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CORRESPONDENCE.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION.

FO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."}

SIR.-The intersting debate at the Banery Hourd Meeting on Tuesday, and pareularly the admirable speech of Dr.

Ožirio, merke once more to remind us how far this Colony is behind the times in all matters relating to public health and social legislation.

ALLEGED," BREACH OF

CONTRACT.

A TALE OF TIN PLATES.

1 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1920.

At the Summarys Court, on Wednesday, Seldre Mr. J., R. Wood, Acting Puisne Justice, the Kam Hing Lung firm of Hong. kong claimed from the Cheng Lee firm of Hongkong the sum of 48, being damages suffered through alleged breach of con-

tract.

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N.Y.K.

GENERAL MEETING. EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED OF

FEARS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN COMPETITION.

COMPANY'S REPORT FOR SIX

MONTHS' TERM..

HER PURSE.

BIRCH FOR SNATCHER.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chines was charged with snatching a purse, con- —taining. 3, from Mrs. L. "M. "Perkin, of"

the Peak.

of shareholders of the Nippon Yusen

The thirty-6fth regular general meeting ()

Kaisha was held at the Y.M.C.A. Hall in Tokyo on May 22nd. Baron Kondo, Pre

Mr. Leo Longinotto appeared for thesident of the Company, presiding. plaintiff and Mr. M. H. Turner for the defendant,

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crowd of about eight persons running to Defendant atated that he noticed a take shelter from the rain. He followed their example and then saw a purse lying on the pavement. He picked it up and was arrested.

Addressing the assembly, Baron Kondy sid the Nippon Yusen Kaisha might || Mr Perkin stated that at 4.30 p.m. on The proposal of the head of the Sani- Mr. Longinesto said that on December

hereafter experience, great difficulty in Wednesday she visited the Chartered Bhak with her sister and took out the purse to tary Department to remove the Colony's 21st., 1918, the plaintiffs entered into a

carrying on its business in home and pay her chair-bearers. Suddenly she felt "refuse in" inotor trucks to some suitable kontract to purchase from the defendants

foreign WILDETIK, partly because an isonwone knock her hand and then found reonomic depression

begin her purse gone. foreshore, is certainly an advance on the ↑ 250 cases of

She called out to the tin plates at $10.50 each.

chair olie to give chase and he did so, ning presne system of casting it upon the Under the contract, the plates were to be

in the world over, several others followed the man who was water and Ending it again next day in shipped from the U.S.A. in January or with foreign shipping cupanies, especial.

and partly because the competition arrested. The purse was still in his

Defendant said that if he had any in ly with British and American shipping clination to sunteu he could have taken was becoming great. The Nippon Yusen the lady's hand-bag-

the Harbour or some favourite bathing bonch. but I fear that his proposed re

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clamation by garbage will hardly solve expected by the end of March last Käisha was fully prepared to face the

the housing problem, or induce people to Lake up their residence at this latest form of Garden City, A refuse destructor 1 the only satisfactory method of disposing of the products of senvenging in the tropies.

February, 1920. On May 3th., the plain. tiffs had not received the goods which they could, under the contract, reasonably have when the plaintiffs wrote to the defendants asking for the goods, the defendants, an arrived. Later on the same day, however, May 5th, wrote that the goods and the defendants wrote stating that their letter was a mistake, that the goods had not arrived, and that they would inform the plaintiffs when they did. 14th Mr. Gardiner, solicitor, wrote the

On May defendants a letter asking for payment of 8487, being the amount of damages suffered

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hands:

Mr. Smith remarked that the purse was easier to hide. It was a serious offence

now situation with a view to occupying a to match from a woman, whether she paramount position in interaational ship-be European or Chinese, He sentenced

year programme the Company had placed ping circley in the future. Under a Ave him to three months hard labour and to

receive twelve strokes of the birch.

orders with home and foreign shipbuild- ing yards for thirteen vessels aggregating 110,000 tons up to the end of April, as part expected to be completed in the course of of the programyne, and these vessels are

next year. When these vessels are placed on the service the Company will, it is hoped, not only increase its profits, but

MAGISTRACY ITEMS.

ALLEGED STOWAWAYS.

Three Chinese who were found hiding in one of the holda of the Lake Faulk bound for Singapore. were charged with bring stowawujx.

