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SANITARY BOARD.

THE WATER DRAINAGE. SYSTEM.

Dr. Flzwilliams". Plea for ä Comprehensive Inquiry,

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday, there

being present: Mr. G. N. Orme (President), the Bon. Mr. E. A. Lewett, C.M.G.. the GoB. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Dr. Fraco Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Dr. W. W. Pearce (Assistant M.O.B.) Col. Trzin, Dr. Fitz williams, Mr. Chan Kaiming Mr. P. W. Goldring, Mr. Ne Hon-tsz, and Mr. E. W. Hamilton (Secretary.)

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1914,

It waR, ~ THE YARN MARKET,

encies and drawbacks. pointed out that it was difficult to drain in Hongkong. It was not; it was an extremely easy place to drain. • It was a ggestion of money-a question of big figures, putting it very strongly. In fact, a dat plece like.

Effects of Heavy Decline in.

Subsidiary Coin.

Mesara, Põlishwalla and Kote- Cairo had been able to do it,wal report on the yarn market as and Cairo had none of the advan- follows:-

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ages that Hongkong had, while In the few remarks we made Gibraltar | had. magnificent regarding the yarn market on the SMOKED system-perfectly satisfactory, departure of the last English Here in Hongkong, with a soa mail (Oih instant) we absorvad wall, expert advice said the water that in view of the complate was not good for Hongkong demoralization which had set in drains, yet it was perfectly satis and paralyzed the yara trade we factory for other people's drains, could not issue our usual fort. He thought therefore that he nightly circular. Since then prices would like a definite answer as to the powers of the Selcot Com mitter, if it could be supplied.

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course, the only business passing being for daily requirements in The Hon. Mr. Hewett said they lots of from two to ien bales, and were having applications for the basis of values whatever the There was laid on the table the fitting up water closets in the country buyers choose to offer. reply of the Government to the higher part of the town in in- We therefore again find it neces proposal to appoint a Select

creasing numbers and in build-sary to dispence with the issue of Committee to consider the whole ings largely occupied by Chinese, our report. The position has been question of the water carriage He did not believe we would rendered still worse by the heavy system. The reply stated that gain anything by having fixed decline of the Chinese subsidiary although it was open "to the

water closets in hong kong, but the coin, which now stands at 20 per Sanitary Board to investigate the

point was, in view of those iccreas- cent discount and which in itself question of the water carriage ing applications and the various makes a difference of about $4 daystem and to make any recom-

opinions held by so-called experte, per bale since we last wrote. mendations they might wish, the Secretary for Chineee Affairs His Excellency the Governor thought it advisable to bring for- was unable to see his way to word & regolation which he held make the proposed committee & in bis band and which be second, mixed one of Government cfficers ed and which be thought was a and members of the Sanitary perfectly reasonable application. Board by appointing an expert He thought now,, wish the adviser to be n member of enormone blocks of buildings the committee. The Director springing up all over the island and in Kowloon, that this ques- Therefore they had moved the tion should be properly discussed. resolution and he thought that wne what the Secretary for Chinese Affairs had in wind when he put

of Public Worke was, how- ever, prepared, as A member and Vice-President of the Sanit ary Board, to give the Board the benefit of auch knowledge as he possessed to enable them to arrive at a decision in the matter. The Director of Pablio Works was not prepared to submit himself for examination by the Committee, but if the Board would state

definitely the facts on which they required information, Mr. Chur- chill would supply it as far aa possible.

it forward.

CLUB'S STOLEN CLOCK

The Thief Sent to Gaol.

This morning before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, Mr. J. Champion, steward of the Hongkong Club, prosecuted a Chinese for the theft of a marble valued at fifty dollars. clock belonging to the Club "and

There was algo a further charge against the prisoner of stealing a wooden clock from a Chinese woman on October 17.

He was sent to prison for six weeks on each count.

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Prisoners of War in Germany,

An Amsterdam message to (London, dated Septembar 12th, arted that the German Govern ment had published the numbers of prisoners of war taken to September 11th, as follows:-

British, 100 officers, 7,350

French, 1,830 officers, 88,700

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Russians, 1,830 officers: 91,400

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Belgiane, 440 officers; 30,200

men,

Total; 219,730.

The prisoners include eighteen Generals, wo being ranch, fifteen Russians and one Belgian. The Leipzig Sinks British Steamer,

San Francisco, Oct. 2. On the 30th, the German oraiser Leipzig appeared off Feru and sunk the British steamer Binkfields (3,763 tops), belonging to the Bank Shipping Co. Her crew were removed to a transport accompanying the cruiser and arrived at Callao, Peru, on the let instant.

