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EGN HONGKONG,
A New Association Formed.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. in the objects and reasons which FOOTBALL IN
were attached 't the bill. There A meeting of the Legislative was nothing radically new in the of the bill, and withored and drooping branch-
Those who neglect to make hay Council was held this afternoon, provisions
there
which nothing WRB es on the botel palms outside
uny now the Hongkong and Shanghai while the sun shines can be de- in the Council Ohr aber.
There were present, I. E. the really introduced Bank might constitute a danger pended upon to make trouble
Governor, Sir Francis Henry May principles. The whole purport Laat evening a meeting of re- to pedestrians, inasmuch as these when it rains.
of the bill, beyond a slight re-presentatives of the various foot- branches are much heavier than
H. E. Major-General Anderson. a-rangement of some of the ball bodies met at the Y.3.0.A. The Hon. Colonial Boretary, clauses, was to give some little rooms to consider the advisibility latitude in dealing with the of forming a Hongkong. Football Mr A. M. Thomson.
ther action nec saary. There was decided whether parions who are fell. One of our readers received German Mail.-Despatched per The Hon. Attoinoy General, Mr arrangements under which it was Ass iation and to take any fur-
and 8.8. Gcǝben at 6 p.m. yeater-LA S. Bucknil, K. O. the remark coptically,
day.
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer, detained under detention wara veiy full attendance and as a added that the fronds might|
rants are persons who ought to result of the deliberations it was hang there for years without American Mail-Despatched por Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher,
B.8. Mongolia at 6.p.m. yeater- The Hon. Director of Fablie be banished or not. The firat decided to form a new asasciation falling. Certainly they might, but,
day.
Works, Mr W. Chatham, C.M.G. section of the bill dealt with the which should be affiliated with during rough and wet weather
The Hon. Registrar General, re-arrangement of the sections 3,4 the English Football Association. Buch &8 Hongkong has been in Siberian Mail.-Despatched per
and 5, of the Deportation Ordia- Mr. Frank Browne was voted dulging in latterly, the odds are
aoce 1912. The second altering to the obair and in introducing Fcation was really Lumber five the discussion he said that he more 'n favour of their falling. On Tuesday night a perfectly Sitrian
and that slightly altered the or-understood that there was already dinanes as to the procedure un-an Association in ezistance.
The Position Explained, sound branch was blown down
der which petsons who have been
Mr. A. P. Storrie, secretary deported from other states could be depotied from this place. The rest of the rather longihy sextion of the old Association, said six of the bill, was simply formal they had already had one associa and was designed to make the tion but through lek of ja alteration which would be necearest it had fallen through; for Assaye's Cargo.
sony by the slight elterations of two years an annual meeting was Among the cargo shipped by
pro sdure. He did not think it convened but was not sufficiently the 8.8. Assays on the 7th inst. were 2,361 packages of tea, 3
His Excellency atated that in nessary for him to go into any attended. They thought it was cases of silk and 55 bales of raw consequence of changes in the details of the bill, because, as he advisable, when they formed the silk for London; S cases of personnel of the Council, it had had said before, they were fully old Association, not to be silk for Gibraltar 10 bales of been found necessary to recon-explained in the objects and reas-affiliated with the Home arc sia- raw silk for Man: 358 bales of stitute some of the committees ons. There was one other point tion, but, this, experiones had and that was the new aub-ssion Everybody was enthusiastic the raw silk for Lyons; 233 balea of and the following appointments which he should have mentioned ught them, was a mistake. raw silk, 32 case of human hair had been made:
Law Committes-Hon. Mr 5 of ection 2. That introduced fiat year; sixt an clubs joined Montague Ede temporarily to take a slight alteration, with regard to and they had two Leaguea, filst the section under which, when and second, together with the the place of Mr Pollcek..
there was issued a proclamation, Army and Obina squadron, and and 4 rises of birds' feathers,
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tary, second.d by the Colonial it was porsible to deport petasne
Home Asscoiation, for otherwise excuse can be urged this time if has ever ben es low, ducing the the British team loses. They last four years, the t only an eight Treasurer:A sum of $2,650 in when it was desirable for public get the Association on a good The aid of the vote Public Works, Re-safety or desirable for the good basis and to life with the
order of the Colony. believe they have as good a stud days' supply remained."
