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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JULY 2. 1908,
last week or two." I was glad, too, that at the Widows and Orphans
close of his speech be anticipated me is one zemark, which I had in my mind to junake, and that was to congratulate the Sanitary Commission on the ultimate result, which ́has now been achieved by the passing of this B-11. That Commission, as I have frequently said in this chamber, has merited the gratitude of the Colony and I "think""shar‘after their bag twelvemonths or there bous of work they may feel legitimately proid that they were the prumpung cause of this Bill being taugurated. I would, however, take objection to one sentence and that was that the Government should now shake hands with their opponents in the good old way which was the custom after a fight maintalo, ven tlemen, that we have never fought- (The At torney-General-Hear, hear)-that we have had legitim& rumenis, that une side has represented their point of new and that we have examined that point of view, thai the Gov. erment has not taken on attitude forare towards the other party. For my pirabic lately disclaim any such idea,
The motion was put to the meeting-
Fund.
GOVERNMENT'S ARBITRARY
ACTION..
FUTILE OPPOSITION PROM. THE
CIVIL SERVICE,
With the Bill, which was introduced into the Legislative Council this afternoon "to provide for the transfer to the Goveroment of Hong kong of the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund and of the management and control of the pensions of widows and orphans and to
1905 M Lyttelton forwarded, a draft of an ordinance to effect the transfer of the fund and asked that it might be introduced as soon as convenient, and in March 1900, I suggested that certain amendments should be made in the Hangkong law so as to bring it into con formity with the more liberal system which prevails in some oibor colonies as regards the treatment of bachelors and widowers without pensionable children, and thus to remedy the system under which such officers ware mulcted for the benefit of their married brother officers.
5. The ordinance now before me authorizes, the adoption of the new Ceylon pansion tables and confers upon bachelors and widowers, without pensionable children the "benefits Just consolidate the laws in relation thereto," there alluded to, but omits aliogether the provisions was laid before the Council a series of cares for the Government inking over the Food and, poodenco which passed between the Colonial Government and the Secretary of State for the ranteeing the pensions in view of which the other changes were sanctioned. In ex-" Colonies. We cannot do more in the presentplanation of this change of policy tam io-
(ba reproduce the "sessional paper" as
formed that a small committee under the was presented to the Legislative assembly-chairmanship of the Autorney General had the past three years, in the editorial columes unanimous desire of the contributors that the Repeated reference has been made, during represented to Government that it was the of the fongkong Telegraph," to the proposal
it
Today's Advertisement.
Intimations.
$10,275 54 or that the surplus was between 4 and 5 per cent of the liabilities. In the case, of the valuation of the Straits Settlements fund (also A on the 31st of December, 1900) the surplus-disclosed was a little under to per cant of the grass liabilities (the same pention tables being used) so that the Straits fund was fourd to be to a rather baiter position than the Hong, kong fund. But as I have stated in paragraph 17, Queen's Road Central.
above, the mortality experience of the Straits Settlements was go as compared with .66 in Jamaica and 69 and 79 in Ceylon. In the adoption of the pension tables framed upon the more favourable mortality experience of Jamaica and Ceylon, the service of the Straits Settlements has, as you will see, base treated liberally, and, as far as the small size of the Hoogkang fand allows definite opinion to be expressed," the position of that fund is such that the adoption of the Ceylon peasion tables for use in Hongkong would airs be quite as liberal a mesturens in the Straits Settlements. It is however, very Ladies' Shoes. the Straits Settlements, and the Federated desirable that the pension rates in Hongkong,
THE SAVOY, SPECIAL
FIRST CLASS GOODS:
New Regal Shoon and Monarch
*Shirts,
Tailoring, W. B. Corrots.
The Bill was then read a third time and. by Government to transfer the funds to the proposed transfer of the fand should not be Malay States should be the same, especially | Embroidered. Linen and Swatow
passed unanimously.
next!
