Increased Public Expenditure
At Shameen
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facilities are in much the same con- / Corporations, who had no personal dition as they were in 1924, and certainly as they were in 1995. In- provements there certainly have been on the island, but they have been mostly by private enterprise rosulting in revenue to the late- payers: resulting alio to a certain extent in increased expenditure by reason of Secretarihi and Police.. expenses.
But I cannot see why General Expenses should increase concur- rently with our increased revenue, and on this point I beg leave to question several of the items in the Budget. Before proceeding, how ever, I would like to thank the Council for the information they have given me. I had a serica of questions to pat forward, and they have given, mo the information and told me I was at liberty to use it.
nial of monetary interest. It was very different when the majo- rity of the Council were composed of actual property owners. Then, economy was rigorously practised, as extravagance immediately pouch- ed these people's own pockets, I is so very easy to spend other people's money without thought or consideration, but this should not be, and capecially in these years of great depression and hard times. Economy should be the foreword and not extravagance, such as is no vividly exemplified by the expendi ture on the Hospital, School, etc. With these remarks, Sir, I second these amendments.
an absolute necessity to move to
more suitable premises. As for it being a private hospital, as Mr. Hogg has stated, that is completely
untrue,"
The Council's Action Criticised.
Chairman of the Council's remarks Mr. Farmer: In view of the I would like to any first of all as regards the Hospital that from my point of view, the Owner of the Hotel, the Council never had
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1933
MOTOR FATALITY | PROGRESS IN KANCHOW
IN JUBILEE ROAD
Chinese School Mistress
Killed...
CURIOUS STORY AT CORONER'S INQUEST
the death of a young Chines
The giremumstances surrounding
school mistress, who was fatally in jured in a motor car crash between Jubiles Road and Felix Villas on the afternoon of March 11, were inquired into at Central Magis tracy yesterday. Mr. W. Schofield sat as Coroner, and was assisted by a jury comprised of Messrs. C. Ching and Wong King Pun. F. Andrews (foreman), Tsoi Wai
It will be recalled that follow.
A POWER STATION THE BIG NEED
BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR MACHINERY FIRMS
(From Our Own Correspondent)
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Use Your Opportunity f 80 machinery makers, motor car," and motor cycle makers get, you representatives here as possible, get in on this thing at unos make hay while the aun shines, which it another way of saying make friends with those who are in charge of the district, and your trade will be secure. Otherwise you have not an iota of a chance.
Kanchow (Kinngsi), Mar. 20. Orders have been given for the tearing down of certain areas to make broad strecta, many have noen hit hard, and so far there is no redress, it is an axiom that all advance means suffering to some, so in the matter of getting a more up-to-date eity there must of neces alty be many whose property will ing this accident, the alleged driver be taken down without any com
It does seem a great of the car, Kwok Hung Ki, descri- pensation, bed as a broker of Macno, is now pity that there could not be some on remand in Victoria Gaol on way by which those who thus lose
Military Are Reating the Reds. charges of theft by bailes of a car heavily could be paid at least i (alleged to be the one concerned in acminal price for what, has to be are in full bloom, there is a good The Spring is now here and trees the accident), from Nz Chuk Wah, destroyed. This is especially the hope of a full fruit, harvest, work building contractor, and of ob-case where the whole house is is going ahead in the country taining 81,000 by means of an al doomed to make new streets, as all thanks to the attention of the leged forged cheque at the Ameri others will benefit by the improve-Military, who are untiring in their can Express Company.
ment, there ought to be some way attacks on all who dare approach be hard on anyone, and would are still trusting that the reports of of making a levy which would not anywhere within this district, we allow those who lose much to have the ever constant attacking of the at least some little to help in their Reds time of need.
Ab yesterday's inquest, Mr. Hin Shing Lo appeared for Kwok Hung Ri, the alleged driver of the or, and Mr. R. A. Wadeson represent ed the owner.
Before evidence was taken, the that probably a very serious ac Coroner pointed out, to the jury curation would be preferred against the jury had to find out from the the driver, and in view of this evidence what weight could be at tached to this accusation.
