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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

(Opalínutid from yesterday.)

SUPPLY, BILL IN COMMITTEE.

When the Supply Bill was in Committe for consideration chuse by claud

Du the heading "Police Force.??

The Hon. Mr. POLLOCK: I am still

not satisfied as to the Police Force although I have carefully listened to the arguments this afternoon. I do feel, as I said, that the preservation of peace and good order is one of our principal assets China. There is a great deal of crime," which is indicated by the Sgures for 1922, and I cannot help thinking that n great deal might be done in the detection of crime if we have a bigger police force and

THE HONGKONG DAILY

PLAYING THE GAME IN PHILATELIC SOCIETY.

THE CIRCULARISATION OF STAMPS.

SOLICITOR ENGAGED TO RECOVER

A VALUABLE PACKAGE

THE POWER OF THE BAILIFF

VIN HONGKONG,

"INTERESTING SUMMARY COURT WUDGMENT.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TE,

REMEMBRANCE.

Since time and more recent tragedies tend to dim remembrance, it is well that custom das ordained the observance of anniversarica. The Eleventh of Novem- Judgment, was given yesterday morning ber will always remain etched on the in the Summary Court in the case in mind of the present generation, but the which W. P. Simpson and Mrs. W. Prealisation of its significance is apt to Simpson, of No. 33, Kennedy Road, become duiled with the passage of years. had sned the Astor House Hotel for It is for this reason that Poppy Day haa 81,000 damages for improper distress. been instituted. The painful legacy of In nanouncing his decision, his Lord-four years of strife and its attendant ship, the Paime Judge (Mr. H. H. J. obligations are still with us, and Earl Gompertz) said the plaintiffs occupied a Haig, the British leader in the war, is room at the Astor House Hotel The

very appropriately the leader in the work of alleviating the distress amongst those who have first claim on the practiced sym- opathy of all Britons-ex-Sörvicemen and

their dependents

The following is a letter which was read by the Chairman of the Hongkong Phil atelic Society at a special general mest 10g of the society heill last evening at the offices of Mesars. Hannibal and Co. - I have your letter of the 19th. While I shall be pleased to continue a member of the Philatelic Society and to attend meetings of the society. I can rent was $169.50 a month, payable month not and shall not attempt to tie myselfly in advance. The plaintiffs lived in to passing on stamps at any particular Kennedy Road. But Mr. Simpson used the minute you or the rules of the society may bind. The collection of stamps is room for the purposes of his business as to me a relaxation from rather tiresome, a inilor, sleeping there occasionally upon hard work and if helonging to the mattress On or about the 6th August dent on the markets of the World for

As a great industrial country depen society is also to be hard work, cross the rent, was due and unpaid after re me off."

done."

loon, my Chinese colleagues will bear for it and that was that the writer's me out that the Chinese, owing to inade request be complied with and this was quate police protection there,, are re- luctant to go out to the northern part of the Peninsula. I have had quoted to me frequently that there is amongst the Chiness a feeling of insecurity in Tan quati and that neighbourhood.

This sensational little document was read by the Chairman after he had spoken on the general unsatisfactory state of affairs of the Society. At the com mencenient be said that at the annual

Great Britain, more than any other coun

August Mr. Simpson went to hospital. | **

the Detective force were strengthened. The Chairman concluded after reading peated demands, and on the 6th or 7thployment for her millions of workers, With reference to the question of Kow. the letter "that there was only one things Simpson locked up the room, band try at the moment, is weighed down with ed over the key to Mr. Vas the manager, her burden of unemployed. Of the thou and went home. The days went by and sands of unemployed the majority are 22nd August, a distress was put in. The winter, distress and the need for help the rent was not paid and finally on the ex-Servicemen, aud, with the approach of contents of the room were sald under the increase. It is for these ex-Servicemen distress on the 29th August.

of all three Services and their depen dents, as well as for the widows and orphans of the fallen, that Earl Haig makes his appeal. He has chosen Armis tice Day and the poppy lower to re- mind Britons the world prer of their Deht to the Dend in Flanders, France, Italy, Salonika, Gallipoli, Egypt, Meso- potamia, India, and the Seven Seas Elsewhere in this issue we print an appeal for lady helpers on Poppy Day.

H.L. TRZ GOVERNOR I question whe ther there has been a great deal of crime

recently..

The COLONIAL SECRETARY

general meeting held recently it was decided to hold an extraordinary general meeting for the purpose of plecting a new Ron, Secretary and for discussing who was; Rader- stood to say conditions had greatly im-ther the Society should be continued or not. There was a noticeable lack of H.E. THE GOYKENOR: The position is support amongst the members and the very largely due to the absolute refusal of the Chinese community to co-operate with the police. Nobody will ever give a criminal

proved.

