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No. 13.620

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MONDAY,

THE BUDGET DEBATE.

CRITICISMS BY UNOFFICIALS.

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

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MR. HOLYOAK'S SPEECH,

that our rechminondations of

Hongkong's Defences.

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Medical Services. Principal

NOVEMBER 1924 Aturt

and that if the Public Works De, you be able to record as satis-ANOTHER ROBBERY. partment is too busy to bandia is factory a state of affairs in the (whon the site in sotilod) the Colony's Anances as that existing work shall be given to outside to-day, but that the fratricidal Arohitects, an has been done on and suicidal, struggle now being many occasions during the past waged throughout China will be over, and that porco, unity and

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THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

MR. COOLIDGE'S CHANCES CONSIDERED. MOST FAVOURABLE.

New York, November 1

On the eve of the Presidential election, Mr. Coolidge Is favour on the chances of ex-ambassador Davis, the Dogtodratle, or Senator ito, at odds of 9 to 1. Nobody can be found positively to pronounos Lafoliatio, the Progressivo, candidato..

CHINESE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

WU AND FENG.

ARMISTICE BETWEEN

Tientsin, November 2. Peace 'negotiations are at present proceeding between Fong Yu-being and Wu Po-fu.

Meanwhile there is an armistic, and no fighting,—Router.

THE GREAT FENGTIEN VICTORY. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

MACAO NOTES.

BATTLE WITH RAIDING PIRATES.

UNREST IN INDIA.

A-WEEK-END OF DEMONSTRATIONS,

Calcutta, Nov.-2.

Yet another attack by robbers With regard to the Botanical concord will once more reign fa and Forestry Department, wo that groat Dountry with whose on a European lady occurred on would like to see more done in destinies, for weal and woo, this Saturday morning, when Mrs. the way of planting flowering small Island is so insoparably Harris Walkar was the victim.. shrubs and plants on roserved bound up, and to which very many She was walking up a path

A campaign of vilication is growing, and the use of wireless leading from Lyttleton Road to арасов іп the Colony of us are deeply attached. Certainly more might be done in

her home at No.6 Basilea, when and the cinema to reach voters has aroused unprecadented public two Chinese, who had the ap-interest. A record vote is expected, as the registration all over, the thila reapoot or, the tram line to the Poak, where planting seems

pearance of being ooolles, sot upon country is the biggest ever recorded. Charges of graft and referencea A special meeting of the Legislative Council was held thin aftor- nean, for the purpose of taking the second reading of the Budget fined to the scarlat Hibiscus. We who said he also spoke on behalf value of $100.

Tho Hon. Mr. Chou Shou-son, her and stole jewellery of the to the cil sosudale do not appear greatly to have moved the multi- tude. The Democratic politicians do not admit the possibility of

Bill, on which Unofficial members offered criticisms and sugges. also advocato much more liberal of the Hon. Mr. Kotowali, sald ~~

On Mrs. Walker orying out for defeat, but there fe an abundance of evidence that something like a landslide is expected. The Republican papers estimate that Presi

tiona.

planting of fire in the Now The honourable member repro-help, the robbers pushed her to

in the electoral colloge. The Democratlo papers pubilah expert Owing to the late hour of the meeting, it is not possible for using and increasing fire wood sup-Chamber of Commerce has touch-inflicting blows and kicks. They estimates giving him as high as 278 votes. The latter will mean Territorios with a view to protect eonting the Hongkong General the ground, at the same time dont Coolidge will secure three hundred electoral votes out of 591 to give a full report of the discussion, but some of the more import-plios.

od upon the question of tho escaped before assistance arrived.

that if a single important northern State went Demooratio it would tarif official

for of faroa, Ant speeches will be found below.

bring Mr. Coolidge's vote below the required 266, and throw the and chairs

rickshas,

choloo of Prusidant Into the lower house, but everyone seems con- Wo aro glad to

the public нов

fident that this will not happen, because it is bailered Senator glad to know what is the present increase in the Architectural and wo would like to add a

