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Ladies

Noon-Hongkong Ice Co. Meeting.

Siror

built

junturally

the coming of the

there has been a chr

calendar, a change in uniforms,

the

fing, and other things, it is but natural consider the that there should be also a change of capital

York....are.

A monteros of two weeks' imprison- ment and four hours stocks was passed this morning upon a Chin for stealing piece of brass from the Kowloon "Dockyard.""

It is admitted that the task of governing the new Chins is difficult. The vast areas of China Proper, of Manchuria, of Mongolin, and of A Chinanian's will recently proved in Tibet and Ili cannot be welded to Pittsbung, Pennsylvania, sayu - Busî- gether as a "People's Country

des and money I give to sou; nobody sino on touch it. If some back

without great care and much fore he must hire all back to me. thought There are those who seem

to think that the settling down of

sus pavilion of the Chinese Recreation the nation into its new clothes club is to be opened by H. E. the Gover de mor on Saturday neat at 4 p.m. Special will be by no means easy, and will run and the band, of the 8th that possibly there will be further Rajputa is to be in attendance. bloodshed before the end comes

bom

sreed to recommend that the fountain in the Chinese Recreation Gystand.

To working order, and have laid on to it and that the ons in, the mda of the Sailors. Hema be allow ad; bor usín-ystèr, nob, being laid, on to it.

The remaining fountains to be removes | bald with the sxooption of the p liars which ask | were

sidered the sury diso

ble finance Committee,

the following

HALIFAX, Acting

Hon Mr. J. BADELLT, Capt. Supt. of Potion..

„HAW, REVISION.

A sum of $5,00 Hon. Attorney General moved the BrahMiscellaneous Services, grants: în ald reading of a Bill untitled-An Ordinance 10 sther instät University of Benge Famend the Law Revision Ordinance, 191E-

kung Governm Hoa Colonial Sotretary secunded. - aud the Bill vủa rönd a first time.

of the

of

Modical De

Odious for

Hon. Dr. Ho KY, CMG. Hon. MrH. E. POLLOCK, KC. Hon. Mr Wai YUE, OMG Hon. Mr EA. HawETT, C; M.G? Hon Mr C. H. Ross. Hun Mỹ 3-Osborna.

Mr C. Chasisves, (Clerk of Councils),

DRUM META "BEGISTRATIONS Honthorney General moved the first menta, reading of » Will entitled An Ordinance to Famend the law relating to the Re

nation of Birth and Deaths. The ofecta and reus es state (It is hoped the clerks at public dispe

self as the police

His Kisallang, the Gou "and 2 baluma as taken to be vaccinate Gentlemen, business of the

mission of the Cornell to mains a somewhat personal statement. Since we land melt have received: from the Becretary of State's

wit

district, registas police stations

offiass, that mor regater the birth of their then is the case at prosen? owing

ural averska which many Chinese

innið "óf” tha vota personal emolu-

stant to the Madiaal

aid of the roka Judicial "expendituta."D;

A sum ! #218 in did it the vote Sanitary Department, other charges, sanitary shady light, Thim Sha Tsui Markos,

A some of... #2 in aid of the vote within sight. Every one too in spree Company Limited, report that the total has beim pleased to appoint me to the am/ stations for any purpose whatever.

The Chinese Engineering and Mining | telegram: huforming me this. Hša Majesty ; women having to attending at poudeducation, A.- Department of Director of. Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and Education, other charges, Praya East

Englah School, read. that the Augeau, etables of Peking output of the Company's three mines for gamated Governorship of Northern and the Bill was read a first time. must be thoroughly cleansed, ere the week ending 10th February amounted Southern Nigeria, and I shall therefore be

period to 39,997.34: coxia,

A mum of $3,400 in sid i d' the vote Publie

9 p.m.-Sale of Race Pozies by Public it can be regarded as fit-for use to 20,301,59 tons and the sales during the leaving this Colony on the 16th of March Hon. Attorney General moved the ft Works exkurruar ser, buildings, robining

"Houp..

- 5.30 pm—Y.M, CLA, Mesting,

General Memoranda.

THURIDAY, February 29 :—

4p.m.-H., General Chamber of Com

merce Meeting. p.m-Banda HK. Club Skating

Association.

