1929-09-23 — Page 11

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1929.

THE

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DAILY CROSS- WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our bendees are weaned to look out for occasional phonetio spellings, suck na harbor, plate, and altho.)

B

19

28

29

132 133

39

22

16 17 18

10

16

17

18

23

27

$

DO

141

42-

46

50

47

52

55

#

156

57

HORIZONTAL

1-Climax

-A month (abbr) -Egyptian god of

Fight

10-Except 12-Mlarepresented 13-Thus (Latin) · -16-Busy insect 16-Between (Italian) 17-Permit

19-Fit of sullenses

21-Fresh supply

23-Peol

"

24-Assumed name

26-Mingle

27-One who arrives *28-Fright

30-Inhabitants of one

country

31-Libreky

12-V lows

39-Glyn pellet

35-A meal

40-A month

42-Turning machine

43-So be t

44-Large bundles

46-5ly look

HORIZONTAL (Cont) [ 47-Unit of weleht (pl-abbr.)

48-Descendant

49-Meadow |81–Obelruction |62-Gouging with an

edged instrumant 54-8elest 68-Suffolant 150-Golf term (pl.)

67-8mali depression

VERTICAL

$-Asulitanae 2-Plagiarize (collog.) 3-Money hoarder 4-Regard

6-Additional tax

6-Partige

7-Petition B-Theodore's

nloknama

9 A bird 11-Combining form

Solid 13-Engage in petty

quarrel 114-Breastplaten

VERTICAL (Cont.) 17-Pressed Into thin

shects

18-Water fow!

20-Salior

22-Generous.

23-To recure by

hunting (slang) 26-Long seats with

stuffed backe 27-Ruminant quadruped 29-Ratroada (abbr) 30-Corralative of

nother

32-Caire flesh 33-Satirical poem 34-Halcore. 86 Crony 87-Scabbard 38-Deaigrante |40-Ministers" homen

41-Sarsamed. 44-Capital of Idaho 45-Net

48-Foot covering

50-Soon

52-Couch

63-Narrow channel.or

strait

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

ROWDIES FINED

DISTURBING THE PEACE OF

MANILA

Manila, Saturday.

Nine of the "Tascalusa's" crew were fined 20 pesos: each for die- turbing the peace. All the injured men are recovering.-Reuter.

[Two American and one Filipino Customs inspectors, and five Chinese were injured, when the Chinese crow of the British steamer "Tascalusa" tried to fight their way ashore.

The trouble started when the Chine ese, resenting the order preventing them from landing, attacked the Cus toms inspectors with knives and clubs.]

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THE CHINA MAIL,

LIGHT ON FINANCE

Report On The Audit Office

DEPARTMENTAL QUERIES

The report of the auditor on the Audit Office and the examina- tion of the various accounts in connection with revenue, expendi- ture, and store accounts of the Colony and Kowloor-Canton Rail- way (British Section) for the fin- ancial year 1928, states, in part:

Revenue

Expenditure 1928

mented by the sale of a large quantity of confiscated druga through the Crown Agents, other- wise the payments would have ex- ceeded the receipts from other sources by approximately $13,000, In view of the decrease of receipts it

to was considered necessary carry the whole of the balance of the Reward Fund forward to supplement the 1929 account.

Railway

Report

with the completion of the Praya East and Kowloon Tong Building

A copy of the Annual Schemes. The Government have of the Kowloon-Canton Railway taken necessary action for re-for the year 1928 is submitted. covery of the amount due.

The various statements contained therein have been examined and The Expenditure Accounts of found correct. During the year the Colony have been examined in repeated surprise surveys were accordance with tre general pro- made at all stations and the stock cedure. Three hundred and of tickets and cash earnings ninety-nine (399) Queries were checked. raised in the course of the ex-

Praya East Account

PUBLIC MONEY

MORE VOTES FROM COUNCIL

METERS FOR KOWLOON

11

DARING ROBBERY

ARMED DESPERADOES RÁID

YAUMATI HOUSE

CHILDREN TRUSSED-UP

At a meeting of the Finance A during armed robbery, was.com- Committee of the Lerblative Coun-mitted at Yaumati on Saturday

cil to-day the following Supple-morning. The raid was successfully mental Votes (1929 Estimates) were carried out by a gang of three des- considered-

peradoes who got away with pro- Public Works, Extraordinary-perty worth nearly $300: Communications, New Territories, Circular Road, Ngau Tau Kok to Shatin via 'Sai Kung, Preliminary Works, $5,000.

