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HOUSEHOLD USE.
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NOTE CHEAP PRICES:
In lots of not less than half-ton; délivered to:-
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$23.00
$21.00
$23.00
$19.00 ·
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Please apply for prices of other descriptions of coal
for bunker, factory, and other purposes.
SZE
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WAI &
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930.
IS THE COST OF LIVING GOING UP?
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4.)
evitably occur. every year will pure than offset the loss from the fall of the dollar. If the liquid surplus balances of the Colony, es timated on January 1936 at 88,041,363 may properly be used to supplement normal revenue for the purpose of meeting votes for Pub- lic Works Extraordinary and-for- certain heavy items of non-recur- rent expenditure included under. the heading of special expenditure, we are left with the following analysis for 1930,
Estimated Total
Revenue 892,712,020 Deduct and
Sales
+,1,000,000
Estimated Recurrent Re-
venue...
Estimated Total Expenditure
Deduet Public Works Extra- ordinary. 3,9401750
HOT SUMMER DAYS
ARE COMING
BE WISE AND ORDER
NOW COOL AND COMFORTABLE SUITS.
SPECIAL LINE OF SILK
SUITINGS, SHIRTINGS AND PYJAMAS IN STOCK.
.821,712,020
827,266,513
BROWN
GENTLEMEN'S TAILOR Rutton Building. (opposite Gospol 7, Duddelt Street Ball). TELEPHONE: C. 3056.
1.
Want a Good Tiffin
in Town ? Come to the PRINCE'S CAFE
(Next to A.P.C. BUILDING) Today's Tiffin-$1.00
Prince's Fruit Cocktail
Tomato Soup
→
Grilled Fish, Parsley Sauce
Irish Stew and Dumpling
*
Snipe on Toast -
Roast Fillet of Beef a la Rossini
Beef
Chicken Salud and Mayonnaise
Milk Panch
Cheese
·
Dessert
·
Tes or Coffee
Royal
Naval Volunteer Ro serve (dis- allowed) ..... Certain heavy items of non- recurrent special ex penditure
23,433
1,915,000
-8 4,881,183-
Gross Recurrent Expen
diture
322,387,3
Paragraph 34.-It will be more convenient to include under the head "Governor" in the Annual Estimates the wages of the chauf- four for the second Government House Car (sed paragraph 35). At present the Governor himself pays a portion (8240 per annum) of tho wages of the chauffeur for his se- (cond (private) car, the remainder ($600 per annum) being paid from Fire Brigada funda. The wages. of: the motor cleaner $199 per annum. now paid by the Governor person- ally should also be transferred to public expenditure under the same head. The saving to the Governor represented by these charges, $342 per annum, will be deducted from the lump sum of 85,000 per annum. recommended for servants in paragraph 35 of the Report.
that the
These figures show an estimated deheit of 9874,412, as between esti: mated recurrent revenue and gross estimated recurrent expenditure; but I fully expect the recurrent revenue to exceed the already ap- Paragraph 3-It is considered proved recurrent expenditure in
payment from publie the light of past experience. Even funds of the cost of the central without deducting "special expen-heating plant should date from the diture" items, the recurrent re-
time when the plant arst came into venue has for the past few years operation (in 1899) and this ad- in every ease exceeded. recurrent justment has already been made expenditure, as is shown in the talie which forms enclosure No. 5 tit
Cadet Service.
this despatch. 1, therefore. The recomendations in these view the future with lesa apprehen. paragraphs are accepted, but cer sion than the printed, estimatestain proposals connected with the highs appear to warrant.
.
New Taxation.
11. On the figures for 1929, it would have been possible to meet the full cost of the salaries scheme estimated at $1,038,831 for that year and still have shown a 621- plus at the end of the year. The position for 1930 is not quite so favourable owing to the drop in exchange and I consider that it would be advisable to make pro- vision for an increased recurrent revenus of about $1,000,000. I have already under consideration a tax en petrol, which should bring in some $200,000 and the possibilities of an amusement tax and of a tax on betting are being investigated: but I cannot anticipate any large revynue from these sources. The only taxes which bring in large sums are the Assessment Tax, the Stamp Tax and the taxes on liquor and tobacco. Of these the taxes on liquor and tobacco have recently been reviewed and are probably as high as it is wise to make them at present, though they may be capable of future enhancement. The Stamp Duties I should prefer not to disturb.
Cadet Service are offered under Paragraph 163 and it is recom- mended that the total of seven First Class posts (Paragraph 42) should not be affected by the trans fer, permanently or otherwise. of certain appointments in the Ser vice to non-Cadet officers. The ap- pointment of Secretary for Chin. esc Affairs now raised to "sta", elass with a fixed salary should," however, be counted as one of the seven. The total Cadet establish men below First Class is now 21, and seven higher appointments is not, in my opinion, an unduly generous proportion.
