THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1914.
TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG
DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD".
SERVICE.
CHINA SERVICE,
CHINA AND THE INDEMNITY CLAIMS.
PROPOSED SUBMISSION TO THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL
PERING, February 5th. The Government has proposed to the Powers that claims arising out of the rebellion shall be submitted to The Hague Tribunal for adjudication
Amongst thes olding the Fronch demands for great losses to the Banks are noteworthy,
PROPOSED ABOLITION OF PROVINCIAL COUNCILS.
PEEING, February 5th. All the Tutus and Civil Governors have expressed theinselves as being int favour of dissolving the Provincial Councils.
A SEDITIOUS ORGANISATION.
PERING, February 3th. A Mandate by the President contains renewed instructions to the Tutuhs for
the arrest of the leaders of the new Tung Men Hui Society regardless of standing, as they are responsible for the late revolls in Yunnazi.
THE OPERATIONS OF WHITE WOLF."
PEKING, February 5th. White Wolf is reported to have taken several places in Anhui Province and is now at Chang Yang. Kuan, the key to Hoan, "The situation will be precarious if large levies of troops do not comments to operate against him
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Li Yuan-hang, the Vice-President, has memorialized the President submitting a schon for subduing the "White Wolf " within three months.
Yuan Shih-kai is discussing the plan with the Military Council and bis Military Advisors.
THE DRAFTING OF THE. CONSTITUTION,
PERING, February 6th. The election of members of the Com- mittee for drafting the Constitutior will be convened not later than the 20th insti in the Provinces not far distant from Peking. In the more distant Provinces this event will take place in the beginning of March.
EUROPEAN SERVICE,
ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS,
IMPORTANT STATEMENTS DEFORE THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
["DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD)
SERVICE]
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF ALSACE- LORRAINE
BERLIN, February 4th." The successor of Count: Wedel (as Governor-General of Alsace Lorraine)
will not be Dr. v. Bethun, bat very likely the former Finance Minister, Dr.
Rheinbalen.
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Dr. Schorlemer, Secretary of State, is widely mentioned as a possible to the Imperial Chancellor, successor. Dr. . Bethmann, but the latter's position is apparently secure for a long time to
come.
H.H. the Crown Pring has expressed his sympathy with him in his present position.
A BALKAN ALLIANCE.
BERLIN, February 4th. The Novac Vremy (St. Petersburg) reports that the Greek Premier, M. Venizelos, will sign the draft of a Balkan Alliance with Servia and Roumania.
This is apparently untrue. According to a report appearing in the Berlin Reichtpost, Grecce and Roumania have entered into an Alliance with the co-operation of Germany. This is also untrue.
·ROUMANIA AND A NEW BALKAN WAR
INTERVIEW WITH THE KING."
BERLIN, February 4th. In an interview granted by King Carol of Roumanis to a representative of the Slowo, His Majesty said ho held that a new Balkan War would be impossible for want of money; still the verlike attitude. of the Young Turkish Ministers was well- known. In the case of an isolated Turco- Greek.conflict Roumania would stand neutral, but would intervene if Bulgaria or Servis look a hand in it..
AN AVIATION RECORD,
BERLIN, February 4th.
At Jobannisthal, near Berlin Herr Langer, a German aviator, created a world's record by a flight lasting 13 haura 47 minutes.
SIR EDWARD GREY AND THE ARMAMENT QUESTION.
LONDON February 4th.
Sir Edward Grey was the guest of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce at dinner. He spoke on the Armaments details Question, without going into about the expenses of the Heet.
England, he said, was against war, no from cowardice but because of the BERLIN, February 4th. The German Secretary for the Navy, enormous waste it entailed. Still, he Admiral v. Tirpitz, declared before the thought that cutting down the cost of the Neval Budget Committee. regarding the country's preparations for defence was question of an understanding for the impossible at present, for although Great! positive proposals on the subject should Britain was ready for a reduction of come from Great Britain as being the armaments, other Powers were inclined
otherwise. stronger Power. They would then receive thorough and friendly consideration, No oficial proposals regarding & World's Naval Holiday had thus far been received by Germany. It seemed also as if the
delimitation of armaments, that the
Was
idea not practicable, as it was unknown whether France and Russia would concur. The increase in Naval expenditure during the last five years had in Germany amounted to 55 millions, in Great Britain to 916, in Frince to 134, in Russie to 302 millions,
This speech by the Secretary of State, which ascribes the responsibility for the armaments solely to others, is welcomed by the Conservative Press.
