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PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD.

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wards the view that, in practice, the question as to whether the 11.8,0. should or should not be a public health expert, fades into insignificance when compared

with the vital question na to whether the holder of the office of HS.D. does does not possess those qualities which are Essential to the occupant of that

унова.

If the holder of the office 11. possessed the necessary adminis- trativis qualifications; if he is endowed with a brond vision and comprehensive outlook; if he is accessible and is willing and rendy to give sympathetic cont aideration

representationa placed before him, then-whether or not he be inther blessed' with, or aflicted by, the addi. tional knowledge of an expert- he is, as I submit, the right-man in the right place.

12. Obviously the only danger of an expert becoming II.S.D. is that his outlook is unduly colour. ed by the very specially of his nowledge; that the very pro- fundity of his specialised learning might render him blind to the reality of everyday problems and practical politics; that, in short. he night he too much of a bikot to be a successful lininistrator.

15. Knowing the present D.M.S.S. as I am privileged to know him, I have no misgiving whatsoever if he were to become The advantages of the H.S.D.

his becoming H.S.D., such as simplicity, unity of control and intercase of co-ordination, are suggested in his recommenda tions,"

Complete Concurrence.

It must be borne in mind that Roth the D.M.S.5. and Bomu official representing the Sanitary Department will sit as members on the new Public Health Board as envisaged by us. The very reu sons which no doubt prompted the D.M.S.S. to suggest, in his Re- -coinmendations, that the Hon. the Colonial Secretary should preside over the meetings of his Advisory Board, Buggest to us that, in the absence of the Colonial Secretary it is equally desirable to have b non-technical man to be Chairman, in order to secure that co-ordina- tion between the Medical and Health Department is represented by the D.M.S.S., and the Sanitary Department as represented by an official of that Department, which Keeme so essential in the interests of the general public.

I hope that I have made myself. perfectly plain, and with these

few remarks I signify my complete concurrence with the Motion.

MOTION CARRIED.

The Chairman (Mr. G R. Sayer): The mover has told us and I understand it to be the case, that the motion has the unanimous sup- port of the unofficial members of the Board,

I do not propose to offer any comments on the resolution nor should 1 vote for or against it and 1 fancy my official colleagues will consider it proper to adopt the same course. What I do propose is to put this motion to the meeting and to take this opportunity of offering

COUNCIL MEETING

TO-MORROW.

IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED,

At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Attorney- General will move:-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, › WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1932.

LABOUR CONDITIONS SHING MUN SCHEME SHANGHAI

IN HONG KONG.

OVER $9,000,000 REQUIRED

S.C.A. REPORT FOR LAST YEAR,

report for 1931,

for Chinose Affairs

thu

In his Secretary

states:-

At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Colonial Secretary will move the following resolution :-~

estimated cost

(a) That this Council approves the construction of the works con That the amendment to By-

Labour conditions in the Colony nected with the Shing Mun Valley laws made by the, Sabitury Board during 1931 was quiet. Union Water Supply Scheme, 2nd Sec- under section 18 of the Public activities have been directed main- tion, Health and Buildings Ordinance,ly along routine lines and there has 1903, on the 5th day of July, 1932, heen an absence of agitation relating to Provention of mitiga Wages have maintained a level in tion of epidemic, endemic, eon-

most cases unchanged from that of tagious or infectious disease, be the previous year. approved.

The Colonial Secretary will

move:-

The demand for labour in the building trade was well maintained.

Disputes and Strikes.

80,200,000.

(b) That this Council authorizes the sum of 875,000 out of the said sum of 30,200,000 to be charged to a future loan and sanctions an ad. vanre of this sum of 75,000 during the financial year 1832 from the surplus balances of the Colony.

A further resolution to be moved In January this office helped to Colonial Secretary's motion pass settle a dispute arising out of eer-on Thursday is in the following ed on the 10th Decemebr, 1831, tain extra work required fem some terms: this Council approves of the nd-900 coolies employed on construc- ditional expenditure of $15,000tion work near Shek Li Pui. on the filters' in connection with the Shing Mun Valley Water

That with reference to the

In September the sawyers ap Supply Scheme, during the finan-plied for an increase of wages, and

protracted aler fial year 1932 which sum shall

discussions, in

That with reference to the Co- lonial Secretary's motion passed on December 10, 1931, this Counci

turo of $15,000 on the filters in con- approves of the additional expendi.

nexion with tho Shing Mun Valley

financial year 1932, which sum shali be met from a future loan and shall meanwhile be charged as an ad- vance from the surplus balances of

TELEPHONES.

FIRST MORTGAGE DEBENTURES.

The National City Bank of New York inform us that they are in receipt of the following telegram from The National City Company, Shanghai

Friday suing Thursday or $5,000,000, 25 years first mortgage 6 per cent, debentures, Shanghai Telephone Company, price. 97. Earning of 1933 and 1934 estimated at over 3 times the interest charges. Consider Issue one of the highest grades of secured loan in China and can be recommended to conservative investors and for trust requires meats,"

PASSENGERS.

Departures.

