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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DE

17, 1936

100 PER CENT.

One school teacher's geogra phical progres:

In Lincolnshire there is railway station called Twenty- For the past five years the head- mistress of a school there has

been Mrs. Thompson

Now she has been appointed to a school at Forty Hill, Enfield.

LINOTYPE FOR

GAOL

Strongly Opposed By Hon. Mr. Braga

TREADING ON PRIVATE INDUSTRY

Opposition to the expenditure

THE LEGISLATIVE of $10,000 on a linotype for the

COUNCIL

Formal Business Discussed

BILLS PASS FIRST READING

printing shop of the Victoria Gaol was expressed by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Fraga at a Finance Committee! meeting yesterday.

He objected on the grounds that! the Government was entering thei province of private industry. The vote, however. was passed. Mr. Formal business only was dealt Braga being the only dissentient. with by the Legislative Council Mr. Braga said that the vote of when it met yesterday afternoon. such a big sum for a single unit The following members were pre-for the printing departmeat point- sent:

ed to an intensive and extensive

department

His Excellency the Governor development of the (Sir Andrew Caldecott-At C.M.G-which, to his mind, was wrong, as C.B.E.): His Excellency the Gen- the Government was setting itself

Officer Commanding the!

A. up in competition with private en-

eral Troops (Major General Bartholomew, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.Eterprise. D.S.0.): The Colonial Secretary Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith): The At torney General (Hon. Mr. C. G.

"I know the Government answer will be that a great deal of money is saved to the Colony by the gaol Alabaster. K.C.. O.B.E.); The printing works," said Mr. Braga Secretary

for Chinese Affairs but cannot resist the tempta- Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North); The tion to add that the operating of Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr. E.ja linotype successfully and econ Taylor, C.M.G.): Hon. Comman-cmically calls for skilled labour. der G. F. Hole. R.N.. (Retired) I do not know whether the gaol Harbour Master): Hon. Mr. T. H. population at present would pro- King Inspector General of vid the labour necessary for Police): Hon. Dr. A. R. Welling-operating such a delicate machine, ton, C.M.G.. (Director of Medical but it the Government is contem- Services): Hon. Mr. R.-M. Hender-plating outside labour for the pur- son rector of Public Works)pose, then I think it is a serious Hon. Sir Henry Pollock. Kt.. K.Gideparture from the policy hitherto LL: Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson: adopted by the Government not to Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga O.B.E.. Honenter into competition with pri Mr. S. W. Tso. C.B.E.. LI.D...: Hon! Mr. T. N. Chan; Hon. Mr. M. Kate enterprise. I think that the Lo: Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell; Hon. establishment of the prison print-

W. Hughes: Jfr.

G. shop was mainly to find ex- Clarke (Deputy Clerk of Coun-ployment for the long term prison- cils).

Mr. A.

On the motion of the Attorney General, seconded by the Colonial Secretary, the following motion

ay 1.*

New Bills The following

Bills through their first reading:

A Bill further to amend the law relating to Peasions.

Not, Prisoners

+

In answer to the Hon. Sir Hen-¦

ry Pollock, the Colonial. Treasur-į

Two 25-ton converters, suapped in different work-

ing positions, at the Bessemer Steelworks in England.

WEDDING BELLS

Bride From Port Of Spain

A pretty wedding took place at

yesterday

Very Plucky Service

Rescue On The High Seas

THE BOOK THAT TELLS ALL

300 Pages Of Condensed Information

ALL WEDS AND WHEREFORES ANSWERED

Do you know who won the Boat

THE VARMEN'S YUN.

A speaker at the Ploughing and Agriculture Asso-

• relation?s=smana dianer, anggested That-Che show macet Sjaaryabould include a beauty mapetition for "formers”-wives-long-sevics

class for husbands who bare pus Cap with their wives, the longest,

and posthly a baby showe

Race of 1936? That's easy; Cam PEAK SCHOOL HOLD

bridge, of course.

But do you know the age of Pro-| fessor Bergson, the salary of the Governor of Bermuda, the length of the Simplon Tunnel, the popula" tion of Aberdeen, Mr. Neville) Chamberlain's majority at the last election, the scores of Paigham's!

PRIZE DAY

Mrs. Henderson Gives

Away Awards

The Peak School held their 27- ceremony YES-

wiening four rounds in the Opennual prize-giving Golf Championship, the name ofterday when Mrs. R. M. Hender the Headmaster of Rugby, or the son distributed the awards. Prior British long-distance gliding re to this a series of players were cord, the meaning of the letters presented by the pupils, these ASAA, FLC. or Ph.C. after a proving thoroughly enjoyable.

Prize-Winners man's name?

All these, and countless thous The list of prize-winners was ands more, you will find answered as follows: Class 10:

in the 300 clearly-arranged, well- indexed pages of the Daily Mail] Year Book for 1937.

