THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ask so much of their indulgence.
Unofficial Members Object to Bill
The Hon. Mr. Hewott rose to a point of order, to my that he wished to make some remarks on
Trading with the Enemy. that Bill. Should he speak now
or after the Attorney General ?
Bia Excellency-Speak now. The Hon. Mr. Hewett said that this Bill did not reach them until a late hour this morning. He did not know if most of the
Being Rushed Through
A méoting of the Logislativo Council was held in the Council Chamber this afternoon.
There were present:-H. E. the Governor, Sir Henry May, ..O.M.G..
His Excellency Major-General
·F. H. Kelly, G.B.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Mr. C. Severn,
The Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. E. R. Hallifax.
The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. H. Kemp.
The Bon. Colonial Treasurer, Mr. E: D. C. Wollo.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1914,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
UNSUCCESSFUL GERMAN RAIDS IN EAST AFRICA.
meant a fight to finish by some of the greatest Powers of the world, and the only way they could bring that war to speedy termination was by crippling the opposing nation as quickly as they could. Therefore, he thought, he was perfectly justified in saying for the Chamber which he had the honour to represent, and for the
which had done him the honour of placing him in his present position, that they ought to fight the enemy in every way they could. He believed they friende, now our temporary ene mice, to make any profit whatever. In conclusion; he remarked that
Unofficial Members had taken any OFFICIAL APPRECIATION OF BRITISH GALLANTRY. basiness community of Hongkong.
particular interest in the Bill, but he did not pretend that he had read the Bill throgh as he had the office dealing with business had a very busy morning in
[Reuter's Service To "The Telegraph."]
Oct. 5, 6.25 p.m.
Mr. Pollock asked for a division. The whole of the Official Mom- bersand the Hon. Mr. Landale and Hoo. Mr. Lau Chu-pak voted against the amendment, which was consequently lost,
Passing through the Committee stage, the Bill was read a third time and passed.
Council adjourned until Oato 'ber 22,
PRESENTATION TO SIR HENRY BLAKE.
The following is the text of an address recently presented to Sir Henry Blake, G.O.M.G. (former Governor of Hongkong), by the Rubber Growers' Association:*** To Sir Henry Blake, G.O.M.@.; F.R.G.8, Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, etc. The Rubber Growers' As- Hodiation (Incorporated) desires ciation of the services so willingly to put on record its high appre
atato:-
Travelling Claims.-0, C'a rubber industry in general; and furthering the interests of the must submit travelling olaima to acknowledge that in your Beptomber as early as possible.
Detail-On duty-Group land in London in 1908, 1911, and national Rube: Exibitions bald
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Corps Orders issued to-day by
that had taken up the whole the operations in East Africa. It says there has been considerable. | should not allow their quondam Lisat-Col. A. Chapman, V.D., and freely given by you in
of bis time, bat from what he could see of that pro- clamation it appeared that we people who were dealing with the
The Press Bureau issues a statement by Mr. Harcourt regarding aativity on the Anglo German boundary, owing to the sitempts by the enemy to raid British territory and out the Uganda Railway. With the exception of the scoopation of an unimportant frontier stations, were defeated and the force bad to retire.
Mr. Harcourt warmly thanks the volunteers and praises the
&
Mahomed for conspionous, bavery excellent work in keeping in touch
were unduly generous with the all the attempts have beea repulsed. The raiders in every case this was not a question of individ for their Sections for the month of capacity as Prident of the Inter-
enemy.
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His Excellency :-I think you gallantry of all arme. The Governor mentions Captain J. Pottinger," their existence. One or the other Civil Service Company. Officera 1914, and as president of the
The Hon. Liзctor of Publication. Works, Mr. A.. F. Churchill.
The Hon. Capt, Sap.. of Police, Mr. C. Mellvaino Messer.
The Hoa: Mr. E. A. Hewett, C.M.G.
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale;
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,.
K. C.
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The Hou. Mr. Lau Cha-pak, The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, O.M.G.
Mr. M. J. Breed, Clerk of Councils.
The Jury Ordinance.
The Hon. Attorney General
a first time.
