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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH. 1917.

Ender Miseltaneous" items 14 and glitation of the Local Auxiliary Forces la are for very desirable inprovements

The change brought about in the con- necessitated the retirement of Lieut. in the sanitation and administration of Victoria Gnol, while items 16 and 17 Colon A Chapman, whe for nearly twenty five years had been connected with provide for jeltics for the more speedy

refuse.

The provision of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, for ten removal of of which he wa, in eamman, I'desire to jetties is found to be necessity for the express my appreciation of his long and deservation of the lighters, which suffer by lying alongside the Prayn wall damage faithfel service in the Corps.

at low tide. In the Public Works Department, under, Under Iteur 21, a larger sum than usual Personal

Emoluments," **: General } has been provided for compensation Staff," the number of 1st Grade Assistant and resutions," as it is anticipated expenditure will be re Engineers on the permaient stuff has been that consider: intressed to five and none now remain on quired for resumptions in connection the sports establishment; the aber wider the medians. Water works

Road construction and improvement. & SUI of 2nd Gra Assistant Engineers of $102,000 is entered to complete the been increased to seven by the transfor

additional

reservoir and filter

Service

1.

to

The

the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance control

of wo from the temporary establishment beds at West Point, The sum of £50,000 quired of the War Loan is hot re-} dealt with afterwards if it is found neces-

and by the transfer of two Assistant Land Surv yors to the Engineering Branch The amber of 1st Class Overacers, is in erased by one transferred from the tem

porary establj-hinent and the number of Overseers 18t Class, onlingly need establishment correspondingly reduced.

F

Lion for them there and it is considered not got the form of license which is really desirable that the staff should live in appropriate to their case. The restaurant. British terrory. The pipe line at Tipo Hicense controls only the restaurant por requires complete, renal, as it has beeti found to be much corroded and choked it of their business, and licenses wider

p. Improvements are required approach road so Yamali necessitated the boarding houses only as regards emi by an mercase in vehicular trahent that grouts. That form of license is perhaps station, while the Vote for Roads and rather beneath the dignity of the better Crossings is required, owing to the greater class Chinese hotels, and this Ordinance is to provide some proper form of license. use that is now made of these crossings."

Under the heading. Charge on account The Ordinancs gives power to deal with of the 2 in the line cold the Consul boarding fontes generally, but at present is shown in the Intergat on the Commuli it is only proposed to deal with le dated Inscribed Back the Crown Agents Chinese hotels and boarding houses that

in the Sinking Faud, Charges and

aré referred to in the draft regulations amounting in all to 257, which is due

which were published with the Bill. to bigler exchange ne vole of Other classes of birding house may be

for the Tytum Tuk Scheme, Second Sec

There is a decrease of $6,070 under 85 ry to da m tion, is almost entirely retention nosey Pensions, Civil Pensions being estimated The COLONIAL SECRETARY reconded, and on the contract.

bo cost $7,370 less than in 1017. I have the Bill was renda pecond time: In Kowloon under

regarding the Council then went into Committee to Buildings

already addressed you of 868.000 has been provided for erecting death of Dr. Atkinson, and it is a matter consider the Bill efause by clause

block of six quarters for Sabordinate for du regret shat he shound have lived

Clatuses 1 and 2 were pussed without, Officers, and $10,000 to complete the martor so short a time to enjoy the pensiunanjendment. -ket at Shanshuipe

I so well earned. The increase

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Doved that The number of Assistant Land Surveyors) the restion with the forine

* Nerotiations for that lie had six well.

of land re-in the anumat required under Widows

and Chrphens

"Pensions is due to the tragraph f of Clause 3 be deleted and the quired in to live and the number on the temporary Hem have delayed the commencement off untimely dentễn of several valuable of following clauses marked. I and g instine?!

A saving of 1.500 is shown under of and b. Charitable Services

This way agreed to. With a view to strengthening the de. the quarters hitherto, while the site of

There is an estimated balance of Re Clamsey A. a-and 6 were passed without pastorat the Clerk in Acenunty Cor- the markes at Shamship has on

recently been well. respondence and Stores has been trans

Item 39.(a) is for a road connecting vente ofer Expenditure of 22,624,176.dent. Ferred to Water Works," one is Grade Yauanti with Taikoktai. The lessors of which added to the estimated balance at Clerk has been transferred from "Water certain lots have represented that they are the end of this year of $2.867,045 makes These figures arr 19. Joel with the development total of $4.491,000. Works Accounts Correspondence unable and Stores and me 5th Grade Shroff of their lots until reasonable means of eminently satisfactory, and while repeat

ing the warning that I gave last year is and on Bed Grade Clerk has been a cantation-with them are provided.

