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point to recent communications 18818

SANITARY BOARD.

to the Preas by its local Dr. Fitzwilliams. Driven to Plain reaso

Speaking.

secretary reminding luyal British ors that they many become Followe

been tho partment admirably In its day Hongkong has had for the modest sum of a guinea A meeting of lio Sanitary An Unpalatable We have received"RB" com munication which begins as fol. ite shore of varied appellations. per year, and expressing the hope Board was held yesterday after The report seems to have been lows: As I understand Post's Some have done it justice. Others that any will join up. But join noon, when Mr. B. D. O. Wolle, pigeon-holed astunpalatable

have sprung from the disordered up for what? Why to be able to Head of the Sanitary Department, as showing up in too unbiistake sentiments when provoked by ivor of the individual describing use the imposing suffix FROL presided. Those present were able a manner the evils of the ala in everyday life are not be it. The sonson of the year in after one's name. What more is the Hon. Mr. E. Hallifax, present system, even going. governed by law or human force which the comments have been wanted for the nimble ton-dollar Dr. G. H. L. Fitzwilliams, Col, further, has shown that the Altra I intend to send you one hundred made has also had its effect, bill. But does the local branch J. M. Irwin, Mesars F. B. L. tion soleme on which we depend lines for publication in the Some speak of it as a Mountain over hold a social function, a Bowley, W. L. Carter, Chan Kai and which had formerly not been of Gold. Others have found it dinner a lecture, where Ming. Ng Hon Taz, Dr. F. Clark brought into question, was capable "Hongkong Telegraph," on con- dition that you publish them Landstone of Debt. The Island members may meet in jovial (M.O.H.), Dr. W. W. Pearse of great improvement. In parti

intercourse?

which No, you see, Assist, M.O.H.) and W. Bowon- cular storage of water on without any Editorial ado! Please of Fragrant Streams has been a

so much stress was laid and FIE almost anybody could manage to Rowlands, secretary. therefore send me your negative favourite epithet-also of far

Correspondence was read ro-tration Rates The mere fact that, or affirmative, in either." from Fragrant Smells, it might pay & fon-dollar sub, woll,

you." or

what need to carry the point lative to permits for obtaining all the filter bada aro on the same "no"

R.'s and obligo."

building materials or tarf from level must show that their construc sample copy is rather amusing,

further ?...

the Pokfulam enichmont area. tion is either wrong or wasteful, but cannot be published in this Journal. Try another.

Mr. F. B L. Bowley minted What happens to the water which The risk of contamination must passes through a newly prepared had time lepend on: (1) the situation filter bed, before it has h

The Gymkhana.

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be added.

Entries for the gymkhana clown Home of Moribund Societies. We The dreary, sweltering days of (2) the object, and (3) the condi- to settle and so not efficiently?

this evening seven o'clock.

Used His Brother's Licence,

At the Police Court, this morn- ing, a man charged with hawking

CHARGE NOT PRESSED. Man Whose Face was Terribly

Burned,

tion of each permit, I suggest Is it discarded and run to waste that the Government should be or is it passed into the service asked to refer all future applica- ayatom? In the first instance. tions for such permits to the list would be wasteful and we Sanitary Board before granting are told that we have an insuffi them.

diont supply to allow of our being

Col. J. M. Irwin minuted:-I provided with other conveniences.. agres with Mr. Bowley, but con If it is passed into the servios sider that some of the existing system matters are still worse as permits which, admit of coolies it is dangerous, the water is not knew from the report that the washing in the area ghould be filtered or even stored, and we cancelled.

Dr. Fitzwilliama minuted:-Isapply is intermittently con-

The 1910 Epidemic, must totally disagree that the risk taminated. of contamination is infinitesimal. How can coolies working on this In May 1910, when the water

for any period less than ne month will be charged as for a without a licence said that That they might be potent, living The complainant, whose face area fail to contaminato the ran short and the supply was

full month.

