THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1915.
MR. GEORGE ROBBY AS NORTH-WEST FRONTIER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
RECRUITER.
Comedian Makes A Grave Appeal.
To his role of popular comedian and, since the war broke out, of special coautable and hospital orderly, Mr. George Robey added on September 3 that of recruiting agent. He appeared on the plinth of Nelson Monument, and made short, serious, and pithy speech, Appealing for recruita.
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Hr. Robey went straight to the point. He was not there as a comedian, he said, because this was a very serious subject, and he meant to speak from the bottom of
his heart.
Travelling up and down the country, he found what seemed to him to be a disinclination to take the war seriously. There was a section of the community that could not see that we were fight ing for our very existence against the most bloodthirsty horde of super-educated savages the world had ever known. The Germans had to be beaten to their knees, because such a calamity is the present war must never occur again on this earth,
"We are going to win this war, declared Mr. Robey, "even if we have to call upon the manhood of the country hotween the ages of 15 and 60. It is better to come forward than to be fetched, and there is one man in this country who, if he wants consoription, has only to go into the War Office and say so, and it will be done."
The reference was obviously to Lord Kitchener. The Stat man to volanteer had been invalidad out of the service, after having been wounded at the front, bal wsa anxious to make another effort.
I want to
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A meating of the Legislative Council was held to-day in the Council Chamber, H.E. the Governor presiding. There were present:
The Secretary of State for India communicates the following: A communique issued August 21 referred to irruption of Buuerwals into the Peshawar district on 17th idem. Since that date farther fighting bas taken place. Tho British camp at Rostam was beavily snip-Colonial Treasurer, ad by night, but the Banerwals, who occupied the passes into their entry with a fores estimated at 12,000 men, were successfully on. zaged on the 26th at Surkhabi by the Ruatam column and left
H.E. the General Officer Com. manding the Troops, (Major- General F. Ventris.)
The Hon. Mr. Clande Severn, Colonial Secretary. Attorney General.
The Hoa. Mr. J. H. Kemp, The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thompson,
20 dead. On 28th and 31st the Rustam column took the offensive in the direction of the Malandri Pass and inflicted sevare losses, with the result that on the 2ad inst. the Banarwals were reported to be completely disheartened and to be scattering,
In the meantime a hostile force from Upper Swat had moved down that river and on the night of August 28-29 made a deter- mined attack on our position at Sandaki, which was repulsed with heavy loss, the enemy's casualties on the left bank of the river alone amounting to about 100, including several notable
leaders. The next morning our troops movad out of camp and engaged the enemy who were holding Kak Fert, and some
detachments collected at
The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, .M.G., Director of Public Works. Captain Superintendent of Police. The Hon Mr. Mo I. Messer, The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollook.
THE RULE OF THE ROAD. | LEGISLATIVE
Prosecution by the A.S.P.
COUNCIL.
The Governor on the Year's Finances,
In the second place on item Under the heading "Miscell which has swelled the cost is thit | aneous Services" the estimate of of insurance against war risks, expenditure for next year is $1,- A third canes is that the coins 113,280 or $201,027 greater than being old were dirty and little for last year, due almost entirely to charges on account of the war. light throngh wear.
I would draw attention to the following items under Miscell• · aneous Servio a.
A fourth cause is the fact that
1bo fret during
curren! year
Speaking at this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Coun- oil prior to the motion to read the Appropriation Bill for a time His Excellency said :-
Honourable Members of the
In addressing you on the pra sent financial position of the Colony and on the position which we anticipate as a result of this year's working, I may remark that on the whole, considering the abnormal situation created by the war, there is no reason to be dissatisfied.
Fiosocial Situation.
