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THE PRESENT

WATER RESTRICTIONS

Mr. Sayer contioned that he thought the motion was somewhat misdirected. If the Board conais

dered it appropriate to stress its own interests, be would suggest time instead of arging the Water Author- ty to improve the methods of dis- ribution it would be better to urge j Dhe Beverne er to take such steps that would prevent a recourgence of such a shortage in the future. The speaker included by saying that all sympathy must go to all

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BEAUTIFUL BAMBOO TREES OF HAINAN.

CONFERENCE.

those affected by the water shortage ECONOMIC but sympathy should also be given to the Director of Public Works who ¦ had been put to such hard work coping with his very trying pro blem of giving everybody a fair share of what water we have in

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Bonsons dought.

Mr. L. CF, Bollang said that he thought that the Board should cordially cingend the Water Works thepartment in their efforts during the past month, rather than criticise

tinen

They had only to read the speech made by the Director of Fuhlie Works in the Legislative Council to realise that this matter was be ing considered. He hoped that the Government would not ronsider) ite views of the existing system.

Mr. Lo, replying, "said that, he (the speaker) was well aware that the Government and replied that they would cruusidey Dr. KoteWREA motion, but he would not be satisf- ed until he knew the rents for that,

Dr. Sayer, you will under the difficulty of officials discussing

a matter which has been already discussed.

Mr. Lo.m pointing out that

mating Dr. Kobewall's notion

Mr. Sayer-It is impossible me to reply to that..

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Ryan, June 6. Questioned regarding the pro- posed International Economic Con- fernce, the Foreign Setrotary, Sir John Simon, stated in the House of Commons" to-day thint the matter was still, ontirely in the preliminary stage.

He had explained the whole met tor to the representatives in London of the other five Pawers, who with Britain issued the invitation to the Lane Conference, and had in- vited their views upon it.

further until those had been erived.

MADE INTO HATS, BASKETS, WATER WHEELS,

» FISH TRAPS AND PIG BASKETS,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Bamboo is Tono of the very usually to Annam, Sam and Singa- common sights in Hainan, and in port for the use of the Chinese some ways one of the most benuti-usually by junk from the harbours fal. There 1,8 senreely anything of Rak-in, Limlang and Sap-koah on more lovely and graceful than the the eastern central coast, Kachek long feathery bamboo waving in being the principal market contre the breeze, masted in rows in for the male of these articles. windbreak or a bamboo orchard. Hong Kong residenta It is no wonder that in Chinese familiar with the bamboo, baskets literature the bamboo in called a which anyslop the live pigs export. prinus among plants and extolloded from Haihow to Hong Kong in for its pliant strength and its such great numbers. It is an in ability to resist the cold without feresting eight in these days of losing its leovos.

motor travel to see a moving mass

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Ancient uses of bamboo were of bamboo hats, trays, bitskets, THE ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

The question could not be carried many, and many of these uses still and fisi-traps approaching rapidly, continué. One of the most interest which proves on closer view bo hu reing was the use of a piece of a motor, truck Inden with passon- bainboo as a wigness to a contract.gers or heavier freight hade, but the piece being cut or broken in with top and sides simply buried

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CONDUCT

CASE AGAINST REV. DAVIDSON CONCLUDED

a jagged manner and each party under articles of bamboo.

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to the contract retaining one piere On the rivers it is a common sight as a pledge. Bamboo was also used to see great rafts of bamboo cover- as a substanco.on which to write, od with firewood which is being and coarse paper was gnade from floated down stream, a little shelter it. Bamboo sprouts are a delicacy on the raft protecting the rafts- known to the Chinese over many man and his helper. Huge heavy They are esten fresh, timbers from the mountainous in- centuries, being either fried or boiled, and terr are foated down to the are also pickled or dried for fature Kacbek lumber market in the same way, and light bamboo ferries are Several variattes.

used on the mountain streams. In the Mino country in some villages In Hainan there Fre Bea varieties of hamboo, which the ad from very shallow streams the where the water supply e obtain natives lassity in two categories, women out, the large bamboe, leave or by two methods fication spanks of the plants as having thick walls with smal North Marcavities, or thin walls with large The other classification speaks of the bamboo as smooth or rough, depending on the growth of small

(Reuter's Special Service.)

LONDON, June 7 The inquiry into the immorality harga gnist Rector Davidson, of Stikkey, concluded after twenty. av days hearing, and the Chan forell of

Norwich Dionese, adjsumed the

July 3, when he will deliver his Mr. Roland Oliver, K.C.. Counsel for the Bishop of Norwich, wound

Str. Lo, "I am in asking for reply, but man unly referring to Mr. „Bellamy's remarks. But I still ser no raitaon why a direct use would not be given to the rider main up the case with a fourteen hour people of every district, and I still commend this motion.

The motion was then put to the meeting, and was carried by three: votes to one, Dr. Castro Basto and the three officials not voting, while Mr. Bellamy voted against it."

