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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1918.

With regard to rehousing the displaced. I should like to see a much larger num- population. I suggest that, in the Brat; bor of District Inspectors for the City place, all suitable vacant flats should bej and Old Kowloon, and 's new district" rented by the Government, and the dis inspectors for Kowloon City, Samuipo., placed individuals induced to remova to Shaukiwan, and Aberdeen, each of whom. these fats, which should be sublet to them should be instructed to perambulate the The Return produced in and instil a few rudimentary ideas of villages with a gang of scavenging coolizy "reply to my question at the last meeting sanitation into the minds of the villagers.

on eper termNA.

shews that there are at present about 500

vacant floors in the City alone, which

*nzight necommodate "soire 4,000 peoplek

Next I suggest that Governmens should grant building leases of vacant „Crown Land in suitable localities at very cheer rates to persons willing to erect houses. for the working-classes, and that special clauses should be inserted in the Crown Les obliging the lessees to let the houses at a fair rent in fata only and not in

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will increase the cost of labour and so People may say that all these measures

damage trade. I don't think this objec tion is sound, as a contented änd þealthy

work than a miserable and sickly one workman will surely do more and better and, further, that labour cannot be called cheap which is obtained at the cost of the health and even the life of the

labourer.

Before sitting down I should like to adopt a remark made by the Hon. Mr To encourage building. Government

Bird at the recent Budget Debate, chang should prepare the sites and construct

ing only one word. There is one thing the roads arst, and should advance two that this war has taught us, and that is thirds of the cost of site and building on

think more largely than before mortgage at a very low rate of interest Schemes that would have taken our retaining control over the type of build-breath, away before the war have been

ing to be erected and the speed of èruc- tion.

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SPORT.

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LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

The draw for the first round of the Ladies' championship of the Royal Hong- kong Golf Club, 1918, is as follows:-

Mrs. Mors r. Mrs. Maitland

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Miss Wilkinson v. Mrs. Crawford. Mrs. J. W. Stewart, Mrs. Dreipar, Mrs Byes- Thursfeld, Miss J. Rodgar, Adama, and Mrs. Fletcher

The Arst and second rounds are to be

third round by December 25th; and the played on or before December 14th; the

fourth round by January 4th.

The entris for the "Woodhouse" cups close on November 30th.

BILLIARDS.

PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP.

above handip in the first round are na The draw and dates of playing for the

follow :-

F. F. Laaton" (owes 50), J. Gibaos 250 E. H. Taylor (or 60), 8. B. and H. T. Musicy (owes 30)—byes. - Lood (owes 1)), J. Crookḍake (owes

J. Folly (watch) . F. Q. Coleman (owa

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A CLAIM AGAINST GERMANS JUDGMENT FOR THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATES, LTD.

Central Estates, Ltd., sued O. Struck- The casa, in which the Hongkong

meyer, Hans August Siebs and E Biebert has been concluded in the Mixed Court, Shanghai, the plaintiffs' obtain- ing judgment on the judgment giren in their favour in Hongkong for 87,491,40 Hongkong currency.

The defendants, in the reply they filed with the court, said that the Suprema Court was

not of competent juris. diction in the case, as they had been expelled from the Colony before the time of commencement of the action. They

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also claimed that, in any event, PURE FOOD PRODUCTS.

Court only had jurisdiction over the firm of Siemssen & Co., in liquidation of which firm they were not partners at the time of the commencement of the action and were not now. They further urged (owes that they had never been officially in

formed of the judgment of the Supreme 100). Court and were thus deprived of the right to appeal and of any eventual further rights. They claimed that the judg meat consequently was invalid, and as the cause of action arose from a war measure of the British Government it could not be enforced without special therefore, asked that the case be dis-

carried out successfully and with no great Here, again, I do not wish to tie the difficulty: Where there is a will there Board to any particular scheme. There a way,' and I see no reason why, ma are many schemes in the air, all of which far as public health matters. Bre con- 60), 8 p.m. Tursday. C. Bond (owes 130) will, no doubt, receive full, considera-cerned, we should not strike out the word. J. Parkes (owes 250), 9p.m. Tuesday. tion: fut I venture to auggest that the impossible from our vocabulary."

