WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES!
SWATOW TRADING CO.
Established 1910. MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work
AND
ART EMBROIDERIES
ANNOUNCE
The opening of a branch store At Gloucester Building Arcade
shortly.
Watch this space for further Announcements.
SWATOW TRADING CO.
HEAD OFFICE:-6 Pedder St. Opposite Hong Kong Hotel 'Phone 23303.
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's
Dutfitting AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE. PERFECT NT AND
RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outättern
64. Queen's Rid. C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21253.
TANG YUK. DENTIST
Successor to
the Inte SIEN TING.
14, D'Agullar Street.
·TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. Tel: 23270, 72, Queen's Road C.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. 9. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L". Sole Agents for Kelvin Motore.
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Just Arrived
KELSY PLUMS
YELLOW CLING PEACHES
BARTLETT PEARS
SUNKIST ORANGES
SUNKIST GRAPEFRUITS
Wholesale and Retail.
WING COFFEE CO.
139, Des Voeux Rd. C.
Tel. 25869.
"Bring Your ¿PRINTING. Problems to Us
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LYD. EMINA KAIL, BADO. MA`MVADNAN ST.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Film Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and
Enlarging; we s ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
,Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Bollëited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel. No. 23459:' 25A, Des Voeux Road, C.
Hon' Ron's.
LITERATURE
BOOKS for for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery, General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books a Speciality. THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT
Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre..
Agents for
J
British & Foreign Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and
The League of Nations' Society.
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HAIR DRESSERS
LEE YEE.
Ladies and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. Nɔ.. 12. D'Aguilar Street. topposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG YOU.
Gentlemen's & Ladier':
HAIR DRESSERS.
King's Theatre Building, (D'Aguilar St. Side). Tel. 20315.
200
MEE DICK
BARBER SHOP Ladies & Gentlemen's Hairdressers, No. 16, Queen's Rd. C, 1st floor.
Tel. No. 26497.
OPTICIANS..
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central,
SHOES.
Pair
Binck 02
Brown Shoes from $6.00.
Black Brown
or
Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00.
Best styles, most complete stock,
of all sizes. Repairing a specialty.
WONG SIU WOON Si. Pottinger St.
Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS
ATHLETIC GOODS
REDUCTION SALE NOW ON Inspection Cordially Invited.
THE LIANG YOU CO.,
70, Queen's Road C.
FOR SALE
A Selection of the best varieties of
RELIABLE AND TESTED
Flower and Vegetable SEEDS
from Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading Messrs. Toogood & Sons, Ltd.. Southampton
Mesirs. Arthur. Yates & Co., Ltd.,
Sydney.
The opportunity of serving you will
be a pleasure and your command will
bave our best attention,
GRACA & CO.,
- No. 10.: Wyndham Strest:
P. O, Bar, 620.73 Hong Kong.
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HANDLING
THE CHINA
PUBLIC UTILITIES
MAIL.
(Continued from Page, 7.)
BLACKMAIL BY PIGEON POST.
Aeroplanes Chase the Carrier.
RUHR DRAMA.
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ERA OF THE
TALKIES.
Another Cinema in Kowloon.
SPECIAL FEATURES.
On Kowloon Inland Lot 2205, situated at the junction of Nathan Road and Kansu Street, there is in the course of construction a
the cinema, the owners of which are
new
Hong Kong, Amusements, Limited. The architect is Mr. T. C. Wong, B.Sc. (Eng.). A. M. I' Struc, E. (Lond.), Grad. L.E.E. (Lond); and the contractors are Lun Sang & Company.
