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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, - SATURDAY,
MARCH 2,* 1929.
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CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS.
FOR MANDATED TERRITORY GOVERNORS.
STEP LONG OVERDUE.
London, Mar. 1.
In the House of Commons, Mr. W. G. Ormsby Gore, Under Secretary for the Dominions, moved the accond reading of a Bill providing for the extension of Civil Service pensione to Governors of Mandated. Torri- tories:
SHAMEEN COUNCIL AWARDS TO IRISH
MEETING.
RATEPAYERS' ANNUAL
GATHERING.
POLICE OFFICER SECONDED FROM HONGKONG.
BUDGET MATTERS.
LOYALISTS.
COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES IN OUTBREAK.
| NEW ESTIMATE PASSED
London, Mar. 1.
The recent revolt by the Con- 'servative back-benchers, whên the Government was saved from de fent in a debate on the question of compensation for Irlah loyal. lats who suffered loss during the troubles in South Ireland, by the last-minute intervention of Mr. Baldwin, had an interest-
Dominions Secretary, introduced Lt. Col. L. C. M. S. Amery, he supplementary estimates totalling £385,000 to cover some of the payments to the loyalists.
Shameen, Mar. i. The annual general meeting of He said there had come into the Shameen ratepayers, convenod association with the British Empire
'mons to-day. this new form of dependency, for by Mr. J. F. Brenan, C.MG.,ng sequel in the House of Com- which Governors had to be pro-took place in the British Con H.B.M. Consul-General in Canton, vided, and unless there was a change in the Statute it would sulnie-General last evening.
Mr. Brenan himself was unable not be possible to pay the same pension to the Governor of a to be present, owing to sickness Mandatory Territory as was paid and, on the proposal of Mr. Bat- to the Governors of Colonies and chelor, seconded by Mr. Bowker, Mr. M. A. Annett was invited to take the chair. Representing the Council were Mr. R. K. Batchdor, Chairman; Mr. W. R. Fammer. Vice-Chairman; and Mr. G. H. Bowker, Police Councillor,
Protectorates..
A small Committee had been set up to go into what was necessary to do justice to the Governors of Mandated Territories, and it had presented a report. The BILI; in the main gave effect to the re
On the proposal of Mr, Ansett, commendations of that Committee. seconded by Mr. U. Spalinger, th
Mr. J. H. Thomas, who Was minutes of the last goneral meet- Colonial Secretary in the Labouring of ratepayers held on the 20th Government, supported the Bill, February 1, 1928, were passed. saying It remedied a grievance and was long overdue,
Hongkong Thanked.
The Bill was rend @ second
Mr. Batchelor then spoke at time without a division. British some length on the 1928 accounts Wireless
and on the Budget estimates for 1929. He mentioned that special thanks were dus to the Hon. Mr.
OFF-DAY AT THE RACES.
He said that approximately £377,000 would be paid on this account by the end of the year, and he estimated that a further £250,000 would be required in the 1930 Estimates.
The House adopted the Moduro without a division.
The trouble arose when Mr. Amery attempted to justify the Government's, decision not fully to pay claims above £1,000. Tho dealsion was subsequently review- ed by the Government, though Mr. Baldwin, announcing the fact, ra- pudiated the suggestion that the Government had thought to com- pound a debt of honour.-Reuter,
+
THE LUCKY NUMBERS AT THE RACES.
E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., for arrang- THE CASH · SWEEPS. ing the seconding of a Police Sub- Inspector from Hongkong during the absence on furlough of Cap- tain G. A. Clementa, R. of O., Superintendent of the Shameen Police as from the 1st March, 1929. He also spoke of the very cordial! relations which had exited throughout the whole of 1929 be- $35.50;tween the Council and the Conton 1st. $13.60; 2nd, $18.20; Brd, City authorities and especially the $20.00.
close co-operation between the Sha-
(Continued from Pane 1)
Fourteen starters, Half length; two lengths,
Time: 2 min. 10.1/5 secs, Pari-Mutuel.-Winner,
6. THE HONGKONG HANDI.meen and Canton Police.
ענן
the
The great increase in water CAP.-"A" CLASS. Winner $600.
For all consumption and the difficulty Second $250. Third 3150.
water- China Ponies that have started at experienced. lenat twice at this meeting. Entrance works to keep the lank
continually $10, One Mile and a Quarter.
