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proved itself incapable of encour passing, the reply declares that the Government "trusts that
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|the Chinose officials, prosuming | The Bogey Pool Competition, the recent morders of peaceful played at Fanling on 22nd.. 23rd. C foreign residents have been taken and 24th, inst, was won by H.
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BIRTH. MCMURRAY. -At Redhill, 121, The Peak, on 26th. September, to Mr. and Mrs. D. McMurray, a daughter.
their sad.
Military Lands.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
TO-DAY'S MEETING.
H.K.C.C.
COMMITTEE'S ANNUAL
REPORT.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. The report of the Committee of H.E. the Governor (Sir Edward the Hongkong Cricket Chub for [Stubbs, K.CMG) presided and the year ending the 31st August,
there were also present:
1923, states (that the Profit and Major Gen. Sir. John Fowler,} Loss Account after writing down K.Q.M.G., CB D.S.O.
furniture &c. by $1,516,39, shows The Hon. Mr. A. G. M.ja profit of $2,095.93, an actual Fletcher, C.M.G., Colonial Se-profit of $3,61481 as against a cremary.
profit of $7.888.85 for the previous The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, year. Entrance fees show an Attorney-General.
increase $540.--Sixty-four new playing members, 21 non-playing members and 33 subscribers join- fed during the twelve months.
The Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, Colonial Treasurer.
The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Director of Public Works.
The Hon. Mr. E A. Irving, Director of Education.
The Hon. Mr E R. Hallifax, Secretary for Chinose Affairs.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C.
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. The Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. The Hon. Mr. A R. Lowe. The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou The Hon. Mr. Chau Siu-ki. Mr. S. B. B. McElderry. Clerk
of Councils.
LOCAL RESIDENTS HONOURED.
Cricket. The pitch has this rear only had to be partially returfed and the Club has thereby saved in actual cost some $180. It is hoped that the pitch will benefit and that the old turf will stand the wear and tear beltør. The Club ran two elevens, the first playing matches, wianing 14, losing 3 with 5 drawn. The Son.second eleven played 21 matches...
won 9, lost 11 with I'drawn. Two Interport matches were played against Shanghai. The first, here in November, Hongkong lost by 2 wickets after an exciting finish. The second, played at Shanghai in May. Hongkong won by 3 wickets. Tennis.--The annual tourna
October 16 to 21, are being com- pleted. About six hundred de- legates are expected from various parts of China. Most of these men will pass through Hongkong| Before proceeding with the We hardly know whether to on their way to Canton. In order usual business, His Excellency, feel satisEed or disappointed over to welcome and help entertain on behalf of His Majesty the King,ment was disappolating from the the arrival in the 'Colony of Sir these delegates while here the presented two badges of the Order point of view of receipts, largely J.H. Oakley. who has been Board of Directors of the local of the British Empire to Dr. owing to uncertain weather and charged by the War Office with.M.C.A. has outlined plans and Pearce (OBE) and to Miss illness on the part of some the task of reporting on the appoined four committeee to Pitts (M. B. E) in consideration prominent competitors in the open valuation of military property in assist. connection with the proposed transfer of land to the Hongkong
Two Chinese were
of many years service in the events. The Open Championship cause of education in the Colony. Singles was won by Mr. Ng Sze His Excellency said he thought Kwong for the sixth time in Government. There is some cause before Mr. JP R. Wood, this
charged he might speak for the Council in succession. The Open Doubles
congratulating Dr. Pearce and Championship
by for gratification in the mere fact morning with assaulting two Miss Pitts on the honours which Messrs. Ng Sze Kwong & Wei that his presence indicates that fokis of the Tai Yat Cinema at had been awarded them the question has not been de Yaumati. Mr. R. E. A. Webster.
NEW BILLS.
initial step to be taken on this seats. When requested to leave fire in premises where
WRX ROD
Mixed
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Wing Lok." The Club Champion- ship was won by Mr. S. E. Green, Mrs. D. B. Sequeira Antonio finitely pigeon-holed and forge-instructed by the Hongkong ten by the Imperial authorities. Amusements, Limited. appeared
H'cap Singles "A" by Mr. C. C. and family desire to express
The following Bills were read a Stark, H'cap Singles "B" by Mr. their sincere thanks to all friends That is so much to the good. Om to prosecute, and said the defen-first time:~
the other hand. it does appear dants had third class tickets with
C. W. E. Bishop. H'cap Doubles ffor
in sympathy bereavement and to those who somewhat late in the day for the which they went in first class provision for the prevention of Humphreys and the
An Ordinance to make better by Mess. G.. R. Sayer & A. D. sent wreaths and attended the
issue of valuation. It was so long their seats, they assaulted the celluloid or cinematograph film Miss H. Irving
raw Doubles by Mr. G. W. Sewell & ago as May last year tha: the
heavy is stored or used.. local negotiations
The annual general meeting were con- penalty was asked for, as these cluded, and the conditions upon offences had again become fre- closing, narrowing and diverting Friday. 5th October, at 5.30 p.m An Ordinance to provide for the will be held in the Pavilion on which the military establish-
quent of late. 1 remand was of streets, and for the alteration ments
Attached to the report are should
removed given. to hther sites were inmediately
batting and bowling averages for the first and second elevens.. forwarded Home. Here we are.
