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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 192

THE EPIDEMIC OF UNREST.

THE HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH,

NOTES & COMMENTS.

New Orders.

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16 1922.

DAY BY DAY.

THE GREAT MAN IS HE WHO, We see that the creation of IN THE MIDST OF THE OROWD, a new decoration in Francs (the KEEPS WITH PERFECT SWEET- Order of Physical Education) has NESS THE INDEPENDENGS OF given rise to soms bumorsuż, SOLITUDE-Emerson. comments in the foreign press,

ons journal suggesting that what A pantry boy employed aboard is needed in mast countries the Luichow yesterday com nowadays is a decoration or amitted suicide by jumping orer prize to spur people to do a little board. thinking now and then. What is

to the point, however, is that such thaft was reported to have a traditional institution as that occurred yesterday in the offices of orders of decoration has to of firm of brokers in Ice House keep pace with the times. Now Street, a box being broken open that France has led the way. per- and a quantity of clothing of the haps

series value of 8374 stolen. ribbons representing 1 outstanding achievements

of the

we

new

shall see

connection, & Now York paper suggests AU

Order of

Between twelve and one o'clock

return

Tributes to Sir Henry May.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Lieut-Governor of Ceylan which Clause T susots that male par- was considered to be one of the sons subject to polica supervision prizes of the Colonial service but shall further report personally When Sir Matthew Nathan met once in each month to the polios with his unfortunate accident Sir as ordered. In order to allow Henry reported to the Secretary of more freedom of movement in State that bis services were needed special cases, the Captain 8p- in Hongkong andthat he wouldlike parintendent of Police is authoris- to withdraw from his new posted to make a special

io That was a striking indication of dispensing

FUTURE OF PRINCES PAVILION UNCERTAIN

Colony,

order

any

CRIS

with

A mesting of the Legislative the valus which he attached to with full · compliance Council over which H. E the his connection, with the Colony Governor (Sir Edward Stubbe, and showed that he was ready this rule. Sub-clause (2) provides fx, 0, 32, 0.) prasided was held to-to subordinate his own interests for asses in which the Captalo

day. There were also present: to the interests of the Colony.

Superintendent of Police may Major-Gen. Sir John Fowler. The Hon. Mr. B. E. Pollock, The Hoo. Mr. Claud Savarn, speaking on behalf of the Unoffi give permission to leave the CM.G., Colonial Secretary. cial Members, associated himself Clause 8 enacts that police

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, with what His Excellency had

supervision orders C., C., Attorney-General. said. They wish to pay a sincere suspended during during any The Hon. Mr. T. L Parkins,tribute to the memory of Sir

term of imprisonment, Director of Public Works.

Henry as being a hard working Clause provides that the The Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, and conscientious official who finger prints

any polica 0.8, Colonial Treasurer.

sacrificed his health and strength supervision order shall be pre- The Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, and even his life in the public sumed to be those of the person Director of Education.

service of the Colony.

The Hon. Mr. E. R. Ballifax,

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollack, Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

5. C.

The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. Hen. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. The for. Mr. Lưu Cho Pat. The Hon Mr. A. G. Stephen The Hon. Mr. Chow Stop-100. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Clerk of Councils.

made.

CD

shall be

of modern progressTM In this this motring, burglar entered Aas upper floor at No. 284 Queen's thetic Uaintelligibility. "to be Road Central and stole from a

The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak against whom the order was conferred upon the most con-cubicle, occupied by a woman.

Ispoke on behalf of the Chinese Clause 10 provides a penalty · members and said that the news of two hundred and fifty dollars spicuons creators or admirers of money, jewellery and clothing af

was received by the Chiness with or six months imprisonment for pictures which look like a crack the total value of £221. ed mirror and of music which

genuine sorrow, for although they offences against the Ordinance. Yesterday's hesltb

Idid not at all times see eye to

In the schedulule to the bill, sounds as if the player had for.

