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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1937.

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

OF THE WAR SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES INCLUDE

$62,000 FOR SUBSISTENCE OF PRISONERS

(Continued from Page 1)

begin at Brussels in two days, will haye some effect on Japan and that they will stay her hand, al- though such a prospect is by no no means bright at the moment-- that is. judging by what one has seen in Shanghai.

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"If you were to go up to Shang- hai-to-morrow you would hardly be, aware that a dreadful war was in- going

continued formant. "As you go up the river from Woosung you will aee in-.. numerable Japanese warships: You will see a lot of damage done to

But buildings on the river" bank. that is about all you will see. Your ship 1 very probably be boarded by Japanese sailors and proceed. you will be allowed to Then, when you get to the Seltle- buses w and the ment you running and the trams piging up usual. and down the streets You will see the streets as crowd- ed as ever. the seething life of the ety in its normal proportions and you will wonder what is all th's talk of war. Where is the war?. will be the natural question you will ask.

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NIGHT LIFE IN SWING "You will, perhaps. think that something may come along at night and you will wait patiently for the night. But again you will be disappointed, for you will see the city lights as usual and by 7 p.m. you will see the old night

and life-cabarets. cinemas forth-in full swing. Just as you are beginning to think that every- rosy once aga'n in thing is Shanghai and are preparing to make a good night of it, will come Before your first disillusionment.

say midnight you will have to friends

for good night to your the curfew is still on.

Then, cursing your luck, you will make your way back to the hotel feeling that. after all, bed and a

Votes totalling $96,155 will be considered at a meeting of the Finance. Committee. to be held after the Legislative Council meet- ing to-morrow:

Previous to 1937 the expenditure on"Coal was included in the Sub- head "Coal and Oil Fuel," and that Electric on Gas in "Light and Fans." This year' in order to clarify the printed estimates the Sub- beads were changed to "Coal and Gas," "Electric Light and Fans." ESTIMATES, 1937 Sanitary Department-Burial of and "Oll and Fuel for Vehicles." Infected Bodies-$2,000.

Memoranda explaining the Items, is as follows:-

Provision made in Estimates- $750.

1.

The amount provided under this the Estimates has Sub-head in proved insufficient because of the number of burials of destitute vic- It is hoped that tims of cholera the sum now requested will prove, sufficient for the remainder of the year.

The amount required for "Coal and "Gas" was underestimated, and a supplementary vote of $500 is therefore requested.

---Bedding

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Medical Department: and Clothing-$5,000.

Provision made in Estimates $18,000.

A further sum of $5,000 is re- quired to cover expenditure under Fire Brigade:-Transport-$2,500.th's Sub-head incurred by reason Provision made a Estimates of the cholera outbreak, the in- crease in prices, and the Increase $1,000.

in patients and staff consequent on the opening of the Queen Mary Hospital

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The provision made in the Es- timates has proved insufficient in view of the heavy expenditure in- volved by the number bulances using the vehicular ferry during the cholera epidemic. A further sum of $3.500 is requested

to

at am-

cover estimated requirements for the remainder of the year.

Police Force:-Identification of Criminals-$120.

Medical Department: Mortu- aries. Victoria and Kowloon--Fuel and Light---$70.

Provision made in Estimates $200.

Provision under this Sub-head was increased from $100 in 1936 to $200 in 1937 to cover additional ex- the in- Provision made in Estimates penditure resulting from

stallation of a refrigerator in Vic- $150.

torla mortuary, and of electric fatis and light in Kowloon mortuary. The amount was however under- estimated. and a further sum of $70, is requested to cover the rear's requirements.

It has been necessary to hold an unexpectedly large number of identification parades this

year,

and the provision made in the Es- timates has proved insufficient. A further sum of $120 in requested.

Sub-sis- Prisons Department: tence of prisoners $62,000,

Provision made in Estimates-- $270,000.

The provision made under this Sub-head in the Estimates has

good sleep would not be unwel- proved insufficient in view of the

come.

Just as you are falling asleep you will probably hear the fa'at rattle of machine-guns from the direction of Pootung Point. By the time you have listened to that for twenty minutes you are thoroughly awake. Once again all is quiet and you turn around and. try to get some sleep. But such is In a few not to be your lot. minutes the air is rent with the

of of the thunder

the guns Idzumo And so it goes on. That

unexpected increase in the prison population the average daily num- ber of inmates having risen from 1917 in 1936 to 2395 for the first eight months of 1937. It is hoped that this further provision of $52,- 000 will cover requirements for the remainder of the year.

Public Works Extraordinary :-- Kowloon Hospital-Temporary Iso- lation Block-$9,500.

In view of the urgent need of

is a brief description of a night more accommodation at the Kow- in Shanghal these days.

loon Hospital for both general and infectious cases, it is proposed to build a temporary isolation block including a ward kitchen and a linen room at an estimated cost of $9,560. A vote for this amount is accordingly requested.

