THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1920,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:
The Legislative Council met to-day June 24 at noon. H. E the Governor presided and there were present.-
THE CHINA MAIL.
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The salaries approved for the circumstances warranted it. They LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. senior officers are in some cases drew attention to certain difficul lower than those recommended by ties, the providing of sites-the the Commission. There is, however, question of repayment, the risk that the counterbalancing factor that a the borrower might leave the Colony system of annual increments has in the course of his employment;
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
H. E. the General Officer Comman, bean 'adopted throughout the service, and they advised that no advance Bichard, 1,428 tous, arrived, this E Management of the Casa Mat, M
ding the Troops, Mjt. Gen. Ventris
The Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher.
The Attorney General, Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp.
The Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr.
D. W. Tratman.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax.
The Director of Education, Hon Mr. E. A. Irving.
Hon. Mr. Ho Fook.
Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe.
whereas the Commission recom- mended in many cases triennial or biennial increments.
The salaries of the European Clerical Staff are in some cases some what lower than those recommended by the Commission.
desires to inform the public that its tariff for advertisements, received on and after this date will be increased by 30 per cent.
This increase is rendered imperative by the constantly growing cost of pro- duction, the price of paper alone having advanced by 700, per cent during the past five years.
In order to meet these conditions
Thess "Kwangsang." Capt. should be made in respect of morning at 8.30 am. from Swatow private residence, the cost of building with 400 tons of general cargo and which would excred $20,000, or to 39 baskets of mail,
The 5.5. "Arabia Maro," Capt. any person who had not been con- tuously resident in the Colony Saitow," 5,993.02 tons, arrived this during the five years immediately morning at 6.30 sm. from Shanghai preceding the date of his application. with 233 tons of general cargo,
Owing to great pressure of work matches etc The salaries of the Nursing Staff)
The 9.5. Tungshing," Capt. H. are those recommended by the. Com-in the Secretariat no application in mission, with the exception that the respect of a private residence has asudden, 768 tors, arrived this morn-newspapers and magazines all over the incremental rate of increase in the yet been dealt with, it being con-ing at $.15 am. from Shanghai with case of Nursing Sisters is more rapid sidered advisable to proceed in the 450 tons of general cargo. than that recommended by the Com- first instance with the Committee's mission.
recommendations regarding blocks of buildings designed to provide con- siderable housing accommodation. Arrangements have been made for His Excellency: Before we pro-
loans contingent upon the building ceed with the business I have a very
of 39 fats and ten houses; and terms and Railway have been offered for the advance of pleasant duty to perform in present-ment, ing Major Eric Hudson, Machine Gun Department are in almost every case a considerable sum for the building Carps, the Military Cross for services thoserecommended by the Commission of a private hotel.
The policy which is being adopted in France and Salonica, by command with the exception that in some in-
stances the incremental rate of in-is broadly as follows:-- of HM. King.
(a). Interest on advances is at the His Excellency then pinned on the crease is better than that recom-
rate of 5 per cent. decoration and congratulated the mended by the Commission. recipient.
"Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak."
Hop. Mr. E. V. D. Parr. W. J. Carrie, Clerk of Councils.
NG PRESENTED.
REPORTS.
The salaries of subordinate officers in the Public Works Department, Sanitary Department, Imports and Exports Department, Supreme Court, Harbour Department, Medical Depart
Volunteers,
"The salaries of the European Police are very much better than those re commended by the Commission, the The following reports for 1919 largest increase over the Commis were laid on the table by the Colonialsion's figures being 60 per cent. in Secretary; report on the New Ter the case of the initial salary of a ritories: report of the Director of Sub-Inspector. Education; report on the Botanical
The emoluments of the Indian and Forestry Department; report on Police are better, than those recom the assessment for the year 1920-mended by the Commission, except
in the case of the Inspectors.
The salaries of the Chinese Police
1921.
MR. LOWE'S QUESTIONS.
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(b). The cost, design, and materials of a building must be approved.
(c). Advances are made by instal- (d.) Advances are repayable by ments as the building progresses.
instalments.
(e). Advances are secured on the building and site.
(1). The net rental may not exceed the sum required to give a net return of 5 per cent. on capital outlay.
Hon. Afr. Lowe asked how the capital outlay was arrived at. Was it the cost of the land on present valuation or the cost of the land as originally paid.
The Colonial Secretary: The cost at the present time as far as we know. The value of the land.
4. The number is Europeans 54,
DEPARTURES.
The s.s. "Hopsang" (Capt. Fer guson) sailed for Shanghai via Swatow at 10 am. to-day with 500 tons of general cargo.
The s.s."Narasang," (Capt. Lid- doll) sailed for Calcutta via Sing- apore at 3 pm. today with 1,700 tons of general cargo.
