The Military Contribution
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 9 1911
The bill was road a third timno. quence of increased taxation to and passod. meet increased, expenditure. The bill entitled an ordinance therefore it were desired that the to amend the Foreign Offenders' average contribution should be Detention Ordinance was also decreased by the sum unmod by road a third time and passed. the Honourable Member, viz., Hon. Mr. Edo asked if they $288,080, this result could be could have time to consider the obtained by doyoting about 38 or previous ordinance. Military Contribution instead of 30 por cont. of the Margin to
tural resources. What the west LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. it should not increase in conse has done for Japan it can do for Chinu, when she is ready, and the steady movomeut of Euro-
A Budget of Questions... poans, to the East, is a good thing, if only to strengthen their
A meeting of the Legislative numbers, for the time won Council was held Thursday after 400,000,000 Chinese will bo
noon Present:— rondy, hye and willing, to tirow aside the cloak of prejudice, and Sir Frederick John Dealtry. In His Excellency the Governor,
gard, K.OMG., C.B., U.S.Ó.
Ilon, Mr. W.-D. Barnes |(Colonial Secretary.
Ron. Mr. C. G. Alabaster |(Attorney-General),
Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonini Tronenrer).
learn the value of tho, land they live in, and its wonderful pos- sibilities in the history and trido of the world.
WEDDING IN HONGKONG,
Bowdcy-Potts
A quiet but pretty wedding was solomnized at St. John's Cathedral this morning, whon Miss Ethel Potts, daughter of Mr. W. Hutton Potts and a well- known figure in. Hongkong So ciety, was united in wedlock to Liontenant George Hall Bowday, of the U. S. S. Wilmington. The Church was tastefully decorated with palms and other plants. Thoro
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Hon. Mr. W. Chathunn, C.M.G., (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin, (Registra-General).
THE INTERPORT DINNER.
At the Shanghai Club Inst Tri- day night the customary dinner was hold in honour of the toams which have competed in this your's interpoft cricket nutol. A large number of guests were presont
THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
Tho principle, generally speaking, and over the gathering Mr. A.
the His Excelloncy Certainly. besides the mombois of the torms,
Shareholders "Defy the Government.
LEAPA" CORRESPONDENT
Canton, Juno 7.
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THE CORONATION:
Chinese Decorations..
Although there are not yet apparent." "many outward and visiblo sigus of the properations for decorating the town on the occasion of His Majesty's Corona-
Government in untionalising Chinese scheme of festivities is In consequence of tho action of tion on the 22nd instant, the 50 por cent. (6) The questions rofors to Europeans who are Wood, Prosidoùt of the Shangthe railways..out.of.the.commer-alrondy..well forward and 'whon and replies will bo forwarded to trought through this colony, Cricket Club, prosidade
Correcting a Mistake.
His Majesty's Secretary of State as who are in custody, and in- After the covers had been re-cial funds, a meeting of the Can- the day does come there promises. desired.
stead of being to their native countries, as con- given, and the Chairman proposed was held at the company's oflice several triumphal arches are to transmition moved the usual loyal toast was ton-Hanków Railway shareholders to be a right royal dressing of the city. In Quoon's Road Central complated in this bill, they are the tonstof "The Toamns." Indoing eitply sent to thoir our consulates, so he wished prosperity to the yesterday. The attendeuca was bo erooted and workmen word either in Shanghai or Canton, or Hongkong Cricket Club. It would unprecedented. The officials pra-engaged this morning in placing of this bill is that they shall be kong uext, and they looked forward Constabulary, the Pan U Magis- bo ducked with flowers and bunte wherever it may be. A condition bo Shanghai's turn to go to Hong- sont included the Total of the some of the necessary scaffolding into position. Those arches will
endy been committed, and are kong always gave them. There
The Attorney General proposed the first reading of a bill entitied "An Ordinance to amend the Larceny (amendment Ordinance 1909. In his objects and rea
the Attorney Goderal said :-
Section 4 of Ordinance No. 7
Hon. Capt. P, W. Lyons (Capt. Į sons, giyon at the ond of the bill committed. Well, they have to the very jolly time that Hong-trate; three deputies and some ing. As the whole of the shops
Supt. of Police).
