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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

FINANCE COMMITTEE TO A WELCOME

CONSIDER $291,028 IN

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SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES A FAREWELL

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Supplimentary" Votes totalling $291,#28 will be requested at x :meeting of the Finance Committee of the Hongkong Legislative Connell, which will be held immediately after "the Connell meeting tomorrow, at- 2:30 pm.

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The votes under the 1939 es-1 the fee of £125 charged "by the timates total $18,850 and

those Police, Training College at Hendon under the 1940-41 estimates total: $272,178.

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DEFENCE COSTS Under the 1939 estimates, a sum of $140 is requested under the head of Defence (Amoured Car and Motor Machine-Gun Section of the Volunteer Defence Corps).

It is explained that the provision made under this sub-head has proved insufficient to meet the cost of additional repairs to vehicles which have arisen out of the i3- creased number of exercises and camps held since the outbreak of

war.

Under the 1940-41 estimates,

"three votes, totalling $29,812 are requested for special Defence Expenditure of the Volunteer De- fence Corps.

The first vote is for $110 Tor the purchase of a Filing Cabinet for the storage of confidential docu- ments, personal records, etc.

RESERVE STORES

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The second vote is for $29,000.) It is explained "that the sum of $255,000 was provided to meet the cost of reserve stores of mobiliza

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT

Under the 1940-41 'estimates, a vote of $371 is requested for the Harbour Department in connection with the installation of a public telephone at, the residence of two Boarding Officers and the Asais- tant Shipping Master owing to the present emergency.

MISCELLANEOUS

URBAN COUNCIL

MEETING

Extending a cordial welcome to the new member of the Urban Connell, Dr. A. M. Rodrigues, at yesterday's meeting of the Cugnell, | Mr. W: J. Carrie, Chairman sald that he hoped that ne. Rodrigues would enjoy his work on the Council...

DR. BASTO'S WORK Mr. Carrie then retorted to the Three votes, totalling $3,087, are requested under the head of Kow-excellent work of Dr. Rodrigues loon-Canton Rallway.

predecessor. Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto, who, like one or two of the A sum of $11,000 is requested {

members of the present Council, under Miscellaneous Services for first served on the Sanitary Board payment of award to the faventors and. on Jan. 1. 1936, was re-elect- of the "Lambert-Garland Mooring ed to the Urban Council. " Buoy," which has been granted a patent for Government use.

A vote of $300" is requested for the Stores Department under the 1940-41 estimates for the care and maintenance of the Shing Mun plant, as the sale of same has not yet been completed.

PUBLIC WORKS

Eight votes, totalling $237,608 are requested in the 1940-41 estimates under the head of Public Works Extraordinary.

Dr. Basto, he said counted nine years' of service on the Sanitary Board and the Urban Council, having served first from December 8. 1930. and been re-elected again in 'December 1933, on the Sanitary Board before being elected to the Urban Council, Mr. Carrie's pro- posal that an appreciation of Dr. Basta's services be recorded in the mutes, was unanimously car- ried.

APPLICATIONS REFUSED

tion equipment for the Volunteer The Arst vote is for $34,247 for Defence Corps. That sum had the construction of the Central The application of a licence been supplemented by

$32,000. Government Store: the second is for an eating house for This provision was based on the for $5.120 in connection with the No. 9. Pokfulam Road, estimated strength of the corps new Police Sub-station at Wanchai (ground floor) and an application 'before the introduction of Com Cap; and a sum of $45,685 is re- for a food shop (fruits) licence for pulsory Service and before the queated in connection with the cost the premises on Kowloon inland outbreak of war. Since then the of the site formation of the Kow-lot Nos. 4143 and 4123. Tong Mi strength of the Corps had in- loon Hospital extension.

Road (The Good World Theatre) were refused.

creased considerably and to com- plete the equipment a further sum of $29,000 was required.

The third vote is for $102 for the rent of public telephones for the A.R.P.

OTHER VOTES

A sum of $853 is requested un- der Harbour Department and Air Services to meet the new salary scales approved during the year.

FOLICE FORCE "Three votes, totalling $17.717, are requested under the head of Police Force in the 1939 estimates.

The first is for $15,754 in con- nection with passages for Police

PRISON WORKS

The largest vote under this head

ATTENDANCE

is for $126,667 in connection with Prison Works: namely, improve- The following were present: ments to Lai Chi Kok Prison, con- Mr. W. J. Carrie (chairman), Dr struction of new Detention Camp, N. C. MacLeod, Hon. Mr. A, B construction of a septic tank and Purves, Hon. Mr. R. A C: North. isolation block for leper prisoners Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Mr. F. C. at Stanley Gaol.

