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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A moeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was hold yesterday afternoon at the Council Chamber.
SIR
The following wore present;---- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, FREDERICK JOHN PHALTRY LUGARD, G.C.M.G...C.D., D.S.O.
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL C. A.
ANDERSON, C.B. (Général Officer Commanding Troops;
Hau, Mr. WD, HARNE (Colonial Secretary) Hon. Mr. . . ALABASTER (Attorney
General),
Hon. Mr. A. M. Trossos (Colonial Trea KAFO) -
Hong Mr. W, CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Table Works).
Hou, Mr. A. W. REWIS, C.M.G. (Registrar- Genornij.
· and to give a declsion upon a Bill of this unture withont having considered it. I protest against "the suspension of the Standing Orders.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1011.
just ná strongly opposed on either of the thes The COLONʼAL TENASUBER-Your Exesl- members who have spoken. The reason leney, I think the division ought to be cons tinsel, otherwise it can hardly be stored on the minutes,
I consented to it was beo use I supposed the Bill to be entirely non-contentious, and beewise the Secretary of State asked that it shoni como into operation by the 1st September: and again because I hoped it would enable us to adjourn for a time the sittings of the Conasil: The hon member therefore will see that the Bill has not been as he supposed six wooks or a month in, preparation. It has been in proporation only. three days, and that is sinco I got the telegram from the Secretary of State. There is no desire Council into its confidence. It is not a matter on the part of the Governmout not to take this which is in any way secret or in any way not further, and considering how frequently, the entirely open to the public. In fact I will go
Council
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY-In the eirena- stanes I request the love of the Council to withdraw my motion..................
The motion was withdrawn. CODS OF TIVIL PROCEDURE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL
Council Essolve itself into a Comunittes of the morod, that whole Connell to consider the Bill clause by clause. motion was agreed to,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the
BUGGINS: A STORY OF A HONGKONG RACE MEETING.
A
KOREAN SHIPPING COMBINE..
THE CHOSEN YUSON KAISHA,
ran under the strict supervision of the Governor-General. The combination has for its object the development of shipping traffle on. the coast of the peninsula.
Hon. Mr. HEWETT-Your Excellency, I had ne ides that this Bill was coming before the Conncil until a for minutes ago, when I saw it on the table, and I had no ides that the senior Tanofficial member was going to speak on the subject, but as he lus done so I have the greatest possible pleasure in oudersing what he has..said. The draft is dated yesterday, and so far as I am aware the Bill was not sirvalated to motbers of the Council, in fact it has been so recently orgulated to members and for the first time I published that it does not appear in the agonds go the attached paper containing the first has asked that this Hill should be allowed to reading of the Bill. The Colonial Secretary
no Ipper new something about it, as pass through its third. reading this aftor-
formation has come to me which I have taken your Excellency is perfectly well aware. It
with the Council at the moment. I am now outside the Council, but that has nothing to
merely speaking as au moflein! member, sæd en- tirely endorse the remarks made by the senior just reminded me of a point which slipped my Council go into Committee on the Bill entitled, tho rogitant, for this reason an uźknown. notified them that the subsidy would be granted unofficial member with regard to rushing this sales tako place at Calcutis on the 1st September, Esquire, Barrister-at-law, to practise as Crown to thegins long before he was driwn down into one coupera and the business carried on
up
Hou. Captain F. W: Lross (Captain-Super-do intendent of Police), D
Hos. Dr. Ho KAT, M.B., Q.M.G.
Hon. Mr. Wer YOK, C.M,G.
Hon. Mr. A. HEWETT.
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross.
Bill through all its readings in one day. It is a measure which only ought to be brought forward in a very extrome cano of emergency, sud then there she be a very strong statement. mado by the Government to justify the procedure. I thoroughly appreciate the reasons for the Bill, The minutes of the previous inceling were and entirely endorse the meaning of the Bill. It roud and approved.
Hon. Mr. C. Montagu Eve Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils.
