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LEGISLATIVE »

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Liability Damage Question

Considerab. argument regard ing the holsting of No.

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and No, 10 typhoon signals heard at the Legislative Counc. meeting yesterday after- noon when the Hon. Mr. C G. Alabaster (Attorney Genera moved the second reading of Bu to validate certain undertak- ings wh.ch have been constructed or commenced over and upon un- leased Crown foreshores and sea bed; and to endet certain general provisions which shall be deemed incorporated, unless expressly vari- ed or excepted, in future Or- dinances authorising reclamation or other works of a public nature over and upon such foreshores and sea bed."

Referring to clause 10, relating to liability for damage to

works, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson stated that the clause had been before the legal sub-committee of the Cham- ber of Commerce and they were not happy about it. He added that No. 9 and No. 10 signals were not very definite. The meterlolo- gical department, he said. were not infallable. The No. 9 signal WAS not holsted at the last typhoon. What would be the post- tion he asked, if a ship crashed the harbour pipe line just before No. 10 was hoisted and No. 9 had. not been displayed?

The Attorney General said that it was almost impossible to can- ceive a case where damage was not caused either by negligence or by stress of the weather. In Eng- land, under the corresponding laws, the ship owners were liable for damage caused by stress of weather. The particular cause here had been referred to the Secretary of State at least twice.

The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo said that į he realised Government's position in regard to the amendment and suggested that the amendment

should be based on weather of typhoon severity.

EXEMPTED IN TYPHOON The Attorney General' remarked that that would rather weaken the position of the owners but they would still have to prove the severity of the wind. It was in- tended to exempt the owner from "liability in a typhoon but not in

a gale.

£

Hon. Mr. Lo: The time element is very difficult to prove.

Attorney General: It makes it much easier for the Judge and for everybody to prove whether the signals were up or not.

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, repre- sentative of the Chamber of Com- merce, said he felt sure that the Royal Observatory would be the

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"BUDGET DOES NOT BALANCE" SINO-

Deficit Of

Of $3,498,910

INCREASED TAXATION

There was not a spirit of buoyancy at the meeting yesterday of the Legislative Council when the Budget for. 1937 was introduced.

With commendable directness the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North), in his explana- tory speech in' moring the first reading of the enabling Bill, declared at the outset. The first point is that the Budget does not balance.**

It was announced that the estimated deficit would be three and a half million dollars, and a there would be no reduction in taxation,

Taxation on motor vehicles will be raised by 30 per cent to 40 per cent, when licences next fall due for renewal

The Hon. Mr. North remarked that Hong Kong was still feeling the effects of the serious depression of the last few years.

"Moreover," he commented, "1932 will be in some ways a turning point. We are drawing near the end of a period of expansion.”

"The problem of reducing the cost of personnel by reducing the scale of salaries for new appointees and by substituting local for European staf is under constant attention, and experiments In both directions are already being made," he added.

ESTIMATES COMPARED

SERVICE

His Excellency the Governor... Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature Secretariat for Chinese Afairs.... Treasury

Audit Department District Office. North District Once, South "A"-Post Office

"B"-Air Service

Royal Observatory

Fire Brigade

Supreme Court

Attorney General's Office Crown Solicitor's Office Official Receiver's Office Land Office

Estimate for 1937- $

Revised Estimato

for 1936

$

151,000

196,736

280,000

347,553

138,000

166,682

245,000

292,474

103,000

124,473

75,000

90,742

47.000

55,213

504.000

819,433

"B"-Wireless Telegraph Services

165,000

183,956

Imports and Exports Office...

415,000

480.782

"4"-Harbour Department

1.080,000

1,138,235

44.000

70.148

71,000

85,635

297,000

311,797

228.000

280,412

64,000

78,085

47.000

63,000

24,000

25,745

50,000

85,930

-$1.000

71,886

56,000

70,002

2,889,0(K)

3,288,226

890,000

1,018,559

1,630 000

2,140,665

Sanitary Department

945,000

Botanical and Forestry Department

127,000

Education" Department

1,874,000

Kowloon-Canton Railway

735,000

Defence:-"A"-Volunteer Defence Corps

155,000

1,081,939 141,189 2,138.14C 786,300 158,369

"B"--Naval Volunteer Force

.35,000

42,914

Y

"C"--Military Contribution

4.282,000

5,379,660

Miscellaneous Services

1,618,000

1,632,830

Charitable Services

179.000

182,927

1,391,000

1,371.231

2,288,000

2 164 000

1,155,000

2,200,000 2,594,739" 1,486,500

26,480,000

2.980,000

$29,420.000

30,617,130 1,642,030

$32,259,160

Magistracy, Hong Kong Magistracy, Kowloon Police Force....

Prisons Department

Medical Department

Public Debt

Penistoris

Public Works Department Public Works, Recurrent

Public Works, Extraordinary..

Total

(The Colonial Secretary's speech appears on Page 1).

