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Government is not to be blamed. Also that Public opinion in China has always proteated energetically against the production of opium and the smoking bit. This Delegate tide the startling proposal "That the Government of Hougkung can punish Chinese opium sangglers very severely and even uso capital punishment and that the Chinese Government will never profeyt against the treatment becruise they did not recognise the Chinese eitizens of the Republie." The can- fieting opinion of Sir John Jordan was that since 1917 public opinion with regard to the prohibition of the opium habit bad ceased to exist in had Chim and the cultivation largely increased since that time. Enough has been said to prove our | contention of a while ago that the Lengnis of Nations in ach direction ns the control of the Drug Traffic is perkorning a useful function, whilst it is evident that the control of the Trafic far as China is cawernet will is impossible whilst
are in being.
Channels.
To-day's Poem.
'(life)
They do not die who lind in death
The great adventure, the first
breath
Whence came this life from God j
RAIN.
WATER FROM THE CLOUDS IN DROPS.".
Who, taking wings, langh down at DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION.
ourth,
Leap skywards, and with boyish!
toirth
Run where the angela trod.
-C. R.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
August 29,-Coronet, Theatre; Douglas Fairbanks in "The Mark Of Zorro."
No. 11.
V.R.C.
29. Star
SPORT.
SOCIAL
AUCTIONS.
HOUSES COLLAPSE..
WEDNESD•7 AUGUST 29, 9:8.
THOSE SHIPPING PROFITS.
* MR. ERIC MOLLER'S LATEST CHARGES. HONGKONG GOVERNMENT AGAIN ATTACKED.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
The incessant downpour of rain since midday yesterday has caused tremendous damage to roads in the
Interviewed by a China_Mail_reporter this morning, the Colonia! Colony. When a Cha tail repre- Secretary, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G., O.B.B., made a detailed sentative called at the Public Works reply to the latest charges Mr. Eric Moller has levelled against the Those charges, which cover about ten Department, this morning, he found Hongkong Government, that every available engineer was columns, appeared in the North China Daily News under the heading Fout on the job and that for the pre- "Complete statement of the course of events with correspondence." sent no details were available. At Copies of the NC.D. News reached Hongkong yesterday evening. the office of the Water Authority, amplifying the brief cable sent from Shanghai some days ago, similar information was gathered, though it is believed that the reser voirs themselves have not suffered any material dahinge.
HAPPY VALLEY FLOODED. A visit was paid to the race
In the course of his letter which | is too long for us to print in full, Mr. Moller repeats that "the alt- important and outstanding fact re- wins that our vessels were used for the purposes of deliberate proliteer-
(a) a declaration that the plain tiffs are entitled to compensation in respect of the unavoidable deterioration of certain Marine Stores left in their bands when such exprópriation took place.
August
Theatre; course. seven-eighths of which is E. K. Lincoln in Virtuous Mentaler water. Both the inner and ing and as instruments for enabling
(3) a declaration that the plain- tiff's are entitled to have such August 20-World Theatre; outer trucks are flooded from the huge trading profits to be poured
compensation assessed by or Hoot Gibson in "Shooting, for one frolong post to within a few into the coffers of the Hongkong
under the direction of the Court. In Government." Mr. Moller pays a Love," also New Leather Pushers yards of the 4 furlong post.
Judgment was given in favour of many places the water was running tribute to Mr. Fletcher: "I fest it over the top of the inside rails, my duty to come forward frankly plaintiffs with full costs. Mr. Moller adds:--"On June 16, 1931, August 31 to September which are not less than 9' 6". The and state that any communication intimation was given by the Crown present conditions largely militaristie L.R.C. Annual Aquatic Sports at road mining between the of mine, that may have made the Solicitor that no definite date had course and "The Hongkong F.C.slightest reflection or aspersion so far been fixed for the introduc- ground has a breach in it 6ft. wide the honour, good name, and fair tion of the proposed Indemnity Bill September 1-Promenade Conan #ft, deep, just beyond the 6, dealing of Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher at Hongkong› The Singapore cert at Hongkang Volunteer Parade furlong post. The inner wall of the was entirely out of order. 1 land judgment was delivered at Singa Ground. 9.15 pan.
