1925-10-23 — Page 8

12

THE BUDGET PASSED.

(Cantinued from page 5.)

HAWKEES' LICENCES.

|

THE HONGKONG" DAIL

only reason given for un increase of station aficers is that one might fall sick But the senior Chinese members of the staff are very efficient and have shown themselves so au mury occasions,

BANYAN TREEN.

ture on port works of $608,4 point out that the work of ment includes the whole of East reclamation. There is. amall proportion of the Gove tribution included in the est this would reduce the percen It is very sul to think that these ban-sonal emoluments on the ex yan trees in Nathan Road will have to

the department to a very go sometime. It is recognised that they Then you also have to take will have to go when the service of buses work in connection with the started. They have been carefully at North Point. I should counted by the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department and precate any suggestion of re department under the Direct will have to come down. The and Works because it would not planted when the road was narrow and are now all over the place. No one ilis.conomy: We are paying. th

kes seeing the trees removed more than er precisely the start pay him as an assistant I do but they constitute-n danger, I the branches are lapped on one side and not on the other it makes them unstable and it might menn an Resident. There are 300 of them and they will have to go, but not we start strengthening the road and the bus service commences. I thank hun. members for their contients on the eati

As regards the Hawkers' licences to which members have referred. I think it is realised that we have to maintain some proportion, between the number actually required or who get some sort of livelihood from hawking and the block in the streets caused by hawkere stalls in crowded parts of the city. I have resisted attempts by the Captain Super- latertent of Palice to reduce the number below certain Agures, and I have gone carefully into his argments on this ques- tion of obstruction. This Senior Member of Council and the Chinese members enn rest assured that this matter of Hawkers licences will not be lost sight of. Unless thero is real reisen for reducing the licences, either owing to obstruction or to the fact that certain classes of present. Their time will come whenment of the Port Developme hawkers will not be reduced,

aro

unercessary, the number

EXPUNE DESTRECIORS. The Senior Unofficial member and his colleague referred to the question of re, fuse destructors, and I may say at once that when I came to this Colony I came with knowledge of refuse destructors in the Straits Settlements and Malay States

nates. I'm speaking for the last time in a Budget debate. We are all more or less in unity as regards the future, pro- sperity of the Colony. (Applause.}

H.E. THE GOVERNOR.

Public Works and the

and accountants would have the surae. I would remind hd that the innin reason for this

ment was not that we had of the ability of the Directe Works to construct any wo

earth or in the water but sim his than is employed so muchee taking full advantage of his matters that we thought we

more direct control over oth

FIRE BRIGADE,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 1925

million dollars is a nice sum to have no mengs sure that I should. Five

TRADE "STATISTICS.

I am glad to hear that some arrange.

CORRESPONDENCE.

in hand for a rainy day when everything meat may be made for the continuance LABOUR LEADERS' POWER IN

revenue

is going satisfactorily, and meets expenditure but if your revenue of the figures in connection - with the for reasons beyonil your control is ex. Imports and Experts Department. I was tremely uncertain and may very likely celoe very far short of balancing your expenditure, I think it is desirable to keep your reserve as high as you can by cutting out all work not absolutely cessary. I trust and believe that in a few months, or a years time at the forward a supplementary list of works latest, the Colony will be able to bring which will enable the hon. member to see the streets properly named and the other things he has suggested carried out, but at the present time I deprecate situation which cannot be said to be taking a too optimistice view of the entirely satisfactory.

EDUCATION

I have left to the last the question of education, which was raised by the Attorney-General, and by the senior

Chinese member. I am afraid I was so wrapt up in the wonderful construction of my predecessor's lust paragraph that and abilities if he was tied do1 rather missed the exact meaning of the which might be, done by oth By relieving the Director o

Attorney-General's remarks. I think, Works of the Part Developmu however, it must be admitted that some applied to the Chinese from Western I think it would be a retrocedents, who should be supposed to have

quarters, and that part taken by stu to abolish the. Port Develo partment.

