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COLONY'S WATER PRESIDENT LINER M.O.H.
PROBLEMS.
GOVERNMENT TAKING EARLY ACTION,
PIPE-LINE AND 'SHING MUN PROJECTS APPROVED.
AGROUND..
GARFIELD RUNS ON REEF OFF BAHAMAS.
PASSENGERS RESCUED.
New York, Jan. 20. News has been received of the stranding of the Dollar Line round-the-world steamer President
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ASKED FOR TRAMWAYS SHARE STRANGE MEETING HSIN WAH INQUIRY
EXPLANATION.
RECENT STATEMENT
ON SMALL-POX...
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS AT TO-MORROW'S MEETING.
"NEW" LOAN POSSIBLE. Garfield off the Bahamas, only. ANOMALOUS POSITION.
'Definite steps for the solution
three days after leaving here.
It was on Thursday last tha! of Hongkong's water supply prob- the Prezikut Garchi left on her lem are to be taken in the ne|yound-the-world cruise, with 81 future. The Telegraph learns passengers on board.
from official sources this morning She had not reached Ilavana,
that the Government has decided to proceed at once with the essent Und works which have been under discussion for several months past.
The Brat step to be inken is the construction of a pipe-tine from Kowloon to Hongkong, as recom- mended in his recent report by Mr. R. M. Henderson, of the Pubs lic Works Department.
I will be recalled that there were several alternative schemes considered, one of these being that a cheap pipe-line should be laid on the harbour bed; the second that the pipe-fine should be em- bedded in conerete under the har- bour bed; whilst the third (only recently mentioned) called for the boring of a simple tunnel under the harbour, to carry water only, A proposal which dependeci, of course, on the nature of the rock encountered. It would be essen- tial for this scheme that rock should be found for the whole dis tance of the proposes Lunnel.
· Government's Decision,
The fourth scheme
her first port of call, before she ran on to, the Matanilla Reef, off the Bahamas, where she is at present held fast.
On running aground, the liner sent out "8.0.S." signals, and these were picked up by the s.s. P-America, which happened to be in the vicinity.
The mall-pox, outbreak in the was for over two months, shows Colony, which having been in pró-
FORGERY.
FAKED SCRIP REPRESENTING 500 SHARES,
TWO MEN CHARGED, Before Major C. Willson this morning, two Chinese were charg ed with possession and uttering of forged share scrip purporting to relate to 600 shares of the Hong- kong Tramways Limited...
The men were Chan Fuk, alins
Chah Sat-nam and Pin Pul, alas Poon Wai Nam.
WITH PIRATE.
AN EXTRAORDINARY COINCIDENCE.
CURIOUS STORY AT TO-DAY'S CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
THIS WEEK.
EUROPEAN JURY FOR INQUEST
ON THURSDAY.
THE PUBLIC INTEREST. The Telegraph learns from an om- clal source this morning, that the inquest into the circumstances Into which victims of the Hsin Wah disaster met their deaths, will be
THE INTERPORT REGATTA.
NARROW VICTORY FOR HONGKONG.
"TELEGRAPH" CUP WON BY HONGKONG JUNIOR FOURS.
MAROONED FISHERMEN on the Central Magistracy KEEN CANTON RACES.
Thursday.
Club by the very narrow margin Club defeated the Canton Rowing..... The Royal Hongkong Yacht
of four points to three in the day. Regatta bold in Canton on Satur
That the occupants of a fishing Lindsell, and we understand that a The Coroner will be Mr. R. E. was that he had in his possession pirates off Lan Tau Island were The proceedings will open at ap The charge against Chan Fuk bont who fell into the hands of European jury will be empanelled. no sign of lessening in intensity, on January 18, a paper bearing marooned on A desolato islandproximately 11.15 a.m. forms the subject. of some inpor-certain inscription, writing and where they stayed for a night and a questions at to-morrow's meet-signature, intending to resemble a a day, after which they were of victims, have been discovered No further survivors, nor bodies ing of the Sanitary Board. share serip of the Hongkong Tram taken to Macao by a passing junk, during the week-end in spite of The weather was perfect, and
It will be recalled that during a ways Limited for 500 shares, the was the substance of a story re- further organised searches. recent prosecution, Dr. Fope, the market value of which would be lated before the Chief Justice (Sir
most of the foreign residents of Medical Ofeer of Health, made a $10,250. Chan Fuk was also Henry Gollan) at the Criminal concerning the bodies, already Chinese assembled on the various It is probable that the inquest Canton and quite a number of statement to the Magistrate to the charged with afding and abetting Sessions this morning. effect that cases may be treated-In
brought into. Hongkong will be ex-Inunches and houseboats and, on their own houses provided the co-charge against him being that on whole circumstances of the sinking gunboat Vigilante. A number of The prisoner was Ho Fu.. the tended over several days. The H.M.S. Tarantula and the French lacts are vaccinated.
