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Spitting Nuisance.
A CHINESE PETITION.
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ARGUMENTS AGAINST RECENT LEGISLATION" A petition, which is in very numerously signed by the Chinese, is la circulation and wifi shortly be forwarded to Government, for traos mission to the Secretary of State for the Colo mias, ngalost the recent amendment of the law whereby spitting in public places is made an offence punishable by fine or imp.jsonment. The text of the petition is as follows:-
To the Right Honourable
THE EARL OF CREWE, 'K0, PC, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State. for the Colonies.
The humble petition of the undersigned Chi- nese inhabitants and firms of Hongkong on behalf of themselves and their follow- countrymen residing thereat.
Most respecially showeth :--
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
jancture, increase the depression, shake the confidence of the Chinese community in the toleration and benevolence of the Government and prevent their countryman whose presence contributes directly to the "prosperity and...]. wallare of the Colony coming from the main land of China as heretofore,
XII. That the effect and force of this said; section will be felt chiefly by the Chinare labouring classes, who form the largest portion of the population and whosa cheap and rehable labour in the mainstay of Hongkong's trade and industry. It also touchen closely Chinose visiting the Culosy with a view to doing busi nes, finding profilable investment for their capital, establishing business connections, or merely travelling to other countries.
and that, if spliting in public places is not cares fally regulated, the pubic haith will be affect ad. Assuming this to be correct, your pati tioners cannot, bosarer, discern, the difference ́as far as insabilnty results are concerned, ba
twaab spitting on the side-walk or in common entrances or on wharves and spliting in the side channals of public streets. Nor can they bibition of spitting is any place whatsoever un imagine any effective remedy, short of total pro
less into receptacles filled with a disinfectant, Your petitioners thereto a bumbly prap that bur Lordship may see fit, to advise. His Most Gracious Majesty the Kips to fit allow the said Ordinance as passed by the Legislative Council of this Colony and that the same may be returned for amendment. by delating the said section 8 therefrom. Add your Petitioners will ever pray &chan
day of June 1909;
Dated this
[Hero follow signatures and hoog chops.]
VICTORIA Recreation CLUB,
SWIMMING JETE.
FRIDAY, JULY 190
China Lights.
SALE OF CANTON PROPERTY.
COMPLETION IN A MONTH'S TIME").
Confirmation has been obtained locally of the pondent last Monday of the signing of the agrae- news exclusively reported by our Cantos corres ment for the sale and purchase of the Canton pro perty of the China Light and Power Co, Ld of Hongkong, to the Kwangtung Electric Co., Ld. A representative of the Hongkong company proceeded to Castor last week and executed the instrument for sale on behalf of the China Xi That Hongkong: is altuated close to
Light and Power Co. At correctly stated by our well-informed correspondent at Canton the the mainland of Chins, and occupies a posi tion unique and impossible to compare with
bargain money paid by the purchasers was that of such places as the Straits Soŭlemeņis,
$100,000. The exact price at which the pro- Australis or America. Its Chincas population
perly was sold is $1,330,000; the purchase is largely a floating one and the daily arrivals.
price includes the propanies and business both and departures of Chiness, most of whom are
in Canton itself and on the Shameen. the Gew comers or visitors, are counted by
On behalf of the purchasers the Kwang Tang Electric. Co., Ld the deed of amiga -thousands. They could scarcely be expected
ment was executed by the following representa şo know that spitting at cartsin places is punish able as a criminal offence and would conse
dire, officials-H.E. Woo, Provincial Tran The Victoria Recreation Club will hold a surer, who has been nominated as the action, quently, be in constant danger of suffering fie or Imprisonment. A great proportion of them, Simming Fete to-morrow, sath inst.. a4
Viceroy peading the arrival of E. Chang 100, are labourers who are unable to raad op. A very attractive programme has been jen-chua's successor: Ting the Salt Comp: their own language. Evou if arranged by the Bath House Sub-Committees,troller Chan, Tantai for the Development of
which as follows:- they ware praylously warned, ibey could hard
Native Industries, and Expectabi Taolal Li An. 1-2 Lengths (Handicap) 11. That in the beginning of the year 1908 ly be expected to change their long and con-
The sale is to be completed in a month's time 2-Ruor ing beader from Spring Board (Post when the balance of the purchase money will the Sanitary Board of Hongkong appointed fitmed habit within a short time, and at once from its members a committes to consider the to regsed a common and in their eyes a harm.
