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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1.22.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL effect of making the total duty on the

STAMP ORDINANCE. AMENDMENTS.

THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING.

CHILD LABOUR BILL.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

EFFECT OF THE MEASURE.

appointment of a new trustes and the H. M. de Jourenel has nothing bet

transfer of the property to him, $30° To avoid this, clause 4 proposes the ter than this to suggest he would rav

addition to Heating No b of worde the League's time and patience b

which will make the $10 duty enver retiring from to discussion. All b«

both the apointment and the teas- offers are the old alliances in new

for. In England the instrument paya | disguises; and the world dona not win

Following the defeat of the propor-

10/ap, an appointinent and 10/-i respect of the transfer. The latter any more examples of what allianced compulsory registration bill, the

Te first reading of a bill to duty is under section 62 of the Stamp

The effect which the new Ordinanco Captain Superintendens of Police has Separate pacto will doveri ued circulars stating that Darding amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1921, Act, 1891. Similar words are includ to regulate child labour in the Colony. | succeed--what hope is there of France the creation of a permanent emer was moved by the Attorney Generaled in the new Heading No. 43A which will have upon the poorer closes way discussed at this afternoon's insating making an alliance with Russia, for any service organ zation, which it at this afternoon's meeting of the is proposed in clause of the bill.

Bonds to secure the payment or of the Legislative Coursei!. instance, for nducing armaments or hoped will be carried out by volun- Legislative Council. The sscond read

tary effort," ha in anxious to live ings of the following bills introduced tion bond, pay $20 at presont

repayment of money, eg, an arbitrá for any other purpose?

After the second reading of the General

on record the names ate of persona Agreement among the European who are willing to give their services at the last meating, namely the bills to seems too high Under the Starop bill had been proposed and states is the only solution. What the as special cons'ables in case of emer amend the Dangerous Goods Ordin Ordinance, 1891, they paid the same seconded; the Hon. Mr. Chow Bhon- Washington Conference did in limit genes.

ance, 1873, to amend the law relating this is the rule in England. Clance colleague (tha

ad valorem duty as a mortgage, and son said that while he and his He therefore enquires if the ro 'ng naval forces the League of cipient would be willing to serve, and

to evidence and to the administra adopts this nule, which had already

Hon. Mr. Ng Nations must do in reducing land if so, requests bim to fill the form of tion of oaths: to solidate and simplify been adopted in Ordinance No. 21 of

[Ion-tez) were in sympathy application attached.

the law relating to perjury and 1921, for the case of bonds to secure kindred offences; to regulate the the payment of estate duty. employment of children in certain ing which is adapted from the English Clause 6 proposes to insert a head industries; and to amend the law Stamp Acts, Zetland ITall Trustees. relating to the incorporation of the

armaments.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

This application is not binding in any way, prior to commencing service, applicants would have to be sworn in, doctor's certificate is NOT required.

As regards time of service,the Cap Mr. H P. White returns to tent that similar circulars are being tain Superintendent of Police points Colony to day by the "Empress of Addressed to individuals, some of

·Russia.'

whom might be in the same firm, and it would therefore be advisable to consult the head of the firm in order that, where possible, a certain number of those working for one tim. might be available for ervice as Constables | during ordinary office hours.

Three cases of ntric fever; two Chinese and one Indian, one can of diptheria, Eurasian, and one of cerebro spinal fever, Chinese, were not.fi y sterday.

The wedding will take plac" shortly of Mr. Frank W Firman. of 1 Cox's Path. Kovicon and Mis Ross Legg tt who is nox en route to Hong kong from England by the 9.9. "Kamals."

The Master of the steam launch "Hindustani" was food $10 by the Marine Magistrate (Commander C. W Beckwith RN, R) this morning for fail ng to observe the ruin of the road. It was his first offence and he pleaded guilty.

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ATTENDANCE.

There were present: His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government, Hon Mr. Cloud Severn, C.M.G.

K.F. he General Officer Command

This

with the principle of the bill they wished to draw attention to cue point The Bill, it pasted as it now arising out of the proposed'legislation.

for poor parents thet: living to

after their obilddren.

