1914-11-28 — Page 5

WEST RIVER FLOOD

RELIEF FUND.

How the Money is Being --

Disposed of.

Signed by MER. Halifax Honorary Secretary of the Fund, the report of the Sub-Committee was as follows

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1914,

Becond crop was reaped and the BUOYS AND MOORINGS,

shrinkage of the rives would par mit. It is now therefore pro- poned to ask the consent of the General Committee to the following scheme:

Our representatives to go to Shiu Hing (the expenditure in which district it was estimated. that the funds would about cover) as soon as possible and arrange with the Ko Yiu Magistrate and

GOVERNMENT SCHEME

CRITICISED.

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce Suggests Alternative Plan.

Chamber and the Government in regard to the latter's scheme

mour-

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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BACON

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST IN THE COLONY.

90 cts. per lb.

MILD CURED HAM

The Sub-Committee of the above Fand pre-ented their report

We have received from the on the work done in connection representative elders for the divi-Secretary of the Hongkong with the West tiver Floods, 1914, ion of a sum of $50,000 between General Chamber of Commerce with their ree mmendation for the various embankment centres copies of the cur.espondence the action to be taken, at the of this District. This $50,000 to which has passed between the meeting of a Committee held be granted by our Committe yesterday, and reported in our the Ko Yiu District. The fullest -issue of last nights

publicity to be given, our re for acquiring and rearranging BREAKFAST BACON in rashers presentatives to visit the embank the privato buoys and meats from time to time, and a ingein Vitoria Harbour. proper account to be furnisher by The 6 st letter was one from the the Magistrate. The money will be Hon. Colonial Secretary ouclosing The collection of funds for the spent in wages to local people for an extraol from a despatch to the relief was organised in two parts getting earth and stones, which Secretary of State by His Excel- -Chinese and non-Chinese. The will be the main materiale of re-lenoy the Governor on the pro- work connected with the Chinese pair. The wages thus earned posed scheme, which extract was, in accordance with old will help to keep the people going peared in the Telegraph of oustom, undertaken by the Tung till they get in their second orop. October 22. To this the Chamber Wa Hospital, who canvassed their If this $50,000 is properly ad- replied as followe conatrymen abroad as well as ministered, further grants can be those in the Colony, The total made or the same linee, sum collected from these sources amonated to $152,637,66, to which total it is still possible there may have to be added a few belated subscriptions.

I

85 & 95 cts. per lb.

members of the Committee under adoption in toto of the proposals/Victoria Harbour, set out in an posed change is not necessary in April, 1909.

was as follows

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Hongkong, 29th October, 1914 disagreement with the proposed increase the charges on veseela Sir-I am directed to acknow-purchase of the moorings, voted visiting the port, and thus to The consent of the General ledge the receipt of your letter of against the Bill, anomen discourage their calling here. Lommittee to this expenditure of 14th instant informing me that

My Committee would now ask I may here remark that this $50,000 was obtained, and as a re- the Secretary of State for the that their views be laid before the point has been frequently referred sult of the action in consequence Colonise had granted his sanction Secretary of State for the Colonies to in the correspondence of this taken, a farther report is DOW

to a schemo for the acquisition by

in orler that both sides of the Chamber and at their meetings, In addition to the work of the Sub-Committee recommends the ings "for ocean-going vessels in ber are of opinion that the pro- of this Chamber held on 23rd

presented by Mr. Wood: and the Government of the private moor- question may be before him.

and the question was very fully The Committee of this Cham- dealt with at the annual meeting Tang Wa Hospital, the Chinese

extract from a despatch addressed the Chairmanship of Mr. Lan contained therein.. Chu-pak organised a highly suc

The report by Mr. A. E. Wood to the Secretary of State by Hieue interests of the trade of My committee now beg to sug- 0essful Bazaar and Theatre: it

Excellency the Governor,

the Colony; briefly their reasons gest that as a counter-proposal to involved a vast deal of work in s

are as follows:-- Mesre. Chau' Bikki Lim

ie Excellency is, of course,

the Government's scheme, such a' The alleged harm done to cer-relaying of moorings be made as short time, but resulted in the Heung lun, and Tong Yat-ch'an ware that my Chamber addition to the Funds of tho ex- of the Tang Wa Hospital for ressona fally set cut in post vessels, I may remark, which in relaying to be shared by the Go- absolutely opposed to such transfer

rain shipping companies with to meet the real necessities of the traordinary total o $90,000 which mittee, and mycol want to correspondence on the subject, nearly every instance By an alien verament and the shipping Com- large, vesele calling at this port, shipping trade, the cost of this sum has been paid to the Flood Canton on October 17th, od nd they see no reason to change, is, we consider, much exag-panies benefiting by the change, Relief Committee ünder the coa were present at a meeting of ditions

