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CANTON,
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
GIRL KILLS HER BROTHER
In Fushan a terrible domestic tragedy has occurred. A man had a younger sistor who became what is known in the vernaculer as a "Freedom Gir!," that is, ene who has set herself
HONGKONG
COUNCIL.
A mooting of the Hongkong Legislative Connell was hold yesterday at the Council
Chamber,
The following wore present
HIS EXCELLENOY THE OFFICER ADMINIS free from the shackles of Chinese custom andTERING THE GOVERNMENT. Ion, Six F. H
MAY, KU.M.G. claims the right of choosing her own husband
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Boere- Нов
of
прод
the
to out that it is
D
estom House. They relied The brother did not like this and frequently (tary). Mr. W. REKS DAVIES, K.C. (Attorney fact that, foreign wices and spirits must be piseon-holo tabelled "Hongkong," there to bazz
remonstrated with the girl, saying that hor conduct would bring ridicule and disgrace on the family. Retaonstrances failing to have the desired effect, the brother procedurl to inflict a povero beating on his sister. Is: walf Asfence the girl gave him a violent kick in the sbdomen, fresh the effects of which the man has since died. The unfortunate girl is now in custody.
GAMBLING AT TUNG KWOON. There is likely to be trouble in Tung Kwoon ofer gambling and thostrical performances. Certain members of the Chaung elon dosire to open a theatre as well as booths for the purpose of gambling. There are a great many bail
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works).
dont
Hon. Mr. B. J. BADELEY (Capt. Superinten Hoa. Mr. A. W. BREW IN (Registrar-Goral).
of Police), Hon. Mr. WHI YUK, C.M.G. Hou, Mr. MURRAY STEWART, Hon. Mr. L. OSBORNE
led
дена,
mot the wishes of the Colony gard wisely ask for the help of the Home authorities I
MOV
3
GENERAL BROADWOOD'S IMPENDING DEPARTURE.
man
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1910. LEGISLATIVE surprise to the inhabitants; the fact buing that of the declared policy of the Homa Government, the ordinary point of view of every day poli- he had said in this Council, The Bill and the Home Government cannot with credit ties, but this question has has raised
HIS EXCELLENCY-Goat emon, I am sorry before you la a sincero attempt to give permit their own. They cannot with credit realtogather out of the sphere in which thesa
not here, offout to tho wishes of the community fuse to consider the injustice of the position arguments can be applied. Mr. Johnstone, the Major-General, Broadwood is
the fasts of the cuss. No protagonist in the Home Parliament of the beonase as you well know he is leasing they are represented by the unofficial members revealed by toc-red through its community had volun- enlargemont on theso facta is policy we are compelicul to pursue, has phisted on Saturday and wo shall not soo him at this
thie Council"..
question of righteousness, unofficial members to sub- They speak for themselves. It is too
table again. I hare no doubt that if he thought toc) mit to the imposition of an import duty hope that they will speak loudly enough to not of money, and the righteousness of that I was going to say anything about him he form which we would not be hore, and that is probably instead of the increased licence fees a proposed by reach the far and high altitudes from where sending to as poison in a the Goreramout. They did so in the belief and ominent prelates and divines direct the anti- are almost simultaneously admonished to exclude, why he is absent. (Laughter) As you know, and on the express understanding that an import oplam forces. But it is not beyond hope in certainly of a very doubtful kind. I do not ho is ons of the most modest me in
wish to woary the Connell with any more ro-
came to this Colony daty on foreign wines and spirits could that they may set up vibrations in the upper at: morks. For reply, Siv, is simply another the world. Before he bo, and would be, worked though the Harbour vibrations which may reach the purlions of
we knew him extremely well by reputation without entailing the establish mout of a the Colonial Offies, and eating a dusty w I see them are as I have stated them, and Illis is a brilliant exception to that fatal rule.
of looking at
at the same facts. The facts
It is said that Africa is the grave of reputations. window find their way to the na
theref are do not see my way to alter my position The Gonorul, like all men of action, is a man of few words. Wo have not heard his voico declared on ships manifests, in order to goatly, like a telephone bell, until the sound or withdraw my resolution.
