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might have been acquired since that date as a result of an ap- plication made before the war or during its continuance. Clause 3 of the bill gives the Governor in Council power to make regula tions for the purpose of giving.

effect to this Article of the reaty should aur applications

under it be received.

SOCIETIES ORDINANCE.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFI

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The remark in your leader calumna that the English alops | famong all the great peoples have no great annual national fonát day sat me wondering why (writes |“Ñ,” in the Manchester Guardian), Į The explanation which at lasi suggested itself was this-that. there is no groat erent in our | history over which opinion was not seriously divided at the time. We have nothing that we can celab- (rate with such united enthusiasm as America can bring to her festi- vals of Thanksgiving Day and In- dependence Day. We haven's a birthday. We could not agrEN 13 to whether the deposition of Charles I. or the restoration .öf] Charles II. gave us the better cause for national rejoicing, and it is just as well that the Ulster habit of commemorating the Battle of the Boyne has not ok-

HONGKONG. DUTIES ained favour with us. Our great

MORE EUROPEAN LIQUOR

CONSUMED,

days have been the triumph of one fartion over another, and the triumph has uecer been com- plete. The Sorman Conquest seemed to be decisive, but the that not one of 03 fact

Wanis 楽し

In the annual report of the

relebrate it Bug- Superintendent of Imports and Exports for the past year there gests that perhaps it wasn't. are some interesting figures with The only thing for us to do is to regard to the liquor duties. These x upon an arbitrary date on show that the net revenue collect which we may proclaim to the ed from duties and licensed world what Ene fellows we are: Warehouses under the Liquors and that doesn't seem inspirieg. Consolidation Ordinance tatalled somehow. $739.456.25 as compared with $714,999,52 for 1919.

There are signs in the United

* Hispanic * America”

The duties on Euopean liquors States of a tendency theubstitute The Hon. Attorney General welded $218,55275, as compared the moved the first reading of a Bill with $19562.31 in 1915, while for Latin America" to denote: intituled An Ordinance to amentum Chinese linors the duties the republics of Central and South the law relating to societies.

first time.

The Objects and sinte:-

Reasons

1. The object of this bill is in repeal the Societies Ordinance, 1911, which has 10% proved satisfactory in practice, and to substitute a simpler system haved

the Triad and Inlawful Societies Ordinance, 1887,

secured

were $517.679,4,

of Clares

Aments! A new periodical de voted to the history of these re |publies is called "The Hispanic

24

The Hon. Colonial Secretary agains: 0215.33 in 1918. seconded and the Bill was read a The Ibral consumption of American Historical Review." European liquors showed a There exista also in Sew general increase during the year York a “Hispanic Society" to as compared with 1918. There foster interest in the culture of was a marked decrease in the these Countries. The argu- quantity

moving ment for the new term is that through the Colony.

"Latin America is a misnomer. Chines wine distilled locally inasmuch as it would properly shows a slight increase but the include not only the American continued high prices of both nationalites of Spahiak and rice and sugar are # serious Portuguese origio. but also such 2. The Societies Ordinance,hindrance to the development of elements the French in- 1911. has failed to give the in. this industry.

habitants of Qurber and the large-

various Latin population in tities of the United States. On societies underground, it consumed in the Celay caused the other hand, it is objected has in * 0711 ធ Case given a entresponding decrease in the re- that Hispanic ranna: by twist fictitious respectability to doubtful venue derived from this source of logic be made to include cieties on the border line. it the amount being $607,6ugan Hari which is distinctly of has supplied a technical defence under the estimated yiell. The Fear and therefore of Latin to any action brought by an revenue for 1919 was $5,581,034.65 izin. The chief difficulty bes unregistered society, however as compared with $8.686.62219 in the fact that Brazilians, with desirable the society may be, and for 19IS.

their Portuguese antecedents, do it has perforce cast the net to

not feel that they come within The new revenue collected us the category of "Hispanic Ame widely and has included a great der the Tobarra Urdinance was ricans." It is maintained, too, many societies that require no 361896.35 showing an increase that for all purposes "Latin Ame- governmental regolatiod what-

over 1915 of $74,043.23. There rica" Is a satisfactory expression. were no changes in the Tobacco and that, at any rate, it is su Daties during the gear.

firmly implanted that it would

creased control expected, it has It is also recorded that the large probably driven several undesir-decrease in the amount of opium

able

ever.

3. A table is appended showing the correspondence between the clauses of the bill and the sections of the two previous Ordinances.

The net revenue collected by take many regre to uproot it the Department during the year even if there should be a real WAR $9,164.390,74 ax againa necessity for so dolog. $3.950.423.08 in 1915 showing a decrease of $1.755.128:34.

HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.

The Hoa. Attorney fieneral

The actual expenditure of this moved the fir: reading of a Bili Department, for, the year was intituled An Ordinance to amend $599.627.24 as agains: $747,363 97 the Public Health and Buildings in 1918 showing an increase of Ordinance, 1903.

$52,353.37

The Hon. Colonial Secretard seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.

The chef object of this bill is to reduce the minimum et stutory height of storeys in suitable cases in order thereby to lessen the cost of building.

The reduction will apply detachel and semidetached houses, and to any other houses to which the Building Authority considera tha: the reduced minima should apply.

PREFERRED GAUL.

BOY WHO FEARED WHIPPING.

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respect.

A tribute to the strength of the arm of Sorgeant James, who

Science has discovered that) fulfils the office of the wielder of rheumatism is not brought on by the Court rattan, was paid by a little Chinese hawker

your blood is free from rheumatici

the

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A special definition of the term Pulice Corrs to-day. He was poison you can smile at we "storey has been adopted for brought up before Mr.S. L. Smith weather or cold winds.

For your section of this Ordinance befor being unlicensed and he was blood will free itself from the

HONGKONG'S STOCKS. cause the general definition in ordered to be given six strokes. 6 (53) of the principal Ordinance

acids which cause rheumatic

The annual report on Hong- excludes spaces with a less height The diminutivehawker-Please.pains, if it is itself good and than nine feet. If that general air, don't order me to be whipped. abundant. But if soar blood is today that they are commencing kong finances shows that sub definition were in apply to this The Magistrate:-Why?

impure it is unable to throw of a short season at the Theatre sidiary cous in stock on the Jist section such spaces would be The boy:-Because about six

the poisons of the disease, and Royal on Friday next, Jane 25th, December 1919, were as follows:-

when they will be presenting an 150 cents. Then you feel the agonies of

Programmes into which they will 19 joints, Dr. Willisme pink pille (following their usual custom), The Magistrate:-Do you then are the mout direct treatment for if it

prefer to go to gaol?

rheumatism because they enrich interpolate excerpts from the Copper,

popular opera. construct spaces which would The boy:-1 prefer that to being and purify the blood so that it is Since they were last in Hong-

vade the section by being slow-whipped.

able to do its work thoroughly. kong, the Company has "been People of all ages in many augmented by four new artistes they rid themselves of rheu

entirely unregulated unless speci-days ago I was whipped, and my rheumatism in your muscles and interesting series of Vaudeville 20

fically referred to: In other words. back is still swollen all over.

it

would be useless minimum heighte

to fix for storeys possible were

10

5

5,994

36,111

675,568

100,692

24,753

843.118

that they were not ** storess The boy had his wish. He was| within the statutory definition. ordered to pay a fine of $6, or to parts of the world are telling how from London, all of whom bave in circulation is $20,764,370, and

The only effect of such a section go to gaol for eight days. would be to probibit spaces of

heights lying between the 'stat-

ulory "minimum" and nine feet.

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The nominal amount of coins

Imarket value

Dow

matism through the rich red made a great success in Shanghai the blood mada by Dr. Williams and Manila, where they are now

practically par. pink pills. Old people need not playing. Mr. Humphrey Bishop promises us something quite ex- Sub-clauses (3), (5) and (5) of contain a clear space of at least have rheumatism and younger ceptional in their new Jazz clause 2 of the bill embody the tes feet measured vertically.

ones soon get free from it when

Drummer, who has created a present provisions. The nex

they start a course of these pills. sensation everywhere. Since he NELLORE DELAYED.' (6) Bathrooma relaxations

contained in!

istrines The best time to begin is to-day has joined the Company the over- sub-clases (4) and (6), which may be constructed so as to cou, go to say druggist, or send $1.50 tures have become one of the tain a clear space of only seven for a bottle, ($8 for six) to the Dr.

The sailing of the P. and 0. features of their programmes, and a half feet measured verti-Williams' Medicine Co., 96.Sze being frequently double encored, steamer Nellore for Home has (4.) In detached and semi- detached buildings, and in an The new section 1168 provides

cally.

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Of special interest is the little and in some cases trebly encored now been postponed until the

before the audience has been 19th instant at 10a.m... ing Authority from the provisions that no space under hine feet health guide offered free to any

satisfied.

This steamer has been delay- of sub-section (3) of this section, high in the clear" shall be used reader who sends & postcard re-

The Company are playing toyed by fog and will not arrive every storey shall, subject to sub for human habitation. This quest for a copy to the above popular prices and the booking here from the North until Friday.

address. sections (5) and (6) of this section, applies to all buildings,

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