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ANOTHER DELUGE?
Dr. Koch's Suggestion In Council.
SEEING TO THE FUTURE.
Commission on Vulnerability of
"Local Places.
The following resolution wit: moved by the Hon. Dr. W. V. M. Koch at to-day's meeting of the Legislative Council:-
ESTABLISHED
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
PROPOSED
FERRY.
FREE TRANSPORT FOR PASSENGERS.
A READER'S VIEWS,
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COUNCIL QUERIES. HUNGHOM AFFRAY.
REPLIES TO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS.
ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
: To the Editor of the “China Mall”)
Interesting questions were asked SinApart from the question äe by the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard searching passengers on the pre- and the Hon. Dr. W. V. M. Koch posed new ferry questions in re-at today's meeting of the Legisla gard to which are being asked at tive Council.
to-dier's Couneli meeting), I do say The replies by the Government that the public is entitled to a free are also given below. ferry for passengers.
In nearly all places of the im-; That the Government be portance of langkong ant withitar plensed IC appoint 4 y stunted a regards access to the Commission to search for grainland the Government of the examine, and report on, the place cause a bridge to be erected vulnerable parts of the Colony for the use of which no charge is and Mainland contiguous Smade.
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houses and roads" which are The Jongkong Government tip Hable to storin water damage, Ranced by the tremendous, cost
make.
recommendations and difculties which would have and which might tend to prevent to be overcome} have decided the occurrence of such damage. against the erection of a bridge. Such Committee th consist of They are therothre morally bouad experts outside the Governo give alternative facilities for the harbour without ment service who would be ns-crossing
sociated with other experts in charge and personally I think that the Government service to be the sonner, the ferry for vehicles ominated by the Government, and passengers starts better.
Yours, etc..
EUROPEAN RESIDENT. Hongkong. Angust 25,
The 1906 Typhoon.
In Support of his proposal Dr.| Kech said:-
In bringing forward this rexo- lution for the acceptance of the "¡Council. "I wouki like to`say a few i words to recommend it to
you.
It will be in the minds of the julder residents that years ago, typhoons and rainstorms did not rrente so much damage on land as they have within recent years.
When the typhoon of '06
MOTOR MISHAPS.
FORD TRUCK IN A PADDY FIELD.
OCCUPANTS INJURED.
A Ford truck with eight Chin-
Car Collision.
By Mr. Bernard | Cross Harbour Ferry:
INDIAN CONSTABLE FATALLY WOUNDED,
ASSAILANT AT LARGE.
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* FLAWS IN LAW,
WEAKNESS IN BUILDING ORDINANCE?
SEQUEL TO TRAGEDY.
A Chinese desperado, evidently In the Legislative Couhell to-day, kept a watchful eye on an Indian the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Beraard ask- constable's movements at Hong-ed a question relating to "recom- hom last night, as he succeeded in mendations by a coroner's jury on gaining possession of the police- August 4, 1925." man's revolver and shooting hidi
The query and answer), is given with it.
lelsewhere in this issue. According to the official report.
Last August an inquiry was held into the circumstances attending Indian constable Fakir Mohamed
the death of a coolie who was (B202) was on patrol duty at Türdig a steam roller. through
1-What is the present position Kwa Wan Road, along with
and what are the Government another Indian constable (B459) the collapse of a retaining wall at intentions with regard to the and parted company at about the corner of Happy Valley during
the 1926 food. establishment of a Ferry Ser-p.m.
Me. S. BB. McElderry sat as Fakir Mohamed went in the Coroner, and the jury comprised vice across the Harbour cap- able of handling vehicular direction of the reclamation where Messrs. D. Templeton (foreman) traffle which was referred to in he left his "revolver on thee.. Joseph und D. O. Russell. Mr. Duneun's Report laid be ground
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д while. A 1
Important Verdiet. fore this Council in December. Chinese appeared sudderidly. 10247
picked up the revolver, and After a lengthy summing th by (A)—A sessional pa pe fired at the constable at five yards the corner, in which he explained
in course! of
pre range, the bullet entering the back to the jury their duty under the paration and will, it is and taking a downward course.law, the jury retired and brought hoped, soon be published giv-The assailan; made his escape. in the following verdict-
ing full particulars of the scheme.
Dredging Sundbank. Will the Government explain how it wis that two large vessels recently grounded in the Harbour off the Kowloon Railway Station?
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with medical evidence submitted.
The wounded constable was
"We And that deceased, Kwong taken to hospital and gave details Fat, met his death by misadventure! of the affray, but he was unable to from bodily injuries in accordance give a description of his assailant. view of the fact at the Core- At the time the above detailsner's summing up very ably covers were given it was stated that the the whole question which, we as constable's condition was very jurors have been called upon to de- serious, but it was gathered later cide, we wish-Lo state
THEFT CHARGE..
LOSSES OF THE NANYANG..
COMPANY.
