FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1928.
CANTON'S RIVERS.
AN EXPERT'S REVIEW OF THE 'FLOODS.
NOT SO BAD THIS YEAR.
Mr. G. W. Olivecrona, Engineer- In-Chief of the Board of Conser vancy Works of Kwangtung, issues the following statement regarding the present condition of the rivers in the province:
The last raining period caused a rise in the rivers but, fortunately, not to such a height as to make havoc amongst the dykes. No in- undation has taken place within the dyke-protected districts but, naturally, in places where no dyke incon- protection exists, some ventence has been felt by the rising water...
The West River began to rise on felt two days later at Shiuhing. On May 7 at Wuchow, the rise being
6. Wuchow recorded its June highest water-level of 51.2 ft., which fs still 8.7 ft below the average of summer floods.
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At Shiuhing, the highest water was recorded one day Inter, June 7, being 2.7 ft. below the or- dinary summer floods.
BENEFIT OF CONTROL. The newly completed control sluice and dykes in front of the Sunglong Valley, constructed by the Board of Conservancy Worke, prevented inundation of 90,000 more of land which, up till now, have been subject to yearly inundations, Sunglung Valley be
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LATE J. P. STEVENS. TAIKOO FATALTY.
WROTE LETTER TO A COMRADE.
THE VERDICT.
JURY'S VERDICT AND RECOMMENDATION.
RECENT TESTS.
THE CHINA MAIL,
Yesterday afternoon, the inquiry was concluded into the circum- stances attending the death of a Talkoo Dockyard fitter who was killed on the afternoon of June 7. as the result of an explosion on beard the oil-tanker "Wabasha," in dock at the time of the accident.
The jury returned a verdict of "death by misadventure," and add- the following recommenda-
In a letter written to a comrade on the morning of the tragedy, J. P. Stevans, late warder of the Laichl kok Frison, who committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a service revolver in the woods beyond the Club de Recreio's football ground at King's Park on June 7, wrote the following aen tences, which pointed to his having mot his death by his own handed
"As a man I have been a failure tions:- .... I am quite rational..... The Coroner can think what he Hikes,"
Yesterday Mr. W. Schofield, in his capacity as Coroner, and a jury (foreman), J. H. Gomes and M. A composed of Messrs. H. Tillman de Silva, held an inquiry at the Kowloon Magistracy, into the circumstances attending the death of Stevens.
COURT REGISTRAR.
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A TENNIS CHAMPION,
| Mrs. Nisbet will accompany
THET
PSYCHIC HEALER " CURES GASTRITIS.
"I must congratulate myself for having called on the "PSYCHIC "HEALER" at his Immediate Bar
rival at Hong Kong, In ragard to her husband Home to-morrow,
my wife's Illness, from which she A well-known and very popular was suffering for the last 9 years figure, Mr. Nisbet will be remem- and which the doctors diagonised bered for his enthusiasm in lawn as Gastritis. My efforts were all In vain, though I left no doctor tennis. He won the local single untried and I thought her and was championship from 1912 to 1914 approaching nearer. -three times in succession...
The "PSYCHIC HEALER" gave He first captured the title when me some "TAVISES or Talismans, which she used according to his Capt. Day,
directions. They brought pheno he defeated K.O.Y.LL, in the final, in 1912 being his first season in Hengenal result and cured her in a Kong. He returned the title for very short time. (1) that the Government should two years, defeating Mr. S. E. deem it my duty to proclaim make compulsory the issuÐ of a Green in an exciting final in 1914. that here is the "PSYCHIC HEAL ER" who practically resurrected gas-free certificate by the Govern- Although he has not played seri- ment Analyst before such work ously within recent years, he has my wife from her untimely grave."
(2) that the Dockyard should be various tennis, bodies, his inter- required by Government Regula est in their welfare being un- should be undertaken; and tion to supply their employees with bounding. He is one of the best electric or safety lamps when umpires in the Colony, engaged in such hazardous work.