be paid. less practice in the light of a rerous crime. advisability of adding to the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance certain regulations against Should the offenders he of the labouring spitting and to report and make recommenda class, coming to Hongkong with the ob tions for the framing of bye-laws relating there ject of looking for work, a fine or im
prisonment will mean roia; should they be the get gentlemen of rack or position, or merchants II. That at a meeting held on
who come here simply on a visit or for the pur. January, 1908, the said committee submitted their report to the said Board, in which they poses of trade, they will resent the law and will made certain recommendations rendering in future avoid Hongkong as much as possible. spitting an offence punishable by fine or impri, In short, the enforcement of such a law will sonment, The sgbject was fully discussed by tend only to drive away honest labourers and'. The said Board at various meetings, and ulti-tending tovestors and visitors, and to increa mately at a meeting held on the 10th Novem. the number of law-made crimes, to the detri ber of the same year the members then present maat not only of your petitioners' individual having failed to come to an agreement, the business, welfare and interests but also those measure was abandopad.
1. Thatyour patitioners are Chinese residents of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and firms carrying on business therein, who together with the rest of your patitioners' Chinese fellow citizens represent about ninety-five per cent of the whole population of the Colony and constitics posted tate seventeen-twentieths of the ratepayers.
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IV. That on the 3rd day of December, 1908, there was introduced in the Legislative Council and read a first time a Bill entitled "An Ore dinance. further to meod the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, and to effect, certain other amendments in the Criminal law" in which spitting was made a criminal offence.
V That by section 7 of this Bill it was proposed to amead section 3 of the Summary Offences. Ordinance, 1845, by the addition thereto at the end of that section of the fol- lowing subsection, namely:
"(18) Spits on the f or of any school-house, theatre, public buildings, or other places of public entertainment or assembly or of any common entrance, lobby, hall, passage way, cortidor or staircase of any building used or occupied for shops, offices, or flats, or any licensed public vehicle, or la any train or railway car, or on any wharf or jetty, or on any footway or side walk of a public street."
of the Colony.
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XVI. That your petitioners also submit that on account of the peculiar character of the buildings in Hongkong and its enormous native population, it is undesirable to enforce such a law and impracticable to do so without, at the same time creating bad feeling and giving rise to misunderstanding among its Chinese jebabitants a condition to be de plored in the interesis of bath the Euro. 'pran and Chinese population. By fr the greater majority of the buildings in the Colony are Chinese tenement houses nearly every one of which is inhabited by sev, cil families. The ground floors are generally nçcupied as shops. It follows, therefore, that each tenement house has a common entrance or staircase and a shop on its ground floor. It will thus be well nigh impossible to have police force large enough watch over these places Again in enforcing this law, the police constables must be entrusted with the power of summarily arresting offenders and with dis Vi. That the said, Dill came before theèretion in exercising this power. Although the Legislative Council for its second reading a police force of Hongkong is under the stric est wock later, that is to say, on the roth Decem- discipline, its members are men of various ca- ber last, and the said section 7 was amended tionalities, European, Indian and Chinese, and by giving power to the Governor-in-Council at it is highly dangerous to place in their hands a any time thereafter to make and vary regula di cretionary power which may be used as an tions for the prohibition of spitting in places, instrument of oppression, revenge or black-mail. therain particularly-described, and for the im Or the other hand, in discretionary power is position of penalties on the violation of any of allowed, the daily number of arrests under this such regulations and for prescribing the mode section alone, will be so immense, that the of their recovery. After a long discussion on strength of the force, the time of the courts the said section and opposition thereto by all and the accommodation of the gual will be the-Unofficial Members propent at the Council taxed to their utmast limit. Moreover, the save one, the raid Bill passed its second enforcement of the law will give ring to cos
siderable friction between the European firms and their Chinese customers, who are in al- most every transaction represented by their evants. These servants, mose or less addict.
readings
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VII. That on the sime day the Coucil went into committee to consider the said Bill
Botries)
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3-Time Race (Post Entries) 4-4 Lengths (Handicap)
-Blladfold Race (Pást Entries). 6-Plunging (Post Entries). 7-Team Race(3 teams of 15 each){ Handicap) 8-Duck Race (Post Entries) g-Water Polo.