ACCOUNTANT ADMITS.
that
We
would desire to add the following riders:
1. The Public Health and Build- Ings Ordinance in so far as R covers the development of sites and construction of retaining walls needs immediate amend- ment. Such amendmentas regards retaining walls must enforce the drawing upor a proper and complete set of specification of materials, to accompany ench submitted plan and further that not only should each rethining wall be judged individually upon its
• own merita, but that the nat Anthorisation for construction should rest solely in the hands i of the Director of Bublic
Will the Government take this morning, that he died follow- entirely agree with the same, but steps to dredge the sandbank, ating an operation. at an early date? (A)(a) The two vessels refer- red to, the .s. "Danmark" & the 8.8. "President McKinley", flying the Danish and United States flags respectively grounded off Kowloon Point owing to the fact that they attempted to pass over a por- of the harbour bed where, as was clearly shown in the chart, there was in- Liu Kai-ching, accountant at the sufficient depths of water. Nanvang Brothers Tobacco Com-
There was bases, 2c-pany, pleaded guilty before Mr.; tually my water than is R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magia. shown on the chart.
tracy this morning to the theft of (b) The harbour is not silt- 70 bules of glasine paper. ing up at the spot where the 2 Mr. D. L. Strellett. for the com- ships referred to grounded. plainants, applied for a formal re- This is shown by surveys mand of the defendant in police made in 1917 and 1924 and by custody pending investigationa observations taken after the Into the books which might possibly recent groundings.
lead to other charges.
The case was adjourned
ased such loss of life and de-jese passengers from Fanling ran struction to shipping. the Govern into a paddy field near the ninth ment and the people were stirred mile post and turned over on its. and public steps were taken to left side. try to avoid future dangers of a
tion In a report made by the driver similary kind. In consequence, at of the vehicle he stated that some considerable expense, the typhoondust entered his eye which made refuge on the other side was built him lose control of the wheel. and it Eas afforded excellent ac-) All the passengers were injured, commodation for craft during but none seriously. ".. these seveTE blows, so that we have not had any repetition on Another accident took place any large scale of the destruction| near Connaught Road West, at of 1906.
Whitty Street, at 1.30 this morn- Now, since the last five years,ing, but no one was injured. the island has been opened up by A taxicab ran into a motor car, a series of reads 'most excellently damaging the mudguards and devised. and well built, but I have footboard of the latter vehicle to noticed that every year. one the extent of $20. The taxicab it-i might say without exception, at self suffered damage estimated at the period of these heavy rain-1 $30.
storms there have been landslides
al along these roads and this
year in the New Territories, LOITERER'S FALL. causing them to be blocked, to traffic for an appreciable length
jof time.
"On Rotten Soil." Now, there seems to be ΠΟ doubt that there is something de- Hective in the cutting of the
དེ་
INJURED IN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
PLEADS GUILTY IN COURT:
Was
roads. These roads have for the Central Magistracy this morning. Before Major C. Willson at the most part been cut through soft Miss Kwok Yim-kau, a telephone disintegrated, and what I might operator, appeared na the complain ell, rotten soil and these cutant against a Chinese who tings have been left as they were feltering on her premises. made without any precautions
It was stated by a European having been taken to prevent police officer that the complainant what would strike anyone as the awoke at 3 o'clock in the morning probability of these slips. Not to find the defendant on the ver- only that, but op these main roads andah of the second floor of No. 7 the Government has taken advan Fat Hing Street. When his pre tage of the boom in land some sence wan detected, the' years ago to sell plots for build- attempted to escape by scrambling ing purposes which seem to me to down a drain pipe, but got hurt and The most insecure. Unless they had to be kept, in hospital until yes- fare built in a manner that would terday y'ch a spike wound.
obviate any possibility of a col Defendant, who pleaded guilty
man
lapse of retaining walls during and said he was forced to ster! these heavy rainstorms there owing to his small wage na will ever be present the danger of scavenging coolie, was sentenced such happenings as occurred ato two months' hard labour. · few months ago leading to the flooding of Happy Valley and as occurred again last month leading to a great deal of damage on Stubbs Road.
Then, also, there is no doubt that there should be some method!
For dealing with nullahs, especial:"
SOME RAIN.
PROSPECTS TILL NOON TO-MORROW.
y at their source, which would The Observatory reports as under obviate the terrible damage that this morning:
Pressure has decreased consider-!
occurs from time to time owing to
their being blocked by boulders ably at Vladivostock and increased
moderately at Shanghai
Proper Supervision.
It is proposed to undertake
a further survey this year) September 2.7 and the matter will be brought before the Finance! Committee this afternoon. Happy Valley Damage.
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unti!
SNATCHER CAUGHT?
