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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1920.

TO-DAY'S BUDGET

SPEECH.

(Continued from Page 1J

- RECORD-VOTE,

Item 43 provides for a water which now belongs to the Golf by an advertisement which has: supply to Rapulse Bay,

Club, and to supply water to the for some time past been appear. Itema 45 to 49 are in respect of neighbourhood.

ing in the Press to the effect that a number of European flats are next year's expenditure by the|

for Government on the Prayn East; The total expenditure on available

occupation an Reclamation scheme.

Public Works Extraordinary Coronation Road. I understand The commencement of a new amounts to a sum of $4,967,400, that the flats are in every way. Police Station at Yaumati is proan amount which is far in excess suitable but that enquirers con- from tho vided for under item 49. Space is of any vote in former years. It aider the distance being left for the erection of a will probably be necessary to Star Forry Magistracy which will before strengthen the staff of the great; and are not apparently and garage blocks are quite long be required on the Kowloon Public Works Department in disposed to was

side.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Under item 9 I 3121 asting the Council to vole a There was a clean bill of health sum of $100,000 for works at Government House. The kitchen in the Colony yesterday.

"Rosemary and Rue" is avoidably held över until

mDITOW.

un-unsuitable for modern require- toments, and would have been

By means of a false order, several bags of rice, valued at $120, were stolen from a Chinese shop at No. 130, Winglok Street yesterday.

$10.

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the Yaumati order to enable it to carry out the Ferry which is close by. Pro hardly programma; but I may mention spective tenants The sum of $50,000 is inserted that I am prepared, if necessary, expect that in towns of cous satir reconstructed long ago but for the economy necessitated by the war. under item-51 in respect of the to. place work in the hands of rising land values, such a It is pro- private firms both to relieve the Victoria and Kowloon, they can The vote now asked for providea Kowloon Hospital.

Government continue to rent dwellings at

rentals of cheap

within BASY for their reconstruction and also posed in the first instance to com- pressure on the

local for the provision of additional mence with a small building which staff and for the purpose

distance of their offices. The enterprise. bedrooms. The existing bedroom will be capable of expansion when encouraging accommodation at Government the needs of Kowloon become The development of the Home question is primarily an economia It is considered stead site has been entrusted to one which cannot be greatly House is scarcely adequate for a better known. A_Chinese_diver employed by Governor, who has any family desirable that the main hospital dieses Little, Adams, and Wood, affected by Government action. his Own. and it is establishments should continue to and Messrs. Denison, Ram and The Government can probably the Kwong Fook Hing shipyard of

Gibbs are erecting a house for the do little more than endeavour to at Samsuipo met his death by constantly necessary to provide be on the island.

Item 53 provides for a Police Government at the eastern end of secure that existing possibilities

mada drowning yesterday whilst on a for guests who are passing; diving operation at the slipway through Hongkong and who are Station at "Monkottsui, which is Findlay Road. -

I have no hesitation in asking and I may say in this connection that I hava. under consideration of the yard. His body was subse-entitled to expect to receive the frequired to cope with the increas

Majesty's ing population in that neighbour-for this large sum of money. quently recovered and removed hospitality of His

consider it to be of the utmost the question of taking steps to to the Kowloon Morgue.

representative. Additions to the keed. present building would be very Under Roads a item 55, $200,000 importance that the Government ensure that suitable land is not An outbreak which subsequent-difficult and costly and I propose is provided for the main roads should be in its power not merely allowed to remain unoccupied. THE SALARIES INCRE SE ly proved to be short-lived, therefore to meet the case by from Shamshuipo to Kowloon to keep pace with but to anticipate

With regard to the Estimates from Hunghom the growth and expansion of this brought the Fire Brigade helter building a small separate bung-City

Kowloon City. Provision progressive Colony.

generally: I have not attempted skelter to the scene at No. 132 low on the grounds, which will to

ig also made for extending gowLOON MOTOR BUS SERVIZ to deal in detail with the very Wanchai Road at 10.15 last night.centain two or three bedrooms.

kem

10 provides for the Coronation Road to meet the new I may take this opportunits to large number of changes brought By the time they arrived the fire

the reconstruction of the Victoria main road from Shamshuipo to refer to schemes of development about by the salary revision extinguished with was

