INTIMATIONS $24
HE HONGKONG DAILY F NAMESNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1916,
MOUTRIE PIANOS
HAVE
ESTABLISHED
au unequalled reputation for tone, touch,
artistic construction and lasting qualities.
GUARANTEE
for
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CASH OR EASY TERMS.
MOUTRIE'S.
WAR CHARITIES.
139-3.
"OUR DAY
TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), 19TH OCT.
will be devoted all over the Empire to collecting funds for
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
AND
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
IN AID OF THE WOUNDED.
LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND
20,000 roses have been given, and will be sold throughout the day by numerous ladies and school children.
Subscriptions to the Rose Fund will also be gladly received at any time before the day by Lady May at Government House, who will send a rose with the acknowledgment
GREAT ENGLISH FAIR
in the Afternoon, from 3 till 7, on the Murray Parade Ground.
COCONUT SHIES,
DANCING ENCLOSURE,
JUNGLE BHOOTING RANGE
(Elephants, Lions, and the Peak Tiger).
RED CROSS COMPETITIONS,
THE "EVERYTHING" STORES,
WILD WEST SHOW":
THE MAN IN THE TUB,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE year will suffice. A saving of $10,000 It is proposed that this road shall be cour
COUNCIL.
BUDGET FOR 1917.
WAR LOAN FOR
Is anticipated in the cost of transport tinued to Castle Peak to join the exist of Government servants, due to the fact ing road, which is to bo widened, thereby that fewer passages will be required for completing the circuit from Kowloon vis officers who come under the free passage Fanling. Under (e), 915,000, for wider- schome. Although an increase of $35,850 ing to 20 feet the road from Ban Tin to is shown under the head of War ExpenAu Tau. Under (d), $9,000, for widening aiture, there will be a large saving on another portion of the road to Castle the actual expenditure during the cur Peak Under (c) 20,000, for widening rent year, as it is not anticipated that and improving the bends on the most any large sum will be required for the dangerous part of the road to Taipo I transport of prisoners of war. by
think the programme of Public Works In the Medical Department, under should keep the department well occupied
the year was taken of the departure of the Assist
In the ant Medical Officer at Kowloon to abolish Charges, the higher exchange is estimat the post, and in its place a post of ed to result in a saving of $10,807 in the Chinens Medical Officerin the New
ew share of Mail Subsidy, and transit Territories has been created. This Officer charges are estimated at $25,000 leag then will reside at Taipo and in addition to this year. A sum of $3,500 is entered for his ordinary Medical work will advise coal for the launch, which is $1,500 more regarding sanitation matters in villages,than this year, while the higher cost of and supervise the Government midwives
HONGKONG Personal Emoluments, the opportunity Post Office, under Other
THE RECENT PETITION QUESTIONS BY HON. MR. POLLOCK,
THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
LONG STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR,
A menting of the Hongkong Legelative Council as held yesterday the Council Chamber..
The following were present
19 EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNO, Bre FRANCIS HENTY MAY, K.G.M.G.
HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL F. VESTRIS (General Officer Commanding Troops in China),
Hon. Mr. CLAUD Bevean (Colonial Becretary).
Hon. Mr. J. B. Kur (Atorney General).
Hon. Mr. E. D. C WOLFE (Colonial
Treasurer).
Hon. Mr. E. R. BALLIFAX (Socotary for Chinese Affairs).
Hon. Mr. W. CATHAM, C.M.G. (Director of Public Works)...
Hon. Mr. C. Mel MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Police),
Hon. Me. Wer Yox, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr. H. E, POLLOCK, K.C.
Hon. Mr. E. SHILIM.
Hon, Mr. D. LANDALE'
Hon Mr. P. H. HOLTOAK.
