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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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BUDGET DEBATE TO BE RESUMED AT TOMORROW'S MEETING OF COUNCIL

Financial Secretary To Request POPPY DAY $4,436,500 For Loan Works

The debate on the Colony's Budget will be resumed at tomorrow's meeting of the Legislative Council at 2.30 p.m. on the resolution "that the Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1940-41 as now presented be approved."

While main interest will centre on the Budget Debate, the Order of Business includes four other résolutions to be moved by the Financial Secretary.

The first of these is the

First Reading of

"A Bill to apply a sum not exceeding $49,706,787 to the Public Service of the Finan-

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$4,436,500; Revised Estimated" Expenditure in 1939: $1,733,-- 576.30; Estimated Expenditure 1940-41: $1,559,486.03.

The resolution on Loan Works i

FUNDA

The following is the latest list of aubscription "to the British Legion Poppy Day Fund, 1939,

Previously acknowledged $9,309, 51; Hongkong Street Sales 4.12251 Taikoo Collections 181,05; Stanley Prison Collections 62.37. Happy Valley Collections 740.35; A. P. C. Collections 120.90; Lane, Crawford,, Ltd. 110.80; 8th Heavy Rgt, RA 159.70: Chow See Hon 100; G. 8, P. Heywood 30; Col. A, G. Neville 10; Hongkong Volunteer Defetice clal Year beginning on Jan. followed by the Waterworks Re-Corps--Fanling Camp 202.32; Miss 1, 1940, and ending Mar. 31, newal Fund resolution, which as Quin 2: 9.8. "Glenfinlas" 16.52; The 1941, and also to apply an the Council to approve the expen- Chantecler Restaurant 67.50: The additional sum not exceed-diture during the financial year Gloucester Hotel 50: Hongkong ing $559,100 to the Water-1939 from the balance credited to Automobile Association 35; Christ works Renewals and Im- the Waterworks Renewals and Im-Church, Kowloon Tong 24.23; K. provements Fund for the provements Fund of the sum of M, Anderson 25: Royal Air Force service of that Fund in the $5,000 for the Fokfulam District Station. Kal Tak 20.24; Royal said financial year."

LOAN WORKS

The second resolution standing

Supply.

DINNER DANCE- A successful Dinner was held at the Chantecler Restaurant. Nathan Road, on Friday, Nov, 10. An extension of time until 2 m. was granted and the Dance Or chestra of the "President Coolidge" was in attendance.

Hongkong Golf Club 22.80; R. W. LIQUOR DUTIES

Smith 10; HM, Ships and Naval Station China The next resolution to be moved Establishments. in the name of the Fnancial by the Financial Secretary relates 1,474 Total $16.882.80.

new Liquor Duties and Secretary asks approval of the to the Council for the carrying out of reads:

"Resolved pursuant to section 39 works at ад estimated cost of $4.438.500 and of the expenditure of the Liquors Ordinance. 1931. in the financial years 1939 and Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, that the 1949-41, the cost to be met from Liquors Duties Resolution of Sept. a fature loan and meanwhile to 9, 1935, published in the Gazette be charged as advances from the by Notification No. 745 of Sept. 11.

During the interval a large de- surplus balances I the Colony, 1938, be rescinded with effect from

2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, 1939, corated cake surmounted by a pending the raising of a loan.

A schedule gives details of these and that thereafter the duties to basket of flowers, the whole being Loan Works. Under the head of be paid upon intoxicating or in sugar work and presented by New Markets, the Central Market spirituous liquors imported into the Management, was auctioned estimated figure of $50,000 is not or distilled, made or prepared in off for the benefit of Eari Haig's revised in the estimated. expend the Colony shall de ture for 1939 and no estimated Hongkong currency. expenditure is included for 1940-

41.

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WATER WORKS

Under the head of Water Works,

The

realised was assessed in Fund.

$67.50 the successful bidder being Mr. E. B. Dayid.

Here follows the list of the new Liquor duties which were published In a Gazette on Oct. 12 last.

