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No. 26,011

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928.

WATER SITUATION, IS NEW MINISTERS TAKE A CARGO WORKING WHY HONG KONG WAS

SERIOUS

GOVT. APPEAL. ALL RIDER MAINS TO BE CUT OFF ON NOV. I

OFFICIAL REASONS

OATHS

#4

THEIR '5 WORDS"

"CHRISTIAN GENERAL" HAS HIS TURN

MARSHAL CHIANG'S REQUEST

Nanking, To-day,

Owing to the low water level ofter). the Storage Reservoirs on the Is-f

General Feng Yu-hsiang, i.e., the

DECISION

APPEAL FAILS

MARINE MAGISTRATE AGAINST CAPT. E. MIDGELEY

BUT FINE REDUCED Judgment was delivered by Comdr.

PREFERRED

TESTATOR'S PRAISE CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN THE INTERIOR

AN EX-BANK COMPRADORE "Owing to the chaotic conditions

PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

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FLO. (London), “

CHINESE REDS GET THE NEW H.M. SHIP

'LONDON $450,000!

GIFT FROM MOSCOW UNDERGOING TRIALS HOW IT REACHED SHANGHAI VIA TO GO TO MEDITERRANEAN AS

FLAGSHIP BERLIN & TOKYO

TO BE USED FOR PROPAGANDA

OF THE "COUNTY" CLASS

London, Yesterday,

BRITAIN'S AIR *FORCE

OFFICIAL VIEWS.

SIR SAMUEL HOARE ON OUR AIR PROBLEM

30 SQUADRONS. FORMED

Shanghai, To-day.

London, Yesterday. The North China Daily News" The latest ship in the British Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for The Director of Public Works forwards coples of two appeals The following members of the now J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., at the in the interior during the past few

dress on Aviation and the British which it is proposed to distribute National Government of Chine took Marine Court this morning, at the years in succession, I brought my states that Russo-Japanese sources Navy to bear the name of "Lon-Air, delivered this evening an ad- rehearing of the case against Capt. family to Hong Kong to live. I have report that $450,000 from the Komin- don" is now undergoing her trials, Empire before the Royal Geo- to all water consumers, and a state-their oaths of office yesterday:

General Tan Yen-kai; chairman of E. Midgeley, of the s. "Tai Lee,"

Dealing with the problems which ment of the reasons for not extend-1

who was fined $250 on'a charge of purchased a house in the New Kow.tern in Moscow was transferred via the result of which will be kept graphical Society of Scotland.. ing restriction outside the Rider the Executiva, “Yuan." Main areas, as follow:-

Dr. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minis-working on Sunday, Aug. 25, with loon Tong being lot No. 309, from Berlin to M. Aniklov, the Soviet secret in accordance with modern

out a permit. The fine was reduc- the Hop Chung Building Co. (Kow-Comercial Attache In Tokyo, who Admiralty practice. As soon as the invention of aviation had said that we went into the war ed to $150.

loon Tong and New Territories De forwarded the amount to the credit the trials are completed HMS.reated for the British Empire he After the judgment was read out,

velopment Co., Ltd.)' for the price of of a Japanese subject in Shanghai, "London" is to go out to the Medi- an island power, completely im-

whence it either passed or is in the terranean as flagship of one of the muse from invasion. exactly the sum of $18,916.50,"

process of passing into the bands of cruiser squadrons there. She is out of it victoriana, indeed, but So said Chan Yan-po in his Chinese Communists for subversive one of the 10,000 ton County Class with our capital more open, by rea

and not one of the 8,000 tona son of this new invention, to for- will. He died at a friend's propaganda-Reuter.

[Note: The Komintern is the or-cities."

eign attack than any of the great house, No. 640, Bonham-road,

London has always been very capitals of Western Europe. keenly interested in ships named

What Must Be Done after it, which have been numer Year by year, he said, wo must ous, bath armed, merchantmen and give our minds and money to build- ships of the regular Navy, ing up in air force strong enough The last warship of the name was to deter any would-be enemy from an 18-knot battleship of 15,000 attacking un, na pia

He was glad to think that while, tons, which distinguished herself)

land, restriction of water supply "Christian General" (Minister for was introduced in the Rider Main! War). Areas on September 9.

It was then hoped that there might be considerable rainfall to ease the situation before the dry season finally set in but that hope has not been realized.

The dry season appears now, to have been definitely set in and no effective rainfall can be expected pos. before early April, and it sible comparatively little may fall till the end of June.

Under the above circumstances, It is necessary to reduce consump- tion on the Island to a figure which will leave a margin of safety under the most unfavourable conditions, and now that the weather is cool- er the sooner the necessary res-; trictions are imposed the less dras- tle they will require to be.

It is proposed on November 1 to cut off all Rider Mains and to place the Rider Main Districts on a street fountain supply available! throughout the twenty-four hours.

