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CHINA MAIL
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THE WAR
(Reuter'e Service to the China Mail.)
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, “GOTOBER – 14,- 1915.
LATEST NEWS FROM TEJ WESTERN FRONT.
PARIS, Oct. 13.
COTTON AND COTTON FABRICS.CONTRABAND.
ooo dance with an estimate mada "by, the
el satherine, co ponalbis for the working of the Station,
`KOTTROON-CANTON' RAILWAYUU
which perur bader ordinary eirenm.dering very Waluable services and can is mada sam of 811.499 bas heat pro- wances that dodeiancies can be suppla.justly claim an important, although in. / vkìed for store For: the Radh Telegraphia, mented, by coher methibery of the co-direct share in the tremandeus battle the Brain at Cape D'a guilar This li im munity, who los various reasons are un-kmpire is fighting in differens para Tabla to leave the Galony. The Govern- the world for which so inge a proper
munt and the cozimțimity are 'a düht of ition, platba regular garrison has boar gratitude to the members of this Fores released. (Applauso.) I cán repost »
The estimated expenditure in anunection which I may coming you a composed of to this body, to the Special Folice with the Kowloon antea Hilway for next British subjects of British, Ladina, Porta Resorsa, the Government and the Come your 1-8313,905, which is 89 53il loss than go and Chinese rice. Thu, Força at nanisy oysa a very deep debt of grati-he parimate for the current you. The the present time numbers 415,
tudo. (Applausoj) (".
anly an items to which I w-aldrefor arm are a follow-tha page 109 provision has been muuda for nina additional portare at a coof $1,200 which it necendiated by the expansion of the traßiu. On pago 10 wa
THE POLICE BEDERVE..
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FALN"WORKS OXFAIRMENT..... Under Other Charges à sum of $1,300
Under Forscual Emoluments the haa boon provided for ambition for post of one 1st Grade Assistant Engineer the Special Police Bescrvo, The anb will not be filed at prosent, and no proiners se n' 31.00ha boon madu In the head Clothing and Accoutrements vision has, therefore, been made for 18 Statiune And Ofom the amine hel
rata for Fuol Lighting, &c. for Carriger........ shows an increase of $5,300, which is Owing to existing conditions the provid, & previously was under-estimutari. The de the higher cost of material.: Agramnis of Public Works bna been "e sum of $3,000 hu-bean-extered to cover Laiderably reduced, and it is desirable to the cost of clothing and accoutrements tuks sdvantage of an opportunity which for recruits of the special' Police Rasorve, has arisen to reduce the staff. and renewal of uniforms. The amount
(PUULIŃ, WORKS DELURRENT.
of $329,6 6.
satinatari ra me fmn the Railway next years $432,000 83,000 less than the A cominique states-Thera WBE force fighting with treach enginor and artillary in Loreniny.' The Garmang; after the complete failure"
atins dovanud" for the current year loving a net briance-feainters or y work of their attacks as Lings and Sohratżmaannele, renewed their efforts in then
(ing, expreson or 81 8.893- Tachl -avežine with another arcillary preparation over the entire front.-The-Ger-
ption if the milwww.is shown in wet vil in mac infantry were able to gun only sixty yards of one trench, which couutererquired for the equaliastices of exchange Tharo is an increase of $2,000 in. "ho Wore 3 la pedix II unper, from attack enabled us to recdcupy almost immediately.
on Indian Police gritance has been toss of Gas Lighting due to extensions which will bussen the the deficit to he French daroplane iquadrɔas bare boen most activa in attacking the Gor- izcrewed by thick, a larger sum being of Lighting; of $3,500 for maters duet next year from colonist unde ie a sum man railwayslo, the Oise region, where movements of troops had been reported oying to the fall in exchange to a provints under cetimate; of $1
In accord nee with the proposals and to correct a previous under-estimate. för maintenance of waterworks in Row inde in my patch No. 137 of the 99 d The vote for Passages, and bonuses in loon dus to increase of filtration; dl if inst,hion has already be-n sit ba lics of passages.
