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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1926.
THE ISLAND WATER SUPPLY.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1926.
DAY BY DAY.
TRUST NOT HIM. THAT ́SEEMS SAINT Fuller.
The local weather forecast to noon to-dorrow 18-East
winds, moderate; fine.
A Tennis tournament in ald "of Earl Halg's Fund is being held at the U.S.R.C., Kowloon, this after
from the hillsides, and this has also Jind the additional Tect of decrena“ ing the reservoir's storage capnelty. Moreover, Pokfulum reservoir fa always the first on the land to go out of commission in the dry sea- spp, and this causes the West Point district to be placed on the rider main system earlier than other. parts of the city. What is of equal, if not greater importance is that the existence of this reservoir holds up building development to a very serious extent for the authori-4 ties will not permit the erot tion of houses on the many
The will of the late the Hon. excellent natural sites adjacent to Mr. Percy Hobson Holyoak has and above this particular reservoir.been proved, and probate granted This factor will also apply to any to Mrs. Holypak, who is the sole
executrix and beneficiary.. scheme which the Government has
noon
The P. and O. liner Mantua, which left Shanghai yesterday at p.m. le due here at 8 am, on the 12th instant.
MARRIAGES TROUBLES.
WIFE'S APPLICATION IN COURT.
Stating that the soparation was
ARMISTICE NAY
"SPECIAL SERVICE AT
CATHEDRAL,
"The Bishop of Victoria (The Rt. forend on her by her husband Rev. C. R. Duppuy, D.D.) will givo when she became lil and tom-the address at the Special Servico porarily lost her reason after the of Remembrance and Dedication to birth of their first child, a young be held at the Cathedral to- Chinese woman related a distress-morrow morning, at 9.45 um. in. ng story of her marital expert connection with the Armistice Day ences when applying for a main-jobservances. tenance order before Mr. E.-Naval ratings and a detachment Lindsell, at the Central Magia from the 2nd Batt. King's Own tracy this morning. Scottish Borderers will attend, and The woroan, who save her sur-the Last Post" and "Reveille" name as Mak, and her age as 25, will be sounded at the conclusion stated that she was bought into of the service,
a family carrying on business us His Excellency the Governor the Shun Lee at Wanchal Road, will lay a wreath on the Cathedral and occupied a position formerly Memorial immediately after the defined under the term of mui-tsaz servico.
She was given in marriage, at the The ceremony at the Cenotaph age of 19, to Yau Pang, a widower, where a Memorial Service will be and the ceremony of marriage held, promises to be most impres- carried through was that which sive. Naval and military detach- was known da a tin-fong wedding. |ments, Volunteer and Rod Cross They lived at the house of her units, and members of the father-in-law, until the birth E.A.S.M.A. will be grouped round of their first and only child, which the monument and His Excellency died three months after birth the Governor will lay a wreath on During a period of illness behalf of the Colonial Government, which followed, she lost her rea- The Easma. Club members are to con, and her husband induced her parade at 10.30 alm., in mufti, and to separate from him and to live wearing decorations. Will the members of the Helena apart in a house at Lantern Street. The Mercantile, Marine Officers May Institute please note that the She was given $14 a month fur are also making a special effort, Musicale on Thursday, November maintenance and a further members being asked to parade at 18th will take the form of a Piano $6.15 for the rent of her cubicle, the Star Ferry/at. 10.30. a.m. in Recital by Mr. Bowes-Smith. Ten' This allowance came to her re-mufti and wearing decorations.. served from 4.45 p.m. Concert | gularly, until the beginning of the There will also be a street sole 5.30 p.m. Tickets, including tea, seventh moon of this year when, of Flanders poppies on behalf of 50 cents each, can be bought at on the only occasion on which she Earl Haig's Fund., the Secretary's office before noon succceded in seeing him, at a on the 17th inst-Advt.
chanee mecting in the street, she
in mind for building new reservoirs At the Marine Court this morn- on the southern side of the island.ng, before the Marine Magis
trate, Lieut. Commdr. Hole, the If, therefore the island water sup-master of the motor boat "Tak Lee ply problem is to be properly dealt was fined $15) or two weeks' with, it would be well to do away hard labour, for failing to exhibit The master of with the Pokfulum reservoir alto-regulation lights.
passenger bout was fined $5, or gether and also to refrain from em-five days hard labour, for carrying barking on any new project on this an excess of seven passengers. side of, the harbour... Should this course of action be décide upon, the only practical alternative will be to bring across the harbour the Shing Mun waters. That is the real solution of the problem, and if the work is expedited as it should he, we venture to assert that that will not only be the best but the cheapest course to adopt.
Volunteer Camps.
