1932-11-09 — Page 7

NEW ANTI-SPITTING REGULATIONS

BYE-LAW APPROVED BY SANITARY BOARD

CHINESE SUPPort

ASSURED

ANOTHER CEMENT

PROSECUTION

HEAVY FINES AND ORDER

FOR COSTS

The case in which a Chinese con- tractor, Ip Sin Kee of 12, Western Street was summoned for selling Japanese cement under the trade At yesterday's meeting of the name of the. Green Island Cement Sanitary Board, over which Mr. Company, and of enclosing the G. R. Sayer presided, the following cement in the Green Island Cement addition to the By-laws governing bags, was concluded before Mr. W. marketa was approved:-"No per-Schofield at the Central Magistracy son shall spit is any market-stall: yesterday! His Worship found the nor in any market avenue, stairway defendant guilty on both counts or thoroughfare,"

and Gord him $100 on each

There were present at the net- ing, the Hon. Mr. R. M. Hender KO, Dr. G, W. Pope (M.0.H.), Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. L. G. F. Bollany, Mr. C. Champkin, Mr. C. H. Baste and Mr. J. H. Gelling (Secretary).

sum-

mous, besides ordering him to pay. the costs for the prosecution-8130,"

Mr. . E. C Marton appeared for the Green Island Cement Com pay and the accused was represent- ed by Mr. Horace L

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1932.

BISHOP OF SINGAPORE AT THE ROTARY CLUB

LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES OF CHURCH WORK IN MALAYA

TRADE DEPRESSION REPERCURSIONS

An interesting uldress to Rotarians was delivered by the Right Roverend B. C. Roberts. D.D., Bishop of Singapore at the weekly luncheon which was held yesterday in the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Flotel, Mr. P. S. Cassidy prosiding.

The Bishop gave some interesting sidelights on the difficulties encountered by those doing religious work in the diocese of Mulaya, which extends over 350,000 square miles.

Speaking of the trade depression, the Bishop said that Malaya was very hard hit and the Government had to face the problem of cutting down the Budget, which a year or two ago had been $80,000,000 to $44,000,000,

EARLY DAYS OF CHURCH WORK RECALLED

лго

point of view of toleration, I give the palm to Siam. I think they the most tolerant religious people in the world. I visited their museum and amongst a tremendous Grea uf Hindoo and Bhuddist images there was a statue of Our Lord healing a bling man. In the great Throne room in the centre of Bangkok among the painting on the ceiling was one representing the Horn of toleration which includes an Archbishop with Pastoral Stato complete with Cope and Mitre.

If I am rightly informed our work is difficult from the work in this Diocese, mainly I should think, because our work among the British residents is much more extensive, The work amongst the British here, I understand is almost confined to the Colony of Hong Kong but in our Diocess it is spread up and down the Peninsula and Java and where 'one Chaplain has a beat of two churches 000 miles apart.

The West side of Malaya is

construction of a very extensive East Coast Railway which is, no- Then there is # considerable amount of work amongst the Tamil where near the Coast. It is how over, B very great engineering and Talagos and then up in the achievement and will undoubtedly North you have, the Siamese All nisko for the development of the these things prosent fairly formid-country in the future. able difficulties.

The Government.

or

The "Depression."

In opening the case for the pro The Chairman, after welcoming secution, Mr. Marton said:- ́ ́ The

The Bishop after thanking the South India, hut we have to et-divided up into what roughly car- Mr. Bastu to the Board, said facts of the case, your Worship, ne Club for inviting him to speak, said, jimpt to tackle, I suppose, the responds to English parishes while connection with the anti-spitting | very similar to the one before you in part: Possibly there may be monjarity of Chinese dinlerts, or the Western side of the country is by-law: When in Inst April 1 in last week. This case was of in-

one or two in this gathering who languages. Every Sunday, for in-at present not nearly so far develop. troduced a series of hy-laws designformation received, following a re-

are not familiar with the organisn.stance, in Singapore, we have xer-ed, although it has to some extent ed to prevent promiscuous spitting ward being advertised in three or

tion of a diocese, even though the vicas going on in actually five difbeen opened up recently by the in at premises licensed and con-

Four Chinese newspapers. These

word itself may be well known to ferent Chinese languages alone. trolled by this Board I omitted the insertions were printed early in public markete. It was an import October and have been published them. The church wherever it goes ant omission but it was a legiti

over since.

