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We shall yield to no one in our] ardent desire to see a thorough reorganisation of the entire

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929.

The water storage on the Island GREAT TREK FROM

SIBERIA

is the lowest since August 19. In Kowloon it was revertd, to the position in September 23. On the

public health administration; other hand consumption on the Is-

but we are constrained, neverthe- Iand is the lowest stuce August 19, GERMAN COLONISTS REBEL.AT

less, to counsel a little patience and thankfulness for the first crumb of comfort that has fallen from the Government's table.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Sir John and Lady Aird avere among the passengers leaving on the Sarpedon yesterday..

Captain W. Prain, R.A.S.C., who has recently been serving in Shang- hai, 13 now on his way to Malaya, where he is being posted for duty.

Particulars of, the beginning of the New School Year of St Stephen's College are given in an advertisement appearing in this issue.

Official weekly return aro published elsewhere in this issue...

CONDITIONS

FORCEFUL MEASURES

The occupiera of 72 Yee Kuk Street, 63 and 104 Lai Chi Kok Moscow. Several thousand Ger- Road, and 45 Argyle Street, (knit-man colonists in the Slavgorod dia- ting factory), wore each fined $15trict of Siberia, whosa ancestors at the Kowloon Magistracy this entered Russia early in the nine- forenoon on admitting that they had teenth century, have arrived at extended their water services with- Moscow. out

Authority.

*****

permission from the Water i The colonists declare that the forceful measure of grain collection which the authorities adopted in A concert which promises to be the Slavgorod region made life very entertaining has been arrang-economically impossible for peasanta ed to take place at the Craigengover desiring to Cricket Club on Saturday evening-vidual farms.

on their Indi- Notwithstanding The fine programme will include the fact that the harvest in this Items by the

Band of H.M.S. part of Siberia was poor, the au- "Hermes," Mr. Dick Barty and Mr.thorities, according to the migrants" and Mrs. McLeod. After the con- stories, demanded that the peasants cart there will be dancing.

should sell at State-fixed prices

realized, besides imposing extreme- more grain than they actually

ly heavy taxes, which forced them to sell their working animals and household furniture.

The Rev. J. J. Hodgina, C.F., re cently inft Hong Kong for, Shanghai,niversary being relieved by the Rev. B. E. Walker, O.B.E., G.F., who has arrived from Shanghai.

The Rey C. Scott Littlo, S. C. F. Hong Kong Area Is to exchange stations in February, with the Rev. J. C. Reilly, who is at present serving in Shanghai as S.C.F.

Llout. A. W. Herusloy, R.A.S.C. has been posted from Shanghai to Egypt, and Lieut. H. S. G. Mayell, R.AS.C., i posted to Hong Kong from Shanghai for temporary duty.

Captain F. G. Green-Price, R.A.S.C., who commanded No. 12 (M.T) Company R.A.S.C., has em barked for Egypt, and has been suc- ceeded by Captain M. F. Farquhar

experience actually gained by the son-Roberts. R.A.5.C. Director of the Medical and Sani-

tary Services as a member of the to a pig, were to-day remanded for Two Chinese charged with cruelty Sanitary Board. That, again, 24 hours at the Kowloon Magistracy was obvious to everybody outside pending a report from the Colonial the unofficial members of the Veterinary Surgeon, as the result of

too, crate.

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PUBLIC HEALTH REFORMS

In common parlance the Sani- tary Board "got no change" out

prone to smell danger where none could possibly exist.

There will be a As a re-

concert at the sult they have now had to do ber 5 at 6.30. p.m.

Helena May on Thursday, Decem- (Organised by what they could much more Mrs. Bellamy und Mrs. Scott gracefully have done in the first Little.) Tickets may be booked in place-cordially endorse the pro- advance. Please note, teas must posed appointment of the Direc-2160.-Advt.

be booked, telephone Matron C. tor as a member, of the Board and await, in the fulness of time,

The concert held in the Union any recommendations he may see the Bullding Fund, attracted

Church, Kowloon last night in aid of

A

On the occasion of the 25th at of the founding of the firm, the Unlon Trading Co., Ltd. held a reception to-day, Mr. S. M. Churn (managing director) enter taining a large number of friends and buisness, associates at the office this morning, during which refreshments were served.

to

The colonists did not wish enter the collective farms where conditions are somewhat easier for the peasants, first because they feared that their children would re- ceive anti-religious instruction, and A small fire broke out in the secondly because as thrifty and in- kitchen of a coal-dealers shop at dustrious farmers they were less in- 910 Canton Road, Monkok at about clined to sink their possessions in a 8.30 last night. Two appliances, common pool than their poorer one from the Mongkok Sub-Station Russian neighbours. The colonists and the other from Kowloon Station, are staunchly religious, the majo rushed to the spot but their assis-rity being Mennonites, Lutherans, tance was not needed as the fire had and Baptists. already been extinguished.

