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Enclosure No. 4.
HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
15th September, 1927.
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PRESENT:-
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR
(SIR CECIL CLEMENTI, K.C.M.G.).
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING THE TROOPS (MAJOR-GENERAL C. C. LUARD, C.B., C.M.G.).
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (HON. MR. W. T. SOUTHORN, C.M.G.).
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (HON. SIR JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP, KT., K.C., C.B.E.).
THE COLONIAL TREASURER (HON. MR. C. McI. MESSER, O.B.E.).
HON. MR. E. R. HALLIFAX, C.M.G., C.B.E. (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).
HON. MR. H. T. JACKMAN (Acting Director of Public Works). HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (Captain Superintendent of Police). HON. SIR SHOU-SON CHOW, кт.
HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL, C.M.G., LL.D.
HON. MR. D. G. M. BERNARD.
HON. MR. A. C. HYNES.
HON. MR. J. OWEN HUGHES.
HON. MR. W. E. L. SHENTON.
MR. E. W. HAMILTON (Deputy Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting of the Council were con- firmed.
PRESENTATION.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR said-At 2.30 a.m. on the 24th of October, 1926, a Chinese woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Harbour in front of the Harbour Office. Her husband who was a fair swimmer tried to rescue her but himself disappeared. A Weihai- wei constable who witnessed the incident, but could not swim, blew his whistle which brought Chief Preventive Officer Clarke from his quarters. Chief Preventive Officer Clarke dived into the water and in spite of the woman's struggles succeeded in bringing her ashore. She was in an unsconscious condition but artificial respiration was resorted to and she was removed to the Government Civil Hospital where she recovered. Chief Preventive Officer Clarke dived in again but could find no trace of the man whose body was not recovered till three days later.