of a brothel.. A person who makes money out of this nefarious traffic must expect to be dealt with very sharply if he does not comply with the law. but these gentlemen seem to think that owners of property might be unwittingly involved. It in only right to point out that an owner of property is not to be absolved from all responai bility as to who occupies his property or what goes on in it so long as he gets good profits. If there is any idea of that kind the sooner it is ex- ploded the better. On the other hand we might have the case of large company, with a Secretary oppointed to net for them, might fail to be registered although they were ignorant of it. It would be rather a serious thing for them if this clause were put in force against them, I do not know whether the Secretary would have to be sent to prison for six months or whether they would have to send the whole Company (Laughter). I think if some such words were added, as these, to the clause "Provided that in the care of the owner it shall be sufficient defence if he show that omission to register arose from no want of reasonable care on his part." I think that, perhaps, the objection taken is a fair one. At the same tinie the owner must take reasonable care The person who takes the rent must not be absolved from all responsibility of knowing what is going on or what is being dore on his property. I think now, I have gone fully enough into this matter, I apologise for having detained you at such length; it was not on account of the pleasantness of the subject but on that of its vital interest.
The Acting Registrar-General-There is one puint I should like to call attention to, and that is with regard to a mistake made by one of the local papers with regard to the examination of women now as compared with the examination before the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts. It stated that "The number of women who attend for examination and of those treated in the Lock Hospital.have dwindled down to such small proportions that the total abolition of the system can hardly make matters worse than they are at present." I find, on the contrary, that whereas in 1887, when the compulsory examination was in full force, 218 women out of 230 aning for examination, in this month 227 out of 358 have presented themselves voluntarily for examination, showing a very slight diminution. With regard to the Lock Hospital I may mention that there are six Chinese and three Japanese in the hospiral who are suffering from syphilis. I mention these facts to show that women are coming up for examination voluntarily in large number. If therefore the belief which seems to be pretty largely entertained-that there has been a great spread of disease, is a correct one, large measure to the effect of women absenting
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is a British colony; not an adjunct of the Empire of China. If Chinamen come here they must obey the laws, if they don't like to do that they can stop away. If Chinaman goes into Cou and says he is in the habit of taking concubines under fitteen he will be told "Don't came Hongkong then; the British law does not allow that sort of thing." If this law passes every Chinaman who is brought before the Court, who has concubines under the prescribed age, would be subject to the law and would have to be punished. We have orders to pass this law and I want in be perfectly plain on the matter, and I think the best thing for the Chinese to do here will be to see if they can't put a stop to this sort of thing.
His Excellency-We are now entering into a very important question, and if the hon. member wants to make any amendment, I shall be happy to hear it.
Mr. Ho Kal-I want to amend the word "marriage."
His Excellency-Well, will you give us the definition you wish to put to it; as regards the question of age can the hon. memberssy whether any difficulty has taken place as regards to that undes the existing ordinance ?
Mr. Ho Kai-I think not. Fifteen is the marriageable age. There are hundreds married who are not sixteen.
His Excellency-Would it not be as well to leave these very interesting points for a judicial tribunal to decide. We have had, as you know, questions raised as to whether a marriage in South Africa was a proper one, and, later, in Japan. The Courts go into these cases and decide them, and I think it would be wiser to pass over them now and wait till some question regarding the matter arose and then let the judicial tribunal decide it.
The Acting Colonial Treasurer-That might be all very well for a civil tribunal. I do not think it would do in a Criminal Court.
