FRIDAY, JUNE 24,194,-
LÉGISLATIVE COUNCIL
GOVERNOR CONDEMNS RACK-RENTING.
INIQUITOUS FARKING SYSTEM.
"A SCANDALOUS OUTRAGE ON PUBLIC DECENCY."
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chambed, on June 23rd. There were present- His EXCELLEÝCT TEK Gorso (Sir,
REINALD EDWARD STEBES, KOM.Ò.). Jos. Tar OFFICER TEMPORARILY COMMAND-
ING THE TROOPS (Colonel C. W. Davy, C.M.G.).
don. Mr. CurD SETZEN, CM. G.,
Colonial Secretary).
HOD. Mr. J. H. KT, KC, CRE
(Attorney-General),
Hes. Mr. C. Mel. MESSES, O.B.E..
(Colonial Treasurer).
fot. Mr. E. A. IATING Director of
Education)
Hon. Mr. 8. B. C. Ross (Sectctary for
Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. T.I
Public Works)
Presixs (Director of
Hon. Mr. H. E. Potock. R.C.
don. Mr. P. H. HOLYOK
Hon. Mr. Lit CEU-PAK
Non. Mr. Ho Foox
Hon Mr. FL W. BIED.
Jon. Mr. A. G. STIPRES.
Mr. S. . B. MeEZDERRY (Clerk of
Councils).
PRESENTATION OF DECORATIONS.
Before proceeding with the business of the Council Hta EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR presented the badge of Oficer of the Order of the British Empire to the loa, Mr. S. B. C. and the badge of the British ́al Member of the Ori-r of
mpire to Mr. G. 1. de Martin, and Mr. F. J. de Rome. The herours had been enferred in recognition of services rendered in the censorship at the Post I desire," Ars Office daging the war.
Бо
EXCELLENCY Mid, to express the com satiations of the Council to these Sentimen and its thanks for their
→vices."
His Excellency pisted on the badze and shook hands with each recipient, members of the Council meanwhile stand. ing in their places,
MINUTES
The minutes of the meetings held on April 9th and April 30th were approved be the Council and signed by HE, the Governor.
PAPERS.
The Colosta SICERTARY, by command H.E. the Governor, laid on the table the following papers: Report of the Har- our Master for the year 1990; Report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court for the year 1920; Report on the New. Territories for the year 1920; Annual Report on the Kowloon-Canton Railway British Boction); Preliminary Report on the Census of Hongkong 1921; Quarterly Return of excesses on sub-heads met by savings ander kade of expenditure.
FINANCE.
The Cotosul SzCTETARY, by command H.E, the Governor laid on the table Nos. 2 to 49 and Financial Minutes So roved that they be referred to the Cazace Committee.
The
COLONIAL TREASURER scconded, And the motion was agreed to.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command B.E the Governor, laid upon the ble the Report of the Finance Com- nittee (No. 6) and moved that it be
dopted
The
COCOKIAL TERASTEER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
PREGULATIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT-IN-
- COUNCIL
1 COLOSTL SECRETARY, by command H.E the Governor, laid the table Regulations made under:-
(a) The Stamp Ordinance, 1921, by the Administering the Govern Oficer mnt-la-Council on April 30th,
1527.
(b) The Stamp Ordinance, 1821, by the Oficer Administering the Govera on May 11th, ment-in-Council
1021
() The Pinces of Public Entertain- ment Regulation Ordinance, 1919, the Governor-in-Council on May by
96th, 121. (d) The Stamp Ordinance, 1921, by the Governor-in-Council on June 9th,
1921.
SUPREME COUET RULIS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY. by command H.E. the Governor, laid on the table Rules made under the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, by the Chief Justice on June 14th, 1991, and moved that they be
the Council approved by
The ATWENTY-GRAZZAL seconded and the motion was agreed to.
THE BATES-RESOLUTION RESCINDED.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S STATSMENT.
