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The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Henrik Bisbjlrg, merchant, living at the Hong Kong Hotel, to Miss Nina Jouraviva, of the same address.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1929.
WATER SUPPLY POSITION BECOMING MORE
SERIOUS!
RESTRICTIONS IN KOWLOON
BRAPS
P'RAPS NOT!
Mr. M. K. Lo has been elected an honorary member of the Com-
The total storage in the island
Aberdonians are credited with mittee of the Chinese Chamber of reservoirs on Monday morning subscribing more than any other Commerce. He is already the amounted to 237.90 million city to local charitics: An in- Chamber's legal adviser, but Mr-gallons, showing a decrease of stance of charity beginning at Ho lu explained that Mr. Lo 23.16 million gallons during the home.
should be also an honorary mem-past week; the amount collected
:
gallons.
The fruits of his search. He took to the church. And ate at his ease in the chantry.
ber of the Committee as he repre-from streams 'being 1.24 million A singular curate of Bantry sents the Chinese community' on
Pelighted to rummage the pan- the Sanitary Board.
The week's consumption try: amounted to 27.48 million gallons, The Chinese Chamber of Com-and includes 2.22 million gallons merce considered a letter from the brought across the harbour from Tung Tak Labour Union protest Kowloon to the tanks on the ing that the number of hand water front and 87 million gal trucks which the Government had lons from the Taikoo Refinery permitted to be operated in for Supply. mer years had been cut down this year. This meant a reduction in
The total storage in the main- The Chairman of employment.
She (at the piano): the Chamber announced that he land reservoirs on Monday morn would see the authorities regard-gallons, showing a decrease of
to 87.96 million last note was D flat." ing amounted
He: "That's what I thought, ing the matter.
Kowloon Situation
Six Chinese fishermen were past week. this morning charged before Mr.
"How can I keep my feet from falling asleep?"
"Don't let them turn in."
That
[
14.22 million gallons during the but I didn't like to say anything.
"I can tell by looking in a girl's The week's consumption includ- E. W. Hamilton, at the Centraling supplies to water boats and eyes just what she thinks of me."
"How annoying!" Magistracy, this morning, with Hong Kong amounted to 24.86 trespassing on the cement path million gallons,
The yield from streams during leading from the military pier at
A motorist, speeding along a Sub-Inspector Me-the week is, therefore, 10.64 mil-country road, saw an elderly villa- Lvernoon.. Walter said that in spite of lion gallons.
ger running towards him so The water position in Kowloon stopped, and inquired: "What are the fact that the accused were
force.
chased away earlier in the day, is also becoming serious and the you running so fest for?" they returned and insisted on restrictions advertised to com-
"Ooh!" the old man gasped, spreading out their nets to dry mence to-day have been put into "there's a wild beast show in the on the path. This, the Inspector
The supply will, therefore, be village and a lion's broken loose!" "Good Lord--which way did it suggested was preferable to the grassy ground because the men turned on during the following go could keep their nets clean. Ac-periods only, as follows:--
"Well," was the yokel's reply, All districts: 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.. cused were fined $10 each, or 14
as he took to his heels again. Districts No. 1 & 2 comprising the "You don't suppose I'm chasing days' hard labour.
CORRESPONDENCE
as a merit in a poet to refrain otherwise from writing poetry?
was clear or
whole peninsula excepting the area
West of Nathan Road and South of hira, do you?” Austin Road and the area East of Nathan Road and South of Gascoigne Roud from 3 pm to
8 pm
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There was once a politician, for-
District No. 3 comprising the area merly a farmer, whose reputation West of Nathan Road and South of Was such that a colleague, meet- Austin Road and the area East of ing an old man from his district, Nathan Road nd South of Gascoigne asked confidentially: Road from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
"What do you think of him down your way; is he an honest man?"
The countryman stroked his whiskers and smiled.
.
CASTLE PEAK ROAD
(To the Editor of the "China Mail."")
Sir, I consider it in the interest of the motoring public to
Chinese Suggestions against the protest strongly
The monthly meeting of the manner in which the repairs to
Chinese Chamber of Commerce pen from one year to another, he the Castle Peak Road are being was held yesterday, when a batch
At the best of might be the laureate of the carried out.
Would you call him a liar?" of letters was read from every a dangerous road moon. Dr. Bridges is very much times it is
Another with so many blind corners but section of the Chinese com asked the other.
stroking [Every evening except Surday.
of the Annual subscription,
lof a excluding
veteran and, it may be, during this week-end practically munity, in reference to the water
shortage.
whirkers, then he replied: postage abroad, H.K. $36, payable
that he now recognises the half the width of the road was!
