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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE BUDGET DEBATE, cost of building, he did not think bought land and allowed li to

course of a lengthy His Excellency the Administering the

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there was much chance of it be, fremain agricultural land for many ing reduced in the near future, years and then wished to convert He was not prepared to recom-fit into building sites at their own Government Replies to mend the Government to make will when development bad

Unofficială.

| its own bricks, but thought jer banned its value, ought to that large quantities might be know that the Government wai purchased for delivery over con against such a proceeding. Ho SUMMARY OF OFFICIÁL

siderable periods and stored made special reference to Castle SPEECHES.

until wanted. The cost of labour|Peak. Having touched on the Yesterday's fail-dress debate might be reduced by installing matter of child labour, the de on the Colony's Budget for 1923 labour-saving devices and the sirability of more cultivation in lasted for three hours. Yesterday Government was considering the the Now Territories and the we published over 10 columns ofjgesting of plant and lending it out desire of the Government to help speeches and this morning's South to contractors. He agreed that betthe Cheung Chan settlement, M. China Morning Post contained ter water-side facilities for build-Fletcher defended the erection over 18 columns of entirely new [ers were wanted. He proceeded of a common garage on the matter. We make no apology for to refer to the questions which Peak, saying that the decision not reproducing those IS columns had been asked about the water was come to after consulting with in this evening's newspaper boat dock at Lai Chi Kok, the the Automobile Association. Firstly, it would crowd out other Tytam Pumping Plan:, the Kow.

Mr. Severn's Speech. interesting news, and, m-condly, loon Hospital, etc.

With regard Motor Road, he In the wo are assuming that those mem-to the Peak bers of the public who wish to thought that the section up to the speech, read all the speeches in full' will" Homestead" should be complet-Officer already have purchased the ed by the end of the year but he Government disagreed with the morning paper. Bu for the was unable to state when the road suggestion that the tobacco and benefr of nur readers we would be completed up to the Peak spirit duties ought not to have have made the following Tramway. After references"o bet been incressed. In a Colbay summary of the speeches we did ter lighting and the sub-contractor where we produce cothing, large bat report yesterday. confining question (which he though: could credit balances were needed, and ourselves to the salient point of not be eliminated), and the need he did not see why people who each speater.

for greater facilities for building indulged in what had been termed pards, he gave it as his opinion minor vices" should not that it would be futile to make adequately for doing so. The.

bowever, borings for water. especially in Gloverrmer) view of the bg schemes abead. consider the duties on light wines,

WETO He explained that Kowloon was which

possibly heavier there could easily be a reduction have better lighting as well as

ttan necesBATŞ. His Excellency in the taxation on liquor and Hongkong, that more latrines ad the Colony was lightly tobaco. He criticised the Gov

were to be erected in the Pecio-taxed and remarked that it was ernment's method of presenting sula, and the: the delays in impossible to pay off the $3.000. inadequate accounts and pleaded

the Kowloon 000 loan, owing to a legal difficul- for the return to the more detail. Connection with

Hospital had been unavoidable.5. With regard to the suggested ed statements presented 17 gears

He went on to say that the conclusion he thanked the reorganisation of the P. W. D., revenue of the Colony bad for Governmen: for His Excellency's no doubt that was a very proper many years been largely in excess gracious references to himself thing to do, and the matter would

be faced very of recurrent expenses and that and defended the present system have to during the last 20 years the pre-of the insite working of the Regarding bathing beaches. Mr.

Public Works Pepartment.

Severn 9sid it was not true that sent generation hat contributed |

the Colony was to be deprived of $27,800000 to Public Works Ex.

all its beaches. The beach near traordinary. The moral of that The Director of Education (Mr.the Yacht Club would not be was that the present inhabi-E. A. Irving), replying to the reclaimed but would be kept as a tants outside Happy Valley were suggestion that shorthand should public bathing beach. It was overtaxed and the Government be taught in the schools, said his hoped to do something to provide was hoarding up the savings for private opinion was that the boys bathing facilities for Kowloon. benefit of posterity. He asked for would be better employed in get With regard to military lands, & truer statement of the Colony'sting on with ordinary school eutire agreement had been reach- assets and liabilities and. after & subjects: they could learn short-fed locally, and a scheme has been detailed analysis of the accounts han later. He said it was his drawn up and sent to England. of the Colony's wat loan. tecom earnest desire that more should They were Dow awaiting mended the paying off of the loan be done for the education of answer. If the scheme were ap from the present balances in British children, but pointed out proved, Garden Road would prob hand. Thi Colony was un the developments that had been ably be closed to wheeled traffic doubtedis a rich one. but there made in the last twenty years in and it would then be conecessary Way no reason why it should no' this regard. Referring to the to go into the question of widen employ its surplus funds locally employment of untrained teaching it. As to the City Hall, he instead of sending then to Londoners, he said many of them had could

Mr. Lowe's Speech. The Hon. Mr. A. R Lowe orged that, view of the Colony's big bolance in hand.