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by reason of the non-delivery of the goods, Laut expand the aphere of ise setivity Mason, who appeared jes

The so-called "golden age for shipping has already passed, and the Nippan Yusen panies, will experience hardships and dif- Kaisha, together with other steamship com- fouities in the future.

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two. asked for a remand, which was granted, bail lwing fixed at $50 each,

RETURNED BANISHEE.

A Chinese you, who had been banished from the Colony for ten years, last year. was found back again by detectives who arrested him. When charged, his excuse was that his father was sick and he came entened to three months' hard labour... back to look after the basis. He was

The increase in the sauvenging staff and the establishment of branch offers at Kow- loon City and Samsuipo are moves in the right direction, but' 'pless the water supply, drainage and communications of the neglected districts are brought up to date, uny" tightening of the reins, On May 17th. Mr. Gardiner received a Continuing, Baron Kendo pointed out enless accompanied by a spur to the Public etter from the defendants, enclosing. War was less than 1,500,000 tons, but at that Japan a shipping before the great Works Department, will be most unfair letter from Getz "Bros. The defendate?!

present it amounts to over 2,000,000 ton to the pune villagers. When I last visited letter said that they denied viability, and Kowloon City which luis been under reminded the plaintiffs that the tin plates British rule for years, I was horrified had been sold to the subject to the terms at the insanitary condition of its "street of a contries which they (defendants) had and side channels, for which the Publicatered into with Messrs, Gets Bros. They COMPANY'S BUSINESS REPORT. Works Department is responsible. said the delay in the delivery of the goods report for the six-months ter from The following is the Company's bushes Dr. Ozurio rightly draws attention was entirely beyond their control.Messrs. October 1st, 1919, to March 31st, 1920

Getz Bros., writing to defendants, Tud!CARGO AND PASSoens-During the term under review the Company operated upwards of to chartered vessels The. cargo carried amounted to 82.424.000 tons, and passenger 99,000, the total mileage covered being 2,700,000 miles,

COASTING AND NEAR SEX SERVICES. With reference to Administrative Orders Shipments were generally active. and there were particularly inrge shipments between the Hokkaido. the Main Island and Forensa. The number of pavengers The showed a considerable increase On the Japan-China services, shipments from decline on account of anti-Japanese boy-" Japan to Chion showed a considerable. with the difference or they could-have-cott-in-China-but-shipments from China claimed the difference between the mark. price on the day the contract was entered

the absener of any remedial measures for

the treatment of tuberculosis, that death that they had no information as to the 99 vessels, aggregating 483,000 tons, and HONGKONG, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE

sentence which hangs over so many of

"Our fellow-citizens,

were beyond their.control,

Japan increased. In the direction of but there was an increase in passengers. Korea and Tsingtao shipments we're legs, SOITE SEAS, AND BOMBAY SERVICES--On

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ship, gave judgment, for the plaintiff, with ments, in spite of the fact that foreign

Dr. Olitsky's report has presumably been enten by white, ants in its pigeon- costs; hole, where the proposals of the Govern- ment for financing building operations" to relieve the shortage of housing" accoZIURUS dation, and to check overcrowding, have apparently been similarly buried.

The extension of the water enrriage

CORPS.

NOTICE.

by Lieut.-Colonel L G. Bird 1.S.O Administrative Command- ant, dated June 7th, 1920.

term Infantry nmpany, include all member of Infantry. Le In- fantry. Light Infantry, Scottish, and Reserry Companies. Thes. Com- pänim at present only being up to Platoon, strength, the wholk at pre sent constitute on Infantry Com- pany for administrative purpose. Platoons being numbered as follows: No. 1 Platoon-Light Infantry Co.

Platoon Infantry Co." Platoon --Ecottish Co. Platoon-Reserve Co.

No.

No.

No.

F. E. RAPON. Bt.-Major.

Adjutant. H.K.V.D.U.

