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st Co. Office, Pedder boasted the flourishing condition over fifty years is alone a big price Ltd... of the Colony's finances and the to pay and the military lands, Street, noon.

November 5. Further Home Government promptly released, at last, have been pur ordinary meeting of Douglas 8.5. demanded a military contribution chased, back at the extremely Co., Ltd., a 20 Des Voeux Road Actually, there was no surplus, as exorbitant figure exacted by the Central, nood

November 8-General meeting history records that "all available War Office, which scarcely dis- surplus funds were

urgently guised its intention of getting the of members of the Hongkong and China Camphor Refining Co., Ltd., required to provide additional jali uttermost cent under threat, of at the offices of the Dairy Farm Ice accommodation, additional water cancelling the negotiations,an and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Lower works and most particularly a attitude typical of the whole great Albert Road, hoon, comprehensive drainage system for the town, which one colonial surgeon after the other urged as the indispensable preliminary basis of sanitary reform, and which, owing to the demand for a military contribution, governor after governor postponed for want of funds."

military contribution grab.

Our Fire Brigade..

OTHER MEETING.

October 15-Lecture on Theosophical. Path" at the H.K. Lodge, Road Central, 8.45 pm,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

morning.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.

SIR HENRY "GOLLAN"

ARRIVES. ME

WELCOME AT WHARF.

192

RENTS ORDINANCE.

INTERESTING JUDGMENT RE-

EXCLUSION" CLAUSE. **

VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFFS

An important judgment involv ing the legal interpretation of an order made by the Governor In

The new Chief Justice for the Colony of Hongkong arrived from Ceylon by the 3.3. "Malwa" this morning. A well knit figure, The although perhaps a trifle on the

Court this morning by the Acting The short side, in a blue serge suit, Council was given in the Summary

arm and grasping a cane. Sir. Puisne Judge, Mr. A: Dyer: Balt. Henry Cowper Gallan stepped on The case was one in which Li It is now some years since the

to the gangway leading to the Chan-shi and Chu Chan-shf claim- reorganisation took place in our

wharf and was conducted to Hised possession of three houses (66, Fire Brigade with the result that

Excellency's launch, the "Vic-68 and 70) in Queen's Road East, we now have the fine force at our disposal.

Four cases of enteric fever toria," by Captain R. A. R. Neville, in which were nine tenants. An almost entire

Mr. Eldon Potter, KC. instruct - absence, for a good many months, were reported in the M. O. H. res R.M.L.I., A.D.C.

The welcome on board consisted

ed by Mr. E. S. C.-Brooks, appear-. The Home Government, how of fires which have involved whole turns for Monday:

of hearty handshakes and expresed for the plaintiffs and Mr. ever, was adamant. Nothing less blocks of houses, or even of several

in a row, is ample testimony to the fairway, a junkmaster was fined Ceylon Civil

For anchoring in the southern sions of welcome by a former C. A. S. Russ and Mr. D. McCallum

Servant, Lieut. than £20,000 per annum for fivefficiency of the Brigade's methods

His Honour said that the argu- years, one fifth of the imperial in coping with outbreaks. Recently $10 at the Marine Court this Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., Har were for different tenants.

bout Master (who was one of the military expenditure incurred in there have been one or two cases,

first to get on board); the Honment had been confined to the one- point at Issue the validity and the Colony, would satisfy it, and which have been attended with The French airman, M Mr. H. T. Creasy, Director of effect of an order made by the this the Colony was forced to yield loss of life, but those who are Callizo, by reaching the height of Public Works, Mr. Justice H. H. J. Governor in Council on May 29 and acquainted with conditions will 12,066 metres, has broken, the Gompertz, who has been acting as appearing in the "Gazette" on in spite of strenuous opposition led admit that local peculiarities con-altitude record.

Chief Justice, Mr. H. A. Nisbet, March 30, exempting houses Nos. by the Governor himself. The tributed to the tragedies. Provi

Registrar and Mr. A. B. Suffiad, 66, 68 and 70, Queen's Road East arguments then advanced against aion has been made for providing One death from consumption Chief Justice's Clark.

reported from the s..

