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THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1912.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL to cripple local businesses which

"THE BOYCOTT ordinance in FORCE TO-DAY,

NO DIVISION OF MEMBERS NECESSARY,

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber.

There were present. H. E. the Governor, Sir Francis Henry May, K.O.M.G.

The Hon. the Officer Command ing the Troops, (Colonel Charles William Robert St. John).

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. M. Thomson.

The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J.A.S. Bucknill.

The Hon. Colonial Treasuror, Mr. I. Messer.

The Hon. Director of Public Works, Mr. W. Chatham, O.M.G. The Hon. Registrar General,

Mr E.R. Hallifax,

The Hon. Captain Superintend- ent of Police, Mr. F.J. Badoley.

The Hon. Sir Kai Ho Kai, Kt., M.B., C.M.G,

The Hon. Wei Yuk, C.M.G. - The Hon. Mr. H.E, Pollock, K.C. The Hon. Mr E. Osborne, The Hon. Mr. C.H. Ross.

The Hon, Mr. J.W.C. Bonnar. Mr. A.G.M. Flatelier, Clerk to the Council.

Finance.

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over illegal or improper attempts are being conducted in a lawful manner. The bill orentes offences punishable with some severity when committed by persons who [ by act, word or graphically end- eavour to or actually carry out these boycotting projects. It also enables the levy to be made of a special tax payable by persons occupying areas where this class

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redemption as well, and because the Bill being read a second time Which has proved a great success in cigarette You succeed in business in direct proportion as you in adopting the third course we ond be put through its conclud- shall be continuing our efforts to ing stages. bring our subsidiary coins back to par.

This I must say I consider to be the boundon duty of this Government, for it is not fair that the public should be forced, as they are, to accept subsidiary coins in payment of debts up to two dollars and that those coins should be allowed to remain at a discount.

The Secretary of State approved my recommendation and the ac- cumulation has been shipped to England for sale,

The Colonial Secretary second- ed, and the motion was agreed

to.

The Attorney General, in mov- Bill, stated that the principle of ing the second reading of the the Ordinance was to enable some sort of the control to be exercised over attempts to interfere with; ordinary business transactions or to cripple or hurt industries in a way which was obviously impro-

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On the 27th August, I personal.

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provided that it should be pos- taking place in one district by the Committee. involve us in much expense for

a levy in certain areas which were would be absurd to apply the ly discussed the question with come time to come, but I trust the called in the Bill "proclaimed proclamation where the riot took five members of the Committee Council will agree that on the

of the Chamber of Commerce. These areas place.. boycotting areas. whole the course I have advised

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were places where these unlawful. Hon Sir Kai Ho Kai:-Will I suggested that, in view of tainly the fairest to the comwhich these proposals and actual the residents in the district, 10 power station, giving reasonable 2 the soundest one. It is cer- projects were hatched and from arrangements be made to allow existing cable facilities, a low munity.

interferences with trade and give information or to appear be-facilities for communication be- and

business emanated.

50 Fgyptian Cigarettai If fore the Government, to assist the tween ship and shore, was suff- Government to arrive at the cor- cient for commercial purposes. root conclusion? Srimad

Hon. Mr Thomson: If you turn to sub-section 7 you will find that they are even to receive rewards for giving information.

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Street Noises. An interesting proposed enact Flis Excellency the Governor inent was read this afternoon in would be observed that in the made the following financial re- the shape of a Bill entitled:An Bill there were two or three-two commendations which were re- Ordinance to amend the Summary at any rate-safeguards, and the ferred to the finance committee Offences Ord.nance, 1845. The principle of these was that it was on the motion of the Elon Colonial measure includes the substitution possible to exempt from the

of the Committee and the Cham- Secretary, seconded by the Hon following in place of paragraphs operation of this special levy any Colonial Treasuror:

dolcted from the Summary Property which for any good Hon. Sir Kai Ho Kai:-I know ber of Commerce. Mr. Harcourt A sum of $2,100 in aid of the Offences ordinance 1845:- reason ought not to be included that; will there be certain arrange has now suggested that the power vote Public Works, Extraordinary,

