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THE HONGKONG.. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21,
His Majesty King Edward VIII who to-day suc- ceeds to the Throne of his father, King George V, and carries with him in his new responsibilities the love and fealty of a mighty Empire.
ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LOCAL BODY
The annual meeting of St. David's Society was held in the Chainber of Commerce Room last night, when the year's nelivities were reviewed, officers were elected for the coming year, and tentative plans were made for the work of the Society during
1936.
WHARF TRAGEDY
INTO WATER
SALARY CUTS.-
1936.
LEVY ON CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYEES
The followinit is embodied in the official circular which has been drawn ap in connection with the declalon to, make a cut in the salaries of Hong- kong Civil Servants.
A tomporary levy on both aterling. and dollar salaries is to take effect from January 1, 1930. The Secretary of State for the Colonien has approved) of the following scheme:'
Sterling Salaries
(i) No levy on salaries not exceed- ing. 2240 per annum, On salaries above that figure, 24% on first £240, 6% on next £380, 74% on next £100, 10% on next £400 and 1215% on remaining portion of salary above) £1,400 per annum. This may be expressed in tabular form as under:
On the first £240
Above £240 and up to 1000- Above 2000 and up to £1.000 71472 Above £1,000 and up to £1,400 10%
126 Above £1,400
always provided that this levy shall not operate so as to reduce the salary of any officer below £240 per annum or, for those contributing to Widows' Orphans' Pensión Scheme, £230. 8. Od. (Le. £240 less 4% for Widows' and Orphans' Penalon Scheme deduction).
and
(i) Rato of conversion for all salaries ahail bo -1sfad, in respect of the period 1st January to
to 31st March. Widows' and
Pen
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sion Contribution must, with tho Ordinance, bo calculated on the full aferling salary and converted
at tho
Monthly Treasury!
allotments and
rate.. sterling
will similarly bu converted at the prevailing Treasury rate
The rate of exchange for con- version of salaries only will be subject to reconsideration at the end of the first
quarter.
(ii) The percentages mentioned in General Order 108 (1032 edition) will be calculated on the net dollar salary due to an oflleer after deduction of the levy,
Dollar Balaries
No levy' on salaries not exceeding PASSENGER SLIPS AND FALLS $240 per annum. On salaries above $240 per annum, 4% on first $1,000, 8% on next $1,600, 12% on next $2,500 and 15% on remaining portion of salary above $5,000 per annum. This may be expressed in tabular form as under:
A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by a jury at a Coroner's inquiry before Mr. W. Schofield. nt the Central Magistracy yesterday. afternoon, into the death of Chung Fook, aged 65 years, who fell of the gang-plank of the steamer Tai Lee on the night of December 6 and died in hospital the following morning.
On the first $1,000 $1,001 to $2,600 $2,501 to $5,000 Above $5,000
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126.
15%
always provided that this levy shall not operate so as to reduce the salary In the absence of Me A. Morris
of any officer below $240 per annum.i (President), Mr. E. R. Price (Vice-
The jury also made a recommenda- President) presided, and amongst tion that gangways for third clusslovies will be reduced to J, 0%, 10% As from 1st July, these percentage: those present were Mr. David Davies passengers should be a bit wider and and 12% respectively. and Mr. E. C. Thomas (Past Presi-should poances railings which might dents), Mrs. E. V. Hooper (Hon. Secretary and Treasurer), Mr. D. Fe detachable, failing which they should have a cargo net stretched un Davies, Mr. E. Loyd Jones, Capt. T.
der the gangway. Jones, Capt. 1. Evans and * Mrs.j Evans, Mr. J. G. Jones and Mr. and; Mrs. H. Hall.
An apology for inability to be pre- sent was received from Capt. Owen, representative on the General Com- mittee of the 1st. Bn. Royal Welch
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The annual report and statement
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The jury comprised Messrs. S. S.J Perry (Foreman), A. C. I. Bowker and A. Stalker.
The levy will be applied to not salaries after deduction of Widows and Orphans' Pension Contributions.
CHINESE ARTIST
Before evidence was taken, the Coroner and jury visited the scene of FINE EXHIBITION OPENS AT the accident at the Tai Ping wharf.
GLOUCESTER HOTEL Connaught Road. West.
many
Evidence was given by Mr. G. 11. Hongkong art lovers now have an Thomas that the man was admitted opportunity of testing the of accounts for the year were adopt-to the Government Civil Hospital in glowing tributes which have been et. The annual report stated, "in an unconscious condition and died at paid to. Mr. Teng H. Chíu, ARB.Ar part: The annual dinner and dance 7.05 am, on December 19. A post the only Chinese painter so honoured in 1906 will long be remembered as mortem examination revealed no ex-by the Royal Society of British a brilliant success and greatly re-ternal injuries, but internally the Artists. dounding to the popular esteem of lungs and air tubes contained water.
In his younger days when he was
our President." Thanks were also Death was due to the effects of im-u student at the bluscum of Fine expressed in Lhe report to those whomersion in water causing partial had helped at the successful Christ- mas social to Welsh Servicemen and asphyxia leading to heart failure, members of the Mercantile Marine. The report concluded. by asking members to assist the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer by regular payment of subscriptions.
