THE HONGKONG DAILY FERSS, TUESDAY,
DODWELL & COMPANY.LD
"STEAMSHIP SKEVICES.
Regular Heffingto
NEW YORK & OR BOSTON
vis Bues or Panama Ouziale sa Ownews' Option,
8.S. "BOLTON CASTLE”..... sailing on or about #9th Jan.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
**HUNGARIA
For SHANGHAI
en or about January 30th.
For BRINDISI VENICE & TRIESTE. Taking Carge on through Hills of Lading de LEVANT, BLACK SEA & DASUB.
PORME
VIA SINGAPORE, PENANG & COLOMBO
on or abous February 10th. 8.8. "PILSNA.”
on or about March ard
8.S. HUNGARIA"
Fassengers' Luggage,an be insured at the Office of the Agents.
OFFICIAL SECRETS BILL
LIBERTY OF THR FREES,
GOVERNMENT BACK DOWN.
In the House of Commons a month the Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Official Secret Bill, which Had come down from the House of Lords,
JANUARY 25TH, 1921
and if he declined, he was to be considered guilty of a misdemeanour. The whole" megetre, was full of confirmation shai whai the Extensive were really nhier was nok to gire more power in the legitimate authority to deal with enemy spies, but to give more POS AT HOME AND ARROAD
to dentroy the liberty of the subject.;
and provides" for the amendment of the detail Wintertop said the view that the
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HAIPHONG HOIHOW SHANGHAI via Bri
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"HOPBANG"
"TURNSANG":
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"NAKBANG "
MANITA
BHANGHA
Wed, 28th Jan, 10 ano
Thurs, 97th Jan, D'light.
„Fri, 28th-Jan. 3 pal
1.Bun. 20th Jan., Dlight :
STEAITS. & CALOUTTA ....s
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Bingapore; returning from Calenta stommiers proceed vin Shenia“ and Hongkong to Japan, occasionally calling så Shanghai, wat All steansers have excellent passenger, socommodatilom, fitted with Kanrio Light and Fant and carry a fully-osalified
for any person for the purpose of gaining | Empire; and this it was necessary for the /SHANGHAI NANIE — NAPA NIST
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SAILINOS FROM HONGKONG SURIZON TO ALTERATION
appendinately every live days between Candy and Shanghal, sometimes calling at Bwatów. Through wokete oan be obtained and through Bill of Lading seo loaned, in full Northern and Yangban Form via Bhanghai. LINE --A weekly seerios is maintained with Manila by veals with good
approzionately wooky for pamongers and oseg, LINEommodation, willing a both parts every Frida a
"balling at Hoihow when inducement crimes. LINE ---Öns milling per month between Honglong and Bandakan by - a steamer Eaving up-to-date accommodation for pamengers.
Cargo taken on through Bils of Lading for Kuadas, Jesselton Labuan, Tawas and Land Daba
TIENTSIR LINK ---A reguar, nervios" in ran from March to November betwõem ·
Hongkong and Tentsin, calling so Welhalwal and Chefoo
ordinary legislative powers for dealing with existing law, especially with respect to the the outbreak of the war was ample would not be shared by a single mischief of spring. This mischief, the member of that House who had served with Attorney General said, was guarded shed fact that they would never stop his Majesty's forces. It was a well-estab- against by special legislation during the espionage in war-time, unless they had time of the war, but it was deered that adequate powers for dealing with spies in pasce-time, Everyone knew that we did some of the precautions, which had been not live in ordinary, time. Everyone taken under the special Acts should become knew that plots and conspiracion against permanent The bill made it an offence this realm were being carried out in foreign countries and in some parts of the British admission to a prohibited place to wear Government, however much one might without authority, a aval er military uni- dislike the ideal to make additional re- strictions, in order that they might deal form or so make a false statement or to with the situation. It was most necessary to tamper with a passport or similar docu. that the Government should have power mour. It prohibited she improper retontion
find out what was being cabled from and HAIPHONG and improper communication to this country in a critical time. Then te enemy agents. One clause made it obliga ernment should have power to punish tory to produce the originals of transcripts people who made use of offcial documents Commander Bellairs echoed the protest of klegram went to or received from any by publishing them in books. place abroad. Another dealt with the caso. in which letters were received as addresses made by Sir D. Maclean with regard to the complicated charecter of the measure. which were not the addresses of the re Under Clause & everyone had to become cipients The bill further provided for the
a common informer, otherwise he would be registration of persons carrying on the guilty of a misdemeanour. He had domas business of receiving postal packets. of documents, some of them marked ** Mout These persons would have to record the secrets be given to him by among ” which were of no value at all. names and addresses of their clients, and
They koop particulars of the business done.