The COLONIA, SECRETARY mored the fol lowing Resolution made under section 31 (1) of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordi- 4 nance No. 6 of 1801-
Eesolved that the resolution made by the Legislative Council under section 31 (1) of the Rating Ordinance, 1901. on the 7th day of April, 1921, and pablished in the Gazette on the 8th day of April 1921; as Government Notifica tion No. 144 be rescinded and that the percentagea on the valuation of, tene ments payable as rates on and after the Ist day of July, 1921. be the same ae are now payable.
The COLONIAL SECRETART said: Hofour- able members will remember that when the question of increasing the assessed taxes from 13 per cent to 30 per cent. was under consideration by financial position of the
even
with the increased as such that, taxes on liquors and tobacco, it was
was difficult see how the revenue and expenditure of the cur rent year could be made to balance... Even with the proposed increase of the assessed taxes it wae deabtful whether we should arrive at the end of the year without 12 considerable deficit. Government was very nawilling to in- crease the assessed taxes at a time like the present when not only the rents paid in respect of domestic tenements are higher than they have ever been before, but the trade of the Colony at the same time was in an unsatisfactory state, and
it would-be generally,
for tenants be hard
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to pay the additional sum required. At the same time it was felt it has always been felt-this the assessed tax is one which
is spread over the whole com- munity and in normal time, parfair Lax ad pre that can be borne more sily than other forms of taxation. However, since the resolution wax paised.
the faarcial position had been found to be mare satisfactory than it was in April and, also, we have a reasonably prospect this year of meeting our expenditure by the help of the sale of certain Crown lands
Therefore, it was felt that this increase in assessed taxes might stand orer, at any rate for the present. Ther ing the course of the months that have elapsed since it was decided to raise the assessed taxes, various instances have come to the notice of the Goreriment it which landlords are raised the rents of their tenants or given notice to their repants that rents would be raised by certain sums from the 1st of July, and in same cases it was definitely stated that
by that rise was caused
the increase in the assessed taxes, Where tenants take the trouble
make the calculation,
thee the that increase is greatly generally End
per cent by which more than the
intended to increase the assess. had h
to
el taxes; in some cases the increase in the rent was as much as 20 per cent. and that the landlord was obviously taking advantage of the Government baving
ing decided to raise the assessed taxes to a great deal more than the per cent. he was liable for. That is an unsatisfactory position, and it is to be hoped that all landlords who have made such sa addition to Trots will now see
fit to restore the rent to the original Egere:
The COLONIAL TREASTRET seconded. The motion was agreed to.
INDICTMENT OF LANDLORDS.
own
GOVERNOR'S VIGOROUS
DENUNCIATION.
On
the
TOLSORS Landlord Amount
Creo
agains and
and
LEROVINCE
most point. At a
A
sequent
up the
THE CHINA MAIL.
the landlords would be wian enough
to take that as hint and confine their proposals for increased rents to reason=" able limits. They have not done "20; they choose to throw down the gaunties In this way, and I am perfectly prepared to take it up. And I t you to A situstion of sais kind cannot be tolerated Advise me. gentlemen, as to the stepe that should be taken to dml with the situation.
the matter I desire be fully considered and propose, there
of this. fore, to. appoint 3 committee of Council to consider and advise what taken to protect the stepe should tenants of domestic tenements from LLE reasonable incresses in rental and from arbitrary termination of their tenancies.
propose that the Committee shall Sonial
of the Attorney-General, the
Treasurer, the HOB
Mr. Pollock, the Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak, and the Hon. Mr. Halyoak I do no delibe fetter wish
the bat I rations of the Committee,
should opinion, is a possible course, one which would enable us to deal with this situation without making the position so unsale for land- lands
will not invest their thes thas one in bulding further, Louses 1 suggest that the sourdest course would be to consider what in view of the fall in the value of money, is now equivalent to the rents which were in existence, say, in 1914 and 1915, and what percentage on rents it would be acces sary to add to meet that, fall. Having done that I would farther propose that in future no rent should raised to & greater percentage ithout the con- for the sent of some body appointed for purpose, sad I would go further and say that if rents have been raised beyond that percentage they should be reduced as from the beaf ext
month Situation of the In order to deal"
notice to people who are given should be allowed to take effect for & period of six months-that would prob ably be long enough to carry us over the
by period of pressure med the infor of refugees from China, and by that time a certain number of additional houses will be ready for occupation. merely throwing out these suggestions for the consideration of the Commut
This does not touch houses built since
since 1924; Do would their case
iced to be
Fer care fully considered. There is, as I suggest- that interferecco td before, are check the
readiness of build houses.