HIS EXCELLENCY--My point is that althonghoftes ut this Council, but those who belong Hon. Mr. C. Mol. Mкast (Colonial Trea-insure boing stowed so as to avoid breakage, attructs the attention of our natiral protectors,
The Government's first attempt to draft n Bill the permanoat officials, to the insistent question, of course, the imposition of import duties was surer).
carrying out the wishes of the community went "Is it fair?" It is not fair! It is most unfair the outcome of a curtain policy of His Majesty's far beyond them, providing, sa it did, powers that the burden, the whole burden of the busi. Gorornment it was at the option of the Govora- which, if
the exponsive
business of protecting our mout noting on the advice of unofficial members. lately the old free trade charactor of the port. quays frunt the dumping of British mado Then were half a dozen other wit of raping
exorcised, would have changed com.
The more objectionable being withdrawn, moat.
aroused poison, should be laid upon this Govern- revenue, in fact the Government itself proposed apposition which those provisions
Believing that we
are entitled to quite si
a different monsare. His Excellency Sir Frederick
rospit rosalt with the that the Liquors Ordinance necessitated no change in the character of the port in respect of His Excel- the fact that it did not entail search either of personal baggage, or cargo. laney must have experienced, therefore, some difficulty in
himself, in the roseguicing
as the originator How red, regular Custom House. and founder of
The ATTORNEY-GENERALI rise to a polut of order, Bir. The resolution which the hon.
proposals before member is moving requests the Secretary of State for the Colonies to lay
the morphine resolution.
Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-I beg to second the Parliament in regard to
esported front and compounds of spium
here. The hop.
Hie EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, I cannot bor now is.
Sir Frederick
certain criticism upon His Majesty's Govern Yan adopted by to the question of duties on mont. The bon member who moved it, has, 1 think, begged the question on more than one Lugard in regard liquor. I enhmit that is wholly out of order.
Hon. Mr. STEWART-My intention was not point. The principal point is, whereas we have to criticise the action of bis Excellency legislated to prohibit the export of murphine Sir Frederick Lagard. I applauded the and compounds to China and other countries t to prohibit the export action of his Excellency Sir Frederick Logard, which prohibit this import, the Britishi Govern and I pointed out that because of his wise from Great Britain, and the heat. member treatment of our difficulties with regard to the from Great Britain, and the bad Bat been materially changed. wishod to of His Majesty Government. Now I beg Liquor Ordisanoe the charactor of this port insisted that our action was taken at the instance point out ibat owing to the further necessity leave to correct him on that point. The logicis. of protecting ourselves against morphine the tion to which referred was undertaken
Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Council).
MINUTES The minutes of the last meeting were read
and confirmed.
THE TAIKOUTBUI REFUGE. The DIRECTOR OF
mem.
I
That this Council desires respectfully to day the attention of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the port of origin of all the werphine, and one-third of the compounds of opium, enterin this Colony; and humbly him to lay before Parliament the prays
nasisting this Government in propriety of its endeavours to discourage the opium vica in its most injurious form by restricting the export from England of the means of gratifying it.
Cheung clan, however, in a powerful one, and Mr. Ionlion's estimate, based upon the drawince the United icising on netion which accept this resolution, which appears to involvo i
PUBLIC WORKS-Sir. characters in this district, and the local geptry before provding with the orders of the day are afraid that trouble will enne as soon as these and in accordance with your Exculloney' in places are opened. They have therefors peti.structions, I beg to inform members of this hou. tioned the district magistrate to prohibit the Council that a contract has been entered into with Hing Tai for the construction of the engagement of the actors, and the official has harbour of refuge at Mongkoktxai. The amount The of the contract is $2.018,002. The amanat of promised to accedo to their request.
Snally prepared for inviting tenders, is 81.765,407. it is likely that they will not in dedance of The contract exceeds this estimato by 8252.595. This large coss is chiefly duo to ens item, namely, the rubble mound forming the break water. The coutract rate for this item usceeds the rato estimated by Mr. Boulton by 36 conts, and as there are over half a million cubic yards of material in it, it alone is responsible for nearly $192,000 of the excess. The balance, amounting to about $60,000, is distributed oror number of items in comparatively small
the prohibition.
