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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1922,

OUR TELEPHONES.

COUNCIL RESOLUTION

MR. FLETCHER EXPLAINE

At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council the Colonial Bʊ- cretary, (Mr. A. G. M. Fhtcher, CM a.) moved the following roselu tion, dealing with the proposed agree- ment with the Telephone Company, which stood in his name on the notice paper:-

Whereas the China and Japan Telephone and Electric Company, Limited, has requested the Govern ment of Hongkong to grant to it a new Agreement in place of the agree ment which pow exista between the Company and the Government:

And Whereas a Report upon the Company's request has been fumished to the Government by the joint Chambers of Commerce:

And Whereas a Representative of the Company has intimated that the Company will not be able to ente upon a new Agreement upon the terms recomm+rded in the epid Report:

It is hereby resolved that to new Agreement shall be entered uran be tween the Company and the Govern ment, unless the Company is prepared to accept the rates of subscription recommended in the sail Report and set out in the following Schedule:-

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PAYABLE MONTHLY

IN ADVANCE.

VICTORIA.

* PEAK,

2 KOWLOON.

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FOR THE BUSY MAN.

ACTING GOVERNOR'S BUDGET SPEECH CONDENSED.

NEXT YEAR'S PROGRAMME,

The Cadet Service gets two new unpassed cadets.

Certain Harbour Department salaries are increased,

A third boarding officer in op. painted.

Increased provision is made for harbour moorings.

The Government Marine Surveyor's Office gets a motor boat.

A now thoroughfare will ran from Gascoigne Road across the cast side of King's Park and join the main road from Talkoktsui to Kowloon.

The tramway system question in in aboyance pending word from tho Orown Agents.

Large sums have been allocated for drainage.

A King's Park recreation ground will cost $20,000. The Kowloon Cricket Club and Club de Recreio got allotments there as their present sites are required.

Ngas Shi Wan gets a now jail and Bhatis a new police station.

Quarters for government officers aro being built in connection with the Kau Lung Tong scheme.

No new

roads will be built in the New Territory. Large sum are required for improving ex- isisting ronds.

Liquor duty labels cost $1,000 more to cover Chinese wines.

Row opium purchase money increased (rom $500,000 to $600,000 owing to depletion of stocks.

Crews of government launches get increased wages.

The Royal Observatory gets a transit instrument and apparatus for emitting wireless time signala.

The Imperial Institute's graut is increased from £125 to 1500. The Royal Asiatic Society gela £25.

The University's vote is reduced by $6,000.

Rent allowances are considerably increased owing to delay with now Government quarters.

Police cost is increased by $170 000 to $1,628,000 apart from $34,000 for special expenditure, $85,000 for pansione. and a lorga Aura for buildings.

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The forea's strength is increased by 32 men, mostly from the R.I.C. The $ $ $ Indian contingent gets 19 more, the Wall or Desk Telephoun..84 81 84|water police 28, and the Chinese force On application by Company to Committee who 1923 96 96 96 must rati-ly! 1924 108 708 108 1hemselves the 1925 114 318 114 1926 120 120 120

account sub. mitted and ser

vice conditions

justify enme... Extension Telephone (Ia-

terval Wall or Desk.. 30 30 30 Extension Telephone

(External).

According to distanco

Extension Blor Single

Switch...

G G

Private Branch Exchango Switchboards per lins capacity

REMOVALS.

Telephone I'nes and single telephone. In the same botic...... From one house to an-

other....

Two extra assistant superintendenta will be appointed...

The detective sub-departineat is reorganized us the criminal investig ation department

The polico launches get large search lights.

The force is being rapidly rearmed, The fire Brigade gets $12,000 worth of hore. The stores vote is reduced by $6,000.

The Sanitary Department gets a new senior inspector and a new 2nd. class inspector, also poste costing €! $6,000.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S

CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall,)'

TREATY WITH IRAK.

BRITAIN'S SPECIAL INTERESTS,

LONDON, October 12.

It is officially announced that a treaty of alliance between 'Britain and Irak, was signed at Bagdad on Tuesday by the British High Commissioner, Sir Percy Cox, and the Prime Minister of Izak as plenipotentiaries.

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Bir Percy Cox announced that as soon as the frontiers of Irak had been settled and stable government had been established, Britain, provided the provisions of the treaty were being carried out, would use her good offices to secure the admission of Irak into the League of Nations as provided in the treaty. The British Government held the opinion that this was the sole means of legally terminating the mandatory relation.

The treaty with Irak remains in force for twenty years. The King of Irak The main catchwator will be exagrees to be guided by the advice of the British High Commissioner on all tended and a new reservoir will Lo importas & matters affecting international and financial obligations and made at Bhek Lai Pui.

interests of Britain for the whole period of the treaty.

The Post Offior geta ten extra post men and ten extra bag coolies.