MINUTES.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
has publicly advocated that this Colony of opium in Chius, I imagine that the sooner should do what it could to assist the suppression smuggling can be stoppad the hotter ba would be pleased. The Colonial Secretary bas
senior unofficial momber of this
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On Council resuming,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL" reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with minor
third time. amendments, and moved that it be read
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Sovouded; and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
CROW'S SOLICITOR'S ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL
moved that
Solicitor in the Court and to provide for the payment of solicitors' costs in cases in which a salaried Crown Solicit r or Assistant Crown Solicitor neta a solicitor.”.
memory at the moment, that in, that the opintf" | "An Ordinancn be enable Jovank Horsford Komp, and if this Bill is brought forward publicly and then deferred I am afraid it will be the case of large gambling in opium. In view of the strong protest made by unofficial members, I will ask the Colonial Becretary, to alter the motion and proposes to the Connell the suspension of the Standing Orders in order that we may read the light of what I have just said and perhaps the Bill a drst and second time, Thoa, by
The CONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table if the Government propose to bring in this having seen the Bill before them, we will pat. Financial Minutes Nos. 54 and 55, and mored that they be refered to the Finance Committed. The COLONIAL TREASURER soconded, and the
́mation was agreed to.
FINANCIAL.
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excelleney the Governor, Inid, on the table the report of the Financo Committee (No. 14) and moved its adoption.
ine question which I discussed with your Ex. cellency in the presence of the Colonial Secretary a few weeks ago, and I do not see any reason B why we should not have longer notice It must have boon a few wooks since I saw your Excellency, and I think the course of put- ting the Bill through its third ronding in ono. day should only be taken as a matter of the utmost emergency. There is no emergency in this case, and I do not think a Bil of this nature should be rushed through like this. Therefore, I agree with the senior unofficial member, and
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconds, and shall certainly rote with him on principle, the motion was agreed to.
FAPER.
The GOLONIAL, SECRETARY, by command of H.E the Governor, laid on the table the Administrative Report of the Colony for the year 1910.
QUESTION,
The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK asked the following question standing in his name:—
Will the Government explain why the work on the Tsim Sha Tani Market is procanding so "slowly! When will the Markt be ready for
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For
a second motion as to whether we shall go through with it to-day or not.
sion to amend my motion and to move that the The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I ask pora. Standing Orders te sa-ponded to enable the Bill to pass its first and scoond readings.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, secondai, This was agreed to.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I move the first reading of the Bill. The objects and reasons
are as follows:--
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to
After considering the measure in Committee Council resumed,
CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION AMENDMENT
OBDINANCE,
The ATTORNEY (FENERAL nioved that Council go into Committee on the Bill oniti,
Lands Rosa option Ordiunned, 1500."
Az Ordinance to further and the Crown The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion, was agreed-to
On returning,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee with slight amendment, and moved that it be read a third time.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE. go into Commit tan on the Bill entitled, "An The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Doved that Council
Onlinsnse to amend and codify the law no to the Interpretation of Terms and as to Common --Fer za used in Ordinances."
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Oo resuming,
the Bill had passed through Committen The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that with slight amendments, and more that it be Hie EXCELLENCY-Council will adjourn tilt
"Since the now agreement regarding the in- ortation of epiaminto Chias limits the imports tion to chosts bearing a certificate that they havo been sold in India for the China market, thers is no longer any legitimate market for uncer- tifled opium exported from Hongkong. The opium dealers feer lost imports of uncertified opium should be made into this Colony with a Flair to smuggling into China thornby interfer ing with the legitimate and met restricted trad in certified chests. This Ordinsure has therefore, been introdused to meet the new cir-read a third time and passed, cumstances. Opium required by the Opium Farmerose be imported under permit, and opium in transit under through Bill of lading is not interfered with." The two reasons for introdusing this Bille op fans action China in dealing with the plam question by closing our ports to a huge smu
PRISON EXTENSION, gling traffic in epiaca which had no legitimate cote a sum of six hundred and ninety Dollars The Governor recommended the Connoil to market in China and no legitimate presence (690) in aid of the vate Public Works. Extra here. The other was to assist British mer-ordinary, Prison Extension. chants who are holding large stocks, and whoso market will be ruined if the smuggling of an- certificat ed opium is allowed to continue with
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FINANCE COMMITTEE.
this blow the COXONIAL SEGUNTARY presiding. A nesting of the Finance Committee was The following votes were passed;→→
SURVEY WORK..
The Governor roommended the Confeil to vota a sum of six hundred and Bfty Dollars (8650) in aid of the Public Works, Extraor- dinery, Miconllaneous, Kraumption of Land in connection with the Laying out of Surrey
out check.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the District 1. motion was agreed to.
