FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930.
SIR C. CLEMENTI'S government of the Colony for tho called for.
REGIME
EULOGIES FROM UNOFFICIAL
COUNCILLORS
THE
CHINA
19
MAIL.
not only have
valued Japanese element in the we a large and
population of this Colony, but we received the year before last a very welcome visit from the Japa- nese first battle fleet and we have also entertained on their way through Hong Kong many eminent Japanese statesmen, among them Mr. Matsudaira, now Ambassador at the Court of St. James, and Vis count Saito, the Governor-General of Korea, I was fortunately able
In this respect the jvised own-planning scheme pro- first time in its history.
Hong Kong Legislative Council gresses year by year, as hill after Goodwill Towards Chinese
need not to comparison with any hill is cut down and used to level The other tangible proof of your other legislative body in the Bri-up insanitary depressions and to Excellency's goodwill towards us is tish Empire: and gladly acknow-fill up the foreshore, thus extending the appointment of a third Chiness ledge the great dest, which as Goy the deep sea frontage for ocean- member to the Legislative Council, Jernor I owe tu tan Unofficial mom-going steamers. when you obtained the sanction of hers, tor factating and expedit- the Crown to enlarge the Unofficial ing the work of the administration. the construction of a spacious aero- A notable innovation has been The Executive Council
drome near Kowloon You have, Str. by example and
City, from Especially as I wish to thank (which the Royal Air Force already precept, mizzeeded in strengthening those members of the Legislative operates, and where we hope to see the band of friendship that binds Council who are also members of this year the inception both of com. Clementi, K.C.M.G..together all sections of the com- the Executive Cuneil: for it is inmercial aviation and of a flying to visit Japan and Korea in 1927
units. You have, indeed, been the Executive Council that most of club. Hong Kong will thus take its the greatest friend that the Chinese the preparatory work for this Cham-rightful place among the air ports have had Among a long line of ber is done.. The Executive Council of the world. Governors, who have all been our roots every week and, while meet-
REVIEW OF 4 YEARS
SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG & CHINA
Sir Cesil
ILE. the General Officer Command- ing the British Troops, China (Major- General J. W. Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.0.),
Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes,
Hon. Mr. J. Owen flughes,
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton,
representation of
1wo members.
.
Water Problem al friends. Just as we hail with ings of the Legislative Council are joy your arrival, we now sorrow for usually brief, meetings of the Exe- recently addressed this Council On the subject of water works
your departure.
cutive Council are often very at length. Therefore I will only
the
H.E.'s Reply
Parting Advice
Finances Satisfactory
and was very courteously received both
by, Baron Tanaka, then Premier and Foreign Minister, at
British Empire approaches nearom Tokyo, and by Viscount Saito at Chosen. . In Hong Kong the
to Japan, and nowhere are rela tions between us and the Japanese more cordial than in this Colony.
China
Only In the case of China havo! there been strained relations be- tween this Colony and any foreign | country. When 1 assumed the government of Hong Kong in 1925 an anti-British boycott had been declared at Canton and an effort was being made by a bolshevized
Hong Kong to the condition of "a Chinese administration. to reduce
desert island." This foolish agitation, which was even disastrous to Canton than it was to Hong Kong, had been begun by
Expenditure State of Reserve
Fund on Jan. 1
1924
Revenue
24,783.762.63 24,209,639.72
*21,571,904.72
12,668,642.41
26,726,428.44
16,971,495,23
1925
23,244,365.94
28.266.817.94
13,107,549.29
1926
21,131,581.64
23,524,715.94
8,113,482.68
1927
21,344,535.72
20,845,064,69
3,486,290.54
1928
1920
24,968,398.88 *23,218,950.00
21,230,242,24 21,733,645.00
3,986,761.57
1930
* Estimate only.