showa in increase at $1,000 for meters in Kowloon also dus fe you as Council Paper No. 13 of 1918, the expital construction account i tu he $8,630. This increase is due to the fact to a previous ander estimato; of $2,500 closed at the end of this year and the ex that more members of the European con for maintenance of buildings in the New passat creation beyond “hà sutho- tingen: ate expected, to take leave in the Territories due to a large increase in thori ed loans of £1.10 1,000 and £23 400 aro future awing to a new scheme by which Frontract rate; and of $4,000, for main to he tuoluded in the annual expo di members of the contingent on 9 months tožence of roads and bridges in the Nawe of the Calung. The sum tired:
in 188396,194, the major pr leave will draw full pay during 8 imorats Territories due to greater length of tiu u when is dus expert tra roads. It has been possible to midke rose the stain buildings as Kwisd ductions in other items with the result the now and caringo shed at that the estimate for next year under this Hanghom
LONDON, Oct 13
At question time in the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey stated that raw cotton, sottat."Waste and cottonyara were.all contraband. Every" pas- sible stap would be taken to prevent theme commodities reaching Garminj, ą It was also intended to dael ita catrebind forthwith cotton piece-goods and all other cotton produces, and to prohibit the report of such goods, which were capable of being used to quistare explosives, to neutral countriesof the leave, and also to the grant of contiguous to Germany and Austria,
free passages to the wives and families of Indian police and to men of the In- dian contingent etizing on pertolon in honourable member who represents the thamber of Commerco in October last drew attention in Finance Committee to:
BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE TOWAROJ RUMANIAL
The Bulgaria bunk of the Dinabs. opposita and treaches are being feverishly dog at Raatchak.
The civil population at Vislea are being expelled.
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BUCHAREST, Oct. 13. Ruminio, has been mined
GERMANY'S AUXILIARY LANDSTORM,
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PARIA. Oct. 12.
Le Temps anys that Germany has called up men fifty years old, who are being enrolled an auxiliary Landstarm.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL..
(Continued from pa 5.)
PERCHASE OF SUB Cora
for next year is $1,813,518, which includes a sum id $300.003 for pium, 8110,000 for the acquisition sad rearrangement of moorings, and $10,000 for the raising and renew. of moeings.
atseizoн SERVICES."
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end is only $100 more than in this year's CREAMON IN ACCOUNT OF P BLIC BEDT.
U du- this head there is a total inercked estimates.
of $8.039 das party to the lower te f excbatge on which the Estimat s toxiculated, partly to the inclusion of Crown
from the estimated
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY. The sum available ander this Head bas tá comparatively large number of men bo regulated each year by the amount of in the European contingent who drew a money available bocus instead of going or leave The Ravanur. The position with which I was improvement in the pay while or leave faced this year was as follows. "The is expected as I have already stated, to estimated Havenue is 814,408,010, while remedy this'in some degree.
PRISON.
The staff of prison warders has been reduced by three, thereby effecting on framediate saving $3.400. This reduc- tion has pertritted of the re-organization of the Indian stat involving an increase
of £3,500,
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT..
the estimated expenditure exclusive of Public Works Etraordinary is 810.603,374, leaving a balance of 8805,636 wailable for Public Wo ka Extraordinary if the budget is to balance Now the two large works which are under construction namely the Tstu Tak Second Arcriou and the ad. ditional Service Reservoir at West Point, require horween them a man of no less
aro.
gene charges on the 1906 lean, which we a formerly paid out of special fand, ad to the interest due on the cost of railway Construction.
PENSIONU.
There is an increseo of 834,000 due to additionalspensions.
this
CHARITABLE, SKEVIČJE.
and
The only iten to which I wish to relaz under this head is the pa vision of 815,000 a grant in aid for the maintenano during the year 1916 of the thres German Chyzitable in titties, namely, the Berlin Foundling House, Bündenheim Eb nezer.
