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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER
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PLATE GLASS,
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
IN CANTON.
RI," 1921
ats several sub-stations in each ward, the number of the latter depending on the The ale and population of the ward. The Canton Municipality, organized Department employs 4,048 policemen and Each police station is in 4 captaina. under the Provisional Charter of the City the charge of one chief with two or three of Canton, promulgated December 23rd assistant Tusking à total of 140 station 1920, by the Civil Governor of the vince of Kwanging, canto into being on chiefs and assistant chiefs. For the cleri February 15th, 11. Frons the ancient cal work connected with the Department
and
form of administra-a staff of about 100 is employed.
The
of the Pearl River which policing runs through the city is under the Depart ment also, this water section being called It has one main station and four sub-stations, and carries on its work with the aid of motor-boats, row- beata and junks,
Chinéso
tion wher any centre of Padme 19th ward.
no matter how large, was regarded a portion of the Hsion of trict" ia which it happened to be situated the administration of this centre of population of 100,000 souls has, by this act. been put in the hands of a separate governmental organ created for the pur- pose. By the Charter of the City of Canton a certain area was carved out of the two districts of Nam Hoi and Pun Yu and made a separate political entity, designar- ed the Cauton Municipality, and ander the Charter made responsible directly to the Provincial Government of Kwang tuong.
In addition to the above forces, there is one company of militarily trained polic numbering 500 men and officers, for use in morgencies.
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The Department requirsa each man to undergo a course of preparation in police-training school maintained by the Department. As it now stands this school accommodates about 240 spprentices.
The Department also has charge of the The Municipality is composed of three parts: Municipal Executive Council, municipal prison and the municipal re the Advisory Council, and the Audit form school. These institutions Bureau. In the Executive Council, con-accommodate 1,000 inmates. The cost of maintenance is $55,819 a year. Inmate sisting of seven members at present
trades in engage appointed by the Provincial Civil Gover-are required to learn and not direct, are vested the entire executive taught in the prison and reform school.
Under the Department of Public Safety functions of the municipal administra
also
has been put the Fire Department tion. These seven members hold individu- ally the following excentive officca. This force is recognised as inadequate to Mayor of the City, who in also chairman meet the needs of the new Canton, and ex-office of the Executive Council: the schome for the organization of a new fire Commissioner
of Finance; the Commis. brigade with modern equipment is already sioner of Public Safety; the Commissioner under way, and it is expected that the of Publi Education; the Commissioner brigade with its new equipment will of Public Health; the Commissioner of be, functioning within the year.
.of Works, and Commissioner Public
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION, Public Utilities.
Canton was famous as one of the dirti The Municipal Advisory Council is est cities in the world. What sewers thems useless composed of thirty members chosen in were had practically become The different ways: ten are appointed directis through lack of repair and cleaning. by the Provincial Civil Governor, ten are Department of Public Health of Canton chosen by general election, and ten are claims that in the course of four months elected in the following manner: three by that is, April to July. 101, inclusive, the the Canton Chamber of Commerce, three Deparment has had thoroughly cleaned by the labour organizations, one by the one hundred and twentysix drains, with Much Educational Association, one ty the media total length of about 63.121 feet. cal profession, one by the engineering repairing was also necessary to make these profession, and one by the Lawyers drains serviceable. The Department is
The function of the Muni-faced now with Association.
a very difficult problem. cipal Advisory Council as:-(1) To The drains so far put in condition are but transmit petitions from citizens to the the afluents or distributaries of the Executive Council; (2) to decide
Eight Great Sewers" & system of some matters submitted to it by the Executive 12,000 feet of very old drains running
of.
on
Council to examine the administration which houses have been buil
of the various executive departments
The Audit Bureau, with a chief auditor appointed by the Governor, is empowered to audit all Municipal accounts.
MUNICIPAL REVENUES AND THE BUDGET. In order to ascertain approximately the revenue which the Municipality will ing fiscal year, the Municipality adopted the following budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1nd, 1021 :-
receive, and its expenditures for the com:
ESTIMATED INCOME.
House rent tax.......
...C.8 643,046,00 Hestaurant and wine-hous
licenses
Theatre licenses Moving-picture theatre
Ticenses
Bont licensex ........ Purchase of city refuse...... Richa licenses... Rentals from market stall. Rentals from Taishaton
Leland
Converting of public lands Provincial Government sub-
sidies
Registration fees of physi
elans
Special business registra
tion feesamien
Bailding permits
80.
い
SPECIALITY.
CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS,
FIDELITY GUARANTEE,
PERSONAL ACCIDENT & SICKNESS,
EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS FOR CHILDREN
1378
LOGAL MANAGER-G. H. ELLIOTT.*
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Novelties licenses ............ Fines from Dept. of Public
Safety
Confiscation-ditto
Fines from Dept. of Public
Works
Municipal gazette fees Receipts from Municipal
Hospital
Receipts from Dept.
Finance
"Totul
ST
WORLD THEATRE
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Hongkong's Most Modern Picture Palace (Entirely under British Management)
TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!