Lafollette's candidacy will take a greater toll of the Democrats than position with regard in this Department of five additional fow words to his appeal on be The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. essential public service, and when engineers and four in the Build-balf of the poor rickstia coolies

the Republicans.--Router's American Service. who offered the main speech on some improvement in present inge Office, and hope that and chair coolies for an incrass bobalf of the Unofficials, said:-

will load to the in the fares. The high cost of Before proceeding to the dis-conditions can be looked for. Wolthis cussion of points arising in oon-recommend a considerably in-speeding up of the completion of living affects this hard-worked KOWLOON BUS INCIDENT. noction with the second reading crossed vote in aid of the Alice many essential public works in jolass of people just as much as

The charge of assaulting a bus of the Finance Bill now before Memorial and Affiliate Hospitals hand such as Saiyingpun School, others, and it would really be an

brought us, I desire to convey our con-whose fine work on behalf of the the Kowloon Hospital, Queen's act of justice to do something conductor, of the Chino Motor gratulations on the very able Colony justifies increased sup- Statue Wharf, the Infectious towards the betterment of their Bue Company, waH

Diseases Hospital, the Now Gaol, lot. We sinourely hope that against Mr. J. M. Xavior, at the statement presented by Your Ex-port. callondy at its introduction and The growth of the work on both the new Lunatic Asylum and Government will give this pro- Kowloon Magistracy this morn.

badly needed public posal its sympathetic and early ing. on the highly satisfactory stato sides of the harsour regarding other

Dofondant returned a ples of not guilty.' of the Colony's financos which it magistracion яuomн to call for a works. To this end wo wolcomo attention.

A Plea for Hawkers.

Tho conductor said that his bus records, more especially so insonorid permanent stipendiary signs of decentralisation in the

We see that the item "Hawkers" was travelling from Kowloon City these troubled times in every part and we shall be glad to know if control of this great dopariment.

China, which contrast vividly the Government are considering but decentralisation without co- Liconcen" shows $5,000 loss than to Tsimshatsui, at about 8-pm-

Shanghai, November 2 ordination must be productive of the approved estimate for tho with the peaceful conditions this or if not will do no.

on Saturday

when and chaos and we again urge that current year, from which it may Bulkeley Stroot, Hunghom, which this Colony has enjoyed |

A Mukden message states that Chang Teo-lin, attending & greater authority should be given fairly be inferred that the Police dofandout and under your administration during

another reception at the Japanese Consulate on Friday night, was question- The considerable increase in to departmental heade and that intend to continue the policy of man boarded the bus. Prior to carding the Fongtion victories and capture of Shanhaikwap the past twelve months.

the Palico Forca, re- the department responsible for restricting and reducing the their boarding the vehiclo, and Chinwangtao. Chang doolsred himself incommoded with over We welcome the statement ferred to in your Excellency's issuing Building permits and rumber of suct licencos. This number of European ladies and thirty thousand prisoners who had boon taken, finding difficulty la many yourb standing, omphasized pooch, fa both welcome and passing plans, should have

matter calls for the close at gentlemen also boarded the hus. feading and housing them, and stated that three brigadas of Feng- necessary und wo desire to con-considerably augmented stuff, so ention of the again on this occasion last you gratulate the Government on the that present lengthy dalaga in The urban area

Government. When near the Hunghom briduo tienese had reached Lintai, between Poking and Ticutain, to assist has recently witness WAS in connection with the Shing Mun

