Extract from the Hongkong Daily Press off 3rd Movember, 1911.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the Council Chamber.
The following were present :-
HIS EXCELLESCY THE GOVERNOS, SIR FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, O.C.M.G.. C.B., D.S.O.
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-General C. A. ANDERSON, C.B. (General Officer Commanding the Troops).
Hou, Mr. A. W. BREWIN (Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. C. G. ALABASTER (Attorney. General).
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Registrar- General).
Hon. Captain F. W. LYONS (Captain-Super- intendent of Polics).
Hou. Dr. Ho KA, M.B., C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
Hon. Mr. E. A. HETETT.
Hon. Mr C. H. Ross.
Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE,
Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Conucile).
MINUTES,
The minutes of the previons meeting were read and approved.
FINANCIAL MINUTES,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the fable Financial Minutes No. 81 to 87, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee, The COLONIAL TREASURER Seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
FINANCIAL.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 17). and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and motion was agreed to.
NEW BYE-LAW,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table bye-law No. 26 of the market bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board on the 12th September, 1911, and moved its approval.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Seconded, and the motion was agreed to..
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. E. R. Hallifax took the oath and assumed
his seat as a member of the Council.
THE LATE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
HIS EXCELLENCY - Gentlemen, since we
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Colonial Secretary has remote from our ohh- sels an officer whom we had learned to voine-al- though he had been such a short time amongst us. As a colleague and as a friend his charming personality bad endeared himself to us all, and I can say for my own part that I had no con. ception how much it was so until he had gone, As the holder of a high and important office in this Colony he had in a marvellous way possessed bimself in the short time be was here of the problems and conditions of
this Colony.
and There is no one, I think, bettor able to speak from personal knowledge than myself, and say I found in him a man who could be entirely relied upou, of abundant commen. sense, indefatigable industry, a man of sane and temperate judgment and liberal views. His long experience as Protector of the Chinese in the Straits Settlements peculiarly qualified him for his high office in this Colony, and in him the Chinese community have lost a real friend. His thorough grip of administrative details in all branches enabled him, even in the short period of five months, to leave, as I am sure he has left, a permanent mark on the administration of the Colony. I feel most deeply and most keenly bis death, and I beg to move in the terms of the resolution now
that this Council record in
an
expression of its sorrow
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and of it at the
loss which we have sustained by his death and an expression of sympathy and condolence with his relatives.
Hon. Dr. Ho Kar-Sir, on behalf of the unofficial members of this Council, I beg most sympathetically to second the resolution which yon bave so feelingly moved. We fully concur, Sir, in the sentiments to which you have just givon expression, and we join with you, Sir, in estifying our appreciation of our late collesgne, bis sterling qualities, and also our high regard for him, although, as you say, Sir, he had been only but a few months with us, and also in expressing our deep sorrow at bis sudden death. We unite with you, Sir, in tendering our sincerest and deep sympathy and condolence to his relatives.
HIS EXCELLENCY-The resolution before the Council ik:
The President and Members of the Legis lative Council of Hongkong desire to pleee en record an expression of their deep sorrow at the sudden death of the late Colonial Secretary Mr. Warren Delabere Barnes. a colleague and a friend for whom they had the highest regard, and to offer their sincere sym- pstly to his relatives in their bereavement. The motion was carried unanimously. Hon. Dr. Ho KAI-Sir, as a mark of respect to our late Colonial Secretary, I beg to mora
that the Conpeil adjourn for a week.
Hon. Mr. Ress I rise to support the hon. senior unofficial member.
HIS EXCELLENCY--I shall to most glad to adopt this proposal of the unofficial members and adjourn the Council. Council will now adjourn.
last met at this table the tragic death of our late