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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd, 1927.

LOAN OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

PROPOSAL TO RAISE $3.000.000 NEXT MONTH.

SIX PER CENT. AT PAR; BONDS OF $1,000, $5,000

AND $10,000.-

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO APPLICATIONS FROM

SMALL LOCAL INVESTORS.

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Following the introduction of the Budget at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday, the Colonial Secretary moved the arst Leading of an Ordinance to make provision for a loan of $5,000,000 for the carrying out of certain public works. The loan will be floated at par and will carry interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum. Bonds will be in denominations of $1,000, 25,000 and $10,000 and special consideration will be given to the applications of small local investors. It is proposed to Hont 83,000,000 of the loan hext oath..

The Colonial Secretary said:

I rise to more the First Reading of an Ordinance to make provision a loan of $3,000,000 for the carrying out of certain Public Works

for

I have. I think, already dealt sufficiently fully in my remarks, when introducing the Budget at an earlier stage of this afternoon's

possible to font à Sterling Loan in London at a small discount at a slightly lower rate of interest, but after mature consideration it was thought to be in the best interests of the Colony to float a local 6. per cent. lean in Dollars at par. It may well be that, when things have settled down in China and the commerce of the Colony is one more prospering, it may be possible

DOG SHOOTING ON

THE PEAK.

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THE GOVERNMENT'S WARNING.

LAW TO BE RIGOROUSLY

ENFORCED,

ANSWERS TO "HON. MR. BERNARD'S QUESTIONS.

At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afterpoon the Hen Mr. D. G. M., Bernard asked the following questions:

Will the Government cause an enquiry to be held into (a) the circumstances connected

with the shooting of dogs-at

an

Jardine's Corner, Peak, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, the 33rd and 24th July, having due regard to the people using the roads and the necessity or otherwise of such drastic action;

the

(b) the method of enforcing the muzzling regulations and make recommendations : for future t The Colonial Secretary, in reply, stated: (a) The Government has

into the occurrences referred to in the fast part of the Honourable Member's question. The shooting near Jardine's Corner was carried

Co Ltd proceedings, with the causes which to float a Sterling Loan at caused full enquiries to be made

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now.'

The

have led the Government to a considerably lower rate of interest decision that the Colony can no and for a considerably larger longer finance expensive schemes, amount, wherewith to redeem this largely intended for the benefit of loan, which has advisedly been posterity, from current revenue made a short term loan, and to and surplus balances. We need finance some of the large schemes out by experienced Police Officers

revenue and our remaining of development which are for the

as the result of a complaint from balances for our current needs. I moment held in abeyance.

à Peak resident of the danger to children from the presence of so have also given sufficient details of present moment is not a favourable

that the works for which it is proposed one for raising money in London

many unmuzaled dogs in to utilize the loag now under for anything connected with China.ment much regrets that by an error neighbourhood, and the Govern consideration, and I need not As Your Excellency bas pointed of judgment the shooting took place repeat them hore, but I might out our indebtedness is so small in the presence of children and that emphasize the fact that, of the that our credit should stand high, one child received a slight scratch amount set out in the allocation and we hope to reap the full apparently from a ricochet or n fo: Waterworks Development, advantage of this in the future piece of stone. Orders have beeu of $1,916,408 has already when Chinese investments are less issued that every possible care is been expended from our surplus unattractive than they are just to be taken to avoid the shooting balances, and will be at Onca

of dogs in the presence of children, restored to those, balances as soon It is proposed to raise $3,000,000 but it is obvious that the presence

is floated. the loan

This

out of the amount authorized by of spectators cannot always be the Bill in November next. Bonds avoided. The Government much will be issued in denominations of regrets the necessity for undertak 81,000, 83,000 and $10,000 and ing the unpleasant duty of shoot. applications from

small local investors

ing dogs, but this necessity is will receive special forced upon it by the wholesale dis- consideration. We shall continue regard of the law by dog-owzera The question of the kind of loan to advance money from our balances in this Colony. Among these law- to be floated was very carefully for Loan works so long as we can breakers are to be numbered many considered by the Government. It do so without embarrassment, as Peak residents. It must be within was found that with the repayment no advantage is to be gained from the knowledge of all Honourable of the 83,000,000 War Loan thers borrowing money at 8 per cent. Members that, even since the occur. existed a very definite desire for while we have balances available. rences, referred to, dog-owners on local Dollar Loan, and the When this is no longer possible we the Peak and elsewhere still per Government has every reason to propose to raise the remaining mit their dogs to roam about us- believe that the new Loon will be portion of the loan and recoup our muzzled. As to the necessity for fully subscribed. Such a loan to balances therefrom The proposals drastic cation on the Peak as well be attractive locally had to be at will I trust receive the unanimouss elsewhere it does not seem neces six per cont. It might have been approval of the Council

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procedure was foreshadowed by Sir R. E. Stubbs when be introduced the Budget in 1925. The technical details of the bill are explained in the statement of objects and

reasona.

