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The China Mail
Hong Kong, Wednesday, Sept. 9. 1931.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931.
Taking a dose of oplum, in an alleged attempt to and her life, a woman, riamed Cheung Ngan (27),' of 924 Hennessy Road, is now a Palent in the Government Civil Hospital. Her condition is report:
from their panel doctor, tress to any moment to go ashore to take ad- The building presented by Mfr. the non-side on Municipal ferries. vantage of all the facilities for Tang Chi-ngong for the usa of the do their courting in Municipal there will be none of the pleasures University will be officially opened amusement of the Cote d'Azur. If 'School of Chinese Studies at the
parks, attend Municipal concerts of arriving in a new port, there will by His Excellency the Chancellor of and Municipal organ recitals, ¦ be none of the sorrows of leaving a the University at 5 p.m. on Mon- vote for the wrong Municipal will have become travelling hotels
familiar one. These modern liners day, September 28. candidate every year and finally that no longer,travel, and their pas end up in a Municipal cremasengers will be able to enjoy the torium.
amenities of a voyage without any of its discomforts. Very much less, Municipal Ad- ministration than that would | Newspaper Cuttings, satisfy the ratepayers of Hong Kong. Mention has been made in the past of a gradual evolu- tion. It has been suggested that, in the first place, the Sanitary Board could be expanded to the status of a Municipal Comimis sion-cum-Sanitary Board, that Kowloon could well have its own similar body, and that elsewhere in the Colony Rural Boards could be established on the lines of those existing in Malaya. question cannot be rushed. neither should it be allowed
A collection of newspaper cut-cd to be not seriona, tings can form an amusing and in- structive hobby for the schoolchild. The cuttings must be made regular- y, and a simple form of classifica- tion is essential, or they will be Virtunily uselesa,
Three boxes or
portfolios which are large strong should be employed.
and One
A WEEK'S DISEASES.
Three Imported Cases of Typhoid Fever.
Cases Deaths
of these should be labelled "Pic The official return of discases tures," the second "Reading mat- and deaths during the week end- ter" and the third "Complementary ed September 5 is as follows: pictures and paragraphs."” The cuttings which
are filed in these Typhoid fever are then divided into subsections, Puerperal fever each in a separate folder, which can Tuberculosis The
ik made of cartridge paper. Three cases But Artistic.
of typhoid fever geographical,
general were imported. historical, lie interest,
literary,
Summary to September 5.
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2
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dormant. Taxation without re-manual, scientific, and zoological The returns from January 1 re good headings for the aub to September 5 give the following presentation, is bad for the wel- sections. The child should, of Agures:→→→
fare of any community so ad- vanced in thought as Hong Kong!
Mail Commentary.
*
Cases Deaths
136
35
- 14
9
3
86
29
*15
13.
Small-pox; Scarlet fever Diphtheria Cerebrospinal fever Puerperal fever Paratyphoid fever... 1 | Tuberculosis
1,923
course, be encouraged to employ divisions of his Own, 18 this en Typhoid codirages orderly 'thinking. On the outer portfolios an index cofitsining the names of the lesser portfolios is placed, and oh these a rough in dex is placed also. Thus, if child wishes to turn up any cut tings on Joan of Arc he will take Commercial Condour.
out the three historical folders Nineteen of the typhoid cases Saleslady (after having raved from each portfólio and ran his were non-Chinese, as were three " ecstatically over the frocks she has eye down the index till he comes to scarlet fever cases, one small-pox been trying to sell, and then having such an item as Joan of Arc- case, one cerebrospinal féver listened dazedly to a savage tirade birthplace" in the picture folio; case, and 26 diphtheria cases. against them): "You are quite "Joan of Arc-review of Shaw's
Yesterday three cases of typhoid right, madam,
All Absolutely. Or play," "Joan of Arc-canonisation fever were notified. course, I've got to wear this thing of and so on in the others. Chinese. the firm says so; but, honestly, I feel It 18 astonishing what A just like a sloppy piece of tripe in lot of valuable information
it!"
of democracy than ever in Ceylon, even in regard to the constitu- tion of the Legislative Council?
In one important matter--- that of water supply-it was An Axe on the Estimates. pointed out yesterday by the A plumber was mending the win-cuttings should be gone through
commitments
would
have to be sought. Even the Municipal Council's annual Bud- get must have the approval of the Government:
#
+
"We broke It.' "Did you?"
