THE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1934.
HON. THE COLONIAL
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leas than on our inhabitants. For this reason, many there must be in the Colony who will share the gratification with which the news paper report was received the other day that the Government has placed a substantial contract for materials for an essential public work with a firm that recently. Introduced an entirely new industry into the Colony. I plead for the realisation of the fact that, with every order placed by the Govern ment locally the Colony stands to beneat greatly, and if this latest move can be regarded as an in- auguration of a new policy, hope is revived that better days are in store for Hong Kong, Private en- terprise has been responsible for the construction of extensive ship- building and repairing yards, the
erection of a large cement factory, & well-appointed and up-to-date brewery, an electrically-operated brick
factors. modern pipe factory, and factories for the manufacture of rope, rubber goods
cork and felt hats, torchlights and clocks, enamelled ware, paints, cheap cotton knitted goods, tollet requisites like perfumery and cosmetics, allk-weaying and others.
too numerous to mention in detail. It behoves the Colonists to make every effort to support the enter prising promoters who, in embark-
ing upon their undertakings, have contributed millions of dollars to
enrich the Colony and to provide the means of livelihood for the hundreds of thousands of people who flock from the neighbouring Provinces to enjoy the fruits of their labour, in safety from mole station and tranquility undisturb- ed by extraneous influences.
A Different Key
ed up by air. We cannot possibly contemplate Hong Kong being left out know that there are a great many quouites, but surely they cannot be insuperable. It may de argued, of course, that there is no vices, but I feel quite sure that a great demand for commercial ser- demand would spring up rapidly if the faciles were provided: It is quite possible that the amount of Air Mail sent from Hong Kong is not very large, but It suffers from sat by steamer to Singapore or the disadvantage of having to be dagon where there is either a de- lay of two or three days or the possibility of missing the connec- tion, thus detracting from its ad- vantages. I feel quite sure there would be a great increase in the Air Mail sent from Hong Kong we could see an air liner leaving. say, once a week from the aero- drome at Kal Tak oh which, in-
cldetanlly, the Colony has spent a great deal of money and people knew that, barring accidents, their letters would be delivered in Lon- don within 8 days. It is quite true that the service would not pay a Arst and therefore, no private company could undertake to pro- vide a service without a substan- tal subsidy from the Government, In time, however, I am quite sure hat the service would pay its way. The general public would very soon become airminded when the trémendous saving in time both as gards passengers and mall was appreciated. I believe that the Government have done their best under difficult circumstances, but provision for a possible subsidy I trust that the absence of the does not mean that they are in any way relaxing their efforts..
The Police Force
SECRETARY REPLIES TO THE UNOFFICIALS
Hon.
ments the mantle of the member for Kowloon has fallen upon me.
Kowloon
$1100 Spiltary $21,100, Burbour -$5,940 and Import & Export SOLD IN SEYFER Instances these Items show a quel reduction is dicating that & Hive pencu bay beer y work, but I would suggest especially during the present time the possibility of its further use of declining Revenue. We all knew the old saw "A penny Red 12 a nenny earned "
cost of ising Committee were ceht when they opined more Mar. kers would tend to bring down cost of the Colony's food supply, I am glad to hear from the Honourable Colonial secretary that this point,
I think it will be pertinent to
necessary will be amended. guise whether government ex- ese supervision
over charges made by Stall-bolders in Have Not Lost Faith
the various Markets, and if not, I for one, have not lost faith in way it not be well to do so, when the ultimate recovery of the Co-many and especially the poorer classes have little to spend even on the necessaries of His?