Eye-witness' Story.
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I was in Chicago sorte years ago immense Avenue and tearing when the authorities were making down streets of houses, but all may not be the full market value these were bought and paid for, it į. but sufficient to compensate for
part of the less.
What a Power Station Would Maan.
We are also promised & powes
from all other sides will prove to be true, in which caso a few months should see them nearly finished.
Proper River Patrol Promised. look South from here. There was As all the promised good things an offset a few days ago in a paza graph in the local news sheet, which. told us that the Provincial Govern. ment was going to plays three little gunboats on the upper reaches of this river so that the trade between Kanchow and Nanchang could be revived, we sincerely, trust this is has practically been no trade on Docasionally a fow
Sin Fin Sun, a houseboy in the 198, Sassoon Road, said that at the employ of Dr. To Kwok Sun of time of the accident he was walk-station here, which will mean electiue se fer the past few years there ing along Jubilee Road towards Mount Davis Road. When near bend, a car passed him and after passing him about five or six feet
Chairman: Dafore I put these two amendments to the Meeting. I think perhaps the Chairman of the Council would like to make a few The Naval Canteen.
remarks in reply thereto.
Mr. Hill: This amendment redue- fncluded in the P.W.D. estimat- ed" increase there is
ing the Budget by about $5,800. BUSI of
affects both the School and the $2,000 for extraordinary redecora. Nursing Home. tions of Municipal buildings. This already promised to pay the school The Council has money was voted by us last year. 850 a month until October, so but instead of using it for that pur- that cannot be altered. Neither pose they have spent it on repairs to the Royal Naval Canteen. Apart Shameen; Nursing Home.
anna reduction be made on the As the from the ethics of spending money cm items for which it was not money, it will have to be included Council have already spent the voted, I have a very clear impres in this Budget. Speaking of the sion that during my term of servico Hospital. I am quite satisfied, as un the Council a new lease was I said in my speech, that it was concluded with the Royal Naval Authorities whereby they became rosponsible for the repairs to that building. I presume their lease has since been changed. Lastly, Gentle inen, we have the Shumoën School Grant-$3,000. The school is it re- ceipt of aid to the extent of $330 a month for the sake of some 17 children, a matter of over $20 per month per child. Now a school is certainly an asset to the community but to be called upon to pay so much for what really amounts to a kindergarten appears to me to be They had all the rooms it was posit plunged down
hope of getting extra rooms. rather unfair,
Mr. Farmer, in conclusion, pro-sible for me to give them. From posed as an amendment that Re that point of view possibly they did require to nove. As far as re pairs to the Royal Naval Canteen e concorned, the same thing ap plies. That was one of the quea- tions I pat-or at least a reply I received from the Council-the fact that money had been spent on the
the accident Naval Canteen And they could currod witness rushed to the side very well have införmed me further
of the road and saw two girls. that these were for structural relying on the hillside, evidently pairs or repairs due to damige badly hurt und bleeding. He them caused by white ants. In any caso
ran to a house nearby to get as I feel that as far as the Nursing sistance but got no response, Im Home is concerned, the move conld mediately afterwards, Mr. Alfred have been made without it costing Morris passed by in his car and quite so much, and in view of the witness stopped him and told him fact that it did cost so much, that what had happened. Together been informed. During my period at least Ratepayers should have they went to the scene, and as soon of residence on this Concession, I younger girl saying "He must have as he reached it, witness heard the have served four terms on the Cours deliberately injured cil and I feel safe in asserting that older girl then asked who" and no item of extraordinary expendi the younger replied "Ah Ki." Mr. ture was made by previous Coun cils, or at any rate, those Councils on which I served, without refer ence to the Ratepayers. In fact I distinctly remember one occasion when matters had to be left to the end of the year because we could
solution should read:-
"The House Tax (including Resolution No. 1) shall be at the rate of 7.63 per cent. on the total assorted mantals in accordance with the Assessment List already circulated: payable before March 31, 1930." and that Resolution 3 shall read
The Land Tax shall be at the cate of 9487 per cent, on H.B.M. Government's valuation of 1921/2 for each lot: payable before 31st March, 1933."
