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.tributes sent to the funeral..

BIRTH

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TILBURN-On Saturday, April 1921. at Shanghai, to Mr. Mrs. D. O! Tiburn, a son.

MARRIAGE.

16,

and

was

by

THE CHINA MAIL.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL"

TO-DAY'S MEETING.

·STAMP DUTY BILL AMENDMENTS. ..

MONDAY, APRIL

Ray bearing On the question. INVISIBLE "SEARCHLIGHT. He mentioned that fact in case the idea should get abroad that Hong- kos was abandoning its policy of free trade.

but

NEW HAYAL DEVICE.

1921.

LAWN BOWLS.

CIVIL SERVICE· OLUB

* AT- HOME.

ture was $2,727,200.63 (much less thap the year before) bus the sense of spending nearly three millions, in this way escapes ns. Most of it must be pore waste, not even to be

The production of # invisible Another suggestion made for deat- regarded as an insurance premium, for it insures nothing. The Public

The Civil Service Club opened the ing with the deficiency in revenue searchlight, that can be used in send- "Works Department, as was guess-

The Legislative Council met in the was that they should obtain money ing messages for navel purposes with

short loans and out the possibility of detection, is the bowls season with a well-attended ed, dipped deep into our attenuated Council Chamber this afternoon when means of

not rely upon taxation for problems ser, half in jest, ball in and highly successful "at home" on purse. $2,555.877.69 being the following members were present: development

works

that cames, by Admiral Bullard, of the Saturday. Visiting teams from the down as extraordinary expenditare,

His Excellency the Officer Adminis-

#as, be considered. a very United States Naval Communications Police, Talkoo, Kowloon, and. Crai- which means 832087474 more

tering the Government (the Hon. Dr.shortsighted policy. Some of the Service. Mr. W. D. Ryan, 2 gengower Chibs took part, silver than in 1919 spent N

Cland Severn, C.M.G.).

provisions of the Bill would have to authority on electrical illumination, teaspoons being given as trophies to works. Beals for motorists? The

His Excellency the General Officer be altered Kowloan-tanton railway absorbed Commanding the Troops (Major abandoned altogether.

and some would be promised that he would see what would the winners. Lavish refreshments be done to produce a cylindrical light and fine weather helped to make it a $92,56.8 of our funds, of General Sir G. M. Kirkpatick,E

Mr Laing presented the spoons Attorney-General indicated care, rendered invisible by the use of very happy affair. The Hon. Colonis! Secretary (Mr. / that such clause 29 of clause 3, con.infracted rays. An incandescent lamp to the winners, E, D. G. Wolfe).

taining a "definition of the term “rest-

searchlight of 7,000,000. candle power to some visitors who ing order" would he omitted and as shown chase "21, dealing with agreements evinced astonishment when Mr. Ryan for sale would be dropped altogether, told them that experiments, bed de- A drafting amendment would bemonstrated that it was possible to necessary in the case of clause 23 increase a 600,000 cradle power light which had regard to exchange onto 1,200,000 without additional elec- tracts. Owing to the many difficul tribal power by simply conserving ties experienced it was proposed to light rays heretofore wasted.

81975 more than the pre K.C.B., K.C.S.T.). vious year. Some subsidy For- tunately we are able to note on the other side an increased revenge of

The Hon. Attorney-General (Mr. $520.176.10, or $30,083.33 more than in 1919. If it keeps on at that H. Kemp. KC, CB.E.).

The Hon. Colonial Treasurer (Mr. rate, and the Crown Agents de Mel. Messer, O.B.E.). velop a conscience, the line should |

The Hon, Director of Education begin to pay in fifty years or so. (Mr. E. A. Irving).

TRIS revenne Altogether.

The Hen. Secretary for Chinese 81.Šugnen; less than the pre-Lafairs (Mr, S. B.. C. Ross) - vious year, the decrease occurring

The Hon. Director of Public Works licences and internal revenue Mr. T. L. Perkins). not otherwise specified, which looks rather like an argument in favour of the new staing duties, does it not?

