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the American troops with whom it had been arranged they should [co-operate on level or proportionat terms. Baron Fujiniura plainly told the Diet that Japan's diplo macy was usurped by the, War. Department, which had pushed the F.O. to one side. If that is so, the Japanese eltors as a whole will have to give it their most serious attention, and consisler whither
they may be led, unless they insist upon respect for their owa-Con-
stitution.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
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LOCAL TRAFFIC.
PUBLIC SERVICES,
NEW REGULATIONS.
gulation, 1912, Ordinance No. 40 of
Traffic, Regulation Ordinance, 1921, Ordinance No. 4 of 1921, this 1st day
2. No licence for the exclusive
tenders,
BATHING BEACHES.
COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT.
(a.) The Island of Hongkong. (b.) Kowloon.
(2.) The possibility of supplying cheap and easy means of transport to the public in connection with such sea-bathing.
THURSDAY, APRIL, 7. „1981.
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
WAH YAN SCHOOL.
"YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
FUNERAL.
ME. K. G. E. 5. KAT.
FORMER GOVERNOR'S METKEW.
The whole European staff of MessS The thanks of the sports committee Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd, in- are due to the following gentlemen cluding the new Hongkong manager. who generously contributed to the Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, attended the prize fund: the Hon. Mr. Lau Chufaneral, Pak, Messrs. Francisco Tse Yat, Tang H.E. Major-General Sir George H.
2. Some persons who wish to in-Yu Yuen, Lam Jing Yuen, Chow Kirkpatrick, K.C.B, KCSI, also dulge in sea-bathing in the Colony de Ming, the Ying Wah Stationers and attended. Amongst the others pre- so by means of private launches and the Wing Sang Silversmiths. yachts, and in the case of societies The following were the officials- and schools by hiring craft of all kinds President, Mr. P. Ten; hon. secretary,
Hastings, G. R. Sayet and Dr. Arthur de Carvalho.
The first annual athletic sports The following report of the Commeeting of the newly-formed "Wah
The funeral of fr. Edward Georg The following regulations made by mittee of the Legislative Council on Yan School, Robinson Road, was Kekewich Sinclair May, of Mess the Governor in Council ander Section the provision of facilities for sea- held at the Racecourse yesterday. Jardine, Mistheson & Co., Ltda, son. $(s) of the Vehicles and Traffic bathing in the Colony was tabled at There was a large gathering of pupils of Major-General Sir Edward Hay 1912, as amended by the Vehiches and today's meeting of the Legistative and their parents and friends present. R.C.B., C.M.G., and a nephew of Sir
Council:-
Among the interested spectators was Henry May, KCMG, a former We have considered the questions Pazzoni. All the events were keenly at the age of 28 years occurred at His Lordship the Rt. Rev. Bishop D. Governor of Hongkong, whose death April 1921, were tabled at to-day's ceferred to us, which were as fol contested, and there were many close the Peak Hospital on Tuesday frost. meeting of the Legislative Councihlows — A Commission is now enquiring
and exciting finishes. 1. It shall be lawful for the Govern (1.) The feasibility of providing
blood poisoning, took place at the about the industrial employment of or in Council to grant by licence to
adequate public facilities for sea-distributed the prizes to the successful yesterday afternoon.