TIGER HUNT.
The vicinity of the Wai Hong village near Shiz Hing has Intely bean suffering from the nawelcome visitations of a large tiger. Cattle and goals have been killed in large numbers by this rapsoions heart, and so the members of the Chau clan, who are very numerous here, decided to put an end to the creature. The tirer war supposed to have its lair somewhere on a hill'
OPIUM DEN BEALED.
AMOURIA,
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
FINANCIAL
The COLONIAL SRCEETARY, by command of His Exceleney, the Governor, laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 16), and moved its adoption
His EXCELLENCY-Perhapathe hon. member will got to the poist now. I think some of the matter introduced is irrelevant,
ment
tha
--His
The vote was then taken, with the following Ayer-Hon. Mr. Stewart, Hon. Mr. Osborus and Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk.
Noos The Captain Superintendent of Po- tho Colonial ice, the Registrar-General, Treasurer, the Attorney Gouoral, the Director of Public Works and the Colonial Secretary.
BAILWAY FREIGHT CHARGES.
feld,
to the Excentivo Council have heard him, and we have always found that if you want a sound opinion expressed in the briefes possible General Broadwood, I will not say anything words you will got it by referri e la Major about his social qualities. You are able to I think wo appreciate them as well as I am all regret that so able an officer,
in the who has done so ruch and who has rendured this Colony no mean *servico,
is learing us. I am very glad before his departure that he bus seon some accession to the Volunteers, both the main holy and the now Reserve, He has taken a very keen in- terest in the Volunteers and has mude valu able suggestions for their improvement and Volunteer also for the formation of the Reserve. I am sure you all join me in wishing Major-General Broadwood a happy return to] his home, geost health and long life (Applauso HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands adjourned'
How. Mr. STEWART, pursuant to notice, asked the following question :- Has the Gorgument distributed a translation in Chinese of the scale of railway freight charges on goods passing between the frontier und Kowloon! If not, will the Govetament cause snobarine die- translation to be mails and distributed
The COLONIAL SECRETARY replie answer to the first part of the question
'not yet"; and to this second, such a trapile tion is already is course
of preparation." Hon. Mr. STEWART -Can the Government
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the Finance Committee was' hold afterwards the Colonial Secretary prasid. ing. The following votes wore passed:
PUBLIC WOXES.
The Officer Administering the Government give the public any idea how long it will take
sum of reccomended the Council to vote a HIS EXCELLENCY-I cannot say exactly how to translate! Mauy thought it would be issued simultaneously with the schedalo in English.
Sevou thousand nine hundred and sixty Dollars long it will take, but the inatter has been made
(87,960) in aid of the vote, Public Works, for the following iteman- soon as possible. urgent and we will get the information out
Public Works Department. Other Charges.
OPIUM AMENDMENT (NO. 2) ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mored the second
the
Drawing Materials and Mounting Plans.8 86D Public Works, Recurrent.
500
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of near the village. To this hill the olanemon His Excellooey the Governor, lald on the tubla character of the port has had to be changed, by this Council on its own initiative, and roading of the Bill entitled," An Ordinance to he said-This, Sir, is a farther amendment in accordingly went, and no sooner had they begun Financial Minutes (Nos. 0 to 92), and nored If the Hon. Attorney-General had had the pain order to give effect to one of the resolutions si sacerd the Opium Ordinance 1909. In doing
of Buildings in New Section 51 Maintenanos Shanghai not long ago. The fact that morphine
Territories
2,500 to ascend it than the tiger rushed out and that they be referred to the Finance Committee, tience to listen to me for a few minutes the International Conference on Opium held at
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. und longer, he would have roulised that I was com: enhed this Colony for export from the Ordinance. paasod last year.
of the Ordinance authorised the Principal to this point, which, I think, is not out of Colony has been brought to the notice of His Civil Medionl Onger of Health to great
Maintenance of Telegraph charged them. The mon fired a volley, but only the motion was agreed to.
order.
