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HONGKONG · LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
(Continuation of Report from yesterday.)
THE COST OF THE BAILWAY,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1911.
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Int inveting of this Council you rolörzod to some cost of neither of those areas has been dobit sin they do not requiro to go these horrillo Thov adrised that it would be inadvisabló te stood as the one and only Enstitution in the
Hon. Mr. KESWICK-Your Excalepoy, at the
-criticisms which I made to the shareholders of
tlie
lie railway. They are an mest auquired by the,
the Dock Company and the Wharf & Godown Colony, and in the opinion of those with whom I thłok it waald Ló considered kratal to fog their advantage; that is, people: Ongaged in the Filipinos learned in Arts and Sciences us
to
godowns will in all probability be required in well looked after and taught a trade, and they at any rate that it would be impossible nuloss | thess who have devoted their lives for the eloso proximity to the siding and termina of the thought it paid them better to work at milway. My
hon, and learned friend Mr. Pollook stealy job than to go back for another seven Bill had to cbusifer the question as to why people of the Philippines.
it wore henron-inspired, before drafting this spiritual and material idvancement of the condensed the criticisms mad about the milway years
previone attempts proved abortive. The roason to the one point: that we bad in all probability
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL That was so. given in the raport of the Committee which
In this coatre of tangbing, unique in ita raumse mors land than wa rehired. If Prisoners as so improved by prison disciplicommended that nothing could be done class where
natil s short time ago it allied to the two areas aorth of Salisbury Road may inform him, në I have already done; that
intexluce Butch The CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, or disabling. Try as you will you cannot force ing wers taught, almost the entire number of legislation whothor panai Archipelago wherein higher branches of learn people to registar nnings you make it "peironor before the other prisonSES,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have not the dommeren. If it is not to a commercial man's English Act, but I believe that Act provides vantage to register he either evades the Act. from this University that the host intellects of well as Literaturo have begu gradanted. It was Fox.
flogging Jan. Mr. Bir Sir, it fogging iquot brotal whores. They or per takes his business dias people so richly andowed by nature with xuro dogging in my opinion in the presenes of other nullar acute pulsory registration Ordinance would talents as thus Filipinos ara have been mouldeil prisoners cannot be brutal either, and I de izot, be the very people whom it think that flogging in private can be the deter whether they neergistered or do not matter and stuped and who now held positions of Font it would be it other prisenord were allowed We would never get the pores, honest peuple, dignity and trust and responsibility in the inad. to watch.
Hon. Mr. KESWICK-After all, it is a mauishent, and. whether it succeeds or not will
About six years ago the Ror. Fathor K. very largely, eat for a bratal assault. Of course we sut whether we have given them suongh, whether pulse to the University by cronting now Faout. Velazquez, the present Rector, gave a grunt im. to avoid the question of vengeance as much 65 the bribs is big enough. If they do not register dies, and oprichtung its Laboratorise with the remain as they are subject to this present. possible.
HIA EXCELLENCY-I must admit that my partnership law. I believe it has boon suggest. 6olegled ful
Zot, as the
I discussed the subject a very valuable asset, and Company. I made those criticisms because I thought it was my daly as chairmen of directors think should the Colony desire to part with of those two conecrus to lay before the share them it will lose
ut no lops. The hollows the dangers which, from information in reason that they were 213 possession at the time, I thought threatened hon. meleber en uy zight (Mr. Harett) said, bo their interests. At the last moeting of the case we did not want them, but because up to the Council you referred to those speels, and have present day it has not bocii ftually decided where
terminus shall be, and dissipated some of my fears. Othom, I the railway
I explained regret, you have not. However, with regard to reason why the final decision
fally when speaking at the lost meeting
the this, it is all a matter of opinion.
on tihti n It is. past, and I know the futility of crying col yet been taken. Ou that particular subject
no criticism 110 over spilt milk. My object has been f
or comments have been made, and taiund, because I drew the attention of share-Imaung- therefore that the Council oudersva spend our money until attention of Government to the fact that know crastly how this there were.
of
the question of Cabong who were
works to t watching the notion of Government vory closely and were intimately hero is concerned on rutepayers.
Brough of that. regard to the original ostinute for dais
to register else
not,
IN
I venture to think, on
abundant material.
