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SATURDAY MAY 10, 1924
WATER.
THE COLONY'S SUPPLY.
TWICE AS MUCH IN STORE THIS YEAR.
INCREASED CONSUMPTION.
Bo much has been baiti-an-i-written about the Colony's quater simply, His probabilities ni restritum that to publish the Laris ap revealed in the water retum fux. Akrit 15 cph
ening
"Altogether in Hagring a life voirs in the city and hill destr works, on May 1, less was met wares eh water in storage than in the same perical let yourdom purative figures shoe 1.16 million gallons for 19:23 arul 1,011,38 migton this your
THE WEATHER CHART.
SNIPPETS FROM THE "GAZETTE."
Accordingly to extructs of moteru. |logical observations » much at the | Royal Observatory during April the highest temperature last month was
· recorded on the Buch, when it was 8.1. The codest day wins the ith, when the highest point, touched was 61.3.
The 17th of April was the most humid, day when 95 degres were registered. On the same day there was 0.0610 inelas im and the wind blow of 21.6 miles an hour."
The finest day of April was the 21st-ace day when there was only 5 per cent, of chanliness and the sun shine for over elven lugurs. The temperature on the day was 98,
The mean maximuto temperature for April was 74.4-quite sursery
" HOME MAILS
The consumption during April was a total of 96238 million gulhas which on an estimated pepulition of¦. 180,100) i grelesed til at -23.00) alkos ahead a dio, Last year's figure ft April, show a conSundra of 171.59 multis galions and 13.7
At the time of going to Press gallons per brad. During April | 1923, there was an intermiten appo Wireless communications had! galy in aflralmain distin wife been established -
LEFT TO PERISH-
JUNK RUN DOWN BY STEAMER.
CAPSUIMUN ACCIDENT,
In the small hours of yesterday morning a steamer whose identity has not been established collided. with a trading junk, at Capsulmon Pass. The latter was cut in two but no lives were lost.
The wader was on its way from Mui Wo to Hongkong with a cargo of sand and a crew of three. In his report the junk master says that the steamer did not stop after the collision even though the
jonk's crew had heen thrown into the water: Hanging on for about balf an hour the junkmen · were timately rescued by another junk which happened to pass,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The name of the Canton with the Steam Laundry has been struck in April this year there was a cons!"Benang Maru" due in to-day off the Register.
lant supply in all districts,
with home letters (London, April]
:
been interrupted:
The comparisons give further in-10). She had not been sighter!! Telegraphic teresting demais, Last Sur, the from Gap Rock and it is doubtful with Glp. Rock Lighthouse has communication water level at Tyrantok Was 72. whether she will arrive today, Dine, belea overflow, On Mayd, 1921 The "Tambo Maru" with the it was 32, cdling, "bedkassoverflow | Continental, mali and newspapers while the storage -buss) 226.25 mil from London. April 10, is due in tion lens 753.16 million early to-morrow morning. gallons last year, and this year roy
pectively.
As regards Kowloon, (il) May
olingo ang no 11.96 million gallons in the gravitation. Roseyvoït and during Aprit Tire Was a 1998- sumption on 15.38 "milken gulhas. arhich on an "estimated popolaren pi 141,100-mean- 14.6 gallons a headi per day. Best yone's April vens Sution WAN 38. 18 million gallons or 1.1 gallons per head per day.
There were 118, villion gallons in storage on May 1,1923, but from April then was restriction in all district while this year the been foll supply throughout de
whole meath.
According to the
overnment Analyst, the qualify of the water is satisfactory.
The to mind) to April 30 last year was 9.55 ins., this year 11.09.
WIRELESS LICENCES.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES..
ND APPARATES OF SEF WITROCJ
PERMIT,
ཝཱ་
· WORLD COURT.
SENATOR LODGE IGNORES
PRESIDENT!
WASHINGTON, May 9, President Coolidge has made it i known that he has not been) directly consuited abelt. the provisions of Senator Lodge's world court proposat presented to the Senate and mentioned yester- day. The President sill regards the Perinatient Court of International Justice as the best agency for the settlement", of international dis- putes and abides by the position taken up in his message congress last December-Renters American Service
· to
FATAL FRACAS:
LONDON, May 9, The Colonial Office repons that a hundred townspeople and six members of a levy, ferce were killed at Kirkuk in Mesopotamija on May 4 as the result of a. con- -dict.