stone drain neur the turn into the neither wish nor intention to make pore on August 2, 1921. The first September 1-Dinner Dansant hoiue straight has collapsed in one any personal reflection, and if my reading of the Indemnity Bill took. place and the course is strewn with letters indicated a contrary inter-place at Hongkong in September, Older residents my reall the Repulse Bay Hotel. times when the street gutters or August 31-Lammert Bros, atite blocks. The water from the tion, I came forward and sincerely 1921. So realize the position for side-chameis were of an entirely their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, behind the Parsee Cemetery apologize with the greatest of plea- yourselves."
formed such a big stream that it was sure and sincerity. The outside The action in the Straits, said different type to those that are to quantity of valuable household fourul recessary to make a breach shipowners of Hongkong found in Mr. Fletcher, was in no sense the action in Hongkong. be seen now. It will be agreed that
August 31-Lammert Bros., at in the wall: consequently the water Mr. Fletcher throughout the entire similar their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, at 11 am, was racing down the war negotiations, one of their In the Straits the Eastern Shipping valuable collection of Postage tra line until it found an outlet taunchest and sincerest friends. Company refused to run their the Singapore of the main entrance to the race at right up to the very end he used vessels under Stamps, 5.15 p.m.
comme All the bowling greens every effort to set straight a position Scheme, corresponding with the were covered with water and silt, which he openly recognized to be Hongkong Scheme, and the Gove Taking time by the forelock, coolies great hardship on the shipowners. ernor thereupon requisitioned their and handed them over to another were to be seen with improvised Mr. Fletcher, believe me, I am ships under the Royal Prerogative "squeegees," runde of 121t. boarde sorry and I apologize."
An action was sub- and rope, scraping as far as possible. In another place Mr. Molter Parly to run.
says: This is a fair and legitimate sequently brought and the Gov
ernor was advised that he must controversy for both sides; I hear no abandon the requisition under the Shortly after 10 o'clock this ill-feeling whatever towards the Royal prerogative and must rely morning, a row of Chinese tene. Colony of Hongkong; I respect it
The old type were not at all pleasing
;
furniture, II a.m.
'MEETINGS.
to the eye wpl at night were oceaa sionally dangerous to those who did not exercise care. They were male August 31-Hongkong Cricket of rows of granite blocks each of the League annual meeting at the size of a builting brick unl there Pavilion of the Hongkong Cricket would be as many as eight or ten rows in the channels on the main rubs, Despite their defects they served their purpose which was to With a curve carry water away, almost a semi-circle, they were like
Club, 5.15 p.m.
BOCIAL AND PERSONAL
troughs and it was seldom if ever. Zaghul announces his return that the rush overflowed on to the Egypt on September 12. street itself. As the thoroughfares
if
to
all silt into the main channels.
HOUSES COLLAPSE.
odds.
Was in-
'In Hongkong na owner refused A Reuter cable states tha, ments at Wong Nei Chong village, und am proud of it, having visited upon the 1896 Orders-in-Council.
in the neighbourhood of Sing Woo the Colony year after year since. I to run his vessels under the local Boad, collapsed. The number was a boy in all my remarks I am scheme, and the Governor never according to the T'olice was 14, but desirous that it shall be expressly attempted to requsition a ship became tarred over, the chanels After attempting suicide by a Chinese living on the spot gives understood that there is nothing either under the Royal Prerogative were displaced until today they are taking morphine, a Japanese the number of 24 presumably the personal meant, nor that there is or under the Order-in-Council. It was realised from the commence- practically on a level with the sides woman from a house of ill-fame at latter figure refers to the tenant, any ill feeling army part. of the street. Their contour thay Wanchai, was removed to hospital There were no casualties when the I am only trying to fight for my ment that the Governor's powers I did not extend to the requisitioning facilitate motor-traffic getting right in a semi-conscious condition." collapse occurred, but, unfor rights against severe
There up against the kerbstone.
tunately, after the houses fell, genuinely feel that I have not been of ships for the purposes of the was hardly tired-over road or
Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & little boy was washed away in the nightly dealt with; but I would live Control Scheme which was for street which was not partially flood Co,'s flag was flown at half-mast in flouts and soon lost to view. The been perfectly satisfied if we could Imperial purposes and ed. To the layman it appears as Shanghai on the Sunday following police, sanitary board inspectors and have met one another half way and stituted on the orders of the Im the cause lies entirely with the pre- because of the loss of the I.C.S, fire-brigade were soon on the spot arranged upon a basis of what would perist Government. The Hong- cope with the flow of water. Briefly, typhoon.