has this uniform organisation: it is ate one. The public markets, com

always, wherever it has developed, prise, in addition to the licensed

The Wrong Bags. (thint iN The -stalis). portions,

On October 23, the Green Island grouped in territorial areas under considerable areas, avenues, pass ages and stairways to which the trupent Co. heard that cement (not the leadership of a Bishop. That general public has free necess and theirs) was being sold in Grem Is-ins happened in the part of the var which the stallholders have no and Cement bags at 2e. Western world from which I ene but it control. It seems to me therefore Street. On hearing this, Mr. Beck. by jaws to the markets we should be Island Cement Co. sent Mr. Fung, gradual processes, which are his that if we apply our anti-spitting the assistant secretary of the Green is only happened by certain definitely extending our field of the cashier, to investigate. When torically, somewhat interesting. operation. I think the Board would the latter got there he found No.

In the early days of the Colony have accepted that by-law at the c to be a godown, and on entering tire but I thought it was better he saw many of the Company's bags, all the church work there was, was to consolidate our original position both filled and empty, niso some under the jurisdiction of the Bishop first. That has now been done febricks and some loose cement. He

warning, pointing out the found no one on the premises, and of Calcutta, and, he used, on o Colony, the Federated Malay States, more badly hit in the Federated connection between spitting and asked some coolics outside who the casions, but not frequently, to a Luberculosis has been in existetter nwuer was. They told him that Ir for ever six months and I don't Sin Kee, (the defendant) of 12, rive with a good deal of pomp and ceremony, an one gathers from the the public markets who are not ung then proceeded to that place records, to do such things as it think there can be many frequenters Western Street was the owner.

aware of these warnings.

where he saw a foki, and, wishing to avert suspicion, he asked him if was essential for a Bishop to do, he had any bricks to sell. The That arrangement in itself had a foki and Mr. Fung then went to rather romantic history. The first the godown, but on the way. the latter asked foki if he had any lime for sale. The foki replied in the affirmative. Mr. Fany then asked the foki which is better, cement or lime. The foki replied that cement was better and that they had both Japanese and Green Island Cement for sale.

Gur

One other consideration I had in niy mind at the time was whether w should be able to enfores these bye-laws, the reason being that whereas this Board, by the officers of my department, has the exclusive jowers tu proceed against any in fringement of the by law, my off cers have not the power to arrest. That difficulty still exist although I A convinced that it is more ap parent than real.

Protection of Food.

Mr. Sayer went on to any that the object of the anti-spitting by laws, as members know was not to discourage what might be described as an indelicate" habit, but be exuse expert opinion was emphatic that the practice was the chief cause of the spread of tuberculosis in the Colony.

Bargaining.

Mr.

Bishop in India was appointed only in the year 1815 and you have a whole network of now in India' Bishoprics, and not only that, but a Church which in the last few years, has attained a position of complete self-Government. That, of course, is not the position of the

Mr. Fang on entering the gödows | Diocese of Singapore, which still re- asked to be shown the cement. The so-called Green Island Cement was main, nominally, under the juris- in Green Island bags. The price diction of the Archbishop of Canter- was $3.50 per bag. Mr. Fung then bury. Obviously there were huge began to bargain with the foki

practical difficulties about that about the price to which the latter remarked that he had no authority primitivo arrangement and for a to sell the cement, and that Mr. considerable period of time, the Fung had better returned with him country of Malaya and such chap to the shop and see the owner.

were

The valus of this particular by law, said Mr. Sayer, seemed to he

established there Mr. Fung then returned to the laincies twofold. In the first place it srem- shop and on seeing the owner (the transferred to

the Diocese of ed obvious that any place where defendant) said that he would like

That con fresh food was to be sold, a good to buy one hundred bags of Green Laban and Sarawak. standard of hygiene should be az Island Cement, to which offer the tinued until 1909 when the Diocese tained. In in second place defendant said that all had been were separated and the first Bishop served as a farther means of broad-sold out. casting the Board's warning to the Mr. Fung then told him that he of Singapore, my predecessor, public at large against indulging had just seen about twenty tags Bishop Ferguson Davy, was ap in the habit.

full of cement in the godown, but Mr. Bayer said that the by-law the defendant said that these had Pointed to administer this diocese would complete the Legislative pro- been sold that morning.

by itself. gramme against spitting, a SUC-

We are still left then with this Mr. Fung later returned and told Finetly suggested to the Board by the Mr. Beck, and together they fraction of the original Diocese Hon. Mr. T. N. Chao, when he was went back to the shop. Mr. Beck a member. He had much pleasure accused the defendant of selling with an area of about 350,000 square in proposing the adoption of the Japanese cement in Green Island miles I remember once saying to new bye-law.

