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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A mealing of the Hongkong Legidative Connell was hold yesterday afternoon at the
Council Chamber.
The following wara present:——- HIS EXOBLLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Bin FREDENJOY JORN DEALERY TUGARD, GC.M.G., C.D., D.S.O.
HIS EXCELLENT MAJOR-GENERAL CA ANDERSON, C.B. (General Officer Commanding Troops).
Hou, Mr.W.D. BARNES (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. C. G. ALAṇabrek (Attorney. General).
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Trea- xurer).
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, CM.G. (Directory
of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. A. W. BRENIN, C.M.G: (Registrar- General).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11π¤, 1911.
The objects and ZOOBODA state: This Bill is necessary owing to the appointment Es Crown Sollitor of Mr. Kamp, who will boan English larrister by the tims he arriven in the Colony. Bootlon 6 is analogous to section 2 of the Crown Counsel's Foss Ordinance, 1903, which deals with the Attorney-General's costs. The arrangeinent with the present Acting Crown Sólle it or expires on the 31st August.
WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' PENSION AMEND-
MENT (NO. 3) ORDINANCE.. The ATTORNEY-GENBEAL moved the second reading of the Dill entitled, "An Ordinance to yet farther amend the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908.” In doing so he Mid-This Bill was
introduced because
the Secretary of Stato has decided that in the case of anditors und assistant anditors, their contributions to the Widows' and Orphans'
Pension Scheme shall not be compulsory.
The ColonialSECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agresi to.
The COLONIAL Tananurer moved the third rouling of the Bill tiled, Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the Management of Stamp Duties," N
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE TAXATION QUESTION. [TO THE EDITOR
OF THE "HONGKONG | ** DAILY FREIS."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY sexinded, and T 10,000, and it is no wonder that in Fataban the Bill was read a third time and pared.
trade is very dull. In ipite of the activity of STAMP DUTIES MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE thanthoritieseventy-six cases of armed robbery with violencersamling in loss of life have oconered the course of a few months in the Shou Tak District, and not one of the perpetrators of these arines has been brought to justle. Cautah City zoll is by no means free from the thresioning
We August, 10th, letter scare. In Sheung Moon Tai, whichis one! issue of your newspaper referring to the letter Sia-In your landing article in today's the greatest streets in the City, several of the of Taxpayor" published in the same issne you ohiot traders have ressived lotters porporting to state that you leave to me the defence of my come from rebol leaders stating that this part figures sa the relative wealth per head of the oular street will soon be used as a battle ground Inhabitants of this Colony and Great Britain. between the rebels and the Imporial troops, Thon for the usual "consideration" protection is offered in the day of trumble. ̈
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Scodel, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
Hre EXCELLENCY Council will adjourn till
thle day week.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL
The Governor recommended the Council to voto a sum of Two hundred and eighty-six Dollars (286) in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, E-Land Registry Offloe, Personal Emolumente (Additional Daty Pay of £50 per annum to Deputy Official Focsiver). The Governor recommended the Council to and twenty-two Conts ($703 22) in aid of the vots Observatory, Personal Endaments, Director-Designate, House Allowance,
OBSERVATORY,
Hon. Caplain F. W. LYONS (Captain-Super- Council then went into Committee to consider vote a sum of Seven hundred and three Dollars
intendent of Police).
Hon. Dr. Ho Kat, MB., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. E. A,
SWITZ
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, KO Hon. Mr. , H. Rose..
Hon. Mr G. MONTAGT Eon.
Mr. C. CLIMEnzi (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES, .
The minutes of the previous meeting wore read and approved.
FINAROTAL MINUTES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of his Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 49 to 51, and mored that they be uferred to the Finance Committee. The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agread to.
FINANCIAL,
The COLONIAL SHORETA NY, by command of bis Excellency the Governor, lald on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 12), and moved itaudeption.
The COLONIAL TREASUREE soconded,
am the metica was agreed to.
THE TYPHOON REFUGE.
Hon. Me. H. E. POLLOCK, pursuant to notice, asked the following question
In view of the statement concorsing the progress of the work on the Typheon Refuge, which was kid upon the table at the last, most-
the Bill clauso by clause.
