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DEATH.
HILL-On the 10th instant, Freda Howell Hill, aged 3 years and 2 months, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hill. The funeral wit pass the monument at 5.45 pm, to-day.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1913.
RUM IN THE NAVY.
Street Noises.
Complaints which we hear on every hand from Europeans who are destined to live in neighbour-
DAY BY DAY
"The highest ideal
· make
The Malle.
8.9. Bellerophon at 1 p.m. to day.
German Mail.-Cless per es. Derflinger at 4 p.m. to day.
Australian Mail.-Uloses per 5.9.
Germenis at 4 p.m. to- morrow.
hoods which Chinese tenants charity unnecessary," have been allowed to invade, force us to retain to the old, yet ever now, subject of noizes in our Siberian Mail.-Despatched per streets by night and by day. The
8.1. Torek at 5 a.m. to-day. Chinese of the lower classes love noise for its own sake, even as
American Mail.-Despatched per they love bad smells; while the majority of those of the upper olasses seem more or less indif- ferent to both. Some of the | latter, however, have such thinge sensibilities, in support of which statement we may quote the fact that "some of the com. plaints that we hear come from Chinese gentlemen. Whether in Kowloon, Wanchai
the Robinson districts, 80 far from the reported yesterday, bringing the shouting, bowling, hawking total up to 201.7 and squabbling being in any way abated, the nuisance seems to be rather on the increase than not. We wametimes think that if those Europeans who have the making or the maintaining of our by-laws were forced to live in any of the above-mentioned districts, some alteration might soon to brought into effect; for
or
and Caine Road
the man who wears it is the man who knows where the shoe. pinches.
Sleepless Nights.
?
The bawling of beggars and letreet vendora during the day is bad enough; but what of the night and day-break noises At all hours of the night the ver: andahsswarm with slave girls and women who scream and quarrel
to their hearts' content, while the streets are filled with wrangling coolies whose uproar puts sleep out of the question. By dawn the sanitary carts are coming round, each cart accompanied by a coolie who rings a huge bell- not to warn people to put out their rabbish; that is there already; but for the love of creat are usually very prompt in ing a din. The European police stopping say noises in their im mediate neighbourhood; the Indians will do so if their
inhuman
Plague. Another case of plague was
Garrison Schools. The schools in garrison will be closed on Saturday mornings for remainder of the current month,
Passengers
Among the passengers who left for Home by the "Bunla were Staff-Surgeon E. D. Rutherford and Mr W. F. Armstrong,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The object of this Bill is to amend the Tramway Ordinance, where a Company is formed for Ssotion 8 (b) provides that 1902, in certain respects. Section the purpose of taking over a A meeting of the Legislative 1 of the Bill is formal. By scation basines, the statutory report, Courpil was held this afternoon, 2 of the Bill, an accidental omis- in the Council Chamber.
sion from that section of the hull show any change taking
K.O.M.G.
There were present, H. E. the worde telephonic or electric" Pace in the Euanciel position Governor, Sir Francis Henry May after the word "telegraphic" in of the Company between the seventeenth line of the the report. The reason for this its incorporation and the date of ELE. Major-Genersi Anderson. section is retified. Sections 3 and The Hon. Colonial Secretary, simplify the procedure to be proposal is that shareholders or Mr. A. M. Thomson.
intending shareholders may be adopted in case of dispute or dif-able to know precisely what the The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. ference between the Tramway Guanoial position of the Company J. A. 8. Buokaill, KO.
Company and the Government or The Hon. Colonial Treasurer, between the Tramway Company me section provides for the really is. bub-zoution (u) of the Mr. A. G. M. Fletober. Works, Mr W. Chatham, O.M.G. tions under which the Tramway The Hon. Director of Public 5 re-arrangement of the condi
and any other person. By section
The Hon. Registrar General, service for workmen as hitherto
Section 9 lays down the, mini- ^?? Mr. E. R. Hallifax,
The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, dinance is effooted, and it would not appear that any res fixed by section 49 of the old Orequirements of the toks which a Company must keep and it Mr. McIlvaine Messer,
thought that the new arrange pectable Company could reason. The Hon. Sir Kai Ho Kai, Kt., ment will be more satisfactory ably object to the mintenance of M.R., O.M.G.
than the former one both to the these normal business recorda. The Hon. Mr Wei Yak, O.M.G. public affected and the Company The Hon: Mr. E. A. Hewett, itself, 10.M.G.
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audit of the above mentioned statam -ut.
Section 14 renders & Company as well as its officers liable to The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.
