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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1948.
Governor On Defence Force
(Continued from Page 1) catered for Bre large, which "To recapitulate, there will be Įmakes the problem a difficult one one Force inade up of six cum-with our congested central dk- ponents, the Naval, the Regiment,trict. It will, however, be solved, the Air Force, the Auxiliary Force, I believe, by the tollowing or- which will be divided into n rangements, Home Quard wing and an Essen- tial Serviers. wing, the Women's Volunteer Force, which will com- prise essentins workers and women members of The three Services, and the headquarter Force, consisting of the Degut, in Omerts Cutet Cadre wh Specialists Cadre.
In Progressive Phases
11 wilt, of course, not be possi- ble to complete the Force and bring it up to its full strength all at once. That will have to be done progressively in phases, The Arst phase, which we may take as the eroting six to 12 months, will i
*
"Negotiations are taking place with the trustees of the Cheero ur Harcourt Club, with the idea that the Club shit early next year
ERP Scrapes Bottom
Of The Aid Barrel
Washington, December 18. The European Recovery Programme haa Boraped the bottom of the foreign aid barrel after carmarking $530,000,. 000 for European recovery in the first quarter of 1949..
With the allotment of those funds, the Economic Co. operation Administration sald today that it had used the last of the $5,055,000,000 Congress appropriated for the first year. France gets $123,000,000, Britain $77,900,000, Netherlande handert ever to the Force, It 174,800,000, Belgium, Luxembourg $49,300,000, Italy $36,000, will be used for
000. Diteres and n
Ireland $29,000,000, Greece $19,000,000 Austria $18,- enalten. Then, as soon as it enri
000,000. Denmark $10,000,000, Sweden $13,000,000, Norway #be done, and the will take some $8,900,000, Iceland $4,000,000, and Trieste $2,200,000.-Asso
time as no plans have yet been
clated Pres. irawn, a large new buikling will
Force Headquarters with strength of about 50. the Depot tart of the Force Heartquarters) with strength of about bul Ther will be matly recruits,
aunt the inber will fluctuate as they are either taken in be passed out to whatever unit they no to All In- tantry Battalion of the Hong Kong Regiment 1,000, Specialists Cadre 200, Home Guard the F-
Force 500, Auxtury
of the
ential Services wing 2.259, mak- ing a total of 4,500, That is the figure was aims at within the next Ex to 12 mupting Phase I, which I overlap Phase 1, will mean the addition of the following "Auxiliary Units, that
Engineers Signal. Medi-
tal.
"livuvy Anti-Alterat Bat-
270
Juk
be erected adjacent to the "Hart sourt Club on the old Beaconsfielded over the past 18 months or Arcade site. This will comprise a
more and in the outcome of the gymnasium, lecture and concert joint deliberations of members of hail, library and Fo on.
facilities
one of
Judgment Reserved In Cowie Case
the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence "A portion of the outdoor re- Cords, Nuvat Delence Force, the creational
wi!!
be them
three Services, of this Govern found on the ground at presentment and of the Colonial Ofer held by the Hong Kong Cricket both here and in London, but In Club. This was not an easy de punticular of a committed under elsion to take, for this Club has the chairmanship of the Com- accupied this, ita for just under mandant
The Chief Justice, Sir Leslie of the
Kong Hong 100 years. it la pioneer sporting Institutions of Itide,
Volunteer Defence Corps, Colonel Gibson, reserved his decision yesterday at the conclusion of Colony and has always breti
hearing of the appeal mude by one of the focal points from "As stated earlier in my re-William Henry Cowie, former which our volunteer system has marks, there is a place for every-Inspector of Police, against the sprung each time re-organize one in, it. There were tion or re vitallaation has been weaknesses in the old organisation Justice Gould (Puisne Judge) vertuin judgment delivered by Mr. necessary.
which was not the
fault of the members. These have been recti- led, The new Force will be far
the
"Whilst paying tribute to the valuable service which the leaders
of each generation of the Clubs husburger than the old Hong Kong rendered to the Colony, I believe Volunteer Defence Corps and the that the civic centre of Hong Naval Defence Force. It will Kong's youth should now be the combine the military branches Defence
Fore headquarters. It with the civil branch of essential will not, however, be necessary to services and civil defence. disturb the Club until 1950. (1 possibly even later. This will en-
200 juble them 10 move to u bw opground which will be offered to
them at Happy Valley,
Right And Fair
|
September 2 this, year. The judgment was in respect of legal point raised during the gasst the Atorney General. hearing of a claim by Cowle
could not claim, in his action for Mr. Gould held that Cowie damages for wrongful dismissal bgabust the Attorney General, that he was not guilty of miscon durt as set out in tie Statenut of Claim.