That very useful body of citizens, the Kowloon Residents Associa Government the necessity of bet tion, have been pressing on the ter Lighting in Kowloon clips more particularly Nathan Road, one of the main thoroughfares. They brought this matter to the attention of the Government seven that years ago but still the fighting of leaves a great deal to be desired.ony's trade but must confess that
Important thoroughfare
Now according to the Ministry of
I see no signs of any immediate Transport in England "Bad lignt-
Improvement and therefore fer- ing is worse than no lighting
vently hope the Estimate of a Re- That conclusion is reached in
venue of 291 millions is not too their Andings and recommenda
optimistic. tlons on fatal road accidents in England during the first 6 months
of 1933. "I take it, Gentlemen, that
I understand that the Govern ment are awaiting the result of various
experiments in street
should be of greater value to the
"
Bathing Facilities
The Prominent" Piracy
Proceeds Of Land Sales by the Honourable Member were quite correct in his supposit The three piracies referred to The Honourable Member is all of foreign ships which do not that the proceeds of observe the precautions recom- are treated as current mended locally. It is admittedly The Honourable Member police search before sailing will are carefully separated always detect pirates and hidden general revenue and thou impossible to guarantee that a in his printed Estimates
arms but in spite of that it is by allocated to specific works they no means a useless precaution are regarded as money available As regards the "Prominent the for Public Works Extraordinary Police launch was urged to cease and are excluded when the Gov fire by the ship's officers whose ernment is balancing current ex lives were being threatened by the penditure against current revenue pirates. The pirates also threaten- Regard the Honourable Mem ed to set fire to the ship ring ber's remarks on the Auditor's re-
consequently forced to draw Head of Department must be continued and they tried to rem port it has been decided that the Police launch which was funds issued by the Treasury
the escape of the pirates with a General Order in this
The Prominent" was bursed Immediately and the ashore and the police were ceipted vouchers returned to the certain amount of loot. The pre- already been issued. unable in the darkness to prevent Treasury within la
sence of the police launch, how Regulations were recen ever almost certainly saved pas- and elaborated and prevented the pirates in their elaboration, their complete adop haste from taking larger quan- tion by all Departments, especial- sengers from being kidnapped and that if on
tity of loot. The conduct of the ly the smaller Departments favourably commented on by His system will have to be devised Police officer in charge was very proving cumbersome
in-Chief and the officer was experience has shown that two Excellency the Naval Commander- As regards the Land Ballis highly commended by Your Excel- are required in the Northern Dis- lency.
trict and only one in the South to provide relier during absences ern The new officer is required on leave. There is no increase in Northern District. the staff of Land Bailiffs in the
ourable friend, Sir William Shen I wish to support what my Bon
ton has said in connection with trade has been altogether lost, Fayling now erected in the North
It is possible, even probable, the Bathing facilities or the Co Ostern that some portion of the Colony's lopy and to express the hope that you will accept that anding and such as the transhipping, storage Point district will be allowed to wilt not wish me to take up yourness, but against this here is a
and other strictly entrepot bus remain till the last possible date time labouring the point.
and unile other places are found and diversity of factories being Before leaving this matter of gradual increase in the number and made accessible established here which in due time nathing beaches, may I urge the Colony as a whole in that wages any Department to make a earned in these various industries from being littered by the City's real endeavour in preventing them for unskilled labour. Meantime, Bay at certain times of wind and will be greater than is usually paid refuse the condition of Repulse as the Honourable the Colonial the is, to put it mildly diguating Secretary correctly manufacturers must find it din for approving any additional rota Whilst regretting the necessity cult secure outlets for their for the Medical Department at the of the exact position regards The Government is not aware products face of high duties present time, I welcome the the roads, in Kwangtung to which generally imposed by all countries. Lady Doctor to assist the Medical will cause enquiries to be made. and prohibitive tariffs that are so efusion of the cast of an additional the Honourable Member refers but Officers for Echools I also The linking up of the Colony's prove the scheme that has been road system with the system in Radiographic and Massage asist-ready requires ittle more than Instituted for training Chinese Kwangtung when the latter is anfs Berg is surely a useful, in-bridge over the Shum Chun river teresting and peptable profession and a short length of approach for young, well-educated Chinese road. of both sexes.
lighting but I am somewhat per turbed to find that the current year's vote of $40,000 is to be in- creased by only $2,000 for 1935 according to the Estimates. That is a very small increase indeed when we. consider the great ex- pansion of Kowloon.
