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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1933.

ECHOES OF 1858

49.—Proceedings of the Hongkong

Legislative Council

Monday, October 4, 1838. Present,-HE The Governor, The Honourable The Lieutenant

Governor, The Chief Justice. The Acting Colonlul Secretary, The Chief Magistrate, The Surveyor General The Honourable, John Dent, Esq., and the Honourable George Lyall, Esq.

The Governor announced that the rules submitted hence to re- gulate the proceedings of the Council, had been approved of by the home authorities. These pro- vided that when five honourable members are present, the Gov- ernor shall take the chair at twelve o'clock. If, however, at the expiration of Afteen minutes, five honourable councillors be not pre- sent, the meeting shall 'adjourn.

The clerk of councils then read the proceedings of the last meet- Ing. which were unanimously con- firmed.

his motion to the vote which was lost by a farge majority.

The Governor complained that the public business of the Colony had been retarded by various in- terruptions Mr. Anstey's suspen- sion, Dr. Bridges' resignation, Mr. Day's death, had all led to perplexity, Mr. Green had been provisionally appointed Attorney General and had taken over a mass of documents which had been placed in the hands of Mr. Day. HE. stated that he had had occasion, in consequence of these untoward events; to indite one of the most lengthy despatches ever penned to the, Home Government. A charge of immoral conduct had also been preferred by him against one of the Colonial Officers, and embraced in this despatch.

The Treasurer then read the financial statement to which no objection was made: the Govern-

F. W. Green, Esq., the Acting At-or

adding that the Ordinance torney General was then nominat-providing for the construction of ed a member of the Legislative the Praya should be submitted council, and, duly sworn in sub- ject to HM approval.

shortly.

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A despatch was next referred to from the Secretary of State, com- plaining of hasty legislation. The rule had been that the Attorney General looked over recent en- actments in England, and if the provision any were deemed applic- able. to the Colony, Ordinances were framed accordingly

The absence of the Honourable Joseph Jardine, Esq... was excused at his own especial request.

The Governor moved that no protection be afforded to members using slanderous language in Council. HE was anxious that the rule should be adopted. The Hon Mr. Lyall, thought the sup HE. then stated that he had posed necessity for such a rule requested the Attorney General to was an imputation on the charac-frame an act for the avoidance of ter of the Counell. The Surveyor superfluous legislation. General coincided with the Hon

Mr. Lyall, and considered clause 18 all sufficient." ER then put

It was agreed that the Council shall meet on the 8th at noon to discuss the Post once question.

Human Side of the Economic

Conference

WRITERS AND CARTOONISTS RELIEVE THE SOLEMNITY

London-Conferences are general-

ears—an extremaly plebolan and ly pretty, selean" affairs... But the suspiciously commercial sound ask- hright young Third Secretary-ased delegates to their beautiful Mr. Harold Nicholson well demon- L medieval banqueting halls. strates in his new book "Peace making, 1918"-the, eirant" journ alist, and the impish cartoonist can generally find plenty to amuse them selves

DRUG GODOWN

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ON FIRE

SHANGHAI FIREMEN'S

→PERILOUS TASK

Shanghai, August 16,-Despite the danger of an explosion if the firo reached a large quantity of chemi- cal, including sodium, firemen worked rapidly at a blaze which broke out on the first floor of the American Drug Co.'s godown on Ward Road last night, and had the fire out within half an hour.

Starting, it is believed, through a short circuit, the fire spread to bottles of chemicals. An observant a quantity of straw used for storing

Indian watchman on duty noticed the outbreak at about 11.30, 8001 after it started, and telephoned the Brigade. Yangtszepoo Division turned out, and firemen quickly re- moved the burning straw,

The fire by this time had caught hold on the wood-work and for a time looked like being a serious affair, in view of the materials on the floor below. A number of hosca were quickly brought into play, and the flames were extinguished. Central Fire Station engines, to- gether with the Rescue Vin, turned out to render assistance, however, and the gas-masks were useful in penetrating into the inner sections of the godown, as the heat was considerable, and the atmosphere, conbined with the smoke stifling.

