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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF THE
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD.
PROPERTY
Situate at Victoria, Hongkong, and known as
No. 606, QUEEN-ROAD
WEST.
erected uron Tux REMAINING POR. 17ON OF INLAND LOT No. 1659,
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE38, FRIDAY AUGUST 20TH, 1926
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WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF AUGUST. SCOTCH WHISKY
1926, Ar 3 o'clock M,
AT THE
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No. 4, DUBBELL STREET, VICTOil, HONGKONG,
Ma. E. V. M. R. DE
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The Property consists, of
AL That Piece or Parcel of Ground situata at Victoria aforesaid ngistered in the ard. Office * THE REMAINING PORTION OF INLAND LOT No. 1659; together with No. 608, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST rectad thereon. The Property is haki for the Unex pired Rendns of Term of 15 years from the 12th NOVEMBER, 1900 (Renewable for One Further Term of 75 yars) created by an Indenture of Crown lease dated the 94th DECEMBER, 1901, and made between H LATE MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII of the one part and WOO YIU NAM and TSUL WAN KWAI of the other part. Annual Crown Rent 915.00. Aces: 739 square fet.
For further Particulare, Apply to MYSSEY. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
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mall holdings, and are better qualified. than a Government Department to decide whether applicants are of the right type, and therefore likely to “make good."..
For many years we have read doleful, tales of the migration of the rural popula- tion of England to the towns. It is hoped that the Bill will do something to stem that movement. There is wisdom and
'
Kr. A. H. Ismail, of the Hongkong Electric Company, reports to the police the less from his office desk of a gold
wrist watch, valued at $18.
'The return' of notifiable cases, during the 21 hours ended August 18th, shows one case (British), of diphtheria and one case (Chinese) of enteric fever.
The quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from Yokohama and Haiphong on account of plague and cholera, respectively, have been with drawn.
OASIS
IN A WILDER. ordinance confers
NESS.
MARKING TIME AT WEIHAIWEI.
A CHOLERA `SCARE.
PETITION BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Someone has
statesmanship in any measure which will give the class who work on the land, but are divorced from ownership of the soil,
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT. ]
a satisfying personal interest in the
The total output of the Kailan Mining
WEIHAIWEI, August 11th labour of their hands. It is also true Administration's mines for the week
said Happy is the that to increase the number of small ending August 7th amounted to 81,588 country which has no history," He might occupying ownerships is the best and tons and the sales during the period to have added, "but thrice curs'd is the surest bulwark against disruptive poli- 65,280 tons.,
place where uncertainty prevails." Al tical elements in a nation. Give men a
most from its infancy as a British posses The death took place at No. 37sion there have been doubt and uncer stake in the country" and you enlist Pokfulam Road, on Monday, of Ngai them on the side of the established order She, the wife of Ng Yuk Shu. The tainty as to Weihaiwei's future, one of of Society, Colonel WALTER GUINNERS. funeral will take place at noon the Minister of Agriculture, who intro-Sunday from the above address to "Taferred to Germany, a rumour that was of
Pit Ting," Kennedy Town.
duced the Bill on behalf of the Govern- ment, does not suggest that it provides a remedy for rural depopulation, or that it will satisfy the ambitions of all young| men. Nor is it a complete answer to the complaint that country life is apt to prove dull. The late Lord SALSATRY, when he was Prime Minister a generation ago. once declared that what was wanted was a circus in every village-a picturesque
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towas have to offer are responsible for the drift of people away from the rural districts. The Minister's own estimates is that under the Bill 8,000 holdings can be provided at a cost of £6,000,000 If,"! when it comes into operation, it is found that it meets a real demand there is no reason why its provisions should not be extended.
The debate in the House of Commons would provide a cynie with a certain of amusement. Neither the
measure
Socialists nor the Liberals could invent
any decent pretext to vote against it, for both are pledged to facilitate the acquisi tion of land for the people. But it was too much to expect them to act the part of chonis to a Conservative Government
.....
on
Mr. W. T. Thornton, third grade clerk in the Expense Accounts Department, Ilongkong, has been appointed to the Expense Accounts Department, Sheer-
ness, but will not leave the Far East until
the arrival of Mr. Sapsed, who has been appointed to succeed him.
the earliest rumours being that the lease of the Territory was about to be trans-.
