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RHEUMATISM

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Can be Conquered By The Tonic Method. Of Treatment Through The Blood,

No matter how long you have had rheumatism; no matter how severe it may be, there is no need for despair. Many of the worst cases of rheumatism have been cured after all other methods have failed by tonic treatment through the blood.

DEBATE ON BUDGET OPENS.

(Continued from Page 8.)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

penditure are not shown "separato

as they had ban invariably shown until a few years ago.. If

yone now desires to ascertain this Information, he will have to make the calculation himself.

Aguin, until a few years ago, realm of Sport by the Chinese his been well described as nothing each department showed its own short of marvellous. A well-de-expenditure in a comprehensive veloped body makes for greater form, that is, all expenditure ap- efficiency in work, and experience pertaining to any one department has proven that the best workers was shown under that department. among the young Chinese are In the Estimates of the last two those who have taken up sport of or three years this has not been one kind or another with zest, the case. For example, if we turn To-day golf is not, as in time gone to the first department under E- 'of Expenditure the past, a luxury for the few, as wit-timates ness the growth of municipal golf- Colonial Secretary's Office-we courses throughout Great Britain.find that the salaries of the 'Assig- That example can well be adopted tant Colonial Secretaries and of for the requirements of the popu- the junior clerks are not given Iation in which the Chinese ele-under that head but are placed un- "Sentor ment predominates, to the extent der "Cadet Service,"

Clerical and Accounting Staff? of over. 95 per cent.

and "Junior Clerical Service." This means that if one desires to. find the total expenditure of a given department one has to look up no fewer than four different heads and two appendices, before can arrive at the result.

The Water Problem.

we

Although the honourable sen!or feial member has dealt with the all-important question waterworks at some length, make, no apology for expressing the views of the Chinese by way

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amplification and emphasis. When the 1929 Estimates, were before this Council the Hon. Dr. Kotewall, speaking on behalf of To supply this treatment no- the Chinese unofficials, offered thing is better than Dr. Williams' some pertinent comments on the Pink Pills, for these Pills purify better than repeat some of his subject. I feel that I candot do and enrich the blood, make new words, "The complaints we have good blood that refreshes pain-heard this year," he said, "have

relieves laden "»jaded muscles, aching stiff joints, and puts case and renewed power into tortured backs and limbs.

one

the

the

We remember that when 1926 Estimates were introduced, His Excellency Sir Edward Stubbs gave explanations for grouping alt clerks under one head (see page. 80 of Hansard 1925); but unofficial members, not being quite enamoured of the innovation, ex- be found on page 91 of the same pressed the following views (to Hansard) through their spokesman the late Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. been particularly bitter. While "We note for the first time that one may regret auch bitterness, all junior clerks now come under one cannot help sympathising with the definite hending of Junior the distress that evokes it. The Clerical Service. Whilst ap-.. It is because they are of excep- more intelligent classes know that, preciating the explanation that tional merit as a blood tonic that there are things which are beyond this has been done for the suke Dr. Williams' Pink Pilis have been human control. They also know of economy in time and labour. accorded grateful thanks by the efforts made by the Govern-We are not fully satisfied that it almost numberless former suf- ment to secure a permanent au is not preferable to debit. these salaries to the various depart, water supply. I erers in all parts of the world mentation of our whom they have rescued from the But the people bearing the actualments concerned, so that we may agonlen of rheumatism during the hardship cannot be expected to arrive at definite knowledge of the make fine distinctions. All that cost of running euch, depart they know is that year after year,- ment.

past forty years. And because

the

Reversion Urged.

The Government and the public

they strengthen and revitalize for many years, and sometimes nerves and vital organs more than once in the short perind through the blood they are equally of a few months, they have to en-have had four years practical ex- famous as a remedy for nervous dure a restricted supply; and that, perience of this change, and in disordera, digestive troubles, as so far, no tangible evidence of the our view the result justifies the well as for the special ailments Government's endeavour to find doubt entertained by the unofficial of the weaker sex. Chemists permanent remedy is in sight." everywhere sell Dr. Williams' No one. air, has challenged the Pink Pills, or post free, $1.50 per bottle, $8 for 6 bottles, from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 60, Klaugae Road, Shanghai. Begin your own cure- to-day with Dr. Williams Pink Pills.

"GREYS"

(Large or Medium) VIRGINIA CIGARETTES For abser quality and flavour "Greys” are "Second to none." Firm to the lips, they please the palate and are wholesome and satisfying.