but I think that can be got over, to some extent at least, by
law of restricted opera making the tion by making it for one year only requiring it to be re-voted annually
like to 395 what in ex
I would suggest that po sich are
with rents Y Landlords in
to
in
if necessary. that is dont I consider at the situation will be materially im- that
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is
City of
Ask
to
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Pots with great regret that I feel" compelled to at the Council interfere with "business matters in this way. It undesirable to interfere with economic laws, but if these laws are not allowed to work
and the landlord takes the
of rack-renting by virtue of his monopoly er makes
in housing accommodation, it keretary to abandon precedents and This landlords have principles chosen
to deff the Government and the public, and
Isunt you, gentlemen,
deal with the assist me to The Hen, Mr. HOLTOAK: I regret to sir, that, or health grounds, I SHY, must declize lo serve. I have been strictly forbidden, op medical grounds, to undertake any extra work for two months. I am afraid this will be a game
under- I must, not un What heavy task and F take it
HIS EXCELLESET: I am sure Y pressing the regret of the Council at Mr. Holyoak's decision and the reasoDE
H. THE GeFEESon: With your par mission, I should like to take this opportunity of saying a few words on a subject which arises out of some remarks which the Colonial Secretary made on the general question of increases of rent by landlords. At the beginning of last year I made clear in this Council my
the question of тіст creases which were taking place in house repist My view was that it was highly undesirable if it could "be avoided, to interfere
and with the operation of the ordinary
financial principles supply and demand, and there were special between interfering tenant. A certain of
Fance caused eases in rent was unjustifiable, because ewing to the decrease in the value of the landlord was receiving less moper
he had some right to put up his. rents in order to secure an income equival ent in vaine to that which he had before. A further point was, I was afraid that if we interfered too much we should check the building of houses, which is sub- in order to clear said that the Government would
standby not and
hands, and allow Fold, its
housing accommodation to shortage be emploited unreasonably by the land, bords The matter has remained un Ocea touched practically since then. sional complaints have been made to us of unreasonable increases in rerts. In has been found that the many cases increases were not unreasonable; in athers it was found that the Indiords on reconsideration were prepared to withdraw proposed increases.
however, that during regret to say. the last few weeks the situation has taken a different turn. It is perfectly clear that it is the intention of a
of a large umber of landlords in this Colony ta
of lake advantage of the scarcity houses
order
to mek rent their tenants. The more difficult situation has become. owing to the unfortunate troubles on the other side of the border. The number of Chinese coming to Hongkong har been very largely increased and we are now faced with a double problem the first instance,
ree, rents are being raised I will give -I
you
to show that
the
In
raised; and they are being Ber the other is that desiring to provide room for
for wealthy
but
до
refugees from Kwangtung, bare giren per- sans aiready resident in the Colony notice to leave their houses. I desire to
to interfere
with the hospitality given to refugees in always
in this Colony, thick
you will agree that we owe, in the first instance, certain duties to permanent residents of the Colony pass nor to some rather striking-
I will instances of increases in rent read to you a letter addressed to the Head, of the Sanitary Department. (I will not mention the cames of the writere):
No. 1, Bowrington Road, 1st and 2nd floors.
Dear Sir-We beg to inform you that the above property leased to us by the Hongkong Land. Investment from June 1st. and Agerey Co., Ltd., as 1091, and all rents dae va and after that date are to be collected by us. -We take
this
opportunity to inform that you the above property is taken over by us at a very high price, cost- ing over $30 per house, o Aro, therefore, compelled to notify you that unless the above premises are vacated on or before July 1st, 1921, the rent increased to 00 (dollars_sixty) will. .be
ata from that date. per month
Thanking you for acknowledgment of this letter, etc. etc.