"Loongsang"
the Hongkong and gangs of cooliea were quickly at have been a fair thing, as I would kong Government was at no time the foregoing gives both sities of the
work clearing away the wreckage bave been guided by that old axiom influenced by the Singapore and cutting channels to give the "Do unto others as you would wish dgment."
A great deal of stress, says Mr. BARKER--At Victoria, B.C., on
question. The choice les between
Moller has been laid on the poist 26th August, in Mr. and Mrs.
making more room for motor-traffic
A Hongkong telegram to the water an outlet. The garage of the others to do unto you." Sydney Burker, a son.
Imperial Interests. (By cable).
the House of Representatives, and in the streets or having to wade in Eastern Times states that the Dragon Motor Car Co. was flooded
Observatory there has issued a during the night as were many other Mr. Moller cites the Order-in- SCHLOBOHM-On August 19, another Bishop Brent, late Bishop the pavement or cross & street.
several inches of water to get on to warning that a typhoon, more buildings in the neighbourhood. Council of the 16th Oct., 1896tioned by the Commodore." I must 1923, at Shanghai, to Mr. are in the Phillipine Islands and not
terrific than that of last week-end. Owing to the silt and water on the The Governor may require any again state that I have no know Mrs. F. W. Sehlobohm, `a
may be expected at any time. So tram lines, the service round Happy persons to supply any ships to the ledge whatever of the requisition unknown in Hongkong. It is daughter.
now we know.
Valley was suspended. Owing to Government, if such property be of my vessels by the Commodore STERPINO August 22, 1928, resorded that the presence of the Illness.
the alterations under progress in the required in aid of or in connection in Hongkong, except in the stogle at Slaugh, to Mr. and Mrs. American Delegates attmeted con- Doubtless the need recently
Attention is called to the Bowrington Canal, there was not with the defence of the Colony." case of thenBritish steamer "Shin Edmond Sterpin, a son, André.
Hongkong, Canton and Macao sufficient outlet for the sudden rush The wording of this proclama- On" for which we were the agents. BOBERTSON On August 21, siderable attention and the meeting stressed for a hospital for local tuber.
Steamboat Co.'s change of adver- of water.
tion is very clear, says Mr. Moller, Regarding this vesse! I did get in calosis cases is not being lost sight tisement in this issue. Owing to In China Town most of the streets and apart from it there was never direct touch with the Commodore's
BIRTHS,
useful purpose, and was represented hy three Delegates, and being Mr. Stephen G. Porter, Chican of the Committee for Foreign Affairs in
sent channels being inadequate to
in
by the Hongkong Government. That the vessels were requisi-
1923, at Shanghai, to Mr. andį gained world-wide publicity thereby and we may soon expect to hear the s.s. "Suj Taî" being temporarily were flooded; in places the water in existence any Act of Parliament Department in Hongkong, because Mrs. T. Robertson, a daughter. Indeed the Advisory Committee the plans of the Connaittee appoint-out of commission there will only was over a foot in depth on account Ordinance, Order in Council, or this British steamier was veritably
MARRIAGE,
1923: at Shangluti, by the Rev. ¦ were :--- Father Mains, Mr. Peter Leong Hingle, of Hongkong. and Macao, to Miss Margaret Mary Ho, of Shanghai.
SILVER WEDDING,
CHADDERTON-PARKEY.--On August 22, 1898, at Ashton- under-Lyne, John W. Chudder- ton, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Chadderton, to Gertrude. oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Parkey, both of! Ashton-under-Lyne.
HOXOXONG, WEDNESDAY, JAUN, 19, 1821,
CHINA AND OPIUM,
(2) That in order to prevent the mind in a sound body, but we have of the Board members.
abuse of these products it is also to work for it. The work must include the use of the best advice
necessary to exercise the con- which is ut our disposal and obedi-
Advisory Committee
A slight increase in the num«
ANOTHER COLLAPSE.