Plea for Economy. Mr. Hogg in supporting, Mr. Farmer, said:-La connection wil the Hospital. Chairman of the Council's remarks have not been very convincing. The fact remains that the additional expenditure in removing that hospital has meant
a total of $0,350.
I am yet to be convinced whether the move was necessary. In any case I suggest that the Ratepayers 38 a pure matter of courtesy, should have been consulted. After
making a series of detailed criti-
is quite possible that a thorough
investigation would entible Council to pare something off their the
.cstimates of $5,640.
the hillside
trie light and also power to be used for machinery, this should be en this river, able of great development, machinery is needed badly for
a
There were neither cars nor pedes polishing, an important industry, many uses, Rice hulling and trians in front at the time, and will be very much helped by the the car was going at an ordinary use of modern machinery by elee- speed. He could not see many persons were in the car norulso be developed, as it is time a how tricity, while wood swing might did he notice the driver. Whan the car toppled over it had taken about one third of the bead. As
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Morris and he then carried them
to the car. The girls were lying about three feet away from each other, while the man, who was un- conscious, was found further down about ten feet away, The car was still further down and had appar
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out for a thrill would start when boats with young men who were
the gauntlet, some of them got the water was high and try to run through, and come of them fell into the "Reds' "net. It seems a faroë miles of river could not be guard. to say that about one hundred way of making boards than by two down. The other parts of the river big city like this had some othered, or the boats escorted, up and men with a hand saw making a few are perfectly safe. Just thinki feet of boards in a day.
about three hundred from hore rice is not one-third of the price, and yet it cannot be brought that distance truly there is something rotten in the state of Denmark when much circumstances are per- mitted and the people starving
The crux of the hole thing lies in whether they will give us a real power station or not, we have had one for some time but it was not of any use, and power was only to be had at night,
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE
GOOD ATTENDANCE AT FINAL CONCERT.
SIR JOHN AND LADY BRENAN
LEAVING SHANGHAI ON WELL-EARNED LEAVE
Sir John and Lady Brenan are The final concert of the season was held yesterday at the Helena leaving Shanghai on nine months day Institute, and attracted
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A trio with Mrs. Balean (violin) accidenta unavoidable because Balean (piano) opened the pro Mr. Lo: Do you agree that this Mrs. Amold (cello) and Miss the driver tried to avoid knocking gramme with a delightful roodering you down.
of the andante movement of men delsohn op. 49.
Mr. Schofield: That is asking
the jury is naked to express him to express the opinion which Free songs followed all of which snited the rich coloratura soprano of Miss Elsa Alves. Miss Gomes was at the piano.
Mr. Lo: In that case I better leave it alone. I was instructed that there was a man in front of
well-deserved leave. Sir John Bre
cisms, Mr. Hogg said: I feel that it not get a Ratepayers meeting. Iently been stopped by a tree. largo audience..
