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and wicked to close these institutions entirely, and to throw these helpless little children upon the world. These charities having been taried in the Colony we have got to see that they are continued to the creded with next year, because it is felt like to see taken over and run as Honging.
end.
I think your Excellency laid down a rule by which you proposed to continue them at all events for the present, but not to admit any more children, and we forth With that we entirely agree. The unofficial members agree also that unce hostilities are terminated we should not any longer have German charity existing, in this Colony, even if it is forthcoming, any inre than we should allow Germans themselves to come into this Colony. We believe we are voicing the feeling of by far the greater portion of the British residents in this Colony in saying this.
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THE FORM OF THE BALANCE SHEET,
it is not proposed to proceed with them different Administrations, an agreement | next year, but there will be a number of is not easy of accomplishment. With quarters about II, I think to be regard to the German charities, which th
ccupied free of rent which will be pro-i that the subordinate officers who occupy them are still in a position of some hard ship owing to the high rent they have, to pay in Hongkong. Othere officers are occupying in some cases their own houses and in other cases are occupying quarters which are fairly suitable, so there is not the same urgent necessity to put up quar- ters to be rented as there is to proceed with the quarters which are to be occupied free. There is nothing reinunerative, ate hon, member remarked, in these quarters, except that we are assured that
our officers, instead of occupying entirely suitable quarters for Europeans, are occupying quarters in healthy positions, well-built and sanitary.
Member
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of nine thousand six hun dred dollars (89,000) in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, Buildings, Married Quarters for Police,
The vote was agreed to.
A meeting of the Finance Committee hon member says his colleagues would followed, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presid kong charities, that, I would remind you, again opens up a very large question with which I cannot possibly attempt to deal The property is private property, and the wholesale taking over by the Government of the charities may involve questions of There is also, of a delicate nature. course, the question of expense to be con: sidored, for with these institutions, as you know, the running cost is not a little. The bon member finally brought to my notice the names of certain gentlemen in
Hon. Mr. Hawern-What I sañi was that the capital expenditure of the railway was $15,000,000, and the net carnings last year were $110,000, which gives less than per cent, on the $15,000,000 investal, und did not take any notice of the
heen invested. interest paid on the £1,100,000, which has
His EXCELLENCY-It is all on sum. The interest is on $15,000,000 not on $15,000,000 plus £1,100,000. As long as that is under stood the matter is quite pinin.
the
HI EXCELLENCY ---Reverting to omitted to deal with the point of the question of reduction of nurses, I find that reduction of the nursing staff in the Civil Hospital. I had the impression that mam- bers feared that we contemplated an inroad upon the maternity staff and the private nursing staff. 1 is quite true that we are reducing the nursing staff generally by two, and I would like to remind all hon, members of one fact which I think they have overlooked. The time. of these highly-trained European nurses for a large part of the period is occupied by-I won't say nursing, because they do not do real nursing as we understand it as Home-the supervision of the nursing
MILITARY EXPENSES.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of four thousand one hun-
INTIMATIONS
LANE
ORAWFORD & Co.
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dred and twenty-five dollars (84.128) in aid SPALDING'S
of the vote Military Expenditure, B.-- Volunteers, Other Charges. Volunteer Re- serve, Uniform
The vote was agreed to.
KOWLDON-CANTON RAILWAY.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of forty-five thousand dol- lars ($45,000) in aid of the vote of Kow- Joon-Cauton Railway, Capital Account:-- (1.) Stations and Buildings...$40,000 (2.) Signalling
Total
The vote was agreed to."
.5,000
$45,000
A WOMAN J.P.
Adeluide has been sirged by the sight of the first woman Justice of the Peaco taking her seat on the bench, which is ako a velty in the judicial history of the Empire. But the United States is before us. New Jersey has seen a lady invited by the Recorder to sit in the seat of judgment, and, worse than that, or better than trud, suggest a sentence for her drunken husband. She ventured to propose thirty days in gaol, and her idea conjugal happiness of the pair history is was accepted. Concerning the subsequent silent,
HONGKONG VOLUNTHERS.
Corrs OBERES BY LIEUT.-COL, A. CHAPMAN, V.D.
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MUSKETRY, TRAINED MEN, PART 1. 1.- Mosketry, Trained Mer's Course, Part I will be carried out at King's Park Range as follows :--- Saturday, 30th October, 2.30 p.m. No: Section Artillery Battery, Sunday, 31st October, 9:30 am.քo,
2 Section Artillery Battery, Corp. Grimes, RE, vill attend. $.0.0% of the Artillery Battery will assist him, Uniform (Drill Order) | to be worn. Sergeant-Majors Mackió and MeKirdy will attend at thei ÔI CHIỀU Ru một later than th October, day morning, 30th obtain the names of the men whe aire to fre the Course, The Senior. Officer or N.C.D. in charge of the. Ranges to check the ammunition both, before and alter firing.