It ir not, however, fair or rea- sonable that one section of the community only should be made to bear the entire burden of the neces- sary reduction in supply.

Feng Yu-helang, best known as the "Christian General,"

who calls himself the "worst-dressed soldier in China," seen

in a characteristic pose unkempt and unshaved.

Mr. T. V. Soong (Finance Minis-- ter)...

on June 2, leaving an estate in ganisation of Chinese Communists Hong Kong valued at $8,100. Pro-in Russia] bate has been granted to the widow, Chan Nam Shi, living temporarily at Bonbam-road, who is sole execu- trix.

ARMS FORBIDDEN

ORDERS TO THE SHANGHAI CUSTOMS

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

Dled Intestate, Emile Nam Hee, formerly the Chinese chief compradora of the

Shanghai, To-day. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Saigon, Cochin- The State Counell of the National China, who was a French citizen, died Govtrnment has notified, the Super Intestate on or about August 8, intendent of Customs at Shanghai' 1926, leaving a widow, Sit Jee Neo, that hereafter all shipments of three boys and three girls. He lived munitions passing though Shanghai, at No. 26, Rue d'Ayot, Saigon.even when accompanied by permits, His estate in Hong Kong is valued must be detained pending final in- at $25,900 and letters of administra-structions from the Central autho tion have been granted to Mr. L. Rrities. Andrewes, attorney of the widow.

$12,000 Left

Probate to the will of Tang Hu- shi, alias Hu Pu King, widow, who од died at No. 41, Catue-read,

May, 10, has been granted to Tang Man-kuf(son) Tang) Cho Shi (daughter-in-law) und In Ching-tal

Bath Water For many reasons it is not con- sidered desirable' at present, to in- actual restrictions to troduce metered property, but Government would earnestly appeal to all con- "ways). sumers to cut down their supply at

· Dr. H. H. Kung (Minister of In-according to the evidence given at least twenty-five par cent. and

dustry)... economise as far as possible In' every way.

Mr. Wang Feh-chun (Minister of Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared on be- nephew-in-law. The bequests are of half of the charterers of the vessel, a family nature. The estate was Communications).

Mr. Sun Fo (Minister of Rail-stated that the 'case involved a ques-sworn, at $12,200.

tion of principle. He contended that

In the majority of cases a reduc- tion in consumption of twenty-five per cent. merely means cutting out easily avoidable waste.

Mr. Yi Pel-chi (Minister of Agri- culture),

Mr. Chiang Mon-lin (Minister of

Education).

Mr. Hsueh Tuh-pi (Minister of Health).

Mr. Chow Tai-wen (Vice-Minister

Bath water should be used for watering gardens and plants and for other purposes, such as wash of the Interior).

ing down verandahs

and drains,

Professor Tsai Yuan-pei represent

the fast hearing, it was the "run ners" that participated in the load- ing and not the ship's crew.or the tallymen. The case, he added, might possibly be submitted to a higher

court.

The judgment is as follows:- The evidence shows that certain goods were placed on board on a Sunday and the question arises as

and servants should be ordered toed the Central Kuomintang. Marto whether these goods come under

shal Chiang Kai-shek (chairman of economise as far as possible.

the State Council) asked the new. It is a simple matter for con- sumers to read their meters dally ministers to. remember the five and so make sure that their orders words:-pure, careful, industrious,

strict, alert.-Reuter. are being carried out.

Government will carefully scru-

tinize the consumptions as regis- "YANKEE DOODLE" tered by individual meters, and

take such action as may be deem- RECORD FLIGHT FROM N. YORK

ed necessary where waste is ap- parent.

Should

voluntary restriction

prove ineffective, it will be neces- sary to introduce compulsory res-] trictions.

Second Notice

The second notice reads:

TO LOS ANGELES

24 HOURS 55 MINUTES

t

Minesfield, Los Angeles,. Yesterday.

the definition of cargo..

The ordinance does not define cargo but merely states what is not Included in the term cargo and amongst the exceptions, la personal baggage.

Strouds judicial dictionary, how ever defines baggage" and this term is usually employed in connection with shipe as "such articles of ne- consity or personal convenience as

PIONEER PICTURES

To-morrow's "China Mall" art supplement will, literally, over- now. The supply of ploneer service" pictures is such that some will have to be printed in the news sections of the paper. These include those of the Navy

League ceremony and an excellent group at the Chinese Recreation

Club,

A number of other Illustrations

must be held over for want of room. But there is much of inter- est, including some relating to the following topless

The relay race at the S.C.A.Ä.. sports, won by the 2nd Batt, K.0.8.B., a concert in the City Hall, a function held by the In- dian section of the St John Ambulance, a garrison "finals" hockey team, Kwangai by DrA,

This precautionary measure is aimed against the unlimited im- portation of arms and ammunition into Central China, Renter,

FISCAL EVASION CONFERENCE DISCUSSING THE

QUESTION AT GENEVA

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS

Geneva, Yesterday..

