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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932.

COUNCIL MEETING MERCANTILE BANK. BOARD OF

PREVENTION OF SPITTING EVIL.

NEW PLAYGROUND, FOR

KOWLOON.

amendmente The By-laws and made by the Sanitary Board recent 17 relative to spitting, was approved, at a meeting of the Legislative Council, held yesterday.

HE, the Governor (Bir William Peel, K.D.M.G, K.B.E) presided,

nd there were also present-

The General Officer Commanding (Major-General J. W. Sandilands, OB, C.M.G., B.8.0.)....

The-Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr: W. T. Southorn, CM. G.).

The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr.

·CO. Alabaster, K.C., O.B.E.).

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Hon.. Mr. E. R. Hallifax)...

The Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Edwin Taylor),

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FINAL DIVIDEND OF 5%.

The thirtymanthanusi report of thd Board of Directors of the Mor cantile Bank of India, Etd.;. for the year ended December 31, 1931, Letates:——

EDUCATION.

JUNIOR AND SENIOR

LOCALS

DATE OF EXAMINATIONS

The profits for the your, inolud- ing 106,843 8 11d brought for- Ward from last recount, amount to £318,926 17s, 3d. From this sum has to be deducted £73,300, being the interim dividend of 7 per cent, los income tax, on the "A." "Balternoon. and "C" shares paid in September Insi

ALTERED

The 83rd mosting of the Board of Education was held on Wednesday

Members present were Director The Directors have added £15.000 of Education, Mr. Q. P. de Martin, to the Officers' Pension Fund, and M.A., Inspector of English Schools, written. £10,000 of Freehold Bank. ing Premises. They now recommend. A. R. Sutherland, M.A., In- a anal dividend on the "AB" spector of Vernacular Schools, Mr. and shares of per cent., Y. P. Law, B.A, Rev. Father less income tax (making 12 per Byrne, S.J., Capt; P. S. Cannon,| gent for the year), leaving a balance of £107,950 17 Bd to be carried forward

M.A., A.E.C., Rav, F. Short, Very Rev. Den A; D. Swann, MA, D:8.0% Hon. Mr. S. W. To, O.B.E, LL.D.

In view of the depreciation in the Bank's investmenta in Govern- Mr.mont Securities at 31st December, 1001, the Directors have transferred

The Chairman, on behalf of the £40.000 from the Reserve Fund to Board welcomed Capt. Cannon, the Inner Reserves. Provision has been In-made for this depreciation, for all new Command Educational Offcer bad and doubtful debts and for who had been. appointed a member non-recurring lossss on Exchange dun to the suspension of the Gold of the Board vice Capt. Deakin, Sundard, out of these Inner Re- [D.§.0., M.C. serves.

Hon. Mr. H. T. Croway, C.B.E. (Director of Public Works).

Hon. Mr. T. H. King (Acting apretor General of Police) Hon. Commander G.

Hole,

RN. (Retired) (Harbour Master).

Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington (Direc- tor of Medical and Sanitary Ser- vicos),

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C. Hon. Mr. W. L. L. Shenton, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kobewall,

LLID.

The Sub Agency at Kuala Krai hus. beci temporarily closed:

It is with regret the Directors re port the resignation from the Board at the end of the year, through ill-

Mr. J. O. Robinson.

CM.G..health, of their esteemed colleague

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga Hon. Mr. S. W. To, O.B.E.. ∙LLED.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson....

Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau.

Hon. Mr. W. H, Bell,

Mr. R A. C. North (Deputy Clerk of Councila):

Prior to the business of the moet- ing, the Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell, who is the representative of the Cham ber of Commerce, during Mr. O G. S. Mackie's absence from the Colony, was worn in

Anti-Spitting Measures.

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The Chairman informed the Board that the Board's recommendation. to amend Articles 45, 44 and 47 of the Grant Code had been seespt- ed by Government. Government was also in general agreement with the Board's recommendation to sub

The following Directors retire by retation, but being eligible, offer themselves for re-election-Mr. J.abitute one School Leaving Certi M. Ryrie and Mr. O. J. Hambro. ficate for the present Local Exami

pations.

A. S. WATSON.

& CO.

DIVIDEND OF 80. CENTS.

The report for last year, išved br the Directors of Messra A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., states-

The profit for the twelve months, ended October 31, 1934, amount to 8201,324.62 which together with the carry forward of 190,133.13 from the previous year, leaves 8581,467.75 available for appropriation,

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The Chairman reported that no reply had been received as to the Board's recommendation for the erection of a building for the Verna- cular Normal School for Women but plans had been drawn up in ordor to facilitate estimato of cost.

Junior and Senior Locals.

The following resolution was' car- ried unanimously -

That in the opinion of the Board the Junier and Senior Local Examinations should be held at the beginning of July and if the Junior and Senior Locals are abolished then such examination as replace 1 them."

In moving that the Bylaws and Iamendments made by the Sanitary Beard under section 18 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordi; nance, 1903, on the 16th day of March, 1932, relating to Aerated

The Directors #ill recommend as Water: Manufactories, Laundries, the forthcoming annual meeting of Bakehouses, Food Preserving Eeshareholders that this sum be allo- tablishments and Dairies, be aPested as follows:- proved," but Attorney-General nidir. 1 rise to move the re- solution standing in

name:

To pay a dividend of 80: cents per share, which' will absorb

Place to Reserve Fund Transfer to Exchange

Fluctuation Account. Transfer to Chinese Staff Superannuation Fund...... Carry forward to next

account

$

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With reference to the items of 98,000.00 | Public Works Extraordinary affect. 80,000.00ing the Education Department the Board stressed the urgency of in 50,000.00 creased accommodation for British children in Kowloon and the need of a building for the Vernacular Normal School for Women.

