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No. 21.09

THE COLONY'S BUDGET,

BIG REDUCTIONS IN

DEPARTMENTS.

NO NEW TAXATION.

EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.

WATANG THURSDAY,

consequences cease to be felt.)

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OCTOBER 8,

LOCAL ROBBERY.

The Chancery of the French Con- aulate-General, in the top floor of Alexandra Buildings, was the scene of a robbery last night, which is supposed to have been committed between the hours of 7:30 and 9. o'clock.

1925.日一十二月八

CANTON

COUP.

THE ARREST OF

GENERAL

OFFICIAL REASONS.

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HAPPY VALLBY'·

UNDER SUSPICION. BATTLE REPORT.

ORDER FOR MAGISTRATE'S "ARREST,

An order for the arrest of Cherk Yan-kee, ex-magistrate of Toy Shan, has been issued by the Mili- tary Council of the Canton Govern-

ago General Chang Kai-shek order

REVERSE FOR CADET CORPS.

MORE ANTI-REDS

It is reported that heavy fighting

It is therefore necesssary proceed with the greatest cau

not to form too high FRENCH CONSULATE ENTERED. tion, hopes of the near future and rofrain

to

from ourselves to ALL mitting

costly projects until we are sure of our ground. If the situation clears up early, and if trade shows groator recuperative power than I have thought it wise to assume, I hope that my successor will be able, in the course of the year 1926, to place before you up plementary programme of public works which will make it possible A strange feature of the affair General Hsuing was arrested on the the command of Cherk Yan-kee, ment of the Cadet Corps ware ad-

the reason being that he was a to proceed with a umber of the important projects which I have, is that, with the exception of the ard inst., under warrant issued by leged to have taken part in the vancing on Tamsul, not far from to my great, regret felt compelled removal of the clock and money, the Executive Council, and was plan to overthrow the Government. Lung Kong, they were met by the strong resistance, but was over forces) and a severe battle ensued were left undisturbed, and when sent on the same day to Whampoa Against this order he offered a "Yuet Kwan" (Chau King-ming's for the present. to remove from the Estimates the other contents of the trunk

Meanwhile, it is necessary to inspected this morning showed the for confinement pending trial by powered and made good his escape.

His alleged guilt At one time it was reported that in which the Cadet Corps suffered study the most careful economy same arrangement as the owner court martial. and to leave unattempted many had left them in. The envelope

as his whereabouts could not be stated, were heavy, as it could be in a proclamation issued by order located. It is now reported that ands, which would be of great from which the money was take was promulgated on the 4th inst., he was killed during the affray, defeat. The casualties, it is. value to the community and was even replaced:

Examination of the door, by an of the Executive Council, bearing he has arrived at a place of safety.seen, that the rallway was kept". which in other circumstances. I

ed forth, the "warrant for his ar- the wounded for treatment in the Department, showed where the edge i should have folt justified in officer of the Criminal Investigation the signature of Wong Ching-wal, It is likely that this news has call- busy in taking back from the front regarding as necessary.

hospital at Tangshan. The expenditure for next year of one of the folding doors had Chairman of the Council.

This news, however, should be taken with reserve, as it is con.. sidered that the time, reckoning from the date of mobilisation to the time of the reported battle, Is too short for it to be regarded as a big battle between the opposing forces.

With regard to the detention by ment. A trank in the outer office was the Canton authorities of General. It will be remembered some time has taken place in East River detachment of the Cadet sector, at a point near Lung Kong. forced open by breaking the staple Hsuing Keh-wu, of the Szechuan ed a of the lock, and a clock and $65 commander, it now transpires that Corps to disarm the troops under The report goes to say that a regi in notes, were stolen.

At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council...His Excellency the Governor delivered his annual speech on the finances of the Colony, arising on the first reading of a"Bill to upply $18,767,777 to defray the public charges for 1996-a sum over six-and-a-half million dollars less than was asked for a year ago.

In view of the great public interest being taken in this year's Budget, His Excelleney's speech will be found given fully below,

· The features of the Budget speech are:-

Income for 1925 expected to exceed estimate.

A deficit of about of two-and-a-half millions is budgetted for Colony's credit balance at end of this year is expected to be

less than $6,000,000.

7

Heavy cuts in expenditure for coming year."

No new taxation.

New gaol scheme at Ngau Shi Wan temporarily abandoned.. Military lands question shelved...

Times not favourable for loan raising.

Policy of retrenchment better than raising more money.

It is

rest.

is estimated to amount tobeen cut away in an attempt to said that in the raid of the Head- 823,790,615. Each item has been reach the Yale lock on the inside.

quarters of General Hsuing, at carefully scrutinised and has been But the cut was a superficial one, reduced as far as possible, and the and there is something suspicious Kwong Ta Road, over twenty of his SERVICES DECLINED. total is less than last year's in the fact that the cut was deeper staff, including General Yu Chai-| estimate by $5,672,996 and less than the revised estimate by on the inside. In any case, the tong, the commanding officer of the

$6,241,512.

