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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

H. THE GOVERNOR ILU.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber at noon to-day.

There were present:

H. E. the Officer Commanding the Troops, Major General F. Ventris."

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reutar'a Service to the China Mali.} } {Reuter's Serator to the China Ma:)

(Continued from Page 1.) VIEWS AND NEWE OF ~HAVAS.*

ALTERING THE TREATY.

GERMANY'S EXACT-DEBT,

In moving the second read-TO-DAY'S CABLES. Ing of * Bul intituted. Ac Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance 1900, Mr.. Pollock sald that the Hon. Members will see the object of this Bill is to render punishments to persons in po session of arms. Many cases of persons in possession: of arms with intention to comitat armed robberies have occurred recently. Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, carries

PARIS, June 7.

PARIS, June 5.. out the intention of meting outpunish- The labour situation in the Paris Allied financiers opine that the re- The Hon. the Colonial Secretary,ments to such persons. The Magis region yesterday showed signs of parations section of the treaty is un- Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher CB.E.

trate at present has power to impose improvement, especially regarding satisfactory owing to the gums The Hon the Attorney General, fines of $1,000 cr imprisonement for the passenger transport services. In expectable from Germany being un Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.

a term not exceeding one year on the metal and engineering trades an | specified. As individual. nations The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, such persons: This amendment agreement at some pointa was must be prepared to make a com Mr. C. Mel Messer, OBE

gives the Magistrate power to reached between the workers and pléte financial statement to bankers The Hon. the Director of Public impose severe punishments of fines employers. Discussion continues to in order to obtain loans it is expected not exceeding $2,000 or imprison-day. Nowhere have there been signs that the sum of a hundred billion Works, Mr. W. Chatham, CM.G..

The Hon, the Secretary for Chinesement not exceeding a term of two of disorder or Bolshevik tendency- gold marks should be specified, this years, In case a longer term of Brockdorff has handed the being the sum agreed to by Entente imprisonment is required, to meet Conference 20 letter protesting financial experts as what Germany certain circumstances. the Bill against

the establishment

of could probably pay. This alteration empowers the CSP. to ask the Rhenish Republic. The Allied of the treaty is regarded as a detail the Congress thinks the political evolu- which will make the treaty more the Magistrate to man for trial at the Supreme Court,tion of Germany concerns the Gerworkable and facilitate the great when the map would be liable to be mans themselves alone.

loans necessary to a restoration of Various commissions of the peace the war worn countries. sentenced to a terra of imprisonment not exceeding seven years.

conference worked yesterday on the reply to the German counterpro- posals. This will be in two parts,

Affairs, Mr. E. R. Hallifax, O.E.E.

The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak.

The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.

The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell.

The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.RE.

The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. Major General Ventris said: I am sorry to say that the Officer Admin- istering the Government is slightly indisposed. He managed to get through the Executive Council, but he has lost his voice and therefor asked me to preside at this Council

The Colonial Secretary proposed that Financial Minutes Nos 41 to 45 be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

The Report of the Financial Com- mittee No. 5 was laid on the table on the proposal of the Colonial Secretary seconded by the Colonial Treasurer.

The Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance for the appointment of a Special Custodian of Enemy Interests in China Companies. The Colonial Secretary Seconded, and the Bill was read for the first time.

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Hon. Mr. Pollock went on to say that he proposed to include another clause article

RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES.

LONDON, June 5. Reuter learns that the Allies have addressed a Note to General Kolchak with a view to obtaining, assUTENCES. The Council of Four discussed the that any government recognized reserved clauses of the Austrian shall at the earliest opportunity treaty. Messrs Tardieu and Loucheur ascertain the opinions of the Russian attended for consideration by the people as a whole and be prepared council of the reparation clauses. to carry them out. Furthermore the The small Powers assert that if smaller Baltic states cannot be re the great Powers insist upon their turned to their former conditions. right to intrude in domestic affairs There will probably be no objection the League of Nations will also have to the desire of the Government of

to the effect that anya brief answer to Brockdorf covers or thing of any kinding his note and a long and reasoned whatsoever in which arms or am-reply dealing seriatim with the munition is contained is liable to be German proposals. It is now certain forfeited under this cew Ordinance that the Allies reply will be sent to There is at present no power in the Brockdorf next week end. court to confiscate any article in which arms and ammunition are con tained. There was a recent case in the Police Courts, be believed. in which arms or ammunition, he did not know which, was found inside a clock. He thought this power of forfeiture of articles wherein arms and ammunition are contained should be agreed to by the Hon. members.

