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that haven where we would be, it is
for all that a haven. Let us make the best of it. It should be hard to im- prove upon it. Outside is that horrid hurly-burly you know of. To- morrow we may be in it again. For this 'ovening let us agree that the Panglossian dictum has at least tho right to be board. That picture on the wall there is a soothing thing The noises from the kitchen are fanfares of promise. Anon we shall digress: again, let churlish, logic chid, as it may. For words are very like money, and of money what we call small change enjoys in its own right an im portance as important as that of capital sums, and the flinging of largesse is business just as investment may be. The humidor is just behind you. The dictionary defines nicotine as a poisonous alkaloid of a very serid taste but-matches? Here-Catch
the nictitation of a kindly eye i. a pleasant digression.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
RENTS ORDINANCE FURTHER
AMENDEDË
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
RESTRICTING THE USE OF STOCKS.
GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTION,
THURSDAY-DEJEMBER 8 1971
NEW STEAMER.
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The latest, fastest and largest At this afternoon's meeting of the vessel of the Nippon Yusen Kaishn Logislative Council, the Hon. Mr. H. dot, the "Hakone Maru" one of cert certainly was a musical treat," The Bishop was right. The con- B. Pollock, K.O., submitted the three ships which that company has the Cathedral Hall was comfortably following questions:
alloted to the European run, arrived filled, and the object was manifestly. With reference to the letter from here from Shanghai at 6.30 o'clock a most worthy one. And yet also this morning When the" Hakone he was slightly wrong. Assuredly "Brown Sugar," headed "Govern- Maru" visited Shanghai she was the warmest thanks were due to all! The first reading of a Bill to amend further the Rents Ordinance; the first ment Officers' Quarters," in the South largest Japanese vesant to come right who contributed to reading of a Bill to regulate the China Morning Post of Friday, up the Whangpoo river.
the fine success achieved but not to the imposition of stocks; and the second November 18, in which it is stated The "Hakone Marü" is over 500 audience. It was amply repaid by reading of a Bill to modify vertain that Government officers, occupying feet in length, and is 10,200 tone dis- the excellence of the programme sub- provisions of the Treaty of Peace Government quarters are, several of
mitted. The lepers of Pakhoi and (Hungary) Order, 1921, for the pur-them, sub-letting part of their quar-
Lainchow should benefit considerably pose of adapting the provisions of tara to relatives and friends, for por
in consequence, for it was in aid the Order to the circumstances of the sonal profit, will the Government
of their hospital that the concert was Colony of Hongkong, were considered state- by this afternoon's meeting of the
given. Legislative Council. The second reading of the Bill to restrict the taking of le, al proceedings in respect of certain acts and matters done dur-
AND THIS FOR DIVVLEMENTing the war and to provide in certain
AND DIVARSION.
Sure the first paragraph in the new chapter in Irish history will be the journalistic comments on it, and bad seran to the man that would be after
to
we
earn or
are. now
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cases zomedies in substitution there- for, was not proce:ded with at this meeting.
ATTENDANCE.
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. T. L. Ferkins
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak The Hon. Mr. Chou Shou-son. The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird. The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen. The Hon. Mr. A. O.. Lang.. Mr. S. B. B. McElderry. Clerk of Councils.
Those present were :- His Excellency the Governor, Sir searching the teeth of a gift horse and Reginald Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G. saying the good news is not good, or H.R. the General Officer Command- belittling it in order to tickle the Die-ig the Troops, Lieut.-General Sir G. hards, more by token if the same man | M. Kirkpatrick, K.C:B., K.C.S.I. have done nothing in the pust Tar Colonial Secretary, the Hon.
deserve the blessing | Dr. Cland Severn, U.M.G., LL.D.
