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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1933

Increased Pubile Expenditure

At Shameen

COUNCIL SHARPLY CRITICISED FOR

LETTING RATES INCREASE

TOO MUCH ON HOSPITAL AND EDUCATION SERVICES

No place in the world looks more peaceful and prosperous than Shamenn. But like every other part of the world it suffers, in the views of some of its inhabitants, from squendermania on the part of its governing authority. At the annual mesting of share- holders, on March 6th, the Council had a decided gruelling for lat- ting public expenditure, notably on health and education services. increase over the previous year. In the matter of moving the Nurs- ing Home the Council was accused of grossly exceeding their authe- rity in not first calling a Ratepayers meeting

In fact, Shameen is very much the world in miniature.

SPIRITED DEBATE AT RATEPAYER'S

MEETING

The annual general meeting of Shameen ratepayers was held at H.B.M.'s Consulate-General 80 Monday, March 6th, 1933, at 5.30

0.00.

Those present were: Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China), Ltd., R. K. Batchelor, British-American Tobacco Company (China), Ltd., British Consul-General, Anglican Church

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WUCHOW NOTES

General's Appeal for the Aeroplane Fund

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Wucnow, March 27.

An appeal to the people of Nan- ning to subscribe money to the Government to purchase aeroplanes for use against the Japanese was wade by General Pei Shaug Hai last week. The General said that the Government had already spent Fover three million dollars in pur- chasing 30 aeroplanes, but these were not enough, as the Japanese had over two thousand planes and could attack any fort in China. The ronson why no effective re sistance could be offered to the Japancae in Manchuria was because of this "handicap. Nanning was quite near Pakhoi from, which place the Japanese could attack any moment that they might wish," said the General,

The Kwong Yan Hospital. The Kwong Yan Hospital in Wochow, which has for many years, been giving free treatment for the poor, and which was recently pull- ed down has now been reconstruct-

The necessary funds were raised from the shops and business people in Wuchow, and amounted to over twenty thousand dollars. A large number of prominent people were present at the open- ing ceremony held on Sunday, March 19.

The Police and Fire Brigade. In connection with the Police De.cd partment I have, once again, much pleasure in thanking the City Police for their close co-operation. When one of our motor fire engines was under repair in the Summer, Mr. Chan Mak Heung, the Chief of the City Brigade, very kindly loaned us one of his small engines as a stand- hy. His kind assistance is wery mich appreciated.

Budget Estimate for 1933.

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Lawlogs Tribes, Recently trouble was created by several lawless tribes on the hor ders between north of Kwanger and Kweichow provinces, and the officials of Nanning desiring to-wie them over to better ways, had an interview with their chiefs, and a big later entertained them to

This, however, did not banquet. have the desired effet, as several days later, the tribes, together Reda," again created with the trouble, raiding a number of vil legos. Stern measures were then taken and the lawless tribes have been suppressed.

The Boycott,

Trustee, Representative Russian Consulate, British Consul, British Vice-Consul, British

Referring to the accounts you Vice-Consul, Canton Club Trustees, will note that $30,000 was placed Chartered Bank of I, A. and China, on Fixed Deposit, in accordance China, Navigation Co., Ltd., Chinese with my previous statement, and to Maritime Customs (F. W Maze), this aum: the Council intend, about Chinese Postal Administration,, the middle of the year when all Dr. E. C. Davenport (e/o Dr. L. taxes are collected, to add a fur- L Lancaster), Deacon & Co., Ltd., ther sum so as gradually to build Deacon Estate Co., H. Dent & Co., up the General Reserve, Fund" Ltd. (c/o Deacon & Co., Ltd.), against possible contingencies. In Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Wm. Farmer, closing these few remarks, I should Freemasons Hall Trustees, Fuji like to take this opportunity of Paper Co., Ltd., M. B. and Futakia placing on record the Council's a Futtakia, N.B., General Silk Impreciation of the services of all porting Co., Inc., T. E. Griffith, TMunicipal Officers and Staff. E. Griffith Ltd., T. E. Griffith The Municipal Report and Ac (1032), Ltd., A. Hofmeister, Acounts were formally adopted.

