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COUNCIES. Llection of the law to the suc

HIS EXCELLENCY ·MR. SEVERN INDISPOSED.

SPEECHES EXPLAINING NEW LEGISLATION.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber this morning when those present were

HE the General Officer Com-e

Affairs.

General F. Ventris) presiding.

The Hon Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher, C.B.E. Acting Colonial Secretary

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, E. C. Attorney General.

The Hon. Mt. E. R. Hallifax, OBE, Secretary for Chinese The Hon. Mr. C. Mc L. Messer Q.B.E., Colonial Treasurer.

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, CM.G. Director of Public Works. The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Capt. Superintendent of Police.

The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Part. The Hon. Mr. Ho Fook. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak. Mr. A Dyer Ball. (Clerk Councils.)

chosen to represent a person who was merely a buying agent for a marine states dealer.

The Hon Attorney General said that perhaps, the Hon. Mr. Alabaster could suggest a sub- stitute for the word..

L

ONE FINED.

argu-

the defendants for holding & pro- Mr. Lindsell convicted one of

fined him $10. The others were cassion without a permit and discharged with a caution.

HONGKONG MILITARY!

SERVICE MEN.

RTISEMENTS.

THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO

WISEMAN, LTD.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

VOTICE.

2. The property, which was Iately occupied by Reuter Brockel- mann and Company, has an ares of 25,290 square feet and is ad- vantageously situated on South and Central Avenues. A Resid- ence, Godowns and Servants, Quarters are built upon the site. 3. Particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained by apply-

ADVERTISEMENTS

BOSTOCK'S

CIRCUS (Established Rome 1863)

As appeared on TWO recent

Tuesday June 17th, 2.15 p.m. Sharp, GRAND OPENING NIGHT

at

KOWLOON ground

(next to the Post-Office) THE WORLD'S GREATEST WONDER SHOW! FI

protection of marine stores » not only marine stores which were owned by the Crown, but also marine stores which were owned by various commercial companied and firms and individuals It was also thought advisable to

The Chinese students' case was include in the definition of marine The Hon. Mr. Alabaster said fconcluded this afternoon. NOTICE Chiu Lin Fong. stares, under the Ordinance, coal as a hawker was essentially a · Mr. Leo ́ ́d'Almada

who has for some time

1. The Custodian in China of As Hon. Members were no doubt seller, he suggested the eliminated ,at length to the past been employed by us as our

Enemy Property, hereby invites Royal aware, there was a tendency in ion of that word and the adoption effect that the procession was no Compradore, has now resigned tenders by British Subjects for wafers of the Colony, of marine appropriate to describe the extat As the Colony to petty thefts in the of another word which would be offence under the Ordinance. from that position, and will

the purchase of the leasehold regards the charge of henceforth possess no authority property situate in the BRITISH stores and coal, and the object of person they desired to get at. So exhibiting notices on the umbrell-to act for us in anyway. All CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, and manding the Troops, (Main the Bill was to bring under greater far as he could see from the Billas bearing the Chinese char-persons (if any) who have claims Consulate-General at Canton as occasions before their Majesties.

known and registered at HB.M. control dealers in marine stores the marine stores dealer's buyer acters: Ewok Fau, without against him or ourselves in who, under Clause 3 of the Bill; seemed to be the person they were permit from the S.. C. An Mr. respect of anything done by him LOTS NUMBERS 2 and 39 King George Queen Mary and were persons who were required aiming at. The Bill would not stop d'Almada Baid that stores in the Colony: also hawkers though it was obviously intended a description of the make of the the 15th day of June next.

these as our Compradors are requested which leasehold property is held the Royal Family at Buckingham to keep shops for selling any bawking of marine stares al-characters were used to notify us of such claims before subject to the Lessees' covenants Palace.

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and the conditions contained in Members would note from Clause definition of hawker was not so of marine stores, who, as Hon. that it should, because the umbrellas.