This Vote is requested to meet the cost of preliminary works and forming a permanent trace on the Hae of proposed 'road, Jength of the road wit probably be about 234 miles.

Education

The report of the affair was made to the Police by Tae Wal-ho (29), a married woman living on the first floor of No. 28, Cheung Lok-street.

At about 11.30 a.m., she was in the house with an amah and two The Revenue Accounts of the

The The total small children.

awah W25 Colony, were examined in accord

combing her mistress's hair when e ance with the procedure adopted

knock came on the staircase door in the previous year and as sub-amination of the general expendi- The account has been examined

and, in reply to her inquiry, a man mitted to His Excellency the Gov- ture accounts included in which monthly

and all observations

Education Department:-Special replied that he had called to leave érnor and approved by yourself are two hundred and forty-two made have been satisfactorily Expenditure Contribution to cost

2 message for the master of the, in the official programme of work. (242) Queries on the Store Ac-settled.

of Advisory Committee on Educa-house. The name of Tai Wai-ho's Four hundred and forty (440)

tion in the Colonies, $02.

husband (Sun Shak-iu) vas men- queries were issued during the

Provision made by Supplementtioned by the caller. The amah was year 1928, of which four hundred

ary Vote, $2,100.

convinced and she opened the door. and thirty four (484) have been

Three men came in. They did satisfactorily settled.

not hide the fact that they were robbers, as one of them exhibited a revolver and the others daggers. The amah was too terrified to do anything to warn her mistress.

Assessed faxes

Hawkera' Licences

Liquer Duties

Opium Monopoly

Pawnbrokers Licences

Hong Kong Companies'

Registration

counts, of which three hundred The Reclamation Scheme is in and ninety-seven (897) have been an advanced stage of completion, satisfactorily settled.

Roads and the necessary Drainage

This contribution for £210 was estimated for at a 2/-collar. When we accepted debit for the amount the rate of the dollar was 1/11. A Sup- plementary Vote of $92 is required to meet the increase due to the fall in the rate of exchange.

The above is to be met from savings under Furniture of Hall for Queen's College.

The number of expenditure Works being in course of con- queries raised shows an increase struction. The estimated cost of Revenue Increases

of 172 as compared with the num-the Scheme has been exceeded and The following sub-heads of Re- ber raised during the previous fin- the participants were required to most noticeable ancial year, and in explanation it meet the excess cost, being given venue show the increases as compared with the is submitted that audit activities the opportunity of paying further Estimates:

were extended in the examination calls by cash or accepting the 54.254.78

of Store Accounts generally, with liability of an overdraft on the 17,289.00 special reference to the Police Praya East Account at 6 per cent. 152,413.07

and Medical Departments At- with the Hong Kong and Shang- 518,226.95

a total hai Banking Corporation to finance 17,525.00 counts which resulted in

of 103 and 76 observations res the further cost of the scheme. 8,152.90 pectively. I am, however, glad to In the majority of cases the latter 18,526.39 report a considerable improvement course was adopted by the sab-etc.), Kowloon, to provide approxi-

in the Store Accounts of these de-scribers 15,080.40

The partments during the first half of

Government is granting 198,888.60 the current year,

Leases to Subacribers desirous of 77,517.66 The total expenditure for the entering into occupation of their 74,400.74 financial year 1928 amounted to respective Lots, with the proviso, 107,746.07 $21,230,242,94 being

an apparent that the proportionate liability on decrease

оп of $952,802.76 the the excess cost over the estimate total estimated expenditure and will be met by the Lessees on com- an increase of $385,177.55 as completion of the scheme and when pared with the total actual expen- the amount is finally known. 21,831.85 diture for the previous financial

Audit Staff

Medical Treatment Official Reselver's Coni-

mission

Water Excess supply and

meter rent Message fees

Postage

Railway-Passenger Ser

vice, Foreign Line Railway-Interchange of

Rolling Stock Lands not Leased Condemnet Stores Compensation in lieu of

rates

Other miscellaneous Re-

ceipts

Land Sales, Premia on

New Leases

17,976.38 38,684.74 181,751.72

The number of Queries raised during the year under review

A statement is submitted show-

Of the total of $21,488.00 founding changes in the Audit Staff necessary to be voted in 1929 to during 1928. authorise

Water Meters Public Works, Recurrent:-Water Works, Water Account, (Meters, mately 200 additional meters, $10,000.