ORIENTAL STUDIES CONFERENCE.

delivery of the 250 cases of tin plates or as to the intention of the mills in filing A hospital for Europeans at Kowloon that order. Owing to the disorganised has long been a crying need. The medical labour situation in the USA, the coal inspection of school children, if (strike and the iron strike, manufacturers stated) it ignores day scholars, falls sadis had not been able to fulfil their orders, Ud the home practies in this respect. The cases were entirely beyond the control where medical attendance is provided for:

of the reser. Continuing, Mr. Longinotio all day scholars.

said that the plaintiffs could have boughs The absence of any against the defendants and charged them actory ablation in the Colony must be almost-tireredible-to-anyone-Tamilar with the subject as dealt with in England. und the fact that women and children of any into and the contract price. As a matter age may be employed at any kind of of fact, the plaintiffs had disposed of, the, the South Sons Service shipments were reve work, indoors or out of doors. however un plates to Swatow, but they had squared was bri On the Bombay service ship- markably dull, but the passenger traffic injurious, for any number of hours, by the Swatów "people financially. He saidments to and from Japan were unusually days and by aight, on week days and the defendants' plea would be that the active, the transportation of ran cotton Sundays, is surely a disgrace to this causes of the non-delivery of the tin plate and cotton yarn being especially brisk. Hongkong, June 10th, 1929. wealthy Cology, and constitutes a grave

The passenger traffic was dull. danger to the race, born and unborn.

CALCUTTA SERVICE-On the outgoing and After hearing the evidence, His Lard Phonieward voyagess ther were large ship shipping companies have resumed opera tions there. On the Java-Japan-Calcutta Oriental Studies Surety took place in A Conference of the members of the route shipments were brisk, especially in Colombo the other day for the purpose of thetransportation of Java sugar, and discussing what Oriental studies are advis a calm way and indulges in ugly terms and there was a great demand for Japanese able to he pursues in the "new Culonbo

glief insinuations. He avoids the main articles. The competition between Japan University, issue of the question and contents himself and foreign vessels is becoming acute.

The Conference was not. EUROPEAN SERVICE-Because of are press, hut Mr. Denham, Director of open to the

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with saying "Take it or leave it."* How markable rise in the European exchang Education, who presided, informed a Times tom to all public latrines, advocated by natural. As often indulged in by unrea- England, shipments from Japan, and other thirty andforty Buddhist priests from all rates and the strike o. railwaymen ni "C'egion representative that between Dr. Ozorio, is another pressing matter, find! **

sonable people'as Peter Mugnus" "Never, Oriental entries were less, the neglect of which mast intensify the

On the re-parts of the island attended nud that after arn voyages there were large shipments discussion the Conference decided in invita risk of infection by dysentery, typhoid

He says, “There can be nothing more from England and other European conn- the recommendations of the high priests as and other disease germs, so frequently disloyal to the staff and to the University European ports, and the reduction of the University, avilabus and to include: tries The shortage of dock workers at regards the admission of the priesthood to pointed out by the Medical Offer of

as a whole than to circulate idlt rumours working hours there, have badly paralyed Pali, Sanscrit, Singhales, Ceylon history, Health.

and malicious «canards,?" But has he the working of cargoes, The passenger archeology and epigraphy. Mr. Denham If a serious epidemic decimates this not facts the saggest that we are dis:augurated a new service to Liverpoolsiderable interest as the first robed Bud.

proved that my statements are such, and traffic was remarkably active.

referred to the Suriyagoda. Sumangala, Colony, the Government certainly cannot loyal; that depends upon the nature of bis during the term with one sailing every

LIVERPOOL SERVICE The Company in who is presently taking a degree at Ox-

-ford, where his appearance-created-con- plead that it has not been warned, and I ideas on foyalty. If deliberately shutting four weeks, siz vessels being employed. dhist priest in an English University. hops Dr. Ozorio will repent his warnings to which one belongs is loyalty, and if This is based on a desire to maintain the oac's eyes to the faults of the institution of very possible occasion until effective directing the light of healthy public criti-new position which the Company secured action is taken in the directions indicated. loyal.

cism disloynaty, then I am indeed dis during the war. During the term the Yours faithfully,

Yet, the criticism of members of shipments on the outgoing voyages were Purliament is considered as consonant with fairly large and on the return voyages .F. B. L. BOWLEY.

their duty as loyal subjects.

there were large shipments of irou and Hongkong, June 10th, 1920.