"Yes, when we were playing; we
Rothschild Outwitted.
can be kept near at hand in this matter and how valuable it will prove. Every six months or 30 the
News in Brief.
L
genera-
The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 81 degrees. The The name of Rothschild has be-humidity was 79 at 10 am, and 80 come so intimately associated in the
at 4 p.m. Public mind with financial genius and business acumen that it comes
("Jimmy") Mr. James Mackey almost as a shock to read of a mem- Glover, one of the best-known ber of that famous house being out Bohemian figures of his witted in
business deal. The fol- tion, died at Hastings yesterday
suya Reuter. lowing story is told by Essad Bey in "Blood and Oll in the Orient" (Nash and Grayson, 185.). . Miss Amy Johnson left Koeniga Musa Jakub was the owner of a berg for Hanover yesterday morn Baku oil-wall in addition to being ing She intended to
stay the leader of a gang of Persian ban- Hanover last night, and depart for dits. Not a drop of oil, however, London to-day, cables Reuter. could be extracted from the well, which, therefore, Jakub decided to
Bell:
Since, however, It was to be pre sumed that no one would give a penny for it, he had the inside of the shaft cemented, and at the bot
tom had a cement floor laid; this
at
WARSHIPS IN PORT...
were
The following British warships
were in harbour to-day-
Cicala-North wall.
Cornflower-West wall (Dock), Oswald-North wall. Phoenix-East -wall.
Starmeloud-North arm.
Serapia-In dock. Seraph-In dock. Sterling-In dock Tamar-Basin.
Foreign Argus French gunboat. Mindanao-American gunboat. Regulus-French gunboat.
A SWIMMER.
The Duke Of Gloucester.
Everyone knows something of the Prince of Wales's numerous aport- York is recognized as a fine golfer. ing activities, and the Duke of
But it is not generally known that the Duke of Gloucester excels in another department of sport. He is a very fine swimmer and a gym-
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton that dow, when two little heada appear-nad any
duplicate out-of-date or
In this way the our water system should be ated above the hedge, and the follow-ones removed.
ing dialogue ensued
collection will be kept free from least ten years ahead of the
"Are you mending that window?" matters of 'purely temporary "Yea."
interest and will gain in interest Colony's requirements, whereas it
every year. is ten years behind. That may Municipal Councils ?
je taken by some as an argu- ment in favour of a Municipality. [have to pay for it; put a cheap one One of the most interesting They may imagine that if a Muni-in." addresses delivered to Rotarians cipal Council had been in force ten for some time was that given by years ago the position in respect Mr. L. C. F Bellamy yesterday of a water system would have on, the subject of Municipal been in advance of requirements. Councils (or Commissions). The to-dđáy. But-any who would municipal form of local Govern argue in this fashion would ignore ment has a great many advocates the vital factor that the ultimate in this Colony, some of whom decision would still rest in the have had practical experience hands of the Government, whose elsewhere either as Councillors approval for loans and fill large or officials. The question has financial been discussed in the newspapers at numerous intervals, the occa sion of its last revival being
NgFuk-shing, who was banish-nast of no mean order.
He and Prince George went down shortly after the arrival of H.E
ed for life in 1926, was sent to jall for nine months with hard labor the other day to Heatherden, the Sir William Peel, who was ene Viewed from this angle alone it
for disobeying the banishment new luxury country club at Iver of the best Municipal Presidents would appear that the mere
order. He pleaded he was unaware cath, and the Duke, spent some
time in the swimming bath.. that Penang ever had.
existence of a Municipal Council
of the term of his banishment.
There, besides showing to con- It cannot be denied that in could not of itself accelerate the pit was then filled with oil. Jakub The Peninsula Hotel advise that siderable advantage in the water, un the Kowloos, in particular, with its introduction and execution of offered it for sale to the Parisian, their new Soda Fountain is now he performed some fents phenomenal development within such schemes as water systems. Rothschild, whoge representative open to the public, for the sale of rings which hang above the bath came, inspected the wall and reall American iced drinks, tea, that were described as amazingly recent years the work of the The
good. one important point that ported what he had acen with his coffee,, cakes, chocolates and fruits. greatest spending department would be gained would be the the Public Works Department operation of the force of public
slied price and could not under- terrazzo, and is roplate with every conjunction, of course, with its ed and semi-nominated Municipal stand why from the very next day modern appliance necessary for the utes, which is claimed to be a world work on the Island. The same Commission public opinion would the well did not yield another gal-production of the best ice cream: applies in a lesser degree to the have by far a much greater op ton of oil. When the trickery was
The League Assembly has unani- bananas at Liverpool was badly bit- unloading crates of discovered, Rothschild's represen. Sanitary Department.
portunity to make itself felt on tative demanded restitution of the mously decided to invite Mexico to ten by a snake four feet long, which The only
'Signor Grandi Bane argument the Government, which would money, but quickly waived further join the League.
the Assembly as concealed in a crate and which against a Municipal Coun- not be permitted-without very claims when Jakub explained that (Italy) proposed to cil (or Councils) here
to reject an one usually paid for such a ridicu- that all programmes of armaments was killed with a stick. is great opposition
should be immediately and effective- the vital one of cost. Its urgent scheme for betterment of
ly suspended, during the session of the disarmament conferenced in
Ten Years Ago opponents hold that, as between a water system without very The Floating Hotel
For people who like ships but not February. Speaking on the report Government as at present exist- grave reasons.
the Idea of spending a holl- of the League's work during the the sea, ing and a Municipal Council per- It is
vessel which past year, Signer Grandi sald that It is quite possible, may a cor day on hea pon forming purely municipal duties tainty that not one in a thou-can be relied upon to stay moored if armaments ware lowered, trade the cost of administration of the sand in this Colony
y would aspire within sight of land must be at barriers would very acon also be latter would not be worth the toward the ideal of the city-memtractive. This is the latest fashion lowered. So cables Reuter from
on the French Riviera. Two of the Geneva. candle and would inflict greater tioned by Mr. N. Bellamy in most luxurious liners of the Mean hardship than under present con- which babies are brought into sageries Maritimes ficot Mariette Mr. Justice Lindsell, in the that were so, in fact, however, is wives, fed on Municipal sterilisedon (12,263 tons) are now lying off judgment in the ease in which the picked up by the Police in the Har ditions on the ratepayers. If the world by Municipal mid- Pacha (12,229 tons) and Champal- Summary Court yesterday, reserved Beauchamp, a ship's officer,
Monte Carlo, and are to remain Hong Kong Amusements sued the hour, between the centre fairway, it not passing strange that there milk and inter, educated at there until the end of the season, Len Yiak Motor Company for and Stonecuiters, yesterday after- has never been shy desire in Municipal schools, swim at the Singapore, Penang, Malheen, or Municipal baths, cook by Munici- Colombo to abolish Municipal pal gas, read by Municipal elec Commissions and let the Govern tricity, ride on Municipal buses ment ran the whole shooting and trams, play tennis of Munk match?
Is there not on the cipal courts and golf en Muni- contrary, a greater development "cipal links, receive medical aid
own eyes namely, that every hour The new premises, the entrance of A United States Army officer, Lt. a considerable amount of oil was which is in Nathan Road, is attrac-J. C. Crain, stayed aloft in a glider
is becoming unwieldy, taken in opinion. Even with a semi-eleet. extracted. Rothschild paid the de-tively decorated and finished in at Honolulu' for '16 hours 38 min
lous demand with one's life.
record,
A man
From the "China Mail”
September 9, 1921.)
To-day's dollar is worth 2/8
The body of a European, identi Bed' at the motuary as that of a
Frenchman, named J. E.
D.
VRE
not as ocean-going ships, but as long garage to a gramophone be- noon. The body, which was still ficating palace hotels," Evidently longing to plaintifa, alleged to have fresh, was nude, with the head al- there is much to be said for this been due to negligence by defen most severed, and the left breast
His Lordship said scheme, which alma at combining dante servant
| met his death is a mystery, Tho the joys of sen and land, Few hotels he was, satisfied that there had been cut flow the unfortunate man are more orderly than a liner or negligence-al that defendants Police theory is that, these visible more comfortable, and no hotel le were responsible for the accident wounds were caused by the propel as quiet as a ship at anchor. Att but he wished to consider the point for Alp The funeral takes the same time. It will be possible et led as regarde privity of con place at the Roman Catholic
Neste cemetry this afternoon!
trart.
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