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Correspondence.
KOALA CORRESPONDENCE CLUB.
I'To the Editor of "Chins. Mall."}
Sir--I have members in various parts of the world, but up to the present time I have been unable to get in touch with the people living in China.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932.
ANNAMITE DEPORTEE HONG KONG'S NEW
WINS "FREEDOM”
TRANSMITTER.
Compromise Before
An Answer To Criticisms.
Privy Council.
ESCAPES INDO-CHINA.
EXPERIMENTAL STAGE.
The appeal to the Privy Council In view of criticisms which have The Koala Correspondence Club is on behalf of Sung Man-cho, the been expressed regarding the Hong absolutely honest and confidential alleged Annamite revolutionist, Kong Government's new broadcast) The Club has been formed to provide against the deportation order made transmitter, a point, which appears the necessary Introduction between last year by H.E, the Governor (Sir to have been overlooked in some" people in many parts of the world, William Peel, K.B.E.) and upheld quarters, is that the transmitter and thus create a friendly feeling on a habeas corpus application in has been erected at Hunghom between all nations.
the Supreme Court, Hong Kong quite experimentally. The object Some members require friends was withdrawn after a day's hear has been to test the strength of with view to exchanging snapshots, ing on terms mutually agreed upon signals in various parts of the stamps, curios, postcards and ideas by counsel, on June 27.
Colony and at sea, and also pos etc., whilst some seek just friends. The agreement in effect is that sible Interference to the existing Would you be kind enough to the banishment order remains good. Government commercial and naval insert a small notice, regarding this but Sung Man-cho is free to go and military receiving stations. Club. In your paper for the benefit to any place he chooses outside-of Unfortunately, after a few days' ¡of your readers.
Hong Kong,
running, Insulation trouble was etmi Trusting may have the pleasure Sung is wanted by the Frenchperienced, and the set had to be of enrolling some of your readers authorities in Indo-China and had closed down for the defective part in the near future.
he been sent there, as contemplat-to be removed, rewound and re-, ed by the local Pollée authorities, placed. This took about fourteen a capital punishment was almost days, after which test transmis- certain
lalons were resumed.
Thanking you in anticipation, for the trouble this may cause you.
Youre faithfully,
(Miss) HELEN HAMILTON. 7 Morang Road, Hawthorn E2, Melbourne.
News In Brief..
Five cases of cholera and one case of typhoid fever were notified to the M.O.H. on Tuesday.
Mr. G. H. Blok, late of the Hong Kong Daily Press, has been an in- mate of the Government Civil Hospital since last week,
'Mr. William Yinson Lee, of his
C
An application for a writ of It has to be borne in mind that habeas corpus was argued in the the adjusting of a modern type Full Court here last September, be-transmitter, when installed to a do- Jore Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., and finite plan, takes a considerable Mr. Justice Lindsell. The Attorney time. Indeed, in the case of one General (Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster of the London regional stations K.C.) and Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy such work took fully eight months. appeared for the Crown, while Mr. The problem here in Hong Kong, F. C. Jenkin, K.C., appeared for according to Mr. L. H. King, Chief Sung,
Electrical Engineer, is rendered Counsel in the proceedings be-all the more difficult from the fact
fore the Privy Council were" Sir that a new transmitter is being Stafford Cripps, KC. (Solicitor (brought into service on exactly the General), for the Crown, and Mrsame wave length as the existing R. C. Nesbitt, for Sung Man-cho. one. It will thus be seen that no work can be done in tuning the new transmitter whilst the old "one
CHARGES.
Two Defendants Plead Guilty.
hours dally are left for such work The new transmitter has now been taken of programme work until completely and finally adjusted.
The China Mail. of throwing their waste and refuse Shanghai. accompanied by
from their windows" ta the daughter, Miss Arline Lee, arriv- TOBACCO SMUGGLING is on the air. Thus only a few
ed in the Colony yesterday by the streets, Apart from the "incon- Empress of Russia. They are en Hong Kong Thursday. Aug. 4. 1932.venience to pedestrians and the route to Manila..
smell, the habit is a dirty one and leads to the breeding of flies which! The return of notifiable diseases for the week ended July 30, gives The the following: cholera 80 cases, and 16 deaths (11 imported); typhoid For fever cases, one death (one import- led) diphtheria onė; pulmonary
tuberculosis 53 deaths.
