HONGKONG
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHALBANK AMENDING ORDINANCE
PASSED. 2
OBITUARY,
MR. W. T. ELSON.
Many friends in the Colony will regret to learn, of the death of Mr. W. T. Elson, of Mesars A. S. Watson & Co., who laft home on ho iday by the City of Simla, TEES OF SOLICITORS PRACTISING AS on March 25th. The sad news was con-
BARRISTERS SETTLED.
veyed in a cable from Singapore sent yesterday by Mrs. Elson who annouderd that her husband had died that morning from heart failure..
THR HONGKONG DAILY FR 88, FRIDAY, MARCH 81er, 1999.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE RECENT STRIKE.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS."
so-called strike of seamen, few of those in Si- understand that. prior to the
British ships belonged to the Union. which was formed only last year, that the local British Companies had not long store voluntarily increased their men's Mr. Elson was a member of the Compay by from 18 per cent, to 20 per cunt HS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (Sirmittee of the Kowloon Cricket Club and over the previous rates and that the crews REGINALD EDWARD, STUBS, K.C.M.G.). was a past master of St. John's Lodge in these Companies were well satisfied, HIS EXCELLENT TRE GENERAL OFFICER of Freemasons, and consequently bad and little or no knowledge of the Union's
THE TROOPS (Major
A menting of the Legislative Council was he'd in the Council Chamber yester Bay. There were present:-
COMMANDING
Auers.
SPORT:
LAWN TENNIS.
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT
In "the open aingles yesterday H. D.
bent U. M. Omar 6-0, 60, 61. Rumjalin qualified for the third round by.
One of the most interesting' matches of the day was the meeting of J. B. Penman G. R. Sayer . A. Brearley and H. E. Deathles. The first-round pair were heavily Smith in the first rotinal of the Handicap handicapped 15.2) whilst their oppon-
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ants received 9/6. This lovelled out the
which
hotly contested:
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throughout. There were some splendid couple put up a great fight. They re- duced the lead of 4-2 to level pegging. At eight-all Beazley and Smith rallied ad won the next two games and the
Gragral Sir Jons Fovies, K.G.M.G.. wide circle of friends and nequainten netionner nay wish to leave their vessels. rallies and in the last set the handicapred
He had been with the firm of C...G. Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., for the past right years, being in charge of K.C.the harbour work. He served in Meso
C.B., D.S.0.). Hon. Mr. CLAUD SKVERN,
(Colonial Secretary). Hon. Mr. J. H. Exp, C.B.E.,
Attorney-General),
Hon
They were forced to leave by threats of bring killed and that their wives' cars would be cut off, etc., as were, later on other Chinwo workers in foreign em-
Mr. C. Mcl. Missza: C.RE. Dotaraia during the war with the last play, the bulk of whom neither wished to match. Thit scores were:-6-4, 3-6, 10,9,
(Colonial Treasurer), Hon. Mr. RR. HALLA, O.BE.
(Secretary for Chinese Affairs). Hon. Mr. A. Iaving (Director of
Education).
Hon. Mr. T. L. PERKINS (Director of
Public Works),
Hon. Mr. Lav CHC-PAK
Hon. V. D. Parn.
Hon. Mr. A. G. STATES,
Hon. Mr. A. O. LANG,
Hon, Mr. Chow Shop-sos. ¿
Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER, C.B.E. Clerk of
Conncil).
ABSENT,
Hon. Mr. 1. F. POLLOCK, K.C.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last, meeting" were confirmed and signed by the President:
FINANCE.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by order of H.E. the lovernor, laid ou the table Financin Minute No. 20, and moved
mitter.
Th- COLONIAL TREASURER second and the notion was approval.
contingent which left Hongkong. He was only 37 or 18 years of age, and the news of his death comes as a great shock to his friends, among whom the deepest sym- pathy will be felt with Mrs. Elson in her sad bereavement. "
POLICE OFFICER ACCIDENT
ALLY WOUNDED. SHOT WITH HIS OWN REVOLVER
14 WHILST ARRESTING A MAN.
A notes other sub,-Inspector Field was accidentally wounded by his own revolver whilst arresting a man iq Yau- mati, en Wednesday night. A pour of police, of whom the Sub-Inspretor was que, was on the watch for a band of thevys who it was understood, End planord robbery in Portland Street, Mongkok.