MALARIA

WHAT IS PROPOSED AT GENEVA

TASK FOR EXPERTS.

We came

in the Dardanelles in 1915 and five years ago there were practical. afterwards co-operated with the ly no air force squadrons available Italian feat at Toranto. After the In Great Britain der home defence armistice she was broken up Bri-there were now 80 squadrons out

of 62 that were being formned. tish Wireless.

Aviation, had, however," imposed upon British taxpayers a new Item in expenditure, upon armaments at the very time when we wished to reduce, over the whole world, the burden of armaments. How could we find some advantage from flying to set off against this liability 2

Five years of experience with the Air Ministry had Impressed The League's Hygiene Committee that the only way in which that Is adopted the Malaria Sub-Com-liability could be counter balanced mittee's report, in which it

was by making the fullest possible is proposed that each Gov use of the unique power of the ernment institute. superman- ent Central Organisation commobility of the aeroplane for posed of experts to undertake mal-affecting economien in Imperial de- aria investigation and also to fence and of developing the com- formulate recommendations regard.munications and resources of our

scattered. Empire. Ing the selection of methods of com.

Imperial Defence bating malaria and a programme of

Geneva Yesterday.

A conference, which is being held research into the relations between under the auspices of the League, housing conditions and malaria, is considering the question of dou- Reuter.

ble taxation and fiscal evasion.

A resolution" was adopted as to!

There were certain fields of im- perial defence in which air force

wing could be economically used as a eubstitute for the older military forces rather than as a supplement

the profits of shipping companies, SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN to them. A conspicuous instance

being only taxable in the State, where its effective management con- cern was established.

The conference also adopted a

Japanese amendment extending the port undertakings-Reuter. principle to commercial air trans-

12 MONTHS' “ HARD”

CHINESE WOMAN AND ROBBERY LOOT

-A “BRUTE BEAST”

This morning Mr. R. E. Lindsell

passed sentences, totalling 12 months with hard labour, on the Chinese woman arrested at No.

HIS HEALTH GREATLY IMPROVED

HOME DECEMBER 10

of this policy was the case of Irak where we had been able to reduce the garrison' which in 1921. com- prised. 38 Imperial battalions cost- ing over £20,000,000 yearly to five [squadrons of the Royal Air Force London, Yesterday.

without a since Imperial battalion Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Bri-in support, costing less than tish Foreign Secretary, now in £2,000,000. California, is expected to return viá A single squadron of the Air Vancouver and Canada and to be Force had forced the Imajt of home on Saturday, November 24, Yemin, who had for years encroach

It is anticipated that he will at-ed upon the Aden Protectorate, to tend the League of Nations' Council foay it and release Sheikhs friend- meeting on December 10,

ly to the British, whom he had kid- napped

Bir Austen's health has greatly improved.--British Wireless Ser.

vica.

are usually carried by passengers Cannon, the aquatic sports at the 142, Hollywood-road, and charged M. ALBERT THOMAS constant danger of the Mullaks'

for their personal use" and is gyno nymous with personal luggage.

"By luggage" · we. are able understand such articles necessity convenience usually carried by

The monoplane "Yankee Doodle,” piloted by captain C. B. D. Collyer to

Are

or

Owing to the low water level of and carrying the owner and Harry of the Storage Reservoirs on the Is-i Tacker, arrived from New York on as land it has become a vital neces: a non-stop flight of 24 hours, and passengers for their personal use alty that the consumption of water, 55 minutes, which is claimed as a and not merchandise or other valu- for all purposes should be reduc record-Reuter's American Service. Jables-although 'carried in the trunks of passengers which are not design- ed for any such use but for other The co-operation of the public from the taps would be possibly purposes such as sale or the like. in preventing waste and reducing black and certainly brown.

ed.

X

This

consumption to a minimum is earn-water would be run to waste, and estly requested.

so, much of the possible economy. would go down the drains...

This fa particularly so in the Peak where the distribution pipes are wrought iron.

Tracing Wastage ⠀

Sunday Working

In this case the goods were not required for the personal use for passengers but were most probably sold at a profit at the termination of the voyage. The metler of the pas

V.R.C., the signalling section of one of the regiments.

As usual, all the Saturday fea tures will be of the beat. Be sure to get, the "China Mall' for its features, news and ploneor illus. trated art supplement.”

N. Y. TRAGEDY

DEATHS DECLARED TO BE FACCIDENTAL.

CORONER'S VIEWS

New York, Yesterday.

