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seat. They can o amend the present law, cibing it. Too boscurable member leprecat which provides for interest at 8 per cent. ing the vitices of the Ponce said that to bit those car where a particular rate of lueprise it had been saggested that the terest is not specified, that the sum charged on the principal shall not exceed the rats fixed by the Bills of Ex change Ordinance. Now this is not No cary is appears at first sight, for even assuming that a certain rate was fixed by the Government, the lender 'could so
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A meeting of the Legislative Council was beld is its Corucil Chamber this afternoca. Protentili Excellency the Oficer ministering the Government, Sir anty
* Tân Cultelal Estratarjredin the meantire, | the article Arala, kod member foilsind. would likstaserthathon memberisIntroduclog, on the charad ez of the past belog chang- debateable matter which has nothing to do, ed at the instance, of the "Ingitilal, Govern- with the present renglation and which I am ln a mente That was not so......... it was true that they position, to stack of my own knowledge of had to take orders from His Majesty's Govern- Ad-what happened last year mant with regard to the eplum quistion. His Rxcellency Y, ekremarksare irrelevant, but they were left to devise their own methods Hop, M. Murray Stewarts it irrelevant, to replace the ravicus as result of their Sir, to argue that chinesest osterity for and with their aw) fish will we gitd policy. They had acted on their own initiative are advarsely affected by every secessity
that hon. mamber had idmitted that 18 SUN-
CM.G, nos. Mr. AM. Thomson, (Co 100tal Secretary), Hon Mr. G. Mc. Messer (Colonial Traveror), Hen, Mr. W Cha Hoo, Me A. W. Browin (Registrar Ganerai), of Police), Hon. Mt. Wei Yuk, C.MG, Hoo. Hon. Mr. F. J. Badaley (Captain Superintendent Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, and
New Companies Ordinance.
...arrange. His wording of the promissory University education and have studied laule thump-0.M.D. (Diracter of Public» Works), }`still farther curtailing the freedom of the port gestion to replace tba cpium reyentą by un- Dair Sir-la the popased amendmeK 1930
note that it would be made to appear that all the provisions of the Ordinance are complied with. As for the consent of the borrower to such a proceeding, no difficulty would be experienced in that direction as there are always people to be found who by reason of the sore straits they are placed in and the dire necessity into which they are hurled will gladly give their pound of flesh and become a party to a contract aimed at bringing about their own discomfiture. We Are not to inconsiderate a to cavil at an evil without attempting to suggest a remedy, and therefore with dus deference to the Colony's legislators we would suggest that all money lending transactions should in future take place before a Government oficial to be appointed for that purpose and that the act of charging interest in excess of a cer Lain rate to be fixed by the Legislative Council should be penalized by Ordin ance. The would have the double effect of preventing Government - servants from participating in the trade and save considerable number of people from the re lentless grasp of the usurer. We know that ] · the Govenment will raise the usual cry of a depleted exchequer bot such an attitude is to be strongly deprecated, for the present state of Affairs cannot be allowed to continue
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to his argument was that it would be: fut-le for Hagland to diay hersell the pecunialt benefit of exporting morphine because in that case soms other country would do it The "emfacut prefutes and divines who direct the anti-oplum forces may consider when's the are doing hair July a boss) co. and 600 sible jeżple who have most of them bad s
sad qre supposed to be teachers' of other nisa when such inconsistencies can truly be charged ag lost them. Mt Mu zay Stewart strongly, bat not too strongly, protests agains: the par. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councile), ple of this Colony being forced to pay for ofter people's fide, while no ultimate good is being only word to ure. It ought to be a cause, a 1200 in this wo, 'd to anybody. For fad is tha faith. To save the world from the horrors of morphins ad opium and alcohol poisoning ought to be a holy nad auble, purpose pably cutted eat. Bot. the British are, in dodat our French critica truly accu eus of being the greatest hypocrites no earib. a
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His Excellency-Thave not relevant. Hou, Mr. Stewart—It's not insievent? | His Excellescy-Not if it refers to oplein. .... Họp. Mr. Murray Siswart-Theo may , be allowed to proceed ?
His Excellency-Yas. The minutes of the last meeting were read Continulog, Hon. Mr. Stewart said:-The and cor firmed.