On resuming.
The ATTORNEY-GENDSAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amondment, and moved that it be road a third' time.
The COLONIAL SECRETALT seconded, and tho Bill was read a third time and pasted.
CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that Conn- oll go into Committee on the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to further amend the Crown Lands, Raumption Ordinances, 1900."
MEDICAL.
The Governor recommended the Connell to
STRENGTHENING THE FORCES.
ing earned and unearned income, but since he I do not think "Taxpayɑr" is wiso in səparat. elects to do so I am content, for the purpose of rafuting his argument on his own lines, to
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We do not
much in muatoipal taxes and more than half the duty on liquor, which is paid in England, where the averago income works ont at £45 per head. So far, then, t who sets out to prove that weare lightly in comparison, actually establishes the fat tha
·wa and ́over-tared.
But then, he wo pay no kusoma tax, while the man and does. e may, however, a heavy Military Contribution
is included in tho which amounts to the same t
the thing truation mentioned, but we would point out thatassessel overlook the fact that
$1 700,000 out of the Colony's total revenue of farrs cor
eur correspondent has
$7,000,000, so that we provide taxes and liquor duties represent only about
per cont. az Military Contribution on the against the Homo resident's income tax. "Tar
remaining 5,300,000, and we are entitled to set this
breakbeat table." But can it be said that wo bave payer" farther reminds us that we havo à “ freo
It is true our tes and sugar are not
porcolin and antlery, so that from the point of taxed, bat our butter, jams, milk and even OUR bread a
are doarer, to glow of cheapnees we have no advantage over the say nothing of table-linen,
sapnaig we have to take into orzsideration, not Home folk. This brings us to the point we only or income, bat our relatively higher made yesterday, viz., that in fixing our tablo
exponituro,--ED.}
The Viceroy les telegraphically requested the accept his statement that only half of the total heap one, in comparison with the resident at
TIPHOON DAMAGES.
It is said that the typhoons of last week have votes sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) in done a great deal of damage in the country aid of the vote Medical Departments, B-places, where the fruit and vegetables have
·Hospitals and Asyloms, Other Charge, Tang greatly suffered. In Canton itself, in spite of the Wal Hospital, Mélioinas, -
faryof the storms, vory. Kittle hart was dose. A for matsheds were destroyed, but, (hanks to the typhoon signals, none of the water poople ime to grief.
CANTON,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENF.)
Angust, 9th. MURDER OF A CONSTÁBER
Vicemy of the Liang King to send a strong nation l income of the United King'om con body of marines to this province. The monsists of earned income, from which he deduces will cruise about the localities known as Chin' that the total privately owned property is about sent some time ago to Ko Chow are to be to be correct, as also the figures given by Bhan and Lin Fa Shan. The four regiments £550 per head of population. Assuming this recalled and agata quartered outside the city. «Taxpayer" showing the averag earned and This has beon love to help tranquillise the public, unearned income at home to be £44 per head who have been ranch scared by recent rutuçurs.
of the population sa against £15 per head in
clasioa be arrives at in his letter that we are Hongkong, this by no means justifies the son- taxed for less in proportion than the popule tion contrary his own
of the United Kingdom: on the atatements show that this is not sa; in the first place, after descending, as he mays, from the realms of pure theory to actual facts" he "estimates" that the conts in Hongkong are about 23 times TAMINS AND SQUEEZA.