tune up Another shows three cases of small-pox

eye with Sir Henry May, the two alternative forms of Form gotten to

had learned to regard him with No 1 are given, for use in sum- Suggestion is that there should be (two fatal), one fatal case of

high esteem. E. an Ordar of Emotional Infinitude, plague, and one non-fatal case

practical- the for all persons who have gone to each of diphtheria and enteric.

gave

whole of his the "movies" for five years, whilst The last-named was an Indian

working life for the Colony. Since defeated political candidates case ;,the others all Chinese.

his retirement the results of bis The following Bill was 'read a should be able to qualify as

The Council approved amend-work had become more apparent first time, on the motion of the knights of the Order of Political A tragedy was enacted at the Education. Truly, there are great Wellington Barracks yesterdayments in the bye-laws respecting to them, and time only increased Hop. Attorney-General possibilities in this direction. It when a Chineza sapper tumed the Importation and Inspection their appreciations. looks as though the QB.E. will shotgun against himself and was of Animals, the Maintenance of lived after him, but his death was the Opium Ordinance, 1914.

seriously injured in the abdomen. Order in Depota, the Maintenance mourned by the whole Chinese have to look to its laurels.

The man was taken to the Gor of Order in Slaughter bonses, and community and in their name the amend further the Oplum Ordin- of Domestic Cleanliness and speaker wished to support that The Trade Ship.

ernment Civil Hospital in a

Ventilation.

resolution. serious condition.

In due course. Hongkong will no doubt be visited by the great white British trade ship which is

In connection with the strand-

BYE-LAWS. AMENDED.

FINANCIAL VOTES. The following

votes were

s

His work

ATF CRES, and 'on indictment respectively.

OFICH DIVANE.

An Ordinance to amend further

The object of this bill is to

ance, 1914.

Clause & adds a new sub-section to section 30 of the principal Ordinance to the effect that no person shall smoke opium ia'za opium divan. At present this is not definitely specified, a5

#1

The resolution was carried in silence, all present standing.

**THE PRINCE'S PAVILION. to be sent on a world cruise for ing of the Maoji Maru in the referred to the Finance Commit-

The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang ask- the purpose of increasing the Hainan Straits, which we reported tee and subsequently approved :—

$600 on account of Kowlooned the following questions:--- overseas demand for British sometime ago, the Azuma Maru

1. What, if any, use is to be offence in the Ordinance, and per- goods. The vessel, which is to came into port yesterday from Canton Railway, special ex- be named "British Industry," is the scene of the wreck, and re-penditure, repairs to railway made of the Building, now under sons found smoking in divans are erection, on "The Finest Site" charged onder section 30 with due to leave England in August ported that the boat is now al embankment.

$100 on account of Kowloon after the visit of His Royal using an opium divan. It is per- next year, first of all visiting most in two. The Arums Maru

ex-Highness the Prince of Wales? haps open to doubt whether the South America, the Cape, Aus(cleared again this morning for Canton Railway, special

2. What, if any, precautions are use of this section for this purpose tralia and New Zealand, and then the scene, and an endeavour penditure, produce shelter, Taipo

the Market.

being taken to cope with an is correct, since the rest of the going on to Japan, China, the is to be made to get

$13,000 on account of Kow-outbreak of Fire during the erec-section is applicable only to opium diven keepers. That the offence Dealing in Parliamen with the causes of the unrest Philippices, Jave, Straits Settle-stranded boat off by cutting her

Icon-Canton Railway, special ex-tion of such Building?

3. Whether the risk of Fire, sad of smoking in a divan was con- penditure, Loco Yard at LowD. in India, the Premier described the education of Indians ments and Indis, after which she in two.

The ship, which will be oil-driven. It is reported from Hok Un

$115 on account of Kowloon that of damage by Typhoon, has templated by the framers of the Ordinance seems clear from the at English Universities as putting new wine into old will proceed Home via the Suez. bottles. These bad burst and intoxication had swept over will be 550 feet long, with that in the early hours of Fester. Canton Railway, special expen-been covered by Insurance?

The Hon. Colonial Secretary present section 31, and it is there- fore considered advisable définite- the East. The story of India, he said, was the story of gross tonnage of 20,000 tons. day morning a man entered one diture, locomotives.