*Standard's article went on to say that con PARTS FINANCIAL MINUTES.
trary to fears expressed by residents the Port The Colonial Secretary laid on the table ment of regular Contom Reuse and this was
bad proposed subrequently to the establish Franecil Minutes Nor. go and 93, 69
was becsuss of it.
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:
SUGGESTIONS FROM IHLEGHAT
„To'the EverON OF THE...?! KIonskóna EZLNOMARTIN
posing a duty on Algare, eminated from the the Hongkong Ordinance matter of great anofficial alde. He recently remis no. morent has been overlooked and I basten to member, wh's bad taken to grumbling over | draw your attentmi t'i samio. "the 'maiter, that that mode of lacteasing the Colony's revocne", was introduced at the vary s1ggestion of the uncfficials. Ho de
rod that the question of controlling the of morphine from the United Kingdom
Excelency said that haruld be glad to sead was under the cossideratou of it's Majesty's Gove ameat, fa con iution, Hie
attached to the Secretury of State but he could not see his way to accepting the resolution and the Government would thatsfore volo agalast It
I refer to the constitution of the Boards of Dirac ora. It is an anomaly, that while the amendments are intended to give shareholders cater protection by impoleg Importint bai utcessary resp 'nsibilities on Dlicciors, it falle
where that in ongkong and folk td bring the Directors, within the scope of the Jaw in the case of companies opstated cli
fl od of new floor, incorporated under. the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong, have taken place this year as the outcoms of the rabbar bocm. Os the Boards of Directors there are mice of varions nationalities—Bekijk, German, Amtricans, Deichman, Daŭra, Chinese, sic.
it was a¿reed, that they be referred to the put f›rward to such a way as to suggest that on memb.r's addiuss with ⋅ tha resolu-ion ɛla Shanghel, at you are doubtless aware, s
Finance Committee, stat
FINANCE COMMITTEE'S KEPORT. report of the Finance Committee (No. 16). I The Colonial Secretary land on the table the was approved
By parity of teisoning plague is good for the
Orly-ro could the port prosper with a Custom trade of the part. The port prosputed while wa had the place, in spite of it, not because of it. House. The port of Hongkong may be liken ed to a Pafiu-que of these monumenial cichen familiar
the direction of the establishment of a Custom
Colonies of their sevence derived from the rads our virtus in robbing India and our trade in opium, and we are all the while guilty of exporting from Bitain he direst and most
IMPORTATION OF MORPHINE. terrible, the quellest and most destructive al
Hon. Mr. M. Seno Excusacy, all daggers to body and soul. Thanksming
-i riso to maya the senolution of which invar the road in an open place: If it is kept for the Justices says: "It is not fit! It is most unfair that the burden, the whole burde have given notice. It obviously refers to a free from pbstraction the trifle will pass of bioess, the expensive business rf sitising fact, disclosed in the asswat made to through it. If tail bar is erected across 1, protecting nar days from the dumping of the question which I asked at or last meet traffic will adopt the simple expedist of goles British made poison, should be laid upon (biring. The disclosure that all the morphine, round. So will commerce avoid Hongkong 11 Governmeti. • Will you not tike theis, words
and and third of the compounds of opium at you take steps calculated to make through to hear, people of Hongkong?
