LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
The Deep Water Bay Scheme
Agreement Patponed:
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber.
There were present:-, E. the Governor, Sir Henry May, KO.M.G.
His Excellency Major General F. B. Kelly, C.B.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary,
Mr. C. Severa.
The Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. E. R. Hollifax.
The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. H. Kemp.
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer, Mr. B. D. O. Wolfe.
The Hon. Director of Publin Works, Mr A. F: Churchill.
The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police," Mr.C. McIlvaine Messer.
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C.
The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, O.M.G. Hon, Mr. E A. Hewett, C.M.G.. The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak. Mr. M. J. Breen, Clerk of the Councils....
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, - THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1914,
by the Hongkong Tramways before the Council provided for Company at North Point in the la torm in which following ways:
the work had to be done, there was no (1.) By erecting a bamboo stipulation as regarde the light- pier there, with steps half way ing business. There was no along and at the end and with obligation on the part of the a depth of 8 feet of water at promoters to the end at low water, spring although the existing Companies supply light, tides and with two life-buoys were debarrod from doing so. It attached to it;
(ii) By improving the sea-promoters the right to supply was quite reasonable to allow the bed there, by
think it was reasonable to debar light and power, but he did not, the existing Companies from doing it. He therefore proposed preventing junks, that the concluding portion of whether under cover of a Clause 23 and the "whole of Public Works permit or other- Clanse 24 be deleted from the wise, from depositing "mud agreement. there;
(a.) depositing on it sand, protected by grains from being washed away;
(b.)
(c) removing rooks covered with tarpaules, broken orockery and other obstacles to bathing? The Hon. Colonial Scoretary replied
(1). The Government will erect such a pier as is described in the question.
The Hon. Mr. Shellim seconded the amendment.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED
NEW
SHIPMENTS
OF
FRESH SIBERIAN SALMON,
SMOKED
KIPPERS, FILLETS & HADDOCKS. 16
said that while he could not agree His Excellency the Governor with a good deal of what the it seemed to him to point to the proposer of the amendment said, institution of a monopoly, and (ii) (8) Further enquiry is neonly to the official but to the un- monopolies were abhorrent not cessary before any work official mind. Still, there were can be undertaken by the some points which required a Government of the kind little further consideration, par- A QUESTION OF
ticularly in regard to the period
indicated.
(b) No junke have deposited within which the right referred to mad at North Point, bat ought to be exercised, and as the until recently junka have point was not without difficulty, deposited sand there. The he proposed to hold over the work has been suspended agreement until the next meeting, during the bathing sea-
GOD,
(c).The reply is the same as
in the case of (n),
An Explanation. The Hon. Colonial Treasuror said that with reference to the Draft Appropriation Account, page 48, in connection with The Hon. Mr. Pollock asked: which the hon. member repre- Will the Government also Benting the Chamber of Com-consider the feasibility of provid- merce raised a question at the ing, at a small charge, a fresh- last mesting, he would be glad if water shower for members would. look at
use, ofior the bathing at North Point and also Appropriation Account before at West Point? them. Be had had the The Hon. Colonial Secretary figures amended-they should replied na follow- read now $130,909, the first
Deep Water Bay Scheme.
moved the following resolution:
The Bon. Colonial Secretary
That this Council approves the draft agreement laid on the table on the 4th of June, between His Excellency Sir F H. May, K.O.M.G., Governor of Hongkong for and on be half of the Government of the same (who and whose suc cessors in office are hereinafter referred to as "the Governor ")
The Hospital Staff Question, the name of the Hon. Mr. H. E. The following motion stood in Pollock :-
•
Blues opened scoring after PROCEDURE. some good passing by Forbes, Scott and Saunders, the latter beating Lewis with a pent, shot, A reply soon
osme from the Whites when the redoubtables, Cook and Finch, gave Pereira a chance. He netted with a fine angular shot. Later the same
Interesting Discussion in the
Supreme Court.
