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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the "Coun cil Chamber

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING THE TROOPS, MAJOR-GENERAL C. A. ANDERSozi, "CR

Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Secretary).

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST 1913,

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extensive powers in many offences too numerous to mention in detail of whip

In this Bill, Sir, ping male offenders who are under the

of 16 years. the first provision under section 2 refers to sentions 14 and 15 of the Offences against the Persons Ordinance, 1865, and

LOCAL SPORT. als

HONGKONG CHALLENGE SHIELD.

In the second round of this competi- tion the Hongkong Club will be opposed by the R.G.A. to-morrow at Happy Valley, the kick off being at 4 p.ni. The following have been chosen to represent the Club R. C. Barlow; J. McCubbin and J. Stalker; D. Campbell, R. F. Long and E. J. Jones; D. Larkins, W. Hedley, W. V. Pennell, D. S. Cooper and P.

Benton

CRICKET.

The following will represent the Hong kong Cricket Club "B" League tear

Saturday, 2nd February, play commcne- against Civil Service at Happy Valley on

ing at 2.15 p.m.-R. Hancock (Capt.), A. A. Claxton, S. H. Dodwell, E A. Fowler, E. Hancock, A. O. Lang, M. M.

TILLING BY DYNAMITE

new

A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD OF AGRICULTURE,

Farming with dynamite is not a

It was discovered ten yeara invention. duleut miner-turned farmer, who found or more ago in California by an in- that it saved immense labour, and did not do any damage, ta hlow out tres Eat from this beginning to farming as stamps with cartridges,

have just seen it (writos a Daily News and Leader correspondent) there is an enormous stop. Dynamite was a labour saving contrivance at first now it is It is new more, though still that. agricultural implement that the modern farmer should not be without.

On Sir John Cockburn's farm at Ear- rietsham, in a bare hour, two men cultivated" a rod of land, prepared the ground for planting three fruit trees. and cleared away two tough old ash and two tougher oak roots which cumbered the ground. The last three operations, it was calculated by the farmers who came to wonder and learn, would have taken a full three days at the rate men work in Kent. Here they were done in an

The COLONIAL SECRETARY SOCended, and tion (d) deals with formalities which must be observed by persons when theythe Bill was road a third time and passed wish to remove opium from the Colony to MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the a ship, whilst section (c) deals with the formalities also requisito with regard to second reading of a Bill entitled," An exportation. There is, Sir, as members Ordinance to amend the Magistrates In doing so he will see, a somewhat important amend Ordinando, 1800,!", The following were present:- HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, San F.ment which has to be introduced in this said-The object of this Bill is to bring sub-clause The old section (e) provided together as far as convenient and possible H. MAY, K.C.M.G.

that no permit for export or transhipment all the urdinary powers which to any port other than the port of Lon magistrate has of whipping offenders don or any port in the island of Formosa Most of the powers which hos, members should be issued, but owing to cir- see referred to in this Bill are to me camelauices that was found to be imprac-extent already held by magistrates, and ticable, and it is proposed at present that in addition to these powers which are Hon. Mr. J. A. B. BUCKNILL (Attorney- the altered section shall be put in.. Tin this Bill the magistrates also have Goneral).

lays down that no person shall export Hon. Mr. A. M. FLETCHER (Colonial raw oplum from the Colony if such ex- Treasurer),

portation should have been notified by Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Directhis Council as being illegal. In other tor of Public Works),

words, there may from time to time be Hon Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Registrar- places to which it will be declared illegal General),

to export opium, and on notification of

it will be illegal to export opium to those places. Section (e) also deals with the people, and I should like to refer master Pearson, R.N., G. W. Rogers and formalities which have to be gone through when raw opium is to be moved from one place in the Colony to another. Sections (f) and (#7) increase penalties, Mr. I. H: Chorros (Clerk of Councils).and so do sections (8), (1), (2), (a), and what is now section 4. Under section () the quantity of opium which may be The minutes of the previous meeting sold by the Farmer to persons other than were read and approved.

his licencees without express permit from the Superintendent is limited to the moderate amount of five taels, whilst under the same section is also limited the amount which the Farmer's licenceca can sell to what may be called private persons. Similarly also the amount which a person may have in his possession other than those, of course, who are duly authorised is limited. By section (1) a somewhat important alteration is introduced. This sub-section is due to a decision of the Supreme Court, under which it was held that unless it was clearly proved to

Hon, Mr. G. McI. MESARR (Captain a resolution of this Council in the Cazette relate to what are familiarly called steal-Maas, Lt. Paske, D.C.L.I., Chief Pay. hour at a total cost of 48. 9.

