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HONGKONG LEGISLATIV Ľ.

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday. There were present: #19

EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOn (Sir B. E. STeras, K.C M.G.). - HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICED IN COMMAND OR THE TROOP (Major-General Six C.B., Јонк FOWL, K.C.M.G., D.5.0.). Hop, Mr. A. G, M. FLETCHER, C.M.G.,

OBE. (Colonial Secretary). Hon. Mr. J. H. Kaur, K... C.B. E.

(Attorney-Genera!).

Hon, Mr. Mct, Messen, O. R. E. (Colonial

Treasurer).

Hon. Mr. F. R. Huras, CBF. (Seer

tary for Chinese Affairs). Hon. Mr. A. IRVING (Director of

Education). :

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Hou, Mr. H. T. CREAST Director of

Public Works).

Hon. Mr. H. E. Porlock, K.C Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak.

Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTEWALL.

Hon. Mr. CHAU SK

Hon. Mr. A. O. LANG.

Hon. Mr. A. R. Love.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1923.

FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS OF

BUSINESSES.

Clause amerils the section of the principal Ordiaince which deals with the bringing of prohibited articles into the prison. Certain articles are specified. .H.E THE GOVERNOR: It is proposed, with the consent of the Council, to post- mich as liquors and tobacco, but there is to reference in that section to drugs, pone until the next meeting the remain- excepting opium. It is obviously desiring item on the agenda-second reading able it should be an offence to bring into of the Bill intituled. An Ordinance the prison such drugs as cocaise. Clause prevent certain fraudulent transfers of

therefore amends that section by "add businesses. ing the words or any other drug the word opium in section 1 of the principal Ordinance.

nance,

after.

Clause of the Bill deals with the dis iplinary section of the principal Ordi

That section 47 is ineffective at present because it only refers to absence from duty. The new clarse which it is proposed to multitute deals with absence from duty, refusing duty, laenches of dis ipline and inspordination. The penalty is increased for breaches of discipline stop or three months to 250 or six months' imprisonment, which is the stata tory penalty for summary offences.

I would like to draw, the attention of humble members to the fact that slight alteration, has been made in clause 3 since the Bill was first circulated to them, think the amended form of the Hill has been placed on the table for

The Council agreed. -

JAPAN'S GRATITUDE. ·

to

FI.E. THE GOVERNOR: Before we hd.

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SPORT.

LAWN BOWLS,

SHANGHAI PLAYERS AGAIN DEFEATED.

Taikoo bowlers proved too strong for the Shanghal Interiort howlers yester day in a friendly match. After having decided advantage throughout the match was won by Taikoo by a margin of three poists. At one time, it looked as if the prging would be even greater, laur soine very good howling by the Shanghas --I have the honour to acknow | Skin (Shaw) in the last Eve or six bends ledge the receipt of your letter dated of the match reduced the adverse margin the oth inat, enclosing copies of resolu by several points. tious moved by His Excellency the Governor and passed antnimously by the Legislative Council of Hongkong at the

jon I will rend two letters, which should have read before, from the Japanese Consul-Generad:

meeting of Council hell that day.

The new green at Taikoo was in splen- did condition and one of the Shanghai men expressed the opinion that whilst it Taking note myself of these Besolitions was not so fast as the two greens they with deep gratitude, which feeling is also had played on at Happy Valley it com- shared by my compatriats residing in the Colony I have cabled to Japan the con¦ Pared very favourably with the greens in tents of the Resolations, and I have up Shanghai. But even with the conditions doubt that the very sympathetic and being thore in their favour the visitors were able to place their "woods" to their liking, probably the elever, placing by the Taikoo No., 2 (Laing) had much to do with this. Then again any finc shots by the Shanghai Skip were counter? acted by those of the Taikoo Skip (Watherspoon).

honourable tenihers. The alteration is

generous act on the part of the People of the addition of the proviso at the crHongkong, will be gratefully received by of the sub-section proposed to be aridled the Japanese nation. by clause 3 to section 9 of the principal

Thanking you again for your kind 'Ordinänce; “No person shall be so cu

communication. I on, Sir.

