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Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 19, 1941.
7.
ARE THE WALLS ALL GOING TO BE RE-PAINTED
TOO ?
YES --- THE WHOLE PLACE WILL BE DONE
OVER!
By Ernie Bushmiller
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
"My mama gives my sisters and me Castors. We like is taste- she knows it's safe!"
British Shipping Situation; Mr Alexander Optimistic
LONDON, Feb. 18 (Reuter).-"The very heart of our struggle is keeping open our lifelines to the world and especial
of
C.-in-C., India
the Navy's Sees Veterans
ly to the United States." declared Mr A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a broadcast review work. :
The conalruction of every type of escort vessel is being speeded up to the full and Britain's shipbuilding capacities are being employed to the full, fleet off Malta had cost the enemy
"We shall take full advantage of about 00 machines.
Stites and the what the United Dumbions 'con .do as resurtis
he said.
ter)-Old soldiers greeted Lleut-Gen.
was stated that
COLONY'S BUDGET FOR 1941-42
Reductions Introduced
mercantile shipbuliding, I see no rea-fhold the initiative in the Mediter-war), the C-in-C sald that the that the Report of the Finance Com-Treasury, etc.
of shipping lossen for the last nine weeks are encouraging."
"
Invasion Gamble
to use i the
Naval Water Carriers
number
ordinary) ...
1,083,028
333,001
3,820,594
100,05-1
12,300,274
203,225 $52,483,204
At a meeting of the Legislative Council at 9.30. a.m. to-morrow, the Colony's Budget will be introduced for Raising Of Recruits
approval, and the totals requested are $52,483,294 and BULANDSHAHR, Feb. 10 (Reu- $832,000, to be expended on Public Service and the "We may leave the dive-bomber Claude Auchinleck when he attended Waterworks Renewals and Improvements Fund, respec- the to be dealt with by Admiral Cun- the Soldiers Board Meeting, and re-tively. The items of expenditure show variations in construction of merchant shipping ningham. We shall break the threat plying in Urdu to an address of went certain cases from the Draft Estimates, and total about
Inf the Stuks just as we have broken como (wherein With the assistance of American the threat of the Italian Navy. We under General Auchinleck's leader one and three quarter million dollars less.
a full share in ship Indin would take a
The Colonial Secretary will move | Stores Deportment son to expect anything but that we mean and shall continue
British army, novy anet uir force shall win through, and the Bgures i.**
were undefeated and the air force 1931, be adopted; and also that the
*mittee (No. 11), dated 30th January, | Publie Works (Extra- was gaining in strength. The enemy Estimates of Expenditure for the Fisheries Research Station On the Dank of our advancing army †in Africa had been routed, and vic-
resented be War Expenditure and preventing reinforceements and tory was certnin. He added he had year 1941-42 as now Referring to possible invasion at-
Immigration Department soldiers In the tempts, Mr Alexander said: Wellies reaching Marshat Graziant, seen many Indian
Financial Secretary is to move have repeatedly heard of feelings aval vessels have acted as water-Sudan and they were cheerful and
first reading of "A Bill to apply à Total........... Henrriers to our troops and have well looked after, of despair amongst soldiers who
totransported an embarrassingly large Inted know that they may be
His Excellency expressed pleasure sum not exceeding Fifty-two militon
four hundred of Italian
and eighty-three who
Waterworks Needs and
prisoners, at the Board's assistance in the rats- thousand two hundred and ninety- perish in this reckless foily,
An additiokal sum not execeding into our hands with such obvious ing of recruits. while
by the
four Dollars to the Public Service of Eight hundred and thirty-two thou- unyielding pressure of events towards pleasure and relief."
0 The Meeting was followed by Navy is now carrying
the financial year beginning on the sand Dollars shall be and the same invasion,
nut demonstration of the manoeuvrability
hereby charged nother nightmare of Cefening will similar operations in support of our and striking power of tanks, on which 31st March, 1942, and also to apply wories le chats lund Improvements South African troops and air force the old colliers were invited to ride. an additional sum not exceding Eight Fund for the service of the said come true, namely a war on two fronts due to the collapse of Italy units, who have penetrated Jallon
hundred and thirty-two thousand financial year, and the said sum so Somaliland and have already съда which has let the German plans
Dollars to the Waterworks Renewals charged may be expended as herein- tured Kismaya and are pressing down.
dorthwards."
and Improvements Fund for the ser-after specified, that is to say- rice of that Fund in the said financial Pokfulam District Supply..
