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THE

HONGKONG

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HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone No. 58008.

H. J. WHITE. Cable "KOWLOTEL " Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL

Tel. Kowloos No. 3,

Tel Address "Paisce."

A First Class Raidential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con- Tani Ates of 's Home. Coder Entirely European Management. Ooey Lounge and Billiard Saloon. Three minutes from Ferry. Failies specially nated for. Moderate term.

Mr. J. M. Ozkerry,

Propei, trees.

EUROPE HOTEL

་

"Renowned by Recommendation

DANCING:

MUSIC:

GRILL:

After Dinner every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

On the VERANDAH every Saturday from 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. and every Tuesday, Thurs- day and Saturday from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.

THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd, Arthur E. Odell Managing Director.

Telephone. 5341 (8 lines) Cables "EUROPE" Singapore.

PENANG

Dinner

Music

Daily.

RUNNYMEDE

Dance Twice weekly.

HOTEL.

"Malaya's Nicest Hotel."

With beautiful private lawns to the Sea.

MODERN THROUGHOUT

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Manager.

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SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIP CHANDLERS

HARDWARE MERCHANTS..

25, Wing Woo Street.

进

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1930.

DEATH OF LORD BIRKENHEAD.

LUNG TROUBLE WHICH PROVED FATAL.

NOTED POLITICIAN,

THE LEAGUE AND MINORITIES:

REPORT OF 6TH COMMITTEE ADOPTED,

ofice.

PUBLIC MONEY.

SUPPLEMENTARY VOTES RECOMMENDED.

count.

ing Station $3,600.

The

CHINESE AQUATICS.

FINALS TO-NIGHT HARBOUR

POPULAR VICTOR DANCE RECORDS

22480

..

*

22473

Oxford Motor Car, $809; Public Work Deportent 1 Motor Car (replace-22412 ment), $25; Botanical and Forestry Department. 1 Moter, Chr. $600. 22404 Total $3,200.

Peanut Vendor F (True Love JSomewhere... (Lo Lo...

Batty Co-Ed Violet... Reminiscing. ¡Verdict

(It Must Be You... (Free and Easy

1

22293

.";

22481

22472

The large amount of architectural alan work. demends for leases, and demands from Government Depart-22477 merts in addition to the ordinary routine werk for which the vote is chiefly provided has caused the vote to become exhausted. A large num

and the Prayn East Reclamation nexion with the Kowloon Tong Estate Scheme.

"The additional amount now bsked

In order that the basement of the Dostal purposes it is necessary that certain improvements should be made in its ventilation and in other ways; and the consequent removal of the Sanitary Department store to the Distors.

at the latter building Infecting Station necessitates certain alterations a telephone. including the addition of lights and

22468

of materials fa held up causing delay in the work of the Department which 22461 may result in claims from Centrac-

New Steam Roller. Sanitary

Rent of Department. for Scavenging roalias

Montana Calling

Leave it that Way Never Dreamt

I Still Remember (Puttin' on the Ritz

We

Singing & Vagabond

With You, There's Danger (Out of Breath

I'm Only Human

If You Didn't Care (Roses ...

Mr. & Mra. Sippi Dixiane...

I've Gotta Yen ...

There's a Wah Wah

Girl,

On Revival Day, Sharing

My Sweetheart

Serenado

at

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY.

8. Des Voeux Road, Central "Hongkong.

ASAHI BEER

RACE ON SATURDAY. A

At the Legislative Council meeting

The finals of the annual aquatic "to-morrow." His Excellency

the sports of the South China Athletic Geneva, Sept. 30.

Governor. will ask the Finance Com Association will be held at their pool, 22483 The Lengue Assembly has uittee to approve supplementary ex-North Point, at 7 o'clock to-night. adopted the report of the Sixth penditure totalling $60,199. Details, The club's annual harbour race is

timed to begin at 2.80 p.m. on Satur Committee dealing with protection with explanations, are as follow: of minorities, stressing the capital Miscellaneous Services, Grant in aid day from Channel Rock.

Institutions. Overseas Mechanical, of London, Sept. 83. importance of the problem in con- The death is announced of Lord nexion with the peace of the world, Transport Council $221.