Under Hein 36 a sum of $3,300 is preto the necessity for husbanding 10 + Accounts Correspondence and

resources, wol take an opporeungy Stores" and Water Works," respective,vided for a shelter of picaresque design tatre ou of consulting" honourable mente pe joske it read “Resnonsibility for i

Under Public Works Recurrent thin the playground on Chatham Rouch

of portuare, agents and servants," bers as to what further help, the Cojony: Unter Item 19

$50.000 1 8I: tonit increase is that of $15,000 in Main, vided for Compensation and Resumptions, can give io is Majesty's Government, and the in Shines 1 the last termines of Waterworks for City and as it is expected that considerable pay

In this erección

will bring up to date words be omitted mut the words his Hall District. This is dy to the increaseats will have to be mad in conner in the statement of the financial and other retuer agent or servant ” înéried in f tand price of stores and of coal for pun with the extension if the system of wind given by the Colons to Imperial War their slam, and that in Sub-clause & the

ing A shin e 84,000 ans heen inserted

Funds

and to War Charities, which wegd i menige? be inserted between the for Special Repairs to the Filter. Beda in

[wende ** unele " and "agent, 2% in order In the New Territories.

The amounts taken up through "thẻ | phạt thâc anhglavan any read “nothing. Kowloon. The team for Stoves Depreciander Buildingsories. the only work made to the Courcil in March.

Brush Banas in the Colony to The aud In this section shall be construed ng re tiny has been entered at the nominal sum, which is much

Luckyquired.

of September are as follows:

Herinr any such partner, agent or ser British War Lous and War

vent from ane penalty or forfeiture to; Savings Certientes

45.000 helye wanht otherwise be liable.”* Smits Saliements and

rated Malay States Loans $3,866,173

This was agreed ka. (Straits Currency). The Hongkong and South China Wayment.

on the permtuent staff has been increased

establishuvat reduced to three.

ronds.

pro

a market at Tau 4 sum of 840,000 as

of $109, as a credit Imance was entered to complete the Tsan Wan section in 1918, while the apront to be writ of the road to Castle Peak now under off the value of the St. noch disappear constraction, and a sum of $215,000 for as the dredge is no longer burng on the the portion from Tsun Wan to Castle Store Books,

Peak. To complete the widening of the road from Fanling Castle Plak

$25,000

000 is provided, and is

it

The Estimats of Expenditure under the head.“ Public Works, Extraordinary,'

in $1,48,500, a Fither larger sum than is to youtirme, the widening and Savings Arcsalion, which was establish-

at

I

The Armysey-Gesanat-I wish to move an amendment to Clause 7 to make it leny then he licensee is alle for the nets of his withers ne well as of his agents, I sinve. Derefore, that the wordl partners inserted in the marginal

net

Clause S was passed without amend

By Commeil resuming, -

ed in January last, had received up to The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Pred, that thes provided for in the estimates of this year of the road to Taipo at a cost of $40,000, the end of September the large sum of Bill, as amended in Committer, be read a buy every endeavour has beey made to These works will result in a good broad 1,011,440 Straits Currency and the sum-third time.

The Bill was then read a third time end confine the programme of works to the road being in existence at the end of ber of members of the Association was annessities of the development of this

The Colony is deeply indebted to passed. next year from Kowloon by Castle Peak 787. and Fanling back to Kowloon, a distance

the gentlemen who formed and have young and rapidly graving Colony of over sixty miles. It is expected that carried on this association

"LIQUORS -CONSOLIDATION ORDINANCE, 1911, no expense Apart from certain, sanitary works, it is such development will take place in to the cribers, and to the Union In The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved thes therefore any proposed to continue the

and surance Seciety of Chalon, who are thecond reading of the Bill intitaled," An} building of the extension to the Central Consequence both for residential

ugeienltural purpos The road from Honorary Secretaries and Treasurers. Ordinance to amend the Liquors Consali. Police Station, the erection of certain San Tin to Lok Ma Chau Police Station has proved a great boon to the small quarters for Government officers at Leigh will be useful for polier adozzistration, investor, and we can only hope that thedation Ordinance, 1911." In doing so, he Lou Ifill and in Kowloon and of a market the present path being narrow and liable remaining som which the Government of I understand that the Honourable at Shamshuight, and to begin the erection to flooding.

