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Why hesitate it's a good car and the pec- uniary exchange of com- modities at this time will assist in accelerat- ing a business revival so much desired and so important to the welfare of the colonies argentous population.
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THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
STUBBS ROAD.
BIRTH.
MEYER-To Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
were
DAY BY DAY
to open andDAI HARANI KAMMER JAKAR
SOME PEOPLE CULTIVATE A SIMPLE MANNER. IT IS A USEFUL THING TO CULTIVATE, WHEN OND WISHES THROW DUST IN OTHER PEOPLES'. EYES-Richard Bagot.
The P. & O. s.4. Kashmir from at Marseilles Hongkong arrived 27th September at 10.30 a.m. t.
.
Westernising Japan.
And now, here in Kobe, a modern JUST as the Kulaks and others |
make their way into China¦city in Japan, I have just wit- from the Siberian sido, so disgrant-nessed the annual dinner of the led Koreans cross its borders from Japanese Rotarians. Here was a the other to escape the rule of Japan leap into the Westernised Japan! (says Max Murray in the Daily, Even now there is an American. News and Chronicle). About a guest of honour making a speech
to stress the need for thoroughREZEKI overhaul of the system of building, permits. Much has been done of late in the majority of the higher buildings, which were formerly ill- served in the matter of fire pre- cautions, to improve matters. Owners have mostly acted volun- tarily, while seemingly a tighten- ing-up of the official rules has oc- curred, and where glaringly in- efficient means of escape found pressure has been brought
The forthcoming wedding is an-million people have left Korea and that can be heard in the banquet in room, the lounge, and most of the to bear. It is certain that no big nounced of Mr. Frederick Stanley have established themselves
Winfield Smith, No. 26, Ashley colonies in the cities and villages of bedrooms of this hotel, punctuated building will go up in future that Road, Kowloon, to Miss Elsie Naomi the North, and as the Russian in- by bursts of applause in the is not thoroughly up-to-date in the Earl, No. 72, Marsala Road, Lewis fluence follows the Kulaks, so Ja-Western manner. way of iron ladders, concrete emer-ham, London who is travelling to
I believe that In Japan there must be more nonsense spoken Koreans, gency stairs, and so forth. It is Hongong on board the s.a. Terukuni panese authority
There the meaner type of construction
are to be found little about International ideals than in that remained, up to quite Police by Lam Yuk-hing, steward wherever there are Koreans. The
A report has been made to the Japanese administrative outposts any country in the world.
. Every boat seems to bring in a cently, liable to escape proper proof the ss. Haining, who resides at feeling in China against these number of people with something vision. The proposed amendments 245, Gough Street, alleging that
his concubine named Cheung Choi- Japanese police forces is very high, they want to say to the people of to the Ordinance should do awaying (22) absconded from his house but when there is trouble it is gen-Japan." If they have
on Tuesday last, taking with her erlly found to have been made by sadorial material protruding from Naturally, new regulations can-jewellery to the value of $136. the Koreans; sometimes, it is said, one pocket everybody knows that incited by the Chinese. And, of they have business propositions. buttoned up in the other. · And Missing his footing whilst clean-necessity, the Japanese forces are ing his house from a ladder, a Chin-strengthened to maintain order not a soul believes a word of it,
with that omission.
Maru.
follows
the
ambas-
not alter the older type of build- ing which exists
in big blocks covering wide areas of the slum ese named Chiu Kam-tang, 19 years
although nothing in the world quarters on both sides of the har- of age, of 236, Des Voeux Road, amongst the Koreans.
