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THE CHINA MAIL.
Happily, Mors. Dobson and Barlow have now undertaken to sea if commercial opinion can be organized to represent trade views to the Govern ment, and there is little doubt that, with most of London's China mer chaots ready to combine with them, they will succeed in convincing to Government that speedy action must be taken if British com mercial interes's ате Iat to suffer still further.
Little help may be expected from the Chinese owing to the financial crisis in their country. The British Government's duty is therefore clear; it must take immediate steps to apply the Boxer
S.P.C.A. "AND FOWLS.
M
ANOTHER MEMBER FINED.
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The
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1922.
WATER FLUSHING
P. W. D. IN 1921,
>
SYSTEM,
STILL SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION.
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
BIG P. & O. LINERS TU ENGLAND,
"MACEDONIA" AND "MANTUA” SAILING THIS MONTH AND NEXT.
When fined $15 by Mr. N. L. Smith this morning for cruel y to some lowls by not providing them with water, t'e hider of a stall at the Saiyingpun Muket complained that no dotices lind been posted up in the market in the Sanitary Board at the fortnightly we extrant the following points of in- Muckinnon, Mackenzie & Co., agents.
structing stall holders na to the regala tion. He said that it was unfair to summons man without first letting
bath water flush system
From the report of the Direo or again occupied the attention of of Public Works for 1921 just issued
meeting held yesterday afternoon.
Mr. G. R. Sayer presided over the meeting which was attended by the
terest.'
Total amount voted
We are informed by Mesare,
of the P. & O. 8. N. Co., that the fol-
was lowing P. & 0. mail steamers will be him low what was required of him,
Mr. Q. R. Bayor of the Sanitary Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins (D.P.W.), the $7,375,016.66; actual expenditure despatebed from Hongkong for Marseilles, Gibraltar, Plymouth and Board, who was present in Court, said Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Mr. O. G. $4 643,706.49.
Water Workerevenue shows increare London via the usual ports of call, in in reply to the Magistrate that he Alabaster, K.C., Dr. F. M. Graca
Pearse of $80,085,93 over 1920.
cluding Bombay, where these vessels thought copies of the regulations were Ozorio and Dr. W. W.
(M.O.H.)
pick up the Indian maile-5. posted up in all the markets.
After informing the mesting that a
"Macedonia," 10,512 tor Inspector Fisher of the S.P.C.A.,
}
$1,694,097,55 was paid into the
"
10,902 tons gross register, October 25
These vessels, which are ordinarily
bay mail services, have excellent
Indemnity to this important work. said that Dr. Gibson had explained to Zumber of letters had been received Treasury as premism in respect of register, September 27; 3.8. * Mantua."? For every Chinese student in Britain all arall holders before, that water approving the erection of certain land sales etc. This was nearly six and water closets, the Chairman went times the Estimate. Fifty-eight lote there are at least 100 in America. A must be provided for fowls
on to deal with an application rela- | must be changed three times a British Government subsidy, however.
day. When he visited the stall on tive to the flushing of water closets were sold by anction in Hongkong, the Australian and also the Bout- would soon alter that, and in the words a previous occasion, he found that on inland lots Nos. 2,308 2,309, and fifteen in Kowloon, and eight in New Accommodation for both 1st and 2nd of Messrs. Dobson and Barlow's lottor. the regulations were not complied 2,310, Magazine Gap Road, which Kowloon which realised $2,397,021.00, saloon passengers, and each steamer $31,000,00 ro is capable of accommodating 280 first- "we should strengthen our commer.with, and he had an order issued formed the subject of a minute by $294,390.00, and
Mr. Alabaster.
spectively. The District Officer at and 140 second, for whom apasiona cial relations with China enormously." to the Jefendant through the Sanitary
Replying to the minute. Mr. Suyer Taipo sold 142 small lots which realis. decks space is provided. In addition Board, requiring him to keep the said the position was a bit confused, ed $4781.09, and the Assistant to the ordinary cabins, a number of water caun constantly filled with clean as originally the application was for District Officer at Hongkong 13 lots bedstead cabins for one or two passen- water. When he visited the stall
permission to put in closets flashed which realised $4,240.00.
gors are situated in the lat saloon.. again, the cans were not filled, but the with bath water, and the Board had defendant had then filled when he recommended this to the Glovem Que care of plague was notified saw him approaching. The Inspector yesterday.
added that the defendant ought to have known well enough what was required of him, as he was a member of the Society.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mesere, Kew and Company is Ltd. form us that the officer in charge of
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WHERE BRITISH TRADE SUFFERS.
now
their steamer "On Shun" when she
was pirated at Wuchow, a reported yesterday, was Mr. Antonio Sequeira and not Mr. Gaiterrez..
