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To-day we print the result of in vestigations by our reporting staff, concerning the brick shortage. The

LOCAL, AND GENERÁL,

Eight cares of plague were notified yesterday. Six proved fatal.

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CHINA COAST.

LATEST SHIPPING CHANGES.

Bir J. Taying, from reserve, has gone

Веле

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THURSDAY, JUNEJ. 1922.

CHINESE BEGGARS.

VERITABLE HUMBUGS,"

the Daily Mail from Shanghai:-

A correspondent wütes this zo

BRICK SHORTAGE,

COLONY'S BUILDING

HAMPERED.

At the present time Hongkong in The Chinese beggare as a class are finding itself hampered in its building veritable humbugs. They know how operations by a shortage of bricks to make the most of their disabilities. This has become so serious that' work Captain J. Mathias, of the "Huan,” There are among their number on some stractures is at a standstill. is on reserve.

those who suffer from really temble Just now building is very brisk and Captain A. McDowall, of the atmost to flaunt before the public.

aflictions, and these they do their it may be assumed that generally architect and contractors here find has Chengt,

A few days ago, for instance, in one themselves with more work than they of the miner thoroughfares, I was can handle comfortably. It Captain R. McEachran, from appalled to see the figure of a Chinese, is due to this that the present brick half-clad in an oily Find of dilapidat-shortage has arisen. It was learned reserve, has gone master, "Chengta."ed cloth, lying on the ground.

Mr. T. O'Connor, from reserve, has

in the course of enquiries from people Both legs were gone, and his only interested that the imports of bricks." gone sup's second officer, "Kan-method of locomotion was' to rallat date are actually larger than two. chow.”

himself along the muddy road (not years ago. The demand now it so the pavement) like a barrel.

great that the supply is absolutely - did not excite the sympathy or, aho baring its building boom, with

It was a most pitiable sight, but it inadequate to meet it. Canton is.

other Chinese in the street. indeed, the curiosity of the numerous the consequent divergence of more bricks to that port. Local builders,

Insane, and suffering from injuries to the head, apparently self inflicted, a Henley on Mount Davies Rosd, was young Chinese who was found by Dr." Ecosa.”

yesterday afternoon taken to is now receiving medical attention, Government Civil Hospital where he

the

shortage is real enough, and seriously Dr. James F. Abbots, American felt, despite the reporter's surprising Commercial Attache at Tokyo, will chief officer. "Kansu." discovery that the imports have been arrive

in Manila ia June. DL larger than normal. That the demand Abbost attended the Washington Mr A. N. Taylor, chief officer, in abnormal sens likely enough. Re Conference, and is returning to his "Kansu," is on leave, balding alone will account for machst via Australia and the Straits of it,

new buildings Settlements. "and the under way or projected are unusually uzmerous. There has been keen competition even for second-hand bricks, those salvaged from buildings coming down to make way for new ones. The shortage has been the subject of much talk in and as might have been expect town: ed, various wrong guesses at the cause or causes were being made. One suggestion w some inland trickery in the matter of kin, or mams, tax, for which to evidence is forthcoming. Another plausible one was the disturbed state of the hinter land, the idea being that the brick makers were not finding it comfort able to carry on their industry with so many soldiers and-or bandits about. This rumour teams to be sufficiently disposed of by the official the imports of disclosure that bricks bave increased in

quantity. The defects in quality, both as to size, regularity, and texture, sre matters of common complaint, and may be attributed to misguided! Ltd attempts of the limited and conserva- tive brick making planta to cope with the rash of order. Because it seems to be a thing beyond doubt that Houghong is ordering vast quantities of bricks, and asking for them to be delivered on the rusa. That being so, the jump in prices reeds nó further explanation. How long would it take to get a local brick manufactory going on an adequate scale? If not too leng, there is big money awaiting the enterprise of someone.

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The China Mail.

Mid forethought. Mr. Logan had well observed the conditious, counted the chances, and deserves fall credit for a sensible performance that required chiefly a good physique, good pluck, and great endurance... qualities of which men have right to be proud. "But suppose he had fainted; or got sunsticke." That was one comment we heard. Heroes do not consider possibilities like fainting.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

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Mr. J. H. Taggart came back to Hongkong by the Empress of Russia" to day.

