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part of the Unofficial Members to CONCERT AT KOW LOUD
cable to His Excellency an outline
of their proposed action before forcing the issue in the Legislative Council.
LOON DOCK.
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A LONG SHORT CUT...
It would probably sup- K.O.S.B, BAND AND PIPERS. port and strengthen any cable sent by the Government itself. There is no doubt Sir CECIL would have to give way. To issue instructions, in the face of present-day facts, that the official vote had to be recorded against the continuance of the Shing Mun scheme, ne originally conceived, would be a responsibility which no individual would care to take upon his own shoulders.
The open air concert at the Kow- loon Dock Recreation Club beach last night was attended by a very large number of people, many of whom had crossed the harbour from Hong Kong. The very successful series of concerts given in the same place last year has not been for gotten by the residents of the Colony, and they knew the journey would be well repaid by the plea- Bure of sitting in a cool spot near the sea and listening to a concert given by the band of the 2nd Batt., K.O.S.B., supplemented It by the Pipes and Drums, for the
We have had callers every day to point out how heavy and constant is the wastage of water owing to leaking taps and general careless ness. There is no doubt that hundreds of thousands of gallons are lost from these causes.
here.
Varied Programmas, Of the nine items in the pro-
SPEAKERS IN CANTON.
INSTALLED IN CENTRAL PARK.
POLITICS AND SONGS.
A NEW FORM OF DEVILS.
A new loud-speaker apparatus, re- cently purchased by the Municip ality, has been installed at the Central Park, Canton: The formal opening ceremony was conducted on the 25th inst. when members of the various Government organisations in force, and fully twenty thousand were present." The public rolled up
persons were present.
of Public Utilities, explained the Mr. Fung Wai, head of the Bureau
nature of the instrument, and that it was possible to magnify sound almost to any degree.
To Broadcast Lectures. As to the object of purchasing it equally true that the Chi-K.O.S.B. musicians are very popular
the instrument, Mr. Fung said that nese are the worst offenders. A
by its use news could be orally dis- The concert was given by kind seminated to big crowds...where "European will instinctively turn permission of Lieut.-Colonel L. J. under ordinary conditions. the of a tap when he sees the water
human voice would not be heard Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., and running to sate, whether he has Officers; Mr. W. H. FitzEarle, rounding the speaker. The prin- except by those immediately sur- to pay for the water or not." AA.R.C.M. conducted the band and cipal purpose, then, of acquiring the Chinese will not trouble himself in Pipe Major W. C. K. Mackie and machine, was to expound to the public the principles of the Kuo- the matter at all Therefore when Drum Major W. D. Dalrymple the mintang, and the Three Principles the Hon., Dr. KOTEWALL refers to pipes and drums.
of the People as written by the late the sufferings of his fellow country-
Director, Dr. Sun, The educated class would read and learn for themselves but the great mass of the men,
and Mr. BRAGA draws a picture of the poor people fighting for ramme which included. chamber people were either unable to read or music, musical comedy, and tradi-books on these subjects. In the in- were not in a position to purchase supplies at the street hydrants tional airs, perhaps the 4th, selecterests of the great mass of the whilst taipans are using hundreds tions from Hit, the Deck" played people, then, it is intended by of gallons for watering their Peak | by the band gained the most means of this loudspeaker, to broad- gardens, eide a speech at the Sani- enthusiastic applause; but the pro-portant principles.
cast public lectures on these ini-
tary Board last year, we would gramme was so varied that each remind these gentlemen that they might perhaps be better employed in endeavouring to teach the coolies that waste is very frequently, if not invariably, followed by want. A good deal of unnecessary sympathy, as well as water, can be wasted on a Chinese coolie who does not appear to valué anything which does not directly touch his own pocket.Bat that by the way.
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individual in the audience was given something of the sort of music they liked best and there was no stint of clapping after any item.
The pipes and drums are always popular, perhaps never more so than when playing in the open, when the skirling seems more musical and less foreign to English cars than in a room, and all those present were regretful that owing to pressure of time the pipe Finale had to be cur- tailed.
Apart from the serious side of
affairs, if a sufficient number of these machines were purchased, the amusement of the people might be catered for. Songs by well known singers, market rates of currencies and commodities, etc., could all be announced to the public without any
trouble.
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ordered, and would shortly be de
Two loudspeaker outfits were livered for installation in suitable parts of the city, while the purchase of more outfits were being consider- Fed.
