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SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1934.
Registration Of Persons Ordinance
Affects Over 7,000 People In Hong Kong
OBSOLETE
FOR 15 YEARS
WEDDING
THE CHINA MAIL
To-day's Short Story,
Jenny Latto Whyte And HEROISM
F. J. T. Locke.
HONEYMOON IN EUROPE
A pretty wedding was solemis-
NE two -three. Three
By D. Wilson MacArthur.
RUGS
CARPETS.
"Starboard a bit?”.
him
ed yesterday at the Union Church, bella. Obstruction dead The Kinmont, recently out of Kennedy Road, when Mias. Jenny ahead,
Montreal and bound in for the Hud- | Lotto Whyte, only daughter of Alakoot, squatting on the fore-adh Bay, lumbered off her course as Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Whyte of Tal-hatch, blinked at the heavily muffled the steereman, his eyes fixed in a koo, became the bride of Mr. F. and blue-tipped figure that shambled wide stare on the green figures in J. T. Locke of the Public Works back on the fo'c'sle head to its look-the gyrocompass periscope, repeated Deparment. The Rev. E. C. Po-out post in the bows, protected only the order, in a lifeless valce, and well officiated, and the bride was by a ragged acrap of canvas lashed spun the wheel slowly. N Ordinance, 'affecting some 7.000 or 8,000 aliens Resident. In A
Alakoot'a friend-he knew Hong Kong and known as the "Registration of Persons Or-ven away by her father, the best to the rails against the biting, sting-
man being Mr. J. Forbes of the ing wind. dinance, 1934, was read for the first time, as a draft Bill at the Public Works Department.
only as "Cap,” which was convenient Legislative Council meeting on Thursday, and will come into force
Alakoot smiled a little. He was and not; at all disrespectful, although The one bridesmaid was Miss. by proclamation in about six or eight week's time.
very happy. He liked being on the his proper title was Captain Joseph Evelyn O'Hagan, and the lower-white man's ship, the big somiak-Bartels-paced to the extremity of This ordinance will repeal ordinances No. 19 of 1915, and girl was Miss. Join Woodward, that-smoked. He liked to be able to the bridge-wing, and peered down No. 6 of 1926, and re-enact, with some changes, certala provision while Mrs. Whyte was Matron of sit on the forehatch and look up at at a long flat shelf of ice, just contained in those ordinances,
the big, rugged figure on the bridge, awash, that slid past half a cable's are war-time regulations, and, al-
pacing slowly to and fro, stamping length away. Then he turned and been used for 15 years.
his feet, now and again beating him- nodded, and the third mate, shiver- bring the Colony of Hong Kong
self, with his mittered hands in res-ing in the wheelhouse, brought the and countries. In that all allens,
tore the circulation.
Kinmont back on her course with a He loved that figure. He loved growl to the steers Dian. the feeling of unspoken sympathy,
Honour.
as held in the
The reception Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong Hotel, and the happy couple left to-day for their honeymoon in
These repealed ordinances though still in force, have not
The present ordinance will into tise with most other ports with certain exceptions, will have to a register at the Police Head-Europe aboard the us. Chitral. quarters, supplying full details of themselves, and two photographs. This does not apply to Chinese, aliens, as it is considered im- practicable to require the registration of all the Chinese who pass through the Port.
ant
within one
FRENCH REPLY ON DISARMAMENT
(Continued from Page 1)
to the level allowing the reallsa ion of the equality of rights in the regime of security.
DISARMING AND REARMING
of secret understanding that existed
MONDAY'S STORY
Monday's story will be "The Persian Spell," by Lord Dunsany..
between them. It was good, too, to be in a position of authority on the white man's ship. His people, The introduction of this ordin- (2) He shall also truthfully and
shrinking a little from him-didn't into the Colony of Hong fully answer all questions and in-
that give a man a wonderful feeling | Kong. will be no new departure. quiries put to him by any police
of power, that shrinking?---acknow but will merely bring the practice officer with a view to checking the
ledged his position. His word was
Away astern lay the black ridged used in the United Kingdom and correctness of the return.
law; for did not he translate the horizon of Resolution, guarding the other Colonies and Dominions into (3) Any answer to any such
This system, the principle of words of the white master, who had northern side of the entrance to the force here in Hong Kong.
question or inquiry shall be ad-which has indeed been accepted by to be obeyed in all things. whatever Hudson Strait, and abeam the cliffs] When the ordinance comes into missible in evidence in any proceed-Germany, has clashed with the con-he demanded?
of Big Island were dotted with operation, all aliens resident infings under this Ordinance, Pro-tinuous execution of the programme Alakoot smiled up at the bridge, stranded bergs, immense and deso-| Hong Kong will have to register vided that nothing in this sub-sec-which Germany has for many years and waved his hand. He could see late. Ahead, a grey pall rose from month and all new-tion shall be construed as rendering pursued for bringing her armaments that immense figure moving dell- the ses and ascended into the leaden coming aliens will have to register any such answer inadmissible in up to a level very much above that berately, had even heard the crlap sky, and in between the surging within 72 hours of landing. Mas- any other proceedings in which it authorised by treaties.
order that had been given following broken water WAS flecked with ters of vessels bringing passengers would otherwise be admissible.
the warning from the fo'c'sle bell:white, coldly glittering, where enor- into, or taking them away from. (4) He shall also disclose and] Objections are raised to the con-
mous and distorted misses of Ice, the Colony will have to furnish produce to any police officer on de-ception of the plan of disarmaments. Į Personal Pars. fantastically chiselled by wind and lists of passeners, and all hotels, mond all documents in his posses-under which the 'noté says that the
sen, nodded and swayed, advance boarding houses etc., will have to sion lending directly or indirectly British Government associate im-
It is notified in the Government guard of a great army. out-flung make returns of all guests
arto establish' his identity, nationality,mediate reductions of armaments Gazette of March 23, that Mr.from a broken icefeld. riving or departing.
and occupation.
imposed or ertain powera with Im-Albert E. Baker, has been appointed] It was all very familiar to Ala- Registration Of Visitors mediate increases in armaments Examiner of Weights and Measures, koot. He was wholly unaware of 4-1) It shall be the duty of granted to others. However great also an Inspector under the Gun- the fact that he and his people the keeper of every hotel, inn. may be the desire of France to sign powder and Fireworks Ordinance, were being exploited, and that for a boarding-house, and lodging-house, an equitable convention, she Can
reward of abundant food, ammuni- 1.--This Ordinance may be cited and of the secretary of every club, neither understand nor admit that
Mr. G. R. Sayer, formerly Head tion, sticks-of tobacco and bags of us the Registration of Persons Or-to ascertain and enter in a register the exaggerated pretensions to re of the Sanitary Department, has tea and coffee and sugar, and half kept for the purpose the names and armament put forward on the one been appointed to set as Director a dozen brand new repeating rifles, 2-1) Subject to the provisions nationality of all persons except side should constitute argument for of Education in place of Mr. N. L. the total costing less than a studio of sub-sections (4) and (5), every persons of Chinese race staying at making other powers to agree to re- Smith.
mechanic's wage for one week, they alien who is in the Colony at the the hotel, ina, boarding-house, ductions which do harm to interests
were expected to give a convincing' commencement of this Ordinance, lodging-house or club, together of their security.
Stuart (and probably dangerous) perform- other than an allen of Chinese race, with the dates of their arrival and Most explicit reserves are also Seguin Strahan will be a Member ance over a period of several weeks shall report the fact in person or departure. their destinations on made in the note, rezarding the of the Midwives Board, in place of before the eyes of a battery in writing for registration at Police departure and such other particu- immediate German claim for 300 Dr. Edward W: Kirk, who will be cameras. Headquarters within one month of lars as may be prescribed by the 000 men for their regular army, going on leave.
Bertels had, of course; done his Ruch commencement, unless Buch Inspector General of Police, and if together
with the corresponding
best to explain. But the whole person shall have departed from the the keeper of an hotel, inn, board- material, without
a previous ex- During the absence on leave of affair was more than a little obscure Colony within the said period of one in-house or lodging-house, or the lamination of the present state of Mr. W. O. Lambert, Mr. P. J. Tay-to Bartels himself. He was a plain,
secretary of a club, fails to do so, this army.
lor will be Government Marine Sur-blunt-mannered sealer, and when he
Copy Of Ordinance
A copy of the Ordinance la given below.
dinance, 1934.
month.
From March 21, Dr.
(2) Every alien, other than anar if he makes any entry in any Acceptance of such claims would veyor. allen of Chinese race, who arrives such register which he knows or result, in a denial and destruction
-
in the Colony or who changes his could by the exercise of reasonable of the principles of the Covenant of Mr. A. D. Forrest has been ordinary residential or business ad-diligence have ascertained to be the League of Nations and of the pointed Head of the Sanitary dress or who is about to leave the false, he shall be guilty of a con-Disarmament Conference, which has partment, in place of Mr. G. Colony shall report the fact in per- travention of this Ordinance,
derived from it. If liberated from Sayer.
Hon or in writing for registration. (2) The keeper of every hotel, their juridical obligations, powers
..
of
had been enticed into command of the Kinmont on this ridiculous ex- ap-pedition, with the offer of a fabulous De-salary, he had not minced his words. R. He had felt his warnings trium- phantly vindicated when a wireless from the Canadian Government ice- breaker patrolling the Straits had notified him of the presence of a vast Icefield working its way down. from the Foxe Channel.
