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We have just received a special consignment for the Xmas Season.
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Crepe de Chine, Palace Crepe, Satin Crepe, Houri Costs, Coolie Coats, leno Coats, Kimonos, Scarves, Dress Lengths hand painted in Georgette, Crepe-de-Chine, Spun Crepe and Fuji by yard and pieces in fashionable shades.
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GRANTS TO STORM VICTIMS' DEPENDANTS,
OTHER FINANCE VOTES.
Among the votes before the Finance Committee yesterday was one for charitable grunts to the families of workmen who lost their lives in the Pokfulam pump. ing house dishster on July 19:
the Colonial Treasurer, in reply | The Director of Public Works: to questions, said that nearly all This is for the provision of water Government offices were supplied | meters.. We have had such "aj with daily papers and Home large number of applications for papers such as the Civil Service meters that our supply was ist, technical journals, law re-exhausted. These meters are re- ports, medical journals, "The venue producing, and it Architect," etc. for the P.W.D. thought well to get them as ap
plications were continually come ing in.
* Mr. Lang's Query..
Another vote provided for the fencing in of 'Queen's College playing ground.
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The Chairman: As a matter of! fact I think you told me that the
In reply to a question by the Amount originally estimated us. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, the Chair-required for maintenance was cut
down last year. The sum granted was the equival-man said that it was not proposed The Director of Public Works:
ent of a year'a salary in the case of the dependants of each man (totalling $1,521.30 in respect of the four cases).
to do the same for other foot ball clubs which suffered from
acrces their people roaming grounds.
That is sol
The Chairman: Consequently I do not think your department is altogether entirely responsible for this large incroase.
FATHER FROC. DIRECTED OBSERVATORY FOR
30 YEARS.
Launches and Piracy. Home Passage Costs.
The cost of a wireless set and Arising out of a supplementary fittings ($2,800) for No. 2 Police, vote for $48.000 in respect of launch was provided for in an pussage money for Government fother vote. It was explained that servants proceeding on long leave, owing to the increase of piracies the Chairman (the Colonial Secretary) said that it was not for wireless on Police cruising even in British waters, the need: possible to forecast accurately in launches had become imperative. of the Siccawei observatory for In honour of Father Froc, head the Estimates the number of A convenient opportunity offered so years, Rue de Observatoire is offeers who would require leave for fitting the set on to the launcher be renamed Rue dy Pere Proc, family passages, etc.
in question as it was now on the the change to come into effect on lip. The vote otherwise was to January 1, 1927. have been asked for next year.
Hon. Mr. Bird: I can never understand how it is that you do not know exactly when Govern- ¡ment servants are due for long Fleave.
The Chairman: There is also the question of -health. Many Government officers have to go Home ahead of their time on ac- count of l-health. Take a case Tat the present moment, Mr. Me Elderry. He should go next year but as a matter of fact he |is going this year becange the
doctor has ordered him Home:
Kowloon Water Needs.
This decision was reached at a recent meeting of the French Muni- ipal Council Shanghai, when it was decided to honour, Father Frec by naming a street after him, a very picturesque and effective custom of the French Council
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* Regarding a vote of $15,000 in The Chairman: The estimates connection with the maintenance Fare prepared in August and in of water works in Kowloon, it some cases leave is not given until was explained that provision the end of the year. Besides,made in Estimates was $25,000. there is a remarkable number of Owing to the retrenchment on the Father Froe is at present people with very large families recurrent votes in the Estimates Fringe. having kone Home SONIL and sometimes we do not know for 1926 the amount asked for by time ago when his health falind how many are to go in a family. the Water Engineer was cut down him." Pur many years, he has (Laughter).
below the minimum fund neces-directed Siccawei observatory whigh sury for efficient maintenance. is one of the most famous institu- The Kowloon system is rapidly | tons of its ind in the world. growing and spreading over a The Rev. Leuis. Marie Frne... S.J...
LL ELECTRIO TRAMS Phan Pétrozas, Klooted very large area, requiring there was born in Brest in 1850 and A Lifta, Pan and Lighting, European Baths! fore increased maintenance white arrived in Shanghai as long autoaghost. Best of Food anil Berride.
Baallery Fitting Hob.and Cold Water By Lom Cost of materials and labour hasas 1888 and was appointed diru-Ladies and Containing Salon, and Moor steadily risen. The following are top of Siccawel, observatory in the expenditure for the last three 1996, after serving as assistant fus years: 1923, $27,977; 1924, some time and then returning up |$28.563) 1925, $38.4667 The France to. undertake 'specia New Sisters' Quarters"
umount placed in the Estimates meteorological studies for seven- In reply to a question by Sir Director of Public Works antici
for 1927 is $25,000 which the years. Henry Pollock as to the meaning of a revised estimate for greater Pates will be sufficient owing to observatory has become one of the expenditure on the building of affected, such as the introduction East, and occupies an
various economies that have been foremost institutions in the Fur new wing to the original sisters of new sand washers, etc.
absolutely The indispensable position in regard quarters at Government Civill Hospital the Director of Public expenditure to the end of Nov.maritime affairs through the Chine
enormous Works said that the criginal ember is approximately $25,000 sens. An
amount of work has been done in atmiying typhoons and their paths and numerous publientions on the sub-
estimate
was prepared when
sketch plans only were drawn
out. Detailed plans had not then
TICKLING THROAT.
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ing experience caused by a bit of werk include "Typhoon Highways
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be gone on with. When the defuses to be dislodged, but tickles and reports on magnetism and meter tailed plans were prepared a great tickles until it sometimes almost many additions, such as "veran-trang? Just a few sipe of Chamology. dahs, were added to the original very slowly and allowed to glide down the observatory was the introduc- berlain's Cough Remedy, swallowed One of his recent. Innovations at sketch plans.
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