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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

· BECOND · READING OF THE BUDGET

The chief business at the Legislative Council this afternoon was the second reading of the Budget.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917.

THE MAGISTRACY.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUR.

THEFT OF ELECTRIC FITTINGS TRAINING TIMES AND HANDI-

FROM PUBLIC GARDENS.

CAP WEIGHTS.

Mr. V. Scrby charged a marine haw. Both courses were open this morn kar with the larceny of five electricing, with hurdles full out, on the fase handles valued at $5.50, the pro- grass. The going was good, the turf perty of the Hongkong, Electric Co. probably a littls faster than the

sand..

Before concluding we should like to add that, hu rainy weather, residents frequently experience considerable in- convenience and annoyance from the fact that the publia chair-coolies stop at home instead of turning out and attend- ing to the requirements of the public this is a matter which we commend to the notice of the Police in the hope that some remedy may be found. We pro- I have been asked by my Unofficial under Bond to the Government, and we Public Gardens for the illuminations on The Hon. Mr. FOLLOCK said Sirauma that the responsible parties are were a part of the fittings set up in the It was stated that the fuae handles

Colleagues on the Council to speak on their behalf on the subject of this Bill. ggest that the terms of that. Bond"Our Day Several of these had best In the first place we desire to con impose soma penalty for the incon

ought to be made wide enough to stolen. gratulate Your Excellenty and the vastence complained of. Colony upon the favourable nature of the Ravenue figures which you have been

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dominions of the conquering Powers ["The neutralisation of all Straits leading to inger seas, including the Suez Canal and the Panama Can!”.

(there is no mention of the Kiel Canai) is perhaps a possibility when words are beaten into ploughakares, and when "battle flags are furled in the Parliament of Man and the federation" of the world"--but the war has brought into being enormous fleets and we are not likely to see them si sent by common consent to the bottom of the ocean when the war is over. In time of perce all hipa are allowed passage. through! the Suez Canal, and so long as there able to lay before us, and to express our remains the remotest possibility of an Government is turning its attention to satisfaction with the fact that the aggressive and lawless Power like the compilation of trade Statistics. Germany treating the neutrality of Belers dealing with items in this year's these Canals Gemiany treated Budget, I propose to occupy the stten-

"A ́S. WATSON ¦& Co., Ltd., the neutrality if Balginm, the status tion of tha Council for the a few minutes

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Forday's Advertisements

TO LET.

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Hongkong, 2 LARGE ROOMS at No. 10, Arbuthnot Road.

Apply same address.

Hongkong. Oct. 1917.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

(0240

18E Undersigned have received in- sell by Public Auction,

(10% ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

WEDNESDAY,

the 31st October, 1917, commencing at

4 p.m., at their Sale Rooms No.-&-

Des Voeux Road,, Corner of,

Ice House Street,

A FINE COLLECTION OF BRITISH COLONIAL STAMPS,

Comprising

TELEPHONE No. 616.

geo ante bellum sannst be materially by pointing out that there are certain Changed The whole set of terrasmatters, referred to by Unofficial hears the Prussian stamp, and wa

Mambers, in theit Budget speeches, doubt if any one of them at the present time will command any ARTHUR-At Edgehill" No. 10, Fenk. For in the forthcoming later.

BIRTHS.

B

on October 22nd, to Mr. and Mrs, T. ARTHCR, a daughter-

FRASER--At Taking,, on 9th October, 1917, the wife of David Fraser, of a son.

The China Mail.

Allied Conference.

.NEWS OF THE DAY..

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Exchange rose twice to day, at half past eleven to 2/8 and again at balf-past-two to 3/8. There was no

HONGKONG, TURNDAY, October 13, 1917. further change.

The bearing of the case in which RUSSIAN PEACE DEMAND3 Kwong Fei, alias Kwong Tak Kung, is

charged with demisading money, with menaces, was resumed this morning before Mr. Justice Comportz. The che question of duplicity in the indictment

ONE of the cables publish today, Antigua, Bahamas. Bangkok. Barba dos British Bechuanaland, Bermuda, gives what in described as

British East Africa, British Guiana

·

year ago, which are still unremedied, namely ;---

The Hon. ME W. CHATHAM, CM.G., HE Pollock's questions. replier briefly to the Hon. Mr.

His EXCELLENCY also briefly replied to the questions

The Bill then passed ita finalstags.

RETIREMENT OF MR. WEI YUK,

C.M.G.

1)

Defendant pleaded not guilty, stating that he bought them from a boy who brought them to his stall in Lascar Row. He paid ton cents for them. brought a witness who corroborated his story.

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His Worship sentenced the defendant ( to six weeks" hard labour.