For 37 Years

John Warren, Ist, in class; Con- wal Murdoch, 2nd. în class; Ron-- ald McEwen, reading; Bill Weight, reading: Angela Owen, neatness; This remarkable shillingsworth Brian Piat, special progress. of condensed information is now

Lin its 37th year of issue. It con-

Class 9:

Janet Dibley, 1st. in class, 1st

tains a number of new and an-division: Patricia Penn, 2nd. in thoritative articles on topics that class, 1st division; Margaret An-

have become exceptionally ***- portaat.

Sir Arnold Gridley, K.B.E., M.P., writes on the ever-increasing use

of electricity, the Right Hon George N. Barnes reviews the state

derson, 1st. ielass, 2nd. division; Michael Harriman, improvement in neatness.

Class 8:

Phyllis Saver, 1st. in form; Syl-

of the British labour market, and vix Franklin. 2nd. in form; Gisela the Right Hon. J. R. Clynes de- Gipperich, progress; Paul Harri- scribes the work of the Ministry man, improvement in neatness. of Health.

Class 7:

Nearly 80 pages are occupied Isobel Butters, 1st, in form; by 1,000 pocket biographies of Yvonne Shaw; 2nd. In formn; Jean leading personalities, over 120 of Weight, neatness; Barrett Em- the entries being new in this year's mert, special progress. issue.

Complete Reference Work Among the valuable and detail- ed statistical articles are a record:

of all the world's most remarkable long-distance flights, a complete

list of members of the House of Mr. Justice Buckwill now awård-Lords and House of Commons, and

SERVANT FOUND DEAD

In Gas-Filled Room

of Alexandra-road, Southend, where

was carried. That the by-lawser. Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor) saíd under the heading "Cemeteries" made by the Urban Council under there were two linotype operators

Beryl Toyne, aged 30, was found Section 4 (1) (xxiv) of the Public working in the gaol, but there

jed salvage amounting to $11,750 tables of achievements in all bran-dead last month in a gas-filled Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, were three machines. The fourth St. Joseph's Church

room at a fat in Ravenscourt, (Of this, £8,000 was given to the ches of aport and athletics. 1925, on December 8, be approv-machine was wanted so that more afternoon, between Miss Marie A story of heroism at sea, owners of the Nestor, £1,000 to the Between the scarlet covers ed, with effect on and from Janu-work could be turned out. The Lenagan, daughter of Major and Prompting the judge to describe master, and £2,750, to the officers the Daily Mail Year Book is the was employed as a servant.

two operators were skilled me- Mrs. J. D.. Lensgan, of Port of it as "Very plucky service." was and crew, according to their rat-packed such a wealth of informa- Recently she had been receiving chanics and not prisoners. Spain, Trinidad, British West I told to Mr. Justice Buckmill in thefings, the chief officer, second off-tion that it constitutes a complete hospital treatment for beadaches.

cer and boat's crew Hon. Mr. Braga: passed

That is the dies, and Mr. Charles W. S. Hart-Admiralty court last month

to receive work of reference for the needs of She was to leave her employ- point I would like to make.

{ment. If ley, son of the late Dr. Arthur In a terrific gale between Mel-double shares.

the average household. Government-paid industries have Conning Hartley, and Mrs. Hart-bourne and Adelaide last June the their own labour, such as is con-ley, of Southcott House, Bideford, steamship Mungans; of Melbourne, templated, then it enters directly

Devoz

was drifting on to a reef when and Prevention of Disease Or-into competition with trade and The bride looked charming in an her SOS was answered by as. We are driving into a oyster white ribbed silk dress and Nestor, belonging to the Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd, of match She was given away by Liverpool.

For 28 hours the Nestor fought] The Rev. Father Riganti off-and finally towed the Mungana 170 have a State-aided institution and the Bet. Father Brookes.

Here you ciated at the ceremony, assisted by miles to Adelaide. establishment which enters into A reception was later held at competition with an old establish- No. 4 Queen's Garden, where the ed industry in Hong Kong. health of the happy couple

The Colonial Secretary: We are toasted not competing in the sense of sell-

A Bill to amend the Quarantine

dinance, 1936.

industry.

A Bill to provide for the total policy of Communism which is the Cape, with a small white hat to

or partial cessation of lighting in last policy advocated by members Mr. George Stewart. the Colony by Regulation of the of this Committee, but the spirit Governor in Council on occasions is nevertheless there. of emergency, public danger by way of experiment or practice for such occasions.

A Bill to make provision for the protection of certain wild animals.

A Bill to amend further Currency Ordinance, 1935.

the

A Bill to amend further the ing our products outside. It is Building Ordinance, 1935.

only for Government printing.

OBITUARY

1733

Miss Consuelo Garcia

LAID TO REST

Funeral Of Mr. H. M.. Burns

The late Mr. Harry. MarcuS

Barns, who died at the Kowloon Hospital on Tuesday, was buried

A Bill to prohibit the sale, ex- Hen. Mr. Braga: I beg to differ. posing for sale and the possession I have seen work done for the for sale before June 1 of Corona-Broadcasting Studio, circulating in tion Souvenirs, without a clear in-and out of the Colony.

