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who note down particulars and to which his experience has been a bad one and should be abolished, the numbers of the sampana in entirely restricted, is non-compet- I can be seitled by the Government order to provide evidence when tive and contrasts very strongly drawing up a Bill to effect this, the passenger fails to reach his with other kinds of work, which when it will realise the difficulties ship. Whether the percentage of has to he financed and exploited in the way. The pokat as to "missing" has been kept down the face of dully and hourly com- whether the average man drinks since this system was inaugurated petition and more or less rapid too much and might drlak less is not known, but, presumably, changes in fashion. For this reason i wader certain circumstances is the cost of it is found to be worth it may not appear to Unofficials pullified by Sir Henry May's while. It is generally understood what the mover and seconderstatement that the Bill was not that the Colony is under-policed, moint to convey when they den-intended to stop drinking. although European lives are pro-gunced the clause as vexatious His Excellendy's reluctance at bably safer in Hongkong than sh fand capsing unnecessary i-taking a drink from a man who London and other large cities; att convenience. It must be re pays for it in cash, or the frigid I contend this is attributable to the embered that hotel business varies in difference when the chit is fact that European residents are in volume during the day and there signed, or the inclination to refuse not worth while robbing or killing.aro extraordinary rushes of busi- when the invitation is ex- Anything, therefore, which tends ness at certain hours, when the tender in a certain way, or to increase the carrying of money space available and the staff are the lack of modesty suffered un- should, in any opinion, be con- strained to the uttermost. Turaing der similar circumstances in a club demned under present local business away is a commercii (presumably as distinct from a conditions, and consequently crime, and cash business in those hotel) may be true; but unfortunate- voted for the clause to be repealed. parts of the hotel, other than they the opportunity of standing His The only Europeans I know who actual bols where cash is the rule, Excellency a drink under any of carry money are certain card-takes twit as long to handle as these circumstances (at any rate in players, who, from motives arising chit business, because it's a difficult the Colony) is too rare to be used from a curious form of pride un aperuion, especially with local as an argument, as the feeling of known to "uld stagers" prefer currency. Thirst and hunger are "It is more lessed to give than to not to sign or accept chits due on jasistent customers. To double the receive" seems to have been for- the first of the following month, space available and similarly in gouten. Less highly-placed individ-

Squeeze.

crease the staff may seem to the uals reciprocate the invitation at Seventhly. At last Thursday's uninitiated simple matters to once, and any reluctance, or false debate on the question of the re-arrange, but in practice they are modesty, is pleasurably cured. peal of the objectionable clause, the reverse.

His Excellency's query, as to the Hon. Mr. Fletcher explained- Mr. Shewan and Spirits. what happens if u man's credit is that he would vote against the

Both H. E. and Mr. Fletcher exhausted in the Hongkong Hotel. A further contribution to the remarking that "in the case of a repeal, though he spoke with some made much use of the 1917 remarks can be answered in only one way, Great Chit Controversy was aude well-known resident it will always diffidence and au overwhelming of Mr. Showan in the debate, though and that is they take the same pre- in the Legislative Council yester be possible to get money (to conviction, as he could not claim these remarks were made under a cautions as do bankers and other day afterana when the Hon. Mr pay for drinks) at the office of the advantage of knowing as much fit of feeling engendered by ex-traders in similar circumstances. A. R. Lowe, pursuant to molice, the hotel." To my mind there is about drinking ia bars as the Hour pressly mentioned indifference The debtor does as delnors do ja tabled the following statement no difference between signing an Mr. Shewan claimed over the Hon. and boredom and a wish to get all other cases, viz., pays up ja giving his reasons for voting last LOU. for a round sun and spend-Mr. Pollock in 1917. I contend away to his own more pressing whole, or part, and thereby creates week in favour of the repeal of the ing (in drinks) the proceeds on that if he knows so little about the business and private affairs. I a fresh credit, or, until he does, "nochits" provisions of the Liquer fire than one occasion, than in subject in dispute, the moral value gather Mr. Shewan's interest in, goes hungry and thirsty as far as Ordinance; In pursuante of signing an LO.U. for the exact cost of his vote is negligible, though it and outlook on, life has changed the hotel is concerned, and quite notier I beg to lay before this of the drinks on each occasion. undoubtedly influenced his official with the passage of years and the rightly so. honourable Council the following Further to sign the" chit "or" bill" colleagues, who were the only physical infirmities they bring in The hotels do not object to take statement of the grounds of for drinks is no different in moral members to support him. The rest their train, so that it may be taken cash when asked to do so, but my dissent from the opinion of effect from signing an 10.U. It of his speech referred to the evils for granted his interest in alcoholic would prefer to take cheques. If the majority of one only, which may, however, help a "ypocrite to of tobacconists in Oxford giving spirits," which this measure alone His Excellency, or any other per- defeated the motion brought for-delude himself that he has signed credit to the sons of well-to-do deals with, has not now that interest son, has to act as eishier, even ward at the Comeli saveting no drink chits in that particular parents, and other matters irrele- for him which the non-alcoholic though he is reasonably careful, held on September 6, 1923. for mouth, and I dissent from any vant to the supply of 'drinks" to spirits" have in another world he will find he can rarely, if ever. advocating the repeal of Section 3attempt to help or create hyprocites. the public in Hongkong. The only he is now doing his best to com- bilance correctly. It is a very of the Lator Ordinance, 1917.