5,000.00

80,457.75

8281,487,78

Under section 16 of the Publio. Health and Buildings Ordinance, 108, the Sanitary Board is em powered to make by-laws, with re gard to a number of subjecta. Under section 17 all by-laws made by the Board have to be submitted to the Governor and are subject to the approval of the Legislativ-s. Council. The new by-laws and Amendments to existing bylaws now submitted for approval deal with the prevention or control of ex- pectoration in Aerated Water Fac- tories, Bake-houses, Dairies, Food

Establishments, proserving

and The cost of these is estimated as Laundries. Those new by-laws pro follows:- Thabit spitting, in these establish

ments except in spittoons provided for the purpose and require the Ecencees or registered proprietors of the premises to keep their spit- toons continuouely disinfected and to see that they are thoroughly deansed daily at the close of busi- ness. They also require them to Faisplay notices, enjoining persons not to spit on the floor. These by laws were made by the Board on the 1st of March and I now move.

Formation, levelling and

turfing.

.83,000 Shelter, including intrine... 2,000) See-saw, swings, maypole"

and sand pit

GIRL GUIDES.

HEADQUARTERS. HUT

*FUND.

FORTHCOMING FUNCTION AT CLUB LUSITANO.

500

48

Total.. .$5,500 Approval is requested for the ex- penditure of 85,500.

In connection with the above, the Hon. Mr. Fraga asked whether the

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The committee and members of

the Club Lusitane have very kindly] offered the use of the Club for A Bridge and Mahjong Drive

that they be "approved by this vote was in pursuance of the Gov- Wednesday April 27, at 3 p.m. in f

Council.

This was seconded by Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn and duly passed.

ernment's policy of preserving openi

aid of the fund for building a paces in Kowloon.

The Colonial Secretary replied Guide Headquarters Hut.. that it was really as a result of

On the motion of the Attorney Mr. Braga's wish that b playground. A site for the Hut has been "ob General, seconded by the Colonial should be cut out of Chater Bunga tained through the kindness of Hin Secretary, the first reading of low because the Chatham Road Excellency Majer General Sandi- Bill to amend further the Medical playground was unsatisfactory that Registration Ordinance, 1884," was the speaker, through the Public, lands, C.B. and about $7,000 will read the first time. Another Bill, Works Department, went to a great be required for the erection of the #to amend and consolidate the law dent of trouble to find another site. Hut. Of this sum 84,000 has been relating to opium passed through This was found when the Kowloon ·

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its Snal stages with very minor dricket Club gave up a portion of contributed and collected by Mr. Amendments,

Tang Shiu Kin to whom the Guide movement is greatly indebted The

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Dis

their site.

Kowloon Tong Playground.

A meeting of the Finance Commit- Mr. Brugs then asked whether Hut is urgently needed owing to tee followed the Logislative Council the residents of Kowloon Tong the growth of the Guide movement meeting, and a sum of 186,896 was might be given the game considers in Hong Kong, approved towards the 1031 estimates tion

while 1837,060, in connection with The Colonial Secretary: I thought The Hon. Mr. P. Braga ̈is rurrent estimates was also ap- they had a playground, there proved.

Only one item came no fur dis- cussion. It was worded in the Agenda as follows

showing great interuat, in the Hut Mr. Braga said that the original and the following ladies, have pro intention was to reserve an area for such a purpose but he thought mised their valuable support:- there was a possibility of the nite Mrs, W. T. Bouthern, Mrs. AVA, Forming children's playground being used for another purpose Alves, Mrs. Grist, Mrs. King, Mù, and erecting of abeda, oto", $5,500.

He felt it was time the Government There are at present in Kowloon did something for Kowloon Tong S4 Lopen, Miss. Lopos, Mrs. two children's playgrounds; one at residents on the lines of the vote Newill, Mrs. C. A. da Roza, Mr the foot of Signal Hill and the which was belors them.

other along Chatham Road. The The Colonial ferretary undertook J. M. da Rocha, Mrs, J. V. V. Ra former serves the southern end only to look into the question, pointing medios, Mrs. F. X. da Silva, Mn' of the Peninsula, whilst the latter out that he did not want to commit IM, Nolasco da Bilva, Mrs. A tis extremely insuitable.

the Government?

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Central. Coramitice

Mrs. WT. Sathorn, Mr. C. A.

An opportunity has now occurred, Mr. Braga said he quite realised BOUTER MIL, FL Silva through the kindness of the Kow that, but unless some stopa was The following ladies and gentle loon Cricket Club, of establishing taken, the P.W.D. offioes might hemen have promised to serve on the a children's playground on part of worried with so many applications the ground at prosent allotted to for the sale of Crown land in Bow the Club. The situation of the look Tong, that there would be no ground is excellent,

sita left, Certain works as however, The Colonial Secretary said in necessary in order to make the area would look into the point-raised by suitable for the purpose intended: Mr. Braga. The vote" was then ap

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