A15-year old Chinese girl was yesterday afternoon removed to the hospital suffering from scalds on the set and chest, received by accidental" falling on the slippery floor of the kitchen of No. 44, De Veux Road," Central, while carrying a pot of bot water.

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Mr. J. E. Sheedy, European. manager of the United States Ship ping Board since last September, is shortly returning to America to be Fleet Corporation come vice president of the Emergency succeeded as Baropean manager by He is to be fr. H. T. Morse, a-sistant manager.

Mr. W. E. Liley, chief officer, Karchow," has gone chief officer, Kalgan.

Mr. P. Hymes, chief officer, Kalgan," bas gone chief officer. Katchow."

Mr. A. C. Pearce, recond officer, *-Foechow," is on reserve.

Mr. G. G. Russell, from reserve, has gone second officer, Foochow "!"

Mr. A. Fillingham, chief officer, "Shantien," is on reserve. 32. J. W. Tinson, from leave, has gone chief officer, "Shuntien."

gone second officer, "Haichow."

Mr. J. P. Nisbet, from reserve, kas

Mr. J. P. Gibson, chief officer,

kild.

He had a tin basin beside him however, not only complain that. ahead of him, so that when he again that are coming through are of very which he would thrust about a yard bricks are difficult to obtain, but those

this receptacle. rolled, hic face would reappear bende poor quality. They are badly burned and irregular in size, making the work the eye of a likely contributor he had These faults are most probably due to Poor fellow, if he could but cat h of proper bonding very d'ficult. a rekdy smile for him!

the fact that with the big demand Just how many miles he could do burners are not so particular as here- seemed oblivious to traffic of every bad to be contended with. The in a day one could ot tell, but he tofore.. Labour troubles have also

hours of the workers bave been shor- F-deferving of pity-

His, bowever, was a genuine case.tened and wages raised,

Hongkong's chief source of supply Far different was the arrant rogue is Nam Kong, though a fair number. who, with a carefully concealed bottle of good bricks are imported from dacbed himself tile looked posi Naturally prices have been on the of bullock's blood, at intervals be-Heungaban

tively gruesome.

increase and contractors are faced. with the problem of paying about 50 rice. For instance two years age per cent more for a vastly inferior at-

small sized bricks could be obtained... for between $30 and $90 per 10,000. To-day $180 or $140 has to be paid. Fall sized bricks formerly sold at about $150 for 10,000. They are new quoted at around $260 and this in addition to about $20 for carrying.

A Chinese attempted to alight" Kinshan," is on reserve, Mr. from tram car No. 56 while in motion Scott, chief officer, “Suitai," has gone in Des Voeux Boad Central yesterday chief officer, "Kinshan.” afternoon. He overbalanced and fell, striking the back of his head violent ly on the ground and was rendered unconscious. Es was taken to the Central Police Station in a chair, and thence by motor ambulance to the hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition

j Mr. G. S. Brown, second officer, "Kibahan," has gone acting chief officer, "Honam.**

Yesterday the train of the Freh Kan Railway coming from Shinchow Dear Tai Hang Ho Station to Canton knocked down a villager. The driver

gave the alarm, but the villager, as the Canton Times in reporting the accident) was "unable to find time to get out of the way." He was knocked The Messageries Maritimes are clean of the road down to the river stated to be contemplating the order-where the corpse was swiftly carried ing of twelve ships for their Far away, by the rapid current. The

Eastern service.

Plans have been completed for the establishment of a new monthly berth service between Japan and Puget Sound by the Katanda Steam zhip Co., Ltd., of Kobe.

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severa, CM.G., Colonial Secretary, with Ms. Severn and her mother, Mrs. Bullock, who have been visiting Peking a Shanghai, returned to day by the "Empress of Russia."

The figures of the census of Indo Chins taken in 1921 are just to hand and read: Cochin-Chins 3,793,613 Tonquin 6,850,453; Annam 4,933,426; Cambodia 2,402,585; Laos 818,755; grand total 18,953,203.

Dr. Castellani, who was formerly Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine of the Ceylon Medical College, and Physician at the Colombo General Hospital from 1903 to 1915, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

Twenty-nine vessels owned or under the direct control of the Com- mowealth Government of Australia Australia and Great Britain, viz., 25 are now engaged in the trade between cargo vessels and three new passenger and cargo liners.

