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WEDNESDAY,

CORRESPONDENCE.

DERELICTS AND RICHHA- KEN.

FEBRUARY 19 1924.

To the Editor of the China Mail.)

Sir,You were good enough to insort the account of my investige tions regarding the men whe nightly sleep ont in the open, in your issue of Monday, and to-night I heve read with a considerable degree of inter- at that part of the Chairman of the K.R.A's speech dealing will the Appoition view regarding the provision of suitable shelter for the Fiesta-man at the Kowloon Ferry This redounds to the Association's credit, The Committee are obser- But I wonder they are vant. prepared to follow up on the Kow. icon side, the investigation I made on the Hongkong side and see what the result is. If air. Bailey cul spend a few hours in the early morn ing sexurching for policenien, might very well spend a few hours in the carly ewaning to see how the derelicts on his side of the harbour Evidently spend their vonings, there is a need on the Kowloon side, for us I pointed out Mr. Jackmnazi Tuport aimed at the provision of tolging houses near the railway.

Yours etc.,

YOUR CONTRIBUTOR, Hongkong, February 19.

POPPY DAY APPEAL. To the Editor of the China Mafi.

Sir enclose copy of a letter received by the loud bangh of the British Ition from the London Headquarters acknowledging the results of Poppy Day Appeal which may be of interest to your readers.

an also sending a further sut of 11.3, which has been reived since the account was closed.

Yours ote

D. L. RALPH, for Pugs Thy Sub-Comruilter, Hongkong Penuary 12.

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[Enclosure. } Dear Sir,It is with the greatest pleasure that I have enclose reeipt for 10089... the result of your Poppy Day shorts,

It is really magnificent and av official letter of thanks will be ised, but fan asked in the man- time to convey to you and all who comistest, an expressions of the Field Mursal's gentle for so splendid

ex-service winder.

MISERABLE!

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG FISHING.

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EXQUISITE CREATURE

BOTANICAL GARDENS,

LOCAL' ANGLER'S INTERESTING AKTICLE.

Written by a Hongkong angler, the following informative article appeared in a recent number of the

Field:--

Any one who has been stationell in Hongkong will remember the ministere golf course at Deep Water Bay.

I watched enraptured for a solid hour with a crowd on my left and right constantly changing and tired of waiting. They were not I was com interested in me. fontbly seated and intended to there until something remain happened.

"Hongkong's Botanical Gardens

Its nine holes are stored reux the were peaceful on Sunday morning

overhanging misi the ed en of a wooded glen, which, and enveloping the houses on the row at the ten, where the r hills in the background added drops from the pass, brouens out touch of beauty to the to a sandy beach looking over the refreshing verdincy of the scruele water and rocky islands of the The Eucalyticio-Sindica (?) (East Chin Sea. Indies) had failed to hold my attention; so had the imaginary gold fish in the muddy pond round the fountain, I found a seat at the top of the hill and from there had a commanding position, inconspicuous

but

Bahind the little club-house and on the western side of the course tiny streath comes down from the head of the valley to lose itself in salt water.

1 Sy a tiny stream, for, though all-seeing its rocky bed is broad, and some- There was little-10 distract memes deep-there is rely more Perambulating Chinese poking than a rill of clear water among now and again at the flutteringstones and gravel.

The rains of June or a typhoon magpie or at one of the black bird. species, threw a little orange peel burst may fill it to the brim for a or banana skin into the cage few hours. But the area drained and passed on. They did not see the exquisite creature I was looking at and had been watching fur half-an hour. She was fascinate ing.

With the slimmest of ankles,

1 must be some 15 years ngn that dressed in a velvety white con which caressed her beautiful throat. playing a quiet Sunday morning she stood immovable for an hour. (round on this little course

The caddies The snowy dress accentuated the held the foursome in front of graceful lines of her form and us go suddenly crazy. wondered, as I watched, who and ran seretning up and down the Her bank the players jumped into the There was what she was waiting for. beauty so hypnotised me that I did of the stream. not realize that my stare was per-slashing and much, play with nib-e haps a little rude. Now and again icke-rocks and other weapons.

A sakethought we-by the have imagined she winked at me it was a vain turmoil-it should be a very big ones, Presently the party emerged-two thought. How she could have of the caddies dragging a monstrous stood there in the same spot

I

must

She

Re

DOCKERS' STRIKE THREAT, OUTLOOK MUCH MORE HOPEFUL

LABOUR MINISTRY'S

MEDIATION.

