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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

MOTIONS APPROVED

Mr. M D. MacDougali. Cadet Officer, who wis seconded to the Colonial Ofice for a period of about two years from February 1 1937, was exempted from the salary levy, pursuant to Section 6 (1) of the Hong Kong Government Ser- vice (Levy on Salaries)" Ordinance No. 2 of 1937, following the meet- ing of the Legislative Council held yesterday afternoon. The motion, which W** proposed by the Colonial Treasurer, Hon, Mr. E Taylor, WILS seconded by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. N, L. Smith. Other businesses at the meeting included the following:-

The Attorney General moved that the amendments made by the Urban Counch under Section 3 of the Hawkers Ordinance, 1935. to the by-laws under the heading "c Licensed (stallholders) hawkers." on the 5th day of January, 1537, be approved. The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith seconded the proposal.

The Attorney General also moved the First reading of (1) a Bill to amend the Pensions Ordinance, 1932, and (2) a Bill to amend the Watchmen Ordinance. 1928. The motion was seconded by the Hon. Mr. N. 1 Smith.

Present at the meeting wete H.E. the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott: H.E., the General Off- cer Commanding, Major-Gen. A. W. Bartholomew: Coloniat Secre- tary, Hon Mr. N. L. Smith: At- torney-General. Hon, Mr. C. G. Alabaster: Acting-Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Hon. Mr. B. C. K Hawkins: Colonial'

Treasurer.

Hon. Mr. E. Taylor: Director of Medical Services, Hon. Mr. A. R. Wellington: Director of Public Works. Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson: Harbour Master, Hon. Car. G. F. Hole: Inspector-General of Police, Hon. Mr. T. H, King: Hon. Sir Henry Pollock' Hon Mr. J. J. Pater- son: Hon. Mr. T. N., Chau; Hon. Mr. M. K, Lo: Hon. Mr. S. H. 'Dcd- well; Hon Mr. L. d'Almada e Cas- tro, Jr., Hon. Dr. Li Stu-fan: and Deputy Clerk of Council. Mr. T. Megarry.

Man Who Saved Governor's Life :

HIS ANXIETY FÖR MISSING SON

A Northern Territory Tragedy

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THEOSOPHICAL

SOCIETY

Talk On "Future For You And Me"

Last Thursday Mr. D. K. Paul gave a lecture on the "Future for You and Me" at the local Theoso- phical Society, 13 Chater Road. He said that it was not his in- tention to forecast future events on this globe as he was no seer. but was going to take the oppor-. 'tunity of quoting the iterature of

some of the great Theosophists,

"To those who had not the Inner Vision there seemed nothing cer- tain about the life of man except that at a certain time he was born and about seventy years later he died. Despite the lack of certain- ty as to man's existence before and after these events on the part of Science; Religion seemed united in theosophy in stating that there was a life greater and beyond the fleeting physical life. Lending Theosophists who had written of their teaching from Greater Ones. their own experiences and their own visions, were perfectly certain -and.

In fact, were always ex- periencing this higher transcend- ing Life..

The body of the lecture con- tained an absorbing description of these "after-death" or "re-birth" or shortly, "heaven-life" condi- tions.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1937.

Picture shows the tablet which was unveiled by His Excellency

the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, at the official opening of the Jubilee Reservoir. Shing Man, on Saturday.

Cost Of Education

REPLIES TO QUESTIONS BY

HON. MR. M.K. LO

chai District School)?,

ROYAL NAVY

New Names For Sloops

A new nomenċature for vessels hitherto termed Loops is an- nounced in Admiralty Fleet Orders issued last month. "Patrol sloops" and "convoy escorts" will in future be known as "escort vessels." The present "sloop minesweepers" will te renamed "minesweepers.", The present coastal sloops" will be known as "patrol vessels. "'*

The term "loop" in the old sailing Navy denoted a vessel of the next smaller size to a frigate. and after the advent of steam it was applied to vessels which" were larger than gunboats. At the outbreak of the War the only sloops in seagoing commission were the Espiegle and Odin in the. Persian Gulf; the Cllo and Cad- mus, in the Yangtze; and the Shearwater, on the West Coast of North America. When it became necessary early in the War to supplement the work of the patrol

At the meeting of the Legislative; cent. higher than the least ex-flotillas, about 120 vessels were. Council held yesterday afternoon.pensive Government School (Wan- official replies were furnished to the questions which the Hon. Mr. Lo Man-kam, pursuant to notice, put to the Government following his request for a statement showing The cost per capita of the cduca- tion of children in Government schools.

answers are

Question: (3) Is Government aware that based on average at- tendance the average cost per student at the Central British School is $530,15 and that this figure is 48.61 per cent higher than Queen's College and 191.18 per cent higher than Wanchai Dis- trict School?