Sir Henry was conveyed by from the provisions of Section 4

(1) (/). FIREPROMGOMGO|O|O|OO|||||OU this squeeze still largely hold good, even more up-to-date equipment is

for our firefighters, both on Kwangtung" which put in from launch to Murray Pier where he Hongkong, a trade station and not land and on the harbour; and the Bangkok, via Swatow

His Honour reviewed the argu«: was greeted by the Colonial Secrements of Mr. Potter, the first of a producing centre, should not day is not far distant when the

tary, the Hon. Sir Claud Severn, which was that the exemption bear the burden of military Hongkong Brigade will compare Four Chinese deck passengers and then accompanied Captain power was never intended to apply the favourably with those in other on the "Van Overstraten" from Neville to Government House to exemptions in favour of the expenditure incurred for

large cities.. Yesterday, the Singapore and ports, died during where he will stay for a few daya tenant but only to exemptions in benefit of British trade as a whole Chinese rank and file were put the voyage to Hongkong.

until the Chief Justice's house at favour of the landlord and that in China. Moreover and this through their paces in competitive

the Peak is ready for him.

any exemption other than this. Of 39 deportees, who were has special force with land values tests. The results reflect great

Bir Henry's Career. would lead to absurdities. Mr. always high-the Colony has credit on the European.officers of being sent away from Saigon on

the Brigade, who have knocked board the s.s. Telemachus," one! The following facts relating to Hotter had claimed that any other to the great detriment of local the raw material into shape and died before, that ship reached the new Chief Justice's career are interpretation than this would

and

mean that the Governor in Coun- of interest. 2 commerce.. been brought it up to its present high Hongkong." deprived of so much building standard. Training Chinese to

Sir Henry was appointed Attor-cil could exempt a tenant inter Whilst coming up from Saney-General of Ceylon in 1918, the lia from 4 (1) (a) in which case ground, appropriated for imperial what might be called the discipline

the of a football team, but in a sphere on 6.9. Halvard”

en-last year of Sir Reginald Stubbs he was not obliged to pay any rent military uses, that it ought to be entirely strange to them, is an countered typhoon weather in Colonial Secretaryship of Ceylon, and from 4 (1)(b) under which he considered to have paid in land its almost superhuman taak. Appar Lat. 12.20 N., Long 110.33 E., but He was called to the bar in 1891 could break all the regulations of quota towards a military contri-ently, Hongkong has been lucky in suffered no damage:

nd practised in London until 1899 his tenancy and not fear eviction | when he became Private Secretary

"There is no doubt," said H° bution." The Home Government that it has the supermen to do the

The total output of the Kailan to Sir Frederick Lugard, G.C.M.G. Honour, "that if the exemption answered: "You can afford to pay,

job. May their good work con«. tinue,

Mining Administration's mines, for He went to Northern Nigeria with exercised in favour of the tenan therefore pay you must." .And

the week ending September 27, Sir Frederick, became the first in respect of certain provisions o that has ever since been its stock

amounted to 86,956 tons. The sales Attorney-General there and Chief the Ordinance, the result during the period were 42,160 tons. Justice in 1901. Sir Henry was ciently startling, but as Mr. Ru reply.

transferred to Bermuda as Chief said, when power is delegated 1 Madam Melba, as Mimi te La Justice and President of the this manner the legislature whic Boheme, has bidden farewell to Legislative Council in 1904. At delegates that power lau the operatic stage in Australia, the time of his appointment to entitled to assume that it with The occasion coincided with the Ceylon he was the Attorney thirty-seventh anniversary of her General of Trinidad. debut in Brussels.

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Later the Colony's military con-. tribution was assessed on the basis

Booking Tennis Courts.

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Taking The Oath.

exercised reasonably

The new system in regard to the booking and use of tennis courts of 17% per cent, of its revenue at the Hongkong Cricket Club and in 1901 this was raised to 20 seems to be working very satis-

argument to say that I power per cent. In 1864 when the factorily; to the outsider, at any

exercised absurdly the result, will military contribution was first rate, it seems fairer than the one

be an absurdity." It displaced. Courts may not now Unable to make the down-trip The "China Mail" understands Mr. Potter's absurdities opere - HDD PIGNOI¶¶@@@@BIG|Q||0|0|0|| exacted, the Colony's revenue be booked in advance and to hold from Canion on Monday because that the New Chief Justice will be not to His Honour's mind absurd

[amounted to $637,846. When the a court a prospective player must of engine trouble, the Steamboat sworn in at the Executive Council ties so much as unreasonable, and

levy was increased to 20 per cent. have with him at least one of the Co.'s Houam" came down yester meeting to-morrow morning. In unjust uses of the

prospective participants. When day on her own steam and went all probability; he will be greeted exemption and it was the revenue was still comparatively all of the courts are occupied, one into dock at Hunghom. She is by the representatives of the legal such uses could be made simall, $4,213,893. The new budget may be bespoken by means of the expected back on the run in a profession at a Full Court preced-of the landlord or of the. presumably puts next year's "slate in the pavilion. If so booked, few days.