At the conclusion, Bishop Pozzoni Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley. children in Hongkong. It invites,y person whose tender is accepted bathing for the residents of
competitors. insour 'advertising columns to-day, the exclusive right of maintaining (evidence and suggestions from these services of public motor vehiches who know enough to be helpfnt.within such portions of the Colony as This advertisement should spike the may be defined in such licence subject guns of those Hongkong Jeremiahs to the regulations hereafter mention- who go round afterwards shaking ed. their fat heads and saying, "I they had only listened to the right of maintaining any service of could have shown them, etc., etc." pablic motor vehicles shall be granted
sent were:- Anybody qualified as a witness now unless it has been put up to public
A. Pierce, Ho Leong, R. Hancock, Messrs. R. Sutherland, F. C. Hall, has his opportunity, or will have tender. Rafter sending a chit to the Secre
3. Sabject to these regulations the for the season or by the trip are small Mr. Lau Tse Chun; judges, Rev. Fr. T. E. Pearce, E. G. Wilkinson, A. W. tary for Chinese Affairs. He can term for which any such licence shall cost per head. There are, however; Banchie, Messrs. Wong Yin Ching, Eastman, Musitano, J. Bell Irving. not, whoever he is, expect a special be granted shall be such period as many who are unable to make use of ane Yee Yuen, Wai Chung Yae, E. F. Aucoft, G. H. Piercey, J. E His may be stated in the notice inviting any of these facilities and they have Wong Lam Cho, Tse Cheong Yuk, Shaw, R. E. Macdougall, F. Tod. G. A.
hitherro depended on using the beaches at Kennedy Town and North Tan, Luig, Foo Shin Hong. W. Point..
Mugford, Lo Kwing. Ku Shin Hang; starters, Mr. Lam Wing Yuen and M- Chow Kam Woon; tire-keepers, Mr. Fung Lan Fook and Mr. Li Shin Ying. consider how they can be replaced. beaches hitherto used we have had to and in doing so we have adopted as-1, Chan Shui Lam; 2, Li Wong..
Junior Long Jump (Championship). ・Wreaths were received from the
following: Sir Reginald and Lady -- a maximum figure for the cost of Senior Long Jump (Championship). Stubbs, Messrs Jardine, Matheson transport to, and use of, a bathing-1, Lam Chin Man; 2, Chan Kwong & Co, and the following departments beach the sum of 40 cents per head. Yin With this Emit we find that it is fea
of the firm: the Insurance Depart sible to provide public facilities for 1, Chan Chu Wai; Tang Long Kwai; the Import Department: the Ewo Small Boys 100 Yards Flat Racement, the Engineering Department, sea-bathing both for the residents 3, Chow Wing Yun the island of Hongkong and Kowloon.
Junior Mess, the Hongkong and Junior 100 Yards Flat Race (Cham-Shanghai Bank Junior Hess and Peak 4. In the Island of Hongkong we pionship).-1, Chan Shui Lam; 2, Mess, the Hongkong Polo Club, Mr. recommend that the Government Lok Tak Hang; 3, Li Shin Horg. 9. The deposit shall be returned to should undertake the preparation and
D. G. M. Bernard, "Lient. CR every unsuccessful tenderer after no- upkeep, lor public bathing of two pionship)-1, Tsoi Ip Kan; 4, Chan Spragge, R. N., Lient. D. W. East. Senior 100 Yards Flat Race (Cham-Thompson R. N., Lient H. E. tice of the non-acceptance of the ten-places in Victoria: der shall have been posted to him.
Kwong Yin; 3. Fang Po Hon. (2.) The first place is a beach
RN, Lieut. M. Blood, R.V., Mr. and Junior High Jump (Championship).Mrs. Bell Irving. Mr. A. B. Stewart, 230 feet in length lying between -1; Li Shi Marine Lot 290, the premises of
; 2, Fung Kam Chin. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hills, Mr. and Mrs. the Royal Hongkong-Yacht Club,1, Fang Po Hon; 2, Ng Lun Cheung, R. Fiddes Wilson and Mr. F. A. Senior High Jump (Championship) R. Hancock, Mr.-Ho-Loong, Me÷W: and Marine Lot 321, the premises ...of the Hongkong Electric Company.
Staff 120 Yards Flat Race (Handi- Pollock, Mr. Eric H. Bibby, Mr. Ga We are advised that this beach can p)-1, Lo Wong; 2, W. Magford Moxon, Mrs. Chas H. Ross, Mr. B. J..
