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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1928.

WATER ECONOMY.

COLONY'S WATER.

HOUSE CLEANSING & FLUSHING REQUIREMENTS.

LOCAL CREMATORIA,

How two motor lorry tanks are to

he atted up as part of a tempor ary scheme to offect economy in the use of water for house cleans ing and flushing was revented at ́yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary

Board.

RESIDENTS.

THE CHINA MAIL,

GRAFT IN SYDNEY.

COMPLAINTS FROM CHINESE CORRUPTION IN CONNECTION

WITH TENDER,

3 PROSECUTIONS.

SCHEME PUT FORWARD.

Letters from Chinose residents

merce yesterday.

CINEMA NOTES.

"SORROWS OF SATAN" AT QUEEN'S

A REMARKABLE FILM.

According to London

Shadows Before

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Sor- rows of Satan."

To-day-World Theatre; "Forty Winks."

LAYTON & JOHNSTONE The People's

Coming of Amos."

To-day-Star Theatre; "The Favourites

"Mark of Zorro.”

July 26-28 World Theatre;

}

'Em and Leave 'Em.”

July 26-28-Star Theatre; "Love

July 29-30-Queen's Theatre; "Paradise For Two."

July 29-30-World Theatre; "The Great Gatsby."

London, July 9. complaining of the water restrle- The New South Wales Govern-D. W. Grith's big new film, critics. tions in the Colony were disclosed ment have decided to prosecute "Sorrows of Satan," which comes to the monthly meeting of the Mr. Silas Y. Maling, ex-Deputy the Queen's Theatre to-day, la a Chinese General Chamber of Con- General Manager of the City of picture which, technically, is one of Sydney Electricity Department, the finest ever made. The lighting Mr. Li Yau-taun, the Chairman, Mr. Arthur James Arnott, the is suport. The composition and Mr. W. . Carrie (Head of the explained that he and the Hon. Dr. General Manager in Australia of pictorial values of the great mans of Sanitary Department)

R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., had recent Mussrs. Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., acones are presided.

wonderful and unsur The attendance comprised:-They called on Mr. R. M. Henderson, and ex-Alderman Frank Green, passed. "The cast, too," remarks Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.Eof the Water Works, and the

[An earlier message stated:-one critic, "is first-rate with Carol (Director of Public Works), the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and London, June 28. The Deputy Dempster easily winning a new Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North iscere that certain schemes had been put General Manager of the City of place

July 29-36-Star Theatre; "Let] An emotional actress, It Rain." tary for Chinese Affairs). Dr. forward to facilitate matters.

Sydney Electricity Department thanks to a finished technique, just G. W. Pope (Medical

July 31-Aug. 1-Queen's Theatre; Officer of

and the Australian Manager of as effective as, but quite different "The Midnight Rose" (Wed. at 9.15 Health). Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Dr.

the well-known firm of engineers, from, that of Lillian Gish. Ricardo Long Tack Sam). Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.. Cortez gives a great performance. tlon in connection with a tender Mephistopheles in modern dress, is have been found guilty of corrup- Adolphe Menjou's conception of "Sparrows.”

July 31-Aug. 1-World. Theatre;}...

submitted for municipal work at to say the least, novel. His villainy Sydney. The allegations of cor-is tempered by a sort of good ruption, which was said to have fellowship and man-about-town at occurred during the Labour re- titude that does not permit the gime in Sydney, were made before conventional hatred for villain to the Royal Commission which was operate in the spectator's mind." ven on Earth." scarcity of water, is it not pos- INDIAN CONSTABLE'S ALLEGED investigating the contracts nego-The whole picture is a brillnint

S. W. Tho, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. S. C. Ha, Mr. J. P. Braga and Mr. J. Watson (secretary).

Motor or Hand Trucks. Attention had been drawn by the local rice dealers to the fact that trucks instead of hand trucks, as they were unable to use motor A number of questions asked by advised by the authorities, because Wong Kwong-tin, together of the heavy expense Involved, with the official replies

Mr.

are given below:-

to them,

WATER ECONOMY.

view of the

Question: In

sible for arrangements to be made

KALI KAL"

STATEMENT.

WAS

novel.

Midnight."

Aug 2-4-Star Theatre; "Aftor

Aug. 2-4-Qucen's Theatre; "The Red MI" (At 9:15 Long Tack Sam).

MiscellaneouÐ,

Sergt. A. Sheppard, and he was. 'found Not Guilty of attempted murder.