Mr N. L. Smith th's morning sentenced two Sanitary Board coolies to three weeks hard labour each, for having assaulted a station coolie employed at Central Police Station. The complainant was attacked by the defendants armed reapectively with
Two stall-holders of the Wauchai Market were fined $10 each for similar offences.
P.W.D. MAN WEDS.
PRETTY CATHEDRAL CEREMONY,
A pretty little wedding was cele-
ment.
Ten lots were sold without auction
from
The voyage from Hongkong tơ in Hongkong and realised $31,875.00. Marseilles will occupy about 31 daya, In Kowloon, one lot was sold which and passengers will have the op The Government had replied ap realised $3,086.10. There were no portunity of proceeding proving provided that the water was sales in New Kowloon, but the Marseilles to overland by the P. & 0. supplied from an independent source. District Officer at Taipo sold 135 lots special train which runs in connection As this was rather vague the Govern- which realised $1.112.00, and the with these steamers. Those who ment was again approached as to Assistant District Officer at Hongkong prefer to proceed on in the steamer whether bath water would be regard. 17 lote for a total sum of $583.10. from Marseillae to London should ed as an independent source. Sub-
arrive in London about six days after One mining licence and threa sequent to this the Government bad
the arrival date in Marseilles. Inten- command that bath water be used for areas in the New Territories,
So numerous were the applications in order that they may secure
make early application to the agents the purpose. The application now before the board was for permission for land-by far greater than in an beat of the remaining available previous year-that the Stalf was to draw water from the main.
The Hon. Mr. Perkins strongly very fully employed on the requisite objected to the application. He surveys for sale plans and on the pre
the houses in paration of Lensa Plans."
The premia derived in respect of mentioned that
amounted
replied that it was not prepared to re-} prospecting licences were issued for diog passengers are recommended to
a chopper and an iron har and very brated quietly in St. Joba's Cathedral this vicinity were drawing their water |
luckily cecaped serious injury.
www
tha morning when Mir. Arnold supply temporarily from the Peak temporary piera
out that $1,103.57. A Memorial Service for the late Brooksbank, overseer in the P.W.D., District and printed Mr. Arnold Hughes (Hoadmaster, aud youngest son of Mr. S. Brooks hundreds of houses would be built in Ying Wah College) is to be bold in bank and the late Mrs. Brooksbank, that district in the course of time and the Rhenish Miss on Church, Bouhara of Denholme, Yorkshire, was married if the Board approved the present Road, next Sunday, at 5 pm.to Miss Effie Lamb, younger daughter application, other people would claim H. E. The Oficer Administering the of the late Mr. G. Turab sad Mra the same rights and privileges. He Government has signified his intention Lumb, of Elland, Yorkshire, who also objected to the application for of being present. The Preacher will arrive a day or two age from home other strong reasons. be the Rev. T. W. Pearce, LLD. by the ss. Suwa Maru,"
The Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle was
Mr. Alabaster asked if any difficulty would be experienced in drawing the nullah ior instance.
&
to
In Kowloon, several old Chinese Cemateries were closed, and an area of about 100 acres near Ho Man Tin was made ready for opening se
Chinese burial ground. Owing to the grea: increase of work, it was decided to form a separate sub department to deal with Rosumptions and Valuations which had hitherto been dealt with by the Executive
cabins,
STABE D TO DEATH.
P
INDIAN CONSTABLE'S
DISCOVERY.
the
An Indian constable stationed at Samshuipo made the gruesome dis- covery of the dead body of a young Chiness, in an isolated spot on the re- clamation, a little distance of the Laicheckok Road, while on duty las night. The constable stumbled against prostrate form on the ground, he dis- coverd that it was that of a young Chinese, aged about 26 years.
Mr. LaBsior's residence, No. 1, the officiating clergyman and t'e water from sa independent supply-Engineer in charge of the Buildings the body, and flashing his lamp on the
Sifon Terrace, Kowloon was entered bride was given away by Mr. H. J. during last night and $207 worth of Pearce. Mr. J. H. Gelling of the jewellery atolca from the bedrooms Hongkong Daily Press acted as best upstairs. Mr. Lallieur who did not discover the foss until the morning thinks that the burglar gained the verandah by climbing up
water spout and entered the bedroom by the verandah door which was it open.
