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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A motting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the Council Chamber..
The following were present:
1 EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIE FRANOU HENEY MAY, K.C.M.G
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOB-GENERAL F VENTRIS (General Officer Commoding ffroops in China).
Hon Mr. CLAUD SHTEar (Colonial Secretary).
Hon Mr. J. H. Krus (Attorney General).
Hon Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary
for Chinese Affaire),
Hon Mr, C. Mcl. MESSER (Captain Buperintendent of Police).
Hon. Mr. Wer YUE, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
Hon, Mr. D. LANDALE,
HONGKONG C.C. TENNIS
TOURNAMENT.
PROFESSIONAL PAIRS FINAL
Lint. Colonel Crisp and Lent, O. R. Hamilton defented 8. E. Green and A. A. Claxton by three straight sets in the final of il Professional Pairs yesterday. They, were always the better balanced hair and showed a complete understanding which contrasted rather fore by with the noi in- frequent cashing of their pponents, Sometimes both of the latter were caught at the net almost together and the ball was quietly lifted over their heads, while on other occasions neither was at the net to recrive e soft rotura, which, consequent
tannis also,
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A ROTTEN SYSTEM.".
MR JENKIN DENOUNCES EDUCA- TION DEPARTMENT.
TEMPTATIONS OF A CLERK,
Im
going to submit to your hardship that this man is the unfortunate victim of temptation, and Loulation which was brought about and which was posable only by reason of au ndmittedly rotten system in that department of the Government (Education) in which be var employed. This was one of the statements made by Mr. F. C. Jenkin in the course of a spooch in which he condrinned the Education Department franco system, in a case at the Criminal Sessions yesterday The case was one in which Tee Ping Un a clerk in the Education Department, was charged with the embzilanout of NO
your lordship will be surprised u know that thị man wag, no provided by his depart. ment with a safe, and that all he had to keep these cheques in was an ordinary common looked drawer.
The Chief Justice-I do not think that will affect the ene
Mr. Jenkin—I am merely criticising the system, my lord,
The Chief Juice-But that can be o defence of the emjozzlement.
Mr. Jonkin-1 am not defading the crime, I am grilcising the synom in the hope that it will have some ffect upon your lordship. Your lordship will also he surprised to hene, rind it is admitted by Mr. Irving, that the same sort of thing occurred with one of the primaer's pre- decesors; that hers was trouble in the sail departinest with regard to monies which were misappropriated, and the man Mr. G. N. Ore procented on behalf absconded, and yt, my lord, the identical of the Crown, and Mr. F. O. Jenkinyston has huren followed. It vos part of (instructed by Mr. Shenton) appeared for prisoner's duty ɑ be paid thee cheques, und in some instances he had to cash them, the cecused.
and the result of that system hit been that
Hon Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Directory, scored points. Crisp and Hamilton of Public Works).
undoubtedly displayed the Crisp has a very fast drive with which it is exceedingly difficult to dent, and as it is nearly always placed with meticulous accuracy. it scored more often than not while Hamilton's steady, consistent, and elever play from the base line made him a worthy partner, Claxton. occasionally did n pretty thing, but on the who his dis play was not of his bost, and he repeatedly failed when attempting to play a high ball,er, to embezzlement. The minutes of the last meeting were Green covered up many of his deficiencies -confirmed.
Hon. Mr. E. SHELLIE
Hồn Mr. Lây Cao Pa
Hon. Mr. I, H. HOLYOAK.
Mr. A. G, M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Coun cils).
MINUTES,
PISAKCE.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY by command of EL. E. vas Govenor Inid on the table -report of the proceedings of the Finance, Commifter, No. 2. and moved that it be adopted.
