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FRIDAY MAY 3, 1920.
"FIRE DANGERS.
FRIDAY, MAY
1929.
DAY BY DAY.
PEOPLE TALK OF THE GLORIOUS ARDOURS OF YOUTH. RUBBISH! COM- PARED WITH YOUR CYNIÚ OF TWENTY, BIMON, LIVING ON ROOTS, WAS A SWEET AND PLEASANT FELLOW TRUST John A. Steuart.
ful application to certain build- inga, and it appears that fresh legislation would be necessary to amend it so as to enable modern safety requirements to be made enforceable in the case of all buildings, irrespective of age and prior certificates. The point "In-
The E. and A. Company's B. volved is whether the interests of Arnfurn is due here from Mofl on the public should now outweigh Sunday. hardships on owners of property. The Government is not satisfied that drastic legislation of the kind indleated is called for. On this
The B.I. 2.s. Tanda is due here from Manila, with the Australian mails, on Sunday.
Tho Colonial Secretary advises that quarantine restrictions have been imposed hero on all arrivals from Shanghal on account of cere- bro-spinal meningitis.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Somo Queries.
(To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1
The Very Idea!
"Ono Is Just as likely to have dyspepsin from the nagging of a wife or husband as from a gautric ulcer," said Dr. Bernard 'Hollau-`
Sir-During the recent Royal der lu an address at the South Place Ethical Society's macting. visit, 1 saw for the first tier Digestion, he said, was dependent splendant launch named the "Llle."
on the montal state almost มิส Can any of your readers inform me
much as on any other factor. for what purpose pubile money was
"Ofton it is not real misfortune craft? She seems somewhat large which disturbs the health," he do spent upon the construction of this
clared, "but the trifling, nothings, for harbour work.
Cousa
On this subject of the expendi-the petty annoyances, and the lure of public funds, I was Inform-pin-pricks of life which ed to-day that a riding track is to emotional reactions and, by their he made round about Mount constant repetition, produco ner
vous exhaustion."
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THE "TELEGRAPH” ART SUPPLEMENT.
Mere Royal Pictures Will
Yesterday's health return shows issue, we quite appreciate the two cases of typhoid (one Indian fact that such legislation, if and, the other Chinese), as well case of small- strictly enforced, would render as one Chinese necessary the reconstruction of ox much of the house property exist- tho ing in Hongkong. Thai Is kernel of the problem. The fact 1s, of course, that risks have now to be run because of past Govern-
The Ben Lino 8.8. Beneruaghan ment laxity. In this con-
from Home and Straits ports is nexion, we are told that opinions due hero on Monday, when the 3.6. have tarled as to what is reason-Benvorlich from Home, Straits and able in the way of provision of Philippines ports is also due. fire escapes, but that much Convicted on a charge of stricter views have prevailed In assaulting a woman at a street water fountain, a. Chinese shop recent years. That smacks rather foki was fined $10, or 14 daya of attempting to pass the blame hard labour, by Mr. T. S. Whyleighness as a jockey at tho on to previous Government olB-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy ihis morning. The defendant was further ordered to sign a bond for his good behaviour.
cialo.
The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga has kindly consented to distribute the prizes to the successful com- petitors at the conclusion of the Sacred Heart College fifth annual athletic sports on Saturday at the Kowloon Football Club Ground. The half-mile race open to the Colony, ontrance free, post entry, is timed to take place at 3.30 p.m.
What wo should like to know, however, is if the Government seriously suggests that it cannot henceforth undertake regular in- spection of buildings to see that the existing law, such as it is, is being obeyed? The Building Au- thority as such may not have the staff, but surely, some provision could be may to cope with the
A fine of $10 was imposed by matter. What is the use of makMr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the ing laws if it becomes no-one's Kowloon Magistracy this morning, business to see that they are on a Chinese who was convicted obeyed?"Another point which has been suggested to us is that there are many blocks of flats and built within
of a charge of assaulting a woman who was sinted to have
been in a certain condition at the time of the assault. Detective Inspector Fallon said the woman, who had been in hospital since April 21, was now completely out of danger. His Worship informed the defendant that he had right to strike a woman, matter how angry he had been,
no
no
Appear To-morrow. Amongst the illustrations in to-morrow's issue of the Telegaph Art Supplement will be quite a number of new pic- tures of the Duke of Glouces- ter's visit to Hongkong. These will show His Royal.
Race Meeting, and also de pict him chatting with rest- dents at the garden party on the Cricket Club ground, of which there will be a fine gen- eral view as well.
An interesting group will show all the Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, and Sen Scouts who were inspected by the Duke, together with their officers.
Sports pictures, besides those of the Race Meeting, will include the football final between the Somersets and the Chinese Athletic; and the "boxing team of H.M.S..
Hermes.
There will alsð appear a bridal group taken at the wedding of Lieut, K. Maurice- Jones and Miss Margaret Ada, Kont; another of members of' the Canton branch of the St. George's Society, taken at Shameen; and a photo taken at the annual dinner of the Can- ton Masonic Club; as well.as a striking picture of the re- cent fire on Mount Cameron, taken from Kowloon.
