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BRITAIN'S ARMY,
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920.
DAY BY DAY.”
NO MAN OF
COMMANDING
There were three fatal, caaas of plague notified yesterday, all tha' victimas being Chinese,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(within the last 10 days several casos of suspected rabies infection havo had to leave the Colony for gatment in Shangbai, will the Government Immediately take
REPLIES TO MR. HOLYOAK'S QUESTIONS. steps to provide the same tres i
MR. LOWE AND CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES,
ment here?
Aniver...
5. The Giovernment is at pre- santin communication with Jodis, Saigon, and Shangbai in connes- tion with this subject. Je
RAS TET It is only natural to expect that POWER
THE WORLD AND with gradually decreasing obtiga- THROUGH tions Britain's military strength ALTOGETHER ESCAPED. BEING should be decreased alão, and we THE VICTIM OF MISREPRESENT- hope that the prognostication ofjATION, the military correspondent of the
THREE NEW BILLS INTRODUCED. Sunday Times that sweeping pro- posals for a reduction in the strength of the British Army are
The Legislative Council met) · 12,300 a nïd of the vola Fublic We
Hong- Works, Extraordinary, baing considered is true. hope it is true for more than one A meeting of the Ministering to-day, those present being
(Sir kong Repulse Bay to Taitam notice of the following quest- H. E. the reason, the first of which is Children's League will be held at
Edward Stubbe, Tuk, 1st Section, Now Road, that all expenditure on the Government House on Tuesday Reginald non-productive side of govern-next the 22nd instant, at 11 a.m., |K.C.M.G.) presiding. ment should be limited to as to which all members are invited. small an amount as is compat
more
The
Governor
QUESTIONS BY MR, LOWE The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe KRYD
$3,090 in aid of the following ions-1-In view of the fact H.E. the Acting General Officer votes Police and Prison De that a strong local Commission the Government, Commanding the Troops Col.partments, A.-Police, Special appointed by the Officer Ad-
Expenditure-motor car, 12-ministring The Hon. Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher, 595.00; motor are engines $565.00 reported on or about March, 1919, their findings regarding the $49,053 in aid of the vole Public C.R.E., Colonial Secretary,
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp Works, Extraordinary. New Teremoluments of the public service ritories: Metalling and tarring of the Colony, and having regard CBE, Attorney General
The Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, road from Fanling to Castle Peak to the fact that such emoluments Acting Colonial Treasurer.
$29,000 in sid of the sore Public are defrayed out of local revenue The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Works, Extraordinary, Now Ter-and not out of Imperial Funds, and improving, road between table' the following documents; viz. the Rsport of the Com- .B.E, Secretary for Chinese ritories. Taipo Road,-widening will the Government lay on the
Shatin and Taipo.
$55,000 in aid of the vote Mis.missioners: the despatches from cellaneous Services, Rice Allow.the Secretary of Stats, dealing
|with such report ↑
2-Will the Government, hav
of
Affairs.
ible with national safety. For Friends of Mr. G. Ludin, Vice-Young, C.RE more than five years the British Consul for Sweden, will be glad to Army has, through force of cir-learn that he is again down town cumstances, been the largest after the operations which hel spending department of the State underwent at the Peak Hospital and now that the great danger in April and Mas last. that threatened the country and even civilisation has been defeat-
report on Hongkong's ed and the world is dropping finances for last year shows that back ຫໄດ້ A
formal the expenditure for the year ex
The Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving. and
wwing, peaceful
there ceeded the revenue by a sum of
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. be kept only needs
in $1,390,950; with the result that
The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. existence a fave sufficient for the surplus balance decreased to
The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook. the preservation of peace and |34,920,187.
The Hon. Mr.J. Johnstone. order. The war brought with it
The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe, wonderful developments in the We are asked to state that the
Mr. W. J. Caruie, Clerk open the art of fighting and it may just be Chief Justice will
of Councils. to-morrow Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires that the day of purely large Criminal. Sessions them to forward their names and addresses with communications armies has gone. Science has in (Friday) and adjourn them till addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and great measure displaced man- 10.30 am. on Monday, June 1
power and the tendency will beThe jurors need not attend until svidence of their bona fides.