Required an intelligence beyond that of their uneducated countrymen, has shown that they possess less than the beasts which perish. I am inclined to agree with what I know is the view of the Director of Education. Our mistake has been in attaching too much importance to Western education. from which, if you come to examine the matter very entals benefit very greatly. It is cer tainly a mistake that we have not paid more attention to the vernacular educa tion of Chinese. I may tell you that the Director of Education is devoting much time to the discussion of this subject and I hope that in due course it will with my entire sympathy and support be possible to provide a chain of Chinese education from the vernacular schools

all the points raised, and any other University. I think I have dealt with points on menibers desire me to dilate upon further I shall be prepared to do so. (Applause.)

NEW TERRITORIES,

CANTON.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

„DAILY PRESS."]

.

HONGKONG

asked to raise this question by interest. eu merchants who are, perhaps, mure interested than they appear to be. The real fact is that in almost every other

Sir Ia tho Canton Gazette of yester.k port in the world you have Customis. In day was published an 'order, issuu Hongkong you have none. Whilst it is by the Military Council of the Nation function they do not function fully as alist Gevenment to various organisations. true that the Chinese' Maritime Customs far as Hongkong returns are concerned, which reads as follows: if it was desired to find out in two years time what effect the strike had had in Hongkong trade it would be impossible cut these figures. The argument that to get the necessary information with-

the Import and Export figures are not reliable is no argument against the need for keeping them but is rather an argu- ment against the method of compiling them. Without such Agures it is in- possible to make a comparison between one year and another and what is more important there is no means of compar ing the imports into this Colony of com petitur countries. They ar

part of world trade statistics and Hongkong should not be lacking in that respect. ment is preposterous and that the cast

has been. ought to be very much. lower than it

The CotuiAL SECRETARY: There are at tremendous number of items and it is purely physical work in recording them.

: DANGEROUS -BRIDORS.

the Taipo Road bridges, I agree with Hou. Mr. HOLTOAK: With reference to xcellency's remarks as to speed, course, but for a long time past the

*** The letter of the Strika Committee stated that they received a report from the Patrol Leader Chan Chuk declar ing that a service steamer was seen amuggling provisions to the enemies, and passengers to Hongkong and Macao. The Government was resqueat.... ed to order the different organisations to notify their sub-ordinates not to. violate the strike, as such action when found out would be strictly deft with. It was decided at the meeting of the Standing Committee to hand over ther matter to the Military Council for settlement Alt military officials are expreted to restrict their sub-ordinates. and to adhere to the order.”.

Not having seen any formal declara- tion of war we are wondering who the enemies were, but perhaps two incidents. which occurred on the same day may throw some light on the subject.

A Swiss citizen resident on Shameera business call on a Chiness friend in the City was by the latter paying presented with a seasonable delicacy in the shape of a tin of ricebirds. On re a menace to safety. From a motorist's pickets outside the French bridge; who point of view-and I speak as one who informed him that no food staffs wer drives, they are a positive danger. They permitted to enter the island:ww should have heen oar of the first improve.The same thing happened to a member on other ronds which should have been

ents undertaken. Money has been spent of the American Consular Service who

was later in the day bringing home 1. spent on the main road in the New Ter- inent of the road ought now to be amongst

bunch of bananas. vitories. We submit that the improve. the first of new work undertaken. The

less these citizens of two friendly sister republies received supplies from Hong-

Iz would, therefore, appear that, un-

Die THE GOVERROR: Gentlemen, the which made me, think they were wonder- | Director of Public Works and the mens it leaves him at liber | thing has gone wrong with education as We do feel that the cost of the Depart‹ | Fat things to perform two offices that of Colonial Secretary, in a speech which destroying refuse and supplying a very may be described as his swan song, have good class of manure. I tried to impress dealt with most of the points raised. my views on Sir Henry May and found There are, however, one or two on which him entirely ansympathetic. I consider. I should like to say, a few words, pre- ed I was in the right and thought they facing them with the observation that should be erected in this Colony, Since if I had realised earlier that this was The Hon. Mr. Bird's remion then wo have called for reports from the last occasion on which the Colonial the Fire Brigade have been it various places, and hon. members will Secretary would probably attend a mest by the Colonini Secretary remember that the Acting Colonial Seure.ing of the Counell I should have foresaid that if such and such was Lary, Mr. Fletcher, in the debate on the stalled the remarks of the senior Chinese I regret I did not take a Budges in 1983 referred to this matter. member. I did not realise that the his remarks nur views did in I am going to read you his remarks he. Council would probably not meet again eide. Well, I am afraid ourtda closely, it is not clear that all Occi¡ first section of the Taipo Rond has been turning he was stopped by the strike cause they converted me to the opinion between my departure and that of the not coincide. (Laughter.} that refuse destructors here are unneces. Colonial Secretary, and I should like at Dealing with the nutter Mr. this point to take the opportunity of adry, Fletcher said:"