At.
holders to possible dungers, and. I drew this the wisdom of waiting to sfic with Cantou feeling to entirely with the suggestion of my.ed that this Bill should go before napecial com.the present time the following Faculties
to turn but. With people in the ps I here alrends sealt, and I think hon, and learned friend (To Mr. Pallo-Do
2
d the ultimate car -Hi-original-ing Galway Commresonting the Chamber of the words "in privato" be omitted: and
liter. That will come up afterwards. At present The to add who I have already said to the objects and reattached to the Bill, and to move that it be read a second time.
appeark to the Sir, was rundo for the purpass of ¦ alot of work at any rate for trainwarių "in the price of the other prisoners; motion was agreed to.
BEFONA.
of the hou, member,
the suggestioa
certain that the Secretary of State will into The COLONIAL TREURE-I-nm almost as to pat in the word "private" again when the Ordinance is sont Homes for soulienation, Publio floggings have born out of date now for many yours.
Hon. Mr. Keswick-They don't know ab fore the class of peopin we have to dani with
ایزه
obtain in the University, viz.: Theology
Caronica! Law, Magliche, including Midwifery and Therapeutics, Engineering Philosophy and Literature.
Last year the Roy, Father J. Noval, Doctor in Canonical Lay and Philosophy, and Rector
The COLONIAL ENCKÉTALY seconded, Baul the
The ATTORNEY-GENEHAL, then mofed that .Combcil:
The COLONIAL SNELSTARY secruded, and the i" Rame, was appointed Rector of the Univer
new beis to be a special committee: The Atution with marked ability and general approval, motion was agreed to.
sity-at-Manila, and we understand that he in Hrs Excgnor appointed the following directing the destinies of that importaci! Uni- } 190 Conetal Chairman). Hon. Dr. Ha Kai, It will be remembered that the reverend gen. tleman passed through Hongkong on his way to Manila-ia December last,
Hon Mr. Wei Yok and the Registrar-General, 'SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE.
you wish to make an amendment bo suit on the matter. The Hon. Mr. FOLLOCK-I would suggest that hous member
that ko and
those who
thought
that after the words in prison be added tho with him still
fu still maintained that
railway istration, a lion which would connect the could be done by privato shops. I would ask word privato bé dûleted and that the matter be the Bill be roformed toʻo simpial committee of the for many years of one of the Dominican Houses Hon. Dr. Ho Kar guld suggest that the Chinese auction from its terminus with Kows the Council how can the railway rely on a left to the prison authorities. loon
as not considered certain amount of work being done outside? Hon Mr. Pozver-I accept At that time it nenossary fint there should be the olaborate and With regard to the question of the ineronse of most excellent, railway which we now
statt and the cost of saintenance. I invaalready It was merely determlaud that there should be spoken so fully that there is no need to add to
nonnection, auds aufficient të moet the
what I bare said. I painted out optatioully ordinary
that as the railway will be compelled in any caso traffic which would pass over it, n
to have a Incomotive saporintoutont and a line which later on night he made to mest the improving and more onerous conditions.
mechanical railway staff that staff will be Lasaifubla for work in the shops and they will be As we have gone along, the expen largely inermasel, and it is that which wo people able to turn out work more cheaply thus could
done by any private in Hongkong rather "kick at" if F muy use
got the chinery weir work. I will now put only too pleased provide the best railway requirul posible, hul walk to police tour br can by the resolation, which is as folle will now but whether may astuts follow-countryuinn, the hon.