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. Hon. Mr. Lau Cha-pak. Hon Mr:-A. O. Lang. - Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.

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Hon. Mr. A. 3. Stephen! Hon Mr H.. W. Bird,

This

BEER AS 'MEDICINE.

IN AMERICAN DECISION. ·

ADVICE TO PROHIBITIONISTS.

Law Officers of the Crown are from

bandon clause 29, dealing with lateste was caused by the employment registration duty, and an increase of parabolic, lenses, he explained. would be provided in the duty on The laboratory had discovered that time to time asked to answer odd share contract notes, instead. He searchlight lenses, if baik with mir questions, bar we doubt whether they could not fully grasp the objection to rors curved on new lines not parabolic, have ever had such a conundrum set clause 41, dealing with the liabilty would conserve most of the last rays, before them as that which has recently. and the discovery was about to be put occupied the Attorney-General of the of corporate firms, etc., but

to the practical use of doubling the United Stures. "Es beer a medi- Government were prepared to alter

power of existing searchlights. cine?" was the problem which probabi-

tionists and anti-prohibitionista com

Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Clerk of the provision to some extent.

Councils.

Ore fatal case of plague and two Mr. A. O. Lang took the oath on fatal cases of small pox, also a non-taking his seat as member represent fatal case of small pox fall Chinese) ing the Chamber of Commerce, in the place of the Hon. Mr. P. H. were reported on Friday..

Holyoak, on leave,

;

The Hon. Colonial Secretary laid on the table Financial Minutes Nos. 25 to 26 and Report of Finance Com

One fatal case of small-pox was reported on Saturday, also two non- fatal cases of enteric fever, one of diphtheria, and another of cerebromittee No. 4. spinal lever, all Chinese.

HON. MR. BIRD'S QUESTION.

the

EXCHANGE CONTRACTS. The following is the Proposed new Draft of Clause 23 and of Heading 22 of the Stamp Duty Bill

EXPLOSIVES IN BERLIN. bined to compose for him, and we are

STARTLING STÄDEMENT 1.

AN ALLEGED BIG CONSPIRACY. The contents of a packet which was found recently attached to a burning fuse half-way up the Column

not surprised to hear that he took time to consider his decision. The tasty layman will be prone to answer with a negative. Beer is plainly not among the substances which we commonly But that cannot de- call medicines. cide the question. In the eye of the kw many things are not what they

23.--(1), When any exchange con- tract is, either wholly or in part, cancelled, or set off, or otherwise terminated by some transaction upon which neither bill of exchange por telegraphic transfer duty is paid, the seller shall forthwith execute a can of Victory in the big square in front seem. Now, both parties to the dis cellation note, which shall set forth of the Reichstag have been found to pute agreed in treating beer is some- food. To the prohibitionists, wa The Hon. Mr. W. H. Bird asked the amount of currency so cancelled consist of three kilogrammes of picrie thing outside the ordinary category of The Diplomatic Corps at Peking the following question:In view of or set off or otherwise released, and acid, twenty-nine dynamite cartridges, has approved the remittance of the fact that the bousing problem is such cancellation note shall be and four perbite cartridges. But for understand, it is a noxious drug: to their opponents a valuable stimulating $300,000 out of the Customs still acute and that the Dairy Farm stamped with the duty specified in the lucky finding of the parcel and the beverage. It appears to us that the venue for plague prevention work Co. hold some 210 acres of highly the schedule to this Ordinance. prompt detachment of the fuse the prohibitiocists gave away their case- along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

