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A PRELIMINARY BUDGET SPEECH.
By the Councillor for "the Silent Masses"
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THE "ESSAY COMPETITION”
We have received the following letter from a well-known resident la Peak resident, by the way) and would welcome the views, in assent or dissent, of other sections of the community.
B-As this is the season of the year when our
Unofficial Legis-
lative Councillors are writing their eunual essays on Local Govern ment. and Official Legislative Councillors (to whom these are courteously submitted in advance) are composing their essays in reply --all for final appraisal in your leading columns later, on--may one who has had the effrontery to appoint himself an unofficial Un- official Legislative Councillor" be permitted to submit a contribution towards the competition? It would run as follows:-
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THE SPEECH
The
SALARY CUTS Goverment encountered strong opposition in 1930 when it recklessly insisted upqn increasing the salaries of public officials and a little later added $2,000,000 a year to the taxes to pay for it. In the announcement that these salaries may have to be cut in the present year I see signs of repentance for the previous policy. But it will be 14 little hard if the working Government offelal, only, is to have his salary reduced. The cut should also be extended to the pen- sioners on whom we expend nearly $2,000,000 a year.
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In the interests of the lowly paid, Your Temporary Excellency it is specially urged that the salary (though none the less respected on cuts *Kif ultimately necessary) that account)-Councillors Brown should be made a graduated and Jones having spoken on behalf scale, according to the amount of of their limited constituencies, Ithe salary. Incidentally, one would Councillor Robison, beg leave to like to see Hong Kong pioneer a say a few words on behalf of "the reform in the pension system of silent massen.**
the whole Empire, on the basis that the recipient of a large salary re- celves one-afth as pension and the recipient of the smallest salary four-fifths, and pre rata between these limits.
In the first place, and with all due respect as speakers say before "dropping a brick"), it strikes the newcomer to this Honourable House as "a bit of a farce" to pass a Budget for $23,840,418 in a single afternoon. I would suggest that ta future six afternoons twice a week be, devoted to this purpose, preferably after five p.m., in ac- cordance with home-side munterp- al practice, in order that members of the public may have an oppor- tunity to attend.
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WHAT MIGHT BE
Then the Director of Education could be allotted a couple of hours to explain his educational policy. and we could discuss it; 'the Direc- tor of Medical and Sanitary Bor- rices, an another afternoon, could tell us what is being done to re- duce the appalling death rate from tuberculosis and we could consider whether it would be practicable, now that pressure on housing ac- commoastion is less, to make a be- ginning with the urgent task of re- pairing the mistares of our pre- decessors who permitted that ex- cessive density in the housing of the people, whereby in some dis- tricts there are 1,200 to the acre. The Colonial Treasurer could ex- plain the principles on which taxation is levied and the measures taken to ensure that the burden is adjusted according to the capacity of those who pay. And so on. through all the more important Departments.
As things are, the Councillor nus some difficulty in offering intel- gent and useful criticism. True, there are the Administratiye. Re- ports but these are not generally accessible: they are not even on ale in the Hong Kong Club. This should be remedied.
The Glovertiment, experiencing a diminishing revenue. ja paring down expenditure in all directions. but my constituents" have a shrewd idea that in the next few years it may be necessary to survey the whole field of administration and reduce the scale throughout with a view to running the Colony for about 25 per cent. less.
INFLUENCE OF WIVES
I was pleased to hear the other day in that peripatetic Legislative Revising Chamber, the Peak Tram, that an important publle personage recently told the wife of an im- portant official that this Colony is run on far too lavish a scale. Suen admirable counsel should not be whispered only in the ears of wives, great as has been the in- fluence of wives of the great on the course of history, so I am glad to take the opportunity to give
There is need. I think. to guard dgainst the danger of growth in the publle mind of a suspicion that, in their anxiety to be model employers: Governments hive rather overdone it. until the Impression has arisen that official- dom has entrenched itself too securely against the taxpayer and cushioned the official's le too completely against the common ills of life
POSSIBLE ECONOMIES Much-needed
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economy of ad- ministration may possibly be party obtained by an increase of working pressure and abolition of the "ten-to-four" tradition where it still persists. The shipping and dockyard folk continue bitterly to denounce the "bloated dimen-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1935.
PROPERTY SALE MR. BOWES-SMITH LAID
Inland Lot Disposed
At Messra. Lammert Brothers'
·Auction Rooms, No. 4. Duddell Street yesterday afternoon, a valu- able leasehold property, registered in the Land Office as Section A. c Sub-section 1 of Section A. uf Inland Lot No. 140, was sold, by order of the Supreme Court, by public auction.
TO REST
Larg Attendance At
Funeral
The remains of the late Mr. 'A.
