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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930.

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ANOTHER CRACK CONTEST.

SIGN. MORRIS TO FIGHT BEGHIE

[By "Wanderer."]

EMPIRE SOCIETY ON INDIA.

MORE DEPUTY-GOVERNORS ADVOCATED,

EGYPTIAN MODEL.

tent proposed by the Commission. They must rely on nomination, and we agree with the Commission that [the provincial Governors should use their powers of nomination to casure the adequate representation of women in the Councils, so far as practicable."

ORDERED TO TELL.

JUDGE AND A DOCTOR.

Mr. Justice Macnaghton, in the King's Bench Division, ordered a doctor from the obstetric ward of The Committee favour second University College Hospital, Chambers In all provinces, and de Gower-street, W., who had been sire the relief of the over-worked

and often inexperienced Governorsubpoenaed, to give evidence.

The doctor fald, he regarded lust arrived from Home by the ap-anything that had happened in pointment of Deputy-Governors. 'Discipline of the Police.

rogard to his patient as privileged, and asked for the protection of the court.

Another bout of considerable

A dozen of the most eminent Bri. interest has been arranged for Saturday's boxing tournament tish administrators in India during at which Stoker Percy Lake is the past few years have reported to meeting A. B. Dobson for the the Royal Empire Society on the

On the vital question of the nd- Mr. Justice Maenighten: There Colony's lightweight champion- practicability of the Simon Com-

mission's proposals from the point ministration of the polles by In- is no such privilege known to the ship.

Signalman Morris, formar holder of view of the man who will have to dian Ministers the Kerr Committee law, and you are bound to assist. the jury by answering any rolev- of Colony's weiter and middle-ce fair play and keep the pence Ray:

"We observe that the transfer of ant queation. weight titles, has been matched when the change comes.

The former Governer of Assam. the police to the administration of Mr. Beresford (counsel in the with A. B. Begbie, of 11.M.S. Ber wick, who has a splendid record, Sir John Kerr, was the chairman Ministers responsible to the lagis-case): It is more the view of the Including drawn contests with of the committee, and among his lature in opposed not only by of hospital authorities than of this Jock Crichton and Jim Cartlidge. colleagues were General Bir George fleints but also by large bodies of doctor.

Barrow, who advised on the military non-official Indian oplaton. The Mr. Justice Macnnghten: I am Incidentally he won the champion aspects of the problem, auch Civil Indian Central Committee recom- natonished that the hospital an ship of the China Squadron this Servants as Sir Henry Lawrence, mended that it should continue to thorities should be so ignorant of

Signalmun Morris has Just returned to the champion the solidity and soundness of whose be a reserved subject in Bengal. their duty.

administrative work in the Bom- Since the Commission left India,

Mr. Beresford: Ha desired the ship in his class at the Royal Navy bay Presidency were everywhere the importance of maintaining the point should be put before you. and Royal Marines Tournament. admitted, and leading commercial moral of the police force has been Mr. Justice Maenaghten: Let The Begbie Morris contest will men such as Sir Charles McLeod, made manifest for all the world to there be no misunderstanding. 800. If in the face of the present There are certain communications be over ten rounds, and it should

troubles the loyalty and discipline which the law does regard provide a contest equal in merit to

of the police force are andermined. privileged. the title hout.

The Kerr Committee, think the the consequences The contestants have finlahed Provincial and Indian Parliaments gravest kind.

must be the training and wil report fighting fit. proposed by the Simon Commission "We admit all that the Compu~ Stoker Lake has been

made would be too large and the vleesion urge regarding the stronz ob favourite for the title, but Dobson torates not large enough. The jections to express the utmost confidence.

year.

"I shall fight him if his feet," he said yesterday.

LADIES' GOLF.

DRAW FOR THE TAGGART CUP CONTEST.

In the Captain's Cup competi- thm for the Indies section of the Golf Club, Mrs. Parker qualified. 97-19- 78,

Elected Spokesmen.