The Colonial Secretary second they had no control over the naval current,Hongkong, Miscellaneous,
and mility teams. of ponies as their antagonists and answer, given onthe best of auth-
ed and the bill, Laing read in item sives they reprecant theority, is that the water never has Maintenance of Prays Wall and
teen so low. bast of British polo a complish-
second time, passed through the ment. If they lore, it will be ba
committee stage, and the third cause, kean and clever as they are,
reading. they are not quite so skilled as the Americans.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1913.,
HOME RULE.
to
A Game for Men.
It is a matter for pride, how- ever that, after having, had threa goals scored against
TRIED TO ESCAPE.
Fallure of Clever Ruse to Leave Qaol,
Piere.
A sum of $2,300 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Misoollane us, Level ling poison of West End Park to form playground,
Oplum for Formosa.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, moved the second reading of the
bill entitled "An Ordinanca to
The Chairman said be thought tion fell through .cause of re it quite clear that the old Associa presentatives not attending the m. stings,
No Power.
authorize the Appropriation of a Sergt. Wilson ascribed the fall- The Hon. Colonial Secretary Supplementary Sum of Thirty moved the following resolution: thousand six hundred and pine 128 through na due to the fact Whereas by the provisions of Dollars and fifty-seven Cente, to that every dy recognised that Devious are the means adopted Section 3 of the Opivm Ordinanes, them in quick time, the team by men undergoing terms of im-1909, as amended by Scotion 2 defray the Charges of the Year there was no pɔwer behind the:
of
inter alia resolved that a Notifi-
should be any new officists, and proposed the formal resolution
KELLETT.
old ABeation, because they were 1912,"
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer not affiliated with the one at
Homo. held its own finely siter. Early prisonment to escape from gool; of the Opium Amendment Ordin disasters of that kind world and, for the most part, they are pace, 1911, it was provided inter seconded, and the Bill, being
Mr Eager pointed out that it read a second time, was referred have staggered all but the teet more dating than clever. Daring alia ss follows:- and pluckiest of players, and it is and cleverness combined, how-No person shall import, or aid to the Finance Committe in was not necessary that there evident that the team lacks ever, characterised the attempt or abst the importation of any accordince with usual custom. nothing in nerve. But then, no made by a man in Victoria Gosl,
Raw Opium into the Colony or
The Currency Question, was brought to our
into the waters thereof, if such
The Hon. Colonial & soretary that a new Association should be There Fourage and quickness of decis notice this morning.
importation shall have Lean moved the sond reding of the formed to be called the Hong- Once again the Home Rule question has come to the fore by game calls for more nerve and which
two characters in the
notified in the "Government bill entitled "An Ordinance to kong Fotball Association, Mr the Government manifesting its intention of forcing the Bill though on than does polo. It is a game are
Gazette in pu suance of any prohibit the importation and oir Hamilton conded, and the
motion was carried. by means of the Parliament Act. Judging from the tenor of the for dating horsemen who com stors; one man serving three
resolution of the Legislative culation of certain Foreign Coins." eye with months' imprisonment, which he
The officials appointed were:- mental strength and elected to do. in preference to much
Council as being illegal."
