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The appointment of the Hon. It transpired from the comment Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher as Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was referred in the course of this morning's of the Legislative
meeting Council
His Excelleney the Governor said that as this would be the last occasion on which Mr. Fletcher would be with them he would like to express what he felt was the unanimous desire of all the mem- bers, viz., their congratulations on his well-deserved promotion and wishes for God speed in his new sphere of activities.
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That the eight Chinese mer- of the Colonial Secretary, sitting chants elected last Saturday at as Chairman of the Finance Com-the mitte this morning, that the Government is helping a Hong- kong University professor in in teresting experiments.
Chinese Merchants' Club would leave for Canton to-morrow was the gist of a cable sent up! yesterday advising the four Chambers of Commerce and the Strike Executive.
Arising out of & Public Works
It is coincidence that the Hong- grant of $4,000, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M.. Fletcher said that. It was kong stock market showed a for instruments for experiments.firmer tone, there being a rise in lin producing rain at will several quotations.
from the fogs which were being conducted at the University by means of electric current.
Sir Henry Pollock: Have the
News in detail has come down speaking of the wonderful recep. tion to Hongkong'a "fraternity" party Mr. Wong Ching-wai is party as the joint owners of an enterprise, returning to inspect
The whole of Mr. Fletcher's experiments been a success since quoted as having described the
public life had been spent in the service of the Colony. He had. been Clerk of Councils since August, 1914, and had repeatedly acted as Colonial Secretary, the present being the seventh time, The believed.
the arrival of the instruments?
The Chairman: I think they are waiting for the fog:
UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT? The granting of land for future development of the Hongkong. "I had hoped that the Secretary University was also referred to, of State would confirm Mr. this in course of Council proceed- Fletcher's appointment here as ings. The Hon. Mr. A. G. M. we can ill afford to lose him," con- Metcher said that two fort sites. tinued His Excellency. "But above Pokfulam Road known as Ceylon has difficulties as great, if Fly Point and Elliott Batteries. at the moment not quite so press-had been' granted to the Colony ing as Hongkong's and Sir Hugh by the War Office to use in its des- Clifford with Mr. Fletcher as his cretion for purposes of develop right hand man should be in a ing Hongkong University. position to surmount them. Re- When Sir John Oakley in the: sourcefulness and tact will be late summer of 1928 was asked to required and these the Colony of value these sites in connection Hongkong knows by experience with the possible transference of are possessed in marked degree military lands, be valued them at by Mr. Fletcher who has devoted $76,580, the area being 191,450 Monday, Dec. 28th his time unsparingly to the pro-sq. ft. valued at 40 cents a foot. motion of the welfare of the The decision of the War Office Colony. A record will be entored followed representations made by in the minutes of the Council's Sir R. E: Stubbs as to the crying high appreciation of Mr. need of the University for rooms Thursday, Dec. 31st. Fletcher's services."..
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A resolution of appreciation Sir Henry Pollock, on behalf of for the generous gift was passed, the Unofficial members, associated Sir Henry Pollock seconding. himself with His Excellency's remarks and referred to several matters with which Mr. Fletcher had been connected, stressing par-
From the sale agenta in Hong- ticularly his yeoman service in the Kong, A. B. Moulder & Co., Ltd., negotiations for transference of China Mail" has received a military lands. Although, for very weful wall calendar for Bear reasons known
all, no Hind Swiss Milk; action was being taken on this matter for the time being, he (Sir Henry Pollock)
Shong monsoon may be expected was confident in the ultimate along the cost of China and over future of the Colony and that at the China Sea, states to day's Ino distant date the matter of welber roport Until noon to transfer of military landsmorrow the forecast is N. winda, would be resumed when strong oyreast as first, clearing the benefit of Mr. Fletcher's later. untiring services would be felt.
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Hard work had also been put in
by Mr. Fletcher in connection
accounts.
FINANCE VOTES.
INTERESTING FREMS FROM
TO-DAY'S GRANTS.
A FLYING SURVEY,'
Interesting items referred to by the Chairman in the course of discussion of finance minutes at to-day's meeting, were as follows:
A Miscellaneous Public Works vote of $15,000 referred to a flying survey of a possible tramway course from Murray Barracks to Wanchai Gap.
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THIS MORNING'S COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
NO RE-CONSIDERATION:
At a meeting of the Legislative Council this morning, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak asked:
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THIRD ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
HELP DURING THE STRIKE.