."
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HEARING ADJOURNED.
:
.....
Public Opinion Sought. Health Improvements
When the new transmitter was Needed.
act as carriers of disease.
Arst put into use, the public were custom should be prohibited
requested to report to Mr. King as The sentiments of the unofficial made a punishable offence,
to strength of signals; but, strange members of the Sanitary and their action on these lines a more force
to say, no reports have been re- Li Chuen and Lo Kam, the driver ceived from anyone in the Calony. opinions expressed at Tuesday'sful administration is needed, and
and owner respectively of a lorry This is regretted, since the in meeting, are supported by the gen-most are agreed with the Director 'At about 6.15 yesterday evening on to which 1,400 tb of Chinese, formation would have been most feral body of opinion in the Colony of Medical and Sanitary Services in a wonderful rainbow was witnessed. dutiable tobacco was being loaded useful.
and the motion passed finds general his contcntion that changes
It commenced at Causeway Bay, Tor (transportation en a recent With regard to strength of are near
the Netherlands Harbour early morning at Shaukiwan, were signals at sea, the master of one public favour. Any move which
needed. But those changes shouldWorks, stretched across the heavens charged on remand before Mr.ship reported full loud-speaker threatens the existence and func
not involve interference with the and ended over the Kowloon Bay Schofield in the Central Police strength 250 miles from Hong tions of the Sanitary
The sight which attracted much at Court yesterday afternoon, with Kong, when using an Atwater Board, present system of public representa- through which owing to the untion, and any reduction in the minutes.
tention, lasted for only a few falling to pay duty on the tobacco. Kent Model 82D receiver, while an- Both defendanta pleaded guilty other reported weak signals, but official majority, the public has ad-atatus of the Sanitary Board would
through Mr. T. P. K. Kemble and audible, at 900 miles. This, con- equate and essential representa-be extremely inadvisable.
Dr. Y. H. Tsao, General Secrs Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, respectively. sidering the very low aerial in use The so-
tary of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. In tion on health matters, should be lution would appear to rest in clause Hong Kong, has recently returned d'Almada, Sr., a plea of guilty also the time of the year, is con On the application of Mr. Leo (60 feet instead of 180 feet), and strenuously opposed. The first 2 of the motion adopted at Tues-from the United States after hav-entered by three coolies involved sidered by Mr. King, to be satisfac- resistance should be sufficient to de-day's meeting:"
ing obtained, his degree of Doctor in the case, was withdrawn. monstrate clearly to the authorities
Prosecuting, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Constitution of the of Education in the University of
Distortion Complaints. the trend of public opinion on the Sanitary Board be enlarged in order research work
California. Dr. Tano did special of the Imports and Exports Depart-Regarding complaints of distor
on the subject of ment, said that on July 27, Ser- tion, due to studio acoustica, con- subject. The Board exists in an that it may function as a Public extension and adult education. geant Kapoor Singh was patrolling siderable trouble has been "experi- advisory capacity, and it would be Health Board with the personnel
Main Street, when he received carenced with the new amplifier gear. useless unless the unofficial members suggested by the Director of Medical
At a meeting of members of Sttain information and proceeded to The makers are replacing the de- Andrew's Club amateur dramatica lane, where he found a motor fective parts, and until they have were in a majority, Through the and Sanitary Services for his Public section last night. It was decided lorry. Three coolies were engaged been installed and brought into keenness of thesc members Health Advisory Board (except that that "The Sisters' Tragedy," a one-in loading sacks of tobacco, while use, it will not be possible to make
were also and their concern for
act play by Richard Hughes, the driver and owner the the Vice-Chairman shall be a non-
a real test of the studio. should be produced in the near there. He arrested all of them. welfare of the Colony many technical man, preferably the Secre future.
A provisional cast of five -After evidence was taken, - the matters are ventilated and retary for Chinese Affairs) but with players was chosen as follows: hearing was adjourned to Thure medied which might well es- a proportionate increase in the nam- Misses W. Robinson, M. White, and day afternoon, together with the: cape official notice. Too much at ber of the unofficial representatives Woolley, Messrs. R. Woolley case against the coolies. tention cannot be devoted to health, of the public, so that the existing and every fault should be probed unofficial majority be approximately INDECENT ASSAULT fully in order that a remedy might maintained), such enlarged Board
Health Advisory Board,
and S. MacNider.
