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KOWLOON MATTERS.

K. R. A. MAKE 'BUS SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS.

REGULAR TIME-TABLE?

FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1926.

CITY MURDER.

OFFICE BOY ADMITS THE CRIME.

#1 AM GUILTY."

DEFENCE CORPS.

LATEST H.K, VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

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RIFLE REMINDER.

To-day's orders of the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps, by R. Melville Smith, Major M.B.E. Administrative Command- ant, rend:-

Casual

The Rev. J. Horace Jchnston The motive leading to the mur presided over a well-attended dor of an office boy employed in meeting of

the

"Committee the China Commercial Company by of the Kowloon Residents' A Chinese also working there was Association Jut week. Mr. disclosed at the Central Magistracy" F. J. Easterbrook WAS

wel-yesterday when the man was charg comed on taking his seat for theed with murder.

Musketry Part 1. will be fired When arrested in Macao where at Stonecutters Renge on Sunday, first time in place of Mr. E. Cock.

The report and recommendations he absconded after the alleged July 25. of the sub-committee on the Ka- crime, the defendant, Lau Kai, loon Bus Service was presented by the convener, Mr. J M. Alves, and the recommendations were adopted in almost every cage. It WLS agreed to write to the Government on the following lines

Range Officer: Captain W made the following statement:- Brackenridge. M. C. Launch will It was I who killed Young Kai-leave Murray Pier at 9 a.m. and I am guilty and before call at Kowloon Pier at 9.10 a.m. wing. committing the action I had made

Dress: Uniform sptional, but rifles, bayonets, belts and pouches must be taken.

up my mind to kill him. I am ready to go back to Hongkong and make a statement to the Captain 1. Sukcesting additional stop Superintendent of Police so that

ping Places on the Kowloon City! ragte at the junction of Mody and|

no-one else is implicated.

I WAS

Arms: Will be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday.. July 23, Between 9 a.m.and nesu. Chatham Roads, for traße both quite willing that we should both or 2 and 4 p... or 5 and 6 p.m.. and on Saturday. Joig 24, be- tween 0 a.m. and pm,

dle together, in order that no-one else in the world should be affect-

ed."

was and at Tai Wan Road on the journey from the City; and to sub- stitute a stopping place at thei. Junction of Austin Avenue and deposed to fluding between 70 and Chatham Road instead of Austin Road

In medical evidence, Dr. Crala

Sand Table Scheme.

Riffles.

Board of Directors entrusted with

The Taetion Scheme will take the care of publicly invested -

80 Wounds on the "body. Any of place under Major F. C. Roerts money. With few exceptions, for which those with money to invest Urzing that the surface of the head wounds which had eloft V.C., D.S.O.. 0:B.E., M.C. at the akull might have proved fatal. Volunteer Headquarters on Mon- the western end of Prince Edward must be truly grateful, the chap-Rand he made suficiently good! Death, he said, was caused by day, July 26 at 6 pm

multiple Injuries. shock. and It is hoped that Ofheers and ter of local Company control in for a "bus" servile to operate as haemorrhage. Witness thought N.C.0,'% will make every effort to one short year is one of which to tar as the Kowloon Tong Estate that with the exception of three attend.

ind appealing for adequate light-wounds the others might have been We absolutely ashamed.

indicted with the chopper prodazed. It is clear that there are stiling of the Road.

Alternative Route? some Augeun stables still to be. Advocating the removal of the one of the other wounds raight Evidence was also given of a cleaned. Many concerns can still trees in Cusion Road, together with have been caused by a crowbar,

Members are reminded that all weather the storm by dint of hard the curbstores round their roots..

The result might be to render the superficial examination made of the

prisoner after his arrest. He had rifles when not in use must be work and economical administra- road available as a subsidiary 'hus an "incised wound on the right kept at Corps Headquarters, if the tion. Shareholders as a rule are route to Yuumati

forearin. It was a new wound and | Armouries at Taiko and Row- liable to look on the dark side

four to six days before the examina- had apparently been inflicted from loon Docks are closed tim. There were no other in- juries.

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4. Strongly urging the removal of the lamp-pests from the centre of Salisbury Road and Nathan Road and the adoption of pendant lights as at the northern end of the shoroughfare.

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Many members of the Corps ars at present keeping their rifles in their own possession. This pray- tice is contrary to regulations..

No. 5,WYNDHAM ST.,HONGKONG Telephones Central 22 & 4641.

