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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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PRESENT

28TH DECEMBER, 1922.

EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIE INALD EDWARD STUBBS, K.C.1.0. E THE GENERAL OFFICER IN COMMAND TROOPS, MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOHN LER, K.C.M.O., C.B., D.5.0.

Ma CLAUD SEVERN, ial Secretary).

C.M.O.

Ma. J. H. KEMP, K.C., C.BE. They-General)

MR. McI. MESSER (Colonial amr).

MR. E R. HALLIFAX, O.B.E. tary for Chinese Affairs).

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the person in the water, he removed his coat and kicked off his shoes. When he eventually saw the woman in the water she was a good distance astern. jumped from the upper deck, swam to He the woman and, getting hold of ber, swam to a lifebuoy which had been thrown overboard, He placed the woman on the buoy, and he himself hung on until the taken on board. ferry boat came back and they were On these facts being reported to me, I had the pleasure of bringing them to the notice of the Royal Humane Society, which has decided that Mr. Silva is entitled to a testimonial from this Society, and I have much

* Ma. E. A. IRVING (Director of pleasure in handing it to him.

ation).

Mr. Silva then stepped forward from the back of the Legislative Council

Ma. T. L PERKINS (Director of Chamber and received the Certificata

Worka).

MR. H. E. POLLOCK, C.

3. MR. E. V. D. PARR.

MR. A. Q. STEPHEN.

. MR. A. O, LANG.

MR. CHOW SHOU-SON.

MR. NG HON-TSZ.

14 G. M. FLETCHER, CM.G. (BE. ** of Cour ci').

ntation of the Royal Humane

Society's Certificate

from His Excellency who shook him cordially by the hand.

Minutes

The minutes of the last meeting of the Council, held on October 20th, approved and signed by the President.

were

The Late Murray Stewart H.E. THE GOVERNOR-Gentlemen, I have here a letter which I should like to read to the Council. It is from Mr. Gershom Stewart and is addressed to the Commons 21st October, 1922, and is as Clerk of Councils from the House of follows:-

THE GOVERNOR -Before proceed- business, gentlemen, I have the of presenting the Royal Humane

certificate to Mr. Frederico "DEAR SIR,-On my return from abroad Silva for an act of gallantry in two days ago I found your letter convey- are of this year..

On the 12th ing the very kind vote of sympathy from 2022, a Chinese widow on the Star the Officer Administering the Govern- which was making the trip in ment and from the members of the as, atp.m., jumped overboard Legislative Council of Hongkong on the be lower deck, evidently with the death of my brother, Mr. Murray of committing suicide. Mr. Stewart. On my own behalf and on behalf the upper deck, heard the of all the surviving members of his family And a shout of "Somebody over I would ask you to convey to them our He ran to the side of the grateful thanks and appreciation of the and, while endeavouring to locate kind references made to him.

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