thanking him for the highly cuciens With regard to the question "It was asked that we should have manner in which he has served as in the New Territories I an incinerator for the destruction of Colonial Secretary for signe 14 years in pleased than surprised to hear rabbish That question has been gone this Colony and for the entirely adequate are thousands of acres in the into exhaustively on three occasions. way in which he has taken the place of tion. I can assure him that

ritories suitable for extensiv Brat in 1901, and again in Tx, when Governors during temporary absences. End those thousands of acres

not being put to the best ponte The hon. Senior Unofficial Heriber" re- the geological survey was not to terred to the question of classifying the accomplish. I entirely agree i junior Clerical service separately.

Hor. Mr. HOLTOAK: YES. The as to the desirability of encour expease. The capital cost of building of view. Mr. Holyoak's point was that and couraging because of the enormous Colonial Secretary dealt with one point inhabitants to grow fruit, ve runs as high as six and a half dollars under the old system you could see the

Not long Bang in the village of Kam Tin, e per ton of rubbish consumed annually, against our cost of eighty cents for all exact cost of a department. The answer voted to interest the Eldersen

is that, you would not, our plant and material. The rubbish is the cost was put it was not the figure to establish themselves so as some of the statements which have been At what gure matters, and urged them to gut Hou, Mr. HOLYOAK: 4 wish to reply to Jargely of a light vegetable nature and of the estimmtes because the cost of the pigs and chickens especially made, but at the outset I should like it requires a third of its weight in fuel to consume and leaves a third in slag three months. If you will take the figure be happy to consider any pro or not realise that this would be the last

The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the clerks, was bound to change in two or Colony. I said the Governmeald

to say that the Unofficial Members did third reading, of the Bill. to be got rid of. The destructor re quires complete renewal once every ten

under a department in the estimates and suggestions which they had tort

The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and years. The question of the disposal of add to it the figure given in the ap- ward. The Elders listened to it occasion on which the Colonial Secretary the Bill was read a third time and passed.

would be present at the meeting of the Alag is also a matter of great difpendix, you will get a very much nearer the customary politeness of would

Council adjourned wine die. Bculty. At Home it is very much used truth in these cases lies at the bottom more..

approximation of the truth. But the Elders, sad since then I have no should certainly had made some refer If, we had realised this we for road repairs, hut here we have a

I can assure the bon, ber much better and entirely accessible of a deep well. The clerical service that the Government will take ourselves with the remarks which have ence to it and should have associated material in granite.

grouped together saves considerable ex pathetic view of any practical Therefore, this:

penditure of time and stationery in the Owing to the smallness of been made by you, Sir, and by the Senior Chinese Member. I anticipated had one or two instances beforthe

reports were laid on the table in this Council, nud again in 1991, Og each Dension we asked particulars of Singa- pore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and other jowns and the replies were most dis-

JUNIOR CLERICAL HERVICE.

To come to more immédiate points, he will have accomplished a for Chinese to a Chinese 'faculty in the first three bridges are extremely danger kong, thy are confronted with the alter-

00.

UNOFFICIALS REPLY

hetween the Reservoir and Shatin?

The COLUNIAL SECRETARY; The bridges

They are

Gus and very narrow,

very dangerous however carefully you

drive.

The Bill was then read & second time. Council went into Committee to cod-

resuming. made in Committee, and upon Council sider details of the Bill. No changes were

native of dying of starvation or of teaving Kwangtung.

