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At yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council. the Colonial Secretary, the Hou, Mr. D. W. Tratman, moved the årst reading of a Bill to authorise the appropria- tion of a supplementary sum of 802,104.70 to defray the charges of the year, 1929.
This is the smallest supplementary appropriation figure for many year, said the Colonial Secretary. It is smaller even than that for 1927; which was itself a record for recent
times, and it reflects an increasing closeness of financial control and care in cutting the administrative coat according to the legislature's allowance of cloth.
Below the Budget.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1929.
H.K. VOLUNTEER
CORPS.
· COMMANDANT'S ORDERS.
[ORDERS BY LT.-COL. L. Q. BIRD, D.5.0., O.E., COMMANDANT.]
No. 25/29, 1.-Firing.
Owing to all rifles having to be retained at Headquarters for the annual inspection, it is regretted that the Peak Range cannot be allotted for firing during the month of July, 1929..
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2-Sports Meeting, "
A meeting of the Sports Com- mittee will assemble at Corps Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 1829..
All ranks interested and willing to assist in organising the annual sports meeting and swimming meet- ing are invited to attend.
An O.C. Units will please detail unit representative to attend." 3.-Kirkpatrick Cup.
"THE WALTZ DREAM."
GERMAN PRODUCTION AT THE QUEEN'S.
SOME CONTRASTS WITH HOLLYWOOD,
(BY OUR FILM CRITIC]
The Waltz Dream," a film veri sion of the musical comedy built up round Johnan Struus's waltzes, is German U.F.A. production, and interesting on that account
since we see, so few of any but American Elms here.
You are struck at once by points|| of difference between German aad' American films. The acting is lat less artificial, and the lighting far more so thaa ja an Americaa film.
Cardboard romance as "The Waltz
In fact, the total expenditure for Corpa Headquarters at 6 p.m. on Dream" is, the players
the year is only $27,230,242 03 against the authorised budget of $32,183,0-15.
Lapsing salaries are among the causes of savings on a number of beads and while some of these are attributable to calculated economy, others are due to the difficulty of attracting an adequate supply of recruits to certain branches of this Government's service, notably the Medical and Education Depart. ments which have been, and are still, understaffed in respect of home recruited officers.
The Finance Committee's Report gives the principal beads showing excess expenditure. Of these the first item that for the Railway-is more than counterbalanced by an excess of revenue resulting from the
ed to attend.
4.Sergeant Moss Meeting.
A meeting of the Sergeants' Mess will be held at 6 pm on Thursday June 7, 1920. Will all members please make an effort to attend.
Bre
A conference will be held at
Friday, June 21, to which all par taking in the competition, are invit-seriously intent on their parts whether it be to laugh or to cry. Here are real human beings livios an artificial life in an artificial world, but none the less flesh and blood. An American film is more: perfectly rounded off, but the play- All rifles will be returned to Corpsers, though they may wring your Headquarters immediately for an-heart or make you hold your sides nual inspection.
with laughter, are shadows, deni- zens of a world as far removed from reality as King Arthur's fabled court.
5.-Arms,
8.-Corps Band,
The Band will parade for Band Practice in multi at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 95, 1999.
8.-Mounted Infantry Company. Thursday, June 9, 1929. Parade
That is a broad generalisation, to contradict which any one could provide any number of examples,
resumption of regular through traffic at Causeway Bay Stables at 6.30 but it is the generalisation which!
with Canton.
This traffic has only been made practicable by the use of the engines of the British Section and its main- tenance refects great credit on the staff of the department especially those responsible for making and keeping the engines fit for a type of duty for which they were never designed.
A Gratifying Item. The second item of excess is also, in a sense, a matter for congratu- lation because increased military contribution indicates increased re- venue. Revenue, in fact, was nearly 85,000,000 more than the estimate for the year and even when allow- Ance has been made "for recredits arising from the new policy of deve- lopment by loan, there is still a handsome surplus nearly $3,000,000 of which the most gratifying item is the figure for land sales which realised nearly a million and a half above the estimate.
There is no better index of the Colony's progress and prosperity than the demand for land within its borders. The speaker was happy to be able to say that, despite the in- vasions of the smuggler into the apium "monopoly, revenue continues to be well above the average of the budget for the year, and if there are naxious and expensive days thead, he had no doubt that the Government will face them 19 courageously and survive them as triumphantly as other and varied tribulations of the past.
The Bill, which passed the first reading, Was seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, the Hua Mr: M. J. Breen.
4.
DETAILS OF THE SUM.
