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BEACH REFUSE

COMES

FROM JUNKS

Urban Council Chairman Answers Questions

NO GARBAGE. DUMPED

The origin of the refuse on Hong Kong's bathing beaches was the dumping of rubbish by junks and steamers, declared the Chairman of the Urban Council (Mr. R. R. Todd) yesterday.

Replying to questions by Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto and Dr. Là Shu-fan, Mr. Todd said that dumping offences" were difficult to detect because they generally took place at night. He declared that none of the Colony's garbage was dumped at sea but was used at the Kun Tong reclamation and did not reach the sea.

BEACHES KEPT CLEAN

Di de vasuro Basto's questions, j' and Mr. Todd's replles were:-

Question: What is the probable origin of the refuse that is found in the bathing beaches in Hong Kong and Kowloon?

Answer: The refuse which is washed up on the bathing beaches in Hong Kong and Kowloon prob ably comes from junks and other small craft and from steamers entering or leaving the Harbour.

All refuse collected by the Sani- tary Department is conveyed in lighters to the site of the reclama- tion at Kun Tong and dumped there as filling material.

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KUN TONG DUMP

Dr. Li Shu Fan's questions and Mr. Todd's answers were:-

With a view to minimizing the pollution of the harbour sea water and to safeguarding the health of those who bathe in the water with- In and adjoining the harbour, will the Chairman kindly furnish an- swers to the following questions?

Is it a fact, that during the pre- ceding 12 months the Kun Tang Reclamation was made the exclu- sive refuse-dump for refuse col- lected from the cities of Victoria and Kowloon?

Answer: Yes. Question: During this period, has Very little, if any, of this refuse

there been finds its way into the sea. It is

any refuse-disposal also probable that the water flow-made at sea by means of barges? ing into the harbour from streams. drains and sewers carries with it a certain amount of refuse.

NIGHT DUMPING

Question: Is it possible to end this nuisance by preventing the dump ing of rubbish in the harbour and in proximity to bathing resorts?

Answer: The dumping of refuse into streams, drains and sewers und to public places from which It is washed by rain into streams. drains and sewers is an offence

under Section 3 (1) of Ordinance No. 40 of 1932 which calls for un- ceasing vigilance on the part of the police and officials of the Sanitary Department.

As most of the dumping an doubtedly occurs at night it is difficult to prevent it entirely.

Answer: No.

MANY SUMMONSES Question: During this period how many summonses and convictions if any, against steamers and other watercrafts for having committed nuisances in respect" of the dump ing overboard of refuse within har- bour Umits?

SENSE AND NONSENSE

AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

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TELEPHONES BEING INSTALLED

LOWER COST FOR

CALLS

At the

Shanghai, June 20 end of February this

So we are not to have the ines timable pleasure of swilling cold draughts of beer on sultry July and August evenings - at the "Coney Island" which was to be down Yangtazepoo way. The great year, there were 31 public tele- International Exhibition and Fairphone pay-stations in service m which it was confidently expected Shanghal To-day the number of

stations is just over 200. by some people-though not by ng

would attract exhibits and buy- The difficulties which in the ers to Shanghai from all parts of past have stood in the way of the the world, is "off." Cone are all development of this type of tele- the glumorous schemes for "pa plné service were cleared when geants, parades, historical caval the new message rate tariffs were cades, competitions, and concerts" introduced early this year. As a No thrills will be had on the scenic result, according to an announce -- rallway; no lovely ladies will adorn | ment from the Shanghai Tele- the ballroom; no ice will tinkle in phone Company, the company is the brimming glasses in the beer- as present engaged on an expan- hall. One of the two promoters of alon programme which in the past the scheme has explained to the three months has already greatly local Press. "how this deplorable Increased the number of public state of affairs has come, about. telephor.es Says Mr. A. Drouth-

"The International Exhib!- tion and Fair was organized by myself and Mr. Z. P. Tang. with a view to assisting inter- national trade in Shanghal during a period of depression. Considerable initial support was received from a number of leading business concerns and the prospects were that it would, prove a success. Owing however, to a complete break- down in health, necessitating an absence from the office. over a protracted period, din- culties arose and the necessary financial backing was with- drawn. It became therefore, necessary to abandon the pro ject."

