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CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

THE TIMES” GIVES A POINTER

TO ME. CHURCHILL.

A few days ago we suggested that the Constitutional Reform Association shouħi.

THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MàьCH 111, 1981.

CORRESPONDENCE.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY "PRESS."

Sta-With reference to my letter 'which

CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN.

ARRIVAL AT HONGKONG.

WEDDING. SMITH-JACKSON,

His Imperial Highness Prince Hirohito, The marriage took place at the Drive Crown Prince of Japan, reached Hong-Wesleyan Church, St. Annes, recently, of kong yesterday in the course of his Mr. Albert Woodall Smith, of Memra. voyage to Europe The European popula Watson's, Ltd., Hongkong, second son of

Scarborough, to Miss Irene May Jackson,

· endeavour to enlist the support of the j you were good enough to insert yesterday.tion, especially the British, and, of course, the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Spith, of Londan Press in their campaign. The and your footnote thereto, it is comfort the Japanese, assembled in good numbers elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney time rems propitious, for, in a leading ing to learn that the possibility or other to do honour to the Imperial visitor, but A. Jackson, of Comrie, North Drive, St. article on the subject of Mr. Winston wise of control of votes of jurymen has for some reasons which have not been Churchill's appointment to the Colonial been dealt with by the C.R.A., although ascertained, the Frince did not land and I have never heard mention of this before the assembly had not the opportunity of Dee, The Times says:

and I have attended every public meeting weing him. The whole energy of Mr. Chur- chill might well expand itself for years of the Association. to come upon the complex and world-

tions between Great Britain and the

Aunes.

The Church, says the local paper, was tastefully decorated and suptial music At a quarter to eight o'clock, the firing was played by the organist. Mr. T. P. of a royal salute intimated that the Bentley. The ceremony was perfowned Autori cu which the Princo arrived had by the Roy. W. J. J. Barkoll (superia entereil Hongkong harbour: The flagship tendent minister) and the Rev. P. Addi- was escorted by the cruiser Aathima, son Devis. The bride was given away by Shortly afterwards, H.E. the. Governor her father. (Sir Reginald Stubbs, K.C. M.G.), paid an afficial call upon the Prince who, later, visited H.M.S. Curlew, where he received the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. J.

I do not quite appreciate the differ wide task of revising the constitutional,ence between the status of a Shanghai administrative, and commercial rela ratepayer and a Hongkong juryman, Crown Colonies and lesser Dependen-excepting that the former pays house tax cies. For very many years the peoples and the latter must be in receipt of a of these settlements oversea have been far too little in our minds. Knowledge certain income. Also, I have yet to learn about them is sennty, sympathy with that the Hongkong juryman is in any their difficulties, and needs only to way superior in intelligence. to the rave. If Mr. Churchill has realized the Shanghai ratepayer. I think, too, that yast opportunities that open before him in this way, he has at least begun to you place too much reliance in the secrety tomports, the Hon. Mr. Claud Bovern, understand the greatness of his new of the ballot-box; "confidential and C.M.G.. (Colonial Secretary), the Hon. task."

private information seems to travel rar. J. H. Kemp, K.O. (Attorney-General), In the

same issue appears a letter from markably fast, in Hongkong, you know.the Hon. Mr. T. L Parkins (Director of the Editor of the Text Indian, Grenada, Yours, eté.,

Public Works), the Hon. Mr. S. B. C. appealing for a more liberal form of

QUERY." Koss Secretary for Chinese Affairs), the Government in which the writer says,

Hon. Mr. C. McL Messer, O.BE. Hinter alia:-

Hongkong, March 10th, 1821. [It was not suggested that a Hongkong Reliering the point of view of some-yan must of necessity be or even that he generally is, more intelligent than boily on the spot will be found more or Shanghai ratepayer, but merely that, less interesting to your readers, "I desire unlike the latter, his qualification doca to say just why most of the British West Indes are in a backward position. It is-because the people and the Crown

·Colony system of government, far from being one, have absolutely no connexion. Lest I be misunderstood, let me say at onco" that "in the day of its accommoda- ting to circumstances, happily long past, Crown Colony Government in the West Indies might have beep hecessary, but - evidènce' that it is outgrown and unsuited

to present conditions leaps to the eye. from every side.