Provision made in Estimates, $20,000.

Numerous applications for new mater services are being received o account of the rapid develop ment on the Peninsula,

Curtain Cut Up

The robbers pushed the amah into the mistress's cubicle. Here the man with the revolver pointed it at the mistress's head and demanded the keys of her boxes. He threatened to blow her brains out if she did not comply with the demand.

Tse Wai-ho gave up the keys. Then she, the amah and the children were bound hands and feet by the robbers who used wire which cut into the flesh causing some pain. Then the men with the daggers rip- The Vote is a revenue producing ped the bed curtain into strips and one as will be seen from the fol-used these to gag their victims, lowing figures:

Kowloon Excess. Consumption Revenue 1927. 1923 1.920. .$28,700 $41,640 $58,510 36,936 52,696 59,493 3rd,, 47,285 67,767 4th 17 .... 40,548 8,135

year,

127,632.64

1,485,295.65

to

Treasurer under:--

expenditure incurred I made my Annual tour of In- during 1928 in excess of the Es-spection to Wei-hai-wei and Shang- 2ad timates, the principal items, with hai during the period from the explanations of the Colonial June

to July 30, 1928,

which here- my report on are appended

stat- ed is already in your hande. Mr.

1st Qr.

15

as

shows an increase of 254 as cora- pared with the Revenue Queries for the preceding financial year. The departmental accounts which this increase can be main- ly allocated are as follows:-Post Office: Radio Telegrams, Imports and Exports and Harbour Office and the following explanations are submitted for your informa- tion.

Post Office: Radlo Telegrams During the year the activities of the Radio Offies have been ex- tended to other Administrations resulting in an increase of mess- ages which have been subjected to detailed examination.

Imports and Exports Investigation into the accounts of the Opium Monopoly as affect- ing the disposal of confiscated opium through action by the Police resulted in numerous ob servations, and from the replies to the questions raised

il.. was found necessary to submit Gov. ernment certain recommendations which, having been put into prac- tice, will ensure a more satisfac tory system of accounting for all confiscated goods.

Harbour Office

It was considered necessary to raise a considerable number of observations on the question of the use of Government Launches by Government Oficials without

payment.

Excellency the His Governor has recently directed the Treasurer and Harbour Mas- ter in co-operation with this de- partment to frame regulations as to the use of such vessels, which should result in the matter being placed On A more satisfactory basis.

$ 7,175.00 Due to unforeseea expendi T. Dallin acted as Auditor during

ture on passages for Police the period of my absence. Recruits paid by Crown Capt. A. F. B. Howard, M.C.,

Agents,

2,277.00 Owing to appointments of

was appointed 2nd Assistant Land Officer

Auditor and arrived in the Colony acting! to Paisne Judge it was neces-on November 3, 1928. sary to create acting ap Mr. B. E. Maughan, Senior pointments in the Land Clerk, proceeded on home leave on Office the provision of! which could not be fore- March 3, 1928 and returned to the Colony and resumed duly on 4,506.00 Due to increased expendi-November 6, 1928.

seen.

ex-

ture on passager for Gov- Mr. T. G. Stokes was appointed ernment Servants.

to the Senier Clerical and Ac- 3,600.00 Stationery-unforeseen

counting Staff of the Government penditure. 1,350.00 Due to increased ammunt on April 1, 1928, and posted to

of Crown Agents Commie this department. sion.

Miss B. V. Franklin was posted to 2,530,00 Balance being made up of this department as stenographer

jon August 1, 1928.

$21,439.00

minor unforeseen increases,

Expenditure Increases The following heads of expen- diture show the most noticeable increases:

(a) His Excellency the

Governor

$ 6,241.13 (b) Junior Clerical Service 9,694.89 (e) Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislatore (d) Crown Solicitor (e) Kowloon-Caston

way

9,038.19

11,289.17

27,145.71 96316.40)

(1) Military Contribution (g) Miscellaneous Services 317,026.22 (b) Charitable Services 5,950.93

The explanation for the various increases set forth in the appro priation account, may, I submit. be accepted.