3. Tang Yei Yuen,
Paterson Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Meo Junior 220 Yards Flat Race (Cham-dougall. Mr. and Mr. A. Piercy and pionship)-1, Chan Shin Lam; 2. Lo Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Carvalho. Pak Hong; 3, Kwok Hing Ka
want to waste
4. The notice inviting tenders shall state whether the tenders shall be sealed or open.
invitation all to himself. omniscience, of which he may be personally con-cions, is not known to everybody. It will be under stood, by all familiar with the Ltd nature of such Commission work. 5. Every tender shall state the
that the Commissioners will not monthly fee offered by the tenderer.
time listening to 6 No tender shall offer any promise platitudes and sentimental cons or other consideration for the licence plaints and Utopian desirabilities. other than the monthly fee. They want to get the facts, to realize the evils to be remedied, and, 7. A deposit of $1,000-shall be practics: suggestions to that end.made to the Colonial Treasurer before People able to help in that way sending in any tender and the receipt will not be dissatisfied with the therefor shall be attached to such welcome they receive.
8. The Governor in Council shall not be bound to accept the highest br any tender.
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The China Mail.
JAPANESE POLITICS.
IS THIS CO-INCIDENCE?
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OR HIGH POLITICS?
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tender.
His Excellency the Governor, as) 10. In the case of a successful tender we know from the official announce the deposit shall not be returned un- ment, necessary when the chief executil the tenderer_shall_have_famished five leaves the. Colony, is going to such security to the value of $1,000 north China and will be away a few as many be required by the Colonial months..
Secretary for the compliance by the Sir Robert Ho Tung, having finish-licensee with all his obligations under ed his labours on, the Resources Com- these regulations. mission, also goes north, leaving on Monday, and expects to be away aed within 14 days after the posting to the successful tenderer at the ad- dress stated in bis tender of a notice of acceptance of his tender,
lew months.
What's in the wind? Interviewed at "Idlewild," yester day by a bunch of newspapermen anxius to learn what might be towart, Sir Robert denied that he was after anything more important than a boli day. He claimed that be deserved a rest, having been working hard.
Pressed, he admitted that it was not improbable he would meet some of the prominent politicians in the north, and if he did so, and were asked, he would give his opinions for what they might be worth. He would be proud if he could do anything to help China, What advice had they (the newspaper men) to offer?
They looked at each other and were
dumb.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
11. Such security shall be furnish-
12. No security given under these regulations shall be released by any variation of the terms of the contract between the Governor in Council and the licensee, or by any extension of time kranted for any purpose by the Governor in Council to the licensee.
The Royal Artillery hold their annual regimental sports at the United Services Recreation Club on Thursday, April 14, commencing at 12 pm.
Two marriages were solemnized at the Union Church, Shanghai, "on March 30 by the Reverend A. Norman Rowland, MA. The first was that of One fatal case of small-pex Miss Caroline Lindsay Kay, of the Chinese, a non-fatal case of cerebro-Chinx Inland Mission, daughter of the spinal fever, also Chinese, and a late Mr and Mrs Duncan Kay, of non-fatal case of puerperal fever, Renfrew, Scotland, and Missionaries Japanese, were reported yesterday. of the China Inland Mission at Shansi, and Mr Aubrey Alford Clifford Toone Assistant Building Surveyor of the Shanghai Municipality, who hails from Manchester. Thesecond wedding was between Mr John Sim, second son of Mr and Mrs. James Sim of Slight Rhynie, Aderdeenshire, and Miss Mar garet. Frances Daly, third daughter of Mr and Mrs. Edward Daly, of Birr, been acting as Lloyd's Surveyor until just returned from leave.
