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At Central Magistracy yesterday, Chinese youth named Young Kwa Wa, described as a shop assistant, was charged with com mitting an assault on Miss Edith Soares in Pedder Street on Thurs day..
Inspector J. Murphy for the Police applied for a substantial bail if his Warship decided to allow bail.
THE WATER SHORTAGE.
TO CHINESE.
HON. DR. HOTEWALL'S VIEWS.
In view of the scheme propound ed by the Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. H. T.. Croasy, C.B.E, at the meeting f on Thurs- the Legislative Council' day that a series of temporary ub sidiary malas be connected to. The defondant's father was intrunk mains in order to make it Court and when bail was fixed at possible to give a supply to theso 8300, was informed that half of subsidiary fountains during the this could be secured by a personal puried when all other supplies are cit off, our representative called on the Hon Dr R. H.Kotowall, Q.M.G., yesterday to enquire how the scheme was regarded by the Chinese community...
The case was adjourned for » a wook.
where I pay a shroffs thirty florins 10th-urly this day to the office/
for three pairs of silk stockings though it seemeth a monstrous sim.
the Queen's Picture House at a private viewing of a most, ex cellent Comedy "The Middle Watch" which I do call to mind was played here by the loenl play.
soon get to know the views of all classes but those who have studied the adhome have, expressed the opinion that it should afforda substantial relief "to the poorer clauses."
"It is," said Dr, Kotewall, "too
Scheme Explained.
1414,-Up very betimes and, the POLICE APPLY FOR HEAVY|D.P.W.'S SCHEME APPEALS day being hot, at my dosk a pretty! while writing of letters. Then, while 1 bronk my fast, I do road in the newon sheoto, and it du onem that Mr. L. Reichers, who do to fly the Atlantique Desan, de araah near Ireland'; and how.mutly trouble and money he spends to prove naught but that the Ocean cannot be spanned by o plane, save once in a hudred times,. I know not i And what he bath proved all men knew, woll. But in these days so it is over. For the right minded enthusiast "du labour without ad-| vertisement to improve our flying fouten over safe distances and make much progress by experiment and | labour in a humble way, gettoth | bond.
little thanks: while these advertis ers do atake their lives upon some fool-hardy and useless gesture that, an they succeed, their names may be spoken of and their faces repro- duced upon the kinomp, (and what is more horrible, their voices also), while their fellows do ware silly small Angs at them and litter the streets of New York" with, foolish paper streamers. And I maistain, and so does Mr. Povy to whom I say it, that Mr: 7. Harvey doth
Dr. Katewall went on to say that more to-day for the cause of avia-era and of this, I do think I have he was glad that our representative tion than if he did By the Atlan-spoken before. But indeed it will had called on him because he would bear repetition, as it be the most like to explain the working of the tique, aye" and the Pacifique to boot, To my office where I am excellent humor that ever I saw scheme a little more fully through And when it be shown this day it the medium of those columns as much busted, and at twelve I
is a wouk I must go. And I per even some English friends of his dictate my letters to Mrs. Betty who, the pretty rogue, be so rest-ceive that Mrs. Betty would fain were not clear about certain points less that I do for the time suspect come also but of this I must con regarding the water restrictions. peripatique safety-pin, uurisider as it may be my wife, poor Without touching upon technicali notice she wears, new shoon, and wretch, would be angered when the ties, Mr. Kotewall, said that the stockings of the new pattern silk; Sosaippen do write to her the news,
scheme would give about 380 b and, calling to mind it be Race Though I read all the news sheetexsidiary or distinctive fountains in day, I do asks her if she eats her and talk with my friends in the addition to the 380 existing street nuncheon with the boy friend at the King's Service or that of My Lord fountains; the subsidiary fountains Jockey Club. Which, its seems, in of Inchecape or of Mr. A. Cameron, would be erected in vertical lines sa and at a half after twelve. So I find no explanatioun how that running from south to north, and, write my letters, myself. But I the Are on the great French whippe according to the Director of Public trust the wench wins at her wager-
do spread so fast, or it may be,Works, would probably be opened. ing or I shall yet be at charges for those stockings. Later to the Races rage so long undiscovered. And for twelve hours. with Sir R. Harpenden, who cath moreover no signais be sent by the his nuncheon with me, and I set wireless telegraphie, yet, as the him at table with his back to Mrs. Betty, his Lady of honouring, me former Master of the King's Postes with her presence to my great did tell me, the conditions at night griof.