New Member.
in custody and the Chief Justice wore soveral first class cricketers Police officers. Tho outrancos and firm houses along Queen's Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., Q.M.G. Hon. Mr. Woi Yuk, C.M.)..
of 1900 was intended to bring seems to think that the clause can there well-known to Shangliai, to the quartors were strongly Road can be trusted to put on be omitted. It seems that no who bad boon unable to guarded by armed polico, soldiors thoir gayest aspect for the oc- Hon. Mr. E.. A. Howett.
provisions in the Imperial Larobject is arrived at in the man come here, but it was always the of tho garrison, district watch-faliould be as goy as the most into force in this Colony cortain
casion, our inain thoroughfare Hon. Mr. U. Monthgue Ede,
having to show causo why he samo-it was difficult to got a Hon. Mr. C. H. Rossi,"
cony Act of 1901" (see · Hong-
patriotic heart can desiro. Mr. C. Clonionti (Clerk of kong lansard, 1000, page 27liould not be "committed, when team together to go away. Intor-mon, railway guards, ote,
he has already been committed, port matches, however they might At noon the meeting hall was A special feature of the Chinoso The Imperial Act imposes on If any mombor wishes to have the bo; served to promote good feeling packed from top to bottom. The celebrations will be the lantora Councils)..
servitude for a term not exceed bill left in committee, of course between Hongkong, Shanghai, secretury told to shareholders procession at night time. From ing seven years or imprisonment that can be done.
and the outporis. In conclusion, presont that he had been instructed present appearances it bids fair Hon. Mr. Ede: Alter that ex-ho congratulated Mr. McEuen on by the president and vice-preto oclipso anything of the sort for not exceeding two years.planation, I do not think I wish his bowling, and also the youngest sidont of the company to inform previously seen in Hongkong. with or without hard labour for It is the practice in this Colony to have it pestponed.
members of the home team for the them, that, as the mooting was so The gentlemen who are in, to substituto imprisonment with In the absence of the Hon. Mr. or without hard inbour for ponal
Hon. Mr. Howett asked why splendid stand they made at a largely attended, it would be charge of the arrangements . E. Pollock, the Hon. Mr. C.II. servitude, but to make the term man should have any choice in critical part of the game when necessary for the shareholders to have spared no effort or expense Ross put the questions, standing equal in duration to the term of
they put up 55 runs during their signify their approval or dis-in their endeavours to make the in his name.
The Attorney General said that partnership (applause). He pro-approval of the Government's spectacle at once gorgeous and (1.) 18-it not a fact that, if the penal servitude, when the provi- before persons were taken to their posed the health of "The Teams action in nationalising the rail- unique, scheme of 1lis Excellency theGov-are introduced into the Colony were made for their detention visitors Mr. A.U. E. Elborough, sions of Imperial penal statutos respective countries; provisions
Itoplying on behalf of the ways
Special artists have boen en- enor for devoting half of the The departure from this prae- were
gaged from Swatow, Foochow and tlie Canton neighbourhood to prepare the illuminated boasts,
Pertinent Questions.
frionde of the bride and The Hon. Mr. W... Barnes
wit-i bridegroom present 10 or orders and so took his seat as Colonial Secretary
the ceremony, including took the oath of allegiance, and mon from the bridegroom's ship and Officers of the Baluchis. The Rov., F. T. Jolinson was the officiating clergyman while Mr. Denman Fuller, Cathod ral Orgauist, presided at the organ. Miss Gaelic Potis, sistor
of the bride, was the brides
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Was ovi-
This Bill is therefore intended to correct what was evidently a mistake."