WATER POLO,
First Round,
competition took place last Friday afternoon be
The first Water Polo match to the above" tween teams representing the Lusitano Recrea tion Club and the 83rd Co., R.G.A, and resulted In an easy victory for the former team. The soldiers had a much faster team but never seem ed luclined to mark their men, hence the score of it goals to oil against them.
The teams were as follows:- L.R.CA.J. V. Ribeiro, C. A. C. Rodrigues, J. M. C. Lopes, F. da Roza, C. M. 8. Alves, E. M. O. Remedios, and A. Carvalho.
81 Coy, R. G. A-Bombardiers Green, Robinsob, Gunners Allen, Ripley, Guest, Baldwin, and Nash.
Last Mooday afternoon the B. D.-O. played a friendly game of Water Polo ngainst the Royal Engineers. From start to finish the game was vely interesting. In the first half only one goal was scored; this was done by Crowly for the R. E due to Chunyut' leaving bis mán. The Boys tried hard to equalize but luck was against
them.
In the second, half both teams played a very good game, and it did not take long for the Hays to score a goal, which was due to A. E. Ellis. After this no scores were added and the game ended in a draw-one all.
COOLIB SMUGGLING 2RADE,
SOME FACTS AS TO THE AMERICAN EMIGRATION LAWE
Some interesting facts were brought to light by the Acting Consul General for the United States (Mr. Stuart F, Fuller) on the question of the immigration of Chinese Into the United States
Mr. Füller was called as a witness in the adjourned case in which a trader named Yan Yueo, of 120, Queen's Road Central, is suing ons Tom Hu Wai and the Hop Hing Wing firm, of 5, Jubilee Street, to recover the sum of 165 money due on a promissory note, dated 19th January, 1909, money alleged to have been paid down for the smuggling of coolies into American ports,
Hr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, of Mesurs. d'Almada and Smith, represented the plaintiff. Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, defended.
The first witness called yesterday morning was a coolie, who, under cross examination by Mr. d'Almada, told what be kɛuw of the case.
Mr. d'Almade asked him whether he knew it was against the law to stud Chinese into America.
The witness confessed that he did not know, How did you expect the emigrants to land in America?I don't know.
At the time you made this payment on ac- count were you aware that it was for sending two Chinames to ‘A merica ?--I WAS AWATH.
You had a full knowledge of the matter ?-I koow they had to go America, and I paid the
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"PIECE GOODS.
ARBITRATION AND SURVEYS
• The following correspondence, was laid be-- fore, the General, Committee of the Hongkong: General Chamber of Commerce at their month ly meeting on the 18th ulto,
Exchange, Bradford,
ith May, 1909.
"SALE" OF "PROPER
QUESTIONED
APPLICATION TO HOVE PRIVY.
COUNCIL ADJOURNED.}}
discussion was rained, in the Considerable d Supreme Court, this morning, before the Full Iustice, Gomperts, when application.ppsal care Court, comprising the Oblaf justice, and.. Mr.
to move the Privy Council" the Kwok Yik Ting (appellant) and Li Po Yung (respondees) and in the matter of the Hip, Qu
and the Hong
worsted, woollen and cotton goods delivered. Exchange and Loan CERCARE® Andij
Dear S-This Chamber has had under consideration the important qusition of claims made by buyers in the Easter Markets in re spect of alleged inferiority in the quality of wor and the results of the srblirations and settia ments of thess Claims; A considerable amount of dissatisfaction has arisen amongst expotiors, of these goods in this district on account of their having had to submit to advaree decisions and to make allowances and pay the costs of arbitra- tions. · Beveral exporters have declared empha«. tically that the goods in respect of which they have had to bear a arious loss have boon folly up to the required quality and that therefore shay have to suffer through some error of judge ment on the part of some arbitrator or surveyor. This Chamber has no doubt that having re gard to the difficult circumstances attending such case the greatest care is taken to secure the services of the most competent arbitrators or surveyors óblainable to sosure a fair and Just decision. Iam desired, however, to sug gest to you the advisability of the adoption in your district of a system similar to that in force in Bombay. I am to say that in the view of this Chamber the assimilation of the practice. in your district to that prevailing to Bombay would be likely to give greater confidence and to ensure the continuance of the good relation existing between buyers in the East and ex porters in this country,
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I am, therefore, desired to express the hops that this suggestion will receive your careful consideration. I am, &c.)
