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THE BUDGET.
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HONGKONG:
The vote for Passages, on page 49, is increased from $25,000 to $64,000 owing to heavy, increase in cost of passages. Bonuses in lieu of passage have been abolished, it being con- sidered undesirable to offer, men an inducement not to take leave when due.
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS:
NOTICE.
adequate result in the provision of a large REAL OFFER 15 for a Governor, who has any family area of good building sites.
of his own, and it is constantly Further provision is made under necessary to provide for guests who item : 68 for Improving the are passing through Hongkong and water distribution -- service in who are entitled to expect to receive | Kowloon amă under îtem the hospitality of His Majesty's re 60 $65,000 is set aside for new filter TAKE NOTICE that the Power of presentative. Additions to the pre- | beds,
Attamer dated the 13th Octabar. sent building would be very difficult Items 71 and 72 are in respect of 1920, and ay other power or powers of and costly and I propose therefore to quarters for the Land Bailiff and the attorney given by Li Ling Shi alias meet the case by building a small Court House for the District Officerat | Ling Fook Hi to Li Te Hing, were separate" bungalow on the grounds. | Un Long and new Clerk's quarters at revoked on the 22nd October, 1990. 199 which will contain two or three|Taipo.
Dated the 27th October, 1920. bedrooms.
GEO, K. HALL BRUDTON & Co.
SOLICITORS FOR Lr LS,
HOSPITALS.
Item 10 provides for the recon- struction of the Victoria, Hospital and the building of a maternity wing.
V NEW JAIL.
Under Item 73 $40,000 is provided for: the commencement of the new Jail building at Ngau Shi Wan. The Government has acquired from
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Hongkong, October 23, 1920,
A committee was recently appointed the Kai Tack Reclamation Com to advise on the matter and thair |pany an area of 15 acres of recommendations have been adopted, reclaimed ground at the eastern Item-11 refers to a proposal to end of Kowloon City Reclamation, posed however to give consider-build a new hospital to relieve the mpon which it is proposed to erect able assistance towards the ex-pressure at the Civil · Hospital | the Jail and the Police School. The pansion of private schools, in where the demand bas out-site is admirably situated for both the shape of building grants grown the accommodation. It is purposes and there is in the immedi- and, on page 73, a Stin of the intention to allow private practare neighbourhood a very large THE Undersigned bave received in. $180,000 is inserted in place of the tioners to have wards in which they quantity of granite upon the working structions to call by Pattie de sum of $10,000 voted for the curcan see their own patients in the of, which it is proposed to empley Hon rent year. The institutions which new hospital. The question of site the prisonera.“
it is proposed to assist are the is bound up with the Military Lands |
Canton College, which it is hoped question, and it may not be possible will prove 2 useful feeder to make a commencement next year.
the University, St. Joseph's to
Item 12 provides for a building for
(Continued on Page 8.)
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
The vote of $37,500 for Rations | College, St. Mary's School, the Manan outpatient department for the for Indian Police is new, the grant Mo School, and a school to be erected Government Civil Hospital, which of free rations forming part of the by the Church Missionary Society in should be of great use both to the new pay scheme.
West End Park. If the Diocesan Government and to the University. {HELENA MAY INSTITUTE. Under Special Expenditure on page | Boys' School are in a position to Item 13' is in respect of the re- 53, provision is made for a motor make a commencement next year building of Sairingnum School on a THE LECTURE TO CHILDREN on ambulance, four motor cycles, and a with their new buildings in Kowloon, site on Bonham Road, near the "TUESDAY, November 2nd, will patrol waggon. The ambulance is it will be necessary to ask this Cour University, which it is hoped to be given by the Rev. TEESDALE to take the place of the present one; cil for a further vote.
acquire. The site affords acople MACKINTOSH, HA, D.D. The Subject which has proved unsuitable. The
space for a large school on modern will be" MACBETH" other motor vehicles are required to keep pace with the times.
Sums are also included for furnish- ing married quarters, the Gover ment having, with the consent of Hon. Members, decided to provide a certain amount of furniture to all Government Quarters; and for modern iron banks for the Chinese Police in place of the wooden boards on which they have hitherto slept.
The increase in the Fire Brigade vote, at page 49, from $53,590 to $77,243 is partly due to the establish- ment of a separate Station at Kow- loon. On page 52 provision is made for a small Fire Float for Cheung Chau island, cesting $1,500, for 2 motor pump to replace a pump mov ed to Kowloon, and for a new exter- ?sion ladder.
THE PRISON....
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THE DEFENCE FORCE.
MOTOR TRAFFIC TO PEAK.