Hon. Mr. Wr.1 YUK spenuded, and this
wis agreed to
and cleverly drove the bal between the oppo ing pair-frequently the only possible
way of defeating the excelent dofoner of the winners. After taking the first set y 7-5 Crisp and Hamilton never looked back, not won the second and third sets
by 63, and 6-4 respectively. One or two
of the games in the third set were produc tive of a good deal of excitement, but generally speaking the superiority of Crisp and Hamilton was so marked right through that little doubt cou'd have been entertained as to the ultimate outcome of the mateb.
Mr. Ormo explained that he had with- draw six courts charging prisoner with forgery, and. Mr. Jenkin then and that
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he pleaded guilty on behalf of the prison-proper place for Therefore, he would quite properly carry about with him some of the looss cash, the proceeds of eashed cheques. Air Relphs, the Inspector of Schools in LIGHT
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of the Education Department; for which the course of his evidence in the Court he received a salary of 1000 per year, His belu referred this very sydem and ho duties were mainly in conection with the aid Cheques are made out to me and preparation of the pay sheets of the office, are brought in to be endorsed. It is a and the preparation of the cheques, and perfectly unnecesary thing to do, and I have got nu instructions at all with regard the performance of such duties in conto dese cheques, in my opinion a better made out to me and given to this man to as were neccesary, but these won com cab
The Chief Junie-What is the system paratively few, In the course of the ein he other departments? ployment he received certain cheques to be paid by him to other officers, mainly pupil teachers. Out of these was for $60, and two of 820 and 810 Wh the people to whom the money was due did not receive the money they pressed the accused for it He but them off, and eventually they
PUNISHMENT OF INCEST The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill intituled. An Ord- nance to provide for the punishtent of Incest." In doing so he said:The object of this Bill is to introduce here she provi- sions of the United Kingdom Punishment of Incest Act, 1909, and the Rill follows almost verbally the provisions of thes Act GOLF UNDER DIFFICULTIES. referred the runter to Mr. Belphe, the
with of course, the necessary changes with referes to incal Courts and local pro- седите. The only difference in substance is the fact that the age referred to in Clans 2 is 12 years, instead of the 13 years in the English Act. The reason for that is that the age in our Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 188, in one year lower than the English age. I beg to move the second reading...
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded. -Council then went into Commites to consider the Bill clause by cause.
The Bill passed through Committer with out amendment, and, on Council resting,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that it be read a third time..
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the Bill was read a third ting and parsed.
TEADING WITH THE ENEMY.
DEPREDATIONS OF A CRÓW.
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The procadillors of the golfing crow at the Sports Club contine to annoy golfers and nurse other folk, says the langkah 7s. Last evening he made a big haul securing five balk. A bird of discernment, he refused to touch three golf ball placed on the green by a golfer with a gen. The rolfer waited patiently in hiding but the crow disilained the balls and wouldn't come within range of the gun.
Army, Navy, and Volunteer Force, these perons are excluded from the operation of the Bill I beg to move the second read ing,
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Mr. Jeakin-I do not know, my lord. I I say true they were different to this. this, my lord, that where a system is such thit a young in could be tempted it is a matter, and a proper inatter, which you should consider. This man got into arrears is private hits and he kept some of those monies to pay off the private debts, intending to pay the money back which he had defalented. Speaking with regard to the prisone;"' atitude in the matter, Mr. Inspector of Schools. The prisoner was Jenkin said tha; he was the inly son of called in and tdmitted that he had eman aged couple and his father had been bezzled the money. Hi relatives tunde good for our twenty years the had w retired) n cook in severul responsible jouses. Out the money which was missing, but the of his savings is cook the father educated Governpicat ordered the money to be hission at Queen College, St.