Such is the strike pickets' inhumanity to "guests' from abroad, but their inhumanity towards, their own kith and, kin goes somewhat further. The Kung-yi. Hospital saw fit recently to dispense petent gardeners. This resulted in the with the servers of three facom-

calling out of all servants, and as them hospital draws its water supply from wells, water for the inmates, including 150 wounded men from the Eastern front, was practically non-obtainable. As these could not be allowed to die of thirst or have their condition aggravated on. account of lack of water wherewith to wash and dress their "wounds the hospital: authorities had, after three days, tos capitulate and accept the terms dictated,

charged except with the content of Strike Committee, and, even if that be accord- | ed, wages up to the end of the current- month must be paid plús one month's extra wages.,

slag would have to be carted away Treasurer's office and I confidently as is not possible to do much, but that he would be present at a later meet day, Mr. S. B. B. McElderry reserved which were that no person can be dis-

It could be used in reclamation but it would have to be taken thery, The nuisance of these collecting stations on the Prayn would not necessarily be done away with The town is very narrow and the destructor would have to be at ane et or the other and n refuse would have to be taken along the streets An incinerator, most be more or has a nuisance to people in the neighbourhood, and I think it would cause much more trouble than the find,

Rs now.

ing of an occasional cabbage leaf on a bathing, beach now does.

That statement to my mind is gon.

vincing.

LATER TRO AND FERRIES.

sure meicbers that this change, for which i take entire responsibility, as a salutary and useful one,

WATER SCHEMES.

last few weeks which suggests the ing and that we should have an oppor. thing might be done. For institunity of taking an official farewell, then. The hon. member also mentioned Soares interested me particulara the question of the abolition of the excellent banana he is growing xtatistical department. I, like the fully and Mr. Alves has estab hon. member and everybody else, am, flourishing ginger plantation in me entirety unable to understand the enor neighbourhood. Now that the son us cost of this department, but it is of the public is being gradualled perfectly obvious that the cost was far to the New Territories we may me more than we were justified in paying development. If we do on one he

more pleased than I shall.

STREET NAMES.

WASH AMAH'S MONEY."

At the Central Magistracy poster

his decision in the case reported in yesterday's issue, in which a Chinese wash amah was charged with attempting to export over 83,000 in bank notes from the Colony.

With reference to the question of water xhemes I am glad to have the assurance

The money, it is alleged, was found of the Director of Public Works that on her when she was stopped at this those schemes will be continued. I must Wing Lok Wharf by police officers confess, however, that i was somewhat on Tuesday. When she appeared on surprised to hear that the contract for Wednesday before His Worship, the de the Bowen Road Fast Gravity Filtration Plant had been let to Messrs. Patterson fendant told him that the money re mittee, for the simple reason that the that she was attempting to export it. without reference to the Finance Com- Presented all her life savings and denied

Director of Public Works knows the

Yesterday, His Worship said that ba Fiance Committee, took & personal in- desired further enquiries to be made

tions. From that time on we have had terest in the matter and inspected, the as to where she obtained, the money and system in force and made recommenda adjourned the case for one week.

Mr. E, D. Turner, who defended, said

in connection with this question, I learn savings for 27 years amounted to nearly

This callous treatment was meted out by these patty tyrants, whom the Govern ment acknowledges ita inability to con- trol, not to "guests" such as the Yun- nanese, whom, after they have fought, önn's battles, one finge into Canals-and- stones to death with paying stones, nor" "dogrunning Contonere henchmen of the traitor Chan Kwing Ming," but to full- blooded one hundred per cent. nationalist soldiers of the Cadet armies, who are " for the moment (as in the past were the two former categories) acclaimed as the

Comment is superfluous.-Yours. A rom

CANTON, October 21st, 1925.

for statistics which apparently were not required for the commercial community who took no interest in them, and whose With regard to the question det accuracy could not be guaranteed in any

names I think last year I enced and what may be possible, I hon hembers to the extent al at With regard to the question the hon.

understand. through Ya member has raised concerning late hours fable at a reasonable rate, and that regard the placing of street nam

semi-official ing that street names would beal, to provide RAINLY

statistics equally but I do not think we could for the ferry service and trams, the question will be gone into. At the same Western ferry service is run under con time there is a matter in connection with corners of streets ax a necessityer neither a report aór any other reference that on the basis of 80 a month her viours of their country tract and I, an perfectly, certain that if this subject to which I am sorry to have and even at times when the tramse now for the first time that the Patterson 82,000. To this had to be added the sident of our 30 years.

ali this is not such a very large the seasful tenderer for that service to refer. There is no question that the running I think most people kahe system has been adopted. I know that money which the woman had stated she considered it would way to ran to a later necessity of providing these statistics street they are in. (Laughter.he that system has been almost entirely received from a relative to buy, a, house. be would t'uot merely for the comfort gave rise to a great amount of abuse. exact significance between, streeties scrapped in England, and that the in the country.

hour he would do it at once. Even if

I

and Cunvenience of those who liked to mice were required for exports, and I deprecate any suggestion that theey largely, almost universally, adopted and

1. eosuection with these statistics, per and a geological survey escapes system slay up very late at night, no doubt special have it on evidence I carnot reject that provided for the geological surveyild has given satisfaction.1 submit the we advocated has been very fares conbl be arranged. Two o'clock in the necessity of applying for these per- be used for any other purposes.