The Hon. Mr. Pollock: Criminals won't give themselves away. The ordi-

nary person, if he is faced with a loaded revolver, cannot be expected to display any very great courage.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR: The difficulty is Ito suggest any practicable methods You "cannot patrol every street continuously. The beats already are not large. The erminal in China, as in London, waits till the policeman has just passed and then commits his burglary

The Hon. Mr. PoLock: I think there is same objection to policemen going

on patrol singly. That question has been raised in many police forces. I think the Colonial Treasurer will bear me out that you are more likely to get goud work from patrols of two,

HETHE GOVERNOR :" I think that one will patio, his best from sheer burs dom whereas two will probably gamble I am not referring to our Police Furee

Hoa, Mr. POLLOCK: I believe as a fact That on the Hongkong side the police p most casea patrol in couples.

The COLONIAL TREASURER: They are laurnert, being taught by the man on the bent. That is the only occasion when they go by couples.

stage had been reached when it was for the members to say whether the Society should carry on.

The last year had been unsatisfactory Members had not lived up to the rules and they had not support-

Mrs. Simpson had said that on or about the ath, and again on the 13th of August, she asked Mr. Vas for the key in order to visit the room. She says that the key was denied her, and that on the 13th of August Mr. Vas stated that she could not go to the room till the rent due had been paid in full. Mr. Vas did not ad mit these interviews, hut On the whole his Lordship was satisfied that Mrs. Simpson's memory of what took place was correct.

Hongkong (less expenses) will be remit- ted to Eart Haig's fund, and we fully endorse the appeal made. It is for a cause which deserves the public's whole- hearted support.

The whole of the money collected in

Counsel for the plaintiffs had urged the circularising of the monthly pack that this denial of access to the tenant ages of stamps. One of the members had amounted in fact to a re-entry by the kept a packet for six weeks and they had landlord and so to a determination of the to resort to a solicitor to get them back. tenancy. His Lordship did not agree A MEMBER. Was that member crossed with this contention. It was clear that off.

MOTOR-CARS COLLIDE. in this case

the tenants throughout treat The CHAIRMAN: He is no longer the tenancy as valid and subsisting. Two motor-card, one belonging to Dr. For instanco Mrs. Simpson stated that Allen and the other a Garage car, col- lided at the corner of Arbuthnot Road and Caine Road on Thursday afternoon. The wind-screens of both

cars were dam aged, a quantity of splintered ginas being sent shivering over the roadway. The driver of the garage ear was badly cut

member.

The Chairman then proceeded to read on August 13th she offered to pay half the letter quoted above,

the rent. And again when the plaintiffs saw Mr. Yaa on August 24th it was mani fest that they desired the tenancy to con- tibus and treated it as still in force on this ground he was satisfied that the

In reply to the Chairman, the Hon. Secretary (Mr. Brows) said there were members in the Colony. He had tried

to get more to join, but without success.

On the suggestion of the CHAIRMAN it was decided to carry on the Society for another year under the existing roles and the CHALEMAN asked everybody to operate in playing the game."

plaintiffs failed,

Continuing, his Lordship said the next contention he came to was that the co-plaintiffs were given no notice of dis

tress as the law required, and that the sale of the tennat's goods was therefore irregular. As was well known, the land lord's right of distress for rent had its origin in the Common law. But at Com

Mr. YATES asked if it was possible to hold a starp auction for members every month. He thought this would be a good scheine to bring members together.

'mon law, having seized the goods, he was

about the face and had to be removed to hospital.

be treated as his agent to receive the notice? If so, then clearly the law had not been complied with in this case. "And on the whole having regard both to the

English Statute and to local circum-

The Chainmas agreed, and the sugges entitled mcrely to hold them as a pledenstances, his Lordship thought that this

tion was noted.

He had no right of sale. The right of

was not the intention of the Ordinance.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, sale on a distress for rent under a demise for the bailiff to find neither the debtor He understood that it was not unusual

seconded by Mr. Yares, Mr. Terry was depended in England upon the Statute of appointed Hon. Secretary for the casing William and Mary, which became law in

year:

Committee.

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK THO men together

The following other officials were also have a chance of fighting: ons is more

clected: Mr. J. Robertson (Chairman), fikely to be “dono in " than two. Messrs. D. Reid and D. J. Brown to the

The COLONIAL TREASUREK?

Two to gether both may be knocked on the head at the same time. You would have to keep then some yards apart, one twenty

"yards abend of the other.

Hoo, Mr. Potocki Why not do that? It seems a very sensible thing to do.

