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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927,
BATHING FACILITIES.
ing beach accommodation, this widely appealing problem is again right to the fore. Prior to a con- sideration of the general question and the Government's attitude to
over
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1927.
DAY BY DAY.
IF FUN IS GOOD, TRUTH IS BETTER, AND LOVE DEST OF ALL-Thackeray.
21 YEARS AGO.
*EXTRACTS FROM
"TELEGRAPH" FILES.
Tho B.I. 8.9. Takiwa is due
The following items are from the here from Singapore on Monday Hongkong Telegraph for the week morning.
ended June 10th 1900.
The health return for yesterday shows one case each of small-pox, scarlet fever, and enteric fever, all three Chinese,
The local weather forecast is sued by the Royal Observatory, up to noon to-morrow, is: South winds, moderate; fair to showery.
were, British.
The rate of the dollat on demand was 28. 1 1/8d.
17
.
Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz arrived in the "Colony from Home leave and took his seat as a Magistrate at tho Police Court.
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The Very Idea!
Overheard near. Edinburgh: Scot, to his English friend, point- ing out the city landmarks from the west terracing "And that's
the Castle.".
English Vialtor-"What, Princes Street ona?"
the
Scot "Damn it all, man, we haven't castles in overy street. It's not sweetie shops I'm talking labout.”
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two years ago. As a special birth- day treat, he is to be driven by a Bon to St. Albans, his birthplace,
sion of adequate public bathing facilities here should not be viewed in any other light than that of an absolute communal necessity. To trickle out little negligible sums B period of years will be to play with a matter that has been neglected sufficient- ly long to warrant the spend- ing of a goodly round sum in order to make up what has been the The Govern- deficiency of years. ment of this Colony ought to realiso
Mr. William Kentish of Pom a little more clearly than it seems
broko-mows. Cambridge-avonus, oldest cab Kilburn, London's to do that in a sen-girt port like this
Mr. Frederic Jones, Commission-driver, has just celebrated his where long and het summers have
He drove a This morning's Harbour Offico er of Trade for the Govern- 100th birthday. to be endured there should be an reports gave 16 arrivals and 14 de- ment of Queensland, was entertain- "growlor-which he still has abundance of provision for health-partures, of which six and six ad to dinner in the Connaught for nearly sixty years, giving it up ful aca bathing and not a dispost-respectively were British, leaving Hotel by the Chinese incechant com- tion to avoid ninking that provision. 67 vessels in harbour of which 24munity: The sum of $52,000 is not a whit too large to spend at once on se im- portant a matier affecting the heal thy recreation of thousands of the Colony's inhabitants. nature of the usual Government provision-cubicles in nutsheds where no privacy is obtainable- has been rightly criticised, and there is urgent need of a wider and more generous view of the nature of the provision, the extent of it We venture and its timeliness. the opinion that there is no other public question upon which the bulk of the inhabitants feel 80 strongly as they do on this matter of bathing facilities, and we also think that there no other subject upon which the Government has BO completely failed & Interpret public feeling.
Malaria Control.
The
Mr. F. Southey was appointed do the staff of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
9,
The vernacular "papers report that the floods in the Kwangtung- rice-growing districts have result-
The death is announced of Mr. ed in an advance in the price of that commodity, with a jump ro-H. M. Davis, latu. Manger of the contly as much as from 26 to 30 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. cents a picul.
In his anxiety to catch the ferry for longkong, Chinese stumbled over a stone and fell in Yaumati yesterday and so seriously hurt his head that he had to be removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital for
attention.
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In the monthly competition of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club for the Robertson Farewell Cup, Mr. A. Gittins was the winner:
"Have you anything to say?" asked tho Highgate magistrato yesterday when a man was accused of being drunk.
Man: Only that I am sorry. Magistrate: I thought that you might be. As you, are sorry, the fine will be half-ten shillings..
Man: I am deeply sorry. The magistrate smiled, but made. no further reduction in the fine..
Even official people might be civil-Sir Francis Newdigate.
The Trade Union leaders are the more marionettes of Moscow... Commander Locker-Lampson, M.P.
