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THURSDAY. FEBRU RY 16, 1922.

SEAMEN'S

HONGKONG

STRIKE.

GOVERN

MENT'S COMPROMISE.

NO NEWS YET FROM CANTON.

The Government's offer to cancel

the proclamation cunlawing the Sea men's Union if the strikers return to work at the mutes, pe ding arbitra- tion, set out the scale of in- ercases uttered by the employers. has produced a general feeling in business mrcles that the dispute is practically over. It seems a capital Bolurion of this karatty problem about the change name and the dis appentment will be keen if the men do not accept it as a satisfactory adjustment the difficulties which have hitherto blocked the path of progress towards negotiation.

The 'cision of the Government was arrived at an executive council meeting bed late on Tuesday night and was promulgated yesterday in an official polification isated by the Societary for Chinese Affairs (the

Hou. Mr E R. Hallifax) who has kindly fundashed us with the following Translation of at

OUR FINANCES,

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

VOTES

GAP BR WINELESS.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING.

Billa to provide for police suporvi- sion of certain persona, to amend further the Opium and the Volunteer Ordinance, to amend the Maintenance

THE CHINA MAIL.

SIR HENRY MAY'S DEATH.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S

REGRET

GOVERNOR'S TRIBUTE.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

IMMEDIATE applications are invited

for the Post of Part-time Leoturor! in Materials of Commerce in the At this afternoon's meeting of Faculty of Arts (Economic Minerals, At this afternoon's Legislative Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) the Legislative Council, H.E. the Textiles, Foodstuffs) Chuneil meeting the Following Ordinance, and certain provisions of fustrial minutes were recommended peace treaty orders were considered at flovernor moved the following re-required during the current Spring by H.E. the Governor :-

this afternoon's meeting of the solution: Legislative Council.

3000 on account, ef Kowloon Can- ton Railway, special expenditure. repairs to railway embankment.

$100 account of Kowloon Canton Railway, special expenditure, produce shelter, Taipo Market.

$15,000 on account of Kowican Canton Railway, special expenditure,

Loen Yard at Cowu.

S118

account of Kowloon Canton Railway, special expenditure,

Jocomotives.

$168,949 in aid of the vote Public Works, extraordinary. Hongkong, Public Health and Buildings Ordin- ance, 1903, (41) compensation and resumptions.

The Legislative Council of Hong- The second reading of the bill to kong have received with profound restrict the taking of legal proceedings! in respect of certain acts and matters regret the news of the death of Sir no during the war and to provide in Henry May, G.C.M.G., LL.D., former cases remedies in substitution there|ly Governor of Hongkong and for many for. and the second reading of the Bill years a member of the Council. In to amend the Crown Lands Resump. tion Ordinance, 1921, were not pro- verded with at this meeting.

ATTENDANCE.

Those present were:--- His Excellency the Governor, Sir Reginald Edward Stubba, K.C.M.G.

11.E. the General Officer Command $191 on arreant of Kowloon Catig the Troops, Major-General Sir J. ton Radway, special expenditure, 9. Fowler, K.C.B., D.S.O. fire hose, &c.

1028 on account of Kowloon Canton Railway, special expenditure. motion plates and cylinders for locus

S and 4.

$1,700 -- neerunt of Public Works. extraordinary, Kowloon, erection of temporary dk-ba shelter lutrines in Kowloom.

"On inson fans free the Govern-

Spain secount of Public Works. mon the Setary for Chinese A Baurs has prommuineated the flowne dextranedare, Kowlon, rt arrange cision ta the-samen ́s representare si

ment of Kowloon Indum Lots Nos 629, 430. 641 and 111. 1. The Seamen's Cann was closed be

cause ever ded da legtimate bounds and look the law of extraordinary. Hongkong, mixred.

Hongkong, tot

Rus asked.

for an increase of wag..

2. The Governor

olally requires

pront of foodie to unlawf ness before he can change his present attitur.

