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FOOD PRESERVING LICENSE

Lively Debate

At Sanitary Board Meeting

An application for a food-preserving licence at No. 99 Tung Chol Street, ground floor, formed the subject of a debate at the Sanitary Board yesterday, the question at issue being whe ther or not, if the application be granted, fakis should be allowed to sleep on the premises.

The application was refused, the voting being 5-3 against

A. Castro Basto we in favour of granting the application while the Chairman (MR. A. D. Forrest), the Hon. Mr. R. M. Hander- son, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Dr. J. M. Gray and Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy were against granting the license,

New Regulations Anticipated

and that

It was explained that the sub ject was a new "departure in con- 'nection with food-preserving censes. Dr. J. M. Gray. Medical Officer of Health, stated that the usual procedure was to allow the "proprietor and his toks to sleep in the food preserving factories, but the Colonial Veterinary Sur- geon had made the suggestion that this was a wrong procedure the business part of lood preserving, premises should not be used for domestic purposes. Dr. Gray agreed in that matter and consequently members were circulated од the subject. He moved that "the Board was of the opinion that "they were against the principle" of allowing persons to sleep on the business portion of a. food-preserving establishment."

Mr. M. K. Lo rose on a point of order and

asked if the motion came within the scope of the mat- ter before the Board.

Dr. Gray accordingly altered the form of the motion thus: "That the Board is of the opinion that they do not agree to allow persons to sleep on the premises at No. 99 Tung Choi Street, ground floor, a food preserving factory."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1934.

LIGHTER SIDE OF RAILWAY

OPERATION

Rotarian R. D. Walker

Entertains Members

¡At yealörday's meeting of the Rotary Club, Rotarian R. D. Walker, M.C., ARCS, DI.C., M. Inst. C.E., rave a very eater- taining talk on "The Lighter Side of Railway "Operation." Mr. Walker kept his audience well supplied with a fund of humor- ous anecdotes and the laughter which he provoked was testi- mony of the appreciation showed by the company. Mr. M. K. Lo presided."

1:

Railways In Biblical Times

Mr. . D. Walker said: Mr. Pre- sident, Fellow Rotarians. The title might suggest that I intend to usurp the functions of Rotarian

'deal, and keeps on knowing less and less about more and more un- til finally he knows nothing about everything. (Laughter).

at

course

It wouldn't be possible to tell if the trains were running late if the 'Rallways didn't issue a timetable. (Laughter).

An old lady once asked a por- ter where the London train was and received the reply Turn left and you'll be right múm." Old lady "I want none of your impudence young man." Porter "Very well, turn right and you'll be left." (Laughter).

1.

A hard faced woman during an argument tried to impress a porter with the remark "I may say my husband's a railway man him- self." "I'm not surprised", replied the Porter. "We're an unfortunate body of men." (Laughter).

A dashing type of passenger once rushed to a booking office and said "Newcastle 3rd class.” “On Tyne or Under Lyme" the clerk replied. Don't mind" answered the passenger, "T'll take the cheapest." (Laughter). the prohibition of human habita-Manners and comment on Light-

Sometimes the passenger scores tion 1, am

Rollway Slogans

on the railway man. A guard was afraid that if this ers. I can assure you that I have case is made

Railway slogans are of

once asked "Is there a dining car a precedent, other no such intention. food preserving establishments wei course, play a very important partness the results obtained by the Lighters, of wonderful traffic boosters, as wit-

on this train?" "No sir, this a be affected

slow. which

Fast on other side.". "But will mean

in trasportation and are used to wholesale

British Railways cessation of In this connection I wish to point

I don't want a fast" replied the Christmas a large extent in bringing freight time when they introduced "Any intending passenger "I want a din- bus.nças,

to railways: they are also used in Train," Any Time," "Any Where." out that dogs are not allowed in these days of labour saving de- "A suggested singan for the London.

ner." (Laughter). such premises, and if caretakers vices as aids to smokers and are Midland. and Scottish Railway is

How It Was Done should also be prohibited the risk raisers.

Rallway officials are always out' of thefts would be frameasurably talk would perhaps be "Rail Tales" Pancras for Scotland." An alter-senger on the Southern Railway

A happler title to my "St. George for England." "St.

to prevent irregularities. A pas- increased.

(narratives: not apendages). but i native idea is "As charity begint have power

if disease should break out we after all what's in

once remarked in the hearing of & name, es- at home. It under the by-laws, pecially when one is attempting to

travel." one of the Company's servants but unless there is any chance of

(Laughter)

how easy it was to get the better weld a series of disjointed ramb- disease breaking out, I am unwillings into a more or less coherent tremely puzzling to the general often travelled from strawberry

Certain Railway terms are ex-

of the Company adding that he ing to concur. with any mendation to prevent caretakers

whole.

public. A "plate layer", is after

Hill to Richmond without a ticket. confused with a "waiter." and the "Anyone can do it" he said, "I sleeping on the premises.

