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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 1878. 1918

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Scars at any rate, where the Government i

The Chicer Administering the Govern as agree that the Regulations shall be BO passexi.

The Government, however,ment recommended the Council to vote a vaniet accept the potior the hon. meni ber propuses te make an emitter.

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The Bill was vada periaal tine. The Council then went into Committee sider the all clans by clause, frmation of the Attorney d'iemera? the following ameuluents were unvest That Through de Bill, the word edilector" 16 bsbuuted for the word **hawkye";

Thatch posent law of the Bill be umbered $ (1) and that a druh setion he added to clans of the Bill to read

as follows:

.

gun of eight thousand dollars in aid of The vet Puoliv Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Buildings, (4), Additional Works Department Story to Public Aun x

The PHARMAN The cute was $13.000. This supplementary sum is required

The Vote was agreed to,

SHAUKIWAN POLICE STATION.

The Offer Administering the Govern ent recommended th. Council to vote

of nine thousand dollars in aid of the ute Public Works. Extraordinary, Hongkong. Miscellaneous, Additions and A No desier shall have in his posse Alterations to Shankiwan Police Station. The CRAPESAN This is to improve the sion any marine stopi, rxcept at such

station generally, to bring it up to date premises as are registered by him with the theplain-Superintendour of Police and to provide accommodation for mere plays for sing bis the dealer's men, if necessary,

marie stores

Thacia 1 of the Bill be amended Sot po red as follow • : ..

The vote was agreed to..

It shall mit le lawful, for any person, without permission in writing from the Harbin Master, to dredge in the waters of the Colony fetween a line drawn frunway. Special The westernust point of the land of Hongkong to the women side of leren CANDEM contflukt to the western point - Stonvertters Island gud from le to the Niat Turpee Range a La chikok, on th. West, and the Lymus Pass, on the Base

That after the weed of" in the first Fine of clause of the Hill, the words

Yang o be inserted.

[Hồn. My °C, Q. Juustan moved that Clause of the Bill, after the wind regulations, there should be inserted Das Wortis and approved by the Exis lative Comari."

Hon. Mr. H. PORWELL seconded. H.E. TH FICER ADMINISTERENG THE

insertion: GOVERNMENT The

Mi the words would apply to futur, regulations under this Ordinance and the Government cannot accept this motion. WM Kon proceed to a division P

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fuis Me, e'. O. ALLASTER Back for a division.

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a division the Hal. Mr. E. V. D.

Parr, the Bit. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak and the Hon. Mr. P. G. Alabaster suted for the amend

wt, and the trial, including, of th Acting Attorney-General, voted azairer it. Th amendinent was, therefore, lost by six vetes to four.

Hook Str. C, it ALABASTER Proposed similar amendracht to Clause 4. remark- ing this as he supposed the Dovernment wu have no more dificulty over that "motion than they had over the other, he didnot propose to force it to a division, H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING T745 „ÖIDYRENMENT - The "klovernment cannog ae-

cept the amendment.

Council then resinned and the Attorney- Generall proposed that the Bill, as amend ed, lead a third tin

The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. H.C. The CFFICER ADMINISTERING THE "CQUEENMENT reminded the members that! there would be a combined meeting of the Executive and Legislative Councils on Saturday, and then adjourner the Council |

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FINANCE COMMITTEE. aering of the Finance Committee? „followed, the Colonial Secretary presid.

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The vite, was agreed to:

THS TALPO ROAD

CORRESPONDENCE.

A PROTEST.

IT THE EDITOR OF TRE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.'']

SIRA aon-resident of Hongkong? do not think anyone can erase me of having an axe to, grind it, make public not only what a grievance to the fier or soldier wher has 471118 returned to Hongkong on demotilisation, has also What any of such met or any other who will care te give the matter mont's thought consider a disgrace ti the British. community in Hongkong.

I would appear that many" thegoands of dollars has been apent in decorations and other entertainments, which give the appearane to an outsider of self-ebagra, tilation on the personally successful but come of the work

pelled to remain

I have beard of no publie neognition scheduled to be given to those hundreds The Officer Administering the Govers of men who left this Colony to give up. inent recommended the Council to vote a possibly, all prospects of a future enreer, sum of six thousand three hundred dollars possibly to give either the suprene sæeri. in aich of the yong Kowloon-Canton Railre or in the alternative, a link or Expenditure, Training health, to the godt panse of freedom for treata in the Lam 'heun Valley, Now the world, including those who for

PC This is a stream which in the Caloo Territories.