- JAPANESE FOOLED! "What happens is that Chinese snipers and machine-gun posts operating in the vicinity of Poo- tung Point. sneak up and let drive at the Idzuno. By the time the Idzumo has located the position the snipers, the latter are

The flag-$1,610. probably miles away! ship's guns pour shells into the house from which the snipers had been operating and pound it to pieces. but it has all been a waste of precious shells!"

of

Police Force:-Repairs to Police Motor Cars and Cycles-$2,500.

Provision made in Estimates- $5,000.

Owing to economy on repairs in recent years and the tact that vehi-

cles are getting older, exceptionally heavy expenditure has been in- curred this year for necessary over- hauls and spares.

A supplementary vote of $2,500 is therefore required.

Fire Brigade:-Special Expend!- ture, Fire Hydrants Service, G.P.Q. Building--$1,485.

-,,!,:,

Provision made in Estimates-

$3,100,

The provision made in the 1937 Estimates for this service is a re- vote of that made in 1936, in which year it was decided not to proceed

with the work in view of the anan- cial situation. The original bati- mate of $3,100 was made in Janu- ary. 1935, and this now has to be revised to $4,566 to cover the in- crease in local currency of ap-

Polce Force: Special Expendi-"proximately 33.1/3 per cent. in the ture. Police Telephone Pllar-$400. cost of materials since that date. Provision made in Estimates- A Supplementary Vote for the dif- ference of $1,161 is accordingly re- Provision was made in 1937. Es-quested to enable the work to pro- umates for a wooden Police Box

ceed.

$350.

Medical Department: Notifica- at a cost of $1,610. It is now con- sidered that a wooden box woulation Fees, infectious diseases $100. Provision made in Estimates.... not be suitable "and it is proposed In that manner, sald our in-

to erect a concrete box, which will formant, the Chinese are causing Frost $2,010 - terrific annoyance to the Japanese. An additional

""These tactles " continued the therefore requested.

visitor

from. Shanghai, "are a

source of tremendous amusement

The exceptionally large number sum of 2400 is of cases of notifiable disease this year has been responsible for un- foreseen heavy expenditure under

Public Works Department: --

Special Expenditure, Award for in- this Sub-head. It is anticipated

vention of "Tarasmac"-$10,000.

The Awards Committee stituted in accordance

Con-

to foreigners in the International Set'cment who never fail to take up all the avaliable vantage points and watch the fun the moment they hear the rattle of machine-rules governing the patenting of guns!"

HAPPY REFUGEES Speaking of more parochial sub- jects out informant sa'd the re- more fuge question was now no

a source of worry to Shanghai. Large concentration

with the

inventions by Government servants has recommeded that the sum of $10,000 should be paid to Mr. A. E Lissaman of the Public Works De- partment in respect of Govern ment's right to use a road surfac-

that the sum of $100 now requested will cover requirements for the re- mainder of the year.

Total: $96,155.

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DR. KUNG ARRIVES AT WOOSUNG

Shanghai, Oct. 18: Dr. H. camps hading composition named "Tarasmac" Kung, Chinese Finance Minister, which has been invented by him. arrived to-day at Woosung aboard been erected in the western dis

Firé Brigade: Coal and Gas- the French liner Felix Roussel. He trict and the position is well in

$500..

travelled up the river from Woo- hand. The cholera ep'demic too

Provision made in Estimates sung aboard a French sloop.- Is now well under control.

Reuter. $2,000,

"BONG KONG 'TIDE TABLE "From October 19 to 15, 1937.

There is, it appears, stii con- s'derable danger from flying shrapnel and many people had wounded recently. The been

great Municipality had done a service to the public in this respect in issuing notices, and pamphlets containing instructions what to do when anti-aircraft guns were in action. Many people, however. foolishly disobeyed these instruc- tions and often paid a penalty for their pains,

severe

With regard to the refugees who had returned to Shanghai from Hong Kong, our Jnformant sa'd the majority of them were very glad indeed to get back and were happy in their homes once again. "Better Japanese shel's to Hong Kong shobbery." one of them had spidi

PASTORS RELEASED ・・・ 'Berlin, Oct. 18: A number of Opposition pastors have been re- leased but there are still 64 other under arrest or held in concentra- tion

Heater Bulletin Service

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WEATHER REPORT

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONG KONG

10 a.m., Oct. 18.

Barometer (at sea level), 30.10

118.

Temperature, 89 F.

Date of

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Air

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Mon. 25

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Humidity, 40 per cent, Wind Direction, North. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Temperature; maximum yester day, 75 F.

Temperature; night, 62 F.

Against an average of 80.84 ins. Sunset to-night. 5.56 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 821 am ̈ ́

4 p.m., Oct. 18. Barometer (at sea level, 29.99. Temperature. 73: Humidity. 37. Wind Direction. North, Wind Force

(Beaufort), 3. Maximum tempera- ture, 75, Minimum temperature, 62. Rainfall. mi.

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