Sitting in Original Jurisdiction player beat Forbes a second time this morning, Mr. Justice Gom-and at the interval the score was That the Government do lay pertz, Chief Justice, heard an 2-1 in Whites' favour. Ferrigan upon the table of this Council application for the dissolution in the second half was responsible the letter, under date of the and discharge of an injunction, for a lovely pass to Pereira who 2nd July last, which was ad made by Mr. Justice Gompertz could not help but score and dressed by the Superintendent in the action of Obai Tez-yuen despite the hardest endeavours of of the Government Civil carrying .on the firm Hospital to the Principal Civil Pan
of the Blues in a strenuously fought Medical Officer setting forth on the So
Heung-chai, against second half, they could not im- Mang-suen firma prove their score, Whites winning behalf of the Sisters reasons. The application was made on by three goals out of the four. why they considered that their behalf of So Kwok-wan of 118, scored. numbers should be increased Queen's Road East, a party affect by two.
ed by the injunction restraining The Hon. Mr. Pollock said the defendante, their servants or Morrish, Ferrigan, Ellis and intend proceeding with he had intimated that he did not agents, nominees or represanta-Roza-Pereira,
the tives, or any of them, from receiv
The teams were:- Whites:-Lewis, Cooke, Finch,
Blues-Forbes, Scott, Carvalho,
The Government is not pre- figure, that was the amount pared to supply water from the estimated And the amount actually mains for this purpose. -spent was $121,028,not $322,688 as appeared in the original draft. The discrepancy was due to an error in the entering up of the Crown Agents' account in the abstract. The sum of $200,760,; interest at 3 per cent. on the Inscribed Stock of 1803 was originally entered in the second column which was the sinking, fund instead of the first column which
WBS the interest, on the 1893 Insoribed Stock. He thought the present figures would "leave no room for comment. They would see that owing to the higher exchange they were some- what lower than the sterling smounts. Items" 2 and 3 should, bo read together. He did not venture. to make any alteratione in the present accounts which were more or less
Protection of Birds. out and dried before he came to
The. Hon. Attorney General tho
moved the second reading of the objection that the Treasury. In future it would make it more intelligible if those
Bill entitled an ordinance
friend's The L. Q. B. N. 5.1. LOVAT from Binga- two figures were taken together
make provision for the protection applicant had no locus standi
to procedure was wrong the pore is due at Hongkong on the 26th inat. as only one Sinking Fand account
Yuk of certain Wild Birds and Game. the was not a party to the action/hangaal le dte at Hongkong on the 26th A The I. C. N. 4.6. HANGSANG from was kept; therefore the actual
In doing so, he said it had and a complete stranger. The
Instant. expenditure on the Sinking Fand did not wish to oppose the grant-restriction should be placed on obtained a judgment against a
The Hon. Mr. Landale said he been felt for some time that come defendants in the action had hal is due at Hongkong on the 28th inst should appear only as one item. ing of this concession, for he the indiscriminate slaughter of certain firm and they levied exe If they took
The B. L. . RADNORSHIRE from Moji is due at H'kong on the 7th July. together the estimates
The 8. L. MONMOUTHSHIRE
•utes,
Financial.
MACKINTOSH
& CO., LTD. MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,
SINGLE and DOUBLE
TERAI HATS.
THE BEST FOR ALL SPORTS WEAR. DES VŒUX ROAD.
16
WM. POWELL, LTD.
Are ACENTS for the lightest, coolest, healthiest and most comfortable
UNDERWEAR
on the market. Ask for Samples.
WM. POWELL, LTD.
HIGH CLASS GENTS'
OUTFITTERS.
J. ULLMANN & CO. JEWELLERS, WATCHMAKERS, OPTICIANS." LARGE SELECTION OF
WRIST WATCHES
FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN, Prices Right
ALL WATCHES SOLD BY UB ARE BULLY GUARANTEED.
J. ULLMANN
& CO. CORNER or Flowe
COLUMBIA CRAFONOLA.