sufcient importance and persistence to provoke an official denial:-
Downing Street,
August 15th, 1901 Sir,In reply to your letter of the 13th instant, I am directed by Mr Secretary Chamberlain to inform you that the rumour that Weihaiwei about to be handed over to Germany is without foundation-I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
C. F. LUCAS.
The Fates, it would seem, have de-
Mr. L.. B. Warren, who failed to answer to his name when called upon to serve on the jury when the Criminal Sessions began on Wednesday morning, greed that the uncertainty which has been put in an appearance at noon the same such a hindrance to enterprise and deve- day. Mr. Justice Wood fined him $10lopment at. Weibaiwei for a generation, and ordered him to remain in Court shall pursue us to the bitter end. It is now over four years ago that Lord Bal- -all-day
"four" announced at the Washington Con- farence that the Territory would be We still wait the restored to. China. establishment of a recognized Government
од Weihaiwel the almost unique' distinction of being cre of very few places under the sun where motor traffic is officially forbidden, and the history of this question is of soma interest. So long as the Chinese- Regi- ment was in existence there was no dia- crimination against the motor. Subse." quently it kas generally understood that for reasons given-the, Head of our Local Government objected to motor traf- 6c, and definite applications were reject- ed. The Medical Officer of Health ap plied for germission to import a motor- cycle and side-car to enable him to reach urgent cases...more rapidly-Ferboten-|------- Local Chinese put forward a project for connecting Shibtao with Weihaiwei by a motor road. Ferboten Finally a local British merchant sought permission to import three motor scooters. Ferboten
But it was not till T520 that the situation" was regularized by the ordinance referred to above.
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PROS AND CONS.
Under British rule a measure of pros- perity has come to Weihaiwei and to a great extent this is due to the fact that, like Hongkong and Singapore, it has been a free port. Steps have already been taken,, to establish a eustoms house here, and it is to be feared that when the Territory is transferred to the Chinese Government a substantial proportion of our trade will disappear. Hence the extreme import- ance of opening up the hinterland as soon
possible. Unfortunately, funds ars
scarce and our revenue is barely sufficient
to cover current expenses. But I have
mission could be obtained which would reason for asserting that if official per-
require. I understand, reference to the Colonial Office, London-funds from another source would be available. In
Mails from U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai, amounting to 30 bags of letters and papers, arrived by the s.s.
short, where there's the will, there's a way. The official attitude has been that President Cleveland yesterday morning. at Peking: we are still in doubt as to the roads are too narrow, the bridges too The P. & O. 8.8. Malwa arrived later important details of the terms of readi-weak, and that the road surface would with the Home mails (letters and papers, [tion: we still engage in a fruitless and dated London July 22nd, and parcels profitlesss exercise--marking time.
rapidly deteriorate under motor traffic. The obvious reply is that bridges can be July 15th). The letter and paper mail Fortunately, there is another and a amounted to a total of 344 bags, includbrighter side to the picture. While in ing 92 from the United Kingdom. other parts of China during the past year Parcels from London came to 130 bags.wars, riots, boycotts have done much to inflict ruinous losses on the country, It has been rumoured that the Govern Weihaiwei has remained calm and peace ment had decided to close down the Kowful-an oasis in a bowling wilderness toon Public Dispensary, in Nathan Road, Here the agitators has ceased from, in view of the rent bazing been largely troubling and the politician is at rest. increased. The Government have for some time been considering the advie ability of combining the work of the Konloon. Dispensary with the Kowloon Hospital, and the matter of the proposed closing down of the dispensary is still under consideration, no decision having yet been made.
terday by the P.&O. liner Malva
Among the passengers arriving yes from Home were:-Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
BRITISH RULE.
avoided by paving the beds of the streams they span that narrow roads can be alightly widened at intervals of a few hundred yards at small cost and that surface wear caused by a motor vehicle with its four wheels and rubber tyres` would probably not exceed the damage dore by a two-wheeled, spring-leas cart loaded with salt. The cost of meta-
песеввагу.
The Liberals were coldly critical Me
damized roads is at present prohibitive, but o via media seems possible; and LLOYD GEORGE, who has his own pro
With a fine disregard for historical facts mud roads, similar to those being cen
structed_in_other parts of China, would gramme for dealing with the land, de-
and the circumstances under which Wei-go a long way towards solving our local pounced the Bill as inadequate, ineffec
haiwei came to be a British possession, problem. No one excepting the man with an axe of his own to grind-will tive and in some respects utterly futile.
the Bolshevised students of China have pretend that the withdrawal of the British placed Weihaiwei in their list of the administration will not be a serious loss He thinks that it will not increase the number of small-boldings to any appre-
"eight crimes" of the British Govern- to-Weihaiwel, and to avoid greater loss ciable extent in the next few years.
