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CORRESPONDENCE

TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL APFEAL

[To the Editor of the "China Mail"] Sir,-Thanks to the efforts of

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929.

"NULLAH WATER.

P'RAPS

DECLARED UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION

PRAPS NOT!

SUPPLIES STOPPED

At the fortnightly meeting of Aberdonian to friend who had Messrs: Li Hai-tung, San Sing- the Sanitary Board yesterday, it been called in to admire the wall- aam, Ng Yu-hon, Tong Shun, Un was disclosed that the Hon. Mr. paper: "An hoo dae ye like the Lan-suen, Sau Pok-hing, Au

J. P. Braga had had occasion to pattern?" Kwan-yu, To Chak-man, Lui "Ka-

Friend: "The pattern's all right, on, Yung Kwan-man, Cho Shukaddes a letter to the President

of the Board complain.ng of the but foo hae ye on wi', tacks ?" hon, Le Kung-muk, Lam Sin-po, unwholesomeness of the water Wong Chi-kan, Sun Tai, Tang which was obtained from the think I'm to bide here a' my life ?" Aberdonian "Ye surley dinna Shiu-kin, Lau Sing-chong, Sae nullah at Magazine Gap, Wancha Shau-nam, Au Lim-chuen, Leung He stated, inter alia:

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The Mother (one of boat Pat-u, Ng Yu-cham, Ng Wah, 1That there is no denying the Kwok Chuán, Li Yik-mui, Tam fact that the water dammed in these

crowd-to friend): "Yes, Woon-tong, Ngan. Shing kwan and pullahs, is partly discharged from growing up fine now, Mrs. Took. T. N. Chan, members of the Build houses on both sides of and above. This'll be the third boat race 'e's ing, Fund Committee a committee the said nullahs, and is, according to geen."

the Chinese, dangerously polluted which, created upon the inception gutter water. of the Building Scheme a few

2-By the stand pipes at the bot

A young minister went in his years ago, has been functioning tom of the bullahs notice are posted younger days to preach in a cer ever since and to the labour of in English and Chinese. The English tain Lancashire town. At the

notice reads: "This water must be close of the service, an the annual Boards of Directors of boiled," and the Chinese was trans

old lady the Hospital, the total amount of luted as "This water may be used for came up and said: "Well, young subscriptions actually received up drinking after boiling."

man, you've done very well and 3.Though the water was of a dis- you'll get on." to the end of last year

offensive odour a few men and $980,607,40

"Thank you very much," he re- women were seen drawing it from the taps

connected with Magazine plied; "it is very good of you to.. Nullah, At la point higher up the say so."," hill, the water collected into the

"Not at all," came the unexpected nullah from a small channel was like rejoinder: "I allus says it to all black slush, and the sight of it was the young men as comes 'ere." 500.00 sufficient to indicate that it

is.

The following further donations are gratefully acknowledged ---

Hong Kong Tramways,

Ltd.

Eldon Potter, K.C.

Hong Kong, Canton and

Macao. Steamboat

Ltd.

tinetly

250.00 heavily charged with sewage.

QURIL

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Mose: "How fas' can you all go

In the opinion of the Chinese there is no certainty that Chinese of! 250.00 the poorer classes living in the dis-in dat new car 7"

trict are not using this water for Rastus: "Ah could make, two miles a minute 'ceptin' fohone The Hon. Mr. Braga asked at thing

Co.,

Mesars. Wilkinson

And

Grist

100.00 potable purposes.

Messrs. Davie Boag & Co,

Ltd....

A. M. Bowes-Smith Total donations from Chin- ese subscribers received since the end of last year (which are being acknowledged in

Chinese Press)

"Total

50.00 the meeting yesterday as to what Mose: "Whut's dat, boy?" 20.00 had been done in the matter. Mr.

Rastus: "Only jea'. 'cause de W. J. Carrie, the President, said distance is too long foh de shortness that as a result of the letter re of de time."

ceived from the Hon. Mr. Braga

the nullah was closed at once.

the

14.216.91

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"How much money does the aver.

A lady

The answer is "more."

Mr. Braga: It is good to hearage woman want?" asks that, for though as a Board we writer. $395,994.81 have nothing to do with the water

-As stated in the receipt appeal, supply, we have a duty to the a very substantial further amount Government and to the public in is required in order to enable, the seeing that no polluted sources of Eastern Hospital to be opened in water are available. a few months' time, and the Tung

Opening of Wells

H

"Lady, will you please give me a

The Tramp (at the back door):

glass of water? I'm so hungry 1

戆

A fit of sneezing led to the

Wah Hospital earnestly appeals. In answer to a question by Dr. don't really know where to spend.

