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HONOKONO, 2nd Nov, 1923.
THE CONSERVATIVE PROGRAMME.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1923.
DAY BY DAY.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
|The inrus might possibly result | in a party split, for whilst Labour is keen on finding remedies for
NEVER LÜSE THE RESPECT OF unemployment, it is naturally
THOSE YOU ARE EMPLOYED BY, averse to any policy that might OR THOSE YOU ARE WORKING ALLEGED REFUSAL TO SERVE
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mean additional taration of the WITH, BY ASKING FOR AN AD- British consumer, and until the VANCE OR LOAN- Coleman protectionists can prove that such will not be the result, they will find very little support for their policy. As it is, the reply which Labour has now given Mr. Baldwin, leaves no doubt as to
its doom.
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The relief half-crow for the depot ship Tamar. Hongkong, are on their way here by freight ship
Amongst the passengers who
A Chinese buy was removed to The the Kwong Wah Hospital yester- pro day suffering from injuries re- spell ceived by being knocked down by Ja Kaitack Company's motor bus
at Kowloon City Road.
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OBJECTION TO LICENCE,
DRINK.
Et, local circumstances, and the English law does not apply here.
bfr. Smythe said he thought : that all English laws passed be- fore 1842, and not repealed, were in fores in Hongkong..
ENGLISH LAW NOT
APPLICABLE.. The feature of to-day's annual After consulting with Mr. CG. meeting of the Licensing Board, Alabaster, the Chairman said which took place in the Council that Hongkong had its own laws Chamber, was that an objection regarding" liquors; the Colony was raised to the renewal of the had its own ·legislation and the licence of the Hongkong Hotel on English law did not apply. the ground that the management Asked if he had anything had refused to serve Mr. J.{further to say, Mr. Smythe said
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its attitude. The Unionists will returned by the Empress of Smythe, the proprietor of The he thought he was perfectly Sunday Observer, with drinks on justified in bringing his objection. we fear, either have to "drop" Australia this morning were Dr.
September 30th. Mr. Smythe Such a thing might happen to protection, which they can hard-Charles Forsyth. Mrs. T. Petrie, appeared in person to make the any member of the public; it had
Mrs. T. Seave, Mrs. W. J. Carroll objection and to state his case. y do at this stage, or go to the and Mrs. T. Gibbison.
happened to him because he was The chair was occupied by the the proprietor of a newspaper. country for a decision : and there
Hon. Colonial Secretary Mr. which had criticised the Hotel. can be little doubt what the
The Chairman: You A. G. M. Fletchor, C. M. G.,) and country's decision will be.
there were also present the Hon. Asking this Board to assume the Conservative party's new
Mr. A. R. Lowe. Mr. C. G. functions of a magistrate in this MUSTARD & Co. gramme seems destined to
Alabaster. K. C. Mr. C. D. case and to try it. We have not Melbourne, Mr. G. M. Young and heard the Hotel, and I think it is Mr. A. S. D. Cousland, together
not quite the duty of this Board with the Secretary. Major C.to take that function upon itself. Willson.
I think your proper remedy is to Įtake the matter before 3 When the proceedings opened, The almost indescribable con-fall registered on the 30th, the the Chairman stated that the magistrate and have the matter fusion which prevails on ouritetal rainfall at
the Botanic only objections received were in your position, and the Board will fought out there. I understand water front, from Douglas Pier Gardens last month would have respect of the Hongkong Hotel give it full consideration. END past the Harbour Office, (been only 1.84 inch. As it was, and the Suehiro Hotel of 45 surely demand a more the total came to 12.84 inches Haiphong Road, Kowloon.
Mr. Smythe-1am only going Jattention
advertisements AS to There were 22 days on which no,
The whole of the licensees of published in the newspapers. receive. We have previously rain fell.
the Colony were then called into You ask for the attendance of commented on the presence of
the room and told with the any who have huge sand bins, occupying almost
objections. half the width of the road in
are informed that Dr.exception of the two named above, The Chairman: You are per- Arthur Woo is to give a lecture that their licences had been fectly right in coming forward. some places, and the incon- venience to ordinary traffic of to members and friends of the renewed.