Buddenly struck in withstanding Wu Pol-fu's final efforts. An even more serious marketi improvement in Wator plans that Public Works

the issuing permits may be avoided.boon greatly extended, and it across the face by the defendant, blow to Wa Pei-fu is rooited in an official telegram from Liu Chon- Extraordinary such as this, and control and prevention of crime, Unsatisfactory Water Supply. seems that the present number of Witness blow a police whistle, iu Tuohun of Shensi, reporting the dispatching of two brigades trom the Port Development Proposals conditions during the past year:

|under admittedly very difficult: We are glad to hear that the licencos may safely be somewhat which was banded to him by Tungkwan to occupy Loyang, and a similar force to Shihchaichuan, shall be financed by short and better traffic contral and spocial-mochanical filtration of water is fineroasod. Naturally, there must Europaan lady. When &

rendering Wu Pel-fu's retreat along the Péking-Hankow railway long term loans when the Colony's credit balancos have y in the improved Fire Brigade to be tried at Bowen Road and be some limit to everything, but stable arrived Mr. Xavier was impossible.

which affords remarkable ovid-urge that as the tendera invited we submit that in this particular taken to the station. boon reduced to somewhere in

Under cross examination by the the region of five million dollars,ence of greatly improved oquip-have been considered, telegraphiocato a certain amount of latitudo and, with this in view, paradoxint, generally efficiency and acceptance he sent with a request should be allowed. One effect of defendant, witness said that ho administration. I am the more for prompt shipment, so that too drastic restriction is to load was positive it was defendant cal though it sounds, we are aute glad to be able to say this bacause valuable time may be saved in boys to break the law by hawking who struck him. Ho struck him the Colony applauds your courage have myself criticised it art-the initial Government experi- without a licenco, since they twice and they wore rather hard in budgeting for a deficit of some versely on several occasions.

ment. This principle should be must support themselves or assist slaps. Witness did not have a thing over night and A

adopted universally, if proved their parents; and another effect, quarrel with another person on million dollars.

Batisfactory. The process of me-a much worse one, is to drive the bus.

Mr. G. H. White, of the Kow-| (From Our Own Correspondent.) Civil chanical filtration has boen in such boye into the streets to gat

A number of public meetings Medical Officer has so recently work in the Colony, in privato into mischief anon or late. If the loon Docks, who was on the bus,

About 8 p.m. on Friday night, were hold in Bengal this week- We shall be glad to hear pre-arrived and had comparativelylunterpriso, for over a year now. Captain Superintendent of Police said that ho saw a Mr. Ricel, cisely what stage has boen reach. ed in connection with the surren-80 short a time to study the It has not only long passed the has already set a limit, we hope who was with defendant, strika robbers from the island of Lappa, and to protest against the arrests dor of Military lands and, whilst problem that we prefer to avoid experimental stage. but has that he will allow himself a another occupant of the bus, but in Chinese territory, invaded the of alleged terrorist leaders under

Becuring The inoderates pawnshop,

joined tho organising on the subject, recommend that ritinism at this stage. of the proved its complete officiency for cortain amount of elasticly in not the conductor. Both defen-city of Macao and robbed a the now Ordinance. the increase in our Military con-ospital service and administra-providing absolutely pure water, dealing with deserving cases after dant and Mr. Ricci, who wore Chinese

intoxicated, used bad language, valuables to the amount of $200, Swarajista in tribution, due to our increasing tion in the Colony, at the in large quantition, in a few hours, that limit has been reached.

of which, at thi The process was recently inspect- It is gratifying to see the grant regarding which witness checked and then made their escape in monster demonstration In Cal rovonue, instead of being paid late

"bartal" was observed all over over to the War Office should be time last year

and for longo by the entire body of Un-official of $1,500 to the Has Hoi Library them because of the presence of a boat, taking two fokis of the cutia on Friday evening. The The police became aware of the the province on November jet, credited bore to the reconditionofore, we were seriously con members of this Council and wo under Miscellaneous Services, ladies. Witness did not see the shop to be held for ransom. ing of the military forces on the Cernod. The ovidence that he strongly recommend the adoption Until this Library was established defondant strike the conductor.

