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London. October 26.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY: OCTOBER 28; 1920.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
New Bills Read.
The Legislative Council mat to-day, those present being —
-H. E the Governor (Sir Reginald Edward Stubbe K.Č.M.G) presiding.
H.E the General Officer Com- manding, Major Gen. F. Ventris, CR.
The Hon. Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher, C.B.E, Colonial Secretary,
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp,
C.B.E, Attorney General.
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The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Gouda Cheese
CM.G, Director of Public Works.
The Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, Edam Cheese ·
| Acting Colonial Treasurer,
The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax,
O.RE., Secretary for Chinese Gruyere Cheese-
Affairs
The Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving..
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,
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The Hoa. Mr. E. V. D. Parr.
The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Fak.
The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.
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$2,000 in aid of the vote Sanit-
Ary Department, nightsoit re- ceptacles
$50,000 in aid of the vote Educa- tion. Building, Grant for Holy Trinity College, Cantoo.
$11,000 in aid of the following vote:-Police and Prison Depart- ment. Passages and Bonuses in [lieu of passages, $8,000; incidental (expenses, $3,000,
$2,738 un account of Crown Solicitor's Office. professional charges in connection with an appeal to the Privy Council.
BYE-LAWS APPROVED,
The Council approved- of} Sanitary Board amendments of the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation and Offensive Trades bye-laws.
PROTECTION OF TREES.
A Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for the protection of trees, shrubs and other plants was read a first time.
The objects and reasons state: Considerable damage has been done in recent years to azaleas by the picking of the flowering branches for the purpose of table) and house decoration, and stroog action is necessary if this shrab, which used to be such a striking feature of the hillsides in the flowering season, is to be saved from practical extermination, except in private gardens. It may not be generally known that once the dowering branches aro cut the plant does not produce a farther full supply of flowers for at least five years. The plant therefore does not lend itself to the supply of flowers for decoration purposes. Some of the existing azaleas are wild, and others were planted by the
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On the recommendation of His Excellency the Governor the Finance Committee of the
The British Government's decision not exercise the right to Botanical and Forestry Depart- Legislative Council to-day voted It is desired to protect the sum of $1,000,000 as a grant seire German property, mentioned previously, is due to a desire by meat.
The bill is prim
in aid of the Hongkong the Clovernment that the uncertainty on the part of individual both classes.
intended to provide
University. Germans as regards their property in England should be removed arily and that resulting injury to British commercial and shipping powers for the protection of! interests should be obviated. The effect of the clause of the Treaty azaleas bu: it is made general in as it stood was merely to prevent German shippers, owing to fear of form as it stay be desirable from possible seizure placing their goods on British ships, with the result time to time to protect other
plants also. that such trade would be diverted to other shipping.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA.
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Hopes of Immediate Release.
London, October 25,
TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.
A Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Protection of We men and Girls Ordinance. 1897, was read a first time.
The objects and reasons state The evils connected with the traffic in girls are so great that
In the Finance Committee, Mr. Pollock said he understood that that sum was to be invested and only the income to be applied.
The Colonial Secretary replied that nearly $600,000 of it was required to pay off an overdraft at the Bank: $70,000 was required to put back the Endowment Fund and to pay of the Lok Yue loan of $500,000; and a farther som was required immediately to meet the
a small
In the House of Commons, replying to Sir W. H. Davison, Mr. fuller powers are desirable for deficit on the year's working. Boner Law stated that information which the Government had dealing with it. The existing The balance would be put into a received from the Soviet Government gave it reason to believe that section is insufficient because in fund, and it would be very care- arrangements were being made for the immediate release of British cases falling under paragraph (b) fully watched.
Mr. Pollock:-Then the balance The first party of Russians in Britain would of sub-section (1) of section prisoners in Russia.
of the Protection of will be comparatively leave on the 27th and it was hoped they would shortly be exchanged 18 on the Folist frontier for about thirty Britishers, including Military Women and Girls Ordinance it account?.
The Colonial Secretary Yes, Missioners. He hoped shortly for the exchange of the Baku is necessary to prove that the prisoners for 300 Russians from Egypt and Constantinople.
girl left or was taken out of the we shall have to build up the possession of her father or mother Endowment Fand to a million or of some other definite person dollars, but the money will be having the lawful care or charge very strictly controlled.
A ROYAL BEREAVEMENT.
London, October 26.
A Zurich telegram announces the death of the Duchess of Saxe gburg, formerly' the Duchess of Edinburgh..
IMPROVING ROADS.
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Mr. B. Tanner. Headmaster of Queen's College, who is going Home on furlongs, was, at the To Yuan Restaurant at West Point, last evening entertained by a number of past pupils of the College amongst whom were Mr. Lyson, Mr. Chura, Mr. A. E. Hall, Mr. J. M. Hall, etc
FAMINE RELIEF.
Generous Response by Hongkong Chinese.
The appeal for funds in aid of
to do or to some act A sum of $1,010 for improving onas on any one found in charge legally bound the existing road from Taitam of a girl of showing that he abstain from doing
he is legally entitled Gap to Shaukiwan
obtained charge of her lawfully, which
do. These threats are Votes at To-day's Council Apotber vote covered a sura of The onus is also thrown on the to
Meeting.
of $69,700, which includes, in defence of proving that the girl sometimes carried out, even to the inhabitants of the famins- regard to Kowloon, a
sum of was of full age, or was married, the extent of murder. Sometimes stricken areas of North Chins the the threat is intended to induce a has met with a good response Several sums to cover expend- $3,000 for & latrine adjoining
in all cases in which Iture on new roads and improving Market Street and a sum existing ones were referred to the $29.450 for general works
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to be under 21. In order to to join the Triad Society. In the indications so far are that a Finance Committee at to-day's roads; and, in regard to the New prevent prosecution being in-other cases it is made in order very good sum will be collected i or retain some for remittance to the Relief Com- Council meeting and subsequent Territories, the following items stituted out of spite or ly approved. These included the Improvement of road from Cheung insufficient grounds the
new exclusive guild privilege which mittee. The work of collecting following:-
Chan Village to the Pak Tai section requires the consent of is arbitrarily claimed. The law is local donations has fallen ou A suto of $51,000 for the branch Temple, $1,400; Taipo Road, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs not strong enough at present to the Hon. Mr. Lau Ch Pak sad road from Wong Nei Cheong widening and improving road bo to all prosecutions under this deal with such threats. Valley to Wanchai Gap.
tween. 3rd and 5th milos, $15,000: section.
Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, the former of The main clause of the bill, clause 2, whom informs us that a total of
is based on section 503 of the $50,000 has been collected from
A sum of £11,500 for the road road from Sheung Shiu Station to THREATS OF VIOLENCE. contouring the hillside in Wong | Cross Roads $1,800; approach
A Bill intituled An Ordinance Indian Penal Code. Clause 3 is the local Chinese business firms Nel Cheong and Tai Hang road, 10-feet wide, to Sheung Shiu to restrain certain acts of mice intended to cover such cases as and $50,000 from Chinese re that of threats which are made to sidents. The forthcoming A.D.C. Valleys.
Felice Station, $400, road from Lation was read a first time.
"third parties" and that of productions at the Theatre Royal A sam of $15,000 for improve Taipp Road to Taipo Market The objects and reason state written threats posted up on should help considerably ments to the Pokfulum Road. Station, $5,000,
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