(5gd.), F. ANDERSON, Secretary, "The Secretary, Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong. The following acknowledgment was sont tó the Bradford Chember
Hoogkong Chamber of Commerce, `;
16in June, 1909. Sir, I am in receipt of your letter of 11th May, 1909, on the subject of arbitrations and surveys on piece goods.
I shall take pleasure in laying your letter before my committed at their next meeting and will forward you a replý lo dua conese.—I am (8gd.), E. A. M-WILLIAMS,
Secretary,
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The Secretary,
Bradford Chamber of Commerce,
Bradford.
The following letter from the Coverment was received covering a copy of a letter similar to the foregoing which had been sent to tha Government by the Bradford Chamber and on which this Chamber's views were requested
Colonial Becretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th July, 1900. Sir, I am directed to transmit for the consl. deration of the committee of your Chamber the enclosed copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, addressed no doubt inadvertently to His Britannic Majes. ty's Consul at Hongkong, and to inquire what action your committee advises should be taken en.with respect to this communication.I am, &c.,
money on account.
Why did you not say you were agent for Tam Hu Wai-Tam Hu Wai objected.
The next witness called was Mr. Faller, Att. ing Codeul-General for the United States.
Mr. Davidson asked the witness whether it was not part of his duties to assist in the forcement of the Uaned States Emigration
The second match in the above competition between the 87th Coy, Royal Garrison Artillery and "The Buffs" resulted in a well fought victory for the latter. The game throughout was exceptionally fast, and many expected the Antil- lerymen to retain the reputation they made for themselves in former years, but in this they fail-Laws, ed and by not marking their opponents through- out nearly the whole of the match they consé. quently lost, the Boffs scoring three goals in that half and one in the last, in spite of the
that they were playing one man short inWitness-Yea the latter half of the game. The 87th's goal, keeper played well and saved many a hard sbet, whilst the lofantrymen all round played with good combination and should show up well in the League Table this Season.
The teams were ;-
87th Coy, R.G A.:-Gunners_Beasley, Old,
and Connelly..
The reply was in the affirmative, Are you familiar with those laws?—I am, Have you studied law?—Yes. Mr. Justice Gomper'z -Qf the United States. Mr. Davidson-What law is there in the
United States regulating the emigration of Chinese in America? The first law regulating the emigration of Chinese into America 'was passed in 1882 and provides for the enforce ment of the Treaty of 1880.. This was modified and extended till 1904.
(5gd), C. CLYMENTI,"
for Colonial Secretary. The Secretary,"
Chamber of Commerce,
The following acknowledgment was sent to -Government te
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Hongkong Chamber of Commerce,
16th June, 1909.
Sir, have to acknowledge your letter of the rith instant (No. 9456/4909) transmitting a copy of a letter from the Bradford Chamber of Commerce n the subject of Arbitration and Surveys on Picca Goods.
taking that, abould that section become law Do rupture of the friendly relations existing hitherto Bancroft, Trumpeter Cooper, Gunnars Burch the entrance of Chinese labour into the United letter from the Bradford Chamber of Com
months.
clauso by clause, a sd after much deb to section > was further amended and allowed to standed to the habit of spitting, farm a very import over for a week for further consideration. His ant factor in business. Should they be driven Excellency the Governor then intimated to the into Avoiding the premises occupied by Furo- Council that he was prepared to give an under. nesn firms a dislocation of business and a regulations would be mide for a period of six hetween the Europeas merchants and. their
Chineze customers will inevitably result, VIII. That on the 17th day of December last XV. That your petitioners submit that thes idsection7 as amended wis again brought although the opinions and arguments put for before the committee of the whole Council for word by all the Unofficial Members of the further consideration, and all the Unofficial Legislative Council save one, who opposed Members, save one, spoke in favour of dalating section 8 of the said Bill during its passege, the said clause from the said Bill. But the have failed to carry weight with the official amendment proposed by the Honourable Dr. majority of that Council, yet they are endorsed Ho Kai and seconded by the Honourable Mr. by, and have the support of the whole Chinese Wel Yuk, bath being members of the Council community as well as of a considerable and in representing the Chinste of the Colony, that doential section of the Europese community this sectionsbo deleted, was lost by eight votes represented in Council by the Uaofficial to fire, and the said aection 7, which then becamò section ·B-in the gald Bill, after some further amendments and alterations, passed through the committee and now standa as follows →→
"BFor the purpose of promoting sanitation and cleanliness in public places the Governor-in-Council may at all timer hereafter make and vary regulations for the following purposes - (a) For the prohibition of spitting or of the effusion of pasal matter on the floor of any school-bouse, theatre, public buildlog or other place of public entertainment of as- sambly, or of any common entrance, lobby, ball, passage way, corridor or staircase of any building used or occupied for shops, offices or flats, or in any licensed public vehicle, or in any tram or railway car, ar on any wharf or jelty, or on any fastway or side walk of a public street as may be des cribed in any such regulation." (b) For the imposition of penalties on the violation of any such regulation and for prescribing the mode of their recovery."