He harps on respect for teachers. Do other heavy goodly. he suggest that they are to be respected in HAMBERG SERVICE--For the purpose of al cases In our younger days we coupled fexpanding its services, the Company the ideas of teacher and walking engyelo caused these extra-vessels on the European pedia and regarded our teachers as infalli-Service which ended their voyages crtlier ole. But now, surely, we are entitled to in London or Antwerp during the war the exercise of our reason and at liberty and even after, to call at Rotterdam and to offer our criticism on actions which we Hamburg. " S-Having overlooked, by

consider as unworthy of their cailing To Six steamers were commissioned for the in shipments, due to a rise in the Euro accident, your issue of May 9th, I was loyalty before our teachers. Because I am latter ports with one sailing every four of a ban on imports On-the-return- Some the University as a whole we owe our inauguration of a regular service to the penn exchange rate and the enforcement till jest night ignorant-of-the-existence her staff. It is not because I am disloyal the develpment of trade between Japan wool and other goods.

a faithful son of the University-I-criticise weeks. This new arrangement is aimed at lvoyage there were large-shipments of -of-Prof. Smith's article, written in answer to the staff but because I am loyal to the and Germany. As the latter country has traffic was active. to my letter. Many must have thought I University out that. I loved Cacair lens, not yet recovered economically, there were

The passenger was either convinced by his logic or cowed but that I loved Rome more."

CALCUTTA NEW YORK-SOUTH AMERICAN by his thunder. As neither is the case, I statemens-that-he-believes that there are

Further, he committed himself to the and the return voyagea

no adequate. shipments on the outgoing SERVICE.---On the outgoing and the return owe it to myself to attempt a reply to the many loyal students, suggesting of course marked decrease in shipments from Japaa ments were less on the outgoing voyages

PACIFIC SERVICE.-While there was

-v-yages-shipments were fairly briskOn the Calcutta-South American route ship sweeping statements made by that gentle Then he insinuates that we, the students, and other Asiatic porta to America's but on the return voyages large shipments

that there are others who are disloyal man. Thus I must beg the indulgence of regard literature as above morality. These Pacific coast. there was an excess in the were destined to Europe and thus liners. the public towards this my belated letterstatements are unwarranted, there is supply of abip's bottoms on account of were sent round to Antwerp

Prof. Middleton-Smith in supposed to nothing upon which be can base his im- operations started by foreign vessels, the NEW VESSELS. Of now ships ander, con- answer my accusations. He has only does not failox, that others are

putations Because I may be disloyal, at number of which continues to increase and truption three ships aggregating 21,000 also the supply of extra vesels by the tops were completed and the Company pur touched on one in a short paragraph and sanded that the undergraduates are dis Japan. The result was a marked decling programme, the Company ordered four To conclude, let the public not be per- United States Shipping Board built in chased a 5,300 ton vessel. Coder a new the rest of his long article he devotes to a loyal. What part they have taken in the in freight rates. On the return voyages freighters of 10,000 tons ench Imom the forest of verbiage, ringing with self-com. discussion in the Press has been dictated abundant shipments were recorded. Since Yokohama Flock Company" and a freighter acency and attempting to prove his claim by loyalty. They considered that the January the Company is the sole recipient of 10,000 tona from the Urnga Docks Com in being "a garret-student of literature, existence-should be informed upon the tion and its liners were increased from were also purchased and the Company public to whom the University owes its of the Government subsidy in this direcpany. Two freighters of. 10,000 tons each etc."-- Instead of trying to prove the present affairs, with the hope that it will two to six. A fortnightly regular service ordered three passenger steamers for the falsity of my statements, be rides over University as a whole Yours, etc

azert its influence for the good of the will be maintained hereafter, although European Service and two high-speed them, disdaining to discuss the maller in

kery was formerly one sulling every six pamenger bosts for the Nagasaki-Shang- (Continued at foot of neat column.)

UNDERGRADUATE.: ¡Wis. June 10th, 1920-

bat Bervice and another passenger boat (Continued at foot of next columa.)

for the Saghalien route.

THE UNIVERSITY,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

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New. YORK SERVICE-Shipments from Japan and other Oriental ports showed a decline, but on the homeward voyagea there were large shipments of iron, of "pawngers increased remarkably. machinery, raw cotion, etc. The number

from Japan were less but there were large "SOUTH AMERICAN SERVICE-Shipments shipments of wool from South America Passengers diminished.

AUSTRALIAN SERVICE-On the outgoing. voyages there was a marked diminution

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