Mr. Crency is given the necessary funds ho would very quickly bring us to the position in which Wo would like to be. The water famine is still fresh in our memories and, but for the Inter As most of you, however, are this address by a reference to
cession of Providence, the Colony aware, one-third of the members of public bathing facilities. Further, would have been faced with one town council (excluding the as I have not dealt with provosts of the greatest catastrophes it is Aldermen) are required to retire and bailica, etc., it is fitting that possible for any country to be (or seek re-election) every year or, this should concern Scotland.
faced with. You will, no doubt, Dundee, with a population co remember the large Water Famine in other words, each councillor in
of aiderably smaller than Kowloon Committee which was appointed. Britain can serve for a térm
one of the finest it was, three years only before again claims to have
no doubt, considered by bathing institutions in Thus it hap- public
Two aeroplanes, manned by facing the olestora.
some as being excessive in num- pens that on November 1 each year Europe. And no State ald is re- her, but I am certain that had the
police cruising alarmingly low & number of new men may enter ceived toward the cost. A descrip rain held off for another
over the roofs of Bochum, police in month matar-cars and on motor-cycles, the town council, and it is this tion of the baths by Mr. Barry avery member of period of the year which
is the Cuthill, the Manager of the Baths would have been working it, very ground below at break-neck speed, that Committee dashing through the streets on the most anxious for the rate-payers Department of the Dundee Corpora high pressure. and the permanent, municipal tlon, shows that there are three
and exchanging wireless messages In any event, municipal, enter with the aeroplanes as they went ficials.
Reckless promises are swimming ponds in the building prise should only be directed toward these have been the elements of a Sometimes made to influence votes, 30 private baths, Turkish batha, financially sound propositions, that sensational drama enacted and it is on the eve of the munici foam baths, brine batha, oxygen is to any propositions that will pay great industrial town of the Ruhr.
in the pal elections that unsound conces and CO2 baths, violet and ultra a fair return on the capital outlay sious, which may lead to the under violet light baths. The water in and, at the same time, be able to re- that the inhabitants
The aeroplanes, which flew so low, Built specially for talking pic. mining of the sound financial the awimming ponds is salt water turn the capital involved within a would hit church spires, were chas- will show first-run films of the best
feared they,
tures, the cinema, when completed, "foundation' of a trading undertak-pumped from the River Tay, Site limited number of years.
ing a lone carrier pigeon.
productions. The building occupies ing. would never have been madeled and heated to 72 deg. F. In the by a private company. This is one Summer months the ponds are
The only municipal enterprise to
Detectives could be seen leaning an area of about 20,000 square feet, of the evil possibilities of Munici-cleaned out
out of the observers' cabins, anxi- being bounded by Market Street on and refilled daily, which Mr. Bellamy has referred is
Street on, the pal socialism although, of course, Children up to 14 years of age may the bathing question and here Iualy watching the flight of the the north, Kansu
on the east, the right type of candidate for have a private bath for
pigeon,, which almost eluded them south, Nathan Road a penny, feel we are hardly on sound finan- by flying so low over the roofs that and Suchow Lane on the west. The municipal honours would sacrifice soap and towel included.
cial grounds. Every available beach the aeroplanes could not follow.
main entrance, with votes rather than be stampeded Last year 216,000 persons
an imposing used in the Colony has its matsheds, the Central Baths, the revenue some for individual families,, some
canopy, will have its frontage, in into an improper promise.
At last, however, the pigeon was Nathan Road. Every
however, being $4,500. At the municipality's for large Clubs, and some for the
seen to enter a dovecote in the gar The seating accommodation will throughout the ages, has had its district baths at Lochee the bath public. Almost every bay during
I. suburban, house, be
1,300, divided the the evenings, and on Saturdays and abuses as well as uses, and where purification plant changes as in this Culony where elections water in the swimming pond every Sundays, has ita congregation of
Detectives in the aeroplanes im- follows: Dress circle 611; first mediately gave word to their class 314; second class 416; and through the medium of the ballot 3 hours and, in addition, sterilises launches and those
who are un colleagues in the motor-cara on the third class 402, with about 30 seats box
almost unknown, and it with chloramine so that the able to avail themselves of the where what I would describe as the water is actually fit for drinking. innumerable opportunities afforded ground by wireless, and described in the boxes.
the exact position of the pigeon's both to the rich and the poor can home, in a map which they threw ing will be that it is fan-shaped, hardly represent a very large de- mand. In addition there are
movement,
Glorious Prospect.
true civie spirit is confined to very small groups, it la very different in This is a magnificent example of the cities and boroughs of Great municipal enterprise. Would such
Bathing Beaches.
den of
Tracked.
about
Britain. In such places-where the a scheme-adapted, to local condi- number of swimming baths in the raided the 'pigeon's home, and cap". there will be
more.
