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στου Mied to the Corable beli withdraws His Ex- Fra erick Logard wirely met the wishes of the Colony, with the realt that The quon Ordinance necessitaled no change in the character of the port in respect of the fact that it did nx entail the search either of per sopal baggage or cargo. BiExcellency must

A sum of saved thous recognising blisself represented in the “S'aud~ It is not fair I. It is most unfair that the barter the following lama So therefore hare experienced some dificulty in

sixty dollars in aid of the ard as the originator and founder of a regular den, the whole burdes, of protection should be. Custom Baner

Me fald up pilis Goverment, Billeving that we

The minutes of the last meeting wors read and confirmed.

The rate par quarter and per mensem, proportional, Bahsoriptions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month The daily faste is delivered free when the addrem is acosseïble to `messenger., Paskrubośribers man have their coplas dailyered at their reddenes without any extra charge. On copias aint by post and FINANCIAL MINUTES... additional $3150 per quarter in charged for postage. The Colonial Secretary, laid on the table, The postage on the weakly imine to any part of the Fionocial iontes Nor, go and 97,

world la 90 cents per quartar,

ingla Coples, Dally, len cents Weakly, wanty

five cents (for emal only),

DEATH,

The Attorney-General--I beg to call the bin, Certain

Finance Committee,

It was agreed that they be referred to the member to order. He is anticizing, centa

acions adopted by Fir Frederick Lugard.

BARNA FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT, AN

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the Sept. 15, at Hampstead, James Graig, late of report of the Finance Committee (No. 16). It

was approved. Hongkong, aged 79,"

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONDEONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1919,

RAILWAY, IN CHINA,

Atty.

pression of opioion in this Council Viewed

ara entitled ask for the help of the British Government, I more —

That this Conseil desires respectfully to draw the attention of the Secretary of Stats for tho Colonist to theport of origin of all the and one-third of the compounds of

Hon Mr. Murray Stewart-I had no wish to críticias Sir Frederick's action. On the other hand, I applauded his actions and palated out the wisdom of his'coune. If the bor, Attorneying this Colony ; and humbly prays him to. ? General bad the patience to listen to me a few before Parliament the pr. priaty of Lesinilog || minutes more, he would havs, reallied that Government là ha endeavours to discourage was coming to the pola testricting the export from England of the opium 'ce ladlis, most injurious form by The Colonial Secretary-in the meantime, I would liketosay that hoa, memberisintroducing debateable matter which has nothing to do with the present ras Jutión and which I am in a position to attack of my own knowledge of what happened last year, t

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His Excellency-Yeonremarks are irrelevant, Sir, to argue that the interests of the Colony Hop. Mr. Moray Stewan-Is it Irrelevant, are adversely affected by every necessity for still further consiling the freedom of the port

His Excellency Tbot's not irrelevant. Hon. Mr. SlowAit-It's not irafcvani? His Excellency-Not if it refers to opium, » Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart--Then may I be allowed to proceed?

His Excellency-Yes.

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means of gratifying ite

His Excellency said the Goversment could not accept hon, member's resolution, which appeared to involve several criticiima on the action of the Imperial Goverome,t. Bon. member had begged the quration on more than

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Services, pilating, Ind binding.

A sem of forty thousand six hundred dollars

in aid of the vote, Post Of:6, Post Office, Other Charges, for the falc Items:

Dairings of Mails:-

Gamílies to Skipman Transit Chargan Lights

IMPORTATION OF MORPHINE Hon. Mr. M. Stewart Your Excellency, site to move the Vesalating of which kava given police. It obviously relers to ▲ striking fact, disclosed is the atower made to The question which 1. aakad at our last meat, ing. The disclosure that all the morphine, and one third of the compounds of opium at present belog imported jote the Colony, comes In dealing with the subject of railway confeam London, seems to me to call for an ex- struction in Chias, Mr. W. P. Ker, H, M. in the light of recent local bistory the situation Commercial Attaché at Peking, makes the revealed is truly Gilbuitian. The Imperial following remarks:-1 he chief obstacle to Parliament having decided that it is morally railway development in China is the antago indefensible to sell 'op am, the British Govern. nism between the Central Government and meat instruct this. Government to legislata the inhabitants of the provinces. The form- | against the use of the drug. First, we are told er desires to get all the railway under the to close all the opium divads forthwith. To supreme control of the Board of Communi. that the unofficial members of this Conncit de cations, and recognises the necessity for murred. We did not demat to the application to this Colony" of the pɔlicy adopted by foreign loans; the latter are jealous of His Majesty's Government for the gradual Government interference and insist with suppression of the Indian export to China, varying degrees of failure or success OD We acquics:ed in and expressed spproval of providing their own capital and their own the arrangements made by Sir Edward Grey to engineers. In spite, however, of all obstacles, destroy in ten years, by a process of gradual the construction of railways. Is bound to extinction, the Indian export, merely polating continue, and ample opportunities for British out that a principle beld to be just when applied,