SOCIETIES ORDINANCE,
The Attorney General moved the second reading of a Bill intituled an Ordinance to amend the law relating to Societies. He mentioned that the object was to repeal the Bill of 1911, which had not accomplished the objects expected. It had failed to give the increased control expected. It had probably driven several un-
world baye been obliged to raise their subscription and advertising 18tes-in some cases by hs much as 100 per cent --and, at the same time, to curtail the size and number of pages. For the present, however, it haa beer decided, in the interests of the public generally and of advertisers in particular, to leave the price of the "CHINA Man'
changed
Hongkong, May 17, 1920.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
AS
S from today, all preliminary notices of forthcoming meetings, lectures and entertainmenta, sent for insertion in the news columns of the “CERA MAL" will be charged for at the rate of $1. each, providing ther do not occupy more than four lines. If this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.
Hongkong, May 17, 1920-
wishes to purchase entire Con- desirable societies underground.. It IADA ELASTOMALL HOUSE had supplied a technical defence to (no dealers) address in Confidence. Bax any action brought by an unregister 1900, c/o CRINA MAI ed society, however desirable the society might be.
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The defuition of the term had to be and societies which did not require made so wide as to include clubs Government regulation. It might also include certain foreign trading E TRAM SERVICE will be REDUCED as from 25th June. corporations never intended to come under the Ordinance and they could This meet any action with the technical dis is necessitated by the delay in the defence the Ordinance seemed to provide. The present Bill was based on the old Ordinance of 1887.
The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read a second time,
amendment. subsequently being passed without
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I accordance with notice given are a little better than those recom at the last meeting of the Cound),mended by the Commission.
The salaries of the European Mr. A. R. Lowe asked the following
Police were formerly much lower questions:-
(1.) In view of the fact that a than those of officers of similar strong local Commission, appointed standing in other departments; with by the officer Administering the the result that men were continually Government, reported in or about seeking transfer in order to get March, 1919, their findings better pay elsewhere. The relative regarding the
of position of the Police and of officers Asiatics 257. emoluments
A preliminary plan for a hospital the public service of the Colony, and in other departments had been more having regard to the fact that such or less equalised by the grant of a at Kowloon has been prepared, but emoluments are defrayed out of local number of allowances to the Police the question of a site is not settled. special duties of various On the 31st March the Public Works revenue and not out of Imperial for
and it
seem Committee inspected two areas, one Funds, will the Government lay on kinds: the table the following documents, that the Commissioners, in making on the hill-side to the north-west of recommendations, did not King's Park and one to the north of viz., the Report of the Commissioners: their the despatches from the Secretary of appreciate the extent to which the Chak Un in the neighbourhood of State dealing with such report? emoluments of the men would be Kowloon City. They recommended (1) Will the Government, have affected by the cessation of the that the latter area should be selected. As the matter is one primarily regard to the desire of the taxpayers allowances, which they proposed to
The Attorney General moved the that the public servant should be re-fabolish. The Police have now been affecting residents of Kowloon, it was! munerated on a fair and reasonable brought into line with other depart-referred to the Kowloon Residents' second "reading of a Bal intituled basis only, and in view of the in- ments as regards substantive salary, Association, who have forwarded to an Ordinance to amend the Public doubted dissatisfaction still existing on the understanding that special the Government a report by two Health and Buildings Ordinance amongst several classes of such ser payments and allowances of all kinds Medical Practitioners. The report 1903. He said the Bill arose out of vants as a result of the Secretary of are abolished, with the exception of condemns the Chuk Un site on the a question asked by the Hon. Mr. H. State's decision, lay on the table a those for Fire Brigade, language, ground of its inaccessibility, it being E. Pollock in the Council in February. stated that a hospital five miles The policy then advocated was a statement showing in what respect and medals.
The salaries of the European Prison distant from the centre of Kowloon reduction in the east of building the recommendations of the Commis- sion differ from the directions of the Warders are better than those re-offers little, if any, advantage by a reduction of the minimum having "arrived from the abere Parts, Hongkong; height of storeys in suitable Consignsen of Cargo are hereby informed hospitals in over Secretary of State?
(3.) Will the Government state on The salaries of the Indian Prison and it is also considered a serious cases. The reduction would apply that their Goods are being "landed and
disadvantage that patients should be to detached and semi-detached houses placed at their risk in the HONGKOT
AND KOWLOON WHALF AND GODOWY Co.'s broad lines what financial assistance Staff are not yet settled.
The questions under reply refer so far removed from their own and to other houses to which the they are prepared to make to assist applicants desiring to build houses to the undoubted dissatisfaction doctors. A site to the east of Yau- Building Authority considered the Godowns at Kowloon, where each consign for their own occupation and also which still exists amongst several mati Railway Station is recommend reduced minima should apply. The meat will be sorted out mark by mark and how many of such applications have classes of the Service as a resulted, as fulfilling certain essential con-new section 1168 provided that no delivery can be obtained a soon as the been received to date, specifying how of the Secretary of State's deci-ditions which the report predicates, space under nine feet high in the Goods are lamied.
Optional Goods will be carried on It appears to be the case, namely accessibility, elevation, quiet clear" should be used for human many of such have been accepted or sicr.