TRAIN SERVICE,
of
the signature of the Hon. Sir
fully examined the proposals ofed to deal with the matter. The be one boat dally each way be of the drains becoming silted op. other lawful authority which per-requisitioned by the Admiralty Mr. Stephen Porter and reported care of public health is not a matter tween this port and Macao
mitted the Hongkong Govemment and, sent to Mesopotamia with JEONG-HO.--On August 18, thereon. These proposals, in ́brief, for a room or two in a public build-
Whilst the various departments to profiteer and take unto them- stores etc. from Japan, and was ing. It is for the individual. Xone of us has a right to houst himself a At the meeting of the Sanitary were dealing with the collapse at relves enormous profit at the ex- never at any time used as a pro (b) That it must be recognised god citizen unless he so orders his Board, yesterday afternoon, the Wong Nei Chong, a call was receiv-pense of the shipowners, by sub-fiteering venture on the China That the use of opiuni pro life as to maintain his own health Chairman, after asking the Secreed from another part of the Colony, letting such British requisitioned Coast The Manapouri," Castle vessels to ordinary Chinese Coast field," Patriot" and afterwards the "Wollowra" were commandeered ducts for other than medicinal at the highest possible standard and tary to read a letter from H.E. viz., Sam Shui Po.
the Governor authorising the ap- Four houses, Nos. 9, 11, 13 and charterers. to avoid injury to the health ofpointment of Mr. Creasy as Vice- 15, of Tai Nan Street were in-
The Governor never attempted to and or requisitioned in the above and scientific purposes is an
others. We bave, according to the President of the Board, extended volved, but no-one was injured as acquire any ships under this order. already stated manner, under an abuse and not legitiumte:
urient adago, to pray for a sound
under the Admiralty The total area covered by the houses acquired by
under instructions from the Claud Severn, the then Colonial is about 120 by 60 feet and shoring Shipping Controller and they were Secretary of the Colony of Hong is being put up to prevent further handed over to the Hongkong Gov-kong, and at no time was I brought John Gabriel Senegue, one of
collapse. trol of the production of ruwence to that advice. There are still the men from Mauritius who were
emment to manage. The Hong in touch with the Commodore or the Admiralty in connection with kong Government was no more opium so that there will be too many who make it a point of found not guilty by Mr. J. R. Wood
concerned with the authority under the requisition of these vessels.
answer to Mr. Fletcher, in honour to carry on till the-last some weeks ago on a charge of no surplus available for non-moment of endurance, though such stowing away from that port to
which the Shipping Controller and medicinal purposes,
foolish heroism condemns them-Hongkong by the s.s. "Haldis" Owing to the excessive rains the Adiniralty were acting than, for this said that the letters of re It is only necessary to say that the selves, ulit ny bo many others, was this morning committed to the causing foods, the whole train ser- example, the P. and O. Company quisition were sent out from the considered to a long period of uselessness. House of Detention by Mr. C. D. vice has been curtailed until further was concerned with the authority Commodore's office in the Com
In another place Mr. Moller The China Mail.these proposals synputbetically and The nituent which they disseminate Melbourne for being a vagrant. It notice. when
under which vessels handed over modore's name. was stated that defendant was on will leave Kowloon at 5.27 p.m.
to its management were requsition- appointed a drafting Committee to may be of no rent malignity of his last legs" and surrendered from to-night.
ed. Similarly a manufacturer says: Eventually under the in-. it may be such a disease as tuber-
structions of and with the consent to the police.
munitions who had establish a definite' text of four culosis. From that, as Mr. Justice
The Island Road between Shau- requsitioned factory put under and approval of the Hongkong resolutions embodying these pro- McCardie reminded us, recently,
kiwan Road and Repulse Bay Road his control by the British Control Commmitte, this vessel was fixed to old clients of ours for Government for the purpose of posals and also those of the British ene person in seven dies. The cause ber of idle seamen and "beach. / is blocked owing to slandslide.
of this mortality-we do not say the,
The Coastal Road between Chin manufacturing munitions would the Amoy Rangoon Coolle trade. representative, Sir Jolai Jordun. only cause, for bad conditions of life combers" about Yokohama is re- Wan and Castle Peak is also hardly concern himself with the at $110,000 for six months time... In the ensuing discussion China play their part, but the efficient ported by the Yokohama YMCA blocked.
