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Competitors will be allotted the starting times which were booked by them for Sunday last.
By Order of the Committee,
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DANTIQULARS & CONDITIONS the Sale by Pablie Anction to be held on MONDAY, the Bru DAT of AUGUST, 1932, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public Works Hu of Onlar by Department EXOELLENOT THE GOVERNOR, of Lot of CROWN LAND at Wong Nei Chong, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 yeare, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Burveyor of His MAIRSTY THE KING, for one further term of 75 years.
No. of Bals.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Locality.
Inland
Lot No. 9509.
Adjoining
Inland Lot No. 3160,
Fik Yain Street.
Bogietry No.
0.
Boundary
Meagro-
menta.
As per
inle plan
Dantonta in
About
Bquare feet
Annual
Bantal.
*| Tips Price.
2,200
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932.
medical officer. He is responsible to
A city council committee and to
the municipal council. 1t is in the latter body that supreme con- trol is vested, and its proceedings
* News and Views *
"Sit down, sit down," boomed the great and rich one candescondingly. "Why," asked the other, "can't I get up for some marmalade 1”
Appios,
are public. In. Hong Kong the A Mistake,
A rich and pompous man was Medical Services are under the ultimate authority of the Governor-staying at a small country hotel in in-Council, and the actions of the England, and as he antored the breakfast room the only other visi. Department can be challenged in tor rose to his feet. the Legislative Council, who also control the yearly and other estimates. In practice, however, it has been found advisable to have a public body, namely, the Sani- tary Board, holding fortnightly meetings in public, to discuss ques- tions of public health, and its members are chosen with a view to their qualifications to give useful and informed assistance. The time of the Legislative Council is saved, for it there were no. Sanitary Board many of the matters there debated would have to be thrashed out by the Council, a body whosa members are not chosen for special interest in public health.
Dr. WELLINGTON must have been heartened by the warm approval, apart from this detail, accorded to
at
Sir Henry's brilliant carcer Cambridge was one of the chief joys of his father's latter years. fortunately, he did not live to see him called to the Bar.
Un
Possessing something of Charles: Dickens's, sense of humour and in- sight into character, Sir Henry while at the Bar was very popular with juries, for whom he often en- livened otherwise dull proceedings.
West Australia's apple crop this season is estimated to yield about
with Discovering Mexico. 800,000 bushels, compared
About 740,000 bushels last season.
Europe is "discovering" Mexico. 600,000 bushels will be exported. The record year was 100, when 1,100,000 Coincident with the growing Ameri, Werc produced, and can tourist trade in the land of the bushels 760,000 exparted.
Azteca, boatloads of excursionists from England. Germany and other European countries are visiting the A young man who had obtained Republic. Chartered steamars are a place in an estate agent's office offering tourist fares hitherto un-! and was anxious to do all he could equaled in economy, and parties in the interests of his employer numbering from 300 to 400 persons
He attended a social gathering.
All for Advartisoment.
was asked to sing, and responded each are not uncommon. The steam- with "Home, Sweet Home." His ships usually land at Vera Cruz, friends were a little surprised at giving tourists an opportunity to his scheme. To have the full sup-his selection, but he was beartily travel to Moxico City in the scenic
applauded.
port of the Snaitary Board in the big reforms that he wishes will be no small assistance. The members of the Board were voicing a general suspicion that the health servicce of Hong Kong are not keeping abreast of the times, and it is good to know that the Government's senior medical adviser is in the forefront of the struggle for im- provements.
'Home,
Then, stepping forward, ho said railway that traverses the Sierrs "I am glad you like the song Madro rauge. There is nothing like Sweet Home: and let me say the firm I represent is selling homes on terms to suit all. Everybody ought to have a home. If you don't want to live there-well, it is, of course, the chance of your lifetime for an investment!
Largest Ever!
About Ethiopians.
Some forty guests were invited to meet the Crown Prince of Ethiopia at dinner at the Foreign Office, London. Many people believe that the people of Abyssinia arc negroes. In fact they are à Hamitic race, with an admixture of Semitic The largest watch ever made, says blood. Early in the present century & United States paper weighs 600 & Haitian acgro of some wealth pounds and stands forty-three in and education-one Benito Sylvain ches high, according to a recent re-worked out a scheme for the up- port. Not a few may believe this lifting of his race. Thinking that concert the Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia is the timepiece that a patron a few seats away likes, to would be the best person to head the morement, he made the long CONVICTED.wind in the minddle of an act.
journey to Abyssinia and obtained an interview.
