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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Chamber of Commerce Noming- tion.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917,
POLYGAMY.
Can a British: Court. Uphold it?
Members of the Hongkong cussion was forthcoming at the A good deal of interesting dis General Chamber of Commerce Sammary Court this morning met this afternoon for the purpose when, before the Paisne Judge, of nominating a representative the case was zeenmed in which a to sit on the Legislative Council daring the absence, on leave, of the Boo. Mr. P. H. Holyosk.
The only acmination was that of Mr. S.H. Dodwell, who wis proposed by Mr. G. T. Edkins,
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Sir, In reply to the letter of "Observer" in your issue of last
The plaintiff is a shop's cook week, the points of the Smith-
living in Chi Shing Lane and he Simes fight were independently seconded by Mr. N. J. Stabb, is saing the mother of his intend. Mr. G. T. Edkins said:have ed bride, who lives at Sai Wan Bo checked and agreed upon, in is- vour of Smith, by my co-referee pleasure in propping Mr. Stanley Lane, because he says that a con- and myself; also, Simes himself H. Dodwell as the representative tract was entered into between told me he was glad I was of
the him sad the mother that be fereeing the second fight between Legislative Council during the should be married to the dangb- him and Smith, as my first de-abance of the Hos. Mr. P. H
ter, that be paid the woman cision was a just one.
Ho'yoot. For words are $201 and also went to some I cannot agree with "Observer" needed on this occasion, but I that serious breaches of the rules would like to say that I have and other wedding presente, se expense in buying pork, candles ocearred in any of the conteste, every confidence that Mr. Dodwell well as providing fortune tellers no foals were claimed. by either will appeal to you as a fitting re- and hiring a sedan chair. principals or seconds, and neither presentative of the Chamber of At the previous hearing, Mr. does the rule distinctly say, as Commerce. He is at present Aggaeis, who is appearing for the stated by ** Observer " that Vice Chairat and therefore plaintiff, said that two days before
opponent merits Acting 671
the marriage should have taken disqualification. The rale says Chamber, with the Committee of place, the contract was broken be- that "The referee may disqualify which be has been actively cause the woman discovered that after a caution," and, in my asociated for some years, and her daughter was not being made opinion, no holding in any ofI can testify that his work on a first wife, but only a concubiar. these contests was sufficiently the Committee is very highly He contended that the woman serious to merit more than a valued by his fallow Committee knew this all along. Mr. Balmer caution.
Mom bare. Mr. Dodwell's posi Johnson, representing the defend "Observer" Eays "In the tion in the business community aut, asked that the contract bs Ahearn Royal boos, Royal force is well known to you. As head of declared illegal because an Eug- Ahearn through the ropet; after one of the Colony's leading mer lish Court could not ophold a falling through the ropes Ahesra cantile and shipping firme, sad a
polygamous marriage. get to his feet and endeavoured prominent member of the Direc. This morning there was a good
enter the ring. Royal was on the fore Board of institutions like deal of argument on these points. Writing upon the great need other side of the ropes, menacing the Hongkong and Shanghai Mr. Johnson argued that if the of calling upon our national Ahearn's entry. The fact that Bank, the Deck Company, the Un- Court upheld the contract that a resource to defeat fically the Ahearn was on his feet quite in nearance Society of Canton, Chinese could purchase a second latest struggle for world dominion justified "Royal's action. Had the Wharf Company, he is con- wife, it would be upholding which Europe has had to face," Abearn crawled through the ropes etantly in touch with the leading bigamy.
Mr. Meurice Hewlett, the well- upan bis hands and knees, then questions of the day, and bis
His Lordship-Do you ask koown novelist, baye that this those Royal would have been bound to activities in
interests for a decision that if a Chiness national resource is to be realised only tend to step back and let bim enter. Im can
a wide who already has a wife prepares at its fullest extent only by form mediately Ahearn fell through the outlook in the problems which to take auto himself another, ing the British Empire into a ropes, the count should have come before the commanity. His he commits bigamy, which is war-mosking concern
on busi- started and continued antil Excellency the Governor baa criminal under the laws of the Dese lines, Ahearn either got into the srens intimated that he desires that Colony?"
which all capital, public and the representation of the Chamber Mr. Jobneon:-I will again or was counted out."
say private, is the capital of the basi- Now, Rule 1 of the Queensberry Council should be maintained,
of Commerce on the Legislative polygamy"; it sounds better. I nees, and all persons whosoever Rales, ander which this fight at this time, and that legisla- Quinese who have more than one he continues, "to cffer ourselves 8m not suggesting that all the are operatives. "We are asked," took place, reada:"To be a fair tion may possibly come stand up boxing match in a 21
ber, wife should be ran in for bigamy, so national operatives; and though fore the Council on "which fool ring"
g". "Observer" says that be would
Hie Lordship:-Batthat would we are se a race very, slow to Ahearn being on bia feet outside views of the Chamber.
wish to have the be the logical result of your move; I cannot doubt of our will- the ropes quite justified Royali
argument.
ingues,
though I do doubt some sare the Chamber is happy to preventing Ahearn's entry, bat. this is opposed to the rale which respond to this wish. In nomine Mr. Johnson-I say that the what of our expressing it shand- provides that both men must be ating Mr. Dodwell to the vacant effect of holding that this contract Bntly enough. I understand that
east we shall do so with every will recognise polygamy.
is legal is holding that this Court hesitation, and have had to deal in the ring, Royal, therefore, aseursnce that in representing
with my own. Let me deal with under the role, could not touch this Chamber be "will view the
Mr. Johnson went on to referit here, for a moment, since no Ahearn until Ahearn was in the
to several cases on the point, doubt there are thousands in pre- questions of the day with ring, nor could Royal prevent single-mindedness of
quoting from a decision of the cisely my own condition. purpose Abearn entering the ring.
