1924-07-16 — Page 3

Page

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 1924

CORRESPONDENCE.

DELAYED CORONER'S

INQUIRIES.

To the Editor of the China Mail.]

i

Sir-Would you kindly inform

cerned. ."

J

CAKE SCARE. :

DISINFECTION.

BAKERY NOT TO BLAME.

HEALTH OFFICIALS*

STATEMENT.

resembling

TENANTS AND PUBLIC FUNDS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SINGAPORE BASE,

DISCUSSION IN LORDS.

(Reuters Service.) ›

London, July 18. In the House of Lords Viscount Chelmsford said it was uncensou

CAPTAIN ELDRIDGE.

THIRTY-SIX YEARS IN THE CUSTOMS.

Capt. T. J Eldridge, Coast Io;

SAFETY FIRST.

MAKING MOTOR CARS .STABLE AS POSSIBLE.

Thousands upon thousands of

behind on orders and that the dealers were clamouring for cars Nothing, however, could be done":" until after the committee confer- ance, the result of which was that. STATEMENT BY M.0.H.

the "stop" order continued, in force three days. Not a car wash built during that interval and view of the outbreak in the Cobny, a few weeks ago, of cases"

The Medical Officer of Health,ble to ask him to mention the spector to the Chinese Maritime tests are made by the metallurgical dealera lud to clamour for cars in me why Coroner's Courts enquire of gastro-enteritis

At the expiration of that W. W. & Peurse; and Mir. exact date when the Government Customs, so well known to all ship departments of the leading motor deale into case of sudden death, both phaine poisoning in the MyN. 1. Smith, who presided, replied intended to reconsider the question ping and business people for the car companies of the world..

exceptionally efficient services he Among all the departments that time a new lot, which passed the tests, arrived and production went natural and violent, after a con-tos, said to have originated from siderable length of time has the eating of a special kind of enke at a meeting of the Sanitary Hanrd of developing the Singapore base. has rendered, will retire on July enter into the manufacturing of forward with renewed energy.

That is how the process works elapsed after the case or cases con- ntaining gustard and cream, cer. yesterday to the question notified out the Pressly, in pr-15, on reaching the age of 60 years, motor cars, nons perhaps plays a

in of the cakes have been by Dr. V. M. Koch as to whether suance of the Premier's policy, to though we might perhaps say that more vital part in service given all the time. Production can's be *It was reported in the local kamined by the Government it would be fensible to place the approuch more than one foreign no. one would think so to look at the consumer than the metallurg the keynote with "manufacturers him, says the N..C. Daily Newscal department. And yet, it is who are building for next month, Fress that an enquiry was held a bacteriologist and chemist and the services of the Disinfecting Saft of Power few days ago concerning the death feport of their findings, was pre- the Department at the disposal of count Chelmsford explained that of the late Mr. George Jackson hundred ever end motorist in a next year, and ten years, from

Replying to Earl Balfour, Vis. Capta Eldridge, who was a son of an Indian policeman who was sented by the M.0.H. the householders when required,

manufacturing

Quality must overrule is Both stated that it was advisable in any extension of the policy of Eldridge, British Consul-General hundred ever considers that phase no

at Beyrout, Syria, was educated at of murdered near the Kowloon filter Sanitary Bourd yesterday after- to grant the services of the stall the Washington Conference it the Naval Training College, H. M.S. purchases a car.

every time. beds some time, last April,-afternoon.

period of three months, has Dr. Pearse said that as far as only when notification of the seed Powers represented at Washington his term was commissioned in the sufficient care and paina have been tion more than 30,000 shipments

might be necessary that the five "Worcester" and on completing

In the metallurgical laboratorics obviously, that of the Hupp Motor Car Corpora elapsed.

I consider that an enquiry such the medical ten who attended the titioner, although Dr. Koch i should le brought into conference Royal Naval Reserve. Subse taken in building the car to wat-wore fully analysed in 1038.

they had been able to gather from had been given by a medical prac

again.

quently he served with the British rent his reasonable assurance that addition to this four hundred parts as this, considering the time it patients and some of the sufferers that there were often cases of Earl Balfour denied that the India Steam Navigation Co. and in it will do all its manufacturer says went into each Hupmobile was taken to call it, is, to say the themselves it appeared that the tople leaving the Colony before Washington pact had any hesiring October, 1836, he received a come it wit