A STABBING CASE.

.

THE INEVITABLE. DEFENCE TO

A Chinese boy was charged before Mr. Wood this morning with assaulting TRIBUTE TO HIS SERVICES BY another man with a knife with the

THE GOVERNOR.

intent to inflict a serious wound.

It was stated that the defendant (1)The improvement of the lunatic

Prior to proceeding with the busi intruded into complainant's garden asylam, which we repeat is bigbly dis- ness

of the Legislative Council yesterday. Complainant caught him and creditable to the Colony. (2) The meeting, this afternoon, His Excel-apped him. Defendant then took out maloderons state of the foreshers on lency The GovEnyon said:-Gentle-a pocket knife and stabbed complainant. Praya East which tends rapidly to get men, I regret, at the last meeting The case was remanded. wore. In connection with this fore-of the Council I overlooked the fact shore we would submit two suggestions.that it was the last Council on which 1st, that the power of the Naval and Mr. Wei Yuk would sit. It was laid Military authorities to drain into the down in 1913, by the Secretary of Harbour, unchecked apparently by any State for the Colonies that the uni municipal legislation (see section

offcial, members of this Council, of the Public Health Ordinance other than members nominated by 1993) ought to be taken away, and secondly that, not only in interests of those ring in and, passing along, the Troya East, but also in the interests of the health of the boat people themselves, thoas boat people ought to be restrained by legislation from digging in the fetid, mud on the foreshore of Praya East for shell-fch or other things.

(3.) Next, wa pould suggest that

the

A LOTTERY CHARGE

A Chinese was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning with the illegal Possession of 22 San Piu lottery tickets. Defendant pleaded guilty, stating that he had brought the tickets from Canton...

be suggested that His Worship should

British South Africa, British Colombia Russian Fesce dernands" which the was again argued at some length after there is still room for improvement in very laudable desire not to stand suspension of the gambling ordinance, 1 Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Minister of Labour, will put forward which the casa was adjourned at the methods adopted in searching. His public services began, however, take a lenient view of the whole affair.

Gibraltar Gold Coast, Grenada, Griqui-

when he attends the "forthcoming to-morrow. } land India, Malta, Mauritius, Natal,

Brunswick Newfoundland, inter Allied Conference in Paris. It Nevis, New

ac..

Northern

After evidence had been haard, His

the Chamber of Commerce and the Justices of the Peace, should not be reappointed for more than one period of service. When Mr. Wei Yuk's

Mr. Leo d'Almada, who appeared for third term of service expired, in 1914. the defence, asked His Worship not to an exception, at my urgent request, punish defendant harshly, but in view was made in his favour and he was of the fact that a public lottery was appointed for a term of three years. held in a public place in the Colony last He was nowilling to serve longer, week and the convent automatio owing to advancing age, and to a

longer in the way of younger men. Chinese passengers entering or leaving long before he became a member of His Worship stated that he, knew New South Wales, Niger. Cost Proteis not clear from the wording of a half-holiday throughout America and regard to attempts by searchers to public-spirited Chinese who instituted gambling ordinance. They bad received Tomorrow is being obesrved as the Colony, and more particularly in this Council. He was one of the nothing about the suspension of the torate, North Nigeria, Orange River Colony.

the telegram that thesp demands also in the Philippines. The President, squeeze money out of such passengers.

the Turg Wah Hospital and Pono instructions. proclamation, has

Leung Kuk in their present form designated

4. Passing on to the subject of Educa and made them the valuable institu: Worship imposed on defendant a fine. Every, stamp guaranteed as perfectly present the views of the new by

Russian Government, or the majority October 24th Liberty Day. Organization, we would again emphasize the tion they have become. genuine.

(Particulars frora Catalogue). of the Ministry, though unless they tione co-operating in the Liberty Loan necessity for the better teaching ofarly has he always identified himself of $201 Terms:-Caal. On view 30th inst. from ! p.m. and do, we cannot see how they can be campaign are requested to encourage English to Chinese boys, and would with the case of law and order. patriotic demonstrations and to promote urge that more attention be paid to Thus he has always identified him- brought before the Allied Conferenes, the success of the Liberty Loan, English and less to multitude of other self with the District Watchmen's Few of the proposals made a subscriptions for which close on the subjects, and that, ifponible, two side to Force. The full value of his services. enliat much support. "A free, and 27th inst aniafuensed plebiscite with regard to Algues-Lorraine and Italia Second Lieutenant A. F. Deane, irredents" is the first proposal made. boso death in action we sumonneed It can only have been made in sheer sterday, arrived home from the East in 1916 and after training there want ignorance of the policy which has

to France in April 1917. "He received been pursued by Germany in the his commission in the 167th Company, jects dealt with in last year's Budget, the outbreak of War bis energy and against them by the Canton Govern 5. Before passing away from the sub-about then on this Council. Since troops of Waichow, and a force sent provinces stolba from France, and of the Machine Gun Corps and news we the policy of Austria is the territory was received on the 24th August that the Hongkong Government to press connection with the Chives contin- been indecisive.