3. 11 dered to give brood of Tension Tren unlawinluere stumen and all workinen whom! they involved in the stuke mast refin to work and Hongkong! resume i{~ Loral evolit icfare li tal la considered that proud of freedom from unlawfulness has been farmshed. 4. Il all come back to work first on the conditionsaffered by the slip. owners of which a

AN

appended) and ustait to ward of the arbitrators, the Governor will cancel the proclamation dosing the Umek.

"At the suggestioned the Governor,

the shipowners are willing to reinstate their former ofler of sucreased wages to take cheet from the day on which the ramen zeturn to work. Th

no account to be taken as bu is from which the arbitrators will work. Ad-

alike within the sole discretion

the arbitrators. The scale offered

$4.00 on account of Puble Works

¦lanetuservetom of wireless installation.

at Cap Hurk

PRINCE'S PAVILION.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

QUESTIONS.

At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council the Hon. Mr. A. Lang submitted three questions glating to the Price's Pavilion They are reprinted below together with their respective answera

Will the Government state:

1.) What, if any, use is to be made of the building, now under crection, the Finest Site" after the visit His Royal Highness the Prince of

ials?

The Chief

The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Dr. Claud Severn, C.M.G., L.L.D.

The Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, C.R.E., K.C.

The Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, O.B.E.

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, O.B.E. The Director of Education, the Hon. Mr. M. A. Iɩving.

The Director of Public Works, the

Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C. The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Part. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-puh. The ion. Mr. Chou Shou-son. The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird. The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. Mr. A. G. M. Clerk of Councils.

Fletcher, O.B.E.

PAPERS TABLED.

The Colonial Secretary tabled the following documents --

Financial minutes, report of the Finance Committee, amendment of the Importation and Inspection of Animals By-laws, amendment of the Maintenarce of Order in Depots By laws, amendment of the Maintenance of Order in Slaughter-houses By-laws and amendment of the Domestic Cleanliness and Ventilation By-laws, all of which have already been publish

ed in the Government Gazelle.

pte sing the r deep sympathy with Lady May and her daughters in their borravement, the members of the Council desire to place on record their sense of the very valuable services rendered to Honglong by Sir Henry May during his long and distinguished career in the Culony."

A total of about 30 Lectures will be

term and the Autume term 1072.

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH,

Registrar. Hongkong, February 16, 1929.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE,

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CLOSED on MONDAY, 20. TUES DAY. 2a, WEDNESDAY, 22nd and SATURDAY, 25th inst.

NO the STOCK EXCHANGE will be

By Order of the Committer.

P. TESTER.

Secretary

Hongkong, February 16, 1922.

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION.

THE above Association will be opes:

until Noon on the 20th, 21st.

22nd and 25th February, and rates will

deo issued at 10 a.m, ench day, instend of 10.30 a.m. as usual.

By Order of the Comautter,

J. W. KEW.

Servetary-

His Excellency said that he himself had not had the pleasure of serving with Sir Henry May at any time. but he had known him for more than twenty years and he was aure that everybody that knew him had the highest respect and re- gard for his character. He thought There was little that he could say career in lais with regard to he Colony which had not already been said by the Colonial Secretary some two years ago on the occasion of the announcement of Sir Henry May's resignation. His long career in this Colony covered a ghat period of development in a firections and in A. S WATSON & CO., LTD. that development Sr Hieury May himself played a very great part, His life was bound up in the Colony and the Colony in many ways would remember it and its developent would stand

emorial to Sir Henry May.

