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STUB, K.C.M.G.).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1925
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BORROWED. MONEY.
EX-PARTE ACTION AT SUPREME
COURT.
POSITION OF STALE-MATE.
THE OPPOSING FORCES IN CANTON.
LEGISLATIVE «COUNCIL. With regard to the first part, of the proposed amendment, that carries out THE RENTS ORDINANCE.
absolutely the suggestion of the ban Aineeting of the Hongkong Legislative | Senior Chinese únoticial member, and Council was held in the Council Chamber with regard, to the litter part of the mug- The sensational withdrawal of the
It would appear that the river gua Jesterday... Present -
gested amendment to the sub-section, is plaintif, in the ease in which Chan His Excellency the Governor (Sir. R. E has been slightly varied from the form Yeung sought to obtain letters of ad boats dominate the situation in Canton. suggested by the hon. and learned mem- ministration in respect of the estate of While they remain in the hands of the His Excellency the General Officer Comber at the last meeting of the Cowl Chao Yin, deceased, and in which the Cantones it in sesrcely próbáble - that
manding the Troops (Major-Generai C. C. Land, CB, CMG).
but he consents to this amendment in defendant, Chan Shiu Shi disputed this there will be any serious fighting. The The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Sir CLAUD form and I think that hon, members with right on the ground that she was charged position broadly is this
Savaan, B.E., C.M.G.).
agree that it is an improvement. It may by a dying mother with the care of The Government have taken up their. be noted, with regard to the proposed her two infant sons, and was thereby headquarters on the island of Honam izmo (compassionate while the Yanopese remain in control amendent, that it has one great advan-appointed their tage, namely is does not compel the sub-mother) resulted in an ex-parte action tonunt, who pertine might be ignorant of before Bir Erary Gallan, yesterday of the City. his rights, to take, any step whatever by WRY
of giving notice to his fessor, and might add that the proposed paragraph Mr. F. Jenkin (instructed by Mr only follows the rule which exists in Con- H. K. Woo) appeared for" Chiu Shi mon Law. The effect of this particular Mr. Chan Tat Ming, formerly chief paragraph then will be that the lessee if Chinese"master at Queen's College, gave he receives noties to increase his reat may evidence as an expert in Chinese law. quit the domestie tenement in questions gave instances from Chinese law of onthe date of the expiration of the notice children being handed over to the care
The Attorney-General (Hon. Sir Hay
POLLOCK, K.C). The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. C. Mcl.
Massez, OBE).
"CREAST (Director of Hon." Mr. H. T
Public Works). Hoa. Mr. D. W. THATMAN (Secretary for
Obingse Affairs),” “
Hon. Dr. J. B. Aobison M.B.E. (Prin-
cipal Civil Medical Officer).
Hon. Mr. P. H. Horowa
Hon. Mr. A. O Lano.
Hon. Mr. Chow Show-son.
Hon. Mr. H. W.: Bra
Hoa. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALL.
Hon. Mr. C. G. ALABASTER. R.C. O.B. Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER, C.M.G.. CLB.E.
(Clerk - of: Councils).
ACNOTES,
morning, when Chan Chiu Shi claimed letters of administration.
to him of the increase of rent without of Aan whose right then became the giving any notice whatever to the leasor.me as the natural mother. The rainutes of the last meeting were In other words, if he does not like the Chan Chin Shi aaid the children had spproweit nald-signed.
iden of stopping on at the increased rent bien handed over to her charge.by their
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of HE. The Governor, laid upon the
table "the following papers: ----
The Yunnaneso are numerically much stronger than the Government fores and it is nacicipated would have little dif ficulty in driving their opponents out if| they could get at them. But they have few guns and insufficient ammanition and the workers at the arsenal are on strike and "will not provida what is lacking, The guns on the river bonts are larger than any possessed by the Yunnanese troops.
The Yunnanese, therefore, cannot take: he has simply to go out, and he will then mother, and she had eduented them as the offensive because of lack of artillery; not be liable for any increase of rent.bestfed their station. Up to the end of the Cantonese do not, do so because of With these few remarks beg to move last year the boys had attended the lack of men. that the proposed section ta of the Rents' Diocesan Boys' School, bus since August If the gunboats by any chance fell into Ordinance. 192, as recommended in the last year, Chan Yeung bad given her 20-the hands of the Yunnanese the whole Begalation made by the Governor in Report of the Standing Law Committee thing for maintenance and she had to situation would be "altored, and it is Council under section 3 of the Vehicles before this Council, be approved... borrow money. The boys were at present anticipated that the issue would then de mated "Trafic ¡Regulation Ordinance, 1912. H.E. The GOVERNOR: 'suppose it is attending Chinese schools Ordinance No. 40. of 2012 in the 25th clear.
His Lordship reserved judgment. day of May, 1990.
The ATTÓRAKT-GENERAL: It is the Bulos.made by the Governor in Council | eléarest, expression' after considering it under section of the New "Territories very carefully and after consulting with Regulation Ordinance. 1910, Ordinance the Crown Solicitor, who has been of the No. of 1999, ahith: 28th day of May, greatest possible assistance to me with regaril to the drafting of a certain-pörtion of the Bill, and it is the best phrase that we hit upon.