sum of Dollars Four hundred Mr. Chatham, is chording a thoidesof all these Conts fifty-ais (#412.501.59) be advanced out and twelve thousand five hundred and eno and public works being secured almost entirely at the of funds in the custody of the Government expouse of the railway. I venture to use the for the construction of the Kowloon-Castan word "chortle "because although it is not. per haps of this same classics on quoted by the Railway (British Section) during the year 1911
The rewolution was carried unsuimonely hôn. Colonial Secretary still "Alice and the is more or less of a classic. It seems to me that, we are alt more or looking through looking-ghes, and I would suggest that wo should corn back kapuin as goog as possible. The railway cis's, and my
hoa. friend the Colonial Timeurer said" 10 Ju
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firmu
THA
We are informed that the ceremonies in com memoration of the tercontenary of St. Thomas
colloquial term. If we had money we would bdrms which have not got theinter hosen COLONIAL TREASURER-That is the reading of the Bill satitled. "An Ordinance will be held in Mauila at the end of October
Looking ·Gines" is
IK
Jess
other day, it doesn't matter a row of pine whether
Povolved that АД
A
tone of public opinion at Howe
The amendment was then-put-to-the-voto and declared lust. The voting was as follows: Mr. Pellock, Hon. Mr. Wei Yak: Noes-Hon. Age-Heu. Mr. Keswick, Hon. Mr. Ed. Hoa, Dr. Ho Kai. Captain Superintendent, of Police, Registrar-General; Director of Public Works, Colonial Treasurer, Attorney-General, and the Colonial Secretary,
On Council rosuming,
o ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Comunities willivat amendment, and moved that it be raud a third lime.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
CORRECTION OF LEPERENCES ORDINANCE.
y
Fon
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of the Bill entitled, " An Ordinance to okeot certain references to previous Ordinances contained in the Ordinance passed in the 1902 and 1903. In doing so ho said - As know, Sir, during the years 1902-03 the prosent
Colony was in course of preparation by the corised odition of the Ordinances of this editor, Sir John Carvington, and in the course of bis editing and with the powers coufared upon him by the Revisian Ordinance he altered the dealing so as to make the numbers of the Urd numbers of the Ordinance with which he was inances in the revised edition construtive, but the revision did aut cover the Ordinances passed in those two years, and this Ordinance corrects that by transferring the old numbers and changing them to Sir John Carrington's numbers.
The COLONIAL SECRETABT seconded, and the Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause. On resuming,
PLAGGIO AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERÁL, moved the second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinenes to mand the Flogging Ordinance, 1903" In been sanctioned in its present form. by lis og solo anid-This is an Ordinance which justy's Serotary of State fue the Colonies. you pas this vote or not, because the using has It Is been welcomed by the Judges, and though already bun pent, and, as my hon. frierfil fr.it has to a coriain extout boun criticised Pollock says, we have got a good railway. The by the Press the criticisms that I have representative of the Chamber of Commerce also have boun brosuss it did uit go far conendos, and concedes willingly, that the en
enough. It gas, however, as far as the Home gineers on the line lase done their work woll. Authorities will allow it to go, and it is useless Let us get luck through the looking glass to for this Council to pses legislation which will be ordinary times, and take particular care that as
disallowed shortly after being passed. It we have so expensive i tey, or instrament, to shorises the use of the hiroli in the case of work, wo we it to the boitalyanlage,
the most serions forms of kalaayping, and fol- HIN EXCELLENCY Conflemen, is only re-loving at a distance the principle of the Gar- mains for me to wind up in as few words as rotors Act it al ows the infiction of the "cat" on possible, the debuto on this resolution. The due the Garroters Act it is permissible to inflet
robbery with
hviolence: Un Criticisms made by the han, member who ro. presents the Chamber of Contaorce has been three foggings with the "cat" of fifty strekee so very fully replied to, both by my bon frionda, in 1150 strokes, Thia Urdiusuce allows one
Colonial
ial Secretary and any on, and learned flogging of not more than 24 strokes. It cannot friend on my left (Mr. Polinek), that I said therefore in my opinion that the principle think thore is little need for me to go into them at this Ordinance is a principle of rougeance. who is called Bruce's estimate, which, as the hoa, Mr.
resives it and we have no desire to wreak our Follock sail, Lirequently on former ocasions vengeance on hin The principle of this oxplained to have been merely preliminary
Ordinued ja not vorget to inflict the "cat":
It is not romedial.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the for preparing the probable cost of two different alignments and including, items not
or an individual beganes we want to show the Bill had passed through Committee without common to both. That cannot be såld to by an
class from whom this individual is sprang that amendment, and moved the third reading, estimate for a railway. One other mattor, they do those things at their poril. Wo inflict The GOLENIAL SEnguna non granemiziki . upon
the punishment as an example to other herEGISTEUSD PARTNERSHIP ORDINANCE. Fow romurks, I beg to move the second reading The ATTORNEY-General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to of the Bill.