March 5-6, 1927, with others un-will be fully investigated, or at Inunches known, upon the high seas, delusst, as far as it is possible to do in the races, but the greater num followed the Courso assaulted and put in fear of their having regard to the scarcity of re-ber assembled at the finish, about lives certain mariners on-board a liable witnesses.
11⁄2 miles from Shameen, Ashing vessel numbered 6968
The most important witness will. The start was timed for 2.50 HA, stole the ship and tackle, probably be Mr. Peter Jacobsen; the p.m., but owing to various un- $160.90 in money, and various only European officer to be saved, foreseen circumstances It was other articles such na clothing, and who is the only man who can nearly half an hour later when blankets, handkerchief,
throw any light on the master's in the Junior Pairs, the first race in shoes.
struction to the Chinese Second the programme for the cup pre- Officer when the latter went on sented by Commander Clarke, watch, which is a matter of much R.N., D.S.C., Senior Naval Officer public interest.
of H.M.S. West River Patrol, got away from the start at the mile. This was a floating start.
amplification of the statement, es- Dr. W.V.M. Koch is seeking an
pecially stressing the position of any. rushed to the spot and took collant the strict isolation insisted upon The Pan-America immediately Europeans smitten with the disease, the passengers and their baggage, with regard to the nurses and staff as well as the mails.
at Kennedy Town Hospital.
The Pan Ameries belongs to) the feet of the Munson S.S. Com pany, of New York-Router's American Service.
FRENCH FINANCIAL
SCANDAL,
ARREST IN "GAZETTE DU FRANCE" CASE.
with the
Dr. Koch's Questions. Dr. W. V.M. Koch, pursuant to notice, will ask:—
"I Will the Medical Officer of Health Dr. Pope say whether the statement attributed to him in a recent prosecution for fallure to notify a case of Small-pox is correct, namely that such cases
may be treated in their own houses provid- ed the contacts are vaccinated and the ease notified?.
li. If this be so, what, if any, pre- chutions are taken as regards the people in the immediate, neighbour- nood Are they compulsorily vac einnted?
1.
KO,
per-
Paris Jan. 21. A message from Glaris, Swit zerland, states that M. Pacque- ment, an outside Bourse operator, was the who disappeared when the examin-i jil. It Was stated that more ambitious one of a vehiclaring magistrate in Paris summon-
the Sanitary Board tunnel to entry an
quedant.ed him last week to give explana-mitted such procedure vide Quen- This would involve almost pro- tions in connexion
tion. If this is
when hibitive cont.
Gazette du Franc affair, has been the Board influenced to allow this?
and under what circumstances was The decision now reached by the arrested at St. Gall. Government is to proceed with the
His wife has also been arrested. Officer of Health gutisfy him- iv. In such cases can the Medical construction of the first-named'
Since M. Pacquement's disup-self that danger of sprend can be scheme, without loss of time.
pearance from Paris, the failure of averted especially in crowded heat- The work on the peninsula is his banking isiness has been anities and tenement houses, and can already in hand, and it is anti-nounced, the deficiency being 22-effelent and proper means of isola- cipated that the whole project wili | 000,000 francs.--Reuter,
be completed by the end of thin year, and that it will be in opera- tion in the enrly part of 1930.
Mr. Henderson is going Home on duty in March to sottle the details as to the kind of pipes, joints, etc., to be purchased for use in the; scheme.
'THE DISSOLUTION OF
PARLIAMENT.
EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE AT WHITSUNTIDE.
London, Jan. 21.
tion be adopted anong the poorer classes in the community?