Hospital and the build-Kowloon City. $100,000 is pro-which are not touched on or are schemes. The increase in salaries infliction of very little damage.

these has ranged between 20 and 30% wing vided for commencing the work barely touched maternity + The Hon. Treasurer of the committee was recently ap-of surfacing the main roads in estimates. There is in the first in the great majority of cases, Alice Memoris! and Affiliated pointed to advise on the matter Kowloon in order to fit them to place the proposed motor onnibos and the total additional cost is in

omnibus and similar

Tenders the neighbourhood of $1,000,000, and their recommendations have carry

service for Kowloan.

It has been the aim of the Gov- Hospitals begs to acknowledge

traffic.

a will shortly be invited for with thanks the following dona-been adopted.

Item 60 provides the sum of service which will maintain aernment to abolish as far as all allowances and tions to the funds of the Item 11 rafers to a proposal $60,000 for filling in the tidal flow fixed schedule at chazp rates possible Hospitals Lowe, Bingham &

hospital near Taikoktsui. This filling in along the main Kowloon roads, special payments and to make The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip Matthews, $50; Newspaper En-to tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for &terprise, Ld, $25; J. McCubbin, to relieve the pressure at the will result in the provision of a with a view to opening up out an offrer's salary cover the It is not the whole of the duties which be Civil Hospital where the demand large area of good building sites.ving districts.

Further provision is made ua-intention of the Government to may be called upon to perform. has outgrowa the accommoda-

item 65 for improving make money out of the scheme, In addition to increases of salary The exodus of prominent offerton--It is the intention to allow der

to have water distribution service which was possibly to run a important concessions have been als from Canton has

begun. private practitioners

Kowloon, and under item

as regards passages, a loss, at leas: at the com-Tanted Yesterday Shum Chun-bausn, wards in which they can see in

"mencement. I do not propose housing, leave and acting pay. their own patients in the new 69 $65.000 is set aside for new the of

Administrative

that the service should be main- and exchange. Exchange is the Directors of the Canton Govern-hospital. The question of site filter beds. i3 bound

Items 71 and 2 are in respect tained by the Government as I principal difficulty with which up with the Sinkiang, bound for Shanghai and Military Lands question, and it of quarters for the Land Bailiff consider that an enterprize of this the Government bas to contend was advised by the Police to stay may not be possible to make a and the Court Horse for the nature is better leit in private in fixing an adequate rate of re- muneration, and that difficulty District Officer at Un Long and

has been accentuated by the aboard, whilst General Li Kan-commencement next year.

Item 12 provides for a building new Clerk Quarters at Taipo.

violent fluctuations in the dollar of Tuchun Mok's Fuen, one

NEW DAOL

I may refer in this connection during recent years. If the dollar commanders, arrived by the for an outpatient department for

Under item 73,40,000 is provid-to the housing problemt. Ender were to return to the pre-war Heungshan. The night boat, the Government Civil Hospit- Fatshan, did not come alongsideal, which should be of great use ed for the commencement of the its policy of building loans the level the whole situation would the wharf until this morning, but both to the Government and to new Gaol building at Ngau Sbi Government has advanced or has doubtless hare again to be review anchored off Stonecatters. On the Laiversity.

Item 13 is in respect of the acquired from the Esi Tact arranged to advance $1,000,000, inad, but in the meantime equipoise

exchange for which it has secur has bea to the Treasurer and the Comman- rebuilding of Saisingpun School Reclamation Company an area of ed the erection of 11 houses and extent, established by the intro- der of the Is: Division. with on a site on Bonham Road near 16 acres of reclaimed ground 20 flats in Hongkong. of houses daction of a sliding scale, where-

the .eastern ecd of and

63 that. in Kowloon, under, as the dollar ranges be about 100 Kwangsi troops, and the University, which it is hoped at

City Reclamation, and one house at Fanling tween 45. 8d. and 2s. 6d, sterling these were transferred to another to acquire. The site affords Kowloon

ample space for a large school on upon

it is proposed It has under consideration salaries are converted a rates boat without coming ashore.

modern lines.

to erect the Gaol and the Police schemes for the extension of the ranging between $10 and $12 to School. The site is admirably enterprising Colony a Ho Man the pound sterling- NEW ROADS. During blasting operations con- speeches which have been awaited with a deeper measure of public ducted at Tai Wan yesterday on Under Roads, item 16, I mзy situated for both purposes and Tin and for the development.

