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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1932.
HONGKONG AS HUB OF FAR EAST.
AMERICAN SUGGESTS A LOCAL CONVENTION
THE WAR LOAN CONVERSION
WHAT IT MEANS TO THE COUNTRY
SIR JOSIAH STAMP'S STATEMENT
Some of the benefits a success-
COLONY'S MONEY
VOTES FOR TO-MORROW
TOTAL $57,000
The Finance Committee of tho Loglalative Council will meet to- morrow afternoon, whon votes totall- Ing 567,060 will be considered. The detailed items are as follow:
Estimates, 1932.
Sanitary Department:-Special Ex- penditure. 2 Sailing Barges $8,000. (See item below).
Declaring that Hongkong, small as it is, has a political, commercial, and Industrial influence which if used. and properly immediately can perhaps advantageously change the chaotic direction of world economics, Judge Paul Linebarger, the Legal Advisor of the Nanking ful War Loan conversion will Government, made some interesting have for the country were dis- Public Works Extraordii ary-Con- comments while, passing through cussed last month in an inter-struction of timber fetty at Shauki-
won $8,000. Hongkong on the s.s. Angker, yes view with the Press by Sir Josiah terday, on his way back to America, Stamp. He regarded, he said, the reduction in the rate of interest via Suez.
from five to three and a half per cent, on such a large sum as two thousand millions as having a very important influence, both on the general rate of Interest at home and, though less profound, Perhaps, on the world rates,
Whilst it would have a helpful influence in lowering world rates, there would also be an influence Other countries psychologically. would wish and desire their cre- dit to stand as near ours as pos- sible. So far as the rate of in
Experimental incinerators for dis-! posing of Shaukiwan refuse, have, despite alterations, not proved a "longkong's geographical posi-
success and there have been frequent tion is making it the hub of the new
complaints about the smoke emitted from them. It would be possible to world, which is no longer the mere
revert to the system previously in Far Eust of yesterday, and is be
use, namely to transport the refuse by coming in every sense a world to it.
moter lorry all the way to Whitfield explained Judge Line- self,"
dust chute and thence by barges to "Whether this hub of the barger.
be dumped nt sea. The only other feasible method is to lond the refuse now world of Japan, China and India, in its readjustment to the
on sailing barges at Shaukiwan and of the Western
thence to dumpit ut a reclamation economic wheels
arca on the mainland. The capital peoples, will twist such economic of shape, depends
and running costa of this method wheels all out
nie only slightly greater than in the targely upon what your courageous,
Caso of transporting the material to galiant little group of British here
Whitfield. It involves the con- in Hongkong, do within the interest depended upon the credit struction of two sailing barges at an. few months.
of the Government, three and aestimated cost of $4,000 each and the half per cent. was a great adver- erection of a timber jetty with dust tisement for the stability of a chute and approach at Shaukiwan at
au estimated cost of $8,000, other countries would want to see how it was done. They would see that steady political conditions, trust of the people in the Government, and a balanced Budget were things worth copying.
a great admirer of the "I am purposes of the League of Nations, but alas, the Asiatic peoples look upon this splendid organisation as being too far away to be of really any interest to them. Supposing that Asia should establish a League of Nations in Lhe Philippine Islands, da you think that the Western nations would take much interest in its work? How then ean you expect the Japanese, the Chinese and the Indians to follow the academic labour of the Geneva Society, as a guide to the con- stantly changing political and conomic conditions of their respec- live far away countries. What hotter excuse has Japan for with drawing from
League of Nations, than the fact that Japan son one side of the globe and the Societe des Nations is on the other side?
the
country.
and
Relieving The Depression.
Votes for these two sums, viz.. $8,000 and $8,000 are requested.
Medical Department, Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for vaccination of children and registra tion of birtha $2,600.
Provision made in Estimates (page 56 sub-head '25) $2,500.
The expenditure under this subhend to the end of July amounts to $2,320.
More births have been registered and vaccinations done at Chinese Public Dispensaries than ጊ፡18 anti- cipated.
la our own case the psycholo gical factor would also be opera- tive. A great and an important that is always marketable loan changing hands sets, a fashion. There was a kind of expectation in the minds of the people as to what was the proper rate of in- terest they might reckon on, and to get that psychological factor definitely directed on to a lower rate meant an important develop- ment on the whole rate of inter-hend 16). eat at home.
It is considered that an additional sum of $2,000 will be required for the
m remainder of the year.
The above is to be met from savingų under Maintenance of Lunatics. at Canton (1932 Estimates page 66 sub-
Public Works Department; Personal Emoluments $32,600.