"Such regulation shall be published in the Gazette in English and Chiness and shail bare the force and effect of law in the same manner as if they were incor- porated in this Ordinance." The Attomey General then moved for the third reading of the Bill, but the motion was objected to by the Senior Unofficial Member of the Council and adjourned sine die,
Members,
XVI. That your petitioners do not question the general principle that the habit of spitting is a nuisance and to be discouolen. Appad) where possible. But in order to miti. gate soch a nuisance your petitioners' firmly believe that under the present conditions and circumstances, and in view of the situation of Gongkong, time and educational measures will be found more effective than coercion by légal enactments. His Excellency the Governor op peared to entertain similar views, when be graciously promised that no regulations would be made for a period of six monɩha; but your petitioners are humbly of opinion that it would appeal more to the Chinese, if section 8 itself was deleted and the consideration of passing such a law postponed. The adoption of the former course hae still a tendency to wound. the susceptibilities of a large, section of the Chinese community, while the adoption, of the later will clearly demonstrate that His Ma jesty's Government has no intention, at any time, to harass the Chinese community with irritating Legislation or to cource them into compliance by threats,
Daffe-Barrand, Burke, McMahon, Cloke, Smith, Stiff and Vizcer.
Last Wednesday's water polo match between the Boys' Own Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club proved much more interesting th many anticipated, and the Boys showed up. wall against their powerful opponents,
course, nm, &c
Yest-In brief the law absolutely prohibits
This Chamber has also received a similar States. It specifics, and defines the classes of merce and it is now under the consideration Chinese that are admitted. It also describor
of my committee, "I shall take much pleasure the fines and penalties for attempts to bring Chi-
in forwarding you a copy of their reply is due mese into the United States contrary to the law. What is the penalty for a breach of that law ?
(Sd), E. A. M. WILLIAMS, A fine or imprisonment, or both.
Secretary, Who is liable for that? The person whooo. Mr. F. H. MAY, C.MG attempts this illegal importation of Chinese.
Colonial Secretary. In the first spell the Corinthians had matters What happens to the person imported 7-He the leather twice, but in the latter half of the
is sent back to the place whence he came. newly all their own way and managed to nat
It was decided to write the Bombay Cham If a Chinamao succeeded in getting--into-the-|-ßer of Commerce to obtain particulars of the. system in vogue at that Chamber in reference United States, and stays there, for, way; ten game the fast pace told on the men of the c.Ỷ Q. and the Boys now diverted play more up years and then he is discovered by the to arbitration and survays an piecs goods. the field, which made to issue of the game authorities, what happens theo? -He would be look doubtful, bat-this-was-soon-overcome-deponed to the place whence he came when towards the finish Chunyut and G. Witchell each added another goal to their Club's credit,.
----The following comprised the teams ---
C. Y. C. R. C. Witchell, C. J. Cooke, O. Humphreys, G. Witchell, O. R. Chunybt, J. Forces and Wilson.
H. Q. C.-A, R. Ellir, ^, S. Ellis, L. G. Cordeiro, HJ, White, I. E. Chunyol, E. Muskott and Leitao.
Now, supposing a number of the exempted classes wanted to go the United States, what steps should they taks -They would require certificates from the American Consul at the port to which they belong.
Could they employ an agent to arrange this matter for them? They could bol.
