SANITARY BOARD CEASE
TO FUNCTION
Urban Council's Phoenix Rising
WIDER POWERS TO GOVERN
After an existence for over fifty years, the Hong Kong Sani- lary Board met for the last time yesterday in the Board Room of the Sanitary Department, Post Oice Building, presided over by Mr. W. J. Carrie, Head of the Sanitary Department, AdGreasing those present, the President said in part that the New Urban Cound! (which is to supercede the sanitary Board) would rise phoenix-like from the ashes of the old Board. "The system un- der which we have worked for many years "has now been over- hauled; the Board has been expanded, from ten meubers, "four_ officials and six unofficials into the Urban Council with thirteen members, five officials and eight unofficials, and the law which governs our actions in every way has been revised and brought up to date."
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Those present at the meeting in sometimes oppcaution to the off- cluded:-
cial view, but friendly criticism such as I have received is at all times an Inspiration to do' better. I hope that auch criticism and help wil continue under the Urban Counell.
President. Mr. W. J. Carrie; Vice-President.-Ham. MF, R. M. Henderson; 5. C. A.-Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith: M. O, H.-Dr. G. W. Pope; Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo; Mr. F. C. Hall; Mr. L. C. F; Bellamy; Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto; Dr. Li Shu Fan: Secretary. Mr. C, J. Roe; Asst. Secretary.-Mr. Im Ping- ikeung.
After disposing of the routine business before the Board. Mr. Carrie said:
I should now in the ordinary course of events say "Gentlemen,
that concludes the business of the Day," but as this is the last Meet- ing of the Hong Kong Sanitary Board I hope I shall be excused i I defer for a little that conclud- ing sentence.
It is not my intention, however, to sing a swan song or to deliver a funeral oration over the demise of the Sanitary Board for to- morrow from the ashes of the old Board there will arise, phoenix- like, the new Urban Council.
BEEN TWITTED
We have occasionally been twitted over the formality of our meetings and at the apparent lack of business of any interest to the Community. It was even hinted that the first object of a President- of his Board was to reach the concluding phrase as quickly as possible, as if we held & forthightly aweepstake on how short we could make our meetings. I mention this matter only because it has been exercising my mind lately in connection with the formation of the new Council.. Briefly the pro- blem is whether it is better to get through the important work en- trusted to us expeditiously and quietly by means of several Select Committees or to court publicity and perhaps inspire greater in- terest in our work from the gen- eral public by deferring each de- ciston to be made until our open Statutory fortnightly meetings. That is a question that the new Council must decide..
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MR. M. K. LO'S SPEECH Rising on behalf of the unathcial members of the Board, the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo said:
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1936. CONGREGATION WHY SCOTLAND REFUSED
TO PLAY NEW ZEALAND
DAY
AT THE H.K. UNIVERSITY.
Sir Thos. Southoin And Dr. Earle Honoured
At the 27th annual Congregation of the University of Hong Kong which will take place at 6 pm, on Monday, January 8, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Calde- cott, Kt., CMG., C.B.E., will con- fer the degrees of LLD Honoris Causa, on the Hon. Sir William Thomas Southor, CMG. KBE.. and Dr. E. G. Earle, who formerly professor of surgery at the local University.
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Full Story Of The Rupture
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After 1905 Tour
ALLOWANCES MADE TO PLAYERS
which has
London, Dec. 5. This led to a breach with Eng- Since the atrival of the Newland, and here is a copy of the Zealand Rugby football team in letter sent by the secretary of the this country find the renewal or Scottish Union-My committee dxtires with Scotland it has been have now very carefully consider- sked repeatedly what caused theed the New Zealand accounts and Light refreshments will be cessation of matches after 1905-8. the correspondence served at the opening of the tune-t was a question of allowances passed between us on this subject, tion, and promptly an hour after made to players on that tour. This and we are unanimously of the which the Congregation ceremony also led to trouble with England, opinion that the daily allowance' will begin.
who at that me were solely res- made to the players is directly an- Forty-four graduates will be con-ponsible for the entire arrange- tagonistic so the ferred
true spirit of the Bachelor Degrees of ments. It is an old story now, but amateur Rugby football. Arts, Science, Engineering, Medi-It may be resold cine and Surgery,
The
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THE GRADUATES Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery will be conferred upon the follow- ing successful graduates:~
Chung Hon-kwan, Ho Buk, Khoo Kèng-wah, Lau Yong-boon, Lo
predated by the general public Tinsun, Isidoro Olinto Elvino da It is not perhaps sufficiently ap-chong-fe, Ng Yeok-kin, Leung
that these fortnightly meetings, Sousa, Wel Cheuk-sheng. Wong frequently merely formal are not Shun-fons. Wu Hung-tak and formed by this Board, as much of a true indication of the work per-
George Young.
the work is done unostentatiously by circulating files of papers, and by the various Select Committees. But this is hot the time nor the occasion to attempt any estimate of the work of this Board. It and "When a history of the Hong Kong Sanitary Board is written, it will, I feel sure, make very interesting reading, and in the record of the Board's endeavours and achieve- iments in the general interest or public health since its commerce- men. I venture to think that due recognition will be accorded to the public services of our predecessors I think it will be generally con- ceded that the experimental exort among the direction of municipal by investing this
government
oard with an unofficial majority nas proved an unquestionable suc- cess, and that the unofficial mem- Jers have always made use of this privilege in the Interests of the general public. In this concec- tion, I think I can fairly claim on behalf of my colleagues and my seif, that we have endeavoured to follow the high traditions of our predecessors.
