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Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 100 四拜雞 號三十月十英港香 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1938. 日十二月八
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WHITEAWAY'S
COLONY'S RECORD BUDGET 5-Year-Plan For New Public Work Undertakings
1939 EXPENDITURE WILL BE HIGHEST IN H.K. HISTORY
Defence Contribution to Imperial Government: Million for A.R.P.
THE
HE BUDGET FOR 1939 WAS INTRODUCED IN
COUNCIL THIS MORNING.
LEGISLATIVE
It calls for the record expenditure of $38,502,760 and a revenue of $36,097,325, giving an estimated deficit on December 31 of $2,405,435.
Naval Officer Marries At Cathedral.
Government expects to end the current financial year
with a small surplus, the estimated expenditure being
$35,155,355 (an increase of over $3,000,000 compared with | 1937) and revenue being $35,660,000, which is a record and
represents an increase of $2,500,000 over last year.
The surplus for the current year is, however, illusory, because at the end of the year Hongkong will be owing
Daughter of Hongkong nearly a million dollars of military contributions which I
Colonial Secretary
A GUARD of honour of
must be paid next year.
"Revenue is still coming
officers from H.M.S.in well, but money is going
Eagle formed an archway out even faster than early "Telegraph"
of swords at the wedding of in the year," the Financal Lieut. Commander C. R. V. Secretary, the Hon. Mr. S. Pugh, R.N., of H.M.S. Eagle, Caine, warned Councillors to Miss Judith L. Smith, this morning. second daughter of Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, and Mrs. Smith, at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore this week.
Rev. S. Price, chaplain of the H.M.S. Eagle, officiated at the ceremony.
The bride, who was given away by Capt. Claude Barry, of HM.S. Med- way, was 'dressed in white satin, with headdress of white lilles.
The matron of honour was Mrs. S. A. Smith. Lieut. P. Medd. was best
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Mr. R. K. Aurten was the organist. A reception was held at Navy House.
Lieut. Commander Pugh and his bride, who are flying to Penang to join the P. and O. liner Carthage bound for Europe, was at the time commanding officer of No. 813 T.S.Ft. Squadron, ILM.S. Engle.
Among those who were present at the wedding were the Colonial Secre- tury, Mr. A. S. Smail and Mrs. Small. Commodore and Mrs. M. L. Clarke, and the Ven. Archdeacon and Mrs. Graham White,
Dre
very
Mr. Caine forecast Umi within short time the Colony would have a $40,000,000 budget. Increases
show in expenditure signs of increasing Instead of de- creasing.
Enormous increases in expenditure estimated for next year for some Departments.
Pensions, It is estimated, will enst the all-time high record of $2,970,-) 000, which is exactly double the ex- penditure under this heading in 1931. The Police Force next year will cost $3,441,027, also a record, cont- paring with $3,200,000 in the current year and. $1,950,798 in 1930.
WAR ON DISEASES
The war on disease will cost the Medical Department $2,510,207, com- pared with $2,400,000 this year and $867,203 in 1030.
Competition
Announcement
H. E. THE GOVERNOR
WAR IN BIAS BAY
Pearl River Boom To Close To-night?
IS UNOFFICIALLY LEARNED that the boom across the Pearl River below Bocca Tigris forts will be closed at midnight| to-night.
$13,500,000 FOR BIG DEVELOPMENTS IN H. K. PUBLIC WORKS
New Government House & Highway To Canton To Cost Four Millions
FIVE YEAR PLAN OF Public WORKS WAS ANNOUNCED IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS MORNING DURING THE DEBATE
A ON THE BUDGET.
The total estimated cost of the works listed, which do not include general town-planning and slum clearance, is $13,135,000.
The list of new Public Works contemplated
under the Five Year Plan is as follows:
Government House
City Developmen! Infectious Diseases
Hospital
Estimated CostĮ INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Kowloon Hospital (Ex.
tension) Addition to Vehicular Ferry Fiers (including reclamation and re- sumption) ....
Improvements to Canton
through Road from Casile Peak Road to Mab Fu Ferry includ- Ing new Quarry ..... Government Quarters be obtained. Air Rall Precautions
No official confirmation of the report can
The steamer
Fatshan, New Peak School
carrying British and Ameri-Peak Bungalown
Rebuilding of Police
safely this New Garages and Quar-
can women refugees, passed
the
the boom
morning and was due to
o'clock this afternoon.
THE
RE-JUDGING of Telegraph
summer plioto- graphie competition caused by the withdrawal of one of the prize-winner's entries, has now been completed, and to-morrow the amended fist of prize-winners will be published.
The general publie is also advised that an exhibition of the photographs will be held in the board room of the S. C. M. Post starting on Monday next. October 17.
berth at Hongkong at 3 Protective Works, Cause-
$2,000,000
1,000,000* Recent
1.000.000
2,000.000
595,000
2,200,000 1.000.000 1,000,000 160,000 150.000
and Station Training School
Police
700,000
way Bay Slickler
ters at Kennedy Town
Typhoon
100,000
140,000
$12.035,000
re-
sumptions connected will the above ......
