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BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LAWS.
VOTING RIGHTS FOR SANITARY HOARD ELECTIONS
DEFINED.
to gran!
AN AMAH'S TRANCE.
HOW $100 WENT ASTRAY.
THE MYSTERIOUS VILLAIN,
An amah entered the charge acti Par Central Station at 1615 un Satur-
day wight in a
great state of is Cross and tal an usual story She
In the Current Goer cumént | Chinese langunge is the principal Gazette is published a Bill which medium of instruction," but this
definition refers only il is proposed to introduce into the schools. The Education Departmen: to the Inspector on daty. Legislative Commrit shortly. The dors in fart classify all schools into
said that
t 1 quarter Bill is intituled an Ordinance to the two classes,`iz.. verumenlar
bear before she Wats schnols and schools which are mutan amend the Public Health and vertenlar sels, but, as in the out by her mast Buildings Ordioane, 18%
case of the tirant Code, this has no statutory authority. It would that the only practicable jeourse will be to accept the classi fivation of the Education Depart Inent as decisive on the point as
to whether any particular school vernmealar or mat. This solution is adopted in. paragraph (h) of the new section 8 (4).
In the Objects and Reasons it is stated that is is aimed by this tirdinance to amend the Publie Health and Buildings Ordinance, icer, on three points; - -
(0) Sanitary Board elections. 169 Reinforend momente Build
DIERS,
f:) Water closets and urinais.
SOUTH
changn
$100 bill into $6 notes. She wrapped the note up in her hand. kerchief and we11 10 it Modes changer. Baving ebanged, the note she again carefully wrapped the
; tantey in her handkerchief and
started on the return trip bone.
On the way
nan Buched her As regards salarist function
Being a self. Juries of foreign Governments at the forehead. Last year the procedure at Sani-carrying on business," it is alivious respecting womu she stopped and Facy Board letions revealed or that such Functionaries should be told the man just what she the Lain defects in the existing law. exeladed from liability to jury ser which this Ordiner allenges to view, but it is thought that they of him. The she suddenly 14 romeds. fathers will be dealt with would not desire to be included infant and rehendered no more. rules to be made under the Sanitary Board electorate and ¦ The next thing she knew she was at of the principal Ordin this is laid down clearly in the the dom of her house.. She must
proposed amendments,
Inve walked the rest of the journey in a tranen!
section
at nee
Impersonation Penaltios.
all
VOTING FOR SANITARY BOARD ELECTIONS.
A new sub section makes persona: She took stnk of herself and her Then everything entre back to her. the difficulty is that there is no tion at Sanitary Board elections an
offence, and it also makes it
¡ precious bundle was still in her register for me part of thie eine
toffener for any
t. She had a shock, however, torate, the it is
person to pro when she opened the bundle in huing the busy of a ballot, to his registration on the second part front of her master, and inst and ot investigate claims to vote based in of the register by means of any Where there is a false representatum. The penalty various grounde register the only question is on provided is & fine not exceeding sto identity. The mason why there for imprisonment for any term
register for part of the exceeding three months or both fuz jortorate is to be found in the land imprisonment.
peruline nature of the qualification. The main basis of the qualification is ability to jury service, and the main body of the electorate con sists of persons whose names appear the current jurors lists. But persons liable to jury service have a right to vele, persons
FIT
are
specially exempt from jury service should also have a right to vote. Accordingly the electorate includes all persons who are by s. of the Jurors Ordinance, 1887, Ordinner No. 5 of 1987. declared to le mot able to serve as jurors, though servants of the Crown are Estill held not entitled to form part
af the electorate.
LOCAL REINFORCED CON- CRETE BUILDINGS.
ition
The reinforced concrete construe has been developed largely sire the passing of the principal Ordinance. The second bjart of this Ordinance is to deal with its relation ti
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ST. PAUL'S GIRLS'
SCHOOL.
WELL EQUIPPED AND EFFICIENT ORGANISATION.
