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THE HOUSING QUESTION. AMENDED RESOLUTIONS TO RE MOVED AT THE PUBLIC MEETING TO
The following are the resolutions which will be moved at the public meeting to be held at the City Hall on Monday burning at 5.30 o'clock under the joint muspices of the Constitutional Reform Assixiation of Hongkong and the Kow loot "Residents' Associations:
The
THE EMPRESS OF
AUSTRALIA"
THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1922
NURSING PROBATIONERS
ON STRIKE.
MAKE A WORLD TRIP NEXT AN INCIDENT AT NETHERSOLE
WINTER
HUT TO RETURN TO THE
PACIFIC RUN,
"HOSPITAL
INTERPORT REGATTA:
SATURDAY'S PROGRAMMES.
The programme for Saturday's inter port and interclub regatta has now been There are to be nine roving issued. events, and four yacht races (for ladies).
The rowing events pro
Interclub pairs (distance † mile) for tho Murdoch Challenge Cup at present held by the R. H.K.V.C. The entrante are: The V.R.C., Shanghai R.C., R.H.K.Y.C. and Canton R..
During the past few days, the hospital staff at the Netherole Hospital in Bonham Road has been working under Empress of Australia, which trying conditions Last Saturday morning has been lying out in midstream for practically the whole of the Chinese some weeks past, has now been difinitely nursing probationer' staff, 'nmounting to 1.That the Housing Problem is the selected as the Pacific liner to be employ about eighteen.or nineteen Chinese young
Interport single seuils (distance 1 mile) most serious problem coufrouting by the Canadian Pacific Steunship women, left their work without notice. for the Blair Challenge Shield. Shang- the local Adininistration; it lies at the root of the high cost of living, Company for pleasure cruises during the They simply gathered up their belongbai, Canton and Hongkong compete for
winter. it explains in large measure the next
has The company
fiveings and walked out of the hospital. this trophy. constantly increasing rate of wages, and by the overcrowding entailed it cruises under consideration, and will run Their action was said to be due to one of constitties & perpetual mennes to the trips itself, instead of chartering the probationers being reprimanded by the health and well-being of the vesels out to various tourist agencies, as the Matron, Miss L. K. Rayner, at a community and that, therefore, the Government be asked to appoint has been done during the past two or lecture on the previous night. They ap-entered."
The final details have not parently resented this and on the follow a Commission to inquire into the three years. Housing Problem and Transit quee yet been arranged, but the voyages ing morning left the Hospital. Since the Medi- trouble, one or two of the nurses have
tions in connection with the same.
* Buder consideration include That this Bleeting approves the extension of the Rents Restriction terranean
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trip, round-the-world returned to duty but the others up to yesterday had remained adamant. Yes Ordinance and considers that, in voyage, two West Indica cruises, and a the best interests of the community; trip from Vancouver to New York. The today the girls were interviewed at the Hospital. by the Acting Medical Super the Ordinance should be continued
latter journey will be taken in a leisurely intendent (Dr. Gibson) and asked to state manner, and will mable tourista totheir case, and there are hopes of the obtain ulose insight into the life and matter being amicably settled.
until such time as the supply meets
the demand. That the aim of the Government
ing both by corporations and pri vate individuals by the following, American Continent. amongst other, methods:-
should be to encourage housebuild- customs in different parts of the The work at the Hospital, which is
Interclub fours (distance 1 mile), for the Stockbrokers' Challenge Cup held at present by the R.H.K.V.C. Shanghai, Canton, the V.R.C. and the holders are
Interport pairs (distance 1 mile), for the Perey Smith Chalenge Cup held by the RH.K.Y.C. Shanghai, Canton and Hongkong will contest this event.
Dragon-boat race arranged by Mr. Ab King.
***Hong" fours (distance | mile). Police, Loupth crews with European cox (distanos 1 mile).
Interport tours (distance I mile), for the Smyth Challenge Shield, Shanghai, Canton and Hongkong being entered.
Scratch fours (distance mile). This principally concerned with children's is open to all oarsmen of the different The world yoyage is to begin in cases and maternity cases, has been car-competing clubs and crews will be drawn (i.) Opening up suitable areas"(January, and will take approximately ried on by means of volunteers from the by the various strokes.
areas contataing a number of
Mr. W. Logan has consented to distri The start will be made hospitals affiliated with, the Nethorsole sites in close proximity to one an- four mouths. other requiring a minimum ex from New York, and the great liner will Hospital, sizcl as the Alice Memorial but the prizes at a dinner to be held at
Hongkong Hotel the same evening. penditure upon preparation) by, providing cheap and rapil meons proceed through the beautiful waters of Hospital and the Ho Miu Ling Hospital.
where
the
(ii) Leveling extension areas for about seventy days. The principal porte
building purposes, configuration of the land shows of France, Spain and Italy, will be that course to be expendient, visited.
and planning settlements before The West Indies trips will be made
about
the
months of January
and
Slace the foregoing was in type we have received the following communication on the subject:-
Mrs. Blair will distribute all the prizes won in the yacht races during the past season. Tea is to be served at the Clubhouse, and the band of the 2nd Battalion King's Regiment will discourse
music.
