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HONG KUNG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1935.

LAW AND ITS PROPHETS VOLUNTEERS ON HONG KONG TELEPHONE

Address By Mr. H. C. Macnamara

NAPOLEON AND JEROME BENTHAM

The speaker at the weekly Rotary Club tiffin held at the Hoog Kong Hotel yesterday was Mr. H. C. Mamamara, the well-known, barrister, who spoke on “Law and fis Prophets.”.

In the course of his interesting address, Mr. Macnamara dealt with the law reforms made by Napoleon Bonaparte and Jerome Bentham who, he said, were largely responsible for the reforma- tion of the law of their respective countries.

Mr. M. K. Lo presided and there was a fairly largo gathering present, including the following guests:—Mr, J. H. R. Hance, Mr. Ng Kan Leong, Mr. Zea Yại Vin, Dr. F. M. Graca Ozorio, Mr. E. W. G. Malcom, Mr. G. Hyslop of Canton and G. G. Chen of Nari- king University.

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Mr. Macnamara said that the fact in the two cases he was going idea of his address was derived to instance neither of them were from the Old Testament and al-lawyers.

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PARADE

Annual Inspection By G.O.C.

A huge crowd gathered at the

Murray Parade ground last even- ing to watch the annual inspection

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fence Corps by His Excellency the

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General Officer Commanding the Troops in China, Major-General O. | "m Barrett, CB... CM.G., CBE, D.S.O and they were rewarded with one of the best shows of its kind provided by the Volunteers for many a long day.

About three hundred officers and men were on parade and

· promptly at 6 pm. His Excellency arrived accompanied by Lt.. Clough Taylor, AD.C., and Col. H. C. Harrison, GS.O.L. He was received by Lt. Nicolson of the Defence Corps and proceeded straight "to the saluting base where he took the salute. Major General Bor-

Suggestions that representations should be made by the Comì- pany to the Hong Kong Gorezument for permission to establish, an Investment and Exchange Fluctuation Reserve were made by the Hon. Mr. Charles Gordon Mackle, Chairman, at the annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Telephone Company, Ltd. beld at Exchange Building yesterday,

In the course of his speech, the Hon. Mr. Mackle also referred ... to the prospects of Hong Kong soon, being able to communicate by radio-telephone with the outside world sa the Canton Gov- ernment's radio telephone station enabling contact with Shang- hai and other parts of China- would be put to service in. October this year.

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH

of

this

Company operates. For the pur-

though talking "shop" was per- These two people affected, great mitted by the Club, he doubted it changes in the law of their res-rett then carried out the inspec-kle, said:-Before proceeding with son of the actual ett profit, the they would hear him so long ipective countries which had been he" were to claim the enormous of lasting benefit not only to their sums which lawyers were supposed own countries but also to other to extract from their clients, and countries which had either direct- which, of course, was quite untrue.ly or indirectly derived their sys-

laughter.)

tems of law from them.

The Israelites, he said, were al- most as well provided with law as we were to-day. The legislature was extremely comprehensive and went into most minute details. In spite of that they discovered after a number of years that law *1.5 not enough and tended to degenerate into a formal and exact force. It was interesting for the people who practised law, and very annoying to the people who did not.

The Prophets Therefore during the history he was referring to there arose. L number of people known as pru- phets, inviduously divided, perhaps, into two classes-major and minor, whose perpetual note was one of protest against the degeneration

Napoleon

The first of them was Napoleon Bonaparte who although not a a lawyer was a law reformer. One of the essential things about a prophet. he sald, was that he should have very little regard for tradition and none at all for rou- tine, and you could not get that from a trained lawyer who had a respect for tradition, and was used to following routine. Nowa- days it was the customary thing to attribute everybody's characteris- ics to something which he had acquired in earlier life. Although Napoleon was not a lawyer, his father" was, and an author of his life had said: "the family lived mainly or expectations from their father's Litigations, in that same unsatisfactory state of mind in

on or the Corps after which he returned the saluting base and the different units led by Col. H. B. L' Dowbiggin, Commandant of the Corps, marched past. The band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers was in attendance

and it must be stated that the way the parade was carried out was indeed a credit to the Corps."

His Excellency's Address At the end of the march past, the Corps formed a hollow square and His Excellency addressed them in the following terms:-

Colonel Dowbiggin, Officers and Gentlemen of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence. Corps.