once more arge experience have been involuable inment. The battle appears to have filched from Italy. The policy of he had been killed in action He was a upon the Chinese Authorities the necesgent of the Police Reserve, and the

We learn that the instigator of enthusiasm of the Chinese in this!

day of sale"

HUGHES & HOCGB,

Auctioneers.

1122

Hongkong, Oct. 23, 1917.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVGATION COMPANY, LIMITEN.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND

SINGAPORE.

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School be established, one side a Com mercial side, and the cthara University side, for we think that there is too great a tendancy to educate Chinese boys as if their ultimate educational destiny must necessarily be the University.

would

THE Steamship "RANEE" baring Artired from the shove porte, Con- signees of cargo hy ber are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk Godown of the Hongkong & Kowloom to acquire a predominating national as sportsman of the best type. He link up the Kowloon Caston Railway Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence,

Purticu-

FIGHTING IN KWANGTUNG.

News has reached the Colony

is only known to the five Registrars (teneral whom he has assisted, and to myself, to whom as-C.S.P. he rendered services which I shall never to-day that there has been fighting forget and for which I shall always for two days in the district of Pokio, be grateful. He has ever been a about twenty miles NE of Shek-, nun of action" who liked always to long, between the "independent" get things done ruther than to talk,

The times, taken pero:~~

CARS ELEVATO, Sutton, o, mile, H.

1.08; last 34. ANTICIPATION, Areer, o.1 mile, 36, 1.13, 1.482, 2,20,4; Jass † 0. Waiz Band, boy, o, † mile, 37, 1.133;

CHOICE DALLA, Gogy, 1; 1 miley 072,

1.17, 1.55.4, 2.52.2: 720.0. Lavors, Adams, 1, 1 mile, 07.3, 1.31.3. 1.43,3; last 53.4. AUSTRALIAN CHTER, Knoll, o. 1, $60.

1.13.2, 130, 2,252, 2.50.1; last 33.

TEMPE, Morrison. o. last mile, 45,

1.20; last 4.

Pisaxe, Cir, Sutton, o. 7 milẹ, 10,

1.2.2, 1.51.2: last 84.

Bay Bor (r, Roll, and Warreen. In (2), boy, P. I mile. £2.3, 1.20.4. 1.58.9, 2.34.3; lant - 36.

PLOUGHEDSTELD, boy, 1. 1. 46, 1.24. CrocDLANDs, boy, o, maile, 40, 1.15.2. 2.01.2, 2.86.8. J.08; last 382.1.

-1.40; last 395.0

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THE HANDICAP WEIGHTS,

FIVE FLALONGS.

Anticipation Ben Bolt Tittlemouse Whipper In

148

Ibu.

156

153

ISI

151

Buchanans 201

13.1

First Violini

Tom Cobleigh

-140

DISTANCE HANDICAP † MILR.

Tarde.

Sar

F5

215

BS.

40

455

50

0

20

CLASS.

Pingu Chief Whipper In Green Elevator Social. Schemer Billikin

Tom Cobleigh Whit Bang Tempe

Sabre

Son obera Dumpling

ONEW ROCKD

Anticipation Cloudlands

Tittlemouse Buchanans..

Whipper In

First Violin

150

· 147

Town Mouse

147

Tom Chbleigh

146

15 2" A' CLASS.

Ibe.

Windsor Dahlia

162

Australian Chief

150

Flonghed fick

157

Rer

153

Yid

152

Choice Dablis

140

Fen Bolt

140

Figwa Chiot

147

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

Orders issued by Mr. F, G. Jankis, D.S.F. (B.).

FARADES.

into the hazardous and/or extra hazardon both these enemy Powers has been koen "caraman and Rugby player and aty, for filling their agreement to direction has been largely due to his the revolt at Waicbow is Hung Sui ander from the wharves, delivery may be influence in the respective territories devoted a lot of his time to learning with the Railway, under construction, have been recognised by His Majesty held in custody in Hongkong at the 6.30 p.m. as followE CON

Chinese and Japanese and took a great from Canton to Hankow, by encouraging the immigration of

brained.

will be subject to rend

all broken, chafed and damaged packagas

wtenmer must be presented within 10 day

of arrival otherwise they will not be

recnetized

No Fire Insurance will be effected by

in any caso whe aver

interest in the customs of countries in

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initiative. His valuable services Lun, who a couple of years ago was the king by the bestowal of the

The

Companionship of the Order of St.request of the Capton Authorities we now take leave of bim 1 rejoice case was fought, at some length at to this Colony will be continued on was brought up at the Supreme to know that his help and assistance the, Magistracy, and ultimately he the District Watcbmen's Committee.