Mr. Cow Shou-son thought there

Claase 7 is intended to make it stond, would Lot only deprive clear that apon re-enigament of a many poor families of a part of their security, whether the re signment earning power but would also make it be a single re-awiguracat of the wholn

diet very security or consist of coveraf separate out rarning re assignments, the total re avaign look for every $500 of the whole sum ment duty must amount to 10 cents

secured.

It may happen that the possibility of the ranks of our criminals being swelled if these without any re-assignment taking in the streets and urged that, mortgage is paid off in instalments youngsters were allowed to roam wild

of the children instalment. This case is not met very themselves and the community, clearly by the form of the presentas there were mither reforma- heading.

BOT industrial available at present, the Government schools should help to establish free schools for there children to go to.

It is. proposed to organize theng the Troops, Major General Sit place on the payment of any given in the interests

| Special Constabulary on the following

lines.

(a) Spa is Contingents, consisting of members of Foreign Communities who would serve under their owal officers.

Persons Barving in special capacities; e. 4. motor transport.

(h) District contingents, consisting of perio. 8 resident in the distric conerne.

The following districts have been Suropean residents to provide a nsted trutatively as having suficient

contingent for their owo protection; Taikoo East Point, Broadwood Road, Wantai, Central. Upper Levels, Qu-en's, Gardens, Peak, University Huuz Hom, Tsim Sha Toui, Yaumati (c) A general contingent, consisting time last week, during his absn of persons surplus from district from the Homo hir teomi was contingenta, and peraung who are. entered. A gold watch, a pair of willing to undertake duty in any binoculars and a telescope, wrth £28 lace requir.d. and $70 in money were stolen,

Cap. Newby, a mater mariner riding at the Silors' Home, West Point, reports to the police that some

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The Captain Superintendent re quests recipients add in the column Formerly a well-known broker info: time available for se vice, in which Hongkong Mr. S. Bisney died in contingent or contiagents they are Con last month. He was a Parsee willing to serve, In case of willing- and was more than 70 years old. He national wbitration, but yard

married to an English lady, a widow, one of whose daughters is the echoing the Tsar's pious hopes, it was wife of Mr. Doaning, ona timo mana. SMITH ALLISTON-A Ed, "hot Inni possible" to effus any gr of the Hongkong branch of the

DEATH.

Canada. Lawiener Francis Smith Alliston (lata ef. Musars Reis & Ca. Hongkong) on July 29 19 2. Changcal and Thotis papro pb a copy.

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“TENTI, JUSTI:E, PUBLIC SERVICE"

HODKONG, THURSDAY, Sper. 28, 1921.

QUIT QUIBBLING,

This wish to keep down armswept

is not new. It dates back to the crose-

the methods of warfsra took the form

had used the new wespou. The rame deterrent

attempted Was

when firearms were firit employed. How- ever, since the side using the newer methods usually won, wapong ba came more destructive as mechanical

i's 70-mile range guns and 40,000 ton

ed times.

limitation of armamente, The next Chartered Bank. attempt mid in this dination was Britain's famous "navıl ha'iday " The Police have arranged as offer to Germany shortly before the athur friendly isothall match against war. The reason for Germany's the Rin's Regiment for tomorrow blank refusal soon became evident, Football Club ground, Happy Valley. afternoo kick off on the Hongkong and it was not until the war's at 6 pm. The following will toro action had forced the powers to con- ont for the Police:-Swan: Hair and ekler disarmament measures that the MoWalter: Watts, McLaren and D. Washington Conference

Clark: McEwen. Watson, Forbes, Valentine and Alexander. possible.

difficult.

became

Among those who left by the Macedonia yesterday worn Livut Col.

to erve in more than one Con tingent, their nades will be allotted to that requiving furifier strength. as special constable requires full The application form for enrolment

nam

J. 8. Fowler C.M.G., C.B., D.8 0.

The acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, q.M.G. Q.B.E.

The Attorney General, the Hon. The repeal of beading No. 43, which Mr. J. H. Kemp, X.C., OBE.

the regulations published on Feb. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs:ruary 24, 1922, purported to effect the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, O.DE.

was of doubtful validity, an it subject. The Director of Education, theed the as-igam-nt of trade marks to Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving.

torien

There schools he suggested could be run nuder the supervision of such organisations ny the Tung Wab Hospital and the Confucian Bociety.

the ad valorem conveyance duty. The Director of Public Works, the Clause 8 is intended to make the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins.

