HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
A meeting of the Hongkong Logislative Council was held yesterday in the Council Chamber P
The following were present:-
HIS EXCELLENOF THE OFFICER ADMIT TERING THE GOVERNMENT, Hon. Bir F. H MAY, K.C.M.G.DOTA
His EXCELLENCY COLONEL 0. W. R. Sr. JORN (General Omoor Commanding the Troopa).
THE PHARMACY AMENDKENT ORDINANCE. The COLONIAL SECRETARY "moved the second reading of the Bill entitled," An Or divance to amend the Phariqsey Ordinance, 1908." In doing so he said-From the printed rossos adhered to the Bill if will be soon that this measure provides a procedure for searching for poison, as defined by clauss 2, which there is good reason to believe is in the possession of any person contrary to the provisions of the principal Ordinance. It is proposed in the first instance that the Ordinance shall apply only to cocaine, arcaine and like substances and their properations. Clause 15 empowers the Governor-in-Council to make regulations for the purpose of controlling the sale, possession, importation and exportation of polson, and it provides a specifio penalty on violation of regulations made under the principal Ordinance. Clause 16 enables the Governor in Council to add to or remove from Schedule à of the principal Ordin ance any article declared to be a poison. Clause 17 provides alternative and more drastic penal ties for concealing or selling poisons as defined The minutes of the last meeting were read or for violating any regulation mado as to the and contraed.
Hon. Mr. A. M. Tronson (Colonial Boore, tary).
Hon. Mr. C. Mol. MESSEE (Colonial Trea
surer).
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.CH. (Director of Public Works),
Hon. Mr. A. W.BREWin (Registrar General), Hon. Mr. F. J. BADELDY (Capt. Superinten dent of Polios).
Hon. Mr. WB1 Yox, C.MG.
Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT.
Hon. Mr. MoRBAY SHIWANT.
Hon. Mr. E. OsSDOLNE-
Mr. O. CLEMENTI (Clork of Councile).
... MINUTES..
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes (Nos. 27 to 31), and moved that they be referred to the Finanse Com. mittee.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
PAPERS,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellenoy the Governor, laid on the table the following papers: Report of the Director of the Observatory for 1909; and the Report of the Education Committee for the same year.
FINANCIAL. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the tablo the report of the Finance Committee (No. 3). and moved its adoption,
The DILECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Boonded, and the motion was agreed to.
QUESTIONS.
Hon. Mr. MURELY STEWART — Your Excellency, I beg leave to give noties that at the next mealing I shall ask the following questions:-
(a) Did the Governor of the Colony in this Council on the 20th July, 1903, accurately state the intentions of the Government whon he said, “As regards the ground in front of the Club, I hope that nothing will ever be built upon it. I propose that the ground shall be mado a public garden.
My idea is that the ground shall be preserved sa nu
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open space entirely and add to the beauty of
the place P"
possession, importation or exportation of such poisons,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, MAY 6TH, 1910.
deofading that the inkrodziation of / penalties NY FINANCE COMMITTEE | referred to thersin should also rolsta to morphine
and compounds of opium,
Council then went fate Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
A meeting of the Finance Committoo was The COLONIAL Tamanusas seconded, and hald afterwards-The Colonial Secretary pre
elding. The following v
votes were pas the motion wane reed to
-OBSERVATORT, The Governor recommended the Connell to vote a sum of One hundred and twenty Dollars ($120) in aid of the vote, Observatory, Other Charges, Bombs and Tubes for taking urgent typhoon signals,
The Colonial Becretary said he proposed to anbstitate the following clause for olaus 4, and to re-number clanke 4 clause §:---
The following section numbered 79s is hereby inserted after section 79 of the principal Ordinanoo:"79. At the hearing of any charge. under this Ordinance the production of the certificate of the Government Analyst shall be sufficient evidenos of the facts therein fated unless the defendant requires that the Analyst should be called as a witaoss, but if the defendant shall require the Analyst to be called the Magistrate may order him in addition to any other penalty to pay a fee of $25 for the attendance of the Analyst, such fee to be recoverable in the same way as the penalty imposed under this Ordinance recoverablo and to be paid into the Treasury."
Council then resumed.
