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POST OFFICE

Under Personal Emoluments" the post of Senior Clerk has been abolished, cincing a saving of 3,762, cnd it is proposed to appoint in his place a Postal Inspector, whose principal duties will consist of the inspection of the branch post offices, and the general supervision of the postmen. No salary has been inserted in the estimates for this post, as it is proposed for the present to con- inne temporisry arrangement where- by al Lace Sergeant of Police is acting in the post

A suin of $2,880 has been saved by the discontinuance of the sea- sorting of mails on board Peninsular and Oriental Mail Packets.

An addition has been made to the Radio Telegraph Staff of two 3rd Grade Telegraphis, who will be trained for the work at the Caple D'Aguilar Station. By this menas it as anticipated that future economies

be effected. Under Other C

the share of the Mail Subsidy payable by this Colony is increased by $544, due to the lower rate of exchange at which the calculation is made. A urn of 911,429 has been provided for Stores for the Radio Telegraphic Station at Cape D'Aguilar. This is in accordance with an estimate made by the Naval Authorities, who are responsible for the working of Stalic

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

Was

the

THE HONGKONG BAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 1915.

expended as hereinafter specified, that is public streeten it is the policy of THE FIRST CONDITION

the Government to take ever private- streets whenever that is possible.

to 945-

Governor

EXPENDITURE.

Governor Special Expenditure.:/ Colonial Secretary's Department

and Legislature Colonial Secretary's Department,

• Special Expenditure Secretarint for Chiness Affairs.. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,

Special Expenditure Audit Department Audit Department, Special Ex-

· penditure Treasury

Harbour Master's Department ... Harbour Master's Department,

Special Expendituen Imports and Exports Depart

ment

Royal Observatory" Royal Observatory, Special Ex-

penditure Miscellaneous Services Indicial and Legal Departments Judicial and Legal Department,

Special Expenditure ........... Police and Prison Departments... Pole, and Prison Department,

Special Expenditure Medical Department

Medical Department, Special Ex-

penditure

Sanitary Departreut Sanitary Department Special Ex-

penditure

Botanical and Forestry Depart-

mont Education

for

wo

Education, Special Expenditure Military Expenditure.--

Volunteers

Pablic Works Department Public & Work Department.

In those estimates the working expense, of the Kowloon-Canton Railway appear detail in the body of the Estimates, iti: 311 instead of. being included Appendix. The estimated expenditure forex gear is 8313,605, which is

Jesy thai $9.550

the estimate current the

The only senr. items to which I would refer are as follows:-On pag. 100 provision has been made for nine additional porters at a cost of $1,200, which is necesitated by the expansion of the traffic.. Oo page 110 An increase of $1,000 has been made in the vote for Fuel Lighting, etc., for carriages, stations, and olhers, as the amount Pr vided previously under-estimated. The estimated Revenue from the railway next year is $132,600, or 83,000 less than the estimated Revenue for the current -year, leaving a net balance of carnings The over working expenses of 8118,605. financial position of the Railway is shown in detail in Note 3, in Appendix 11., on page 121, from which it will be Beth that the deficit to be wet, wext year from Colonial Funds is a ELIM of $323,625. In accordance with the pro posals which I made in my Despatch No. 107 of the 22nd April last, which has already been laid before you as Council Paper No. 15 of 1915, the capital co. struction account is to be closed at the end of this year, and the expenses of construction beyond the authorisel loans of £1,100,000 and £950,000 are 10 be included in the annual expenditure of the Colony. They

in dedail 09

appear

Public Works

Special Expenditure Public Works, Recurrent Public Works, Extraordinary... Post Offer

Post Office Special Expenditure Kowloon-Canton Railway-

Working Expenses ..... Expenses of Construction Charge on account of Public Deht Pensions Charital'e Services

-Total-

THE ITALIAN CONVENT.

85,873

600

86,951

COMPENSATION,

The Governor recommended the Coun. cil to vote a sum of two thousand five dollars (22,500) in aid of the vote Fublic Works, Extraordianry, Compensation for the pathway along the castern boundary 57,462 of the Eurasian Cemetery.

200

The CHAIRMAN-The existing pathway 100 at this cemetery has bou divorted in 34,148 order to give right of way to the public evor the existing path, and therefore 100 the authorities of the emetery have to

be compensated, 66,006 181,267

140,200

967.774.

22,840

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS--It is a case of taking over a path constructed by the cemetery authorities, and it will be very useful as a public path

Hon Mr HEWETT Who are you paying the money to?

PEACE.

OF

Labour

The Independent, the s weekly, contains messages-from-a-number of Cabinet Ministers. The Indeprudênt recently asked the Prime Minister if a statement made by Mr. Lloyd George in France represented his views of the British objective. Mr. Lloyd George's statement was as follows: So long es a single German soldier remains on the soil of France or Belgium there is not one Englishman who will ever dream of peace."

The reply of the Prime Minister was na follows:

10, Downing Street, Whitelall, S.W.,

August 30, 1915, Dear Sir, nu desired by the Prime

INTIMATIONS

LANE CRAWFORD & Co.

ESTABLISHED 1850.

TELEPHONE 1741...

SHIPCHANDLERS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

The DIRECTOR OF Punic Works It Minister to say in answer to your letter BAXTER AND GOUROCK CANVAS.

The

goes to the cemetery authorities.

that his views are clearly stated in his 250 path affords very direct access to people speech delivered at the Lord Mayor's Ban 1,118,289 coming from the Pokfulum district downquet last November and in the House of 280,532 1 Kennedy Town to catch the enam there. Conimous on March 1.-Yours faithfully,

The vote was agreed to.

***F30

977,459

9.860

247,095

2,474

379,748

D

THE COLONY'S FINANCE,

ESTIMATES 'COMPARED.

"M. BONHAM CARTER,

"I enclose quotation from the former speech.'

PRICE'S ENGINE OIL.

The closed quutation is:- We shal ARCHIBALD EADIE & CO.,

THIS YEAR'S DEFICIT. The financial statements in connection 5,850 with the estimates of the Colony for 2916,placed upon an unassailable foundation,

LIMITED,

TRADESTON PAINT MILLS, GLASGOW.

MANUFACTURERS OF

not shenthe the sword, which we have not lightly drawn, until Belgium, re. covers in full measure all and more tha all she has sacrificed, until France is adequately cured against the menace of aggression, natit the rights of the smaller nationalities of Europe are which were laid before the Legislative and until the military domination of 40,216 Council yesterday, show the total liabili Prussia is wholly and finally destroyed." WHITE LEAD. SNOW WHITE ZINC.

Sir Edward. Carson expressed agree 357.7821ies to be $2,590,057.95, with a balance of

2.300 $2,910,473.97. The linbilities are made apment with Mr. Lloyd George's statement

BOL B% follow:-Deposits available, of our objective, adding, as he believou GQ,789 8248.995.86; House Service, $1,855.75; Mr. Lloyd George would add, to

Crown Agent's advances, 676,906.71; France or Belgium" Russia, 455,234 Crown Agents' drafts, 8571.428.57; Pontpi Mr. Walter Long replied that he ch

Agencies in China, $8,745.43; Bunk Over-tirely concurred in Mr. Lloyd George's TRADE draft, $1,000,755.63,

remarks, and added: evive anything less than he describes as conditions procedent to peace."

H

.

900 $80,400

The total of assets is $5,497,101.92, made 1,270.400

coins, ng follow: Subsidiary 474,78D 8089,803.08; Advances, 8120,352.37; Im- prest, $116,336.64; Railway construction, 83,932,633.99; Unallocated stores, current 8321,090.99; Crown Agents account, $7,884.86.