The Hon. Colonial Secretary speeches delivered by the Prime Minister and M, Balfour, party bine ke nness
concentration. It is essentially a paying a fine of $250, for being And Whereas by a Resolution moved the second reading of the Mr R. Hancock, President; Mr F. feeling is as sharply divided as ever it was. There has been ample time since the rejection of the Bill by the House of Lords for the game for men; there is every in unlawful possession of opium, dated the 31st August, 1911, and bill entitled "An. Ordinance to Browa and Capt. Rolateon, Vico tives from each olub, together leaders of the rival camps to come together and agree to some reason for satisfaction, therefore, is the principal actor, and the made by the Legislative Cornoil prohibit the oiroulation of Foreign Presidents; and two represents
Notes," measure of compromise on this bitter dispute, but it would seem in the ircumstances that, however second is a man who had been in purssunce of the provisions of
The Hon. Attorney General with Mr Stale and others to be the verdict goes in this contest, sentenced to fourteen days for Section 3 of the Opium Or- that both sides are as determined as ever, and what the eventual the championship of the world minor offenos; and whose period dinance, 1909, as amended by moved the second reading of the elected, as the commities: A sub upshot will be it would be hard to predict. If the Government can will rest with the English-speak of incarceration expired this Section 2 of the Opium Amend- bill entitled "An Ordinance to committee for forming new rules Hamilton, Chief Wilter Smith, hold on to office sufficiently long, the Bill will, of course, pass into ing people. Lord Roberts put his morning, or was to have expired meat Ordinance, 1911, it was revive the Rope Company's Tram- was also el-Died, consisting of Me Corporal Coxon, Serg Wilson supremacy in the message which When those who were about cation should be made in the way Ordinance, 1901.”
Mr Ellis and Mr Eager. law; but the trend of recent polling warrants an expression of doubt finger on the reason for this this morning.
he sent the team before it left to be discharged presented them next issue of the "Government BRITISH OFFICERS
ATTACKED. on the point.
We notice that Mr. Asquith, in pleading for the Bill, pointed England. He said that it was a calves for inspection, some doubt Gazeta funt the importation of
The following, received by the 48 to, every one of the Anglo Saxon the officiale to whether. exept opium covered by Export the fact that there had been no sign of falling off in Parliamentary game which "natura", api caled arose in the mind of one of any Ind of Raw Indian Oion of
A marly game always one of the men was entitled to Permita rom the Government of "North China Daily News," coma- support of the measure during the discussions of last session. That, race."
go ont. The man upon whom India to the eff. of that such opium what amplifies our wite of Jane SUBSIDENce at mount however, is quite easily explained, inasmuch as the Government bas has done and always will do,
suspicion fixed was the one had been declared for shipment 6:-
Mukden, June 8, who claimed to bave finished his to or consumption in China,
Renter's correspondent is of Blways had a big though composi'e majority over the party opposed to the Bill. A further statement of the Premier's is distinctly Chinese Labour Again.
Hongkong people will derive sentence of fourteen days. Fin should be i'legal: aome amount of amusement from ger prints were produced and it And Whereas the said Notifica- ficially informed that a party of puzzling. We read that Mr. Asquith "analysed the figures of the bye-elections since the introduction of the Bill, and declared that it the fact-atated in tc-day's wire was found that he was the man tion, was doly published in the five British offic ara, travelling
In confection with the subsid was impossible for anyone to contend there was any evidence that that one of the trades-union who had been sent to goal for "Government Gazette" of the 1st north-west from Pens hu, viewing
attacked on the morning of June ence which wrs reported se hav the mass of the electorats disapproved the verdict of the House." agitators has Leon attacking Mr three months in connection with September, 1911, under Govein the battlefield, were suddenly
And Wherers it is desirable to 3 with rifle fire at the village of ingered at Mor at Kellett on Tuesday evening, further parti What sort of analysie it was that the Prime Minister made we do Samuel, the Conservative can- opium, and that he had changed mant Notification No. 269:
Betwe in fifty and a hundred colais at hand. It app918 not know, but a thorough scrutiny of the voting since the last didate for Wandsworth, on the costs and numbeta with the man
labour on his ships. It's hard to er having armoged to serve the spots: General Election leads us to a conclusion for removed from the score that he employs Chinese who had served his time, the latto amend the same in 911n re Houohiahotza.