The master accused, the anab of
By invitation of the Headmis stealing the notes, so she went to
fress, Miss Woo, aur representative the Police to see what they could spent an interesting morning in- do for her. She could recognise the specting the new premises of S1. man it she saw him again, How-Paul's iris' Sebool on Mardonurb| rever, as the woman could not say Road. The size of the building, which way the man wont vor how he the fine outlook and sparious clast was dressed they sent her away.
public questions of safety and public health.
Section 3 of this Ordinance makes a few minor alterations. Some are fuc the sake of greater uniforinity with the new definition of exemptional building which is referred to in the following paragraph.
their fresh white
SING KWONG CHURCH.
SATURDAY'S DEDICATION
CEREMONY.
A FINE EDIFICE AT SOOKUNPO0.
The dedication of the new Sing Kwong Church a branch of the TOODIS, which hundreds of Chi- | Church of Christ in China) took nese girls were diligently studying, place on Baturday afternoon in all dressed in uniforms with the blue and white the presence of a large congregation borders must make a very favour of Chinese members at Sookunpoo able impression on all visitors.
Valley, where the new edifice has Entering by the
Kateway eir been erected on the hillside. Tramway Path the Assembly Room,! the first floor which is entirely AMENDMENTS.
he was told to fetch ber master along if he persisted in her allega
in against her. Perhaps then they would be able to clear up the mystery together,
SANITARY
"The "third" abject of this Ordin anee is to make summe miner martul ments relating to water closets and
water flushed urinals.
The Church, which overlooks the devoted to class-rooms and the office recreation ground, has taken two of the Headmistress where all the years to build, and has cost some office work in connection with the
studies of 500 girls is carried out, $60,000. It replaces the old build- were first visited. Alove this ating in Yee Woo Street, and is of two storeys with a small tower in for special classes, front. The ground floor is fitted
Ju the first place it is not right that the time of the Governor" in Council should be taken up with a matter which has become largely a matter of routine. The new see rooms.
The jurors liste form part of a register of the electorate and as regards the remainder of the elec Corate a second part of the register will be prepared on which such per sons may apply to be registered. The obligation will be on each quali. fied person to apply bave his name entered in the register. This part of the register will be closed fourteen days before any ballot, so as to allow time for the investiga tion of all clains.
The
enumeration inf persons exempt from jury service who are Lentilled to registration in the send part of the register is con-building shall include every part of of drainage and water
nined in the proposed now with clayton (4) of . of the principal Ordinance which appears as part of etion of this Ordinance. The enumeration fellows that routained |
.4 of the Janes Ordinance, 1987, but a few changes have been made.
eutire floor Hrary, gytounsium and teachers' rest rooms, while on the Seventh as a day school while the whole Story are the resident teachers own of the floor above is occupied by the Chapel, with a pulpit and pews.
Cheung. The cost has been met by Both the Church and School are in the charge of the Rev. Lau Tak
Church and subscriptions raised by the proceeds of the sale of the old the congregation.
Development In Recent Years. The principal change in the de- finition is that buildings made wholly or partly of reinforced con- crete are specifically referred to. tion 162, therefore, substitutes the They are inetused in the present permission of the Colonial Serre- the exceedingly fine School Hall Special mention must be made of definition under the words every tury for the consent of the Gover, with its building of glass, iron or other nor in Council Government completed on the seventh floor which stage, now being com material not provided for in this trol is retained because, while the will be known as "The Lee By San Ordinance," but it seems desirable Rand is fully competent to Weigh Ball" after Mr. Loe Hy San, one
Saturday's ceremony comprised to refer expressly to this particular sanitary conditions, it is often uit of the Directors of the School and form of construction which has come in possession of the inta necessary
two
The first separate functions. one of its most generous donors.
was the formal opening of the into prominence in recent years. for dealing with other considera-
As regards cirriculum courses will building which was performed by also provided in the now de tins which are sometimes, shortly be arranged for shorthand, Mr. Ko Cheag Shing, donor of definition that the term exceptional
ook keeping commercial English, the old Church. In the presence of cookery, violin, and piano. 1t im
a large gathering in the terrace proposed also to have
summer outside the Church, the Bev. H. R. classes of five weeks for special Wells handed the key to Mr. K English sabjects during August and who opened the main door. The September.
The physical training of the girls and inspected the school premises gathering then entered the building is not neglected and swing on the ground floor which was pool is under construction and ten-bedecked with tags and paper als will shortly be available on the hangings.
every building which is an excep tional building within the memning. of the first jirt of the definition,
"Exceptional" Structures. Sections 17 and pa of the prin- igital Ordinates are unsatisfactors.
In the first place section 97 gives Men Only.
the Building Authority a wide dis The second part of the register tration with regard to every soup will be expressly restricted to malenal building, while gives hin
discretion with regard to a parti: There is a doubt that endar class of exceptional building. this was the original intention, but Again section 97 seems to consider
persons.
it might be possible to argue on only the question of the safety of the present winding of the Ording Anees that women might be in the safety of a building might be
cil.
The wording of the paragraph relating to barristers and solicitors
the public, though it is obvious that
large but of great importance to of le importance to the public at the press ming the building,
has been slightly altered beragise it the employees in a factory. Ar
is yet the custom for harristers have clerks in this Colony,
Chemists And Doctors.
tocordingly, section 7 of this Ordin.
The paragraph in the durers dinance, 1957, relating to "chemists and druggists actually carrying sil business as such has been incor-
for which the description, nów
Ordinate, 1916:
supply.
In the second plaer, the only ceases in which the removal of water jebøets or urinals may clearly be ordered under the principal Ordin- aned are the following:—
(a) When they are nuisance within the meaning of section 20 of the principal · Ordin
ance.
(b) When (i) they were in exist
Pare at the remanencement of
the principal Orlinang and (i) have, without the per mission of the Roard or the paseat of the Governor in communication Council, u
with a public sewer in private drain.
the
(c) When they re
opinion of the Board and of the Governor in Conneil, in an insanitary condition.
school court. Physical exercises" Then an adjournment was made are part of the school routine cut to the Chapel for the dedication vieulum. The Girl Guides (there is ceremony Here the simply furnish- a full company formed from Sted hall was decorated with the Paul's garts) hope soon to be chal crossed British and Chinese flags at lenging other luides to swimming the far end above the pruimit un antches and tennis tournaments. which were seated those taking part
in the ceremony.
BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION.
The Rev. Chung Chuk Ling, the pastor in charge of the Bonham Hond Church, gave an address in Chinese dealing with the history of RETURN FOR THE MONTH OF of the new building, whose erection the Church of Christ in China, and
.
The
Average Hanks. Amount. Chartered
Specie in
Reserve.
anee substitutes “for section 97 of the principal Ordinance a sectiont
MAY. Other casos where there should
was made possible by the efforts of which gives the Building Authority be a clear power to remove readily
the congregation in raising sub- design, construction and situation has on a breach of a condition tion and of specie in reserve in the building was subscribed for by discretion in the approval of the suggest themselves, c.g., where there amount of bank notes in circula- the donors. All the furniture in returns of the average scriptions and the generosity of af very exceptional building. The of the permissing, where the well Hong Kong, during the porated with the paragraph relating reference to situation is meant for from which the water supply was
raonth the members of the congregation instance, Lo give the doctors and dentists, and the Authority power to refuse to all drawn has dried up, whöre a pump by the Managers of the respective
Building
ended May lat, 1927 (as certified themselves.
Rev. D. T. W. Pearce then led takes is that of persons registeret ja highly inflamable building to be has become defective, ur where both Banks), are as under ; -- ·
prayers, and lev. Yeung Ting under the Pharmacy and Poisons reted in dangerous proximity to there should be a power of revoca
parties intended originally that
Sang read
2 passage from the other buildings.