AMOUS FRENCH STATESMAN

TO VISIT FÅR EAST

سم

In Somaliland aeroplanes had In a few weeks, removed the

rising and on the North-West with reciving stolen property, which

Frontier of India, with practically no casualties on either side, peace had formed part of the loot of two armed robberies at No. 368, Des

had been imposed upon unruly Vaux-road West, and No. 31, Hee

tribes by British airmen.: Geneva, Yesterday. He foresaw the time when air Wong-terrace in which two men

Hung Yau and Lau Cho) were non- M. Albert Thocas, Director of the power, like sea power, would be tenced at the Criminal Sessions to International Labour Office, will concentrated upon two or five years' hard labour and 12 leave next week on a visit to China strategic points of the Empire and strokes each. M

and Japan K

when units, Instead of being un- He will remain in Japan for three economically tied down to local de- weeks.Renter

fence, would be freely moved from one threatened point to another. Such a policy presupposed the clos est possible liaison between the air forces of the Empire.

The woman this morning called these two prisoners as witnesses for the defence.

dr Convicts' Evidence

NOBEL PRIZE

AWARDED TO PROFESSOR NICOLLE OF TUNIS

three

Imperial Communications *Dealing with aviation as a means of improving;; Imperial communica The Nobel prize for medicine in tions, Sir S. Hoare sak that early

Stockholm, Yesterday.

Hung Yau said that part of the stolen property was given to the "Reasons Why” ... ·

woman by a robber named Lau ́ On, The following reasons are given

not in custody, to pawn for him on for not extending restriction out side the Rider Main. Areas:-

The Coroner who is enquiring into commission. She did so not know- Danger of fire. If the mains

sengers who are termed "minnere" is the deaths of the Waldeman hoys, aning that the things had been stolen. Continual charging and emptying somewhat obscure, but they act in a nounces that he is satinded that the A coat found in the woman's posses 1928, has been awarded to Profes-next year a regular aeroplane ser- were emptied dally, internal fire services would not function and of mains is dangerous and certain minor capacity as freight or passen death was entirely accidental-Reu- sion Hung Yau admitted was part sor Charles Nicolle, Director of the vice would be running every week

of the loot from their robbery at Pasteur Institute in Tunis, for his the Fire Brigade would be without to lead to bursts and leakages.gers brokers for the benefit of the tera American Service,

Another great trunk aeroplane ser=. the means of fighting fires, at least When a main has been emptied, charters. The charterers thus re-

vice was projected between London tioned in a Reuter telegram from which he had been convicted. He Reuter. In their initial stages when the it naturally becomes filled with air, celve some consideration for allow The fragedy alluded to was men- No. 863, Des Yeux-road West, for work in connection with typhus between London and Karachi, and Capetown. He was daily ex- Brigade la most effective. Even and when the main is recharged ing these people free passage and to New York, dated Oct.

pecting detalled proposals which with a turncock standing by the this air has to be expelled as the carry small quantities of merchan that Benny and

would enable him to judge whether two grand necessary valves, in some cases an water fills the pipe. With a single dise and freight is undoubtedly paid

k@y Benjamin effective water supply could not be main on a rising grade its filling Indirectly..

the creation of this service was pos- ensured for possibly half an hour la simple and not dangerous, but For these reasons, I am unable to or more after notice to turn on with complicated, mains in cross accept the arginment of the defence bendise is water had been given. This disad-streets at all sorts of gradients that this form of vantage does not occur in the Rider very slow and carefulfilling is personal luggage and I find that childre Main Districts even with a foun- necessary or air locks very damag cargo was worked on Sunday in con- Hotel Surrey tain supply, so the principal maine ing to the joints will form and travention of ordinance, are always charged. hydraulic pressures and shocks will tity loaded

Unless hours of supply were very be set up in the mains, causing the

res far. In

drastically cut down, the economy pres

would be negligible, if any.

Consumers would prob draw

of those the reduced

fountain

the

It stated made a present of the cost to the womanı, giving her to understand that be had bought it specially for

Cho, who is at present in jail. nection with the robbery at

No. 81 Hoe Wong-terrace, denied all knowledge of the woman in the

quan-alty

on to the dock

He ifted: the

ta, be small and youn boy on tos

aposed will be The

ugged

be lifted both toppl

the result that

LORD PARMOOR

SUCCEEDS HALDANE IN THE

WANK LORDS

London, Yesterday

the stolen property in Court, Lard Parmoor has been unanim

that although he had been ously elected leader of the Labour he stil denied that he had Peers in the House of Lords in sue

any robbery." cession to the late Lord Haldane thing which I did Reuter,

the

STER

In regard to airships he believed they could be used for eliminating two-thirds of the time now spent in journeys between London and the capitals of the Empire.

That was the Justifica

me under, which

the

more than required, and wou

throw away the old

Afturdraw-tron waterć

When tha

unused

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