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used his brother's licence for only. one day. He was fined $3. ́

but none too complimentary, be But if a designation, deserved

Wake up, Hongkong! Sweep Bought, one could scarcely do way the old dead alive spirit! better than dub the Colony the As our Yankee cousins say," Get [a move on! Now's the time. like to think of ourselves as a many-sided community. To glance Summer are past The bracing Ordered to Tientsin. down the list of organisations energising Winter is at hand. If Lieutenant J. P. G. Worlodge, and societies.

we can't rouse ourselves now we supposed to Royal Engineers, his boon ordorol rist in our midst, one would never shall. Is it still to be to Theatsin, and will leave for think that we really were. We

Mashco?

there by the end of next month.

having written 'supposed to Lane Crawford & Co. exist. They do exist. But that Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co. is all. Quite a crop of these have sent a number of desk societies come to mind as we

Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, blotting shoots coverol with an write. We nood only mention The rates of Subscription to the "longkong Tolograph" will advertisement of the Walk Over four-the Odd Volumes Society, at the Police Court, this morning,

Shoes,"

the Royal Society for the Proven- man was charged with causing tion of Cruelty to Animals, the grievous bodily harm to another Navy League and the Royal coolie by throwing a quantity of Colonial Institute. Imposing boiling sugar over him at the names these. But only names. Youmati sugar refinery. forces in our midat does not need was terribly disfigured when watershed when no latrine accom-restricted we all remember the tasked if he wished to press the modation is provided? That they colour of the drinking water and Coming Events.

htgument. It is obvious.

Some-one may ask what on charge, said "I don't wish to press to contaminate the area, I know, the choking of the house filters Meetings announced for to-

in after the first rain, and some morrow are:-The China Sugar parth the Odd Volumes Socisty the charge because we are only because I have notually seen one when the full supply was turned Refining Coy, Ltd., at noon; this. That is harder to answer coolies, ha did not do it inten- do it..

of us at all events romombor the St. Andrews Society at 5.30 p.m

than would be a query as to what tionally. I don't think it is right and the Kowloon Cricket Club it is supposed to be. According or fair that I should press the

opidemic of intestinal troubles to the directory, it is a literary case,"

Mr. Melbourne:-Have you at 6 p.m.

and soientitio dopating society," arith an impressive

boon in the hospital ?—Yes array Mr. John Arnold, 3 Albany, leading lights of

When did you came out? has reported to the Police that Colony as its officials. In actual Saturday Inst. someone has stolen plants from fact, it is a debating society

He practically pleads guilty. M188 BENDELAUK desires to express her doop gratitude for all the his house valued $32, and that which does not debate. What it Do you want to ask any question?

plants were also stolen from a

Prisoner :-No. gupathy showa for the loss of Miss Eyra; and also for the numerous tokens of neighbouring houze, the latter might be is another matter.. The

Mr. Melbourne:-Complainant serious matter. wrilor has spent four years of however being found in the exile in Hongkong and he is pro. says he does not wish to pross the have stated oxiolly what I saw Tytan Reservoir scheme and its myself and that without having early completion be seriously put garden.

pared to stake his word that charge. Do the police?

to wait any very long time for at the head of the list as the very The Kallan Mining Administra-during that time the members of

Inspector Cameron.--No, Mr. Melbourne:-It is very

the evidence I required.

next urgent necessity of the this illustrious body, if there be

Tho watershed has boon re- Colony, and in the meanwhile, as We are informoil that the total any, have not foregathered. It is oky for him the complamant is output of the Kailan Mining to be doubted oven whether an not pressing the charge, and that poatedly condemned by this this must take months even if Administration's mines for the annual business meeting has been the police are not pressing the Board and representations, have worked at regardless of expense, wook onding 7th September held. Perhaps it is one of those charge. He might have killed been made to the Government to let everything possible be done amounted to 27,424 tons and the organisations solely composed of the man. $10 or fourteen days, improve matters. It is unnecex to keep the prosent ares of Pok- sales during the period, to 22,244 office-bearers, who need no re- $5 compensation, in default, sary now to go over all the fulum as clear of polluting in-

olection. Like the stream, they seven days, to run consecutively, grounds for those warnings; a fluences as possible.

A Misapprehension. go on for ever. Odd Volumes, and also bound over in a per- reference to minutes of Col. Bed- and Odd People it would soom..

sonal bond of $60 to keep the ford and myself of January 1910,

and that of the Select Committee In the, discussion on the sca peace for six months. for the Prevention of Cruelty to What about the Royal Society

of April of the same year, will venging bye-lawa, the Board went Animale? Surely this is a much-

give all the necessary informa-into committee and latter the press were asked to retire. When tion. alive concern? Alas, the same

the confidential business had been This morning, in the Summary It was thought that at least story has to be told. But is thoro no Court, before Mr. Justice Gom-something was to be done when formed, oiring to a misapprehen- transacted the pross, were not in- cruelty to animals in Blongkong? pertz, Fang Lau, of No. 15, Saias a result of these particular resion that they had left the build- A thousand times yes. Yet pro-Woo Lane, sued Ma Yee, of the ports His present Excelleney, then ing. Some had, but others re- secutions by the Society are as rare same address, to recover the sum the Officer Administrating the mained only to learn ne the mem- It has been reported to the as is now on the Peak. Of course, of $04, said to be duo for two Government, called for an inves

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1912.

