THE WATER SUPPLY,
PECULIAR INCIDENT AT CHEFOO.
Some Interesting Figures.
The consumption per head per day for the whole year was 18.3 (including trade supply).
Second Officer's Strange Burial,
THE HONGKONG -- TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917.
HONGKONG CADETS.
Week-End Camps Instituted.
Last Saturday saw the inaugura. ion of a series of week-end campe ¦»bich the 'members of the Hang- kong Cadet Corps are to enjoy throughout the rammer months. Lieut. Beard, who is charge of Oadeta, is responsible for the ides, and has been the means of having had erected at Seiwan, the small village on the other side of Stankiwan, a commodious mat. bed ainee in the beach. In this, from 15 to 20 boys will spend the week-ends, going into camp on Saturdays at mid day and leaving again early on Monday morninge, Whilst "under canvas," the
Some interesting figures are given regarding the water supply.
From the current issue of in a tabulated statement contain-
and Shipping
Engineering nd in the Government Gatele (Shanghai) we reproduce the These give the details of the collowing which appears as a lead tents of the various reserving article under the heading "arranged according to the inf The Sailor'a Grave":- Year 1916-17 (May to April), the Detaila bave been received here Egures being in millions of of a recaliar incident Chefoo gallons.
when the body of Mr. T. Lowrie, The delivery into the various le second officer of the China toonele daring the year as M-chants Etsamer Heinming, followa: Pokfulam, 232.02ared into the earth by "two Tytam, 1,258.58: Wong-nei coolies unattended by a single cheong, 62.24; Tylam Inter- foreigner and, apparently, without mediata sad Low Level, 571.36. the burial service having been The collection from streams was read over the grave. Mr. Lawrie 924.07. The total consumption was landed from the vessel onher members of the Corps carry og! (filtered) was 1,776.91. The yest's arrival at the port and, she all the asual camp routine. The rainfall was 78 47 inches.
baving to sail again for Tientsin, day is commenced at 5.30, and. nothing farther was heard of him following a bathe and breakfast, until the vessel's arrival.there,
exercise or walking occupies the when a cable was received stating time till tia. The afternoon is that he had expired on May 18 apent in the joyment of further His former shipmates not being direa and bathing, and ten is in the port to pay their last reserved at four o'clock. The " epects to the departed officer, bere" is wounded at 630, and The consumption per head per was left to the mercies of the with supper being served at seven, day during the period of supply residents of the port and it every boy is in bed by eight by public street fountain in appears that the British Consul'clock, The beds are raised cf rider main districts ws. 138. wept rund & potißestion of his the ground, ad quito car-
The Tytam Permanent Pompa leath to the British residents worked from May 13 until June there, inviting them to attend 2 and from October 19 to April the funeral. I: spite. 30 inclusive: a total of 214 dare. of tuie, ot a single Briton cald The estimated population, fied the time to attend and pay (average for whole year) was the superficial courtssies required 266,419.
of the living to the dead and they it came about that a British officer, a member of the glorious mer csatile marine that is receiving so mech p service from those whu look to it to keep their bellies fu!! and their trade in operation, W81 attended to his last resting place by a gang of Chinese coolte abo-e only interest it naturally in to get the jb over as expeditions ALLEGED ly a mile.
The consumption per head per day during the period of eapply by bouse services in rider main districts was 24 6.
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INDIA AND THE WAR.
Returned Delegates Opinions.
Bombay, June 1-His High ness the M-berjab of Biksuit, speaking to a preem representative after his arrival in Bombay, said: The war had branzbt Indis allegation is almost unbelievable.
Worse, it appears, though the
Eaglend aker. Ladia's eplendid that no religious ceremony whai-
eine bave been provided.
te.
The idea of the camp is to give the members of the Corps a bealthy charge, and, as there are taking it turn to go into camp, far Companies," each Company each member will visit the place
ore week-end in four.
Last Sunday. Major Morgan 18:b. Ifantry,
the Inspecurg Offer, and Capti
iu pretion, Siewart, held en the bore matching past and saluting the fil.g.