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connection with the cable and postal censorship. They have rendered very good service, and I can assure the bon WAR SERVICES ACKNOWLEDGED.
member that the services of all, whether Hon. Mr. HEWETT That is the re In making your remarks,, your Excel-
Government servants or private indivi duals, who have assisted the Government tency refered to the valuable sorviens muneration.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-The other in this crisis, will not be forgotten. 1 rendered by the Special Police Reserv and, I think, also, te Government officials will, from the rent paid,, give a have already made a note of their names;
Spall yeturn on Mr. Jaffe, for public services rendered when they can be erected,
the capital expended and many others besides. In connection with the railway, I think the hơn, mom- We entirely endorse what you have said,
HIS EXCELLENCY-The Hon. and go further. We think that there are who represents the Chamber of Commerceber who represents the Chamber of Com other people whose names should be moved a resulation that the rote for the merce made a slight slip in his calculation of the percentage which the earnings bore recorded in this debite as people to whom private moorings be deleted. Well, I am this Colony, owes thanks for voluntary | afraid that the Government ernnot necept
to the capital expenditure, $15,000,000, services rendered during the hard times) that resolution. The policy of resuming which is roughly correct. The interest he that have falen, upon us during the last these private moorigns lg fully set out quoted on the Wuchong Ioan of £1,100,000, 15 months. Referring more particularly in the Council Paper 17 of 1914. The was exclusive of that amount. As a matter
the Censorship Department, Me fexisting arrangements in the Barbour of fart, it is an inclusive total. Dealy, and a.terwards Mr. Irving, of the can by described as nothing less then Govenment-service, and finally Air nusinesslike, and highly inconvenient Abastor-particularly Mr. Alabaster, to all sterners, or owners or agents who
are not leastey of moorings. I am whi dus given up his private time and Face to Fable work en regard to the sition to state that the shipping which visits this port, taken as a whole, views very important work
vensorship
this scheme with a good dent of satis telegrams should be mentioned.
faction. There are hers who have done good words of my despatch to the Secretary It is quite obvious, to quote the work, particularly a connection with State, that it is necessary that the Che censorship. of letters, whom it
moorings should to distributed with would perhaps be invidious to mention. idue regard to the depth of water and to Especially would I mention Mr. Charios the requirements of trade, c.g., moorings Lafreniz, who has given a great dent of for vessels engaged in the rice and cal time to this work though in control of a trade will be placed in positions cons big busines single-handed, and has dertient for such trades. The rings ed himself whole-heartedly in his parti will be assigned through the local pilots cular section of work.
or signal to incoming vessels by the Harbour Department. 16 will thus be possible to make full use of all the With regard to the balance shest, 1 Borings and to avoid having many lying referred to that very fully in the debat: idle as at present during the absence of of 1911, but nothing resulted from that vessels of firms which own them. debate, except a stereotyped reply from anticipate no difficulty whatever in my rigad ny left (the Colonial berthing vessels to the satisfaction of all Treasurer). It has sgain been considered concerned and the new arrangement by nuclucial members, and we wish to should prove of great advantage to the put it on record that the ratepayers of trade of the Port." We have already, Hongkong ought to have a proper in pursuance of this policy, taken over balonen-sheet pût before them, The pre- ten moorings and we have already been sent ductalit put before. US shows able to provide moorings for vessels in a an entirely fictitions credit balance. trade which is ill-provided with anchorage of a very large number of Chinese of quite According to this inenment there I refer to vessels in the rice trade. is credit balance of $2,000,000. There is a big demand for vessels in that the lower orders call them Chinese of the which we propose to draw this far. trade, and we cannot possibly satisfy enolie class. Now I have the greatest As a matter of int there is no credit that demand until we have control of respect for the Chinese coolie--he is quite
No notie is taken in this total all the moorings in the Harbour, and
a good man--but in h's own Tung Wah of liabilitas of the permanent loan of are able to distribute the in a reasom-expital, and in the hospitals in Canton the Colony, which represents a largeable hid businesslike fashion. I hope we and elsewhere, be is not indulged in sum of money--about a million and a shall be able to complete the resumption of the luxury of nurses trained in institu- half sterling. Unofficial members have the remaining moorings in that class, tions like the London Hospital. These asked me to refer to this again, and 15 which is C Class mentioned in my des nurses get very considerable salary, and express their dissatisfaction with the patch.