Before Commander.O.W. Bock-Legislative Council, with R.N., at the Marine Court this morning Mr. T, E. King, A.SP, charged Ng Tang, maater of the steam launch Stork, with failing to observe the rule of the road in the Harbour. Mr. King, in the witness box, said he was in the motor boat Africa and was when two large lounches came up going towards Stoneant tere Island
the Harbour, the Stork being one. This laanch stood on to orosa the Africa's bow and then had to go full speed natera to clear her. The other launch gave way and passed under the atorn. He (Mr. King) considered the Stork by not port Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Clerk ing and going ander the Afrios's to the Council,
stern was a danger to the latter. His Worship ordered defendant to be re-examined before return
O.M.G.
The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett,
The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, The Hon. Mr, D. Landals, The Hon. Mr. Lau Cha Pak.
Finance.
by H.E. the Governor, were re-ing his certificate.
The following recommendations ferred to the Finance Committee.
A sum of $130 in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Depart- ments, O.-District Officer, Other Charges, Northern District, In- cidental Expenses.
A sum of $3,000 in aid of the The Cigarette and Tobacco Fund.
Works, Extra-
have to soknowledge We
vote
Public
ordinary, Hongkong. Com receipt of $1.40, collected by Works. munications, Roade, General Pincher Martin.
the vole
mouth of Shanozai Valley. The tribesmen suffered heavily under our artillery fire, and the fort was completely destroyed by a party of the Guides Cavalry. Their forces are now reported to have disperand or to be diaporaing.
A sum of $2,500 in aid of the Pablic Works, Extra- ordinary, Compensation for the pathway along the boundary of Cemetery.
eastern the Eurasian
The Colony's Finances.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the 1st reading of a Bill A hostile movement in the intituled "An Ordinance to ap. "Here is my certificate," he exolaimed; "but I will rejoin if Mohmand country has not matarply a som not exceeding Nine they will have me.
ed, and on the reat of the North- million eighty-one thousand two have another smick at the Ger-Western frontier all ia quist. hundred and nine Dollers to the Public Service of the year 1918," The Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded and the motion was
mans.'
in front of the Royal Exchange
a meeting was held in the
interests of the Ith County POLICE RESERVE ORDERS carried. The full text of the of London Regiment, popularly
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"Finsbury known
the One of the speakers Fighters. was Lieut. Jamieson, who whe
wounded at the battle of the Marne. The "Finsbury Fightory" have also suffered heavily in the Dardanelles.
One of the speakera at this meeting, Thomas Babb, who pre- aided, stated that Lord Kitchener wae proad of the reoraiting results from the provinces, but he was not so proud of London,
LANGKAT OUTPUT. Mesere. Wright and Hornby Advise us that the Langkat antput for the current month is as follows:-
October 1
19
...
Tons 200
2
108
23
3
201
ม
4
200
"
10
+
5
194
200
182
202
23
ง
100
21
10
181
20
11
100
17
12
101
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+
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13
188
134
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Total to 13th inst.
2547
195,93
budget is as follows:-
Whereas the expenditure re- Police Reserve Orders issuedquired for the service of this Do- to-day by Mr. F. O. Jenkin, D. S. long for the year 1916 has, apart
from the contribution to the Im P. (Reserve) State:
perial Government in aid of Mili. tury Expenditure and Charges on account of Public Debt, been estimated at the sum of Nine million eighty-one thousand two
Patrola (Central).
Friday, October 16 No. 2 Co. will supply each shift.
Saturday, October 16 No. 3 Co. will supply each shift.
Sunday, October 17 No. 2 Co. will supply each shift.
Patrols, (Eastern). Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16.-As already in ordere.
hundred and nine dollars:
Be it encoted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
of
while the parily silver bas ruled at about la. 71d. to the dollar the rate of Exchange bas ruled at a fraction over Is Od. Our caine are sold as ballion but the proceeds are credited in the Treasury booke at the current rate of Exhange with the con- sequent loss of about 11 on every dollar unit.
The expenditure on account of the war is expected to amount during the current year to $179,- 200. No provision was made for this in the Estimates and the whole amount is therefore in ex- coss of the approved estimates fur the year.
