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THE CONSCRIPTION BILL.
IN ITS PRESENT FORM. The Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to provide for the raising of a force the embers of which shall be liable to service with His Majesty's Forces outside the Colony during the present war" now reads as follows:-
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
-The Ordinance may be cited as the General Military Service Ordinance, :1918.
In this Ordinance:-- "Civil Servant? means a British subject, who is in the employment of the Government of the Colony and whose whole time is at the disposal of the Government: "Compelent Military". "Authority shall have the same mearing as the Army Act: Enrolment Lists
mean the lists referred to in section 10 of this, Ordinance:
Force" means the force referred to in sections 10 and it of this Ordine arice:
"Proper Authority means the per son appointed by the Governor for the purposes of sections and of this Ordinance:
Proper Military Authority" menus the person appointed, for the pur-, poses of section 7uf this Ordin- ance, by the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of
His Majesty's regular troops within the Colony:
"Tribunal "
menna the tribunat of this referred to in section Ordinance.
31.) This Ordinane shall not apply
to any of the following persons:--
(1) Members of His Majesty's Regular
Naval or Military Forces::
(b) Civilians in the employment of the Naval or Military Authorities:
THE
any male Britishi subject of or over the uge of eighteen years, who for the tiae being shall be ordinarily resident within the Colony, and who shall not havo attained the age of forty years Ixfore the commencement of this (Frdinance, and upon this medical examination who, referred to in section 3 of this Ordinance shall have been certified as medically fit for enrolment in the force, to attend before the Tribunal at such time and pines as may be prescribed in the sail order.
(2) The Tribunal shall thereupon, either at the time and place prescribed in the said Brdor or at such time and place as the Tribunal may direct, proceed to enquire whether such British subject shall be enrolled in the force or should be exempt from such enrolment.
(3) If any such British subject fails to attend at the time and place prescribed in any such order or fails to attend at any time and place as directed by the Tribunal, he shall, upon summary con vidtion, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred had fifty dollars and to- imprisonment for any period not exceed ing six mouths.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE SB, 1918
ing two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any period not excted. ing aix months.
10(1.) The Governor shall cause to be
A
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. HONOUR TO WHOM HONOUR.
15 DUE:
A Chinese was charged, on remand,
published in the Gazette. Enrolment Lists containing the names of the following with snatching an ear pick from a woman
persons:
in Tai Wong Street.
It will by remembered that defendant (a) Every person in whose case the
Tribunal has decided that such at the last hearing contended that be përson should be enrolled, provid.could not have committed the robbery as he was a Government servant. Govern ed that no appeal against such decision han bren prosecuted before ent servants," he said, “never commit
robberies." the Governor in Council"; (b) Every person in whose case the Governor in Council on appear has decided that such person should be enrolled:
(c) Every civil servant in whose case the Governor has decided that such civil servant should be enrolled; (d) Every person who has reported himself at the offics of the Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartor Master General under the provi sions of section (9) of this Ordin
nee; and
(c) Every person who has been con
vietel of unlawfully failing so to report himself and who has not (4.) It shall be lawful for the Tribunal
successfully appealed against such to grant to any such British subject so
conviction. ordered to attend exemption from auch
Provided that it shall be lawful, for the enrolment
any of the following grounds ---
Governor to onit from euch Enrolment (a) On the ground that it is expedient Lists the name of any person who before in Imperial interests, or in the the first day of June, 1918, applied to the essential interests of the Colony Military Service Commission for permis. that he should, instead of being | sion to volunteer for active service out enrolled in the force, be engaged inside the Colony.
other work in which he is babitually (2) Every person whose name appears
Mr. Wood, however, thought otherwise and sentenced defendant to twelve months' hard labour, four hours' stocks,
and twelve strokes with the birch.
A MUSICAL NUISANCE, Mr. Samuel Paul, clerk of the Attorney- General, summoned a Chinese woman, living at 17, On Lan Street, for playing Chinese musical instruments, calculated to annoy residents in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Paul stated that the muke went on till 2 a.m. every morning and he was unable to sleep.
It was pointed out, however, that the summons had been taken out against a man and not against the present defend- ant
Mr. Paul insisted that the woman was the real offender and should be charged:
An adjournuient was ordered pending the issue of a fresh summons against defendant.
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engaged or in which he is with the in any such Enrolment List shall, asteriving a quantity of stolen property BURBERRY'S AND ZAMBRENE'S.
approval of the Tribunal prepared from the date of publication of such to engage; or
List, be deemed to have been enrolled in; and to belong to, the force referred to in section (11) of this Ordinance.