The various increases and de- crease in each department and the reasons for them are fully set out in the Sessional Paper which has been laid on the table.

CADET SERVICE.

lock could not have been reached.

ده

The robbery was committed at

BRITISH FASCISTS SNUBBED.

London; Oct., 7, Attempts by British Fascists to enrol as special constables have been abandoned in Liverpool,

A letter from the Chief Constable

MEN-OF-WAR AT SWATOW. The alled forces of the anti-.

of Manchester to the commander Reds will soon be augmented by of the Manchester Fascists was

through the narrow aperture afford- 1st Division of the Szechuan forces, ed, assuming that the thief was the were also put under arrest, and the whole time working from the out-bodyguards were "disarmed with

out resistance.,. side.

The proclamation setting forth Wolverhampton and Manchester. a time when the office coolie, who sleeps in the premises, is usually General Hsuing's alleged gullt, The increases are due to away for his evening meal.

which is counter-signed by C. C. His Excellency, introducing cern of ours, and the result hus the Budget, said: Honourable boon that our financial outlook stipulated annual increments, and

Wu and Ku Ying-fun, starts off by read before the Manchester City troops under the command of Gone sung, from the Kwangtung-Klangse Members-Contrary to my anti-hus been very seriously affected salaries for two new Cadets. As

citing certain circumstances which Council declining the Fascists' ral, Fong Foon-yau and Young Chi- offer to join the special con- cipation, it has fallen to me to From the latter part of June on-regards the latter, the Secretary

The Chief Constable border; while the squadron under Admiral Yeung She-chwan, now.) perform the duty of placing bewards there has been a consider of State has been requested by:

able falling off under most heads telegraph to cancel the appoint-tary Department launches in cast suspicion on the General, and stabulary, fore you the Estimates of the re-

and expenditure, of the of revenue, though the position monts, if possible, but as no reply these respects and the votes of then goes on to state that on his said he was confident that Man stationed at Amoy, has received

in the past would be ready to help Colony for the year 1926. Exist in this respect now shows signs has yet been received, it is neces- those departments for those items coming with his troops from Kwei-chester citizens in the future as orders from the Ministry of Navy ing circumstances have made the of improvement. Owing, however, sury that provision should be hive been deleted.

Under special expenditure, pro-chow through Kwangsi into the police in maintaining order in to proceed to Swatow to co-operate task of drawing up these Estim-to the payment of death duties on made.

vision has had to be made for Kwangtung did not receive any cases of emergency. A councillor with Chan King-ming." It is re- JUNIOR CLERICAL SERVICE, ates one of exceptional difficulty,

chain for new moorings. These orders from the Canton Government suggested that a copy of the letter ported that two men-of-war, Yang and I must therefore crave your

This is a new heading. It has

200 marines on board and that the indulgence if they appear to be

which goes far to counterbalance been thought advisable for the will be required so soon as ship-to do so, and consequently all his be sent to the Home Secretary to Chi and Kai Chiu, arrived at unsatisfactory and if my com- ments on them seem somewhat the deficits in other sources of sake of economy in time and piggins to become, normal movements were kept under strict teach him how to maintain law Swatow on the 6th instant, with A Scottish miners conference officials of that port welcomed the revenue, and it is hoped that we labour, as well as to facilitate again, and should be got ready watch by the Tupaus of Kwangs, and order.

in advance. A sum has also LI Chung-yan and Wong Shiu-hunz, An estimate of revenue is nec-shall finally exceed our original promotion and, transfers of clerks been inserted for the renewing of who apprised this Government by at Glasgow has passed a resolution Admiral when he landed at the essarily at any time a rather conservativerstimate for the year between departments, to group buoys and chains of launch telegraph to be on guard, as they protesting against the Organisation uncertain thing; it is at bast, un by some four hundred thousand the clerical staff under one head, moorings. The motors of police had grave suspicion of his evil far Maintenance of Services, opin. as is already done with the Cadet launches Nos. 10 and 11 are past design on Kwangtung Following ing that, and similar organiza- expression of a belief or an aspir-dollars.

We are making every possible Service. The distribution of their work and provision is made the telegram, they sent General Yutions, will be used against the ation. In the present case I can- not claim that it is anything more effort to effect economics, and it felorks amongst the various de- for new ones, This is the more Chok-pak to confirm their tele- miners in the coming industrial than a guess whether a good is hoped that the expenditure for partments is shown in Appendix guess or a bad one we cannot this year will be loss than the I, from which the staffing of the necessary as the normal prographie advice in person and to give conflict.-Router." hope to tell until long after I have left the Colony. But before dis- cussing this point further I will deal with some of the figuros of the last two years in order to give a clearer view of the situation.

