CHLORINATED WATER.
CHINESE FEARS ALLAYED,
QUESTIONS AT SANITARY.
BOARD MEETING,
Questions as to whether or not there in danger in the frequent drinking of chlorinated water were
THE BANK ROBBERY CASE.
PERPETRATORS SENT TO
PRISON.
Hotore Mr. E. H. Williams yes- terday, Mn Sur Lei and Mn Sui Saig appeared, on reinand, on charges of having conspired on July 31, to coinmit the crime of larceny of $10,000 from the Ng Chow Bank, Bouhain Strand, East, and, secondly (in the ease of the second defend the Chairman stated that a Bavourant). fraudulent conversion, and
auswered by Mr. G. R. Sayer, the Chairman of the Sanitary Board, at „yesterday's meeting. In his reply
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of chlorine in the water sonsible guarantee of its sterility and that the water authority would investigate complaints of pro- nounced odour if forwarded to him through the customary channels.
follows:-
the Board-
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(in the case of the first man) un- lawful receiving. Min Chun Choi, who has stood his trial for con spiracy and receiving, was with the
nevused in the dock.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1930.
RUSSIAN FOUND DEAD:
FORMER SHANGHAI
JOURNALIST.
The death occurred shortly before 1p.m. on Saturday in tragic circum stances of Mr. Rainel Rafaloff, a Russian journalist who at one time contributed to the Schu and Zarra, Shanghai Russlan papers, and inst year served on the staff of the Augasta News Agency in Harbin, The tragedy occurred at the Cathay Mansions, Shanghai, where. Mr. Rafaloff was residing.
The deceased was a married man, and his body was found by his wife when she went to their apartment at
SUN'S ECLIPSE STUDIED.
TONS OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS USED,
ASTRONOMERS AT TIN CAN ISLAND.
UNITED PRESB. Į
TROUBLE AMONG MASONS.
FOUR MEN KNIFED.
When Ng On and Chu Tsa, stated to bé masons, appeared bé-| fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday on the charge of unlawfully and maliciously cutting and wounding four people with knives, it was atated that the attack was the ro Bult of a long-standing quarrel over Washington, Oct. 22,-On a basis the dissolution of a guild and the of information cabled from Anaha,formation of another. The attack was alleged to have taken place on Ninfoot, (Tin Can Island"), au- thorities of the U.S. Naval Obser- Saturday night at the Frays East vatory to-day expressed gratifica. Reclamation. tion over the result of observations of the total calipse of the sun thero yesterday.
Addressing the Court Sergeant Ritchie said that, thres of the four injured men were still in hospital and as they were not expected to be out for another few days, ho asked for a week's remand.
In reply to the Beuch, the offerr
Details of the observation have Appearing for the prosecution, p.m. Mr. Rafaloff was lying, not been received but a hint of the Mr. T. N. Chau's questions and the Court that since the lust hear-
Detective-Inspector Shannon told dead, shot through the head, with excitemeat and drama of this |a.25 calibre Browning automatic | episode, following expenditure of answers by the Chairman are asing a man had been sent to the pistol lying beside him and evidence tens of thousands of dollars and said that none of the knives were country when he received. 81,170 that he had taken poison before the travels over thousands of miles of
found: The four men wore in a "In view of the fear expressed from the first defendant's wife and shooting, by certain members of the Chinese $1,140 from the second defendant's
land and water, was brought in the shed having a meal when the in- community that the frequent drink-wife. That was all that had been
Mr. Rafaloff came to China three information that rain fell heavily ruders attacked them without ing of chlorinated water might be recovered out of the $10,000.
years ago, and it is believed that on the tiny volcanic isle until a warning The complainants said he has stated that he was one of hour before the eclipse, :
the quarrel was over wages, but the injurious to health, will the Hend
Continuing, Inspector Shannon the supporters of Trotzky who were of the Sanitary Department inform said that first defendant was forced to leave the country at that.09
The Sun's light began to fade at officer told the Court that the Police had recrived information to tho A. I, American astronomers- ployed at the bank as a clerk and | time. Ile contributed articles on stood ready to swing some 60 sans ffect that the quarrel was over a 1-Whether in the opinion of the assistant accountant; the second politics and economics to local Rus-of scientific instruments into ac
masons' guild. Sergeant Ritchie Medical Officer of Health such is
man was a messenger. Tho. officersian popers in 1998. In the case or not?
