First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong
ANNOUNCES A
FREE LECTURE
on
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
ENTITLED:
"CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS,”
By
PETER V. ROSS, C.S.B.
of San Francisco,
Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston; Massachusetts,
IN THE
ROOF GARDEN, HONG KONG HOTEL, on FRIDAY, December 8th, 1933, at 5.45 p.m. A CORDIAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL.
ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL
OF
"CHEERIO'
CREPE
A Crepe Without Sheen-Ideal for Evening & Afternoon Dresses.
A NEW FABRIC WHICH IS EXCLUSIVE
BUT NOT EXPENSIVE.
Double Width 36" Wide
GIVE "HER” A DRESS
FOR CHRISTMAS
INTRODUCTORY PRICE—
$2.00 per yard.
Obtainable Only
at
KASHMIR
SILK STORE
Opposite Queen's Theatre.
TRAVELLERS
CHEQUES
EASILY. CASHED
SAFE
NEVER TRAVEL.
WITHOUT THEM.
THOS. COOK & SON
(Bankers) LTD. Queen's Building.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933.
PUBLIC MONEY
VOTES FOR COUNCIL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council meots to-day, and votes totalling $128,769 will be presented. The largest item is $31,100 for altering the water main, drainage, etc., in connexion with the ro-development of the City Hall aroa. Details of the votes are as follow:
of the Un Long Dispensary, combined and 8,173 vaccinations over the figuren with an increasing number of patients for the same period of 1932. under treatment the $50,000 vote for Medical Department-Provisions fuel and light will be Insuficient.
for patients $20,000,
Offee Cleaning.
The number of patients admitted to Government Hospitals for the first nino months of this year exceeds the number for the same period of last year by 464.
:
Too Long a Summer.
as being consequent upon the use of
Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature,Clenning of Offices se
The cleaning of the offices in the Colonial Secretariat is undertaken by Bureau; owing to the higher costs of the Health Servico Intelligenco
Magistracy Hongkong-Electric materials and labour, their charge Fans and Lights. Payment for elec as from April 1 this year. wns Increased from $118 to $120 nm. trie current for 2 mulators, ote. $35.
Medical Department-Upkeep of This increase can only be traced X-Ray apparatun $1,400. Polled Force-Expenses of Anti- This' volo was reduced by $1,800 fans, etc., in Court during the extra Piracy Guards $6,000. The expendithis year and the balance in hand ni hours worked this year, and the gen. ture in 1932 was 327,002.92 and it has present is 3540 which is insuficient relates rowiring of the build- longth of the summer not been possible to reduce it to the to cover expenditure up to the end, sum of $20,000 provided in the Cur- of the year.
ing has entailed workmen using the rent Estimates. Government is re
lights Harbour Department and Air Ber-
over week-ends, for ", twa imbursed for its expenditure on this vice-Ront, Light amil Water Allow months, after midnight. Two radia- service by the Companies employing ances for Slipway Staff $214.
tors are now in use. the guards.
Certain extra staff (2 carpentera; 2) Kowlean-Canton Railway-Locomo-snllmakers and 1 painter) was tive Oil $3,000.
proved for the Government Shipway! With the advent of the new time at Yaumati in the Estimates for 1033 table from September 30, it is enti- but no provision was made for the mated that 11,414 more train miles extra accommodation which hag to per month onward will bo run. In be provided in the neighbourhood ofi the circumstances the vote for Locu- the Slipway. Two flats have been lowances, Aslație Subordinate Officers motive Oll will not be adequate. rented for this purpose at a cost of
$5,000. For the same reason, $84 more ia $214. needed for loading coal, $4,000 'for Police Force Secret repairs to locomotives and $2,500 for 84,000. | repaira to carriages. Total 39,584.
Sanitary Department Training of Probationera $1,800. Provision for the fees to officers of the Public Works, Medical, and Sanitary De- partments who instruct the class of probationer Asiatle Sanitary Inspec- Lara instituted in June this year was not made in 1933 Estimates.
Police Force.-Subsistence of Pri- Honers $1,100.
The deficiency is due to an Increase in the number of prisoners and wit- nesses over that estimated for, for whom meals had to be provided.
Education Department.Compensa- tion to Railway for School Children's Tickets 3700.
timates is Insullicient owing to an increase in the number of New Terri tories children who are eligible for cheap tickets. This is increly an inter-departimental book transactlon,
Estimates has been expended
The amount provided in the to more rewards being paid.
ap-
Service
Miscellaneous Services. New Year Bonuses to Chinese, Employees #815, The Incrense is due to larger qualifying for the bonus by thro proportion of the establishment years' service.
Miscellaneous Servicen.-Rent Al-
This voto was under-callmated an more officers have become eligible and more maximum allowances than were
arving scale. A higher rate is expected for 1933 anticipated have been drawn. Tho allowances are all on an authorised
the remainder of the year owing to promotions from December 1.
Card Indexing.
Much Legislation. - Miscellaneous Service-Printing and Binding Ordinances, Regulations and Reportă $4,000.
Expenditure.
Treasury. Special Steel Filing Cabinets and Cupboarda
$1,070.
The abnormal amount of new legis. lation passed and drafted during the year has caused the vote to be ex-index the assessment (30,000 tene
It has been found imperative to, card. cecded.
ments) so that the Assessor may Miscellaneous Service-Printing and Binding Miscellaneous Papers graph equipment, the addross platea work independently of the Addresso- $13,000.