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of access (eg, by the construe the Mediterranean, thence to India: tion of long-promised. tramways ports, Singapore, Java, China, Japan, to Wanchai Gap, to the south side of the Island rid Wong Nei the Haiwaiian Islands, and Vancouver. Chrong Gap, and through the The Mediterranean' cruise, too, will In connection with these Hospitals, Kowloon peninsula.
On Sunday an interport sailing event start from New York, and is to last there are 24 women nurses in training,
who work in the Nethersole and Mater will take place between representatives nity Hospital. On a slight pretext, and from Swatow and Hongkong.
The ar owing apparently largely to misunder-rangements are not yet to hand. standing, nearly all those who serve in the Netherole Hospital left work suddenly on Saturday morning, Arrangements were speedily inade.for the carrying ou of the work of the Hospital, in these and besides English circumstances, nurses on the staff, Mrs. Shannon and Mrs. Parr, wife of Dr. C. W. Parr, came work has been carried on under beavy to the assistance of the matron. The
strain for the past five days, and in the meantime the probationers have been advised by various friends to return to their work. The thanks of the matron and those concerned in the affairs of the Hospital are due to many of their friends, amongst whom we may mention Mr. S W. Tso a staunch friend of the Hospital and a supporter of the Nurses Training Home from its inception. The Proba tioners have seen the Her pital Authorities, and it is hoped that the trouble is now! over and that the work of the Hospital will proceed on isual lines this morning
the lots are offered for sale to the public, on lines similar to those followed by private enterprise at February, and "will" last about thirty Kowloon Tung.
days, Now
York being once more the .) The, extension of financial as- sistance to such of the community starting point. The passengers will be as are desirous of building their limited to about 500 for the World own hours.
cruise, 800 for the Mediterraneau trip, (iv.) That in considering the provi
sion of means of transit the Gov-100 each for the West Indies journays, ernment should follow the example and 330 to 400 for the Vancouver to New set by Municipal bodies at Home York trip and give greater weight to the convenience of the Public, than to On this same subject, n Shanghai news the immediate financial aspect, paper states in reference to the New especially as all land in this york to Vancouver trip: "Should the Colony is the property of the Crow, which, therefore, prolitsustrafia not be assigned to this, it directly by its developinent. likely that she will not come back to thu; 1.-That this Meeting regards as one Pacific at all, but stay on the Atlantie
of the practical measures offering a partial solution of the existing be replaced on this side by the finer housing problem in Hongkong the that makes the globe-circling trip." formation of a Co-operative Build- ing Society with a view to son definite schemes being formulated,
This rumour that the Australia may
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The women
"A.. SOLOMON'S JUDGMENT. "*
Two Chinese women quarrelled over a
Each claimed, the hat Jarge bamixo hat valued at 30 cents. da her property. Yesterday they appealed to the Magi strate (Mr. E. 1. Wynne Jones) to settle the ownership of the hat. argued vociferously and his Worship was unable to make any decision as to whom the hat belonged. He bound them both over to keep the peace, and instructed Sub-Inspector Purden to try a Solomon's judgment outside the Court on the dis- pate to cut the hat in two giving half
be removed to the Atlantic run is one SMALL BOY MISSING FROM ceased to take further interest in her
with Government assistance, for that has been current in this Colony
the provision of a large number of also; but, an enquiry at the office of the houses for those sections of the com-
tion.
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THREE MEN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
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to each claimant. On learning this deci son the younger of the two women
claim but, the older continued to argue, finally appealing that the hat should not be destroyed. Her attitude was con vireing and a loth women "were leaving; the Court his Worship ordered posses son of the hat to be given to the old
WODAM.
munity needing such nervnimoda Canadian Pacify Steamship Company, yesterday elicited the information that
What is believed to be a serious ense 5-That this Public Meeting desires to
heard nothing about the of kidnapping was mieritioned at the Secretary of State for the Colonies matter; so far as they know, such Magistracy, yesterday, when Sub-Inspec urge, upon the Right Hon. the they had the absolute necessity, in the thing is, not even contemplated, and is tor Lanigan charged two men and a "interests of the commercial" and
residential expansion of this Colony, extremely unlikely.
The Enipress of youth with kidnapping a small boy named of the present Military. Establish Australia has been especially adapted Sze To Man-shek, aged eight years. ments being transferred from their for the Pacific run.
ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBER present sites to other sites.
