HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE ever refused; they are issued monthly, twenty-five conts being charged for each such pormit.
COUNCIL.
A moeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the
Council Chamber.
The object of the present amendment is to do away with these monthly permits and to substituto a general Annual Permit which will be one of the conditions attached to the ordinary licenco of which every junk has to be in possession; the fee of twenty-five The following were present:-
cents per month will be compounded in ong HIS EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, SIH payment on the issue of the ordinary licence. The conditions of tho licenco will in the enes of fishing junks enable them, of course, to get under way at night.
F. B. MAY, K.O.M.G.
H.E. MAJOR-GENERAL F. H. KEX, Q.B.
HOD. Mr. CLAUDE SEVERN (Colonial
Beeretary).
Hon. Mr. J. A. S. BUCKHILL, H.C. (Attorney-Ganerai).
Tho chic reason for the amendment pro-
posed to be made is in order to do away with the great labour and times coupied in the
The ap issue of theso monthly permits." parent loss of control over these fishing junka occasioned by the change will, how ever, be more than counter-balancol by tho inauguration of a system of endorsement on their licences of every entry of these fish- Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Direc-ing junks into the waters of the Colony as tor of Public Works),
is done now in the case of trading junks; in Hon Mr. E. R. HALLIYAN (Secretary for this way a record of the movements of these Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. C. Mol. MEASER (Captain Superintendent of Police).
Hon. Sir Kai Ho KAI, M.B, C.G. Hon. Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWITT, O.M.G..
Hon. Mr. C. MONTAGUE EDE,
Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE
Hon. Mr. E. SHELLIN,
fishing_janks will be obtained in a manner which is not at present possible. The necos- sary alterations in the form of licence and the system to carry out the nocomary 'on- dorsements on these lictuces upon the entry of the junks into the waters of the Colony
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1913.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
On resuming.
SUPREME COURT
Thursday, July 1st
IN StraMANY JURISDICTION.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee: without amendirent, and mered that it BEFORE HIS HONOUR. MR. J. H. KEMP be read a third time.
The COLONIAL Secretary seconded, and
the Bill was read a third time and passert.
THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE, The ATTORNEY GENERAL-I understand
that the Education Ordinance is still to stund over pending further amendments. HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands ad- journed till this day week.
.FINANCE COMMITTEE,
meeting of the Finnes Committee was then held, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding. The following rote WAS
Red ---
PUBLIC WORRY.
$6,000
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of $13,500 in aid of the will be, of course, arranged for by regulations | vate Publie Worles, Recurrenti--) and departmental action.
Hongkong, Miscellaneous, Dredg-
ing Foreshores New Territories, · Miscellaneous.
Typhoon
and Bainstorm Damages, Mainland and Islands in the Northern District
Total
EXPLOSIVE RUBSTANCES ORDINANCE. The
moved ATTORNEY GENERAL.
the sound reading of the Bill entitled, "An
Mr. C. CLEMENT (Clerk of Councils). Ordinance to amend the law relating to
MINUTES.
Explosive Substances. In doing so he The minutes of the previous meeting said--Sir, there are three parts of the law were read and confirmed.
NEW, MENDEX...
.E. Major-General F. H. Kelly, C.B., took the oath and assumed his seat as a reember of the Council,
FINANCIAL MINUTES..
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command
Abe table Financial Minute No. 46, and moved that it by referred to the Finance Committee.
ulready in existence in the Colony which relate more or less to explosive substances. The first is the Explosive Substances Ordinance, with various amendments, and. this Ordinance deals rather with what one may call ammunition, gunpowder and similar things. It also deals with
articles, but the methods of dealing with offences Rater the Ordinance are not
penal. They are only what I might call municipal remedies; staal! foes and possibly small terms of imprisonment. Then, Sir, the second part of the existing
7,300
$13,300
The CHAIRMAN-I will ask the Director of Public Works to explain how it is that these eums are required.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-In connection with the dredging of fore. shores it has been a common experience
(PUISNE JUDGE).
INTERESTING CLAIM UNDER INSURANCE POLICY.
recover the sum
Ip Tsuk Sani, a Chinese doctor of medicine, sed the Po Wah Insurance Co., Ltd.: of 84, Bonhamn Strand East, to of 81,000 Plaintiff claimed as assured under a policy of insurance dated 24th May, 1010, made by the defendants under their common seni, against damage by fire during one year from the 24th May, 1910, to the 24th May 1911, for 8700 on a dwelling house and $300 on fixtures therein, in consideration of a premium of $25 paid by plaintiff.
