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THE

BLUE FUNN

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

DIONED

14th Jan For Uarablanes, London, Ret

terdam A Hamburg IDOMENEIN 22 Jana For Bistarillos, Gasablanca,

Landon, Rotterdam & Hamburg

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

For Gevos, Havre & Liverpool for Liverpool, Havin & (lasgow

NELEUS

20th June AUAPRNOR Is! July NEW YORK SERVICE

RBEXENOR 11th Jous

Far Boston, Na+ York & Baltime ve Philippinion, Port Swettcubaa

& Bingapore

PACIFIC SERVICE

TANTALU8 TYNDAREI

(vin Kobe & Yokohama) 24th June for Victora, Vou'ver & Brottle Lick Paly For Victoria, Van'vor & Heattle

INWARD SERVICE

RUMARUN Bu 12th Jans For Shoughını, Kolos & Yoko MENELARI Dec 2013 June For S. anghai, Kobe & Yukon

specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo Atextare

limited potenger accommodation.

with

Por freight, pisango rates and information apply to the under-

mentioncil.

All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's

Bill of Lading.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agente

NY.K.

San Francisco vía Shanghai, Japan Port G Honolulu.

Talauta Maru

Taiyo Maru

Hoian Maru

Wednesday, 16th June. Tuesday, 21st June.

Seattle, Vancouver via Shanghai & Japan Ports.

Hikawa Maru

London, Marseilles, Antwerp &

Singapore, Penang, Colombo

Hakozaki Maru

Terukuni Maru

Sunday, 3rd July. Tuesday, 2nd August. Rotterdam via & Suez.

Saturday 11th June. .Friday, 24th June.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

1

Atuta Maru

Kamo Maru

*Yamagata Maru

"Bengal Marn

.Saturday, 25th June. Saturday, 23rd July.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

.Friday, 17th June.

Wednesday, 29th June,

South America (West Coast) via Japan. Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama.

Bokuyo Maru

New York, Boston via Panama.

Thursday, 7th July.

Liverpool via Saigon, Port Said, Beyrough, Istanbul,

Piraeus, Genva, Marseilles & Valencia.

"Dakar Maru

. Monday, 13th June.

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Rangoon Maru

*Penang Mari

Shanghai, Koba & Yakohama.

Kamo Maru (Nagasaki direct) *Muroran Maru

Katori Maru

*Cargo only.

Wed. 15th June.

Wednesday, 29th June.

Friday, 17th June, ..Saturday, 18th June.

Saturday, 25th June.

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INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Destination.

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To Taingtau via Swatow Chakaang

& Shanghal

Té Kobo via Amoy, Moji

& Deaka

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To Singapore, Penang ✪

Calcutta

To, Kebo via Amoy,

Yokohama & Osaka

Kutsang Kutsang

Yuenaang

To Sandakan

Mausang Hinsang

To Tiontain via Swatow, Chipahing

Hopsang Foochow & Chefoo

Sallings.

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Sun., 12th Juno at 10 a.m. Wod., 15th June at 10 am. Sun., 9th June at 10 a.m. Wed.. 22nd June at 10 n.m. Wed., 15th June at 3 p.m. Thurs., 7th July at 3 p.m.. Sat., 18th June at 9 a.m.

Thurs., 30th June at 9 a.m.

Wed, 22nd June at Wod. 6th July nt noon. Thurs., 16th June at 10 n.m. Sun., 26th June at 10a.m.

For freight or pasango apply to:---

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Telephone 80311.

noon.

General Managers. SUMMER TRIPS TO JAPAN.-Excellent Arst class accommodation

is provided for Round Trips to Japan, on Company's Calcutta Line Steamers, at the specially reduce! fare of $250. Those return ticketo a availablo for three months."

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PENSIONS BILL DEBATE

MR. BRAGA'S PLEA FOR LOCAL MEN

STATISTICS REFUSED

anees was

FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1932.

formation as to the approximate probable cost to the Colony in 1933 Assuming that all public servants are compulsorily retired who have already attained or who will attain 65 years of age next year. I use the word "assume" advisedly, since I cannot imagine that the Govern- ment will choose to be deprived of the services of all good men in 1933 when they will have attain- ed the age limit.

Depressed?

Then see to your Internal organs,

cleansing. 80

They need toning up and a good

I am given to understand that The BI to consolidate and amend the law regulating the the estimate of cost, which need granting of Public Service pen-only be approximate, is not avail- sions, gratuities and other allowable. I cannot imagine what diff

amended in several culty there can exist for compiling particulars when consideration in the estimate for the benefit of this committee was given to it at yes- Council. Salaries, penslona, leave terday's meeting of the Legislative privileges and gratuitics are

nearly correlated with the question Council,

of expenditure that, I make bold to assert, without knowing what it is going to cost the Colony, it should not be easy for Members to form an unerring decision on the com-debateable question of compulsory

The Attorney General moved the second reading of the Pensions Bill. Ito said:

There have been discussions on various clauses of this Bill and when this Council goce into mittee after the second reading, I shall propose the amendments that I shall now read out.

retirement.