to the high price of silver which has diminished the loss on sale of coins with drawn from circulation, the aum required will only be, approximately 8370,000 It is eatimated, on the other hand, that there will be an increase in the cost of maintaining the prisoners of war and their familles of about $97,000; while their transport to Australia has already cost a sum of $153,000. I hope shortly to lay a statement on the subject before you, an
at Tuipo and Un Long. It will he ohterials is responsible to some extent eerved that the salaries of the Nursing for an estimated increase in the votes
for mail bags and uniforms. Sisters have been transferred from the heading Hospitals and Asylum and The form of the Estimates of Expendi Hospital provision has been made for been entirely reeust. The estimates for placed under" Staff." In the Civil ture of the Kowloon-Canton Railway has eight temporary staff nurses. These in the current year fall under two main clude the Japanese nurses, who have heads:-A-Working Expenses, BE taken over the entire charge of "B" penses of Construction, the latter being. Block. That experiment has been so expenditure on capital account. The successful that it is proposed to employ capital account having been closed, all others in the Asiatic Wards it “A expenditure on the railway is now in- Block
antic Wards cluded in working expenses under the Under Other Charges," a sun of following heads:-1. General Charges. $120 has been provided for board for a 2 Maintenance of Way Works and house physician and house surgeon. The Stations; 3, Locomotive, Carriage aud EESTIMATES OF REVENUE POB 1917. Mints provided for fuel and light. Wagon Expenses; Traffic Expenses
medicines, and surgical appliances, bed 5, Miscellaneous Expenses 8, Fanling. #13,242,000, which is 81,832,090 in excess all heen raised to meet the increase in
The estimated revenue for 1017 is ding and clothing, and provisions, have branch line 7 Special Expenditure,
Under the first six of these heads the actually 872,000 less than the revised made in the vote Support of lunatics Emoluments and Other Charges as of the approved revenue, for 1010, but prices. A reduction of $1,800 has been expenditure is divided into Personal figures for the current year. As com abroad." The arrangement made in in other departments of the Government. pared with the approved estimates for 1912, under which the Government of Under Head No. 2, "Other Charges *** of which explanations will be found in to the John G. Kerr Asylum for the has been raised from 81,300 to $3,000 to the current year, the principal increases, Hongkong made an anual grant of 83,600 the sum, required for bridges and tunnels
Assessed Taxes..... the foot-notes, are as follows 15.300 be pertaanent, and it came to an end on to provide for the biennial painting and Insane at Canth, was not intended to meet the increased price of materials and Carriages, chair, &c., Licences 17,000 lys force in eending Chinese lunation, votes for repairs of Staff-quarters and 5,000 the 30th June, 1918. The practice former-renovation, and for the same reason the 100,000 who are not British subjects, to the repairs of Station buildings have been 1,000,000 Chinese Authorities at Canton was re- increased. Under Head No. 3 Per-
100,000 verted to from the 1st July, 1915,
sonal Emoluments," provision has been In the Sanitary Department, under made for eight docomotive cleaners at a 6,000 Personal Emoluments," the post of Ist cost of $1,820, instead of the work being 40,000 Grade Clerk has been abolished and a performed by contract.
hitherto at in 9,200 new post of 3rd Grade Clerk created, somewhat higher cost. The staff of the On the retirement of the Medical Officer Bailway Workshops, which has hitherte. 32,000 of Health, the Assistant Medical Officer been included under the General term
of Health was promoted to the post, and Wages" under Other Charges," is 35,000 an officer on a sterling salary will per now set out in detail under "Personal 6,000 form the duties of Assistant Medical Emoluments." It will be seen that the 35,000 Officer of Health in 1017, drawing half former itemWages, and the total of
the sterling salary of the post.
the detailed salaries do not correspond, 10,000 In the Botanical and Forestry Depart the latter being several thousand dollars. 50,000 ment small sums have been provided under higher than the former. The explana 5,000 Special Expenditure" for clearing tion of this discrepancy is three-fold. 5,000 brushwood at Mount Kellet, and for lay- Firtly, repairs next year are expected to 8,000 ing out the grounds of the Ellis Kadoorie be somewhat beavier than this year, and 5,000 School for Indians. The increase of the wagea bill is increased, though to no 20,000 nearly $3,000 in the cost of this depart-great extent, in anticipation. Secondly, 50.000 ment is very small when the valuable it has been the custom to estimate under. work performed by it in all parts of the Wages for a sum of about $5,000-less. $1,912,000 Colony is considered. I wish to draw than the sum actually required to pay sperini attention to the efficiency with the men, the balance boing received by which Mr Tatcher and his assistants transfer from the votes of other branches carry out their duties.
the condone. In the estimates before you the
Fines,
Liquor duties,
Opium Monopoly,
Mr. A. G. M. FEETCRES (Clerk of Coun- Tobacco duties, cils).
THT BUDGET.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to apply a um not exceeding oight millions six hundred and five thousand, one hundred and five dollars to the Public Service of the year 1017, "for the following purposes:-- BEAST EXPENDITURE.
