THE SANITARY BOARD.
BATH WATER AND FLUSH SYSTEM CROPS UP AGAIN.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon, the Chairman
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
TRAM CAR INSPECTORS'
DIFFICULTIES:-
UNRULY MORNING CROWDS AT TAIKOO.
DEVELOPMENT OF LABOUR, GUILDS IN HONGKONG.
The following" is afï extrnët from the Report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for the year: 1991 :-
The dilleulties which the Hongkong. A most noticeable feature of the year of the Board (Mfr. G. R. Sayer) presiding. Tramway inspectors have to contend was the continued development and re- There were also present the Director of with, in carrying out their duties in the organization of guilds, brought to more Public Works (the Hon. Mr. T. L Tako district, were revealed in particular notice by a series of disputes Perkins), the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Felice Court case before Mr. R. E. Linden roasters and men in various
dustries, with which this office was closely Mr. C. A. Alabaster. Dr. F. M. Ozorio sell yesterday morning, when a Chinese concerned. The following strikes were and the Medical Officer of Health (was charged with assaulting a Chinese declared or averted in 1991;- W., W. Pearse).
inspector of the cars.
The Chairman, after stating that u Bumber of letters had been received! approving the erection of certain water closets, went on to deal with un applica Bion rélative to the Bushing of water cimets on inland lots Nos, 2008, 2,300 and 2010, Magazine Gap. Road.
The Chinese inspector said that about 7 o'clock the same morning he boarded trum-car No. 12, at Quarry Bay, which was travelling in the direction of Taikoo | Docks. He asked the defendant för his ticket. The defendant said he had ticket, but he refused to produce it in spite of many requests to do so,
He
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1STE, 1922.
SPORT.
INTERFORT LAWN BOWLS. HONGKONG » SHANGHAI LAWN ROWLS CLUB, ·
says:-
The NC, Daily News of September 7th
day, proved to be most exciting, the club This match, which was played yester- winning by one shot. The visiting team was changed from that which met the Recreation Club, Gerrard and Russell playing in place of Lapalry and Me Murtic The start was disastrous for "Hongkong, the locals, scoring a three at the first end, and following with three singles, two, four, and another three, so Campherwood box-makers tuo guild). that ar the conclusion of the 7th end the Tea box makers.
Lawn Bowls Club, were 15 to Hongkong's At this stage the visitors scored a single and wars loudly applauded, but the Club then got a single at the next thus making the score 16/1 at the 9th end.
Shipwrights and earpenters. Rattan Furniture-makers. Sandalwood workers.
Masoe and quarrymen, Eating house employés. Matshed builders.
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and in addition many long-established A number of new guilds were started, qpes redrafted their regulations and In reply to a minuts on the subject by later saw the defendant buy a ticket, ship comprehensive in the craft which made every effort to make their meraber Mr. Alabaster, the UHAIRMAN said the When the tram stopped near the Taikoo they represent. Intimidation with the opponents' two, which brought the scare position was a bit confused." Originally Sugar Refinery the defendant incited abject of compelling men to join a guild, they had applied, for permission to pit, number of coalies to assault him. Wie in" closets flushed with bath water and mess was struck in the face and body by the Beard hail recommended this to the the defendant and ten others. He seized Gorerament. The Government had re-the defendant anil with the assistance of plied approving provided that the water Inspector Glendinning turned him over was supplied from un independent source. to the police.
The Director of Public Works expressed a strong ebjection to the application. He mentioned that the houses in this vicinity were drawing their water supply · xrm- | porarily from the Peak District and: pointed out that hundreds of houses: would i built in that district in the
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became common, notably among the makers; there was keen competition be copper-miths and Tattan furniture tween rival guilds in the endeavour to enlist the ante members.
reported to this office since the repeal of
The total number of new trade societies,
the old Societies Ordinance up to the end of the year is as follows:-- " Mastery Societies.