Mr. S. B. B. McELIARY (Clerk of played without his consent unless he has

Councils).

fi MINUTES,

been sentenced to hard labour." That is. to make it quite clear that prisoners not The minutes of the last meeting were so sentenced shall not be made liable by this clause to do labour if they do not You and signed.

consent to do so; 1 beg to move the first rending.

THE LIQUORS ORDINANCE ANÝ THE

OHIT STATEM....

The Hon. 3r. A. R.. Lowe laid upon the cabin a statement of the grounds of his dissent from the opinion of the majority of one only, which defeated the motion brought forward at the Council meeting held on September 6th, 1923, advocating the repeal of Section 3 of the 'Liquor Ordinanec, 1937.

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Your obedient servant.

Sanchi TakaHLASHI, Consul-General for Japus

The Clerk of Legislative Councils, Hongkong

HIS EXCELLENCY: Subsequently the

The ColesiaL SECRETARY Breonded, and ¦ Consul-General received a telegram from the Hill was read a first time.

PUBLIC PLACES. REČULATION ORDINANCE

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Public Places Regulation Ordinance, 1870, and to repeal the Queen's Recreation Ground Ordinace,

Count Yamamoto, Foreign Minister, dis patched from Tokyo on September or saying:

"You are requested to convey to His Excelleney the Governor and Council rays deep sense of gratitude of the fanien Government.".

ADJOURNMENT.

At the commencement of the match there was "level pegging" for the first two or three beads and then, fein thei fourth onward, Taikoo went ahead and a score of five shots at the ninth head gave them a lead of four points. At the

19th head they were leading by nine points. In the last six heads of the match Taikoo only scored two aure HE. The Gevenson: The Council will points, their opponents showing up to advantage. To this period they reduced the lead by six points. In the list head they, secured three tine shots.

The teams were:-

FINANCE COMMITTEE."

1998, and the Recreation Grounds Ordi, [adjourn till this day week at 2.70, The Hon. Member nid that the Honanec, 1900. He said: The object of this Colonial Secretary had asked him to Bill, Sir, is to bring the regulation, of state that printed copies of the state-all recreation grounds under Ordinan

No. 2 of 1970. That Ordinance gives the i ment would be available later.

Governor in Council power make re The statement is printed in full in gulations for the maintenanec of_gunių another part of today's paper.

FINANCE.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by Corinand of ILE The Governor, laid upon the table Finaner Minutes Nos, 73 to 77 and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee...

The COLONIAL TREASURER secoinded and the motion was agreed to.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by commaand of The Governor, laid on the table

the report of the Fhance Committee (No. 5) and noved that it be approved.

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

THE PRISON, AMENDMENT ORDINANCE

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TAIKOO

Colonial

Drumond Laing

A weeting of the Finance Committee

afterwards kell, "the Sceretary presiding...

A SANITARY DEPARTMENT VOTE.

The GOVERNOR recommended the Coun-

order in all públic places-not only res creation grounds, but all publie, places. At present some of the recreation grounds: regiilations are made, under that Ordi pance in reliance on that general power.

other cases few rasca-another ci to vote i sum of $11,700 on account Ordinance,

35 of 1909, expressly of Sanitary Department, Special Expen declares certain parks and recreation diture, One Wooden Refuse Lighter. grounds to be public places for the pur-

The Chammas: The intention was to Hoses of this Ordinanco, No. 2 of 1870, ask for this in the next Estimates, That seems necessary, especially as the expansion of Kowloon has neces- other recreation grounds have not been vitated the carrying of ach more refuse so declared as public places. According than formerly and it is desired to press

Ordinance No. 35 of them is repealed, Bu this work. and also special Ordinances „Now? uf 180s, which deals with one parijeubu, case-the Queen's recreation ground,