Governor
Colonial Scoretary's Departė ment and Legislature moni Colonial Secretary's Special
Expenditure. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs Audit Department Treasury
Harbour Master's Department Harbour Master, Special Ex-
penditure
Imports and Exports Depart-
mentoriaus i
Roynt Observatory
Royal Observatory, Special T3
Analyses, Government Notifica
tions,
China Companies Fees, ........ Deeds Registration,
Fees for use of Government
Buoys,
Medical Examination of emi-
grants,
Medical Treatment, Sunday cargo working permits,
8 $5.011 Water, excess supply and meter
rents, Postage,
79,189
1,150
Coaching, local traffic,
Goods, through traffic, Lands not leased,
37,345 Eeased lands, New Territories 85,204 Slaughter-houses,
67,160 ∙180.154.
740
Premis on new leases,
Total
.....
22719 pames Feca is to a great extent counter - Under Military Expenditure of the department for which work was
I should, however, explain that the 977,099 increase of $40,000 under China Com
montane by too loss of $32,340 under the tribution to the Imperial Government in actual cost of the Workshops staff is ,100 beail Companies Local Registers Licen-estimated to amount to 82,701,780. De shown, and the votes in other departments 711,213 ces, and the payment of 83,719 for the tails will be found in Appendix II. The have been reduced by approximately Registrar of Companies at Shanghai as cost of the Cadet Company has been $5,000. Thirdly, it has hitherto been the shown on page 46,
CHILDREN'S MATPOLE DANCE, THE LUCKY WELL,
Miscellaneous Services Judicial at Legal Deptt. A 979 478 Police and Prison Departments 1,080,201 Police and Prison Departments.
Special Expenditure ..... Medical Department... Sanitary Department
INDIAN TORCH DANCE, TWO BANDS,
THE SWANKS.
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR Entrance 50 Cents.
FETE AND ILLUMINATIONS
in the Evening, from 9 till 11.80, at the Public Gardens,
CONCERT
TWO BANDS.
Entrance, $1 seats in Reserved Enclosures, $2 and $1 extra.
Refreshments on sale during the Afternoon and Evening. Tickets obtainable at MOUTRIE'S and the ROBINSON PIANO CO., and from MEMBERS OF THE WAR CHARITIES COMMITTEE.
19281
E. R. HALLIFAX, Hon. Secretary. WHY SHOULD ONE DRINK
No. 10
WHISKY?
BECAUSE
ONE OUGHT”
DISTILLED BY JAS. WATSON & 00, Irv.,
DUNDEE
SOLE AGENTS IN SOUTH CHINA:
Telephone 636.
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
HONGKONG AND CANTON.
RHODINE
A
RHODINE means acetyl salicylic acid of the purest quality.
[1908:
It is the equivalent of the German Aspirine and is as efficient if not more
so than this last product for the same therapeutic purposes.
Each tablet contains 0.50 gramme of pure BHODINE,
rom 1 to 6 tablets a day may be taken, according to physicians prescription.
RHODINE is a special remedy for acute rheumatism. If taken in proper doses, it will often cure and always alleviate headache, seuralgia; stomachic pains, etc., if those complaints find their origin in rheumatism.
It is very valuable in influenza, typhoid fever and in all kinds of infections. diseases attended by feverishmen
These tablets may be taken at any time, in a small quantity of water in which they will dissolve almost immediately.
Akaline water, Ein de Vichy or water containing bicarbonate of soda, for instance, should be avoided.