900.

ID Loo-ahla (or Siu) alias Ip Cham, J.F., who died at No. 58, Robinson Road on January 6, 1929, left Hong Kong estate worth $81,- The sole survivor is Ip Ching- bequeathed. shun, son, to whom everything is Lettors of admini- stration, with the will annexed, have been granted to the sun.

ST. GEORGE'S BALL

St. George's Ball is to be held on the Peninsula Hotel on Mon- day, January 6.

Lists of subscriptions; and guests should be forwarded to Mr. S. T. Butlin, Hun. Secretary of the Society of St. George, not later than December 31.

The Committee trust that all members will give their hearty support to the Ball

LATEST TOYS

They refuse to entertain the idea of returning to Slovgorod or settling anywhere else, and insist that they will remain in the Moscow cottages till they receive permis- aion to go abroad. The majority express the desire to settle in Canada or the United States.

TEN YEARS AGO

P

[From the "China Mall.** November 27, 1919.)

To-day's dollar te worth 5/- 1/4d.

Nates on Music:-How on earth the people concerned had the "face" to ask 9klarevski (or any

other planlst · worthy of the title) to play on the in- strument provided last evening, passes my comprehension. were out of order, and the felts were out of tune, the dampers

'It was

But

like a lump of leather, and.. its Hong Kong all over. When a pro. fessional planlat visits us he either has to borrow a piano off a ship (as Sklarovsk once uld) or put up with "baby grand," usually more "baby" than "grand."

A full concert grand should be one

fit to suggest for the reorganisa- large number of members of the tion of the combined medical and congregation and friends... The sanitary services.

entertainment consisted of games Following on the Government's provided by Mrs. Atkinson and Mr. model of Sir Henry Segrave's

A mechanical toy coming into the of the standing appurtenances of the and musical items, the latter being market is a fine little clockwork City Hall: second letter and the President's Cornellus (songa), Miss Mather second statement yesterday it (monologues). Mr. and Miss Braga was rather curious to find the (piano and violin selections), Mr. unofficial members enthusiasti- Davies, Refreshments were coreved Ferysth (songs) and Mr. H. Owen cally advocating reorganisation during the interval..

as if it had only dawned upon them for the first time that such is necessary! Mr. Braga hoperi that the appointment would lead to the reorganisation of the

Golden Arrow. It finds such favour this afternoon El Central Police Sta

An interesting function took pisce that one wholesale house can tion, when His Excellency the Gov- scarcely keep one as a sample. makes progress.

Mechanisation of the toy army D.5.0., with the Order of the British ernor presented Captain Montieth, The soldiers are Empire and Sergeant Hutchins with now packed in armoured cars. the Military Medal.

MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS

Board. Dr. Koch thought that Crime in Shanghai: An Oriental Scholar: China's Starving Millions: "Symphony in Two Flats": Eton's the reorganisation of the Board appeared to have been held back

of the Government when it bog- by some differences between the gled over the proposed appoint two Departments. ment of the Director of Medical

Criminal Shanghal

"Head": Dress Reform: Legal Sarcasm

In a

tribe, who hatch out anew in know that Gainsborough, critical like overy season, may be interested to themselves of the fashions. of his day, once suggested to King George III. that certames should be design ed by painters.

opinion.

"You are right, Mr. Gainsborough," said the King, "I am entirely of your Why do not you and Sir Joshua set about it? But the ladies bewitching enough as it is hey, Gainsborough, hey!"

"Yes," said the painter, "and please your Majesty, it were perhaps as well to leave the dowdy angels sloge."

Where Credit Was Due SIR Ella Hume-Willems, the emin-

treatments to those children who are Gainsborough as Dress Reformer Dr. Koch confessed that "he HOW serious a problem faces, and all the children were given and. Sanitary Services as a mem-did not know what had been the police in the International lessons and physical training. More DRESS-REFORMERS, a pertinacious

institutions of the kind ber of that august assembly in done during the last year in the gathered from the fact that dur ber of children brought from the will be es- Settlement at Shanghal may be tablished by the Society if the mum- place of the Medical Officer of matter of directing sanitary ser ing the week ended October 13 famine-stricken provincas becomes so Health. Although the Govern vices." Doubtless others may the police took into custody ex-

large that the present Institution is ment's original communication have anticipated that the advent actly 401

unable to accommodate them. persons charged with stated distinctly, in the clearest of the D.M.S.S. would instantane pocket picking, purse-snatching THOSE who have been Interested by

murder, kidnapping, robbery,

Mr. Novello as Composer possible King's English, that the ously result in complete evolu- and violations of the law. appointment was desirable in tion and revolution in the medical number of cases the accused were Two Flats" by which is meant the Mr. Ivor Novello's "Symphony In view of the ultimate reorganisa- and sanitary services and that, Court

brought before. the Provisional symphony which he plays in the tion of the medical and sanitary within the proverbial "no time" others received gaol sentences,

and remanded, whilst course of the production of that name at the New Theatre, London, services, the clairvoyant mem-Hong Kong could lay claim to be

