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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBEK 29TH. LVIS.

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JERUSALEM'S NEW WATER SUFFLY-

NAVAL

AND MILITARY VOTERS.

A TRIUMPH FOR THE BRITISH RE HOW THEY ARE LOOKED AFTER

JERUSALEM, July 26th.

IF HE FALLS

Naturally enough the point has of WOULD YOU LET HIM

been raised as to how it will be possibis

It is doubtful whether the population

to ensure that the vast bodies of men and of any within the zones of the war has

Deze women who are entitled to be registered proated so much at the hands of the conas naval and military voters shall be in queror as that of Jerusalem. In a little a position to exercise their right on the more than half a year a wondrous change occasion of an election. Such voters has been effected in the condition of the include any person of the required age who is serving on full pay as a member One of the biggest blots upen the Tur of any of the naval, military, or air forces $500 kish government of the city was the total of the Crown, or is abroad or afloat in failure to provide an adequate water connection with any war in which the supply. What they could not, or would King is engaged. When, however, one is Lot, do in their rule of 100 years his reminded of the elaborate arrangements Majesty's Royal Engineers accomplished

made by the authorities in this connection in a little more than two months. The

it will readily be seen that it is very un- picturesque water-carrier is passing into

likely that any considerable number of the limbo of forgotten things. The germs that infested his leather water-bags will those concerned will be left off the list Incidentally one can appreciate the enor no longer endanger the lives of the citi zens, and the deadly perils which lark in mous burden which has been placed on cistern water have been to a large extent the shoulders of the registration officer, upon whom devolves the duty of seeing removed,

that no one is left off the list who is entitled to be on.

engineers.

To

bay.

DIE?

per sent, of the

Fdollars you speculate

in the War Band Drawing is to lift our brave wounded:

You

to their feet agile fif would fight to the

you could, but as you can't then buy to the hilt.. Do the most you can for those who are agating and bleed ing for you. Sacrifice something for the boys who are sacricing, everything even their lives, for you.

December 31st, 1918., Tickets on sale at all Banks, Hotels Clubs and Stores.

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SKIN TROUBLES THAT TORTURE

For its water Jerusalem used to roly mainly upon the winter rainfall to all every house has its cisterna

By way of illustration is may be stated its-underground

But many | that if John Smith, of Clapham, hạs be- had fallen into disrepair, and most of come a private in, say, the East Surrey them requited thorough cleaning supplement the cistern supply the siosque Regiment, and is sent abroad, the required Hongkong St. Andrew's Society particulars with regard to him would be of Umar reservoir halved with Bethlehem given on the pink form left by the local the water which flowed from near Bolo registration officer with the man's people WAR BOND DRAWING mon's Fool down an aqueduct constructed Smith would also receive, in common with by Roman engineers under Herod before every other naval and military voter, a the Saviour was born. This was not near postcard form, which he would fill up ly sufficient, nor was it so constant and forward to his local registration offi supply as that provided by our Army cor. Asn further precaution his regimental They went farther afield. record officer is also understood to send They found a group of springheads in to the proper quarter particulars with an absolutely clean gathering ground on regard to every man in the regiment. the hills yielding some 14,000 gallons an Bence if by reason of Smith's people h hour, and this water, which was running ing removed no information is fartacon-

ahill to waste, is lifted to the top of a from which it flows by gravity through from his last place of residence, and his name is in the first instance left off a long pipe line into Jerusalem Supplice the list, the postcard form sent to the local run direct to the hospitals, and at stand registration officer by himself will be pipes all over the city the a claim, and on being as much as they desire. The water verified his name will be inserted in a consumption of the people has become 10 supplemental list. The latter will in cer- times what it was last year.

tain of the metropolitan boroughs add a The scheme does not stop at putting up considerable number of names to the ori standpipes for those who will fetch the ginal list in one case as many as 1,000. water. The water level of the cisterns as Every naval and military voter is low, and as they are getting emptied, the dicated on the list by the jetter authorities arrange for refilling them on

(absent voter) and the letters N M the one condition that they are frat (naval and military). As soon as the thoroughly cleaned out and pat in order registration learns that an election A householder has merely to apply to the is pending he sends out ballot papers to Military Governor for water and a Ban those at the different fronts entitled to tary, officer inspects the cistern, orders vote" in bis sren, and these papers are its to be cleansed and sees that it is done, returned to him sealed in such a way m the department of public health grants a to secure pecrecy. A naval or military certificate that the cistern is clean, and voter serving or about to serve alcat or the engineers ran a pipe to it and it is on land abroad elsewhere than in France filled, no matter what its capacity may be or Belgium is entitled to appoint a prozy Two cisterns were recently replenished to vote on his behalf at a Parliamentary with between 60,000 and 70,000 gallons of election by filling up a form and forward. water from the bills

wing it to the proxy or direct to the re- The installation of the supply was a gistration officer, auch proxy to be the

wiler triumph for the Boyal Engineers. A

OT brother liminary investigation and survey of the rear husband, or parent of the elector,

or sister over 21 years of ground was made on February 13th, and or some person registered as a Parin

scheme was anhmricted four days later, mentary voter in the same constituency. Owing to the shortage of transport and it is provided that a registration officer abnormally bad weather, work could not shall keep a list of absent voters entitled be commenced till April 12th. Many miles to vote by proxy within his area and ef of pipe line, bad to be laid and a power persons entitled to vote as proxies, much ful pumping plant erected, but water was list to be open for inspection. Of course, being delivered to the poopla of Jerusa- it is for the voter to instruct his prozy fem on June 18th. There has not been with regard to the way in which he is a stoppage or a bitch.

