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LOCAL AND GENERÁL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"OUR" FINANCES.

The office of Mersen, Silva Nelto YETERDAY'S COUNCIL VOTES., and Co., have bean remove to the second floor of Alexandra Building from today.

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A docce is to be held in the Seamen's Institu's on. New Year's night for officers of the Mercantile

· Marine and thesjt friendo,

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.. give notice that the 1,257 debentura sued on January, 1, 1900, valued at $500 and carrying interest of 6% per annum, will be redeemed on June 30, 1923.

The watch makers in Canton, after having been cut on strike nearly 50 days, have returned to work, Thoir employers have fically agreed to increase their wages and improve their working conditions.

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., in- timate that on Bank Holiday all departments will be closed, but the Hongkong dispensary will be open for prescriptions from 10 m. t 1 p.m. and from 6.p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

De Chen Chin-tao, a Cantonese, formatly minister of Laanoe in Peking and later in Canton, will pay a visit to Canton upon request of local ofFrials. Dr. Chen is a graduate of Yale University in America and so authority on Chinese finance,.

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During a brief adjournment of the Legislativo `Council yesterday the Finica Committee met under the presidency of the Colonial Secretary to copeider the following ficancial re- commendations by II.E. the Governor.

LORRY FOR NEW TERRITORY,

$200 in aid of the vote Police Department, Special Expenditure, Purchase of a Rusketell Ford Axle for the 1 ton Ford lorry for New Territory

work.

The Chairman This sum has al- ready been approved by the Finance Committee. It is for the purchase of & Ruckatell Ford axle to enable the lorry to negotiate bills with greater efficiency and ease,

Approved.

FOLICE MOTOR OYOLE. $785.00 on account of Police Department; Special Expenditure,. Paroka-e of a motor cycle.

The Chairman: The expenditure bas already been approved by the Finance Committee. The motor cycle is pot rew bat-is in good order. Ita purchase was recommended by the Locomotive Superintendent who is in charge of the Government motor vehicles.

Approved.

· RAILWAY 'VOTE. $1,212 on account of Korloos- Canton Railway, Special Expenditure,

The Colonial Treasurer: This bas to do with continuing the policy of demonetizing silver colon.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

MUI TRAY-BILL.

ITS DETAILS EXPLAINED.

CHINESE BILLIARDS

CHAMPION

PROWESS OF NG FZE CHEUNG,

Hon. Mr. Pollock: No further de- monetization is in sight?

The Colonial Treasurer: Oh, yes, The vote was approved.

Many anys Sporting Life, will want ENTERTAINMENT OF U8. SQUADRON, At yesterday's meeting of the son 8. C. Wn, who in many re- $7,624 in aid of the vote Legislative Council, after our report peste is the most notable entrant for Miscellaneous, Services, Other of the proceedings bad closed, the the Amateur, Billiard Championship Attorney General went on to explain of England. He graduated at Cam- the provisions of the Mus Teas Billbridge University, and with his com- the first reading of which he bad patriot, Look Wei, csured some stir in moved.

Vanity billiards circles a few years go. Indeed, Wei had the anigon dis- tination (for a foreigner of winning the challenge one, although at that time he bad not much in haud of his fellow

· Miscellaneous Services,

The Chairman: This enm is ro quired in connection with the enter tainment by the community of the officers and men of the United States feet who visited the Colony in October.

Approved.

POLICE KARBÓUR LAUNCHES,

He said: The Bill is divided into four parts. Parts I, and IV. may be called formal or auxiliary. Part II ia intended to come into force a soon

$600 in aid of the vota Police De-as the Bill is passed and the Ordinance countryman who was also a com partment, Special Expenditure, 2 new is gazetted. Part III, is to be post. petitor in the same event. Since then. Harbour Launcher.

poned and not to come into operation I am told, Wu' has had the bearst of until prodaimed by the Governor in some tuition from one of our leading Council. Fart II. provides that here- professionals, and has all the makings alter ro one is to take into his employ of a good player. He played in the ment in the Colony any mui tea as a last Snooker championship, hat ha mui taai, and Part III. provider that struck me then as much more likely

The Chairman: This expenditure has already been approved by the Finance Committee.

Approved.

POLICE PASSAGES.

MUI TSAI DEFINED.

