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THE HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 1925

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COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THE GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.

STRONG FAITH IN THE FUTURE PROSPERITY OF THE COLONY,

The fact that most members attired themselves in formal business dress-top hat and tail coat-for the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon was evidence that the gathering was regarded as one During that of unusual importance. The business lasted over two hours, time the Budget for 1996 was passed and heth H. E. The Governor and the Colonial Secretary took formal leave of the Council. It is probably unique in the history of the Colony that both the Governor and Colonial Secretary should end their term of office simultaneously. As is known His Exellency goes to take up the Governorship of Jamaica. The Colonial Secretary is leaving on retirement from the Service. Having spent fourteen. years in the Colony during which period he has taken part in twelve Budget debates and introduced the estimates as Offerr Aduinistering the Government on three necasions, 1914, 1910 and 1923. There was a full attendance af members, Colonel C. Russell Brown, D.S.O., taking the oath of office and assuming the place of H. the General Oficer Constanding the Troops, Major-General C. C. Laard, who is on leave.

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REFUSE DESTRUCTORS.

Under the heading of Sanitary De-

we have

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RUDGET DEBATE.

house to house visitations of the Police At the conclusion of the opening routine and Military have had a most salutary and wholesome efect, anıl we suggest

HON. MR. CHOW SHOU SOM Jusiness, the COLDRIAL SECRETARY moved that these might be, with advantage, still

Hon Mr. CHow SHOT SON Sir,-Myc the second reading of the Bill Jutitaled carried on, from time to time. It is wel

come news that the new Kowloon os.partment" Page 32, there is an item for 4. Ordinance to apply a sim pot excredital is to he opened at last and that the an additional refuse large at a cost honourable senior colleague bas fully and ahly represented the collective views ing $15.56777 to the Public Services of equally delayed Salyingpun School is of $10,000. We have before this, and on more than one occasion, advocated em- within sight of being opened. With re

The of the unofficial members on the Badget, the year 1928.

gard to the postponement of some portion ployment of refuse destructors. of the public works which it was intend experience of the last few months have and it now remains for me to touch upon. ed to carry on, and more especially and confirmed the opinion which

à few points affecting the Chinese alone. HON. MR. PH. HOLYOAK.

improvements and developments, whilst dyneated formerly, and ffon Mr. P. H. HOLYOK: Your Excel fully appreciating the wisdom of "going animously of the opinion that three refuse.

My Chinese collengue and I, strongly leney, it will perhaps be useful in discuss slow for the time being, it is our opinion destructors should be ordered, one for

urge that the amber u hawkers" ing the Draft Estimates of Revenue and that too drastic cuts are not advisable use as each end of the town and one and that sufficient work for Kowloon. With regard to the removal Expenditure for 1920, if in the first place or necessary I deal with Your Excellency's speech skadd anyhow be continued to justify of sightsoil, we would draw attention Feences should not be further, reduced introducing the Budget before discussing the carrying on of your present stay, the complaints which have been made! Last year 1 drew the attention, of the

are clear indications of from Wanchai and enquire how much unless there Departments being seriously over-staffed. longer the disturbed conditions of the Whilst upon this subject I may add that Praya Road, are likely to continued having seently been greatly extended, we are in agreement with the principle whether temporary arrangements cannot the aber of licences might, safely ho

in detail such points as appear to us to call for further explanation or special reference. To commence with, we should like to congratulate you, Sir, un the ex- tremely able and comprehensive survey of the past year and the present situa tion, as well as upon the statesmanlike Badgetting which we have learned from successive hudgets, to expect from you Whilst sympathising with the difficulties of attempting any accurate Forecast for the coming year, it has naturally been relief to hear that "for the present, any rate, the right course is to reduce expenditure rather than to increase in come and that, therefore, you do not think it necessary to provide for addi: tional direct taxation for the present. We were glad to hear from Your Exer fency that the Colony's revenue is already showing signs of improvement.

of staff reductions where possible, but not at the expense of sending Home qualified Staff Officers, who, within 12 months, wight have to be indented for again, and we are sufficiently optimistic of the future of this Colony to helieve that you are justified in taking a risk in this comes tun. We should like to Le assured that the water schemes in view will be pressed forward and especially that the mechanic- al filters at Bowen Road will not be dropped but installed at the earliest have the benefit of proved experience possible moment, in order that we may similar to that already gained in the Taikon Sugar Refinery. And we shall be glad to know whether they have beer definitely ordered and, if so, what system has been adopted.

MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTA

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total other charges

seems to call for

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HAWKERSCIENCES.

Governmunt to the matter, and. I then. said that in view of the urban, area

somewhat increased. I also said that

support

be improved, so that sanitary work may be carried on without causing a serious nuisance. Un Page 79, nider the Public ne effect of too drastic & restriction Works Department the item of 11 was to lead boys to break the law by showing an increase of $44,111-for-hawking without a licence, as they must

Or themselves assist their

WOPKU One--Was to drive such boys into parents: and another, effect much

the streets, to get into mischief soon, or late. We hope that the reduction in! the estimates by $10,000 is due to enuses ether than the intended reduction of these fences,

me further explanation, and is another instaper of want of sufficient foot-notes.

UPÉFEY DE CARS,

POLICE FORCE..

difficult times, and they have discharged their arduous duties with tact and efficiency. The work of our Volunteers' and Police Reserves, wis, Algo, valuable, and has been much appreciated by the community.

We should also like to know why the upkeep of motor lurries and cars has increased from $11.000 to $25,000 and at in view of the number of motor cars and the same time we would enquire whether transport lorries now, being used, by the

I destry in behalf of the Chinese oralment Departments, there is. In the rumunity, to associate ourselves with employ of the Government, a qualifie!

Your Excellency's commendation: of "the Garage Manager and Mechanic who They must have passed through very splendid work of our Police Force. We most fully cadorse Your Excel

responsible for overseeing this work, and leney's statement that you cannot be

whether the Government has considered lieve that the intelligent people of Kwang.

an organised repair shop in view of the tunga race which has been famous

We have noted both from the estimates large capital aums now invested in these centuries for commercial ability and prae- alid from your own speech, Sir, that no vehicles and the Fire Department.. tient sense--can be content much longer provision has been made in connection

I notice that on Page 83,. under the to put up with the oppression of a regime with reprovisioning the Military Establish hending of Public Works Extraordin- imposed from outside and supported hyments and that you have reluctantly been

дру no revised estimated figures for mercenaries, from other provinces," and obliged to notify the Secretary of State 1923 are given, either on that page or I understand that while I was in Eng- too, believe that the traditional for the Colonies that we cannot take any succeeding pages, making any criticisms and the Hon. R. H. Kotewall, took op sound common sense of the people of further steps in the matter. We presume of comparative figures impossible, and with the Government. the question of Kwangtung, as well as the old-time. from this that the Oakley Award" was difficult as I can understand it is to estimproving our system, d vernacular deeply sincere friendship between the pot definitely accepted by the War Officemate at present, it occurs to me that education; and it is a great satisfaction Cantonese officials and people and the and that there is, therefore, no obligation some fairly reliable figures could and to me to see that provision has been British Government and its citizens resid-ipon the Colony, Certainly, in view of should have been put in for guidance, *- ing in Hongkong and China must before the tremendous fall in land value, should long reassert themselves, and conditions the necessity arise at a later periou, we hecome once more normal for them and may be able to come to more satisfactory 113. It is perhaps fitting at this stage to terms than were possible at the time express the fervent hope that the Con- of Sir John Oakley's visit which coincide ferences about to commence in Peking with the biggest land boom the Colony will materially assist in reinstating ngrmal bus ever known. relations with Ching.

we

MUDGET DETALLS,

Turting now to the details of the Bad ket, we note for the first time that all junior clerks now come under the definite heading of Fanior Clerical Servite." Whilst appreciating the explanation that this has been done for the sake of economy in time and labour, we are not fully satisfied that it is not preferable to delat these salaries to the various departments concerned, that we my arrive at definite knowledge of the cost of running each department.