Ta
I need only add to that, gentlemen, that the rent of these premises at "the
is 897 per month present moment- other words the middle man who farm
Ainiquitous system in itself-the collection of rents from the Land Invest- ment Company, is proposing to raise the rents by something like 10 per cent. Speaking in this place. I cannot matise that action in the forms which I would use in the course of ordinary conversation. I can only say I
regard
to
for it.
.
HIS EXCELLING enquired if the Hon Mr. Bird would be prepared to serve on. the Committee. The hon: manber signi- fed his willingness and his name was se cordingly substituted for that of the Hon. Mr. Hoc DETIES.
The COLOSTAL SECRETARY moved the fol lowing Resolution under the provisions of Section 41 (1) of the Liquors Con solidation Ordinance, 1911, Ordinance No. 9 of 1811:
Resolved thas the Resolution made by the Legislative Council under the pro visions of Section 41 (1) of the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, on the 7th day of April, 1991, and published in the Gezke of the 7th day of April, 1921, a Government Notification Na 1392 be amended by cancelling "the clauses thereof marked (f) and (2) re- pectively and substituting therefor the following clans66 2-----
(~80.90 nts per gallon or all na
"tive liquor distilled in tise New Territories, not including New Kowloon, for consumption in the said Territories.
(9)-Stills in the New Territories, not
including New Kowloon shall be prohibited from sending liquor produced in these stills to Hong- kong or to New Kowloon, pro- vided that any licensee of a đĩ tillery who desires to send auch liquor to Hongkong or to New Kowloon may be granted a permit to de so, upon payment of the Newged in Hongkong and COLOSTAL
said:
The SECRETARY effect of this resolution is to place, the island of Cheung Chan on the same foot- ing as the remainder of the New Terri- tories (excluding New Kowloon) as ret
native liquora distilled there.
The
Surdstations have been made by those
who distil
-liquors that the exist ing regulation
is having the affect of driving customers chiefly those of the fshing fleet to other.
and there. Places appeared to be no reason, why the it land of Cheung Chan should stand in a different position to other parts of the Territory The Government hea der that their representations LIE
justified, and this resolution is the
salt
ALMAL TREASURES seconded the The ColonAL TREASURES mation and it was soreed, in; -
FACILITIES TO CONTRACTORS. The Hon. Mr. H. W. BIRD, in accord- sace with notice previously given,, asked. the following question:
Will, the Government instruct the Police to ford facilities to Contractors for the temporary storage of building it as a scandalous outrage ou publis materials on the Prays during transit.
which decency, and it greatly to be regretted
from the that a wealthy corporation like the Landeliers or junks in whi Investment Co.
encouraging The COLORAL SECRETARY T should. by
replied: through & middle is a diffent subject which the Govern the system ofcandalous transactions ment has had under considerat on, for some time. It is propond to prids permanent stage for the deposit of build- ing material. Pending their construction sorte will be made to introduce tempori
' man, allow sich,
When 1 Colony, to take place in last spoke on this subject I stated that the Government would not allow
the taation to be exploited, and I thought
Ary ATTEngements which will meet the cass "so far as is, possible' without undue inter
ference with traio
QUESTIONS RELATING TO CHEUNG
JOHAU.
: The Hon. Mr. E. E POLLOCK, K.C.. in accordance with notice previously given; naked:
Has the new Telephone Cable from the Island al Honchong ro Cheung Chu which was referred to by the. Colonial. Secretary in this. Council on September
-1919, been laid?
it the fact that sa European Sergeant i the only European Police Officer stationed in Chenng Chao, and Is he constantly, in the course of his duty absent Irum that Talandi Is not the Goverment a position to com
yet in ply with the requests which have been repeatedly made in this Council for the- stationing of a second European Police Officer at Cheung Chau?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied 2- 1-The telephone cable referred to is in two partions, the first from the mainland to Entao near Ma Wan and the second from Laatzo.fo Cheung Chau. These sables were laid in February, 1920, and have been working ever since, except "fox, the period from 19th to 19th of May when -the land king on Lanizo was interrupted
owing to heavy stormis
The Acting Bub-Inspector in Charge is the only European Police Officer sta- tioned at Cheung Chia. He is at times. but not constantly, absent from the LaThrd... During the months of March, April and May he was absent from the Inland 16 times in all for a period exceed"" Jag four hours. These absences are neces- sitated by visits to adjacent islands and part of the southern coast of Lantao. which are in Cheung Chau palies district,
During the above three months wha Officer in Charge of one of the Police patral launches stopped at and visited Chenng Chau 15 times. A patrol Isunch passes the island at least once every day and can be stopped by signal.