9.15
AT
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THE
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Story of The BRITISH FLAG and Its GLORY
8 REELS
city over A WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF GENIUS
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places. These drains are said to under thres hundred private dwellings. Hence, apart from the question engineering skill involved in cleaning and repairing this awer system, many delicata problems arising out of the property rights of the persons who have built
Het over
for
these drains must be faced. The Depart. A ment is now studying the problem and "sak factory solution. In the improved sections of the city, there has been laid a modern' sewerage system, which in now-in operation,
77.700.00 Aźrines,'
STAGING
and MARVELLOUS
CINEMATOGRAPHY.;
thrilling,
PRODUCTION MORE ARTISTIC, more
Faroinsting and more powerful than anything More Fatoiristi
The Department has now in force. a now set of
regulations governing Usual 518,000.00 restaurantaŭvels, theatres, public!
rines, and other public places Build- ing regulations and purs food regulations 12.420-00 are also in force NSW PHOTO 28.986.00 The Department realises that is neces 7,900.00 aary to educate the mass of the people to 291,458.00 the need for sanitary precautions, and to 3,563.00 this end distributes pamphlets and cir culara outlining the dangers of lack of 2,170.00 sanitation and hygiene. It has also held
series of 'public 83,520.00.
demonstrations exhibitions 240,000.00
Bod
This Department has divided the city joto six sanitary district For tach dis 5,000.00 trict there is a staff of five officers, con- sisting of a chief, two inspectors and two *1,270.00 overseers. The Department employs about 3,600.001,000 men as street cleaners Rubbish in 1.500.00 removed in the narrow streets by 'burden 500.00 carriers and in the large streets by cart. Each sanitary district submits a daily 15.130.00 report of sanitary conditions in the dis 414.00 trict, and statistics oh the subject are kept
in the Department.
960.00
800.00
URFARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOLER,
This Department has plans under way for three public.gardens of parks. The 1,500.00 frst has an area of 800,000 square fest, and is said to be almust completed. It is 49,520.00 situated on Wai Oi Road, Centre. The situated on the East Parade .C. $1,969;997.00) Second, with on area of about 1,500,000 square feet; and the third, situated on the Island of Hoi Chu, coinmonly known' Dutch Folly, with an area of about 51,183.00 39 82.659.00 41,000 square feet, are now being planned. 1.345,021.00 In the second publie garden an athletic 345, 35.00 field for the use of the public is planned
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE. Mayor's office
M.C.$ Department of Finance...... Department of Public Safety Department of Public Works Department of Public Health Department of Public Edu
cation
Department of Public Utili
tira ... Audit Bureau ..............
Total
28.399.00
974,936.00
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. This Department has been faced with a 543,470.00 difheult problem." The Cantonese stand- ard of education is probably higher than 40-252.80 elsewhere in China, but governmental responsibility and activity in this field bas been mengre. There are thousands of ...$2,684,240.70 | private schools in the city, made necessary public The above Budget shows a deficit of by reason of the inadequacy of the
school system. To institute an efficienti SA14,002.70, but the Municipality has
public school system would be to interfero under consideration definite schemes for to a considerable extent with an estab the creation of new sources of revente lished private industry, while these prost which, it is claimed, will ersity cover this ing thereby do not represent, under the deficit. Arong the new sources of revenue present system of taxation, the large bulk which it is proposed to institute might | of taxpayers. However, the Department be mentioned patent medicine taxes and he recently been able to take two import taxes on tea houses.
ant steps toward the improvement of public education. It has fixed a minimum month as salary of 830 local currency a Canton has a total of 24 miles of for public schools teachers, with an modern roads and streets within the city annual increase up to a maximum of $125. limits. Of this total mileage, approxi Public schools, also, have been made mately 8 miles were completed before the actually free, the former amall charge of establishment of the Municipality. 9 miles have been built in a fraction over half a thirty cents a manth por student having since its establishment, and the Leon removed. Chung Mei News Agency. remaining 1 miles are at present in pro- cess of construction. The
The streets
In WHAT YOUR EYES TELL. sat, includin Bide-
Year
BOAD IMPROVEMENTS..
width from 60 to 130
walke, and are constructed of cement de Tf your distant vision is clear, if you can rend crete or lims concrete. At the same time continuously without pain or discomfort, il your the Department of Public Works in
utilizing as much as possible of the bricks eyes never burn, sche, water or feel irritated and rock obtained from the demolition of and you have few or no beadaches, omit any the city wall in the making of the road immediate concern about your eyes. It on the bod. To sccomplish the present project of contrary any of the above symptoms, zoy street building 3 009 heures had to be condemned and torn down, 1,300 feet of you, at least have your eyes examined. Disses old canel filled in, and about el miles of may give you unexpected comfort on required city wall damolished. Much of tho. pre- sent roadway has been built on the site occasions. The Refracting Chamber of The of the old city wall and of canals which Hongkong Optical Co., Buccarora to Clark & Co. Refracting & Manufacturing Opticiana POLICE—THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAWETT | Iecated in 57, Queen's Road, Central, is at your Canton city is divided for the purposes service, and you can rest assured that glasse of police protection into twelve police
I have been filled in. -
wards, under the Department of Public Will not be recommended unicas needed -ADFT. Bafe.y. There is a main station, and there
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FINAL PISODE of VANISHING TRAILS
DR. H.T. HODGKIN, M.B.M.A
ILL ADDRESS MEETINGS
Ax Under
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Wednesday, Oct. 5th, 1931 THE NEW WORLD”, City Hal, 5:30 p.m. Chatenian H. E. LI. GAL SIR G, M. KIRKPATRICE, KC., KCB.L Friday, Oct. 7th, 1921, TE WAY of HOPE" City Hall, 5.30 p
Ohairman-Da Chato Sax, C.M.G.
Sunday, Oct. 9th **THE SALAGING of CIVILIZATION", Theatre, 9,15 pm Chairman-H. E. Tax Cors
Tuesday rith "THE REA WORLD", Helina May Institate, 5.33 p.iz.
Chairman.CoOMMODORE WOW DEN-SMITH, C.B.E.
*Meetings will last not more thène Hour. Questions invited.
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