Hall, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, M.C..

works Extraordinary is for $15,700 T. Tam. Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. The final vote under Public Mr. A. ‘el Arculli, Hon. Mr. W, N.

in connection with the cost of Tang Shlu-kin, MBE, DI. A M. building a camp for Chinese in-Rodrigues. Mr. C. J. Roe, (secre terned soldiers, the revised es-tary)

and Mr. In Ping-tseung timated cost of which is $124,258. (asst, secy.).

Offices, it being pointed out that HK, ROTARY CLUB: more recruits were being appointed and that more officers were marry- ing whilst on leave, together with the increase in passage rates since the outbreak of war.

The second vote is for $329 in connection with the increased amount of photography necessitat- ed by, the presefit emergency and the third vote is. for $1,634 to meet the cost of training two Police "Cadets appointed in 1938. the expenditure having been un- der-estimated by the cmission of

H.K. VIA EAST LAMMA CHANNEL

Concluding Address On "Home Leave Via S. Africa" By Dr. J. H. Montgomery

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Giving the second and final instalment of his talk "Home Leave Via South Africa," to the Hongkong Rotary Club yesterday. Dr. J. B. Montgomery described the Journey from Johnnesburg and 'Bulawayo, through North and East Bechuana- land, through the reaches of Southern Rhodesia

Durban and Petermaritzburg.

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Bulawayo 'boasted of having the falls were 3.000 feet above the APPROACHES TO longest railway station in the sea. The width of the falls is world, he said, being over one mile about 14 miles and at their best in length. The city

the about 350 feet · high-The `falls capital of South Rhodesia and were far too big to be seen all at was 4.460 feet above the sea. It one time and had, therefore," to bad a marvellous climate with a be seen in sections, With reference to Notices No. monthly average of about 250 -23/1940, No. 24/1940 and No. 25/ hours of sunshine, which few, if

1940 of January 22, 1940, mariners any other places, could equal, are hereby informed that on, and

Bulawayo

CECIL RHODES

and Cecil

DURBAN'S VARIETY" The tour eventually took one to Durban where too the climate was marvellous, with an average after, March 13, 1940, the "Port

Rhodes of nine hours of sunshine every Closed" signals displayed as Mount were intimately connected during day and no extremes of heat or Davis Port War Signal Station will the latter's life and still every cold. Durban was a city of, in- be repeated at Green Island.

Vessels departing by the Sulphur that great figure, for he built and

thing there seemed bound up with finite variety.

The markets showed the variety and Eas: Lamma Channels my planned the town, making the and contrast of Durban's ure. pass Green

Island whilst these main street so wide that a team The Indian market alone was an signals are hoisted, but MUST of 20 oxen, could turn round in amazing sight with its crowds of NOT proceed Bast of the line loin-the main thoroughfare. Rhodes' buyers, the mingling of East and ing Mount Davis FWS.S. and Pak body lay buried close to the town West. The native market was a Kok (Lamma Island) until these at a spot chosen by him.

wonderful spectacle with its Zulu signals have been lowered a; either

Some of the things that Hong- craftsmen busy at their ancient Mount Davis or Green Island.

kong might copy from Bulawayo tasks making shields, furniture, for instance, were a free untary and other primitive tools. of the most modern type and

ONE OF THE WONDERS Rhodesian museum where many From Durban it was a wonder- interesting and instructive hours fül run by motor car to Peter- could be spent. There was also maritzburg through the Valley of in Bulawayo a large Municipal a Thousand Hills and this valley swimming bath where it was com- was acclaimed by many as one of Pulsory for all schools to send the wonders of 8 Africa children to learn swimming.","

REFUGEES IN THE COLONY

A slight increase of 63 in the number of refugees and destitutes In the Colohy, accommodated in Government camps, etc., in Urban and Rural Arens, is revealed in the returns for the week ended Mar. 9:; Urban Areas (Civilians):

King's Park 1,314 against 1218 on Mar. 2.

"And here I must leave you to THE "MATOPOS?

ind your way from there via The "Matopos," or hills, outside Bloomfontein Port Elizabeth. Bulawayo were the only hills in Ondshora, and the garden route, Rhodesia and were well to Cape Town, and thence to worth a visit. It was here that England,” concluded Dr. Montgo-

South

GENERAL

Inexcusable Crime

LIFE SENTENCE FOR DOCKYARD BLACKSMITH

Hai Yuk-mun, 20-year-old dock- yard, blacksmith, charged" at the Criminal Sessions with the mar- der, by strangulation, of Li Ping- fal, seven-year-old boy, on Decem- ber 31, was yesterday found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for life.