The Captain Superintendent of Police will be asked to arrange if possible for a stond European police officer to be ata- tioned at Cheung Chan during the sama-
mer.
AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, 1903.
The ATTORNIT-GESTRAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled an Ordinance to amend further the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903.
The
Objets and Reasons" the Bill are as follows:-- *to
1. Classes 2, #At
attached
3 and 4 of the Rill deal
of
W the payment compensation for animals slaughtered by order of the Sanitary
Board, and for animals retain-
ed for observation order of the Board. Olantes 5 to 9 make certain alterations in the law relating to open af spaces, scavenging lanes, and means
inspecting access for the purpose scavenging, and cleansing.
2. Clause This clause makes an amendment in the heading prefixed to sections 54 and 55 of the principal Ordi- nance which is consequentist on the amendment made by clauses 3 and 4 of the bill
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3. Clause 2-The existing law relating to compensation for animals slaughtered by order of the Board is defective in two main respect, ie, (a) in applies only
Gaimals to cattle and pet to
generally and (b) it gives no power to withheld
which compensation, for animals imported in an infected condition. Clause 3 of the bill follows the lines of the Diseases of Animals
Ia 1291. Act,
makes the accordance with that Act, 2 BIKO DENG
ount of compensation depend upon the name of the
î It gives power
tehold can if the oper
of the animal has been guilty is relation
the
to the animal of an offence des
Ordinance, ~apd.it anles otherwise ordered Governor-iz-Council,
the
no compeich
shall be paid for any animal
it has showe symptoms of disease before it been in the Coldar for the period of
of the disease in incubation
The maximum compensation is to be in the case of rig and 3:00 in the case of any other animal Power is the Governor id Cotneil to given to define by order the periods of incubation of any diseases.
4. Clause 4-This claize gives the Board power to retain for observation any animal which is liable to be langht- ered border of the Board, and it pro- vides that compensation shall be given in such a
a case as if the animal has been slaughtered:
if az
5. Clause -This clause provides that an existing domestic building has in. which fact the amount of open space would be required in the case of a new domestic building erected on land leased from the Crown before the commence-
the of
Ordinance, sach- ment
be reduced below open space the minimum domestic
8. Clansa 6--This clause makes general the provisions
ious of section 176 of the príp. cipal Ordinance relating to open spaces between new domestic buildings and-the Eses provisions
to
the
hillside. At present of Victoria. apply only
Clanse 7-(a) Thi
This sub-clause makes it clear that scavenging lanes provided under the section must be formed to such levels 156 the Building Authority may direct.
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which ought to the
(b) This sub-c
sub-clanse extends the privil of the proviso to all ground stories which are not used for domestic par poses whether they be used as shops or not in future, therefore,
the proviso will
eg, to ground stories used as well as to ground stories rez. be porevez, used as shops. It" must, bower pointed out that the amendment may bave a restrictivo effect also, this:
though depends
legal constraction to be placed on the worved the present proviso, that the intention of the present proviso was that the concession should be Tail-
•where able only whe
stories of the ground sto three the adjacent buildings were tied solely as shops, and that it should not be available where those shops were used also for domestic purposes. How ever, Hat may be, the amendment will make it cless that if the shops are also used for domestic purposes the conces sions cannot be claimed. Of course, the presence of two caretakers in a shop st night will not have the effect of making the shop a place the meaning of the for -doméstic used!) purposes" rithin section,
(e) In faturs no portion of, any street: shall be allowed to count is open space?
(a) This mb-clause gires the Building Authority power to modify the provision
of this section in the interesis of the
8. Clause 8-The remarks made on paragraphs (4), (b), and (e) clanse 7 above apply also to the corresponding paragraphs of this section.
