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Dated this 9th day of November, 1928.
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The bodies of 8, children, wers did not meet with a very favour- able reception on the other side of recovered yesterday from the Har- the Atlantic, and although eveu-bour by police launches and sent to the Kowloon Mortuary. It is tually initialled it is doubtful what aspected that the children died STILL STORAGE FOR SIX the plan would be worth if the time came to put it into operation.
Something aroma to have gone Owing to illness Captain A. W. wrong. too, with the Locarno Austin, M.C., was not present at" Agreement. The blus-prints pre- the meeting of the Referees' Asso-
ciation at the Chaplain's Hu pared prior to the signature of
Scandal Point, yesterday. His leo- that compact pledged Britain to ture an organisation and adminis defend France if attacked by Ger-tration of football will be given at many, or Germany if attacked by a later date. France. The old Anglo-French entente was supposed to have been Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Kow. loon Magistrate, has received many dissolved-yet about a month ago enquiries about the cat which dis Lord CUBHENDEN (then acting as turbed the serenity of the Court Foreign Secretary), in denying the from its prison in the ceiling. He informed the Fress yesterday that suggestion that 0
new Anglo- the animal had been safely rescued French entente had been formed, and was quite happy. declared that the old one had never. been dissolved Next day the -Prime Minister" said there had been abandonment of the impar tiality and conciliation which Britain assumed at the singing of the Locarno Pact. How, then, can an Anglo-French" entente exist, or persist 7 "Our interests and our inclinations alike prompt us preserve and even strengthen the cardiality of our relations with Germany as well as with France," declared Mr. BALDWIN-but how this frank statement can be made to fit in with Lord CUSHENDEY's.re- A Chine named Kwok Chuen. ferences the previous day to the age of years, attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the Star continuance of the old Anglo-French Ferry boat Golden Star while cross
ing from Kowloon to Hong Kong, entento is more than we can say,
The man was fortunately rescued There is now a lively three-by a naval yard picket boat which cornered controversy going on con was passing at the time, and was taken back on the ferry boat. The cerning the continued presence of man is DOW at the Kowloon Allied troops in the Rhineland. Hospital. The blue-prints of the Versailles
The many friends of Dr. Eva Ho Treaty are being closely scrutinised Tag (daughter of Sir Robert Fio Tung), who graduated from this in London, Paris, and Berlin, and University in December,. 1926, wi!! strangely different conclusions have be glad to learn that she has re- cently gained another distinction been reached as a result of those by passing the examination for examinations. At the last Assembly the Membership of the Royak College of Physicians of Ireland of the League of Nations Germany (M.R.C.P.I.). We believe this is put forward a claim for a im. the first time that such an honour has been conferred on a Chinese mediate evacuation of the Rhine- lady, and we congratulate her on Wong Nei Chung land. France, refused to discuss her success.
It is well known that Herbert. Hoover married in 1999, and took his bride on a wedding trip, to China, where he had accepted, a position with the Chinese Departs The return issued by the Waterment of Mines. It would have Authority on December 1st shows been a wonderful opening for the that the
young man if conditions in Chine total storage in the had not been so upset, and the Teland is 1,201.83 million gallons, Boxer War had not been immin. eat. But no European then knew million that violent reaction against West- compared with 1,701.25 gallons at the same time last year em influences, was so neat.
At the end of October the stored into work, which took him into age was 1,390,23 million gallons, so
Manchuria, Mongolia, Chihli, Shan- fung and Shacsi provinces. Mrs. the expenditure has been 188 mil Hoover often accompanied him on
his journeys. Hon gallons. The consumption per home in Peking, ther entertained When they were at A public car, No. 230, in charge head per day, has been 15.3 gallons and were entertained by the other of an Indian driver, was destroyed compared with 19.1 gallons in foreign residents of Peking" and Tientsin, and Hoover got his frst early yesterday morning by fire which broke out in the radiator October which means a saving on
acquaintance in the seamy side of international intrigue. and spread to the body of the an estimated population of 426,000 vehicle. The car was returning of 1.19 million gallons per day or from Aberdeen and caught fire
near the Chinese Cemetery at Pok-33.7 million gallons for the month, fulum.