JUST RRIVED

PERTRIX

accuracy or fairness of this state- ment; and since then the water situation has become" worse-at least it became worse for a few months, The Government has on more than one occasion during the last two months expressed admira- tion and appreciation of the for- titude and patience shown by the Chinese community, and it is with pride that we share this senti- ment,, But patient though the people had been, I shudder to think what the consequence would have been, had not the rain come in such a timely way just when the situation had become so bad, and the people's patience was on the verge of exhaustion. That rain the was providentiul. Had drought continued, a few more

months the Colony's surplus, ba lange which is so much needed for constructive and productivà pub- lic works, would have been largely consumed by the emergency mea-

surcs.

members at the time. We res pectfully submit that for the rea- son we have given, public interests would be better served by a re- version to the old system of grouping all expenditure under each department concerned, even were a

time little more

and

labour entalled thereby...

The Hon. Colonial Secretary, in his speech introducing the Es timates now before us, said that "the notes in the draft Estimates will afford members of the Council on points of much information detail.

Scanty Notes,

The notes are very scanty, and almost in some departments are entirely absent. Reference to the Estimates of the Sanitary De partment and the Public

Deputment will bear out my

statement. It is true that some

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1929.

POTATOES

AND SAUCE

INGREDIENTS.-2 lb. cooked potatoes, 1 oz. of grated cheese, 2 tablespoonfuls Nestle's Pure. Thick Cream, salt, pepper and cayenne, 1 oz. of butter.

METHOD.-Mash the potatoes with butter, cream and seasoning. "Beat well and pile in a dish and pour over them the following sauce:— Make hot in a pan 3 oz. grated cheese, 2 table- spoonfuls Nestle's Pure Thick Cream, salt and pepper.

This recipe is only one of a delight ful series contained in our dainty booklet "The Cream of Creams." blay we send you a copy? Phone Nestles, 0.1378.

NESTLE'S

PURE THICK

CREAM

PURN

NESTLE'S

CREAM

114 oz., 5% oz., 4 oz, tina.

would very soon have to resort to additional taxation which, to re- peat the words of the unofficial 'members uttered through me last 'year, is a contingency "which the Colony is not in a position to stand without the most serious effects on its trade-effects which would have immediate reaction on the public finances as well as on the general prosperity of the Colony."

Personal Expenditure.

tions for

'com-

ex-

THICK

consider its present financial posi- tion and enter into arrangements for its future.

BANKS

P. & O. BANKING

··CORPORATION LTD. [Incorporated in England 1926.j.

Authorised "Capital

$4,000,000 Bubscribed and Pald Up

2,594,100 Beserve Yund ******* $180,000

HRAD OFFIEN).

112, Lordenhall Street, London, 1.0. 3. WEST LONDON BRANGEL.

14-18, Cockapur Street, London, BW.L' BRANCURS1-Bomber. Calcutta Catient Colombe. Jungkusa. Karachi, Madras, Shang- hal, Singapor

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

.. BANKING CORPORATION.

-Authorised Capital

$50,000,000

Bemarya Liability at Proprie. Jalued and Pully Paid-ap..........$70,000,000

Sterling.... 6.800,000

tom

Siret ..$14,990,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. COUNT OF DIRECTORS 1",

N. B. Brown, DG..

Chairman.

W. I. Ball, Dat

Deputy Chairman.

AGENCIES-I all the principal towns of Hon. Mr. D. D. F.

the world.

Beith

General Exchange and Banking Bualumna transacted. Loans and overdraft granted on 4.1 Compton, Mag. approved saaneity. Current add Tiend Dipolis M. T. Johnson, Eag accounts opened,

B. Lander: Lewis, Rig.

BAVINGS - BANK

allowed 8% «

ACCOUNTS:-Istarost

· Passengers" travelling Homeward are reosII- mended to obtain » Latter of Credit from 15, -which can be cashed through the Purser of any P. and O. or B. 1. B. N. Steamer de så kny of the Branches of the Corporation.

KWH. J. WADDINGTON,

Acting Manager,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL: MAATSCHAPPIJ ́N.V.

[Netherlands Trading Boelaty.);

BANKERS.

ESTABLISHKG 182). Blangkona Ortos! 11. Queen's Rond. Central Authorised Capital ................Guliders 150.000,009.

(£13,500,000.)

Pald-Up Capital) ....... Gulidars 00,000,000.

Roerve Fund

(44.666,874.)