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that it be referred to the Finance Comments appeared to be suspicious, came on About 8.30 p.m.- man, whose move-
pouneed upon him. He struggled vio the scene and two Chinese detectives
tently and Sub-Inspector Field came to The CLONIAL SECRETARY also laid on the help of the other police officers" The the table the Report of the Finance Comman she writlutly about to draw are mittee. No. 4, and moved that over so the Sub-Inspector drew his, and
adopted.
elped with the "fellow.
leave nor knew why they should do so. Many of them knew little or nothing of the semen or their strike,”
The other ruths for yesterday were :- Handicap Doubles.-L Nelson and In short, Hongkong has been held up.. Hayes and Major C. Willson Capt. K. Temony (4/5) beat Surg.-L. by a gang of intimidators with whom our Instier were powerless to deal, the (3:0), 7-5. 02 Chinese police being, apparently, unablers Las (15) Leaf A. D. Roll und Mixed Doables.-F. A. Reimond and or unwilling to inform apon or arrest these house-to-house intimidators. Also, Miss Harrison (4-0), 79, 6-1. it was quite open to these gentry to have incited to violence, arser, or looting the demonstrators outside the Seamen's Club or elsewhere and with whom the few Indian polier present could not, possibly have dealt.
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TODAY'S MATCHES.
Oper Double.-H. D. Raminhn and A. E. Runjab e. M. W. Lo and M. K. Lo; Major Lloyd and A. B. Raworth v. S. A. Ramjahn and O. Rumjah. n. Busschaert and R. C. Wirebel e. Wang Po Keung and Y. Yvanovich.
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Handicap Singles A.-R. M. Smith R. K. Valentine'; J. B. Fenman v. B. D. C. Morgan.
"Handicap Singles, B.-A. "G. Simp son v. C G. Perdue.
Club Championship.-G. Miskin Major C. Wilkon; 11. M. Henderson
A Relmond; L. Nelson r. G. W. Sewell,
and Engr.-Capt. Garwood . R. K. Valen
Handicap Danides. —Lieut. Col. Green tine and D. J. Valentine.
La yent, the British Engineering firms alone of Hongkong paid to their native workers in salaries, wages and bonuses some eight million dollars, one such firm giving a further large sum to Chair of Engineering at our University, the bulk of the total sum so given by this firm going to train native students. cerk and other workers in foreign employ Yet egery native workman, draughtsman,
downed tools and wilked out, the engine- men in one large factory actually leaving the main driving engines running with no one to attend the engines or the factory.S.
A report of a It should be elemly understood that the
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Stark Et. A. S. Lindsell, Mrs. A. Mixed Double-C. C.. Stark and 31rs.
Lind-eft,
WILLARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
- The Colonial Taranuar seconded, and, fireama was heard during the struggle eight millior's paid in wages were drawn it was agreed to.
but the Sub-Inspector did not realisefeben work attracted here by our favour-In, A. Lench Dog by 3 points. Lee Wing PEES OF SOLICITORS ACTING AS gone off and had wounded him in the alie economie entulitions, and thit when tmmediately that his own revolver had
BARRISTERS.
therefore, will fit l.. A. Osinend on In his match yesterday with Ls Wing
The man was taken in charge and the enlitions, tv increased wages. | Mochig, April 3rd.
stor out-turn of work, or other causes, become less favourable than elsewhere Hongkong must lose, the work, which then
Under Chat Section of the therwari: the-polis afficer was taken to will go elsewhere or not be done it all.
TIP COLONIAL SECRETARY: $ir, ertain rules, made by the Chitz Jústian under Section 3 of the Supreme Court Ordi- hance, 1873, ary brought before the Couunil. Ordinance, the Council can revise rules, and the Council must approve them and they must be gazetted before they come into force. I would ask the Attorney-General-with your permission -to explain.
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the
muscles
the arrested man is the leader "of a The police have reason to believe that Yaurati band of thieves.
There
no
Field found that a bufet from his own at the Police Station, later, Sub-Inspec ur valve had passed through his thigh and had also shattered his police whist:c.
Dr. Smalley dressed the wound and
Government Civil Hospital.
