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Tat Tam Resḍvole,

1914.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. effected within 4 months from had been introduced for the bill entitled An ordinance to

the present time.

purpose of giving the Gover, amend Ordinance No. 9 of 1910 B. It was not possible to onor in Council the power tone incorporated in the Pharmacy mence the constriction of the suspend the operations of either Ordinance, 1908" olditional servic» ›eservoir and or both of these.sactions. The filter-beda role fof tɔ until | Bill was not materially to affect The Hon. Altornby. General arrangemouts has won made for the original Bill in any way, moved the second reading of the the transfer of lauk i olonging to except that power was to be given bill entitled "An ordinance to the Military Authorities which to stop temporarily or per- Amend the Arms and Ammuni- The transfer was haally arranged the penalty which would accrue was required for these works, manently, as the case might be, tion Ordinauce, 1900."

A meeting of the Legislative Council was hell to stay in the Coucoil Chambr

There were present: E. the Governor Sir Fringia Henry May. X. C. M. G. Pr

The Hon. Coonia! Secretary Mr. C, Severn, ja j

The Hon. Attaquoy General, Mr. J. A. S. Buckall, K.C.

The Hon. Colonial Treasurer. Mr. AM. Thonson.

The Hon. Lirector of Pablic Worke, Mr W. Dhatham, C.M.G. The Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. E. R. Hallifax.

The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, Mr. McIlvaine Mascer.

Crematoria,

*Opium Ordinance, on the 31st January, and work against any person,' who after will be commenced forthwith.. the passage of the Bill, was The Council went into commit- found in possession or found tee on the bill entitled "An ordin The Hon. Attorney General, importing. foreign silver pickle ance to amend and consolidate the moved the first reading of a bill coin in contravention of the Laws relating to Opium." entitled" An ordinanus to provide Ordinance. |for the regulation of the burning of Human Remains and to enable Crematoria to be established."

The objects and reasons of the. bill state-

Dentistry Bill, Die Excellency said he would like to add to what the Boa..

The Council went into com- Attorney General had just said. unittes on the bill entitled "An It would be within the recollection ordinance to provide for the of honourable members that when registration of qualified Dental The disposal of human remains the original Bill was before the Surgeons and otherwise to by cremation is a practice which Connoil a good deal of discussion regulate the preotice of is already by no means unknown took place as to how the importa Dentistry."

the Colony.

tion of silver coin Or The cremation of the dead is an nickel coin could be régulatad essential feature of some religious and honourable members were communities whilat, apart from then informed that it was the in- this fact, this method of dealing tention of the Government to with human remains appears to regulate by means of permit,

Hon. Mr. E. Shollim. lloo, Mr. D. A, Hewett, C.M.Gia The Hon. MrWei Yuk, O.M.G. The Hon. Mr.H.E, Pollook, K.O. Hon, Mr. D. Lindale, The Hoh SicKai Ho-kai.O.M.G. Mr A. G. Fietober, Clerk to the Conseila.

Fliance",

be growing in favour amongst The senior Hon, unnofficial Mem...

A HAUL OF ARMS.

Sampan People Dump Them in the Harbour

other sections of the public. ber raised the question at the The following recommenda-

The attention of Government time as to whether it would be tione by H. E the Governor were having been drawn, owing inter paasible to deal effectually by laid on the table and referred to alia to applications for permic means of permit, seeing that the Finance Committee:-

sion to erect crematoria, to the importations under the exigences A sum of $1,000 in aid of the absence of satisfactory looal of trade were at times sure to m, proportional. Subscriptions commencing at 2.30 p.m.sach day. vote Public Works, Extraordin legislation dealing with the quee come atung. This Bill was en vessels searched yesterday by the for any period less than ne month will be charged as for s

ary, Hongkong, Temporary Quarters for Soavention of the regulation of this attempt to give power to sa Police who found in their posse full month.

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1914.

RACING IN HONGKONG,

Ol Unsound Mind.