KEW N.D.L. STEAMERS.
The N.D.L. steamer Mark, with Capt. Love in command, the first of the Company's new cargo seirice, arrived in port yesterday on her way to Shang-
the
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
Tho following wore prevent HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, SI FRANCIS HEY MAY K.0.M.G.
Hor. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN (Colonial Secretary)
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. J. A. S. BOCENILL, K.C. (Attorney-General),
Hoz. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. (Dirce tor of Public Works).
Hon. Mr. E R. HALIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affaire).
Hon. Mr. C. Mol. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police);
Hon. Sir Kat Ho KAL, Kt, M.B. C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. WeI YUK, CMG, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewer, Q.M.G. Hon, Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE.
Hon. Mr. E SHELLIM Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER (Clerk of Coun cila).
PAPER.
It is with these objects that the present Chinese passenger, and what was to be Bill is introduced. It provides that the defined as an emigrant ship. It gave powers of any burial authority shall include various powers to officers with regard to the provision and maintenance of crematoria the arrest of ships which were contraven
crematoria and the conditions under which
Hongkong
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FOREIGN SİLVER AND NICKEL COIN (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-CENTRAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled, An Ordin-cha ancs to anend the Foreign Silver and Nickel Coin Ordinance, 1913."
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OUR CONFIDENCE JUSTIFIED.
nndertake to refund the Cost of any
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WINE AND PROVISION MERCHANTS.
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of a character to be approved by proper ing the law, and in addition to that it RACES
to modify, from time to time. A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative authority The Bill gives power to the gave certain powers to the Legislature of
Governor-in-Council to make regulations as Council was held yesterday at the Counto the maintenance and, inspection of these certain parts of the Act particularly
with the treatment of sil Chamber
in the Colony, and whilst they gremation may take place. 14. were on board the ships which were It prohibits the construction of such taking them from the Colony and from edillees near human habitation highways or parts near the Colony. In 1859 an Ordin- any consrerated ground and it prescribes ance was passed here which was based on penalties for breach of any regulations made the Chinese Passengers Act of 1985. It under the provisions of the Ordinance.
was a very long Ordinance, and it materially modified some of the Provi sions of the Chinese Passengers Act. Circumstances, as I have mentioned, have changed since 1885, and perhaps they have changed even more since 1880, and daring the twenty odd years which have elapsed since 1883. A variety of causes have led The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and from time to time to suggestions for the Bill was readin ürst time
altoration and amendment of the 1880 According to the Objects, and Reasons, Ordinance Some years ago an attempt the object of this Bills to give power to
was made to start on Ardinan the Governor-in-Council to suspend tem- and reconstruction of the 1889 pucarily any of the provisions of sections and the upshot of some years of attempt nd 6 of the Foreign Silver and Nickel Ordinance, which in the main. has the has been the production of this present Coin Ordinance, 1918
of the authorities complete approval Section 4 of that Ordinance refers to the England. Now, Sir, the princival differ importation into the Colony of Foreign ence which exists between the Bill which Article if any of our Customers are not satisfied, Silver or Nickel Coin and section 6 relates
is now before the Council nud the previ ous Ordinance is twofold. Firstly the as we know how excellent, our Goods are. The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command to the being in possession of much coinage. of his Excellency the Governor, laid on The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1 beg to mure whole of the procedure is very greatly the table the half-yearly report on the the suspension of the Standing Orders in simplified, and, secondly, many rections of Snah an offor could not be made if there was Typhoon Refuge with a statement as to order that we may proceed to the remain the old Ordinance which are now ont of
date have been completely swept away. I the slightest doubt about our Goods do not want. Sir. to weary members of the 31st December, 1913, and a diagraming stages of this bill.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Council by going too much into the ask is your inspection, showing the condition of the work at that
details of this Bill, but I think it is neces the motion was agreed to date,
THE TAI-TAM-TUR, NESEL YOTE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Sir, in moving sary to some slight extent that I should Hot. Mr. POLLOCK, pursuint to notice, the second reading of this Bill I think it do so. The principal idea of the present is unnecessary for me to sy very much, Bill with regard to the ships which carry asked the following questions:
1-Has the excavation for the foundation Section 4 and Section 6 of the Ordinance emigrants is that any ship which is pro- of the main dam of the new Tei Tam deal respectively with the importation perly classed as an emigrauf ship can Tuk Reservoir been commenced yet? and with the being in possession of only carry emigrants ander one of three If so, when was it begun, and how foreign silver coin. It seemed desirable sorts of licences. These three sorts of far has such excavation proceciled ? that it should be possible-although it is licences are what are called in this Ordin 2.What is the contract date for the not necessary that it should be carried pee, a general, a special and an outport completion of that Reservoir? What out that the Government should have licence, A "special licence" is a licence is the contract penalty for delay In power to suspend the operation of one which is granted to ships of what ong might call the first-class type-mail completion?
of both of these sections, and accordingly steamers and any other ship which the 3.Has any half-yearly return of the this Bill has been introduced for the Governor may consider to be a ship ta work done on that Reservoir been purpose of giving the Governor-in-Coun which a special licence may properly he furnished to members of Council, oil power to suspend the operation of granted. The "outport licence promisx by His Excellency the either or both of these sections. The licenge granted by an migration officer MAPPIN& WEBB, Governor, at the meeting of this original Bill itself is not materially usually the Consul at some port outside Council held on the 24th Cintabor affected in any way except that power Hongkong, and can only be grantel, under 1912? If not, why not? 4.With reference to the following state is given to stop temporarily or perman- certain restrictions laid down in the ment of the Director of Public Worksently, as the case may be, the penalties Ordinance and also the Chinese Passen- made at the said meeting of which would accrue against any person ger Act itself. The general licence is who, after ibo passage of the Bill, was an ordinary licence granted to shio Council:
"I trust that within two years from found in possession of, or found import-specially chartered for carrying mi- the present time the work willing foreign cilver and nickel coin in erant In considering the changes which- have taken place since 1889 to the re- have reached such a stage as to contravention of the Ordinarice. enable us to derive some benefit
sent time, one has to consider the differ enees which have taken place with reward from it in the way of an increased
to the terms under which emigrants were STERLING supply of wator"
taken from here to outports. After the does the Honourable Member desiro now to qualify that statement, and,
Act of 1880, and nerhans before that, erni. if so, to what extent and for what
grante were carried on what was known ne contract labour conditions. That con- tract labour has been practically done away with altogether. Contract labourers were persons who were recruited on cer tain definite terms. They entered into an agreement here to carry out labour in another place Now, that system of con- tract labour has been completely deleted. and is not allowed to be carried out at all; in other words, no contract labourers can be carried on British ships. second class of emigrants is what is known se assisted emigrants. An assisted emi grant is a person, a labourer, who intends to work for hire, and although under no definite contract. he has received some form of assistance to enable him to get to the place where he expects to obtain work in which he will engage. There are refine meats, perhaps, of that class of assisted. tabour, and in the definition of that class of assisted emigrant, but I do not think, The class are what sight instructions were not given to
The free the Director of Public Works in the with which the original legislation was into all that,
known as free emigrants, passed is not attained under any suspen
emigrant is a person who goes without other place in order to labour for hire. assistance, on his own account, to some Now, Sir, it is known to all members of the Council that the emigration business which passes through here, and which is embarked here, is very great indeed; in fact, may say that many, maur thousands depart directly or indirectly
11 mostly indirectly from Hongkong places abroad. Therefore, one of the most important parts in this Ordinance, apart from the question of the licences which The ATTORNEY-GENERAL reported that are granted to ships are the conditions the Bill had passed through Couimittee under which emigrants are to be allowed without amendment, and moved that it to go, and perhaps the major part of. be read a third time.
the Bill deals with these conditions.
reason
-Has the village in the prospective bod of the said Reservoir been removed? If so, when If not, why not? When will it he moved?. 6.With reference to the additional service reservoir and filter-beds at West Point, when is it anticipatal that the construction of these works for which $150,000 has been provided in the estimates for 1014, will be commenced?