-The Calenial Treasurer (The Hon. trade mark (or tm le marks) with the stamp daty on an assigment of a Mr D. W. Tratman).

goodwill $10. Thia was rubably the inten ion of the original heading No. 43. because a trade mark cannot be validly assigned without the goodwill. Clause 9 impose a stamp duty of $20 on vesting orders other than vest ing orders which fall within the defin- the community would of tion of a conveyance on sale. An this hil

The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird. The Hon. Mr. Chou Shou-son. The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lung. The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe. The Hon. Mr. Ng Hon Tsz. The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Acting Clerk Councils.

STAMP ORDINANCE"

Supporting the attituds of Mr. Chor Show: Son, the Hon. Mr. Par tail he thought his colleagues would agree that the Government should made some arrangemente on the lines suggested.

The Hon. Mr. Bird sit be thought welcome

because it was high

example of a. vesting order which time that there was zome legit- would coms under heading 13A would lation to regulate the employment be a vesting order on the app-intment of children in the Colony.

It was a of a new truster.

move in the right direction but be thought that some provision should be made for women inspectors in the factories all no mau inspectors. IIe thought Mr. Chow Shea Son's suggestion an excellent Le but was it practicable termed to Mr. would Bird to

abort' all have

that these schorts bo Rutted

The Attorney-General moved the

Clause 10 propres to effect no am the first resting of the bill to amend endment which the regulations pub the Stamp Ordinanca, 1921, the liahud on the 24th February, 1922 object and rasons of which stated: purported, with dub'ful validity. t. The anoniments proposed to be effect. It is arguable that the amend are by this bill would probably not meat is not absolataly necessary, be hav justified immediate legislation but a section 23 of Ordinance No. 8 of for the fact that a revised edition of the 1921 provides that a voluntary dis and that it is desirable that these fit were a conveyance on ante and children would not be able to reach Cridinances is in course of preparation position. inter vitoria to be charged over the Colony: otherwise the Ordinance No 21 of 1921 made the them becaus they would lack, maana Bge, nation lity, tacs, amendments should be male in time duty or caverano s tor sale $1 for of transportation. Asgards the re- languages spoken, private address, for inclusion in the rovised edition. private telephone No, nearest police

every $100. Is is, however desirable formatory they had one but be under- station, business address, business

Ing neral, it is a criminal offence to Forrest the prezent misleading stood tlat it was not used as a ro telephone Ne, tims available for in the schedule in the Stamp Ordia arguable that the duty on voluntary to put in it.

not to stamp any instrument included heading No. 44. especially as it is also formatory because they had 25.00 service, military service if a ane. There are four exceptions to dispositions inter vor nat, Physical fitness for service 18mote of service with a corporation, section 23 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1921. that the difficulty mentioned by Mr.

is really member of volunteer defence corps or this rule., agreements generally, agree governed by that beading and not by ministering the Government indicated Ilis Excellency the Officer Ad- Specist Constable.

attested copies, and duplicates. Io The Hon. Mr. Kump said that the Chow Shoa Son was appreciated by these four cases, the only important most important clause was that cou class of which is that of agreements, cerning the stamping of out-of-time of

those responsible for the provisiona it is no offence not to stamp, but an agreements. It was thought when bill WAS unstamped document may not be re- the principal Ordinance was dialted the teaser of two evils. Two diffical- ceived in evidence. Section 16 of the that the public woulua time lean tisic the way of establishing the principal Ordinance, which at present that all agreements must be stamped ins itations advocated were the find- contain the only power to stamp an within G days, but it had since beeding of suitable centres and premises

LOCAL WEDDING,

HAY-WILLIAMS.

Secretary

!

FIVE BILLS PASSED,

The Ordinanco to amend

the

the rueasure and thu recognised as being

Euf-

tione in Hongkong. It had alwahren.

