THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1913.
THE FINEST LONDON GIN.
DISTILLED BY
Sir Robert Burnett
OLD
A Hint to the P.W.D..
On Tuesday we remarked, in
this column, on the sober and deliberate way in which the
DAY BY DAY.
WHATEVER ELSE YOU MAY SAY Public Works Department is OP LOTS WIFE, SHE DIED HARD.
& Co. bandling a road at Wong-rel-
TOM GIN.
DRY GIN.
NEQUALLED IN QUALITY.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
cluing. We retorn to the subject
The Mails.
to remark that, as the restilt of English Mail-Arrived to-day this work, certain "holes have been formed at the side of thorood
For 8.8. Delin.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
bundred and ninety-six thousand eight hundred and seventy-six dollars to the Public Service of the year 1914.".
The escond chapter of the B:11, ceoding eight million bandred and ninety-six thousand eight eight hundred and seventy-six dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the revenue and other funds of the Colony A meeting of the Legislative Hi Excellency
for service of the year 1914 and to-Council we held this afternoon the resolution has not been cer- expended as hereinafter specified, Apparently the said sum so charged may be culated to members of council, that is to Bay
BUDGET STATEMENT SUBMITTED THIS AFTERNOON. provides that a eum not
and that these are frankly dange- Siberian Mail.-Closes per 8.8. roos. It would be the easiest mint- ter in the world for a child to fall
Delta to-day at 5p.m. into one of these holes, and how Australian Maila, Closes par 8.8. much chance would a child have
Eltern at 10a.m. of emerging alive from a hole, some even or eight fest deep.. which is filled with water? That question need not be ampl fied.
Rushing Matters.
But let us not be altogether too hard on the P. W.D. Occasional.. ly it does actually get busy. Take the convenience at flappy Valley,
morrow.
Arrived Back. -Police Tospector Gordon, and Mrs. Gordon who have beeu Home for six months; arrival by the e.s. Delta to-day.
Confirmation,
The Bishop of Victoria pro- for instance; if we are not great-po 28 to administer the rile of ly mistaken, something is about Confirmation in the Cathedral on to be done there. There has been December 21 S. Thomas' Day." a little difficulty about choosing a site. First, the convenience w is to be erected on the east side of the nullah, and.it probably woul I have been, only it was decided to have it
The rates of SuLecription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will on the west side. It takes t me to
be as follows:--
Daily issue-$36 per unnum. Weekly issue-$13 per annum. The rates per quarter and
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em, proportional. Subscription for any period less than no month will be charged as for full month.
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make up the official mn; and weeks passed without anything Then it material being done.
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Reported Theft of Clothing. "A Chinese clerk, of 18, Stanley Street, has reported that some stole clothing valued at $100. parson entered his house and
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Too Trusting.
THE FINANCIAL STIUATION OF THE COLONY
in the Council Chomber.
There were prestur:11. E. the and it is not before them. There- Ollicer Administering the Govern-fore if any member wishes it, to Governor ment, Hon. M- Claud Severn. be postponed until the next meet-Colonial Secretary's E. E.Major-General FH. Kelly. in order that he may consider Department and The Hon. Colonial Secretary, further, I am willing to agree
Mr. A. M. Thomson.
The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. A. S. Backnili, K.C.
to that.
Legislature...
Colonial Secretary's
The resolution was passed.
Department Special A sum of $5,000 in aid of the
Expenditure vote Public Works Public Secretariat for Chinese The Hon. Colonial Treasurer Works
- faire Department. Other Mɛ. "A. G. M. Fletoher...
Secretariat for Chinese Charges. Drawing Materials and The Hon. Director of Public Mounting Plans, $900.-
Special Expenditure Works, Mr W. Chatham, C.M.G. Public Works Extraordinary: Audit
Audit Department.. The Hon. Registrar Goneral,Hongkong, Buildings. Under- Special Expenditure Department ground Trongh Closet near Fire Treasury
Mr. E. R. Hallifax.
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Mr. Mellvaine Messer.