to the lodian export might with eqral justice trade of the port. 1e pon prospered while we By parity of resessing plague is good for the enterprise will be afforded for many years to come. Competition for supplying material pointed out that if Chios keeps her part of the Oaly so could the port prosper with a Custom have been made to apply to this Colony, Webad the plague, in spite of it, set because of it. Is exceedingly keep, and the only firms bargalo the evils complained of would work House. The port of Hongkong may be like

Excellency the Officer Adminitising the Gai At the conciasion of the day'a procesfioga at that have a chance of success are those themselves out completely during the decennialed to a Pallau-one of those, mopumentat

he Legislativa: Council this aftereoon, Hit which are directly or indirectly repre period in which the coltivation of the poppy is to arches familiar to travellers in China-clad other constiles to probibit the expoat of arment, Sir Henry May, said that he was

was ineffictive unless they could also get sented by technical experts on the spot. cease, and that there was really no decessity for over the road is an opes place. If it is kept the aricle. Again, hoa, member lasisedy H.E. Gaaral Broadwood was not preriut An indication of the interest taken by drastic repressive cacasures. Our representa, free from obstruction the traffic will pass on the chirac er of the port being charge that afternces. As they probably know the Central Government in the future tious were ignored in ob dieace to the demands through . If a toll bar is elected ared at the instance of the Imperial Govma General Broidwood was leaving, on Sat of railways in China is afforded by the made by the extreme saction of the asti-opium traffic will adopt the simpla expediart of going ment. That, was noted," It was hue that they at that table again. If Gestal Broad

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which hop. member appeared to discuss are point, The pricipal question

was that the British Gis.rament bad 201 seen fit to restrict the expert of morphine from Ergland and that the Hongkong Gordin. west's action was taken at the instance of. the Imperial Government. That was not so, They bad acted on their own initiative and with the object of meeting the wishes of the International. Opium Confare ca held at Continuing, Hon. Mr. Stewart sald:-The Shanghal not very long ago. The fact that 'Standard's article went on to say that cop morphine reached the Colony from Europe had trary to fears expressed by residents the Port been brought to the notice of the Goueramed! had proposed subitquently to: the establish・varal months ago and was receiving the meat of a regular Custom Bours and this wan

consideration of His Majsaty's Govertmen} put forward in such a way as to suggest that it The probable reason for no action being taken | H.4. MAJUR-GENERAL BROAD. Wax becanes of it.

la the matter was because it was nEcoERY WOOD'S DEPARTURE,

with a view to co-operation. The Bengkong that those countries engaged in the morphins. trade should come to some agirement VADEDICTORY REMARKS BY HE. THÉ

-GOVERNOR Government's action was equity obviously in there was no denying the fact that problb ilon effective They had done what they could bal

This was all the business.

bext and hon. memberi would, not se him

well and

round. So will commerce avald Hongkong I had to take orders from His d'ajusty's Govern in obedience to their demands a Bill was you take steps calculated to make through ment with regard to the epiam quastion, tion with the Ministry of Communications at forced through this Council, closing all the traffic difficult. Every additional step taken in but they were left to devise their own methods dollver & sperch, he would not have come thefa

wood had known that he was ROIGT, Peking, of a school for training rallway offi- divas in March st It or ly had to be forced the direction of the establishment of a Costem to replace the revenue as a result of their hai afternoon and chat probably acce cials. The school is. built for 100 students, throu, it only met with opposition, because House inevitably handicaps the business of the ralley. They bad acted on their own initiatives not being there that af,ergoon (Laughter), but the number is at present limited to 350, we were asked to accept by way of compass.Colony. Several sach steps wo lisvo had to who come from all parts of the Empire and tion a vague promise. The necessary legislation take in connecting with the Opium Policy that heo, member had admitted that the ing molest man. His Excellency konw