The Washington Conference, how over, reattired its scope to na al forces, leaving Europe to deal with Dolacombe of the Army Pay Depart Mr. A. C. Hay, of the Union In-instrument out of time, is zo strictly realised that individual cases of hard and the the finding lan armamente, as with a few ment, with Mra and Misa. Delacombe;suranca Cov., Hongkong, and son of worded thatexceptional circumstances ship wou'd never teach the public that Scient frances but be could assure exceptions in the Pacific, competition. R. H. L. Gompertz; Miss Pitt: Liverpool, was married at St. John's ing can be allowed. It is thought therefore that an agreement might be would do everything in its power to Mr. and Mrs. L. d'Alma la e Castro: the late Mr. Hay of Great Crosby, are generally necessary before stamp: this must be done. The bill provided hon m mbers that the Government in land armamenta bow days when first attempts to limit confined to the Old World. Anzions Walsham; Mrs. Jordan; Mrs. Hadapan; Williams of Cardiff.

was mainly Captain C. D Nicholl: Sir J S. Cathedral resterday to Mies E. M. that this would be likely to cause cop stamped at any time on payment of extepi edac tional facilitis o thị

siderable hardship in the case of certain pesa tit. Count J. Moltke; Rav. and Me«, G. of refusing quarter if the vanquished not to let this subject become they. Raywood; Rev. and Mrs. A. L. assisted by the Rev. J.T. Holman, frequently entered into by personsplained the effect of several other They had had under consideratio

The Rav V. H. Copley Moyle, agreements. Agreements are very

many thousand of children who wer After the Attorney General bad ex-

At present without. then excuse for a another rival inter-

Wiley.

performed the ceremony. The bride, who have no legal training or advice, clauses the Colonial national conference, the League of

the question of establishing a larg who wore a gown of grey charmeuse and who probably never think of the seconded and the Bill was read a first industrial home and he thought t Nations promptly tackled the problem

The Northwest Trading Cilver with bat to match and who pute arises and litigation ensues the

and georgette trimmed with oxydised question of stamping at all. If a dis time.

question would come up again v and has ever intermittent attention. Recent cables Merchants, specialising in the import H nolalu creeper, was given away by find himself wholly unable to enforce since given it Ltd.. General Import and Expot carried a conquet of pink roses and party relying on the agreement may

shortly. There weza anveral industß! schools in the Colony and o from Genova report the progress of of Heavy Metala, Lumber, and Glass, the Hos. Mr. G. Montague Ede. Mas his rights, solely because the agree

doubt the experience gard the latest Assembly discussion and if who hava b en established in Hog M. Webster who wore a dress of nig-ment was not stamped within seved

in conducting them would b of invention progressed. Otherwise, the the speeches bave been condensed koog for well over five years during er brows material and hat to days of execution. The other party Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, to assistance when they came to feat world would have still been without faithfully it would seem that present Offices in the Union Building, former Mr. L F. Townend as best man.

which time they have occupied match, acted as maid of honour and to the contract is thus sometimes amend the law relating to evidence

with something larger. international opinion makes say really known as Hotel Mansions, in

provided with a not very praiseworthy and to the administration of oaths,

His Excellency said he wasper- super draadnoughts in these enlighten- effort to reduce armaments extremely common with many others in this was held at the Hongtong Hotal, good. The reason for this strictness relating to perjury and kindred worked, would make a wonder in- Following the ceremony a reception defence to a claim otherwise perfectly to consolidate and simplify the law factly sure that the Bill, if pretty building. have been forced to seek amongst those presen being:-Mrs. | in the principal Ordinance in the case offences, were considered in Com.provement in the industrial joadi Certain sixteenth and seventeenth Lord Robert Cecil the idealist is space needed by the Union Insurance Ka Edo Ms. P. Lauder, or that the public generally would be The second and third readings of a painful sight to see didres

other quarters owing to the increased Montague O. G. Alabaster, of agreements was that it was hoped mittee and passed. century writers did eeek to define the Lord Robert Cecil the realist when Society of Cant n, who are moving and Mrs. Stawatt Masson, Mr. and Mire. induced to stamp all agreements, but the bill to amend the law relating to carrying loads and to see very young "Law of Nations" and lay down he declares that the nations must into this Building. They are, there-. R. Backland, Mr. J. W. Alabaster, it is now thought that sporadio cases the incorporation of the Zetland Ball rules of warfare for civilised stater, disarm or perish, but his own British fote, removing from September 30, to Miss Middlehurst, Mr. J. R. Way, Mr. of individual hardship would probably Trust 03, moved by Mr. A. R. Lowe, bat it was not until the Tear of colleague, Mr. Fisher, representing the the First Floor of the Aster House. T. Gotob, the Rev. V. Copley, never teach the community at largo, were passed. Russia, through his Foreign Minister, British Government, pleads for delar. to carry on their usual business; and Moyls, the Rev. J. T. Holman, Mr.so.