All donations W. V. M. Koch at the Sanitary the night." for subscriptions. should be sent direct to the Hos-Board meeting yesterday, Mr. W. J. pital, or to any of the directors or Carrie said that the resolution members of the Building Fund anent the opening of wells at the detection of a woman shoplifter at a store. She should take thinga Committee. .Cheques should be last meeting had been misread.. made payable to the Tung Wah The Board was not against the more quietly in future! Hospital, and crossed Tung Wah scheme. The resolution was that Hospital A/c Hong Kong and the Board should recommend they a serpent, is represented as be A correspondent wants to know Government to instruct the Build- ing Authority to approve every impossible to pull its leg!.

ing wise. Probably because 'It is application for the sinking and re-opening of wells except in cases where existing structures might

Shanghai Banking Corporation."

Yours truly,

M. K. LO. Chairman of Directors, Hong Kong, June 26.

Tve got that off my chest," a be endangered. He pointed out the sailor remarked after having that there was no opposition plac-.

his tattoo-marks removed. ed to new wells being opened.

coming winter months. If it does not, then restrictions will have to be continued, irksome as undoubt edly they are, until the trans-i harbour pipe scheme is complete, which seems

long way off. There is thus every incentive for the Water Emergency Committee to continue their task with the utmost diligence. No tappable source of potable water, no mat ter how apparently insignificant it may seem, must be neglected..

The death has occurred at Victoria, B.C There is much to be done before Dunbar, formerly well-known in Hang New Haven, Connecticut, June 20.

on Monday, of Mr.

the crisis may be said to have Kong as a flour merchant. The news

MR. W. DUNBAR

DEATH OF FORMER FLOUR

* MERCHANT

POPULAR RESIDENT

yesterday.

William

KIPLING WRONG

COLONEL STIMSON EXPRESSES AGREEMENT

POINTS OF LIKENESS

of the

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allow local American

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There are two kinds of wires- those who tell their husbands what to do and those who find it already. done.

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French perfumers are the moat popular, we are told. Perhaps this account of Paris being the scenter of the fashionable world.

Lis on

Thirsty Traveller:"

"Waiter,

If we allow American trade to Traveller: "No, a tankard will strangle Philippine trade, it will be do for now."

a terrible blot on our escutcheon,"

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Through the generosity by Mr. Colony, and was impressed with the the Islands, in the opinion of Colonel

progress during his absence, He was

Jock, and Sandy had secured G. A. Walker, traffic manager of the an extremely popular man, and durine Stimson. Performance must follow forner seats in a crowded tube train, Kowloon-Canton Railway, the Blind his residence here be made a wide circle profession and the idea of stifling and Jock was soon, to all appear- Home at Kowloon City, is to be of friends, to whom the news of his development of Philippine trdo for ances, sound asleep. "Hey, wake presented with a radio set, which death will come as a personal loss, the enrichment of Americans is un-up, now!" whispered Sandy, "ye

thinkable. has been built by Mr. J. W. Brown

mustna' gae to sleep in the train!" The Golden Bule must guide aut "It's a' recht, laddie," retorted of the Import and Export Om ROUND THE CINEMAS administration of those Islands," de-Jock, I'm no' asleep.

But I canna clared the speaker. Quoting Kip bear to see the lassie standing." ling's famous lines concerning" Eset ⠀⠀ is East and West is.Vest," Colonel His shipmates watched the sailor Stimson disagreed with the usual putting a blank sheet of paper in As will be seen from the ad-There are more points of likeness wife.

interpretation placed upon them, an envelope he had addressed to his to ask Government to proceed with vertisement of the film showing at than of difference between the "What's that for ?" asked one of the work, and to instal water ap- the Queen's Theatre from to-day Orient and the Occident, he told his them. paratus when the Colour's water to Saturday, "Lady of the Pave audience.--United Press. situation improved.

A series of sneezes does not denote an impending Speaking at a luncheon of Yale necessarily passed entirely, but it is certainly was received in the Colony by cable alunni here to-day, Colonel Henry cold," says a doctor. They are Hong Kong, Wednesday. June 26, 1929. encouraging that the large mass Kong in 1893, being then the owner of former Governor-General

The deceased first carne to Hong. Stimson, Serretary of State and often a tishop of falsehoods." of the population are facing Ita Best of sailing ships. Some years Philippines, said that the whole

"Have you given your order ?" with almost philosophical equanim-later he established his flour business Oriental attitude toward the United "Yes, but I should like to change NULLAH SUPPLIES

ity. Their absolute confidence in since the beginning,

here, and met with marked success States is influenced by American it to an entreaty."

About ten years ago Mr Dunbar re- If we

action in the Philippines. Except in the case of those the determination of the author.

tired from went first people who have to go long dis-ities to give reasonable daily gland, but eventually needed to politics in the islands, it is a strange bring me some ale quickly!"

supply of water, is one' of the settle with his wife and younger son Philippine policy, he declared, Walter: "Pale, atr ?" tances for water few will be sorry

most reassuring factors in the the end.

in Victoria. Both were with him at that the supply of water from the

whole situation.