The following passengers left by the ss. Nellore:-Mr. and Mrs. W.

be met from a future loan and which this office assisted, an agree: {Water Supply Scheme, during the R. Williamson and son, Mr. L. 1

sball meanwhile be charged as advance from the surplus balances of the Colony.

Colonial Secretary will The

(a)--That this Council

ap proves the construction of the works' connected with the Shing

move:

Mun Valley Water Supply Scheme, 2nd Section, at an esti- inated cost of $9,200,000.

(b.) That this Council autho rizes the sum of $75,000 out

ment was signed in December by the majority of the masters giving a small increase. Some of the masters did not agree and the year closed with the affairs of this union still soine hat unsettled, though work has not been interrupted.

The Burbers' Union was proscrib ed in October on necnunt of ac tiritics which bore no relation to

the barber's art.

the Colony.

Total1Yield.

Alltree, Mr. P. J. Martin, Mr. On Mou, Mr. J. K. Toomey, Mr. Ah Hun, Mr. R. S. Carter, Mr. J. D. Carson, Mr. and Mrs. Tate, Miss K. Mercer, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parr and 2 children, Mrs. K. M. Faithfull, Mr. J. Moyna, Miss P. In his report for 1831, the Direc-K. Friend, Mr. and Mrs. K. Toi, Mr. R. H. Moss, Mrs. Sylvia Alma tor of Public Works states:-

The total yield of the Shing Young, Mr. Dick, Mr. J. W. Green, Mun River as measured by the Re-Miss C. E. Carson, Miss Tato, Mrs. corder and V. Gauge. the Upper Dickinson, Miss E. M. Cowan, Mrs. intake was 6,098.45 million gallons M. K. Friend, Mastor H.

the said sum of 80,200,000 to be the year, turned round the petition as compared with 5,180 million gal-Hoorne, Mr. J. Urquhart, Mr. and

changed to a future loan and #noctions an advance of this sum

year 1932 from the surplus bal- ances of the Colony,

The

move:-

wages.

Difficult Negotiations. The most difficult negotiations of of the cont coolies for un increase lens last year. Additions to the Mrs. J. E. P. Walker, Miss M. A. The details of these Shing Man supply were obtained Arenie Young, Mr. Yiu Frank Lee, of $76,000 during the financing negotiations and of the circum from the Neodis Hill stream and Mr. H. E. McGowan, Mrs. O. E. stances of the trade are too com from pumps below Pineapple Pass R. Abson, Misa E. M. Calhous, Miss plicated to be set forth in this re- The pumps worked on, eighty-six R, E. Snoyd, Miss J. Romeril, Rev. port, but it was found that with-days during the year and delivered and Mrs. J. G. Davies, Mr. Ronald Colonial Secretary will out increasing the rates paid by 43:47 million gallons equivalent to Fang Yock, Miss M. K. Alston, the majority of the merchants to 505,000 gallons per working day. Mr. Cecil Robertson, Miss Annie the chief contractors, the actual During the year 2,035.84 million | L Masen, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. coolies at the hottom of the scale gallons, were delivered from the Romeril, Capt. G. F. Maclean, Miss would still be enabled to receive Shing Mun Valley through the Tun-M., Davies, Mr. A. Bronnert,. Mr. a reasonable increase on their daily nels into the Reception Reservoir, Kam Hung Chung, Mr. Wong Sik wage, by means of readjustments but a large percentage of this Yue. in intermediate links of the chain quantity could not be stored and

The to waste.

minimum of employment.

The new arrangement came into monthly yield was in February when the quantity delivered force on January 1, 1032.

was 55.50 million gallons.

That in the opinion of this Council the time has come for the Colony to abandon the prin- ciple of the rider main system, substituting therefor the principle of compulsory meterage to all house supplies to which the alter native shall be a free supply from street fountains.

Fan

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.

After

The R.M.S. Empress of Japan left

Invaluable assistance was given The Colonial Treasurer will move by Mr. Li Yau Tsun, C.B.E., dur the completion of the 2nd section Vancouver for Hong Kong, vin Paterson Rapid Gravy Honolula, Japan ports and Shang. the first reading of:-

ing these negotintions, in which of the "A Bill to authorize the AP this ollice kept in close touch with Filtration Plant in 1932 it will be hai, on July 30, is due at Hongi propriation of a Supplementary

possible greatly to reduce the waste Kong on August 10 and is due to

Sum of one million eight hundred and eighteen thousand three hun. dred and seven dollars and seventy-eight cents to defray the charges of the year 1931." The Attorney General will move the first reading of:-

"A Bill to amend the Fore shores and Sen Bed Ordinance, 1001."

the Secretary of the Hong Kong

General Chamber of Commerce.

Throughout the year the assist- anes of the Chinese General Cham- her of Commerce was freely given to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs

referred to above.

RIDER MAINS.

in any matter in which its help and SYSTEM TO BE ABANDONED advice were sought..

whether the French Government and Chinese Government are pre- ་་ Bill to amend and consoli

A datu the law relating to Factories pared to co-operate in such enter- and Workshops and to the emprises, and if so on what terms?