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3. In view of the fact that reclama tions for industrial purposes threaten in the near future to remove the
- above Ordnance Darum. - claimed area would be surfaced in
· RESULTS. »
be devekçed satisfactorily so as to be available for bathing at practic- ally all states of the tide. It is proposed to reclaim this beach for a depth of 30 feet from the existing
Senior 220 Yards Flat Race (Cham- road channel by means of a pitched pionship)-1, Chan Kwong Ying; 2, rubble slope, the sea-ward line Taoi Ip Kan; 3, Li Ching Long being built to a level of ten feet Small Boys 220 Yards Flat Race-
The re1, Chan Cho Wai: 2, Leung She Ling. Junior 440 Yards Flat (Champion- lime and cement concrete and mat-skip)-1, Lok Pak Hang; 2, Li Wong shed accommodation would. Be erected on it, and a fresh water shower bath. A bamboo pier with diving places would be constructed along the South-west boundary of Marine Lot 321 and the bath area enclosed by a hardwood boom of Wong King Chung- suitable depth to prevent Boating debris passing underneath and Rited College. with a splash board to prevent oil
Half-mile (Handicap)-1, Jackson being thrown over into the bathing; 2, Sun In Ping; 3, Leung Shin area by the motion of the water. Man. The boom will also provide a safe- Lower Classes Team Race-Class guard against accident.
Senior 400 Yards Flat Race (Cham- pionship)-1, Chang Kwong Ying; 2, Tsoi Ip Kan; 3, Cheng Sai Kan.
2 Rounds Bicycle Race-1, Lau Tak Cheung; 2, Lan Kim Sang; 3,
5A,
Belay Race.-1, St. Joseph's
พ.
(b.) The second place is at Ken- Upper Classes Team Race.-Class redy Town. For the present year 3. and possibly, for a few years hence the portion of beach hitherto used will be available, and we do not fecommend any change in the ar-
CLAUD SEVERN H. E. POLLOCK, LAU 'CHU-PAK.
rangements existing. It is, how-paration of plans and estimates, ever, possible that a reclamation of it making suggestions. a moderate length may be construct ed in the rear future," which will include the whole or a part of thei beach now in use.In that case we recommend that a portion of beach more to the westward be developed in much the same manner as the beach dealt with onder (a)..
April 4, 1921.
The pall bearers were Messrs. R. J. Paterson, A. B. Stewart, J. E. H. Bibby, F. A. Pollock, A. Murdoch and S. E. Grimstone.
ARMED ROBBERS.
RICSHA COOLIE VICTIMS.,
A ricsha coolle has reported to the police that about 11.30 am, yester: day, three well dressed Chinese engaged bis and two other vehl- cles cutside the Yaumati feny wharf and ordered them to drive to Kowloon-City, Opposite a vacant piece of ground near Bailey's
shipyard at Tokawan, the mex stopp
ed the vehicles and got out two waited, the other walked toward While a house for the alleged purpose of getting the fares After a while be returned and with his two confedera les, set upon the complainant and the other coolies. The men produced revolvers and daggers and after threatening to kill if the alarm was: and given, searched the lockless conles
persons and stole $1.40 from the complainant, and 99 and 65 cents respectively, from the other two men. The robbers then pushed the coolles down and ran up the hillside.
APPENDIX Estimate of cost of providing bathing
At North Point to the South-West
facilities in Hongkong and Kowloon,
of Marine Lot 321. Permanent Work ---
Reclamation of Fore-
have been able to arrange with the)
3. For residents of Kowloon we Naval and Military Authorities for a ostion of the beach on the north side
We recommend the construction by the Government of a fence enclosing
We also recom-
ننده
WHY
DOES AMMONIA CLEAN THINGS?
shore ...............$ 2,000.00 | Provide H. "W. Boom 1,400.00 Annual Expenditure --
To understand the cleansing func Matsheds .............
900:00 tion of ammonia, we must remember Preparation of beach
that it is not really a liquid, as we and shower baths..
50.00 are, accustomed to think of it, but s Notice board, tickets,
gas, dissolved in water so that it may be more easily handled and controll- opkeep of boat,
red than a volatile impalpable sub- stores, etc.
