THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LINCOLN BENNETT
Soft FELT HATS.
The Best FELT HATS are made from NUTRIA FUR, FINE HARE'S FUR and SCOTCH-CONEY FUR, and are Priced accordingly.
No. 79
At present one of the most popular of Bott felt hats-TheSnap- brim Style." The unbound edge makes If possible for the
wearer to adjust the
tilt of the brim st
at back or front so AN
to suit his particular taste.
$15,50
AND
$17.50
"
$15,50
A cheaper quality hat, exactly same style and made by LINCOLN BENNETT DO.
$12.50
No. 80
3! you prefer a hat of this style with a bound odge to the brim, this equally popular model will suit your taste. The bound edge gives a rather smart appear- ance, and if the brim is not turned down this atylo in of the more conventional typo,
A Hat without the maker's nam is like an unsigned picture. The maker's name, mind you-not just a name. Lincoln Bennett in a hat is the name of the actual makers, of those who for more than a contury have designed and fashioned hair to fit all heads-all types-all occasions. Hats to be proud of-mighty good hats. The Best British Make,
No. 84
The vogue of the soft fol hat with a well curved brim, bound at odge, is still the land- ing fashion for the man who likes to maintain the dignity of a smart appearanco. From every stand-
point it is a safe choico
for its all-roundutlity.
$16.50
TO
$27,50
Lincoln
Bennet
10% Discount for Cash,
.
$16,50
TO
$21.50
No. 91
An alternative style of the same general cha- racter as No.84; rather ́ lighter looking on ac- count of the narrower blading on the edge of the brim. A smart
style for the man who prefers a brim not no much curled,
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
MEN'S HEADWEAR STYLISTS..
GROUND FLOOR.
EXCHANGE BUILDINGS.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER
TO-DAY'S BUDGET SPEECHES.
(Continued from Paga 1.) { required, extensive repairs from time to time, even if it were com- means of public toane, so that pletely scrapped after, any, yo posterity which benefits as much years, the total expenditure in as, and sometimes more than, the five years on the cheaper scheme prosent generation, should bear Its would still be appreciably less than shard of the burden. At any rate, the annual interest charges on the the present gonoration has to pay cost of the much more expensive Its quota of the interest and sink schemo. And we should, In ing fund charges on all loans, as addition, have gained practical ex- they fall due from year to year. Iperience of the utmost value, while nded not: labour' this point as on solving an urgent problem that several occassions, particularly at|
the Budget meating of this Council permite no delay.
The cheaper scheme has the fur- last year, I have spoken at some ther important recommendation fangth in support of that policy that it could be completed in far
With Your Excellency's per- mission, I shall now: turn to In-less time; thus the harassed pub- lie would have the satisfaction of dividual items of revenue and ox-knowing that a million precious penditure in the Estimates. Quite the most important problem fac-gallons now running to wasto. ing the Colony is that of water every day on the other side of the supply for the island, affecting, as harbour was being brought to the island at the earliest possiblą It does, the greater bulk of our moment. The relief that would be population. The unofficial mom-afforded to tons of thousands of bera are glad to learn from Your people in this way would be in Excellency that whichevor scheme
is finally adepted, it will be push- calculable so much so that it ed on with the utmost dispatch. Cannot be measured in terms of Much valuable time has already money.
The unofficial members are boen lost in considering alterna- tive proposals, and the people have pleased to see that the Govern- meanwhile. been suffering great ment is proceeding with the polley hardship through the acute short of replacing existing principal age of water. Such hardship has mains in the city with larger a greater been more severe this year than moins so as to enable for many years pat owing to the supply of water to be passed from unusally dry Summer. Aggravat-the main reservoirs to the Wast ing the position also has been the end. The present acute shortage somewhat peculiar phenomenon of of water in the western district A reservior that was full to over- is due in some measure to the in- flowing on week and almost sufficient presure of water from empty a few weeks later! I refor Tylam to the West side, for even to the Pokfulum Reservoir which when there is an ample supply of supplies the western part of the water in the Tylam reservoir, the town-probably the most thickly pipes are so small that the western populated district of the entire district still receives only a limited the 88- Colony. It fa to be hoped that share. Consequently the Water Authority will look eare-surance given by the Government fully into the possibility of en-that this work will be continued larging the holding capacity of with all possible expedition has this reservoir. I am given to giyon. great satisfaction to the understand that it has not been community. dredged since its completion many years age; and it is obvious that there must be some thousands of cubic feet of ellt which should be cleared. I commend this matter to the serious consideration of the Government.
Two Schemes,
I
Water Meters,
1928.
DRESS ETIQUETTE FOR MEN.
(B) Scribe) 1-UNDERWEAR,
A dull subject but one with possibilities. - The average man says, Underwear, Ah! that's the stuff that keeps you warm! but keeping, warm, fa not a very thrill- Ing occupation, nobody takes a pride in keeping warm, or he is "fed up at the thought of such garments when the thermometer is around 80.