suitable and accessible building land (2) The duty shall be calculated charge would have exploded in about If a drug is not a medicine, what is it? on the cool side of the Island, will on the equivalent of the sum of six minutes and not only have demo The abusive adjective is nothing to the The wedding is 200ounced to the Government take preliminary foreign currency in the currency of lished the column but also wrecked & purpose. Iannerable drugs are noxi- take place shortly, of Mr. Harry steps to develop some spot on the the Colony at the rate of exchange good many of the buildings which ous if consumed in sufficient amount, Gordon Baxter of the Chartered mainland, such as the slopes of the which under the contract would be Bank and Miss Dorothea Farmer, Shatin Valley, with a view to ultimate the rate of exchange for delivery on surround the square. The loss of yet health giving in a proper dose. daughter of Mr. W. Farmer to removal of the Company's sheds and the date on which the contract is, life would almost certainly have run And scoordingly the Attorney-General prietor of the Victoria Hotel, Sha cattle to such spot and the resump-wholly or in part, cancelled, or set into hundreds. The Acht uhr has pronounced that beer is a medi meen, Canter.

tion of the land at present in its off, or otherwise terminated by the Abendblatt makes the startling state-cine, and henceforth any free and in- possession?

transaction on which neither bill of ment that the police have discovered dependent citizen who caft persuade The Hon. Colonial Secretary-re-exchange-nor-telegraphic transfer the attempt on the column to be only his doctor to give him a certificate that plied-

duty is paid.

one feature of a vast plot for blowing he is in need of a nourishing stimel

المية

At the meeting-of-the-Sanitary. Board to be beld to-morrow afternoon a letter will be read from the Govern The Government has for some ment relative to the proposed cand-time past been in communication paign against mosquitoes. The Board with the Dairy Farm Co., in the will also consider the appointment of matters referred to in the question, Mr. James Reid to be a Second Class but it is not possible to make any

Sanitary Inspector.

statement at present.

eiple of personal liberty. We are not an extravagant extension of the prin

in Europe inclined to regard beer as a dangerous beverage. That opinion

is, we are told, shared by the United

States oficials charged with the task

(3) If the exchange contract is up public buildings and killing publicant will be legally entitled to obtain only partly cancelled, or set off, or men by means of infernal machines.all the beer that he can pay for. It otherwise terminated by a transaction The paper says that quantities of does not, regarding the matter from on which neither bill of exchange nor dynamite and other violent explosives the darkness of the Old World, appea telegraphic transfer duty is paid, ex have already been found in other change contract duty shall be paid

parts of the city. Those concerned FORMAL BILLS.

on the equivalent in Hongkong

in the conspiracy are, however, not "Make good music popular and

The Hon. Attorney General moved currency, as provided in the preceding popular music good" is the slogan the second reading of the Bill in-sub-section, of the amount of foreign foreigners, as the persons who deposit adeptes by the General Federation timed As Ordinance to provide for currency cancelled, or set off, ored the packet on the Column of Victory of Women's Clubs in a campaign the transference of property, rights otherwise released.

were supposed to be, bat Germans just started to drive out jazz and and powers to successive holders of (4) Without prejudice to the rights Their aims are said to be political, but improve American music generally, the office of Custodian of Enemy of the saller and purchaser inter se, no hint is green as to what party they The campaigners are headed by Property.

the seller shall be liable under this belang to or what they hoped to attain The Hon.

Colonial Secretary Ordinance for the stamping of any by wholesale blowings up. seconded and the Bill was read a¦erchange contract cancellation note second time.

which is required to be stamped The Council then went into Com under the provisions of this section. mittee to consider the Bill clause for (5.) Every exchange contract can clause."

cellation note shall be duly stamped Coming out of committee, the within two days after the exchange Attorney-General moved the third contract has been wholly or in part principal sum secured. reading of the Bill.

Mrs. Marx E. Oberndorfer (Anne Shaw Faulkner).

The Danish Chinese Commercial Company, of 14. Chater Road, is advertising the nilfick" vacuum cleaner in our issue to-day. The cleaner is made in a portable size and with attachments can be used for cleaning upholstered furniture; books, tapestry, carpets, machinery, horses and automobiles. The Danish Chinese Commercial Co. hold the sole agency.

ROWING.