(1.) No person shall, between in the levy; and the second ex-ments whereby the government of the station should be five Miscellaneous, Resumption of sunset and the hour of six in the emption would be contained in a shall summon the leading re- kilowatte, which is the power of Inland Lot No. 805 in connection following morning, make or cause clause which he proposed to move sidents in that particular district the stations already erected with site for Quarters of Suber-or permit to be made or caused in committee stage, namely that and question them so that they at Colombo and Suva. He states dinate Officers.

any noise whatsoever calculated

it should not be necessary that have a chance of presenting their that he is suggesting to the Go- A sum of $2,000 in aid of the to disturb or interfere with the thie Bill should be always in case before the proclamation is vernor of the Straits Settlements that the station to be erected at vote Public Works, Extraor- public tranquillity or calculated operation, but that it should be issued? dinary, Miscellaneous, Miscolio disturb or annoy any person.

possible for His Excellency to His Excellency said he had not Singapore should be of similar Janeous Works.

(2.) Any person who shall con- suspend the operation either of the slightest doubt that the Gov. power. He adds that the British A sum of $548 in aid of the travene any of the provisions of such time as His Excelloney ressonable measure to satisfy him- proposing

the whole or part of the Bill for ernor-in-Council would take every North Roman Company are erect 2.5 vote Registrar General's Depart this section shall be guilty of an might consider fit. That was to self. In many cases the actions kilowatt stations at Sandakan, ment, Personal Emoluments, offence and shall be liable upon Compensation in respect of Quar-summary conviction before say that although the Bill, in the of the people living in the district Jesselton, and Selimpopon. He ters to the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax Magistrate to a penalty not ex that effect, would ordinarily be of whether they were support for the Colonies should call for absence of any proclamation to would be sufficient evidence proposes that the Crown Agents while noting as Registrar General ceeding one hundred dollars or from October, 1911,

to November in default of payment thereof to part of the ordinary law of the ing boycott or whether tenders forthwith for the erection 1912.

imprisonment with or without clony, yet if His Excellency they were not. Supposing there of auch a station. A sum of $2,500 in aid of the hard labour for any term not ex- thought fit to issue a proclamation was a boyastt of a shop, as hap vole Public Works, Recurrent, ceeding three months.

suspending the operation of the pened in Ireland. In a good many baen erected ships with a wire- Communications, Maintenance of (3.) This section shall apply Bill, the whole or part of the Orcases it would not be a difficult less installation at any point of Ronds and Bridges in City.

enly to such districts as the dinance would be accordingly matter to find out who formerly thesea between Hongkong, Singa- A sum of $5,000 in aid of the Governor-in-Council may direct suspended and be out of operation. patronised the shop and who had pore, and North Borneo will be vote Harbour Master's Depart by notification in the Gazette."

Proceeding, the Attorney Gen ceased to patronise it. If unhap within call of one or other of the ment, C.-Imports and Exports In the Objects and Ransons of oral said:-The legislation may pily it was necessary to take ac stations, at any rate during the Office, Other Charges, Secret the bill the Attorney General perhaps seem a little bit unusual, tion, no advantage would be taken night, and will only be out of Service.

states:-The object of this bill but as a matter of fact it is not to act unjustly or without proper reach of a atation during day time, if at all, for a short portion A sum of $11,051 in aid of the is to enable the provisions of sec- so. That is to say, that it has had enquiry. voto Public Works, Extraordinary, tion 13 of the Summary Offences ample precedents not only in

of their voyage. subsequent Buildings, Law Courts. Ordinance, 1845, which deal with England but alse eledwhere. One was made by the insertion If hereafter the Imperial Go- A further clauso and verpment erects a high power A sum of $28,500 in aid of the prevention of unseemly noises of the commonest forms of put of the vote Public Works, Recurrent, at night but which are restricted ting a stop to matters over which the bill passed out of committee. station at Hongkong in connec Water Works, Maintenance of in their operation to the Town of there is no very regular control Prior to that, however, the lion with the Imperial Wirelese City and Hill District.

