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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1928.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.
As reported in last night's issue à moeting of the Hongkong Legisla- tive Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday, H.E, The Governor presiding.
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Iwas not alone in that, for there REGIMENTAL SOCCER.
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KING'S LEAĠUE RESULTS.
In spite of gales, and wet weather, a full programme of has been played matches since our last report.
From the league table below it
TENNIS TOPICS.
LOCAL GAMES.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
NOTICE.
HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'
"ASSOCIATION.
CR.C. spring a great surprise on Tuesday last by beating the LR.C. in the first series of the tie match in the "B" Division by st to 48 games. To enable them to win the league they have only to beat the UniverOWING to weather conditions, the Jnly Settlement is POSTPONED sity in which they should not till MONDAY, 30th instant, and until match was to be decided last even-be issued. encounter much difficulty, This such date no official quotations will ing on the C.R.C. ground but in the midst of the first round rain inter- vened and the match had to be pul off till a later date.
were other members of the Hong- kong community present with me at that time who felt with me-that the Government ought to make re- statements those ference publicly in Council. And had I not been assured, shortly after my re- turn, that it was the intention of will be seen that one of the Groups The Colonial Secretary in mov- Government to make a statement, of HQ Wing must win the ing the adoption of the Removal should have asked a question DRA. B. C. and D. Coy can obtain the Championship as no Platoom from of Patients By-laws said: The the subject to elicit an answer to number of points already obtained old by-laws were badly drafted, ultra vires in parts and self-con- satisfy this Council and the general by No. 2 Group. This Group needs tradictory, and they contain some public. The aspersions were so points out of their remaining 4 serious omissions. The question, serious that they needed refutation matches to make their position for example, as to what was to hap- or confirmation as the case might nining matches Nos. 1 and 4 Groups "At Home"
secure. By winning all their rem- Owing to the wet weather the pen in case of a dispute between a be. I congratulate the Government can obtain a maximum of 31 points. LR. C. when tennis matches given by the private practitioner and a Medical Officer of Health regarding the re on the extremely able statement With regard to the Company will be played, is now postponed moval of a patient suffering from which they have made on the aggregates for the Battalion Cup. until Saturday, August 4
HQ Wing can now obtain a infectious disease had no answer whole of the Shipping Control, and maximum of 108 points of which 8 provided, and there was also the point that they opposed no obstacle congratulate, more particularly, are certain from the results of inter- to the removal of a patient to a the Colonial Secretary on the com- place not approved of by a proper plete vindication which is afforded authority, with the result that ap-him by the statements which are parently, any person could incontrovertible. establish an infectious diseases Personally I know-forI happen hospital in any locality. These re-ed to be Chairman of the Chamber gulations bring our practice in this of Commerce at a time when a great matter up to date and they have deal of this negotiation was going tieen approved by the Sanitary on-how deeply, the Colonial Board. Theg to move their adoption, Secretary interested himself in giv- The Attorney-General: I beg to ing scrupulous hearing and justice second.
to those who were appealing. I was the more astonished therefore, to read the aspersions cast on his character, which has been complete Billy and amply vindicated. Ithinka good deal of confusion of thought
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The resolution was carried.
GERMAN MISSIONS.
The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the intituled An Ordinace to provide
1R.C. TOURNAMENT. :
By Order of the Committee,
J. W. KEW,
Secretary. Hongkong. July 27, 1923.
PEAK CLUB.
NOTICE.
In the Challenge round of the on matches, the remaining 22 singles championship in connection TBE-BAND NIGHT advertised for To-Monrow. (Saturday) evening having to be wrested from other with the above club, S. A. Rumfann Coys. The Group has been domet and defeated A. H. Rumjahn has been CANCELLED on account ing badly this week as they only (holder) by 6/1, 6/3, and 9/7 thereby of the Typhoon. obtained 4 points out of a possible Lavenging his defeat in the final last 10.
year by the same opponent. A.H.
"C" Company who are second Rumjahn began shakily but im- in the struggle for Company foot-proved as the game progressed. ball honours secured 9 points out S, A. Runajalin was all over him and of a possible 10 and are now only not till the last set did he show a
E. B. C. HORNELL,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, July 27, 1923.
INDIAN RECREATION CLUB.
5 points behind Headquarters. bit of his old form. Congratula- This Company can now make an tion to S.A. Rumjahn from whom optable all having to be 22 sted much may be expected in theWING to the Wet Weather, the from opponents of other. Com- panics.
wrested
Some good matches were wit
for the carrying on of the work has arisen in the minds of the Dessed during the week and points Worthington and F. A. Redmondi
formerly carried on by certain Ger man societies and persons in the Colony of Hongkong, and to deal
have not been obtained without a hard struggle.