It is true that those whose names were to the sea just at the back of the Taipy market. It is necessary to built in possessions of the officials have been in 2 with toproter the rund during fisvited, to a reception at Government if Hood.

House, but did the ntheial responsible for Issuing the invitations walise that vary Fow, if any of those returned officers and me would possibly be in possession of vither, auiforni, levor da morning dress!

wonder what percentage of the returned" new will be present at 11 am. on Satur

next

The soțe was agreed to,

*E ROAD IMPROVEMENT."

The Offer Administering the Govern- is recontended the Council to vote a sum of two thousand dillars in aid of the sote Public Works Extraordinary, Communications, try) Ronds, (9) Shangay hai Street to Taikuktsui,-

The ARMAN The total cost of the work was 3,000, slightly under the estimate and this g2.00 is à relvote of a sum of expended in 1815. There has been ran excess over the original estimate.

The vote was agreed to

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WIRELESS INSTALLATION.

The Offer Administering the Governa ment recommended the Corbeil to vote a s of two hundred dollars in aid of the

vote Royal Obervatory. Other Charges, Maintenance of Wireless Installation.

The vote was agreed to.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Ofier Administering the overa ment recommended the Chanell to vote n sum of twenty-one thousand dollars in aid of the following votes:

Pulihe Works, Recurrents Hongkong, Buildings

1) Maintenance of Build-

ins

16

(1) Maintenance of Light-

houses

80.000.

,000

Kewloon. "Buildings, (3) Maintenance of Build ings.....

2.000

of

3,000

.821,000

New Territudies, Buildings, Gy Mainteñamen Buildings

Total

The CHAIRMAN This is for a larg variety of small items for which the votes require supplementary "grant.

The vote was agreed to.

CONVICT ESCAPES FROM LUNATIC ASYLUM. SEQUEL TO A RECENT MURDER. CASE

There aus be this place to-elay, apart frons, those who frequent the Chibs many men either on ships in harbour or otherwise employed, who have taken an active part in the war bug who, on this! which should be the greatest occasion in the history of Hongking, an unly look on at the celebrations from a distance without word of recognition for their services or word of welcome from one of the fore- most of British Crown, Colonies,

duns his duty one would inclined If it were not for the feeling that one

to say: ! etc.,

Was it worth it!" Yours.

DEMORILISED OFFICER.... Hongkong, July 17th, 1959,

A CHILDREN'S DAY

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS."]

Six, In this morning's issue of the Daily Pre it is stated :-

(1) It has been decided to allos the sum of 81 to each of the 1,000 children. in the Hangkong and Kowloon schools registered under "the Government."

(2) The obvious difficulty of giving noney to all private schools (when any person in Hongkong, Kowloon or the New Territories can claim that he has a school with such number of pupils as plinses bis imagination) was carefully considered by the "Committee.

THE PEACE CELEBRATIONS FIREWORKS PROGRAMME.

Friday.

Display Fruin the Harbour at 3.30 p.m. Day sholls representing ima

Flags of Allied nations. Parachutes. 3.Animals.

4.Display of rockets.

Display from the Harbour at to p.m.

Opening slate of aerial bumbs.

Water. freworks,

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3.

Cross fire of golden rain rockets.

1.

right of 4 and 3" boditeshells,

3.

Batteries of Roman candles, differe

Flight of tourbifions.

Set-

Over the top

halloon with

Flight of war signal magnesium illumination. Cruss-fire of war signal rockets. Flight of large bombshells, 6 x 10" 11.Display of golden-rain batteries, 12. - Silver fountain bacteria...

13. Set-piece Alied

isplay of Italian colour wheels, 13-Cross-fre of 12-pound pockets.

16. --Flight of assorted bombshells,

to 1

1. Set-piece Fuion Jack. 19.--Boulbarding batteries.

19. Set-piece "God save the King

Saturday,

Display from the Botanical Gardens at 12.15 p.),

Bay shells representing:--

- Plays of Allied wations,

2. L'arachates, Animat

Display from the Harbour at 9.30) p.tn.