others, Lord Fiber. There was no protes Ojection had been taken to the bill on tion in the words of the clause. The safely the ground that it interfered with the of the State is never really endangered operations of the Frees. To him that socm- by real honest criticism," This bill would ed an astonishing statement. It was very promote, secrecy, and, had been found strange that persons connected with the in the war, secrecy ruined the connection Press should say that the bill deals with between the Army, the Navy, and the them. He suggested that there had been people. Is so led to industrial unrest. misunderstanding on the point. › There was in order to correct a few minor evils the the provision against the possession or re House would be creating through this bill tention for sume purpose prejudicial to
very much greater evil. Newspaper pro the interests of the State of any official prietors who were in the Government document. He would have thought that would be a privileged class, whereas the whomsoever stich provision might apply others would not be privileged, but would to they would not be reputable journalists. be liable to arrest and search, or to be None the less, to meet the apprehensions called upon to deliver documents. falt in some quarters, be propoed in Com- mikes to move an amendment which would supplement what had already been done in the House of Lords in order to give the assurance that there was no ides of inter fering, with the liberty of the Press, (Hoar, hear.) P
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Lieut-Colonel A. Marray (C.L., Kincar dine) objected wholly, to giving to the Executive powers such as were contained in the bill. It travelled far outside the powers that were necessary to deal with spich It was merely another encroachment on the liberty of the subjecti
Mr. Olynos mid that rothing had been revealed to the House which would justify the making of a rigid law to deal not with German spies but with British subjects. The tendency out regard opinion
He
Bir D. Maclean said the hill was an example of the persistence of the war spirit, but the Houw should exercise the greatest possible care to see that no legisla Bon gained through which any degre tended further to restrict the liberty, of the harmful to State if it did not aubject. He attached special importance to harmonise with the opinion, of those st the the undoubted risk which there was under head of the present Government. the bill of interference with the Press, would mách prefer to rely upon the outlet There was no body of men in the country of even foolish doctrine and extreme niter- who knew their business better than mame ance than sccept the fear which evidently bera of the Press. Throughout the main had prompted the Government to bring organs of the Fress there had been wrbine forward this bill. This was scara legisla obviously written by men who had caretion, for which the Government had made determined hostility to its proposals, on the reject it. ground, that grin enying to be their it reached "the statute book their position as public servante in and through the Press would be very seriously hamper.
SMATELE- & VICTORIA vis Manila, Shanghai & Japan port fully studied the bill, expressing the most out ze case, and he hoped the House would
Cargo to Overland Pointe US, in connection with Great Northern Northern Pacile
geland Ohlosso, Milwauke & St. Pami Ballways. KABHIMA-MARU (omitting Manila)
TAJIMA MARU (onlling Tanquets") m
SUWA KARU
TUSHIMI KABU (omitting Manila)
TOYAMA MABU (calling Vancouver)
Batarday,
Wednesday, 26th Jan, at 11 an Saturday, 29th Jan, at 11a.m
12th Feb, at 11 am. Wednesday, 9th Mar," at 11 fam. Friday, 11th Mat,|st|11 am.
LONDON & ANTWERP vis Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Sue inserted to meet the criticism. Since June
Port Bald and Marseilles,
KAGA MAHU
YOKOHAMA MARU
TAKRA MABU
VISHIMA, MARU
LIBBON MARU
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,
11th Feb, at 11 am 18th Feb at 11 am --4th. Mary'at 11am
18th Ma, să 115 kare
HAMBURG, AMSTERDAM, LONDON & BOTTERDAM.
Thursday, 10th February.
Bues, Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday Brisbane
LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via MELBOURNE & SYDNEY
Island, Townsvill
AKI MARU
TANGO MARU
HIKKO MARU
NEW YORK via Briez.
TOYOHASHI MARU
Tunday,
15th Feb. at 11 km Tuesday, 22nd Mar., as 11 am Tuesday, 19th Apr. at 27 ST
SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS rís CAPE,
End of Febrdary.
KANAGAWA MARU (talling from Singapore) Tuesday, 1st March. BOMBAY & COLOMBO vis Bingapore.
KAWACHI VARU -
TSUSEOMA MARU :
Wednesday, 20th January Monday, 14th Feb.
CALCUTTA & RANGOON vs Singapore & Penang.
SANUKI MARUTI
Thursday,
****Anonday,
JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe & Yokohama.
SHANGHAL, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
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Srd Feb.
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bill on Commander Kenworthy said the bill was yet ons more example of the crea tion by the Government of fresh offences. It was directed against the big newspaper houses. As Lord Burnham had said. in The Attorney-General: May 1 explant another place, practically every editor in This bill when in the House of Lords was the country had at one time or another subpected to some criticism as to its effect had documents that the Government of on the Press, and in the result, words were the day might object to him having. These were the people who were to be held guilty when the bill passed through the House of unless they proved themselves innocent. Lords, conferences have been held between To bring in such a bill as this two years those responsible for the bill and those alter the so-called pence was making too representing the newspapers, and the much sen amendments which I am to move in Com- Mr. Spencer said that the Labour mem- mittee will, az informer remove the bers could not disabuse their minds of objections which have beer raised. (Hear, the impression that the real intention was hear.)
