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·FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Piers Ordinance And Shipping: Pregnant Ques- tions Re Public Health: Plea For Subordinate Officials: Future Of Telephone Service:-
H.E the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs, KCM:G.
Hon. Sir Claud Severn, K.B.E., C.M.G., Colonial Secretary.
"
-C.B.E.. Attorney-General.
Colonial Treasurer.
Hon. Mr. H, T. Crease, Director
of Public Works.
Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, Secretary
for Chinese-Affairs.
Hoj. Mrs E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of Police.
Hon, Mr. P. H. Holyoak. Hon. Mr.. H. W. Bird,
Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall," Hon. Mr. Chau Siu-ki,
Hon. Mr. C. Montague Ede. Hen. Mr. C. G.. Alabaster, K.C.; O.B.K.
B.S. B. B. McElderry, Clerk
of Councils.
Plers Bill Amendment, The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Bill intitaled An Ordinance to amend the Piors Ordinance. 1899.
the first reading, and those who
revenue.
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the result of the Analysis is too have houses hilt for the secon late to be of any serious advan-modation if all its corks; but until tage. The Unofficial Members Rh accommodation is available
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Kwa-la-lichee, is worth mention, While all other lichees turn red when they ripen, this variety re- mains green all, the time. There i
London, July 17:-There is a of village tucked away in Cambridge- would submit, Sir, not only for the my Chinese collegue and I submit reason that the recent outbreak of that these junker men, mast
are married, should be
When lighee, is exported to typhoid has drawn attention to who the need, but on account of the treated in the same sympathoticshire which lays claim to possess foreign countries, it is uttally in But in importance of this work in the manner as it senior brothering one of the most industrious the form of dry nuts,
Canton where it is produced, it is Seen by the staff Captain of the Colony, that the subject, shoulders in regard to the question of rural communities in the country.
With orchards, fields of flowerscuten fresh, and is more juicy than
to be Empress of Australia Hon. Colonial Secretary: In At the Council Chamber, yester-f reason it was welcomed by owners be considered by the Government.se allowance,
Man To Be Engaged. regined to the marks tande by the fertile market gardens, large any other fruits. Fresh liches is coming out of the ship's stoke
a great delicacy, which was appre} day afternoon, a meeting of the of piers and by prospective owners Legislative Council was held, at of piers.
The Colonial Secretary, Sir, in on Chinese member on the ques-poultry farms, and acres of waving ciated even by the former raters of hold with a bundle of clothing With regard to what the hon. reference to the remarks of the tion of rent allowances for non-
remarkable China. As long ago as the Thing yesterday morning, a Chinese who which many questions of public
in the period of had no permission to go on board interest were raised. There were member said about the desirability on member who represents the Burpean members of the Service quantities of eggs and strawberries, dynasty,
Tiempo (742-756 A.D.) Are the liner, was sentenced to one of a revision of pier renta, the Chamber of Commerce, the Gov-the ubject has been under con present:-
secure month's hard labour by the Marine and apples.
-from fresh fruit reason why this is not done.emment Dave asked the Serresurssideration, as on. members know, cut flowers and plums, tomatoes
Can- think, is that we are not for the of State to select à Mediend. Offrer { and it has been decided to give sučķi
Its name is Willingham, situated ion and transport it to the capital,
Magistrate (Lieut-Commander rate to all moment in need of additional sessing the qualifications of affowances at any
20 miles north-west of Cambridge,] then at Siauft, Shensi province, in G. F. Hole, R.N.) at the Marine But, of course, we may arteriologist, who will assist the those civil werkings of ten years Hon Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., be later on. We do not wish, to Barteriologist, It is quite recog, service. That is the point in their and having a population of about order to plenes the innous court Court this morning. Evidence was beunty, Yang Kwei-lei. Railroads given by Sergeant Hope who raise rents unnecessarily now. hutused that the work, Which includes service when they become eligible 800.