This sum represents a contribution and expressing the opinion that of 215. Os. Od. at 1/4-5/18-$220.69 for Birkenhead.-Reuter,

Former messages regarding the the solution was to be found in

the year 1930 ton

the expenses of towards decline of Lord Birkenhead were: mutual confidence and constant certain experiments to be carried out

London, Sept. 30. co-operation between the majori-under the direction of the Overse

Council

Finance Lord Birkenhead was yesterday tica and minorities in each country. Mechanical Coun in March of this The provision made in 1030 Esti-

mates was based on a rate of ex- 22392 Moon is Low evening reported in a serious con-Renter.

year to the Colony making four an- dition bis chest trouble having

nual contributions of £15 on this ac change of $115. 10d. The suns pro vided have, in consequence of the fall extended. The morning bulletin states that his condition continues also arose in 1925 regarding con-

Public Works Extraordinary, Com-in exchange, becours insuficient in 22362 (Dust

cases dealing with sterling payments. to cause anxiety as the nighttributions to the press by. Minis-pensation and Resumption $3.500. fever persists. There has beenters, notably Birkenhead, and the On April 18, 1929, the Governor in A number of cases in which small 22361 some Improvement in the lung-- Premier usked him to write no Council approved the resumption for excesses have been occasioned appear Reuter.

blic purpose of the privately own in the Schedule, and a vote for $3,200 more newspaper articles while in accouined within the area of to cover the total excess so far cen-22306 His Career.

the Kwanti Race Course. This sub-cerned is requested.

Public Works Departnient, Draw, [Frederick Edwin Smith, later In Dec. 1925, he made two out-sequently received the approval of the ing Materials and Mounting Plans. Earl of Birkenhead, was born at bursts in the Lords. In one he Secretary of State. A supplementary Anticipated expenditure to the end of

in Birkenhead

July, 1872

charged Lord Arnold with in-vote was taken on June 20, 1929, to as the son of a barrister. He tolerably offensive arrogance, ef- cover the expenditure involved, but the year $4,000. studied law and history at Wad- frontery and dantry" and in the as some of the owners did not ac- cept, the money was returned to ham College, Oxford. where he other he gele had never listel Treasury and the vote lapsed at the worked very hard, showing a reed to ach so foolish as that end of the year. markable gift for mastering diff of Lent Dafort (on the Irish

Public Works Recurrent: Im cult subjects. He was heavily in question), adding that but for the provements to Buildings, Hongkong 1921 "there Improved ventilation and lighting to debt when he took his degree, but decision the in paid off these debts in two years. I would not have been this settle basement of General Post Office and ber of these lease plans were in con- 22479 It Beem to be Spring.. Appointed a Fellow of Merton mhent and the noble lord would still fighting and telephone at Disinfect College, he lectured there and at have been maundering the same Oriel and was also an extension imbecilities." He also made a lecturer. One of his feats in

very offensive remark 'on the pro-rost Office Building may be used for for is urgently required as the issue those days was to make a nenosal to admit peeresses to the

Birkenhead to fouse of Lords. stop walk from Llandudno, 50 miles, for a bet of

On the eve of the general strike £50 at an average speed of 4% miles an hour. Called to the Bar in 1926 Birkenhead supported the in 1899, he married on the proceeds Premier in his fight for peace and of a book on international law, his they arranged terms on which the bride being a daughter of Prof. strike would be called off and the In his miners left, if they would not Oxford. Furneaux of second year at the Bir de maderee, to fight alone. But Chur £1,200, then £3,100. £4.200, £5.150 chill and others threatened to re- and £6,000 in the four following sign if this proposal were adopted gave way. In years. He got over 1.000 briefs and the minority

June. 1926, Birkenhead joined thanks to his advocacy in a big Churchill in his crusade against tobacco dispute and altogether

the Government's Russian policy, this case brought him £9,000. In making speeches which in the 1906 he entered Parliament as a case of any other country would Conservative and within a week had made his mark with a fight-have gone far towards bringing ing speech in favour of Pratee-bout a rapture, An article by tion. He soon came to the front him on the inferiority of woran in the various capacities in which as a lawyer and be 1908 was a