The bullet, fortunately, sivered no
then I millions, or. and unless it is found to have rarried millions at all, available for wages. There fragments of the whistle into the flesh, is are also less millions, or none at all, not likely to prove troublesom»,
ploy adiitional men, and less money avail- available for extensions & Work to m
Able for foreigners salaries, wages and honwaes, and for Government rates and taxes, licenses and other, Government and Rennent charges. That is tim, position. Walth comes in production and not from paper money, whose value depends value of the mousy being obviously Jess eatiny upon its purchasing power, the
as costs are increased by men spending this time in processions, or in Cautoa
AMENDING ORDINANCE....
H.E. THE GOVERNOR. Under standing Order 20 (4) this is
is motion the urgency | HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK of which must be admitted by two-thirds of the 'embers, including the President") -before it can be peed before the Cguneil; at least that is how I read the I think if the Attorney-General explains the reasons for the urgency it wilxplain the reason for the motion Also. He might do so first, and we might take the
two LECERBATY votes thereafter.
rule.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL
The reason for the ground of urgency is this: The Ordinance passed recently has been pass ed to deal with the scarcity of practising barristers in the Colony at the moment It is intended to give the Chief Justica power to enable solicitors to appear before him with the object of expediting the hearing of cases which have been begun. It is in the public interest, and
the second wading of the Bill intitled The lion. Mr. E. V. D. PARR moved An Ordinates to amend the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance, 1966,
The Hoa, Mr. A. D. Lang seconded
and it was carried.
The Council went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by Clause. The Bill was approved in Committes, with
cat amendment
The Council resumed and the Hon.
BECCA XI. . B.GA.
On 4.K.4°C. grindi at 215 pm. to morreu de following team will represent Roatty. RN., L. G. Davies, Cunt. E. R. S. H. K. C..--.. Pearce (cap.). Lat. Dode, F. G. Lammert, Lieut. E. L. Leader, Capt.. R. Le Fleraing. F. C. Miller, E. J. R. Muchrif and Lieut. F. White,
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HR.C.C. 25 XI. 2. POLICE.
On P.R.. ground at 2.15 pm to- mena the following trait will represent
B.C.CL. 1. M-Nicoll (cap.). laceae, W. W., Mackenzie, B. D. C. M. . Besson. H. E. Hollands, A. K.. Magn. C. H. Piery, 6. W. Sewell, M.
Watson aml P. Y. Young,
K.CC . UNIVERSITY, The following have been selected to re- Kowloon in this League match on the University ground to-morrow
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half-par, instead of being at work. Our Churches and charitable societies colleet largely for uative hospitala,or. rhannges, schools, etc., while beggars are
P. Robinson, B. D. Evans, permanently maintained in our streets.. Stalker. C. J. Stapleton, E. L. Braga, Yes practicat's every native "servant in F. G. Thaiion, R. Pestonji, L. J. Black- foreign employ left without notice, leaving Russell, C. Danes and Cant. even the sick and dying, except where pre-
$. Spink vented by forge.
Kany "exploit
Mr." PARR proposed, and the Hon. Mrmative workers; it is native employers LANG seconded, the third reading of the
teasure.
nererdingly.
This was approved and the Bill passed
THE INDEMNITY BILL", The second reading was not proceded
in the interest of litigants, that these with of the Bi intituled An Ordinance
case may, at any moinent, couse on for
hearing under the provisions of that
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themselves, a work their men longer hours for less pay than foreign frus; bus
The following will represent the Civil the real exploiters of the workers are thone Service Club en C18.0.C. ground at 2.16 represible for the recent intimidation, pm, tomorrow-G, R, Saver (capt.), Tower efficiency, tower. production, and F. B.. Reed, A. E Wood, E. W. Hamil und raising of costs. These are the tony F. D. Edmonds, F. J. Ling, E.. C. nemies of the workers, and of our entire Fincher, R. C. Witchell. F. J. de Rome,
II. E. Strange and F. H. Holdman. Lanarkshire was idle, good men of life community, oth native and foreign.
At last advices every steel Work in rvice were thrown out of work in
the
Indian Retention Clab:--A, el Areulli
The following will represent (cat.). A. H. Rumjan, S. H. Ismail,
Gee should be speedily heard and, as to restrict the taking of legal proceed-gineering establishments and were praeil, S. A. email. I. S. Curren Ordinance it is desirable to have the scale tera done during the war and to provide were idle and many hungry, many of F.3"Arculli and D. Mahomed.