SCHEME ABANDONED

We are very sorry to learn of Mr. Drouth's serious illness, and it

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It is expected that in the future Shanghai wil be as well served by public telephones as,, are the world's principal cities

The locations selected for these pay-stations are public buildings, banks, department stores, restau- rants, markets, parks, public jettles and stores or busy streets and important intersections-in fact wherever the public may best be served.

LOWER COST OF CALLS

Another advantage brought about by the new tariff, Is Che lower cost per telephone call. Before message rates, the charge per local call was 10 cents small maney (roughly seven cents big money). To-day it costs only Ave cents, or one nickel coln. It is also possible to make Inter-

is unfortunate that his long ab-communication calls (ie., calls to ence from office should have led Chapel Nantao. Civic Centre, first to dimculties and then to etc.) from pubile stations, the ariancial backing being withdrawn charge being 10 cents or two thus making it necessary to aban- nickel coins. don the scheme. You can't do

much without money in these days of frozen credit. But up to a few days before this explanation was given out, large advertisements were appearing in the Shanghai papers, announcing that all the big sites had been taken up. though smaller spaces were atill available. We do not know to what extent Mr. Drouth's Illness is responsible for the collapse of scheme. But we do know

Answer: The Harbour Master in forms me that during the last 12 months 21 persons were arrested this for dumping rubbish Into the har- that as far back as April 1 there bour and were brought before the was trouble brewing, as evidenced Marine Magistrate. All except one by the action of the China Manu were convicted.

facturers and Merchants' Associa-

Only four of these convictionation in advising its 120 members were in respect of the dumping of not to make any plans to take rubbish overboard from junks and part in the exhibition, pending sampans; the remainder were in further investigation of the pro- respect of the throwing of refuseject. The announcement that Mr. into the Harbour from the Praya. K. P. Chen. President of the Chi- The casting of rubbish from ships. There were no summonses against nese Banker's Association, had re- into the waters of the Colony, an steamers for dumping refuse with-quested that his name be with- offence under Section 23 fel of the in the Harbour Limits. Merchant Shipping Ordinance. 1899. Is equally dimeult to prevent.

SCAVENGING COOLIES

Question: Can the nuisance not by abated by employing coolies to keep the popular bathing beaches clean?

Answer: All beaches in Hong

Kong and Kowloon are scavenged dally either by the scavenging staff

of the Health District concerned or In the case of certain beaches by

coolies employed solely for that ригрове. The beaches at which special coolies are employed are as follows:-

Repulse Bay Beach, three Coolles;

Middle Bay Beach and South Bay

Beach, one coolle for the two

beaches; Bhek O and Big Wave Bay Beach, one coolie.

TH APPLICATIONS..

drawn from the published list of "sponsore" was another indication that things were not going too An application for a restaurant well. Readers 01. The People's Licence at No. 142, Johnson Road. Tribune will remember an editoria) on the ground and first floors was article published # couple of discussed. The select committee months ago in which doubt was had refused this on the adverse plainly expressed as to the value leports of the. District and Senior of the scheme to business-men Inspectors. The main objection and subsequent events have shown. was the inadequate proportions of that the views then expressed were the kitchen. An inspection of the pretty near the mark. Those of premises was fixed for July 3.

our readers who were looking for-

Thirteen other applications forward to spending pleasant summer food shop licences were refused by evenings at the Exhibition-"the the Council en bloc, the Select location on the river-bank will en- Committee having previously re-sure cooling breezes," said one en- fused them.

thusiastic write-up--will be bitter-

any

in Chapel was brought here safe and sound by the Chinese police yesterday. Five other boys found in the same fair were to be restored to their respective homes.