The Hon. Capt. Supt. of Police, Brigade Station, $5,000-Total, Harbour Master's Do-
$5,900.
partment The Hon. Mr Wei Yuk, C.M.G.aid of the vote Public Works, A Enm of $16,300 in
Harbour Master's De- The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. Extraordinary, New Territories, Imports and Exports
$85,657
81,499
459
53.059
200 32,490
251
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..
66,940
171,754
The Hon. Mr. E. "A: Hewett, Communications, C.M.G.
Roads:-(.)
Ku
partment Special Ex- penditure
Sao Tin-Au Tau, $10,300: () Imports and Exports
Department... Tin-Au Tau, $5,000-
2,856
1,017,233
Total, $15,300
Department Special Expenditure
27,000
23,608
2.282
257,128
268,375
·1,200
929,880
1,527
246,309
.100
The Hon. Mr C. M. Ed., The Hon. Mr D. Landale.
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The Hon. Mr Lau Obu Pak.
The Toa. Attorney General Royal Observatory,..... Mr. C. H. Crofton, Clerk to the moved the first reading of a bill Royal
Observatory. Councils..
entitled "An Ordinance to amend Special Expenditure
taking his seat on the Council, in able the Ouief Justice upon giving
the Criminal Procedura Ordin-Miscellaneous Services took the oath of allegiance on
The Hon. Mr Lu Chu-pak'ance, 1899"
Judicial and Legal De- The object of this bill is to en-
partments
absent from the Colony.
The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to
messenger. Peak subscribora cau have their copies delivered a their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 Bingle Copies, Daily, ton cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents for and even a matshed is better police that a man she entrated piece of Sir Kai Ho Kui ho is due notice to order that no Crimi-
per quarter.
cash only),
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Mr Curry's Return, was decided to have the erection the Hongkong Gas Company Mr. G. P. Curry secretary of near the Foldiers' Recreation who has been home on leave know where it will ultimately be the es. Delta. Ground. We do not profess to returned to the colony to-day, by placed, but we wish to be quite fair and say that something is days a matshed has been erected being dono. Within the last two
than nothing. It is an earnest of good intentions anyhow. And
shed, after something like fire months work, is not so bad after all-for Hongkong.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed to have got the length of a mat.
period will be continued until countermanded,
(Payable In Advance.)
By Order,
'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1913.
THE BUDGET STATEMENT.
A Thoughtful Courtesy,
Kau A Fong, has informed the A Chinese married woman, of 2,
with two paits of bangles valued at $1,000, has absconded.
Constable Injured"
An Indian constable slipped in Pottinger Street, yesterday, and anatained such injuries to his leg that he had to be taken to the hospital.
House Entered.
Stolen Typewriter.
aal Sessions shall be held in those The following recommendation, montbe in which there is a sit- by H. E. the Officer Administesr-ting of the newly constituted Fall ing the Government were referred Court of Appeal. to the Finance Committee:---
Under the old law two definite
Judicial and Legal De- partments, Special Police and Prison De-
Expenditure
partments Police and Prison De- partments, Special Expenditure
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Medical Departments
A sum of $3,000 in aid of the months were fixed for the sitting vote Miscellaneous Services, Tele-of this Full Court, but it has Medical Departmenta graph Services, Telegrams sont been ascertained that it may not
Special Expenditure
and received by Government. always be possible for these Sanitary Department 357,851
A sum of $3,000 in aid of the months to be those in which the vote Public Works, Extraordia-sittings should take place.
Clothing and shoes for staff, found convenient. $600; Fael and soap, $500; In- The Hon Colonial Secretary cidental expenses, $150; Total seconded and the resolution was
carried.
Mr. G. C. 8. Ufedell of St. $1,250.
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Sanitary Department
Special Expenditures
Botanical & Forestry Botanical & Forestry.
Department
Department Special Education
Expendenture. Education Specia? Ex-
penditure Military Expenditure.--
Volunteers.. Volunteers Special Expenditure
4.
11,715
...