Writing to "The Daily Mail, and motor cars not then, being went to the ship in response to the Hon. Mr. D. W. Trotman, we wish to keep the power of rais- 'intury work, is very heavy. for pensionis, As they are prichi- | Mr. J. A. Thoday, secretary of the available, the fruits were carried police flag being holsted. The ing them when additional revenue } There are no doubt, "ogcasions eally al nurriel, with inflies willingham horse, dairy cattle. by men on horseback, who rode at staff Captain could not attend
is requirol, and their careers. nre settled, is required. I do not think it will whey, ssistance very seriously affect the properties Santinis, when the Bacteriologisking into arent their eligibility poultry, fruit and flower society.
covered || morning and a letter from him was seek employment else feality :-
only a cértuin distancos Ungreds||read, corroborating the evidenca. concerned. because the same.com- it is ill it is, very difficult to get fast pensions, and that they are not eives the following facts about its
During a good season it is no of ings were kept busy ou account dition of affairs has existed during mye to do his work. The Ghy, likely to
During that ent recognises, the need of where in toverment felt, it
wholetine should take their case into pops uncommons thing for the village of this errand, yet when the fruits the past 25 years. time there has been power to assistang even il" #
silematon and give thein sane help to despatch 100 tons of plums reached the capital, many of them toiteds cureting the very heavy weekly, besides vast quantities of were already spoiled. Since then revise rents and I do not think assistait is not necessary.
Mechanical Filtration.
at the present apples, pears, strawberries, rasplichee has always been associated these important pieg properties
Hoo, Mr. Holyoak: Under the expetise, of rent
Jinse. There are about 280 in berries, currants, tomatoes, and in people's mind with that famous will be unsafe, or unstable in value
heading of "Waterworks and Slain.
beauty, which pacciation enhances because of this Bill.
Four tons of new-laid eggs are the already high favour of the fruit, legend attached to it. It is said The hon. member referred to tenure, we would like to uskoived. The Secretary of State the like.
lavn: already Lafore the weekly sent to various markets: says the Economic Bulletin of that centuries ago a certain rich the fact that some years ago it Sir whether the Government approved the propose and it has
tre poultry breeders at Peking. wax proposed to transfer certain asidered, og is 'now considering Finance' Committees the questioni there
man was abnormally fond of licheo, thes question" of, mehanical "filt
I Canton itself lichee is a One year he was away from Cantón powers from the Executive Count of dater as against mens service is another mutter 5.000 head each; and of cut flowers common fruits Many gardens ron-on business, and missed the liebeo of granting it those under ten Willingham who own, from 500 to cil. My impression is that the prosent mesclet slow system, having here are who are married in bloom 5 to 10 tons are some- tain hundreds of lichee trees yield-season His daughter-in-law, who posal was to transfer powers to
in vies the great reds of this
mut there'a ghat any others who times loaded for transport in
ing thousands of catties. 1ella was very filul, took a good deal of the Governor. The present pro-
Many of those single day.
at from twenty cents to half a pains to keep some against hin sal is to transfer them to the 50, duit
purified, by meetanical filtration have dependants.
At the society's show in October dollar a catty, but because the freal return. Sire selected the best troo Legislative Council. There are with infinitely greater speed and bare darted have their families
in the country, and not in Hong- there will be 22 classes for horses, fruit is very hard to keep, the price in the garden, and forbade anybody good reasons for that. Questions lety. If the Government is ang at all. The vivendanges in 12 classes for cattle and pigs, 30 goes up ten or twenty time when to touch it. When the fruits of taxation are generally for the sidering it, we would like to know
mel gases diller te stich a degree classes for poultry, 6 classes for brought to Peking and other places ripened and hung low, she died The Colonial Secretary seconded. Legislative Council to consider, it derisions can be expedited... Ilon. Mr. Alabaster: Sir. this is and any increase of reats under apparently a mere amending Bill this ordinance would be an in-red to mechanical finition, the ufo, it was found very difficult to for fruit, flowers, and vegetables. centres. Many varieties of lichce thread and prevented them from are produced in Canton. Those dropping, In this way, she was Which ripen first are known as Sonable to preserve a goodly quantity intended to preserve powers that crease, not for what may call Government his sent home a resttle, and it was light that the
yuel-hung because they turn red of the fruits till her father-in-law already exist, but I do not think it licence purposes, but for revenue quest for appamins while is to be question would solve itself in the
ease of a great many of them reach-district had been subject to the in the third month of the lunar came back, when the season was should be passed into law until it purposes, and I think that ought phared at the Bowen Road, Fiter not very disant Inture, as in the
ing the ten years limit. A peti-bayiship of a restricted supply, the calendar, and are fully ripe in the already over. Since then, đào has been discussed and certain to come before the Legislative beds.