The Daily Press. GOVERNMENT
SERVANT
HONG KONG, AUGUST 4, 1932.
THE SANITARY BOARD SPEAKS OUT.
SERIOUS CHARGE ALLEGED BUT DISMISSED.
Dewar's
WHITE LABEL
sthas
White Label TEST SCOTCH WHI
OF GREAT AGE.
Dewar & So
DISTILLIRS
PER
IT NEVER VARIES!
As the 'Plane Flies.
made at least one return visit to
is
The Emperor listened patiently It is interesting to reflect what an their respective capitals. It until the finish. "Your plan is an enormous amount of ground-geo-sorah 500 miles as the 'plane fies Dickens' Bon.
Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, admirable one, sir; I also think graphically-must have been cover from Lausanne to London, some 250
of that the negro should be uplifted, ed by the statesmen attending the sixth and only surviving son
to Berlin.. Charles Dickens has celebrated his, and I wish every success to your international conferences at Geneva miles to Paris, and about 550 miles 83rd birthday. He was named after undertaking," he said. "But why and Lausanne. le author of "Tom Jones," his do you invite me to become its head?
not a negro, but a aian " father abandoning a first intention I to christen him Oliver Goldsmith.
The complainant in the case was Miss Wong Yim Fong, a visitor from Shanghai, while Insp. Elatenter prosecuted.
Charges. of (1) indecent assault, Orres in the past the Sanitary (3) common assault, and (3) dis- were preferred Board has proved its alertness and orderly conduct vitality, but never were its "un-against Gregorio Mario Santos, officials so much on their mottle Sanitary Department foreman, in as at the last meeting, when they charge of Tsimshatsui Market, op- DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS considered that the very existence poared before Mr. Fraser ut the PA the Sale by Public Auction of the Board had been challenged. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. to be held on MONDAY, the 8rn DAY The Hon. Director of Medical and of AUGUST, 1929, at 3 r. at the Ofice of the Public Works Depart Sanitary Services has drawn up a ment, by Onder of H EXCELLENCY THE
at One Lot of CROWN comprehensive scheme for the re- GOVERNOR,
at Shamshnipo, in the Colony organisation of the public health of.
term of 75 year services of the Colony. The Suni- Hong Kong, for: commencing from 1st July, 1899, with the option of renewal at a Crown tary Board approves of Dr. WEL Rent to be fired by the Burveyor of HLINGTON'S plan, as far as they have MAJESTY TER Kino, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days been permitted to see it, but they took strong exception to the sug gestion, that a Public Health Ad- visory Board should be constituted, consisting of the heads of various government departments, and a fow unofficials, and also a Banitary Board, constituted as at present,
thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Salo
Registry No.
Locality.
New Kowloon laland Lot No. 1665.
Junction, o
Tai Po Road and
Pei Ho Street.
Boundary.
Measure-
menta.
....
As per
sale plan.
Contenta in
Square feet.
Annual
0000
$
Bental.
* Upset Prica.
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His Worship:-These are serious charges. Do you plead guilty to them?
Defendant-I don't know what
Cauca.
Nearly all the leading German, French, and British statesmen have
Local and General
Mr. Scott, of Arnhold's Glouces
Building, has reported the loss of a fountain pen.
Miss S. Bancroft, of 174 Fuk Wah the loss of a silver wrist watch. Street, has notified the Police of
The Chung Nam Athletic Associa tion will give an entertainment on Saturday night at the Association's
Hall in Bonham Road.
Bitten by a dog owned by Mr. John Owen-Hughes, of 404 The Peak, & Chineac, Ng Siu-sang, 52, employed by the Sanitary Depart ment, was removed to the Govern ment Civil Hospital for treatment.
As Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Sir John Simon, Bir Herbert Samuel, and Lord Londonderry have cover. ed the intervening distance between London and Lausanne or Geneva three times each, the four Ministers will thus have travelled not less than 0,000 miles among them."
Of the foreign statesmen, Herr Whilst driving & along Sai Kung Road past "Field von Papen has made the journey Cottage" on Tuesday, Mrs. Tippla of United Terrace, knocked back to Berlin once, and at inter down Hung Yau, Ming, aged 41, of vals talks of doing so again.