"It will, I hope, bring about n spirit of esprit de corps among its members, whether serving in the
The appeal made by Cowie Is Begiment, the Essential Services, for a reversal of the Judgment, the Nuval unit or any other unit, and an order that it might be held whether
Won1, or that he ought to be allowed to whether British, Chinese, Portuny he was not guilty of miscon guese or any other nationality. duct.
man or
"Cifteers Cadet Cadre "Waren's Voluntees Free
-Military Wing:
340 Essential Services Wing 350.
"It would also seem only right "That even a further 1,230, or a And fair that the Club should be total for Phases I and of 5,728. compensated for their Traditions.
pavilton. there will be nhout which
"Yesterday's hearing was spent 350 for the Naval Force and 100 Force.
will be required by the
"The bond should be love of, in legal submissions given on be It is possible that the and service to, Hong Kong. The half of both sides, üfter which for the Air Force, but plans are pavilion may be adrted on to, for members of the Defence Force the Chief Justive reserved judg- not yet suflently advanced to
a headquarters has tate when or how
be provided with their sister Force, the Police.
will work in close collaboration ment. they can be either at the new building to be with the organized.
Lerected on the Beaconsfield Ar-ant the three Services, I commend
ende site, or on the Cricket Club
proposals and trust that when sile.
the Defence Forer Bill has been
into law and passed
recruiting commences,
Dur young men and women will come forward to join.
re-
will be appreciated that the Pires e approximate, mud that it is not possible at this juncture "Plans are not yet mufflelently to say that on such or such a date advanced to say, which it will be. the numbers will be so al so, ve but
in any case, whatever build- that each of the units will be of
ing is done on the cricket ground such and such a size, It may will be on a small scule, for, as I later be desired, In the ght of
have stated, the ground is further experience or the elreun-quired for the playing of Komes stances and conditions then preby members of the Force. It will vasitng, to develop the Force not be used for parades except on somewhat differently from what I
ceremonial boke
The onial occasions. here
Cricket outlined,
Club ground alone obviously "The organisation
not be able to cater for any w Ranisation of the size of the De fence Force, and it la hoped to allot them
them a sports
or"
orea In an
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"They will be the inheritors of The first reading of the the fine tradition built up by the Magistrates (Amendment) Or- femer Hong Kong Volunteer De-dinance, which fence Corps and the former Hong agenda of yesterday's Legisla- Kong Naval Volunteer Force."
tive Council meeting, was post- of the poned on the motion Attorney General Mr. B Griffin, who said the postpone eleventh hour consultation. ment was necessitated by
The Attorney General, Mr. J.B. Grimn; then introduced the Bill the Bill. explaining the various clauses of able thought had been given to it. He said very consider-
are lus adapted to suit exible and ments of the moment. What I can state is that before the end of the funncial year 1949-50, it is untici-sily reached part of the New consultations with all nu- pated that the Force will have been built up to a figure of around 4,000, and that it will be necessary to make Ömorial provision ac- cortlingly.
Territories.
"Now as to the cost. Here I can unly give you round figures. The capital cost of Phase I is roughly $3,000,000, and the annual recur- Fair And-Satisfactory-rent-cost between $1.250,000 and
$1,500,000. The "I have already mentioned that
capital cost of Phase Pay Code, which it is considereo
and here the biggest will be fair and satisfactory to $4,000,000, and the annual recur- item is the guns for the battery, is volunteers, has been drawn hat is the earnest opinion of rent cost an additional $200,000. Government that the responsibili-giving a total capital cost for both ty ul the Colony cannot stop there. phases of $7,000,000 and a total The men and the women who join annual recurrent cost, when both the Force are. Ring to give up phases are in full operation, of much of their time, and may be | between $1,400,000 and $1,700,000. even their liver in the defence of This is exclusive of anything for Hong Kong. We know the quata-the Naval and Air Forces for tion from Kipling-
which no figures are yet available. "It's Tommy this,
"The cost tional centre-cum-headquarters may be taken very roughly, and I underline
wurdts very roughly, at $8,000,000. These may seem, large amounts for this Colorly to pay, but I have hopes that we shall not be asked to pay Military Contribution which, be- fore the war, was assessed at 20 per cent of our ordinary revenue, until 1930 when it was fixed at $1,000,000 a is our
year. "Discussions
on the mattor are still taking place in Londou,
an Tommy that, an Chuck him out, the bruter
"But it's Saviour of is country' when the guns begin to
shoot."
"We must do something more for them than merely ensuring that their pay and allowances are adequate. It is intended to meet this obligation by the establish- ment of proper fereational and welfare facilities, and it is pim and hope that this should became the centre of the social and cultural life of all the mem- bers of the Force, most of whom will be of the younger generation.
The facilities
will include a Kymnasium, a theatre or concert 77 hall, reading and writing rooms,
restaurant. messes and canteens, and will be
be such as to enable pre- sent welfare organizations, for example the various Churches of
Calony
extend their vulu- able activities the volunteers.
"It is essential that this recrea- tional and welfare unit should be centrally located, and that there
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