Tests.
been actively associated with
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Mr. Nisbet was born on June 2, 1873 and, at 9 years of age, show! anded enthusiasm for tennis. He was
educated at Winchester College a and took up first class tennis be- tween 1896 to 1900,
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Evidence given by Mr. E. R. who said that although it was quite clear that Stevens had taken his Dovey, Government Analyst, own life, it was for the jury to say his Assistant, Mr. V. C. Branson, whether a verdict of suicide, or was to the effect that on the morn-
Consult the world-renowned "suicide during temporary insan- ing of June 7 they carried out a
At that time he played for Spiritualist, Psychist and Occultist Ity" should be returned, the jury, test for signs of petroleum. vapour without retiring, gave a verdict of in the empty oil tanka and in the Blackheath Club, and also repre- efther personally or by correspon-
but discovered none. sented Surrey in inter-county dence. "Suicide," and did not make any re-coffer dam, ference to the deceased's state of Following the explosion at 1.40 championships for several years. mind at the time.
p.m., another test was carried out He also figured at Wimbledon, The evidence of Dr. I. Newton, but again no signs of inflammable where he succeeded in reaching 1. Only to our patients and that
the doubles final, in which free of charge. medical officer in charge of the vapour were found.
On June 9, another workman matches he showed his best form. Visiting hours from 10 a.m. to Kowloon Hospital was that de
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ing now safeguarded against foods ceased was admitted at 8.45 p.m.. was gassed in the coffer, dam, and He reached the semi-finals in the 1 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m.
will, in the future, produce two rice instead of one in every crops second year, which was the case be- fore the sluice was built.
flood level in the inland channel
was
on June 7. He was unconscious and suffering from a bullet wound in the head. His condition such that any surgical interference impossible. Stevens died without regaining consciousness at
10.45 p.m.
was
ul infection.
a third test was carried out, this singles..
mable gas.
time for carbon monoxide and With a team including of carbon dioxide as well as inflam-Messrs. Eaves and Mahony, Mr. No excessive accumula-Nisbet visited America in 1997. tion of carbonic Acid gasca was Although not a representative found, and it became apparent that team, they took part in several j asphyxiation was due to some form championship games with mixed
of inflammable gas..
Speaking about this third test, Mr. Branson said that he overheard a conversation between the Captain and the Chief Engineer of the
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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”
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Quean's Theatre; "Suurlae."
"The To-day-Star Theatre; Great Gatsby."
To-day-World Theatre; "Blonde or Brunette."
The North River reached its maximuni at Shiukwan on June 4, and at Tsingyuen on the same day.
Slevcas Bad Health. The highest flood level was, at
The doctor also revealed that the Shinkwan 9.2 ft., at Tsingyuen 4.5 apex of the right lung showed evi-
CAREER ELSEWHERE. ft, below respective high waters dence of healed tuberculosis while
Before coming to the Colony usual for the season.
The Lupao control sluice kept the the spleen showed signs of malari-"Wabasha" to the effect that there Mr. Nisbet spent some time in To-day
The deceased had was a leak in the main oil pipe fine South Africa where, during the 3.5 ft. below the water level in the had several operations for ab- between the tanks and the pump, war there, he served in the Kent He and which ran through the coffer and Middlesex Yeomanry for a вcesses in the anal regions. In consequence, the plains situat-complained of abdominal paine dam. Witness made a search and year, securing the Queen's medal found the leak referred to. Al- and two clasps. Then he joined On September 1 last year wit-though the pipe line was empty. Mr. the Civil Service, but was one of news wrote to the Medical Officer Branson's opinion was that pockets. the many who left in 1907. Obtain- of Health suggesting that a board of benzine might have formed in-taining a post in the Colonial be formed with a view to invalid-side the pipe and evaporated Office he was sent to Grenada, West Indies, and from the latter curring swamping of the lowering the deceased as he was losing through the leak. part of the city being due to the weight and no longer of use
Magistrate's Comment.. place to Hong Kong.
Mr. Nisbet was Assistant Re. tides. Not before this part of the
Mr. Dovey's evidence was
sident Magistrate of Transvaal city is raised above the tide level the service. It was decided that
he should be given another chance similar. and he was reminded by
main river.
ed between the North River, and Canton, city were kept free from inundation. Also, Canton city was saved from high waters, the OCA
and a vague form of enteritis,
to
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June 24-25-Star Theatre; "On Ze Boulevard."
June 24-25 World "Millionaires."
Theatre;
June 24-26 Queen's Theatre; "Good Morning Judge.".
June 20-27 World Theatre;.
June 26-27-Star Theatre; "A Woman's Woman."
and properly drained will those to see what could be done for him. Mr. Lindsell that apart from the from May 1909 until 1907, while "Exit Smiling." yearly occurring inundations baie showed signs of recovery when commercial character of the work on Oct. 16, 1907, he was appoint- witness saw him some time later which his Department was called
eliminated.
