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interfere as little as possible with the exigencies of bushless; and H. E. Sir Henry May, KC.M.G., in issuing this fresh appeal trusts that British firms and employees may seo their way to respond effectively to it. We join carncitly lo this expression of hope A. 8. WATSON & CO., for betterment in the number and efficiency of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, for, as is point ed out, the state of things existing at preser
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His Excellency the Officer Adminlatering the EFACTS IN HONGKONGË
Govamment and Lady May gava a dinner party (Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph) at Government House last night lo honour of Admiral, Men, and Mis Lyon and Mr. and Mrs. The heavy break of rainy weather with which JR. M. Smith. The following were invited to we have been favoured recently in the Colony meet them-General Broadwood, Sir Francis has bad its advantages without depbi, It bas Piggott, the Bishop of Victoria, Hon. Mr. and alan brought in its train many discomforts and Mrs. Keswick, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, Mr. some rather remarkable results. Before the and Mrs. Slade, Colonel, Mr. and Miss St. Jobu, raios came we were all palumity mexions for Colonel Sir Joseph and Lady Fayrer, Mr. Vol. our Texasvoir-supplies, and when it is borna in picelli, Colonel Baya d, Mr. Liebut, Commen: mind by dwellers in more favoured zones that der and Mei. Acton, Mr. Layton, Mr. Bartos, there was a good deal of excuse for our alarmi Mr. and Mr. Blauchflower, Mr. and Mrs. over the prospect of a water famine occur. Gedge. Me and Man-Locherand Miss Wallace, ring these alarms should not appear to them Mr. and Mrs. Aderson, Mrs. Hancock, Mr. udisusonable, But such are the inscrut-Thompson, Mr. and Mrse. Mogoo, Major Find- able ways of mankind that some people bave lay,CON Groves-Rainos, -Chpt.... Heathcote, no soober found their prayers for rain bounti Miss Copingham, Miss Innis and Dr. Fitz- fully answered than-they begin to grumble willek about that very bounty which such, 'a little while ago was considered to be the first da. sideralum.
OUR PARSI FELLOW-CITIZENS.
The truest representatives now inhabiting a world in which, despite of Ahriman, men still cling to the old Faiths, of the Zorong trian belief which was but slightly differently
It is hardly to be supposed, of course, that expressed from that of the prophet Daniel,
this feeling predominates, amongst the older arc. those descendants of the people of residents of Hongkong who have bad experi ancient Penia who are called Paris. The sccs of water famiuss before, nor to the"atald Mahommedans call-them-Ghieber"which" and noxious officials whole solo desire is to
CANTUN DAY BY DAY..
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY, [From Our Own Correspondent.}
Canton, 6th July.
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THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS.
THE GRANT CASE.
MAGISTRATE REQUIRES CHEQUES,
When Byrack' Hippodrome (Circus and Before Mr. E R. Hallifas, First Police Ma Mebagario visits the Colony, Longkong people intrate, in the Police Court this morning, John" ste always certain of being pro Grant was again brought up on a charge of callant entertainment 1 and, needless obtaining the sum of $10 under falso pretences, their presant visit is no exception to to wit, by means of an invalid chaque Detec- Mr. Bizick brings with him clavar tiro-Sergeant Appleton profacuted and Mr. J. of, artistes, whose various perform H. Gardiner, appeared for the defendant, only needs to see to appreciate.
His Worship asked Surgeant Aj plison if he | main "draws" figuring on the programs was prepaced to produce the other chiquer, the Carpi Brothers, who gave
Kr. Appleton said he had been instructed display last night of hand and hand balanclog
The Oriola also made a great hit in their asil otherwise ! y Counsel, par
his Wetship said the Court would require gymnastic act, whilst Professor Kramer, did some heavy-weight listing feats that astonished the cheques,
all who saw them. Other strong items were the scrobatics of the Mysore Brothers Miss Lall Ashby's wire walking; the hand-balancing of Dicky and Bella Bell and Malle. Zelin's extras with her beautiful Arab hores. From an equestrience, acrobatic or musical point. of view, the whole performance was first-rate ; whilst the clowning could not have been in bat- ter hands than those of Rococo-and-Remsh, a
Mr. Appleton said they would have to call the Registrar of the Supreme Court, in whose posek, |sion tho choquas wern,
Mr Gardiner said that defendant believed at the time he drew the cheques, which were post dated, that he would be in a position to pay the amonate. He would call evidence as to that and in fairness to his client he asked that the cheques ba produced. The prosecution, mast prove, if they could, that there was a guilty in-pair of drolls who kept the audience roaring tentlob on the part of the defendant...