Hongkong Should Assist,
Was this lower rate, then. "But Hongkong is Hongkong, and worth having? This question Sir91 sub-head 1) $2,013,014. Geneva is Geneva continued Judge Josiah answered by saying that Lincharger. "It isn't a case of
it is a pretty fairly established "never the twain shall meet," for econoinic generalisation that if little Ilongkong, with its broad-you are going to get out of minded, big, British paychology, severe depression, cheap money is for the League of one of the great agencies for it. Nations, most invaluable How? Just as one of the ways an ex- By letting your Hongkong local incessive boom is checked is by very stitutions such as trade and club high rates of interest, so severe organisations, and all societies in depression can be relieved by general-get together and appoint growing confidence acting with a joint committee to issue invita-money on cheap terms. tions to similar institutions general-
can do a work
ly in Japan, China, French Indo- Taking such an undertaking as China, Siam. the Federated Malay the Central Electricity Board by States, and India; inviting repre- way of illustration, and looking sentatives, of such institutions to at what the effect will be, he said attend, at Hongkong, a convention that if it can supply its capital for the purpose of Far Eastern requirements in the near future economic rosearch. Invite them all at a much lower rate of interest, to conie. Let the Communists, the the cost factor, per unit of elec Imperialists, the. Constitutionalists, tricity can be less than it would the Pacifists. the Militarists, the otherwise have been over
the Mugwamps, and all the rest of the whole country. world of political unrest, come to
More Money To Save. Hongkong, and explain why they are disgruntled with the world, and
Taking, again, Hull, Leeds, what they propose to do to save it. Liverpool, and other municipal "Promise the Communists im-ties, he showed that if they want munity, if they will come and join to raise money and can raise it in. Let's all get together and brat, say, one per cent. lower rate, to forget our own self interest longthen the rates are less, business are less, and every enough to remember that the world penses is doomed to an immediate political householder who has less rates to has more money either to erd eeunomic change, and that only pay by getting the lenders of the dif- spend directly or to save. ferent camps together, will we have any hope of
making this change for the belter. Free from govern Dental formalities and restraints, such a convention could be of great ure in clarifying the foggy political atmosphere of this dangerous world
crisis.
Provision made in Estimates (page
tho Pending negotiations as to future of the Wireless Telegraphy Service of Hongkong It was decided to ask for the secondment tem-
fram porarily of four engineers perial and International Communica tions Lid. rather than increase the Wireless offers arrived in March and the Three Establishment. fourth ire May, the
the Colony under- taking to refund the Company salary, foreign service allowance and pension fund contribution amounting to £1,627 for the year 1932 and as no provision was made in the current estimates a supplementary vote is requested for $32,000.
to
The above is to be met from savings under Personal Emoluments (1932 Estimates page 81 sub-hend 1),
Police Riot Guns.
Police Force: Special Expenditure: -Greener Riot Guns $4,550.
In November 1931 the Financo Committee concurred in the proposal made by the Inspector General of Police us a result of experience gained during the Anti-Japanese riots that Police Stations should be supplied with Greener Guns and sanctioned the purchase of 65. These have now arrived costing approximately £4 10.
each and a vote is requested for the sum of $4.650.
Post Office and Wireless; Personal Emoluments:-Salary of Assistant Accountant $1,010,
Provision made in Estimates (page 24 sub-hend 1). $137,114.
The impending retirement on pon. Sir Josiah pointed also to the sion of Messrs. A. J. Reed, 1.3.0. beneficial effect of a lower rate
and H. Dixon, 1.8.0., will necessitate of interest on business activities, a reorganization of the Accounting sinf of the Post Office. Arrange- especially on new enterprise, for every fall in the rate of interest,
ments to meet this contingency were made some years ago but since then he remarked, brings into the the growth of wireless trafic has scope of practical life a much big-altered the whole position and further ger range of practical business. Assistance will be required, as long In short, with a lower rate of as this service remains in the hands China Needs Such Convention,
interest the riches of the country
of the Post Office. Revenue from thin Rouree has increased from $70,000 "What we need in China to-day." are increased, employment is in-
in 1920 to approximately $700,000 in continued Judge Linebarger, "is creased, and through this increase 1931. the research co-operative spirit of in activity the capital side of the such a convention, right at Chinn's | account gains far more than it duor, so that China will have some loses by the fall in the rate of Incentive to join into a sincere and interest. earnest discussion, as to whither the world is going.
CAT FOR FOUR MEN
ATTACKS ON WOMEN
"So let us all check our swords, guns and other weapons, (together with those big packages of self in- terest, which we most of us carry around most laboriously), to join into an old-fashioned love feast of,
In two cases recently judges or- the sinners and the sinned against;dered the cat for men convicted of and thus find out if," after all, we attacks on unprotected women. can't patch the old world up, just
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were
An Assistant Accountant has been engaged with the approval of the Finance Committee and a vote to cover his salary at $350 per month from 18th July to Bist December next is requested.
The appointment will be on a tem- porary basis pending a decision as to the future of the Wireless Telegraph Branch.
The above is to be met from savings. under Personal Emoluments (1932 Estimates pige. 22 sub-hond 1),
Total $57,000.
AMERICA DELIGHTED
MRS. CHARLES LINDBERGH GIVES BIRTH TO SON
Englewood, (N.J.), Aug. 16. America was delighted by the nows that Mrs. Charles A. Lind- borgh gave birth to a son this morning at the kome of her mother, Mrs. Dwight Morrow. Beuter.
Mr. Justico Avory had before is, without tearing it all to pieces, in another World War, to Turner, aged 26, a bricklayer, and him at Winchoater Assizes. Harry And out what is the matter with it. Frank Thompson, aged 26, both of found "Back nearly twenty years ago," Southampton, who explained Judge Linebarger, "I do guilty of burglary and an attack voted a chapter of my book"-"Our on a widow, Mrs. Harrlett Stand- Chinese Chances," to Hongkong,atedt, in her house at West End, calling it the "brightest jewel of Southampton. The men woro the British Crown." I still think stated to have rained blows on her that the Hongkong British aro ahead and Turner was said to have model for our Shanghal British to kissed her hand on leaving. imitato: Broadminded, generous Turner was sentenced to 18 and and magnanimous, the whole Thompson 16 months' imprison Anglo-Saxon world is proud of the ment, asch to have 15 strokes of was collecting rants in Edmonton, Hongkong, British, Greece is re- the cat.
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