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GRAND ANNEX, GRAND STRAND.
TSINGTAU
Commencing
MAY 15th.
T NAGAO, General Manager.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THE GRESSON STREET AFFRAY THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH AT TÝTAM
A meeting of the flongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Council Chamber.
SIR
The following were present:- H1B EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR FRANCIB HENRY MAY, 3.C.M.O
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR GENERAL VENTRIS (General Officer Commanding Troops in China) a day
Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary).
Hoo. Mr. J. H. KEMP (Attorney General).
-
Hon. Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer), RAJATEL
Hon. Mr. E. P. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs). -
Hoa MrW CHATHAM,
C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. Mol. MESSER (Captain
(Director of Public Works).
Superintendent of Police).
Hon Mr. H. E POLLOCK, K.C.
Ilon. Mr. E. SHELLÍN, W
Hon Mr. Las Out Par.
Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE
Hon Mr. P. : HOLYOAK.
Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, P
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND. -1918,
subject whether or not it would be, advisable in the case of this disease that the dust should not only be sprinkled with water but that it should be sprinkled with some kind of disinfectant. With
these remarks 1 beg to second that these amendments to the by-laws be approved.
and so forth, there is not more than Depty Supt. P. one who fives and remains in the mer P. J. Wade
Bhutsemis Central vice to earn his pension. I might add that the particular cause of the dis Asst. Supt. J. missal loss of health and even death.
H. Korri
of the moiety that do not earn their Foreman G. M. pension is drisk.""
Cockle
SPILL
If His Excellency is not correctly re- Foreman ported as above, what amendments re- quire to be made in the above report ?
AnswerThe report is correcte
Hon, Mr. Holybag-May I ask if it is not possible to do a great deal of road
ort is substantially sweeping and scavenging at night In connection with the above state- ment lay upon the table of this Council instead of during the day! In allments of His Excellency will the Govern civilisi cities of the world scavenging is statistics for the last 10 years, showing as carried on in most parts at night. In regards policemen Hongkong the roads are swept in the daytime, the drains are opened, tho chains dragged through them, and the olmoxious gases escape. Much of that
re
1. Uverseers of Government works;
r.) Revenue Officers, (sit) Banitary Inspectors; and
work could be done at night With how many in each of above branches of gard to dust, which the tion. Mr. Pol the Servios respectively have lock has mentioned, I have myself can stantly driven through clouds of dust on the way to North
road is swept when perf Th
dry, and the dust is so thick:
hick that one needs to handkerchief when brentho
it. That should be reme going
through died and
an improvement might think be effected by doing th searcnging, or part of it, at night. If it means extra est the Colony should pay it."
the GOVERNON-The suggestions of the
will receive the most careful attention. It does seem absurd Mr. A: G. M. FLSTCHER (Clerk of up dust just before you try to lay
as I am advised at present to sweep I cannot answer the question about the possibility of arranging for watering and will so forth to be done at night, but enquire as carefully as I can into the matter.
The amendments to the by-laws were then approved.
Councils).
COMMITTEES. HE the Governor-It is necessary Committers. The to report the usual Finance Committee will be composed of all members of the Council except the President. To the Public Works Com mittee I appoint the Hon. the Director of Public Works (chairman), the Hon the Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. Mr. FE Shellim, the Hon. Mr P, H. Holyoak and the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook. To the Law Conmitto appoint the Hon. the Attorney-General (chairman), the Hon the Secretary for Chinese Affairs the Hon Mr. II. E. Pollock, K.C., the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Fak and the Hon. Mr D. Landale.
FINANCIAL
THE JURCES LIST FÜR 1915.
The Colonial Secretary by comminad of H. E. the Governor laid upon the table the Jurors' list for 1818,
Hon. Mr. PoLock-1 beg to move that
this list be considered privately after
the meeting of this Counci},
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and this was agreed to.
QUESTIONS ET HON. MR. H., E. POLLOCK, Hon, Mr. PoLock asked the following questions
(a) been dismissed owing to drink (b) died of drink? Aasver-The figures are as follows: A DEPARTMENT AND CLASS,
Died Dismissed
(1) Policemen
(21) Overseers
(i) Sanitary Insper-
(12.) Revenue
Forethan
Shannon Foreinan
Le Chevalier W. Blackman A Foreman
Freiaan W.
