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The following were presenti 21 EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR,
MARCH SAI
I would draw special attention to the but it can be surmounted by the grit, culty dogs not arise. Colmin, Begular Hongkong and South Chine Ayar Savings the energy, the courage the determination 40 is as follows Salaried public Association, which, though it has beention of a great people like the people toffleers whose remuneration is fixed, on established only two months, had already these lands. (Cheers) But the nation the assumption that their, while time Invested on behalf of its members early must support the Governinent in mony, is at the disposal of the Gevoramont Fo of cou prohibited from engaging in, trade, or a wooting of the Hongkong Legislative 8000,000 The Committee consists of very land, in the sherifice
nay, of comforts then we shall employing themselves in any commercial. Council was hold yesterday, at the representative men, with the Union Insur
ance Bobiety of Canton na Hontrary Sec pull through our deadly struggle with or agricultural undertaking. Another Council Chamber.
retaries and Treasurers. Rule 14 Jays these disperadoes. It behoves every men point to which I desire to draw attention rear that so deduction whatever shall be her of this community to take those words in disguising the principle of the Bill is ads of the Association in to beart, and to practice the utmost that is does not make it an offence for made from the funds af BErespect of working expenses at the much as they possibly can spare to the and I think economy in living, and to contribute as
a subordinate public servant to borrow the community is indebted to
"money" on a promissory note. He may ma Imperial War Funds (Applause.)
do so and the fact may never come to MERCHANT BHIPPING ORDINANCES. light. It may also be urged as an objec- The ATTORNBY-GENERAL moved the first tion that the money-lender may bold reading of a Bill intituled, An Ordover the borrower the fest of discovery ance to amend the Merchant Shipping in order to extort a high rate of interest
All this was thoroughly gone into in the Ordinances, 1800-1913.
M.S., and in actual practice it was found that the threat of discovery bid no
FRINOIS DEST MAZ KEM.G.
Fantlemen who have undertaken the
HI EXCELLENCE MAIOR GRUBEst. VENTEIS (General Offter Commaning Izoops in China),
forma
of this association at no expense to the members, and that members of the public who cannot afford to invest in the Hon Mr. CLAUD Sevens, CMQWar Long or to whom the War Saving (Colonial Secretary).
Certificates do not appeal can best show their gratitude by investing liberally through this association, (Applause.)
Bon Mr. J. B. Kur (Attorney General).
Hon Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs),
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. of Public Works),
Hon Mr. C Mel MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police).
I desire to make special mention of the work performed in the Colony by several bodies of ladies engaged in making gar- (Directorments for use in the war generally, by the troops in the field and in hospitals, and also for troops leaving Hongkong for the front. They are as follows(), Queen Mary Needlework Guild President, Lady May Committee, Mrs Hay, Irs Mackenzie, and Mrs. Chatham; to which Women Wor Workers, consisting
Hon. Mr. War YUE, C.M.G Hon. Mr. H. E POLLOGE, K.O Hon Mr. P. H. HOLYGAE.
Hon, Mr. LAU CHU PARA
Hou. Mr. C. E. ANION..
are blinted (7), The Hongkong Associa regulations for the purpose of persons at in addition to approving of the in-
Biun.
of
The City
Party
Hall Work
Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Coup- Our Little Bit
Bit Society,
fils).
MINUTES
Kowloon Naval Werk!
Head
Mrs. Stabb
Mrs. Green,
The minutes of the last meeting were M.3. Tamar... Mrs. Sandeman,
Work confirmed.
Mrs. Robinson, Work
Mrs Piercy
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table treport of proceedings of the Pi
Publig Works Committee held on March 18th
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command
1
of HE the Governor, laid on the table Copy
of a bye-law made under Section 23 of the Public Health and Building Ordi- nonce, 1903 (Ordinarice No. 6 of 1603), and moved that it be approved, sur
Hon. Mr. Wei YUE seconded, and this was agreed to.
Committee
FINANCE
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.
The Objects and Ressons state substantial basis, with the obvious result There are three main objects in this Bilk that money lenders, ceased to lend to the One is to relax during the war the re-protected class of Govemment servants. quirempits as to certificated efficere in the It would hardly be wise for me to indi- case of river steamers The second is to cate how this result was brought about, provide for the lensing of all launches, but I can assure Hon. Members that it is including those which are not licensed at a problem easy of solution, or I should present third is to give the Gov never have advocated fie adoption of ernor in Council general power to inakeli, Bill. Lastly, I would point out that et controlling the Bil is not retrospective in its action, the embarkation and and goods on or from vessels of all kinds.
