THE BUDGET.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SECOND EXTRA
THE HON. MR. HEWETT SPEAKS OUT.
Lack of British Wireless Facilities Criticised.
At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Calony's Budget for the coming year was discussed.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, moved the second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to
HONGKONG THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5 1914
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH CAVALRY AT WORK.
HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY.›
Indian Troops in the Fightișg Line.
Nov. 4, 1.15 p.m.
A Press Bureau statement says violent attacks were made on October 30 against our First Corps and Cavalry. The enemy were evidently largely reinforced. We inflicted's most heavy loss, and
was not reflecting on the Hong- kong Government.
His Excellency No.
The Hoo. Mr. Hleweit said he knew Hia Excellency had done allia his
Power it was the people at Home. His Excellency :-My point was that it was an Imperial question.
WAR ITEMS.
"German Day" in New York.
New York, September 28.- Fully ten thousand German Americans attended the celebra tion of German Day" yesterday. Violent anti-British speeches were The Hon. Mr. Hewett said he thusiasm seems to have stopped enthusiastically cheered, but ea- had very little further to say, short at the pockets of the demon- bat before conclading be would
stratora, inasmuch as only 8480° refer to the increase in the ap-as collected towards the fand of pointments in the P.W.D. and the
£20,000 which is being raised on Post Office. He thought that there should not be any increases
behalf of the dependents" of
German uni Austrian soldiers.
apply a sum not exceeding Nine the Commander of the Corps is confident that he will be able in the staf unless it was absolute. The most prominent Germans.
million five hundred and fifteen thousand six hundred and ninety- two Dollars to the Pablio Service of the year 1915.
maintain the ground.
the
„Reported Sinklog of Russian Battleship.
Nov. 4, 1.15 p.m.
1.
From Sofia it is reported that the Turks have suck the Russian battleship Sinop.
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The cavalry have fought, whether mounted or in trenches, toy imperative just DOW.
Referring to the Volunteers, the the admiration of the whole Army. Indian popa were brought hon. member enid that in shang- into the fighting line.
hai they had a larger number than The Hon. Mr. Hewett said he
Turkish Minister Resigns.
Nov. 4, 1.15 p.m.
in Hongkong. He was sorry that had been asked by the Unofficial
Router's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that Djavid Bey, the population, it was a
they had not more. Considering Members to speak first in reply to the statement put before them. Turkish Minister of Finance, has tendered his resignation..
temptible number. The gift of He had perhaps better begin by
the Ellis Kadoorie Schools, the explaining his regret that the re- presentation of the Unofficial
hon. member characterised s another instance of the generosity Members at that meeting was so
of Mr. Ellis Kadoorie towards his sparge. As his Excellency was
fellow residents in the Colony. aware, one member had been and, he thought for his Excell for the Government to embark in
The Hon. Mr. Pollock said that away ill, and one bad had to go ency to dilate upon tome means so expensive an experiment. The they should endeavour to follow away on business and left two days ago, That hon. member had by which, the loss of opinm re- hon, member pointed out that the lead of the Straite Settlemente venne was going to be made up the innovation would entail the with regard to their opium attended the mestings at which The principal source of revenue enforcing of compulsory pilotage, policy-purchasing opium for the Unofficial Members discussed here, as his Excellency knew, was to which he objected.
preparation. He also called atten- the Budget now before them, and the house tax. They knew that
He also referred to the redemption to the $62,000 for, coal in he thought he (the absent mem-for
many years depression tion of subsidiary coinage and connection with the railway, and ber referred to)]{would entirely in trade had bien felt by the regretted that a sinking fand had said that it seemed to him that, endorse the views he (the speaker) Colony through the disturbances not been made to provide for even allowing for the explans was about to express. Perhaps in China and for various other that. They realised that a very tory footnate, which referred to his Excellency would allow him reasons. There were complaints heavy sacrifice was being made the increased cost of coul, to add a word or two to what he with regard to the rates charged by the Colony and they hoped the figure represented an eo- had said a fortnight ago. His to householders, and there that it would have the effect of ormous quantity of coal. He also Excellency's address was printed were many absentee landlords, substantially rehabilitating such observed that the auditors only and laid on the table. Personally, which his Excellency know of the coin as they had in daily passed certain vouchers and fig." as he had had the honour the effect of in his own ao,
urag and checked things in that
on
ning and
&
000 of which more than one third,
revenue.