ELE. THE GOVERNO: Having arrang eil for one patrol to be followed shortly. by another man, you have to have third man to see they are both there.

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After further discussion H.E. THE

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H.E. THE Gorrason: He did not sug- gest that taxation should be increased but increase of the European force is an extremely costly matter. We are paying a constable practicably na much Captain in the Regular Army. Hon. Mr. PoLOCK: It is important from the point of view of protection, The Police vote was then passed.

1069,

The levy of distress for arrears of rent in the Colony is governed by the Distress for Rent Ordinance, 1983. Section 17 is

as follows:

premises, when he scized the goods. The dehtor might have no other address. Hy might have absconded, leaving no one connected with him on the premises. In such a case was the Bailiff to search the Colony to find some person whom he could serve? In his opinion the intention of the legislators was that if the debtor

nor any one connected with him on the

On seizing any property under Sec. tion 15, the bailiff shall make an inven- tory and appraisement of luch property, and shall give copy of such inventory was not readily available the notice might and appraisement and notice in writ be given to some person on the premises ing, according to the form in the second

there.

schedule or to the like effect, to the who will hand it to him if he comes debtor or to any other person on his If he stayed away it was his own mis- behalf, in or upon the said house or premises.

Now it appeared from the evidence of Mr. Hill, the First Bailiff of the Court,

fortune.

In the present, case the bailiff" stated that he would have written to Mr. Simp- son had be known the number of his house. He added that he did not

On the Public Works Department Vote that he served no notice under the Ordi the Hon. Mr, PoLock raised again the nance upon either of the plaintiffs per GOVERNOR ad The substance of the question of the need for increasing the sonally. When he made the seizure complaint may be probably a lack of

noither Mr. Simpson nor his wife was inspection, and that is a matter

on which

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS said thore. He enquired of Vas na to Simp the C.S.P. might be advised more clearly that he thought they could not increase son's address and was informed that it With regard to the detection of crime that is a special art, proficiency in which the staf at a great pace. Two new was somewhere in Kennedy Road, but the the

architects would be as many as they could number was not

to disturbs him in hospital. He was satis fed that the number could have been readily ascertained by Mr. Yas had he taken the trouble. But, Eset, his Lord-

We ship said, he had no doubt that" Mr. He was also

is torn and not made, and I am not strain at a time, and conffiociation for told that Simpson was hospital. He inson had the means of knowledge had

that we have any of the born ones among more would ad to be provided.” followed the usual praction of leaving the ho made a rational use of them When Hon. Mr POLLOCK suggested that pass notice of seizure in the room with the he and bis wife saw air. Vas 4 on August. HGL. Mr. POLLOCK And art bly some tunc might be obtained bailira men- The question was whether 24th the father told then that the matter amount of training.

from the Military Engineering brauch, what the Bailiff had done was a sufficient was in the hands of the Court Mr. Yas HE THE GOVERNUR: The detective

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS aid compliance with the Ordinance (Section said he used the worda

distress and department has distinctly improved in that had been pods

bailiff This was denied, the last year.

Replying to HF THE GOVERNOR, then this case it was agreed that the

whole be accepted his version of whit Hon. Mr. POLLOOK: I know it in a Director said he was satised with the debtor was not given the notice, but the

actually took place. dificult subject, but I still feel we are staff at present until the new men had section, however, proceeded Or to not sufficiently policed, and that the got into their work. Then he might have any other person on his behalf in or Police Department and the Detective to ask for more. BALL branch should be strengthened. S

H.E THE GOVERNOR: Well, that does not involve a reduction of the vote, there is any desire to increase it it caD

gone into separately, I think.

It was unfortunate that either through" ignorance or want of diligence Mr. Sub apon the kid house or premisen." The ton did not call on Mr Hill-to whom. The vote was passed"

La notice had here, of couro, been" given he wha apparently personally known- till On the Railway vote, replying to a to some person on the premises." What Bentenhor ith some days after the sale. query by the Hon. Mr. Pollock. His Ex-was the proper construction of the words Had he done so before 20th August be CELLENCY redarked. It is very easy to dis-On his bobalt naked his Lordship would undoubtedly been allowed to ze troy the revenue and it would bovery Did it mean that the person must be move articles which though of import hard to build it up again,

sopio one counected with the debtor, na ance to trimself would be of no particular After the passage of the Bill through a member of his household an em value to a purchaser at the sale Committee it was a read a third time ployé, someone in fact who might fairly (Continuat of foot of next column.) in the Council and passed.

(Continued at fust of next column)

Hon. Mr. POLLOCK My colleague.sag gested that the European force should be HeveloperL

His Lordship gave judgment for the defendant with costs.

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