in writing bis despatches with this, measure, stated that it would be very desirable to nasimi late the law here and the law there, as far as possible. These, gentlemen, are the circum. stances under, which it is presented to you. It would be scarcely fair to you, as a Council, to go into Committee without mentioning to you that this Bill has been produced in consequence of instructions from the Secretary of State and that the Secretary of State himself has stated that if any part of the Bill has to be changed, no essen- tial portion of it is to be changed without his knowledge. These, I think are all the observa- tions it is incumbent on me to make and perhaps when we consider this Bill in committee, if there are any charges made during the course of dis cussion and upon which there may be any doubt as to whether they are framed in accordance with instructions, it may be well to put in a suspen- sory clause that the Bill shall not have any force until Her Majesty's Government approve of it, because it seems to me it would be a pity to pass a Bill with what might be looked upon as important changes, and then to be told again that it did not carry out the instructions sent out and that another Bill must be passed. I may further mention that a short time since I received another despatch from the Secretary of State, in which he tells me that a question had been put in the House of Commons whether the Bill had passed the legislature of Hongkong. The Secretary of State, in reply, said that he had only sent out the Bill during the course of the prosent year and that the legislature hnd not as yet had time to pass it, that it was under con- sideration-or something to that effect. An hon. member who has just spoken against the desir- ability of passing this measure, said that no notice had been taken by the Secretary of State of the protest that was sent home by the un- official members of Council in connection with this matter. I may quote from one of the
Mr. MacEwen-I am somewhat astonished at despatches of the Secretary of State, dated 3rd January of this year, in which he says "I take the very strong remarks of the Attorney-General. this opportunity of acknowledging receipt of If I recall correctly what took place when this your despatch of the and November, (that is the island was first occupied by the British, a solemn despatch of Sir William Des Voeux) forwarding premise was made that the manners and customs copy of a letter signed by the unofficial members of the natives should be respected, and this of Council enclosing a protest against the abolimatter I take to be one of their customs. tion of the medical examination of prostitutes I am unable to reconsider the decision arrived at in that matter. As I pointed out in my despatch of the and Jaly. 1887, the medical arguments in favour of compulsory examination were strongly urged with equal force in this country and were overruled. I may remind you that the House of Commons in June, 1988 emphatically endorsed its previously expressed views on this question by deciding, without a in England." It might have been better, perhaps, if a quotation from this despatch had been sent to the unofficial members at an earlier stage, showing that the Secretary of State had acknow- ledged the receipt of their protest and had given
His Excellency said he was still of opinion it every consideration. I may say this despatch-
that the best plan would be to pass the Bill and arrived in the Colony shortly after 1 came and was in due course referred to the Attorney if the question ever arose as to whether any General, The present Attorney-General had
person was married or not to let the Courts not then arrived, and it was considered bet-decide it. At the same time if the hon. member ter that the matter should remain over until had any amendment to propose he would be his arrival, and the consequence is that all glad to give every consideration to the proposal the papers connected with this matter bave been made. If the hon. member preferred it, he bad more in the Attomey-General's office than any no objection to the clause standing over to the where else since the time they were sent out. If next meeting. my attention had been drawn to this paragraph, am sure I should have been the first to inform the unofficial members that their despatch had been acknowledged and that the Secretary of State hart given it consideration, I regret on my part that I did not notice this acknow. ledgment at an earlier date. These, gentlemen, are the circumstances under which this Bill now comes before the Council. Two hon. members bave stated that they do not see the utility of this Bill. Apparently, if they are of opinion that it cannot do much good, it cannot do much harm, and it might be as well to satisly those who are under the happy impression that it will do good, and pass it. An hon member has said that it is useless to express an opinion with regard to the Bill; because the Attorney-General has stated that it must be passed. No doubt those who hold official positions in Cron Colonies have to obey the instructions of the Secretary of State in regard to certain matters, but at the same time I think myself it is always useful to hear the views that may be expressed by unofficial members on the contrary side, and I for one shall be always glad to hear any opinion they may think proper to express upon any
The Acting Colonial Secretary-May I again correct the hon. member on this paint, for the fourth or fifth time. The words which he bas qunted were in the proclamation of the Admiral who occupied the island, and were done away with by the treaty which was signed a year afterwards, by which the Queen took absolute possession and had a right to pass her own laws..
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to Captain Gulland's Distance Table, in 1971 miles from Shanghal.: The wreck of the Hwiyuen is about N.N.E. 7 miles distant,
The Yangtzar is insured in German'offices, and her cargo, but as all the advices went down with. local insurances probably have lines on some of the ship it wes not known last night what com panien were affected. At least 30 chests of opium are uninsured. The mails were lost in the ship, it being found impossible to save them.
Captain Tonningsen, who had one of bis feet cut on the rocks, desires cordially to thank Capt. Thomson and all on board the Oanja for the kindness shown him and his crew during the time they were on board the Mutual steamer.- N. C. Daily News.
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June 14th, 1800. The son of H.E. 14, Viceroy of the Two Kuang, has gained the degre of Fanlin
1 he rumour published in our last issue that Mines, was appointed as the Chinese Resident Taotai Chu, the late Director of the Jeho Silver to Corea by Li, has been contradicted.
The Northern Squadron has arrived at the ouler anchorage, and Admirals Lang and Ting are in Tientsin.
Locusts have m.de their appearance on the northern bank of the Feibo. The natives say that unless the former rains are adequate for the early corps, locusis always appear as a climax to the drought. Rain bas not been plentiful this year, and the presence of the pest is put down to that cause.
A report reaches us from Mongolia to the effect that the rumour of the Prince of Alaskan having entered into an agreement with a foreign firm to sell then the produce of his territory in camels, sheep, and goats' wool, skins, and hides for a period of ten years, is correct. The Prince has received the first instalment of the Tis. 50,000 to be advanced as a "consideration" for the sole considerable time past the Prince has been right to trade within his district. For some endeavouring to tempt monopolists in this way, and has at last succeeded with, it is said, a new
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the spread would not appear to be due in any division, in favour of the repeal of similar acis because of the justice and equity of the English General Debility, than any other remedy-known A Botel, on FRIDAY next, at 4"P.M., to
themselves from examination.