those paid for equivalent accommodation in It is one of the many bad customs existing England. Just se the rents are proportionately bere that when anyone calls on an official the greater here than there, so sise it may rightly - At 4 o'clock a morning or two ago people living. runners refuse to take in the visitor's card he assumed is the cost of living. Therefore, to in Fook Chnen Street in the Bannerman's Set nie they are "tipped" ploutifully. Hon Mr. Boss said-Sir, with regard to tlement were aroused by the sound of frearms, or twonge a gentleman had ccossion to call on equal terms with that in England the sum of A day place the population of Hongkong on relatively sub-section 3,1 understand that a communication Havlig opened their doors they perceived the the Pas Yu Magistrate and was, of course, £15 (representing the carol and unesrved has been received by the Government from constabla, on duty lying against a wall with “squeezed "in the usual manner. parties in Hongkong, to which a reply has been blood coming from a wound. It was then found day he had coorsion to call on the Vicemy,
The next income per head) must be roduced in the sent. They have not had time to consider that that the man was quite dead, and that he had when the thing happened. The gentle here bears to that at home. The result of this same ratio as the cost of rent and living reply, and ask that the Bill be delayed for a bean shot through the back, the ballet penetrat man then informed H. E. of what had happened in to make the income per head of Hongkong tine to enable them to consider the replying the heart. There was a dagger wound also. The Fiostog was ureatly annoyed and bas sace Inhabitanta
The body was taken to the police station and issued a strongly-wordel notise in which run the incons
£6, which is ono-seventh of search roade for the murderer, but no trace offers are threatened with lastent dismiss if population, and
per head of the English him could be found, Astmuge incident in the found guilty of this practice while the officer of £6 18. 01. the amount given by me inasmuch as ano-seronth Case is that the deceased's revolver was missing, in charge of the gamen will be punished for and quoted by "Taxpayer" as being paid in and it is surmised that the murderer first stabbed allowing too much liberty to his en bordinates taxes per head in England) works out at less hie viction and then used the poor fellow's own The public arealso requested to report any moh than £1, and as our present taxes per head is not supposed to be one committed by a re- doubtful, howayər, if many will report, for the
amount to £1.94, Od, we are, on "Tarpayse's" volutionary, but one actuated by revenge. complacency with which people here allow them than is poil at home.
own showing, paying a much greater proportion selves to be." bled" le astonishing.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
On Clause 3,
revived from Government.
HIS EXCELLENCY-We can leave that clause of the Bill in Committes if you like.
Hon. Mr. Ross~~Y»«,
PRISON AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third
ing of Concil, will the Government takestone reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to weapta to Anish the deadly work. The crime attempta ut aquezze made upon them. It is
to ensure that the future monthly expenditure on this work during theremaining 53 mouths of the contmot time and the general-progress of the work shall be such as to entegaard the completion of the work within the contract
time of five years?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied-The Government are taking all steps in their power to expedite the work and to ensure ita" completion within the vontenot time. PROTECTION OF WOYEN AND GIRLS' AMEND-
MENT ORDINANCE.
The REOIRAR-General moved the first reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to further amend the Protection of Women and Girls' Ordinance, 1897."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Benonderi, and the Bill was rend a first time.
a
further smond the Prison Ordinance, 1899."
the Bill was read a third time and passed.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and
PENALTIES AMEND VENT ORDINAN CE. The ATTORNEY-ĠENERAL 'moved the third reading of Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to abolish Minimum Penalties, and to bring the Law of the Colony as to Penaltisa into ant. formity with the Law of England, and for other purposes.”
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
TIT: INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the committoo stage be reamed on the Bill entitled, "As Ordinance to smond and codify the low as, to the Interpretation of Terms and as to Common Forms usel in Ordinances."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY 30conded, and the motion was agreed to...
The COLONIAL SECRETARY then moved the
The objects and ressons attached to the measure state that this Bill by changing "may" into a "shall" cats a Magistrate's suspension of the Standing Orders to enable
the Bill to be road by headings.
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cretion so that in future when he is satisfied, on complaint being made by the Captain Superio. tendent of Police or by the Registrar-General that a house is need as a lodging honse for prostitutes or disorderly persons, or brothel, he must panish, His discretion, however, as to the amount of the fine is not interfered with. Where the complaint does not come from the Captain Superintendent of Police or from the Registrar General proceed ings arʊ taken under another Ordinance (No. 1 of 1894), in which case the Magistrate's general. discretion is not affooled by this Bill.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION AMENDMENT
• ORDINANCE. `
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mored the first reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinauge,
1900**
呼
The COLONIAL SHORETARY woonded, and the Bill was read a first time.