Dated this thirty-first day of Lots respectively, the first for 69 two Crown Leases of the sald 3 of the Bill, could not be granted framed as to cover the person

May 1919.

years terminating on the 2nd day of a dealer of marine stores who asked the Government if they alicence except on the application who sold the marine stores. He

of September 1960, and the second for 73 years terminating on the had to give security for the were prepared to have the Bill

3rd day of September, 1960. N marine hawker. Another im-referred to the Standing Com portant provision of the Bill was mittee on Law, when perhaps that in Clause 5, which required Committee might be able to find dealers in marine stores to keep a word appropriate to describe books of the marine stores the person whom they were they dealt with. Clause 6 gave getting st. books and Clau 7 prohibited said he thought that would be power to the police to inspect the The Hon. Colonial Secretary

the dealer in > ine stores or the best course. The Bill might Information having been re the hawket, froying or selling stand over for to-day and beceived from the Officer Com- "The following financial votes, provisions of kind. The pro- referred to the Standing Law manding No.2. CBI. Depot. Kirk- recommended by R. E. "Mr.vision was thought desirable to Committee of the Council. The, ea, India: regarding the Hong. Severa, were submitted to the check any possible leakage by the Bill was accordingly referred to kong Military Service Recruits, Finance Committee and later sale or attempted sele of provi- the Standing Law Committee. the following (which gives the approved :—

sions in the waters of the Colony. $600 in aid of the vote Miscel-Clause 8 provided that a marine

present location of these recruits) laneous Service, language stores hawker should only deal moved the second reading of a Headquarters-

The Hon. Attorney General is forwarded to us from Military in such stores as the dealer who Bill intituled an Ordinance to $15,000 in aid of the vote Public applied for the hawker's licence amend the law relating to the Works, Extraordinary, Now Ter-dealt in. Clause 9 prohibited the Registration of Births and Deaths. ritories, communications. (41) hawker from selling marine stores. He said that, as Hon. Members roads, (d) general works.

of any kind." He could only buy would see, the object was to carry Ptes. A. C, Johnstone. G. E.. $100 in aid of the vote Royal stores and he (the speaker) out the recommendation recently Goldsborough, T. H Mathew- Observatory, other charges, trans-thought Hon. Members would made by the Medical Board to the man. A. Morley, W. T. Elson.. park

appreciate the fact that it wou'd effect that it $3,000 in aid of the vote Public not do for the hawker to have de to include in any medical cer- A. E. Godfrey, A. F. BrowE; V; was desirable C. Young. E. J. Beck, J. M. Jack. Works Extraordinary, Kowloon, power to sell because in that tificate of the cause of death a C. Labran, J. B. Spiers. A. H.oubles of life, it is the "weakest miscellaneous, miscellaneous way he might buy and forthwith-statement as to whether any or Crew, A. Davis. T. O'Niel. J. that go to the wall." WOTKS...

get rid of the stores by selling what anaesthetic was administer- Rodger. P. H. Weston, L. Smicrobes of Malaria thrive and and there would be no trace of fed during the illness preceding Rapley and L. Jack-Proceeded multiply with astonishing rapidity his purchases. With regard to death and how long before death. to Salonika 1. 12. 1918. Clause 10, that contained a useful

in watery blood; it is for this provision with regard to penalty seconded and the Bill was read. The Hon Colonial Secretary

reason that anemic, debilitated on persons found in possession

people develop ague and fever in In committee, the Hon. Mr.

blooded and robust remain per malarious districts, while the red- moved that

fectly immune. ** before ́such death"

from the sixth

bonuses.

FINANCIAL.

of

$2,200 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, (15) Mis cellaneous Drainage. Works, (4) main sawer to intercept drainage from houses on east side of Mount Kellett

CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY INTERESTS.

The Hon. Attorney General moved the first reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance for the appointment of a Special Cus todian of Enemy Interests in China Companies.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary seconded, and the Bill was read

a first time.

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which

unlawful

BIRTH AND DEATHS.

TEA DANCES

on

(THURSDAY), June 12th.

D. M. GOODALL, Manager.

tide of the Hongkong Military PHONE 407.

List showing the present loca- Service Recruits, as far as is know, 9th May-

Pte. A. G. Graham.-Invalidéd to England 10.1.19.

Pte. W. Barker-Employed the with Military Accounts. Pooda Pre. A. Mountain.-In Depot

of stating all the anaesthetics this sort

a

WHAT TO DO FOR MALARIA

In Malaria, as in most other

200-Performing Animals-200. The Royal Italian Circus

ing in Canton to H.B.M. Consul-played for TWO YEARS in Chartered Bank of India Aus and gave 1200 consecutive per General, in Hongkong to the HENGLERS CIRCUS LONDON tralia and China, and in Shang-formances WITHOUT hai to the Custodian direct

of Programme.