$158,949 in aid of the vote replied as follows:- is being designed with of the boutes of the village,

1. No decision has been come is to probibit such smoking. Japan and China. It was inevitable that when the She

conceivable equipment enanted by an elderly Chinese Public Works Extraordinary,

and to.

Clause 3 of the bill authorises chemicals of the East became mixed with those of the avery

2. The Chief Officer of the additional presumptions in the four main West an explosion would sooner or later be produced. As as a fosting exhibition ball. On and his son, and engaged in a Hongkong. Compensation

will struggle with the former. Five resumptions.

$191 on account of Kowloos Fire Brigade bas placed fire principal Ordinance. a broad diagnosis of the situation, Mr. Lloyd George's be exhibition stands and show stab wounds are said to have been

What is the proper way cases, whilst in addition to inflicted by the intruder during Canton Railway, special expendi-appliances on the premises and majority of prosecutions for keep he has the fire-loss in closeling opium divans it is necessary thesis appears tolerably correct.

to prove an actual sale of opium, to deal with such a manifestation? Is it to acclaimed as magnificent reception ball there the struggle which lasted for &ture, fire hose, &c.

$1,023 on account of Kowloon proximity,

3 The risk of Bre, but not and the difficulty of proving this

the

dects

centre &

to

for the

$2.

for Locos 3 and 4.

61,700 on account of Public

Kowloon.

insurance.

POLICE SUPERVISION. On the motion of the

BILLS PASSED.

In the

went

a sign of progress and encouraged, or is it to be viewed as will be a restaurant espable of quarter of an hour. As no motive

} sitting 500 persons. The very could be discovered the report is Canton Railway,special expendi something destructive and to be combated accordingly best that Britain can be produced received with reserve of the ture, motion plates and cylinders that of typhoon, is covered by makes it almost impossible to bring home the offence. Tha The forward movement in India has received very con will be included in the industrial police.

first part of clause 3 therefore siderable encouragement from the Imperial authorities, exbibits, and, of course, trade

Hon. authorises the presumptions that, Mr. Conselleiro, of 49 Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, who embodied their reforms in the Montagu-Chelmsford representatives will be in charge

found smoking opium in any measures. These are being criticised by advanced opinion of the various stalls. The idea of Wyndham Street, celebrated his erection of temporary ricksha Attorney-General, the following where two or more persons are (British as well as indian), on the one hand, as insufficient, bringing British goods to the silver wedding yesterday, when shelter with latrines attached in Bill was read a first tim

An Ordinance to provide for place, themselves not being resid notice of prospective foreign his children, eight in all, present- while a contrary section which has found a spokesman in buyers in this way is a moatted an illustrated and touching $6,500 on account of Public police supervision of certain per ents there. (a) the place is an

Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, sons.

opiam divan, and (b) the tenanc Sir William Joynson Hicks, condemns them as a criminal admirable one, and so far as the address before a large gathering

The object of this bill" is to or occupier is, keeping an opium trade representatives are COD-of relatives and friends. The re-arrangement of Kowloon In- betrayal of the white men and women in India."

tenant of occupier or ous of his Such contrary views illustrate the extent to which cerned they will appreciate the Eatbronisation of the Sacred land Lots Nos. 529, 630, 631 and provide for police supervision of divan there, provided that the

means the Heart of Jesus was inaugurated 1111.

certain persons. It is highly difficulty of securing accommoda- during the afternoon, followed by $4.000 on account of Public desirable that, for the prevention servants is pressat at the time. public men may be found to differ. Diametrically-opposed fact that by this views are nothing new in politics, and yet it is a matter tion for themselves and their enthusiastic speeches and con- Works, Extraordinary, Hong" of crime, the police should be The second part of clause 3 mers- Most of the guests cong, section of wireless instal-able to keep track both of personsly re-enacts the existing section for surprise that educated and earnest men should goods, the provision of temporary gratulations.

who have been convicted of31 of the Ordinance.

of

Clause 4 provides an alternative serious offences, and also see a problem under such directly conflicting aspects.abowrooms and the transit, of were entertaimed at the banquet lation at Gap Rock.

with attendant given in his residence.

the

THE LATE SIR HENRY MAY. Where there is such a gulf it is inconceivable that both exbibits

H. E. the Governor moved persons who are known to be bad penalty for breaches of section 46 of the principal Ordinance, in "He could run like a deer," the following resolution:-The characters. sides can be right in the main. Without an opportunity heavy costs, will all be elimicated.

