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THE CONSERVANCY OF TH
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LOCAL CHINESE PRESS COMMENT..
THE WATER QUESTION. The Wa Taze Yat Po, in an editorial,
THE WATER SHORTAGE..
CHINESE DISCUSSIONS.
IS TAITAM RESERVOIR DEFECTIVE?
Some interesting opinions were express-
thetoing at Hankow, in his annual report exhorts the Chinese public to be fair toed at a semi-public meeting of Chines
Following the proceeilings of Legislative Counci UII Thursday. meeting of the Finance Committer was hehi, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
EXPENDITURA ON A STRM LAUNCH.
The Oficer Administering the Govern meu recommended the Council to vote a sum of $4.700 in aid of the yote Sanitary Department, Special Expenditure, 1 steam
launch.
The Cut The sole was and the total cost is $10,700, The vote was approveit
CHARITABLE SERVICES,
held at the Turg Wah Hospital, on Thurs day afternoon, concerning the present water shortage and its effects on the Chinese community.
The first official, but indirect, recogni.ee another in the distribution of water tion of the important, and far-reaching and requests flat-holders to split the hours question of the conservancy of the Yangtze proportionately" whru the rider-mains are with a view to improving navigational
The Chairman of the meeting date i facilities on a general scale may be said turned on: disputes involving, it might
for a fair share of complaint in not hav to have been made by the Whangpoo Con be loss of ife, are strongly deprecated.
The article goes on to say that with the proper agenda drawn up as to the servancy Board. In order to obtain full
points the Govertiment wished the meet- Rewidige of the approach channels to the development of the Colony, the Governing to discuss. There were also many port of Shanghai a general investigation 5,000 of the condition of the entire estuary was ment revenues have increased every sear complaints that a meeting of the
made by the Board in 1014-17. Later, the but the scheme of waterworks has cotong. (the Chinese community) had not Ho undertook the Shanghai Harber been extended it suggests that ample of a musting confined to some fifty repre been called to discuss the subject instend investigation, which has been recently
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The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote stium of $3,000 on account of Charitable Serviers, Grant in aid of Charitable In- stitution, Fatshan Hospital, Fatsha
The CHAIRMAN: This has been before the committee. It is an extension of. Dr. Webb-Anderson's hospital near Fatshan.. The Hon. Mr. A. Q. Lasa: How much do we give annually?
The CHAIRMAN We do not give a nually, We have given them a motor beat before.
It was given during the
war
concluded by the conference of experts in reservoirs with the necesary machinery sentatives present, who comprised the Shanghai, in November, 1921, and in the be erected and a policy of afforestation be Chinese Justices of the Peace, the Tang report issues the question of how the pursued in Hongkong and its dependen-Wah Hospital Committee and representa
tives of the various Chinese Chambers of approaches to Shanghai through the eies as it is claimed that an ampleCommerce estuary of the Yangtze should be improv
It was explained that the Hon. Mr. ed is dealt with. The activities of this growth of forests will affect the elimate] Board, however, have been necessarily of and draw more rain. The present, short. E. R. Hallifax, Secretary for Chinese age has been aggravated by the recent of a Koi Fong meeting, but had arranged Affairs, bad not approved of the bolding a lecal character and restricted schemes directly connected with the ship increase in the population, and means for the present representative meeting ping interests of Shanghai itself.
must be devised both for immediate and Considerable discussion followed on the larger question of the Yangtze conser future requirements One cannot foldwater-shortage question particularly in yancy as a whole has bitherto been left in his arms and wait for this."
(regard to (1) the installation of house The Water Authority has stated that meters and charging consumers T3 cents abeyance, but has come into prominence |
to
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The Hon. Mr. A. D. Ling: Was it not ef late through the medium of the British our stock of water is only sufficient. fur per 1.000 gallons; (2) the rider main. because of the propaganda work he had Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and two months. As the old saying goes system; and (3) the carrying of water
done't
there.
The vote was approved.
FURNITURE VOTE.
1. The Officer Administering the Govern. ment recommended the Council to vote a sue of $1,000 in aid of the vote Governor, Other Charges, Furniture
The CHAIRMAN: The expenditure was on account of the Prince of Wales visit
Approve.
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from the 'street fountains.