3-Es Government prepared to ployment of women, young per sons and children in certain in-financially assist private enterprise in any or all of the above air lines ↑ dustries."

Progress Last Year.

"A Bill to make provision for fixing minimum wages in occit. pations where the wages paid aro unreasonably low."

HONG KONG'S AIR

SERVICES.

QUESTIONS FOR

LEGISLATIVE

my acknowledgment to the Unoff- The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton

COMPULSORY "METERAGE TO

ALL HOUSES.

leave for: Manila on the same day.

"SUTTEE" IN HATHRAS.

WOMAN OF 30 DIES ON HUSBAND'S PYRE.

of Allahabad, July 1-A caso zuttee is reported from Hathras, where a woman, aged 30, soaked her The Government has now decided clothes with kerosene oil and threw to abandon the rider min systems, herself on her husband's funeral and a motion to this effect is being pyre. She was burnt to death, introduced in the Legislative Coun- cil to-morrow.

Mr. R. H. Kotewall giving a history of the rider main The Hon.

system. put the following question:

(ii) What is the number of ne tors applied for but not yet in- stalled in (4) rider-main districts and (b) other districts; and when will they be installed.

Supply to Houses.

In his report for 1031, the Direc-will tor of Public Works states with regard to Kai Tack aerodrome:--

Approximately 494,581 cubic yards of earth filling were deposited and the contract was completed by the end of the year. Spot turfing to Secretary's reply thereto, and in area between nullahs numbers three view of the water situation having and four was made in July,

"With reference to the questions which I put in this Council, ou May 19, 1932, and the Hon, Coloni

greatly improved since that date,

Supply of Maters.

(iii) Whether there is an ade

to be installed in the rider-main districts and other districts.

The 100 feet road commencing will the Government state whether quate supply of meters in the Co at nullal number three and terit is prepared immediately to relony to meet all demands for meters COUNCIL.minating at the north east corner introduce a direct supply of water. was formed and surfaced with din. to the unmetered houses in the

(iv) How long will it take to dry macadam tarpainted and was rider main districts for, any, s

have meters installed in all the un.. cials for the trouble, care, and at-

completed by the end of the year. hours a day with if necessary, a tention that have given to this is to ask three questions, at to-

The contract for the piling of corresponding decrease in the hours metered houses in the rider-main matter. It is a matter of great im-morrow's meeting of the Legis- the foundations for the hanger of supply to metered houses and the districts due regard being given to

lative Council, on the subject of the nearest the sea wall was satisfac- portance and you are to be con Government's policy regarding air torily completed on the 4th of streel-fountains, so as to permit of the possibility of installing a meter gratulated on arriving at a unanimuil services: These are-us-fol- February, 1931, The contract for a fairer distribution among all neach-floor-of-every-tenement-

forming cement concrete founda classes of the population, and to house.. tions to Aeroplane Hanger was reduce the risk of a spread of Later in the meeting, the Hon. mous view and I am sure your views lows:-

awarded to the Vibro Piling Co., cholera-infection through contamin. Celonial Soorotary will more the 1.-Will Government inform this, on the 25th of February, 1931, ation of water-receptacles exposed will be of great assistance to the Government in deciding whether Council of Government's policy in for a sum of $8,879.50; and the in the streets, and through water following resolution:

That in the opinion of this work was satisfactorily completed being drawn from possibly...con any further re-organisation is neces-

(a) Between Hong Kong and in April. The contract for the laminated sources such as nullahs Council the time has come for thei

erection of the Aeroplane Hangar and streams." eary or desired.

was let to Messrs. Sang Lee & Co. Mr. Kotowall will also ask the Colony to abandon the principle of the rider main system, substitut (b) Between Hong Kong and on the 15th June, for a sum of following question

$67,920 and was almost completed In view of the Government's Canton, and

by the end of the year. This work tention to introduce errotining therefor the principle of com consisted in the erection of steel terage as soon as possible, will the paleory meterage to all buuse" sup

plies to which the alternative shall framed hangar, with R.P.M. roofing Government state:** and sides and brickwork annexes (i) Whether it will lay on the be free supply from street four- 2.--Has Government ascertained The hangar dimensions are 250 feet table at an early date a statement

(Continued on next calumu) by 125 feet by 40 feet high.

Continued at foot of next calumn.} "tains."

The motion was then put to the mesting and carried. All unofficial members voted in favour of the mo tion, while the official members of the Board did not vote.

reference to an air mail service-

French Indo-Ching,

(e) Between "Hong Kong and

Shanghai !

BY APPOINTMENT

From the Cool

Clean Depths

Salt may be derived from many sources. But Cerebos is obtained only from deep brine wells in the English country-side. Refined by the most modern process it is always pure and of unvarying quality. It remains dry and free-running in any cli- mateand is therefore the most economical.

Cerebos Salt

The Recognised Standard of Quality

Rezident, Agentsi John D. Hutchison & Co. Hong Kong.

Parlumeric Peigana

PARIS.

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EXCELLENT SOENT.

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