just beginning to The Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. l'enjoy. Between
you, us, and J. 1. Kemp, C.R.E.; K.C. the Telegraph Post, this is not pseudo- The Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Rabelaisian. 'Tis an attempt in the Mr. C. McI. Messer, O.B.F. press of daily affairs, to be Irishly The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, cheerful and (if we may say so) grate the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, O.B.E. ful. For His Majesty, God bless him, The Director of Education, the is pleased, and we are pleased, and Hon. Mr. E. A. living. nearly everybody in all the world is pleased save one. This ons (in mercy we name no names) recognizes no change because having been "agin" sny change he simply dare not admit that change is possible. So much so that even the Boer War made no change for him. We have already, says he, within the British Commonwealth of Nations, he says, one" Free State."--the Orange Free State in South Africa. We must have been mistaken, all along in supposing that the Orange Free State dis- appeared in the Boer War, became the Orange River Colony, and after that merged into the Dominion of South Africa. The same gossoon is after reasoning very judicially between the dictionary meanings of "alle- giance" and "faithfulness." and we lies wasted good grey matter on s distinction that was probably due to the ideas on composition of one of R-uter's young ladies, one being not to repeat the same word twice in one summary. Leastways, that's your guess. Anyway, we can quite see now how possible it is for an Englishman to claim that we have pacified the Irish without giving in to them, and what's in a name
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A number of regulations already published in the Government Gazetle were laid on the table.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary tabled the financial minutes and the report of the Finance committee.
Before the ordinary business was begun the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, who succeeds Mr. Ho Fook as one of the Chinese representatives was duly sworn in and took his seat as a mem-
RENTS ORDINANCE.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES,
*
the
placement. She is fitted with Parsons turbine double reduction engines. Her accommodation first-class num bepa 116 berths, and 32 sofa berths, made up of 53 cabins; the second (1.) How many instances of snch class accommodation consists of 15
The work of entertainment devolved sub-letting exist and in respect cabina, of 55 berths, and 15 sofa principally on Mr. Eric Rico, Mrs. of what Government Quarters ? berths; the third-class accommodation Bowes Smith, and Mr. W. R. Crow, (2.) Is auch sub-letting permitted has 158 berths. She has four decks. with Mr. A. Bowes Smith se- by the Government or not? If The "Hakone Maru, together with companist for his wife. Mr. Rice, so what conditious or regula- others, the Haruna Maru" and the who demonstrated his fine mas- tions govern such permission?" Hakozaki Maru," which are nearing tery of the piano, submitted choice (3.) Will the Government lay upon completion, are built by selections from Chopin, Debussy the table a copy of such con- Mitsubishi Dockyard at Nagasaki to York Bowen, Gring, Schomson and ditions or regulations?.
the order of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Liszt, all with the same admirable The following reply was tabled by to make up the loss suffered by the distinction and expression. Partionlar the Colonial Secretary:
sinking of the "Yasaka Maru," the interest attached to "Ballerina," there is no reason to believe that any Maru" and the "Hirano Maru" by marked appreciation of musical toim. Sub-letting is not permitted and "Miyazaki Maru," the "Hitachi composition of his own showing a cases have occurred.
German warships during the war, Mis. Bowes Smith's contributions The fact that the writer of the The Haruua Maru," will be de- took the form of several joyous songs letter to which the honourable livered to the NY.K. on December from Landon Ronald, Puccini and member refers has made his 31. The" Asama Maru" will be de Tasti which she infused with her usual accusations against the probity of livered on February 28 next year. charm. Feeling and expression dis- Government officers under the shelter Both ships will be alloted for the tinguished Mr. W. R. Crow's rendition
of anonymity instead of signing his European run which is now conduct of songs by Eastops, Martin, Franco name like an honest man, seems to ed by the "Shidzuoka, Maru," the Leoni, and Francis Allitson. All the afford sufficient evidence that he "Kaga Maru" and nine other ships, artists were warmly applau ed, a knows them to be untrue.
It is said the new vessels will tribute they certainly deserved: supersede the Inaba Maru," the As already indicated, the Bishop at “Sado Maru" and the "Kaga Maru" the conclusion of the entertainment in the service.
expressed thanks to " everybɩdy con- Among the prominent Japanese cerned in giving us this concert." It travelling by the "Hakone Maru" had not only been a great musical N.Y.E. vessel, on this, her first trip, treat, he said, but also the object was are Prince Kitashirakawa, Princess abundantly worth while. The Bishop Shimazu and Marquis and Marchio- ness Tokugawa.
blem involving such considerations as the hire of furniture, cost of food, and payment for personal services and it was not found possible to deal with these somewhat complicated questions and to restrict the rates in any way."