Following the address by Mr. Fung, songs were rendered by. several noted singers, actors and actresses, while later in the after- noon, phonograph records of the lectures of the late Dr. Sun were. reproduced and broadcast through the loudspeaker.
New Species Of Devil. ⠀ Those of our readers who are ac-
The Short Cut... Many of the audience had found the walk before the concert from We wonder how many members the bus stop to the beath rather of the general public and how many hot and tiring and when rumours of our Unofficial Members of Coun-
of a short.cut were circulated after the National Anthem some thirty cil realise that at the present time credulous soula went in search of the mysterious "tunnel" which was approximately five million gallons to lead them out quickly. But, alas, of water are being wasted daily. the tunnel debouched on a boulder quainted with the size of the Central Kowloon, at the moment, has more track lead to the head of a pre- value of the instrument when we strewn waste across which a narrow Park will be able to appreciate the than enough water from its own cipitous cliff. Luckily the moon say that all the songs and addresses was fairly bright, and a way down were heard both inside and outside. reservoirs. The Shing Mun valley by means of roughly hewn steps the park with great clarity. The supplies are not being touched
was discovered, not such a way, streets hounding the Central Park and, therefore, they are pouring however, as was best fitted for were packed with humanity, listen- women's high healed "evening aliping in amazement to voices that gloriously into the sea in one great pers. Happily ne accident was in- seemed to come from empty space. stream. We would advise those inter-curred and the users of the short Conjectures were rife as to the cat only arrived in the bigh road cause of the phenomenon, but all ested to go and see the waste for about a couple of minutes behind were sufficiently wise to be able to say that the strange instrument themselves and then they would prob- the less adventurous souls.
mounted in the Park grounds had nbly write "outspoken" letters to the
something to do with it. No re- Daily Press, on the subject of the
port of the demonstration would be "Government's Folly," of course,
complete without some mention of the belief voiced by a few that a under nome de plume so that any
new species of devils had been caught and harnessed, and that it blame for publishing them might
was through their agency that the human voice could be sent ringing fall on our shoulders only. A pipe line is required to bring this water
through space for such distaśces. — Canton Gazette. across the harbour but apparently there is some trouble about deciding the best method of laying the pipe.
If the Motor Bus Company that goes out to Kowloon Dock could be persuaded to put on a few more buses when concerts are held there. it would be a public service which would be much appreciated.
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The Programme. The full programme of the con- cert was as follows:-
1.-Yarch Chinese "Kwang Hau"
(Lincke). 2-Overture: "William Tell "
(Rossini).
3-Pipers: The 48th Canadian Highlanders Loudens Bonnie Woods and Braes; The High- way to Linton. 4-Selection: "Hit the Deck"
(Youmans), 5.-Pipers: Dovecoats Park; The Braes O'Mar: The Kilt is My Delight; Pibroch O'Donnie
"
FOUR FIREMEN · AND
POLICEMAN.
ALLEGED ASSAULT AND OBSTRUCTION.
BUNGALOW. Flush System, ed out last week, if the Shing Mun too old andy thinks too much of Valley scheme, initiated during the itself and its own collective in- regime of Sir EDWARD STUBIS, and telligence to relish treatment of approved by the Secretary of State, this kind. And we would remind had been allowed to proceed accord- the Unofficial Members that their ing to plan there would have been prestige is very deeply concerned. no lack of water this-Summer. Sir They may protest, as we know some CECIL CLEMENTI, acting in direct of them do, that they have done opposition to the strongly expressed everything in their power. views of all the unofficial members protest falls on deaf ears. of Council and against the advice, are regarded as the representatives we believe, of the technical experts, of the public and when there is a insisted that the work should be clash between public and official postponed. The average resident opinion the people, are not satisfied does not concern himself greatly until the Unofficial Members have with engineering details or with openly and fearlessly stated the If it is put down in sections on the delicately weighing the advantages public's point of view. An expres bed of the harbour, it can be in and disadvantages of alternative sign of opinion in committee does working order in a year and will proposals. His attitude may be not meet the case. Last Monday we cost about three lakhs of dollars. crystallised in a sentence. We have suggested that in all probability There is the danger that a section