MERCIFUL VIEW The Chief Justice, Str Atholl MacGregor, told accused that the an extremely lury had taken merciful view of what was an extremely serious case. It was as bear the dividing line between murder and manslaughter as was possible.

The crime, continued His Lord- could he overlook the fact that ship, was quite inexcusable: "Nor

accused 'deliberately abstained from, giving any help or 'comfort and, when his back was to the to the relatives after the incident,

wall, did not hestitate to make a charge against another, a perfect- ly innocent man.

THE JURY

The" jury, consisting of Messrs. B. Pasco (foreman), Choy Ping- Eau. L A. Xavier, Chan Yiu-nam, EL Starling. Wong Wah-ding and F. X. Sura, deliberated for a long time in retirement before arriving at the verdict..

Earlier, Dr. P. B. Wlkinson and Dr. H. A. Barwell both festifed that they, had found, accused nor- mai

Accused was defended by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by Mr. H. L. Kwan, while Mr.-E. H. WI- liams, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, instructed by Det. Insp. L. R

Whant

87 DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS AND CHOLERA

A total of 112 deaths occurred in Hongkong for the week ending Mar. 9, according to returns fur- nished by the Health Department.

Of this total, there were 77 deaths from tuberculosis, (133 cases were notined), 10 deaths from smáll-põx é11 cases notified), 10 deaths from cerebrospinal fever (28 notified one imported),

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1940. -PAGE 5

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FRENCH CHARITY FETE IN H.K. Under the direction of Madame

the

8 deaths from enteric fever (10 cases notified), 4 deaths from dysentery (21 cases notified), 3C Renner, wife of the French

Vice-Consul in Hongkong, deaths from diphtheria 19 cases Oeuvres de Guerre Francaises, a notified) and 2 deaths from

French women's organisation chicken-pox (18 cases notified-4

here, will hold a charity" fete it imported),

the St. Paul Institution, Causeway Bay, on April 6 and 7.

Beven cases of measles, two cases of puerperal fever and one case of scarlet fever were B330 notified during the week.

On Mar. 12, twenty-five cases of tuberculosis, two cases of small- por, six cases of dysentery, three cases each of measles and cerebro- spinal fever and two cases each of enteric fever and two cases each of enteric fever and chicken-pox (one imported) were notified to the Health authorities.

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Tickets to the feta will be at $1, $2, and $3, and are obtainable at the French Consulate, Aléfan- dra Building. Each ticket will be: entitled to a prize. The prizes, contributed by local French. women and firms, will be on dis play at Messrs Sennett Freres, Pedder Street, and Messrs. Ull- mann and Company. Alexandra Building."

MARRIAGES LONDON. GAZETTE

The following forthcoming mar- riages are announced:

Mr. Choy Wing-chlu, office, as- sistant, of No. 12, Macdonnell Rd, and Miss Phyllis Grose, of No. 55. Conduit Road;

Supplement to the London Gazette

of Friday 23:-

WAR 'OFFICE, FEB. 27 BEGULAR ARMY Commands and Bialf

Mr. Bellarmino Thomas Crosano.

The follg. appts, are made:-Lt- clerk, of No. 11, Soares Avenue, Gen. G. J. Ginard: CB, D80, to and Miss Palmyra Maria Yvano-be spec, empia. (Feb. 211; Maj. Gen. vich, of No. 17. Soares Avenue: A N. Plover-Acland, D.8.0., M.C..

from a Cords..

dr to be Miltary Becre- Mr. Clive Vater Jensen, mercan-

tary yito...the... Secretary, State for tile assistant, Hongkong Mines, War and is granted the actg. rank of Fanling, New Terrrorics, and Miss Lit Gen. Web. 5); Maj-Gen. P. V. B. Natalia Alexcevna". Brileva; of No. 220 to be spec. empid (Peb.

