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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Portland Street Fire Recalls Jury's Riders At Inquest Last Year

HOUSING COMMISSION REPORT'S RECOMMENDATIONS AWAITED!

Within 30 minutes a fire. which started on the first floor of a Chinese tenement house, had completely gutted four storeys and eaused the death of an old woman and a 12-month-old baby.

The fire, which started at about 8.45 a.m. on Friday, soon had enveloped the common stairways of houses Nos. 18 and 20, Portland Street, and more than 20 people were in danger of being trapped. As it was, three children were found to be missing after the oc- cupants had been rescued.

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FIRST AID LECTURES

NEW SERIES AT HELENA MAY''

GENERAL"

FUNERAL OF MR R. E. SLATTERY

FULL MILITARY HONOURS

A series of lectures in "First Aid Eight members of the HK.V.D,C, acted as pall-bearers at the funeral commence

Wednesday, оп March 5. at 5.30 pm, at the He-of Mr. RICHARD ERIC SLATTERY, lena May Institute. The Hon. Se-who died at the age of 47 at the retary, Auxiliary Nursing Service, War Memorial Nursing Home on Queen Mary Hospital will be glad Saturday, which took place at the to receive names of those wishing Roman Catholic Cemetery yester- to attend.

day. Full military honours were

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Since the last published 1st the accorded, following members have completed: The service was conducted by their 95 hours hospital training in the Rev. Mr. A. Cooney, assisted the wards, and gained, the profi- the Very Rev. Frs. T. Cooney and ciency certificate:-Sarah Abdul-E, Bourke,

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1941. —PAGE 5

GENUINE ENGLISH CRYSTAL

STOURBRIDGE ENGLISH

FLOWER VASES

C.9.M.

POSY BOWLS

tah. Ena Alves, Stella Bander. Deceased Was late Sergeant Shel Baskett. Enid Beeken, Mar-Major in the H.K.V.D.C, and was The type of the houses involved pairs and the safety of the len-garet Clark, Elizabeth Davies, Hilda connected with the Hongkong Was that so commonly seen in ants is, in the majority of cases. Greaves. Winifred Griffin, Qudrun Electric Company. Hongkong and Kowloon-the re. the concern of the tenants them-Helberg, Sister St. George. Helen A sheaf of flowers from his gular old-fashioned ones with selves. All the landlords are con- Hawkins, Sister Jean de Eucharis-mother, sister

and niece was wooden floors and stairways; and cerned with is the collection of the ta, Nina Karmilova, Kwan Wat lowered with the casket. which have proved themselves to rent.

Ying, Rosa Loseby, Dora Lanches-- The pall-bearers were B.S.M. be regular death-traps time and

In May 1935, a Commission was ter, Mary Lo, Anne Mackenzie, Rose.

C.S.M. Rathmell, again.

appointed by Sir William Peel to Mahmuda Mehal, Elleen Monks. Everest, CS.M. Britto, C.S.M. enquire into the housing difficul-Winifred Margrett, Leslie Packle. Baptista, S.Q.M.S., Tribble, B.9.M. tles th Victoria and Rowlcon with Edna Peekson, Marie Paterson, Webb and S.M. Macolgan. special reference to overcrowding Sister St. Philipe, Doris Roche,

THOSE PRESENT and its effect on tuberculosis and Margaret Starling, Maud Smith, suggest steps which should be Sister St. Stephen. Lucy Suffiad, Among those present were Col taken to remedy existing cond- Anna Tanner, Sister Theresa, Gull- H.B. Rose, Commandant, H.K. tions.”

laumine Van der Laan, Valentine V.D.C., Capt. EN. "Thursby, Ad Vargasoff. Norah Wentworth, jutant, HK.V.D.G.. L-Col. TA, Naomi Walton Smith.

Martin, Maj. H. Owen-Hughes, Lt. G. P. Ferúgson, Lt. L, B. Holmes, 2/Lt. R. Edwards and R.SM, Cal- vert.

This are, with its resultant loss of lives, brings to milad the one of December 3, 1939, which destroyed three houses (Nos. 478, 480 and 482, Shanghal Street), and which caused the death of 46 persons and resulted in 11 others being serious. ly injured.

The 42 months of hard work the An inquest into the death or a Commission issued its reports, and 9-year-old girl, who died as the recommendations, in October 1938. result of jumping from the third In this report, living conditions, foor verandah of one of the cost of living. Industries. town houses," was held by Mr. QA.A planning both In Europe and Macfadyen on Jan. 12, 1940, " Hongkong. and the existing -hous

FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ing laws here, were exhaustively Recording a verdict of "Acciden-reviewed, Plans for a new type of tal death," the lary, which com- houses, for the working and poorer prised of Messrs. B. A. Gelman classes, were included in the re- (Foreman), Wong Kwal-yin, and port issued.

