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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

$94,000 Supplementary Estimates

POSITION AS TO WATER

METERS

At tomorrow's mosting of the Finance Committee supplementary estimates to the total of 894,000 will be presented. Among the items are the following:

$14,410

Removal of graves from an area on Inland Lot No. 3280 formerly portion of. Inland Lot No. 1718 (Chi- nq Cemetery) When Inland Lot No. 3289 was put up for sale at public auction it was thought that the area was free from graves, but when the pur- chaser came to develop the lot it was found that this portion of the old cemetery had not been cleared. This has now been done by the Tung Wah Hospital at a cost of $14,419 and a vote for this amount is re- quested.

Waters Meters

.858,000

Provision made in Estimates, for water meters $140,000.

It is anticipated that the amount of $140,000 already voted for the supply of meters will require sup planeating by a further sum of $55,000 to meet the cost of new meters required (gainst this year's demands.

The position at present" is as follows:-

Application outstanding... 33,250 Additional applications esti-

mated to December 31, 1933

Meters available for replace-

monts

Total.....

Meters issued from Store

awaiting fixing

900

39

4,790

Metere on order...... Balance required

477 2,612 1,100

Total

4,189

The revenue from, water excess and mater, rental for the year 1939 mounted to $1,318,440 which is an increase of 25 per cent, approxi- mately on the revenue for 1031.

A supplenientary vote for $55,000 is accordingly requested. Waterworks, Meters, Kow

Joon ......

..820,000 Provision made in estimates (pago 10 sub-head 07b) 200,000.

It is anticipated that the amount of $60,000 already voted for tho supply of meters will require sup plementing by a further sum of $20,000 to meet the cost of new meters required against this year's

demands,

The position at present is as fol-

lows:-

Applications outstanding .... Additional applications esti-

mated to December 31, 1033.....................

Metiers available for replace:

ments

Tothl

Meters issued from Store

awaiting fixing

Meters on order

Balance required

Total

1,500

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

$690,000 For Tytam Catchwaters

NEW SCALE OF TOBACCO DUTIES

At to-morrow's mooting of the Legislative Council the Colonial Secretary is to move:-

That this Council approves the construction of the Tytan Tuk Catchwaters at an estimated cost of $690,000.

BOOKS and READERS

SHADOWS OF ECSTASY

SHADOWS OF ECSTASY." By Char-

leg Williams. (Gollancz. (f.).

74.

NEW VOLUME OF

CAMBRIDGE

HISTORY

His

had bought Ben before his death and which Ben never seemed able to lose, and it soon transpired that other persons were interested in the cap'a' welfare. Among the per song whom Ben found himself up against wore a sinister Spaniard, In this car," Sir Bernardon aged but by no means benevolent Travers thought of iuscribing on a blackinailer, and the police. gold plate, His Majesty the King only ally was the pretty and re- of the Zulus ouce fled from the sourceful Molly Smith, conquest of death." The sentence at once introduces a character, and indicates the theme, of Shadows of Ecstaay." The story has, as a dim. background, a great rising of all Africa, the interests of a higher faith which, abjuring reason, seems to rely on sublimation of self and the great moments of the axalted imagination," leading to a certain control over life and (death, and, in the case The Colonial Treasurer to move leader, to the longevity of a He the the following resolution:-

That this Council authorises the asid sum of $600,000 to be charged to a future loan and sanctions an advance poi a sum of $300,000 to be spent during the financial year 1933 from the surplus balances of the Colony.

Duties on Tobacco.

af

THE THOUSAND CASH By George. Dilnot. 7 × 1, 988 pp. · Geof- frey Bics. 7. 63. nat. About a quarter of the way through this book the Chief Detec tive inspector in charge of the in- vestigation into the murder of

отед

Smiler Carne, blackmailer of crooks, says: "I feel that there are nine hundred and ninety-nine The book is called "The Thou- chances that Mr. Silke is guilty." Ancient. As is his way, Mr. Resolved that the duties on to-Williams chooses great and mystical andth Case," and the inference, bacco set forth in the resolution themes. He writes, as always, evitable. It is therefore, perhaps at this early stage, is in passed by this Council on the 22nd with style and distinction, wit and a weakness that the only other rea! October, 1931, and published in scholarship; and such characters suspect, the actual murderer, is not the Government Gazette of the na Sir Bernard and Roger Ingram introduced into the narrative until 23rd October, 1931, by Govern are a delight to meet. The danger, near the end. Otherwise the story ment Notification No. 666 heas in some other of the author's is well put together. The wrong varied and subject to the provi- later booke, is of flying too high. suspect is himself a retired oroak, sions of sub-section (2) of section The rarefied atmosphere of "the anxious to keep his young daughter 6 of the Tobacco Ordinance, 1931, gospel of ecstasy,