The principal cargo of the sun- ken steamer was sugar valued at 40,000. The Leipzig received supplies of coal and provisions from a German steamer.

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Germana attach much importance to cappon and machine guns, while infantry a placed in a secondary position. Every regi ment of infantry is in possession of a dozen machine guns, which can be carried without the use, of waggons. It je these guns to the use of which the Germana pay chief attention. At first they fire, ahrapnel to clear the way for the infantry, who advance in close formation. As already stated, the German infantry pay more atten tion to the firing of machine guns than to individual rifle fire

Great Britain and Coal for German Ships.

London, Sept. 20. The British Government has taken measures to prevent the supply of coal to German warships by colliers of neutral countries. Great Britain complained to the United States and other neutral countries that coal was being shipped from these countries and supplied to the Germans,

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Indian Troops in France. It is officially announced that 70,000. Indian troops" had been landed in France up to Friday,

September 18:b,

It is not stated where these toops were lauded, but it is. presumed they disembarked at Marseilles.

Appalling German Losses.

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He was very dis- appointed indeed that the Govern~ ment had not seen the necessity for it and that the time was now ripe for the question to be thrash- od out by a competent committee, the same way as the commission did some years ago, in the time To this Dr. Fitzwilliams mitut-of Sir Matthew Nathan, as to the ed:-How for does the whole working of an Ordinance to be

then brought in. He thought Everything points to the 2nd "question of water carriage system

W18 very disappointing Battalion of the King's Own Light mean? Does it mean submitting

Lo have the. reply they Infantry having covered itself reports on the present system had from the Government, with honour in the recent fight only, or does it go further and mean to supply plans and estim couched in such terms, which diding in France and Belgium. The ates for a properly organized and at ease mastere at all. It gave losses of the battalion have been them advice to make inquiries very heavy, no fewer than 10 connected water carriage system and have the Vice-President be- officers having been killed in Anitable for Hongkong? And if so, hoa the committee applied fore them, but they wanted more action, and several wounded. to Gibraltar and Malta (places perly constituted commission on

than that. They wanted a pro. The fact that the Yorkshires

were able to bring off their Britalo and Bulgaria. which have many things in com the lines of that held by bir wounded shows how steady they

·S-6a, Sept. 20. mon with Hongkong in genera! Matthew Nathan, with full were in action. The loss of rank Mr. Noel Buxton, President of formation) for plans of their

file has not yet been the British Balkan Association, Bystem? Thero is little doubt powers, to put before the Govern- and

has received a cordial recption meat what they held as regards published. that Hongkong can be brought the matter. It was a very serious A new Service Battalion, to be here. He has boon received by

The Times' war correspondent. up to date and made a sanitary mistake on the part of the called the Yorkshire Miners' King Ferdinand, and has met place if money is forthcoming for

Government not to have fallen in Battalion, ie to be formed and various members of the Bulgarian states that the German louser on the purpose.

added to the King's Own Light Diet. In an audress, Great Bri- the western fighting line have The Hon. Mr. Hallifax minuted: with their views. (Applause),

tain's favourable attitude towards already exceeded 400,000. Ger- The Hon. Mr. Hallifax said he Infantry, The enquiry can go no further

Captain G. C. W. Gordon-Hall, Bulgaria was referred to and prisoners taken by the than to make it clear what. the wished to make his position clear. granting of such applications in The Government's, answer, as far Yorkshire Light Infantry, has confidence expressed that Great French bave reached 63,000 and volves and (consequently) to as it went, met all their require been promoted major to fill a Britain would continue is her the captured by the British determined not to what extent the Board is justified ments, entirely. It was no use vacancy. Major Gordon Hall got policy of supporting the liberty number several thousand. The in recommending them under that Board trying to run before his first commission in October, of small independent nations, and Allies are

it could walk and they would have 1894, and his company in 1900. that she would bring her in- budge an inch till the enemy is present conditions.

The President said that he took to have a preliminary inquiry He served with the 1st Battalion fluence to bear in este blishing in exterminated.

Harbin, Oct. 13. it that it was now open for the into the present position of the in the Tirah Expedition, 1897-98, the Balkans an order correspond. A Japanese Campaign in Europe. The official organ, the Pra- Board to discuss the question of regulations as against the ap-when he was severely wounded ing with the national aspirations the water carriage 63stem in any proval of those applications, and (medal with two clasps), and with of the Slav people.