Protection Against Piracy. penalty for refusal to permit in The Hon. Mr. D. Landale. The Hon. Attorney General speation of its registrable mort Mr. O. Clementi, Clerk to the moved the first reading of a Bill gage liabilitise by duly legally Councils..
entitled An Ordinance to extend authorized parties. the provisions of the Steam
Section 10 provides for some Launch (Protection against definite check over the appoiat The following minutes were Piracy) Ordinance, 1900, to meet and capacity of auditors in referred to the Finance Com- certain classes of steamers. order to insure that the integrity
The Hon. Colonial Secretary of audit may be expected. Esconded and the Bill was read a first time.
Financial Minutes,
mittee:-
A sum of $1,000 in aid of the vote Police and Prison Depart- were meats, C.-Prison, other charges, materials for remunerative indus tries.
More Gambling. Eleven Chinese who gambling at No. 22 Chung Wo Lane, were fined $2 each, by Mr. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning.
Stift Fino.
Section 17 is designed to re- move a difficulty which arises in The object of this Bill is to ex the language of section 185,-by- tend to certain classes of steamers which it would appear that s defined in this Ordinance as River Company was not able to transfer A sum of $1,750 in aid of the Trade Steamers the compulsory its assets to any Company other
certain vate Public Works; extraordinary, maintenance "of
than a local Company hardship .pre- New Territories, miscellaneous, cautionary measures, against whichit seems desirable to remove. morning, before Mr. Melbourne, Taipo to the frontier,
At the Police Court, this rosumption of land for road from piracy and robbery, which under
Section 18 has as its object the Inspector Fenton obarged a Obi-
the provisions of the Steam giving of power to a Company in-
(Protection A sum of $500 in aid of the Lauuch
against corporated in the United King- Deze with being in unlawful pose-vote Jadicial and Legal Depart Piracy) Ordinance, 1900, have dom or in a British Possession to ession of ten taola of prepared ments, A.-Supreme Court, other now to be taken in the case of acquire immovable property with- opium, at No. 138 Dea Voeux Road charges, furniture, Weat. A fine of $550 was
Steam Laanches. imposed.
A Patal Drink,
We have been informed that about 6.30 on Wednesday after cook of the N.D.L. steamer Mac- acon a fireman and a fireman's
and later one of them expired how partook of some herbal tas, whilst the other was sent to the hospital, where he lies in a
critical condition.
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Gamblers.
Arrested on Suspicion.
A sum of $5 720 in aid of the vote Public Works, extraordinary, Hongkong, mi-cellaneous, mis.. cellaneous works.
A sum of $11,000 in aid of the vote Public Works, extreor. tion of land for Golf Courses at dinary, New Territories, resump. Fanling.
New Territories.
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not
Hongkong Schools,
out some of the restrictions with which this power is limited in the case of Foreign Corporations. The Hou. Attorney General Official Signaturen, moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide moved the second reading of the The Hon. Attorney General for the registration and supervi-bill entitled an ordinance to sion of certain schools,
The Hon. Colonial Secretary Fess Ordinance, 1888.
amend the Official Signatures seconded and the Bill was real a first time.
Excellency said: This Bill will The motion being carried, B
now be printed in accordancs with the amendments made on the last occasion. Everything appears to be in order." The Bill was passed. The Council then adjourned,
We notice that the question of the retention of the ram allow auca to the men of the British Navy has been recently debated in the 'House of Commons. This is a matter upon which opinions are sharply divided, and the divergence in view is likely to continue for
In doing so, he said there was Bating Placés.
The object of this Bill is to matter, because the objects and nothing for him to say on the many a long day. To quite a number of Navice those of France,
The Hon. Mr. Skellim asked provide for some means of con- reasons were fully explained in Bustia, Japan and the United States for instance the spirit ration
the following question:
trolling and supervising to some the objects and reasons attached has been abolished altogether; and advocates of teetotalism at Home but nothing short of taking attention is drawn to the matter;
Will the Government state extent certain of the Educational to the Bill, It would be wɛen have been urging that this example should be followed by Britain. a lakong by the neck will far-
what steps if any are being taken establishments which exist or may from that, teat a certain number Men who know the Navy from top to bottom, hotrerer-men of the suade him to interiere, however peared before Mr Melbourne, at eolution adopted by Council in Colony. The scheme of this Bill the already existing list of publis Ten Chinese should have apto carry out the terms of the Rebe brought into existence in the of public officers were added to stamp of Lord Charles Beresford-are strongly opposed to the great the racket may be. Is the the Police Court, this morning, on May, 1912, regarding the desir is that every school shall be com- officers who were authorized to demands of these goody-goody folk who would like to see Jack Tar it merely in ignorance of all this? them failed to appear and the bathing places at the Eastern and knowledge of the Department of it was necessary that they should Government afraid to move, or is charges of gambling, but thres of ability of establishing public palearily brought within the charge for their signatures when imbibing nothing stronger than lemonade, ginger beer or milk and
bail of 85 in each case Was Of Westers extremities of the town Education. The provisions of the give their signature in an official water? And when it is remembered that, despite the continuance of The Oplum Stocks.