The Volunteer expenditure, onlines. page 74. is reduced from $871,481 to $638,359, owing mainly to the large Under Roads, itemì 16, I may call falling off in the membership of the attention to the road from Bowen focal forces which has resulted from Road to Deep Water Bay, which will the re introduction of the voluntary provide quicker communication with system. A considerable falling off the southern side of the island; to the was of course to be anticipated road from Taitan Gap to Cape when the system of compulsory D'Aguilar, which will open up new service was abandoned but it must country, to the road from Wanchai be confessed that the recruiting for Gap, past Magazine Gap, to Chan- the new volunteer force has been disberlain Road, which will open up the appointing.
The question of the salaries of the Public Works Department European Staff has not yet been settled, and the estimates shup the old rates with the addition of the temporary allowance of 20% which was granted pending revision.
Under the Correspondence Sub- department, at page 76, provision is made for an Office Assistant, a post rendered necessary by the constantly increasing work.
The vote under Prison, at page 51, is $284,936, compared with $147,270 voted in respect of the current year. The increase is largely
Public Works Recurrent, at page due to the expense of the separate 80, shows a normal increase, from establishment required for the prison $785,600 to $840,500, due to the "recently opened at Laichikok, parti- | growth of the Colony.
culars of which are given vä page. 106. This Council has already voted
The recurrent Railway expenditure considerable sums for the Laichikok Prison during the present year, and has increased from $420,167 to
THE RAILWAY.
it has also voted additional money $515,998, owing mainly to increase
Peak to motor traffic; to the widen ing of Garden Road; to the widening and improvement of the Shaukiwan Road, which forms part of the scheme for driving a 100ft main road along the line of the present Praya East out to Shaukiwan
Another lecture will be given „ön" November 18th, by the same lecturer..
Hongkong, October 28, 1920.
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PUBLIC AUCTION:
PARTICULARS and Conditions of the ba bald on MONDAY, the 1st day of latting by Public Auction Sale, to November, 1993, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Cedex of His Excellence the Governor, of Oce. Lot of CROWN LAND kong, for a term of 15 years, wilk Sham Shui Po, in the Colony of Hong- the option of enewal at a Crowe Rent It is not proposed to proceed with to be fixed by the Surreyer of His Majesty the scheme for widening Queen's the King, for one further term of 34 year, Road East, as the expense is en-less 3 days from 1st July, 1895. ormous, and on the completion of the Frays East Reclamation there will be a 100 ft. road close by and parallel to Queen's Road East.
Under item 17 provision is made for a cable from the Observatory to Stonecutters Wireless Telegraph Sta- tion for the purpose of sending out time signals:
Item 28 is in respect of furniture for officers quarters. It has been
Itemt 30 provides for a Marconi Bellini Direction Finder which it is proposed to install at Cape D'Agullar in order to assist shipping during the foggy season.
for such items as clothing for staff, in salaries. The Railway employs a decided with the approval of the clothing and food for prisoners, and fuel,
large number of men who came Council to provide heavy furniture the expenditure on which was much under the strike award. Provision for all quarters occupied by European underestimated when the Estimates is made, at page 98, for special ex- officers. for 1920 were prepared. The experi-penditure in the sum of $382,310, ment of transferring short sentence including a sum of $162,500 for seven It is proposed to prisoners to Laichikok has been fully new carriages. jastified by results. The congestion purchase two motor carriages which in Victoria Gaol has been put an end will be available for small parties of passengers in cases where the ex- to and the bealth of the prisoners pense of an ordinary train is hardly generally is very much improved. Juvenile offenders will in future be justified. The other principal items are respect of a yard for housing imprisoned at Laichikek. I propose to separate the Prison Department engines and motor carriages at from the Palice Department, and the Lowu; for a bridge to span the new title of its head has accordingly been read from Shamshuipe to Kowloon changed from Assistant Superinten City; and for re-railing the Beacon dent, Victoria Gaol, to Superinten 'dent of Prisons. «
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Hill tunnel
FENSIONS.
With regard to Fensions, at page The only change of importance 99, I may state that officers now on under the Medical Department pension bave been granted increases is the transfer of the Office of Health varying from ten to thirty per Officer of the Port, shown at page centum, according to the rate of 59, from a private practitioner to a pension. All Widows and Orphans Government Medical Officer. D. pensions have been increased by 25 Jordan who has held the post since per cent. pending reconsideration of the year 1888 to the entire satisfac the rates generally. tion of the Government, has resigned with effect from the end of this year,
FÚBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
time officer directly under the control Werks Committee of this Council.