"Engineer for Way and Works" is did it yesterday." When the pas sometimes addressed as the "Eng- senger alighted he was followed ineer for Ways and Means." I al- ways think the term "roadbed" is

by the official who stood him a well chosen as it decotes the place

drink and asked him how it was done. "Oh” replied the passen- where the "sleepers" lie. (Laugh- Ber after swallowing the whole of

Then again,there is the case

his drink "I walked." "ter)

(Laugh-

New Regulations

recom-

A few facts relating to Hallways might serve as a suitable intro- duction to this talk. I have been told that if one starts and finishes on the right note then the rest. of the dissertation ean consist of absolute discord.

pays

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The first real railway constituted (ter). to carry passengers as well as of the little girl who informed goods was opened in the year 1825 her teacher that her father was and ran from Stockton to Darling- a "washcut" and, on being asked

asked to explain, said he was em

The Chairman explained at this stage that the whole of the regu-. lations are in the process of re- modelling and the opportunity had been taken to tighten up the re- gulations which would prohibit sleeping on food-preserving pre- mises. would like to prevent the use of The reason why the Board these premises (No 99 Tung. Chot Street) as a food preserving es- tablishment was that they did not wish to increase the number of vested interest" who would be enormous and at the present mo-

Addressing the Board, Dr. Basto said that from a sanitary point of view he was in one with the Medi-affected by the new regulations." cal Officer of Health but he drew attention to the fact that they should not single out this one ap- plicant and refuse him a license on the grounds stated if others were carrying on business under the very conditions to which ex- ception was being taken, He did not want the "Board to make a wrong start and he stressed the Importance of the Board not creating any harship for Door people,

Mr.

Wong Kwong Tin argued that unless the new regulations were in force, the Board should be guided by the old regulations and as there was nothing in the old regulations against people sleep ing on the premises, the applicant should have the privilege of letting people sleep there.

For Bean Curd The Medical Officer of Health stated that the premises were used for the purpose of manufacturing bean curd and he thought that

here was an instance where strict cleanliness had to be observed, 5 bean curd had been known to be typbold carriers. That was one of the reasons why he took exception to people sleeping on these pre- mises.

Dr. Basto asked whether it was

on

Mr. M. K. Lo

may dispute this and point ton in England. Biblical students that in King Solomon's reign the out

Queen of Sheba went to Jerusalem with a very great train. (Laughter) The growth of railways has been

the engine shed. (Laughter). ployed in washing out bollers at

Everyone at some stage" of his career is interested in locomotives. A toy one presented to a boy by his parents is invariably mono- ment the length of railway track polised by the donors although the in the world exceeds three quar-boy's great ambition is to become ters of a million miles. If all the an engine driver. On the station permanent way in the world could platform, however, the proud fa- be joined together, there would be ther is often led up to the "snort- enough material to lay 3 complete ing iron horse" and asked about tracks to the moon.

the intricacies of its working. One father in this predicament told his in the furnace and water in the small son that the stoker puts coal boller to make the steam. Small son-"And what does the driver do?" Father-"Oh, he steers." (Laughter).

It is not generally known that railway exists in the United States one quarter of a million miles of

of America alone.

"Sleepers"

I

one

Why They Boll Locomotives wish to be shown over a locome- A pretty girl once expressed a

young man who was showing her tive works and asked the polite round "What is that big thing over there?" "Oh, that's the locomo- tive boler."

Mr. Lo said that he always had his doubts about the exact im-

The number of sleepers in the plication of the word "registra-various tracks is roughly equal to law they would find the words all this track were dismantled it Hon." If they looked at the by- the populat.on of the world. subject to exemption and modi- would be possible acation, the Board may refuse re- sleeper to each potential railway

to give gistration if the requirements of critic

All members of the public this by-law are not complied are railway critics.

whether they weib." He wished to register a

travel by rall or not, For some doubt as to whether it was com- reason or other everybody regards

"Why do they boll the locomo- petent for the Select Committee, is a good thing really as the Rail-

the railways as fair game. This tive?" or even the Board, to refuse an ap-

"Oh to make the locomotive plication, which complied with the ways obtain a lot of free advert.s-tender." replied the versatile young requirements of the regulations, ing and free specting which man. (Laughter),

Until they had advice on the point.

he was th favour of acting under

would otherwise cost money,

Many people ask why a locomo- Now as you all know, advertising|tive is called "She." The solution

V

A traveller once put his head of a train at daybreak in Scot out of a window during the halt. land. "Isn't this invigorating" he exclaimed. "No Bir" ita "Inver- gordon" was the reply of a porter standing on the station platform. (Laughter)

Nearly everyone now-a-days for catch a train in the mornings some reason

suppose the reason is that if you or other rushes to

miss your train you can always express yourself. (Laughter)

morning, a

As a train began to move one opened and a young man fung carriage door was himself in gasping painfully for breath. "When I was your age" said the old gentleman in the corner "I could sprint after andi catch a train without turning a hair," "Yes" replied the per- spiring young man "but I missed this one-at-the last station." (Laughter)

minds me

Talking about perspiration re- of the dilemma in which a booking clerk was once placed when he was asked for "An exertion ticket to perspire at the end of the month." (Laugh-

ter)

