LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL MEETING.
(Continued from Page 1)
$13,810 in aid of the following rot Public Works Extra
ordinary, Kowloon drainage ---- training nullah, general' works, 39,500 miscellaneous drainage works $3,600; New Territories,
THE HONGKONG HI
3. It is hoped to restore tale phonio communication. with Cheung Chan before the end of this week, provided that the weather conditions will permit. The fault has been located and'ia in the cable lent by the Military Authorities about 700 yards from
the shore of the mainland aide of the crossing to Lantao. This cable, is an old one. The per manent cable which is on order
buildings, market at Tai O, in- has not yet been delivered. Until cluding reclaiming site, $710. this new cable is laid telephonic $8,000 in aid of the vote Public communication will be liable to
Hong-interruption.
Question
Works, Extraordinary, kang, miscellaneous, additions
Clauss 11 prohibits the mixing their mixture with any foreign of different qualities of rice and
substance, co
THE DOLLAR
The dollar is now worth over entry and inspection and of tak-was in, 11.11-164, and this morn-
Glanss 12 contains a power of
four shillings Yesterday's rata. ing samples.
AUST
T-BITS.
1882 that the matches, erthshiro and For
Ducat is the third – English. Clause 13 is a penalty clause. later rose to 0.7.15d, which is He is having a great season.
ing it opened at 48, 0.3-16d. : Itarickster to reach four figures.
Governor in Council to make been a rise of d. since yester- again for the chairmanship of the
Clause 14 gives power to the the closing rate. There has thus
....Mr. Robert Hay is: standing Regulations,
| dago. Clause 15 contains a saving of other powers.
Scottish Junior Football Associa- tion.
All the West Lothian olubs are
was remote. It was a request The Han. Colonial Secretary, in moving the first reading of the ing in the place entirely for their will be willing to meet Dempsey made by the people who were liv. If Beckett beats Carpentier, he Bill, said the object of the Bill was to make provision for the efficient own convenience and benefit. either in England or America warking of the
They had only to be told that if Government scheme with regard to rice sales. they liked they could buy up the now joined in the Central Foot- and alterations, to Shaukiwan 4. Can the Government give The Government had been blamed Place and so arrange among them-ball League. Bathgate was the
any information with reference because it had not prohibited the selves as to make it imposs-last-entrant.
M'Caig, late Partick Thistle. to the suggested establishment of export of rice from the Colony.ible for other people outside to a Chinese Government aerodrome If the export of rice were prohibit buy from them any land or house, has been signed on by Armadala in Hongkong, mentioned in theed, the trade of the Colony would considered the Bill unfair and F. G. He is a half-back line
19th August and the Hongkong that prices may continue to North China Daily News of the suffer. It must be borne in mind unreasonable, and he could not player. Daily Press of the 25th August?
Police Station..
$1,000 in aid of the vote
Botanical and Forestry Depart ment, other charges, brushwood clearing.
$105,000 in aid of the vote Public Works Extraordinary New Territories, Roads: (a) Shamshuipo to Castle Peak, seotion Tsun Wan to Castle Peak,
20 feet wide.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
Ansicer.
rise and ia that event the Government might be 4. The Government has no in faced with the alternative of formation regarding this. Any raising its prices or selling at ́a aerodrome which may be est heavy loss. He had been inform ablished in Hongkong will pre-ed this morning that the pro-
believe that people should make A testimonial to E. G. Goatly, such a request, It was the the Surrey cricketer, is being intention of the Government to promoted. The strain of Army reserve the place as a health life has been too much for him resort, and he failed to see and he will play no more cricket. that there was any necessity for
Fred Fulton, the American, is this disagreeable legislation. He
moved the following
The Hon. Colonial Secretary sumably be controlled either by spects of the crops in Saigon and I did not propose to use further now in Paris. He has lost no.
under section 170 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903Whereas application has
Board to the Governor under section 167 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, Public for the erection of a Latrine and Urinals under the in Duddell Street: .and steps
whereas such application having been duly approved by the Governor and a notification of the intention to erect
in
a
this Government.
CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS,
intituled An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Indictments in Criminal Cases, and matters incidental or similar thereto.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was read first time.
a
that
to
His
time in Issuing a challenge to any heavy weight in Europe. He stands 6 ft. 416 ins.. and weighs
16 st.
ין
17
and occupiers of property in the and the rules relating to the forms scheme in dealing with the short- surprised at the remarks of the Thistle that we were promised a
thereof.
age.
.
There was no doubt, however, unpleasant discussion, but with the few remarks he had made he in time the Chinese The Hon. Attorney General would-accustom themselves to hoped he had made it clear that
Scotland won the bowling been duly made by the Sanitary moved the first reading of a Bill substitutes for their stable food the Bill was not a necessity, and
should therefore be withdrawn, championship at Carlisle., Ont. The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook said of thirteen international contests which could be purchased at a cheaper rate. He would take the that, in view of the fact that the Scotland has won nine times, firms who had assisted the Go-men, he could not be a party to once. opportunity of thanking those
war had been won by all races of England three times, and Ireland vernment in making allowances to their employees and for their the Bill. He deprecated any such
T. M'Inally, of the St. help in other ways in connection kind of racial legislation. Ee Anthony's team, who has been
that hoped with the shortage, particularly,
Excellency secured by the Celtic, is pretty The object of this Bill is to in-
would see his way to with fast and a good shot, but easily the Hongkong and Shang- troduce into this Colony, with the hai Bank, which had rendered draw the Bill. But if he was not knocked off the ball. He will disposed to do so, he would ask never, so says a writer, develop site having been duly published visions of the English Act of 1915. most valuable aid in the matter them to leave it in abeyance for into a Quinn or even a M'Coll.
cecessary modifications, the pro- 5 and 6 Geo. V, c. 90, with the of the purchase of the rice requir
Still there is no sign of these His Excellency said he was wonderful captures for Partick object of simplifying indictmentsed by the Government for its the bew Governor to do so.
Council. He did not observe any mised in a day or two Has Chinese senior member of the long time ago. They were pro SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE, thing in the Bill of a racial nature something gone wrong? It seems The Hon. Colonial Secretary at all. He thought the Island had as if it were so. moved the second reading of the been for some time past occupied Bill intituled An Ordinance to by missionary residents acthorise the Appropriation of a others, and the Government felt Supplementary Sum of Five mil that it should be in a position to lion four hundred and sixty-six decide both in selling land and in thousand
and making conditions to decide who twenty-seven Dollars and sixty should live there and who should three Cents to defray the charges not. There was no question of of the year 1918.
| anything disagreeable, and he was
surprised that such a suggestion At the annual meeting of the had been made. If the members Scottish Junior Football Associ of the Council decided that the stiop a balance of £1,378, was Bill should be kept in abeyance reported. The finalists, St. until the arrival of the new Anthony's and Rutherglen Glen- Governor, he had no objection. cairn, will each receive $184 as their share of the filoal ties played at Hampden Park.
Public Latrine and Urinals at such
three successive num- bers of the Gazette, certain owners vicinity have objected to such erection: and whereas such objections have been duly con- sidered: it is hereby resolved by tioned site and the erection thereat of a Public Latrine and Urinals be and the same
are hereby approved.
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded, and the resolution was
this Council that the above mèn-
carried.
In moving the resolution, the Hon. Colonial Secretary said that two objections had been received, one from the proprietors
It has
not been
thought necessary to enact here, the pro- visions of section 6 of the Home
Act as to the costs of defective or redundant indictments; nor the Provisions of section as we have not adopted in this Colony the
Vexatious Indictments ACTS...
Rules 1 and 2 of the First Schedule have not been adopted. We have no Grand Jury in this Colony and it seemed unneces- Sary to adopt rule 3 as it is practically enacted in the body of the Bill by clause 5.
