1935-06-14 — Page 9

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

MEETING

Several Bills Read

His Excellency Sir Thomas Southern, Officer: Administering the Government, presided over a meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday when Brigadier H. G. Seth-Smith General Com- Mr. E. W. Tratman C.M.G.. act- manding Troops, and the Hon. ing Colonial Secretary, were sworn in

Three new Bits were read for the first time and four others for the second and third times respectively and were passed.

Supplementary Votes totalling $23,000 were approved by the Finance Committee which met after the Council meeting.

His Excellency Sir Thomas Southorh, presided, and those pre- sent were: mum

Brig. General H, G. Seth-Smith, Acting Officer Commanding Troops. The Acting Colonial Secretary Hon. Mr. E. W. Tretman, C.M.G.). The Attorney General (Hon. Mr. C."G. Alabaster. K.C., OB.E.).

The Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Hon. Mr. N, L. Smith).

The Colonial Treasurer Mr. E. Taylor).

Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, R. N (retired). (Harbour Master)...

Hon. Dr., W. B. A. Moore (Acting Director of Medical and Sanitary Services).

Hon. Mr. R. M. Hendersor (Director of Public Works),

Hon. Mr. M. J. Breen (Postmas- ter-General).

The subscription of £10 per an- tum towards the cost of printing results of the International Upper Air Research Commission has been discontinued as credit balance has accumulated which entitles the Colony to the publications rf the Commission that half of

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The above is to be met from savings under Head 11. sub-head (1935 Estimates page 35 Item 8.

COST OF JUBILEE STAMPS

Post Office and Wireless (A) Post Office

9. Stamps $13.150.

Provision made in Estimates (page 22, sub-head 9) $10,000

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1935:

CAPT. WALTER LEAVING

Popular A. D. C.

With the departure of the R, M SS "Empress of Canada" to-day, Hong Kong will be losing a very popular officer in the person of Captain Reginald Fredrick Walter. who prior to his departure was A.D.C to His Excellency "Sir Wi- Ham Peel during the last Wo... years of Sir William Peel's reign in the Colony.

Captain Walter was born in 1908 and gained his commission in 1928 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant three years later. He was appointed as A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor. Sir W- tiam Peel in November, 1932, and on the latter's departure from the Colony, Capt. Walter acted as A.D. C. to Sir Thomas Southon, the Officer Administating the Govern-

ment.

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MESSRS. KINNAIRD AND

LAMBERT HONOURED

Elected Life Members

Of Golf Club

Two le members were elected at an Extraordinary General, Meeting of the Royal Hong Kour Golf Club, held in the board room of Messrs. Jardine Mathes ɔn and Co., Ltd., yesterday after- noon. They were Mr. J. D. Kinnaird, and Mr. C. D. Lambert."

الرحم

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

S OF ASSOCIA

AMENDED

The meeting was held to pro-,We have at this moment five such members (Messra. Ram, Halifax, pose an amendment to the Articles

Grist. Camming and Greenhill). Your Committee ask for power to increase the possible number of Hfe members to ten.

of Association. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Chairman, supported by a full committee read the amendment. after the Secretary, Col. E. D. Mat- Capt.hews had informed the meeting of

the proceedings to be adopted.

The chairman said:

After the conclusion of the dis- cussion of the amendment I am going to propose that you accept the Committee's recommendation to elect two more Life members at once. We hope that the present five and the two we hope to see elected to-day will live for many years, and your Committee wish to make provision for possible fur- ther elections of this nature.

(e) This amendment brings our procedure into line with the pro-

above subscription £5 annually) During his stay in the Colony be paid to the "Organisation Me-Capt Walter has enjoyed an im- teorologique Internationale a so- mense popularity among both for- (Hot.ciety which is rendering valuable eign and Chinese population.

yesterday, services to Meteorology and is ap- Interviewed pealing for funds.