The third annual meeting of the Hongkong and Canton Ice Manu- facturing Co., Ltd., wra held at (a) What provision, if any, is noon to-day at the Company's the Government making for town office. No. 2, Lower Albert the treating of Maternity Road, when thanks were express- cases in the Kowloon Hos-ed for the assistance rendered by the Naval Flotillas, the Shameen pital? (b) Will the Government revert Municipal Council and the Volun to its original intention of teers in the matter of distribution allowing private Medical of supplies during the strike.
Those present at the meeting Practitioners to visit and treat their own patients in Ware Mr. T G. Weall (Chair the Kowloon Hospital man), the Rev. Father Robert, Messrs. Lau Yiek-cheuk, A. S. D. should they so desire?
Cousland, Leung Yan-po (Direc-1 The attitude of the Government tors), Mr. J. D. Thomson (Act- was outlined by the Hon. Mring Secretary), Messrs., H. W. A. G. M. Fletcher, Acting Colonial Page, W. Macfarlane, Chan Nai- Secretary who said:---
pan, Chan Iu-nam, G. W. Sewell and A. Stevenson (Shareholders).
1. There is no accommodation for maternity cases at the Kow- loon Hospital, though in urgent necessity, as for example in the event of a typhoon, an exception would be made to the rule.
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Chairman's Speech.
The Chairman spoke follows:
"Gentlemen-The accounts and The site has been so laid out report for the year ending July that extensions can be added as 81 having been in your hands for required, The question of build-the prescribed period, I will, with ing a maternity wing will be con- your permission, adopt the usual aldered later, if experience shows procedure and take them as read. review amounts as you will have that there is a sufficient demand The proat for the period, under
to $6,695.22, Acen,
roughly to justify the expenditure.
$3,000.00 less than shown in the z The Government is not pre-previous year's working. Your pared to reconsider this matter. Directors recommend that the There was originally a proposal profit be dealt with in the follow- that a part of the Kowloon Hosing manner:-- pital should be set aside as a Nursing Home, to be run on the
Requests Impracticable.
To bring the practice in Hong-lines of the Peak Hospital, but it kong in line with that obtaining was decided that the difficulties of in other Colonies, it had been management and discipline render- decided to include the cost of ed such an arrangement imprac upkeep for the Governor's motor ticable. car and the cost of upkeep of one chauffeur in public expenses.
Murder Trial May.
A vote of $1,000 in aid of secret service was in connection with a murder case, said the Chairman.
Police Motor Bikes. Increases in the strength of the Police force were referred to in connection with other grants. In regard to one for conveyance allowances, the Chairman said that more allowances were being given for motor crtles which were a useful means of getting about for the police officers who used their own cycles.
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"To write off on account of Depreciation and Bad" and Doubtful Debts $8,800.68, and to deduct the balance, viz.. $2,894.60 from the debit balance brought forward from last year, thus reducing the same to $38,486.95.
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In his speech last year Chairman associated the poor re-
A private practitioner can inform the Medical Officer in charge of any circumstances in connection with a case, and, if the Medical Officer or the patient so desires, he can be called in consult of that year's working with the unsettled state of affairs in Canton and district and 1 cannot. sultation,
Arising out of the reply, the do otherwise than reiterate his Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak said that remarks, for conditions there the question of whether or not have certainly not improved since. The political troubles cases would be taken which could then. not be transported across the which started in June last result- harbour was really no answer. Aed, as you know, in the closing of distinct undertaking had been all communications, the rent given Kowloon people at the leaving us with only the require- beginning and they were fealing ments of the few remaining re- that they had been let down.sidents in Shameen to cater for. When the matter had been dis- You will be pleased to learn that cussed by the Government he did although all our Chinese em- not think that it had been under-ployees left at the commencement Other Votes. Whole houses were being pulled stood that maternity cases were of the strike a continuous service down and set back in order that not only not to be treated but has been maintained. Ice has improvements might be uniform, entirely ignored. He did not think been on aale throughout, and al- said the Chairman in connection that the answer gave satisfaction though heavier stocks of perish- with the Telephone Agreement in which at that time would almost with a grant for road improve with regard to treatment of urgent able produce than usual were connection with which a much im beggar description.
