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TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932.

posal for sovorlug the Water RAPE CHARGE FAILS.

Works Offico from the P.W.D., and, in connexion with the price costing of water, rofors to the possible offects 011 tho poorer ap-clussos.

The heads of departments all

Referring to loenl architects, the peared to the Commissioners to be anxious and willing to accept full Government does not consider responsibility for the running of desirable to confine the list of au their departments, but the Colonin! thorised architects to persons who Secretary's Office apparently will hold the certificates of A.R.I.B.A

no such provision belug in force not let them have it.

in England.

The

A CASE HEARD IN NEW TERRITORIES COURT.

A case in which a charge of rape was. brought and attempted rupe against Shing Yung-on, a youth at Hang Hau Village, Sai Kung, New Territories, by a girl named Wong Kiu, had a sequel fn the court of the District Officer South yester- day afternoon.

Prosecuted ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC

Sergeant Williams wille Mr. Peter H. Sin defended the accused and entered a plen of "not gully." In outlining the to his Worship (Mr. J. S. Maclaren) Sergeant Williams said that the complainant lived with her Comparents who kept an opium divan In the village, where men went to

The Cadet Service.

The Government does not con- Dealing with the Cadet Service,sider the suggestion to put the the Commissioners note that the Electrical Department under the number of senior posts was recent- Postmaster-General to be sound. ly increased from five to soven. The department deals with many

Commissionera recommend

ense matters outside the sphere of the that these posts be not automatical Postmaster-General. ly filled on a vacancy occurring. Referring to the P.W.D., but only when an officer sufficiently Government states that the qualified and efficient to be determissioners appear to have ing of such promotion is available. conceived somewhat the position amake opium, and that the alleged These promotions should be made of executive engineers. They are strictly on merit and not seniority in full control

Education,

ng-

the

mis.

of their aub-

departments.

Marine Cases,

Harbour

not therefore

"FMPRESSES"

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Leave

Apr. 22 Apr. 25 Apr. 26 Apr. 8 Apr 11

May 6 May 9 May 20 May 23 May 24

Just 17 June 20 June 21 July 1 July 4 Jay 16 July 18 July 19 duly 29 Aug.

Kol Yokohama toplulu Yahoouver

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Apr. 13 Apr. 16 Apr. 21 Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Apr. 30

May May 11 May 13 May 19 May 24 June 10 May 26 May 28 June 4 June 8 June 10 June 16 June 21 July 4 June 23 June 95 July

July 8 July 14 Jul 19 Ang. 3 Aug. 5 Aug. 11 Aug to

July 21 31 13

Aug. 1

Colony, and the method by which transfer these cases to the Central „d that she did not try to shout the fees at Government secondary de much to lighten the work of witted by the neënsed, and that the rape, of Russia Aug. 12 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 13 Ang. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 2

providing

relations

offence was committed on January 3 this year. The girl was 15 years if age.

On the day in question the parents were nul. The rirt was After dealing with various

the Education Depart- pects of

With regard to the Harbour De-subsequently examined by a doctor. ment, the report expresses the opinion that too much is done for partment, the Government points the mother of the girl, upon being Empr, of Caund Empr. of Jagani formation to the Police. The ne-

of Agia secondary education and too little out that the hearing of non-informed of the matter, Inid in- Empr. of Ruatia

Empr. technical cases by the for primary.

The former could be curtailed Master takes on an average ten /cused was the son of a shopkeeper | Empr. of Canada June 3 June 6

in the Village.

mor of Runkla Afteen minutes a day. Tof

In the witness box the girl stat

Empr. of Jupazi the to without any detriment to

@pr. of Asia when the alleged offence was com- Empr. of Canada this should be done is by raising Magistracy would

the Harbour Master.

was not afraid of him. Question-Empr. of Japan schools which al present bear no

With reference to the revenue

Empr. of Coanda relation to the cast of

of the Government Marine Sur-ed by the Magistrate she admitted Empr, of Aaix

Govern that she had previous the education,

The basis on which grants are veyors Department, the nude to grant-in-aid schools should ment points out that if all fees with the neetsed, and further ad- re them on the day in question and he rationalized. Speaking of sub-were frebled, there would still be mitted that one Au Kum caught sidized schools, the report says that appreciable gap between the ultimate ideal to be kept in venue and expenditure. It there it was he who persuaded her mother view is free elementary education fure considers that any attempt at to prosecute the defendant.

