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2nd XI v. I.E. C. (Home);— E. J. R. Mitchell,. A. K. Mackenzie. V. C. Bond. R. M. King, F. A. Dunnett. D.

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BUDGET: OFFICIAL

OFFICIAL REPLIES

MR. N. L. SMITH

Revision Of Budget

"Presentation Method

The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith said:- I am very grateful for the sym- pathetic reception which the Un- official Members of this Council have accorded to the Government's Budget proposals for 1938, and I am glad that the very helpful criticisms made a week ago will

not in any particular respect be pressed to a division.

the My honourable colleague Colonial Secretary, whom I .ven- ture to congratulate, on his very able presentation of his second successive Budget, has to-day covered so much of the ground that there only remain a

few points on which I would desire to address the Council in closing the debate.

THE BUDGET

"I should in the first place like to assure the Council that the pro- posed revision of the method of presenting the annual Budget, to which the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo has made a passing reference, has not been forgotten,

The details have been worked out and the only reasons why a year's postponement was decide upon have been first the transfër of Sir Andrew Caldecott, who was the sponser of the proposals, and the desirability of being sure that his successor would agree with those proposals; and secondly the reorganization of the machinery of Governinent which is embodied

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suy that both the Majority and the Minority Reports have some months ago received the most careful and detailed consideration not only of my Executive, Courell but also of the District' Watch Committee. the body" which is rightly held to be representative of the most enlightened Chinese opinion in the Colony.

The fruits of those investigations have been transmitted to the Secretary of State but it would not be proper for me to say more to-day on a matter which may well be the subject of debate at West- minster in the near future.

RENT RESTRICTION "Artificial Interference Must 'Be 'Avoldèd.”

As regards the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo's proposal that new legislation should be introduced to restrict rents. I think it will be agreed that any such artificial interfer- ence with normal ecbriamle prò- cesses is a thing to be avoided as far as may be possible,"

Most of us remember the 1922 precedent when there was. for various reasons. a serious short-

are of housing accommodation for which might be considered the normal population of the Colony. Six months ago it would have been generally agreed that the Colony was if anything overbullt so far as it is possible to say that any population figure can properly be described as "normal":

MERELY TEMPORARY? To-day "we have many thousand

to all and many | more mouths thousand more bodies to accom-

in the person of the Hon. Finan-modate, and it is hardly to be cial Secretary.

thought that either food prices or

From the point of view of the permament resident it is to be hoped that the existing state of affairs is a merely temporary one. although I think that no one will wish for a return of the days of empty tenements which we all deplored as the fruit of the trade depression of the last few years.

Mr. Caine only arrived in⭑July | rents will remain where they were. and, apart from all else, it would hardly have been possible to ar- range a completely new system with the Budget already in active preparation. I should like to take this opportunity of recording the Colony's obligation not only to Mr. Caine for his highly skilled assistance but also to the Colonial Office for sparing us one of its ablest financial experts.

MUI-TSAI LEGISLATION The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo has also mentioned the question of Mut- tsal legislation. The Petition to which he refers, supporting In the main the recommendations of the Minority Report of the 1936 Com- mission. was sent to the Secretary

If this is true it would almost seexi more equitable to fix, as a standard for fair rent, some "pre- depression" date rather than 31st July. 1937; but speculations of this kind immediately show the inherent dificulties of such legis- lation.

I cannot personally, think that circumstances as yet call for any of State for the Colonies the mo- such drastic action as rent control, ment it was received by the Gov-and I certainly hope that the twelve-month period which Mr. Lo ernment a few weeks ago.

Honourable members are also envisages for such control is far aware of the provision made made too long for the existing emergency in the Bill now before the Council to last. for

Chinese strengthening the Secretariat. Beyond this it would. I fear. be premature to make any public announcement on the sub- Ject of the Commission, except to

Sporting

Fixtures

TO-DAX

Bridge.--Cheero Club Contract Bridge..8 p.m.

Football Military League: D/Middlesex, * 1/Kumaon R (Chatham Road, 3.15 p.m. Referee Sigm. Payne).

7th A.A. Batty., R.A. v 8/8e2- forths, (Military, Happy Valley, p.m. Referee L/c Purnell).