Inspector. Ogg Eaid that both robbery shortly after the men but it appears to have been more Kowloon sile. Under the Wash has realised all was not as it of either this or a similar system some time last year, there was

were intoxicated when landed, and opened fire on them as successful in the country districts ington Convention our forti- should be, either in equipment.immediately for one set of filter not a single public Chinese library fications and general defences personnel, stores or building beds. The state of the water, in this prosperous and important brought to the station. Defendant they were in the act of rifling the than in Caicutta, whore condi- shop. Returning the fire as they rions are normal except in the can not, wa understand, be in-Rives us sufficient confidence, for especially as supplier to the Colony. It is undoubtedly mest-refused to give any explanation.

Replying to defendant, wit-ran, the robbers gained their boat Indian quarters. creased, and we desire to draw at the moment, to awalt develop. Western parts of the City and ing a long-felt want, for not only

meets on Tuesday to consider tention to the fact that we are ments, but meanwhile, we shall some parts of the Poak,continues dons it afford the poor an op-ness said that he did threaten to at the river's edge and paddled Tho Swaraj party executive still entirely without air-defence, carefully watch this department to be most unsatisfactory and portunity of referring to books to keep him detained if he refused out into the stream.

Meanwhile, Portuguese patrol the eltuation, which the local though others in these latitudes and he may count on our full this point will be enlarged upon which they would otherwise have to give particulars or sign the

boats arrived on the aceno and Indian Press describes as graver are steadily developing the use support for any neaded funds to by our Chinese colleagues, who no access, but it has also organis: bail book. of aeroplanes. It is our con-Improve conditions generally also fool strongly on the subject. od lectures given on the premises His Worship dismissed the began firing upon the robbers owing to the advont of a "raso- periodically, on Chinese classics caso, and said that if defondant with machino-guns, but the maze tonary" Government in England.

darkness-Router. viction that, considering the con- The time is not far distant whon

the Government will have to con- | Once again, we would draw and history by distinguished had any grievance against the of junke and dition of China at prosont, Hongsider closing the major part of the attention of the Government Library is still in its infanoy, it OS.P., because it was a depart their flight. The firing lasted] native scholars. Thouga the police be should report it to the prevented them from arresting kong in soriously under-garrison.

Town Hospital and to the urgent need for increasing

about half an hour.. ed and that a far larger faroo Kennedy

CHINA'S NEW greater should be kept for emergency moving the whole, or

Mr. Ricol was called in Court robbore in their hasto purposes here and elsewhere. part of it, to a more favourable rapid transit communication with is becoming a centre of Chineso mental matter.

the Peak. The present tram culture.

Subordinate Officers. and warned by the Magistrate compoiled to leave two of their|FOREIGN MINISTER.

boats and two pistols. Those the Suitably and tactfully approached, site, possibly in the neighbour-

Regarding. "Ront, Allowances regarding his conduct. quate and we should like to see the '

police havo captured.

POPULAR AMONG YOUNG we imagine that the British hood of Happy Valley when Mor accommodation is quite inade. scotions of Municipal Councils rison Bill has boon finally cast proposal for an additional tram to Asiatic Subordinate Officers,"

CHINESE. Under no circum- in Concessions broughtout China into the sea.

Jino

rovived again and vory which is applicable to mon of over!

Bag snatchers are operating in

Genova, Nov. 2. would be willing to consider aatances can the conditions sur carefully considered.

ton Joars service, the Hon. Mr.

Macao. Just at dusk on Friday.

Sposking on the obenge of rate levy, in contribution to this rounding the present G.C.H. bo

We are in agreement with the Kotowall recently expressed die-

a Portuguese lady was assailed Government for the right to call considered favourable to recovery voto for the Canton-Kowloon appointmont that his earllor and

by a bar snatcher, who threw Government in China, Mr. Hala serious illness and, in Railway. It may room to be fuller proposal had not been ad-

peiper into hor oyes, at the same Chi fong, a member of the League this connection, we would pay sinking more money in a bottom-opted, and asked that the privilege!

time making way with her Secretariat, informed Reuter that Dr. Wang, the new Foreign n well-deserved tribute to the less pit but, taking the long view, might be extonded to men of loss

satchel. Turning now to the Draft Matron and Nursing staff there the day must aventually come peniority. The Hon. Colonial