The opportunity has been taken to bring section 4 (5) of the Jury Ordinance, 1887, into line with recent legislation relating to the registration of dentists, Trading With the Enemy.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary:- We are dealing with the princip reading. les of the Bill. This is the second
and Lieus, R. Hardingham for
with the enemy for six days.
was not an ordinary Bill, nor was tendencies of international law. it an ordinary occasion. The Bill That policy, they intended to prretically gave effect to the continue wher that
D
Bill-be-
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Churchill and Lieut. Kennett. York International Rubber Ex- To furnish Guard to-night, Civil Orderly Officer Lieut. Kennett, bibition in 1912, you have so Service Company, to-morrow, No. that attended all of these enter greatly contributed to the success 1 Section Artillery Battery, Order-prises. Your continuous associ 17 Sergeant to-night, Corp. tion with the endeavour to make to-morrow, Corp. known to the community the
Flamilton; Manuk.
Club Clock Stolen. The compradore of the Hong kong Club reports the theft of a marble olook from the dining room on the second floor.
The Great Jansen, We understand that the man-
CHINA'S PROGRESS.
ual feeling or friendship-it was queation of their fighting for
and to go only their hands fight not only with their handa but with their feet,
He thought the policy of the Government was not directed towards that end. The Hon, Mr. Hewett said that
The Hon. Mr. Landale explained he merely said that he had been proclamation which was the came law. Firms, which were that his reaso. for not voting for asked to speak for the Unofficial v of the land. He ref-managed by enemy's subjects fell the Bill was entirely due to want Members with regard to the erred to the proclamation of trad entirely under clause one, firma of time in which to consider its
details regarding one of the most passing of that Bill. They ing with the enemy. He felt which were branches of firme in provisions. He had no wish to recognised that His Excellency convinced that when they had Germany or which had partners take this opportunity to feature
remarkale developments of tro- piesl agriculture in commercial was acting under inattuctions heard the Hon. Attorney in Germany, firms which were any facilities which the Govern-
bistory has aided greatly the of the Secretary of State General's explanations of the pqrely local and had no connect--
ment might wish to give to
efforts of those more directly con- and that the Bill would now Bill it would be sufficiently ion with. German territory: those
ho ware possible
cerned. "All the actual exhibitions be passed in that Council what clear to them, and he had no except of course that might deal competitors, or to make the lot
h..ve owed mach to the able, over they (the Unofficial Mom-doubt that they would come with German goods, and with of Gorman merchanta here
graceful, and appropriate manner moved the first reading of a Bili bere) aaid. They eaid that they to the conclus on that it was firms which are branches of any harder than it was. This
in which you have presided over entitled An Ordinance to amend did not €38 why a Bill affecting a reasonable and proper measure firms in Germany, or have Bill might be very necessary agement of the Victoria Theatre the many public functions con- the Jury Ordinance, 1887. the whole of the Colony and to pars, always remembering partners in Germany, the posior it might not; he has engaged the Great Janren for nected therewith, and the Council The Hon. Colonial Scorelary thoir individual interests should that it was the embodiment of the tion taken up was that in had not time to consider it, a short season, which opens to of this association feel that seconded, and the Bill was road be rashed through in five policy approved in detail by Bis dealing with a branch here, it and he mast register his morrow night. The Great Jansen you have placed under a deep
minutes in this way. One Majesty's Gove.oment.
must under the conditions of protest against the Council being is well known throughout the debt of gratitude all the various The main object of this Ordin-sbould have sufficient time The Hon. M. Pollock :-I have modern commerce and local turned into a mere machine to East, and will be remembered by sections of producers, traders, ance is to exempt from jury ser- to discuss the Bill. He thought called attention to the question commerce amount: $0 deal- bring acte into fores of which many of our readers as having and manufacturers who took part Tice all officers and non-commis- he was expressing the views of of the standing orders being ing with the enemy. they knew little and which they performed in Hongkong some in those functions. In thanking sioned officers of the Volunteer the Unofficial Members when he suspended.
Any contracts they entered had not had time to consider. three years ago. Since that time you for the spécial services above Force, and other efficient wem- said that they would all vote His Excelleney put it to the int would ba contracts His Excellency did not thick he has toured the world, drawing referred to, we have in remembr bers to such a number as may be against it.
Connoil, and the objection for the benefit of the whole firm,
that if further time, had huge audiences in Australis, Now ance your past record as Governor allowed by the Governor-in- In moving the second read raised by the Hon Mr. Pollock including the partners in Ger been given it would have Zealand, India etc., by his mar- of no less than five Colonies of Council,
ing of the Bill, the Hon-was overruled.".
many. Accordingly they were told helped either the member vellous sleight of hand work. the Empire, and the work you Attorney-General asked His Ex- The Hon. Attorney General, in they could not continue to trade who represented the Chamber of Jansen, judging from recent have done so well for the good of callency to suspend the standing outlining the Bill, said that, as bere without permission. It Commerce or the member who newspaper reports, has lost none the nation. We trust that you orders.