been asked on more than one H. E. the Governor had modified his may be dragged away during a occasion this week" Why should one views regarding the inadvisability typhoon by some ship's anchor, but that would not be aterrible disaster. opinion prevail against the con- of laying pipe-lince across the har- It might happen once in three o census of opinion "1. Another cor- bour. Even if he has not done so five years and it could easily be Bor No 6273, e/o Hong Kong Daily respondent went as far as to suggest already he is bound to do so within remedied in a month. The alter- native is to embed the 'pipe line in that we should call a public meet a few weeks if the situation is ade-concrete at a cost of possibly two ing in order that a spirited protest quately and forcefully represented and a half or three million dollars.. To the layman the cheaper plan might be entered. We do not think from this end. We then, respect seems the obvious one to adopt and this such a creting is dither think fully entered the advice that the we trust the Unofilcial Members wil
give it their support. It even meets sary or desirable at the moment, Unofficial Members should cable to Bir CECIL CLEMENTI's chief objection but we are convinced that if one Bir Crit CLEMENTI pointing out to a pipe line that in ten or fifteen years there will be no water avail- were held the Government would be the need for urgent action. We able from the mainland. Even sup- astounded at the feeling of resent- still consider that advice sount posing the pipe line had to be dis ment which their inactivity hna whatever may have transpired at of the capital sum of $300,000 would carded at that distant date the loss engendered. That resentment has the meeting of the Public Works not be a calamity. not been created by official in Committee on Thursday. At that activity per at. We are a patient meeting the problem of water
One Chinese case of enteric was people and a few months delay here supply was fully discussed again reported on Friday. and there in a Government depart and the inspired report is that
or vari-way On all Mr. T. W. Ainsworth has been a Local Forecast: S.We are an Stallation, No. 6, Co. pussment is regarded as a matter of members were alive to the needs of appointed District Officer in the generally ROAD. Three 3-4 Rooined FLATS, în course. It is created by the real the situation and were doing their Southern District of the New Nos. 14 and 18. CONDUIT ROAD-Apply ation of the fact that the delay utmost to find a way out of the
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It is announced that the Mart Wing Steamship Co., Ltd., and the by H.E. the Governor against the The same thing might have Chinese Almanac Advertising Co., W HOUSE THER SHAS: Kong may ordinarily be apathetic pipe line must come
YANTED To Rent Unfurnished wishes of all other groups: Hong been said two years ago. The Lid, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the re- gister of companies at tre expira in public affairs, but it has grown would be simple courtesy on the tion of three months from date.
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(Canzon)-Reply to Box No, 652, cjo Hong Kong Daily Press. 4r6552
Dhu. 6.Selection: "Robert Bruce ”.
(Honnisseau). 7-Pipers: The Ayrshire Lassies;
Stirling Castle; Mias Girdle, 8-Selection: * Communityland?
(Stoddon). 9.-Finale, Band Pipes and Drums:
"Macfarlane's Favourite "The Road to the Isles ** "Blue Bonnets o'er the Bor- der "God Save the King."
WEATHER REPORT.
....
Yesterday's weather report, fore- Roral Observatory at 5.30p.m., cast and remarks, issued by the
stated:
The typhoon is now in the im- mediate vicinity of the Bonins, is moving North-Eastward. A depres sion remain over Tongking..
THE TYPHOONS.
Four firemen of the Central Fire' Brigade appeared on Saturday morning before Major C. Willson for obstructing a Chinese Police-.. man in the execution of his duty and assaulting. The alleged offence was stated to have occured at No. 24, West Street. The defendants were represented by Mr. Horace Lo who asked for a remand. · This was granted and the hearing fixed for Wednesday, afternoon bail of 850 being allowed.
KILLED BY BUFFALO
EXCITING SCENES' IN PORT SWETTENHAM.
to death by a buffalo near Port A police constable has been gared
KUALA Lumpur, July 23rd.
Swettenham.
A quarantined, buffalo escaped from the camp at Port Bweitenham on Saturday and disappeared into the blaker by the side of the rail
way line on a report being made
police constable and a dog shooter were dispatched after the runaway and another polico constable, who was unarmed, joined the party of “ his own accord. “We
A typhoon" is in about 130deg.
The buffalo rushed on the party East, deg. North, recurving north and gored to death the unarmed man, Later it entered, the town," eastward.
The cyclone or typhoon near or where three persons were, injured, over the Balintang Channel is fil. Later the animal was shot by the
police.-Straits Times. ing up,