THE HONGKONG
England Water Problem
Special Committee
Now Formed
London, Apr. 15, The Minister of Health, after consultation with other Government Departments. bus appointed a Central Water Advisory Committee, under the Chairmanship of Ficki Marshaf Lord Mline, and comprising persons with a knowledge of the pro- blems from, the point of view of various interests concerned, to ad- vise Government Departments VIL questions relating to the conserva-
on
tion and allocation of water resources, It is expected the Committee will consider, in the first place, necessary incastr ́s for modernisation of the
P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND law relating to water supply and for
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS
Taking Cargo For
Straits, Java, Burma, Ceylon, East and South Afrlen, Australin. India, Persian Gulf; Mauritius, Red Sea, Egypt, Europe. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice. and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice?
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS
About
Destination.
17th Apr. Marseilles & London.
From
6.5.
Tons
Bong Hong
CATHAY 10,000 "BURDWAN 6,000
"SOMALI
Rajputana 17,000 RANPURA 17,000 7,000
:
Rawalpindi 17,000 CORFU
14,500
*Bangalore 6,000
• Cargo only.
24th Apr. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg.
Rollerdam, Antwerp & Hull.
1s1 May. Marseilles & London, 13th May. Rombay, Marseilles & London. 22nd May Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.,
20th May. Bombay, Marseilles &London.
12th June, Bombay, Marseilles & Londen. 19th June, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Calls Tangler.
+
Calls Cornblanca.
All yessels may call at Malia.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILING
SHIRALA 8,00; 10.30 26th Apr.
TILAWA
10,000
SANTHIA
8.000
TALMA
10,000
SIRDHANA 8,000!
11th May Singapore, Port Swettenham. 22nd May
Penang, Rangoon, & Calcutta.
5th June
19th Junc
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS
NELLORE
TANDA
NANKIN
7,000
7,000
7,000
1st lay
4th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney. 2nd July.
Melbourne & Hobárt.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
*SOMALI 8,000 SANTHIA Rawalpindi 17,000
8.000
TANDA
7,000
*Bangalore
0,000
TALMA
10,000
CORFU
14,500
Cargo only.
17th Apr. Shanchat &-Japan, 26th Apr. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 29th Apr. Shanghai & Japan. 6th May. Shanghat & Japan. 11th May. Shanghai & Japan.
13th May Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 13th May, Shanghai & Japan.
All dates are annroximate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to
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Champ Beats
Harry Mizler
Harringay Stadlum, Apr. 15. The American featherweight cham- pion, Petey Safron, in a ten-round fight here to-night, defeated Harry Mizice of London, thus refolning his world's championship,
Mizier towered
the little over fighter from Amer
America,
but Sarron, with the bell, immediately commenced swinging blows to the borly and boxed with great speed,
grom
often bewildering his opponent. His two- handed niinck was most effective.
Sarron almost knocked Mizler out In the second round with a right in the jaw. The Londoner recovered, however, and provided #1 strong finish. He knocked Sarron down in the ninth and tenth rounds for counts of one, but the weight of points scored against him in the earlier singes was too great to overcome.— Reuter,
21 YEARS AGO Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended April 29, 1916.
The rate of the dollar on demand- was 25. 1.1/16d.
*
Mr. C. Thorne was appointed to take charge of the Kowloon Dis- trict of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
Ng Sze-kwong became the first Chinese to win the Colony's lawn tennis championship, defeating H. Hancock in the final by 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.
Particulars were advertised_of_ty proposed Dog and Cat Show at the Racecourse.
EXCHANGE RATES
Paris..
Geneva, Berlin. Athens.
Milan. Copenhagen
Stockholm
Shangha
Amsterdam. Vienna.
28th May Prague.
HONGKONG to ANTWERP
£54
(Excellent accommodation still offering for a limited
number of passengers.)-
GILMAN & CO. LTD.
Hongkong.
Agents;
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12.90
.00%
21.40
10.391
0314 21.40 19.3914
.19.90
10.00
17914
New York.
.-4.0017
.8.00% .2015 110
B.30
4.802.
1405%
1407%
Mndrid. Lisbon..
Nam. 110
Nom.
110
110%
Hongkong.
1/2
1/23
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Montreal.
4.00!
4.0056
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20.12
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FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1937.
KOWOON:
MATTERS DISCUSSED
Numerous Questions Before K.R.A.
