PERAK HYDRO- ELECTRIC
ECONOMIES RESULT IN
-SAVING "
AN ENGINEERING EXHIBITION
CHIAOTUNG UNIVERSITY
PROJECT
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1932.
BRITISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FORTY MILLIONS SAVING PROPOSED
FEWER SCHOOLS AND BIGGER CLASSES
London, Dec. 9.-The Perak River Hydro-Electric Power. Co.,
Under the auspices of the Minis- Ltd.,, for the year ending fuly 31, reports a revenue of £184,564, try of Railways an Engineering
The Economy Committee of re-. which is a decrease of £40,800 com and Railway Exhibition will be
held at the Chiaotung University, presentatives of Loesl · Authorities pared with the previous year.
Economies in the operation and 1931 Avenue Haig, from March 30 in England and Wales in a report management of the company have to April 9, 1833. Articles for ex-isaued last month set out methods resulted in a saving of approxihibition include rolling sock, tools, whereby savings can be affected, inately £96,000,
materials, maps, charts, statistical amounting in the aggregate to be- After bringing into account the data, photographs, models, in fact tween £35,000,000 and £40,000,000 a Bet balance of £32,500 resulting anything to do with railways and year.. Froin the earlier working of the cagineering in their multitudinous steam station, there remains a forms. balance in hand of £16,130 after
CHURCH NOTES
A similar Committee for Scot- land recommend "cuta" amounting altogether to £3,383,300.
In regard to local activities gen- erally, a call is made for a halt to
legislation.
CONTINENTAL LETTER
FRANCE TO TAKE
STOCK
BLECTRICITY AS A CANCER CURE
GERMAN DRIVE ON UNEMPLOYMENT
ADVERTISE BOLDLY
SIR E. GOODENOUGH AND A
MAGNIFICENT MEDIUM,
Sir. Francis Goodenough, joiat secretary of the National. „Cas Council, speaking at a dinner at the Dorchester. W., last month, ein- phasised the value of co-operative advertising. The gas industry, he said, had practised it with irereas ing success since 1911, and the in- come of the British Commercial Gay Association had increased year 1 by your ever since.
advertising medium.
"That is surely, the best proof COPENHAGEN, Dec. 22, The administration of the Danish," he continued, mainly through
of the satisfactory results achiev Railway has, according to "Extra the great newspapers of the coun bladet," decided to place all future orders for rails with English Farms ry, which constitute a magnificent instead of as hitherto in France. This is regarded as the first im- portant.fruit of the economic con- An estimate is made of an addi-versations which have been going tional saving of about £4,000,000 og between England and Denmark on education, without touching since the recent English exhibition salaries.
in Copenhagen which was opened by the Prince of Wales.
The purpose of the exhibition is meeting the service on the pin bring before the Chinese public lien and guaranteed debenture
the latest developments in engineer-new stocks.
ing. No charge is to be tande for admission to the Exhibition grounds, and beyond a registration fee af 820, no charge is, made for exhibition space. Adequate pre cautions are being taken against fire, but the University accepts no responsibility for any loss caused by fire or water.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hong Kony.
JANUARY 1, 1833;—
1st, SUNDAY CHRISTMAS. Holy Communion, 9 a.m. Holy Communion (Pesk Church),
62.11.
Children's Service, 10a.m. Choral Eucharist and Sermon. 11 am
Preacher-The Lord Bishop of
Victorin
R
Evensong, 6.30p.m.
Prencher The Dean.
Wook Day Services. Mattins Daily, a.ro su, Intercessions for the Bick. Wednes.
day, 10.16 am).
The facilities available for exhi- bition are 'sonie 40 neres, on which number of sheds will be erected to accommodate hulky exhibits, the newly built Exhibition Hall being sufficient, to hold articles which do hot require much space. The audi- torium and gymnasium will both be Available for platform demonstra- tions and exhibitions of moving" pictures.
Spacious Hall.
The Exhibition Hall, mentioned above, is a spacious building of 21,000 square feet, anal is stated to Holy Communion. Epiphany of Once the most up-to-date building of
Holy Communion, Thursday, 7.
1.3.
Lard, Friday, 8th Juni, 7.45 a.m. Choir Prictice. Friday, 0.30 p.m.
UNION CHURCH. Kennedy Road.
13.06 a.m
SUNDAY, JANURARY 1, 1933.
Sunday School-
J
Kennedy Road, 9.30 am. Taikoo, 2.45 p.m. Morning Service, 10,30 am. Communion of the Lord's Supper will be observed at the close of
its kind in China. It comprises numerous class-rooms, laboratories
Smaller Teaching Staffs.
One of the most obvious means of effeting economy, the report: points out, is by the closure of re- dundant small elementary schools, and the redistribution of the chil
In 1930-31 the number of pupils dren among other schools. "per teacher was:
Counties 28.0 children in aver. age attendance.
Boroughs and Urban Districts
--34.1.
