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Street Cleaners

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1936.

"Public Heroes No. 1."

Men Who Work

365 Days A Year

To Keep City Clean

6.525.5 Tons Of Refuse Removed

From Hong Kong In August

"A Good Lot Of Servants"

There is an army of men whose work is taken very much for granted but it is of primary importance to the health of the community. Wet or sunny weather they go about their task, and if it were not for them, existence in this "Riviera of the Orient" of ours, would scarcely be tolerable. They are the 900 street cleaners. Credits nos bestowed on them because they are taken for granted: at frst sight their task sernis too simple and prosaic to be of interest to the general public.

There is one organisation, how- ever, that is fully alive to the good work executed by these men every day of the year-an organisation where careful and reliable super- vision is essential to see that every cleansed. spot in the colony is This is the Sanitary Department.

An official of this organisation said, to a representative of the. "Hong Kong Daily Press" yaster- day about the street cleaners, or "scavenging lane coolies" as they are also known, "They are a good lot of servants. They work 3654 days a year, the only official holiday being Chinese New Year, But you know what the streets

additional 19.5 tons of retuse was removed in Hong Kong and 518 cons on the mainland. This was composed in the main of leaves strewn over the highways and by- ways.

Refuse from

the Colony and mainland is removed by a fleet of barges to Kun Tong, situated the mainland, between Ngau Sze Wan and Lyeemoon, where it is dumped as a basis for a large reclamation scheme in the bay..

On

EXCAVATIONS AT CLARENDON PALACE

HUNTING-LODGE,

OF KINGS

IN STORSLY WEATHER

The excavations, which have Whenever

starma signal. Is

been resumed for the fourth suc-

at the hoisted, the barges are automati- cessive August,

site of Clarendon Palace, near Salisbury cally taken off their runs, and are placed in the typhoon shelter. Wiltshire, have proved most fruit- Daily refuse collected from the cityful. They are being carried out in these circumstances is placed

special quarries in the castern and western districts. Immediate- ly the storm signats are lowered,

look like after this festive day! the barges have to work overtime

Littered with burnt-out crackers. paper and refuse of all descriptions. The men have, consequently, to work overtime the next day to clear the refuse away, commencing at midnight till noon. the follow ing day. Their day-off is just a busman's holiday!"

Every morning the men arise at 4.30 a.m. when the rest of the Lown la slumbering and set about their task. The Peak district is cleared up as early as 3.30 in the morning. In addition to this morning work. Central district is swept and clean- ed by gangs of men four times a day In the busineÀM area, while other areas are swept twice daily The same applies to Kowloon.

THE WEEKLY SCRUB

&

Once a week the whole, town is given a scrub down, although Cen- tral district is cleansed thu, every day of the year,

"And yet no sooner than the

to clear the accumulated refuse in addition to the collection of the day.

BARGEMEN, TOO

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The 900 sscavenging coolies em ployed daily are further reinforced by 158 bargemen, whose task is to remove the refuse off the barges and dump it into the reclamation

area.

RATS GALORE

In addition, 128 "cleaning" coolles are employed, their work having nothing to do with street cleaning. Their task is cleaning and a certain number of them are daily employed in rat- collecting. Last year the total number of rats caught was 24,676 In Hong Kong and 97.575 in Kow- loon,

under the direction of Dr. Tancred Borealus. Professor of the History of Art at London University, and Mr J. Charlton, a well-known ar-

cheologist.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS

·ORDERS BY LT.-COL. R. C. B, ANDERSON, M.C. 'COMMANDANT

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS)

COMMAND Lieut.-Colonel R. C. B. Anderson, M.C. resumed command of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Carps with effect from September 11. 1936.

PARADE

.. 1st Battery

R.O.D. Cadre Construction Section: The 2nd lecture on "Demolitions" will be given on Thursday, September 17 at 5.30 p.m. at Volunteer H.Q. Lecture Room.

TRANSFER

No, 2061. Bdr. A. J. MacFayden. is transferred from 1st Battery A Section to M Section as from

"A" Section; Parade at Belcher's Fort on Thursday, 17th instant at 6 p.m. Dress: Overalls, blue, caps, į 11.9.36. gun platform shoes.

No. 1871. Pte. N. Stockton is "L" Section: Next parade at transterred from Reserve Section Corps HQ on Friday, September A to M.O. Bn. Signals as from 18 at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Overalls. 11.9.36.

"M" Section: Parade da Thurs- JA day, September at 5.30 p.m. la H.M.S. Tamar.

Corps Engineers 'Monday, September 14: Recruits parade for Arma and Squad Drill at 5.30 p.m. Remainders parade at 5.30 p.m. at Headquarters.

Corps Signals

Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday. September 15, for arms and squad drill. All members must attend.

Signal Class will parade at Corps Headquarters al 5.30 p.m.

Thursday, September 17.

M.G. Troop

on

Parade on Tuesday, September

LEAVE

No. 2408, Tpr. D. Black, M.G. Troop, is granted 3 weeks' leave from 4.9.36 to 24.9.38.

No. 2484, Tpr. J. K. R. Macgregor. M.G, Troop, is granted 24 days' leave from 7.9.30 to 30.9.36.

STRENGTH

1st Battery, M Section No. 2662, Gunner J. "Hargreaves, A/C. Omce. Police H.Q.. 5.9.38.

No, 2683, Gnr. G. B. Twemlow, B. & F. Dept., §.9.36.

No. 2864. Ghr. N. J. Bebbington, P.W.D., 10.9.36.

No. 2665, Gnr. W. F, Edge. P.W.D.. 10.9.36.

No. 2686, Gng. N. Garland, Govt.

15 at 5.30 pm, at Causeway Bay Marine Surveyors Office, 10.9.38. Saddling.

Armoured Car Section

Head Section will parade at quarters on Tuesday, September 15, at 5.20 p.m; sharp. for Film and Lecture on Vickers Gun Mechan- ism.

Motor M.G. Section Parade at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday. September 14 with belt and frog for Arms and Squad Drill.

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No. 2667, Onr. H. H. Rose. Water- works Office, 10.9.36.

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No. 2868. Gnr. B. E. Sugars. C. Police Station, 10.9.36.

No. 3 (M.G.) Company

No. 2569. Pte. R. A. Boyd, 112. Queen's E., 2nd floor, 10.9.36.

No. 2670. Pte. F. X, Chong, St. Joseph's College, 10.9.36.

No 2671. Pte. Hung Kal Chiu, Morrison Hall, 10.9.36

No. 2872, Gar. Jë Hunter, Harbour

A film entitled "Concealment Dept.. 1st Battery, M Section. shown in the lecture room en from the Air and Ground” will be | 11.9.36. Wednesday. September 18 at 5.30 D.D). All ranks are requested to attend.

No. 1 (M.G.) Company Friday, September 18: „Training Film "Mechanism" followed by Practical Mechanism."

Clarendor Palace. which 15

No. 2 (Scottish) Company situated on a wooded hill-top over- looking a narrow valles and "comeday. 17th instant at 5.30 p.m. for Company will parade on Thurs-

manding a distant view of Salis- bury Cathedral's spire, is on land belonging to the estate of Mrs. E. N. Christie-Miller, on the northern fringe of the New Forest. For four or five centuries it was a favourite hunting-lodge and country seat of the English kings and was almost unique for its time in that the building was unfortified. It was here that Henry II. assembled the baronis to enact the "Constitutions

of Clarendon." restraining the en- croachments

of the Court of

M.G. Instruction. »

No. 3 (M.G.) Company Commencing Monday, September 14, and until further notice parades will be held twice weekly (on Mon- days and Wednesdays).

Alr Arm " Parade at Kai Tak at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15 for a lecture.

G. S. FRIZELLE,

Captain,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C.

NOTICE

Rifle Associationi

The Council of the Hong Kong Rite Association gives notice that spoon and practice shoots will re- the Army Ranges

Commence on

3 Kowicon City on Wednesday afternoons, starting on September

16.