$25 000 in aid of the vote Felice all mui trai are to be registored, that to ahin at the three hall game. Department, Other Charges, Passages, no one is to employ an unregistered Wu's real name it No Sea Cheung. The Chairman: The vote has also mu (saj and that all mui tsai avar a and he is the brother of Ng Se Kwong been approved by the Finance Com- certain age shall be entitled to wagre. who has five times: won, the ppon tennis obampionship of Hongkong- mitter. Hon, members will remem- ber that the European police for:s Now as regarde the details of the Wu played a lot of tennis at Flimo s was largely increased after the pre- Bill. Cause 2 of the. Bill is declara couple of years a o wih Wei Wing Lock, who is now in Hangkong, and Payment -by-so intending santation of the estimates, so there tory. was no provision for the cost of the employer to a parent or guardian of a holds with Ng Be Kwong the passages of the men, who number, child has never in this Colony conferr. doubles tennis championship of think, 32.

ed any rights whatever on such Hoogkong.. employer to retain possession of the o'vild as against the parent, or even to

Approved.

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS.

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$535 in aid of the vote Miscellaneous

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retain portion of the child as last week for the unlawful possession tion for men is to be held over the Installation of Electria Power. Cervica, Grant-in aid of other Institu- against the child itself, The clause, of 4,510 dat ́able cigarettes of the The Chairman: When the state-tions, Yunten Scholarship at Uni-therefore, is simply declaratory of the Hundred Sparrows" brand, on th

existing law. Clause 3 is the defial-packets containing which New Year Holidays, December 30 and 31 and January 1 in connectionment of the amount dus to the China verity.

Light and Power Company was The Chairman: This som is due to tion clause. A mui teai is defined as

"duty paid" marks, a Chinese with the Royal Hongkong Golf Club.submitted to the Manager-.of.the a change in the academic year of the female domestic servant whore alleged to have been chopped farged · Ladies are also reminded that the railway he omitted threa iteins which University from 31st August to 31st, employer bas obtained, her (ii) ser cigarette dealer was again before the main club house at Fanling will be had been approved in November, December, necessitating the charge of vices by means of payment. Court yesterday afternoon when he

Paragraph (6.) of the definition is 10- open on New Year's Day.

was further charged with`(1) forging 1921, in coanection with various one third of a scholarship of $1,000

tended to cover two cases: one is the a wrapper provided under authority werke in proces of construction, having to be paid this year. The thren works in question were the Gavernment gives two scholarships of case where the girl has been transfers by the head of a Department of the ed from one employer to another, and Government; (2) uttering a forged cost of labour, and material for the $1,000 a year.

the other is the care where the document. On these charges accused erection f two rotary feeders, Approved.

employer has died and the cars. of the $351:50; ono 16-B.P. D.O. moter

the next Criminal Sersions.. and installing same, $772; fivu-25. $100 in aid of the vote Sanitary house and the custody of the child was committed to stand his trial at Ampere meters, $58.50. The Manager Department, Special Expenditure, 1 bas devolved on the widow, the sou or the concubine of the employer" f much regrets having omitted to insert Pig Weighing Machine.

THE MAIN CLATISE, three items when the fina: cial minute' The Chairman: The vote was $250 was taken on the 29th September, for this machine. The excess is due to the higher cost of the improved Approved.

pattern machine, sent out by the Crown agents and sundry "charges, making a total of $350.

Approved.

A coolie employed at the Lai cheekok Oil Worke, was yesterday | afternoon knocked down by an earth truck on the reclamation near the fourth mile a oce at Chungabawan. He was erverely injured and died at the Kwong Wah Hospital soon after admission.

A cable has been received by the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. at Rangoon announcing the death in the 9th instant, of Colonel John Denny, C.B. the chairman of the Company. In addition to the chairmanship of William Denny and Brothers · Ltd., Colonel Denny w also chairman. of the Irrawaddy Fotilla Co., Ltd., and the British and Burmese Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, and a director of the Caledonian Railway Company, Tankers Limited, the Union Staam.

**WANGHAI FIRE STATION.

$2 900 on account of Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Buildings, new roof for Wanchai Sub-Fire Station.

Approved.

SWATOW, RELIEF WORK.

was

$50,000 in atd of the vote Mie cellaneous Services, Swatow Relief.

This Bum The Chairman: agreed to by the Finance Committer at the approval of the Secretary al State has been received for a total ex- penditure of $70,000.

PIG WEIGHING MACHINE,

KOWLOON RAILWAY STATION. $1,700 in aid of the vote Kowloon Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Asphalting Platforms and Concours, Koxloon Station.

The Chairman: This vote has already been approved by the Finance Committee. It is for a desirable im provocet of the station where the old wood paving bad got into a bad

condition.

the Jadia General Navigation and Railway C. Ltd. He was President

Hop. Mr. H. E-Pollock: I suppose, of the Clyde Stipbuilders' Association.

