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"From the wording," he said, would be out of order as a Com-it appears that if an advertise- mittee Amendment after this Coun-¡ment is placed on a hill which has eil has decided, by passing the mo-no rock underneath it, it is tion for the second Reading, that not violating the Ordinance. the principle of censorship is ne-was thinking of the advertise- ment for the brick works on the
cessary.
I
I have only to add that the only Castle Peak Road which is not on! I is a most horrible Chinese who have come to my rock. office to discuss this Bill have thing. assured me that they approve of! its provisions.
Mr. Lo's Amendment
The Attorney General: Is it an advertisement?
Hon. Mr. Paterson: Not quite. It is just the initials of the con-
In committee. the Hon. Mr. Lo cern. It seems to me that in the said, during consideration of Clause framing of this Bill as long as 2 of the Bill. I wish to move the the advertisement is not on rock amendment that I have already
it is perfectly in order. This one sent, but if Your Excellency ad- heres to the Attorney General's certainly not in
dictum it is useless for me to read)
I
jting.
Attorney General:
a road, cut-
I have no
it out. However, the amendment objection to the word “hillside” wish to propose is "That para being included. Would you like graph 17 (of Section 3) of the
to have it added after the word "rock."
Summary Offences Ordinance 1932 be amended by the substitution of the following words Hon. Mr. Paterson: I leave it to for the words set out in the said the law. paragraph:
In any public place distributes posts up or exhibits. or causes to
Regimental Arms on the hillsides can also be dealt with then by this Bill. I do not think the Regimental Armis on some of the hills add to the beauty:
be distributed posted up or *x- 1of the scenery. They will not
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Hibited. any handbill actice or probe affected by the Clause as it Shown here is a creation in bine. clamation which is or may be cal-
stands However, there is a big red and black pepper-prints culated to be prejudicial to peace difference between the arms of white silk shantang-
The skirt in or good order, or to the friendly! relations between the Colony and the Scots Guards and the ad- bound with straw in three colours to vertisement on the Castle Peak match the peppers. Straw shoulder
straps match the bem-
Road which referred to just now.
At present there seems to be no limit to the powers of advertise-
any place outside the Colony." "I do not think I can say thing more' in support of HON amendment except that in hisi answer to me the Attorney Gener, ment. al has not, in my submission, dealt! with one of the chief points of objection to such an amendment as
The Attorney General: What the proposed one. That is to say that people who wish to distribute we propose to deal with here is objectionable literature would do people who advertise to hiking
They Colonial Secretary: Adver- tisements are covered by another enactment.
so without going to the S.C.A. parties.
is only people that do not know
the law that get into trouble.
H.E. the Governor: If we have powers under any other Ordin-!
"In any case, while I am speak-jance, it does not matter..
ing on the amendment I would like
The Attorney General: We have
to point out one small clerical powers to make regulations con- If the error. I could never appreciate cerning advertisements. why the words "his paragraph is Castle Peak advertisement which Mr. Paterson mentioned is not not to apply to Government notices should be inserted at all. Controlled by any existing regu- These words must have been taken lation we can control it by a new out of the Ordinance of 1884 with-oue.
out really appreciating their
The Bill was then read a third
significance. I think these words time and passed.
are unnecessary,
"I wish to move my amendmenti
Other Business
On the motion of the Hon. Mr.
unless Your Excellency, for some M. K. Lo, seconded by the Hon.. reason which I cannot understand. Mr. S. W. Ts'o. a Bill to provide rules it out of order."
:
for the incorporation of the Superioress in Hong Kong of the He added that he did not see why every handbill in the Chinese Congregation of the Sisters language had to be stamped by the the Precious Blood" was read
S.C.A.
Repeal of Censorship
of
first time.
In connection with the First H.E. the Governor: You are Reading of a Bill "to amend fur- really proposing to repeal the lather the Coinage Offences Ordin-b Hon. Mr. Lo: I would rather say ance, 1865," the Attorney General amend or repeal a section of it. said: I ask permission to postpone
You H.E the Governor:
are the first reading of the Bill Post- therefore repealing the censorship porement has been asked to give clause and introducing a Petal Dr. Iso an opportunity of study- Clause. I gather we cannot havejing the Bill further and explain- ing it to members of the District an amendment of substitution.
It is a short pointed Watch Committee. The Attorney General out that the matter was governed Bill which provides for raising (4) the maximum penalty under two by Standing Orders No. 27 and 31 (1). He said: I submit sections of the Ordinance from I would add that an amendment which goes tojone to three years. the root of the Bill is, in effect, to what is stated in the Objects the same as is a vote against the land Reasons that it is only intend- jed to apply to serious cases which motion.