and with their own free wills was glad

General Brandwood f Was one of the vary in age from 18 to 25. There are about having thus been provided this Government as Under Instructions from Home we have fately gestion to replace the epici sevente by im before and knew how we 30 teachers, including 1 British, I Ameri-coordientiously administered the law. With what been compelled to pass laws, med at sisice using a duly on liquor emanated from the ed himasifia South Africa can (a drill sergeant), a French and is evident from the column of the local press, oplum, the habitual use of which is admittedly member, who bad taken to grembling over celicacy proceeded to speak of the loyalty the Imperial mandelsbeing carried outing the import of morphine and compounds of unofficial side. He recently reminded hos, of action, he was'n man of low wordi German. Most of them are well paid. which contains frequent accounts of ptica more injurious than oplum smoking, The full course, is three years, and raids on restaurants and tea shops, suspected of

the matter, that that mode of increasing work he had done in the fi,its and of the This necessitated providing an extension of the Colony's revenue was introduced at interest he took in the Voluntcers abils hers the students are divided into three sections including in the price of a meal, or of a cup of the machinery for something car had 100 the very suggestion of the macfficials. He be in wishing General Broadwood a happy return according to the foreign language, English, tea, the cost of the coolies "pips of peace.*viding additional powers of search bar had to be lived that the question of controlling the export his homes and ples y of heakh to enj ly h We felt supd that they would all fain with him (a8 French or German, taught them in addition The heaviness of the fires imposed bear passed in the last month, The Council may re to other subjects. The curriculum includes cloquent testimocy to the zeal displayed in membertḥatiobjected to the third reading. I did

of morphine from the United Kingdom the Chinese language drill, geography, his carrying out the orders from Home. It is at so because it occurred to me to wonder whether Majery's Government, la conclusion, His

Wis under the consideration of Hle long life (Applause), ga tory of Chinese railways, mathematics, draw."Į least questionable whathat to this stal on the the alteration in the original O.dinance: would Excelency said that he would be glad to send ing, chemistry, physics, traffic management. Part of the police force is not attributable some hare this effect of conferring thepower to search hen, member's address with the resplation

NOTICE:way bookkeeping, elements of engineering, steam and electrical, workshop administra. tion, and railway company law. This same antagonism between the provincial inhabit

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cargo pod Chinsie se uchers. The unde sirability of that must be apparent to anyone who reacts upon the possibilities. It torced

out that this would have been the after of this now. Ordinance as originally draf ed." OF course ibi is an oversight on the part

attaches to the Secretary of Sigfe but he could the Government would therefore Vols against not see his way to accepting the resolution and

it.

Hon. Me Murray Stewart said that His Ex

to

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS,

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Royal Mengerin of Wild Animals arrived" The popular Harmston's Grand Circas

day by the 1,8. Hongkong from Haiphong. The steamer want, alongilde Douglas' Wharf

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part of that failure to perform its primary fonc. tious which has led to adverse comment of late. While it remains unsafe for Earopsin indies to walk alone, not to the heart of the tow, but on the higher levels in the outskins, and, while E have the pleasure to advise ants and the Central Governinent (to which the houses of Europaan and Chiucas are alike

cellency bad a'ated that the policy of the Home afer the tiffia hour and discharged all the Mr. Ker refers) has been made painfully burgled with impunity, because iba Colony of the Government. The Hon. the Government was no! responsible for theit hingago, ele, of the circus, Oa our CUSTOMERS and the

apparent in the case of the Chinese section lively to patrol one ronds, part of the strength scan to ure such a power. Of course not of the character of the post. That was not to, tive learnt that they had a ffon tilp

cannes afford a police force large enough effectorney Central fold us so. You did nating bad to most unwilllogly submit to a change members of the company, a PUBLIC GENERALLY that, of our Kowloon Canton Railway, the opening of that already inadequate body is diverted from You Dever do want to use objectionable powers and in applying that contention, he would refer the pasformers are is fie form for

of which has been delayed considerably the pursuit of the thief, the snatcher, and the for which you legislate. You Just want them to a spesch made by Hia Zxcelleɔcy Sil Fre- night to-morrow." It is just a under the Fuperintendence of our through this cause. Now, however, it appears disorderly drunkard, to beating the compare to keep. You only wanted this cas for Budderick I ugand fast year. In that speech, His the Circus was here fast, and t

that things are on the mend and that latively humless opam smoker in his lair. pean revenue cffisers You altered the Ordin Excellency bad said that "the necessity for with us again 'new FACTORY EXPERT, rocently

response to representations from Hongkong Not only have we exposed the commucky to ance accordingly, But, even as it mande, it is a dring samsthing for the Colony's revenue be arrived in the Colony (who has had the Chinese are overriding the difficulties the dangers arising out of this drain upon the most is to sing concession to a principis dat need not calarge upon, and that these respons

