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THE HONG KONG

NO MORE MAH JONG. PEDESTRIAN KILLED SANITARY BOARD

CHEN MING SHU'S ORDERS LORRY. DRIVER IN COURT.

TO CANTON.

DETECTIVES AND DRASTIC PENALTIES.

Crnom out enINESE CORRESPONDENT]

NEW SOLICITOR'S FIRST CASE.

A Chinese lorry driver appeared at Kowloon Magistracy this mort- ing charged with driving in such a

maner as to

MEETING.

NO SEPTIC TANKS FOR URBAN AREA.

ENTIRELY UNSUITABLE.

DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929.

PAYING FOR WATER.

CHINESE ADVOCATE OF LOAN POLICY.

THE ELUSIVE TYPHOON.

EXPECTED AT AMOY.

The typhoon, whese movements,

The financial aspect-as distinct from the practical engineering as reported by Dur own Royal viewpoint-of supplying water to Observatory and by the Alanitx the community other than by the Observatory, have been watched Mr. M. K Lo naked several ques-tunk and tin can stem is still with such deep solicitude was ex- sause injury to ations at the meeting of the Sanitary being discussed in the Colony. The pected to strike the China Chast CANTON, July 0. Chinese pedestrian who died later Board yesterday with regard to the following statement has appeared somewhere near Amey, about 150

The installation of flush water closets. in the vernacular Press as being miles north of Hong Kong. Speaking to the leading officials in Kwong Wah Hospital. of the Canton' Government

Mr. W. J. Carrie (President) said: the opinion of Mr. He Iu, com- on accident occurred in Nathan Road

Before I answer these questions pradore of the Mercantile Bank of Monday morning, in the Govern

on Friday. ment Honiar 03 tha

it seems advisable to remind mem- India, Limited, as to whether or Defendant

bers that, as applications for the not the public should be taxed in

occasion

was presentes hy

of the minotial gathering in Mr. F. C. E. Rendell, who was only

It was hoped that "the tail of the typhoon" might brah Hong Kong, and bring some portion of the 30 inches needed to make a

Sun Limited to oral practice yester. installation of flush systems, fre-order that a fuller supply of water really appreciable change in the i

honour of the Inte Dr. Yat Sen. General Chen Ming day. Shu decreed in explicit terms that { Suh-Inspector MoWalter asked on and after July & no Government for a date to be fixed and intimated employer shall play mahjong that the case would probaby take

"Opium`smaking among Government | three alternoons. employers has long been prohibited.

It was

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith' reserved can see no reason why mah jeng Thursday, 15th; Friday, 19th and playing should not be banned." the Tuesday, 23rd. General, said. It is also a bad Mr. W. Harper, of Mears. Wal- hable and those addicted to mablage Harper & Co., intimates to joug waste much valuable time to his Wership that the lorry formerly no purpose." The head of the belonged to bis Company but had Kwangtung Government considers been sold.

to have been that his subordinates should spend delivered yesterday, but was in the their spare time in the more usefal hands of the police. It the vehicle pursuits, such as physical exercise was not delivered this afternoon, and the reading of books calculated the sale would be cunselled. to improve their minds,

Harper applied to the Magistrate Magistrates throughout Kwang-for the release of the lorry. tung have been informed of this Government edict and have been ordered to detail detectives to keep

a sharp lookout on mah jong play. ers. This aw applies to all who as well as civil wear uniform oficials.

Government employees caught playing nah jong hereafter in any part of the Province will he severely dealt with. They will be brought to Canton and turned over to the Police Commissioner for punishment, in the case of civil officials, and military men will go to the Canton Gendarmerie för correction.

NORTHERN EXPEDITION

ANNIVERSARY. Canton is celebrating the third anniversary of the launching of the Military Expedition against

Matter for the Police.

Mr.

quently give rise to problemy of a he served highly technical nature, and in houses. order that applications may be ex- peditiously dealt with. the Board has appointed a select. Committes of itself, consisting of the Vice President, the Medical Officer of Health and two unofficial members

to exercise the powers and func tions of the Board under Section 18 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1905, provided always that where the Select Committee shall not be unanimous in their decision the matter shall be re- terred to the Board for decision. A unanimous decision of this Com- mittee is therefore the decision of the Board."