Hon. Mr. Alabaster said that the clause just mentioned was alright in the case of a clock, but if passed, the clause would also provide for the

Kong Siang Ko, president of the confiscation of clothing er luggage. provincial council of Shantung, said If ammunition was found in perat a banquet in his honour at Paris son's pockets or in his luggage, the that the Chinese were servants of clause as it now stands, provides for the same ideals of Justice and their confiscation. The clothing or humanity for centuries. They were luggage being the article or thing in which the arms or ammunition was found. He thought that the clause should not be included in the Ordinance.

Hon. Mr. Follock said that in view of what Mr. Alabaster had said, he did not wish to press for the amend ment of the Ordinance to admit that clause.

The Bill was then read a third time and passed.

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the right to investigate such matters Russia

control the Baltic as Japanese 19. landowners Inshores provided, the general status. California and the negro voting of these states is unprejudiced. question in the southern States.

EARLIER TELEGRAM.

now at bay ever Tsingtao. Ali China (Router's Service to the China. Mail) was threatened by the Japanese occu pation of Shantung.

Wang Ching Ting said Shantung was a part of China with a population, characteristics and language as Chinese as ever.

BACING.

THE TURKISH 'SOYEREIGN.

"Lesbos, June 10. Writing in the Times, the Agu Khan and Ameer Ali, urge that. according to the Premier's promise, the Turkish sovereign should be left in absolute possession of Constan- sept. Thrace, and Asia Minor from the north of Syris Proper, along the Aegean, to the Black Sea.

In moving the second reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance for the more effectual protection of marine Mr. Pollock saidAs the Hon. members will see the object of the Bill is to repeal the former Ordinance of 1875, directed solely to the question of stores, which was the property of the Crown. Since 1875, all sorts of important in- dustries and enterprise have grown up in this Colony, and therefore it was thought that the present Bill might extend the protection of the law to the effectual protection of marine stores owned by the Crown and private individuals. The object of this Bill is to bring under control marine dealers and also has kers of marine stores, as the Ho members will note from Clause 3. Hawkers will not be granted | licence except when application is made through the marine stores, and such stores are required to give securities to the bawkers. Clause 5 re- quires dealers in marine stores to keep a count books of their dealings, Clause 7 prevents dealers of

FLYERS' PLANS: · With regard to u Bill intituled: An marine stores and hawkers from Ordinance for the better Prevention buying provisions of any kind so as of Comption, the Attomey-General

ST. JOHNS, June 5. to check

The Vickers airmen have decided possible leakage moved that it be withdrawn. any or sale in the

waters of the Fletcher gouded and was re-7, with a view to leaving for England upon a trial fight probably on June Colony. With regard to Clause 10 ved.

PERING, June 10. it is the usual provision of penalty

It is reported that the President Mr. Dixwell their proposed the on June 12. The Handley Page is for persons found in possession of second reading of a Bill intituled: beginning its trial to-morrow and is and Cabinet will submit the Minis- marine stores and not accounting An Ordinance to provide for the In- leaving probably at the end of next terial resignations to Parliament this for them. The speaker then referred

week. The Martinsyda ist not evening.

LONDON, June S. For the Oaks the probable s.arters How Mr. Pollock the proposed are Beresina, (Carslake) Clarity, the second reading of a Bill intituled:(Piper) Britannia (Fox) Gaydream An Ordinance to make provision for (Whalley) Lady Peregrine (Slade). determining the date of the termica-Maple-Durham (Hulme) Mons Star ton of the present war, and for pur-(F. Templeman) Palatina (Brennan) poses connected therewith.

Roseway (Donoghue) Mademoiselle

The Bill was taken into the com- Foch (G. Colling) and Bayuda. U.) witte stage and then read a thirt | Childs). time and passed.

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to the various other clauses and said corporation of the Missions to Sea-attempting the transatlantic flight | Clause 16 gives power to apprehendment Hongkong.

the offenders. Clause 18 is to real

Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Purr seconded; the Naval Store Ordinance. In the after the second grading it was: preparation of this

Bill he had taken into the exmittee stage and received valuable assistance from the then real a third time and pessed. Hon. the C.S.P., the Hon. the S.CA. and also from Commander Beckwith, Hon. Mr. Alabaster said he would

H.E. the General Officer Com- anding then tunounced that the one is postponed sine dic, und

within the fortnight.