What he fails to were minutely examined under the -ceeding and any hopes which may fop-bacteriological, thun Torlisease and that in sich ences t/Whatever, on the question of Singa mission the Royal Indian realize is that the best guarantee microscope to study this structure least, bordering on a farcical pro-tbreak was more in the natury they had ally contracted the

pore. Why should other Powers Marine. Two years later he joined

the Chinese Imperial Maritime of the car's stability is found, of the materiat and see that it. or might, have been entertained teriological poisoning and its capted for disinfecting was a great, be consulted? The matter was

junset and quick erovery pointed!ithough pelicul niau might robons between ourselves und the Customs and was appointed to the the metallurgical division of the had been properly heat treated.

revenue cruisers, reaching the rank company that builds it. to something like ptomaine poison-have been notified.

| Dominions, (Cheers),

of Commander in 1896. In 1899 he

All of the high duty parts of the The Lord Chancellor and the was made Assistant Harbour gical possibilities of those, communess test which not only deter As an example of the metallur-car are given a complete Brinell Jing.

The chenistal advised him, infecting was often done silhough!

question of the boundary, lins of Master at Shanghai, 1901 Deputy panies that stand highest in said the M.O.F. that there was the disense might she be the Pacific, an agreed to u Wash Coast Inspector, and since 1918 he public opinion, the cass

mines .the hardness of the present in these cules ne mineral notifiable but if Dr. Rode's quest ington, had nothing to do with the has been head of the office.

of the material, but indicates tensile Hupp Motor Car Corporation of for alkaloid poisoning, this doing tion was as to whether the use of natter, The Government"dust Capt. Eldridge's retirement from Detroit, Michigan U.S.Amight

strength. Boisbooms had been fixed with the the request of the houshaider

regarding the apprehension of the culprit have been entirely lost.

Yours faithfully,

* QUIZZIKUS,"

Hongkong, July 16.

41

WET TRAVEL.

Yours, etc.,

Hongkong, July 16.

FLOODS IN NORTH,

FOREIGN CONCESSIONS IN DANGER.

Reuler's Service.)

Me - Sulitha said that the dise

While he was

sitnation

which

The

PIRACY EVIL.

THOSE LON AWAITED REPORTS. Writing unde the heading Engineering (Shanhai) remarks:-

-

to

the rivers.

2. Arranging suitable positions for fog signal stations..

3.Organization of the river in into the question of piracy inspectors' emresion of harbours and the waters disent to Hong rivers. kong-that when the official

the

He assumes,

when

:

committee of three executivos

manufacturing and the chief en-

them.

he

duct.

No sooner

tha

In

To the Editor of the China Mail.] way with the idea that anything the staff should be grunted. merely consider the effect on the Empire's China means that the shipping in well be cited for those who would putable manufacturer to-day to No expense is spered by the re- Sir,-May 1 through your takes but the,cheust also said he was afraid the aaswer was in Heneral foreign policy of 10 térests of the Far East in general delve into the secrets of successful make his product enfe and

establishment of a base Which are losing the assistance of one of columns, draw the attention of them there was present in, then the negative. Only a week ago would be for offence even more the most experienced and capable automobile building.

Here the metallurgical division growth of his business depends standard. His reputation and the Star Ferry Co. to the deplorable paffiontarly those in the prejura member of the public ad applied than defence. It was essent the mariners who have ever served this condition of the awnings on some ion of which large quantities efforts services of the Dishes base should be made in country, for it is not an exaggera-functions in four general ways, upon the high quality of hire of their craft

butter had beef used) a considering Staff to disinfect this servants strament for offensive possibilities, tion to say that, during the years working in the closest possible cou- During the recent heavy rains ble degree of acidity pointing to aquarters because is servants. land; froig which the most far acting in the revenue cruisers, he became purchasing and manufacturing de- $150,000.00 in the erection and Only recently the Hupp the engineering, Motor Car Corporation spent when he was patrolling the coast nection with thering tots eu the boat where certain forms of poisoning which symptoms similar to: a notifiable operations could be courted acquainted with every inlet, cove, partments, and, lastly, the car installation of modern heat one had a fair chance to keep onetimes occurred in milk for disease but they were quite po That might be a desirably policy harbour and rock throughout the

owner. If cars are to be built to treating plant so that all the tolerably dry were the cabins and, Such cases were rare and they due to unwise eating or drink-

from a certain viewpoint but it length of the China coast, besides on the 3rd class deck. The main poison was matable and rapidly ing awnings are so full of holes us to disappeared under the inflames af