When financi 1 minut N. 30 was bribe before this Council { expla ned It has been found possible to replace
me laugh the reasons which had led Under the heading Miscellaneous two Nursing Sister, at the Government than on and it will be cles, thero me recommend that the Goren ent of long should come to the id at the-g In the first place after the Estimates lad Services, the estimate of expenditure Civil Hospital by sir Probationer Dress fore, to Flon urable Mombuis that only by Taritations during the current your an been framed the Government adopted s for next year is 81,113,269 of $201.027. Not only is a small saving efected the most rathles elimination of many the ene reason apply next year. The policy of purchasing esb coins in the greater than for luss year, dus sumost en by this change, but the system of edible, but at intispale, puule sum provided is elusive of the mated marko and it continued that paliey, tirely to charges on account of the war.ploying Drersers, which is in forca in works has it been possible to va luce the the Edicion De arimat, and from he rais fom local phils Thropists, from using advantage of the high rate of dis-paul-dma attention do the following other Colonics, is now for the first time aromated dels 10 a cumparativ lynda of 2 tk, which sta expected to smant count, till Febru ry in this year. Altoge items under Miscellaneous Services. A iztroduced here., Dreasers will only obm derate sum. With regard to Hongkang to 32,841 ther coins to the face value of $1,275.000 of $750,000 is estimated to cover tain promotion on passing certain qualify under the hardingBaddig the aut
THE BALA CING of the stoägt. å were purchak and saut home to be the lows on Subsidiary Coins. This sum in examinations, and is is to be hoped provided for items. 1, hidro required
As hevk a rendy waved a mama, et demonetisad Although "8500,000 of that falla short to a considerable amount of that, the scheme will meet with the sume to pay the retention way on wo ks 19,784 will have to be appropriated from om represents purchases made and seat the sum required in the current year for success here that has been achieved olse already completed. An $46.00 is la hues in order to meet the homa in 1914 the proceeds ware not this service. There is some reason to where. Under "Other Charges the provided for the extation of Quart rs for estim d'expenditure for he your 1918: This deficit in ocus inel by the iglaston brought to nccount till this year. The hope that it may nevertheless be sudi voto Provisions for Pasients has been Subordinate Officers, Happy Valley. A in territor I swn az audinary i ens kas on this farge item was therefore not sent and I trust that this hope will to increased by $1,000, due to the higherum of $50, 00 was entered in the currently, the War Expandi:ore and the cost of food. Under the head Insup for this purpose, but the work has but Expenses of Can unction of the Ewloon- included in the Estimates for current realised.
C1s og Rail ny The hudyes wh bin in ben proceeded with up to date. It is in the hands of Honourable Members has year. In the second place an item which has swelled the cost is that of ingrat.co As regards War Expenditurs. The five,150 hay Suen inserted as an allowance
my o inson very de-irable hit the queen up with great exre to meet the ngalost wat tius. A third orase is that Leads amount in all to $210,200, includin oficer uting as Metrog.st, for simuld be erected as a as bio of cumstances in which we find ouéetrec sd teps for the work has been lens ints del to me the ads of, the coin being old were dirty and somewhat ing a sum of $58,000 for the staten- the sum at 5810 provided this your su light through wear. A fourth cause is the ance of Prisoners of War and their fami- apse us the logs under Item as possible that stars than three end. It-in
