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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1918.
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A incoting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the Council Chamber.
The following were present HIS EXCELLANCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR FRANCIS HENRY MAT, K.O.M.G.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY OFFICIAL RECEIVERS.
reading of a Bill intituled, "An Ordin; The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first
caco to remove doubts as to the power
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In thee days of philosophic doubt it. is refreshing to meet a man like Mr. Tee of the Governor to appoint Deputy Official Tsag Tai, who not only accepts the story Receivers and as to the validity of the of the Creation and the Flood without KELLY, C.B. (General Officer Command-
task of proving that the Garden of Eden HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL T. Hacts of persons appointed to be Deputy qualification or reservation of any kind, but boldly undertakes the self-imposed ing Troops).
Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial Secretary)..
Hou, Mr. J. H. KEMP (Attorney- General).
Hon. Mr. E. D. C. WOLE (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G.. (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. S. B. CARNE Ross (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. O. Mol. MESSED (Captain Superintendent of Police).
Hon. Mr. Wer Yuk, O.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A HEWETT, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE.
Hon. Mr. E, SHELLIM,
Hon. Mr. LAU CHU PAK.
Mr. M. J. Bages (Clerk of Councile).
NEW MEMBEN,"
The Hon. Mr. S. B. Carne Ross took the oath of allegiance and assumed his seat as a member of the Council,
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MILITARY STORES.
wes situated in Chinese Turkestan, and not in Armenta or Mesopotamia as most authorities on the subject have hitherto declared.
The objects and reasons" state that the object of this Bill is to give the Governor express power to appoint Deputy Official
It was on Sunday, October 25th, 1914, of the acts of persons appointed Deputy Tse Tan Tai, who tells us that he was co Receivers, to remove doubts ne to the validity that the light suddenly dawned upon Mr. Official Receivers, or to net as Deputy Official Receivers, or attached for duty to the office overjoyed by his discovery that he of the Official Receiver.
immediately set to work to spread the giad tidings to his fellow mon through The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first the medium of a book, which has recently reading of a Bill intituled, “An Ordin- been issued from the press of Messrs, ance to amend the Military Stores (Ex-Kelly & Walsh The draft of the work was finished by 6 am on Wednesday, October 28th, 1914, to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning. The revision and rewriting of the book "was completed after seven days and seven nights of ceaseless labour," at the end of which the author rested for three days.
portation) Ordinances, 1862 and 1914,"
The COLONIAL SECRETARY ecconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
The “objects and reasons" state that the object of this Bill is to provide a specific penalty for acts done in contravention of proclamations prohibiting the exportation of certain articles, and to define the term "export.
ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table a report of the proceedings of the Terrace, Finance Committee held on December 31st,
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a first time,
The author's conclusions are the result of a life's study and silent investigation. In support of them he quotes passages from Genesis that God planted a garden
eastward in Edon," and a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted and became object of this Bill is to prevent actions being in Eden, must, therefore, be in Easters The objects and reasons" state that one into four heads.” “This spot,” 'enstward brought against liquidators appointed ca the Principal Ordinance in respect of claims Asia-says Mr. Teo Tan Tai and this
Ender. which are not disputod. It is obviously is one of my principal reasons for locating undesirable that the estate should be saddled the Garden of Eden' in Chinese with the casts of such unnecessary actions, and it would be unfair to the other creditors, Turkestan. But this is not all. Gold The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command and against the spirit of the Principal and precious stones are also mentioned in
this is not al
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The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.
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Report on the Typhoon Refuge, statomont
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HIS EXCELLENCY-It is necessary that 1 should appoint-varinus Committoss of the Council. E To the Finance Committee appoint all the members of the Council, except the Governor, with the Colonial Secretary as Chairman. To the Publie Works Committee I appoint the Hon Director of Public Works as Chair
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The
Court.
It should be remembered that the wind ing-up under the Principal Ordinance difers from the winding-up in bankruptcy in one very important paint, for the winding-up in bankruptcy results createally in the discharg of the debtor from all claims provable in the bankruptey, while the winding-up under the Principal Ordinanca will not result in any uch discharge. Accordingly, refusal under be brought would not determine the remedies the proposed Ordinance to allow an notion to of the creditor against the alien enemy
Another object of the Bill is to provide expressly that actions against liquidator shall bind the alien enomus whose affairs are being wound-up,
traversed by this river and its four tributaries is well-known to be full of gold and precious stones.
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land of bricks, high towers (pagodas) and strange dialects is adduced in support of the claim that after the Flood the sons of Noah, “who lived near time of the Deluge." must have gone. near Eden at the
further East in the direction of the Mongolian plateau and finally settled in
started making bricks for the Tower of w the plain of Shinar (China), where they
The Bill also gives the Court power to stay enemies where the interests of justice seem actiona against liquidators or against alien to require that such should be done on account of the impossibility of obtaining proper instructions owing to the existence of a stato of war.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands journed till this day week,
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE ASSOCIATION.
Babel.
records of the Creation and the Flood The main chronological facts in Chinese
agree in the main, the author assures us, with those in the Bible.