Dr. Pearse said that no request new view of foreign poly taken the navigable rivers, from the Sun-exacting supervision of all metals mobiles should be of uniforra high

could not be reconciled with the obtaining a wide knowledge of all serving due as they should, material that went into Hup be nearly useless, except in dryhent. Although the chemist was supported by the advice of weather, with the result that durf the opinion that it was present medical practitioner, was, ever re- Pythe Government, wich con- gari to the West River, and it was that enter them is indispensable. quality.

templated bringing abou a better is constant purpose to use this Sinch a division, in every one of its

about knowledge and experience for the relations, is a safeguard against indrawings completed in the face fire, an engineer's ing rain showers not only has one owing to chemical partions it was fed but he was not prepared to to dodge spots of rain that seem impossible to prove that it was. A spend the time of titers of the Singapore much less important tirement will mean a great lose to force in maintaining the standard system of quality then they are benefit of others. Hence, his re-ferior materials and positive tories that follow this generat to delight in dropping down one's visit had been paid to the bakery department or

to waste supplies than it now seemed to be. many. As frequently is the case of quality that the manufacturer submitted to the metalingiels, neck, but the seats are useless which the cakes under suspicio merely at the request of any house Government's policy/night fail, where improvements to navigation has set is his own. unless one is armed with a good were unde and nothing could be holder who thought he would but the Goverome meant to are concerned, the effects of an ex-

who have only one thing in mind. thick pack with which to found that would account for any like his promises fumigated stand or fall upon

When for one reason or another, they check and criticise the pert's work are not always im reinforce one's raincout and pante.hurin caning to the caites. Every was often receiving demands for

metallurgical department blue prints. That question is: mediately felt or even, apparent, particularly to a layman, and it is orders that none of a certain con- "Has the part been designed to article and the actual process were such fumigation. (“! QUIZZIKUS."

en the subject, he might say that

so with much of Capt. Eldridge's signment of parts he allowed to make perfectly clean.

work, but an idea of what he has enter into the construction of cars, throughout? Is it quinte for its strength uniform Some of the sufferers bad not the common idea that disinfection

achieved may be gained by tabulat-there is only one way to remove the work it will ha called upon to partaken of the custard cakes bat and fumigation were agonYIHAS

ing some of the outstanding works that "stop" mgn. That is by perform in strenuous use?** lud'attributed the rause to the eat- terms was quite wrong and the ing of buttered toast. The symp public little knew how often it was

which he initiated:

Arranging suitable positions the president of the corporation, design carefully, specified the toms were the same nausea, or į exploited. It spent a lot of money "Piracy Reflection," Shipping and for lighthouses on the coast and in the vice-president in charge of material and investigated

Having examined the engineer's " hausen plus diarrhoea. The bulieron spurious disinfectant and often supplied to the particular bakery bed, the idea, that anything which It is or appears the good news

source of that material, the next gineer, or men designated by step in metallurgical control is the in question was very hugely used chemical smell was dis that the Home Overnment is at long last awaking from its in Hongkong, 400 g. of it being infectant.,

it is worth mentioning that the received.

inspection of materials as they are sold in one day. It was not the Dr. Kochsaid that regarding lethargy and his decided

appoint a comission to, go

Samples are selected Fest table bater but should be very the word wasting whic: hud

sales department is not represented at random from each shipment buoying good cooking butter unit was what been used, the departmen: existed

on that committee. The reason is received and sent to the metallur Peking, July 15.

obvious the enthusiasm of that gist. A good manufacturer, can Almost continuous rain for 13ne probably got when one asked for the benefit of the householders

5.-Surveys of

sections

department, in efforts to keep pace not afford to take anything fore days is causing dangerous-floods. for buttered tost in v restaurant of the Colony and the best expe- report from bugkong has been of the cost and numerous

|_ received.~Wseem to have heard in the Colony The only, mesas diture of its money,

6-Weather warning stations on with its quota, might tend to pre granted. While the remainder of for more thal a year of reports the coast.

judice its opinion with reference to the shipment is being held pending The Yungting river is threaten- of telling whether the butter was

being called from Hongkong. Regulation of navigation in the removal of the "stop" sign and the inspection, drillings of the ing to overflow and is likely to offerted in this way was for the

Regarding the second question but none of tim ever appears to harbours and rivers.

the continuance of production.

texted, with samples aro food Nanyuan and districts west butter to be submitted for a of Peking.

chepnicul examination to be nule of Dr. Koch, as to whether steps reach London or if they do it 8-Provision of charts and plans, the Hupp Motor Car Cornlyst having no preconceived

were being taken to disinfect would see that ey are promptly to assist navigation.

poration, the factory committee idea as to the result. If his report. pigeon-holed a forgoten. Recent Traffic on the Peking-Hankowmediately the cuse was opened.

