Chinese | Shortly after 11 am. today, a stle was enured when two middle-aged men In the queue exchanged punches.
pf Thousands
in a crowded
long line along Salisbury Road, Kowloon, this moralag to wait for iransport to the New Territoșies and China.
A large crowd surged around the men as they relied on the ground, but were quickly dispersed by police.
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by burglars
Kilung Street, 1st floor between 11.30
p.m. yos-
the oldest French resident DA thief broke into No. 270 Hongkong, and an old friend of the China Mali, accustomed to appreciate British fatrplay. hus- pitality and courtesy, ku express my full approval of the letter from the French Consul General, published by you last Thureny.
The almost nuventy years old President Charles de Gaulle, freely elected lender of France by an overwhelming majority, certainly knows what he is do- ink: he is not only a great Frenchman, but Also a good ciltzen of the world. The seientists who help him in his ardunas task, are not engaged in childish-
at the ex- games ponse of the toxpayers.
4 am convinced that all the members of the French com- munity of Hongkong will concur with the views expressed so legitimately by our Consul Gen- eral and will be approved also by all British citizens with cold head and good judgment, Joving fairplay.
MAURICE J. B. MONTARGIS, :
OF. Leg. Hon, etc. Hon. Counsellor for Foreign
French Trade.
A
zehearsal for the Queen's Hirthday parade was held
Jordan Roard this morning
Represeulative units of
terday and 5.50a.m. to- day and stolo a sum of monoy and a quantity of Jewellery to a total value of $1,288.
Another thief broke Into Fiat "G", Haskow Buliding. tenth Boor, 4 Hankow Road between 2 p.m. and 4 pm. yesterday and stole a jade pendant, a pair of cut-links and a sum of money to a total value of $705,
Two Bager rings worth $120 TARK were stolen from No. 20 Lung Street, 2nd Bnor yesterday
afternoon.
Dies after accident
A 87-year-old man, knocked down by a tram in front of the Hoover Theatre, Causeway Bay, atpat, yes erday, died soven
in Queen Mary hour later Hospital.
was crossing
in
Yin Chee-hong
the
Ewo Strver
when the accident
occurred.
U200 Armed Services “paces
out" the route to be taken on I lived at 38 Mody Road. April 21.
ground Boor, Kuwioon.
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This followed his intimation at yesterday's first meeting of the new executive committee that he did not want to be re- elected.
Bishop Hall
is one of
the
The Chinese are travelling to their ancestors' grAVES to Biark the annual Ching Ming festival.
The queue siarted early last night and
hundreds camped on the roadside
near Kowloon station,
Cruise
liner
arrives
KOWLOON FASHION
SHOW
of
"April Affair," will be pre- sented by the Hongkong Junior The 34,000-ton luxury
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Commerce and Cunard liner Caronia ar- 5.45 p.m. at the Miramar Assem. Paquerelle Ltd., lemorrow, at rived at daybreak with bly Hall, Kowloon, 500 round-the-world tour- ists on board for a day stopover.
The visitars
The fashion show is under the two-patronage of Lady Block and has ben organised to raise funds to be devoted to a Jaycee World Refugee Year Project.
Arc mostly Americans with a sprinkling of Britons, Peruvians, Canadians, and South Americans.
The Hongkong Regiment Band founder members of the Council. played at the quayside.
In a feel of 160 taxis, the For the first time, a Chinese visitors will tour the New Terri- Vice-Chairman, Dr S. H. Pang tories today and the Island was elected. Father P. J, Huwat-tomorrow.
son was re-elected European Vice-Chairman.
Their programme will be topped off with a night tour to The eleven members of the ati vantage points in The Colony. committee for this your are Mas
D. C.
Trench,
the Rev. 3. They will also dine at a lead- Foster, Dr Elbert G, Mr Ing Chinese restaurant in Wan- Brook Bernacchi, Mr. F. K. chai.
Wheeler, Mrs J, Sanderson, Miss Mr W. N. Woolley, Manager
Ten attractive models will display the latest faslluns, both Chinese and Europeon.
Temperatures back to normal
Ko Siu Wah, the Rev. K. L. of Thomas Cook attributed fast The first break in this year's Slumpf, Fr. P. J. Howatson, Dr clearing of tourists to efficient S. H. Fang, Mr J. Atkinson, Mrhandling by Parl authorities, The Yu Chuen, Mr Wong Ching Timmigration and The Traffic You and Col F. E. Jewkes,
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House fire
freak cold snap come to day when temperatures returned to normal. The reading at 11 am. was 00.0 degrees, only slightly below average.
Minimum temperature was at Bam. when the mercury drop- ped to 80.8 degrees. A Chinese boy was injured at A small fre broke out in a The Royal Observatory pre- about 11.50 a.m.
yesterday house inside a timber stere at diets that fine and warm weather the next few when he was assaulted by an-
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before noon Repulse, The this morning,
Shortly victim wag
The treated at Queon
blaze, put out in 15 Bay Hotel reported a sprinkling Mary Hospital but was not de- minutes
Fire Brigade. of swimmers of Repulse Bay tained.
damaged a small quantity of beach. bedding and clothing.
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Apart from this single incident, the
Alleged assault at Rennie's Mill
April, 1935
hure crowd which stretched, 80 N extract from "Old
yarus past the intersection of Balls A Hongkong" by Colonial: bury and Nathan Roads was ex-No history of the Colony tremely orderly.
No real freedom in Taipei
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would be complete without a reference to the recurring water shortages; or the reservoir schemes which were necessitated by rapidly increasing popula- tion -- though the supply has never quite kept pace with the growth of the demand.