treated. The other defendants and for which purpose the sum Bill are not to apply in any way or pacity. Of course, the fees the rum ration, the bluejackets of to-day are soberer and more tem- There is a deliciously refresh were fed $2 each. Inspector $2,000 was provided in the Esti- to Government schools, Military which they received went to the perate than ever before, there certainly appears small reason for ing air of simplicity about the Fenton had the cats in hand. mates for this year?
schools or any other schools abolishing the present custom.
suggestion of the Ohinese Minis-
The Hon Colonial Secretary which the Governor-in-Council revenue they did not take them
themselves. replied as follows:- try of Foreign Affairs that the
may-think fit to declare not to be A Chinese has been arrestep ja
The Government' does
inoladed within the purview of Quite recently there has been à revision of the regulations stocks of opium at Shanghai
The Hon. Colonial Secretary
affecting the supply of " grog" to the man of the Navy. Prior to that there is still a very consider Japanese make, valad at $2.40, the matter at present, pending this Bill, schools are to be divided
should be removed "as we learn possession of metal frames, of propose to take further stepe in the Bill. Under the scheme of seconded, and the motion was
carried. he beginning of the present month the presumption was that every able market for opium in British which, it is suspected, were stolen result of the experience of the into two main classes; firstly moved that the Council go into The Hoo. Attorney General body in the Navy drew a ram ration unless he made an objection to possessions and other countries from a house in St. George's Lane action of the Low Level Tramway those of superior type which will Committee on the matter, and the contrary effect; now no one will draw a rum ration unless be in Asia." Such a communication on the 9th. inst. At the Police in erecting tents for bathers at only be subject to a very limited read the Bill a third time. applies for it specially. Some interesting facts were disclosed during-containing the above-mentioned for a remand until Saturday in
amount of supervision and con- as that cent to the British Minister Court, Inspector Fenton applied the points mentioned."
trol by the Education Depart seconded, and the Bill was passed The Hon. Colonial - Sporetary the debate in the House of Commons on the matter. From these it observation shows, even forward. The application was moved the first reading of a Bill jest to more close supervision
order that the owner might come
ment; secondly, schools of less without debate. appears that the allowance of rum granted is one-sighth of a pint strongly than tho
The Hon, Attorney General superior type which will be aub- per man per day, but sailors have the option of choosing, if they punishments that are still being granted.
entitled An Ordinance to amend and control by the Education desire, an alternative money allowance of nine-sixteenths of a penny juggling with pablio faods in carried out, or than the alleged
Devanha's Cargo
the New Territories Regulation Department. per day. Of the 90,000 men eligible for the ration, about 12,000 th the North and the South,
Ordinance, 1910. take the alternative allowance. A prominent temperance advocate, tbst China is still China; as much the P. and O. steamer Devanha on seconded and the Bill was read
Among the cargo shipped by The Hon. Colonial Secretary: Companies Ordinance. during the coarse of the debate, pleaded that the money allowance so as though there had been no the 5th inst. were:-200 bales of a first time.
The Hon. Attorney General be increased to a penny per day, no doubt believing that more men revelation. Fortunately we have waste silk to Manchester; 51
The object of this Bill is to entitled An Ordinance to amend moved the året reading of a Bill would then relinquish their tum rations, were the inducement to do Minister in Peking who was not bales of waste silk, 1,677 pack enable a proper control to be the Companies Ordinance, 1911. so made greater. This suggestion, if acted upon, would cost would take cleverer people than Chinese narcissus bulbs, and 155 markets some law of which st born yesterday, and whom it ages of tea, 470 packages of assumed and maintained over at least £100,000 a year, and for the doubtfal good that would the Ministry of Finance to balea of raw silk to London; 20 present trist in the New Terri-seconded and the Bill was read a The Hon. Colonial Secretary result from it, there need be no surprise that he Admiralty bamboozle; and he may possibly bales of raw silk to St. Chamond tories and which in fature it may does not ree its way to concede the point. It is fairly generally be moved to ask some awkward and 314 bales to Lyons; 100 bales be desired should be established The object of this Bill is to admitted, however, that the present monetary allowance is a very questions as to the cultivation of of waste and 166 bales of raw silk therein.
introduce some amendments into small one, and Lord. Charles Beresford has gone so far to say that the poppy in certain parts to Marseilles... it is so inconsiderable that many men on the lower deck, instead of of China.
The object is effected by ad- the Companies Ordinance, 1911 taking it, receive their ration and allow it to be drunk by other men
Before Mr Eazeland, at the ding to esotion 8 of the New amendments the majority of Police Court, this moming, Territories in the mess.