Clause of the thil repeals section 2 and 3 of Ordinance No. of 1870 am substitutes two other sections for these sections. Section 2, which is repealed, 14 unnecessary because it deals with the question of malicious "dirange to pro The ArTESEY GENERAL moved the first perty, which has already been dealt with sufficiently by the Malicious Damages reading of a Bill institaled An Ordinance Ordinance. The new section will it to nuemi » the Prison Ordinace, 1810, ly give power to the Governor in Cours He said: The amendments to be made it to make regulations for the mainten. by this Bill fall into four classes. Clauses ance of order and the preservation of property in pablic places. The new see 2.5 and 7 are necessary because we now tion 3 is intended to incet possible cases have more than one' prison," and it is which may arise where there may b necessary to attend certain sections of some donit as to whether the places in the principal Ordinance so as to refer caning of the Ordinance or not, and it question are public places within the „A **prisung and not to a single prixon gives the Governor in Cougril power to Cause amends the section of the prin declare that the places in question are cipal Ordinance which deals with the public places for the purposes of the employment of prisoners on labour out-principal Ordinance. The penalty for beaches of the regulations under this side the gaol At present the employ Ordinance is, by the Bill-made $25. The ment of prisoners is limited in three firescnt urovision is that the first offenda. ways. It is Binated in employment out-sunishable by a fine of $10 and the serond of $0. $25 now becomes the maximum for all offences. Onlinaner No.

Approved

GCARING UP AFTER THE TYPHOON.

eil to vote a sum of $2,300 on account The Govenson recommended the Coun

Botanical anal Forestry Department. Special Expenditure, Typhoon Damages.

THE CHAIRMAN: This is for clearing up the streets, etc., after the typhoon. I think hon, members will agree with ne that this Department and also the Public Works Department and the Sanitary Departament deserve erelit for the extra ordinarily quick way in which they eleng- ed on the débris from the various roads in the Colony.

Approved.

WATERWORKS.

The GovERson recommended the Cout it to vote a sum of $25,000 in aid-of the wale Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Waterworks, (53) New Work- shop and Plant

Ferguson

SHANGHAI,"

Cheetham Veitch Tomlinson

Witherspoon (S.) 22 Shaw (Skip)

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The progressive scores were as followa:

SHANGHAI. No. of

TAIKOO.

hend.

Shots. Total. Shots. "Total

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3

provided last year for machines but they The ChainMAS: A vote of $20,000 was came too Inte; so this is really a revate,

Approved,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, aml | harbour.

$1

HAEBOTE SOUNDINGS

The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: When is this work likely to be enuploted?:

The CHAIRMAN: Which?

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POLO NOTES.

A cable has been received stating that the MeMichael, Hickling, Newbiggin and Shanghai Pelo wam, consisting of Mrs.

Greig, will arrive by R.M.S. Empress of Russia about the 23rd September. Their ponies are already en mate in an Indo- Chinn steamship.

The Interport match will be played an Saturday, 29th September, and the Colony-{ will probably be representgil y a tou selected from the following players :--Mr.

sitle the walls of the prison, it is limited to employment og public works and it 55 of 190g which is being repeated deals is limited to prisoners#who have been infer alle with the Chinese Recreation The GOVERNOR reecommended the Cous-Boyd. Captain Neville, Mr. Bartholomew, sentenced to hanblabour. This clause (hund That particular place requires eil to vote a sum of $3,000 on account. Dent, and Mr. Judd. Mr. Barthe does not propose to make any change in snevial treatment and the provisions of of Public Works, Extraordinary, Hong-lomew has, unfortunately, brên huid up the policy of employing prisoners, but Ordinance No. 35 of 1000 which deals with. kong, Miscellaneous, Motor launch for with malaria, and is now recuperating by to make certain alterations in section the Chinese Recreation Ground will be taking soundings and making rurrent a trip up the const, hut it is hoped in order to regularise the present prae- dealt with in the Bill which follows, observations." tice and make it a little dore elastic. beg to move the first reading.

The CRAIEMAN; This is for work in the that he will be back in time and fit enough The reference to walls of prisons is not very appropriate to the case of Laithe Bill was rend a first time.. chikok, where there is no wall around the prison itself, though, I understand, it is quite secure for the purposes for which it is need. It will, also, not be very appropriate to the Ngau Shi Wan The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moyed the first brison when it came to be built, because reading of a Bill intituled Ad Ordinance it t may be possible to employ some of the to provide for the management of the prisoners on work there before the prison area known as the Chinese Recreation buildings are surrended with the wall. Ground and the expenditure of the re-tion that we should go on taking sound. Therefore clause 3 proposes to alter see venue derived therefrom, and to repealings of the Harbour and know what tion so as to weak of outside the the Recreation Grounds (Amendment) silting is going on. It is not in connec prison and not uutsile the wall of the Ordinance, 1914, and the Recreation tion with the new waves: the sound" erotis muender of the Club "bas placed a prison..

