1949-03-29 — Page 11

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

&

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

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"RUFEN" "THINAN "POYANG"

"FURIEN"

"SHENGKING"

SAILINGS TO

Swatow

Pentin

Amoy, Shanghai,

Yokohama & Robe Inchen &· Tientsin

Hwa tow Bangkok

Singapore. Batavia,

Cheribon, Sourabaya

& Macassar Shanghai

• Sails from Custodian Whart

"IANYANG

"HUPEH" "SINKIANG"

"POYANG“

"FATSHAN“

ARRIVALS FROM

Tientsin, fochon &

PUNBIL

Swalow

Borneo. Amoy &

Foochow Kobe

RIVER SERVICE

Hongkong/Canton DEP, Hongleng 10 p.m. 1st April. Midnight 4th April

10

3 p.m. 29th 31ar. *

m. 30th Mar.

5 pm. 1st Apr.

4 p.m. 2nd Apr.

3 p.m. 3rd Apr. *

4th April

7th April?

4 p.m. Hth Apr.

31st Mar.

9 a.m. 1st Apr.

1st Apr. 2nd Apr.

Canton/Wongkong ARR. Hongkong 9.30 a.m. 31st Mar, 11 a.m. 3rd Apr.

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via Aden & Port Sald.

via Tangler. Casablanca & Harre Non Schedule Ship

via Genoa Marsellies & Glasgow

Arrivals from

U.K. via Straits

THE CHINA MAIL, Tuesday, MARCH 20, 1949,".

Colony's

(Continued from Page 1)

Budget Under Fire

་

In his specch Mr. F. E. venue expected from working the

Hallway. The d'Almada Remedio sul in part Kowloon-Canton

Barbel Day Jus follows: Governor said on that a record was established m

yel Passenger traffic last year, the total estinute from the Rail- institutions way for 1049/50 is, to my mind. disappointing in relation to the expenditure we are called upon

three "$0

of quarters the cherry has gone and we are left with $45,750,000 for further al-

Here I wil locutiou.

introduce another Heat being grants of

in all of money toffelally called Subventions), They tail $12,000,000 und may be roughly classified as-Educa- tion $1,700,000, Medical $2,700,000, und Social Welfare $600,000.

"Therefore, after paying for all salaris and overheads and chart-

to carry.

Budget Figures

"However, if we accept it at ilm face value, that passenger trafle renched a peak last year, but not. withstanding this achlevement, tho Railway in expected to be run to the

Mr. Remedios Spaaks at a loss this year, then 1 any it

If there is one thing we should is high time we shoulds ny to be agreed upon today it is that Gay Railway should be carefully Me, Martin should be complur

to check up Investigated able nanner |** mented on, the very

whelker

in which he has presented the in- the revenue suffers from trade- plications of the 1949-1950 Bud-quate rates for local traffic, or whether the local service in dh- get. But, personally, as the second "The budget Aires are $5,800,-speaker, I should upbraid him for proportionate to the traffic carried, ty or grants, we have left $34,000 for revenue and $5,400,000 for putting me into this strait-jacket or again, whether the allocation of earnings from through trafic in 000,000 and this is how it is pro-expenditure, or an apparent sur- from which I can only hope to be

Inequitable. posed to appropriate that sum

plus of $200,000, but on reference | frect by your tolerance. Special Expenditure for Govern-

to another section of the Book } ment Departments $11,500,000, and that $13,200,000 and I will explain the nature of found from borrowed money for this by giving you some of the rehabilitation, principal items Involved:--

Principal Items

"The Agriculture De- partiment is going to get an experimental arch breeding tion

Sta-

"Civil Aviation wants

mator transporta "Education Department requires equipment Masch furniture fur Government schools "The Fire Brigade de-

KITON pedretal Hy drants and fire alurin system The

Force Detence wants money for an-

motor ediary units, Transport and a 17. serve of stores equipment

8th Apr.

12th Apr.

24th Apr

"The Radway

to relay and

31st Mar.

Hs

3rd Apr.

5th Apr.

+

wante

PIZZE

permanent way and repair at work- shops

has to

"I am not suggesting that the whole of this $13,200,000 should be written off in the one year, but 1 does seem to me incontestible that the interest and redemption charge which any Commercial concern would have to provide a $140,000 an expense should be so irented

by this quasi-commercial under

of in fixing Its tarif 77.000 taking!

charges for passengers and gonds. will

"Such

Joan

servicing

360,000 amount to not less than $600,00) for a year, which means in effect

for

"Something should and ought to "The 1949-1950 Budget to a be done; we should not be notin- "cold blooded" one in the sense fled with the legend that we are that it makes provision

committed to one of the most ex. Government every conceivable

lines in the need, but relegates to the limbo Pensively operated

100 world. of the forgotten the poor tax- ayer, who is mili left on his

"I have Inatly to say that 26 own

where heam-end

public an.enities and his recreational other Government departments share, the responsibility of spend- facilities are concerned,