Lugard lice
Gas Lighting, City of Vistoria and Peak 1,000 The COLONIAL SECRETARY-In the mean- Majesty's Government by Sir Frederick
licences for
Lu anoh morphine, subject muconaded in wounding it. The hunters thon
The question had receive conditions
Laying out Chinese Cometeries and JUM may be imposed by the
2,500 Section 53 of time, Sir, the hou, member is intro lusing some many months ago,
frenching for barials... flod, ead one or two who were not very good
Public Works, Extraordinary. runners wore badly mauled by the infuriated
dehateable matter on which I could have con- consideration from His Majesty's Government, lovernor-in-Council.
and I imagine, though I tradicted him.
Extension of Lighting" beast. The animal is still at large.
tion Imports and Exports to grant licences to im saying so, that probably the reason ffis Ordinance authorises the Superintendent
tiport or export morphine and compound of Majesty's Government has not taken action prohibit the export of morphine is
sopism subject to conditions as may be that such isolated action would be futile. imposed by the Governor-in-Connell, Seotica 54 Hon, Mr. FrxWART-If. Sir, it is irrelevant to
It is necessary for those countries which mods at present requires every licences to Hop, Mr. STEWART Your Excellency, I put out that the interests of this Colony are
manufacture morphine to come to an agreement any extension of the need
make a declaration before the Superintendent adversely affected by
as to the amount of morphine or compounds of rise to more the resolution of which for searching cargo, than I have nothing more to co-operate with each other in order to make as
It obrisanly refers to a
any action effective. Of cours
course it is obvious given notice.
to awend section 54 so as to make clear the HIS EXCELLENT-No, that is not irrelevant, that if the export of morphina from opium contained in any importation. I propose
Great Britain to Chine striking fact, disclosed in the answer made to say. question which I seked at our
The disclosure that all the If you show that has been done in the case
meaning of the word licences in the case Eastern or to If you continue laat mosting.
The Officer Administering the Government limited company It requires a declaration as re- morphine, and one-third of the compounds of opium that is all right.
limited company by the manager. It also makes Forty thousand six hundred Dollars (£40,600) the Colony, comes from London, BONUS
Tha detectives of the Anti-Opium Society have just discovered in Honar a shop doing business in illicit oplum smoking under the utylo "Choung Hing." It appears that those orning the shop sent out persons to invite people to enter the place and indulge in the eductive drug, Having obtained this informa- tion the officers of the law swooped down on
of smokers on the premises as well as a very
The CoroNTIL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
to
the
RESTRICTION OF MORPHING.
Far дит
or to Hongkong,
Country
of *
Totel
MISCELLANEOUS BREVICES.
600
87,960
The Offer Administoring the Government recommended the Coungil to voto Baum of fire Miscellaneous Services, Printing and Binding. thousand dollars ($5,000) in aid of the vote,
POST OFFICE.
the place and found a large number of opium at present being imported into your argument from that point that will meet prohibited the article would simply be exported wards importation to be taken in the case of recommende i the Council to vote a num uf
to soms European port and re-exported thence. the case. to Hon. Mr. STEWART—Yes, Sir, I will deal with Our own notion that we have taken is equally large stock of smoking requisites. The smokers me to call for s'expression of opinion in this that point. I was going to say that the Standard obviously ineffective. We baro done what we ca failure to make such a declaration un effence in aid of the vote, Post Office, 4-Hongkong
were taken into custody and the premises at once sealed up. The owners are likely to get most morey from the authorities,
Council. Viewed in the light of recent
Pituation revealed local history the
Gilbertian. The Imperial Parliament having decided that it is murally inde forsible
can got every
the export from Hongkong to Chins of morphine the secretive tongue su
possibly export to al stance of His Majesty's Government. Well, that country w
certain policy in connection with opium at the instance of His Majesty's Governmout. hut we were left to devise our own means for
the The Ordinance as it of a false declaration an offence against the dcclaration to be Presont reads merely provides the making Ordinance. This requires made, and failure to much is an offense. The to macka it rance, watch as quesicer metindey, the wholt. The Government has good and infcient
to the word "li law in regard to word "licencee," inasmuch as a recent case came up before a magistrats in which it was held there was no proof of the
to the fears expressed by the residents of this Colony the port had prospered subarquently to soll opine, the British Government instant On Sunday afternoon a woman wearing the drag. First, we are told to close all the threats blishment of a regular Custom House,
To that the unofficial of reasoning plagne is good for the trade of the ebaracter of the port had been changed at the in-in opposed to the intention of the Ordinance a sovoral articles of jewellery was walking near the opium divann forthwith.