STOCKS ORDINANCE.
LOSS OF FACE,”
The Hou. Attorney-General moved the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to regulate the imposition of the penalty of stocks.
OUR BUSY HARBOUR.
MANY LINERS IN PORT,
The visitors from San Francisco who are to leave here this evening had a good opportunity to-day of noting the position which Hongkong occupies as one of the world's busiest
then said he theaght that could these present see the lepers they would feel that what they had done that evening was worth while. On behalf of the lepers, also on behalf of the audience he wished to express gratitude to all who helped to make the concert a success. He would like also to thank the audience for their assistance in attending.
The baby grand piano by Collard and Collard used for this concert was supplied by the Anderson Music Co.
A PAINTING DISPUTE.
WIN FOR MR. NEMAZEE.
Another concert in aid of the same the penalty of stocks except for the the seventy vessels a good many were The object of this Bill is to abolish Porte. The shipping in the harbour to-day totalled, 159,357 tons and of
deserving object will be given in the offences of kidnapping, traffic in
Cathedral Hall at 9.15 to-night under That patronage of Laay Stubko, Lady were the three American "State' prostitution, for
living on the boats-"Empire State,"
Kirkpatrick, and Mrs. Bowden Smith. Golden proceeds of prostitution.
State" and "Keystone State," the
Tickets are $1 apiece. It is considered that this penalty "Nanking" and the Nile," the should be restricted to cases where "Empresa of Russia," the Blue Fun- the offender has something substantial nel steamers "Talthybius" and to lose by publicity being given to his "Laomedon," the B.I. lider "Takada," that such convictions should be made and the "Rakuyo Maru" all huddled conviction, and where it is important the new N.Y.K. liner "Hakone Maru” ns. public as possible in order to together and they made a distinctly deter others. It seems desirable that impressive show. anyway? But begorra, if it comes The object of this bill is to bring certain members of the public should to names how could ye better this one the leases of non Chinese hotels and be reminded in this way that kid- from the Irishman's point of view? hoarding houses within the Rents appers, for instance, and persons Think of it. The Irish Free State is Ordinances. In the original draft of who traffic in women and girls, are firstly Irish, secondly it is free, and the principal Ordinance all hotels and from time to time tracked down and thirdly it is a stato, a sovereign state. The leases of Chinese hotels and board on the other hand are so common that boarding houses were wholly excluded, punished. Convictions for larceny and King George, God bless his sweet
the first reading of a Bilt intituled An The Hon. Attorney-General moved Ordinance to amend further the Rents Ordinance, 1921.
POPULAR DANCE.
Ah Yau, painting contractor, sued. Mr. H. M. H. Nemazee in the Summary Court this morning for $371.90, being the balance alleged to be due for material supplied and work done in connection with the Newazee steamer "Rupara":
The defence was that the amount: The first of a series of weekly charged for the work was excessive
TO-NIGHT'S KOWLOON THEATRE ATTRACTION.
JAMES-On December 1, 1921, at come to this pass, neither foreseen nor majesty, is at Inst in truth as well as ng houses were afterwards made sub. Do publicity is necessary, and the dances which should speedily become aud evidence was called to prove that
Shanghai, to Capt. and Mrs. G. F. James, a son.
The China Mail.
**** TRUTH, JUSTION, PUBLIC SERVICE.”
BONOKANG, THUesday, Dec. 8, 1921.
all possible worlds, How oddly and yet how comfortably things have planned by us, nor willed, yet now consented to most heartily. All due to digressions, to departures from plan and schedule and itinerary; to con- tempt of programme, to indulgence in the eternal jollity of whim. We set out for Brighton in the late nineties,
we never reached there, havo never
in title King of Great Britain and
Ireland.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ject to the Ordinance in consequence deterrent effect of stocks as a punish-
a
feature of Kowloon social life, the the sum of $200 which the defendant of the representations of the Chinesement for serious offences like armed populer dance advertised for the had paid into Court was a just and hotel and hoarding house keepers. robbery is hardly appreciable in the Kowloon Theatre to night lacks reasonable settlement. Subsequent experience. has shown case of a criminal who is prepared to nothing for pleasure. The orchestra, that it is desirable to include also run the risk of flogging and a long which has already proved its worth at witnesses, including Captain Douglas; After hearing a number of the leases of non-Chinese hotels and term of imprisonment.