The four business in Hong Kong had The nullahs has been stopped.

been enrried on by the deceased's elder The former Governor-Generit in- Pedlar: This ointment will heal ban will not, of course, prevent

son, Mr. Lambert Dunbar, well-known sister that the eyes of the Far East anything, ma'am." Lurfite, since the time of his retire are fastened upon the Philippines people taking surreptitious gup

One case of small-pox and one of ment. Mr. Lambert Dunbar is at prend that even apparently minor take a tin, then; perhaps it will heel Housekeeper (eagerly): "T'II plies from the nullah, itself, but enteric fever were notified yester-sont on furlough in England. American policies there may loom they will not be able to procure day. Both were Chinese in Kowloon. Since his retirement, the late Mr. large for this reason.

Tay boots," William Dunbar had once re-visited the American. altruism is on trial in any through the improvised pipes. that have been installed within recent weeks. It has been found, as many suspected from the first, that the nullah water is not above suspicion. That discovery has been made as the result of chemi- cal and bacteriological tests of samples: It is commendable that the authorities should, at the first sign of the water being of a ques tionable nature for potable pur poses, take the step

of.

vetoing further supplies. This

may have seemed drastic a week or a fort-

the waltz theme which occurs in night ago when the outlook was Lane, Crawford, Limiled are many scenes presumably sung by not so bright as it is to-day in showing on Friday at 2.30 p.m., a Lupe Veler, who gives a fine film entitled "Round the world with dramatic rendering of the part of regard to importations of water: Gestetner." The film shows the the cabaret girl. but there is no denying its wis- manufacture of the "Gestetner," This picture should be seen, as dom now. Rumour, which is al and operations of the Company's all the principals put forth their world-wide activities. This picture best, and a most beautiful produc- ways basy, of course, has it that took over two years to make and tion is lavishly staged. many cases of illness have been has been a tremendous success caused amongst the Chinese wherever shown, Seats will be through the consumption of 'nullak available in their Cafe-Blue Room

and may be reserved. water. If rumour. be correct it simply demonstrates that the off-

Several questions of a purely departmental nature relating to the installation of public latrines, were discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board. It was decided

LOCAL VOCALIST AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE

ments," Miss Doris Woods will-sing

“TRY AGAIN”

BATTAN FOR A MOTOR CAR TOUT

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"Well, me an' the missus 'að a row just afore. I came aboard," an' we ain't on speaking termia": ex- plained the tar.

The Rev. Septimus Parsons was inclined to be absent-minded, and when about to publish the barns A Chinese youth who gave his of marriage on Sunday he dis age as 17 years, this morning covered that he had mislaid the pleaded “guilty" before Mr. E. W. names of the contracting parties. Hamilton, to a charge of tauting] To avoid an awkward pause he re An adjournment was granted in for motor car fare in West Point.peated: "L publish the banns of the case in which a bus regulator The Police produced the accused's marriage between But still stationed at the Kowloon City record, and the Magistrate remarked he fumbled vainly for the list. Because there was insufficiency or terminus appeared before the that accused had been convicted on Desperately he repeated: eial Injunction to boil the evidence, the case against a Chinese Kowloon Magistrate, charged with five previous occasions and another publish the banns of marriage-

"Atween the cushion and the who was alleged to have kidnapped causing obstruction In Sal Kung-time he had jumped his bail. It water before drinking has not

and a boy, the son of the principal street and with assaulting an Indian seemed that fining the accused was desk, sir," came from the verger been observed; even the germs tenant of the flat where accused had constable In the execution of his not effective, so as, according to in a loud aside, to the straining might be carried through the lodged for a short period, was dis- duty. Mr. Horace Lo, who appear English reckoning the lad is 16 and astonished ear, of the con- washing of crookery and kitchen

missed at the Kowloon Magistracy ed for the defendant pleaded not years old, his Worship decided to gregation yesterday. Detective Sergeant guilty. Accused is alleged to have order 12 strokes of the rattan on utensils used for cooking pur

Fitches paid that he was unable to seized the constable by the shirt and this occasion,

Convict 711-"If you're going pase

carry on with the case owing to the torn off a few buttons ripping his Accused said, that he had already to put me to cracking stones, Apart from the question of the sudden and unaccountable disap-shirt The defence alleged that the been whippet once. Mr. Hamilton, wish you'd grant me one favour

pearance of his witnesses Accused constable acted in a very aggressive said that there was no record of it. Warder: "What is It supply of water from the nullalis was represented by Mr. F. Xa manner and caught hold of the and in any case the accused must "Lemme start in on that stone

́it is... gratifying to see that the d ́Almada.

asensed by the neck

try it once more.

wall over there."