As a measure against what is could look more hearty and frank. Central, received injuries to his
I went to a meeting of Parlia- bour, as exemplified in Wanchai, head, necessitating his removal, to called this penetration into Chira of ment. It was conducted quite in West Point and Ynumuti. Nothing the Government Civil Hospital for Japanese authority, the Chinese now the Western manner. One mem- treatment. His condition is not demand that every Korean become a short of a huge blaze could render
Der called another member а serious.
naturalised Chinese citizen, immedi-viper. And one these areas
accused another rebuilding oper to
of using police pressure on voters operations; and a conflagration of The body of Tsang San, a coolie, ately he enters China.
of 10 Taku Street, was removed to
When Japan conquered Korea at the last election. "And yet an- that magnitude is one we must the Kowloon Mortuary yesterday, she must surely have added the other got up to make a speech, hope will never
for the following a fatal accident on board most beautiful fragment of Asin to but he was very drunk, and was ordered to sit down again. I loss of life would probably be ap- the ss, Mausang on which the de- her empire. To fall asleep in know that the Japanese will not
occur,
Meyer, at No. 18, Peak Road Palling. Gradual demolitions and ceased had been employed as a North China and to wake in Korea mind my writing these things be-
on Sunday, September 28th,
a son.
The
nienace,
Hongkong Telegraph. Colony can look 10.
MONDAY, SEPT. 29. 1930.
LOCAL BUILDING REFORM:
paint-scraper. His body was found
**
rebuilding, in which not only the in the coal bunker of the ship, he is to feel that you have come in cause they are written simply to jire-trap
but also the having apparently fallen from the a dream to a fairyland. It is bathed demonstrate how they are becom-
hatch,
in the soft spring sunlight; tower-ing just like us..... paucity of light and ventilation will
ing green mountains are draped Women's Subserviency. be things of the past, are all the
Ar allegation of assault against a with wisps of cloud, and 'towering It will take at workman of the General Electric as they are they appear unreal be their first voting rights. They are Women are about to be given Company has been brought by a least another generation to wit-store coolie of the company, who cause they float reflected in the rice to start with the municipal elec- ness these changes, and possibly has informed the Police that one fields. And the water that reflects tions. I went to an open als meet- twn generations to see the actual Chan Kam struck him in the lower them is not always visible beneathing of womon to discuss the ques- part of his body. He was taken to the green on the fields, but only the tion. The meeting began at noon passing of the last of the old
Government Civil the
Hospital, reflections.
and ended at six. But in spite of though while the alleged assailant was
the vote that is to be given them tenements in which, even
It is a place of apparent perfec- the condition of the women in no fire occurs, the inhabitants are taken into custody.
tion; the tiny houses blend into the Japan has not greatly changed. still menaced by disease, particular-
landscape, and the humblest of the There are points at which the A reminder is published in this people are dressed in spotless white Westernising movement comes to ly tuberculosis. Overcrowding of
ne by the China Light & Power clothes. The perfection here is of a dead stop. The younger wife is The reference to an amendment a kind will perhaps pèrsist, owing| Co. (ois) Ltd, that the call of the methods and manner of a thou-still an underling in the house of of the Public Health and Build-to the economic conditions prevail-shares is payable to the Company's cloth wades through the water be goes to work knows that in doing share on the 1930-issue sand years ago. A coolie in a loin her mother-in-law. A girl who ing Ordinance of 1903, in the ing. This does not mean, however, bankers, the Hongkong & Shanghind a single contented ox, that so she has ruined the chances she Garciament Gazette of Saturday. that better conditions, with
more bai Banking Corporation, Hong-hauls his wooden plough.
kong, on Wednesday, October 1, served as a reminder that no ade-air to breathe and more germ- 1930. Interest at the rate of 12 quate provision exists for the killing sunlight available, will not per annum will be charged on all compulsory installation of fire-come in time. Every alteration of calls unpaid at that date. proof stairways in Chinese tene-existing regulations, wherever they ment houses. This must be some are proved inadequate, is therefore thing of a shock to those who re-to be welcomed, as presaging the call the arguments brought for long overdue provision of better ward at the time of the enquiry housing conditions for the masses.
Cruelty to Pigs.
Three Men, One Spade.
had of making a good marringe A state of slavery still exists in the licensed houses, Publicly this is deplored nearly every day, but no change is made.