We have a most able and energetic locality most suitable, and capable of rapid development, for this purpose is headquartes staff and the nucleus of a the flat area-half tidal, half swampy-highly-trained subordinate staff to carry hetween the Taipo Road and Taikoktsui. out reforms, the need is urgent, and the

2. Robinson (ames 100). W. G. Gerrard (owes 130), 8 p.m. Wednesday G. S. Morton (ores 100) v. A. Simpson (owes 20), 9 p.m. Wednesday,

E White (wes 30) r. J. Cocker (owes 30), 6 p.m. Wednesday. E. Gumarias (owes

tresty or convention with China. They.

misud.

Mr. G. H. Wright, for the plaintiffs,

A new road is now being made across the funds are available. Now is the time 190). C. A. Goldenberg (scratch), 9 pum stated that the claim was founded on a

southern extremity of these flats, which to set to work.'

forms an embankment between the fints

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Ljudgment of the Supreme Court of Hongkong. The Court would remember that this action was before it in May laet as a claim for rent when the Court 02 a lengthy judgment decided that

E, B., Green (owes 250) v. A. W. Bowen

The magnificent victory which the

0. Hart (owes 260) . and the sea, so that no sea-wall with its united forces of Civilization have just Water (owes 130), 6 pm Friday. expensive and tedious foundation is should surely encourage us to persevere, 9 p.m. Friday.

achieved over the hordes of Barbarism Cooper (owes 130) v. T. Goodman (owes 230), quired

as our heroic forces in the field have done The hill behind the Cosmopolitan Docks and to carry on our war against disease seems to have been provided by nature and death until not one single insanitary for the purpose of filling up this area, spot remains in Hongkong, and this (cratch), 6 pm. December 4th. C. F. plaintiffs should first exhaust their and the operation would be of the Colony, which is one of the fairest jewels Vas (owes 100) v. G. May fowes 100), 9 simplest possible nature, consisting pria in the British Crown, may also become cipally of spade work, and involving no celebrated as one of the healthiest spots elaborate plans, expensive plant cr in the Empire. skilled supervision.

ber

71%

ME. ALABASTER SECONDS.

P., December (th.

SMUGGLING.

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CONSTABLE AND REVENUE OFFICER CONVICTED.

remedy in the courts of the Colony. This had been done and the plaintiffs had obtained judgment against the 'defend- ants there for, the amount claimed in the

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but I estimate that if another Ealf wil Mr. ALABASTER, in seconding the motion, AN ABORTIVE ATTEMPT AT petition. The only possible defence to

I will not weary you with many figures, lion dollars be appropriated out of the said:-Sir, I second this resolution with surplus revenue an area of two and a the greatest pleasure, more especially

the present claim could be that the judg. hal! million square foot could locality privilege of addressing a meeting mainly be because only the other day I had the prepared for building in this

ment had been obtained by the fraud of upon which 2,000 two-storyed houses could composed of those whose representative I

the plaintiffs. It was well established be rapidly erected capable of accom-am on this Board and of learning and modating 40,000 people, and, if the Gov-appreciating the very deep concern with At the Marine Court, yesterday, before that the Court could not go into the crament would, finance the building own, which they regard this important subject. Commander Beckwith, Kam Sang, Chin- question of whether the judgment of the ers as suggested above, such houses could at that meeting, which was representative ese constable No. 329, Chan Wan Hin, foreign Court was erroneous or contrary

let at $10 a door or 81 per head, rer in the fullest sense of the moath, or less

of feeling

Hongkong, the Government of

Revenue Officer No. 60, Fang Fu (a to the avidence. It any of the area required is already this Colony was called upon with He un-boatman) and Li Ho (mistress of a boat) of Hongkong, had no jurisdiction over The defendants argued that the Court leased but undeveloped, I suggest that certain voice to appoint a

Commission to were charged with having moved about them, and that the judgment was Government

give the lessees the enquire into, and report on, the housing in the harbour during official night with trary to the principles of international should to either undertaking the Time problem in all its aspects and the transit

construction of suitable houses, or problems connected therewith.If the out the written permission of the Harlaw aurrendering their leases at a fair price, demand for that Commission is granted bour Officer, on November 24th-

Mr. Wright replied that the Court which Government can at once recover

first press the it will not be necessary to pr before the pleaded guilty. Mr. U.L. Asaseis pleads had irisdiction until the contrary was The first, third, and fourth defendants must presume that the Hongkong Court remin on the new building Icases.