OTHER BUSINESS

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the estimated total cost is $4,326,- The other business before the 500. The revised estimated expen-meeting includes two resolutions by diture for 1939 is $1,881,976.30 and the Attorney General. The frst of the estimated expenditure for 1940- these refers to the Public Officers 41 totals $1,501,088.03.

GOVERNOR

BUYS

2 PICTURES AT EXHIBITION

His Excellency the Governor, Bir (Changes of Style) Ordinance, Geoffry Northcote, purchased two Under Miscellaneous Werks, the 1937, under which the style of the pictures yesterday at the exhibi- total estimated cost for the exten-office of "Apothecary" will be tion of oil paintings by Mr. K. K ston of aerodrome--preliminary in changed to that of "Chief Fharma-Lim in St. John's Cathedral Hall. vestigation is $80.000. The revised cist" and of "Assistant Apothecary" estimated expenditure in 1939 is to "Pharmacist." $1,000, while the estimated expen- diture in 1940-41 13 358,400,

The grand total for Loan Works is: Estimated cost:

POSSESSION OF A WARD NOT NOTIFIED

Widow Who Lived Under Staircase

Widow, Pun Ho, 45, whose

address was given as "under the

staircase of No, 44 Tal Nam Street,

The exhibition was held under the patronage of Lady Northcote,

The Attorney General will also the Right Rev. R. O. Hall, HE. Hsu move the Second and Third Read-Sheh-y'n, Dr. C. 'T. Wang and Prof. ings of "A Bill to amend the Pro Hau Ti-shap, all of whom were missory Oaths Ordinance, 1869." present yesterday.

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Parents See Children At Work: Loloma Kindergarten

Open Day & Harvest Thanksgiving

SALES OF SAVINGS CERTIFICATES IN

HONGKONG

Approximately $400,000 worth of the National Savings Certificates, issued by, the Postal Remittance The Loloma Kindergarten held and Savings Bank, have been sold "Harvest Thanksgiving" and strice their appearance in Hong Shamshlupo," appeared before Mr. Open day for parents yesterday, rong two weeks ago. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon when parents were invited to come

To extend sales twelve Chinese Court yesterday on a charge of ta and see the children at work.

After morning circle, the child banks In the British Colony, in ad- ing to give notice to the author-ren made a presentation of gifts dition to the Shanghal Commercial ties of possession of a ward.

of fruits, flowers, rice, flour, vere- & Savings Bank, and the Overseas- Insp. H, W. Fraser, of the Secretables and eggs which are to be Chinese Banking Corporation, have tariat for Chinese, Affairs, sald the mother of the child was sent given to the School for the Deaf been asked to act as agents.

and Miss Dibden's Orphans. They They are the Bank of East Asia, to the 8. C. A, by the Water Police were then told a story by Miss An- the Kwangtung Provincial Bank, on November 10 after having tried drews, of how an old woman made the Kwangs Provincial Bank, the to commit suicide on November 5 herself happy by making others Nanking Commercial & Savings by jumping from the ferry Man happy Ch. From enquiries made, it was

Bank, the Manufacturers' Bank of Following this a parents' meet-China, the China & South Sea found that she had given defening was held in the Vicarage.

Bank, the Kincheng Banking Cor- dant her two-months old child for

poration, the Tien Yieh Commer-

20 cents "lucky money.”

UNABLE TO PAY RENT

PRINCIPAL'S SPEECH

In her opening speech, Mrs. clal Bank, the Wing On Bank, the Douglas Orr, the Principal, sald The child's father was a walter that the parents were invited to China State Bank, the Bank of Canton and the Agriculture &

and earned very little money. De- the school so that they might see Industrial Bank of China. fendant has been living in Hong-what sort of work the children do kong for 20 years, and has thres every day, and that the staff and sons, 23, 25 and 27, but their pre-parents could so co-operate better sent whereabouts are unknown. in the education of the children.. She has been living under the staircase most of this year as the show how the children themselves was unable to pay rent, -

fell, in with the spirit of the school Defendant said she was looking and mentioned that the children after the baby temporarily while were encouraged to attend Sun- its mother looked for work, but day School."

Mrs. Orr quoted the Andrian, to DEATH OF MR.