The COLONIAL BECRETARY-Asitis a mattor of some importance that this Bill should come The COLONIAL TREASURE onded, and into force se soon as possible, I beg to move the motion was agreed to,
that the Standing Orders be suspended, and that
Council then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Comcil to consider the Bill clauso by clause.
On resuming, the COLONIAL SECRETARY proposed that the Bill be left in Committee, and this was agreed to. MERCHANT SHIPPING. FURTHER AMENDMENT
ORDINANGR
The COLONIAL SECRETARK moved the second reading of the Bill entitled, “An Ordinan so far- ther toamond the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899. In doing so he said-By Ordinance No. 9 of 1909, soction 41 was amended by declaring that Aobs hereafter passed amending the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, shall be in force in the Colony. It is desirable that the principal Ordinance, be further amended by declaring
that the said Acte shall be in force in the
Colony only if they are not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Ordinance.
The COLONIAL TREASURES seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Qousell then went into Committee to consider the Bill clauss by clause,
the Bill be road third time,
The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded.
HIS EXCELLENCE The new clause introduo ed is to save the Analyst from continually attending Court. The same provision occurs Analyst can be received in evidence without him pormonally attending,
in the other Bill, so that the certificate of the
Hon. Mr. STEWART-In the event of the case going in favour of the defendant, I presume he would not pay his foo
HIS EXCELLENCE-No. If he is not convict- ad there will be no penalty and no additional Leve
Hon Mr. STEWART-I think you want
something in to indicate that it is only in the event of a man being found guilty that he shall pay. This does not make it appear that he
shall not pay if he is not guilty
Hon. Mr. STEWART—It is not clear, because
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Governor recommended the Connell, to
vote a sum of two hsuired and twenty-five dollars ($225) in aid of the vote, Public Works, Extraordinary, Miscellanous, Furniture for the District Office, Taipo.
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HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
|| Now Territories, was as followe ----January 1,21, February 208, March 287, April. 2.30, May 8.15. June 10.45, July 19.42, August 9.28, The report of the Director of the Observatory September 7.07, October 25.56, November 0.07, in as follows: Nook
December 0.00, the total for the year 1909 being lasti
86.48 inches. On an average of the four years the dang the rainfall measured at Taipo has exceeded recorded at the Observatory by 20 per cent.
17. The Dines Barendell prossuizO tabo Anemograph ordered from London in the Spring had not been received at the closs of the year. It has since arrived and is now being mounted, and it is expected that it will be brought into a shortly,
The comparison of weather res daily with the yeather subsequently experienced has been conducted on the same system heretofors (compare Annual Report for 1896
5). The results are as follows: Success 58 per cout, partial incoess 32 per ont, failure 2 per cent, partial failure 8 per cent. Following the method used in Meteoro logical Offices and taking the sum of total and partial success as a measure of success, and the sum of total and partial failure as a measure of failure, 90 por osnt of the weather forecasts were successful in 1909.
great.
The average results for the thres preceding years were as follows:
Success 58 per cent, partial success 32 per cont., failure 1 POLICE AND PRISON DEPARTMENTS.
por cent, partial failure 9 per cent. The Governor recommended the Council to,
2. The number of typhoons directly affecting role a sum of nine thousand sight hundred and the North part of the China Sea was, se in the fifty-two dollars and twenty-five conta (39,852.25) previous year, greater than usual, the gales. in aid of the vote, Police and Prison Departeeverity, with the exception of that of October
which resulted in the Colony were not of ments, Special Expenditure, Fire Brigado, 19th, when storm-force was reached. Floating Fire Engine.
The centre of this disturbance passed a few miles to the South of Gap Rock, where typhoon force of wind was experienced for twelve hours. the Observatory the maximum hourly wind velocity was 75 miles. At Victoria Peaks the wind bad attained an average hourly relocity of 90 miles, when the cups of the Auemograph blowa
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. The Ofoer Administering the Government recommended the Cause I to vote a sam of six hundred dollars ($600) in aid of the volo, Miscellaneous Services, Dr. Eitol's Chinose English Dictionary for Cadets,
Hon. Mr. Hewa-Do these dictionarisa become the property of the cadata? regulations to keep up the study of Chinese, The CHAIRMAN-They are supposed by the and if they use these books for thirty years by that time the edition will be out of date.
·COMPILING | REGULATIONS,
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of One hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the voto, Miscellaneous Services, Balance of foo to Crown Solicitor for compilation of existing Regulations and Orders-la-Council.