W. E. Pattanden, fag.

T. E Pantos, 284.

J. A. Plummer. Eng.

J. P. Warren, Eng.

CHIEF MANAGERİ Hon. Mr. AQ Hyne

AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON CELTDO COLOMBO DALEEN POOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HARDIN

KANIOW HONGERW ILOILO

*IPOH

JOHORE

ХОВЕ

DRANCHES

LONDON LYONS

MALACCA MANIZA MOUKDEN NAGABAKI NEW YORK PIKING PENANG

RANGOON BAIGON BAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI FINGAPORE SOURABAYA

SUNGEI PATANI

THEN THIN

TOKYO..

TSINGTAO

KUALA LUMPUR. TOKURANIA.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency Culiders 40,004,000,- und· Fixed Deposits received for one year or

(£3,535,333.) | shorter periods in Local Currency and Sta

on terms which will be quated on application.

Hongkong, 8th Jane, 1928,

Kend. Ofice-AMSTERDAM* Eastern Head Ofc#:==BATAVIA. BRANCHES: 'Dandjarmasin, Bandoeng

Hombay, Calentia. Charbon, Jeddah, Diamsber, Diokiskarta”, The Hague", Kobe, Kata-Kadja, Makasar. Madan, Padanz. Palembang. Pekalongan, Penang. Pontianak. Rangoon, Botter ducted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI, dam, Samarang, Shanghai BANKING CORFORATION. Rules may be

bol (Sumatre), Boerabais,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above and co

Hoerakarta (Solo). Tegal, obtained on appliation,

jajap and Weltevreden".

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

• These offices have safe deposit boxes to let | BANKING CORPORATION. London Bankers i-National Provincia) Bank,

Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world.

DANKING BUSINESS OF 'EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED.

F. M. ELBERG, « Manager.

Hongkong, 28th May, 1929.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE 'BANK, LIMITED.

Capital (fully paid up) Roserve Fund

A. C. HYNES.

Chief Kanager.

Mangong, 13th Beptember. 192T.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF · INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1851.

HEAD OFFICH: LONDON.",

*** 8,000,000 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietora £4,000,000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES.

......... 100,036,008 ....Y. 108,500,000

Paid-Up Capital Reserve Fond ......

READ OFFICE :—~YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agracies at

Karachi

J.

ALOR STAR

Salzon

(Malay Hales)

Kabe

En Franciaco

Laudon

Seattle

Buon Ayr

Los Angelra

Lyons

Alexandria

Batavia

Bombay

Manila

Calcutta Canton Changchoo Nagk! Daleen (Dalny) Nagoya

Fangtien

(Mukden)

Newchwang New York

Qzaka Paking Raagion

Bomerang Shanghai Bhimonoseki Singapore Bourabaya.

Sydney Tintain

Tokra Tinantu

Talagtas

Rio de

Janeiro

A surplus of $7,712,266 assets Hambur over liabilities is, on the face of Hankow

Harbia it, a most satisfactory position, Honkong and one with which any Board of Hensiale Directors would go before their Vindivostock (Temporarily closed) shareholders with unmixed feel- ings of pride and confidence.

.

Kal Tuen

Interest allowed on Current Accopate. Deposits received for Axed periods at raton to be obtained on application.

II. MORI,

Manager. Hongkong. 11th September, 1820,

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE CEBU COLOMBO DAIREN DELHI HAIPHONG HAMDURG HANKOW

HAIDEN

KUCHING

MADHAB

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK PEKING-

PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON SAIGON

SEMARANG

SERAMBAN

· SHANGHAI: BINGAPORE SOURABAYA TALFING

(F.M.S.)

TIENTSIN

(North Manchuria) TAVOY - HUNGKONG

ILOILO..

IPOH

KARACHI

TOKYO

TONGKAH

(DHUKET)

TSINGTAO

KLANG

КОВЕ

УОКОНАМА.

KUALA KANGSAR ZAMBOANGA

(Perak FM-8.) KUALA LUMPUR

(Philippina Is..)

Foreign Exchange and General Banking

BANK OF CHINA. SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED DY PRESIDEN. transacted.

to the TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF

CHINA ON THE 2ND Or

© NOVEMBER, 1817,

..$50,000,000,00 13,273,000.00 9,629,423.84

+

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING,

HONGKONG BRANCH.

4. 'Queen's Road Central, Branches and Sub-branches all over China

and Correspondents in Europe, Americs and other parts of the world.