A. DENISON'

later admitted she had originally COMMITTEE SUGGESTED taken the child as an adopted The parents decided that it; would be a good idea to have a daughter.

FATHER OF LADY

SHENTON...

News has been received by cable

GENERAL

Sweep Ticket Syndicate Case

AMAH " ACCUSED FRAUDULENT

CONVERSION

OF

Hearing was commenced at Kow- loon Court yesterday before Mr. Q. A A Macfadyen, in the case in which an amab, Yue Ah-kin, 45, 19. charged with fraudulent conversion of $1,500.

It is alleged that Yue obtained. by false pretences, a receipt for a share in a sweep ticket, and subse- quently, by means of this receipt, received the money, the rightful claimant to which Let Ah-yee, an other amah, falling in an attempt to obtain even a part of this when she later met the defendant.;

NO CLAIM.

Evidence' was given yesterday by

Lei Ah-yee to the effect that the defendant had been a member of amahs' sweep ticket syndicates in the past, but had no claim whatso- ever to the receipt or which she obtained a share of the prize money as she had not contributed anything to the syndicate which had won the prize.

As to the receipt which, witness claimed, had been obtained by Tue when she had falsely represented herself to a certain Wong Ah-tsat, as having been sent by Lel' Ah-yee to fetch it. defendant had no claimi at all to this, as she had refused even to pay up for 50 cents share

In it.

Wong Ah-tsat, witness said, was a relative of hers to whom she had given custody of this ticket, as she herself was afraid to keep it at home.

Hearing will be continued on

Friday. Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ is appearing for the complainant and Mr. H. L. Kwan for the de- fence,

REGISTRAR MARRIES

8 COUPLES

Yesterday must have been

lucky day for marriages, as many as eight weddings took place at

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WRITING SETS, CIGAR, AND

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TABLE CLOCK & TABLE

LIGHTERS.

IN VARIOUS COLOURS AND DESIGNS

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PENS AND PENCILS

PENS:

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PENCILS:

JUNIOR

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$17.50

SENIOR VACUMATIC

MAJOR VACUMATIC

LARGE VACUMATIC

SENTOR

$14.00

LARGE

$17.50

$30,00

PARKETTE PEN AND

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PENCIL

$8.50

$28.00

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SILVER WARE DEPARTMENT.

The House of Quality & Service

MURDER, RAPE, MANSLAUGHTER

the Supreme Court Marriage Re AT SESSIONS

gistry. In addition, six notices of forthcoming marriages were, also published.

Following are the eight mar- riages registered yesterday:

Mr. Chu Moon-wel, 183, Bal Yeung Chol Street, third floor, Shamishulpo, and. Miss Tse Yuk- ling, 87, Bonham Strand East, Hongkong.

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Mr. Chul Dat-chow, 24, Sat Yeung Choi Street, ground floor. Mongkok, and Miss Kam Kem. ching, 376, Queen's Road West. third floor, Hongkong.

Mr. 11 Kwok-bung. 40A, Lower Lascar Row, third floor. Hongkong. and Miss Chan Pul-tona. F're Brigade Building, first floor, Ken. nedy Town,

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Mr. Li Chun-šam, 206, Hol Tan Street, second floor, Kowloon, and Miss Wong Köon-hung--- 495, Nathan Road, first floor. Kowloon. Mr. Lan Yiu-ting, 19, Hollywood Road, second floor. HF., and Miss Lin Slu-chuk, 131 Queen's Road Central, first floor, H.K

Mr. Tam Cheek-wah, 2, Cheung Bing Street, Bret hoor. and Miss Hul Mal-fung. 3. Tiu Lok Lane, arst "floor, HK. ·

The forthcoming Criminal Bes- stons, which commences at the Supreme Court on Friday, is one of the heaviest for many months.

In addition to the 20 cases el- dictments for murder, two for ready published, including two in-

manslaughter and one for solicit- ing to commit murder, there are two others cases to be tried.

The accused are Alt Bingh, who will be charged with rape, and Lal Kwong, charged with man- slaughter.

TUBERCULOSIS TOLL: 62 DEATHS

LAST WEEK Sixty-two deaths from tuber. culosis, out of a total of 115 notified cases, occurred in the Colony for the week ending Nóv. 11, according to "the r8- turns furnished by the Health Department.