mambers of this Council demurred. We did port. The port prospered, while we had the so could the port prosper with a Custom House. Pe Wab market when slo saw two smart! not demur to the application to this Colony of Plague; in spite of it, not because of it. Only is hardly correct. It is true that we adopted a grounds for introducing the amendment to the
of the Indian suppression drassed men soming. The men hurtled the the policy
one of those monumental arches familar womas and one of them snatched her ear-ring" for the grade by His Majesty's Goverment The port of Hongkong is like a Paibu, out of her ears. The men hurried off, but the export to China. We acquiesced in, and
& th through it. If
chose to raise that revenne by putting an im- pris made by
adan tion the trafic will of
port on liquor duties. The character of the years by a process
is erected across it, traffic will adopt t intbar is veics. Her orien attracted the attention of the inten
port les been changed by that legislation, and simple
expedient of going round. commerce a principle held to be
avoid Hongkong if also by the legislation to enable us to
us to prevent, police, who after some trouble managed to arrest extinction the Indian export, merely
throck
es for as we can; the re-export of morphine take steps calculated the thieves. There have been several sustchinging out that
traffle difficult. Every additional step taken in is countries that do not want it. But both those direction cases lately, and the Now Bund appears to be an applied to the Indian export might will
tha of
Custy acts, I submit, were taken of our own initiative establishment happy hunting ground for this class of thief.
House inevitably handicaps the business of and of our own free will I am glad the of in connection with the opium policy. Unr increasing our revenue by the imposition
members.
the other day My reference compelled to pass laws, aimed at restricting official:
members, who have been apt recently somewhat
Sir Edward Gray to destrovi au opon place. If it is kept free from butting on the advice of the unofficial members. Therefora to makette Urdinanen more affective woman gaya chama, screaming at the top of her expressed approval of, the arrangements to travellers in China, erected over the roadin supplementing our revenue. The Government, licences in the case of a limited liability company.
ATTENFTED SUICIDE.
A young fellow named Woo, a graduate of the
with equal justice have been taale to apply to this Colony. We pointed out that China keeps her part of the bargain the evils complained of would work themselves out com- cakiration of the poppy is
ia to coose, and that there
On arriving in the Colony, however, he was measures. Our representations were ignored in
to
make
to grumble at the restrictions imposed by the
the manager of a limited company will beregarded as the licencee To make the necessary declaration. The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, “and the motiu
was agreed to. Council then eat into committes to consid- or the Bill clause by c'ause.
On resuming.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the third
The COLONIAL SECRETÁRY Beconded, and
ORDINANCE.
;
items
Carriage of Mails:-
Gratuities to Shipmastore Transit Charge Stamps
Total
8 3,000
35,000
100
2,500
$40,600 Hon. Mr. OspOENE-We are now sending nearly all our mails vid Siberia. Do we pay less.. to the Home Government!
The CHAIRMAN-That matter has not been lost sight of by the Government. The whole thing will be fixed up definitely later on.
