FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930.
"H.C.L."
Position of the Dollar Paid Men.
UNOFFICIALS PLEA.
THE
Hospital have four loud speakers each. Hon. Dr. Kotowall-Will the Gov- ernment give my suggestion considera-
The Chairman-Yes, certainly.
Prima facie the Unofficial members, in consenting to the payment of this additional increase of $377,400 in the dollar equivalent of the sterling-pald❘tion! branch of the Civil Service-based on the old schente of percentage increase that had received the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies and brought ato force in 1928-might he assumed to have ignored the claims of the dollar-paid employees of Govern. ment to any compensation by reason of the depreciated dollar.
Police Training School.
CHINA MAIL.
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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
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Social Functions To-day-Ten Dance at Hong Kong Hotel, 4.30. p.m.
To-day-Tea Dance at Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.
In connection with a vote of $182,750 for the purchase of the Police Training School, the Hon. Mr. Shenton said. I desire to minute the fact that I regard the allocation of the Police Training School on K.I.E. 1662 as a temporary measure because in my opinion the In the whole course of the private Pullee Training School must be situat diseraions, I have taken the unequivoed on part of the site ultimately chosen cal atliende tank, if sterling wen in the as the site for the new jail. I support pubile service have been hit by the dethe vote because I regard the pur-Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, The vote was approved on Pre under presinted dollar, no have the men in the standing that no expenditure i be insemide though no less Indispensable curred after June 30 without farther reference to the Finance Committee.
During the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council held yesterday, to approve a vole of $377,100 for highs cost of living allow ance, a plea was made on behalf of the dollar paid men.
An Amendment.
In moving an amendment, the flow. Mr. W. F. L. Shenton, said,inter alia:
I desire to move in amendment to Item 41. The amendment is
manches of the service been affected as regeists higher living costs in the Colony. To deny this, la a deliberate and a hopeless attempt to refuse admla- rion of fucts that are. patent ever the least initiated in the vagaries of exchange fluctuations and their in- fluence on living costs in this Colony.
I have been given to understand that "That a sum of $188,700 be voted under item 41 for the period January on a similar basis of compensation i 1, 1930, to June 30, 1930, as a tem-requires $300,000 to provide the full perary mensure and subject to any allowance for the dollar-paid branch of cision which may be arrived at in the Civil Service. The amount is les regard to the recommendations of than we are now called unos to vote. the Commission upon Civil Servants' selarles."
It is intended that that recommenda
Temporary Measures?
chane as a favourable one from the view and the property can eventually be used for other Government purposes, und If ac- quired at a later date will in all prob- ability cost the Government more money.
Government's point
Government Workshops.
A vote of $6,0-10 was asked for rent for areas on the Prays East Reclama- tion.
Hon. Dr. Katewoll-Has rent boen paid in the past?
The Director of Public Works (Hon. Creasy)Rent was doc Mr. H. T. from April of last year. I think the vote for last year was passed but it lapsed.
Dances To-day Dinnor
8.30 p.m.
at
at To-morrow-Dinner Dances Hong Kong, Repulse Bay, and Peninsulu Hotels, 8.30 p.m.
Entertainments To-day Queen's Theatre. "The Duke Steps Out."
To-day Star Theatre "Black Diamond Express (matinee only).
To-day World Theatre, "The "Awakening."
To-day Majestic Theatre; "Framed."
To-day-Whiteway Circus, Praya East, 9.15 p.m.
To-day-R. B.
Salisbury
pre-
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton: In the absence. Sir, of Sir Henry Pollock, 1 really must make one comment so that the workshops erected on Crown land in sents "Journey's End" at Star
All Points Covered,
a tem-
Hon. Dr. Kotewall-Why were not
the firs Instance?