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corpse is not yet recovered.

1.

Mr. A. Allison. from reserve, has gone second officer, "Kinshan,”

Mr. J. J. Symington, chief engineer, "Human" bas gone chief engineer,

"Kauchow."

Mr. H. C. Tidbary, chief engineer, "Kanchow," has gone chief engineer,

“Hunan.”

He gave the impression of being in sesso of wounds requiring instant a most horrible condition, the pos- medical attention.

A little later I met a couple of wor men who were carefully made up for their parts.

Mr. A. Bacharan, from reserve, has

The younger was merely clad in the regulation tatters, but the elder gone chief engineer, "Chusan."

Shantung," is on reserve.

Mr. A. Hamilton, chief engineered off with the anusral noser of a fine woman, the "star" performer. start

Mr. A. Jones, chief engineer, Wachang," has retired. Mr. G. H. B. Jones, from reserve, has gone chief engineer, Wachang."

Whangpa," has gone supy engineer, Mr. H. Mackay, third engineer,

“Kanchow.”

Mr. W. J. Gordon, third engineer, "Ningpo," has gone third engineer, "Whangpu

The 3rd Battalion Aiddlesex Regiment, now in Silesis, and the 4th Battalion of the same regiment in Egypt-the 2nd Battalion of which is stationed in the Shaits Settlements- chow." are under orders for horse, where, on

arrival, they will be disbanded. These battalions were formed in 1897, when the regular army was augmented by fourteen battalions of infanty. Both did excellent work in the Great War

on various fronts

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There was some excitement ca board the "Star" Ferry launch Evening Star," from Hongkong to Kowloon, yesterday afternoon, when young Chinese woman, aged about 20 years, suddenly jumped overboard, when the launch was about 50 yards from the Tsimshatsui wharf. An Indian watchman employed by the Company, who was travelling on the launch at the time, jumped into the water and rescued the girl who was removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital on the launch's azzival at Kowloon.

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Magistrate Fraser this morning with When a Chinese was charged before

the Lair of a Chinese lady in Queen'e having snatched a fold ear pick from Road Central yesterday afternoon, he asid that he worked as a street coolie and earned about 10 or 15 cents per buy food for himself, he said let day only. That was not enough to

gone sup's second engineer, "Tung

Mr. I Robertson, from reserve, has,

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engineer, "Sayans, has gone second Mr. G. Stewart, acting second

engineer. "Ning."

Mr. D. Aikman, from reserve, has gone chief engineeringpo."

Mr. J. Grady, third engineer, "Han- yang, bas gone recond engineer *Luchow."

Mr. J. W. Raymond, third engineer, Ecilow," has gone third engineer, Hanyang."

Mr. J. L. Cruickshanks, second engineer, Yingchow," has gune second engineer, ** Pathoi.”

Mr. J. E. Haig, second engineer, Wahu, has gone second engineer,

Yingchow."

Wang," has resigned. Captain R. J. McClelland, of the

serve, has gone mater, "Wosang.”

Captain G. S. Holmwood, from re

Captain J. V. Simson, of the **Hoang, is on reserve,

has gone master," Hosang."

Captain ML Courtney, from leave,

gone chief officer, "Hoang."

Mr. J. F. Nicholl, from reserve, has

head of grey hair,

This hair had been dishevelled to

the last degree, and it hung about ber in pitiable confusion.

drama, in order to elicit sympathy, In China old age is regarded with great reverence, and her part in the

was to kneel down on the ground, let tions, and revolve her head in the grey hair flow in all direc

this

mad.

HAWKER HELD UP.

BY HIGHWAYMEN.

A licensed hawker living in Msin Street, Kowloon City, was returning City Road, about noon on Wednes from Taumati along the Kowloon

think that she was nothing but 3 Road by two Chinese whom he had. day, when he was accosted near the- At first sight one was inclined to janction of the Mataawat-Yaumati poor, decrepit old granny, of at least noticed walking some distance be- actions made one wonder whether When they overtook him, one of the so years, but at a closer view her live hind him all the way from Yanmsti.

her stock-in-trade.

grey hair was not really a part of strangers asked the hawker if

the

A MODERN CINDERELLA.

