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THE CONSCRIPTION BILL. this Bill

TO-DAY'S COUNCIL PRO-

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CBEDINGS.

Important Amendments

Passed.

In every case the age of forty has been substituted for forty

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, I

COUNCIL THE FALLEN MADONNA.

THE CENSORSHIP.

Business at this Afternoon's

Meeting.

(By J. C. Arnold in the Daily Case Against the

Telegraph." Nezan.)

The leaning statue of the Madonna on the broken tower of

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and enjoying LEGISLATIVE ita financial privileges. Sir He slao said that men of the ciril service who had gone on service and who had been exceptionally | well trested as regards their pay would in future be treated in exactly the same TSY AS MPN conscripted under this Eill, His

AVIATOR'S VICTORIA CROSS.

A Splendid Record,

quences of the labo mach sa from really patriotic motives. So far as he was aware they had nover, except in particular inat- Hongkongance, had shy general direction se to what they abould publish and what they should not. The OWN newspapers ared their At the Police Court this after-discretion and they used this

Captain James Byford Mo A meeting of the Legislative Excellency proceeded to read Council was held in the Council Albert has fallen. There used noon Mr. G. W. C. Burnett was discretion in a very proper Cudder, V.O., D.S.O., with bat, From time to time Croix de Guerre, M.O., with bar extracts from a memorandum on Chamber this afternoor, when to be a tradition among the was summond, an remand, before way.

those present were

British soldiery that when the Mr. J. B. Wood, with contraven-they had discussion with the and M.M. the star British xizman H. E. the Governor, (Sir Henry staine fall, the end of the mering the Censorship Regulations authorities as to what they should who went to France in the first MA, K.O.M.G.).

on May 11

publish sad sometimes they days of the war as a mechanic, and H. E. the General Officer Com-would be in sight. Of all the

Mr. G. H. Wakeman, Crown did not always see aye to is now leader of one of the crank mending the Troops, (Major spota on the Somme ares reisken Solicitor, appeared for the pros are, but they always gave the air squadrone, has won every General F. Ventris.)

by the Germans, there is surely seention, and the defence wa Authorities credit for having award-for valoar possible to an The Bon. Mr. C. Severn O.M.G.one of more pathetic memory

represented by Mr. H. W. Looker. good reason for what they officer in the British army. In two Col. Mayhew said the ships men- did, sad 'the. newspapers cases, we will be seen from the Colonial Secretary

than Albert. The statue of the tioned in the paragraph ooo plain never Bought to hinder aberalist of honoure, he has gain The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Madonna and Child hanging like ad of were two of His Majesty's them. These regulations were ed the distinction twice over. Attorney General.

The Hon. Hr. A. M. Thomson, suppliante for mercy from the Naval ships. The paragraph in introduced and had of course The announcement that Cap Colonial Treasurer.

lofty tower was almost a perman" question purported to give infor- governed the question of what tain Meladden had been award- The Hon. Mr. W: Chatham, sut landmark, and was known by mation as to the movement and should be published. It seemed ed the V.O. was made on March 0.M.G., Director of Public Works veryone who has fought on the description of thero ships. to him as if hitherto they had 29th in the following terms

No authority The Hon. Mr. E. B. Hallifax,

either been rather looked ataa Defence For conspicuous bravery, ex- Secretary for Chinese Affairs,

In the old days before July, asked for or given. One of his of the Realm Regulations, which ceptional perseverance, keennem, there were not, instead of Defence and very high devotion to duty The Hon. Mr. C. McI-Messer, 1916, the English lines lay about doties was & Naval Censor. Captain Superintendent of Police.js mile east of the town. Every By Mr. Looker: The two chips of the Colony Regulations on various occasione during De-

The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,

battalion that marched up to the passed through bere on their way which they were. In the original cember, January, and February The Hon. Mr. F. E. Pollock, trenched passed beneath the hang. to Shanghai and on stayed about Order in Council published in last."

ing status. The road to Bapaume fortnight and the other rather the

on August 5 K. C.