"Parfume de Chine" I am tempted here to digress for a
moment to explate on the expansion of Kowloon, but I will content myself with stating that I explore the hinterland of each time I am amazed at the pro Kowloon about once a year and
and
gress made. I feel that full marks must be given to the Town plan- ning Committee which functioned I regret to see that the salary of some years ago and to the Gov- he Head of our Police Force and ernment. In particular do I miss duced if the salaries of all Gov- market gardeners -- F Fire Bridage is in future to be re-that zone which was occupied by ernment officials were to be redue-wide streets and fine houses where ed. proportionately-as has hap- formerly the roads passed through pened in practically every Mercan low lying gardens from which the exception could be taken. tile Firm in the Colony then no pungent smell of Parfume de This, Chine arose on the evening afr. however, seems to be a solitary in- stance and one naturally enquires
That is unforgettable.. for the reason. The Government has, for a number of years, been building up a staff of trained Po lice officers and I understand that this process is nearing completion and that when the present LGR retires the custom of appointing No. 1 Cadet to the post will cease.rians or motorists. The Salaries Commission recom-
sir.-I started my speech in a tone somewhat critical: but I pro- pose to conclude it in a different key. Business and more often bleasure have taken me on tours of Kowloon and the New Territories in my self-imposed task, as the man from Cook's to friends and visitors to Hong Kong from foreign places. It has invariably been a source of pleasure and delight to me to point out to our admiring friends not only the natural beatles which Kowloon and the New Ter- ritories offer. but the abundant evidence of material progress at "every turn that contributes to the comfort and well-being of the In-mended that when the change was it affords me pleasure to note that habitants The service rendered effected the proposed reduction a small sum has been added by the public utility companies in should be made. The recom-tht Estimates for 1935 for the efficient mass transportation by mendation is given in Clause 112 lighting of certain districts of the
street lighting. I trust that the To return to the question of Government will push on with the experiments referred to and then take prompt measures to remedy the present situation which, to put it mildly, does not offer
the greatest possible safety to pedest-
While on the subject of lighting
states, our
No Improvement. Looking overleden
"Hansard" and the Day. I find the Hon. the Member Report of last year's "Budget
representing the Chamber of Com- merce alluded then to the un necessary trouble and expense which merchants were put to in satisfying the Customs. auhorities. of Great Britain and I regret to say that in my experience there appears to be no improvement, Exporters still being harassed by continually changing rules and re- culations, thus hindering our yet small though steadly-increasing local industries, which, as again
provide the Hon. Colonial Secretary states,
thousands of our citizens. Fur- Livelihood for many
thermore, there is the threat of the Quota system overhanging I feel very's confdent that in Your Excellency manufacturers and exporters have one who will
a
Harbour Dredging
account
Blipler
establishment at Shum Chun has The question of the Gambling
the Government but no satisfa
already engaged the attention of
tory solution has yet been found. The King's Jubilea
The Government notes with pleasure the desire of unomcla members that the twenty fifth anniversary of His Majesty's ac
Finally I want also to support the Honourable Mr. W. H. Bell in.
The School Children's tickets what he has just sald regarding recommendation of Headmasters cession should be attingly cele are issued at cheap rates on the Commercial Aviation.
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY
sirin rising to teply to the The Colonial Secretary said:
oficial friends I would first like remarks of my honourable un to thank them for the very sym
strenuously champion their cause, all that is posable to encourage areen appreciation and that your Government will do the reception they have given to the Budge They have shown and foster further enterprises. B. Ms Trade Commissioner, Mr. G. have refrained from destructive the Government's dimeuties. convinced can be trusted to prepare confined themselves to sug
They C. Pelham, is another who, I am criticism and have for the most
to enable the children of residents brated in the Colony The Gor In the New Territories to attend, ernment is at present awaiting schools in Kowloon and Hang certain information from England Kong. The concession seems to and will in due course communi have been in existence since 1917 cate ita proposals to the Couns. and was, I understand, introduced As regards the Sunday Gargz to enable residents in the New Working Permit fees to which my Territories to take advantage for honourable friend Mr. Mackie has their children Kowloon and Hong Kong. The educational facilities avaliable in
of the better referred the Government has re
children recipients are almost all Chinese The Government pays
to the Railway the difference between full and reduced fares.