Capt. and Mrs. O. P. Jode, Mr. M. Bowes-Smith vhose death was | and Mrs. M. A. Johnson, Judah recorded in our per of yesterday. ↑ Joseph, J. E. Joseph, Mr. and Mrs were Interred at the Colonial Felix A. Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. Kan Cemetery, the funeral being very Tong Po, M. F. Key, Mrs. A. S. King largely attended.
The property consists of the right, title and interest of the de- fendant. Chiu Kwok Shi, in one undivided half share in all that
The profussion of floral tributes, piece or parcel of ground of Sec-testified to the high esteem in tlon A. öf Sub-section 1 of Section A of Inland Lot No. 140 with the messuage erections and buildings thereon known as No. 34, Wynd- ham Street.
which the deceased was held by all the communities in Hong Kong.
The funeral rites were performed by the Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck. The The property is held under achief mourners were Professors K. Crown Lease of Intang Lot No.H. Digby and R. K. M. Simpson. 140, dated the 30th May 1890 for the term of 999 years, commencing on the 28th June 1843,
The area
of the whole lot is about 2,204 square feet and its annual Crown Rental is $13.00 ·
THOSE PRESENT
Among those present at
and Miss King, G. Kishinami, Okhtargul Khan, Mutsham Khan, Mohammed Khan; Ko Leung Hoe, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall. E D. and J. E Kotewall, Lt. Col. C. H. Kuhne. Mr. Y. K. Kwinn, Kwok Siu Lau;
K. F. Lay, Mr. and Mrs. HA Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. E Lang, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lissaman, Mr. and Mrs. L' Tse Fong. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Li. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lorena, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo: Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Mr. and theMrs, N. Mathieson, Mr. and Mrs. W. The upset price for the lot was graveside were Hon. Sir Henry Mckenzie, Mr. and Mrs J. "Ander $13.750.00, and this was advanced Pollock, Hon. Sir William Shenton. son Miller, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Mor- by bids of $250.00 until the sum er Kon. Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Hon. Mr. rison, Mr. and Mrs. M. J..B. Mon- $15,000.00 was reached, when Miss R. A. D. Forrest, Hon. Mr. R. M. targis. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mort- Yeung Sáu King of No. 27, Lock-Henderson. Hon. Mr. R. H. 'Kote-lock; hart Road, Wanchal became thewall, Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, Pro- purchaser.
fessor W. Brown, Frofessor W. Faid, Professor F. A. Redmond Professor
Mr. L. E. Lammert conducted
Hall Brutton and Company the sale, while Messrs. Geo. X. the solicitors for the Tat Yuen were
Firm. the plaintiff.
Into automatons
for
E. A. Von Kobza-Nagy, Mr. and Mr. D. R. Nash, Mr. and Mrs. New- house. Mr. and Mrs. Andren Nicol:
O'Keefe, Harry Ore,
Mr. and Mrs. H. O'Dell, Daisy
Mr. J. J. Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pestonil and family, Maurice Firenne. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hutton Fotts, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. H. Priest- ley, Mr. and Mrs. Pun Siu Ting.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Ranger, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Raymond, Professor
Forster, Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Valen-
Mrs. Nura Kanis, Col. H. B. L. Dow tine, Dr. and Mrs. G., H. Thomas,
biggin, Dr. J. S. Dykes, Dr. J. E. Dovey, Rev. H. W. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. A. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. R. Have we training college for Pestonj. Messrs. W. Schofield, B. teachers? Have we any plans for E Fielder; G. Miskin, J. Ralston, A. keeping our teaching staff up-to-Hatton Potts, R. A. Rodgers. T. date, or do we allow them to de-Morrison, N. Mathieson, G, W. R. teriorate
Griggs, M. V. M. Grayburn, H. U. and Mrs. F. A. Redmond, Mr. and Ireland, B. C. Randall, John Brag, Mrs. J. Ring, Mr. and Mrs. R, A. B. G. Birch, P. Douglas Wilson, F.Rodgers and sons, Professor and "THE HIDEOUS RELIC"
K. Mody, L. C. F.. Bellamy, T. SM. M. H. Roffey, C. Hamilton As to the Medical Department, whyte-Smith, E. P. H. Lang, Frank Rolfe, Mr. and 8. Hampden Ross, one rejoices to learn that not only Austin, A. Brearley, R. Kennedy, A. Paul de Roux; the new Temple of Mammon but the innermost shrine of the Queen D. Coppin, H. A. Lammert, E. W. GN
Malcolm, T. A. Mitchell. Felix Mary Hospital-the operating
Ellis E Lewis, M. J. Breen, W. J. theatre is to have the advantage Waddingtoo, Capt. G. Anderson. of that latest development 'of civic utty. air-conditioning. Work on the new hospital should Roza, K.
| feeding prescribed facts into
juvenile minds?"
Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. R, K. Valentine, Dr.
and Mrs. D. J. Valentinë:
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Walker, Mr.
Rev. C., B. R. Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. P. Sanger. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. | Beth, Mr. and Mrs. F. W, Shäftain, Professur R.K. M. Simpson and Messrs, C. A. da Roza, A. W. daDora, Willie and Kenneth Stuart-
Stuart-Smith, W. A
Smith, Sir
and Lady be pressed forward with all speed Cornell. C. Champkin, M. B. Mon- Southorn, C. Stätget, Mr. and Mrs. that soon the Government Civil targis, T. P. Tong, H. Handley Pegs. D. L. Strellett. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hospital, once the apotheosis of H. R. B. Hancock, J. W. C. Bonnar. Sutter. Isaac Sykes (Shanghai): medical science in this place but H. S. Hills, W. J. Carrie, F. A.
Mr. T. P. Tong: ་་ now the hideous relic of a bye-Joseph, A. T. Hamilton, K. E. Greig. gone day, shall vanish from the W. A. Butterfeld, W. A. Zimmern. earth.
D. M. Richards. F. P. Franklin, A. Patients who see something of Hicks, H. M. H. Esmall, A R. H. our hospital system form the Eamall, W. Anderson (representing and Mrs. O C. Womack, Miss Katle sions" of the shipping survey sub-impression. from various creak-the Trinity College of Music), E. Woo, Mr. and Mrs. 8. T. William- department of the Harbour office, Will the Government institute a careful time-check on this depart ment' during the coming year in order to satisfy itself as to the rights of the question?. It may be that the trouble is caused by
too the employment of
many "specialists" and that these should be substituted by "general prac titioners."" When a ship is under survey from five to seven govern- ment surveyors descend upon 't, as compared with one from the Decisions classification societies. on knotty questions take longer to give when so many have voice in them:
machinery, that C Fredericks. W. T. Stanton, H.son. Mr. and Mrs. P. Douglas Wi-
EDUCATION
the ings of medical stats worked
from
FLORAL TRIBUTES
are either over-Allan Taylor, Li Tse Fong, Kan or underorganised-they Tong Po and E. Ezra. are a "little doubtful which it is. I drop, this hint, which could be" greatly enlarged upon.
While the death rate tuberculosis, malaria, and other preventable diseases continues at appailing figures the dictates of
forbid common humanity
any slackening in preventive medical work.
Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Yuen;
Mr. W. A. Zimmern;
American
Express Company:
Anderson Music Company, Limited;
Banque Belge pour L'Etranger, Hong Kong; Banque de L'Indo- A beautiful wreath from "Marchine; Catton Insurance Once, jorie, Doreen, Joan and Bille." was Ltd: Cheero Club; China and interred with the remains.
South Sea Bank, Ltd; Chase Bank;
Other floral tributes were:-"Ken European YM.CA; President and and Dorothy," "Dora and Bertie," Members of the Exchange Brokery' FIXING EXCHANGE
Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8. Perry, “Edith | Association; Exchange Banks' Asso- Far be it from me to try and and Tommy," "Evelyn and David, clation of Hong Kong: Committee entice my honourable friend the "Janet and Alan," "Jeanne and and Members, Hong Kong' Club; Colonial Treasurer into a "mone-Billle." "Maysie and Arnold" 'Hong Kong .Singers": President' tary mousetrap," but I must say (Shanghai), "Nora and Laurie" and Members, Hong Kong Pho- that to the ordinary mind this (Shanghai), Pac family (Shang-harmonic Society; President and Whatever reductions are found seems to be the year of all years hat); necessary in publ'd administra- when the Government might <de-
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Anderson, Hon, tion, I trust that the votes for part from tradition and fix say education and preventive medicine quarter of a million pounds of ex-Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. and Mrs. will be maintained and,
as op- change. If our old friend the Law W. Anderson, David W. K. Au and Portunity occurs, increased. In of the Modes and Persians pre-HB. Tsu; that peripatetic Revising Chamber vents, perhaps two or three of our Dr. and Mrs. Balean and Bar already mentioned, the only re-patriotic financiers would share bara, Mr. and Mrs. Sverre Berg. ferences to education heard in the the probably negligible risk be- Vivian Benjamin, Betty M. Billing. last dozen years have been such tween them and make a present to Mr. and Mrs. B. G, Birth, Dr. and Savings Bank, Ltd.; Staff, F. and O Banking Corporation, Ltd: as to suggest that the sole pur- the taxpayer of the results. We Mrs. G. D. R. Black, Charles Bonen-Office Staffs: Stan, Overses. Chi- pose of education. votes in this could return them ten per cent. of fant, Mr. J. W. Brouwer, M. J. Colony has been to provide the profit.