In order to avoid the necessity for having to shoot in semi-dark-

On Monday the 14th. the Com- pany will parade at 5.30 p.m. under C.S.M. Slattery for Infantry Drill. Dress: Mufti. Belt. Frog, Bayonetess it is particularly requested that members will arrive on the and Rife.

firing point as soon after 2 o'clock

On Wednesday the 16th at 5.30 pm, the film "Concealment from

in the Lecture Room.

milles trom the former fortifica- house Rome; it was here. barely five the Air and Ground" will be shown

tion of Old Saram, where William the Conqueror first received the

STRIKING STATISTICS

streets have been swept clean," said the official, "they become dirty again. Everything unwanted goes out of the window, and this is the mast serious problem with which we have to contend It peo-tions during year 1936:

from official sources make inter- The following figures gleaned esting reading:-

ple will only learn to burn what- ever is unwanted, our task would be greatly simplified"

the

In Shanghai

authorities There have to contend with the same proolem, and according to official statistics from this port, of 183 miles of roads under the con- rol or the Council, 149 are cleaned daily as well as 35 miles of public alleyways.

SWEETING MILES

It could not be

Average dally mileage of refuse lorries in normal weather condi-

Hong Kong, 315.56 miles: Kowloon, 169.29 miles: Total: 514.85 miles.

Average amount of refuse re moved daily by lorry during nor- mal weather for 1936:

Hong Kong, 207.3 tons; Kowloon, 114.5 tons; Total: 321.5 tons.

During August 1936, 'total mileage travelled by lorries in Hong Kong:

12,433 miles;

In Kowloon; 0,040 miles. estimated 2c- Total refuse removed in Hong curately off-hand, said our in- Kong: 6,525,5 tons; In Kowloon, formant, the amount of mileage 395.8 tons. cleansed a day by the scavenging

Additional refuse removed as a

M.G. Bn. Signals Monday, September 14: Despatch Riders will parade for Squad Drill

homage of his vassal knights that under C.S.M: Slattery at HQ. at Edward I. received Philip of Na- varre, come to acknowledge him

monarch of both England and

France; it

was here that John.

br Scots, spent part of their cap- King of France. and David, King

tivity.

5.330 p.m, sharp.

Wednesday, September 16: The opening parade of the training Season will constitute a lecture by

Majör M. F. M. Parkes, M.C. on "Signals in the Field" and it is expected that there will be a full turnout. This lecture is for A, B, C Subsections only and will be held in the Miniature Range.

THE KING'S APARTMENTS The palace seems to have con- sisted of a number of building bullt round a courtyard and con-

Friday, September 18: D/R. nected by a series of cloisters. parade, at 5.30 p.m. for instruction This year's programme of excava--| in cycle maintenance and running tions provides for the uncovering repairs under Sig. Dickens, R.C.S. of the King's apartments and a

Corps Infantry smaller suite, probably that of the A and B Companies; Parade at Queen Preliminary diggings | H.Q. on Tuesday, 15th instant at In 1933 revealed the Ken 5.30 p.m. sharp. All ranks will eral outines of the palace, parade on the above date for Feet in -1934, the kitchens and and; Arms Drill. This being the smaller buildings were excavated, first parade of the season, a full while last year was devoted to the turn out is expected. royal apartments, a work which has been continued with some suc- cess this year.

Dress; Belt and Bayonet Frog.

A rough Agure could be result of typhoon in August: Hong carefully cleared. It is on record chambers in the Queen's suite was

it was Kong: 99.5 tons: Kowloon: 518

tons.

coolies. 'arrived at, however, as known that the average mileage travelled by refuse lorries during normal weather conditions during Additional mileage travelled by the year was $14.85 miles, includ-lorries as a result of the typhoons ing both Hong Kong and Kowloon,last month: Hong Kong, 1.721 This figure, of course, did not in-miles: Kowloon, 783 miles. clude milcage traversed in scaveng It was stated that 400 lorry loads ing lanes with which the Colony or leaves were removed to the Bo- abounds, and which are covered by tanical depot in "mid-levels. The the men on foot, because they are leaves are utilised by the Botani- inaccessible to motor trame.

cal and Forestry Department for potting purposes.

