THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936.
Radical Tax Suggestions. By H. K. Civil Servants PETITION TO LONDON MEETS WITH UNFAVOURABLE REPLY
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND RECENT DRASTIC PAY CUT
COLONIAL OFFICE
REJECTS SUGGESTIONS
RETRENCHMENT
AS WAY OUT
"Telegraph" Special Representative
I AM ABLE TO REVEAL TO-DAY THAT ONE OF TA. LAST OFFICIAL ACTS OF THE HON. MR. J. H, THOMAS
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES. BEFORE H
RESIGNATION LAST WEEK, WAS TO FORWARD AN UN-
HONGKONG CIVIL SERVANTS.
was
FAVOURABLE REPLY TO A RECENT MASS PETITION BY
The petition, which
a voluminous document, covering several typewritten pages, related to the recent cut in civil servant salaries in Hongkong.
Rabies Menaco
NOW IS THE TIME TO
TAKE PRECAUTIONS Rabies have not figured in the local weekly health returns for some time.
But it is anticipated that, with a return of the hot weather, the incidence, usually kept in check during the
winter months, will again commence to grow.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay of Maiden Voyage Of The Queen Mary
DESCRIPTION OF DERBY
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programma..
Stringent muzzling and leash laws enforced in Hong-366 metres (845 kilocycles): kong are solely to protect humans from one of the most terrible-maladies known.
Several people, including one European, have lost their lives in a most dreadful manner through contact with a rabid dog.
How To Fight GAS RAIDS
7 p.m. A Relay from Daventry. Quentin Maclean at the Organ of the Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle.
7.16 p.m. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, During last year's epidemic,
Peer Gynt-Incidental Musle six isolated cases of Rabies, in-Regiment-Overture (Donizetti); Les
Tho Daughter of valving ton dogs occurred in Cloches do Corneville-Overture Kowloun and the New Terri- (Planquette). tories early in the summer, and 7.40 p.m. From the Studio. one case in Hongkong.
A Pianoforte Recital by Luba Of the forty-four animal brains Shaftain. examined by the Government
I'rogrammo Bacteriologist for evidence of 1. Preludes, Op. 15.and Op. 17.... Rables, eleven were found to be Serinbin; 2. Variations....Glazounov; highest total of the present de contaminated. This is the second. Valse......Prokofter.
8 p.m. Timo Signal, Weather Re- vade, fourteen positive resultsport and Amiotreenaits. Measures for protecting the being obtained from
8.03 p.m. 64 brains (Vocal).
es civilian population, against gas examined in the previous year.
During 1936, 417 dogs, six Whenever I think of you; 3. Sweet
1. I feel a song coming on: 2 monkeys, live cats and one guinea dreams Sweetheart; 4. Wake! pig were placed under observation
Red Cross Hints To Safeguard The Public WE MUST BE READY"
Society.
attacles in wartime are described in a new manual (price- (d.) It contained several suggestions for alternative and issued by the British Red Cross less drastic methods of raising rercunc in the Colony,
It is expected that the plans I understand that the Secretary of State for the
suggested by Major-General D. Colonics, in his reply to the petition, stated that what. Collins and Major H. Stuart the new Red ever course the Hongkong Government took to meet the Blackmore in serious financial position brought about by the deprecia-Cross book will form the basis tion of the dollar, the question of salaries reductions for of Hongkong measures.
A committee of experts re- the civil service was one that could under no circumscommends tances be reviewed.
Alternative proposals for raising revenue, suggested
in the petition, were rejected.
The petition was signed by a vast majority of the civil servants, only a smiau nuinder rerusing conuu teir signatures. Among those who joined in the suggestions it contained were the majority of Heads of Department.
Seven suggestions were madeland the principle of a graduated scale by the petitioners for alterna- of reduction has been adopted in pre to an arrangement providing tive methods of ruising revenue for all-over cuts af ny much per cent. Provision is made for a double levy on ali sterling salaries which excend £210 per annum.
in the Colony,
ohief of these was that an income tax be imposed on the wealthy class. Methods where- by this tax could be collected were outlined.
The second-suggestion-related to the present assessment tax, two suggestions being made under this heading. One suggestion was that the present assessment of 17 per cent, on the rentals of all rateable property in Colony should be increased.
ASSESSMENT TAX
Btances:
Training
squads; and
лис
on account of suspicions of rables. One of the cats and 65 dogs were destroyed and 21 dogs died whilst under observation.
HIGH INCIDENCE
Lestle Hutchinson
8.16 p.m. A Reiny of the Daventry News Bulletin and Announcements (Copyright by Reuter
8.35 Dam
from "Pag liacci"
P. Axcerp_.
never knew my dear; What! thou? I know that you hnto me; No! you do not love me; To Act! with my The incidence of rabies has heart maddened with sorrow; Quick- been much higher in Hongkongly, sweet gossip: Dear Harlequin! during the past two years than in the first part of the current decade.
My
Colombine.
9
p.m. Big Ben from Daventry.