I.

Sluts of.guns.

2-Water fireworks.

Promare star rockets.

4.--Flight of bomb-shells, 3 and 4" 3.--Batteries of Roman candle comets.

-Golden rain-wheels, ...

7. Acrobatic batteries:

Struss-fire of assorted sized rockets..

Flight of large bomb-shells, "

and s'

Niagara Falk

10.-N:

FL.Set-piece On the Run",

12. Batteries of Roman-candles.. 13.--Golden rain batteries.

Flight of American rockets.

15-Flight of extra large bomb-shells,

* and 10"

16 Set I

t-piece ** Union Jack.” 17.Silver fountain batteries. Email shell batteries.

19-Nuti al salur of red, white and

Ilusockets.

20. Set-piece "ver the tap.”

21. --(Frand Bombardment of Batteries.

Display of aerial artillery, Flight of assorted bomb-shells,

to to

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24. --- -Set-pieer,

· Bombardment of Zee- brugge Mole-200 feet in length, showing five battleships in action blowing up the mole at Zeebrugge 26.-Set-piece ↑ H.M. King George V. 28. Set-presGod save the King.

· SI KENT DID RATION AND "ILLUMINATION POMMITTEE.

The Street Decoration and Illumination ommittee is composed of the following: Mr. F. w. Bird (Chairman); Mr. A. O. Lang Vice-Chairman).

With regard to (1) I wish to say that it has been definitely stated that it was decided to confiar the provision of sus for school entertainments to the Govern ment schools. Sunk of money are, there M. Bannerman, A. G. Coppin,

Hongkong Cummative-Messrs. A. P. Austin, A. Chapman, 10. a, dernard,

PEACE

CELEBRATIONS

PLACE YOUR ORDERS

FOR

LANTERNS

8 inch RED $ 7.50) Per $35:

inch RED $11.00

1

100

Per case

$50: 7 of 500

CANDLES $2.40 per 100.

FLAGS

3 ft x 4ft

"

$1.75 to $2.75, cacix

SET OF 12 ALLIES FLAGS $21 PER SET.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO

HONGKONG

PEACE

CELEBRATIONS

fore, ant being given to all schools A. E. Crapnell. 5. Durcan. W. Davison, FRIDAY, 18th and SATURDAY. 19th JULY, 1919.

gistered under the Government. There is.

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difference between, a Government school and a registered schools

With regard to (2), any person who makes such a claim would be the Head of an unregistered school, against which there is a Jaw.

F

. Graham, Fl. Humphreys, razer, E Evan Jones,

mander

1. L. Berk R.NOS

DINNER TO SAILORS.

Moxon,

At the dinner to be given at the City Hall this and to-morrow evening to sailors From the warships in port, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government Pulice Reserve Band will provide the will attend and say a few words. The

musie..

W. M. Humphreys, Cora- ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

r. Thier Administering the Guveru-

Pearce, W. E. .. Skutt, H Roberts,

C Sandford, dat revvonmigħded the Council to vote a

R. sum of tour thousand Eve hundred dollars

and Capt. Basil Taylour, R.N. in aid of the vote Public Works, Extra

Futter:-Messrs. Y. 8. A sensation was created in the Colony. ordinary Hongkong Communications.

Brown (Chairman), R. Baker, G. Duncan, (13) Roads, () Aberdeen to Little Hong yesterday morning, when it became know Under the present system of making the. H.. Dinnithorise, Capt. C. II. Gray, kung. Improving and widening existing that a convict had escaped from the grant the allowing are examples of. H. Mond, W. Owens, J. P. Robinson, Road

lunatic asylum. On inquiry it was arter schools excluded from the grant:--St. H. W. White, and H. P. Winslow, The CHAIRMAN-This is really a re-votetained that the fugitive was Luk Chi, Joseph's College, the Diocesan Schools, There is a separate Committee for the from last year. Fifteen thousand dollars Chinese youth, who was convicted of the Convent Schools, St. Paul's and St. Harbour decorations and illuminations. were voted Inst year and only $1,300 were murder in December Inst and sentenced | Stephen's Girls and Boys' Colleges,, „Iü spent.