There has also been a large
It was anticipated that the balance of Aesete over Liabilities on the 31st, December, 1014, would amount to $2,828,375, but the sum actually brought to account was $2.810,473. The revenue for 1915 as revised is increase in the sum required for expected to yield $11,380,005 telegrams. A eum of $1,000 was than was provided, but it is probable that or $27,027 1038
The expenditure no less than $20,000 will be ez Estimated. for 1915, which was original pended. 15 estimated at $12,486,771 is now expected to fall short of that figure by $58,525.
I must explain, however, that after the Estimates had been passed last year, vary considerable economies were made.
When
Other smaller sume go to make up a total sum of $625,238 by which the estimate for Miscellan sous Services has been exceeded. ▲ supplementary Vote for $480,000 has recently been taken to cover the cast of the construc- tion of the Railway during the current year in accordance with the estimate contained in Council Paper No. 15 of 1915.
A eum of $750,000 is estimated to cover the loss on Subsidiary Coins. This sum falls short to a considerable amount of the sum required in the current year for this service. There is some reason to hope that it may nevertheless be sufficient and I trust that this hope will be realised.
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As regards War Expenditure. The five heads amount in all to $210,200, including a sum of 5B,ÚCO for the maintenance of Prisoners of War and their families. His Majesty's Govern ment have decided that each Colony should pay for the alien enemies interned by its Government and also, if it onn afford it, for alien enemies taken off ships within its jurisdiction. The question of defraying the coat of maintenance of prisonera inade in actual Military opera- bean tion has not actually decided. Bat I have included in the Vote the estimated cost of the 78 prisoners brought here from Teingiau because i feel anre that the people of this Colony will gladly accept the whole burden of the maintenance of both interned persons and pri
sonore of war, which cannot be
The sub-head "Other Items of
sending the Estimates to the Secretary of State I stated that it would probably be necessary to curtail expenditure in order to
Certain additional expenditure regarded as a heavy one compar- meet un abnormal eituation, and the Secretary of State an beequent incurred on other votes is showned with the expenditure now ly requested that this might be on pages 10 and 20 of the draft being incurred by other parts of done. A list of Public Works Estimates which with the items the Empire. Extraordinary which it was possi- to which I have drawn attention ble to postpone or on which reduce the total anticipated saving Medical Department,... 247,005 expenditure could be reduced was, on this year's Estimates to the
Special Expenditure,
2.874 therefore drawn up. The total sum of $58,625 which I have Sanitary Department, 379,748 reduction amounted to $491.150 already mentioned.
5,850 and the principal items were ag
followe:-- 49.216 Item 48. Additional Bor- 357,782 vice Reservoir, West
2,300
Point. (Baduction)... $130,000 Item 15, leated Quar- [68,783 tere for European
Subordinates
Special Expen litare, Botanical and Forestry
Department,... Education
Special Expenditure, Military Expanditure.- Volunteers
*
Pablio Works,— Public Works Depart
ment, Special Expenditure, Public Works, Recur
геді,
1
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Item 16. Housing of Subordinate Officers, 456,234
300 Item 17. Extension of Central Police Station 580,400 Item 19. Paving of main Public Works, Extra-
roads ordinary,
1,279,400 Item 47. Compensation
474,789 and Resumption Poat Office,
Special Expenditure, 1,310 Item 78 (c). Section A Kowloon-Canton Railway,-
Working Expenses, 313,905 Expenses of Constrac
tion, Charge on account of
Public Debt, Pensione,
1. This Ordinance may be oited | Charitable Services, Patrols (Water Police). Friday, October 16.-5.50 as the "Appropriation Ordinance D'Aquino (S) Hyndman (S). 8.50 for 1916." Souza (9) Yvanovich (8) Xavier (P).
Saturday, October 18.-5.50 A. A. Alves (8) Vioira (S). 8.50 Man Tat Cheung (S) Tang Shing Cheung (S).
