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soldiers and mailom, A British civilian, however, has feelings and sentiments entitled to rospect. The casual tone of Mr. Fletcher seems to show that he does not respect them. He w need watching in future. Watch him. A man who can plead for a Bill that has been dropped as obnoxious to the public, who can claim that it was originated by B "representative" committee when it was what we now see it was, who can
MONDAY AUGUST 21. 1992,
THE WATER SHORTAGE. | HOW TO LEARN TO SWIM. with the water and not up in the air
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The following official statement on the water shortage question has been forwarded to us by the colonial Secretary,-
CARGO BOAT STRIKE SETTLED.
The cargo boat owners' etriks has settlement privately, the
because you will come down it and (Although this article) written by not coast at all. Practise, prast su Mr. A. E. Dome, physical director of Practice on this until you do not car the Y.M.C.A.. has already appeared
if you sink or not. Do it with muscles; in the local prers, we republish it relaxed, eyes open and a good straight beca because we feel it should be given position in the water. When the Secretary for Chinese Affairs xay in
much publicity as possible.)
"dead man's flotis learned thereis nothing to the rest. You have formed on Saturday, by represent- Take a trip, if you will, to the abolished all fear of the water by beatives of the Cargo Boat Owners' The Government has been request-and the well known places in the
bathing beaches around Hongkong coming thoroughly acquainted with it. Guild and the merchants concerned. lightly excuse the prime wickedness of ed by the representatives of the nearby islas la; the places patronized to learn, by this methad, in three Friday, when the strikers, it was We generally say a person, ought Tho rettlement was eit oted on the proposal because it was "the only Chinese Community to publies, & by the majority are, Repulse Bay, lessons, new matter" is the text, who can statement regarding the restriction of Big Ware Bay, Clear Water Bay, the "Hoat the first day it is bet nullify all of the terras proposed and it you have learned stated, voluntarily undertook to speak of the cutrageously Hunnish the water supply in the rider-main CR.C., North Point, Kennedy Town, ter to leave well enough alone and agreed upon at the Harbour Offies details as merely drastic provisions,"
some time ngo, and revert to the old conditions. No explanation for this tartender is forthcoming. The strike started about a month ago over the payment for hire of boats engaged In night work.
districts.
S'one Cutters, Castle Peak and
census of the winners who frequent all of these places he would probably and about ten thousand. Just think,
save lesson two for the next time
and who can still persist in affirming The capacity of the reservoirs in that the Bill was not intended to do the I-land of Hongkong is 2164 Cheung Chow. If one were to take a when you may not be so t'red the only possible thing it could have milli gallons, and they now contain beet designed to do, certainly ne da 892 million gallons. In the normal
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GILLSON VANCORBACK.-On Augur. 10, at Shanghai, Charles Stanley Gillson to Alice Bendalicia Van Corback.
representativenTER
of this rare acatative committe, which
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Two repres ntatives of the com-
mercial community.
One tepresentative of the Army One representative of the Navy.
season the reservoirs are full at the
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LESSON II. Lesson two begins where Lesson
Meanwhile, as practical politics, and end of Boptember, and, provided that ten thousand out of a possible 000,000 one leaves off, that fe at the deal encouraged by the smail eucess we the following season is also normal, there not more swimmers? The the arm movement and before you or more! The question is, why are man's float." Lesson two takes up bave had, we now demand in the name it is possible to give an unrestricted of our constitutional British rights and service throughout the dry months of awers is, the spirit is willing but attempt it in the water it should be principles, and on behalf of the vast the year and until the reservoirs are all spisah in the water or get out
the fleah is weak," gladly would they thoroughly mastered on land. movement. Move the arms slowly, Your trip to the different bencken make complete strokes every time, uo number of citizens who resent it, the again Elled..
