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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1986.

COLONY FACING RECORD

ON GOVT. PENSIONS

One-Fifteenth of Total

Body of Chinese

Carpenter Coming

POLICEMAN WHO

Home in Casket RETIRED FOR

Vaucouver, May 10..

The body of the Chinese second carpenter of the 8.S. Talthybius is on board the vessel here in a sealed leaden casket, which will be delivered to relatives in Chinn for burial when the ship next calls at Hongkong. He died from bronchi- al pneumonia while the ship was on her way here.

The Talthybius experienced rough weather across from the

Orient.

PARINGA TRAGEDY ECHO

"ALT

VINCAS DUE SOON THE

HE last. chapter in the story of a maritime tragedy off the coast of

HEALTH REASONS

IN 1889!

*Telegraph" Special Correspondent

EXPENDITURE THIS YEAR Revenue Required

As a result of the low rate of exchange of the Hong- kong dollar with sterling, Hongkong may be faced with a record supplementary expenditure for Pensions when the Supplementary Estimates are introduced in Legislative Council next month.

Basing the rate of exchange against sterling at 1s. 8d. Government, in its Estimates of Expenditure for 1936-36, allowed only $1,810,000 for payment of all Pensions, as compared with $2,070,000 in 1934-35, when the rate of exchange was based at 18. 4d..

Hongkong dollar commenced to fall, and the major portion of Almost immediately after the Estimates were introduced, the Government's commitments will have to be met at a rate of exchange even lower than 1934-35.

£

400 C. 1. Gale, 2nd Asst. Director,

P.W.D.

Government contributions to-ment, Civil Service pensioners wards pensions are payable under drawing over £400 per annum are: Australia which cost the three headings. Last year it cost lives of three Hongkong the Colony $1,250,000 for Civ

Pensions, Retiring Allowances and officers will be told at the Gratuities; $320,000 for Police Pen- end of the month when the lsions and $240,000 for Widows and steamer Kawatiri arrives Orphans' Pensions,

here from Melbourne.

The Kawatiri, which was owned by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, has been sold to Japan, and is com ing to Hongkong under the command of Capt. Hari Hara.

Behind the Kwatiri, on the end of a tow-line, will be the tanker Vincas,

Lust December an attempt was made to tow the Vincas to Hongkong and Japan behind the steamer Paringa.

In a great storm off Gippsland the tow rope parted and shortly afterwards the Paringa founder- ed.

Aboard her were Captain Allan MacInnes, Chief Ofßeer Stephen Chester Southam and Chief Engineer James G. M. Yulll, all of Hongkong, and a

crow

This year the cost to the people of Hongkong will be higher, since by far the greatest part of the pensions are paid in Sterling.

MORE NAMES EACH YEAR

Each year more names are added to the rapidly expanding list of pensionera. Hongkong, in fact, is becoming a Colony of pensionera.

drawing

Last year there were 1,105 people Government pensions, either as retiring members of the Hongkong Civil Service, retired members of the Hongkong Police Department or widows and orphans of ex-members.

Between them they are draw- ing over $2,000,000 of the Colony's total annual revenue of $30,000,000,

First, there are the Civil Servants who have retired. some through of 22 Chinese, also of Age, others because of Health

and a few because their Hongkong. All were lost.

Omees Only four Chinese and no off were abolished. They total 320 ecra were aboard the Vincas people and between them they will which nevertheless weathered the draw this year more than $1,450,- storm and managed to anchor four 000. days later in the vicinity of Lakes

Entrance.

540 POLICE. PENSIONERS

Then there are the retired mem-

410 Capt. Basil Taylor, Harbour

Master,

620 G. II. Wakeman,

416 Mr. F. J. Keyt, Port Health 1,118 Sir William Rees Davies, Chief

Officer, Justice

498 Mr. D. Wood, Supt. of Accounts, 400 Mr. E. A. de Carvalho, Cashler, 807 Mr. E. A. Irving. Diretor of

Education,

400 Mr. Isidore Xavier,

452 Mr. B. Tanner, Headmaster, 560 Mr. G. N. Orme, Director of

Education,

20 Mr. J. H. Kerr, Asst. Supt. of

Police 718 A. II. Hollingsworth, Asst.

D.P.W. 576 Mr. C. W. McKenny, Radio-

Jogist 40H

H. A. Nisbet, Registrar, Supreme Court,

831 Mr. A. E. Wright, Anst, D.P.W.

908 Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspr. English

Schools

TBD MC. A. H. Crook, Headmaster,

Queen's College,

475 Mr. P. J. Julyan, Clerical Staff, 800 Mr. H. R. Phelips, Auditor, 483 Mr. S. J. Clarke, I. & E. Dept. 540 Sir H. C. Gollan, Chief Justice. 733 Mr. . C. A. D. Melbourne, Deputy

Registrar,

676 Mr. Waller Kent, Asst. Supt.

1,258 Police,

C. Mel. Messer, Colonial Treasurer. 800 Mr. L. C. Parker Rees, Public,

Works Dept., Director, P.W.D..