Canton Flood Relief deputies. (1) That it is need only for It was decided that we would Chamber as being likely to have

The scheme is regarded by this. rited.

but that those of the regalar relief in connection with take as our share of embankment the opposite effect to that Floods in Kwong Tung or

repair work the district of Ko anticipated by the Government, Yin and if possible also those off Kwongẫu. (2) That the Chairman of the Sz Wui and Ko Ming. The rest use of the port rather then.ep the 39 sets of mcorings referred My. Committee believe that this

It will probably discourage the Chinese Obümber of the province was undertaken Commerce (as representing by the Canton Societies. A notice orage it.

to the effect was inserted in the the Bazaar Committee) should be a member of the Canton Press, making it clear to Flood Relief Committee. subscribers that we have no special interest in any particular

of

Com

their views.

Sir,

I have the lonour to be,

Your obedient servent,

(834) E. A. K. WILLIAMS. Secretary.. Honourable, The Colonial Secretary.

state whether the $250,000 ase of the port continuously My committee are not prepared shipping Companies who make asked for will be considered a should be allowed to own their satisfactory sum for the purchase own moringe as is done at of their property by the owners of resent.

The sum of $10,000 for annual running expenses appesta far too up-keep, renewal, repairs, and low, especially when it is under- raising each set of moorings once in four years only.

moorings as proposed in your The charges for the new of the

leiter under reply are presumably calculated to bring in sufficient revenue to cover all expenses, in cluding interest on the capital invested.

My Committee would now beg to ask that a copy of this letter be sent to the Secretary of State for his consideration.

I have the honour to be,

Sir:

Your obedien sorvent,

(gd) E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Secretary.

The Honourable,

The Colonial Secretary,

Bill to Amend Manila Civil

The fact that each vessel is to to by His Excellency, but they would not only prove much more be met by a Harbour, launch consider that in view of the finan-satisfactory to the shipping gen- from which the master will cial condition of this Colony, so erally, but it would also result in Condition (2) is at present district, but that we take ourings, is bound to lead to delay the British shipping, the Cham- no scheme."

take his instractions as to moor-large a sum should not be spent a far more economical working of on a scheme which is opposed by the moorings than the proposed satisfied as the Hon. Mr, Lau Char share, in the general scheme to and confusion, for occasions are pak is Chairman of the Chinese prevent overlapping. Mr. Toug frequent, especially after the lift- ber of Commerce and the on- Chamber of Commerce. and I then went to Ko Yiu. We ing of a fog, when several vessels official members of the Legislat

The European subscriptions interviewed the representatives are entering the barbour at one

[ive Council. were in the capable hands of Sir of all the big embankments, ex- and the same time. Paul Chater, and though no amined their estimates, enquired to imply compalary pilotage, to The scheme would also appear separate subscription lists were into the amount that each centre which ho ha in principle and from published, he has been able to should reasonably raise by levythe point of view of exponee all Blood this is to cover the cost of credit the Fund with $50,519.40. on its fields, and finally decided In addition, Messrs. Noronha & Co. that the best plan was to promise shipping companies are averse. have supplied all the stationery so much to each centre, to pay you to be good enough to supply My Commiltoe desira me to ask and printing work, free of charge. one-fifth at once, and the rest in le Chamber with a tariff of the