where they can feel the swell, or would reveal to you that most of the "clawing," do not move the legs, and In the present wet season there has have loads of fun with a water polo swimmers around here use the breast be sure the head is low enough in tha repeal of the existing Registration law, admittedly an emergency war been an abormally low rainfall, and ball, but, alas; they cannot swim. and side strokes. The breast stroke water and the eyes open. Practise, measure, and only tolerated and it is almost certain, judging by They are afraid of the water! is a horrid one. You have to swim practive, practise. acquiessed in by true Britons as statistics of previous years, that the such. Let us get back to normal. It reservoirs will be a long way below In view of the crying need of an around with your head cocked back Having mastered lesson two, you is no longer necessary to fight Prussis overflow when the dry season sets io.asy way to learn to swind, one which while you strain the life out of the had bettercail it a day" and go
abolishes all feat of the water, one muscles in the neck. with Prus.ianism. It is now possible In Kowloon Chines, tenement which applice.to all man, women and stretched all over the place as you spank yourself for not having dole it Your legs gre home to think it over er perhaps to govera British with Britisbiem: house bave to water service, and children alike, the writer presents the tsy to imitate that flicult kick of a long time ago. Repeal the Registration Ordinance. supplies are fetched from the street following method by which more the froge. Your arms are pulled out Respectfully, but firmly, we demand fountains. In Victoria Chinese tene: than a thousand in Hongkong have to the rides making everyone give
LESSON III. ment houses are connected with the been taught in the pist tre month way to you and greatret of all curres far as the beginner is concerned Lesson three, and the last one fo rider mains, and in times of full service an unlimited amount of water can
and many hundreds more in past the resistance as presented by the involves
chest and thighs is enough to sap any breathing and the leg kick. The
two fundamentals, be drawn off without meter or other
the POLICE REPORTS. check. Consequently the City of all non-ewimmers are afraid of the where. Taken altogether it is the the first leseno you learned to take Working upon the principle that one's strength if he tries to get any breathing will be dealt with fret. In Victoria uses some 23 to 24 gallon water, we first should set about to most difficult of strokes,' it is not at our breath through your mouth. Sergeant Stimson har stolen from per head per day against approxi- abolish this fear and to catablish con- all natural, it is extremely alw and This applies throughout your swim- his quarters at the Central Police | mately 12) gallons in Kowloon, Station rome time between the 17th In 1902 ic was arranged, in order to of the water to do its part. One can the breast stroke is a cime.
fidence in yourself and in the ability awkward. To try to teach a beginning life. The brath is erbaled a'd 19th inst., money and jewellery prevent waste of water, that Chinese lesta the essentials of swimming with wonder it takes som: of you ro long which can be practiced in a basic of No through the nose. This is the part Mr. Mackintosh, Chief officer of the ba disconnected from the water only a washbasin and room enough to to swim.
The most harmful thing water at hom It is a fundamental 4.5. "Halvard," reports the theft from supply, after the precedent of Kow.ding the arms and legs about. You you ean do to a person learni g bɔ which must be thoroughly mastered or
cabin, during his absence, 100; but in consequence of a peti-unless you get in it, feel it, be covered It gives them a false sense of support cannot get rid of the fear of the water swim is to support them in the water. soon after 8 m., on faturday, tina by the Chiocre this proposal was with it, and at times even drink it A and this is equally true of water wing pai: abandone 1 in favour of the rider-main child when it first sees a dog, is very and boys. They will learn a thou system. The purpose of the system afraid of it and usually cries through sand times faster without any support is to prevent waste, which object is fear. But let him pat the dog, or whatever if they are taught the right attained in times of shortage by hold it, and immediately all fear of method and t at is the "drad man's curtailing the apply of water from the animal is gone. The same analogy float." first. the principal mains into the rider maine.
worth $295.
bis
cash.
of 4 watch and Д of binoculars worth $55, and $23 in Mr. W. 2. Smith of the Cosmopo litan Fock left his motor cycle No. 274, worth $900 in the stlter at the Star Ferry wharf, Konlum, at $.10 on Saturday afternoon, and when he re- tarned for it, it was gone.
instant while he went to
other aundry property worth $120.
tenement bouses of Victoria should
years,
cyes open
rusy.
LES ON I.
learn
the oth ratioks
1
wif. Take the breath off one shoulder your efficiency swimmer will be
by turning the bed slightly to the
gasp. It is then turned back through Bide. The breath is taken with a the same plane and exhaled slowly through the nose. Just before the last
of the breath is erbaled, the head is
.
holds true for water; when once you The side stroke i more valuable have learned that you can keep your than the breast strik: because it is quickly turned to the ride where the At the present time water enters
remainder is exhaled, and another under water without more comfortable, is faster and is a breath taken. Practise this fiest by te rider mains for a period of two harming them, and that by taking a valuable asset instile-vin- Thexhaling out of the water until the Mr. Thompson of the Dairy Farm hours in every twenty four, and the big breath, patting the face in the scissors kick, while rather difficult to Pokfalum, lost jewellery worth $120, representatives of the Chinese Com
coordination is learned a pair of shoe and $40 in cash from munity hava urged that this period water and thou. stretching out, that get it porleet, should be learned by hands on your knees practice exhaling. With your this pad you will font-well, the rest of it is swimmers. But both the tenet stroke in the water. The gurer bubbles will Lia bedroom during Saturday night. abould be extended.