Shanghai public at least partly from ignorance of fact-probably from
The league leaders vanquished ignorance of fact-in not realising No. 8 Platoon by 4 goals to nil, this persons in the Colony of Hong- the Shipping Control, was running w kong and to provide for the control a very serious insurance risk, which
'AT HOME" fixed for To H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.. morrow, is now POSTPONED until between H. E. Grace and R. E
The final of the Hong Doubles | SATURDAY, 4th August, 1923. D. RUMJAHN,
Hon. Secretary.. and L. A. Forster, was to be decid-
Hongkong, July 27, 1923. ed yesterday but it had to be aban- doned owing to the inclement weather. A good game is expected
sentatives emerging winners.
with the work of sich societies and that this Governmcat, throughout | being the highest score of the with probably the Naval repreTM TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
No. 16 Platoon, who have not yet
Company obtained full points from No. 15 Platoon by the only goal of
the match.
of the persons by whom the said the Imperial Government has itself been beaten by a team from. D. refused to shoulder-a tisk, even on work is to be carried on. He said: the assessment here by experts, of In moving the second reading I would like to take the opportunity £979,000. In the early days there of correcting an over-statement in was considerable risk of one or more picpli 15 of the Objects and ships being lost. That the profits of the shipping control were not Reasons, which has been pointed called upon seriously through one and Reasons have me legal effect, or more or several of the ships be- but they are sometimes referred to ing lost was the fortune of war, but as a guide to the intention of the it was a liability which the Govern Legislature in passing the Ordinment had to count and prepare for. It is one of the axioms of trade,
out to me. It is true that the Objects
ance,
An exciting match was the result of the encounter between Nos. 1. and 9 Platoons on Wednesday evening. No. 9 obtained the points by 2 goals to I, a result mainly due to a capital exhibition of goal
keeping.
THE LEAGUE TABLE.
GOALS TEAM. P. W. D. L. F. A.
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29
That paragraph states that that, having put aside a reserve Clause 8 of the Bill provides that fund for a more or less definite ob any Act done, or instrument executed by three of the members ject, when that risk runs off (in insurance parlance) what profit of the Corporation shall be valid for all purposes. That is too results, it is a perfectly natural No. 2 G. 15 14 1 wide. It was written with reference thing for every commercial com- No. 1 G. 14 9 3 2 31 15 21 to Clause 8 and is intended to be pany, or for a Government, to claim No. 10 P. 15 8 4 3 19-11 20 read with that Clause. All the beltalf of the Unofficial Menibers, No. 4 G. 13 8 3 2 34 13 19 On No. S P. 16 8 4 4 30 19 20 as a profit on its net results, Clause provides is that any ac congratulate the Government No. 9 P. 16 8 26 17 19 done or instrument executed by three of the trustees is not to be again upon the very clear statement No. 11 P. 15 7 questioned on the ground that the which has been made and as a No. 14 P. 15
result of which I hope the Press in No. 12 P. 16 4 8 other trustees, if any, did nut concur or join, or object, or on the the North of China will concur in No. 13 P. 15 5 5 5 15 14 15 ground that the number of trustees doing justice to the fair adminis- No. P. had been reduced. It is intended Control which those who know it No. 6 P. 15 tration during the War of shipping No. 3 E. 15, to give three trustees the power to
in its inmost circles are conscious No. 15 P. 15 decide even if the others were against it, and to meet the case that it rightly deserved. (Applause.) No. 16 P. 152. where, for the moment, the full number of trustees does not exist.
4. 26 14 18
4.20 15 16
4 15 15 16
5 19 18 15
17 18 15.
23 23 14
13 25 12
1 23 10
16·24-9 14 24
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This week's results are as fol-
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H.E. the, Governor: On behalf No. 4 P 15-3-3- of the Government I desire to ex- No. 7 P. 15 3 3 It is not, of course, intended to give press my appreciation of what Mr. No. 3 G. 15 4 1 10 15 30-9 validity to any act of three trustees Holyoak has said. Aspersions No. 2 P. 15 3 3.9 which is outside their powers. I have been passed on this Govern- No. 8 P. 15 2 1 12 11 41
ment and more especially on the beg to move the second reading.
N.B.-G-group; P-platoon. Secretary, personally, The Colonial Secretary second- Colonial ed the mution which was carried, which it was impossible to meet at and the Bill was read a second time. the time, owing to the fact that lows:-
The Attorney General moved proceedings were pending before No. 2 G. that the Council go into Committee the Court. We have taken the No. 5 P. to consider the Bill clause by carliest opportunity, when the No. 10 P clause. The Colonial Secretary Court matter was out of the way, No. 12 P of publishing this statement, which No. 2 G. seconded and it was agreed to.