(6) On the ground that serious hard
ship would ensue, if he were enrolled in the fores, owing to his, exceptional financial or business obligations or domestic position. (5.) Any such exemption may be
the Tribunal may think best suited to the
11(1.) The said force shall be called the General Military Service Fores of Hongkong.
(2.) Subject to the provisions of sub
Inspector Sim said he entered defend- ant's house in Lun Fat Street by virtue of a search warrant and found the articles. Defendant told witness that he purchased them from a launch, hat when talten to find the launch he could not
identify it launch
Inspector Tutcher, of the Dockyard
(c) Men in holy orders and such regular absolute, conditional, or temporary, sections (3) and (4) of this section, all Palice, Identified the proporty as some
denominations as the Governor in case, or may be conditional upon such
ministers of recognised religious
Council may exempt:
(d) Men who have left or been dis charged from the Naval or Military Service of the Crown in consequence of disablement or ill-health.
modifications shall havo effect, namely, that the enquiry shall be held by the
British subject being engaged in some work which in the opinion of the Tribunal is of Imperial importance: Provided Dint any exemption graated on the gronari of excuptional: financial or busi-
months at any
the provisions of the Army Act shall
apply to the General Military Servich Foice of Hongkong, and to all persons belonging to the force, whether within of without the limits of the Colony,
((3.)- Notwithstanding anything to the
which had been stolen from the yard re
cently.
Defondant said he bought the articles. flow was bo to know they had been stolen ?
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo incu defendant
hard about
JOSS-STICKS AS WEAPONS OF OFFENCE.
(2.) in the application of this Ordin-ness obligations or domestic position shall contrary contained in the Army Act, it $100, with the alternative of one month's
shall be lawful for the competent milk ance to Civil Servants, the following not be for a longer period than threctory authority with or without the con
Any one time.
sent of the person in question, at any (6.) Any such axemption, whether time to appoint any person belonging to the force to any corps of His Majesty's (4.) For the purposes of tile Army Act every person betonging to the force shall be deemed to have been enlisted for general service with the colours for the period of the war
Lovernor and not by the Tribunal, and absolute or conditional or temporary Regular Forces Ne
that it shall be lawful for the Governor, upon such enquiry as he shall think it to decide that any Civil Servant of or over the age of eighteen years, who shall and have attained the age of forty years before the commencement of this Ordin-poriod than six months in all. ance, should be enrolled in the force.
may he reconsidered and withdrawn or varied by the Tribunal at any time Provided that no British subject shall bo granted exemption on the ground of exceptional financial or business obliga- tions or domestic position for a longer
(7.) The Tribunal shall communicate in
13-(1.) Any enquiry by the Tribunal under the provisions of this Ordinanch shall be conducted in public unless on any occasion the majority of the members of the Tribunal present on such occasion
partly in private.go occasion should be conducted wholly or
A Chinese was charged with assnulung
another Chinese aud inflicting a serions wound on his right eye.
ern
Ps. Earner stated that complainant and defendant had a quarrol over gambling debt, and the latter, apparent- 1v, picked upon a burning joss-stick and
4.1.) It shall be lawful for the Goverwriting to each. British subject whose case are of opinion that the enquiry on that deliberately stuck it into complainant's
nor to appoint such and so many persons
as he may think fit, not being less in has been enquired into the decision of number than soven, to form a tribunal the Tribunal with reference to such to be called the General Military Service British subject. Triburial.
(8.) If any question arise under this (2) In the ovent of the death, resigna-Ordinance as to whether any person is or tion, absence from the Colony, or inability was ordinarily resident within the Colony to act, of any member of the Tribunal, the decision of the Tribunal upon such it shall be lawful for the Governor to question, shall, subject to an appeal to appoint any person whom he may think the Governor-in-Council, he final for all fit to fill the place of such member, either purposes. Lemporarily or permanently.
7--The Tribunal shall forthwith make (3.) It shall bo lawful for the Governor. a report to the Governor of the cases in to appoint a Chairman of the Tribunal which the Tribunal has decided to grant The Chairman shall preside at all sittings exemption, stating in each such case the of the Tribunal at which he is, present, ground of exemption, and also a report and in his absence the members of the of the cases in which the Tribunal has Tribunal present shall choose one of their decided that the British subject in ques number to preside at the sitting intion should be enrolled, stating in every
case the date on which such decision wa communicated in writing to the British subject in, qucation.
question
(4.) Five members of the Tribunal shall constitute a quorum,
eye. The injuries received were B0 serious that the man had to be sent to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment
(2.) Any appeal to the Governor in Council under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be conducted in public unless on any occasion the Governor is
Defendant said the whole matter was of opinion that the appeal should be
(3) In all other respects any enquiryant abused him and a struggle ensued, conducted wholly or partly in private, the outcome of an accident. Complain- or appeal under the provisions of this during which a lighted joss-stick which manner as the enquiring or appellate ho was carrying at the time entered Ordinance may be conducted in sachs authority, as the case may be, shall see complainant's ove fit.