AUSTRALIA'S NEED.

Every day now, frosh complaints are arising from all quarters as to the under-populated condition of Australia, the latest of these boing-as we reported on Monday—that at least an additional fiftoen million people are required before the resources of the country can be sufficiently developed and before it can be entirely independent

tous,

Stolen Plants.

tion.

Railway Accident.

A Chinese has been removed to the hospital aufforing from in- juries received through falling from a train at. Sham Chun. 1 is believed that the man, who lives in Haiphong Road, Kowloon, attempted to board the train whilst in motion.

Girl Robbed.

Bluejacket. In Trouble,

the

A RENT DISPUTE,

י

In an interesting discussion

said: which followed. Dr. Fitzwilliama

that occurred. Is this likely to The present answer from the reduce the high infantile mortality, Government of 17/0/12 now bo- problem which should always fore the meeting hos driven me to be in the forefront of our local the limit of plain speaking, but endeavours? it seems necessary to go down It is no good condemning to unpleasant detail before solino of action without suggesting. rious notice is to be taken of aan alternative course, and I do. In my minuta not intend to do so. Let the

oontained

on the agenda had been transacted.

vernment be requested to refer

and capable of self-defence. No country of the modern world has Police that as a girl was going there is a "might-have-been," as months' roat of the second floortigation of the Pokfulum Water/core came out that all the busIDOSA had so curious a history, for while events seem to have moved with into a school in Elgin Street near well as a "what-might-be, here of the house, such striking rapidity, whilo at first sight Australia's towns appear Hollywood Road, a man caught also. If things were no thby Mr. Needliam, of Messrs. Ewana Government. Bacteriologist. Mr. Bowley moved that tho go.... to be the most advanced and up-ti date of any in the world, who hold of her on the stairs and robb- should be, the Society would and Haraton, appeared for the It was at last taken into consill fatare applications for per- we come to examine the real facts wo spoedity discover that those ed her of her bangle. The girl said towns, and the thickly peopled statos to which they belong, oro but that she could not scream us the engage one or more inspectors to plaintiff, and Mr. F... D'Almada deration that this was the proper mits for obtaining building ma a tiny, almost negligible, proportion of this vast island continent. nian had her by the throat, for the purpose of suppressing

source to get an opinion and that torial or turf in the Pokfulam move about among the Chinese e Castro for the defendant.

Mr. Needham said that to the "always excellent" reports Catchment Area, to the Board for Considering the matter geographically, largo tracts of country must tukong passed the spot a few cruelty to dumb creatures. Such plaintiff in the action rented the of the Government Analyst, com their consideration and report. at once be written off as uninhabitable on account of the apparent minutes before.

inspectors would need confine whole of the premises, and sublatforting though they were to the The motion was carried. absence of water or of the bopelessly rocký or sandy nature of the

their attentions merely to the river the second floor to the defendant Pokfulum Reservoir Preservation soil. But muking full allowance for these, there remain thousands of square miles of good land, practically unpopulated; land that Joseph Young, of H.M.S. Now- and plenty to engage their

A bluejacket named John steamers or the railway stations to for a monthly rental of $32. Party, did not really cover the

With regard to the application of Mr. Abdoolrahim for perms would yield a quick and generous return to the outlay and efforte of castle, was charged before Mr. thoughts and activities. But there, was a partner in the Hop Yuon really rather more important to loors of nine houses which he is

The plaintiff admitted that he ground required, and that it was

sion to put ceilings in the ground the grower, the stock-raiser, and often the miner.

E. A. Irving, at the Police Court, Hongkong cannot be bothered firm, and Mr. D'Almada, claiming know the bacteriological compo Australia is essentially the land of acaidental population. this morning, with behaving in a with little points suoli as these, slant the firm was the lessee of the sition of the water we drink and building at Kowloon, Mr. Bowley The old convict settlers wandered hut a little distance from the noisy manner in the Hongkong Let the ducks, the pigs, the fowls, premises, moved, for a non-suit the proportionate number of dan moved that the Government be stations at which they and boep first landed; and, in any case, the Hotel and unlawfully refusing or any other areatures be tortured to be entered, as Fung Lau was gerous organisms

