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economies equal to the £31,000,000 which | The Government Gazetia contains the now commitments forced him to spend corrected copy of the register of medical Towards this £18,000,000, had been found and surgical practitioners qualified to
As St. John's Cathedral on Saturday," proposals in the Economy Bill whose Colony. There are 188 names on the list,
a pretty Chinese wedding took place the main features were the reduction of the
parties being Misa Rose Lau, daughter of It is reported that the Canton Govern- Mrs. Siu Check Laut, and Dr. S. F. Tan, State's contributions to the Health In-
ment have assurances of a loan from son of Mr. and Mrs. Kwan Sing Tan, surance and inemployment Insurance
German capitalists for the development Huengshan. The Rev. T B. Powell, Funds to provide the rest.
of the port of Whampoa, conditionally officiated.
A very interesting fenture of the Chancellor's speech was the grouping of the expenditure figures into four ento
on the granting of certain concessions,”
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The bride, who was given away bỷ hor
A Chinese, was sentenced to two weeks' uncle, was attired in a dress of white
hard labour by Mr. Lindsell"at the Central Magistracy on Saturday, on a charge of being implicated in an attempt to steal a number of empty cement sacks
from the Naval Yard,
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gories, viz: (E) Obligatory Services Including Debt and Pensions, taken froin all branches of the Estimates. (9) Grant Services-Education. Hopsing," Health, Police, Local Taxation, Sugar Subsidy, and Irish Services. (3) Self-supporting
H.E. the Governor has been pleased to Services-Post Office and Road Fund appoint the following officers, to be and (4) National" Administrative · Ser-Honorary Extra Aides-de-Camp with circa--Delence, Tax Collection. Insur effect from Duceraber 11th, 1925:-Capt. ance, Law Services and other Services G. E. Swinton, M.C., 1st Battalion, The Mr. CHURCHILL showed that the Arat three entegories accounted for an
ex penditure of £634,000.000 in place of £105,500,000 before the war-an increase of nearly 300 per cent. It was expendi tare over which the Government had no effective control, expenditure which no honest Parliament could reduce or ex- penditure which produced revenue. By comparison, the fourth category had
VICTORIA risen only 70 per cent., a ratio identical
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HONGKONG, Ara 19, 1926.
THE BRITISH BUDGET:
THE British Treasury last month issued some comparative statistics relating to the national expenditure which show that it has practically quadrupled in eleven yearS.
The precise figures are: For 1014-15, £204,945,000; for ›, 1925-26, £798,400,000. Very shortly the Chancel. lor of the Exchequer will be laying before Parliament bis annual Budget statement.
satin, ornamented with pearls. Besides
an elaborate head-dress- composed of
real posrks, she wore a coronet, and a train of white satin trimmed with pearls
and orange blossom. Her bouquet con. sisted of white roses tied with appropriate ribbons.
The Misses Irene To and Frances Lau,
attired in dresses of rainbow colours, richly trimmed with silver lace, and carrying bouquets of pink roses, were the bridesmaids.
East Surrey Regiment, and Lieut. A. J.as maid et onour: Mr. James Y. Lee us
Miss Ida Lau, the bride's sister, acted
L. Whyte, Royal Engineers.
Sir Arthur K. Yapp, National Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., is due to arrive in the Colony on the F. & O. a. Khyber about April 29th. His visit will be of particular interest to all connected with the Euro pean Y.M.CA, Kowloon. It is intended to bold a meeting at the Y.M.C.A. which will be addressed by Sir Arthur Yapp.
Mails from Home rit Suez (letters and papers, London, March 15th, and parcels March 11th) arrived on Saturday after noon by the F.&... Kashgar, but owing to the late landing of the mail from the vessels, letters and papers were not ready for delivery and collection until yesterday morning. The parcels will be ready to-day..
The Chinese Y.M.CA of Hongkong, will start next Wednesday its annual *fpancial drive to meet expenses for the ensuing year and to enrol new mem bers. Many leading Chinese have headed teams to comb the city for membership and support, and in the next few days shops and offices will be visited by** _* men for this purpose.
with that of the purchasing power of the £. This fourth category, the battle ground of the spenders and the econom- ists, included the Army, the Navy, tha Air Forces, the tax-gathering depart- ments, the National Insurance Fund, the prisons, the judges, and the Civil list. A mere 70 per cent, rise-in spite of all the new Government functions, vast and complex. Yet it is on these services costing £185,000,000, that the saving £31,000,000 has been made, and in making'
Mr. T. R. Parsons, Manager of the Hongkong Hotel Garage, who left for this saving Mr. CHURCHILL claimed that, Home on Saturday, was the guest of the the Government were neither unduly Chinese staff at a dinner at West Point prior to his departure. At this function, diminishing national security nor pre- Mr. Parsons was presented with an ad- judicing social services. They would be dress, accompanied by a silver tea service and a silver cigaretta case, while Mr. able to initiate widows' pensions, he said, Parsons was the recipient of a silver
handbag.
of
without increasing the total expenditure
Mr. J. Whitsed Dovey, of the Asiatic lecture in the Union Church Hall this Petroleum Co., Shanghai, will give a
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chief usher, and Mrs. T. H. Chen as raatron of honour. There were in ail twenty-six persons in the attendant train.