Supposing a person came to you at an agent to get certain certificates oil by you, what steps would you take?--I would refuse to see him-I would refuse to talk to the man lo may
WAY.
Do you have much trouble in attempts to break the emigration laws?-There are con
isual attempts.
Yesterday's water polo match between the above teams resulted in an easy win for the things all their own way throughout the game. Civilians by 11 goals to nil. The V..R. C, had Tata, the Club's goalkeeper, never even hand. ing the ball once. The Artillerymen played a good game all the same, marking their opponir. eats well, but the combination of the old players was a bit too much for the Military
Team.
The teams were
V. R. C.-L. E. Lansmert, A. li. Carroll, A. Alves, A. V. Barras, F. K. Tata, P. M. Remedios and J. M. Rezi Pateira.
88th Coy.:-West, Hardy, Debenham, Meál- lister, Thomas, Snow and Beattie.
XVII. Thatyour petitioners' belief is based on pa Lexperience. For many years the adoption of stringent sanļtary measures and the expen- diture of strenuous endeavours to enforce them were not rawarded with the commensurata
Yeste day afternoon the Lusitano Recreation success to be expected 'But in recent years
Club played a friendly game of Water Polo with the assistance and co-operation of the leading Chinese and a relaxation of the afore-Camber. The game was a very fast and inte ngainst the Royal Engineers at the latter's said stringent measures, the sanitary laws have resting one. been effectively and harmoniously enforced and have produced far better results,
In the first half the Lusitados netted thien goals,'io' which the. Engineers-tried hard to eq saliso but lack was agaĵat them. The second belf was much more interesting than the fint, Both teams tried time after time to net the leather but no scoring was done.... Thua tho L. R. C. won by 3 gosis to nil,
And I think a large portion of your time is spent in dealing with cases of this, sort?—Yes,
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-CLUB-SBCRETARY SUKD,
P. W. GOLDRING THE G JORDAN.
The action brought by Mr. P. W. Goldring, A solicitor, of Massrs. Goldring, Barlow Rod Morrell, against E. G. Jordan, of the Phoenix Club, to recover the sum of $1,000 was men ioned in the Supreme Count, this morning, and
fortbar adj 'urned by Mr. Justice Gomperit.
The claim mado up against the defendant was for the return of $950 alléged to be due to plaintiff by the defendant for the use of the plaintiff's house, " Parkuide:" 5ço alleged-to have been paid by the plaintiff to the Telephone Company at the request of the defendant; and
Coss.
The case was adjourned till next Friday, Mr.
Mr. d'Almada (cross-examining) You said. Barlow appears for the plaintiff, and Mr. that if a man came to you. with papers to be E. J. Davidson for the defence.-- vield you would not speak to him ?—Yes.
Could not an agent purchase a passage ticket for the United States? The steamship cum- pacy would not sell him a ticket if the papers were not visća by ma.
QUESTION FOR ARGUMENT. LEGAL LIGHTS ON MATTER OF PLEADINGS, Some amusement was created in the It that agent had the papers vítéď by the Bupreme Court, this morning, balwann two United States Consul at Canton, can be get his | legal luminaries during the bearing of a certain ticket ?--Yes,
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Mr. Davidson (re-examining) asked whether the agent affair had reference only to Hong kong or if it was general..
** General" was the answer.
cate.
The solicitor for the plaintiff, Mr. D., after calling the case, remarked that when the matter was being heard before the Court last week his friend on the other side, Mr. J., bad not obtain. Is there any order about this in the Consulated leave to engage Counsel. He had done service ?--Yes.
however, and had filed pleadings. This wai Mr. Jastice Gompertz-Frohibiting dealing wrong, and he wished to know whether bis with agents?_
Witness-Prohibiting dealing with third client would be charged with the costs of the
pleadings. persons in matters of this kind,
Mr. J. argand that he was right. Are Mr. Fuller was then excused, and the next gards the costs of the pleadings be would not witostado follow was a Foochow shop coolle charge his friend for that, as "they were copied named Wong Lan, whose evidence in the main | straight out” of a law book, which he men- wal to the effect that he had seen the pro- tioned." Played. Won. Lost, Drawn. Polats. Į missory note signed. When this witness had.
been declared Mr. Justice Gompertz. asked
is this one of the candidates for admission to the United States?