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agree to its being

to the Crawn Agents as at present. now been teaching for anything made into a sort of compendium Such funds could be better invest-etween five and two years, and be of offices, restaurant and public ed berc. He criticised the method was well satisfied with the work reception rooms. He strongly ob in which the Riley accounts they were doing. He also madejected to working in offices with were kept and urged that they be reference to the suggestion that a theatre on one side and public mate to conform to the western an expert should be at the head of rooms on the other. When the]

Chiness the Education Department, re military lands were available,

in use

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ON WITH THE DANCE!

The circular of the Drapers" Chamber of Trade concerning the supplanting of the jumper by the blouse, writes a correspondent in a Home paper, may be classed 9 auto-suggestive. Jumpers have never found favour with the wholesale trade, because prob- ably 50 per cent. incrusted piece by

of those piece. It is a quick-drying pro- "WOIL Are. home-made.

France with the original Expedi-son, the third baronet, Sir Walter Railways. He said he had been marking that the officer in charge doubt public institutions would be tionary Force, as a major in the Balfour Barttelot, of the Cold- asked to draw the Government's of the Department should ha properly provided for. The City Field Artillery, and later com-stream Guards, fell to the Great Attention 10 the inadequate experience of Chinese child Hall was not so bad as it WA5 compensation granted to techoly and a knowledge of made out to be, but the Museum manded the anti-aircraft of the War while a military attache in families of murdered mem the Cantonese language, as more was deplorable. His Excellency

First Army.

Persia, and his second son. Lieut. Էջ 18 ot the Chinese detec-than 10,000 children received said, with regard to the Peak;

Commander Nigel Barttelot, was tive and police force. Speak their education in the Chinese playground. thas it was consider in the daily growth of the R.A.F. the roll of honour in 1914

Much loterest is being taken one of the first naval officers on- ing on the question of the Kow-language alone.

Now ed that a number of small grounds Iron Hospital he said that the Mr. Fletcher's Speech. would be preferable to one large memorial, at White-hall Steps, the fourth baronet, Sir Walter Hon Director of Public Works The Hon. Colonial Secretary one, and, in regard to has been screened off tara porarily, the fate that befell his father Victoria Embankmeat. The site de Stopbam Barttelot, despite off criticisa by calling for (Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher) delivered planning, he paid a tribute to

but above the boarding the and grandfather is about to start tenders last week. Kowloonites a very lengthy speech. He first of those who had assisted, saying multilithic structure rears itself his military career at Sandborst. All dealt with the difficulties of that valuable work had been higher every day. and soon the had asked him to enquire if it! took Žle years to ask for tendera revenue officers in trying to done, especially in Kowloon.

The Budget Bill was passed, top should be reached. It is not, after the site bad been chosen, prevent smuggling and thought

however, a pile of solid blocks, as how long would it be before the

the shipping companies and the Council adjourned sine. building would be

might do a little more to help, | diz.

might be imagined, but is "made ready to

up," after the manner of the but receive a patient.

Regarding the smuggling of arms Forty-nine

tresses which support the various be thought that Chinese public Europeats from Kowloon went

pier landings on the Embank into Hongkong hospitals las opinion shouli more strongly

ment. A foundation colemo of month, some of the cases being support the efforts of the Govern-

reinforced concrete is first erect ed, and then the face-blocks of serious and urgent. He pressed ment. Speaking of wireless sids for the completion of the work, to shipping be said that an expert

stone from the Marconi Company was or the provision of temporary

A descendent of the old kinge cess, and soon after the capstone craze for knitting or crochetting Accommodation. In referring the installing & position Ander Cheung Chau's needs, he appeal-and that it should be ready for of Leinster has passed away in bas been put on the crowning is not so keep as it was, but there to the Government to support re next month. le did not think the Right Hon. W. McMurrough figure of Flight will be hoisted are many women, and not a few the pioneers there. He proceed-that the fate of the s. . Gondia or Kavanagh, of Berris, Co. Carlow, into position, to give the final men, who still pursue this gentle ed to suggest that the duty on other ship could have been and his death recalls a romantic touch.

exercise. Blouses, the Government. cbeques should be reduced from avoided by

of the

Americans call the "shirt waist." story

crown of bis The Government WB: fully

For generations the ancestors.