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We are asked to point out that

atter decision is surprising because all other the police, if the title of address to bo given

January

6. Is "Judicial

BOXING

CITY HALL

SATURDAY,

6th December, 1930, at 9.15 p.m.

MAIN EVENT

15 Rounds Contest for Lightweight Championship of:

the Colony and Belt

Beticcen STOKER PERCY LAKE. Holder,

H.M,S. BERWICK und

A. B. DOBSON, 1.M.8. THRACIAN

Booking at Mo-tria'nı——

For members of the Hongkong Boxingd- Association on WEDNESDAY, Deð um THURSDAY, 4th Dazember,

General Public: FRIDAY, 5th and SATURDAY, dia Dreamber.

subjects are by Mr. H. C. Macnamara at the the Simon Commission proposed to transferred to Ministers, but the next meeting of the Hongkong extend the present electorate from welfare of the country is more ina ranch of the English Association RINGSIDE SEATS $5, OTHIRS 53, and 25 16,000,000 to 20,000,000 while ER-portant than any political device, n

zesting in their first volume that and in our view the test essential English." the administrative machinery had is that the polier should be assured been strained by the task of deal of firm support and fair treatment Eng with existing voters.

by

the Executive

Government go direction and control of Provincial Fearing oligarchy and town rule, long as they continue to do their Governments fully responsible to al- the Kerr Committee advocate en-duty. Whatever changes may come most sovereign Parliaments. franchising 100,000,000 villagers, to now, Great Britain must for many

"Riots and disorders" and "dia be divided into groups of 2, each years be, in fact, ultimately responster" are prophesied If the Simon group electing rally In their big for maintaining authority in cheme, unrevised, is adopted, and villages one makhi or mathpiece. India, and authority cannot be main all members of the Committee de- The 6,000,000 voting akesmien tained without a loyal and efficient would form the electoral colleges for police force. the illiterate electors, and their candidates for Parliament would be

"The Commission's scheme does not seem to us to offer aufficient safeguards for the proper ad- ministration of the police by Minis. ters responsible to a Legislative cent. of the pupulation.

stre. a revision of the composition of the Central Assembly as advocat. ed by the Siman Commission. Al- ternative methods of election and nomination are suggested.

The draw for the Taggart Cup is as follows:

Byex.Mrs. Fierey, Mrs. Whyte-conflued to elected mukhis. Smith. Mrs, Cameron, Miss Steven-Electoral registrars would superin

Future of the Army. son, Miss Muckie, Mra. Rodgers,

tend in

in groups

of districts, and the

On the problem of the Army, the Mrs. Gilmore v. Mrs. Tate, Mrs. literate electors would continue to

Korr Committee holl that, "even if Pearce v. Mrs. Dodwell, Mrs. Now vote directly by ballet ar now.

"Some of us believe that in view it were possibic within some mes- bigging v. Mea, Dovey, Mra, Cas-

The Committee say: "We have of the present troubles the risks of surable period to dispense with the sidy. Mrs. Robertson, Mra. Lang put this question of the franchise transfer are too great to be over presence in India of British units, ston V. Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Evans in the forefront because we believe come, and that for the present, in and to officer the Indian units en- Mrs. Mone, Mru, Bonnar v. Mra, (it to be fundamental. In our jud-spite of the drawbacks to that tirely with Indiana, it is not easy Ireland, Mrs. Worley v. Mrs. Burment, there can be no successful poems, the notes should continue to visualise an Army, of which 70 tan, Mra, Sommerfelt v. Mrs. Wild, advance in responsible government to be reserved to some form of of per cent. Is recruited from the Mrs. Stewart v. Mr. Ferguson. unless it can be arranged for all in heal aumnistracion

outside the Punjab and the adjacent districts 1st Round, December 18th; 2nd terests in the country to be repre- control of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces, being Bound, January 2nd; 3rd Round, sented in rensonable and vigliant The majority of us, however, feel placed under the control January 16th 4th Round, January electorates, capable of exorcising a that, assuming the replacement of Federal Assembly containing an 30th: final, February 13th. real freedom of choice upon a dis- dyarchy by a unitary Government overwhelming majority

crimination between policies rather responsible to the Legislature, the sentatives of the non-martial pro- than a preference for individuala." [objections to reservation of the vinces.