The Director of Public Works-The old workshops were on a piece of re
clamation scheme was started.
tion should be a temporary measure and should be enforced only pending the consideration and decisions in reference the matter shall not be misunderstood. to the Salaries Commission. Sir Henry This is not a high cost of living allow- Pollock's letter reals: "And should be ance; this is a temporary exchangclamation before the Praya East re- subject to any decision which may be compensation to bridge over arrived at in regard to the recommendapurary period. tions of the Commission on Civil Ser vants' salaries." Under those circum- stancos, firstly, the recommendation la temporary to bridge over a period, and, secondly, it is only until the recommen- dations of the Commission are con sidered. I therefore am of opinion that a vote for the whole year is unnecessary and 1 therefore move that the vote be for the half year only,
The Chairman-Mr. Braga makes the point of the position of Govern- ment servants at present on dollar salaries. I need say no moro on that
point than to remind him that the re- port of the Salaries Commission does consider their position, and shortly, I hope, that report will be brought before Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall.-1 bog to this Committee and then before the scend the amendnimal. 1 thirk that an legislative Council for adoption. The amount sufficient to cover the necessary Ealaries Report covers all the points disbursements up to the end of June is raised, I do not want to go into the all that should be voted for the pro-words "high cost of living" which ap-
pear in this minute.
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Hong Kong, April 11, 1980.
Moonlight by Day, Harvard astronomers bellova that owing to its tremendous distance from the sun this ninth planet's daylight is no more brilliant than moonlight on the earth.
The Lowell Observatory carefully points out that the discovery is not Early last year a an accident. new Lawrence-Lowell telescope, e9- pecially designed to search for the suspected planet, was brought into use, and recently photographs re- vealed 魏 very promising object, To-day-Lecture
"Modern on Methods of Measurement" by Fruto make an announcement, and it The observatory, however, healtated C. A. M. Smith, M. Sc. at University (Institution rooms) 5.30 p.m.
A new law marks the beginning of a movement started by the Turkish Government to raise the moral level of the nation. It alms. April 26-Hong Kong Tug and among other things, at the protectighter Co. Ltd. (in liquidation), It is perhaps ation of the rising generation, by 6, Des Vooux Road Central, Noon Tabould like to add that in agreeing intanomer and it is very difficult to get forbidding parents and guardians
Miscellaneous to this concession, the Chinese mem- name which exactly corresponds with to take young boys and girls to ters of Council explicitly reserved to the facts. Perhaps it would be n
taverns, bars, and music-balls. A themselves the right of representing simpler matter and reach the sanie re
special clause deals with the pro- the ease of the local men for an insult, if the Government were to pro-
Women have creuse in their salaries by reason of mise, as they did in last year's Budget, tection of women.
May 9-Union Church Annual the rise in the cost of living brought that no expenditure of this amount had in times past much to suffer
This Spring Jumble Sale. shant by the full in the value of the should be incurred without reference from the risk of abduction.
in favour in Aafa dollar. We consider it proper to state to the Finance Committee after June 30. custom was it here publicly that as soon as we have Thut would save reprinting a good Minor, especially in the neighbour- given due consisleration to the matter, deal of material.
hood of Brugsa, and even we will ask the Government to extend
such Савел Arc not F rarity. Severe penalties are, morcover, en- acted against anyone who endes- vours to disturb women in the
The whole vote stands hut there must
to the officers in receipt of dellarbe no expenditure on account of any- salaries some amelioration in their emolument with retrospective effect as in the case of officers an sterling salaries.
People Find The Money. Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, I may aa at the outset that this all-impor question was discussed in the first in- stance by Unofficial members within closed doors. The secret method of
thing later than June 30 without fur- ther reference to the Finance Comi- mittee.
Radio For Hospitals.
In regard to a vote for $1,800 for providing broadcasting sets in Govern- ment Hospitals, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall asked: Is this amenity in- tended for patients of all nationality?
The Chairman-The Hespitals are
streets.
now
Clandestine prostitution is ab. solutely prohibited under the new law, and there are already sign: that this prohibition will be strict- ly observed. Registered prostitu-
conducting public business in which mentioned, and we have allocated head-on is made subject to restrictions. large sums of pubie money are con phones as asked for by there hospitals. cerned does not commend my admira-I am afraid I cannot answer the ques tion, and I desire thus publicly to con- tion as to particular allocation. I can dle it. When all said and done, give you the allocations as we kava re- Unofficial members of this Council areceived them.
com.
A COLD WORLD.
Discovery of Icy Globe in the Heavens.
FROZEN AIR.
The discovery of a new planet, temporarily named the Tran Neptunian, far beyond the frontiers Prostitutes of foreign nationality of the solar system hitherto known have already been expelled from is hailed by American astronomers the country. Young girls without
as one of the greatest events in the support, found during the night in history of their science. the streets, will be either.