Railway Rules There is of necessity a multi- plicity of rules and classifications in Railway operation. Rules are designed to eliminate accidents,

handled.

a question of a partition oT' LWO and the Medical. Officer of Health repiled that that was

a common sense point of view. As is a very. Important factor in was given by. Mr. W. S. Scarbor and classifications embrace sa f point. There were many of these

not the he understood the position there modern salesmanship. Th's affects ough. a road foreman of the Cen- food preserving

were a number of food-preserving function is to sell transportation. ago. He said "They wear jackets

the railways establishments, premises already registered where

tral Vermont Railway, not long 85 their primary. particularly on the mainland where the work was carried

people were allowed to sleep. If A salesman to-day no longer pro- with yokes, pins, shields and stays. mainly in a number of matsheds.

that was the position then the claims his wares, he has to entice They have aprons.

Not only do It would be no difficulty to erect wish to add to the number mare possible exertion to that customer. pumps and even hose, They also mere fact that the Board did not a potential customer with the least they have shoes but they sport another matshed for the use of ly because of impending legisla-

There is a very marked distinc-attract men with puffs and muf-

which would tighten up the ex- very little and who goes refuse. When the new legislation who knows a great deal

salesman. An engineer is a man and they also need a man to feed isting conditions, were introduced, knowing more and more about less forgot to mention that they were about them. (Laughter). And, last, but unless H. E. The Governor intend-

along not least, they all smoke."-He

as possible the variety of goods

Individual Interpretă tions of course vary and in con- sequence many amusing situations arise. Thus an invalid in a wheeled chair who invariably travelled, in the guard's van was given permits which varied from mais other than cattle." (Laugh- Perhaps the best example of

the tokis employed on the work tion, was not sufficient ground to on between an engineer and aders. Then too they need guidingDamaged goods" to "Live ani- |

Some of the poorer establishment

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where there could be proper pro- vision for people to sleep if an additional shed was put up.

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Talking about Locomotives re-

red lamp on one of the lower minds me of a farewell address of on being asked by a Raliway of- berths of a sleeping carriage. Colonel Watson, the retiring Agent cial to explain the reason, the of the North Western Railway, In- dia, who touching upon road com- conductor referred him to Rule 23 petition said that Railway travel which stated that & red lamp

Mr. Lo inquired whether

ing the Sanitary Board, the

practically everything about": no- the Board, motion of the M.O.H. Implied that tunity of considering them and it

would have

thing. (Laughter). A salesman, on an oppor- the other hand, is the application should be refused. might well be

a man who The Chairman repiled in the regulations would be modified in

that the

knows very little about a affirmative and added that it could some form. At any rate it was also mean that the application not proper for the Board at the caretakers on the premises? It was far safer than road travel as should be hung up when the rear would be granted if people did not

the case was an exceptional one you never see a locomotive driver end of a sleeper was exposed. live on the premises.

Wung Kwong Tin

present time to act on the basis

motion.

(Laughter)

of the new legislation without even

he would know on which side to with his arm round the waist of knowing what they were! He did register his vote. Mr. Wong Kwong Tin Which penalised and under the circums-tunately there were other cases not want to see any one man The MOH. replied that unfor-

als fireman. (Laughter),,

"Taken A Drop” part of the premises is the manu-tances he regretted, that he must

Donecessary Questions

One railway rule is to report all factory?

which were qute similar. At the very definite instructions to be polowing telegram was once receiv

Railway staff are always given accidents immediately. The fol- associate himself with his senior same time, he did not see why bean lite, prompt, and courteous to pas- The Medica Omeer of Health: colleague and vote against the curd makers should want to keep sengers. Sometimes their best in- The whole shop!

ed by Headquarter Man fell caretakers on the premises?

from platform in front of an en- Dr. Basto said that he wanted understood. Unnecessary questions hour passed by and this wire ar- tentions in this respect are mis- gine. Will wire details later." An hardship to the poor people. He seem to be asked at the precise hurt Engine was going back- to raise once again the question of for some reason or other always ived "Everything OK Nobody could see no objection to one or moment that a member of the wards". (Laughter) two caretakers on the premises, staff is very busy.

The Chairman replied that it a only kept two on the premises, he proprietor had eight rokis and would have to provide accommo- so that in fact there was no B&T dation for the other six elsewhere,

Mr. Wong Kwong Tin: I am unable to see the ground on which the Medical Officer of Health and the Head of the Banitary Depart ment base their objection to allow ing caretakers to sleep on the premises in this particular food preserving establishment, while in all other food preserving establish- ments, caretakers are not so pro- hibited. Is there any intention, of making this case a test case, if BO, it on the recommendation of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon?

The by-laws do not provide for

An Exceptional Case Mr. N. L. Smith reading from the regulations quoted the words: "The premises shall not be put to any other purpose, domestic or otherwise,"

Dr. Gray said that this was an exceptional case where eight fakts slept on the premises.

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has "What's the use of having a drop (Laughter) kind. Were there any other bean curd shops in which there were application was therefore refused, mark. The questioners forget that

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