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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1926.
hue alroady hoon spent
DAY BY DAY
AN UNPARALLELED
TRIUMPH
This is the universal verdiot; concerning the Now Rem- ington Standard 12-a ver dict which is reflected in to choice of business off cen and busineen schools-overy- whore.
Examine this new model "and" see the many funda- mental improvemente thas Remingtonbas made in typewriter construction. We invite comparison on every count whether case, and speed of operation of quality of work.
in our opinion, the com-
whatever work la necesto REJOICE IN ANOTHER'S PROS sary to take the water to Hong- PERITY IS TO GIVE CONTENT TO YOUR
OWN LOTT. Edwards.
and we fall to understand the Government a policy of holding up the work, Provision for à scarcity should be made ju anys of plenty and, in line with that maxim, the continuance of the work ought to be pressed for The Government of this Colony owee it to the Chinese population to prevent, as far as the execu tion of public works can, such scarcity of water supply as has oc curred during recent dry seasons when water has been turned on to street standpipes for only a few hours per day. The scenes of confusion which have often taken
To-morrow is the Anniversary of the birthday of Confucius
Sheng-tan-chich);
The annual Licensing Sessions for hotel and restaurant keepers are to be held in the Council Chamber at noon on November 6th.
The health return for yesterday shows one Indian case of typhoid fever and one Chinese case of care bro-spinal fover,
The V. R. C. Night Fets arrang- ed for this evening has been post poned, owing to the inclement weather.
THEN AND NOW
The Passing of the Indope
One direct result of the general treated with as much caution as and world-wide tendency to am-¡previously. So between this deep algamate numbers of small com- ees of caution, and devil of specu mercial, enterprises of similar In-lation, his only safety lies in fol terests, is an almost completo dis-lowing a course of masterly inauth appearance or that independent vity; and and in leaving all ques- publio spirit so much needed in any tions general policy, to some mys- community. A wealth of criticism tical genius batter able to cope pours forth from all and sundry, with thomage in club bar, and through the Twenty years ago there, were offices. There it ends, for the numbers of small composite firrig very good reason that not one in in Shameen and Hongkong, and a every hundred of these men fe free taipan of any one of these ans to express an unqualified opinion had a clear view of polley both on public matters. Illustrating local and general, quite unaffected this, the controlling director of a by outside influence. In Shameen large and wealthy company, visit there were many Berce bouts ing the East, is said to have enquir. In the Council Chamber, but every A minor casualty of the typhooned of a fellow passenger-Do member was sincero in his outlook, was the destruction of the matshed you happen to know my man. and undeniably worked whole- Jones ? This same Mr. Jones' heartedly for the community. He being, one of the biggest "noises" was a free man, and had his say, in Hongkong public life!
meeting his opposition in: capable The taipun in China te often a fashion. Slowly these have die rich man, a capable energetic man, appeared, turning their firme futo but as long as he remains an agent. liraited liability companies, or sel- placed at the head of his office by ling their connections to bigger board of directors, that sits in Hongs. Such a man spoke his Europe or America, so long must mind on subjects of sanitation and the conform to opinion, and a public health. The business of standard of expressing same, set an agent is to run his office well, by them..
on recognised lines, and not bother.
place around these standpipes at the Enama bathing beach on ought, to be prevented by giving the inhabitants sa full tap supply.
Stonecutters..."
Mr. G. Bolsius has been ap- We realise that the problem is a pointed Vice-Consul attached to Mustard & Co., Ltd. big one, but we earnestly recom-the Consulate General for Bel-
gium in Hongkong
[Incorporatedundor Companies Ordinances
HONGKONG.):
16-17, Connaugas Road, C.
The Telegraph
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2.1926.
OUR WATER SUPPLY.
mend, the authorities to tackle "It in a bold way. Our public funds are not yet so low that we need postpone such urgently desirable work as the provision of a full public water supply,
School Sport.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. John Watson to act as Secretary to the Sanitary of Mr. N. L. Smith. Board, during the absence on leave
Fifty years ago, when the cable his head, or the heads of his direc was undreamed of the Governor tors, over public questions. Per- For the quarter ended Septem took action firat, and reported sonal caution has been the key ber 30th, 139 samples were analys- afterwards, receiving any com to individual success, but this ed under the Sale of Food and ment necessary three months later Colony and all others, was built nine excepting three samples of closed his mails, and went shoot tive was not sacrificed to the Drag- Drugs Ordinance. All were gen-The, merchant bought and sold, up by men of spirit, whose initia mustard, two of vinegar and two ing of tincture of lodine.
on that sits at Home, ve
An interesting point, was raised by a correspondent yesterday in regard to the encouragement of! Although it was announced at organised games and sports in
To-day the merchant comes East The Grand Old Man of Hong- local schools. Incidentally, it was His Excellency the Governor has as short a time as possible. His was neither socially, politically, to make an ambitious income in kong has gone. During his life he Thursday's meeting of the Legis pleasing to read the tribute paid been pleased to appoint Mr. salary is stated, and usually aug nor financially an agent, and that lative Council that the laying of to the excellent educational facili RA, D. Forrest to act as Head of mented by commissions, and a freedom brought him much be a pipe line across the harbour in ties now being provided by the the Sanitary Department, and Re- bonus in, money, or shares.