The number of arrests made in ability in this direction which he die- have, perhaps, been surprised by the bers professed to read something a health resort par excellence a cluded 16 of that most despicable plays. inimical into that communication. model Colony from the point of fenceless women, their victims the symphony has become virtually species of crook who make de Now that the play is established The equally plain assurance of view of public health. But the the bag snatcher. Nine of those it was axtempore and varied at every standardized, but during rehearsals the President that "the Govern- impatient ones must bear in mind arrested were positively identified performance. Thecreative talent ment was not playing a trick on that no new D.M.S.S. can retrieve 24 old offenders, the majority of which Mr. Novello showed in that the Board" left members un- the services from the muddles gaol.

them being convicted and sent to music amazed those who were con

nected with him in the prodit

production. convinced. They pressed a reso- and the morasses of the past with

In passing, it ma lution to seek more information the same celerity involved in AFTER representing Finland is also writing fresh music for the be noted that he is taking a large part in shaping A Noted Linguist

the next revue at the Pavilion, and from the Government!

patient swallowing a couple of Japan for almost 10 years, Dr. Newark version of "Wake Up and The veriest tyro in the diction pills. The disease has first to be November 16 to return to his homes to play the lead,

Gustat John Ramstedt left Japan on Dream," in which Mr. Jack Buchanan common to Government com2 diagnosed; the origin has to Ta-Biberia, Dr. Ramstedt, expects to munications could easily forecast learned; the past environment what the request for more in-and treatment have to be studied, formation would amount to the most efficacio Thus, at yesterday's, menting of to be found the Board, the Government's re then, caIÍ A PTE. ply was: The Governmen has pared nothing more to add to the Inthe formation conveyed in its letter first be

Board and

of November 7.

Moreov the President of the Board reiterated the "Ching

ervices he mu

may

ent Divorce Court, K.C., who lost hix..seat in Parliament at the last election, arrived back. in London from the South of France, and recounted narrow escape from drowning which tb experienced during his holiday.

Having awon out considerable

Ellis encountered. strong

ran adverse current on his return,

and the realisation was forced upon him that he would be unable to za- galnumber.

the shore.

ticulations, indicated the course which A number of local Inhabitants

he should follow, but none entered the water to lend him succour

shouted advice, and, with many gea-

the remainder of his life to Eton Headmaster's Hollday completing his complation of Mon-Ile often said that people who live

linguistic tudles, P particularly to Kollam dictionary. He is noted as an in or near London ees loss of it scholar of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, than the provincial visitor who comes Mongolian Sanskrit, Turklehand to town for an occasional week's holi-

ceral other languages.

day

TARA

hereached shallow water, but in so Eventually, with a despairing effort, Conscious of gaps in their know Dr. Alington, headmaster of Eton, twelve, hours, ledge of London show places exhausted condition that he did riot fully recover consciousness for and his wife and family have spent creates

amine in China

Mon Chi

IN view of the seriousness of the famine conditions in the north,

a fortnight of the present

especially in Shanal;; Kanso, and Sul- “being the sights," de fer af 5 [+songpecial Decoration

They stayed in an hotel and t

told

I

yuan provinced, where thousands of chlidren were deserted by thele none of their friends that they were ON the following day the Mayor He parents owing to lack of food, in town, so that they were as fresent a message of congratulathu

Famine District Child Welfare Instas provincial visitors umally are to on his escape, and inquired whether gerontation, has been established in Shing mice expeditions each day to St there was anyone whom Bir Ents iblici bat by the members of the int Rod Faul's Westminster, the Towersoffald care to recommend for special

Cross: Scelety to care for the chil

dom. More than 2,000 have been al ready, brought to

varouk Lamin

and the Chink Red Cro

about5200 of this

Frought to Shatich"

from the

London and 21.1 places which are decoration in connection with his taken for granted and rarely fruited for men og be by the Londoner. At night,thay (Sir Ella's reply was brief but to usually, dined in in a cirestaurants

members o15

the point

thanked the Mayor of

for his message, cand.

special cognition for tion of his life other than