estimates: The Council now submit
EXPENDITURE,
during August; cholera, one import Secretariat *** sion; dengue, became mildly epidemic Fire Brigade......
61.45
107.15
1,731.14
3,205.47
1.262.18
3,360.53
18.19-
295.00
3.757.35
367.94
1,433.70
487.50
276.90
490.17
penses.......
6,390.04
Retaining Fees *******
1,200.00
2,000 1,000
Police
9,917 06
Auditing
25.00
3,800
Balance to Surplus Ac-
count
10,600.92
6,000
$ 48,858.17
2,000
Land Tax. 2,065.10
and
1,000
House Tax
21,305.90
$ 23,371 00
1,000
Licences
831.00
Queen's Garden Indem-
1,000
nity Fund
480.00
500
Rents
1,946.00
500
Boat House Hone
373.20
500
Business Tax kormoranje
2.$75.00
500
Wharfage Does
2,172.60
· 200
Fines.......
93.00
Waterworks Sundry Re
1,000
2,000
ceipts
14,332.73
Waterworks Running Er
penses
Building Permits.................
25.00
8,000
Nightscil
240.00
Meter Working Account
1,418.64
1,200 Swimming Bath Club In-
500
terest 3,500 Way Leave ......
360.00
300.00
1,000 8,680
ed case on a ship in stream (fatal): Road Maintenance and Con- typhoid group of fevers, 1 resident,struction... ed against the disease); dysenteries, Scavenging................. 2visitors (none previously inoculat-Road & Drain Cleaning &
Repairs... numerous cases both adult and Drain Construction
and Recreation children (men so infected bad usually eaten recently of Chinese food); Garden
Ground- meningitis, (cerebro-spinal), one Chi-
Els he not initiating a movementwo mud pies, side by side. Have rese (fatal); influenza, palmonic, one Buildings. Bridge and Bund
that will start organization where hong is? Even wen conditions in they a mutual right of support?
Portuguese (imported); diphtheria, Wall
Insurance
Mr. Lewis: There is not a single two cases (both mild); and boils and Printing and Auditing China as bad as they are in Hong-house on the Peak standing oa natural/carburicles, distressing both in fre- / Cemetery... kong, China is a foreign country ground. If a syndicate of people quency and severity.
Systematic investigation recently Boat House remergenzia for which we have no responsibility, took land on the Peak, cut it down and conducted at Christian College seems Defence Corps******* while Hongkong is our affair. It
used the cut away material in the form to refute effectively the theory that Health Department coun is horrible to suggest that British should pattern our politics of mace ground; then each built the li-chee fruit is in any way re-Interest on Overdraft.......
house on the land, would they not
We
natural and become artificial?
sponsible.
Ing Feeva rerum tion; on this occasion the packing of Sundries even
and morals on foreign ways, arghave the same rights against one Water Supply: Three-weekly ex ing that what may be good enough arether as if they took the land of the Laminations showed uniformly good Council's Engineers Retain- for them should be good enough Hongkong Cricket Club and built standard of purity with one excep for us. It is for us to set China there? When does land cease to be an example of virtue; not ours to argue that because (or if) China is bad. we can afford to be bad also. That argument, implicit in the article under notice, is one of which we ought as a people to be
ashamed.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
His Lordship: That is the difficulty Mr. Lewis: I say this land is as natural now as it ever will be.
the filter was immediately renewed Superintendent ................
Repainting Waterworks with satisfactory result.
REVENUE.
$
ness Tax pou ve
The standard of bealth of the com- Sinking Fund munity has thus been very good, for His Lordship: If the plaintiff had the tropics. A further satisfactory waited longer, till the soil had con- feature of sanitation is the adoption solidated, the weight of the defen- of septic tanks for all the new build- dant's building would not have affect-ings; these should be regarded bence House Tax ed him. You were building on mud; forth not as a convenience but as Land Tax....... assuming you started a little too soon, an absolutely sanitary necessity. Wharfage Dues and Busi are you entitled to claim support from During the year 1 inspected and your neighbours, or do you not owe reported on existing installations, and Licences and Way Leave ... it to them to delay building until your found all the correctly designed ones Rents
Garden Indemnity .............................. working admirably. tion. The ideas are now open fur
During the Chinese New Year site it hard?
Fire Brigade: No fires have Fines............... Mr. Lewis: All I ask is to retain discussion (the Chine Mail forum the British Admiral paid an unofficial those who believe we ought to take Wuchow, dn the West River.
time the defendant began to build his the year. The steam fire-engine has Night Soil.......................................
had to be overhauled and is in's fair French Contribution to Fire
Brigade....adnog stomakana action their course is clear. A case
His Lordship: If you had three condition only. As it dates from As the result of being knocked has to be repared and presented for the consideration of this parti
Septic Tank Permits cular brauch of the League of down by motor car No. 463 in town months' start in your building opera 1883 a resolution will be submitted at Water .....................
to purchase a modern one. Nations, which bas, we believe, yesterday, a Chinese is now in the tions, you would control theirs to the Meeting to empower the Council Rent of Meters.....................