ADJOURNMENTI.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was
held immediately after the meeting of Council the Colonial Becretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes be adopted by the Council:-
|
Our last re-
„general revenue of the Colony. On each occasion we combatted the proposal as a The Council then adjourned till Thursday arbitrary and inequitable one,
ference to the subject was made in a lengthy leading article on the 61 April,, when wa wrote: "So keen, have the efforts of the
existence that it is practically certain a further Government been to sweep the Fund out of and more drastic Attempt will be made at no distant date to secure possession of the Fund and to swallow up the credit balance and the contributions. It is a known fact that the Go. vernment are hard pushed to find the revenue to meet the current and necessary expenditure of the Colopy, and there is the ever-present fear that the end of our financial difficulties is far from being in sight yet. Indeed, the probab. ility is that we are only on the outer rim of the vortex and have still to experience the real perit of the financial swirl. "Be that as it may, the Government look with a hungry eye, on this ever-expanding balance, and it is not
HARHOUR DI PÁRTMENT.
A sum of two thousand, two hundred and twenty-one dollars in aid of the vole, Harbour
Master's Department, for the following items:
A-BARBOUR OFFICE. Personal Emsluments,
Allowances for painting sumbers on juuks
3rd grade clerk, at $30...............................$. 15 2 5th grade clerka and shrṣffs, at
$35 each
36
Inspector of juoks and cargo bostu,
at $180
Assistant inspector of junks and
cargo boats, at $110... 3rd grade assistant inspector of
junks and cargo, boats, at 590. 45 11 Police officers, in charge of qufalations, 4 at 5180, 4 at $120,
ва
and 3 ni Súa each......................................... 690
3 Police constabler at outstations, 2.
at $go each, and at 560, 120.
3 Sesmen, 21-$14-each,
36.
34 Bontmen, to at $24, 12 at $18,
and 12 at fiz cách
sáo,
20 Police boatmen at ou’stations, 13
at $24) and 7 at $18 each,
219
24
Painter, at $48,
Other Charges:
Paints, brushes, &c., for painting nuq
bers on junksionering ma
beyond reason to believe that the Secretary of State for the Colonies watches the Fund with
wolfiab glare. For that reason, it is to be Expected that another effort will be made to secure the $318,000 and to administer the scheme through the ordinary,official chan-
;
made-that thereupon the directors of the fund and the Executive Council concurred in advis. ing against the transfer-to which they had thereupon decided to take no further steps previously unanimously agreed-and that you
in the matter but simply to enact the other Amendments under consideration. I.do not previous reference to me, and as I have not understand why this course was taken without
bean furnished with any explanation as to the nature of the reganos which led the members of the service to object to the transfer of the fund, I am naturally in a somewhat difficult position in dealing with the matter. In the circum stauces. I can only give my reasons for prea sing the p oposat trusting that if in Hongkong the objections to it are similar to those which have been brought forward in other colonies such explanations may serve to remove the misapprehensions upon which the objections are based.
of
6. The Hongkong Widows' and Orphans pensions under the system then established Fund was started in 1891. For the calculation three kinds of particulars are required. There must be first the code of rules governing the general constitution of the system, such as that each member shall contribute 4 per cent of hir
as for some purposes the three administrations are manged by a joint service; and, after a somewhat rough actuatial examination of the the Ceylon tables, my predecessor came to effect on the reserve of the fund of adopting
the conclusion that,, while not completely clearing up the question, this examination was
of the Hongkong Government taking over sufficient to justify their adoption in the evest the fund. But the actuary bas zaver com mitted himself to recommending the adoption of the Ceylon tables in the case of the Hongkong fund not being taken over, and the same applies to the concessions to bachelors and widowers without pensionable children. It must be borne in mind, that if the food is not taken over by the Government, it would only be possible to sanction the adoption of such revised tables as the actuary might defi. aitely recommend as suitable for the circum stances of Hongkong.
Drawn Work, &o.
Hongkong, 2nd July, 1908.
√633
THE DOLK CO. CHARGE.
ACCUSED SUPPOSED TO HAVE ABSCONDED.
BARGAINS!
OFFERED IN SOME
FIRST CLASS
PIANOS.