Entries for the Gymkhana Club meeting included ponies owned by Teachers can do very little with- Messrs. G. K. Hall Brutton, W. G. out the help of parents.-County Clarke, W. J. Gresson, D. Mac-Councillor Mrs. F. M. Baker." Lieut. Col. Matthews, of the Į donald, and. C. G. Mackie. Welch Regiment, reports that yes- stole terday morning someone from the transport lines between Nathan Road and Salisbury Road twelve swingle trees, valued at $60.
Whilst making a demonstration to a number of recruits at the.
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EMPIRE BROAD-
CASTING.
THE KING'S VOICE IN AUSTRALIĄ.
Too much blame is frequently attached to the younger genera- tion for the difficulties in which it fads itself Miss Margaret Bond- feld.
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The exhibits at the Royal So- ciety's conversazione In Burling- ton House included a genuinely royal example-nothing less than the original astrological planie-
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Wanchai Fire Station yesterday a "Why can't we do it?" la the na Foreman of the Fire Brigade felltural query of every Britor when down a "life" line and broke his he sees that the Dutch Colonial It is some considerable time since leg. He was removed to the Go: Minister has just broadcast an ad-phere that belonged to Queen there was a discussion, almost a verament Civil Hospital.
dress to his fellow-citizens in the Elizabeth. This Queon, though a controversy, in Hongkong on the
Far East, every word of which was determined woman, had always n In view of the answers to ques-subject of malaria and precautions In the Second Court at Singaaudible in Java and other places, concern for omens. The date of her coronation was decided only tions given in the Legislative Coun- against a local spread of the dis-pore last week, a European, named says the Daily Mail.
"We can do it," was the reply after her astrologer, Dr. John. el yesterday on the subject of bath-ease. There were almost exhaust. Moore, was charged with cheat-
Live investigations by certain inter-ing a European lady named, Miss made to a reporter by one of the Dec, had laboriously calculated ested parties, and the Sanitary Emily Spencer. The sum of greatest wireless scientists in the that the day would be propitious, and it is most probable that Dr. Board had the matter up several money involved is $184. Accused world.
was remanded in custody.
"The beam system, which is al-Dee, who influenced her through- times for consideration. It trans- pired that the island, except
ready working between this coun- cut her life, designed this plans- *_* for occasional outbreaks of
On a charge of being in unlaw-try, Canada, and Australia can be phere. It was engraved by Hum- malignant types of the disease, ful possession of three new brass used," he said, "for the transmis-phrey Cole, "Dye Synker" at the
comparatively free "from wards it, we would like to refer to was
finger bowls, which he was trying sion of speech or music provided Royal Mint in the Tower, and is malarial infection, but the the answer given to the question mainland, particularly the New
to sell when caught, a Chinese was that microphones and other addi- prettily finished by a centre-piece | regarding our article of May 4th., Territories, was in places infcct. fined $10, or 14 days' imprison- tional apparatus are installed. of the Queen's arms and mono- under the heading of "Taiwan Bayed. It will be recalled that there ment, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the The preparations needed for broad-gram.
Central Magistracy this morning. casting an address to these Domi-
Particular Customer-"This fisi, nions by the King, for instance, was a grave incidence of malaria Thing" and to state that, although among the Weihaiwel contingent of
would not need very many days, young woman--" Following a disagreement, and the commercial Morse service Waitress (promptly)-"Was kill it is perfectly true that the the police force, and this constant
sickness was one of the reasons sulting in a fight, two fokis of a would not be interrupted. The ed this morning."
Customer (upprovingly)-"You beach was pot due for open-pleaded, by the men in frequent shop in Stanley Street had to be thing has been done experimental. ing
7th.. until May
there cases of indiscipline and desertion. removed to hospital in the ambully, and there is no reason to fear did right to kill it.