to be detained in the Asylum, during His my opinion, the grant should have been Majesty's pleasure, as if plea of insanity, made to all important English schools THE NEW FIRE BRIGADE ENGINE. The feer Administering the overapported by medical evidence, had been and to Vernacular schools (Upper Grade:

entered by the defence,

as well as to the Guvernirent schools. macht recommended the Council to vote a son of love hundred and sixty dollars The Police have communicate with This means that a grant should have been in aid of the yote Police and Prisonery station in the Colony and a sharp made to about right or dine thousand Depnenacents, #. Fire Brigade, Other look-out is being kept. The various boats children instead of to four thousand. Changes Clothing,

aid trains are having watched by detoe. The reasons why I have taken up the

RESERVED STANDE, tives."

nantlar so strongly are because (1) I know

Several stands have been erected from How Luk Chi escaped, is unknown. Finny children were expecting the graat is suspected that his departure was cone and a great school entertainment, (2) it is which the occupants will be able to wit nivel at by an emplugé at the Asylum

to be regretted that uniform aetion was the dragon-boat procession and the Luk Chi was employed by Mr. B. W. not taken, 6) no difference should have fireworks in comfort. The Hongkong Th, Bar Administering the Govert-Bradbury as a housefløy, and one evening beep, or be made between the. Govern. Club has erected one on the Praya side of mit and the large and important private the Club, while the Portuguese-CDRE gans of eight thousand five lands while Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury were away.ter bed sour help thanmunity have obtained permission for

be attacked a young amah, also employed

well & Co.'s building. Sir Paul Chater dollars in aid of the vor Miscelinnets in the same horse. She ran into a bath. the Government schools, (1) proper ad.ind on the Praya side of Messrs. Dod-

vier and consmitation were not sought.has a handsome matsbed opposite

the room, followed by Luk Chi brandishing Yours, etc.

statue *p[ knife Lak. Chi seized the woman and

Edward, and the Hong- King MAGISTER. kong and Shanghai Baal

Baak has a matshed on the other side of the green. The first floor of the Supreme Court building is being utilised as one Government "stand, another being erected on the roadside immediately below it. The lawyers have obtained the roof of the Supreme Court perhaps the finest site of ai

The CHALEMAN This moles is required for at of the men who haya den engaged for the new motor engine,

The Votre was agreed to.

PEACE CULEKEATROSS -

ment recommngide dhe Council 19 Vote a

Services, Peace Celebrations.

The CHAIRMAN -This is for the street degratius, poles, etc.

1 vote Was ngrised to.

PUBLIC WORKS.

The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the foluril to vote a um of nine thousand five hundred dollars in aid of this vote Publie ordinary bowl

Ensidine, Extrin

| ripped her open. A young boy, attracted by the cries of the amah, informed Sergt. Marriott. He went to the house and

Hongkong, July 17th, 1919.

arrested Luk Chi, who was holding a COLONIAL TREASURER A A knife, dripping with blood. At the Police. station Luk Chi admitted the offence. A

the trial evidener of hereditary invanity

and Frinals: Laurine at junction of Ning was brought forward, and the jury re Paid Woo Sung Streute

The CHAIRMAN-This was approved by turned a verdict of

Sir Henry Any testards the end of inst

yene and was too late for the pstipintes."

Guilty, but in.

CHINAMAN.

TO THE ZLITOL OF THE

"DAILY PRESS."

"HUNGKUNG"

Realising that a number of lanterns are likely to be destroyed by the breeze to- night, Messrs. Lune, Crawford Co, have am, to 11 am, to-morrow (Saturday).

1 low lying ground and the sites in the THE FOLICE AND A BLIND/Paper of the 13th iristani. Alter very de-arranged to open their promise from 0

neighbourhood" are leg álled in for

Jatilcanz

The Yone was agreed to.

CHARITABLE ŠERVİCES.

BEGGAR

Th

Sin,- have carefully read the above eas, as recorded in the issue of your liberate consideration I have come to this conclusion,

incident resolves itself into this Do not unto others what you

If the defendant in the case above stated do not wish dong unto you," which maximould is characterized as aloiterer. must heuredly be familiar even to the A the Magistracy, yesterday, before most ignorant. That is to:

roughness roughness, & blow for n encounters

and so on.