Cement bags, to which the defen a congregation in England, trying Mr., Wong Kwong Tin seconded.

dant replied that he had only used to stir their imagination to cope those bags because the Japanese with these rather startling statistics Mr. M. K. Xơs Congratulation.

one had been torn.

"that if every parish in England Mr. M. K. Lo in a brief speech

was so extensivo se the size of our said: I should like, if I may, to

parishes in Malaya, there will be congratulate you on very clear

British Isles." Not only is the forty clergy in the whole of the statement setting out the eir cumstances which imperatively call

diocese very extensive in area and for the introduction of the by-law

involving a good many forms of such as now before the board with.| its possible beneficent effect to who public health. Those of 118 have the honour of being members of this Board are indeed quite wearied of receiving ruturas show. ing an average of 50 to 60 death weak from tuberculosis. 1 per think this matter was discussed some

The police wore then informed and on searching the godown they found 10 or 20 bags."

After Mr. Beek and Mr. Tung had given evidence bearing out Mr. Marton's opening, Mr. Horace Lo put his client in the witness box.

Defendant's Denials,

travel but it is characterised by a It great variety of Government. covers the whole of Malaya includ- The defendant denied having solding the Colony, the Federated any cement under the falas trade Malay Statex and the Unfederated name of Green Island Cement Com- Malay States. It goes right up to pony and that the reason why he Siam although the only place where put the coment into the Green Is we have any work going on there land Cement bags was because the is the City of Bangkok 1b ih bags to which the coment belonged cludes Java, Samstra and the Ad-| had been torn

jacent Islands.

time age in connection with the motion introduced by Dr. Li Shit Fan, from, which we learned that

His Worship, convicted, and im in spite of the alarming number of deaths there are in fact greater and posed the penalty stated above.

more alarming figures of persons. actually infected with tuberculosis.

I do myself respectfully think, sir, if it is necessary to enforce this Fiat in a market where vegetables by-law-by prosecution, I certainly and food are exposed for sale that have no hesitation in supporting anything which is so inimical to any such necessary action. health and such a serious mann.co.

to health as spitting, mould be,

No Hardships

Language Difficulties. The nature of the Diocese in- cludes also a very great variety of language, I should imagine a fr greater variety than you have hert. in Hong Kong. I have seen it stated in print that there are 170 languages spoken in Singapore. We do not attempt to work in all these- prohibited and I gladly support. Mr. C. Chompkin and Dr. Pope languages or even in any great pro- this motion.

also spoke in favour of the motion, portion of them, but of course wo Dr. Pope compared the present have to deal with our British re- by-law with the anti-cholera regulasidents and with the very large tions prohibiting the sale of cut immigration of Chinese. The Chi aws to enting houses will tenent fruits, etc, and mentioned that the newe in Malaya are forming the anti-cholera tigillations indicted largest single foreign community grent hardships on a number of and there is also R. considerable small vendors whorens the present number of Indians and these, of by-law inflicted no hardship but was course, not only coming from one merely a step to mid a bad habit, part of the country though the The rest of the business on the Chinese mostly come from South "agenda, was of a formal nature. "China and the Indians mostly from

I hope that the experience your department has had with the in- troduction of the anti-spitting by

itself with regard to the effects of this by-law in the markets and 1 have no doubt that your officers and Sanitary Inspectors will be patient enough to draw the attention of any free offenders to this by-law, but Continued on next Column.

I should not be giving you, a com. plete picture of our responsibility We are not much troubled and our interests unless I were to embarrassed by the different forms say a word about the economic of Government but it makes a very passing to-day. I cannot help Bar- depression through which we are interesting situation Malays is ing that it strikes the holiday split up into a large number of dis maker here as if you people wera tinet governments. There is the living in a nest of luxury. We were very hard hit in Malaya, very much and the Unfederated Malay States Malaya States than in the Colony, and the reason for the political because the states are almost en ferment of the present time is the tin bath of which industries aro tirely depondoat upon rubber and attempt to bring some more uniform rather severely in the doldrums " offat present The Governmont itself system into the Government

is very seriously embarrassed, Per- these various states.

haps to a community, mostly of business man, this fact will give you an appreciation of the situation The Budget of the Federated Malay

These goveruments are very kind and tolerant to us. We are not quite an established church in the certain

Colony - but wo get a

mount of financial assistance from the Government. I think from the

States, which year or two ago was 380,000,000 has in the next two

(Continued on Page 8.)

