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TO LET. ALEXANDRA

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and ROOMS. Including Fine Commodiour Bulle

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SECRETARY, A S. WATION & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1914.

QUEEN'S BUILDING,

THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915.

HONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD.

THE PLAGUE PROBLEM.

DISCCASION ON WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM

would be better to deal with the ovils that they had rather than to fly to others that they knew not of He trusted that the Board would for the present adopt the Committee's reposals.

Hon, Mr. HEWETT-I incline to your

LOCAL SPORT.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the Council of this. Arso- ciation will be hold on Friday, 12th February at 5.16 p.m. at the Royal Each Club is

Artillery Barracks.

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TO LET, the South West portion of the про

FIRST FLOOR, including Treasury on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank,

GODOWN, No. 9, Ice House Street, Apply to

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday, the Head of tho Department (Mr. G N Orme) presiding. There were also pro Bent The Vice-Chairman (Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. S. B. C. Ross, Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewelt, C.M.G., Mr. P. W

opinion, and will second the motion

Tho-VICE-PRESIDENT said he did not gather from the Committee's report that it had in its mind the general application of the water closet system throughout the city. He gathered rather that is pro- posed to confine the consideration of thes conveniences to special cases, as hitherto, were all quite sound, with the exception of that which proposed to imposs a very |

entitled, to and two de!ogates.

HONGKONG LEAGUE.

A meeting of the Leaguo will be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks imme

Goldring, Mr. Chan Kai Ming, Dr The recommendaions of the Commit cediately following the Association meeting:

Francis Clark (Modical Officer of Health),

*THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. and Mr. W. Bowen-Rowlands (Secretary considerable tax on those who were able

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

136. Hongkong, let February, 1915,

TO LET

O. 168, THE FEAR, THE KENNELE. APPLE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, Ist February, 1916.

TO LET.

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to the Board)."

LAID ON THE TABLE.

Letters from the Government re the elec tion of Dr. G. H. L Fitzwilliams and Mr. P. W. Goldring as members of the Sanitary Board,, and approving of the

erection of a water closet at the Jockey Club, Rural Building Lot No. 3 were laid on the table without comment

PLAGUE EPIDEMICS IN HONGKONG. A letter was received from the Govern FLA

ALATO in Humphrey's, Buildings and ment forwarding lengthy correspondence

Nathan Road, Kowloon,

relating to plague epidemies in Hongkong, concluding with a report by the Medical SIX-ROOMED HOUSE in Minden Bow.

Offiser of Health on the effectiveness of the Clayton disinfecting apparatus. The FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES at Kowloon

letter stated that the Government, as at Apply towe

present advised, proposed to act on Dr. HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE Clark's advice. The correspondence ran

Co., LTD.,

over a period extending from April to Alemad Baildings.

August last year. Hongkong, 12th November, 1914,

TO LET

to secure these convenienoca. As they knew, in every cast the parties who had obtained permission were required to pro vide themselves with an independent water supply. That meant in most casts that a well had to be sunk, tanks had to

loss of re-

al 5.30 p.m. Each Club in membership should send two delegales.

· MATCHES FOR THE WEEK.

To-day (Wednesday)Police Navy (U.S.L) Ground, 4:30 (Mr A. A. Wilson) Thursdus-Queen's College v. St. Joseph's College, Club Ground, 4.20 (H.K.

L. II.) (Mr F. W Eager).

tic Club Ground, 2 (Bield Cup Saturday -R.GA. v. Navy (Shield

Eager), R.E. -Club. (U.S-L.), M

tary Ground, 1.00 (Mr. E. Tyloi),

INTIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

SPORTS

FROM $3.75

SPORTS

FOOTBALLS

THE GENUINE

To $11.00 Each,

**MCGREGOR”. FOOTBALLS AND FOOTBALL. BOOTS.

AS USED IN THE ENGLISH CUP FINALS.

∙∙FROM" $6.00 Each,

..

CRICKET BATSS6.00 Each.