All communications intended for publication should be address-laven more and in this direction. June 21 at 10.30 amD. ed to the Editor.
Cvali regiments and several bastalions Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
mas of infantry
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$37,600 in aid of the following existing amongst several cla ses the customary subscribed
of such servants as a result State's Secretary of oaths on taking his seat as the votes Police and Prison Depart of he representative of the Justices of ments, C.-Prison, Other Charges In our report of the assault the Peace during the absence of Incidental Expanses, $1,000.00 decision, lay on the table be disbanded and it case brought yesterday by O. the Hon. Mr. Pollock. Col. photography, $600.00; subsistente statement showing in what re- spec: the recommedations of the from the The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36quite reasonably urged that in Ismail against A. Grunsit, we Young, the Hon. Mr. A. E of prisoners, $36,000.00.
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directions of the Secretary of and complainant was bound over in Traiman were also sworn in. Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon. The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscripariation, machine guns,
State? Fire Station, Tsimshatsui.
3-Will the Government state tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a rank that fewer infantry are a sum of $30 to keep the peace
OFFENSIVE TRADES. full month.
now required for foreign service for six months.
op broad lines what Enancial ME. HOLYDAK'S QUESTIONS On the motion of the Hon. We hasten to state that we are defendant Mr. Grunsitt) who|
ANSWERED.
assistance they are prepared to assist applicants Colonial Secretary, it was agreed not coldly arguing for the partial was bound over.
The Hon. Mr. Holyoak asked make disbandment of our fighting men
that by-law No. 1 contained in
build houses for without a deep realisation of all'
Captain G. A. Whitehead, off Schedule B of the Public Healthlove questions, of which he had desiring to that we owe to them. When the the ss. Montague, an American and Buildings Ordinance, 1903 given notice. They are below. their own occupation and also are the under the heading "Offensive with the Hon. Colonial Secret bow many of such applications received to date, have been astern necessity came they guse vessel, whose agents
be repealed sad ary's replies --- an account bat will lang be Admiral Line, was prosecuted this Trades"
specifying how many of such before glorious in the annals of our race morning
Commander the following by-law substituted
have been accepted or refused or and if the times are so changing C. W. Beckwith. R.N., Marine therefor-1. "Offensive Trade."
1. In view of the shortage of with which they Dre still in that we need them less, nothing Magistrate, for failing to proceed for the purpose of these by-laws,
4-How many patients resident should be done to leave them the to the dangerous goods anchorage means and includes the trades of Hospital accomodation in this treaty? feeling tha: they have been as she bad 500 cases of acid blood-boiling, trige-boiling, tallow Colony will the
the attendance of in Kowloon have been inmates of lightly dismissed. During the aboard.
He pleaded guilty and ruelting, bone-boiling, boar-crush-sanction demobilisation that followed the said that be did not intend to ing, bone-burning bona-storing, patients' own physician or sur the Government and other hospit Armistice the majority of exevade the law, and the error was rag-picking, rag-storing, manure-geon desired, at the Government als in Victoria during 1919 and Civil Hospital and the Barker what steps, if any, have been blood-drying.
the taken to farther a scheme for a service men were re-absorbed into an oversight. He was discharged manufacture.
Road Hospital, and will dressing. the industries they had left and if with a warning.
fellmongery, leather
Government also arrange for an general maternity hospital at there is to be any serious redact-
tanning, glue-making, size-mak-
additional number of private Kowloon. lion in the Army's personnel then
A very enjoyable Whist Driveling, gut-scrapid hair cleaning.
rooms for this purpose both in the men to be affected mus was held last evening by the feather-storing. feather-cleaning the 1st and 2nd clasa warda? .