FRIDAY, March 1:

Flower Show: A

I shall therefore with the greatest regrot as the capital of a Republican state, att

have to take leave of this Council at our The decomposed body of a child was next meeting on March 7th. I also hate To begin with, it has long been the home of the Manchus, and the as-picked up yesterday from a nollak, in the to inform the Council that His Majesty has sociations of the place, and the western-pick, death being attributed to been pleased ba appoint Sir Henry May be small-pos, which was sim-responsible for succeed me in Hongkong, and I am glad to continued presence therein of the the death of a Chinese female obld, aged be able to congratulate the majority of the reigning family, with its ontourage of five years, whose body was discovered social Members who represent the effete but intriguing nobles, will con drifting in a best off Kellet's Island. stitutė

an ever-present danger, unless. these persons are reduced to a posi tion where they can do no harm

Un Saturday evening next the proprietor of the Station Hotel, Kowloon, will best home" from 5 to 7. the occasion being the celebration of the

community in this Colony on the fulfilment of the wish they have expressed to me in this matter.

NEW COLONIAL!

COLONIAL RECRETARY

The Hon. Colonial Secretary took the

reading of a Bill-cotitled in Ordinance to amend the Gambling Ordinance, 1861, walk in front of the Thi Police Station. This Bill amends the Principal Ordinance HOSPITAL EXPFIRES, ~ by increasing the penalty on selling luttery A sum of £f in aid of the vota: Medical tickets from twenty-fire to thousand Departments - Hospitala and asylums, dollars and by making possession with other charges Cell Hospital, analytical view to ale (with the burden of proof on apparatus, nised t the defendantjan offence AN

Hon. Golonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was raad a first time.

HOLIDATE

Han. Atasy General moved the first roading of Lilt entitled An Ordinance to bake provision for the due obrarYANG of General, Public and Bank Holidays to amend and ensolidate the law relating The objects and ressons

Fand

9 p.m.-Concert by H.I.G MLS. Schami Historical examples are quoted to hotel's first anniversary. A special diziner foth and his "sext as a member of Council, fatis sexe.rdinatica. No 2 at 1875

horst

SATURDAY, March 2:-

12.30 p.m.-H.K. Hotel Co, Mooting. 4p.m.-Opening of Pavilion of Chinese Recreation Club by H.E. the Governor. SUNDAY, March 3:----

show. that in the past leniency in sinui-will be served that night and the band of lar cases has often proved a mistaken the 8. M. S. Scharnhorst will be in attend- policy, for those who were treated Iwith forbearance have after a thie lifted their heads again and the work of subduing" them has had to be 3pm.--Auction of Crown Land at Public redone. All this is a strong argument for the establishment of the capital in

9a.m.-Excursion to Mamo, 6.42 pm.-Full Moon.

MONDAY, March 4 :-

Works Department... TUESDAY, March ō----

5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital at St. John's the South, says the journal. we are

Cattedral.

11

THURSDAY, March 7 :-

Noon-China Fire Insurance Co. Meet-

. ing.

SEURDAY, "March-9--------

11.30a.m. Hongkong Rope Manufas,

turing Co.'s Meeting.

MONDAY, March 11:

1

University Bazaar commences. 11a.m.-Opening of Hongkong Univer.

tity by H.E. the Governor.

The China Mail

quoting..

In the face of these difficulties. therefore, what is the best course suggested? In one paper we find it urged that there shall be two capitala.

Me Matheson Lang and his clever Com pany are playing to crowded houses in Shanghai. Meanwhile Hongkong theatre gners are very slow in declaring their wishes regarding the play the Company shall put on when it returns to the Colony, We hope our readers will take the trouble to express some opinion on the matter,

CEMETERY JTE-LAW.

*15-Fach

A

COOLER QUARTERS, AN

▲ sum of $56 in aid of the rots. Sanitary. Department, other chargon, Sanitary, Staff, rent of quarters for roavenging coolles..

PRAWYRAK LAUNOR SERAIRE..

A sun of, $2,000 in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department, Gsteant lauches, other charges, repairs.

-

GADEKW PATEN

Atate thxt-under

Á BUTA DE 3370 in súd of the vote. Public all public holidays are bank holidays and Works extraadinary, communications, there are also certain days which arg, bank | Hongkong roada and streets, path from The following additional bye-law made by holidays only. It is more times desirable Kemuedy Road to Boundary Path. the Sanitary Bard under Section 16 of the to have holiday for pubile and educat

DAN SUPERME COURT FURNITURE, Public Health and Buildings Ordinances, bank holiday, and again it is sometinics Sonal institutions w which is neverthelem úínt

Aom of $2,000 in a'de of the vote 1903-1911, as Jaid before the Council desirable to have a holiday, for achucational Judicial and Legal Departments, special grave shall be dug to a depth establishments which is a holiday for expenditure. Supreme Court, furniture.