Aug. 2-4-World Theatre; "Hen-

July 31-1 Aug.-Star Thentre;; tinted last year for the supply of piece of direction. It is highly "Thren Faces East." machinery for the Sydney muni- meritorious, and shows that D. W. with the chief officer of the Fire

Land Sales. cipal power house. It was stated Grifith has lost none of his mastery Brigade to utilise sea water from: Lum Tack-yum, owner of private that the Deputy G. M. of the as a director. Adapted from the Crown. Lands at Shamshuipo, and July 30-At P.W.D. offices, the fire float for cleaning purposes, motor car No. 1011, was yesterday Sydney Electricity Department famous novel by Marie Corelli, the Prince Edward-rd., Kowloon City, except for general house cleaning afternoon summoned before Major recommended

Reply: The Chief Officer of the C. Willson, O.B.E., (at the Central Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox's the scenes strike a new note for

acceptance of story is an arresting one. Many of 3 p.m. Fire Brigade has always been will-Magistracy) for unlawfully park-tender and demanded £10.000 for novelty and magnificence, particu-

Lammert's Auction. ing to nasist us and some years ing his car outside the entrance of bribes. Counsel alleged that this larly those depicting the exotic Duddoll-st., miscellaneous goods, 11

·July 26—At Sales Room, 4 & 4A, ago authorised the use of the fire the Tung Ah Hotel, and leaving it money was paid. The Commis-pleasures of reckless wealth. "Sor- a.m. float for filling water carts. The unattended for 15 minutes.

sioner reports that it is proved rows of Satan" will be screened at use of sen water, however, for

Arnott, The defendant's story was that. that Mr. street watering. was abandoned the car was outside the hotel for manager of Babcock and Wilcox, An intaresting item in the same Schools' annual prize-giving, in Australian the Queen's Theatre until Saturday. July 31-Garrison Children's after experiments made in 1926. only two or three minutes. He al. Ltd., and Mr. Naling, the Deputy programme is the first of a new H.K.V.D.C., drill hall, 11 a.m. Its Use on. * water bound leged that he was called out by the General Manager of the Electri-series called Famous Music Masters. macadamised road is unsatisfac- Indian traffic constable who sum City Department, arranged that This item, appropriately enough, tory as it ruins the rond; its use moned him. The constable

the latter should receive £10,000

Sentence of 12 months' Impri- on a turred road or one with an further alleged to have told the de- the divided between him and "Faust" thus contrasting Mephis- Wiliam Devoy, an ex-member of presents эселез from Gounod's sonment was passed in Dublin on impermeable surface is not, I un- fendant that if he had any "kali the Labour Aldermen. derstand, objectionable from the kai" to give away, he would over was no doubt that the money was modern Satun of Marie Corelli's ed of inflicting bodily harm on There topheles of the opera with the the Civic Guard, who was convict- road engineer's point of view, but look the matter and not take down sent to Australia on the instruc complaints were received from the his number.

tions of the late Sir James He (defendant) re- Hong Kong Automobile Association fused to bribe the Indian and he Director of Messrs. Babcock and Kemnal, formerly Managér and from the chief officer of the was recordingly summoned. Fire Brigade that the use of sea, There was some discussion as to letters from Arnott.

Wilcox, Ltd., in consequence of water on the roads caused skid- the meaning of "Kali kal," the gen- missioner further states that he The Com- ding of motor vehicles,

erally accepted meaning amongst believes that Alderman Holds- the Chinese being "Chicken curry."

The defendant maintained, how Arnott, but there was no evid- worth demanded £1,000 from Question: Is it a fact that water ever, that he had bean told by ence that the money was paid.] for cleatising streets is obtained other Chinese drivers that mention from the maina? If so, can not of "Kali kat" by an Indian means the head of the Sanitary Depart-"tea money." ment devise means lo ensure B After Major Willson had visited supply from other sources?

the spot where the car was park Reply: At present no streeted by the defendant, the case was watering is done in Victoria and resumed this morning, very Ettle in Kowloon.. Water is Worship decided to convict the de- required for two purposes, house fendant for causing an obstruction. cleansing and side channel flush. A fine of $4 was imposed. ing, and in normal times the water used is largely drawn from on the "Kali kai" allegation made His Worship made no comment

by the defendant against the In- For house cleansing fresh water dian trafße, constable. is essential as sea water will not mix with kerosene emulsion, For side chunnel flushing I see no reason why we should not use seu water if it can be made available. Some

STREET CLEANSING,

the mains.

when his

The number of burials which two months ago, in anticipation of have taken place within the last the present shortage, I commenced six months?-6,948 burials.

to have

$30,000 FINE.

SAMPAN MISTRESS AND A QUANTITY OF OPIUM.

COLONY'S HEALTH.

NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST WEEK

FOUR INFLUENZA DEATHS.

Notifiable disease In the Colony Inst week, according to reports to the Medical Officer of Health, occurred as follows:-

Enteric fever (typhoid): 3 cased from the city registration district, 1 from Shaukiwan-totál 4 (all The mistress of passenger sam- Chinese, 1 of whom was not a resi pan boat, No. A-3696-V, appeared dent of the Colony); there were 2 Kowloon Magistracy this morning. the Kowloon registration district. before Mr. W. Schofield, at the deaths during the week..