BRIGHT PROSPECTS. In conclusion I may say that I interest than that delivered to-day by his Excellelicy the Gaveznor. There are two reasons for that--one the prevailing belief that the proposed new road to the new call attention to the read from there is in the immediate neigh-possibly on Garden City lines of residential quarters at the Kow-Bowen Road to Deep Water Bay,bourhood a very large quantity of age area at Kowloon Tong. mainly in consequence of the falling opium revenue, fresh sources oor Docks, a piece of rock, which will provide quicker com- granite upon the working of which The chief obstacles have hithertoegant the frolony's present of income would have to be found: the other, that there are import-weighing over ten lbs, was through munication with the southern it is proposed to employ the been inadequacy of communica- financial position as satisfactory tions, which will be largely and I consider that the pnspects ant projects contemplated, affecting both Hongkong and Kowloon,

Taitam Gap to Cape

A diaphone tog signalling in remedied by the omnibus service for the Tature are bright. The the carrying out of which cannot be much longer delayed. In the alleged carelessness of the side of the island; to the road prisoners.

coolies, projectiled into the air for from

dollars between the estimat addition to these two elements, it has been felt that the 1920 Budget a distance of some 300 feet. It D'Aguilar, which will open up stallation at Waglan is provided and the necessity for preparing difference of about two million revanue Bod the statement would afford the general public some indication of the dropped over the other side of a new country: to the road trom for under item 74. The Harbour in advance proper town-planning lines of policy to be followed by Sir Edward Stubbs in his adminis-hill, and fell on top of a matsbed. Wanchai Gap. pass Magazine Master who goes on leave next schemes

need expenditure

It is folly tration of the Colony's affairs, for his last Budget speech was The force was such that it dropped Gap, to Chamberlain Road, which spring is proceeding to Canada in the best use being delivered very shortly after his arrival here in fact, at the very through the roof, then through a will open up the Peak to motor order to study this system which the ground. Progress is being causs no anxiety.

accounted for by the large pro- with the work necessarily first Council meeting which he attended-and was

half inch flooring, and came down trafoc; to the widening of Garden has been successfully employed made

fast as possible but the many gramma of public works, many of rather more reflective of the policies of others than

to the widening and on be Canadian coast.

Under item 75 $17,000 is other calls

the Public which are proper charges on the any general course set by himself. Keeping these points in mind. Upon the head of a 15 year-old Road:

girl. The girl had her head com-improvement, of the Shaukiwan we shall be interested to see how to-day's speech is received by the pletely crushed, but lived for Road, which forms part of the provided for a new school build-Works Department preclude the accrued balances of the past possibility of an early complet-which, as I said last year, I cou Unofficials and the public whom they are supposed to represent.

about half an hour after the scheme for driving a 100 maining at Cheung Chau. Hot

accident. We understand that road along the line of the presente Territories. $15,000 is set Government that the Kai Tack purpose than in furthering the From the purely financial standpoint, the Colony is

Item 17 refers to roads in the ion. It is the sincere hope of the sider cannot be utilised to batter twelve months in nearly such a happy position as it was

enquiries are being made by Praya East out to Shaukiwan. sgo. Indeed, so far as credit balances go, those of the pas: Inspector C. Aris into the cir It is not proposed to proceed apart for widening the Taipol Reclamation Scheme &: Kowloon development of the Colony. have, apparently become reduced to the point of extinction.

cumstances of the accident. the scheme for widering Queen's Road between the third and fifth City will meet with the saccess the future, expenditure will no

and $100,000 is which is

anticipated by the doubt continue to grow, and we With regard to the year just ending. expectations both in

Road East, as the expense is milestones,

for metalling and Promoters. The Promoters have bave foreshadowed large schemes regard to revenue and expenditure are likely to be falsified. The

Jewellery and money to the enormous, and on the completion provided

the Laichikok-been somentat handicapped by of development, such as that in this, however, being more than accounted for by the reduced revenue from opium, which shrunk from six to four and a half sustained by a Chinese woman there will be a 100" road close by Castle

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1920.