PRISON LIFE Problem Now Being Thoroughly Investigated

The Senior Unofficial Member spoke of the ill effect of the

LOCAL YACHTING

RESULTS

Sweepstake Races

WIN FOR "JEAN

The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club's sweepstake races sailed yesterday afternoon resulted as follows:

"A" Class-Started at 14.45

A/Seaforths, V 9th A.A. Batty Carpenter R.A. (Military, Happy Valley, 4.45 p.m. Referee Bapper Sharpe).

C/Seaforths, v. R.AM.C. (8+, Joseph's Happy Valley, 3.15 p.in. p.m. Referee Burgt, Whittle).

TO-MORROW

. Badminton.-Y.M.C.A. Badmin- ton, in the West Lounge, 8.30 p.m. Bridge Cheero Club Duplicate and Contract Bridge, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 Cricket. Second Division, Army "A" v. Navy (L). University v. Police (1) Craigengower v. Army (L).

Football-First Division, Club 'v. Seaforths (Club ground), 4.30 p.m.; St. Joseph's v. Kowloon (Kowloon), 4.30 p.m. p.m. Middlesex v. Eastern (Sookunpoo), 4.30 p.m.;

amenities offered in our new Pri- son upon our criminal or poten- tially criminal classes. I hesitate to say more on this subject than that the very disquieting increase In the number of prisoners housed at Stanley has lately been under very active scrutiny.

My hesitation is based on the fact that it may well be that some of the aspects of that in- quiry, such for example as prison

dietary, police methods, and the penal system of South China (to mention only a few), may prove to be of a kind that should not be published abroad in the form of a Bessional Paper.

I trust that the Council will be content with the assurance that the matter is being thoroughly in- vestigated and that they will he kept fully informed of any prac- tical recommendations which may ensue from that investigation.

STERLING SALARIES

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock has also raised once again the question of sterling salaries and of the rentals paid by Government ser- vants. As regards salariés, the figures which have been given at an earlier stage of this meeting may at first sight seem to fortify the argument which Sir Henry adduced a week ago, but that argument is not difficult to an- swer. In the first place the so- called "Goilan scale" included, in

addition to the actual salaries, a very considerable high cost of Hving allowance" on the assump tion of a dollar exchange of about 2)-.

That allowance, was, as will be recollected, never in fact drawn by officers in view of the serious fall in the dollar rate before the scales recommended could be implement- ed. To be strictly logical the gulf between the 2/- figure and the 1/3 figure which you have just heard should have been reduced by in cluding the amount of that allow- ance in the former if a compari- son was desired between "Gollan scale" and present day salaries.

"AFRICAN SCALES" Secondly it is not quite fair to think entirely in terms of local currency in this matter. Certain local expenses may have remained almost unaffected, but imported. goods and, still more, the definite home commitments of most ster-

ling-paid officers must always be thought of in terms of sterling. And thirdly the gradual adoption of the so-called. "African scales," 'both for new appointments and in cases of promotion, examples of which are for the first time to be found in many pages of the Bud- get now under discussion, is a suf- ficient indication of the Govern

now that ment's determination,

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F. LAY AND PRATA BAT WELL

D.B.S. Defeat Medicals

Playing on the home ground- yesterday afternoon the Diocesan Boys' School defeated the Royal Army Medical Corps by seven wickets in a friendly cricket match:

Finished Corr. Pos. 18.48.49 16.46.49 '2 (Major B. E C. Dizon). A Nereid II. 10.47.21 16.47.213)

Batting first, the Medicals were (Capt. C. B. Barry, R.N.).

dismissed for 151 runs, to which Gull

16.45.36 16.48.38 5Capt. Harvey contributed 74 not (Mr. R. Stock).

out, Capt. Malsey 25, Sergt. Mux- Redshank...... 16.49.31 16.49.31 6

low 17 Staff Sergt. Patterson 11. (Capt. S. Hopkinson).