police are so

"Any disagreement between the serious from many The Women's Vote.

points of view, and not least from Army and such an Assembly could On the subject of women's fran- the point of view of the police ud have only one end. Moreover, it chise in India the Kerr Committee ministration itself that every effort would be impossible, in view of the say: "The Commission propose, if must be made to find an alterna- treaty obligations with the Indian States, for the British Government we have understood them aright, to tive."

Meantime the Kerr Committee to relinquish control of the Army The following will represent the increase the number of women Hongkong Garrison in a match voters from 208,000 to 4,500,000 propose the immediate appointment for the upkeep of which many of the against the Royal Navy at King's straight away, and to some 15.00, of a strong Indian Police Committee States have ceded large tracts of Park on Saturday commencing at 2 000 within the next fifteen years of fix the irreducible personnel of territory. In view

.in.: Lieut. A. H. Musson, Royal The number of literate females in the force and the expenditure upon (derations, the retention of Bri

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Artillery (Capt-1, Cpl. W. T. Davies the country is estimated at only a it, in each province, for the next tinh control over the Army must for TSANG FOOK PIANO CO. (R.A.M.C.), Lieut. R. V. Dewar Ittle over 2,000,000, and though ten years, the police expenditure the present be regarded as essential, burie (Argyll and Sutherland High there are hopeful signs that the for that period being non-votable whatever its implications on the 8. Des Voeux Road, Central, landers), 2/Liert. A. C. Hamilton number of educated women in the by the Provincial Parliaments. In constitutional position may be.",

"Meanwhile." they proceed, "we

(Entrance Ice House Btreat.) (South Wales Borderers), Lieut. J. middle and upper classes is likely addition, they propose that some Hazlewood (Royal Artillery), Capt. R.

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0, Lochner (South Wales Borderers), to increase more rapidly in future portion of the cost of provincial agree that it is necessary to push Lieut. J. K. Macfarlane (H.K.S.R.A.), it has done in the past, we can police forces should be defrayed on vigorously any scheme of In- L/C. R. Robson. (Argyll and Suthersee no object, ns matters stand, in from central funds in the "grants dianisation which offers a reason- land Highlanders), 2/Ldent, A. 3. enfranchising several million wo in aid, payment of which would able prospect of success. We sug Stocker (South Wales Borderers), men, who have received no literary be conditional upon the Central get that, as Indianisation proceeds, Lieut. M. Warring (H.K.S.R.A.), education of any kind, and who can Government being satisfied as to it may be found advisable at some Capt. N. Thorp (Headquarter Staff).

not be expected to have the lightest the size and efficiency of the pro- perlod to Introduce an organisation almilar to that of the former Ezyp. grasp of the political problems with vincial police force." which the country is likely to be Finally, the Committée demand tian Army, whereby officers of the faced during the next generation, that the Governor's responsibility British sorvice would be seconded They would either not use their for the subjects of law and order for definite periods to serve with votes at all or would use them at and police administration should be the Indian Army and to hold the the bidding of the men to whose made unmistakably clear und higher regimental appointments, Influence they are subject. There definite.

until Indians have obtained the re- is no doubt that educnted "women The Committee summarise the quisite amount of training and ox- are capable of playing a useful part dangers attaching alike to dyarchy verience. The ütimate aim would, in the legislatures, both provincial in the central sphere and to a cen- of course, be to dispense with the and central. but for the present itral Indian Government non-reepon. 7ervices of the British officers en- a Central Assembly, al. irely, except possibly in an advisory there is little chance of their being able to elected to the Councils, even if wo though itself charged over a wide capacity, as in the case of the Im- men were enfranchised to the ex- field, with the superintendence, Ierial Service troope."

ANOTHER NAME ADDED TO THE FANLING LIST.

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