China's civilization, he aformas, has existed from time immemorial, and before that of the Nile Valley. The religion of the Ancient Chinese was a pure and unadulterated Theism, similar in every respect to that of the Jews, whose ancestors migrated into Chaldea from China, about 2,000 years before Christ."
OKMETÉRY BY-LAWS. COLONIAL SECRETARY reported the receipt of a statement from the Sani- tary Board to the effect that by-law No. 13 of the Cemetery By-laws made under Sec tion 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, and published REPORT OF COMMITTEE. at page 1585 of the Ordinances, Volume II. has been repealed, and the following By Joseph's College Association, states--
The report of the Committee of the St. LATS in Humphrey's Buildings and law substituted therefor:"13-Each The membership now totals one hundre!
Nathan Road, Kowloon,
cemetery shall he laid out in sections of and sixty, ten of whom are honorary mem merit of originality. Mr. Tee Tsan Tai These statements possess, at least, the STX-BOOMED HOUSE in Minden Row,
such size and arranged in such manner will be seen that there is a nott credit balance would recessitate the overhauling of the bera. From the statement of accounts it himself recognises that their acceptance and such centery or any part thereof of 8223.86, being $11.60 less than he amount Bible and of ancient history, the re FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES ■ Kowloon
may be set apart for re-interments after brought forward on the January 1st, 1914 writing of "The Origin of Species," and Apply to
exhumation and for the storage of the The following gentlemen were re-elected at The Descent of Man," and the re-casting the first ordinary meeting held on the April HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE by the Board." He moved that this be F. E. Carvalho (Vice-President), Mr. J. F. and scientists generally, but, so firm is remains in pots or urns as may be directed 23rd, 1914-Mr. H. Dixon (President), idr. of the theories of geologists, ethnologists, CO, IZD Alexandre Buildingu.
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Braga (Hon. Secretary), Mr. J. M. Rocha his conviction, that even this does not Hongkong, 12th November, 1914
(Hon. Treasurer), Mesem. M. Fornandez, E. appal him, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and J. Noronha, J. M. Noronha, Jas. D. this was agreed to.
Having "proved beyond doubt" that Osmund Dr. F. M. Graca Ozario, Messrs. J. which he essayed. to prove, the author ant to Rule 5 (11) of the Association, the Con- learn to believe in the Bible and that Grass Ozorio and J. C. V. Ribeiro. Pursa hopes that the whole human race soon will mittes now retire. The Committee deeply re-henceforth men will love each other as gret the death of the Rev. Bro. Peter who brothers. The terrible fratricidal war the College and Patron of the Associatios. Europe is not due to trade rivalry, mutual succeeded Rev. Bro. Adrian as Director of which is now convulsing and devastating The new Director, Rev. Bro. Aimar, as fear of aggression, or the ambition of kindly consented to become a Patron of the Kings and Emperors to become supreme year under review a series of ten lectures on imagined-but it is the punishment of Association. During the last quartor of tre in this world as some of us fondly commercial subjects were delivered at the College Hall by various friends and members Heaven for the crimes of Europe in heg to tender their thanks, The Associa conquest against savages instead of of the Association, to whom the Committee fostering Militarism and waging ward of tion took over the administration of the educating and civilising them. To those Baden-Powell Troop of Boy Scouts on Octe who agree with his findings, therefore, the
·her 1st, His Excellency Major-General author appeals for cooperation in H. Kelly, CB, swore in the members of the furthering the cause of universal peace Senior Troop at a Parade held in the College and his brotherhood of man. Square on September 23rd. Two scholar- ships of $18 cech, known as Bro. Poter'a Memorial Scholarships, and four of 89 each.
BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA, known as the Old Boys' Scholarships, were The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the College. Eight handsome volumes of Engineers Association at Manchester last presented for competition by the pupils of Speaking at a meeting of the British the Bill was read a first time.
the well-known series of Empire Buildere month, Lord Ffrench gave a short account The objects and reasons" state that the were offered by us for the best assays on of the position and trade culcozin main object of this Bill is to give the Gover. The British Empire. The papers were China. He said there were contrae's ont is to authorise the stamping, after Supervisor of English Schools, and the prizes miles of railway, and there was a big neid nor-in-Council power in exceptional circum kindly examined by Mr G. P de Martin, now for between three and four thousand execution under the existing law. It also by the Rev. Bro. Director on Empire Day, all requiring machinery How were the were presented to the successful competitors in the coal and iron mining industries, provides that the consent of the Attorney. After the presentation the students saluted British engineers going to particirate to "BEACONSFIELD Battery Path General shall no longer be necessary to the Flag and proceeded to the Cathedral for that demand! He understood that ABSO NGES, THE PEAX (5 CAMERON VILLAS), prosecutions under the Stamp Ordinance the Empire Day Service. A report of the ciation had considered the question of Smail Bangalow adjoining "GLENSHIEL, The requirement of this consent dates back proceedings and two photos were sent to the Enance, and that before the war they were Barker Boad, Pentz
in the Hongkong Ordinance to the year 1866, Earl of Death who replied by sending his proposing the formation of a trust, which sincere thanks for the able manner in which would possibly supply the funds for the spirit and objects of the Empire Move creating an organisation to further trade ment were carried out.”-
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