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THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS. There was a varied, interesting and thrilling programme at the Hippodrome Cirens last night, and the numerous spectators present were manifestly delight with the entir performance. Many old favourites made their reappearance in the area, and new acrobats and jackoye, introducing now feats, added to the renown of the Hippodrome Circas.
Following, the overturn of the band came Master Jenkins, a fourless youth of twolve, whose falsas a jokey gave · no entertainment to the spustators than they did. to the youngster himself, for he entersd, upon
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Caaneil was held yesterday at the Council
Chamber.
LUGARD.
With
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY. JULY 7TH, 1911 to offices holding cadet pests and does not affout been continuously since, a great deal of dis. content among the junior members of this the technical branches of the Errico, such as servica. Thoso facts wore represented to the the medical offers, publio works departments, Secretary of State in June, 2907, by Sir Henry and there, as the salaries of these are May, who was at that time administering the largely subject to the law of supply and Government, and ant long after my own arrival demand, and the grievance does not so strongly in 1908 I also represented the whole cap. exist in their case. In the further schons which STR However, no action was taken, for reasons which I trust to lay before the Couucit. I shall havo I am not ablo tu wssign. I decided again early romarks to make on these branches, in 1910 to represent the whole mattor to the regard to endot service the further proposals I did so in which I may have to put before you will be Secretary of state, and
22nd April, a sears perhaps that there should be a charge for rent dispatch dated of which is given in this paper, I proceeded in all cases where geverument quarters are myself on leave almost immediately after that occupio, that increments should be aunus! any further detailed explanation vorlaily to the periods of leave. I am convinced, gentlemen. that the proposals before you are for service and ils the good both of the offers, and I recommend there strongly to you. X'bare nof thought it advisable..to delay this unsure of reform for the larger sciems, and I hope ucfficial members will show the proposals favourably..
The following were prefent :- HIS EXCELLENCY THE Govanvo
BKALTRY FREDERICK Jous G,C.M,G., C.B., D.SO.
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL CA ANDERNOS, C.B. (General Officer Commading the Troops).
Hon. Mr. W. D. BARNES (Calouin Secretary). lion Mr. C. G. ALABASTER (Attorney Glen Jul).
soction 13 of the Stamp Duties Management Act the maximum ponishment in fourteen years pomal servitude. In section 9 of the Stamp Act the pensity is a flao of £50 in addition to any other penalty to which the offender may ho liable. The maximum penalty mador section 27 of Ordinance No. 16 of 1901 is two years' hard labour.
PRIVATE VEHICLES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to send the Private Vehicles Licensing Ordin- ance, 1895,"
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSOX (Colomini Trispatch was posted, and I was prepared to give instead of triennial, and also with wgard to the Bill was read a first time.
his ridius.Rets with all the pleasure of boyhood. wir? Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director Becretary of State at the Colonial Offies if the
in
Mounted on a sprightly little pouy, he appeared to be as much at home vaalling high hardies in a standing position while sitting the snililia The equine midget marrol. Black Diamond, daued and jumped a number of closely set hurdlen to the accom- paniment of fast music. The latter fait could not have been done mory gracefully or unre skilfully y a greyhound. The rolling globe,
Han.
of Public Worke).
Hon. Mr. A. W. BLEW IN CM.G. (Registrar General),
How Captain P. W. Lross (Captain-Super.
Police). intendent of
Im. Drị 40 Ka, lk, C.NG Hou. Mr. Wer Yux, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. A. HEWETT. Hon. Mr. H. E. Ponek, K.C. Hon Mr. C. Moraste EDE. Hom. Mr. C. H. Ross.
necessity for doing so should arises. However, I heard as moon as I reached. England that repressutations had been ronde by the Stmits Settlements and the Folerated Malay States with a ring to an increase of salaries, in spite of the Enci that they were already in the enjoy ment of higher salarios for equivalent posts than the officers in this service. This representation was based on local circumstances which pro'zbly do not upply to Hongkong. A memorial from The minnies of the previons meeting wore the officer of the Foderated Malay Slates had roached the Secretary of State, and I understand read and approved.
that the Governor had asked the Colonial Ollice that an official should be sent out to investigate the whole of the circumstances. In consequence of this memorial aut dispatches from the Governor of the Straits, Lord Crewe
Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Comurils)
MINDEN
|
The motion was agreed to.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE,
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKs, by com- mond of H. E. the Governor Inid en the table the report of the Public Works Committees No. 2.
on top of which Miss Elliott circled the arena, was will under her control, and she starred it up and down an inclite with great ability. Mats Murio's equestrictine net was an eflent
CORONATION COBABATÚLATIONS, display of horsewomanskip, and Miss Isabella's, nerve, grace and skill on the single trapeza evok.
]] ↑ EXCELLENCY. I have received two exl the admiration and applause of the spectators telegrams in connection with His Majesty's The acrobatic display of the talented Mysor Cormation which I think will be interesting to troups never grows monotonous. The smaller the Council. The first is from the Vice Admiral members spin in the air, turning somersaults commanding the Greman Cruiser Squadron at /decided to send ant from thas Colonial Office as hands of hon. members.
with a blazing huif-hoop in an anmazing werThington. It is as follows: On the ground the whole troupe mingle
in a wonderful display, which is carries!
11
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Tsingran, 21st June, 1911.
፩-
SIR BREDERICK LUGARD, Boravor of Hongkong
intro-
vouchsafed a long and blessed reign to the benefit of the English nation.
VOX KROSTOR,
I referred to mo olicial, Mr. Stubbe, and asked me whether I would consent to Me. Stubbs coming on to Hongkong to make a similar investigation hore.. I replied that
expense
to incur additional of sending out su oliver to make
acATERGING AND CONSERVANCY BY-LAWS. The COLONIAL SEO ETARY- Sir, I beg to more the approval of the Council of byn-laws made under section 16 of the Publie Health and The bye-laws only Buildings Ordivaner, 1903-03, which are in the
reached the office a short time ago, and it was not possible to get them in the hands of hom. members proviously. I understand they were piased by the Sanitary Board and submitted in
The CoLONIAL TREASUREa seconted, and the motion was agreed to.
PROBATES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE The CorONIAL TREASURER mo Bil the first reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Probates Ordinance. 1897
out with machine-like precision. A
I desire to expicks 10 your Exelloney than dult with the whole, subject fully I the neus! form. double jockey markablo
in my dispatch and that I was prepared duced by Dicky Bell and Muster Joukins, and heartiest congratulations of the Germen Cruiser to give farther explanation if required. I did ture is charm and rhyflim in the Spanish Squadron on this the day of do Coronation. (lance of the Mix-e- Catherine, Marie, Rella and May Their Majesties the King and Quean be "ot think it necesary Amelia. Tho well-trained elephants of Pro- „fessor Jones under the neona with squeals and flourishing trunks, looking about us alunay is it is possible for these animals to look. But after witnessing their Blondin and haluucing feats. the spectator is bound to admit that the adjec tive_doos 'not apply to them. Tha Jenkins family of acrobats are a sturdy troupe, and from the head of the family down to the baby son. appear to be want is generally known as "double. jointed.” With flying somersaulis, mid-sir
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN HONGKONG.
t
Vice Admiral. The second is from the Viceroy of Canto It is as follows:---
GOVERNOR,
Carton, 22nd June, 1911.
Hongkong.
To-day celebrates, amid great rejoicinge, the Coronation of His Majesty the King, sud all friendly States share your joy. To express my friendly regardsund my gratitude for the assist, aner you have rendered me whenever needed I; send you this tologram with an expression of hearty congratulations..
CHANG,
Viceroy of Two Kwongs Hongkong, 26th Jane, 1911.
upon
the
add a
The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded, and the Bill was wad a first time.
investigations here, but is it had been decided that he should go to the Strafts, it the Secretary of Stato desired, be could come herwand I would offer no objection. In consequonen Me. Stubbs arrived bete in December lal, and we had According to the objects and reasons, the several conversations, on the subject. There amendments (4) and (4) together with an was no question as to the uccessity for au amendment which is being made by the Stamp ineresse in salaries. The question rather was Amendment Bill, 1911, in the Stamp (Amend what form the increase should taken, from went), Ordinance, 1909, are introduced to what date it should be allowed, and what prevent doubts arising with regard to the the amount should be, audio sa rogarded Chinese law of inheritance, as it has been the status and the emoluments of certain parti- suggested, though not prosed, in a recent care cular appointments It was decided that a Chok Hang Li Pui Choi) that the French, frinciple of le mort soisit le vif is system of duty pay should be introduced ny had already been decided in the Straits Settle-reenguised as a portion of the law of China, ments and the Federated Malay Straits. auil that consequently unless probata duty is It was a
system which I have always collected. às estate duty is in England, since favoured, and which I believe would be to the the Finance Act, 1894, on property passing on advantage of both the Governmom and the death, it cannot be collected at all, because, It is officials themselves. The actual rates decided contended, the deceased leaves no estate. The upwa yon will es in pago 3 of the sessions amendment (c) is an amendment consequential paper. You will see from that in classes 1 and 2 on the Convention between the United Kingdom that no alteration was made in the rates of salary, and Japan signed and ra'ified at Tokyo in 1900. but in class I duty pay of £160 a year has been
hay.