the Mangkoktsui, Taikoktsui Board; but a, so far, the Government has ed guilty on behalf of the second defen made to appear. The various pleas set and Samaripo districts seem to be special. maintained a discrete and strategic in- dant ly adapted for Chinese tenement houses, activity with regard to that demand a Sergeant Bond said that at 3.15 s.may of defence in Hongkong, this Court up in the defence could only be raised by would enter a cartat against allowing duty is east on the members of this Board on November with he was on patrol duty const go into them. The only ques such houses on the eastern side of the to spar it into action by once more call in the harbour when he saw the first tion which this Court could consider was Taipo Rond or north of the new motoring attention to the gravity of the situs three defendants and the mistress, in a that of fraud, road to Laichikok. These roads form ation from the point of view of public sampan, "which had no lights, and was natural boundary between the Chinese health

going from east to west. He called ou

The Court decided that this was so, township on the west and south and the

The terrible conditions of overcrowd. He chased it for about 500 yards and lish that the judgment was obtained the

stop but it did not do sa, and, as the defendants could not estab the sampan rural suburbe which Our friends hope to develop to the east and districts of the Colony, and the recurrent arrested defendants. The first defendant plaintiffs in the terms of the petition.

Portuguesaing which obtain in certain well-defined then it stopped. He went on board and fraud, judgment must be entered for the north of the roads named suburbs which epidemics of plague, small-pox, meningi had a revolver and 25 should be reserved for bungalows, or small tie and influenza, engendered by that over- two-storeyed houses with gardens, suitable crowding, call for prompt and drastic Officer) threw something into the sea

of ammuni. The

second defendant (Revenue) for, the middle-classes of the Colony action by the Government, This is a scheme with which, I think.

witness could not say what it was; it every member of the Board will symful conditions on humanitarian grounds o

Whether we base our claim for health must have been heavy because it sank at pathise

The third defendant handed a The

of the Kowloon City for on those of material interest, the case handkerchief to the conswain, of the Navigation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, The Compagnie de Commerce and, de promoters Reclamation scheme, who are, I believe, p, abolishing overcrowding and the Police launch.

in their report dated November 5th, most public-spirited hody, might also epidemic engendered by it is equally At this stage the Magistrate, with Mr state- be invited to set apart some of their back proved As one of the great ports and Agnasiz's consent, added another charge blocks for a similar scheme for providing distributing centres of the world the against the three men, that they did un- Japan, the market has considerably in- Owing to the strong demand from houses for the working classes, such material and commercial prosperity cf lawfully aid and abet the woman to move creased and buyers seem inclined to pay scheme to be financed by the promoters: Hongkong is inextricably interwoven with about the barbour during prohibited any price. Sellers, however, are very

I will only say a few words on my the health of its people. Epidemics cost hours. second motion, Banitary Staff. The overcrowded state of trade.

Mr. Agassiz mid he thought the Police cautions. Stocks are exhausted and, the with referencs to the money, and quarantine restrictions injure regarded the third defendant as the ring new crop being late, very few quantities the City, the abnormally high death-rate, the prevalence of tuberculosis, and the question from the humanitarian stand clean character for five years, and the 7.25,

If, on the other hand, we regard this leader. He asked the Magistrate to take are available, and only part of demands threatening epidemics of influenza and point-and surely even in Hongkong the fact that he had been led into the com

into consideration the second defendant's are satisfied. The last price paid is Ten cerebro-spinal fever, small-pox and voice of humanity is not still-I ask you, mission of the offers of the third de- from January 1st up to November The total amount of rice exported plague, are surely sufficient, arguments sir, and through you the other members fendant. He hoped this would be taken 5th is 1,241,733 tons against 1,037,719 tons for the immediate restoration of the staff of the Board-do we want to suffer in the into consideration, as be supposed the in 1917. to its full complement by engaging man future the death-roll we have suffered, in locally pending the return of the inspec- the past from plague and pestilence due man would be dumissed from his employ- tors on military service.

the

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ment

the work of safe population even with the transit problems connected with were doing..

SAIGON RICE MARKET.

PITMAN'S SHORTHAND.

for

We quote today:-White Sateen rice, We are 9 inspectors short and although

to preventible overcrowding

No, sifted, Japan quality. Hong ng Gordon said the Captain 24.83 picul, fo.b., Saigon, The surplus population of the congested Superintendent of Polios regarded the Bovenber/December shipment. remainder no doubt do their best to cope with their most unpleasant and districts must be transferred to other case as a very serious one, especially in strebous duties, it would be quite imparts of the Colony; but in effecting that view of the fact that the first two defen- possible for them to carry out efficiently transfer it will be necessary for the data were employed by the Government.