Hop. Mr. OSBORNE-Is the Home Govern ment going to make a substantial contribution P
The CHAIRMAN-To what Hou. Mr. OsnoRNE-TO
To the Colony, for 11 having to send meilst Siberia
The CHAIRMAN-We haven't got to unless we like. That is the kind of matter in which the Imperial Government anot dietate, as there is no moral question such as in the opiam mintter. When the new contract is ontered into thi Colony,
I think, will not have to pay vory Hon. Mr. OSOBNE-Do we pay anything The CHAIRMAN We pay according to the Convention.
much,
Kwong Chow School of Industries, was given pletely during the decounial period in which the Colony. Beveral aneh steps we have had to ta hon, member admits that the suggestion for reading of the Bill, some money to go to Hoagkong to buy rattan.was really no necessity for drastic repressive instructions from Home we have lately ba import duties on liquor emanated from the Bill was read a third time and passed. cheated ont of the money and had to return to obedience to the demands made by the extreme import of morphine and compounds of opis to the subject was in order to remind unofficia section of the Auli-Opion agitators. In obedi- the habitual use of which is admittedly m Canton. He felt ashamed and considered once to their demands a Bill was forced through injurious than opium smoking. This nece
for searching mrgo. A Bill provide mar that he had lost fs00. We therefore endeavoured this Connoil, closing all the divanain March last.lated providing an extension of the mach Liquor Ordinance, that that mode of increasing! Council go into committeo to further consider towards the French mail contract F to commit suicide by taking poison. His It only had to be forced through, it only metal powers of search has had designs were frustrated by the promptitude of { with opposition, becaase we were asked to accept be passed in the last month. The Cont
& vague promise by way of compensation. The necesary legislation haring thus been pro may remember that I hit mother, who, seeing that something was wrong with the lad, telephoned for a Western-vided this Government has conscientiously third reading. I did so because it occul
With what loyalty trained doctor, who was successful in saving administered the law.
thevident from the columns of the local Press, Imperial mandate is being carried which contain frequent accounts of police raids Cu restaurants and tea
of a meal, or 5 сер
his life.
MERCHANT IN DEBT.
The Nam Hoi Magistrate bas received in.
tho
out
of
objected to
to me to wonder whether the altern in the original Ordinance would have the af of conferring the power to search cargo Chinese rearchers. The undesirability of must be apparent to anyone who reflects o
NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the
Tevante Wag
their own suggestion, the Bill entitled, "Au Ordinance to consolidate and that therefore they ought not and amend the laws relating to the administra.
at gramble
certain inconvenience
| થર્મો which tion regulation of the New Territories," must be imposed on those who deal in liquor, The COLONIAL SECRETAEY seconded, and the
On clauso trolling the export of sophistion of oon motion was agreed to. As I have paid, I believe this United Kingdons is under the consideration of His Majesty's Government. I would remind the hon. member that His Majesty's Gor
have already, some two years ago.
ernment have
from tho
on the part of the Government. The manufacturing that drug in that Empire. I
Of course not.
member's resolution to the Secretary of State, mean to use such a power.
aight
question-
t of that
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved an amend-
or
ment to insert the f Rowing words:" Provided that if both parties in any such action or matter shall agree. by memorandaira signed anthenticated by their duly the Magistrato may, on satisfying understood by the
parties,
ought to be recovered does not exceed the som
exercise
A like
damages
Hon. Mr. STEWART-According to the quantity of mail they carry The CHAIRMAN - Yes.
Hoa. Mr. OssoRNE-How much longer are condemned to pay towards this antiquated
0 route?
The CHAIRMAN-Which antiquated route ! Hon. Mr. OSBORNE-Vîd Suex. The CHAIRMAN-About five years. Of course ment on account of handing over the Post we will be relieved of a small part of our pay.
Offices in China.
THE STRAITS LOAN.
FINETY-FIREE PER CENT, TO THE UNDERWRITELA.
A Bonter's tolegram dated the 20th inst.
per cant, of the Straits Loan.
