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No. 21 574 號迎拾柒百伍仟登萬弍第

ESTABLISHED 1857.

BRDANENT HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1927.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

Ale| ÁM. | A«M» | A+M¡ | A‚M, } P.M.

9.241016 12.09, 121-

0,36 10.78 12,21 1,34) ----

T.,M.|F.M. P.X. | 2.M. | TM, | YMS.

6,37 8.00 8.23 0.15 10,09 19.02 1,15237 2,00 4.87) 5,49 723 4,45) 5,50) 7.30 4,38 6.0 7.43 5,096,187,35 8,18) 6,90) 7.59 5,99€ 5.81) 8,07

Kowloon 3

Taumati

Bhatin

5.57

Taipe

Tape Market Dep.

Taling Dep. 227

Shoang thai „Dep. 732

Ahamshun

A 7,38 8.40 [Dep

Canton!

3.43İ 11.50

Canton ...Dep.

9.49 10.63 1234 1=

| 9.55:10.48 12.39; 1,51) ---

4/10,03/10.88/12.48 8,01 —

9.03 10.08 11.001253′ 9,06′3.14' -

5.99 6.368.13 8.09 10.14 11.081259 2,123.18 3.40 6,34 8,41 8,19

11.10

3.43 5.33

KAMI AING, | A6M1 | 4M, | 4,MojA+M‹ | Z,M,. | AM, | PM, P.M. | FX. ..., P.M.

10°

*3.40 8,33

5.69

8.05 An

11.06 Shanghun

Dep. 7.14 8,01 10.1810,48 11.0811.40 8.00 4.17 4.45 5,59 Sheungakui „Dep, 7.31 8,05 10.2510,54 - (11.47 3.07 4.34 452 Fanling Dep. 7.38 8.1910.99 - 11.51 3.12 428 Talpe Markat Dep. 7,88 892 10.39--

Dep Taipo

7.40 8.9710.43 11.06, Bhatin Dep. 753 8,40 10,58 Yamat Day, 9.07 8.6911.03

12.02 3.39 498 5.06

12.07 826 4.425.10

19.20 8.39456 5,23

19.33 3,62 5.08 5,35

Rewison A, 8.13 8,38111411.31 11,4972.38 8.57 5.14 5.41 6,67 7.04 7.36

SHA TAU KOK BRANCH,

AM

L.I.

P.X.

Fanting Skataukok

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Dep.

7.43

8.40

10,15 8.20 11.10

6.15

4.3.5 7.10

A.E

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1,36

Dep.

6.15

8.00 200 1,00

7.10

Bhatankok

Fanling

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9.65 1.55 5.33

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REVIEW OF THE PAST THIRTY YEARS.

HONG KONG'S WONDERFUL RECORD OF PROGRESS.

"THE FUTURE HOLDS EVEN BETTER THINGS IN STORE."

H.E. THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Tea Danoes: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savey and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m., and King Edward. Hotel, 5 p.m.

Ping Pong League: St. Peter's T.M.C. v. CRC. (C.C.Y.MS.).

Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.- Cheer. Variety Concert,

Concert, p.m.;; Better Ole

p...

Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- ant Parisien.

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Queen's Theatre: "Johnny Get Area Bora Bora PALHO

Your Hair Cut" (Jackie Coogan),

World Theatre: "The Seven Keys to Baldpate."

Before the Colonial Secretary, introduced the Budget for 1928 to the Legislative Cosinell yesterday afternoon, H.E. Governor gave a review of the Colony's financial history for the past thirty years. It was a record of remarkable progress, which was followed with the The broad facts may have been known bui

Star Theatre: Wild Onis Lane.” they were lucidly marshalled and the few comparative figures given Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe emphasised in a striking manher the great strides which the Celery vid Siberia (orca); Earops et haamade during the last three decades. "" And,” declared His Ex-Sues (Khyber), Outward: Aus-

tralia, เver' Zealand, cellency in conclusion, I am quite sure that the future holds even (Tanda), 230 p.m.; Europe vid better things in store." It was an expression of opinion which the Siberia (Khyber), 3.20 p.m rounds of applause showed was thoroughly endorsed by every mamber

Saturday. New Territory Agricultural Show o Council present.

