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KUOMINTANG WATER

POLICE.

TO CONTROL TRAFFIC ONCE MORE.

WHAT WILL THE PICKETS DO?

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

CORRESPONDENCE.

KING'S COLLEGE..

HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS,HONDAY, JUNE 2870,

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THE PEAK TRAMWAY.

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CHANGES IN THE LAW.

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STATUTORY MAXIMUM SPEED,

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE

4 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."I

It is proposed to introduce into the Legislative Council shortly a` Bill intituled Sie,-Presumably, when you knock

an Ordinance to amend the Peak Tram down a school and rebuild it, it becomes.

Ordinance, 1883. Way Govern. a college-that is when it is a

The draft of the Bill is published in the ment concern. Do descriptions of mem-current Government Gazette, and the Those who are optimistic regarding an bors of the staff alter as a matter of Objects and Reasons state:--

A 1. The two main objects of this Bill early settlement of the boycott point to

coursat Does

the Head become

MIDWIVES ORDINANCE,

BILL TO AMEND IT TO BE INTRODUCED.

USE OF TITLES TO BE RESTRICTED.

It is intended to introduce into the Legislative Council shortly a Bill in- tituled an Ordinance to amend the Mid- wives Ordinance, 1010.

The draft of the Bill is published in the Government Gazette, and the Objects

tho re-appearance of the water police in Wardea, or a Donn, at a Principal Andaro (1) to give the Governor in Council and Reasons state-

the Canton Harbour, as, a sign of the desire of the Kuomintang to regain con- trol of the water, traße. The power was delegated to the pickets of the Canton Strike Committes a year ago and for the past twelve months the pickets have been proventing Chinese as far as possible from travelling by British vessels. Since the boycott, moreover, no Chinese lighter- mon have been allowed to work for British ships. The re-appearance of the water police under Kuomintang direction may, it is thought, lead to the gradual disappearmee of the pickets.

SHIPPING AGENCIES.

On the other hand, it is pointed out. that a number of the newly-organised shipping agencies in Canton city are by

do the assistants become Professors or

power to allow the present statutory maximum speed of 10 miles an hour to be

:

this Bill is

1. The principal object to prevent the use of titles, etc., by un-

Lecturers? Surely it would be sacrilege to call such schoolteachers, or school- masters; enough to put the staff off their exceeded, and (3) to make it quite cloar certified Chinese midwives, which are game of golf.-Yours, etc.,

MIRAMARE.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS."}

HONGKONG

the that electricity may be used as motive power on the tramway. The op- portunity is taken of making certain other amendments also,

2. Clause (2) defines the torm company na meaning the Peak Tramways Company; Limited. When the principal Ordinanes was passed it was not possible to give the name of the company exactly.

3. It is not quite clear that section 13 of the present Ordinance gives the Gover nor in Council power to approve of the uso, of electricity as the motive power of the tramway. The proposed now section 13 gives this power. It also makes it

calculated to deceive the public and convey the impression that the midwife. is properly qualified. It has been thought advisable that the use of such titles should be restricted, and the Bill therefore, in clauses 3, (4) aud 8, amends section 9 and 13 of the Midwives Ordi- nance, 1910, so as to provide that the title of van p'o shall be the only title which can be recognised as usable by an

uncertified Chinese midwife.

Sin, An incident which took place in one of our local cinema theatres, the other night, should not go unrecorded. As soon as the opening strains of the national anthem were heard, and the crowd was on its way to the doors, a soldier member of the audience threw himself at attention in front of an exit, clear that no apparatus disapproved by Clause 2 (1) and (2) alter the penalties

and in this manner called attention to

the back of courtesy being displayed. Exception nay be taken to soldiers acting in this manner (there could possibly be no objection to the manner in which this

the Governor in Council may be used This is no doubt implied in the present section.

4. Two Fubstantial alterations will be made by clauso^4, One is to give the

2. The opportunity has also been taken' to amend the Ordinance in several other respects where it appears to be necessary, for the wrongful use of titles implying certification, and for uncertificated prae-

tice, to 8250 in cach case, in order to conform with the usual flue for summary offences Clause 2 (3) repeals the proviso

of the section imply clearly that it was not intended to apply to emergency assistance, and a 12 of the Ordinance apply to medical practitioners. Section 12 is amended by clause 7 of the bill,

3. Clause 3 (1) substitutes "woman" so as to make this entirely unambiguous.

no means anxious to have the boycott soldier-gentleman acted) but this incident! Governor in Council power to allow the to section 2 (2) of the Ordinance, which sottled. More than seventeen have come inerely proves that something has got to present statutory maximum speed of 10 seems to be of little value. The torna into existence and during the past fow be done in what seems to me a very tiles an hour to be exceeded. The other The majority of is to do away with the present anomalous days five agoncies alone were. advertising important matter.