I do not know how far I am cor rect in believing that it will not. bo In Clause 2 (d) delete "High possible for Government to defor Commissioner for Transport in consideration of the second reading Kenya and Uganda" and substitute of the Bill until some near idea of be made "Board of Education for England the figures of cost can and Wales, or the Crown Agents available. That being the case, I for the Colonies, or the Colonial beg Your Excellency might be Audit Department (Home Estab- pleased to direct that, at ishment) or the Kenya and Uganda future date, not too long I hope, the Honourable the Colonial Railways and Harbour Adminia-

Treasurer, who may be willing to tration."

oblige, kindly furnish the illuminat- ing figures for the information of the Colony's taxpayera,

Whole Cinuse Deleted. The whole of Clause 10 will be deleted and the following subalitut- ed under the marginal note Compulsory Retirement:

of

(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to require any officer ather than

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or

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AND

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TO

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ALL CLASSES.

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JAPAN

ROUND TRIP TOURS

For a crossing with Honolulu Interlude, book by Empress of Japan, largest, fastest liner on the Pacific. Or take luxurious Empress of Canada, her running Sailings to San Francisco or Los Angeles connect with tlon but, as pointed out by my hon-

Enjoy the ourable friend, clause 10 is not in- flexible, and I therefore express the them at Honolulu. earnest hope that in this actual smart, sumptuous luxury of their On all Empresses, a operation, the Government will give First Class.

re-Tourist Class, of true Empress every consideration to locally I gather that the proposed Section 10 is drawn up on the lines cruited officers when their time for standard.

A rigorous All Empress sailings to Van- of the Warren Fischer Report, retirement fails due.

checked baggage a judge, when-which has as one of its objects the enforcement of the law in the case couver trains go direct from

shipsido. and would ever appointed, to retire from the alignment of pensions and retiring of the local men cannot but be cost-

through to distination. throughout the Crownty to the taxpayern, public service of this Colony who nges

indlet hardship' on some of the (a) appears to the Governor to be Colonies. I have no means of as- onable to discharge efficiently the certaining the recommendations of men.

I am. report.

therefore, Attorney General's Reply. duties of his office; or (b) being n

While The Attorney General-With re woman who has entered the public speaking from conjecture. service of this Colony who (n) apit may be true that in the higher gard to the question of cost, a table pears to the Governor to be unable branches of the Colonial Service could be prepared showing the total may he theoretically cost of pensions, if every officer of to discharge efficiently the duties conditions of his offices or the being a woman brought into line with one another, 65 years or over retired on

But this figure who has entered the public service I doubt whether it can be suid with January, 1933.

this and truth that the Fischer recom- would entail considerable labour in after the commencement

and would mendations can be made applicable preparation Ordinance is married.

(2) The normal age of retire to all the branches of Civil Service nothing when prepared. For while in the Colonies. Service conditions every such officer could so retire if ment for any public officer, other

and other considerations vary. he wished, in which case the pro- than a judge, shall be deemed to

For example, I have in mind the posed new clause 10 could not be have been attained if he or she (n) has attained the age of fifty-subordinate branches of the clerical aid to cause any increase in the cost of government, it in obvious would not five years, or (b) being an Indian departments of the Government in

that the Government subordinate oficer of the Prison Hongkong. I maintain that

attempt to retire all officers of 50 Department, atly medical officer, salaries of locally recruited Govern-

or over on January 1st, 1933, nor lady serving in the Education De- ment employees are not satcient to

can it be assumed elther that all partment, or a European attendant enable them to provide for their at a Government mental hospital, old age. This is specially true of such officers will wish to retire on married men. Public servanta on

1st January, 1933, or that all wil or a matron, nursing sister nurse in a Government hospital, sterling salaries stand in a different wish to remain on beyond that date. category. The difference is even Moreover, supposing all such off- has attained the age of fifty years;

1st January, and any such officer, who shall have more greatly accentuated in the cars did retire on attained the normal age of retire-case of those men with families in 1933, an estimate of the cost to Colony would involve the ment, shall retire from the public the Colony and are not under the the, service of the Colony unless the necessity of making remittances to calculation of the cost of filling Governor in Council decides that England. Generally spanking, the their posts, the salary of the auc his or her services shall be retained. latter are well paid and, ordinarily,cessor being seldom if ever the same as the salary of the retiring In no case, however, except with should be in a position to their old

officer. substantially for

age. the approval of the Secretary

They can contemplate retirement State, shall the services of any

in a features about an estimate of the with complacency and even such officer be retained for more than five years after he or she has happy frame of mind. This much kind asked for by my honourable attained the normal age of retire, cannot be said of the subordinate friend that I think it would be un branches of the Service. Theirs fair to expect my honourable friend by a hand-to-mouth wage. They the Colonial Transurer to prepare Rights Protected.