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Towards the end of 1903 Scot- and was asked by the English, Union to give matches to a team from New Zealand in 1904-5, and at the International Board meet ing. held in January, 1804, the Scottish Committee consented ta act along with the other Unions ternational axture, and each give New Zealand an In-
Scotland decllued, however, to give the financial guarantee as ed for, but instead offered to hand over to the New Zealand team the whole net receipts. The proposed visit was subsequently postponed until season 1905-6, and 12 waS eventually arranged to play the New Zealanders in Edinburgh or November 18, 1905, and in Glasgow the following week.
The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering will be con- ferred on the following:
Feng Tze-pel Fong Ching-see, Nicolas, Gorachenko, Ho Shui-lal, Lau Ping-kwong, Lee Zur-dau, Lim Sze-bok, Ng Cheong-ling, Ng Kee-yeaw, Ng Shui-hon, Henry Lux Pau, Alberto Carlos Nolasco regard to the inancial ar- da Silva, Slu Woon-to, Tan Kla-gement, the Scottish secretary | su, and Wong Cho-tong.
Wrote As we assume that they will be more anxious to see their tour financially successful as far as possible, rather than that they "Chan SIX-kan, Chan Ye-aan, should be entertained, we propose Richard Chan, Cheng Yu-hual, to hand over to mem the whole Cheng Yum-ting, Mary Cheung net gate in each case without Yuit-wah, Daisy Choa, Choa limit. If they are to be entertain- Wing-ki. John Stephen Ho, Lan ed, some mi would necessarily Tin-chak, Lim Teng-lim O Fu require to be made," Sheung, So Teang-yee, Phiroze Be- Jan, Tata, Wong Hok-fuan, Wong Sul-kwong and Woo Hon-kong.
The Degree of Bachelor of Arts will be conferred on the follow- ing:m
CHINESE COUPLES THE REGISTRY
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Last Wedding Of The Year
"The payment means that, f addition to every possible expense, including uniforms, laundry, en- fertainments, gratulties, and me- dical attendance, each player has received at least £1 is a week in cash for himself, and my commit- tee consider that this payment is tantamount to professionalism in à very insidious form.
"You also state that the Austra- lan team at present in England are received the same allowance, and, that being so, my committee teel that Scotland's refusal to ar- range a fixture with them has been fully fustifled.
"But, apart from all this, my committee view with great dis- may your statements that these payments have been made with the approval of the English Union and, while making every allowance for a certain. amount of independence on the part of the Colonial Union, we do not forget that the New Zealand and New South Wales' Union are members of the English: Union, and, as such are certainly under your jurisdiction with regard to their accounts in the same way as any ordinary club,
"Nor do my committee consider CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION has been given of the extraordin
that any satisfactory explanation
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In reply to an Mr any delay in furnishing the New and
Wray Palliser, the representative-Zealand accounts to us when your of the New Zealand team In this committee must have known, from it ma country, the following was des- my previous correspondence at the patched "The committee's inter time of the New Zealanders' visit tion in regard to gate was to de-of my Union's suspicions—now duct all expenses, including travel-proved to be well founded. ling expenses, the idea being that "My committee further consider they should not make a farthing that we have distinct grounds för out of the match, nor should they complaint when regard is had to You. Sir, have rightly pointed
lose anything".
the fact that the English Union out that there could be no ques- tion of singing a "swan song" to-
It was added that the Scottish evidently knew of these payments The last weading in the year to
Committee had considerable mis-being made at the time, yel tailėd day, for our activities will, as from be solemnised at the Registrar's givings in having arranged Ax- to disclose this fact to the Boot- to-morrow, be embraced under a Office. Supreme Court. wider and
yesterday tures with New Zealand, as they tish Union. Had we been aware of
Statutory Body to be
comprehensive when Miss Wong Sau-noon be had received certain confidential such paymenta we would certainly
known as
came the bride of Mr. Chao Pan- information calculated to throw have declined to play the New "The Urban Council." But at this, Jan, editor of the Wan Kiu Yat grave doubts on the financial con- Zealand team. the final meeting of the Sanitary Po
duct of the game in New Zealand. Board, I should like, on behalf of The bride who is the daughter After the arrival in this country my unofficial colleagues, to
of the late Mr. Bay
and Mrs. Wung of the New Zealand team, certain that we part "to-day with the Tze-kwer was a student at the information was "asked for frem Pleasantest recollections of the Ting Wa Girls: School and is now the English "Union, and the facts evident that a grave crisis has invariable courtesy and considera- the Secretary of the International was elicited that when the tour tion shown by successive Heads of
Fine Arts Correspondence Insti- was originally proposed the Eng. this Board, and by the unamficial
tute. The bridgroom is the son of ish Union had actually been ask- members, in general, and if I may
ed to relax their rules in order say so, by yourself in particular,
that payment might be made to the players for "broken time," request which the English Union unhesitatingly refused.