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Order anade by the, toverinon, in Council under section 24 of the Rents Ordinance, 1999, Ordinance No. 14 of 1929. on, the sth day of May. 1993.
. .RSPORT.
The Casual HangTARY, by command H. The Governor, laid on the "table the report of the proceedings of the Standing Law Committee on the Rots Amendment Bill, 1925, and moved its adoption.
misunderstood
ILE. The (OVERNOR: 1. will not
The Armory-GENERAL:
JJ
BUSY COURTS. PRESSURE AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
put to the test. forthwith.
PROPAGANDA METHODS OF THE KUGMINTANG, Information that comes to hand from Canton throws an interesting lighs upon the propaganda methods adopted by the Canton Government. The manifesto, published in the Daily Press yesterday, The sittings at the Central Magistracy yesterday mast have been of a record was issued in the name of the Canton be nature, as regards numbers. During the General Chamber of Commerce and" ng- early part of the morning the corridorssociated organisations. We imagined lobby and the two courts also were that the manifesto was inspired," but absolutely packed with people concerned now we learn that it was actually drafted or interested in cases, police officers, by the Government.
Apparently the solicitors and other court of officials
do not think so; because obviously it cannot be mistaken for the head lessor. The hon. member who represents the fastices of the Peace hati a talk with the. Crown Solicitor, and he could not think of any letter phrase,
The recommendation was passed in The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and Committee, and Council then resumed, Ce motion was agreed to.
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FINANCE
THE BILL PASSED:
Government approached the Chamber in
Altogether some 150 cases were down for hearing, and the inagistrates had to the first instance and then consulted Bit all the morning and all through the them no further. Lo the circumstances it afternoon in order to in any way cope seems scarcely fair to call the document, wtih the heavy pressure of work The the cases were of quite an ordinary, nature,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the chiefly comprising those of the traffic third reading of the Bill.
order, unlawful opium smoking, petty larcenies, resisting search and unlawful possession of various articles.
COLONIAL SECRETary, by command
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and H.E. The Governor Jaid on the table the Bill was read a third time and pass Finance Minute No. 24 and moved thated. il be referred to the Finance-Committee. The COLONIAL TREASURER BCConded," and the motion was agreed to.
The ColDxIAL SECRETARY, by command of HLE The Governor laid on the tatile the Report of the proceedings of the Finance Committee (No. 4) and zaved that it he adopted.
THE ADJOUENMENT,
H.E. The Covenner: The Council will adjourned war, die, which in all prob ability will mean until the 15th day of this month.
FINANCE. COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee The COLONIAL Tazaraz seconded, and was afterwards held, the Colonial Secre- the mation was agreed to.
tury presiding.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY: With your Excellency's permission. I propose that the resolution standing in my name be
stponed wine die. "
The resolution was that the percentages the valuation of teacments payable rates for tenements on certain lots un Kowloon Bay Reclamation should be 13 per cent.
HE the GovEENOR: The Conseil will roceed with the Orders of the Day,
RENTS AMENDMENT BILL
PUBLIC WORKS AT KOWLOON.
One of the reasons for the large num ler of casos was that many had ac cumulated from the previous day, "when there were no courts beld owing to the King's Birthday Celebrations.
merchants manifesto."
A SINGLE SHOT. Canton was very quiet during the day yesterday. Passcagers on, the as Fat Shian, which arrived in Hongkong from Canton about midaight last night, in- formed a Daily Bress representative that as the vessel was leaving the wharf a single shot rang out from the Praya and people were seen to be cunning in all directions. As the Fat Shah steam el away from the wharf, things ap- AN OLD SHIP'S PASSING,
peared to have quietened down and there DISMANTLING of a noted LinER did not appear to be any further shoot-
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Over in Kowloon Bay a few feet of ing scrap iron, a few picoes of wood äre pro-
The Governor recommended the Council truding out of the water. They are the
to vote a sum of $10,000 in aid of the remnants of a ship's skeleton, and the
COURAGEOUS GUARDS.
yote Public Works, extraordinary, Kow-men engaged in removing them have FULL STORY OF “LOUISE MALM” loong, buildings. 75, extension to exist nearly completed their work. ting market at Mong Kok Tsui
PIRACY.
The story of the recent piracy on the motor launch Louise, Malm on the West "thriller" in AD Biver reads like a American magazine.