Rachals
"The hearing of the charge against James Collard Pearson, foreman moulder of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company; Limited, who is accused of obtaining the sum of 158.50 under false pretencen on divers dates, was called on At the Police Court, this afternoon; but the
accused failed to put in an appearance when his name was called three times.
Mr. Morrell, where his client was.
Mr. Wood, the presiding magistrate, anked
Mr. Morrell have not seen him for the last four days.'
Mr. Wood-Do you know where be le? Mr. Morrell No. The last time ! saw him was on Thursday-the last time be was before
Steinweg
Hopkinson
Haake
TO CLEAR, ORDINARY
PRICE.
$565 $700
535
650
410 500
580 700.
540 650
430 550
395: 500
Bretschneider 340 450
the Court. I have not seen, him since, FULLY GUARANTEED, wrote to him to come and see me, but the lei ter was sent back with word that he was not
thera.
ael, without the distinction, of soparale iden..lary or pension for a certain number of yeart is, and will continue in effect to be, paid by only thing left was to estreat the accused's bail,
"Ching of the pain," The attempt we referred to in April has now bepo made. The follow- ing correspondence explains in detail the Gov. ernment's efforts at secaring the absorption of ific food:-
that Government will, pay a given rate of
Mr. M. W. Blade, who was instructed by Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Meairs, Deacon, Looker and Deacon, for the prosecution, stated that the end a warrant intued for his arrest. There were many more charges against him-some- thing
like tro charges. Mr. Wood-roo charges. Mr. Slade-Yes, mora.
11. I will now proceed to explain the rea course the interests of members of the fund sous for the abolition of the fund. By this
are in no way injured. The Government biod itself to pay pensions according to pension ta bles mentioned in the Ordinance, and the rates contained in those tables are based on the as sumption that compound interest at 6 per cent tity. Should that attempt be made, we may
the Government. The only advantage' which be certain that it will be carried to a suc-interest upon the balances, that widow'
Government obtains in that it is relieved from cessful conclusion and that the Widows' and pensions are to cease on re-marriage, and so
the necessity (inherent in the old system of 'Orphans' Fund as a Fund will become a
on. Secondly, it is necessary to have a table of mortality showing at what ages the contributors (bere funds) of contributing 6 per cent com. and pensioners will die if an average is taken pound interest on surpluses, should such exin, The charges which were contained in about of a large number of individuals. Lastly, from which had the effect of continuously increasing fifteen sheets of foolscap paper, closely types the surpluses and of throwing on the Govers-written, were handed to the Count. The charges the mortality table and the rules there are
ment a larger burden than was reasonable or false pretences and falsification of accounts, comprized many of obtaining monice under deduced by actuavail methods the rates of pen- sion which can properly be paid to the widows accessary. On the other hand, if there were to wit, pay sheets, and larceny. 16th January, 19:7:
or orphans of contributors to the fund, and
at any time a deficit, the fund system would Proceeding. Mr. Sinde stated that the de Sir,1,have the honour to acknowledge the there pension rates are embodied in pension and to increase that deficit, since the Govern fendant was foreman in charge of the mould. receipt of your despatch. No. 220 of the 15th of tables from which, given the amount of castil meat contribution would then be calculated on it was his daty to fix their rate of pay. This ing shop. Wherever new men were engaged $50 November forwarding for, the signification of bution and the respective ages of husband and a balance smaller than that needed to meet the
was done with the consultation of the Chi His Majesty's pleasure transcripts of an Or-wife, the pension of any individual beneficiary future liabilitier of the fund, and the Governness foreman. After engaging a man defend. dinance to amend the Widows and Orphans can be ascertained by a more or less simplement contribution would therefore be less than an had to fill in a slip for the direction of the Pension Fund Ordinance, 1900.
office, showing how much each workman was the amount required to maintain on equilibrium getting per diem. The prosecution would between the assets and liabilities. Thas the prove that delendant's trick was to engage a normal condition of the fund must be one of small boy an apprentice at sea or fifteen cents more or less unstable equilibrium, and this un- a day, but on the pay sheets he would be down "atisfactory condition would be intensified $1.50 a day or more. At the end of the
meath the money would be handed to defend through the small size of the Hongkong food.
ant to pay his men.