Chits and Chalk.

exception was his attempt tomunicate with. His argumentaervous occupation. When every First, herause the clause Was

minimise the difficulties of dealing against the employment of solici "boy" is a subordinate cashier the originated by the late Governor Fourthly. A great point' was with "boys" in this Colony. Itors by the hotels only amounted dificulties are increased and His Sir Henry May, as the minimum ade by the Hon. Mr. Shewan that can, however, substantiate from to a very cheap sneer, as I find it Excellency's remarks about "idio- he could enforce on this Colony in nowhere else in the world could

my experience as an auditor to very difficult to

that fin" statements in this relation are place of the much more drastic one tender a chit in any hotel hotels in London and Hongkong Mr. Shewan has never employed more wide of the mark than he measure he had in mind to reduce ar This, to my mind, is a mis that, under the cash system, there solicitars to find arguments imagines. the consumption of alcohol, not statement, as clits are the rule and is nothing known to London bar affecting his own interests. It is only in hotels int in clubs; he art the exception throughout the tenders and waiters about the per unbelievable, as every ordinary Why His Excellency made the tually made a statement in Chun- Far East in the hotels and shops if e (Hansard · p. 00) that the the purchaser is known to be good centage of liquor and cash it is business man who has anything to statement that the Hongkong Hotel possible to squeeze out of the lose (as the hotels believed at the does not pay for the fairly consider- object of the bill was not to stop for payment. Moreaver, as adinit-proprietor and/or the customer time they had), employs a solicitur able amount of bad debts, and in- drinking, which, to my mind, wased by the Hou, the Colonial Secre- which is not known to and taken in such circumstances. The ferred the prices were higher than wite and calculated to throw fry at the time, the practice of advantage of by the Chinese "boy," accusation of bad arguments used they need be in consequence, I do dust in the eyes of the members "chalking up" a customer's drinks but under the chit system it is by the proposer and seconder can not pretend to know. The annual pifesent and the public at large, was an ancient practice in the possible to reduce the various forms he met by my remarks under accounts of the Hongkong Hotel Further, the cash chit system which village inns of England. His Ex-of squeeze" to a minimum. Mr."Fourthly," which point out a Co. Ltd, are filed in the Registrar's the Bill tacitly brought into being cellency the Governor in 1917 fol- Fletcher's conclusion that the sale misstatement of Mr. Shewan's. Office at the Supreme Court and was a child of the brain of the owed up Mr. Shewan's statement of drink must be large under the His Excellency now states there the bad debts stated are so small Colonial Segretary, the proposer of by declaring that the chit system credit than under the cash system is no inconvenience in carrying as to be inconsiderable in com- the clause in Council, who had was not against the letter of the law I would not care to deny, for it about a certain amount of money prison with the turnover. The introdseed a somewhat similar though it is against the principle of is true of the sale of any in the nocket. In the first place Hon. Mr. Pollock inferred this in measure in the club of another