establish Registered Partnerships and to give affect to certain Chinese Partnership Customs." In doing so he said-The principles of an oyn ovo and a tooth for a tooth have been for proved totally inapplicable to commercial com
the munities, and all the laws of commerce from
the
is any detail, more expecially in regard to what į (Applause.) We care not for the prisoner motion was agreed to.
which the hon member on
my
WELN
right touched is the guestion, initin mettend tre on this railway constructed, I dealt with that at sermo little
length in a speech which I made on this kit on the 6th February, 1903. You will fad it on 9 of Hansard of that far. He said that page if the railway had been constricted by contract it would in all probability have been a very much cheaper speculation for this Colony, ant gave as one reason that we should not then have find the oxpense of supervising which we now save. On that point I think the kan, member is in error. If we umployed contractors there would still be the need of supervision to sea that
sion
But it is exemplary.
motion was agreed to.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the
Counoi thon rosolved itself into a committeo of the whole Council to consider the Bill clause
On clause 3,
by
HIS EXCELLENCY-The Secretary of State hus limited the number of stroken to 24. The original sambar proposed was in excess of that Hon. Mr. Puck-It is not clear hero. Dees this mean 24 strokes in one flogging?
This EXCELLENCY--Yes.
·It gets
is
on
t me
unfortunate
word
we laro one
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Mored the second to further amend the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845,"In den so he said "This Bill simply corrects a mistake which some edition of the Ordinauen. It is been pointed hoe or other crept into Six John Carrington's the edition. He has atsised that it is necessary out by the editor at present segaged in revising
to make the amendmarks by a Bill and not in the ordinary curve of revision.
next, when the Capital of the Philippines, If for no other reason, should be well worth a visit is of special interest at this juncture when our by residents from this Colony. The University own is on the ore of being in working order,
The COLONIAL SECRETARE Heconded, and HONGKONG the action was agreed to.
Conncil the meat into committes to considor the Bill olans by clause.
On resuming,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment. and moved that it be read a third time.
Tho COLONIAL BECHETARY seconded, api the Bit was tead a third fee and paren?..
DIS EXCELLENCY-Council will adjourn wine die,
FINANCE COMMITEEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was chair. The following vote was passed: held afterwords, the Colonial Secretary in the
CROWN BOLICIron,
The Governor recommended the Council to roles sum of Three thousand four hundred and twenty-eight dollars and fifty-seven conta (83,. 42957 in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, Law Officers, Personal Emo
monts, Crown Solicitor's Office, Crown Solici- ior (heing salary of Mr. J. H. Komp at of £900 per annum for the period from 1st January to 31st August, 1911)
The
160 Secretary
retary of State Tote is due to the appointment shall take effect from the first day of this year.
TERCENTENARY OF A MANILA
UNIVERSITY.
....
Yesterday, the 28th April, was a memorable day for the University of St. Theosis of Manila, Phi- lippine Islands, as that great mut of learning in the East celebrates the third soutenary of ita foundation, enjoying as it dous therefore the unique distinction of being one of the oldest
Universities in the world.
SHARE MARKET,
Mosura. Vornon & Smyth is their weekly
INTIMATIONS
ERUPTION ON BOY
GREW UNBEARABLE
Cried for 18 Months, Day and Night.
Scab Formed from Head to Foot.. Was Told Only Time Would Curelt. Triad Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Flest Application Eased Itching. Kept On. All Scabs Cleared. Now Bonny Boy, Spotlessly Clean.
"My legrandebild had renge white spots breaking out an alle rida and then they were
foil of watery SME and itched. Thas resītĒt weal that they broke and turned and whica was over til Body from head la-foot-ev-id:st-it- becaine unbeatable for Jaim Baled for about eighteen monthe day and night. 1 tæled two or three docturo, bus ther dild him no good, only that Hey kava vorne powder lo
ako bira step, and that was only for a sho immose the effect of thota wa 2005 NYRE. They could not make out what was the reason
of the corse that covered all of the rich). Nothing would. enre k, only time, they satch. bus I was nest Batists, #0 1'ired the Cuticura Corp and atmest. had twe tale of Boap and two boxes of Olhiment. The first application and the iteliti i I ked on unused the two tablets and the boxes. and at the was gut cleared, and now he b -8-bonny-buy, spotloody clean with a zich of anything on hii akis, Belote apply toy th Cutler Remedies, he was mi costred with seabi and gons, oily skin and bones, NO mit thank the wonderful Cutler Rutedies. Ther Leved the child's it" (Signed) Mrs. D. Thorns, Ivy Cottage, ZoRT Roud, Ystaly fean, Hwansea, South Wales, Mar, 3, 1910.
Cutieira Komedies are sold throughout the world, with devots in all weld eendere, Ne other treatment for the skin and als 20 pure, courantat end speedily, offibilen.
share report dated 28th April stato:- SURVEYING
1
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Business during the past, wook lang rates generally bave ruled steady
fairly moderate scale. and Bnb- -bors" after weakening, in sympathy with the decline in value of the raw material of batter news from Loudon, and at the less have recover to some extent on the rocnijt the market bas an improving tendency. Fias Hard Pars Ribber after declining to 4/9 per 1b. bag advanced to 5/31 (today's wireputation. from London), closing tiron. Tho
บ rate of discount has advanced to 23 per cent, but the Bank of England rate is changed 2434 per oz, and the T. f. rate on London at at 3. por dont Bar Silver is quoted quiet at 19. Shanghai T. T. is unchanged at 742...
BANKS-Hongkong and Slangbais, Lavo boen inported from the North at 8895, and
AND
SCIENTIFIC
market INSTRUMENTS
foal salos have been booked at $900, market closing with probable sellers at the latter rato. London has improved to £88. Nationa's ar stil enquired for at 880, but we have no business to report.
at 9850, cum dividend, have improvet, and MARINE INSURANUS-Unions after sales
bare was now he placed at $810 of dividend North Chines have been booked at Ts. 1622 Yangiszęs at 8190.
FIRR INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have ruled steady with sales at 2330. Chinas aro quiet with small sales a $125 and probable sellers at the rato,
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SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macao" aloas quiet at $291 with aralt sellers. Indo- Chluas have been sold extensively to London during the interval at $524 and 863, market KEPT IN STOCK closing with buyers at the former ato. Chins and Mauilas have been done at $97 and S10, market closing with sellers at the high- or rate. There are sellers of Shell Transporta at 9 and buyers for London a count at 88/6.
REFINERIES.A sale of Chios Sugars at $105 has been booked, and at this rate more shares are procurable. Luzona close withous feature at $20.
MINING.Rauls are easier with sellers at $24. Charbonnazes are anelanged at $700 and Chinese Enginearings at Tis. 13.
Docks, WHARTES AND GODOWY.-Hong-
CHS. J. GAUPP
CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Ilon. Mr. POLLOCK said I understand from King of Babylon, who died some 2,000-years what has fallen from the learned Attorneyhofore the Christian era, down to modern" General that the corresponding provisions of times have always recognised that it was the Homs Act authorise three foggings of 50 better for the State that a debtor should strokes caeli. I do not know, Sir, for what par- escape to a certain extent from his obligations ticalor rasun there was any departure from rather than to should be handed over and ruined -their contract was fulfüled, aki that supervision,
that Act in adapting it to this Colony.
by his editors, but different nations ha odiffer in a technical work like a railway, would have
ent ways of dealing with it. In the case of been in itself vary costly. The ordinary reason
the associaticas on ecmmandité there are four
Tho history of the University in brief is as fol- for adopting what has been called the Depart mental system is that the Government is able
principal mutters, two of which exist in the lows-The Right Res, Mgr. Miguel Benavides laws of the Colony at the present moment,
Thos theroby to save contractor profits, a subject
two are the two extremws. In between them is who was born in Spain in 1550 and died at upon whisk thero has been already om langthy
the French method and the Chinose method. Manila in 1605, thou Archbishop of the Phi- spooch this afternoon. and I do not desire to
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-here is a 8c At que extrems we have the principle of a bippine Capital was the real founder of the Uni- examine it at length. I us, warn disgusting in the principal Ordinance which limits the lim tau lality company under which a sharo the question of railway building by contract, to
holder of a fully subscribed company is inversity, as in his will that Preiste left all his keng and Whavipon Ducks have been sold at 855, bear in mind those two points, together with floggings to on
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-The claush says that vich'e.. We cannot touch his private funds, aron though small, for the purpose of market closing stendy Kowloon Wharves ro offer at 952 with small buyers one other and that is, if you can place before the contractors a definito self-contained scheme flogging all be inflicted privately in the property at all, even when the company establishing the College of St. Thomas. Attached still on which you are certain going to express alt prison and within six months of the sentoned, falls. At the other extreme you need, it may be better to adopt The Attorney-Genera! pointed out that uns of ordinary partnership law, which grades to the Dominican Order, of which he was a dent the contract system, but if you cannot specify the objects to be attained was that those take the whole of a partner's private property to ed remember, in his lifetime he was imbued with every iteia to be included in that contract Bloggings would act as a deterrent to others. satisfy a partnership debt. In between comes the main thought that his brothers the Domini. that the word privately the French system, the associations des cou can Fathers were to be the guardians for you are entirely at the money of the cou.
