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THE DR. JORDAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
SIR PAUL CHATER'S GIFT COMPLETED.
It will be recalled that, after the death þi Dr, G. P. Jordan, farly in the year,
the Hon. Sir Paul Chater gave $3,000 to St. Stephen's Church and $10,000 for a Tordan Memorial Library at Hongkong University. The Memorial Library will be opened by Mrs. Jordan, on Friday of jext week, and H.E. the Officer Adminis Bering the Government (Mr. Claud Severn, O.M.G.) will unveil a portrait of the late!
· Dr. Jordan, which has been placed in the Library.
THE HONGKONG DAILY' PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1922
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE NULLAH.“
THE EDITOR OY * THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
Sia-It has come to my knowledge that in saying that only a member of the E.A.S.M.A. could be competent to describe the effect of the detonation of rocks carried down our nullah ( intended to bine that "language" is n gift of E.A.S. men in a special degree. Honestly, I had no such idea and was only thinking of their experience of artillery, Had I mant "anathematige " I should have said so. If any expert in that art cares to come and exercise his kill on the water-course in question I shall raise no ohjeetton.
THE MYSTERIOUS MATSHED. «ALLEGED COINERS COMMITTED
FOR TRIAL,,
at the
LARCENIES.
A servant girl employed at No. 5, Shelley, Street, is said to haves absconded on the 3th inst... with 3100 belonging to
Alrs, Gibbosom, living at No., 3. Torres Building. Kowloon, reports that during
her absence from the sth to the 8th inst.,
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Lindsell co-one named. Ching Sam. mitted two 'hinese for trial Criminal Sessions in connection with the. recent discovery on Nam Tong Island, of a newly built matshed, believed to be coiners workshop. Iu the matshed, the sum of 100, was stolen from her which was hidden away in a ravine: house? ¡ a quantity of machinery was
Mr. 7. P. Beal, Chief Engineer, of the covered, including a newly erected pressas. Bean Sang reports that between the a rolling mill, and a cutting machine. hours of 2 pm and 6 pm, on the 5th bis number of discs about the size of Canton cabin was entered and $45 in notes 20 crût pirees were also found. The shed stolen. was fitted up with six fireplaces.
dis
A goldonunted fountain-pen, valued The two defendants were found inside The special interest which Dr. Jordan
the shed and were arrested on a charge at $65, was stolen from Mr. Lombardo, Book in the University Union Huildings,
of being in possession of machinery suit of the Wyndham Hotel, on Wednesday. Opened in 1910, is well known. From
But I don't want it to appear that in relieving my feelings after one inore of able for the purpose of making counter. He believes the pen was snatched from his Emongst his large circle of friends he many sleepless nights by scribbling it coins. On the same Island a woman pocket whilst walking in, town. raised a sufficient sum to furnish the place of pensifinge I was making unkind
Mr A. H. McKenzie, living at Chung) Union Building and to provide an endow insinuations, Fardon this explanation was later arrested for having in. her. fent for maintenance. Ho always intend of a trise, but I am just in haste to possession a number of bags of charcoal, Chow Island, has reported that while he Catch gleamer. and have been told a said to be required by the alleges coiners was walking in Morrison Street, on Wed- person ought not to write such things as for smelting purposes.
Yesterday the : that and run away!
the day, a walles was stolen from his
pocket. How deadly serious we seen to e-Magistrate discharged this woman on Yours, etc...
The wallet contained $10 in. ground that there was insufficient evidence notes, an Australian money order and a THE NEIGHBOUR OF THE
bank deposit receipt for 83,000. NULLAH, "September 7th, 1922,
ed to provide a library of lighter Eng lish literature for the University Union, apart from the University Library itolf-and frequently spoke of this before he went on home leave in 1921. His death prevented the fulfilment of the project and Sir Paul Chater, felt that to carry it into effect would be the most appropriate memorial to Dr. Jordan, that could be provided at the University.
KOWLOON RESIDENTS'
ASSOCIATION,
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on which to commit
Mr. R.E. A. Webster represented the irst man and Mr. A. E. Fill the second man and the woman,
THE TRAFFIC IN ARMS.