A 8), red puhlic arc of this Cil ny sand fact that during the corrent year while the lies. His Majesty's Government have leave, but as he proposes to take may he made with the evra minn of to with da418:42 tax romomy and it en pacity of silvet has ratoi nt about 1. 7.decided that each Colony should pay for touted tastead of hal pay leave-next your to the dollar the rato f. Exchange has the alien enemies interned by its Govern it has been betereny to provide a larger ruled at a fraction over Is, 9d. Our coinsment and also, if it can afford it, forum. A new sub-head has been inserte i Are sold as bullion but the proeds are alien enemies taken of ships within its under Special Expenditure for aid of the current year The construction of reading of the Supply Bill on Tues lay, the credited in the Treasury bricks at the jurisdiction. The question of defraying instruments and Furniture for which the three smile works und Im 6 in 28th October. current rate of Exchango with the cure the cast of maintenance of prisoners made the equivalent of £130 had been provay desirable on soitary gunda. It Curtain dehial surgeons have necessary on canitary grounds to ke queat lows of shout 111 on every dollar in neturlu Military operations has not vided. unit. The expenditure sa necont of the actually been decided. But I have is generously offered their services at the stars on the work of draning the cekuopio Vally in view of the recapa- war is expected to amant during the curander in the Vote the estimated cost of Government Civil-Hospital free of cost tion on the old corpulls by the Frenes rent year to $179,900. No provi inn was the 78 prisoners brought bera from Tsing and the above wum will provide the ovent and the general development of the neighbourhood. Under Item 9 the msde for this in the Estimates and the tan because I feel süre that the people casary equipment. whole am wat is therefore in excess of the this Colony will gladly accept the whole burden of the maintenance of both intern. approved estimates for the yea
LANGE TELEG GÅVING INCREASE.
Thara, han ildo buena hrge increase
COLONIES WAL.EXPENDITURE.
sutes, Personal Emoluments "*'n sum of
BANITARY DEPARTYANT.
EDUCAITONG
Under Personal Emolumiera"
Fran
antral Pelios Statinegotio foi exp it which erT- the resumption of to builai gun the afdale ps that pintaf iew
wi h the convenie cof
I hope
bave been concluded, and the Gv znment in will nee will obtain possession of the at the at Ho carb Mem os be take cond
ME
ITALI NIC NVENT IN.
CORPORATED;"
DE 92400 procid is considered Ho! Mr H‚E, P6"ock K.", moved the Bill inti ferian halutely necesary. Under the heidi gr. reading of
The scavenging of Shunkwan ha been
: 51 scellinevas ? Items 1 to 14; aron disange in provide for the inerpur t'on.. ed persons and preapers of war, which taken over by the Sanitary Department, required to meet the services of an ordinary of the-Mec er Superman in this Oly sannot be regard as a heavy one compared and it is anticipated at the work will yer Item Ib is to complit the dredging of the Society of the "Dang ters of Cha iy with the expenditure now being incurred cost a guru of £3.81, while it is asti off Kowloon Firt and 18 is to carf the Can win Casti by which Le
on in work, The un
intienting known s the talian Convent is the sum required for talegium of by utter parts of the amplie. The sub-mated that a son of any will one rided fur un prestige and rest charte
resum sip carried in. 84,000 was provided, but it is probable that hend Other Items, of Expenditure soived for the conservancy of the same
is lower than una, hat LI
The H MrSollte det. zo less than 30,000 will he required 20,000 comprises extra payments to neighbourhood. Under Special "Exit of our Brimnesk it is neces ury. to The objects and rename" gate: Other smaller sums gale make up a total Valunteers on war duty; the cost of penditure" the amount provided for preferred to the large sam rogured. Fr the ni ftitut (neko sa the talian curtail such cap ditore........I have already Drachters of Charity of the Cinna of 8825,338. by which the estimate for meals, transport and other expenses on removal of ceilings has been reduced terwurks under rusi- tpt hasing Conv-1) are acquireit land in the dony „Miscellaneous Services, las been excseded, accoual of garrison duty; and passages $10,000 to $1,000. This sum is consider-regard to the optincts and th urge for the permaned carry g on the shirt-
A Supplementary Vote for 8186,000 has to men proceeding to England for native ed sufficient as the work has proved less nocessity for the works is tus bee in
D-Healties hi-elsriven, and Some while work recently been taken to cover the cast service." There are also many other expensive than was anticipated.