Answer:--The Government re- cognizes that the local cost of educating a Chinese child is very much less than the local cost of

built in mercantile shipyards, to which the old name of aloop was. given, and since 1929 the surviving ships of this class have been re- placed by new types which are now to be renamed. The present construction programme contains representatives of all the types mentioned in the new Fleet Order. The questions and

Commander Of The Shropshire as follows:----

An officer of the Australian When the talk was over Mrs. O.

Navy, Commander J. Question:-(1) Will Government

M. Arm- M. Parkinson, M.A. thanked Mr. Paul

strong, is appointed from to H.M.S. and announced

be good enough to say whether or that next

not the following a

Shropshire, 1st Cruiser Squadron, correct Thursday (to-day) Feb 4 at 6 p.m.

Mediterranean Fleet, there would

to relieve analysis of the figures supplied by educating a child of European race. Captain Michael Denny, promoted be a question and answer

a special the Blue Book in question: meeting and

Question: (4) Does Govern- in the New Year List. Commander simple and elementary questions. point would be the answering of

(b) As regards the 8 Provided

ment appreciate that on the above Armstrong, who has been serving Secondary Schools-

figures," based on, roll, it costs for the past six months in I. Total Government expendi- Government over 8 times more to Leander was promoted in June, ture. $1,009,189.47.

educate a student at Government 1935, while gunnery officer on the provided Secondary Schools than staff of the Navy Office. Mel- that at Grant-in-Aid Schools, and bourne. He was appointed mid- that based on average attendance, shipman in the Australian Navy the cost la over 9 times?

on January 1, 1918, and served Answer-It is also recognized during that year in the battle that the provided schools are very

cruiser Australia. He specialized much more expensive to Governin gunnery in 1924, and among ment that the aided schools, his subsequent ships

were the cruisers Castor and Kent in the Mediterranean and China.

Pipers Society Ball

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Colourful Gathering At Edinburgh

Clan tartans and military unl. forms made a brilliant splash of colour in the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms on January 15, when the Scottish Pipers Society held their blennial ball, The Society, whose alm is to encourage piping and Highland dancing, has members in all parts of Scotland:

A

feature of the ball was the opening march of 20 selected mem-

they rendered

2. Total School fees. $184,503.82. 3. Total Government expendi

less fees received,. $824,695.65,

4 Total Roll, 3,198.

5. Total Government cost "per caplia, $257.88.

6. Total Average 2,906.

Attendance,

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7. Total Government cost per which are "largely staffed and fint student, $297.55.

anced by mi-lors and charitable Institutions,

(b) As regards the 18 Grant-in- Aid Secondary Schools--

1. Total expenditure. $806,025.94. 2. Total School.fees, $517,080.03. 3. Total Government Grant. $226,613.50.

4. Total Roll, 7,380.

5. Total Government cost per capita, $30.79.

Question:(5). And "with red ference to the statement of the Honourable the Acting Colonial Secretary in this Council on the October 7, 1936. In regard to the reduction of 10 per cent. in the capitation grants to English Grant Schools (Hansard, page 286), and

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Captain H. Fott, M.V.C., former- ty Naval Attache at Rome, will recommission HMS. London for further service as flagship of the First Cruiser, Squadron, Mediter-

ranean.

The Admiralty has notified the following appointments:-

6. Total Average Attendance, 6. to the statement of the Honour- Comdr.-R. Q. Mackay, to Excel- 499.

able the Attorney General in this lent, Feb. 1. Council on December 30, 1933, to LL-Comdr.-P. G. O. Langley, to the effect that revenue during 1936 | Glorious, Jan. 20. would exceed expenditure by about Lt.-Comdr. (Retd.).-R. V. H 380.000, will Government consider Westall, name replaced on the utilising part of such surplus in Retd. List, with original seny. 00 restoring such 18 per cent. reduc- | August 15, 1927. tion?