BY

BA

WISDEN, STUART SURRIDGE, SPALDING AND GRADDIGE,

81.00 To $4.50 CRICKET BALLS 81.00 x 84.50

St. Joseph's College Dice sans LEG-GUARDS. GAUNTLETS, BATTING GLOVES.

(HKL 1), Club Ground, 2.45 Victoria Rovers 1, University (HKL II), Military Ground, 2.45.

· REMAINING DIVI İL, MATCHES.

to the and that Feb. 11.-Queen's College .. St. Joseph's

be provided, extensive piping laid, und power, manual or otherwise, supplied for obtaining the necessary supply of water. The Medical Officer of Health justified the proposed imposition of this fee of $50 by stating that the installation of con- veniences would venue every householder who did not posses these conveniences had to pay 82 or 43 per month for the removal of the waster With regard to the loss of revenue, that was a very nominal affair, because for the present year it was estimated to bring in something under $02,000. If they s sumed that the area covered by that con- The following note by Dr. Clark was tract accommodated

a population of added at the end of the correspondence: 300,000 persons--which he presumed was "The only report that seems to apply to

not far out-the revenue derived per head. GODOWNS, Marine, Lot No. 42, Praya conditions similar to those obtaining in was 20 cents approximately per annum in

Hongkong is that from Colonel W. G.

an ardinary household-they took the Best. Immediate possession.

Apply

N. MODY & Co.,

King, the distinguished sanitary export, number to be not more than six-eo that No. 34, Queen's Road Central,

and he comes to the conclusion that for the loss of revenue per household from the [268 Hongkong, 5th February, 1815,

houses the Clayton apparatus is not installation of conveniences was about TO LET.

efficient in respect to costs. His experi- 81.20 per annum. The proposed tax of encs has all been gained in India, and 1800 seemed to be a little hard to impose in am content to follow his advice and ely on our present methods of prowdure."!

Extracts from the letter of Colonel King referred to were:-

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TWO VERY LARGE spd SPACIOUS

TO. 1, NA THAN ROAD, Kowloon (No. 1, N Fairvion), from 1st February.

"HOGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon, from 1st February, 1913.

"EILANDONAN," No. 54, Monnt Kollett Boad. 6 Rooms, anfurnished, from 1st March. No. 2, DES VEUX VILLAS, 01, PRAK (Unfurnished).

No. MOUNTAIN VIEW," PEAR. ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the First Floor of No. 3, Duddell Street.

No, 62, THE FEAR. (No. 2, CAMERON

VILLAS.) Faris Farnished

KIRKENDOA"

Plantation

Nu. 192,

BEACONSFIELD Battery Padh. No.69, TAM PLAK (5 CAMERON VILLAS). Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 18th January, 1915.

TO.

TO LET

No. 6, TORRES BUILDINGS.”

(43

No. 2, "ROSE TERRACE" (14, Nathan Road Kowloon. Apply to

SPANISH DOMINICAN PROCURATION. Hongkong, 4th February, 1015.

TO LET.

HOUSE in:

Kowloon,

Apply

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Knutsford Terrace,

HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, let February, 1915.

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TO LET. FFICES in ST. GEOBIE'S BUILDING, Becond Floor, Overlooking Harbour, Immediate possession.

Apply o

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. [39 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.

TO LET From 1st March, 1916, TOS, 1 and 2, STOCKWELL VILLAS, N°

Howloon, with opon Tennis Lawn and Gardens around, at present in the occupation. of the Officers' Meas 40th Pathans.

Apply to STEPHENS & WILLSON,

Solicitors for the Owner. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1815,

TO LET.

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TON GARDENE,

HOUSES In CLIFTON

Conduit Road

25, WONG NEI-CHONG ROAD. 1, HILL HIDE, 110, THE PEAK, GODOWNS, New Prays, Kennedy Town, GODOWNS, at Wanchal Bend, Apply, eto

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

[38 Hongkong, 5th February, 1915.

GODOW

TO LETA

Frota 1st March,

LODOWK, No. 6, Daddell Street,

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A. B. AVASIA,

Cara of EL PABANEY,

No. 1, Daddall Street.

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Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915.

TO LET AT THE PEAK.

2. STEWART TERRACE, Nod and newly done up.

Apply

ELE POLLOCK,

Prince's Building. Hongkong, th January, 1915,

TO LET FURNISHED. ISHOP'S LODGE NORTH, No. 12, THE

BFRAL From 1st May next, For further particulars; apply to

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor. 199

Hongkong, 80th January, 1915,

(1.)—I have myself employed a very large (Clayton) machine (I think the H type for dwellings). All that is necessary is to so that all cracks of windows, etc., are pastel down. Round, the dwellings should he placed either wire masts, with watchers and sticks to kill possible rate in space

With regard to the respect to them. possession of these conveniences, every householder would have to incur & vory considerable expenditure-and a constat expenditure in maintaining the supply of water to them. The Medical Officer of Healta himself acknowledged that at Home overy cottage had to be provided. with such a convenience, and the owner was legally obliged to provide such a con venience. With

Mar.

College (C. 4:30);

HOCKEY STICKS

17-St. Joseph's College v. Univer HOCKEY BALLS.

eity (N.^ 415),

20,-Lum Liong

(M2.45).

0.-Confucians.

(C.2.45).

10-Lan Liong

Lusitand

Diocesania

University

SHIN-GUARDS, RUBBER

RINGS, KNEE-CAP BANDAGES WITH

FELT PADS.

A LARGE SELECTION OF

13.-Lusitano St. Joseph's Colle TENNIS RACKETS AND ACCESSORIES.

(M. 2:46),

24-Lusitano v, University (N.4.15). 27-Diocesans v. Lusitane (M. 2:45), Victorin Rovers p. Confucians probably

February 17th,

Diocesana St. Joseph's College prob

ably February 13th University Victoria Rovers-probably

February 13th.

Lusitano March 27-Diocesans Y

Ground changed becaneo of Shield Final

Club.

DIVISION 11.

Queen's Collage Lao Ling 21: Joeph's Callere Confucian Diccerans Victoria Il vers Waiversity Lasitano

P. W. L. D. 1. A. Pt.

6 4 1 5 9 5 4 1 0.11 6 8 33.009 16 5.22 11 7 5 41212 6.3 5 15:16 63 3 0. 500 50 3-0 50 015

50013 0

onclused, or corrugated iron might be cation relating to the elimination of the CHINA AND MILITARISM.

used. (2.)-My honest opinion of the matters that whilst the arrangement is the best for ships, for dwellings, and drains or rat burrows the apparatus is not efficient in respect to costs. I have no knowledge of the small hand- driven M type recently imported into Ceylon, but from observation of the

offer no objection to the report

In an address on Some aspects of the Geography of China," Mr. P. M. Roxby, Lecturer in Geography at the University of Liverpool, said there were in the Far Enst at the present time problems, largely threatened to produce, in 20 or 20 years political, which economic, largely time, perhaps soonery a war as terrible 13

Mr. GOLDNING observed that the Com mittee, as he understood, was originally appointed to go into the whole question of the water carriage system, but they had not done so at all. They had had no Fitzwilliams advocated so strongly, and report concerning the scheme which Dr. which he (Mr. Goldring) was prima facie in favour of Some method should be machine worked type acting on arrived at for pumping salt water into that now proceeding in Europe, unless automatic tanka, and for having automa public opinion in Europe and America as tie flushing. He thought that the Comwell as in the Far East was intelligently mittee should have gone into the whole informed beforehand. The Chinese were question, so that the Government could on the whole one of the most anti-military consider the whole matter. The report peoples in the world; but the fear of had disappointed him very much, and be Europe and Japan and the example of would not vote on if

Europe were making them become more military. It was significant that the fir t work of the President was to reorganize the army

burrows I would be sceptical in absence of proof. The correspondence was laid on the table,

THE WATER CARRIAGE SYSTEM.