A
British traders, however. realise the ground they are losing through their apathy. Te matter bas.com before the House of Com mona on several occasions, and recently the Manchester Chamber of
Arising out of the depression in Commerce passed a resolution in shipping at Home a number of Mer favoor of starting
a concerted chant Service Cfficers are desirous of movement to promote sturdy by Chinese students in Rritain
Strange the prejudices the mind Writing to Sir Walter de France, will form. Strauger still the tenacity M.P., M-ssre. Dobson and Barlow with which it will retain them. His gave a typical instance of the - first history book tells him that digability under which the British Napoleon was a splendid ero, there merchant labours in taking individual fore the average man will never allow action in the absence of concerted later records to convince him that measures. Bonaparte was only a vulgar ad. venturer. Or be first hears Mischa Elman play Schubert's "Ave Maria" and he will stubbornly refuse to admit that Jaschi Heiftez's interpra tation can excel the other's playing, There are countless examples of this quaint aberration of the mind. Prejudice, so often quite irrational,
L
"We have in our works two Chiucas gentlemen who are finishing
education in
their
textile
machinery. They came originally as volunteers, but since they had offers from America to enbsidise their education in that country we
to
man and Mrs. Clesston Porri, who wore a handsome gown of hand embroidered white net and a grey toque, fulfilled the duties of matton of botour.
Mr. Perkins said there was a bullah but that it was very expensive to lay on a Fupply from a nullah. Then, again there was the probability that
nullah would run dry. Replying to Dr. Ozorio, the D.P.WV., said he could hardly go fally into the reasoLa for not recommending this, but he assured Dr. Ozrio that they we go d and enfficient and much too complex to deal with in detail at that meeting. He moved that the applica tion be not approved.
Dressed in lemon crepe de chine, hand embroidered, and carrying a bonquet of white and yellow flies tied with white ribbon, the bride had a charming little pair of attendants Miss Nellie and Master Bruce Inglis, starting life anew in British overaras who acted respectively as flower giri page-ssions The Imperisi Merchant and page bag. Mise Nellie Inglis, Service Quild therefore approached who carried a basket of flowers like the Government of Australia with a these in the bride's bouquet, made a view to obtaining, if possible, reduced pretty picture in a danty dress of or assisted pantage for them. A very white net, embroidered with forget-ernment.
empathetic raply has b en rac ived, maots, with a mob cap to match. together with a number of application Master Bruce Inglis wore a smart little forms. The reduced passage rato sailor suit. from Home to Australia has been socially fixed at £24 per adult,
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Hongkong Hotel.
Afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Brooksback
It seems (says the Canton Times left for Repulse Bay where their to day) that General Chen Chiang honeymoon is to be spent. Miog is feeling uneasy over General Yip Kue's departure from Canton.
As reported, besides sending General FOOTPADS AT SAIWANHO. Chung King Tong and Mr. Kim
Ordinance Office.
The year under review was, owing
to the pleated boom in the tory of the Buildings Ordinance Office, building trade, the busiest id the his- and its outstanding feature the very large numb of domestic buildings dealt with.
It bore clear marks al foul play. There were numerous stab wounds all over the body, and a deep gash on the left side of the neck, which had pro- bably caused death, In the dead: The number of plans approved dur man's right hand was clasped a ing the year was 2,594, an increase of dagger. The ground round about, which showed evidence of a fierce 520 over 1920,
Plans have been prepared and struggle having taken place, bore a approved for widening numerous wet patch, evidently caused by the Mr. Sayer in seconding the motion, streets. The general policy adopted blood which bad flowed from the pointed out that the Board could is to acquire the land required for deceased's wount. A little distance refuse the present application and widening purposes when rebuilding from the body the constable discover inform the applicant that they were takes place. Queen's Road Central ed two blond stained daggers lying referring the matter back to the Govan Des Tour Road Central are ba on the ground, giving the impression ing dealt with in this way. A list of that the fight was an uneven one, and the principal streeta for which widen that the deceased had been attacked ing schemes have been approved by at least two men. daring the year is given as foll wa:- The constable immediately tala- Queen's Road Central from Hoakong phoned to the Samabaipo Stat- and Shanghai Bank to Central Marketion, and had the bedy remov (amended line). Queen's Road ed to the Kowloon morta- Central from Jubilee Street to ary. The motive for the murder is Boobam Strand. Bonham Strand. utknown, although it is certain that Catchick Street. Kowloon City Road. it could not have been robbery, a Salisbury Road. Hankow Road. some money was found untouched in A constant anpply of water was the deceased a pocket. Nothing was found on the body by which it could be identified.
