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FINANCE COMMITTEE:

VERY SMALL RESPONSE FOR RESPIRATORS Radio Review Publication To Cease: Harbour Inquiry

When supplementary votes, totaling $3,506 562, came up for con- sideration at the meeting of the FINANCE COMMITTEE yesterday afternoon, questions were raised on a few of the items. The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith (Clonial Secretary) presided.

Regarding an A.R.T. vote for $162,933 for respirators for essential services. Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce asked if any of these had been sold and, if so. how many?

The Churman: They were to be sold in advance and you brought your receipt with you when you got them.

with the exception of the Hong- kong Travel Bureau,

Glider Fund Campaign

S'pore Chinese Aim For 100 Machines

Sponsored by a group of lead- Ing Chinese in Singapore including Messrs. Li Tung-ching. Yo Ta- Hang and Ling Ming-hsi, a

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paign to raise funds for the pur- chase of 100 gliders to be donated Ito the Chinese Gliders' Association

Is now under way in Singapore. To facilitate contact with headquarters of the Association have commissioned Mr. Lu Chia- regarding the matter, the sponsors

the

Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie said that wel editor of the Singapore China that was not connected any long- Weekly Travel Magazine, to China Hon. Mr. R R. Todd (Financialer with the Hongkong Travel As-who arrived in Chungking by air Secretary). There has been a very sociation and he only supplied the from Hongkong recently small response.

HARBOUR INQUIRY Bon, Mr. A. L. Shields queried the expenditure of $68,788 belog expenditure in connexion with the Harbour Inquiry conducted by the late Sir David Owen up to March 31, 1941.

The Chairman: Sir David Owen came out without any salary but he had to pay for his upkeep and passages

and his assistant. Kennedy, had to be paid,

RADIO REVIEW Replying to Hon. Mr. M. K. L. on the expenditure of $15,341 for the Hongkong Radio Review the Chatrman sa'd that the publica- tion was dying at the end of this month "I think ten cents a copy is the cause of the loss," he add- ed 'There were no advertisements

SIXTY-TWO MILLION

PASSENGERS

(Tribune Staff Reporter)

Besides building a gliders' fold

block

Hon. Mr. J.J. Paterson: Ever in Chengtu, the Szechwan Branch since Mr. Carrie has advertised of the Association is also looking Hongkong as the Riviera of the for a site in the suburb of Chung- East it has rained. (Laughter) king for the construction of a Central Olders Field - (Centra}

FOOD CONTROL

Regarding a vote for $2,939,168 News).

for Food Control, Ron. Mr. Pearce asked if they could have some re- port on the reserve stocks that! were being kept. Had there been CONSIGNEES' NOTICES any profit on resale?, he asked. He had been given to understand that there had been a certain amount of deterration.

CONSIGNEES NOTICE

Hon Mr Lo. What we really THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. would like to know is the amount of loss.

The Chairman said he would arculate as many detalls as he could to members

IMMIGRATION REVENUE

THE $.8.

From LONDON AND STRAITS

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Bong Keng and Wharf & Godown Company, Kowloon Lid, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

A vote for $181,537 for Immigra- tion Department expenditure in curred up to March 31, 1941. was also considered and the Financial Secretary disclosed that revenue of the Department for the

sameid, period was $412,000

RAINSTORM DAMAGE In connexion with a vote for

for

No Claims will be admitted after the Gouda have left the fiodown, and all Goode remaining undelivered after the 1941, will be subject to rent. All

Almost sixty-two million pas- $60,000 sengers used buses of the Binga- damage caused to catchwaters. pore Traction Company during the mainly at Shing Mun, the Hon. before 18th Aug, 1941, or they will be presented to the undersigned on or

last year. while over five and a Mr. A B. Furves (Director of not be half million passengers made use Public Works) sald that they had of mosquito buses.

had a very heavy partod of rain

repairing rainstorm 17ths against the vessel must |

e recognised

To comply with ebfone Consigures

with the General Bonded

This is revealed in the annual fall. Since June, 1940, the rain-must have a Revenue Officer in atten-

dance

when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

report of the Registrar of Vehicles fall had been 180 Inches.

'The incorporated in the annual report Shing Mun catchment, he added, of the President of the Singapore goes through some very bad Municipality which will be tabled country. The reservoir, however, at the meeting of the Commis- was full. slopers this afternoon.

CENSORSHIP SALARIES

Ali broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th August, 1941, at 0a.m. by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned W. R. LOXLEY & Co. (CHINA) LTD.

Agente

The official figures given was The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, 61, 981,122 passengers for Traction Jun., was informed by the Finan- Company buses, and approximate-cial Secretary that $414,163.87 for ly 5,706,840 passengers for mos-Censorship Department salaries quito buses.

was for 15 months, roughly $26.- Hong Kong, 5th August, 1941. This is believed to be the first 000 or $27,000 per month. attempt yet made by the Vehicles Department to find out the num- ber of bus users in Singapore.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Reuter The United States has "unfrozen" millions of dollars worth of So- vlet orders in America.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 8 to 14 Aug. 1941.

HIGH WATER.

Days of

Week

Days of

Month.

Hong

Kong

Standard

Time

Height.

LOW WATER

Hong

Kong Standard Tine

Height.

4 9 16 28 10 8

h. w.

u

b. D jft. la

Fri. 8

0047

74!

02 59 (20

23 14

Sat. 9

10 29

718

03 44 12

93 47

6

16 00

Sun. 10

1107

04 27

17 34

Mon. 11

00 20

11 46

19 06

Tues. 12

00 52

0554

Forms

12 16

5 6

18 36

Wed, 1301 22

Tha | 14

63

06 47

12 46

5

19 OK

01 54

5 4

0761

13 24 4 5

19 37

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