Mr. Ryrie-I think there must be a greater number of women who are prostitutes than you haye mentioned. There must be thousands of them. The statement that the abolition of the Contagious Diseases Acts has done a great deal of harm to Her Majesty's forces in China is testified to by our most able officers In both services. As far as this ordinance is concerned, it seems to me useless. It may afford protection to girls, but it is not any protection to society, It is the very reverse. If the Government have made up their mind that everything shall be free in Hongkong, that we shall have no compulsory examination of women, I think an ordinance of this kind is not wanted. There are no girls kept prisoners, or I fancy very few. If there were it would be the care of my hon, friend (Acting Registrar General) who has a staff op purpose, to search houses and find out girls who are detained against their will. I may mention also that the protest of the unofficial members of this Colony has received no acknowledgement whatever. It has not been taken the slightest
notice of
Mr. Ho Kai-As I was not in the Council when the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts was made, I would, although it is perhaps late in the day, record my opposition to it. What the learned Attorney-General bas pointed out, that being a Crown Colony we can do nothing but carry out the instructions of the Secretary of State, has taken the spirit of debate out of me altogether. Nevertheless, I think the spirit of protests in every man and-I wish to register my own opinion in the matter-that I strongly condemn the repical of those useful Acts. I will not resort to my arguments against the repeal, that would be useless now, but I wish to record that I quite agred with the gentleman
subject.
Mi. Ho Kai said the Chinese e me here law and if the remarks of the learned Attorney General were translated into the Chinese news. papers they would be fully appreciated. It it was the intention of the Government here not to study Chinese interests by all means let it be known.
Mr. Ho Kai said he should feel obliged it his Excellency would allow the clause to stand over, which was agreed to.
Progress was reported at Clause 10, and the Council adjourned to the 30th instant.
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Excellency is aware that there is a Society here his, hon, friend on his left (Mr. MacEwen) above Ports, on THURSDAY, the 26th June, IN CALL of $15 (Fifteen Dollars) per Share
Mr. Ryrie-I do not know whether your for the protection of women and children, the Po Leung Kok. Surely that should be sufficient.
The Attorney-General-I have recognised the existence of that Society and have given them the power to deal with those. girls sent to the asylum by the Registrar General,
His Excellency-The question now is that the Bill be read a second time.
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NOES. Mr. Ho Kai, Mr. MacEwen. Mr. Ryrie.
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The Acting Registrar-General, The Surveyor-General. The Acting Colonial Treasurer. The Attorney-General The Acting Colonial Secretary, The second reading was therefore carried by a majority of seven to three.
The Council went into Committee on the Bill, On Section 2, which deals with the definition of the owner of a brothel
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who has just spoken. I think the present Bill is no use whatever, and that it was a great mis- take to repeal the Contagious Diseases Acts.
His Excellency-It is poly right that I should state what took place in connection with this matter in so far as the Secretary of State is concerned. Early this year the Secretary of State wrote two or three despatches in connec- tion with the subject In one of these despatches he enclosed a draft Ordinance to which the Attorney-General has alluded and upon which the present Bill has been framed-in fact, I may say not only framed, but with a few changes 'the draft Ordinance as sent out by the Secretary of State is the Bill now before the Council for consideration. The Secretary of State men- tioned in one of his despatches that he had sent out instructions during the course of last year to pass an Ordinance on this subject, and that he found that the Ordinance sent home to him was not in accordance with the instructions seat out, and he thought that instead of amending that Ordinance to bring it within his fastractions, it would be better and more simple to repeal it allo gether and to paks a. new one. In that I quite agree with him. I think myself that, instead of amending an Ordinance here and there and hay ing numerous laws to which we are obliged to allude from time to time, it is far better to have the whole matter to which the law relates in one Ordinance. Reference has been made to the expediency of having abolished the Contagious Diseases Acts. I am fully aware, gentlemen, tion, that differences of opinion on this matter exist not only in this Colony bat in many other colo-ingly. nies and even in England itself. But notwith standing this difference of opinion the House of Commons, as the Attorney General bas men- tioned, came to the conclusion that these
Mr. Ho Kal said there was a difference in the acls should be abolished, and upon that conclu- sion the English Government acted. And the English and Chinese methods of computing age. English Government has sent out peremptory The English method was to reckon from birth- day, the Chinese from year to year, thus a girl orders to all Crown colonies where these acts
born on the arst December would, according to are in force, telling those colonies they must be repealed, and as a matter of fact in all those the Chinese method, be two years old on the rat January. Was the sixteen years to be reckoned colonies these acts were repealed in consequence of the orders sent out. In regard to this particular by Chinese or English methods? Again, with Bill, the Attorney-General bas referred to certain regard to the question of marriage, was that to
At 9 pm, the stern went down and the whole mean marriage as recognised by English or polate which be considers the principal ingredi-
Further the Chinese were a ship was under water, there being at the time ents, such as the age of the girls, and the fact of Chinese law? the brothels being registered for the wake of polygamous race. The first wife was married heavy sea on and a strong breeze from the
Hongkong. Gond salary to suitable protecting the girls inside, not for the sake of under a particular custom, the second, third and southward. As soon as the natives of the island
fourth wives were commonly known as con. found the distressed people among them, they A EUROPEAN BARMAID for a Hotel in In any way recognizing immorality. These two
Apply to points seem to me to form essentially the chief cubines, and were under a totally different custom did all they could to make them comfortable.
