1938-12-22 — Page 7

TONG KONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

HUGE INCREASE IN PENSIONS WILL BE ASKED AT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

Special Poison Cupboards To Be

Installed In Hospitals

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CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS totallar $280,000 and $10,000 for widows' and orphans' pensions are the outstanding items in the supplementary votes amounting to $137.17% which will be considered by the Finance Committee at the conclusion of the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon.

THE VOTES ALSO INCLUDE $515 for the Installation of special polson cupboards in the various hospitals to enable a more strict control over dangerous drugs to be exercise.

The memoranda explaining the items is as follows:--

ESTIMATES, 1938

Emergency expenses arising from the Sino-Japanese Conflict- $14,600.

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Six pairs have been obtained for ise in the combined operations.

HUNGKUNG RIFLE ASSOCIATION Hongkong Bisley Team-$1,200. Government afte, consulting the Committee agreed to a Finance grant not exceeding £100 towards the expenses of members of the Hongkong Rifle Association Team selected to represent the Colony at Expenditure such as Police Re-the Imperial Meeting at Bisley.

sum of It is stimated that a $1,200 will be required to cover ex- penditure incurred.

The amount of $10,000 provided was only hypothetical as it was not known how much would be spent during the present Sino-Japanese conflict.

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and feld allowances serve pay, other incidentals have now to be met from this head.

Remand Home Juvenile Offen- ders-$1,150,

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Telegrams-$7,000.

Civil Pensions, Retiring Allow- ances and Gratulties $280.000.

Owing to the increased number of pensioners and payment of gra- tutties in excess of the original estimate, the provision in the cur- rent year estimates is found to be Inadequate.

Widows and Orphans' Pensions $10,000.

Owing to the increase in number of pensioners, the provision in the Estimates for 1938 is found to be Inadequate.

FORTUNATE TO

BE ACQUITTED

Judge Tells Man At Sessions

"You are fortunate. The jury

by a majority of six to ons: ∙have found you not guilty, and you are discharged.” His Hon. our the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell, made this remark at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when he dis- charged a seafaring

named Trang Fo following his acquittal by a jury on a charge of receiving stolen property,

Tsang was one of three persons arraigned before His Lordship on Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery at Ngau Chi Wan Village on November 22, when $400 In money and a quantity of jewel- lery was stelen from a hut. The PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTöther two were Ylu Yau, who re- incidental Expenses—$1,500. ceived four years' hard labour for

The difficulty experienced in obtaking part in the actual robbery The dally average of juvenile

The amount of telegraphic cor-taining candidates qualified for and Leung Kam, a woman, who offenders at the Boys and Girls

respondence has been considerably appointment to technical posts in was sentenced to two years for re- Homes this year as compared with

greater than anticipatd and as a

this department, has necessitated celving some of the stolen pro- the same period in 1937 has in-result further provision is neces-an expenditure of over $2,000 on perty Tsang had pleaded that he wished to call a character witness creased by 50 per cent. and 30 per

advertising vacuncles. sary.

and His Lordship hag adjourned cent, respectively, and the amount

Conversion of Victoria Hospital the case. provided under this head is insuf-

into Quarters—$2,100. ficient

Anti Gas Equipment—$560.. Some of the respirators, ordered in 1935 were not delivered until

CHARITABLE SERVICES

Refugee Camps--$40,000.

CHARACTER WITNESS Yesterday the witness for whom Tsang had asked was produced. He said his name was Shum Chun- yeung and he was a licensee of a

Considerable damage to window The sum of $20,000 veted for the frames and floors, caused by white provision of Camps to accommo-ants and dry rot, was discovered date refugées from China hus during the progress of this work 1938 and payment has had to be proved inadequate, and a further and the cost of making good seamen's lodging house in Glouces- made this year; the total amount sum of $40.000 is required to meet necessitates additional expenditure outstanding on. 1936 amount was expenditure to the end of this of $2,100.

185.2.6 but owing to savings year.

under this year's vote, an addi- Grant to Emergency Refugee tional sum of $580 only is re-council-$13,700, quested..

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PRISONS DEPARTMENT

Tools-$3,000.

This amount is required to make

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT

Saivage-$1,750.

Sum required to meet expenses

a grant on a dollar for dollar basis in connexion with the raising of a

the Hongkong Emergency Re-Jun

sunk on 16.11.33 near A1 fugee Council toward the capital Buoy, and the removal of same to

It is desired to purchase more cost of the refugee camp adminis-Yaumati Police Chamber. tools in order to employ more pri-tered by this organisation... soners at Stanley in labour outside

the prison...

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

Special Expenditure.

poison cupboards-$515,

Special

It is proposed to install special polson cupboards in the various hospitals to enable a more strict control over dangerous drugs to be exercised.

The estimated cost of the cup- boards is $515.

"Provisions for patients-$13,000.

The total number of diets order- ed during the first ten months ol 1938 amounted to 218382 as com- pared with 209,503 for the whole year in 1937.