STAMP AMENDMENT ORDINANCE The COLONIAL TREASURER mored the first reeling of a Bili entitled,Aut Ordinanes to further amend the Stamp Ordinance. 1901, and the law relating to Stamps and Stamp Duty."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
The objects and reasons state that the pro- rise to be clian 8 (2) of the Principal Ordinance (Ordinanco No. 16 of 1901) is introduced to enable transfers of shares, bills of exchange and prom story notes to be stumped after execution in cases of sudden slaparinto from the Colour ne other like cases. The words deleted by section 3 relato ton duty which has been obsolets since Ordinanca No. 38 of 1902 was passed. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are based on the Imperial Stamp Act, 1891, to the corresponding section of which reference is made in the marginal notes.
This Ordinance, according to the objects and reason, is introduced to render Ordinance No. 5 of 1895 more intelligible, serions errors having been discovered during the course of the revis ion of the Laws, This Ordinsnes, deals with traffic as will us ficences: the ward housing" has therefore been deleted from the title.. No new. privede is introduced.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. The Catoniat. SECRETARY moved the first reading of a Bill entitled, “An Ordinänen to authorize the appropriation of a supplementary
Dine hundred and nine dollars and insiy-tures of fear hundred and thirty-eight thousand
conts, to defray the charges of the year 1910.
The COLONIAL TREASUREE S-conded. The sam mentioned is to be expended as here. innftur specified
Treasury. Audit Pepartment,
Miscellaneous Services, Judicial and Rogal Departments, Pablie Works, Recurrent Publin Works, Extrordinary.... Post Offier. Pensions,
...
Total,
170.91
$ 1,121.18
125 38.32 153
2.335.24
264,005.63
26.671.35
19.225.87
8438,909.93
INTIMATIONS
The Food Question
EVERYTHING
BEST ;--
OF THE
PROVISIONS,
WINES
AND
SPIRITS.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, the appro priation accounts for the past your present no very remarkable festares. All the oxcesses over the provision which has been made in the es- timates have been met oul of supplementary volts approved by this Conneil, and in the case of one or two, snuh na the large vote for the redemption of subsidiary, coinage and the voto for the re- extend a piece of land to samption of the Western Market, i gave fut explanation 20 somewhat large crease in pensions of this Council. On pa. 36 you will find a $19.000, for which no vote was taken. The total supplementary votes, you will see en age 37. GOLD stucant to $024,000. The expenditure inexcass
of tho entitastes was therefor only $478,00% Af which $47,027 were arroars of Mitary Cou
average
then year on
HONGKONG.
150
AND
SILVER
WATCHES
SWISS
AND
ELGIN
SUPERIOR
MOVEMENTS
Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.,
fights and wanderint balancing feats they hold the interest of the spectators, who are confinn. ally moved to applause. There's nothing new
tributien from 1909 which were already corerad by Ordinance 1‹f 1901. The teal expenditure under the sun," we are tohl, and when the clown
$44,429 under the estimate, bat an increase of 5:64274 over the exponitats of st year makes his joke there is always a spectator to
for the past year stands at So,9 7.115, or
exchange for this year rémark, “ I've heard that before," There may
he stool at 1/2 0.6, and as the estimates have have been a few at the Circus last night who heard
the rate of 1:9 this bern calculated at
mnda in payments the jokes of Roenca and Jenkins before, but
sterling and probably are unts for the saring they were certainly not of the stereotyped order
FINANCIAL NEW SALARY SCHEME.
increase was in favour of
and were generally received with roars of hearty
The COLONIAL SHORETARY-I beg to lay
of $44,000 which pears as a decrease in the
laughter. The programme was brought to n
upon the table, by command of H,. the Gover
wtimated expenditure. Other savings were for for the vedeoption of subsiding coinage, which close by the performing lions, introduced bynor, Finance Minutes Nos, 52 fa 41, together with
the most part swallowed up by the large sum INGLISH, Trainer Urban. The intrepid trainer treated the correspondenes relating to No. 40, and more
was $126.282 over the amount provided in the ostitutes. The en of $55,500 stands for the lds will pets as though they were so many
that they bo referved to the Finance Committee.added and iu class 2 £120. Class 3 roduces the
resumption of a piece of bad requiral to, Janis, just keeping beyond -razch of their
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded.