1920 hetion, while beside them stood browndded that he had seen the doctor ward that a his opinion, first and served with the Angasta (Anglo-skinned primitive Polynesians who personally, and had been informed The Chairman replied that he had third defenpunts and one Ma Wing Asiatic) News Agency in Harbin, hated the sun god Ra among their
that the three men in hospital are reforred the question to the Direc-(not custody) were the primo and worked with Mr. E. Lenox deities.
All out of danger, tor of Medical and Sanitary Ser- movers. The second defendant, Simpson, brother of Putnam
Natives Interested. vices, on whose authority he was being the messenger, was the neces- Weale." able to say that such was not the sary evil, as he had to take the the staff of a Russian weekly, toward their foreign visitors but
Subsequently be was on
The natives displayed no animus
money. If it were not for that he Seren Days, but returned to
were instead a source of great help, would not be implicated at all. Shanghai in May of this year, since according to preliminary informa when he has not apparently been connected with any newspaper.
tion cabled by the expedition.. American lollypops and Virginia NO EXCUSE FOR CARRYING on Saturday to the International The body was removed at 4 p.m.
tobacco won their friendship, and Funeral Directors' establishment in the laborious lugging of heney in co-operation, the latter including
struments to the top of a 100-foot
VLAG.
Q. Whether the quantity of chlorinated time used on esel and every occasion is prescribed and supervised by expert officers 7
A. The chlorination is done by the most up-to-date machinery under expert supervision.
Q. Whether there is any other chemical substance of less pro. nounced odour and taste which could be effectively substituted for chlorinated time?
A.-No.
Q-If the answer to the previous question is in the negative, can anything be done to remove Or lessen the very disagreeable odour
and taste t
In convicting the second defend ant on the charge of fraudulent conversion, the Magistrate antid that he would take into considera- tion his age, although in his case it was worse than the others.
Kinochów Road,
Inspector Shannon told the Court Mr. Rafaloff was well-known by that it was a well-known fact that the Shanghai Russian community, messengers employed by Chinese His real name is slated to be
alif.
Each of the astronomers, who had gone to Niafoou to study a
banks were often given large suma Baboushkin and his sister is report phenomenon that lasted only 93
of money to carry, Defendant ated to be the wife of Rykov, the
seconds and was visible in total
His Worship accordingly remand- ed the defendants for a week.
CHINESE BAKER FINED FOR ASSAULT.
IRON BAR.
A conviction was registerod at the Central Magistracy yesterday After further evidence had been heard in the ease in which Mr. M. Piankoff, hend baker at Messrs. Lane, Crawford's bakery, was the complainant in a charge of assault proferred against a Chinese em-
one time was entrusted with 250,000, president of the Board of People'sity only over a small path, stretch-ploye
le was sentenced to five months'
furd labour.
Regarding the first and third de- fendants, Mr. Williams said he
A. Flavour of chlorine in the water is a sensible guarantee though not an indispensable condition of its sterility, the water authority thought the charges, conspiracy and will investigate complaints of pro-receiving, were almost the same so nounced odour and taste if forward that he did not feel inclined to im- ed to him throngh the customary
pose any additional sentence. He -channels.
accordingly passed sentence of six months' hard labour charge, the terms to rently.
Recommendations of D.M.S.S. Following an inquiry from Dr. Koch at a recent meeting of the Board regarding the possibility of the recommendations of the Direo. tor of Medical and Sanitary Ser- vices ta the Government being Diade known to the Board and to the public, the Chairman wrote to Government, and yesterday rend out correspondence on the subject. In the reply from the Colonial Secretary, it was stated that this
MED
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concur-
"RED "ACTIVITIES ON
"DOUBLE TENTH.”
FURTHER PROSECUTIONS.
Commissaries in the U.S.S.R.
THEFT FROM CANTON CUSTOMS HOUSE.