and ride stroke are: hard r to Burgiars eutered No. 24, Hauwoernment regrets that it is im Street by forcing open the roof door possible to make any congresion in
roon cease-to-bether yourand-if-the- than the "crawl," and as our objest face is submerged to the ears the bub and etele clothing worth £53, the pro- this respect. With the rider mains,
So the very first thing you should is to teach the beginner in as alinetables will be pactically in in.ted. party of Mr. Lam Kwai-sang a-sistant open for two hours daily the condo is to get cut in the water to a time as possible, we will forget them When you bato golfca used to the bank manager.
samption amounts to 10 to 18 galleza little above the hips, place the hands now and simply suggest that after now s'ations and have learned to Mr. G. Swedner of No..1, Orient pst head, a figure considerably higher on the knees and then after taking a you have learned to win you
"grab" your breath off your shoulder Building, Kowloon, lost from his than that of normal consumption in big breath through the mouth slowly
They PEPLOW.-On August 11. 1922 at lowryor representative in deere bedmom on the first floor, a pair of Kowlɔwn; and unless the situation put the face into the water. Now will come a thousand timen easier you are then ready to combine the
WE inny find it. Л secr
arms and the breathing The breath Committee, an
spects Je and a raincoat warth improves greatly before October, it take it out again and without raiting after you have learnel the principle should be taken as the Bm Road unmeltioned com mitree an un eputed committes, an
| together $10.
of swimming. will be necessary to take, more drastic, the head let the water run of the face,
the stroke and exhaled as the arm is unheard of committer, a committer Import and Export firm of No. 14,
The master of the Kam Lun-Cheung steps father to curtail the supply. do not touch it with the hands! Coming back to the arm stroke on carried around and the strike com- working privately in a corner. It Hillyer Str.et, entrusted his par- Community drew attention to the point bit to relieve your tense muscles, movement is similar to the movement Do not raise the bead. it is simply The representatives of the Chinese Repeat reveral times and then rest a land or land drill. The preliminary pleted. Breathe on one sid only. consisted (the historian will require to toer, Cheung So, with the rate that an unrestricted supply is main-There is no doubt that they will be of the windmill. We will try the furned to the side. The faster the recall th's) of
Two representatives of th: Govern key between the 17th and 18th taiast outside the rider-main districts. tense. One of the most important stroke with one arm first and then arm stroke the faster you must take the The Government is entirely in sym things in swimming is relaxation; so with both. Bend at the waist and your breath. Go slow at firet. You country. When he returned on Fri 1athy with the principle that there begin right now and relax; take it place the left hand on the knee and the may breathe at every other stroke ro day he discovered that Cheung had should be no discrimination in this easy! Always face the shore in learn right hand stretched on; in front, as to give yourself more time. In absconded with $6,115 belonging to matter, but the system of waterworks ing to swim.
Keep the fingers together palm down speed swimming you breathe leas the firm.
With your hands on your knees as and the hand slightly "cuppel." often than in oratty swimming. It is such that it is extremely difficult to Mr. Nuland of the Texas Oil Com give an intermittent supply from the before, take a big breath, lower the Now with the arm straight, pull direct-is beat for the beginner to leam to On the face of it, it was six fold re-pany, Queen's Building, had stolen principal mains The Island rice bead into the water and open the eyes. ly downward until the band comes breathe at every stroke. presentative. But who selected it from the office between Saturday, and very steeply from the sea, and when Look around for a few seconds and to the hip, raise the elbow higher than Who elected it? Is there no com- Sunday, a quantity of clothing and once the principal mains were empty it see if you can see any white shells er the shoulder end at the same time The movement is of a "thrashing" Last but not least is the leg kick. munity outside thosa entitled to re presentation? Just think of it! Two
would be impossible to fill them again your toes. Raise the head and let the carry the arm around for the begin. kind and comes from the bips. The except at a very low rate. The sad water rua off the face with the eyes ning of anoter stroke. Te band knees are beat slightly. The feet are government officials, one army officer, one naval officer, and with them the
den turning on of any head of water open. Repest several times, until you must not be brought under the armi kept close to ether. The thrash" Hon. Mr. A.G.Stephen
would have the effect of a hydraulic know that you have no fear of open-pit in the recovery" of the stroke. is up and down in the ve lice plane. ram and would baret the pipes; while, ing the eyes or having the face in the should be carried out to the side so in swimming it deviates somewhat to Mr. G. T. Edkins.