9
p.m. A Syncopated piano and vocal recital by Vivian Ellis.
1. The Town Talks-Medley; 2. Let me play.
9.15 p.n. A Relay from Daven-
the Cunard-White Star linor M.S. "Queen Mary." A description from Southampton of the liner's departure for New York.
Provision of gas-proof shelters; Protection against non-persistent and persistent gases;
In 1930, 1931 and 1932 a total Construction of new buildings of only three rabid infected ani- and protection of food supplies and mal brains were discovered by the drinking water;
Destanipolat
try. many again were discovered in decontaminating 1933.
Then in 1934 the total leapt up Organisation of gas centres or to 14, receding slightly last year ald-posts and a system for worn-io 11. During the 1943 epidemic 9.45 pm. The 163rd. renewal of ing of gas attacks.
donkeys were also affected, one of the Derby Stakes. A running com- "Early provision of gas-proof
mentary by R. C. Lyle, from the shelters is of great importance, the trimalt heing destroyed Grazid Stand Epsom flaco-Course.
10.16 p.m. The Maiden Voyage of authors state, "as they furnish places under observation.
Cases of human rabies, re- the Cunard-White Star liner R.M.S. where persons can take off their respirators during a gas attack and
sulting in the death of the vic-"Queen Mary." A description from tims, uccurred in 1933, 1934 and Southampton of the liner's departure Omcers below the £240 level are, in tave food and drink; where dress-
for New York, the Police Department lance-ser-ng stations can carry on their duties,
10.45 p.m. Dance Music. geants whose salary rises from £190 and where casualties may be treated. to 210, in the Prisons Departament
TO MAKE ROOMS GAS-PROOF
11 p.m. Clone Down, certain Junior warders..where the salary rises from £190 to £330, and in the Medical Department certain Junior nursing sisters where the salary rises from £220 to £205.
1935.
There Is a possibility of civilians the-use-of-the-lungs should-be-em- being shut up in the gas-proof ployed. shelters for as long as eight or "Zond supplies should be protected twelve hours at a time.
by storage in blus or similar airtight "Any room with sound walls, roof receptacles or by covering them over The first part of the double levy on and floor can be rendered gas-penot, with oilskins or tarpaulins," states sterling salaries is a graduated per- The windows, if they do not fit the nuthors, theveninge cul of 214 per cent, on the tightly, should be puttled, and all first £240, five per cent, un the next other openings, Including the [£360, 7% per cent, on the next £100, | winiows, of cloth nailed round) ten per cent, on the next &100 and them to prevent the entrance of 1214 per cent. on the remainder of poisoned air. the salary.
a gas attack: and when the "After Thus an officer previously receive surrounding area has been declared ing £500 per annum now receives free from gas, fires should be lighted
180, while an officer previously re-
in the gas-proof shelters to draw ceiving £2.000 per annom how re in fresh air,"
Alternatively, it was suggested that a graduated scale of assessment t employed,
It was pointed out in the peli- tion that graduated sente, be sides bringing in more revenue, would ensure that taxation would fall
that upon
portion of the population mere able to hear it and would, in fact, affect the peti- Boners to a greater extent than the majority of Hongkong's tenants. A third suggestion made in the petition was that the tax on excess consumption of water, rescinded last year, shouki be restored, or, alternate ly, that the system of water supply, should be on a per capita basis, in- stead of the present basis whereby water in supplies in quantities pro portionate to the amount of assess. ment tax levied on a property.
It was pointed out that this Intter suggestion, if adopted, would also tax those most able to pay, ie, the heavy consumers of water, and would be moro equitable than the present system of distribution.
Other suggestions made in the petition were that duties on liquor and tobacco bo increased, that the tax on the motor industry be rained and that a heavier belting tax he come effective. It was pointed out that these taxations would be on luxuries.
REDUCTION OF STAFF
Failing the adoption of any of the
foregoing suggestions for raising re
ceives £1,610.
DOLLAR RATË
But further levies ara imposed, in- xsmuch as the payment of sularlos is made at the arbitrary rate of one billing and sixpence to the dollar for
Cremation Not Popular
In Hongkong
"It is safer to destroy all food that has been exposed to mustard gas."
Jn introducing the manual, General Collins and Major Blackmore state:--- "We must be ready, on the out- break of war, with all arrangements interments in Hongkong romain While the number of private for dealing with aerial attack."
11 is explained how liquids such as fairly constant each year, there mustard gas or lewisite may be spray-has been a big increase in the erl Iram tanks carried by seroplanes number of public interynents Anti-gas rattles "should be pre-or airships, the poison falling like since 1930. i videri." No method which requires rain on the ground beneath.
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DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
BE GRACIOUS TO ALL MEN, BUT CHOOSE) - The P. and O. liner Chitral is die the quarter for this year, and for THE BEST TO BE YOUR FRIENDE.- here from Shanghai at G 2.37). 01 subsequent quartors at such rates as laverates. Logislative Council may direct.