The Hon. Attorney General b given every chance and Royal Dockyard Recreation Club. except the roasting of piss in any
that they
moved the first reading of a Bill guarantee
are Over eighty players took part. domestic building or restaurant drif: withou The prize-winners not leit
1. It is regretted that the intituled An Ordinance to amend as for consumpt on in such domestic opportunity of decent employ-follows Ladies:-1st, Mrs. building of restaurant by the commodation in the hospitals the Trade Marks Ordinance, 1999. The Hon. Colonial Secretary ment. Britain may no longer re-Taylor: 2nd. Miss Mag:Ord, Mrs.inmates or visitors therof, and referred to is not sufficient to quire them but her debt to them Heath; 4th. Mrs. Bickford: bid-any other noxious or offensive admit of the adoption of this seconded, and Bill was read m will never be fully discharged. Inden oumber, Mrs. Vosper. Gente: trade. business or manufactore gestion. The Government has first time. the nation's interests it may be 1st, Mr. Gill; Mr. Bacon 3rd. whatsoever. better to pat them back into Mr Kent: 4th. Mr. Bugg: hidden civilian life, but there will have to number. M:. W. Burden. Mr. A.] o a putting, and not a mere B. Allan carried out the duties of} releasing. will be seen to.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920.
INDIAN UNREST.
',
were
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES,
FINANCIAL VOTES.
.
Question
Anncer.
Government
M next
TRADE MARKS.
and Rexsons
The Objects under consideration the provision of a new general hospital in which state-
facilities on the lines 1. The Trade Marks Ordinance...
1909, and the Rules made there- On the motion of the Hon.ample
under, require the Registrar of We hope that that. C. in a most excellent manner. Colonial Secretary, the Council Sessed will be provided.
Questions,
potify the approved the erection of a public That was a most intere-ling statement by the India Office con-
2. What steps has the Govern-Trade Marks to verning Bolshevik activity in India which we published yesterday.
The farewell season of Miss latrine and urinals at the East The general tenor of it was that Bolshevistic agitators have been SHIPPING AND THE PRESS.
Marie
Tempest, Mr. Graham corner of the junction of Yee ment taken to provide Hospital registered owner of every intend- the ground of non-payment of busy, that the menace still exists but is not so great as it was, and
It has often been written by The Browse and their Company com-Kuk Street and Pei Ho. Street, sccommodation for "maternityed removal of a trade mark on
cases on the Peak? that the Government of India. being well aware of the methode local newspapers that Hongkong mences at the Theatre Royal to Shamabuipo.
Mr. Fletcher. explained that 3. Is it not a fact that the renewal fees and, if the renewal fee is not paid, to advertise the employed by the mischief-makers, is taking measures to oñét ang pwes practically everything to its night, when Captain Robert Mar-
one objection house called "Lyeemun
fact of non-payment. This has tol Larm that may be done. That the India Office should go to the shipping. And when shipping isshall's merry comedy. "The Duke there had been length it has in the matter is suficient to indicate that there has spoken of there is meant not only of Killierankis." will be present-lodged, but the site had been the Victoria Hospital was pur
Germsa and Austro-Hungarisa bean of late a deal of restlessness amongst the natives of India. and the British lines. but the Am-ed for the last time in the East. visited by a Committee and it had chased by the Government for been done generally in the case of it can be no stretching of the facts to say that the spirit of unres: orican. Japanese. Scandinavian There is every promise of a large been decided to adhere to the site. the express purpose of turning it which is prevailing in nearly every corner of the work has also an Chinese boats-in fact the audience to welcome the returna decision which had the approvallinto a maternity annexe of the trade marks. It would have been made its effects felt in the Indian Empire. That there has been whole mass of tonnage that comes of the great artiste to Hongkong of the Sanitary Board.
Victoria Hospital and if so why fatile to send such a notics to has it not been put to such use? former Hongkong address of the the former German or Austro- trouble in India for some time has been generally known, hat little and goes in and out of the from her successful tour in North
ALVERTISEMENTS.
Auers.
