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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A mooting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was hold yesterday at the Council Chamber.
The following were present :--- HB ExVELLESOF THE GOVERNOR, SIR FREDERICK Jour DEALTRY LEGARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D 8.0.
characters. These have been settled by the Begistrar-General in consultation with the Chinese members of the Council sa being the best way to give expression to the cords machine-skimmed milk." The motion is that the claaso stand as now printed in the Bill now before the Council, but with the omission of the words "therefore" and the sixth Chinese character.
The clause as amended was approved. Hon. Mr. W.D. BARNKA (Colonial Secretary). Hon Mr. C. G. ALABASTER (Attorney-clause 2, there is an alteration to the latter part The ATTORNEY-GENERAL With regard to General),
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Tres to meet an chjection valsed by the hon and Burer).
Hoa, Mr. W. CHATRAN, C.M.G. (Director pat in the words For sale and consumption in learned member who is not bore to-day. I have
Hoa, Jr. A. W. BREWIN (Boristrar-General), the Colony." Hou. Captain F. W. LYONS (Captain-Super- intendent of Police).
of Public Works).
Hon. Dr. Ho Kát, M.B., Q.M.Q.
Hon. Mr. WEI YUR, C.M.G.
Hon, Mr. E, A. HEWETT
Hop. Mr. C. MONTAGUE EDɛ.
Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross,
Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils),
MINUTES.
"The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER
Mr. W. D. BARNES took the oath, and od his seat as a member of the Council,
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just as important to temporarily detain prisoĄ ORA being taken East as it is to temporarily detain prisoners being taken West. Therefore in the first two sub-sections of this Bill, a and b, I pro pose to delete the words to their respective countries in the preamble and the words" to his own country "In rection c. The other amend ments have boeufusorted at the suggestion of his Honour the Chief Justice, who bus been looking through the Ordinances of the Colony with offenders must be brought before a Magistrate view to revision Section 5 provides that
and that certain conditions maet bo complied. if he has any valid cause to show why he should with. In section 4 an offender shall be saked
not be committed to gaol to await the order of the Governor. Apparently that clause in pat under the extradition procedent. This is not an Extradition Ordinance, Aman does not corte here. He is brought in lawful custody. The Chief Justice has suggested that the clan ought not to be there, and I am entirely in the The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and hands of Council with regard to that and the the Bill was read a third time and pasted.
saberguent amendment which is consequential on it. I shall suggest in Committee, Hf the Council approves of the principale of e and d that these shall be slightly recast, but I submit that a and & should be passed into law.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and th Hang Keo Hong motion was agreed to. ~
The amendment was agreed to. On Council resuming.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with only two slight amendmente, and moved that it be Tead a third timó.
LAUCENCY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY GENERAL mored the first assam-roading of a Bill entitled, “An Ordinance to amend the Larceny (Amendment) Ordinance
THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, The Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross, in the absence of the Hon. Hos. Mr. Pollock, asked the following questions standing in the name of the latfor 1. Is it not a fact that, if the scheme of His Exellency the Governor for devoting half of the margin (ée, half of the oxness of Ordinary Revenue over Ordinary Expenditure ox-
clusive of Military Contribution and Vol. unteers) to Military Contribution had come into force on the 1st January, 1964, the average annual saving to the Colony on such a colome for the 7 years from 1904 to 1910 inclmiro would only have amounted to about $75,380 ? If not, what other figure does the Government suggest as being correct? 2 Is it not the fact that, if the Colony had paid e fixed annual contribution of 81,000,000 dur ing the said period of seven yours, the average annual saving to the Colony would have been
1909."
The COLONIAL STORETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
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Council then went into Committee fo consider the Bill clause by clause,
On clause 2,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-With regard to and d, I would suggest that the maiter be left in Committee so that members may have an op- portunity of considering whether or not we ought to leave sub-section 4 and section 5 in. It takes away apparently a right which a de- feudant seems to have. It says in the objects away, but it is quite possible that members of and reasons why that right should be taken
Council may take an opposite view.
The objects puc reasons are : -- Boction 4 of Ordinance No. 7 of 1909 was intended to bring into force in this Colony certain provisions in the Imperial Larcony Act of 1901" (se Henge kong Hassard, 1909, page 27), The Imperial Act imposes penal servitude for a torm not exceeding seven yours or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not excending two years. It in the praction in this Colony to labour for penal servitude, but to make the substitute imprisonment with or without hard
term equal in duration to the term of penal tarcitude, when the provisions of Imperial prnal statutes are introduced into the Col not pointed ont when the Ordinance, which this ony. The departars from this practice was Bill amends, was before the Council in 1909, and was eridently due to an oversight in drafting
The COLONIAL TREASURER--A criminal has no rights at all.
gustody.