Mr. M. K. Lo said he understood
it a recent conference there the matter amu's will can overcone destiny," and we The CHAIRMAN: No, certainly not pr was discussed at some length, as is well should note the example of Maras prncur excellent medical work all round the delta gesting that a technical commission should tory, although this is no innovation to the installation of. meters in houses to be. paganda work. Dr. Webb-Anderson does known, and a resolution was based ouffing water from sources not in its tarrie Government's alternative erste the
be appointed to make a preliminary study Hongkong.
The Chinese population has confidenen the use of ritler main meters at 95 cents of the whole question with a view to formulating general proposals in-connees in the Government's ability to relieve the per 1,000 gallons.
Mr. Li Po Kwai, Chairman of the tion with the ultimate appointment of a distress, but a subdued feeling of dislike
for the strict curtailment of the supply Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Yangtze Conservancy Baned. The exten. sive silting at Chinking, moreover, has lingers in the minds of all classes. This said that if there was any water wastage been the subject of further representations dislike is due, firstly, to the inconvenienes by the Chinese, it was by people who during the past few years from public caused by restricting the supply, leading could afford to pay 75 cents per 1,000 MP CHAU Tses Nas strongly held that bodies urging the necessity of adepting to the many squabbles that are so evident gallons. measures to save the waterfront, etc., stand, secondly, to the apprehension that that important contre, and while fargely the system of water-meters will shortly be the matter should be discussed at a Kr introduced. The installation of meters Fong meeting and suggested that Mr. loen question immediately concerning the port of Chirkiang." it is nevertheless will not decrease the consumption as the Hallifax should be written to abu iu. connected to some extent with the general well-to-do classes will not discriminate informed that it was a matter which ca
Bet the use of such a cheap commodity: it certed the whole Chinese public. regimen of the river as a whole. notwithstanding the magnitude of the will only add to the burden of the poorer trail, shipping and revenue interests Classes, who, although appreciating the benefits of residency in the Colony, have involved, the possibility of facilitating begun to feel the effects of the enhanced business by improving the communica..
cost of living. It has always been under Ho Way Toso aired a view quite out of tions and rendering navigable for deep-stood that a portion of the rates (per the ordinary. Ee doubted very much draught steamers at all seasons of the cont.) was for our water supply and it whether the so-called wastage was really year a considerable part of the waterway the public is called upon for a further due to the Chinese. He considered it to The Officer Administering the Govern-raising some 750,000 square miles of contribution for meters, it will feel that ment recommended the Council to vote al sum of 33.000 in aid of the vote Public territory, with a population approaching it is paying twice for one service. Works, "Extraordinars, Hongkong Build 180 millions, nothing of a tangible nature ings, (18) Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Sta- tion, Extension to accommolate Chinese
THE PASS OFFICE. The Officer Administering the. Govern- ment recommended the Council to vote a SLIB Of $1,000 or account of Police Department. Special Expenditure, Pas The CHAIRMAN: This item is in connec, sion with the Registration of Persons
Office.
Ordinance, read a Brst time to-day.
Approved.
CAPE D'AGUILAR WIRELESS STATION.
Linesinen.
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The CHAIRMAN: The vote was 3,500 last year and only $300 was spelit: this Lis a re-vote..
Approved,
PELSON TRANSPORT.
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MISCELLANEOUS WORKS,
The suggestion of a Kai Fong meeting was also supported at some length by Mr. CHAN PIK CHVEN:
Regarding the wastage of water, Mr.
be due to defective workmanship in mak That the water question is of the utmosting the Taitain reservoir. The reservoir, bas hitherto been done to tackle the ques-importance to the Chinese community is he said, was not constructed like a bowl tion seriously, and, indeed, until the last evident from the public meetings of our for holding water, but the hollow of the few years it has aroused little or no influential institutions and the discus sions of the man-in-the-street, but the public interest.
public is earnestly exhorted to be calm and to have faith in the Government's measures for the common weal.
A
hills was merely dammed, and a lot of water escaped through the bottom. Hr considered the servoir to be badly can- struted.