Englishmen who visit these islands and understand that in a colony like

(Colquial Treasurer), the Hon. Sir Paul Chute C.M.G., and the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.U.

1t

The bride's gown was of ivory char mouse and she also wore a Brussels not veil with orange blossom and carried a bouquet of carnations and filies of the valley.

The bridesmaids in attendance were Miss Winifred Jackson (sister of the bride), Miss Constance Middleton, Liver pool (cousin of the bride), Miss Dorothy Ashton and Miss Hilda Spafford. wore gowns of fame taffeta, with black panne felvet hats, and carried bouquets of tulips to match their gowns,

They

The best man was Mr. Spencer Payne, As the morning wore on members of of Ramsgate, and the groomsmen were

got depend on the ownership of land or the general public collected in the vicinity the payment of a specified sum in rates, of Blake Pier, where the patrolling of but on his ability to decide a civil cause or a criminal indictment in the Courts. more policemen than usual indicated that Nor is there suy proviso that he must whatever incidents occurred would take, If properly tried out, setting boom place there. "The shipping offices, parti

carried out, goting, by ballot cannot be other than secret. ED., A.D.P.Jcularly those of the Japanese companies, flew the Japanese und British flags, and although no set decorative efforts had been. made the Prayah wore more than usually bright aspect.

HOMUNTIN BUNGALOW

ACTION.

FURTHER EXPERT EVIDENCE REQUIRED.

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At en lock, a squad of police arrived auda Company of the Wiltshire, Regi- ment, with the regimental colours, and beaded by the band took up position as a guard of honour. was

Capt. Betts was in

The case which has come to be known

the Ho Mun Tin bungalow case'

Mr. Herbert Pope (Liverpool), Mr. Nor- man Wild (Heaton Moor), and Capt Leslie Clarke (Australia).

After the ceremony lunch was served to about 70 guests at the Hotel Majestic, followed by a reception. There were num grous handsome wedding gifts.

The honeymoon is being epent in Swit zerland and the South of France, en routé for Hongkong...

JAPANESE HONOURS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS. Officers of the British Army and Royal

sentative element in the Government, and that the people have no opportunity to make their desires heard even through which Father Henriques claimed $200 in full-dress uniforms from the Japanese decorations conferred by the Emperor of

Grenada, for instance, there is no repre. re-opened in the Summary Court before command, and Lieut. Thomson carried the Air Force attended at the Japanese

the Puisne Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood), yes. regimental colours. At a

quarter-to-cloven Embassy in, London, recently, to receive, terday afternoon. This was the action in

tiovernment launch brought a party in at the hands of Japanese Ambassador,

respect of damage to a boundary wall alleged to be due to negligence in the building operations of his neighbour, Mr.

G. T. Lam.

warships, but it was soon evident that the Japan. Among those present were Gen. Crown Prince was not present.

The Lord Home, Lieut. General Sir P. W. Governor's A.D.C., Mr. Burlingham, Chetwode, Bt., Lieut. General Sir E. S. received the visitors, who were Vice Bulin, Major-General Sir IV. Thwaites, Admiral Oguri and staff. The Wiltshires and Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard. Band struck up the Japanese National Anthem, and the Vico-Admiral ther suspected the guard of honour, after which

Lord Homme, on behalf of his brother

one elected member of the Legislative Council, rendily ofer as their profound sympathy, and wonder how we manage to

In a letter to the writer. get on at all.

The notion had occupied many days and from England recently. Mr. Gideon Murray, M.P., lately an administrator in there had been much conflict of expert these parts, said: I am firmly of the opinion. Matters had reached the stage opinion that an island of the wealth and which bis Lordship was considering status of Grenada is deserving of a niore Judgment, and later, it was intimated to the party left in two motor cars to pay them.. to receive the high Japanese de... the parties in Chambers that the Bench a visit to H.E. the Governor. The Vicecorations which the Emperor had con- Certain problems, and other matters was ready to give judgment subject to Admiral and suite returned a little later ferred on them. He read the following

and rejoined the flagship..

liberal form of Government.'”