In conclusion be wild say that Goverment Schools before the parliamentary ports that have The above all have been under has never overruled the action of flows that, the material is within Railway has been suspended owing

metallurgical departmentthe sperified limits, the inspection to washaways, and also on the to blame could possibly be at commencement of the term am reached us indite that even now Capt. Eldridge's supervision as its

while Coast Inspector and continuously Scores of examples of the metallur department is authorized to pass Peking-Suniyuan Railway. tached to the bakery, the muusigenot could not it be done, Methe Home Gernment,

division's importance the shipment into stock. In every Telegrams from Kalgan state or any of those egged in the Smith sid that the "nutter. realizing that tire is some piracy have been undergoing improve gical

been discussed a low diys ago and affecting Britishvessels in China ment and further organization connection

with manufacturing that the whole city south of the manufacture of the rakes.

case, finished parts are tested river. is severely damaged. The

Dr. Koch said that at our petit had been decided that nothing waters, has no te conception of as his vast knowledge showed might be mentioned, but

one before they are put into the car. necessary. There is

instance will serve to convey, su of railway line is covered with debris party cakes had been ordered frean more than spring cleaning the how bad and he serious matters was

Not only are these finished parts The ommission is a doubt that the efficiency to a depth of three feet. The different shop and yet one or wouse. of water, soap and ello really are. floors of the houses are still stand- had been affected. Another caso grease was needed although a little stepin the right diction; and if on the numerous branches of the idea as to what it does. Two orgubjected to rigid tests, but even portunity is taken the presence Marine Department of the Customs, three years ago when production substitute parts which never como ing, though covered with four feet had been traced to the eating of disinfectant of a world at at Home of the Cpnial Secretary of which he has been the technical was at its height, when cars were near the fuctor get the same kind do any harm. any notifiable of Hongkong an the Secretary chief, is principally due to his sold before they were built, and of treatment. Likewise valves, མ་ང་ང་ང་ང་ང་ང་ང་ང་ང་

diseases occurred, unediate of the Marine Egineers Guild untiring efforts in keeping things orders were coming in faster than spring bushings, springs, and ́artion was taken and the weed for of China, both of hom are fully up to date.

production could keep up with countless others receive all the it in such cases was more urgent | versed in the resptive aspects of Capt. Eldridge gained the first them, a shipment of gears was reattention that skilled metallurgints than in that. Of a private house the case as viewedby the Hong- prize for Seamanship ap theceived and tests showed them to can give them. "

Worcester" in 1880 and he receiv be of questionable merit through Only in such a way but it had been decided that the kong Governmennd by the. work required at the beginning of officers, some good by eventuallyed the China Expedition medal in excessive hardness.

Ordinarily maker guarantee the owner his good Since then Laid in the amazing atmos- the term could be very well done result. It can only hoped that 1900 phore of an international underby the roolien of the schools in the gravity of theyhole matter services in so many ways have they might easily have passed safety, service, long life, and

will become appare to those in been

per world, "White Tiger, is the question who were not overworked authority

recognized, officially by inspection on almost a 100 at Hon and that the award

cent, hasis, but that hardness left economy that he wants to build of the following

into the car, DYKES TO BE CUT. fancy title of the Universal picture in the holidays.

as ** result the penalty

of Chinese decorations-Civil Rank a doubt as to what might happen Tientsin, July 15. which commences & brief run at Dr. Koch said that he thought any further twist, of the of the Fourth Class, 1904; Double should some of these gears be sub The Chinese authorities have the Queen's Theatre to-night, in that the Stuff could co-operate Lion's tail will brought Dragon, 3rd Division, 3rd Class,jected to undue strain in the bands agreed to make preparations in which Priscilla Dean is said to with the school coolics as they home not only to tpirates but 1908; Order of the Chia Ho, Fifth of owners. readiness for cutting the Peiyunho excel her triumphs in previous know how to go about things. Alyke.

in North China.

*

.of mud. The loss of life, however, | lobster. is not great.

The damage is estimated at $1,000,000,

Dykes in the vicinity of Tientsin appear in danger of being carried away, which would result in the flooding of the British, French, Japanese and former German con-

cessions.

The British Municipal Council 'sent out a corps of coolies, who worked all night strengthening the local dykes.

There has been no more rain, and the situation is unchanged.

·DAMAGE AT KALGAN..

Washington, July 15.