This is the third time I have bad

Carps, and note with

The Chairman, Hon, Mr. Mac-pose of effecting a direct compari→

the ordinary business

difference between the figüre now Meeting, I desire-on behalf of allocated to Reserve and the your Board-to place on record former appropriation should be an expression of profound regret deducted and the resulting in- at the recent death of Mr. J. F. crease of profit will be shown in Warren. The late Mr. Warren the amount of $74,991.98, or ap- joined the Board of this Company proximately the equivalent of the in 1930 and served thereon unto requisite amount necessary in or- shortly before his death; during der to meet the dividend on the the period of office on your Direc- increased capital of the Company torate, Mr. Warren' brought

---subscribed as at to

erd ranking bear much sound advice in the "pari passu" from the 1st January dellberations of your Board

and 1934 his intimate knowledge of busi-

Under normal trading condi- aess and affairs proved invalutions this increase could but be able, not only to this, but to the regarded as highly satisfactory; 1 many other Companies with which am confident, therefore, that 1 he was associated. His wise coun-

am voicing the opinion of Share- sels are indeed a loss th this holders in stating that the re-

Company for the past year are highly commendable, having re- gard to the difficult times through which the Colony has passed..

the honour of inspecting the Company and his passing engen-sults of the operating of your

when I say that I ders a genuine feeling of regret great satisfaction the to his colleagues and to his num- continued progress in your efferous friends in the Colony. ciency, it is not, because it is cus- tomary to say that to people who give their time and energy to fit ting themselves for the greatest business, namely the safeguarding

mean it.

Turning to the Accounts, you will observe on reference to the Debit side of Profit and Loss Ac- count that the annual payment to Government in respect of Ro-

of law into a dry and formal sys" which Dickens had familiarised his of their homes, but because I really yalties is approximately the same

readers. He left little to his wife and eight children, beyond the Welter of red tape" and his

wits.

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tem. It was a natural tendency, not only of law, but also of other professions to tend towards a ra-

It is not from parades of this ther unintelligent conservatism.

sort that efficiency can be judged, For example, the Army sometimes

out from my observations of you preferred obsolete weapons and it

During the French Revolution at Camp, at training and in com- would be difficult to persuade a

the French had got into a státe bined operations, I am aatisfied cavalry officer that a light tank that only could be described as un- that with one exception you are was a more suitable conveyance satisfactory: There were 400 sys-At to carry out the obligations than a horse. That kind of Con- tems of law prevailing in france which you have undertaken The servatism in the ease of law and and the revolutionary government exception is the grave one of num in the case of all professionis re-

had made matters worse by in-bers, but as it has come to my quired something to correct it, and troducing a deluge of new laws. kddwledge that their "amour the corrective, if he were right,

When Napoleon assumed powers propre" or whatever equivalent in the case of law. could only be as first Consul it was considered such people possess is easily hurt, found in people who were not that the time had come to affect I will not comment on the laxity in necessarily lawyers themselves; in (Continued on Page 113

this matter of a large number of residents in this Colony, Govern mens servants and others.

the

con-

Addressing you from the Chair at the last Annual Meeting--when your Directors recommended tha declaration of a Final Dividend

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Fluctuation Rseerve

of 8%, making a distribution ef as for the previous financial year

12% for the year, I remarked that As you are aware, your Company such recommendation had only contributes to public revenue up-been made after your Board had on the basis of $4 per Exchange given mature consideration to the Line per annum and if this future prospects of your Com- amount is deducted from the an pany. The fact that your Board nual rental charge to Subscribers.is enabled to present to you Ac- it will be appreciated that Tele- counts justifying the maintenance phone Service is being supplied at of this rate of distribution for the rates which compare favourably current year on the increased with those in force elsewhere. In capital bears eloquent testimony, this connection I venture to sub-r: my opinion, to the stability of mit that since "abandonment of your Company, the Manual System and inaugura- Investment and Exchange tion of Automatic Working, degree of service rendered

As this will probably be the forms in the matter of efficient last occasion on which I will have operation with the highest stand-

the honour to address you at an One of the features of this year'ards-obtainable only under con Annual Keeting. I desire to avall work has been the very valuable ditions resultant upon the instal-myself of the opportunity of urg- paper sent in by a syndicate of lation and adequate mainference in the neccesity of making re- your officers and other ranks deal of an up-to-date plant. Climatle presentation to Government for ing with the defence of the Co-conditions subsisting in the Col- permission to establish an Invest- lony, the paper amongst other ony for the major portion of the ment and Exchange Pluctuation things, raised a number of scienti- year, make the maintenance fac- Reserve, for which no provision The Hon. Treasurer of the So- Ac points, which are being in- tor a dominant one, particularly exists in the Telephone Ordinance The fire which occurred in Bei-ciety of St. Vincent de Paul acvestigated, not only here, but at operating, as is essential, in a as at present framed. In this re-'

knowledges with grateful apprecia- Home. The labour involved in the dehumidifed atmosphere.

lation it is unnecessary for me to chers Street on February 25, last on and thanks the receipt of the preparation of this paper, is worthy was recalled yesterday Coroner's inquiry was held into following donations to the Bo- of recognition, ciety's Funda. ________In_memory of the late Mr.

From various friends per

L. M. N. dos Santos

Andrew Lock ....

WEST POINT FIRE

DONATIONS

Recalled At Coroner's St. Vincent de Paul

Inquiry

when ล

the circumstances surrounding "the death of Chan Kul, a woman" aged 76, who was one of the vic- tims of the outbreak

From various friends per B.

S Vieira....... From various friends per Dr. From various friends per A.

Bernardo de Sousa

$

14,00

6,00

I also welcome the inauguration of your Affiliated Unit, who are doing necessary and valuable work.

