NADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CLUB
A General" Meeting at which the annual audit and report for last year will be presented, will be held in the Club Rooms on Wednesday, 14, October, 5.30 p.m.
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ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced de- tween Gilbert McCallum Col- Cart, of Singapore, elder son öf the late Dr. Wilfrid H. Coltart (formerly of Oswestry) and Mrs. Coltari, of Chichester, and Mary Louise, only daughter of the late Capt. W. J. Kemp (formerly of Singapore) and Mrs. Kemp. of Epsom, Surrey.
WEDDING
WELCH-STAFFORD. On Septem
ber 22, 1936, at "Chelsea Old Church, William Arthur, eldest son of Mr. A. J. Welch. of China. Shanghai,
to Anne Katharine youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Staf- tord, of 18, Bolton Gardens. S.W.5.
and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251.
In Accordance with Govern ment Ordinance, the EX. CHANGE BANKS will be Editorial CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business on SATURDAY, the 10th, October, 1936. The Anniversary of the Chinese Re public).
Hong Kong, 6th Oct., 1936.
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·HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER
WOMAN
CHARGED
Robbery
Attempt In
Kowloon
Chan Luk, alais Cheng Foon, 25, married woman, appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth, on 'remand at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for complicity in an attempted armed robbery, with three others not in custody..
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
First Reading Of Three Bills
At the meeting of the Leg'sia tive Council yesterday afternoon the first reading of a Bill to amend further the Coinage Offen- ces Ordinance. 1865; Bill; to amend the Currency Ordinance; and a Bill to amend the Stamp Dulles Management Ordinance, 1911; were moved by the Attorney General seconded by the Colonial Secretary.
8, 1936.
TRIBUTE TO CHARITY PAID BY THE GOVERNOR
Malayan Budget Procedure
GOVERNOR'S SPEECH
the
Governor
His Excellency said:—Honourable Members: I con- fess to a sense of discomfiture in regard to this. Budget for 1937, which does not arise solely from the fact that it is a slump budget and discloses, after every effort has
An additional charge was pre-
The Attorney General also mov- ferred against. her for possessionet that the by-law under the been made to lop and to prune. of an automatic pistol. three heading "Dangerous and Offensive) a dencit of nearly 31 million rounds of ammunition and a car-
Trades" made by the Urban Coun-dollars. My feeling is partly due tridge case.
cil under section, 3 of the Pubic to a budget procedure which is Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, unfamiliar to me and which, so I 1935, on the 13 day of August, gather from two of the eloquent 1938, be approved.
speeches to which I have listened, this afternoon, is not altogether to the king or the Unofficial Mem-
Acting Sub-Inspector Kinnear a: the Water Police CID.. describ- London Office: 53 Fleet Street ing the facts said that the com- plainant was an amah living at the servants quarters at No. 2 Granville Road, the house of Mrs. Barretto.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG. October 8, 1936.
ing will be held (weather per "NO"-
mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY
DH Saturday, 10th October,
1936, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rang at 1.30 p.m.
By Order,
S. A. SLEAP,
Actg. Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th October, 1936. 4727
KARL RADEK ARRESTED
Complicity In Zinovieff Conspiracy
Moscow, Oct. 7. The famous Soviet journalist, Kart Radek, has been arrested for -complicity in the Zinovie con-
spiracy.-
Reuter.
DUTCH NATIVE
RUBBER
Further Increase. In Export Duty
Batavia, Oct. 17. The Netherlands East Indies eport duty on native rubber has been raised to 61 guilders per kilograms "dry weight effective October 3. Reuter.
BADMINTON TRIAL
The first of the trials arranged in connection with the forthcom- Ing exhibitions of badminton be- tween Hong Kong and Shanghai players, was held at the Club de Recreio lust night.
W. C. Choy and 8. P. Chan
(C.R.C.), H. Kev (St. Andrew's), M. A. Oliveira, L. & Carvalho, J. 3. Remedios and L. A, Silva (Recreio), E..L. H. Shute and J. L. Anderson Fire Brigade), T. C. Lee and K. B. Liew (Eliot Hall and 8. A. Gray (Kowloon Tong) participated.
The team will be selected later.