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The bride's mother wore a mandarin
coat of black satin asd a red antin skirt. the former embroidered with pictures of birds, and the inster with gold flowers and pearls.
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Mr. Chao Lang Tan, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man Messrs. Yuk Sing Young and Leung Shi Chan were groomsmen.
Mr. Frederick Mason was at the organ and fifty choristers of the St. Stephen's Girls' Choir, sang.
A reception at 54, Robinson Road, fol-" lowed the Cathedral ceremony at which over two hundred friends of the young couple were entertained and a toast was proposed by Rev. T. B. Powell: In the evening the guests were Again entertain- ed at dinner after which a ball was held. During the daner the bride wore a beauti ful gown of pale pink georgette, trimmed with silver lace, silver bends and roses, which was one of the presents from the bridegroom. One of the most attractive features in the bridal chamber was the bedspread and drapings of yellow satio, heautifully painted by Sister Ginney of the Italian Convent, the best piece of work..she has ever done..
Dr. Tan and his bride will shortly be leaving for the North, his home being in Tientsin.
THE GIFTS.
The bride's gifts to the bridegroom ins cluded a large pearl pin, a set of jade dress buttons, cuff links, etc, and that of the bridegroom to the bride a diamond ring, diamond watch ring, valuable of the country, and with the Budget pro-
Included in the presents were ones articles of apparel and jewellery. posals, be predicted that the Government
mond bracelets, large diamond ring, din from the bride's mother:-A pair of dia
would be able to carry the coputry evening at 6 pm on the Life and mond brocch, pair of diamond necklaces,
Tiraes of Confucius, through a most difficult financial year originally prepared for the Asiatic Eo-silver set, pair of jade bracelets and The lecture was large pearl bracelet, Chinese dinner without, as we have said, either the cisty in Shanghai at their request and many other beautiful presenta reimposition of burdensome taxation or lantern slides taken from the engravings Fong:-Opal necklace set alternately is illustrated by an interesting set of From the bride's uncle, Mr. Lau Yee resort to unsound financial expedienta on the stone tablets at Chu'fu, in Sbun, with genuine crystals and gold shield
tung, where the Sage was buried.
engraved with Chinese blissful sayings.
From Mr, Lẩu Yick Cheuk, "bride's Included among the Hongkong passen- uncle:-Large silver tea tray. gers who left by the P. & O. & Devanhu From Mr. Chu Shu Nam and Mrs. on Saturday were the following:-Mr. | Lee, bride's uncle and aunt:-Silver tea H S. Bennett, manager of the Hong-set.
A stray dog, suspected of being rabid, was found in Caine Road, and has been sent to Kennedy Town, **
A landslide occurred on the now motor. road between Conduit Road and Robinson Road on Friday, and the thoroughfare was obstructed.
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kong Telephone Company, and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Sun, bride's uncle Bennett Mr. P. W. Parker, assistant and aunt-Large silver rose bowl and Beneral manager of the Standard Oil pair of beautiful jade earrings.. Company of New York; Mr. T. R. Mr. and Mrs. Sai Wing Leung, bride's Parsons, manager of the Hongkong Hotel sister and brother-in-law:-Silvertor Cubey, of Taikoo, secretary of Union Garage, and Mrs Parsons; Mr. E. B. toise shell dressing tablet set.
Church, and Mrs. Cubey,
St. Anthony's Church in its
Mr. E Sands, B.A., at present on the location at 177, Third Street, is notified ed an offer to become Assistant Secretary
staff of St. Stephen's College, has accept
to be a licensed place for the solemniza.to the Kowloon branch of the Y.M.CA. tion of marriages.
Mr. Sande, who is a licensed Lay Reader at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, will take up his new duties in July. He takes a keen interest in work among young men, as has been demonstrated by his activity in this respect at St. Andrew's, and he will certainly be an acquisition to the European Y.M.CA. at Kowloon.
Mr. A. W., Vick, Chartered Bank, Singapore, has taken over charge of the Bank from Mr. J. R. George, who is going home on leave,
The two new ferries of the "Star"
Ferry Co., Ltd., Solar Star and Night
A Chinese was fined at the Central Magistracy on Saturday and ordered" to pay 82 compensation to a woman whom he had injured in a quarrel,
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A small fire, unattended by any serious
damage, broke out in the engine-room of the steam-launch Vancouver while it was anchored off the Wo Tung coal-yard at Mongkok at 1.30 p.m.. yesterday. The outbreak was quickly got under control and the fire rapidly extinguished by the of No. 5 Police Launch which was lying prompt bringing into action of the hose in close proximity at the time of the
Afterwards the Vancouver. was towed to Yaumati by the Police
occurrence.