Senior Clerical and Accounting Stati.
Paragraph 47-It is considered
the post of Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office should be restored to the premier position of the whole cadre with the salary highest Special Appointments .., allotted by the Report to the two
£820-£1050 by seven annual incre ments of £30 and one of £20. This officer is not merely Chief Clerk of the Colonial Secretariat but Chief Clerk of the Government. There remains the Assessment
The Commissioners do not appear Tax. The present general rate is.
to have appreciated this position 13 per cent, and it is expected to
and were probably further infu- yield $4,250,000 in 1930. This can enced in their allotment of salary not be called a high rate in com-
by the fact that the appointment parison with other large cities,
of the present holder, which had And I think it could be raised by
to be made hastily in unforeseen 4 per cent. without any appreci
unfortunate circumstances, able rise in rents or other undue and hardship. An increase in the Acarried a considerable increase in
his emoluments.
how- He has, Bessment rate by 4 per cent. should
ever, shown himself more than bring in about 191,300,000. From the $1,500,000 thus raised it would high standard set up by his prede fully capable of maintaining the be necessary under the present me- thod of calculation to deduct 20
cessors and his elevation to their status is therefore justifiable on per cont or $300,000 as Military
personal as it is desirable on ad- Contribution, for which the Colonyministrative ground.
will obtain no additional benefit. Your Lordship will no doubt rẻ-
Junior Clerical Staff. alize that this deduction of 20 per cent. acts as a very strong deter- Protests against the award of the rent to the raising of additional Commissioners were received from revenue and, if Your Lordship many members of this cadre in dif- could arrange that Military Conferent departments, the chief bur tribution should not be chaged on den of their complaint being the
time-scale the additional revenue, necessitat- through
awarded to ed as it is by the normal expan Chinese Masters in the Education sion of activities and by an in Department. It is however, ob- crease in the cost of living, it vious that a through scale could would go far to remove any op- not be granted to so large and position to the proposed increase various an establishment as the in Taxation.
Chinese clerical staff without plac ing a charge on the public purse out of all proportion to value re- ceived and the Government is satisfied that, when due allowance is made for the principal of valua- tion by maximum capacity enun ented in Paragraph 18 of the Re port, there is no undue stagnation in this branch of the Service.
REPORT OF THE SALARIES COMMISSION 1925."
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. scept the Commissioners suggest
HOUSES TO LET.
IX Roomed European style HOUSE (the Upper Ficuss Electric Lights, Gus, Flush System, nse of Garage and Tecnis Cort Rent 8200-Apply Da.
1640 HEANLEY, Mount Daris,
To
NO LET. LUGU, N VILLA, Prince Edward Bond Kowloon. A Seven roomed European Hoone with Tennis Lawn, Gamage outhonses, and well laid cut and fally pl-aud flower and eget abla garden, &c. covering over 30,000 square feet of land. Possession ia Jus next. Apply to J. M. WONG, 38, Connaught Road.
[9349
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PEAL
TO Storied, Fire Rooms,. Servants Quarter All Modern. Cou. veniences Moderate Beat, Apply DEACONS, Prine Building. (63) ·
3RD
SHOPS TO LET.
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TOT-SHOP, in NATHAN ROAD,
KOWLOON. Excellent Business
Locality. Apply:-BUMPHREYS STATE & FINANCE Co., LTD., ALEXANDRA Britisca,
*9245
LET, on Lease. SHOP in the Most Central Position of Hong Kong, Facing on Two Main Roads Early Occupation could be arranged. Rent: Beronabis-Apply Box No. 9040, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press,
DOMESTIC.
[9242
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M OFFICE ROOMS, 2ND and mend his house boy, who hat
FLOORS,
Feen in his employ for over 20 years, "BT. GEORGE'R." BUILDING Apply to Mrusza with confidence of faithful service. LOWE, BINGHAM & MAT Daring long service he proved himself
absolutely honest, trustworthy and THEWS. CHARTERED BANK' BULLD
a
Chili
GODOWN TO LET.
GODOWN at WHITFIELD ROAD, About 2,500 Square Feet Next to KWONG SANG HONG GLASS FACTORY. BANG Picaso apply KWONG
[9001 HONG, LED.
اور
NO LET-GODOWN at DUNDAS TSTREER
Mongkok-Water Frontage and use of pier. Area 90 ft. 24ft-Apply Box 0301, e/o Hong Kong Daily Fruis.
(9351
WANTED.