Inspector Dymond had charge

gorg.

buildings,

The Hon. Colonial Treasurer

carried.

practice, the present Bill has been pend the particular ordinance

Two Chinese women and a min all Sampan people had their

A Chinese female aged about A sum of $900 in aid of the introduced in order to provide and was an attempt to see whesion twelve Mauser and 20 for the proper regulation of the ther the Government could effect Browning pistols together with 20 years was found wandering in vate Public Works, Extraordin- burning of human remains and the object which the original hour of mention

14,000 rounds ammunition. Connaught Road Weat, suffering ary, Hongkong, Buildings, to enable the establishment of Legislation passed without the from an unsound mind. She Addition to Printing Office, crematoria under auitable super-permit system, and if it could do possession but apparently before was conveyed by the Police to Victoria Gaol.

vision and contral. Whilst on the so it would be very much more the police reached them they the Government Civil Hospital.

The Hon. Colonial Treasurer one hand it seems very important convenient for the public and dumped all of the goods except moved the report of the proceed that the total destruction of any everybody concerned, but it had one basketful into the harbour, inga of the Finance Committee human body should not be capable to be clearly understood that if it The police accordingly had to Charge of Kidnapping.

beld on January 22, be adopted. of being conducted without such was found that the object with dredge to recover them.

This morning. Mr J. B. Wood of a case this morning in Mr. seconded and the motion was proper checks as may reasonably which the Laglisation was passed tad the sampan owners before

onsure that there has existed no was not attained

uader any irregular motives in the disposal suspension which might take him in the Police flourt and Tal Tam Reservoir. The Hon. Mc. H. E. Pollock, a corpse, on the other hand it place under that Bill then the fined them $250 each or in

default three months impriso K.O. put the following questions! is equally desirable that the wish Government would have to con- 1. Has the excavation for the of any deceased person, testa sider other measures. One thing foundation of the main dam of mentarily or otherwise expressed, was perfectly certain and that the new Tai Tem Tak. Reser-that his remains should be cre- was that it was the fixed deter- Twenty-five dollars or two voir bean commenced yet? If so, mated should be capable of being mination of the Government to months was the sentence pasced when was it begun, and how far respected and carried out in a rid the Oolong of foreign silver

proper and seemly manner. and nickel Coin. by Mr. Hazeland at the Police has such excavation proceeded? Court to-day on a rice packer 2.--What is the contras: date

business obstructed A portion of Prayer East.

tlozeland's Court, in which a Chinese woman was charged with kidnapping a girl aged 15 years. A remand for a week was ordered.

Obstruc lon.

It is with these objects that the The council then went into

ment.

A Skipper's Rebuke.

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There is point in the rebuke of

who in the conduct of his for the completion of that Reser-present Bill is introduced. It committes on the Bill and it was the skipper of the Cardiganshire

Where is the Money...

large volf? What is the contract provides that the powers of any read a third time.

penalty for delay in completion? barisl authority shall incia la the provision and maintenance of

3. Has any half-yearly return

Chloese Passenger Ships.

that if shipowners are to provide their vessels with wireless agrest, shipping port like Hongkong should have an installation. The

1914 is hard upon as; and the list of entries suggests that com-side, with the exception of the ing statement of the Director och edificas nosc, human habiting Asiatic Emigrants generally." accept these favours. Some day,

petition is to be keen and that the meeting should be a pleasurable money. one to recall in after days If there is in Hongkong the unamiable persdn who would do away with racing on the score that, while it finds work for many p ople, that work is non-producing, we have not met him. On the face of it be is right, of course; but when he claims that all non-productive workers are doing useless work he is far astray in bis reasoning. The man who contributes, in any degree, to healthful pleasure-giving to the community is doing really neeful work, and the most notable thing about racing in Hongkong is that every cload is interested in it. Even the Chinese, to whom hores-racing is a comparatively new thing, foliow is keenly and interestedly. At every succeeding meeting they line the inner rails more thickly and swarm more numerously upon Black Rock.

+

A Mixed Lot.

⚫ first time.