The Director of habitation. This applied to allness instructions are given to the refused or with which they are still as regards the European Sub-ness, and space.
ordinate Officers, that the main Public Works has been asked to for buildings. in treaty?
(4.) How many patients resident in ground of discontent lies in the fact ward a report regarding this site.
The question of the admitting Kowloon have been inmates of the that the proportionate increase is Government and other hospitals in much greater in the case of Police of maternity cases to the Kowloon Victoria during 1919 and what steps, salaries than it is elsewhere, and men hospital has not been decided. if any, have been taken to further a hafe complained that they have scheme for a general and maternity resigned from the Police to better themselves, only to find that they hospital at Kowloon 2
would have been as well or better off if they had remained where they were............ ·
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:
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The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read, later passing in all stages.
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TRADE MARKS.
Godowas for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representatives at an appoint. Moving the second reading of the
ed hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All claims must be presented "within Bill intituted an Ordinance to smend the Trade Marks Ordinance 1919,
the steamer's arrival $35,000 in aid of the vote Public ten days of 1.and 2. Certain matters connected
the Atorney General said the bill Works, Extraordinary, New Ter-hero, after which dats they cannot be with the revision of salaries still form The fact that a number of applica- belonged to the class of temporary ritories, Public Health and Buildings recognized. No claims will be admitted the subject of correspondence with tions have recently been received past war legislation, rendered, neces Ordinance, 1903, (79) Compensation after the goods have left the Godowns
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from men in the Navy and Army lor sary by the circumstances arising out and Resumptions.
$4,000 in aid of the vote Police
Agests and the Government is not at present posts as Prison Warders points to the of the war and would be temporary- in a position to lay any papers on the conclusion that the conditions for in operation. The bl contained two and Prison Department, A.-Police,
Eongkong, June 21, 1920.
table.
ünskilled labour are not less attrac- substantive clauses dealing with Other Charges, Secret Service.
$700 in aid of the vote Kowloon- The general recommendations of tive locally than they are in the German, Austrian and Hungarian
The other clause Canton Railway, Gederal Charges, the. Commission have for the most United Kingdom. As regards skilled trade marks. part been accepted, and, where labour and more especially profession was of a general nature. Clause 2 Other Charges, Incidental Exper.ses, they have been modified, the modis al men the rates at home are at the dealt with the difficulty which had Offices. cations have as a rule been to the present time very high but it must be farisen in connection with marks be-j $600 in aid of the vote Publie advantage of the officers concerned. remembered that the supply of longing to nationals of those states, Works, Recurrent, Hongkong, Water
The approved arrangement as re- trained
interrupted which had expired and had not been Works, (20) Maintenance of Water gards rent of Government quarters, during the war, and it is possible renewed. The present law required Works. that the officer pays at the rate of that, when the supply again' meets that before a mark could be removed 6% of his salary, is considerably the demand, the rate of remuneration from the register, the Registrar had more favourable than that recom- will fall. The Government is watch to give notice of the intention to mended by the Commission. The ing the situation very carefully, in remove it. The time for giving! question of the went allowances in the light of its present-experience in these notices had now expired respect of houses not belonging to engaging men from home to fill and they had to be given a certain the Governinent is not settled, but vacant posts, and various rezdjust-interval before the expiration of the the existing arrangement, which con ments may be found necessary. trade mark. It was no good sending the former address of the tinues in force for the time being. As is stated in the questions, the notices leaves the civil servant in a, better emoluments of the Service are owner in Hongkong, while addresses of position than he would be in if defrayed out
money. pro in Germany were not known. All the Commission's proposals were vided by the tax-payers, and it is the these marks were in 1917 vested in zim of the Government, as guardian the castodian but notice to him would adopted.
The Commission recommended of that money, to expead it in such be virtually useless as he had no
Nos that duty pay, personal, allowances, a" manner as to ersure, on the one means of communicating with the and other preferred payments should hand that efficiency is not sacrificed to former owners and no fund or be abolished, and this recommenda. economy, and on the other that there authority to pay the fees for renewal tion has been adopted.
isnowaste; the measure of its ultimate The object of the clause was to failure to give success being found in the standard provide that
The Commission recommended the grant of free quarters on a slightly more liberal scale than that which
of public service which is maintained this notice and
I may add that since the foregoing notice, in
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persons to accomplish any necessary : ground that this rate was adopted by the dollar is between 3s. 4d. and 4s.
3. The Commitee which
Clause 3 of the bill would give 12301 the leading commercial firms in the Colony, and the rate has been fixed appointed oh the 26th March, re the G vernor in Council power 10
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The question of leave of absence is received thirty-two applications, riv ng effect to this Article of the 522381 not liked but the arrangements twenty-three of which were in respect Treaty should any applications under
will be at least as favourable as those recommended by the Commission.
Free passages have been granted, in accordance with the recommenda tions of the Commission.
of private residenses; and they re- it he received.
commended that these latter applica The Cinnfal Secretary secondet. tins should be the subject of careful The Bill was read a second time enquiry by the Government and that and passed in ad stages without assistance should be given where amendment.
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