HIS EXCELLENCY--He is brought hero in
conditionally. He does not come as a free man. The Colonial TreaSURER-HO COMOR Lore
free man!
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about $285,940? If not, what other figure because the punishment provided by Section 62 Why should he be entitled to the rights of a Hig
does the Government suggest as being correct? 3. Is it not the fact that there is no prospect of the Expenditure of the Colony being durcas od during the next few yearu if our necessary Public Works are to be bogan andjor proceeded with with reasonable despatch 4 Will not sach Exponditure involve the raising of a corresponding Rovenas and the payment of a corresponding Military Contribution, if the present method of assessing the lattor
remains unitared?
5 If the answer to Questions 3 and 4 is in the affirmative, must not the fixed contribu- tion proposed by the Unofficial Members necessarily be advantageous to the ratepayers from a pecuniary point of view, both as com
4 of Ordinonos Nr. 7 of 1909, was seven years' of Ordinans No. 5 of 1865, replaced by Section hard inbour, and because Sections 64, 65, 67, 66, 69, 70 au 1 71 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1865, which are not referred to in Ordinance No. 7 of 1909 (and which were not referred to when the Bill was before the Council), aso thereby affected to the extent of cutting down the pavishment from seven years to two. This Bill is therefore intended to correct what waK mistake.
Hon. Mr. EDE-Can we have time to study the previous Ordinance P
HIS EXCELLENCY-Certainly. Leave it in Committee if you wish it. The principle, generally speaking, refers to Europeans who are being taken through this Colony in custody and instead of being committed to their native countries are simply send for trial before their evidently own Convals. The alteration is that they shall not have an opportunity of showing aruse why they should not be committed. They have el- ready been committed and are in onstody. Chief Justice thinks this sub-section should be
TRADE MARKS AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
omitted.
The
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—I might add that there is a clause to the effort that Magistrate must be satisfied as to the identity of the defen. dant, ad
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I rise to more the second reading of the Bill entitled, An Or: divance to amend the. Trade Marks Ordinance, pared with the presont system and as compared and I think that the objects and rousons state. 1909. This is a very short amending Ordinance, with the half-margin scheme suggested by
ozotly why it has been introduced. The Ra- His Excellency the Governor N 6 Will the Government forward the above arexistrar of Trade Marks has a seal, and the in-
Questions and Answers thereto to the Right scription on that seat does not tally with the HIS EXCELLENCY-There soas to be no Honourable the Secretary of State for the inscription required by the Prins pal Ordin-object in a prisoner having to show cause to the Colonies for his consideration in connection dinance it is easier to validate the existing seal
ance. As you are aware, by en amending Or- satisfaction of a Magistrate why he should not. with the proposal of the Unofficial Members that the Military Contribution should be fixed at an annual sum of $1,000,000 P The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied:- The exact figure of the aunus! average saving should iə $75,339.43.
2 The exact saving is $286,001.75.
3 and 4. The reply is in the affirmative. 5 Since the average Military Contribution for the past 7 years is stated by the Honourable Member to have been $1,285,940, its reduction to $1,000,000 would obviously be a pecuniary gain to the taxpayers. The proposal leade by His Excellency to devote half the margin between Ordinary Rerenne and Ordinary Expenditure to the Military Contribution
based
to listo snew seal. The other amendments are sinted in the objénta and reusonu,
The COLONIAL SEO-FTARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Council then went inte Committee to consider the Bill cloure by clause.
On resuming,
The ATTORNEY-GENEBAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committes without amendment, and moved that it be read a third timo
The COLONIAL SECRETARY ended, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
FATENTS AMENDMENT ORDINANCE,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Reconded, and the motion was agreed to
The ATTORNEY-GENERALI rise to move the On the assumption of ecord reading of a Bill entitled, " An Ordinates the Military Contribution remaining practite amend the Patents Amandment Ordinance, ally at its present amount. The principle, 1909." The objects and reasons of this are fully however, that the Military Contriba stated in the objects and rensous attached to tion should be a percentage of this margin the Bill, and they have been already printed.: 1
·instead of percentage of gross revenue was
do. not think there is anything further I needl suggested by His Excellency in order to give add. effect to Mr. Chamberlain's intention that the amount of the contribution should rise and fall according to the prosperity of the Colony, and in order that it should not to... crease in consequence of increased laxation to most increased expenditure. If therefore it
The ATTORNEY-ORNELAL reported that the were desired that the average contribution Bill had passed through Committee without should be decreased by the sam, named by the amendment, and moved that it be read a third Honourable Member, viz., £285,980, this result timo could be obtained by devoting about 36 or 39 The COLONIAL SECRETART seconded, and the per cent of the margin to Military Contribn. Bill was rend a third time and passed, tion instead of 60 per cent.