There will be another performance, at His Worship upheld Mr, Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner sald be regretted to inform his Causeway Bay this evening..
has been Gallicised or "Frankified" into see as big a dowépsor as is compatible, wich Pong, in the employ of the Canton-Kowloon Worship that the boy could-not be found, "Guebres." The Musulman conquerors public safety. The completours are to be of Persia mistook the sacred, symbol of found in what may be described as the name for the real object of the ancient
THOUGHTLESS CLASS, •*
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worship. In their horror of idolatry they the younger folks and the otherwise irrespon did not take the trouble closely to inquireible, who cannot understand why we should
be washed out by into a belief that seemed to them to be an
a deluga when all desired WAS a sufficiency of adoration of the fires of Jehannum. How that was mistaken they were is proved by the wor- rain to fil the reservoirs and enable us to carry on until the break of the next rainy shippers of Ahura-mazads who do Hi
season. In this category might well be placed works by loving their neighbour as them a certain local meas of young bachelor, who, selves. When men declare publicly on their during the seemingly interminable dry spell works that their God is a good God and recently, found themselves very uncomfortably that they endeavour to love their neigh fixed on account of the short rations of water bour for His sake, they are surely the which fell to them in their bungalow. finest material of which good citizens aro made. Who are industrious? The Parsis. Who are perfectly peace-loving and law
Who are loyal and abiding 7. The Parsis. true to their obligations and faithful to the British Raj? Tire Parsis. And who in Hongkong has been the thorougli représente tive of the Parsi people, and the Parsi Faith, Sheic honour and their credit? Why, Sir Borausjca Mody, to whom his rejoicing comrades in Hongkong yesterday expressed their appreciation and admiration.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. I lie western harbour of Fort Arthur was open
A. S. WATSON & CO., to commerce qu'ist just
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One of their members, even, was beard to say that it was a "bally shams and all the rest of it" that they should be forced to uns soda water for the morning tub when there was still a ghod enough supply of natural, rain water in the reservoirs. For the life of him to could not understand the "stupidity" of the officials in cutting off supplies when sufficient.usto the day is the evil therapt." But this young men's opinions were very rightly overridden by others in the mess, and as a matter of fact when it was decided to hold a water festival in the compound of the house (when the rains did actually came), he was one of the first to enter into
THE SPIRIT OF THE THING.
People in Europe who do pet know to what sore straits we are sometimes pot for water in Hongkong will hardly ba able to realise that any persons but a body of lunatics would take part in such a water orgy in a bungalow compound. Bat it is got so valid or so much out of the way, (281T is learned from New York that anothel
Clark's Tourist Party, numbering 1,400 personsof er all. If a party of kindred spirits messing a coming to Japan next Spring..
together has beco deprived of a proper plunge in16-B'deep bath for many days in Hongkong and bas had to be contented with only enough water to cover the bottons of the tub they are to be excused for indulging in a water festival such as often takes place to the troples when the aids break.
Che Hongkong Griegrap COMMODORE IFC. BYTES, who has load au-
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY (7, (1910).
POLUNIAERs and umplUYERS.
poiated to succeed Admiral Lyop, arrived so the Colony by the Emprise of India "thìn khar
поср
OWING to the inclemency of the weather, the Buffs Band Cancer which was to have been"
held in the Public Gardens last night has been
VICEROY Yeap Shu-ked a of Canton das again tendered his resignation, and Viceroy Chang King and Governoys Pão Fen and Tičag Yüa are sectioned as it possible succestora.
It will be within public recollection that in April of last year His Excellency Sir Fre-postponed. derick Lugard; KCMC., addressed an car- best appeal to the principal employers of labour and others in the Colony to assist in rendering our local Volunteer Corps, in point of numbers and efficiency, worthy to rok as A lukowe employed in the charge-room of the an integral part of the Defence Force of Komicon Cuy Police Station was awarded four- Hongkong. It is to be regretted that the icca days baid labour in the Police Court this good results, anticipated from His Ex-moining for stealing a quantity of oil from the
cellency's action, have not appeared, for, instead of becoming augmented, the strength of the Corps has fallen from 320 (inclusive of the Mounted Troup) at The time the appeal was made to aa8-at the present time. This marked decrease is largely due to the fact that new men have not come forward to take the places of Volunteers who have test the Colony. Be
Station Janips.