It is also a question! Quarterly Progress Reports. principles which underlic it have Council.
tion has been weaved and i was on reason being that the Pokfulam early part of May. Heigi or fiches from that tree huge ben flon Mr. Holyoak: Finder the point of writing an answer to Reservoir which serves that district, "bhick loud lieber comes next, considered as of a special grade. received consideration. The prin-affecting Shipping and for that]
was in a very muddy state, and that and is gathered toward tiw end of † Hsino-fun-chee means "the liches of cipal Ordinance which this Bill reason also it is considered desir-heuding of "Public Works Wto say that the Government re- seems to amend was passed in able that any intention to increase should like to ask. Sir, in con get thes they cannot see their way the necessitily slow process of that month. Both varieties sell at the filial, daughter-in-law and 1899 in face of very considerable the revenue from this source im with my reroute in to reiting their request was filmion neresitated, an intermit-20 or 30 cents a ritty, when the Kwab mens hang with greet Commeil-both as we are to add tolgoing into partientars. I have tent supply. I understand that supply is notul The better thread," They were reserved for opposition, which arose even on ought to come before this Council the works of the Deparound some of the difficullies to youth condition of the reservoir was grades are. No-mi-tsib and wei-the imperial family under the.
think the principle is sound. H.D. the Governor: I may say whether quarterly reports on works the hon. Caese members have principally used by, the const wel; both of which ripen in the dynasties, but under the Republic. opposed it tried even to prevent it being read a first time. It was that when the suggestion came in progress will he laid on the brought up the subject. They tony tin of the new road above it, latter part of Jime and are sold at people, mas buy been in be
table. this winerton dink he ble to hit upon som förinula, from which very large grantities of 40 or 50 rentsu eatty. The former elaborate boxes, ench containing W opposed on the ground that it had before me I was influenced by two we would fill to express our exige although the Coveringenit lansearth had bon Washed into it is very soll, and juicy, while the couple of the fruits. They, 29 The effect of regninrising curtain: fretsonga mere trivial matter of teine distalislacion magni to encroachments of Crown band by principle, which is that I think he delay in completing the - heur, say it is auding the bays hus of the past hitter is ge, the good roothuight more as a chict of Cholted and barred: I may suy thefanth or s No one can deny They are the most palatable. To- curiosity than as a delicacy, us the granting to the eneroathers taxation is better dealt with, by
We have been igander in arrange for qerters for the great hardship which the word the end of the season, about taste is no better than that of tho Virtually a 25 years lease of it at the body provided to leal withered that the work would be sine of these senior European restriction has inflict on the in the middle of July Hwei-chee ordinary lichoes. The price a fixed Crown rent, rehewable for taxation; the other is that, as ostend to with all posable speed civil servants 1, with others, went habitants of the rider-min area of liches come on the market, but box is shout a deliur or so, which of the reasons given for in look at various vacant thats in the Western district, most of when they are not particularly good and makes the price per gatty as high a further period of 25 years at a have said in the Council beforo, Iot one reassessed Crown rent and renew would consult the Council fully elage by the Puhtle Works Depart Victoria. Kowtoon and Shugsuipo. a of the poorer ridses;, and consmad only the same price ne as ten dollars. able for other periods thereafter before proposing any taxation that ment is that there has been that host we got hold of is flats at though we represented. the matter the very early ones.
af obtaining the special alat we considered very underate to the Water Authority through the Many less popdar „vurigties are which were left somewhat, vague. would fall on Shipping and it enity The first 24 of the 26 years have occurred to me that it might be red from Canton Surely they were new and very Hagurable Secretary for Chinese ato prodated, among which the already clapsed and the time has argued by hon members that an Sir. in view of the urgent need of and houses and we sent a citrular Afairs at the dime, we would like Hsing-fa-chee, sometimes known as now arrived if the ordinance re increase of pie rents would be, in school-ilig overcrowded state sound for applicants for them, publicly in this ('outil to express présent school- delay affering stai for removal of Furs the one that no effort many be mains standing, to re-assess the effect. increasing taxallen on Ship- the Crown rents, but we are told in ping. I therefore thought that the shld be caused by a difficulty initure and putting up Recessary spered by the Public Works De-
I speak artitions.