With Municipal administration or Municipal Government, which was, from time to time, touched on by Mr. Bellamy, we have an intriguing subject. Municipal Government is a Government of the people by the people subject to a paramount con- trol-in other words a popular elec (Aptive Government of a recognised area within circumscribed limits,
rute-payers elect the councillors-it|tions-be practicable under Colony and there are going to be is only natural that these rate Municipal Council in Kowloon? payers should keep a pretty watch- Possibly not. In fact if ever it ful eye on those in whose power it has its own Municipal Council it is to raise or reduce the rates. is. conceivable that. Kowloon Even if its motives are consequent will be less, well governed than it Ey selfish the electorate neverthe-is to-day, but the Kowloon resident less maintains a very lively interest will greatly benefit from his new in the town's affairs.
sense of responsibility. He will bo able to throw out his chest and say The Spoon-Fed Citizen. But is it good for us to be spoon- "Now I am a real citizen." fed, all our lives? In a city I know plause). very well babies are brought (intó- the world by municipal midwives,
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton's Views. matters of importance being refer-
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One of the features in this build-
thus affording an excellent view of down to the ground.
Two minutes later the police had the film from every seat in the building. In the main entrance tured the pigeon, as well as twa.
a spacious waiting young men who were relieving it of lobby with an area of about 2,009 square feet. The exits have been a strip of paper, clipped by a rubber, so planned that people leaving band round one of its legs.
The romantie background to this are waiting for the next perform- show will not clash with those who sensational air chase has been re-
ance. The roof will be dome-shaped, vealed.
It appears that -Frau
a wealthy Bochum over the flat roof through "which thus being a distinct advantage Holle, wife of factory owner, was given by one of the sun's heat penetrates. There her servants a cardboard box which is niso adequate ventilation. had been found attached to the gate the second and third class stalls of her house.
a spacious waiting: On opening the box she found a lobby, and there will be special exits
Now, what is Hong Kong's post-with a letter attached to its leg.
and has arrived at the present posi- contained the following message: then within the span of one man's "If you do not within two days She is not yet 90 years send me ten pounds by this carrier memory. of age.
pigeon your house will be set on Hong Kong has
a patriarchal fire."
Denials. form of Government, in fact a well
Frau Holle immediately inform- recognised form of Crown Colony Government. I have insufficiented the police, who deliberated long. time to describe our form of Gov-on the best means of tracking and ernment but it is a form of Gov. capturing the blackmailer. It was ernment in which public opinion a young detectire who had the brilliant idea of letting loose the can and does make itself felt.
Hong Kong has prospared under pigeon and following it in special-
present form of Governmently chartered aeroplanes. and does she need a change? The two young men, who ware
Financially Sound.
brothers, when captured at first denied both the ownership of the Financially she is sound, prob-
there is also
For
Road. At the corner of Nathan Road and Kansu Street the building will have an Imposing tower.
The building, is expected to be ready early next year.
.
POLICE RESERVE, Orders for the Current Week.