The Council rosumed the Com-
the matter.
RUPTCY.
Seventeen Charges Against Chinaman.
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Dy. Writing
The
Ooo of the shareholders com-i
maid, while Lieut. Eastman, of margin (i.e.; half of the excess of tire was not pointed out when If a man committed an Captain of the Hongkong Eleven, on a piece of paper and droppin the U.S.S. Wilmington, acted as Ordinary Revonne over Ordinary the Ordinance, which this Boffence in Canton, and was not montioned that be had a telegram the same into separata boxes pro-birds, fishes, dragon, boats, etc. best man. During the wedding Expenditure exclusive of Military mends, was before the Coun-ught til he reached Bangkok, from Dick Hancock reading, "Provided for that purpose.
Contribution and Volunteers) toeil in 1999 and
under the Ordinanes ho would be sit, letter luck next time. Heartiest result would be made known and service, Leinaro's "Meditation
which will form the main part of and "Chanson d'Ete" and Mon-Military Contribution had come dontly dno to an oversight in brought to Canton, where all the congratulations Shanghaieloven. the meeting would be carried by the procession. These workmen. dolsson's Wedding March were into force on the 1st January, 1904, drafting because the punishment witnesses were.
Ho would congratulate Shanghai, the majority.
are presently housed at East the Continuing, ably rondered. At the conclusion the average annual saying to the provided by Section 2 of Orioneral said it would be difficult the better cloven. They land to ed to this arrangement on the ings kindly lont by the Land Point in two commodious build- Attorney for they had shown themselves One of the shareholders object of the ceremony, the Officers as Colony on such a scheme for the7dinance No. of 1895, replaced for a inagistrate to letermine thank Shanghai, and particularly ground that the shareholders were sembled formed an arch of steel years from 1904 to 110 inclusive by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 7 what was a good causo. On the the members of the Cricket Club invited to express their opinion at
Investment Company; and wo understand that others arriving with their swords, beneath which would only have amounted to of 1909, was seven yours' hard last pccasion, he understood that for their hospitality, and he hoped the meeting. In his opinion, the
from up-country will be quartor- the happy pair passed on their way about $75,380? If not, what labour and because Sections 61, out of the Cathedral and wore her figure doos the Government 65, 67, 68, 69, 70-Rud.71-of-Or-Three months, and he considered Hongkong soon (applause).
A man said he had been in prison they would see Shanghai down in shareholders would be barred ed in vacant houses put at the the cynosure of admiring eyes. suggest as being correct?
committee's-disposal-by-fosers. from expressing their views if dinance No. 5 of 1865 which are The brido, who was given away (2. Is it not the fact that, if the not referred to in Ordinance No. that just causo why he should be Capt. Barrett replied on hell they were to signify their approval Jardino, Matheson & Co. The of the Shanghai toum, and re- or otherwise on a piece of paper. turning out are made of trans- discharged (laughter). by hor father, Mr. W. Hatton Colony had paid a fixod annual of 1900 (and which were not
figures which the workmen are Potts, looked charming in a contribution of $1,000,000 during referred to when the Bill was
Council adjournod pine-die,.
marked that his experience of When the resolution upholding parent paper laid over the creation of white lace and wore a the said period of seven years, the before the Council) are thereby
Hongkong was that Shanghai's the notion of the Government was thinnest of wicker-work, and when picture-hat of white felt trimmed average annual saying to the affected to the extent of cut-
A SEQUEL TO BANK-hospitality could hardly compare read, it was unanimously rejected. illuminated they should prosent with ostrich plumes. She also Colony would have been about ting down the punishment from
with that of Hongkong, He Thon a resolution in support of carried a beautiful shower bou- $285,940? If not, what other soven years to tivo.
agreed with Mr. Elborough that the railway being under commer-
a most imposing array. figure does the Government sug-
Shanghai were the better side, cinl control was read, and was un-there will be a series of tableaux, Amongst the night decorations and he sympathized with him in animously adopted and carried. Afterwards, a rocoption was gest as boing correct?
