May 29, 1905.J
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is in order to enable new ranges to be put in use, so that the old ranges in the King's Park may be finally dispensed with.
BANKRUPTCY INCREASE.
The Governor recommended a vote of $900 in sid of the vote, Judicial and Legal Departments, Land Registry Office, Other Charges, for the following items:-Furnitures and Fittings for Official Receiver's Office, $300; Rent of Öfficial Receiver's Office for eight months from 1st May, 1905, at $75 per month, $600; Total $900. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The items are
principally due to the heavy work in Bark- ruptcy at the present time necessitating extra accommodation at the Land Office.
POST OFFICE PERS Nal emolumEN 8. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Three thousand nine hundred ani thirty-one Dollars ($3,931.00) in aid of the vote, Post Office, Personal Emoluments, for the fol- lowing items:—
HONGKONG. From 1st May to 31st December, 1905.
5 Clerks at $480 each per annum,—
Do. Allowance for Extra work at
$65 each per annum,...
1 Shroff at $480 per annum,:
2 Postmen at $120 each per annum,=
$1,600
217 320 160
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Do. Allowance for Extra work at
$16.50 each per annum,
22
Do.
Lodging allowance at $24
each per annum,...
32
2,351
SHANGHAI. From 1st January to 31st
December, 1905.
Do. Allowance for Extra work
2 Clarks at $660 each.=
at $130 each,=
Total
$ 1,320
260
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The Hon. Mr. DICKSON-As the Government has now committed itself to this expenditure, it is hardly worth while referring to it, but I would point out that according to the figures Hongkong pays 30/6 for the oversea mail against the Straits 21/8 and Ceylon 21/2; that is, Hongkong pays 40 per cent more than the Straits Settlements for the sea carriage of its
mails.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-As the arbitra- tor has pointed out this is a matter it is impossible to come to any thoroughly logical conclusion on. Of course, being at the farthest end of the line I am afraid we will have to pay more. It is one of the disadvantages of being in our somewhat isolated position.
The Hon. Mr. STEWART-Do Shanghai and Yokohama come in this list.
The cost of the section between here and Shanghai is entirely debited to the Imperial Government. Notice, for instance, page
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the amount is divided among the different sections of the line. After Singapore and Hongkong the next item we come to is 'ongkong and Shanghai £15.000 which is entirely debited to the United Kingdom. thoroughly agree that Shanghai ought to pay something, but it is rather a difficult matter to arrange. We thought at one time-we had not then the figures before us-that we were to be debited with some portion of this section between Hongkong and Shanghai, but we have not been charged with any portion of it.
HARBOUR MASTER'S ADDITIONAL CLERK.
The Governor recommends the Council to vate a sum of Eight hundred and ten Dollars
(8810) in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department, Personal Emoluments, for Salary of an additional Clerk, and increased Salaries 1,580 of Clerks from 10th May to 31st December,
...$ 3,931
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is due to
1905.
This was all the business.
an increased staff both in Hongkong and EMPIRE DAY” AT HONGKONG,
Shanghai.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT AND
EXTRAORDINARY.
His Excellency the Governor, accompanied
his A. B. Ponsonby, by Mr. R.
private Kowloon school Secretary, attended at the on the 24th May to distribute the prizes won fifty Dollars ($6,550.00) in aid of the vote Public by pupils during the year. The prize dis-
The Governor recommended the Council to rote a sum of Six thousand five hundred and
Works Recurrent and Extraordinary
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT. Maintenance of Gas lamps for 3 months, $1,050
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
Lighting of the Peak Roads,
Total,
5,500
...$6,550
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of Forty-four thousand seven hund red and ninety-three Dollars ($44,793) in aid of the votes Public Works Annually Recurrent Expenditure and Public Works Extraordinary, for the following items:-
PUBLIC WORKS ANNUALLY RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.
Maintenance of Telegraphs,
$7,600
Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, 2,800 Gunpowder Depot, Green Island, 34,393
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
Total,
$44,793 The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The first item is principally due to putting in metallic circuiting on lines which have been affected by the Hongkong Lower Level Tramway. The amounts for the Disinfecting Station, Kowloon are for the erection of machinery; and for the Gunpowder Depôt at Green Island are re-votes of money not spent during last year.
The Hon. Mr. STEWART-Are these Govern ment telegraphs ?
The COLONIAL S■CRETARY—Yes. They are really telephones in the New Territory, but owing to the induction from electrio trams they have had to be put in new circuit.
The Hon. Mr. CHATHAM-They are Govern- ment appliances.