School

exper.sive Government

(Queen's College), and 155.36 per

bers, who, when the 370 dancers 7. Total Government cost per had assembled, entered the As-student. $32.28, sembly Rooms with kilts swinging Answer:-The analysis of the end ribbons fluttering playing agures is substantially correci. "Plbroch of Donald Dhu." after

Question: — (2) Is Government which, standing in a wide circle aware that based on Bly Sheppard. 68. half-caste. around the hall.

roll, the average per capita cost per boy at Government House, "Devil in the Kitchen" and "High at the Central British School is charged with having illegally taken Road to Linton."

$451.61, and that this sum is 37.87 alcohol. pleaded anxiety for a son

COUNTRY DANCES + per cent. higher than the average who had been missing five days. While he was being Oned £1.

This group, led by Pipe-Major per capita cost of the next most Nell Fraser honorary pipe-major a constable came in and announ- ced that Billy's son, Robert. had

of the Society, included. Dr Colin been found dead at the bottom of Caird, Mr Francis Caird, Mr Euan a clit. His skull had been smash-

MacDiarmid (former pipe-majors). d to pieces.

Brigadier-General Craig Brown, Mr J. C. Simpson, Mr A. F. Balfour Paul, Mr James Hamilton. Mr In- James Kentledy, "Mr Buchanan nes Stuart. Mr Malcolm Hule, Mr

bell Mitchell, M. J. A. Stevenson. Smart, Mr Colin Hogge, Mr Camp- Mr K. O. Thoms, and Mr Alex. Leslle.

to

Circumstances pulated suicide, as he was depressed and had complained to the police of domestic unhappiness,

The dead man was one of only two half-caste aborigines to serve with the AIF in the Northern Territory,

Recently Lord Gowrie sought him out, and shook hands, con- gratulating him on his mliitary

record.

SAVED LIFE

Thirty years ago Billy Sheppard saved

the Resident Cloremor's life in Darwin in gallant circum- stances.

The dance programme included a number of Scottish country dan- ecs, and for foursome, and eight-, Fome reels music was supplied by Pipe-Major Ross and three mem bera of the military school of Piping from Edinburgh Castle.

The portion of the Music Hall under the gallery was transformed into an attractive baronlal hall, on the green walls of which were set stags' heads, draped panels of

St. David's Society

Mr. D. F. Davies Elected President

The annual meeting ΟΙ Bt. David's Society of Hong Kong was held in

the Committee Room, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, last evening when the president, Mr. E. R. Price, was in the chair and was supported by Messrs. D. F. Davies (vice-pres- dent), H. Hall (Hon. Sec., and Treasurer), D. Davies, E. Lewis and W. T. Lewis, members of the com- mittee, and other members of the Society.

Governor C. Herbert was attack- ed by a Chinese cook, who ran amok with a carving knife,

After briefly reviewing the ac- The murderous attack was pre-handwoven tartan, lent by the vented by Billy, who beat off and Highland Home Industries, and a tivities for the year, the chairman subdued the Chinese with his bare tish notabilities, which are the pro- port and accounts. This was sec- number of old 11thographs of Scot-¦ proposed the adoption of the re- hands, although injured in the struggle. As a reward Billy is as-

perty of the Society.

onded by Mr. D. F. Davies and sured of life-long employment at

The arrangements for the ball carried unanimously. Government House,

were carried out by Dr Malcolm

ET. DAVID'S DAY Braith, convener; Mr Charles D. L. It was decided to The military funeral of Robert Murray, honorary secretary; and David's Day, Monday, March 1, was attended by Colonel Whittle. Mr Donald M'Aulay, Glasgow: Mr by holding a dinner in the even- head of the garrison, and a large Euan MacDiarmid, Mr A. F. Balfouring of that day, the following be- gathering of mourners.

In addition to the Christian Paul, and Mr F. F. A. Morrison, ing appointed as a special sub

members of the ball committee.

service, the aborigines, walled and danced, and aboriginal women. gashed their heads according to tribal custom. so that they should also suffer

Many of the aboriginal women present at the funeral were cover- ed in blood.

