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The Committee which the Labour Government appointed to inquire into the social conditions of British Malaya and Hongkong is to meet in London shortly.

Lady Nancy Astor, à moņiber of the Committee appointed to in- Pguire-into the social conditions of Singapore and Hongkong. Lady Astor Jas several tibass criticised Hongkong's sorial conditions in the House of Commons,

Malayan newspapers to land by

Exe Heney the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Hir Laurence Stuns Cableinard has bepi in- Toned by the Sirretary of State Jor tim, Colonies, Mr. 1. M. S. Amery, of the appointment by Hate · Labour. Gövernment, of บ Committes to advise on questions of thygiene referred to it from time to

times

the

The intention was tuas the Sings- pore question should be the first .inutter referred to the Cominittee, Land timt it should be fully considered [on réreipt" of the Committee's

advice,

The Committee, included Mem. bers ol the late Parliament. representatives of the Colonial Ofice. War Office, Admiralty, National Comet for Combating

4 Veneral Discuses and the Associit- tion for Moral and Social Hygiene. The present Opvensnent is con "tinuing the Couniittée, und it is hoped that the first meeting will be held at an early date,

Inquiries in official circles by a "China Mail" reporter this morn- ing revealed that no official news- has been received from Landon iately.

was in-

Our representative formed that Hongkong's social conditions do not form the main subject of the Inquiry to be held in London.

CHARGE FAILS.

ALLEGED QUARREL ON S.S. "PHILOCTETES.”

ACCUSED DISCHARGED.

THE DOLLAR.

To-day's closing rate 2/3 13'16 To-day's opening rate 23 13/16

THE AUSTIN SETEN.

Catalogues & specificätioda

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HARBOUR SCHEMES.

"WHAT THE CHINESE THINK:

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Helping The Man Of Business.

Nothing but praise has been uttered by the strictly Chinese business community regarding the report (published yesterday). by Mr. John Duncan on the commercial development of the port of Hongkong.

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The death of Chau Pook-sangy an elderly, passenger on the s "Philoctetes, which is alleged to have occurred in the course of a quarrel while the vessel was on her way 10 Hongkong, was re- called at the Kowloon Magistracy Tthis morning before.. Mr. E W

Hamilton, when two Chinese pas- "Replying, in the House of 'sengers (Lee Cheung and Ma Commons, to a question regard Chaw) were jarraigned on a charge rice, raw sugar, wheat flour and as indicated by Mr. Duncan. They "Nam Pak Hong is interested in at West Point and Kennedy Town ing maisons tolerees in Hong- of manslaughter. kong, Singapore and the Straita Mr H C Lee appeared for the refined sugar, commodities which paid a tribute to Mr. Duncan's Settlements, Mr. Thomas an-

defendants.

rank, respectively, first, second, knowledge: To use their own "Dr. G. A. Minorgan, Surgeon of fifth and seventh in the list of words, he was a technical and not nounced the constitution of a gent vessel, worn, stated that on eight "principals according to a commercial man and he seemed era! advisory body to deal with December 13 at about. 630 p.m. value, and tonnage" dealt with by to know more about the business Leather, light ferible social hygiene would shortly be he was called to the passengers' the report. established under the chairman-quarters where a man had fainted.

than the average Nam Pat Hong ship of the Under Secretary of On ex raination he was doubtful with public welfare pointed out

A gentleman who is identified principal. State for the Colonies. It would whether the man

In the "Kung Ping" guild it was consist of two members of the stimulation was given, and in the interest to the man-in-the-street Point part of the scheme would was alive but that this report was of far more also predicted that the North House of Commons, including course of hilf an hour it was Lady Astor; two representatives ascertained that the

than that, by Sir Maurice Fitz- have little interest for the strictly of the council for combating dead. Ne marks of violence were

maurice which dealt merely with Chinese firm of traders. It was venereal disease; representatives found on the body beyond a therefore, covered only the phase the advent of motor transport in the Hunghom Bay scheme and, thought that North Point, with of the War Office, Admiralty, bruise below the right eye A of bulk overseas transport. Ministry of Health and Colonial partial post mortem examination

the Colony, might take the place. Office."

revealed the beast to be greatly

Another who was instrumental of the Wanchai waterfront and enlarged, the rest of the organs

in breaking the cargo-boat strike provide storage accommodation ❤ being healthy, An

in the latter part of 1922, and who for merchandise generally packed entry was had glanced at made in the log that death was

the parts h cases, piecegoods, hardware, due

relating to "Hongkong Cen-especially when the reclamation | ■

was complcted.

The present Under Secretary of State for Colonies is Major | Ormsby-Gore.

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BRITISH WARSHIPS SEIZE ALEXANDRIA.

The British super-dreadnought "Iron. Duke" landed marines and bluejackets and seized the Government ofices and Custome House in Alexandria as the first punitive measure for Egypt's failure to "meet all the British demands for reparation for the murder of Major- General Sir Lee Stack, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army. A number of British regiments were rushed to India from Maltu.

FOR THREE YEARS.

KENYA: INDIANS TRYING

A CO-OPERATION.

MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

(Reuter's Service.) **

NAIROBI, December 29.

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There was abundant room for improvement in working cargo from and to lighters West Point. and Kennedy Town where the cumbersome junka were sometimes hard put to stand up against a strong. current. If the cargo coolies were not masters in the art of walking up and down u bobbing plarik, ak considerable part of a lighter's cargo might easily find its way down to the water, one stevedore said.

