LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council was hold this afternoon in the Council Chambor.
There were present-II. E. the Officer Administering the Gavern- mont, Hon. Mr Claud Severn.
E.Major-General FH. Kelly: The Hon. Colonial Segrotary Mr. A. M. Thomson.
The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. A. S. Bucknill, K.O."
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer,
Mr. A. G. M. Flotcher.
The Hon. Direotor of Public Works, Mr W. Chatham, C.M.C The Hon. Registrar General, Mr. E. R. Hallfox.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1913.
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the upkeep of the garrison. objected to, but the system under But they did object to the which the amount of the con- was raised. As he had said had ten ssid on the subject, principle upon which the tax tilbution was assessed. So much already the revenue was that it was hardly necsery for millions. The estimated espandi-him to repeat that when the ture was over 10.1/2 millions and Government of the Colony decided á considerable sum of money will ta undertake any particular have to be drawn from reserves public works since the cost of to balance the budget Ono. item of such public work had to be paid
No careful mother can afford to use any but the revenge was a tax, which they for out of revenue, and in order would like to see done away with to raise that revenue taxation basi
Pure Fresh Cow's Milk. and that was the tax on liquor to be imposed, not only for the which amounted to $770,000. full coat" of the public works,
Baby's health is of greater moment than the few That was imposed against the but to an extent of 20 per cent. cents saved in using Tinned or other preserved milk wish of the Government, be in addition. Such a system believed, and certainly against could not be defended upon
The Dairy Farm Milk is Pure and Fresh and con- the wish of the community and any reasonable grounds. There tains no preservatives of any kind their representatives on that was shother view of the inatter, Out of the taxes next which ba thought was rather apt year, when the money had been to be overlooked, and that was, raised to balance the budget, they that the profits of steamship com- The Hon. Mr Wei Yuk, C.MG.would have to pay no less a sum panios registered in London were Good, Clean
The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, Mr. McIlvaine Messor.
The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett,
C.M.G.
The Ilon. Mr C. M, Edo. The Ilon. Mr D. Lundalo. The Hon Mr Lau Chu Pak..
Mr C. II. Crofton, Clark to the
Councils.
The following recommedations
Council.
than $145,000further towards tho a source of income tax for the military contribution. There was Chapcelor of the Exchequer. The hardly a Colony at all under the speaker also drew attention to the British ng that had to expond fact that manufacturers sɔlling. such enormous ama of money on goods in Hongkong paid incomo public works situated geographic- tax at Home on the profits they ally as we wore inthe region of made.
typhoons an wo had to spend. His Excellency the Officer Ad- We had to spend an appreciably ministering the Government, au-
Dairy Farm Milk" means :
& Wholesome Milk.
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ministering the Government wore small craft, and every year theso debate should be forwarded for ight, when Seamnu, Grant and HE-H.A.L. Steamship referred to the Finance Commit-typhones exacted a toil in life the rsrusal of the Sreta:y of Samaa Powell, fought for the Asum of $500 in aid of the and property and cost the Re- State, but the Government could Heavy-weight olimpionship of
the Orient, catch weights. voto Botanical and Foresty De-venue of the Colony much for the not accept the resolution.
damage done by the wreckage of! The resolution was lost, five partment, Other Charges, Forent houses, public gardens, treas and voting for, and even against,
When the men came together ry, New Territories.
it was plain to be seen that there A sum of $12,512 in aid of the loss of life, as he bad mentioned
was to bo no stalling, and that before. And so we went on. votes: Sanitary. depastmont,
serious business was personal emolumenta: Tempura- Referring to the water supply
moant. Powell immolitely got to work ry house allowances to Sanitary the hon member suid we had only
and soon found Inspectore, $4,875; Other char-the storage here to supply us for
of nings for a short time in a year, and no one; ger-Uniform for staff, $312
There is now a general agree. his left to operate. Grant Public works departmen, per- reservoir which we made could ment that the Five-Power Group adopted his old rieties of slosh
collect sufficient for our needs, has failed; and that the Foreiga at any price, and though be given to-day. sonal emolumenta: Temporary Lourd allowance to overreers and He remembered the first Tytam Office must renounce its policy of he has made wonder in progress
being erected land bailife, $7,325; Total $12,- reservoir
and special favours to particular in- 512.