HUNGRY HUNGARY ANGRY.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

[BY COUNTERY" BONGKONG DAILY PRIS","] |

THE MINISTERIAL RESIGNATIONS.

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THE ADMIRAL LINE.

PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COY.

The Admiral Line have now been

like to be enlightened as to why the meeting afterwank went into tories to quell the disorder. Budapest l'assigned by the U. S. Shipping Board! the word hawker should be set creditter to consider Financial to describe a person who neither. Minutas Nos. 11 to 15.

!! BOXING CHAMPION.

CORFL. SCOTT RETURNING TO

HONGKONG.

VIENNA, May 31. Serious riots are occurring among the starving workers of Budapest. The Red Guards were sent to the fac

has been almost foodless for the past week and no supplies are coming in. The Soviet government is nearing the end of its financial resources.

AMMUNITION EXPLOSIONS.

IN BELGIUM.

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BRUSSELS, June 5. A munition depot has exploded, at Cortemarck. There are no details, as it is impossible to approach the vicinity. It is reported there were many casualties.

the following steamers to be operated permanently in the Trans-Pacific Freight service-S.S. Western Knight, S.S. West Hematite, S.S. West Munham, S.S. West Celina, all of these ships are of 3,200 tons deadweight capacity, and about 10,000 tons measurement capacity, all being of the U. S. Ship ping Board standard type of steamers.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919.

"A VERY FINE PICTURE "

THAT WILL BE YOUR VERDICT WHEN YOU SEE

MORAL SUICIDE'

TO NIGHT at the VICTORIA.

Nothing that we can say in praise of this superb film could adequately describe it. It is the some of perfection in photoplay production just released by the producers. In Shanghai MORAL SUICIDE" created a Furre. Please be early in your seats TO-NIGHT as sign "FULL HOUSE" may go up, immediately on opening of doors.

PRIDES AS USUAL.

DODGE BROTHERS

MOTOR CAR

WE HAVE CONCENTRATED ON ONE CAR AND ONE CAR. ONLY, IN A DETERMINA... TION TO MAKE IT AS.GOOD AS A CAR CAN BE MADE FOR EVERY PART AND EVERY PROCESS THAT ENTERS INTO IT WE HAVE PERSONALLY ESTAB LISHED A STANDARD, THE WORK DONE AND TEL MATERIALS USED IN EACH PART AND EACH PROCESS, IN EVERY CAR. MUST CONFORM TO THAT STAND- ARD. DODGE BROTHERS WILL ALWAYS GIVE TO THEIR CAR THẬT OVER CARE WHICH THE PUBLIO EXPECTS OF THEM

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·PEOPLE HAVE. IMPLICIT · FAITH IN THE INTEGRITY OF DODGE ERO- THERS' MANUFACTURING METHODS BECAUSE OF THE NAME IT BEARS. YOU MAY BE SURE THAT THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE CAR WILL NEVER BE CHANGED A HAIR'S BREADTH + DODGE BROTHERS, HAVE ONLY ONE IDEA IN THE UPBUILDING OF THEIR BUSINESS. THAT 18 TO BUILD IT 50 SOUNDLY AND SO WELL THAT THE GOODWILL WHICH THEY HAVE WON WILL GROW AND ENDURE FOREVER.

ITS STABILITY IS BUT A REFLECTION OF THE INSTITUTION ITSELF.

SOLE AGENTS :---

TELEPHONE NO. 781.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

AWARDS FOR SURMARINE SINKINGS.

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£500 EACH FOR FOUR BRITISH

MERCHANT SHIPS.

St. George's, Buildings, HONGKONG,

The captain was awarded the D. S.C. and given a commission in the R.N.R.

