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Nations would be the suppression of the opium trade, and they could I well imagine that with the waight behind it such a measure would prove very effective. They had to realise that they might have to be without the opium revenue. It was possible that the money the Chinese had already would

So into". other but contributed indirectly through pockets,

that was a the local shipping requisition matter wich they had to leave to scheme. The commercial wire- the League of Nations to consider less station was not a subject for itself. The reduction which oc this Government, being an Im-curred this year must be regarded perial matter. The need for more as foreshadowing an even greater recreation grounds was recognis- reduction in future years. ed.The Government had no object- ion to all the Unofficial Members serving on the Public Works Committee. On the rice question. he pointed out that apart from all else, the great achievement of the Government was that they had maintained the reputation of the Colnay 15

free entrepot for trade. As to European interpreters i: was difficult to get efficient men. The suggestion to have diaphones installed at Waglan and Gap Rock was impracticable. the necess aty power not being available, also they were very expensive. The accommodation of Victoria Hospital was being extended.

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On the question of housing. and regarding the Kowloon plan, which had been carefully considered, it was proposed to go on with the hotel which was essential for the large number of tourists and for those who did not object to hotel life as a per- manent residence. With regard to the flats, it was probable that the proposition would be dropped and in place of it sums of money would be lent by the Govern- ment at a fairly low rate of in- terest, to companies and others who were prepared to erect

houses of a dwelling

good and type

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would pre vent exorbitant rents being charged. That policy had to some extent been already approv! ed by the Secretary of State and it was proposed to pro- ceed with it at once. The question of the provision of sities for better class houses in

His Excellency next referred to prison industries and said that When he went on a visit of inspect- on a short time ago he was struck by the large amount of entirely useless labour being done. The difficulty, of course, was that there was not sufficient room in the presen: Prison to develop prison industries. There was only one way of re- medging things and that was to Shift the prison out of Victoria. That would be a very costly busi- ness, but they had toincrease their accommodation,forthe population of the Prison, unfortunately, did not show signs of diminishing. If that shift came off, they would make arrangements for the ex- tension of the prison industries so that a man's term of imprison- ment should not be entirely wasted bat that when he came out he

could earn an hones: livelihood if he wished to do so. With regard its linking up with the Hankow to the Kowloon Railway and

line, he thought that everybody. inside the Government or outside of it, realised its importance, and be could assure them that the matter had not been lost sight of. But the state of affairs in China did not make it very easy to get anything done--especially in Kwangtung Province-but no on portunity would be allowed to slip by.

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At the international headquart- ers of the Zionist Organisation, in Great Russell-street. plans are rapidly going forward for the settlement of thousands of Jewish people in Palestine.

There is a pleasant bustle in the rooms where the plans are being perfected, and men and women go about with faces alight and voices full of eagerness. because of the return home.

His Excellency then 1eferred 10 what he termed the trivial point" regarding his paying rent for the Furniture at Government, House, saying that he could not

It is especially amongst the concur with Mr. Lau Chu-pak on Jewish people of Eastern Europe, that point. He would much of Russia and Poland, Galicia Victoria had certainly been met rather pay a rent, as it would and Rumania, that anticipation by the proposed construction of keep down auy extravagance. is running high. In the pic- the plan for Wanchai Gap. A The same thing applied to turesque phrase of Dr. Weizmann. number of sites on thebest part of those other Government officers, president of the Zionist Commiss- the Hill District not yet develop- for although the sum ation, who recently told a Daily ed was considerable, and he had present was smalt it might Chronicle, representative some-, great hopes of seeing a great

be a great deal larger later thing of the ambitions which nümber of houses

the on

His Excellency wept on to centre round the return to slopes of Mount Cameron reply to the Hon. Mr. R. G. She-Palestine. "millions of Jews are which would have been there wan on the question of Civil Ser-waiting, staff in hand, until the, years ago if there had been any rants salaries, and explained that opportunity comes for them to

The means of getting there.

the delay in having a reply from travel to their fatherland.", Government would do its best to the Rome authorities was prob

ably due to the fact that the mat-establishment of a university in provide further sites for build-

The initial step will be the ings, and in connection with the ter had been held up so that be, Jerusalem. The nucleus of a advances of money, such pro- while he was home on leave, university is already to hand in vision was essential.

might have an opportunity of the different medical centres in becoming acquainted with it. The Palestine. Jewish scholars are only other matter he wanted to doing research work in Jerusalem refer to was the suggestion that the estimates should be referred

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THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. His Excellency the Governor said that the various points raised by the Hon. Official Members had been fairly fully dealt with by the Hon. Colonial Secretary, but he would like to say just a word or two. The Secior Chinese member hed referred to the question of the

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to the Public Works Committee for consideration before product ion. He expressed some surprise at the procedure adopted here. saying that he had been used to having Budgets referred to the Finance Committee or a Select protection in China of Hongkong Committee after the first or second registered Companies. That was a matter which he would rather reading, when the whole of the estimates could be examined. He not discuss round that table. I:

On the practical side the warned members that that would University will at once take in was a matter of considerable In-

mean a considerable amount of hand the question of agriculture, ternational importance and per- work, but if any unofficial member by which the main body of immi- haps the less they said about it

would communicate with him he the better.

grants must live. It will also! Another matter in-

would consider any suggestion, investigate the diseases of maleria volving International bearing was that relating to revenue from

and trachoma, which are par- His Excellency then put the ticularly prevalent in Palestine. opium. The considerable reduction

second reading of the Budget "In the new Palestine," said had already been referred to by

which Was agreed to. Dr. Weizmann, there will be the Hon. Colonial Secretary. He Bill

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without any amendments being to settle the maximum samber in Committee, and of people with the minimum the Peace Treaty governing the proposed League of Nations, but if they passed.

grant of land apiece. We want bad, they would find somewhere At this Stagફ the Council a dense populations. in the early paragraphs agreed to adjourn until to-morrow reference to the opium traffic morning, as there was a good The which appeared to imply that deal of business to опе of the results of the Council rose 1.40 p.ni having sat establishment of a League of

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Hebrew. This organisation will Wales it has an extraordinary Four Chinese were to be charged be transferred en bloc to the new variety of climates. He sum-before Mr. R. O. Hutchison with the principal dreas assaulting two richsha coolies university, which at the outset marised

employed by Mrs. Matheson. Ser- will establish a Jewish University as follows:

Coast: May be compared to geant Me Waiter stated that the the Riviera. Will yield two coolies took Mrs. Martheson everything the Riviera to the golf ground. When thay got there, the four defendants. Fields.

with some others, made Vast plain to the south. rush to get the golf clubs.

Barley-growing country.

The two coolies assisted Mrs. Jordan Valley: Sub-tropical Matheson in keeping them away, Cotton, tobacco and ban-Mrs Matheson also broke her anas may be grown here.

parasol on one of them. After Valley of Esdracion: One of the trouble, the two coolies were the most beautiful spots in returning home with the ricksha the East. Intensive cultiva when the coolies were set upon tion will be started here. by the four defendents who with Egypt in view as a big assaulted them with bamboo ma:ket for vegetables.

lpoles. The two coolies, in their Hills: To be afforested, Pines, evidence, said that when they cypress, &c. would also returned home they made 3 shelter agricultural lands.

report to their master about Dead Sea A source of

the affair, and he gave them a minerals, particularly pot-letter to go to the Police Station. 28b, a necessity of scientific Mr. Hutchison discharged the agricultural development. defendants.

Discussing the practical possi- bilities with which the Zionist colonies will come to face face, Dr. Weizmann said that althought Palestine is not much bigger than.

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