[A wire received last week vitelsveni Festnik, in comment- of its bearings, whether as in when that was done it would be the 2nd Battalion in South Africa,

was again severely stated that Mr. Ncel Buxton"anding upon the rumoura from applicability of the present syetem time to ask the Government, on when he

the Japanese or the advisability of revising the the facts elicited, to appoint a wounded in the fighting for the his brother Charles were shot Petrograd with regard to the pari io the 0300- system now actually in use, He commission with the powers relief of Kimberley, and for the while attending the funeral of the possibility of

paign in Europe and the strained had come rather late on the field necessary. They wanted a pre- third time he was wounded at late King of Roumania, but are taking

the action of Lindley (Queen's out of danger]

relations between Amerios and himself and he was not propared liminary inquiry first..

The Position of India. to offer opinions as an expert; and Mr. Goldring said he was medal with two clasps).

Japan, affirms that such action is London, Oct. 2. transitory bird of Four new eervice battalions in their own expert, he was sorry to only u

Speaking at a meeting of the not unnatural explanation of on passage.

that Board, all are being added to the York- eay, was not present that day.

Dr. Fitzwilliams said he asked but he thought there were many shire Light Infantry, three to the committee of the Indian volun- the welcome of Japan, as she the question because it made a applicatione put back, some of Sorawall Light Infantry, three to teers in London, Aga Khan, the would help to increase the changes

the Gloucestershire Regiment, leader of the Indian Mohammed of the conclusion of peace. great deal of difference if that which even that Board could pass, Select Commiter was only going and some that he thought that and two to the South Wales Borage, stated that he wished to affirme that the United States of to point out deficiencies of the Board would pass. It was a great derers. Those are exclusive of

America are in a geographical Eminently suited for this Climate. present system that was very hardship in a case like that of other battalions of a special

position which is not affected, small work; we could all pick his the Kowloon Dock Company's character which are being formed.

and thus it is unnecessary for her in it. But if they were going real-application, to which there could-London and China Express. ly into the question of estimates be no possible objection. They for bringing Hongkong within were anxious to get some answer,

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follow the field ambulance corps. which was to be sent to the front by the Indian volunteers, as au interpreter. In the present crisis all Indians, irrespective of reli The President said they were gion, creed, and 18c9, were united, a reasonable distance of being an as during the summer the use of waiting for returns as to the for in the event of the British. up-to-date sanitary place, it the ordinary commodes was ex amount of water utilised at pre-national power waning, it would meant the work of probably a tremely inconvenient. They had sent in public, military, naval mean that Indian hopes would be year or a year and a half, and a perfect system of salt water and civil latrines, and antil they pormauently destroyed. This foot

TO LET. meanwhile certain applications flashing and an unlimited supply had that before them they did was realised by the Indian people had been refused or anspended of water. There were some really not wish to go into the question, early in the struggle.

TO LET-Nice until that committce should have deserving applications of that After that they could give advice

English and French naval guna ROOMS, in Kowloon; suit¬ submitted its report. It meant kind. It was only the pending to the Board as to how far they a great deal to some of these applications that he was dealing could proceed with the granting have been coat forward to the able for Europeans, Airy, in good Bathroom, Kitchen. Moderate applicants if they were going to with, and he thought that they of those applications. They would armies on the Aisne, Oise, and locality, Electric Light, Water,

then, he hoped, see the question Somme, and some in the direction be postponed from fortnight to should he considered.

Telephone accommodation. Also fortnight and they did not know The President snid he thought raised as to whether it was of Woevre. The German position rent varying from $20 to $40 PRICE PER CASE 4 DOZEN QUARTS, DUTY PAID $12.50 if it was not going to be at least a the Board would be in a better possible to extend the system in was beyond the range of the field furnished Rooms, Apply H.

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Dr. Fitzwilliams-Not really fire was consequently ineffective.

LOST. got any answer. If, on the other the present committee to deal

The progress made in the fighting band, it was only perfectly pro- with the applications, and it extend the system, but to make a

this week is due to the longer LOST. Long haired to be visional, the question arose would be a pity to go on with system-(laughter),

answering the range of the Naval guns which whether they could not be given those applications before

name of Fanny" and marked have been brought into action, farther powore to erect them preliminary inquiry,

-Plethora of Machine-guns......... Ion collar Captain Powlett H.M.8. The Hon. Mr. Hallifax said provisionally, It appeared a pity

The Times correspondent, who "NEWCASTLE." Finder kindly that Hongkong was not a sanitary they hoped the preliminary in aity-if had a quite out-of-date quiry would materially assist the

for a time was with the German communicate with Police. Winder army in Belgium, says that the will be rewarded if necessary, system which had many defci- Board,

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The President:I think we have the advantage and benefit to some extent of a system.

The Hon. Mr. Hewett:-I call it a system, and a very excellent

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