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HIS EXCELLENCE-1 would just like to add a word to what the Attorney-General bas said. It will be within the recollection of hon, members that when the original Bill was before the Council a good deal of discussion took place as to how the importation of silver and nickel coins would be regulated, and hon. members were then informed that is was the intention of the Government to regulate it by means of permit. The hon. Enior unofficial member raised some question at the time as to whether it would be possible to deal effectively by means of permit seeing that exportation, owing to the exigencies of trade, was necessarily at the time very large. This
·The COLONIAL SECRETARY replied
Bill, which confers power to suspend a 3.There is only one dam. Excavations particular section of the Ordinance deal- for the foundations of it were bogening with importation, is an attempt to on the 7th December, 1919, and have see whether Government can effect the been proceeded with over a length of object with which the original legislation 380 feet: They have been completed was passed without the permit system. for a length of 30 feet.
If it can do so it will be very much more Date of completion 22nd October, 1917.
convenient to the public and everybody Penalty $160 per day.
concerned, but it must be clearly under-
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The
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
SILVER WARE.
PRINCE'S PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEAng)
CUTLERY
From the
SOLE AGENTS :
No. It is regretted that by an over-stood that if it is found that the object Sir, it would be in place for we now to go CHS. J. GAUPP
It is still anticipated that some benehtision which may take place under this may be derived from the works in the Bill, then the Government will have to One thing is way of an additional supply of water consider other measures.
perfectly certain, that it is the fixed within the period mentioned.
determination of the Government to rid the Colony of foreign silver and nickel svini)
The village has not yet been removed. Negotiations have been in progress with the villagers for a considerable time past with a view to their removal to some other locality but without success. Steps are now being taken to require their removal. It is antici pated that this can ho effected within 4 months from the present time,
6. It was not possible to coumeace the construction of the additional service reservoir and filter bods referred to
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
Ou resuming,
"
until arrangements had been made for The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the transfer of af belonging to the Military Authorities which was rethe Bill was read a third time and passed quired for these works The transfor was finally arranged on the 31st January, and work will be commenced forthwith.
THE CREMATION ORDINANCE.
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA ̈ BUILDINGS,
CHATER ROAD
CALDBECK,
Now for the purpose of considering t MACGREGOR&C.
to according the law he accorded conditions, and the treatment which must, CHINESE EMIGRATION ORDINANCE.
to emigrants, one has to consider first ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the of all what will be the length of the second reading of the Bill, entitled,An voyage on which they are engaged. This Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Ordinance provides for voyages of all The treatment Law relating to Chinese Passengers sorts, long and short.
The
as defined by the Chinese which these emigrants have to be accorded The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-moved the first Ships reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ord: - Pass nges Act, 1855, and concerning on these voyages depends primarily upon Emigrants generally In whether these voyages are long or short. ance to provide for the regulation of the Asiatic. burning of Hujan Remains and to doing so he said Sir This Bill is and the conditions of the ship, and the enable Crematoria to be established," one in the preparation of which there conditions of the food, and the conditiona The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and has been a great deal of difficulty and of medical comfort which must be at the the Bill was read a first time th great deal of toil. It might be, I think, disposal of the emigrants are, of course. The Objects and Reasons attached to really said that the preparation of this greater in the case of a ship carrying the Bill state
Bill dates back for sonic years, at any them a long voyage than in the case) rate it dates back to a period consider of a ship carrying them on a short one. ably antecedent to the time when I came If hon members will ook at the three to this Colony. The history of this Bill schedules which set out clearly and in and the history of the Ordinance which detail the conditions and comforts which Preceded it is very interesting, but I do have to be provided for emigrants they
The disposal of human remains by crema tion is a practice which is already be means unknown in the Colony
The cremation of the dead is an essential feature of some religious communities
(ESTABLISHED 1884).