Rule 12 has not been adopted as we have no Ordinance cor-
of the the land on which the Carlton Hotel stood and one from Mr. W. M. Humphreys responding with the Children's There was already a latrine in Act, 1908, in force in this Colony. "the position referred to, but it
Rule 13 seems unnecessary as it has always been the practice was" a bucket latrine and of a. primitive nature and unsanitary.to serve a copy of the indictment
on the accused.
It had therefore been decided to 'put up a water flush latrine.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. The following questions were asked by the Hon. Mr. C. O. Alabaster, O.B.E, and answered by the Colonial Secretary as indicated :--
Question.
1. In order to lessen the loss
of life in typhoons and to obviate
as far as possible the exploitation
of poor sampan people by eX-
cessive launch, towage charges.
I will the Government arrange with the owners of powerful tugs and launches to render gratuitous towage service to, sampans and
ather craft in difficulties whenever the black signals are hoisted during a flood side?
Answer.
1. The question will be referred
to the Chamber of Commerce. It
THE RICE SITUATION.
-The Bill passed its first reading.
three
hundred
The Bill was referred to the Finance Committee.
RESIDENCE ON DUMB-BELL ISLAND.
The Hon. Attorney General moved the second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide that no person shall reside
and
The Hos. Mr. Lau Chu Pak moved that the Bill be kept in within the southern abeyance. portion of the Island of Cheang
Chau, otherwise known as Dumbed. bell Island, without the consent of the Governor in Council.
The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook second-
summer, and
Raith Rovers have twenty men signed for the coming season Harry Anderson, who helped St. firren to win the Victory Cup. is one of them, and George Wil- son, the old Heart of Midlothian and Newcastle United player, another.
The American team: the Bethlehem Steel F. C., have been. invited by the Swedish A.F.A to tour Scandinavia this autumn, and were to arrive in Sweden in the beginning of August. Seven matches will be played in Sweden, one in Denmark, and one in Finland.
Written before the fight- Willard is suffering from over- confidence.
When tld
how
dangerous a man Dempsey is he only laughs. He really expects by force of to tear Jack's bead off with his send their first punch. He was a long way.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
It is too im
portant to
forgotten.
the
To-night Victoria Theatre Management are screening Fearl "White in “THE LIGHTNING RAIDER." It is
"a superlative Pathe's serial and the best that
Pearl White,
of
The Queen the Screen, has ever taken part
in.
you
To-night will see one of
the most realis- tic typhoon scenes that has
ever been photo-
graphed. In
every respect it is a picture without a peer, and if you take our tip you will
not miss it.
THE VICTORIA.
MEAT TRUST MENACE-
US. PACKING FIRMS BID FOR MONOPOLY,
7
The U. S. Federal Trade Com-
NOTICE
PEAK CLUB
Saturday next. August 30th at
9:15 pm.
*THE GLOBE TROTTERS Concert Partyg.
DANCING. 11.00 pm, to midnight.
Tickets $3.00 each to be obtain-- ed from the Hon Secretary or the No. I Boy.
NOTICE.
MIXED AMERICAN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
This will be played on Satur day aftamoon next (weather permitting) commencing at 4,00 p.m.
Entrants
are requested to notify the Hon. Secretary, 15 Boon as possible, if they are unable, to play.
NOTICE.
́CHINA COAST OFFICERS"
GUILD.
Members are informed that a General Meeting will be held at the Guild office, 10 Des Voeux Road, to-morrow, Friday, at S P. sharp.
An
1. D'OLIVEYRA, Secretary.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG CLUB
Extraordinary-General Meeting of the members of the Hongkong Club will be held ‘în the Club House on Monday, the 8th September, 1919, at 5.30 p.m. Business-As posted in the Hall of the Club.
By order,
S. DES VIEUX.
Secretary.
Hongkong, 27th August, 1919.
WISEMAN
LIMITED.