On Clause 5 the Hon. Mr. H. E. am glad to think the Honourable No. 15 P. Pollock moved that in lieu of the Member regards as incontrovèr- No. 11 P. tible, as I do myself. There is one No. 14 P. words "corporation may deler- mine" the words Governor in serious omission in this Report, No. 3 P.
which is due
the to
fact No. 9. P. Council may approve of" be sub that it is signed by the Colonial No. 5 P. stituted. He said: My reason, Sir, for proposing this is that I Secretary himself. In the course of No. 12 P.
think it would be right that an in-
dependent body like the Governor in Council should decide upon what trusts the property should be held in the case of a corporation transferring in permanently or temporarily.
No. 1 P. No. 4 P. No. 2 P. No. 13 P. No. 8 P.
No. 1 P.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
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it the Colonial Secretary, speaking
The total points obtained by for the Government, expresses the Companies towards Battalion Foot- Government's appreciation and ball Cup thanks to various members of the H. Q. Wing. community who rendered good "C" Company. D." Company. service in connection with the Shipping Control. The document "A" Company. "B." Company. It was agreed, on the suggestion having been prepared by the of H.E. The Governor, that the Colonial Secretary himself, it was Clause should read "such contli-impossible for him to cónclude, as tions as may be approved by the it would have concluded, if I had written the document, with an ex- Governor in Council,"
pression of the very highest appre- The amendment was agreed to. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock:ciation of the work Mr. Fletcher put The other amendment, Sir, is in into business himself, I was not here sub-section 5, that a full stop lie myself at that time, but I have put after the word "out," and that spent many hours in looking the words which follow should be through the files of papers on this
The Straits Times announces the omitted. I think that those words question to see if there was any are rather too wide and it will be justification for the remarks made death at Johore Bahru of Dato sufficient if the Clause onds at the in Shanghai, and in the course of Mohamed, D. K., S. F. M. J., C.M.G., words "carried out."
my perusal of these voluminous The amendment was agreed to documents I have been struck bylate Dato Mentri Besar. and the Bill passed through the the ability, industry, zeal and desire Committee stage without further to do justice to everybody which actuated the Colonial Secretary throughout. I am glad to take the opportunity of making these re- marks because, for the reasons I
amendment.
On the Council being resumed, the Attorney-General moved and the Colonial Secretary seconded the third reading of the Bill. The motion was carried, the Bill was read a third time and passed into
law accordingly.
Mr. Isaac Donald, chief reporter of the Edinburgh Evening Dis- patch, died at his desk soon after arriving at his office.
Mr. Leonard Campbell Taylor, painter, and Mr. William Curtis Green, architect, have been elected Associates of the Royal Academy.
Mr. R. Lewis Carton has arrived bave stated, it has been impossible in Tokyo from London to join the to acknowledge those services in staff of the Japan Advertiser and to the public document. (Applause. act as Tokyo correspondent of the
The Council then adjourned Times. until Thursday, the 9th August, at 2.30 p.m.
Major General Sir Neil Malcolm, GO.C. Malaya, Major T. C. Spring. and Brigadier General Hussey have salled from British North Borneo for Singapore.
GOVERNMENT VINDICATED. The Colonial Secretary; I beg to move that the Council do adjourn to this day fcrisight.
Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak: Your According to a Daily Bulletin Excellency, I crave permission to cable from Peking, it is understood make a few remarks on Paper No, that efforts are being made to
A messaga. fron Berlin 5, entitled "Shipping Control in obtain the release of Mr. Weather- Hongkong, 1917-1923. As this b, who was walking from Burmah announces that the Grand Duchess honourable Council is aware, asper- to Peking. The provincial authori-Louise of Baden has died in her sions of a very grave nature have les in Yunnan have instructed the 5th year. The only daughter of been made against the good faith officials at Liking to despatch a the Emperor William I. and aunt of this Government, and parti-Colonel with roo troops to effect of the ex-Kaiser-elie-was-bora-on- cularly against the Colonial Secre- his release, but they have been Dec 3 1838, and named after her tary's treatment of matters referred Instructed to employ peaceful grandmother Queen Louise of to therein. Being in Shanghai, as methods, which means that the russia. In September, 1856, I was, shortly after those aspersions provincial authorities will have to she married the Grand Duke
Prederick I. of Baden, were madu, I felt strongly and I pay ransom.
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