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WE, the Governor (str CAI)
Clementi, K.C.M.G.), la going to Macao to-morrow, on a persona visit for the week-end.
'FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1929.
ÖFFICIAL REPLY" part, my wife and I have recelyed KUTEATEät his hapde end aboat the hinds of his charming lady, Mrs, Luard, SUGGESTED TRANSFER OF many kiningases. By the nature THE KOWLOON TERMINUS.. of his military position he has had bless prortunities than civil ser- LEGISLATILE COUNCIL yanty to came into contact with the Chinase; but those who have The Government's view about had the privilege of his friend- Kowloon Point was made known ship have learned to regard him with the greatest respect and resterday afternoon when official esteem The Chinese community Six cases of small-pox were replies were delivered to questions as a whole are grateful to him notified yesterday, one from the by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, for the discipline he has main- Victoria district and five from K.C., LL.D., as follows:onduct has been excellent. We thing among the troops whose Kowloon, all being Chinese." Two
Question: - In view of the rehohim and his family a ples- cases of enteric fever were report- ed, both being Chinese,
Sunday will be observed as Catholic Press Day and special services will be held in the Cathe dral, with an "At Home" at the Mission House after the evening service.
marks made by the President of sant voyage and the three bless- the Kowloon Residents' Associa-inga most desired by us Chinese, Private Turner, a machine guntion, at their recent annual meet- namely, happiness honour ner at Victoria Barracks, was yesing, with reference to the Kow- longevity. terday admitted to the Military loon-Canton Railway blocking the
New Laws Hospital as the result of being development of the southern part a second and thirờer, me ad The following Bille red bitten in the hand by a pet of the Kowloon Peninsula, will passed by the Council with drat- monkey, which was taken to Ken the Government appoint a Coming amendments to tw of ther): nedy Town for observation. mittee for the purpose of inquir-An Ordinence to amend the
At the Kowloon Magistracy, ing and reporting to this Council Supreme Court Ordinance, 373.
yesterday, Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions, two Chinese charged with participation in a robbery at No. 251, Portland street, Yaumati, some time ago.
as to
(1) The feasibility of.
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An Ordinance to mend the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 189.
(ii) The desirability of, and (iii) The cost of:
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the taxaton of transferring the terminus of the relate Kowloon-Canton Railway to the East side of the Kowloon Penin-Watchmen Ordinance, 1928.
An Ordinance to amend the sula?
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law with respect to unclaimed balances.
Among the passengers arriving
Reply (read by the Colonial in the Colony on the "Empress of Secretary) :--Even if it were de-
The Attendance
The attendance comprised:- Clementi, K.C.M.G.),
HE, the Governor (Sir Cecil
Asta" yesterday were Mr. J. R. Hinton, Capt. A. J. and Mrs: sirable to transfer the Kowloon Holland, Mr. J. Arnold, Mr. L. G.Railway to another site, which in terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Bird, Mr. K. M Fettery, Capt. the opinion of Government is not J. R. S. and Mrs, Horn, Dr. and the case, funds for such a work Mrs. O. Hueck. Mr. H. W. Ray, could not be made available. The manding (Major-General J. W. reply to this question is, there-Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.),
and Mr. A. G. Waller.
Question: Will the Govern-
A Company for the develop-fore, in the negative. ment of certain sections of Kow- loon is being organised by several ment obtain a report, for the in- business men, and sites have al-formation of this Council, from the Harbour ready been acquired in Homuntin, the Honourable where it is proposed to erect re Master with reference to sidential houses of the latest de-
(i), the feasibility of, and adopting an eminently friendly signs on
(ii) the cost (after giving the instalment plan.
credit for the estimated and businesslike attitude towards Those interested in the scheme
sale-value of her present can obtain full information and the visit.. To all appearance, inspect the plans at Messrs. Hul
engines) of therefore, the delegation's work & Hui, Alexandra Building.
substituting motor-engines for will be carried out without aggra-
the present engines of the "Kau Sing"?
Reply: The reply is in the affirmative.
Ex-G.O.C. Praised Following the departure of the Commanding Officer.
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Hong Kong, Friday, Mar. 8, 1929.
