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difficulty of stopping gambling by the senior ship in the West River above mentioned
densely popu- legislation., Legislation has never gunboat flotilla. According to the flated parts of our city, severely cured a hurgan vice. So long as scale, the allowance for enter-endangering the public health. the public want to bet, legislation taining him was £4 a day. For The object of this letter is not or no legislation, they will do it.-men in his suite, the amount was to find fault with our Authorities, And there is some wisdom in the 21 shillings a day; the same as but to consciously co-operate with authorities masterly inactivity.for other publie officers. This them for the abolishment of un-
scale provides for bigger amounts desirable conditions.
The feeling is during a certain number of days, In this spirit of servico to the That Clock abroad that there and smaller amounts after that Community I beg to submit to should be a clock period. A male over 16 years of our Building Authorities the ur- roundabout the top of Pedder-age counts as an ordinary adult; gent demand of a group of well- street. While I do not share that a female over 16 is charged two- meaning citizens that henceforth feeling, not having felt the neces thirds; children (of either sex) no designs for houses, submitted sity for it. I am quite prepared to between 7 and 16 one-third; and to them for approval, be accepted. back up the efforts of those who children under 7 one-fourth.. and passed, unless each and every are clamouring, for a "buckshou timepiece.
fint is provided with a special toilet room, fully segregated off from the kitchen and the living
That is the whole trouble. People became used to seeing Lane, Crawford's clock In a striking sermon in' West-rooms by brick or cement walls. over the old jewellery store, and minster Abbey recently Dr. and ceiling, also having a window they became used to seeing the Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham, on the outside wall large enough. (one-over Sennett Freres. Both urged that the Church could do to fully light it, and having also have gone; but what some folks much to satisfy the needs of a vent pipe with outlet above the get used to in this little Colony our age by combining religious roof. These are surely most ele- they cannot, apparently, do with sincerity with modern scientific mentary demands, and their ac "either we céptance would cost the Govern Jout. Which, incidentally, is, why knowledge
ment no money at all. Such
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they stay here so long. However, must hold the universe to be a if a clock is really needed at this barren enigma, or that which is sanitary and cultural improve- existence apartment is to-day an absolute neces- particular point, and if the one spiritual has presented by the late Mr. Lepraik from the physical phenomena bysity and should be brought into at a cost of over $600 (I am not which we recognise its pre-operation forthwith by incorpora sure of the exact figure) cannot sence. "Daily News" (Lon-tion into our Building Ordinance. be reclaimed, I suggest that one don).
of, the newspapers in the Colony
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run a public subscription to de Unless cause
This simple provision in our laws
could be extended also to include
room with window and ventila-
is shown, the the demand for a separate bath fray the cost of erecting a giant name of the Kwong Shun S.S. Co. tion, as above. This new regula chronometer. I am not charging Ltd., will be removed from the tion when made law would to a anything for this suggestion. register of companies in three
H.E. the
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great extent ensure the health and well-being of our fellow citi- zens and increase their feeling of
One phase about! the Colonial Ser-Messrs. Gande, Price & Co., self-respect. Governor's vieg, as it applies Ltd. have issued a wall calendar
Salary
particularly
Another thing, which likewise to for next year. The art print in urgently needs to be regulated by. Hong Kong, that the centre is entitled "Sweets to law is the terrible smoke nuisance is not commonly known, is that the Sweet" and is very pleasing one of the worst evils of Hong relating to H.E. the Governor, Sir to the eye...
Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., who
Kong, another serious danger to will be. returning shortly from
the health of one and all. One long, leave at Home. In most re-
Mr. J. R.. G. Wyatt, Boarding hundreds of narrow
need only go through any of the ference books, the sulary set down Officer, Harbour Department, has streets and observe the clouds of Chinese against that of "Governor of registered an invention, "improve smoke emerging from the kitchen Hong Kong" is £6,000 per annum. ments in sextants and the like" hearth through the living rooms This is not strictly correct. The under the provisions of the Pa-into the street, to feel that a stop (amount includes £1,200 entertain- tents' Ordinance.
must be put to this. It appears tion of sewage, which doesn't ment allowance. Ordinarily,
all to be a matter of demanding, well on a trousers-when the Governor is on half-pay It is anounced in the "Gazette" again by Law, of an up-to-date ley or a .silk stocking, leave,. H.E. the Officer Adminis-that the Hong Kong Rope Manu-new type of stove, which would
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The main objection to this form of local activity is the smell. You know what Kipling said about amells? No. Well, he said that smells were mightier than sights and sounds to make your heartstrings crack,
The Civil Service
Information concerning the Civil Service in Hong Kong has been given it these columns on previous weeks. At the end of this series will be found a number of very interesting Now Kipling paragraphs. Further articles about Why Not? and I think I can the Colonial Service, as it applies to
vouch for this-sive Saturdays in this colunm.