It was pointed out that although the men only had one official holi- day-on Chinese New Year-casual leave of 12 days duration was given each applicant when and at such time as he desired. The men how- ever, very rarely avalled themselves of this privilege.

LEFT FOR MANILA

as possible.

Those who wish to shoot please notify Liaison Officer YS, Wan be- fore 12 noon on Tuesday the 15th.

M.G. Bn. Signals Dinner A, B and C Subsections will hold

their quarterly "Steak and Kidney

dinner" on Wednesday. September 16 after parade. Those who have not already done so, should advise

Sgt. Meadows, 38007, of their in-

tention to attend.

AFFILIATED UNIT. Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. MEETING The next meeting will be held on Monday, September 14 at the P.W.D. Offices at 5.30 p.m.

Group photograph on Monday, September 14 at 5.20 p.m.

APPOINTMENT..

Mrs. B. Hourihan to be Quarter- master with effect from 11.9.35, vice Mrs. M. E. Bolt who has left the Colony.

(Sgd.) K. DURRAN,' «

Commandant. Nursing Detachment. HK.V.D.C.

The Antioch chamber in

red colouring are still apparent., gauged the

until the reighbouring royal suite is being slowly and.

IL VES found when one of the spaces have also been cleared and the general plan of the palace is painting of the combat between fragment is comparable in that here there was a great mural being cleared, and as a dainty better known.

img- When removing ivy from the Richard I. and Saladin. The walls portance with the sculptured head high eastern wall of the great hall. still retain traces of richly painted of a youth in early Gothic style referred to above, a scalloped cor- plaster. but unfortunately the

found at Clarendon last August bel was found. This, it is thought, walls of this chamber and those which was exhibited at the Bur-supported the northern end of the of the rest of the palace which re-

Ington Fine Arts Club's exhibi- row of arches, appareatly con- main are only a few feet in height. tion of Gothic art held in London structed towards the end of the with the exception of one wall, re-recently,

twelfth century, witch carried the inforced by buttresses, rt the eas- DECORATED GLAZED TILES roof of the hall where so many tern end of the great hall.

A number of glazed tiles of a English monarchs have feasted Annely moulded pillar base has type of decoration not previously and deliberated in courcil low been found in the Antioch | Known in England have also been chamber.

by

i

Whilst flint was greatly used in

It was probably one of found. They have a yellow design the building of the palace, Chil- | a series which supported the roof on a red back-ground, a simple | mark stone was employed for, but- and another floor above. Farther but effective'

tresses Arrangement" of a

and cornerpieces. The down in the soll the excavators broad zigzag line bordered Chilmark quarries, from which thie have found a large number or rows of circles and rosettes which stone, specially known for its wet- tiles, many bearing intricate inter- are spilt-up by other broad, but ('resisting qualities, was brought. Amongst the departures on the lacing lines, while the presence on straight lines. Other glazed tiles are about a dozen. miles away up outgoing vesse's to Manila yester some of them of letters seems to found this year bear the figure of the Nadder Valley. They were still During last month. 6525.5 tons of day were. Mr. G. W. Greene part-indicate that there was once an Richard L fighting on horseback."

Inte until a few months ago. refuse was removed by lorries from

ner in Payne & Co., local New Inscription on the tiled floor:

The importance of one discovery when they were purchased by the Hong Kong. In Kowloon. 3958 tons | York brokers, accompanied by Mr. One of the most important 'dis-recently is not yet known. It is Air Ministry on account of their were removed!:

Geo. F. Rowe who is proceeding to coveries this year is that of a snail a massive stone foundation at the `several acres of underground As a result of the typhoons which" Manila to take charge of this

angel's wing, exquisitely wrought entrance to the wine cellar, but caverns. Whitehall remains alient visited these shores last month, an Company's organʼzation in Manila. in stone. The original gilding and its-purpose cannot be properly about their future.

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