Cadburys
and
With regard to the Appendix
The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster to the Rules, it has been found
said he had had no intention of necessary to alter the numbers of
In moving the second reading addressing the Council on the the sections in the heading in of the Bill the Hon. Attorney Bill, but he must oppose the accordance with our local laws.
General said it was probably well amendment. Cheung Chau was an In regard to the Second known that for a considerable island that had been developed Schedule many of the Acts in the number of years a substan-wholly by its present residents, Second Schedule to the Indict-ial portion of
island who belonged toraces which found this ments Act, 1915, are not only had been developed and used it necessary to take their children inapplicable to this Colony but as have had no corresponding pro-by British and American missionsible in the
2. place of residence to the sea-side as much as pas visions to them enacted here, and aries, and it was proposed by the were
forced consequently it has been found Bill to pass a law that no person circumstances to pos-le to make the Second shall reside within that special children there instead of Home. from being over-confident when mission, after a thorough invest- auch shorter than the Second consent Schedule to the local Ordinacce portion of the island without the A place like that was not unique, the day of the Johnson fight drew igation of the meat packing
of the Governor-in-in any sense. They occupied a Schedule to the Home Act.
Council. He would like to say certain portion of the island. Bear. Willard is a wiser man industry, has sent a preliminary now, and if a sadder he is also a report to President Wilson, which that he was informed that there There are eleven beaches richer.
declares that the approaching JUST ARRIVED The Hon. Colonial Secretary was likely to be some comment. on the island, only six of moved the first reading of a Bill and criticism with regard to the which are occupied. They desired A certain journal suggests that control by the packing companies intituled An Ordinance for the Bill, and he thought it would be that their children should play on Jack Dempsey is suffering from of all important foodstuffs in the acquisition and disposal of Rice as well that he should point out those beaches. They were driven cold feet" when he declines to United States, and their interna- by the Hongkong Government, tao (very reasonable nature of there by economical reasons. go to France or come to England tional control of meat products, has been considered on former and for validating acts previously the Government scheme. The They selected Cheung Chau to meet Carpentier or Beckett. will become a certainty unless Occasions in connection with the done.
portion which it was pro Island because they sought the Very likely! Very, very likely!! strong action is taken to prevent loss of life in typhoons. Launch The objects of this Bill are as posed, by tbe Bill, to protection of the British flag, and From what is known of Dempsey,it. owners will not as a rule risk follows:
reserve on the island was only it that protection they
was
he seems to be about the last The report alleges that five their vessels at sea in typhoon Clause 2 removes any doubts as the southern portion and re-required against rival competi- person who would be so afflicted. great packing companies-the weather unless with the pros-to the validity of any acts here- presented less than half of the tion. It had been suggested by a As champion, has be not the Swift, Armour, Wilson, Morris, pect of substantial remunera tofore done by the Government total area of the island, and it is member of the Council that they night to say that his challengers and Cudahy Companies tion; and it is bardly and by its Officers or any person in the vicinity of the territory should buy up the whole of the should come to him? That seems
Control jointly or separately practicable to resort to any form acting under its direction to cope which has been developed by Brit-island. It
} - because but a reasonable position. When
574 companies, of compulsion, as the longer a with the recent abnormal rise in ish and American missionaries. they desired to be
Dempsey refuses to fight Carpen- 'Pro- launch is out of shelter the greater the price of rice.
Have a minority interest in Therefore there was no question tected
from people who tier or Beckett in America it will
95 others, is the risk to itself, and the mare Clause 3 gives the Governor in the Bill of reserving the whole were in a postion to buy up the be time enough to write about.