Commander Beckwith asked what they the public Government to bear in mind and deal health of our large normal times, and if a serious epidemic it

Inspector Gordon said that he had no occurs there must be a breakdown.

I have only to add, with regard to the doubt they were on their way to the aminations for Pitman's curtificates held

The following are the results of ex Prevention is better than cure, and second part of the resolution, that the Loksang for opium. The Lokmang came at the Italian Convent:- although we cannot absolutely prevent an overworked staff of this Department must from Haiphong, and they must have! epidemic, we could with a full staff be restored to full strength at once if we known there was opium on board and

Full Certificatos.-The Misses J. Ahwee, make special efforts to reduce as far ea are to cope with the fills that winter they could make a good profit out of it. Guimaraes, and Silva

A Danenberg, E. Carvalho, .. possible all conditions likely to encourage always brings The valuable memo The third defendant had been fined pre disease, and thereby mitigate ita effects. randum on house cleansing recently previously for a similar offence, and on a La Price, V. Hazavel, and M. Steel.

Speed Certificater. L. Gill, O: Ozorio, Even with a fulf

staff the department pared by the assistant head of this de- previous occasion the Police had found Theory Certificates Alvares, D. is seriously undermanned. It was stated partment has served to show us that we sinkers, etc in the third defendant's Juson, C. Medina, Neves, F. Nanc in 1901 that in Liverpool, with a popala- are so abort of our full complement of possession. If the first and second de M. Remedios, E. Ribeiro, M. Santos, C than Sanitary Inspectors, and there departmental routine is dislocated and third defendant's character they must

Stonhany A were also, no doubt, a large number of that instead of more, we are compelled be considered equally guilty of the crime Collace, E. Danenberg, L. Ferguson,

and E. Woolley. Factory and other inspectors in addi- to undertake less house cleansing. That and be equally punished. It was a very Jennings, M. Holloway, N. Kailey, M. Elementary Certificates.-E. Barros, D. Lion In Hongkong with a larger is not as it should be.

serious offence. Inspectors and

The Hon. Mr. HALLIFAX: -Without, in no Factory

Commander Beckwith said that prob

Kinross, and M. Mathias. Of these 23 Tnspectors only any way at all trying to create any sort ably the woman was the dupe of the third 11 are District Inspectors, the remainder of feeling against Mr. Bowley's motion,

defendant. being fully occupied with special duties it seems to me thats the matter bas very strongly represented to the

Inspector Gordon agreed. In regard

tion then of 860,000, there were no less inspectors that when epidemics occur the fendant associated with a man of the White, G. Woonaylor, M. Walter, R.

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we

have at present only $3

scavenging, cemeteries, etc.

been

The Mother Buperior of the Italian friends who helped so effectually towards dailies Mons. D. Pozzoni, Vicar Apote the saccess of the bazaar, especially the editor of English Chinese lise Hongkong, Mr. EY M. de D. Stephens, Mr. E. V. S. Lim, Messrs. Bouza, Consul for Portugal: Mrs. M. J Sincere Co., Messrs. The Sun Co., and My P. X. Kwok The Superiorem is also thankful to the Commodore for the loss of flags and bunting, and to Major Gordon, Capt. Brett, and Prof. Vassallo for their excellent bind,......

in connection with the food supp1J» | Government, and very fully reported and to the first- and second defendant, In. Convent thanks the numerous patrons and

I do not think anyone will claim that commented on by Lieut. Olitsky; and aspector Gordon said the public expected the population of is sanitary in its habits ongkong of vore been gone into, very properly, by the public

Mr. Alabaster has said, the matter ha pool, and the climatic conditions hero ment to appoint & Commission; and as meeting which has requested the Govern are certainly mors Inspectori

trying

for the wo know that the matter has the very Then the rural districts are

are left to the earnest consideration of the Government already overworked Police, who are ex the resolutions just now is quite unneces pected to add sanitation to their multi sary and I oppose it. farious dutien The result is that in outlying districts sanitation is conspicu Uus by its absence..

The resolutions on being put to the meeting wern carried.'

The rest of the business was formal.

stead, such acts us had been committed protection from them, and received, in

serious view of the case. He fined the Commander Beckwith said he took woman 50, with the alternative of two months hard labour. In view of the fact that the first two defendants were employed by the Government and that the third defendant had a had character he sentenced them to undergo four months hard labour each.

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