if the water were allowed to dribble in water. Now with the face in the that there is only a small bead at the the side when the breath is taken. at a safe rate if would all be drawn water and the eyes open, take the elbow. Repeat until the movement Get in shallow water where you can off on the lowest levels and houses hands off the knees and try to pick up becomes smooth and not jerky. Al-
put your hands on the bottom and bigher up would get no water. The a white shell or touch your toes. Im-ways enter the water with the finger keep the face out. Practise the move pressure in the principal mains is used media ely, if you are thinking, there tips, arm straight and on a line from ment until you feel". it. Now Claxton, wife of the to pump water to the highest levels in comes to you, the sense of the buoy the shoulder, not close to the head practise ic from a "dead man's Bat to one, even if we assume that they Director of the Hongkong Observe the City, and each pamping masty of the water. This should be Now try the same with the left hand; You should be able to make consider might have realized the gravity of the tory, was a passenger for home by the cense if the mains ate emptied." There followed up by. * issue, and the sacredness of the Kamo Maru" on Saturday.
few simple right band on the right knee. After ble progress with the legs alone. is the further consideration that for
35 to eliminate principle that was threatened? Mr.
all bath arms have been "loosened up' You now come to the main thing in Fletcher would have been wiser to
of the inability of the to the movement you are ready to use the third lesson, that is, the combina- purposes of dealing with a fire it leave the matter where Mr. Severn During the 48 hours ended yes-
would take many hours to obtain a water to support you if you only both at the same time. Begin with tion of the arms, legs and breathing. left it. We are glad that he did not, terday only one case of infections efficient pressure in the mains. It let it. The first test is the turtle sither arm in front and the other First get a good "dost" and "push- because it is an eye-opener that should disease was notified. This was an may he mentioned that in Kon-est," After patting the face in the stretched on to the rear with the off" then start the legs "thrashing" be useful. If that is Mr. Fletcher's Indian who got enteric fever, loon where the ground is comparative draw the legs up underneath you; to with one arm while the other is carri mastered
water and opening the eyes, slowly palm up. Now slowly make the stroke and then the arms. After you have ides of a representative committee,
ly flat, the supply is curtailed for all your amazement you find that you ed around for a stroke. Go slowly the legs and arms you should then the co ordination of When the Registration of Persons he must reconsider it. If that remains Bill: died (a glorious death) we were his idea
Captain Bristow of the R.G.Az prepared to certify that death was shall never be able to trust him. We at Woolwich left for home on Satur-street fountains. Police will be pat make your body sink below the too much. Keep the chest straight member the essential thing is to of representation, we who is catering the Artillery College taken to control the queues at the out a jump, because jumping will mastered. Do not roll the shoulders one or two breaths at first-but re It was agreed that steps should be do float. This should be done with- until the movement is thoroughly bring in the breathing. Try to get due to natural cousee, and we certain- find bim, in the same interview, day with Mrs. Bristow by the "Kame on duty with instructions to see that surface and before it has time to come to the front. The head should be exhale what you have taken in, then ly had no thought of demanding sa strangely obture and strangely Maru," inquest. The statements of the Hou, excusative. "The only now matter
each is served in turn, with special at think you are lost and let loose of your turned in other direction. The Later on you will be able to take back to the surface, you begin to lowered between the arms and not you will have the need of more. Mr. A. G. M. Flatcher, however, to a in the Bill," he argued, "was the
taation to women and children, and Telegraph interviewer, compel is to compulsory calling for qualisations; share is to be paid on October 11 to at one time more water than the simply stretching out straight with
is to trim dividend of $1 per no one person will be allowed to take legs. Test number two and last is breathing comes later.
more and with less difficulty. Finally, take notice of them. They compel us the rest of the Bill was a re-enactment all shareholders on the Hongkong and equivalent of two kerosene tine fall.
You are now ready for the water. it will all come to you with case, and to pout out that in a small and com- of the existing law regarding Whampoa Dock Cay, Ltd's register at
your arma cut in front, shoulder width Wade out until the water is a little for the first time in your life you will pact community like ours, in a matter registration."
apart and the legs straight and fest above the waist, face the shore and re-experience that thrill of achievement He had previously September 20.
together. It is understood that the peat the land drill in the water. and joy of having conquered a long face must be in the water all the time First one arm, then the other, feared foe. and a big breath taken beforehand, them both, all the time standing stili
P
DEATHS.