[BY LIKUT:-COLONEL N. NEWNHAM-DAVIS.] · It is reported from Fusan that the negotia- tions for the proposed shipping combinatish, who was supposed to race.
Buggins was a racing pong, or rather a pony with the Fan Steamship Oompany for its He was a "griffs," paolous, have made favour ble progross, and it anda "griffin"in China applies to ponies well as has now been decided to form
now corponition to men. Every year at Hongkong a certain nam
to be known as the Chosen Yusen Kaisha, which bar of the sporting characters of the city collect will have its head office at Furau. - The capital dollars, and in the north of China & drove of is fixed at 3,000,000 you, one-fourth of which ponies le parcbased for the total sum, one pony
in to be paid dup. The now company will come "gridins" of the year, and special races are set subsidy of 200,000 yen will be paid to the com- falling to a cabecriber. Those are the into existence before the close of this year.
Happy Valley. Some of these ponies may be to
4 for thon at the yearly mee-menting in the the sanction of the Diet, and the business will spart
by the Governor-General's Office, subject "flyers" and any be good enough to win some of the big prizes at the meeting. Others may regard racing ass einful secupation and set their faces determinedly against it; bat na lats are drawn for the when the drove arrives at Hongkong, it is all ponies by the subscribers
fall. A brother-subaltern-oad-1-cach-wished to a matter of chance to whom the good panios bo the owner of
grifin," hat neither of us had the wherewithal to spars to come salacriber. Together we onald manage it, and therefore we agreed that the pony should be sub scribe for in my name and that it should be called by the Exother subaltern's nickname in
up in pony somowhore
Manchuria was
Hugo arrived at the Istard, and a report coast and shipped with his follows for
one, had done u uile in wonderful time when came with them that one of the ponins, na ngly being tried before purchase. There was no conspicuously ugly pony anuget them, Follow white with monso-coloured patchos.
named
Govern
petition,
The Tokyo Asobis Seoul correspondent wires a somewhat different version of the of the subsidies granted to the consting com combination. Ho telegraphie that in viow Barvices of the Fusan, Gensan and Mokpo steamship companies expiring by the end of this year, the parties concerned prosented to the Governor-General's Offico a petition for the continuance of the subsidien,
The General'a Office, in response to The if the three companies became amalgamated
General's Officn sorse time are bad under con under the supervision of the overment.
It is stated in this context that the Governor-
ad the matter was reforred to the Department sideration the unifi ation of the coasting service of Communicatious and the War Office when Mr. Susuki, Director of the Account Burena, returned to the capital. As a result of the con- it was so long and sa tangled that it looked foremoss it has how bona decided to form a r like rough woul. Ife hutangles wherever augles joint-stock company with a capital of 3,000,000 ought not to be, and one judge of harvelesh yen., to which an ananal subsidy of 300,00 yen declared that a yuk hal been sent down in place is to be granted. The direators and auditors of one of the ponies; but a whisper wout round will be nominated by the Government, thus that this was the pony that had done the wonder turning the business into a sort of oBoial enter- ful mile,
prise, Japan Muil.
The drove
The lots were drawn for the ponies, and the within us, but we hoped that the story of his strange creature fell to us. Our hearts sank footness might provs true, and we soit Baggins to the livery stable.of the island to stand there with sores of other ponies to be groomed and fed and to be brought down to the course in the Happy
Valley to do his training gallops. Huggins' first appearence on the raco-Cour dispelled all ideas that he was the animal at wonderful time. Our regimental gentleman jookey, a major with thin legs and a monstaalia, at our earnest roquest rodo kim his first gallop. On the opposite side of the valley
the
grand stand the dourse
rises over a great black rock, and this rise Buegins went at a lumbering gallop till he came is where many of the races are won and lost,
to this rise, and then his pace died away to the gentiest of manters, though the major's arms and legs were going likes the sails of a windmill. Qace the uscent and descent completed Buggins *pain broke into bis cart-horse gallop, and so continued to the end of the chapter.