Superintendent of Police).

Hon. Sir KAI Ho Kai, M.D., O.M.G. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWITT, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. WEI YUK.

Hon. Mr. O, MONTAGUE EDE.

Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross.

MINUTES-

NEW MEMWILI.

The Hon. Mr. A. C. M. Fletcher and the Hon. Mr. C. Mel, Messer took the oath, and assumed their seats as members.

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His Excellency the Governor, laid on the table Financial Minute No. 8, and moved that it be referred to the Finance

Committeo.

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

JURORS LIST.

hon. members to these sections so that they can see exactly what they are. (Reads). There is already a limited power of whipping under one of these sections, and it is proposed now to give power to the magistrate to log in thesd case. The next one is nuder section 32 of the Offences against the Persons Ordin anec, 1865, and relates to committing an act

R. P. Thursfeld.

YACHTING.

The

INTIMATIONS

BRANDY IS

HEALTHFUL

The Rich Boquet Starts this

Gastric Juices Working and the warm effects starts peristalsis and digestion. TRY GEO.

to open the subsoil so that the deep roots. aid

MAKING ROOM FOR ROOTS. Tho first operation could not have boon done at all by mannal labour alone. two men might have dug the land in two hours, or they might have ploughed it, but that is merely scratching the top to what was actually done. Sir John wanted At a meeting of the Royal Hongkong

of the lucerne will find an easy passage aning fasured and loosened soil instead Yacht Club held on Wednesday it was decided to hold a regatta on Saturday, of having to fight every inch through stiff SAYER'S BRANDIES, 20th March, for members of Hongkong loan

The method was easy. "fock" drove Yacht Club, and the V.R.C. The pro- gramine and arrangements are under disa hole 3ft, ein. deep with a crowbar, and oxtracted the bar with a cunning lever, of gross indecency with another male percussion and will be communicated as soon Theri Couzens, who handled cheddite and son under the age of 13. There is nothing

gelignite with the certainty of experience, new in that at all, as that power the

dropped in a 4oz. cartridge of the former explosive with a detonator, and a fuse magistrates already possess. Similarly,

attached. Nineteen of these mines were laid, each 10ft. from the other. The fuses in section (c), referring to section 20 of

ware lighted, and in two minutes thore. the same. Ordinance, the magistrate

was a series of mufiled explosions. already holds power under that, and there is nothing new in it. These two clauses are not unlike the other clauses.

offences against tho Persons members will refer to Section 110 of the Ordin ance they will see that any person

It

convicted either summarily or before

as decided, but an effort is being made to revive competition for some of the old Cups that have not been raced for some years.

TRAINING NOTES,

February 20th. There is little to report in connection with the training of the ponies at the course this morning. Very few ponies were trotted only. Both Mr. Kadoorie's

roots.

The soil where each charge went off lifted little, and that was all. But when "Jock" got a spade and examined what had happened we found a hole 4ft.) below the furines, and all the ground round it, both downward and across, fissured and broken open for the young The turf above was, undisturbed, but all the subsoil was tilled at a cost of to & Canadian estimate, more than a

PLANTING AND DESTROYING TREES. Next the men made holes for fruit trees. at a cost cf bd. each, which would have cost 18. 8d. with muscle and spade. The

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command what port or to what place the opium was the Supreme Court, if he had beenberby ponies put in an appearance; they less than £7 to the aero and, according of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table being exported the person who was a previously convicted can be flogged, the woro ridden by Mr. J. Johnstone. Fijian doublo, weight crop secured.

the Jurors' List for 1813.

OPIUM AMENDMENT ORDINANCE,

to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909."

parently exporting it could not be suc cessfully prosecuted. This new section is introduced so as to avoid, that difficulty

Magistrate already holding the power to flog in the case of recidivista. In that particular case it proposed to give the

Chial did a slow gallop of him. in 3.42, last quarter 31. Borneo Chief is kooping

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second Ag hon. members will sec, of course, where power to flog in the first instance. Under up his good form and did well in a one reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance a person was endeavouring to smuggle Section (e) that is, indecent assault, the mile gallop. Mr. Dalgarno brought out charge in this case--two cheddite cartrid opium out of the Colony it was not very power under that Section has been heldr. Nemazco's Alvand, but his time, like ges--was placed 2ift. below the surface. In doing so he said-It is usual, Sir, when likely that he would put on the package by the Magistrate for a long time. Then that of some others who were given slow The turf was lifted and the soil below

or parcel any definite address as to where Sir, another new one is in Section ()

refer to the principles which underlie

work to-day, was not taken.

Givon Eine weather, the Anal gallops

and all round about gavo casy, passage for the young trees' roots..

Next two trees and two oak stumps

moving the second reading of a Bill, the Bill which has been placed before a condemnatory action. Now it will not be who stow away and those who aid and will take place on Saturday next, when were extracted, but this time gelignite, provisions of this Bill are really very what place the opium is apparently being het stowaways. Section (7) is a rather large crowd will most surely assemble which is more violent and less expansive,

the Council.. In this case, Bir, the

much

it was going, because that in itself would be

necessary for the prosecution to prove

It provides for the whipping of people

THE MAGISTRACY.

was used. A holo was driven with the

matters. of detail, and it smuggled. Under section (7) no permit is rather difficult to extract any is to be issued for the export of pre- principles whichi one can discuss broadly. However, so far as one way, one can say that there are two main points in this rather lengthy enactment. The first is an endeavour to give greater Under section (m) the appointment of Court here, or at His Majesty's Supreme Yard was charged with stealing a brass oil neat hole four feet across showed where

control over all movements of raw opium, and the second is to increase the penalties in connection with offences against the Now, the object of Opium Ordinance. both these points is really to endeavour to carry out our obligations under The Hague Convention and other Agreements with regard to trying to control and to some extent order the movements of importation and exportation of raw and to some extent of prepared opium. These

pored opium to countries which prohibit the import of such, but there is a safe guard in that section for the personal consumption of passengers on the voyage,

excise officers and the taking of security from such excise officers as may be eni ployees of the Opium Farmer is provided for. Under section (n) there is a slight amendment in the old Ordinance, and the amendment provides that in addition to police and excise officers, revenue officere may be able to arrest under certain cir- cumstances without a warrant when they reasonably suspect that an offence against the Ordinance is being committed.

of.

In

plum can be disposed of. Sections 4 and 5, which I propose to join up together

in the committee stage, have been drafted

A Chinese who had been employed by 2 contractor on the Felland in the Naval

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the rails to judge the comparative crowbar under the root, and in the case of the larger trees a small charge was Into the hole it made two fired first. merits of the ponies.

pounds of gelignite were packed. When ZEISS this was red with a primer the two hundred spectators having discreetly retired the stump vanished. One piece of root flew fifty yards, and earth rained down, but the work was done, and only the stump had been. In grabbing out old wood dynamite will do a month's 16 Power

12 Of all the uses demonstrated the tilling work in a day at less than a third cost. of the subsoil, though least spectacular, is probably the must useful. No method or implement of agriculture has even been able to do more than turn over the to, and un deep-rooted crops like wheat and lucerne this loosening of the subsoil must have an enormous effect.

important one. It provides for flogging in certain very specific cases, in which the person who has been properly banished from the Colony, comes back. First of all is the case of the criminal who has been convicted of a orime, either by the Magistrate or at the Supreme

Court in China, and who has been de ported and returned. Of course in the syringe. The syringe was found tied to case of the Supreme Court here it could his leg on his being searched befors Mr. Hazeland only be for a very serious crime, Under kaving the premises.

to two months' Sub-Section 2 you get the case of a person sentenced the man who has twice been convicted before the imprisonment and four hours' stocks. Court of Summary Jurisdiction locally, and one may bay, I suppose, in such case, that one who has been twice convicted is certainly not a desirable person to have back here. The third case is that of a

after deportation has been convicted, Under Section 4 we get the case of a person who returns from banishment after he has been convicted of one of these serious offences which has rendered him

The COLONIAL, SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

REVENUE OFFICERS' POWER OF ARREST ORDINANCE

A large number of Chinese appeared before Mr. Hazeland yesterday on charges of smoking opium Inspector Dymond raided the houses, which were in

the from communication

Registrar- General in respect to these same houses, No sooner had one raid been carried out and the men sentenced than it immediately began again. The keepers of the houses were Enod $250 onch or one month and the other men were tired of $1 each or

two days.

the arm.

It is probable, however, that it is in planting and removing trees that the now power will most generally be applied,

glycerins into an agricultural implement the most progressive farmer might feel a littie sby-until he has seen it done.

THE MONGOLIAN ENVOYS IN RUSSIA,

principles so far as one may call them rangements are made under which the the Magisterial Court in the Colony and officer said the police had received a is a step towards the millennium of which Sir, really are the two points of the section (o) some modifications of the ar person convicted of a criminal offence at Ng Fuk Lene, for the sixth time. The for turning a weapon of war like nitro- principles--which underlie the Bill, and forfeiture of opium which has been seized in order to explain to hon. members the in connection with convictions is disposed Section (1) repeals the proviso Bill further, I thought it perhaps adviswhich existed in the old Ordinance with able, with your permission, Sir, to very regard to the disposal of forfeited opium, shortly refer to the sections in detail and in section (r) there is a re-arrangeliable at the time to the punishment "of whilst moving the second reading. It is ment as to the way in which the forfeited flogging. perhaps little unusual to do so, but it is really the only way of explaining the Bill thoroughly to members, and I think

The Council they went into Committee, it is desirable that members should under to meet the altered circumstances. By and on resuming. stand exactly what they are passing. The section 4 the penalties for offences are in- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that first section is quite formal, and the creased, as they have been in other parts the Bill had passed through Committee, second brings the operation of the Bill of this draft, so as to cover general and moved that it he read a third time.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and into effect on the 1st day of March, 1813. offences against the Ordinance. Bection the Bill was read a third time and passed That date is the date on which the presents which relates to the amount of opium agreement with the Opium Farmer which might be allowed for personal con- terminates. Hon. members will see that sumption on board a steamer-which I the third section of the Bill is very long have already pointed out has been dealt and is divided into a large number of with in the previous part of this draft sections alphabetically arranged from has been repealed. Generally speaking, (a) to (u). The whole of section thres all the important sections dealing with consists of various amendments to the greater control over raw opium simply principal Opium Ordinance of 1909, and, deal with the arrangements by which this If you will bear with me for a moment, control is exercised for import, export Sir, I propose to deal shortly with ach and local movement. The old system in of these sections. Section (a) enlarges the outline was that the importer of raw definition of opium divan. The definition opium was bound to report the particn- lars of his proposed importation and ob-

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and which existed in the old law was not so

tained a permit from the Superintendent the motion was agreed to wide as that which now appears in the which would be countersigned by the The ATTORNEY-GENERALI do not wish draft Ordinance. It was found that in Opium Farmer Masters of ships carry to proceed further with this Bill to-day, practice the definition as it existed was ing opium were bound to furnish parti- because I wish to add the Opium Ordin: not sufficient to enable the authorities to culars of their consignments, duplicates an check the use of places as opium divansof which had to be furnished to the Chi-