RAILWAY PROFITS,
Poking, has been in charge of the following
Anativo dispatch egys that Liang Shih-yi, Director of the Chief Railway Department in Hon. Mr. HEWETT The fee is only enforced ten railways: Peking-Hankow, Poking-Mukden, and recoverable in the event of a man having to Changting-Taiyuan, Tax-Ching. Heliang pay some other penalty. It seems to me quite Loyang, Finghsinng-Heiangtao, Peking clear.
quite Kalgan, Shanghai Nerking. Kowloon-tanton and the West Monsoles, and according to his statement, only two of these lines, the Peking-
which are only anfcient to cover the deficits of the other sight lines. It is stated that owing dissatisfaction felt against over the Inet-Hon insertigation as he his over censured on several occasions by President Hou Shih-chang, Mr. Liang has obtained leave ostensibly to fuspect the Kowloon railway, in order to retire with good grace. The result of the investigation by his successor shows the following losses for the different lines:
At
A chronograph of inexpensive form, ordered at the same time, was received in December, and has sinco, by means of an electrical dorios, Doan maile available for obtaining a record of the xo- volations of the eaps of the Bookley Anemo- graph during short intervals of time whenever required,
The registering parts of these instruments are placed on the ground floor, where the record can be inspected at all times, which is a advantage.
Brest
was 431. The axis of the transit instrument 18. In 1909 the number of transits observed was levelled 262 times, and the collimation and azimuth errors were determined 18 times by aid vations have been made by Mr. Plummer. Both of the meridian mark. The whole of these obnor the standard cloaks have been cleaned during the year, the Mean Time clook on the 7th May and the Bidereal clock on the 29th of the same month. The Time-ball clock wee oiled and the escapement cleaned on the 27th March. Tha going of all of them subacquently has been satisfactory.
FLYING SNAPSHOTS.
raway. 3. From the commencement of the month of Juno, the weather map made daily for use in the Observatory has been reproduced ch a scale
19. The errors of the Time-ball are given
Harbour Office, Blake Fier and the Ferry wore no failures in 1909. On the 14th July and suitable for exhibition, and copies have been on Table 1. The ball is not dropped on Sun- posted at the following notice boards days nor on Government bolidays. Thore Company's Fier. These maps, while showing on October 19th it was not dropped in con- the broad features of pressure distribation sequence of heavy gales, and on October 20th It must and December 8th because the line was out of are necessarily lacking in detail. porting stations are situated almost entirely on 296 days. be remembered that the telegraphic roordor. It was therefore dropped successfully on the sea-bour, and with the exception of a couple of stations on the Yangtze river the interior of the continent is unrepresented. believed that thepublichos found the maps useful, Notwithstanding those disadvantages it is
and applications for coples have been received from several persons. But as those at present ex- hibited have to be made by hand, it has not been found possible to meet their wishes, and in the present state of our communications the expense of reproducing the map for distribution would Horticultural Hall the other day, at any rare not be justified.
cune away with tlist Impression. He found 4. Under the arrangement mentioned in my last report (58) the ordinary dally that the expert who gravely remarked that the meteorological telegrams were supplemented pc day was not far distant when photographers "snop" their victims with an airy ware of the casionally by extra observations from stations would wear their cameras on a finger-ring and in the Philippines and Southern Farms hand was not speaking very extravagantly. during the prevalence of typhoons in those Have you got say small cameras, things lomalities. The fullest use could not be made of this arrangerment owing to the interruption of can put in your pocket?" asked the Frening
"SOM". POSSIBILITIES OF THE ABEOPLANE-
CAMERA.
This is an age when everybody runs the risk of being taken undwares. An Evening News representative who visited the Photographic Exhibition, which opened at the Royal
you
On resuming, the COLONIAL SECRETARY the Hon. Colonial Secretary said a man wenld Hankow and the Faking-Makden, realize profits, graphic communication, so spt. to orear at the stalls slipped his fingers into the watch
reported that the Bill had pass through Committee without amendment, and, no one objecting, he proposed that it be read a third time.......
The COLONIAL TREASURER woonded, and
the Bill was read a third time and passed..