The resise to that partment to experlite any onstrife- the "Objects and Reasons" that it revision of the pior rents should obtaining facing bricks. is unnecessary to do so. I humbly be decided by this Council rather without teilent knowledge, barular was so disappointing that to work which will tend to misure I should have sought that a inek we asked the owner of the flats to a constant supply to this and other venture to suggest, Sir, that some than by the Executive Council if the sperial Bricks scarcely take back eight of them, and we districts of the Colony. thing more than that statement is With regard to the point made by justified the delay.
enderypired to get applicants for Hon. Colonial · Secretary) required. The possessors of the the hon. member that the Execu- The outer building of importance the ceumining ten. It was so disewandd fike to explain to the hon. leases pay no rates whatever; they tive Council possesses the machin-which we would ask your Excel pointing that we were wondering member why a part of the Westerd but pay their Crown rents and cry to deal with this question lency to expedite is the Infectious whether we had been too hurried in Pistrict on the rider min system have paid them for 24 years, but I while the Legislative Council does Discuss Hospital. I do not wicheringing allrances or getting is still having a restricted supply find it hard to believe that their not, I scarcely think he does dilate, Sir, upon conditions of fats, We are bisiding over 200 of water. The Pokfulam reservoir property. unlike other peoples' justice to the Executive Council hospital administration in this quarters to Kowloon on a Os cannot Hupply all the water required property, has not vastly increased The Government would not put Colony, but it is a fact that cases of vellent site, and I hope they will for the part even if it can be fil
are indlede finished within' the next tivo | tered, and therefore any water in value in the past 24 years. The forward proposals unless they had infectinas disenses
that required to make up the balance present Bill tends to the instability been considered by the Executive almost side by sidle with, other years, but hope and trust
come from the of the value of their property. Council and that Council was preses, and it is a standing disgracemembers of the service will not would have to
Infectious say they do not want to go „išto. Wylam tunnel which canes 14 The purchaser of the residue of pared to put them forward. If the that we have not an
millions a day, but the conduit to the Crown lease does not know, if hon. member presses the point Disses Hospital.
Hon. Colonial Secretary The
Telephone Service."" the filter beds is constructeď to this amending Bill is passed, whe-that the mutter of taxation should
Hon. Mr. Rolewall: Under the carry only 7 millions a day, while ther the rent will be doubled, be dealt with at once, I will not marterly Reports on certain build. or multiplied tenfold, within the object, but I think the matters and works will be laid on the same main head uppers the iterate consumption is not less thup 9 wble. I do not know whether the Rent of Public Telephones," {|milioias # duy. An 18inch pipe next twenty-five years. It seems would be better left until the needirector of Public Works can add wish to avail myself of this oppor- has been, convinced, frm the to me that there is ample time arises,"
anything to what I said the other tunity to seek informations Albany down to the Eliot alter i between now and the end of the The second reading of the Billy about the facing bricks. As regards the future position of the beds so that sufficient water can year to revise these Crown rents. I was then agreed to,
we decided to adopt that particulur Telephone Cangany, if there is no come through,↑ That full supply This would not occupy half a sheet On the motion of the Attorney kind of brick for the Sayingpun objection to giving such infornuwe hope will be available in six of notepaper.
General; Seconded by the Colonial School building, ingizie it is tion at this juncture. The existing weeks or two months when part of There is something else in this Secretary, the Bill was referred to better to adhere to the design asservice is very satisfactory, and eastern filter beds are read. The Bill which requires discussion.Committee to be considered clause originally proposed. The question has given rise to numerous com-overnment such regret that the
The Bill passed of the Infectious Diseases Hospital plaints; bat in view of the uncer-restriction of the supply The Bill transfers powers from the by clause.
was brought up last year and a site minty of the Company's Tutore it oured owing to want of sufficient Executive to the Legislative Coun- through without amendment,
decided on, but the new Príipal is easy to understand why they for beds and the great increase in cil. It is not usual for me to Assistant Bacteriologist. Civil Medical Officer ins idens on have list done anything towards the consumption of water, oppose the transference of func-
The Colonial Secretary moved the subject and he has put forward improvements. I think time it After the Council had ajourned tions from the Executive to the the second reading of An Ording representations that are now underworld be to the interest of the until Thursday next, a meeting of Legislative Council, but in this ance to authorize the appropria-consideration.