standard from £430 rising to £540 by £40
more than covered by the saving of $65.326 i swinging pawa. The cmnek of his whip caused
This EXCELLENOY-Otlemen, in connection triennially to £4.0 rising to £56, by £20
extend the old Western Market, and was the re-uption of this land on lots Nos, 442 aud tim to display their glistening teeth or to with those Financial Minutes which have been annually with the addition of £10 July The Secretary of State suggest
618 in the neighleurhood of the railway. In- n a roar through the nintshed, but they laid on the table I desire to say a few words in
lasing this resumption, the public warks schee if approved by tho
show very large variations from extraordinary never disobeyed an order, and were quite docile explanation of one which is of exceptional im that this
the original estimates, $214,869 basing been when he sat on their backs, fed them from aportance. No. 40, regarding which there is.
Legislative Council should come into effect as plate, or mule a couch of these, He also did special sessional paper laid
from the 1st Jaly last, and I recommend this to
spent in works and in resumptions for which no
for I think it will be the daring sad gewhat foolhardly fent of pat- tablo. Na &
the Council. The cost, you will ces, is culçalated
provision hail toen made. On the other hand, leaving a surplus of 3110.000 odl. The fall ting his head between the jaws of ons of the the convenience of members if I bigger naimals, & feat which not a few of the few words to the explanation given in that at $6,241 for the current half-year. Therefore,
325,693 v re saved through similar reasons. counts against och it ma on pages 30 and 32. QUALITY spectators disapprose and which may ha done paper. Formerly, as you are all aware, the it will be about duable ia saleequest years.
explanation, appears in the appropriation ac nes too often. On the whole, the Circus kepps salary of officers in the service of this Colony That, to increase is not an excessive one is, I
sin placing the contrast. The half-yourly up its standard of exeuilence, and doubtless was paid in dollars. With the fall in the gold think, amply proved by the fact that not
There was very little spent but many will be attmoted to the matshed at alas of the dollar, which in the year 1876 was single dollar officer thought it worth while to
lyphuon refings. This was due to this pressary equal to four shillings sterling, compensation was accept it. It cannot therefore be called an
statement which I promised Mr. Osborne should Director of Patlic Works st our next meeting. Causeway Bay during the period of its stay.
granted to the extent of 25 per cent. of the salary increase on presant salaries, and probably it can
ha laid on the table will be luid by the hou. The reason it is not laid to-day is that the and as the silver value of the dollar continued bardly be called oven un equivalent, but it in- to decline this compensation was inçteased introduces, as I said, a system of duty nay. To
measurements are incomplots until the 12th of I propose in futurs to publish an later years to 50 per cent of the salary. Owing adrautages which I think that system carries in Section It brings te local practice into line the month. I
of special light dues and the credits from story As will be seen from our advertising columns, to the continual Anetusion in the value of the the first place to the Government are with the practice introduced into England by account showing in detail the credit to the fand Mr. W. D. McCrackan, M.A. GS.B. dollar and its cautinually decreasing value the that it does not add to the burden laid on the the Finance Act, 1894, which makes the duty other source sud full details of too erpen- The military expenditure. member of the Christian Science Board Secretary of State decided in the year 1902 that revenue of the Colony in pensions, because duty payable on the value at the time of the grant of ditars and progress mado during the year Lectureship, will give a lectare in Hongkong all salaries of civil servants should be paid iu pay is only given to an officer while he is actu- proosts. The words "passing on death" are and up to date
It is also introduced to provest donbts arising you will see, stands at $141.394 in. eXCHA of last year, although 27,400 were saved This on Christian Solence, a subjest which has an
sterling and converted at the current rate of ally performing the duties of his office. interest for not a low in the Colony. Of the exchange of the day. Officers appointed subse not given to him while on leave and it is not with regard to the Chinose law of inherit the expend turo on our Volunteers.