psible to refuck these item. Withy hereafter aris in holding an: drui. regard to Kolon the sum stansted weg with such land as it has, at present; the construction of the Railway during items of expenditure chargeable to this
choso regaired to meet the dinary thing vested in the name of some ine the current year in accordance with the sub-head, which cannot be definitely
zxicon of the year The_sun_ofdividual_im_trast for the event, 18, estimate evetained in Council paper No.
specified.
ut $1,000 has been provided for a Short: 830,000 provided under Item 24 se the orden, to get orez sch. difficultime it is. hand Teacher at Queen's College, to meet retention mundy on the cor rict for the dewird that the Umynt ahold ba 3 and 2 of the draft extimates which, a new edition of the Gozeral Orders of the increasing demand for Shorthond. It. Typhoon fufuge, This work was domine, pented by Delimano. Simila
is expected that the Lees received for tui pleted in Aug. me moths under the chporation has taken p'a o-in the poin with the items to
I Have the Hongkong Government. Graw attention, reduce the total
tion will cover his salary. Owing to the contract time, and I think that Honour the cise of her Miss for irailar alve Members will agron with that imreas. The prosent Bill eff-cbs -aidla în-) Boticipated saving 다 this year's
poor attendance the English School for construction pedects nach credit on Mr Drvorvion and contain then-ce awry. Estimator to the sum of 859,525, which 1
Indians at Kowloon will be closed at the Jaff nd those who wore s-sociated with provisions for evidencia the authority it. "have already mentioned. There will
ond of this year.
Under Other in Colt the boding Waters the bother operirens for, the time boug therefore, be a deficit on the 31 Decem ber next, if these figures to realised, of
Churges" the sum provided for Capital of 84,10 hs been provided for a
additional filter-bed,hehip. 21,047,641, and the balance of ́Assets on
tion Grants has beca increased by 85,533 required In the New Ter it in Under Other Charges a suna equivalent that date will be reduced to $1,862 932' It will be clear to Honourable Members that to £300 has been entered as the contributing to the igercase in the numbers at pricipal expennitusi fa rund con-trise. sion from this Colony towards the cost Expenditure a sum of $1.250 has been Territorier, baz it has been imp asible to the Englial Schodis. Under: Specialslan. I should have liked to provide mch
Ja gor sume for the der lopment of the of the establishment of a Registry of catered as half the Building Grant of du eo. Companies which is to to established at 82 500 to St. Joseph's College fowards Shanghai. This Begistry will be rubordi. the cost of additional class rooms. aate to the Hongkong Registry, and 83
15 of 19 13. - Curtain sédition expenditure A em of 82,200 has been provided for
- facurred on other votos is shown on piges
19.
which
the usad for strict economy during the coming year is imperative, and the Eat mates which are now laid before you bars been drawn up with that object.
ESTIMATES OS REVENUE, 1916,
The estimated ravanus for Din l. 81,378
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS.
SUPERME Cotut."-
the whole at the fees received will be
in excean of that apptered for the current paid over to the Hongkong Government, year. The principal increases, of which.
explanations will be found in the fo- tnotest is considered desirable that this Colony are se follows:-Money changers Licences should make a centrbation towards the 88,840 Opium «Mnaspaly 825,00; annual "expediditure involved. The Yota
increases -- aggregate 44,000, and, the
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MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
UE DEFICIT
ther
THE YEARS DECE (SE.
The abstesch, laid on the table showing. pe diture for 195 196 h werd the diffrances hetwas the rimates of
of dacron d`88 3,997.* £he chi-l item ́was y d-crusse at 895,387.on.publik warka #zraedinség The tribal lixbilitles werd,
The total sum which it is proposed in 82 381.667.85 and Kasuta were "pub at grad on Mabile Works Estraordinary is 85,407,161.07. $1,279,40, which is nearly a million. dollara loss than the sam privided this year. Even this redused, oxpunditure, hoyover, will rug lo in a deßen in the The amount provided for the Contribuadgon se a whole of 8 73,284, which will have to be met from the surplus balances
APPRECIATION OF THE VOLUNTEER FORCE,
POST OFFICE SAVINGS."
