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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon in the Council Chamber, when there were prosenti—ke

H. E. The Governor, Sir F. H. May, K.O.M.G.

H. E. The General Officer Commanding the Troops Major- General F. H. Kelly, O.B..

The Hon. Mr. Olaud Severn Colonial Secretary,

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp

Attorney General.

The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson

Colonial Treasurer.

The Hon. Mr. W. O. Chatham O.M.G. Director of Public Works, The Hoo. "Mr. S. B.

C. Russ Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

The Hon. Mr. O. Mol. Messor : Captain Superintendent of Police.

The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Q.M G. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.0.

The Hon. Mr. E: A. Hewett, O.N.G.

The Hon. Mr. E. 8bellim;'

The Hon. Mr. D. Landale.

The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak.'

Finance.

The following Guancial minute. by H. E. the Governor was re-

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THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1916.

SPECIAL CABLE.

JAPANESE ULTIMATUM TO BE PRESENTED.

SOME RESISTANCE, EXPECTED FROM CHINA.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

Shanghai, May 5, 3.05 p.m. The Japanese are presenting an ultimatum to-day. (Yesterday, The General view is that the Opinese will make some abow of resistance,

Japan will make Manchuria and 'Shantung into coloni-a.

Governor,

Treasury,

Barbour Master's

Department,

Miscellaneona

vices,

Ser-

ferred to the. Financa Com-Police and Prisou mittee:-**

Departments,

A sum of£ 100 in aid of the vote Botaniceland Forestry Miscellaneous Services, Grant to Belgian Red Cross Fund.

Trading with the Enemy, The Hon. Attorney General moved the first reading of a bill' intituled An Ordinance to amend the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, and for pur- pose connected, therewith.

The Bon. Colonial Secretary Seconded and, the motion was carried.

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Department, Military Expenditure,

-Volunteers, Pablic Works, Its-

current, Kowloon Cantontail-

way,

Charitable Services,

Total

329.20 sat carried on to judgment no 603.90 cxcution should be levied, with

out the permission of the 1,677'08 Governor, the object being of "course to prevent a BUC- 088,003.62 cessful plaintiff in AD action ob'aining priority over the 1,749.52 other ereditors the bill also pro-

rided that actions by or againet 767.14 liquidatore shall bind the firms or alien enemies "they represent. 2,614 80 With regard to clauses four and five, it had been felt recently that

The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.

Seconded.

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MESSRS. PIASTRO AND MIROVITCH.

Famous Musicians

80,100.18 in some cases great hardship | Renter's correspondent at Ma. wrald be posed to alien enemies drid reports that a terrible fire 3,157.30 or to their liquidators if actions destroyed the Law Couris, & great 2,318.74 were brought and continued seventeenth century building. against them in cases where they Judge Aranda was killed whilet ...$787,252.26, were unable, owing to the state of trying to save official papers, The Hon Colonial Treasurer wer to get proper instructions Many firemen were injured. seconded and the bill was lead from persons outside the colony. The object of this bill is to first time:

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tro Fections introduce into the Colony certain Franch Convent Incorporated. provisions of the Trading with

The Boa. Mr. H.E. Pollock in its diecration to stay any action power to be Supreme Court Enemy Amendment Act., 1914. K.0. moved tho Second or proceeding brought against Clause 2 extends the Principal reading of the bill intituled the liquidator or alien enemy Ordinance to the war with Turkey.

14 An Ordinance, to provide where situations of that kind, led Clause 3 provides for the in- for the incorporation of the Mother the court to believe it would be validity of any assignments of Superior in this Colony of the unjust for the *ection debts or other chceea in action Society of the "Sœurs de Saint to proceed. Clauea six gave: by enemies unless made by leave Paul de Chartrea" by which the

to the "Gweruor of the Governor or before the institution known as the Asile de allow liquidators to come to the commencement of the war with la Sainte Enfance and as the court for directions on any matter According to an exchange from the state to which the enemy French Convent.