(1.) The Tribunal shall, for the purpose of any enquiry which it is authorised under the provisions of this Ordinance to make, have all the powers of the Suprents: Court in respect of the following matters:
(a) enforcing the attendance of wit
nesses and examining them on oath or otherwise;.
() compelling the production of docu-
ments; and
(c) punishing persons guilty of con
tempt.
Mr. Wolfe said it was a good thing for defendant that the condition of complain- ant's eye was reported to be improving, otherwise he would have been liable to five years' imprisonment. He fined de- fendant 67, with the alternative of four- teen days imprisonment. Defendant was also ordered to pay 81 compensation to complainant.
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(5.) It shall also be lawful for the
8.--Within seven days after the com- Governor to appoint a clerk to the Tri- bunal. Any order, summons, subpoena, munication in writing to any such notico, notification, or other document British subject of the decision of the issued or published by the Tribunal may Tribunol, or within such further time as may be allowed by the Governor in be issued and published in the name of the said clerk.
Council, it shall be lawful for such 5.--(1) It shall be lawful for the Proper British subject, or for his employer if Authority, at any time or times, to order any, or for the Proper Military Authori any male British subject of or over the ty, to appeal to the Governor in Council age of eighteen yenes, x‡o shall not have against the decision of the Tribunal, and attained the age of forty years before the upon such appeal it shall be lawful for commencement of this Ordinance to the Governor in Council to confirm or attend at such time and place as may be vary or reverse the decision of the specified in the said order and there to Tribunal, submit himself to be medically examined
(1) Upon the expiration of any for the purposes of this Ordinance.
conditional or temporary exemption the (2) If any such British subject without on to whom such exemption applies
·lawful excuse fail to comply with any shall, unless he has obtained a further this Ordinance, may be served either by Bion so hungry that they ate patato peel-1 such order as is referred to in this section exemption from the Tribunal, forthwith he shall upon sumpurry conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred report himself at the office of the Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
General
(2) If any persón calawfully fails so (1.) Bubject to the provisions of section 3 of this Ordinance, it shall be to report himself be shall be liable upon Jawful for the Proper Authority to order summary conviction to a fine not exceed
BRITONS IN GERMAN HANDS. (2) Every British subject ordered to attend before the Tribunal, and every The detention and employment by the civil servant whose case may be enquired German armies behind their firing le into by the Governor under the provisions in Belgium and France of British of this Ordinance, shall, on oath NCOs. and men captured on the West if so required, truthfully and fullyern front has brought upon these prison answer all enquiries which may be aders an amount of unjustifiable suffering, dressed to such British subject or civil for which a parallel would be hard to servant by the Tribanal or by the find in the history, tragic in eo many Governor, as the case may be, and shall of its incidents as that history has been, produce any documents in his possession of the treatment by the enemy of their. or the Governor, as the case may be, opening sentent
sentence of the report presented or under his control which the Tribunal prisoners during this war. Such is tho may order such British subject, or civil to Parliament in April on the treatment lines in France and Belgium. The servant to produce
of British prisoners of war behind the (3) If any such British subject or civil
Comittee of Inquiry adduces evidence servant, as the case may be, fails to com- that abundantly confirms most of the re ply with quy of the provisions of sul markable narratives by returned prison- clause (2) of this section, he shall upon eru of wat concerning their wretched x summary conviction be liable to a time periences at the hands of their German of two Lundred and futy dollars and to guards Instances are recorded of British of imprisonment for any term not exceed soldiers deliberately kept within range
fire killed by British guns; of deaths from ing six months,
con 14-Any order, summons, subpean, starvation, which, we are told, notice, or other document, issued for the start, and of many other inconceivable purpose of carrying out the provisions of acts of barbarity. The men were on occa being delivered personally to the person ings which had been trampled under foot to whom such document is addressed, or The case is quoted of an Australian pri by leaving it with some adult at such vale who, starving, had fallen out to person's last known residence or place of pick up a picco of bread left on the road business, or by scading it by registered aide by Bolgina women for the prisoner
was shot an
and killed by the guard for post to such person at his last known so doing? These are merely a few, sen- residence or place of business pa
tences. indicating in a very imperfect 15.—The various forms in the Schedule fashion the character of a report, which hereto may be used with such variations reflects in an astonishing manner
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