AFTERNOON SHARE
FLUCTUATIONS.
Stamp Duties 250,000 Anal 80,000 for the travelling expenses of watchmen, tion to the Imperial Government is of the Colony Sunday Cargo-working Permits 85,100 and temporary engagement of extra $205,000 less than that provided tais Kowloon Canton Railway, Goods Through Trafic $6,000; Lazde net Leased $7,4211; Watchmen has been increased from 81,000 year. This decrease is mainly due to the Royalty payable by Hongkong Tetaway to 85,000. This increase is due to the fact that the estimated arrears of serpent Under Personal --> molimenta", the Company E3,030 Widows and Upasus issue of an abnormal number of execu ( of the Constibulice for 1015 aro.810,000 post of Senior Dark has been abolished Massa Vernon and Smyth advise Pensions Corribution 20 Tenets since the outbenk of the war. This angsinst arrears of $298,16, in respect "tansing #-ering +1 8 182, and i be part of he following ghanzmo in abuse quita- decreases in various other items amountsu's spent are counterbalance by of 16 contábution for 1911 In place to appoint la bis vice Patona that baretaken place since the prices
Inspector, who e princips duties will to almost a sim sum.
possession fees which are paid inte of the Stall Offer of the Volunteers, sist of the insp ctims of the branch put given on page 8 were certified to this
ERTIMATES OF KIPENDITURE 1916.
whose post is temporarily vacant, provi- offer, and the general superri lag of th morning, sion lan heap made for allowances, to a pus motionlar has been lonerred in Honkong Daks 830 11 a and buyers, The cetiosted expenditure fit next year I notice that the establishment of Euro Inspecting Officer at two Adjutant for the patent to emitinus the- the estimatese this poet, 24 it j $11.88-774, which is £3,097 less pean Constables has been reduced by tan Under Other Charges the Capitation arrangement whereby current part
Rovenus.
J UNDER FOLICE.
than the estimated expenditure for for the duration of the war, This, re Grant of the Falunteer Reserve has been Police saving la c
con-
Too Chinta (combing) in sales cash of $165, December.
Khalom Larsen 836 buyers. Camrata Bli-buyers.
(postauksiam: of In the eight departments in Class I diretion has been rendered possible by increased-from-£1,050 to $15.750, that is 22 850 has been saved by the discen- under the has onerat Administration" the excellent service which is being on to say from the small grant earned before hoard Pennisula and Orental Mal Linuxace ・it. the sorting of mails on decrease of $147,882 estimated for dered by members of the Special Police Reserve was embodied, the put licks An safting has been made to but this requires some exp anation. The Reserve. I have alzandy, had cocasion to breaks of war, in the Valasteer Corps and the B-dio-Telegraph St of two 3:1 total estimate, for these departmente this yone was FLYBI, 400 but owing principally, rofat publicly to the useful work peab equivalent to that which the Grade Radio-Telegraphlagombot will be to the cost of Taw optam having been formed by this recent addition to the Volunteer Corps can earn a Station: Uly this messyt 3 anticipated trained for the work at the Cape'D'Azullar much less than was stimated, and the Police Force, and it is especially gratify. It is with peculiar satisigetion that that later soonómững địa bợ cấmy ed scheme for the acquisition and rosaTTANEO ment of the moorings in the barbourg that at one when there are many hore to moord the actress
Other Charges having only-beas perbly proceeded with anoice in the Force owing to the condition of the Volum Izvla ant sabia pated that more than seose of members at the front and to in sumarion straurth € 1302000 Still to reinzudy. The votingo hip thisenter, ợ thằng
ozon both | Mail. Búlaidy parabi.br
Colons; 18