The Offer Administering the Govern. FINE FOR SALUTING" THE U.S.P. maxi

merkrommended the Council to vote a

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Sum of thirty-five dollars in aid of the Mr. R. ELindsel, Chinese was chargedness meets with politene Folia under that category Mr. Messer (I beg |

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Charitable Services, Charitable

Allowance to Tam Mei-kui (Mrs. L. J. da with begging alas.

Silva).

The vote was agreed jo,

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS,

The Offer Administering the Govern- ment recommended the Council to rate a sam of five hundred dollars in aid of the vote imports and Exports Department, Other Charges, Secret Service.

The beggar was arrested by order of blowppose two Chinese gentlemen were

the C.S. P., from whom be naked alms.

Mr. Lindsell: Why don't you work

The beggar: 1 am blind, sir.

Mr. Lindwell: Blind Inspector Cashman: He is very nearly

discussing something and an Englishman was standing near by "too close to be agreeable," would a motion from

ont

of

of

As-

ni

arden. I should call him "The Hon. Mr. Mewer" since he is an Executive and Legislative Councillor) must also fall. Why on earth be has further got to be mixed up with the Fire Brigade business is incomprehensible to inc. since he has been elevated to the

Post the Chinese gentlemen to the Englisman Guardian of the Public Fur

Caretaker to move away bo obeyed? Unhesitatingly suredly by is not the

aware am I nf the the fire-fighting appliances, of which his say Mr. Lindsell: You have re business to value the English people set upon their knowledge must be very crude, for his attainment is that of Wrangler (Oxon), pride.

Well, sir, do you expect that and, as

as such, I should think, he had bet Inspector Cashman : It is the Hon. because the defendant in the case in ques Captain Superintendent of Police's tion was na "Oriental" he shoulder orders Defendent has been sent out-of-breanule and

at the most pathe Hon. gentleman

maticete

Westerner I leave the persisted in returning.

blind, your Worship.

The CHAIRMAN-The vote is for a thou-interfere with the blind, Inpsector. " Band. This is a supplementary vote,

The vote was agreed to.

CHARITABLE SERVICES,

The Officer Adininistering the tavern sum of two thousand dollars in aid of the vate Charitable Services, Other Charit able Allowances.

The CHAIRMAN-The vote is 1,000. The Council has already voted another $1.009, and this is a further sum required for various people in distress through the war and so on.

The vote was agreed to."

Defendant: I am living up the bounty of Sir Faul Chater, who gives me $1.00

week

i

Mr. Lindell: Why did you heg, then The beggar I did not beg; I was only giving a salute to the gentleman.

Mr. Lindsell: I ́s02-15,

his entire energies to mathe"

answer bad he been on board a Star Ferry launch

or in a Tram-car!

to you. That sort of fear has long ago vanished among present-day Chinamen. Hind politeness been resorted to com pliance would have been prompt, but, as made with the same coin.

have said above, “payment must be

(Continued at foot of next column.)

Surely he has to unlearn much and learn more,

Enclosing my card-Youre faithfully,

ANOTHER CHINAMAN. Hongkong, July 16th, 1919.

PROGRAMME OF

FRIDAY, 18th :~~'.

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6.30 p.m. Entertainment of Services. 7.30

0 to 10

**

10 to 11..

Illumination of City and Kowloos.

EVENTS

Fiery Water Dragon Leaves Yaumati and Proceeds,

through Harbour.

Grand Fireworks Display on the Harbour, opposite

Statue Square.

SATURDAY, 19th:-

7.30 a.m. 10.00 11.30

Review of Troups on Cricket Ground.

Meeting of Executive and Legislative Councils. General Reception at Government House.

12.00 noon. Salute.

5.15 p.m.

6.30

7:30

8.00

9.30 to 11

Motor Car Procession through the Central District

Entertainment of Services.

Illumination of City and Kowloon)

Fish Lantern Procession starts from Happy Valley

and procreds through the City.

Grand Fireworks Display on the Harbour, opposite""

Status Square,

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