to mandité, in which wolaven general partner who tractor for every addition to the terms of the contract. When wo originally had this line in a. It implies that arisoner will be taken is responsible for all the labis of the firm and instructing the sons of the laud of his adoption, view it was impossible to stats the many somewhere and flogged privately so that his limited partners whose liability is hinted. In not only in the new College, but all over the conditions regarding this railway,
fellow-prisoners will not see him being flogged. between also we have the Chinese syatoms. in Islands Mora
The COLONIAL TREABULER That l been which there is no general partner and in which
On the 28th April, 1611, the prospectus for especially the forminal station, the rolamation, the custom for many years in Hongkong, and the liability of every partner is limited to the sud various other points, I may also say in
extant of his interest in the frus. As your the foundation of the new Collage of St. Thomas regard to this partioular railway that it it is a very praper customs, too.
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I don't 800 how a private
first reading first saw the light of day. That document laid Excellency said on tho of material was an unknown foot of what sort.
this Bill the question has been down that the teaching of Elementary and the tunael would consis, and would have fogging enn act as a deterrent. It seems to me
that the word privately should come out and considered over suce 1874. In 1903 a com involved an undoubtedly exceeding heary con- tract price. On the general question as to after the words in prison "the following words mittes finally reported on it, and as a result Moral Philosophy and Theology should always whether we have good value for our money, aftur might I insorted in the presence of the other of their report the question was shelved, and remain under the direction of the Dominican
probably but for an accident it would have been Fathers. The next important stop what has been said by my hon. and learned prisoners."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-T people we shelved for à very much longer time. The as- advance in connection with the College friend (Mr. Pollock) I think there is little ocon-
1907 the French to deter from committing armed robbery cident was this. In the
year sion for me to dwell on that point, but I may
1619, when the was taken in in
Rov. recall to your memory that two years ago in this are ant those alronds sufering imprisonment sytem of registering partners was introduced i
for other offences, but those outside of the England, so that sleeping partnera should get Father Baltasar Fort was appointed the frat Council there was considerable disenssion on this subject, and Mr. Law, who at that than was prison. The foot that the sentence is pro- the benefit of the French law us to asscoiations Rector of the College. In 1633 the Institution this shot andango dirur of Messrs. Butterfield nonazed publicly is, I submit, enflcient intima on commandità. Two years later, about Sen received official approval in a Royal Deeras of & Swire, a firm which had recently been ander.fion to them that the prisoner will receive tembor, 1909, the acting Attorney-General at
over the cat." It would be creating a very unples- the time asked me if I would draft for him an Philip IV, King of Spain, and on the 20tis are sellers of Cementgat $32, China Providents BECAUSE
ex dividend taking very extensive work, wont himself over the
'*$9, Langkats the railway to see what sort of value we had gott meritele to sargy of man boere other Ordinance on the lines of that Act. It was Norembo, 1654, His Holiness Pops Innocance at $7. Blogirio at $22
unnecessary for me to see any papers to do X. granted the allege the title of a University and China Borneos at to flog a
at TL. for our money, nad on: view that the Colony had got exceedingly, good princners who cannot possibly by reason of their that I had the Act in my own lalagd Thereafter the Institution enjoyed Papal grace with probable bayers,
A merely
That wout through ailway, being in prison commit armed robbery would I draft hannels and eventually came before by a Decres of Pope Clement XII,, who enlarged
the usual
his return
Tish
ἀπει
- value for the money spent on
raino be to defent, the object of the Ordinsvoo.
se people that
of
future to establish.
i
at $50 New Amoy Docks have improved to a procurabio at Tls. 55, and Shanghai and 6 bayers sud no sellore. Shanghai Docks Hongkow Wharres at Tls, B5.