(b) Did the Honourable the Director of Public Works (then as now Mr. Chatham) at the official ceremony of laying the founda- tion-stone ofthe new Low Courts, on November recollection the 12th, 1903, in the presence of the Governor of the Colony, the Hon. the Colonial Secretary (then Mr. now Sir Henry May), and many other high Government officials, scourately state the intention of the Government when he read from a written document this an nouncement; The area to the north of this will, therefore, remain unbuilt upon, and nu almost unrivalled site for the Courts, having regard to the open spaces which will adjoin them on three sides, will thus be croated
(e) Did His Excellency Sir Frederick Ingard accurately state the intentions of the Government when, on the 28th October, 1909, he said in this Council, In reply to a question whether the Government would undertake to have the plot in question cleared and made presentable as soon as it was no longer necessary to the work on the Law Courte and Post Office to maintain it în its present untidy state: "the present intention of the Government is to clear the plot as soon as it can be done #
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(d) In view of theso seemingly authoritative statements, not easily to be thought of as irresponsible utterances, is it, on considorstion, really incomprehensible to high Government offcials how an impression was created in the public mind which led to many hearing with surprise of the recent decision to sell to a private purchaser, for building purposes, the site in question ?
These questions, Sir, I had intended to aak at this meeting, but I did not receive the notice eslling the meeting until Tuesday afternoon, May I enggest that after the Council has been adjourned size die sullcient notice of the next meeting should be given to enable
members who have questions to ask
or
have to pay, even if he were innocent.
HIS EXCELLENCY-The clause says
that the
Analyst shall not be called unless the defendant require that he should be called, and if the defendant shall require the Analyst to be called the Magistrate may order him, in addition to any other penalty, to pay the fee of the Analyst So it is quite clear it is in the discretion of the Magistrate, and if there is a conviction the Analyst may be paid his fea,
Hon. Mr. STEWART-AB I understand you, he has to pay that fee in any onse?
HIS EXCULLREDY-No. This section is word for word with a similar soution in the the Liquor Ordinance.
MALICIOUS DAMAGE AMENDMENT OLDINANCE. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the Hill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damage Ordinance, 1865. In doing so he said-It will be within the of the Connell that a Bill was passed in 1909 practically on similar lines. to thie one. This Bill repeals the Malicions Damage Amendment Ordinance, 1909, and re-mats Part I without any amendment. Part II is amended by declar ing that the Governor-in-Council instead of the Governor shall impose the fine which is payable under section 5. Before the matter is submitted to the Governor-in- | clear. ⠀ Council for decision, an inquiry is to be bold By the District Ofleer and an Assistant District Offeox, in order to give the persons on whom the punishment may fall a full opportunity of being beard,
Hon Mr. STawar If there is any doubt, why not make it quits plain Plug
HIS EXCELLENCE-I don't think there is any doubt.
Hon Mr. Hrwer-The section is quito
to
Shanghai-Nanking Chengting-Taiyuan
Two Ching Pienliang-Loyang Faking Kalgan
West Mausolso
1,000,000 600,000 100,000- 600,000
150,000
15,000
These are approximate figures. The Pingh slang line realizes & proft, and the receipts for the Paking-Makden Line last year are about Tis. 11,000,000, and this Feking-Hankow about Tls. 9,500,000. For these two liner, after dedusting the expenses, and interest, there is net profit of $9,000,000, which, after making up the above deficiencies, leaves about $6,500, Hon. Mr. STEWART-There are two members 000. This amount of profit will have to be depended upon for construction of silitional who see a possibility of doubt being thrown railways, A report of these figures will be sub upon it, and I propose that the words "if committed to the President, who will be asked to victed" should be inserted
appoint deputies to proceed to the lines and sarutinize the estimates as presented above.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-We cannot The COLONIAL TREASURER 80conded, and insert it now. The motion before the meeting the motion was agreed to.
Is the suspension of the Standing Orders.
Hon. Mr, STEWART-Then I will vote against
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clams,
On clause 5
Hon, Mr. STEWART asked-Is it the intention to include incendiarism in otherwise damaged or destroyed "P
HIS EXCELLENCZ-Yos.
Hon. Mr. STEWART... Wouldn't it be better to state it, sosing it is a most frequent canse of damage 7
Hon Mr. Haars-Is this Bill being sp-
plied to the whele Colony, or only to the Ter ritery and not the Island?