the kinema dances anique to ths of Messrs Douglas and Goddard, the boarding houses, for two reasons. In Clause 3 sets out the offences for theatre, will be specially augmented Puiane Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gom been there, and our digressions from not yet returned particulars for inser, boarding house keepers should be at be imposed, and provides that in the excellent floor will be available for disagreeable case, which he would
All firms, alube, etc., who have
the first place, it is undesirable that which the punishment of stocks may for the occasion and the whole of the pertz) remarked that it was the road to Brighton bave landed us tion in the Dollar Directory are re-
the mercy of their landlords ás re- case of a summary conviction this dancing. As the tickets will be sooner have had settled by arbitra- here in Hongkong. Can you beat guested to do so immediately to No.
gards rent partly because the landlord form of sentence shall not be carried limited in number in order that the tion. On the evidence he was unable that? Just think a moment. leita 5. Wyndham Street. Particulars of may be terapted to make an unreason- into effect until the exniration of commodious floor may never at any to find, after careful consideration, confession of failure or a statement of new firms etc., will be gladly received cases the boarding house keeper sentence, this provision being inserted to purchase them early at Messra, than $200 and judgment must there able use of the fact that in most seven days from the e of the time be overcrowded, it is advisable that the plaintiff was entitled to more success? On the devious road, the for inclusion in the Directory. "The reader who may be about to road that has come roundabout to
cannot possibly find other premises, to allow an appeal against the seat-Moutrie, failing which they can be fore be given for that amount, glance through this essay while sardin- this. joy has meant laughter and
d in a tramcar or otherwise distracted grief tears, and what more than that Lammert Bros, sell 610 sacks of flour of this "squeezing" must also be felt male offenders only shall be so punish o'clock to midnight.
and so may be "squeezed" in ence. This clause also limits the im- procured at the theatre itself after Messrs. definitely, and partly because effects position of stocks by providing that 5.30 p.m. Dancing will last from 9 is warned in the most friendly manner could have happened on the road that at one godown and 352 at another. by the boarders, unless of course the ed, and further adds a power for the picture programme will not be shown that it will only irritate bim, fer it has was foreordained, on the road that
boarding house keeper is driven out Supreme Court to impose this penalty in consequence. of the business altogether. This after conviction on indictment. danger of the closing of the
SLIPPERED EASE.
o aim and no salient, and is written runs straight to the place we did not
To-morrow morning.
for slippered ease Get the curtains reach? Say our years are filty, Among the passengers who sailed and the light just right, the pipe should we not have been half a hun: by the C. P. S. Empress of Russia" going, and give the fire a poke, and dred in Brighton? That we might this morning was Pay-Master Lt, flet us digress after the manner of have had less or more wealth, more or Commdr. &. H. Stern. friends in company. We have nothing less fun, is guess-matter. Failing to particular to talk about, and are to digress, it is sure we would not have
be
The usual
The amount of the judgment
defendant. coinciding with the amount paid into Court costs were awarded to the
SILK STOLEN.. DUMMY ROLLS SUBSTITUTED.
Mr. A.H. Crewe, of Messrs Hastings boarding house is the second General said, that this somewhat
It was now considered, the Attorney RAZOR-KEEN WATCHMAN. and Mr. M. H. Turner of Deacon, and Hastings, represented the plaintiff
reason referred to above." The antiquated penalty should
Looker, Deacon and Harston appeared: rent may eventually be raised to restricted in its use and the principle GETS THIEF AND COMPLIMENT
for the defence, such a point that the boarding house adopted in this Bill was that it talk for talking's sake This is only been the man we are, but some decided to introduce compulsory to recover the additional expense some
The Canton municipality has keeper cannot pay it, being unable should be confined to cases where possible between friends. Can we stranger person, for even the ego education for children of school age, from the boarders, In other casos, the fact
publio advertisement of before Magistrate Lindsell this morn A Chinese youth got three months feeling for some inscrutable reason obeys the law, is moulded by events, Free schools will be established. Friendly towards all the world to day, and, as the old and familiar scrap of
of conviction app count upon this? If not, the need Latinity says, is changed with them;
the owner, or a purchaser, may wish eared desirable. He indicated that ing for having picked the pocket of i to move into the premises because he the chief offences for which this form Filipino near the Central Market and for another warning is indicated. We nos mulamur. The strange, wild
fancies the place as a residence for of punishment would in future apply A district watchman said that his Chinese silk store at No. 145, Des
stolen a razor.