Mr. W. B. Hind (of Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's office) appeared for plaintiff, and defendants were represented by Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring & Russ).
|
CHINESE ART.
OPENING OF MANCHESTER EXHIBITION.
THE CHIEF EXHIBITS.
3
scon for size and for quality. If they looked carefully and steadily at it they would soo there was a human quality in its they could not help feeling that the artist was imbued with an extraordinary spirit which was to he been only in the productions of the very greatest masters. of sculpture..
Sir L Hercules Read, of the British Museunt, on June 18 opened at the Man-
FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP. chester City Art Gallery an oxhibition of Many of the things exhibited dated Chinese applied art. There was a large from something like our Battle of Hast- company at the opening ceremony. Charles Behrens presided.
Sirugs, any of them some conturies before that. One of them in particular→→2 bronze was claimed to be of about 1,000 year .c. Turning from the China of 600 Brially, the contents of the exhibition B.c. to 800 AD, they would find that in are as follows:-The greater part consists this country at the later period there was are a large collection of sauft bottles in at the former. Here we had a number of of pottery and porcelain. In addition the same condition of things as in China jade, lacquer, porcelain, and other mate small States peopled by maces from rials; a number of carved jades, bronzes, different parts, fall of vigour and intel- cloisonne evamels, some paintings and ligonice, and of art in the sense of fine lacquered panels, and a great many craftsmanship. carpets and wonderfully embroidered England we foural there was a race of In-Chine-as in Saxon' roles. The first room contains work of extraordinary virile energy, and of intel with a certain proportion of earlier date hapa-belonged solely to those two races the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, ligence, possessing qualities which por In it are the jades and snuff bottles, most throughout the whole world. So far as be of the enamels, and some bronzes, with knew, this curious analogy had not been pets and certain smaller exhibits. In observed before. Reverting to the figure of the failure, the Inter porcelains of Kwan-Yin, be said it stood, so far as ho varieties, blue and white, powder blue, manship. Many of the fine glazed figures and famile verte" knew, quito alone for perfection of work- early blue and white, and superb case were of ordinary clay, but he was assured In the statement of defence the defen-Cases in the third room contain respec figure was made of a kind of porcelain. of white porcelain ct various periods, by Mr. Burton that this magnificent dant Company admitted issning the policy tively black-ground wares; pieces with The date at which it was made was per- of insurance, the amount insured and the flame glazes examples many of them haps not quite certain, but it belonged to premium paid in respect thereof, Int wares of different dates illustrating of a warrior (875), he found without ex- finely modeled, of the Ming period; and the great Ming period. Another figure.. denied that the plaintiff was interested in varieties of turquoiss glazes. the house at the time. They admitted the chronologically, the exhibition
Takerception the most astounding thing in the begins exhibition. The collection was essentially damage by fire, but not to the full extent with the last room, and here are to be one of quality rather than of quantity, or value thereof. They also said that wares of the Han, Tang, Sung, and Yuan found the earliest bronzes and those early plaintiff failed to give notice of the fire dynastics, about which so much more has within proper time according to insur- come to be known in recent years. auec regulations, and that the premises were burnt down by the wilful act of the
rose "
The great value of the exhibition is as a schooling in appreciation of quality. To examine some of these works of art,
of His Excellency the Governor, laid on homin, asd grenades and various other in past years that a dredger was had out plaintiff, his servants or agents, and that especially those apparently most simple, for considerable periods performing therefore the money claimed under the is to have a revelation of new worlds of dredging operations, but during the policy was not recoverable, Plaintiff had artistic relinement.. current year it has not been out so far, not complied with the regulations governore we are bound to respect and admire The COLONIAL TREASURET. seconded, and (methods which one can regard as really consequently we have been obliged to keeping fire insurance policies issued in Hong-it. It has been far less stationary than
FINANCIAL
ong in that he had not delivered an inventory within a reasonable and proper time.
a vessel employed ourselves. Then, some the motion was agreed to.
exceptional repairs were necessary in connection with dredging gear, the renew The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command
ing of which entailed very heavy expense, of His Excellency the Governor, laid on
That is the reason of the excess in this item; also, more dredging has been the table the report of the Finance Com-law is that part of the law which relates performed. As regards the other items, to dangerous `goods." Now, dangerous the New Territories appear to have been mittee (No. 19), and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and goods include such things as are sometimes subject to a somewhat excesive rainfall
explosive, much as petroleum, petrol and about the middle of June, and very con- further said that there were no regula-
the motion was agreed to.