Those Present.

Those present at the meeting were:--Mr. G. R.. Sayer (chairman) the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Dr. G. W, Patte para, M. I, Ho Kwang-tin, L. C. F. Bellany, Drs. Li Shu-fan and R.A.C. Basto.

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SENATE PASSES REVENUE BILL

DRASTIC CUTS NECESSARY TO BALANCE BUDGET

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WASHINGTON, June 8. The Senate to-day passed the Revenue Bill which the House of Representatives approved on Satur- day.

The Bill is estimated to pru duce additional revenue totalling G81,110,000,0001-..

In order to complete the balane- ing of the Budget,"drastic "cuts in expenditure will be made to cover the remaining G83,000,000-out of the G81,135,000,000 which the Treasury had decided was necessary.

One classi

envities, and uses vary accordingly.

hairs" on the shoots. The com-

two-foot length, cut, the opposite a joint intact at the bottom of a

such sections in end at an angle, and tash three bundle. With

such bundles swung from a trying pole, quite a supply of water can be enrried at one load,

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Perhaps the most picturesque, use feet long soll in the market for about thres hundred cash apiece, of bamboo in Hainan is for the Home twelve or thirteen cents at big water wheels along the rivers. the present rate of exchange. These wheels are sometimes ten Five such poles are all that one ifeet high, and are put up in the peron can carry at lond The eleventh and twelfth month to largest size ordinarily seen is about secure water for the fields during thirty feet long and has a diameter the small season," They are of about three inches. Bamboo often damaged by the heavy raina will grow almost anywhere that is in the second and third months, not too wet, as it does not like and as a matter of routine are put continual soaking of the roots. If "p now each winter, and typhoons a bamboo Bowers, "it dies, and one and autumn floods destroy any that rarely sees the flowers here Propa-escaped damage in the spring. gation is by "shoots...

They cost from 880 to $70, the ex- penso being largely in the special! kinds of wood necessary for the The uses of bamboo are legion.axis and a few other parts of the The common headgear of the Hai-frame, and for rattan to bind the Each village or nanese villager, be it man, woman parts together.

User: Eats to Fish Traps.

Every locality has its tale of stupid people. In the "good old days," not so long ago either, all the streets in Kachek market were very narrow. People bought their bamboo polca no market at the for end of the town, and in carrying them through the streets had room to shift their loads ht only one

or child, is the round hat woven of family sharing in the benefit con- bamboo, and lined, with leaves be- tributes either labour or money. tween the two woven sheets of Bamboo tubes are cut, and set Meanwhile Wall Street doubts bamboo. When covered with a slanting in the edge of the wheel ketu rasy of the Treasury halive varnish, these hats are prac-so that us it turns they auto- figures. It is held that norma'tically impervious to water. Amatically pour water into the taxation will only bring in about coarser hat of slightly different trough which carries the precious G$2,000,000,000 this year, which shape but also woven from bamboo fluid to the ditches and thence to will be supplemented by. the is a sign of mourning. Many flat the fields. G81,110,000,000 taxes now approved. | trays, sieves, and small round Tale of a Narrow Street. As expenditure cannot be much less baskets in nests of assorted sizes than 84,000,000,000, there will still are made here. The closely-woven be a défcit, according to Waround fat trays

used to Street experts, of ever C8800,000,000. winnow the chaff from the grain or the bran from polished rice, by Lossing the grain in the air and lotting the wind cleanse it as it falls back on the tray. It is quite a sight to watch a person skilled in such labour. Loosely woven trays are used to sift rice grains place-s temple set back from the of different sizes, to nift lime, or to sift almost anything. Woven General Charles

covers are used on the big rice Ambassador to Britain, has resign- "akillets." "Beautifully woven ed the chairmanship of the Recon-round baskets, large or small, are struction Finance Corporation, the used for rice or paddy, "These espacity of which the Gov-baskets have no handles, but ropes ernment proposes to increase to looped round the bottom and up G3,000,000,000.

the sides to the carrying-pole take President Hoover has accepted the the place of handles. Fish-traps of resignation of the well-known finan, bamboo are in common use. Hai- cier diplomatist, who explains that an exports a great deal of such he is anxious to return to his bank-bamboo work as described above, ing Lasines in Chiongo.

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The Lewis, Larazua rm's com nimenta are said to involve be, tween äve and six thousand tons" of tin and about 2,600 tons of copper.

LONDON, June 7..

The London Metal Exchange bas announced that._the_pool which took over the tin as the result of the recent inilure, has already dis- solved as the tin has been disposed

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street. One man was told this, but as the story goes, was so pre- occupied with his thoughts that he forgot to shift his burden at the proper place. When well outside the market on the open road, he suddenly felt weary and remember. ed that he had been told where to change his load. So he walked backward clear to the appointed place, changed shoulders, felt much rested, and retraced his steps ou his homeward way.

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