According to the objects and reasons, the definition of. "Exempted parson in the Principal Ordinance has bion considered too wide. It was "Exempted person" means and includes any person in the Naval, Military, or Civil Services of the Crown, and any officer of any Forelga Govern- mont, and any officer or volunteer as defined by the Volunteer Ordinance, 1393, or by any Ordin Rnos amanding or substitated for the same, and way Justice of the Peace, special juror, member of the Legislative Connell, or other parson exempted by Ordinance from serving on a jury en account of his svocation or profession and any member of the Polios Forea and may district
watchman."
TUNG WA HOSPITAL SITENSION ORDINANCE,
The ATTOLIRY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled, “An Ordinance for the Establishment of Hospital for the care and treatment of the Chinese patients in the Kow: loon Peninsula."
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I think that is unneces- sary aftor it has been referred to the Law Committee.
Hon. Dr. Ho Ku-This Bill has been refer- red to a special Committee and can be taken as road,
Tho ATTORNEY-GENERAL The Bill at prent is not quite in the form it was reported on by the Law Committes. In the Committee of the whalp Chinoil certain amendments wom introduced, so perhaps it would be safer to suspend the Standing Orders. I second the motion.
The motion was agreed to, and amendments made in certain clames were referred to.
Hon. Mr. Poutons-I should like to know, Sir, why these alterations are made now. The Law Committen sat some days to consider this Bill It is rather moult to follow them now and I cannot see the object of the amendments. HIS EXCELLENCY-Do you prefer that
clame 41 should be bft in Committee ?
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-YOS,
HIS EXCELLENCY-We can leave the clause in Committee. Thow is no desire to pass any of then in a hurry, *-*
The Bill was left in Committee, and Council rammed.
POST OFFICE ANENDMENT OBDINANCE.
TIGERS V. LAMIS.
The other
OTORY SHARES.
Mr. Shun, Director of the Government Viceroy Chong has received a memorial from Leather Factory, to the effect that it is most and is consequens ho suggests that the fastory difficult to get the calls on the shares paid up,
Soveral daya nga I reported the atrocious murder of a man named Lo in the Shun Tak District. The authorities sent revam addi. tional soldiers to assist in the sptare of the murderers, but all to no purpose. night the same band of ruffians, although the military camp was not far off, but the audacity to attack the house of another of thee closed. The Vieneny does not consider this Lo clan. The watobman began to beat a
propòsi reasonable, and angrents that a meeting great gong to call the soldiers to the resume of shareholdere be called at an early date. but the bandits sized the man and told him ⠀¦ it was useless for him to make such a dio, for they were as flores as tigers, while the soldies were as powerless as sick lambe. Boeing that the soldiers did not comes to the resone, it would appear that there is some modicum of truth in the bandits' boast.
ANTI-OPIUM MEDICINE.
Some time ago it was reported in this column that the Government was going to us to be sold a certain new anti-opian mixture and that an ofles for this purpose was to be opened in Sai Kran. This has naturally caused some alarm to the opium allors, who have so rish to see their ever-dwindling profits still farther de. crossed. Lo Po Hing, the head of the Tropared Oplan Sellers Guild, has therefore petitioned that the Government do not pash the saleof this medicits and that the regulation compelling the remely to be mixed with the prepared drug bo cancelled. After some delay the Government has agreed to this. The offles for the sale of the remedy will be opeurd, bat smokers will not be
coerced to buy it.
DETECTIVE? AND RUMOURS,
I
SUPREME COURT
Thursday, August 10th.
"PRENEZ MOI!"
"Etes vous
possessing youth and beauty but not a definite From the Gentlewoman: An Americas Indy knowledge of French, hailed a finore in Paris word "engaged," said, to the socher; mcently, and having previously looked up the flance "To which, with an amusing shrug of his shoulders, he replied, politely." Mais Ron, added: Eh bien, prènes mai!" tandemcinelle. Upon which the fair one quickly
INTIMATIONS
The Food
Question
EVERYTHING
OF THE
PROVISIONS.