Hong Kong, will appear on succes-
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was never in Hong Kong but he could not have put it better if;
facturing Co.'s privilege under convey the smoke through the the Rope Co.'s Tramway Ordin-smoke stack high up into the air, ance of 1901 is to be extended for and not let it wander all over the a year as from to-day.
premises with its soot and stink. Truly, the methods employed now
the
A new regulation in regard to are utterly out. Building Colonial Auxiliary Forces Authorities will be glad to meet long service medal is anounced, as the desire of its citizens for im
follows:-The medal shall worn after all British war medals the above into practical
be proved laws, no doubt, and take
in such order as may from time sideration at one of its next to time be assigned to It, suspend- meetings. ed from the left breast by a greenber of new houses will be built In the near future a large num-.
con-
It is now the duty of every citi-.. zen to co-operate with the Author-
It is notified that a competitivelities to the end that only up-to-
he had been. These drains, of tering the Government (in the riband of one inch and a quarter on the Praya East Reclamation. course, have to be cleaned and, I present instance, the Hon. Mr. in width. suppose,, cleared, but why on W. T. "Southorn, C..M.G., Colonial earth choose the middle of the Secretary) receives half the Gov- day to do it? The same applies ernor's pay and half his own pay examination for the Indian Civil date, modern and healthy houses to this garbage collection. These (£2,000 a year) during the period Service, open to all qualified per-will be erected there. Let us get operations, apart from the de-in which he is "acting." gree of the offensiveness of the Officer Administering the Gov-July and August, 1929,, and that Wanchai and reflect the pro- The sons, will be held in London in rid of the slum type of houses of act, are on a par with the workernment in the absence of the copies of the regulations, syllabus gresses and the needs of our more ings of the night-soil coolies. We Governor is entitled to draw in of examination, and forms of ap- enlightened and self-respecting have night-soil; why not night full the allowance provided for plication to be filled up by the age in the improvement of our garbage and night-drain clean-entertainment. ing?
candidates may be seen on appli- Building Laws. cation at the Colonial Secretariat.
A Governor is appointed dur- The report of ing His Majesty's pleasure but From Talpothe Ross Insti-his tenure, of office is generally Wire" is being screened for the The unusual picture "Barbed] tute for Tropical confined to a period of six years last time to-day at the Queen's diseases, récently held in The engagement is announced Council Chamber of the Rubber This has been the rule in Hong pictures also being finally screen- the from the date of his assumption. Theatre. Two other excellent] of James Mbadie, son of Captain Growers' Association, Eastcheup, Kong for some time; a notable ed are "The Prince
and Mrs. G. P. Moodic
This is
same
Yours etc., HERBERT E. LANEPART. Hong Kong, Dec 14, 1928.
"TOM JONES
Pilsen" at
W28 faultless-amateur
tish Borderers, and an efficient orchestra,
of New E.C., states, inter alia:-"Malaria exception being the late Sir Henry the World (5.15 and 9.20) and PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY'S York and Broughty Ferry, to Anne control by means of mosquito con- May whose term Toilan, second daughter of Mr. trol was not primarily a Medi- longer on account of the War. It et Jacques, the popular dancers of office was The Escape," at the Star. Nina and Mra. D. Tollan of Hong Kong cal question at all?
BIG SUCCESS The Taipo will be recalled that Sir Cecil will give a farewell performance].BRILLIANT FIRST NIGHT District Council fully agree and Clementi came here direct from to-night at the Queen's. have forwarded resolution to Ceylon. In the event of a Goy- Hong Kong. Saturday, Dec. 15, 1928. the Ross Institute that Cement of ernor being appointed from Home, the Green Island variety is! The he is allowed £800 from Imperial.
As a first night". perform- A qualifying examination for ance, the Hong Kong Philhar inmates of the Anopheles Matern- funds for passage out. Governors clerks in the local Government-rom Jones," in the Theatre appointments of probationer monic Society's presentation of A LOOK AROUND
ity Home disagree and have for- of Australian States, Fiji and the Service will be held in Queen's Royal last night, was a veritàble warded a resolution to that Straits Settlements and the Gov- effect to the Society for Preven-ernor-General of Canada get, the College hall on Monday, Jan. 14,tumph. Not that the perform [By The Mail' Men 1
tion of Cruelty to Anopheles.
at 9 a.m.