"The general nutrition of tho body is Influenced by our emo- ilona, Anxloty maclates ite vic tima; faith, hope and courago assist in strengthening the body.
"Tho man of violént tempor gives himself a dose of poison, just as if he had swallowed it. Similarly the taxin produced by four acting on the brain, and sympathetic system is one of tho most powerful polsons introduced into the blood."
He end to sufferers from sleep- lessness: "Do not carry the worries of the day to bed and review them there. People should keep their bedrooms holy.' I mean that all business of the day and all-dieturbing clemonts should be settled before entering the bedroom."
Inquisitive old lady (to⚫ horn player)-"Do tell mo why you place your hand in the bell of your instrument when you aro playing
Horn player (an old soldier)--- "Well, conßdential-like, m'm, I have in do that to 'ido me tongue, so that people won't, 'think I'm rudo."
Sir Robert Horne dealt very nently with Mr. Snowden's Bym- puthy for taxation when he was speaking at the Anti-Socialist and Anti-Communist meeting at the Snowden's Queen's Hall. Mr. view that taxation was to be re- garded as a stimulus to industry,. he said, reminded him of the story of a man who was found dead in a Glasgow street.
Witnesses were asked: "Did you do nothing to reauseitate the man?" "Och nyo!" was the reply, "we went through all his pockets.".
In the sense that they indicate that action of some sort is to be taken to minimise fire dangers in tenement houses the Colony, the replies to ques-relatively recent times without tions asked by Mr. Braga and Mr. adequate fre-escape provision.. If Shenton at yesterday's meeting that is the case, who is to blame? of the Legislative Council may be The really old property is adinit considered reassuring. An analysis tedly a problem, because whole- of the answers, however, maken sale reconstruction is out of the it obvious that there has been a question. However, on this mat- good deal of remiasness In Govter, us on the question of the eriment circles in the past, not big ofted blocks,, it would b SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE would be interesting to learn what only in regard to the leisurely absurd for the Government mere- manner in which the recommendnly to fold ita arms and do no- tions made two years ago have thing. The least that can be done been dealt with, but also in the is to clear up any misconceptiona the Hongkong Trisgraph for the have been spent upon the provision at a cheap price many years ago.
21 YEARS AGO.
"TELEGRAPH" FILES.
The following items are week ended May 3rd,, 1908:
from
The rate of the dollar on de mand was 1s. 10%d.
failure to see that the existing in the existing law,.and enforce reasonable requirements, with law is observed. On the former Obaler Road.
pro point, the matter of new regula.due regard to the type of tions was, we are told, referredperty Involved. If staff inade.. to the Attorney General who adequacy makes, enforcement impos
sible, then staffs must be in-Agent vised that legislation was neves- sary, but that the drafting of the creased, for human life ls more
precious than money.
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Lettuce
Celery
Potatoes
Grape Fruit
Oranges
Lemons
Pears
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Also Fresh Provisions.
English Sausages
Primier Bacon
Kippers, Bloaters & Haddock
Cheese:-
Roquefort
Gorgonzola
Stilton
Swiss Gruyere
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English and American Cheddar
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Ordinance was allowed to await
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as long ago as May, 1927.
$
Water Discrimination.
M. Nalin was appointed acting for the Messageries Maritimes in Hongkong.
Board,
*
the Sanitary
The application made at a Lon- don police court by a woman who Cameron. If this is correct, itsinted that the man to whom sho had sold her house had found section of the community this is newspapers "worth thousands of intended to benefit, and the question pounds" in a wall call to mind a immediately suggests itself who- collection of facsimiles of old ther the money involved could not newspapers which was published' of much-needed bathing facilities.
Yours, etc.,
ZEITGEIST. Hongkong, May 2nd, 1920.
BRIDGE MADE EASY Joy W.W.Wentworth
Opening Blindly.-4.
One of the papers discovered Is suid to deal with the execution (of Guy Fawkes. Another was a reprint of the Times with an ac- count of the death of Nelson, and though one does not recall any thing about Mary Queen of Scots, the death-warrant of King Charles I was among the fac- similes in question.
If this is the collection which has come to light it would not, of course, be worth thousands of pounds. The original cost was sixpence or a shilling,
4
Applicant: "One per cent," Grocer: "You can start on Mon- day."
Local architects reported to the Sanitary Board on the proposed amendment of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. They criticised the powers Invested in the matter was passed on to the This morning's welcome rail, the Head of the Sanitary Depart Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, probably the heaviost full of the ment and the transferring to the bat, owing to the great dificulty year, should serve to increase the Building Authority powers pre-
Aberdeen grocer (to applicant of compiling practicable regula-quantity of water in the Colony's viously held by
for situation): "If I Bought an storage reservoirs, though not to
article at 33. per Ib and sold it at tions, "the matter has made slow an extent which would justify u
(Abbreviations: A-ace; K-6d. per lb, what percentage of progress," it certainly has; see-removal of the newly imposed
There was a spirited debate in king; Q-queen; J-jack; X-profit would I muko?" restrictive measures. The most ing that the Committee reported rigid economy, we are prepared to
the Legislative Council on the any card lower than 10), believe, is still most essential and amended Health and Buildings Coming now to the suggested the Hon. Mr. II. T. Creasy's earnest Ordinance, but the meast.re passed
In the Illustrations which follow, east has not bid and south has won inspection of all large buildings request for the co-operation of its second reading.