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ROTARY LUNCHEON
SELF GOVERNMENT The Hong Kong Sanitary Board has been in existence for over 50 years. Naturally It has not fnna- tioned for that long period with- out considerable filicism the criticism has recently been severe and sometimes bitter, but it was never against the individual members of the Board but against the system under which they had to work. The public of Hong Kong owes a deep debt of gratitude to the many public spirited men who have throughout these years de- voted time and energy to the work There was no address at the of the Board. It is perhaps not meeting of the Rotary Club yes- fully appreciated that on the terday. The President (ProfesSOT Board there has since the year Forster) announced that the 1900, Been an unofficial majority: collection taken at the Christmas the Sanitary Board has therefore Meeting for charitable objects had provided in some measure for self-realised $205, of which $155 had government in municipal mattera, bei voted to the Society for the
THE NEW COUNCIL
The system under which we have worked for many years has now been overhauled; the Board has been expanded, from ten members, four officials
No Address Given
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Protection of Children, and $50 t the Aged Women's Home. Amongst the guests welcomed were Dr. Chen. the Chinese Consul General th Australia, and Mr. Merge, Past President of the Rotary Club and six unofficials in Seattle. and eight unofcials, and the law which governs our actions in every way has been révised and brought i up to date.
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It is clear therefore that it is the earrest wish of Government and
RED CAPS"!
Military Foot Police
Mr. and Mrs! Chao Kit-song,
Canton..
The bride wore for the occagluc a Chinese styled silk gown.
Mr. and Mr. Chao left for Can- ton by the noon train. On arrivo they will pay a visit to the bride groom's parents and later a re- ception will be held in their home,
DONATIONS
Fund For Hungry Babies
Contributions received by Lady Southern on behalf of the Child Protection Soe ety
Mrs. Bagram
$25.00- 5:00
Mrs. H. A Pearson Mrs. C. H. Benson Anonymous
25:00
2,00
Mrs. Edgar Davision
10.00
Mrs. T. E. Pearce
10.00
Mrs. A. T. Bafillton Mrs. R, Hancock
6.00
3.00
Anonymous
5,00
Total amount already
received
290,00
1091.50.
"The position which your com- mittee has taken up on this ques- tion of allowances is so directly at variance with our views that It
been feached in regard to the fu- ture or Rugby feotball in the United Kingdom, and it is my unpleasant duty to inform you that my committee have with much regret Unanimously resol- ved flat in the circumstances Scotland cannot play England on March 20 as arranged."***
The English Union, however, of the players, as they said they ed in regard to the conduct of fu made no inquiry' as to the status Agreement was ultimately reach- did not consider it either right tre tours and expenses, and they or necessary for them to do so. now come under the Aurisdiction Scotland were disappointed win of the International Board. this reply, but nevertheless, felt
that under
the
circumstances
their duty was to fulfil their fix-
tures with New Zealand, which Always The Young”
was accordingly done, and the sum of 21710. 2s 5d was handed over to the visitors. Þ
London, Dec. 10.
A judge, said yesterday that it is "Blways young mig!” who come before him, charged with reckless driving on the roads,
BREAK WITH ENGLAND Colonial tours took up a great deal of the Union's attention for some time afterwards, and the financial aide was constantly in
Don't the young read the news- the forefront. At the beginning Papers then? Don't they hear of October, 1907, the English Bbout the death-toll? Union were naked to obtain a courge of youth never to be able They do. But it's a happy pri- of the financial results of the New Zealand four, with a detailed list to apply any warning or lesson of the money drawn at the gates imaginatively, to Itself rese Nothing was heard about the mat-things happen to other people. ter for a year
Death far When the information was ui ahead young man. And, are, h
off in nature, belleyes the dash- Limately received it was seen to dashes into Death's arms in th $1181 50 include a payment of over 21000 fall confidence of that bellef from Mrs. J. D Danby, One case full-cream condensedus daily allowances to players. The English Unton did not dis Ohe case full- milk from Messrs. Danby
condensed claim knowledge of or responsibil
and ty for these payments, but stated Hance.
that these were made with their Please send any contributions to approval Cortland this fund to Lady, Bothom 297 Cup the situation in
not ac and their service consists solely of The Peak of c/o Messrs Kely & fact that t48
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of the public that the Sanitary laws of Hong Kong should con- The arrival tinue to be administered by a body in which the unofficial element shall preponderate.
by the transport Neurata of a section of Military, Foot Police, or "Red Caps, as they are more commonly known, repre-
In concluding I cannot avoid sents an innovation in Hong Kong being somewhat more personal. I where the duties of police-soldiers have had the honour of presiding have so far been undertaken by over the Banitary Board for per-soldiers drawn from serving hat fods totaling nearly three years allons and I desire to acknowledge fully the great encouragement and help
The Red Gaps are specially trained for the fob at Aldershot
I have received from all members There has been criticism and police duties.
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