But Lord afterwards nyarve best for this atrange" com Tuck to be most evil, and though cash a few billets they be but small munication and it would seem and I fall short of my biggest that the man, should not only be wagers by a bead every time. So keeping a watch but even occupied homo very angry and early to bed.
upon his business. But later it 15th Lords Day-Whitsunday-may be we shall have more nowes of Lay vary long, and then ordering it. Yet seeing that this be the of my garments, which I have not done these many months, my boy third great shippe of the French doing this who is no more with me line burnt these last five years, or at the Clubba.. And I perceive 1about it, and two
upon their shall do it pretty well, but am at maiden voyage, it would seem that
a stonde as to the darning of my works. For I can make shift to sew
there is some grave defect, and it
a button as well as any, but to may be in the electrique wiring.
darn passeth my" skill. So I do
resolve to cast all faulty pairs into But of this we shall know more
fountains was off the same princi- As the supply through the street
pal main as the supply through meters, these now fountains would, when the new system was in opera- tion, be turned on in the same way as the supply to the metered houses, In other words if the meterad houses are given a four hours' supply a day, the existing street fountains would be turned on for the same number of hours no more and no less. And so the poorer people would have twelve hours supply through the subsi diary mains as well as some supply: from the existing street fountains. Hardships Reduced,
It is balieved," continued Dr. Kotowall; "by the Water Authori-.
a basket and when there be a dozen certainly come a few weeks. Walk-ty, who was good enough to ex or more, maybe, to find some pooring in the streets, it do go to my
plain the syetem to me this morn
sober woman who shall repair them heart to see the rows of cans," whereing, that the scheme would consi-
ut my charges. This evening to the
derably reduce the Hardships now experienced by the poorer classes.
I am in favour of the scheme be cause it will give a more equitable distribution of the water between those who have to get it from the street and those who obtain it through their meters in the houses. This new system, if successfully worked, would reduce the use of water from nullahs and streams, thereby reducing the risk of a possible epidemic,"
even
New Stabler of the Jockey Club the Chinese de wait to draw water. where I have not been before and I And rain comes not even though am much amazed as the convenience these two days gone Mr. C Jefferies and comfort of them. There to ase Mr. J. Heard's panies, where I find do predict that it shall fall, and and have some converse with a very it is a thing most discourteous in debonair gentleman called Valor- ous, who pleases me greatly, and the weather. And for lack of water I would some of my friends had I do trim myself in my bath using his manners.
the same water, though Lord! it be no discoloured, I had this day 1th-This day being Whitmon thought the lees of a tun of claret day and a holiday publique, I lay had been spilt therein. And this, late until comes Mr. J. Heard, and they say, comes from the rusty
Steadying Effect Among Chiness; we do speak of the day's Races over pipes and am fair to wonder if a glass of sherris-anck. He foila me salt water would corrode them Dr. Kotowali concluded by say that Christmas Joy will run in more. Talking at the Clubbs withing that the announcement. had. blinkers--(and I think it a good my Lord of Sandwich, Sir R. Har- already had a steadying effect in plan as after the pony comes fourth penden, Creed and others, we are the minds of the thinking Chinese and going mighty strong)-and we all of a mind that these shortages for some who had considered a do settle upon our fancies. So to must not occur again, an it coste public meeting to discuss the watAT the Course for tifin with two pretty us a pretty penny and that either situation to be necessary were now ladies, and thereafter my luck is in, the coste of the separate pipes for of the opinion that nothing should and I win' a many fiprina. But I the sea water or of the Bhing Munbe done until the new system had am much vext that my sweepe billet | dam must be met. Mr. Ashby says been given a trial. comes not up and I must, speak to be would fain sell the ride and
Mr Butlin of it. But it seems to drive to offset, some of the charges,
me that now these boys ride not, but, as Povy says, there be no
many of them, as did the former buyers. ridars when I was a young man,
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