ANOTHER EXPORTING CHARGE. the morning was given as a suitable hour, mits was used by clerks of that depart

A Chinese was charged yesterday but I really think that people who can

question should have been submitted to at the Central Magistracy with at afford babitually to stay out until that eat for purposes of obtaining what is

TEXES IN NATHAN ROADS as a Committee, before this system tempting to remove 873 when he was tune for reasons of their own might be this matter before I should have had an Road, referred to by the Colonialnection with my remarks on

"known a squeeze." Had I understood With regard to the trees in an was definitely adopted. The explanation caught on the Macao bost on Wedlines

of the Director of Public Works in con- day. expected to be alde to afford a motor investigation made, at once, and I shall tary, I quite agree with the hon. ner Charges really bear on the general boat. Trans stop at an early hour.

"Other Detective Sub-Inspector Shanuod said do not know and have never known the tion of this department without that able and I shall be glad to ser without definite explanations. On more certainly not consent to the reconstruc- that the banyan trees are most it

that money changers here allowed a reason. But the same reinarks applies to

subject of putting in large sums of money premium of 14 per cent, on local money these people on the island who wish to

matter being investigated. I appeal to removed. At the present they of than one occasion we have had to refer, rency. Double the amount of premium when changing into Kwangtung cur- remni up to such late hours for reasons

our Chinese colleagues to ask them to appear to be doing any particular Finance Committee, to votes which into which we need not enquire they urge their countrymen to bring such and if we remove them now wall had to be passed without sufficient ex Hongkong money..

was obtained in Canton and Macao on might he expected to pay for a motor car. cases to the notice of the Government. bave to spend a fairly considerabumplanation and this is part and parcel of However, the companies might be

am constantly receiving complaints of in replacing the road where thee the same thing ap

A fine of 810 was imposed.. proached to see if they would run later but no one will ever came forward and tidy. It would be a mistake to pin that there is some misunderstanding. squeeze in the Government service, have been and generally making g services. The ferry runs until one o'clock." bus that is only for. Kowloon. The Peak actually sign his name to a complaint. work hand considering that in A trams run until 12 o'clock and it is always I cannot believe that these numerous or two we shall be improving and mates is made up a very large number

The figure quoted on page 79 of the esti possible to arrange for a late car. Only complaints have no justification, but it thening the roads. the low level trams, therefore, have to is impossible for the Government to take

of estimates which are explained both be considered, I am surprised that they cction unless we can obtain clear evi-

covering the differences in the estimates. in the draft estimates and on the notes stop at some extraordinary early hour dence. I would ask the Chinese men

The hon. member should appreciate that 10.30 I think. That is a matter for bers to ask the Chinese Chamber of Com-

the total may cover 40 items. negotiation with the Company,

merce to report any such cases at once.

Hon. Mr. HOLYOAK: It might be ap- MILITARY LANDS

preciated by an accountant, but I am not an accountant.

The word

4

H.E. THE GOVERNOR: I rather think

ARMS CASES.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton... and Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, two Chinese appeared on remand in connection with the possession of arms.

A report of the case has previously appeared in the Daily Press,,

the possession of a dagger was sentenced One defendant, who was charged with

to four years' hard labour and was also .sentenced to one year's imprisonment for

returning from banjshment, the sentences. to run concurrently.

The second defendant, who was charged. with the possession of a revolver and four rounds of ammunition was dis- charged.

"HONGKONG'S WRONG DOES.

KAUKONG CLASH.