Item 31 provides for the recon- struction of Queen's Statue Wharf- which is long overéne.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
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PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Menta
NIPPON YUSEN KAISEĽA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEDS.
FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS,
THE
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(For the Custodian of Enemy Property),
ON
SATURDAY,
October 30, 1990, at 10:30 am, ab their Bales Roome, No. 8.
Des Your Road, Corner of Los Hacom Bizwok, Miscellaneous Household Goods. including → Crockery Glasswary, Sandry Bedding and Table Linen,
Terme-Cab.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers
TUE Undeigned have received instens- tuns to soll by Public Auction, (for Acccent of the Concerned.):
THURSDAY, November 4, 1990, at 10.30
as their Bales 'Rosma, No. B-
Das Vox Road, Corner of Ice House Street, Several Lots of Vainable
Oprios, de, Comprising:
and Incense burners, Bronze Vases and Oil Paintings, Old Cloisonne Vases
Figures, Old Foochow Lacquered Boxes. Dessert Sarrice "Limoges," One Targe three fold Screen, (Embroidered panels).
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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers, Hongkong, October 28, 1990,
PACIFIC MAIL S. S. COMPANY,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S. S. JACOX,”.
From SINGAPORE and SAIGON.
HE above mentioned vessel having THE
arrived from the above men- tioned Ports, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that they must taks immediate delivery of me from alongside, and 10 cargo impeding die charge will be landed at their risk and expense into the Pacific Mail Stearnship Company's godowas at West Point,
and stored at Consignees' risk.
THE Company's Steamship,
* TOBA MARU,” having arrived from the above Parti, Item 37 is in respect of the Eastern Consignees of Cargo as hereby informed District Filter Beds which are that their Goods kee baing landed and urgently required to improve the placed at their risk in the BoxoxUKE & Consigneet of cargo are hereby water service in the eastern part of KowzooS WEARE & GODOWE COZART's notified that they murt produce an the Colory and to allow for a water Goods at Kowloon, where each consign-Import Permit signed by the Superin supply for the houses on Broadwood went will be sorted out mark by mark tendent of the Imports and Exports, Road. Item 37 8 inch main from nd delivery as be obtained as soon as Hongkong, before Bills of Lading
can be comtersigned. North Point to Shaukivan is in con
All broken, chafed, and damaged Optional Goods will be carried on unlewoods are to be left in the godowns, nection with the same scheme.
instractions are given to the southily be where they will be examined on
November 2, at 10a.m. are Roox, TO-DAY.
Item 38 provides for an additional main to the Peak which is necessary to cope with the increasing demand for water at the Peak.
the Goods see Iunded.
*
Goods not cleared by the 3rd November,
All claims must be presented within Item 41 provides additional plant 1920, will be subject to rent.
a week of the steamer's arrival here, Damaged Packages must be left in the after which they cannot be recognized. for the Peak Pumps. Temporary arrangements for a water supply to Godowns for examination by the Con- No claim will be admitted after the Mount Cameron are proposed under tigues's and the Co's, representatives goods have left the godowns, and all item 42 in order to encourage the at an appointed hour on TUESDAY and cargo remaining undelivered after
All claims must be pre- November 3, will be subject to rent. have been opened by the Wanchai serted within ten days of the steam's development of building sites which | FRIDAY.
No Fire Lance whatever will be srrival here, after which date they cannot effected. Gap Road.
Consignees are requested to send in be recognized. No claims will be admitted
their Bills of Lading for countersigns- after the goods have left the Godywas.
ture immediately. NIPPON YUSEN KÄIHA,
Agents
The programme for Public Works It is thought advisable that in future Extraordinary, shown at page 82, bas the post should be held by a whole been fully considered by the Public of the Principal Civil Medical Officer. Under items 3 a sum of $500,000 is
At page 61 a European Sampler provided for Officers' Quarters. The Item 43 provides for a water is provided for the Government policy of housing Public Officers supply to Repulse Bay. Laboratory, as the outcome of cor- has been approved by this Council, Items 45 10 48 are in respect of respondence with the Chamber of and the money now asked for is re- next year's expenditure by the Commerce. There was in a recent quired in connection with the Government on the Fraya East. Re- case a suggestion that samples had development of the Homestead and clamation scheme. been tampered with, and this Gov- Pavilious sites where ́six or perhaps The commencement of a new. -ernment is determined to take every seven houses and six flats are to be Police Station at Yaumati is provided step possible to ensure that no pre erected, and also for four houses on for under item 49. Space is being ..ventable cause shall militate against Findlay Road and one house on left for the erection of a Magistracy
the accuracy of its Analysts' Barker Road.
which will before long be required certificates.