Most of the letters demanded "Well, now, I don't know that in advance. Local delivery free.]
futility .of ode-making
and torn up for a distance of half a that the Government should take I'd go so far as to call him a liàr,
mile, in which there were three sonneteering. But why confer
immediate steps to bring water to but those as knew him down our turns and therefore impossible the Colony from neighbouring way do say that when he wanted upon him the Order of Merit: for any one approaching to know places. Others were only against his pigs to come for their feed unless, of course, it is regarded whether the road
the stringent restrictions imposed he had to get someone else to call
*em." The roads are badly in need at present.
Simple Notices of repair but I consider that
Little Adeline had never seen Mr. Ho lu suggested that the It would be observed that the shorter stretches can be relaid
cars if about Police should issue regulations in her aunt Jemima, and was de- Order of Merit had also been con- at a time so that
On the day ferred
British to meet "head on" can reverse simple and plain language showghted when she heard she was upon another
to the full width of the roading the public just exactly what coming on a visit. litterateur, namely, Mr. John instead of having to go on
totypes of buckets and receptacles when the aunt was expected, how- Galsworthy. the novelist and the metal, or a Chinese could be were permitted at the fountains.ver, a telegram was delivered at "Missed train. Will start at playwright. A few years ago employed to regulate the traffic. It was maddening for those who Adeline's home which read:
to had waited a whole day in the I cannot give full marks Galsworthy declined a proferred the P.W.D. official in charge of queues only to find that they were same time to-morrow."
When her mother read out the to not allowed to draw water because knighthood; and perhaps it is as the work, but would like
cost of replacing of objections to their receptacles. telegram Adeline burst into tears.
"Why,
darling," eried some sort of compensation that hand him the
The Chairman promised that a slashed tyre, having had to the Order of Merit has now been
drive over the unrolled metal, the matter would receive the mother anxiously, "what in the
world is the matter?" conferred upon him. It cannot I feel sure that many motorists, Chamber's attention. possibly be for any sort of out- who used the road during, last standing merit in his novels or week-end, will support this com-
plaint plays, for the former are very
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Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 5, 1929. mediocre and the latter, though
SURPRISING HONOURS
ARSENIC MISTAKEN FOR BAKING POWDER
Manila, April 27.
was
the
"Oh, mother," replied the child she will start the same time to- between her sobs, "auntie anys
morrow, and if she does she will lose her train again, won't she?"
"I had an unusual experience to-day."
"That so? What happened?" "I upset an ink-bottle on a clean tablecloth."
"Nothing unusual about that!" "Yes, there was; the bottle was
empty
-6
a man
12 Wells It was announced that to date twelve wells had been re-opened and although some of these were on private property, any supply in Hong Kong was a help. The Gov- much better than the novels, are
ernment had permitted the re- in no way outstandingly merit-
opening of wells on condition that orious. "Strife" and "Justice" THIRTY POISONED. if the water in the wells
found to be unfit for consumption are probably the best of the His Majesty's Birthday bunch, but by comparison, say.
it would be used for washing cnly. It is officially announced that Honours list, if it contained with Sheriff's "Journey's End"
owing to the water shortage, no nothing sensational,
probably and Drinkwater's "Abraham
supplies of water will be made to caused at least mild surprise Lincoln," they are poor literary A three-year-old child died al-ships calling at Hong Kong on and
A bricklayer and his wife went owing to the unexpected appear-fare. However, when a
most instantly, and 32 others are after June 12, unless the circum- man,
were wandering about, of a few names contained simply because he has been a suc-as the result of a party held on
hovering between life and death stances necessitating the request up north for a holiday. As they
for supply are exceptional. ance
came up to them. therein. For example, the name cessful newspaper publisher, may Wednesday. at the house of
Kowloon Prosecution
"This is the famous Roman A Chinese woman of Mr. Gordon Craig, son of the find himself in the gilded ranks Norberto Robles, chief of police.
was this wall, begun in A.D. 20," he said. The astonished couple turned late Dame Ellen Terry, appearing of the peerage, why should not a of Baras, Rizal. The police chief morning charged at the Kowloon
host is himself seriously. ill. Magistracy with drawing water and regarded the remnants of the among those receiving a knight-man who has a least created some
The mistake of a cook who took from a hydrant in Yaumati in wall.
as to cause un- hood must have been a complete sort of literature be among the white arsenic for baking powder such a manner
After a while the wife spoke turned what was to be a joyous necessary waste.
out. surprise to most people, for to [elect of the Order of Merit?
celebration into a house of mourn- She pleaded that she was "A.D. 201" said she. ""That's many, it is certain, the name of
ing and serious illness.
forced to draw water, and to do the sort of firm to work for, Joa.” Mr. Craig-(which, by the way, The offices and stations of the Gloria Angkakan, died imme-so, she had to oper the hydranti.