Central British School at Kowloon,
His aides wealth. Such Is the type connection with the Shing Man where a really high standard of gistrar of Births and Deaths, dur comfortable quarters, the climate that builds Colonies, and keeps Valley waterworks scheme is at tuition is available to British ing the absence on leave of Mr. and associations all combine to them prosperous. Slowly and present in abeyance, it is most children. The time has come,
N. L. Smith;
make him carry on in olo Custom, surely, the wealth accumulates without a thought to his own poli-through two or three generations, sincerely to be hoped that the Go- however, in our opinion, to get
such a fine school much better Tenders are being Invited for tical significance. To-day he is and there comes a day when the vernment does not intend to shelve housed than it is at present. But the construction of & 60-foot asked to shake his mind loose from her eagerly reallees his assets, the matter indefinitely. We have that is by the way. On the ques-about 800 feet on the east side ing advice not only to his own the old fearless control. To-day width of roadway for a length of these trappings, and send far-see-and a limited company replaces tion of school sport, it is undoubt- previously argued the urgent con-edly the case that this Colony.com- of Inland Lot No. 2418, North directors, but to a body politic, ait-it is dimcult to find half a dozen siderations which make it desir pares unfavourably with the Point; including drainage and any ting in Parliamentary conclave. in this Colony and Shameen to- able that the waters of the Shing schools at Home-not that there other necessary work which may
In Hongkong what can be say? gether. From the top of the Peak Mun River should be brought over is not ample variety of sport here, arise in connection therewith.
If he has, foresight, he can only to the outskirts of Kowloon the but, so far as the schools are con= | to Hongkong, but it would seem corned, It is not as well organised
argue along lines of caution which faipans are mostly agents, without When the steamer Kwang Tung would so tie the hands of his freedom of speech agents who that the Government is inclined as it might be And that is just arrived at Singapore from Amoy directors as to materially decrease must conform, or be replaced, whe- to be unmindful of them. Hong our correspondent's point. While on Sept. 22nd officers of the Pre- his prospects of commission and ther reporting to Governments, we believe that too much can be ventive Service went on board to bonus. Providing his business War Departments, or, more difficult kong's water supply is insufficient made of sport, to the detriment of search the vessel and discovered doesn't become too heavily in still to those long retired part- at present the storage capacity learning, there can, at this time of 9,200 taels of illleit opium con- volved, and thereby kill the golden ners, who sit in the Thatched on the island proves inadequate day, be no questioning the bene- cealed in the coal bunkere. The goose, it suits any agent to curb House Club talking of past glories. in the dry season of the year. We are informed that something is be-
ficial results of school games. We opium is valued at about $80,000. his prognostication of evil days to We are in China, where every- Do come, and to follow a more risky thing is said to be in inverse ratio. have been extraordinarily for ing done to provide some of The forthcoming wedding is course as regards future commit-It is certain that a local prophet tunate during the past three years the schools with playing fields, announced of Mr. Bernard Crowments. He knows well that if a may have honour in his own-coun- insofar as they have all brought out, the great need would seem to field & Swire, residing at 1, Wood-about a boycott settlement to-mor- babblings of my man Jones by but, as our correspondent points ley, assistant at Mesare. Butter ten million dollar loan brought try, but his words are simply the an over-average rainfall. We have be the placing of games. under the side, Quarry Bay, to Miss Joyce row, with a trade boom, that there the time they get to London; and had nearly 100 inches of rain this control of sports masters. It is Augusta Crowley, of Cambria could be, no security, or stability, public opinion at Home is so much year already and ret have three suggested that whilst many junior House, Staines, England; and Mr. in such a position, and that this the worge off for that
masters would like nothing better Carlos Antonio Remedios of. 37, foreward commitments should be
TISTHENES. more months to go.
The reser-than to take up such work, their Granville Road, Kowloon, to Miss voirs are all full and it would pay is such that they have to put Eulalia Christina Sousa of 584 seem that we have an excess of
it to more remunerative purposes Nathan Road, Kowloon. outside of school hours. If that is water. But the long dry winter the case, then it is a matter which
The health bulletin of Eastern- will assuredly find us short of needs being thoroughly looked Ports, published by the Leaguc water in the spring, with the na-into. On the general question of of Nations, for the weak ended AN INTERESTING STATEMENT
PRESIDENT'S school sport, the Government Sept. 18, shows the following tive districts of the City on res should most certainly set about cases of infectious diseases:
PRONOUNCEMENT. tricted rider main services. It providing all the facilities that it Plague, at Rangoon, six cases: An Interesting passage appeare
Washington, Oct. 1. was to obviate that discomfort can, for anything that will conduce Cholera, at Calcutta even cases, in the report presented at the It is announced that President
to the pliysical, as well as the men Madras thres cases, Bangkok, and to supply the water necessary tal, well-being of schoolboys is three cases, Amoy 42 cases and Banque Industrielle de Chine meet- Coolidge is ignorant of any move- to give everybody in the Colony be welcomed.