DOING BUSINESS WITH-
THE SOVIET Zangen
Yesterday, Mr. M. F. Houghton, await upon foreigners endeavour-Chief Engineer of the a.s. "San Nam Hol" figured in a motor ac- ing to do business with the Soviet cident at Kowloon when his
were
*H.E. the General Officer Com-
Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.),
The Colonial Secretary (Hon. The Attorney-General (Hon, Sir Joseph Kemp. C.B.E., K.C.),
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North), Mr. C. McI. Messer, O.B.E.),
The Colonial Treasurer (Hon.
(Director of Public Works),
Hon. Mr. H. T Creasy; C.B.E.
Hon, Mr. T H. King (Captain Superintendent of Police),
Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (retired) (Harbour Master),
Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington (Director of Medical and Sanitary Services), U'N
Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., LLD
Hon, Sir Shou-son Chow, Hon. Mr. J. Owen-Hughes, Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga,
a few years ago. They had Harley-Davidson motor cycle General then "no use" for the world out-combination collided with a motor (Major-General C. C. Luard,
*bu's
Rose-terrace, C.B.,. opposite side their own sphere of influence, Nathan-road.
C.M.G.) .from the The bus, which Colony, three speeches except to propagate their absurd was in front of Mr. Houghton's delivered in the Council as fol- and pernicious Communistic doc- cycle, pulled up rather suddenly lows: trines. But the fallacy of such at a stopping place, and the
H.E. the Governor! Honourable uneconomic procedure penetrated time. Mr. Houghton was lucky to Council, While welcoming with Clerk of Councils)...
latter was unable to slow down in members of the Legislative Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones (Deputy even into the councils of the escape injury, but his cycle suffer great pleasure H.E. Genoral Bolshevists, who ultimately had to ed damage to the extent of about Sandilands to a seat in this Coun-seats for the first time.
Sworn in on taking their admit that in these days Russia,
$30.
cil, it will. I am sure, be your wish that we should record in our
arrest
Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso, O.B.E., LL.D.,, *.
CHEFOO TROUBLE
COMPROMISE DUE VERY
*** SHORTLY?
Peking, Yesterday.
no more than any other modern An 18-year-old Chinese youth proceedings an expression of ap- State, could live for herself to-day pleaded guilty at the Cen-preciation of the services render- alone. She has of late frequently tral Magistracy with the theft of ed to this Colony by General jewellery worth $75, and with Luard, who left Hong Kong to. announced that she is willing to pawning the stolen property. It day. General Luard was to me an reciprocate commercially with was stated that the accused was ever present help in time of any country and, furthermore, the adopted son of the father of trouble" and the days of my gov that she requires a considerable the complainant, a 16-year old ernment here were at the outsot girl. He stayed only three weeks mostly days of trouble. Проп
It is reliably reported that amount chiefly of manufacturing with his adopted father and then General Luard developed also the Chang Tsung-chang (the anti- plant so as to enable her industry returned to Canton. A few days protection of Shameen, when Nationalist in Shantung) and to be properly modernised. ago he came back to Hong Kong, threatened by the disturbances in General Liu Chen-nien (the Na
and then disappeared with the Canton, of Shanghai, pending the tionalist defender of Chefoo) will Russia, it is authoritatively jewellery. He was sentenced to arrival of the Shanghai Defence reach a compromise very shortly. stated, has made it known that 14 days hard labour on the first force, as well as all arrange-
The Goods Tax We are very pleased to note she needs Britain's help... And it count, and, on the other, find mento preparatory to the ar-
Chofoo, Yesterday, that before the present Parlia- is equally certain that we are not $15, or 10 days' hard labour Force. These were difficult, U.S. Consul (Mr. Leroy Webber)
rival of the Shanghai Defence
Following the protests of the ingin draws to sinal finish-in a position, in the circumstances, Yesterday an unusual case came anxious tasks; var cut and against the re-imposition of the probably by next June-a serious to remain inactive when there is before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, at the necessary action was swiftly, old goods tax due to be enforced effort, though not m the part of a good opportunity to extend our Chinese was charged with the Not Hong Kong only, but British nien has promised that foreign
efficiently taken. from March 8, General Liu, Chen the Kowloon Magistracy, when a quietly and the present Government, but export trade to Russia. In pre-possession of a packet of pepper, subjects in South China generally nationals shipments will, be better still, by an Influential War, days our trade with Russia and with being unable to give owe a deep debt of gratitude to exempted until late next week, by delegation of British commercial was enormous, and had been for satisfactory explanation of his General Luarda de pat when it is hoped a reply will be
detions. The accused was men, will be made to act along generations, Since then we have, ed at Kowloon Tong by Mr. A. A defatigable work for the com- Peking, to whom the Consuls have Mrs. Luard, apart from her in- received from the Ministers at with the Soviet to the mutual ad-in common with other countries, Lopes after a revolver shot had fort of the men, women and chil-reported. Reuter. AAAAG PAS vantage of both Russia and Brihad good reason to deplore been fired to arrest; his flight dren of the garrison; identified | 29 m2 | tain. If those advantages are Russia's Communistic activities, when being chased. His Worship herself, with everything that realised there can be little doubt particularly, where the Soviet had provisions of the Ordinance and and unselfishness in this Colony, doubted if pepper came, under, the made for graciousness, goodwill
As the result of the Police that a considerable economic no right to extend them. But, gavé' a 'remand for 24 hours for We can ill afford to spare them exccuting a search warrant at stroke will have been achieved, even more in these days than the Police to consider whether and the Council will, I think, No.15, Bowrington-road, e quan- charge of loitering.could not be agree that our minutes should tity of papers was seized, said to one which should be full of pro-hitherto, it is imperative that our
substituted.