class of goods; but there is a money is the root of all evil, but | 1917 (Hansard p. 103) in answer to country which has for its aggyal! Fifthly. H.E. Sir Henry May an-at to every man's capacity and what possible use, (other than for a question, when he said there were ubject the curtailment of credit byplified the previous point by recal-the hours within which he may payment of card losses) ready a fatioitesimal number of cases of planters who rushed fork from og that to his astonishment a hotel by drinks in hotels. Self-respect money can, be to him I cannot had debis, and it does not seem to the chil to their practically in manager in London refused to cash also, is a brike to over indulgence imagine, as he does not frequent me that there was any justification accessible homes in the country razept his cheque for £10, even in well-conducted hotels, especi- the hotels in the usual manner of whatever for H. E. the Governor in and evaded their commitments. I though he explained he was Gover-ally those which the other sex fee; less exalted folk, whilst he is pro canseining the argument he used. Hongkong Government, $250,000,00 have no doubt the remerly wasner of Hongkong; and that at great quent. Hotel-keepers are bound teerd from the dangers I have The final argument about loss Hongkong & Shanghai effecimal, but there arena inteesi inconvenience he had to go to the by law to supply drink for cash to drown attention to under "Sixth- of interest is equally fallacious, ble places in this Colony and this Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to any person who demands it whilst ly" as he onparently never moves and nerians a simple example will Jardine, Maison &

Binking Corpus......

50390.40 reason does not therefère apply Art cash to pay his bill.

To my scher, and past experience has hour the Colony excent with one satisfy the Council that the prices

To.. Tatel...... here.

mind this only shows the tread of shown that, at the principal hotels, or two officers in attend vice, and are not greatly enhanced thereby. Butterfield & wire .... "Secondly, the Ordinance was thought in the mind of the speaker at any rate, strunkenness is not only his horse is protected by armed X has a large birthday party Union Insurance Sority rushed through the seaad and in thinking it right to force Hong- not encouraged hut strictly burred. guards day and night. The incog-and treats his friends to say, $100! third reading in one day, on which ag people other tim himself if only for fear of losing the licence, venience is no doubt lessened in worth of champagne on the first of Hongkong Stock Ex the Estimates for the year were the as Governor never used the to put it on no higher ground. Mr., bis case if he brusno occasion to use the month. Assuming he pays his also brought forward besides much hotel) who had credit there into the Fetcher's early troubles will doubt the money, and the necessity for bill on the 15th of the following Hongking Fire-Insur-

her business. The managements Seaconvenient position in less fica sympathetic echo in the it is less rent,

math. appare tiv the Hotel has of the leading hotels protested which he was placed when he en-hearts of senior men, but he has! A Tio to Tipplers.

lost interest, for 12 months at 7% Canton Insurance Ofice

aner Co., Li, against the interference which thetered a London hotel. Such a "dog overcome thes and perhaps the I gather from His Excellency's actually 872 cents, which does not clause would cause them and their the manger policy" does not effort had helped to make the remarks about "taking brendy loom large on a $100 transaction.

Ltd. customers, No reasons for the meet with my aproval. and al-ccessful man we see to-day. I with coffee" in the lonage," with The latter, even in this rich Colony.

Chim Sugar Refinery measure were printed on the Bill, though he may have intended his my opinion, therefore, the credit out paying for it" does not mean is not an everyday occurrence.

Co., Ltd. and the Government shelved any words to convey another meaning system has its disadvantages, but that the hotel must provide the On a $10 transaction the apparent Hongkong Hotel Co.,

contend they are only capable of in Hongkong, taken as a whole, the brandy and coffee free of cost, but loss amounts to under 9 cents, and

advantages outweigh them.

that the customer can legally sign a ¦ on St, drinks barely a cent.