Breen, Rev. and Mrs. Cyril Brown; number of ladies and gentlemen
Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, Dr. and Mrs.
THE PEROBATION
with a half holiday every day and Sir, much as it will pain you, TF Bunje. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. But- a trip to Japan every summer. must conclude by making acknow-ters: This, from the population which ledgment of the time-honoured Mr. A. Cairns,--Mr. Kwok Chan, ses the nine o'clock to nine- shibboleths without which no Mr. and Mrs. E. Ronald Childe, Mr. thirty trama, anent that other Hong Kong peroration is complete. and Mrs. A. H. Compton, A. D. remote world which travels by
The free flow of trade embosom-Coppin, Mr. Robert Cryan, Mr. and
the trams around eight o'clock,ed upon the life blood of the Mrs. N. M. Currie,
has always struck me as unfair Colony" enabled "our forefathers,” Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Dovey, Pro- and prejudiced comment.
in collaboration with our friends of fessor K. H. Digby, Mr. and Mrs. E. It is a symptom of the general China, to convert the "barren O. Drake, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunbar, ignorance which prevalis as to rock" of this "far-flung outpost of Ina M.' Dunnett, Mr. and Mrs. B. educational aims and policy in the Empire" into "one of the Dunn, Dr. J. B. Dykes; this Colony. The average voter brightest jewels of the British | · A. J. Edgar, J. Edgar, Mr. and (I beg pardon, resident), hears too | Crown.” (Cheers.), The torrid Mrs. N. 6. Ells. Miss M. EIL and
Members, Hong Kong ADC: Hồng Kong Hotel; Hong Kong Fire Tusurance Company, Ltd.: Counell and Social Committee, Helena May Institute; Hong Kong Broadcasting Committee and, Stan, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion: National Commercial and
rese Banking Corporation, Ltd.: Local Members, Rationalist Fress Association; Messra, David Sassoon
Co., Ltd.; Local Committee,, Trinity College of Music; "Boy," Cook, coolle, amah and gardener."
DONATIONS
The Hong Kong Travel Associa-" tion acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the following subscrip- tions:-
Chinu Navigation Co., Ltd: $250 Mesari Lo'and'lo
M. K. Lo
the statement further pubucity.tale about the subject. Once in blasts of world-wide limitations Felix M. llla, H. M. H. Esman, Mr especially as it supports my con- a decade a Director of Education upon trade have made the "ure and Mrs. Henri Evelle, Mr. E. Era tention.
Ifits the vell at a prize-giving; į blood" a little thin these days. May and Misses Ezra, once a year a Headmaster of 1 hint that conservation of the Mrs. J. Fenton, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Queen's College may deliver an precious stream and not "blood-R. A. D. Forrest, Professor and Mrs Freviously acknowledged enlightening
Father letting is the remedy suggested by L Forster, Mr. and Mrs. B. E.. Byrne certainly keeps the topic in the analogy of modern medical Fielder, Fung Kul Yin, Mr. and Mrs.
We note that the City Develop ment Scheme has been held over. This, we suggest, should be the sub- Ject of a special debate in this Council with a view to scaling. down. We dmiot whether the ex- penditure of $2,000,000 is justifiable in housing "the headman, of our village." At dve per cent. It re- presents a rental of $100,000 a year. A house so large is likely to be an
incubus both to our Governors and
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(Loud and prolonged Fung Ping Wah, Mr. and Mrs. Fung cheers, in which the taxpayers in Ping Fun, Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. One feels that the Directorship | the public seats could not be re- and Mrs. K. E. Grelg. Miss W. I of Education should be a specialist | strained from foining.)
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oversight of postal affairs or the That, Mr. Editor, is my entry for bay: removal of garbage. What is the the essay competition. It would Mr. and Mrs. A. T, Hamilton, sent in memory of Mr. A. M. Bowes- policy of that secret camarilla, savour too much of self-advertise Hon. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Henderson, Smith to the taxpayers." It is respectfully the Board of Educatiori? Howment to sign this letter so, with Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Herses. Mr. Eo Mr. R. Kennedy.....
a Government best cân éducatioer be spread apologies to the two or three bear- Wing Major and Mrs, Hogg, Sir House be built for $500,000 and that among the masses of the popuisers of the name in the Far East, Robert and Lady Ho Tung, Mr. and large receptions of the community ton? Should we concentrate on I will subscribe myself,youts, OH MINT, C. HOOPER, NOVE be held in a new City Hall.
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