1,310

313.905 386.198 54,000 302,000

I cannot com

Lond Selborne also wrote expressing entire agreement with Mr. Lloyd George and repeated the expression of his belief that a our ideals are at stake in this war, and that if Germany is victorious or is enabled to call it a drawn, war. there is no body of me in the United Kingdom who will suffer more in conse quence than the trade

unions of the United Kingdom.

NATIONAL SERVICE AND WAR STRIKES.

A comparison between the estimates for 1916 and 1015 reveal a total net decrease 42,737 of 2003.997, there having been increases involving 8030,328, and decreases which 69,091,209 totalled $1,034,320. The increases were in New posts, 823,355: Increase of salaries, 211,600; Stipulated Increments, $34,353; first reading of a Bill intituled, An$8,812; Other items, 23,088; Other charges.

Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK moved the Lower exchange, 814,378; Allowances, LORD ROSEBERY'S ADVICE, Ordinance to provide for the incorpora 990,582; Special expenditure, $1,374; tion of the Mother Superioress in this Miscellaneous Services, $201,027; Public Colony of the Society of the Daughters Works, recurrent, 8100; Kowloon-Canton of Charity of the Canossian In Railway: expensce .of construction. stitute,' by which the institution $386,198; Charge on account of Public

Lord Rosebery made a speech on the known as the Italian Convent is carried Debt, $81,030; Pensions, $54,000; Charit-

war recently at Glasgow to the Incor- able services, 816,335,

Decreases were made as follow:-Aboli-poration of Weavers.

"We are now at this mouent engaged," tion of posts, $46,300; Reduction of

in weaving all over the world salaries on new appointments, 813,544: he said, Commuted leave salaries, $5,691; Allow the winding sheet,' as we trust, of the inces, 10,709; Other items, $5,428; Other most infamous conspiracy that has ever

kind.' (Cheers.).

08."

The Objects and Reasons state that the Daughters of Charity of the Canossing Institute (best known as the Italian Convent) have acquired land in the Colony for the purposes of carrying on their charitable work.

Difficulties have

page 119 of "the" Estimates. The sum required in 1916 is 8386.199, the major portion of which is due to expenditure on the Station Buildings at Kowloon, and the new locu, and carriage sheds arisen, and may hereafter arise, in hold-charges, 884,663; Special expenditure. been known against the liberties of Man-

Hunghom

CHARGE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENT.

- Under this head there is a total increase of $81,039, due partly to the lower rate of exchange on which the Estimates are calculated, partly to the inclusion of Crown Agents' charges on the 1000 loan, which were formerly paid out of a special fund, and to the interes due on the cost of railway construction.

PENSIONS.

Under this head there is an increase of 254.000 due 10 lower exchange, and to additional pensions.

CHARITABLE SERVICES. The only item to which I wish to refer the provision of under this head is $15,000 as a grant an aid for the main tenance during the year 1906 of the three German Charitable Institutions, namely, the Berlin Foundling House, Blinden heim and Ebenezer,

ing and dealing with such land, as it has at present, to be vested in the name of some individual in trust for the Con- vent. In order to get over such difficulties it is desired that the Convent should be incorporated by Ordinance. Similar incorporation has taken place in the past in the case of other Missions for similar reasons. The present Bill effects contains the such incorporation and

8211.816; Military contribution, 8208,630; Public Works, extraordinary, 8950.385.

The Assets and Liabilities on 21st Decem- ber, 1914, and 31st December, 1010, (estimated), are:-

1914.

Revenue Expenditure

Surplus

necessary provisions for evidencing the Balance of Assets. (1013) authority of the Mother, Superioress for the time being.

Hon. Mr. SAELLAM seconded, and the Balance of Assets, (1914) Bill was read a first time.

HIS EXCELLENCY-Council stands ad- journed until this day week.

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

Revenus

1915.

| Expenditure de

Defcit

A meeting of the Finance Committee Balance of Assets. (1914) followed, the Colonial Secretary pre- siding.

Balance of Assets (1915)

JUDICIAL EXPENSES.