The boycott against Japanese Vivian Hogg, Hong Kong and

goods continues as strict as ever, Shanghai Banking Corpa, Japan

M. Hill Mr. Chairman. and but there are still few people Cotton Trading Co., Ltd., Japanese Club, Japanese. Conti-General, Gentlemen, Coining back to the who ventures to trade with the "enemy." A little while ago, a Japanese Hospital, Japanese Pri Shameen Nursing Home, you will

passenger on board the 8.8. mary School, Dr. R. L. Lancaster, see that we have budgeted for Z W. R. Loxley & Co., Mitsui Bussan very much greater expenditure then Ming was caught carrying some Kaisha, Ltd, E. R, and Vashnia previously, We purchased new fur-thing of Japanese make, and he Mogra, F.P., Nippon Yusen Kaisha, niture and fittings for the new pre- Nissin Kisen Kaisha, Osaka Shosen mises and your Council decided to Kaisha, Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd., write off the cost of all items except Heuter, Brockelmnur & Co., Sha- the heavy furniture, in this budget. meen Municipal Council, Shameen The heavy furniture to be written Printing Press, Ltd., R. G. Shewan, down in three years so that one- Shewan, Tomes & Co., U. Spalin third of this cost is included in ger, Staff Buildings, Ltd. (A. P." Depreciation" as well. The only Co, Ltd.), Standard Oil Co. of other item which goes to form the taxes is New York, B. C. Tavadis, F. C. small increase in Tavadia, The Texas Co. (China)," General Repairs and Maintention of 9.189 per cent. Now. Gentle Ltd., A. S. Watson Co., Ltd., Clias.ance." We have always kept our E, Watson, Major C. Willson, maintenance costs as low as pos- O.B.E.. Yokohama Specie Bank,sible, but we feel that, Ratepayers Ltd. Total 124.

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will readily understand that larger suns must be spent any every five THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH years and unfortunately this com ing year we must spend more money The Chairman (Mr. Phillips) call to keep our building in sound con- ed on Mr. Hill, the Chairman of the dition. During the year under re- Council, to address the meeting. view one of our oldest road-sweep- Hill said Chairman ers. resigned after some 24 years and Gentlemen, The Municipal Reservice, and it was decided to grant port and Accounts as printed give fully and clearly what has transpir ed during the past year of 1932, and I can therefore add hut little to what you have read.

Mr.

Nursing Home.../

him a bonus of $350 representing one month's pay for each year of service. Early this year (1933), Ng Yau; Police Interpreter, retired after 34 years of faithful service, and he was granted, a gratuity of $2,084.40, and this sum is included in 1933's Police pay. At present the This was our most difficult prob- Police are the only Council em lem of the year, The lease withployees covered by the Provident the hold expired at the end of Fund, and the retiring members of December, and your Council had to the Council suggest that the incom- decide whether to renew it or find ing Council consider the question something more suitable. The hotel of extending the Provident Fund to for many and obvious reasons was all Municipal employees on the per- not an ideal nursing home Fur-manent staff. There are no further thermore, the accommodation was points I need stress, and I now take not sufficient, and in fact was CO-

pleasure in proposing the adoption pletely filled several times during of the Budget Estimates as sot the year, and at one time a patient forth for 1933, and will include with had unfortunately to go elsewhere, your permission, Ilesolutions Nos. The servants quarters were also 1, 2 and 3, relative to the Budget. very erasped, so much so that the

Mr. M. A, Annett seconded the servants were constantly resigning, resolution. It therefore, meant an additional two rooms being taken if the Nursing Home was to remain at the hotel, and this would have cost, at laust H.K.$100 a month, bringing

H.K.8423 the total rent to month,,

Protest Against Expenditure. "Mr. Farmer: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, For some years past, a section of Ratepayers those of Du us who own our own fatid and en deavour to operate our small busi- For months your Council looked ness here have viewed with alarm about for a more suitable building, the rapidly increasing rate at which which should not cost the rate taxation has mounted. In previous payers a great deal more. Two years certain amount of latitude houses on the bund-were-consider was allowable in view of our over- ed, the rent was high and the struc draft hit the Bank, but after the tura! alterations in both cases figures presented at our last general would have cost u considerable summeeting we confidently expected to of money Finally Dr. Lancaster see a decrease in the rate for the offered the Council the building year 1933, but instead of this we where the present starting sing goats presented with a budget increas nifuated af HK 393 months ined by no less a sum than 1813,000, other words at the same rent that This, in spite of Mie hat that we we would have had to pay the have a general reserve of 830,750 Hotel No structural alterations and a credit in our current account were necessary. Well, I think you of something over $22,000, I feel.. will all agree that your Council did most strongly that the time has What was obviously right in accept

come to call a halt to these Invish

ing Dr. Lancaster's offer. Should sitimates. I do not wish to labour

any ratepayers wish to visit the now Home I am sure both. Miss Brew Bre ister the Matron, and Dr. Lanotater

will be only too glad to arrange bouvenient time; 4olm Counciltsé that it is now an den small, Alpraz As the MOH has stated

us paraded along the streets, at tund in garments of humiliation, as a warning to the "law bị •

1024 the total taxation amounted to 3.7314 per cent by 1928 it had risen to 6,0825 per cent. This evening we are asked to pass a total taxi-

men. if our public facilities, our roads, our lighting and car drainage system had improved to that ex- tent there would be no quibble, but to the best of my recollection they

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