Doods not cleared by the asth instant their "nationals and making it very which his lot had been cast. His many cur main criticisms are not unnaturally Michael and St. George, and although who desired his extradition.

Turning now to the Budget for 1918, are to be left in the Godowns, where unpleasant for the original inhabitants friends in Hongkong, Kobe, and Shang directed, to the important Department dres will be examined. Claims syainst the to remain. Neither in the case of bat will grieve his loss. The flags of of Public Works, and we should like to

Alsace-Loraine or in Trentino Taikoo were put at half-mast yesterday know:- and Iatrin has this policy of Teatosis-as a sign of respect for hiza and for

1. Why 丽 provision has been made | On

and it may be that, even; now, a ing the territorities wholly succeeded, Lient. F. FL. Robinson.

plebiscite would give the territory in each case to its original owners. But neither France nor Italy would be justified in accepting the risk. Now that they are in "the war the recovery of lost territory is a supreme object, becans in both cases thers

Enle of Lading will be countersigned

JARDINEL MATHESON & Co., Lp.

General Manageds. Figkong, Oct. 11, 1917.

THE CALENDAR.

MEMO. FOR TODAY

2221

p.m.-Meeting of the Church of England Men's Society in St. Paul's College.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

· Queen of Spain's birthday (1887).

CANTON AND THE NORTHERN RELIEF FUND.

UNABLE TO HELP.

The following paragraph is taken from a Peking contemporary:-

behalf of this Council Court on a writ of hebeus corpus for the erection of screen wall near I beg to tender you our profound and discharged. the Bouthern entrance to the Harbour-spect and esteem and, may I add. It is alleged that the Walchow of Refuge, at Yaumati. In this connec

the expression of my own personal revolt was really engineered by the and affectionate regard. (Applause,) tion it will be remembered that, in the typhoon of August of this year, con siderable damage was done to beats and piers inside that Harbour of Refuge, by reason of waves rolling through that entrance...

2. Why no provision, has been made Gez. Chen Ping-kun. Tuchna of can be no thought of permanent of x-Premier Hsiung Hsi-lin for relief nightly roof to the Queen's Statue Kuangtung, in replying to the request for the erection of a serviceable and peace until that object la achieved, for the poor food sufferers, says, that Wharf "A free and uninfluenced plebiscite all old umforms of the troops have been is a Utopian idea. Rassis might as them.

sold and there is nothing be eau do for 3. Why there is no clook on the

Soma of the Chiness paper atation tower ar Kowloon 1 well say that the future of the islands regard this flat refusal of Chen to pm.-Audition at Theatre Royal for of Oesel and Dago shall be determined sexist dood sufferers as showing the when they are likely to be completed, 4.What steps are being taken, and

in the same way after the Germans and that there can never be any unity

intense hatred between north and south for linking up Nathan Road, Kowloos, have driven from the territory half saless the differences are, solved by with Coronation Road! the original population and Prass States once settled their political words, just the north American anised it by a steady flow of disputes by fores of State supported immigration.The restoration of Belgium, Serbia and

"Pinkle and the Fairies.” ·

General Memoranda,

Faturday, Oct. 37 >—

10.45 am--Auction of Miscellaneous

Goods (Dress Materiais, Boots and Shoes, etc.) at Meurs. Hughes and Hough's

Cricket Match on the HK. CC Montegro, with compensation to

Ground, Club v. University 2.30 p.m. Opening Criss of the Royal be paid from an international fond,"

Hongkong Yacht Clah.

1,15 pm.---Gymkhana Meeting

Happy Valley,

MONDAY, Oct. 29-

is letting off the enemies of pubiie

OUR DAY.Y

LADY MAY ROSE FUND

Subscriptions already at law and order much too lightly; the Syndicate"

acknowledged 1986 $12,925.46 compensation dae must be paid by Collected by Miss Sited

300,00

8.00

the grievous injury those countries. bave sofered. As to the restitution

to Germany of all her colonies, that

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement the Powers who are responsible for

Day,

Tumzay, Oct. 30 trave

2.18 p.m.-Fall Moon.

Saturday, Nov. 3

spm-Ministering Children's League

Bale of Work and Entertainment.