Yague.and nebulous.

LAST YEAR'S FIGURES.

When the ustimates of revenue and exponditure for the year 1924

were rovised on the basis of the

meet from our accumulated bal-

ances a deficit of $2,217,000 and

overal very large, ustates theto: has been an increase in stampi duties of over two million dollars

RUSSO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

READY FOR SIGNATURE.

Berlin, Oct. 7. President Hindenburg has in-

gramme of replacement of police estimate in practically every de different departments can easily cruising and, harbour launches full explanation of the reasons for

At the same time I partment. It is, however, difficult be seen.

will be suspendel for next year. their grave suspicion. The pro- "Notwithstanding this warning, to stop works in the middle and should mention that the order in No provision has been made for clamation proceeds: usually impossible to cancel con- which the departments appear in the upkeep of the four patrol tracts or countermand stores with the Estimates has been re-arrang launches, provided for purposes the Government considered it would out heavy loss, so that we cannot ed in a more logical sequence."

pf anti-piracy work. Such work be a better policy to extend the hope to close the year without aIMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE. outside the waters of the Colony pipe of peace first by sending heavy deficit. It is too early yet After careful consideration and cannot be regarded as a proper General Tan Yuan-kai to welcome to attempt to give even approxi- discussion with the Chamber of charge on the local taxpayer, and Hsuing Kek-wu and his troops, to mately accurate figures, and I do Commerce, it has been decided though we were willing in order offer both money, medicine and not feel able to commit myself to actual figures for the first six any forecast beyond saying that that the Statistical Department to ensure that action was taken such other necessities needed after formed M. Chicherin that the months of that year,, it was anti-in any case, our balancos are of the Imports and Exports Office to provide those launches, in the their long march from Kwelchow to German Ambassader at Moscow is sufficient to cover any possible should be abolished as, in presont first instance at our own expense. Kwangtung, and at the same time authorised to sign the Russo- cipated that we should have to

deficit this year and to leave us circumstances, the cost of it is leaving the question of the final to assign six districts Lin Yuen, German commercial agreement. a murgin which should enable us out of all proportion to its utility. incidence of cost to be decided Lin Shan, Yin Yuen, Sze Wuí, and

Inter, we

in present cannot

Kwong Ning for his troops to be to carry on through the year This will mean a saving of ap- 1926 without imposing additional proximately $44,000 made up as circumstances afford to continue burdens on the taxpayer unless follow:-Salaries $25,000, Print- to pay out money for them. I stationed in, with power to collect the situtation should becoming and stationery $17,000, and may say that I have suggested to and use the revenue to pay his miscellaneous expenses $2,000, the Secretary of State that the troops with, and, if the revenue was 1924 amounted to $24,209,640, materially worse than it is at The post of Supervisor has been sums which we have already ex- not sufficient för that purpose, the being- $2,839,706 more than the

dispensed with. The holder will pended on thom should be repaid Government would make good any original estimate and some three

END OF TROUBLES IN VIEW,

be transferred to the post of Office to us. I have not yet received deficiency. All these Hsuing Keh-

wu accepted in good faith; lakhe, more than the revised esti-

In framing the estimate of Assistant and Accountant, which his reply.) mate. There were increases un- der all heads, compared with the revenue for 1926, I have consider. is falling vacant, in the Harbour preceding year, with the excep-ed that I am justified in believing Master's Department. There is tion of the railway and land sales. that conditions during at least the a reduction of $75,000 in the vote The total expenditure brought to greater part of the year will be for the purchase of raw opium. account amounted to $26,726,428, normal and I have therefore taken. which was $1,801,761 more than a figure(321,367,743) which is the original estimato and some about half a million dollars loss

that, our balance of assets on the

31st December, 1924, would there-

fore be reduced to $13,750,000.

The total revenue for the year

prosent.

ted to Council. A further deficit conturies

HARBOUR MASTER'S

DEPARTMENT"

ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

Reuter.

"LAOMEDON” IN TOW.

PHEMIUS TO THE RESCUE. London, Oct: 7.

jetty.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON

•VESSEL.

EUROPEAN KILLED AT ILOILO.

An accident at Iloilo, resulting in the death of Mr. D. M. Dallas, the Third Engineer, is reported by the master of the a.s. Bowes Castle, which has arrived in Hongkong from the Philippines port.

The master states that Mr. Dallas

was accidently knocked into the No. 1 hold at about 10.30 a.m. on Sep- tember 30th, and he died in the early morning of the following day.

The deceased was buried at Ilolla.

JUNK'S ARMS.