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was told that the monthly, allow-ried out by the man, and this ap The following are the results of nee would be limited to $14. Ncplication was made for the en- recent raffles organised on behalf reason was given by her husband forcement of an order of mainten- of the Victoria Branch of the for this cutting down of the sun lance. In view of the fact that the
M.CL-Raffle for Doll: Ist Mr, previously agreed upon, but she As the defendant was not pre- O Eage, (ticket No. 5), 2nd, Mrs. believed it was owing to the fact sent in Court, ovidence was taken Government is soon to lay before the
It was rather more than a pity Day (ticket No. 23); 3rd Mr. O. that he had married a concubine, from a lukong that the summons" Legislative Council a sessional pq-that there was such a meagre atten-Sadick (ticket No. 97). Raffle for The allowance suddenly stopped had been duly served on him at per dealing with the whole ques dance for the full week-end of petticont: Mrs. Hamilton (ticket and it then became necessary to an address given.
Armoured Cat No. 15). Rate for Mah Jonng bring the mattor before the The Magistrate now issued a tion of the Colony's water supply, members of the it is sincerely to be hoped that no Company and Mounted Infantry set, Mr. S. Carrara (ticket No. 4). Secretary for Chinese Affairs. warrant for the defendant's ar
Company at the Volunteer Camp,
The husband was then required to rest, and directed the woman to effort will be made to present any near Fanling, because the pro- The following vessels are ex-pay to her a sum of $16 per month, again appear before him on Fri- cut-and-dried scheme which will gramme of the annual camp of the pected to be in wireless communi- but the agreement was not enr-day.
Corps this year has been so arcation with Hongkong to-day: have the effect of postponing to an ranged that members will benefit Seochow, Alipore, Hutchow, Sut indefinite date the solution of the most if they make two-day stuys. An, Alexander Kielland, Haiching, problem so far as it concerns the Spread over six week-ende, it is in-Kumsang, Porthos, Protestilaus, island of Hongkong. We have al- tended that each Company shall Pres. Piece, Pres. Grant, Hector, have two week-ends of two days Dardanus, Mantua, Deita, Talam- ready been given indications of the each, and a most interesting train-ba, Nellore, Cheribon Maru, Cana- Government policy on the subject, ing programme has been arranged da Maru, Tjileboet, Empress of which is to embark on an altogether on those lines. Of course, it may so Russia; Namsang and Tjiliwong, new project, but the general con- happen that a man cannot possibly get out on one or other of the week-- sensus.of opinion, so far as we can ends arranged by his Company and ascertain, is distinctly opposed to he then has the choice of going on such method of dealing with the any other of the week-ends, But it is desired by those in control of the question. First and foremost, it Corps that as many of each Com is felt that such a course would en-pany as possible go out with their tail undue and unnecessary delay in own units and participate in the tackling the problem, and in this work arranged. Only fourteen out of 86 in the Mobile Section and connection it has to be borne in Machine Gunners spent a complete mind that the greater the delay, two days.in. Camp last week-end, the bigger will the eventual cost be. and a much better muster is hoped
A Patria, the Macao daily, has people said to undertakers at the "just make me the treasurer" for in the coming week-end. Mom issued a special number with a two time of the Great Plague. It That is inevitable in these days bers ought to be prepared to go out coloured cover dedicated to the means,You may have the body'": Young doctors should give car to the Indian this overheard reminiscence of hn when all costs are on a progressive on the Friday evening train, or by Macao Industrial Exhibition and "Clive conducted ly rising scale. His. Excellency the the early morning train on Satur Fair. It is printed throughout in Mutiny and brought it to a old one from a Midland town...
"When I started in an old house Governor may be correctly fore-day morning (6.10 a.m.) and colour and contains a number of successful conclusion."
until the
Illustrations stay
and Sunday interesting
in a likely quarter I found that They should casting the future when he speaks evening.
take charts. The industries of Macao
my predecessor had received so of Kowloon developing to such an particular note of the week-ends receive spesial mention while the
specially alloted to their units and colony itself is described from minutes. extent that it will need far more make every possible effort to go at
various angles. The number con- waiter. tains in all 26 pages. water than is at present available, those times. Otherwise it is dif- but af far greater urgency than fleult for the work to be carried out.
on
Did Adam's ankles lurk inside
"Now dear," said the bride-
The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. John William
We are always apologetic in Bertram, c/o Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, Ltd., to Miss Frances offering schoolboy howlers, but if Gorilla hide?
to the following seem too good to be Taylor Heppell, who is due arrive in Hongkong from England true, we can only say they reach by the 8.8. Aeneas; and Mr. us hot from an East-end school- groom, ""let's have an understand- Chrispininno gnocao. da Roza, re- master. "The chief clause in ing before we go any farther. aiding at No. 339 Nathan Road, Magna Carta," said one historian, What are you going to be, the first floor, to Miss Angela Marin was one which said you could not president of the household or the Conceicao Botelho of No. 339 be punished without your own con- vice-president?" Nathan Road, second floor.
sent:" "Habeas Corpus is what "Oh, neither." replied the bride,
I
"Your fish will be here in fivé minutes," said the waiter.
