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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26. 1924.

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

“ADEQUATE DEPARTMENT SOUGHT,

HEAD OF BOARD MUST BE QUALIFIED.

Coming Legislative Council Resolution."

The urgent necessity for an adequate public health service which, the Colony's four English newspapers have been voicing during the past few weeks will be brought directly before the Government on Thursday next when the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak will submit the follow- ing resolutions in the Legislative Council:-

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1.That it is the opinion of the Unofficial Members of the Legisla

tive Council that the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Board and Department should be extended:-

(a) in order that food may be properly inspected and

controlled.

b) in order that a campaign against flies and mosquitoes may be property organised and efficiently conducted. 2-(a) That the constitution of the present Sanitary Board and Department be enlarged in order that they may function as a Board and Department of Public Health, such new Board and Department to have complete analytical and bacteriological control of the water supply of the Colony together with all the powers of the present Sanitary Board and Department.

(b) That the "Head" of the Board and Department shall be one with the necessary special qualifications in Public Health. The "China Mail understands that these resolutions are being submitted by the Hon-Mr-Holyoak-on-behalf-of-all-the-Unofficial Members of the Council, including of course himself.

TENANTS DISPUTE.

SPURIOUS COINS.

ROASTED CHESNUTS LEAD WOMAN SENT TO JAIL FOR

TO TROUBLE.

TWO MONTHS.

this

A dispute between two tenants Before Mr. R., E. Lindsell at In the occupation of the ground floor of 73 Hollywood Road, re the Central Magistracy garding the nuisance created by morning a woman, named Chan one of them in roasting chesnuts Sat, was charged with passing bad regularly, led to their appearance Hongkong twenty-cent pièces t at the Summary Court this morning

Sai Wan-ho Market. It appears before Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball.

she gave one yesterday to a licensed hawker in payment for five cents worth of dried fish.

Mr. A. el, Arcull appeared for the plaintiff, the tenant who had complained of the smell from the chesnuts. Mr. F. E. Nash repre- sented the defendant..

Mr. Arcull said the action was for the recovery of money for the use and occupation of premises. It was not the usual claim for possession he said. Plaintiff was the landlord of the premises and lived there. The defendant bad

room 'opposite him. The plaintiff was a dealer in opium and the defendant a dealer in preserved eggs' and other food stuffs."

When the defendant in August, chesnuts 1922 started to roast

regularly in his premises the plaintiff objected but the

She also vic

timised three hawkers when pur- pluusing Numerous Treasure" brand cigarettes.

The woman was sentenced to two months R.I.

The counterfeit coins were ordered to be destroyed.

:

MORE WELDED BARS.

HEAVY FINE IMPOSED.

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at do. the

Kowloon Magistracy

this fendant took no corice, As at morning, Lan Sai, owner of three this time the plaintiff's wife houses in course of construction at went into the

the Li Chan Street Street, Sham Suí. plaintiff offered the defendant the room she occupied for him, was summoned by the Building to cook his chesnuts. Defendant Authorities for using defective materiale-welded bark. A fine of accepted and used the room for a

country

couple of months after which the $100 was imposed.

wife returned and the room was given up. Some time in the eighth moon the defendant applled for the use of the room again for the same purpose. He was allowed it for two months and plaintiff then claimed possession. The defendant · refused to give it up and offered $15 a month rent. Plaintiff refused this and wrote to defendant, telling him that if he did not give up the room, rent of $50 would be charged. The defendant stayed on, but paid no rent and it was for the recovery of this that the claim for $140 was made.

COLONY'S HEALTH.

Thirteen cases of enteric fever were reported in the Colony during. last week, one proving fatal. Eight of the cases were Chinese, 2 British, 1 Portuguese, 1 Indian,

Filipino, one being imported. One death took place from cerebro-spinal fever and another case was reported, both being Chinese....

There was also a death from diplitheria and one from influenza, Chinese and Portuguese respec- tively.

The plaintiff gave evidence to similar effect and in cross-exam- ination said he was not given to

During yesterday. there were understand when he let the pre. mises to the defendant that his single cases notified of enteric and the diphtheria, both of which proved

business, would necessitate cooking of chesnuts.

Defendant in evidence said- when the room was taken over he fitted electric lights,

(Case proceeding.).

LAWN BOWLS.

TIES IN CHAMPIONSHIP... Three interesting bowls matches in the 3rd round of the Champion ship of the Colony were played last evening at Happy Valley with

fatal

.GORED BY STAG.

THREE PERSONS INJURED.

A Kuala Lumpur despatch of August 18, reads:-An unusual accident happened to the de Moubray family early on Friday. morning, when three of them were gored by a stag, believed to be Carcosa the following results:-Da the one of the herd in

Police green, A. MIII (C.S.C.C.) grounds.

It appears that Mr.

defeated E. Barker (Talkoo) by De Moubray, hearing noises, came

21-16 after playing 21 heads, out and turned his torch full

This

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WAS did

畿 fine tussles on the animal, which charged.

obtain not

CANTON CRISIS.