Dumping of Bodies.
v. In the case of a foreigner suf- fering from small-pox is compulsory removal to an isolation hospital in sisted upon?
vi, Are the Nurses and Staff in the Kennedy Town Hospital strictly isolated and forbidden to leave the compound except for a walk along
EUROPEAN CHARGED, WITH - MURDER.
Sequel to the Brawl on the
"Royal Arrow."%
REMAND TILL WEDNESDAY.
The capital charge was pre-~ ferred against Lewis Petersen, a seaman of the Royal Arrow, described us a native of Den- mark, when brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning in connexion with the brawl which resulted in the death of another member of the crow of this oil tanker, which was lying alongside the Standard Oil Company's premises at Laichikok on Friday night. A
The defendant, who, is alleged to have wilfully mur- dered John Zetterberg, was formally remanded until Wednesday morning at 11 à.m. when the preliminary hearing will be commenced;
The case will be continued on Thursday.
MEGANtokoferre129 1201 299 100 101 du "ZEITENINANETRUKUSAN
in the uttering of the scrip alleged
to be forged.
To both charges Chan Fük plead ed guilty, adding that he got the serip from a Portuguese.
Poon Pui in answer to a charge of possession explained that he was given the scrip by Chan Fuk. When charged with uttering the document, Poon pleaded that he had been given the paper by Chan Puk und was instructed to ask for
2
and
Mr. Somerset Fitzroy was for the Crown and Mr. C. G. Alabaster K.C., defended.
Special Plea Dropped. Mr. Alabaster said he had con- sidered it probable that he would file u special plea (this being that prisoner had already been tried and discharged for the same offence in China). The information. he had received, however, did not | go as far as to justify such a plea and therefore the prisoner would plead in the ordinary way. Mr. Alabaster pointed out that it was {not a trial of life and death.
When charged the prisoner made a. denial.
JARDINE CAUGHT BY UMPIRE!
UNPRECEDENTED INCIDENT AT BENDIGO.
Hongkong Start Well.
!
Both crews soon settled down to a steady stroke. The Hongkong crew were stroking 28 to Canton's 30 practically the whole way. However, Hongkong were pulling much more regular atroke and were evidently taking it fairly
Sydney, Jan. 11. An amazing incident occurred in the Bendigo match, concluded on chay. Thursday, when DR. Jardine mis- The course steared by the Can- hit
I ball and
anton cox was also somewhat irre- easy catch to square-leg. A fields-gular, man was running to take the entch Hongkong won this event com- when the square-leg umpire stepped fortably by two lengths, thus forward and grasped the ball. taking frat blood and seqring one
Kave
Jardine, who was top scorer with point.
The next event was the most
In outlining the case the Crown, Mr. Fitzroy first of all dealt with the definition of the word piracy after which he went on to speak of the facts. He said 85 runs to his credit, was given not that the bont feft Cheung Chau out. But for the umpire's unpre-imporant race of the afternoon, on the early morning of March 5 cedented intervention England the Senior Fours for the Canton, carrying a cargo of salt fish and would have been dismissed twice in Rowing Club Challenge Cup, pre-" five men, including the owner of in one match for the first time since sented in 1913 by Mr. D. H. Cameron of the Standard Oil Co.
the boat. At about three o'clock | their arrival in Australia.
in Tau, just outside the fish captain, described the umpire's kong in 1913, by Canton in 1914 the afternoon, when they were Mr. A. P. F. Chapman, the Eng-This cup had been won by Hong- waters of the Colony, a junk ap-action as a piece of gross in and by Hongkong again in 1920 proached, fired some shots, and pertinence. The umpire explains and 1921. ordered them to stop. The shots,his behaviour by saying it was a said counsel, did not appear topicale match and if Jardine had Regatta between Canton and Hong- This being the Arst Interport have struck anyone on board. been dismissed, as seemed inevit kong since 1921, great excitement able, the spectators would have lost
leader.
Canton Win.
It is pointed out, however, that
Prisoner the Ringleader. tite pipe-line scheme is only one
20 minutes good cricket. As al-revailed over this race, as three item in the aolution of the water
The boat then hove to and the ready reported, the M.G.C. made 305 Paints were to be awarded. It supply problem, and that it really
a certain aum of money. He had would be called to abow that the 168.
pirates boarded it. Parliament will open for its Jubilee Road, and also forbidden to no idea that the scrip was a fake.