Adding the Hogkong Govern- lour instalments as the work is) ment sabecription of $50,000, done. Without this promise charges Government proposes to there was therefore, a total of and an immediate instalment," no

make for the use of buoys. $348,156.96 at the disposal of the one would have confidence enough Committee. Mesura. Tong Yet-to tender for the work, or to take ohan and Chan Yut-ting, any steps to get it under way. members

of the Tung Wa We accordingly gave this under- Hospital, volunteered their taking and paid out first instal-The services and with Mr. A. E. Wood, ments as shown on attached table. who was spec.ally seconded Each receipt is on a special form for the duty, investigated printed in Shin Hing, and in conditions on the spot, and signed by at least two elders arranged for such immediate of the embankment concerned, relief sa was necessary. Mr. and obopped with the embank- Wood's periodical reports were ment chop. Duplicate receipts published in the Frese. The were given to the District Magist Tang Wa Hospital were mean-rate, and notices are being ledge the receipt of your letter of while in communication with the posted in each embankment cen- the 29th October and to inform sufferers; and despatched cargoes irs. There is the utmost publicity, you that it is proped to classify of rice and biscuit wherever and every body knows the amounts the moorings as follows:- necessary, in addition to satisfy given. ing the requirements of Mr. Wood

A. olasa for vessela 000 ft. in A few places have begun work and the Tang Wa Hospital repre- already. Most were to begin B. class for vessele 450 ft. in

length. sentatives. Rice and biscuits to about November 1st. the total value of $34,839.00 were

length. We refused grants to some C.. class for vessels 300 ft, sent up and carefully distributed: places, end told others that they lengib. and it is satisfactory to know might come in for help later, if and to impose fees of $8, $6, and that the messures taken ensured funds were available, and if they $4 per diem ros peatively. that all reached the people for themselves made genuine efforts whom it was intended. The to repair their comparatively balance still remaining to the slight damage. credit of the Fund with the Tung

Secretary was as follows:-

The reply of the Colonial Olonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong,

The Manila Assembly has ap

Service Law... proved the bill providing for the amending of the Civil Service law, So far as my Committee can 808 to provide that, in the future, Do contracta entered into. with work this out these obarges, even if maintained, will result in a contain the clause granting them employees of the Civil Service aball considerably heavier annual ex-free mediol and surgical attend- penditure to he ships using the moorings, than is now incurred under the private ownership FRINCE OF WALES' FUND. system..

A Subscription List has been

ance.

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and should at once be handed Ia view of the excessive amount over to the Police." of foggy or misty weather and

The Bank's name is at the top. heavy rains which are experienced

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I am, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

(982) CLAUD BEVERN,

of Commerce.

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Our present estimate is $171,-) Wa Hospital, a will be seen from 650 for Ko Yin, of which 836,The Beeretary,

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The Chamber replied as or the Shipping Companiesurgo, impeding the discharge

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time another $50,000 may be follows:- It was at first proposed that transferred to the Shameen branob Hongkong, 17th November, 1914. pilots to take the ship to the 28th inst., will be landed at would: have to engage or remaining on board after 4 p.m.. this money shoald be used to of the Hongkong and Shanghai

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receipt of your letter of 10th The $50,000 already trane-instant and note the charges it is shipping community here have effected.

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No Fire Insurance will be porary embankments to allow of ferred was converted into Oan- proposed to moke for the use of always been opposed to the use Bills of Lading will be count the Autumn crop being planted. on sub-coins at a premium of the moorings after their acquisi- of pilota for taking vessels to reigned DIN On farther discussion between nearly 191 per cent., giving na ation by the Government. their mcoriage as an unnecessary our representives from Hongkong total of over $59,500. As you are aware, the Chamber expense. The whole sohame if and those of other charitable On our next journey we hope of Commerce have from the rat carried out would, my Committee Hongkong, 27th November. 1914. PRICE PER CASE 1 DOZEN QUARTS, DUTY PAID, $21.00 Societies in Canton and the lead-algo to go to Sz Wui and Ko opposed the scheme in what they consider, not only be onestie ing men of the districts affected, Ming (which on this aconsión believe to be the true interests of factors in its carrying out, but it was thought better to utilise were inaccessible to our gunboal, the shipping of this Colony, would entail a considerable and the other funds available for which drew 0 feet: next time, we As the matter was fully die quite unnecessary increased tax urgent relief and the temporary are to have an electric launch at cogged in the Legislative Council on the shipping. work which they were guarante- our disposal) and at the first op- on the 5th instant in the debate It is well understood that the ed to cover if the longsong Funds portunity we hope to be accom- on the appropriation bill for 1915, shipping industry is not in a ture holders are hereby entitled to could be utilised later on-and panied by an officer from the my Committee desire to place on flourishing condition and every attend. Virtalanfer to apply the Hongkong money to Public Works Department to ad-record their sympathy with what care should be taken, especially

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