our beast, though I am sure that the rido bart The major said quito unkind things to us abant redeged his weight beautifully, for bo mopped hia brow while calling Huggins bad names. All the gentlemen jockeys of Hongkong tried in turn to make Búggio gallop up the hill, and all failed. We, however, still believed that if we could find a strong enough jockey Burgiu might exbibit the pace is was oredited with in Man- colebrity all the ans. The priest the churia. The pory achieved a certain amount of
pondent of one of the papors
on
tho
we should share bim and sell him to a circus as clown-tells him to do, and one of the membera the animal which refuses to do anything the of the Princely House offered the loan of his baby's milch cow if we wanted trying tackle. The first day of the races found us without a jockey for Biggins, for all the riding man the island but at the last moment, a very strong man ploaded other
obgagements; from Poking
appeared
suddenly soone clamouring for a monat, but, find ing they were all promised, wo offered him the ride on Baggins, and is ac cented gratefully. During the "Grifin“ race on the first day great shout and much laugh- anmindful of tho cxertions of the strong man, ter arose from the stand when Buggins, quit
gently canterad up the rise, and then followi the field house, a very determined last, The strong man from Poking apostrophized the pony when he dismounted in the paddock in best Mandarin Chinese Nobody understood oursing Buggins ancestors what he said, but we suspected that he was
Hou. Mr. POLLOOK-Sir, I agree with what bas fallen froux the hon samior unofficial mem- ber and the hon. member representing the Chamber of Commerce. I think it is most un- fortunate that this Bill should have boon circu- lated en late to rimbors of this Cosnail. I only reseivel it at 12.30 this afternoon, and it has not attached to it any information of any intention to pris the Bill through all its stages to-day, To this attached Bill is a statement that the Attorney-General will more the first randing, and when cao guts as intimation like that he naturally supposes that the intention of The COLONIAL SECRETART replied The the Government is only to pass the first reading, question put by the honourable member was and that one will have an opportunity of staly pocived too late to allow of the Governmenting the Bill roferred to betwenn this Connell presenting a full statement at the last meeting meetin; and the next to be hereafter held. think. of Connoil. The funds for the Kowloon Market it is an extraordinary thing that this notien were provided in 1908, and the Government should have been sent out to kon, members that regards the delay, which has occurred as very the first roading would by taken today without másatisfactory, Questions regarding the re the smallest notice of any intention on the part sponsibility of the contractor have been the of the Government to proceed further. subject of local arbitration, while the delay in
thest emasons I 'associato myself with the pratest complying with indents by the Crown Agents raised by the bon, senior unofficial momber-and has been the subject of reference to the Secre- the bow, member representing the Chamber of tary of State. In these circumstances His
Commerce, Excellency the Governor considers that the
HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, the reason apportionment of the responsibility both for the that this Dill has been brought forward delay and the extra cost which has boon io-in this very urgent, ant: as has been said parred can best be decided by referring by my hon. and learned friend on the loft. the matter to a Sperint Committee of this Council porhaps unprecedented way is best explained for their investigation. It is anticipated that by my rocalling the creamstancus "which-
to be opened at Ilankow under the joint auspices It is expected that the University for Chinese the Market will be completed in three weeks'
led to its adoption. I was consulted by the han.
of English and American universities will be Limo.
member who represents the Chamber of Com-
ready to receive students in 1913 (says the HIS EXCELLENCY-Would the hon. member.
merce with regard to the subject matter of this
Central China Post). The sum that it is hoped prefer that the paper should be referred to a sub. Bill. He informed me that he had been up
University is to miss for the building and endowment of the
is £25 1000 starling. committee, or to the Public Works Committee?proached by leading opinn merchant's in the
rapidly of lats; and an Acting President has The organization work has advanced fairly Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-To the Public Works Colony who wers very much afraid that their
been appointed.. The choice has fallen on logitimate business 'would be interføred with by
the Rot. W. E. Boothill, late President menting. the importation of unerlidated opium into The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I move the the Colony, which would only be imported for Excellency that I shall oppose the third reading. Siberian exprese in order to meet the English Manoharin came to Hongkong, and we asked
Hon. Mr. HEWErr-I bag to notify your of the Imperial University of Shanai. He
is to leave Peking fox London by the gins who had bought the drove of Griffius". suspension of the Standing Orders, so that the the purpose of amuggling into China. At the HIS EXCELLENCY-I have already informed committee of the United Universities. Solexio Bill enfitlar, “An Ordinance to farther amood
me time, I received dispatches and tolograms the Council that if it is the wish of unofficial on September 27. from His Majesty's Minister at Peking asking members that the Bill shall not be proceeded Auric on his way the establishment of this was not the case, but that the Manchu who sold He will come through his why he had said that the ngly pony had a
wonderint tura of speed. He told us that this. me if I could assist in the same direction, with the Government has no desire to proseal University originated with the Universities of him the ponies had credited the ly oue with suggested to the hon. member that the only with it. I will-pat the motion to the vote and if Oxford and Cambridge, but it bas heen taken extremo swiftness. Hen Dr. Ho KAI-f oppose the mepen-cours which suggested itself to us was that a majority oppose it the Government will act up by many of the American Universities, and
the importation of uncertificated spiam into insist upon carrying it through at this moeting, The idea is to give the Chinese an education astudes-Printers' Pis.