THE BUDGET.

In the history of this Colony there have been few, if any, Budget!

of

ment, arrived here on the s.8.

board were the Civil Governor,

Wan. The Government bas

which

incomings are expected to be some $1,151,000 less than anticipated, extent of $148 was the loss of the Praye East-Reclamation-tac-painting

the

referred.

hands,

THE HOUSING PROBLEM.

which

пров

will

ed

easure

made of estimated

certain

Ia

Peak and Taipo lack of the fands necessary to connection with the barbour,

present and future needs of the Colony. The idea to raise a furtbe-keep her properly as security. D'Aguilar in order to assist ship 79 for sewerage work in connec- rapid

-

now

will fod little

An additional $15,000 complete so ambitions & project, which will cost large sums of 誥 provided for improv-but a very large amount of good money; but the past history of million dollars. Then with regard to outgoings, the year is likely to who fell a victim yesterday to the and parallel to Queen's Road Roads.

the Coastal Road

of the Hongkong gives good ground for 032 to building land in Under item 17 provision is ing end with some $1,117,000 less spent than was estimated, it being confidence trick as practised, with East.

recurring success it most be

the Colony confidence that this wealthy impossible, owing to the difficulty in getting supplies, to proceed admitted. by local criminals. Two made for a cable from the Obser- Laichikok in order to enable it to best situations in

available, and when community with the whole of the big programme of public works extraordinary Chinese mea accosted the woman Tatory to Stonecutters Wireless carry the refuse tractors and is which was planned a year ago. Looking to the year 1921, we find

ment should proceed rapidly. burdens. As I have already said that over seventeen million dollars are to be set aside for expendiat Wyndham Street yesterday. Telegraph Station for the purpose trucks to which I have already once a start is made develop difficulty in shouldering its futurs Under items 78 and 84, $100,000 The new" omnibus and ferry I feel that it is necessary to take Item 28 is in respect of furniture ture, a sum which is over three and a half millions above the and invited her to go to a restaur- of sending out time signals. revised estimate for the current year. The revenue is expected to ant at Wanchai where a con-

will no doubt some part of the revenue which be some two millions short of this amount, but the future is no:versation was held which led to for officers' quarters. It has been is provided for training the main services and the new reads to steps to raise from other sources

woman surrendering her decided with the approval of the stream at Laichikok and provid-Kowloon City feared, as it is felt that pressing works of importance should be

jewellery and money in Council to provide heavy furni-ing a large basin for the water prove of considerable assistance. we are losing owing to diminished pushed on and that no difficulty will be experienced in readjustment exchange for B bundle of tute for all quarters occupied by boats at its mouth. This work is on the island of Hongkong the opium receipts but I do not con- rendered necessary by the exten-road to Wanchai Gap has already sider that the circumstances are of taxation so as to cover all future obligations.

what purported to be banknotes. European officers. It is impossible, on a mere cursory glance through the Budget She was asked to change these Item 30 provides for a Marconi sive reclamation schemes which led to several enquiries for build such as to necessitate any far- Siight speech, to deal in detail with the nomerous and important points

Hongkong Hotel Company at at the present time. which it covers, but we are gratified to see that there is no anxiety notes at a money changer's shop Bellini Direction Finder which it are in progress or are contem-ing sites, and the enterprise of the reaching schemes of new taxation

and meanwhile the men would is proposed to install at Caps plated in this neighbourhood.

$10,000 is provided under item Repulse Bay foreshadows the readjustments which this lightly felt regarding ability to find ample sources of revenue to meet the

development of that taxed community can easily bear million dollars by readjusting the stamp duties is an admirable oneAfter the men had taken their ping during the foggy season..

the we require for the moment ment is in treaty with Queen's Statue Reclamation.