1931, 1980. 12 11
341
Men's Societies (trade unica). 70 Masters and Men's joint-
societies guilds
20
The Hongkong four now settled down, and put up one of the best fights against single, a three, a two, and a five to their odds ever seen here. The scored
as the lath to 15/12 in favour of the Lawn Bowls Club. The home side then scored & two two's and a three, making the board single, whereupon Hongkong replied with" dead is all at 19 eads. The 20th was productive of some excellent bowling, beauties. Russell, unfortunately, knocked particularly by Gerrard, who laid two
one of Large's woods in and robbed his own side of the lead: This ball could not be removed and later as added to by Bell, giving the club a lend of two shots. At the last end Hongkong scored a single leasing the home side winners by 91/90.
Hongkong experienced hard luck on two occasiolis, once at the 10th when Bell slip- ped in and aid the shot at a time when the visitors were lying, and at the 20th as above described. It probably made all the difference in the result, For the visitors Ferguson and Wallace played LOST, the former particularly so Gerrard was brilliant when he got going and Russell did some good work at times. On the Lawn Bowls Club side all played well throughout, Robertson in particular standing cut in the earlier and latter stages of the game.
TERRIBLE HAVOC AT
·MÖKANSHAN. TWO FOREIGNERS' LIVES
DURING TYPHOON.
DISASTROUS LANDSLIDE.
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Sules and Scores: Hongkong :—R., Wallace (skip), J. Ferguson, J. Russell Bell (skip), (i. L. Campbell, J. M. Robert Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club-A. D. and W. Gerrani-20.
son and F. Large-21.
As this was rather vague the Government Perry Glenglinning, the Tramway Cos was again approached as to whether bath traffic inspector, stated" that sering No water would be regarded as an indepen: 42 was stationary dent, source.
the Sugar Subsequent to this the Refinery and that there was a commo- tiovernment had replied that it was not tion in the ear, he ran wards it and prepared to recommend that hath water saw the defendant punching the Chinese he used for the purpose. The application inspector who was getting up from, the now before the Board was for permission floor. The fight stopped directly the to draw water from the main
witness arrived.
The defendant was caught but the other assailants escaped.
Witness added that great difficulty was perimeed by the Chinew Suspectors in the course of their work on this section of the line. The passengers had been in The typhoon which just mished Shang the habit of ganding on the fast-board hai has taken a terrible toll at Makan. shan, both in death and damage to pro These passengers refused to buy tickets, perty and the popular holiday resort must coarse of time and if the Board approved Chinese inspectors feared these people go Daily Nurs! A few particulars are avail
unless they were fareed to do so. The now be in a dreadful state, says the the present application, athér people, niuch that Europeän Înspectors had to be
able through a letter received by Mr. would claim the same rights and privi-sent along each morning.
d. J. Evans from his father and brought ges. He also objected to the application The Magistrate imposed a fine of $25 proposed getting down as best he could down by a gentleman who, the letter stated
with the alternative of one month's, in afterwards travelling by whatever means Bo Wukong, taking a boat from there and, Mr. ALABASTER asked if any difficulty prisonment and warned the defendant was possible, the mountain being cut off sth says:
The SoC, taily News nt.September would. I experienced in drawing that a repetition of the offence would, from all the ordinary mites. He man- wafer from an independent supplý a mean a
aged to get thivuugh somehow, for the down to Wayside Park yesterday to The Hongkong Enterport teab travelled nullah for instaące.
Fetter was posted in Shanghai,
Mr. Evans fetter i datel Inst Satory courlusions with thehig, four, and day. The gid that they had experienced markably well: The result of the game it must be admitted that they did re- a constant stürm since the previons Mon-
wins n'victory for the Yangtsepuo Club day and it how terribly until the Friday, by two shots.. with heavy rains enstantly night and thrills throughout, especially
The game was full of day. That morning he got the first news seventh, when Malcolm carried the jack at the as to what had twen going on with other and gave his opponents six. This made 2eople, for it had been impossible to the score read 10/7 in favour of Hong- on eight in four ends, getting a lead of kong. At this stage the Waysiders piled five at the 11th. The visitors, however,
for other strong reasons.