OBE, D.8.0. M.C., from a 27, Ventris Road;

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Maj. Gen. H. C. B. Wemyss, DEO. Mr. Leonardo Jose da Silva,M.C., from a Dir, to be Dep. Adit- clerk, of No, 13, Knutsford Ter- Gen. (Feb. 19). Col. (temp. Brig.) A race, and M189 Olga Maria Ribeiro, or No. 1, Minden Avenue;

Mr. George Henry White, en- gineer, of No. 18, Shan Kwong Road, and Miss Dorothy. Mary white, of No, A, Hankow Road;

Mr. Hsu Tse-sung, of the Bank of Communications, and M138 Wong. Wen-ten" of No. 4, Lock Road, first floor;

E. Percival, D.S.0., OBI, MC, from Brig. Gen. Sták, to be a Comdr, and is granted the actg. rank of Maj -Gian. (Feb. 6)....

ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY

Mau Tau Chung 1,338 against Lord Baden Poweli gained his miery, "and I apologise that theFilmo Depot, Marina House, anä | (0.20., 1st CI.) A. 8. Johnaton to

1,329 on Mar. 2.

North Point 1,412 against 1,417

on Mar 2.

Morrison Hill. 445 against 448 on Mar. 2.

Urban Areas (Soldiers):

In Hospital 16 against 17 Mar. 2.

on

Argyle Street 699 against

696

ori Mar 2.

Urban Areas (Tai Hang):

on Mar 2,

Rural Arbas:

Squatters Camp 920 against

Scouting experience, which gave the is too short to conduct you rise to the birth to the world-personally over that enchanting Wide Boy Scouts' movement.

journey."

The

SPEAKER THANKED

Governor's residence, in Bulawayo was built where King The vote of thanks to the Lobengula formerly lived and was speaker was proposed by Rotarian close to the latter's famous "Tree R. V. Norris. of Justice." where Rhodes went

Visiting Rotarians present were armed, and with but two follow-Mr. J. J. Welrink, or Canton. ars, to negotiate for valuable min Mr. George A. Fitch, of Chung 920ing and other concessions which king, Mr. A. Archangelsky, of eventually he obtained after four Sian, Sherist, and Mr. R. W. Bur- months of parley. Rhodes Král man, of Tokyo. Kam Tin 1,969 against 1,924 on was quite close by. "Mar. 2.

Ban Uk Ling 222 against 300 on Mar. 2, Mbr

Total: 8,335 against 8,272, on Mar. 2.

Mr. Wong Kim-wah," of the Miss Chan Mee-tak, of No 7, Staunton Road;

Mr. John Quinn, Röyal Marine, HM 8. Tamar, and Miss Leung Bue, of No. 101, Gloucester Road,

second floor;"

Mr. Kwok E Wan, assistant pir ser, 8, 841 On, and Miss Wong Yee-long, of No. 14, Tak Heang Lane, Matão.

TRAFFIC BREACH The following were présent as

Mr. R. B. Mace, of the Swedish From: Bulawayo a 12 hour guests: Messrs. F. G. Maunder, A. Match Company, No. 10, Queen's journey by train takes the travel- Quin, W. E. Coates, George Road Central, was fined $5 by Mr. ler to the famous Victoria Falls, Haynes, Chengor Løb, & N. Chu, H. G. Sheldon, at the Central where there was a fine hotel over-v. D. Collier, F. F. Cathrew, N. K. Court yesterday, for parking his looking the first gorges The Basu and Dr. Shannon.

car in Pedder Streat over the time limit.

Máj, ‹ (D.0.) B. Rawlins to be. Zb- Col. (D,O.) (Jan. 26). ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS LE-CÒL A, C. B. Stewart, ÓBE (0.0, 2nd C1), retires on ret, pay Cheb, 14), and remains empld; Maj.

LC (0.0, 1st Cl) (Feb. 201 QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S IMPERIAL. MILITARY NURSING SERVICE Staff Nurses to be Sisters:-(Jan; 2):-Miss M, Howard, Miss 8. Cor. Aeld M G V E. Walpole, Miss O.. N. M. Murray, (Jan,, 3):—Miss. V. 1. 7955 (Jan. 4)Miss W. Clarke. (Jan 21):-Ms U. M.#B, Skőhán, (Jan 251-Miss L M. Thorpe, Miss D. M. C. Frith.

The falla provi Staff Nurses are conftrified là thèir appt.:-Miss D. F. Duckworth, Miss M.-M. J. Cosgrove, Miss M. Webster, Miss P. Ratcliffe, Miss B. 8, Bodžzie, zm

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MEMORANDUM EIN The follg, Mais and, BL-LL-Cola (Qr-Mr.) ERE. list to be Lt.-Cola. (Qt-Mx%) -

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$45.00 TO $60.00

$65.00 & $75.00

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