END OF THE SEASON. „

The

(22) SCHEDULE

(3) Extension of time of an origin al mortgage, whether endorsed on the mortgage deed or not.-20 cents for every $100 or part thereof of the

INSURANCE DUTY.

is 29 follows:-Policy of

of enforcing the lay of prohibition. They welcome the Attorney-General's decision on the ground that if peopl are easily able to obtain beer they will not be so thirsty for whisky, and, in consequence, there will be less diff- culty in suppressing the illicit trade in liquor. Here we have an illuminat- « ing criticism on the practical value of a policy of prohibition. Prohibition is only possible if it is not enforced. We are not surprised to hear that the cancelled, or set off, or otherwise (4) Transfer or assignment of any prohibitionists are very angry with the The Hon. Colonial Secretary terminated aforesaid, provided | mortgage, bond, debenture, or Attorney-General. Their chief spokes- seconded and there being no ob- that no general holiday shall be covenant (except & marketable man protests sadly that beer was never jection, the Bill was read a third reckoned in the computation of the security), or of any money or stock) intended to be a medicine. We sub- time and passed.

said period of two days.

secured by any such instrument, ormit that this argument leads nowhere, The Hon. Attorney General moved (6) No duty shall be payable upon by any warrant of attorney to enter What the intentions of the first brewer the second reading of the Bill in exchange contracts for the account up judgment, or by any judgment or the last may be is nothing to the Mr. Alfred Hicks, the Editor of tituled An Ordinance to modify and in the name of any person or -The same as in No.3.

purpose. The first cow which gave $13,328.30 more than the year the Hongkong Telegraph, who sails certain provisions of the Treaty of dinarily resident of carrying ou (5) Where any further money is milk did not, we presume, intend to before No doubt he was worth it for home this week on leave, was Peace Order, 1919, as amended by business in Canton if the transaction added to the money already secured. produce medicine. The first cook who all, but we think the odd 15 cents entertained at tifin the Hongkong the Treaty of Peace (Amendment) bona fide originated in and is financed--The same as in No.3.

made soup was probabi not a phy- The Hotel on Saturday by his colleagues Order, 1920, and by the Treaty of in Canton. sires to thank all friends for their might have been abated.

sician. Yer doctors tré "frequently, kind sympathy is the loss sustained Colonial Secretary's department on the local English newspapers Peace (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, (7.) In this section, and in Heading The proposed new draft of beading observed to prescribe milk and beef by the French Convert through the cost you $16.837.) more than in Mr. T. Petrie presided and there were 1920, for the purpose of adapting the 22 of the Schedule to this Ordinance, 34 death of Sister Macarie and for floral 1919, and Chinese affairs were twenty journalists present. Tributes provisions of the Order to the the teres seller means the corporate Insurance (1) Life Policies, 25 cents tel, and if they choose also to pre- $5,081.70 - more expensive. The were paid to the personality of the circumstances of the Colony of body, firm or individual whose obli- for every $1,000 or part thereof scribe beer that terrible beverage muse Treasury, which would save a lot guest both as a man and a journalist, Hongkong.

gation to supply any sum in a car-insured; (overembossed); before ex be presumed to have its value to the of money by being its own banker, and bopes were expressed that he

Hon. Colonial Secretary rency other than the currency of the ecution. (2) Life Policies, renewal human frame. We can only advise the cost $74-2.34 or 11,145.40 would return to the Colony with seconded.

Colony is cancelled or set off or receipts, 5 cents. (adhesive); before prohibitionists to extend their principle,

delivery. (3) Marine Policies, hull of total abstinence to argument and more than in the previous year. renewed vigour and energy after an The Council then went into com- otherwise terminated.

mittee to consider the Bill clause by The Harbour Master's department, enjoyable holiday at Home

risis for time, 25 cents for every logic. The more they endeavour to clause.