(3) Is it not the fact that there
that he had brought up a team held at the Hongkong Hotel,
for the presentation of which per- Anothor shareholderthenspoke, where the health of the happy is no prospect of the Expenditure
which was not quite representa-and bitterly criticised the action of formers and gear are being couple was honoured by the of the Colony boing decreased mitteo stage on the Bill entitled proceedings taken against Ngo had the same experience in Hong- the railways, whielt, he said, was
Arising out of the bankruptcy tive of Hongkong. He himself had the Government in nationalising brought down from the coast assembled company,
during the next few years if our An Ordinance to amend the Sale Tex San, who carried on business kong. In regard to taking teams contrary to an Imperial decree are looking forward with eager ports. Naturally, the Chinese Mr.Justice Comporta,indhappy necessary Public Works are to be of Food and Drugs Ordinance, under the name of the Wo Sang away, he could not help thinking issued by the late Emperor-allow-nos to the great event which little speech, said that the lile begun and or proceeded with with 1896.
Cheong Kee firm, seventeen that perhaps a little more pressure ing the railways to be under com-make it a distinct success and to only needs good weather to had as charming a disposition as reasonable despatch?
The Attorney deneral moved charges were laid against him at ought to be put on taipans to let mercial control. her mother and alluded to the (4) Will not such Expenditure on bohulf of Ilon. Mr. Wei Yuk the Police Court Thursday after their mon away (Hear, hear). In fact that the newly-married pair involve the raising of a corres that the word "therefore" and noon before Mr. J. R. Wood.
mark the 22nd ns n red letter day had known each other since child-ponding Revenue and the pay the corresponding Chinese char
future years this match would bo plained bitterly against the Com-in the annals of the Colony, The Charge. ment of a corresponding Military noter be omitted from the label
remembered as McHuon's match, pany in not giving
The performore who are to take hood.
Later in the day, the happy Contribution, if the present on the condensed skimmed anilkness at 8, Connaught Road West, souting Mr. Mokuon with the Defendant, who carried on busi-and he had much pleasure in pre-
part in the tableaux vivants come from Swatow, Foochow, Taishek couplo left by the Nikko Maru for method of assessing the lattor tins. Japan, whore the honeymoon is remains unaltered?
was asked to answer why on cricket ball, suitably engraved. to enable all the shareholders to and Taileung, the two last men- H.E, the Governor said that the several occasions he "unlawfully Capt. Barrett pitched the ball to be present. He suggested that tioned places being famous for to be spout.
(5.) If the answer to Questions bill had been read clause by and knowingly and falsely did the recipient who made a neat the arrangement proposed by the producing tableaux of this sort. 3 and 4 is in the affirmative, must clause and the committee had forge certain writings," purport- catch umid applause.
Secretary was not in order and The exhibits will includo oze ARMED ROBBERY. not the fixed contribution proposed been adjourned from the last
Mr. McEuen replied, and there that the boxes should be destroyed. hundred species of fishes ranging A caso of armed robbery of a sarily be advantageous to the rate- exact form of the words which cortain books and documents at "The Guests" to which Sir adopted and carried by the share-and one immenso dragon of one
by the Unofficial Mombers necosmoeting in order to settle the ing to be the accounts of various
The following resolutions were from ton to fifteen feet in length, persons; why he did not delivor after Mr. E. O. Pearce proposed trading junk at Lang Ku Tang, payors from a pecuniary point of should contain the views of the the bankruptcy proceedings; why, Havilland de Sausuarez replied. holders
hundred feet measuremont. Doop Bay, has been reported to view, both as compared with the Council. They would see in the after four months after the pre-During the evening songs were 1. That the shareholders, ong Mr. A Fong, the well-known the polico, Four mon armed 'presont system and as compared bill presonted that day, that it soutation in bankruptcy attempt rendered by Mr. N. G. Maitland, and all, insist on the retention of local photographer, is presenting with rovolvers are said to have with the half-margin scheme sug- differred from the original bill ined to account for the papers of Mr. E. P. Graham Barrow, Mr. V the commercial control of the for processional purposes eight como alongside a junk, to have gosted by His Excellency the the words in the inverted commas the firm by fictitious losses; why Meyer, and the Rev. A. J. Walker.railway.