of the trans-·

in ignorance of his crookedness : (Ordinance No. 39 of 1931), the muting way," is not one condue duties payable:-

ive to the ordering of a plain tale, the daughter discovers the truth, 1-Upon all tobacco imported and in Shadows of Ecstasy" the but stands by her father: the local into the Colony after the coin-spectacular and the ethical tend to detective-sergent, nephew of the ing into operation of this re-get in each other's way. There is inspector in charge, is in love with Silke's daughter, but not prepared solution, and

plenty of incident: financier's suicide, a negro invasion of Eng-to swerve from the path of duty. land by airship, riots and raids, Out of this tangle of motives, fabulous jewels, an experiment in further complicated by the refusal. resurrection, und a useful of crooks to split”

2-Upon all dutiable tobacco already in the Cology at the coming into operation of this resolution

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HE DIDN'T MIND HANGING.

By

Nancy Barr Mavity, 7 x 31, 255 pp. (Crime Club.) Collin 78. 6d. net.

un-

shall be as stated in the follow. Hamlet "-like ending which clears ing table per pound weight: the stage of the more mystical Provided that the dollars and figures and avoids the difficulty of decimals thereof stated in the any other ouding. Yet it is not in table shall be conventional dollars these exciting events that the reckoned as the equivalent of one interest and purpose of the book shilling and eight pence sterling; lie, but in the eloquent exposition and that consequently to arrive at of its philosophical theme and in the actual amount payable in the reactions of the principal char-

A somewhat complicated story of Hong Kong enrrency the conven-acters. One cannot but regreat that tional dollar stated in the Table the ethical basin itself in so vague,

the discovery of the murderer of shall be multiplied by 20 and and the book suffers from the lack Gabriel Jeffries, a crippled million- divided by a figure settled by the of definition very much as

The are, a philanthropiat in the eyes Colonial Treasurer from time to Place of the Lion" did from its of the world but secretly an tune representing the average plethora of Platonic ideas." It pleasant character. The police.de- opening selling rates for the pre- was in his earliest works-"War cide in an hour or two that his vious month of the Hong Kong in Heaven" and "Many Dimen- Chinese servant, Sing Wong, and Shanghai, Banking Corporsions that Mr. Williams most properly inscrutable and intellec tity for demand drafts on Lon-satisfactorily solved the practical taal, had committed the crime and don and until so settled the figure problem of making a transcendental Sing Wong refused to defend him- shall be 18.40.

theme interesting to the reader. In self. The task of solving the my both cases he was anchored to earth stery is assumed by Peter Piper, “a by a substantial object, for which, | journalist, and his adventures lead we cannot but feel, exalted states the reader through a maze of scien of mind are hardly an adequate tifie sleuthing in which one suspect substitute. There is never at any after another takes brief place. All time a doubt about the quality of manner of clues are found, but in Mr. Williams's writing or of his the end when the mystery is solved genius. There are few novelists to everybody's satisfaction a motor to-day whose future is to be watch car mascot plays an important ed with more interest and holds, part. The story is well told but is within its limits, more promise. He overloaded with. detail and lengthy is of that gallant type of author dialogue. who at each effort attacks a pow problem--and perhaps the fortunes of war are not always on his side. At all events, it is always rare sport to see him grappling with the eternities and the infinities.

Empire Origin Defined,

bacco shall be deemed to be of For the purpose of this table to- Empire Origin" if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Superin- tendent of Imports and Exports to have been grown and consigned from the British Empire, which for the purposes of this Table shall be deemed the United Kingdom, the Dominion of Chuada, the Common wealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand; the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State, New foundland, India including Burmah, any British Colony, any territory under His Majesty's protection, the | Mandated territories of Tanganyika, or Caineroons under British Man date, or Togoland under British Mandate; and tobacco shall be deemed to be of Empire Manu- facture" if it is proved to the 1,623 satisfaction of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to have been substantially manufactured in BEN SEES IT THROUGH. By J, Jef for exact scholarship, was publish-

23

1,523

173 950 400

Thu revenue from water excess and ineter rental for the year 1932 amounted to $1,318,410 which is an increase of 25 per cent, approxim- ately on revenue for 1831,

A supplementary vote for 820,000 is accordingly requested,

The Empire Fair.

Expenses in connection with

the Empire Fair

$2,000

and consigned from the British Em pire, as defined above; Provided that no tobacco shall be deemed to be substantially manufactured with- in the British Empire, unless, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, at least one quarter of its value is the result of labour within such Empire,

Scale of Tobacco Duties,

An application has been received from the Empire Fair Committee | A.-On unmanufactured tobacco.

for financial assistance to the ex- penses of a Trade Fair which it is

proposed to hold on Empire Day.