The abnormal conditions of the present troduction of this measure, the Secretary war have caused a great she
shortage of com- of State is also approved of advances petent and suitable certificated officers, being made to stufonte o cers to en- and it is proposed to relax some of the ab them to pay off existing debts. It ordinary requirements in the case of river is proposed to appoint a small committes steamers As regards the deck officers, it the investigate the circumstances of each proposed to substitute an extra Chinese case of debt brought to its notice and pilot for the mate, so that river steamers, make such offers to creditors as appear will be able to run with a certificat d❘ just. I do not unticipate that in any master and 3 Chinese pilota. As regards case a reasonable offer in cash down will the engineers, it is proposed to, aubstitute bo refused in, favour of a judgment of for the second engineer, in cases where a the Court involving repayment of an in- second engineer is required. a Chinese Eated sum by small monthly instalments engineer holding a certificate of cum apread over a series of years. I feel, Sir, petency from the Harbour Master and specially approved by the Harbour Mast the Council will pass this bill a ter for the service will. The prove contemplated in the scionable bargains made by that uncont Clause 3 of the Bill lenders in tais, Colony. I have little doubt that the cases which come before Clause repeals Section 07 of the prin Six thousand and mixteen garments have cipal Ordinance and substitutes new
the Courts are only a small fraction of been made by the Association, including ection. Under the new section it is iu- bheir number, and I commend the Bill to 1,495 kuitted articles as well tended to make regulations requiring all your favour in the full assurance that it bandages and 11,435 swabs for various hospitala in the United Kingdom and launches to be licensed. The opportunity will have the effect of relieving many abroad. In Addition several thousand has been taken to re-cast and simplify this members of the subordinate branch of bandages and 825 mosquito nets were sent clion, and to relegate to the regulations the public service from what has hitherto away before: the Association was formed the pinions as seem more appropriate constituted a very serious drawback to
War Charities Committee during the to regulations than to an Ordinance, their efficiency and self-respect
Clause 4 is intended to give a power year 1918 allotted a sum of 232,000 for the purchase of materials for the Associa tion, Lady May is President of the
Wesleyan Church
Party Mothers Union
Party
Bandage making classes at
The Peak Club under Mrs Gale Helena May' Institute under Mra.
Jor
Club
dan
The United Service Recreation The Catholic Women's League under Miss M. Loureiro,⠀
under Mrs Beckwith,
are
contained in
which circumstances connected with the war have shown to he desirable, but which may also be useful in times of penc
RATING ORDINANCE,
The - COLONIAL SECRETARY lold on the table Finance Minutes Nos. 7 Lo 10 nhi moved that they be referred to the Finance
Hon Mr. WEI YUK seconded, and theiation and Mrs Patteikka, Honor
ary Secretary. was agreed to.
party, with com The COLONIAL SECRETARY also laid on
Iso laid Working Party. The Unich Church BA
peratively small meaus at ite disposal, the table report of proceedings of Finance has done much hard work resulting in the Committe, No. 2.
despatch during the year 1918 of 2,2% garments and useful articles, 200 milk covers and 1,000 bandages A large mum- bar of towels and cigarettes have also been sent. The President i Mr Macon- ache and the Honorary Secretary, Mrs. Hickling (d.) A working party con uuced by Mrs Young and dirs.
THE COLONY, AND WAR FINANCE. HIS EXCELLENDY, before proceeding with the orders of the day, said :—Towards the end of my address on the estimat e lagi October I gave a short summary of win had been done by the Colony in the way propose now to give the figures up the 15th March. The
largest contributions raised by local. Ioan and
great blow will be struck at the
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I think, Sir, that
we are all agreed, or we shall be agreed, that a good cass has been made out for protecting Government servants in the way indicated. But, Sir, my point is this: I do not. see why equal protection The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the should not be extended to other members second reading of the Bill intituled, An of the community who are not puh io Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance servants. If money-lenders take advan Stage of public servants earning a com 1901 In doing so he said—
The object of this Bill is to give the paratively small salary and charge Governor-in-Counal power to authorise | nsurious rates of interest, it seems to mo total or partial exemption from agess that it is only right that people who are ment of any educational institution. The not Government servants, and who are principal Ordinance, passed in 1901,
est also require a measure of protection. amending. Ordinazt, presed in 1915, gave in addition to public servants. It seems Ede's work party, which sends home the Governor-in-Council power to exempt to me that a measure of this sort should
of contributions for war purposes, has also done useful work well exempts schools from assessment. The so charged considerable rates of inter-
in the Colony are the gift of 83,0anos Parcels every fortnight to men at the the University hostels from asessment.be extended to others besides public ser
the organised in the Colony are poscy ith Colony Top have no doubt following()-A cigar, he and tobacco learned through the medium of the fund was organised early in the war, and Press of the proposed gifs by the Chip-up to the Tia Marcha sum of $10,923
of $2,000,00 paid, out of the eng | Among miscellaneous help for war pur and provides that the Governor-in-Counell
repents that Ordinance. And mendment
vanti a LON Hon Mr. HOLYOAKI desire to sup- his power to authorise the totaior partini exemption from assement of any eduen port, my colleague's remarks in that re
ionnt institution,
orber,
of course, than speel. In the first place I object to the schools, because
ese Commnuity of $1,000,000 to theth had been collected, of which 819,747 was by general they are exempt already Bill because it is a distinct form of class.