Sutton
Foreman
"Aitkon
Foreman
Shannon
Foreman B. L..
Kirby Foreman W.
Heilands Foreman.
Cilliford Foreman A. F.
of owing to Purden drink. drink.
ܐ܂
Foremnati
Detective Staff.
.m. to 12 noon
Detective Staff.
Pas Oce..
Various hours Day.
12 noon to 6 p.m.
12., to 6 cm.
Detective Staff.
6 a.m. to 12 noon
Detective Staff.
12 ngou to 6p.m.
0 am to 12 noon.
A.
Masons Siation Officer
SEW. Laue No. &.
Engine Driver
A Azarks His Excellency the Governor welcomes this opportunity, to make clear the exact Engino Driver E. J. Peet... meaning of his statements at the opening of the Reservoir, statements. which are, Fireman E. J. he admits, somewhat obscurely worded. Field ........ His meaning was that the particular Fireman A. L.
Dorling cause of dismissal, loss of health and death is drink. It was not his intention Fireman Stout imply that one man out of every twa who joined the Service fails to reach his Fireman pension owing to drink.
Taylor
to
During the last ten years the percent Fireman
Lages. work out as follows:-
Police
Detective Staff.
Fire dutics..
tu6 a.m..
apm to 6p.m.
Detective Staff.
12 noon to 6 pm
'Pass Office.
12 min, to 6 h.m.
R.
29
Per cent
McFall Fireman Floyd Fireman W. R.
MeWalter ...
No.
8 to 4 p.m.
Asst. E. Driver W.. Cotton
Per cunt. Dismissed or died owing to drink 16 Otherwise dismissed, invalided,
or died
Overseers.
Dismissed or died owing to
drink Otherwise dismissed invalided,
413 or shed The 2nd figure is untrnsworthy as the return is incomplete.
Asst. E. Driver
E.. Priu Fireman R. H., Miera....... Firenina
Jonaghan No.
Fireman M. Kenneally
Sanitary Department.
Dismissed or died owing to
drink Otherwise dismissed, invalided,
er died
Por cent
9
Engine Driver
P. Grazit ...Yazmati.
30
the
Foreman T:
Murphy
McTulloch
* } . to 12 m
12.m., to 8 ajan.
a.m. to 4 p.m.
p.m. to 12 min.:
12.min. to S
3 hours day and a -hours after m..
64.m. to 6 a.m. on alternate days-
Detective Stuff,
In view of the steeper portions of the Peak Road being dangerous for pedes trians, when in a slippery condition, will the Government take steps to make sach steep portions less dangerous by putting. The COLONIAL SECRETART, by command ribbing across the road, or if not, what of H.E. the Governor, laid on the table other stops does the Government propose
Revenue Department. Financial Minutes Nos. 1 to 8, and woved to adopt in the matter or w
In the case of this Department In view of the damage done by typhoon that they be referred to the Finance Com to shipping at and near Cheungchow service is so now that the data are insu
Jeland in August last and in view of the fficient to give any
percentage result of Fireman mittee.
recent danage done by fire there will the
valde
regards dentha These percentages, Ha The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and Government state what would approxi and dismissals from drink, include only mately be the cost of connecting Cheung cases in which drink is directly known this was agreed to C
chow with the Island of Hongkong to be the cause. Drink is undoubtedly.
(a) by wireless
a contributory cause in other CASOS 93
of dis- Engine Driver (b) by other meang 2
missal invaliding and death, grad E. Bond Water Police in Hospital.
This is borne out by the figures for the Asst. E. Driver
***** Detective Staff.
THE OUTEREAR OF CEREBRO-SPINAL FEVER
The COLONIAL SECRETARY The amend
Toall
Fireman
Lannon
The portions of the Peak vaney" By-laws, the Disinfection of th
tar mixed with granity ties from drink is shown as considerably Firenian A Infected Premises By-laws, the Notifica- chippings, ought to afford an higher than in the other Departments. tion of Infectious Disease By-laws and the improved sufficient,
will be tried Ribbing rolls have always been very strictly kept, Wills Removal of Patients By Laws, have been is, however, uncomfortable to walk on which hus, His Excellency regrets to Firemen circulated to honourable members and and it is doubtful whether better resulta
is forth will be obtained by its adoption.
ments to the Scavenging and CommerceETO" to are being resurfaced Police, where the percentage of casual-W Pincott...
of this proves in In the Police Department the character Fireman
I move that they be approved by the Legislative Council.
such discases
not been the case death the
result that conclusive
Won The cost of a wireless installation o
be approximately £1,000, V
(b). The cost of cstablishing telo ver
6.m., to 6.. on alternate days.