$7 PER MONTHÌ

J. A. Remedios, made four recom- mendations among which were

that

It was estimated by the Com missioners that the rental per flat "As a temporary measure, for on a 5-storyed house, built of land. greater safety from fire with re-costing $10 per square foot, would gard to the old type of houses be $7 per month! But like all which had wooden stairs they Government reports, this was filled would welcome the substitution for for future reference" and nothing thase of covered concrete stair-further has been heard. about it ways that world reach also to the during the past three years.. roof," and."

FOUNDER'S DAY OBSERVED

LOCA

were

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Others present

Messrs. VD, Sorby. A.G. Langston, R.P. Dunlop. S. Longfield, G.GS. Thom- son, G.W.K. Crawford, R.P. Gregory, YING WAH GIRLS' JR Way, S.J.C Stanesby, HS. SCHOOL FUNCTION Jones, RM. Cherry, AP. Tarbuck, The Ying. Wall Girls' School ob JK. Sloan, J.F. Lunny, R.W. Smith, served its Founder's Day the

G. Halley, J.F. Barron, R.A. Owens. form of a meeting at the school I. Roscoe. Capt. FL. Brown, G.T. auditorium

|Padgett, A.P. Cox, C.E. Gahagan, on Saturday after-

AG. Everett, W. E. Baker, C. Aus- The meeting. In which the Rev. tin. D.E. Davls, and many others. Mr.

Floral tributes were Cheung Chu-ling presided.

sen; by was

attended by guests, friends, Mary, Paddy and Cyril, Mr. and teachers; staff, and past and pre- Mrs. K. Crawford, J. C. Fitz-Henry. sent students of the school: George T. Padgett, Mr. and Mrs. Among those present were Dr. R. A. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs, AR. In the meantime, the working s. v. Boxer, senior missionary of

Cox, T.A. Martin, Major and Mrs. "That, as a temporary expedient, man must continue to eke out an the London Missionary

3. Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. Deacon Society, the verandahs of adjoining houses existence lower than the lowest and Dr. R. M. Alderton, of the and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. E on all floors be connected where-paid mental in Europe and other Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hos-Peers, Mrs. W. S. March, Lt. G.T. ver possible by some kind of open-civilised countries. The masses pital.

Baleau, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. AO. ing or other means of access from must be contented with being

Langston, Mr. and Mrs. 1. F'. one verandah to the other."

herded together-15 or more to a Higa

tribute was paid to the Lunny, Miss B. Smedley, Mr. N. That these recommendations flat as they see the cost of living late Mrs. Jacob, who founded the Brandel, R.S. Beghle, Mr. and Mrs. have been, and are being, com- going up by leaps and bounds and school in 1845 and was principal J. R. Way, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Paul, pletely disregarded by both Gov-incomes dropping steadily.

for more than 50 years, and to the Mr. G. Halley, H.R. Kinross, Mr. ernment and the landlords 18: The public, in general. continue late Miss Davis for her 42 years and Mrs. L de Rome. Mr. L evidenced by the existence of to pay rents which are out of all; of services to the school.

Gibson. Fred and Esther Grant, thousands of this type of houses proportion to the sizes of the flats

R A. Owens, C. Mycock, J. Roscoe, and the fact that verandahs are not only partitioned off but are small mercies. usually used for storing firewood It is perhaps, not too much to and other household goods, if not, hope that Government would act as in many cases in the slam on the recommendations of tlie areas, actually for living purposes. Jury in that drastic fire, and com-

NO COMPUNCTION

pel landlords to make the ncces- Owners of these houses have no sary and humane change-over to compunction th charging excessive their property after another con- rents for these so-called dwelling flagration with a loss of lives ex- houses. They are.. however, unwill ceeding any in the history of! ing to spend a single cent in re- Hongkong fires.

PROFITEERING

ON FIREWOOD

TO BE CURBED

has

FOUNDER TRIBUTED

NEW DEFENCE

Co.

A speech was made by Miss | available, and to be thankful for Wong Yuk-mul, `a past student MI. Razack, A. Hassan, D.C. Weir. The Directors of the HK. Electric now connected with the YW.CA

Co. Making

Gibb Livingston and occasion. use of this past students held a reunion din-Agents HK. Electric Co.), Hong- ner party in the evening.

kong Electric Recreation Club, The Commandant and all Ranks, HK. V.D.C.. All members of the Ser- geants. Mess, H.K.V.D.C.. 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, Officer Commanding and all Ranks, Corps Signals. Government has appointed an Corps Artillery H.Q. The Officers advisory committee under the and other Ranks of No. 4 Company. section of the Defence Regulations and Portuguese Companies, AK. controlling the movement and V.D.C. activities of persons.

Immigration Dept. Probe

RULES

The committee announced in the Government Gazette consists of —

His Honcur the Chief Justice

(Chairman).