W. 8. MARTEN,! ingredients of this Bill, and the Secretary altogether. If the Chinese marriage law was to They were very kind and gave the passengers
2, Daddell Street. of State in hig despatch says that no change be recognised under this Ordinance, how far was food and offered them all the shelter of their
Hongkong, 24th June, 1890, in the principle of the Blu must be made If going to be recognised, and would it bute on the opposite side of the island, as it was
extend to the second, third and fourth wives? raluing at the time. without his knowledge. Therefore it seems.
SPECIAL NOTICE.** to me better that we should proceed with There were many respectable Chinese in the this Bill and accept the principle rather than Colony who were in the habit of taking con- pass another Bill in regard to which the cubines under the age of sixteen, and if the Or
Mr. Chater moved that consideration of this clavic stand over until the next meeting, in order that certain alterations might be made.
His Excellency sald there was no objection to the clause standing over for further considera
The clause was allowed to stand over accord- On clause 6, which makes défilement of a girl under sixteen years of age by any person a mis- demeanour, unless the girl shall have been duly given in marriage to such person
The Yangisie left Hongkong at 5 am, on Wednesday morning, June 11th, with a full cargo including 1,800 baler Bombay yarn, 113 chests opium and 23 boxes of treasure, the latter valued at $100,000. There were on board 78 people all told. On Filday morning at 2 o'clock, thick foggy' weather set in and at 5.15 p.m. the surf was seen beating on land which proved to be Hieshan Is- land. The engines were immediately put full speed astern, "but although the speed of the vessel was considerably reduced, she ran right up on the island, which rises some 400 feet in this locality. Captain Tönningsen at once made preparations for saving life, and a ladder was put over the bow, by means of which the passengers, compradore's staff, and some of the crew were landed. The boats were got out, but not lowered into the water, for they could not have reached the shore owing to the surf. During the tight, the boats were washed away, with everything on deck. Provi sions, guns, and the ship's papers were landed, but in about half an hour from the time the ship alruck, the bottom forward gave way and the inrush of water caused the forepart of the ship to sink, so that the water was level with the derk, while the stern rose in the air. The Captain and remainder of the crew then had to rave themselves by swimming, being hauled ashore by ropes,
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BOFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF
HONGKONG.
This Association is formed for IThe purpose of counteracting influences that are, and for a very long time have been, acting against the interests of Wofficers of the British Mercantile
Marine.
11. To watch over and guard the interests of pingita members, wh
III.To ranintain the proper dignity of the
an profession
N.B. PUBLIC MEETINGS of this Asso-
Ciation will be held at 8.30 F.M., every TUES DAY and FRIDAY, at No. 2, HIGH STREET the temporary quarters until further notice.
All Masters and Officers are cordially invited By direction of the Committee.
[968 Hongkong, 28th May, 1890,
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Apply to
HUGHES & EZRÁ, Hongkong, 17th April, 1890
FIRST
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TO LET.
FIRST FLOOR of HOUSE, 15, Praya
Central. 2ND FLOOR of HOUSE, No. 64, Queen's Road Central.
Apply to
LAY HING & Co., No. 153, Queen's Road Central, [469 Hongkong, aand March, 1890.
TO BE LET, From 1st July next.
THE GROUND FLOOR of our Offices in Back Buildings, opposite the Hongkong Hotel, and now in the occupation of the Chinese Insurance Co., Ltd. (in Liquidation). The central position of these: Premises makes them very desirable for OFFICES,
Apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.
[845 Hongkong, 3rd June, 1890.
TO LET, Possession from 1st Jane next.
HOUSE NO. 31, ELGIN TERRACK,
Apply to
[747
J. SAMUEL No. 24, Elgin Terrace. Hongkong, 7th May, 1890.
TO LET.
YTOUSES Nos. 71 and 77, Wyndham Street,
each have 6 spacious Rooms. Apply to
THE HEAD SHROFF of the Chartered Bank of India, &c. Hongkong, sth May, 1890.
716
TO BE LET.
મ From 1st June. FIRST FLOOR of No. 3, Blue Buildings.
Apply to T
BARN & AGENCY Co., Ltd. THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
Victoris Buildings, Hongkong, roth April, 1890,
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