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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1937.
ALL HAPPY AT ALABAT ISLAND
THE VALLEY
(Continued from Page 2)
Wistful And Patiens Whilst the children played and romped about, the mothers looked on wistfully. When the children grew reative and fretted, the mo- thers were patient. The circum- stances were trying enough without anyone contributing further to the actuality of adversity by trasci- bility or sullenness. Some of these families had to make such a hur- ried exit from trembling Shanghai that they were able to grab only the merest of necessitles and literally rush for the comparative safety of the refugee ship: Many recounted shocking experiences, and not a few are suffering under great mental strains. The sound
BELIEVED CRUMBLING
WONDERFUL EFFORTS
(Continued from Pare 1)
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nature of a receiving depot bad to be organised to start with, and a
Manlia, Aug. 23. A Reuter message from Manila states that Alabat Island, abous 70 Aner place. giving such ample me south-west of Manila, off the
space in the face of such an Pacific roast of Luzon is still
emergency could not be found. rocking by the severe earthquakes
Your correspondent's statement according to advices from provin-in reference to Malaria condemns clal authorities. It is stated that itself from the beginning when he streams, normally dry at this time reters to the very first malarial of the year are filled with boiling survey somewhere in Anno muddy water and deep cracks are Domini, and is a lot of appearing In the earth. The Tot. I ved for many years on population is panic-stricken be
Broadwood Road and never heard lieving the island, which measures of a case of malaria in the Wong-
tommy
Afteen by five square miles, is nelchons area which has been crumbling back to the sea. It is free of the malarial scourage for understood that Weather Bureau centuries. No doubt many experts are being sent to investi-fugees will eventually find their gate the matter.
Meanwhile down town
office
re
way into the Institutions suggested by your correspondent, and also private homes, but although some shareholders might like to see the Peak Hotel reopened again, I may stand to be corrected, but I belleve
of an aeroplane is enough to start rents in Manila have soared as hysteria in many instances. Man-uch as 50 per centum in some gled bodies; pavements slippery cases due
to the evacuation of with blood; streets strewn with the Heacocks Building, the tenants debris that once was traffic; mobs of which numbering more than the place is practically uninhabit- frantic with fear; the sickening sixty are seeking new places.- able owing to the roof rumble of crashing buildings and the suffocating atmosphere creat- ed by the smoke from bombed and burning wharves and godowns- these were a few of the impres-
UNCLAIMED MAIL
baving fallen-in, in places-No! credit must be given where it is due and a visit to the promises at the Jockey Club will I am
Lwill make him feel ashamed of vince Mr. Spero Meloria that he |is grossly mistaken, and I hope it
Dors
sions which the refugee mothers Carney. Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Mrs. Frieda Brown, Mrs. have carried away with them from Millership, Mrs. J. Huxley. Mrs. that raging inferno which was one Lillian Sla, Mrs. L. Shinn, Misses of the most prosperous and bril-Y. and C. Pollock, Mrs. Norris, Mrs. llant centres of the world until A. Morley, Miss Janet Momber, Mrs.
Its latest Japan perpetrated
Millership, Mrs. McMurray. Mrs. and most unmerciful act of ag-
K. A. Mason, Mrs. J. W. P. Marsh, gression.
Miss Margery Lee, Mrs. A. N. Lewis, Mrs. James Kean, Mrs. Gregory. Mrs. E. Horden, Mrs. Eva Bridges. Miss Chalmers, Mrs. P. Corbett. Mrs. C. H. Eldridge, J. I. Williamson
Tamson), Mrs. A. Ross.
Unclaimed
Telegram: Pepper (Refugee).
Beds In Boxes Comfortably installed in the
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Cleavering arrived on Blue Fun- Del Steamer-H.M. Consul, "Swatow," Wyatt-Smith will be delighted to accommodate you.
boxes of members of the Club and, those larger rooms used by various organisations for refreshment and social intercourse, the refugees are making themselves very much "at home." It seemed somewhat in- congruous to see lines of washing instead of bunting floating from the verandahs, but the washing was certainly quite as bright as
RG. and Anna Gillespie: Com- the bunting.
with In these rooms the municate
Chalmers c/o Tabacalera. Manila who has ac- refugees were busying themselves tidying their little bed-homes,
commodation for you. whilst others "chatted in groups and some were knitting or playing cards. Perhaps time hung heavily on their hands, but if this Sino- Japanese tragedy is allowed to move to its climax, then there should be more than enough for them, to do when the refugees to Hong Kong swells to flood propor- tions.
For further details apply Mr. A. R. S. Major, M.S.P.. Hong Kong
Police,
PROFITEERING IN MANILA
Manila, Aug. 23.
sure con-
his disloyal references to Hong Kong's efforts.
Before closing I might mention Club Depot are in the able hands all arrangements at the Jockey
of that indomitable person Mr. J. H. Taggart who as usual" in all cases of emergency is "the man behind the wheel" and is very
ably assisted by Mr. Benny Proulx, not to forget Major and Mrs. Hogg, Mrs. Helen Prophet, Dr. (Mrs.) Dovey and many others who are absolutely, untiring in their efforts to make them all as comfortable as possible.