The outbeak was due to a num- !ber of the men in levy force seizing As Wirekss telegraph: and tele-arms and breaking loose, despite phone opastus is ting adverted their officers' efforts, "-learning for sale in the Colony states the that three shopkeepers had assault Government dispetty, Affection, led three of their comardes during drawn to the provisions of section 4 jan altercation.
(5 of the Wireless Telegraphy i Order has been restored. Ordinance, 192, which reads as Reuter. follow, 1-
No poseitball testofiisi one wine!
lesź adegraph station or install
or work any apparatus for wine!
OLYMPIC TENNIS.
A list of authorised stands for chair, rieshas, motor cars and. taxicabs is published in the Gazette,
Rarel Buliding Lat No. 247 at Mount Cameron will be auctioned at the P.W.D. offices on Monday. May 26 at 3.m. The upset price for the 23.900 square feet is $3.368.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHEUNG CHAU-A HOLIDAY RESORT.
"DUMB-BELL ÍSLAND'S” FIFTEEN, BATHING BEACHES.
Future Local Week-end Tripper's Resort.
Cheung Chau, the little "dumb-bell Island" slightly over an hour's journey by ferry launch from Hongkong is little known except by name to the mass of Hongkong's residents, and few realize that in the near future it may become one of the most popular summer resorts and a favourite attraction for week-end trippers, a ̈As an industrial centre, Cheung Chau may forever continue in its modest way, never developing into anything of importance, yet as a quiet and peaceful haven of rest, a convenient resort for holiday makers, its attraction may possibly vie and outshine other more pretentious and less approachable places.
The history of Cheung Chay nsterritory. Accordingly, the first and given to n'Ciliza" "Mail representative ploncer missionaries in Cheung
by one of its best known residents, Chan sepled 'there in '007. Nearly reveals a series of interesting facts all the houses they built were doj which few are aware of. Cheung stroyed in the disastrous typhoon of Plan was originally Chinese terri- 1908, but they persevered and the y and before the lease of the New missionuries together with others have Territories in January 1808 there gradually been building new houses was a Chiness Customs station there.unil to-day there are 31 houses on The island, has always proved an at the sad which prove a great ab-
is so near the open sea and possesses tractive rost for fishing junks as it traction during the summer months. a sheltered harbour and abundant water which is probably artesian from Lantai Island.
A RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, Residents and visitors have joined in forming a little, municipal council of their own, which is known as THE NATIVE INDUSTRIES,
the Cheung Chau" Residents' Asso- cimien This spention helps The Chinese
population of them to maintain mat-beds for Cheung-Chan which is known as the bathing and social purposes, arranges
urah-lll Island" owing to its pe for their water supply and scaveng culiar dumb-bell glupe, is divided ing and assists in making years. chiefly into three sections, the The association has recently collect. Punti (Cantonese) the Hakkas anded sufficient money to build an as the Hoklo (Swatow). For the sembly hall for religious, and social nauves' religions lengings there are amenities which is expected to two large temples and the industries' completed in the next few weeks,
The chic charm of theung Chau. are almost innumerable including
Works, tenneries, junk slip is its facilities for bathing. Altoge ways and samshui distilleries.
ther there are about fifteen beaches, become a popular summer resort for spots for bathing. I used to be To recent years, Cheung Chan har fully half of which provide excellent missionaries and others Porres silt of Cheung Cinu that there * bonding in Sath China tho Koling, were no trees and novshade to be Kalian and the other resorts in Cen found there, bur during the last five The appointment of Mr. Gtral and Northern Chine, which are years the fovemment Botanical De Stkev Kennedy Skipton as chiefly identified as the summer re- |partment has been' planting thoi Assistant Head of the Sanitary fuges of missionaries. In the early sands of trees, so that it is no Department and Secretary to the days, missionaries were in the habit longer possible to level this reproach Sanitary Board is notified in the of spending their summer vacation in at the venenassive little resort. Government Gazette.
Hongkong or Macao, but economic Hitherto it has, not been possible pressure, high rents and other difi-, to pilis, Chenng Chau as a tripper's culties have caused them to see new resort as the time tables of the ferry. fields. Saime attempt was made to make it virtantly impossible for the tablish summer resort in the visitor to get there and return the ear Fah Hills, but owing to the same day. What the result of the indeques of relice, protection they res service and the improved time have summed their eyes to British table will be, remains to be seen,
The American ss. "President Francisco Pierre " from San Calif. reports that Mr. Chan Ah- fat. aged 46 died on April 17 from heart disease and that his em balmed body is on board.