1,100,000
Total
At 10.30 a.m. to-day a Gazettel Extraordinary was issued by the compensations and Hongkong Government, contain- |ing a Proclamation signed by His Excellency the Governor, calling up members of the Hong- kong Police Reserve Force for active service until further notice.
HOSPITAL
experience suggests the necessity of providing more accom- modation than previously contem- plated and the estimate. huis been In- creased accordingly.
KOWLOON KOSPITAL
EXTENSION
Revised plans are now under con- sideration and the estimate is very approximate. Assuming the con-
POPULACE EVACUATE YUNNANFU
Fear Of Japanese
Air Raiders
KUNMING, Oct. 13. Practically half the population
tinued development of Kowloon the of Kunming have evacuated, provision of increased accommodation while many of the remaining is a necessity. The ultimate com spend the day out of town fear- pletion of buildings and equipmenting air raids since the raid on may require still further provision.
VEHICULAR FERRY PIENS
September 29, when at least 100 civilians were killed, including -The present piers and concourse on women, children and students. the Hongkong side are inadequate for
The local hospital estimates the traffle and it is necessary to pro-that the wounded number 500.
vide for expansion, which, owing to royally arrangement with the co-
s
It is definite that one Japanese pany. directly remunerative to plane was shot down near Illong Government. The scheme will also Station two hours journey south of provide permanent pier accommoda- the city on the railway. Nine mem- tion for the Harbour Department,
bers
of
the crew who escaped death were brought to Kunming the next day.
CANTON THROUGH ROAD Increasing traffic is thought to be It is reported that they said the Inevitable, which will be remunera planes enine from the "Sixth Base", tive both directly and indirectly, east of Hongkong. $13,135,000
them
The capital expenditure now proposed Reports state that two more pinnes aims mainly at strengthening and were brought down at Lunan, 00 To be spent in the period 1938-43. widening the existing rond and will kilometres beyond Illang, but these Funds are expected to be available res
effect large economics in main-reports are not confirmed. as follows:
tenance experiiture in future years. According to an eye-witness, nino The increase in military contribu-
Heavy fighting is still proceeding tion-which jumps from $5,880,724 in the Bias Bay urea, with fresh
Utilisation of the balance of $830,- Included in the estimate is the cost planes came in beautiful formation new Government and went straight for the "United this year to $7.007,808 next year Japanese troops continuing to pour 000 in the Government House and of developing
where the Tsinghua and College", is partly explained by the fact that ashore.
City Development Fund, and fundal quarry on the mainland,
GOVERNMENT QUARTERS Pelta Universities of Peiping are almost $1,000,000 will be carried for- It is indicated that, more Japanese from the sale of the old City Hall
situated. They bombed Public Works Recurrent top the ward to 1939 from the current year, transports have arrived in Blas Day and other sites;
A lump sum is provided to cover thoroughly using light bombs, and Nevertheless, the total is an all-with another large batch of soldiers Utilisation of excess of 53,500,000 the creation of more quarters for both then went to the airfield where 65 wo million mark for the first time
time record even without this from an undisclosed bare in Formoso. over minimum reserve of $10,000,000 senior and subordinate officers, plans bombs were dropped. The Japanese since 1834 with an estimated expen-
carry over, and compares with Japanese airmen are displaying considered necessary for Colony's for which are now under examination. diture of $2,208,007, compared with
$4,261,240 in 1030 and $3,863,700 $1,900,000 in the current year.
unparalleled activity in the Bias Surplus of Astets over Liabilities, The return by way of rents from planes met with hardly any resistance A total of $150,204 has been car- In 1930,
Bay region, mercilessly bombing which will be approximately $13,500,- officers and saving In rent allowances for Charitable Services, In budgeting for a defcit next every village in the path of the 000 at the end of the year;
will give a reasonable economie marked which is an increase of three lakhs year, Government does not antic-|
invading Japanese troops.
Utilisation of anticipated excess return on the capital invested. The ADVICE TO GERDIANS
zevenue of $3,700,000 per annum for provision of more housing for officera over expenditure in the current year pate any increase in revenue next year, and
The Telegraph" was officially the next five years; and more than double the expendi-year over the current
Is one of the ways in which Govern- ture last year.
estimates, in fact, that this year's informed ils afternoon that the
ment can help to reduce the present revenue of $1,000,000 from Land Japanese Consul General in Hong-
shortage of houses, Sales will decrease in 1939 by kong. Mr. K. Nakamura, has In- twenty-five per cent.
formed the Germin Consul
China Clipper Arrives After Long Delay.
The termination of the longest delay to date of the arrival of Pan-American Clippers was made yesterday when the China Clipper arrived from Manila, landing at 12.40 at Kai Tak.
year.