Sub-clause (d).- is intended that no compensation shall be payahla in future for scavenging lanes in any case. Such lanes are indirectly an advantage to the Tablic but they are primarily necessary for the convenience and health of the occupants of the building.
B. Clauso 8.-It seems desirable to pro- vide that all open spaces which abut on a street must be provided with a from such street for the means of access purpose of inspection, scavenging and cleansing
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL. ssid:- The
falls into two parts; the first second, third and fourth clauses deal with the compensation to be paid for animals slaughtered by
Clauses Sanitary Board.
tha order of
to 9 deal with open spaces, scavenging lanes and
lied
subjects. with the
WITH
Dealing, first of all, for animals compensation laughtered, the present law is defective
It applies to
cattle and in two respecia. not to animals gepersils, and it giva na power to withbold compensation for animais imported in an infected cündi- tion. Power will exist in fature to refuso
when
infected compensation animals are imported, as
only it fair that the importer should bear the loss and that it should not be
throw
on the public. Power is also given to estion where the owner of refuse compensation
offence the anima!
has been guilty of
in the importation or control of the snimals in the Colops. The actus) rates of compensation, which appear in clanse
Act. 3 are taken from the English The rate of compensation depends to a Der- tain extent upon the nature of the dis- ease. Clause gives the Board "power 10 retain for observation or treatment animals which would otherwise be liable to be slaughtered but which the Board wish to retain for the purpose of making investigations into the disease. As to
open spaces and scavenging lanes, the main amendment which the Bill proposes to efect is to
"the
paid.
provide that, in future, no compensation shall be in 405 case for scavenging lages Under the existing law, when buildings are erected on land leased from the Crown. they are to provided with scavenging lanes. When these scavenging lanes are and become Crown property is made for the payment
It is now thought, sir,
sir, that of provision of such the expense of prov
scareng ing lanes ought in all cases to fall on the owner. It is mainly for the benefit of tho owner and his tenants, though in- directly it benefits the public because tends to make the locality more healthy but the main benefit of scavenging lanes is to the owner and his tenants and it seems only reasonable that the owner should be the person to bear the ex- in al] cases, of providing sach
The latter part of the Bill provides that in fature no street shall come as su open space.
In certain cases, streets are allow ed to count as open spaces if no buildings front on them. The effect of that is that where the owner is allowed to count the street as an open space le of smaller amount to provide a space on his property. than he otherwise world and it is thought that the time te+ Ene come in the public interest to
مدة
LATEST SHIPPING NWX
ARRITIZO.
The as Haiman, Capt. C. E Page, 641 tons, arrived this morning. at 645 am from Haihow with 850 tons of general cargo.
The s.s. "Kleist." Capt. T. Setino, 5,975 tops, arrived this morning at 710 m. from Singapore with 644- tons of general cargo.
The ss "Safchou Capt. Forster, 745 tops, arrived this morning at 7:30 am, from Tsingtan with 900 tons of general cargo.
DEPARTURES.
The ss Alchiba." Capt. Visser. sailed for Hongkong and Hamburg at noon to-day with 200 cons of general cargo.
The SS. "Pheumpeah," Capt, Lewis, sailed for Saïren at 2 pm. to-day with 1,600 tons of general carga.
The ss. "Loongsang, Captain. Stapson, sailed for Manila at 3 p today with 1,200 tons of generat CAIRO.
The ss.Pakwo," Capt. Webster, sailed for Haihow at 4 p.m. to-day with 90 tons of general cargo.
The Es. "Toba Mare," Captain Teramoto, sails for Kobe and New York at 5. p.m. to-day with 2,954 tons of general cargo.
The 3 s. Foolee," Capt. Miyaoka, sailed for Tientsin via Foochow at 6 p.m. to-day with 200 tons of general cargo.
CLEARINCES.
The as "Delta,, British, cleared to-day and wit sail for London via Singapore at 7 a.m. to-morrow. ...The s.s." Takada,” British, cleared to-day and will sail for. Calcutta via Singapore at 8 a.m. to-morrow,
The ss.Lahore," British, cleared today and will sail for Kobe via Shanghai at 10 a.m. to-morrow.