H.E. the Governor......... 8 6,241.13 Junior Clerical Service... 9,694.93 Colonial Secretary's Office
and Legislature
9,038.19
Audit Department
2,069.12 Attorney General
1,466.50 Crown Solicitor
11.289.LT 2,139.00 Land Registry Kowloon-Canton Railway 27,145.71 Miscellaneous Services... 217,020.22 Charitable Services
5,050.93
The sum under the heading of His Excellency the Governor is account- ed for by bonus to the Private Secretary and acting pay of the Officer Administering the Governor totalling 87,436, Less 9743.11 in savings,
An interesting item is a su of 10,000 being legal trial of Car- valho Yeo.
Increases over the estimated sumis include the following:-
810,011.60 for the provision of steel filing cabinets at the Colonial Secretariat.
81,540.33 for" Police Force, additional mosquito "acts.
839,174.61 for passages for more recruits for the Police Force and a greater number of destitutes.
81,071.67 being cost of Mr. T. H. King's course of instruction at New Scotland Yard and Bergt. T. McMahon's treatment in hospital in England.
817,960, rent of new Police Train ing School.
$1,612.80, for three 3-pounder guns and ammunition for police cruising launches.
p.m for Packsaddle drill.
8.Machine Gun Company, Recruits Parade will be held on Tuesday, June 25, at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters. Dress: Multi, belt and sidearms,
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seems inevitable.
seeing this neither of the two heroines are to German production. To begin with British or American eyes really pretty and both of them are ill dressed. Their technique of allure- 3.C.O.'s Class. Instructor's Classment is quite differect to that of will be held on Friday, June 28, at the fair stars of Hollywood, and 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters Dress: approaches far more nearly to yours, Mufti
dear reader, or to that of any lady of your acquaintance. The Holly wood sirens, vamps, tomboys, and sweet sufferers, would be eo intoler able in real life that they would, a la "point of fact most of the ladies of Hollywood do, wear out a husband or fiancé in the course of a few months!
9.-Scottish Company. Pipe Band. Wednesday, June 26. The Pipes and Drums will parade at Corps Headquarters at 6 p.m. for practice.
10.-Portuguese Company,
N.C.O.'s Class. All N.C.O.'s are reminded that the next class will be held at Headquarters on Friday, June 21, at 30 p.m. followed by a short meeting.
Rifles and Bayonet. There are still a number of rifles and bayonets that have not as yet been returned to Corps Store. These must be return- ed to Store immediately without further warning, Platoon Sergeants will render to 0.C. Company by Monday, June 24, reports that this has been done.
11.-Long Service "Medal.
H.E. the Goverior has awarded
the Colonial Auxiliary Force Long Service Medal to Lieut.-Colonel L. G. Bird, D.S.O., O.B.E., the Com- mandant, H.K.V.D.C., on June 11,
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12.-Struck Off the Strength. Having left the Colony :- No. 658 Pts. A. T .Stubbs, Car Section, as from April 12, 1929.
No. 1074 Pte. A. T. Hunter, MI. Company, as from May 25, 1929, "
No. 125 Pte. C. T. Quin, No. 2 Platoon, as from June 18, 1929.
R. A. WOLE MURRAY, Major,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.O. Hong Kong, June 21, 1929.
NOTICES. 1.-Machine Gun Company Rifle Clab.
The Machine Gun Company Rifle Club will hold their next meeting at the Peak Range at 9.30 a.m. Sunday, June 23, to compete for Company Commander's Cup.
2.-Portuguese Company-
on
Billiards, All those interested in billiards, please communicate with the O.C. Company immediately.
The men actors approach more early to the American standard, the Count and the M.C, both act splendidly, giving the rounded, polished performance that you ex peet on the stage, but seldom find on the screen, Emil Jannings--a German-is one of the few Holly. wood actors who has this quality. The settings are most of them, good, and you probably won't think them in any way unusual, until you come to moments of hopelessly artificial lighting and photography. The special music added "very considerably to the good effect of
the picture
which you would be well advised Altogether an interesting film,
to see.
JURORS' LISTS.
NEW ORDINANCE PROPOSED.
LONGER WARNING TO BE GIVEN.
Residents in the Colony who have, in the past, found cause for griev ance in the existing Jury Ordinance visions contained in a may find some comfort in the pro
proposed Ordinance, which passed the first: reading at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council to amend the Ordinance of 1987. Bill was read on a motion pro posed by the Attorney-General and seconded by the Colonial Secre- Lary,
The new
Sir Joseph Kemp explained that SOOCHOW" CREEK TO BE the principal object of the Bill is
DREDGED.
to amend and improve the proce- dure for fixing the two annual jury liste. At present, the authorities A report has been published by were tied to one day only, March the Kuo in News Agency, that, in each year.
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