Captain MeCudden, who is only they lay 1914, there was nothing either by 23 years of age, has been through The Hon. Mr. D. Ländale.... stretched straight as an arrow less. While here

almost from the base of the in the Dockyard. He did not word or preamble or recital to protically every stage of the war. The Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak. The Bon. Mr. P. B. Holyoak. church, and led up through Avocs know where they lay on arrival at indicate the purpose for which He went to Frence in the original Valley to the baleful ridge of La Shanghai. As Ceneor he was there Regulations were made, Expeditionary Force, and, having Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Clerk Boiselle: On the right and left acting as deputy the tea but he thought from a perusal some experience of the sir, was of the wood lay the two redoubts eral. There were regulations of them that they were Repressed into service as an ob enactments for gulations made for the Colony. server at Mons and gave valuable known by the Irish

public names ani

bat he could They found the phrase "In the information of enemy movements of Aians and Ters. It was from Censorship,

Somme.

WAH

Gazette

"At the meeting of the Legis lative Council held this afternoon, the subject of providing for father consideration was given dependente at Home. to the local Conscription Bill. In moving the second reading, The Bill was presented for its the Hon. Attorney General made second reading, and copies of the a lengthy speech, pointing out Bill laid on the table contained that it was the great Imperial number of suggested amendmente, needs which had made the Bill Several of the suggested smeud-necessary. The Chamber of menta were of only a minor Commerce had asked the Govero- character, but the following is ament to introduce such a Bill summary of the more principal and this was a real attempti

to find more men for the Army. Only Al Class men would be affected at present; that was men who were sotually fit for the Tedical examination was cover-front line. That was all the mil- ed by the following paw clauretary authorities required at pre- 5(1.) It shall be lawful for sent from Hongkong. The age the Proper Authority, stany time limit at Home until recently was or times, to order any male Britieb41, but in socordance with the abject of or over the age of terms of the telegram reosived sighteen years, who shall not have here the fortieth birthday was be attained the age of forty years ing taken as the age.

It was before the commencement of this the intention of calling up every Ordinance, to attend at such time man between the ages of 40 and and place sa may be specified in 18 who was physically fit and the said order and there to submit there was going to be no each of Cenncils.) himself to be medically examined thing as selection. He went on to for the purposes of this Ordinance speak of the standards to be appli subject without lawful excase of Imperial interest and essential Mr. P. H. Holyoak asked "With piversary of the Boyne, the Tyne parrying out his con-rehip duties throughout. He thought there fails to comply with any such interests of the Colony. He reference to the statement made side Irish Brigade advanced to he did so in accordance with should be an inspection of newe- order se is referred to in this etated that essential interests by the Director of Public Works seult the front German trenches. local easetments. Those were the papers which came into the section, he shall upon summary of the Colony did not mean keep on the 30th Hay regarding the Less than a mile farther on they one's he acted ander so far se Colony and the local newspapers conviction be liable to a fine, not ing up the interests at their Taitsm Tok pumping engines, broke like spray on the slopes of this case went. So far as this case given some ides as to what items print. He exceeding two hundred and fifty present level, and the Bill might will the contractors be held Brizelle, and added another went be considered this paragraph they should not dollars and to imprisonment for entail the lessening of some bus responsible for the defects in bloodstained gage to the roll of in the light of contravening thought some auch steps should Any term not exceeding six inesses, and even the closing of these enginea?"

Ireland's honour.

the Censorship Regulations. As be taken in fairness to the months."

businessse-if small one-man

Many a day before the great to whether he considered it from newspapers.

Mr. A. Hioks, Editor of the The temporary exemption on they were not essential to the "The pumping plant bes not push began I spent in wandering the point of view of the Defence

ground of exceptional Colony sa an Imperial asset. Es yet been taken over by the mong the rains of Albert. Soma of the Realm or of local interests, Hongkong Telegraph, said now financial or business obligations went on to deal with other in Government,

Con how the sad gore f the falling he was not concerned, because he papers were received and gone or domestic position is now six teresting points, concluding by tractors are responsible for the Madonna seemed to cast its considered it from the point of through to see if they contained months instead of four months. hoping that the men who would defecta in the engines. The shadow over very spot in the view of the Regulations only. He items of local interest The On the question of publishing be taken would aphold the high question of the infiction of town. In the house where we were knew the paper Shipping and sub-editor did this, and they enrolment lists it is now provided traditions of the service.

passed on to a penalty the contractors for billeted, bard by the children's Engineering (a copy of which was were

8 final

the

The Hon. Mr. Ha Fook.