BRIGHT CORONET COMEDY.

he were going to fight. Simultan- eously the other man who baa planted himself in front of the hawker produced a dagger and pressed it against his chest. Then two other men whom the hawker had noticed landing a little distance Not much more in the shape of re-away at the entrance to the Marauwai commendation need be said once it is Boad came up and announced their mentioned that the part of the intention of searching him for anus. heroine in "Yon Never Can Tell," the Although the hawker knew that diverting Reelart Comedy which is the men were not detectives, he had no being shown at the Coroact to-day, is option but to submit to the search. pouting mouth and the roguish black relieved him of $5 odd in small coins, taken by Bebe Daniels-she of the They went through his pockets and

eyes. A bundle of vivacity, she would and then all four inject vimfalness into any picture, towards Taumati.. The hawker to Kowloon City and however ill put together, but in buried on

You Never Can Tell" she has a made a report at the district police story of the type that gives her station. The Yautaati police were 8 unique opportunity of displaying the caramicated with by telephone and made so essentially her own. "good little bed 'girl" type she has detectives were sent out to intercept

the hightwaymen in the Matau wait 4

ran

away

When the robbers saw the

cent indiscretions she appears as a sort detectives, they ran up the hill

In this bright little comedy of inno-Boad.

man was

Mr. B. E. Robinson, from reserve, has goue second officer, "Hosang."

of latter day Cinderella. Bowens Chase was given and one Mr. 8. E. Firth, from reserve, kas Patricia Jones is her name and she arrested." The others got away. gone third officer, "Hosang."

tomed to Hongkong after attending The Lord Bishop of Victoria, has the Shanghai conference. At the constone supporting his aged parents. clusion of the conference he paid a Without a mittug or denying the visit to Peking where he was the guest theft, be ended up his statement with Once you start supposing there is no of Bishop Norris. He later joined a request that the Magrtrate grant need to stop. Sappose he had decided Bishop Amold Scott at Shantang him a licence to hawk. Bentence of had st yed ashore, suppose he had the thing was too risky, suppose he

six momha hard labour and rix off, strokes with the birch was passed.

been ran over by an automobile, or the Peak Church on Tuesday after The marriage was solemnised at been bitten by a dog, or had run a bit noon of Mr. A. M. Slack, of Mesors of rusty wire into his thumb, or esten Harry Wicking and Company, to Miss Edith Woodward, the ter... H Copley Moyle, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Flark have left for their honey- moon on a trip to Japan.

a morsel of doubtful fish'

of

Sorazona, bazkiday, June 8, 1952

SIX MONTHS FOR

SNATCHER

Mr. D. H/Davidson, third engineer, hotel. Handling the luxurioos figurer as a cloakroom girl in a smart

Cheyeang," has singed off

gone third engineer, "Choyang."

Mr. A. Lockerbie, from leave, has

Mr. A. T. Masson, sup'y second engineer, "Kwongang," has signed

KIDNAPPING CHARGE.

garments of other people day after day JUSTIFIABLE” SUICIDE.

put into the street the decides to raise she gets the craving for fine clothes and when her family find themselves the wind by a bit of amateur vamping. What embarrassing complications it

CORONER ON INVALID'S "

AGONY.

led her into and bow she very nearly: At an inquest at Blackburn on lost her real Prince in the process goes Abraham Parker, of Longton street,” · to the making at picture in which it was stated that he had been an humour, pathos sad drams are, ideally invalid for 8 years. He suffer d from blended.

an internal complaint and lived in a Latate of agony.

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During the temporary, absence of his wife he crawled out of bed and.... head in the gas oven. after inning on the gas, placed his.