1,000 Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Div.

602 Mr H. E. Goldsmith,

Supt. Pollee,

There she has been at anchor bars of the Hongkong Police De-1,900 Mr. E. W. Carpenter, Asal until this month, when arrange=partment, 640 of whom are still ments were completed for a tow alive and drawing pensions totalling to the Orlent behind the steamer $370,000. The majority retire on Kawatiri.

Expiration of their time of service, Special precautions are being while several have retired through taken by the Japanese captain of ill-health. Half a dozen or so have the Kawatiri to prevent a repeti-retired as a result of receiving in- tion of the disaster that ended juries on duty. the first tow. Two lines each of

sen,

The Just st

next month,

651 Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director

Royal Observatory, 1,100 Sir J. II. Kemp, Chief Justice, 1,150 Mr. E. R. Halifax, Secretary

for Chinese Affairs.

NEW FERRY LAUNCHED

Is Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, smashing bottle of champagne on the bows of the new vehicular ferry Man

Gok launched at Kowloon Dock yesterding,

CHINESE ART TREASURES ARRIVE TO-MORROW MORNING

EXCITING VOYAGE FOR RANPURA

Many prominent passengers are aboard the P. & O. liner Ranpura, which arrives in the Colony at daybreak to-morrow from England.

They include the members of the Mui-Tsai Commis- sion, appointed by the Home Government to conduct an inquiry into "child slavery" in Hongkong.

But all of the passengers are overshadowed by the cargo aboard the liner.

It is probably the richest cargo ever to be brought to the Colony. Nominally valued at £10,000,000 sterling, its actual value cannot be computed.

The cargo comprises the Chi- nese art treasures which were seen by 420,000 London people during an exhibition at Burling- ton House between November 28 and March 7.

The section of the exhibition now aboard the Ranipura was the nucleus of the whole exhibition, and represented the most valuable| section of it

RADION

BROADCAST

-Studio-Recital-by-Ozo-And...

His Boy Friends

Partly because, no insurance auch a risk and partly because of company in the world could carry

the escort of British naval vessels

which have accompanied the Ran- SPECIAL DAVENTRY RELAY pura along the entire route from! London to the East, no attempt From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of was made to insure the priceless 355 metres (845 kilocycles):

cargo.

Although the Ranpura was

never

former

nean on the

at

and extra.

| 4-7 pm, Chinese Programme,

160 fathoms of chain and wire are which $240,000 was provided in the Directors of Education, a

The list includes three former Chief of pensions, for Justices of the Colony, two former

7 p.m. A Relay from Daventry. being used, and Captain Har Estimates and for which an addi- Colonial Trenauer, and a former went ground in the Mediterra Organ of the Trocadero

in any danger when shão, Big Ben: Quentin Maclean at the Hara intends to keep well out to clonal $10.000 will probably be re-Secretary for Chinese Affairs,

Cinema, quired when the Supplementary

voyage out, British Elephant and Castle. The voyage to Hongkong, which Estimates come before Legislative Hongkong dollars include a former slight risk involved.

and Chinese authorities were i 7.16 p.m. "The Three Men Suite" In addition, the penalens payable in nevertheless perturbed commenced at the beginning of Council

the Erie Coatex). are the Colonial Secretary, Sir J. H. Stewart

7.30 p.m. De. Groot and his April, is expected to take two Widows' and Orphans' of Civil and Lockhart, who retired on a pension of ordinary measures wore taken to

Orchestra. months. When the Kwatiri left Police officials.

These total 245 $3,960 p.a. in 1922, a former Director reffout the ship.

and

Delilah-Selection Lakes Entrance she appeared to people. be making about four knots.

(Saint-Saens); La Paloma (Yradier): - of the Royal Observatory, Mr. W. OVER ₤400 P. A.

Doberch, who retired on a pensión of

Destiny (Baynes); Wakiteufel Me- about to leave a storm threatened issued by the Hongkong Govern-

According to the lust Blue Book General,

$1,960 and A former Registrar

mories (arr. Finck); Fantasia Scottish Aira (ner, Mulder).

8 p.m. Time, Weather and Ait- nouncements.

Just as the two vessels were

and Caplain Hari Hara decided

not to attempt to salvage

the

Vincux' pl towing lino and

anchor, which were left on the CHINESE

bottom of the sea.

#

The Kawatiri, which is 3,127 toms, is almost three times the size of

the ill-fated Paringa. The former

versel was bullt st· Priestman's

Yards in Sunderland in 1919 and

bas been on the New Zealand and Australian coast trade since then.

WORLD TRADE

BANKERS' ASSOCIATION

COOK

WAS VALUABLE

AH KIM, OF PROSPERA-

TIVE, KEPT HEAD AND PREPARED FOR WORST

Vancouver. May 5.