can only say that I feel it would In reply to Mr. Lo, witness soid have been a matter of courtesy for that he made. A statement about instrumental music was well rto fill the most difficult post in the The programme, of vocal and I nan came here just three years ago
they were going to involve us in the present Council, secing that the accident to the police about ranged and it was a real pleasure consular Service. He has had no four or five days after. He was to have so many of the favourite light task, as a cursory glance over this outlay of something over quite sure there was no pedestrian amateur artistes of the Colony, ou Why Pounce on Landlords? $10,000, to have tried to get a Rate- in front of the car when the acci- the platforns during a single con- the events of those years will prove. Sir, I would like to say this, if yers Meeting together. I submit dent happened. He was wearing cert
that the Council have grossly ex-
Coming with a sound reputation a white coat at the time. there is to be this heavy extra exceeded their authority. I do not penditure and in this I include proposed to argue the legal point
the youngest Consul General over for good work in Canton and else where and the distinction of being expenditure on the School, why of view. For this I should require pounce on landowners by raising a lawyer's mind. But I maintain
appointed to Shanghai, Mr. Bre- the house and land taxes, which that the spirit of those Articles has
an, as he was then, attempted no proposed increases amount to about been violated. With these few re- 10 per cent. no small increase. To marks I beg to withdraw my amend
"pectacular debut in a place to meet this expenditure, why not ment, Mr. Chairman:
which he was no stranger. His mind and acute perception gra dalm judgment, evenly balanced draw upon the General Reserve Fund which, as was explained at to put the Resolution before the The Chairman: Refore I proceed
A chopin mann solo by Miss when in the early part of 1939 a dually asserted themselves. Bo, last year's meeting by the Chairman Meeting, the amendments having the car and as the witness said Balean which got very hearty spécial strain was thrown upon of the Council, was created against been withdrawn, I think it is only "contingencies." Surely both the fair to the Council for me to say,
that he was the only one on the plause came before the next vocal Shanghai and him personally, his Nursing House and the School come especially in regard to the School,
road it might probably be him. series. Mrs. Portallion always put quiet confidence was accepted By under this category. Or why not that I was a strong supporter of
Her songs across well and yester-the community of which he is the Medical Evidence. use the largo credit bainnee with the School. In fact I think the
day's concert proved once more leader almost as a matter of cour the Bank instead of placing it to original idea almost came from me ty.Dr. H. H. Thomas who said that Mrs. Griggs was the sccompanist.
Medical evidence was then given what a delight it is to listen to her. further augment this General Re: We have the only school on Sha
- Next came a charmingly rendered sërve And in view of these in meen-the only school to which the
st.1.20 p.m. on March 11 thres creased expenditure, why have the European and American children brought to the Government Civil a third group of angs given by persons, two girls and a man were violin solo by Mrs. Balean and then Council been in such a desperate can go, and that is the French Hospital by Mr. Morris, They Mrs. Womack, with Mrs. Mathieson hurry to pay off the overdraft why Canadian School. The French should present Estepayers be made Municipal Council are giving them Young Wai Yuk, 80 and Kwok K Womack's singing recently and it wers Young Wai Lin, 23 (deceased), at the piano. We have missed Mrs. to pay off everything? I suggeht, $100 month, and with our support 20
was a real pleasure to see her name in order to relieve the House and they were enabled to move out of The deceased was suffering from on the prografome, no less pleasure Land Taxes, adopting a stamp duty that building opposite, which every of say 5 or 10 cents per cheque, body knew was a very poor bullaumerous injuries and died at 6.10 of course to hear her ring. The fall upon a lady in her position'] on cheques drawn on, the Shameen ing for a school, and to unke better.m. the same day. She was, how charming little "Aid de Lia" banks, and which would bring in premises. I do not regard the fact and was able to answer questions
ever, conscious almost to the end Debussy went partimilarly well. @very considerable mount and tint there were only 18 children to- would touch everybody's pocket day as very important since much death were shock and haemorrhag
put by witness. The causes of. whereas as things are now, there depends on the number of residents are many people living on Shameen who do not pay an iota toward the expenses of upkeep of the Con cession but get all that there is to he got in the way of benefits, which
are propionat evasily comparison. Lou the hugo, expenditüret incurred, in running this small Concession. It certainly, seems to me grossly unfair that landowners should always be called upon to pay for these ever lasting increased
is really wanted on this Concession is a period of Econdmy déer in taxation, whichte hast adly locking for a number, of rim farħel ong, safely aty that the majority of the Cannell
olmembarkSTOSS Kong firms and
With regard to the other girl,
on Shameen who hayo children. At Young Wai Yuk, she had received some time we might have as many several superficial injuries, but was 40 children. I think it would also able to leave hospital three
a great pity if we neglected all days later.
pport for education lwich bore
"conuntion, of "Lie man, kuwòg
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Miss Heer, which was unconscions. He did fore, run
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