HIRTEEN natives appeared before J. Ri Wood as the Magistracy, this marging for gem. bling in the servants quarters of Stauley Ter race, QSally Bay. The two keepers were each hurd 550 while the toil had to pay $4 each. MR. Sng Han-chong, who was formerly la the Imperal Bank of Chics, and who dering the last two years has founded the Savings Black of Peking, is to proceed to Shanghai erament Bank, Mr. Sung has been very success. ful in starting the first Savings Bank uocer Chinese Government chastes. The Peking Savings Blok now has deposite of more than
All that is sequired is swimming costume and plenty of rais, coming down in sheets, indeed, as it generally, does at that season. Such a bath'as this al fresco one can hardly be sur pissed for luxuriance when one has been for welke panting like the hatt for the water brooks. But once all concern has passed away and when the chances.al
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have been fully swept off by the deluge, then wo begin to hear gremblings about this "bori ble typhoon weather." Why on earth cannot the rain coas now that we bava gol anaugh to fart through the season? The weather man, however, takes
the slightest noiice of those complainings and he" gangu is in guit" atil he thinks he has done his fall duty by us all.
not
There is no satisfying everyone. But on the whole, when we have had a prolonged down. poor, even after a trying drought bax bsen ter minated by its coming, there is. vary.little bat
fore going on leave H.E; Sir Frederick Luthortly as the manager of the F Ching Gorgrambles to be heard on all sides. The basi gard was again in communication with the principal employers of labout with a view to fading means of ameliorating this state of affairs; and in view of subsequent consideration the Government now desire to make another appeal to Bri-
18. 1,000,000,
ness man complains about the enforcement of donning waterp:ools and leggings. The man who needs continually to employ public chairs and ricksbasfi ads every cushion clammy; every- thing damp and uncomfortable. Pedestrians never sure of escaping a wetling" with
Al awful fate belell no unfortocate Chinetes boatmau of Passir Mim, the other day, while consequent
CHILLS AND FEVERS.
tish commercial firms to assist la increasing he was engaged in cleaning his boat on the bo, number of the Volunteer Corps by former bank, says the Sumiti Echo's Taping The mas may find comfort and antidote in a Ing, either individually or by combination contemporary. He was wirded by two hit additional pog. Bat the ladies and children with other firms, unite or sections of units of the following: ".
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1. Artlilery Companies-50; men to a Company-to be trained with inch
builders, wise shed was near, that there were crocodiles abour, and poi to go tato the water, a fèw moments after they saw a commotion in
moment after the unfortunate Chinatnan, whose
the water and no sign of tun hostman. A
A law days ago when a native, named Chou
Railway (Chinese section), was engaged in the work of removing earth on the lias, in the vicinity of the Tin Hang villago, in Tuog Kon district, a number of villagers attacked him in a body on account of certale trivial matters, The man was fatally injured, and succumbed to bin injuries, shortly after the assault. Taofal Wei Han, managing director of the Railway,, bas reported the matter to the Viceroy,
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NEW JUDGE
The newly-appointed Canton Provincial Judge, Ya Chung Wing, has fixed the 8th instaut for taking over the seal of office.
FLOODS IN BUNAN.
A telegram from Changaba states that dis- astrous fonds prevail to the prefecture of Shenog Tak in Hunan,,
CHEAP RICE,
The proceeds realised from the sale of cheap rice at Canton, in the four sheds on the 4th instant were as follows:-Eastern Shod, $3,795; Western Shed, $1,519; Hooam Shod, $2,120 and Woppahs Shed, $1,695. Os the same day, rice to the value of some $9,000 was sold to villagers in the neighbourhood of Canton who came to Canton to obtain their supply.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
Owing to numerous complaints and allege tions brought against him by the shareholders of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company, Taotsi Kwong, Engineer-in-Chief of the Rall way, is determined to celinquish his post and proceed to the North, as soon as possible, to accept the appointment as engineer-lo-chief offered him by the Chul-Ching Railway It is very difficult for the Canton-Haukow Hallway Company to find a suitable man to replace Taotai Kwon at the present time, so the Cempany yesterday, presented a telegraphical petition to the Ministry of Posts and Communi cations at Paking asking the Ministry to defer the Tautai's departure from Canton,
EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS.