OWNER VOL1 Lightweight MOTORCYCLE, 1927, Model, in- Good condition, Electric Light, Speedo meter, Pillion and Now Tyres, would like to exobruge present monnt with a good Two stroke, Excelsior preferred. Cash adjustments can be arranged-it- necessary. Apply Box 8295, c/o Hong
*****(8295 Kong Daily Press.
WANTED-Touring
Shed at OF
min Ariance mated server and supervisor The Granny one-write or Carlo
necesary, cook and IS "properzifon
PREMISES. WANTED. delicacies. Would suit a quiet bachelor mese. Addres-Chin Mow Cheong, the near Motor Floor, YAUMATI. or until April full D TEMPLETON, Menara. Davie, Boag Road preferred. Please send particulars-and-Price to Box No. 129, & Co. Ltd., 4, Quson's Buildings.
[639 clo Kong Hong Daily Press. [9329
WANTED to Purchase. Detached Min. Ly Club, 81, Carlo Street,
VICTOR
Bome
In order to maintain this relative position the post should carry k revised salary of £1,800 per annum. The present holder Mr. Hallifax, should retain his Personal Allow- ance of £300 per annuIT.
Harbour Department.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND
OBSERVATIONS.
New Year Bonus, The Government prepared to Secretariat for. Chinese Affairs, -
Paragraph 58.-As mentioned tion for the institution of a sys- tem of New Year bonuses to Chin. above under Cadet Service, the
post ese employees in the lowest cate
of Secretary for Chinese Affairs is now a staff appointment gories which may most convenient- ly be described by the term "Lab with the maximum (£1,300) of the our." It is realized that such a First Class scale as salary (fixed). step may have very far-reaching effects in the cost of such services to other employers, including the Military, and Naval Authorities of the Colony. But some large for eiga" employers already have such a system in working it is usual ir domestic service and in form or other among Chinese em- The Harbour Master has made ployers. At the same time it is.
very strong representations asto not considered practicable to fix the inadequacy of the salaries arbitrarily a limit for wage above awarded to certain sections of his which no bonus shall be receivable European staff,
especi-- ad it is therefore proposed that ally the Marine Surveyors, Chief a careful survey shall be made of Boarding Officer, Chief Junk In all Chinese Labour" in the em-
spector and Boarding Officers AB ployment of the Government, cate however, all the considerations urg- gory by category, and a decisioned by and on behalf of all these taken on the merits of each. It
officers were before the Commis- should be observed that owing to sioners the Government finds itself the action of the Chinege Govern- unable to recommend any depar ment, the use of the lunar calendar'
ture from the Report. among Chinese may perhaps dis
A petition from the Marine Sür appear and that in such an event the bonus will become payable veyor against this decision is an in December instead of Janu- nexed. It should be explained that afy or February For the first General Order No. 19 referred to year therefore in which the change in this petition was issued with a takes effect, it may be accesary to view to preventing public funds
more
from being saddled with pensions Phidget for pers
Paragraph 14 TY VIEW by the monately hi culars.
increases in salary accorded to the on the part of the employee, and Private Secretary and Aide-de- departure therefrom Jock not necae WANINE CAMERA 16 mm, foll Camp, it is considered that the earily imply any exceptional value Conveyance Allowance of $360 per in the okoer in-whose favour it annum each now drawn by these is made. offers should_be_abolished.
"ANTED to
particulars as to condition and Price to Box No. 641, c/o Hong Kong Daily Press,
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A
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PICTURE
A woman with a past-a woman "giving her life to an act of the greatest self-sacrifice now before the bar of justice with no one to speak for her!
AT THE
The
Trial of MARY DUGAN
QUEEN'S
NORMA SHEARER
icith
LEWIS
STONE
H. B. WARNER
RAYMOND
HACKETT
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At. 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20
Vilma Banky
AT THE
Awakening
STAR
OF LOVE
with
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TO-DAY at 5.30 & 9.20. TO-MORROW at 2.30, 6.30 & 9.20.
DIRECTED BY THE MAN WHO MADE
THE BIG PARADE"
-
THE
CROWD
With
ELEANOR BOARDMAN, JAMES MURRAYA
AT THE
WORLD
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 5.15 & 8.20.
At 2.80 7.15-Chinese Picture, "THE EYEING WOMAN."
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"just another day wasted away"
andly sang the clever efnema customer as he rushed madly from one of the leading cinema païsees. " should know by now that good motion pictures are customarily found only at the
Majestic Theatre
where
adolphe menjou
ls appearing
· in a fascinuS-
inglerestory set to music, Za symphony In huma
emotions in
serenade
Bongoflovers put in pictures to the soothing strains of marital felicity, with just a hint of the discord-of
jealousy and sus
picion that makes thestoryworth The telling."
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
At 2.30, 5.30, 7.20 & 9,20
AT THE
p.m.
MAJESTIC
Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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