"The first water shortage of real gravity was in 1886. How- ever shortages of varying Inten- sity were experienced at even Cailler dates. A drought in 1683 drew comment in the press. Many streants and wells dried up. Flowers withered -- to the despair of the organisers of the Flower Show and the concern of Hongkongiles of those years was not for their own drinking needs but only for the flowers, "The 1680 shortage was how ever a bad one. The poorer class Chinese, resorted to tho meagre, thy trickles coming down the nullahs, and sickness breame rite. Heavy rain in tho late summer relieved thò situa- tion in the nick of time,
"To next bad shortage was experienced in 1902. An ex- tract from the Hongkong Tele- graph of May 5 reported: Though all are naturally com- plaining of the great in- convenlerde occasioned by the scarcity of water It cannot be denied that the grumblings from upper levels are nol so war- from raritable as the wallings the felld dens of West Point and Wanchal.
"There it is that the results of a drought ore felt with an acute-
Nationalist Chinese in Taipei į ness unknown fo these whose onjoy no real freedom, a morning tub; there it is that the greatest trouble is the loss of a visiting Gorman Professor struggle for existence continues said today.
with a koenness unknown in Four poople, members of the
other places; and there it is that Rennie's Mill Comp, were He Is Dr Peter Schoeller of an efficient supply of water is charged with wounding the West Germany University of neaded, to stave off the many the native Hung Chiu-you following Muenster, who left Hongkong diseases to which
community аге such ready on assault on Hung on day by Air India.
victims." March 12 at the comp. Dr Schoeller, a lecturer In geography and polities; nelenco Three of the defendants, has been on a lour of the Far
Chiu Lai-chun, 76, and two East to gather material for a TOWEVER records show
•
H that dam-building was
women, Chiu Chau-sze, 41, and (hool, Chiu Wong-sze, 05, appeared before Mr Derek Cons at Mr Schoeller, who was in Tai- an early concern of the Central Court this morning. pel for one week said that he Governors of Hongkong. was surprised to find the com- Previous to the year 1858, Detective Inspector D. J. plete lack of freedom in the water was obtained either Balts told Mr Cons that the Nationalist capital,
other defendant, Chiu Szc- chung, 46, was unable to appear
in Court as he was now under treatment at the mental hospital.
Hung Chiu-yau testifled that he went to see the four accused as they owed him $300.
He was chased away on three occasions on March 9, 10, and 11.
FRIGHTENED
from wells or by damming up the streams and leading the water by pipes to places "Everybody secred frighten- where required. ed to speak freely.
To supplement this supply it riddled with was suggested to lead
water "The capital is petty conndence men and from Pokfulam Road around the criminals," he said.
hill to the city, and to intercept any other streams that could be On the other hand, Drtaken Into the aqueduct, But Schoeller sald that he was the Governor of that time did mogl impressed with the political not consider it was the Govern- ment's affair to construct worky for the
On March 12, he said that he set-up in Japan, told them he would see them ufler his dinner and when he
"Everything seems
purpose of supplying rua water to the Inhabitants of the
to
many
the
was passing through a lane on smoothly in Japan under his way to their house that night, present set-up and despite
леп *tiil he was stopped by the second reports that there defendant's eldest on and told strong feelings, against to sit down.
Americans, I found nothing all to back this up."
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city, and suggested that a com- pany should be formed to carry out these works, and it was the therefore not until the following at year, when a change of Gover
pors occurred, that a prize was awarded for the best water. works scheme submitted to the Government.
"As I was about to sit down,, was assaulted by him and "In Hongkong where the poll- then the other defendants came tical set-up is extremely unique, up and Joined in the assault." I was amazed to find it running
like clock-work. There seems submitted, and they Hung continued,
to be a feeling of well- mended one propusing to con-
A committce was formed to examine the various schemes rocom-
Hung said that he teled to being and prosperity despite the struct dam at "Polciulam run away but did not surveed obvious problem of the re- originally capable of retaining and "I ran in front of the old fugees.".
mati (second defendant) and
knelt down before him to begi Dr Schoeller will now return
for lenteney," he added.
to his Universlly In West Ger
He said that he fainted after many. that and when he regained bis) conscious, he was In Queen Mary Hospital.
Mr H. L. Ha, instructed by Mr P. L Lam of P. 1. Lam and Co., is oppearing for defendants.
Detective Inspector D. J. Datta in appearing for the prosecution.
Ifearing continues this afternoon,
Charged with hunting bird
Gave birth
in court
Chicago, Apr. 1.
thirty million gallons of water; but this was reduced to
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reservoir holding two million gallons which was pornested by 10 inch pipes with two large | tanks situated above Tai Ping Shan and known da No 1 and No 2 tanks. These works were estimated to cost $170,000.
The water from this source was to supply the western and central district of the clty, the castern «alelets still being from streams fed by wator above it.
Mrs ita Bokes, 17, gave birth In 1860, a scheme, was sug- to a girl today. In a criminal gested to construct on Im- {court Jury room while her hus-pounding reservoir at Pokfulam, band was being arraigned in the capable of conträning 100 mil- next room on two banglary lion gallons of water; but this A Water Works Department charges.
reservoir wat ' reduced, in sizo After, Lin Tung. 44, this morn-
Lo hold only 00 million |ing appeared before Mr K. A. 8.] "Monday always is a busy
and was con- Phillips at Central Court on day in equrt," an employce anid. Hallons of water
structed together with two'smail elarges of hunting a wild bird
the Mas Eakes had come to attend dams crossing
Pokfulam and possession of a trap for the purpose of hunting a wild bird, the arraignment of her husband, Rond between the years
Lin pleaded not gulity and Frank, 20, before Judge Richard and 1071 at on appropriate cost hearing was fixed for
et $222,000. April. AustinUPI,
The offence was alleged to
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