Or which have been suggested by Japanese seaman was charged For the present, however, the existing soole is to be
Regulation The last and farewell perfor dinance, 1010, to the powers members of the Commercial with wounding a Japanese retained, but by the end of the year reports will be available to show Cruelty to Animals,
mance of the Bandmann Opers which already exist under that Community how it works. The present rate may be smaller than it should be, More than ones have we com- Company, on Tuesday next, will section, further powers to the Go-
steward with a knife, on board Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (a), 7, 8, the 8.8. Toes Maru, three woske but it would assuredly be folly to grant to the man not taking up mented on the openings that exist take the form of a grand vaude vernor-in-Council to fix and deter 10, 11, 13 and 15 introduce the his ration a sum of money more than that which would cover the here in Hongkong for the not-ville night and "Mighty Musical mine the boundaries of any mar. obligation that Companies which Complainant, who appeared to
sgo.. cost of the spirit. That would be a case of bribing Jack Tar to ivities of a really live and alert Melange Potpourri of all the ket in the New Territories and to propose to obtain the benefits te very weak and had bis head become a teetotaller; and surely temperance fanatios would not Society for the Prevention of Companies repertoire, including make rules for the proper con- in the English language their pital after the case:
under the law must provide bandaged, returned to the hou. stoop to bribery !.:
Cruelty of Animale. An incident including individual specialities struction of market buildings, the which we witnessed in the very by Misses Glenn, Lennard, Moy-management and inspection of articles of association, register friends. This idea of stopping all drinking in the Navy-and that is heart of the city yesterday sup na Hill, Frampton and Cecile, auch markets, the class and nature
memorandum of association. His Worship asked if they were what the temperance hotheads are aiming atis a very pretty and plies & case in pant. A track, and also Mésre Feth, Goutiset, of goods which may he sold there of members, annual list of mem- fanciful one, but we seriously doubt if it would lead to the happy containing a number of crates, in McGrath and Coyne, supported in, the sanitary conditions ander bers, Dual summery, statutory longed to different deɔaitments Inspector Kerr aid they be results imagined. The 1 am ration is one of the old institutions of each one of which was a live pig, by the entire Company. the British Navy, and low who know Jaak Tar to-day would assort was being drawn by coolies
which such markets are to be report, copies of special or on board the ship. The com that he is any the worse for the small daily measure of spirit which through the streets. Some of
carried on, the purposes to which extraordinary resolutions. pro-plainant was one of the steward he may have if he desires. In tropical climates, especially, the small there crates were so ill-plaosd
any fande derived from a market spots or statement in lien of The defendant was drunk, and proportion of ram allowed has been proved to be of distinct benefit that they projected over the sides son, 11th Rajpute, has been select by means of fees the monies re-ment required to be made by He went to one of the stewards Lieutenant-Colonel A.C. Wat shall be devoted and for raising prospectas, and the special state that was the cause of the trouble It has again and again been stated, too, that the blue-of the truck, and, in one instance, ed for appointment as Command-quisite for carrying on such mar-similar Companies. The reason steward refused to give it to him jackets of those Navies in which spirit is disallowed, often, when the wheel of the vehicle, as it reant of the 8th Rajputs at Hong-ket properly...
banking, insurance, benefit ani and demoded more drink. The they come ashore after an extended period st see, break out into the volved, cut into the flesh of one of Long, and will take up his duties wildest orgion and are, on the whole, far more troublesome than the the animals, causing it to bleed early in September next. Lienten
for this obligation, apart from the and he Enocks the stoward men who get their little allowance of spirit every day, wherever they considerably. If this sort of thing ant-Colonel Watson joined the
Tramway Ordinances -
facilities which will thus be ac-down. The complainant then STO. The British bluejacket of to-day is a far more sensible fellow in permitted in the very centre of Wiltshire Regiment in 1886, and moved the first reading of a Bill greater practical publicity which disturbance, and defendant stab. The Hon. Attorney General corded to the Registry, is the came up and tried to stop the than Band of Hope folk would have us believe; he knows what is the town, we shrink from con- saw appointed to the Indian Army entitled An Ordinance to amend will be afforded in connection bed him. The koife that was good for him and what is not. And it is a certainty that he does sidering what happens in some of in 1888. He took part in the the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, with those statutory documents used was an ordinary ailor's not desire to be held in leading strings. by folk who could learn the out-districts, where there is Hazara Campaign of 1891 and, The Hoo, Colonial Becretary from which the public are entitled sheath kaifo... much from him so far as breadth of outlook on life and so far as less chance of ornelty such as for his services, was awarded the seconded, and the Bill was read a to ascertain the standing of fitness of body are concerned,
this being detected,
to the maD.
a
Bardmann's Farewell.
To Command the' Rajputs.
Arst time,
Arst time.
medal and clasp,
gn incorporated body,
A STABBING AFFRAY;
'Sequel to Demand for More Drink
A sentence of four menthe
imprisonment was passed,
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