The bill is based mainly on sec.conformity with the alternative for intimate study of such a huge question, it is an onerous London University.

The London University Society Inspector Marks told the Magis Legislative Council of Hongkong

trate this morning when he have received with profound tion 8 of the Prevention of Crimes authorised in section 61.

Clause 5 of the bill corrects an task to undertake to say definitely which is right. An alternative is that both err. This appears to be of Shanghai is now in esse, having

Clause defines "crime" for tion Bt of the principal Ordinance. the view of the Premier, who announced that the been inaugurated last week. charged an agad Chinese with regret the news of the death of Act, 1871.(34 and 35 Vict, e. 112)obvious error in drafting in sec-

bezzing for arms, and generally Sir Henry May, G.C.M.G., LL.D., educated classes of India. must be given the beaims are to bring together mem causing a nuisance in the Cantral formerly Governor of Hongkong the purposes of the bill, as any soy misdemeanour bers of the Coiversity, of what-

district What brought on the and for many years a member of felony, or

The following B nationality, resident in opportunity of making the experiment initiated two ever or three years ago (doubtless the Montagu-Chelmsford Shanghai or other parts of China: remark was the statement of the the Council: la expressing their under the Coinage Offence Ordin-

imperfect. On being further in- and ber daughters in their under the Larceny Ordinance, readings and were passed

An Ordinance to amend further measures) a success, but that further reformus must await to give information concerning defendant that his sight was very deep sympathy with Lady May ance, 1965, or certain offences through their second and third

the comprehensive courses which

formed that the defendant had bereavement, the members of the 1865, or the offence of conspiracy University offer

This definition is the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920. the result of this experiment. The educated classes among te

An Ordinance to modify.certain $3.76 on his person, presumably Council desire to place on record to defraud, Indians have made marked strides of recent years, and the studers proceeding from China: his earnings for the day, Mr. R. E. their sease of the very vainable based on the definition contained Imperial Government has shown itself alive to aud to endeavour to ranke Shang- Lindsell ordered that he pay services rendered to Hongkong by in section 20 of the Prevention of provisions of the Treaty of Peace Sir Heary May during his long Crimes Act, 1871. Persons who Order, 1919, the Treaty of Peace appreciative of this advance by extending the scope in the hai

and distinguished career in the are twice convicted of any of Austria) Order, 1920, the Treaty these offences may be dealt with of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920, political and administrative fields, so that to-day there is a Matriculation Examination, thus

Based on the famous poem of Colony."

and the Treaty of Peace (Hua- and, generally, to further in every

In moving the resolution. His under clause 3 of the bill. wide opening for native ambition. The central and pro saving much time and expense;

Clause erpowers & magistrate Kary) Order, 1921, as amended, for the purpose of adapting the pro- vincial legislatures set up under the Montagu-Chelmsford way the prestige and usefulness the same name by Robert W. reforms sent Tories aghast, and even among Liberals there of London University in the Far Service." The Law of the Yokon" Excellency said that he did not

circumstances of the Colony of was some surprise at the extent to which the new system East. At present the member-comes to the Kowloon Theatre this have the pleasure of serving or judge to order the police visions of the said Orders to the

than convicted of a crime after s new series Hongkong known

Hongkong. went. Instead of making the test of these concessions, a ship appears to be of limited evening, one of the big pictures under Sir Henry May, but he had supervision of any person who is

dimensions, but there are good in the

As Ordinance to amend the malcontent section of large dimensions, though not hopes of its growth under the Amusements Lut, have secured. 20 years and, in common with previous conviction of another