200.00
stance. Moreover, ammonia is one Attendants
600.00 of the strongest of alkalis, and
criminatory, which it undoubtedly is, being purely self-regarding At the same time, and a foolish adage "TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.“
notwithstanding, "two blacks (though they may not make, a HONGKONG, TEVESDAY, APEIL 7, 1921 white") make each other look less
swarthy, Before a Japanese should A small fire broke out at Chung Speak about discrimination in sachchan yesterday. It was promptly a matter he should look with an attended to by the police and fire impartial eye upon his own coun-brigade who checked the fames be try's laws. Japan does not allow form they had time to spread, and It is known now that it is wrong foreigners to bity land in Japan. 300 extinguished them. to regard the Japanese as a un-It taxes their incomes, but it does damage only was done. animous corporation, especially as not allow them even a municipal regards their foreign policy. Like vote. It is harder for an American
A letter from Malmoe addressed King's County, Ireland. Mr Sin has other countries where the party to naturalize as a Japanese than for to a local resident was posted and system prevails, Japan has philoso- a Japanese to naturalize, 25 an passed through Germany to Brindisi recently for Mr Fletcher, who has of Stonecutters Island to be reserved. į phers as well as Jingoes, moral pro-American, the process taking about It was opened by the German authori ressives as well as Chauvinists, fifteen years. Companies enjoying ties under an order dated November rationalists as well as partisans. a Government subsidy exclude alien 15, 1918, which has for its object the Viscount hato, himself formerly a shareholders, though they are tax-Prevention of money being sent out In the Summary Court before an area above high water mark, a Foreign Minister, leads attacks oned to provide the subsidy, as the of Germany to avoid taxation.
Mr Justice J. R. Wood yesterday, bamboo pier, a diving platform; mat- the foreign policy of Viscount Japan Chronicle comments. The
Frank Tse and Company, of 59 shed dressing-rooms, and a matshed Uchida. But Viscount. Uchida is Japanese Bar does not admit for- The Bishop of Victoria will be Connaught Road Central, exporters for refreshments. a man of liberal principles, and eigners, though Japanese have been absent from the Colony from April and importers, sued E. M. Rafeek, mend the construction of a short bam talks more fairly than the pre-called to the English Bar. No until about May 10. During his care of the British American To boo pier at the end of Jordan Road, judiced critics of Japan perhaps Japanese Exchange admits aliens. General Synod of the (Episcopal) to recover $999.95 us damages Kai Fong Ferry Company which oper absence he will attend the triennial bacco Company Limited, Canton, Kowloon. The Kau-Lung Sze-Yeuk realize. He has admitted, the prin. Even the Chambers of Commerce Church of China to be held at Han-suffered by the plaintifs in respect ates the ferries on the west of the ciple of disarmament for the exclude them. As regards racial general welfare of the bunun discrimination,
kow; also meetings of the Church of breach of a verbal contract made harbour, has offered to provide a the Chinese in race, but like other statesmen in Japan are more harshly treated and of the China Continuation Com-for-the purchase of certain toilet re pier suggested and Stonecutters (b.) At Kennedy Town.
Missionary Society Advisory Council on or about December 4, 1920, launch to carry bathers between the other lands, dare not risk the first than the Japanese in California. mittee at Shanghai... nagnificent gesture of the hero whe In Japan no skilled Chinese arti-
quisites of the value of $1,000 Island and back at a low fare, the nust "bell the cat." He denies san may be employed, and Govern
The total of the plaintiffs claim was exact amount of which has not yet the malicious rumours of Japanesement permission is required for morning, an America-born Chinese goods supplied, surveyor's fee, Jordan Road shout 4.45 p.m. and 5.45 Before Magistrate Lindsell this $1,066.30 made up of value of been fired. The launch would leave fortification works in the mandated coolies. No Chinese may till was charged with the unlawful pos- storage at Kowloon godown and p.m..every afternoon, and return from islands of the Pacific. With regard Japanese so, or own to California's anti-Japanese land occupy-land there.