Many few turos diverbis strength of our police force, we have beep abgerous to the life of this Colony. It is part of ponsible for the Colony's fasces were compal. cludes a cou

The show. formerly facing them and making every en liged to pass legislation which has changed the the sser à se imposed upon as by a conscita led to look for some supply from the rest urcas 18 years' experience in the leading deavour to get their part of the roule com character of the Port We have been obliged tipus endeavor to cany out to the felter the of the Colony. His Excellency had said that the ti

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of the Liquors Ordinacce Go Brisis freely to apply a demand which The fathership of that Ordinance was dis- this Gogeremant has been lowrected to die claimed on behalf of the Government by Your conntenance and eventual destroy fechadi Excellency at a recent maiting. Your Ex-al-orce to the fa

(mpoda) fat we have changed the fency's disclaimer co:rec a an error, which has | old fren trace character of the port, more than

of Aumonition that there

ill by kiddja

the step. Mr. Johnson, who was 116 agonist la the British Parliament with regar opiam question, had said that the guns was dat ode of money, but of but at time that gentleman did not mird those seasons, he was not prepared to withdraw Lloyd Habe

being imported into the Colosy For AMONG the: heres

for China His Excellency-Do you wish a division to Cianles be taken?

·Islands Hop. Mr. Murray Stewart-If you please, the Son Os the division being taken, the resolution bat berm was that by abk fi lil majority.

ber total 13,315 ounces-alt from Kenb.

THE ongkong and Oh'na Gia. Co. piya ao interim dividend at rate of so per cast, for 1910 stalked abroad beyond the limite of the Cbfeay, we deem it to be desirable in the interest of the A CONSIGNMENT of males arrived from the the wisdom of which, in the long run, remains most decessary to protect ourselves are our own throwing the whole responsibility for stop bolt only to find that the people from whom it is

North by the s.s. Sui Bang this morciog. The to be proved, upon His Excellency Sir Frederick people. If the Home Aulharities can be brought animals are for CalcuriL.

Lugard. He has been represented as the initias to realise this, surely they must fael pound to Tus owner of a fishlog.junk was fined Saga first appearance in a lical papar, not long ago. Cannot be that ther

torofskalden. This, perhapa natural, error, mids" || taka appropilato mensuros fer lef? Spre

will say it is no this morning for carrying salt on board, there I made a mental note of it at the time, just a stopping

export from England Sir by defrauding the Government of licence any "watcher of the skies" might make a note of the KREAT tifyingtoplum vice kitty when some new and paimportant comet "swims to its worst form on the ground that it We received information from Messrs. E. 8. lato his kin.. i saw it sprout a tall, comatulie, would then come fram some other country, Kadocrin & Co. too late to alter in thair list of in an English press, not long after, Asarticlesp. The large and inflacatial section of the British quotations that Hongkong Banks are quoted | pearediniba"standard"ieiling the'Lumepublic Fublic which has so recently goupio ihsaniz,me

1670 sellers.

shat His Rxcellency Sir Frederick Lugard bad of advocating the immediate prohibition of sprung the measure upon tien kong una sur. opl'm'ia the Crows Colonies w}}}/ THE kidnapping case which we mentioned in prise to the inhabitants, the fact being that be allow the British par listino was called before Mr. J. R. Wood bad aald in this Council's "The Bill before you the theory that

the Matricy this morning, when a native is a sincere attempt to give effect to the wishe needs be Berland may as woman appeared on a charge of alleged illegal of the community as they are represented by barbouring of faur Chinese girls and a hoy, the cnoffical member of this Gond Alf the children hear marks of violence on their

communily had võlugia

parsons, said to have bean inflicted

dant with a

Police isth

sent

Which

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CHANGIN Hos, Mr. Stewart asked:Has the Gorera latard with nett distrib

anslation in Chiasse of the 2012 Argus on goods pass.

titude for

ander the consideration