Evidence and 265 for nine. Bendigo scored proved to be not only the most important but also the most in- represents only L temporary final session to-morrow. measure, for, at its best, it can
mix with the community. If so,
teresting event of the afternoon. Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Super-prisoner was one of them and only bring over to Hongkong ament will arrange for the Dissolu-upon in their case?
It is expected that the Govern- why is such strict isolation insisted intendent of Police, who prosecut-appeared to have been the ring- million gallons per day.
tion about Whitsuntide, and that:
ed, Indicated that he would probab vil. How many chaus have beenly ask for committel to the Crimi- palling in the General Election will dumped, and how many concurled nal Sessions. The case la fixed for take place bir June 5th or June cases discovered? Can a sintement hearing on Wednesday afternoon
be given of the cases dumped week-nt 2.15 p.m. ly compared with the cases noti- | fied 7"
Shing Mun Developments, The second step contemplated Is the completion of the Shing Mun byewash undertaking. In this connexion, the Government has decided to commence work at once, and orders were given over the week-end for a start to be made as quickly as possible. This will largely increase the storage Shing Mun, and is the second
scheme.
at
12th.-Reuter.
NOT CONCILIATORY.
ANTI-JAPANESE SOCIETY'S
Public Baths.
!
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, pursuant Lo notice, will ask:-
"Will the Head of the Sanitary Department kindly supply the following information:-
houses in existence,
1. the number of public bath
ii. their locality, iii. their hours of service, iv. whether hot water is sup-
plied,
DEMAND,
Nanking, Jan, 20. portion of the Shing Mun Valley Air. Yoshizawa to Nanking it is With reference to the visit of Another important project in learned that the all-China Anti- connexion with Shing Mun in the Japanese Society has decided to plan for the damming of the petition the National Government gorge. This is also to be taken should be made known to the that any agreement with Japan in hand at once, although plans public before signature. and estimates will have to prepared before work can be started. We are in- formal, however that as soon as a ment between the Official and Un-existence of such conveniences?" satisfactory plan is submitted, the Government is ready to order that this big project be carried out without delny.
be
any actual
New Pubile Loan?
It is understood that these new
v. the fee (if any) for admission. vi: whether the attention of the public, particularly the labour class, has been drawn to the
official views, which had previous- ly been in conflict. We under- Sea Water for Streets. stand on good authority that His
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, pursuant Expeileney the Governor will be to notice, will ask:-- making a statement at the Legis-
In view of the scarcity of Iative Council meeting on Thurs-water, will the Head of the detulis regarding, the waterworks day which will convey interesting Sanitary Department kindly ar purpose of washing drains and Council to Explore..
gutters, the cleansing of which also understood that order to provent offensive smella must frequently be attended to in Excellency, to carry on. This year's financial catiro Legislative Council, con- with "the
from being emitted?”
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, pursuant
undertakings will be financed en-schemes and the Colony's financer range to utillae sea water for the
tirely by loan funds, and, in the meantime, until a new loan has been arranged, the Government has sufficient money at its disposal Iiis
It is
gorge
HANKOW STRIKERS
WORRIED.
SINO-JAPANESE TROUBLE
COLLAPSING,
►
were
cover was put
TWELVE MONTHS AND
THE BIRCH.
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Afterwards the victims forced into the bald of the private junk, the hatch on, and they sailed away, while two of the pirates went away in the captured boat. On the next day the victims were put ashore on an island and left there but were later picked up by a pass-victions, including four terms of pace was beginning to toll on the
ing junk and taken to Macao.
They reached Macao on either the 8th or 9th of March when the owner of the pirated boat, Choy Kwai, went to a place called Wong Kankow, Jan, 20, While there is no important, reported the matter to the officer Chai, in Chinese territory, and change in the situation, the Sino-in charge there. Japanese trouble appeara likely to collapse.
The Hankow Anti-Japanesa So- ciety has cabled to the Foralga Office at Nanking, urging that re- presentations should be made to Japan, as follows:
(a) compensation of the family
of the docensed coolle; (b) an apology from the Japan-
eso authorities;
(c) the withdrawal of Il Japanese marines; 'and (d) the reinstatement of all
Chinese employees by Japan ese firms in Hankow without reduction in pay.