I think there are about a still cost the Governinent a good deal in pass answer which was given to us sole youES to be resumed. When we have done that age and pension.
To my mind it is Surprise was expressed then that we hope next year to proced with the absolutely unneosary, and in that dired. after so many years, the question should resumption of the other heavier oortion it is proposed to make an economy; have been raised, and that, in any case, ings, and we aro convinced that the fears that is to say, that while there will be the balance sheet as put before us is of certain shipping interests that this quite sufficient supervision, a great deal based on some ancient order iseued by the schon will prove a failure will not be of the work done in these purely native. Secretary of State. That is not sufficient justified, but, on the contrary, will prove wards will be taken up by the Chinese for us. We consider as business peopje a very great success. With regard to that a business community should have the charges that will we imposed, it is which I have had experience-in India for dressing staff. In any other Colony of placed before them business-like true that they will be heavier than the bplanen-sheet, and we ask that our views ridiculously stall charges that the lensees instance if you ran a hospital on the lines should be put before the Secretary of of moorings now pay, but they will not of the Government Civ Hospital you State to see if we can ges that obsolete ho in excess of the rent which lessees of would rapidly go into bankruptcy. I am order cancelled. With these remarks, these moorings charge to those to whom quite sure the Chinese members of the Sir, I now beg to move my amendment, they lend them. The hon. member who Council will fully endorse the policy of which is: That the item in the Budget,represents the Chamber of Commerce the Government in making reasonable namety, $140,000 for the part purchase referred next to the abolition of bonus conomy in the direction I have indicated. af private moorings in the Harbour, on
lieu of leave in the Police Force, I may add that before this unfortunate All members of No. 1 Section Artillery Bats page of the Estimates, and of rendering the taking of annual leave war broke out I had in contemplation the 310,000 on page 31, for relaying moorings, compulsory, While that opens very opening of a hospital in Kowloon. I obtain- be deleted from the Estisantes."
large question, the idea has a good deal ed estimates for building and the cost of tu recommend it, but there is no doubt running, and the medical department, of that it would involve very considerable.
course. tacked on this very expensive additional expenditure, and you can well- Hon Mr. SHELLIN-Sir, under the understand that any proposition, which system of European trained nurses an head Medical Departinent,“ Your invalves additional and permanent ex-
sent in a bill which I could not possibly Exellenty has informel us that six pro- paditure cannot be entertained at the think, will be attained, in due course of Dass. The end can be attained, and I bationer drissers are to replace two prent time Two hea. meners referred time, if we start this dresser system, which nurses at the Government Civil Hospital.
to the reduction of nursing sisters at the We hope this is merely a temporaryGovernment Civil Hospital Now is quite efficient, and is of very much less measure due to the war, because we would like in the first place to point out cost. I will now put the amendment in of opinion that the number of nursing that apparently there is a misapprehen the vote. Sistes should not be reduced. I believesion. The Estimates provide for eight The Hon. Mr. fewer demanded a That the class of probationer nume such Sisters, two being at the Maternity ballot on his motion, and the voting. engaged locally has not the aptitude for Hospital and two being private nurses.
resulted as follows:- the work required of them, and that a Now these four nurses are entirely scheme which might be suitable to other outside the scheme of reduction.
We do
For the amendment: Hon. Mr. Lau Colonies is not se here, One more point not propose to interfere with them at Chu Pak, Ilon. Mr. E. 8. Shellim, Hon.. I would like to mention. Same years all. It is true that one narsing Sister, Mr. Wei Yuk, Hon. Mr. Hewett, ago I believe that a substantial sum af who was a private nursing Sister, has AGAINST: all the unofficial members. money was handed over to the guvent left the service during the last few ment by the Nursing Home, or Nursing months, but that has not deprived the
The amendment was déclared lost by Institute, on the distinct understanding public of the use of two private nurses.
voles to 4. that two nursing Sisters would be pro- have not got the figures bere, but I air .vided from the Government Civil in a position to state that this year there Hospital for outside work. I under has been less demand for private nurses stand that only one Sister is now avail-than in any recent year, and I do not able, and I should like to be assured that think that any application for a private further definite steps have been taken by nurse has been refused. If a private Bill be read a third time. the Government to carry out the under nurso had been applied for it would have taking given to provide two nursing been possible to supply one from the the Bill was then read a third time and The COLONIAL TREASURER secunded, and Sisters for the work outside the Hospital, Government Civil Hospital-or, I might
REPLIES BY THE GOVERNMENT. better say it would have been possible, passed.