the Straits Settlements bis reserved for Colonial Secretary will lead with the Under of new offices for the Superintendent of

rinciple anderlying this Bill, and, there. a sum of $20,000 the Association will all be taken up. Drainage Imports and Exports next to the Har has been provided for drains in connec lo my statement last March gave af fore, I propose to deal only with the latter bour Office, and a small market Toi .tion with building operations, and a sum list of the amounts contributed to various portion of it, that is, Clauses 7, 8, 9 and The feature in the estimates is the proof $27,000 is entered for water mains at funds in aid of the war and to clarities 10. Clauses 7 and 8 make certain slight

Shamship

in connection with the war to the 31st changes in the provisions of the principal grante of main road construction, For

In the Post Office under Other Charges December, 1916, the total being $81,192. Ordinance as regards the Import and which a sum of 367,000 is provided, while the abolition of sea sorting on board Up to the end of September the War Export statements. One alteration is that a situs of 417-8) will be expented in the & packete has reduced the share of Charities Committee remitted a further to make it quite clear the Import improvement of visting roads Thetho Mail Subsidy by £000; this is still sum of over £13,000 and have expended: great increase in Eid day of autor-cars further reduced by higher exchange and locally for the working parties and in Exper; staternents furnished under this Ordinance must be on a separate: an the deny and the growing necessity saving of 210,640 is shown. of opening up residential sites beyond the estimated that higher exchange will also

l als The Jockey Club set to oi. Dunstan's form from any other returns furnished Limits of Victoria and Kowloon bas en result in a saving of 893,000 in Transit Hospital a sum of £3,000 and £100 to the to the Superintendent of the Imports It has been dered it imperative for the Government to Charges. There are increases in Coal and Blue Cross Society, while the St. Andrew Experts Department, provide sair means for rapid transport. other items amounting to 050, but Society and the Masonic Bodies have the practice of the Shipping Com By their use in opening up new areas, in

against these are set decreases of $500 also remitted large sums.

panies to furnish the liquor returns on facilitating transport, and in rendering and $1,400 in Stamps and Incidental The loend branch of the Overseas Cuba separate form. This Ordinance will

The vote for subscribed a sum of £1,000 for the par-make the obligation a' legal one, Expenses, respectively. the Colony were attractive to visitors and Stores,

D'Aguilar Radio residents, especially Chinese who show a Station, was over-estirnated last year and charities. I desire to make special nien-sections which deal with these statements

Telegraph chase of an acroplane and for sundry is proposed now, also, to alter two zemarkable appreciation of motoring, has been reduced by 5,433.

tion of the generous gifts of a battle. It is the intention by these two clauses to thirse new roads will all tend to produce

plane by Mr. A. R. Lowe, and an aero- require ship-owners to furnish what are therefore remunerative works.

revenge of a permanent nature. They are

alu proper heads.

to the Secretary of State. The provision

son Leighton Hill includes a re-vote of the

estimates.

abolished.

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sum

a of 84,030.

It

LANE, CRAWFORD

THE

& CO.

PALL MALL” WHISKY.

11

YEARS OLD.

$32 per case.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

WHISKY.

"OLD SQUARE"

UNVARIED FOR 150 YEARS.

$30 per case.

WHITE HORSE CELLAR WHISKY.

WAR

Island of Islay and Glenlivet.

$29 per

CLAN MACKENZIE

WHISKY.

OLD MATURED.

$28 per case.

“PREMIER” WHISKY.

EXTRA OLD SCOTCH.

WRIGHT & GREIG, GLASGOW. $28 per case.

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CHARITIES.

"OUR DAY"

THURSDAY, 18th OCT., 1917.

MORNING:

Collection for LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND. Or cheques may be sent now addressed to LADY MAY, Government House (envelopes being marked "Rose Fund"). AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock.

GREAT DRAWING OF WAR BONDS at the Murray Parade Ground.

St. John Ambulance Brigade competitions. Teas and Refreshments in English and Chinese style, and various

attractions.

EVENING at 9 o'clock,

FETE at the Public Gardens, New OFFICIAL WAR FILMS shown for the first time in Hongkong; Illuminations and Music,

THE BANDS OF THE 25th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT,

play during the Afternoon and Evening.

INFANTRY, 74th PUNJABIS and POLICE RESERVÉ

Admission to Parade Ground, 50 Cents.

Admission to Gardens, $1; Seats, $5 enclosure and 1 enclosure.

Sailors and soldiers in uniform) (not including the Hongkong Defence Corps) admitted free;

Children half-price for admission and sents.