committees have hoon formed in the States. Hongkong should be entirely probibited except; but will meet again this day week and conclude it, high under conditions which are allowed for in this
as that provided by the great aniversities Bill, under a through bill of lading, or for the of order. I understand in a matter of this sort.
Hou, Mr. Hewett-I bag to rise to a point of Western lands-something that will enable thom to continue their studies after use of the Opium Farmer here. He concurred where a third reading is being pushed throng, sion sebbels and colleges. The curriculum passing through the Government and mis- with me in thef, and, na I understand, commited that an adverse vote is suclent to stop it. the opium merchants bore the same afternoon." The COLONIAL TREASURER-Yon are wrong. Therefore, I sent a telegram to the Secretary of Hon. Mr. HEWETT-I understood it was so. State and Sir John Jordan saying, that this Hen, Dr. Ho Kai-Fir, the unofficial men
Committee.
OPIUM, AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1911,
the Opium Ordinance, 1909," be read a firat,
second and third time."
มิ
The ATTORNEY. GENERAL Rosondod.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to move the secon reading of the Bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconde:), and the motion was agreed to;
The COLONI 1 SECESTART-The circum. stances under which this Bill was brought forward have been olearly explained to the Council, and I now move that the Standing Orders Le sus ponded to opable it to pass through Committen sad the third reading.
I
In
UNIVERSITY FOR HANKOW.
The scherne for
back.
Bargins did not rau in any other mot the
When the races were over and past, and The:
had been sold to a market gardener,
in
Which proves that even a Manchu in Mau- ohuris can be guilty of terminological inexacti-
THE PROPOSED RUSSO-JAPANESE
ALLIANCE.
INTIMATIONS
The Food Question
EVERYTHING
BEST
OF THE
PROVISIONS,
WINES
AND
SPIRITS.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
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forri, a universities, though the courses proposals for a revision of the Russo-Japanost, MAPPIN & WEBB,
will include Europeen classics and modern
Telegrams from China have more than once languages, higher mathematics, paro and applied referred to the reports in the Chinese uows. seience, edicion and all other subjects taught papers that Japan has approached Russia with
the will be
a to turn it futo au offensive and defensive alliance. The Foreign the movement, and many universities in the reports with indifference. The Nicht Nichi All the English Universities are associated in Office authorities are reticent and treat the United States and Canada are co-operating acknowladzes that it is diffealt to get at the The Rev. Lord William Cecil has been one of, facts, but thinks that prosent conditions do not
broad Christian basis," although no religious newspapers are giving circulation to the idle the principal movers in the schema. It is in. warrant any trust being placed in the roport. tended that the poiversity shall stund og af Our contemporary suggests that the Chinese teaching is to be done by it.