You are yourself, Sir, dealing
way Bay I am informed that with the general question of Har-
prevent the silting of the typhoon bour Dredging. As regards Cause- sufficient dredging is done to
on the Island and at Kowloon all mission. It is unfortunate, how- A commencement has been made plead for "fair play" botn from our the commerce and amenities of Junks and Sampans like to have land and water, the public lighting of the Report by the Salaries Com- New 'Territories along motor road sent the Colony's aspirations and gestions for the improvement of shelter. I am
contribute to secure better amen ities and appreciable public in- provements that present them- selves as the collective efforts of
ever, that no reason is given for the recommendation. With all due respect to the very able gentle
men who composed that Commis-
in Taipo Market. I trust the clainis of Un Long, Ping Shan, Fanling and Shatin will each in a public improvement that should New Territories. be appreciated by villagers in the
private enterprise in collaboration slon, I cannot find myself in turn merit consideration. This is Empire. Mr. Pelham has rendered which my already long opening to meet their wishes
agreement with them.
with the various Government De-
The Folice Force consists of a partments. The constant batter- ment of the roads can be pointed number of men of different na- to with pride since they are as
tionalities functioning on land on nearly perfect as climatic con- and the New Territories, and on the Island of Hong Kong, Kowloon, ditions will permit In Hong Kong. The orderliness of our teeming sea within the waters of the Co-
population, the excellent regulation D: the harbour traffic. the dignity and unpretentious simplicity of design of our public buildings and their maintenance, the discipline and fine physique of our guardians of the peace and, lastly, the ad- mirable cleanliness of our roads and sanitary services bespeak an excellence of co-ordination in the public and private services that re- flect the greatest credit on the Colony. For this credit I wish to subscribe my humble quota to the unofficial appreciation voiced by the Senior Unofficial Member of Your Excellency's administration of the government of the Colony during a period fraught with dif- ficulties and perplexity. (Applause.
10.P, carries with it, at present, lony. In addition the post of the position of Head of the Fire Water Police are provided with Brigade an important post. The
launches some of which are armed, with 3 pounder Guns and Machine Guns, carry searchlights etc, and have to deal with acts of piracy within the waters of the Colony.
Great Responsibility
(Applause).
MASTERS OF CRAFT
HON. MR. J. OWEN
HUGHES
Home Government and the Yar lous Colonial Governments of the excellent service by his very inter- England and British Indust esting talks over the wireless on ries' as well as on many other to pics which must have been listec ed to with profit and pleasure by many of those who have not yet visited our homeland. Let us hope that during his next visit home, be will devote a small portion of his Jime to a similar talk to the peo- ..ple of Kong,
advised that
Oplum addicts are treated at
SY.
the Colony and to justinable re- just enough, water and no more quests for tifformation on points in their shelters and we endeavour address Had falled to cover. The new Hangar and Slipway at polits so far as possible in the Western end of the Aerodrome. propose to deal with the various Kal Tak will be situated at the order in which they were raised The Commercial Aviation build- but where the same point has ings will be at that end separated been raised by different speakers by the length of the Aerodrome I shall endeavour to give & com- from the RAF Buildings at the bided reply.I shall umit those eastern end. subjects with which I understand undertaken the
The Air Force has Your Excellency proposes to deal, the Aerodrome, on payment of maintenance of
Britain on Hong | senior unoticiar member, the can be trusted to make the sur
Waking it the remarks of the half cost by this Government and Government notes with Trade Schoo1)
keen face as safe as it is possible to satisfaction the appreciation of make it. It is proposed to lay To me, one of the most grati- the services of two of its senior down Runways at an early date. fying items of the Government's officers now on the eve of retire- The programme is that of Trade mens
Government gladly en- The Hon Mr. Owen Hughes sald, School which I have always the Government is aware of the appreciation of the very valuable dorses the Honourable Member's -Your Excellency, My Honourable strongly advocated, and the Build- need for a new Edition of the work carried out voluntarily by It is obvious that the Head of colleagues have very fully dealt ing Contractors Association is to Ordinances and Regulations of the many charitable organisations such a force must have great res-with the Honourable Colonial Bebe congratulated and thanked for the Colony The matter has of the Colony. ponsibility. Riots have place in this Colony when the sentations of the Budget. There is the building at cost price. Mem- and it is hoped that before long the Government Civil Hospital
taken cretary's lucid and interesting pre- their generosity in constructing already been under consideration LGP. has had to take the great therefore very little left for me topere of that Association will be well it may be possible to spare an and the Tung Wah Eastern Hos- responsibility of a decision-and a add further than to emphasize repaid In due time by having at offer to undertake the pork pital The numbers treated as very quick decision-under di- some of the points made. cult and unusual circumstances to
their service property trained Mec. The Resident Engineer Shing inpatients during 1833 were 12 at order the forces under him to Are.