public if a definite derision could { The Finance Committee was held ease I submit the functions are tion of a Supplementary Sum of
Subordinate Officials. purely executive. The machinery Two million and twenty-eight Hon. Mr. Kotewall: Your Ex-early date. for itking the pier owners pay thousand and thirty-eight Dollars alteney desire, with your How Colonial Secretary: In the rent they ought to pay is and three Cents to defray the permission, to uke a few reniarka regard to Telophones, the future of possessed by the Executive Coun-I Charges of the year 1923. in three items. The first item is the Telephone Service in Hong-
Hon. Colonial Secretary: With that, when the question was gone roots, as well as about 50 classes far away from the production them one by one with greek silk
yingpon, Schwest
"them.
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cil and I submit the power of The Colonial Treasurer seconded. Allowances under Misong is being discussed at presen assessing and re-assessing the Hon. Mr. Holyoak: Sir, arising rellaneous Services on page 12. at home, and certain tentative-pro- Crown rent should remain with out of the item "Miscellaneous When the 1922 Supplementary Apposals have also come forward in the Executive Council. In 1909 Services" I would like to ask the propriation was considered by this this Colony, but it is impossible for when an attempt was made by Government whether it will seri-Coungit in August last, I made an the Government to deal with these ordinance to take away the power ously consider the advisability of appeal on behalf of all the Chinese, turing the absence of certain of the Executive Council under appointing a qualified Assistant Portuguese and Indian civil ser interested persons at home. section 3 and transfer that power Bacteriologist. I think the Un- vants for rent allowances, and douht wo shall hear the result of elsewhere the ordinance was dis-official Members of the Council-arealed that if for financial reasons it the discussions at home and when allowed.
not satisfied that that Department should he found impossible to grant the interested persons return For these reasons, I submit, Sir, fa fully staffed. Your Excellency privilege to all, a start might the Colony I hope it will not be that the further consideration of is no doubt well aware that within be made with subordinates who had very long before arrangements for this Bill should be deferred so that the past two or three weeks this re than, say, ten yours service the future will be completed.
find timt my alternative suggez-| || Supply of Water. these points may be weighed, or Department has been in the lime:tion has been, itdopted, but I would Hon. Mr. Kotewall: It is with the Bill, perhaps, have a decent light. I think, Sir, it is a fact well have been happier if the privilega sonie reluctance that now ap burial as being unnecessary. At known to all of us that the land aan heen granted to men with proach the abject of Mainten any rate, the Bill should not be Bucteriologist is responsible for less than ten years service. The ance of Waterworks" inder Public passed without further considera- the mortuary work, which involves prevailing high cost of living affects Works Recurrent on page 30. I tion.
some twenty-five post mortems all alike and the less expensive have no wish to add my voice to
The Attorney-General: Sir, 1 month, as well as for work in con- proposal which I put forward was the dir of questions, discussions Have had occasion more than once nection with infectious diseases, conditional upon the inability of and lamentations over our water to go into the history of the water, etc., and there le so much our finues to stand the greater supply, which, I fear, must have at original Piers Ordinance, and it is to do that it needs more than one strain. year has now elapsed times disturbed the sleep of our Water Authority. certainly new to me that there was man for the work. Support of this since I raised the question: the bard-worked opposition to the Bill being passed will be universally forthcoming financial position of the Colony has But my honourable friend Mr. in 1899. There is no record In the from medical practitioners, who if gone on improving; and I am sure Chu and I consider it our duty to report of "Hansard" to opposition they have a case of disease for that it can easily bear the expen-Ray few words concerning the to the first reading but there was examination need a prompt report diture which would be involved by supply to the Western district. one speech in opposition on the on the specimen, submitted, and the extension of the allowance to For many weeks until quite re- second reading. The Ordinance it generally happens that they do on with less than ten years Bercently, while all the reservoira on vice and on the permanent eatab the Teland with the exception of gove to the owners of plers, for not get it for some days; it has lishment. I am aware that the that at Wongnoichong Gap wore at the first time, a proper legal title been known to take a fortnight, Government in taking steps to overflow level, a large part of that and security of tenure and for that in which case the information of
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