The excess is mainly, due to higher K.C. One of the "Diehards," he she aspires to compete with man. went over to Ulster just before especially, political capacity, ap

The price of the war and acted as one of Sir neared in 1928 at the moment when prices and to a smaller extent in-

erensed consumption. a great extension of the suffrage Locomotive Cylinder Oil was increas E. Carson's lieutenants in or- ganising armed resistance to Hometo women was part of his Governed from 93 cents to $1.26 per gallon Rule, thus earning the nickname ment's programme. In that year and Medium Dark Machinery Oil U.S.. telling from 68 cents to 964 cents per gallon "Galloper

Smith. When he rebuked the

Electric war broke out, he became head of Coolidge not to lecture Britain and as compared with 1929. the Press Bureau and to en-adding that she had not asked Am- courage recruiting passed the erica to do thing for her. At televran to the Times disclosing tacked for continuing to draw his the critical position of the Bri. Lord Chancellor's pension tish army on the retreat from £5,000 a year, he said he was giv Mons. Soon afterwards he wenting it to charity and had only held to the front for a time. In the it for a time to assert the right first Coalition Cabinet of May. of his successors in the office. from the 1915. he was Solicitor-General and Birkenhead resigned he succeeded Carson in Nov. as Government in Qet 1928, to join Attorney-General, in which capa-the board of Imperial Chemical In-paid for by the Police Department. city he did much avork in condustries, whore capital is £62,000- nexion with war time measures. 600. Next year he also became He made a propaganda tour in the chairman of the Greater London U. S. In the Lloyd George Coall- and Counties Trust, which con- tion of Dec. 1918. he was created trols electric power and light con- a peer and made Lord Chancellor cerns and is connected with a big -an appointment which caused American corporation.

Lady Medical Officer. much criticism. He was, however, Birkenhead has indeed been

Miscellaneous Services, Telegrams an exceedingly brilliant lawyer the Smith of my fortune, as the

A supplementary vote of $28,000 is sent and received by Government and did splendid work in the Court Latin motto on his crest puts it.

comment of Appeal. Much

His advancement has been pheno requested to meet the cost of "Pro- $3,000, was

International telegraph accounts aroused by his speech in 1920, menally rapid-a knight in 1915, gramme Work" approved but not yet

certain Government are settled on a fixed gold basis. opposing the vote of confidence baronet in 1918, a viscount' in commenced to

His Buildings together with unforeseen The fall in exchange has caused an in Gen. Dver in connexion with 1919 and an earl in 1922. the Amritsar affair which had untiring mind' surprises us much contingencies to the end of the year, increase in the local rates which are

supplementary amount is prin- paid in Hongkong currency. provoked an acute crisis in India, by its versatility as by its applicaipally caused by unforeseen repairs provision made in the Estimates has andrhis appointment in Nov. 1924, tion. He loved to dash from his due to white ant damage. The fol-consequently become insufficient and as Secretary for India in the desk at the India Office to a public lowing are some of the buildings at Baldwin Cabinet was an uncheon which gave him the which repairs have had to be under-

Medical Department, Personal unexpected sequel to his attitude chance of a big speech, from the taken: Ok! Sai Ying Pun Market

$12,000; Queen's

Emoluments. Salary for a Larly. College in 1920 and to his references to table to the tennis court, from the (Roof)

Block

The first class brains and "C3" brains tennis court to n Cabinet Council, $3,000; Queen's Gardens flats $1,600; Medical Officer $1,125.

gynaecological clinics in the in the Government. It may be thence to a dinner party and so Central Police Station Barrack

No, 46 The Peak 3800. Con Chinese Hospitals and Dispensaries recalled that he served with the home to his library where

taken at Beaconsfield Arcade and scope and the services of another Indian troops at the front and browsed among his favourite Latin

as (Statistical Department) and Govern- Lady Medical Officer are urgently wrote a book on their share in the authors. His big cigar is

In ment House which was not anticipat-needed if these clinics are to be main campaign. On Feb. 16, 1928, he famous as Baldwin's pipe.

