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GENERAL
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COMPULSORY SERVICE BILL EXPLAINED
EXPLAINED IN COUNCIL
GOVERNOR CONFIDENT NON-EUROPEAN
BRITONS WILL
WILL MAKE EXCELLENT
SOLDIERS IF NEED ARISES
A Special Announcement by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and a detailed ex- planation by the Attorney-General, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, featured, the first reading of the Compul- sory Service Bill at yesterday's fully-attended meeting of the Legislative Council.
His Excellency dealt with the reasons for the en- actment of this legislation and the general principles. underlying it, as well as the classes of British sub- jects affected. by it, and, in explaining that, whereas it was intended at the present time to apply its pro- visions only to British citizens of European descent, remarked that he "was fully aware that, should the need arise, many, battalions of excellent soldiers could 'be obtained here on the voluntary system from other
British subjects."
anything at all until he receives: an order for Medical Examination in Form No. 1 in the Schedule to the Bill That order will tell him where and when to go for the examination.
If as a result of the examina- tion he s certiaed at for enrol- mept in the reserve he then be- comes llable to receive an Order in Form No. 2 in the Schedule to attend before the Compulsory Service Tribunal at a stated date. time, and place, unless before that time he has voluntarily enrolled in the Hongkong Volunteer. De- fence Corps or in the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force.
The Attorney-General in It is obvious that there will be his speech outlined clearly the, many posts in official and non-
That second Order gives him processes of enrolment en-official employment which in all visaged by the Bill,
circumstances must continue to be his last chance of voluntary en- Alled by staff trained in the rolment in either of these forces., GOVERNOR'S SPEECH duties of those posts. The exemp. If he does not take that chance, tion list in clause three of the or f he is not accepted aå & Els Excellency said: Honour-bill furnishes certain examples volunteer, be goes before the] able Members-As is now well but there are many others which Tribunal which will decide whe known I have received the ap are essential for the maintenance ther he shall be permanently or proval of the Secretary of State of the defence of the Colony and temporarily exempted, in Imperial for the Colonies of the introduc-of the life of the civil community, or Colonial interests or on the tion into this Council of a bill In the United Kingdom this ground or serious hardship, or which when enacted will render need is being met by means of a whether he shall be enrolled in liable to "enrolment in a reserve schedule of reserved occupations, the reserve, and in the latter case force. to be known as the Hong-men engaged in which will not the Tribunal will decide to which kong Defence Reserve, all male normally be enlisted for whole- of the three groups. the combatant British subjects of or over the age time service in Wartune.
group, the key-posts group or the of 18 and under $5 years. The
general group for essential honourable and learned member,
vices, he is to be assigned, subject the Attorney-General, will plain the Intended processes of the measure but I take this op- portunity to mention two or three! points connected with or arising out of it.
ex-
In the Arst place, although the bh, is drawn in wider terms, it is
intended at the present time to apply its prövisions only to
Bri-
KEY-POSTS
That method is not regarded as
suitable to conditions in Colonies
-ser-
to two provisos the first of which
whi prevent " his assignment tackling this problem by enrolling batant group if he is 41 or over such as this, however, and we are against his consent to the com- key-men in the Colony's Reserve
or if he expresses a conscientious Force and assigning them-it may
objection to combatant service be in mary cases against their
ATTENDANCE AT COUNCIL Present at the meeting were:-His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry North- cate; His Excellency the Act- ing General Officer Com-. manding, Brigadier T. Mc- Lood; the Acting Colonial Secretary, Hoa. Mr. W. J. Carrie; the Attorney-Gen., Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster; the Acting Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Hon. Mr. H. R. But- ters; the Financial Secretary, Hon, Mr. S. Caine; the Har- bour Master, Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, RN, (Retd); the Acting Director of Public Works, Hon. Mr. A, E, Purves; the Acting Commissioner of Folice, Hon. Mr. C. G. Perdue; the Director of Medical Ser... vices, Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn- Clarke; the following hon- surable Unofficial members:.... Sir Henry Pollock, Mr. T N, Chau. Mr. Mi. An La, Hir S, H Dodwell, Mt. Léo D'Almada e Castro Jnr., Mr. J. K. Bous- fleld and Mr. Li, Tse-fong: ́and Mr. C. B. Burgess (De="
puty Clerk of Councils).
Messi's, Butters, Purves and LL, who were making their first appearance in Council; in. Hon. Mr. Carrie also took the oath again, on assuming, the past of Acting Colonial Secretary.
were sworn
BRECONSHIRE OFFICIAL TRIAL
*
TO BE HELD
in which case he will be assigned Governor To Attend own desires to duty in the key by the tribunal to one of the other posts group.
"
No reasonable person would deny, that the men so assigned
groups.
The second proviso will him whatever his age to
enable
select
Function
HE the Governor, Bir Geoffry" Northcote. will this morning,, at-
tish citizens of European descent: be giving the best service in his own non-combatant group on), tend the official trials of the m.v.
the recently complled, register of persons of that class being used
their power to their King and as the basis of operations. It is their country.
In the meantime, until that
for that reason that the procedure of enrolment is directed towards key posts group comes into. betng.
it would be contrary to common Individuals and not classes of per- sons, as is the case in the United sense to allow men whose duties Kingdon.