Surprise Surveys

Four hundred and seventy-five | Stamps, Railway Tickets, Stores, (475) surprise surveys of Cash, Bonded Warehouses, Opium etc, were undertaken during the year.] Details of the surveys have been submitted to you in. the monthly returns for 1923. All observations raised in the course of the surveys have been satisfactorily settled. 30,822.80 The following comparative state-! 53,080.30 ment shows, a steady increase in the number of surprise surveys 35,484.00 undertaken by Audit during re- 14,066.24

Revenue Decreases The principle decreases as com- pared with the Estimates are:- Liquor Licences

$ 22,371.68 Stamp Duties

181,602.16

China Companies Fees

Crugrants

Tobacco Duties

Medical Examination

Public School Fees

Survey of

of Steamships

Sunday Cargo Working

Permits

cent years:-

32,725.00

1925

.:

20,884.00

1926

Railway Passenger Sez-

1927

15,496.61

1928

vice, Home Line .... Goods Service, Home Line 13,694.87 Conservancy Contracts 17,980.00

Arrears of Revenue statement showing

229

312

363

475

Stamp Vault The main stock. of Stamps (Postage and Revenue) Post-cards, the ar- Watermarked Paper, Imperial and rears of Revenue at the termina- Local Postal Notes, have been tion of the financial year 1928 is examined and were found to agree enelased showing a total sum of with the respective balances shown $320,185.52 outstanding on De-in the various stock books...

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION.

WORDS.

OUT SPEAR CARDS SATE

DAL TIC REVERED

RACERAL

SHOI

BAR MOD ST AR

RECOM

ITS

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is as follows:

Gollected since 1-1-1929

Written of....

MEATY!

cember 31, 1928, since which date, and on July 31, 1929, the position

Security Bonds.

the

of the

As in previous years Security Bonds given by Officers: $129,518.98 for the due discharge of their 29,700.84 duties were examined by a Board Outstanding on $1-7-1929 160,985.70 consisting of the Crown Solicitor

Toial

$320,185.52 and myself, and the observations Reviewing the statement, it raised during the course A golfing husband was entertain- ception of outstanding revenue in settled.

will be observed that with the ex- survey have been satisfactorily ing a friend. They were left alone respect of Leased Lands, and Secret Service Reward Fund- talking for some time after dinner. Premia on New Leases the Trea The total receipts of the Im remark about g hole in one?!!

Bury control over the collection ports, and Exports Reward Fand, Then the wife entered the dining of revente la astisfactorily main which are derived from the sale room to hear her husband pass some tained.

of confiscated articles, fines and Oh my goodness," she said, With reference to the outstand- forfeitures amounted to $75,629.89. irritably, are you still talking ng Revinne under the heads The payment of rewards to in about golf?"

Pramis and Leased Lands, I would formers was $51,480.06, the "No, dear” replied her husband explain that these arrears are the balance $34,149.83 being carried with a smile, "we were talking result of unforeseen difficulties | forward to 1929 Account. The about socks:

which have arisen in connection receipts were considerably ang-

During the year European Pro- bationers for the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff were tem-

A Supplementary Vote of $10,000 is requested which will allow for the provision of approximately 200 additional meters.

The guests had thoroughly enjoy- ed the evening of recitations by a local poet. He was the last to de- part. The hostess wrung his hand and said: "Poets are born-"

"And," he interrupted, "not

Paid."

rarily attached to this depart ment for instruction in accordance with the request of the Colonial Secretariat.

After this, the robbers first turn- ed their attention to their victim's personal jewellery. From Tae Wai- ho they took a gold wrist watch and a plain gold finger ring, whilst the children were aleo relieved of rings which they were wearing.

Amah's Box Broken

Then the robbers opened up the mistress's boxes and took from these several other pieces of jewellery worth together $242. There is a clue for the tracing of this jewellery by the Police, as Tse Wai-ho was. able to inform them that all her trinkets bore the stamps of two jewellery shops from which she had bought them. The names are Mau Shing and Hung. Hing.

Not satisfied with their haul, the robbers went to the kitchen, where they broke open the amah's box and took 330 in cash. They eventually departed, having spent about 20 minutes in the place.

I am pleased to report that the atandard and progress of the As soon as the robbers had left, work has been well maintained the anrah raised the alarm by call- and that the staff performed their ing out "Save life." The cry was duties most creditably.

taken up by neighbours, the Police The report is signed by Mr. came, and the four victims were re- H. R. Phelips.

leased.

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