present being imported into the Colosy comes traffic difficult Brary additional Hep taken fram London, seems to me to call for an ex- pression of opinion in the Council. Viewed House inavitably handicaps the business of the in the light of recent local history the situation Colony. Several such steps we have had to revealed in traty. Gilbaiting. Che Imperial take in connection with the Opium Folicy, Parliament having decided that it is morally. Under instructions from Home we have lately indstenyble to sell onion, the British Govern been compelled to pass laws, almod at restrict shoot ipa:tuct this Gerarament to legislate ing the import of morphine and compounds of sunst be usa of the drug. First, waste told ople, the babitual use of which is admittedly. to close all the opiam divans tortowib. To more isjarlous than opium smaking. that the uaeficial members of this Council de- mured. We did not demur to the application to this Colony of the policy adepted by His Majesty's Government for the gradual supp casion of the Indian export to Lbins, We acquus:ed in and expressed approval of desu yi len years, by process of gradual the arruagements made by Sir Edward Grey to extinction, the Indian export, merely point.ng out that a priaciple beldio be just when applied to the ladian expoit might with eqsil Jastice Bave bees made to apply to this Colony." We posted out that if China keeps her part of the bargaid the evils complained of would work themselves but complétely during the decennial period in which the cultivation of the'poppy is to crase, and that there was really no necessity for drastic rep silvo measures. Our represreta trans were ignored in ob diance to the demands made by the extreme section of the all-opina agitato,
a preposterous
For Hongkong con marcial circles, in com mon with those of Shanghai and Singapore, the patt lew months hava beru fraught with disturbate mid anxiety. And this may be without belag a blot on the „Colony's escut
traced to the wild speculation that occu ́rečí the rubber market, Time and again we warned cheou. We offer the suggestion for what it
investors against rash buying of rubber sh res is worth, for in our opinion the time las when these were standing come when the money-lending practice,pemium and ware on the ce of it upayable. which has been reduced almost to an art by However, it appears to day to be as useless la a certain section of the Colony's population, talk to fools in their folly as it was in the days should beput down with a firm band. They ruinedo doubt rabber is a good investment of the South Sea Babbls when thousands were have been shown the velvet glove far too
and is likely to remain such for a zumber of long. They should now have a taste of the
years to come,—but rubber shares must ha mailed t
bought ità ossosable price if the buyer desiren to get a fair return for his capital. The num ber of people in Hongkong who have had their Engers buried throngh tabber transactions is
RAILWAY IN CHINA.
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almost incredible. Both individua's and cor poratioce have suffered Curiously cucugh, in iba former category the chief victims are to be found mongst shipping man. In the latter, many Ircal banks hava bien lovers, bath
on their own account and because of the shartage of money brought about by the exchequers deplenished in many instances 1ubber bnam. Local industries have had their share prices li va as a conesquence deprecia ed round, and there is apparent a general deprevalen in trade, However, we in Hoog keng have not undergone the same state of facial panic as bas overtaken Shangbai, of late, where back after bank has stopped pis- men' to the general dismay of merchants nod blc alike. As a result there has taken
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In the event of any iregularities arising, Can you tell me how the Hongkong. Ordinances will be able to if ct punishment on Director other than British subject
Thers foreigstrs baipg aminabla only to the jurisdiction of the Hongkong Ordinances and laws of their own country are outside the will thus have to difficulty in evading liability.
may mention age glaring case," A Ditector who figuras on the Bo rd of several subbar comp-nies belt is credited by some people, with being a Brazlian subject! Can you imagine anything so ludicrous if it be true? how is he to toe brought to book if occasion stould arise for the exercise of the disciplinary "mensuras of the Hongkong O disances Br
It seems to me that the Hongkong Didis: Asces are ineffectiva and abiolutely fatils 'id' the case of Directors hera who a's foreign subjects:
I would therefore suggest that an amendment be inserted in the Hongking Ordinances maki