DETECTIVE'S ARREST THIS MORNING.
under arrest
B. In view of the devastation at Happy Valley caused by the re- cent rainstorm will the Govern-. ment atate what steps are being taken to prevent a re-
If a Chinese now currence of this? I refer espe- cially to the apot on Stubbs turns out to be the man much want- Read where a shoot has justed by the police for his persistent been re-erected for dumping attempts to rob European ladies f earth. This spot formed the the neighbourhood 01 Bonham subject of an enquiry Road, a pest would be removed August 4 last year and Happy from the mid-levels. Valley has now been damaged deen this morning by a Chinese
The arrest was effected at Abe A-Certain additional lege open police detective from No. 2.Station.
twice from this quarter
A parade would be held probably nullahs are being constructed which, It is hoped, will prevent this afternoon when the man would
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A recurrence of the devastation he put up for identification. at Happy Valley. With regard
to the spot on Stubbs Road re- ferred to, the damage to Happy Valley from this quarter on the occasion in question was negli- gible.. The reconstruction of the shoot for dumping is neces- sary to expedite the completion
of the open dump which cannot
be left in its present unfinished
state, The deposit of silt that lowed over the. Happy Valley
able, except as regards the amendment of the Public Health and Buildings Ordin- ance, which is still under con- sideration.
[By Dr. Koch] Kowloon Hospital.
on this occasion was caused by-Will the Government state the
the bursting of a covered nul- lah running under a neighbour- ing dump from the same pro- perty. The damage to the nullah, was caused by boulders from the hill-side, and. it is hoped;
that the risk of similar damage
reason which led them to wo back on the promise or under- standing that Private Medical Practitionera would be allowed to attend their own cases in the Kowloon Hospital?
co-or-
Works. Those Who Were Censured. 2. There should be more
dination and co-operation.. be- tween the Building Authority, the Drainage Engineer and the Executive Engineer in charge
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and for the prevention of land slides during sach development, we are of the opinion the ques- tion of drainage is most vitali and in consequence each such development plan must be sub- mitted to the Drainage En- gineer for his approval before work is started and that res- ponsibility for such approved. drainage during development shall rest solely with the architect in charge.
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for the attitude adopted by: them in regard to their respoB-| sibilities.
6. That the P.W.D. overseer in charge deserves censure for failing to report to his senior offrer auch a glaring cube of inferior workmanship.
6. We consider that work on the rebuilding of the retaining wall should cease until the Hon. the D.P.W, is himself assured that proper drainage and other pre- cautions have been taken to pont a repetition of this disastrous occurrence.
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MACAO EN FETE.
Macao was en fete to-day, the breakwater and other structures
to Happy Valley will be obviat-A).-Government is not aware that in the new (outer) harbour being
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́ed in future when the addi- tional mullah construction al- It is and so overflowing and washing nearly stationary at the majority of
ready referred to has been com- jaway roads and bridges.
pleted? other reporting stations. A depres-j sion is approaching, Vladivostock Jury's Recommendations.. And a third matter that I from N.W. The Yangtze Valley de-4-What action has the Govern would draw attention to is the pression is moving: northward.
ment taken in regard to the damage that is done by boulders
Till hoon to-morrow the forecast: recommendations made by the alipping away from their beds and for Hongkong and coast is south
Jury at the enquiry of August smashing up houses and doing west winds, moderate; generally
4. 19287 damage to property. Some years cloudy, some rain
ago, a huge boulder slipped down
Morrison Hill and damaged three houses, Two years ago, another
Revenue Officer R.O. Powell flied huge boulder slipped down an application this morning before from the Admiralty grounds onr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon the Peak and smashed a house on Magistracy for the confiscation of Barker Road. Now we have the seven revolvera and five pistols, last example of this immense which were found at d Tong Street, boulder slipping down and smash-Yaumati, recently. On the day of ling up No. 3 pumping station. the raid, five Chinese were arrest- There seems to me no reasoned, but as the Police did not find why engineering skill should not sufficient evidence against them be brought to bear on this ques they were released, The confisca
(Continued on Page 6.) tion order was granted.
(A). The precautione taken by
Government include the recom mendations of the Jury as fo- gards reconstruction made on August 5, 1925. The other r commendations have been cor- plied with as far ae practic-. (Continued at Foot of Next Column.Y
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any such promise was made. all beflagged with the fleet of the The honourable member is re Netherlands Harbour Works Co.
All work on the new anchorage: ferred to the reply given to the late Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak on was stopped to-day, the holiday December 29, 1925, which will being observed-it is stated-19 be found on page 116 of the opening of the new harbour to Hansard for 1925.
shipping. Private Practitioners. 2-It was understood, when tlie
Victoria Hospital was built by It will be remembered that at 5 Public Subscriptions as o'clock in the morning of August Memorial of Queen Victoria'd 10, an Indian constable was assault- Jubilee, that Private Medici ed in Nathan Road by three Chin- Practitioners were to be allow-ese who tried to steal his revolver. ed to treat their own cases One of the assailants was arrested, there.
An- but, the other two escaped. Will the Gove-ment at other Chinese, who is supposed to the reason that led them to go have participated in the affray, was back oni promise? | arrested yesterday by the Kowloon (A) I have not been able to trace Police, and was charged this any such promise and I shall morning before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill be obliged if the honourable at the Kowloon Magistracy. The member will be so good as to all will be heard next Wednesday. furnish me with details which together with that of the first de
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