Weing the remaining $100,000,000 of razaprt. to would

jour Budgel-an average of about had grouse

been

$4,000,000 aplece. raised to produce another $20 time you wiit probably feel that But by this 000,000 or $30,000,000

which the comparatively amall ammant could be devoted to the build involved in each la hardly worth ing of a City Hall, etc.. etc.. any mare of your time of mine."

to feel as But no, we etc. the unwanted child.

have

It

lesa laxation

are

We

You have heard from Mr. Mar-

thal in a record year the concern is still a burden on the taxpayer tin that if all the "personal emoki- together, they 71,000 to the extent of at least $400,000ments were added

and if an equitable proportion of would reach the staggering total

from revente.

the cost of pensions, passages arul of $81,500,000

0,000 or 45% of the total

Now, this

uther expenses of Lechnical off income from cers serving Railway exclusively is crushing burden, but fortun

allocated to this ately we seem to be able to bear were properly Head, our real loss would be con- it because couditions are still pro 800,000mbly higher--and alt this in sperous here and thero srem, to

recorl year.

e plenty of money about,

"ASTYANAX"

"TINDARKUS"

1,200,000

"EUMARUNG "CALCHAS

UK, vin Straits & Manda

10th Apr.

U.K. via Straits

14th Apr.

"STENTOR"

20th Apr.

"The Marin Depart- ment requires latinch- es and launch

"ANTENOR"

U.K. via Stralis & Manjla

26th Apr.

Rinc

buoys

950,000

NEW YORK SERVICE

"AGAMENNON” .... from U.S.A. vla Manila

21st Apr.

Carriers option to proceed via o her Ports to load and discharge

Carro,

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Japan

Arrivals from Australia & Manila.

Australia

26th Apr.

4th week Apr.

19th Apr.

3rd week Apr.

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10 p.m.

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10 p.m.

10 p.m.

30/3/1949

1/4/1849

3/4/1949

5/4/1949

TUNG ON WHARF

CANTON DEPARTURE:

.8 p.m.

29/3/1049

9 p.tt.

9

p.m.

2/4/1949

0 p.m.

LUEN HING WHARF

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31/3/1049

4/4/1949

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MOCHINEes "The Medical Depart- ment will install an alr conditioning plant, hospital equip- ment is also ureded, together with moler

A sunblinds' Citry "Miscellanesius Ser-

vices

require

115

leery of the Orcu- pation - Occupation Period salaries, post Peno occupation claim and reinstatement of pre- war deposits

Police wants more arms, generat- ing plant and equip- ment. radio - tela phony exampment,

tear smoke equip- ment, &

"The Sanitary Depart-

ment requires nuwe refuse barges rotase and street washing vans, etc.

Communist Faces Charge Of Sedition

Sydney, March 28. The General Secretary of the Australian Communist Party was charged with sedi- tion today for pledging sup- port to Russia, if Soviet troops should enter Australia.

The Communist leader, Law- ¡rence Louis Sharkey, pleaded la- |

of special session

It would you dub me a pers "1 appreciate that a spread of j rone of the charges made this shuust if I were to say that there but, of are many who are in the "soften- year may be justifiable the other hand, what about the ing trend of world prices the spread, per contra, of similar portents of a depresion to come? charges written off a tuto in pre 1 don't think no.

don't think vious years?

bright if you did. 1 you would “Another matter which I would think it would be very timely if ask you to ponder over concerns

we were to round a note of warn- claditis, pre-Occupation and Oc-

ing that the poonte of Hong Kong cent cupation. Provision is gain made will expert the efflelency experrederal court. He elected to be this year for the payment of some $4,500,000

whole $3,500,000 o

examine very earefully and mu are lo come out of current re-

of each and stohetely the working Venue: and $1,000,000

Government department 200,000 found by borrowing; but 1 look in every

vain for any attempt to help the with the view to future economy. "And I think we should make it Bttle man who lost his all and

known that in our opinion thin still licking his sores.

economy enn best be effected if more of the insportant posts in the Government Korvice were made available to locally engaged per- sonnet.

3,500,000

1,000,000

Wor Losses

is

The

whom Geverament has Caged, to

tries by a jury.

Sharkey faces two charges→→→ one of utering sedillous words and one of publishing seditious words on or about March 4.

Opening

ense revealed a spilt within trade unions general- ly considered Cominunis-domin-

ated.

Many thousand members of the militant Longshoremen and Coal Miners Union refused to protest

of the prosecution of Sharkey. 23,000 men in the Whart Labour- ers Union, only 5,000 obeyed an

strike as the high court opened.