Roads: About twenty-three thou Gadows Tax already begun to function. It is Government Civil Hospital suffering some extent.
Mr. Lewis: I am entitled, at all established by Article 387, and has from injuries to his knees.
times, to the support which the sub-sand five hundred square feet of for title the International Labour
adjacent and adjacent soil gives me, cement concrete paths have been laid sion of Enquiry touching the co2- Hoit's godown yesterday, a coolie port, and nobody is entitled to take **TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICEditions complained of, and the re- was killed instantaneously through that support, such as it is, away from
merchandise me. port" of such commission, would be
a heavy bale of communicated to the Government accidentally falling on him. BONGRONG, FRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1921.
concerned, and made public, (Article" 415). Subsequent Arti-
The family of the late Mrs. Anna is open to all interested) and for visit to Kongmoon, Samshni, and the support that 1 had, in fact, at the occarred on the Concession during Interest (Bath Club)....................
Ernestina da Cruz Rocha beg to ten- der their thanks to their relatives and friends for the sympathy in their Roral bereavement, also for the tributes.
*
boust.
The China Mail. Office. It would start a Commis While working in the No. 2 whether it is good support or bad sup-down during the year, all with con
WHY HONGKONG MUST HAVE
LABOUR LEGISLATION..
His Lordship reserved judgrient.
$ 56,980
$ 48.868.17
-BALANCE SHEET,
LIABILITIES. Hongkong & Shanghal Banking.
Corporation. Se .$38,584.93 29,000|Sundry Creditors ...........................
2,000 Suplas Acent:
5,000
Balance as per last a/c.
$69,589.72 1,000 Since added... 10,600.92 2,000 480
80,190.51
10017 360
Les written
down:
240 Waterworks $
100
70.67; Ceme-
tary Jetty $ 14,000 100.00; Meter -1,500
account ...$
400 79442: New 800 Police Bldg.
70100; Fire and
$ 56,980 Engine
Gear $500.00
The following resolutions will be arete curbings.
Drains: Six hundred and eighty submitted to the Meeting:-(1) The seven running feet of cement concrete House Tax shall be 74 per cent." for the year, payable before March 31: drains have been constructed.
Recreation Ground: The Recres (2) The Land. Tax shall be $25 per tion Ground has been raised in some lot, excepting where its area exceeds places as much as 18 inches. The 12645 feet, when it shall pay $2
573.36
2.186.09
78,024.55
$117,182.84
ASSETS.
Members of the Helena May cles recognize the probability that for dependencies not self-goverting Institute and their friends are re JAPAN'S CROWN PRINCE.material was obtained by dredging extra for every 1,000 square feet over waterworks...$ 49,070.57 special conditions will require minded that the Bishop of Victoria **They re will give an address at the Institute special treatment. cognize that differences of clim on Tuesday next, February 22:
fate, habits, and customs, of econ
omic opportunity and industrial
Another isolated case of small-
IMPENDING VISIT TO EUROPE
EXPECTED IN HONGKONG.".
70.67
49,000.00
9,000 00
1,000.00
1.500.00
1,500,00
4,000,00
400.00
6,000.00 150.00
500.00
5,132.84
in front of the Connaught Steps, and above, this area, payable before Leis depreciation which were unapproachable at low March 31 (3.) The Business Tax
2.383.40 tide. The total cost of the work was shall be $50 00, payable before March Meter Account$ 7,411.02
31; (4.) The Godown Tax shall be Since added... under $600. That is a very strong point which
Cemetery: There have been ten $50.00, payable, before March -31;;
9,79442 Mr. Bowley runde, and which the
burials during the year. The present (5) Firms exporting raw silk from
Concession shall pay ten Las depreciation 794.42 Daily Press emphasised on Thurs
A cablegram has been received by Cemetery has only room for eleven the day, that our local Government is tradition, make strict uniformity pox Chinese, figures in yesterday's involved in the agreement made in the conditions of labour difficult health return. One case of paraty the Consul for Japan from the Prine mere graves, and negotiations with cents for each bale of raw slik and signed by Great Britain, in of immediate attainment. This phoid fever. Portuguese, and one Minister, slating that the impending the local authorities for an extension over and above 1,000 exported Land, Lot 54 30,000.00
$25, dog $10. bicycling $5, hawker Bungalow connection with the Peace Treaty. recognition, generous as it was fatal case of diphtheria, Chinese, were visit of H.LH, the Crown Prince to thereof have just been brought to a (6) Licences: hotel $300, theatre Buildings ---
also reported.
