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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1933.

ECHOES OF 1859.

5. The Functions of the Supreme

We do

Court

not profess to be ac-

HONG KONG AND KOWLOON BAY

New Ferry Service To Be Started

A new ferry service is to be run in the near future between Hong!

Gazette."

Conditions included the following, The service shall provide for not less than one departure every half hour between $5, and 6 p.m. daily from each of the following points.

he considered he was in duty Kong Hunghom, Kowloon Cily: quainted with the fundamental bound to the State to accord his and Sai Wan Ho, and tenders are principles of the law as applicuole support to the administration neduly invited in the "Government

the to. Fence to the administration into whose was opposed hands it may be confided, but this creation of a "bla” and hence ve know, for history teaches it also the departure from his func- us, that there are certain constitions as a judge. The effect pro tulicnal restrictions imposed upon duced was inevitable, the British Government, which if violated, the jaw

provided remedy and a punishment for.

the For executing

Jaw the Crown very wisely Is the head. are For dispensing it Judges. selected who should be the right

the

a

Executive-who band of should know neither fear nor favour-who should be above all party influence, and who, in point of fact should have but the one motto "fat justitia ruat coelum," applying the cases as they come. before them to the statue book. which is meant exclusively for Kuman thelt especial guidance. mature 13 bowever. frail, and

Governors of Colonies, are as a class decidedly considered "small" fry" by the Imperial Government and it was never meant for one moment that they should frame their own will" the law unto

quite the contrary. I was hoped

Vehicular Ferry Wharf, Hong Kong.

J

Hunghom Ferry Pier.

Kowloon City Pier and one de- parture every hour between. & aan. aand 6 p.m. daily from the Sai Wan

Ho Pier,

Two Runs Contemplated. The ferry runs contemplated

(1) Victoria Hungbom, Kowloon

City; and

that the law would impose check upon their acts and that their zeal ambition, and,"variety would feel a salutory restrain-- that their ample arbitrary powers with which it is considered neces- Governors of to clothe sary Colonies that have no representa tive assemblies, would be limited (2) Hungbam, Sai Wan Ho.

Alternative runs may be submit. and kept within proper bounds. by the application of the Statuteted in any tender so long as all every man has a blas. A Colony Book, but here in Hongkong the the before namest localities are

served. like this possesses far too small, law is out of tune. for the Judge.

The licensee may charge for a community to end it to a fearing that the Supreme Court Chief Justice "exclusively to itself. over which he presides should be every passenger, fares not excred-|

ing There should, in "our opinion, be relied on to obtain redress for the 2nd class 5 cents. a resident recorder, and Assizes illegal acts of our late wicked 1st class 10 centa. held. twice a year in the same

and corrupt." administration" is

Every tenderer must submit a manner as in the provinces in clearly apprehensive that he will list of maximum charge for the England. A judge could be sent

be considered a partisan against

carriage of cargo and goods, “bat on from one of the Indian Preit, and thus bad blood becoming the settlement of those charges and may be their inclusion in the licence shall sidencies, or from Ceylon" or the

engendered, the Court Straliz The appointment would

used as the breach widens, to the not imply any monopoly, or ex doubtless be sought after as

discomforture of the obnoxious elusive right to the licensee in the trip for health purposes.

legislature of which he is a memcarriage of cargo or goods of any Again it seems to us, that it 18, ber. Thus his judgment becoming description

Sealed tendere in triplicate which a great mistake, placing the Chief unseated the gravest consequences, Justice on the Legislative Couensued for to avoid being suspect should be marked "Tender for cil. Nothing can possibly illused of opposing the administration Ferries," will be received at the trate our meaning better than he few to the other extreme and Colonial Secretary's Office until respect. That Bir John Bowring's Swamped the check which the noon on October 5.

Supreme Court was adapted administration has been "wicked exercise upon men who never and corrupt there are few who were meant to be in charge of would run the gauntlet of deri- the administration without it. sion in attempting to deny. It is Did the Govertiment use the

well-known that the Supreme perfectly

Court to indulge in- Judge has openly disapproved of animosity, the blow was struck many of Sir John's "publle acts with ferocity, Did a party whom and it is astonishing how entire the Government had illegal- ly he has kept aloof fram the wronged, apply to the Supreme responsibility attached to them. Court, the case was prevented considering his position. 'in the from going to the jury, without Council. Here, however, the evil the smallest reason or satisfaction begins. The Judge saw, the ad- being given. ministration reviled and bombard- ed and it is abundantly clear that i

Judge Hulme's position

in this

(To be continued)."

TWO NORTH CHINA RAILWAYS

Confidence In Ability To Meet

Obligations

Shanghai, Sept. 21.

to

BUSINESS REPLY ENVE- LOPE & CARD SYSTEM-

New Post Office Facilities.