carried on." Arising in the course of the wind. Shanghai the famous musicians belongs, but this will not affect In doing so he said the objecting up. Many points did ariserovich, the pianist, and Piss assignments made in good faith is to convert the society whose and the quickest, simplest andro, the violinist, have been "tak and for. valuable consideration good work in the Uolony is well cheapest way would be for ing the northern port by storm, before the sighth day of May, known, into a corporation for the liquidators to apply to the court the Lyceum Theatare to hear the and large crowds have attended 1915. Any person who pays or purpose of enabling the society to for directions just B6 Batisfies any debt or chose in hold and deal with landed pro-trustee in bankruptcy applies to remarkably clever execations of notion to which the clause applies perty in the Colony. The bill the court. Clause Peven gave there wonderful musicians, shall be deemed guilty of the followed the main precedents by power to the liquidstors with His Greatness is associated with both offence of trading with the enemy, which other religious bodies in Excellency's permission to dir- the pianist and violinist. After Clause 4 provides for the in- the Colony have been converted charge out of any assets in his hearing them at their respective validity of transfers of shares into corporations for sinilur hands any liability of the alien instruments it is literally impos- in companies, and other securi purposes. ties, unless made before the

"enemy whose trade or personalitle to tay which of the per- peasing of the ordinance. Any

offairs he is winding up, even formera can claim the leaf of though such liability be act enter-enperiority, and comparison is company which registers such a After passing through the comed into by the branch here and if not only difficult but also "ubjać- transfer will be liable to a fine mittee stage without amendment, the liquidator at the close of the

tionable." not exceeding $1,000, and every the bill was read a third time, winding up has in bis hand cer- The programmes they present officer of the company who is a and passed. party to the default will be liable. The second reading of the billia- fair that he should be allowed one is apt to find put forward by tain surplus assets it seems caly are decidedly superior to those to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or tituled" An Ordinance to provide to discharge the liabilities to other musical combinations who to imprisonment for a terdi sot for the levy of Estate Daty pay British creditors elsewhere who claim to be of the star order, and exceeding six months.

able in respect of the estates of are unable to obtain satisfaction the applause of the vast audiences Clause 4 provides that every deceased persons" was not pro- of their claims from German not only proves this, but farther person shall be guilty of the offanos coeded with." of trading with the enemy who

firma in Germany. It was not that in the Far East there is a The Allen Enemies Ordinance intended ander any permission demand for tras artistes. Among attempts, or directly or indirectly The Hon. Attorney Generál offers or proposes or agrees, to moved the second reading of the given under that section to dis- the works of the great composera trade with the enemy or to deal bill intituled "An Ordinance to charge liabilities outside the hoy interpret are those of Beetho- with any property over which he amend the Alien Enemies (Wind colony in such a way as to pre-von, Bach, Techaikovsky and has no control for the purpose of ing up) Ordinace, 1914, and judice in any way the discharge Chopiu.

Sume people prefer the violin to enabling an enemy to obtain to give power to stay actions of liabilities incurred in the col-

ony. The assets out of which the piano, others have preferences increy or credit thereon,

against clion enomise."

for different instruments Clause 6 provides that any in

liquidators remuneration In doing so the Hon. Attorney formation given in pareasace of General said, this Bill fell into Payable did not include any othere, but the true music lover search warrant issued under two different parts. The first part the hands of any compradore, but to these little prejudices when cash balance with the bank or in pars aside is in fact compelled the Principal Ordinance may be dealt with actions against liquida-| used in evidence against the per- tors of alien enemies, and thene there was not very much labour the anate is respoumble for pu son who gave it in any proceed-second part dealt with other mis- as a rule involved in taking over ting the fall meaning into te he undertakes to ing relating to the offence of trad-cellarecus points. Clause two of a cash balance at a bank, it is works ing with the enemy.

the Bill provided that no action provided that no remuneration interpret ca eny instrument. Clause 7 gives the Governor by or against on alien enemy shall be drawn upon such balance in the cars of Mirovitch and

ithout His Excellency's express power to appoint a supervisor of whose affairs were bring wound permissica These liquidations ween those who sathase over the business if he thinks it ex-up, should be commerced or con varied mach in the amount of piano and those who hold in pedient to do so.

tinued without the leave B Rating Amendment.

of the Governor.