CHARGE FAILS.
But Sanitary Dept. Foreman Fined.
BOTHERED A LADY?
DYNAMITE FOUND
ABOARD JUNK.
Grave Menace To Shipping.
ilik
|tory.
TUNG WAH HOUSING SCHEME.
(Continued from Page 1.).
Dealing with the question of the house building scheme, Mr. Chan said that having obtained the nocessary permission from tho Home Government, the problems to be discussed, were those of the Play-out
be applied. The administration on
to exercise all the functions of the health and sanitary affairs may be
present Sanitary Hoard, together termed d satisfactory in a general with the new functions contem- way but is by no means such that plated by the
the Director of Medical
Mr. Lee Yau-chuen, moved that it carns any enthusiastic praise and Sanitary Services for his Public
the proposal for eight houses, There are many improvements that
which was tentatively, decided The discovery by the Water upon be altered in favour of a could be effected. Recently the
Police of 1,600 sticks of dynamite, block of nine houses, thus enlarg Sanitary Board discussed the collec-
A fine of $100 or in default one concealed in the hold of a junk, ing the rent coll tion of refuse but the equally im-
month's imprisonment was impos were brought before Mr. Fraser at five houses be built in Po Yan led to the arrest of four men who Mr. Lee further suggested that
|portant subject of disposal has not
ed on Gregorio Mario Santos, when the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Street and four
cur in Po Leung Kuk Lengaged much attention. The pro Among the passengers arriving convicted at the Kowloon Magis
Two were discharged as having New Street, the buildings to form open to any here yesterday on the 5. Tands tracy yesterday on a charge of nothing to do with the cast. The a right angle. sant system is
was Mr. N. M. Levy from Manile.common assaults, criticisms while there is little ques-
Personal Pars.
Seconded by Mr. Leung Put-un,
On a second charge, of disorder-master was fined $260 and the tion that the state of the harbour Mias N. M, Carter was among the ly conduct, he was bound over in second defendant was bound over the motion, was carried unanimous could be bettered. The streets, of passengers arriving in the Colony a sum of $100 to come up for for 12 months on a $200, bond.'»« H |Hong Kong could be improved not on the asyTanda, yesterday, Miss judgment in one year, while a third ve danger such a cargo consti- for the design should be obtained
Carter embarked at Rabaul
His Worship commented on the charge, one of indecent assault was futed in a crowded harbour. a little while in the Chinese dis-
diamissed by the Magistrate, owing depth tricts a rigid cleaning-up campaign Mr. W. S. Bailey, managing directo insufficient evidence. nhould be started. The task is a tor of Messrs. Bailey's shipyard, was among the passengers embark big one, but that is no reason for ing on the sa, Sarpedon yesterday, delaying action and even if progress were slow, steady efforts would
-DI
Captain N. H. Leitch accompanied
ssed throug
by Mrs. Leitch sult in a gradual improvement Colony en which wou
would not only make the dis- tricts more sanitary and habitable Leite
aboli
China
pany;
ter the
uld also, minimise the spread
One of the first stepa ship
would be to] T3|
Chinese China Coast
Mr. Lee suggested that tenders
from all architects in the Colony. A committee consisting of Messrs. Lee Yau-chuen, Foo Yick pang, Lam, Yam-chuen; and Tam Slu-hong, were, elected to decide upon, the question of
Those present at the meeting
ars Chan Nan-were:
PROTECTION FROM FLOOD
NEW MENACER
Santos, who is the Sanitary De- partment foreman' in charge of the Taimtsatsuf Market, was alleged to have made certain overtures to Miss Wong Yin-fong, a visitor from Shanghai, while riding on a bus Mr. Shin Ying, Mayor of
athan Road on Tuesday night.king, is reported to have
the incident state that led a petition to the Exset
stos, finally interfered with the appealing
Hundertake food.
that he did not the Capital
as he had a sum of $50 and was from the
Hefund, for the
Nanking, July 23.
am-chi
uan Chung-o
to