MONDAY, NOV.

Mannivacaory of the fluxpander Flot FERIDAY, NOT, "6 ——

Election Day in the WBA

King of Italy's birthday (1869).

smaller for 1918 than for 1917

grateful tribute to the retiring men proventing the Canton Government The EOD. Mr. POLLACK also paid a Premier, as part of a scheme för her of the Council and on behalf of sending an expeditionary force to his colleagues, wished him continued Health and prosperity,

The other part of the scheme is the financing of General

Mr. Wa YCE suitably replied and then retired after shaking hands with His Excellency..

THE NEW MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL..

Huaan.

Lung Chai Kwong to bring his forces from Hainan to Kuinchow and march Finto Kwangsi.

BETTER CONDITIONS FOR SEAMEN,

Platoons, ste, will parade at Central Station under own Commanders at

Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons (No. Co.) Tuesday, October 30th

Wednesday, October 31st.

Nor. 5 and 6 Platoons (No. 2 Co.)-

Thursday, November lab..

Nos. 7 and 8 Platoons (No. 3 Co.), No. Platoon (No. 1 Co)-Friday, November 2nd.

No. 1. Section (No 1 Ca).--Friday. November ind.

October 30th (at Water Police station)

No. 3 Hection (No. 1 Co.)-Tuesday, Ambulance Platoon-Thursday Nov.

1st..

RECRUITA.

Recruits of all Units will parade st and Fridays at 5.30 pas commencing Central Station on Mondays, Wednesdays Monday October 20th.

CATALAN BAND PRACTICEA.

Teesday October 23rd, Friday October. 26th and Tuesday October 361h3

CLARIONET CLA88. B Wednesday October 24th

PATROL' HELIAT POIDTH. CENTRAL DISTRICT.

No. 3 Section at Dairy Farm No. 4 Section at Junction of Lyndhurst Terrace & Cochrane Street!

No. 5 Section at Fire station No. 6 Section & Top of shing Wong Street & Hollywood Rond. No.7 Section at Bottom of Old Baily

in this afternoon as a member of the Mr. Ho Foot, who has been sworn

In the House of Commons recently, Legislative Council in succession, to Sir L. Chios Money, repiring to Me nullahs, a step which is so valuable for appointed a J.P. in 1892. He has for greatly improved accommodation.

6. Why the programme for training the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G was usand, said: I am glad to be able to and Hollywood Bond

say the arrangements have been made

No. 8 Section at Top of Old Baily, the diminution of malaria, is so much been a member of District Watchmen principle festures are that the crew are for the crew in the standard ships. The

·WENTERS. DIATINGS. Committee (1602-1911); member of berthed in the poop instead of the forc and Queens Road West.

Section 9 at Junction of Contre Street Advisory Committee, Tun Wah castle separate cabicles or rooms saTE Hospital; member of Court of Hong, provided, each fitted with two berths Street and Queen's Road, West

No. 10 Bection at Junction of Water kong University (1918); Lale mem separate from the sleeping accommoda the messing arrangements are entirely

By Order, ber (1017); member of Council of tion, a mocking room is provided for 7. Whether it would not be possible ber of Executive Committee, War made for steam heating in the men's Hongkong University (1014); mem gangral use and special arrangements are to provide for more effective Police Charities Fundy Vion-Chairman,

for the crew accommodation is considerably in excess of the present

· requirements.” statutory

6. Whether it would not be practi. cable to provide better clas-room accomodation for the boys at Saiying puz school!"

| supervision at Yaumatis and in the Chinese General Chamber of Com Pre The Bloor and cubis space

neighbourhood?

marca (191-18). He retired from. $13,923.44 £20 6. Whether in view of the consider. compradoreship of Mesra farding,

able sum of money to be expended

Matheson & Co. in 1918 after 25 new Imports and Exports Office: it In addition to his many other

yeurs Rervice condition is 14 unacceptable HONGLONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. would not be practicable to have that public benefaction Mr. Ho fook

Office erected in

the others, The Colonies of

"Approximate statement watch the British the French, ceipt for the week end Reigians and

thoug

the na

Outer than the im

mare central potion doflated to the Hor

A, a large in 1916, 550,000 exporded on this the hoor

$17,000 for three

University SUNSE

AND CO

T. F. HOUGH,

A.B.P. (P.)

DIPHTHERIA HOW IT MAY BE AVOIDED

IPHTHERIA is usually contacted. when the child has a cold ha cold prepares the child's system for the revention and development of Mothe diphtheria germs. When there £re caser diphtheria in the neighbourhood children that have colds should be some and off the street-unti

Chamberlaina

kept

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