In accordance with lestructions received from the Ministry of Education at Peking, the Canton Provincia! Educational Commissioner has issued a notification to sommon_those students who have returned from Japan, America and Europe, after completing their educational course there, to present themselves at his famen for registration, after which, they are to proceed to Peking for an exemination which will be held in the 8th moon,
WATER KETURN.
Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on the rat ̈"Jaży, ryto,,
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS
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The Police would perhaps assist them la thy alter, The cook also could not be traced but they hoped to find him, bis evidenc, being mont material to the defence,
The casa was remanded for a week,
DR. WIEDER ON FEMALE
BDUCATION:""
A CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH. Dr.Amos P. Wilder, formerly of Hongkong, new US. Consul General at Shanghai delivered a characteristic speech authe' gradua. tion exercises at St. Mary's Hall, on the xet inst. He said:-it is reassuring to speak to a school that uses the English language. I do hot anderstand Chinese but the oxigencies of licksha traffic have familiarised me with the common faterpretation of the phrase "Mas Mat," and nothing can upset a speaker more than to hear this cay, raised by his audience with anything like a show of unanimity. This by way of appeal.
Poisonally I have long admired your sex, and one-only once-1
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THE OPIUM URDINANCH.
The Leading Light of Shanghai han this editorial Ive link
· The results of the prosecution of the owner and captain of the steamer Bang Mod at Sing- apare in which the owner was fined $1,000 and the captain $150 for "allowing" opium to be illicilly carried in their steamer, affonda another instance of the lojustice of the present' lawa against the swinggling of the drug. It is not a thing of which we can be very proud that a ban been fined a large sum of money for doing something of the vary occurrence of which he was estifely ignor That the captain should be fined for an occaireacé on his vessel of which he was not aware is bad enough, but that the owner, who probably had not got eyes on his vessel for a couple of months prior to she misdemeanour, should ba heavily feed for allowing his vessel to be used for the importation of opium is in joferable. ・ We are somewhat curious to know. how a man can be convicted and fioed for allowing chands to be carried on his vessel when the prosecution themselves are lain to admit that be bad not the slightest
“have continued in the same the best
koowledge of it being on board, and would
́ULISHFUL {STATE OF IGNORANCE), SPECIALIZED ADMIRATION,
tegober with the revenue officers who dis with results that have been of infinite advan covered the drug, had not one of the conspira tage to me. But notwithstanding that lors fallen out with his companions and women have done for the world-w it and given the officers the necessary infor to it-it is well-known that they do not get their | A the whereabou's of the opio. share of the good things in this life. Mes amounts to this the chanda waS S
smuggled on board and hiddon in an inacces»*- sible part of the engine-room' which the evi have the vote, a special car is set aside va trains so that they may smoke and they frequently dine together, while the wife looks eagerly between the scream to see if they are happy; and if they do not call for a second partica of the pudding into which she has put her very soul, she sobs herself to sleep osly to be scolded next morning because breakfast is late. It is undoubtedly, tribe that
WOMAN IS SHABDILY TREATED she does not have ber part of life's joys; and this prevailing injustice has possessed even so reasonable a man as myself to the point that am Abost to palm off a very poor speech, on the absurd theory that while in talking to St. Jobo's ons should rally all his forces for a super- human effast, almost soy talk will do for St. Mary's, which is made up of girls.
Why one should plight a talk to woman, I do sot know. Cennisly he is talking to ex- perts,
WOMAN'S CORYERRATIONAL POWERS have long been remarked-in fact, most men with facility in speech attribute it to practice in debate at home fad to the heart breaking task of providing by his confessed "short-com |ings, convincing point for the vocal exercise of some good woman. You have hexid of the
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dence showed was most difficult to search, involving as it did the crawling through beveral itches of bilge-water and lying dat
which it was slowed, - Comas one of the smug, one's back to peer up the hollow column in glers, and thinking to gain more as an informer that as a smuggler, confides to the excian officers the biding place of the drug and they," with commendable parapleuity, board the vessel and "proceeding straight to the spot,din she hidden contraband to light After last spite of the
BOLEKN 'ASSURANCE
of the captain and chief engineer that the shi had been regularly searched so far as was ha manly possible ha and the owner are basvify Goed for allowing their vessel to be used for Impestation of opium,
If tetipts rau to think that the framers and administrators of the law had it their minds
a ship somewhat on the scale of cash box with duplicate keys, retained by the captain and owner inspectively, in which nothing could bo deposited without their knowledge. But there is a farther point than this to be consider”.... ed. We believe that, pgoo the steamer's arrival at Penang two days later, the ship's picars, assisted doubtless by the ride afforded by the former seizure, themselves discovered twice as much opium and morphia as was unearthed by the excise officers at Singapore. Is there no law equiv lopt to that whereby the captain was foed' by which the excise department can be punish.