Scripture, hymns being sang by the tion. Accordingly, sub-section (3) The paragraph relating to doctors L.0.0. Reinforced Concrete Regula- of the new section 162 gives
congregation. has been altered. At present it
tions For Hong Kong.
magistrate power to order removal reads "persons entitled to practise Metion of this Ordinance enacts (a) where the construction of un medicine and surgery under the
now section us which gives the lawful, (b) where the maintenance Medien Registration Ordinance,
The intention seems to be regulations governing the design, condition, and (c) where the use is
Governor in Council power to make is unlawful, eg. in breach of refer to persons registered as construction and situation of excep sanitary. It is also possible that practitioners under that, Ordinanco
at the wording of the paragraph tional buildings generally The pro Fouval might be necessary on sothe sent intention is that under this; ground not specified in sub-section might be taken to include persons power the London County Council (3). Accordingly, milk-sections (4) practising medicine or surgery Reinforced Concrete cording to purely Chinese methods will be introduced here with the removal.
Regulations and (5) give an absolutely power of because the right of such persons necessary modifications, so soon as There are other minor altera. to practise and to recover feu time can be found to adopt them tions:-
3 of the
te pressly saved by s
Medical Registration Ordinance Such persuns will now be definitely excluded from the eles
1994.
tornte.
porters,
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711
throughout in detail. Until that is done the Building Authority pro poses to use his diarretion under the new section 87 in accordance with the London County Council Regula The paragraphs relating to editors of newspapers and their staff has tions, so far as possible.
There is no definition of the mean been altered so as to make it refer only to editors, sub-editors and re-section 180 of the principal Ordin-
ing of the word re-erection
aner, but it has always been an Vernacular Schools Defined.
med that when a domestic build- Masters of vernmentar schools nering is altered so as to make the ot eligible for the electorate, un resulting structure legally a new tess, of course, they are no one of building, the building in question in the jurors lists. A serious question to be deemed to have been re-erect arose at the last hallot as to whated. This will be expressly provided were vernacular schools, beenuse in the new sub-section. That sub- there is no statutory definition of action also provides that re-election the term. There is a definition in whall include every alteration which the Grant Code. 1994, which reads makes the resulting building an 19 Follows: Vernacular school exceptimal building." means a grant school in which the
(Continued on next Column).
(3) In section 142 of the prin- cipal Ordinance it is only con- struction that is, an offence, The new section makes'main- tenanes also an offerer. That!
distinction nperssitates the drawn in sulesvetionis (1) and (2) between construction be- fore the commencement of the mending Ordinance and con- struction after that date. (b) The old wetion 162 amplies
only where there is connee tion with a arwer or drain, The new nection will take effect in enses where the dis charge is into a aurop.
(c) Provision is made in wb- section (8) for recovering the cost of removat, where it has to be done by the Building Authority.
Bank of. India, Aus- tralia and
The dedication ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. Lau Tak Cheung, pastor of the new Church,
China $15,778,100 5,500,000* who officiated as leader of Prayers
of Dedication. Afterwards, dedic Hong Kong Shanghai
tion hymns were sung by a choir Banking
composed of lady mombers of the Corporation 50,874.193-31,000,000† congregation. Mr. Lo Man Hing Mercantile
was at the organ.
In the
Bank of
India, Ltd. 1,725,745 580,000§
Total 68,368,000 $40.380,000 In addition Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,261,800, In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Strain Government valued at £3,108,097.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £130.000.
The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes in circulation, is published for general information
Latest Security Amount. Market
Treasury Bonds repa
5%
able @ 100 in
1900
prico.
£150,000 101-102)
evening & dinner was held in the school hall followed by a meeting of the Church Council.
RIVER LEVELS. KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY
BULLETIN.
West River at Shiuhing: June 10th, 13ft. 2ina.; June 11th, rising; highest level on record 41 feet; lowest on record vin. North River at Tsingyuen: June 10th, 11ft in.; Juse 11th, rising highest level on re- cord 28ft. 7ins.; lowest Qin, North River at Samehui: Junc 10th. 8ft. lin.; June 11th, ris- ing: highest level on record 27ft. 3ing; lowest bit. East River at Sheklung: Juan 10th, oft.bins.; June 11th, 1eft. Bing highest It. 2's. ¡ Jowest aft.