Small-pox: 1 Chinese case from in answer to a charge of the ua- lawful possession of a quantity of

Cerebro-spinal fever: 1 Chinese unprepared and non-Government case from the elty; 1 death. opium. She pleaded "not guilty,"

Influenza (not notifiable): 4. Revenue Officer T. Tallon who

deaths..

at 11.50 on information received, prosecuted stated that last night Little Willie was present at din- he went on board the defendant's her when the local parson was in- sampan, which was

lying at the

vited.

All went well until dinner was

over his

enquirios, The question in a dim- The number of cremations time between Murray-pier and the cult one as with the substitution which have taken place during the Victoria Recreation Club about to start, and the parson re- of motor refuse lorries for the old same period?-13 at the Japanese found hidden in the centre apart-verently bent his head

Не bullock dust carts and the aban- crematorium and 11 at the Sikh ment under the deck boards, four plate. Everybody was quiet, when donment of streat watering, we Temple.

The number of cases (if any) ing.

boxes of opium bound up in sack a little voice piped out have now no water carts on this

"It's all right, mister the meat's side and no bullocks. It would be where cremations have been ap According to the defendant's quite fresh."

plied for and refused?-None, 80 version, a male passenger hired necessary, therefore, pumps and tanks at various levels. far as I know, on account of any her sampan to go to mid-stream to The Mersey Tunnel Joint Com- This question will be further in- lack of facilities. Cremation is, one of the vessels lying at the mittee accepted, subject to the vestigated.

however, governed by Ordinance buoy, and when nearing the Mur Minister of Transport's approval, Meanwhile, as a result of a No. 5 of 1914 and regulations ray-pier, he requested her to place a tender of 41,814,601 by Messra. notice which I received last week made thereunder, and cases might him ashore again, as he had for Edmund Nuttall, from the Water Authority, request- arise where cremation had to be

Sons and Co., ing me to cut down all house

gotten something. Accordingly, Ltd., Manchester, for under-river she moored alongside the Murray works. Before the passenger left

refused.

cleansing and flushing to a mini- Question: Is It a fact that the Pier. mum, especially in the neighbour existing crematória ure insufficient the boat, she hood of Caine-road and Bonham-to cope with the demand for cre- await his return. She therefore an-ed for the British Territorial Army was instructed to In May 4,896 men were approv road. I have made the following armations, and if such be the case chored her vessel between the pler service, compared with 2,559 in rangements which will enable me what steps are the Board going to and the V.R.C.

to avoid using main water for any purpose in the City of Victoria west of Arsenal-street.

take?

In finding the Reply: The numbers given above "guilty." His Worship anid: I am defendant would appear to show that the afraid that I must come to the con- existing facilities are sufficient.

Question:

clusion that you were in the pos- Has the general public been sufficiently informed session of the opium.

of the advantages of cremations insonment with, the alternative of a Hong Kong?

A sentence of 12 months' impri-

1

$30,000 fine was Imposed, and on the

NULLAH SUPPLIES. Two motor lorries, which have been lent to me by the Public Works Department, are being At ted with water cart tanks which Reply: I am not aware of any application of Revenue Officer atill remain in store. For house propaganda in favour of crema Tallon, the sampan and the oplum cleansing fresh water will be obtion having been undertaken in

were ordered to be confiscated.

tained from certain nullah sup-Hong Kong. plies which have been in existence for many years and have always

FEE OF $73.

Question: What are the condi-

been used, but of course only in tions and the charges for effecting the neighbourhoods In which they cremations at each of the crema. exist. The water will be convey-torla and is a profit being made ed by these improvised water carts in each case? If so, how much? to the house cleansing tanks. For

"I-G.” TO GO?

RUMOUR ABOUT CUSTOMS CHIEF..

side channel flushing water from and the "burning ground" at Kow. Inspector-General of the Chinese Reply: The Sikh crematorium' Mr. A. F. H. Edwardes, 'acting these nullah supplies, from loon are confined to persons of the Maritime Customs, will shortly be brackish well in the Western Mar- races named. ket and possibly also sea water, what charges (if any) are made. nlist Government and Mr. F. W It is not known removed from office by the Nation- w! be similarly conveyed by motor to the areas where flushing owned by the Japanese commun. Shanghai, will be appointed to suc The Japanese crematorium 16 Blaze. Commissioner of Customs at is required. No water will be ity in Hong Kong and la primarily ceed him, according to a Kuo Wen for Japanese. By the courtesy of news agency message from Peking. the Japanose community the cre Mr. T. V. Soong, Nationalial Question: Will the Head of the matorlum. Is available for the cre: Minister of Finance, has been hold Sanitary Department kindly up. matlen of persons of other na ing conferences with the various ply data on the following points: tonalities on condition that it is Nationalist commanders in Peking

drawn from the mains.

CREMATONIA.

The number of crematoria in recognised that Japanese have ever ways and means to bring into the Colony

* prior claim to its use, that the pre those established by the Government mont Reply None

thed

thes

for ene

effect the financial unification of the country, but has, so far, not granted any interview to other visitors, get

While he denies the truth of any

troop disbandment lush scheme, t da believed that he bai,

adequate plans for a

disbandr

May, 1927.

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