LI
KOWLOON BURGLARIES.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT FRUSTRATED.
Shortly after. 2.15 a.m. yesterday "Two thousand dollars of the gilt has
The Hon. Secretary of the Kowloan Re.j widents Association (Mr. A. Morley) com- THE MAGISTRATE'S WARNING TO European residents in the neighbourhood -been laid out on books; *,000 has beenmunicates the following:
SHUP EMPLOYES.
of Humphreys Buildings were disturbed
invested to provide an income for annual
from their slumbers by the blowing of THE WATER SUPPLY.
The arms case in which Mr. A. E. Hall' purchases of new books, Sir Frederick Although the hours of water supply in and Lady Lugard kindly undertook to Kowloon have recently been extended by applied to the Magistrate for a re-hearing police whistles, the sound coming from came up before Mr. Lindsell, yesterday." Pratt's Buildings. People hastily dressed select the books; they have drawn largely one additional hour in the morning, many The defendant in the case was sentenced and rushed out into Carvarvon Road and residents are still finding great in last week to six months unprisonment lights showed up in many bedrooms A upon Messes Dent's Everyman's Library,venience owing to the water not being for having in his possession three antio- and so have obtained a wide range of turned on early enough. This fact was untic pistols on board the Empress of low enquiries clicited, the information
Imported to the Committee of the Kowloon books of admitted' worth, with the advan. Residents Association at its monthly. According to a statement made to that" Mr. Barton, of Pratt's Buildings,
the Magistrate by Mr. Hall it had now. tage, als of a standard binding. Modern meeting on Monday" last, and it was came to light that the defendant only saw a man climbing up a drain pipe 'qut- are well represented and decided to write the Government asking acted as a carrier of the arus and that side" his flat. He raised the alarm and volumes of Rudyard Kipling, ar includhered to 6 s.m till 10 amer
that the morning hours of supply b
he was now able to produce the proper the man disappeared in quick time. Some offender. In accordance with his request people, who were amongst the first the ed, needless to say, in a handsome bital.
the Magistrate issued warrant for the peer out of their bed-room windows, ing. Visitors will probably miss some of the meeting als ensidered the ques- man's arrest.
declare they saw two men run away, ope their favourite authors, but the comment tion of the recent increase in serious Yesterday Me Hall said that he was in the direction of Cameron Read and on that is that the University will be erine in the Peninsula and the inkunable to produce the man as he had the "other" down Hanoi Road.. Police He was not, however, a Sergeant Earnshaw and three Chinese ready and grateful to accept any addi-quate police protection. It was decided vanished. tions that people care to send--an opper to write the. Government strongly urging fictitions person as he had already an- detectives who were on duty in the neigh tunity for those who wish to influence the the revision and strengthening of the swered to the name and description given borhood were on the spot shortly after mind of young China,
Polie Forer and the taking of effective by the defendant. It was quite apparent the whistle was blown," and though they Outside the room in which the Memorial measures to end the present wave of that the defendant was not a snuggler, scoured the neighbourhood no trace of
He was simply gngaged as a carrier. He the burglars could be found. Library is housed a commentorative tablet crime.
admitted that the defendant was assist has been need. It has been bandsomely
not the executed in brass by the Kowloon Dock ¦
ingin the offence, but he was Company,
Authors
QUANTITY OF WATER IN
STORAGE,"
SEPTEMBER IST.
H
STILL, A "PHOUSAND MILRON GALLONS:
SSHORT IN HONGKONG. ·
CHAME AND POLICE PROTECTION.
THE PUBLIC PIER LIGHTS.
owner of the arms.
·COOLIE.
A letter was read from the Guvern. ment with regard the Association's The Magistrate: No, Jadid not, think INDIAN CONSTABLE CHARGED application for the installation of better he was from the beginning.