LONDON, February 12.

While the conference between the Minister of Labour and repre-

sentatives of the dockers and employers adjourned late in the evening without reaching a definite conclusiop a much more hopeful spirit pravnils,

It is understood the dockers will be offered an immedate increase of a shilling a day and a further shilling later-Reuter.

[Yesterday's cables reported that negotiations in the dockers dispute had broken down and that the Ministry of Labour had intervened.]

for the time being they disappeared. hoped that this will give the unallaz

Bass have now boon plantel in fish a chance.

The indigenous fish found ane (1) the three principal reservoirs of the

not been much fisbed for. Some of Colony. Their elevation, and capa-Chinese car. Hitherto they havo

city are as follows:

Name of

reservoir

"Tytam......... Tytam Tak Kowloon ......

Capacity in

million

galllons,

$28 Height

1,419

1574

Fish of 4-5 lbs. have been seen.

them must be very large,

(3) Fels.

(3) A few eat fish are said to have been taken on the worm.

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(4) A silvery feh something like bleak, but with a sharp spine in the dorsal fin is found

in the streams of the main- Ind. It Arows to about 11 inches, and takes u fly and for ita wize fights well on light tuckle..

is small and the gradient so steep Those funded- lbs, or live!

into Kowloon reservoir to serve as that the yellow water soun subsides. been in excellent condition and fine. In 1917 few were petted and put To this extent the experiment is a food for the buss: They have done You may lose your ball thore-healthy fish.

well there and sometimes give fair mesme the water has carried it. www-more often it bus rolled sucCESS.

But there are many qualifications. sport. But our great hope is in the we have undor projecting rocks.

Black bass in the USA. is reputed bass, and we do not despair of doing enthusiasm. With us, and parti- found the hurs they want. to take a fly or a spinning buit with better with them when much for either, and those landed meat of fry to Singapore where they early since 1918 he does not care! It is hoped to send a trin! consign. Possibly 400 burs might do well Our bus is the big-mouthed

mostly dish of 4 lb. or less has horge pants-of-blank watery variety and this may make a differ in the sluggish streams of the main- land of China. If they can be! The sanall-mouthed is I am told established there they might be a the Chinese cultivate for food on a the more sporting fish-but he is not useful supplement to the carp which

In 1917 two rods; had 10 fish large scale. adapt to life in the tropis. vergin lbs. on fly and fly spoon In 1918 I took two fish in a morn-

résisting.

Obviously nes snake, for a solid hour was beyond my creature sorely battered, but still in a day, powers of comprehension. I bail a large blint head with ing of about 2 bs. each. was not enjoying it, for she looked fiable ex fine of a, in suceding years no one has EGYPT'S TREASURE TOMB

done as well as this, or anything! From tail to snout it thoroughly miserable and fed up. kind. Her nose, perhaps a trife long was

It is true that bottom fishers using brassic. A fiabno doubt-and aquiline; her ears were small a measured the full length of your it with the fly. could hardly be seen under the measureably a sen fish. But what the worm have been broken by big small white hat she was, wearing was it coing in fresh water a few fish or than once. But these fish! are plenty of Chinese carp in the and the longer she stood the more inches deep and 150 yards frons they live been esis; or carp: There miserabie she seemed-beautiful.

water and 1 hear of a 9 lb. fish but miserable. Ipitied her and got up from my seat. I was beginning

recently taken on the way which was probably carp. to feel miserable myself and un- consciously felt at my nose to see if it were growing like hers.

ag further instructed to assure

I waived the formality of in- von gut the Bancial support you Ive giyen will help many distressed troduction and approached her, but she stood rooted to the spot, home this coming

her alluring eyes half-closed and The payment was made to us by questioning my interference. She cheque from the Bangkong and was exasperating, so I banged my Shanghai Corporation of, incestick on the ground. I risked a She merely raised her clinch Paget, and their officit rebuff. receipt tin duplicate has been con-head, conjured her other leg from

With renewed thanks. I am,

Yours Ruthfully.

sex?

The jury sit on the question and wavered between three alternatives, (1.) The beast chasing shall fry had come too far and got vinded.