50′ 14′′ below) 35′ 7′′ below | husband who, while being curtain-lectored, felled for "allowing the vessel to leiva Singa toverflow
overdow
overflow.
asleep. On waking, the chastening was still pore with all that opium on board? Would It TylamBye (to' 10" below 15 below belog administered, whereupon he inquired not be as much justice, or as grast an injomica
WASH overflow Tylam In- 156" below)
18"0" below overflow
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My dear, are you talking again or you?" Your to panish the exc'ss 'officers for. baving thos failed to find the second consignment in spits -toleration-in-a-fresh_Illustration_of_the_charlis-of-their-information,-as-to-punish_the_ship's
11. 3* below termediate Loverflow Poktulum
of 10 above and unselfishness of your sex. You know's officers for having failed, lacking the informa. overflow
good speech from a bad one; but woman have tion, that was at the disposal of the excise de
informer, who was probably one of the gang of overfow chang... Loverflow Wong-nai ar sci" below) 5' of" below been.forgiving poor man so long that it has patiment, to discover the first? Meanwhile the smugglers, goes merrily on his way the ticker be as many dollars as the unfortunata captain is the poorer.
STORAGE GALLONS, '
1909. 87,080,000 Tylam
2,346,000 Tytam Byewash... Tytam Intermediate 119,163,000 Pokfulum n *18,100,000 Wong-nai-chung.
7.953,299
19:0
Consumption...118,319,000-136,747,000 gallons Estimated 208,710- 310,510
population Consumption
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howitzers or 2'95 inch mountain guna, name wat Teow Chong Yew, was struggling Circus had patronaga' slow, and other anter. i main districts during June 1909. Intermittent down av a useful protection. The right to have
a. Ammunition Column-number usa
Hilted to be trained as Artillery and to ford relief crews for mobile guas of the regular garrison.
and screaming, fast by the waist, in the terribis Jaws of a crocodile. They shouted to the other peopis about fir assistance and rau to the rescue, but the saurian was too quick lor them and plunged into the muddy waters of the alteam with its victim. A search,was made 3. Maxim Gun Companic guns to afterwards for the bady but of course it was
Company-members to be also train-files.
ed as Infantry. There are 12 Maxim guns available, xa men are required for each guit
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suffer most during the rains and are practically compelled to stay indoors. The roads are col up and driving is anything put pleasant, Visiting bredmes a bore. The Theatre, the
Everyone is faipments fare little batter. grumpy, or appears to be 3. The children ære frightened by the frequent thabderstorms, The domestic dogs seems to be more bidsonaly vocal than urgal o'nights, Rickshai are con- spicuous by their scarcity and
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DEMANDING RECOGNITION 1910, In many ways; the power to vota is but one
In a speech at the Legislative Council of 149,400,000 phase of it—and thay will'gat the place in the
world they are astitled to.. Nothing is ever Hongkong, the Dolonial Secretary is reported 138,079,000
to bave saidz-The Opium Ordinance as it settled until it ir sented right. They have ́al. stands forms the basis of a contract with the 67,840,000 23,986,00 ready secured legal rights, a voice as to their oplam farmer. The Magistrates already have children, property rights, etc, it is quite sur discretion in imposing pesitles and for Total... 244,742,000 384,366,000 prising to see how item by item they have feitores, and further legislation is ut considere Consumption of water in the City-and ill forced recognition of this sort and women: Apart from the discretion in imposing pet- District during the month of Juta.