Joseph's Collège and a Chinese college, returned and then proceedings to be Tis education had cost the father $1,000, instituted. The Government were bound to and out of the 60 a month which the son take a serious view of such na cet hy one and wother to kup themselves and his only
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The Chief Justice asked if it was thought thas when the unn appropriated the money he had intended to make it good,
M. Orme sad there was nothing to show that so far as he knew.
earned he uaïd $30 a month to his father
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that the man's liberty would be no longer cur- On behalf of prisoner Mr. Jeukia made tall, so that be would be able to leave the Court a free in and get such work as a striking attack on the system it work was possible in order that he might continue with regard to the payment of salaries into support his mother, father, and sister. the Education Department. Undoubtedly,
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employé to embezzle mony was a correct one. Every offenes against the law was a serious matter, and when a man committed an offence against the low he should be punished." But I am going to submit to you lordship, at any rate on the vidence I find in the prosecution records, that this man is the unfortunate victim of tempta- tion, and temptation which was brought about and which was possible only by reason of an admittedly rotten syslet in that department of the Government in which he was employed. My lord, this man joined the Government service in D1 and sines September, 1913, all the cheques for the payment of all the staffs in all the Governinent Schools have gone through bis hands. He is a man, my lord, who receives The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second the very, decent salary of $50 a month, and reading of the Bill intituled, in Ordi- yes, he has 10 be, to some extent, respon
once to facilitate marriagos between Bri-sible every month for us of money to prohibit trading wish. persong of anetytish subjects resident in the Coony and amount:ng to over $10,000, British subjects resident in Kingdom." In doing so he said:-This is a "Bill introduced in accordance with in- structions to carry out procedure introduc..
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Secandid. His EXCELLENCY-It is not proposed to proced with the Committer stage lo-day,
The Chief Justice asked what the Crown leniency
Mt. One said that he had had no in
Mr. Orme sai be had no instructions The Chief Janics remarked that it was always necessary for the prosecution to ge information with regard to this as it helped bine considerably in big considera- tion of the sentence. Here wit a young man who was ina vory unhappy position, which was made spore unhappy by the statements put beward by his couniet. structions to suport a plus of "leniency. The Captain Siperintendent of Police, be wa informed, was asked to press for a conviction.
Mr. Jenkin
marked that the previous an in the department who had defalcated goats had ben alowed to make eba emount good. This bad beg denied to: prisoner, but he was at Iberty to state that whatever patence his lordhap thought fit to pass the amount of the defalcations would be made good by the sago's relativos, Hontso asked he lordship to bar in mind that the prismer had given the Crown every assistance, and had aduitted defa cations in excess of the amous for which he was charged
The feeling of golfers on the subject is red in the Miggestion bookSug gested that the crow on green No. 7 be shot now reads are entry which carries many signatures, Another requests that the nest be found and the balls returned" A third entry reads that the crow episode be referred to the Shooting Section he aid, the view of the Governutant thad to say with regard to use for and a suitable cup be offered for the ex- tinction of the crow to be known as the it was a bad thing for. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second Crow Cup." Meanwhile the crow gets An Ordi-balls. He is no respecter of persons Suno reading of the Bill intituled,
felk take golf seriously others #3 game sance to provide for the Extension of the The crow takes the ball of a player, whain Restrictions relating to Trading with the the ordinary members would hesitate to address during the progress of a game. Enemy to Fersons to whain, though not resi- There is no doubt he has sense of humour dent or carrying on business in Enemy Ter- More power to his beak and luck to keep ritory, it is by reason of their Enemy Na-out of the range of the golfer sportsman