10 Chinese tenement-

water shortage system.

Up to the time of writing the Mr Ho is quoted as having ex-lowering clouds had proved as dis

those of Monday. Pressed the opinion that the best appointing as means of raising money would be Heavy grey banks shadowed the by a public loan, spread over a long sky. the sunset looked mormy, a period of years, repayment to be at few drops fell and summer light- fixed periods by public drawings.

ning for inland suggested that somewhere else was getting it.

The Colony had scarcely recover ed from the effects of the 1923 upheaval when the recent strife between the two Kwangs again affected the Colony's business, and any further taxation, in addition, to being an imposition on the masses, will mean greater hardship on merchants and business-men of all sections.

at

It is not fair to tax the labour- ing classes, 16

the present moment they are bearing the brunt of the shortage, and their lot is the

Even that supposedly infallible sign of a drench-clouds of green midge were present but nothing further happened.

Let us hope by the time our readers are perusing this issue the rear horizon will be blotted out with the kind of downpour that used to make up our 100 inches a

year.

The Royal Observatory report for yesterday evening said;

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Pressure is highest to the east

of Japan. The typhoon probably entered the coast between Amoy

moderate, cloudy, rain later. and Foochow at about 2 p.m.

Local Forecast:-5, W. winds.

Manila made the following re- ports yesterday 02 this clusive typhoon:-

Manila, July 5, 5 p.m.--I

Mr. Lo then asked if by saying that a unanimous decision of this "The Magistrate replied that the Committer is, therefore, the deci- police at this stage of the proceedsion of the Board, it was meant more unenviable since they are pay ing ordinary rates and taxes, which ings, knew more of the case than that the Sanitary Board had

include water. he did, and it was up to them to divested themselves of all powers winter in fornier years they have Every autumn and consider whether the lorry would and authority over the matter con-had their supply restricted, and be required us evidence or not. He sidered by the Committee? What those compelled to live on the second pointed out that if a prima facie would be done if the Board did not case is made out by the prosec agree with the decision of the Cominent-house find little water drib-in about 132deg. Long. E. and tion, the defendant would be com mitted for trial and, although it might suit him if photographe of the lorry were produced, it might not be convenient for a jury.

His. Warship thought it was 4 matter that should be arranged between Mr. Harper and the police.

for the prosecution decide whether the release of the lony would prejudice their case or

It

not.

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to

"

Defendant was remanded for one the North. There has been a general week on bail of $500, the hearing holiday and all Government build-to commence on Thursday, 18th, at ings are decorated with flowers, 2.13 p.nu. electric lights, flags and banners. Large bills bearing slogans are posted on walls and all the mer- chants have had to hoist the national ensign in front of their shops.

TWO RABIES CASES THIS

"YEAR.

ONE HUMAN, ONE CANINE.

At yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, Mr. M. K. Lo

The President Mr, W. J. Carrie, replied that one human cane in January and one canine case in Jane tiüs year had been notified. Both cases were in Au Tau Police District, New Territories.

In the morning a big meeting was held in the Assembly Hall of the Provincial Kuomintang, practically asked whether any case of rabies all the leading officials including had been reported, or had been the Generals Chen Ming Shu

occurring in and suspected, 'ne Chen Tsai Teng being present. Colony during 1929, Patriotic speeches were delivered and the chequered history of the Expedition, the struggle with Wu Pei Fu, Chung Tso Lin and other militarista of the North, the vicissitudes of the Nationalist Movement, the intrigues which re- sulted in the setting up of two National Governments, one in Nan- king and one in Hankow, the sup pression of the Chinese Communist Party and the glory of the com- plete unification of China under one Central Government at Nan- king-were all vividly recallid and dwelt upon at length by the speakers

mittee?

Mr. Carrie replied that he took it that the Board had appointed the Special Committee of Experts and he did not think that their findings would be called into question. In any case all papers relevant to the matter in hand would be circulated to the whole Board.

and third floors of Chinese tebe-

bling through their taps during restricted periods.