The ss. "Cheongshing" British, cleared to-day and will call for Tier- tuna Weihai-wei it noon to "Morrow,
WHY
DO SOME SUBSTANCES
EXPLODE?
* Mention of the word "explosion" usually brings to mind some substance like gunpowder, nitro- glycerine or T.N.T. generally used for the "explosions which are, pre- meditated. and, to a certain degree, controlled by man. But it should be remembered that there are a number of other substances, apparently harmless in themselves, which, can explode with terrific effect. Steam, for example, if too closely the Dot excessive amount of open
confined, will burst a boiler and do speco
principal Ordiazoc which the
almost as much damage as a requires, without having the
-shell. Grala 'dust, coil duz, or counting a street as part of the open
"the fine dust suspended in the. The space.
is as which has work
air of wailis, is extremely ed in a spasmodic and capricious way because if any of the
fronts on dangero 19.on account of this ten. the street it is Dot
to count it,dency, for the generation of heat from unexpected source may canse it to shatter the elevator.er.mik which contains it.· ́
quire owners to provid
provide, on their OWD
land,
.01,
of
as an open space. Opportunity is also taken to make certain minor amend ments
I beg to move the first reading. The COLONIAL SECRETARY second- ed, the resolution was carried, "and the Bill was read a first time.
CROWN LANDS RESUMPTION.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Oved the first reading of Bill-intituled an Ordinace to amend the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance 1900.
The "Objects and Reasons"? at- tached to the Bill store:
1--This Bill contains the three following main provisions:--
(a)The customary 10 per cent.
allowance for compulsory ac quisition is to be abolished. (b) The compensation is to be bised on the amount which the property would fetch in the open market if sold by a villing seller....
(c) No compensation is to be
given in respect of any use of- the land which is nog în ace cordance with the terms of the crown lease under which the land is held. 2.Pangraph (a) and (b) of Clause 2 are adopted from the Ac quisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919, 9 and 10° Goo.. 5. c. 57; s. 2 (1) and (2). -3--Pangraph (c) of Clause 2 is intended to prevent claims being made on public moneys in respect of uses of the land which are not in ac cordance with the terms of the Crown lease. Sucts claims are some- times made, and they are generally supported by the production of per- mite to use the land in that particular. way. Though such permits are in- ended to be only temporary they se often removed from year to year for long periods, and the argonca is that the Crown must be taken to have waived the breach of the Crown Icase. It has also been argued that” the expectation of the continued renewal of stele permits. must be taken into account in Axing the com pensation.
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There is, however, a difference between what might be called. *** natural”@explosions of this kind and the "artificial" explosions of gunpowder and nitro-glycerine. The first are due to heat which causes a sudden burning of the particles of dust near it and a cous quest ex pansion of the air which almost instantaneously becomes an irresisti ble force. In the case of gunpowder and led explosives the resule Is due to the presence of chemicals which burn with great rapidity with- out having to come in contact with the air, and is burning, these chemicals release large quantities of gas. It is the attempt of this gaa to escape from the container which confines it, that causes what we allude to as an "expicaloa "—just as the steam in a boiler is constantly. trying to escape, and, unless a salety- valve, relieves the pressure, It will eventually shatter even the STOżgest steel.
According to the Chinese press, the Chinese Minister of Navy, has given orders for the construction of eight new gunboats in two local shipyards.
The Yokohama Specle Bank and the Russo-Astatic Bank in Péking have agreed to cash $500,000 Gǝv- erament, cherics given for payment of salaries of foreign employees and copsider the advance as short-term loans.
A Peking correspondant writes In 'proffering an official apology to a French official who was recently insulted in Harbin, the Chinese Buthorities gate the naise explana tion that the victim had been mis- taken for a Russian.
The sad death is recorded of Simons, the nine-year-old daughter f of Madame and Mon. G, Colinet, from scarlet fever, which took place on June 15 at the Isolation Hospital, Tientsin. Deep sympathy is felt for the grieved parents, who have los two xhildren within a week, only a few days before they lost their young,
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