Mr. Monell said he did not think Mr. Slade should go into the evidence as the defendant was not prescal
Mr. Wood said it was for the information of the Court
– $1,6'35·
E-STRAM-LAUNCHES.****
Stram-launch Daisy. Perional Emoluments, .
for painting numbers on junks
Allowances
to Sam
Engineer, at $24. ** Seşmen; at 524 nách.
$12
24
16
TotaÏ...................... $3,271,
* For 6 months from 161 July to 31st De cember, 1908.
CHARITABLE SERVICES;
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Downing Street,
arithmetical calculatián.
2. The pepsion systems of ibè Colonies-like
7. The accuracy of the pension table thus that of this country-require, speaking general, depends upon two factors, first the closeness ly, no contribution from the officer towards his of the approximation of the mortality ex- own pension and allow nothing to his widow perienced to that assumed in the mortality table or children after his death. To prevent the adopted, and secondly the accuracy of the possibility of widows and orphans of deceased actuarial process by which the pension tables colonist officials being left destitute through are deduced from the mortality table and the the omission or inability of the latter to make rules of the fund. It may, I think, be assumed proper provision for them, funds were establish that the state of actonnial science is such that ed-during the eighties and early nineties—in the latter factor may be neglected as a source A sum of thirty thousand dollars in aid of Ceylon, Mauritius, the Straits Settlements, the of error when actustics of bigh standing like The vote, Charitable Services, Other Gbaritable | Federated. Malay States, Hongkong, Jamaica, Messri, Young and Ryan are employed. For Trinidad and British Guiana; and all perman-practical purposes, therefore, the accuracy of This was all the business.
ent officers were required to contribute 4 per the pension.sables depends on how closely the cent of their salaries to the food. The Govern mortality experienced by the fund approxi- ment made in effect a large 'contribution to the mates to that embodied in the table of mor- fund by agreeing to pay interest at the high tality. rale of 6 per cent on the monies belonging to the fund which were deposited with it Pen sions were paid to widows or orphaes of con- 1/9 13/16
...1/91tributors according to pension tables prepared /to 1/16 by actuaries based upon the best mortality
-28Į | statistics available..
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8. When the Hongkong Widows and Or phens' Pension Fund was founded, there were hardly any precise data of the mortality experi- enced by Government officers and their wives in tropical colonies, and the Northampton table of mortality was accordingly used as the most satisfactory basis then.available. Similar funds have, however, been established in several other colonies as mentioned above, and dus
12 Besides those indicated above, the policy recommended has other advantages. The pe- cessity for periodic costly and troublesome valuations ir arcided Moreover, the ex- perience of other colonies has shown that
where distinct funds with separate, accounts axist it is difficult to satisfy the members, who when the asses of the fund have reached a considerable figure are apt to think that the pensions can be considerably increased or the contributions reduced. On this question of the necessity of the income of a fund in its early years largely exceeding its outgoings if it is to remais solvent, I do, not think that'l can do better than refer you to the enclosed capy of a memorandum on the subject by esim. T. E. Young and G. H. Ryan, the actuaries to the Ceylon fund. If, on the other! band, the food should on valuation show a deficit, as has occurred in some colonics, hard- ship and dissatisfaction are liable to be caused
3. Early in the present century it, became evident that the fund system, though seces sary to enable the pension system to be start ed, was not altogether satisfactory, and the policy of successive secretaries of state recent y has been to get the Colonial Governments -to-take-over-the-foods and to guarantee the pensions in return for the 4 per cent contri 1/10 5/16 butions. This has been done in the Straite Settlements, the Federated Malay States 44 Jamaica aid Trinidad. The 'Government of
British Guiana took over the fund (which was nos solvent) but decided to make all new off cers insure their lives instead of contributing 11/16 | towards widows and orphans' pensions. How Matoil Table, which was considered to afford 13. If this course is adopted any surplus
1/10 3/16
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•Bank of England rats-..rewe Soverign
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2354