The

The Governor recommended the Coun When Financial cil to vote a sum of one hundred and Minute No. 30 was brought before this thirty dollars (3130) in aid of the role Council 1 explained at some length the Judicial and Legal Departments, C.- reasons which had led me to recommend District Officer, Other Charges, Northern that the Government of this Colony District, Incidental Expenses.

aid of these should come to the

The CHAIRMAN-This sum of $130 is institutions during the current year; required in connection with the house of

District Officer at Taipo. and the same reasons apply to nexthe

The sum provided a exclusive gardens and grounds there have been put year. of the estimated receipts from local in very good order, and in order to keep philanthropists, from the Education De them properly, certain implements have partment, and from the sale of work, to be purchased; a lawn mower, roller which are expected to amount to 8,840.

and other things, and it is essential that the implements shall be such as will last, and this sum is the lowest estimate at which they could be got. There are fre queut changes in the holder of the office and the Government therefore purchased these tools.

THE BALANCING OF THE BUDGET,

The vole was agreed to.

As I have already stated, a sum of $473,384 will have to be appropriated from surplus balances in order to meet the estimated expenditure for the year 1916. This deficit is occasioned by the nelusion in the estimates of two extra ordinary items, namely, the War Expen diture and the expenses of construction

The The Governor recommended the Conn- of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Budget which is in the hands of honour-cil to vote a sum of three thousand dollars able members has been drawn up with (83,000) in aid of the vote Public Works, great care to meet the circumstances in Extraordinary, Hongkong, Communiesi

It is intended ions, Roads, General Works. which we find ourselves.

PUBLIC WORKS...

The CHAIRMAN-I will ask the Director

to meet the needs of the Public Service of Public Works to explain this vote. of this Colony, and no more than these needs. It is a Budget framed with due

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-It regard to economy, and it contains no arises out of the constructing of roads for expenditure which cannot be defended new buildings greeted. from that point of view.

In the caso of

I hope it will Taiwan Lane the expenditure was 82,120, meet with the convenience of honourable Amoy and Swatow Street, half cost, members to take the second reading of 82,083, On Lane Street, 8720, Wanchai the Supply Bill on Tuesday, the 26th Road and Burrows Street 8870, Rutter Street, half cost, $425. In addition to several other items which have become necessary, a total sum of $2,880 is

for. Whereas the expenditure required for required, and this vote of $3,000 is asked.

October,

The text of the Bill is as follow:-

the service of this Colony for the year 1918

Great Britain put her foot down, and at the stamp of liar foot there responded millions of men. There was the tramp af men not only from England, Scut- land, an Ireland but fran other places all over the world, in every region nud $11,007,273.09 in every clime where the Union Jack 10,756,224.82 waved. (Cheers.) That was the unex- pected result of the outbreak of the 251,048.27 hideous conspiracy which was meant to 2,059,425.70 break up the British Empire consoli

diating it in a way that the most ardent

8 1,047,641.00 2.010,473.97

8 2,910,473.97 Imperialist could never have hoped for. Blood was thicker than water. It was much thicker; it was more than that-- 811,980,605.00 it was the cement from which the Em- 12,428,246.00 pire was constructed which was meant

to last throughout all time. (Cheers)

We had now established without great which efford a National Government meant & Government in which the coun 1.862,832.97 try put unbounded confidence. As to the question of compulsory service, could we not trust the Government, and, of course. in that respect the Government was mainly

(Cheers.) Lord Kitchener ? Could we not trust Lord Kitchener, who had all the means of information at his disposal, to say to the country exactly the moment at which, if it ever occur- red, he thought compulsory should be imposed!

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

CONFS ORDER BY LINDT.-COL, A, CHAPMAN, V.D.

LEAVE.

service (Hear, hear.")