The bigger bass have no enthu- siasm for any spinning buit that has been tried. Nor do they seem to care for the fly.

(2.)-It har come up to spawn That this seemed ridiculous),

One good fish was hooked recently (3.)- had escaped from the

on a big Saltoun and lost through Chinese basket of some

striking too hard. Another took a lernt on his road to all minnow td broke the truce. market. fallen into the Pat I cannot hear of any other. stren and was making its decent fish having been touched on

way to the sea.

In the end the caldies took they since 1918. Big fish are seen at intervals but readinm sized ones- agreed to call it a mystery.

shallow water.

leted and forwarded to them, somewhere beneath the folds of beast home for supper-and weary from to 2 lbs, are fairly scarce.

her white wings and stalked off in dignity to the recesses of her cage. Beautiful, but the very picture of gloom and inisery, the miniature stork (I am no ornithologist) in the aviary in the Gardens must look upon life as one huge bore. She had been sleeping away just one her wretched more spasm, in existence.

J. H. L

(Signed) W. 47, WILLCOS,

-"Captain. Organizing See. Appeal Dept., stritish Legion.

CHRIST'S TEALS, ' To the Editor of the "Chino Mall."

SirThe writer of the letter in your Saturday's issue on the object of "Christ's Tears" is apparently mconscious of guilt in the use of the devi complained of.

The abgence al dught that the inmates of the Vatican drink wine

Regarding stopping places the mle now is to stop anywhere, as quickly as possible, for anyone

Howard Carter

The late Lord Carnarvon's

Cap in plenty, we expected. Bassanite either in the form of rock assistant who, after

or disintegrated into yellow earth.

here

Peking, February 12-Eigh Ministers of the signatory Powers to the Protocol of 1901 yesterday

In the dry season of 1917 I obtain-Yet there is a fair show of fry in It may be that there is not enough ed leave to have the water run off the y-wash-a stall subsidiary

finding reservoir-to we what I could find food for a big head of fish. The there. The result was interesting, oil is rocky and barren-chiefly we hoped for.

The reservoirs are very deep. Less Tutankhamen's wonderful treasure Some back bass fry had been put than one per cent, of the whole can tomb, has had the still further into a large reservoir in 1908 and nothing much been seen of them. be under 6 feet. There is hardly triumph of finding the Pharaoh's But it was an agreeable surprise to any wood or vegetable growth in mun my itself. find several bass of 2 lbs. or re in the water. A batch of fy of eure excellent condition-with abund. kind has been recorded by one angler. Caddis grubs have not been ange of bans fry.

We had not expected to solve found and the fresh water, shrimp The heavy summer is very me. the mystery of the "Monster" of ins no doubt bring down the stoop ss a positive danger to aller Deep Water Buy-but solved it was slopes plenty of food worms so labelled would appear a complete torists who happen, by a stroke We found in the by-wash, two beetles and caterpillars. It is in the replied to the Chinese Note of solution. I believe former Vatican of brd luck, to be behind them.- similar fish weighing over 9. lbs. summer that the caretakers see the December 28, refusing the Chinese) claims to pay arrears of the Bumates were filled with joy at the end stops being, indulged in with each. Here also were smaller crea- fish near the surface.

In the long dry season, Novem- indemnity at current exchange ber-Aprü, practically no rain falls. rates, and maintaing the opinion sight of heretics' being saved from out y warning whatsoever, with thres of the same kind and this gave

The mystery fish was on eel-To streams, dwindle to a mere expressed in previous Notes. themselves by the various devices of the result that pileups are only us the clue. pondent consider himself absolved presence of mind of drivers of blunt nowed eel. He had grown to thread: The banke are parched and i the inquisition. Would your corres-arrowly averted by the skill and

ratarity in the little reservoir at hard and very little food can get.