WITH THEFT. lights on the pulle pier. The letter Mr. Hall said the pistols probably came" stated that the Government considered from Canada and were probably intend- SAID TO HAVE ROBBED A CHAIR the lighting adequate. provided theed for use in Chiba, but instead of the lamps were kept in good condition. but passenger coming up to Cuart and mak the Hon. Secretary was instructed to ing the usual traveller's" excuse le pr
Police Constabld Gulat Mohammed REPORT ON THE RESERVOIRS ON 14gain write the Governmens pointing out ferret to get the young hoy into gaoli
was charged befor Mr. Hamilton, at the that gas mantle lamps were unsuited to instend. the lighting of apier subject to frequent The Magistrate said that the defend. Magistracy, yesterday with the theft of The life of a gas nitle is so very une first said the package was given to humping by launches going alongsident had told a number of pointless lies. 60 cents, the property of a chair coolie.
The complainant said that at 12.30 a.m. certain in Such circunstances as to justify him by a passenger
to take nehore in the same morning he hung his belt on the the installation of electric lights. shakabink the reservoirs must be i
Hongkong. Then he said the package was gate of the latring in Robinson Road, He saw the de- given to him in Shanghai to take down whilst he went inside. full ow. was the mark frequently i overheard is sent days, while paddling there had becas further increase of ten
The Ilon, Treasurer reported that to Hongkong. These people have got fendant come long, and extract the co to be deterred," added Mr. "Lindsell, cents from the girdle, The complainant thraigh rain swept streets. The Water Heturn for September 1st, just issued by members during the past month and that" from acting as carriers. All employés ran up to the defendant and asked him on the Trans-Pacific Lines have ample to return the money whereupon he drew. the Hon. T. I. Perkins, Water the finances of the Association, were in a
The Asso opportunity of trafficking in arms; and his truncheon and threatened to hit him. Authority, gives the latest information very satisfactory condition.
clation's membership now stands at a re- unless smart sentences are imposed the The complainant become frightened and Later he met a Chinese an the subject. It will be best given in ord figure, and there is growing interest traffic will go on Had he not been ran away.
being displayed in the Association's youth I would have ordered a heavier telephone operator and with his aid the constable was persuaded to hand hack 201 cents. The defendant was arrested at, the)
Indian complainant's request by an police sergeant.
Another chair ecolie who was washing inside the latrine-deposed that he saw the defendant steal the money.
tabulated form, as follows:
HONGKONG,
Tyan Tytani Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wong Noi Chong
activities,
Distance" below! overflow.
ft. lins.
Feft. 08.
oft. dins. 35ft. Tins. 4ft. Cins Distance nhove overflow. 2ft.
MEMBERSHIP.
FATAL LANDSLIDE.
SIX CHINESE BURIED.
Two men were killed and another re moved to Hospital ns the result of a collapse of earth at a hill in Samshuipo, on Wednesday morning. Four men and the hill when a great innse of earth fall two women were working at the foot of
üpen them.
sentence."
OUT OF THE SOLICITORS' BEAT.
MARINE MAGISTRATE MAKES A PROTEST.
The defendant's plen was one of "not guilty."
The Magistrate ndjourned the case and instructed Inspector Caygill to produce the telephone operator at the next hear-
Commander Beckwith, R.N., the Hurbour yesterday commented on the absence of a Master, sitting as Marine Magistrate, ing. solicitor in a twice-adjourned case in
Mr. Janes, and American which Yuen Chun Wharf Co. summoned HOW TO ASSIST THE POLICE.
the masters of a steam launch and two trading junks for obstruction.
"It's an extraordinary thing" that solicitors can't attend this Court," said the Marine Magistrate,
• WATCH THE SERVANTS' QUARTERS !
-1f householders would watch the A solicitor's clerk began to explain servants quarters of their houses more, that Mr,, Longinotto rang up the Magis and arrest any unauthorised persons rate of the telephche
found there and hand them over to the
Pokfulam The last figure, sit, above overðow, is not due to any, magie by which the tradi tional tendency of water to find the lowes level is suspended, temporary sanary friend whose house is situated dam's are, tised to retain a few more
illion gallons in the reservoirs
near by, by prompt action gut out four at the coolies in time to save their lives. Put into figures of millions of gallons, Two were women. The other two workers the position is that Tylam Tuk on 1st were more deeply buried and it was not September contained sio million gallons, until an hour or so afterwards that their Lasermpared with 1.4 million gallons dead dies were extricated.