Grounds Amendment Ordinance, 102ngs for them have been taken already. The sccenil limitation is the limitation He said: This particular area, though a

CHINESE RECREATION GROUND ORDINANCE.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: Taking soundings, Is it not in connection with Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice's scheme?

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The CHAIRMAN: It is his recomienda

to play in the match. Mr. Judd is a new- comer and is a great acquisition to the Club Having played for several years in India. Mr. Judd has an excellent knowird-| go of the game" and, if he had longer to get used to China ponies, there would have

beeù ad doubt ngao his inglusion in the team.

The Colony's players will, if all goes well, be better mounter than lost year. A gen-

sun of money at the disposal of the Cind- The Hon. ir. POLLOCK: When is it mittle for the purpose of purchasing and to public works, it may be desirable to public place no doubt within the nien. likely that Sir Maurice Fitzmauricekeeping one or two. additional ponies and i employ prisoners on light labour, such asing of Ordinance No. 2 of 1870, requires scheme will be begun..

special treatment heeanse, unlike other The CHAIRMAN: We are, in communio: gardening, outside the prison, which could recreation grounds, it produces certain Chamber of Commerce and with a selection of mounts instead of with this has enabled players to be provided not perhaps To classified as public work: revenue, and the chactments"which ate they want to ask sonic questions of 31 the usnaf: allotinest Of the old pouies, the word "public" The third limitation to he repealed by this Bill, and by the Duncan, who is shartly due back from Bill first read, contain provisions for deal is from playment outside the prison of prisoners with that income and for plys It is rather difficult to any when it will

my surplus revenue to charitable pure: I hope by next Spring the existing provisions for that purpose. poses. This Bill, Sir, merely preserves

therefore the mendment in regard ‹ le

is the limitation of this powers of em

who have been souterred shard labour. There are always a number of prisoners in the gaol who have not been sentenced to hard labour, and the practice at the present is to "tof those prisonors that they are not bound to do any work at all, but if they do not wish to remain in the cells, they will be allowed to go out and, do work if they wish." I understand that they are only too pleased to do it They are much better in health for it and it is nulvantageous in other waya Thai practico it is proposcil. in continue. The section omits the ure of the words “hard lahour" sons to enable the Superinten- dent to caplov prisoners who have not been sentenced to hard labour outside the prison, if they consent to do the work.

I beg to move the first reading,

The COLONIAL SECRETARY Becondet, and the Bill was read a first time?

the

NURSING HOME (ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to provide for the incorpora tion of the Trustees of the War Mein orial Nuraing. Home

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

The Bill was referred to Committee and considered clause by clause

On Coupeil resuming the third reading of the Bill was passed-

Apitored,

A DEMOLISHED RAILWAY BRIDGE. The Governon recommended the Coun. cil to vote a sunt of $10,000 on account of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Special Expenditure, Bridge No. 1

Mr. Boyd's veterans "Devonport, wood, Springer and Hurry Jass

Han River," will pride their riders with and Captalo Nerifle, Benjamin” and

Well-proved mounts Amongst ponies who will play in au Interport, match for the first time, "Pickpocket, the property of Mrs. Boyd, and Rivergrasen for the match by Mrs. Bernard, are outstanding in speed and handiness Mr. Bartholomew as poss. very fast new pony

For the visitors it in auticipated that Mr. McMichael will play at No. 4. Mr. Hickling at No. 3, BIT. Newbiggin at No., 2, and Mr. Greig at No. 1. Of these Mr. Me- Michael's mighty hitting is well-known Hongkong players, and Mr. Hickling's ec eprało stick work and gucl horsemanship complete reconstruction!

Hon. ir. PaLLock: Dues that represents expected to get him into the Shanghui

The CHAIRMAN: This is a bridge over the river which was damaged by a very exceptional flood. Only ouro before in the last twenty years has that river been ad flooded,

The Chamma: Yes. Approved.

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team fast year, Mesra, Newliguin and Grieg are not so well known in Hongkong, but both are said to hit well allround and, to ville hard,

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