The Pawning Of
Stolen Goods
The nuisance and danger of low- fying aeroplanes, the question of the provision of a leprapartum, the mos- qulto nuisance in the Kowloon City district, burglaries and the pawning of stolen goods, and the existence of an nileged Beggor Seitlement in re- sidential Kowloon were amongst the matters discussed at the monthly ineeling of the Kowloon Residents Association held on Tuesday evening
Church Hall. In St. Andrew's
Those present were: Mr.. B. Wylie (President), Mr. F. C. Mow Fung (Vice-President), Mr. R. Baldwin
Lynching Bill Opposed
Likely To Be Shelved
By Senate
Washington, April 15.
The House of Representatives to- day possed a blu, bý 276 to 119,,[n- troduced by Mr. Joseph Gavagan, making lynching a fedéral offence,
The bill impuses heavy fines and, imprisonment upon shertifs or cons stables permitting their prisoners to we taken from custody and killed, the while individuals composing lynching mobs would be similarly punished.
The mensure was bitterly opposed by Demnerat representatives from the southern states and is believed Bitely it will be shelved in the Senate. --Reuter.
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(Hon. Secretary), Messrs. W. J.T.T. ... Rattey, D. W. Bradbury, C. E, Terry, Demand .......... Mrs. E. W. Gardiner, and Rev, J. X. T.T. Shagnhal
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There will be reproduced some of the winning pictures in the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home Amateur Photographic Competition; and a number of groups will appear of functione attended by the new Governor of Macno during his Hongkong visit.
Another group will depict those prevent at the farewell the Consular tiin given by Body lo H.E. Sir Andrew' Caldecott. whilst amongst wothers will be one taken at the danec held by the Sergeants of the Portuguese. Company of the Defence Corps and another of the revolver winning team from the Chinese Company of the Police Reserve. There will also be an effective scene from the Philharmonic Society's pro- duction of *The Street Singer."
Higgs. Apologies for absence were received frum Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada, Messrs. R. P. Phillips, T. B. Wilson, H. Gittins, C. M. Manners and Miss R. Mow Fung.
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a leprosarium, regarding such satisfactory. Information gained by the return of questionnaires on the subject of Leprosy were being tabulated in the form of a report, which it was recommended should be sent to Government, and publish- ed in the Press.
A letter from the Traffic Bourd, concerning proposed alterations in certain bus routes in Kowloon referred to the Bus Services Committen.
was
Sub-
The mosqulio nuisance In Kowloon City and adjacent areas was discuss- ed at length. On this sublect a letter from Government was read. It was decided that.
a series
of questions should be prepared by the Market and Sanitation Sub-Committee and sent to Dr. Basto with the request that he put them to the next meeting of the Urban Council.
THEFTS AND PAWNBROKERS
The increasing number of bur- glaries in Kowloon and the apparent case with which thieves are able to pledge stolen goods with pawnbrokers
occupying
are
the attention of the
Correspondence referring to refler- tor lights en "islands" on Waterloo Association. In this connection legut Road, the bend in the road near Tsunadvice has been secured with refer- ence to orders made by magistrates Wan village and the new road
in such cages through Custom's Pass was read and approved.
LOW-FLYING PLANES
The General Committee feels that residents whose goods may have been stolen and subsequently pawned by the thief should, in all such cases. In view of the reply from the Hon.
avail themselves of the provisions of Director-of-Air-Services, it was de-the-Pawnbrokers-Ordinance which cided to write to the Officer Com- entitle them to make application tu manding R.A.F., Kal Tak, and the the magistrate for the return of such Aviation Company drawing goods without payment to the pawns their attention to the nuisance and broker. dunger caused by low-flying aero- planes over certain districts in Kow- ioon,
Civil
With reference to the alleged nul- sunce caused by the unloading and slorage of cement in certain premises in Kai Yan Road, the Hon, Secretary was instructed to forward to the original complainants copy of a letter received by the Association from the Urban Council.
The Association has donated $50 to the Children Playgrounds Associa tion.
It was reported that the Regulations in connection with Chatham Rood Park, drawn up by the Association and submitted to the Police Depari- ment in October, 1936. have Dow been gazetted.
The Murkets and Sanitation Sub- Committer was requested to investi- The Markets and Sanitation Sub-mate conditions existing in an alleged Committee reported having considered | Beggar Settlement in Government's reply on the subject of | Kowloon..
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