The bride's brothers and sisters: Two French silver coffee sets and silver season- ing set.
Numerous presents were also received couple:-Sir Shou Son and Lady Chow, from the fallowing friends of the happy
Mr. and Mr. Liang Shi Yi, Mr. and Mrs. Cheung Sum Woo, Mr. Li Cher Chi and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Yang, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cheung, Mr. H. F. Yung, Dr. and Mrs. Wan Man Kai, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Woo, Mr. and Mrs. Linng Shiu Tang, Mr. and Mrs. Un Man Chuen, Mr. and Mrs. Un Laan Suen, Miss Un, Miss Seu Wai Sheung, Dr. and Mrs. Coxion To, Miss Middleton Smith, Rev. and Mrs. Martin, Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Wang, Messrs. F. C. Lee, K. Y. Wong, L. S. Chan, Dr. Huang and many others. JEU-LAW.-
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At the Rhenish Mission, Bonham Road, on Saturday, Mr. Jen Tien Liang, son of
Mrs. Law Chun Sia. The Rev. Wong Dr. and Mrs. Jeu Hawk was married to Miss Law Yuet Sin, daughter of Mr and Di Tong officiated.
The bridegroom received, his education in America, where he underwent training
launch. Very little damage was done. 28 military oficer and also specialised pleton, Manager, Taikoo Sugar Refining Miss Law Yuet Yung, and a flower girl,
A motor-car belonging to Mr. D. Tem-in electrical engineering ***
The bride was attended by her sister, Co., Ltd., was slightly damaged yester
In a speech Mr. CHURCHILL made a Star, are very nearly completed and will month ago on the Economy Bill he left be taken into service.. upon the House of Commons the impres sion that the country is faced with the 120, Main Street, Shaukiwan, has report The master of a jose paper shop at prospect of a stabilised budget for theed to the police, that his manager bas next five years of £800,000,000, and that absconded with $1,700. any hope of small remiasions of taxation must lie in the possibility of expanded revenue rather than of contracted expen- diture. A year ago Mr. CHURCHILL' ex- pressed the view that the Cabinet Com-Gazette that the name of Hongkong la-,
It is notified in the Government day as a result of an accident at Morrisonttle Miss Wong Fung Sin, daughter of
Gap Road. A Chinese was driving the Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wong.
A banquet, which was largely attended. car from West to East, and just before mittee ought to aim at a net reduction dustrial Security Association, Ltd., has arriving at No. 8 post he noticed a by the young couple's relatives and
been struck off the Register. £180,000 TO LET FLATS with all Modern in the cost, of Supply of £10,000,000 each
Chinese carrying a long timber pole on friends was held on Saturday night at the Coveniences. st MACDONNELL ROAD year, progressively. It is now admitted, a motor-car on the Taipo Road on
the left side of road. The driver im Yee Woo Restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. Jeu A Chinese boy was knocked down by mediately sounded his horn, and made are shortly leaving for the North Apply-XAVIER BROS., LTD. 5, Dudásil
anys a Times political note, that, with Friday. He received injuries to his face, latter apparently tried to get further in $190
to pass on the right of the man. The the new expenditure to which the Govern- but was not detained in hospital.
to the left side of road to give the ment is committed, such a net reduction
Mr. H. 8. Bennett, Manager of the car plenty of space to pass in, but in cannot be achieved, though a cut of P. & G. Devanha on Saturday for Home, through the wind-screen-of car. No one Hongkong Telephone Co., left by the doing so the pole swung around and went £10,000,000 on the actual recurring ex-on leave, accompanied by Mrs. Bennett.
was injured. penditure is possible,
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A Chinese woman who was admitted The Economy Bill which the House to the Kwong Wah Hospital on Friday, debated a month ago, will, in the words she had been attacked by another woman Buffering from head injuries, alleged that of Mr. CHURCHitt, "save the taxpayer who struck her with a hammer. from an otherwise inevitable increase of The vernacular papers state that a taxation and the country from question- passenger can now obtain a pass from able financial expedients The Chancel on payment of $13.20. No time limit for the Boycott Executive to leave Canton lor was faced with the tank of finding retara is stipulated.
GOVERNMENT TENDERS.
[ST: GEORGE'S DAY.
On St. George's Day there will be... brief ceremony at the Cenotaph in the morning at 8.30.
For the concert in the evening the band of the East Surreys has been engaged and it is hoped that many of the Amateur Vocalists who so often delight Hongkong audiences, will contribute. In addition it The Government is inviting tenders for is expected that the Male Voice Choir a wireless transmitter - building in the will be present to reader pome-of the aid grounds of the Boyal Observatory English Glera which are auch favourite
Tenders are also being invited for the items in their repertoire. construction of a reinforced concrete and This is the last occasion for some time concrete rapid gravity filter beds with Regimental Band on St. George's Day so brick chemical house and six reinforced on which. Hongkong will have an English
contingent works at Bawen Boed,
let the most be made of it.