1gs in respect of certain acts and matricably begging their bread thousands Ramjuha, A. B. Lail, O. Ismail, of costs and fees settled so that the parties and their legal advise may in certain cases remedies in substitution those who oculd do so leaving the country.
know what fees and costs wil be payable therefor in respect of the proceedings when they do come on. I beg to move that this mot.an be treated as one of urgency.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR: Is there any objection to treating this motion as one of urgency 1
There being no objection, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said: I beg to more that these rats made by the Chief
ADJOURNMENT.
HE TUM GOVERNOR: That concludes the business which it is proposed to pro ceed with to-day. It will be incon venitat, at any rate, to meet next week and I propose that the Conseil shall
Justice be approved by this Council. adjourn dine dic.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY- seconded and the motion was agreed to.
for
The rules referred to are as follows 1.The
Eca c of costs at present in force (including the item instructions brief) aha 1 apply to any cause or matter ing up to the time of its hearing in Court
2-A solio tor appearing in court a counsel shal be entitled to the following spécial at orancea:
Brici Fee Recrcter:
875. to $300, For avery hour or portion of an hour of
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
We here can scarcely realiso such con- ditions and may thing them impossible in Hongkong. But are they so impossible insenting the forsight, enterprise, and Look at these Docks and Yarls mpre- view of recent strikes and their pos- lifework of one of our ab'est country- sible, if not probable, repetition)
Three years ago hons and works were deck men but worked, and de-wurk, mes, who were a ton o'clock to four being enlarged all over Britain and to-day truth daylight to dark and after dark, those shops are silent; many of them have Sundays and holidays included.
ever employed, but a few workers, the them, too, the Chinese foresen and work- boom having lapsed before the shore were men, some of whom have to-day forty finished that depression follows inflation is a law of the business world and con- the work of these men to go for hought years faithful and efficient service. Is ditions at Home are usually reflected here and they and their assistants to be thrown six to twelve months later.
The Home Government is influenced by out of employment or forced to stop work
and
cripple themselves, and their families
Witb
A meeting of the Finance, Committed fol owed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY pres d-Party in dealing with labour matters, but and the community by a gang of in cur Government here has almost absolute timidators and hooligans! Not if we can QUARANTINE KHEDA AT LAI-CHI-IOL power, and rightly so. Ours is the only prevent it. cil to vote a sum of $15,000 on account it is a good Governmert and second to Surely such a Government as we have and
The Governor recommended the Coun
form of Government practicable in Hong- kong, a navi and military station, and continue in our midst?
Are murders and armed robberies to of Public Works, Extraordinary, New
Certainly not. Territ r
ries, for repairs to sheds at Lainone in integrity. But while still a caval chi-kok
and military base, the engineering intera Government with such an income as the learing in court after the Brat 41 before members of the Finance Commit considered by both the Honkong and police, a number sufficient of theminglyon The CHAIRMAN: This has already bend the thousands of workers here must be Hongkong can provi-le, and must provide, eats and other business interests here and paid the Government by the workers of hours
320 to 40 toe. It has become desirable to prepare Home Governments. It is, the Hong and independent of native police to an adequate number of well-paid foreign 3-No fre ahal be paid to a solicitor two of the beds at Lai-chi-kek so as to kong workers money which pay for our efficiently deal with conditions here and attend ng in court to instruct the salici-
station in casa "of emergency, and Government and for the Colony's upkeep make our tax-payors lires property 4.The increas of 25 per cent, direct for any other purpose for which they and extension, and it is the duty of our secure and prevent repetition of the
"tor who is acting as counsel, unless the item suitab e fer. se as a quar
judge a'herwise d'octe
ed by the rule made by the Chief Justice on June 14th, 1001, shal apply to the above mentioned special: 'lowagon.
(Continued at foot of text-column.)..
are suitable Members of the Financo Committee have expressed the approval of this expenditure.
The vote was approved.
This concluded the businera.
Gowrament to protect them from in recent childish but disastrous occurrences, timidation that the work the Colony whose full effects must be felt in due may not be stopped and the workers and core.-I am, sir yours faithfully, the community impoverished.
(Continued at fout of nezlice arms).
W. 8. BAILEY. Hongkong, March 30th, 1022,
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