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IX. That on the 8th day of February this year the loading members of the Chicasa com- munity forwarded a petition to this Excellency the Governor, strongly supporting the views XVIII That your petitioners therefore 16 and arguments of the Honourable Usofficial spefully submit that lo the carrying out of all Members of the Council who opposed the said sanitary measures whatever may be their nature. woction, and praying that His Excellency might in this Colony, success can be attained by no reconsider the Bill and have the said section | batter means than by a thorough explanation to deleted therefrom, but 'His Excellency the Go- the Chinese of the evils to be combated and of vernor, declined to accede to their prayers on | the measures to be adapted, and by enlisting. the ground that the argumente put forward sympathy, willing co-operation and support by therefor were identical with those already ad. | moral sussian rather than by legal coercion. vanced by Honourable Members of the Coun. It is well known that the Chinese of sil
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C. Y. C. sidered at the time that the Bill prasad ite XIX. That your petitioners farther submit second roading...
that promiscuous expectoration is only & R. C X. That on the alth day of February last the thoughtless babit, and, as such, it can be in B, O. C. mere ld Bill was read a third time and passed, the time prevented or done away with by issuing. 3rd Co., R.G.A Senior Unofficial Member of the Council re- notices of warning io pablic places, and provid-87th Co, R.G.A.
$8th.Co.,.R.G.A.1! cording his dinent and that, on a divisioning spittoons in public buildlaga?” that, your
Royal Engineers o being taken, all the Unofficial Members, save petitioners experiences are, that, where such one again voted against it.
precautions have been taken, the nuliasco bas
DODAJE AMUSECOND ROUND, XI. That your petitioners humbly but ear rarely occurred; and that during the discussion nemly submit that the making of spitting a of the said section, an honourable member of priminal offence will have a fat-reaching affect the Connell stated that similar precautions, the welfare, trade and business of thle Co- since taken by some European firms here, havo Jony, which has of late suffered great depress proved to be satisfactory, playa? sipas and that any interference by law. With the 1% XX/ That it has repeatedly been ascened 'personal; habity of its fahabitants will, at thie that dried expectoraled matter carrías infection
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To ha compissed by 17th July,
Mr. Davidson-No, my Lord
This statement brought forth loud laughter. Mr. D., when the merrimant. had subsided, relerated that his friend had not the consant of the Court to file the pleadings. It was not a case for pleadings.
pleadings. He was quits az liberty to do what Mr. Justice Gomperts asked Mr. D. wbather he would like to file a reply to the pleadings, He did not.
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kong and Manila. Yuen Trading Co, Ldr
The last appeal, as it was brought befor thes Fall Court some time ago, was for the reversion: of a judgment delivered by the Chief Justice ini en original action in so far as it directed :---(1). That the sale by the appellants to Kwok Viki
ing of certain property the subject.of counterclaim, be set aside, and that the cous. sequent entries be made in the Land Office: plaintiffs is the action, be dismissed Register} (2) That the appellants!: claim, any the respondent Li Po Yung with costs; and (9)) 81.against: That the appollants and Kwok Viking (that defendant to the counter claim) pay to Lí Pa, Yang his costs of the counter claim.
The Court gave décision a few days ago, 057" the 28th alia, to be precise, and dismissed the appeal.
Bawley) in the absence of Mr. H. E. Pollock, M2. H. L. Dennys (of Messrs. Dennys and K.C, (DOWAWAY)
Way) appeared for the Hip On and: Yoon Shing Companies, Sir Henry Harkalay,i K.C., instructed by Mr. R. D. Atkinson, (ol. Mesirs, Deacon, Looker and Deacon), repre=: zented Kwok Yik Ting, Mesira. M.: W: Blade and E; Potter, instructed by Mr. F. Paget Hutt, (of Messrs. Bration and Helt) ap
appeared for Li Po YUDK
*Sir Henry Berkeley applied this morning for permission to take the matter to the Privy: Council. He read the petitions, “The sum at sinsun. hu: saish, was orai £500 and according to:
the King's Order be bad a right to appealgi
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Mr. Slade, Is. opposing the application;" kuld that before leave could be, given" the records of the Court belaw, should be ⚫ arched and its contents est faith fa ̈the#pati- tion. The Hip Do's petition, he coaliated, was faully to two material particolars. Twó | paragraphs in the patition were faulty. As the petition stood it could not go- the application could not be granted. The petition could be! amended; they bad time to do so, but an "it. stood it could not go through a ghraje tada
Sie Hanry Borkaley ́süid that there was- nothing he could see wrong but 'a typogra phical error.