The magnitude of the discovery it is realised that |mitted to the care of benevolent is seen when
societies or dealt with in accord people living 3,000 years ago knew with the law against atl the great planets of the vagrancy.
universe with the exception of with connection
thesc
Uranus, and, Neptune and measures. Miss Allen, of the Lon-course, this new body. don Police, has come to Turkey, Honour is being paid to the where she is likely to take part in memory of the late Professor Per Women's cival Lowell, who foretold the the sanctioning of any Bum in respect The Chairman-Wards 10 and 11 in the organisation of of any specific vote.
"A" block of the Government Civii'Police Force.
but the representatives of the com- Hon. Mr. Owen Hughes-May I ask munity. As such, they are responsible whether this is for non-paying as well to the community for the expenditureds paying patients?
of public money which, after all, comes The Chairman-Oh, yes; and the ut of the pocket of the ratepayers. scheme is capable of extersion, if ap The people who find the money to meetplied for.
public expenditure are entitled to know Hon. Dr. Katewall.I hope the non- upon what grounds their representa-European patients will participate in tives have decided to vote for or against this amenity.
Concerning Cooking.
WELL-COOKED FOOD,
ance
In
No. 5.
The loss of weight by cooking (no matter what fuel is used) is a matter of the extent to which the food is cooked. Food loses weight during the process of cooking because a certain amount of water evaporates from it. Some water must be lost whatever the source of heat employed. joint that is well done will naturally have lost more water than the underdone joint. No "saving of meat can be effected, except at the expense of the proper cooking of the food.
The
In a small enclosed oven with little or no ventilation the food becomes soggy and does not brown well because the air in the oven is over-charged with moisture, A joint properly. cooked in a gas cooker, which is, of course, provided with an oven outlet for escape of moisture, has the appetising brown exterior of the old-fashioned roast, while in addition the essen- tial nourishment is retained within it.
The oven should be really hot before the joint is put in, so that the outer tissues are sealed at once to keep in the essential juices; the gas should be lowered about ten minutes after the joint is put in so that the cooking is completed slowly.
The Gas Cooker preserves and brings out the best in your food.
May we fix you a modern Gas Cooker on hire-purchase terms may, name your own instalments if desired. Cookers also fixed on hire $1.00 month and sold for cash.
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was not until the astronomers were sure of their ground that the world- was told of the result of their labours.
4,000,000,000 Miles Away. The board of trustees of the ob
the discovery to servatory credits Dr. Slipher, who, when the image of the planet was found on the located the photographic plate, sphere through the observatory's 24-inch telescope.
The next task will be to calculato the position of the Trans-Neptunian planet. Neptune is about 2,700,- 000,000 miles from the sun. The Trans-Neptunian body may be 4,000,000,000 miles from the earth, or twice the distance of Neptune from us. The diameter of the new planet is said to be about the same as the earth's (8,000 miles) and its speed of revolution up to two miles a second, compared with the earth's 19 miles a second.
of "SAINT" NICHOLAS II,
existence of a new world 20 years ago and laid down A series of mathematical calculations which led to the finding of this unknown but long-suspected body.
Yugo-Slavia and the Late Tsar.
There is at present before the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church a serious proposal to pro- claim the late Russlan Emperor, The Lowell Observatory at Flag- Nicholas II., a saint of the Serbian staff, Arizona, which made the dis- Church. The proposal comes from covery, states that it will take the population of one of the larger much! provincial, towns of Serbia, months of study to learn about the planet. Its great Leskovatz, where a special series distance, faintness, and apparently of Church services and meetings amal size make it invisible to the naked eye, and it can be seen only with the largest telescopes.
Astronomers think that the planet
was recently held. It was stated that Nicholas II. was the 'most plous, pure, and noble of the European rulers," and that to the
fa an icy globe with oceans-very, end one of the principal cares there are any on its surface-com- was for the Serbia people: he posed of liquid air. It is estimat- should therefore be declared "a ed that it would take more than 130Yago-Slav anint and placed in the years to make a cireult of the sun, ranks of Serbian saints, together which means that nine generations with St. Simeon, St. Sava, St. Lazar, of human beings could pass through and St. Stephen." one of its years. It is probably older on the planet than on Neptune, where it is so frigid that nitrogon would be a solid, and oxygen at least a dense cloud,
If this proposal is given effect. to the late Tear would be the first "Yugo-Slav” aniut, since all the others were elevated long be fore the formation of the State.
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