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No dyke breaches with ascom- panying inundation has been ported from the North River. In the mountainous ragions, heavy showers seem to have caused some slight accidents; but in the dyke protected regiona, the floods did no damage.
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SHEKLUNG CITY.
Compared with the other rivers, the East River has shown slightly higher food stages. In the moun- tainous districts some tributaries
rose above the normal high waters, but the main river never rose above
normal.
Asked if the deceased'? general state of health was such hat he was depressed, witness replied that his complaints had
a peculiarly depressing effect.
Mr. Franks informed the Court that during the twelve months be tween April 20, 1927 and April 20,
1928, the deceased had been Int hospital for 181 days.
then went
at the upon to perform, he was same time also a Government ser- vant and should have taken prompt steps on learning of the leakage in the oil-pipe to inform the pollca so that the necessary steps, might be taken to investigate the defect. As it was, the ship had now again gene
ed Police Magistrate of the South ern district and Registrer of the Supreme Court also.
COMPANY LAW.. Arriving in Hong Kong on August 15, 1911, in 1912 Mr. Nisbet also held the position of acting Official Receiver and Re- gistrar of Trade Marks. He went to sea with this defect unrepaired, to Shanghai in December 29, and it was to be feared that another 1915, in connection with the estab mishap might occur with one or lishment of a register of com- other member of the crew as a panies there and returned to Hong
Kong the following year.
victim.:
Warder Sutherland was the com- rade to whom Stevens wrote the let ter referred to at the inquest.
Mr. Nisbet has been associated The deceased said that Suther- Mr. Dovey was understood to say. tund would no doubt be surprised that he was never asked to report with the Hong Kong Club, Hong to hear from him but he had to tell on the matter, and that, on the Kong Jockey Club, and the Royal him where the body could be other hand, the Dockyard had com- Hong Kong Golf Club, Formerly municated the mishap to the police. he was associated with the Unit For a few days parts of Shek- found. The deceased
His Worship said he very strong-ed Services Club, and also the Jung, which is unprotected against on to say that he intended to com-ly advised that Mr. Dovey should Ladies' Recreation Club. - the anuual foods, were covered mit suicide and that his body make a report in such a case. Here Mrs. Nisbet shares much of her with water; but this happens al- would be found on the hillside near was a ship which had gone to sea husband's popularity in the fact still with that dangerous defect in that she has also made a name Referring to his absence from
for herself in the realm of local Their duty, the deceased said that he had
Mr. Cousins, Assistant Manager tennis and social circles. spent the night of June 5 on the of the Taikoo Dockyard, said that many friends wish them "bon the following day. The latter was even after the second "gas-free" voyage" and the best of luck in certificate had been given he re-
mast every year and can only be King's Pork. avoided by enclosing the market within embankments,
At Sheklung, the highest stage of
the water was reached on May 23 hillside at Laichikok as well
when 18.2 ft. above lewest low water was régistered. This stage ls, however, 24 ft. below the aver- age height of the summer floods.
FARMERS DON'T CARE.
In the East River district still much land is continually without propter flood protection.
Tungon Valley, for instance, is yearly flooded, causing immense
IN
her.
written on note paper of the Kumfused to allow his workmen to Tol Hotel where the deceased sald "carry on," and work in that that he intendd to have his break-particular compartment was never fast, this being on the day of the reauined. tragedy,
The deceased asked that his body be burled on the hillside at Lafchikok and that only Warder INDIA'S ONLY HOPE. Sutherland and Jimmy Mason To Jimmy should be present. Mason, the deceased, in his final letter, bequeathed all his belong- The Conservancy Board has on several occasions tried to persuade ings including his property in a the farmers to make a joint effort at in Nathan-road, where he had
been learning Chinese.
losses to the farmers.
tion.
IDA BOY-ED.
GERMAN NOVELIST WHO HATED ENGLAND.
MAHARAJAH AND BRITISH RULE.
added:
the Home Country,
"SUNRISE."
MORE SPLENDID
TRIBUTES.
June 27-80-Queen's Theatre; Twelve Miles Out."
June 28-30 World Theatre; "The Beloved Rogue."
June 28-30-Star Theatre; "The Canadian.".
'Lammerta' Auctions, June 26-At 7, Knutsford-ter- race, Kimberley-rd., Kowloon house- hold furniture, 11 a.m.
June 27-At 2, Torres-bldg., Kimberley-ra, Kowloon, household furniture 11, a.m.