M. Herriot flits to and from have dodged in front of the car. 11, Castle Road, who is stated to
motor car
Ho sustained injuries to his head Paris with great frequency, and The Greater Shanghai Bureau of but refused to go to hospital after Mr. MacDonald is incessantly dash. Public Health arranged last week he had received treatment at the ing to and fro along the thirty miles for a party of local journalists to Police Station.
tour the war-devastated areas to inspect the health measures which have been taken by the Bureau.
which separate Lausanne and Gon-
Oya
"PL"
happened. I had had a little drink then. I can't remember anything.
In attempting to avoid a motor
Obviously, the total anileage of His Worship:-But do you admit
is stated to have The Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell,
cyclist who
a side path off these mobile statesmen must be well emerged from these charges?
General Manager of the A.P.C., Defendant: don't know what returned to the Colony yesterday The Overseas Chinese delegates Prince Edward Road, moter past the 10,000 mark.
wore ontertained to dinner on Tues lorry which was being driven along per the s.s. Empresa of Russia. happened. I'll plead not guilty.
day night by Mr. Chang Wail the main thoroughfare struck a Miss Woog testified that at about
Mr. Tsai Chiu Kai, brother of Choung, at the Tung Yat Restaur- pedestrian who was later removed but confining its activities strictly a clock, on Tuesday night, she General Taxi Ting Kai, came to ant. The delegates loft for Manila to hospital in a serious condition. to matters of sanitation and not boarded a bus bound for Tairasba Hong Kong per s.8. Lung Shan on yesterday on the a.s. Emprese of The cyclist received injuries to his
He is
route to Russia. est Fukien. empowered to discuss wider ques- tsui. Defendant got in later and Tuesday,
The un made certain overtures to her, and
Accidentally falling down a shute tions of public health.
Mr. W. Stanton, the well-known
at the Green Island Cement Com- official members of the Board felt, finally interfered, with her.
Corroborative evidence was given local jockey, was minong the pas And most residents of the Colony.
sengerd returning to the Colony by pany, Hunghom works, Yong Hing, the B. Empress of Russia yester-45, employed as a bucket tipper was shot in the leg by a Chinese sustained injuries to his head and will agree, that it is necessary to by other witnesses.
day. maintain a public body, free to eriticise the health policy of the government and the administration of its medical officials,
Defendant stated that he did not know what had happened. He was drunk at the time and did not know what he was doing.
Defendant went on to say that he Probably the Hon. Director of Medical and Sanitary Services is had been in the Government servion not the least at variance with the for close on 30 years, and had never principles enúnciated by the mem-done anything wrong. DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS bers of the Board. The fact that
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
be held on MONDAY, the 8rx DAY
*"* term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government receiv ed on Tuesday, in a special au- dienec. Mr. Manuel Rivera Iglesias,
the local Consul General for Peru.
The loss of money and jewellery,
...
wrist. He was sent to the Kowloon Hospital:
At Central Magistrney yester day, Lai Yuet Foon, concubine of a PW.D. olerk, was summoned with keeping an unregistered mu taai. After fairly, lengthy evidence,
legs and face, while the pedestrian in stated to have received a frac tured spine.
A scaffold worker who last month plain-clothes man during a brawl
Old Roodean girls will not son forget the majestic and courtly figure of the late Miss Penelope Lawrence, who was their head mis- trees for so long.
"P.L," as she was affectionately
in Taiyuen Street, Wanchai, and known to her pupila especially was only recently discharged from those in her own house, was a fami- Hospital, was brought before Mr. liar figure sailing down the school with disorderly conduct and with Schofield yesterday and charged corridors in a grey coat and skirt resisting arrest. The accused was and a blouse fastened down the bound over on the first charge front with innumerable little steel On the other charge of resisting buttons, always the same fashion
to the value of 8200, from a chest- Mr, Schofield imposed a fine of arrest, His Worship inflicted &
of drawers in a bedroom at 11 Nan- $75. King Street, has been reported to the Police by Mr. M. Bilva.
ed.
Mr. and Mr. Wm: N. Gray, ar Mr. rived in
small fine of $5.