Committee meeting, Sheung Shui,, 2.30 p.m.

H.E. THE GOVERNOR said-Honourable Members of the Legislative Council,-When framing the Colony's budget for a future year, it is always wise to look back over the past, in order to estimate the stability of our financial position, to measure the rate of colonial progress and development, and thereby to get an insight (if possible) into what the coming years have in store for us. Such retrospect is valuable even in normal times; but, when times are abnormal, when

etc.

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China-of which Hong Kong is geographically speaking a part—his been awept by Bolshevism and devastated by civil war, and when an end of the chaos and anarchy now unhappily prevalent in the Eighteen Provinces is not yet in sight, retrospect becomes essential and must be carried further into the past than usual. On this occasion, therefore, as a preface to the introduction of next year's budget by the Colonial Secretary, I propose briefly to review the Colony's financial history for the past thirty years, from 1897 to 1928, both years included.

Chronologists reckon thirty years to be à generation, and the thirty years in question do in fact coincide with the service in Hong Kong of several official members now seated at this Council table. They coincide very nearly with the period of my own experience of Hong Kong: and there are also unofficial members of this Council who have had personal knowledge of Hong Kong throughout these years. I have, however, chosen this period mainly for three other reasons, the first being that it is practically co-extensive with the time during which the New Territories have formed part of the Calotis, the second being that 1900 was the Boxer year and that useful-less may be drawn from a comparison of conditions in the Colohy then and now, and the third being that at the commencement of this period car 1893 loan had been fully expanded and that "since then the Colony's development has been financed almost entirely from annual revenue.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES.

St. Peter's Y.M.C. launch picnic. Launch leaves Queen's Pier, 3.45 p.m.

Ten Dancés: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Farisien, 4.50 p.m. Ping Pong League: W.7.0.B.U. v. St. Louis Club (Y.M.C.A.).

Naval and Military Y.M.0.A.. Grand Concert, City Hall, 6.30 p.m.

Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- aut Parisien and King Edward Hotel

Victoria Recreation Club 4th Night Fete, 9 p.m.

Concert at Kowloon C.C. for funda for Service Entertainment, 9.15 pa

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Queen's Theatre: "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut" (Jackie Coogan), World Theatre: "The Seven Keys to Baldpate."

Star Theatre: Wild Osta Lane:" Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles, etc. (Morea); 10.30 20.

Hunday.

19th Bunday after Trinity. Golf: Captain's Cup, Fanling. Inter-Departmental Bowls Com- Petition, Happy Valley.

E.. Baseball League, Filipinos "Tigers" (3.C.A.A.), Happy Valley Diamond, 4 p.m.

Thirty years ago, on the 1st January, 1897, the Colony's surplus balances amounted to $548,964 The revenue of the Colony collected during 1897 was $2,686,914 and the expenditure was $2,041,408. The total civil, population of the Colony in that year was estimated to be 243,565 souls: the total shipping engaged in foreign trade entered and cleared at Hong Kong, excluding junks, was 12,124,500 tors and of this total 87 per cent, was British. "It is interesting to place in immediate juxta-position the figures for last year... On the Ist January, 1926, the Colony's surplus balances amounted to 88,118,48% The revenue collected during 1998 was $21,131,581 and the expenditure.. -Open-Air Concert by Military was $23,524,715. The total civil population of the Colony was band, Kowloon Dock Bathing. estimated to be 874,420 souls; the total shipping engaged in foreign Bench, 5 p.m. trade entered and cleared at Hong Kong, excluding janks was 26,983,190 tons and of this total 54 per cent. was British. Therefore, during these thirty years the Colony's revenue increased more thas eight fold, its population was more than trebled, and its shipping engaged in foreign trade, exclusive of junks, was more than doubled. This is a wonderful record and the remarkable continuity of the progress made is shown in a sessional paper which has to-day been laid on the table.