Discussion of the report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the whole question of the water carriage

system was resumed.

agree with No. 1 of the Committee's pro

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Hon. Mr. HEWETT said that his view was that the general use of water closets would be absolutely unsuitable. The Hon. Vice-President had only just re Dr. FITZWILLIAMS minuted: I cannot turned from Home, but he had no doubt

:: MISSION IN SOUTH CHINA. pired during the last few months. Still, posals. With regard to No, 3, 1 am of he thought the Hon. Vice-Preside at hard-

enormous Dum- Mr. Katsushi Uchida, who has been opinion that it would not be dificult or realised what an

ber of applications for fixed water-

the ordered by the Japanese Government to had. even very expensive to abolish all openings closets

befors bcen put of sewers into the Harbour in the Central Board during the last few months. make a tour of inspection in Hongkong, We had now large blocks of houses which Kowloon, Samshui, Swatow, Amoy, Ning- District by means of a long culvert, with were demanding the right to have water po and Shanghai, is not in the regular openings opposite Green Island on the closets. They must not lose sight of the service of the Government office. He has one side, and at some point East on the fact that they should persuade the Gov. long been connected with the great com- ernment, by sample from a sanitary mercial house of Mitsui & Co. better other. The Select Committee have con point of view, to bring in a general sys-known as M.B. K., and was in its Tokyu sidered the existing arrangements, but item of water carriage that could be ex-head offon as chief of its machinery de insight into commercial mat

many hold that a water carriage system in tended to almost the whole town. A large partment. His practical knowledge and

part of the town was on the sea level, and keen

bo expected to Hongkong does not exist.

no doubt they could get proper pumping ters, obtained during

contributs largely to the The PRESIDENT, in moving that the and flushing arrangements, but he main experience, may Board should adopt the proposals of the tained that that had not bien doe. The of Japan's trade with the above men alternative was self-flushing closets, but Selcet Committee, said that he was no that would mean a very great expenditure tioned South China porta. expert on the subject, like the Hon. Vice- by the Government. He was quite satsing him are Mr. B. Nakajima, a colton President, and he could only, perhaps, fed that the present system was the best knitting-work merchant, Mr. Yamaguchi, voice the opinion of the lay mind who suited to the requirements of Hongkong, a pottery goods exporter, Mr. Murase

He regretted that the Hon, Vice paper, and pieco gooda exporter,. Mr. said it seemed that the question before President did not refer to the possible Watanabe, a textile merchant, Mr. Mita them was rather beyond the limits of any expense of Dr. Fitzwilliams' proposed mura, a paper-mill owner in Fukui Pre- scheme. Possibly he would not be prefecture, Mr. Sugihara, & paper exporter, immediate decision in favour of a waterpared to commit himself. He hitself Mr. Takamura, a textile exporter in carriage system such as was contemplated thought such a scheme would be so alinor Gumma Prefecture and Mr. Watanate, an by Dr. Fitzwiliams. He much regretted mally expensive that the Government electrical engineer. The Japan Trade that he was not present to support his pro would absolutely refuse to entertain it Journal,

Dr. CLARK said the reason why this posal, on which, he knew, Dr. Fitzwit Committee was appointed was becauso cer- liams felt very strongly. As the mattertain members of the Board were becoming at present stood, what the Board had to alarmed on account of the applications becoming to numerous, and it was thought consider was whether the nuisance or disto be time for the Board to consider comfort caused by the present system was whether they should in future refuse such as to make it incumbent upon them all applications without exception, or con sider each application on its merits. The

to plunge into a very large expenditure Committee decided that the Board ought

progress

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further restrictions in the way of those

also an economical side to the question applications. One restriction was the There was the question of revenue which levying of an annual fee, and the other, and very important restriction, was that the Board were now deriving, and also the Board should have the right to with- that they would be faced with a very large draw permission if the premises were expenditure, which in these very hard found in an unsatisfactory condition. He personally was in favour of the report.. times they might feel some diffidence in

The VICE-PRESIDENT moved as n incurring; and, after all, it was very amendment that the clause relating to the doubtful, in view of the difficulties men-annual fee be deleted.

The amendment was put, but for it tioned by Dr. Clark about Chineso ser there voted only the proposer and vants and their inability to exercise seconder, and the President's resolution proper care of water closets, whether the was carried by four votes to two, Mr.

Goldring, not voting. result would be quite, up to expectations. He was rather inclined to feel that 11 There was no other business of public.

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