Now it is hereby resolved that rounds were fied from a range of that the roling wall to the The man who had arranged to Notification shall be made in about 300 yards, but, although tennis court adjoining the house official Liberal viewpoint. In the bye-elections occurring since please everybody. Not so long long sentencs for a consideration. December, 1910, Unionist gains over Literals have totalled ten, ago another station of the British While, in addition, one Liberal soat was awarded the Unionists on a public was coresming itself hoarse do the three months than alleged the next issue of the "Govern- the fire was directed with con- of Mr. O. Clementi, a structure sorutiny. In contrast to
roundly laughed at for its pains he had onspired with him to shall not apply to the t. ship having no row escapes.Tires falling dowa and blooking rathe gain over Unionists. But what is more striking still, and much South Africa; it has since bren coat and number, and denied that cited Resolution and Notification[ecca ed onbermed, wo, however, for abiat thirty-feet of its length, more to the point in this instance, is the remarkable turn-over of and fears, and has had to own that assist in his escape. On farther ment in Hongkong of Haw Indian out of six transport animals were leading to Mesers Butterfield's cctual votes which has resulted in a net gain to the Unionists of over it was a little too, lavish of its investigation it was found that Opium exported from India on a wounded and bad to be aben-hours and that of Mr. Peros attempt to interfere with the Road. The railings of the first two thoroughfares were broken 42,000 votos. The respective strengths of the parties in the House sympathy. The candidate's reply the exchange in apparel and through Bill of Lading to the Is-doned, the villagers maling, no Smith; and also the Mount Kellett The inoideat is wholly and also the prapet of the read is worth noting, too. From 272 after the last General Election the to the agitator was a pretty ob numbers occurred several days land of Foi201
part-way. engaging Chinese sermon has morning. The wonder is then, :conded, and he Hon. Conial Unionist force has grown to 282, while the L'heral representation bus vions one: that the custom of ago, and had not happened that The Hon. Con al Trea, urer retreat.
become universal. Of course that it was not noticed before by Secretary explained that the mo- inexplicable, becar se
dification was made at the request ica of British officers, for The task of clearing the debrin fallen from 272 to 264, and the Labour from 42 to 40.
yers past. baye been away was quickly taken in hand, However, a writ of habeas of the Indian Government. In face of the figures quoted above, what other conclusion can one would like to sre none but those in charge,
Tho resolution was adopted. constantly travelling over the and it provides in eresting re ships if possible; but we cannot corpus has been applied for, and
Deportation Ordinance. be arrived at than that the feeling of resistance to Home Rule is Britishers employed on. British
scenes of the Jayne battlefields. flection on the capabilities of the The Hon. Attorney General; uniformly receiving kindness and Public Works Department to steadily growing? What can the 42,003 odd new Unionist vote, Lelieve that, under existing granted, and the man who tried
effected within a daya matched from the Liberale, mean other than that? The electorate circumstances, there would be to escape will be brought before
Valor Vin ont end Lieutenant creditable performance The re haa no opportunity of expressing its verdict er apt at bye-elections enough "to go round". More-the Magis rate in the morning moved reading the second reading courtesy from the Chinese author her, that the whole alentence, And it is notorious hat these have all been going against the over even then the agitators would and tied with the allen 3. Tae of the bill entitled "An Ordinances and ofhere, in Sponsors of the Home Rule Bill. Yet Mr. Asquith would have us not be satisfied; they would be man who should be at liberty will to amend the the Deportation
too much of a white man to ask dence, and there is a chance that. In doing so, the Hon. Attorney British Consul-Ganeral, inter Believe the public approves the measure! There is one obvious way / Brumbling that it was expecting be detained in order to give evi- Ordinances, 1912” Aibel with Mr. Willis, the faining wall, or rather
the ordinance were explained fully in connexion with the affair, to get a definite vordict by on appeal to the country. Bat the present him to do ocolice pidgin in the he will have to spawer for more General said that the objects of viewed the Tatab this afternoon shored up
Tropica,
Ministry values its own security far too much to take that risk.
than he bargained for."
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