Seamen's Club. The cause for
authority under which the British charter, and it is from this date The International Anti-Opium came in for some criticism which cause in the case of consumption in
These road are closed to motor Government handed such factory onwards that we claim the vessel this influx of undesirable characters | traffic. Association of Peking is doing con-again throws into strang light the the adult, which accounts for 80 per is stated to be that Yokohama from
over to him. It was for him to obey started out on her illegal profiteer cent. of the deaths from tuber-a climatic standpoint is more de-
orders, especially in war time, and ing career, which I will always siderable servico in publishing condition of chron which prevails. culosis is infection through direct sirable than ports south of Japan,
it was also for the Hongkong maintain was irregular and un- broadcast its pamphlet "China and The chief of these criticisms were or indirect contact with human The increase of these men during According to the Observatory' re- Government to obey orders. The supported by the requisite author the League of Nations Opium that the cultivation of the poppy hud beings already suffering from the this time of the year is reported to port 7.97 inches of rain fell during Hongkong Government has never ity, but which was most satisfactory Advisory Committee" being "Re-spread-through certain parts of China disease. There can be little doubt be observed annually and that the the 24 hours ending at 10 n.a. claimed or suggested that the ships to the coffers of the Hongkong post and Notes on the recent Session and particularly in those provinces at the mortality and the suffering present trend is seasonal and will today. That brings our total rain- were acquired in aid of or in con- Government, there being just about. The instructions were, as set June, 1929, Geneva." It is maní. which are not under the control of fro this discuse, which ranks with end with the coming of cooler fall for the year to 73.33 inches nection with the defence of the $600,000 clean for their account.
cancer as the two great destructive weather.
which is well above the average of Colony. It has always maintained festly impossible in the course of the Central Government at Peking." "forces in England to-day, would be
65.19 inches for the same period. that they were acquired in Imperial forth in a letter from the Colonial
Secretary dated March 13, 1918;. The forecast prediets cloudy won. Interests.
that the owners were to run their one leading article to convey with In the province of Yunnan "opimo uch reduced if we ind a bighor When turning into the inner thera with more rain but promizer
Straite Action.
vessels with much zeal and any sense of desired completeness is produced everywhere, under the standard of individual conduct in harbour at Macao, on Sunday even: an improvement later.
matters of health. What is true of Ing, the stern of the s.s. "Sul Tai" |
Mr. Moller mentions the proceed- care as if their own interests were The Report of the Advisory Coin-protection of the militarists," whilst consumption is, of course true of came into contact with a junk
ings taken against the Straits still involved. The owners were Government în 1919 'exactly most anxious to take the charter at mittee appointed by the Lengve of it is rumoured there is an opium other and less dangers distases. which had been sunk, fully laden Nations, the decisions arrived ut monopoly in China. Replying to Nor is duty in matters of health to with stone, during the recent ty Succeeding in making an similar to our own." The Bastern $110,000, because it gave them a big and the opinions expressed therein. these and other criticisms. the be limited to avoidance of infection. phoon. One of the propeller blades entrance to No. 4. Yee Woo Street, Shipping Company Ltd., brought commission, Similarly P. and O. Amerien though not officially
Some inventors of Utopias have snapped off, whilst the other had by getting through the kitchen these proceedings against the and other vessels on the Home and Chinese Delegate to the Committee proposed to punish all illness-an-a-fra-tip smashed The vessel has window, three robbers stayed on Straits. Allorney General as the Indian ams and deewhere made member of the League is yet verred that whilst there is nèrime. We should need to acquire returned to Hongkong and is now the premises for fully two hours representative of the Crown, claim-enomous pronts which went to
the Home Government. The very · officially of the opinion that in Chinese law prohibiting the produca superhumain control over Nature lying at her wharf until such time before leaving. They had two ing
(a) a declaration that the pinta-large profits made by the Indo- certain directiqus principally in tion of opium, it is admitted that in before that inlinger law could be as she can go into dock for repairs, revolvers and a dagger between
tifs are entitled to compensation China and China Navigation Com- that of the question of the Traffic!
But the thought behind it, Owing to the heavy repair work in them and managed to bind and gor
for the unauthorized expropriil | panies also went to the Home certain provinces under the control st
ihat que duty to our fellows includes the local docks as a result of the the inmates who were all women.
tion by the Crown of nine steam-Government. in Opina and Other Dangerous of the militarists, opium is pro- the careful fostering of health and typhoon, this will not be possibile Bouty to the value of $83.50 was
taken.
ships belonging to the plaintiffs.
(Continued on Paga 4.1 Drugs, the Láguo is fulfilling "duced, for which the Chinese strength, is sound and fruitful.*;' until to-morrow.
NEARLY EIGHT INCHES.