1. The undermentioned are granted leave

of absonco as follows:

He beliered if Lord Kitchener found Private C. C. Stark from 15th October, the moment ripe, and found the need 1915, to 15th November, 1915. imperative, he would not scruple to ask Private G. A. Dutton from 15th Octothe country to give him the powers re- ber, 1915, to 20th December, 1915, quisite to carry compulsory service into Bonbr. E.. H. Farrell from 4th Novem-effect.

ber, 1915, to 4th May, 1918.

PARADEJ,

2-Parades for Friday, 16th inst.: N

DETAIL

3-Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.

On duty until 16th instant: Centre

Section M.G. C.-

Officer on duty: Lent Wright.

DETENTION CAMP, KOWLOON,

On duty to-night: Left Section M,G, Co. and 7 members of Right: Section 3.G. Co.

Officer on duty: Lieut. Bees. Next for de: H.KV.R. Orderly Sergeant unt 16th instant:

Sergeant Schneps).

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

PATROLS (CENTRAL).

No. 2 Co. will supply each shi Saturday, October 16th

No. 3 Co. will supply ench shift Sunday, October 17th-

No. 2 Co. will supply each shift,"

PATROLA (KASTERN),

Friday, October 15th-

The CHAIRMAN-In the case of Amor has, apart from the contribution to the nnd Swatov Streets and Rutter, Street, Friday, October 15th: Imperial Government in aid of Military half the cost has been paid by the owners. Expenditure and Charges on accourt of Public Debt, been estimated at the sum of nine million eighty-one thousand two hundred and vine dollars.

Hon. Mr. Hewerr-When there are estimates for work to be done cannot you allow some sort of margin for this sort of work? You refer to Wanchai Road, were started a long time ago, and you for instance. All these new buildings must have known that you would have to make roads.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Rong Long, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1.-This Ordinance may, be-cited as the The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS-When "Appropriation. Ordinance for 1916." the estimates were drawn up these works 2-A sum not exceeding nine million were very small, and I was no able to

estimate the cost which would be neces eighty-one thousand two hundred and nine sary at thst tiine. dollars shall be and the same is hereby The CHAIRMAN-The necessity for these charged upon the revenue and other funds things could not be foreseen.

It was

of the Colony for the service of the year at the request of the owners of the pri 1916 and the said sum so charged may be vate streets that the streets should become

As already in orders. Saturday, October 16th:-

As already in orders.

PATROLS (WATER POLICE). Friday, October 15th:--

5.60 p.m.-D'Aquinn (8) and Hyndman

(S). Saturday, October 16th:

What we required, if we were to carry the war through to a successful conclu- sion, was unity. (Cheers.) It was dis- heartening, worse than any defeat in battle, to see huge strikes proseading in the very stress and agony of the war. At such a incrent it was (Cheers.) worse than the loss of a pitched battle in the field. (Cheers.)

DOWRIES TO CLERKS. MARRIAGE GIFTS FOR RAILWAY GIRLS.

Marriage deries are offered to girl

railway clerks. The new workers who have taken the places of men are engaged chiefly ledgering, and already the con ditions of labour have been standardised in several companies.

The Londen and South-Western Rail- yay give marriage dowries of £1 for every year's service, with a makiman of £10; the North-Eastern Railway £2 for every year's service, with a maximum of £30 and the Great Northern Railway £10 if the girl has been in the company's service for five years.

At the headquarters of the Railway Clerks Association a Press representa tive was informed that the number of women clerks is increasing so rapidly that it is impossible to climate It was the total from week to week. stated that among the men left there 8.50 p.m. Soues (S), Yvanovich (S) was a strong feeling that women clerks

and Xavier (P).

should be placed on the same rates of pay as men; that they should work under Sunday, October 17th:-

5.00 p.m.--A, A, Alves (S) and Vieirathe same conditions and subscribe to a

(5).

superannuation fund as the men do 8,30 p.m.-Man Tat Cheung (S) and

Tang Shing Sheung (S).

.F. C. JENKIN,

D.5.P. (Reserve).

As it is not considered reasonable for girls to start very early in the morning: For stay till the late hours at night, the men are working the awkward periods.

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CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S

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