IMPORTATION
OF MONEY
SWEETLY
SPOKEN
When Lao Tse in the sixth century, B. U., was poetically elaborating his philosophies to learned contemporaries, the gen- tle art of polite refusal was even then old.
For centuries, we suspect, the
Chinese children had been learn- ing the gentle art. of saying "no," at the knees of their tutors or in the women's halis..
The practice must still be one in which the Chinese excel if we can credit the report of a western paper that one would-be anthor received this rejection slip from a Chinese publishing house:
We have read your manus- cript with boundless delight. By the sacred ashes of our ancestors, We swear we never dipped into a book of such overwhelming mastery. If we
were to publish this book it would be impossible, in the future to issue any hook of lower standard. AB
it is unthinkable that within the next 10,000 years we shall find its equal, we are,
to our great regret, compell- ed to return this too divine work and beg you a thon- sand times to forgive our action.
Present at the meeting were:- His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott; H's Excel-bers. lency the Glo.C. Major General A W. Bartholomew: Hon, Mr. R
The procedure here is that all departmental proposals run the gauntlet of an Estimates Committee consisting of the Colonial Secretary and the Colonial Treasurer with the Governor in the chair. I may remark in parenthesis that as re- gards this year, my first year, in Hong Kong, the presidency of that triumvirate has been a most valu- able, lesson to me. because there can be no better introduction to the problems of an Administration than to go through the estimates of its expenditure item by item.
On September 11, at 10.10 p.m. the amah left the premises for a. C. North (Acting Colonial „few minutes. On her return she Secretary); Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabas- saw three men enter the floor. ter Attorney General); Hon. Mr, The drst one drew a pistol, and W. J. Carrie (Secretary for Chi- threatened her with death if she nese Affairs); Hon. Mr. Edwin did not keep quiet,
Taylor (Colonial Treasurer); Hon. However, when another of the Camundr, G. F. Hole
(Harbour robbers attempted to gag her with Master); Hon. Mr. T. H. K'ng cloth and a plece of wood, she (Inspector General of Police); struggled and managed to free Dr. A. R. Wellington Director of herself, at the same time shouting Medical and Sanitary Services); "save life.'
Hon Mr. A. G. W. Tickle Director The robbers lost no time in of Public Works); Hon. Mr. J. P. making their getaway." but before Braga, Hon. Dr. S. Tso: Hon. Mr.
Next, when the Estimates have they went a shot was fired, which | M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau: emerged from this Committee they fortunately went wide and struck Hon. Mr. S: H. Dodwell; Hon. Mr.
are printed to Honourable Members the floor.
M. T. Johnson: Mr. D. M. Mac-of this Council on the first reading Dougall (Deputy Clerk of Couns of the Supply Bill. In the interval cils).
On the arrival of the police. they found the piece of wood used as a gag, and a small knite.
Constable 425, on duty at Car- "narvon Road, would depose that he
between the drst and second read- ing the Unofficial Members examine them and, four or five days before the second reading, send coples of
saw defendant standing at the LOCAL YACHTING prepared speeches containing their
corner. She received a parce) from
who hurriedly men
went
two
away.
Aroused by the suspicious man- ner of the two men. the constable took the woman to the police station where the revolver was found on her person.
In answer to the charge for possession
of arms, defendant stated: "I earned $50 for carrying the pistol for a person."
The bearing was adjourned.
LOCAL WEDDINGS
Two Ceremonies Yesterday
Sweepstake Race Yesterday
criticisms, comments and sugges- tions to the Colonial Secretary. who, as best he can in the time available. prepares à reply to all the points raised by them. Indeed in past years the Governor himself often wound up the debate by a long speech. From the last three volumes of Hansard I find that in the Committee stage of the Bill (no alteration was made. beyond correction of a figure, in three auc- cessive years.
A sweepstake race of the Hong Kong Yacht Club was salled yes- terday afternoon.
Course:Channel Rock Rumsey Shoal (P), Channel Rocks (S), N. Mark on Line (8), Channel Rocks (S), Club Line. Distance: 10.2 miles.
Results were as follows:-
"A" Class-Started 14.45
Finished Pos. 17.11.49 3
Carpenter, Al
(Capt. D. M. Mey), Labo, A2
Jan. As...