Milled
to owing Messrs. Fay and Seth's Christ- the intake being constantly block- mus Chimes... (Mr. Heard) 1ed with mud, which necessitated
frequent
operationu Mr. Eve's Boxing Eve
dredging
1
2 around the mouth of the auction
was also mentioned.,
(Mr. Pote Hunt) Mr. Ho Kom-tong's Town Hall
(Mr. Encarnacao) B Five startars. A neck a Jength.
Time:--2 min. 36.4/8 secs. Pari-Matucl-Winner,
1st, $8.40; 2nd, $7.30,
2
·
•
Sump Constructed.
on to say Mr. Batchelor went that the Council, after due con- consulation with $19.10; sideration and
ominent engineers both from Canton and Hongkong had finally
7. THE HONGKONG HANDI decided on the sonstruction of a
CAP "B" CLASS.
Messrs. Stanton and Reidy's
1
Blue World.... (Mr. Reidy) Messrs. Cheng and. Ng's Doubt-
ful
.(Mr. Clark) Mr. Yani Man's. Fifty-Fifty
(Mr. Roza) 3 Seven starters.. One and half lengths; one length.
sump under the Municipal Jetty, hoping in this way to remove the cause of the difficulty once and for, all. As the construction of the 2 sump was only just completed, it still too early to judge whether the desired results had been obtained or not.
WOR
Mr. Batchelor sald that he would later ask the ratepayers to pass a resolution voting that the Boat Hause constructed in 1907 by the Council he handed over to the
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TO-DAY'S WINNERS.
Below are the Cash Sweep ticket numbers on to-day's Races:
Race No. J
Ticket No. 578.-$1,136.40.
424.-$324.40, 141.-$162.20.
N
15
$50 Tickets:-173, 667, 687, 475, 397, 343, 427, 615, 88, 121, 432, 109, 174, 53, 285.
Race No. 2.
Ticket No. 266.—$1,730.40.
1
146.-$494.40. 18.-$247.20.
$50 Tickets-16, 201, 74, 439.
Race No. 3.
Ticket No. 733,-$2,088.80,
30.-$536.80 671.-$298.40. ·
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$50 Tickets:-199, 663, 720, 790, 60, 387, 39, 294.
, Race No. 4.
Ticket No. 170.-$2,704.80.
537.--$772.80. 982.-$386.40.
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$50 Tickets:-55, 259, 409, 25, 864, 460, 453, 551, 175, 709.
Race No. 6.
Race No. 5. Ticket No. 384.--$4,310,60. Time:~2 min. 42.3/5 seca.
GB3.--$1,231.60, Pari-Mutuek--Winner, $34.00:
1185-$ 615.80. 1st, $13.40; 2nd, $17.20; 3rd, $8.10.
$50 Tickets:-949, 1174, 1002, 8-THE PROFESSIONAL CUP Canton Rowing Club to hold as 1503, 13, 959, 511, 004, 589, 279, AND SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS their own, as the Council were 1032. CHAMPIONS.-A Sweepstakes of making a dead loss on this building $25,ouch for starters. A Cup Pre-year after year, having continual- Bented. $500 to the winner by the ly to undertake expensive repairs, donors and $1,000 added. Second whereas the rent received from $600. Third $300,, To be won two the Canton Rowing Club was only years in succession or three years in $60 a year. all by Ponies the bona fide properly of the same owner or owners, For Bubscription Griffins of this Meeting Winners and Placed Ponie only. Weight for inches as per scale, One Mile and a Quarter.
Fire Precautions,
Ticket No. 373----34,508.00.
})
, 1498-$1,288.00.
空房
537.-$ 044,00.
$50 Tickets:-620, 808.
Race No. 7.
Ticket No. 1612.-$5,180:00.
朝
518. $1,480.00.
61.-$ 740.00.
$50 Tickets:-1472, 840, 787,
The ratepayers would also, said Mr. Batchelor, "be asked to vote for the purchase of a new small motor engine and 1,000 feet 613. 1 of hose. The conflagration on the Shekee on December 4th last would
2 be quite insufficient to cope with
an emergency should a fire of im 3 portance occur,
Mr. W. E. L Shenton's The Pheasant...(Mr. Clark) Mr.. Chan Pik-chuen's The Sun (Mr. Quincey) Messrs. Dyer and Beith's Loch
Elive
(Mr. Heard)
Two Five starters.
lengths; two and a half lengths.
Time: 2 min. 41.1/fi seca. Tari-Mutuel Winner,
Ist, $8:10; 2nd, $9.70.