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The launch left. Wachow at 2.45 a.in. on May 29th, but the passengers were oblivious of the fact that there were eight pirates on board. They were taken aback
So passes the as Ching, from the The CHAIRMAN: The estimate for this waters of the Pacific, where she has plied market was $25,000 and the actual cost for 30 years. She was one of the greatest was $98,417. The extra amount of $3,0cc liners of her day, but the old la swept odd ix.due chiefly to extra tiling required away by the tide of modernity. She was in the foundations. A special vote of built in 1809 by Messrs. Fairfield & Co., 899.000 was taken for this work in 1924 Ltd., of Glasgow. Of over 5,000 tons under Financial Minute No. 13, but only registry, she had four decks, one of which, The Council then resolved itself into. Committee to consider the reconunenda $15,500 was spent. $3,000 only is pro- the promenade deck was 440 feet long, tion of the Standing Law Committee revided in this year's estimate for addi-48 feet wide and 32 feet deep. She was with the surprise attack, and they and garding the Bill, insituted, An Ordinance tional work and." therefore,
| turned out from the Clyde for the Pacific the three guards were held up simultanE-
Dusly. Mail Steamship Company. to amend the Rents ordinances 1999 and 1924.
Strangely imough, in her early days, These men, however, had been specially though she was owned by an American, selected for the work and were ex- firm, whose head offices, wore in New soldiers from Manchuria. They offered York, the vessel was placed under the resistance and killed one pirate and Hawaiian flag, owing to the existence, of wounded several of the others. The at- a law in the United States to the effect
$10,000 is asked for."
Approved,
anothe
ST, STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. OLD STUDENTS' DINNER AT
SWATOW.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL: Sir, with re- ference to Clanse 3 of this Bill, it is.
pro- posed to introduce a new section, 3a, into the Bents Ordinance, 10% Hon. mem- Lera of this Council will remember that n the last occasion two amendments were suggested, one by the Senior Chinese un official member and the other by the hon. and learned member who represents the Justices of the Peace. Since the Council last met, the "Standing Law Committee,
place where he knew there was a military with the assistance of the hon. and learn Saturday evening by the old students of was taken over by America, the vessel station. But the little vessel was doom- ed member, have met together with the St. Stephen's College, Hongkong. The automatically came under the Americaned, for as she came abreast the village result that we are now recommending to ends of the table were occupied by registry. this Council the acceptance of the amend anent to
that no foreign built ship could be placed tack commenced at Yan Wo Hin, and the pilot shut himself up in the pilot A successful dianer was held in the under American registry without the pay house and began steering the ship to a new Kong Tien Restaurant, Swatow, last ment of beary fees. When later Hawaii
of Tong Fo Hong, a large number of the proposed section da of the Messrs. Too Yeo Bwar (Hock Cheung Co.) The vessel was later sold to the China pirates opened fire from the rives bank, Bents Ordinance, which hon. members and Jao Hsin Nin' (Harbour Offee), and Mail Steamship Company, but owing to anil: the pilet brought the vessel ashore will have before them in the Report of other present were Mesars. Fang Man the bad times generally, the Company when all the pirates swarmed on board. the Proceedings of the Standing Law Sui (Manager, Bank of Canton), Lee Hutions and the vessel was detained in them, and before the vessel was piloted two years was unable to meet its obliga The brave guards had the odds against Committee on the Bents Amendment Ordinance, 1825. What is now suggested Kok, Kwok Lap Kewig, Kwog Lap Hoi, Hongkong under an order made by the ashore, two of them were dead and the is that a comina should be substituted for Kwap Lap Hang, Lim Pah Hong, Sex Supreme Court. Be the vessel lay in other grieviously wounded. a full stop at the end of the said section Pah' Ying and Les Hing Sum.
Kowloon Bay for many months and was
The vengeance of the pirates then fell 3 and that there should be added at the end of section 3a.
breaking up.
The Rev. E. W. L. Mártin and Mold a short time ago to, the Chinese lot on the pilot" who had tried to escape; and Martin were present from Hongkong. So passes the... Ca. So ende her they killed him immediately. Two pas-
The Chairman, Mr. Ten Swoe, in his romantic.career.
"And nothing in this section shall: entitle any intermediate lessor to in- crease the rent payable by his own speech, said that Swalow old boy's so- lensee, by a greater percentage than the gretted being absent from the farewell percentage which has been demanded from such lessor, by his immediate lessor dinner recently given to Arehdencon Bar-
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MILE VENDOR FIXED,
sengers were also killed and ten wound- ed. The compradore's staff, consisting of three men and 20 passengers were taken into captivity. Twenty tons of cargo were removed, and all the passengers luggage. The machinery and bull of the
Any notice of intention to increase nett in Hongkong, but they wished him At the Kowloon Magistracy yester ship were damaged by rifle fire so that the rent as aforesaid may be treated happiness and longevity in England, day, before Mr. W. Hamilton, a milk it is estimated that it will cost $3,000 by the lessee to whom the notice. is
vendor of Kowloon City was fined $50 to repair the vessel. The motor-launch gren as a notice to quit on the date Many of them had been studente of St. with the alternative of a month's im was back in Wuchow on May 30th and on of the expiration of such notice, and the Stephen's College in ita infancy and alprisonment for having sold milk which the following day one of the captives was Tessee may quit the domestic tenement of them were proud of the position which Analysis of the milk showed that 99 per off ransom demanded. The sum amounts was not of the substance required. sent back to Walchow to state the amount in question on the date without giving their College had now attained. any notice whatever to the lessor,"
cent of water had been added.
to $120,000.
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