Public
Never to Driva - Again.
coat and skirt and always the same kind of blouse, which remour had Mr. Fraser decided that there
The Bra public mail to leave
According to the latest census it was made up for her by the Pof the Bals by Public Auction to he emphasises in his recommendar was insufficient evidence to convict
Hong Kong for Europe vid Saiyon,
of Bureau
"Aunt Millie" and "Aunt Municipal Mr. R. A. May, president of the closed on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m., a compiled by the Greater Shanghai school sewing-maid. of AUGUST, 1932, at Sr., as the tione the educational side of public on the charge of indecent assault,
were the names given to Offices of the Public Works Department, health work, and recommends the but found defendant guilty of com- Getz Bros. Company, is paying a total of 450 letters being received
esa city for the month of June Dollie". a propaganda mon assault, on which charge he visit to the Colony in connection for transmission, 387 of which were Safety, the population of the Chin by Order of His ExXCLANCY THE GOT MOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND appointment of
1,488,387 are Chinese and 9,987 for- at Wong Nei Chung, in the Colony of officer, shows, that he welcomes was fined $100 or one month. On with business, He arrived. yester-ordinary letters and 43 register: totals 1,498,334 persons of whom her two sisters, but there was some William Vinson Loe, of eigners. The number of households thing about Miss Lawrence which Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, publicity and taking the public the third charge, of disorderly con day on the as. Empress of Russia, with the option of renewal at Orown
the Colony yesterday Shanghai, accompanied by his is 203,820, consisting of 301,048 precluded such a familiar reference, Bent to be fixed by the Survoyer of more into the confidence of the duet, defendant was bound over in Dr. WELLINGTON the sum of $100 to come up for
from Shanghai on the s.s. Empress daughter, Miss Arline Lee, arrived Chinese and 2,172 foreign families although she had a very human HIS MAJESTI Tux Kina, for sue further Government.
of Russia, Mr. Gray is the manager in the Colony yesterday by the A comparison with the preceding twinkle in her eye.
month of May shows an increase of knows that public support will judgment in 12 months,
In imposing these penaltice, his of the Gray's Yellow Lantern Express of Russia. They are c oncourage a government that ia
route to Manila, where they will 218,023 persons and 37,810 house
holda feeling anxious about the cost, or Worship remarked that the public Shops,
must be protected.
European style lady's jacket spend a month's vacation,
Capt. Michael Dennis Fairrio, sectional susceptibilities, or "MASS"
S., Fernandez has
has joined The Leper Quarterly" for June was picked up in Stubbs Road on opinion, or some other difficulty in
Tuesday by a Chinese constable, and the Fairia-Fernandex Institute of has just been issued. It contains was at Winchester Auxires sentenc taken to No. 2 Police Station, Physical Culture, of 31 Hill Road, a number of interesting-articles, ed to eighteen months hard labour, “
following: The the way of an urgent reform.
where it may be had on application as. Physics? Director. Mr. Fernan-such as the by the owner.
dez comes here from Malaya, where Problem of Leprosy in Chins and and disqualified from driving for he has gained distinction in Ita Relation to the Christian Move life, for the manslaughter of a ment" by Dr. J. Maxwell; A three-year-old boy. The child was When Li Wong Bhi, aged 29, was weightlifting and boxing,
Survey of the Leprosy Control killed when accused's car, which summoned before. Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court yester The weekly whist drives which are Problem in the Countries Bordering he was driving when drunk, mount. The fatality occurred at Lyde day with keeping an unregistered being held at the Police Recreation on the. Pacific" by Dr. Leo Bed the pavement. mui trai, Inspector Fraser, Child Club every Thursday evening are Huizenga A. Lepar Colony-Its Welfare Inspector at the Stere becoming very popular functions: Management and Maintenance by way, near Devizes, and Mr. P. J. tariat for Chinese Affairs, asked Each week, close on 100 persons at Dr. B. M. Wilson; and notes from Tucker, who prosecuted, said that is likewise contains many drove on. The car then collided the Court to treat it as a technical tend: There will be another drive. the leper world. The Chinese sec after the child was killed Bairrie
with a workman and a barrow;" After ovidence was taken This evening at 8.30 p.m. and all tion
interested are invited to attend.; illuminating articles. a fine of $10 was imposed.
Registry Fo
Locality
No. 3510.
Adjoining ~mland Lot
Inland Lot No. 2509,
Yuen Yuan Street,
Boundary
“Məzmure-
menta.
As per
Azle plan
About
Contenta s
Annan
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HEAVY RAINS.
aren under the London County |27.58 INCHES LAST MONTH, Council, for example, the health services, including sanitation in
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No less than 27.5 inches of rain all aspects, hospitals, clinics, was registered in the Colony last health propagands and the bacteri month, the heaviest daily rainfall ological and other public labor-heing returned on the 18th, (1.23), atories are grouped, like a stato 21st, (87) 22nd, (3,85) 23rd, (1.87) offence. ministry, under the control of one, 29th, (6.83) and 30tli, (3.62): |