Society's Dinner
Arts in America and later at the Royal Academy in London, Mr. Chiu carned the praise of almost every art critic Sergeant Guild stated that he wont who had seen his work. He has the to the Government Civil Hospital distinction of having, won every prize there saw deceased. He also | about 12.15 am, on December 10 and for which he has entered in the Royal
saw Academy Chung Shan, nephew of the deceased, who went with him to the Ping On wharf where the steamer Tai Lee
Slipped Off Gangway
In view of the fact that represen-was, and there pointed out how the Entives of the 1st Bn. The Royal deceased had fallen, off the gangway Welch Fusiliers had not in previous The gangway at the time in a years been able to attond the very steep position due to the low Society's annual dinner owing to tide. Chung Shan stated that the do- the Bottallon's own observances on ceased was not carrying anything nt that day-it was decided to write the time, indicating willingness to change the date of the Society's dinner if the co-operation of the Battalion could bo secured on another day. St. David's Day, on March 1, falls on A Sunday this year, and in the normal course of events the Society that his uncle and himself were on In the statement Chung Shan said would hold ita dinner on the last their way to Singapore to do. farm day of February,
Arrangements for the dinner in work. They left Kongmoon on De 1030 were left in the hands of a cember 9 and arrived in Hongkong amall sub-committee.
about 11 p.m. the same day. The It was decided to place a wreath ship was very crowded, and after the
day, March 1
the
Mr. Schofield next read out statement made by Chung Shan, who had left for. Singapore.
disembarked
The
Once he was persunded by his fellow-students to compete for the Turner Gold Medal in London. He ad only three days in which to paint his pleture, but in that short space of time he completed a painting. which won for him the coveted first, prize.
It is this characteristic which marks all his work. He wastes very little tirne but gets down to it right away. He has been in Hongkong for just
two weeks and is able to show 15:
paintings of local scenes during thi visit.
of the Hongkong Electric Co. al Mr. Chiu went to the power statior
before the aun went down he ba North Point on Sunday morning um completed a picture of Hongkong fron Point Not content will up to the Peak and caught the man's painting one picture, Mr. Chiu went
on the Cenotaph at 11.a.m. on Sun-waye After twenty or thirty-rays as it sank slowly behind the
The following officers were elect- passengers had disembarked, the de- censed preceded him, and he suddenly
year:
He will leave for Europe this week,
ed for the RADIR. Prico; Vice-saw his uncle, slip and fall into the to continue his work. He will first
In an Spain.
where he was placapital,
Private Exhibition
in
President, Mr. E, At 2.30, 5.20,
President, Mr. D. F. Davies: Hon water. He shouted save life and go to England, and expects to travel | 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. Hall; Committee, Mr. E. Loyd Jones, the water and carried him to the France, Germany, Switzerland, and Secretory and Treasurer, Mr. H. some coolles Ashed his uncle out of extensively on the continent visiting Capt. bunns, Md. Westlake and ambulance and taken to
I. Evans, Bir. J. G. Jones, Mrs.
Capt. Owen (representing the set.
Mr. Chiu has many friends In his summing up, Mr. Schofield Bn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers).
pointed out to the jury that the gang-Hongkong. He had no intention of The Society's thanks were expressway had no rails and was very steep giving an exhibition of his work in ed to Mrs, E. V. Hooper, who, re- at the time of the accident. Further, the Colony, but his friends finally Inquished the position Secretary and Treasurer on her im good, while there had been no Gloucester Hotel. To-day and to of Hon the deceased's sight was not very persuaded him to do so.. Yesterday a private exhibition was given at the pending departure on leave, for her deneo that anybody had pushed him. morrow, the exhibition will be open excollent work on behalf of the Society.
The Jury then returned their ver diet and recommendation.
to the public.
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Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
THIL DEFEATS CANADIAN
ALLEGEDLY LOW BLOW
Paris, Jan. 20.
BRITISH REPLY TO EGYPT
READY TO DISCUSS TREATY
-- His cxhibition is particularly, in- Coresting for local art lovers in that he has many paintings of Hongkong landscapes
on view, all of them done during his present stay. The public will be able to judge for themselves 'he technique of this Eastern painter who is described as "having succeeded in seeing Occidental art through Orientales."
There aro 27 paintings in the exhibition. Of these only about ton are not done In Hongkong.
Mr. Chiu har done Hongkong a great service by matting the Colony's beauty spots on canvas,
Cairo, Jan. 20 In a fifteen-round contort for the Sir Miles Loimpson, High Commis world's middleweight championship aloner, has informed the King, the according to the rules of the Inter- Premier and, the Wafd lerder, of Bri national Boxing Union and the tain's reply to the United Front's reheal, to say at the exhibition: "The National Boxing Association, Marcol cent, Noto on the subject of the Anglo- Thil beat the French Catalan, Lou Egyptian Treaty. Brouillard.
Brouillard was disqualined in the presses Britain's readiness immediate at is understood that the reply. ex fourth round for an alleged low blow. y to: anter into negotiations for a -Renter,
treaty with Egt. Reuter.
A local connaissour of art was over- Hongkong Travel Association should og hold of some of these pleturos. They will help to boost the beauties +f-the Colony."
Many who saw the exhibition you terday will endorse this view.--M, A..
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