The DIRECTOR OF Beatie Wass said there was a nullahlar that it was very! expensive to lay on a "apply" from n nullah, The, again, there was the probl ability that the onlah world run dry.
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BUFFALO'S BID FOR FREEDOM.
ENDS IN DEATH BY COLLISION.
venture out before..
HONGKONG YANOTSZEPOO BOWLS CLUB.
stuck to it doggelly and the last remain- The Colony rdigd eight more to the "big ing ends saw some wonderful bowling.
Club winners by two shots--20/19. fours" five, mid left the Yangtszepoo
Tho
In reply to Dr. Czaris, the ERECTOR OF freedom whilst on its way to the slaughter "The story of a water buffalo's bid for Pure Won's wid he cald hardly go house at Kennedy Town, and how it met James Ware. She had been unwell and The first tragedy was the death of Mrs fully into the reasons for not recommend its death prematurely is contained in yes. died of heart failure during the storm ing this, but he asured. Dr. Ozario that turday's police reports. The animal was unit to live in, but somehow, arrange The house had been rendered absolutely they, were good and sufficient and much too complex to deni aith in detail at that when it made a wild dash for liberty." In
being driven along Connaught Road West: ments were made for the funeral.
Still worse happened on Friday. About meeting. He moved that the applications mid career it knocked down a coolic below the Methodist Episcopal Ladies alle shot in placing the jack in the ditch 4 or 5 p.. there was a landslide from theud was noted for Malcolin's remark be not approved.
rho was so badly injfred about the head Home which carried away everything in that he had to he sent to hospital its path until reaching the bathing pool, the 17th when Yengtszepos lay four- which robbed Hongkong of three; also at for treatment." Continuing its headlong into the pool and on to these there was shot. Taking it all round the Hongkong At that time several people had ventured Wallaen came up and cleverly drew the light the animal dasked down a side lane swept the ladies' dressing room, and a in Des Voeux Road West, where it number of uprooted trees. Many were great things are expected of them in the tear are proving a tough bandful, and charged into a mour-car, No, 258, belöng Stuoshlay, who was in the deeper parted splendidly as a combination, with injured, whilst r, King, of the C.M.S. interport matches. The whole team play ing to the Moon Garage. The bullock was had his brad crushed in and was killed Wallace and Gerrard a little prominent killed instantaneously by the forec of the instantly. The body was swept away and on the home side Malcolm and Macgregor inpast. The motorrar was but slightly was recovered later some distance down were the pick, showing much the same damage, one of the und-gards being the hill. His wife was in the shallow end form as they exhibited in the recent pairs |
and sustained minor injury.
This was secunded by the Cuiras, who pointed out that the Board could refuse the present application, and inform the applicant that they were referring the matter, back to the. Government,
The motion was put and carried. The rest of the business before the meet. ing was purely formal.
A CURIOUS STORY.
WOMAN WHO WAS HYNOPTISED INTO GIVING TO CHARITY.
A Chinese described as a" monk was -charged before Mr. R. E. Lindeell, yester- day morning with having fraudulently obtained 20 from a Chinese woman
The woman said the defendant cnie to her house and asked her to contribute to the Swatow Relief Fund
-in charge.
inckled.
Later the carenss oft
"the animal was removed to the sanghter house.
NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS; STORY.
THE BODY IN THE TRUNK The mystery of a dead body found in a camphor wood, box in Robinson Road has been solved. It turns out to have
He moved been another case of dumping" a dead
final.
The trams were: Hongkong:-R. Wal
There were also two boys in the pool, one being the son of the Rev. R. W. Willace (skip), W. Gerrard, J. MeMurtio and son. They were overwhelmed by a mass of 1. Impaley--19. trees, but were able to ermel out without any serious injury."