WINES
It is argued by "Taxpayer" that onr breakfast tables are free, our tobacco free. we consans is but little taxed as compared with we pay no Lucours Tax, and the liquor that at home, and he advocates on increase of tobacco. He has evidently failed to realise the BEST:-- duty on liquors and the imposition of a duty on fact that is large proportion of the viands upon our breakfast tables are imported. that they pass through the hands and books of more than ons middleman Lo cording to the custom of this island, and are so far from being free that their cost in vastly greater than would be the cost of equivalent articles in England. With regard to the suggestion of an imposition of duty upon tobacco, I dare to sasume that "Taxpayer" is a non-smoker. A great point has been made by "Taxpayer" of the fact that we pay no Income, Tex, but here again he has failed to realise the other fact that whereas those at Home whose lacomes are above a certain amount pay Income tax at the rate of shout 5 per cent. those out here in the same relative position pay a very mach gresiar porcentage of their incomes in pro- caring most necessities from the old country. It practically all comes back to the same things the cost of living in this castry, indailing in good repair and condition, sok anta beîùrrent, is, as "Taxpayer" himself has in effect the cost of ropiasing the windows of the preu. ises which had been broken during the tenancy and it may be added that the proportion of stated. 24 mes greater than the cost at home, of the defendant,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(Barone HIS HONOUR ME. B. H. J. GOMPIZTE (PUIANE JUDGE),
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CLAIM FOR RENT AND RATES. Miss Marlon Gains brought action against C. 8. Sann to recover $431.60, baing as to 8 0.60, half the cost of the tepanny agrooment paid by the plaintiff on behalf of the defendsut; as to 108 set of rates and taxes due from the defendant is reapset of No. 18, Nathan Roal. Kowloon and as to #313, damages for branch of the agreement of keeping the said premises
Mr. H. Reviler Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson
$
those who are able to save a little out of their incomes-rything at all, in foot-is far loss
& Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, the de-than the proportion at home. To increase the fendant being absent and unrepresented.
Mr. Harris stated that Mr. Holmes formerly reprisated the defendant, bat was de Jonger instructed,
In consequence of the ever-recurring rumours regarding possible rikings, a number of new detectives have been engaged to worch for rebels. As may be expected, the rumors far from having become less have grova in number and improbability daily. For instance. on the seventh of this moon the city was fully convived that them would be a rising on the eighth Saporstitious women apart hours on that night praying to Kuan Yerm Pa Saat have been paid on 4ccount.
cost of living by additional taxation would, it' seems to me, be an injustice to the majority of those upon whom the prosperity of the Colony depends. There are some methode, which I hope to have an opportunity of pointing pat Ister os, whereby money can be raised for making permanent improvements in the Colony, methods far more just and ressonable than the taration of the present population for the
His Lordship Is the defendant a Chinamsı ? M-. Harris-No, an Indian, He has left the Colony, but I think I might as well get judg. mant, having gone so far. The writ is issued for various months' rent and rates under a written agreement. Since it was issued $43. benefit of posterity.
to sand rain in oopious downfalls in order to! Baili Leonard proved personal service of the | stop the operations of the dreaded robels, As”, writ.
tenancy
the number of occupants of ose house is to In concasion I may point out that if
may be expected, the day rassed quite quietly Mim Gains informed the Court that she wan
be considered any criterion to the wealth and now it is again "romoured" that the rising the lee from the Humphreys Estate and or poverty of such occupants and their conse The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that Connoil is fixed for next month. In senthing article loon. On April 7th she lot the ground floor of 830 between this Colony and the United King. Finance Co., Ld.. of No 18, Nathan Rowl, Kor- quent ability to bear heavy taxation, a compari go into Committee on the Bill entitled, "An
on the appointment of these detectives.one of this building to the defendant under au Ordinance to amed the Post Office Ordinance, the native papers freely anggests that the asnt which she prefund. During the faciany dom is most significant. The total number 1900," In doing so he said-This Bill was left rumours are invented by these men themaalves, the windows of the house were broken, and the of houers in the United Kingdom is in Committee last time because of certain and goes on to my that instead of looking for amounted to $313. Since the writ was issued house. In Hongkong the total number of houser axtimate which she obtained for replacing them 8,717,000, averaging 5.3 persons to esch amoodments made which it was thought rebols the authorities would be better employed witness bel rere ved $43.50 on account, leavier hon, members wight like to have an opportunity in looking for ramour-producers. A compazi ovused by typhoon
of $388.10 due. The broken windows
is 12.243, and the average number of sccupants of osnsidering. If members do not object and son is then drawn between the splendid police
of each is 35, the average proportion of oooup. His Lordship 1s have no further remarks to make, I beg to of Western countries and that inefficient body Colony in all suppose the praction in the ants being soarly 7 times grester than that in move that Council do now resume,
that poses as polios in Canton. The same
the United Kingdom. If overcrowding is », article also condemns the authorities for ex-
sign of poverty, our poverty is unmasked.--- ploying such ignorant men as are at present found in the fores, for to employ such nen to!