TRADE STATISTICS.

ار

PORT DEVELOPMENT.

QUESTION UP LOANS.

We note that a substantial saving. We are glad to find that Your Excel estimated at 244,000, is to he made by lency is so whole-heartedly in favour of the abandonment of the Statistical De- financing Public Works Extraordinary by partment of the Imports & Exports separate short term loans a policy which Ofice, and I have been asked to "make has been consistently advocated by Un- representation's that this would be a very official Members of this Council, especially retrogressive step, and that it should be by myself, for several years past. Never avoided if at all possible. Personally theless we agree with you, Sir, that the speaking. I cannot imagine why this times are not propitious for raising money particular department has proved so for Port Development or for Public Works expensive to run hitherto, and possibly Extraordinary by loans at the present upan reconsidering the matter, it may be time, but this should certainly be kept found hat it can still be carried on in mind. though at a far lower cost.

VERNACULAR EDUCATION.

THE COLONY'S VITALITY-

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made in these estimates for the estab CHARITABLE SERVICES..

lishment of Vernaculan Middle School

IL Under the head of: Charitable. Ser at Saiyingpin. It is the opinion of many vices" and the subhendGrants. in aid Chinese who have made some study of of Charitable Institutions," Page 102, my the subicet,, that there should be colleagues and I are unanimously of the graduated system of schools reaching up opinion that supplementary vote of from the vernacular school, to the Chinese $3,000-increasing it from $9,000 to $8,000 middle school, and on to an enlarged --annually, might fittingly he made to the and improved department of Chinese We have been impressed with the heavy

Alice Memorial and its Affiliated Hos-study in the University. In such a cost of the Port Development Departpitals, which are doing, as your Exec! system great, stress should, we think, be ment in comparison with the amount iency well knows, magnificent work laid on the ethics of Confucianism which of work to be carried out, but it is the amongst the poore Chinese, and have is, in China, the greatest force for good. ananimous opinion of my cplleagues that done for inany years past, and more Any money which the Government may. it would be an economy again to incrge especially do I venture to appeal for this spend in this direction would in our this Department with General Public because this Hospital has been more seri- opinion; be money well spent and also Works Department, with the Director of ously hit than many other institutions constitute social insurance of the best Public Works in charge We should fur by the financial conditions in the Colony kind. ther be interested in hearing whether the and the unfortunate death of our lament- Government has yet formed any cleared colleague Mr. Chaa Sin Ki, who wan

In presenting the Budget, Four "Ex- opinion as to a definite scheme for port one of its most ardent and generous sup celleney asked for the support of the development.

porters. I understand it was the inten- unancial members for your policy of tion, of the hospital to increase its accom- economy. Inged hardly say that my modation to cope with the growing need Chinese colleague and I support Your for additional beds but this has had to Excellency west heartily. "Last year, be abandoned for the preseut, I read when the estimates were before thin scarcely remind you, Sir, that the institu- Council, we urged that atriet economy tion provides an excellent training sebool should be exercised in all directions, so for midwives for Government purposes. that, as I said at the time when tha As Chairman of the-Hospital for many rainy day che, as it was bound to comm gears I can assure you that the unanimous soon or late, we might be able to face recommendations of my colleagues are the financial situation with equanimity. worthy of the Government's support. But our advocacy of thrift does not