́ ́ ́ ́HIO EXCELLEwOY-To the whole Colony, .
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Then it states "a district olicor," and there is no district officer in Hong- kong er et Kowloon Point.
HIS EXCELLENOX-We had only the New Territory in mind when this was framed.
Hon. Mr. HEVTT-That I understand, bat
His EXCELLENCE-If you read the clause again I think you will see it is as plain as English can be.
Hon. Mr. STEWART It is perfectly clear that if he is convicted he will have to pay.
HIS EXCELLENCY-He may have to pay, Hon. Mr. STEWART It is not clear that if the defendant is noquilted he gets off.
HIS EXCELLENCY-You had better let the matter stand over until the Attorney-General is hera to argue the point with you...
The COLONILL SECRETARY' motion was allowed to stand down.
DOUBLE LIFE OF A MILLIONAIRE.
PHILANTHROPIST WHO WAS A DEKGÀND --
The Berlin correspondent of the London Express writing on April 12th, states that Herr Charles May, a millionaire philanthropist, author of pious books, and a most prominent personality in German public life, has been
proved to be identical with a notorious brigand chief who perpetrated numerous crimes of violence in the mountainous districts of southern Saxony in his youth forty years ago, for which he underwent two terms of pennl survitude
When these astounding allegations against Heer May were make recently by the trade union leader, Herr William Lebius, who declared his intention of driving Herr May out life, they were the of publice.
universally Aregarded as malicions inventions, and Hexx. May
brought an action for libel.
MAGISTRATHE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved second reading of the Bill entitled, Ordinance to amend the Magistrates' Or- he said By ance, 1890." In doing so section 4 of the Bill an noensed com
resolutions to bring forward to comply with reforance to the Attorney-General. eighteenth day of the next month, The object ter of Horr May healing the true charas
the rules to give three clear days' notice of sush business.
Hon Mr. OSBORNE-I bog, Sir, to endorse the remarks as to notice.
HIS EXCELLENCY-You are quite right. We will have to make some alteration in it,
the Bill was left in Committee..
H EXCELLENov-The last question which
OPIUM AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
tto hon. member aaks is, I am afraid, not in or-
these times, in the islands.
These observations were forwarded by the courtesy of the Directors of the Philippine Weather Baross and the FooRa Weather Seco, and many of them proved of great value.
5. The Imperial Maritime Cuatomi authort-
ties at Switow kindly forwarded an obearration mude at 9p.., from May till October, Unfortunately owing to delay in telegraphic transmission the greater part of thess monges failed to reach the Observatory until next morning. Nevertheless they have been fra- quently useful,
6. It is to be regretted that the meteora- logical telegramas forwarded from Hofhow and Pakhai, while showing some improvement in the time of receipt as compared with former years, are still received too late for forecasting. purpose
7. At the request of the Government I visites Manila Obserystory in the Spring, when I was received with the greatest courtesy by the Reverend Fr. Algué, the Director, During my short stay he was good enough to afford me evory facility for seeing the equipment and the working of the establishment under his control.
Opportunity was taken to arrange details for the forwarding of the extru asteorological observations mentioned in paragraph 4.
8. In addition to the ordinary warnings, special warnings of the approach of typhoons have been sent regularly to the Authorities in Canton.
Neca representative, An attendant at ona of pocket of his waistcoat and produced a black object about the size of a large box of matches.
I atu afraid," he said apologetically, showing it in the palm of his hand, that this is the smallest we have at present.
He pressed a button, and the front of the
little box shot out revealing a lense, nocarata foosasing mechanism and a collapsible conoartina interior.
*It measures 12 inoken by 24 inches," he said, "and is half an inch thick. The weight is six ÓLLONS, **-
The largest camora in the show was next
ALOTH.
This is the Atlanta aeroplane enmers, a simple piess of mechanism particularly adapted to the purposes of Aying man and those who go up in the air in ships.
It has a range of twelve in fourteen miles,
The German Government has been quick and has an exposure of 1-100th of a second.
to lise its possibilities, and has ordered a large aber for use by officers in their serial fleet. There have already been delivered, and others "It is as simple to work as an air gun," our are being turned out as fast as they can be made. representative was informed, and an seroplane passenger will be able to take busutiful racoris of his rapid rush through the air so that people may see what the world looks like over the edge of a flying machine,
The camera will be extremely useful for ral and military purposes. For instance, it takes a clear impression of coast-line four or Ave miles distant, so that you can obtain records of an enemy's forta and keep out of gun-shot range.