ARREARS OF P. AND O. SUBSIDY. The COLONIAL SECRETARY.-This is the Vote referred to in His Excellency's remarks regarding the arrears due to the Imperial Post Office on the contract with the P. and O. Co. which has now expired, I trust that the very fall minute prepared by His Excellency himself will explain matters to members.
tribution was followed by the children singing "The Flag of Britain," at the conclusion of | which
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HIS EXCELLENCY said - Children, I shall not keep you long because to-day is a holiday, and it is right you should get away from school in order to enjoy it. The reason of its being a holiday is that it is the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria who for over sixty years governed the British Empire, and who showed an example to all her subjects how to the Empire, She lived for it in
sense, and devoted herself the its highest interests. In private and public
always did what was life she
right. Very few people are born to great posi- tions in the world, and very few of us have the power of doing great things; but it is within all of us to strive to do our duty, to fight down inclinations to be lazy, rebellions or selfish, and to try to be euergetic, disciplined and self- sacrificing citizens. It is these qualities that make and main’ain an empire great. It has been said that the child is the father of the man, and that the qualities that a child that means acquires at school are those that carry the man and the woman through life. If you do not get good qualities as children, you will not be able to acquire them when you are grown up. If, therefore, you want to serve the Empire-if you want to make it a fact of the future as well as a recollection of
the past-you will now, in your schoold ys, learn your lessons, will be obedient to your teachers and parents, and will never do anything that your conscience tells you is not right. Each time that you avoid doing something that you know is wrong, and that you do something which rou do not like because you think it is right, you make your character stronger, and you add to the greatness of the British Empire, because the greatness of a nation does not depend on its being very big, or its having many people, or its bein wealthy. It depends on the physical and the mental, and most of all, on the moral strength of its people.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMAry JurisdICTION.
Saturday, 20th May.
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BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE).
IP TOK . CHUN HRE SHAN.
This was a claim for $200 damages on account of the defendant giving the plaintiff into the custody of a policeman upon a false charge, then made by the defendant, of stealing a box, the property of the defendant, containing clothing and other articles, and causing the plaintiff to be imprisoned until the 2nd May; $2.75, for money lent to the defendant on or about the 20th April; and $16.20 costs of these proceedings.
Mr. R. Harding (of Messrs. Ewens and Harston) appeared for the plaintiff, and `Mr. C. E. H. Beavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson arid
Grist) represented the defendant.
Ip Tok, declared-I am a "boy," at present unemployed. On the 9th ultimo I slept at a Chinese Club at 29, Cochrane Street. On the afternoon of the following day I met the defendant, and went to drink tea with him. There were four others present. Later, I went on board the Tak on and arrived back at the Club during the afternoon. I asked the defen- dant for the loan of ten cents to pay my sampan here, but he said he had lost his trunk and could not comply with my wish. After a far and wide search to borrow ten cents, I returned to the Club, and the defendant seeing me, called a lukong to arrest me. The lukong asked me where I took the things I stole, and I informed him that I did not steal anything. He asked permission to search me and I granted it, but he did not find anything. I was then taken to he Central Police Station, and detained there from Saturday until the following Tuesday. when I was discharged.
In cress-examination I looked for the sampan man after my discharge to pay him, but was unable to find him. When I have money I smoke opium; when I have not, I don't.
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Inspector Gourlay stated that when plainant was taken to the Central Station,
defendant said he only suspected him. The box could not be found in his possession, neither could any of the pawnbrokers who were called identify him as the man who sold them the stolen property.
After the evidence for the defence was heard, His Honour, in delivering judgment, said-In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendant the sum of $202.75, made up of With regard to the second cause $200 damages for false imprisonment and $2.75 money lent. of action, the plaintiff has not substantiated his case, but with regard to the first cause the law is that the defendant must show reasonable and proper cause for giving a man into custody on account of a felony. The grounds which the as justifying his defendant puts forward suspicions with regard to the plaintiff, are chiefly that he relied on a story told him by another member of the club, and this story the other member of the club denies having told him. That is certainly not an adequate ground for suspecting the plaintiff of stealing the trunk. With regard to the damages, the incidents of arrest were not accompanied by any ignominy, barring being seen by persons in the lab, and I think the sum of $25 will satisfy his claim for damages, and give judgment accordingly with
costs.
Mr. Harding asked leave to issue imm-diate execution, but this His Honour would not grant.
Monday, 22nd May.
IN SUMMARY JurisdictION.
BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE).
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HING CHEONG FAT FIRM V. THE CUEN
KING FIRM.
The plaintiff firm, carrying on business at 44, Bo ham Strand East as cotton and yarn ex- porters, claimed from the defendants, the Lusa King firm of 115, Bonham Strand East, the sum of $561.9 being for damages sustained by the plaintiffs by season of the defendants
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