Wanchal on Tuesday. session of two rifles and 114 rounds

Mr. Hall, ontering a plea of guilty of ammunition on board her boat at

Taid that the woman had the fire- arms for protection whilst trading

ralded.

PLEA OF SELF-PROTECTION. A message from Port Said anya

The mistress of a cargo junk, "On his arrival at Canton, Hsuing Keh-wu was given a warm the ss. Laomedon reports herself Last year a sum of $8,000 was reception by ail the high officers in Lat. 10.40 North, Long. 58:22 defended by Mr. A. E. Hall, was voted for magnetic instruments the Government who recorded East, the steamer Phemius towing charged, at the Kowloon Magistracy and provision was made in Publ him every attention and respect. her at a speed of nine knots, I this morning, with unlawful pos Works Extraordinary for the erection of appropriate huts for Thus he was installed at Head-will be recalled that the Laomedon

By his coming to Canton tall shaft-Reuter. Provision is made for one new their housing and use, The latter quarters designated by the Governost her propellor owing to a broken six lakhs more than the revised than our original conservative post in the Harbour Master's De work will not be carried out, and ment estimate. The reasons for this estimate for 1925.

I cannot believe that the in,partment, that of Assistant In-as regards the instruments, the and accepting all offers from the increase were fully put before you

The Garrison Commander But the other day & able. priation Ordinance was submit- a race which has been, famous fort. Aberdeen. It is anticipated ted by tolograph to cancel as much his evil designs should be relegated evidences, such crime is unpardonat certain river ports. On her when the Supplementary Appro- telligent people of Kwangtung-spector of Junks and Cargo Boats Crown Agents have been reques- Guvernment, all the suspicions of

that the creation of this new post of the order as possible. Some of to the past

His Warship said he did not for its commercial will more than pay for itself, by them were promised for delivery man by name of Chang Sik-man is therefore ordered to effect the previous journey har junk had been ariges in the Exchange Fluctua-ability and practical senso-can the increase in revenue from this autumn and a sum of $3,000 was arrested in the city of Canton, immediate arrest of Hsuing Keb-

of Chan King-ming and bearer of strict guard pending a court smuggie arms and imposed a fine tion Account of about $340,000, be content much longer to put up Aberdoon which will result. The has been insertad to cover the who confessed himself an emissary wa, the prisoner be kept under regard the case as an attempt to with the result that we opened with the oppression of a regime Revenue Department launch No, cost.

secret despatches exchanged be martial by the Executive Council of 250 for breach of the ordinance this year with a credit balance of imposed from outside and sup-1 has been transferred to the

ported by merconaries from other Harbour Master's Department, Whilst there are, no increases tween Hsuing and. Chan, and made and all those who are known to be in not obtaining a petmalt. just over 13 million dollars.

provinces, and I think it is not and provision for the rescue tug in the personnel of the Fire Bri- further confessions that Hsuing in collusion with him are to be THIS YEAR'S PROSPECTS.

being over sanguine to hope for The year 1925 started well and the establishment of good order must be made for a full year, in-gade excepting four motor ambu-had accepted all the terms of Chun brought to justice without delay. the revenue up to the end of May by the end of this year of early stead of for the half year only as lance attendants for the new and that he would act accordingly, As regards the subordinate officers was $9,261,105, showing on In-in the next. It is, however, ob in the caso of last year's motor ambulances which arrived Furthermore from documents seiz and men who are innocent of this year, it is not considered ad- ed during the rald of Houing's Hauing's treachery, Generals Tan crease over the proportionate part vious that such a return to sanity

In recurrent charges there ap-visable to make any reductions: Headquarters, there revealed more Yen-kal and Chu Pul tek are order (5/12ths) of the estimate, for the will not immediately re-establish year of nearly $200,000 and there trade on as good a basis as before pear to be large increases in the The Brigade as at present con- evidences of his culpability."ed to take command of them and STATE RECEPTION ARRANGE

votas, for fuelling, repairs, and stituted has no more than the These are quoted. The proclama- to enrol them under the Revolu

tionary Dage was good ground to hope that the The harm which our enemies,

ores for launches. The increase minimum number of Europeans tion ends: heavy deficit for which we had have done to us is not by any to, however, only in appearance and framen necessary for offici- "Working in league with such a budgetted would be far less than moans negligible, but it lo, of we had estimated. Unfortunate course, nothing comp

ly at this stage we were, by the the loss and destruction

arions of enemies from they have brought on

Estimates

and te due to re-arr

with htoh

made in the interests a and eliciency

FIRE BRIGADE.

widespr

POLICE FORCE

the Nat

Police Force is more than

organization

GENERAL LEUNG SHOTTUA

PRINCE'S HOMECOMING.

H.RH the Pri

A report, so far unconfirmed," is due at Port

It is current to-day to the effect that There will With General Leung Hung-kal, who

and with been kent under detention for 800