47,959
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350 317,892 1,160
13,648
21,648
Public Work Depart
ment.
432,530
Public Work Recur- rent.
481,000
2,130,8 0
438,421
271,909
738,851
307,200
Public Works,~~
It is good to turn from a matter of this kind to another where we can pay a tribute to the thought- fulness of those in authority. Without giving away much, we Street, las reputed to the police porary quarters for Scavengers. elasticity is permitted and the A shop ke por of 18, Ko Shingary, Hongkong, Buildings, Tem- Under the new Bill greater can say that the convenience and that some person went into his courtesy shown to the press to house and stole clothing, a watch voto Police and Prison depart-of the Full Court will be held A sum of $1,250 in aid of the months during which the sittings day in the matter of the Budget and money to the total value of ments. C.-Prison, other charges: can be arranged as may be Speech by His Excellency were $42, quite out of the common, for this: The Budget Statement submitted to the Legislative Council, part of the world. A budget this afternoon, by Ilie Excellonny the Officer Administering the speech-any speech which con- Government, is a clearly-stated and intorosting document. There tains figures, in fact--taxes to the Paul's College, reports that during shows through every line of it an evident, desire to set down the full and greatly annoys the best the weak some person stole from vate Police and Prison depart moved the first reading of a bill A sum of $24,750 in aid of the The Hon. Attorney General) faancial affairs of the Colony with the utmost clearness, and, with simple matter to drop a nought, and two dictionaries to the total gee:Arme and. ammunition, the Magistrates Ordinancs, 1890." shorthand writer living. It is a his writing table, a typewriter mente:-A-Police, other cha-entitled "An Ordinance to amend out being unduly loaded with detail, it explains quite fully, the needs for instance, and a nought drop-value of $150. of the various branches of the public service. Save, perhaps, in ped, where millions are being
$5,400; Clothing and accoutre- The object of the Bill is to one particular, we cannot seo that it affords much room for difference dealt with, makes all the differ-
ments, $2,500; Coolie hire, enable the Magistrate. to commit of opinion or lengthy discussion. Most of the grants and other new that facilities were
$300; Good conduct rewards, an accused person for trial under ence. All that need be said is
extended The Y.M.C.A. Billiard Tourna- $350; Incidental expenses, $350, the altered circumstances which items of expenditure will readily be recognised as necessary; some to-day for the coureat reporting ment will commence on October. Launches and bonte:-Repairs, arise owing to the proposals con of them-police and prison increases are cases in point-have been of a long speech, and our readers 13. Billiard players are requested $5,000; Stores, $1,000; Scrot tained in the Criminal Procedure imperative for a considerable time, and there seeme little to cavil at can take it as full and accurate to sign up for this as early as service, $3,000; Transport, Amendment Ordinance, 1913, as in most of the others. It will be noticed tha: a grant of $10,000 por thoughtful courtesy of this kind. tournament to open the season the last, word and figure. For a possible in order to have a good
$4.500.
to the fixing by the Chief Justice. annum for a period of five years is proposed for the Engineering this paper, and, wesbould assume,
B-Fire brigade, other char- of the months in which on Fensions Faculty of the University. At present the Government contributes the others, are grateful.
with.
Res-Coal and oil fuel, $750; Criminal Sessions, will take place $10,000 a year to the funds of the University, but if the Institution
Light, $100; Repairs to Engines owing to the sittings of the Choir Vacancies.
and Plant, $1,500, Total, $24,-recently constituted Full Court of The ranks of the St. John's)
750.
Appeal. It has been found that Cathedral Choir have heen set-
A sum of £150 in aid of the it is not possible to fix definitely iously depleted of late there are Grants in aid of Scientific Institu- eittings of this Full Court shall vote Miscellaneous Services, the months in which these now vacancies for at least nine-tions, Contribution to the En-take place and consequently it teen voices. three basses, six dowment fund of the London has been necessary to give more tenora, one alto, oue contralto and School of Tropical Medicine. at least eight sopranos.
is to be a succes it should not be crippled by want of funds; and
it seems to us that $20,000 a your is not too much for the Colony
to pay in order to secure the success of its own University.