With regard to item 5, it is pro- on the Kowloon side. Under Sanitary Department, at posed to build on the site between KOWLOON HOSPITAL,
page 67, provision is made for two the Central Market and the seà ́a The sum of $50,000 is inserted
EDUCATION..
Hongkong. October 17, 1920.-
· NIPPON YUSKA KAKHA.
- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From EUROPE and STRAITS.
Company's Beamship
“KAMO' MARU,”
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. As Operators, U. 6. Shipping Board.
Hongkong. October 28, 1820.
STEAMERS FOR SALE.
UNDER instructions received from
THE MINISTRY OP SHIPPING, LONDON, Offers are invited for, the purchase of the following Ex-Enemy Steamers:"
Fame of Gross Not Steamer. Tonnage. Tommage. Built, 1,646 1,0551888 1,100 1904
696)
1.115
1907 1896
motor tractors and five trucks, for large-six-storeyed building to house under item 51 in respect of the Kow- the purpose of dumping the Kowloon the Fire Brigade, the Secretariat for loon Hospital. It is proposed in the having arrived from the above Forks, Tefuse on the foreshore at Laichikok Chinese Affairs, the Imports and first instance to commence with a Contignom of Ongo are hereby infccund in connection with the reclamation Exports Department, the Laboratory, small building which will be capable that their Goods are being landed and. there. It is proposed to use prison the Port Health Office, and of expansion when the needs of Kow placed at their risk in the Horazara Chow Fa labour at the dump.
the department of the Prise loon become better known. It is and Howtoon WEAKY and Genome Gol's | Manilla" 10-1,790 cipal Civil Medical Office. The considered desirable that the main | Godowns at Kowloon, what's mola comigo- Kwong Eog 1,650 Under Education, at page 70, pro Harbour Department will take hospital establishments should come mami will be sorted, ouch mark by mark sud | Wong -Kol · 1777. vision is made for a full European over the Imports and Exports Offices, tinue to be on the island. 15 | delivery can be uħbuined at soos the Teo Pao 1,655 972, - 1907 Staff, but there are at present A and will be able to house in one Item 53 provides for a Police Goods are landed,
Terms of sale and full particulars number of vacancies which so far it building its sub-departments which Station "at Mongkok-tsui, which is
Optional Goods will be carried on may be ascertained on application to has not been possible to fill. The are now in the Post Office and at the required to cope with the increasing unless instructions are given to this and permits for inspection will be interruption in training caused by the Sallors Home, and number of population in that neighbourhood.
contrary before WOON, TO-DAY... issued by Messrs. Boustead & Cof war has checked the supply, but offices in the Post: Office Building Under Roads item 55′$200,000 It is hoped that suitable candi will be released. Re
Goods nos leszed by the 4th Nov. Singapore: Messrs. Bulloch Brothers provided for the main roads from
& Co., Ltd. - Rangoon;⠀⠀ Messrs. dates will hirtly beforthcomings Under item 9 1 am asking the Shamshuipo: to-KowInon City and 1930, will be subject to rent The salaries of chinese teachers have Council to vote a sum of $100,000 from Hunghom to Kowloon, City Dumaged packages must be let's in the Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., been considerably improved, and for works at Government House. Provision is also made for extending Godownale examination by the Consignee's Hongkong and the undersigned. arrangements have been made for The kitchen and garage blocks are Coronation Road to meet the new and the Co.'s representatives as an appoins Sealed tenders should-be lodged giving candidates for Masterships a quite unsuitable for modern require main road from Shamshuipo to hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY with Mars Mackinnon, Mackenzie full course of training at the Hongments, and would have been recon- Kowloon City. $100,000 is provided All sisime most be peened what & Co. Calcutta. The traders, which kong University, as plained structed long ago but for the for commencing the work of sure can days of the somer's arrival must be in Sterling will be opened on page 106. I regard it as economy necessitated by the war. facing the main roads in Kowloon in here, after which date they cannot be at Calcutta on Wednesday the 29th of primary importance that we The vote now asked for provides for order to fit them to carry omnibus recognised. No dates wie admited December, 1920, and must be valid should have an efficient teaching their reconstruction andals and similar traffic
after the goole barve kath kha Godowns, f 1 for 14 days after that date. *- staff, without which it is of little use for the provision
| MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.. “Kddhional ja Item: 60; provides, "the" rum","of
HIPPON YUSEN. KÄNDISAR to make plans for the creation of bedrooms. The existing bedroom $50,000 for filling in the tidal flow
16, Strand Bed, new Government schools. It la pro- accommodation
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