Hon. Mr. Lo: It is an important go to the. Sessions. The maximum question of principle. I have not penalty which ́a magistrate can in Constitutional impose.. in dealing with a case. seen anything Law where, when a member's summarily under Section 84 of amendment of a section of a Bithe Magistrate's Ordinance will is before the Council, the member still be six months' imprisonment. cannot move a repeal of that ser-
The motion
tion. I submit my amendment is was carried. important and going to the root of -the Bill.
..
for postponement
Foreshore Rights
The Attorney General also mov- Bill noted the first reading of a H.E. the Governor: I am standing on the strict interpreta-intituled
"A Bill to validate
or commenced i unleased Crown
tion of Standing Orders of the certain undertakings which have Council in this.
of been constructed case. That course does not mean that I am in lover and upon sympathy with your amendment. foreshores and sea bed; and to Mr. Lo.
enact certain general provisions A vote was taken on the amend-which shall be deemed incorporat- "ment. the Hon. Mr. Lo being the led, unless expressly varied or ex- only member voting in favour of cepted, in future Ordinances au- other thorising reclamation or Referring to the inclusion of works of a public nature over and the words "this paragraph is not upon such foreshores and to apply to Government notices," bed." mentioned by the Hon. Mr. Lo, the The Colonial Secretary second- Attorney General said: These led, and the Bill was -read a first words do not harm. They have time. been in this Bill for more than
it,
sea
Eight persons were instantly killed when this new Electra transport plane crashed five minutes after taking off from Lambert Field, St. Louis, bound from New Orleans to Chicago. The cause of the tragedy has not been determined. The authorities say the ship fanctioned perfectly until radio contact was suddenly broken.
Vernon Omile (top left) of Memphis, Tennessee, and 'George Grashaber (lower left), were two of the six passengers who were killed in the crash of a transport plane near St. Louis last month. At right (top) is Carl Zier, pilot, and (bottom) Russell Mossman, co-pilot, who also perished in the wreck.
Other Bills which passed 50 years.
The matter can be through their final stages were: dealt with in future amendments. "A Bill to amend again the Pen-
Advertisements on Hills sions Ordinance, 1932"; "A. Bill] In connection with a further to amend the law relating to amendment to the Summary stamp duty"; "A Bill to amend Offences Ordinance relating to the Public Health (Sanitation) the defacement of "rock or road-Ordinance, 1985"; "A Bill to cutting by carving or otherwise amend the Public Health (Ani- marking thereon any letter, mals and Birds) Ordinance, character, figure or device." the 1985"; "A Bill to amend the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson said that Public Health (Food) Ordinance, Oppenheimer, Hollywood scenerin 'writer, one of the mex con- it did not seem to him that the 1925,**
cerning whose friendship, she`was questioned in her Los An- Clause as it was passed went far
geles custody wait.
enough.
Council was adjourned until Wednesday, September 16.
Glamorous Mary Astor is here shown strolling with George
According to all fashion predictions women's hats this autumn will strike a new high-and here we have two excellent examples. At top is a new.... felt model with a lacquered wing trim. At bottom, gay colours in parrot, and the new whip trim, accent z black felt high turban.
When Marjorie Côle, abore, correspondent for a broadcasting chain, replied to a business. leiter sent by Alan W. Elphic, of Surrey, England, and added a personal postscript. A regular correspondence developed, and, when Elphic came to America, he proposed, and was accepted. They will marry in England.
Tweeds are scheduled to return to popularity this Antumą. Here "Gertrude Michael, the film play- wears a suit - of light blue tweed with inverted pleats in the Sared skirt and a дет boxed shoulder line....
Prize Newfoundland dogs have been trained to rescue swIMIZErs in distress at Bear Valley Lake, California. One is shown above. helping a swimmer to shore, and another is standing guard until help arrives.
One of the refugees, returned by, the ss. Exeter from war- ravaged Barcelona to. Boston, Anna Latina R. DeDevils, above, brought with her empty ride shells, a Enger from a wrecked statue, and the key, to a burned church, which she picked up in the streets of the Spanish city.
(Right) This Spanish,senorita, one of the many given arms and ammunition by, the Leftist defenders of Spain's But, scores like Government, miles for the cameramen. her have been killed in the heavy street fighting which marks. the war in Madrid and 'other Spanish cities.