Intending candidates ance Those getting amount. It does seem hard
more are the Governors-General must forward to the Assistant performances very seldom Another that one has to be
the of Australis (£2,000), New Zea- Colonial Secretary by Jan. 7, are-but it must be said "Kick" always kicking
Cash Sweeps time of the land (£1,500) and South Africa certificate as to character and that the opera went off with against the Govern in Hong Kong year when a (1,500). All
education from the headmaster of the others get their last school together with cipals and chorus alike-aided ad- a swing and with ease, by prin- ment, seeing that it cannot kick
good many less. back, but I think it is time some people's thoughts turn to cash
jone unmounted photograph on thing was said about the sanitary sweeps and getting rich quick. The leave of a Governor is re the back of which should be writ-rably by the excellent conduct- ing of Mr. W. H. Fitz-Earle, arrangements as affecting the The authorities have laid down gulated by special rules of local ten their name, address, and date At.C.M., of the King's Own Scot centre of this little town. My certain regulations, one of which application; but in most of the of birth, "kick," in this instance, has re-la that the commission must be Colonies without responsible Gov- gard to those garbage carts that restricted to 10 per cent. I know ernment the Governor may be CORRESPONDENCE
It was indeed, a delight- go around Des Voeux-road be one or two institutions which granted leave with full salary,
fui performance, and all con- tween noon and one o'clock every have jettisoned their annual flut-exclusive of allowance, for not
cerned age to be heartily congra- - day, perhaps Sundays excepted. ter on the Hong Kong Derby be- more than six weeks in any one
tulated. Then, again, the, man- There is one unsavoury vehicle, I cause there is not enough in the year. On appointment, half
ner in which the opera is know, that moves casually along proceeds for the club concerned. salary is allowed as a rule from from the Post Office to the Ice Again, one is forbidden to offer the date of embarkation. Then, To the Editor of the "China Mail.") produced, with charmingly appro- priate scenery, greatly adds to the Rouse-street corner for six days sweep tickets for sale in shops, when a Governor retires or is Sir,-A short while ago I had general success. This is to the of the week, picking up refuse, etc. But let's see what the Home transferred, he is granted the an opportunity to extensively look credit of Mr. R. R. Davies, who The garbage coolies throw the experts say, since our local lumin same amount for passage as into the housing conditions, in thoroughly deserves all the com- stuff from baskets into the cart aries of the Bar have not obliged when going out to take up an ap- Wanchai, West Point, Shamshui plimentary remarks that are as nonchalantly us would the head by an opinion:"sweep time is pointment. In this connection, it po and Yaumati. I noticed the likely to be showered upon him. of the department throw a cigar- always a bad time for lawyers. is interesting to note what hap remarkable fact that almost all ette end through the window (not Lay friends will worry their pens in the case of transfer of a the old houses, as well as many one was very
The audience a very large that I say, he is given to this par- lawyer friends about the legality Government official other than of the new ones just completed throughout, and the consensus of appreciatíve ticular practice) and the conse of sweepstakes," says one. the Governor, as for instance Mr. or still in erection, had no pro-opinion at the final curtain, we quence is, if there is any wind
S. B. B. McElderry, who is to be vision whatsoever for a. toilet, feel certain, must have been blowing at all, dust and microbęs The usual answer is that the Deputy Chief Secretary in not to mention the absence of a that our Philharmonic Society and germs come floating across gaming law applies to public Tanganyika. In such an event, separate wash place, although had again scored another big suc- the thoroughfare to be gleefully aweepstakes, not private ones. an officer is entitled to free pass these are the first necessities in cess. received into our clothes, nostrils, This reply generally calls forth ages by the most direct route in every human dwelling. mouth, and anywhere else they the remark that surely some of so- the class of accommodation usual. As everyone knows, the Chin-ruf and is so very well-known The opera, of course, is delight- can get. Is it good enough? called bona fide sweeps in Hongly given to his rank.
ese flats in those parts of Hong and is still so great a favourite Kong are, as a rule, occupied by with amateur players and audi-
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Kong are public ones. There
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Then there is this seems to be no satisfactory an- Travelling by Governors in several families, consisting of ences at home and abroad that Drains drain-cleaning busi-swer. One section expressly for ships of HM.'s Royal Navy does men and women and children of it is unnecessary to give in detail ness. You know the bids the keeping, either publicly not seem to be favoured. Never every age and sex. This is well- the "story of which the stunt I mean. A gang of work or privately, of any place for a theless a scale of allowance exists known also to our Building libretto consists. Fielding's im men in the middle of the road lottery: Result, the average for the entertainment on H.M.'s Authorities, yet designa for such mortal novelTom Jones is, of with passage blocked at both ends lawyer tells his lay friend that it ships. "at the table of the Captain anti-date houses are daily pass course, the basis of the story; the while they fish with a large is too difficult for him to under- or Commanding Officer of Goying through their hands and are purged of Ita racy verbal: sized chain in the drain. In this stand, and the subject drops. The ernors or other public officers, approved for erection. One can crudities and Rabelaisian case you do not get anything lay friend thinks the lawyer a Sir Cécil Clementi, when he paid see a great number of them in humour. Instead, the Zumez blown on to you, but if you hap fool, and the lawyer thinks the an official visit to Marshal Li erection everywhere. No wonder zet dialect is made the most of pen to go near enough you may law is a Hass in this particular Chai-sum in Canton last March, that we have an epidemic be the recipient of a nice collec case. The subject illustrates the proceeded in H.M.9. Tarantula," spreading through," one" of the
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