A grant of $1,500 was made for

this purpose last year and in view | (1) If unstripped:-

of the intention to make the Fair this year of tu somewhat more ex tensive nature Government is pre- pared to make a grant of $2,000 for which a volo is now requested.. Improvements to Buildings

in Now Territories,

..

82,230

It is considered desirable that the second Medical Officer for the Now Territories, a new post this year and provided for in the 1933 Eati mates, and the Travelling Dispen- Bary with its driver and dresser should be accommodated at the Government Dispensary it Un Long, as this village will be their base.

Larger premises have accordingly been leased for the Dispensary, but Vefore they can be used for the purpose required certain alterations, including the installation of electric lights and fane, estimated to cost

(2)

Cent

One

of these days his aim at a million will score at least five figures, and thero will be a book worth reading. ] ·

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became and is likely to remain an indispensable addition to the If Ben, Mr. Jefferson Farjeon's libraries of those who wish to know cockney character, had not lost his all the facts about the books of cap in the steamer returning to England, among which_the_liter England from Spain, bis subdeary historians include those of quent career might have been less Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and the exciting. Anyhow, in chasing it ho Colonies, if English he the language was brought in contact with of their composition. This astonish- young man who offered him a job, ingly cheap reprint is a reproduc- THREE MONTHS HENCE Per and it was unfortunate for Bention of all the volumes of the ori Pound that while he was posting a letter ginal, excluding the elaborate biblio

FOR FOUR DAYS Weight in Southampton the young man graphies which are to follow later Empire Day, Wednesday, May 24

wan stabbed to death in the wait collected together, instead of dis ing taxi-oab. After that Ben's life persod throughout the separate became somewhat of a nightmare, volumes. In a brief notice it sceras. in which one of the phantoms was only right to give a few, facts about the new cap which the young man this enterprise. There are fourteen volumes of the text the last is n full index to the whole work. On and average there are about 450 In order that allocation, of stalls. pages in each volume. The range nay be made, INTENDING EX- of the book is from the ranic beHIBITORS who have not already ginnings of our literature to the applied for space, are requested to nineteenth century. Over a hun communicate with dred scholars have contributed to make the work the authoritative and on the whole extremely read- able book it is."

(a) containing 10 pounds or

mora of moisture per 100 pounds weight there- of :-

1. If of Empiro Origin

03

II. Other tobacco, 70

(b) containing less than 10 pounds of masture per

190 pounds weight there. of

L. If of Empire Origin :.....

II. Other tobacco...i

It stripped:

(a) containing 10 pounds or

more of moisture per 100 pounds weight thereof:

.70

80.90

II. If of Empire manufac

ture only III. Other cigarettes.....$0.00 3) Other manufactured tobac co, including snuff and cigar cuttings:-

I. If of Empire Origin and

manufacture...

II. If of Empire manufac-

ture only

30.81

$0.9

III. Chinese

84

prepared to bacco TV. Other, viriotios

I. If of Empire. Origin... 76 II. Other tobacaq

(b) containing less than 10

pounds or moisture per pounds weight thereof:

I. It of Empiro Origin..... 84 All Otherstobacco

I.If of Empire Origin and

Librarian City Hall $1,000 B-On manufactured tobacco:

For the purpose of axamining an (1) Cigars:---- cataloguing the library of the City Hall: the sorvices of Mr. P. R. Barker hva Hoon engaged at a remuneration of $150 per month for & period not exceeding six months. A vote of this amount is requested together with a sum of $100 to cover incichentals

Total $04,040.

A manufacture.$1.00

II. It. of Empire manufac

turn only

trans@1:80–

2.00

III. Other agara (2) Cigarettes

I. If of Empire Origin and A

manufacture

80.81 (Confinunt on nest columa pa

$0.30 $0.00

Court of Criminal Appeal, etc. The Attamey General is to move, -ho first reading of:

Sainathury's Work,

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instance of the refusal of the editove burrowly patriotic that the name which is most pro "A Bill to amend the Criminal minent in the volumes is that of Procedure Ordinace, 1899, George Saintsbury. That enthu

"A Bill to amend the Summary siastic and indefatigable scholar Offences Ordinance, 1932."

shows in volume after volume, the Bill to amend the New Ter of his judgment, and his almost breadth of his, interests, the wisdom. ritories Regulation Ordinance,

complete freedom from the-,twin evils of fashion and pedantry, To Bill to amend and consoli- I him, fell the task of summarising date the Full Court Ordinances," (Continued on Page 16)

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