Europe will be solely for the purposes successful conclusion. Part XIII of that Treaty commits very probably had no thought of
The Buildings The Municipal Bunga. $2, building $25, and septic tank Police Station of education and observation. Great Britain, and all its depen- the gulf between European and dencies, to special efforts in the Asiatic labour. But that is suffi
The approaching weddings are visit has no other object, it is said. low has been thoroughly repaired $20, plus, $5. for every water-closet Boat House.*.
His Imperial Highness will be away and painted and the exterior rough- | over and above four connected with direction of social justice, speci- ciently covered by the general fically to regulation of hours of principles enunciated, the rat of announced of Mr C. C. Brooks, work by a maximum working day which is that labour, should not be Assistant Marine Superintendent, to only six months. He will visit Eng: feast at a cost of about $1,100. The the tank; (7.) The charge for water | Cemetery Jetty
van countries that were closely allied Authorities as a Royal Naval Canteen the rate of cents 1,000 gallons provid Office Furniture.................... sal week, the provision. of an regarded (as it is in Hongkong Miss Helen Thomson, Nurse, of Kowland, and then make a tour of the building has been leased to the Naval supplied by the Council shall be at Swimming Bath Club adequate living wage, protection regarded) as a commodity or article loon; and of Mr C. R.
Of special and of Kripen, Chief Assistant of the Trans during the war, to view the effects The Police Station and other bulked that: (a) no charge shall be Fire Engine and Gear... against injury arising out of em- of commerce.
value 1% of the assessed value of such
Building ...$ 13,701,00 ployment, and the protection of urgent importance, the High Con-marina Trading Company, to Miss and witness at first-hand the resultings are in good state of repair, but made where the quarterly consump Sundry Debtors .........
precedent in Japan for such a trip, hauling in the near future. and tracting Parties agreed, is the Nellie de Does, en route from Holland ing chaos in Europe. There is no the landing jetty will require over-tion of any building does not exceed in New children, young
AfforestationBy kind permission building for the quarter: (b) where Les depreciation 701.00 although it is usual in European coun women. These are all phrases abolition of child labour, Note per s. "Rembrandi.” lifted verbatim from Section I of that. They would abolish it,
A successful whist drive was held tries for members of Royal families of HE the Governor of Hongkong, the consumption of water is in excess Part XIII.The Government may whereas Mr. Bowley, who has been
given the trees of the Concession arent shall be paid into the Council say; of course, and quite likely be attacked for sowing the seed of at the Catholic Men's Club last even to exchange visits. Consequently the Forestry Department loaned the as storesaid, only such excess shall quarterly and in advance, for the use night in saying, that it prefers to industrial disaffection, merely pro ing. The following were the prize great interest is attached to his Council some of its men, who have be charged for: (8.) The following Telephones This dissatisfaction of meters; the quarters shall be con- await-instructions from the Home poses to regulate it. It seems to winners Ladies. 1. Miss Lammer journey... Government, which, so far as we us that by doing something on the ton (177); 2. Mrs: Pile (176); 3. Mrs In view of the short time availablé trimming that was badly required. are concerned, may be awaiting lines he suggests, our Government Booth (174); Booby Prize: Mrs. Hill for the trip. His Imperial Highness
The American trip has beet as regards the service given by the of January, the first day of April, the communications from the Labour will be in a much better position (137). Gentlemen: 1. Mr Hambly will not visit America on this occa of Shameen Residents has increased sidered to commence on the first day scheme regarding establishing a local October 2 meter, $5 per quarter Committee of the League of later on to resist any L.O.N. pro (178); 2. Mr Shootrook (174); 3. Mrsion.
Shameen sub-exchange has been 14 meter $5. 1" meter $4. and 1” Nations. In that case it will be sala it may think unsuitable to Tippins (174); 4. Mr. Norris (174); postponed till a more favourable op: Canton Telephone Company: A first day of July and the first day of It is thought that His Imperial trealated and ratepayers will be meter $3. Rent for any portion of a as well to know it, and by moot local conditions, than if it be Booby Prize: Mr Cheeseley (135). M: portunity.
quarter shall be calculated on the ing these proposals for us Mr. obliged to confess that it has done Pinches performed the duties of Bowley has taken the only step nothing at all toward the solution M.C., and the prizea, were presented Highness will call at. Hongkong asked to sanction same by Mr R. W. Brown. dikely to elicit an initial declara- of this problem."
persons,
about March 10.
Police
*13,000.00.
$117,182 84
Audited and found Correct, E. H. SMYTH,
Auditor.
SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, R. T. MATHESON,
Secretary.
January 28, 1921,