93 STEEL CASES.

Samson

on

The valuable cargo is in 93 cases in the strong-room of the Ranpura, whend the mail is stored. PENSION SINCE 1877

Before these steel cases were 8.03 p.m. From the Studio. The Government is still paying a slowed away, each was tested to

Drake A Recital by Mrs. E. 0. pension of $76.87 per annum to Kair ensure that vibration or sudden (Soprano) accompanied by Nura Singh, an Indian Assistant Warder, jars would not damage the fragile Kanin. who retired, owing to III-health, on contents. October 14, 1892.

Ina

Hank off

5.

Programme

Even had the mishap to the 1. Thank God for a Garden....Dei Pensions paid by the Police De Ranpura been serious, It is doubt Riego; 2 None but the Lonely partment date even further back. ful whether more than nominal Heart...Tachaikovsky; 3. Waltz One Police pensioner. Jumal Khan, damage would have been done to Song"Berrie

Edward England". been drawing a penalon of $16.50 per annum since January 4the art treasures. It is interest German; 4. The Hills......Frank La 1877. He is now 95 years old.

Annie Laurie....Liza ing to note that goods found Farge;

Lehmann. the strong-room of the P. & 0. Robert Clare has been drawing a diner Egypt, which

8.20 p.m. Violin Solos by Fritz pension of $120 since 1879. Torab Ushant In 1922, were quite latnot

Krelsier.. Ah Kim, Chinese cook of the Singh and Fall Singh have regularly more than ten yours later when Dvoak; 2. Caprice Viennols...Kreia. 1. Humorcake, Op/101, No. 7.... tugboat Prosperative, sunk re-collected their pensions of $40.50 since divers went down to her.

April 1884, while several pensioners

ler; cently in Mackenzie Sound, ex-retired in 1885 and later years.

3.

.Lchar: Serenada Liebesfeld (Love's Sorrow).. Kzeisler; At the annual dinner of the British hibited the legendary Oriental Beer Singh, who retired on June 10,

5. Liebestroud · (Love's "Joy)............. Bankors Association, Inst night, the stoicism when the vessel sank 1880 with a Medical Certificate President, Mr. Beaumont Peas, re:

his feet and he secure his retirement, is still apparent viewed the International financial jalmost under altuation and appealed for action in won the admiration of the rest annual pension of $128 in regularly ly halo and healthy in 1930, for his endeavour to restore world trade It was, he said, natural and logical of the crew.

collected. Hin age is now 80,"

an

SUGGESTIONS

London, May 12,

to find the Foreign Secretary while

pleading

for political

peace also urg-

While everyone else was

Ing that those larger negotiations on around

to

Accompanying the cargo aboard the Chinese Government, Messrs. the Rampura are two officers of

home with the treasures. Tang and Chuang, who also went.

The 93 cases were taken to

England from Shanghai aboard the British crufser. Suffolk, ́ ́which left China Station for re-

ilt and recommission.

Kreisler.

4.

8.40 p.m. A Relay from Daven- try.

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London Lights. Cut into a slice of life in the Dovised by Cecil Madden.

9 p.m. A Daventry News Bulletin, 9.20 p.m. Songs by Mary Kay (Contralto).

1. My Ain Folk (Mülls); 2. A

Five widows who still draw pensions rushing and forgetting things, Ahunder Ordinance No. 15 of 1908 have economic matters which are indis. Kim abandonol his personal belong of the twentieth century, while thirty been paid since before the beginning

On the voyage to Hongkong the ponsable to the app Europe should take

Efe Ings and carefully placed a pall of widows have drawn pensions regularly Ranpura has been guarded un-Brown Bird Staging (Haydn Woods): suggested

that experts and practical fresh water in the robant, salvaged for over a quarter of a century ceasingly since it left England. 3. Love's Old Sweet Song (Molloy). men from one or two of the principal the captain's clothing and brought Lady. Catherine Berkeley, whose The liner was necompanied from countries should get together quietly along his meat carver "to carve up

hasband, Sir El. J. Berkeley, Jate the Thames to the Goodwina by and thrash the problem out and see deer you kill for grub."

Attorney General of the Colony; the destroye: Scout, where she could not come to a' measure

died in 1919; is entitled to £251

Re

they

of agreement or at least pave the way As they pulled away from the

La improvement on existing comí-

tions.

ainking vessel, the Chinese leaped back

In the course of his speech an aboard and rushed below decks,

He reappeared grinning triumph-.

peace he stated that no credits had beon given to Germany outside that standpoint by any of the clearing antly, "Got matches," he said, "krupt

you warm with fire." banks British-Wireless.

under

the Ordinance. But two picked up the destroyer Veteran penalona, namely, Mrs. MM. widows are drawing silll.' higher for the passage to Malta. ›

9.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Jazz Recital by Ozo and His Boy Friends."

10 p.m. Big Ben: Band Selce- tions.

Martha-Selection Flotow). El

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