For the first eleven, M. R. B. some year and a half later, with
funeral.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 27th Sept., 1923.
CHINA'S REPLY.
be
ticket collectors..
of the levels of streets.
BILLS PASSED.
a Home expert just arriving to JAPAN RELIEF FUNDS. second reading and were later sn
valuation. How long report on he will take on the task. and, what is more important still, how long the Imperial authorities
The more we read the Wabwill need to make up their mind-
it is
Wate
after receiving the expert's report.
AMOY DONATIONS
The following Bills came up for Hancock heads the batting with average of 38.44 for 13 passed:
innings, whilst the list for those An Ordinance to provide for who batted less ten innings is the preservation of certain headed by A. A. Claxton with an portions of the Statute Laws (New average of 47.57 for nine innings. Revised Edition) Ordinance, 1911. In bowling. F.H. Farthing heads An Ordinance to regulate the the averages with 12.33, the Rev. EK. Quick heading the bowlers
ACKNOWLEDGED.
Through the medium of the Con- we should not like to say. There sul General for Japan in Hong-Fire Brigade. ha- been such delay in disposing kong, we have received the follow- An Ordinance to amend further for less than ten inaings with of this question that we almosting cominunication from Mr.the Public Health and Buildings 7.63. despair of seeing it ever sersted. S. Uchida, Consul at Swatow: Ordinance. 1903. Still, as we say, some comfort
new
In the second eleven, D.-Reid -
CANTON UNREST.
chiaopn reply to the Note of the foreign Powers on the subject of the Lincheng outrage, the more we realise what a Bat refusal of the Powers' demands it amounts
In the absence of English An Ordinance to regulate the heads the batting with an avarage to. On the whole, it is a very can be found in the arrival of the
expert valuer. Let us hope he papers in Swatow, and in view importation, exportation manu- of 19.54 for thirteen innings. diplomatic document. giving won't take long over the task.
of the fact that the Hongkongfacture, sale and use of dangerous whilst for less than ten innings dailies have a large circulation | drugs.
D.EG. Nicholson is top with an evidence of having been carefully
among the foreign community
average of 50.33 for four innings. drafted, but in effect it is a polite The Peak Trams. ·
SCHOOL APPARATUS. here. I take liberty to request
In bowling, I. D. McNicholl leads contradiction of the foreign na- One of the questions which is you to be good enough to insert-
The following financial vote the way with an average of 7.27, tions contentions, and a refusal being held up in consequence of this communication
in your was referred to the Finance Com- whilst for those who bowled in this military land deadlock is valuable paper.
mittee -- to view the affair in the light of that of better communication
less than five innings, F.N. Young..
[one requiring outside interven-between the lower level and the
$3,000 on account of Education is on top with an average of 9.60. I wish to hereby acknowledge Department, special expenditure, with warmest thanks the ex- tion. Opinion are bound to Peak. It is more than probable pressions of sympathy with the physical apparatus. Kowloon differ, but we fear the Chinese tramway will depend on the ac both Chinese
that any scheme for a
Japanese nation, on the part of British School. friends in this port, for the re-
and European MEMBER RESIGNS.
AL the conclusion of the
The following gentlemen are informed the Council that the among those who have expressed Hon. Mr. Chau Sai-ki their sympathy to me by making had placed his resignation The strike situation in Canton will special call or sending a letter in His Excellency's hands. He is now growing worse, and there ment." yet, in their overflowing become intolerable. It is clear to Mr. Tsun Yun-yu, Mayor: Mr. proposed
it with everybody that the recent im-Tun Gan-fu. Chairman Chinese regret and thanks for his valuable made to bring all lines of business are rumours that efforts are being agnanimity, they are prepared provements in the Peak tram Chamber of Commerce: and the services. His Excellency ex- to pay compensation, though even service do not touch more than British. American, French and plained that some little time said to be taking precautions to to & standstill. The police are here they beg to differ as to the the fringe of the matter; they Norwegian Con-uls.