START
"LEADER "---One of the
many new Columbia Models
motion, and he would therefore ing, alienating, assigning or Barros, Saunders, Wright and formally move that the present otherwise dealing with the pro White. motion be discharged, and if he ceeds of the sale of goods seized wanted to bring up the subject under a writ of execution issued in the Hongkong League on The RE. "A." meet the D.O.L.I. again he would do so by fresh on behalf of the defendant to the Saturday at the A.S.C. Camber, resolution.
action in the Summary Jurisdiction commencing at 5.45 p.m. The The Hon. Mr. Landale second-aotion No. 763; 1914, to a portion following is the R.A. team.-Goal, ed and the motion was discharged, of which So Kwok-wan was Corpl. Rossiter (capt); backs;
Estate Duty. The Hon. Attorney General Mr. Justice Hazeland dated May Half, Bombr. Chisholm; forwards,
entitled by virtue of an order by Bombr. Fetts and Gr. Bancroft, The of the one part, and Messa. moved the first reading of a Bill 21, 1914. Dennys & Bowley, Solicitors, entitled on ordinance to provide Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed Crawford. Reserve, Bombr Woods. Gr. Dyeon, Bombr. Mangham, Gr. (who and whose assigns are for the levy of Estate Duty pay by Mr. Stokes, of Mesars, Deacon, hereinafter called the Pro-able in respect of the estates of Looker, Deacon and Harston, ap- moters) of the other part, with deceased persons. regard to a scheme for the The Hon. Colonial Secretary tion and Mr.
peared in support of the applica development of a portion of the seconded and the Bill was read a instructed by Mr. Dennye, of Eldon Potter, South of the Teland of Hong-first time. kong, on condition that the
Mesure. Dennys and Bowley, for promotere furnish to
the plaintiff in the notion. Government satisfactory proof of their financial ability to carry out the scheme. seconded.
The Hon. Mr. Wei
Mr. Potter took the preliminary
his
ין
LATEST SHIPPING. NEWS.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The I.0.8.N... WOSANG from Shang-
Augart,
The 8.L... DEN OF RUTHVEN from
those figures thought that if any capitalist wild birds that were of no use for cution and sold goods which his from Singapors is due at Hongkong on $37,207 and $124,800, a little money, it would certainly be for a movement throughout the Em- The present applicant and the The S. L. LL DEN OF AIRLIE from
of cald be found to spend the purposes of food. There was also clients said belonged to them. the lat July. over $160,000-the corrected the benefit of the Colony. figures were $150,989. I was there was one clause which directly birds against wanton destruction the money so obtained should be
But pire for the protection of such defendant obtained an order that London is due at, Hongkong on the 8th purely a book error in the totala interfered with the business of for the sake of their plamage or paid to them, first of all to satisfy the Pacific Coast is due at Hongkong on as they would see by the present two Companies already establish any other resern, and by the Bill the defendants' claim and the the 15th July, guros-the total saving of ed in the Colony. That was they would join in that movement, balance to satisfy the applicants Canal on the 5th Jane, sud is due at $70,381 remained the same. Clanse 24, by which the promoters The Bill went through all ite claim.
The I, L. ss. INDRAGHIRI passed the had the sole right for a term of stages, was read a third time and stranger must obtain an order
He submitted that a Hongkong on the 8th July, The following financial min-25 years to supply electricity and passed.
The I. L... INDRA from Kobe ja due recommended by. His gas in any area on which they
making him a party. Otherwies at Hongkong on the 7th July, Excellency the Governor, were had an option. That would debar
they would have the absurd posi- The Mogul Line sa. GHAZER from referred to the Finance Committee the Hongkong Electric Company
tion of all the workmen, in a firm 23rd inst, and is therefore due here on or United Kingdom left Bingapare on the] and subsequently approved :- and the Hongkong and China
against which there was an injunc-about Monday next, the 29th inst A sum of $3,500 in aid of the Gas Company from operating in
tion, being able to come into court, The F&O NELLORE is expected voto Sanitary Department, other the portion of the Colony to which
one after another, and apply for a to arrive from Keelung on the 26th inst, oharges, Sanitary Staff, disinthe agreement referred. He did
discharge of the injuration. footants;
not think that was a fair stipula.