if a nurse had been applied for, to have The COLONIAL TREASURER-In reply to supplied one. As a latter of fact, I do The Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT, in the the hon. member who represents the not think two private nurses have been absence of the Hon. Mr. Pollock moved Tuesday. November 2nd-Whole of No. 1 Chamber of Commerce, I may say that applied for at one and the same time, at the second reading of the Bill intituled, I really have nothing to add to what was any rate not for several months. We said last year
"An Ordinance to provide for the incor- hon.expert candidate from New Zealand-poration of the Mother Superioress in this That answer hon. members it is impossible to obtain a candidate Colony of the Society of the Daughters members. have before them.
from the Home Country at the present- Hon Mr. HEWE-Then we shall con- and when she arrives she will be added to of Charity of the Canessian Institute," by: tinue to have the same old balance sheet, the private nursing staff.
With regard
which the institution known as the Italian The COLONIAL SECRETARY-In regard to to the supervision of vernacular schools, Convent is carried on.” the remarks of the hon. anember who re-it is possible that additional supervision In doing so he said-The objects and presents the Chamber of Commerce. on night he welcome. It is a sort of sub-
reasons of the Bill are set out very fully the subject of quarters for the Govern.
ject on which one might indefinitely the intention of the Bill. There has been ment servants,
MR. SHELLIM AND THE NURSING
STAFF.
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to Answer
Council then went into Committee to consider the Bill clause by clause.
On Council 'resuming,
The CopNIAL SECRETARY moved that the
THE ITALIAN CONVENT,
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DETAIL.
3. Gun Club Hill, Kowloon:
Next for duty: Ì‚K.V‚R,
2. OF W. CAMP, KOWLOON,
Nor-Attention
Next for duty: H.K.V.R.
directed to the order that all men of a guard must wear the same kind of head dross, Le.. helmets or caps.
G. E. STEWART, Capt., Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
NOTICE.
NO. 1 SECTION: ARTILLEMY BATTERY,
tery are hereby notified to be present the Annual General Meeting of the Co. to be held at Volunteer Headquar tors on Tuesday, 2nd November, at 6.30 pn., when the shooting prizes for the season 1914-1915 will be presented by the Q.C. to the successful members and a new Commitee appointed for the season 1915-1916,
HONING.
has been suggested that a basing match (five weights) should be arranged between the 4th K.S.L.. and the H.K.V.C., including the Reserves. Mem- bers of the Corps and Reserves willing 44 take part are invited to send their names to the Orderly Room as soon as passible.
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MUSKETRY COUNSE. 7915-1916.
All Inspectors and Sergeants of the Police Reserve will fre Port 1 of this Course at Stonecritters Range on Sunday morn- ing. November 7th, and are warned to keep this date Free
FATHOLE. ())--DESTIAE,
au not quite clear as multiply the amount of supervision and considerab'e trouble in the past, and there to what he referred to when he said that still not make it sufficient, hut at any will be considerable trouble in the future,
I these quarters were remunerative.
rate we are in a far better position than in handling property with an Associa- October 28th to November 3rd-No. 3 Co. we were before the new Ordinance came inte force, when there was practically tion of this sort necessarily have. They November 4th and 5th. No. 1 Company, hardly any supervision at all. However, therefore ask for extra powers in dealing
think I can shortly state what the policy
of the Government has been during the last three years. The Government have erected in Victoria 22 flats which are I will speak to the Director of Education with this property in the same way that occupied free of rent by certain sub- on the subject and see whether there is powers have been granted to other institu- ordinate officers, and eight small houses any real cause for complaint.
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tions. I beg to move the second pending.
Hon. Mr. SHELLIM seconded.
The hou in Kowloon which are also occupied by member. who represents the Chamber of subordinate officers who have to live on Commerce then went on to urge the that side of the water, and last year it linking up of the Kowloon-Canton Rail The Bill passed through Committee decided and the proposal was way. Well, that is a subject, which we without amendment, and the Hon. Mr. approved by the Sceretary of State-that have ourselves very much at heart. HewETT proposed that it be read a third quarters should erected for other is in the interests--as the hon. member time, oficers who draw a low salary, which pointed out-of both railways, and we could be rented by them at a rent which hope. to St the junction accom- would yield on the capital cost expended plished in a reasonable space of time. on the building about 4 per cent, net. Our Chinese friends, as you know, more Those quarters have not been built, and very slowly, and the two lines being under
The Hon. Mr. SHELLIи seconded, and the Bill was read a third time and passed: HIS EXCELLENCY--Council stunde ad- journed sine dic,
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Sergeant Suflad visits.
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Sergeant Razack visits.
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