It was possible for anybody who knew Sir Henry May to differ from bus opinions on many subjects, but he' was quite sure that it would not be possible for anybody to have the slightest doubt that the pinions which he expressed were these which he honestly held and were formed in what he believed to be the beat interests of the Colony to which his life was devoted

His Excellency remarked that he omission in the had noticed one accounts of Sir Henry May's life which had appeared in the Press hele. Early in the year 1901 Sir The Colonial Secretary also tabled Henry May was offered the post of the quarterly return of excesses on Lieutenant Governor of Ceylon, a post subheads met by savings under heads which had always been regarded as of expenditure; the

regulation one of the prizes of the Civil Service

to lead to forbidding the removal of dogs from as almost certain

Just

at that Hongkong, Kowloon and New Row governorship. loon; the new prison rule giving the time

Sir Matbar Nathan mel superinten ent authority to have with

80 unfortunate accident juvenile offenders whipped; the Post and Sir Henry May's first act was to Office order revising certain parcel pos report to the Secretary of State that

No decision has been come to. (2.) What, if any, precautions are bebig laken to cupe with an outbreak of fire during the erection of such building?

Officer of the Fire scule of wages is merely a temporary Brigade bas placed fire appliances on scale pending arbitration and is the premises and he has the fire-floar

in close proximnty.

(3) Whether the risk of fire, and dition in it on subtract op from it e) that of damage by typhoon, has been tage rates; the regulation prohibiting he felt his services were needed in the

covered by insurance?

unauthorised use of searchlights; the Colony and that bo desired to The risk of fire, but not that of new Stamp Ordinance regulations, a

withdraw his acceptance of the post typhoon, is covered by insurance. new Company Ordinance, the pin Ceylon. Thereby be subordinated as clamations outlawing the Chinese he had always done, his own interests Seamen's Union, the Chap Yin Kung to the interests of the Colony. Wai, the Lo Tung Tung Tak Kung On behalf of the unofficial members, Wai, and the Li Fo Yuen Kung Wui: the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock said they and the order probibiting the expart desired to associate themselves with of coal, rice, and flour from the the words that b d just fallen from Colony. These also have already been His Excellency. They paid tribute published in the Government Gazette. to the memory of Sir Henry May as being a bard-working and conscien- tious official who sacrificed not only his health and strength but even his life to the public service.

in repeated below:

Chinese River Steamers 25 per cent.¦ Other Chinese Steroids

up to 100 IN W Tons

Canton. Hoogkung awl

· Macao Steam-boat

Co. steamers

Other British Companies

River Steamers, tak- ing the scale of l'an- tou, Hongkong and Micao

Steam boat Co. as base Cousting steamers

25 per cent.

25 CENTS FINE.

AGED HAWKER'S OFFENCE.

An elderly Chinese was charged

15 pereat. before Magistrate Wood this morning with having hawked vegetables in Yauminti.

Denying the charge, the defendant said he was a beggar. He had picked up the vegetables at the market. 15 percent. They were rotten vegetables," he said. 12 per cent. No one would eat them as they are 7 per cent only fit for feeding fowls. I am a 7 per cent, poor man, and took them for food,”

per cent. An Indian constable said that be saw the defendant, who had a large quantity of veger bles, sell u cent's worth.

Java Lines Pacific Lines. European Linos Australian Lines..... 10 per cent. To-day the general opinion beki by tho-e, including the S.CA.. most closely in touch with the question, Inspector Browne said the defea was that it is improbable than any daat had 60 cents in coppers on him. definite news as to how the strikers at The Magistrate imposed a fine of Canton view the Government's 25 centa and cautioned the defendant offer will reach bere bafore to morrow. not to hawk again. The Bean's delegates, who were

called away from a meeting at the

Tung Wah hospital yesterday after-

"BLIND BEGGAR.

POLICE APPROACH.

WHEN

OPIUM ORDINANCE.

WHAT IS A DIVAN?

Hongkong. February 16, 1922,

NOTICE.

RACE MEETING.

(N MONDAY, TUE-DAY & WED 22nd, February, all Departments will be OLOSED at 1 P.M.

NESDAY, the 20th, 21st and

On these days

The Hongkong Disteusory will be opened for the purpose of dispensing prescriptione from & PM. to 7.30 PM.