"I am a man of 58 who has Rev. COOPER HÜNT Chief Justice here, in which it diajaterested and with
and "Observer" is also incorrect in
was said:"No union will be been able by the use of my wits broad-minded judgment to secure eaying that Royal must stop back.
the well-being and prosperity of recognised in our Courts which is to maintain myself and family in Under the rules, Royal may stay this Colony in its various interests founded upon principles which comfort. I have certain talents anywhere in the ring until Ahearn
effecting its people and prospects, are not recognieed in Christen- and aptitudes, cone of which are has entered the ring, and I have much pleasure in proposing been recognized before, and he It is plain on the face of it that dom". Such a thing had never conspicuously in national demand.. Ahearn, after having 60 entered Mr. Stanley H, Dodwell to repre the zing, is on his banda and knees and is not out of distance then sent this Chamber of Commerce thought they should seriously I am too old to fight; it is plainer on the Legislative Council of the consider and hesitate before to me than I like it to be that I Colony.
saying that a British Court would am incapacitated by is firmities recognise polygamy,
of various kinds from continuous. His Lordship I don't know physical work. A man with these acclamation.
The resolution was carried by much about the facts of this case, drawbacks against him may well
he bore the name of and
Mr. Dodwell, replying, said that bat I suppose this man was mar. besitate for a moment when he ried by Chinese custom. Well, if asks himself the question, Osa sented one of the oldest firms in
"we don't recognise Chinese my country possibly need the the Colony. He had a keen gaatom, then we don't recognise likes of me?
"Bat I think that my country that he is married at all.” reeting on every business man to Mr. Johnson quoting many cases does, need me.
responsibility: Further argoment took plaos, can-in fact, I am sure that it I can read and The referee has absolute power take a deeper interest in public to interpret the rules and to affairs than they used to, and it was in support of this point and others write, I know a language or two, decide any question not covered their daty to take their part in nube raised in connection with the I know something of history and by the rules, and I think that a ravelling the great trade problems case. He asked for His Lordships good deal of the world. At the referee who diegaslified say to-day sad those that Would arise to say that the contract was lowest I could address envelopes ; boxer in these contests would be after the war. As they had done illegal.
at the highest I could be turned quita unái for bis position. An him the honour to nominate him, length, and his Lordship decided Service: Between the top and the Mr. Aggasiz replied at some into a first-class clerk in the Civil eminent referee, on being asked he would do his best to protect that he would hear the evidence bottom of that soele there would for advice upon the subject, said their intereats, although he and give his decision on the be something which the nation “Have a good knowledge of the did not propose to take пр rules and use common sense an aggressive attitude
objections raised later. with Common sense tells us when the Government. One would Eridence was then called, the thoussade of poets, historians, borers are doing their bocest think from the Press of the neigh plaintiff saying he was a ship's men of letters and students who best to put up clean, good fights, bouring ports, North and Bausb, cook. He had an uncle, who had have perhare twenty years of that the Chamber's Committee no children, and 'who died pine activity left to them. At any rate must know that and its representative were in a years ago. Witness was adopted upon such pretences I have Americans are used to fight with constant state of friction with the to him. Just before bis uncle's Tolunteered, and apos them I one hand free, and not with both Government. Sach 12
death, he married, he being then invite my colleagues and corals hands free, as in these boute; his was foolish and needed contradic twenty years of age. His uncle Left to do the like."
him some land,■ house and #200,
only muet Royal step back.
There was no occasion to coast, as Ahearn was not down, was outside the ropes only by accident, and was ready and willing to enter the ring. Royal's action in the beat of the fight was quite Datural, and, Royal at once let Abesra enter the ring on being neked to do so.
as did all theee msn.
"Observer
Mr. N.J. Stabb seconded,
sense of the
I m
.repre-
ides
:
must know that they came with tion. Their constitutional con his wish being that witness should little training, that many of the ditions were such that a little boxera were recruited at short heartburning-s little worse barn lamps and look after his haya a second wife, who should notice and some with little
upon occasions was inevitable, experience; they put up these bat those cocasions were few and tablete. Witness" first wife was alive, and he had a four-year old
would put me to-me and the
Specie Redemption in Manchuria.
On May 12 the Japannée Cham-
bouts, the best and fairest of far between, and they did not in daughter. Witness' father was boxing; and, on behalf of the the smallest degree affect the very dead, and he left him two houses ber of Commerce at Mukden held boxers, I emphatically disagree close and friendly relations exist with "Observer." All the boxers ing between the Chamber and the and over $1,000 in money. After deserve great credit, as do In-Government. spector Wilden and the officials,
busy men who gave their scanty
an extraordinary general meeting being away from the Colony for and decided to ask the Consular SOIDA Jauza as a cock, he returned suthorities, to nominata s pom- this year and bogma-to look out winter to mady and solve the for a escond wife, so se to cARTY
leisure and their monetary amp- port to this show. "Observer" rounds at the next hadis, which out his late unolen" wish;; At "pecie redemption issue to the * and ef regulating; tha money has given a letter} "Observer" take place. I have so time for length a marriage between de market of the Province, and to letter shows ignorance of the further discussion and just say to fendant's daughter and himmell extend the terms of miler, and of the dating of a "Observer" whoever he may be, was arranged. He paid $100 restricted redemption arrange referee, and, as his letter appears Don't talk, fight"
to be directed against me person-
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