OBTAINABLE AZ ALL CHEMISTS,
1908
Sanitary Department, Special
Expenditure
Botanical and Forestry Dept. Botanical and Forestry Depart-
ment, Special Expenditure Education
Education, Special Expenditure Military Expenditure zu
Volunteers,
204,130
merged in the Volunteers Other Charges, practice to include painting of rolling ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITULE FOR 1937, I am glad to any that owing to the stock under Wages Painting is now The estimated expenditure for next improvement in the state of our finances, separately provided for, as is explained Year is $12,306,155, which is $13,481 more it is again possible to spend a larger sum in footnote (22) on page 111. Under than the estimated expenditure for the on Public Works, and a total of $1,645,400 Other Charges" con is estimated to entrent year. There are small decreases has been provided for this purpose. I cost $29,000, and Materials for Repres in the departments of Governor, Colonial will take the more important items in and Renewals of Locomotives, $5,400, 30,000 Secretary and Legislative, and the Secre order. A sum of $100,000 has been en- more than the estimate for this year. 61,338 tariat for Chinese Affairs. The staff of tered for the extension of the Central Running stores are entered at $17.500 a
the Colonial Secretariat has been Police Station, and $35,000 for the ex- against $13,000 this year. Under Headl 650 strengthened by the creation of it now tension of the Harbour Office Building No. 4 Other Charges an increaser) 338,011 2nd Grade Clerical post, the need for to provide an office for the Superintensum is provided for the maintenance of 1,000 which is explained in Appendix IIT, but dent of Imports and Exports, and quar- Telegraphs and Telephones, Under Head as no new Cadets will be appointed there cers for Revenue Officers. A sum of No, the expenditure on the Fanling 70,132 is considerable saving under Personal $60,000 has been provided for the first branch has been cut down, and it is hoped. Emoluments Small increases are shown block of quarters on Leighton Hill, to be that this small line, which is now run as 484,081 In the Audit Department and the Trea rented to European married subordinate a tramway, may pay its way, 683,200 aury, due to the creation of new clerical officers with salaries of less than £450 Under Special Expenditure are
posts which are explained in Appendix per annum. The rents charged will large items for works, which would have two yield about four per centum on the been formerly included in the construc The work in the Department of Im-capital cost after paying the cost of main- tion account. It is possible that the pay- ports and Exports has increased to a tenance. It is also proposed to erect two ment for land may be completed this.. Jarge extent owing to the various War more quarters for subordinate officers year, but as this is doubtful it has been measures in force especially the Im entitled to free quarters on Mount Parish Considered desirable to make provision portation and Exportation Ordinance at a cost of $16,000
next year. The erection of the pintform and to the imposition of the tax ou to Under Item & Ronds- sunt of $37.000 awnings has been delayed by the difficulty bacco. For some months the Superin has been provided for widening and experienced in getting suitable material tendrat han hal the assistance of two grading the road from Deep Water Bay from England. Cadet Officers, but it will be necessary to Repulse Bay, and $15,000 for making
Under the head “Charge of account of 88,608,105 in the near future to provide an adequate HIS EXCELLENCY said: Honourable staff for this department, which is he Members of the Legislative Council, coming one of the most important in the think that you will agree that the inan service, Under Personal Emoluments cial position disclosed by the Estimates the principal increases are the creation before you must be regarded as eminently of remporary posts of one Higher Grade of the Colony at the end of the year 1915erk and fifteen 6th Grade Clerks, and of Garden Road at a cost of $1,800 and, the overdraft at the Bank, which" satisfactory. The assets and liabilities
Public Works:---
Public Works Dept
Public Works, Recurrent Public Works, Extraordi-
Post Office Pos Offer, Special Expenditure Kowloon-Canton: Railway ;---
408,350
600
Working Expenses Special Expenditure
Pensions Charitablo Services,
Total
*300,61 139,800 240,700
the permanent posts of a 3rd Grade
a necessary new road from the dam at Public Debt considerable reductions are Tyram Tuk, over which the read from shown for interest and Sinking Fad Stanley to Shaukiwin must pass, on the charges in connection with the existing completion of the dean, to Tytam Gap, debt owing to the higher rate of exchange, A small but useful work will be the while no provision is necessary for in- rounding off of the corner at the bottom terest on advances by the Crown Agents
were presented in a new form, and, as has Interpreter and a 5th Grade Clerk at improvement in the mad past the Docks, say, provision has been made for the At Aberdeen it is hoped to make an have happily ceased to exist. The notes. been already pointed out, they are now the Optum Factory. On the other hand, and a new road past the village at a service of the new loan of $3,000.000 on a cash basis. The result of abandon-one post of Revenue Officer has been cost of 821.000. Owing to the increase in The amount required for Civil Peu- ing the proposed loan of £280,000, which abolished, causing a saying of nearly motor traffic the narrow road through the ions is lower than for the turrent year had appeared as an asset, and debiting $3,000. Under "Other Charges a small village is dangerous to pedestrians by $10,000, I am sure that Honourable the general account with all expendit are not repoction has been made of $710, over and above that derived front theIn the Loyal Observatory it is pro eable from the General Post Office to No, the pension hitherto paid by this Colony Item 0, $10,800, is for an underground Members will regret the disappesisure of setual cash payments, received on account posed to incur special expenditure of 2 Police Station on which route the num of the Wachang Loan, resulted in the 20,000 for an installation for receiving ber of wires has become excessive for It is a matter of which I am sure the
