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BATURDAY, APRIL 90, 1921.
GAMER APÄRISE SEENTURI VALDKONG
MEROUBY MOTOR QAR "CHERIAL OFFICE
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151 Des Voeux Road Ornisch),
HONGKONG.
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SALICK
HAI
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
STAMP DUTY BILL.
PASSES THIRD READING”
AT TO-DAY'S FORMAL MEETING.
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MIE CHINA
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
APPRECIATION.
the figures that had been got out for the guidance of the Committee In connection with various stamp. duties had been arrived at He certainly thought it should be done and it seemed to him a business' like. to have some record in series under D. Q. DE SILVA, ESQ. the different headings. He could quite see that the clerical labour Involved would probably necessitate not only an increase in staw but also an increase in the accommodation available in the Treasury. However, the malter was one that would be considered by the Government and be asreed with bon members that it would be very satisfactory toʻgave such a record.
Acting Margar... SIN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF DEVADA. BESETTLEMENT OF
DER STE
E J. NORONHA'S CLAIM.
of your cheque for $30,000-in settle- We have to acknowledge the receipt mens of our claim under the policies on the life of the late Mr. E. J. NORONHL. We have also to acknowledge your,
The Stamp Duty Amendment, Bill, which has been the subject of so much discussion since its introduction a few weeks ago, passed its third reading at a formal meeting of the Legislative Council held at noon to-day when the following members were present=- Hon. Mr. Pollock said that he did cheque for $1,878 in refund of the
His Excellency the Officer Adminis-not think it would be necessary to premium paid balors das date. tering the Government (the Hon. Dr.have the services of more than one We desire to thank you for your Chand Seven C.M.GJ.
clerk for part of his time and be courtesy in settling this claim within His Excellency the General Officer could not see how it would increase the very short period of four days after Commanding the Troops (Major-the amount of the accommodationz production of probate. General Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick, required.
Hon. Mr. Ross said that it had in Mr. Chau Sta-ki it gazetted KCB, KCSIL
The Hon. Colonial "Secretary. (Mr.the past been the invariable rule to unuficial M.L.C.
E. D. C. Wolle).
translate all bills afecting Chinese and he assured Mr. Las Chapak that in this case that practice would be failowed.
LOCAL AND ENOSTAL
Dr. Thirper is appointed to Dr. Hickling's plane on the Midwifery
Havilah" (Genesis 211) must have been Haverhill. U.S.A.. if it Board
AUT was -Keokuk in lows. learned rival puta streik on the similarity of certain biblical andi Chinese names.
(11) The poetic American way of referring to autome as The Fall. by which is is clear they do not! Bean Niagara.
The absual athletic meeting of the Victoriaceation tab takes place this afterness.
The Hon. Attorney-General (Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., C.BE.).
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer (Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, O.B.EJ.
The Hon. Directer of Ecceation (Mr. E. A. Irving).
The Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr. S. B. C. Boss)."
The Hon. Director of Public Works
Hoa. Mr. H.-E. Pollock, K.C Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak.
Three fat eases al mallpox (Mr. T. L. Perkins).
and one non-fatal case, et enteric fever, all Chibere, with reported
These are, naturally, not beads! wil my promis; but they are suffi- yesterday.. elen: to serve for purposes of con- parison with Mr. The Tan Tais.
The second Annual Care
if I vive proper encouragement Festival will be held at St Andrew's fra the phite. I may go fureber Church, Kowloon, to morrew, Sunday, in the matter, and adduce certain at 11 am and 6 p.m. gical, psychokytical, pister- ological, biological, and idiaketal
Wishing your Company continued socess.
We are, daar Sir,* ̈*
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Yours faith ally,
(Sch) Ci A. na ROZA, (SA) Q"1. YTANOVICH, Erecators of the estate of the i Iste E. J. NORIMA (deceasód.) Hourkong, April 1
S NOTICE.