(Mrs. Brunsgaard).
Two local weddings were solem- Isobel. AT nised yesterday afternoon.
At St. John's Cathedral, Miss. B. Florence Stanton became the bride of Mr. Arthur Walker Robson, The Rev. H. W. Baines officiated at the ceremony.
D.N.F. 17.00.32
1
... 17.08.44
2
(Major Dixon).
Mixed Classes-Started 14.55
Finished Corr. Pos, Rolla, H3 ....... 17.42.55 17.42.55 2 The bride was given (Col. Kirke). away by Mr. P. 8. Cassidy. A well-Sirius, 7....... 17.36.57 17.14.51 i attended reception was held at the (Capt. G. Thomas). Hong Kong Hotel later.
• KOWLOON CEREMONY
FIRE AT
ICHANG
The wedding was solemnised at DISASTROUS If rejection slips of this sort St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon Tong. were common, it is quite possible yesterday between Mr. Romney that book lists would he greatly R.C.A, Victor firm, and Miss Geral- Lyle Pearce, accountant of the shortened. "Authors would be dine. Frances Meagher, teacher, tempted to write for rejection who recently arrived from Seattle. rather than for publication: Rev. Father Maestrini officiated. certainly few writera could resist The bride was given away by Mr. the opportunity to listen to such Mr. W. Richard.
words of wisdom concerning their own works.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
C Grambs and the best man was
Six men, Tang Kam, Leung Sik, Yu Lai, Chan Lung. Chan Ho and North Leung Chan, were committed for trial yesterday at the Kowloon Magistracy by Mr. E. Himsworth.
The defendants were charged
at 163. Sai Yeung Chol Street on September 9.
the
British Bluejackets To The Rescue
HEROIC WORK
therefore no
I ain indeed a strong believer in there. I can see the advantages of personal contact avenue to appreciable · retrench- and round-table discussion.
ment along the line of a curtall- Propeants which had survived ment or elimination of existing the Scylla of the Estimates Com-public, services, for nearly, if not mittee sometimes foundered in the quite, all of then may be cate- Charybdis of Select Committee. Its torised as essential. We are in- Report was generally a document deed extremely fortunate in Hong of two or three printed pages, and Kong in having much public ser- if its contents were all accepted by vice that is of an essential nature the Governor'an amendment to the performed out of private charity original resolution would be moved and by voluntary workers. at the next session "that the draft. Estimates be approved with the alterations and amendments ad- vised in the Select Committee's re- port." If not all of the recom- mendations were acceptable, then. the motion of amendment would be that the draft Estimates be approved with the alterations and amendments advised in paragraphs (A, C, F, G), etc, of the Report of the Select Committee. When the Estimates had thus been debated and passed the Supply Bill was based on them and passed through all its stages generally without debate.
PROCEDURE PREFERED Now I prefer this proçedure, which
DECREASE MAY BE FEASIBLE
It is possible that some de- crease in staff may be found feasible, but not so great a de- crease as to Justify the expense- i of compulsory retirement on abolition pensions. The rule to which we are now working is that When retirements or casualties oc- cür the vacated appointments are not filled until an abbluze neces- sity for their retention 31s es- tablished. Another line of ulti- mate economy Iles in the training to mar of Hong Kong citizens poste hitherto occupied by Euro- pean recruits. We are doing this in the Police and Sanitary Depart- ments and indeed all along the These gradual methods of retrenchment are not conspicuous or sensational' but they are, I am sure from pasi experience, the most truly econom mical in the long run.
COLONIAL TREASURER
CONGRATULATED
I take this opportunity of public- congratulating the Colonial Treasurer on the manner in which
ly
he has resisted every proposal for avoidable expenditure and press. ed every suggestion for savings and economy. I am happy to
is not peculiar to Malayaline as opportunities arise. out represents, I understand, the practice of most British Colonies, because it enables detailed con- be- sultation and collaboration tween the Unofficial Members and the Oficial Members who prepared the draft Estimates. it is, as far as I can see, within the four corners of the Standing Orders of this Council, but I do not wish to make a break in local tradition unless I am perfectly certain that It is desired by Honourable Mem- write to bers. I shall therefore Singapore for copies of the Gov- ernor's Address this year, of the think that the recognition of his Colonial Secretary's Memorandum distinguished Colonial Services by on the Estimates, of the Trea- His Majesty the King came at a surer's Financial Statement, of the time when Mr. Taylor must have
he was up
against a Report of the Select Committee felt that and of the Hansard of the Straits particularly thankless Settlements Budget Debates. These palatable job I will circulate to members of Executive Council and Finance Committec, and if they prefer the procedure which I have just en- deavoured to outline and which will be fully exemplified in those documents from the Straits, then we can adopt it next year.