Despite the injury to her sight, Minister, Is the most popular Estimatos. thera Aro several whose labours under most trying when this railway will form the Secretary, in his reply, said that pints upon which we desire to Leonditions, especially during the

link of the Trans-although in this matter tho

Order for the confiscation of a the lady pursued the man, who leader among the young Chinese. touch

that the relations botweon. Chins or BOOK further in-heat of summer cannot be too Siborian

Railway and much Governmont had shut the door quantity of arms and ammuni- was later captured by the police. He added that he was confident formation.

highly commended. We consider

and the League wou'd improve' at the Kowloon On October 29th, a big fire due to a large extent, and that the Wo consider that all European the Role of pensions upon which cargo he sent down by train for it was not bolted and barred, and tion, ware made by Mr. E. W.

nosan-loading hore, which to-bo suggested that the Chinese Hamilton

troyed a number of wharves a Chinese Government through licenene should expire at the and they retire needs subastial in- day is shipped from Yangtzo members might find a formula. Magistracy this morning. of the year and become renewabloroase and trust the Government Ports. Monwhile, the wisdom Aftor careful examination of the Sorgt. Simpson, who made an | Lappa Island, Chinese territory-Dr., Wang would be able to on the 1st of January and that all will assure us that this shall be of protearing through traffic facts by Mr. Kotowall, first with application for the confiscation Tho damago is said to amount to utilise the League's support. Mr. Hala Chi-feng is Hoenver shoull be payable to the gone into and ravisad favourably between hore and Canton when Mr. Chau Siu-ki, and afterwards of two revolvers and 359 rounds several thousand dollars.

After an absence of several intimato friend of Dr. Wang and Treasury Office and not through at once.

this becomes possible again by with myself on my return to the of ammunition, said that he the Police Debartmont. In my

Wo learned with some concern' replacing damaged stock and by Colony, we three have, arrived searched a passenger's basket, weeks, the gun-boat Patria ar knows his desires and polley: opinion, the minimum scale of that the site for the now natio, securing a wise amount of now at a formula which I now sub-which was unclaimed on board rivad in Maono on Friday from well.-Beuter. fares for riokshas and chairs is Asylum on the other side of the rolling stook, is apparout to us mit for Your Excellenty's con- the s.s. Prosident Madison, and Shanghai.

water had been abandoned and a jail.

midoration. We recommend that in the false bottom found the We are glad to know that the further site is being looked for. In conclusion. we trust that the privilege bo extended to men contraband. Rerous Tug is in course of con- We cannot too strongly insist when Your Excelloney introduces with more than five but less than A sporting gun, 100 rounds of struction and trust that the that this should be settled without, the Budget twelve months ton years servizo, at, however, sporting gun ammunition, 100 remainder of the typhoon buoys further delay. The con fition of hanco, as it is our ainoare only 75 per cent. of the rate grant-rounds of revolver ammunition for large vessels will be on the present Lunatic Asylum has hope you will do in accordance de to their senfor brother officers and four boxes of saps com pleted in ample time for their boon diegraco to the Colony for with a unanimously expressed In making this recommendation prised the haul of Sergt. A. In connrution with the rent of years past and we dosire that the representation of the Unofficial it is not that we do not reallas Kirby, who also found the arms

new Asylum should be pressed members of both Councils to the public tale kontak we shall be forward with all possible spoed Colonial Ofies, not only will [Continued on Page 73

for protection in emergency. Higher Rickyha Fares.

too low and needs revision.

possible need next year.

from

Peak Tramway.

Anuthern

men

ARMS SEIZURES.

FOUND IN UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE.

the

Bag Snatchers.

Miscellaneous,

The

were

Wong Tao-keung, an 18 year old-youth, was released from robbors who had bold him for mansom, during the week-end, when party of Police rescued and ammunition in passenger him from Lap Sap Mi Laland, and

bought him back to Hongkong. trunk, which was unolained,

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