$12.00;
RISE IN OIL SHARE PRICES.
FEATURE OF LONDON STOCK MANKET.
London, Mar. 1..
A feature of the Stock Exchange to-day was a sharp rise to the prices of all shares, on the an- nouncement of an increase of 24d. per gallon in petrol, in con- junction with reports of an agree mont between the Anglo-Amerlean Oil Company, and Russian ini- terests regarding the marketing
this oil in
country British Wireless.
of
Race No. 8.
Ticket No. 1677,-$5,213.60. 115-$1,489.60.
12
"
1679.- 744.80.
$50 Tickets:-663, 624.
Mr. Spalinger asked a question as to the pressure of water in the hydrants, to which Mr. Batchelor replied that owing to the NEW SLOOPS FOR THE enormous consumption of water it
CHINA STATION. was not possible to keep the water tower filled and that therefore the pressure would be insufficient för larger use against any of the buildings of the laland.
BLUEBELL AND FOXGLOVE TO BE REPLACED,
London, Mar. 2. The stoops Bluebell and Fox-
The ratepayers were also in- formed that they would be asked to vote for the extension of the Nursing Home which was at pre-glove, at present on the China sent very cramped for space this extension to take the form of leas- ing two more rooms from the Victoria Hotel, (where, the Nur- sing Home is already situated).
Mr. Batchelor then proposed the adoption of the accounts for 1028. This was seconded by Mr. Farmer and passed.
Budget Agreed To..
Station, are to be replaced.
In their places, the new stoops Bridgewater and Sandwich will be sent out East.-Renier.
cent, on the total assessed values in accordance with the Assess- ment List already circulated.
The Land Tax was fixed at the rate of 7.7101 per cent. on H.B.M. The Budget Estimates for 1929 Government's valuation of 1921/ were also proposed by Mr. 1922 for each lot.
Batcholor, seconded by Mr. Bowker and passed. The reoly-
The New Council. |tions with reference to the Bost Brussels, Mar. 1.
elected The following were House, Fire Engine and Nursing The German Minister vialted Home were then put to the meet-to serve on the Council for 1928:
Mesars. R. K. Batchelor, W. R. M. Hymans and naked for an ex-ing and carried unanimously, planation of the alleged Franco- A number of other resolutions Farmer, E. R. Hill, T. M. Knott Belgian Treaty.
concerning business taxes, water and G. M. D. D. Wolf.
The meeting closed with a vote rates, licences, etc., were adopted. of thanks to the Chairman and
The House Tax for 192) was
outgoing Council- fixed at the rate of 5.8891 per Our Own Correspondent,
M. Hymans assured him of the urefy mythical character of the "revelations."—Reuter.
to the
JOSEPH M. SCHENCK presents
Norma
ALMADGE
and a superb cast in a magnificent picture of lova and hatef
Your pulse will quicken; you'll smile and shed k fear as you see this inspired drama of a sinner reborn a'anint!
in
DON'T
MISS
ITI
HENRY KING'S
PRODUCTION
The
WOMAN DISPUTED
War
GILBERT ROLAND
Out of the depths of despair surges a gorgeous love story of touching beauty, throbbing to. human sorrows, pounding with dramatic conflict, and radiant with the halo of happiness!
-ADDED ATTRACTION—
ORLOFF BROTHERS,
AT THE
QUEEN'S
SELECTIONS ON THE BALALAIKA AND STEEL GUITAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
THE LURE of sunsplashed tropics-purple shadows along a rocky shore-alim white hands strumming lyrics of love - gambling romance-whirlwind action!
AT THE
Norma Talmadge
David Belasco's great stage success
"The DOVE
With
NOAH BEERY The Villainous Sergeant of "BEAU GESTE," and
·GILBERT ROLAND
TO-DAY &
WORLD TO-MORROW
Orchestra 5.15," ̧0 0.20..
Intarpratar 8.30 8,7.15.
IN
BEBE DANIELS STRANDED IN PARIS
STRANDED without a sou to her Bilken purse. Succor-pit!
Colorful
cofes and pleasure palaces of
after mido!the
Paris
AT THE
Ooo-lala! It's Frenchy Its Mishyl
Remember *Miss
Wild and festive ad ventures amiilst the
- artists studio!
Girls/
Gowns!
Gryety!
STAR Today at 2.30 8 5.30 only.
To-morrow at 2.30 8 5,30,
To-day At 0.15, Mias V. Capall's Daazing "Diipiny.