Coinage Bill.

of the work a ne on that Reser-crematoria of a oharacter to be

ir been furnished to Members approved by proper authority. The Hon. Attorney moved the ground of his complaint was that A Chinese accountant living of Council, as promised by His The Bill gives power to the Go-second of the bill entitled "An he had to send a message to vernor-in-Council to make regala Ordinance to send and con- Hongkong vin Taingian but he 14 Temple Street had his Excellency the Governor, at the ions as to the maintenance and solidate the Law relating to is not the first who has done that. premises entered yesterday and a mesting of this Council held on inpacotia of these crematoria and Chinese Passenger Ships box containing $240 and books the 24th October, 1912? If not, the can fitione under which are defined by the Chinese Passenger the northern port on former de Hongkong has been indebted to were stolen. The goods were why not?

Ships" as defined by the Chinese occasions and appears to be The issue of the race books reminds us that the meeting for found by the police on the hill.

4. With reference to the follow-ution may take place.

It prohibits the construction of Passengers Act, 1855, and concern- content for some time longer to Public Works made at the said

sion, highways or any consecrated in doing so he stated that to of course, the Colony will have Meeting of Council :-

grouni and it prescribes pengo into the history of the Bill and an installation of its own. It has I trust that within two yearea for breach of any regulathe Ordinances which preceded been agreed upon, which is al- from the present time the work tions made under the provisions it would involve dilating upon the waya somathing. But no one The heterogenous collection of will have reached auch a stage as the Ordinance.

conditions which existed before appears to see any need for persons spoken of in Longfellow's to enable us to derive some benefit

The Hon Colonial Sacretary the abolition of the slave trade, hurrying in the matter, Still, the Tales of a Wayside loo" hat from it in the way of an increased econded and the Bill was read and would bring one back to the skipper of the Cardiganshire and been equalled by the collection supply of water," does the Bon-

first and mother. Act which was of other vessels may hope to ba of Chinese recently rounded up ourable Member desire now to

passed in England dealing with able to communicate with Hong- in a raid on an opium divan. qualify that statement, and, if so,

Oa thy motion of the Hon. legislation which was applicable

the subject a piece of Imperial kong direct some day. Among the "guests" were a to what extent and for what

Attorney General seconded by particularly to Hongkong and to printer, a songster, a priest, seven reason? stone-cutters and many others of 5. Has the village in the pros the Ann. Colonial Secretary the certain British ships which plied livers trades.

pective bed of the said Reservoir first reading, was taken of a bill within certain distances of Bogg Three Classes of Ship, bean removed? If so, when? ntild An ordines to amend kong. He went on to mention If not, why not? When will it the Foreign Silver and Nickel Acts which were passed in 1885 The Cardiganshire, by the way, be moved?

Coin Ordinance, 1913," Thera is something about racing at Happy Valley which grips

and 1889 dealing with the subcarries two operators.

"The 6. With reference to the The object of this bill is to feet, and explained that the International Radiotelegraph the racing later. The new comer from Home is dispored to speak Hongkong after only doing additional service reservoir and give power to the Governor-in conditions had much changed Convention of last year laid down patronisingly of racing here—until he has seen it. He has seen fortnight of a twenty years banish-filter-bads at West Point, when Council to suspend temporarily since those days. He stated certain rules which made it pony racing at Home, perhaps, and he judges from that; or he has ment order has placed Leung is it antisipted that the construcny of the provisions of sections that the Ordinance before necessary for owners to decida in coon horse racing, and he can hope for nothing of interest from Uhou in police hands again. Hetion of these works, for which 4 and 8f the Foreign Silver and the Council had the complete which of three classes their ships mere ponies. After his first experience of racing here, he change.rept into the colony yesterday, $150,000 has been provided in Nickel Coin Ordinance, 1913.

Seation 4 of that ordinance approval of the authorities in would be placed. The first blase England, that the whole pro-includes ebips having a continuous time. No man, whether tyro or racing expert, can witness these was promp lys rested and by Mr, the Estimates for 1914, will be

Wood at the Police Court was t commenced ?**

refers to the importation into the cedare was greatly simplified by service, the second clasa 1hose Manchuria ponies gamely battling out finish after finish under lay remanded.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary: Colony of Foreign Silver or it, and that many sactions, of the having limited working hours 1. There is only one dom. ErNickel Chin and section 0 relites old Ordinance, which were cut with watchers" during the first imposte which are almost unknown on the fist st Home, and putting

cavations for the foundations of to the being in possession of such of date, had been swept away, ten minutes of the other hours, up excellent times, judged even by the Home standard, withou

it were began on the 7th Decem-coinage.