Waitress (inquiringly)-"Yes, was little prospect on May At the public discussions, considerance, on Wednesday night, suffer- able doubt was expressed as to ing from superficial injuries, caus-
"The working carrier-wave of
Customer (firmly)-"Because 4th-three days.enrlier that the whether the authorities were doing ed by throwing various articles of the beam system can be used al- beach and its surroundings' would sufficient to prevent the sickness metal-ware
most as a trunk line. On it you from the time it has been ashore can superimpose nodulations for it must have forgotten how to be prepared in accordance with the spreading, from the country dis- each other.
riets to thickly populated areas,
broadcast purposes. These would swim, and would have drowned if ideas of those who suggested its use and various methods of prophylaxie
be received by sets tuned to their over it went to sea again.”
nad then Since then, there
special wave-length to the Government. The official ex- were discussed.
Mr. William B. Leeds, junior, planation is that the Telegraph has not been so much malaria re
amplified and re-broadcast from articic was "somewhat preniature" orted, and it may be presumed that
the Dominions wireless stations. the millionaire husband of Prin the infection is considerably less it is believed that the injuries The speech would then be heard on ceas Xenia of Russia, and son of and it was werisely three days pre- That, however, is not a fair guide have been inflicted in accordance crystal sets locally, and on ordin- the late Mr. William B. Leeds, who mature. But we do belleye that it to the matter of efficient control, with a Chinese superstition. In-ary valve sets ht greater distances. was called the "Tin Plate King," for this discage has a disconcerting formation is not available as th The British Broadcasting Cor- was carried off by the Cunard, had the effect of making the work way of cropping up when least ex-
where or how the body was found.poration might, by arrangement, liner Aquitania by mistake. at Taiwan a little more complete pected, and Aluctuations over cer-
hire the beam just as they now He was bidding a friend in the a post office trunk-line. liner good-bye, and at midnight and expeditious than otherwise tain' periods are to be looked for.
At the Marine Court this morn-engage For instance, it is an established. would have been the case. And fact that locally there is a recrude ing, before. Lieut. Commdr. G. F.The great trouble is the differences they left the Aquitanin together, we did make an amende honorablescence of malarial fevers in the Hole, the master of a trading junk in time-nearly 12 hours in the but returned at 2 a.m. and went. for any precipitancy by stating, autumn, explained by the end of pleaded guilty to navigating the case of Australia and five hours aboard. The gangway was lower- the wet season, when the pools of harbour without regulation lights, for Canada, South Africa is bot-ed half an hour later, when it was later in the month, that much more water that have been formed by the und was fined $15. Two sampan ter there being only a two-hours assumed that Mr. Leeds work had been done and that the summer rains are enabled to lie masters pleaded guilty to exhibit difference."
more or less undisturbed, and the bench was growing deservedly popu-
mosquito larvae are able to mature freely. Very heavy rains, scour
Inr.
and chinaware
at
The body of a one-year-old child, with both hands amputated and the left foot chopped, has been taken to the Kowloon mortuary.
distortion.
sir?"
In face of this statement, the ashore, ing bright lights for the purposes question now appears to be not
*
将
A marriage of childhood sweet- Kowloon takes this matter
of fishing in a prohibited area, "Why can't we?" but "Why don'thearts who had not met for half a and were severally fined $10.;
of the Taiwan bench very seriously,ing out depressions in the soll, or
as it is the only public bathing pro-constant typhoon weather, with
One
Two prisoners under remand on strong winds blowing the mosqui-
a charge of theft escaped from vision on the Peninsula, and it was toes out to sea, have been demons the police van at Singapore last At the suggestion of prominent trated as potent factors in the in-week while being conveyed to pri-·
son from the Police Court. Kowloon residents who saw what cidence of malaria the following Season, Thus a fairly normal rain- was happening at Taiwan and fear-fall, or absence of a typhoon sumtured and the men escaped by the of the tyres of the van was pune- ed only meagre provision that we mer, can increase the risks of nu visited the wife and wrote about its tumn infection; The only sure simple expedient of opening the means of control remains the curry door, which hail, not been padlock- ing out of a definita campaigned, while the only police officer in On the general question of the filling up of likely breeding places, charge at the moment had gone cost of carrying out the recommen-burying of rubbish, especially old to telephone for assistance.
tins or bottles capable of retaining
then condition.