Underwear of to-day can be made quite interesting as there is such a variety of textures" and styles and colour too that you should take a greater pride In these "Arst-to-put-on" garments
Lots of new fabrica are being introduced for the mere man, artificial silk, and mixtures of this with cotton or wool are coming into prominence, and wool or cotton are so finished to-day that you can find the right weight for any occasion.
I wonder if you have tried a Combination Sult? if not do so at the first opportunity and I'm willing to wager you'll admit it's "just the thing." Of course, yon play games such as Tennis or Golf, and have ex- perienced that uncomfortable feeling of your undervest rucking up or Drawers with the "coming down" feel ing--such a thing cannot happen with a combination : sult.
Just think of the thrill you can get with putting on..... say a pale blue or flesh colour suit of underwear when dressing for that "evening out" at a Dance or Theatre, and the comfort you will experience feeling you're properly dressed for the occasion. Our women folk Indulge in dainty colours for "undles" why can't wo?.
You study your outer garments for all occasions, business or pleasure-why not so with your under- wear? It should come in for as much consideration, as there is as much thought put into producing the. right underwear as any other garments you wear.--- Think it over.
Mackintosh's
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.
NOTE--Theee articles, on various topics of interest
to mon, appear every Thursday in this paper, to
Before leaving the subject of water supply, I should like to refer to the issue of water-meters. From time to time complaints have been received by some unofficial members that the method adopted by the Government in issuing me There are two schools each lers is far from being consistent; advocating a different scheme for and not infrequently those com- danlins with the problem of water plaints go so far as to allege that supply in the island. One school discrimination is shown-one ap is for constructing a reservior at plicant, being granted a meter and Aberdeen in addition to complet-another being refused a ing the first section the Shing for no ostensible reason. Mun scheme and bringing the we do not say that such complaints water across to the island. The are well founded, we feel that, as other school is for pushing on with they are made, a clear statement both the first and the second sec- of the Government's policy in the tlons of the Shing Mun achomo matter would go far to ronsure with all possible speed, not relying the public and remove any mis-vation that during the past few To our mind there is another years economy had been enforced road which seems in far greater
upon the Aberdeen Reservoir, and understandings.
moter
While
L
no ex-
bors are forced to conclude either road were at the same time wide- that the current year's expenditure ned, which in turn would "in- has been badly undor-estimated, volve an additional expenditure or that the demand for stationery far beyond a point we think wo In Government departments has should be asked to condone in tho dramatically increased in one leap present straitened times. With by 58 por cent. Perhaps there is out the road being widened as well another explanation which, atas graded we cannot see how a tention having now been drawn to motor-car can use it and and not the matter, the Government may be a danger to pedestrains, how bo pleased vouchsafe;
over, ingenious the Traffic Depart- The Hon. Colanial Secretary, ment might be ready to prove 'It when speaking of Public Works golf in decorating the roadwar Recurront-the annual " main- with the now ubiquitous white tanance charges-made the obser lines.
to bring the Shing Mun water! Turning to revenue, I wish to to the lowest point consistent with and more urgent need of improve- across in the quickest possible way, draw Your Excellency's attention officiency. The unofficial mem-ment than the road to Mountain namely, by laying a pipe-line on to, an item in the Abstract of hers are happy to add the tributo Lodge. I refer to the Mid-Level the bed of the harbour. The un-Revenue, on page 6 of the that, although working under this motor road from Conduit Road to official members unanimously sup-Draft Estimates "Miscellaneous disability, the Public Works De-Marble Hall, which would have port the second proposal for the Receipts." This item is shown to partment has succeeded in main been continued but for the finan
high have produced in 1927 the sum of taining a reasons which I will now give.
standard of Mal stringency resulting from the The Aberdeen scheme, whilst it $686,6584; is estimated to produce efficiency in the maintenance and strike and boycott. It should now appears to lend itself to economi- this year $518,940; but is expected unkeep of public works, for which be extended, so that read lor access cal development, would seem to be to yield not more than $380,100 credit is due to the Hon. Director may be given to the houses on the a short-sighted polley to adopt, as next year. Reference to the de- of Public Works and his hard May Rond level. We have receiv calculations go to show that based talled sub-heads on page 11 of the working staff.
ed a representation from the Mid- upon the present annual percent- Draft Estimates elleits
Level Residents' Association In- The Aerodrome, age increase in the population of planation for this expected largo
voking our assistance in urging a de decrease. We should be glad if Hongkong there will be
The Inability of His Majesty's upon the Government the need for ficiency by 1981 in the island's Your Excellency could give us the Government to contribute more carrying out this work, the cati- supply, even with this scheme reason for the big decline anti-than £100,000 towards the cost of mated cost of which, we under completed. Comparisons of exist-cipated in 1929. The approved ing capacities and estimated re-estimate for 1928 for "Forfeitures" the Aerdrome Instead of paying stand, is less than $200,000: and as 800,000, while the three-fourths of the total cost is we must say that we sympathise quirements of water for the island is given show that at the present time the amount inserted for next year is very disappointing to the com-with the request, especially as in
munity, after it had been told that letter dated the 20th May, 1928, former falls short of the latter by only $30,000. We should also be the Secretary of State for the to the Association, the Hon. Direc some 2.75 million gallons a day. glad if Your Excellency could give Colonies had actually proposed to tor of Public Works definitely In actual practice this shortage us an explanation for this 50 per the
Imperial Treasury three stated that the work would be can be rectified to a certain extent cent. decrease,
fourths of the coat as being. Its included in the 1929 draft Esti- equitable share of the outlay. matda We hope that the matter Feeling that the Secretary of may be given early consideration.. State would not have accepted this proportion as representing the Im-
Motor Permite, perial Government's just obilga-
by increased pumping, but the fact. remains that for the ordinary con- sumption which is modestly
Health Matters. Coming, to expenditure, the un- estimated at 10 million gallons official members are disappointed day in 1928, a full supply through- that the Government has not yet out the 12 months falls short by succeeded in Alling the post of tion unless it had appealed to him roads we should like to refer to some two million gallons.