There were no other major work stoppages.

"I escaped the Occupation, and for your interest, this is what the

"From Mr. Martin's My Colonial Omce wrote in reply to

War, of where the money ges, it seems the Inquity, during my

that the P.W.D. will be billed to on the subject of losses.

from Viscount us this year at about $9,000,000. order of the federni executive to direction Came

are la be In addition, qourters Cranborne and I quote 'I will be built for dril servants the cins 000.000 the Keneral aim of His Majesty's

Wur

servants is not allsclored), after the

Phat, of these. Government

of stations are to be erected for the with a slew to the well

being of

This, said the newspaper Sydney more school ballings the people and the resumption of police and

We should Sun, gave the Communist lenders. industrial moductive activity, property an are to be provided.

krentest rebuffs in years, destroyed or danged in rot doubt that these expenditures one of their the Colonial Empire, auould

he are necessary, but this does not

The statements quoted in the necessity of do away with the

were replaced or repaired to such ex-

af having to say in a loud voice that charges against Sharkey tent and over such a

me Communist *Period

there must be no lavishness leaders in countries all around. time as resources permil.

the world were stating their sup- "If the resources of any part of extravagance.

purt for Russie in any future wor Sharkey Is charged, in part, with having said, If Soviet forers

of In pursuit aggressora enter workers Australian Australia, would welcome them,

The bearing Was unfinished when the court adjourned until tomorrow.

"Special" Outlays

**This will give you a fair idea

of what 'Special' expenditure the Colonial Empire are insuff $11,500,00 means. There is now clent to enable this purpose to be left for allocation. $21,500,000 out achieved without aid, His Majesty's

will be of the original $180,000,000 esti-

ready to Government materi

revenue. Here 'Public

give what assistance they can in Works Extraordinary' are called conjunction with such common upon to supply new. buildings, fund or organisation as may be hospitals, reclamations, runds established for post-wa paths, prisons, workshops, ate, for struction. the benefit of the services con- cerned and these will cost $19,-

No Privileges

be

ta "To be sure, Government ser- vants have the right to require that they be properly housed, that their personal efficiency must not impaired by any domestic difficult les which may result from in- adequate living

conditions, but they must not expect amenities superior to those enjoyed by simi-

recon.

The War has been over for nearly four years and I have yet 500,000.

to see signs, in this part of the "The Kitty is now practically Empire at any rate, thai such lar servants elsewhere. exhausted with but $2,000,000 polly is being inplemented. "Our streets and roads are to left for Colonial Development and What is happening for example to receive attention and the bill for Welfare Schemes comprising J the Japanese assets lill un-thin service will run into millions. Fisheries Research Station, re-realised in Hong Kong-the valu. Here alne, the heavy expenditure clamation at Aberdeen, Upper Airable leasehold scattered over the seems unavoidable, having regard Reporting Stations, all recover. Coleny, in Kennedy Road, Con- the lack of maintenance dur able from Grants and taken into duit Road, Macdonuel Rond,

ing the years of occupation. We Rowenue.

Maguzine Gap. Minden Row the have the right, however, to ex- officers of the P.W.D.

Another Point

made at the

The magistrate will commit Sharkey for trial by jury before ja judge if he believed a case has

been established

against him, Associated Press,

TO STUDY MUSIC IN EUROPE

Mr. Chen, a master performer of Chinese horp, the the ancient

"All that I have said so far Oriental Building on the Praya+pect that the alert and will not | Chinese

Mr. Louis P. T. Chen, a relates to the disposition,

the will be on of an the Custodian Wharf,

archaeologist and expected revenue of $180,000,000. yards and the considerable site, at allow special

prioritie to specialist in ancient Chinese There are, however, contemplated plichau.

thoroughfares which Are used by music, has arrived in Hong additional activities that will be Why not urge that three be

the privileged class, but rather

Kong on his way to London financed by borrowing to the sold now (while the going is

will develop the

programme ac and Paris for un Intensive tune of $48,000,000 so that, ac-

Admilfeilly the good).

funt curding to th degree of nced.

of Ancient study

Western tually, the total amount of money created thereby would be small,

this connection, the departmen music. coming into the coffers is expect but at least it would be a gesture would do well to

beur in raind ed to be around $220,000,000. in the right direction and, as o

He said yesterday that hopes to that thera

are main "You will appreciate that the result,

arteries in collect important material from we might not again be tenders of this borrowed $40,000,- overlooked

and long- when tho Peace the heart of Youn

the libraries and museums there kok-and ponsibly elsewhere, I 000 will want interest and repay- Treaty is signed.