•
DIFFERENTIATION REASON
I trust sincerely" that the many other" British subjects in this Colony will understand that this differentiation is being made solely on grounds of practicability. Such a measure as this cannot be put into effect without a com- plete register of persons Hable under its provisions. No such re- gister exists except of British subjects of European extraction, nor could any other be compiled easily.
On the other hand, I am fully aware that, should the need arise, many battalions of excellent soldiers could be ob- tained here on the voluntary system from other British. subjects...
in civil life would necessarily place them in that group, to join the Volunteer Forces...
I have, therefore, directed the officers commanding the two "local volunteer organiza- tions, not to enlist. men be- tween eighteen and forty-one years belonging to certain Occupatiras unless they carry the written consent of their employers to join up.
if the proper military authority
consents:
APPEAL TRIBUNAL
if the British subject, or his employer or the proper mill- tary authority is dissatisfied with the decision of the Cam- pulsory Service Tribunal, pro- vision is made for appealing to an Appeal Tribunal which can confirm, vary or reverse the decision. Thereafter
en-
·rolment · Ilsts will be gazetted and the Reserve will thereby be constituted.
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If the decision is for assignment to the combatant group the proper I commend this bill to the military authority will decide in earnest and favourable considera- which section of the group, naval. tion of Members. It is my inten-military or air, the British subject. tion to summon Council again on shall serve. July 27 for the second and third readings.
· PROCESSES OF ENROLMENT
If the decision is for assignment to the essential service group w evan to the key-posts, group, the nature of the duties which will be required and the orgaulsation, discipline and general government}
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has just $94,200. Probate technical advisers have been en- been granted to Tok' Sul-yue, the gaged in adjusting minor details widow, and Ma Wai-lam, alias with a view to bringing the vessel William Wat-ism Ma, son
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D.O. SOUTH'S REPORT
Revenue Up But
Land Sales Down
Letters of administration have been granted to Choy Fel-ling, allas Cho Fook-hoi, alias. Frank Choy in respect of the estate of Watson Choy, alias Choy Wah- sun, allas Choy Bhou-shan, merchant, who Was passen- ger in the Hawail Clipper when the plane was lost in the Pacific Ocean about July 28 last year and in which connection the Chief Justice on July 12 granted leave The annual report of the District to presume death. The value of thereof will be indicated in regu-Officer, Southern District, New the estate is $21,300,
the year 1638,| lations which the Governor ir Territories, for
Wong Wong, alias Wong Wing- Council is empowered to make tabled in Legislative Council yes-wa, allas Wong Chan-wong, alias under clause 11 (8) of the 2011 terday, showed an increase in re-wong In-nam, retired government As Your Excellency has stated the venue, collected by the Depart-servant, who died at No. 4 Alves- Moving the first reading of the duties will be various, as circum-ment of $3.986.42.
ton Terrace on March. 31, left Bales both of building and slons of the ordinance will be B, the Attorney-General said:-stances demand, such as special
Mocal estate sworn under $12,800. over the whole The reasons for the enactment of constabulary duties, clerical work, agricultural land fell considerably, Probate has been granted to Wong
55 legislation of this nature and the censorship, guards, air rald pre-11.90 acres. being sold yielding general principles underlying if cautions, fire prevention and am-premia of $4,216 as against 77.62 Es well as the classes of British bulance work
Secondly, action under the or dinance will consist of a series of steps, each of which can be taken without necessitating action on the next. Thus it does not follow
that at the outset all the provi-
made to apply age-range Uetween 18 and
years of age,
THREE GROUPS
Attorney-General Explains Details
acres with premia of $18,270 for 1937.
Kam-to and Wong Kam-pun, sons.
SHAMEEN. TELEGRAPH
OFFICE CLOSED Communication with the Chi
nese Telegraph Administration at ghameen was suspended as from yesterday:
In the third place, it will be subjects which will be affected by
The Southern District, while less) -cbserved that the Reserve it, has already been explained in "
severely tried than the Northern divided into three groups The Your Excellency's Special An GENERAL GRASETT District, also felt the effects of the first is the combatant group nouncement. It remains, there
"undeclared war," DUE TO -
though the MORROW whose name is self explanatory: fore, for me only to explain the
islands suffered and the mainland the functions of the third, the various processes of enrolment.
Major-General. A E. Grasett, gained. While the fishing fleets general group for essential ser-
All telegrams to Canton and Although nearly all British sub- General Officer Commanding Bri- often feared to venture far out, shameen will be circulated by the vices, will be too numerous and fects of or over the age of 18 and tish Troops in China, who has been particularly from Tai O. the Tsun heterogeneous for brief descrip-under 55 who are ordinarily rest on a visit of inspection of units in Wan area gave promise of develop-Japanese Military Administration tion; they will range from guard dent in the Colony, will be llable North China, left Shanghai yester-ing into a haven for fugitive in- and special constable duties to to be called upon. subject to the day for Hongkong by the ss. Pre- dustries from China: " clerical work.
twomanslaughter key-posts explanatory reservations made in sident Coolidge, and will arrive The number of police cases in charges. Of group, however, calla for a little Your Excellency's Announcement. to-morrow. He is accompanied by creased by 160 as compared with charges, one was committed to the comment.
will in fact have to do Major R. E. Moody, Stan Captain. 1937, but there were no murder Supreme Court, the other amended:
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