A little while back a. Scottish is not his real but his professional Chinese Maritime Customs for diately after the party and was valve,
Kowloon and District will be buried the next day.
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, to actor in a small company on tour name) must be practically un-
closed on June 11.
Claro Robles, his wife, Poten-accused: "I am very sorry you approached the manager for a rise known, even though he is the son
ciano, and their four children are experience so much difficulty in in the salary he was getting, giv of a lady who was so very well At the Kowloon Magistracy, hovering between life and death getting water. But you must ing as a reason that he was think-
abide by the regulations. It is ing of getting married. and widely known and universal-Lieut. J. R. Laing was fined $15 at their home in Baras.
for driving his car at a speed dan- The cook who innocently mis-far better to have a little water next pay envelope Sandy received ly admired-Dame Ellen Terry, gerous to the public at 7 o'clock took the white arsenic for baking now than none at all in a month's a fairly substantial increase. the great British actress. Mr. on May 15.
powder was hired especially for time."
Accused was discharged. Craig is famous as a producer of
the party which was in honour of Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morn-Chief Robles' grandmother's plays, but it is on the continent
ing ordered an Indian constable to birthday. of Europe and not in Britain that be placed on report because, hay- While preparing the pastry
M. C.-L. FAIR he has succeeded. In fact, untiling charged a hawker with utter-the cook discovered that he need-
"But didn't you apply to me for quite recently, when he returneding cries, he gave evidence thated more baking powder and went
the man was hawking without a to the pantry in quest of the The Women's Guild and the a rise because you were thinking Home after a long residence licence.
needed supply.
Ministering Children's League of getting married?” abroad, he was known only to a
Instead of securing baking have decided to hold a Fair this "Oh, aye, but I've stopped A warrant has been issued for powder the white arsenic was year (instead of a combined Fete thinking." comparatively few people in
the arrest of a Chinese named taken from the shelf and mixed and Sale of Work) on the Murray Britain. His knighthood, We Wong Choon, an employee of the in the pastry. The mixture made Parade ground, by kind permis- imagine, is probably more of a Kwong Woo Company, of No. 6 a big hit with the guests who sion of Lt-Col. Comyn, D.SO., compliment to the Terry family, Wing Lok-street, who is alleged termed it "fine."
0.C., the 2nd Battalion King's to have embezzled the sum of A few minutes after the lun Own Scottish Borderers. and particularly to the name and $20,578.20, the property of the cheon, however, the little girl The Fair will take place on fame of his distinguished mother firm.
showed symptoms of poisoning, Friday, November 1, and Satur than to the recipient himself,
dying before medical aid could day November 2, and will be A gentleman in a restaurant At the Kowloon Magistracy be summoned.
run on the lines of an English beckoned to the waiter. "Wait- even though he is unquestionably
yesterday, Mr. T, S. Whyte-Smith Every guest of the party also Fair..
er" said he, "I ordered chicken. a play-producer of the highest imposed fines of $5 on each of five suffered. from poisoning. No It is hoped to have many soup and I'm certain there is no rank.
Chinese for cruelty to a physician could be summoned as amusements for children as well chicken in this.” ****
The waiter: Then we have the Order of number of chickens loaded on a the town is in the interior.as adults. There will be a cabaret
"Well, what about Merit being conferred on Dr. truck, which they were conveying Provincial authorities were show and, if possible, a dancing shoulders.
from the New Territories,
The notified at once of the situation floorculars will be necting to and fairies in fairy it he replied, "You'll be ex- Bridges. He is Poet Laureate, 290 fowls were overcrowded in and relief was, rushed to the Fürther particulars, but for what emanates from his crates.
victims.
given in the "China Mall" later. cakes next!?
.:
In his
Some time later, the manager, "I meeting Sandy, inquired: suppose you've settled down to married life now, eh, Sandy?"
"I'm not married," replied the actor.
I need a tenor, badly"
A
-Manager of Opera Company:·
Friend (with feeling): "So do , though a fiver wouldn't come amisa,"
*
shrugged his