Hop Mr. Stewart-Your Excellency, Tahould just like to point out in reply to the comie flan that the policy of the Home Goverment 14 not responsible for the red under which, in the original insance, we had most unwillingly to geree to change van by a little the old fien trade character of the port, that lo a speech made on behalf of the Government by the han. on the Eccasion of the ascond reading of the Attorney-General oathe 9th Septemberlin year 'quor Ordinance, he said: "The necessity of discovering some other source of revel u's 1 need not dwell upon, Iris readily and general, recogized me a living, accessity in view of the measures which this Colony his taken for the aid and assistance of Chios in suppressing those responsible for the Goantas of the oplom. ·་་ ་་། That bar compelled Colony, to look about for soms actreo, that This necessitated providing an extension of will give the app'y al ready money needed
for the machinery for marching cargo A Bill pro-Col.ny," Your Excellency bas just rinted that carrying, on the govetoment of the viding additional powers of search bashad to be pissed in the fut month, The Council may re
at may rate the legislation which we had agreed member that lobjected to the third reiding. Idid in connection with theimport of mephine wis so because it occurred to me to wonder whather initiated by this Goverment, but surely, Siring it computedly that all Directors of com biva the effect of conferring the power to search carrying out the wishes of the H.me Gavera- ment should be so famed att require Direc the alteration in the original O disauce would this Government knew that they would be Colony be British subjects, And the amende it was initiated by thli Government because pioles operating outside the jarlsdiction of the
cargo upon Chinese sarchers. The sudo ment dictata from Home. if sot in direct torr who are at prevent ho ding office to vacati sirability of that must be apparent to soyose terms, or least by the simngest hints. Your their seats in favour of Esitish subjects who reflects upon the possibilides. It torped Excellency has, rather to my surprise, surgest I submit this water is one of great import
nace and shoolise is the so ed that the asswer to my argument is abat
serious attention the pecuniary benefit of exporting morphins, it would be futile for Rogland to deny herself of the Registrar,
Enclosing my caid and awloghing for tres, because in tha: case some other country, would sing on your valdable spare. the ordinary point of view of every day politics, do it. That, Sir, is to discuss the mat er from
Yours faithfalls, but this question has been raised altogether out
PRO BONO PUBLICO. of the sphere in which those arguments eng be
Shanghal, in October, 1910. applied. Mr. Johnstone, the protagonist in the Home Parliament of the policy we are compels tion of righteousness, sot of money, and the led to pursue, bar pointed out that it is a quasi righteousness of sending to us poises in a farm which we are almost simultaneously admonish ed to exclude, is certaluly of a very doubtful kind. I de set wish to weary, the Council with any more remsik. Your reply. Sir, la simplr another way of 1 oking at the same ficts, The
A SOLICITOR'S.PHK. APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT BY DEFENDANT.
placa ad almost total suspension of credit all i which contains freguest accomets of police counteracce pad eventually destroy: Isobadi and 1 therefore do not 180 my way to allor my lospector, to recover the sum of $35 43% forți
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28th.ft fudge, at the Summary Court His morning, Before Mr. Janice Hexeland, Acting Puizni Mr. M. J. D. Stephens ma:deo application in the case in which Mesare. A. & Watson and Company, Limited, sied C. W. Brett, a Sanitarr
goods and and delivered. Defend int paid his debt, after he bat boto spivid with the same mons. He asked for payment of the sum of $1 but defendant refused to pay and left the of the Court. Ha naked that an order be made alany. He simply ignored the requirement for the payment o Sand costs of stendance. Defendant, was a gent emas of the Sanitary Board and took a high stand. He wast direct on board ship and refused to pay the Crat feb. It was one of thorn cuas mbara a man andasvoured to leave without payment of fees, ee asked for the order so that it should bas
Lordship made in order for ment of $, and Evidence was relied on the 'prist and bis
Ayer-Hon. Ms. Stewart, Hon. Mr. Osborne and Hon. Mr. Wei Yok.
lice, the Registrar-General, the Colonial
Noo-The Captain Superintendent of, Polson in fature, Tres arer the Attorney-General, the Director of Public Works and the Colonial Secretary.
RAILWAY CHARGES. ・・・
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Mr. Stephens-Think you, my Lord. Vary much obliged to your Lérdship. - 1 "thĩnh thẩ": is a case which should be brought in the notice of the Court, iomach as the immons ba, bren Ignored.
His Lordship Ob, yes
REVIEWS)
2. The question is onder the consideration of "WITH DOG AND GUN IN THE NEW TER the Government.
R TORY." By Spańamta. Peprinted from', the Honkong Daily Prit
OP.UM ORDINANCE. The Attorney-General: moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordianece to amend the Op'um Ordinance, 1909
out that this would hava bean tha efect of thin new Ordinance as originally drafted. 01 course this was on oversight on the part of the Government, The Hon. the At torney Ceneral told us so. You In dealing with the subject of railway con-
mean to use such a power. Of course.not. did not struction in China, Mr. W. P. Ker, H, M.