TWO CHINESE VERSIONS. desirability of widening the bride

Accusing the town of Kaukong, along With regard to motor trafic are the Taipo Rond, I deprecate thies

the West River, at which Hongkong- that every, road in this Colony ld

Wuchow steaners call regularly for be" of such a width as to energe

silk under normal conditions, of having Prisons for 1924 contains the information The report of the Superintendent of people to drive down them at the As regards land sales and the Building fortunate postponement or cancellation narrow bridge is only a danger H.E. THE GOVERNQE

The hon. member referred to the un-est possible speed. I suggest to

given aid to anti-Reds, the Kuomintang that the number of prisoners received Red Army attacked it on October 18th, into prison during the year and the dificult circumstances and wherever man is obviously trying to carry out his Oakley award was merely a statement of to cross at the same time in opte indicate that it was a total even if the town, writes a Chinese correspondent,

volunteer defence corps defending the A follows:- covenant he will be trented leniently. the amount of money which was to be directions. If drivers would exerchon. member is not an accountant. Circumstances differ in different cases and paid if certain lands in the occupation reasonable amount of intelligenced

Reports to hand give the casualties as and possession of the military were forethought they would slow in

100 of the people and 300 Reds. In

- LAND FALER.

4

Covenant the Government recognises the of the military lands, arrangement. The people, driving at excessive speed total," Other Charges, would seem to with the village and the merchants corresponding uumber for 1923 werem

FIRE BRIGADE:

LAST PRATA DRAINAGE,

300 Reda

it is sometimes difficult to know how to taken from them. There was no obliga- naturally until one person lind erd Hon. Mr HULYOAK: On the question course of hostilities, 42 or 43 houses deal with these matters. Every case is tion. upori us to take these lands and the bridge. The practice of widol Praya East drainage I could not help were destroyed, involving a loss of about considered "very carefully and certainly there is no intention of imposing heavy an obligation on the military to leave and improving the roads of the Couting, the remark of the Director of 500,000. In the 6rst two days of the. Eines and penalties at present unless there them. The only point Sir John Oakley just for the sake of trying out Public Works that he hoped the con. confict, the volunteers disarmed 'nearly': in an absolute disregard of the building was asked to decide was, in the event powers of motor cars is not one tinctor responsible would improve the Covenant altogether.

of taking the land from the military, which I am personally in sympathy.sition. Surely it is for the Director of what was a fair price to pay. If we do

A report, by another Chinese corres- “A SUITABLE RESERVE. Public Works to insist upon the improve arrived off Kaukong on October 10th in pondent states that Chiang's troops The personal of the Fire Brigade is not take the land the question drops at certainly rather a serious thing. The pro-ne

The hon. member went on to suck went. Bent renumeration does not appear to

that economies could be carried too

several transports with a launch: in tow; and said that in his opinion the final atténet and it has been decfded to raise

but one of the vessels struck a mine pre- The hon. member referred to the heavy situation was not such as to necoste With regard to refuse destructors, not viously laid by the volunteers. About it with a view to bringing up the Asiatic cost of the Port Development Depart applying the axe to works argent withstanding the fact that the Colonial 200 Red soldiers werd killed inntral Li Tortion of the stall Whether it will be ment. I think that the figures in the quired and went on to remark Secretary has re-read to us the state plosion. As a consequence, General Li necessary to increase that of the Euro estimates do not quite indicate the exact suggested last year $5,000,000tment made in previous discussions I Fook Lain was instructed to send pean officers has to be seen. The ques facts of the case, because the heavy able figure for a reserve. Spend would beg you to note it is the unani: reinforcement of 800 soldiers to strengh tion of station officers has been gone into personal emoluments and other charges under, the same conditions as Inst it mous recommendation of the Unofficial ten the weakened forces but, on arrival. mcccssary to increase the number. The in comparison with the actual expendi the conditions as they exist I am the experimented with. very carefully and it was not considered which amount to over $10,000 look high 7 should repeat that, but speaking ur Members that refuse destructors should they were immediately disarmed by the

PORTAMENT.

REFUBE DESTRUCTORS,

volunteers.

10.23. 1928 Convicted by Ordinary

Courts iginus teža 6,338 Convicted by "Court

Martial

Debtors

On remand.or in default

of finding surety 1,040 1,382

5,338 7,389-

There was an increase of 2,044 on the total number of admissions as compared with the year 1923. There was an in during the year under review, the num crease of prisoners convicted for larceny

provious year. ber being 1,345 against 1,000 for the

There were 147 prisoners admitted who were convicted by the Police, Courts in the New Territories against 80 in 19234