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Vigorous Speeches at C.R.A. Annual Meeting.

tion would remain.

TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921.

might declare that the Official cause the Straits Settlements, like votes only counted and he might Ceylon, is one declare the resolutions either Colonies, and like Ceylon-I men- of the Eastern passed or not passed as the casetioned just now about public ser- might be, by the Official votes vants being exchanged between alone, and that again being subject Hongkong and Ceylon. Perhaps I to the safeguard that wherever

the Governor took that unusual might mention two other instances course he had forthwith to report in connection with the Straits Set- After the public meeting to pro- the matter to the Secretary of tlements. A few years ago we test against the increase of rates. State for the Colonies. (Applause). had Sir John Buckmill here an the annual meeting of the Con- The Same as Ceylon. Attorney General, and he went to stitutional Reform Association was Itis that kind of safeguard which the Straits Settlements to be Chief held last evening at the Theatre we are referring to in the third Justice, and from the Straits Set- Royal. The President, Hon. Mr. resolution when we ask that there tlements we have received as H. E. Pollock K.C., presided, sup be an Unofficial majority on the Colonial Secretary the gentlemen ported by the Vice-President, Mr. Legislative Council with such who is at present administering C. G. Alabaster, and the following safeguards as are provided in the the Government, Hon. Mr. Claud members of Committee: Mesara constitution of Ceylon. And wo Severn. I only mention these in- W. A. Dowley, J. Owen Hughes, do not see why we should not be atances to show how in the official F.A. Joseph, W. L. Pattenden, D. treated with the same trust and mind at Home these three Eastern V. Steavenson and L. M. Whyte confidence, as regards granting Colonies are considered to be more (Honorary Secretary).

us an Unofficial majority subject or less on one plane, and why: Opening the meeting, the Chair-to those safeguards, as the Colony should the solitary exception to man said that although it was not of Ceylon. We claim to be equal-this apparently general rule in We the case of granting an Unofficial a public meeting in the strict loyal with that Colony, technical sense of the word, they claim that in the great war we in majority be the loyal inhabitants would be very glad if any of those this Colony bore our fair share of Hongkong? (Applause). The present at the previous meeting in men and money and every kind fourth resolution which I propose

of effort in the great struggle.is: who were interested in the ques-(Applause). And we think most (4), That a petition be sent

The Hon. Secretary read the treated in the matter of an Unof- emphatically that we ought to be

to the House of Commons asking nolice convening the meeting, after ficial majority in the same way as

for the support of the Members which the Chairman said: As Ceylon. (Applause). In fact, to

in securing the above change in some gentlemen remained who are put it briefly, we cannot see any

the Legislative Council. not members of our Association, reason why we should be treated

Appeal to House of Commons. I think perhaps it would be more otherwise or differently. I refer-

We are. I may say, practically interesting for them if I left the red just now to Ceylon as being a

driven to this course. As I men-1 formal business which is to be sister Colony. I do not know tioned just now, we have received transacted, such as the passing of whether it is the case now, but replies from two different Secre the Report and Accounts and know it was the case a few years taries of State, one in answer to Election of Officers and Committee ago, that in the Colonial Office the the petition of 1916, and the other for the ensuing year, to the end, Eastern Colonies of Ceylon, the in answer to resolutions passed at and if I ask you to consider with Straits Settlements and Hongkong our public meeting in January: me the resolutions, four in mumber, were all dealt with in one and the 1919; and in neither of those re- with reference to constitutional same department, and I suspect plies from either of those Secre- reform. The first résolution that that it is so probably at the pre-taries of State has there been I shall have to move will be: Rent day. At all events we know vouchsafed to us a single reason That all non-Chinese that as regards Civil Service pro-for not granting any measure of members of the Legislative motion

one of our former Gov-constitutional reform. Absolutely Council be elørted.

ernors, Sir Henry. Blake, left this no reason has been given, and 1 It think there can be no doubt, as place to go us Governor of Ceylon, particularly pressed for them, it has been said at matty previous and of course we have the far will be rementbered, in questions

recent meetings of this Association, that more

example of the in the Council chamber, without present Governor, Sir Edward: the system of nomination is 1

who was survival from antiquity, and is not stubbs,

Colonial at all consonant with the age in Secretary in Ceylon and came out which we live. Of course, when here to this Colony as Governor. I make that remark I do not want Therefore, as I say, why should

we not be treated the same to raise any reflections upon, the Ceylon? Now to pass on to the revert to the procedure which was] gentlemen who have from time to Straits Settlements, what do we adopted in 1894, when a petition time been nominated by the Gov- find there? We find that a few was sent home to the members of ernment to the Legislative Council, months ago

the House of Commons asking for I am not in any way attacking in-appointed voluntarily by the Gov-a more representative form of Gov- [dividuals, am attacking the ernment of the Straits Settlements ernment, and it is our hope, it is system. The second point that we and that that committee, of which the hope of my committee, and 1 propose to move is:

one of the members was the acting think the hope of all the members (2). That a larger electoral Attorney General, unanimously re- of this Association, that this. body be adopted in the case of (commended in their report petition which we propose to send all such non-Chinese members that there should be. an home to the House of Commons with the exception of the Re-Unofficial majority in the will be widely signed in this presentative of the Hongkong Straits Settlements. And in Colony, not only signed by the General Chamber of Commerce. connection with that report members of this Association but should like, if you will allow me, signed by all those outside this The Single Exception,

to read a few of the observations Association who feel thut the: I think that just now fat the which were made in support of cause which we are putting for- earlier meeting) objection was the recommendations of an Unof-ward is worthy, of support. (Ap- taken to the exception; but in a ficial majority. What the com- plause). I believe that this ques- business community like Hong-mittee said on this point was this. tion is sometimes, side-tracked by kong, when trade and shipping are They referred, of course, to the people who say "Oh well, what do the life-blood of the Colony, my Legislative Council of the Straits you want with an Unofficial ma- committee, upon careful considera-Sottlements:

jority? Why don't you go for a tion of this matter, thought it im-{ "There is a sense of unreality Municipal Council?" One answer portant that we should retain the about its debates. The shadow have to make to that is that cur representation of the Hongkong of the Official majority hangs over Legislative Council in Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce up-its proceedings. There is, in fact, is to a very. great extent, and on the Council, in order that the no debate. It serves mainly as a performs to a very great extent the views of that Chamber upon com-opportunity for the airing of functiors of a Municipal Council. merce and shipping should be re- Unofficial views, and much atten-

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of State by our resolutions being (c) Council procedure with an rest, because there is. also under turned down without a single Official majority results in anthe Public Works Department for reason being given for refusing identification of the Unofficials 1921 $680,000 for personal emolu- any measure of consitutional re- with the Government rather than ments and $840,000 for public ters, and that we ought instead of not necessarily the road, but a form; but I will invite you, if you the public."

works current, and if we put that moving for reform of the Council road by which our constitution YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.Jare inclined to despair, to look And the report goes on on to the five millions I spoke of to move for a Municipal Council could have a little more democracy at what has been done and is being to say "We consider that the just now we have a total of six With all due respect to them, I do knocked into it. In these resolu- done in the sister Eastern Crown first step in inducing public in- and a half millions under the not think they have made out altions we point to the principles, and JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the Colonies of Ceylon and the Straits terest in the proceedings of various Public Works Department good case. I will not detain you leave the road to be found by those most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during

Settlements. (Applause). Let Council is that the Official votes out of the fourteen millions any longer. Mr Alabaster, Vice- who say at home that they are not Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods consider for a moment what majority should be abandoned." expenditure for 1921, and added to President

of the Association, convinced that any change is de-. of Infants and Dyspeptics; (3) MILFORD-McGRATH FLUID has been done in Ceylon. In I think that that report of the that six and a half millions he will just say a few words in sap-sirable. The principles for which INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Ceylon only last year they obtain committee of the Straits Settle-aum of over half a million voted part of the resolution.

we are working are a wider repre- Bugs, Fites and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (4)ficial majority on the Council, of tion of our hopes, which are that which of course must be consider.

ed a constitution giving an Unof-menta is a very striking confirma- for the Sanitary Department, Mr. Alabaster's Able Address. sentation of the people, made effec- JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA

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23 to 14; that constitution was we shall also obtain in due course ed as a municipal department, you gives me great pleasure in second-tives in a majority. (Applause). every case the votes of the Unof-Colony, because we have Ceylouent. of the revenue for 1921 go-two years ago, and for that very pointed out in the earlier meeting given and made effective. In an Unofficial majority in this actually have seven millions outing these resolutions. They are Without a majorly their voice is

of fourteen millions, or fifty per simpler than the resolutions of ineffectual, ficial members

83 Mr. MeGalgar were to prevail except in cases of questions where with an Unofficial majority al-ing to be expended on the Public reason I think that they will make to-night, and unless they are elect the Governor certified that it was ready obtained, and the Strelts Works Department and the Sani- a greater appeal to that greated they are not representative.. considered in the interests of the Settlementa

with a committee tary Department of this Colony, sense of right which lies as the (Applauss). The members of this Colony that no resolution either which has recommended an Un-I do not think that under those basis of all loyal sentiment. The Association are loyal to the throne, should be passed or should not be official majority. And therefore, circumstances it is open to sug-resolutions of two years ago were loyal to the fag and loyal to tha passed, in which case by the cons I said before, I see no ground gest that we in the Council have complicated by too much machi-Empire stitution of Ceylon the Governor why Hongkong need despair, be- nothing to do with municipal mat-nery.

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