FOOTBALL.
Y.M.C.A. Billiard Tournament.
Public Work Extra-
ordinary... Post Office
way
---
Kowloon Conton Rail- Charge on account of
Charitable Services
Public Debt...
25,235
Total $8,896,876 The Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded..
His Excellency said
The point in the speech most likely to raise debate is that R.E. Reserves v. D.C.L.I. Band. dealing with the establishment of a Governnisnt Opium Monopoly. This course has been adopted on the suggestion of the Secretary of- State for the Colonies and we see little in it at which to object. It At Happy Valley, yesterday the is fairly certain to be urged that opium is one thing which non in connection with the 2nd. RE Reserves played the D.C.L.I
Anderso Music Company. government should touch, that it is a drug and harmful, and that Division of the United Service opened their new premises at 6 The Anderson Music Company "officially it should not be handled. That is the trao Exeter Hall League. The game ended in Das Voeux Road Central to da. Yote Public Works, Extraordin-auce which are effected by this position of the Colony and of the spirit which takes no thought of the fact that because it is a drug draw, each of the teams scoringa The business of the Company eons Works. there is the more reason for it being under the direct control of the couple of goals. Government. Mr. Hutchison, in reporting on the practicability of
hitherto carried on by Messrs. the proposal wrote
The teame lined up thus: Lane Crawford is now in sole DO.L.I. Band:-Ward, Witchett) GOVERNMENT CAN MAINTAIN A CLOSER AND STRICTER CON- and Smith; James, Cann, Cand-1
"IT IS OBVIOUS, I THINK, THAT UNDER A MONOPOLY THE and Wilcox; Briscow, Alexander charge of Mr Anderson.. TROL OVER THE USE OF OPIUM, THAT ITS POLICY WITH REGARD TO OPIUM CAN BE MORE QUICKLY AND EASILY lar. Nightingale and Wright, ADAPTED TO MEET CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND THAT ABUSES CAN BE CHECKED AS THEY ARISE WITHOUT THE DANGER OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE PAYMENT OF LARGE SUMS IN COMPENSATION FOR A BREACH OF AGREEMENT."
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That says about all that need be said. The scheme works well in the Straits Settlement and should do the same here in Hongkong.
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Y.M.C.A. Chess Club,
Honourable members of the elasticity to the arrangement than Legislative Council,-Baforedeal- A sam of $158,614 in aid of exists "under the present law, ing with the Estimates which the vote Miscellaneous Services, These altered, arrangements have just bean laid on the table, Loss ou aubsidiary coins. necessitate corresponding altera- I propose to give you a brief A sum of $3,700 in aid of the tions in the Magistrates Ordin-summary of the precent financial ary, New Territories, Miscellan Bill
position we anticipate as a result The Hon. Colonial Eecretary of this year's working. ed's resolution under section 170 of carried.
The Hon Attorney General mov-seconded and the resolution was
The Financial Situation, the Public Health and Buildings The Hon. Attorney General You will remember that when Ordinance 1903, approving the moved the first reading of a bill the Estimates for 1913 were erection of an underground trough entitled "An ordinance to repeal placed before you last October, it Tacker and Hil, Robinson, here of the (European) Y.M.C.A. In doing so he said that he 1804.