C. MONTAGUE EDE. capture criminals, it goes on to say, is about as
The COLONIAL SECRETARY 50conded, and the motion was agreed to.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third
The COLONIAL SECRETARY 50conded, and reading of the Bil the Bill was read a first time,
CROWN BOLICITOR'S ORDINANCE. The ATTORYBY-GENERAL mored the first `reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordiusace to en- able Joseph Hosford Kemp, Esquire. Barrister at-law, to pradica a Crown Solicitor in the Court and to provide for the payment of zolici- tor's costs in cases in which a salaried Crown Solicitor or Assistant Crown Solicitor acts as solicitor.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Recorded, and the
Bill was read a Brst time.
The COLON AL SEUEETART seconded, and the reasonable ag to expoot deaf men to distinguish Bill was read a third time and passed.
sounds or blind men to point out colours."
THREATENING LETTERS.
́PROBATES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE,
were not
costs of an agreement? Mr. Barris said he thought it was, and be know it was the practice at Home.
Witness in reply to his Lordship, said the Yours etc. pla'soles windows were not covered hi-suranse. Judgment we eat red for the plaintiff fer the amount claimed and roste.
QUEEN MARY'S VISIT TO GERMANY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."]
DEAR MR. EDITOR,-You say you can't follow my argument, so I will try t› pat it more
AND
SPIRITS.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
HONGKONG.
Chas. J.
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Gaupp & Co.
Hove Just Received
a Now
Selection of Goods from
MAPPIN & WEBB,
LONDON,
Comprising
SILVER CUPS,
PRESENTATION PLATE,
do.
PRINCES PLATE.
TEA SERVICES,
TABLE WARE,
CUTLERY,
FISH KNIVES and FORKS,
SILVER FITTINGS,
The COLONIAL TERASUREE moved the third The dealers of the San Ning and San Wuiments ara comnia o for the visit of Queen Mary, clearly: If averaga income at Home equals
The Berlin newspapers state that the arrangs reading of the Bill wititled, "An Ordinanca to districts are afraid to take their goods to the amend the Probates Ordinance, 1897. "
Fatshas markets, sa they have to pass thrangh Germany Her Majesty will arrive at it the average taxation at Home is £6. 17. O, the
the Prince of Wales, and Prinos Mary to £45, and average income in Hongkong £15,mid DRESSING CASES with The COLONIAL BECRETARY 890anded, and the part of the Shun Tak district, where pircies
Neutralits at the end of August on a visit to proportional taxation sut bere is £2, 5.0. As Bill was read a third time and passed.
are of daily occurrence on the river. Many of
the Dowser Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg- Strelits these merchants have received at are holly the anual review of the Gorms Fleet at¦
The Qusa will also be present it 45; 15: £6.17.0: £2,5,8,~Yours truly,
termed "black letters" demam of death, sums of money. One wood merchant Potsdam for a complo of days, witnessin the 2. under pain Swineminde on August 30, and will stay st has just received such a letter deading parade of the Berlin garrison on the
Tempelhofer Fold.
STAMF AMBSDMENT ORDINANCE, The COLONIAL Tinasünne moved the third reader of the Bill entitled, "Au Ordinance to further amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1901, and the law relating to Stamps and Stamp Duty."
TAXPAYER,
letter showed that though Hongkong ba That is quite clear, but "Taxpayer's " an earned and aurarded income of only £15 per capita, we are paying very nearly
LEATHER HAND-BAGS,
mud WALLETS,
RAZORS
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