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THE COLONY'S HEALTH.

MEDICAL REPORT FOR

1926.

AN OPEN LETTER.

A MATTER OF GENERAL INTEREST.

sary to add anything to the bare statement of the fact that no less than 20.dogs from the Peak have been reported to the Police as having bitten people since the 1st January, 1928, that there were 15: reported cases of persons being bitten by dogs in Hong Kong Island since that date; 11 reported cases of rabies and 12 reported cases of Many thanks for your letter of hydrophobia. The risk of the ter the 30th inak, sorry not to have replied before--I've been so busy rible disease of hydrophobia aris- The medical report for 1928 has fixing up the programme for the ing from the presence of unmuzzled

Kowloon Cricket Club just been published. The amount You are quite correct about the

concert. dogs in a Colony infected with sanctioned in the estimates for the date, Saturday, September 3rd (9.15 rabies appears to be quite inade- upkeep of the Medical Department P.m.).

quately appreciated. was $769,911. The expenditure was will get a jolly evening and will part of the Honourable Member's Your assumption that the public (b) With regard to the second

VITAL STATISTICS.

My Dear Rupert,

LAST MINUTE BARGAINS The revenue received leave the grounds in a jooces mood question the Muzaling Regulations

LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR HATS

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LADIES' WHITE CANVAS SHOES $1.00 pair.

LADIES' BATHING COSTUMES A few only left QUARTER PRICE.

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HUNDREDS OF DOLLAR BARGAINS.

Sale Ends Saturday, Sept. 3rd.

DO NOT MISS THE FINAL DAYS,

totalled $255,070.19, under the fol is also lowing beadinga :----

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Yes. Hubert and his merry lads will be enforced by prosecution of Medical treatment. 78,092.98 will be at the far end of the ground owners, capture of dogs when this Medical certificates......

dispensing fine fermented and other is practicable and can be effected Bacteriological

produce an usual-for he knows his without undue risk of danger to Examinations 7,220,41 oniova, Chemical Analyses..... 10,499.50 Bills of Health Medical Examination of

Emigrants 143,967.30 Population. The population of the Colony is estimated to be-British and for- eiga civilians . 16,500; Chinese civilians 857,920,

Take my tip and get your spouse the Public Servants employed, and 0,342.00 to be on time, otherwise you may by shooting. As regards the fatüre,

have to take a back seat.

the Government is determined that See you on the 3rd. Love to dog-owners shall not, by their dis Priscilla,

The total number of.. Chinese births registered was 2,029 and the total number of non-Chinese births 163. The general birth rate for the civil population is said to be 5.5 and that of the Chinese 4.18 per 1,000. It is admitted, however, that it is impossible to arrive at a cor- rect estimate of the Chinese birth. rate.

The total number of deaths was 12,516 and the general civilian death-rate-was-15.9 per 1,000 Of this total there were 12,338 Chinese -and-180-non-Chinese-civilians, the death rates being respectively 18.01 and 10.0 per 1,000.

EMMANUEL

regard of the law, imperil the lives of others and proposes, after this public warning, to give orders for

▲ year, 15 non-Chinese and 3,400 the most rigorous enforcement of Chinese died,

Malaziz.

the law with a view to the exter mination here, as in other law Both hospital admissions and the total number of deaths from the abiding countries, of the scourge of disease show that malaria was some. rabies and the danger of bydro what loss prevalent than during the "phobia. previous year, the figures are:-

...

·1925. 1926, Hospital admissions 2,480 2,259 Deaths

-702

Eupplementary Queries. "Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard: 587 Arising out of the replies to my Tuberculosis." questions I should like to ask (1) The disease is very prevalent and what

experience is considered was responsible for 15.27 per cent. of the total deaths in 1920. The necessary befora Police Officers are prospect of being able to do much entrusted with the duty of rhcoting to mitigate this disease in the dogs and (9) what weapons are" Among infants of one month or Colony is not a bright one.

Itused.. less, 12 non-Chinese and 829 Chinese } would necessitate a complete alter- dico. Of those infants who were ation of the mode of life and habits The Colonial Secretary—asked more than a month old but less than of the large majority of the that notice might be gaven of these

(Continued on next Qolazin.) population.

questions.

K. M. A.

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