last year. The total in all the above 1 Mr. T. H. King whe arrived in charge mentioned reservoirs is now 1103 million of a police relief gang, made an exa The Magistrate: I don't do business police, they would be doing much to gallons, as compared with 2,030 million mination of the hill and found marks on on the telephone: this is a Magistrate's assist the police in their efforts to cope gallons last year, still a rather serious the earth which indicated that the Court Give my compliments to. Mr. with the present crime wave gow sweep shortage on last year's figures.
collapse was partly, due to the action of Lanzinotto, and tell him that I woulding over the Colony. It is quite common Consumption during the month was water which had percolated into the like to see a solicitor present
knowledge that numbers of unauthorised got down to 190 million gallons in Hong-earth and formel two channels down the The solicitor's clerk explained that the Chinese haunt the servants' quarters of kong, as compared 203 last year; or 17 hillside. The angle of the bank on the case had been adjourned.
many of the European bouses in the gallons per head per day instead of 26.
other side of the hill was found to be The Magistrate replied that the parties Colony. It is also common knowledge KOWLOON.
also dangerous, and work on the hillside should have communicated with him and that a number of the dwelling house has been suspended. "
ordered that the can be dismissed.
Kowloon, Reservoir is 5ft. zina. below overflow, whereas last year it was only: aft below. The quantity in storage is 300 million gallons as compared with 374,
inst year. Consumption during the
THE GREATEST ACCIDENT.".
AN ANGLER'S TALE.' FISHING FOR SHRIMPS, HE DRAWS
UP DUSTY COAL!....
larcenies are carried out by these unwant éd visitors. There is an Ordinance under which it is an offence for any un- authorised Chinese to be found in the sorvants' quarters, of a dwelling and the Kowloon Police would be grateful if pay. persone, so found, are handed over to the police.
Yesterday, at the Magistracy,
CORONET'S NEW PICTURE, month was 22 million gallons, against $2 last year or 5 gallons per head per day instead of 15:
The writing of jr." instead of ar.”
A fisherman charged at the Marine Arithmeticians will be interested to after a name on a ballot paper made all work out the difference of consumption the difference in the world to the hero Cairt yesterday morning with throwing Chinese youth aged 15 years, was fined in Kowloon and in Hongkong on the of "The Greatest Accident," the new film articles overboard to prevent seizure, told 3 for being found in the servante basis of population. The 22 million screened at the Coronet yesterday. As a the Magistrate (Commander Beckwith, quarters of No. 15, Knutsford Terrace, gallons were consumed, by 136,300 people matter of fact, it was not an accident at R.N.) that he was thing for shrimps and Kowloon, without the permission of the
householder, Misa E. Brett. (estimated), in Kowloon; the 100 million all it was done as a practical joke by drew up some bags of coal.
Sub-Inspector Bond gave evidence that gallons were shared, in Hongkong, by political enemies of the hero's father, The 302,000 people (estimated). It looks as young man-1 reckless, irresponsible. he was on patrol at. Wanchai and saw though something like three times as ne'er-do-well-inds himself made Mayor the defendant acting in a suspicious CHARTERED BANK DIVIDEND many people in Hongkong consumed nine instead of his parent and, to the suprise manner. He went to investigate and the times as much water as the people of of everyone, he buckles to and wins the defendant, seeing him coming, threw over- The Manager of the Chartered Bank Kowloon. But there is probably a respect of the townsfolk in a highly board some bags. The Inspector saw of India, Australia and China, informs us "catch" in it somewhere; industrial original fashion. He smashes up the coal dust all over the decks of the craft that the following telegram has been consumption may be the explanation. corrupt political ring, cleans up the town, and so arrested the man and took him received from the Head Office in London: "Directors have declared an interim It is noted that the Government analyst and generally makes a huge success of to the Police Station. is not as enthusiastic as usual about the the job. Tom Moore is thoroughly at A fine of $15, or one month's imprison dividend for the past half year at the water. Instead of excellent," the water home is the principal role; it is just the ment as an alternative, was the son rate of 14 per cent, per annum free of
income tax." is described na of satisfactory quality." sort of thing that he revels in.
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