Railway revenue next year is es timated at $1,784,000, compared with $1,000,000 (record) this The Budget was prepared, however, before the present Japanese hostill- ties in South China and much of this revenue would. disappear R the
Japoneso seize the Chinese, section! of the Kowloon-Canton Railway,
FIVE-YEAR-PLAN
Next year Government will com-
It is almost five weeks since a) President of the C.N.A.C., leaves to- Clipper landed here. Between Guam morrow moming on the China Clip-mence work on several huge Public and Hongkong, five typhoons passed per for America. Miss Lee will also Works undertakings as part of its the Clipper's course, thus causing the boa passenger on the Clipper.
delay.
Tho China Clipper .lenves
ing.
Manlio at 8 o'clock to-morrow mom-
for
12 AMERICANS ABOARD
Canton, Oct. 13.
Only three passengers were aboard
Probable utilisation of Loan Funds
CITY DEVELOPMENT
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS This is to be regarded as a token
General of the inadvisability. of It is probable that by 1943 con- holding celebrations connee-siderable progress in the development sum: plans have not reached the Hlan with the fifteenth anniver-of the site now occupied by the stage at which estimates can bo sary celebrations of the German Secretariat, P.W.D. and Voluntear framed but it is feared that largo Hospital Tungkwan.
Headquarters and of the St. John's expenditure will be necessary. It is understood that the German Place ared will have been made. The authorities some time ago Informed figure of $1,000,000 should be re-
(Continued on Page 4.). garded as a token kumi. ›
Manchukuo Government
To Adopt Conscription
HSINKING, Oct. 13.
NEW PEAK SCHOOL AND BUNGALOWS
over the town-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
More Ships For Bias Bay
The present school was designed
Swataw, Oct. 13. for about a third of the number now Merchani ships entering here last attending it and a modern building evening reported the presence in is badly needed.
Halman Bay of one Japanese cruiser, The Peak Bungalows which adjoin three destroyers, ten traasports, and the Peak School are in a very dila-two armed merchantmen, white three pidated condition and due for re-other Japanese destroyers were Five Year Plni.
building..
anchored at Clipper. Roads between Chlef
It is proposed to rebuild the Peak Nanso Island and the mainland. of Is construction of a
there
Bungeldws on a new sito and to esti-
It is not expected, however, that new Government House, at mated cost of $2,000,000. Prell-
combine the old site with the exist any landing will be affected here. ing school dito.
and most of these vessels stood out minary expenditure on this under-
to sea this morning, evidently The Manchukuo Government, it is Icarnod, will shortly taking next year will be $100,000.
POLICE BUILDINGS Twelve American women and With an eye to future heavy public, adopt the conscription system, abandoning the voluntary re-
Several stations are in need of ex for Blas-Bas the Clipper. They were Dr. Harry
Japanese planes bombed Chaoyang, tensive additions or rebuilding, It W. Milinr, of the Mantis Santorium children left Canton by the Fatshan trae on the new highway linking crufting system, in view of the complicated international altua
A murhber yesterday killing
of people Hospital, Mr. Alfred Kohlbern. Now this morning, including Mra. D. F. Hongkong with Canton, Government tion and of the important rature of maintaining, close co-opera- is proposed to build now Training York Importer of Kohlberg Inc., and Folta, of Chafer, N.Y., and two chili-1s to expend $1,000,000 on Improve-
yond tho дож Police Recreation | J
the Japanese roklors, dying. Overy
to be confining Hrolf, seem to Swatow Mr. R. Edmonds, a mining engineer, Mrs. Morton Gregory, N. Yments to the Kowloon-Muk Fu Ferry tion with the Japanene Army for the national defeace of the School on a site to be selected bo- in the vicinity of the Ear Cafe, but
Ground and the domestic buildings wir attentions to dropping Mrs. who returns to Manila to-morrow on Tenn.; Miss Evelyn Wells, a-million dollars has bech set
Macdonald, acetion in Hongkong territory. Half Manchoukua border.
will Rede
calling on the the Clipper.
In this connection the Manchoukuoj In an attempt to safeguard parti- now used for that purpose
to Oblon, Tex Mrs. Betty Jano in the 1930 estimates to commence Government has decided, to cross cular localities through the efforts of avaliable for sale, so recouping part surrender revlling the Chiang Kai- The Clipper carried 340 pound of
Brownell, Bolington, VLA Mrs. this work. mail.
“zavarainmity and quillibing; the George Campbell, and Mrs. J. Wat- Air Raid Precautions in Hong-pecial Korean Corps under the com-the inhabitants themselves, thees of the cost. P
KAH MEMORANDUM BY THE Darts of friendship with Jom/ tablishment also of kongolian kong will cost, så Tomos $1,998,098, mand of the Chientsu Army Head-Special Corps is contemplated, under RETURNING 'BY CLIFFÉR
it is revealed. Or "file", Minosat, quarters, in the Second Army, dia- the command of the Haingan Arm "which"" will be expended over a trict in Tientao, where the majority Headquarters, in Taingan Province.
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