But his news had met an astonish- ing reception. His employers had hailed it jubilantly, Bartels, shock ed a little, had walked off abruptly and returned to the bridge, from
ht Police Headquarters within inn. boarding-house or lodging-would only take into consideration) Mr. R. Baker, the Manager and seventy-two hours after every such house, and the secretary of every their direct interests in determining Chief Engineer of the Kowloon arrival or within one week before club, shall also make to the Inspec- their actions.
every such change of address
or
tor General of Police such return
LESSONS OF PAST
Canton Railway who is retiring as from to-day, was the recipient of a
intended departure as the case may as to the particulars aforesaid, at Made wise by lessuse of the past, silver cigar box presented to him
bc.
such times or intervals, and in such Governments would, before
bind-1
to
at a farewell given by the Chinese staff of the Railway at the Head Office, Kowloon. yesterday.
new
(3) For the purposes of this form as the Inspector General of ing themselves prefer Boction every person shall be deem-Police may direct, and every such be certain that the ed to be an alien unless and until keeper or secretary who fails to do convention would not meet in he produces a certificate, passport 50, or makes any false return, shall future with the fate of the military Among the latest arrivals at Re- which he could contemplate with n or other evidence to the satisfaction be guilty of a contravention of this clauses of peace treaties,
of the Inspector General of Police to the effect that he is n natural born or naturalised British subject. Possible Exemption
Ordinance.
German
military
In
of
pulse Bay Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. feeling of some reassurance the (3) It shall be the duty of every last few years has taught the of their honeymoon. Mr. Locke is Bartels had been approached by particular, the experience of the John Locke who are stopping at stocky, impassive figure of his
¡Repulse Bay Hotel for the duration friend Alakoot, the Eskimo.hunter. pernon except a person of Chinese French Government that every race who stays at an hotel, inn new concession leads to a new do- connected with P.W.D. of Hong the Farrier Picture Corporation, of boarding-house, lodging-house, or mand (4) The Inspector General of club, to furnish to the keeper or treaties.
or new violation
Kong,
New York, whose guiding spirit, the Police may in his absolute discre-secretary and sign a statement con- effort in respect of premilitary cularly if violation degenerated in less than a genuine inspiration: A It appreciates Britain's should coma" into play more parti- self, had been afflicted with nothing
great G. Hammond Farrier, him-|| tion exempt in writing any person taining such information as such formations, and notes that the to aggression France preserves her projected travelogue film of the to whom this section applies from keeper or secretary may require for any or all of the requirements of the purpose of compiling such renecessity that they confine them but proposes that the convention is account of the expense of fitting out! Government now. admits confidence in local low guarantees, Hudson Bay region was held up on this section. Any such exemption gister as aforesaid, and every per-selves to political, activity. It will of such wide international characa chip for the purpose. So G. Ham muy be tested subject to such terms son who fails to do so, or gives any ha no less necessary to settle the ter, that the French Government mond Farrier had sought, and been and conditions as The Inspector false information, shall be guilty of important point · concerning General of Police may see fit to Im-ja contravention of this Ordinance.
pre cannot dissociate itself from the vouchsafed, enlightenment in a dark (4) Every register kept under)
formations, also the difficulties of other powers which world of depression and economic This section shall not apply this section shall, at all reasonable method of supervision, transitory also have legitimate preoccupa chaos and pressure from British and
hours, be open to inspection by any turc, and more particularly the
measures, limitation of expenditions regarding security Continental competition. (a) Consular Offeers of foreign officer of police, or by any other per manufacture of war material,
The expedition was to be turned states and the members of their son authorised by the Inspector
In the first place aggression into a pleasure cruise, and Holly families;
General of Police.
GUARANTEE PROBLEM
should be formally prohibited. wood stampeded into boolding pas (b) The personnel of any ship
These, however, are all com- Secondly, if It occurs it should anges at a thousand dollara a ume: which is in the waters of the Colony
pletely dominated by the essential effectively be checked by methods thus, with the financial success of and passengers residing thereon; Among the passengers leaving for problem of guarantees of their laid down in the League Covenant, the whole undertaking assured, the j (c) Persons not exceeding 16 America on the a. President Coo execution. It is not enough that In the last resort it is always fim could be wide incidentally; years of age.
back to the and it would have the backing of (1) Every allon, other than Kwang-yul, Commandant of the supervision of execution, League of Nations, and to the all the publicity hounds In Holly- an allen of Chinese race or an allen Cantas Air Force, accompanied by Proposals for a consultation in re- covenant on which, it is founded, wood and New York, whose clients "exempted from liability to report Colonels Ting Chi-huu, Mel Lung gard to the British memorandum whi
under section 2 (4) or by section on, Chang Chi-shuen and Chang Constitute step forward, but 2(6), on being required to do so Shu-ting.
pose.
(5) to:-
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THREE CLAUSES
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French Governmen int the British Governm
Germany
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