4. Inspection of the property can be arranged by applying to H. B. M. Consul-General at Canton.

3. Tenders in writing which should be addressed to

The Costodian in China of Enemy Property, 20 Yuen Ming Yuen Road, Shanghai," so as to reach him not later than the 7th day of to remain open for acceptance July 1919, must be so framed as

1919. The on or before the 25th day of July, 6. The Custodian is not bound to accept the highest or any tender received.

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make malarial germs from the system, the 'blood rich and red, drive the and transform ague and fever. victims into cheerful healthy men and women.

4

ALLAN G. MOSSOP.. Custodian in China of Enemy Property

20 Yuen Ming Yuen Road.. Shanghai. Srd June, 1919,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY.

at the Hongkong

F. W. STAPLETON,

Manager.

Wm. POWELL. LTD.

change

(A record unequalled by any Circus.)

PRESS OPINION. Daily Telegraph, London

says,

*The Programme is as full of plums as a Christmas pudding."

Daily Telegraph, London, re- porting on the last command performance says:—

The performance was a great success from start to finish and the hearty applause showed conclusively how much the ROYAL PARTY enjoyed the entertainmeat.

ist. GRAND MATINEE

WEDNESDAY JUNE 18

AT 5P.M. SHARP. BOOK YOUR SEATS!!!

at

MOUTRIE'S

WANTED.

WANTEDA

efficient stenographer and typist (Lady) for well-known firm in Hongkong Applications together with qualifications and referen- ces, should be sent to Box 189

Hongkong Telegraph."

of stores which they could not Alabaster account for. Clause 11 which words wes much wider in its be deleted terms than the corresponding line of Section 2 and the words for repatriation to Australia.

To prevent Malaria, therefore, clause of the Ordinance of 1875, "during such illness substitut- Pte. J. Brook. In Depot wait- the blood should be kept rich and It is of the first importance that the important commercial under-such" in the last line. The was made so to correspond withed, and the deletion of the wording return to Hongkong. takings which had arisen since Medical Board had,

Pte. A Hughes.--In Depot is necessary to build up the blood, healthy. And to cure Malaria it 1875. It provided that it should stated in the objects and reasons,

as was waiting return to Hongkong, provide it with a fresh supply of not be lawful for any person considered it desirable that the bay.

Pte. J. Noon.-Hospital, Bom-red corpuscles in place of those without permission in writing certificate should state if any

which the malarial microbes have from the Harbour Master to and what anaesthetic was ad-

Fte. J. Thomas.-Hospital destroyed, and thus to restore to NOTICE The business The object of this Bill is to bring sweep or dredge in the waters of ministered in the course of the

Deolali.

it the power to repel and over- above pharmacy at 32, Queen's hitherto conducted by the about a harmonious working. the Colony between the western illness preceding the death

come disease. atrangement, in the case of China boundaries of the Harbour and and therefore it seemed unneces

Formerly the only known treat- next be

Road, Central will on 15th June Companies as defined by this the Lyemoon Pass, within 100 sary to cast on the doctor the duty

ment for Malaria, was Quinine Watson & Co. Ltd., the. Hong- transferred to A.S. Ordinance in regard to which yards from any wharf or dock or companies His Majesty's Minister or any shipping or victualling or administered during the person's he thought it would be agreed that with the introduction of Dr. [over the stocks, proprietary medi-

were contained and palliative and not a care.

But Kong Dispensary, who will take in China has appointed or may engineering or

repairing lifetime which was the literal there should be this power of factory state of things ceased to Customers requiring prescriptions WANTED:-Lady can recom

Williams' Pink Pills this unsatis-cines and prescription books. hereafter appoint a Custodian of Fard. Clause 12 specified meaning as the clause now stood: forfeiture. Enemy Property in China where- the penalties. Clause 13, The Hon. Attorney General

exist, as is proved by the evidence repeated will on, and after the by the Governor of this Colony bodily from the old Ordinance of the amendments and the Bill second time.

was taken practically said he was prepared to accept seconded and the Bill was read sufferers whom this world-famous dispensed

The Hon. Colonial Secretary of the many former malaria date aforesaid be able to get them Bax 187 Hongkong Telegraph:" mend good amah. Reply in enabled (notwithstanding the appointment by him of 1875, referred to the penalty for passed all stages, after a few

remedy has completely and per- Dispensary. La Hongkong. official

In Committee, the Hon Amanently cured. applications of the minor amendments of a formal Custodian generally of enemy 14, also taken from the old Ordinter.