course was proposed and saving whether it bers by fire to one are against (he third reading modified to meet the special needs of Convention of 1907
sion of the Standing Orders for this pur. pose. Of late it has been almost a practice in this Council to more the suspension of the Standing Onlers in order to pnah measure through. No doubt there buro bean cases where urgency has been male out, but the Standing Orders were made deliberately by the Ceagoil in order to regulate the proceed. ings and to ensure that no mistake would be made, We are here to exercise our duties ca repre- sentatives of the public and to nee that sooh would meet their wishes. I regret that I have Ordinance which has been passed should ge
not the papers before me at this moment, but to through the regular abonmal whenever post the telegram to which I expected to get a reply sible. Also to learn the rossons for the pro- posed enactment ned if possible investigate about a fortnight, and it is only about three days within 24 or 48 hours I did not got a reply for them. If in this case the Standing Orders no since the reply reached me. I had suggested suspended the Bill will be passed through in one that the Bill should take effect from alttiug The unofficial
· are the 1st September, which appeared to mis expected to parase the Bill and to digest to give suficient time for any opium in transit it and to be able to take
An intelligent to arrive in the Colony so that no hardship clear up a matter in regard to which I am presnʼation to the shareholders of the Siam the Russo-Japanese that existed between the part in the discussion on it, but we got it just could be infisted. The Secretary of State's tolo- before lunch. The Government before proposing gram endorses entirely the proposal. The Hill this Bill must have had some considerable time
was prepared a nd printed as soon as we could to consider it. Ldo not know how long, but I possibly do it, and as I thought the mattor was presume they must have had something. like a month or six wooks. Now here we are asked to entirely non-contentious I thought the Council consider it in to many minutos, and I say that would perhaps consent to pass it through all this is a thing which can hardly be expected its stages. I must confess that in this matter I
members
HIS EXCELLENCY-The motion bes not yet boen put. In reply to the hon. member repre- senting the Chamber of Commerce, I see that
are that the Standing Orders may be suspended the rules for the Standing Orders of this Council
its motion to that effect is carried by a majority of votes. It is not dependent on the opposition of a single member...
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK - May 1 as, in order to doalt, whether a notification has been made in the Gazette as provided by clause 27
bring
of the nation. While it
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sixth ordinary general meeting
two countries after the late war are now ins fair Your directors have much pleasure in sub- way to
to immediate solution, teading
to bring PRINCES PLATE, The COLONIAL TREASURER-The suspension miting to you the sixth half-yearly balance them still closer together. It is not, therefore, of the Standing Ordora covers all these matters shent of your Compaar, showing a not profit of on the part of the Chinese!
wholly
improper to view the report as an attempt Licul 175.702 80. including the balance of HIS EXCELLENOY The question before the
newspapers to Ticala 2943.29 from the preceding half-year Council is that the Standing Orders
whereof it is proposed to utilise Ticals 59,354.31 | tru further suspended in
order that this loing 5 per cent. per annam on the cost value by a section of the Jap
a of the Japanese, the time is still was also guided by the fact that we had sat for of unofficial wambers. I submit that it
Bill should pass through Committes and
of the steamers, 10 per cent. per annum of the off for Busals to reciprocate the desire, The is hardly a dignified position in which to an unprecedentedly long time this year, and that unless perhaps wa could adjoura sme die after this
pass its third reading. I will ask the Clarkches, junks, sto, and the amount of Bad conservative organ, the Nevue Framya- place the unofficial mombars, and
Dobis as depreciation, leaving Ticals 114, 48 49 shows a hostile attitude towards Japan, and DRESSING CASES with of Councils to tako a vote of unofficials to be divided as follows is focordance with the advocates an Auglo-Russian alliance. Moreover, "there is a threatened loss of revenue or some eating. If, however, the Council prefer that
ntory war is openly advocated in some 3 Ties. matter of very great organer I protest against we should have a second meeting to pass this also in the first instance, becauso, as I informed Articles of Association of the Company
circles in Russia. Thas there exist
SILVER FITTINGS, this course. There may be nowe urgency, bat Bili, I can only say it. will be done to carry out the Council, the Government do not wish to 5% dividend to the sheroholders 100,000.00 cironmstances in Russia which render
it rather
LEATHER HAND-BAGS, the wishes of unofficial members. It was with Press the matter if a majority of the unofficial Remuneration to the directors per $40 1,140 52 diffoult to reconcils the diverse views in favour
members are opposed to it.
10,000.00 of the proposition. The remour has no other considerable reluctance that I agreed to ask the
To be carried forward to next half-year 3,20797, basis than a nowepaper report. There are no Conocil to push the Bill through at one sitting,
and WALLETS, ragotiations between the two Governments to because it is a course to which I am personally.
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I have not heard of it. We have not been taken into the confidence of the Government, There fors I hope that the Government will not placa us in a position to simply echo their sentiments,
On a vote being taken, Hrs EXCELLENCY declared the motion lost.
Carried to the reserve scorunt.
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