Inspector Lanigan said it was alleged
CAUGHT. that on the 9th, ipar. the three de-
Police-Sergeant James of Stanley pro- fendants enticed three small boys" from Yaumati down to the Yaumati Reclama duced before Mr. R. E' Lindsell at the tion where they gave them food and fruit. Magistracy, yesterday morning, a roars They then took the three, boys to the named Lo Ki, a atonecutter, who is Two alleged to have taken part in a bighway The joli of a piece-goods shop in Kowloor-Canton Railway Station. Jervois Street who ran amok some time of the children refused to go inside the robbery on the Old Stanley Road on ago and killed two boys with a chopper station, but the other boy went inside January 14th. was again brought before the Magistrate and he had been missing ever since. One yesterday,
That& copy of these Resolutions be forwarded to the Government for consideration and transmission to the Secretary of State for the Colonier.
CHILD MURDER
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS.
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· HONGKONG'S SHIPPING.
A' MISLEADING COMPARISON.
Sergt. James, in neking for a remand, In Sgres and Shipping there appears an interesting table showing the net ton-
of the small boys who escaped gave inforld, the complainant, Wong Tin F, of Aberdeen village, was stopped by twa The boys were the sous of an old. Chin.mation to the police. The evidence for men and robbed of $10 in cash. The nge of shipping entries and clearances
щед were the prosecution, the Inspector said, was defendant had been missing from Stanley nt the principal ports of the world, London leads with 34,101,572 tons, follow Jeeping together at the time. They wers not strong, for at present they had to village since that date. He returned to ed by New York 31,039,852, Antwerp 25,800,023, Liverpoil 24,621,215, and then struck several blows on the head and rely upon the evidence of the small boy the village on the previous day. Ho Hongkong 24,185,153, followed by Shang neck,
Fa also Mr. Schofield of the Secretariat. for
se connected with the firm and
their and wounded. "
father hai 24.089,274, Lons, Roterdam appear
The man's brother subdued Chinese Affairs had instructed the In tallied with the description of one of the for 21.719,25 and Hamburg 15,800,000, Singapore gives 17,933,350, Kobe (1990), the maniac and handed him over to the spector to ask for a remand for the matter two men given by the complaint what
16,472.864, had Yorkhamn 11,262,000 tons, police,
Native craft are not included in the When first charged before Mr. Lind-
Lottle of Eastorn ports...
That makes the comparison with Euro. pean and American ports rather unfair If the total of all vessels engaged in foreign trade (excluding local trade) is
self with murder. the man, simply answered: Agur fut sus king, or
have a fit of insanity,"
Yesterday, Inspector Willis produced taken the Hongkong figurs. for 1997 (the medical certificato pronouncing him to latest official returns published) would be suffering from severe
be 27,852,817, which would give Hong-pression.
maniacal de
3 identified him without hesitation. Ho to be further investigated..
Inspector Lanigan, said the first defended for a week's remand, in order to obtain, farther corroborative evidence, if
ant had been able to give a satisfactory. account of his movements on the day of the alleged kidapping.
His Worship remanded the case for week and intimated if no further evidence was forthcoming by that time, the case
Kong rank us the third shipping" port of The prisoner took no interest in thewould have to be withdrawn.
the world in that year. Wo imagine the returns for 1 will show an improve ment on the Hongkong, total for 1921
Court proceedings and whilst waiting for his case to bo called spent the time throwing two little, pides of silver in dice fashion.
...
JUNKS COLLIDE. TWO CHILDREN - DROWNED.
Daring o
the early hours. morning a collision bocc The Magistrate? What will happen to junka near, the Ly
z Inspector Willis (to the Magistrate). SHOP TURNED INTO A DUST 'We will; have to withdraw the charge of He has been murder, your Worship. certified insane
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DUST CART OUT OF CONTROL.
in
An unusual accident occu Elgin Street on Tucedpy morning. A
him-how.1
The Inspector: Bwill have to be the junks had stern torn ap sent back to the asyipm
the The Magistrate. And then 7-I don't in the stern of tas know what order your Worship will carried, AWAY make
Sanitary Boardidust cart, was proceeding down the hill with the foreman pulating the brakes. Ho, Allaged, and his The Magistrate: Unless the certificate and it is
ble
The case was remanded for one week.
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SUBMARINE VOLCÁNIC
ERUPTION. HONGKONG OBSERVATORY SEISMO- GRAPH RECORDS.
At the time of the volcanic eruptions reported by the Captain of the Ifakara Maru; namely, 3 to 4 p.m. on the after- Fonoon of Friday, March End, the seisme- ograph at the Hongkong Observatory was of her
but at 0:53:16. after midnight
ard
the preliminary tremors. Loening on March
Here of a large earthquake commenced. T
The
part of the long, or surface waves commenced a isted that they thom, aim and the movemente died
head was badly, crushed under one of this signed by two doctors, 1 cannot make boon, drowned. The junk was later towed away at Thomam The maximum wheels.The cart broke loose and career-
to an into haukivan by, daunch. The edidown the hill, finally, sposhing into an order for him, to be com
Asylum,
grocer's shop window filting its gar
"The case was remanded until tomat bage amongst the waren on, exhibition. Abouti 8200 worth of damage, was caused row morning for the sertificate to be the
signed by another, doctor: to the shop.
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