Walter sald that he had planned to travel to Los Angeles, then taking

We are assembled here firstly to 8tral across the continent to New

York. He would enjoy five months amend our Articles of Association. leave before rejoining his Regi- All the proposed changes have ment, when he would in all prob- been considered carefully by your ability. Be stationed somewhere Committee who were. unanimous abroad. He fld not think it prob-in their approval and recommen- able that he would come back to dations. I may say that no special Hong Kong again.

be carried unless resolution can While here, Captain Waiter took three quarters of those present a great interest to hunting. being and entitled to vote approve of it. No provision was made in the a-kesn-follower-of

theFanlingpropose to take each amend "Estimates for 1935 for the cost of Hunt Club. Other recreations of

the Silver Jubilee Stamps as the which he was

ment in turn and to explain its a devotee, were proposals did not reach the "Col-swimming and golf.

meaning and its cause where

Instead of having a second ex- ony In sufficient time. It is anti-Travelling on the same boat, necessary, and to ask you to votetraordinary-general meeting to confirm special resolutions pass- cipated that sales to Collectors are Lady Manning and Miss Morse, on each one separately.

(a) is explained in the text oted at a general "meeting we can

uld Ar-ti- of Sir the Resolution. Our guests

special resolutions at now pass out of date con- Thomas and Lady Southorn, for cles became

one meeting. sequent on the passing of the the past fortnight.

'Compaides Ordinance 1932, and fresh definitions of the phrases dealing with the second extraor

dinary general meeting, the aboli- "Special Resolution" and "General Resolution" to conform to the section of which has been explained Hons of the new ordinance are in my remarks on the last amend-

mant. trodiaced.

(g) Owing to the abolition of Article 73 the remaining Articles are to be renumbered.

Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K. K. C. Hon. Sir Wiliam Shenton, Kt. Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga. O.B.E. Hon. Dr. SW- To, O.BE LL.D. Hon. Mr. W. . Bell. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Hon-MET, N, Chau Mr. H. R. Butters, (Deputy Clerk of Counchis).

The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. E W. Tratman). moved that the Report of the Finance Committee of May 18, 1935, be adopted. This was seconded by the Hon. Mr. E. Taylor and passed."

The Attorney General. the Hon Mr. C. G. Alabaster, then movei that the first reading of the fol- lowing bills:

"A Bill to regulate the payment'

of emoluments, pensions, gra- tuities or other allowances due to persons certified to be un- able by reason of mental dis- ability to

affairs."

"A Bill to

manage their

amend further the Iaw relating to Merchant Shipping."

"A Bill to amend the Pensions

Ordinance. 1932".

The Hon. Mr. E. W. Tratman

third

seconded and the Billa were read. The following Bills were then read for the second and times on the motion of the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, "seconded by the Hon. Mr. B. W: Tratman:—

"A Bill to amedn the Immigra-

tion and Passports Ordinance. 1934."

and the resultant increase Re-who had been staying at Goveri- venue will offset the cost of the ment House as Issue to a considerable extent, and the ordinary issue, being tempor- arly withdrawn, will show a cor-

responding balance" available for

1936.

A supplementary vote for $13,150 is requested,

Police Force

30, Special Course of Instructio: $495

Provision made in Estimates (page 46 sub-head 30) $400.

An amount of $400 only was 1- cluded in the 1935. Estimates as it was not certain whether any off- cers would be in training in India this year. Mr, K. A. Bldmead is now undergoing training and an account for Rupes 1.250 has just been received. The amount asked for is to augment the $400 already provided.

The above is to be met from savings under "Rations for Indian Police" (1935 Estimates sub-head 24).

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Medical Department

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48.

Special Expenditure. X-Ray Ap-

inserted

"A Bilk of amend the Companies | paratus. $7,450.

Ordinance." 1932." -

A sum of $10,000 was

"A Bill to provide for the segre- in the 1934 Estimates for this ser-

gation and treatment of lep-vice. Of this amount $1,100 ers."

spent locally in installing one-de-

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Was

"A Bill to prevent the making, | velopment tank leaving $8,900 for Issuing and circulating of the purchase through the Crown "pieces of metal usually called | Agents of the X-Ray Apparatus.

tokens."