and VZ-
Of the need for understanding and co-operation between ourselves and, our Chinese neighbours there. MALAYA PROCEDURE
can be no possible doubt, and I agree with the Senior Chinese. Unofficial Now the procedure to which I "became used in Malaya was very
Member that it cannot be too different. The formative Committee
greatly emphasised or too often consisted of the Colonial Secretary
reiterated. The warmth and kind- and the Colonial Treasurer with-
ness of the welcome extended to out the Governor. The Colonial INTERESTING PASSAGES
my wife" and myself on our visit Secretary kept the Governor con-
Lo Canton was an inspiring proof My Honourable Colleague, the stantly informed on the progress acting Colonial Secretary has very
that this need is recognized as of the Estimates and ascertained ably and succinctly dealt with the much there as it is here, and I his wishes on all important points: various points brought forward by have every reason to hope that but the Governor stood outside the Honourable Members this after- within the very year future I Committee and any Head of De-noon: It would however be a poor shall have the privilege and plea- partment who wished to appeal to compliment to the speakers if their sure of welcoming my recent hosts him against the blue-pencilling of speeches were considered as hav- of the new Kwangtung Provincial any proposal could do so, though ing entirely lost their official au-
Government 3.8
honoured such appeals were rare and seldom dience as soon as the Colonial guests in Hong Kong. successful
Secretary had replied to them. They contain many interesting
PRIVATE CHARITY SERVICE and suggestive passages which I look forward to re-reading and further digesting when they ap- pear in the convenient form of Hansard.
The Estimates when printed, were placed in the hands of Uneficial, Members at least ten days before their introduction in Council and at the first Budget session the Governor prefaced the proceedings by ap Annual Address in which he dealt broadly but concisely with current problems and reviewed in perspective the important events of the year.
CORONATION FESTIVITIES
OUT
11.
In conclusion I must return for a moment to a subject on which I have already touched, the debt which Hong Kong owes to private
volunteer charity and
service. Month by month I have become. I' more and more conscious of the amount and extent of, that debt; it is so large and covers, so wide a field that I cannot attempt here a catalogue of all the funds, so~ "cieties, associations and institu- tions to which public gratitude and admiration is due. At a time
At the moment however I have nothing to add to what Mr. North has just said, except to explain The Colonial Secretary next one omission in the Budget and moved a resolution that the Draft to make a few general remarks. Estimates be adopted. There was j
The
to the no need for him to make a long Coronation festivities next May of economic depression generosity speech because he had already laid
mission relates
for which no provision" has been on the table as a Council Paper i entered in the Estimates. That a printed memorandum on the Estimates, fully descriptive and ex- planatory of all new items and of
provision.
all changes in annually recurrent The Unofficial Members "followed him with speeches on major ques tions involved in the Budget; there was no need for them to go into details, ecause the opportunity for
mittee.
is doubly generous and in the face" of Hong Kong's three public enemies (fog, fug, and their loath-" some offspring fag) voluntary ser- vice is a doubly noble sacrifice of self to the community. On behalf
is because the Secretary of State's promised despatch on. Colonial celebrations did not reach me till last mail. In it he leaves to the arrangements as will permit of them all, donors and workers alike, local authority the making of such
of the Colony I humbly thank the active co-operation and par-
for all that they have done, are ticipation of the inhabitants of doing and, I hope, will always each Colony as a whole and aug-continue to do for us. gests the early appointment of a
SALE OF WORK
SHIPPING ACCORD
Hong Kong Daily Press” Specials
Ichang. Oct. 7. British bluejackets from H.M.S. Bremen, Oct. 7 An agreement between
Gannet played a heroic part in a German Lloyd and the fire which devastated a large part Booth Steamship Company pro of this city yesterday." Hundreds vides that the service between of buildings were razed over an Hamburg, and Bremen, Antwerp area of more than a square mile Chu Kan, 30, seaman, was brought with the possession of heroin pills be maintained exclusively by the death roll is unknown, but is be. that came later In Select Com-committee representative of all
and Northern Brazil wi'l in future and thousands are homeless. The
The Colonial Secretary North German Lloyd 'as from Oc- leved to be heavy. Many are
Bections of the community to ar- tober. The Lloyd will conduct a injured.