Tickets for admission and seats obtainable at MoUTHIE'S, ROBINSON'S, ANDERSON'S and from

Members of the War Chaertes GENERAL COMMITTEE,

General Charges, Personal Emaliments, plane by Mr. fo fook.

In the Kowloon Canton Railway, under 1. will go will be noticed that the post of Inspec under the auspices of Queen Mary seven if no liquor is imported or exported The various parties of ladies working known as "nil" returns, that is, a return into the matter in greater detail under or of Station Accounts has been Needlework Guild have since the begin by the ship concerned. It is done nak In Hongkong under Buildings " 2 Under Maintenance of Way Works and ning of the war runde 211,274 bandages rule, but it is thought better now to make sum of $150,000 is provided for continuing Stations, Other Charges, there are 30,271 garments and 11,158 knitted the obligation a legal one. Clause re- the work on the extension to the Central creases of 8350 for Fastenings, $25 for articles, while the Union Church working penis ertain provisions of the principal Police Station, and $70,000 for beginning Points and Crossings, $400 for Bond party and other private working parties Ordinance which appear to be unneces abe erection of large offices for the De- and Crossings, and $2,400 for Sleepers, have all continued to supply many sary; they are the provisions which re

articles partment of Imports and Exports, the s

is anticipated chat w

Jonthly. large number alus. for which have been considered by of renewals will be required next year 7th August corresponderice from all 10-es and brewery licenses shall be will

I should like to mention that from the quire that the regulations dealing with

dealers licenses, Chinese restaurant 18th Against these are set decreases of 8700 10

in Hongkong

That and Tunnels gular troops stationed

is not the Public Works Committee and referred last. 82.200 in Bridges repairy addressed to any place in Great Britain published in Chinese,

which have undergone

For thought, to by neessary, and for some avler item.3 for the erection of quarters and renovation this year, $250 in Maur Possession, and British Colonyears past the Chinese version of the

and Ireland, to

to all places in tenance of

of Signals, $75 in Plantations sum of 260,000 provided in this year's $650 in Repairs of Staff Quarters and British troops are engaged in military Gazette has been given up. It is proposed $1,050 in Repairs of Station Buildings, operations has been transmitted through new, therefore, to repeal these provisions. Under Roads item's (a) and (b) and (d) so that the total Other Charges has been the west free of charge. Up to the 30th The last chuse of the Bill provides hat to (1) provision is made for completing

reduced by

September the following articles had been the Bill shall come into operation_on of $1,509

Under the main road round the Island. Begin-Locomotive, Carriages and Wagon Exposted and forwarded by the Post Office: December lat; next. That day is taken ning at Aberdeen the work already in pro. penses Personal Emoluments, there are letters, 374 postcards, 380 other because the Dealers and Adjunct licenses gress will result in a wide road being several additions to the staff, articles.

which are set out in Appendix III

Up to the 30th Sepictaber, 472 men had expire on November 30th, and the ist of December is, therefore, a convenient day made from the docks passing ausis Under Other Charges there is a large proceed from the Colony on action for the introduction of the new provisions village on to a widened bund (4). Thence increase of 32,000 for Coal which has 1 regret to say 3 have been killed in for the sale of liquor for cash,

vice with His Majesty's Forces, of whom the mile of arrow road to Little Hong-been reduced from 7,000 to 9,000 tons ia kong will be widened and straightened at quantity. There are, however, reductions on which in the Spring stid doing so, he said:-In seconding the

The action

Service Commis- The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded In a cost of $15,000 (i). The improvements in other votes which bring the net in most useful work, resulting in the release in for the

sccond reading now in progres; between Deep Water Bay crease to a su Expenses, Fereonn? Emin of more than fifty men for service outside of this bill. T only

propos and Repulse Bay will be completed at a Under Traffic further outlay of $6,000 (a). From Re-lumehed and a new post of Station It-ke every effort in supporting His of intoxicating liquor on licensed

the post of Head Guard has been I trust that the Colony will continue to the clauses which relate to the supply the Colony, The war still continues, and deal with the principle involved in pulse Bay to a point on the road between. Stanley and Tytam Tuk it is proposed to sector has been created with a view to Majesty & Government both in the supply inises not in conjunction with a bona make a new road on an improved trace the better supervision of Chinese Station Ma

of men and with easy gradients and with a summit Masters. One 6th Grade Telephone Clerk which the Fm until the objects for meal to persons who are not resident on and her gallant Allies the premises. Through the action taken

during are struggling have been attained.