by the reductions which would necessarily ing the last twenty years statistics of the mortality experienced of those funds have be- follow. It is therefore much more satisfactory come available and a table of mortality has for all parties that the Government should take recently been framed after an examination of the responsibility and guarabice pensions which tho dain furnished by Ceylon, Jamaica, Tri-will not be liable to either increase or decrease, nidad and the Straits Settlements. The actuaries and there is I think sufficient reason for being report on the subject was enclosed in. Mr. Caylou fables will provide will on the one hand satisfied that the pensions which the new Chamberlain's despatch. No,' 447 of the 17th of December, 1993; you will observe from it that be fair to the contributors and recipients, and the actual number of deaths was compared on the other hand act throw as posesionable with the number allowed for by the Barbados
burden on the Government,
which may be disclosed by the valuation which rate of mortality prevailing among w-body of benefit of members of the fund in the shape of would be runde would be devoted wholly to the persons residing in a tropical climate but iccreases to the prospective pensions of the otherwise favourably situated, and the result widows and orphans of the contributors to the was that the ratio of the sciunt oumber of fund at the date of the valuation, and of former deaths in the number allowed for, was 69 contributors who had ceased, to cattribute on among Asiatics and Eurasian, and .70among attaining the age of 65 or on leaving the sor Europeans in Ceylon, 86 in Jamaica, go in the vice, as well as of lecreases to the existing pen. Straits Settlements; and 1.06 lo Trinidad. The sins of the widows and prphans of those who actuaries accordingly framed a table on the have died since the 31st of December, 1903-the combined. Ceylon and jamaica experience and date of the last valuation-in such shared and recommended the adoption for the Straits proportions as aball to recommended by the Settlements and Trinidad of the Barbados actu ry. Whether the members of the fund mutual mortality table and of pension tables have any legal claim under the original framed on it.
ordinance to participate in the whole or indeed (bf argument. It was, however, recognised that
far-this-merangement-will-p-ove-a-success-time-a-good-standard-for-tha-measurement-of-the- Sto 80 will show, but its advantages hardly appear to outweigh those of the pension system. In Mauritius a decision on the matter has been deferred pending the result of an actuarial in. The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg,vestigation of the fund. Io Ceylon, where the fand was much larger than in any other Director of the Hongkong Observatory !---
On the and at 11.55 a--The barometer Colony and in a prosperous condition, masy has fallen considerably in E. Japih owing to members of the service, chiefly through a mis. the depression, which is moving Eastwards apprehension of the reasons for, and the effect, over S.E. Tapati,
the Government taking ever the fund, objected to the measure, and it was finally de cided that the fund should be contioned so faras existing officers were concerned but that new officers should not contribute to the fund, the Goverment instead receiving their contribu
Pressure has increated slightly in N. China, and fallen a lule la S. Chins. It is highest ores the S. Philippines, and the 9. part of the China Sea.
Moderate 5 monansa may be expected in the Farmora Channel and the N, part of the Chlox Sea.
for
Mr. Slade stated that it was to show how the
"
CASH or UREDIT
SYSTEM.
ROBINSON
PIANO CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 18th June, 1908,
fas
KOWLOON HOTEL:
E Pluribus Unum."
THE
that after receiving the man he d GLORIOUS FOURTH that after receiving the money which he received from the pay office on bir exaggerated pay sheet defendant would pay the small boy his ten or fifteen cents on the care may be, and pocket the balance.
Mr. Morrell stated that Mr. Slade's opening showed cothing He had not proved the false all that, and had left the matter of paying to pretences The Dock Company had passed
the foreman.
Mr. Wood said that defendant had 'pleaded guilty to the charge before,
Mr. Morrell observed that his plea was "Not
guilty."
-WILL BE CELEBRATED
AS OF YORE"
(ONLY MORE SO), ON SATURDAY, THE
GREAT FOURTH OF JULY,
Mr. Slade Mr. Morrell know more than he Criterion Dinner at 8 P.M.
AVS.
Mr. Wood-Is the defendant in the Colony? Mr. Morrell-I don't know. He was
how
he was paid. He said that he went to A witness, an apprentice moulder, explained accused's house to get his pay. He received twenty cents a day.
A REGIMENTAL BAND IN
ATTENDANCE.