The University of Wouster, work. From a woman's point of are essentially dressmakers' alive to the necessity of Kavanezby bore the designation Ohio, which has just been repres Civil Servants" Widows And keeping the Observatory up to of Kings of Leinster, but mir-ated in London by 60 of its view, the great advantage of the Orphans Fund, and pressed for date and would give sympathetic fortune after misfortune came, women students, bas had jumper is that it is easy to put on the completion of the short cut consideration to any proposals and they lost every acre, the remarkable history.

and off: that it alwaysTM fils road to Repulse Bay.

Speaking on the police remnant of their vast possessions buildings which now stand at that is is inexpensively cleaned. Director of Public Works force, be claimed that the Colony being bought by the Kavanaghs Wooster were erected in exactly The present competition among had a force in which the standard of Borris, & junior line. Through a year, after a disastrous fire artificial silk manufacturers to Replies. The Hon. Director of Fublic to none and where conditions of to one emblem of sovereignty, aniversity. The president of the garments will do something to of zeal and efficiency was second all their vicissitudes they clung which demolished the previous sell their wares for hand-made Works, in the course of a lengthy service, pay, leave and pensions their golden crown, which one of university, Dr. Louis, E. Holden, maintain the popularity of the speech. touched on the main would compare favourably with them took to France.

ten cents to one cest: he asked for an actual valustion of the

made.

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points raised by the Croficial any in the world. He issued & were made to trace it, and after but he announced immediately predilection,

Efforts was away when the fire occurred, jumper-apart from feminine

trouble the

The London 12 to have

two

built in a yssí. And, to a day, the new college is ready! Dr. Holden left his mark very de- finitely on the university, before

Members. He gave a detailed note of warning to any who might much explanation of the Colony's water think that Hongkong was a place Kavanaghs concluded that it was for a still more complete and Borris his intention of collecting funds supply and referred to the big in which shorthand writers could melted down at the time of the beautiful set of buildings to be Shing Mun Valley scheme which make a fortune, and proceeded to French Revolution. would tap enormous gathering refer to the cost of building,

PATHETIC SEQUEL TO VLADIV- grounds. There were magnificent which he thought was a matter

OSTOR "AMMO" AFFAIR, nites for the construction of re- of supply and demand:

The wife of Major Hara, who. servoirs at a beight sufficient to Government would be glad to Territorial Army Air Brigades, leaving to hold the presidency court-martial for a breach of ra- was committed for trial by s allow a supply to the City by consider suggestions for legislat- one of which will be commanded of James Millikin University, sponsibility in the guardianship gravitation. Flexible mains would ing on Isbour restrictions and by Lieut-Colonel D. H. Gill, be constructed across the barbour unrest, but legislation was not a C.M.G., D.S.O. Colonel GUI, whose

Decatur.

of the Czecho-Slovak arme, com- and a big service tank would panaces for all the

mitted suicide on the 19th, inst. ills, father was at one time Chaplain probably be built under the and be would rather look to the British Embassy at Paris, Service family to abandon its old Shimonoseki-Vusan Ferry. The The war has not led every by jumping overboard from the Public Gardens which, after to education and better has had twenty-five years' ex- the work was completed, would living conditions to effect

traditions. perience of

For instance, the arrest of her busband is believed work. artillery remain as seen at present. It change in attitude. Mr. Fletcher Receiving bis military education Barttelots, who came to England to have been the cause of ber spi- was scarcely possible that Hong proceeded to explain the Govern at the R.M.A, Woolwich, he was who have lived at Stopham ever

with William of Kormandy, and {cide, kong would get such a supply ment's policy of housing allow-granted his commission in the within three years and so, in ances to the staff, and defended Royal Artillery in 1897, During since, have not yet bad their fill the meantime, big catchwater Mr. Irving's appointment as the South African War he served of the Army, The second baronet,

You don't need to be rich to own schemes were being proceeded Director of Education. He con- with both the Horse and Field Walter Barttelt, was killed with, by which it was hoped to demoed speculative land par- Artillery, taking part in the siege while commanding battalion of Ank Mourie's about their way payment

in South Africa 22 years ago

A VICTROLA. avoid the present shortage in chases in the New Territories and of Ladysmith, where he was fature years. Speaking on the said that those people who had severely wounded. He went to

Sussex volunteers. His oldest

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