His Excellency had stated, it was was found however, that very represented the Justices of the of his old magical powers, and may long have health and strength The Hon. Mr. Pollock said that produced in accordance with large British interests involved Peace in any way, because they recently was engaged in a wou to enjoy well earned leisure after he was sorry to say that he must or under the authority, of, the in that trading and
in Esemed to be completely opposed der contest with another old so active and highly appreciated a oppose the suspension of the Secretary of State, as providing view of those interests to the principles of the Bill, Hongkong friend, Malini. Every public life. From the Rabber A Bill entitled An Ordinance standing orders on this creasion. for the prevention, protection and, in fact, the possible disloca and therefore whether they one should go to see him. Growers' Association (Incorporat- for the more effectual preventing As His Excellency was aware, and punishment. of the offence tion of local trade and Bitish postponed it a weak, a day or
ed), John McEwan, Chairman; and further punishment of the rule 3 of the standing orders laid of trading with the enemy. It trade in other parts of the Empire, month, be presumed the
Frank G. Smith, Secretory. offence of trading with the enemy it down that a printed copy of a seemed, convenient and desir- certain limited permission was opposition would be just the came up for first reading. Bill should be, if possible, eat able to explain what had ban given to them to continue trang.
aime, The Hon, member who The object of this Bill is to to each member at least two done by the Imperial actions embarked upon before the had just spoken had ande a provide for the prevention, detec- clear days before it was read Government in
this
matter war. They were allowed to dispose much more valuable objcation in tion, and punishment of the first time. Now, if that stand since the outbreak of the war of their stacks in the Colony and the want of time, and he had offence of trading with the enemy ing order was necessary in the and to state what the policy of the any goods due to alive, which explained why ho had wanted and to introduce machinery, in case of an ordinary Bill, in Government would be after that were shipped before the war. o push forward the measure, and the public intarest, for the curry which merely the first reading became law. Before doing so ho They keew, of course, in a cars he would have thought that what ing on of a business the manage- was to be formally taken, how would like to try and clear of that kind British banks and had passed in Council would have ront of which has been so affected much more necessary was it that a misapprehension which appear many other Britien interests were sufficiently explained the objects by the war as to prejudice its the standing order should be ed to exist widely as to what large! interested and the disposal of the measure. He was sorry he observed when it was question constituted enemy character in of those stocks might impoes a could not accept the suggestion of passing a Bill through all its the offence, of trading with very seriona loss, even embar- to give further time. stages. He submitted that where the enemy. Enemy character in casement, on British interests. The Bill was then put and read such procadare was intended was that connection did not de-Those stemy's subjects who were second time. in passing through a Bill at the pend in any way on national-allowed to remain on here and
The Council then went into esme meeting of the Council;ity or national sympathies, to carry on trade in their Committee on the Bill, and the it was absolutely imperative bat on commercial domicile own. names were told they Hon. Mr. Pollock proposed the that rule 3 of the standing A German anbject established must pay the money received by following amendment in the form ing of the Council, he had been orders should ba observed, and trading OB bis own, them into certain approved of an addition to clause 6 President of China must needa obliged to summons them rather which laid it down that each and resident in Hongkong, banke. That, shortly, was the
no business shall be have veated in him more power hurriedly. He was sorry that he member should be given at least was in the eyes of the law a position which had been taken up carried on by any ench branch, than have the presidents of other had been unable to give them any two clear days in which to study friend, but a British sabject and acted upon by the Gorerne fum or person except for the republics where the people are longer notice, and also sorry to the Bill in question. He, himself, established and trading in ment since the outbreak of purpose of completing transac- capable of showing their voice learn that the Bill which confirm felt that he had to oppose the Germany and resident there, the war up to the present time one entered into by them or through a legislative body. The ed the second item on the orders suspension of the standing was in the eyes of the law and, se he stated before, any of them before the com- agitation against Yuan Shih-kai is of the day only reached some of orders, becausa be gathered an enemy for the purpose of the intention." was, vader the mencement of either of the said not taken seriously in most parts
PUBLIC AUCTION. the members at a very late from his Honourable friend, trade. The former was look- Ordinance, to continue the same
wore. He said the object of of China."