County Boroughs-35.6. London-34.5
These ratios, the Committed re- commend. should be increased to the following figures:
Counties-30.
36.5.
Boroughs, Urban Districts, County Boroughs, and London- The effect of this would be to re duce teaching staffs by about 5,500 posts, to be effected in three stages
spread over three years.
The Belgian Currency..
BRUSSELS, Dec. 29. and Labour declared to-day at a The new Minister of Industry public meeting at Malines empha tically that in would his government allow an 10- flation of the Belgian currency.
no
circumstances
FRENCH FINANCES ·
PARIS, Dec. 22..
"To any who entertain doubts as to the value of co-operative marketing by advertising and pro- paganda, I would say the only thing to fear is not spending enough on it. Don't do it in a hesitating way on a petty scale. Act boldly, and you will profit bountifully
NEW ASTRONOMER-ROYAL
London, Dec. 22-It is announc- ed that Mr. H. Spencer-Jones, who has been astronomer-in-chief of the Chpe Town Observatory, has been appointed Astronomer-Royal at the Greenwich, Royal Observatory in The new Minister of Finance M succession to Sir Frank Dyson, who Cheron has appointed a commik will rotire on December 25. Sir.
K.B.E., has been sion of five experts under the chair Frank Dysm, manship of "M. Fournier, vice- Astronomer-Royal since 1910 and works on various governor of the Banque de France, has written
and rmathematical fo examine the £nancial position | natronómical of the country as well as the budget subjects. estimates. The commission is to submit its report to the Govern ment by January so that the Cabinet may base on it its financial policy.
Poland's Debt to U.S.
WARSAW, Dec. 22. According to authoritative quar that the Minister of ters the Polish Government contem- Health should be authorised until plates opening direct negotiations March 31, 1933, to approve for with the United States for a re subsidy a number of houses to livision of the debt funding agree quidate commitments into which ment. The opposition press, how Authorities may have entered with ever, vigorously criticizes this plan to take independent action on the his approval.
grounds that it tends to deepen the gulf between Poland and France which is seeking to establish a unit ed front of the debtor states.
fitted cat for all purposes, ranging From 11 mechanical engineering lubgratory. Adjoining the hall am various machine and foundry End to Housing Subsidy. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.shops, while in the college hall and
The principal recommendation DECEMBER 31, 1932.
main building are further class in regard to housing is that the Watch Night Service, 11.39 p.m. to rooms and laboratories.
aubridy under the Housing (Finan- Mr. C. T. Yeh, Executive Secrecial Provisions) Act, 1924, should Lary, requests that applications for be terminated forthwith, with the space on the Exhibition Ground beprovisa submitted to him not later than February 15, 1933, so that full de tails regarding the position and ar- rangement of the exhibit ny a worked out, some time before the opening of the exhibition. The. Arrangement of the exhibit can be made to suit the exhibitors, provid. ed the necessary permission is ob tained from the Executive Secre- tary-the administration, however, undertaking to make such arrange ments as may be required for "out- port exhibitors, who will be charged the cost.
this Service.
Evening Service. 8 p.m.
Preacher at both Services
Rov. E. G. Powell
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WESLEYAN METHODIST
CHURCH, Wanchal, (Opposite Royal Naval Hospital, Queen's Road, Kast). The following are, the forthcoming Services, at the Methodist Church SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1033-
Morning Service, 0.iba.m. Preacher,
Rev. F. E. Ford, M.. Toc H Padre on tour from India via
Australia,
Runday School. 3 pm. Evening Service, p.m., Preacher,
Rev. J. Courtney Jones, Celebration of Holy Communion.
Friday, Jan. 6th.
Choir Practice,
6 p.m.
Prayer Meeting, 7.30 p.m.
SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS”
HOME, Wanchai, 22, Hennessy Road SUNDAY (1st), 8.15 p.m.,-Christian'
Social Hour.
MONDAY (2nd)-Badminton
Meet,
Club
TUBODAY (3rd).-Fellowship Meeting. WEDNESDAY (4th)-Social. THURSDAY (5th)-Badminton Club
Meet
Rese
An industrial exhibition was hald in the University, in 1926, which Insted for ten days. Over 100 finns made use of the occasion, including many American, British, Euro penn, and Chinese companies, and it is estimated that over 51,032 visitors attended.
语言 Gratified
The Committee consider that, by removing, subsidised competition, private builders and private in vestors "will return to the provi- sion of houses for letting to the working classes."
(Four members of the Committee disscuted from the total termina- tion of subsidies.)
Roads and Bridges,
On the subject of roads and bridges, the Committee propose a reduction in expenditure on road maintenance during the next few years, amounting to £2,000,000 a year.
"
Methods and management should be overhauled. Weight of vehicles using the roads should be dimini- shed. Heavy vehicles should be prohibited on lightly constructed
their success, the exhibitors asked for another exhibition to be held in the near future-it is earnestly expected that his will far out-minor roads. compass the first one.
Bibility of granting relief to the able bodied should be taken away From local authorities.