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The tramway standard in the middle of the roadway opposite the Naval Yard gate received a hard knock from a public motor-car yes- terday forenoon and its base was badly damaged. A Dodge car, No. 294,was responsible, and this vehicle was also damaged. It was
stated that the driver of the car disappeared after crashing into the post.
At the present rate of“expendi- ture there is still a six months supply in the Colony, making allow- ance for evaporation and silt at the bottom of the reservoirs,
Arrived in Peking, Hoover pluzg-
Active In Beige Of Tientsin. He was recalled from one of his trips by the illness of Mrs. Hoover, who was suffering from an attack of influenza. Hoover took her to Tientsin where there was a good European doctor, and so it happen. ed that when the Boxer War broke
The following are the details of during the siege. the return:
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT
WATER WORKS, Tytam: 9 below overflow in 1927; 15' below overflow this year. Tyinm Byewash: 19"
30% below overflow in 1997; 25' 6 below overflow this year. Tytam Intermediate: Level with overflow in 1821; 0 below overflow this year. Tytam Tuk: 11.9 below overflow in 1927; 34' 11' below overflow
this year.
Wong Nei Chung: 12' 1 below overflow in 1927; 207 below overflow this year. Pokfulam: 17' 1" below overfew in
1997; 91 9" below overflow this
year.
Storage In Millions And Decimals Of Gallons.
Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk
Pokfulam
Total
month of November.
out, Hoover and his wife were in Tientsin, where they remained The Hoovers took an active part in defence work, and the task of properly pro- tecting the health of the foreigners under seige.
Coal Mining Port When the war was over, Hoover was without a job. He was pre- return to California, paring to when he was offered a job with a large coal-mining company, oper: ated by Chinese, but with foreign engineers. He undertook a trip to Europe for the company, and in December, 1800, returned to China as chief engineer for the reorgan ized company. The Hoovers now had their headquarters at Tong Shan,
110 miles south-east of Tientsin. The company, of which Hoover was engineering and ad- ministrative head, operated coal mides. made cement, operated canals, had interests in ocean ship- ping and in a railroad, 25,000 men were in its employ."
1927 1028. John Newberry, one of Hoover's 300.86
965.39 assistants, tells an interesting story. 9.78 56 of Hoover's Hife in Tong Shan, 193.90 194.98 which is re-told in Will Irwin's
707.33 Life of Hoover.
1,146.95
16.59
2.45
91.15
29.94
1,701.25 1,201.93
Hoover and Newberry were re- turning from a winter journey to Shanghai, en a creaking öld vessel which ran for days in a storm with the passengers working the pumps. Chingwantao, harbour, which was. Finally the skipper run it into full of ice cakes. Hoover and New- berry, jumping from ice-cake to 1927. 1998. ice-cake, made land and dried out 283.83
106.17 their clothes at a charcoal fire in a
native but.
* Northward from this town ran a railroad to Tong Shan, some 150 miles distant. Disorganized, like everything in China at the moment.
Lieut-Colonel C. E. F.. Rich, Governor of Walton Frison, Liver pool, some time ago decided to allow the younger prisoners to play City and Hill District in millions Consumption of water in the
salts were regarded as so entie- football, not only among themselves a decimals of gallons daring the but against local teams. The re- factory that the match has become Colonel Bich atates that his chief Estimated popula a weekly feature of the prison life. Consumption
isica in introducing football into vour to bring a spirit of healthy the prison routine was to endea-
Consumption per
-90.7 head per day... sportsmanship into the lives of the Full supply in all Rider Main
tion
417,080 427,400
15.3
military train was getting up steam start. Hoover, explaining who t who they were and how they hap Services to houses in the Rider pened to be there, applied to the matches among the lads themselves. Main Districts were
disconnected ladia-service Colonel in-charge for he added, and occasionally I in- and a supply was given by public vite an outside team to come and street fountains only play against them. It gives plea- November 1928:
during
sure to both sides."