* for references in a book he is anly know of these--which are in writing "History of Oriental ment later on, so that revenue

a condition totally unworthy of the Musle Will have to bear not less than

department's remitation. 4-1/2 per cent a year equivalent

"The Police department will to an annual increase in our ex-

"Yet another point I would ask penses of least $2,000,000. you to consider is the desirability cost us almost $27,000,000 over

for more publicity in the process all. It is a heavy price to pay of assembling the Budget. What, about 16% of our income from re- for instance,

is the objection to venue for the prevention of crime "This in how it is proposed to the Heads of Government Depart-Yet it must be sold to the cradit for of the Pollco, that the record in their caseS most of the $40,000,000 | ments arguing spend

Is a glowing borrowed:-

Blanco before the select Com-the post-war ara "Building Quarters for

milliee concerned, with the Press and promising one and, moreover, there are problems of a peculiar Government Em-

being present. ployees

may "Any

criticisms character which the force constructive forwarded on to our energetic have to face so that all in all, this item with Honorary Secretary will receive we should 0,500,000 your committee's close attention, a prayer that there may be more but to give added power to our tranquil days ahead when the cont everlof, this service may be pruned to cibow we must have an Increasing membershipnol 600 more reallatle proportion of, our

total income, thin

Borrowed Money

***** $4,000,000 "Building Police Sta

tions and Block Houses

"Education Building

Plana and

A two million, dollat grant

to the University ... 8,000,000 no 5,000 bat.0,000.

"Pre-Occupations and

Occupation Claims

nearly

"Harbour

faculition,

Lighthouse equipment "New Airport

"Piers, Sea Walls and Dredging.

"As an

is about 2,000,000,

"chun tsang." was recently in Malayn, where he gave a series of concerts sponsored by the Chinese consul of the cities he visited.

On Thursday Mr. Chen will give a recital on the ancient harp at the Chinese YMCA 23 Water- loo Road, Kowloon, at 8 pm, are ob- Admission programmes tainable from the British Council, Urban Council Building. Old Statue Square.

CHAU HONOURED AT DINNER

old resident, of Colony, with my home' here.

On Education

Mr. T.N. Chau, Honourable 1,000,000 regard the effective working of thin Club as an insurance (and

The expenditures of $23,000,- President of the Society of Chin- 2,000,000 it cost $10 a year), an Insur 000 on education and almost $21,20 Accountants and Auditors and ember of the Legislative and 4,000,000 ance that we are going to hold 000,000 on medical

services are Executive Cornells, was Echour- this place, that we must mainioin 2,000,000 an omelat majority in the legis- not high in relation to our populaed lost night at a dinner given by thelon if we assume that the latter the Society members at the Chin- Inturo, "that we must "Railway Rolling Stock,

cse Bankers Club. Permanent Way, &c. 13,000,000 | articulate and representative op.

"Now, I come to the Railway In a short address Mr. Chau "Waterworks

2,000,000 position, and that public opinion "I now turn to the revenue shall be heard in the most officiated at $10,600,000 and it is the and that in accepting the present |lant of our "olicht-figures" depart-|post he felt very-much houored, alde of the Budget. There has tive_high places.

udding: that henceforth he would been no special outery following To our Hong Kong Chinese ment..

"It has boon

nald

that they his best to iron out whatever who have Railway carried last year record the Financial Secretary's an- friends, the familles nounceinen! of the proposed in lived here for generations, who creased duties in table waters and have prospered here, whu know passenger traffe. You should not dificulties the Society may en- M. Chau was Introduced by on cheques and, sumour having and enjoy the real benefits of life beguilo rouselves into belleving

Wong of the W.8. been squashed in the matter of a under the British Flag-I would that this increase in traffic is due. Dr. W.. possible Immediate increase in sak you to support us and there-to any improved service or other Wong and Company.

ivii purely the earnings and profits tax, the fore, yourselves in your thous attraction, reacties appears to be one of ac- sands without fear of intimidation fortuitous result of the restricted qulekcence.

arid with the knowledge that, we river, traffia and possibly, It also "But I do command for your will fight to see that you are not reflects the disturbed political.

Isituation in the hinterland Acretion-the-estimate of re-lete out on a limb,"

counter.

An informal meeting to discuss the general welfare of the Society preceded the dinner

The zinatly 10-war attended...by.

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9th May

5th June

4th July

at Augut

19th August

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HOMEWARDS

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A "CANTON"

"CARTUAGE" "CORFU“

Singapore /

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DUT LONDON

18th April

16th May

11th July

15th Mar

9th June

8th July

5th Auguri

2nd September

8th Auguri

3th September

tid Dctober

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for Shanghai à Zapat

from Japan

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le 15th Apr.

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alls 20th Apr,

Colombo,

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1.6.

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due

1st May

from London

Comé

tinent.

Coll

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at 10th May

due 19th May

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sail 7th May Then she have Refrigerated Cargo.sp606.

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for Maslia, Habavi Australia Porta,

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