It was finally decided to consult Mr. Halifax as to the holding of a Kai Fong
meeting to consider the matter of the
EXCHANGE IN JULY,"
Mr. C. A. da Roza's etatement cf. Ex- change quotations in Hongkong in July contains the following sunimary-
It may be mentioned, however, that Mr. F. Palmer, one of the eminent engineers who served recently on the Shanghai Harbour Investigation Committee, men- The Officer Administering the Governtioned above, has been requested by the LI YUAN HUNG'S NEPHEW'S VIEWS
ON THE RE-UNION OF CHINA.water supply. ment recommended the Council to vote a Chinese Government to visit the Yangtze
The Tsun Wan Tae Po says that in an sum of $1,370 on account of Prison De- and submit a preliminary report on the
general subject of conservancy in con- interview at Shanghai, Li Sui, who is partment, Other Charges, Transport.
The CHAIRMAN: It was expected that junction with Mr. H. von Heidenstam, President Li Yuan Hung's Dephew add the new steam launch, would be ready of the Whangpoo Couservancy Board, his envoy to Kwangtung to reconcile the but ne it is not, "it is still necessary to and Mr. Yang Paling, of the Commissouthern factions to the re-union move hire. The superintendent gets an allow-sign for the Improvement of the Riverment gave his views on the situation and System of Chibi and further investiga at the same time explained why he has ance in respect of a motor-car, f
tions on the same lines will be continued not come South; Approved.
during the autumn of 12. It is idle for The Officer Administering the Governa layman to speculate on such a highly technical subject as the conservancy ment recommended the Council to vote u sum of 86.000 in aid of the vote Public policy which ought to be adopted in con- river as the Works. Extraordinary, Kowloon, Miscelection with so large a
Yangtze, but obviously one of the chief laneous, (81) Miscellaneous Works.
objects to be attained is to render is possible for steamers of larger draught than are at present admitted in the win ter season to come up to Hankow at all "And to accomplish times of the year. this end it will be necessary to proceed on general lines and not confine opera; tions merely to improving local condi tions at individual ports, but rather to have one co-ordinated scheme for the whole river, or, at Teust; from Hankow to the sea..
The CHARMAN: The vote is $5,000 and there are innumerable very small items; repairs to the Police Station. putting in wash basins, and so on. A supi of $1,000 was asked for a temporary pier for coal ing launches. It was the practice former ly to have very much larger votes, but they were cut down in order that the Council might have an opportunity of knowing how they were spent.
Approveti
ADDITIONS TO THE S.C.A, LIBRARY. The Officer Administering the Guvern ment recommended the Council to vote a suo of $425 in aid of the vote, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Other Charges. Lib. was an opport, unity of getting a complete cups of the China Review which is a must useful
The CHAIRMAN
work.
Approved.
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PRINTING AND DINDING.
movements and
He said that most of the previous Pres- idents were misguided men who only wished to retain their power and swell | Average late July,
(1949), (Approx.) their coffers. Li Yuan Hung, immediately after re-instatement, issued a manifesto Highest Rate July, forbidding militarist
(1922) (1939) ordered a cessation of warfare, but the Lowest Rate July, disobedience of the varicus factions has
*** (1022), (Approx.) caused the road to re-union to be still Average Rate to inte dark." He delayed going to Kwangsung as the political strife is at its height and Highest Kate to cate neither side would be in a position to sincere belief that if a few representatives, countenance his proposals. It was his from each province were to meet and endeavour to appreciate all views, the movement towards re-union would be
commenced.
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THE WORLD THEATRE. SOCIETY WOMEN THE CLEVEREST - THIEVES.
Wa Pei Fu had deposed Hea, and Chen Financial dificulties will arise, of
Chung Ming had defeated Sun. This course, but the capacity of the trade dealt should have paved the way towards im with on the Yangtze to pay for such ex mediate re-union, but Chen had not fully
She is universally known as the most Penditure as would be inycives may be accomplished his object in Kwangtung beautiful girl in America. Artists and resumed. At other centres in China the Wu is desirous of assisting Chen, but sculptors have begged her to sit for them), slight increase of taxition imposed to be would have to despatch na expedition poets have used her as their inspiration meet the cost of conservancy works has to Kiangal which would be in direct con- and mer have seen and adored her. Who not adversely influenced general business travention to the President's manifesto. is shef Miss Justine Johnstone, former interests, while the economies effected in As Sun persists in staying in Canton, he Broadway idol, makes a hit in Black. transportation, and in many cases the (L) would return to Peking, and await birds shown at the World Theatre last Flimination of transhipment charges, utca favourable opportunity to come South, night. In Blackbirda," one of the most have far outbalanced, such charges."