"Tell me, waiter," said the diner,
The diner had waited ten many callers that the trudge of Finally he called the their feet had worn most of the front-door, step away. Foolishly I had a new one built in-and callers stopped coming. I couldn't Two excellent plays are to be The lengthy report of last week-performed by the Grupo Drama-
understand, it for a long time.. Then I called in the mason again providing for that day is the neces-end's doings in camp which we tico de Amadores at the Club Lusi. "what bait are you using?" sity of seeing that the faland's published yesterday told its own tano on Friday night.
to wear the step away for me, to needs are fully and quickly met. tale of healthful exercise and in "Hospedaria do Tio Anastáciu," The stamp hobby is by no means give it a worn appearance. If, in the dim and distant future, teresting work and, as the weather will first be produced, and after a confined to the small boys. John never looked back from that day. out at Fanling at this time of the brief interval another comedy will D. Rockefeller, Jr., is credited with One sheep will always follow Kowloon should need more water year is a treat to enjoy, there ought he put on, in which several well- an assortment, the value of which where another had been.. than can be supplied from the Shing to be no dilatoriness in the menknown Portuguese amateurs will is not known, but to which he A hundred years of bell-ringing Mun scheme after Hongkong's returning up quirements have been met there-
EXCHANGE RATES.
from, there is no reason that we can see why the scheme should not he further extended so as to cope with the mainland's growing needs. Paris Seeing, therefore, the progress Brussels
Amsterdam which has already been made with Berlin the Shing Mun scheme, and the Copenhagen amount of money which will even- tually be spent on it, there is Aires
Buenos
New York
is every reason why that, B
Milan
should be pushed on with as origin- ally intended, so that the Shing Geneva Man waters may be brought across
Stockholm the harbour. The cost of the Oslo
Prague undertaking could well be met from Madrid
Rio
the proceeds of a loan.
Bombay
In taking account of the island's Hongkong
Silver, (spot), future needs in respect of water, Silver (forwa the advisability of permanently'
closing the Poltulum reservoir
should be borne in mind. Since
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The farce,
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appear. The Filarmonica Society, gives much apare time and atten- under Mr. de Pinna, will attend, tion. Steinway, of plano fame, nt Squthwark Cathedral have just
valued collection and a crowded house is expected.
at been completed by the Mash has a $1,000,000 and there are innymer family. Thomas Mash, present bead of the family. has been The second of the special Satur-able others. day night dinner dances will take In New York there is a broker keepor of the cathedral tower for Rugby, Nov. 9..." place at Lane, Crawford's Restaurin rare stamps who thanks these 33 years. His father was in ..151 | ant on the 13th inst. This latest little mediums of postage for his charge of the tower for 30 years. 34.833 innovation to the Colony's social present, wealth.
Prior to that his grandfather held 72214life should prove most popular, the song he lost fortunes in other pro- the same ofice 18.221 location, appointments, floor, ser- fessions and each time was saved
17.424
On three, occu-
31.42% vice and music being in every way through dealings in stamps. They Silver, we understand, is dirt 182% most attractive. Tables should be are not to him a hobby, but an cheap just now, says a writer in 2.17792
booked beforehand, especially in investment. He holds them for a Home journal. Indeed, a City 45.23/32
..2/5.
2/50 a private parties which are fancy prices as real estate dealers expert tells us that it has been 11/32 feature of Honkong's life about hold property that one day will be going almost begging for the Jast 4.8% this time of the year.
valuable or as antique dealers fortnight. Is it, then, worth while treasure old jewels."
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There is quite a human", do 18.16 19.3814 mestic story told in the film, "The 163 Poverty of Riches," now being
.32.02 (5.65/04 .1/114 24 24% -British Wireless.
| Khown at the Queen's Theatre." It dents with a conflict between a woman's love for children and her husband's ambition for material advancement and is very force- fully presented by an oble cast hoaded by Richard Dix and Lea trico Joy. Some excellent screen Among the articles which have anupshots and a very funny Chris-
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Mysterious lurks our pedigree
In Eden's secret grove, But can it be that Madam E,
With S. was band-in-glove? Perchance the lady and the brute Were foot-in-boot.
the whim,
Au half revented by fashion's ;\\v#
truth appears to mo
Tho artful Serpent had a slina
Regard for Madam B
My dainty
Her cousin, say, by one remove, the motor road to the Peak was been found at Manchester in cer- tie comedy go to make up the proof Evo's Brst love! completed, the contents of this par-poration rubbish dumps are a par grammo. The next change at the ticular, reservoir have been subject cel containing a silver cream jug Queen is on Thursday, when Lou belonging to a Manchester profes-Chaney will be seen In The Mon- to serious discolouration owing to sor, a diamond brooch, and three ster, which is described na s the washing down of "spoil" earth encyclopaedias
super-thriller.
Eva's ankles ent Encased in, serpent-skii,, This story seem to make com-
My credance fall to win.
buying a ton or go to keep our empty cellars occupied? Is it worth white silvering over a few odd halfponnies to get change for a shiling one dark night? Or would bae be arrested for uttering counterfeit coins containing top much allver? Is it worth while opening a jeweller's shop and cut ting out the trade?
On mature consideration none of these courses of action seems to be worth while. Prices of silver articles in the jeweller's scem to, be as high as ever, our silver coinage seems as base as ever and everybody acetas un poor as over. Still, it is satisfactory to know that allver is cheap