Kwon Shu-yan, the manager of ightful heresies, for the delight of slippered care and cosy retrospection General Meeting, which takes plaro boarding houso probably hou en moto living on the proceeds of immorality: soon as the accused had taken the p.m., yesterday while the shop was prepared to propound the most digressions of nomadie men! In reminded of the Second Annual teme undesirable because the and girls for pping, frame in women suspicion was aroused by the prisoner's Vouz Hoad Central, reports thist earing them refuted. We are at we may survey our own, or we may at 5.30 pm. to morrow in the Hall of
for immoral purposes and movements and he shadowed him. As some time between 7 and 8 oggerheads with logic, and in love contemplate those of other men. As Queen's College.
porcons who have their occupatious ith word-play. We are firmly and we are now, drowsily content by this
in Hongkong and who must live here.
razor from the Tilipino's pocket, the being closed up for the night, animously resolved, are we not, cheerful fire and this friendly bottle,
The Attorndy General explained that
witness grabbed him, 80 rolls of silk worth $3,00), were The Magistrate instructed Inspector missed from the show case as the ro to the S.C.A for his smart capture paper neatly done up were found in Cashman to commend the watchman sult of a stock taking." Rolls of waste of the prisoner.
their place. Police investigation is proceeding
Members of the Q.C.O.B.A. are
The total output of the Kuilan the object of the Bill was to bring
TREATY ORDINANCE.
WHOOPING COUGH.
hat nothing matters very much, to may those others be, our fellow Mining Administration's mines for the non Chinese hotels, and boarding ng as the fire is cheerful, and what digressers, sometimes more boldly week ending November 20, 1921, houses within the scope of the Rents the second reading of a bill intituled The Hon. Attorney-General moved want is handy at our elbow? We digressive than we. How so many amounted to 96.245 tons and the sales Legislation. The idea was particularly An Ordinance to modify certain ve all laughed at Dr. Pangloss, who gallant fellows a lustrum ago, walking during the period, to 82,445 tons.to protect the keepers of such provisions of the Treaty of Pence es for ever in a wise and amusing on a way straight had narrow, to an by Voltaire. Really, the creature arrival counted upon with faith,
establishments and algo and this (Hungary) Order, 1921, for the pur absurdly silly. Yet, yet, yet, digressed largely and dd large things
was probably the more important pose of adapting the provisions of the W cough be careful to keep the A memorial servico
BEN your Child has whooping are moments intervals in the in Flanders Where are they all this branch of the British Legion will be great number of persons were housed Colony of Hongkong, giving Clamberlain's Cough Remed St. Sts A meeting of the Hongkong point to enable premises where, a Order to the circumstances of the cough loose, and expectoration easy by Dr. G. Motonous, performance of com- evening? We know where some are hell in the City Hall on
sense, thins like this, when it le Push that bell, Old Thing, December 21, to receive the cod
to continue to be carried on as hotels The objects and reasons of this bill may be focused. This remedy will also hard to admit that something beside you. We must have ap
THE and boarding houses
ikqully, the tough myoos and minzo 1 9.30 am. he be said in favour of his postulate piece of conl on, and the tide in the received from the Lorden lead
for thequr cee of considering the Bill another stitution, copies of which have been
have alrency been published ealer to expectorate. It had been used Hong
The Council went into committed wain no Paroto me others in urious all is for the best in this best of bottle in at low ebb. If this is not quarters.
successfully in many opidemales and as it Ang clause by clause,
Unbalances it la perfectly for For I by all Ufewitt and Storacooper
the keepers of such promises to their In regard to the rents charged by guests this was K very difficult pro
the date clan is to take place a
of the
tion. Bents cor
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