$ 7,000 Reconstruction year." The final fixture of the Volunteer
LEGPIA The Financial Secretary will also works Depot and Replace- N.Z.-U.S.A. To Exchange cricket week which should have been
move the following resolution:- played at Hongkong Cricket Club to That this Council approves the carry-Replacement
ment of Plant, Kowloon 45,000 Ministers
of Plant, day between the Ofleers and Ser-*****
Waterworks Workshop, WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Reuter).ents, and Other Tanks, has been in out of the works set out in the Schedule attached at an estimated previous -The United States and New Zea- cancelled. Both
Hongkong e fixtures cost of $4,416,407.84 and of the ex-Bowen Road Conduit Re- To have deckeit. t exchange were also cancelled.
penditure in the financial years 1940-
construction diplomalle representatives, Mr Sum- The match between K.C.C. and 41 and 1041-42 of the sums set out in Remove and re-erect Bowen
Welles. Under-Secretary of R.A.S.C, which should, have been columns 3 and 4 of the Schedaie,"
cost to be met from a future loan and meanwhile to be charged as
as advances from the surplus balances of the Colony pending the raising of a loan.
the fall into remorselessly impelled
desperate of
"Our great successes in Africa are no flash in the pan. It in pursuit of
a quick end to his desperate gamble
against time, an attempt at invasion
is
made, the men whom litter con-
demus the task will play a ter- rible role; they will be the army of the doomed, doomedt beenuse of Hitler's fatal miscaivilations.”
|
ner
Cricket Cancelled
Initiative In Mediterranean Reviewing the position in the Mediterranean, Mr Alexander said State, anounced to-day at a press played at Cox's Road to-day has also that the dive-beating attacks on the conference.
Leen cancelled,
1kt
the
223886630C8O8GCS09E0080880430 (Detalls of this expenditure were
Night after Night
Your Bombers do their bit
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PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATION TO
WAR FUND SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.
COLLECTED TO DATE
$1,582,955.28
REMITTED TO LONDON
£98,389,19.6d.
given in the Schedule attached to the Draft Estimates presented on Janu- ury. 10).
New Duties
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Water
Road Rapid Gravity Filt- érs at Eastern Reconstruction of Bowen Road Service Reservoir Reconstruction of Albany
Service
ice Reservoir Overseers'
Quarters at Ensi-
ern
Reconstruction of Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir. Reconstruction of West Point
Service Reservoir
Total
45,000
200,000
65,000
215,001
145,000
45,000
10,000
10,000 45,000
$832,000
Changes-from_the_Draft.
This Financial Secretary will also move resolutions approving the recent increased duties on Hydro-Replacement of Meters ... eurbon Oils, the duties on Table Waters, and the new duties on Liquors, Introduced
Jast
month. The Attorney General is to move the first reading of "A Bill to amend An additional $10,000 is included the Medical Registration Ordinance, above for Charitable Services, com- 1935; and of "A Bill to amend the pared with the Draft Estimates; and Hongkong Corps of Air Bald Wardens an addition of $100,000 is
is proposed Ordinance, 1940,"
for Atiscellaneous Services. He will also move the second and
On other hand, substantial re- third readings of "A Bill to amend, ductions are made in the votes for the Places of Public Entertainment three departments; the Harbour
Regulation Ordinance, 1019;" and
Depic",
"A Bill to amend the Entertainments, the Tax Ordinance, 1930."
ESTIMATES REDUCED
More for Charity But Less For Departments
The Appropriation for 1941-1942 Ordinance, 1941, provides as follows:
receiving $803,471 les, "Department a reduction of $103,500, and the estimates for Public Works Extraordinary being cut down by $1,150,000.
Thus the total of voter is $1,747,081 less than the original estimate,
It is understood that some of the Jeuts are due to the exchange factor.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BOMBER FUND
A think of $1,602,085.20 was reached yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated by the S. Č. M. Post, Lidl, with the fellowing donatious:
A sum not exceeding Fifty-two LATEST DONATIONS TO THE millon four hundred and eighty- three thousand two hundred and ninety-four Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon The revenue and other funds of the Colony for the service of the said Anuncial year, and the said am so charged may be expended as herein- after specified, that is to say—
Expenditure His Excellency, the Gov-
ernor Colonial Secretary's Onice
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No. 4 (Chinese) Company, H.K.
V.D.C.
243
$
"Blondles Goat Honiber Box Treasury "Shrapnel Box" (week- 182,747y donation)
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3.75
308.275
111.135
Winners-G, M. Your Cup Messra Gardon's, Ltd, (monthly
donation)
50
10
110,280
184,001 REFUGEE SCHOOLS 419,048 FRENCH CONVENT. PUPILS 150,000
GIVE ASSISTANCE 40,000 200,590
The Director of Medical Services 71,824 gratefully acknowledges the receipt 51.523 of a cheque of $50 from Mother St 2,800,924 Xavier, Provincial, St Paul's Instita- tion, being contributions from the 774,513 1,560,171 students of the Anglo-Frenchs School, who have generously undertaken to 140,210
maintain for one year a class 1,885,378 forty-five pupils, (including the pro- 217,803 vision of school materials and the honorarium for a teacher, amounting 77,247 04,420 to $255) in one of the refugee comp
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