9. By the courtesy of the Naval Authoritisa meteorological mersagen were received na casionally from H.M. Ships during the year by wireless telegraphy, and in the case of the mountain range twenty miles away.
* An image has evon been obtained of a typhoon over the China Sea in Novamber, It has an adjustable arrangement, also, by which caused so much delay to shipping, which it can be fixed to a battleship mast-head some valuable observations ware received by this and used to photograph battleship practice, ahot
for shat
means from HMS Kent, then en route to Bingapore.
10. As already announced by His Excellency the Governor, the Chinese Authorities havo
promited to pract a Wireless Telegraph Station
on Pratas Island, and this Government has
agreed to allow the staff for the station to attend at the Hongkong Observatory in order to receive soma training in making the newer meteorological observations,
These latter will be of material assistance in the framing of weather-forecasta and storm warnings,
11. The thanks of the Government are
of
examples of the camera work which has induced From the Bradford police headquarters come, the burglar fraternity to hide its Identity behind gloves,
The examples of criminal photography include remarkably clear finger-print impressions taken from a polished wooden box, a piece of window, and a glass tumbler handled by burglars. In the latter can the intruder would have escapad had his thirst rot induced him to drink whisky from a glass on which he left the impression which the camera made olsar.
ART AND VEGETABLES.
WAITRESSES IN TRINCASSE ROBES TO BEETS LUNCHES-DE-LUKE,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the gistratos' Ordinanco, 1890, which is introduced proceedings he dechred if he lost the case. hs on board different ships on the same day] wasis being prepared in the West Room of the res- der. You cannot invito au expression of opinion. second reading of the Bill entitled, "anb-section 1 of the new section the Magistrate vent any attempt under supervision to pr been good enough to forward their observations. It is to be a temple of frait and vegetables
It is a matter of opinion whether such an im Ordinance to amend the Optum Ordinance, pression could be created or whether it could
not.
I am sorry hon, members did not receive 1999." In doing so he said-The whole of the
due to the Telegraph Companies, who contians The case was tried before the Charlotten to forward meteorological telegrams from burg District Court, and to-day the tribunal, entports to Hongkong free of charge; and also
to the staffs of the Eastern Extension, Austra consisting of one professional judge and two I thought it might raiso trouble later on if thotted for trial between the tenth and eighteenth rymen, delivered judgment in favour of the Peak, Iloilo, Bacolod and Cebu, who make sud asian and China Telegraph Company at Sharp wording was left, as it is I would suggest days of any month inclusive shall be tried of truth of his accusations, and that he had served. Dit ring 1909, in salition to meteor
Labius on the ground had proved
The modest vagafarian, or the modester still frnitarian, or anybody else who wants Art as that this particular clase be held over for the Criminal Sessions commencing on the the public interests in
12. During 1909,
meteorological
wall sa food at dinner-time, will rejoice to know of the considerable registers kept at about 40 stations on shore that at last a restaurant is to be opened" where
1,480 ship logs have been capied on board every prospect pleases, and only man is vile." of this section is to give the Attorney-General publio influence he exercised
Herr May, now an old man of seventy, of or forwarded by the captains. The total nom-
*The name of the Criterion has, muys a London The clause was held over as suggested, and and Crown Solicitor sufficient time to prepare venerable appearance, collapsed and wept on ber of vessels whose log books have been made
the cases for the Bessions. This Bill also sub bearing the judgment which deprived him of age of was 194. The total number of days exchange, hitherto been sasocisted in the minis observations (counting separately those made of most people with choite grills, dainty hors stitutes a new section for section 86 of the Mahi good name and reputation During the
quores, and tender joints. But a sanctuary 14,726. Acknowledgnient is here made the would immediately shoot himself. He has been
taurant, and there, after April 21, nothing so at the instanon of the Secretary of State. By placed by his
courtesy of those masters of vessels who have friends
coarse na ment will be allowed to penetrate,
is empowered to whip youths and also to im
at suicide.