I suggest that in these particular earth Carrying coolies, hut Chinese Young, Women's Christ- Addressing Mr. Smythe, the circumstances it would be better we made those comments al
Saturday Chairman said: -" I understand, to try the Courts for your first time when the confusion was afternoon. this being the first of Mr. Smythe, that you have an remedy to see whether in this negligible as compared to whatwo discourses on the subject of jobjection to raise to the renewal Colors an inn or an innkeeper it is to-day. Not only is there a general health.
of the licence of the Hongkong has the right to refuse to supply Hotel?"
you with liquor. Mr. Stanley Baldwin's outline women crossing the road with
Mr. Smythe: Yes. My objec-{ This closed the public discus- of what is termed the now Con-earth, sand and lime ba-kets, but Bennett has been ordered to the tion to the renewal of the licence sion of the matter, and the Board servative social policy will cause there are supplies being taken China Station to take up duty is based on the fact that on proceeded to consider its decision off junks and sampans to the with the Ambrose, depot ship off September 30th.. at 9 p... in private. It later aunounced fa considerable amount of dis-Central Market. heavily laden the sabmarine flotilla en that went into the Hongkong that it had decided to grant the
cussion throughout the country. trucks in charge of teams off station. He was latterly on duty Hotel with some other people. Irenewal of the licence.
passengers at Fort Blickhouse with the sub- was perfectly sober at the time One thing is certain now-the shouting coolies,
Japanese Hotel Objected To. either trying to embark on the marines there.
and I asked to be served with a In the case of the Suehiro Unionists are committed to an Yaumati, Kowloon City And
drink. This drink was refused me. Hotel, 45. Haiphong Road, Kow- alteration of British fiscal policy other ferry services.
I asked why I was refused: oloon, the Chairman stated that a Commander A. G. Peace re-what grounds could not be complaint had been received from which has become almost tradi-folk touting for hire, a horde
f playing children who dash lieves Commander B. C. Watson served, and the grounds given by three neighbouring residents to tional. The present Government and even throw things in command of the loop Holly Mr. White, the Manager of the the effect that the hotel was noisy, is facing big crises of trade debout, and the while a few motorshock, China Station. Commander Hotel, was that he was acting undesirable and disturbing the pression and use uployment, and and lorrie and rickshas struggi Watson has been skipper of the under the Management's instruc amenities, of the neighbourhood. expects to overcome them by ing get through from the City Hellyhock since October. 1921 tions. And immediately after-
Mr. Campbell Prosser appeared to the west. To
the Both of these officers saw much wards it became evident that this for the licensee. means of gradually-introduced Harbour Office during the morn-service in the Great War was so because of somethingwhich
The Chairman quoted from the protection. However much ore ing is to be convinced that some-i
had appeared in my newspaper, letter of complaint and added that might clothe this new policy in thing ought to be done to bring a
The officers and crew of the and excitedly holding up a copy recommend the renewal of the M. White coming out of his office the police were not prepared to new phrases, the fundamental little order out of what appears
a hopeless, noisy andJapanese training quadron of my paper. This is nothing licence
because in port and scholars from local principle remains clear it is distracting
of frequent chvs. We bast
neighbours. revision of our time-honoured about our fine harbour with its hols were entertained by the more nor less than spite or the complaints from
part of the Hotel Company.. The C. S. P. in his report, King's Regimea: at Murray! was perfectly sober and in every added: "I am not satisfied that policy of free trade. We expect ten square miles of water. ar
Barrack-. yesterday morning. that questions of tariff reform Put position in the shipping witnessing a number of novical way orderly, bu: the Hongkong]it is conducted in a quiet and
world and our building boum, but contests in the King's farewell will be the rasin issues of the we allow right on our water boxing tournament. inevitable party campaign which | froat, a jumbling, justling, seeth- lies ahead. Drastic ill needing struggle tog on daily and,
to all appearances, absolutely The vacancy left in the roster licence. You have your remedy August 31st. and it was rather drastic remedies, and that must unchecked. Mutely it should not of Maleyen judges by the pro- under the licensing laws and that curions that the police bad made be the explanation of the Govern- he alyve the wit of man to do motion of Mr. Justice Branch to is bringing an action, although no investigations of their own. mert risking serion opposition something to relive this condithe Chief Justice-hip of Jamaica cannot say how far you have The proprietor had not had at such critical period of the State of affairs is purely tempor ment
tion. It has been said that the has been filled, by the appoint sufficient grounds for such an notice of such complaints.