George Grinible & Co.. Sixthly. The Government have

chit. If this is what the Ordinance recently reduced the Stamp Duty

The clubs and hotels in England Jahn Scott Harston..... "Much Ado About Nothing."

on cheques from 10 cents to 5 cents,

Eighthly. If His Excellency the meat to clause 3 (2) (b) reading as for drinks and for non-residents

is meant to mean, then an amend-equally demand cash in exchange St. John's Cathedral The Government only presented presumably in deference to my re- Governor stands by his expressed follows will put matters right, viz also for food. There is a certain Cawasjee Pallanjen &

Collection 1/1/23 ... their explanations and reasons on marks on robberies at the last desire not to go beyond the wishes or in any position of the hotel healthy and friendly, as against an the day itself, a procedure which Budget dehate.

Part of my Te- of the community and thinks to as not containing a bar counter at antagonistic competition, between Capt. C. Hall prevented the petitioners placing parks read as follows.--"It has long certain this desire by allowing the which the customer can stand up to them which applies up to date even CE, H. Beaviş......... before hon. members such argu- been recognised that robberies Official members to vote in accord- and order drinks across," following more so in Hongkong, and I con- Sir Win ments as they would have thought from Europeans are practically ance with their own judgment in the words "regular meals of the sider that so long as the clubs in

Brunyate, necessary. Hotel managers are non-existent because Europeans the matter under notice, then he hotel. If heavy drinking is what Hongkong do not find it necessary. Thorne very much more subject to restric-Imrdly ever carry any money be evinced, in my opinion, a belief in the Government really wish to to demand cash, the hotels should A. S. D. Coushat tions and to the supervision of the yond a few cents for current chair official human nature not shared by limit, then this alteration will meet not be compelled to do so. Government and the police than hire. Robberies from business and the community, who may be termed the case as I am creditably in-

Hon. Mr. P.H. Holyoak any other trader, and well conduct-private houses are chiefly incurred the "outsiders," who see more of formed, it is humanly practical to going attempt to refute the argu-

In conclusion, I trust the fore-Mr. and Mrs. H. T. ed"houses" naturally object to any from the knowledge that dealings the game as it affects them. It is consume twice as much liquor inents of the Government will be 0. W. Darch

Jackunn unnecessary additions to these re therein are conducted in cash and my opinion, too much to expect standing as when the customer sits considered by the Council as strictions. It therefore appears to the probability is that large cash independence of action from even down whilst drinking.

justifying my reasons for dissent, A. S. D. Cousland.

Anonymous..... me that the rushing through of this suns are available on the premises highly-placed men with excellent measure, which an Unofficial mem- at all hours. The more payments prospects (so long as they are loyal that nowhere else in the world ex-

His Excellency goes on to say, ing from the opinionof the majority. Hongfeng Sporting her supporting the Government by cheque are in vogne, the neces-and subservient to their superiors) cept Hongkong canon-residents

Arms & Ammunition described as "much ado about sity for cash in hand is reduced to high pay, mostly with wives and sign for drinks, and refutes his own

Slore a minimum, and the incentive. to families, who during long past argument in the next sentence by His Excellency the present Goy-robbery is removed. To help this experience have hardly ever been admitting he has done this in Eas

Capt. Branch ernor admits the question is one in movement I suggest that the duty allowed free judgment, even intern hotels when he had forgotten Hongkong can have no complaint & Art

K. A. Selanders which two opinions are possible, of ten cents on cheques be reduced teacup (to, use Mr. Shewan's ting to have money" is a legally he affored it on Saturday because it concerns the internal to one cent."

storm in a to carry money. Again, if" forget to make of the entertainments to W. R. Mansfield management of the hotels and

Ton Mrs. A. C. More. simile). This was proved in the good excuse for signing a chit, Fenwick and Tina Gerald appear Europeans and Money.

IR. Sutherland solid Official vote against the solid then no Hongkong hotel keeper at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, in a. G. Coppin ther if he were starting with a

More and more Europeans appear Unofficial vote, not only on this will grumble at the Ordinance and selection from their varied reper-3). K. Blair clear field he would make such a to use the hotels in Hongkong occasion but also on a recent the repeal has been asked for under toire, which besides three comedyLie. R. R. Beau- clause law. Moreover, both in managed by the Hongkong Hotel occasion. 1917 and 1923, it was contended Co., (and, presumably, the other Officials, for they have been train- a misapprehension.