tained efficiently. The appointment warned the leaders of the boycott 1924 he published some lively Led when the 1930 Estimates were an officer has been approved of the State and the movement in India that it would sketches of contemporary politi-framed. not prevent the Simon Commission cians: "Fourteen English Judges," Harbour Department and Air Serby the Secretary

The need, from completing its labours. "Famous Trials," his reminiscen-vices, 1 Fuiler Bakewell Spiral Slide necessary provision will be made in Grant in aid of Institutions, Bureau however, is urgent and the amount In 1924 his political opponents ces and two volumes on his Am-Rule, $3; Miscellaneous Services, next year's estimates. tnade capital out of a speech to erican visits are among his other of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, now applied for is to cover salary Glasgow students in which

for a period of three months, from he books which include some on legal London, $714; Royal Observatory. spoke of "shining swords" and subjects. The Law of Property Subscription towards cast of printing October to December, 1930.

Police Forec, Rewards $500. "glittering prizes," extolled "caree-Act introduced by him in 1922 was Iesults of International Upper Air

Owing to an increased number of rism" and, it was complained, an admirable achievement in co- Research, $36: Police Force, Special sneered at ideals. A controversy ordinating complicated legislation.] Expenditure, Purchase of Humber' I rewards payable. the vote is exhaust-

Motor Car, $683; Purchase of "Morris el.

second

SALESMAN ŞAM

(AW, MISTER, DON'T CALL TH'

PERLICE! ULL PUT THIS CRACKER

BACK IN TH' BARREL WHERE

1 TOOK IT FROM-

AWRIGHT"!!WONŠTI BE HARD ON YA!

SO YOU'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE,

CHUH?V

Kowloon-Canton Railway, Locomo- Live Oil $4,200.

the

$180. Quarters

The gradual expansion of scaveng- Aerodrome Superintendent.

ing personnel in Shamsbuino was Public Works Extraordinary, Now found in March last to have resultert Kowloon furniture for all deparin considerable overcrowding in the premises leased for their occupation. ments $2,000.

Telegraphic information has been Adventare was accordingly taken of received that the Superintendent of the termination of the lease to seek the Aerodrome and his family will premises which would not involve arrive in Hongkong at the beginning overcrowding. The sum asked for re- of September. This officer will represents the difference between the ride at Field Cottage, Kai Tak, and rent of the single floor previously the sum of $2,000 (estimated cost) is leased (for which provision was made) and the rent of the two smaller floors asked for the purchase of the neces

now occupied since 1st April. -

Public Works Department, One cars fumiture,

New Steam Roller: To balance de- drop in exchange feit on vote due

The account received from $1.507. Crown Agents for one Aveling AD complete with Typs Steam Roller spare parts amounts to £686 58. Td. converted @ 1/4 5/16-$10,090.98. A éum af 58,500 has been rovided in the Estimates. The deficit $1,507

a Supplementary Vote. necessitates

Sanitary Department, Personal Salaries at $168 per annum and Rent Allowances at $24 per annum for 13 Meat Forters for period 1.10.50 to 31.12.30. Porters are required for the off-loading of pork conveyed from Government Slaughter Houses per carcass is charged which is es- Markets by Government van; timated to cover their wages (basides running costs). The 12 now asked of the for are for the exterision system to Kowloon. The vans have arrived and will be ready for the rond on 1st October, 1930, it is desired to engage them now and so start the Public Works Recurrent, Mainten-service at once.

To ance of Buildings, Hongkong. meet unforeseen coatingencies to the end of the year $28,000.

Harbour Department. Light and Fans $600.

The expenses on this sub-head were

under-estimated for two reasons (a) Emoluments $576. of

the fans and lights in the Harbour Office have been re-arranged in the course of the year and this has led to greater expenditure on current, and (b) the Harbour Department has now to pay for the lighting at Yau- mati Slipway which was previously

Police Force, Ammunition $1,300. Owing to the lower rate of ex- change ammunition ordered through

the Crown Agents estimated to cost $17.290.91 has cost $20,568.33.

White Ants.

to fee

The

a supplementary vote of $3,000 je re- quested.

he work has also been under- have lately grown greatly in numbers.

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