The motion was carried. The other business on the agenda
was of a formal nature.
OBITUARY.
MRS. TSO CHI-ON.
FOX SHARKS.
MYSTERY OF NEW SEA PLAQUE.
The death occurred, after a short maintained throughout the year with- illness, st the Italian Convent out at any time having to restrict the Osong to Hui Chow for the mere A Chinese fireman of the s... Hospital, Caine Road, on Sunday supply by house services or resort to purpose of catreating General Yip "Kwahping," at present undergoing evening, of Mrs. Tuo Chi-on, daughter the rider mains. The rainfall to the Kus to return to Conton. General her suunal overhaul at the Taikoo in-law of Me. 8. W. Teo, solicitor year amounted to 97 34 inches (Obser were obliged to pay them the same Chen Chiung Ming has also dispatched Dock was the victim of a highway and member of the Sanitary Board. vatory Record) or 1054 inches less amount bere from private funds, in a telegram to General Yip urging big robbery in Saiwanho, Bhaukiwan, last The deceased who was * modsen than 1920 but was still 12.73 inches has better grounds when the mind is
order that they aball, at any rate, to retura in order to dispel any suepi night. The fireman was walking in young Chinese lady, popular in high above the average for the last thirty- biased in favour of a country through
finish their education in thie cion that may arise in the minds of the main street of the village at European and Chinese social circles, eight years. The maximum quantity residence in it or training under its country,"
the people.
about 8.45 p.m., on his way back passed peacefully sway at 8.10 p.m. of water impounded in all the. methods. This the Americans, keen
Incidentally, this enterprising firm
to Taikoo, when he was suddenly and leaves her husband, a baby son, reservoirs during the year amounted students of psychology, evidently has formulated.
Unusually large numbers of fox According to the Globe and attacked by thres men who rushed and many relatives and friends to to 2,135-14 million gallons during A scheme for Laurel, the journal of the Royal out of the gloom of Taikat Street, mourn her loss,
September or 16 84 million gallons sharks have been caught by fishermen appreciated when they utilised their English tartila machinists Marines, it is under consideration to one of the robbers dealt the fireman
The funeral which was well at less than the maximum daring 1920, off Sunderland lately. In several share of the Boxer Indemnity for establish a large textile technical employ a number of Pensioners, a heavy biow on the head from behind tended, took place yesterday at the The total quantity of water remaining cases they have been so large as to educating Chinese students in the school in Shanghai,
Royal Marines, in the Dockyard with some instrument and rendered Chinese Permanené Cemetery at in the reservoirs at the end of the break the mats or carry off part of United States and in China. As a Chinese will supply the ground and Volunteers must be R. M. Pensioners recovered, he was alone, but minus
the Pulice, Hongkong, on a civilian basis."
year amounted to 1,39446 million them. An excs)tionally large speci- him unconscions. When the fireman The Rev. A. D. Stewart officiated gallons.
men which became entangled in the direct outcome, other nations
The total quantity of water aup.net of come salmon fishers struggled. buildings. It further proposes that in receipt of a life pension, must be of his coat, in the pockets of which at the graveside. competing with America for China's a scholarship should be given for very good character, reliable, medical were $3.10 in cash and a packet of
Wreaths included those from the plied during the your amounted to so fiercely that the men had to cut the trade are now constantly finding that certain students to go to Britain and not less than a 2nd class certificate of Cigarettes. He had a small wound in following.-0. O. Too (Husband), Mr, 2,960.30 million gallons filtered and net adrift to save the boat from being
ly at, unmarried. They must posse.88
million gallons unfiltered, overturned. The fish have generally the back of bis head when he went to and Mrs. S. W. Two (Father and 59-42 education. The present emoluments the Shaukiwan Police Station to re Mother-in-law), Mrs. W. C. Fung making a grand total of 9,019-72 been found a few miss out to "Speaking with su exact knowledge are: Constables. 1,280 dollars per port the robbery but he refused to go St. Paul's Girl's School, English Class, gallons more than doring 1920.