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until Sanday. To-day, His Imperial The Imperial visitor will remain here Highness entertains H.E. the Governor, the heads of the naval and military forces, and the leading officials at a banquet.

Japanese residences in the Colony, both on the hillside and the lower levels, as also on the mainland, were very prettily and effectively illuminated, last night.-

officers, expressed keen appreciation of the Ambassador's kindness in inviting

telegrams which he had received from Lord Plumer at Malta and Lord Allenby

at Cairo:-

"Will you please convey to Japanese Ambassador my grateful thanks ani my appreciation of honour conferred u nie by his Majesty the Japanese Emperor in conferring on me the Order of Rising Sun.-FIELD-MARSHAL PLUMBER.

Kindly convey to his Excellency, the Japanese Ambassador my high appre- ciation of the great honour centere upon mo by the Emperor of Japan in awarding me the Order of Rising Sun, First Class ALLENDY."

ene officers, together with the Japanese only proud distinctions to the wearera, insignia worn by British officers, were not but symbols of that close alliance and friendship which had happily existed for so long between the two island empires: He begged that the sentiments he had ex- peror on bthalf of all the British officers pressed might be conveyed to the Em- whom he had honoured,

the clearing up of certain points in re- within the scope of domestic legislation gard to the allegations of negligence. On A considerable number of sailors were remain untouched or are tackled without these his Lordship wished to hear further given shore leave in the afternoon; each reasonable precision because the system evidence from the expert witnesses. of Government is not such as to invite H. W. Bird, architects, who had already mert made official arrangements for the

Accordingly, Mr. Abdul Rahmin and Mr. man carried his water-bottle. The Govern public assistance and co-operation. We given evidence for the plaintiff, re-enter entertainment of, the men. Two hundred feel this un-British disability very keenly ed the witness-box. His Lordship ex- of them were entertained to tes at the and are sometimes tempted to realize in matters in dispute should not be re- picture entertainment at the Hongkong. pressed the desire that the whole of the City Hall and "afterwards to a moving it a humbling of our clear loyalty and opened, but it was found difficult to pro Theatre. A similar number will be enter Imperial pride. "We" feel forgotten, for greas without going over a good deal of tained by the Government again to-day, saken, and question why are we destined the old ground and the witnesses and the and the officers will be shown the sights solicitors for the parties were soon busily of the island in motor cars. The Hon. o be the Cinderella of the Caribbean."

occupied in. metaphorically speaking. Mr. Claud Severn represented the Govern "A petition from the people of throwing concrete rafts, buttresses, piles ment at the sailors' entertainment yester Grenada to his Majesty the King, praying another, and were still doing so when the red to be having a thoroughly good time, brother officer of theirs, since he held and various qualities of sub-soil at one the Hongkong Hotel, and the men appear fact that the Emperor of Japan WLS & day. Ten was served in excellent style by Lord Horne, continuing, said that the for representative institutions of Govern Court adjourned.

The witnesses declared that in not though they did not let themselves go," field-marshal's rank in the British Army, ment, has been forwarded from this driving piles, or carrying the foundations as our bluejackets would do in similar gave to all of them a very special feeling Colony through the Secretary of State for down to solid enrth, the defendant's at the ten-tables, and as they were march these decorations from him. Many Japan- circumstances. They were perfectly silent of gratification and honour in receiving the Colonies. Perhaps it will be of in. architect had been negligent. Mr. M. Ked away not the glimmer of a smile so oficers had received British decora

Lo, for the defence, sought to counter terest to state that during the visit to this by urging that the driving of piles appeared on any of their faces. It was tions in the past, notably that great sold this Colony of the Prince of Wales he had would have been a direct danger to the moving picture later relaxed the bonds and the belief of every officer present; a relief to find, however, that a comedy ier, Prince Yamagata. It was his belief, knowledge of the political desires of the plaintiff's property by jarring it; and that of discipline somewhat and that the whole that the British insignia worn by Japan- people, and said that he was glad to have foundations down to solid rock might,—

the excavations required to take the party was soon laughing heartily. been brought in touch with the life if heavy rainfalls had set in-have in- and activity of Grenada and will watch rolved all the neighbouring property in the development of its loyal aspirations disaster. The defence: also revived their with constant, interest. May not an Lordship called it-of the plaintiff's well, theory of the inherent vice,as his imperishable British monument, of the which, the defence urged, was the prin visit of His Royal Highness to us be pad cause for the 8800 worth of damage it had sustained, and which the action raised in higher standards of British life ought to recover. for the people of this Colony?"