Sir, that a good deal of this some bas already been spent?

KOWLOON. BURGLARY.

ORIENT BUILDING FLAT ENTERED.

Approved.

Chinese Affairs à right to enquire inta Clause 4 is the main clause in Part the case in the interests of the girl II. of the Bill,the part which is to hersell. For example, as I have said come into operation at once, It is the "Objects and „Krascps," he provides that no person shall hereaf- might refuse permission to rratore s ter take into his employment any mugit to the orstody of a mother who tsai. That, of courts, will not pre was living an immoral life. vent anyone taking int bis employ-

RIGHT OF APPEAL, ment as a hired servant a girl who Clause 14 provides that every mus was formerly a mui tai Clause 5 tot of or over the age of 19 and under provides that no employer shall here, the age of 18 shall have the right to after take into his employment any apply to the Secretary for Chinees female domestic servant under the Affairs and upon each application the age of ten yeart. That is intended to Secretary for Chinese Affairs may prevent evasion because in the case of make a y order he may think fit in children under 10, it would be very regard to the custody, control employ- difficult to prove that they were or ment and conditions of employment were not mui lor. Clause 0 provides of the applicant, That is largely that every employer of a muitas declaratory, too, b. caurs of course, must provide the girl with, sufficient very muilazi bss that right.a present food and clothing and Judicat at and no doubt the Secte aty for Chinese, tendance in case of illness, and that no Affairs will be prepared to listen to employer of a mui isai shall dyerwork any application by a mut tai whether or ill-treat a mui įsai or subject her she is un ler 12 or over Bar between to any punishment to which he might those ages. Clau e 15 is the wages reasonably, subject his own clause. The wagre proposed are given. 1,700.00 not

daughter. That, I think. really ex-in Regulation 7 of the Disit Regula» 5,600.00 preses a duty already recognised by tions. They may stem smell by English 4,700.00 all good employers, who, sa I caid ba- standards, but, of course, they must

fore, are in a large majority.

be judged by local standards and, in PORTIONED REGULATIOING view of local conditions

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS. $1200) in aid of the following

The Chairman: Not very much-votes:- has so far been expended. The Tong Kowloon-Capton Railway, Personal Wah Hospital and the Chamber of Emoluments:- Commerce funds bava boco used to a Maintenance of Way, Works and Stations,... Locomotive, Carriage, and Wagon Department,... Trafi, Department,..

great extent," ~~Approved--

-PEAK HOSPITAL REPAÏNS

Total,..

$12,000.00

post of chemistry professor at the Strasburg Baculté le science. Here he began his classical reseat thee into fer mentation which proved conc'asively that the notion of spontaneous gene.ation was chimera. and revolutionized chemic`I and biological science. Pasteur's discoveries in this field, moreover, uabled Lord Lister Travailler, travailler toujours." to revolutionize surgical prác ice, That was the motto of the great-Appointed chemistry profeteor of the French chemist. Louis Pasteur; the Lille Faculté des Sciences in 1845,

A barglar entered Mr. S. E. Green's

$10,000 on account of Miscellaneous centenary of whoce birth has been Pasteur was now given an important bedroom at No. 1. Orient Buildinge, Services, Repairs to Fook Hospital. suitably bonoured io France, past at the Ecol normale in Paris. Kowloon, last night. He gained the

The Chairman: Hon. members are according to this morning's cables. After practically eliminating the water pipe and entered the room estimated cost of repairs and the in- verandah by climbing up a waste aware that this sum represents the Trat was the motta which made a chicken cholera dissase, the anthrax through the verandah door which was stallation of a hot water system. The certain payments under the head of gives a power of making regulations. Bull. In conclusion only wish to day quiet, nervous boy whose chemistry battle disease, and the disease which left open. The intruder forced open repairs are in progress. It is proposed diploma was marked " mediocre," one had ruined the French silk industry a drawer in the dressing table and to hand over the whole amount of of humanity's greatest benefactor("one of the most fascinating chapters took a guantity of jewellery worth $15,030 now to Committee, so that The son of a village tanner, young of scientific discovery"), Pasteur $330. He also took a felt hat worth work will not be interrapted and ac- Louis Pasteur's early school career wasnert achieved one of his greatest