$1,000 or part thereof insured; reduce their creed to a reasonable though actually costing $4.264.72 less than in 1919, was well over the i

Coming out of committee, the Hon. Exchange Contract Cancellation (overembossed): before execution. form the more preposterous it ap estimate. The Imports and Ex-

Attorney General moved the third Nate. 10 cents for every $500 or (4) Floating Policies, for each en pears. reading of the Bill

part thereof. Two days after car dorsement, (5) Marine Policies, other ports Department cost $502,114.65,

The Eon: Colonial Secretary cellation, etc., ses section 23 (5). than those specified above, and (6) which

actually less

seconded and there being no objer. (Every exchange contract which be Fire, Accident and all other policies EARTH GETTING WARMER. $307,512.58 than the year before.

tion, the Bill was read a third time comes liable to stamp duty under the not specifically referred to above, That; however, may be less gratify.

and passed.

provisions of this section shall be where the amount insured does not ing than it looks, if it means that

In moving the third reading of duly stamped within two days, after excred $1,000: 20 cents; where the the staff had less to do, owing to

the Stamp Duty Amendment Bill the such contract has been wholly or in amount insured exceeds $1,000:50 Attorney-General (Mr. J. H Kemp) part. cancelled, or set off, or other-

Ceuts. (7) Renewals, except life loon institution, the Royal Obser-ed the close of the rowing season expressed the thanks of the Govern. wise terminated as aforesaid, provided renewals, the same du'y as on the vatory, cost $25,905.53. and we yesterday afternoon by holding a series ment to those bodies and individuals that no general holiday shall be original policy,

Interviewed for the Philadelphia surmise that the real improve of races at Black Boulder. There was who had given assistance in connec reckoned in the computation of the (From. No. 5 to No. 7 the words Public Ledger, Mme, Carie, the dis- ments already described in the a good attendance of spectators at the tion with the framing of the measure. sald period of two days).

overembossed" and "belore ex-Coverer of radium, has propounded a China Mail need not have cost fixture and some interesting racing was Most of the criticism levelled PARA COLLATERAL SECURITIES.—- ecution"-apply, while the insurr theory which rows doubt on the be- lief that the earth is constanly cooling. WOLFENDALE. -On March 29, so much but for the Crown witnessed.

against the Bzl bad, The proposed amendment of head-pays in every instance.) Justice cost us 1921, at Luchow, Szechuan, Agent system.

"Radio-active bodies give out heat Gratification was expressed by the he said taken the form of effort to ing 30 is as follows Substitute

OTHER AMENDMENTS, Richard Wollendale, L.R.C.P. $35,156.70 zaufe, br $286,591.65; Secretary of the Club (Mr. R. Creduce the various duties imposed by the following for the present sub- A proposed amendment to cause and powerful radio-active substances, and Edin. of the Canadian a good article is always worth the Witchell), in the course of a briel the Bill and to induce the Gov-headings (1) to (4), and re-aumber 45 provides that "no prosecution shall such as radium, are a constant source Methodist Mission, aged 55 money. Police and. prisons cost speech, at the keen interest taken by erament to omit certain other duties the succeeding Sub headings. The be instituted under this Ordinance of heat." Mime. Curie says.

$425,859.73 extra (a million and a meters and he congratulated the altogether. Even though the Govers simplest effect is to make the duty except with the consent of the study of radio-active elements shows POND. On April 16, 1921. at half altogether) but we cannot crews who had made such a good ment had not been able to agree on collateral securities 10 cents in Collector

that not only is it not certain that the Sanghai, Albert Victor Pond, grumble, because we insisted on showing at the R.H.K.Y.C.'s regatta with all the argumenta put forward stead of 20 cents per $100.