marks of H. M. stores and Clause nature suggested by Mr. Alabas- amendment he had referred to.

torney General moved the píoperty) to appoint the same

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell:-Then Custodian in the case of China ance, provided a penalty for

ARMS AND AMMUNITION. that means if arms are found on a Companies as has been appointed obliterating marks from H. M. or may hereafter be appointed by stores. Those marks would be

The Hon. Attorney General steamer you can confiscate the His Majesty's Minister in China, found in the schedule to the moved the second reading of a steamer?" In this way all possibility of any

Ordinance. Clause 15 gave Bill intituled an Ordinance to Hon. Mr, Alabaster:-We are future conflict of powers between power to apprebend suspected amend the Arms and Ammunition given the case of the clock but no Williams' Pink Pills; they are Dealers everywhere sell Dr. the Colonial Treasurer tiere, offenders and Clause 16 gave Ordinance 1900. In doing so, be case has been made out. who ia usually

Appointed power to stop and search boats. said the object of this Bill was might confiscate persons clothing office of the Dr.

You also obtainable from the China NOTICE is hereby given that Custodian of Enemy Property Persons etc. Clause 17 provided for to reader far more deterrent the because the articles

Williams'

the Eighteenth ordinary are in Medicine Co., 96 Szechuen Road, General Meeting of Shareholders and the Custodian of Enemy the saving of liability under other powers of a Court with regard to his packet Property in

or bis personal Shanghai, 1 bottle for $1.50. 6 in the above Company will be China will Ordinances, that was that no punishing persons in possession of luggage

be

because it is in bottles for $8, post free. avoided. For a similar reason it person should be punished twice arms, it being felt that in many his luggage. I more the section

hold at the Company's offices" on has been thought desirable to for the same offence and Clause cases persons in possession of stand unamended. The Hon.

Tuesday the 17th of June 1919 at make it clear in this. Ordinance 18 repealed th d Ordinance: arms are potential armed robbers Mr. S. H. Dodwell seconded. that the Custodian has full power In the prepara of the Bill in and have every intention of com- Hon. Attorney said he did not

12 o'clock noen for the purpose of receiving the Report of the to sell shares, stock, debentures,

matters of deta

e had received mitting armed robbery. The press the amendment, which was

Directors and Statement of and debentures stock of a China much assistance om the Hon. whole object of the Bill was to dropped.

accounts to the 28th February Company and that such company

Sec. for Chinese, Affairs and the carry out that intention. Clauses

1919. has and has had full power to Hon. C.S.F. and Commander 2, 3, 4 and 5 carried it out by

The Bill then passed in all its Beckwith and he ventured to making the punishment the same

stages.. legally purchase the same law or any regulation of the com express the hope. that thees in the amended Section 28, pany to the contrary notwith-Bill would enable the petty which was amended by Section 6.

An important case affecting the standing."

pilfering which took place in the of the present Bill In the The Hon Attorney General "opening of crossed cheques waters of the Harbour to be original Section 28 the Magis-moved the second reading of swas decided HON MR. SEVERN ILL.

at Clerkenwell His Excellency the Officer future than it had been in the imprison for a term mot exceed make provision for determining Hilda Harriot O'Dwyer, of Princes more effectively dealt with in the trate had power to fine $1000 and Bill intituled an Ordinance to County Court yesterday, when Commanding the Troops, Major General Ventris, said:-I

ing one year. By the amend the date of the termination of the Fark-avenue, Goldera's Green, sorry to say that the Officer Ad seconded.

The Hon Colonial Secretary ment there was power, for, two present war and for purposes was successful in an action which ministering the Government is

Magistrates sitting together to connected therewith.

she brought against the London Hongkong, 29th May, 1919. The Hon. Mr. C.G. Alabaster, impose A. slightly indisposed. He managed O.B.E, said he would like, if penalty,

fairly severe He said the Bill was founded Joint City and Midland Bank to to get to the Executive Council possible, to be enlightened as to ing $2,000 and imprisonment at Home.

fine not exceed on the lines of legislation passed recover £48 108. meeting this morning but he has the reason why the word bawker for a term not exceeding two lost his voice and has asked me had been selected to describe a years. Power was also given in seconded and the Bill passed all The Hon Colonial Secretary to praside at this Council.

person who neither sold nor was cases where it was thought its stages. PROTECTION OF MARINE permitted to sell anything. He still longer term was required, on had had occasion, in the last application of the C.S.P, or his

STORES.

any

past..