It is unfortunately the case that for a graduated scale of fees, both in regard to receipts and other leave the woman opened the Item 31. provides for the re-tion with the Kowloon City neighbourhood. The Govern-will, I believe, provide all that

parcel to discover that it only construction

$200,000 is asked for under Dairy Farm for the release of documents, provides an easy method of obtaining more money with contained waste paper. In her Wharf which is long overdue. out the pinch being felt. The shrinkage of revenue from opium was

Item 37 is in respect of the item 80 for continuing the re-some of the land now under China is still crippled by internal expected, and it is certain to still further decline in the future. But, sorrow she betook herself to the

every tions have been received for which has recently arisen close as we say, there are ample means of offsetting losses of this char Police Station and made a report Eastern District Filter Beds clamation at Shamshulpo. The grass at Pokfulam, and applica-dissension, and the acute situation

of the swindle, but there is no which are urgently required to Government is acter and of finding fresh sources of additional income. Many im-hope of recovering the jewellery improve the water service in the endeavour to induce the Chinese permission to build upon a Farm to our border is reflected in the portant works are foreshadowed in the Budget speech, and some

recently been resumed depressing the Colony's markets. ides of the extent of money involved therein may be gathered from which had been stolen from her in eastern part of the Colons and to population to live in this neigh Lot on Pokfulam Road which stagnation of trade which is

allow for a water supply for the bourhood and the rapid growth of has so simple a manner. the fact that close on five million dollars are to be spent on

houses on Broadwood Road. Item Shamshulpo testifies to its success Arrangements have been and are may express the hope that Public Works Extraordinary, which is easily a record vote. "And we

37, 8-inch main from North Point in this connection. It is hoped being made for the conversion of a satisfactory settlement will are especially gratified in this regard to note His Excellency's

to Shaukiwan is in connection that eventually the provision of farm lots at Wongneicheng, for speedily be reached and that our suggestion that the help of private firme may be made use of to INTERPORT CRICKET. with the same scheme.

bousing accommodation both here the purpose of the erection of a neighbours in Canton will then The enter upon the era of prosperity hasten on urgent projects. It is most satisfactory also to see that

Item 38 provides for an addition-and at Kowloon City will relieve large number of houses. hospital matters are being given much prominence, that the Kowloon

al main to the Peak which is the great congestion now obtain question of the resumption of which is bound to come as soon The Shanghai Team. Hospital is to be started, the Victoria Hospitel reconstructed and, if

necessary to cope with the in-ling in the City of Victoria.

Military Lands in Victoria is as the country is at peace. ---TRIBUTE TO KRA creasing demand for water at the Under item 82 provision is appreciably nearer solution. possible, a new hospital built to relieve the congestion at the G.CH.

Before I sit down, I should made for a new pier at Cheung I may say here that I have

to take this opport Then also there is to be a new Government building near the Central

We are advised that the Market to accommodate various departments at present pressed for

Item 41 provides additional

been at some paine to ascer-like Item 83 refers to the refuse tain to what extent there daily of expressing my ap- of the assistance roorD; & De Gaol is to be begun at Kowloon City, and big sume are Shanghai cricket team which is

of preciation an actual abortage to be spent on officers' residential quarters; whilst large items are also to play in the interport contests plant for the Peak. Pamps. Tem

have already spoken.

housing accommodation for Euro-which the Kowloon Residents. down for reclamation schemes, road extensions etc. Altogether,will be composed of the follow-porary arrangements for a water dump near Laichikok, of which is there is promise of great activity in the coming twelve months, and ing-Mes-rs, Wainwright (Capt.) supply to Mount Cameron are

$30,000 for a Fauling waterworks unite result. That there is a connection with various matters. It is at any rate gratifying to see that the Government is determined Allison, Brook, Clifford, Cobb, proposed under item 42 in order Item 88 sets aside a sum of peans, but without any very de- Association bar afforded me in to pursue a bold and progressive policy in meeting the Colony's Leach, Morrison, MeMeekin, 1 encourage the development of

(Continued on Page 123). future needs. We hope to deal with other points in the Budget when Ollerdessen, Piercey, Spencer and building sites which have been chee. The Government pro shortage appears to be generally affecting the interests that

Grimshaw.

opened by the Waúchal Gap Road. poses to take over the system admitted but I have been struck we have bad time to digest its full provisions,

Peak.

Chau.

using

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