Under a new Order in Council, the Business Reply Envelope and Card system mentioned in the Post Office Regulations 1939, which en- ables a person to obtain transmis- sion, through the local post, with O prepayment of: postage, of en- velops and cards addressed to him- self, which he may distribute en- closed with advertising or matter, now comes into operation. Persons desiring the facilities afforded by the system must first obtain a permit from the Postmas ter General, the fee for which is #10 annually.

other

IL

These reply envelopes and cards transmitted to the permit holder will be calculated at prepaid rates, which will be collected from him on delivery; but they cannot be regis tered, insured, or marked for ex- press delivery,

cumlated to a staggering amount/MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT

Confidence in the ability of the at the end of last year, and we Nanking-Shanghai and the Shang-, were, of course, much concerned hal-Hangchow-Ningpo Railways to about the matter. We, therefore, meet its obligations by effecting made the best use of the funds economies and through increased available to discharge a portion traffic was the keynote of a speech of the obligations, and have the by Mr. Huang Pe Tsiau; Managing pleasure to announce that in the Director of the two lines, at a din- | last, eight, months, we succeeded in ner given on Tuesday night at Mr. paying of about $1,725,000 toward Tong's residence, 370 Hart Road, the obligations to the British and in honour of Mr B. F. Mayers. Chinese Corporation, and that in Chairman of the British and Chin- the next few days, a further sum ese Corporation, Ltd.

of about $330,000 will be paid.

Welcoming Mr Mayers on behalt of himself and Mr. Shao Tseng Wu, the Associate Managing Director. Mr. Enang Pe. Talau, prefaced his remarks with a brief sketch of Mr. Mayers' career-fri China and pro- eceded:

སྙས སྙ

IN NATHAN ROAD

Three People Injured

While driving his motor cycle with a friend in the back seat, în Nathan Road, near the Mongkok Fire Brigade station at about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a well-dressed Chinese driver knock- ed down a Chinese pedestrian Besides the payments made to who is now lying in the hospital the, Britiah, and Chinese Corpota-in a very serious conditions for, we paid off over $476,000 for Both the driver and his friend through tramo balances overdue also suffered severe head and band and $685,000 for outstanding stores injuries bills. Thus, the total amount of outstanding payments, that will

The three victims were conveyed

Mr. Mayers in already aware of have been paid on at the end of to the Kowloon Hospital for treat

ment. the fact that the Sino-Japanese this month cones to over $3,210,- hostilities in Shanghat last year 000; and our financial credit will Radi dealt a severe blow to these two be gradually established. railways, the severest one in the In general. I

reptam glad to SBY

history of the two lines. The loss

If there is one contribution which

of physical properties (suffered that we are making thorough in- I could possibly make, it is to ex- therefrom has been estimated to vestigation and study into every plain to the Chinese leaders the be around $3,500,000; the loss of aspect of our administrative work, viewpoint of the City of London.: I trame, $5,800,000. The amount in- We will do our best to introduceam well aware of the treat dim- curred and to be incurred for re-improvements and to eradicate culties the Chinese railway ad pairs, replacements, and lease of what is undesirable. If the Nan-ministrators" have had to face in office premises as done at present king-Shanghai Railway into in recent years. These dimculties la also enormous. The total crease its transportation business, often arise from circumstances en- amount involved must be not less double-tracking and construction tirely out of their control, but most of wharves at Wodsung would be of them could be done away with than $10,000,000,000

necessary. Eimilarly, the Shang- rallway "administration were Bince I and Dr. Wu were 2p hal-Hangchow Ningpo Hallway made independent of political pointed by the Ministry of Rail- would have to complete the sec changes. We must ever remain ways and assumed our duties in tion from Tano Ngo River to Chien optimistic, however and have con- this. Administration by the end of Tang River in order to increase its adence that the railways in China last year, nine months have quick-trane All Buch works need an will soon be able to meet all their ly elapsed. Under the direction outlay of a suitable amount of obligations

of the Ministry of Railways "and

with the co-operation of the Bri- m

An important part of the

Hah and Chinese Corporation, MR. MAYERS' REPLY.ness dealings of the few things which might be Inter-

expressed is in foreign investment

esting to Mr Mayers have been his thanks for the ception and the present period of bus done,

said I am confident that, afa pressions the investors.

- DISCHARGING OBLIGATIONS

Firstly, it is about the obliga- tions to the British and Chinese Corporation and other creditors The payments in-

the Tallway inistrators holding their morily.

HA Jay man like i

lentious," and "Ind

presume to dve

tent This 18, the

Chinese triends to

credit and to fin

foreign ini?

KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

"HOUSEHOLD COAL

Supplies may be obtained at the following prices delivered in quantities of not less than half a ton.

Peak District (above Bowen Road). Bowen Road and Lower Levels

.820:

818.

Pokfulum

$20.

Repulse Bay and Shek 0

..$25.

Kowloon

...$16.

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