Although the motor car in which the gang escaped with the bay victim from Chapel was found

An application for a goat Licencely disappointed, but we doubt whe- on the Shanghai-Wusih highway,

Ngau Tau Kok, was presented to ters, and importers will be still at the Amoy Canning Corporation, ther local manufacturers, expor- no va uable clue was obtained until recently. when several

had refused the application un- general depression by the aban- the Council. The Select Committee further depressed in this period of suspects were arrested. Several

donment of the Yangtzepoo trips were made to Wush by de-

animously but there were one or In addition there is a boatman members of the Council who scheme. Not having built tectives handling the case but

at each of the following beaches: thought that the application could hopes, they will have none to lose. each proved to be fruitless, so

but the taxi-dancers who were. constantly had the gang moved Repulse Bay. Middle Bay, South

be granted. Bay, and Stanley, who assists in

The Hon. Mr. T. H. King, I.CP.. hoping to find generous patrons the scavenging when not otherwise had submitted three grounds for among the buyers who were sup- employed.

the granting of the application and posed to be rushing Shanghalward they were that the applicant had from all parts of the world. the "hot-dog" merchants who were Previous permission up to the pre- sent, that there were only three hoping for big business, ice-cream goats and that the compound was and beer vendors, scenic railway-" large enough. When the applica-men, and others (including, per- Hon was put to the vote it was bapa, a few advertising managers) will no doubt feel very sore to refused.

think that this great plan to assist international trade in the East has "gone west!"

their hiding place:

arrests

Meanwhile additional were made in Shanghai. Led by a new suspect, the detectives of the Bureau of Public Safety left for Wasih again on Wednesday. With the assistance of the Wusth Police, the police party raided a small boat outside the West Gate In Wush, in which two additional

in a straw hut in Wush and it

Question: Could Loating garbage be collected in nets?

Answer: The collection of float- ing garbage in nets is regarded as Impracticable.

suspects were arrested. Later in gangsters were taken by surprise the day, a third man was arrested and no resistance was offered.

The five-year old boy was ab- was through this man that the ducted from his Chapel home, 20 definite trail of the gang and Hui Yuan Lee, Chang An Road. their victim was picked up.

on May 27. The gang shot dead At dawn -on Thursday, the an accountant who had raised an police party left Wush for Chang- | alarm, and as they fled from the chaw, in a motor boat. Several scene, two pullers, and a pedes "canals in Changchow were comb-trian were injured by the speed

ed. resulting in the seizure of two ing car. No less than 20 suspects boats. In one boat, three bandits were detained by the Chinese were arrested, and on the other. Police since the abduction, and six boys, including the Chapel some of them were said to have victim, together with two bandits, been identined as, having taken were found. Fortunately, ́all the part in the crime.--(N.C.D.N.).

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(To Be Continued)

THOSE PRESENT Present at the meeting were:-] Mr. R. R. Todd (Chairman), Dr. A. R. Wellington (Vice-Chairman), Mr. A. G. W. Tickle (D,P.W.), Mr. W. J. Carrie (S.C.A.), Mr. F. C, Hall, Council for a further term of three Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto, Dr. Lyears and a letter from Govern Shu-fan, Mr. A. ei Arculli, Dr: 8ment signifying the approval of the N. Chau, Mr.. W. N. T. Tam, Mr. Legislative Council to the amend B. Wong Tape, Mr. C. Champrin, ment, or the by-laws under the Mr. C. J. Roe (Secretary) and Mr.heading, "Slaughter-houses" and Im Ping-tecung (Asst. Secretary). sub-heading "Slaughter of animals"? A letter from the Government set forth in the schedule to the relative to the appointment of Mr. Public Health (Food) Ordinance, FC. Hall as a member of the 1935 were laid on the table.

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