Maintenance Orders (FaciliHes for Enforcement) Ordinance, 1921. necessarily anything like a majority of the nation, started enthusiastic sponsorship which Those who know the poem will everybody else, he had the crime. The maximum period of to agitate before the new system had even been tried. The has brought it into being. Now rejoice at the skilful manner in bighest respect and regard for his such supervision is two years in reforms furnisberi Indians with a fine opportunity to that so much is heard of inter-which it has been filmed; those character. He thought there was summary cases and seven years It is been said by the Colonial Secre- Clause 4 gives the Governor in demonstrate their fitnesa for responsible government; the pational activities in relation to who don't will enjoy the suspense little he could say that had not on indictment.

the education of the Chinese, it is the story offers the more. malcontents wish to gallop before they have proved that gratifying to note that the foun- sufficient to add that the acting tary some two years ago, on the Council power to order the police dation belonging to the metro-and screening are both worthy of occasion of Sir Henry's resigna supervision for & period not ex-- they can trot.

splendid.

ad a great period of the classes of persons. The object of "This is where the evil enters. A similar impatience polis of the British Empire is to the great theme. The scenery is tion. Sir Henry's career cover-ceeding seven year of certain

The latest census list of the city Colony's development in all the clause is to make it possible of orderly progress is to be seen among our young Chinese be represented.

The Kowloon Theatre's special directions, and in that develop for the police to watch and of Canton made by the Depart friends, some of whom imbibe the slogans of the West

fancy drees dance was the success ment, Sir Henry May played a control the movements of persons ment of Police shows total known to be bad number of 1,315,600 of whora 904,200 are man, 301,000 women with an imperfect understanding of their significance, as

its good music and excellent floor great part. His life was bound who

and 100,400 children. indeed some Westerners themselves do. Among Western-

A Peking telegram states that deserved. There was a big at-up in the Colony and the develop characters, but who do not come under the provisions of clause 3 educated Chinese students the epidemic is apt to take the

Tuso Chi-fui, the former Premier, tendance of dancers, the greater ment of it would stand as

Messrs. D. Chellaram ask us to form of inveighing against the status of Occidentals out has left Peking for Tientsin, number in fancy dresses notable permanent memorial of him. It of the bill. In some cases super- All for their taste or porelty-one was not possible for everybody vision will probably take the

stste that a lady bas left-a" pisces. here, for none are more clamant than they in the agitation along with two Japanese.

pariisa are strictly lady was a gipsy, another a hat: who knew him to agree with place of deportation.

Clause 5 provides for the ser- of silverware in their storis, and for the abolition of extra-territoriality and the like. It political

one man s soldier, another "The bim in everything, but it was seems not to occur to them that a more rational first step watching his movements.

Another Peking message states Peninsula HoloL" Indeed, the impossible to believe that the vice and explanation of super-that she can have same on giving would be concentration upon & formative domestic pro- the anfu and Communist judges, recruited from those pres-views Sir Henry expressed were vision orders, and authorises a proper description.

£110,000 BATH SCHEMZ FŐH gramme which would make an irresistible appeal to their cliques are endeavouring to get ent not in fancy costume, had to not those which be honestly held form of certificate to be given by exercise considerable discrimine and firmly believed to be in the the police officer entrusted with

GREEN WICH. .-- countrymen. In such cases the other side can only preserve Tasa appointed Premier.

A Shanghai message says it is tion, so great was the variety and best interests of the Colony to these duties.

Clause & requires every person

Greenwich Council is considerá its dignity by holding steadfastly on its way, promptly remedying anything that can reasonably be called a rumoured that Wa Pai-foo is so keen the rivalry. Altogether which bis life was devoted. His grievance, but refusing to be cajoled into yielding more preparing for war because his a most enjoyable evening passed Excellency recalled that in 1906 under police supervision to notifying a scheme for providing new scheme for union with Chan with the speed that plesaure the late Sir Henry was offer bis residence or change of resid-public bathe, at a cost of £120,000, to find work for the unemployed. lends,

ed and accepted the post of ence to the police. than the conditions of the time call for.

King-ming has failed.

CHINESE NEWS.

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