MEMORANDUM OF CARGO.
The following issmemorandum of oargo shipped per P. and 0. 8. "Nors" which enilod on October, 7:-
London:-100 bales Wanto Silk, 35 balea Raw Silk, 4944 Pkgee. Ten, 1431 rolla Mata and Matting, 103 Cases Chinawaro, 3 Casos Cigara, 2 Cassa Woodwate.
Gibraltar.-3 c/s Silk Goode. Liebon: -10 c/s Curios. and pictures etc.
Lyons: 330 balea Raw Silk. St. Etiennus: 10 bales Raw
Daily average
Death of Major General Playfair.
The death is announced of Mejor-General Archibald Lowia Playfair at the age of 76. He Derved through the Indian Matiny, being present at the seige and capture of Lucknow. He Silk. served in many administrativə Marecillea: 3178 Pkges. Tes, posts in India. Major-General 273 bales Raw Silk, 200 bales Playfair was the youngest son of Waste Silk, 14 Cases Feathers, Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair and by 50 Caska Groundnut Oil, 2,000 his death Mr. Hugh Sanderson bags Sugar, Playfair, of Hongkong, becomes
the oldest representative of this branch of the family,
Malta: 3 cfs. Oigora.
Port Said: 10 of Glam Bang. los, 6 Pkgeo. Ton. 77
2. A sum not exceeding Niue million eighty-one thousand two hundred and nine Dollars shall
Say-
and
119
Expenditure, Governor,
Special Expenditure, Colonial •Secretary's
Dapartment Legialstore Special Expenditure, Secretariat for Chinese
Affaire, Special Expenditure, Audit Department
500
Total,
611
Expenditure" $80,000 comprises extra payments to Volunteers on war duty; the ocsi of meals, tran sport and other expenses on account of garrison duty; and passages to man proceeding to England for active service. There are also many other items of ex- penditure chargeable to this sub head, which cannot be definitely sproified.
There will, therefore, be a de- ficit on the 31st, December next, if these figures are realised, of $1,047,641, and the balance of Assets on that date will be re- duced to $1,982,832. It will be clear to Hanourable Members that Į 30,000 the need for strict economy dar A sum of $2,200 has been pro- ing the coming year is imperative, vided for a new edition of the and the Estimates which are now General Orders of the Hongkong laid before you have been drawn | Government, up with that object,
Judicial and Legal Departments.
Supreme Court. Under Other Oharges
30,000
50,000
30,000
20,000
Estimates of Revenue, 1916.
The estimated revenue for 1918
B
ia $1,378 in excess of that ap-anm equivalent to $300 haz proved for the current year. The been entered as the contribution prinsipal increase, of which ex- from this Colony towards the cast planations will be found in the of the establishment of a Registry of new road in Now
as follows: of Companies which is to be Territories...
33,000 foot-notes, are It was also found possible to Money-changers Licences $8,- established at Shanghai. This estimated saving 340; Opium Monopoly $250,000; Registry will be subordinate to 386,198 make
Stamp Duties $50,000; Analyssa the Hongkong Registry, and as of $380,000 in connection 54,000 with the purchase of raw opium, $6,000; Sunday Cargo-working the whole of the fees received 362,000 and the reed for striot economy Permits $5,000; Kowloon Canton will be paid over to the Hong- 42,737 was enjoined on heads of Depart Railway. Goods Through Traffic kong Government, it is consider- not Leased ed desirable that this Colony mente. "The total of the economies $5,000
8 contribution .$9,081,209 effected is $1,219,765, bat the $7,490; Royalty payable by should make
effect of them was to a great ex- Hongkong Tramway Company towards the annual expenditure
widows' and involved. tent neutralised by the necessity 86,030;
Orphena' Pensions Con- The Vote forthe Travelling Ex- for incurring certain heavy ex-
These in-panses of Watchmen and tempor- ponditure which could not be tribations 87,200.
creases aggregate $844,990, and ary engagement of extra Watch- included in the estimates.