cinema theatre audiences are not British. provision that no rule or by-law made some 10 vessels as ready to sail before They may deny allegiance to things under the principal Ordinance can come provides that the Ordinance shall not! British, but they need to be reminded into operation until one month after its that they are as guests in a house, and publication in the Gazette. in duty bound to show some token of also provides that the company's by-laws respect to those things which, presum-aust be first approved by the Governor ably, are held in regard by the hast. in Council. Something might be accomplished by theatre managers being asked to dash a request regarding the national anthem on the screen. Yours truly,

June 25th. These agencies, in accordance with the terms required by the Strike Committee, have established connections with Siam, the -Straits, Shanghai, and other ports through vessels omitting Hongkong and they are afraid that the business which they do would suffer if uninterrupted traffic was resumed again with this Colony.

STUDENTS' LITERATURE,

A few days ago General Chiang Kai Shek made a special inspection of the dormitories of the Central School of Politico-Military Science at Whampoa und ordered nil hooks and literaturo contrary to Kuomintang policy and teach into be removed from the students'

OBSERVER.

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

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

offence.

Clause 4

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for Петвол in s. 3; the use of the word "the" in the section shows that "woman" was intended. Clauso 3 (2) a woman applying for certifica- requires tion to hold certain certificates, and not merely to produce them. Clause 3 (3) provides that the holding of a certifiente under the Midwives Act, 1902, shall bo a qualification for being certified in the Colony

B Section 17 of the present Ordinance provides that any rule or by-law may im poso a fine for offences against the rule or by-law, not exceeding $10 for each offence, or $5 s day for a continuing These maxima" seem much too small for some of the possible offences, , trespassing on the tramway line, or failure by the company to provide ter- vants to keep the line free from obstruc tions. The proposed new section' makes Sin-The Hongkong Philharmonic So. the maximum fines. for breaches of the fine for cicty threaten to give us no fewer than rules $250 or $50 a day for a contiating Another three Gilbert and Sullivan operas during offence, and the maximum the coming season. This Society promis-benches of the by-laws $100, |ed that whilst they would produce one objection to the form of the present sec opera, they would also give a concert of tion 17 is that the penalties have to be more or less classical items. Why has provided in the rules and by-laws, and this promise not been fulfilled? Are we no provision is made for any case where of through inadvertence a rule or by-law is to understand that the enthusiasm members does not arise beyond decking not provided with a penalty. The pro- themselves in coloured garments and posed new form of the section provides The owners will employ only union men careoring round stage? If so, the name a penalty for all rules aad by-laws, but might happen that the superintendent of and these now in employment will be of the Society should be stored, or gives power to reduce the maximum finca given an increase of 10 to 20 per cent."Ichabod" written above its portals in the case of any particulate rule or by

Each hotel, according to its One other matter. If these productions.

are to take place, will the Society under-1

KONGMOON HOTELS. hotels in Kongunan bave resumed business, after a suspension of several months on account of a labour strike.

in wages.

them is important,

·

Yours truly,

TENORE,

no

4. Section 4 of the present Ordinance provida that the Board shall consist of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, the Maternity Hospital, the lady doctor at Superintendent of the Alice Memorial tached to the same, and three other por- sons to be nominated by the Governor.. The trouble about sections in this form is that they combtines become incon- venient when circumstances change. For example, the particular hospital men- tioned might close, or might be amal- gamated with another hospital, or it that hospital might be only abordi- nate to the superintendent of the general be more than one lady doctor attached to group of Alice hospitals, or there might the hospital in question. Clause of the

6. Clause of the Bill gives the Gover-Bill, therefore, proposes to substitute a volume of business, will contribute yearly take that the cost of production be spent or in Council power to amend the Scho- sub-section (1) which will provide that Civil Medical Officer as chairman and persons appointed by the $18 to 936 towards union expenses, in the Colony-that its dresses be made dule which contains tho Table of Tolls. the Board shall consist of the Principal Govenor. The present intention is to Kongmoon is the principal, open port of here? Surely "now is the time for all It is hardly necessary to say that no five other

superintendent of the Alice Memorial the Szeyap, districts, and hotel business good men to come to the aid of the amendment of the Schedule would no

Colony," and to circulate money and made without consultation with the con continue to appoint to the Board the power Maternity Hospital and a lady doctor stimulate trade as much as possible.pany. At present there is

either to reduce or to increase the maxi-attached to that hospital. The present section makes the term of ofice of the mum tolls

nominated members three years, and it gives no power to cancel any appoint ment. This might be inconvenient. It might be desirable, and will be desirable under the new sub-section, to have power to appoint a medical practitioner for so long as he may continue to hold a parti cular appointment. The proposed new suction gives this power. It also gives the Governor power to cancel any be used where an appointed member had appointment. This latter power might left the Colony.