Mr. Alabaster contended that Corps Orders by Lieut-Gol. A.his procedure was correct. If his A sum of $9,200 in aid of the tion to. make. Those two Com-Chapman, V.D., state: vote Pablio Werks, extraordinary, panies had been pioneers in the
Maxim Class. The Maxim when it was desired to prevent friend's argument were good, Kowloon, Buildings, Elunghom Colony and should not be prohibit Class for Officers will be held on certain persons hardling property Police Station,additions. ed from working in any part of Monday 20th instant.
its territory. The Government Joined: Theundermentioned for an order to be discharged, and to come into court and sak should not grant this concession members having joined the Corps they could not do it except by at the expense of these two Com-are allotted Corps numbers and the entremsly cumbrens method panies. It was not in the interests posted as follows:Pte, L. N. of being made a party to the of consumers of light and power Murphy to Sconta Company, notion.
HONGKONG VOLUN-
TEERS.
A sum of $1,500 in sid of the vote Police and Prison Depart ments, A.-Police, other charges, incidental expenees, Bag Bathing Facilities.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, to do so, because it would pro- Pte. N. I. Brewer to Left Section, KO., asked the following ques-bably mean that the existing Com-M. G. Co., Pte. G. A. Robinson panies would eventually supply to Left Seotion, M. G. Co., Pte. Will the Government state the light and power and they would R. J. Rawlinsor to Left Section, what are the duties of the Watch-have to pay the promoters of the M. G. Co., Pte. W. C. Bond to man, employed by the Govern- soheme to be allowed to do so. The Left Section, M. G. Co. ment at the Bathing Pleos, North larger the number of consumers Point P
tion:
TYPHOON WARNING.
WATER POLO.
Only a Scratch "Affair.
$ 68,
4
Fancisco on June 4,
The P. M., UHINA. Arrived at San
The .. TORILLA from Calcutta left here on or about the 29th furt.
Singapore yesterday and may be expected
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO LET.
TO LET NICE FLAT of two
ROOMS, in Kowloon; suitable for Europeans, airy, in Rood locality. Electric Light, Water, Bathrooms, Kitohon. Also place suitable for shop. Moderate rent.Apply H. Rat topjee, Royal George Hotel.
of light and power, the cheaper The Hon. Colonial Secretary the article could be supplied; and replied
be thought it was go wrong The watchman at North Point principle to divide the Colony up
The V.E.C. "B" team failed to is employed to prevent persons into areas in a case of this kind. The telegram quoted below Camber to meet the "A" tons ofed Bedroom, bathroom. sppear last evening in the A.S.C. TO LET 822, nicely-furnish- digging for shells on the bathing When the Gas Company original was received by the American the same Club in the Water Polo Well-furnished office room. beach.
only made their agreement with the Consulate General Hongkong. League, and had not a Foratoh Electrio, light, fan, lift. For The Hon. Mr. Pollock asked. Government in 1881, they were from the Manils Observatory at game been arranged on the spot bachelora only. One minute from $18, or together 338: Will the Government, aug- given two years in, which to begin 7:36 am., to-day plement the facilities for the supply of gas. Although Colone or Typhoon NW of number of onlookers would have mediately, Port Office Box No between Whites and Blues, a fair Hongkong Ferry. Apply im- rublia bathing which are affabled | Sho- main agreement now
been disappointed:
Direction unknown.
366
LEADER
JUST RECEIVED
DEMONSTRATION
DAILY.
ANDERSONIMUSIC CO., LTD.
SOLE, DISTRIBUTORS" Hongkong & South China.
MCCALLUM'S
Perfection
SCOTCH
is absolutely pure naturally aged and possesses that smooth ness of ma
turity than tends no
make a whi sirablefor
horm
Columbi
・•Note'
IMITATED BY MANY.
EQUALLED BY NONE.
BEWARE OF
IMITATIONS.
SOLE AGENTS:
CANDE, PRICE &
Go.
LTD.
WINE MERCHANTS,
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HONGKONG,
Tel. No. 195,
Page 5Page 6