OUR WATER SUPPLY

FIVE MONTHS. AT PRESENT RATE

In view of the restrictions already imposed on the water supply special interests attaches to the monthly water returns, issued at the beginning of each month by the P.W.D.

Figures, for November 1 show that storage on the island was 2,010 million gallons as against 2,096, at the samas time last year, Mainland ugures being 627 this year as against 6că last year.

Consumption for the whole Colony has increased by 10 m.g. per month. The Island expenditure is down 4 m.g., but that in Kow- loon is up by 22 m.g. Total storage is 2,688 mg, and at the pre- sent rate of expenditure there is a five months supply, ie, till the end of March |

The figures are as follow-

Tytam

ISLAND WATER WORKS.

Contents in

Millions of

Gallons.

343.88

1931.

1932.

Reservoir.

Below Overflow.

Contents in

Millions of Below

Gallons. Overflow.

11"-3"

Tytam Byewash

12.2

Tytam Intermediate .... Lovel Tytam Tuk

905,90 7.90

411"

10' 11"

4.55

195.90

Level

105.00

9' 9" 10° ** 10 1

1,349,24

*4*4*

1.311,32

16.18

14' 10"

13.6F

44.12

15' 1"

33.84

14" 5"

109.94

9′0′′

130.20

70.34

28' 3"

7.37

Total Storage

9,098.85

2,040.54

Wong Nei Chung

Pokfulam might Aberdeen Upper. Aberdeen Lower

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions of gallons during the month of Octobär ära sa follows:

1831.

1932.

***** 381.2:30

Consumption

381.01* 375.81 million gallons. Estimated population

381.250 Consumption per head per day 32.3 31.0 gallons. *Includes 83.05 million gallons from Mainland. t-Includes 97.40 million gallons from Mainland. October, 1991. Constant supply throughout the City, Hill and High Level Districts during the whole month,

October," 1038-Constant supply throughout the Hill and High Lavel Districts during the whole month. Fall supply throughout the City during the whole month, excepting those houses where..... connections to Rider Main have already boon cut.

MAINLAND WATER WORKS

Reservoir. Kowloon Main Kowloon Byewash

1931.

-1932.

Below

"Overflow,

Level A9

Contents in

Millions of Below.

́Gallona.”~Overflow.

Contents in Millions of

Gallom.

352.50 Lovel

309.50

187.45

84

160.04

113:70

114.74

Shing Mun Reception...

92.97.

9* **

10.14

-965,09-

-097.44

Shek Li Pui

Total Storage

Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons during

the month of October:—

Consumption ....

1031.

169.07

1939. 169.08 million gallons.

205,700

19,2 gallons.

·Estimated population to 201,200 Consumption per head per day 17.0

Constant supply in all districts during October, 1831 and 1932. The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst show that the quality of the water is satisfactory,

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from January 1, 1931, to October 31, 1914.87 inches; and trim Jandary: 17:1932, to October 31, 1902-87,25" inclies.

TIES

Beautiful new

weaves and patterns with

a variety to

choose from that is unequal- led. Made of pure wool and silk wool.

and

$2.75 EACH.

The Price is not unusual but. the fineness of textures and

the smartness of patterns in these ties are most unusual

at the price.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Men's Wear Stylists.

COLUMBIA

THE

RECORDS

EIGHTSOME

REEL

Columbia Record No. 270

Anderson

Music Œt ga

THEY

Advertise!

A hen is not supposed to have

Much common sense or tact. Yet every time she lays an egg She cackles forth the fact.

A rooster hasn't got a lot Of intellect to show,

But none the less most roosters have

Enough good sense to crow.

The busy little bees they buzz, Bulls bellow and cows moo, The watch dog barks, the gander

quacks,

And doves and pigeons coo..

But man, the greatest masterpiece

That nature could devise, Will often-stop-and-hesitate

Before he'll advertise.

Don't Delay! Phone 30251

for our representative and we will provide material for your Autumn advertising campaign.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS