1941-02-19

NANCY

AUNT FRITZI -- ARE YOU REALLY GOING

TO HAVE THE

PLACE PAINTED ?^

•YES-**

TOMORROW

Wednesday,

ARE THE WALLS ALL GOING TO BE RE-PAINTED

TOO?

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

YES --- THE WHOLE PLACE WILL BE DONE

OVER!

February 19, 1941;

By Ernie Bushmiller

HAPPY NEW YEAR

EVERYONE

"My mama gives my sisters and me Castoria. We like its taste — she knows it's sale!"*

Gets D.C.M. After 26 Years

IF Mr J. Bristow, of Mend- field-road, Langley, Bucks, ever regarded himself as a hero, it.

Now

was as a forgotten ane, he has just received the D.C.M.. 26 years late!

During the retreat from Mons, when he was a sergeant in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infan try, Mr Bristow curried vital information across nearly a mile of open country raked machine-gun fire, and, although, twice wounded, was able to save a platoon from being ent off.

The War Olee letter which ac- said it was companied the medal awarded for devotion to duty, but made no mention of the lateness of

the award.

Major Was Killed

Mr Bristow, who left the Army fourteen years ago, could give no explanation except to say his major was killed shortly after the action und this might have held the malter disclose the up. He declined to

nature of the message he had to carry back, saying, "It might stif be of value to the encrny."

GIRL TYPIST HAS

NO HANDS

A girl born without hands was re- cently appointed shorthand-lypist in the Town Clerk's office at Dundee. She is 18-year-old Miss Nan Lawrle, who writes 100 words a minute with her wrists and types at 55 words a minute.

UFS

MOPPER-UPPERS-Hard looks may be due to glare of desert sun, but they're British soldiers engaged in mopping up stray Italians on western desert of Egypt. They play important role in campaign.

COLONY'S BUDGET

FOR 1941-42

Reductions Introduced

At a meeting of the Legislative Council at 9.30 a.m. to-morrow, the Colony's Budget will be introduced for approval, and the totals requested are $52,483,294 and $832,000, to be expended on Public Service and the Waterworks Renewals and Improvements Fund, respec- tively. The items of expenditure show variations in certain cases from the Draft Estimates, and total about one and three quarter million dollars less.

Works (Extra- ordinary).*** Fisheries Research Station War Expenditure Immigration Department-

Total

The Colonial Secretary will move Stores Department.*** that the Report of the Finance Com-Treasury, etc. mittee (No. 11), dated 30th January, Public 1941, be adopted; and also that the Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1941-42 os now presented be

ed.

Financial Secretary is to move first reading of "A Bill to apply a sum not exceeding Fifty-two million four hundred and

eighty-three thousand two hundred and ninety- four Dollars to the Public Service of the financial year beginning on the 1st April, 1941, and ending on the 31st March, 1912, and also to apply an additional sumi not exeeding Eight hundred and thirty-two thousand Dollars to the Waterworks Renewals and Improvements Fund for the ser- ice of that Fund in the said financial your."

1,083,026 333,801 3,920,594 100,051 12,300,274 203,225

-$52,483,204

Waterworks Needs An, additional sum not exceeding Eight hundred and thirty-two thou- sand Dollars shall be and the suns is hereby charged upon the Water works Renewals and Improvements Fund for the service of the sald financial year, and the said sum so charged may be expended as herein after specified, that is to say- Pokfulam District Supply

.. $ 7,000 Reconstruction of Water works Depot and Replace- of Plant, Kowloon ment of

of Plant, Waterworks

Workshop,

45,000

200,000

The Financial Secretary will also move the following resolution:-

this Council approves the curry-Replacement inst out of the works set out in the Schedule attached at an estimated Hongkong cost of $4,410,407.81 and of the ex- Bowen Road Conduit Re- penditure in the financial years 1940- construction keys

consti and 1941-42 of the sums set out in

Remove and re-crect Bowen columns 3 and 4 of the Schedule, The

Road Rapid Gravity Filt

-65,000 to be mel from a future loan and ers at Eastern

of Bowen conwhile to be charged as advances Reconstruction

Road Service Reservoir 215,000 the surplus balances of the

of Albany Colony pending the raising of a loan. Reconstruction

Service Reservoir Overseers' Quarters at East-

from

XCBOCCODONECC...ENDS CADDCESSCEG. Doniis of this expenditure were

Night after Night

given in the Schedule attached to the Draft Estimates presented on Janu- ary 16).

New Duties This Financial Secretary will also the move resolutions approving recent increased duties on Hydro carbon Olly the dutles on Table Waters, and the new dutles on Liquors, introduced last month.

The Attorney General is to move the first reading of "A Bill to amend Medical Registration Ordinance,

crn

Reconstruction of Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir Reconstruction of West Point

Service Reservoir Replacement of Meters

"Tõtāl

145,000

45,000

10,000

45,000

$832,000

Changes from the Draft An additional $10,000 is included above for Charitable Services, com-

1935; and

and of "A Bill to amend the pared with the Draft Estimules; and

Hongkong Corps of Air Rold Wardens an addition of $100,000 is proposed Ordinance, 1949,"

for Miscellaneous Services.

He will also move the second and On the other hand, substantial re- third readings of "A Bul to amend ductions are made in the votes for the Harbour the Places of Public Entertainment three departments; Regulation Ordinance, 1919;" and Department receiving $003,471 less, "A Bili to amend the Entertainments the Medical Department a reduction Tax Ordinance, 1930."

of $103,000, and the estimates for Public Works Extraordinary being cut down by $1.150,000.

ESTIMATES REDUCED

More for Charity But Less For Departments

The Appropriation for 1941-1942 Ordinance, 1941, provides as follows

Thus the total of votes is $1,747,001 lets than the original estimate.

It is understood that some of the cuts are due to the exchange factor.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A sum not exceeding Fifty-two LATEST DONATIONS TO THE

BOMBER FUND

million four hundred and eighty- three thousand two hundred and ninety-four Dollars shall be and the

A total of $1,502.945.28 same is hereby charged upon the yesterday by the War Fund Inaugurated rovenue and other funds of the by the 8. C. M. Post, Ltd.

was renclien

with the

Colony for the service of the said following donations:

Lhombre Evening (third donation) £20

financial year, and the sald sum so Royal Hongkong Golf Club (pro- charged may be expended us herein- after specified, that is to say--

Expenditure

Is Excellency the Gov-

ernor

creds of second spectat competi- tion) ***

"MOTHER, PUT CHILDREN'S PLACE"....

"Suppose you were forced

YOURSELF

to take a laxative three or four times stronger than what you usually take-you certainly would object-wouldn't you?" ·

So why force your child to take a harsh "adult" laxative?

Castoria is made especially

and only for children Mothers should realize that an adult laxative, no matter how small the dose, can be much too irritating for their children's ten- der systems. Castoria however, is mado especially and only for chil- dren so you can give it with full confidence. Castoria contains no

IN YOUR

never have to force a child to tako, Castorin. Givo Castorlant the first sign of a cold, a coated 'tongue, and upset stomach or constipa- tion. Always use safe Cantoria for your children from babyhood to 11 years. Get a bottle today.

CASTORIA

Where there are children,Castoriais needed. Economi

cal. 12 doses or

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