You never do want to use objectionable powers Commercial Attaché at Peking, makes the
for which you legislate. You just want them following remarks:The chief obstacle to
to keep. You only wanted tbis das for Euro rallway development in China is the antago.
pran revenue officers. You altered the Ordia oism between the Central Government and
in obedience to their demands a"Blil was kece accordingly, but, ever as it stands, it is a forced through this Council, closing all the most grudging concession to a principis dant the inhabitants of the provinces. The form
divna in March last. It only had to be torced gerous in the life of this Colony. It is part of er desire to get all the railway under the
brou, h, it only met with opposition, because ibe sacr fce imposed upon us by a conscion supreme control of the Board of Communi.
we were asked to accept by way of compensatious endeavent to carry out to the letter the cations, and recognises the necessity for
tion a vague promise. The necessary legislation spirit of the orders of the British Government, foreign bans; the latter are jealous of
having thus been provided this Government has
to spke of this the British Government, con. Government interference and insist with
conscienti-usly administered the law. With what tinues to allow manufacturing chemists in varying degrees of failure or success on
loyalişibe Imperial mandate is being Canied out Goat Britain iraely, to supply a demar d which providing their own capital and their own
is evident from the column of the focal press, this Government has been fastracted to discI seethem are as I have stated them; engineer, In spite, however, of all obstacles, over Chita. Concerns which had formerly aid on restaurants and ten shops, suspected of exce to the imperial fat we have changed the position or withdraw my resolution. the contruction of railways, is bound to Aguished like the green bay tine have gone including in the price of a meal, or of a cup of old free trada charactor of the port, more than
His Excellency My paint is that although,
· contiuus, and ample opportunities for British to the wall. In Mongkong alone the aumbar tea, the cost of the coeliss pipe of peace," we deam into ba desirable in the interesis of the of course, the impotition of import duties was coterprise will be afforded for many years to of business failures of its is uopa alleled in any The heaviness of the fues imposed bear port, only to find that the people from whom it is the outcome of a certain policy of His Majesty'
provicur period. Nereault hide ied that the eloquent testimony to the seal displayed in come. Competition for supplying material whole finascie position In China at the pre-carying out the orders from Home. It is at people. If the deme Authorities can be brought ment acileg on the advicnotanofficial members most necessary to protect ourselves are our own Government it was at the option of the Govern is exceedingly keep, and the only firms sent time is unstable. The Istert: astinates least questionable whether to this real on the to realise this, surely they most feal bound to There were half a dozin ether ways:fmising that have a chance of success are those from the Board of Finance make the revenue part of the police force is not attributable some take appropriate measures for our relief? Bores, Infct the Government issall proposed which an directly or indirectly repre to be some 295 million tatls and the expendi- part of that failure to perform ita primity fanc ly it cannot be that they will say it is no quite a different measurë, apoptos scuted by technical experts on the spot. lure about 37 million tarla mere. In comment was ab co has lad to advarse coinment of late.good stopping the expert from England The vote was then taken, with the following An indication of the futereal" taken by ing upon this subject the Shanghal Mercury While it mains unsaft for European ladies to of the main of, gratifying the opium"vice | result t the Central Government in the fiture:- How the deficit is to be covered wo walk alone, uot in the heart of the towg, but on in lts worst form on the ground that it of railways in China is afforded by the Board of Floauce, Fereign longs, if the Board the houses of Europeans and Chiness aro alike That large and induential section of the Britisk do not know. Neither, apparantly, d:es the the higher levels in the outskirts, udd, 'while | would 'then come from some other country. establishment in September, Jgog, in connec-of Commusications has its way, are to be sub burgled with impunity because the Colony Pablicwhich has so recoolly gobe tothe extrame too with the Ministry of Communications at jected to strict segalations. Mortgage of cannot afford a police force large enough effo of advocating the immediate prohibition of Peking, of a school for training railway off-governmest property as security is forbidden, tively to patrol.our roads, part of the strength opi m in the Crowa Colonies will surely not cials. The school is built for 100 students, the periud cf any such loans is to be change of that already loadequate body is divened from allew the British Governme, to proceed upon but the sumber is at present limited to 350,
able at the option of the borrower, the tender the pursuit of the thief, the snatcher, and the the theory that inasmuch as offences must who come from all parts of the Empire and
shall have no voice in the administration disorderly drunkard, to hunting the compara bands be, England may as well commit them. Hou, Mr. Stewart asked:—Has the Go an vary in age from 18 to 25. There are about
of the sum loaned," or shall be bavi valy harmless opum smoker in his lair. That would to a strangely cynical sititude for
mant distribuind a translation in Chitose of the 30 teachers, including í British, ↑ «Ameri-
sole right of employment of staff Not paly hate we expored the community to the present British Government to adopt parti-scale of railway freight charges on groda pasi can (a drill sergeant), French and a
For purchase of materials. Some of these the dangers arising out of this drain upon the entaily lu view of the alyia of the admonitions ing betwend the frontier and Kowloon? If rules are excellent from a borrowers polar of strength of our police force, we bays been obi which have been addressed to as in the put by | not, will the Govarsmest cause such a transia- German." Most of them are well paid. v.ew: whether they will 1 mpt capital the China: liged to pass legislation which has changed the the Secretary of State. That it will be difficult tion to be mife and distributed widely? The full course is three years, and
or not remains to be sren. We'repeat both our character of the Port. We have been obliged, for the Home Government to levant machinery. The Colonial Secretary :- the studenta are divided into three sections belief to the ability of Chint to weather the pre to agres to some of the very things against for the purposa ladicated is obvious. But our according to the foreign language, English, and in the capital, and our conviction that were successfully fought at the time of the passing
eq; financial storm which is riglog bath hers which the unofficial members of tats Council difficilties have not bren llowed to stand in French or German, taught them in addition Chies to espazo the services of the most ex of the Liquors Ordinance.
Government; and the Bome Gov:rament can.. to other subjects. The curriculum includes pensive foreign fi sancial adviser and follow bir The lasership of that Ordinance was dis 11 with credit parmit their own. They cannot the Opincie language drill, geography, his advice, she would sive at once the situation and claimed on behalf of the Government by Your with credit refuse to consider the injustice of tory of Chinese railways, mathematics, dra-yat sums of mooty besides. She notda 10 Excellency at a recent morting. Your Ex el. the position revealed by the facts of the cass, ing, chemistry, physics, traffic management, emember that her po ition in the eyes of the lancy's disclaimer corrects an error, which bas No enlargement of these facts is necessary, railway bookkeeping, clementsolengineering, world is mixed up inextricably with her finance stalked abroad beyond the limits of the Colony, Thy speak for (bemuslves. It i1100 much to steam and electrical, workshop administra-she remain a third or fourth-rate power if shy the wisdom of which, in the long sue, remains the far and high altitudes from where misent long as that remains doubtful, so long most throwing the whole responsibility for a stop hope that they will speak loudly enough to reach fon, and railway company law. This same can be called a power at all. What is wanted it to be proved, upan kiss Excellency Sir Frederica Prelates and divines direct the anti-oplam Antagonis between the provincial inhabit-chefidence that she is really on the right track...Legard. has been represented as the initia forces. Bat it is not beyond hope that that they ants and the Central Government (to whichPatience there would then be for years to toroft:e.dea. This, perhaps natural,error, made may set up ribatio: 'in less rar fed air vibra-.) Mr. Ker telers, has been made painfully come til she bad safely emerged into the falls first appearance is a local paper, 201 larg ago. tions which may reach to the precincts of the apparent is the case of the Chinese section ple dourofanation with a gold-> sed currency I made a mectal note of it at the time, just as Colonial Office, and floating in at some open of our Kowloon Canton Railway, the opening well-established, and a credit commensurable any "wacher of the skies' might make a note window find their way to the dusty pigeon à la of which has been delayed considerably time, too, it behoves China to jospite the
with her vast resources," Apricolar WhoD iLme nowand unimportant comet "awini Isbolied “Hongkong,” there to buti gently lika through the cause. Now, however, it appears sations with confidence la ber honncial re
into big kẹn”. Esawić spronta tail, comstwise, a distant telephone bell, until the mound at- iv an English press, not loogafter, Aparticlsap: tracts, the attention of the permanent officials, that things are on the mend and that io sources, for the has many loans to redeem and peered inibe"standard"elling the Homepublic our caloral.protectors, to the insistent question response to representations from Hongkong is even doe in negotiation for hoge loses in hat His Excellency Siri rederick Lugard bad "Is it fair?"