OLDFIELD —On August 4, 1922, at Melbourne, Australis, Frank OldGeld, 62 years. (By cable).
<he China Mail
"TRUTA, JUSTICE, PURI SERVICE “
Hosekara, Mosnay, Avo, '21, 1992,
INQUEST.
LOGEL AND GENERAL,
Cll that a properly representative Captain Neville A.D.C, is back in committee, when the constitutional Hongkong from a holiday in North libertien of Bitons were at stake? China. What could Messra, Stephea and Edkins have done, outnumbered two
Mr.
alike.
TYPHOON WARNING.
so vitally important to us all, this reminded us, still ss, an argument. in haps to be the first official mention the favour of it, that the "existing law" pabba bay had of an "Essential Ser- & war measure. Now, even if we the Marine Court this morning for Sixteen fishermen were floed at rices Committee." It wasn't gazetted. ignore the quaintness of the first fishing with incandescent lights out- It wasn't notified to the new papers, clause (that the only new thing in the side Lyemun. They were regarded Essential public services were to be murder was the knife) xe mu to a danger to navigation. safeguarded by an Essential Purposes earnestly ask what sort Ummittee of which the public was representative officialdom it' is which dprived of essential information, wanta war measures re-enacted in time Australia, which was due to arrive in The C.P. 8.s. "Empress" of Hole and corner" is the right name of peace, years after the war that Hongkong this morning, was delayed Chins Ses advancing westward. for it, yet Mr. Fletoher has the nervo made them possible. Even if woja day in Manila, and will not strive
of
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received by the American Consulate The telegram quoted below was General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory at 9.00 am. August 21, 1933. :---
Warning, deprecaion northern part
teats 80 fear
11
After gaining confidence in the with the face out of the water. Do not you the one or two fundamentals in This may seem a long way of telling
of the first lesson come to haud, that are one-half circle apart. New with essential so that you progress gradual- buoyancy of the water the main object kasten the stroke. Always keep the each lesson, but the details are
drowned "man floate face downward, both arms until you senes" the is not an easy enemy to in, the "dead man's float". A face in the water, eyes open, movely and slowly, abolish FEAй which They say it is because he is ashamed movement. This shoull be repeated Follow the system carefully and leam "down." is lying stretched out on the water, number of time walking slowly along satisfied with ono lesson do not pass af himself. The "dead man's float" several times standing still and then a one lesson each day. If you are not with the head in the water and be the shore. If you keep your eyes open on to the hert. You only harm your tween the outstretched, arms, feet, you will tiot wandarinto deep water, self in the end. If you are an apt- together and body all in a straight. Having mastered this you am ready.pupil you will learn id three lessoZES the Government adopted its provisions. The soldier and the years has been in charge of the to adopt a diet wolted to your age and shoulders, then take a big breath put with the "dead man's float." Do ait is the hardest of all because of the
*FOR A WEEK STOMACH..
line. Practise the float by crouching to do the main thing in lesson two; in three days. If you are a bit slow Burgatrobe Let us contemplate in sailor would not be shocked by them shipping and insurance department of excupation and to keep your bowels the face the water and pash off from couple "floats" so the "feel" comes new sensations. The other two lessons Ass general rule all you need to do is
down until the water is up to your that a combining the arm movement with lesson oas, do not be discouraged, all seriousness (without the hysterical for drastic provisions are army and the Yokohama effice of Messrs Jardins reguler. When you feel that you have the bottom. You will find that you back to you. Now get a good push off will come much easier. Above all let giggle that Mr. Fletcher's naive navy fashion. They never worry Matheson & Co., has been transferred eaten too much and when constipate can coast fifteen foot with very little from the bottom and after your body me emphasize, Follow the system! alas really tends to provoke) the about the adatiments of private to Hongkong.
take one of Chamberlain's Tableta. For afforts Bseurs to path in the line has come to the surfers begin the mem sale by all Chemista sad Storekeepers
A. E. DONE.
to say. (as reported) that was a waive that also, we must note the until to morrow morning, at B o'clock. representative Committee," Because calm and unahocked tons of his phrase
it was a representative committee, mentioning the more drastic
'Mr. J. D. Evany, who for tre