to exercise the vote on his behalf, neither A medical authority tells me the health the registration officer nor the election of the community is wonderfully good, officials being responsible for the way in and there is no suspicion of cholera, out- which the vote is exercised by the proxy. breaks of which were frequent under the It will thus be seen that every precaution Turkish régime Government hospitals has been taken to ensure that the Repre are established in all large centres, and sentation of the People Act is in no senso frequent medical treatment is given to a dead letter so far as our fighting ser the indigent: Many thousands of natives vices and those connected with them are

the past few months have come forward concerned.

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of their own free will to be vaccinated. Typhus and relapsing fever, both lice borne diseases, used to claim many victims, but the figures are falling very rapidly, due largely, no doubt, to the full use to which disinfecting plants are put in all areas in occupied territory, de In Jerusalem an infants' welfare bureza

has

DEVASTATED LANDS.

HELP FOR OUR "ALLIES.

been instituted, where mothers are The Royal Horticultural Society of seen before and siter childbirth, infants England has through a special committee clinics are being established, a body of set itself to raise a large War Relief Fund health visitors is in process of formation, to restore the gardens, orchards, and small and a kitchen is about to be opened to Serbian persants whose lands have been holdings of the French, Belgiún," and provide food for babies and the poor. The purses are mainly local subjects, who desolated by the German armies. The com. mittee propose to have ready a large cash have to undergo a thorough training, and fund to be administered elastically accord. there is no one here who does not coming to the varying needs of the three fidently predict a rapid full in the

the infant countries. It is proposed to provide mortality rate.

The spadework was all done by the seeds, tools, glass, and advice for the medical staff of the Occupied Enemy Ter Belgian market gardeners, and if the fund be farge enough subsidy grants might be ritory Administration. Some "voluntary made to tide the peasants over the period societies are now assisting, and the enthu until their art harvests are reaped For sisem of the American Red Croes units the French peasants now young trees will which have recently arrived with sa ad- mirable equipment, will enable all to be provided for their orchards For the Serbians similar provision will be made. carry on a great and beneficent work.

The fund has already received the supports of the King and

Its president is Lord Grenfell treasurer Bir Harry Veitch G. Howe, organising in the following letter received by Mr. secretary of the fund, 17, Victoria-street, SWMr. Lloyd George expresses his beartfelt sympathy with the efforts of the society :-

NO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Mr. Havelock Wilson,

of the National Seamen's and Firemen's Union speaking at Rotherham, recently said sailors had been suffering for nearly three years the most murderous treatment at the hands of the Hinna. He did not want it to be thought that sailors and frames were squealing, and could not taka hard blows. They were fighters, and were prepared to hold their own with any. body. He indicted not only tho Kaiser, but the

the whole of the German nation. He communicated with some of the German trade union leaders, some of the men Messrs. MacDonald and then to try Smillie were fry

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I rejoice to hear that the Royal * Horticultural Society has inaugurated a- fund for restoring the gardens all French, holdings, and orchards of our Belgian, and Berbian. Allies which have been ruthlessly devastated by the Ger! man invaders. The fund commands

my heartiest sympathy, and I hope it will be generously supported. Our Allies have had to endure agonies of -invasion which we have not been called upon to anxious to meet, and

share. When the peasants of Northern and do something with the German Gov.

France Belgium, and Berbis return to ernment to prevent these horrible crimes. I their desolated homes they will certainly being committed. But these German trade need Bnancial help to restore them union leaders justified the crimes against

to

economic independence. More the merchant seamen of all countries

ver

toi

urtail the food shortaga (Shame The pacifists could appoint throughout the world, wisdom as many delegates as they liked to attend a conference at Stockholm, but as long 29 the war went not one of them would be carried across the sea (Cheers.) There can be no peace by negotiation. We must continue this war until we have absolutely defeated the Germans, and when we have defeated them it will not bo a matter of negotiation on our part, but a matter of giving instructions. (Cheers)

that we should assist them to become self-sustaining, as speedily as possible. It will, I am confident, be a source of inspiration to the French, Belgian and Serbian" peasants serving in the Allied armies to know that the British on through the Royal Horticul Bociety's fund, is preparing to them to regain the sourcent of livelihood

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