bandsome enlargements of their. 2. That tlio committee of the Majesties King George and Queen and Chinese character. These he falesfied the rough, cash book "N. C. D. Newe.” the boat. They got away with (8.). Will the Government for had been settled by the Registrar and why he mado material mis- cash and clothing to the value of ward the above five questions and General and the Chinese members statements in his statement of
company should be empowered Mary and other members of the 270 dollars. As usual, the bont-answers thereto to the Right Hon of the Council as the best way of affairs in bankruptcy, with intent
to telegraph to the Board of Com- Royal Family; also, similar pic munications opposing the Gotares of His Excellency the men say they cannot identify the ourable the Secretary of State for
vernment's action.
Governor and Lady Lugard, all of depredators.
the Colonies for his consideration giving expression to the words
Machine Skimmed Milk."
3. These committee bouskod which will be illuminated in the in connection with the proposal of
Canton, June 8. to potition tho Canton Viceroy processional entourage. the Unofficial Members that the
The Attorney General moved Such was the charge. Mr. W. Yim-po in the district of Nam-for the souding of a memorial to In the party will also figure a Military Contribution should be that the Council resume. He said E. L. Shenton prosecuted on bohoi is famous for the manufacture the Throne requesting the action number of ponies specially to be xod at an annual sum of the bill had been passed by the half of the Official Receiver, and of fire crackors. Soveral of the Government to be with brought down from Sheklung. $1,000,000? Law Yut Lau und Law Sin wore The replies read by the Colonial committee, and although some Mr. D. Almada represented do-thousands of people are engaged drawn.
Those will be riddon by Chinese amendments had been made, no fendant.
In this industry, Sulphur and 1. That the assistance of the girls, bearing lanterns. Girls charged at the Polico, Court on Secretary were as follows:-(1.) membor objected. He asked that Wednesday afternoon with forging The exact figure of the annual the bill be read a third time and
saltpetre are used as a compound people in Hunan, Hupol and bearing lanterna will likewise and the trade in those inflaminab'e] Szo-chuan and the Chinose re-walk in the procession. materials lins all along been mono-sidents abroad be sought for, polised by a merchant named So If the Government deliberately
secured the crew, and ransacked Govornor?
ALLEGED FORGERY.
Two Chinese Charged.
The amendment was carried.
The Colonial Secretary second-
Other Bills
to defraud.
Prosecution and Defence.
EMPLOYMENT OF foreigners.
TRADE DISTURBANCE.
In Canton. (TAN "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT.]
Due Notice
Hostile Attitude
COLLEGE NOTES.
n godown warrant and thereby ob- average saving should be passed. taining 250 bugs of white rice, $73,339.13. (2.) The exact sav weighing 17,833 pounds, the pro-ing is $280,001.57, (3. & 4.) od, and the bill was read a third (TAR "TELEGRAFR" COKERSFORDENT Wing Chung. Owing to the up- act in contravention to the Imperial porty of Kang Cheong Loong: The reply is in the affirmative, time and passed. 107 Connaught-Rond West. (5.) Since the average Military
rise in the prices of these mate- Edict issued by the Emperor and "B. J." writos in the current Canton, June 6.. Mr. D. Lewis (of Messrs. John-Contribution for the past 7 years
rials, many shops dealing in fire send an official to Canton to take Yellow Dragon": son, Stokes and Mastor) prosecuted is stated by the Honourable Mom-
The Diplomatio Commissioner crackers have failed and as a ro- over the control, the shareholders The Attorney General moved
There is in this Colony a load- and Mr. R. A. Harding appeared bor to have beon $1,285,940, its the first reading of a bill entitled us instructed the authorities ault many people are out of om- should maintain a
ing resident whose school days were so monotonous that he run for Law Sin. Law Yut Lau was reduction to $1,000,000 would an ordinance to amend the Larceny throughout the province that in ployment. Some days ago a mob unrepresented.