We congratulate you on the very satis factory arrangements made in connection Colony,

mean that we have lost faith in the with the John G. Kerr. Hospital, Canton, the Hon. Mr. Kotewall and I are firm Like our English colleagues, for the treatment of mental cases. The believers in the Colony'a vitality and its It is fitting I should here refer to the work of this institution is unanimous future. We believe that the cloud which generous and prompt response of His ly and highly appreciated by us all and is temporarily darkening our sky will. We post cordially endorse your high Majesty's Government to the appeal for for many years past has been of immense and must, one day roll away, when the appreciation of the zealous services of financial assistance by this Colony, and service to this Government

sun will again smile upon a happy day. the Police Force during the trying period to the very excellent effect it immediately through which we have passed and would had in restoring confidence and further Whilst regretting it has been necessary gratulate Your Excellency upon the very associate with them, both the Police our high appreciation of the neighbourly to abandon, the, four armed "Patrol able manner in which, you have present- Reserve and the Volunteers, not forget assistance offered by the Straits Govern launches" which were manned by the ed to us what must be one of the most ting the wonderful voluntary service ren- ment in this connection, which has pro- Navy, we realise the necessity for this difficult Badgets that a Governor of this dered by a very large section of the entire foundly impressed the entire community and have always considered that this pre-Colony has been called upon to prepare. community, Chinese Bad Foreign alike, of this Colony.

tection should have been afforded by and I sincerely hope that you will soon have to maintain the essential services and normi-life of the Colony. Indeed, thanks

is rightly chargeable, to the Admiralty." the gratification and pleasure of weeing to the united efforts of all, so normal and discussion of the "Draft Estimates "Secretary of State that the heavy saws Enances has been completely justified by I pass now to more detailed reference We therefore hope your appeal to the that your policy in regard to our have things been kept to the cave and in the first place I note that Hawkers Colony, should be repaid to us by the casion on which the Han, Col with our that visitors arriving in the Colony leave Licences have been reduced by $19,000- Admiralty, since they were incurred in tazy would be ass like to make this expended on these launches, by the results. As this would be the last oc- failed to realise, at first, that there was and trust that this does not mean that entity with the suppression and pre- Budget, I should also to o anything abnormal Nor would I pass from this subject without a sincere and fewer licences are being issued, more vention of piracy which is and always opportunity to express appreciation of cordial tribute to the magnificent and especially in view of the services which has been considered essentially the work the courtesy and ability with which he, beroic services rendered by the Firehawkers rendered to us during the earlier of the Navy. Brigade and the Police, as well as by the days of the strike. If a policy of reduc St. John's Ambulance Brigade during the tion has been adopted I take this opporta- horrors of the

recent Po Hing Foar nity of placing on reeard the disagree-solute faith, that, notwithstanding tem collapse...

ment of the Unoficial Members.

POLICE FORCE. ·

PUBLIC WORKS.

HAWKERS' LICENCES.

FOOT NOTZE.

We regret the necessary postponement On page 11 there are large increases of the work on the new prison on the in rents of Government property, which Kowloon side and hope in the meantime are entirely unexplained, by foot-netes, that the noticeable reduction in crime and I may add that throughout the esti therefore the strain upon the accommode mates this year there is, in relation to tion of our present prison will continue largs soms budgetted for, a want of foot. to be experienced. In this connection notes, which in the past have been freely there can be little doubt that the recent given.

PREVENTION OF PIRACY.

THE FUTURE.

Ip conclusion, I should like to con.

both as Colonial Secretary and as Officer Administering the Government, always participated in the discussions in connec tion with the subject, ...

HON MR. H. W. BIRD.

I am one of those, Sir, who have ab-

porary, het bacles, this Colony has a far greater future ahead of it than anything it has known in the past. Your whole Hon Mr. H. W. BIRD: Sir, -1. administration here proves that you too wish to endorse fully the remarks that have held that view and you have im- have fallen from the Acting Benior Un- pressed us all by your wide views of the official Member who has dealt with the future and liberal preparation therefor larger matters at issue. As regards my Someday we hope Lady Stubbs and you further comuments they represent my will be able to re-visit Hongkong and 'sce personat views which may or may not the realized plans and visions of to-day, have the approval of my colleagues..