The Hon, Colonial Treasurer asid
In connection with the
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themselves significantly
196 Iron Crosses Conferred by Kalser. Berlin, Sept. 12.-Emperor. Willum uas conferred 190 Iron Crosses for distinguished servioss ia the field. Eighty-six of them woat to members of the Fifty- third regiment and 110 to the Eighty-third regiment, garrison- ed at Cassel. Among the re- cipients are Count Helmuth von Moltke, chief of staff, and Major von Winterfeldt, former military attsole to the German legation in Paris, and twenty-one other officera.
Terrific Weapons Invented In U. S. Chicago,
Sopt. 19.-Louis Gathmann, a resident of Chicago,
is said to have invented the new German siege gun and shall used with such disastrous results against Belgian and French fortifications in the present war.
This Chicago invention is said to have been rejected by the United States Government, except for const defence, after a series of toata held at Sandy Hook in 1893. The inventor is said to have taken - bis device to Germany and later to have sold it to Krapps.
Gathmann at one time was connected with the North-western University and is said to have invented the gun shortly before, the Spanish-American war. The first abella were made in a emuli Chicago 'machine shop.
Kalser Sends Cadets as Guides to Troops. Berlin, Sept. 22.-The Kaiser's address to the cadets ordered to the fold, which is now published in the Kreuze Zeitung, was s fullo.78: ..
"Cadet: Alrea ly in your early
regiments to fight against the enemy as guides at the head of my brave troops. You shall tako with you to the army all the moral qualities which have been implanted in your young hearts in the corps of cidets.
"Ba regardless in your bravery, keep your blood cold, your head clear in hard timea and your heart high and have faith in God.
more than one occasion country. But whether in Ireland Now, he wished to refer to way and the question of what was to be asked by "the Unofficial or any other colony or part of another point, and that was with necessary was not gone into by the Members to reply to the Governor's Great Britain, every source of regard to the provision of wireless. auditora at all. There was also a Budget speech in that Council, revenue lorsned. Before going The estimate was for $80,000 and very considerable rise in the main he might say that it was far more on he would say the revenue of $20,000 for staffing. He under- tenance of loco. engines. He illuminating to him to hear a house property was based on an stood that the bulk of that thought that was also a matter olear, concise, verbal statement snnual or triennial estimate, apparatus was already in the that should be looked into. made on the Budget than a print and he thought it would show Colony, and he had been infer- The Hoo. Director of Pablio ed paper laid before them, or depreciation in value, and there-mally informed that" before the Works said that the wireless even read to them, and he trust fore a loss to the Hongkong next seven or eight months they telegraphy station, he hoped, ed that the usual procedure would, Government revenue.
hoped that valuable etation would be ready by June of as his Excellency had half pro-
The liquor tax was a new would be in working order. As next year. The inoroase in the mised, be adopted in the futura.
His Excellency kaew; in his staff for next year was accounted The Government re- That wag that the Governor would make a speech, because listening pudiated the whole responsibility, capacity ne a member of that for by the engagement of threa to such a speech was far more and was promptly followed by the Council, of the Chamber of Com-surveyors and two inspectors for Unofficial Members, for this na-merce, and a shipping Company, the water works. One surveyor educational, from his point of view, than any read or printed popular tax. That had been he had for three years urged the was nwessary to complete surver- paper. The financial situation, largely increased during the fast construction and erection of a ing in the New Territories.
few years and licences had been high-power wireless station, in so far as next year was concerned, increased on several occasions. He the interest of shipping on the that the side amount of subsidiary might be considered satisfactory, maintained the expansion of this Imperial Government without coin withdraws from oire-la-routh, I send you out to my but he thought on further con- sideration and analysis of that taxation was limited and he feared any effect at all. They put it off tinn was $11,000,000 at a loss of statement it could not altogether that there were no new sources of with all kinds of excueos, further 16 per cent. Practically $4,000,- be made, fur-000 had been withdrawn during be regarded as satisfactory. Now revenne except by increasing enquiries to they found that the estimat- taxation, and that would have to ther experiments with what the past year.