R E. Reserves -Wilkinson, The Annual Meeting of Mem- Closet Latrine in D'Aguilar Street. the Sugar Convention Ordinance, was anticipated that the balance of Assete over Liabilities on 31st.. Thompson and Miller; Broadrib, Chess Club will be held on Tues understood the actual language Objects and reasons appended December, 1912, would amount Budd, Allen, Mason and Boff. day, the 14th inst., at 5.30 p.m. of the resolution was not in the to the bill state
Iteferes Mr Morredue, R.N.for the, purpose of receiving the hands of hon. members, but they
to $2,339,782. This estimate His Majesty's Government has was largely exceeded, the sum The Engineers in the first half report for the past year and elect had all had an opportunity of withdrawn from the Brussels actually brought to account being. There are other points of interest in the speech which may be netted two goals. The first was ing officers and deciding upon seeing the papers which had been Sugar Convention, this with- $2,805,129. According to the noted in passing. We are glad to see that something is to be due to a penalty being awarded the programme for the ensuing circalated to members of the Coun-drawal taking place as from the revised figures for 1913 ordinary done in the way of gaol extension. A new block' is to be erected against the Cornishmen, the kick season. in the lower yard sad will contain 78 cells, while certain rortions being taken and turned to ac
oil. The necessity for the resolution lat September, 1913. It is and extraordinary revenue is ex arose under the Building or therefore necessary to repeal our peoted to yield $8,285,253 or of the existing gaol buildings are to bave another storey added to count by Robinson. After a few Hospital Collections: them, affording 71 more calla, At the same time, provision has been smart attempts the Engineers
dinance where, when a publio local Sugar Convention Ordin- $433,393 more than was estimat- On Sunday, October 19, the latrine was going to be erected itance, 1904, as the effect of the ed. On the other hand the total made for an additional night warder with the object of "lessoning secured their second goal through cause of the Hospitals will be was necessary a notice should be withdrawal of the Imperial Go-Expenditure which was originally the strain on the existing staff of princioal warders caused by long the clever shooting of Allen who pleaded in the Cathedral and in published in the Gazette in a vernment from the Convention is estimated at $8,544,000 is noir periods of night duty." We doubt whether the addition of one more was supplied with the leather in other Churches in the Colony, certain fashion, and that the ob- to relieve the Imperial Govern- expected to exceed that figure by warder will quite relieve all the strain, but, at anyrate, it is an ear- front of goal by Boff, who was The Bishop of Victoria will jections any objections-which ment and the various Colonial $184,244. These estimates if nest that the complaints made some months ago, and which the responsible for a remarkable run preach at the Cathedral at Even might be raised by owner or administrations which adhered realised will result in a deficit on Telegraph played a considerable part in voicing, were justified, and from one end of the field to the song, and the morning preacher cooupiers of neighbouring pro to the Convention from the 31st December, 1013, of 8443,897 that some attempt ia being made to improve conditions in the prison, other. Then the bandemen got will be Rev, N. O. Pope, of party, had to be put forward and obligations which they have and this sum deducted from the One little matter should not go unnoticed: that is the honorarium down to business and after Andrew's, Kowloon. The half of considered by the Legislative undertaken under the terme of balance of Assets accrued on 31st of $1,200 for the correspondent to the intelligence department of Wright had soored Candler the Collection will be for Church Council and the Legislative Coun- the Convention, the Board of Trade. Formerly the Harbour Maator noted as equalised. There was no further Expenses and the other half, (or cil considered, and passed a
December, 1912, will give a honorary correspondent, but the duties have now been undertaken score during the game though not more than one
The Hon. Colonial Secretary balance of Arests on 31st Decem hundred resolution for the carrying on the seconded and the resolution was ber, 1913, reduced to $2,381,232. by Mr. E. A. M. Williams, secretary to the Chamber of Commerce, both teams worked hard, and the dollars if the collection be above building of the Intrine or refused carried. It is fairly obvious that this is a change for the better. If the work Cornwalle had some very hard $200) will be given to the Alicajit. In this case the resolution was
I may point out that the deficit is to be done at all, and is to be of the fullest value, it should be luck in the second half. Score: Memorial Hospital in this Colony simply to the effect that the objec- the First reading of a bill entitled is less by $240,140 than was ex- Hon Colonial Secretary moved anticipated at the end of the year handled by one who is immediately and intimately in touch with D. O. L. I. Band 2 goals R, E. and the O. M. S. Hospital at tions were over-ruled, and the "An. Ordinance to apply a sumpected, the budget for 1918 hav the gommercial life of the Colony.
Reservej 1-2 goale,
Pokho!,
building proceeded with, not exceeding Eight million eight
(Continued on pago 7.)