Mr. Shenton said in part:Mr.red to a superior authority which beautiful white carrier inside It leading to Suchow Lane and Nathan. fed on municipal sterilised milk, Bellamy has referred to the poshna a power of veto. and, later on, educated at municipal sibilities of Municipal Government tion? She came into existence The letter, addressed to Frau Holle, schools, swim at the municipal in this Cojony, but whether or not baths, cook by municipal gas, read he personally favours a Municipal by municipal electricity, ride on Government to this Colony, it is municipal buses and trams, play difficult to be sure of, because he tennis on municipal courts and marshals his arguments by quoting goif on municipal links, receive practical instances on both sides of medical aid from their panel doc the fence, and leaves us guessing tor; cmas to the sea-side on muni- as to which side he would like to be cipal ferries, do their courting in on. He does, however, give us a inner soul ia municipal parks, attend municipal glimpse into his
he concerts and municipal organ re- the last paragraph, where
a that if Kowloon 'were citals, vote fur the wrong munici-states- pal candidate every year and final Municipality, the residents would ly end up in a municipal crema- be able to throw out their chests torium. (Laughter),
and
} say, "Now,
am 3 repl From this remark I citizen." To keep pace with the march of gather that Mr. Bellamy is in science we must accept these social favour of a Municipality, any way,
for Kowloon. services whether we want them or not. One cannot help reflecting,
A Difficult Question. however, as one travels through the It seems to me difficult to con- New Territories that possibly the sider Municipal Socialism in peasant farmer of Shatin and Taipo way which Mr. Bellamy has handled gets more kick out of life because the subject without having a very ho has to fend for himself. There strong feeling that we must, is no yardstick by which to measure us, be thinking, "How would his happiness, but these
peasant proposals suit Hong Kong?"
“Joys of Independence.
farmers do not appear to want com-
the
with Mr. Bellamy, deals
two
:
and
her
Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.. Inspector-Genera! of Police, are as under:-
General.
Revolver Practice. The regular ably one of the lowest taxed Colnies pigeon and the authorship of the Weekly revolver practices held at the Bowen Road Revolver Range in the British Empire, She has
blackmailing letter. recently faced a calamity without
When, however, the pigeon was will be discontinued until further There will therefore be no apparent hardshipa calamity
released and flew back again into notice.
performance three
Chinese Company. which would be regarded in some its cote in the brothers' house, re- revolver practice to-day.
the fall in the value of our dollar. had declared that without doubt the David F. W. Lole has been appoint- countries as almost overwhelming eating this
Promotion. Lance Sergeant R13 times, and an expert graphologist Hong Kong's position is some handwriting of the letter was ed Crown Sergeant with effect from what peculiar. We have now arriv-dontient with that of the younger August 23, ed at the third generation. Former brother, the two men are alleged. ly all nationalities came to the
the
fession of their guilt.
A
Strength.-Crown Sergeant R7
at 5.30p.m.
munal aid because of their inherent phases of Municipal Socialism Colony for the purpose of trade. by the police to have broken down Ng Kai-wing has been permitted to resourcefulness. And the more we (a) Municipal Administration. are catered for, by science and By Municipal Trading he means having their permanent homes in and to have made a complete con- resign with effect from August 23.
Indian Company. Strength. The following mem- ministered to by the State and the the owning and working of public China or in other parts of Municipality the less resourceful utilities by public authorities, such world, but, to-day, this is changing Society for the Protection of Chil-bers of the Indian Company have
as individuals must we become. public-utilities as water, transport rapidly. People are making their dren, and many more.
been struck off the strength with And although, this decline in re-which includes ferries trams permanent homes in the Colony and
There is never any lack of effect from August 29: sourcefulness means increased de- and motor bus services, electre new generation is growing up people who are prepared to come Constables "1209 Amer Dass,
who have no other outlook but their forward and act on these parlous pondence upon others it is, possibly, light, gas, docks, wharves
R246 U. T. Thad and R248 Rangin future in the Colony, These per committees.