8,091,633.87 *0,577,038.00
mero
presided for the last time in the Legislative Council yesterday, prior to his departure on promotion to Malaya next week. The opportunity was taken by the leading Unofficial members to deliver eulogistie peaches appropriate to the occasion. In reply, His Excelleney reviewed In congratulating your Excellency long. We have been through trou-say now what pleasure it gives mo his four years' work here na head of pan your promotion, and bidding blous days together and, if it to ace that rapid progress is being the administration and tade fare-farewell to you and Lady Clementi. The true that "there's a good time a-made with the harbour pipe-line, well, referring with confidence to what we entertain feelings of coming," it certainly. is good with the new Aberdeen reservoir the security and prosperity of Hong
highest respect, 1440 wish time a-coming." We have seldom and with the Kowloon by-wash re-
success. had before us a choice between servoir. Kong and China. The attendance you both happiness and
I feel that a determined comprised
(Applause).
right and wrong, safety and dan effort has begun to solve in a per- xer. We have mostly been con-manent and satisfactory manner the Sir Cecil Clementi replied as fronted by nothing but a choice of water problem which has been a follows:-
dangers. In such circumstances source of constant anxiety to this It is with a heavy heart that our discussions in Executive Cour-Colony since first I know it. The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. rise to address you for the last time eil were frequently long and an- W. T. Southorn, (M.G.),
The
in this Chamber, which I have xious, I have made deep drafts on Attorney General (Hon. Sir known for thirty years, which con- your time and your patience; and happy to say, very satisfactory. Our financial situation is, I am Joseph Kemp, C.B.B., K.C.),
The Serretary for Chinese Affairs tains for me so many memories, and am most grateful for your unfail. The revenue and expenditure of the Ilon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, C.M.G., in which so much of the history of fing support and co-operation. Colony and the state of its reserve C.BE),
Hong Kong has been made. I have Ian.
Mr. Mel. Messer, O.B.E served this Council as its Clerk, a
fund from the year 1923 to date can (Colonial Treasurer}.
While speaking of the Colony's conveniently be, tabulated as fol- acting Colonial Secretary and as feonstitution, I venture to give a lows:- Hon. Mr. H. T. Crensy, (Director of Public Works),
C.B.E. Governor. Many of my dearest word of parting advice. Experi- friends have been associated with fence in other parts of the British
Year ended Hon. Mr. E. 1. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.me in the work of this Council. (inspector Gene.al of Police),
Empire, but especially in Hong
Dec. 31 Hon. Comir. G. F. Hole, R.N.,.re- The Senior Enofficial member, Sir Kong, and in China, convinces me
1923 tire Harbour Master).
Henry Pollock, I have known astiast democracy as understood in the Iton. Dr. A. R. Wellington (Direc-long as I have known Hong Kong. United Kingdom is not a suitable tor of Medical and Sanitary Services); The second Chinese member, Dr. Jor a safe form of government for
Hon. Sir Henry Pollack, K.C. Hon. Sir Shou-sen Chow,
Kotowall was my right-hand man people in the Far East at the pre- Hoa.
Dr. R. II. Kotewall, C.M.G..years ago when we both served in ent stage of their political, social The Colonial Secretary Ollice.jand economic development; and I Among the official members the Atam firmly of opinion that universal torney-General, the Secretary for manhood and womanhood suffrage, Chinese Affairs, the Colonial Trea-general clccilona, by-elections, surer, and the Inspector-General of party politica, the wiles of the de- These figures reflect faithfully the Soviet intrigue; and, when Com- Police are brother Cadets, who nave magogue and the arts of the hust-period of storm and strain through muniam was swept out of Kwang- Mr. N. L. Smith Deputy Clerk of been friends of mine since my first ings could do nothing but harm in which Hong Kong has passed tung, the traditional amity be- arrival in Hong Kong, and whose Hong Kong. I am satisfied that owing to anti-British manifesta- tween Canton and Hong Kong was As senior Unofficial, the Hon. life, wherever I may be
friendship I hope to retain all my Crown Colony Government will intions, such as the strike and boy- rapidly restored in March, 1928, Sir Henry Pollock (who represents others, the Colonial Secretary, the led to the needs of this outpost of in China, and to repeated dis-shal Li Chal-sum.