Tue Attorney General proceeded and the third class ships having being convinced that here is sport of the best. There are no

to explain the provisions of the no regular working hours. The 210,000 prizes here; but the size of the prize matters nothing

Bill, pointing out that no contract Cardiganshire is in the first class, the ponies, and a race for $1,500 may be just as desperately fought

labourers could now be carried with two operators," There would on "British ships, and said appear to be a difficulty about the messure provided that, arrangements for the second

it should soo, that no per.on represents difference in The Hin. Colonial Secretary was forcibly or fraudulently four minutes, and ships compar

out as one for filly times that suo.

Back Agalo.

A dosire to come back t

A Fire Outbreak......

A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this bar, 1912, and have been proceed- The Hon. Colonial Scretary morning at No 111. Hollywooded with over a length of 380 feet. seconded and the Bill was read a Rond, occupied by Lee Sun and need as an eating house The They have been completed for a frat tima.

length of 80 fest,

The Hon. Attorney General fire, the cause of which is un-

2. Date of completion-22nd shon moved tho. suspension of the known, commenced in a chimney

porcher, 1017. Penalty on the remaining stages of the Bill no far he the Government evuld class, Every dogtes of longtitude

day.

We have remarked before now that racing here is notably olean. The absence of bookmakers helps towards that end. I and spread to, a partition and may matter a deal to a bookmaker if the favourite wine; it is nothing floor. Bri- to the pari-mutuel whether the hottest favourite or the rankes gade attended and extinguished

3. No. It is regretted that by

outsider wins. For another thing, Chins ponies are hard-mouthed the fire. The damage was not an oversight instructions were seconded, and the Connoil went taken away from this Colony and atively near each other would

and, speaking generally, are so game that they are not to be held when

they mean to race. But these points aside, we believe that racing here than in more famous places because the aportamen

is

in

covered by insurance.

Latest Advertisements,

net giren to the Director of into committee on the Bill. carried off as emigrant against thus be working, during thoss Public Works in the matter.

The Hon. Attorney General in his will, or under any misrepres- ten minute watches, on differ- 4. It is still anticipated that moving the second reading of the rentation. The Bill also provided ent time, except some standard some benefit may be derived from Bill said that it was not necessary that the emigrants should travel time is adopted. But this is s cleaner

the works in the way of an ad- to any very much. Bections four under reasonable and proper difficulty which can be overcome Mr. W. 8. Brown has ben ditional supply of water within and air of the Ording noe dealt onditions on the ships. He are sportsmon and are not engaged in racing as a business. A

respectively with the importation would not sek the Council To glazos over the programme proves the truth of this claim, if proofpointel Secretary to the Hong the period mentioned,

kong and Kowloon Wharf and

5 The village has not yet been and being in possession of foreign proceed beyond the second read- were wanted. There is hardly an owner to whom the value of the Godown Co-Page 5.

removed. Negotiations have been silver coin. It s seemed desirable ing that day. prize really matters; and there is not an owner to whom the actual

Consignees notice regarding in progress with the villagers for that it should be possible, al- That is the the s..Darfflinger is issued.

14 considerable time past with a though it was not necessary that The Bill was read a second]

time.

Messrs H. Stephens have been whole point. Judging from the entries there

Bome fin. Page 5,

view to their removal to some it should be carried out, that the

appointed Role Agents in Hong, racing and the morning gallops also point strongly to this. The thes. Leisang is issued.cess, Steps are now being taken to suspend the operation of Consignees' notice regarding other locality but without anc-¡Government should havo power

kong and South Chins for the well-known him of Peek Fron 1814 meeting promised well and there is little doubt, will be a big Page 5.

to require their removal. It is one or both of these sectious Staken Bangalow East, Gough antibsted that this can be and

The Hon. Attorney General and Co. London, Biscuit & and accordingly that Bill moved the second reading of the Crategjionery Manufpoturgen, | Hill Bord, is to lat. Pogo 6:

winning of the prize does not matter a great old bo

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