MANSLAUGHTER.
patriotism and the bravery of berver was performed at the grav. A Chinese Chauffeur Charged. gallant SODY. have appealed rice, an minister being present,
to the imagination of England as
and the corpse of the unfortunate
At the Police Conet this morn. nothing bad done before. Every-officer wae carted out by the where in England there was good-coliee and dumped into the ing, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a will towards India and it would ground without the shadow of the Chinese chauffeur employed by bear fruit in good time, when the ceremony that even a pauper is the Exile Garage Company, was entitled to. A letter bearing on charged with the manslaughter war was brought to a victorious
the subject was addressed to the of a Chinese woman, conclusion. Amid the preoccaps-
Inspector Sim said it was an tion of war, be contiband, English Chefoo Daily News on May 21 statesmen did not fail to sbows appears to lend colour to old story. On Thursday evening, this charge. We quote the letter on the Prays Est at about 815, their sympathy and good-will to. below:-
wards India. The apprehen-
two Chinese women ware getting off the car. One woman succeeded in getting across all right, bot
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given that the parties whose Dames were mentioned in the recent Mixed Court case as Wo Katz and A. Katz are not, and
sion felt in some quarters in re- "Dear Sir,-Can you, or any gard to the Dominione desiring to of your readers, inform me whetJeceased was not quick enough TIONS of the letting by Public the undersigned, cotice is hereby control India was not foood-her it is an ordinary occurrence, and was knocked down by At ction Sale, to be held on Tues- ed. The Premiers of the Domin- and ouly to be expected in Chios, ious evinced great sympathy for that when a British subject dieswished to pail up bia sir immeii. India, and he was particularly friendless, and in a strange place, gratified at the cordial welcome his body should be deposited by ately, but the Chinese fare ia tus that was extended to him and to coolies in a hole in the ground, car arged him to go on. his colleagues by the represents- without ceremony, and without tives of the Dominions. "You' witnessee?
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bave no ides," said the M-harejab, to have been all the funeral that "of the sacrifices and heroic was given to the late Mr. 'T. efforts that England is making to Lowrie, second officer of the Hsin win the war. Everyone in that Ming.-Yours, etc. Onlooker.'
· It is unthinkable that such can i country is occupied with the single aim of winning the war." really have been the caer, though! His Higbaers left. Bombay at 9 the testimony gathered by the P. on Thursday night, for officers of the ship on the spot Mount Abu.
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Defendant day, the 3rd Jay of July. 1917, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land above Bowen Road, in the Colony of "Hongkong for a term of 75 years, with the option
Ha Worebip remanded the case, firing bail in the sum of $500,
TANG SHIH-HSIEN.
Death of First Tuchun of Cheklang.
seems to bear out the assertion, Writing ander date of June 13, and we invite the attention of the the correspondent of the N. C. Consal at Cbafoo 10 the assertions Daily News
Bir Satyendra P. Simba left for
at Fang chow Caloutta last night. Speaking to
1 made.
states The death took place & press representative, he ex- ! Apart from the Isok of a re-recently of Tang Shib-hsien, the preaved the opinion that the
which GAD first Managing Director of the object for which the present Oligione ceremony,.
he hardly be credited, it appears Stengbat Bergehow. Ningpo ference was called considered to bave been gained, beyond doubt that not a single Railway, and the firet Taslag The decision to invite a represer. British resident of the port attend- here after the Revolation in 1911 tative of India at fatare Confer-ed the funeral and, his own ship He died sandenly at his home is ences was a great and right step mates having left the pott, there Lispo Our Tachon has fixed was none but the Chinese charged the 24:h of this month as the day forward. Ho WA3 very hopsial of the fatore, as the with carrying out the barial for a memorial service for him at relations between the represent- present to perform the last rites, the Taong Lib-Z on the Emper atives of the Colonies and India, Sch a charge in itself reflects or's Island. were extremely
little credit on the members of the The silk loome, which wäre cordial and genainely sympathetic, Great British community of Chefoo who closed down for mon b waiting good would certainly result from and themselves too pre-occupied for the new seseon's silk, have be such Conferences in future, as with their little affaire to spare gan work again. despatches and representations ball-an-hour to attend the funeral
The Chamber of Commerce is
could not possibly carry the same of a British officer of the service making arrangements for eending weight as a round-table diacossion. which is rendering such signal samples and patterne of Hang- Speaking about Indians in the services to the Empire, though cha pative products to foreign Colonies, Sir Satyendra said the at the time he might have been countries in order to encourage important thing to bear in mind serving nader the Chinese flag. snd stimu's-e trade. was that Indiens had specific Apart from that, Mr. Lowrie was
Yaan 8bib-kai's second son is grievances against particular a British officer and white man at present on a visit to Hangehow, Colonies, and the grievances with, we believe, relatives living and enjoying the beauties of the Bgainst each Colony were distinot, at home, and it would have been West Lake,
Their visit had given them an act of common humanity
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appear, treat with scantier respect Can any lady recommend a first class resident Sew differences in future. He said the That such was not the case, the death of a British sailor than Amah, who understands English, attitude of Englishmen towards that he was permitted to be carried they would the demies of a pet to Mrs. Eldon Potter, 123 The “Jadią was most estisfactory. ́to his last resting-pisos" attended' dag.
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