ON the Chines are over-riding the.difficulties the Earopton Capitals for the funberance al formerly ficlog them and making every en
ber railway enterprises and other mora do prise to the inhabitants, the fact being that he dea, the whole borden, of protection should be sprung the massura apon Hon kong is a sur-It he not fair! It is most unf.fr (hat the bar. deavour to get their part of the route com
mastic · purposes...
bad said in this Council) The Bill balone you laid upin this Government Believing that we pleted at quickly as possible,
isa siaccio attempt to give effect to the wishes are entitled to ask for the help of the British of the community, as they are repressnied by Gevirement, I mava :-
The community had volunteered through its official members to submit to the impostisa of an import duty instead of the fucreased license fees proposed by the Giperament. They did We recommend everyone who bai at boirt
to in the belief and on the express understand. the prosperity and welfare of Hongkong to read
log that so import duty on foreign wines and the convincing, the unanswered by the Govern
spirits could be and would be, worked through mont becades Unazawerable speech of the Hon. Mr Muiry Stawart at yesterday's meeting of
the Harbour Office without entailing the tip The Corps will parade in marching order at tablishment of Custom House. They relied the Legitive Council. The polei made by B'aka Pierat 245 pm, on Saturday, November upon the fact that foreign wines and spirits him in debate on the restriction of the im stb, to procied, to Camp, Quelies will be pro- mast be declared on ship's manifest in order portation of morphing to this' Colony was in
vided to carry up from Customs jesty to the to nie being stomed so as to avoid braskiga, affect this The character of Hongkong as a Camp all baggage aupt ever by this fearch. The Government's Bist stempt to drait a Bill free port has been changed by theorder of cer Members proceeding by later launch must carry carrying out the wisher of the communitywent far tain paison who, to our sorrow are our masters, on their owo bagcage unless it is sent to Blake beyond them, providing is it did pawin which, controlled by a mobefvolets who ste influenced Pier by 2.15 p.m. when it will be conveyed with if exercised, would have completely changed by a minosity of respeciable but troublesome that, of the mait body. All offices baggz0p free trade character of the port. The oppost and madde headed gentlemen who object to will be taken car by the in am. launch prosion which these provisions around led to the the export of opium from India They say, 'vided, it is get down to Biske Fist by that time, most objectionable belog withdrawn. Ais Ez- that from no dominion of our Empire' should The camp will be bold neder the same can cellencs cit Frederick Logard wisely at the oplam be bought to Hongkong or anywhither "ditions as last year and i: is bored that Letter it has of the Colony, with the ranli that. The Therefors trade was bean disorganised and the work wil be put in by the men of the Corps A Legais Ordinance necessitated no change in Binancenat ibis Colony messly wrecked. Ques-hopital test will be provided in case of the character of the pon in respect of the fact sions of file and fieanca kave been metamor emergency. The YMCA, tent will also be that it did not entail the search, either of per ood floaters of conscience and ibis oplom pitched le comp La copal baggage or cargo. His Excellency must
A més interesting: i lness hit been mado lato a cause of consens The following routing, Jaunch service will be therefore have experienced some dicairy le
POST OFFICE,DING STL Mr. fore signment and a cleavage not merely of establish'd daily batween Blake dier and recognising himself caprisanted in the and lon but of dealing sa bad ar the Slave Trade | Customs Jalty i
Aarm of forty thousand six hundred dollars seeming ard as the originator and founder of angular, several months ago, and, was receiving the in aid oldhe vote, Post Office, A.--Hongkong. 49% bar naim. And the idiotic part of Balls From Blake Pier to Customs Jelly 6,10 am. Custom Bourget or capsidaration of: His Majesty's Gararmant Post Office, Other Charger, for the followin or they buy mot int
and even shameful part of it, is that and 55 pm on Save The Attorpes-General- I beg to call the hon. The probable russon for no action being taken. linon ho
hang expired, fram liban land. From Customs Jette-to-Blake Pizz; Oxime
had by that on to Hongkong, and 5.15 pm
HONGKONG AND HYPOCRIST.
(28th October.)
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORFS. the unofficial members of this Council,
CAMPING,
The Camp season of the Hoogkong Velan, teer Corps will commence on the sib prax and last to the 14th of November and the following order have been ized with the Corps orders to-days-by
filtersported to palton men who MIA KIAS DE vajo dočk. Janach will lease Komloan
Kam such sofece as open can effard: Døpkg's ASP
vura ordained shov
dally for Customs julty and
t-for: Army Service.
and 1.10 0.05: Knivlag'i
The Coloolil Secretary seconded. read a third time and passed,
The Bill was then considered in Committee,
BURUDANI, NEW TIRŘITORIES.