The Hon Colonial Secretary be done in a gentle manner, or it result? Germany, for many years, ed готение for 1914 WS would have a very bad effect had conclusively and beyond said that on the question of the
half millions.
on the prosperity of the Colony, all doubt whatever, been propar- house property tax, house propar- The revised revenue for the same The expenditure for 1913 was ing for a European war with ty had been under-assessed for year was $11,065,000. The estimate for 1916 was $11,200,- $8,658.072, and for 1915 the os-the object of acquiring British at least a year, or probably
timated expenditure was placed at trade from the Empire, including more. $4,000,000, was represented by $12,486,771; that was to say, outlying Colonies, and hadereo ed railway, the estimate for coal revenue from opium. Now that roughly, they had an increase of high-power stations in all parts was considerably lower, 090- the world, enabling her sidering the large increase in the about 50 per cent. in three years source of revenue, on which was
in the expenditure of the Colony to speak across the Atlantic and price of coal. It was at present largely dependent the prosperity of the Colony, carrying out enor and above that, even to balance the Pacific. They bad eight or uncertain whether the estimate the accounts for 1916, they had ten stations to cable round the for coal had not been fixed rather mously extensive public works, which a Colony of our position, to draw upon the very sparas world and to men-of-war, and we low. The manager was of that
roserve very nearly $1,000,000. had nothing worth speaking of opinion. 50 geographically situated and so
His Excelleney replied also and Undor the heading of Harbour The only power we had was the typographically constructed, was aconatently increasing source of Department there was an entry. comparatively low-power station referred to the Harbour scheme. expenditure and to trast to the There was a reference in His on the Tamar, and even in Sing-In the course of his remarks be opium, revenue for a third of Excellency's speech with regard apore, from whence they were intimated that the charges for carry on telegraphy the use of the buoys would be;- to the eoheme of the Government going to was clearly a their revenue
Australia and Now First class, $8 per diem; taking over the moorings. As with BOATCÓ of weakness. They knew that very large stocks were they were aware, the Chamber of Zealand, at the outbreak of the second class, $6; and third class, hang ouched
Commerce, shipping community war the only one was the one $4. They calculated that the disturbances in China, which and the unofficial members from they had put up in a hurry- and revenue therefrom would be just garrison in 1912-13 was 3814,000 would take two or two and a half the very first had opposed the which they had taken from one about sufficient to cover interest and of that sum Hongkong had
Ele would on capital and working expenses, contributed only
$143,000," They still continued of the ships. years to work off. At the expira their opposition.
In connection. with the For twelve Bay, without fear of contradiction,
leaving the British taxpayer, tion of that term, he thought it was reasonable to suppose, the years the scheme had been before that it was an absolute scandal redemption of subaidiary coin, that much-burdened and long suf-" fering individual, the payment of further importation of indian the Council and they did not like that we as the greatest Over Sea it was costing a large sum, hai opiam would be greatly our-nowany more than they did then. Power, in the world should have they had to remember that they d
had originally made a profit of
A question of the right of reply tailed, if not checked: That There was an estimate of $10,000 bean caught napping.
His Excellency observod that $2,400,000 and they har by Mr. Hewett was raised and for relaying and the upkeep of being so, it was quite reasonable the moorings. They had a good the speaker was speaking outside not yet spent in redemption as
met by the suspension of stand- to suppose, following all instruc
much as they had originally mado
ing order No. 28. tions received from the Secretary number of moorings in the bar-the Badges.
The Hon. Mr. Hewett on the issue. He fully endorsed.
The Hon. Mr. Hewett briefly of State, dictated to him by the bour and he thought that the
the dilatoriness the remarks of the hon. member existing House of Commons as was very largely ander referred to
the Home Government regarding the pancity of the replied, and in committeo moved the opium policy of Great Britain estimated. There was and an of
estimate of $250,000 with in not providing proper wireless number of the Volunteers, but the deletion of the vote of $250,- 000 from the vote for the Har- in our colonies, they could not
Department. Many
great time rely which the Government was prestations while Germany had, and he hoped that when the war was
accumulated daring the recent
for
on
scheme.
of
Then you will lead my troops to victory.
1
"I need not recall the historic
instances of the valour of your corps. You have learned them
all. At any rate, should the Lord grant us victory, I ask you not to forget the song of Leathen. Now march with God. Adiboj cadets,"
was glad that hon. members upon that but lightly. The total cost of the
such a valuable source pared to buy the moorings, e those people whoever they were over they would be able to in On a poll, the resolution was
Council subsequently adjourn
of revenue. Therefore he thought did not say that was sufficient or should be publicly pilloried inaugurate a scheme by which they
insufficient bat he said that in London. would be able to get many more. lost by sir votes to four. view of the extremely uncertain His Excellency said the matter With regard to the Military financial future of the Colony, for was for the Home Government. Contribution, the moment it would be unwiss The Hon. Mr. Hewett said he
it was only right, even now, tha they should begin to consider,
His Excellency od sine die.