The Post Office also gets a second launch.

Certain Railway Department salar- ies are increased. The staff is slao in. created.

Railway night school allowances

are made.

New sleepers cost $15,000. Coal expenses decrease; likewise the oil fuel bill.

The special railway expenditure programme is heavy.

Kewloon station improvements cost $10,000. Another $2,000 in providd for platform luggage bar. rows

More powerful locomotives will ha bought; also five 30-ton covred wagons and a breakdown crane.

The Kowloon railway ground will be faced anew in concrete.

$13,000 is provided to complete the work of convesting the Chian Light and Power Company's former premises into a general store and repair shop.

A garage will be built to houss government cars in Kowloon,

LIQUOR RULING.

COMING TEST CASE..

NEW YORK, October 11..

It's stated that the Canard Company will bring a test cass under Mr. Daugherty's ruling that foreign chips may not bring liquor within the 3-mile limit. The Company's coureal have gone to Washington to confer with the Attorney General preparatory to petitioning the Supreme Court for an lajnaction restraining the Government from enforcing the liquor bar.

ENVER PASUA

AGAIN REPORTD DEAD.

BERLIN, October 11.

Referring to a recent report that Enver l'acha bad defeated two Soviet divisions near Samarkand, a Morrow telegram from the Russian Telegraph Agency ways that no such batt'e has occurred. Moreover, Enver Pazhas death has been established with the greatest certainly.

MOUNTJOY JUL OUTBREAK,

SEVEN GUARDS KILLED.

LONDON, October 11.

Seven guards and one prisoner were killed, besides several wounded, in

SCL00 is provided to extend railway repair shops. $13,000 is 1 provided for electric power in the yesterday's outbreak at Mountjoy Jail. workshops.

and

Wanchai Gap tramway harbour improvements are not includ ed is this year's estimates,

The Governmente opium monopoly attitude is explained.

The Sanitary Department gets two motor refuse lorries, two infected clothing motor vans, and two cars for officers travelling to outlying disposition is strong,

tricts.

The Education Department's capit-

Generally the Colony's financial

5 5 5ation grants, subaidies, university MISHAP TO "HUICHOW"?

examination grauts, and building 12 12 12 grunts are all increased.

Extension telephone... Private Braneb

$ 5

5

Ex.

change Switchboards

1 1

per line capacity.....

The Public Works Department spend $7,245,500.

A loan is mooted for certain public works likely to prove remunerative, Kowloon includes the area South of notably the Fraya East reclamation, the old boundary line.

and water worke scheme.

In all districts not included in the above boundaria the same rates ap- ply with the exception that until Fuch time as it is economically pran ticable to open further exchanges, there shall be an extra charge of $50 per som for roule mile for part thereof) from the nearest pointon the houndary of the areas menti ed in | this Schidol ar of ung «xeliange here. after e mpleted

On the n.pletion of the exchanges at Victor'n, Peak, Shaukiwan Row: loon and Taipo hereof the aunu d rates of subscription and other dares for ulveribers with the or a tí euch exchang shall be at same te os those in the ab.vo schedule men. tioned."

New roads are defended as profit.

for ab'e (indirectly); also strat giral vajus.

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A report reached the China Mail this afternoon that the Chiro

Navigation 8.8. "Huichow" was nahoteis Chiamo Bay, North of Amoy.

HOME LIVING COSTJ.

WHOLESALE PRICES FALL.

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LONDON, October 11.

The Board of Trade index number for wholesale prices in September was 1.8 below the August figure.

IRELAND'S CONST.TUTION.

GOOD PROGRESS MADE.

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LONDON, October 11,

A telephoned inquity to Meters The Dublin Provisional Parliament passed the committee stage of the Butterfield and Swire elicited Frs State constitution without material alterations. that the "Huichow" яде nut

ashore but

acchor.

at tLeir

reason for it was not known.

Victoria road is improved. The town planning committee's labours are detailed and praised.

The Public Works Department'a stalls meat charges and personal emoluments increase $77,469.

The Crown Land and Survey Offee's organization has bent 1-vigd.

Public worka recurrent costs in crence $32,000.

A new infectious disease Fospital will be provided, also a coal storage depot.

The new Peak Road will have a garg

The new government offices will

In moving the resolution Mr. be altered to provide further accom Fleteber rav ewed the history of the modation for the Post Office.

Company and of its negotiations with New roads include one up the Tai the Government. He made a personal | Hang Valley, and a branch road near explanation in connection with the Stanley Gop.

The

MISSING SEVEN MINTHS.

MAN SETS OUT TO CLAIM LEGACIES AND DISAPPEARS.

Seven months ago Frank Eltome, of Kingston road. Oxford, learned that two legacies had come to him by the death of his mother.

I left home to walk to Burford, westy miles away, to Bec a solicitor,! but nothing has been heard of him ince he was ecen at the foot of Cumn, three miles from

Oxford.