have had to fight for it, for man- even husband, | alles veated lo ibi magistrate, a discretion that 1907
brother, son-does not give up what be terms seems to be rarely exercised in fivour of the his "rights" until he has to. Nobody does. It lists an innocent person without the least
shipowner or captain, an ordinance that form has been said that no man is good enough or culpability on his part baing proven, which inst per head per
‚'21,6 gallons | wien enough to have absolute control of an fact punishes him for committing su act which day..........}
other. Note how often even parenthood, rein. he did not know had been committed is farda- Intermittent supply by Rider mains in Rider forced by the highest motives, sometimes falls mentally just m
The law la ita prescent form is
TOO GRAVE A SMIRCHI supply by Rider mains in Rider main Districts
a well trained mind, would seem to be reason: | upon the fair name of British justice to be alo from tat to 4th and from the 23rd to the oth Jans laclusive in 1910, Constant supply through able for, women, yet the opposition is not towed to remain upon the statute books a day: at the City from the 5th to the sand inclusivo. wholly put to flight. There is still a low longer than is necessity for its amendment, grumbling to the effect that mothers should be rewarding the guilty. In this connection wo panishlag as it does the innocent particu, and content with their
are glad to note that the amborities of the DAN BABIES AND DISI PAKSJALA Philippian Islands are making an hogeit end- and find their highest fɔy in respectfully laten eavour to bring home the crime to the proper Ing to old bachelors discussing pure milk ord. quarter and secure the co-operation, instead of the samity, of the shipowanie and captains, inances, the choice of kindergarten teachers. The Mania zoshorities, convinced that the and the case of fomals grippuers, in iba jail" abipowassa and officers are powerless to There is a good deal of the Turk in us all, the prevent the smuggling that goma os, have woman who has litils knowledge and 10 little made representations to the firms cen comed and to the Hongkong Government, power, is mora conveniently kept in subjec. and it is understood that there is a fealing la tion. A woman who can reason, and w.". favour of a pint meeting, baing convened at as has the dignity and authority that yo
go endly data in coulder, what steps should be with education is very abanying to men who taken 550 Meal es
*It can surely be 'no' want to do things their own way. It is signif dad the actual smogglers, since the Informer cast that in the brutal places of earth-in the who knows where the contraband in bidean la bar-rooms and brothals-the opinion is an
toleriby centia, to have spout knowledge of apimons that woman is unsexed, when she educated and must be consulted and out for herself. The more suck women are, the fachler the control of larger world that education" opas dia an söyanings for both mer
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1910
Kowloon) Gravitation _49" 9′′ below] [34′ 5′′ below
overdow
Overflow Rescivoir
Water level reduced for construction por poses in 1969,
STORAGE GALLONS,
1959 1910
Vilation Re: 26,825,000 119,267,000 gallons servoir.... Consumption of water in Kowloon during that month of fuse-
1009 1910,
Etimated Consumption 24,530,000′′ 24,770,000 galloon
88,100. 91,900 population) Consumption
FOR over a month past reports have been by their added impertinences. One's clothes heard of a curious phenomenon which hat damp in the morning and leal thus all day, been noticed in the river a little above the late The quipine phial is in constant request and Dr. Smith's residence, anys ibe Bangkok Daily "Mall" of 17th ult. As fréquent interrain the ute.In this latter connective, it may be sald Infantry to augment the existing |
jester of the river becomes torbid and.bubbles | that if any one class of the community work Company under Captain Wood (of | up like a hot spring. Some say that ashian aYÖ
Kowloon Gra ́than moniker... · feels - the... stress of the. Mesaro, Leigh'and Orange).”......
brought up to the surface. The area of the
rainy weaton alzit must be the medical Mounted or Foot Scouts-limited top ce covered by the bubble is about ap feet, men of the Colony, for their services.
At 8 mm, to-day this same thing was seen 50′in all-to be trained in musketry by a European Capiais, who related the ara in constant demand, and they have very and to possess a thorough knowledge cucumstance to our reportar. There was few idle minutes in the cotuse of the day. a very strong sbb-tide at the time. The Shopkeepen feel the effects of the rainy of the topography of the Colony,
water was seen bubbling up a few fast and the wasther very considerably ab far as their trade. water disturbed was muddier thas other water in the locality, The Captain had come it on it concerned. On the whole, it may safely be occasion before, a few days ago, and put declared thu while the sains prevail we ATG Il down to a crocodile, but he thinks" now li is all less comfortable, have Icas equanimity something else which bay caused this and in- of lembar, and are very glad to look forward tends collecting some water the next time be notices the same phenomenon,TM Bangkok may cyza to the blazing days that hara yes to come
before the summer closes; 70 become a famique haslih resort,"
-It is understood that members of the new units will be allowed to nominate their own officem ad non-commlisioned officem, subject to the approval of this Com manding Officer, The requirements regard. log training" hara bona fi [93, AE to
8g gallons
per head per ** day,sveinsis)
The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
V. CHATHAMANGA