TO-DAY'S LATEST

NEWS.

Cargo Sent_Back.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MANY REFUGEES ARRIVE HERE.

A local firm

POSITION STILL UNCERTAIN. LATEST CANTON OUTLOOK. GENERAL STRIKE SPREADING.

Civil Governor's Ultimatum To Merchants.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)regular troops have been disarmed in and around Fatshin but it is Canton, August 26, Noon.felt that the number has been

exaggerated. At the time of our going to

-Developments. which were ex-

- Eight small Chinese gunboats press this afternoon, no further pected to take place this morning news was available in connection as the result of a proclamation of the River Defence Flotilla class

the Canton with

situation. issued yesterday by the Civil have been anchored off Wongsha of merchants Governor have not eventuated. and Shek-Wai-Tong. These two had been telegraphically advised This proclamation was tantamount districts are just outside the by its Shameen branch that the to an ultimatum that shops and western boundaries of Canton city deadlock continues but there is no firms which had suspended busi- the inference is that they have open disorder. Chinele merchants, ness yesterday would be given till been despatched there to prevent Hongkong have received re- p.m. (yesterday) to open their any incursion into Canton by Mer- doors and resume, otherwise the chants Volunteers and Village A rumour is current that the Government would not be res-Guards from the outlying areas. Canton Government has been fa ponsible for any disorder in their Military Leaders Neutral. prolonged negotiation with the de- premises. The proclamation also Some who profess to have partment stores to re-open for conveyed intimation that shops sounded the most powerful mili- business but no solution has been which continued business would tary leaders with official head- found yet, it is reported. kong on Sunday night was retum-responsible for the preservation of will be strictly neutral, in the dis- Some cargo shipped from Hong that the Government would be that each faction of mercenaries be accorded full protection and quarters in Canton city predict ed last night and hardly any cargo order in their premises.***

pute between the Canton Civil is going up to-night.

Yesterday's and to-day's river Individual members of the Government and the burgeois, as steamers have brought down full Canton Merchants Volunteers are represented by the Merchants complements of refugees, mostly conspicuous by their absence. Volunteers. General Li Fuk-lam, families of merchants and officials They are not to be seen in the Cantonese leader and virtually who fear that trouble may break streets, or, in uniform, "on duty governor of that part of Canton outside-shops, or even at their res-city south of the river, was 'at' A detailed report of events in pective brigade headquarters. It one time reported as having Canton will be found eleswhere in is felt that they have abandoned become involved in the "Hav this issue.

their uniforms but retained their arma negotiations but he is also equipment and are inside the shops mentioned as being neutral. where they are usually employed. A. minority may have moved into the Fatshan locality.

ports of similar nature.

out

SETTLEMENT DAY.

SLOW BUT SURE

SUGARS STILL BOOMING.

By tifin-time to-day, one of the leading firms of sharebrokers in- formed the "China Mall that as far

CONDITIONS IN CANTON.

SHAMEEN STRIKE EXAMPLE.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Canton, August 25.

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as could be seen there would be'a European merchants" in Canton clean sheet for to-day's settlement on the various exchanges. August was usually an unimportant month in to stock business calendar, but this year had seen a fairly heavy August settlement which was proceeding slowly but steadily at the time of the conversation.

There were no features to record, quotations remaining at about the -same-levels. -.

are of opinion that the strike which started this morning was not so much the result of a united desire to suspend business, firstly as a protest against the seizure of the "Hay" shipment of arms for the Volunteers, and secondly an effort to boycott the Government and the troops, but rather a state of affairs brought about by leaders

doors this morning. ***

To the casual observer the strike was first noticeable at the Sun Co.'s emporium on the West Bund. Not only were the shutters up but the iron gates were also closed.

Machine Gun Persuasion.

Delicate Pollee Job.

A meeting has been held at the Southern Palace Hotel at which a number of military officers present;|| are stated to have declared that if the merchants closed their doors' to business they would be called! upon by the divisional police chiefs to-open under orders from the Police Commissioner. In connec tion with this report the divisional police chiefs are said to have expressed themselves as unable to comply should the order be given. and that they would prefer to resign rather than disarm the Volunteers on guard duty as that would be the first step if they had to force the merchants to resume.

WAR OF WORDS.

in Chinese and distributed broad- cast in Canton have been sent to the "China Mail" by a European who had them thrust on him while riding in a riceha in different parts of the city.

of the Merchants Volunteers who||~CAMPAIGN OF CIRCULARS. This month's settlement had adopted the tactics of the Shameen been an exceptionally good one strikers and induced " the Copies of three circulars printed for the majority of clients owing majority of firms not to open their to the boom in nearly every stock The general feeling was that the undertone, in the main, was strong and healthy and it was predicted that a boom all-round was coming. Interest was mainly centred in Sugars, Hotels, Tramsand Wharves