SEW TERRITÓRY BUILDINGS. --A com of $4,000 in aid of the vote Publis of at least fler feet with the exception of banks or public festitutions. Morsover the graves of chikaneler ten years of section of Ordinanca No. of

1875 Appearin memesanze to Works, recurrent, buildings, Maintenance which need not expeed four feet in conflict with section 14 (1) (a) of Ordinance of Buildings in Now Territories depth"

No. √ 1883. It has recently been decided with the approval of the Chamber of Com merce, which consulted the Banks, nơ

„DOCTOR'S ALLEGED EM- longer to treat Victoria Day, or

or Empi

BIZZLEMENT. Holiday had to have instead, two new boli- Day mait will I in future be called, Bank

days on Mondays fia October and Normber Dr B. W. Groen was brought befors respectively. This Arrangement distributes the bank holidays

zhou Mr Irving at the Magistracy," thiề ́ after- s'more evenly throughou of the Birthdays for the che raccontine coon, on as applications, les estendelion and Birthday November the 3th) of his was zemanded, in a charge of emberaling late Majesty King Edward VIL. At the the sum of 3270-peace The defendanty

as a holiday for

merring - by Detective E. Wille upon

Rubt

The hyaling was sanctioned.

KOWLOON MARKET DILAY.

Hon. Director of Public Workspresented the following report of proceedings of the Afro Him entitled the Queen'sablic Works Committee at a meeting Necklace," which illustrates a chapter of

held on the 24th January, 1912, at which French history is to be shown at sho

ware present Hon. Director of Public Works, Hon. Colonial Treasures, Hou. Mr Wel

Victoria Theatre to-sight. The case of

and

| That is, YUAN SHIH-KAI should come the diamond n cklace was an historick, GMG., Hou. Mr E Osborne, Hon. same time Emil Daw beestiphalicho is an Americang was arrested thẩm Mc G. H: Row:The Committee coatinged institution winded trival in; harbour from Manila by the 8.5.

consideration of the questions referred to The new veneraİ”

down south and take up his residenceudal which took place about 1780, in the reign of the ill-fated Louis XVL and Nanking, and assume charge of all-Marie Antoinette of France. The thy them which were contained in the follow the Bill are the second Monday in Outobez civil affairs, while on the other hand, shown in this film, which is a triumph of ing minute by the Colonial Secretary and the Monday which falls on or nearesÉ

A TRAGEDY. LI TUAN-HUNG should be sent to technique and costly production, gives You (Director of Public Works) are to the 9th of November. It is the re-enactment of all the historical events requested to submit to-the-Public Works / Provided that if the Chinesa hereafter adopt the Gregorian Calendar, the first

On the evening of the 25th forts Pering, to take control of military which proceded it.

Committee the queston of spportioning the two week days in January shall be general Chinaman was being label from Tai O in matters. That he should also be

responsibility for the delay, which has holidays. A Reporting on China tos on the 25th coured in the erection of the Tsim Sha Bill read a first time

jumped into the water at Shalowan and is Hon Colonial Secr tary seconded, and the charge of so Toda colable when he made Viceroy of Chihli is a later

nit., Biests Lloyd, Matheson & Carritt Trut Market and for the additional expen- DETORTATION OF UNDI SIKANGES.

belle fad to have best drowned. The HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FInawazy 27, 1919. | suggestion. In this way the matter stated The Burket may be quoted diture which has bear incurred in cyn

Hon. Attorney General moved a Bill Indian jumped into the water after" "him, could be compromised, and both heade ready for most descriptions Deals nuotion with it. On the question of the entitled an Grimace to provide for the and struggle and far about. Afteed stocks are very light, and there has been responsibility for the delay, the follows deportation of undesirable liens and or minutes after which the Indian wat bigad would have a definite aphere of action,

more enquiry this week for good and decisions wore arrived at

fase other perso while the civil and the military adscriptions of Nisgehows and Reemme ministration would be strictly seperat Useful common Cungons atau continue sale WHEN Japan entered upon the Era ed. It is greatly feared, we also read, able at previous rate. Groon Tend fair qitations, fu Gumpowders are slightly irregular.""

SHALL PEKING BE THE

CAPITAL!

(1) The Committee are of opinion, that

the Bill was read a first time. St

Hom. Colonial Secretary secunded, and to let his charge go. When takin.

dunt. † the water the constable was found

sufering badly from the effects of imatárai and was Tomured to hospital the time allowed for the completion of the SUVESTLE OFFENDINA,

Department. of Enlightenment the changed her thant both Banksia and Japen have amount of business to daily reported, Sat. Contract for the erection of the building,

NEW RAINCOATS

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

error was made in failing to despatch tha

HONGKONG SMALL‍POX

INCIDENT

Hon. Attorney Gensual mered the first reading of Ell entitled an Ordinance bo amend the Magistrate Ordinance 1910 This Bill brings into force in the Colony some of the provisions of section 19 of the Reformatory and

nd Industrial Schools Oz dinance: 1800. of the Straits

Straits Settlements.