as it has been suggested, though is in fort dus to the funt that $47.627, lecturer the Boston Herald saya:--
quent to that date were therefore appointed on pensionable. In the second place it is nu in once,
1 recent case (Li Chok arrears from last year, cherged to the publin W, D. MoUraskan, M.A., is an interesting a storting salary, and when they were promoted ducent to an officer to stay on at his work not prorod, in
that in 1989 de charge on this account that is personality. An auther and a close student of
to any post a salary was given to them fixed in and not to go too frequently on leave. In a Hang Li Pai Choi) that the French principle debt incrossed by $107,000 old. The season for in the estimates was decreased by $11,932, contemporary affairs, Mr. MoCrackan is also sterling, and the sterling salary scheme, which climato like Hongkong it is not necessary for of "le work saisit le vy" is recognised as a pr ninch travelled and has penetrated into will be found in the Civil List on pages 148 an officer to go too frequently en long leave to tion of the law of China, and that consequently wing to very exceptional diretustuaco, for in which had been paid daxing former years was The alost unknown interior of Asia Minor; and 162, was introduced. Officers who at that England and be alwent from his dution, unless probato duty is collected on the property that year the credit of interest ou advance
from the point of view of the passing on death it cannot be collected at all, re-credited to this rote Ton will remember of this increase in 1908 Hongkong tank five has studied in Switzerland and Belgium Italy. tims were in possession of dollar salarias, and
substantial increase because it is contended, the deceased leaves no probably that I explained this a great detailin millions. Last year it took 328 millions, were given their choice of retaining those sala oficer it affords a Turkey, Greece and Germany are as familjar to
lime the estimaten,
rabber and in opium, which, as we all know, had Mr. McCrackan as the United States. Probably ries and the privileges which went with them, or in smoluments and no locrosse in pension. At estate. The amendment effected by section 20 speech I made at the time in the railway and th t in spite of the gigantic specul tion in
in Both these the large sum taken by
part Hongkong is of accepting the now sterling scheme, and this the same time it affords them an opportunity is intended to make the rates of interest uniforme
our estimates. he is best known to the literary world by
but I think a little money in order to pay for throughout the Colony. Sub-section (1) and working expenses of the railway. $73,574, such disastrous results. It is quite true that. his "Rise of the Swiss Republic," which arrangement was simultaneously introduced into for saving
current year. Yecame in 1910 they represent at you will agres that if does not destroy the from the Straits Settlements and the Fodorated Malay passages when the time comes to go home ou (2) of suction 13 are introducel to remove doubts, items vill, of ecurso, largely in crease in the duo to the inflated prices of opium, forth the highest praise
The actual orily. quarter's payments
significance of the figures I hare given. the
LARCENY AMENDMENT ORDNANCE. expendi leading critics in England and on the Con. States. The intention had been to somewhat leave. Secondly, it has this advant ge: When one sub-section (3) is already law by virtue of sec-
Frorenza stood at 16,960.869, and
Therefore there is ༣ The ATTORNEY-ĜENSHAL mared the second tinent. Mr. McCrnokan was born of American increase the salaries when they were converted offcor is acting for another on leave ho at once tion 51 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1865, but it ha
urples shown on the working of the past reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordin- parents at Munich, Germany, about 45 years from dollars into sterling, at the same time that draws duty pay as soon as he begins to act, ia been found convenient to introduce it into the turn at $6,507,113.
year of $53,756, which has been passed to colonialance to read the Larrouy (Amendment) In doing so he Baid- ago. He was First Reader of The First Church cartain privileges of conversion for the purposes stead of having to wait three months before he Stamp Ordinares.
This, I think, we may consider fairly Ordinance, 1959. of Christ, Scientist, Boston, U. 8. A., from 1905 of leave and pension were to be abolished. These sets any portion of the pay of the officer absent,
The COLONIAL TREASURER moved the first satisfactory, that last year was to some extent a Until the year 1901, in England won agents to 1908, and since that time has been a Member
The Secretary of State desires that this system of the Board of Lectureship of that Church. Privileges had allowed of the dollar being con.