(Mother), Brothers and Sisters in-law, million gallons, or 241-59 million 666. Alarm was caused among of the situation," Sir Walter de num, rising by triennial incrementa
the bather at Roker, a spasida rezare of 100 dollars to a maximum of 1,480
to hospital. Freecs sammarises the position in dollars. Sergeants.-1,680 dollars per these words :--
apnum, rising by 100 dollars after "Membare of Parliament have three years. All these are bave rates, brought the matter before the notice mud temporary increase of 20 per cent is at present payable. Quarters
to
Chinese employers, managers and finish their education there, technical assistants converted American methods retain strong prejudices for all things American,
Before the war British textile manufacturers had little to
fear from competition in China. Binca the war, however, the amount of textile machinery shipped to Chios from America exceeds that of all the British textile manufacturers. Mesata, Dobson and Barlow, Ltd., the well- kaowa Bolton firm, find that while this is partly due to the advantage is O uns the war gave Amerion-British textile machiniste wire busy manu- fastaring munitions during the war puñod-it is mainly due to Anterica's part in educating Chinese wîviderts.
if
KINDLY PRINCE.
TOBACCO ORDER TO BLIND EX-SOLDIER.
Aberdeen.
Dr. C. C. Wa, Mr. and Mrs. B. Wong The average consumption of filtered near Bunderland, by the appearance Tape and family, Miss B. Law, water per head per day for all pur- of one, stated to be about 10ft, loog, Miss E. Woo, Mossm. Ho Wing poses throughout the year amounted off the pier. Ein, Wong Shia pun, Chan Tak to about 231 gallons. In arriving at wa, Chan Tak-kwong. Ia Po huo, this figure, the population has been
1
Local fishermen suggest that the fish may have been drawn to the
of the Government, bat commercial and uniform are provided in addition,
To Po bang, la Po sam, Lee estimated at 350,860 (1921 Comans locality by the presence of bodies Kai fal, Loh Hin loi, Yusn Ki-yuen, figures). interests have been, as a whole. Selected candidates will be required
freed from vers-la suak during the singularly apathetic...
While waiting to play in a polo H. 8. Mugford, Las Ying-pui, Tsang Telerring to the retirement of the war. If to enter into a civilian agreement to match at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Tsun-sanDE, На Taan-Cheong Hon, W. Chatham Q.M.G., M.I.C.E Another theory is that they have commercial man throughout the serve in the force for a period of three the Prince of Wales was introduced Chau Ching-yuk, Li său man, Wong from the post of Director of Public been trought by a change in ocean country had addressed the Glover years. Pasage to and from China to Mr. Roy Harding, a local tobac- In-kung. Ng Kai-wing, Teang Fak: Works the report says that bis currents.
will be provided. ment at all on the subject, the
conist and ex-Service man, who was woon, Chung Kam oban, Chung retirement "alter 31 years of Fox'sharks, which are also known blinded in Françe. -
Kam-ci, Wong Kwong tin, Dr. Ho strenuous and varied activities in the as sea apas, are not common off the Prime Minister would have agreed
After inquiring about his war” ax.: Ko chan & family. Hip Wo Import & service of the Government marite a conetul Britain, but for ape imens ant to ma't hins for the balance of Chamberlain's Colfe and archos periances and his stay at&t. Dunstan's Export Firm, Rat & Mo. A. D. more adequate reference than the are usually caught each year following the Boxer Indemnity on condition Remedy followed by a dose of castor oil hostel, the Prince asked Mr. Harding Stewart, St. Paul's College Hostel, St. bald statement given above.
The the shosis of berrings and pilchards. that it was ear marked for Chinensi effectually cure the most stubborn to send him a tin of tobacco sad to Paul's Old Boy's Usios, Compradore majority of the Public Works of this They have slender tails, which are
Casos of dysentery. It is especially write to him.
and Staff, Holts Wharf Kowloon | Colony as they exist to-day sie a often longer than their bodies," and, education on Western lines, either good for summor diarrhoes in children. For sale by all Chemists and Store-
He wished him good luoiz and shook The Chinem Staff General Office, standing monument to his energy and with tails, they often attain a leng’b in this country or in China.
banda heartily with him.
Hold's Wharf and many others. foresight.**
o 1516.
Treatment for Dysentery,
keepers. 1