counts will be rendered later,

Approved... not especially distinguished. When triumphs, the discovery of cures for he became sixteca, he went with a hydrophobia în may and rabies in friend to Paris where he attended animals, this in spite of the fact that school ia the Quartier Latin thesp cial misrobe causing three ** {+}]] preparatory to the Ecole normale. and mysterione" diseases had not However, his health soon bruke down yet been isolated! One of the world's rud, yearning for “a smell of the really great mon, Pasteur passed away down to Hausi for the fair, is due to tannery once more," he returned quietly near St. Cloud on September arrive here on New Year's Day. It will homo. Stortly afterwards he entered 28, 1893, the great pioneer whose pan at Kowloon on January 2 with an entirely new show which includes the Royal College of Besancon and patient laboan have not only already 30 star artista ani a big collection of Language here, after winning his bacheli 703 vastly reduced suffering in the world snimale-lions, tigers, leopards, lowance.. lettres," aroured the post of assistant but will yot render possible the pre- The airaus expects to be here for a

panthers, and all the rest of them. Frinting and mathematical mister. Two years ventive treatment of all infections

Ordinances, Regulations later, having passed the examination | diseases.

fortnight and it is announced that and Reports,fe smatinece are to be given on Wedres Rent Allowance,.. days and Saturdays. Seats may be Rent of Public Telephone, booked at the Anderson Music Telegrams sant and receiv- Company,

ed by Government Transpot of Government

Servants...

for the baccalauréat 29 sciences," be became candidate for the Ecola

normale. Appointed laboratory, as sistant, Pasteur now found himself

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To celebrate the anniversary of able to study chemistry seriously and Dr. Jose Rizal, their national hero, undertake firsthand research work for the Filipino community of Hongkong himself. Applying exact methods of is giving a musical evening at the chemical and physical research, he City Hall to-morrow night.

$36,

CIRCUS COMING.

NEW YEAR ATTRACTION.

Harreston's Circus, which has been

MISCELLANEOUS TOTES

$559,067 in aid of the following

$ 17,160.00

votes:--

Miscellaneous Services :- Stationery,... Bathing Places. North Point, Kennedy Town and Stonecutter's Is Jand Crown Agente Commis Study - Al

Binding

sion,...

That brings us to Part III. of the I think that is all, Bit, that I wish The Chairman: This sum refers to Bill-the postponed part. Clause 7 to say as regards the details of the personal emolamants for which it was The regalations that are at present that the Government fully recogqisca thought there would be savings under proposed have been published in draft the difficult and delicate sature of other heads. The items are as follows: with this Bill. They deal with this legislation and the Becretary of Bonus to the staff during the strike registration and also with batics of State is prepared to consider carefully in January-March, $7,071; a new the death of the employer of a mus any representations the Chinese com- appointment of Mr. Smith in the Loco tai and with wages of mui tsas munity may wish to make belonerse Superintendent's Department, $1,400, Clauses 8 and 9 require registration, III. is bacught into operation.

The Colonial Secretary seconded the representing bis salary; the Railway and prohibit the employment of un Night School, $1,101; the salary of registered mui teas. Part of the first trading of the Bill, which Mr. Baker, engineer of Way and poffey of the Bill is to prevent carried.. Works. This was revised and made transire cf mut taxi from one V. ADJOURNMENE equal to that of an executive engineer employer to another, bat it is obvious, At the suggestion of the Hon. Mr. in the Publia. Worke Department, of course, that the case of death must Pollock the Council adjourned for febuting in an additional $1,200 being be provided for, and section II., whilst month. Before closing the meeting 1,500.00 dan tɔ him. .

prohibiting transfora, provides that on His Excellency nid : Gentlem the death of na employer the that complates our laboura for thin 1,620,00

Secretary for Chinese Affairs may year. I have only once agai make any order which he may think thank you very cordially for. fit for the transfer of such mua tsai to assistance you have given to me and a new employer. No doubt in the for a rather long period of the year case of death of an employer in the Mr. Severn during my abe-noe. W. ordinary way he would give the child have had a busy and somewhat event over to the care of the widow if she ful year and I hope we may regard were a fit and proper po son and the ourselves as having done serfall work conditions of employment were during the course of it, only on sufficiently good to justify that order, receiving the sameassistance from you Sub clauss (2) of that clause provides in the coming year, an I hỏi that, when any person becomes the be a happy, and prosperous one for alf actual employer in f ot of a mui teas of us.

65,00

Approved.

82,198 in aid of the voto Royal Observatory, Personal Emolumenta,

The Charmin: This sum is re- quired to cover salary paid in 1931 3,050,00 to the Chief Assistant of the Observa 28,330.00 tory while on leave to South Afries. 720.00 The account was not presented to the Crown Agents until this year. 1,720.00 Approved.