LANDS, HOTELA AND BUILDINGS.-Hong-
$28, and kpng Lands are easier with sellers at 893) Humphroys' Estates at 853, but at $6 there are Kowloon Linda continue on offer buyers of the latter stock. Hongkong Hotels are in firm request at $112 and $70 for the old and now issues respectively and no sales to report. West Points have been booked at $47. Shanghai Lands are quoted at Tiș, 99, and Manila Metropole Hotels at SL1.
COTTON MILLS.-Quotations are unchanged and there is no business to report.
MISCELLANEOrs-Dairy Farms have boon: booked at $80 and $30, and at the latter rate more alaras can be placed. Sales are also reported of Ropes at $17, Hongkong and China Gas at $195, Steam Fisheries at 87, and Steam Laundrys at 863. We son's are in request at Peak Trams at 31.10. and Fenwick's at 85. There 85, Powell's at $3, China Lights at $1. New
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Closing quotations middle his opinion as of great value. regard because he had himself for some pitis Cinese General does not seem to see that these people in
Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-The hon. Attorney the Chinese Commercial Union. That body did its fuoulties to embrace all the arts and sciences prices racaived from London by wire to-day.
not know that it WAS ously been engaged in contracts with
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Highlands and Lowlands for similar work. With regard to the question prison very often go into prison again, and in this force in this Colony in Prompt to bring it for which chairs might be found convenient inure is follows
already her
with medifications been brought into
Ledburys of the reclamation, the hon. member represent Colony as well as in other places, there is aire
On the 17th May, 160, the King of thought it was one more at-
London Asistics. ing the Chamber of Commerce repeated the class of prisoner known as habitual criminals,
tempt to
University under grapple with the question of their own Spain placed the
his London Ventares fears which he expressed before that the recls and it is for the benefit of those mation, would be used to the disadvantage of prisoner should be flagged before them so that Chinese partnership customs. Therefore they Royal Patronage, and on the 7th March, United Serdangs.
criticised it and the Bill was dropped. As a existing companies. I may inform the Council the legging will act as a deterrent to them.
Saporge ... that a considerable
The ATTORNEY GENERAL-My experience in result of it being dropped the Acting Governor 1785, conferreal upon it the title of "There hag already within the last few days been there were habitual criminals, but I was sultation with the Registrar-General, the senioryal," raising it to the level of the most Linggis 21.
cable portion of that reclamation England was that the majority of criminals neked me if I would take the matter up i let on a very advantageous lease, and I may informed by the Captain Superintendent of unofficial member of the Council and others, celebrated Universities of theSpanish Monarchy. Eastern and International Tra ropeat what I said the other that it
those Since that remote pariod have the Dominican Rubber Trusis the intention of the Government is build Police the other day tha: he had never As a result of conferences between
Fathers been the controllers and Directors of St. Bertams... wharves and godowns to compete with private experienced a case in which a man who had gentleman and zoysoll a Bill was drafted. frms unless and until the railway makes it a arvad a sentence of seven years or over-had. The framework is the same as the framework the University with a disinterestedvese and of the English Act of 1907, but the principles steadfastness of purpose that have taken this necessity. The hon. member informed us that relapse,
Fon. Mr. KESWICK-Wasn't that on differ are different. Its principle is to recognise
Our report of the excellent concert given by the godown accommodation in the Colony at the present time is considerably in excess of eut grounds? The Captain Superintendent of Chinose partership customs. As the commitles seat of learning through all dificulties and the Colony. Of that fact I au well aware, but Police said that the prisoners did not come reported in 1900 that legislation was impos trials and at times in spite of contrarities that the Hongkong Philharmonic Society last night for the storage of cement, coal and other artistes back after seven years because they were so sibls on the abject, and as some one admitted might have damped the ardour of most men but will appear in our next issue.
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