earn just enough to make ends it. The most I feel justified in say With regard to this amendment, meet, and, in the case of a man ing is that, in-us-much as 1 would point out that under Clausewith a more than the average size Ordinance is intended to encourage 19 of this Rill, the rights of off of family, the problem of adjusting carlier retirement, it will in course

Public Service, the rers now in the

of years be likely to lead to some domestic budget must be

increase in the cost of pensions. under the existing Pension Legista-| worrying and a perplexing one. tion are safeguarded.

Under the existing Pension Fegislation, officers may be retired

To compel retirement at age 55 fur incompetence by the Governor of local men whose mental and in Council or apart from any ques physical condition has not suffered tion of incompetence on attaining impairment in the least, will to my the age of 56 years, except that mind, Inflict hardship by depriving in the case of certain officers, the

families of breadwinners who consent of the Secretary of State is would fain continue in employment necessary, so that this Bill does not

and whose retention in the Service materially alter the present post- cannot fail to be of benefit and tion, but if it does so at all, it does

economy to the taxpayers. It is not take away the rights of persons for such and similar cases that I now in the service of the Colony.

At the end of Clause 16, it is lead to Your Excellency for con-

sideration that too literal an ap proposed to add the following: plication of Section 10 of the pro- Such gratuity, if granted to legal personal representative, shall posed new law might not be dras- iically enforced. I am aware that form part of tho entate

the law is not inflexible. I beg that the officer for purposes

of in its operation every care will be distribution under any testament-exercised to reduce to a minimum ury disposition made by him or the posibility of hardship and in- under an intestacy, as the ense justice being unwittingly inflicted may be; but, nevertheless, no estate duty shall be payable in respect thereof, and its addition to the principal value of the estate shall not be taken into consideration for the purpose of increasing the rate at which estate duty on the remain-

I would like to add a few words, der of the estate may be payablo. in conclusion, for the ladies serving

ment.

of

the

of

Inflicting Hardship,

дате

on well-deserving servants of the public to whom every consideration should be extended and from whom the Colony has benefited by honest, conscientious and loyal services ex- tending over a lifetime.

There are so many hypothetical

the

no more

A Gradun Process. But my honourable friend must remember that the rights of exist- ing officers are preserved by clause 19 of the Bill, and although in the matter or compulsory retirement these rights amount to than the right not to be compulsori- ly retired between 55 and 60 with- out the order of the Governor in Council and, in some cases, the ap proval of the Secretary of State, I submit that it is obvious that the introduction of the age of 65 as the (Continued on Page 11.)

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from

JUNE 15th.

FULL PARTICULARS ON

APPLICATION,

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AND AMERICAN MAIL LINE.

BEGGAR SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS

With regard to the provision for in the Education Department STUDENT"

death duty on gratulties, the,Their retiring age is normally 50 gratuities will not be paid out with years, subject to five years more in one hand and taken back

the the exceptional cases obtaining the form of Estate Duty with the other approval of the Secretary of State. hand. It is the practice not to From personal knowledge of the charge estate duties on death qualifications of some of the Hong- gratuities in England and in the kong young Indles who are teachi- Colonies.

ing in some of the Government In Clause 17, the words "or schools I can say, without fear of after", appearing in the marginal contradiction, that no greater as- note will be deleted. Théso words | set can be found at so little expense are not wrong but perhaps confus-to the Colony than the local ing.

teachers of the girls' schools in Subject to what I have said, I Hongkong. There is a tendency move the second reading of thia that cannot be strongly deprecated Bill.

that they should be considered "back numbers" on the attainment of 50 years, or, in the words of Section 10, having "entered the publle narvice after the commence- ment of this Ordinance are marri cd,”

Mr. Braga's Speech: Hon. Mr. Braga anid.It in not In criticism of the Bill before the House that I ank Your Excellency's permission to address the Council, My remarks bear with special re- ference on the amended Section 10 of the Bill.

Mr. Kotowall's Support. Hon. Mr. Kotowall-I support

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M.V. "FORMOSA" Outwardo to:

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M.V. "PEIPING"

M.V. "FORMOSA"

Salling about

4th July. 27th July.

27th Aug.

Sailing about

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21st July,

M.V. "BHANTUNG"

27th Aug,

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Hongkong to Gonon Hongkong to lat. North

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"A" Class

£57

"B" Class

£52

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