Coverswet and I myself appreciate the this splendid offer. (Ab plause The contributions, both direct and indirect, to loads is by the Life perial Government have a very large A sum of £1,145,000 bas boch taken up by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor poratiba and large omg have been taken up by local. Companies from funds avail- able in London. In addition the amounts taken up through the British Banks in the Colony are as follows:-WW!
Direct Contributions,
passe1
legislation which cannot but have an un perial war chest for the current year and
COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded,
fortunate effect on the Colony. In the Couchea went into Committee to second place, if the argument be true that fer each succeeding year of the war exp.aded About five and a half million garoites have been distributed to nearly have not had offcial confirmation yet of this every unit in the British Army and to consider the Bill clause by clause. Public servants whose salaries are limited very generous offer, so I shall not allude
The Bill passed through Comunitice are likely to get into debt, it is equally men in hospitals. The first Honorary Beretary tail & rourer of the fund Stes without amendment, and, on Coursoll zues of the small inelopied, comiterial
Mr. G. J. Sayer, after resuming,
Assistant. And if the object of Bill his death Mr. D.. W. Craddock became The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the is to prevent money being lent to such Honorary Mecretary. On mas departure Bill be read a third time, and people re are claveed, it is surely equally from the Colony about a year ago he was The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and succeeded by air. W. A. Dowley, Mrs. the Bill was then read a third time and desirable that it should be made applic
able to the Colung as a whole, and so Arthur and Mr. A. Jenkins, the honorary
prevent the system of money lending, Trasurer, have dons must work in col
which is acknowledged to be an universal lecting runds. (6).—Contributions by the various Masonic bodies to the Freemasons
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the curse pe
HIM EXCELLENCY-I am sorry I cannot war Hospital, (c).Articles of wear, second reading of the Ball intituled, An tobacco and cigarettes from the members Ordinance to protect certain Public Ber-accept the suggestions of Hon. Members. of the Police and Frison Departments vants from Legal Proceedings in respect servants in this manner, for the succes It is very necessary to protect public alidaeir wives for those of their number a certain Liabilitics
The COLONIAL SECRETARY: Sir. As I depends on the integrity of its public of the whule Governingut administration Lave been in a measure responsible for intiating the proposato enact in this servants, It is a very serious matter for public servants to owa money and it ought by all possible means.. It Colony the somewhat unusual legislation to be Prgued that it is undesirable.
No. of
LIABILITIES OF FUBLIC SERVANTS.
1.42)-Exchequer Bonds (33,360 26's Hospitals for Foremanoco embodied in this Bill 1. should like tcmight be
(1.)-British War Loans
(3)War Savings Certifi
cates
58,334 462 (4) British War Expendi Mitani
28,700 ture Certificates
Total
| (1.)--Federated Malay States
6 per cont. War Loan: (2) War Loan Investment
Trust of Malaya manen (3.)-Straits Settlements War
Loan Bonds
on fictive service, (d)-A fund raised by urs. Muroy of the Sailors home for £144,230 162ggung womens beds in the Scots
Bervice, und for the Weekly Dispatch Land (e)-A tung rais of the suc explain briefly to the Council the prin for clerks in morcantile firms to owe
hembers of the Uverses Club in ald Ox
ciple involved. In the rules of the Public money but that does not affect the the Aircraft Fund. The Miscellaneous Expenditure incurred by the Coignon Service it is laid down that serious pecu administration of public affairs, as it £882,624 872 account of ta was during the year 1016 nary embarrassment, from whatever cause, would in the case of a public servant I has not yet hen definitely ascerinned, will be regarded as a circumstance which owing money. It is a difficult thing, (b), Indirect Contributions.