MONGKOKTĖVI TYPECON REFUGE.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table a diagram of the Mongkoktmi breakwater showing the progress of stone depositing up to 30th June, 1913, also a
statenwat in connection therewith.. He said-I think hon. members of Council will agree with me that the progress which has been made with this work rast satisfactory. I have just returned to the Colony after an absence of eight mouths, and have seen that the break water is well above the water level, and has been of use already in providing a refuge during the typhoon season.
REGULATION. OF CHINESE (AMENDMENT) ORDINANTE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERA-moved the first randing of a Bill entitled," An Ordinance to and the regulation of Chinese Ordi- nance, 1588.
siderable breaches were nindo in the new road from Castle Peak to Shataukok. In reinstating the road the cost would have been comparatively slight if the embank ment had been restored as was done formerly, but new bridges and culverts are being added with a view to avoiding
future.
repetition of such damages in the
CANTON.
[FROM OFT OWN. CORRESPONDENT. }
CANTON, July 30th..
so on, also drugs and chemicals which may be explosive, or which may be used for explosive purposes There, again, some difficulty arises, as the offence is dealt with, not in a penal manner but in a municipal manner. The third part of the existing law which deals with explosives is contained in the Offences against the Person Ordinance of 1805, Of course, under that Ordinance there are some. sections dealing very severely, naturally; with persons who by means of explosives actually intended to destroy life, or injure people, or cause damage, do so carry out their purpose.. But there is a hiatus really in the law, and this Bill is intended to remedy it. The hiatus is this, that whereas in the first two parts of the law which I quoted the penalties are not
The Police Departinent has issued really conceived in a penal spirit, and instructions to the Swato Police whereas in the provisions of the Offences Authorities to send back to Canton two Person Ordinance the of the gunboats at present patrolling that penalties there are only directed against district. persons who actually intend or attempt
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and in the the Bit was read a first time.
The object of this Bill is to facilitate the -proper registration of householders.
Neglect in registration has been, it is thought, due in the past fargely to the fact that certain fees were charged in connection therewith. These fees were contained in the First Schedule to the Regulation of
Chinese Ordinance, 1888, and were as fol- lows:
J. First registration of any house
and householder
of change
$3.00
**** 1.00
Registration of removal of re-
2. Registration
ownership
gistored householder
0.35
4. Bood by non-resiciont house
holder
5. Certified extract from register,
first folio.
5.00
0.23
6. Certified extract from each sul
sequent folio .............
0.10
5th and 6th items are dore away with.
No charge will in future be made in, con- nection with the registration of any house and householder, or change of ownership, or zemoval of a registered householder.
1913.
SOFTHERN SOLDIERS FOR THE NORTH,
Definite arrangements have been made for the dispatch of the 1st division of the Kwangtung Army to the North on the 1st August,
GUNBOATS RECALLED.
THE PROJECTED BUND,
In reply to the statement of defence plaintiff said that he gave notice of the fire to defendants agent in Canton immediately after the occurrence.
He
The more we see of this Chinese art the
our accepted notions of Ching would lead us to suppose. Even China learnt much, through the centuries from the outside world; from Greece probably, from Persia certainly; and one of the curiosities of her art is that she came in the eighteenth century to an imitation of that European porcelain which had been based on her own.
the works and ideals of the marvellous
Sir Charles Behrens said that such a tions governing fire insurance policies collection gave them a wonderful oppor- issued in Hongkong, other than the law unity of coming into close contact with of Hongkong with reference to such poli- country of China, Though he did not feel is in the alternative he said the same qualified to go into details on this interest were not incorporated into and were not ing subject, he had visited China and had her canons of art. They owed a debt of applicable to the policy under which he sympathetically, if superfuially, studied sought to recover. He submitted further gratitude to Mr. William Burton, their that he was ander no obligation to give Menchester-born friend, for bringing written notice of his claim, or to furnish together a collection such as had not been the defendants with an inventory of the ght together before in our country or
in any European city. goods destroyed.
Mr. Hind informed the Court that there were three issues on the pleadings.
EXHIBITION OF SURPASSING QUALITY.
Sir Hercules Read, before formally de- claring the exhibition open, said he had
INTIMATIONS
TAYE HAVE SO MUCH
confidence in our Coffee because we know the extreme thought and care that go into the making of every pound. The watchful selection of berries, the thorough double cleaning, the perfect blend. and the exact give you
The first was, whether the plaintif had for many years past taken great interest roasting combine to
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In
dealing with persons who, at large,jected Bund states that the first part of he had in the house. The insurance on for the extraordinary patience the artist attempt or try to bring about by explo- the west section, namely, that part between sives any undefined damage; or, again, the Chim-German Dispensary and Hing
possibility of dealing with Loung Street, has been completely air
with sand and that it is bing
there is no persons who, in a penal manner found in possession of hombs, dynamite and explosive substances under cireum- stances which can leave no doubt that such use was intended for some sinister par pose, This Bill defines, first of all, explosive substances. Then, in the third. section, it provides that any person who defined an explosion with
ea usea
macadamized.