Three men work here with one spade. One control the handle and [two haul on a rope that is passed The Westernisation as far as it Mahila by the .s. President Taft it in the manner of a scoop and paper-and-wood houses here, set Passengers arriving here from under it near the blade. They use has gone is not unlike one of the included the Miases Alice and chant as they swing back and forth. on the foundations of Feudalism Cynthia Davis, daughters of Nearly everything about these fields and Ancestorworship. When a Governor-General Philippines. The former is pro- backs. But the load is carried on car the last
Davis of the seems to be transported on human shot was fired at the Emperor's Government im- ceeding to France, via the States, a tripod, 30
that the bearer, mediately resigned. When
for China?
the
which followed the King Edward Hotel fire, when there was much
to join her mother, whilst Miss when he decides to rest, need tyre of a royal car blew out the reference in the newspapers to We note with satisfaction a very Cynthia. Davis is proceeding to not set his load on the ground, chauffeur committed suicide. When Shanghai. They are accompanied but only walk from under it the togey wheel of a train carrying the absolutely disgraceful fire necessary strengthening of the re-by Mrs. M. Murray, wife of the What could have caused a mil-arenber of the Royal Family came traps" which exist in the congest-gulations designed to prevent un-technical advisor of the Governor-lion Koreans to leave this paradise off, the whole train crew committed
due cruelty to pigs whilst in tran-General,
Powide. ed quarters of the city-old tene-sit from or to the Colony aboard ment houses, many of them as ship. The previous requirements bigh as Your storeys, where the have been considerably amplified, only means of exit in time of need whilst at the same time the rules is a single. narrow and usually have been made much clearer. In staircase.future, no head-to-tail stacking will
steep very
wooden There have been several fires in the Chinese quarter during the past two years, in some of which fatalities occurred, when this type
new
of any
be permitted, and very necessary provisions have been madé-to cope with possible injury to the animals through ships rolling in rough weather. We observe that whilst
of combustible stair was again in it is laid down that an alley-way the limelight. The hope was ex-shall be left to allow food and water pressed on every occasion that the to be given, there is nothing in the authorities would at last see their regulations which actually require
these necessities to be provided;' way to abolishing a blot on the the presumption, however, is that building regulations of the Colony. food and water must be periodically Now, after an unexplained delay, supplied. In the former regula- provision is to be made for fire-tion, the nature of the crates was proof stairways in the case of all indicated and the provision of mat-
tenement houses'
ting was made obligatory if bamboo For some rea- height, while other accessory safe-erates were used,
sen, these two points are not cover- guards are also provided, such as ed in the new rules. Nevertheless, provision against too steep a rise the amended regulations are a vast in the flight. This has come none improvement os the old, and their too soon. If report be correct, enforcement should make impos- some buildings, intended for tene-sible much of the terrible cruelty ment use, have been completed often inflicted on pigs during sea On the general question within recent months that have voyages.
of crates used to carry pigs on the old type of stairs, constructed shore, whilst the lining of the of inflammable materials. Such, bottom of these with matting pre- if report be correct, should never vents much suffering, we cannot help have been allowed.
thinking that they are ill-adapted
Ou the whole, Hongkong may for the purpose. Pigs are usually congratulate itself that official-literally forced into these contrap dom has thoroughly awakened to tions, and are often badly cut in the process. The Homeside method of the need for adequate safeguards using net slings strikes us as being against fatalities in fires. Only in every respect, better than the few years ago, despite previous re-local custom of employing bamboo commendations by juries and com-jor rattan crates for the purpose. ments in the press, the city pos- sessed a number of buildings in
In an attempt to commit suicide, which such safeguards were in a Chinese woman named Ng So, 42. adequate or almost entirely lack years of age, residing at 223, Holly- wood Road, jumped into the har- ing. It required the two big bour yesterday from the Shamshui- hotel fires, the last one accompani-p Ferry Wharf but was rescued by
a wharf coolle named Mak Fat..
ed by most distressing casualties,"
Endurance Flyer-Remind me, Bill, I've got to go down in 1950. That's the year Pearl and I celebrate our silver anniversary."