A sum of $800 in aid of the
SAW
British Interests in China: Beyond Toleration.
cut
on unless notice to the contrary
All claims must be presented
cannot be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be
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we said there would be no more fereste for one of fair play to since we last saw him, he has not within ten days of the steamer's A sum of $6,450 in aid of the water famines in Hongkong. British trade and commerce. The arrived at Powell dog Never-arrival here, after which date they vote Public Works Public Since then two further additions Financial News which, like theless though Powell nade the No claims will be admitted.) Works, Recurrent, Kowloon. had been made to enable us to The Globe, has all along been running in the frat foar rounds, after the Goods have left the Go Migosilaneous:-Maintenance of obtain or water and wo found a strong advocate of the
last year, or Prays Walls and Piera, $250.
this year, door" for British interests, com the fourteeth practically.. Grant will be subject to rent
open he had to take some hash until downs, and all Goods remaining undelivered after. the 28th inst., Public Works, Extraordinary we suffered from a very severe ments on the situation.
contest Within the last few weeks, midway in the New Territories, Miscellaneous: water famine. Then gites for
All broken, chufed, and damaged Shamabuipo, Reclamation buildings had to be provided says our financial contemporary, his opponent's eye open with goods must be left in the Uo- Scheme to provide sites for lessess a great cost, either excavating the position has gone for hoyondalerrific right swing, and amined on the 28th inst, at 930 downs, whore they will be ex- dislodged from old Village, the hill or reclamation, and our the borders of toleration. A $5,200 Totul, $5,450.
roads had cost an enormous sum, group of Austrian bankers hav
later, finding the jaw, appeared a.m. A sum of $7,456 in aid of the and they were for military pur-ing arranged a loan with the as though he was about to bring effected by us in any case what-
matters to a conclusion. To escapa vote Military Expenditure, B- pocos and of little, or
no ure Chinees Government for the by the half inch he did, Powell ver Volunteers, Special Expenditure, bayond that pur53 except purpose of providing torpede- Equipments.
to give us a pleasant walk on boats and armas, finds itself was the luckiest mon the world. Saturday or Sunday afternoon.wing (er, perhaps, unre, Though Powell did little for ex5-8. Bydo" from Christiania vote Botanical and Forestry De That being so it should be im- VIA of the condition of many rounds, Grant on the other partment other charges, Main-perative to live as much of our European francea at the presentesful leads by unpardonable
hand negatived many of his auc tenance of Gardens and Grounds Ravenue as possible to ourselves: time), to continue to hold the
miseza. A sum of $6,300 in aid of the Every year wa
some bills which it porchard, and
About the tenth round Powell and vote Public Works, Recur,eot, Public Works completed ·
billa were being these very Communication, Maintenance of some thing eli started. Werffered in Lombard-street.
looked to be beaten, but he came Roads and Bridges in City. 'were now engaged on two very The significance of this situa- again in a most surprising man
Parsuant to notice the Hon. Mr important public works, costing tion will be understood when it ner, and commenced to wait on E. A. Hewett C. M. G. moved the millions of dollars. Then we had is explained that the contracts the rushes of Grant. Powell was following resolution: It is here to consider something ele, ar-for the supply of arms and decidedly too quick for Grant by resolved that in the opinion of clamation scheme, alterations to anament would go to Austrian and if he had pressad Grant this Council it is expedient that the Harbour or something else houses under the arrangement earlier in the fight there would the "Defence Contribution Or for this Colony, The position was for the loan; 3. the loan; that not bave been any doubt as to dinanc 1001" be so amended as that it was wrong of the Home Austrian manufacturers would t the dision. As it was however, to provide that the contribution Government to fores us against getting the benefit of the be left it from the fourth round TO LET-Furnished or un- our will to pay what we were money that was being lent to to about the fourteenth to furnished, ground floor of ant exceed the sum of one million called upon to do. Exelading Sir China, English bankera in Lom make a real dash, and of No. 2, Bay View, Mody Road, dollare local currency ($1,000, Henry May, he did not think there bard-streat were actually being cures when he did come, he Kowloon,
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was another person in this Colony asked to supply the cash. Pre red well and with ad. The In doing so the Hon Mr E. A. who would support that contribvious to this Austrian loan there last round was a hustle as for as Hewett remarked that once antion from longkong. It was was a Eslgian issue of Chinese Powell, was concerned, but one is year the unofficial members of wioug for the flome Government Bonde, although neither Austria inclined to think that the refere
FLEET. the Council had the privilege of to foros un to pay over our nor Belgium are lacluded in the and many of the spacitors toa, discussing the estimates for the Revenue for this purpose. He Five Power Group, and these failed to realise how many of
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS, following year, and for many thought that was all he need issues have actually Izen made Powell's sledgebinmer leads mise- years the most important item of say because the subject had been since the Five-Power loan was ed the mark. the estimates had Loon the mili- well discussed. There was only launched.