3 p.m.
Land. Sale. June. 25-At P.W.D: Office; one
Meetings. lot of Crown land at Ma Tau Kok,
June 25-The Annual General Meeting of the H.K. Polo Club at the Club Pavillon (weather permit ting) at 5.30 p.m..
June 27--General Mesting of Hong Kong Philharmonic Society at Messrs. Jardine,'s Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
June 28-Annual general meet- ing of the Hong Kong Horticultural Society, in Messrs. Jardine's board room, 5.80 p.m.
June 28--Confirmatory meeting of Wm. Powell, Ltd., 12.15 p.m.
Miscellaneous.
*To-day Presentation at Supreme Court, to Mr. H. A. Nisbet.
June 26-Marine Court of In-
tri-quiry at Harbour Office.
Among the many splendid butes paid to "Sunrise," the great film showing at the Queen's Thea- tro again to-day and to-morrow Is the following by the Fox Critle of the London Sunday. Pic-
emotions
COOLIE DROWNED,
Whilst a coolle was washing his coat at the bank of the river near Sir Robert Ho Tung's gardens at
tannel which open at that spot In the river, and carried water underneath the road to some rice fields a little distance away.
The Maharajah of Burdwan, apeaking at Caxton Hall, Westmin torial" in raising the money necessary for
ster, said: "It is no good shutting
From the palat of view of prov- the repair..but without success. The farmers have preferred to
our eyes to the fact that there is in ing that cinematography is an Sheungshui, yesterday afternoon, India a volume of opinion growing artistic form of expression worthy the coat slipped out of his hand and spend their fortune on clan fights
every day which desires to get rid of the bost creative Sralus in the was carried away. The coolfe im- and other non-productive under. takings, for carrying on of which
of British rule at all costs." He
world. "Sunrise" is an achievement mediately jumped into the river and without any parallel in film history. did not, re-appear, they have invested their savings in
If India is tired of the white rule it proves, that the screen possersto The police theory was that the exensive foreign arms and ammuni- Berlin-Frau Ida Boy-Ed, the tions. The Conservancy Board is well-known German novellet, has and if the British are tired of language capable of expressing man was drowned as the result of quite willing to subscribe funds for died at Lubeck from heart failure ruling India then India must be with vigour and beauty all human being sucked into an underground the repair and to undertake the following a lengthy illness. In the prepared to be ruled by the yellow work, but has, so far, met with course of forty years she had writ- races, or by those brown A young Farmer, happilymar amalt response from the popula- ten fifty romances, one of the most whose religion is other than
popular being "Das Eine," a story Hinduism, or by Soviet Russia, red, becomes infatuated with of love and patriotisnu and
I may be called. unpatriotic or woman from a neighbouring town The 50 long dyke constructed
During the war she turned from even a traitor by those who in their and resolves to murder his wife. by the Board on the right shore of Love to Hate. Her loathing of idealiam want an independent India Apart from the happy ending, that the East River, from Kongha to things English became a passion, which, geographically and racial is all the story there is in Sun- ing that her husband had intended an elaboration to murder her.That is unforget- Sheungnam, fe intact and has saved. Here is an excerpt from an article ly, cannot, I fear, so easily cry rise the reat etion of photo-abl an extensive area between the river entitled "Hate" which she wrote installse, but I take the British con of setting, a per
Comparable with these scenes and the Le Fau, mountains from October 1914:
nection, as the only solution of graphy, and a rhythm which makes Inundation. APA
Since August 4 I know what Indian problems.
"Suurise" "appear like pestry in the sinister focldent of the
w band taking the dog, back to lan As a conclusion, it may be said. hatred is. Hatred, came to us, The Mahirajah said the Simen pictur
The best element in Suprise" is the und philosophy of the that the floods in the Kwangtung creative hatred, buoyant hatred, Commission must put the question
scene and rivers have, so far, mot caused any which is at once a weapon of the official position and personal not in its spectacular elaborations, wed The rust
These damage. All three rivers are now and an aspiration. --
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cate:
matic receding but since the moon is now guish between enemy and enemy provincial Governors beyond the best scenes In the pict
snet Gaynor at "full and change the tidal rise Should we not all do that? Every, vote of the legislative bodies if they showing and fall will be prominent for some voice I have heard vibrates with were to continue their prestige as the wife in a storm of
nting the Crown In Indiak following the dumb terror of realising bea hatred when England is mentioned
fact that beneath t
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