Council resumed consideration in Committee of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to consolidato and amend the laws relating to the administat tion and regulation of the New Territories,
The Bill was read a shled timp and pasted. ADJOURNMENT..
The Council then adjuried sine ds,
Those who hava 'read' the series of articles: creimbuted to our moralog contemporary by the writer who employs the ap:ropilato nomida plums of Sportsman will be pleased in fourn that he has been induced to pablish bis well- inge in brochure form which will be 1 min to find anche in very sportsman's library, They Auser the small amrunt if at antion that the. author lo bie introduction begins with a growl. local newspap 11 divole: to ste sport of Nim rod's followers willa: bestowing ample notice to other forms of sport. It is true that the French have a nice habit of describisg the English; man's field sp by saying that in the way of relaxation he declares: "Let's go out and kill something," but the author, erikes the mail on FINANCE COMMITTEE ON
this head when be mentionsther in this Colony
bild immediately after the meeting of Council remarkable fact that the News 7 emitory, bu A meeting of the Floance Committes wasbe expr ssion in more often changed to fall ga out and drink, somathing, 1'is ratter a the Colonial Secretary pusiding. It was agreed that the following wolo be recommended for
been so lulo fr quented by, sputamen in the pist, for with its 300 odd equ;ra mi'an of divers () approval by the Council
sified country it effure greater sport than itir fid pertridge, qaall, sulpe, duck cuilaw, Renerally credited with, and in seisoo ORG, CAD pigeon and devis besides a few rater birds such as plover woodcock, green-shank and even pelicas. To the bills are to be found the small bishing deer. The whole of the Tanitory is admirably suited for game of all sorts but as Spaciator" remask", goat hivoc:is wrought by hawka, espacially, which sie ably suc; uded in their work of destruction by snakes, foxSE and civet cela, Spectator girán some very, vidable: advice as to iba letale of 1hZET gama dis'sicia sød no doubt it "ill be fully ap prociated by local gaumen who, now that ifs railway lino stuted junning, will probably begin to frequent the New Territory in incrant lag numbşıman
TABLIC WORKS
A sum of seven thousand nine hundred and inty dolla's in aid of the vote,, Fublic Works, for the following items
Public Works Department, Other Charges,
:' :
That this Council desires respectfully to draw the attention of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the port of origin of all the morphine," and one-third of the componade of opium, enter for this Colony, and humbly prays him to lay before Parliament the proptisty of insisting this Government in its endeavours to discourage
Drawing Materia's and Mountain the opium vica in its most, is jurius Torm by A log fans didaer w$ 860 restricting the expert from England of the de Public Works Recurren means of gratifying in my Maloledance of Bolldings ind
His Excellency said the Goversmart could
New Territories
: 1,500¿ not accept hos, member's resolution, which
Maintenance of Telegraphan 500. appeared to involve several criticisms on the Gas Lighting, City of Victoria Jur action of the Imperial Goveroms 1 Bor
Find and Praka roamber had begget the question on more
Laying out Chinesd Cemeteries than one palet. The principal question which hou, member appeared to discuss was that shi- British Govarément, had not seep. At to restrict the export of morphlas from Leg And and that the Hongkong, Gowsin meet's action was taken at the, lostance of the Imperial Gaternment, That was BỐT KO.. Thry had acted on their own initiative and with the object of meeliqz ike wither of the International Oplem Confare, cas held at Shanghai 201 very long #go. The fact:abat moiphins reached the Colony from Europe bad ban brought to the notice of the Goramment
and trenching for burials... 3,500. Public Work, Extraordinary Extensions of Lighụng...ma
Total:
60g:
$2,909
NY
"RACE, WALKIVO TA PRIMER By Hugh W. Ignes London, WC. K
PRINTING AND BINDING LALKIN BERN A sum of fre-thonsand dollars in old cf the One would hardly Vole, Miscellaneous Services, printing and rice-walking-WA blading,
vaid padlójubat these conviries angaged in jba morphine. ... Grainking in Salpo
co-operation for The Hongkon
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