the public in preventing waste hus
Mr. James Craik was appointed the contract at one heart. West's and offices in the Colony, the Jost none of its point, in this
are Acting Secretary of the Hongkongholdings are shown and the correct Government unsurla that the direction at least. Facts
blind opening leads accompany the illustrations. necessary staff to make immediate coming to light, however, which Club. inspections is not available! This, rather suggest that if the Water
At the inquest on the late Mr. Authority is securing the co- we must confese, is a surprising operation for which he asks, he is A. H. Rennie, general manager of confession. The number of build-getting a great deal more than is the Hongkong Milling Co., held 6.
The notice before Mr. J, H. Kemp with ings of the type which Mr. Braga issued last month,
honestly deserved.
warning Meears. J. C. Gow, J. 11, Seth and had in mind when putting the residents of the proposals in the T. Hunter as juniors, a verdict of qucetion is not abnormally large, absence of adequate, rainfall, an- suicide whilst of unsound mind and we cannot see that very much nounced that the water supply in was returned.
Kowloon and Hongkong would be țime would be required to ascer-cut off daily between the hours of
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I would rather trust a man's word than a woman's-A woman at Shoreditch County Court.
Constable at Highgate: When 1-Spades, Q J 10 8; hearts, I told the prisoner he was drunk- 432; diamonds. A 6; clubs, K 7 he replied: "That is not newa; I
know it." West should lead the spado Willesden Landlady:Nine years Queen. In leading, the aim is to ago I took in a family for a few establish a suit. That headed by days until they found a flat and Queen-Jack is called "the big still I can't get them out." driver." You will often find the Sonie husbands are very trying.. King in dummy and if your part-Mr. McKenna, the Lambeth ner holds the spade Aco you may magistrate." make all of your spades good. Mir- ror the position of the outstanding
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, May 2
Lain whether exits are provided, 6 pm, and Ga.m. from the 1st pm, the next afternoon, while whether there are indicators May. Had this notica been others have been more fortunate high cards before your opening showing the way to such exits as carried out in the spirit and the and discovered a trickle coming lend.
letter, residents would readily through in the middle of the 2 Spades, K. Q. J; hearts. 64 are provided, and whether pass resign themselves to the small morning. The Government is 2; diamonds, QJ 10 8; clubs, Q ages are kept Tree from obstruc-amount of hardship imposed, and tackling its problem in a
most 5 3.
West should lead the spade King, | Paris Lion. We venture to suggest that say no more, but we are definitely unsatisfactory manner and the If such an inspection were made, aЯured that this is not the case, sooner a sense of responsibility to This suit can probably be ea- New York
Although Kowloon supply was cut the whole Colony, and not to a tablished more readily than the dia- Brusselk
Genova it would be found that many of off on the night of April 30th, the favoured few, is the guiding prin-mond suit.
Amsterdam some of the Peak Distrlet still enjoys a full ciple, the better. Incidentally, It 3-Spades, K 87 6; hearts, 4; these buildings,
Milan modern ones amongst them, would service, a flagrant case of seeming is probable that more water has diamonds, Q8 76; clubs, J 8 7 6. Beriln
discrimination againet which the been wasted in the past three days West should lead the spadle 6. Stockholm be found to be inadequately equip strongest protest is scarcely ade- than in any similar period for It furnishes the declarer with the Copenhagen pud. It was, Indeed, given in evi- quate. Such a state of affairs is months. The storage of water in least advantage and leaves west Oslo dence at the King Edward Hotel grossly unfair to the rest of the bath-tubs overnight, and the pull with maximum protection in the Vionns Inquiry that many of these blocks Colony and particularly to Kowing of the plug on the following day other suits. Do not lead away Helsingfors of buildings are virtual death-loon, which, it is likely, has when the supply is resumed; the from a King sult.
suficient supplies to maintain full water which finds its way down 4-Spades, A K J; hearts, 4 3; Lisbon traps. That being the case, we service for some months even if street, drains when, queues of diamonds, 8 7.4.17 clubs, Q J 10.5. Bucharest
West should lead the spade King Rło cannot understand. the Govern- the Government is already robbing people with kerosene tins rattle
Peter to pay Paul. And Kowloon's their way to the street fountains; and If the card played by partner Buenos Aires ment's disinclination to
complaint does not end here. these are much more dangerous is not such us to encourage con Bombay thorough investigation of the Experiences in different parts of sources of waste than leaking tinuing apades, west should lead Shanghaf whole situation. Section 149 of the Peninsula have been slightly taps. The rainy season is of the club Queen at the next oppor-Hongkong different, but in some cases it has course, approaching rapidly, and tunity. Switching conveys to part-Yokohama the Public Health and Buildings boen Impossible to detain water the Government, no doubt, hopes ner a perfect picture of west's hold-Silver (spot and forward) Ordinance is apparently, of doubt-'from 6 pan. one evoning until 3 to blunder through somehow.. Ing.
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