Yangterepoo Bowls Club!-G.MeMurda F. Ferrier-20. - (skip), A. A. Malcolm, A. Macgregor and
Sir. Evans says that the roads are washed out that it is impossible to get past Yuen Tah's. The old house all has fallen into the roadway and rendered it impassable. The plain is five feet under water and no mail can get through, nor can chairs go either up or down the hill. “
LIVING COSTS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
BIG P. & 0. LINERS TO ENGLAND. MACEDONIA,” AND MANTUA "
SAILING THIS MONTH AND NEXT.
his hand across my eyes," she said," and body, frequently resorted to by the
We are informed by Messrs. Mackinnon, What does it cost a married couple to. N. Co., that the following P. & 0. got me into a trance, and while in this Chinese.
Mackenzie & Co., ngents of the P.&O. live on quietly in Kuala Lumpur. asks, state I gave him $5." She informed the The deceased was found to be a brother the Jing Afail, which continues:-A mail steamers will be despatched Trom police immediately, and when he came of boy" employed at St. Joseph's 873 to $300 a month if a motor-car is kept Bouth and London rid the usual ports of
Government official has put the figure at Hongkong for Marseilles, Gibraltar, Ply again on the following day, she gave him College where both worked. The brother We have before us, the monthly accounts cali, including Bombay, where these died, apparently from natural causas, and of a married coitple who are in the vessels pick up the Indian mails:-5.8. The police said that defendant hail been for some reason best known to himself, the Kuala Lampar, pay more than 800 & September 27th; 8.8. Jantwi, 10,002 tons Government Service, but who live in Macedonia, 10,512 tons gross register, bere only 8 days and had no fixed abode, défendant hid the fact of his brother's mouth for rent and keep a car. The RTO register, October 25th. but he had referred to a certain monas death from the Director of the College, average expenditure works out at $711 tery, and enquiries there showed that he and, introducing a substitute, chiained month and in this total is included the
leave for the deceased to go to the coun- following monthly averages did belong to the Order. He had sometry. He bought a camphor wood box, and Food (including firewood and cook's local and Macao pawn tickets in his placed the dead body in it. He then transport) possession. The police, however, were not secured the assistance of the substitute to Drinks in the position to prove that the defendant in Robinson Road.
carry it away late at night and dump it Wages (including dhoby) Motor car (including not a band fide collector for the
wagen), Swatow Fund. He had with him two sub- scription books, one for European and the other for Chinese subscribers.
The Magistrato imposed a ine of 8200..
القوة
ANOTHER FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT
AT WHITFIELD.
House requisites
Cigarettes and tobacco
Doctors and medicine
driver's
These vessels, which are ordinarily on the Australian and also the Bombay mail services, have excellent accommodation for both 1st and 2nd. ssicon passengera, and $145 each steamer is capable of accommodating 33 $50 and 140 second, for whom spacious 101 deck apace is provided. In addition to the ordinary cabins, a number of bed- 95 stead cabins for one or two passengerṇ aro 47 situated in the 1st., saloon.
£11
The voyage from Hongkong to Mor- 20seilles will occupy about 31 days, and
Other items being: telephone subscrip- passengers will bare the opportunity of tion, clothes, clubs, stationery, stamps, Proceeding from Marseilles overland by subscriptions, electric light, and books. the P. & O. special train which runs in
Defendant told the Magistrate "that he did not make any deduction from the
On Sunday a coolie died in hospital Government officials only pay a small connexion with these steamers, Those donations for himself, but turned all the the result of injuries received in a house rent, so it would appear that the who prefer to proceed on in the steamer money he raised ever to the monastery.providus Friday. The coolie was crossing But in that figure it is not possible to in London about six days after the arrival motor-car accident at Whitfield, on the first official figure of 8700 is correct. from Marseilles to London should arrive He admitted that he had to live by his the road when he was knocked down by do any entertaining, to get away from dete is Marseilles Inteading passengers
resources everywhere he went.
private motor-car. No, Mr. H. Taylor, N
952, belonging to Malaya for a short holiday or to save are recommended to make early applict The Magistrate discharged the defen-This is the third fatal motor accident carrying on without any margin and with eccurs the best of the remaining available anything for an emergency. It means tion to the agente in order that they may at this spot during the past month: A certain amount of anxiety.
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