bear testimony to our sense of the contain seditious matter. mise for those participating. It export trade should be expanded
loss we have sustained by their Chinese was yesterday charged is at last, especially by business as much as possible and the op At the Kowloon Magistracy, departure..
before Major C. Willson, O.B.E., The Unofficials
with possession of the seditious men, being realised that the portunity that is now nded by before Mr. T. 3. Whyte-Smith, Soviet's eccentric theories on the Soviet, acting in "eneminent.yesterday, charges of trespassing behalf of the Unofficial members tive Sergeant O'Donovan, the ac Hon. Sir Henry Pollock: On literature. According to Detec on Crown Land at Hok-un ware government are their own con- ly friendly and business- brought against doven stone of this Council, I desire to en-cused was in the act of writing cern whereas, very properly, their like manner, is one that breakers, including five women. dorse the eloquent words which one of the documents at the time desire to engage in legitimate should not be neglected Mr. G. Chambers P.M.D., sald leney with regard to our depart Police and tore up the paper on Defendants all pleaded guilty, have just fallen from your Excel, the Police raid. He resisted the commerce with other nations is a We trust that both to Russia that work of dandlition of a small lng friends General and Mrs. which he was writing. Other matter of very much interest to a and Britain this new development village wisdomnléte the time Luard The General, was a very documents produced in Court were country such as Great Britain, will be of consifefable commer ago,
stil fine type of soldier and he and found in the pockets of a jacket utilis
aking Mrs. Luard, were a very perfect hanging on the wall of the whose very existence is largely clal importance, and value, and stor
rry, type of what an English gentle cubicle, in which accused was dependent upon commerce with that it will lead to a happy state for
con-man and English Lady Shond found. This jacket was of the.. the world generally. Therefore, it of affairs politically
fees. be:(applause) They will be both same material at the accused's zen Rem
Adants very much missed by the civilians trousers. The case was palpurn- orship of this community as well as by ed until Monday for consideration Scientific civilisation and the
the Services and the same remark of sentence. applies to Miss Hannah Luard.
read
is good news to that
British party ) of fundamentals of religion were business men is about to reconciled in an address here visit Russia with a view to before the nineteenth bie studying the economic conditions convention of the Gener
tion of Women's 'Clubs' by "on the spot." It is particularly Alice Ames Winter of Minnes gratifying to know that this trade polis Mrs. Winter declared that delegation will represent 150 pro-civilisation is merely the fram minent firms, and have at the follows the "abiding
of our feet along the path that head of those representing the Every step forward in sele woollen, industry, Mr. Douglas pictured as a step tor Hamilton, President of the Brad
better Jerstanding San Ant (exab)
ford Chamber of Commerce.
second a telegram› sent
on this
trad
The Chinese tro whose extr
with a
We wish them allymany years of s
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Haiphong, happiness in the Homeland (ap The quarantine restrictions im- sought, by plangelo de UT DI ACposed against arrivals from for alleged Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow: Sir Shanghai on account of small-
On behalf of my Chinese colpor have been removed leagtig beg to associate myself 1224 9 with the sentiment expressed by
your Exceliality in Teferénca
First Club Member: That
the Bervices of, HE, (Gerdral fellow Jones!¡is an unsociable Luard both as a member of the kind of chop, He seems to throw Legislative and Exec
cils and
the
both the