The Hon. Mr. E. W. Tratman, Acting Colonial Secretary then presided over a meeting of the Finarice. Committee, when the fol- Towing Supplementary Votes were approved:-

Kowloon Canton Railway

23 Rents, E-1-13 Rent of Shum Chun Station $1.777.

This was not shipped and paid for until February, 1935 and the cost amounting to $7,450 (allowing for local charges of say $102) has to be met from a revote,

A suplementary, vote of $7.450 therefore requested.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works Extraordinary Hork Kong, Miscellaneous, Lay:

Matahed Pizeries, Kennedy Town

- Provision made in Estimates ing and conseructing area For

(page 77 sub-head 23) $3,223.

Leut W. R. J. Cragg, of the 1st. Battalion the Lincolnshire Regt.

has taken over the duties at A. D C. as from to-day,

EXCITEMENT AT LOWER PEAK TRAM STATION

Some excitement was caused at the Lower Peak Tram station this afternoon, when a man was seen to fall heavily into the nullah opposite, the station.

So badly was the unfortunate man hurt, that he was at once re-

moved to the Government Civil Hospital, suffering from injuries received to his back and legs.

(b) Your Committee have hi therto been tied in the matter of visitors or temporary members. Under the present Article 37 such. persons can only be allowed, the use of the Club for a period of three months.

It is now proposed to give your Committee the power to admit visitors for a longer period.

There are some cases where keen golfers-generally Junior-come here to replace others who have. gone on leave... Such replacements The accident caused a slight de-run as a rule to six months, and lay in the continuance of the time table, which, however was soon readjusted to normal

The name of the injured man is given as Leung Yik Sang (40), a cookbay employed at 193 Mount Kellet Road, and it is thought that he fell in while attempting to board the tram while it was in motion.

with

MISS PAT WEBSTER

service After 14 years Messrs. Lane Crawford Ltd., Miss Pat Webster is retiring from their services and pans to branch out for herself

For this reason she is travelling to Shanghai on Sunday for the purpose of establishing agencies there wher from her return she will sail for England.

In charge of Messrs, Lane Craw- tord's Ladies' Salon, Miss Webs- ter had made a number of friends and her absence from this Colony after such long sojourn will be very much missed by them.

She is travelling Home via Java, Australia, New Zealand and the Panama and hopes to arrive Home

generally take place in the sum mer season. To ask substitutes to join the Club as members for six months only in the summer is ask ing too much of them. Also green fees at the present rate are too high to induce those who are here temporarily to play much and in any case the facilities lapse "in three months.

visions of the Companies Ordin- ance of 1932.

(1) This removes the Article

The above proposals were sec- onded by Mr. Bulman Johnson and carried unanimously.

LIFE MEMBERS Continuing, Mr. Dodwell said: Having now disposed of the amendments to our. Articles of Association I have; Gentlemen, one 'more pleasant duty to perform.

Your Committee unanimously re- commend that under Article 40 (as now amended). two further Life members be elected.

The first of these is Mr. J.. D. Kinnaird who has for many years done yeoman service on the Gen- eral Committeeo and as Convener of the Happy Valley Sub-Commit- tee and Father of the Junior Sec- tion;

In the latter capacity especially Mr. Kinnaird has had a great desi Given a freer hand your Com- or work and has had to exercise mittee propose to make a sliding | much tapt and fatherly care, scale for visitors or temporary Your Committee feel confident members, and to extend their that you will be as unanimous as

privileges to six months in any they are in wishing to recognize

one year.

his valuable service, to the Club (c) The present Entrance fee is by electing him a Life member. $150 for a full member, Cases The proposition was seconded by have occurred where newly-elect- |- Mr. Archbutt, and was carried un-

a full members have, Immediate-animously.

ly after paying their full entrance Mr. Dodwell, then proposed the fee, been transferred to another election of Mr. C. D. Lambert as

station.

a Life member.