ing the opening of the Criminal He did not, therefore, agree revenue somewhere in the region 22 games (doubles) and 11 they must be handed over after

Sessions on Monday. If precedent Mr. Potter on his first point Attention is drawn to a change is followed the commission. of Mr. Potter's second point had of $25,000,000 if not more. (singles). Several anomalies arose in the arrangements forthe harbour appointment will be read by Mr. been that the section itself was Certain deductions have to be out of the old system when courts races. These are now advertised H. A. Nisbet, Registrar, and Sir ultra vires because there was no made, but it is easy to see that could be booked in advance and, to take place as follows:-Ladies, Henry, will be welcomed by the body in the Colony which could what is more, booked for the whole Monday, Oct, 20; Chinese, Tues-Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., Attor deprive a man of his rights except the estimated military contribu- evening. Four keen players, able day, Oct, 21; and Open, Wednesney-General.

the Legislative Council, sud that tion next year amounts to a wholly to get off at about the same time, day Oct. 22. These races will Officials Going Home.

only by Ordinance. He (His Lord- disproportionate sum.

by means of booking in turn, could start at 5.15 p.m. each day.

Sir Henry's arrival practically and he could see nothing which ship) had examined it carefully Apart from the fact, so often be assured of a whole evening's

The final meet for the V.R.C. coincides with the departure of warranted the assumption that play every time. This was pointed out, that the contribution obviously unfair to others not a

Swimming Chempionships, which two other Government officials, the section was not for the "peace, simply provides the Home spend- whit less keen; but

had to be, postponed owing to the whose work has been closely con- order and good government of the thrifts with more money to burn, irregular hours or uncertainty as the V.R.C. Bath to day, comment. Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball, who Colony He thought that the

recent typtoch, takes place at nected with the Supreme Court the present system of levying the to friends being able to turn outing at 4 p.m. The main events has acted as Puisne Judge for section was not included in the very fact that the exemption rendered the booking of courts comprise the 100 yards champion nearly six months, gave his last contribution is grossly unjust. impossible until the eleventh hour. ship, the high-dive, together with judgment in that capacity for, at original Ordinance showed that Since the Colony's revenue closely And, although it did not happen the finals for the other events. any rate, some considerable time the Legislature realised that there approximates its expenditure, the often, courts booked were some- times not used this again caused.

this morning, as he leaves the were tenements which ought not squeeze practically amounts to

According to Reuter, the Colony for eight months on Satur to be within the Ordinance but yet. heartburning among those who College of Pestology, In London, day by the 8.a, "Morea," Mr. H. A were so by accident: He did not twenty per cent, of the expendi- had been forestalled in booking. Is cffering a gold medal for the Nisbet Registrar, is also going think therefore that the section, ture. The "China Mail"? has many The new system looks as if it has best essay, not exceeding five home on leave shortly. times emphasized the effect of come to stay.

hundred words, dealing with this. For every ten dollars the

mosquito' destruction, in view of the fact that the increase of racecourse fire cost the Govern-

mosquitoes in England is becomi nient, we have pointed out; two

ing a "serious","menace,” · The dollars went to the military con-

essays should teach the College by tribution.. "Every time the

the first of January, 1925.

Governor throws a dollar to a civil servant he must throw twenty cents to the soldiers. -If we lose half a million dollars on.

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ENTERTAINMENTS. October 15-Coronet Theatre rice while tackling a starvation "Suzanna"

October 15-Star

The China Mail.problem, the military gains "The Jail Bird."

$100,000. For every five dollars

Lyons (France), to Mr. and Bookose, WeDERSBAY, CON 15, 1924 we spend on sanitation, to save our Mrs. A. Muguet, a son.

MAAS-On October 8, at Foo

chow, to Mr. and Mrs. F. H.

MILITARY RAPACITY.

health from real perils, we must pay the Home Government one dollar...Our pleasure and our Borrow alike mean more money for

the military. The sum we spent Wales and the bill we had to foot in entertaining the Prince of

Theatre

October 15-World Theatre:

"Tillio's Punctured-Romance." "The Common Lawere de

October 15-Queen's Theatre

October 16-Opening night of the Oriental Shows, Kowloon.