Victoria, to be extended to others by levying a special tax question was raised as to when Sohome it will he available for A sum of $107,000 in aid of areas which are now centres of on places whore that impro- the bill was to come into force. long distance commercial work,

H. E. the Governor remarked. I shall be glad to learn whether tho vote Miscellaneous Services, population and in which it is per conduct comes from and Loss on Subsidiary Coins.

desirable that some such similar also by making persons, even it would come into force on the Honourable Unofficial Members Dealing with the miauto relat law should be in operation. though they may not themselves date of enactment. It was passed concur in the proposal to erect a 5 ing to the loss on subsidiary coin, In moving the first reading of be actually guilty, pay for the to-day and would come into force kilowatt station at Hongkong for

ship to shore communication. His Excellency said:-With re-tho Bill, the Attorney General persons who actually are. In fact to-day. ference to this minute I would stated that one of the earliest Or that is one of the oldest prin- Throughout the passage of the remind you that in his speech en linances in this Colony was an ciples of English law. With bill there was no division of the the estimates for 1912 Sir F. Ordinance of 1845 which regard to the offences which members taken. Lugard said that the Secretary of amongst other things tried to pre are created, I think no rea State and the Lords Commission-vent undue noises in certain sonably minded person can pos ors of the Treasury considered popolous spots in the Colony, but sibly take any objection to the His Excellency said:-At the the demonetisation of Hongkong this Ordinance was confined to creation of such offences. They commencement of the present subsidiary coin us an inadvisable the city of Victoris. The place are really in themselves, under year à Committee, consisting of measure. It was acordingly sus had grown since that time, certain ciroumstances, already two Governmont and two Na- pended during part of last year and and numerous complaints had offences, but by this Ordinance, val members and one Mili- during the current year. On my been received by the Govern- those offences are more clearly tary member, was appointed to arrival I found, an "accumalation |ment that the Ordinance defined and brought out of pos- enquire into the question of of over eight hundred thousand was not capable of being put into sible confusion into which, in any the erection of a wireless tele- dollars (face value) of Hongkong force elsewhere. It was now pro-woop idomos soll 30 mm, one graph station in Hongkong. It Royal subsidiary coin in the Treasury posed that the Ordinance should would find one's self to fall. had previously been ascertained on which we were losing interest be extended over the whole Colony The Colouial Secretary second at the rate of about sixty-five but that it should only be pated the second reading.

Dealing in committeo with the dollars a day, I asked the Secre-into operation in such areas as tary of State whether he wished might from time be considered bill on the second reading, Hon. this accumulation to be put again necessary. He understood that Sir Kai Ho Koi asked what steps into circulation. He replied by at present the only area in which the government proposed to take for commercial purposes a medium asking me my advice on the it was proposed to put it into point.

force was in the town district of There were only three courses Kowloon, open to me (a) to keep it and con- The Bill was read a first time. tinue to lose interest, (b) to put it The Boycott Ordinance. back into circulation by aalo of The bill, entitled "An ordin- ciding on any area as a boycott tion. This range was suggested ares. Supposing a riot took place because it would give communi the coins, (o) to sell it as bullion. anco to prevent the undue and in one district which had nothing cation with Shanghai, Formosa, I advise the latter course because improper hampering of lawfal to adopt the first would have business and commercial under-to do with it whatsoever, it would the Philippine Islands, and pro- entailed beavier expense in the takings" the text of which was be extremely unjust to levy the bably with French Indo-China end to adopt the second would published in the "Hongkong Tel rate, or that they should be by day, and with Japan and Sin have father depreciated car sub egraph" for Saturday was read a thought an explanation of that In February the Secretary of

malated in the extra rate. He gapore by night.

OLD STAMP ALBUM GANDE sidiary coins which are already, as first time and subsequently pass would do a great deal to allay State for the Colonies suggested several thousand old and ran you know, at a heavy discount and ed through all its readings, the apprehensions of the Chinese the erection of 15 kilowatt att stamps of different countries. Apply would have still left the coins out! The objects and reasons state: against us to involve us in loss of

The object of this bill is to community, with a range of about 300 to 0. Yakum, 2nd Floor, 28 discount if they should find their enable control to be established Hon. Mr. Thomson took it that miles. The estimated cost of Var Roid, Central,

the Governor would make every

Wireless Telegraphy..

that n high power station was not suitable for commercial work,

as it could receive messages only from high power stations.

The Committee reported that

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