ago he approached Mr. Chau Sui- I am no less indebted to a long ki and enquired whether he prevent secret meetings. amount of damages due to the are, at the best, merely makeshift
All the tea houses have decided arrangement-. There must be list of other friends, both indivi- would consent to be appointed to go on strike in sympathy with victims. After further quibbling another tramway, and we hope dual and organizations, who have representative of the Chinese the hotels and restaurants. In the Government of China and that at the coming. Budget debate also conveyed their sympathy to community. Mr. Chau Sui-ki
addition to the Unofficial members will press me.
these latter, the replied that in view of his
firecracker dealers and the and that point well home. Is it not
his business he possible to negotiate for sufficent donations made in Swatow in members were aware, His Ex-named because a heavy fine has
Customs The following are among the age
duty
have agents desired to be excused. As So military land for such a tramway favour of the Japanese sufferers: cellency went on. Mr. Chau Sui- been imposed for certain alleged also suspended business, the last- before the general issue is disposed$10,000 collected by the Chinese ki had performed some 40 years offences. Imports and exports are of? Tn await the solution of the Chamber of Commerce in con- good service for the Chinese therefore not being handled at whole military lands problem will junction with several Yang
distributed "cum-haw it is that there is urgency about this centeanhquake disaster in Japan-usual business His Excellency PROSPECTS OF A GENERAL
view of the matter is merely that quisition of some of the military for gracion-ly-lands. The mischief i-, however.
Peak transport problem, and if we bluntly stated that no liability are to wait for the final settle for damages can be predicated ment of the military lands
Chinese against the
Govern-question.
it difficult to give concurrence to
the guarantees for the future proposed by the Powers."
that there is nothing to prevent} similar outrages in the future.
We can quite understand the Government's difficulty in giving guarantees, for it cannot enforce its power against the numerous
the situation
was the
to accept
STRIKE.
desperadoes who defy it daily EAST RIVER FIGHTING. $1,000 from Toong Chii Sang of the Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tsz,
infortunate death business will shortly be ex-
Here is where fureign interven- tion is necessary, and where the Powers have a right to demand that they be permitted to do
be to reduce the situation to one Hongs: $1,457 collected by the the age of 61.
community and had reached the moment. which will become altogether British Consul among the Euro-
Having re-
Everywhere throughout the unbearable.
pean residants; $337 donated by His Excellency accepted that de-and it is generally believed that gard to those reasons, His eity there is an air of idleness, Mr. H. C. Best, being the proceeds cision. Then, at a later date there of a charity cinema performance:
✡ wholesale interruption of Tong: $1,000 from Sung Sim Sang leaving
perienced. Toug: $330 collected by Mrs. difficult position, accentuated by the Council in & CHAN AGAIN ADVANCES.King from Amoy ladies.
the absence of the Hon. Mr. Chow Up to the 20th. instant, the Shau-son in the north, His Ex-resign in favour of Mr. Kotewall A report from Sheklung states donations, including those, from cellency again approached Mr. whose valuable services wore what the Chinese authorities that Chan King-ming's forces.the Japanese colony, amounted Chau Sui-ki and asked him to well known to Council His
after recapturing Ping Shan, are admittedly incapable of have
to $18,027.69 Besides, I understand help them out. At great sacrifice, Excellency was greatly obliged proceeded to begin a. doing in the way of granting counter-attack upon the Yunna- the following organizations are Mr. Chau Sui-ki consented to to Mr. Chau Sui-ki for accepting QA the understanding the appointment and he thanked protection to foreigners. Yet, nese forces to the south-east. using their efforts to collect funds accept.
The latter are reported to have in aid of the sufferers: -Poo Yi that he was only to be required him, on behalf of the Council, for "the Government regard railway retreated a considerable distance, Sa, Tai Po Tong Hiong Fii, Song to hold the position until his services. policing and protection as a after suffering heavy losses, and Hok Riong Yu Sa, and the Chinese Mr. Chow Skeu-son returned and Me. Chau Sui-ki. replying, said
Red Cross Society,
permanent arrangements could in view of his age he contemplated problem of internal administra-are now taking up defensive
positions.
Lastly, but not the least, my be made. It was understood retiring from public life. However, tion," and "they feel that the
It is reported that about 10,000 thanks are due to those Chinese from the beginning that the although retiring, he would con- {matter of punishment of Chinese additional troops have arrived to servants employed by Japanese arrangement was only temporary tinue to take an interest in the officials and citizens should reinforce Chan's forces and that residents, who have each spontand that Mr. Chau Sui-ki could weHare of the Colony and would be dealt with by Chinese law."another batch of the same num-aneously offered for charity one resign when he pleased. Mr. Chan always render what service be
ber is on the way, Heavy fight-or two dollars, while they aro Sui-ki had informed His Ex- could. When it comes to bandit suping along the whole line is ex receiving as salary only a few cellency that the same reason Council was adjourned for vue pression, which Chinese law hast pested in about a week's time. dollars per month.
held good and that he wished to week.
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