Malariologist. There is no need as being eminently fair-as I may
While still upon the subject of
to certain owners of motor-cars. to'
*Instancos
no permits
The Aberdeen scheme is estimat-for me to dwell again upon the say it does to us-ws carnestly the present system of issuing ed to give an additional daily sup- urgent need in the Colony for a hope that further strong repre-special permits granting the right ply of 212 millions at a cost of specially trained malarial resentations will be made to the $2,627,000, and will take appro- search officer, both for the valu- Imperial Government to increase use thoroughfares otherwise clos ximately three years to complete-able work he can do in combating ita contribution, to the fall, three-ed to motor traffic. say in 1981, at the earliest. By the disease, and for the steps he fourths. The Aerodrome, while it have been brought to our notice this time it is estimated. that the can take in preparing an organised will be a valuable local asset, will where, the road being both steep. requirements of the City will be offert to eradicate it from the be a still more valuable Imperial and narrow, no such permita should have been issued; instances 11.2 million gallons a day against Colony. We trust that the Go-asset as a vital link in the com- have also been given where,. for an estimated supply of 9.87 mil-vernment will make every effort munications of the Empire. Hons (7.25 plus 2.12;) whereas the to secure the services of an ex-
I now come to "Pubile Works the same reasons, quantity of water available, daily port, offering
Although the should have been issued for a big more attractive Extraordinary." for the laland from the Shing Mun terms, if failure to fill the post has Colony has reached the point car where only a small car might Arst and second sections by 1982-3 heon due to lack of sufficient in where it is necessary to draw upon proceed with some safety, if care during the minimum dry period dacement.
our reserves in order finance fully driven.
These facts, so little consistent. The unofficial members have many of the works, the Unofficial will be 4.36 million gallons, mak Ing a total minimum supply of noted with pleasure that arrange- Members consider that this step with public safety and the rights 11.8 million gallons. It is not menta have been made whereby is justified. They also consider of pedestrians; apply more par possible to compare, the relative Nursing Sisters now have four that the works selected to be ticularly to the higher levels. We
of this
scheme with the clear days off duty in overy month, carried out represent, on the appreciate the necessity for allow
motorists all reasonable Aberdeen one, because the neces- The change and rest thus afforded whole, those that really need doing ing
facilities, but we feel that In sary supply for Kowloon has first will prove a welcome respite from first, to be considered in the case of the duties that are nearly always
future, having due, regard for former schime.
public safety, great care could be
cost
!
The Pipe Line.'
arduous and are frequently extre- mely trying,
The increase in the number of
Mountain Lodge Road.
I am, however, to say that we exercised, when permita tara In the matter of the pipe-line bonuses for language study cannot support sub-head 81--Road applied for, to see that the road traffle without danger, and also two schools holding different the 1928 Estimates is gratifying Hon. Director of Public Works has that special regard will be paid across the harbour there are also nearly fourfold as compared with to Mountain Lodge 867,000. The can really take such special motor views: One school favours bring- evidence that more members of the explained this Item by stating that to the size of the car for which We would go even further than Ing the pipe-line arose in a con-Civil Service have been studying the road would be graded to allow crote trench under the bed of the Chinese, and with successful res for motor traffic, thus providing a permult, is being sought, harbour at a cost of about $2,000, Bulta. Practical encouragement in an approach to Mountain Lodge, 000; and the other advocates the the form of bonuses or Allowances the Wireless Station, and houses this, and advocate that permits al- on private property in the vicinity, ready fasued should be withdrawn. laying of a pipe-line or and along is therefore welcome.
We feel that we cannot approve whore revised opinion particular- the proposed outlay because, so ly in the matter of size of card far as we can see, to grade the pre-loaves any doubt as to the safety sont road, which is too narrow for of pedestrians using the same
(Continued on Page 11.) motor traffic, would be a useless thoroughfare. expenditure of money unless the
the bottom at a cost of some "Stationery" shows an increase $900,000.
from $60,000 in 1928 to $95,000 The unofficial members un- for 1929. In the absence of any animously favour the second explanation for this big Increase Ischeme. Even if the pipe-line in the figures, the unofficial mom