Your Committee feel that in

Mr. Lambert has devoted an Bome cases this acts harshly and enormous amount of time and therefore ask for power to refund thought to problems, mostly en- Under the terms of the New $1.300

in such cases a proportion of the gineering, connected with Fanling,

Working Agreement for Through

entrance fee paid. Actually as The hard work and care that he On 27th September, 1934. the Traffic between the Chinese and Finance Committee approved ex-

$75 is paid on election to the has put in over such matters as British Section of the Railway, it penditure of the sum of $3,500 for

when the the water supply to the Club waiting list, (g, and is necessary for this Section to the preparation of a new area for

waiting list is in operation) and houses, our old electrical plant pay, for facilities provided by the the pig dealers matsheds situated

the Balance of $75 on promotion (used when we made our own Chinese Bection at Shum Chun, at Hennedy Town near the Dan- by the end of November.

to full member, your Committee Hght)) Its replacement by current the cost of maintenance in addi- gerous Goods Godowns of the Her successor.. Is Mrs Moodie propose to refund $75 in approved supplied by the China' Light tion to interest on capital outlay. China Provident Loan and Mort- Heddle who has had previous ex-

cases where a member is trans-and Power Co., and the new in- The agreed additional cost 13 kage Company, Limited.

The perience in the same line of bust-ferred from Hong Kong within 12stallation of lights, Tan, and re- 31.177 per annum A supplemeü- tary vote for this sum is requested. it is necessary to remove the ex-

area has now been prepared, andness in Melbourne, The above is to be met from uting matsheds to the new area. savings under 6 Coal E-3-1-2-11 is considered that Government Coal for Locomotives (1935 Est: mates page 76 sub-head '6),

Public Works Extraordinary Hong Kong Public Health and Bulidings Ordinance. Resumptions

Aplichau $525.

A sum of $7,1000 was approved in 1934 for resumption of certain -areas with buildings thereon at

Aplichau.

At the end of 1934 one claim was outstanding and the mount ** be paid to the owner of house No. 72A, whose acceptance of the

should pay for the removal The cost of this is estimated at $1,300.|

The unexpended balance on last year's vote was 31,143.

Botanical and Forestry Department

9, Library $650, Frovision made in Estimates (page 70-subhead 9) $303,MA

A complete set of the Curtis's Botanical Magazine is very desir able for the "Ubrary of the Bo tanical and Forestry Department,

FIRING WITH BALL AMMUNITION

months of election. This amount frigerators has been of great ser- is not however stated specifically vice to the Club. The efficient in the amendment, as-Article 17 state in which our tractors and which deals with Entrance fees moving machines, have been kept, does not specify the amount pay- and the consequent marked im- able by those elected to the walt-provement in the condition of our ing list or to full membership." Courses, has been largely due to The public is notined that machine gun firing will be carried You will note that provision is Mr. Lamber's supervision. In addi out by the Hong Kong Volunteer made for members, to whom a re-tion sa Convener of the Fanling fund is made under this amend | House Committee Mr. Lambert has Defence Corps at Island Bayment, to rejoin the Club on their had many small domestic problems Shek-O on Sunday, 16th June, 1935, from 8 am to 11.30 am, return to the Colony, by paying to settle and has been of the Members of the public are warned life absent fees and repaying that greatest help to your Committee not to approach the beach by land proportion of Entrance fees that and the Secretary. Mr. Lambert is leaving the Colony very soon and or to enter the Bay west of Mian had been refunded. Chau Island during these hours. We are advised that we cannot your Committee feel that he has

Insist on such members rejoining indeed well earned the honour..of. the Club If they return to the Co- | Life membership, lony.

• Seconded by Mr. G. H. Wilson,

applause,

Government offer was not received which there are already 115 out a supplementary vote for $650 Any provision to that pedect the, proposition was carried with

until this year, was refunded to Hevenue. A revote of the sum of $525 is accordingly.requested.

Royal Observatory. Subscription to the Organisation Meteorologique Internationale $75

requested.

of 158 vilumes, It has not been Dorable to obtain the missing The above is to be met fro volumes during the past 30 years, savizige under sub-head 7 Forestry Second-hand orikimal back, num Reserve $350, sub-head 19 Trans bers (Vols. 71-100) are now offer- port $300 (1935 Estimates page 70 ed at £65 the lot and as this op- sub-heads 7 and 13)

occur again. Total $24,822, porturity may never occur

would not be enforceabis.]

I propose this amendment bẹ passed

Will some one second?”

The meeting closed with a hear vote of tha ta Messze Math

(a) We are limited at present to

maximum of six life members. tion of the Cuairtaus

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