Y"Request of the BOLIVIAN B' GOVERNMENT. the CONSUL
The Attorney-General said that in regard to the remark of Ms Lap Chi pak he thought it was matter for re gret that no Chinese gentleman was Included in the committen consideng ing the Bil but it was impossit, f to make the committee fully reme sentative without "making it may large. What was intended was to GENERAL for PERU, in this Colony, 0. DIRZ CANSECO-NOS on the represent not different sections of the community but different occupath instant takes one is lateroste of ments will be my good when Mr. S:5 Elderry, Clak at tions and sections of the business what Repude in Bengkull docu
community.
produced at the Farevin Cementsta His Excellency said that he supenoral, Alexandre Baking, 4th floor. Council
ported the Attorney-General in expressing regret that no Chinese gentlemap was included on the Committee. He thought, however,
Chinese that
members would subsequent to the
HoMA. O. Lang Hoa My Chay Siú-ki.
The Officer Administering the Government said that the minutes of the previous meeting had not been circulated among the Hon. members
We are asked to acmance that pts that I have been obliged to the Musicale arranged for the after-and therefore they could not be con hold back for lack of space. It is.noon of Monday, Mayad at the firuted and passed at the meeting. for instance, curious that the word Helena May Institute has been can-He called upon the Attorney-General agree that,
to move the extension of the Stand-publication of the Bill, the Council had allowed representations to be Adam. in Greek letters, has thecelled
ing Orden initials of arktos, dusis, anatoler,!
In connection with the Praya
In doing so and proposing that the made and had adopted them as fac end urenhsia or Dorth west, I
The motion-for-the-third-reading east, and south, while in Vapuk. East-Reclamation Scheme it minutes soud me for confirmation as possible. in American language, we get announced that tenders for the work at the next meeting of the Counel Allis, Diddlem. Anyow. and Mokri, are being called from Shanghai and the Hon. Attorney-General said that the Standing Order provided for the Here lived the first Singapore as well as Hongkong. which means
minines to be circulated or read our people. But attach little im
In this case, the minutes in which Portance to that.
were entailed many changes were not ready and he would propose that they would not was tire reading them
The Colonia Secretary seconded and the motion, was agreed to.
FAITH
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The Kennedy town and North Point public bathing beaches are to by have been waiting for be open as usual this year, from 1st the newspapers to raband 15th May respectively. It is Es late the cases of sick possible that we may keep them both
ness cured by Mr. Hick for years yet. expected to hear of numer Has any
bus iniraculous cures.
thing gone wrong? Or is it just reportorial laziness again?
an has joined the FRAE Police Force. People who do not know me know him, and when they see him sitting on the police
d
A souvenir will be presented Sir James and Lady Lockhart at the Hongkong Hotel on Monday after- noon when they will be entertained at tea by Mr Lau Chu-pal and other Chinese Friends,
His Excellency said that he desired : thank hon. members for their great asistance in a very difficult measure and also all those who sent in representations in connection with the various clauses of the Bill. I The Council. then adjourned sine die
of the Bill having been carried.
STO, DIEZ CANSECO,
CORSI GESTRAL FOR PEAK. Hongkong. April 29, 1921.
MURDER CHARGE.
DISPOSING OF THE BODY,
"THIR-MAN, ARRESTENDE
charge of
In connection with the Ngautau case in which two Chinese are beld on remand, the one on murdering a fellow vilager and the other on a charge of having assisted the first man to dispose of the coryne, a third man was this morning brought before Magistrate Orse charged with having employed the second The Office Administering the man to get rid of the body. The ** and Government recomiends the Council accused pleaded not guilt The Arney-General moved the to vote a mm of $1,600 la vid of the was remanded with the
thers until third reading of the Sake Daty Bill Frote Judicial and Legal Departments 11302 on Wednesday when
Court, Other) Charter,erience will be taken as amended and the Colonial Secre-Supreme
The Colonial Secretary then laid onj the table Financial Mindte No. 27 and the Financial Renirs for 1920.
tary seconded the motio
Library.
FINANCIAL MINUTE.