THE FOREIGN POWERS ATTITUDE exciting crook plays of recent years Miss Johnstone makes her debut in this Colony. It is not a tale of slum life but In an article on the Great Powers of thieving and smuggling by wealthy attitude towards China, the Tsun Wan People moving in good society, often: detected. Miss suspected. but rarely Fat o expresses its opinion that Britain Johnstone wears many aumptuous gown ander six different heads. totalling It is the practice. nowadays, in the America, and Japan have despaired of the production, which was directed by $28,700. The Gaol for various reasons, United States to put Edison phonographs furthering their respective interests by Jack Dillion, who directed Mary Pickford has been unable to cope with the printing to the severe test of reproducing a great betting the war lords in their vaAQUES that ordinarily goes to it and the work singer's voice what time the singer re-impaigns. Japan pinned her faith on has gone to the Goverment printers.
Realart pictures are mostly stirring' redts The song in unison with the phono Tuan Chi Jui and Chang Tso Lin and Approved.
graph Auditors" declare that, when the both have been defeated, with the result dramas of high class, and the manage- lights are lowered and ether the phone that whatever/material aid she bus render meat of the World Theatre has spared no. The Officer Administering the Govern- graph or the singer is silent it is impos- fed them has been so much money thrown effort or expense ip securing these line ment recommended the Council to vote able to tell whether the music is kway, Her present policy is to give pictures that have always attracted sum of $20,700, in aid of the following proceeding from the singer or, the moral support and excourage the friend. crowded houses whenever they have
The Officer Administering the Govern ment recommended the Council to vote sum of $15,000 in aid of the rote Mis- cellaneous Services, Printing and bind-SOME INTERESTING TESTS OF THE ing!
The CHAIRMAN: These votes come
votes
RAILWAY YOTE,
Kowloon-Canton Railway:
Maintenance of Way, Works,
and Stations, Other Charges, Sleeper
PHONOGRAPH.
TOWARDS CHINA.
machine. People have declared, confid-ship of all strong factions, at the same appeared on the screen. Some very inter- ently, that the singend not the phono-time keeping an eye on European and cuting scenes from the Baseball game at graph is being beard then the lights American aspirations Japan's apparent Shanghai on American Day (1th July), have been flashed and it has been lack of interest in Chine's affairs has and the Comical Comedy Penny in the $18,000.00 found that the sigger has left the stage caused the Chinese diplomats to devota Slot, by Snub Polland made up a pro- Repairs, Station Buildings... 2,700.00 It says a good deal as to the perfection more attention to Britain and the Cered gramme for the week-end which should
attained by the phonograph that fish states. These two countries believed that attract full houses, $20,700.00 | thing should be possible, The Chouse | when. Wi Pei Fur defeated Chang Tso Lin, furnishing-value of the phonograph has a man had come forward with, the ability
Total
The CHARMAN: This is on account of also been realised and one can have them to unite the Itepublic, but his ultimate an acting muy who did not realise the cased in the styles associated with the disagreement with Two Kwan and bis com- aituation last year and made a mistaken famous names of Chippendale, Sheraton, ing to an understanding with Chang have
stimate. The sum uctually required is Happelwhite or Adaur Bith
damped their first flush of enthusiasm. ery much more.
It will de sarn from an announce. A foreigner who interviewed Wa The Hon. Mr. A. O. LANG: These ex-ment uniong to-lay's advertisements that at Lok Young declared that Wu imates should be very carefully checked Hongkong now his an Edison Music is a very capable soldier but
future..
Stard where these claims may, be put to very inefficient administrator. Of hig the teat
The CHAIRMAN: They are as a rule. It is very are to have a mistake like this. It is the first time, I think. They are.. checked first in the department concerned and then in this department by a special officer. The estimate was prepared by an afficer, not in the Government service Mr. Baker was away at the time.(-
(Oontinued at Jogt.of next column.),
The Hon Mr. LANG: All the more reason why it should have been carefully checked, Sin
The CHAIRMAN: Yes, quite The vote was approved.. The Committee then rose..
adherents, aine out of ten are successful militarists, but nine out of ten are use less politicians." Great Britain and the United States now pursue the same policy au Japan and ure indifferent to all fac. tions The lack of faith has been one of the cause of Tung hang not meeting with success in the projected loan of thirty millions.
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