Hoses continued to play upon likely spots for some time, how- ever, and the floor was well under two inches of hot water. Wood in the ceilings and walls was consider- ably burnt, while a large number of bottles were broken, and crunched' under the feet.

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No estimate of the damage was possible at the time, nor was it possible to guess what chemicals. engines stood by all night, how had been burnt. A number of fire

ever, to cope with any further out" breake engines from Tiendong Road station being used for the pur.

pose.

No one whs hurt, as the godown. except for the watchmen, is desert- ed at night, and is, indeed, desert- ed throughout most of the day, be- ing used as a store-house only for a large quantity of chemicals of all sorta

GALLE LIGHTHOUSE

ELECTRICITY TO REPLACE

KEROSENE LAMP

Colombo-An old and familiar But, unfortunately for themselves, land mark near Galle, the light- many delegates failed to realize house, standing on the Southern that an invitation to dine from, say, end of the ancient Fort wall, is to the Fishmongers' Company, was a be equipped with electricity soon, So it has been in London. We highly honourable and much to be probably by the end of August, as coveted distinction. Instead, dele. the engineers have already survey- have joked about Dr. Engelbert gates suspected, some sort of ad-ed the lighthouse and the appara Dollfuss, Austria's Littlo Chan-

vertising stunt, and promptly chuck- tus to take the place of the old cellor," and Mr. David Low, Enged their invitations into the waste- light is now on its way from Eng- land's premier cartoonist, pictures paper baskets. (Except, of course, land. him slipping down the bath drain. delegates from certain countries to Mr. Maxim Litvinoff, the rubicund. whom, a meal's a meal for a' that.) and merry Soviet plenipotentiary, is always ready to exchange or to perpetrate a good joke, and Mr. Low sets him to chuckling in a tree. So it goes.

But Mr. Litvinoff does not always chuckle. Indeed, in London he has been leading a dignified life of state. He has donned the suave evening clothes of the bourgeois and "gone out to dinner almost every night. He has drunk the loyal toast to royalty on more than one occasion He has, in short, played the game. !

Chums With Aristocrats.

So when the auspicious night came, some of the ancient Greater Livery Companies found themselves with very few guests. It is regret table to relate that the American delegation, which should have known better, and which had in its tocol Officer of great distinction. entourage a specially imported Pro- was a leading offender.

Erected on its present site in 1848 this lighthouse has for the last 86 years guarded the entrance to the rocky and dangerous Galle har- bour, while it has also been of in- valuable assistance to vessels pas sing the South Coast of Ceylon

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Although it is said that the lighthouse played its most impor during the old days of sail and tant part in the history of Galle when this Southern capital was the chief port of the Island, even to Tallors Cut Wrong Cloth day all mariners keep look-out An important conference of the for the "light Of Point de Galle" authorities of the War Office, the But, in a way, this was poetic in order to fix their bearings, es Navy Department and the Depart justice. Because the Lesser Livery pecially as it stands off the turnment of Justice to discuss the Companies of London (if we may ng point for ships proceeding to fundamental policy in regard to So it was the other day at the call them that) have been deliber and from Colombo,

the adjudication of the May 15th Guildhall banquet. The world has ately offending the delegates daily. It is stated that the engineers affair was held in the Procurator many pageants of pomp and cere, These include the tailors, the shop. who erected this lighthouse esti- General's Room in the Court of mony. But few can be more pompkeepers, the theatre owners, the mated that it would last for at Cassatipp on the 10th instant. It ous, few more ceremonial, than a publishers, ete. For, one and all, least 50 years, but, it is in such fine lasted xx hours, and there are state dinner given by the Lord these Lesser Livery Companies have condition today that there is a signs that a fair agreement of view Mayor of London in the Guildhall, failed deplorably to grasp the signi- good chance, in the opinion of Mr. Was reached among these authori And nothing can more thoroughly ficance of the conference.

