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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY: APRIL 14. 1921.
MAGAZINE GAP ROAD.
Reply to Mr. Pollock,
At the meeting of the Legis lative Council held to-day, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, asked the following questions:
"In view of the fact that additional taxation is being im- posed on all the inhabitants of the Colony in an unsuccessful on- deavour to balance the Budget for the Current Year, 1921, will the Government take a Referen- dum of Magazino Gap and Poak Residents with a view to as-) certain whether it is the wish of the majority of such Residents that a Motor Road should be made from Magazine Gap to the Peak If not, why not?
"What is the estimated cost of) making such Motor Road, and when was such estimate obtained?"
Reply.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-
The Government is not prepar- ed to take such a referendum as is suggested, because the con- struction of the road has boon
approved by tho Legislative Council. The road will be of the greatest value not only as a meang of
to all access parts of the Peak eventually by motor vehicles but also it will
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reduce the cast of carriage of road President-elect Harding Is Said
Lichtenstein, the ibird smallest and building materials to at to Have Approved the Proposal. independent State in Europe, has least one half the present price.) It is reported that President set the big nations an example It may also have the desirable Harting is determined to amalga-of smart revenue-raising, Every result of lessoning considerably mate the war, navy, and air few weeks a new issue of postage the employment of women and services of the Government into a stamps is ordered, in several children in carrying burdens to single department of nationals varieties. A few aro sold to thin the Hill District. The new align-defence, with one chief and sub-public, after which the issue is ment of the road will make it secretaries for each, one purchas-annulled, and the bulk of it, possible to construct branch ing agency for all, and with joint enhanced in value by ita can- roads connecting other por-boards of each service responsible cellation, is bought up by tions of the Hill District with for the proper defence of the collectors. A new issue follows, the lower levels. [
may country at all times. This plan to be dealt with in the same way. add that applicatious for building meets with the hearty approval of This prompts a correspondent to sites on the portion of road in men who have given this subjostask whether the little State question aro being received, much disinterested thought in ought not to be rechristened, Lick tenstein. Other Central; European States have caught the notion, among them being Poland, with 150 varieties in two
The Public Works Committee recent years.
увате.
of this Council at a meeting held Mr. Charles G. Dawes of on 8th October, 1920, unanimous-Chicago is believed to be the man ly recommended the construct-who brought this suggestion to ion of this road at an estimated Mr. Harding's attention in an cost of $86,250. At further emphatic way and Mr. Dawes meeting of the Committee held learned his lesson and the neces-
Two stories of Marshal Foch. on 13th January, 1921, a change sity of such action in the school illustrate a side of his character in the route was recommended at a of experience during the year in which adds something to his revised estimate of $118,187, the Franco. Members of Congress influence and charm. At a crisis hon. mombor dissenting. Govern-for a decade have complained in the war M. Clemer.coau went Iment adopted the policy advocat- against having to appropriate for to see him at the front. When ed by the Committee, but the re-cannon for the army and cannon the Premior arrived he was told vised estimate proved somewhat for the navy and cannon for for- by an officer at Headquarters that! too low and on the 9th of April a│tifications, and now they are in a the Marshal was at Mass, "but," contract for the construction of mazo in the matter of making he added, "if it is a matter of the road at a cost of $127.965 was appropriations for airplanes for special importance I will call him signed.
four different branches of the out." "No, no," was the quick Arising out the answer, Mr. Government. Having no techni- response. "'leave him alone. It Pollock asked what grounds cat knowledge on the subject and has carried him through the Government had for the having no personal responsibility very well 50 far." In statement that the road in the matter, Congress on masse March, 1918-such a month as would reduce the cost of the would like to see this muddle France and Britain may well hope carriage of road and building ended, providing somebody else never to see again a Methodist materials by one-half. He does it.
Council in London passed a reso would also like to ask for Mr. Harding must get the con-lution to send a telegram to Bill to the Chamber of particulars of any applications sent of Congress to amalgamate Marshal Foch with the words The Government has presented a
We are praying for you." The Deputies embodying a most comprehensive programme of Colonial made for building sites on that the departments mentioned and,
prior to asking its permission, telegram was sent, but no reply development. It involves the overhauling of the transport systems, portion of the road in question.