Those members of the Corps Cable Address:-Mail, Hongkong.when, instead of profits and divi.

now in possession of rifles must dends, they are confronted by

return them to Corps Headquar- deficits and evidences of inertia

Questioned by Mr. H. S. Fitzroyters without delay.. for the defence, witnesa was of the

Armoured Car Company. and ineptitude on the part of

5. Proposing the erection of opinion that death took place those who they have duly elect-shelter for bus passengers on the almost immediately or within an Parade at Corps Headquarters ed to Boards of Directors. With a south side of the "island" where hour of the wounding.

oa Monday, July 26 at 5:15. p.m. The prisoner when examined by Vickers, Gun Instruction under spirit of goodwill as between the uses stop, and slightly re-

during the length of the "island" witness was not very excited. His C.S.M. Hancock. Drivers as de- Directors and shareholders and as į so that there will be no encroach

behaviour and answers were quite tailed. between debtors and creditors, ent on the present road space,

rational When witness naked! Note:The Government have there

still

limited:

the compulsory him what he was in jail for, he agreed to test and issue free some

4. Suggesting liability companies that can be re-imming of head-lights in well-lit replied that he had killed, someone drivers licences to drivers of this streets. rule that might be ex-Frisoner had been under his unit who are not in possession of eved from their present in-

Lended to all motor traffic.

observation ever since his admis private cars. Particulars may be glorious position. By putting..a 7. Suggesting that Police Corsion, but witness had never found obtained from 0. C. Mobile

stout heart to a stey brae" the stables and Postmen in uniforme any mental symptoms suggestive of Column.

Travelling free, should not be his being insane.

"Band Concert, year of Company history follow- allowed to occupy first-clase sents

There will be a Band Night at ing the settlement of the boycott when other cats are availabne.

Volunteer Headquarters at 9 p.m. could easily be transformed for

on Friday, August 6,

Tickets: $1 each are obtainable at Volunteer Headquarters.

Hongkong. Friday, July 23, 1926.

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Footboard Rules.

LOCAL COMPANIES.

Were all the reports of Jocal Company meetings this year to be "published seriatim in one issue of this newspaper they would make sorry rending. They would cer- the better and all concerned beforcement of the rule forbidding tainly give the lie direct to those the better for the past and pre-passengers to ride on the foot who insinuate that Hongkong has sent furnace of trial, difficulty, board of a bus. not been so greatly affected by and doubt. the strike and boycott as local folk

make out. Likewise they would

reveal a state, bordering almost PORT SANITATION.

on financial panic-in, a lesser de-

gree, "cold feetitis"-in the case of certain Companies in which a great deal of local money is in- rested.

SOURCE OF SUPPLIES OF WATER.

-The annual meeting of the On perusing some of these re-Association of Port Sanitary ports Directors' reports and Authorities was held on May 28 Fress reports of shareholders' in London.

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8. Pressing for the strict en

Asking that the Companies be made to run their buses accord ing to a' time-table, which shall be exhibited at every terminus.

He had not attempted to commit suicide in jail but witness had heard that he threatened to do so before being detained. He appear- ed to be a little subdued, and com- plained of having worma in his body. He also complained that he was a leper, and seemed obsessed with the iden that he had contract; a leprosy.

Witness had found no disease to It was also agreed to draw the

account for his feelings. Prisoner attention of the Bus Companies to

had told witness that he had con- the fact that their workmen fretracted leprosy from a woman to

quently occupy one or more of the very few first-class seats in the

buses.

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NEW SHIPS.

DETAILS OF SIX FINE VESSELS.

whom he had been introduced by

A feature of the shipping trade the deceased.

is the particularly noteworthy Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg opened his vessels which are being launched. Bathing Facilities.

CRAе for the Crown and described Prominent among these is the Turning to the question of bath the sleeping arrangements with shropshire," a twin-screw pas ing facilities on this side of the the aid of plans.

senger and cargo motor-vessel, Speaking of the morning of the which the Fairfield Shipbuilding harbour, the Committee received a very careful report from its sub-murder, the prisoner had said that and Engineering Co., of Glasgow, committee, most of whose recomat 5 am. he went into the kitchen have just launched for the Bibby

It was and got a chopper: He proceeded Line. The "Shropshire," mendations were adopted.

which

meetings-the conclusion, must be Dr. W. Allen Daley (Hall) reached that foresight and fore-i moved a resolution 'recommending decided to write to the Government to the deceased's room and found has an overall length of 502 ft.,

in order to lay before it the follow-Yeung asleep. ing proposals:

him and asked him if he had in-

Prisoner aroused will engage in the Eastern trade. Another launch is that of the tended taking him to a leper. butidomeneus," a motor-vessel, also he received no reply and struck the

for the Eastern trade, her owners deceased with the chopper.

thought have been sadly lacking that it should be made compulsory No one...conceived in 1923 and for the master or officer in charge 1. The improvement of the prin 1924, for instance, in certain rases of a vessel to keep a register or cipal bathing beach at Castle Peuk we could specify (but refrain, for make a full and proper entry in by the construction of a good path

Yeung picked up an fron bar and being Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co., his log showing the date and way from the road to the shore. obvious reasons), of the Coleny source of all water supplies taken and a parking space for cars beside retaliated, bat he was struck on the and her builders Messrs. Work being called upon to undergo such on board, and that a copy should the road. The provision of a pipe hand, causing him to drop the bar. man. Clark and Co., Belfast. This a'difficult period as has been occa- be forwarded to the Ministry of to convey fresh water from the Another blow was struck and the vessel, whose length is 476 ft., Health. He said he did not think aullah to the line of matsheds, deceased was knocked down. The has a load displacement exceed- sioned since June of last year there would be any doubt in the raft with diving steps and a supply prisoner then struck him at random, ing 15,000 tons, and will have a There was, prior to the latter date, minds of thoge present of the of life-saving appliances.