Builling where they will continue

that the only justifie ition for The Council adjourned until Oct. invited the powers represented at his The French, whose excessive lund where they will welcome all their old

and Mrs. Eliott and many others. inflicting hardship in Individual ouses 12, court in 1899 to the frot peace armaments are the real mot of the and now oliants at any time.

Mr. and Mrs Hay afterwards, disappears. The+ffect of clausa 2 is conference at the Hague that mere whole trouble, are clearly reluctant to

motored out to Bepalen Bay. They that all "voluntary "instrumenta, 3,0, are to eail for home on Friday by the instruments where the non payment pious wishes were given a chance of reduos their lead, doubtless still obses. .

5.8. "Kashima Maro," Mr. Hay having of duty is no offence, may be stampat becoming organised action. In sed by the fear of German revanche..

been trauslered to the Society's as of right, subject to certain penál addition to trusting that machinery Their delegate, M. de Jouvenel, open-

London office.

tics which are set out in the new sub, section (5) which is to be added to might be established for internationally declares that it is impossible to

section 6 of the principal Ordinance. a-bitration, the Tear's rescript hoped accept a general guarantee past, and

Clause 8 is intended to make it clear

Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning that "a possible reduction of the completely ignoring the lessons of his.

ANOTHER TYPHOON.

that the persons who are required to commended Wiliam Chang, ing classes and of providing armaments which weigh upon all tory, which the Washington Confer-}

take out certificates to practise must clark employed by Mesir. Also houses for families / gad・ single nations might be effected by putting ence did partly accept, suggests that Befilios Terrace, was yesterday after caived by the U. B. Consulate from practising on their own atto appoin

A houseboy employed at No. 13. This typhoon warning was

re-do so although they may not be kinnon, Mackenzie and Co., labourera, at lowej Frates and "po his behaviour as a citizen." Lunder "better" condithes than pre- hait to the progressive develop the Grest Fowers of the West form noon admitted to the hospital suffer the Manila Observatory at 9.30 am.

The present duty on the appoint for bringing about the capture of a veiled at present. Any difficulties. mont of the present armaments.” separato pacts among themselves and ing from a stab wound below the right | Sept. 28:-

ment of a new trustes is $10, and ap- pickpocket whom Chang Beized as he arising cut of this “print, leg'sation Boma auccess did attend the efforts pledge themselves "never again to shoulder blade, alleged to have been Typhoon in about 125 deg. Long.parently there lane duty on the trans-extracted a purse from the pocket of would-be dealt wit by the Gorero of this conférence and a second one leave smaller and weakor nations at caused by an unknown man in the E., 18 deg Lat. N. moving N. N. W. for of the property to the new trustee Chinees outside a shop in Queta's ment in as sympathetic and energetic held at the same place under similar the morey of the policy of imperialism teahouse, of Queen's Road Central.

contre of a quarrel in the Tin Pan 412 noon September 28, 1922. The addition of the proposed dowRoad Central yesterday afternoon. a manner as posible,

Typhoon, in about 192 deg. Long. Heading No. 15A, which is the object The pickpocket was awarded two

"After it had ben considered in. conditions in 1997 to arrange inter- and adventure." These pacts, M. de The sessilmat has absconded.

of clause 6 of the bill, would have the months" jail,

committee the Bil was pasasdi.

HOUSEBOY STABBED,

TEA HOUSE QUARREL WITH STRANGER.

N. 21 deg. Lat. N. moving N.W.

PICKPOCKET CAUGHT.

MAGISTRATE PRAISES SHIP..

FING CLERK.

children engaged for long lots in known that there was a ficulty unsuitableindusties. They always about the poverty-of-the parents, H. E. was hopeful that the general improvement of the industual condi- tions in Hongkong would/serve to mitigate any hardebip in is legisla tion by the elders of the fasily ganing better wages.

H. E. announced in cośclusion that the Government wore going to take up the subject of providing bet- ter homes for the work