An American named, Miller" appeared prouide that whenever any offender before Mr Irving at the fstracy this whose are appears to the magistrate not to morning epon the application

nience ether than the offices speci

in the Third Schedule, the have ore of his children, who other Phen:

from-small-por, removed to the bospital offender is the

It

fed in

amely, 12 months was inadequate and they consider that 18 months would have capital from inland, Kyoto to Yedo, sinister intentions in respect to Man

been a mors zamsonable time to specify on the east coast of the main island, charia and Mongolia, but if Lr werE

They recommend that, in future, con- and altered its name to Tokyo. When transferred to the north and given full

tractors, when teulering, should be requir the Manchus wrested the government power he would be able to check any

Mr C E Blakon, of Mars Batterfielded to state within what period they are of China from the Mings, they select-encroachment on the part of these and Swire, returned from forlough to-day prepared to complete the work to which excred 10 years in convicted of who stated that 2x Miller ed Peking in the North and abandon-two powerful nations, while he would by the blue fannel steamer Nelear, their tenders relate.

(2) The Consumittee consider that a serious forms budal ed Nanking the old capital, alto also be able to counteract any schemes One of the men who is taming in the APLENDID SELECTION gether. To-day one of the burning that other nations might hatch in Cambridge boat this year is W. Wankowich indent for steelwork until 9 months after order anch offender to be and that he dechnod to bags two other

questions discussed by the vernacular gard to the future Bat such as Polish undergrad. He is rowing the letting of the contract for the erection offender to be delivered to his parent or to that his hotse atuated on the press is whether the establishment division of authority surely does not of the Republic.shall be signalised by come within the realm of practical reverting to the old Ming capital, politics. Besides, YUAN, is more of a now thus restoring to Nanking the pressuidier than a civilian and his strength CL tige once attaching to it as the has hitherto been based on his control administrative centre of the country. of the northern army.

IN THE

NEWEST SHAPES.

Moderate Prices. Naturally such a controversy evokes

Wm. Powell,

From, all nocounts YUAN SEDI-KAT deal of energetic writing, not is in favour of retaining Peking na the sa warm feeling. The question capital, with Tientsin as the place of

complicated when a certain meeting for the first maki

of representatives in the tion, while in Assembly at Nanking op monetary cons

posed President SUN's sugg tion the que that the future prosperity and tran... alone,”

VICTORIA THEATRE.ty of the State necessitated

DÉS VIEUX ROAD CEITTIAT":

7.15 .P.M. to 3,65 7.12. AND,

9.15.x.x. to 11.15 r.

NEW FILMS JUST AREIVED)

RAND HISTORICAL PILM

that the capital should be in the were South and not in the North.

purely well known, this fias long been a cor- the point rent idea in the South of Chinn and the claim is put forward that becaus the South has been the most promine factor in the success of the revolt

Chi

the establishTod

rations

W. M. Arbuthnot is stroke.

of the building se

Tuza – Shih-li han et his geese, sad

[ġbeda.

-1.0. P. Bland is not at all san

tiding the projects Republie Tecturing before the

of American Women in 1

that the monarchical

ment was the fandam

out which the Chinese

doumed to rapid

(3) Taking all the cirvumstances into inocount the Committee consider that the

Crown Agents and other with, the execution responsible for a preš

(6) For the remaindar

the Com

With':

solely

after due

Mr. Miller dus admonition for (8.) order such children vaccinated. his guardian or nearest adult relative on was not likelihood of danger to other soch parent, guardian or relative executing residents and he sccordingly asked that his a boud with or without's surety or sureties child might be permitted to remain is the that he will be responsible for the good house Mr Irving, however, ordernd bar bakarpur and am, if the hangings be things chuda renkivel so hospital

THE RACKS AND THE

era the offender for any perind on

twelve months; or (c) trdar such offender it a mule to be whipped with pot more then topiva strokes of = lightesne or rattan that the | *ithin the court - mremises and in, the

uch

vez: 90,000

provence if he desires to be present of the

The extent to parent or guardian of

Pro offender

of ser vided that if the offender convicted of which now or at

declared to be simple larcarry or pauishab

or of any smal

Factual Fodly hacer,

In pangoph (1) of this

tut if iss Chin