2. S.S. Dunrobin.-Cuptain G. R. Thompson saw a periscope approace ing on the port beim, cites and ris- ing; he swung the stern towards it it was only a length away and the gunter fired one shot point-blank and

ber, Bart., made an announcement tower, immediately abuft the peris 1 March, 1915, Sir Henry Kim-struck on the top, on the coining that, together with certain friends, cope; it forged ahead a couple of he would provide and award four fathoms and then sank. No doubt prizes of £500 each to as many meris entertained of its destruction by chant crews who should prove to the mushing blow on the conning bare sank an enemy submarine tower, just rising out of the sea. This was to duplicate a like offer

Captain. Thompson was awarded made by the late Sir Joseph the D.S.C. Hoult. Through The Times Sir Henry telle :--

sells ΠΟΣ is permitted to sell anything. He had occasion the last day or two to look up the de- finition of the word hawker and he found it meant a person who sells goods. He could not understand why the word hawker should be used to represent a person who is only a buying agent. As the word hawker

The first two Ested will be.operated meanya seller he would like a substi

in the service of Puget Sound, call. tution for the word. This bill will not }

ing at Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria and

I now have the satisfaction of an- stop the hawking of marine

The Chind Mail Jearns that Curpl.

Vancouver, and the regular ports of nouncing that we

have awarded stores because its definition V. Seatt, of the Royal Engineers,

call in the Orient will be Yokohama, prizes of £510 to the captain, officers of the word hawker does not cover the well-known boxer, is returning

Kobe, Shanghai Manila and Hong- and crew of each of the dollowing a person who holds a marine store. to Hongkong.

At Wilkesbarres in Pennsylvania kong. The A hawker is a person who sells in the

West Munham" and ships, or £2,040 in all, in confuse streets and byways, and not in the on active service. He is the holdera truck of blackpowder attached to land, Oregon, making the same ports

Corporal Soot; left Hongkong to go there was an appalling explosion of the West Celina" will be operated tion with Messrs. Joseph Hoult and in the service of to and from Port Co., who have made similar awards market place.

of the heavy weight championship of an electric train conveying men to the Colony.

5.S. Cromer, Captain F. E. Beech Boxing men and patrons of the After the train had entered a tunnel

work. 69 were killed and 40 injured. of call in the Orient.

This probably marks the first ing. R.N.P., D.S.G. noble urt will be pleased to bear that the trolley wire broke and fell step of the U.S. Shipping Board in Hon. Mr. Alabaster suggested information has been received but Sparks ignited the powder. A ter-assigning their ships for permanent Thompson, D.S.C.

8.8. Dunrobin, Captain G. R. marine dealer's assistant, or agent," | Compl. Scult, who is now stationed at rific explosion was followed by flames; operation in the Trans-Pacific and proposed that the Bill be referred Malta,, has received approval of his which caused the greatest loss of life. Trade.

S.S. Mona's Queen, Captain to the standing Law Committee to application for transfer to Hongkong. decide on an appropriate term.

Hon. Mr. Pollock asked what word should be used in the place of "hawker."

Hon. Mr. Fletcher seconded. The Attorney General then pro- posed the second reading of a Bill- .. instituted An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the registration of births and deaths and said the object of the Bill is to carry out the reccm- mendation recently made by the Medical Board. He proposed that the Bill be read a second time and taken into committee to be considered clause by clause.

Hon. Mr. Alabaster proposed that the words 'before such death 'in the sixth line be deleted and substituted by the words "during the, said ill- ness." He also proposed that the word 'sach' in the last line be deleted as it is unnecessary. In the first line, after the figure. 3, the figure 1, în brackets, should be inserted to indicate a sub-section

268. A WEEK **IDOLS.""

tell me if we have any idols in Now, Tomany," said the teacher. this country?"

Oh, yes, teacher." was, the re- ply." Dud's been idle since Annis- she's goin' to be idle as long as alre tice Day, and my sister Nellie says

London Evening Nows. can draw 258. a week for it."

STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLES.

AND IN USA.

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THE C.P.R..

The destination of Canadian ruil-

waye has not yet been sattled. It is well known that for a considerable time negotiations have been proceed. ing by the Canadian Goverment, on railways, with the object of bringin Government control. them alt, as far as possible, under

ore 'hand, and the three Canadian

The reason

why these negotiations were com- menced was owing to the financial difficulty of the Canadian Northern Railway and of the Grand Trunk Railway, particularly on ite Trans- pacific branches. The war wes ret sponsible for a certain amount of 8. H.ME. Transport Mona's Queen. business depression, and put a stop -Captain W. Cain, Asutemurine to., for the time being at least, of i was seen about 300 yards away on considerable amount of borrowing the port bow.