There is also another motor- 2. The opening up of the smaller and before putting away the chop-speed of about fifteen knots,

per he struck the deceased anal an air almost of sheer reckless- desirability of having full and

vessel, the. "Silverash," launched ness." Company affairs were con- exact information as to the source bay to the east of the pier at Castle blow. ?

Having changed his clothes he by Messrs. Joseph L. Thompson of the water supply on beard a Peak and the erection of a matshed, ducted with a total disregard for ship. In the port of Hull they or other structure.. for the use of put them on top of the cupboard and Sons, Sunderland, to the the inevitable law of averages as never had any serious difficulty in the public, at a small fee per in the room, and at 7.30 am. he order of the Silver Line, Ltd. This vessel is to trade between regaris lean and fat years. Share-obtaining such information, but it cubicle having accommodation for left for Macao... was always verbal, and they felt men and women.

The case was adjourned after the United States and the Far East, the voyage extending over a nolders, for whom Directors were that on future occasions if they

Tai Wan Bay.

hearing evidence.

passage of about 27.000 miles. investigating trustees. were kept totally in the were

3. The conversion of the por

The vessel's main dimensions are dark, even duly audited accounts typhoid, dysentery or even choleration of Tai Wan Bay between the

Domestic Signalling-The hour | 442 ft.; by 58 ft. 31⁄2 in.. by 88 ft. failing to reveal that, in the case they ought to have something Waverly Terrace of the Docka and of loans, for instance, securities more than a verbal statement con- the Cement Works into a public was very late and all was hushed in...and her speed will be ap- cerning the source of supply. It bathing beach, clearing away some and dark. Suddenly the stillness proximately 18 knots. An inter- in guarantees were worthless or was really, he felt, a matter for of the rough stones, old matsheds was broker by a crash from up-esting feature to the "Silverash" is that she is the first of the order practically non-existent. The international legislation, but that and other obstructions and erecting stairs.

"G-g-g-good heavens, what was for six vessels placed by the Silver was a lengthy business, and they a matshed for other building) with manner in which certain concerns considered that something definite cubicles for the use of the public that, d-darling," exclaimed the Line on its formation in Novem-

The new road timid young man.

ber last three with Messrs. were conducted and directed could should be done in the meantime. at a suitable fee.

"Merely father dropping

Thompson and three with another skirting the Dark property will not but lead to disintegration, if After a brief discussion the re-ke the beach easily accessible hint," replied the girl, who was Sunderland shipbuilding firm, Sir

James Laing and Sons. not disruption and liquidation, solution was adopted.

A resolution was brought for and available for a bus service in quite unalarmed.

The total sum to be expended when the day of reckoning duwn-ward from the River Tees Au- the bathing season.

Since the above recommendations ed at last.

0 thority for consideration express-

were passed by the Committee the Cynics declare that there is no ing the opinion of the Authority recent storm has involved the creases of rent would have to be

that the time was opportune to such thing as commercial morality make venereal disease a notifiable Government in great and unexpect furnished in sumcient number to

of cases

·

on the six ships is £1,140,000.

and less in public companies disease and that representations/ed expenditure, and it may, seen indicate the need for such a Board.that you were dancing with me,"

Helen-"I dreamed last night

Frank (radiantly) "And

Helen "I woke up and found

than in private ventures. Some to this effect should be made to inopportune to put forward any It would, therefore, be of great as- of the disclosures made during the Ministry of Health, Members proposals requiring the outlay of satance to the Committee of the

But many of the recom-K.R.A. if Kowloon residents would what?" of, Parliament, Port Sanitary

mendations capecially in connection communicate to the Secretary, Mr.

money.

the past twelve months almost Authorities, etc. The resolution with the bus service do not touch J. L. Parren, 35 Humphrey's my little brother pounding my persuadeth us to range ourselves was lost by nine votes to eight.

on the side of the cynics. There

has been a display of incom-

petence that would not be tolerat-

FEW CHILDREN ESCAPE IT. TOMACH aches, so inseparable from

the Treasury and some of the more Buildings, any instances of what feet with a hammer." expensive work suggested can be they consider unjust or exorbitant

rental. left till next bathing season."

Rents Restriction.

As regards the removal of the

In reference to the Kowloon Hospital complaint to which allu-

led in the handling of one's par- the years of childhood, can become rents restriction, the question wassion was made in the last common- | risus bowel disorder if not promptly raised whether any tenants had que to the Fress, it is thought right Chamberlain's Colle and complained of the demands of to add that the originai.complaint quieted Diarrhoea Remedy is safe and depand-landlords. It was agreed that, it was not directed against the action able for both children and grown people. order to make a successful appeal of Dr. Smalley, upon whose pro It imediately rellevas severe intesti for a Fafe Bente Board, specifc fessional capabilities no reflection nal pain and stops weakening diarrhoen,

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