Treasurer on the higher levels in the outskirts, and while the principle grudging concession thould just like to point out in reply to the shall not prejudice or affect any right of says:-"The underwriters are sadkihd with 93 Durgled with impunity because the Colony conscientious endeavour to carry out to the Government is not responsible for the noe tirants in the New Territory the option with ominous than sppears, owing to the increasing In common with so many of his of that alour roads, part of the strength of the order of the British tororam most unwillingly to agree to change even by a
structions from the Provincial Treasurer to seal including in the prica shops, suspected of the possibilities. It turned ont that this wi taken the step of passing an order in-council by them
tines imposed bear einan originally drafted. Of course this was an e from importing morphine into Ching or bimself that the effect of the memorandum is ap certsia. hongas belonging to « merchant | tes, the cost of the coolies' "pipe of peace," "The have been the effect of this new Ordinanci❘ which prohibits any British subject in China marks,
heavinen maned Loung. This man bolds the Wai-abow the zeal displayed in carrying out the Attorney-Geueral told us co. You did shall bare much pleasure in forwarding the hon.on where the claim for dabt or i
tastinny fantan farm, and he is said to be more than the orders from Home. It is at least 10,900 inels behind in his payment to the govern. able whether to this zeal on the part of our mager do want to use objectionable powers together with the address in which he moved it, of one thousand dollars. Provided always that " failure to perform its primary fanctions which which you ask. You just want them to But, as I have stated, the Government feels the judgment of such Magistrato shall not be ! mout. The order ins not yet been carried out, polise force is not attributable some part
You altered the vota against it.
privies in any other nation or matter in that revenue oflcers. aa the magistrate, ou sending men to carry out f kis instructions, found dificulty in finding which has caused so much comment of late. While it You only wanted this one for Euroitself unable to accept the resolation, and will evidence of title between the parties or their remains unsafe for European ladies to walk sunnce accordingly, but, even as it et Hou, Mr. STEWART Your Excellency, I Court, or in any other Court, and such consunt
it is The Magistrate has alone, not in the heart of town, but on the as Leung's property.
to the life of this Col contention that the polisy of the Home appeal of either of the parties." The dangerouscrifice imposed
fice imposed upon as
object of this proviso, he said, was to give "It is pointed out that this result in loam houses of Europeans and Chinese are alike it is part of the communicated with the
sle under which, in the original instance, we had rabject.
the sonront of both parties to having any action extent to which such loans are now underwritten cannot afford a police force large encagh
the spirit
this the British Government of
where the claim did not exceed $1,000 adjudicat- by a oleas of Bras and institutions which used ed by a magistrate in the New Territory. Cases to buy them in the market. Chang Han was resident of a village near tively
Inadequats body is diverted from fans to allow manufacturing chomists in Gets the old free trade character of the port, that a demand which speech made on behalf of the Government
"Nevertheless, the loan is now at a discount," By the hon. Britain
9th had been brought to the notice of the Government freely to supply a pursuit of the thief, the sustohor, and the disor
Attorney-General on the 19th where a great desi of expense had been involved Fstshan
The Straits Loan referred to is for two and smoker in his lair. Not only
only ance and eventually destroy. In obedien oond reading of the Liquors Ordinance, by
three-quarter millions sterling, and the interest community to the the and every cent he obtained was invariably staked barmless opium su
decided on the Summary side is 3 per cent. The loan was underwritten necessity
discover have their amater of the port, more thang some ether source
of I the Supreme Court. The simondment would fully, and was offered to the public at 957 on the fantan tables. Luck being against him have we
The per cent. to be desirable in the intered not dwell upon. It is readily and gen- savis time and obviously save expense. strength of our police force, we have been trad he proosodad to borrow money and soon found dangers arising out of this drain upon the the Imperial flat we have changed the old midi
to legislation which Lan olanged himself in very serious trouble. His creditors obliged
parties. became alamoreas, and to escape them he entered character of the port. We have been obliged to of the portalyst we szar that too perally recognised as a living necessity in view of right of appeal was expressly spons. The
kið and assistance selves are our own people. If the Home authe a latrine and hanged himself. His body was agree to some of the very things against from whom it is most necessary to protect the measures which this Colony has taken
this Connolly be brought to realise this, surely
arely tipium. for our relief? Burely it cannot be that
A RESULT OF GAMBLING.
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ccantrymen Chang had a passion for gambling,derly draskard to hunting the comparativelyovernment has been instructed to discourentember Isat year on the occasion of the tigants coming from the New Territory to
Band shortly afterwards, but life was extinct. CONCERT AT THE CUSTOMS CLUB
the
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The amendment was agrood to, Un clause 21,
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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved to insert
at the end of the section the following words :-
THE BRAIN A MACHINE.