gus, seems to be the opinion among non- tionality or Enemy. Associations expedient golfers. to extend auch Restrictions." In doing so. he said:-The object of this Bill is to apply in Hongkong the provisions of the recent Trading with the Enemy (Extension of Power) Act, which was passed last year in the United Kingdetra Under the present law the provisions relating to trading with the easy apply only to two elasse; of per- suns-permus of any palionality whatever, in enemy territory; and persons al enemy nationality in Chian, Siam, Persia, Moroc co, Liberia, and British East Africa. The effect of the present Bill will be to give power rationality in mentre countries, and the intention is to prohibit trading with forms or persons of caery nationality of any aotions, and any firing or persons, ined in the United Kingdom by the Marriage the staff and that is upon evidence, go cluded a Proclamation made under this of British subjects (Facilities) des, 1915 through his hands. I would like to know which contemplates correlative legislation Ordinance, will be in canetly the same posi. in the Colonies. The intention of the Bill if that is disputed because I speak on of the parties intending marriage lives in the Colony and the other party in the Unit ed Kingdom, that notice given in the Colony, or in the United Kingdon, as the cara might be, shall be valid notice for the purpose of issue of certificates for the celes bration of the parriage, and that delay
the United Kingdom, as the case be, of the intending party to the marriage. It is true that in the Colony of Hongkong provision is already made otherwise for avoiding such delay, but the United King- dom Act requires that provision might be wnl this particular way, as otherwise
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The Chief Justics that so
Mr. Orve Only a portion of that money, Mr. Jenkin-1 say the cheques for all
Addressing the sccused, hi, ordship and he was sorry to te a young man of pri soperage starding in the dock on such a serious charg. He had pleaded guilty to every serious offence indeed, the em bezzlement of money by a
a person in the public service of the Colony, and the maxinais senteme which he could Paez WAS one of fourteen years' imprisonment. The prisoner unfortunately gave way to temp tation, and he admittedly missppropriated the money which was entrusted to his care al custody, learned couns had urged very strongy on bis behall that the the money came into his custody wig a bзú on, He did no know whether that was so or not, and he did not feel he was justified in in any way relieving hin of respon sibility in the matter because of it. The systate night not be all that was dearbo He recognised that the accused had ad
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the enemy as perous in Germany or Aus- tria. I beg to move the second reading The COLONIAL SECRETARY SECondal. Council then west into Comitice to con- eider the Bill clause by clause.
In September, 1913, and since then the monthly amounts have risen, until recently as much as 213,000 and 814,000 in cheques went through his hand. It would be of↑ advantage to know if that is undisputed
The Bill passed through Committee with. will not occur on the arrival in the Colony I do not want to make false statements and led his guill at once, and had done all
out amendment, and, on Council reuming,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that it be. read a third time, kad
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and -the Bill was read a third time and passed.
REGISTRATION.
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thus waste the time of the Court
Mr. Orme—I understood that je 10. Mr Jenkin-Well, he has been occupied in that position of trust for 20 months, so
His Majesty's Government might not be that at a salary of $50 a month he has able to give corresponding privileges to had passing through he hands in cheques, persons avalling from Hongkong to the in that period, a gum if $200,000 United Kingdom. The Act will only appl
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second roading of the Bill intituled, "An Ordito Hongkong upon Hongkong passing nance to provide for the registration of legislation in this form. I beg to move the certain persons.” In doing so he said: Rond The object of this Bill, Sir, is to enable the Police to konp a record of non-Chinose
reading. The COLONIAL SECRETARY secored. Council then went into Commits to con sider the Bill cause by clause,
Mr. Orme said is should be stated that
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they were no; ible to avoid severe punish zut for offens of this description. He | was very sorry for the prisoterapeitiall the cheques were all signed before they were and for his father and mother, and h Ho the VEETINGS
could only hop that at the xp ration of wist, he considered the very ight renters which he was going to pus,
that the Bocused would endeavour to retrieve his character and make an host livelihood. understood that, the man had been in prison for two months, and thus the kon force of the Court won' be that he should be imprisoned for seven monds, with hard labpur.
Mr. Jenkin went on to say that the system
The Bill passed through Committee with- adults resident in the Colony. As the GoY-out amendment, and, on Council resuming, ernment airendy ling sufficient information The COLONIAL SPORETARY Seconded, and meant that the prisoner would hep some with regard to certain cases of ions the Bill was goed a third (st, secondock, and
HIS EXCELLENCY Council lands ind- of the cheques for several days before the Chinese adults, such a member of the jourrod sira dia,
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