of Mr. Lancelot Henry action.
He was ready to deny the country's history.
ury, pending the provision of Ephinstone, M.A., who has held Mr. Smythe: -Well, Sir, I am allegations and also ready other landing places, but it is a the Attorney-Generalship The question of the Conservas disgrace, temporary, or no.
of aware of the Innkeepers' Act to say that he had had no specific And. Tanga-niyika Territory since which says that an inn must complaint made against him. He tive party's prosperts is an in- furthermore, it has been going on! 1921.
serve food, refreshment and lodg-had been there seven years, had teresting one and it cannot be far too long.
ings at any time of the day or had no convictions and no direct answered off-hand because of the Rain Records.
complaints from the police. The We are asked by Tratic Innight.
C.S.P.'s report was very vague: several uncertain factor that
We have heard a deal of dis-spector Kent to advise motorists REMEDY IN COURTS. it did not even definitely say have to be taken into considera-cussion during the past two days that owing to the silt still left on The Chairman: You have that the house was conducted in tion. Apparently the majority whether the heavy rainfall the roadway on the cemetery side your remedy in the Courts as to a disorderly manner.
for the twenty-fours hour ended at of Happy Valley. all car and whether the Hotel was within! 10... on Wednesday constituted cycles should follow the direction its rights in refusing to serve you. Superintendent of Police, baring Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse. Deputy of protective tariffs, whilst the Hongkong record. The answer of the tramcars and not attempt Before you can come here to op-glanced through the file of papers, the Parlia to pass them or come from the pose the issue of the licence you said that the raport seemed to be dissentients can he expected the query is, as
mentariaus say, in the negative. | opposite direction. as only the must have some verdict from the the cumulative effect of previous to stand by the others through The Observabity return put the tram track has so far been cleared. Court showing that you had no complaints. There seemed to be
ense of party loyalty. That full at 15.91 inches, but even
right to be refused.
an unnecessary number of young there · not any absolute un-if we take the Matild. Hos.
figure
Mr. Smythe:--I have taken Japanese ladies visiting the pre- nf 16.30. Pust The public and ladies in parti- animity i esident from the p
records have not been broken. cular will be interested to lenen legal advice and I am told that mises end, although the police speech by the Marquis of Salis During a period of 16 hours on that Messrs. Lane. Crawford, this is the first court I can appeal had nothing more than suspicion, bury, who declares that he keeps May 3th. 1889, no fewer than Ltd., have been appointed sole to that must oppose the they, thought the ladies were an open mind on the subject 49 inches were registered in agents in Hongkong for Messrs. renewal of the licence and state prostitutes.
The Chairman: There is no |Hongkong, this still bring the Morny and Co. of Paris and my objections before the Licens- of protection as a permanent heavies: fall on
evidence of that. record. For London, the well-known manu-ing Board. policy. This appears to hint at a one hour. the record is 0.48facturers of perfumest toilet
The Chairman Is this your difficult to get direct evidence.
Mr. Wodehouse-It is very decision by the Unionists to inches, and it is interesting to powders, toilet soaps and other sole ground for objection?