The Chief Justice-As It stands it in hot Accorato.
Dealing with the other petition that of Kwok Yik Ting-Mr. Slade took the same objection. In this case, he said, copies of the motion were not supplied to the Court and to bimi
Sir Henry said that a copy was on the Ble. Mr, Slado said that he bad hanid of a case. bring dismissed for the failure to supply copier of documents to the Court
Sir Henry said that the petitions warn that the law required. If the Const granted the leave to appeal he would ask for a way of execution until the decision of the Privy Council. The propeny was not money, but "immovables."
Mr. Slado asked for the dismissal of the petitions
After-farber-argument the Court adjourned." the bearing to, allow Counsel to set night the papar, when the motion will be made again... peibsps next Monday,
WATER: "RETURN,
Level and storage of water in resaJvoirs on the July..
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. LEVEL
1998,
· 1999). "18" 51" below): 50°: "+}" below. Tytam..
Loverflow Tytam Bye- 26 81 below) za", 16", below
wash ... Overflow
| Overflow #||- Tytam In- to" below):15′ 6′′ below termediasts (overflow
Pokfulum
overflow
Toʻ_0′′ below), 18′,0" below
eveidow Loverfiam Wong-nai-fo′′ below】 2a′ toj” bèlow
Chung (overflow below) overdo
STORAGE GALLOMI
1908.
Tytam 346,375,000 Tylam Byewash... Tytam Intermediate 147,165,00
223,000 Pokfulam
66,000,000. Wong-nii-chung 30,337,000
· 1900)
'87,080,000 7,346,0-0 110,153,000:
28,10000
7.953,000
Total...48€,162,000 244,743,000 Consumption of water in the City and G!!! District during the month of June."-
1908 1909, Consumption 145,079,000' r18,319,000 gallons Estimated)
206,910 203,710 population Consumption
per head per day...........
23.3
18.8 gallons
Constant supply in all districts during June, 198
Intermittent supply by Rider mains la Ridor main districts during June, 1959.50 (20
The return of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accurate mea gürement whilst the extension works at Albany Filter Beds are in progress a side
KOWLOON WATER WORKL
LEVELS 1908,
Kowloon)
overflow
overdow Reservoir Gravitation aion » do of below, Water leval reduced for,,construction, pur poscs.
· STORAGE GALLONS.
1908.
Kowloon Gra-)
vitation Re-135,125,000 - 26,815,000 gallons. servoir...... Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of Jupes
1909
rgos,
Consumption.34,459,000 34,539,000 gallons Estimated. I population: Consumption
88,100 85,500
121
9.7. per head per
9.3 gallons day). The Government Analyst, reports that water is of excellant quality,
VPN, H. JONES, PERMANE
Water Authority
A FECULIAR Cass was heard lathe Pelica Mr. d'Almada (seriously)-No. The can-Mr. Je stated that he had the consent of the Court, yesterday, when a hawker was brought didates are all in (Laughter),
Court to file a coupler-claim. He did not before Mr.. F., A. Bazeland)(first: polica - ma» After farther evidence was heard, the case think this was the time to argue about the gistrate) charged with stabbin Tegernst; com was again adjourned.
in the Western Market Last Wednesday, The alleged facts as stated to the Court were two men, together with a number
police ventop The gamblers minde Ware gambling in the market, when Mr. J-If my friend did not know what I get out of the supposed/policeman's asked for last week he should have asked me their burry to escape the hawker nod for an explanation. (Laughter.)....My friend collided, and a knifé'which the chust have a bad cases (Laughter), Anding his hand cut the coolla on the art. Brides
The hearing wan furthur að oursedrenne/ EZ was heard, and the casa ndjourned;
THE Governor of Macao being unable to pro ceed to Hongbong for the launching of the Portuguese gunboat to-morrow [th Inst.), the Ceremony of naming the vessel will be perform ed.by Miss Roçadan, the Governor's daughter, A number of Invitatiços has been issued to members of the Portuguese community to ale