informed that the Board disap- mujority of them were men and women to whose hands the com-to pay vehicle hire-forty osats. Markes, Food as, that's all we ask; not the proper person to ante. therein than that the water is prove of the application being mercial and political interests of a new country could ill be trusted. Defendant ploaded guilty on each There are two more Moribunda Mr. Needham asked for leave to cloar" or "alightly opalescent granted. Thesheep-farming industry, which presently arose down the East and chargo. He was fined $3 on the on the list. "A few words will dis- amend, whereupon Mr. D'Almads These favourable analytical South East Coast, attracted men of a fine and sturdy type, first charge and ordered to pay penee with them Not that they retaliated by asking that his client reports had always and are even CLIMBED THE SPOUT. physically and morally; but, as those grew rich and left their wealth $1 compensation on the second. to their sons, the breed largely died out, giving place to hard task- Telegraphic Communication

are loas important than the others. should have all his costs. His now taken as evidence that noth From the great Imperial stand-defence was that they were the ing need be done, and the less masters who were caroless of everything but their own greater

point-and we are all supposed tenants of the Hop Yuen, but not favourable and frequently frankly Before Mr. E. A. Irving, at the enrichment and who offered employment and large roinuneration' to Mr. J. P. Jenesen, acting sup to be Imperialists when we come to the plaintiff.

unfavourable reporta of the Police Court, this morning a man. ovory ruffian and beach-comber who came along, so he would but do orintendent of the Great North-East-their very names should His Lordship said he would give Bacteriologist are as far as is was charged with entering -a the work required of him.

orn Telegraph Co,, informs us inspire enthusiasm. There is the leave to amend.

possible ignored (I am, Sir, refer house in West Point and atexling umbrella and too Then came the gold-rush, and, with it, the riff-ralf of every that telegraphic communication Navy League. Yes, Hongkong Mr. D'Almada asked for a non-ing to the minute here of the Hon. therefrom an nation under Heaven; then more of the wool-industry; then the rise with Tokio and Yokohama has has its branch. But who has over auit to be entered with costs with the Vice-President of 5/6/12, which pieces of clothing. of the timber-trade, and, finally, whaling, fishing and pearling. In again been totally interrupted, but heard of a lecture under ite ans- leave to the plaintiff to bring n is capable, I am afraid, of a wrong Aacoring to the evidenco, other words, almost every one pí Australia's great money-producing has been restored this forenoon pices, or of a social gathering of fresh notion. Perhaps if plaintiff interpretation by those who are defendant entored the house pursuits has hitherto confined men to a small area and has in no on one line, which is working any sort or description arranged were non-suited I might advies not in a position to know the re- whilst the woman way tended to the real developing and benefiting of the country at slowly, Heavy delay on the by its committee, if there be one? my client to pay," he added. lative importance of the analyst's asleep. She waken large; and an alarmingly great percentage of the men who have been traffic to these places is there- Another case of mere existence. Mr. Needham would rather report as, compared with that of and gave chase.The attracted there have been those whom no country that studies ita fore unavoidable.

Or perhaps anspended animation have a judgment.

the Government Bacteriologist) raninto the husband of own best intereste wants. But if the past be unsatisfactory and

would be the more fitting phrase Judgment was given for the After more than twelve months and when she calle sordid, the future fa at least full of hope and promise. Australia

The Fleet of England may be plaintiff, the question of costs of skilled labour, a most admirable faband to stop WARNINGS.or all in all use the motto being reserved,

document was produced in Decem escape by climbin the League, but Hongkong really

ber1011, and laid before, the on to a low, roof. dan't worry about little matters of j

Board some foar months later slated in preventing embodying a concise statement of dant's escape. facts and comme Hon, the PC.M.O.in

Interrupted,

Cancer in New York,

has long been alive to the fact that, badly as she needs men and TYPHOON women, these must be of the right sort and not either mere moral driftwood or calculating birds of prey. In the mattor of Chinese immigration she has shown undoubted foresight as a whole, even he telegram qucted below that sore After all, don't we pay Of 75,123 deaths in New York though a judgment may have been at fault in individual cases received from the Manila (Obser Olearlyhat she must now do is to place every encouragement invatory by the American Consulate

General Hongkong, at the way of Britishers who are ready to work, and have no desire

to-day. - merely to soufine themselves to the coast towas but are prepared to open up hitherto unknown trasts Australis is, after all, a British

anils, Sept. 25, 1912. Possession and, Britishers have first fight there, but if she will not Ovelons or Typhoon make it worth the whil I bast med fo nome, shor

140%

& Defence Contribution-gradg City in 1011 3,873 were due to ingly it would seem," at times so cancer, which was seventh in the what more can be expected of as list of diseases causing the year's

the Royal Colonial mortality. The Rookefeller fasti

tuts and plier,

much