ARBITRATION BOARD.. The Board of Arbitration organized by merchants in Canton to settle commercial disputes without reference to the Caurts, is expected to come into operation early in July. A part of the Canton Mer- chants' Association premises will be 'set aside for the use of the Board.

RAILWAY FARES,

Hongkong, June 20th.

MOTOR-CYCLE GYMKHANA.

AN ATTRACTIVE · PROGRAMME.

7. Claures 7, 8, 9 and 10 increase to 8100 the maximum fines under sections 25, 20, 27 and 28 of the principal Ordi- nance. The present maxima of $25 and $10 Beern much too small for some of the offences, which include wilful obstruction of the company's servante, destruction of the property of the company, acting in such a manger as to endanger the lives of In connection with the Motor-Cycia persons travelling on the tramway, and Gymkhana, organised by the Mounted attempting to avoid payment of the legal

fare. Infantry and Armoured Car Companies!

CLIFF MYSTERY.

Hawkers trading in places between Fat of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence shan and Canton City have found them- Corps, to be held on the Sookunpoo selves hard hit by the recent Kuomintang Football Ground on Saturday, July 10th, BANK MANAGER'S TRAGIC DEATH.

it is interesting to note that the follow-

Boys who were searching for ses gull's Beachy Head lighthouse found the body. Egg and spoon race (solo); Novelty of a man lying at the foot of the cliffs race (sidecar); Musical chairs (sidecar); 200 feet high.

The body was identified as that of Mr. Bun biting (solo); Tilting the bucket H. W. II. Long, for some years manager (solo).

of the Strand branch of Barclay's Bank," Reference to the attractive prizes being The boys informed the coastguard at offered by various firms has already Birling Cap, and owing to the steep been mentioned, but, in addition to those nature of the cliff it took police and announced, the Standard Oil Company coastguards seven hours to get the body have also donated a case of lubricating to the top:

Mr. Long, it is stated, recently had a oil of the grade suitable to the winner. The British-American Tobacco Company breakdown in health, and for this reason and Nestles Swiss Milk Company have was appointed to the managership of the jointly offered to defray the cost of pro- St. Leonarda branch of the bank. viding programmes.

PAREWELL VISIT TO FRIENDS,

tax on railways. They have now to paying events will be open to all motor eggs on the cliffs about a mile west of

43 coats a single trip, third class, an cyclists in the Colony:-, increase of nearly 110 per cent. It is understood that the management of the Calton-Bamshui Railway will call the attoction of the Kuomintang authorities to the matter mentioning the complaints of the hawkers and other travellers. The receipts of the railway in spite of the

normal surcharge "on tariff, are volume of business has lessened.

WAR BONDS.

The

The inhabitants of the 16 districts of Chao Mei and vicinity in Eastern Kwang tung, have petitioned the Kuomintang through their clansmen in Canton, to withdraw the order requiring them, to subscribe to 82,000,000 of the proposed $5,000,000 war honds.

5. Bection 7 of the present Ordinance provides that the secretary of the Board shall have the custody of the roll. It is venient if the Principal Civil Medical cogidored that it would be more cos Officer had the custody of the roll. Ad cordingly, the action is amended by clause 6 of the Bill so as to provido that the Principal Civil Medical Officer, or such person as he shall appoint, Ahalf have the custody of the roil.

6. Clauze s ropesls a. 11 of the Ordi- nance, which provides that offences may be prosecuted by the Secretary of the Midwives Board. This is unaccess because any person has the right to pro secute under the Ordinance, and if the

object of the section was that offences should be prosecuted by the secretary only, that is an object which should not have been aimed at, and the section has hot achieved it,

WEATHER REPORT.

Members of the Mounted Infantry Com He and his wife were apparently ready pany will take part in interesting eques to leave their Londen home in Crang trian events, and the Band of the Eastbrook-road; Grove Park, S.E., when Mr. Surrey Regiment will play during the Long said he wished to say good-bye to Inst night's weather report, forecast afternoon, by the kind permission of some friends. He did not return, and had remarks by the Royal Observatory Lt-CoL Montague. Bates, C.B., CMO, Mrs. Jong, carrying out arrangements ald :-

already made, went alone to their new Adopression covers China and a D.S.O., and officers.

home in Capel Park-ro, St. Leonards serondary depression appears to be form-

A qard and a gold cigarette case bearing over East China. - ing his name helped to establish his identity,

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Excellent sport is promised and there is sure to be plenty of amusement and intercat for the spectators. The gym khana begins at 2.45 p.m. sharp.

Lotal forecast:-S.W, winds, squally, cloudy, showery.

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