H. V. Warner, Master

ties on the more important points. embody all the history, all the Hum," they have said. "Hum Galle, to withstand the elements tences to be pronounced on the and Asistant. Master-Attendant, According to the Asahi, the sen ideals, of modern capitalism.

Economic Conference. That means for another century or more.. economies.

accused,; civilian, naval and mili Well, we'll show fem economie." So they have delugrs) shows flashes every 30 seconds. All seem to be generally supposed

It has a revolving light which tary, are likely to be heavier than

Mariner

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HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS

FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST

12, 1833.

Plague,

Tamatave Bassein Bombay. Prom-benh

Saigon

Cholera.

Calcutta Vizagapatam Bassein Bombay

Small.pox.

Caloutta Karachi Madras Negapatam Columbo

Shang

the possibility of & for a term not shorter than five

But Mr. Litvinoff came close to being the hero of the dinner. He made his march down that long us with letters sang Specially these years parimin oil has been In the present particular case, 1. The ringleader should be line which leads to the Lord Mayor low prices for the Benomic Con

with rebellion provide:- and his cohorte a vast band of ference And Ten Per Cent, used for the light but with the the trials are in three different tenced to death accoutered men awaiting the trem Discount on Our Delegates Tailor installation of electricity & whiter hands and the crimes with which-2 Those who have either par bding guests as his name, announceding and so on. For these poor and brighter, light, which will the accused, are charged are not ticipated in counsels or directed a by footmen and masters of cero fellows do not realize that the pierce the fog in rainy weather,

Tha chat object of the mob shall be liable to capital mony, echoes down the vast hall. Economie Conference is for the pur. will bring this lighthouse into line conference of the 10th instant was punishment, life imprisonment

The Russian Foreign Commisšar pose of elevating prices! And they with the Colombo lighthouse and went to an honoured place at the continue to add insult to injury in others recently fitted with modern wide dixe in the sentences to years. All others who have done dinner. He sat chummily with the daily letters to us all, despite. re devices.

be pronounced that may aris from various duties in the rebellion shall Marquis of Londonderry, than whom peated hints,

these peculiar

In be liable to imprisonment for a there is no more stately, poer of the

Kiez however); df, rial of the term not, shorter than three years. realm. They got no famously, and

SIVUARD, ACCed ham not yet. 3-Those who have followed the drank from the same cup the big

and

nation lead of rebels thall be liable to im tore Guildhall toust. But then, Lord: Landonderry's most dietin

In the prisonment for a term not exceed

halling five years fant guished ancestor was Lord Castle reagh, the great diplomatist who shared with Metternich and Talloy, rand the glories of the Congress of Vienna-the Congress that Danced ** ́ ̈- Vagus About Livery Companies.

The Congress of London has done. little dancing. And its contacts with London's economical world that mysterious place, the City have not all been quite so happy as the Guildhall banquet. For in stance, early in our stay here, the Greater Livery Companies of the City of London, invited the dele gates to dinner, A dozen different companies, each bearing to foreign

CITY AFFAIR IN JULY RECALLED

med robbery

Centra

theatre sent a sandwich man to ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER come

Nor is that the whole story. One an parade up and down before the Conference Hall. What did his board say? It said: (and how we Muddered, as we passed by) "First Result of the Economis Conference, Two seats for the Price of One That sandwich mao will suffer chiding if some of the experte lay hands on him. They're impetuous fellows, these experts, And how they wear to ra as prices!:ith robbery of 6,700 publishers, about to lasub a sort of De Nor is even tiffs all. A firm of joy diary, wrote the delegated and I than journalists to say issue bir publicat month for ferende, deedBom

chiration

bly reported, haye homes, is more, families.

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