The
Government should "purchase. marter vas a pressing one and was
$11,600 GONE. MISSING SEROPY SOUGAT.
but they let me ga on paying a few i China port without a French visa gut / under the various headings appearing tearing shortly and the deal would structed by the compradore to collect
:
Carefully looking LITTLE TALES all ware to ABOUT TOWN. That
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Yesterday afternoon a young Chinese, shroff employed by the Chinese Merchants Bank was in- $11,000 from the Bank of Canton. He received the money, but has failed: to return to his bank. The police have been informed, and a warrant is out for the youth's arrest.
Tha
Mr H. E. Pollock sather he had The Colonial Secretarys to Sihat The following passengers for a suggestion to make connection station doorstep, they say that Hongkong arrived from Shangbai by with the practical working the Bull barrister who was leaving the Colony: rowly old Adversarius must have the P. & O. ss. "Soudaa." Mr. A. which would he hoped give the possessed a fine library which the be arrested again, and, wonder Beetham Miss M. Stekleton, Mavourable consideration of de Goy Attorney-General recommended the
ernment. He suggested there why these cases do not get reported I. A. Iwell, Ms D. Ballard, Miss
should be kept in the Stance brought forward without warning. be in the paper. It seldom gets 39 A. M. Booth, and Miss E. Haber. far as the Court. I spent the night
You may not land at any Indo ledger which would be end up cause the owner of the library was at one of the stations on Thursday. dollars. The meanest trick Esan at the part you start from. As the in the schedule of the Bill. the bas done so far was to sit outside French consul bere, charges, over past this had not been done with the have to be closed insediately. a pawshop. We had a tiff, and eight dollars, the merel is plain, result that when the Goverment Don't go to Saigon, till the silly wanted under the old Ordinance to I believe he did it up,
for the years 1915 and 1919 the pro- Charged before Magistrate Lind- knowing that is would damage my passport business has bera abolished. obtain particulars under each heading
**For unlawfully boarding a vessel credit.
The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, cedure which had to be adopted, was sell this morning with having pawn. Thest of commx teper-General Manager of the Hongkong very cumbrous one, all the dyed pearls vained at $500 under an before permission to do so had been CENSES Collectors charging and Shanghai Bank, who was the cquisitions pe stamps having to he assumed name, a fott of the Yuti giver by the police, the mistress of a fur guest. of Vice Admiral Sir Alexander gone through in order that the Gov-Seng Pawnshop, said he gave a sampan was fined at the Marine TRICES. Ignorant Chinese
their services. Also. Duff on H.MS. "Alacrity" for the ernment should know how the duty false name and address because Court to-day. Evidence was given new comer here that when the ss. "Sinkiang.” arriv... to Shanghai, will be under each particular headingswerkedhe in trying to get all the boat people, voyage up
The Magistrate held this this morning the defendant tied up the enumerators daubed crosses, present at the laying of the found out. It seemed to him to be a great and was not aware that it was an ed in the harbour at about 7:30 o'clock unsatisfactory and, her boat alongside the steamer while with a mixture of tar paint. "on ation stone of the new premises of waste of time and labour and if offence. junks and sampuns. I hear of one the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank journal could be kept with these differ-explanation motor-boat owner very savage bein Tientsin. The "Alacrity" joins ent headings and the requisitions for warned defendant that unless be the police flag was still flying and six stamps were entered up daily then the spoke the truth he would be given För ber prasen gere phem west on board. cause his newly painted craft was the rest of the Seet at Weihaiwei,
Government would have a daily record the full penalty for the offences: In be imposing a penter of $25 the without the immense amount of back spite of this, the defendant refused an Marine Magistrate (Lieutenant Con- thus disfigured. I think he bar
explanation and was ordered to payway Hake, R.N.R.) remarked that the A successful whist drive was labour previously required. right to be annoyed.