13. The entry of observations made at sea in After undergoing terms of penal servitude ba
The man who lives on nute and eabbage disappeared, and when few years later books degree squares for the area 9 deg. South and 45 longer notice of the meeting. I thought toplum law were amended and consolidated by Prison them only in the cases of simple written by Charles May began to attract stten-dag. North Latitude, ond between the Longituda Will be able to order a lanch at the Criterion of Bingapore and 180 deg. East of Greenwich has in future without encountering the pitying the Opiuma Ordinance of 1909, which came into ceny, assault occasioning actual bolily harm on, no one dreamed of connecting the new bean continued by Mis Jeffries and, after her mile of a gentleman with large steak was an understood thing that the sosion would force in March of the yoss. Since that date it and indecent assault. By sub-section 2 where with star stint endocino Horige return from leave of absence on November 3rd, in front of bini. There will be no jufor
With characteristio audacity Horn May kent go on until the business was disposed of. How has been discovered that the consolidating Bill is then an offence specified in sub-section 2 such various commercial ventures, which Frought him been entered.
them youth is convicted of any offence other the same name. His ferary work combined by Miss Doberok, and 347,190, in all have now shops to make the fruitarian shudder. Instead ever, the desire of hon members will be borne defective, and that the government monopoly is
observations have boru thess in mind and more notice will be given in future not protected as it should have been. This Bill Feath may be whipped in lieu of any other wealth and fame, and he entered the Roman
punishment to which the offender is able. Catholic Church. He became conspicious not taken for the degree squares comprised in the amends the Opium Ordinance, 1909, by declaring Where's youth has boen ordered to be whinned only as a deeply religious man, but also as a fellowing areas Equator to 6 deg. Bouth that it is an offence to be in possession of in lieu of imprisonment the Magistrate shall
Latitude and from the Longitude of Singapore generons philanthrop at. morphine or compound of optun mless it is also crder him to be detained in prison for a his well-known hooks, Herational chop Latitude and from 100 dag. to 125 dag. Esat whether anything so vulgar as hear will be At to-day's trial it was proved that besides to 125 5 deg. East for the months of January to and all the other daintios dear to the vegetarian
Deceraber inclusive; Equator to 25 deg. Vert
North Looullus. exempt from the provisions of the Ordinance period nut exceeding fuxty-eight hours.
There will be wines. It remains to be saou anonymously a long series of bris obtained in expordance with azy
novel, in which he described his own adventuros Longitude for the month phoons of 1909 have admitted into the temple of artistic dining. The COLONIAL LEVASURER seconded, and regulatiors made thereunder. Clause 3 of the motion was agreed to, ze
as a brigand chief, This Bill repeats the Squatters Amendment the Bill amends section 56 of the principal Ordinance, 1909, and gives effect to-instruc-Ordinance by making it quite clear that the the Bill clanss by clause.
Council then went into Committee to consider.. tions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Governor in Council has power to exempt any who is of opinion that the question of om medicine from one or more of the provisions of pensation to claimants should be left to the Squatters Board and not wholly to the Director the Ordinance. Clause 4 of the Bill amends of Pablis Works,
SQUATTERE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
The COLONIAL BRCRETARY moved the first roading of a Bill ontitled, “An Ordinance to amend the Squatters" Ordinance, 1890,"
The COLONIAL Treadwear seconded, and the Bill was read a first tims,
motion 85 of the principal Ordinance by
After the clauses had been considered the Bill was left in Committes, and the Council resumed. HE EXCELLANCY-Connell stands adjourned until this day wook.
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14. Tus tracks of the typhoons
the visitor will ravel in
Cuembera stuffed with mushrooms, Hop-tips seached in eissm, Artichokes powdered with rich grated
sheese,
been laid down by Mr. Plommer, and they will But the idea is to be carried further than this.
be
• printed and distributed as soon as possible. Not only will every entrée be a poem, every 15 Daring the past year several hundred savoury as symmetrical wonder: every waitress on board ship have been made. A few baromet robe of the most delicate shade of manve indirect comparisons of barometers and aneroids will be a priestess of Art, clad in a Princesso ers and aneroids have been compared for various people in the Observatory.
The black dress and while cuffs, which are soan st places whère men go merely to feed, will 16. The rainfall in inghes recorded by the never mar the artistic harmonies of the now gange placed in the Police compound, at Taipa, home of lunches-de-luxe,