banks and Artisans, which will Man Gorge Dam informs me that the former and 177 at the latter Whether he does so or not, or
contracts with greater satisfaction supply a certain amount of water six months of this year are 13 enable them to carry out their he hopes Will be possible to hospital The figures for the frat whatever the consequences, he will
to themselves and those who employ from the new Reservoir quring at the Government Civil Hospital most likely have to face a Court
them. It is sincerely to be hoped. 1936. of inquiry. The results of such
that young Chinese (especially The Government, takes note of Hospital
and 145 at the Tyng Wah Eastern Courts of Inquiry have not, so far
Hong Kong boril and other Na the Honourable Member's views as my recollection goes, had any
tionals wil eagerly take advant regarding a new City Hall, the visory ste of the
The reorganisation of the supe unpleasant repercussions here, but
age of the teaching which this need for additional playgrounds consequent on the death such has not always been the
school will offer The Colony's playing fiebis and Rathing facil late Mr. Holdma case in other countries. It is com-
need for "Mesters of Craft is ties, to some of which other considerat mon knowledge that the results Hon Members who have pre greater at the present time than Hondurable: Membera Have sometimes bean, in popular ceeded me have not criticized in for: Masters of the Arts and Belen referred and hopes as ODD
also responsiblity on opinion, a grave injustice to the detal the mass of items of Exces. I am also glad to note that occurs to give due weight to The Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell-Ire individual. The essence of all this penditure in the Draft Estimates it is proposed to engage an expert Hon. Members recomme
Aty dent of gret to find that no provision has is that the IC.P. besides admin's neither do I intend doing so, be- Pattern Maker from England for the Government has
iation been made in respect of a subsidy tering every large force of men leving as I do that great care has the Junior Technical SchoolHe with pleasure to to Commercial Aviation and I doing different duties may, and been observed by those respon will And in the young Chinese of appreciation of the would like to support the remarks does, have to take the responsibil sible. There are, however, under tag Colony excellent material to the post of Inspe made by my Honourable, friends,ity of a decision under, I repeat, practically every head two Hems work on, being very adaptable to Police, a point Sir William Shenton and Mr. unusual and dificult circumstan- which I have combined as one, on training. The Managers or more fulls by C.GS. Mackle on this subject. It ces which may involve human life, namely, those of Transport and the local Dockyards, Electricity Ball rould appear from this omission and maintain that with that "Conveyance Allowances" to that, there is no immediate pro- grave responsibility resting on him I invite attention!
and Telephone Companies will, spect of Hong Kong being linked his post is entitled to as large a except in the case
am sure, confrm this up with any of the main Airways salary as any Government post departments
NO PROVISIONS FOR AVIATION
HON, MR. W. H. BELL
of the world This is not a pleas-other than
ant prospect because Commercial would
Aviation is going ahead at such a fore, to
great pace that it will not be long on this
before most of the great commer- cial centrer of the world are link-
We are indeed fortunate that during the past year, otherwise xchange has again favoured us drastic reductions in expenditure or the unthinkable resort in view of the state of the Colony's trade) to higher taxation must have been inevitable and I am in entire agreement with the conservative agure of 1/4d. taken in framing the Budget for 1935.
paratively small, there gata they
stan: Kiderable
outstanding Azure
And now Chantlemen, I ant you the pulle
Imagine that for a few mo, $51,000, Police 24,540,
much regret the
with
has
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