labour and trouble; some were reverence the violin, is brought It was First reading of a bill intitaled obviously desirable that in quite simple and others involved about by their performances with "An Ordinance to amend the Rat dividual creditors should not great deal of time, worry and these instruments. They are truly ing Ordinance, 1901," was taken obtain priority by taking legal trouble, and in such cases it might people to be heard to be under on the motion of the Hon, Attorney proceedings and it was desirable be that His Excellency would ood and to be appreciated. General, seconded by the Hon. that the esiste should not be come to the conclusion, that it Colonial Secretary.

burdened unnecessarily with the was only fair to allow the liqui The object of this bill is to costs of such proceedings. Of dators further remuneration. give the Governor-in-Council course permission would be given They would then be allowed re- power to aathorise the total or to bring actions or to continue maneration from the cash bal-| partial exemption from assessment them in any case where there was ances. The last oleuee of the any hostel attached to the some question between the partics should dispose of either the good bill provided that no liquidator University of Hongkong.

which called for a decision of the The Colony's Finance. courts. Where leave was not given will of any trade he is winding up WANTED. Gentleman The Hon. Colonial Scoretary to bring an action, the bill pro: or the trademarks used in connect desires room and board moved the first red ng of a Bivided that the time between the therewith. It was not thought Apply H. E. X" of Hong- with private family on the Peak. intituled An Ordinance to autho- refusal and the time when that desirable that these valuable pro kong Telegraph. rise the Appropriation of a Sup-refusal was withdrawn, when perties should be disposed of plementary Sam of Boven hundred the action could be brought except in very exceptional cases. and eighty-seven thou and two and contioned, should not zan The Hon Colonial Secretary The New Proprietor of the hundred and filts-two Dollare against the plaintiff under the seconded and the bill was read a Bijou Sconto Theatre begs to And twenty-six Cents, to defray Statute of Limitations. There was through the committes stage, it responsible for any accounts second time, Alter, passing, give notice that he will not be The Charges of the Year 1914, also provision that even if an

The text of the bill gives the Lotion was allowed to be brought was read a third time and passed, contracted before the 1st May,

1915 Connoil was then adjourned. following items of expenditure...

any

was

over

Piastro true reconciliation bet-

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

WANTED.

NOTICE

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

Matriculation, Senior & Junior

Local Examinations.

Notice is hereby given that the Matriculation. Senior and Junior Local Examinations will be held on the following dates:---

July 12th-17th 1915. hold the Examinations at any Arrangements will be made to town where a sufficient number of candidates offer themselves.

Candidates must send in their

nsmes to the Registrar, with the fee, not later than June 1st 1915. Examination Foe $10.00 (Hong- kong Currency).

Forms of Entry and all parti- culars may be obtained on ap plication to the Registrar, Un- Iversity, Hongkong."

Two King Edward VII Scholar- ships of £40 a year each. for five years, will be awarded on the results or he Matriculation Examination.

These Scholarships are tenable by British subjects only who must be under the age of 21 on the 1st to compete must, on or before July. A Candidate who wishes the first day of the Examinations, deliver to the Registrar, proof that he is a British subject.

in the Faculty of Arts, the other in any Faculty.

One Scholarship will be tenable

THEATRE ROYAL,

CITY HALL.: TWO! CONCERTS ONLY,"

Saturday, May 15th and Monday, May 17th MISCHAEL PIASTRO World-Famous Violinist.

(The Gold Medallist of"

·Petrograd Conservatoire). ALFRED MIROVITCH The Celebrated Pianist, (Winner of the great. Reubenstein Prize).

Now on a World-Wide Tour Direct from Queen's Hall, Lon- don, Bechstein Hall, Berlin, and the other, principal. Halls of Europe. HONGKONG'S RICHEST MUSICAL TREAT

Booking now open at Mosers. MOUTRIE'S. Commence 9.15 Sharp. Prices $3.00, $2:00, $1.00.

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All broken, chafed and damag- ed goods are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on Wednesday, 12th inst., at 10 a.m.

All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DAYS of the

steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. * No Claima" will be admitted

downs, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 12th instant will be subject to rent

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