The Supply Water.

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"(2) If any much Britiebed for exemption on the grounde Purenant to notice she Hoo. Tara-that on July let, the an- not quote them off band. In Colony constantly recurring during the retreat. As a sergeant

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The reply was as follows:-

and the

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he was cffcially promoted to be en observer, and quickly won fame for his expert handling of guns in several stiff fights.

As the pilot of a-singio-seater out McCadden has had over 100 figt ta and some wonderful escapes without sustaining the slightest bart. The crack German pilot Immelmann was a deadly rival, and they had three duels, but the fight was broken off on occation without either man being able to claim an advantage.

At the beginning of January last it was reported that he had brought down 37 enemy ins that it shall be lawial for the Mr. Pollock, briefly addressed failing to complete and band over toys still lay scattered about the produced), but beyond knowing witness who made

When he saw, this Governor to omit from euch Ea-

chines, the Council, dealing with the the pumping plant within the nursery. Old family betters filled it was published in Shanghai be selection. rolment Lists, the name of any

The son of an old soldier,' person who before the first day of question of the allowance. He contract time was referred to the the drawers of the baresa in the knew nothing more. He knew particular paragraph he knew it

Ribbons sad women's of the N. O. Daily News, and had been published at Shanghai, W.

H. McQudden, 8 WAITANS Lay, 1918, applied to the Milit-hoped that fares would be paid for Secretary of State for the Colonies anicr. finery

folded in

the knew it had a very wide circula and that the ships bad passed cfficer in the Royal Engineers, those dependants who wished to go on the 27th. February with a Te

Lay strewn, intion in Obian.

through Hongkong. Of his own Captain McCadden was born in ary Service Commission for per- mision to volunteer for active outside the Colony to live and alto quest that the matter might be wardrobes, or

His Worship:

Is there a knowledge he knew they bad barracks at Chatham. He was that periodical calls such se rent ezbaitted to the Conan'ting disarray in the bedrooms, "One

arrived at Shanghai. He bed educated at the garrison school service outside the Colony,

day, in the course of my wander-censorship in Shanghai? and possibly interest on Engineers"? Several other amendments were

Witness: I don't think there heard for what purpose the and lived most of his life in mortgages would be looked after The Hon. Mr. David Landale ings, I rammaged through a

Vessels were intended to suggested in the new draft Bill.

Lotary's effice beside the charah. can be in view of this.

be barracks. At the age of 17 ha He understood that | asked :---- for them. An Excellency opened the

In answer to farther questions, used. When he was in Shanghai was stationed at Gibraltar saa discussion on the Bill by making would be coming up on Monday approach BUY

the third reading of the Bill L-Were any steps taken to The ledgera and dossiera were

step to half emothered in bricks and witness said he knew of the he saw one of the vasenis incored boy in the Esineets, and he tied a preliminary statement on

his captain for firas priss in

single men.

that

the

the

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were

or

then

bo decided

This

The following is a summary of Captain McCadden's distinctions Military Medal-Awarded in September, 196, for astmaking and destroying an enemy machine and forcing two others to land. He also twice crossed the enemy lines at a very low altitude in sttacks on hostile balloons under very leavy fire.

Military Cross-Won in Feb, 1917.

MoUadden. followed a hostile machine down to a height of 300 ft. and drove it, to the. ground.

Bar to Military Cross-For dash and ekill from August 15th to September 28th, 1917, when he took part in many offensive patrols (over 30 of which he led),, and destroyed five enemy ma-

obices.

Allowances. He pointed out that ber of the public who thought to their repairing or replacing the clerk had left on the table was carry out any Censorship of news (Shanghai he saw large numbere ́s élvvlleg: competition. it was not competent for the local that some vital point bad been damaged cylinder referred to by material for a marriage settle- papers which arrived in the of enemy subjecte. The con-or- Government to provide fands for overlooked would either com- the Director of Public Works in ment, a proces verbal" peeped Olony. When he first saw the ship Regulatione certainly 6 such ander the Bill without manicate with the Government his statement at the meeting of out of a brokea desk. War had Telegraph in May, he did not carred to him when he read the mnation from Home and also said or the unofficial members before the Council held on the 30th May entered enddenly, like a thief in know the paragraph had been paragraph and

regarding the curtailment of the the night, into the lawyer's office, pabliebed in any other news he could safely publish it. Be that the circumstances of indivi-that time.

and as always happens, low had paper. The proceedings were did not submit the paragraph Mr. Holyoak, in the course of water supply? dual sea would vary very much.

institated by direction of the to Mr. Barnett, The Goal decie 2.-If no such steps were taken given place to arms. At

ion of what news abould be used the last meeting the an address, thought that s man

who had the option of going home why were they not taken?