The sum
this account was
to
A
our
Laode
In the eight departments in
Police.
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock bo and the same is hereby charged K.O. moved the first reading upon the revenue and other fande of a bill intituled an Ordinance of the Colony for the service of to provide for the incorpora- A large increase was necessary the decreases in various other men has been increased from the year 1916 and the said sumtion of the Mother Saperioress in the amount required to redeem items amount to almost a similar $1,000 to $5,000. This in crease is due to the issue of an no charged may be expended as in this Cology of the Society snbsidiary coinage.
Estimates of Expenditure, 1916, abnormal number of executions hereinafter specified, that is to of the "Daughters of Charity estimated on
The ostimated expenditure for since the out-break of the war. of the Canossian Institute" by $788,000, while it is now found which the institution known as that u van of $1,164,000 will be next year is 811,882,774, which The same spent are counter than the balanced by Possession Fees $85,873 the Italian Convent is carried on. required, or $896,000 more than is $603,997 Less
estimated expenditure for the which are paid into Revenue. original estímulo. The objects and reasons, ap-tho ponded to the bill state :- variety of circumstances have current year.
The establishment of European swell The Daughters of Charity of contributed 86,951 the Canossian Institute (best loss on the redemption of subsidi-Class I under the head" General Constables bas been reduced by 250 known as the Italian Convent) ary coins and to cause a large Administration" a decrease of ten for the duration of the way. for, This reduction has been rendered have acquired land in the Colony excess on the Vote in the current $137,882 is estimated
but this requires some explana-possible by the excellent service 57,452 for the purposes of carrying on estimates to cover that loss.
100 their charitable work. Difficulties In the first placo alter the tion. The total estimate for these which is being rendered by mem
was bera of the Special Polios Reserve. 34.146 have orises, and may hereafter Estimates had been framed the departments this year
100 arise, in holding and dealing with Government adopted a policy of $1,781,400 bat owing principally I have already had occasion to 60,000 sack land as it has, at present, purchasing sub coins in the marto the cost of raw opium having refer publicly to
to be veated in the name of ket and it continued that policy, been much less than was estims- work 181,207 some individaol in trust for taking advantage of the high rate ted, and the scheme for the acqui- recent addition to the Police Special Expenditure. 140,200 the Convedt. In order to got over of discount, till February in this sition and re-arrangement of the Force, and it is especially gratify ach difficulties it is desired that year. Altogether coins to the face mcorings in the barbour having ing that at a time when there are 067,774 the Convent should be incorporat veing of $1,275,000 wore pur- only bean partly proceeded with many vacancies in the Force 22,040 ed by Ordinance. Similar incorchard and sent home to be it is net anticipated that more owing to the absence of members Special Expenditure, 250poration has taken place in the demonetized. Although $600,000 in 81,301,100 will be required. at the front and to the diffenter Miscellaneous Service,... 1,113,289 past in the case of other Missions of fast sam represents purchases The estimate for next year is of filling the vacancies which Judiciol and Legal
made and sent home in 1914 the 1.043,518, which includes a eum cocur under ordinary conditions, | Departments,
280,632 The present Bill effects anch poeeds were not brought to of $800,000 for opiam, $140,000 deficiencies can be supplemented Special Expenditure, 830 incorporation and contains the count till this year. The loss on for the acquisition and re-arrange by other members of the com Police and Prison De-
45 necessary provisions for evideno this large item was therefore not ment of moorings, and $10,000 for munity, who for various reasons partments,
977,459 ing the authority of the Mother faoluded in the Estimates for this the raising and renewal of moor are unable to leave the Colony Special Expenditure, 3,800 Superiores for the time being, year,
ing.?
Continued on Second intra,
Spreial Expenditure, Treasury Harbour Master's De
partment
Imports and Exports
Department, Royal Observatory.
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