The death occurred at the at the Protestant Cemetery, Hap- dication of their origin.

The Colonial Treasurer declar- French Hospital yesterday morn-py Valley, yesterday afternoon:

Procedure At Home

In moving the second reading ed that Hong Kong was the only ing of Miss Consuelo Margarida The Rev. K. MacKenzie Dow con- of a Bill to amend the Cremation Colony where Government print- Garcia, daughter of Mr. F. Mducted the funeral service; and Mr. Ordinance, 1934, the Attorney ing was put out to tender. In Garcia of the Dollar Steamship C. Bond and Captain W. An- General moved an amendment to all the other Crown Colonies the Co., and Mrs. Garcia. Deceased, derson were the chief mourners. the Schedule. deleting Paragraph Government maintain their own who was in the service of Messrs. Others present at the funeral 3. He said this paragraph reprinting department.

| Petersen and Co., has been ill for were Mr. W. Anderson, Mr. J. C. ferred to a Indian Crematorium.at

only about two weeks. Much sym-Arnot, Mr. G. A. Bond, Mr. C. P, Kowloon, which had never been used for that purpose and was firm of Ayres and Spottiswoode,

Hon. Mr. Braga then quoted the Pathy is felt for the parents and Bond, Mr. Barrie, Mr. D. Black-

family in their bereavement.

well, Capt. A H. Brown, Mr. J. now not intended to be There- who, he said, were fore, there was no use in having printing contractors in England.

The funeral took place at the Forsyth, Mr. G. A. Frew, Mr. H Government

(Continued at foot of next Col)|G. Halt, Capt. Jones, Mr. A. John- In answer to the Hon. Mr. Lo,

son, Mr. J. Jamieson, Mr. J. Kent, the Colonial Treasurer said

vote, the Colonial Secretary said Capt. Lee, Mr. J. Lock, Mr. Lej that the prisoners did not touch the the general question

it would be much more fruitful if Fevere. Mr. C. A. Riddock, Mr. of prison J. Saunders, Inspector Shannon, linotypes.

labour were raised.

Mr. EL G. Wiliama and Mr. A reason for the prison department like to say that we would

The Colonial Treasurer: I would Watson. being mixed up with the printing about $10,000 a year. department. In Australia every

it in the Ordinance.

The Bill with the amendment was passed.

30.

Council adjourned to "December

PRES. QUEZON LEAVES

Short Holiday Here Terminated

. Hon. Mr. Hughes: Is there any

Government in every state has its

save

Colonial Secretary: That is what

own printing department, but here Mr. Braga objects to

we have the prison department do-

PAINFUL BUT

Clerk to witness at Highgate in Hon. Mr. Braga. That is where assault case: Did he say why he ing the printing, presumably be we have got to be careful How was going to kill you? cause they can get cheap labour, far are you going?

President Manuel Quezon and The Colonial Treasurer: Exact- The vote was then put to the his party sailed for Manila yester-ly. There is an enormous amount meeting and agreed to, Mr. Braga day evening at 8 pm. In the Em-of printing that can be done by being the only dissentient

Saving On Salaries

Witness: All I remember is him mentioning the word “duty.”

Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy press of Asia. President Quezon the prisoners, provided they get

Valley, in the afternoon, when the came to Hong Kong last week in long term sentences.

Regarding a vote for $470,650 Rev. Fathers Bossi and Noval off-| the Empress of Japan for a holi-| Hon Mr. Braga: At the ex for personal emoluments for vari-ciated at the graveside. day and during his stay paid alpense of the tax-payerz

ous departments, the Colonial Se. Besides the parents and other visit to Canton where he was en- The Colonial Treasurer: No. It cretary said that the money was relatives, thone present included tertained by the officials of the would be at the expense of the tax-zuscessary following the fall in the Messrs. J. H. Tavares, J. E. Olies, city.

payers if they were not there." exchange.

N. C. Barretto, J. S. Bodrigues.

His trip was purely a holiday, The Colonial Secretary: And you. When the Hon. Mr. Dodwell ask-C. Bacheco, A. A. Olaen, C. A he said, and while he was in Hong would have ap producing industryed what would have been the posi- Ribeiro, Leigh, Miss A.” Chan, Kong the President, spent the lin "the prison.

tion had there beesi no levy on Messrs. C. Y. Ece, Lai, Lee, Dizon,

greater part of his time motoring)<-Hon. Mr. Brags: I think that salaries, the Colonial Treasurer Trambitzky, Is Santos, S. A. Mar- about the New Territories and the would be ideal

replied that # meant the saving cal. 8. M. Cruz, C., Barros, ^^ Å. Elarte, C. F. Rozzzio, F. L. Ber- were nandes, F. E. J. Kelly, A. Becher, IF. Petersen, and Shellamnoff,

Teland in the car which he brought When the Hon. Mr. To remark-of $1,144,090. with him from the Philippines, anded that his only objection to the - Votes totalling $517305 in golfing at. Fanling.

vote was that it was not a prison lapproved by the Committee.

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