The non-metered consumers re gard the present measures as only makeshift, and expect the Govern ment to devise some permanent relief soon "without calling upon them to bear an additional burden of taxation.

La the 1019 rice famine, the Mr. Lo's Questions.

Government met the crisis by sup- plying rice to the tune of 3 to Mr. Lo's questions and the an. millions without any extra taxa- tion, and it seems only right and swers received were as follows:--

proper that a similar scheme should Question: With reference to apie adopted to-day. It is true that plications to the Sanitary Board for during the war an increase of ratés permission to instal dosh water to the extent of 20 per cent, was closets, is it the ruling of the imposed, but everyone was then facing a world crisis, and the entire world had to stand together to fight it. The water famine is in quite a different category, and is essen- tially a question for the Govern- men's to disentangle. It is not for them to impose a further burden on suffering community, and the only

Board:-

(a) That such applications must be refused if the available Government sewer is for any renson not considered satis factory as a direct means of discharge, and

Answer: (a) I do not like to call it a ruling of the Board as each application is, I know, considered fully on its own merits, but an ap- plication must be refused if there

is no satisfactory sewer consection available.

(b) Septic tanks in urban areas cannot be allowed.

Question:If the answer. to (b) is in the affirmative, what are the The last ease reported or RUS-

reasons for such ruling! pected in that part of the Colony

Answer:-Septic tanks Are · con- which is under the direct super-sidered wholly unsuitable in urban vision, of officers of the Board was

areas and would not be allowed in on December 13, 1927.

any modern, city.

COINERS' DEN IN MOUNTAINS.

SMART POLICE CAPTURE.

Questioni.) Is it a fact that well-known firm of architects have sent in to the Board a plan for a septic tank (in connection with an application for permission to instal water closets in Kowloon) as to which such architects made certain claims of complete suitability?

(iv.) If the answer to the last

there any reasro" to doubt that septic tanks could be designed and constructed to function as indicated in the last question, and if so, what are the reasons for such doubt!

A circular issued by the local [ROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] question is in the affirmative, is

Kuomintang urges that the decision

"of the Nanking Military Confer-

ence to disband superfluous troops

CANTON, July 9 Thanks to the combined efforts of must be supported, that all unequal the civil population and the treaties with foreign countries militia a counterfeiters' den 'was must be abrogated as soon as por raided in the Law Kong Mountain, sible, that every support be given Nam Hoi, near Canton. The out- to the Government efforts at relaws were coining money in a construction, and that the people secluded valley where three big ahould help the Government in its matsheds had been erected for the war against reactionaries, such as purpose. Sentries in uniforms and the Kwangai clique.

armed with modern riffes were stationed at the entrance of the valley. One of the inhabitants of the district sent nowe of this suspicious group to Canton and a In accordance with the order of strong detachment was sent to in the Central Government the Pro vestigate. Four men were arrested vincial Government of Kwangtung and a complete coiners outfit un- is to send $1,000.000 every month to earthed including false money for Kwangsi io aid of the rehabilita- 8360. The local volunteers assisted tion, work now going on there. the regulars from Cantou.

FOR THEIR KWANGSI BROTHERS!

Half a million dollars were for- warded to the Kwangsi Government on Monday and the other, half million will be sent bofore the end of the month. Although drawn from the Provincial Treasury of Kwangtung, the money is not to be Tegarded as from Kwangtung, but direct from Nanking. The province

is merely remitting one million

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HO CHIEN WITHDRAWS.

(Wah Tes Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, July 9. General Ho Chien has been order-

use

pected at Changshin to-morrow.

dollars less to the Central Governed by Marshal Chiang Kai Shek ment card rotary into the type to

"be sent to Kwangsi each month in from Kwangsi. Ho Chien is ex instalments.

extreme.

A

Typhoon

deg. Lat. N., moving W July 9, 11.40" a.m.-Cyclone or typhoon tear or over Formosa,

moving N.W.

July 9, 4,30 p.m.-Typhoon in about 119deg. Long. E. and 25deg. Lat. N.. moving N.W,

TUNG WAH MEETING TO-DAY.

"ARE THE DIFFICULTIES

REALISED?