Three future, as in the past, be best suit-cott of 1925, to incessant civil war under the wise guidance of Mar- the Unofficial J.Ps of the Colony) Director of Public Works and the the British Empire.
He and I ex- aaid:--
But in say-turbances in the Liang Kuang pro changed visits and I am happy to Harbour Master. I first knew and fing this I do not mean to imply that vinces. Ste-Although the community, learned to value when we served the inhabitants of Hong Kong, and Colony's revenue fell; how its ex-
They show how the say that the cordial relations then as a whole, finally took leave of you together in Ceylon; and all four of particularly the Chinese here resid-penditure
established have continued ever yesterday, it is only
sinco, in spite of the recrudescence filting that were transferred from Ceylon to jent, should not, as the Colony grows valuable the reserve fund was to some words of farewell. however Hong Kong at about the same time.ature populous and more prosperus in our time of need and how brief, should be addressed to you in Indeed, there is no one in this ous, be admitted to an increasing heavily we drew upon it; how in
General Chan Ming-shu this Council, where you have, at Council with whom I am not on share in the deliberations and de- 1928, when friendly relations be of General Chan Ming-shu, Chair- The visit to Hong Kong this day different times, officiated as Clerk terms of personal friendship, and cisions of the Hong Kong Govern- tween Hong Kong and Canton were of Councils, J19 acting Colonial from whom I have not frequently ment.
man of the Kwangtung Provincial Secretary, and as Governor.
I have during my term as re-established, our revenue at once
Council, accompanied by the received helpful advice and the Governor endeavoured to pave the revived; how our expenditure was Mayor of Canton and many of the This afternoan there is a pro-kindest consideration. found feeling of regret, which is ful to break all these ties of affec- siding in person.
It is pain-way for such development by pre- then increased to match, and how principal officials of the Province, shared by Official and Unofficial tion
over quarterly our reserve fund was again built is a further token of the friend- and to say goodbye. members alike, that this is the last my life, and that the better half. Imittee, which is the body poli-reserve fund close upon 91⁄2 million Britain.
Half meetings of the District Watch Com-up. We began this year with a ship between China and Great accasion on which you will be pre- leave behind me in Hong Kong.
I am deeply sensible of sent at this Council, over which you
tle in this Colony most repre dollars, of which eight millions the honour done me by General Public Work Done
sentative of Chinese interests; by were liquid; and I think that I may have presided for more than four
Chan in paying
me this visit of But, gentlemen, I do not wish to presiding at least once a year over fairly claim to have left my auc- farewell, and I rejoice that one of years past with so much
tact. dwell unduly on personal matters meetings of the Directors of the cessor a heritage better than that his objects in coming here to-day patience, courtesy and ability. in the last words I say to this Coun. Tung Wah Hospital and of the Po which I myself took over
In bidding you farewell, we de-cil. I will rather speak of the pub-Leung Kuk;; by attending and ad-
is to launch a steamer built in this sire to take this opportunity of lie work which
Colony by Messrs. Butterfield & we have done tiressing annual meetings of the wishing you happiness and success, together and of what the future may Hong Kong General Chamber of In conclusion I wish
Swire for the China trade. not only in the post of Governor of hold for Hong Kong. At
the Commerce; and by setting up stand-briefly upon foreign affairs, for both of Canton and of Hong Kong the Straits Settlements but also inputset, I would remind you that ing Committees such
Hong Kong is far from being self- further official positions to the constitution of this honour- larbour Board and the Labour Ad-contained or self-supporting and that our friendship should grow which II.M. the King may hereafter fable Council and of the Executive Visory Dord, with the object of can only prosper if on terms of stronger from year to year, that be pleased to appoint you. (Loud Council also has been altered and obtaining full information as to real friendship with her neigh-between this Colony and the all- there should be close co-operation Applause).