obviously be a pecuniary gain, to Ordinance (Amendment), 1900. future if foreigners be engaged on to the sulphur and saltpetre mittee be formed to transact make history by taking part in of several hundred men marched towards him. An influential com-away from school and helped to The forgery was alleged to the Taxpayers. The proposal The Attorney-General said that to act as engineers, or as school factory in order to revenge them-business in the company's office the Franco-German War, That Jiave been made on the 17th made by His Excellency to devote was a very short amending or mastors under agreement for solvos. While in the act of creating in the interests of the share was in 1871. April
half the margin between Ordinary dinanes. The objects and reasone
trouble the shop-keepers ongagod holders.. Lau Kom, who was convicted at Revenue and Ordinary. Expendi- fully set out the reasons why the Government service of for gra-
All expenses incurred the last Criminal Sessions' in con- ture to the Military Contribution bill find boon introduced. The duate schools, the authorities in the fire-cracker trade quickly should be paid by the company. I am told that there is a boy nection with the affair and found was based on the assumption of Registrar of Trade Marks had a should submit a draft agreement arrived on the scene and did. The members of the influen in Queen's College I hope he is guilty of uttering the forged war-the Military Contribution remain seal, the inseription of which did to the Diplomatic Commissioner their best to pacify the unemployedtial committce should be selected the only one of whom it is con rant gave evidence implicating ing practically at its present not tally with the inscription re- for approval. In the case of the and ordered them to disperse. from the shareholders at a sub-fidently predicted that he will not amount. The principle, however, quired by the principal Ordinance purchase of machinery, hard ware This advice was accepted by the sequent meeting, to be hold on ronch greatness. The examiner
rioters and the factory was loft Sunday uoxt. Answering Mr. Lowis witness that the Military Contribu-As they wore amending the Or- or other materials under contract
examining the class in said that both men know rice was tion should be a porcentage of dinancos, it was easier to have a with foreign firms, a draft con-
undamaged.
6. That the arrangement pro- English conversation. He asked stored in the godown because Lau this Margin instead of a por-new soal..
tract should also be submitted to
posed by the Secretary about the first boy," What is the first Tut Lau occupied-a-good-position centage of gross revenue was The bill-was-road-o-third time the Diplomatin Commissioner.
algnifying approval and dis month of the year?" thero,
approval should be withdrawn Unless those agreements and anggested by His Excellency in and passed.
and the papers and boxes should to dustbldom the presence of the sharoholdors, This was done
the two prisonora:
He also stated that there would order to give effect to Mr. Cham- The Attorney General moved be no suspicion on to hire berlain's intention that the amount the second reading of a bill ex- forged notes were handed to him of the Contribution should rise titled an ordinance to amend the for rios, on account of prisoner's and fall according to the prosperity Patents Amendments Ordinance, position.
Tof the Colony, and in order' shai 1909,
ARRIVAL OF THE CO LONIAL SECRETARY,
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contracte have been approved Mr. W D. Barnes, the new und passed by the Diplomatie Colonial Secretary, what, Commissioner, the authorities the place of Mr. Clementi, arrived all have no direct power of on Wednesday morning in Hong- dealing with foreigneruska kong by the English mail,
Was
January, Sir" was the answer. He asked the next boy, “What is
name of your grandmoth
the
February, Sir said, the Boy
of whom the above propliecY WEB
The meeting then terminated. Imado,