duties. On the other hand, we were not pay and 75 of the Larceny Act, 1861, and liable to He has a pleasing personality and is an excel.exe in romo cares at four shillings and in of Buty pay should extend to all branches reading of a Bill cutitled, "Au Ordinance to your of transition, lease. for one thing, we misappropriated prop rty entrusted in their
300e at 38. In the Straits Settlements the whole of the servico ascepted the new sterling sohemo/rt the service, and I am now preparing a consolidate and amend the Law relating to the hnd rot realised the full amount of the liquor keeping, they were punished under sections 75 The ATTORNEY GENERAL 20conded, and the ing full roast for charges on surplus seven years' penal servitude. The correspond. The appropriation accountable in 1965, and the corresponding sectie as are Ordinance in Hongkong is Ordinance No.. current year will give us a more reliable in- 15 with the exception of a few whose length of ser.schmao which will be is before the Council; Management of Stamp Duties." vice rendered their pension privileges too rats when ready. As this motion affects personally
dication of how wo stand in regard to our fan- sections 62 and 63. We have not got penal cial equilibrium. I trust when the time comes servitude in this Colony, but in adopting to 8 apt the able to be abandoned, but in Bengkong very few the privata interests of official members of this Bill was read a first thos, indeed accepted. The reason for that is given in administration, the cfligial members will not veto C.T.C. Derhy sweep, disposed of a half share in the first paragraph of the sessional paper on the "pon it, and in recommending it to the un- that this Bill is based mainly on the Im to lay on the tatlo a similor sazonat for the cur: 1 English statutes to it for £12,000. With the first prize amounting table. It was because a mistake was, made and official members I weald impress upon them perial Stump Duties Management Act, 1891 rent year that we will hate experienced, a revival pelzeipt of giving at many years lized labour signs. Since then ene etter has come to light. mom was made seven years hard labour. Also well over £40,000-svomfortable forinne, Wi dollar salaries were converted at 25 per cent the fact that it is not in the nature of an (54 and 55 Vict. o. 38), to the correspond-| of prosperity which will make our way faster, as there are years of penal sorvitado in the sections 64, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71, which deat the exponditure of £2 Mr. J. F. Awbery, mas exchange compensation rate instead of at 50 increase of the salaries of the officers of the 10 sections of which reference is made When I was speaking theother day on the sub- English statute. Therefore, in sections 62 and ter of Warrington Workhouse, his wife, and a per cent., the rate which had already been administration, but rather in the nature of a in the margin. The licence insisted on by jest of revenue, I said there were encouraging 63 of the Larceny. Ordinance, 1865, the man of the punishment, being pot, lady friend have secured a return of £18,200. sanctioned. The sterling salaries therefore tardy act of justice in that it will not section 3 is, however, only required in the case It is in the annual trade report published by the in the care of offences against the provisions of
facts it. They to me endociable The profitable investment was obtained as
thons now drawn by doller officers and will Ordinance No. 16 of 1901. Section 10 is based through it the other day I obrarved two nolable with misappropriations by factors, trestres and result of parobusing three tickets in the sweep, became very much less than the dollar salaries increase the emoluments of office beyond used stamps. Section 7 replaces section 13 of Imperial Maritime Casters of China. Looking int
for the same posts had previously boen, and but for the fact that he sold before, tho'rava
1910 the vains of China's foreign trade, the ment is stated as being the same as that under Bection 62. Now, it was found that the provi- half of the ticket with which ho drow Sted fast, and, of course, very much less thou they tend in some degree to remove the disparity mainly on the Stamp Duties Management Act, facts, whatever explanation individual members down at seven years in each cao, the punish- the horse which ran second, Mr. Awbery world have reosired about £34,00 It was agreed, in were in the Straits Settlements, and when it under which this Colony labours in comparison 1891, but certain of its sub-sections, namely, sub choses to attach to them. They are these. In March last, whon Mr. Awbery purchased the became known that this was the condition of with Singapore. When I lay my further sections (5 and (10) are taken from the Stompest ever recorded, bad reached the total of sions of sections 75 and 76 of the English Act tickets, that soy sum that might bowoG should | things, naturally only those cadets joined this scheme before this Council I may probable Act, 1891, and sub-sections (8) and (9) are ag432 million taels. It exceeded the previons | did not result in a sufficient number of offenders were replaced by the more comprehensive have some other suggestions to make with combination of sub-sections of the Stamp year by over 86 million, and it exceeded the being brought to book, and so these sectiona Duties Management Act with sub-sections of figures for 1908 by 1784 millious. That is to least in each of those two years. Now the Straits Settlements. There was, and has regard to cadets, for I would point out to you section 27 of Ordinance No. 16 of 1901. In i say, that roughly it indrenzed by 86 million at
callof
lent speaker.
THE CALCUTTA SWEEP.. Dr. Bolton, the emigration agent for Trini dad at Calontlu, who drow Sunstar in the
to about £65,000. this lucky mau still
pockets
the
be divided. Thus he and the two ladies each secure jast over £6,000. ticket was 211,915.-Overseas Mail.
The number of the
service who had failed to secure admission into
that the scheme now before the Council is limited
STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE.
It is stated in the objects and reasons
of
appear
reseTTA.
land.
in
For
the first
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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