Shanghai, February 11.-There from horror by tige Vatican example i I would also like to call attention the head of thglen and was pass into the water. in such cases?

to the state of affairs at Hunghon, ing down to tha se to spawn when

We ought I'

The big bass probably get into was an impressive ceremony at the unveiling of the war memorial condition soon after spawning when If this worthy merclunt, and pre-At present these flying parila bound fate overtook him. sumably his customers, feel through a narrow street at fully suppose to have identified him at food is abundant. But in the winter windows in the Union Church Blameless in commercialising what

Consul-General A speech was most decent poople hold sacred for 120 m.ph. and stop in most unex-ance. But none of us had ever seen it is reasonable to suppose that they / Yesterday by Mr. Barton, British

the Commanding

Volunteers. at least refrain from vulgarising) Pected places in some cases a few blunt nosed eel. Nor did we know and have moreover the possibles from the termine and in that them were eels on the island: prey on and destroy the amuller fish

or think of the reservoir 500 feat of their own and no doubt other delivered by Colonel Gordon,

speciaa It hardly probable-example of the

At present a moterist goes with above-and a mile and a balf away.

Up to the present, every feli The guard-of-honour comprised Vatican to support them, I wonder his life in his hands when traversing I have since learned that there taken must be returned to the water detachments from H.M.S. Be if they will stop at a mere "Tears his area. Traffic is regulated" only are eels in all our reservoirs. They alive. But from now on bass of 19 and "Cockchafer and the Scottish

must come from the sea in the rainy inches may be retained and it is Volunteers, Reuter. of Christ Why not extend the ta the sense that & bobby with a blameless principle little? IS long stick is supposed to be on duty senson, up the steep rocky tament Lachrima Christi" why not "Holy here. Nine times out of ten he is formed by the overflow at the dam. Blood? Or no doubt it would not which the term. God's Bones" "ho pan yus." be too hard to find an erticle to could siccessfully advertise.

This spot is, at present, a death sheer masonry wall which forms the Bah! Mr. Hiliter, it is no se trap to motorists and the sooner dan. No doubt they leave the arguing that black is white with a something is done to ameliorate the scam and wriggle deviously to blind man, or attempting teachi present conditions the better it will their goal through the wet grass. mools to a chimpanzee. Appare for the health of motorists and I have mentioned the finding of ently, those people hold nothing the general public-particularly bus black bies. This of course is not an sacred that has not been "blessed,

passengers. Whoever gavo orders indigenous fishi

. *!:00

DISGUSTED,

Yours etc., Hongkong, February 11.

"FLYING BEDSTEADS.

following vehicles.

others right on the corners.

tally disregarded by bus drivers er Thin incans an kentin smoodid:000|q0|2|02|0|DIG he is having a chin wag with his cases of 500 feet in a mile and a half. They cannot I take it climb the

not even the foelings of their fellow for a terminal stopping place to be In or about the year 1907-tho just round a corner and about 10 late Sir Henry May, H.C.M.G. who yards from another comer ought to was a keen on fishing as he was be sentenced to drive through this on every field sport, took great pains: area 24 times a day for the rest of to obtain for the local reservoirs

some fish that would take the fly. his nutural life.

made about Another paint: not fur from Hung- Enquiries were bout market is another dangerous maheer and mernlopa." The Gov (To the Editor of the China Mail.) spot and step oud be taken atemment of Canada vory kindly sent fones to rigidly regulate the traffic-e ovn of 40 speckled trout-but Sir, I would like to call, attention | I. refer to the road to the Ching unfortunately we did no good with of the authorities concerned and the Light & Power Works Bar Ty them. Finally, aching on's. friendly public in generit to the things past the bottom of als road at fully suggestion from the U.S.A. apph which residents of Resinsula call 20 m.ph. and totally regard the cation was made to the Governor "Flying bedsteads,"" miscalled signals of vehicles withing to go up General of the Philippines who very motor buds I consider it is and take no notice of the warning generously sent us a consignment of the fry of the black be. ME high time that hard and fast regula given by vehicles coming down, A This fish had been recently intro tions were drawn up regarding the comparisory stopping place should be speed and stopping places of thessa tublished on either side of the road duced into the Islands from America, and planted nt Baguio where it was imtinabunting juggernauts.

to which I refer.

still in the experimentsi mage--but Going well revizuifty-five health fry were received

In certain places the speed limit In general the regulation of traffic is supposed to be 10 m.p..this is on the Peninsula wanie, apparently interpreleď by the badly the sooner the better. drivers to mean. 20 m.pk, and im

Yours etc.. others, outside "controls" the limit

HOMOTORIST. Kowloon, February 12...

as 10 and is nearer 25 actually

in 1903 end put, some in a nursOKY pond where they breve sai factorily, wine in sirceorvair where

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