THE TELEPHONE IN CANTON
It is announced that the telephone is to he introduced into the Fong Chuen dis- triet, thus enabling the populace at that place to get into frequent communication with Canton. This will no doubt be a boon to the inhabitants, as Fong Chuten with the telephone the police could, bo is usually infested by armed robbers, and
summoned more promptly than is possible
at present.
He
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an interest, and what interest; the second in the art of the Chinese Empire, and he such deliciousness as, we believe, was, whether the plaintiff had committed had the more pleasure in coming to open arson in respect of this building or not; the exhibition because he was helping no other Coffee has ever attained. the third was, whether any regulations the work of his friend, Mr. William had to be incorporated into the policy: Burton. What was known thirty of forty"LOTUS" COFFEE. and # subsidiary issue under that head years ago as Chinese art was a very was, whether these regulations were in different thing from what was seen in that What was then considered corporated into the policy or whether or exhibition. not they had been waived. Dealing with characteristic of the Chiness artists was the facts, Mr. Hind said the plaintiff was something that was more remarkable for a Chinese doctor, and was formerly in the extraordinary minuteness of the work. practice at the place where the fire took such as laborious carving, than for any place. He leased the house from a family great or magnificent ideas of art in itself. called Au, under the terms of a letter Such works as were commonly seen to carry out a definite purpose of destroy- The July report issued by the engineers which would he proved, and expended a England wer elaborate vases, fans, and ing life or property, there is no law giged in the construction of the prysum of 81,150 in rebuilding it from the drawings, without, as they know, much walls up. That showed the interest which artistic quality, but chiefly remarkable
must have bestowed upon the work. the house was effected in Canton, a fact
UP might ∙not: become the exhibition: the art was on a very much which might, naterial. It was effected by plaintiff higher plane. Here would be seen works with the defendants agent, and on the which compared very favorably with the 24th May, 1910, a policy was handed to finest productions of our great artists of plaintiff and the premium was paid. The Europe, of the Renaissance and of older. fire broke out on the 15th September, 1910, | times, They would see works of art in and it would be proved that plaintiff was porcelain, enamel, bronze which possessed then in Kongron, and had been there qualities to which a Western artist had for ten days, and that the only persons attained. A great many would be novel person who acted as an accountant, and or two were of surpassing quality as who were in charge of the house were a to them-they certainly were to him. One an apprentice Chinese doctor. It would works of art, no matter from what quarter also be proved that the fire broke out in of the world they had originated. in all were burnt down. the adjoining house, and that five houses alluded especially to those of the older The day after period, which we had not had the up- and wrote to the plaintiff, who went to antil, say, the last twenty years. the fire, plaintiff's foki verbally informed portunity of appreciating in the West the agent of the defendants in Canton, beeanes they had not come out of China. These Canton and saw the defendants' agent. things had not before been seen in our When plaintiff asked defendants' agent exhibitions, and it was because circum to pay the latter said he had no authority, stances had conspired together in China and that plaintiff would have to come to that they had been brought into the Hongkong to receive payment. He came, market. and went to the Company's office with another man. They saw two secretaries The tremendous revolution that had oF FINEST QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION. of the Company, and plaintiff asked for taken place in that country recently was the Company would not pay until the within the recurresult of a great number
sum of $1,000, but was informed that. arson case in Canton had been decided probably only the result of a great number of minor revolutions which had been This arson case, about which the defer- taking place, without much notice from dants seemed to have a wrong impression: us, for the last thirty, forty, Efty, or sixty was a case where a partner of the Sui years, and which culminated in the re- Wo Tong, the tenants of the next house, velution which established a Republic in was prosecuted for arson. There seemned China. These results of growing unrest to have been a certain amount of con- had been hardly chronicled in our newe-
HOWARD One revolution that had been THE PRICE OF THE versation over this, and finally plaint
await the decision in that case. agreed In June, 1912, the accused man was use going on steadily was in the way of rail- way communication. This did not at first
WATOM IS FIXED. sight seem to have much relation to that Mr. Goldring-He was released owing
was very much averse to having railways
AT THE FACTOBY. there now only for that.