Shanghai 81 cases; Smallpox, pressed their satisfaction that the drawal of the United States from at Calcutta three cases, Madras credit of the Franco-Chinese Bank the World court to which the four cases, Colombo three cases, had been strengthened and its United States proposes to adhere. Bangkok seven cases and Negapa activities in the Far East increas-Reuter's American Service." tam two cases.
TYPHOON VICTIMS.
THE "KAUSING'S" CRUISE.
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
Paris, Oct. 1
U. S. AND WORLD COURT
ing, in which the Directors ex-ment In America for the with
a full water supply all the year round that the Government, under Sir Edward Stubbs, committed itself to the big. Shing Mun Valley
ed, following "the satisfactory. settlement with Far East credi scheme. And thousands of dol
The Dockyard Young Men's tors." lara have already been apent on
Club held a social and dance in The Chairman explained, how- In the hope of picking up the Chaplain's Room of the Royal ever, that there could be no ques- the frat gravitation portion of survivors from wrecked junks, the Naval Yard on Wednesday even- tion of transforming the de facto that scheme. Miles of conduit Government rescue tug Kausing ing. There were some 80 mem substitution into a de fure one, left Hongkong yesterday on an bers of the club and their friends and, replying to a shareholder, he and two very long tunnela have extensive cruise of about 160 present and an extremely pleasant added that the question of ex- been made, and the waters of the miles radius in a westerly direc- evening was spent. A lengthy changing Banque Industrielle de tion. This trip is being made in and varied programme was rex Chine shares for Franco-Chinese
plated for some time-Reuter.
LEVEL CROSSING SMASH
TWELVE PEOPLE KILLED,
New York, Oct. 1.
Shing Mun River are now tapped view of reports by incoming dered, the chief honours going to Bank shares could not be contem-foria, says that twelve out of
A message from Dixon, Call-
thirteen passengers in a mator bus were idiled when it was struck by the Overland Limited, the "crack train of the Southern Pacide Rall rond-Reuters American Service,
RECENT BURGLARY.
THREE ARRESTS MADE. WE PRE
to bring them to the special reser-steamers that much wreckage has the band, composed of Mrs. Jacob voir which has been constructed been sighted floating, and it is son (Piano), Mr. Jacobson, (Vio- at Sheklälpul, above Lalchikok, possible that some distressed in), Mr. J. Gresham (Cello and
fisherfolk may still not have Jazz) and Mr. Moseley (Banjo). On Thursday, the Council voted a reached land, or that others may very large sum of money to pay have been washed ashore on
The death has taken place sudy for a 24-inch pipe to be laid from islands and at present need nid.
In connection with the recent Lantau and St. John's Island will denly at his residence In Ipoh of this reservoir to Kowloon Point, first be visited:
Mr. R. F. Barker, formerly local burglary at a pawnshop near the
Inspector Edward Purser, a rall- and one presumes that the work of The Harbour Master has issued manager of Mesara. McAlister and Central Market, the police have way official at Brighton, Is retiring Taying it wil eventually be put in
the following notification:- Company. He recently resumed arrested three Chinese, who are after 61 year's service. "Shipping is hereby warned that work as a consulting mluing en- to be charged before the Magis hand. But says the Government, many derelict junks damaged by gineer, being a director of Nal trate on Monday. A first dividend of $6 under the the water is not to be taken across the typhoon of 27th September, Hoot and other companies: The One of the men is a cook-boy Bankruptcy Ordinance, has beba the harbour, just yet, although it may be encountered within a two deceased recently visited Slam employed at the pawdahop and the declared in the matter of Leung hundred mile radius of Hongkong and was contemplating going case alleged against him la that he Cho-kwan, alias Leung Cheuk- is noticeable that, no reasons for Ships leaving or approaching home to Australia shortly, whither supplied or enabled key imprea kwan, of Messrs. Hol Fang Hong, this decision were given.
Hongkong should proceed with his wife and daughter had pre-slons to be made with which the 71, Connaught Road West.
ceded him. Mr. Barker was at the burglary was carried out. Tho
It was to augment the supply to caution."
A report received from the Ipoh Club last week and went other two prisoners are alleged to the City that the Shing Mun Mastor, of the 8.8. Chenchow, home to don fancy dress for a belong to a clever gang of bur scheme was undertaken, not to dated 29th September states charities ball. Ho suddenly col glars augment the Kowloon supply, "Derelict junk passed bottom up lapsed in his bedroom from heart one mile 8.8.W. of the S.W point failure. This is the third sudden which is ample enough at the mo- Lantau Island. Dangerous to European death in Perak within a
The amount of money navigation
ment
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item in this
morning's police reports in Part of the stolen property, effect that Overin which consisted of money and was jewellery to the value of $10,000, Ferry
abandoned Pier in Kowloon hoa boon recovered.
was taken to the Police Station,