items, will include "The Intruder," His Excellency is quite right in which is in the front rank of one net Justices of the Peace and the tem is interfered with, as seems superiors do must be right, and to sell more drink. They have audience to witness a nost artistic, Mr. and Mrs. A.. B.

hotels as well) and, if the chit sys to believe that what their assuming the hotel Directors want plays. There should be a crowded 1. 1. Cer Chamber of Commerce that the likely, all these Europeans will find should it occasionally be otherwise perfect right to this desire, since the clause was merely vexatious and it necessary to carry notes and it is only a matter of time before Government gave them this privil- open-air concert in connection with J. B. Wond

performance. Then the postponed unnecessary, yet the hotels were more silver. Bag-snatching from the Government will introduce ege of selling alcohol and sepe- te volunteers is to be held at Head C. Wilson browbeaten by the Government European ladies is not unknown in some amendment. into acquiescence in a measure the Colony, and I am inclined to I have already referred

cially so, since the licences fee was originating in an honest but hys think pocket-picking and even Excellency's description to his raised from $3.500 to $8.000 only quarters, whilst the swinning fête 13. Cock

E. Irving terical effort by impractical mag

more violent efforts are not beyond question as a matter of the internal Directors to sell more is only con-, The, pictures will prove a mugnet. F. E. Milner-Jones.....

The real desire of the at the V.R.C. will appeal to any to win the war." To-day the only the capabilities of native rubbers, management of the hotel and its needs to see trees in which Altogether Saturday will be busy Adams people who support the retention if the European men provide clients, and his admission that two customers of the present law are Government such inducement in the future opinions on the point at issue were credit either have not had any, and officials who do not mix freely with as will make the venture pro- possible and that he might not have desire some, or have not already the users of hotels, for the reasonfitable. At present European inaugurated such a measure him- had enough; and I contend this they have no need to do so, No-sea-faring nien are the only self. These confessions, in my desire to do more business is a thing, therefore, in the above leads les ho are supposed to carry cash opinion, expose the weakness of the lexitimate one and, as the Ordin me to believe it is a vital necessity in their pockets, and for some years Government's case at the start.

past the Government has exercised His Excellecy's inability to see thwarted.

ahce Is now read, this, trádíng;is... paternal care over those who any reason put forward for the re leave the piers after dusk in sam- peal is not strange to Unofficial

Standing H.E. a Drink. pans by stationing police there, yes, because Government work, system, as applied to all goods is The question whether the chit

attempt at a compromise or amend- mrut by refusing to reply to criticism.

nothing." was unfair.

their clients; and he doubted whe-

by representatives of

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to retain the clause.

Thirdly. The Hon. Colonia Secretary in 1917 apparently in fluenced the passing of the Bill by

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FURTHER FIGURES FROM EARTHQUAKE ZONE.

A Foreign Office despatch was received by the Japanese Consul- General at 8 o'clock last night from which we extract the following: KODUI Twenty-three persons left Tokyo a. by boar from Shibaura between September 4 and 6. Half a million 5,00,on left the capital by railway between the 4th and 8th. Fresh arrivals, 2,500.00 seeking news of their relatives

number 220,000.

2,500,00

2.500.00

Up to September 10, no less than 74.000 cremations took place.

In Yokohama, up to September 11, it was ascertained that 67,000 houses had been destroyed, leaving 20.0

20,000 standing. The population at present is estimated at 250,000. 1.200.00

In Kanagawa, prefecture (omit- 1,000.00 ting Yokohama) 53,000 houses were 500.00 destroyed, 4,500 of which were burned. The tidal wave washed 207.00 away 70. Twenty-two thousand were seriously damaged by fire. 250.00 The deaths numbered 4.300 while 200.00 24,000 were injured. 200.00

At Yokosuka "It,000 houses are in rains, 300 damaged. The deaths 200.00 numbered 400, injured 800. 100.00

At Kamakura there were 500 100,00

deaths and 1,700 injured. The 100.00 figures for Oraga are deaths 300, injured 3,000. In five other small 100.00 towns the deaths were 990 and 100.00

injured 6,000. Full details are not 100.00, yet available.

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Miss Doris S. Woods...

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95.00 John 9. Morrison

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25.00 R. A. Camidge

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