We?
FERRY HITS JARDINE STEAMER.
AN EARLY MORNING COLLISION.
century has just been celebrated at Maldenhead.
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The couple, both of whom are 70 years of uge, had formerly lived in the same village and afterwards travelled.
The dinner-hour wedding of a schoolgirl was revealed at Hull when Francis Nowell, aged 20, was fined £20, with costs, for per A somewhat remarkable acci-jury. For the prosecution it was dent involving the collision of one stated that Nowell, who was heir of the big Star ferries with the to several thousands of pounds, 3.3. Kunsang, which was lying met Edith Hoodless, aged 14, alongside one of the Godown Com while ho was a pupil on her pany's wharves, occurred yester- father's farm. They went to the Registrar's office, where a man day morning about 5.30.
The Night Star was leaving her Impersonated her father and con- mooring place to take up service sented to the wedding. "Nowell .124 when, for some reason as yet un- gave his age as 21, and said that 84.96xplained, her bows swung round Edith was 10. .12.12 and she struck the stern of the
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, June 16.
dations of the Bathing Beach Com-rain water, oiling of pools, druia- mittce we still adhere to the viewing of marshes, clearing of under- that the Government's assessment growth, and so forth. Hongkong has a sanitary corps that includes of its obligations in the matter is such work among its duties, and far too niggardly. It is estimated much good has already resulted, but that to carry out the whole of the entire climination of the Anopheles Paris
mosquito has yet to be attempted. Brussels Committee's recommendations locul climatic conditions are for- Amsterdam
Derlin would cost $52,000. Apart from a tunately favourable by comparison
Copenhagen Vienna suggestion to spend $6,500 on the with many other places in Asia, particularly equatorial regions like
Helsingfors provision of sanitary conveniencesouthern Malaya. Yet we rend in
Liebon at Repulse Bay, only $3,730 is to be a news cable yesterday that Singit-Bucharent spent this year! We think there pore has had special praise from Buenos Aires
the world's malaria expert, Sir Shanghal will be few residents who will not Ronald Rose, for making the great Yokohama agree that that sum is ridiculously est progress of any city in the Em- New York inadequate and betrays a want of pire. That is praise indeed for Geneva
Milan ..... a place that about ten years ago re- proper perspectivo on this matter turned over its worst periods nearly Stockholm by the Government authorities con- twenty deaths a day from malaria, Osip
Madrid cerned. We are fully aware that out of a population less than half Prague
u million, nccording to reports pub
Athens times are hard and that the Govern-lished at the time. It goes to show Rio ment's finances are not in a condi- what systematic organisation can Bombay tion permitting the wasting of accomplish, and should serve as an Hongkong money on luxuries, but the provi- example to all other parts of the Silver (spot and forward)
tropical Empire,
20.49 Jardine steamer, Kumaang, dout-
.18.10
.34.54
ing one or two plates.
.102.80
Temporary repairs have been effected, to the Kumsang, and she .2.16/82
sailed on schedule this afternoon .826
Calcutta. 47.11/10 for the Straits and
.2/6% The Night Star suffered little .1/10.29/39 damage, and she was not taken .4.85 23/32 off the run,
.26.25 It is understood that the Star .87.55 Ferry Company are holding a de- partmental enquiry into the cause
.300
of the collision..
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GOVERNOR FLIES TO
MACAO.
TRIP ON A HERMES PLANE.
H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) accompanied by Capt. C. H. Steele, M.C., A.D.C., and his private secretary, Capt. Forster, flew to Macao this mor ning in one of the larger seaplanes : from H.MS. Hormes.
.18.13 .18.79 .168% .28.15
The Nanking Kuomintang finan-
It is understood that H.D. Is .5.27/32 cial authorities propose to Issue Holling new coins with the portrait of the making the trip for the purpose of .2/0 late Dr. Sun Yet-aon on them, their calling upon H.E, the Governor of 25.7/10 Intrinsic value to be equivalent to Macao, and that he will return this -
afternoon. British Wirolcus. that of the Yuan Shib-kal dollars.