Shah. There is always, a a summons to us to pool our in- godowns. dividuál faculties and to assist, The first question one naturally mament residents are naturally response when vacancies occur and
Training Course-Part IL. each In his own town, in its local asks is, "When should public au- taking a real interest in matters there are always others to take the
The weekly classes for members Belf-government.
thorities operate public utilities?" other than trade and year by year places of those who vacate.
of the Indian Company' who have Every year, one-third of the Town The answer, I think, is, and must they will demand a larger share in
Now, is it possible to give to not paesed Part II, of Training Councillors in an English borough be, when private enterprise either the administration of the Colony's some of these committees executive Course should attend at the Chin-
It is an inspiration and are called upon by their consti- does not or cannot give the services affairs.
powers, to give them a measure of ese Company's Headquarters, at 17,- revolution, but it will have to be control over their finances? Is it Queen's Road Central to-morrow tuents to give an account of their required. stewardship, and although it is un-
met. It is quite obvious that any possible to hand over our education In Hong Kong, practically all fortunately true that at the annual public utilities, with the exception rapid revolutionary change is most system to such a committee or our
undesirable.
Inspection Parade.-All ranks of municipal elections' sound business of our water system, are the re-
There must be a police system, or our prison system, the Indian Company will parade at period of transition. People who and economic considerations are Bult of private enterprise and are desire to take a part in the ad-/or our water supply? Each com- Police Headquarters on Wednesday, often subordinated to political ex-owned by our foremost publie co ministration must, by education and technical Government official as spection of Equipment, etc., by the. mittee would have to have September 16, for a general. In. pediency it is no less true to say panles. that the majority of those who vote. Viewing our public utilities gen-general environment, get used to secretary, whe would, of course, Company Commander. Fall in at on November 1 each year are im-erally I think we can safely say, the exercise of the responsibility by renson of his special knowledge, 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress-White exercise large control, The Com uniform, cap with white cover, belt, bued with a sort of civle conscious not only do they carry out what are which it entails. It seems to me that ness which seems to be lacking in required of them, but that they this can best be met by a system mittee would have to be subject to truncheon, whistle, armlet and this Colony except, perhaps, in the have been eminently successful. In of committees, commencing with the the control of a superior authority, badge "Pocket Policeman" and case of members of that live body, fact it would be no stretch of the advisory stage and eventually lead-such as the Legislative Council note-book to be carried. Those not the Kowloon. Residents Association. imagination to say that Hong Kong ing up to the executive stage. The committees would, in effect, in possession of uniform will at (Applause),
has been bullt up on the baals of Advisory Committees.
become ministries with a chairman tend in mufti. No member may The position has long since been answerable to the Legislative Coun-he absent from this parade without This apathy toward public affairs private enterprise.atla is not at all surprising: it is the
Water Froblem."
foreseen in the Colony. We have cli. There would have to be a leave from the Company Comman natural consequence of good and The only public utility which already, a number of very impor paramount power of veto in the der. The Equipment Officer will efficient government by people who is now in the hands of the Gortant advisory committees, such as Governor-in-Council.T are not required to solicit our sup- ernment is our water system the Watch Committee, the Sanitary port at the hustings. But it is had which, although successful up to Board, the Licensing Board, the This Committee system might
the Broad wolf form a transition stage to Revolver Practice, Classifica for the man-in-the-street in the a point, can hardly be described Education
num-wards complete municipality. There, tion Tests will be carried out on sense that all communal thinking us completely successful, because casting Committee and a is done for him and his potential uor water system should be at ber of others. In addition to trains of thought are vary intrigu the Kennedy Road Range to-day at capacity for service and citizen- least ten years ahead of the which there are a great many un-ing and are worthy of consideration 5.15 p.m. Members will assemble ship may become strophied. Colony's requirements, whereas It official committees, such as the but, never forget the old sayings on the rage at that time with
is probably ten years behind. I various Residenta Associations, "Look before you leap
Bathing Facilities.
Board,
Suggested Transition Stage.
I will conclude as I commenced have no doubt, however, that if the Tung Wah, Po Leung Kuk, the well alone."
make it a point of being present.
Sharpshooters Company.
'revolvers. "Let belts, Holsters and
Uniform optional.
(Sgd.). D. L. KING, D.B.P. (R.)
(R.),