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A gentleman who is interested in river shipping was not very optimistic, about "generalising" the whole trade owing to the intricate peculiarities of each run and even each company.

Several who were considered competent to express an opinion on the proposed "harbour road" professed to know little about the Bubject. However, one or two stated that although Hongkong harbour was exceptionally busy the stream of cross-harbour traffic might not be big enough to war- rant heavy expenditure in building a "harbour road."

An exporter who has had much difficulty in getting produce down from the country served by the Kowloon-Canton Railway said that he thought the present disposition of the railway and facilities for shipping away cargo arriving by the railway, would be adequate for

to cardiac failure during a quarrel. tral" and the western years. He gave it as his opinion Answering questions, witness foreshore of the island, asked that the railway would never be stated in his opinion a man with a if the scheme, if put in hand, linked up with the many promised heart in that condition could come would supersede, incorporate or systems in Kwangtung and South about his death through excitement standardise what stood, at pre- China. caused by a quarrel.

sent, in the name of private and

An entirely new

Dr. W. Moore deposed to having commercial enterprise. In other

programme carried out a post mortem examin-words he wanted to know if the will be presented by the Wish, alion on December 23,ai the Public various wharves on the water- Wynne Company to-night. The Mortuary, on the body of a front, the lighters in the harbour company is staying on til Sator- Chinese, aged about 45, which had &c. would be taken into the day. been identified as that of Chau scheme or would they be scrapped Important decisions were taken Fook-sang. There were no signs to make room for a standardised | by the East African National of decomposition owing to the system.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Congress of Indians who, on the vessels having been injected with

in Peking his instructed Gen. Singapore's social conditions advice of the President, Abdul a solution of formaline. The only Guild which is the union af Defence Commissioner, to desist are to form the chief subject of Wahid the wealthiest

Members of the "Kung Ping" Chang Yuan-ming, the Shanghai the inquiry, and as roted in the Indian merchant-who has been a abrasion on

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ante-mortem, mark was a slight employees who do all the stevedor- from further centoring of telegrams Malayan newspapers, will bo in- resident 25 years, resolved to below

the right cheeking, lighterage and general trans- sent by the Cluene Telegraph vestigated first..

All the eye. enter into full co-operation with. |

the port for Nam Pak Hong had the Administration, says a Chinese re- Hongkong, our representative Europeans for three years in the organs appeared to be healthy report brought to their notice and port. The action has been taken

except the heart,” which, was en-. was informed this morning, only hope that permanent co-operation agged, and the aortic valves were were lavish in their praises of it. by the Ministry owing to a Noie comes into the inquiry incidental may he ensured

diseased. In the opinion of the As far as they were concerned, which it has received from the What Decision Embraces, The decision embraces participa-

witness death was due to syncope they would welcome improvements Diplomatic Corps. Singapore social conditions were recently the subject of an cipal government on a fixed basis, stated that in his opinion it was tion la parliamentary and muni-In answer to questions, witness

and disease of the heart. inquiry by a commission of local abandonment of the non-co-opera impossible for the body to have medical practitioners who sub- tion policy, and agreement to pay received a severe blow and yet mitted a report to the Govern- poll tax

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The Congress also resolved to In the course of this report they, advise Uganda Indians to agree 10. stated: "Venereal disease is on, parliamentary representation. the increase. It is very common" among European mules.

It., is intruding more and more into the family life of the middle-class Straits-born Chinese......The condition of affairs amongst the middle-class Chinese is already terrible, and is becoming annual- · ly worse; and unless checked the fact of its existence will increase in notoriety, and form a damning

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OPPOSITION EXPECTED FROM SWAKAJISTS.

(Reuter's Service.)

CALCULTA, December 30. The Hengal Legislative Council indictment on a Government will meet on January 7 to consider which permits such conditions not a Bill to give effect to an ordin only to exist, but to progressively ance, promulgated on October 25, increase,"

tag which legally is effective for six Hongkong's social conditions months only. have come in for their share of andum announces that the Bill wilt A Bengal Government memor criticism, frequent attacks having provide for an appeal to the High been by Lady Astor in the House Court from a tribunal of three of Commons.

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thai a man with a heart in that con- bear no marks. Witness added

dition was liable to meet with sud- 'den death if he was excited and mixed up in a struggle.

Dr. Minorgan, resalled, stated that it was evident there had been a squabble on board where the deceased was found.

Alleged Kicking,

The next witness was Yeung | 'Pak, a clapsman of the deceased. This witnessgiated that a quarrel furose" in the course of gambling when the two defendants kicked the deceased after they had been accused of cheating": fellow passengers was not taken 3. The evidence of two other

as His Worabip found that both.

in the course of a dispute would doctors had agreed that excitement. cause the mm's death. Yeung Pak in his evidence had stated that Judges.

there was a gambling row. Hia The decision to appoint the. It is generally anticipated Worship was convinced that no committee was reported in a cable that the Council will not pass jury would convict the defendants from London on July 7. This the Bill, owing to the opposi

on the evidence prodisced, and the ★ cable, read as follows:-

defondsats were accordingly die. Ncharges: Co

tion of the Swer Jjs15.

WELL-KNOWN RACE PONY DEAD.

Above is a picture of Kashmir, Mr. L. Dunbar's race-pony, which died early this morning. Mr. Dunbar purchased Kashmir last summer and had already won two races with him on the local courge. Mr. Dunhar and his family are at present in Manila,and a cable was despatched to him this morning.

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