Before going fully cared for. Mr. Fletments between Queen's Road and cases arising from shoer condi- being stored they were succese-
tions of need. proved service might be expected. cher's able management of Praya East, this side of Morrison
H.E. the Governor remarked further I should like to take this It would be unadvisable to go into this and the speedy transforma-1 Hill details with regard to Mr.tion that took place attracted his
thanks and appreciation to the A grant of $11,600 for exten- that he thought the instance given Opportunity of expressing our Commandants of the American, Fletcher's strike services both in attention at the time. Mr. Flet-sion of lighting referred to a large of typhoon conditions was only to 1922 and in the present year. His cher had continued to earn the scheme of extension of gae and indicate that under any excepFrench and British Flotillas for good work in this connection was confidence of those who knew the electric lighting throughout the tional circumstances admittance their kind assistance, niso to the well known to them also the large work he was doing.
Colony which was before Council. would be granted. If in the Shameen. Municipal Council and part he played in the affective
In conclusion, Mr. Holyoak re- No date for the completion of opinion of the medical officer it Volunteers for assistance in the maintenance of essential services. terred to the action of the Un- the entire Shing. Mun Valley was so desired, treatment would matter of distribution, etc..
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officials in petitioning the scheme could be given, said the be administered on the spot. Mr. Fletchor's extreme acceasi Secretary of State for the con D.P.W. in reply to a question. bility was also referred to by Sir tinuance, of Mr. Fletcher's
Some of the contracts were not Henry. Mr. Fletcher never allow- | administration in the office in ed himself to be hampered by which he was temporary acting, even let out. The one as to which CHANGE FOR BETTER.in this respect appears in the rules of "red tape" and if anyone As he had not seen fit to accede to mittes would not be finished there was a grant before the com- required to interview him on their request they could only wish before June. More rapid progress. points of importance he was Mr. Fletcher happiness in his new had been made then was anti- always ready and willing to give career whilst parting from him cipated. an curly hearing and with his un- with the keenest regret
The Fort Health Officer was to
CHANGE, OF PROCEDURE.
"I might mention that the rivalled experience, gained in long Mr. Fletcher, in reply, express-leave the Colony for the purpose
General Managers have again Colonial service, he was able to ed warm appreciation of congra of taking a special course of study procedure was referred to at the vices; the same applies to the An important amendment of made no charms for their ser- assist very materially with his tulations which, he thought, had in diseases of the skin. advice..
been voiced in quite unmerited The Government paid for spec.
Council meeting this morning. Directors and Secretary, It was a matter of regret that terms (No, no). It was in 1918 tacles, only when there was proof Any proposals concerning addi- The building and machinery the Home authorities had not seen that he was confirmed as Clerk to that students' parents were not in tional expenditure not provided are in excellent condition. Youd fit to confirm Mr. Fletcher in his the Councils but he could claim a position to do so, farther stated for in the annual estimates has Directora, however, recommend Sol Agents:
present acting capacity and when an even longer record. At the the Chairman, with reference to hitherto been referred to the writing off the sum already men- DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD. Mr. Fletcher left, Hongkong beginning of 1905 he took his seat a vote formation fees for Edute Finance Committee only by reso- tioned rather than carry the
would experience a very consider-once in a very dilapidated tail Bank of Canton Building.
lution of the whole of the whole of the profit to the credit of What was our loss, coat inherited as a legacy from
tion Department."
Council.
the Profit and Loss account and I Samples and particulars on application. able loss.
would be Ceylon's gain. In con Sir Henry May they were more clusion, Sir Henry referred to the ceremonious in regard to their MR. HARRY TAYLER. From now onwards, the Gov-trust this meets with your ap- part that Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher dresses in those days. On seven
ernor will be able to refer Buchproval.
"With these few remarks I had played in the social life of the or eight occasions since he had Great concern will be felt by to the Finance Committee at suy
propose that the report and time. Colony and in connection with acted as Colonial Secretary and his numerous friends at the which they would be much missed once as Colonial Treasurer, news that Mr. Harry Tayler, of Referring to the change, the accounts as presented be adopted. He wished them all health aid, happiness in the place to which He had changed with such fro Messrs. Shawan, Tomes & Co., Hon. Mr, A. G. M. Fletcher said when the proposal has been swer any questions. shareholders they were going beyond quency, in fact, added Mr. Is in hospital seriously that it would do away with what Seconded I shall be pleased to an
The Hon. Chow Shouton also Fletcher, that the late Mr. having had a severe heart attack
may wish to ask
The proposal was seconded by briefly expressed pleasure at Mr. Stephan used when he met Mre on Christmas Day Fletcher's promotion and regretletcher to question as to whether
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