E

END OF THE WAR:

MISSIONS TO. SEAMEN,

AN OPENED" CHEQUE.

IMPORTANT DECISION.

A man named Arthur Stewart paying guest, abtained from her who came to plaintiff's house e

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the

days inclusive. 7th of June to the 17th June both

#

By order of the Board of Directors

HO-HOLT.

WARNING.

Secretary.

FOR SALE

FOR SALE:-Large quantity

of genuine Cantonese Black- wood in splendid condition. Offers should be sent to Box 188.

Hongkong Telegraph." dealers need apply.

No

NOTICE...

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. A. N. Mahuvavala has dissolved partnership by mutual consent as from 1st May 1919.

The undersigned are not re sponsible from any debis incurred by him

P. D.. GOTLA & CO.

NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1914).

above Loan are hereby noti

a crossed cheque but with the Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd. are in- space for the amount left blank, formed that a number of second The Hon Attorney General day or two, to look up the deputy, to ask the Magistrate to

Instead of filling in the amount

band boilers of a type similar to NOTICE:Subscribers to the moved the second reading of a definition of the work "hawker" commit for trial at the Supreme moved the second reading of the tioned he filled in 248 10s, selves but with cast iron headers drawn on 15th May (second The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell of 30s or £2 which he men- those manufactured by them fied that redemption of the Bonde Bill intituled, an Ordinance for in at least three legal dictionaries Court which had power to im-Bill intituled an Ordinance to and taking with him plaintiffs are being imported into Japan and drawing) will begin on 30th June, the more effectual protection of and he found that a hawker, was prison for a term not exceeding provide for the Incorporation of child presented the cheque for China marine stores. In doing so he essentially a person who sold seven years.

1919 said the Ordinance repealed the goods. At common law he was He was going to move an am-kong.

the Missions to Seamen in Houg-Payment at her bank. The clerk Warning is therefore given to former Naval Stores Ordinance a deceitful person who sold and Jendment in Clause 7 of the Bill to

refused to cash it until it was intending purchases that Bil the ent ll be made at the Bank of Payineat in cash or its equival- of 1875 which was directed solely peddled in the highways and the following Jeffect and Section

The Hon. Mr. E. V; D. Parr pesed,” and it was alleged that headers of genuine safety Chips and the Bank of Com to the question of stores which by ways instead of in the market 29 is also amended by inserting seconded and the Bill passed all necessary words without Mra. Boilers are constructed of the of Love and also at Steward then wrote in the Babcock & Wilcox Water Tube munication or any of the branches were the property of the Crown. place and in some cases he was after the word forfeited the follow its stages without amendment. Since the year 1875, as the Hon. a person who need not be deceitful ing words, namely together with

O'Dwyer's consent, and the best wrought steel and that no the Shanghai office of the Hong- Members would readily ap-but he sold things and was any article or thing of any kind

amount was paid. The judge boiler, constructed with cast kong and Shanghai Bank Corpor ate, all sorts of important required under certain or for description whatever in which

held that it was negligence on iron headers is a genuine safety ation. On the second reading of the the part of the clerk to run the Babcock & Wilcox Water Tube and enterprises had dinances and acts be such arms or ammunition are Bill intituted an Ordinance for risk of being deceived by a forged Boiler ap in the Colony; import licenced. The Colony's Licen contained." There was recent the better prevention of Corrupt endorsement, and to pay the docking concerns and cing Ordinance of 1887 forbids case in the Police Court in which ion, the Hon Attorney General cheque at the counter to a com portant ship-building and hawking without a licence and arms. or ammunition were moved that the Bill be withdrawn. plete stranger.

yards and therefore, it it was always understood that a found inside clock It The Hon. Colonial Secretar for plainti

gave judgment. ht advisable, in the hawker was a person who sold was usual to have power to for seconded and the Bit was with claimed

the am Bill to extend the progoods, so he could not understand feit articles,

things fof

ta

BILL WITHDRAWN

consented

BABCOCK & WILCOX,

LID 103 8zechnen Bos

Bhanghai

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