Those Present

As your will observe provision has been made for the bonus to European staff, on the customary basis and `t dy here add that payment of the New Year bonus

es-

do more than merely refer to the vagaries of exchange-a problemi which controns us all and it appears to me that, more parti- cularly with regard to the bust- I thank you for your presence to the Chinese personnel has Dess of a Public Utility Company, 12,00 here to-day and hope that as been effected following our

no effort should be spared to many of you as possible will turn tablished practice; these

achieve financial stability in alloca- out and assist us in our fortn- tions, I am confident, will be en operation at all times and under coming practice operations.

dorsed by shareholders in water

all conditions:-in the circumstan- relation. I venture to remark that ces it would appear superfluous The different units who took the excellence of the results for me to marshal the obvious part in the parade were the Bat-achieved, as exemplified by the arguments in favour of the estab tery, Armoured Car Company. Accounts before you, bears elo-

·lishment of such a Reserve, 'hav- Scottish Company, Motor Machine quent testimony to the efficiency ing regard to the fact that not- Guns Company, Infantry, Portu- and loyalty of your staff.

withstanding the exercise of the guese Company and the Anzacs. Turning to the matter of De utmost caution in the employment

Among the distinguished guests | preciation, it will be noted that

and diversification of investments. were Mrs. O. C. Borrett and party under this heading the sum of

this all-important factor has” ya Bottomley, Col. L. G. Bird, Mrs. and Miss Bird, $271,864.71 has been appropriated material, if not paramount, bear- architect of the Public Works De- the Misses R. and H. Hancock, the based upon the formula as aping upon any such transaction. Before hearing was opened Mr.partment, who produced the plans Hon. Mr. J. F. Braga, Mr. K. Eplicable conforming with accept-Under the existing terms of our the of the premises involved in the Greig, Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, Mred standard to the residual life franchise any profit accruing from

It was stated that the body of the deceased was found in the street following a fire which oc- curred in Nos. 1, 3 and 5, Belcher's Street: and Mr. Schofield, who sat ag Coroner, remarked that the woman had probably met her death through jumping from the verandah in her effort to escape. The Coroner was assisted by a jury which comprised of Messrs. W. S. Hillier (foreman), A. F. Paul and F. X. Remedios

Six Points

Schofield remarked that

Court had to find,

1-The cause of death; 2-The cause of the are; 3--Whether anyonē Was

blame for the fre; 4-If there was any criticism of the work of the Fire Brigade 5-If there was any way of ex

cape; and

A. Alves......

300

In memory of the late Mr. Astelo H. Tavares

Telephone Operators, Hong

Kong Telephone Co., Ltd. 5,00

ence was Mr. J. H

fire. He said that the plans for E. Cock and many others. the premises were first submitted

in 1912 and the houses completed to the following year. Bix or the houses, Nos 1-11, were completely gutted by a fire which broke out in July 1918. Plans were submitt- ed again and work completed in February 1919, the premises being reconstructed as before with soms alight alterations, the most im portant of which were that the o cement concrete instead of verandah and balcony floors were

-If the owners of the house had provided any means of escape in the event of a fire breaking out,

SANITARY BOARD MEETING

Public Latrines Programme

value of the depreciating assets, in this connection, the augmen tation of Reserve Fund Invert merts as they appear in the Bal- ance Sheet is partially represent ed by the centre item of Dept ciation Fun

It will be observed that the

the disposal of Investments against contra rezerves must be credited to Front and Loss Ac- count, whereas depreciation In values of such investments car- not be offset by a recompensing transfer from Profit and Loss. In tals connection I may add that

The fortnightly meeting of the Balance at Credit of nett profit Government has not yet been ap- Sanitary Board was held in the show an increase of $195,473.99 proached in the matter of obtain Sanitary Board Room yesterday over the Agure for the prey.cusing the requisite authority to rec- when the president, Mr. WJ. Ananda I would point out ify this condition of anaits, the The firef witness called was Dr.

present were the Hop Mr. R. M of $170482 has been transferred the same extincance when the Carrie, was in the chair. Others however, tint whereas the sub consequences of which had not G. I Shaw of the Victoria Mor- tuary, who, in the course of his Mr Bottomley

Henderson, Mesir. LCF. Bellamy, to General Réserve during the Telephone Ordinance was origin- concluded by F. C. Hall, Dr. G. W Pope and year under review.

any drafted, dift. I am conadent evidence regarding the post mor- saying that he was of the opin Mr. C. J. Roc, Secretary.

located

however, that applicatiori in respect tem examination, said that the top that the tenants were in the Mr. Carzle remarked that the der this heading, was Injuries sustained by the woman habit of cooking in places other latrines

only of such an eminefitly necessary re- were quite consistent with her than the recognised kitchen he backwa

was very the

quest could but récelve the sym- having fallen from a considerabile had himself seen people cooking serious

ed by Go

Onderation of Govern height. He concluded by saying in the verandahs along the street, with

hurry on app that death was du multiple At this stage the Court adjourn-bu

latrines. Ha injuries followen by shock aded in order that the jury may

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