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS

The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the offices of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. (Ltd): Kunal from Kobe: 6830 from Shanghat; Peter Randolph,' Gloucester Hotel from Tokyo.

WIDOW HEAVILY

FINED

Leung Yuk-lin. 36, a 'widow, was charged before Mr. K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday for the possession of 44 ting of opium. she was searched at the Wing Lok Wharf on February 2 and the optum was found concealed in the false bottom of her suitcase,......

His Worship imposed a fine of $2,000 or six months in gaol..

observe Bt.

committee to make the aṛrange- ments: (Mr. D. F. Davies, Mr. E. Lloyd Jones. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hall and Mr. E. R. Price).

observanco.

were

Answer: The answer is in the affirmative; reference will shortly be made to the Finance Committee. of this Council and, if they agree to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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ASSAULT JUDGMENT

TO-DAY

The fourth hearing of the assault case against six Chinese, Wong Lo. Tang San. Tang Chung. Wong To Kwan and Wong Kuen, who wher summoned before Mr. K Keen at the, Central Magistracy some three weeks ago for assault- ing Tang Kee, of 381, Hennessy. Road, on board the s. 8. Kam' Ma anchored opposlie the Hong Kong- Macao Steamship Company's Wharf on December 14, was con- tinued yesterday.

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Surga Lt-Comdr.-C. H. Egan, MR.CS, LRCP.. to Pembroke for Sheerness T.E. Feb. 15.

Lts. J. S. Kuddart; to Titania, Feb. 16; J. Wilkinson, to H43; and R. P. Coppinger and G. G. Walker, to Medway, Feb. 17: EL Chapman, to L54, Feb. 16; Dyer, to Excel- lent for course, Jan. 11; GR G... Wilkinson. to Emerald, Feb. 10; R. L. H. Marsh, to Pembroke, Jan. 22; G. B. Rowe, to Pembroke, Jan. 4; P. R. Ward, to Phoenix; and C. E. 8. B. 8. G. Beal, to Otus

Surgn Lt—I. C. Macdonald, M.B., to Nelson, Jan. 18.

Retirements Engr.-Comdr.-G. Elis, placed on the Retd. List, Jan. 22.-

Lt. (E)-T. Kershaw, placed on the Retd. List, Jan. 18.

Royal Naval Reserve LL-A T. C. Cooper, to Osprey for course, FOD. 14.

Proby. Sub-Lt.-W. G. Pitcher, to Halcyon for training, Jan. 17. -

Mr. Peter H Ein appeared for the defendants and Mr. Hin-shing WOMAN BOUND OVER Lo. instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, was for the complainant.

testified at the previous hearing The first defendant had already

and the other five gave evidence yesterday, after which his Worship informed the Court that he would give judgment to-day.

TWO BANISHEES COMMITTED

TO SESSIONS

For the theft of a sulicase, 10 employer, Lel Yee-kat, manager of pièces of clothing and $60 from her

the Wang Fat knitting factory, a married woman; Cheung Kwan- ying, 20, was brought before Mr. E. | Himsworth at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy. yesterday. Defendant pleaded guilty to receiving. and was bound over.

VON RIBBENTROP BACK IN LONDON

It was indicated that an invita-' |

Two men, Wong 'Hin, and Lam tion would be extended to the 2nd..

Berlin, Feb. 2. Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusi- Bun, were brought before Mr. W. Baron von Ribbentrop left here liers, to co-operate in the Society's, Schofield at the Central Magistracy on Tuesday night to resume his

yesterday, afternoon for returning | official duties In*Landon, to the Colony from banishment. Transocean Hawa Bervice.

Sergt. A J. R. Grossman, pro- secuting for the police, informed his Worship that Wong Was arrested on January 17. He was banlihed from Hong Kong on July 22, 1936, for ten years, and Lam was banished on October 15, 1936.

The following officers elected for the ensuing year. President, Mr. D. F. Davies; Vice President, Mr. E. Lloyd Jones; Hon Secretary, Mr. H. Hail; Committee: Messrs D. Davies, A. Morris. E R. Price, T. J. Price and E. Lewis, Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Hell and Mrs. W. T. Lewis.

REGENCY BILL APPROVED

London, Feb. 2. The House of Commons passed the Regency Bill bv 305 to 1- Franioccan New Servici

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