# re-
For the second quarter. Govern- | The Naval Branch of the Minister- ment Intends to introduca
ing Children's League acknowledges solution for lower exchange rate, with thanks the receipt of 5600 from that of one shilling and five pence the Honorary Treasurers of the Kote forthing, with further reductions of wall Cap Charity Competition. rate for the last two quarters.
The double cut for the first quar
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WAR
Friday.
One case of Small-pex and three cases of Typhold were reported to the local Health authorities for the three day's ending on Monday.
In 1930 a total of 8,286 bodies were
interred, while publicly
| 7,649 interments
out privately.
were curried'
public interments, a record for Last year there were 11,687 the current decade, as compared with 8,478 private interments, n figure exceeded by those carried out in 1931.
popular in Hongkong. Since Cremations are not proving 400 there have been only 196 ere.autions ht Crematorium, an average of 33 the Japanese
Cheung Hi, aged 40 years, was ter therefore amounts on the higher Man Fu. 27, unemployed, salaries of £1,400 or over ton levy of sentenced to nine months hard labour admitted to the Government Civil 20 per cent, and over.
For returning from banishment by Mr. Hospital yesterday suffering from year, and 126 at the Sikh Balfour at the Central Magistracy injuries received when he fell down this morning. The man was deported the hillside at Tytam.
Proportionate cuts are also made ол dollar
salaries. Government estimates that it will save $1,143, 828 this year as a result of the cuts.
venue, the petitioners requested that T.
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QUOTATIONS
Selling
the question of the staffing of the Demand Hongkong Civil Service become the T. Shanghai subject of inquiry in onder that the Singapore services of surplus and
Unnecessary
T.T, Japan offelals be dispensed with.
T.T. India Decrease in the number of of.TT. San Frisco & New York. cials in the Hongkong Civil Ser T-T. Java vico would, it was pointed out in T. Francu the petition, provide sufficient de T. Manlin crease in expenditure to allow the TT. Bangkok recent cut in civil service pay to he TT. Saigon returned.
TEMPORARY LEVY
on
T.T. Lisbon
Buying
The cuts in the salaries of public4 m/s. L/C, servants, which are brought into force 4 m/s. D/C. only recently, takes the form of a 6 m/s. L/C, temporary Tory salaries, the m/s. San Francisco & amount of the lovy boing, variable New York each your. The value of emoluments 4 m/s. France for pension purposes is not affected, New York
on April 21 inst for ten years. Sub
Insp. L. Mist prosecuted. Chong Hing.
Crematorium, an average of 21 Ja year. Last were record
year and 1932 years at the Receiving serious injuries when he Japanese Crematorium, when 40 31, similarly charged, was given three attempted to alight from lorry Nobodies were cremated. months' hard labour. Sub-Insp. A. T. 4115 while in motion in Ala Tau Wei Sabey prosecuted.
yesterday Choi Kau, 31, n coolic, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital and
Among the passengers who arrived died shortly after ad
admission.
by the Sidhann yesterday was Capt.)
T. G. Rennie, of the Black Watch, who Wong Chl, 28, was bound over in
is proceeding from Calcutta where his a bond of $100 by Mr. Balfour at the regiment is stationed, to take over Central Police Court this morning for Paris the post of Brigade Major of the the theft of a gold finger ring, the Geneva 1/3
Shanghai Area.
relieving property of La llon, shop keeper, Berlin 1/314 | Major B. Ainger, of the 3rd Hussars, of 302 Queen's Road Central. Det-Athens,
who has completed his tour of duty. Sergt. P. 0. Guild explained that Milan. Capt. Rennie is continuing his Journey necused had been remanded to give Oslo by the Sirdhana to Shanghai,
him a chance to make amends. He Shanghai. had found $14,50, which was the cost | New York of the ring
Amsterdam Vienna.
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.32 Convicted of receiving a stolen 474 bicycle, Ngan Po, 40, and Chan Chun, .4.80 26, both chair coolies, wore bound Three unemployed man charged Prague, .04 over before Mr. Balfour at the Central before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Cen-Madrid 144nglstracy this morning. It was tral Magistracy this morning, with Lisbon.
by Détective .40% stated
Sergeant unlawful possession of tree-wood Hongkong. 6502 Pilkington that defendants were seen were fined a total of $115. Wong Po, Bombay. at 'n marine store dealer's premises, unemployed, Was charged with Brussels Fit defendant made the bargain and possession of 190 calties of pine tree Monte Video second defendant made the sale. The wood at the beach Aplichau and Belgrade, 1/348 latior stated he had received the was fined $76, in default, two months' Montreal.
bicycle from a boy who could not be hard labour. Ho Young and Lau Lin Yokohama 1/4 tracod. The boy had hired the wore each fined $20, or one month's Rio.
machino from the Chung Hing Co,hard labour, for possession of 30 Silver (Spol). .33% Hillier Street on May 24 and falled cattics and 37 cattles of wood Silver (forward) 20% 5.47% to return it. Tho machine was in a respectively at Island Road, Sul War Loan. 4.97% damaged condition.
Inspector J. Dredge prosecuted,
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