bours. The relations between
thorities of the Liang Kwaung pro- this Colony and the Portuguese vinces, and that no sinister outalde authorities at Масао are most influence should be allowed to mar
Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga,
Hoa Dr. S. W. Tan, O.B.E., LL.D.,
Council).
any
"Tact And Courtesy
Epoch Making
Public Health
as
tho
ปี
was curtailed: how
Foreign Affairs
reorganization of the self. . We
to touch
Macao And my- Aro very
good
term of government;
of civil war in China.
It is essential for the prosperity
Confucius
as we all believe, improved during fouldic opinion before deciding upon my term of governorship. A Chin veramental action. The flcn. Sir Shou-son Chow, the ese member has for the first senior Chinese member, followed time in the Colony's history been I hoped, had I remained here, to cordial. Visits have been fre- the goodwill and mutual confidence with:-
given a scat in the Executive Coun. address myself to another import-quently exchanged between the which we place in each other. Sir-Four years ago, in this very cil. This innovation has proved to ant branch of this subject, name Governor of room, I had the honour and privilege be a great success.
tho The position 13 of welcoming Your Excellency and has been worthily
hope and pray that the condi- filled by Sir public health administration of the friends and our personal friend- Government has resumed diplo
tione under which His Majesty's Lady Clementi back to Hong Kong. Shou-son Chow and experience has Colony.
In our new Director of ship le only a symbol of the matie intercourse with Russia may and to-day it is my melancholy duty shown how valuable, and, indeed, Medical and Sanitary Service, Dr. spirit of goodwill and co-operation to bid you farewell. During the would say how indispensable, to the Wellington, we have just the man which happily exists between two
ensure that Bolshevist propaganda four arduous years of your Gover- Executive Council is the advice who, by professional knowledge and Colonies, established at the mouth
will never again be allowed to dis norship, events of portentous import given in person by its Chinese memby experience in the Far East, is of the West River in close conti Canton and this Celony: and I am turb the friendship between have taken place in this Colony and ber.
best qualified to advise us in this gulty to each other and faced certain that, if this friendship re- in, South China.
The Legislative Council also has matter; and, where he gives a lead, with similar problema. When you assumed your duties, been strengthened by the addition think that the residents of this the political sky was overcast, and of a third Chinese member, by the Colony of all races may safely fol
The Philippines
mains undisturbed, the future of the mind of the people was filled representation in it of the interests low.
Three Governora-General of the Hong Kong, which is so intimately We need, and We must Philippine Islands-General Leon will be happy, peaceful, and pro- bound up with that of Kwangtung, with ominous forebodings, but in a of Kowloon, and of the large Portu- have, a sanitary organization co comparatively short time you were guese community here resident, and jextensive with the Colony and Its Davis, have been welcomed on ard Wood, Mr. Stimson and Mr. able to disperse much of the dark by the inclusion of two more official New Territories, and reform in this their way through Hong Kong which has already produced sush sperous; that the collaboration of the British and Chinese races, cloud that was enveloping us, and to members, the Director of Medical respect is long overdue. I do not during my give back to us a bit of smiling and Sanitary Services and the Har pretend to prophesy what form it and I was fortunate enough to be and elsewhere in the Far East, aunshine. Immediately upon your bour Master, both of whom control will take: but there is one form able myself last Autumn to visit will bring even greater blessings wonderful results in Hong Kong arrival you made it your first duty public Departments, which are which in my opinion it certainly the Philippine Islands, where I to the world hereafter; and that In to bring about better relations vital to the welfare of the Colony. ought not to take and that is the was shown the greatest kindness this era of the Chinese renaissance between Hong Kong and Canton; We have, moreover, adopted quite establishment of a municipality, and by your incomparable know-recently with complete unanimity:
and hospitality. I hope that every Hong Kong will play a role of the "Mayor" of Hong Kong ledge of China and the Chinese, new standing rules and orders!