ment. Yet, if it were possible to invite intelligent anticipation of events seems
A CHOLERA SCARE. What he desires is a comprehensive men-O'Callaghan, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hanoi the inhabitants of this Territory to vote gan, Me and Mrs. C. R. Douglas, Mrs on the question by secret hallot—I have sure of reform which will deal with all A Mackenzie, Miss Sutton, Miss A little doubt there would be a substantial On her last trip from Shanghai, an
Wilson, Sisters Garcia and Kilger,
infected the land in Great Britain. Incidentally, Eng. Lieut. G. Taylor, Comdr. F. Miles, majority in favour of the retention of with a case of sickness on board, which port, the Lienshing arrived
his land scheme is responsible for reduc
Messra. L. F. Nicholson, T. Armstrong. | British rule in preference to Chinese was concealed from the Medical Office: W. T. Savage, R. S. Spencelagh, D.
administration We have our iccal of Health, Dr. Francis Clark, who visited ing the attenuated ranks of the once
Snow, T. L. Read. K. W. Hong, C. S.
#patriots," and it speaks well for the tion The patient, a member of the the hip to carry out the usual inspec- great Liberal Party, who will have Hampton and IH Marshal
general wisdom, the broad toleration of compradore'-s staff, was handed over to nothing to do with it. The Socialists in
British rule that some of the most rabids tout employed by a local Chinese hotel, and surreptitiously landed at Port Edward' Parliament, while approving of the
are employees of the local Govefument.
jetty. He died before he could be moved establishment of small bolders, object to.
There is, of course, no interference with further and the absequent autopsy_re- freedom of speech, with legitimate critic-vealed cholera of a virulent type. The their ownership of the land. Everyone,
asual-precautions have been taken and it ism, but we all realize that there is a Socialists consider, should be a tenant
is extremely unlikely that other cases will certain line that may not be crossed: that occur among those who came in contact of the State. Thus we have them adopt
words and acts that might lead to public with the deceased while being brought
ashore. The Lienahing is now in quar ing towards the Bill an attitude of passive
disturbance will be sternly dealt with,
antine at Cheloo, and, in the "circum- stances, it will be providential if no fur- ther cases" occur on board.
LAND FOR THE WORKERS IN resistance.
ENGLAND.
THE WEATHER.
TYPHOON INDICATIONS. •,
The indications, according to the weather reports, and forecasts issued yesterday, were that a typhoon might coming here. During yesterday morning a wind direction signal was hoisted.
Last week-end a typhoon was near the Paracels and was stated to be filing up. The present typhoon is in almost the same position.
WEIHAIWEL CITY...
THE SEQUEL
Outside the aphere of English party
The boundary of the Territory of Wei- politics the chief interest in this construc
haiwei is a semi-circle ten miles from the fshore of the harbour. But within this
Police enquiries have led to an action- The reports issued yesterday were as area is an enclave, the walled City, which in the local court, Mr. Paul Lan, ex- TAL Conservative Government have tive bit of legislation is the opportunity
has all along been under Chinese juris Manager-of Messrs. Cornabe, Eckford & stolen a march on other parties at it offers to the building up of a pessant under:
10.45 .m.-Typhoon of unknown inter-diction-z harbour of refuge for bad Home with their Small Holdings and proprietary in England. We shall know sity within 50 miles of Lat. 17deg. N., characters and the opium smoker! Of Co., being charged with a breach of the quarantine regulations. With him "is recent years there has been an apple associated Mr. Sun of the Foo Wei Com Allotments Bill, which has becu read a for certain whether the agricultural Long. 111deg. E., moving North.
10.53 a.m.-The Paracels depression is ciable migration of the inhabitants of the second time in the House of Commons. worker really wants to acquire on easy moving northward. It may be developing City, who have bought land and built any as an accessory in the offence. The defendants asserted that, accompanied by houses in British territory. For ons rea Measrs. Cornabe's new Manager, Mr. Mu, [The position given is a little to the son, of another, these people seem to they boarded the Lienshing after the In due course it will, no doubt, be placed terms as his own property a cottage and into a typhoon on the Statute Book. It is an honest a small ares of land which he can cul west of the Paracels, outside the 200 miles prefer to live under the rule of a "brutal Doctor had left and after the sick mag
radius, and about 400 miles from Hong and imperialistic" Government! And attempt to redeem election promises that tivate in addition to his other earnings; kong. If it goes due North it will strike the unbiassed observer, whether Chinese had been sent sway that Me. Lan, merely agreed to the request of the ship's com- facilities would be given to increase the or is the vision of a bold peasantry the coast between Macaa and Kwong or foreign, will surely conclude that pradore to pay the expenses of a sick ownership of land for tillage. That, also, their country's-pride" one that exists. chow-wan, to the west of Hongkong, since actions speak louder than wordsman sent ashore: that there was no this migration is a distinct tribute to the attempt at concealment: and that on The weather report at mid-day also general justice and efficiency of British returning to the shipping office prompt Liberals are professedly anxious to do. pictures of perfect human happiness stated :-Pressure has increased moder-administration. Nor can there be much action was taken to communicate with ately over N.E Japan, and decreased doubt as to the views of the historian of the Civil Hospital. This story is contra- slightly over S.W. Japan. It is nearly the future. He, surely, will decide that, dicted by the testimony of three wit But while they have been talking about beneath a cottage roof i
stationary over Indo-China and the Loo-when 28 years ago with the consent, if choor and has increased slightly else aot at the actual invitation, of the Chi- tout who stated, under oath, that the nesses, two sampan men and the hotel where. A depression has formed over tese Government-Great Britain took deceased was placed in their care by Mr..