Dernancourt, where, according late Commodore. Government said

A. final To answer to Mr. Looker as to rested with himself. to the papers, there has been spio for service should also come would be prepared to

The reply was sa follows. -

fighting, was a village about two whether in his opinion the para-proof containing this paragraph deal sympathetically with the ander the financial privileges of

No andh steps were taken ilometres to the south of Albert. graph would prove prejudicial to was agbmtited to M. Barnett matter, for it realised that where this Bill, and also hoped that beasure the contractors were and it was into Dernancourt that the the Colony or the Empire, witness and insialed by him.

sent Would nor the State Tailed itself of a men's

are under obligation to erect the first walking cases from the said he did not think that wass was done as Mr. Barnet wse the be Left- to do garrison services it should make some daty in India or anywhere else, for engines sad to run them under Somme battle came. I shall never question for him to decide. The publisher.

Hr. Looker closed by saying adequate provision for the main-

certain specified triala before forget the sight of the road on Governor made certain regulations

Over to the that eventful day. Towarda noon and be sanpored they were meant that from 9 common-sense tainence of his wife and children, if they were only to do that they handing them It was also prepared to insure could do it is Hongkong and do Government, As the contracthe firs: trickles of the torrent to be carried out,

point of view he thought Last evening the their basiness as well. On the

tors representative, who WB8 began to stream in. Halting and Pressed by his Worship, wit| Mr. Hicks was justified in following telegram was sent to question of repatriation he hoped in charge of the matter, did not limping, on ambulances, on farm ness said he certainly did not publishing this paragraph.

Mr. Wakeman said that the Becretary of Siste for the bat the men taken away from apparently deem it advisable to arts, and on wheelbarrows, the think the paragraph would pre- Colonies:-

bere would be sent back as soon approach local engineering firme, wounded struggled alone. An old indica the safety of the Colony breaches of the Censorship Be "Your telegram May 20th. It after the war as possible.

any direct interference in the battery horse, with a shrapnel gash the Empire.

gulations osused a great deal of is essential that provision should His Excellency made reply to matter on the part of the Govern-in hie shoulder, kept pace with a Mr. Wakeman-That is the trouble to the Authorities. He be made from public funds for the points raised, esying that it ment might have led to a re- wives and families of men con- was best known to the military pudiation of liability on the par/gunner whose knes was splintered opinion of Col. Mayhew, not the did not say that in this instance November 29 30, 1917, when he

any harm was done, but at the scripted under bill now before anthorities what would be the of the contractors, but the follow. by a ballet. Little groups of opinion of the Governor.

muddy and blood-stained hum- This concladed the case for the esme time, serious consequences Legislative Council for period of beat use to put the en40, but if ing telegram was went to the aty gave mutual suport to one prosecution.

might have been caused. it were so wished he would make Orown Agents on the lith. Octo-another. They tacked like ships such man's service. Proposed to

In his statement for the defence, His Worship said he would grantin the Colony $200 representations on that matter. ber, 1917...

The Bill was then considered per month

each

My telegram 23rd. March against the wind until the des- Mr. Looker said they had pleaded give his decision at a later date.

ired station was reached. The not guilty to the summons because and $25 per month for stage by stage in Committee, and Pumping plant urgently required billet used by the EA.MO. was the offence which had been esch child under following years several amendments were passed, for duty. Dyer eick. Suggest that

Boon filled to overflowing, and the committed was so slight and of age16 for boys and 20 girls including those detailed at the Simpsons entrust completion of church doors were flang open: merely technical that a very

Bar to D.8.0. For his skill head of this report. There was serration and trials to Dock

"A private in the 16th Regiment and gallantry on November 23rd -20 minimum with addition is