Eton is an ex-soldier who leat the use of an eye during t aiz ing. Ile has a pension of 13d. gil. a muchi, 115. 94. of which was allied to bim for

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE

AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB presents its compliments to the Public to-day and says

"I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU”.

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AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, TO-NIGHT AT 9.15.

NOTICE.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

Street and cac at Jordan Road, His wife and family have suffered TAKE NOTICE that on the 7th THE Undersigned have received in.

statement that he agreed in London Two vehicular ferry piers are to be to a yearly subscription of $10. At built, one in the vicinity of Jubileobis de nad two young children. the request of Sir Newton Stabb with whom he had been very closely con- Kowloon,

instant Mr. P. M, PINGUET greatly during these months, for the ceased to be Manager of LEPACK nected over this question in 1920 he

More catetwaters will be provided. pension has been reduced, and the CO., LTD. met Mr. Parker Neas in London in

New Kowloon buildings are the whole expires if unclaimed after Dated this 11th day of October, Juse and discussed the matter very

1922. fully. Mr. Parker Ness put forward inspectors' quarters at Mataukok, a twelve months.

Sd. CHEONG KIT SANG. the capital value & $325,000 and market at Mongkoktaui, a

FOR LEPACK CO., LTD., pressed for a subscription of $150. He addition to the water police station,

Sd. P. M. PINGUET. told Mr. Parker News that he had no and a small incinerator at Kowloon figures and bad not seen Mr. Lowe's City,

report and the only way be committ

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by raying

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the

SCHOOLBOY KILLED BY CIGARETTE SMOKING.

that tokiog the figure $325,000 $3 correct and bay great ing regard to the fll in enhange Government to the many gentlemen there seemed to be a prima facie case who had advised them. He particular. for a subscription of $150. Mr. Fletised.the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe and Mr. cher wanted to emphasise that the Go Bennett, the local maunger of the vernment bad pot acted in a hole and Telephone Company for his ready as. corner manner without the advice of sistance whenever information was the business men here and also that frought from him.

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the Government had not bound itself The resolution was seconded by the

wit

the Com Hon. Mr. A. O. Laag who said that pany. The Government

did while the telephone service might not not fel called upon to decide what have been entirely satisfactory at age

WANTED.

WANTED rerly two small or one

very large unfurnished room A verdict of "Death from heath with bathroom. No servants quarters Hongkong central. Rent must be failure due to excessive cigarette moderate, Post Office Box No. 485, smoking" was returned at Sunderland

at as inquest ob Davi Jones, na eleven-year-old schoolboy,"

A doctor said the boy had chronic

structions to sell by Public Auction **(FOR ACCOUNT OF TAN CONCERNED),

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MONDAY,

October 16, 1922, commencing at 230 p.m., at their Baler Boome R., Des Vorax Boad, Corner af Ice Hoxes Streak,

AND VALUABLE TEAKWOOD BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, AND HOUSEHOLD Sundries,

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Comprising I Dining Suites, Chesterfield Soles, Ara-chairs (new), Card and Occariousl Table Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chairs, Washstands, & Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Dinner Services, Crookery & dla Ware, Cooking Stores, Cutlery, Carpets and

nice'ine poisoning, and members of TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND Rugs, Staircase Carpets, Electro-plated his family reported that he was a

beary cigarette smoker, beginning before breakfast and continuing all

day,

,

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of forth. coming meetings, lectures and

the exact amount of the capital to be remembered the manage- should be but it felt that while the meat had many difficulties to con-

He died after several hours' entertainments, sent för insertion in Com; ny was prepared to pay 12% end wil. It must be a source of it dil not see why it should make the groat satisfaction, to the members of vomiting and frothing at the weuth.

the new columna of the Chino Mail same return on the higher value of the joint Chambers of Commerce

are charged for at the rate of $1 each. reconstruction costs.

Committee," he thought, that their

(an announced to May and June of [last year) providing that they do not When you have a fullross ad weight occupy more than four Anck. - In in the stomach after 'ealing you may kouw that you have eaten too much, and futrue if this space is exceded they should take one of Chamberlain's Tablets | to all your digestion. For sale by all will be place in the advertilgs

| columns at the prevailing rates,

The Government were satisfied, as rates had been adopted by the far as they could be, that the rates Government As a basis for the menti ned in the izsolution would. agreang.dz..

The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe was ad- give a reasonable return on the money invested in the busines. In dressing the Council when our report tonclusion Mr. Fletcher voled the closed

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Ware, Electric Haading Lamps, Screens, Blackwood Teapoys, Carved Curlo Cabinet, Marble-top Flowar Stands, V 56. Laubere ont les entre d Marble Statuettes and Ornaments,

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Also

A few lots of Blankets, Travelling Huge Bad Bundry Household Linens

And

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