Hon Mr. Stanley H Dodwell Major R. C. Giles, RM Major R. Boxer

Mr. W. H. Lock

ANOTHER

NEW FOOD

CONTROLLER

7TH "APPOINTMENT SINCE 1939

It was leamed that the Com- mission appointed. by HIS EX- The recent "threat" by Govern cellency the Acting Governor, ment to monopolise the firewood Licut.-General E F. Norton, C.B.,' business; if profiteering continue D.S.O., M.C., to investigate thei

Simultaneously the following and the announcement of a Gov- allegations made against the Im- ernment shipment of firewood migration Department will consist new rules under the Regulations from Sandakan

had, ap- of four members.

!are announced; Heading the Commission will be 1. Except as otherwise express- parently, a sobering effect on fire- wood dealers, prices having drop- His, Honour the Chief Justice. Sir ly provided in the public interest by order of the Governor any

MR. DAVID LOCKE NEWBIG- ped from 17 cattles to 22 catties Atholl MacGregor, Kt., KC. per dollar.

"Two of three additional mem- person in respect of whom an or- GING has been appointed Con- Mr. David Drummond, der has been made under regula- troller of Food with MR. GEORGE estimated daily bers are AM

STACY, KENNEDY-SKIPTON consumption of about 10.000 plculs, Oriental Manager of the Canadian tión 18 of the Defence Regula-

may make objections Deputy Controller of Food. " It is pointed out that a weekly Pacific Steamships, Ltd., and Mr. tions. 1940,

This was announced in the Gov- arrival of between 3.000 and 4,000 C. B. Brown, AC.A., of Messrs. against the order. either in person

on Saturday or by counsel, solicitor or agent, ernment Gazette tons of firewood would bring the Linstead and Davis.

The name of the fourth member to the advisory committee appoint which adds that all such previous present situation back to normal,

¡is not disclosed, owing to his de- ed by the Governor under the pro appointments are hereby revoked,

clination of the invitation to serve visions of that regulation on the Commission,

2. At any meeting of the ad- visory committee, there shall be a *QUOZULI

Based on

URBAN COUNCIL.

MEETING

A meeting of the Urban Council will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4.15 p.m.

Orders of the day: application for addition of an eating house licence for No. 4. D'Aguilar Street, ground floor; application for ad- and dition of lots Nos, 6730, 5721 5720 and for the additional busi ness of preserving fruits to the food

NEW PROTEST

BY DENTISTS

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2

as

The first Controller of Food to be appointed on Sept. 5 1939, was Mr. R. R. Todd and the post in that same month was also occu- pied by Han Mr. H R. Butters, and Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie,“

3. Recommendations of the committee' shall be decided by

Mr. Kennedy-Skipton was first- majority of votes: in case of equa-

It is learned

Iity of votes the chairman shali Appointed Food Controller in April, that

further re- have a second or casting vote.

1940, and was succeeded by Mr. J. presentations are being made in

4. Notice of objections may be H. Taggart, O.B.E., in the follow- the Registration of Dentists Or Chief Justice's Clerk at the Courts protest against the provisions of

sent. in writing by post to the ing month,

dinance since the revelation of the Medical Board's instructions to doctors not to associate with the newly registered but non- graduate dentista.

· The strongest argument is that

preserving licence for No. 171 should medical aid be denied of a Sheong Sha Po; application for a non-graduate dentist, he would be

of Justice Hongkong.

“FOK CHI TUNG” AMBULANCE

The public are notified that the ok Chi Teng" ambulance, ser-

In September last- year. Mr

| Kennedy-Skipton was again ap- pointed Controller of Food which post he retained until the де appointments published in the Gazette on Saturday.

CONTROL BOARD

An announcement in: the Gov-

food preserving licence for the of greater menace than before. vice of which has been temporarily ernment Gazette reveals the premises on K.M.L No. 57, Thistle The Hongkong Dental Associa- suspended, is again avaliable (Tel. formation of a Food and Firewood

Street: application for a food shop

tion demanded the formation of

No. 28230-Day and Night). The Control Board. The Board con- licence for No. 57 Johnston Road, two registers for graduate and voluntary donations will be grate Brigadier Andrew Peffers, O.B.E.

'ambulance Bervice is free, but sist of: ground floor; application for per non-graduate dentists respective-i mission to use the basement at ly and the latter should not be fully accepted and should be sent (Chairman), Paymaster-Comman- Nos. 114 and 110 Austin Road as

direct to the Secretary, St John der C. 8, B. Hickman, R.N., Mr. D. permitted to se no more than for

Ambulanca Headquarters, Tai L. Newbigging, 'Mr. W: J Ander- a workshop and

their true title; "Unqualified or habitation; regular returns.

Hang Road, who will issue an off-son.. non-graduate dentista.”

'cial receipt.

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