the presont juncture to make this Referring specifically to the Dio.department self-supporting by in- eesan Boys School, Kowloon, the creasing survey fees would be a

grave mistake. Commissioners say:

The Harbour Department is prt "It would seem also to the Con-marily a department to control missionera a matter for regret that and regulate vessels and shipping a site so fine and extensive, and in- in the harbour, and only second- deed possibly the best, in the real arily a revenue producing one. dential portion of Kowloon, should would, in the Government's have been allotted for the purpose opinion, he most unwise to reverse of buikling this school: the lack this order.

for all.

of polley on the part of the Educa- tion Department would here again appear to be demonstrated. Two of

Medical Department.

Mr. Sin submitted that on the

was no case for his client to answer, evidence before the Court there and accordingly his Worship dis- missed the ense and discharged the defendant,

F

---

Government as at present advised is not prepared to accept this re- commendation of the committer,

Monetary Values,

The Government appends 211 Concerning the Medical Depart-appendix to the Commentary

IZB

Whilst some of the recommenda-

the finest sites in the Colony (c. ment, the Government states that follows: the Diocesan Roys' School, Kowloon, the gradual replacement of Euro- and St. Stephen's College, Stanley),pen by Chinese nursing sisters tions in the report can readily be have been allotted to denominasheen and will continue to be reduced to terms of dollars and tional schools, while the Govern the Government's polley.

cents. many, including Home of only bullt King's ment has not

As regards the Sanitary De-the most important and far reach- College at a cost of one million partment, the Government doesing, cannot be so expressed. The dollars-in what one may term at consider it desirable to haveCommissioners themselves refrain- Lack street of Hongkong and with-street cleaning done by a contre-ed generally from giving monetary at adequate or suitable surround-tor. The system was tried before values to their proposals. Several ings, but also proposed to build and the results were not satis-of the recommendations are still new Central British School, ke-factory.

De-

wise at the cost of one million The replacement of Europeans dollars, in a place remote from the by Asiatics in the Sanitary inhabitants whose children it is partment will have to be gradual and and proposed to educate therein.

the experiment carefully hear the parliens of Old Kowloon watched.

Russian Police. City."

Referring to the suggestion for employing Russians in the Police Force, the Government prefers the

Exchange Problem.

of

under consideration, and in a few cases recommendations which bad been accepted at the time the have Commentary was written, and to be reconsidered in the Highl of subsequent developments.

Such figures as it has been found possible to give, on those sections of the Report on which a decision has been reached, are ap- the pended below. They must not be taken as a summary of the Report

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IGB,103

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N1,026

52,106

Pros. Jackson

$516,318

$261,098

Pros. Wilson

Under the heading Treasury, the Commissioners do not agree with the opinion that to fix exchange is

proposition put forward by to gamble: Consistently to settle, Chairman to that of the Unofficial or consistently to refrain from

members. The Inspector General and Commentary. settling, would ever a period

of Police has carefully gone into years allow the law of averages to the question as to how far section

would come into operation, and

On the sergeants can be replaced as a re- show the same result.

sult of the use of motor cycles. He other hand

to fix exchange

finds that only ten can be so re- enables the Government, whose re- venue is in dollars, to know in adduced. Further, in no city in the work have foot patrols been vance how many dollars it will re- quire in respect of all its commit supplanted by motor cycle police. ments, both silver and sterling. If In the interests of economy, how- sterling be available in London for ever, the Government is willing the Government's gold commit to give the scheme a trial. ments this point is of course met, but if It be not available and con- trnets for supplies be entered into,

Exchange. Coming to the Treasury, the Government remarks that the mat- to be paid later out of dollar roter of fixing exchange has ita venues not yet in the Treasury ardent advocates as it has oppon- then exchange should be settled ents. The Government admits when the transaction is authorised. that last year, with the drop in Care should be taken to obtain com-

the value of the dollar, the Gor! petitive rates when settling.

ernment would have gained hnd It fixed exchange. On the other 10 The Government in a conumen-hand, when, the dollar tends tury on the report, declares that it rise, the effect might ensily be dis- is not parpared to consider the pro-ndvantageous to the Colony, The

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