Although the output of the Prison of which cannot be disturbed during printing shop for 1913 to date exceeds not foreseen when preparing the the current Asscaвnient. This WAS the corresponding output of all jire-
The amount provided in 1939 Ex-vious years, the Printing Department/current estimates as the Addresso- has been unable to meet demands and graph was put into operation in April, already job printing, which would usually go to the Gaol, to the amount a period of ten years and the informa
1933. The life of one card will cover of over $10,000 has had to bo place to noted thereon will be of immense value to the Assessor in future years. with the Government Printers.
Supreme Court.-Conveyance and Water and Rates bilis and Entertain- Owing to the largo increase of Motor Allowance $134.
ment Tax and Belting Duty returns, By reason of exceptional pressure
storage and executions an additional (tem-records is taxed beyond its capacity of work in connexion with distraints the very limited available
accommodation for stationery and porary) Bailiff was employed from and these cupboards are urgently re- April 1, 1933, and is still employed.
Police Officer in Hospital, Police Force-Incidental Expenses
$1,600.
To pay cost of Medien Treatment for ex-Lance Sergeant, L. Mcfireavey at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich for the period September 29, 1932 to September 30, 1933,
of
Prisons Department-Rent Quarters for Indian Staff $2,000,
Owing to the fact that married of- cera of the Prison Indian Staff draw. ing rent allowance at the rate of $16 per month could not obtain suitable quarters in the vicinity of the Gaol It was found necessary to rent a houBD
in Hospital Road for $300 a month as additional quarters for eight fami-
lies.
$100.
Prisans Department.-Photography Owing to unforseen increase in the number of prisoners the windunt pro- vided na proved insufficient.
Govt. House Furniture, His Excellency The Governor. Furniture $1.621.
Owing to deterioration of furniture covers at Government, Ilouse, it has been necessary to purchase covers for
Police Force.---Repairs to Polico quired. Motor Cars and Cycles $1,000.
There is a saving of over $5,000 A sum of $1,000 is required for the for the new Cash Register owing to under the Special Expenditure Vote purchase of a now set of solid tyres for the Dennis Polico Van and alan to meet running repairs for Polico Motor Vehicles up to December, 31. Fire Brigade,Conveyance' Albw. ancos $22.
of
more favourable exchange. This ap lication does not, therefore, involve any additional expenditure.
Dedical Dapartment. Rent Premises for Dispensaries, Garage
sum of $21.04 due to the payment in premiaca to accommodate the Govern This vote will ho exceeded by the and infant Welfare Centro $96.
The excess is due to renting larger 1933 of the December, Conveyancement Dispensary and the Travelling Allowance for the Superintendent, Fire Brigade, who returned from lonuz Dispensary at Un Long in the early
part of this year. leave in the middle of December, 1938.
Education Department-Rent. (Tal Po, Normal School for Women Normal School at Tal Fo) $60.
The Taipo Normal School has been Sanitary Department-Scavenging moved to new and better premises un Gear $600.
October. 1 at an' Increased rental of $22 por month. This wan not con- templated when the Estimates for 1033 were framed.
Scavenging.
and
Owing to the control of public Bush latrines and urinals having been taken over by the Government (from the contractor) this year, additional
Public Works Recurrent: Hongkong stores, such as brooms, brushes, and affecellaneous-Biaintenance of Praya 3 rooms. The piano at Government buckets are necessary.
Walls and Piers $1,600. House, which is hired at the rate of
Sanitary Department.-Animal_De- Reconditioning of King Shan $300 p.a, can now be purchased for pots and Slaughter-house-Motor Wharf is considered necessary in $826-and-it-is-considered-to-be-an-Meat Vans Running Expenses $2,000.order to permit of its use by Govern economy to make this purchase.
Police Force-Burial of Destitute Dead $200.
Owing to recent heavy charges the namount of $300 provided in the B- tinter is exhausted.
Police Force-Telegrams and long distance telephone calls $350.
Owing to the increased number of telegrams despatched, the vote of $1,000 is exhausted.
Medien1 Department-Fuel and Light $1,600.
Owing to the transference of the Central Medical Store to Wanchai, the opening of the Venereal Diseases Clipid at Tsim Sha Tsui and wiring
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Owing to a greater number of more ment as a stand-by pler for launches expensive repairs and general over- not exceeding 500 tons displacement hauls of ment vans having to be undertaken this year, the expenditure on this sub-head up to end of Septem-: ber has amounted to $9,610.10 out of a total vote of $12,500.
Medical Department. Bonuses to Dispensary Licentiates and Clerks for vaccination of children and registra- tion of Births $1,000.
Flushed Closets.
Public Works Extraordinary: Hongkong. Miscellaneous. Mount Gough Station-Flush Water Closets $2,500,
The Introduction of a flush system was delayed in anticipation of the The registration of births, and carly rebuilding of the Station but successful vaccination of children as this project must be deferred in- under 1 year of age, at the Chinese definitely, it is considered necessary Public Dispensaries in the Colony for from a sanitary point of view, that the months of January to August a modern flusli bratem bo installed 1933, shows an increase of 1,102 births
(Continued on Page 14.)
RIDGE OVER
EXC AUK
In
TJAP HAS
TIGER
THE PAINS
WITH
WELL KNOWN
TIGERBALM
sorrow and pain is suddenly changed to one of peace and prosperity.
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