BLE will probably be nearly 600,000 necessarily has the effect of impairing the think to pass such wide legislation as (Brexit (20% Currency Cottel- l'here is every sign that she efforts rande efficiency of a Public Servant, and of renggested, and I think the Council will be Lutor in the Colony with show nt slackering dering him less valuable than he would datified and I hope the unofficial mem
at any-raity during
the current year. A sum or otherwise ne, and that the mere fact, berg will take that view in, 52,650 14 3161,208 has already been received by the under whatever ples, of becoming a party taking the first step to protect the most War Charities Committee and a sum of to accommodation bils, whether for his important section of the community which in our midet. I therefore ask Hon. 24,030 17: £3,900 has been sent by the Hongkong own purpose, or for another person, will official Members to pass this Bill. I Club to St. Dunstan's Hostel for subject a Civil Servant to certain dished-hardly say that it is not a Bill that 436,600 || 68
led soldiers and sailors, £100 to Blue ciplinary measures, These rules have one would like to see passed without the Cross and £500 to Red Cross Society not proved sufficient in practice to pre- fall concurrence of the unofficial members. 8613,280 07 In addition to the above recital the vent Government Officers borrowing money The CORONIAL SECRETARY seconded the The amounts contributed to various fact should not be last sight of that this and signing promissory notes, and a good second reading of the Bill, and it was funds in aid of the way, and to Charities Colony has manerespect of the many years ago, in die BM, S., laws the in connection with the war to 31st Decem- of 82,116,670 in respect of the year 1916, enacted on much, the same Finca at the ber, 1918, are as follows:
hza spent 858,163 on its Volunteer Force Bill now before you. My experience of for the same year, and $500,000 in respect £31,500 of miscellanions war services such as the working of those laws in the FM.8 maintenance and transport of Prisoners,de entirely satisfactory. The need for British Red Cross Society in 6,384 Concorship, passages of men going to the a similar law is just as urgent, or even word like should be inserted so as to British Red Cross Society (Bir front, and other matters. These facta and more urgest in Hongkong. The records make it clear as to what was really meant
Robert Ho Tung)
figures prove that, the financial support of the Courts show that the rate of in- by the section. He thought the insertion which the Colony has given to the Imterest charged in this Cooby in money of the word would remove any possibility perial Governmentarne connection with the lending transaction is, to say the least, of ambiguity in construction; the word 2,250 war is by no means, unworthy of the unconscionable, and it often appens that Colony what watch pored at the outset the original transaction does not come
unsatisfactory,
position, to night in the course of the proceedings. This has been dissipated by high exchange I have said that this islation is un. and the rehabilitation of her subsidiary nsual in its charest, ded it is so parti- coin and by fresh taxation. Moreover, the cularly in that it has as its object the fact must not be lost sight of that the protecting of a particular class of thohe ATTORNEY-GENBILL moved that the
Prince of Wales Fund (closed on
the 31st December, 1915)
Two Aeroplanes (Sir Robert Ho
Tuagh
Tai Yan Bank (half cost of three
погорівлев).......
Community of Hongkong (half cost
of three aeroplanes).
Belgian Relief Fund (about) Belgian Red Cris Fund
btctor Ambulance (Br. Lau Chu
Pak and others) ...
колк
Motor
Star and Garter Building Fund Royal Flying Corps Hospital Officers Families Fund
Ambulance (Ladies of Hong
Lord Kitchener National Memorial
Fund
Prisoners of War Funds songs Young Men's Christian Association Hut Fand (per Hongkong. Daily Press
St. Dunstan's Hostel for Blinded
Soldiers and Sailors Trenght Hosnital "
Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation: Bundry Funds
1,920
$3,000
250
1,000
100
As rebellion in Chin which cover the community, namely, officers in the per of the year 1915 and a considerable manent establishment of the public service 3,288 part of 1918 caused a serious dislocation
400
750
2,260
165
1,589
of her trade But good ng I think our in the Colony At first sight it may BEC unreasonable that the same protec showing in I do not pretend that it is tion should not be acorded to other per-
Nothing can be enough in this
I cannot do better than urge sons, whose salaries are limited and who
massed a second time to Comfaittee to
Council then went into consider the Bill clause by clause. On sub-section 10% of Clause
The Hon. Mr. Polrock moved that the
to come after the word instru- which had a very wide meaning. The amendment was accepted, and the
Bill passed through Committee with this- amendment
On Concil resuming.
be read a third time, The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded, and
the Bill was, then reud & third time and
paused
ALJES ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Dyed
thee
Lily
of this Colony to read and are equally liable to become, the proy of second reading of the Bill intituled, "An
Ordinance to amend further the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance 1013. In doing so he said i
This is the third amending Ordinance to amend the Alien Enemies (Winding Up)
15 digest the magnificent speech of Mr. Lloyd rapacious money lenders. The borrowing George reproduced in this morning's of money by means of promissory notes, Daily Prem, & passage from which I will with or without security, is, however. 1204 rend We can overcome it (cheers), but often necessary in commercia life, and sred to hack the it would be a matter of great difficulty to Alid only if the nation is prepare its re devise a law which would lay down.cxact Ordinance, but I think that in view
Government with the wholo
ources I don't want anyone to go away ly in what circumstances money borrowed 900 from this,m eting, or to read, what is said, on a promissory note should be irremover this meeting, and draw any inference able by the ordinary process of law. In from that extent one. The peril is great, the case of public servants the same dil
1,821 300
the fact that the principal Ordinance was introduced at very short notice, and broke
up what was then practically new ground,
is not surprising that certain munker