C. Matthews took three wickets for 30 and the Rev. C. B. R. Bar- Kittiwake. 10.48.11 18.418.11 4.

(Ms PM, King).'

gent five for 59. Jean... 16.45.33 18.45.33 1

Major B. B. Edwards). **G*"&"T" Classes Started at 14.55

Eunice

17.25.51 17.14.11 3 (Capt. R. F. Nason). Lola, D.NF. (Mr. G. J. Tarr). Heron

........... 17.04.22 17.04.22. 2 (Lt.-Comdr. W. 8. Hall, R.N.).' Widgeon

...... 17.02.30 17.02.30 1 (Miss H. Crawhall Wilson).

China "A" v. South China "B" (Caroline H), 4.30 p.m. Second (Chatham Road), 1 p.m.; Univer- Division, Club 7. Eastern (Club sityk v. 20th Bty. R.A. (Chatnám ground), 3 p.m.; South Chins v. Road), 430 p.m.; Kumaons v. Sea Kowloon (Caroline H), 3 p.m.; forths (Prince Edward Road), 3 Seaforths v. Middlesex (500kun- p.m.: Portuguese 3.A. Y. Signals poo), 3. p.m.; European Engineers (King's Park), 4.30 p.m. v. 5th Bde. RA. (St. Joseph's), 3 Lawn Bowls, Presentation of p.m. Third Division (Hong Kong), Prizes (Hong Kong Hotel), 8 p.m. Medical V. 5th Bde RA (8t, Racing, Hong Kong Jockey Joseph's), 4.30 pm; Police v. Club's Nath Extra Race Meeting, Engineera (Navy ground), 480 Happy Valley, 2 pm. 4.30 p.m.; Ordnancel v. Powhattan (Military ground); 3 p.m.; Stanley v. Bervice Corps (Military ground), 4.30 p.m.; Third Division (Kow- loon), Air Force v. 24th Bty. RA.

Opening the School's innings, F. Lay (60) and A. J. M. Prata (38) scored 99 for the first wicket in less than an hour and laid the foundation for

The victory. School, when stumps were drawn, had scored 161- for three wickets,,] Sargent scoring 29 not out and G. Kew 13 not out, Cpl. Thom son captured two wickets for 50.

SUNDAY, OCT. 24- HAMBAZ 9DT 25 Football Football Association v. South China (Caroline), 4.30

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WAR!

RUGBY FOOTBALL

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Defeats H.M.S.

Suffolk

A team drawn from the EMS. Suffolk met the Club "A" XV in

the a Rugby football game on Club ground yesterday afternoon, the latter winning by a goal and Three tries (14 points) to mil.

The teams were:

Club: B. J. Gallagher; D. (Charity Game); First Divi- ston: Kowloon Chinese v. Police

1. Lammert; E. Tavener, J. L. Caroline Hill, 3 pm Referee, Campbell, D. Hynes, H. Macgrath Isley. Linesmen, Farr and F. Bliva; Bounar; W. E. Peers, C. F. Need- Police v. Chinese Engineers (Club ham, A. W. Holden: K. M. M. C. Miller King. B. Eynes; J. ground), 3 pm Referee, Aldridge,

(Captain), A. 8. Olsen" and R. G. L. Oliphant.

Hong

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25 Riding Beginners Cavalcade

Meeting. Half-Monthly. (Equine Eports Club), 4.30 p.m.bl

Tachting Second Commodore's Kong Football Referees Assocla- Cup Series; Night Race, Tong Eaton in Room 205, 2nd Floor,

Gloucester Building, p.in. and Macao.

Florent end : 19 bas

H.M.S. Suffolk: Taylor; Short, Burg-Lt Fletcher, L. A., C. Chubb, Fowle; Fay-Lt. Spittle (Captain) Mid. Shaw; Mid.. Wilson, Mla.

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CLUB'S HOCKEY WIN

In a friendly hockey match at King's Park yesterday the Hong Kong Hockey Club beat Small Units by 3gonis (Divett, Fowler and Bond) to 1 (Bartlett).** "The Club led' by 1 goal to nil in the frst half; Diyett being the scorer.

TALK TO HOCKEY UMPIRES

An Interesting lecture to hockey umpires was given by Captain" G.. W. P. Kim at the Army” Educa- tional Centre, Seven-and-Six- There Penny Hill, last night." was a fair attendance.

Herrick, Mid. Endicott, Sea. Brooks, Seawhisker/Blant Bridsay and Emith,

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