There were only two deaths from cholera, but dysentery claim- ed 12 victims, out of a total of 40 cases, enteric fever claimed Mr. Wan Hon-po, 68. Percival 10 out of a total of 17 esses, Street, first floor, Hongkong, and 4 succumbed to diphtheria, out Miss Kwok Pul-lan 484, Lockhart of a total of 15 cases, two deatha Road, third floor.

from cerebro-spinal fever, out of Mr. Lai Woon-man. 783, Nathan a total of 3 cases, and one death Road, third floor, Kowloon, and from small DOX Miss Tam Wing-kam, 27, Li Yuen B Street, second floor, H.K.

ANNOUNCEMENTS The forthcoming marriages re- gistered are as follows:--

Mr. Chow Wah-pul 305, Jaffe

No-lau. 21, Leighton Hill Road, first floor, HE

Defendant further stated the committee formed by parents and of the death in London on Thurs-Road, second floor, and M'as Au did know the regulations. She was staff, During this discussión re- Temanded to the morning on bail freshments were served. A meet- day, November 9, of Mr. Albert of 310.

ing for all parents was arranged Denison, an old resident of Hong- for 8.45 pm. on Friday, Nov. 24, kong and former partner of the

at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Arm of Denison, Ram and Gibbs,

The parents then returned to the architects.

Church Hall where the younger

Mr. Bun Cho-yee, 32. Refugee

City, and Miss Fong Chun-cheung. Camp, Ma Tan, Chung, Kowloon

of the same address.

Returns of notifiable diseases for the 24 hours ending at mid- night on Nov. 13 mclude 18 cases of tuberculosis, 6 cases of dysen- tery, 3 cases of enteric fever and one case of diphtheria.

GAOL" AND CANING FOR EARRINGS SNATCHER The late Mr. Denison arrived in

Mr Chan Wal-hung, 22. Stanton Charged before Mr. T. J. Houston, children enacted Nursery Rhymes the Colony in 1882, and retired street, first door, HX., and Miss at the Central Court yesterday, and the Junior School then gave from Hongkong about ten years Leung Yen-yer, 122, Johnaton with the theft of a pair of gold a demonstration.

ago. He was a very keen yachts Road, second floor, Hongkong. earrings from a woman, Tang Kau, The parents later inspected the man and was one of the founders

Mr. Richard Shiu-lum, 36, Leigh- a 17-year-old unemployed, was children at their different occupa of the Royal Hongkong Yacht ton Hill Road, second floor, and sentenced to six months hard tions and studies.

Miss Fung Yuk-chun, 32, Furlabour, with 20 strokes of the cane. Wing Street, dizst noor, Hongkong. The complainant, Lau Tei-ying, Mr. Jimmy Chan, 17, Canton was entering the Yuen On Wharf Road, groting floor, Hongkong, and to catch a steamer, for Macau on Ayang Yen-ping. 154 Kin Monday when the defendant was Kong Street, first floor, Hongkong, stated to have snatched her ear-

Mr. Tam Kwok-thuen, Tab, Pok rings off fulam Road, and Más Wong Youn- yed, 5, Ho Ping Road, Hongkong

Club

U.S. AMBASSADOR'S ARRIVAL IN COLONY Reports, were current in Hong- kong yesterday that. the United States Ambassador to China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, was expected to arrive here from North China

With the removal of the embar- Mr. Denison was the father of last night by air.

There were no inward plane ser- go on the export of rice, heavy Lady Shenton, wife of Sir William vices from North China last night, shipments have been consigned Shenton. whose only daughter, therefore, it is presumed the from Haiphong for Hongkong and M Yvonne Shelton, was mar-M American envoy may be arriving elsewhere However, exporters ried some time ago to Mr. Cecil E within the next two days though have to secure a permit before the 8 Barclay, stepson of Sir Robert no official word has been received shipment can be placed abroad Vanalttart, Diplomatic Adviser to Stor that effect;

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Tang had three previous con- vletione against Him:

Tel. 28151.

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