110,800.00

ROYAL OBSERVATORY VOTE.

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KARBOUR LAUNCHES. $1,000 in aid of the voto Polica Department, Special Expenditure, 2 New Harbour Launches.

WHAT TO DO WHEN BABY Lose on Subsidiary Coins $94,500.00

* Charitable Services:

owing to death or for any otherMead. FLETCHER'S UG HAS INDIGESTION,Other Charitable Services, 9,142.000 The Chairman: This aam is re-reason, Euch new employer must. His Excellency added: Before we

quired for certain extras to two new raport that fact within one werk. part I have to perform a duty whin In babies and very soung children was soon able to break fresh ground Third Street. West Point, was indigestion is cuased by errors, in diet,

Total:

. $559 007.00 | harbour launcher supplied by the Clause 12 provides that every mus gives me personally great pleasure and Evolve soivatilo Jawa for scene of some excitement soon after sympoms are loss of appetite, peevish frequently by over foodley. Its

Hongkong and Whampos Dock Com-tant of or over the age of 10 years and I am sure you also; that is tolim disease phenomena which had hitherto 9 cm, last night when an armed pom, vid. vomiting, furied tongun, had

The Chairman It any member paay.

may lesa. bor employment at any vest the Clerk of Councile, ? Approved;

time without any antice and without Floather, with the insignia of Qui baffled Laman endeavens. His first tobber broke into this ground floor of breath his sorglandrestless nights wishes to ask any question on any No. 87 house and stabbed a Ohinsee Tab ots, bich clear away the offending Colonial Treaturer to expla'p them.

The best tresimoat is Babys Own details of this item I will ask the PUBLIC WORKS,

any payment. to try parson, That pa ton of the Order of 8t. MINHA greaf discovery, perhaps the meat re

woman who resiste i hlm.?!;

The Committee also approved an clause again is merely declaratory, as and St. George which was markable in modern chemistry, was

matter and awentan the stomach With The extra vote for stationery is dus Additional Financial. Minute relating at the present moment such girls on the King's birthday. proper attention to tho diet they usually to the organisation of the jet in con be redistribution al votes for Publio have the right to do so. Clause 13 unnecessary to comment on the the existence of compounds which, The funeral took placa yesterday: offest & prompt care. whilst possessing an identical com afternoon at Happy Valley Cemetery abys Own Tablets, the Canadian action with piluting not having been Works. -

of Mr. William Leinbran who valuable medicing yon can here in theft is now working very well, hnt in cbildenromady, are the meat very satisfactory for part of the year.. position, were absolutely differenti

A Germ Destroyer restored to her parents, and very known him for a very long time, "Tacuated to the feete, of murary 1boy are poskanteed from from bodies, judged of by their comporis paramosis at the Peak Hospital on opister and absolutely harmless, and are the meantime a great deal of work has There is no danger whatever from lock' mui tsai", under 18. whose: parent you all know glow, yery tion. This discovery, which had Wednesday afternoon. Since March cemely teething troubled badlind to be done outside the jail for jaw or blood poison resulting from a wishes the mui (mi re tored to his or rely on his ability, obergy

stipa in epic diathes, simpla fever which provision bad to be made, wound when Chamberlain's Twin Balin her bustody shall be so restored ment. It in a great pleas aluled the greatest chemists and 1920 crassed had been connected and wonna- They plonio'o a healthy

te promptly applied. It is an antiseptic tay with the Indo-China Steam Navigat appetite, reniful sleep and regular

The Hon Mr. II. E. Pollock I and destroys the germa, which causes unires the Secretary for Chinese not only to know that. physicists of the time, placed Pastunz Among the world's leading chemists age and leaves a widow who is now the vial by the Dr. Williada Medicino $304,3001 ion Company. He was $2-years of slavelopment.

would like to sak the Treasurer. about wounds to heal without maturation and Affaire. we some grave objection, has won this distinction Sold by chemists, or liy mail at 60 cents the item Loss on subsidiary coine, a one-third the time required by the That clanse, too, it largely declaratory, Tihould have the pica

usal treatment:"for" (anlay by kal and secured for him the immediate living at Kirkcaldy

Chemists and Blorekeepers,

infexcept that it givre the Secretary for tim 06, 8 Feschuon Road, Shanghai,*:

providis that every mus trai under of Mr. Fe ober's services. the age of 18 who wishes to be sence of any of you. You

mrself.