JUNORA
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OF
WINE
JUNOR
HEALTH
hai. She will be followed by the steamer whilst," apart from this fact, this method of not propose, subject to your approval to will see that they differ in detail, and The Foreign Secretary of State, HerrTuchingen leaving Bremen on December dealing with buman remains appears to be go into very great detail with regard to differ in quality and in quantity accord- Jagow confirmed the statement that 31st; the Franken. January 14th; growing in favour, amongst other sections. To put it before the Council at full ing to whether the voyage is long o
of the public.
length would involve dilating upon the short. There are also special arrange- Great Britain had not made any official Lothringen, January 28th; and
The attention of Government having been conditions which existed before the inents in another schedule for steamers proposals. He added that the tension at one Thueringen, February 11th; with other
permission to erect crematoria to thebring one back to the first and mother are under special ligeness. The subject time existing between Germany and Great steamers following later at regular fort drawn, owing inter alia to applications for abolition of the slave trade, and would cinseed as first class steamers, and which nightly intervals. On the outward vorage absence of satisfactory local legislation Act which was passed in England dealing seas, if I may eay so, a highly technical. Britain bad relaxed and the relations
the vessels will call at Antwerp, Penang, dealing with the question of the regulation with the subject, a piece of Imperial one, although it does not perhaps appear subsisting between the two countries were Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe of this practice, the present: Bill has teen legislation applicable particularly tote be so at first sight. The importance. and Yokohama and on the homeward introduced in order to provide for the Hongkong and to British ships which ply of preventing the improper recruitment. proper regulation of the burning of human within certain distances of Hongkong. of labour and the herding of Chinese into voyage according to cargo offered, at remains and to enable the establishment of The Chinese Passenger Act of 1885 was places in such a manner that they may Marseilles, Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, erematoria under suitable supervision and passed a England at the time when be not properly treated on a voyage, ot Emden, Bremen and Hamburg.
control. Whilst on the one hand it seems circumstances were totally, or very largely, that they may be recruited under mis- The Markis a thoroughly well very important that the total destruction different to what they are now, I believe representation or fraud, or under circum- of any human body should not be capable that at that time it was undoubtedly stances which are obviously irregular is have to be introduced when they pass appointed boat and has the most up-to- of being conducted without such proper the fact that the conditions under which so great that considerable safeguards
A TONIC WINE, "PICK-ME-IP, dato arrangements for the rapid working checks as may reasonably ensure that there Chinese were taken to fabour abroad as of cargo. Her gross tonnago is 6,599, her has existed na irregular motives in the dis so-called emigrants were, in certain cases, through here. This Bill provides, so far The Cabinete showed the fullest confidence length 480 odd feet and her beam just overposal of a corpse, on the other hand it is very far from satisfactory. The Chinese as this Government enn reasonably be Passengers Act was passed to try to bring expected to carry it out that it shall see
conditions under which these that no person is forcibly or fraudulently LIQUEUR AND COCKTAIL, EMBODIED in each other, while the loyal and obliging 55 feet. The handling of the cargo will equally desirable that the wh of any the transactions between them in regard to be simplified by the fact that there are expressed, that his remains should be emigrants were embarked into a better taken away from this Cology, and carried course, which was adopted off as an emigrant against his will or economic questions in Africa and Asia six hatches all well supplied with cremated should be capable of being state. The convo lay down certain under misapprehensions Tuis Bill also IN ONE BOTTLE tended towards a favourable solution, derricks. Her average speed is 12h knots respected and carried out in a proper and very broad fundamental principles in
seely manner.
regard to what was to be defined as & although they were not completed yet.
an hour.
bappily in a fair way towards further development. The change for the better could not be disregarded Germany and Great Britain had worked harmoniously together for a solution of the Balkan Question, as well as for an adjustment of possible causes of international friction.
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