It is anticipated that by the end of this year the number of diets ordered will exceed the number in 1937 by 51,000.

Purchase of Radium-$6,500. The Medical Department at pre- sent possesses 70 mgm. of radium

sary to obtain a new supply pack-

Total $437,177.

First Conviction Under

Emergency Regulations

JAPANESE FINED FOR PRINTING

POLITICAL PAMPHLETS

ter Road He had known accused for about ten years, during which period the latter had been regular- ly employed as a seafaring man.

| Witness knew him as a good man and knew nothing against him.

Under cross-examination by Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Counsel, witness agreed he did not know what ac cused had been doing during the last two months, or whether he was in regular employment since that time. He admitted it was probable that he would have known' had accused in fact been working.

The verdict was returned after a short discussion. The following comprised the jury:-Messrs, D. Buchanan (foreman), Au Wal- suen, Lee Wal-cheung, Chan Shu- Chíu. B. M. Levler, ER. Welchrand H.F. Jason.

HEROIN CHARGE AGAINST YOUTH

The first conviction on a charge brought under the Emergency "There are apparently rio depths Regulations Ordir ace of 1922, which was enforced in October this to which you would not sink to year, was recorded against a Japanese, named Eto Toshihiko, by Mr. earn a living, even if it means the R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court, yesterday.

degradation of your countrymen." remarked His Honour the Acting

This was the second case under the newly enforced Ordinance. Chief Justice, Mr. Justice R. E the first being against a Chinese who was alleged to have uttered Lindsell, at the Criminal Sessions statements, which were regarded as the breaches of the peace, yesterday when he passed sentence against some prominent local Chinese op a ferry two months ago. of two and a half years' hard The case, which was brought Detective Bub-Inspector R. A labour on a youth named Chin but owing to its low concentration before the Kowloon Police Court, Ellis, attached to the Special Pul, who had been convicted on a and unsuitable packing it is, neces- was dismissed:

Branch, told the Court that the charge of possession of a quantity

of #

of pink mass and 44,000 heroin political

pills in a house at Yee Pel Chin ed in a manner more suitable for. Eto Toshihiko, residing at the pamphlets were

nature, carrying the impression proposed use. An offer has Tokyo Hotel,

Village, Tsun Wan, on November Connaught Roadi

that they had been distributed by been received for the purchase of Central, was the licensee of print-the Hunanese Overseas Association, the old radium and the east of ing premises at No. 58, Hennessy attacking the Central Government that the house was being used as the new radium will be practically Road, ground, floor,

of China on the alleged "Scorched

a heroin pill factory was ac- wholly covered by the proceeds of

policy. The It was alleged that "On or about Earth"

Hunanese

a detective cidentally made by this sale.

November 24, at No. 58. Hennessy Overseas Association, however, had who had gone to the village to Road. he did print documents- no concern in the issue of the make inquiries concerning a rob-

bery.. Repairs to damaged Locomotive pamphlets which were not solely pamphlets.

intended and solely used for and Wagons---$1,100.

its

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

&

8.

It was stated that the discovery

The pamphlets first came to The jury, comprised Messrs. A. One engine and 5 wagons were cial or professional or social pur- month, when, it was said, a num-vu and N. Morganstern, Mr. J. bona-fide and ordinary commer- the attention of the police last RF. Raven (foreman), Chu Kai- damaged by bombing whilst In transit over the Chinese Section of pose, without having printed there-ber of them had been circulated Whyatt, Crown Counsel, prosecut-

on the name and full address of

by post to prominent Chinese in the ed the printer of the documents, pre- colony. ceded by words Printed by or Printer in English or Chinese." and

the Railway, in 1937. The

timated cost of repairs is $8.400.

HONGKONG NAVAL

es-

VOLUNTEER FORCE"

Purchase of Six Pairs of Night

Glasses -$1,443.

When asked by Mr. Forrest, Sub- Inspector Elle said that he was authorised by the S. C. A. to my

$400 FINE

"Did print a number of pamph that under no circumstances would Forrest at the Central Court yes- Appearing before Mr. R. A. D. lets containing matter in the Chi- the pamphlets be permitted for térday summoned for using defec- Night Glasses for ase by the nese language (other than a bona circulation, or for the publication tive materials in the construction Officers of the Hongkong Naval fide trade advertisement) which of the leaflets. Volunteer Force serving in Aux,had not been submitted to and

Hary Patrol Craft are considered passed by the Secretary for Chi- Convicting defendant Mr.

be essential.

rest imposed a fine of $200.

Inese Affairs."

POP-

-POP MIGHT PASS THEM

LOOK AT THAT FUNNY OLD FELLOW STARING

of a building in Apilchau, and diverting from the plans, Messrs. For-Tung Fook. of No. 21, Yu Chan

Street, were fined $400.

LOOK! HE'S GOT SOME

AT US THROUGH THE BARS

HE LOOKS . QUITE

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