It was making a powers of those two railways to en course to meet the transport, and able them to pay off their obligations was running with the deck a wash and by the way of interest on previous the coming tower clear of the water, borrowings, and to enable the deve It appeared to be trying to sub-lopments to take place in order that merge, when it collided with the the tires already under construction. transport and was struck by the might become productive. paddle wheel, which weighs about 30 Canadian Government could not very toms and was making. 80 revolutions well make "fish of one and font of minute Part of two pedde-arms the other," and the negotiations re- were broken off, and must have pene- sulted in a very mixed compromise Wtrated the bull of the submarine being arranged. The Canadian Paci Others were suffocated. The disaster Portland, Oregon, May 3 and will

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fio Railway could not be touched.or 5.9. Ardena, Captain H. T. Shill-4. 8.8. Ardens. Captain H. T. followed a night of rejoicing in cele return to that port sailing from ing. R.N.B., D.5.0.Y

Shilling The lookout man reported

coerped. bration of the homecoming of soldiers

Hongkong about July 2. This was from France. Hundreds of shrieking the first U. S. Shipping Board Transceived £800, the art officer $50; and beam; the helm was put hurd-aported no Government help. It was well

In each case the captain be re torpedo coming from the port women and children terrified at the Pacific liner despatched from the port the crew £150 among the distri-und the torpedo passed across the managed and more than paying its awful spectacle gathered at the of Portland in the Trans-Pacific uted according to each man's rat bowe, at the same time another tor- mouth of the tunnel. The catas. Trade. trophe was due to a careless violation

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"Western Knight" ing, and in extra £10 to the first pedo was seen approaching the ves-way, but a factor which swayed the transport of, men on trains carrying Board steamer to sail from that port of the mine laws prohibiting the which sails from Seattle about June sighters" of the enemy.

Bel, which passed under her stera, decision more than anything else was 20, will be the first U. S. Shipping |

clear of the ship. The captain stopped political and business power yielded I enclose concise story of the the ship and ordered the gunners to by the Canadian Pacific Bailways in. in the regular"Trans-Pacific Trade.

exploit in each case. This now gives the Admiral Line four first class steamers la the Trans Pacific service and, if conditions warrant, this fleet will probably be increased at a later date.

INDIA AND DUALISM,

1. S.S. Cromor. English twin fire on the submarine if they mw him terests throughout Canada. Ihre screw merchant steamer, stolutely come up. Immediately the comming-cognised in burne andies having unarmed. The lookout forward re-tower of a subtratine was seen rising any connection with Canada that the ported a craft on the starboard bow and the gurmers fired at it, but the Canadian Pacino Railway is u The captain, F. E. Beeching, what qussed over; they fired again and powerful, and that Load Bhough looking through his glasses, made out

LONDON, June 6. The Times is disposed to agree that dudian is probably unworkable but

quite clearly that it was a sumarine bit it, causing a violent explosion, nay, if he chooses to do so, you as no wholly satisfactory alters tive

and knew by the shape and trim that and by the time the gun was again exercise sa mal or a greater power has been suggested the whole issue SAFE, SURE, ALWAYS CUBES. was an enemy, vessel; realising hunded the bow of the submarine was in the Dominion of Canada than the must be threshed out in committee,

O not suffer from cramp colic or pain that it was not in trin for diving, be sticking saaight up or end; the gun Premier himself. The always remembering that India canDoutorach won Coaberlain's rammed it with the ship's stem and ners fired oguin and it it. not be asked to wait indefinitely. Calls and Diaries Bemedy goes to the Noonand by disorders of the

of my add orders suffering Dualism, probably must be tried uni- laht spot and, give immediate relief. This ship was stewardy docked for tinguished Service Cross and a com- out of any proposals, which the Chine.

The captain has received the Dis Pacific Railway obviously was Mr. Pollock seconded, and moved stomach and liver, and may be avoided less the committee concludes that it cannot afford to be without It If the third reading of the Bill. There be the use of Chamberlain's Tablets is hopelessly unworkable, out parila. you are subject to attacks of this kind, examination, which was entirely to mason, in the It.N.B., and the chief déan Government put formană în que being no objection, the Bill was read live thon trial. For sale By All ment should not sanction it without For sale By All Chemists and Store the satisfaction of the naval author gunner the Distinguished Service nationalisation of her A third time and passed.

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