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KOWLOON WATER WORKS. Kowloon Reservoir: 8 below overflow in 1927; 0 10 below overflow this year. Sheklaipui Reservoir:
passage in his car. The Colonel," looking over Hoover and Newberry observing their wrinkled clothing and four-day beards, seemed to classify them as liars and tramps. You may ride with the troops. he said with an air of one who stande virnously by his race, even
" below though the specimen in question he
a low and suspected person.
1928.
dicated that if Germany would help France to settle with America evacuation of the Rhineland would by selling her reparation bonds,
follow. Apparently there has been some untoward hitch in carrying out this arrangement—and appar" ently the "Locarno Spirit" has allowed evaporated, for the cables tell us sion are astonished and indignant | France, to have a free hand in that M. BRAND declared France inmates. The players were invari Districts during November 1927 it was used only for the occasional President CooLIDGE, in his retiring building submarines-resulted in must act with her former Allies in abiy youngsters who were. in the with the exception of the districts transportation of troops. A British
prison, if not for 2 course of West of Eastern Street where an Mreage to "Congress, bas request American experts coming to the dealing with the problems ahead, Borstal treatment, at least more intermittent supply was given from ed that no date be fixed for laying conclusion that these particular and, Sir AVETEN CHAMBERLAIN very for that kind of treatment than as November 18th to 30th. 1927.
convicts. "We organize football down the projected fifteen ne blue-prints were deliberately drawn plainly tells Germany that the with the object of torpedoing provisions of the Peace Treaty have would like to see the Bill passed American efforts to bring about not yet been carried out to the for the construction of these ships, parity in cruisers. Latest reports extent which warrants a request for he does not wish the work to be from Washington indicate that Mr the withdrawal of foreign troops
The Manchester University Union undertaken forthwith. This at KELLOGG has an idea that Great from the Rhineland.
France and recently debated the proposition titude appears to conflict with the Britain is about to resume discus- Italy, too,
"That this house hra more confid- 'tone of his address on Armistice sion of this vexed question of
are baving a little ence in the psychologist than the armament race between them on the finally put to a vote the result was physician. When the question was
overflow in 1927; 1-10 below
Scores Of A Colczell, overflow this year. Day, and the big navy "men in cruiser tonnage.
They tucked themselves in among We hope he is Alpine ranges. The French Minisatie. The President tactfully pre- Reception Reservoir: 0' 7" below
overflow in 1927. the United States complain that if right, and we hope the discussion ter for War declares that France mised to give his casting rate after
the shivering Hindu soldiers. The train started, crawled, stopped. the date for commencing their will lead to defnite resulta being will match Italy's frontier fortifica adjourned the bouse. The sup
ab interval of twelve months, and"
Storage In Millions And Decimals
Hoover and Newberry dropped to Of Gallons
earth and strolled forward. The reached. Anglo-American relations tione "gun for gun"-which is porters of the motion relied mainly
1997. on the somewhat Socratie argument Kowloon Reservoir.
engine, unrepaired since the Boxer" 969.00
343.54 uprising began, had broken down the that the physician attended only to Sheklaipui Reservoir their project for extending. Ameri- are not so friendly as they should scarcely in keeping with
$9:10 108.68 beyond repair-at least the Hindu 31.61 can cruiser strength will be reduced be-and the responsibility is not all Locarno spirit of peace. Altogether, the body, but the psychologist to
Reception Reservoir
engineer thought so he was rest ing. Hoover diagnosed the trouble, to nothing. The United States on one side of the Atlantic then, the international situation the psychologist must be the more
Total
399.7% 459.30 took a mechanic's hammer, and
started Yankee-fashion to will have an efficient navy, but in.. The blue-prints of the proposed generally is not at all reasuring, considerable person. Their relation
fix was compared to that of the Consumption of water in Kow-things. The Colonel, finding him stead of being on the water ready Angio-French naval
compromise and we can appreciate the irrita mechanic and the engineer. The for action, it will repose in- have been dropped into the waste-tion of the big, navy men, in attack was ingeniously turned by loon in millions and decimals of at this mental occupation felt his
ber."
began paper basket, but the Kellogg Pact all countries at any development the suggestion that psychology was allons during the month of Novem-worst suspicions confirmed. He
1027:
Brother Hoover about.
said Hoover, "I'm Consumption
8.41 105.21 the only person here present who blue-prints are still on the tables which checks their ambitions. At sciences, all of which could not be
can get you out of this fix. Any of the various international experts the same time, we must be grateful mastered by one man. An amend. Estimated popula.
nent of no confidence in either call-
tion
162,760 187,800 more of your lip, and I leave you to President COOLIDGE for suggesting was negatived.
where you Consumption per
Are."