The Council then sat in camera to zon- Under section (5) the arrangements which nese Maritime Customs. The principles sider the Jurors' List. used to exist as to the storage of opium of the old system are substantially fol in the Colony are altered, and this sub- lowed, and various small amendments section provides that opium in the Colony which enable control to be more effectively must be stored in certain definite placas established by local authorities and main- to be known as general or special tained are inserted... warehouses, and it will be observed

that

the

Opium

The Times correspondent writing from the 18th January St. Petersburg on states:-

It is possible that the Mongolian envoys Before Mr. Melbourne yesterday T.may be received as Tsarskoe Selo next The porses that are to be presented to the Toan have Seguar and John MoWalter were charged week instead of to-morrow. with committing on assault on two rich only just arrived, and need rest in order coolies and with refusing to pay their to recover condition. Yesterday and to fare. The coolies stated that they took day the principal members of the mission have had interviews with the competent the defendants to the Sailors' Home, and Ministers, with whom they have discussed asked for their tares. One of the coolies the objects of their visit,

A concession for establishing a bank in was struck over the eye and the other on Mongolis was granted some time ago to The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second

Defendants declared that 40 two Bussian subjects, one of whom is ad- reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating conts had been paid to cover both fares. viser to the Khutukhta. As it was Sergt. Adlington said that the coolies had believed that there was no immediate prospect of raising the necessary three In doing so he said-Sir, It is convenient not do conte on them. The first man's million roubles (300,000) in Russia, the to the powers of arrest of revenue officers. that the powers of arrest of reveaue officers should be included in one enact eye was bleeding badly. Both defendants concessionnaires were credited with the money market. According to an Irkutsk mont, and this little Ordinanes includes were intoxicated, and on being put into intention of appealing to the London them. There is only one new Ordinance the cells used most abusive language. telegram to the Russko Slovo, the repre hended a diversion of Mongolian trade to given to revenue officer than that already

of under which there is any additional power At five o'clock in the morning one of the sentatives of Russian interests appre possessed, and that is under the Post Offics men commenced swearing and had to be chine ports, and the Irkutsk Chamber

removed to another cell. The first defen Commerce has adopted a resolution: re- Ordiziace

dant said he was "distressed" British commending the foundation of a Mon-

branch of the Russo-Asiatic

at seaman, and the shipping master bad told gelian State Bank or the the Bank him that he would be sent out of the Urga The tentative experiment on the defendants to pay the first coolicing a joint bank with an initial capital Colony that day. His Worship ordered part of Mongolia and Tibet in establish of £2,000 or £3,000 seems destined to re- $1 compensation and the second 15 cents. main purely whimsical. The first defendant was fined $8.15 and the second 28.

THE JULORS' LIST.

OTHER MILLS.

The remaining Orders of the Day were not proceeded with,

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WORKHOUSE DINNER AT 9%. 3d. A HEAD.

The Chinese Government, says the

Reporting to the Leads Guardians upon Chind Republican, has arranged to the cost of Christmas festivities at the employ Lieutenant Bon, the French expert workhouse, which had been the subject of The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and

A meeting of the Finance Committee aviater, who recently visited Peking, c.iticism, a special committee stated that was held afterwards the COLONIAL Farmer's boiling the motion was agreed to.

Lieut. Bos is now on his way to Paris, the account of ene firm the prices The following

ellarged were 1. old. per lb. for geese, Establishment is regarded as one of

where ho will purchase for a four 11 5d. for turkeys, and is. 4d. for ducks.. Council then went into Committee, and SECRETARY in the chair.

vote was passed ---- those licensed warehouses. Section (c) on resuming,

monoplanes, four biplanes and four The price for turkeys was afterwards multiplanes, after which he will return reduced to Is. 3d. per lb. to Peking in order to establish a military school of aviation at Nanhiadza Park.

deals with the formalities which the mas-

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that

ter of a ship has to go through before the Bill had passed through committe, he can land any raw opium at all. Sec-1 and moved that it be read a third time.

ROYAL SQUARE,

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a san of $2,000 in aid of the vote Botanical and Forestry Department, Other Charges, Garden in Royal Square.

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