GENERAL DISMISSED.
STATE COUNCIL'S REPLY TO BELLIGERENT,
Nanking, Jan. 20. The State Council of
the
SALUTARY SENTENCE ON AN UNWANTED CRIMINAL.
Starting from a fixed start at one mile, both crows got, awny very rapidly, stroking 36, and wore running neck and neck for the first quarter mile. The stroke dropped then to 33 for Canton and 32 for Hongkong, but it was No less than seven previous con- evident to the onlookers that the imprisonment for disobeying de- Hongkong crew, and, slowly but portation orders, were recorded steadily, the Canton boat pushed against a returned banishee who ap ahead. peared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton
at the Kowloon Magletracy this again quickened up, both erews At the last quarter, the stroke morning,
The defendant had previously lead in favour of Canton. About reaching 36, but with a decided been convicted three times for lar-200 yards from the finish, Canton Extraordinary Incident.
ceny and then banished. I re- spurted forward and their stroke turned on two different occasions touched 40 as they crossed the Then an extraordinary thing and underwent terms of Imprison-winning line two lengths ahead of happened, continued Mr. Fitzroy. As Choy Kwal was leaving, afterent and in 1927 he again came Hongkong, thus bringing back the having made his report, he sud-sentenced to nine months' hard la Cameron Challenge Cup to Canton back to the Colony. Besides being denly came face to face with bour he was ordered to received 20 after an absence of nine years and the prisoner whom he caused to strokes of the birch. In February making the score 3-1 in favour of be arrested and detained by the last year he was sentenced to twelve
Canton, four more men were also arrosted, strokes of the birch.. authorities at Wong Chai. Later months' hard labour and twenty
The next event on the pro- gramme was the Naval Raco which seemed to account for all His Worship this morning re-double sculls, fixed seats, in Can- the pirates. It would appear peated the 1928 sentence, giving the that they were sent to Shokki defendant twelve montlig hard la where they were kept for some bour and 20 strokes of the birch. time, and then released without boing, tried.
The officer who arrested the men.at. Wong Chal would be call- ed and would say that he was requested to get into touch with the man who laid the complaint but he did not appear to have been successful in finding him.
In his evidence, Choy Kwal aald that first of all the pirates but this refused to do. They ordered him to lower his saile
which hit the boat but did not that the cost price value of harm those on board, Witness the fish cargo was $1,800,
The case is proceeding,
PARLIAMENT MEETS ON TUESDAY.
*
WEEK'S DISCUSSION ON
DERATING BILL.
returns show an extremely sail-template a visit to the Shing to notice, will ask: factory position, as the Govern-Mun ment has a balance in hand of ap-for the purpose of studying the Chinese New Year when there is a
Sunday week on
"In view of the approaching proximately seven million dollara, situation on the spot. which represents an increase of
general increase in house cleansing The only remaining item in the and if view of the shortage of National Government which met three millions in the past year and recently-suggested measures for invater, will the Head" of the Sand-on, Friday, decided. to dismiss thon fired between 10 and 20 shots begun in November. practically restores the pre-1925 dealing with the Colony's water lary Department kindly arrange to General Li Hain, who was involved A point to be noted in connex-scheme, is still the subject of en- the occupants of upper storeys General Chow Sal-sing in Kwel- problems, namely, the Aberdeen givo belter facilities; particularly in the recent fighting against fon with the decisions now reach- ed is that they represent an agree-
For obtaining water."
position.
quiry.
chow,
London, Jan, 20, Tuesday to continue, the session Parliament will reassemble on
mons will be devoted to a discus first week in the House of Com-
Practically the whole
ton Rowing Club wherries. The contestants were H.M.S. Tarantula and the French gunboat Vigilante, from á 4 mile floating start.
Both crews got away well, but from the very start the French crew began to take the lead and wore obviously the stronger crew. They pulled a very fine race and won comfortably by about 'five lengthie.
The "Telegraph" Cup.
Cup. This is a new cup and it Then came the Junior Fours for the Hongkong Telegraph Challenge
was the first time it was competed of the for.
sion of the Derating. Bill- British Wireless,
start, both crot away easily, Beginning from the mile fixed
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