to the late Eir Cecil Clementi Smith expenditure for the year 1915 reaching time siguals by wireless telegraphy; the apparatus invented by Captain Tyler, proud that one of the first batch of Cadet poles. Item 10, $1,500, is for a useful Civil Service of this Colony has been the abnormal figura of $16,149,288, How- Under Miscellaneous Services ever, notwithstanding this drastic but following changes should be noticed. Coast Inspector to the Chinese Clovern Officers should have had such a distin sound method of dealing with the atua The contribution of $2,000 towards the ment, which has been successfully instal-guished career. tion, the balance of liabilities over assets maintenance of the igual Stations at led at Shanghai, whereby the moisture Colony as long ago as 1878 to berme Though hoeft this on the 31st December. 1915, was only the Peak and Capo d'Aguilar is no longer in the air in summer is reduced and the Colonial
468,657. During the first six months of required since the erection of the Wire general temperature lowered. The excep Governor of the Straits Settlements, wo Secretary and subsequently the current year the revenue receipts were less Station at the latter place. A sumtional sum of $100,000 has been entered had the pleasure of welcoming him hero setiafactory, and the deficit of $452,687 of $2100 has been entered under this head for Compensation and Resumptions, as gain a few years ago, when on his way was on the 20th June Isst, converted into for language bonuses, and correspond some large résumptions are necessary.
to Shanghai as the principal represen redit balance of $644,2016. It is ing entries ander various departments Under Waterworks, a sum of 8520,000 tative of Great Britain at the Conference estimated that the balance of assets over have been omitted. The amount provided is entered to completo the reservior wat on Opium... liabilities at the end of the year will he to rest the loss on subsidiary coins has Tytan and the Service Reservior at West For the first time for some years it is. 31.000,84%
beep reduced from $750,000 to $500,000. Polakow OF SCORE
Bot necessary for the Governor to balance The revenue for the current year is It is impossible to estimate at present, new expected to amount to $13,274,000 with any approach to accuracy, what Free quarters for subordinate officers, at balances in order to meet an estimated At Kowloon it is proposed to erect more the budget by drawing upon surplus or $1,884,980 more than the original sum will be required. It is impossible to a cost of $35,000, and to build a market deficit. There is an estimated surplus of estimate This excess is largely accounted predict when the rehabilitation of these at Shemshnipp for $18,000
Revenue over Expenditure of 3845,840 for by estimated increases under the flot coins will be completed and withdrawals Under" Miscellaneous, low zug heads-
a sum of which, added to the estimated balance at from circulation conse. The sum entered 811,000 has been provided for the resump the end of this year of $1,003,845, makes Liquor dutics,
$150, 1900
must, therefore, be looked upon as in the tion of ferry piers. This is in connection & total of 91,349,488. This will bo s cash Opium Monopoly,......... 1,179,000) -- nature of a guess Economics have been with a scheme for improving the forty balance, but I would anticipate any sug- Premis on new lesses, 150,001 made in the consumption of electric light services between Victoria and Yaumati gestion that the possession of sucht u and by a yield of $200,000 from the duty and current, and it is hoped to eucet and Bhamshuipe, which was postponed balance indicates that more revenue has reduction of #3,000 under this head on account of the war. The need for such been raised than is required for the needs The expenditure for 1918, which was Owing to the high cost of materials it has a scheme is urgent and so funds now per- of the Colony, by remarking that we inst originally estimated at $11,882,174, is now been necessary to andrease the vote for mit it is proposed to go on with it, not lose sight of the fact that she high expected to fall short of that figure by stationery by #7.500, although every effort Under Waterworks item 43, & sum Price Silver high exchango, extraor 306,104 This is more than accounted for, is made to economise. The vole for of 107,000 has been provided to begin dinary influx of pop by the reduced expenditure for loss on telegrams has been subsidiary coin. When I addressed you It is hoped that owing to a new arrange from the Elter beds to Taumati
ared at $25,000 the work of lying an idional main economies in publi Last year I stated that there was a ment by which the public reason to hope that the reduced sum of charged for $700,000 entered in the Estimates would wait, this summa the sufficient. It is probable, that oving the amount which will
on tobacco.
ation, and large
In the New Tom arka, tužidar the head- okf
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to Tenn Wea
and in other tributed t
swell while rived from tfuckdation, bear in mind that