8:15 pm

October * 21.—Trafalgar Day Grand Concert at Theatre Royal,

the world-famous violinist Efrem October 21-Queen's Theatre,

40

JUNK PIRATED.

RICE AND MERCHANDISE

STOLEN.

VESSEL NOT DETAINED.

to

was ultra virescen

The Thika Point.

His Honour found, against Mr Potter on the third point which was that the word "provision" "did not mean a portion of a section of the Ordinance, but only a com÷. pléte section and that the exemp-- tion should, therefore, be from the whole of Section 4. I HA Hömour's opinión, even

tion or a paragraph might containi

provisiontain itself

A pathetic incident in connec tion with the Prince of Wales'visit| to New York is reported in the American papers, which state that a thin woman, with a ragged fur On Monday a local junk wist not therefore accept what collar, and a small child, hung with pirates in Ban Si Mun Face Potter had & suggested as about the entrance of the house but got off, comparatively, lightly road sol where the Prince was staying. This cral No. 6086B was

Mr Potter

She was Mrs. Katherine Tudo stopped by another junk from arguments, in Vermillion of Huntington, LL,

SOCIAL AND PERSONALN

who claims to be the last living which five men boarded the tradea. Honour, were descendants of Henry VIII of Aquantity of the merchantmen his contention that the England and the ruling family of cargo, comprising rice and general order, was nos retrosper Tudor. She wished to show the merchandise, was removed to this could not take away what Mr. Prince some drawings by her pirate craft which then sailed away Potter had termed vested child. Admittance was refused her.

The trading junk was not de-and that what the Governor in Detained and inmately made, li Council had endeavoured to do by way back here first reports the order was to supply the want reached the police through the of defrability certificate red medium of a local boarding house ed under the Amending Ordinance

of 1921

ANA N In giving Judgment plaintiffs His Honour salu thought that the object of exemption section was simply permit the Governor in Council say when his attention was called to it the circumstances of this to by the Magistrate case are such that this domestic

Mare, Chinese Maritime Cus-To-morrow afternoon the Colonial toms, a daughter.

Secretary will introduce into the MANCELL-On October 8 at Legislative Council the Colony's

the Victoria Nursing Home, record budget of $25,000,000, for seamen's strike expenses both Zimbalist, 9.35 pm Lord Canliffe arrived in Hong Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mancell, a son.

over $5,000,000 more than the sum paid their share. Next year every October 22 Theatre Royal kong from Calcutta by the voted for the current year. Doubt single item in the long list of grand concert. by the world-famonei Sang baying travelled via less the increase is very pleasant improvements we suppose them.

violinist Efrem Zimbalist; 9.15 Penang and Singapore.

MARRIAGE.

TEA-CHEST CASE

ACCUSED REMANDED.

Refern

H

de the court interpreter and the prose tenement should be exclu

rdner

if it can be taken as evidence of Budget will enumcrate must Deltober 26KWG and Mr. Gardner, the manager the Colony's steady progress and render its toll. Furthermore, even

M.C.L Children's Fête.. Code of the Dollar –Line-- Singapore JONES GILLENA-On October growing prosperity-though we if the imposition were justified, it -November 8 Sixth extrs moe port by the Blue-Fennel Lluer Aazancy, arrived here from that' 9, at HBM. Consulate-Gen have yet to see if it does not is unfairly distributed, the liquor meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Potthoc and Ill remain, bere eral, Shanghai, by J, T. Pratt, invite once more the criticism that and tobacco taxes, for instance, Club, Esq., C.M.G., and afterwards the Government is over-budgetting at the Russian Orthodox-

October 21-28-VRIC Harbour the share of those who Races, 5:15 pm each day, an making Church, Lewis Harold Wil- again, especially for the hardly take these comforts correspond-DANCE ~liam-Jones, of Folkestone, driven Public Works Department ingly heavier.

England, to Fanenia Gillena, -doubtless, we say, the increase. There are those of course who of Harbin, Manchuria.

will prove to have its agreeable will advance the argument that side, but there is one side it has, the Colony, having tech

L. forebear to add, which military-lände back, ca

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is the great grab.

56, Range Road, Shanghai,

is anything but agreeable. This plead that it should it be contribution from the military cont

this how

Esther Mulka, dearly beloved This juicy squeeze first started pointed out that to have

of the city

wife of Mr. H. Auslander. -*- fil the earl

October 18-Dance at the Peak at the Cluby 9:15 pm October 25, Club, 9:15

Dance at the Peak

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