Crou-examined, witness stated that once he Dancing at 9.30 P.M.
did not know how much he received. He did
not examine his pay box for as sons as he Fireworks at 11 P.M. received it he was ushered out of the house by
the sergeant into the office. He did not know
if
he was fant; (Laughter), Last time he The Management will be
received his pay he got $11.74, which amoont
1 to ternty cents a day, days
ed
Here a little sparring followed. Mr. Slade pot
question to the witness to which Mr. Morrell objected, saying that he did not want
"AT HOME
learded Counsel for the prosecution to help To their American and questioning. him is his questions,_as_ha-was-doing-the-
to get
Mr. Slade said he did no: want Mr. Morrell M. Morrell replied that he could do his own
offensive.
Slado
(loudly)-Are you questioning the
witness now?
Mr. Morrell-No. Mr. Slade-Well then, sit down. Mr. MorrellDon't be offensive to me. The Court asked the gentleman to sit down. And the title breeze ended. in the employ of the Docks for twelve years, Chan Kai, defendant's clerk, who had been said he presented the cash slips at the office, received the money, and handed it to the defendant, who paid it out, peper
Cross-examined: Witness made nothing out
9. In this investigation the stallatics of the Is any part of auch suspina may be, matter of the paying out. He did not pay aut money.
He never received any money. When he left
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending tions and paying the pensions of their widows. | Hongkong food were after careful considera- Ifthe Government took over ite fand it was defendant paying out he never returped for bit
at ro a.m, to-day, 0.76 inches.
FORECAST.
moderate; abow>rgy,
Hongkong and Neighbourhood, S. winds, Formosa Channel, svojo za No, ti South court of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, same an No. 1
-South coast of Chios between Hongkong and Hainan, came at No. 1,
Ms. Shelley Hooper attended at the Legisik, tire Council this Litaingan In order to witness the, hapi mages of the Poblic
thus sllowing the old fund gradually.to, dis our tien rejected as being too scarly to furnish any desirable that the contributors should not feel. for want of new members.
that fand, and the great dificulty of dealing the surplus (ABY) and my Basics and indication of the probable future experience of that they had a grievance in being deprived of satisfactorily with so small an institution, had that the whole of it should be assigned to
Resistant cook
Mr. Slade Oe that I would ask your Wor- share. Witness was at one time defendant's
ship to save the wafrant. It was clear now
4. The proposal that the Government should take over the fund was first placed before the Hongkong Government by the Secretary of previously been emphasized in Mr. Young's the question as to their legal rights in so that money did pass through his hands which State in July, 1993, and in Rehraary 1903 your report on the valustion of the Fued as it existed that, if the Fand in sol taken over, it prac would justify warrant being isased.
what academic. would however point, out predecessor wrote stating that the Executive on the 31st of December, potically certain that the actory will advise that Mr Wood asked Mr. Blade to prove the Council and the directors, of the fund -an-
10. That valuation, "which was of course, it would not be prudent to distribute the whole false pretences, which was dont, afterwards. animously agreed to the adoption of that course, based on the old pension tables, after makter, of the surples which valuation might dis. Mr. Slade saying that in some cases a man Correspondence (ollowed--mainly ha to whe allowatea as far as possible for the peculiar close, but a substantial poklon, such fat one I was drawing the pay of skilled labourer when ther the pension tables recently introduced in character of the experience of the fund, show retained, le order to form reserve agalbat quarter, as in the case of Ceylon, have to be
ha was only an ordinary coolin How The case was adjourned fos, Maven days. If Ceylon might properly be adopted in Ho÷gkong fed ; that groes: l'abilisles of the fand possible adverse actuations in the
in the fatele never by that time accused does not apower his ball then the fond was taken qret-but in April they smog # to Sage337 and the surplus to.
*es | juill be estreated and a warrant Liend far be
other friends from 4.30
P.M. to 7 P.M.
Champagne Cup.”
The Proprietor has also
the pleasure of extend- ing an invitation to the Children of the Colony
to an Informal Garden Party from 4 P.M. to 6
P.M.
Light Refreshments.
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