Bushing at Stonecutter's T- land starts next Thursday when the heach will the onened. The usual fee inf 10 cents will he charged. It is notified in the Gosette that this season, the pra turn ferry fare will be 30 cents from Pattinger Street and 20 cents from Kowloon.
ti
For stealing a box containing $10 and clothing valued at $18 from their employer, two Chinese were sentenced to hard labour for one month and three months, respectively, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Yaurati court yesterday. A third defendant, who is twelve years old, was given Twelve strokes of the birch Complaisant was master of a Portland Street shop.
- NEW YORK, May 9. less nelegraphe in any place in | The following Olympicllawnten- the Colony or pre board, anynis players have been selected Krish ship agistered in the R, N. Williams, Vincent Richards, Colony except under and in aes Francis Hunter; und cortante With Beenen granted Washburn Reuter's American SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
in the half by the Governor, i Servier.
For the present 'na plejection will
Watson
govern-
tale-ti to the setting up by private: The Hague, May --It is individuals of wireless telegraph learned that the Dutch berving sets, provided that dog prement's desire to come to an early cantions are taken to prevent the arrangement with the Soviet in the entission "İran the riviving up Dutch lodies, is greatly tempered parts of self generate escillations. by the fear of soviet propaganda and on the understanding that the in the Dutch Indies, There is permission grunted may be with-reason to believe that negotia Brawn at any time without notice of tions will eventually be resumed. spayment of compensation.
The provisions of this Ordinance will, however, be strictly enforend } so far as transmitting appspotas, is į concerned.
Reuter,
The name of Mr. Shin Lak shank has been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners.,
Dr. and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore Mr and Mrs. D. H. Hazell, and returned to the Colony by the
President Pierce."
SPECTACLES.
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DISTINCTION IN DRESS WITH ECONOMY ÁT
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EMBROIDERED NIGHT DRISSES
IN WHITE BATISTE
$4.75 EACH,
WASHING PROCKS FROM $16.00
BATS
FROM
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WHITE BROES FROM $7.50
KAYSER UNDERVESTS FROM $1.00 EACH.
LANE, CRAWFORD LTD.
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WE ADMIT IT; BUT IF YOU WANT ANY GOOD ARTICLE YOU CERTAINLY MUST PAY A GOOD PRICE. SATISFACTION FOLLOWS,
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GO. TO
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LAVENDER SOAP
Yardley's Old English Lavender Soap. $2.00 per box.
Potter & Moore's Mitchen Lavender, Soap. $1.75 per box.
THE CHINA DISPENSARY.
3, Queen's Road Central.
Sole, Agents :-
Suzuki & Co., Ltd.
SAKURA BEER
China Buildings....... (Old Post Office, Site) Tel. Central 464 & 468.
SURREY'S BOXERS.
FÍNÁL BOUTS AT CITY HÁLL TONIGHT.
The dividing boats in the Futer Company Boxing Championship of The Past Muresy Houtment will" he.. fought to-night at 9, c'rlock in the City Hall, During the preliminary events on Wednesday and Thursday. there was much keenness and lis might's final and semiclinals promise mere good sport.
"The programme will be,us fil- love:-
Light-heavies Aereavy Rr. e. Barthrop (8.); Pie. Squire ( 1.-e, Collyer t -Middleweights Pe Maxwell B.) Humberstone (W): Pte. Baton (A) v. Pte. Shepperd 10.).
Welter-weights-Pie.
Pooley
William-
(A.) v. Pe. 3. Brant (D.); Pl. Mann (A.) p. Pte. Barber, Light weights-L-c. son 9. Resmi, Warebum; Hie. Sim- monds (B.) v. -u. Smith (C.).
Feather-weights :-Pre. 52 A. Smith (C.) 6. Rie, J. Grant (13); Cpl. Rades (K.) 6. 1,6. Halcombe.“
Bantum-weights :-Pie. Blake (A.). Pte. But D.); Pie, Jay
(W) 2. Côl. Major (W.),
·Flvisfights :-Pre. Brooke (D.).
. Pte. Brewster:(A.); Pic, Mabey
(01). Pie. Savoy (W.);
The winners of the houts will
meet in the finals.
Photo-by Mee Fing.
Block by Num Sun.
The crack Japanese team on their way to the Olympiad at Paris-this week called at Hongkong and through the enterprise of the V.R.C., a miniature sports meeting was arranged at Happy Valley. The picture shows the Japanese athletes on the right and the Colony's representatives on the left sat in front of the spectators. The Hongkong athletes won two out of the six events."
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· T&L C. No.-135