By the way would any readers with-cars-care-to form themselves into an independent band with me to take out six Kiddies each (le. six Kiddies in each car) say, twice a reek to our various matsheds?
I suggest on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons? Will those agreeing to lend their cars and matsheds kindly communicate with me by Telephone 26333.-Tours. etc.,
G. A. HARRIMAN.
P.S. "Haven't we all ved on a
The prices of foodstuffs are also farm sometime or other?"!!!
soaring despite the Presidential Already a separate telephone ex-
proclamation banning profiteering. change has been installed, and a
after the arrival this morning of broadcasting system operates from the second batch of Shinghal re- the committee room and can be heard throughout the premises.
fugees comprising 810 Americans The dispensary, the hospital, the Hoover.
and Filipinos aboard the President Reuter learned from store-room and the registration British Consulate enquiries are be- room were all hives of activity.ing made here regarding possible and both the Government and
accommodation for British voluntary workers seemed to have
fugees from Shanghal- adopted a genial and helpful at-
Reuter. titude towards the refugees.
What Does It Cost?
It costs each refugee $3 per day for food and $2 for accommoda- tion. The food is very good and is.. being supplied by a well-known catering arm of Hong Kong, but when it is remembered that the cost per head in an officers' mess In this Colony is half that which
is being charged the refugees; this
re-
MEDICAL QUESTIONS
London, Aug. 23.
A Joint Committee has been set.
up by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress and the British Medical Association to deal with various aspects of special
medical questions affecting the health and welfare of workers in-
fact naturally raises the query. "Iscluding research and the training
British Wireless,
BODY FOUND
T
to
Cairo, Aug. 23,
King Farouk of Egypt is engaged Marry the sixteen-year-old
The
King Is now eighteen. Renter's Bulletin Service.
THE AIR MAIL
The R.MA. Dorado Bew to
Tourane on Sunday and yester- day she continued her journey to Penang. She is carrying the air-
mail for Hong Kong and will leave
| Penang at 3 a.m. this morning and will proceed here weather permit- ting. The Dorado is due at Kal Tak about 4, p.m.
the catering too lavish and/or too of doctors in industrial diseases.-- | daughter of a high Palace oficial.. costly?" One recognises the neces- alty for such "overhead" as pro- fessional cooks, but when one ob- served so many of the refugees totally unoccupied, one wondered if perhaps some of the work now
The body of a Chinese temale. being performed by the paid staff aged about 5 years, was found near of about one hundred could not No. 32 Naval Buoy, Kowloon. be undertaken by some of the re- Death was apparently due to na- fugees I was informed that if a tural causes. The body was re- refugee could not pay the $5 for moved to Kowloon 'Mortuary. food and board, then "the Govern- ment paid." I understand a very large proportion have satisfied, the authorities that they cannot pay, A are which broke out in No. 4 and so one presumes that the tax- Taipo Old Market, on Sunday, payer will ultimately be debited spread to the adjoining house, oc- with a food and board bill which cupied
grocery, causing bids fair to reach. colossal propor- damage to both premises. tions. I tried to ascertain how much the Government is now be- ing debited, with, but an official rother casually stated that "the figures were not ready yet." How typically Crown Colony)
TAIPO FIRE
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HONG KONG TIDR TABLE
From August 24, to 30, 1937, 5
HION WATER.
Accommodation For 5000 They contemplate accommodat- ing 5,000 if the necessity arises at Happy Valley but the problem of sanitation will be difficult to solve. The general scheme is to erect tents on the course. Mure-volun- Tue, 26- tury helpers are offering their services, and it seems they will all Wed. 25. be needed. The work they are do-
Thur. 26. ing now is very fine, but the costs seem, somewhat high for a large-Fri. 27 scale undertaking such na this promises to be,
Meanwhile, they are all happy at the Valley and mighty glad to be safely away from the Bhanghai death-trap.
Height
Height:
LOW WATER.
Hong
Hong
Kong
Kong
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Standard
Tima
Time
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WEATHER REPORT
ROYAL OBSERVATORY TONG KONG
10 a.m., Aug. 23. Barometer (at sea level), 29.72
105:
Temperature, 83 F.. Humidity, 85 per cent. Wind Direction, S.E.. Wind Force (Beaufort), 2 Temperature; maximum yester
day, 81 F..
Temperature;
night 77 F.
minimum
Tast
Rainfall for 24 hours, ending 10to to-day, 0.61 ins.
Fotal rainfall since" January 1 05.96 ins.
..
Against an average of 63.73 ins. Sunset to-night, 6.49 p.m. # Sunrise to-morrow, 6.03 a.m.
4' p.m., Aug. 23. Barometer (at sea level), 29.68. Temperature, 84. Humidity, 85, Wind Direction, 8.8.E. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum tempera- ture, 85, Minimum temperature; 77.' Rainfall, nil"
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