LONDON BANKERS/The National Pro- The Guaranty Trust Company of New York,

H

Current Accounts opened and Fixed De poslte, received for one year or sharter perioda at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. IL PERGUSON,

Manager

·Hongkong, 24th April, 1929,

· THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

Capital, Surplus

On the spur of the moment, I have similar feelings. but will they stand searching inquiries-- In making these remarks can we go before the tax-payers desire to offer au explanation of of the Colony and Bay "the my own position. It may be asked finances of the Colony have in the why, while on the one hand, as past been administered Works member of the Salaries Commis best advantage," or is the Colony

sion, I have made recommenda-

an increase of salaries, rather in the position of one who Authorised Capital: actes, are given in the "Abstract," etc., which would amount to about has year by year sold his warca, Pald-Up Capital but in order to facilitate reference $1,300,000 a year, I am, on the spent most of his profts, and kept Rear Bumle such notes-and they should be other hand, unfavourably

the balance, but is without fuller than they are in many menting on the Government

rufficient wares to do future cases-should also be shown

trading-in other inpenditure. My position would be successful the body of the Estimates. If clear, if a little thought were words, have the Government in No Recurrence.

they are considered unnecessary given to it. I maintain that it is the past so operated the Colony's

and Undivided Sir, we cannot afford a recur- na foot-notes in the Estimates, one thing to pay an employee well, finances as to keep up with the

Profits....... G$235,260,406 Tence of that most distressing con- then they should not be given in whether he is serving the Gov-times and the progress of the vincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. dition. It must be prevented with ome departments such as the ernment or a private concern, and Colony or are we now faced with

NEW YORK BRANCHES Irving Nters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques Commercial and Travellers' Let- all the means and energy, at the Botanical and Forestry Depart quite another to increase the large capital expenditure which tonal Bank,

ment which wightly furnishes personnel when it may

The Equitable Trust Company of New York Billa of Exchange and Cable not be we shall have difficulty in meeting:Interest allowed on Current Accounts and command of the Government. All

Transfers bought and sold. Cur the permanent schemes should be notes for every item showing justified by the volume of work is our stock in trade or some of Fixed Deposits. Terms on Applleation.

difference, however, small. There performed."

It either out of date or beyonducted.

Zvery description of Banking busine rent accounts and Savings Bank decided upon, and then pressed should be uniformity in the Having discharged our duty as repair?

accounta opened and Fixed De- on, with the greatest possible method of presenting these Es-representatives of the largest sec-

posits in local and foreign curren- apoed," without a single day'stimates which are presented to the tion of the tax-payers, I have

cles taken at rates that may be as- available delay. Any such delay public as one indivisible whole. pleasure in.tendering to the Gov-

certained on application to the would have an unfortunate 18-

ernment the thanks of the Chin-

Bank. action on the minds of the people

ese community for the sympathy, and I know that Your Excellency It is now my ungrateful task to

energy and promptitude with will not permit it.

offer a few remarks on the ever-

the when it adopted measures to deal Increasing

of Until these schemes are com

expenses pleted, and until an adequate Colony's

administration.. Last, with the recent water situation. water supply is assured to the year, as the spokesman for the Colony, we ask that Your Excel- unofficial members of this Council. I had the honour to draw attention

Administration Costs.

Tribute to His Excellency.

Sericus Consideration.

On a careful retrospect of the position I am convinced that the matter is one for most serious consideration-in fact I go so far n3 to say that to bring our stock in trade up-to-date will require the expenditure of very Jarge

adopted a forward

Loans granted on approved securities, Special, facilities for Home Exchange.

BHOU J. CHEN.

KCASEW,

G

CAT LEE

K

We are under a special debt of sums. How are we going to pro- lency's policy in regard to wells to expenditure increasing at what gratitude to Your Excellency for vide for this? may be interpreted in a liberal we called an alarming rate. The the very ready manner in which

The Honourable the Colonial spirit by the departments concern-sume comment seems to be more you met the appeals of the con: Secretary tells us that the Govern ed. The wells opened during the than ever called for. We feel munity, and for the solicitous re-ment has recent crisis have yielded results that we would be failing in our gard you evinced for the suffer-policy in its Budget for 1930 ad- both material and psychological. duty as representatives of the ings of the poor in those trying mittedly, he says, in services rather APB6 which fully justified that policy: Chinese who form the bulk of the days. The public is no less grate-than in material works. I have Your Excellency in your master-population, if we were to let this tui to you, sir, for the statesman-scanned the draft Estimates and ly review of the Colony's Water- matter pass without calling atten-ke and marvellously successful the Public Works Extraordinary | works," mentioned the possibility tion to it.