On the invitation of His Excell-John W. Weeks, the new Seere- was received. After the Armistion sanitation, education, and irrigation. The most important projects
tary of War, and Edwin Denby, Foch in conversation with an include a West African barbour extension at Dakar, completion of ency, the Hon. Director of Publie the new Secretary of the Navy, English statesman confided to him the Thieskayes railway, irrigation works in the Niger Valley, the Works replied, stating that last must work out the plan of ac construction of a railway from Brazzaville to the Atlantic coast, the week he had an opportunity of tion. This change can be effected moved him most in the war was that one of the things which had reconstruction of the Contral Cameroons line, with extensions to seeing a Dennis oar,
the receipt of an extraordinary, Yaounde and other points, the erection of big harbour works at carrying capaity of two tous
telegram stating that the Metho Saigon-et-Cholan, Haiphong, Tourane and Quan-che-wan, the com- The weight of the
dists of England were praying pletion of the Vinhdongha railway, the continuation of the trans-2 tous 15 cwt, the total loaded
for him. Indo-Chinoso line from. Tourane to Saigon, harbour works at weight being 4 tons 15 cwt. Madagascar, and the construction of works at Jibuti to render it This car loaded could climb find to bear on thom to put a stop to the top in 15 minutes to it. This has been the experi- suitable as a port of call,
A question commonly asked average speed of 10 miles ence of every economy and effi-journal, is how does Australia find over here a writer in a Home Under Government ciency agency that has tried to contracts the present cost of effect a reorganization
it possible to continue states pro. conveying materials to the Peak Government and explains why better than our best in a country of the ducing cricketers equal to and was $7.92 per ton, but the Dennis members of Congress who really whose population, in comparison
to favour the Harding idea have with ours, is mall indeed. That was after allowing for every it themselves. conceivable item of expenditure. Applications had already been the navy, and the air services, it In this country not one in ten of the average Australian than it The amalgamation of the army, does to the average Englishman, received for sitos and he has been estimated, may easily us worries about bricket; know that there were other reduce expenditures by the Gover: Australia the man, woman, or tentative applications, because of enquiries as to when the road ment for war services at least child that is not passionate about would be completed: The Asiatic overhead centralized and greatly One has only to look at an Austra one-third. Not only a heavy the game is regarded as a “crank," the applicants.
SENATOR KNOX INTRODUCES HIS PEACE
RESOLUTION.
Washington, April 13.
an
an hour.
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car was
car could take materials
by such determined men as the new Cabinet officers, but, in the meantime, officers and men in the departments will bring all the Congressional influence they can
"
The
In the Senate, Mr. Knox introduced his peace resolution. It Mount Kellet for $1.72 per ton.never had the courage to initiate fact is the game means more to
contained a clause reserving American rights under the Treaty of Versailles. The resolution was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee.
SENATOR BORAH AGAIN ATTEMPTS NAVAL
REDUCTION.
Washington, April 13.
in
Senator Borah introduced in the Senate a resolution authorising/Petroleum Company was among redaced, but an end will be put tolian newspaper to get an idea of
the President to open negotiations with Britain and Japan as regards a reduction in naval construction.
HIGH POSTHUMOUS. HONOUR FOR “SAVIOUR OF PARIS."
Paris, April 13.
TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
rivalry aud competitive bidding how much cricket means to the between the departments. When Australian. In a representative Gen. Pershin catablished a central Adelaide paper for the morning army in France two years ago and placed Mr. Dawes at the head
TYPHOON WARNING: purchasing department for the following the Test match that
gavo Australia the ashes there
over,
of it he did it without authority appears to be nothing but cricket. The telegram quoted below was of law, but the saving in time and Even the long leader-a "three- decker," too is devoted to the General Gallienti, the saviour of Paris in 1914, has been cived by the American Con- money together with the certainty game. There are not only some
sulate General, Hongkong, from and dispatch of the operations of posthumously promoted Marshal of France.
the Manila Observatory at 3 p.m. the department brought economy match itself; iu every nook and seven large columus about the yesterday :---
uud efficiency where absolute
oranny of the paper cricket spills Typhoon 136 deg. Long. E. and chaos reigned before. 18 dag. Lat. N., moving N.W. It is no secret that under the old method of appropriating for Government departments various bureaus have been known to get, enable Congress to know exactly! Peking, April 13.
appropriations from eight to ten what it is doing in making war The Government has wired to all the Chinese Ministers in.
committees of Congress. Under appropriations. Members of Con- foreign countries to the effect that the Presidential election in Can Colonel Procter, Manager for the new system in the House of gress would favour lump sum ton is illegal.
General Leonard Wood in his Representatives, where one app appropriations for such items a Lum Fu, the representative of Luk Wing-ting, after calling on campaign for the Presidential ropriations committee has sup. cannon, powder, sirplanes, cloth- all the Tuchune in the Yangtzo Valley, bas arrived in Peking. namination at the Republican planted the ten, an end has been ing, food, guns and other items of
It is reported that a secret envoy from the Living Buddha Convention and a contributor of put to some of this duplication, general use in all services, leav le on his way to Peking.
half a million dollars toward the The amalgamation of duplicating ing the joint boards to determine The State Department holds an indifferent attitude in reply to campaign expenses, has entered departments should remove the the details as to thoir allocation the telegrams from the provincial authorities in regard to the suit against Treasurer Sprague of remainder.
where most needed to keep the Presidential election in Cantos.
the Wood campaign committee, The Harding plan, if carried whole scheme of national defenu? | for the recovery of 110,000 ..
out to full completion, should · up to standard,
The Spanish Minister died on the 11th instant.
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