the five years ending on the 30th read November, 1915, in terminating all pai It is proposed to take the Zard Uctober, as it is essential that the junction with hotels there are no public estimates should be forwarded p the houses in the ordinary sense of the term

of 820, 329

Other

considerably lower than that of the Charges have been reduced by $4.801 in

has been added for night duty,

Lo

present path. The alignment is not yet all, the Commission on the Transporting of the Supply Bill on Tuesday. the licans' licences except those held in con-1|

proved and widened at an estimated cost

cf

settled, but a sum of $90,000 has been Goods amounting to $2,000 being deducted antered in anticipation of the work being before estimating revenue. faished next year (e), The remainder Coal for the Fanling Branch Lice is of the road to Tytara Tuk will be in estimated to cost 91.750 more and the th October in order that, in accordance in the Colony, and 115 Presumably for af 860,000 (1). The approach road to the votes for Eastenings and Sleepers have with the Colonial Itegulations, they may reservoir and the road over the dani will beeu

Other items have wise, before the end of the year.

be considered and approved, or other he completed this year. Under (4) a safe been reduced so that the net increase is of $30,000 has been provided for com

$1,895. regret that this Branch Line

The Bill was then read a first time.

BOARDING BOUSE ORDINANCE,

the road from the dam to Tytam shows no sign of being able to pay its

From Tytam Gap it has been sug way. The estimated revenue for 1918 is

be may

ultimately to proceed to Shaukiwan 913,895. I

810,100 and the estimated cost is The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the

an unless its productinercases..

to close the second reading of the Bill entituled, “An

Through a deep cutting and over entirely new road at a much lower level

Breat

it

the convenience of visitors other than residents that some hotels regularly apply fur publicans' licences. Such a licence enables an hotel to have what is described in the principal Ordinance as a pablic bar, and the disappearance of the houses naturally led to an increa amount of custom for the hotel, bars. These bars, whether dignified by the same pagoda

than the existing road, but in order to 83,000 is inserted for a Motor Trolley for and control of places where persons are or what not, are merely adjuncts of the avoid the

expense of this work. at the better supervision of the track by the the object of the Bill is to provide powers and so long as public opinion demande lodged for hire." In doing so he said hotel, though perhaps profitable adjuncts, provision has been made for a Engineer of Way Works and Staltors. present small Joop road at Tytam the new road to the existing road (A) anu platform awnings. The erection of the hotels and boarding houses and all other imagine that any

and A re-vote of $00.000 is includes for for the hcensing and better control of that such places shall exist, I canot Government, except in a um of 8-10,500 for

improving the existing road Shankiwan. The circle

to

is per- ele experiene in delayed by the difficulty places where persons are lodged for hire accede to the demand, though it is for of the major portion of the island by a steel work from England. Votes amount

in obtaining the necessary Some of these places are already sufficient to the

fectly:

justified in stipulating that the ly controlled under various Ordinances; right conferred shall be exercised in a be completed, and good road will thus is difficult to estimate, the boon which ing to $12,965 are included for other for example, the European hotels are fit and proper manner. At a meeting that

constructional works, The huts for

attended some months ago at which the of recreation, but as an aid to the dove-necessary, as these men have to be out at where assisted emigrants may be lodged a

or adjunct licenses, and boarding houses

made in this

'LS discussed, lopment of a portion of the island hitherto il times and in all weathers. The vete

well-known member of the community i are controlled by the Asiatic Emigration exclaimed "What about vested interests!!! of residence for business men..

New Fencing is required a the Item G. The sum of $5,000 provided is required for the laying of a cable from neived since the commencement of the of this kind, either boarding houses or and the meeting ended anewhat suid- the General Post Offics to No. 2 Police railway now requires renewal. It is con hotels, where there is no proper or approvenly, but I have not forgotten the occur Station to carry telephone wires andero Wu for the staff, at Sham Chun better class of Chinese hotel, though some public service to have acquired's great necessary to provide quarters at priate form of license. For example, therence. I have been long enough is the ground and an to relieve the poles which Station, as there is ne living accommoda- are becoming over-ended.

of them have restaurant licenses, have

(Continued on zmye 0)

such a road will be, not only as a means pointymen and gatemen are consider controlled by means of públicans Licenses

bil

quite out of reach as a practical place on fencing which has not been Ordinance, 1911, but there are other places. The remark occasioned "Bome: amusement

GRAND CHINESE THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT From 5th till 12th October, at the Taiping Theatre. Tickets for the War Bond Drawing are obtainable at all the Principal Banks.

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"OUR DAY"

PATRIOTIC RIBBONS

Na ional Colours of the Allies in Several Widths.

"HEATHER DAY"

TARTAN RIBBONS in Great Variety.