Under proposed amendment clause earth is cooling, but it is even pos- 2nd officer, China Navigation paying our police fairer wages, and the previous day. On behalf of the those arguments had helped them to 30. Mortgage. (1) being the only 46 read, "Every person who como sible that it is getting constindy

we did really require a less G-Club he thanked those who had come to a just decision. It had been or principal or primary security-20 mits or attempts to commit any offence warmer This changes all our opin~/ Co., Ltd., aged 24 years.

bertian jail than the city one proved donated trophies particularly Mr. suggested that the Government might cents for every $100 or part thereof against this Ordinance shall ions on the evolution of the terrestrial to be... The Medical departmente McKirdy for the presentation of the have met the position by simply doub of the principal sum secured. (For be liable upon summary conviction globe. cost $331,020.81, or an increase of Vice-Commodore's Cup. A distribuling the present duties but there were, tontine mortgages see section 35). 'to a fine not exceeding ten thousand $66,496.06. Here again we got our tion of prizes was made subsequently, he pointed out a good many (Section 35 reads-The duty on dollars and to imprisonment for any money's worth. The Sanitary De- by Mrs: Dixon,

items in the Bill which could tontine mortgages shall be calcu term not exceeding one year.”

Home newspapers haye for years." partment (increase of $78,886.44) Junior Fours-Won by Mr, G. not fairly be doubled or increased lated on the principal sum NANCIAL Vozel vote is apparently not a medical depart-May's crew (Berentson, H. Mason at all. There were other duties advanced and not on the total The following financial votes pro- during the silly season." amused"

which could not safely be doubled mortgages, amount of the payments posed by HE the Officer Administer themselves by discussing the enter ment, as it has its own line in the and C. Earnshaw). ledger. None will begrudge the Tub Scalling1st Race, J. Berent because the probable effect of secured.) ke

ing the Government were approved by taining possibilities of a strike by small increase on botanical and son; 2nd Race, G. Tiran

doubling them would be either to (2) Being a collateral or auxiliary the Finance Committee the clergy Now China has shown forestry development which cost Mosquito Yacht Race (for non-boat-drive trade away from the Colony or additions or eubstituted security, $5,000 on account of Miscellaneous the way, for a Chinese paper $55,975.49 or $4,517.84 more owners) :---), H. Olsen; 2, Education was considerably dearer Farmer Figures in the last Gazette sugas we have always said it should gest good reason for increased tan be. “We spent $170.706-12 more hon. The cost of government tags on it than we did in 1919, the total slong with H.C.L. Your governor being 8637,512.68, nearly $40,000 was estimated to cost you $88,321 over the estimates. It should cost and he cost you $90,526.45, or na more yet. Our military expandi

ROBERTS-LEE. On April 16, 1921, at Shanghai, Robert Wil liam Roberts, eldest son of the late Mr. Wm. Roberts and Mrs. Roberts, Oswestry," to" Ethel Mary, only daughter of the Rev. H. Phillips Lee and Mrs. Lee,

Wem.

years.

DEATHS.

The China Mail.

"TRUTH, JUSTICE - PUBLIO SERVICE."

HONGKONG, MUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1921.

REASON FOR TAXATION.

falling off in trade. Our Bow.

V.R.C.'S FINAL RACES.

The Victoria Recreation Club mark.

Scratch Fours (lady, cswains) Mrs Rapley

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NEW. RIDIUM.THEORY OF MME. CORIE

"The

for the to encourage evasion.other, than a mortgage executed in Services, Payment to Messrs. Lowe, serts that the monks of the various It had been suggested, the pursuance of a duly stamped agree Bingham and Mathews for pro temples in Sungxiang dia rict numbers Attorney General proceeded, that the ment for mortgage, or executed fessional services in connection with ing some 150, have proclaimed duties imposed by the Bill constituted by way of further assurance where report on the China and Jaspaña strike to protest against che Race out for Mosquito Yachts (for an attack on free trade Heven the principal security is duly Telephone, and Electric Co. Ltd small amount of wages they receive the Vice-Commodore's Cup):-, tured to say that that was an improp stamped 10 cents for every $100 or 3337 on account of Kowloon from the head monks which are

er use of the terms frée trädi Bo (Mr. S. Berg): 2, Chic

and part thereof of the principal sum Chaton Beliway, Special Expenditure, insufficient for their livelihood our that nothing in the Bhad secured.

Ramapo Switch Staride.

account of the high cost of living. (Mr. Alves)