9 hours day and 2.
hours after
.a.
GrimnistiBay View in Charge.
jaberdeen in. Charge.
„Shaukiwan '64.m, to 6 a.m.
on alternate days.
Various hours.
Moss
iraman
P..
Murphy
Hunghem
tu
Total 43 Europeans..
(2 hours day and 4. hours night)
the one case while definite
¿Hi»^ Ex is lacking in the other The Amendments to the by-laws deal-
has issued instructions that rolls, modelled
on those
of the ing with the notification of infectious phoric communication would be appro
Police, are in future to be kept in all disences, etc., were for the purpose of ximately $16,000, disting cerebrospinal fever Aconght Whether the warrant which the Departments, and hot,mitted themselves Note.-1 Fireman and Engins Driver (float)
monthly Police Oncers set forth to execute at of o officers who have
through drink, comprising all ranks of Hon. Mr., POLLOCK In rising to second No. 6, Grosson Street on the 2nd the DADE furnished to him.
January, 1918, was a warrant for the His seizure of property stolen by armed robbers, and whether such warrant clso covered the suture of arms and/or ammunition and also whether such war fant was also a warrant for the appre bension of any, and, if so, how many persons and for what offences or suspect-
with
is glad to be able to add that the figures for the last decade show a marked improvement on the figures for previous years; and that the improve ment seems to be progressive.
QUESTIONS BY HON, MI, P. H. KOLYOAK. Hon. Mr. P. H. HOLYOAK Eked the
ad offences in cons of ancor following questions
the motion of the Honourable Colonial Secretary. I should like to sny a few words upon the fresh discuss which, hon. | members are aware is made a notifiable disease, namely, cerebrospinal fever. In that connection, sir, 1 should like to point out that it is very desirable that the Government should adopt somo de Sinite lire of policy with regard to the measures taken E connection
ditensp
The Government, sire The search warrant war for Will the Government state what does not seem able to make up its mind property reported stolen by armed robbers was the strength of the Fire Brigade in with regard to the treatment of dast 1 at No. 7 (A) Block Military Married pre-war days
next Rond, on the 15th | understand that this disease is supposed
1018. The warrant did not to be conveyed from dust and, as son 1 cover arms and ammunition, but if such Joe House street only this very morning were found they would be seized and the before the dust was watered by coolies, persons found in the house appearing to who T
кируве,
employed by the
be privy to their possession detained Sanitary Department, zome
zome sweepera came around and raised a very thick cloud of dust which was blown into the Whether it is the fact that the Deputy Superintendent neighbouring premises. That seems to
werd
a very deplorable state of affairs If it
What is the present strength of the regular Fire Brigado?
The Colonial Secretary gave the fol- lowing replies:
Rank
Begular Staff only.
the obtaining of
of further war Europeans.