Hungarian owner, and it is doubt. has been heard of the extent of it, whilst until quite recently it has Port, bringing with it the cargoes China To-morrow night "The
Amended Regulations under that not been the custom to attribute the unres: to Bolshevism.
maintain Hongkong's Marriage of Kitty" will be play.
und 3. The Government has ful whether such a notice would Now, we can quite believe that there is in Moscov a special commercial life. To our friends ed, and on Saturday night The the Advertisements Regulation department for the direction of Bolshevistic activities in the East, the Japanese we owe math in Outcast" is the attraction.
Ordinance, 1912, were approved jappointed a Committee, composed have been a compliance with the by the Council. These deal prin- of the Principal Civil Medical Ordinance and Rules. Notices especially outside the boundaries of Russia, and we can understand this direction. though it is not
sky Officer, Dr. Aubrey. Dr. Harston, seat to registered addresses in that the denunication of Western Governmenta is part and parcelsery often spoken about, and it is
Chief Writer T. Smith was pre-cipally with posters and
Mr. Hollingsworth. and Mr.Germany. or in what was former. of its propaganda. More than that, it is quite possible that Britain, encouraging to feel that between sented this morning, at the Royal signs".
Maitland, with the followingly Austria-Hungary, might or Bot have reached in relation to India in particular is singled out for attack. But we British and Japanese shipping Dockyard. with a pair of gold
terms of reference To consider might should be chary of believing that all the present unrest in India interests there exists a rivalry cuff links and a tie pin by a fex
A large number of financial and report upon the question of their destinations. All German Austro-Fungarian trada springs from that source. To represent Britain, or any other that is friendly. The Toyo Kishen friends ta a mark of esteem and votes ware referred to the arranging and enlarging the sod Western Government having interests in the East, as the embodi-Kaisha is one of the large in appreciation of his untiring
house adjacent were vested in the Custodian by ment of imperialistic and capitalistic greed, 15 not necessarily Companies that have helped efforts in being responsible for the Finance Committee and subse-Victoria Hospital. Barker Road, marks registered in Hongkong Bolshevism, however trus or untrue the allegation may be. For to make Hongkong the important encress being reoral are quently approved. They included with the
Lyemun, for the purpose of Ordinauns No. 11 of 1917, 8-18- the following:- ourselves we do not regard British rule in India as being inspired shipping terminus that it is and Quadrille Club, of which he was
$267.30 in aid of the rote providing accommodation for It, would obviously have been useless to send to the Custodian by such motives; we believe that Britain's record in India will bear it was with considerable pleasure President. Many will remember Judical and Legal Departments, maternity "cases.
a notice of intended removal of the closest possible scrating. But we do know that British policy yesterday that a small parts of the successful series of dances
Car C.-Motor
for District
any of these marks. In view of in India bas for many years been denounced by extremists and local newspaper men joined Mr. held under his management atļ Office:. agitators, who act on the principle that any means is good enough Y. Tsutsumi, the recently-arrived the Naval Theatre. Jast season.
4. In view of the dangerous these facts it is thought desirable $8,000 in aid of the vote Police! to attain their own selfish ends and who have as little regard for the manager of the Hongkong office. Mr. Smith is shortly leaving for
mator roads both in Victoria sud omission on the part of the Regis- truth as the most confirmed liar that ever lived. Before the Russian to take tin on board the Shinyol Home on the s.s. "Nore," and hialand Prison Departments. C-condition of some of the new to provide expressly that neither Revolution, the unrest in India was not designated as "Bolshevism." Mar, which was due to leave to numerous friends will wish him Clothing for Prisoners.
$500 in aid of the vote Charit-the New Territory and the aptrar to send the prescribed notice, and we do not know that it can be justly so described to-day.
After day. The compliment thus paid to "Bon Voyage" and the best ofable Services, Grants in aid of proach of the rainy season which nor non-receipt of such notice by all, it is easy to attribute all political agitation to Bolshevism, but Hongkong's preas was appreciated luck.