Thoy suggest the total salaries and wages hill (excluding teachers and police) could be reduced by £5,000,000.
The Committee put forward a series of recommendations in re gard to public health, lack of co- operation of authorities, central purchasing, standardisation of sup plies, use of costing returns, street eleaning, capital costs of institu- tions like hospitals and many other phases of local administration.
They recommend that the reapon- Itzulinued, un, previous column i
Dr. W:0. Chen
Launching of the Changking, the train ferry sloomer
The names from left to right are: Bir G. B. Hunter KB. Quo Tai Chi (wife of His Excellency the Chinese Minister in Londo (Chairman of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd.) Mrs. D. LLD, Sir John H. Biles, K.CLE.
Madking-Poil
Cancer Experiments.
BEBLIN, Dec. 99. A new avenue towards an effec -tive cancer cure has been opened by two German scientists, Dr. Brasch and Dr. Lange, members, of the
Berlin Institute for Cancer Re high-frequency elec search, with a tric apparatus developing a voltage of 2,300,000, the rays of which have the intensity of 10,000 kilograms of radium.
It is stated that the two scien- tista have succeeded in scattering the atoms of six elements, including lead and in extensive experimenta on animals have established the fact that the new rays are infinitely more effective than radium or X- rays. In the course of these testa, it is declared, the scientists suc ceeded in checking the cancerous. growth which is beyond the reach of X-rays, though it is indicated that some years must pass before the experiments can be extended to human beings,
A Polish Scandal.
WARSAW, Dec. 22. A sensational smuggling offp*1 |involving a number of high cus toms officials as well as army offi- cers was discovered to-day by the Polish secret service. It appears that a secret trading organisation bas for years been doing a thriv ing business by emuggling Polish cereals across the German border bartering them for narcotic drugs, which then were distributed by re tail dealers all over Paland, The profits made by the smugglers: are said to run into millions. while
the Polish customs were defrauded | of close on 1,000,000 Zloty,” accord ing to the first estimates. More than two score persons were - ar- rested, including the commander of the military frontier: post at Leszno, the commander of the mili tary college at Ravicz, and numor- ous customs officials, physicians, and hospital attendants throughout the province of Poman. The chief. magistrate of Ravicz county has been summarily dismissed,
Huge Bum for Unemployment Bellaf,
BEELIK, Dec. 22. The Government to-day app priated 500,000,000 Mürks towards immediate
ployment relief
through public worka, in,nccord- ance with the programme submitted by Dr. Gorecke, the new Federal Commissary for Unemployment Re lief
The bulk of this sum, will be des voted to road building, repairs and recianation work preparatory.
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domestic colonisation, and authori tative quarters are hopeful that the first part of the work under this new programme will start be fore February.
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With this programme the GoveID- ment opens ita concentrated drive against unemployment which Chan- cellor von Schleicher described in his recent broadcast speech as the chief task of his Cabinet. With it. the Government enlists the systema- tie co-operation of the public bodies, The New Year review at Shang, naval units are to carry out a while the so-called prosperity pro hai of the naval units belonging to march past before Vice-Admiral M. gramme, inaugurated under the von- the Japanese Naval Landing Party Yonai, Commander-in-Chief of the Papen regime, relied chiefly upon sad those specially landed from Third Japanese Fleet. Rear-Ad- the naval vessels now in port will miral Sugisaka, Commander of the the stimulation of private initia- be held on January 4 in the Hong. Naval Landing Patty, will be off- tive..
The participating Feer, in command of the parade.
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The truth about
the Whisky situation
We believe you will be interested to see the following cutting from "The Glasgow Herald" of the 8th September which, in our opinion, explains very briefly the actual position of the Scotch Whisky Trade to-pay.
We have advertised for some time that WHITE HORSE is older and better than it has ever been in the history of the Company and this statement we again
repeat, and add to it the assurance that WHITE HORSE will remain up to
its high standard of age and quality. Good as WHITE HORSE has been in the past, it is better than ever to-day, and this improvement will continue because of the enormous stocks which we have at our disposal and which will go on maturing until such time as they are. required.
SCOTTISH DISTILLERIES
The statement that the distilleries in Scot land do not intend to open this season has aroused considerable discussion. Inquiries amongst some of the leading distillers and whisky brokers has
information elicited the following
Consumers will not be affected at all. Whisky drinkers are now getting, and will continue to get, even finer whiskies than to they did in pre-war days. Stocks accumu lated in bond are getting better and better, and many of the Highland malt whiskies going into the proprietary blends to-day are the equivalent of fine liqueurs. It is the general opinion in the trade that the Govern ment cannot continue a tax that so tyrannously stands between the public and what it wants, and which at the present time actually depletes the revenue. There public will continue to regard 1s feeling of confidence that the dis the safest and best drink in any criminati whisky as
Glasgow Her
8th Septen
Issued by JARDINE MATHESON & Co Ltd Merchants,
Hong Kong, on behalf of White Horse Distillers Lta.