A meeting of the leading mem hers of the Chinese community is being held at the Tung Wah Hos pital this afternoon to disues the water shortage.

J

said,

Presumably the facts and figures given by the Director of Public Works at Monday's meeting of the Water Emergency Committee will

(b) That in urban areas on sen

he considered and the problem of level septic tanks cannot be feasible way of seeing the situation supply restated in view of this To our representative allowed i

through would be to raise a public information loan as suggested. Since the Gov-esterday morning the Hoa. Dr erament have in hand a surplus of R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G.. $9,000,000, the loan can be paid off however, that the agenda had not by degrees out of the surplus ac-

been decided upon. cumulating from year to year. If, Thus the difficulties of the situa by 1830, during the introduction of tion are not very clearly grasped the Budget, there should be a large in many quarters is shown by the deficit, then and only then the band optimism and cheerful dis- Government would be justified in regard of the facts, reflected in the devising means of raising money, to

article quoted below, by a member pay off the loan. The main essen.

of the Chinese mounity who will tial to be borne in mind at this probably voice his views at to-day s Stage is to leasen the burden on the meeting. He says inter alia: public as much as possible along the relief of the water shortage is the The fundamental measure for the fine suggested above, instead of dumping a load all at once on the importation of water. Owing to shoulders of the poor in the form lack of funds the proposal to purp of new taxation. Such a step, con

water to the Tytam Tuk Reservoir cludes Mr. Ho, is unvise in the has not been put into action. As.

rain is not to be expected and the experiment of artificial rain making has failed, the best scheme is to pump water to Tytam. Hence the (ii) Experience shows that the execution of this scheme should effluent from "an anaerobic not be postponed on account of the tank is not clear and odour-hortage of money, The Govern less; if it were, there would ment should supply suficient water be little need for the further to the residents because the police purification which is provided tax collected by the Government for in most installations, includes, the fee for the supply of (iii) The frequency with which a water. Although the Government tank is sludged depends, has not sufficient funds at present, amongst other things, upon it is not difficult for the Gorem- its mize in relation to the nent to raise funds to make up number of users, and in the the shortage of the total sum case of a tank constructed to required. When action is taken to serve a large institution it is raise the funds, there will be not improbable that an an enough money to carry out the nual sludging (claimed as all proposal.

When sufficient funds are avail that was necessary) would be found insufficient.

abie, large tackers should be e- (iv.) The principle if once adopted ployed to convey water to feed the could not be confined to one Tytam Reservoir so that sufcient applicant and would before water will be available to every The final reason given long result in a multiplicity household.

of which for the Tytam scheme is that the of tanks, some would almost certainly be majority of the residents are sup

the porting it!" neglected. Moreover,

Another letter in the same paper claims but have failed to sub-

aludging of the tanks at dif- ferent times would be found demands a six-bour daily supply to stantiate them. The Committee considered that septic tanks could very offensive in a densely the Rider Mains-in other words not give the excellent results pre- populated residential district. about ten million gallons daily, at dicted. The reasons for tözt

Question: (vi) Is it. desirable cost of at least 60 cents a ton

(200 gallons). opinion would appear to me to be from the sanitary point of view as follows:-

that, in urban areas on sea level, (i.). Practically, no tank is entire-Government sewers capable of being

In round figures 1,700 tons were ly devoid of amell and even a direct discharge from flush water imported yesterday including 1,180 odoura so slight as to pass closets should be available?

tone from the Tu Kwong. There unnoticed in open country Answer: The answer is in the were also 100 tons from the Empress would be intolerable in close affirmative and in this particular of Agia, 106 from the Sunning, and proximity to domestic build, gaze piene already exist for in in-300 from the Sarpedon.

All Abby were ings.

tercepting newer which will no doubt be constructed some day. Nos. 9. 8 and 12. (Continued on nezi Oolumn).

(v.) If septic tanks could be de- signed and constructed to function as indicated in question iii," what, are the sanitary objections to such septic tanks in cases where the Government sewer is not available: as a direct meats of discharge from flush water closets i

Olaims Hot Made Good. Answer-Reference is made to the application for a flush instal lation at the Y.M.C.A. Building, Waterloo Road, on Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1483. The application was refused.

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