then repiled on points which be
range the necessary details. On regular fortnightly service.-
"The bluejackets rushed through was ready to answer; on the re-
that suggestion I shall certainly Transocean News Service.
the flaming streets carrying woof two later sessions while the vote will be put up for discussion. mainder he could speak at either act, and the question of a special men, and children to safety.
A successful sale of work was Several hundred children, trap-Budget was still before Council.
with due regard to the state of held at the Police Recreation Club... ped in a school compound, were Lastly, the Treasurer moved that our finances, as soon as definite Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. rescued by British sa lors who de- the subject matter of the motion suggestions have been put forward The sale was organised by the A fatal accident occurred at the molished the high walls of the be referred to a Select Committee by the committee. Tai Lol Sin Boarding House, go place, and allowed the children consisting of the Colonial Secre- tary, the Unofficial Members and access to the street, Des Voeux Road Central, yester- day morning A
Thereafter, British sailors, shoul himself. Chinese was thrown out of the lift from the der to shoulder with Chinese sol-
floor and dropped to the throughout the day, 'top
diera. ought the conflagration bottom, the man being killed instantaneously.
before, Mr. K. Keen, at the Central Court yesterday, charged with Importing 255 Shanghai dollars on board the s.s. Fatshan, without placing them on'the manifest, Mr. C. Y. Kwan, for the defence, sald that the money was found among the defendant's отп personal effects, and if one could not keep one's own property; he did not know where it could be kept. De fendant was discharged.
THEFT AND FALSE PRETENCES
LABOUR EXCLUDES
COMMUNISTS Considerable Uproar At Conference
Edinburgh, Oct. 2. The Labour Party conference. by 172.800 card votes to 592,000 rejected the application of the Communist Party for "amiliation to the Labour Party.
The vote was preceded by con- Martin Ritchie alias James Mar-
siderable uproar and heated pro- tins, 24, unemployed, of 72. Fuk tests when the chairman ruled that Wing Street, second floor, was sen- the discussion about, afiliation tenced to four months' hard labour must be curtailed in order to save 'by Mr. Q'A A. Macfadyen at the time to enable two envoys of the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for Spanish Government to address theft and obtaining money by false the conference this afternoon- pretences
henter!
LIFT FATALITY
RUGBY TRIAL
The flames fared well into the night and the whole area is now a mass of smoking ruins.
The British sailors' action is highly praised by Chinese and foreigners alike and there is no There was a good turnout for doubt that their strenuous" efforts the Hong Kong: Club rugby trial prevented what otherwise would at Happy Valley yesterday. About have been a ghastly loss of life 40 participated.
Reuter
SELECT COMMITTEE The Select Committee met at con- venient times over a period of days and had up before it any Heads of Departments that it cared to summon. Its proceedings were un reported and informal; and I con- alder that the opportunities that it gaye for the Unofficial Members to meet and question. Executive officers of Government were in valuable from the point of view of both sides.
Police "Branch of the Ministering. Children's League. "There was a largé attendance throughout the afternoon Tea was served in the Club grounds.
HOCKEY TOURNEY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. On the general subject of pub- He expenditure I have to say this. I approached
my work
on Eg timates Committee very critically and with considerable past ex- perience or slump budgets and re trenchment in Malaya, but hav ing had the privilege of serving under both my immediate pre-- Another match in the local decessors in this Governorship 1 Inter-Section hockey tournament did not expect to find any very match was played yesterday after- lush tares of extravagance in the noon, the Hong Kong Hockey Club field of annually recurrent expen- defeating the Club de Recreio by "diture; nor, gentlemen, are they five goals to nit
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