Charitable Institutions, Kwong will make them more dangerous. the registered owner, nor failure before that is done we think it would be wiser if the term were for it seemed that in the invitation
to Dr. what steps have the Government to advertise non-payment of the taken for a daily patrol on and renewal fee, shall be any bar to rather more explicitly defined.
was conveyed therealisation that to form a Cabinet owing to the Wah Hospital, bonus
of any expired Some of the ideas of the Bolsheviks may have filtered through between the Fort's shipping Majority Socialists refusing to Smalley. to India, as they undoubtedly have to China, but it would be wrong, interests and its newspapers there participate in a coalition with
$6,000 in aid of the vote Public report of all the important roads the removal
2. Under Article 307 of the Änster. we think, to seek to explain all the Indian unreat as emanating should be a working camaraderie them: Herr Mueller has been Works, Extraordinary, Hong in the Colony and New Territory ? "enemy" trade mark.
Treaty of Versailles, a minimum from that source. The probability is that we should have had and friendship. Apart altogether forced to give an almost similar kong-Bopulse Bay to Taitam trouble in India had Bolshevism Lever come to be known of. But from the social enjoyableness of reply; but
4. The Government does not the latest news Tuk, 2nd Section. Improving and
agree that the condition of say of of one year after the coming lato. whether the restlessness in gur In_ian Empire is due to this cause or such gatherings it is to be hoped to hard
force of the Treaty must be accord- Herr widening existing road.
$3,000 on account of Charitable the new motor roads can properly ad to the nationals of the Bigh any other, it is at any rate reassuring to know that the situation has that the expressions of goodwill Trimborn, the leader the Centre
aid grants in
of be described as dangerous. Au Contracting Parties without the Services, materially improved. Alarmist measures, we see, are discounted that were manifest will long be Party, has accepted
Cabinet Charitable Institutions, the Jobp inspection of all the main roads extension fees or other penalty to be the India Office. We are glad of that, for the alarmist usually sincerely merited.
task of forming
in the Colony has been carried
enable auch persons to accom makes a worse mess of things when E gets busy. If Indis gets
Ia distracted Germany as else- G. Kerr Hospital, Canton.
$1,000 in aid of the vole Police out daily during the wet season firm, wise and sympathetic rule," we are convinced that all will be GERMANY'S POLITICAL PLIGHT. where in the world of to-day well. We believe in the loyalty of the Indians to the British; we Having passed through the there seems to be a great and Prison Department, B.-Fire for many years; and the foremen plish any act, fulfil any formality. know that the benefits of British role are correctly appreciated throes of a
who make these inspections have pay any fees and generally satisfy general election, necessity for compromise and Brigade, clothing. amongst the leaders of Indian thought to-day. But Britain must Germany does not seem to be in unless in this matter of forming $80,000 in aid of the vote Other instructions to report immediately any obligation prescribed by the have regard to the rightful aspirations of the Indian people and a very happy political position. an executive Government, there is Miscellaneous Services.
by telephone from the nearest laws or regulations of the ra spective States relating to the $8,500 in aid of the following available point any landslip.obtaining, preserving, or oppos encourage amongst them a deeper interest in the government of the because the proportions in which exhibited a good deal of mutual
ing rights to or in respect of country. By wise and easy stages, British policy is all in that the ratious parties have been help and sympathy from one votes Police and Prison De settlement or other defect.
Other direction. The progress towards the desired end may not be as returned do not appear to permit party to another, then Germany partment C. Prison,
industrial property sither acquir Question rapid as the more politically advanced of the Indians may desire, of a working majority for any of might well despair of bringing Charges:-Materials for Remun but Britain, in Home and Imperial affairs, has always preferred to the factions. We learn from order out of the present chaos. grative Industries, 86,500.00 5. In view of the fact that dured before the 1st August, 1914, or which, except for the WEI,
(Continued on Page 7) hasten slowly. Indis will come into her own in due course. Mean- Reuter that the People's Party There is, an object lesson to be Materials for Repairs and. Being the last 10 months and even time, we have the firm conviction that Britain will be honourable bas had to turn down an invite drawn from this circumstance.
newale, 2,000.00. sad sympathetic in her rule,
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