Good-Will

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JAPANESE ISSUES

Ambassador Kawagoe Cross-Questioned

*All Round Co-operation"

Nanking, Sept, 18. Mr. Shigeru

the Kawazoe, Japanese Ambassador to China, accompanied" by Mr. Suma, Japa- nese Consul-General 'at Nanking, called on the Minister for Foreign Affair General Chang Chun, and exchanged views regarding all the outstanding Bino-Japanese issues. It is learned from reliable sources that we purpose of Mr. Kawagoe's present visit to Nari-. king is to sound the attitude of the Nanking Government whose orders now are obeyed throughout China, before he hands in Japan's positive demands, which, it is understood, will be delayed for few days. The fact that Mr. Kawagoe comes with his military and naval attaches has lent colou

various implications.

In this connection, the conver- sation between Mr. Kawagoe and the Press may throw some ligh

on the altuation:

"Are you coming here to talk. over the Chengta and Pakhol Incidents, or are you here to open negotiations with the anthorities regarding the Sina-Japanese ques tions as a whole fam

"The main purpose of my present visit to the Capital is to see the Foreign Minister with a view to settling the Chengfu and Pathol Incidents, and at the same time questions of general relations be- tween your country and mine will be brought forth," replied Mr. Kawagos.

"It is understood that you have already received instructions from your Home Government as to the terms of settlement of the unfor- tunate Incidents in Chengta and Pathol. May we be enlightened?" "You must exctise me for th's." was the diplomatic reply.

"By 'questions of general re-.. lations do you mean that of all the questions confrunting these two countries, that of economic- co-operation will be dealt with

Arst of all?”

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PASSENGER PLANES

IN EUROPE Interesting Statistics

("Hong Kong Daily Press Special)

London, Sept.. 16. The Minister for Air has just The Post Office Savings Bank in the year 1935, Europe possessed Dublished statistics showing that "was opened seventy five years ago no fewer than 892 passenger planes. to-day. From the beginning the Germany led with 150 machines, Bank has made uninterrupted pro- France had 93, Italy 72, and Great gress. When the Bank was opened Britain 31.

in 1881, three hundred Post Onces were authorized to conduct Saving the machines amounted to 655.9 The total freight carried by all Bank business. Within

three tons. The length of European air Mr. Hughes explained that the months the number was 1,700 and

routes was given as 182,198 kilo- purpose of the-visit was to convey to-day It is 16,500.

metres for 1935, and the weekly There are now some 10,000,000 distance flown as the good wishes of the Hong Kong business community to the Can- depositors and the total amount kilometres,"

1.43 milliqu ton authorities, and to express owed by them exceeds $414.000-Agure 200 Germany heads this their felicitations on the happy compares with 31 Ove years ago, France follows with 213,130, FolI- 000. The average deposit of £41 amounting to 402,740 kilometres, with weekly! Aying outcome of recent political events an indication both of more pros--and with 205,677, England with which have resulted in the legiance of the Kwangtung and and of increased popularity of the kilometres.

perous condition of the country 153,372, bad Italy with 123,757, Kwangs! Provinces to the Central Savings Bank- of the Government, thus bringing about British Wireless.

Transocean News Bergica. the political unlication of China.

Commerce

al-

Excitement was caused among passengers aboard the Star Ferry Hong Kong General Chamber of

The Acting-Chairman laurich Golden Star when she Commerce (the Hon. Mr. A. W collided with the Hong Kong Hughes), and the Secretary of thely, expreading the keen desire of YOUNGER

The Mayor replied most cordial- wharf yesterday evening shortly Chamber (Mr. M. F. Key) yester Canton for the continuance of after seven o'clock,

on

terview lasted for nearly

MAGISTRATES

London, Sept. 16,

NEWS INDEX The Golden Star departed from of Canton, His Honour Mr. Tring tween the two cities.

day were received by the Mayor the friendliest co-operation be- Kowloon at 7.20 p.m. and

Cables sem Yang-fu.

Page 8 reaching Hong Kong the tide -ap-

Radio Programmes... Page 4. parently carried the vessel and she

Local Diary Page 5,4 The visitors were presented by an hour.

The need for younger magistrates Food Page ....... Page crashed head-on into the pier. FLBM Consul-General, Mr. Her later in the day the visitors the country on the new Juvenile Police

in closer. touch with the youth of Budget Speech .... The mishap caused no materialbert Phillips, C.M.G, OBE The met Mr. He Teap Fing. Chairman Court panels to be appointed on Sporting

Page animage and the ferry berthed Mayor, who was accompanied by of the derated Chambers of November is urged in a Home Hall Notices three minutes late. She left later his Secretary, Mr. L Fong, recely- Commerce, and conveyed the once circular issued to Justices

on her return journey to Kowlooned the visitors in the receptions greetings of the members of the throughout the country. under her own power.

hall of the Mimicipal Building. Hong Kong Chamber

British Wireless.

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