A very small one-about the although there were. several

size of a Hongkong one dollar note other prominent names on the A similar state of affairs pre--purports to have been issued by sbeet, The main item of valled at the Sincere Co. further Mr. Wu Teichen, Commissioner off faterest has been the jump in China down the Bund. In the course of Police. It has been customary for Sugars, one firm of brokers having the day, regular troops armed with official notifications to be posted shares of this company delivered" machine-rifles" called on the and not distributed. Another irre to them to-day at a price of $210 Volunteers on duty inside the gularity is that no seal has been per share with other transactions building to re-open the doors to attached, the Commissioner's In the same scrip at $375-a differ- Lusiness. No force was used and name being printed in ordinary ence of $165.

no threats were made; the discus type. No date is given although It was also reported that the sion being carried on in the friend the circular starts off by saying number of clients who will have liest terms, this coming as a sur that "to-night unscrupulous per to be carried over" will be very small. Interest is very high, theprise to those inside the company's sons have, under the guise of figure commonly mentioned for shops. It is reported that the shop making purchases in shops, sought carrying over" being 18 per cent. fokis reply was that they were secretly to distribute pamphlets per annum, or even slightly higher. ready to do business, but as no inciting a general strike. Busi

customers were forthcoming and ness people are particularly asked trouble was anticipated, the shut not to play into the hands of ers had been put up for protection. "unprincipled traitors."

Later in the day, it transpired Strike Only Salvation." = that about seventy per cent of the Probably the circular réferred mercantile houses had closed their to is the one of which a copy also doors (or rather, not opened them reached the European. There is ...after closing up the previous no beating about the bush here. night.) The remainder consist of It declares" At the present small retail houses which have no time, the fact that nationalisation connection, with the Volunteer of property is dangerously movement. Still, it was felt that imminent, has been thrust right in by one shop setting the example in front of our eyes; unles we devise one street others would follow suit counter-moves as quickly and be A police report is that about 3 p.m. for fear of becoming the target of prepared to save ourselves we will

Continuing in yesterday as bus No. 104, was derision. As the numbers grew, perish." proceeding from Lal Chi-kok to the movement extended but it can alarming language the circular Kowlooou Ferry and when near hardly be gainsaid that more than exhorts all connected with com- the junction of Talpo and Tsun half of the shops have closed in-merce to join in the general strike Wan Road, three men two of them | voluntarilynskt. which has been definitely fixed for armed with revolvers, boarded the

Shots In The City:**** August 26 and that if lives and They threatened the - con- Two detectives from headquar-property are to be saved it should ductor and stole $9.40 in money tera received a rough handling in be recognised that in the strike and a ticket punch."

Cheung Lan Street, in the western lies the only salvation suburb, a street almost entirely.The publishers are: "The civil occupied by native bankers and a population of Canton city" who hotbed of "volunteerism." The jointly notify.

Ambiguous.

HIGHWAYMEN.

KOWLOON MOTOR 'BUS HELD UP.

Highwaymen have at last turned

their attention to the motór-huses

as a source of income. They held up one yesterday, but did not have much of a haul.

[bus.

.

At the Kowloon Magistracy detectives are alleged to have Mrs. de Moubray and her husband

the lead until the 20th head. He re both got hold of its antlers, dut marked afterwards that it was the not before it had damaged Mr. de hardest game he had ever played. Moubray's left arm. Miss Layard, W. Wotherspoon defeated Mr. de Moubray's sister-in-law, A. Simpson (Taikoo) by 21-14 after came out and was attacked by the stag, and had to be removed to playing 17 heads.

hospital where she underwent a successful operation,

On the Craigongower green A. Gourlay (C.C.C.) defeated J. Grant (Polico) by 21-10.

All three wlaners are. interport selections.

ARMS CASE: PAUL LECAT" STEWARD

FOUND GUILTY. WA

Six of the herd have been captured, but the seventh is still at large.

SHARE QUOTATIONS..

Mesars Joseph, Gould & Co. kindly supply the following stare quotations ruling on the Shanghal

Before Mr. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this mom-market this morning :→→ ing Chung San, No. L-Saloon Boy Paul Locat,was broughtup on

remand on a charge of

of thirty-four folida

and ene dagger.

Buyer

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this morning, Wong Ying was sentenced to two weeks' imprison-pulled down a notice calling on the A better product of printing is ment for theft of 8 pieces of cloth civil population to strike and it has a sheet full of display type. This ing from the steamlaunch "Man also been reported that in the aheat is allegedly from what Lok The vessel was lying at course of a tussle, shots from a would be translated literally as Sham Sui-po Forry Wharf. when revolver were fired, though with "The Committee of the Authorised the theft was committed.

out Injuring anybody.

Delegates of the Council of Canton Military detachments garrison-Labourers Representatives." >It ed in various parts of the city have will be recalled that just before declared martial law in their the Shameen strike was settled districts

circulars were banded out announcing, the inaugural, of this body with the long and unwieldy name.

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn ing the owners of motor cars Noz. 135 and 102" were summoned for driving on the wrong side of the road. Indian Gonstable--No. 15 [Imm All gave evidence, ze-to-the "offenceni Üharof 35 was imposed

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HOW THEY STAND

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