This Colony is so small and 50 and friendship
year will see the bonds of trade highest importance and of the your gympathy
for them, your which should facilitate the transac-compact that it is in effect a large Kong and Manila, drawn clos- said: If you wish to establish
between Hong utmost beneficence. sincerity and statesmanship, you tion of legislative business in this township, and the Government of succeeded in this object beyond our Colony.
Hong Kong is, and must always be, only 48 hours distant from us.thers"; and the people of this er and I feel that in Bagine, highest expectations.
yourself, seek also to establish concerned with municipal we have a health resort, which is Colony must never forget that the Constructive Schemes
And may I here pause to congra- affairs. I regard myself as being easily accessible, "It is no exaggeration to say that tulate -honourable members on the in effect Mayor of Hong Kong; and
where Hong beat means at no time during the last two businenglike brevity with which our were I and the principal officers of much at home, and which should Kong is to give all possible help in Kong residents are made very ascurity and prosperity of Hong
of establishing decades has the relationship between proceedings are conducted? There this Government to divest ourselves our great neighbour and Hong Kong is not in this Chamber any "playing of our municipal duties, there would be of Increasing valua been so close and so amicable as it to the gallery," any exuberance of be little left for us to do.
The Years go by. le to-day. The four years of your verbosity, any attempt to make mere creation of municipalities would
French Indo-China administration have been beset with debating points or to heckle the duplicate the administrative ma
With French Indo-China ́alao difficulties and anxieties, which Government."
Obstructive tactics chinery of the Colony to an Intoler- we are on very cordial terms. My must have been as great as any that are never used. All members are able extent. It would be excessive- predecessor, Sir Edward Stubbs, could have befallen a Colonini alike animated by the desire to do fly uneconomical and it would be and General Luard, lately In Com Governor in recent years; but, in the best they can for the Colony, open to all the political objections mand of His Majesty's forces in spite of this, you have been able to Accordingly there is whole-hearted which would beset democratic in Hong Kong, both visited that fine complete or initiate many construc- collaboration between Official and stitutions, if introduced into Hong country during their form of tive schemes of magnitude and to Unofficial members in preparing Kong I sincerely hope that office I, too, had visited it twice introduce several indportant re-legislative and financial measures nothing of the kind will be attempt in bygone years and I had hoped forms in the constitution of the for Bubmission to the Coun-ed.
to do so as Governor, but various Colony,
cil. Dimculties and debat- Steady Development
causes have prevented me from two large tenement houses collaps
Seven people were killed when There are two of your outstandable points are threshed out No spectacular public works have carrying out my intentioned at Beziers, la France, Ing achievements which have wonią the freedom and pri-besa constructed here during the trust before long to hear that the everlasting gratitude of the vacy of informal discussion, whe past four years, but there has been aerial communications have been Chinese. One is that you departed ther in the Executive. Council or by steady development both on the established from this Conely via from the time-honoured policy of means of specially appointed Com- island and on the mainland. On Kuangchouwan with Hano and the Government by appointing to mittees, prior to the introduction the Island the most notable achieve. Saigon the Executive Council a Chinese of Bills, regulations, or money Votes meat is the completion of the Frays This epoch-making innovation for the formal approval of the le East Reclamation scheme: while in But, of course, our most im afforded the Chinese community gislature. So there is seldom any Kowloon the construction of what portant neighbours on the western. profound satisfaction, in that It need for long debates in this Cham will be a model city of vast dimen- sea board of the Factic are Japan gave them a share in the active ber and divisions are very rarelysions upon an exceedingly well de-and China As rega
No 'Playing to Gallery"
mainly
Japan
the
to us as
establishing the reign of law and order and righteousness among China. (Loud applause). our friends and neighbours in
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