Superintendent
Police Officers, executing such Warrant. Assistant Superintendents were unarmed, and, if so, whether there Engineer
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is any Hongkong Police Force Rule or Engineer and Station Officer IĮ Regulation or instruction upon the sub Engine Drivers
consider the advisability of making a Firemen
Sale or Regulations enjoining Police, Foremen and Engine Drivers 2 when executing a March warrant, to go
the
med
Total
18 a fact that we require to water dust to keep it down and prevent it being blown about it is very
deplorable that before the watering coolies get to work pot of starch parties of Police going Assistant Engine Drivers other coolies should sweep the dust alarmed! If not will the Government Foremen ......... about the streets. This, sir was actually seen by some one who informed me on the subject in Ice House street this very morning. Another point, sir, which I should like to make in connection with this disease is that I think some warning should be insted by the Government to the Chinese pointing out in thee times the undesirability of a large further
number of together. people point I would desire to malic is in con nection with the forthcoming races. As rocce, it is IN
sir during the
a number of people Usines Europeine and others to go from West Point to Bast Point, and the suggestion would make for the con- sideration of the Government in
that on race daye steps should be taken to water all the main roads leading from West to
ito Faat, that
Went Point from
and that Course itself
hould be taken for the of the dust. Of course, Sir, quite realise it is impossible, or impre
to the races, to postpe ticable, so
known
to the Race Cours ror and
in
Bace
cinity, ste
the races altogether, but I certainly that every effort should be made to avo as far as possible the
who attend
tion with that
venture to
the τάσεις
subject
séema to mozubje
to anything that may be
Contrary very had oldiers of
prece
does come from I be to let the quietly on the ground and with water I should like perhan it would thous
tac
Auðmer --Four Chinese members of
Chinese search party were armed with revolvors. There is no special rule or regulation on Engine Drivers
Police search parties being Fitters the subject of in charge of the party, and it lies in Carpenter armed. An experienced officer is usually Blacksmith his discretion whether all or any of the Sailmaker party are armed. New regulations on Stokers this subject are being considered. Firemen
Is there any, and, if so, what He Engineer gulation in force in the Metropolitan Engine Driv Police Force, London, with reference to Coxswaina Police Others engaged in search parties Stokers going armed CHE
Answer. No such regulation can be found in the Instruction Book of the Metropolitan Police Force
Total
Is H.E. the Governor correctly re- ported as having made the following statements, in the course of his speech at the opening of the Tailam Tu Reservoir, on the 2nd day of February, 1918 —
& It will surprise some of you people to know the terrible caualties that are inflicted upon the Civil Service of this Calony by a too free use of alcoholic beverages. I wonder how many you Imagine," of the subordinate staff- concerning whom I have absolute who arrive in this Colony.
earn their pensions Isde and other Police duties. were to ask the cause, what Rant & name Station would be well. I can tell Supt. C. Mcl.
the
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killed!: 1 Fireman killed, I Fire- man transferred to Kowloon City on promotion. Vacancies not yet filled.
5. How many regular firemen now reside in No. 5 Police Station (Central Fire Station) and the Central Police · Station?
Anawer-8 Europeans and 96 Chinese at No. 5 and 13 Europeans at Central Police Station,
8. Does the Government consider the Volunteer Brigade necessary and of practical value f
Answer-Yes
7.—It so, will the Government arrange for the exemption of all Volunteer: fire-brigade men-whether in Defence Corps or Police Reserve, from all Military or Police duties, except the annuel musketry course i
Answer-The Defence Corps members, who are active members, ie, those that Lurn out at first call, have been cxempted from guarda, drills after night, fires, and a proportion of camp duty. The mem- bens of the Police Reserve who are also fire brigade volunteers are not on the active list and have not asked to be excused Police duties,
8-In the event of a fire in an outlying district, such as Shaukiwan, what steps are taken to protect the central districts in case of further call
AnswerHand-drawn, appliances are ready at the stations for the use of the men who are left in Central and else where. Those firemen (except Engine Drivers) who are on actual Police duty are reserved for a second call; also thosa, members of the volunteer Fire Brigada who do not turn out at a first call
Is it not a fact that the Brigade in seriously understaffed and hopelessly handicapped through lack of sufficient gear to deal successfully with & fire in such a building as the Hongkong Hotel Motor Driver 3-How many of them are employed of one of the European office Building on police patrol and other duties in Chater Road or other high buildings? Answer-Regular Stat only. Of the Answer The Brigade cannot be con- Europeans all except the Assistant Engi- sidered as seriously understated and acer and Station Officer are employed in hopelessly handicapped through lack of Police or other duties. The Chinese are sufficient gear. It has dealt with two employed in Fire Brigade duties only fires at the Hongkong Hotel building. 4.—Io what part of the Colony are they with some success. The equipments, in stationed and at what hours are they addition to the hydrants which have an engaged upon these duties, especially mitisi-pressure of about 100 lbs to the during the night f_______N
square inch, is capable of discharging Anster-European Regular Fire Brig- 5.550 gallons of water a minute on to a
fire in one of the large buildings re Duty
ferred to A fre in a large high build ing would not be fought from the ground alone. The botes would be taken itd the interior of the building and oh to the roofs or verandale of the Building or of adjoining Buildings and up the tepsion ladders.
em well within the mark Messer Central that of every two men who Aszt. Empt, C. Harbour
Cfate:
bar whether ng Policemen, orV Teckpith. -Offee vorgetrke silworks, such as there (Enginous
ary Lirectors, Revenue Oficere, Melund K. Hol* Analoga.
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