held at the Catholic. Men's Club on
Mr. Lau Chu-pak said he support fine of $50 or serve one month's offence was one that was becoming
ifar too prevalent. Thursday evening. The following were the prize-winners:-Ladies: 1. ed the remarks of the previous speaker. hard labour. Mrs. Bacon (173); 2. Mrs. Alderman He thought the suggestion was a (167); 3. Mrs. Tuttle (165); Booby businesslike one which should be adopt- whispering behind his hand, a man Prize: Mrs. May (146). Gentlemen; ed by the Government. He would you all know stopped me outside 1. Mr. Pugh (180): 2. Mr. Moxworthy Eke, with His Excellency's permis- the Gospel Hall and said: I've (179); 3. Mr. Kay (175); 4. Mr. sion, to represent the views of 3 wee tale for adversaria. Ye ken Lodge (175); Booby Prize: Mr. Dove the Chinese merchants on a matter They the engineer? He got back (133). M. R. W. Brown performed connected with the Bill.
Government had soulate from Repulse Bay that he the duties of M. C, and the prizes felt that the
overlooked the /Interests of
The most brilliant Vocalistes in the Colony will appear, not in having appointed a single Chinese The Hon. John Stores, Premier representative to consider the Big including the young Spanish Singer, Miss AMPARA ROSELLO. and stepped out on the verandah of New South Wales, who has been before its introduction in the Council.
AT MOUTRIE'S AD ANDERSON'S to take a keek at the night, or some.
to England, is returning by way of Seeing that they were the largest thing. His door, that has a spring Japan News has been received taxpayers in the Colony and that the -lock, hanged to ahint hin, and Mr. J. B. Sutter, Commissioner for Bm would affect them more than there he was. In pyjamas, locked the Government of New South Wales, anyother section of the general cot. He was trying to prie a way that Mr. Storey will arrive by the community he and his Chinese is wi a bamboo when the Indian "Empress of Russia, on June 6, colleague submitted that they had
Mr.
They watekman caught him. Will it he says the Japan Chronicle.
just ground for complaint. Storey, who has been Premier since hoped that in future on any con- in to-morrow?”~
Tassured hind it would, and here April last year, holds a high position templated measures affecting their in Australian political life, where his interests they would be given an it 15
They enticed me opinion carries great weight. His visit opportunity to express their views through their accredited · repre- FCET CO inte à cerfan club to Japan is therefore of importance.
zentatives. Mc Lau Chu-pak DBLL the other night and
peces also stressed the BEST taught me several
sity having the bill Domestic Occurrences ............. new and ingenious
transit into Chinese. Its require Leading Articles... ways of throwing dice for drinks.
ments were many and as many Big City Blaze. ......... Chinèse did not bave a very good knowledge of English they could not Local and General be expected otherwise to understand Proposed Stamp Duty
10 Chamber of Commerce... them thoroughly.
The Colonial Treasurer, referring Prevalence of Rables
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decided to sleep in his office. It were presented by Mr. F. Fisher. Chinest merchants
was raining and blowing like heck. He got into a spare suit of pyjamas t
As the reporters used to put it, a pleasant time was bad," for they were good lads; but I'm afraid
$400 OPIUM FINE.
Charged before Magistrate Orme
they rather bent me before turning this morning with the unlawful posses me out. The doctor says that if I let it alone for few days he will slon of seven trels of prepared on-
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be able to tell we definitely whether Government opium on the Ping Onto the suggestion made by Mr.
HOW THE "MORNING
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be can pull me through this time whart, an elderly Chinese woman said Pollock, said that certain things could Fast Steamer orgot. In the circumstances, I couldn't very well go to the Hick that she was given the drug by a man of staff. In regard to many of the St. George's Day
employed on board the Taiping stamps they resily did not Kowloon Affairs.... bird for treatment.
She, went on board to recover $3 he know what they were going to be Counting the People owed her, He told her to carry the used for and therefore they could Ex-Service Meri [Editorial Note: parcel ashore for him without telling never get a proper retum under each Admiral Line
beading. They would, however; Company: Meeting The Editor inter-her the contents
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Sanitary Board m feres de litiless Tas prosecution said that the deng always know the total amount of the Legislative Council posible with this was found by the female search
hebod Hongkong Art ein esteemed contribu- round the defendant's waist.
Our Governor's Erri tor, and seldom The Magistrate imposed copy: but this paragraph: 6400.cc-four monthshari
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