prawkhot, so much to deal with enemy spies as Sir D. MacLean said they would deal to deal with opinions of men in this youn. with these when the Committee sings reach- try at the present time, If men were ed.He pointed out that the bill was pastilig restricted in expressing opinions they were through the House of Lords almost u driven into secrecy, and opinions which alentia when Viscount Burnham apter would perish if they were not founded on vened, and a hasty discussion took place morality justice, and the great cardinal On the third reading in the House of principles of virine, had a tendency: în Lards sobie amendments were proposed, bart secrecy to grow, and to spread the whole of the debate in that House show ed that the noble lords had not addressed themselves with their customary care to the bill. He claimed that there was no proper definition in the document of what was an official document. His main critic ism of the hill was that it did hit at the legitimate exercise of the functions of the Fress, and certainly impinged most harm fully upon its liberly, (Eear, hear.) It was perfectly well-known that practically such criticism there was not the slightest during the whole time of their existence foundation. For the purpose of the mea the Pross had been getting and were get- kura an "official" document was a pasar fing official documents, and the use made port, pass, permit certificate, license, Or of them was in many cases greatly to the other document of similar character. The advantage of the public; but, under a bill term official document had nothing what like this, & Minister hostile to the nad of ever to do with the criticism in regard to the documens in a particular way might Cabines papers and memoranda with which set the power of the bill in motion. In they had been assailed.
An such an event, who was to decide whether the document was retained for some purt pose prejudicial to the interests of the State
The Attorney-General: The Courts, alti- mately,
Bir G. Hears, replying, said that the foundation of most of the criticism was that in making the provision about off cial documents the Government were en- dangering zot merely the Press, not merely. the individual who got into his posSEMIDA a private, donment, buy the most harmless person who somehow or other got inte bis possession a document which somebody or other might describe as "official." For
The House divided, when there were
- For the second reading..... 143
Agains
Government majority 3 105
Sir D. Maclean mid he could not bus A motion by Lieut-Commander Ken regard with apprehension the passing of worthy that the bill be committed to a legislation of this Had. The Executive Committee of the whole House was greed wore by means of this measure, trying to to without a division. carry their war rovers in times of peace. (Hes, hear.) He was amazed at the audacity of the Government in making such
LOS ANGELES PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY and closing it in the angger NEW TYPE OF HEITISH SEAFLABE.
TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT SERVICE
Operating the following U8, Bhipping Bowed uden
HONGKON &“ TO
-LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA:
DUB 20 ARKITE
DU 20 BAIL 86: WEST HILTON About Jan. 30th 1996: 8.8. WERNETITION About Foix 2nd 1931.
Through Buls of Lading to all U1.8., and Chradian Overland Folntu no Tassid punech na roste MM Bhipide connection with the Halilika, Banie Te and Boetičmen Pación BadPOMATASE
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General: Agend for Bouth Uhl n
tion that they were simply developing necessary powers for dealing with spien Many interesting features are embodied The bill really gought to give powers which in a new type of British seaplane, designed struck at the right of public expression of specially for strength. The floats DIS free opinion in and through the Press, and nearly twenty feet long and they are at the liberty of the individual divided into six water-tight compartments Clause 4 provided that where it appeared so that the machine ckt be mangurred to a Secretary of State that such a course successfully on the surface of the water was expedient in the public interest, hs even after two compartments in each float might, by warrant under his hand, demand have been fooded. With such long floate from any private cable company copies of the machine rides the water in flying atti sny telegram sent eit or received by them,tade utiles all conditions, no tail flost He was quite rare that that House would being required. The engines are of 240 Dot give any ench power to say Becretary horse-power, On a tee the machine “ took of State, Clanse 6: laid down that it off, from a calm sea. after a run of low should be the duty of every person to give than 400 yards, when it was carrying on demand to a chief officer of police or full load of two heavy passengers and 40lbs. to any member of his Majesty's forces of ballast. Both seaplanes and aeroplane engaged on guard, sentry, patrol, or other are now being regularly employed in Gres similar duty, any information his Britain to furnish records of air condition power relating to an offence or suspected to assist the weather experts in offence under that or the principal Act; | socurate forecaste n
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Through Bills of Lading issued to RANGOON, PORT SWET- TENHAM, MADRAS and DUTCH EAST INDIES.
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(KAWASAKI STEAMSHIP CO.)
CAPITAL PAID-UP
Presidents Mr. Y. KAWAKAKY,"
KAISHA
¥20.000.000
Vice-President Mr. K. MariVKATA, Managing Directors Mr. Manara Am.
The Company has on hand a Large Number of
NEW CARGO STEAMERS
ALWAYS READY FOR CHARTERS of all descriptions.
The following are comprised in the Company's Fleet, you
Kleven steamers of 9,100 tons each deadweight.
And under the Company's
Twenty steamers of about 9,100 tons deadweight en Two steamers of about 6400 tons desdweight, es
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