or eren session on the Leung Wing wharf freight from Canton to Hongkong. Stonecutters" island about 5:15 p.m., laws, it must be admitted that as
yesterday, of a revolver without a $66.45 was realised as the result of 8.15 p.m. and 7 p.m. But considerations of this kind perimit. He pleaded ignorance of auctioning of the goods, leaving lunches should be allowed to use. No other Foreign Minister addressing the do not weigh where passion is, and local regulations and said he had only $99935 claimed for. Mr. "1. Rowan the Government beach and we recom Diet he was as sweetly reasonable we may guess at Japan's trouble recently arrived from the United represented the plaintiff and Mr. mend that a sum of ten cents be as we had any right to expect from the fact that when the For-States on board the ss. "Nile," AH Crew was for the Ce charged for each bather, By this. **This, question," he said, "has eign Minister mildly, observed in The Magistrate, said that there was fendant. long history, and complex and deli- the Diet that they could not expect no excuse for not knowing as notices evidence, the Judge said the evidence about 300 bathers a day..
After hearing the
means provision would be made for cate bearings, and is not susceptible to get all their own way in friendly were posted up ou all ships. The of the plaintiff disclosed no facts of solution from the standpoint of negotiations with America, the defendant denied that he had seen on which he could succeed in law.
6. The cost to the Government of one side alone. Now, if all opposition members yelled at him any notice on the Nile." The It was therefore unnecessary to go providing the bathing facilities is esti Japanese, especially Japanese jour-that he ought to naturalize as an Magistrate convicted and fined the into the merits of the case between usted to amount to about $8,000 de- nalists, could be brought to that American! There is a Churchillian defendant $50 and ordered the con the parties as to whether the rala-tails of which are given in the Apper- frame of mind, it is possible that or military party in Japan which fiscation of the revolver. He in clans between them were those of dix. A sum of $2,700 is provided in American journalists and Cali- seems to defy public opinion and structed Inspector Macdonald Tarnian eagle-screamers might be commit the country to enterprises ascertain whether notices were still agent. Her proposed giving judg and this would have to be supple. to seller and purchase or seller and the Estimates for the current year, induced to follow anit. Unfortuits more rational spirits are not being posted on ships as several ment for defendant with costs. If, mented. #mately, even Viscount: Uchida bad keen on, In that way foreign aus defendants, especially passengers, however, Mr. Rowan after studying 7. We desire to record our appre- fo at the effect of bis utterance picion was aroused by the unneces- from Australis, have lately denied the cams under section 4 was conciation of the assistance rendered to referring to the Californian sarily large military contingent that notices had been posted on the vinced be still had a legal clulm, he us by Mr. EWCarpenter of the legislation as** unjust and dis sent to Siberis, far outnumbering vessels they travelled by.
could apply for a reheading
Public Vori Departin
the pre
Total
Animal Expenditure
Matsheds Preparation of beach Upkeep of boat,"
stores, etc.
Attendants
At Stonecutters Island Annual Expenditure:--- Matsheds, fences,
raft, etc. Preparation of beach
and pier.... New Notice-boards, boat, stores, uni- forins, etc. Attendants Piec, at Jordan Road,
Kowloon
- Grand Total
5,150.00
possesses the faculty of dissolving fats and oils which bold much of the dirt on soiled articles together, acting both as a foundation and as a binder for the particles-of 350.00 desto
50.00
Application of ammonia to any object will therefore result in the 150.00 dissipation of the oily secretion and 250.00 the consequent loosening of the dirt which is washed away by the 800.00) action of the water in which the ammonia ras is dissolved, Ammopia's superiority as a cleansing agent is due primarily to this gaseous con tent, for the gas can and does reach" 700.00 into every cranny, and not a particle
of oily dirt, no matter how well-hid-. 150.00 den, can escape 1: On account, of
its strong alkali reaction, however, ammonia should be used sparingly 300.00 and only on articles which will not 400.00 be eaten away or otherwise injured by in application. As a general rule 150.00 it should never be used on substances of a vegetable formationch-as 1,700.00 cloth, paper or leather-but should be reserved for those with a hard, 3,000.00 non-porous surface.