made in his country for several reasons. Mr. Hind said the man was discharged. One of them was that in making cuttings and plaintiff again went and asked for the $1,000, but was told that defendants and levelling the country for railway. would not pay until they had satisfactory purposes it was pretty certain that proof that the other insurance company and the Chinaman was very careful in the ancient cemeteries would be disturbed, had paid the Sul Wo Tong. Some time afterwards plaintiff saw an advertise preservation of the tombs of his ancestors, ment in a Chinese paper stating that the He firmly believed that the soul of the Wa Shun Insurance Company had paid dead remained in or near the cemeter Hester Lady Hart entertained a party the Sui Wo Tong. He verified this at the and even in the actual soil in which the grave was inade. In the making of rail- Restaurant, London, on 27th alt. Sir circular and took it with the paper con- ways there had been a disturbance of th Robert Bredon was amongst the guests..
taining the advertisement to the defen ancient cemeteries, and in them would be dants office in Hongkong. Then he was fennd just such things as were in this exhibition. Among those shown here were informed that the directors would have tr The awards at the prize-giving on have a meeting, and was asked to call a several very remarkable works of art. In Commemoration Day at King's College few days later. When he called again he one case there was the most wonderful the most wonderful outside Greek art. included the Ouseley Memorial Scholar was informed that the Company would figure of a horse that was known to him, accept, and subsequently commenced the
was that of the figure of Kwan Yin, a present proceedings.
marvellous work of art. It was, he The hearing was adjourned.
thought, the most remarkable he hip ever
By Section 3 of the Bill the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, explosive of a nature likely to endanger life or property shall, whether or not he intended to destroy life or damage pro- perty, or whether or not life or property has been actually destroyed, be guilty of The 4th item remains as it stood, whilst a felony. The fourth clause provides that in the event of certified extracta from the
THE PEKING MAGICIANS. register being at any time required the fee any person who does any got intending will be charged under the provisions of the to canse an explosion, or conspires to The Chiu Kwan Lok Hing Co. of Official Signatures Fees Ordinances, 1888-cause an explosion likely to endanger life magicians from Peking provided an It is hoped that by thus doing away with or property, or has in his possession any evening of most enjoyable entertainment these fees the practice of registration will explosive substance with the object of last night, on the occasion of their first be rendered more universal than has buen the case in the past, especially when coupled endangering life, or possibly endangering appearance in the Theatre Royal. Owing, doubtless, to the unsettled weather, the attendance was meagre. The performance is of a most novel description, and few Westerners can have seen the like before.. The members of the rather numerous and versatile company“ are extraordinary charged. clever gymnasts and contortionists, and
generous applause from, the audience.
The programme was of all-round ex- cellence, and was well worth witnessing.
The Company will fill the boards at the Theatre Royal again to-night.
us is we proposed with a more close system property, is, again, guilty of a felony. of supervision of the working of the law. The Afth section deals with persons who
The other point dealt with in the Bill is the increase of the pennity capable of being have in their possession explosive sub inflicted in the case of offences against the stances for a sinister object, that is to provisions of the Principal Ordinance; which would include failure to carry out the say, without any proper excuse, and requirements relative to registration which under circumstances which give reasonable dealt with by Section 2 of the Bill,
papers.
AN EPECT OF THE REVOLUTION.
the Principal Ordinaneo demands. This is ground of suspicion that they have them the efforts of each met with exceptionally to the revolution; he would have been exhibition, but it had. The Chinaman)
ERCHANT SHIPPING AMENDMENT
nance, 1899,?!
ORDINANCE,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the Bill was read a first Lire.
in their possession with the idea of utilising them. Section 9 deals with accessories to any offence, and under The ATTORNEY-GENERI moved the first section 7 it is possible that any offence reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance committed against provisions of this to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordi-Ordinance, which might be regarded as of not so serious a character as to come under this Ordinance, can be dealt with under The objects and reason, attacked to the that Municipal Ordinance of which I Bill state that under sub-section (14) of spoke, instead of proceedings being taken section 39 of the Merchant Shipping Ordi- for felony under this Ordinance. There nante, 1899, as that section now stands, it is provided that no junk except a licensed is one word more, Sir. The provisions of fishing junk which has obtained a Special this Bill have been in force in England Permit from the Harbour Master may leave since 1883, and are taken verbatim from her anchorage or attempt to leave any port in the Colony during certain hours of the the English Explosive Act of 1883 night. These permits are issued to all such
of friends at dinner at Claridge's office of that company, where he got a
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and ship in Chinese to L. Peel, and the pay him 8200. This amount be refused to Another piece well worthy of admiration
junks as a matter of course and are seldom the motion was agreed to.
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