ME. EDISON'S DISBELIEF IN IMMORTALITY,
In remarkable interview, Mr. Edison
There were several Chinese ladies and gentle- / Government by your Excellancy at a recent / will say 1818 no good stopping the export fire the supply of ready money needed "Naither shall anything in part III. of this proclaims himself an absoluto disbeliever in
men prosent. The object of the concert is one that will appeal to all charitable persons. Some wooky age a Mr. Taylor, who held an excellent position in the Customs, gave up his post to
an
his
lies
agreed to in connection with to
to apposis shall apply to
of
"This Ordagistrate undert
A fine concert has been given at the Customs that Ordinance was disclaimed on hership of must feel bound to tako appropriate maastone: responsible for the Bounces of the
England of the means of gratifying carrying on the government of the Ordinaren affent the right of appeal of either immortality, the soul, or a future life. Ho- Excellency's disclaimer corroots
its spium
worst form, on the gromony" Your Excellency vice, in meeting. Your
justetated that of the parties. Provided that the
• provisions
denica the individuality of a human being, ralo that it would then come from some other cany
which the legislation error, which has stalked abroad beyond the
wo the Magistrates' Ordinance, 1890, with respect dooluring that each man is merely s cellation of Just as a city is a collection of human limits of the Colony, throwing the hole re-
British Fablic which has so recently gone to import of morphine was initiated Part III of
The object beings.
3 58914 sponsibility for astep the wisdom of which, in the try. That large and influential section of
has extreme of advocating the immediate prohibit this Government, but surely, Sir, it was was
that the appeals should Follow the procedure laid down in the the inventor asked his interviewer, adding, Will New York City go to heaven?" long run, remains to be proved, upon
in the Crown Colonies will surely stated by this Government because this Gov. follow the
is no more reason to suppose the human brain- what you call a soul-to be immortal then thoro is to think that one of my phonographic cylin- ders is immortal.
The brain is a recording office, where records Mr. Edison explained the will power which The COLONIAL SECRETARY Leconded, and the drives the brain as possibly a form of electricity,
and declared what ever it is, it is material,“
note the
attitudo
Excellency Sir Froderick Lugard. Hof
of opiam devote his life to the service of the lopers Ex
beon represented as tha There is a laper oclony outside the cast gate of This, perhaps naturalastor of the ideow the British Government to proceed, ent know that they would be carrying out Magistrates' Ordinance rather than that of the "I cannot see any bae, of a future life. There
wade a first the theory that, as offences must needs wishes of the Bome Government dictated Summary Jurisdiction of the upreme Court. Home, if not in direct terms, at He thought it was more speedy and would this city, and there Mr. Taylor has taken up eppoarance in a loc
of it at the tims, just as would be a strangely
by the strongest hists. Your EX probably be less expensive. his abode, and apends' bis days in ministering I made a montal noter, not long go. England may as well commit them. D
The amendment was agreed to, and Council to the wants of thess most unfortunate of man- Buy "watcher of the skies" might make a note woul kind. Mr. Taylor has a very considerable when some new and unimportant somet "wims the present British Government to adhas, rather to my surprise, suggested
icle Secretary of State. That it will be diflcult peenniary bonefit of exporting morphine, third reading of the Bill. he will be able to greatly alleviate the distress in the English Press, not long after. An article tions addressed to us in the past by fould be futile for England to deny herrelf of those among whom he has gone to live. Tho appeared in the Standard telling the Home the Home Government to invent machineryse in that ease some other country woull
culties have not been allowed to stand in the v
knowledge of medical sciance, and doubtless into his ken." I saw it sprout a tail comet-fashion, articularly in view of the siyle of the adme the answer to my argument is that reo ATTORNET-GENERAL then mprod the are made and stored. It is a mero machine."
action of Mr. Taylor is locked upon na au horoie public that his Excellency Sir Frederick Lugare the purpose indicated in obvious. But the d That, Sir, is to discuss the matter from Bill was and a third timo and passed.
vue and people here are loud in their praise.
had sprung the massure upon Hongkong asa
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