THE Undersigned has received hour this morning. They had the representative of the Chambered upon as part of the commercial policy with the same object in the proposed amendment was to
Dr. Goodnow left Chinn before Instructions to sell by Public been sent out about eleven of Commerce, that the Unofficial system and assets of the British view.
bring in the principle, which he the Tsingtau situation became Auction on o'clock, he thought, or rather Members had not been treated Empire, and the latter as
WEDNESDAY: earlier than that, and the chit properly in that matter, and pars of the commercial system there was no reason why there into line with clause 5 and to China's attitude will be in mencing at 2.30p.m. athis Sales
The Hon. Mr. Pollock said submitted was a right principle, acute, and he says it is impossible
to bring clause 8 en batantially to predict at this time what the 14th October, 1914, com books were all duly signed as it was imperative that they and assets of the German should not be perfectly reciprocal prevent any now business being relation to the conflict between reaching the recipients in every should know what was to be Empire. With this principle treatment of British traders in entered into by the branch Japan and Germany. That China tique China and Curlos from
Rooms, Duddell Street.. case. This matter, as they could brought forward in the case of in view, the policy of His Ma Germany and Austria-Hungary, or firm
A Quantity of Valuable An all well understand, had occupied the Bill which it was now propos-jesty's Government-it was also and so far as they had been able
of that might aphold her neutrality was Ming to Towk wong Dynasties. a great deal of attention and had ed to pass through the Council the general polioy of the to gather, most traders had been
nationality .. in the Colony. indicated by the mobilizing of comprising formed the subject of considerable in all its stages. The Un-Government correspondenes which he had only official members had bad very while using
His Excellency said he was some of her forces in the province 5-COLOURED and BLUE and throughout was, sent out of the enemy's territory afraid that the amendment could of Shantung, through which the WHITE VASES, PLATES, received yesterday. As the matter conty opportunity to consider sible endeavour to prevent The Hon. Mr. Hewett speke to violated the principles Isid land attack on Tsingtan. BRONZES, PEKING CLOISON-
108 What he wanted was reciprocity. not be accepted, because it Japanese are likely to march in a BOWLS, FIGURES affected vitally a large section of this Bill. An honourable Uu- money or. the our community it was very official colleague of bis said healent of money reaching the vented from reading the Bill State. His Excellency, read Contract to act as legal adviser to
equiv: the effect that he had been pre- down by the Secretary of While Dr. Goodnow had a NE INCENSE BURNERS and would now have a permanent study the Bill at all before hecame the enemy during the war, not to consult with one of his colleagues received from the Secretary of years, he made arrangements to necessary that that legislation did not have an opportunity to enemy's territory sad to assist thoroughly. He had been able to extract from telegram the Chinese Government for three SNUFF BOTTLES etc., etc. basis and that it should be tamed up to that Council. He certain crusb local traders and not to in his office and had been State and pointed out that in the that he could come home and with the least possible delay. He thought that rule 3 of the standing stifle fair comparitiona now crayed their indulgence to orders ought not to be suspended This policy was not, as he had others in the Council Chamber. Government stack to a free trade Hopkins University, Baltimore, only able to speak to the oil of war His Majesty's 28sume the presidency of Johns pass that Bill, which the Attornoy on this occasion, in view of the just said, purely a local one, but He took it that the policy repre- and fair trade line. Therefore Maryland. He has been in China General would fally explain in short notice given to the Un-the policy of the Imperial Gor-senting the Bill wasa wrong policy. he was sorry he could not docept Willoughby, formerly of Princo- due course He could only say official memberg.
ernment-it was in international. They were unfortunate enough the amendent.
fifteen months. Professor W. F. that he was sorry that he had to His Excellency aid that this one, and one dictated by theo have embarked on a war which
ton, will not ju bis stead.
sffective continuance.
It also provides for the wind- ing up, under supervision, of the affaire of the local branch of any bank of a certain defined enemy character.
His Excellency said that, as he
bad intimated at the last meet
f
every
a
"And
or person
Dr. Goodnow la Optimistic Vein.. That Yuan Shih-kai, President of China, is the only strong man man who can hold the republic intact at present is the belief of Dr. T. J. Goodnow, legal adviser of the Chinese Government, who arrived at San Francisco from the Orient by the liner Siberia on Angust 28,
No Permit, Arreated on the Sze Yap wharf yesterday, a Chinese, who claimed to be employed in the engine room of the s.a. Siberia, was found to havearevolver and three hundred rounde of ammunition in his possession without having the Under the Yuan Shih-kai necessary permission from the regime, the republio has made Captain Superintendent of Police. strides toward prosperous condi- He was fine $100 this morning by tione," said Dr. Goodnow."He Mr. 0. D. Melbourne,
is undoubtedly the best man to
cope with the situation. The
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