The Board considered its deci- Morny" pre make protection a
Mr. Smythe: Yes. cumpare this with the Matilda toilet requisites.
sion in private, the Chairman Hospital figure of exactly two ducts are known, the world over. measure, but as to that we can inches for half an hour in the and flongkong must count itself the matter before the Hotel and had decided to grant a provision- The Chairman: Have you put later announcing that the Board not be sure. Once introduced, early hours of Wednesday last fortunate that it is now able to asked for an explanation? No. al licence for six months. He protective tariffs are likely to We are sorry that the figure for secure these in great variety the whole hour was not taken, but from the newly-appointed exclu- maybe the returns to be issuedive agents.
of Infonists agree to the polics
temporars
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LEAGUE CRICKET.
Our
stay for a very long time.
The most interesting part of later by the Observatory will, Mr. Baldwin's latest statement
show whether the one-hour re- cord has been surpassed. The was his disclosure that the Con-recent floods have given servatives were prepared to meet yearly figure a big lift up, the Liberal opposition, but expected total rainfall now reading 106.02.
The record for any one year is Chinese Labour support. This will be 119 inches, in 1889. the first time that Unionists have practically appealed to the Labour party, and the result is specially interesting to watch. If the Opposition had rallied to support, the Government
FROM AUSTRALIA.
CHINESE FOOTBALLERS'
Hotel refused to serve me.
orderly manner." The Chairman:-That seemsi Mr. Prosser described the case hardly sufficient grounds for as "ar amazing" one. The letter refusing the renewal of the of complaint was written on
Sir, I did not think it necessary, hoped the proprietor would res
The Chairman-1 think welise that the complaints had we must ask you, Mr. Smythe, to been made and that he would do seek your remedy elsewhere. his best to preserve the amenities Has any member of the Board of the neighbourhood any remarks, to make?
ANOTHER POINT.
Mr. Prosser:-He has been doing that ever since complaints were made. It is rather surpris- Kowloon C. C. 1st. XI meet the Mr. Smythe-I should like toing that this letter was not inves- Recreation Club to know whether any members of tigated in any way. It may have morrow'at? p.m. at Happy Valley, this Board have any interest in bees written on the inspiration and will be represented byMessrs. the Hongkong Hotel?
of a rival concern, or out of spite. J. P. Robinsor. 5. Jex, R. Earn- The Chairman:-If any mem-It is really difficult to see why shaw, A. W. Ramsay, W. Hyde, ber of the Board has an interest] the police have not investigated R. E. Lindsell, J. C. Fletcher in the Hotel he is not entitled to these allegations. C. P. James, T. H. Cochrane, R. vote.
Mr. Wodehouse I don't know Pestonji and L. A. R. Duncan, “ Mr. Smythe-Not entitled to on what grounds Mr. Prosser says The Hon. Secretary of the South China Athletic Association K.C.C. "A." against C.R.C. "A
The following will represent vote? The English law states they were not investigated. would certainly have achieved a received a cablegram last night at Kowloon at 2.15 p.m. to-morrow: right to sit on the Board. The something about "having suspi- that any man interested has no Mr. Prosser:-I think you said. remarkable triumph, but we from Mr. Mok Hing, at Mel-H. Overy. D. S. Greer. B. Hongkong Ordinance does not cion." doubted from the first whether boume, informing him that the Petheran, O. B. Raven, E. J. over-rule that.
Chairman asked Mr. there would be a very responsive Chinese footballer will leave Edwards, A. R. Raven, W. L. The Chairman: The Hong-Prosser to convey to his client the" reply from the so-called "natur-"Arafura." which is due to arrives. E. Green and J.-C. Long,
Sydney on the 17th, inst. by s.5. Weaser, A. J. Kew, A. Summers, kong law is quite different from decision and opinion of the Board.
the English law; it is adapted to. This was all the business. 'ally protectionist " Labour party here on the 12th. December,
its
RETURN.
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