85,900 IN COINS STOLEN
FROM SAFES,
According to a Canton vernacu lar paper, a mysterious theft of $5,000 in coins occurred at the Cus- toms House on the Bund between Saturday and Monday morning.
The Custom House is usually closed on Saturday afternoon and un the whole of Sunday, and after office hours, only two watchmen aro
ing from south-east to north-west The defendant, examined by Mr. between the Fiji and Samoan is-Horace Lo, who appeared for him, aaid that on ench of his second and tands, was assigned to a special third visits to the upper floor the task and each had his native ns- complainant was the aggressor and sistants: The assignemts were made had struck him. After being struck by the United States Naval Ob the iron bar with him to protect on the second acession, witness took
servatory which sponsored the ox-himesif against further assault.
Witness also said that the com- pedition and was assisted by scien
plainant had proviously assaulted tists from Swarthmore, Ohio Wes other workinen, who were afraid of heyan and the University of Vir-him. He was known as a bully and gimin.
was very ready with his fists.
Largest Camera Used. Commander C. H. J. Keppier of the Navy had charge of the equip ment, which included one of the arrived with the first group of ou- largest cameras in existence. Ho
servers, weeks ahead of the others, and chose the site and set up the instruments in a copra shed."
As the moment of the eclipse drew near the scientists took their The Chairman of Sanitary Board Communistic nature was carried out coolie, while sweeping the Boors posts, soms at the sameras, nome on a big scale in the Colony on discovered that the door of the at the photometric guipment and some at the radio plant where the "I have the honour to inform October 10, the anniversary of the room where the customs receipts effect of the eclipse on radio ac you that at yesterday's meeting Chinese Republic, was stated by are stored, had been broken open.tivity was to be carefully observed. of the Board on the occasion of
That the distribution of pam-left on the premises.
On the morning of the 27th, a
matter remained to be settled in phlots containing sentiments of a
due course."
"
ou September 17, wrote:-
the laving on the table of your Sergeant O'Donovan when he pro-He at once notified the watchmen the time for observation wa letter No. 4888/1020 of September secuted two Chinese, a barber and whp found that two of the four 10, Dr. Koch enquired informally ricksha coolie, for possession of safes in the room had been opened as to the possibility of the Board and the public being put in auditious literature. The case was while the other two had also been
possession, at an early date, of heard by Mr. Williams at the Cen-tampered with
matter."
tho recommendations of the tral Magistracy yesterday.
They informed the Commissioner Director of Medical and Sanitary
of Customs who, with On the day in question, said cashiers, examined the safes and Services as a result of his mem-
the bership of the Board.
Sergeant O'Donovan, -two Chinese found that silver coing to the value "Having ascertained that the detectives observed the defendants of 85,000 were gọnd, other unofficial members prosent in Wing Kat Street, each carrying
Teseoms strange that the thieves Associnted themselves with. Dr. Koch, undertook to acquaint
& parcel under his arm. One ofere able to enter the room and tronk open the safes without arous you with their interest in the the detectives approached the firsting the watchmen. The police are
defendant and demanded to know investigating the matter. The Colonial Secretary replied on the contents of the parcel. The October 1, as under:-
"I am directed to acknow. second defendant, although not ac- ledge the receipt of your letter casted by the detectives, ran away dated September 17, 1930, in con- but was caught. Both men were noction with the recommendations taken the Central Police Station of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services as a result of were the parcels were found to con- his membership of the Banitary tain 250 pamphlets and two red
WOMAN FLIER REACHES KARACHI.
TO STOP HERE, ON WAY TO JAPAN.
T
Asked to explain the injury cans- ed to complainant's'hand, witness said that it might have been re- ceived when witness used the iron- bar to ward off a blow.
other workman, Mr. Lindsell said After hearing the ovidence of an-
that be was satisfied that the de- fendant hand some provocation, but | that was no excuse for carrying an iron bar. He would fine the do fendant $10.
MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR SNATCHER. That the rain halted just before stroke of the greatest luck, since MALOLO · TOURIST ROBBED. otherwise the expedition would fortunate thing was the luck of day, Mr. H. R. Butters passed the have gone for naught. Another
At Kowloon Magistracy yeater- volcanic tremors. Nialoou, solect maximun penalty of one year's ed as one of the two bits of land hard labour with 24 strokes of the exposed to contant volcanic activ in the oxnet path of totality, is birch on Cheung Kwong, who plead- ity, and a short distance from inatched a handbag, containing, a es guilty to the charge of having the instruments, smoke was rising diamond brooch, a book of travell from fumoroles in a laya bed spread | era' cheques, a bunch of keys and by an eruption 14 months ago. As 81.50 in American currency, from the result of the eruption in Mias E. Levy, a tourist on the August of 1929 the expedition found Mateon liner, Malolo. It was stat only three white men-two tradorsed that the enatching occurred in and a priest-on the island. Half Salisbury Road near the European the island is covered by a lava field. Y.M.C.A. on Monday about 0.43
Equipment for studying the p.m. selipao was brought to the island by the U.S.B. Tanager, which was moored to a special buoy, but des- pite that had trouble in keeping anchored
The name "Tin. Can Island'! was applied to the place because of the necessity for delivering mail. In reach the shore, because of heavy
tin one. sealed
Ships cannot
board in tabes is picked up by na- swells, and the mail tossed over-
Board. I am to inform you that lage defendants said that the i these recommendations, which tako the form of a report from a the parcels were entrusted to them The Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South Head of Department to Govern by a Chinese dressed in European China), Ltd., yesterday received a ment, are still under considera clothes. They came over from Yau- telegram from London, stating that tion, and that the question of mati and on leaving the pier were the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, the tive swimmers. their publication remains to be asked to carry the parcels to the famous woman flier, who crashed in settled in due course."
Sam Dor tea house, where they Persia while on a solo Bight to
Other Business.
would each be given a sum of Japan, has now effected repaits.co money. They were on their way her madine and landed at Karachi to the tea house when the detec on October 20. tives stopped them.
According to her original ar- rangements, she was due to stop in Hong Kong on her way to Japan,
Hostile Tribesmen.
ATTACK ON SOVIET FLEET.
►
MOSCOW NEWSPAPER'S
CHARGES.
gan of Soviet commerce and trade, Moscow, Oct. 22-The official or
The Economischeskava Zira donoun- cos the disorganization of the Soviet commercial flect, which according to its words poorly utilizosits tonnage, badly maintains its tonnage and greatly lags bobind in efficiency as compared with foreign maritime sorvies
Baluchi tribesmen appeared on Two applications for eating-house
the sceno and sormed hostile, but licences at No. 07, Temple Street
she made friends with them by South, ground floor, and No. 27,
The first defendant also said that
interesting them in an alarm clock
Loading, and unloading opera- Spring Gardon Lang, ground floor, his object in coming over to Hong
and by dancing and singing to them. tions are carried out without sys- were granted, and an application Kong that day was to purchase a
After some nights in the desert tém or order, while conflicts be for registration of No. 189, Hon-razor and to visit a friend. He had
living on water and dates given to tween various administration offi nessy Road, ground floor, as a been living in Yaumati for the past
It will be recalled that Mrs. the chief to send a message to Jask, losses. The paper demands that her by the tribesmen, she persuaded ces result in heavy expenditure and dairy, also had the approval of few months, and that was his first members.
visit to Hong Kong. It was stated, Bruce made good progress until
40 miles distant, and three English immediate measures be takon to Members-present at the meeting, however, that when arrested, this after leaving Bushire when she mak
¡ mòn came to her help,
mprove the situation, doglaring at Mr. Sager (Chairman) defendant had ople at cents in bisa violent sand-storm. She attempt
That-manded the aeroplano and that otherwise in view of the grow Dra
eu to land on what seed hard Mrs. Bruce flew it to Jask with oneing laxity of discipline among the M. Koch, Dr. G. W. possession: Topo, Mr M
Yigitrus sentenced dich ofund, blok into andover, Me Will, in Imperial
Imperial crow t Chau and the Hon Mr H. Tthe men' to three months' imprison-
Airways engineer, lying along the part will soon be unable to render Creasy.
ment.
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