'cold feet." difficulty it finds eventually to power to requisition and resell of the island. It was provided by whole of the island that they enter the typhoon shelter which rice on payment of compensation Clause 2 that the consent of the might have that small portion Forfar Games are the oldest has in the meantime been rapidly either agreed upon between the Governor-in-Council for residence they accupied to themselves gathering of their kind in this filling up. The powerful tugs are parties or settled by a Board on the island within the limit of that this Bill. should be part of Scotland, and have been owned by concerns having under therein provided, and prohibits the area of the southern portion passed If the Bill were held held uninterruptedly from 1855 their charge valuable property for any person neglecting to obey or of the island which he had already up, it would probably be held up to 1914. Since the war the meet- In England, France, Italy, Hol Blossom the protection of which the tags impeding the execution of any referred to should include for six months. He had no doubting has been suspended. With land, and other European coun are necessary in typhoon weather. such orders.
certain persons living on the it would eventually be passed, this year's resuscitation a most tries, the report says, the large Question
Clause 4 excuses a breach of island, friends and relations and because he knew that this little attractive and expensive prog-meat distributing companies contract in so far as it has beed visitors: This Bill has been community was in favour of rammes has been issued, and this organised by the packers: Bell caused by any requisition. modelled on the Peak Reservation being left undisturbed in the way year's gathering promises to meat producte from their plants Clause 5 enacts that the Gov-Ordinance which was passed last they have been in the past. eclipse all the managements' in the United States, Argentins, ernment shall not make a profit year without any opposition from The Hon. Attorney General previous efforts Army life has Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, end on the total proceeds of all sales Honourable members. He sub-seconded,
... fostered a keenness for boxing, Australia. of rice.
mitted that it was quite a The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak's and for the first time this brauch The five packing companies, reasonable measure to pass amendment was then put to the of sport will be included in the the report asserts, handle at least The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak vote and lost, the Chinese mem-programme. Tancy Lee has been half the poultry, eggs and cheese said it was not his intention to go bers being the only two to vote booked to give an exhibition, and in inter-State Commerce, and into the matter of the Peak in its favour, antze
there is also a 10 stone competit-control or are associated with 17 ion Station Park is to be the meat companies in South An-
erica.
2. Does the Observatory. take into consideration the state of the tide in calculating the period of warning they give in the cass of approaching typhoons? If not will they give longer warning on a flood tide than on an ebb tide? Answer.
Clause 6 prohibits the removal from the Northern District of any rice without the permission in writing of the district officer.
Clause 7 provides for the fixing
was
Reservation Ordinance. It was ENTERTAINMENT HALLS,
2. The Observatory does not take into account the state of the tide in deciding when to hoist storm siguals. As explained in the of retail prices of particular too well-known to all members. The second pading of the venue this year. Local Storm Signal Code, the qualities of rice.
The remarks he was going to Bill intituled An Ordinance to The immortal Grace was play-
An undetermined interest in
93 more,
Producing or selling 775 com-
modities, largely food- stuffs.
Observatory endeavours to give Clause 8 provides for Standard make were going to be confined consolidate and amend the lawing in village cricket. Everyone 24 hours (or two tides) notice of a Government qualities of rice. to the merits of the Bill under relating to Places of Public wished to see him score a century possible gale. As soon as it be Clause 9 makes it an offence discussion The necessity for Entertainment was held over at least. But says the Morning Recovering their amazedwist, comes tolerably certain that. to sell rice purporting to be of the passing of the BUIZ CREFE ICE WAR BATE, Post) the first ball from the local they sent up gale will occur a black signal (or Standard Government quality did not exist. That was shown The How Ahomes General demon bowler just flicked his bat, Hows that 1 its equivalent signal at night) is when it is not such.
by the explanation given by the moved the second reading of the and travelled thence safely to the umpire, who had ha hoisted.
Chause 10 prohibits the sale of Attorney General. The locality Bill intituled An Ordinance to
so al make up his mind Question
any rice supplied by the Govern- to which the Bill applied was far mand
Wat Rate)
teh never do at all, an What will telephonic.com-ment except under a licence from sway from any business or re-special munication with Cheung Chau, an officer appointed by the ridential quarter, so that the Tha
Governor.
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Frys Chocolates
also
Orange
Candies
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