The halt, the maimed, and the nominal fine would be eaffici- special cases put forward by discussion on the point as to Company or make other arrange blind crept into the aisles, and ent..

desire at Kokola, Chibs prefecture, Isst, when he destroyed four There was по Tribunal in addition to separa

whether a member of the Execu-

ibe living sacrifices of broken on their part to infringe in any suddenly becams. ill with high tion allowances payable, under tive Council should be appointed

on the Tribunal, but after a while the contractors were arranging

The Crown Agente replied that bodies were laid thick around the way Censorship Regulations. The fever on the 18th altimo and died enemy machines by fearlessness army regulations. Олева рто- bably will not be numerona. Al- this Clause was left over until for their Shanghai agent, to visi sitar. The church for once had newspapers were as animated as on the evening of the 19th and clever mezœavring.

claimed her own.

anyone in the desire to see that instant. The exact nature of the lowances paid outside the Colony the next meeting, Mr. Pollock also

After a comparatively long nothing should be pablished which disesee it not yet known, bat up should be $20 per month and pressed for the temporary" ex-

period of pesos Dernancourt has should in anyway affect the safety to Monday 20th a dozen cases 42. 10%, respectively. It is pro emption to be extended to nine

months instead of six months. The following minute, ze ones more been the scene of battle, of the Colony or the Empire or had been reported in the came posed also to insure eschman's This was opposed by the Govern commended by H.E. the Governor, I wonder if the same places, or all the prosecution of the war. The regiment and it is feared that it life for $9,000 if married, and

ment and a division resulted in was referred to the Finance Com-that is left of them, have again war had been going on for a very is cerebro-spinal meningitis The military pension. Uncficial me; the official majority. 41.000 if single apart from any the proposal being defeated by mittee and subsequently approv been commandeered to receive long time now, and it was not until authorities have, prohibited the

ed

the spent and the fallen. But recently that there were any Prom soldiers from going out of the of Legislative Council

The Bill having passed through

A sum of $600 in aid of the Albert has enfiered evan a worm Censorship Regulations. It was barrack compound for the time inimously, concur in these

its Committee stage the Council vote Crown Solicitor's Office, other late. Twice before those early greatly to the credit of the being, proposal. Should be glad to

your approval of them.was adjourned antil Monday, Charges, Extrs Legal Expenses, days had her cobbled streets newspapers that none of them

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wife

His Excellency also referred to the case of the men who had pre- viously volunteered their services

when the Bill will come on for its final stages.

Crime Increasing in Prussia. Want caused `crime,

mėnis.

Hongkong.

.

Financial.

Terror to Brigtado.

already echoed to the tread of had been brought before the Cerman feet, and twice had the Court for publishing, anything invading battalions marched which was really material. Thay beneath the outstretched arms of had qasdtities of information at

Epidemic in Barracks.

NOTICE.

1st June, 1918, Messrs

D. 8. 0.-For gallantry attacked and brought down an enemy two-seater within our lines

occupant being taken prie Boner. He also encountered an enemy machine dating very bad" weather at 2,000 feet, and fought it down to a height of ICO feet; when it was destroyed,

"GET BACK

THE NECKLACE.

› cried the Sultan

"OR ENTER

MY HAREM."

EPISODE ONE

IN

The We learn that the Chief of the the weeping Virgin. Now pace their disposal which they were at WE have appointed, as from undervthe Military Servine Com- moon and who might now be Frussian Minister of Bailways Police Detective Barean, at again the Madonna, like the times ander great temptation to PATELL & CO., our Solé Agents for service saying that says that losses by theft from Vladivostok, who was terror to Palladium of old, has been made publish. A great deal of this in Canton and the West River. tos captive, of the enemy's spear, information would be of absorbing Districts for the sale of our ice.. the men would be given an Prussian freight trains in 1917 brigands, has enocambed opportunity of proceeding Home were more than 42,809,000. In the wounds reosived in the exccation Much has she soffered, but no one public interest, but they had THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND THE SEVEN PEARLIKU

Woound mam purmger oe last pre-war year thefts were few of his duty several days ago. doubts that the day of her final refrained consistently from doing.

nder, tha provimate of than 4200,000

deliveranos will be at handa.

not becames

COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. Hongkong, 1st June, 1918-