The suppositions are endless. At the wont, Mr. Logan, who is a swimmer,

5. When the case in which a Chinese risked a switz and a long walk home,

said to have been the Erivate and the cost of replacing his craft-

Before Magistrate Fraser this morn Secretary of an ex Civil Doretour of WATER SUPPLY. TRUTH, JURIES, PUBLIC SPEVIOR which were precisely the risks

Among the passengers who went ing, a Chinese youth was charged with Canton was charged with having been toreseen and allowed for by's member way yesterday by the "Empress having snatched gold neck chain concerned with gazether the MORE BAIN NERDED.

the Chins Mail who Cards" were Dr. R. Beddoes, with a jade pendant from a Chiness adnapping of a Hongkong schoolboy, sixteen years ago sailed round the Lieut. Col. L. T. Comynd D.8.0., Mr. Si in D'Aguilar Street ysterday the son of a Walicitor's clerk, was

Replying to the coroner, a doctor Unless the month of June lives up said they would not allow an animał island in a sailing canoe. To do some and M. W. J. Carroll, Capt. W afternoon!

again before the Court yesterday, bit. to its reputation as a main producer to live in pain such an' this man had ROWING ROUND. OUR ISLAND thing of a manly, sort, that no one Davison, Mr. G.T. Edkins, Major and The girl, Miss Rosie, Cheung, said G. G. N. Tinsoa, solitator for the Hongkong may be faced with a short-suffered. The doctor added: "I has done before, is a quite legitimate Mes. T. C. Fitshagh, Mr. A. Colborne the defendant came up in, hot, and prosecution, applaud for an adjournage of water. Already Kowloon is have nothing but admiration for the stant." Evra to try it and fail Little, Mr. H. M. H. Namazee, Lieat-nsteling the chama, towards ment which was granted until Friday feeling the effects of the prolonged way in which he bore his ao fiering On Saturday Mr. D. Logan rowed would not be disgraceful. To try it Comdr. and Mrs. E. H. Stern, Mr. and Cuben's Road Another Chinese According to the case for the prosecu drought and the supply to certain The coroner said Parker must have sight round our island in an outrigger and succeed entitles the party to the Mrs. A. M. Stark and Commodore and youth ran after the defendant and tion which had already been outlined parts has been curtailed. Kowloon had a horable existence, and declared skiff, accomplishing the record task praise of all sportsmen, without Mr. Bowden-Smită,

caught him after a long chase. the boy was held for ransom, is his not a month's supply in storage that if ever there was a case in which

After the other youth had given the

China for and it is possible that the supply to man would be justified in The Bev: W. G. Parker, of Kuala evidence, the defendant said that the

negotiations Buzopéens will have to be reduced. committing suicide, this was one." [of the girl had bribed the witness to come

The latest water, return' shows on A verdict of Buicice, owing to asupply of 49,30 million continned Ill-health-was-re!: cut off one allons while last year the reservoir BME FAC

25% 50 million gallons shings | Waterfirstslige pa the island on June

inte

Che witness admitted that the girl the father

in something like seven hours. He belittlement or cavil: The distance went east, overo ming the tricky rowed would be about 22 miles, which entrenta of Lyseman and the waters is very good going, conndering the Lampar; and the pine immediately beyond in the earlier open stretches of distarbed water Methodist Boys Bchool there will take up and give evidence against him hours of his fourney The-ses-wed that had to be crossed, and the cars up the duties of Dish calm, of course, or otherwise he would that would be necessary in threading then the Rev. P.L. Peach of Ipoh had offered him $2 for having effected of the not hare attempted the feat. The the crawled pages at Aberdom who officiating a such go story of it was told in our paper on and in the harbour, The name of Singapore to zalieve the Bev, Tooday Our purpose is not to re Logan is no new one in the annals of Nagle The Ree: Mr Williams Berit pest it, but to pumment on it, as sporting achievement here. The new other people have been doing. För ruford maker has proved that he is

stance, we have heard it described as trus clip of a lago

ary of the Bible Boc

to the defendant's rapture" but he did phong Asos accept it. There was no question were not settled within a given peri

of his having been bribed to give The arrest of the kidnapper evidence, se ke bad some to Cours, of recovery of the boy was mas his own accord

the Macao polis Six months, mix strokes.

there by

Kampar, has consented to take over

the Church work in Kuala Langar?

Word has reached Bhanghai of I was 553, 41 million gallons, while of the recert' death of Fleet Engineer the same day last year we had szap Mathew Well ngton Ellie, ply of 2117.67 million gallons. The Whiteford Road, Mannawead, Devo kand has about two months supply. He had seen considerable survie cal

foreign stations, facluding China,