Referes Forbes gave the palm THE Steamship tary contribution. This year it one point he world like to ask
It stands to reason that the to Powell, though men who know amounted to very nearly 17 his Excelliny. As he was aware, bankers of any industrial nation the game state that they esw nd lakba out of a total revenue of by appointment, a Commit which seeks to do business with victory in the match, and think bound homewards, is expected to 05 lakhe. They were con- siec sat to consider the contribu- the 450,000,000 of inhabitants of a draw would have teen fairor. sequently a little unable to un- tions for overseas, and be the Chinese Republic will make However the referes is their for derstand why they should not thought he was right in saying ariangements to provide China the purposy of deciding and his load from Monday morning the aller the diecussion upon such that Commission finished about with the money which she re-decision must be resp cotad.. an important matter when the August orn September, last quires for the development of her Grant, after the decision was Shippers are kindly requested: estimates were before
them. year; her low he was one of the enormous resources. Their Gor- given, declined to shake hands to let me know what space they thinking for last witnesses to give evid-ernments will not stop them; on the with the winner, He had been
and many require on wne ence, and from the result contrary, they will receive the who sympatbined with him on steamer. possible that such a regulation of that Commission, they would secret. if not open, support of the result of the fight, deserted Capt. D. A. LUKHMANOFF, was laid down, and he could only like to know if they had any their Government; but should an him when he showed such diere-
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think that it was by the kindly ressonable ground for. hope that Lnglish banking institution desire gard for true sportemanship. A Hongkong, 23rd Oct., 1913. forethought of a Secretary for the the relief they had asked for so to lend money to Chius, what man who cannot take a defeat in Colonies to save unofficial mem- many years would be accorded happens? All the forces of the the proper spirit and congratu
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OUT Military was therefore necessary when they we exceed in wanted a discussion on the matter contribution the Rum
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and to them. In June 1911, unofficial British Foreign Office, supported late the lot or should not take up UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG ing the contribution reduced. I tion that in no one year should the British Government, are the ring. Perhepa it was not as ordenag
gett-members put forward a resolu-
gathered together to prevent the intentional es it appeared, as Matriculation Examination. Toan going through. That is Grant thought he had won the of They thought brought out his loan, a id that is leve he was not the lo. r at any
what happened when Mr. Crisp fight, and had every reason to be- NOTICE is hereby given that Matriculation Examinations at all, to bring forward a resoola. $1,000,000. tion. He bad done so this your they would stretch
Font what may be expanted to happen rate, and in thediatarbed condition will be held on the following because be thought the time bad and put it at $1,000,000, and again unless Sir Edward Grey he might not have resliced what dates now arrived when they should they still held the opinion, that can be persuaded to res the error he was doing. A moment after- December 15th-20th 1913. ' July 13th-18th 1914.- enter the strongest protest they should be the very outside: As of his ways.
words he went t> Powell's corner-
Candidates must send in their could against this tax. Flis a matter of fact, we were now to
Change of policy is long over and shook hands with him, and names to the Registrar, with the predecessor is office, Sir Thomus pay rather more than what they due. British merchants, con those who hooted his first action fee, not later than one month Sutherland, in the
sixties, fixed as a reasonable sum. With tractors, and financiera must to obrerad the e cond. Powell was before the date of the Examina- voiced the feelings of the com- those 10marks he moved the re-given a free hand with regard to loudly cheered for his victory.tion. munity, that the Colony should elution standing in his name. China. Ine Five-Power Group Me Logan precinted Messra Examination Fee $10.00 (Hong The Most Healthful Water, Known to Solence. Now they had become more importing the resolution remarked the support of the British For basutiful silver cups in the name Forms of Entry and all paiti-GANDE, PRICE & CO. LTD.
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perialistic in ideas and he did not that the fact that $1,000,000 was eign Office, and it must be left of Mr F. E. Hall, for their fight culars may be obtained on ap- think they would find any rea- mentioned in the resolution; he to find its own salvation: British on Saturday night, which ended plisation to sonable person in the Colony, to thought, made it quite clear that firms must not be “warned off" in a draw. They are to ment object to the payment of a pro-, it was not a cout,ibution clause, 'in Chirs while foreign ay palientes again on portion of their income towarde for the defence force that they are able to take a free hand..
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