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NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Doe 17th inst, from EUROPE via STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES OF CARGO FOR HONGKONG PER

8. S. "IVO MARU," Are hereby notified that owing to the strike of Cargo and Wharf Coolies, cargo for Hongkong will be carried on to Shanghai and lauded at that port, Consignees are therefore recommended to make the necessary arrangements

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Hongkong, February 16, 1922.

The Hon. Mr. Lau. Chu pak said that the Chinese community desired to associate themselves with the sen- become normal. The Attorney-General moved. the timents expressed by His Excellency first reading to amend further the and the senior Unothcial Member, Opium Ordinance, 1914, the objects The news of Sir Henry May's death and reasons of which stated :---

was received by the Chinese here Clause 2 adds a new sub-section to with genuine sorrow because although section 30 of the principal Ordinance to the effect that no person shall they did not at all times see eye to smoke opium in an orian divat. At public policies they had learned eye with him in some of his present this is not dofinitely specified | as an offence in the Ordinance, and to entertain for him the highest persons found smoking in divans are never spared himself and since his regard and respect. Sir Henry May charged under section 30 with using retirement the results of some of his an opium divan. It is perhaps open work had become more apparent and time only increased their appreciation

to doubt whether the use of this Bection for this purpose is correct, since the rest of the section is appli- cable only to opium divaa keepers That the offence of smoking in An elderly Chinese was charged divan was contemplated by the before Magistrate Wood this morning framers of the Ordinance seems clear with having bogged or alme in the from the present section 31, and it is central district yesterday afternoon. therefore considered advisable de Sub-Inspector Marka said that the finitely to prohibit such smoking,

noon to receive the news at the $.C.A.'s office, left for Canton by the RUNS "LIKE A DEER' afternoon's traio and, of course, would not bave reached there until fairly late last night. It would take them some timo to round up the strikes for a gen- eral meeting and it is considered im probable that they would be able to get back to Hongkong again by to- night.

In the meantime four delegate from the Canton Chamber of Com merce have come down to Hongkong with the idea, it is understood, af

defendant was not blind and 'ran liko a deer when be saw him coming.

A fino of $2 was impraed,

discussing the fool situation as it 284 Asiatic usilors and firemen aboard affecta Canton. They will conter with will make it possible for two or three representatives of tio Chinese Dutch boots to get away within the Chamber and other bodies at a meet next day or two ing to be held at the Tung Wah Hospital this evening,

was

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

:

THE ANNUAL SHOW

of

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will be held in the

BOTANIC GARDENS,

on 2nd MARCH,

2 p.m. till é p.m. Admission $1,00

: now that he bad gone. His death

the mourned by

Chinese community and it was in their name that he now respectfully supported this resolution of sympathy.

the

Clause of the bill authorises additional presumptione in the principal Ordinance. In the majority if prosecutions for keeping opium divans it is necessary to prove an actual unle of opium, and the difficulty of proving this makes it almost impossible to bring home the offence. The first part of clues 3. therefors authorites the pr.sumptions that, where two or more pardons are found Every day sees the harbour congea-

smoking opium in any place, tion casing up a little. To-day the

themselves not being residents there, number of ships in part has le a

(a) the plica is an oplum divan and reduced to 160, amongst the do-

(b) the tenant or acoupiar is keeping partures-being the Jardino boats, the The Secretary for Chinese Affairs un opium, divan there, provided that **Tak Sang," "Kwai Baug" and "Hop (the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halissax}informs the tenant or occupier of one of his B Bang," the B. and 9. stoninor "Kwang the Ohún Mail this there is no zervanta is prosent at the time. The oliow" the * Empress of Japan" and authority for the report that the second part of clauso 3 mirely tbe Mouteagle." The arrival of the Chill Justice would act as Chairman re-bbacts the existing section aloh JC.JL, steamer #Tjiaoudari" with of the proposed arbitratión board, the Ordinance,

ARBITRATION BOARD.

AN 'UNAUTHÖRIŠED REFORT.

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