The Colonel It is easy to understand the dis to whom they were submitted for
19.1 ing that the blue-prints for the
2019 approval. There seems
head per day. appointment of the big navy "*
fifteen new American cruisere be Seventy-five per cent of America's difference of opinion as to the kept in cold storage for awhile. If business-men are, said to frequent November 1927 and 1925,
Full supply in all districts during at the President's recom
criginal intention of the Kellogg acted upon, it will at least give hairdressers parlours for permanent
The Government Analyst's restarted again. They had crawled. PUBLIC BAND CONCERT mendation. Earnest advocates of
an opportunity for further talk on waves. Members of the London international peace are equally dis- Pact. It is understood that Pre- the subject of reducing naval arma Stock Exchange who have been reports shew that the quality of the
sident CooLfDOE meant it to be mente talk which let us hope will proved for playing golf on Satur- water is satisfactory.
The total rainfall to November A" PUBLIC BAND CONCERT
appointed that the blue-prints.
not be everlasting, to Mr. BRITTEN day may now find some comfort in 30th was 71.14 inches compared WILL BE GIVER IN THE
elaborately prepared for carrying taken as an assurance that although calls it, but will proceed slowly the thought that when they are on BOTANIC GARDENS gut disarmament have been poked his country could not join the but surely in the direction of secur- the linke the American rival who with 100.50 inches at the same
ing world peace.
is quoted as np example of 100 per me last year. cent. industry is probably in the away in pigeon-holes and forgotten. League of Nations, it would-in a
beauty parlour getting his hair crisis-act with the League, "or President CooLIDGE himself must
waved. Of course, the addicts make out that crimped locks are
WEATHER REPORT. have some pungent things in his certainly not against it. Further,
in the interests of big business, but mind when he recalls what happen in the event of an international
vanity is more like the real motive.
Yesterday's weather report, lore ed to various blue-prints submitted dispute, the United States would
That the hairdresser has to help is cast and remarks, issued by the The date of the Oxford and perhaps the most surprising part by himself for examination by the expect to be consulted before, and Naval Powers at Geneva. Then hot after, hostilities had begun. In Cambridge boatrace has been fixed of the whole business. One would Royal Observatory at 5.10 p.m.,
for Saturday, March 23rd, and will have expected that a heman would
The anticyclone remains station bave been able by sheer executive there were the Anglo-French blue other words, the United States be rowed at noon,
grip to keep his hair in curl with-ary and fresh to strong monsoon prints for a naval compromise would be practically an effective Fourteen cases of small-pox, sut outside aid. Electricity ought wil prevail along the south cast
ing billets. Well, we'll give you which completely ignored America's partner with the Lengue, though twelve from Kowloon and two from not to be needed; the Napolcon, of coast of China and over the China which Hoover, was a king-demand-
Sex, Victoria were recorded on Thurs commerce ought to be equal to views about the limitation of not actually a member of it. Mr. day. One case of dipertheria and waving his own hair by mere mental Local Forecast -N.E winds, Hoover to the Colonel, which is
Examination of these KELLOGG's, blue-prints, however, one of enteric were also notified.
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spattered: but he retired to his own private car.
Jury repairs completed, they
to another bait—the engine simply could not keep up sufficient steam to pull the heavy train over the
ordered his unknown passengers' grade. The Colonel, by messenger, to make more repairs. Thereupon Hoover and Newberry uncoupled the engine and sent word back to the Colonel that they would run. 'it down the track and look for. help. They kept on running 150 miles into Tong Shan, where they notified the British authorities of
The Colonel and his regiment res mained as they were for twenty- this hitch is troop movements,
four hours. Next week, this same force marched into Tong Shan-in
few milce more when they came
a house and keep you warm," said
more than you would do