6 The questions and replies will be forwarded
to His Majesty's Secretary of State an desired": SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS AMENDMENT
OBDIRANOM,
cil resolve itself into a Committes of the whole Council on the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance,
1896."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Recended, and the motion was agreed to.
Clause 10 (a),
Council then weut into Committee. to con sider the Bill clause by claus.“
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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-~Cases Decasion- ally arise where, say, a man commits an offence in Canton and not caught there. He gets to Bangkok or some other place, where he is arrested and brought back in custody to Canton
to be tried where all the witnesses are,
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Where the offence is
committed.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-Where the of. fence is committed, and where all the witnesses might be. The moment he arrives in a British Colony He is a free man.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY—If a man is brought before the Court the Magistrate is bound to commit him, but the Governor is not bound to issue an ordor. The discretion of the Governor in issuing an order is not interfered
WATSON'S v. CIVIL SERVICE.
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CHINESE TMC.A. v, CELIGENCOWZE.
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78 match unplayed. Scores
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Tears Krong Be what canso would justify a Magistrate in die Fuk Yam Toug (Compradore Shops Guild
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL No one knows Stationery Shops Guild charging him. In the last one which arese Hong Kong Restaurout
Foreign Gands Export Merchantes Guild the man was asked to show cause, and he said he Mau Wo Cheong had been two months in gaol and be thought Vermillion Chops Guild that was enough. (Laughter) A Magistrato Salt Fish Shops Guild might think that, too.
Hon Shiu Wo Kat Cheung Hing The ATTORNEY-GENERAL
HIS EXCELLENO--There have been several Tunz Fak Tai second reading of a Bill sutitled, "An Ordinance cases intely of Austrians and others passing Fo Hing Tai to amend the Foreign Offenders' Detention through where the desire of the Government
Lap Kee was to transmit them to be tried by their solar Cheung Fat Yuen
Tai Hing Wo
FOREIGN OFFENDERS' DETENTION
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
moved
the
detain them for transmission to Austris.
The clause was agreed to and Council resumed. Bill be read a third time,
The ATTORNEY GENEAL moved that the
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
sine die.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Council vill adjodra
Po
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that Ceau, Ordinance, 1872". Ia doing so he raid-Tefficers, but under this Ordinance we can only Yes Hing th
preamble of Ordinance 1 of 1872 Bays: "Whereas subjects of foreign Government,
Ya Hiag Loong resorting to China and Japan who have been
Tang Hing Loong accased or convicted of crimes committed there
Nam Tai Hop Koo Ching Hing Long are frequently brought within this Colony in
Kwong Mi Shing the course of their transmission to their
Kwong Tai Hing
Wo Hong... Hip respective countries for trial or punishment The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Since the last ou such charges or convictions, and it le
Wing Yu Shing Fing Koo meeting the Registrar General and the Chinese expedient to provide for the temporary de
Yee Tai Hang unofficial members of this Council hare settled ( tention and eustody. in this Colony of
Wing Shing Loong on the Chinese characters to be used, but this such offenders pending necessary arrangements
Wo hing amendment affects slightly the form on which for their transmission as aforesaid." At the now placed under the control of the Board of Tai
Under Imperial Daores the Portal Service is
Lai Hing Kung
Fat Yuan we then agreed,
time when that Bill was passed peopls who Posts and Communications.
Taen Bank His EXCELLENCY-The Bill was read close committed crimes in Chisa were generally been appointed Postmaster General, and is, 15
Mr. Piry has Choung
Shee Tat Taoi clauce, and the Committee adjourned, if taken to their own countries for trial. Bince such, to continus the management of all Fostal de l'Indo-Chine Cuperdr. Dept. members recollect, at our lust meeting, in order then consular jurisdiction has grown and it is Establishments, and of the start both Chinese Asiatic Patroleum Co., Cmprar. Dept.
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more common nowadays to be taken back to and Foreign. The conditions and prospects of Cheung Tia a from the original Bill in the words in Chinese place where the crime was committed. It is Customs régime.
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Total: Chinese YMCA, 59 Craigengower,
CHINESE Y.M.C.A. ↑ CLUB DE RECHEID, This match was played yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the former. Boore, Clah do Recreio, 49; Chinese Y M.C.A., 51.
RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE FAR BAST& The following semi-offelg] Note was issued, in St Petersburg on the 12th ult
With reference to the newspaper reports that the Russian and the Japanese Governments were now negotiating regarding a common or more active policy towards Chins, the St. Peters. torg Telegraph Agency is authorized to declare that
bat those runona are pure inventions. Russian
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