way in which you have preserved Report for support of this forward of abolishing the 'Rider-main sya, The unofficials pointed out in the friendly relations with our policy and can only say I can find tem. If we do not take up this 1928 that Personal Emolumentsgreat neighbour, notwithstanding little support for his statement. question to-day, we hope that it alone showed the enormous in the change of administration that Taking the draft Estimates as a will not be thought that we ac-

crease of $843,134 in the draft has recently taken place in Cah-whole, I describe the general posi- quiesce in the abolition. As Estimates for 1929.

tou Your Excellency has, indeed, tion to be that nothing more than In the Estimates matter, of fact... our mind is not

now under passed through another, year of ordinary current expenditure and made up, because we have not the consideration the net increase in extremely arduous work and great agual development work has been facts before us to enable us to do. Personal Emoluments, including anxiety, and I know that I'am provided for-nothing more than so. We would like to have time Rent Allowances and High Cost of voicing the sentiments of all sec-one would ordinarily expect to Beg any normal year. Certain to ascertain public opinion, and

Living Allowances under Mis-tions of the community when in cellaneous Services, is $680,543. express, the wish that the short minor public works are provided we ask that before the Government of this out the item New holiday which Your Excellency is for, but they would occur in any DAVID HOUSE actually makes its decision it will Posts" accounta for $396,520, about to take may give you renew normal year. give us full opportunity to debate after after savings in the aboli ed health and reinforced vigour. the matter.

tion of posts have been allowed for..

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Sir, this expenditure seems far sanctioned

From individual items I now too large, following as it does the turn to certain general features enormous increases

COLONY'S FUTURE NEEDS.

41

Striking Survey by Hon. Mr. Shenton.

The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton

Your Excellency, I have listened

Crying Needs of Colony.

Many of the great crying needs of the Colony are not even men- tioned; in fact, I. find, in the words of the Honourable Colonial Secre

of "my favourite tary, that none schemes" have been included. I onlit, of course, the water question

of the draft Estimates the fin for 1929. Even taking into ac ancial side of the Budget, and the count the Increases necessitated said: method of its preparation. In by the addition to the staff of the making our remarks we do so in no. Medical and Police Departments, with great interest to the Honour because that is a matter which must we have the feeling that expendiable Colonial Secretary's review of be put in a category by itself and carping spirit, but with the sole ture has been increasing at a rate; the Colony's finances. Hongkong, Has already been fully dealt with. object of assisting the Govern- not altogether commensurate with the great Emporium of the Far THE CANTON TRADING ment with some constructive sug the increase in the work of ad- East, lins, as it were, completed its from me, save that no effort can be

gestions. -SOCIATION.....

In the draft Estimates the totals If expenditure continued at the able to take a review of the past, the crisis we experiented this year. annual atock-taking, and is now too great to avert a recurrence of of Other Charges and Special Ex- present rate, the Governnient

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4th Floor, Chion Balld og.

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ministration.

It needs, no further comment

AND

BUILDING MATERIALS,

SANITARY APPLIANCES

·COMPETITIVE PRICES

AT

HONGKONG

METALS

of all kinds superially for shipu building, and angineering"work. Complete slock. Bunt farms. Immediata dellesry,

SINGON & CO, EITABLISHED A‚Ð ̧ 1880

HING LUNO si,

Plons...

Central 815-

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.

Branchés 'fn:-

· ARGENTINE

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PRANGE 'INDIA'

TALT

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·· BETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

We are also able to offer our Customers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corporation in San Fran- cisco, Spain and the Philippine Island,

* and The National City Bank of New York (France) SA, In ́ Paris.

F. MED. COURTNEY,"

Manager Hongkong, 2nd July, 1929,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

· ESTABLISHED 1912, Head Office:-Hongkong

Authorised Capital ...

Pald-Up Fund"

Reserve Fand

DEANCHIES --

260,000

Canton. Shaastal, Haskow, Swabaw. Bangkok, New Tark, and Ban. Fran- LONDON BANKERS ÞA

The· Lloyd'à, Bank, Edmitted.

·Correspondente, £ all Pelasipal:cities at the i

ent

world,

*Foreign Buchauri and Banking Búsicom of Leyery "ilemoripisom trapeadied. T

Safe Dapcall Baxan" (variete ninar), et i

[reatly remind of from 6 to $40 OK

LOOK: PGUNG ÚHLAN,

Hongkong, 18th Tubrakery-1885,