WHITE TIGER."

AT THE QUEEN ́S.

screen features of similar nature.

a

GOVERNMENT SUM0015.

GERMANY.

NEW BANK SCHEME.

|' (Bruter's "Service.),'

Berlin, July 15..

по

the.

10

can the the

Bot Weather Dissašos ā Disorders of the howele ara extramaly. daagons, particularly, during the hot also to the body, tha rofesses to Class, 1914; Blue Medal, Thirty

we ther of the summer months and ju QUALITY THE SEOGAN.

order to protect yourself and family maintain law and ore in South | Class, 1915; Order of the Chia Ho,

Accordingly the "stop" order instaldien atack, get a bottle of China and that thy who are Fourth Class, 1917; Order of the

Chamberlain's. Colio and Diarrhoea. concerned directly wh a piracy Chia Ho, Third Class, 1921; Order was put on them.

It was ex-Remedy. It can be depended upon takes place will not ly ensure of the Wen Hu, Second Class, 1923. plained that the company was far having their views coldered, bai that they will be enab to work under conditions mudless' ano- malous and invidious an obtain. at present.

SHIPBUILDERS,

SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS; FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND ELECTRIC WELDERS. MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL

for sale everywhere

LIMITED.

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

ENGINEERS,

The hearine Miss Dean imper- sonateq us a girl brought up in mich manner that the cannot dis- tinguish right from wrong and whose creed is that slipping a rope of pearls from a lady's neck or a jewel from & mon's tie, is her rightful contribution, to society's Damage sustained by foreign progresa, na useful and active

ESTELLE'S ANICE. property at Kalgan, Chihli, is citizen. An unusual part of the estimated at a million dollars. plot is the introduction of an The Germain Bill for the estub- VISIT THE WILD. The floods have destroyed a large automatic chess-player by which lialment of a new Gold Note Bank

-"Complete confidendbetween section of the town, but the death the light-fingered fraternity obtain has been submitted to the. Repara- roll is light.

entree into exclusive circles, tions Commission. The Bank will man and wife is the dy happy These episodes are particularly be exclusively, German, but it will solution of the marria ulder- entertaining,

be supervised by a General Coun- taking." says Estelle Tor, who has won such praise for port. London, July 15.-The Daily Also in the cast are Wallace eft of fourteen members comprising rayal of the wife in Faye and Telegraph's New York representa Beery, of The Four Horsemen, seven Germans, add seven up Forget, the gripping dra of a tive foreshadows the renewal of Robin Hood," and "The Flame pointed by the United States, woman's mistake, which men to Immigration agitation in Japan in of Life-fame Raymond-Griffith Britain, Italy, France, Belgium, the World Theatre to dif consequence of orders issued by and Matt Moc e, all capable per.. Switzerlad and Holland as there are any reservations dither the Department of Labour, that Japanese Residents in Hawaii will sounlities in the cinema world and creditors of the new Bank. The side, any attempt to geaway be barred from admission to the specially picked to co-operate with President of the Reichsbank, Herr with anything unhappine will continental United State. Reuter, the viveclous Priscilla, da Schucht, is the president-designate be the result. Miss Taylgave All the scenes harmonise well of the General Council. The close study to the personal gles of her interpretation of her cult Moscow, July 15-An Inter and interest in sustained till the Bank will be completely indepen role in "Forgive and Fret," national Conference, including climax when it is proved that there dent of the German government which is an unusual treatm of representatives of the League of is no such thing as honour anong and will ine no-called Reichs- the husband and wifs theme Tie Nations from cloven European the Hue a very olever piser masknoten and counge, la the result is one of the finest dec countries, held hero to discuss

of light comedy in introduced it value of five milliards of gold-terizations ever seen on the sen. means to combat malaria, 3 has decided to despatch Commission ting off the old saying, "When marks, which must be covered to Pauline Garon, Wyndham Si

one-third by gold and foreign log. Vernon Steele, Pallo Mus to the Ukraine, Volga, Ciucarus thieves fall out." and Doasiz!! regions to study White Tiger, will be shown at currencies,he bank's capital lough, Josef Swickard, Rajadac preventive measures the the Queen's Theatre till Saturday will be 800,000,000 gold marks, to McKoc, and Lionel Belmore

be raised by an international loan.plete the cast of this ter

attraction,

spat-Reuter

I night; inclusive:

OF HONGKONG,

M

DRY DOCK

ength,on Blool Depth on

THREK BLIPY

pable

3,00

750

"HORGRING, CHINA "" JAPANÍ