24 hours ended at 10 a.m. yesterday.
over Weihaiwei from the Japanese army Lan, and that the latter, instructed them Only 1.21 inches of rain fell during the of occupation, and thereby added another to take him ashore. On the evidenco straw to the White Man's burden, she not before him, the presiding. Magistrate, Mr.. only opposed a check and counterpoir to LH-C Calthrop of the Hongkong the aggressive designs of Russia and Ger Police, sentenced Mr. Paul Lan to six many, but she also conferred immense months' imprisonment and Mr. Sun to a benefits on the inhabitants of this dis- 100 fine.
is what both the Socialists and the only in the fancy of the poet, like poetical
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"STOWFORD No. 2.46, BOBHAY ROAD, Three Stories, Bix Booms, Five Bath formulated a practical scheme.
The
Roods, Kitchen, Servanta Coasters-Apply Small Holdings Act of 1919 will dis-vocalist, will agaia sing at the Queen's Miss Gladya Garfield, the Australian to DEACUN8, Prince's Building:
appear. It was framed in a hurry and Theatre on Sunday Ting Road, opposite to the Merox Cross passed into law at great speed regardless
LET-Quiet Europesa FLATS at Tung
MixCHAOK. Cheap Rents Ranging from $55.00 of cost in order to attract soldiers who to $45.00 Per month. Also Europesa FLATS at "KA CHUIM Byre Nathan Road, at were being demobilised after the war Moderate Bate. Apply to THE KA CRUEN LAND ESTATE,, Tung Hing Ros1, In its place there are these new pro. posals under which local authorities will be enabled to buy and resell land to approved purchasers with the financial
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DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG | D-
about 100 miles away.1
Kores.
MANILA-WARNING.
The American Consulate General re- As referred to in the weekly orders ofceived the following telegram from the H.V.D.C., the Infantry Company of Manila
11.30 am, 19th.-Typhoon in about the Corps propose holding a promenade concert on the Parade ground at Volun-113dez. Long. E., 16deg. Lat, N., moving W. 128dex Long. E., 19deg. Lat. N teer Headquarterson, Friday, September Recurving North-eastward. 24th
LAST NIGHT'S REPORT. The latest weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory last evening at 5,50 read as under :--
The depression in the China Bei ab- pears to be nearly stationary in about Lat 17deg. N., Long, 119deg. E.
Local forecast: East winds, freeb squally, overcast, occasional rain.
backing of the State against loss up to Some electric wires were struck and specified amount. County Councils and severed by lightning at Kwong Hon BWERELY PRESS, July to December other bodies who are to be in charge of Terrace, Aberdeen Street, on Wednesday the scheme are in a position to know night. The occupants of Nos. 5 and 6 becarac alarmed and rushed out into the
With LYDEL Price:$7.50.
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trict,
MOTOR TRAFFIC. ~/
The case has excited considerable local interest and the Chamber of Commerce has taken the initiative in promoting & At the Washington Conference Lord. petition to His Honour W. Russell Brown, Balfour suggested the construction of a Officer Administering the Government. railway to connect Weihaiwei with its Mr. Paul Lan has been a resident of Wei- hinterland. A few months later the Re haiwei for twenty years and has won the trocession Commission went into the ques respect and esteem of both foreigners and tion and decided that a railway was im- Chinese. Those who know him best and practicable, but that motor roads should convinced, that he is incapable of a de be constructed There can be little doubt liberate breach of the law of that when rendition is an accomplished nature: that, at the most, there may have fact the importation of motors will be been an error of judgment on his part: permitted-at present forbidden by ordi-and that the real culprit is to be found nance and proclamation, dated 1920. This on board the Lienshing.
serious