The revenue increased steadily from 82,888,914 in 1897 to $7,035,011 in. 1006. Then there was a brief set-back, for the revenue in 1007 was only $8,602,280 and in 1908 it fell to 86,104,207. Thence- forward the increase. was again continuous until in 1918 the revenue collected was $18,665,248. There followed another set-back, the revenue for 1919 being $18,024,974, for 1920 being 614,089,671 and for 1921 being 817,728,131. Thereafter the revenue suddenly leaped up again, reaching the Colony's record, namely 894,783,762, in 1923. Since then there has been another decline; but even so the revenue collected last year was 821,131,581, appreciably more than, in any year of the Colony's history prior to 1922.

Social Gathering, St. Joan's Cathedral Hall, after Evenseng (6 p.m.).

Natal and Military Y.M.C.A.B. Men's Meetings: "Cheer O," 7.45 p.m.; "Better Ole," § p.m."

After dinner dance, Lee Gardens, Principal Mails:-Inward: America, Canada, etc. { Presiden! Grant).

Monday.

Labour Day (U.S.A.), Golf: Captain's Cup, Fanling, Chinese Language School under auspices of H.K. General Chamber of Commerce, re-opens.

Tes' Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 pm and King Edward Hotel, 6 pm.

Annual Meeting H.K. Philhar momic Society, Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Annual meeting HK. Hockey| Club, Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30. p.m..

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The Council will see that during the thirty years under review there has thrice been a set-back in the steady expansion of the colonial revenue, the first in 1907-8, the second in 1919-21, while the third is being experienced at the present time. On the first of these occasions the trouble was due to trade depression" consequent an over-specula tion, in 1904, followed in 1905 by the boycott of American goods in China as a protest against the United States exclusion law, imports to, and exports from China fell off. Moreover, the reduction of the British feet in China, which took place at this time, adversely affected Hong Kong in many ways, especially by a decrease in the repairing and-docking of ships. The general trade depression con- tinued in 1906, when there were heavy losses through the fall in price of Indian yarn, while shares in local undertakings much depreciated in value. It was accentuated towards the end of 1007 by world-wide restriction of commerce following upon a financial crisis in America. Shipping in particular suffered and the same trouble continued in pm. 1908. Thereafter a gradual improvement began both in trade and in. shipping, and this was at once reflected in an improved collection of revenue in Hong Kong.

AFTER THE GREAT WAR.

Ping Pong League: Hop Ying Club v. St. Louis Club (C.O.Y.M.B.).

Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- at Parisien.

Tuesday.

Sanitary Board meeting, 4.15

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EVERY ROOM WITH FRIVATE BATH

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 450 p.m. Lungs Bar and Billiard Rooms, Meeting of Management Com- Unrivalled Cuisine mader the peroneal mittee of HK Football League,pervision of the Frepristress. Volunteer Headquarters, 5.20 p.m..

TERMA MODERATE, “Special Terms to Farities on (sypics

MIL. J. H. OMBERKY,

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organization which allowed the conclusion of the Great War. The Rectal Pong dengue Club de

tion to Dinner Dansant at Cafe Re staurant Parisien and after dinner dance at læs Gardens, t

The second set-back was during the years of world-wide dis

trade depression of that time was by no means confined to Hong Kong, but it was aggravated bero by the disturbed state of the neighbouring province of Kuang-tung sad of China generally. Eventually, however, this very state of chaos and anarchy in China reacted beneficially upon the revenues of Hong Kong, because the Chinese realized that this Colony afforded a ente refuge from the storm and they, therefore, became anxious in increasing numbers to find some foothold within it. There followed a land-boom in Hong Kong Victoria, B.C. (President Jeffer and Kowloon and the recent statistics of the revenue of this Colony. ton), from land-sales are so significant that I give them in full:-

1919 revenue from land-sales

∙1920

do...

WHOLESALE

1921

do.

1922

dó,

1023

102%

LTD.

RETAIL AGENTS

-1925

1926

A

··8-203,250- 550349

1,634,008-

2,721,804 3,486,797 1,909,236- 570,243 280,342

Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vir Marteilles etc. (For seus), 2.30 p.m.; Canada, America, etc., Europe vid Siberia and vid

Wednesday,

Dances H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cale Parisien, L30 p.m. and King Edward Hotel, & p.m

HK. Baseball League: Japanese v. Filipinos Happy Valley Dia mond 5,15 p.

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