[Grenada has an area of about 123 PEERESS'S FORTUNE OF £1,300,000. square miles and an estimated population

We learn from an interview in a Japan of 73,373. Its imports and exports in The Daily Chronicle is informed that

contemporary that Mr. Salvatore Romano, 1017 were valued at £834,000: Compare Lady Wantage has left & fortune of some

United States Internal Revenue Agent at these figures with those for Hongkong.£1,300.000. The particulars given below

Honolulu, has been spending four months The Legislative Council of Grenada con are supplied by Messrs. Freshfields and

visiting Manila, China ports and Japan sists of official members besides the Lease, solicitors to the estate, and in a

partially on vacation and partially to in Governor, and seven unofficial members covering letter they say. Our reason for nominated by the Crown--the officials and ending you this statement is that the Germans and Austrians in the harbour He wanted to learn how expensive it yestigate conditions in the Far East in connection with the federal income-tax. unofficials thus being evenly balanced. bare record, as it will appear at the Pro ED., H.D.P.]

bate Office, is likely to be misleading, in at present on the steamer Gujerat, would be to regularly check up to see regard to the estate...

owned by Mesars. Nemazee & Co., and if Americans out here are paying their The aggregate figure upon which chartered by the German Red Cross. The aid, to check up men in the Far East income taxes. It is our intention. he estate duty is based is approximately Customs Administration paid a total of rate of 30 per cent. In addition certain ing to Trieste, vid Singapore and Sabang of the tax dodgers are."

It is stated that the Chinese Maritime £1,300 000, and duty is payable at the ship is from Vladivostock and is proceed next year, but most of the work will be in Manila and Bhanghai, where most 8400,000 in rewards for seizures of opium large landed estates, to which the testatrix She is going to Babang mainly, it is said that the Hawaiian Islands constitute attempted to be smuggled into China, enjoyed a life-interest, pass on her death stated, for the purpose of allowing the a collection district and a revenue agent Mr. Romano This represents nearly one per cent of to another branch of the family, under crowd of passengers on board some division. He will recommend when he sts total revenues. Tidewaiters at certain the will of Lord Overstone, the testatrix's little relief from their long confinement returns that a deputy collector for the points on the Yangtze and other places, father Application has been made for on the ship, as they are not permitted to investigation and certification of returns where illicit traffic in draga is carried on exemption from duty in respect of the land at British ports of call. Many of be appointed for the Orient with head- extensively, have received more money valuable art collections at Lockings and the men have been in Russia or Siberia quarters at Shanghai, where he would be than Commissioners, asys Reater's cor- Carlton Gardens.". respondent in Peking, while ships officers

for six or seven years, living under very not far removed from either Manila or and officials who endeavour faithfully to August 10th last year, was the widow of of war, but since their release haye been States Court, a marshal and a district Lady Wantage, who died, aged 81, on rough conditions. They were prisoners Japan ports and where there is a United prevent this illicit traffic have been the the first and only Lord Wantage. In her unable to get out of the country. Many attorney who can go after those who target for ferocions attacks, and in other day she was the richest heiress in Eng- have married Russian women of whom do not pay their income taxes." He said ways the debauching influence of the land, being the only child of the famous there are a number on board and child that most of the business men and other traffic is on the increase. The Customs banker Jones Lloyd, who was created ren also

Americans with whom he had talked had Service has now reduced the amount of Baron Overstone. Gladstone lost a bet There are upwards of Sfty Rumanian agreed that it would be a good plan to rewards and it remains to be seen what of £1 by over-estimating the amount of officers on board, many of them with have the proposed depaty collector at the effect of that will be,

the Overstone estate.

||wiven.

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