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NATIONAL HOUSING SCHEME,

Better Houses and Higher Renta:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

The technical conference st

THE GUNS OF LONDON, don'a shells, and to trust London's HONGKONG SHARE

A Visit in Rald-Time."

HOWLS war on.

guna to driva: the Gothae from over my roof.

- When I hear this cry of the shells, however, I shall think of

shanthe guns I bars soon...guna in a |

with their long noses pointad dangerously fo the sky, at, an

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Ken Mr. P. Lessdale, IV.D. Purt, Esq. W. Entiendas, Beq«• AH Campeon.

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Board of Directors Andre Berthelot, General “Mozgóri A. J. Pernotte.

Shells

nasty temper no longer aleeping Mark Allerion writes in the under waterproof coverings, hat Chaerper ka follows:

The gans of Loudon are shy angle of about 75 degrees, gunn H. K. & S. Banks 88. up by the National Housing and and unobtrusive. I know a man sending out shells at the rate of Formosan Jógaf Cropa i Town Planning Council recently who lived for long quite close to about twenty every twenty-three It is feared that the edging crop eubmitted to the Local Govern-two of them who did not know seconds, guns getting red-hot Cantons in Formosa for next season will meat Board its interim report that they were his neighbours and mund them labouring to the North Chinas

das known men who were white hot: aufort heavy decrease. The on the problems likely to present antil one night the noise of them Kiras lorecie silued Inek Farmer, themselves fur solution in housing

It began with the sharp tinging bold ont very bright prospett, and town planning at the close brought the pictures from his of a telephone bell. The next moment the 0.0. had left off woL - patting the probable yield at of the war. The conference took walls, and he thought they were

ing because he could no

not re- 7,500,000 pisala Suber quent se the basis of their inquiries the Zeppelin bembs.

Hundreds of people must every member a curtain air in "Uhu forests have shavin is progrés-etàtement by Mr. Hayes Fisher, give decreaær, and at the beginn President of the Local Govern-day para one of London's princip Chin Chow." That very moment Douglases ing of this month the restimate ment Board, that the number of a gun stations, sod say to them- he was it the door of his hat, Steamboats was 5,800,000 pieals. The latest houses likely to be built by the elves that it is beard that on whisting and shouting at the Indos (Def.) for casti 5,300,000 picule. This State for the working classes in able-bodied men should be set as same time. There was the hurry. Indos (Pref.) shows a decrease of 2,200,000 the first year after the war was eentry Outside a wooden paling, ing of feet, the glimpse of a min Ferries gionlab mukher fruit) sőtitkáte und) 300,000 for England and Wales and that it is high time the Gor- in prismas, the glow of lights at of 1 520 000 picula on the actual This estimate does not cover, the crument realised that there is the stations where messages were Field of take your."

received and transmitted, the new Sugars pressing needs of Scotland,

The report saya it will be Yet behind that wooden paling dance of searablights store, and Malabons Mining Industry in Keren." Uaprecedented sotivity in the necessary at the close of the war there are but where men spend the disciplined race of dark mining industry.musamitnasend into sak the tenants of the new their days and nights, queer shadows below. Ansy in the dis-Kallans Korea, dpting last 12. This houses to pay higher rents then instruments that read the riddle tance there was the bump-bump Langkats was progially due to the extra those current before the war. of moonlight nights-instruments of the sati sircraft gune, There Raubs ordinary advance in the price of For this reason the new houses that I could not describe even if we also the tremedous crash of Tronohs, minerals used for military par must be made attractive, to be I were allowed to do so-chart an exploding bomb and the Urals poser According to an official well worth the extra rent charged. of the heavens, shella, and bigh shivering sound of broken glass, Oriental Cons

I was wondering" where I had report, with the Sioul Press The following points to be explosivas enough to raise London

mat my tin bat, when, there was, 5. tutal number of applications filed observed in all plans adopted by

The gune do not look impresindetoribable noise, and, even as the authorities for ideal athorities for cottage build.

sive-ngt half so imprevive an miding potensiooni Hores during, presepted-

I wondered whare that one bad ing the years 6y128f of which The homo ehould be brosd the regetables which the gunners 1,937 were sanctioned.

rather than deep, to secure have raised in their spare time. gone to, I realised that my guns aimple light)

When the gune ere asleep they think of them sa my guns, be fgares representnearly the double

Back extenstione Bro of those for the preceding year.

do not look like gaze at all Oas caure I have spent fire nights Centrals avoided all the rooms fancies that a small boy with a with them-thet my gune had HK. Hotels Aa to the minerale produced and

should be brought under the paint bruah has been mischier become exceedingly croes: They Land Invest exported during last year, an ex-

main roof. port of Y2,086,000 and Y Y1,526,000

ously amusing himself on them. could not send their mesangen of Hiphreys Est. This, it was explained, is the hate fast enough. Once they Kloon Lands gentle art of camouflage,

turned in my direction, and I in- Shai Lands continently fled. Away ap in the West Points Bat when the gunner explaine sky were some tiny glow worme, Reclamations against the preceding year. On Esch bquse should have a bath, to you the mechanism of this gun the barsting shall, altogether too i

of his you are if you are a civil- inagnificant for the noise and Ewos greatly decressed in amount on Ample window space should be lan, like myself, to whom war almost and fame down below. given and windows carried means something very inconven- That was because a grest moon to the ceiling, asient that is happening somewhere had entered into competition, with

eise vastly impressed. You find poamble. layer of domarets, or other ap- that at a touch of your little finger the bursting shell and. the moon For one minute continuously, proved impervions material, st gun will bów and sway and should beleid hadiratory carey and go through any for two minutes confiancaily, the gune-sent, oul, their streams cof to prevent damp rising, and number of graceful movements. a proper damp proof course Sitting at its side theubner will should be provided to all gently caress it, and it never fails

level of the ground or should be above the level of the ground immediately! surrounding.

with

The e

better

in tungsten and lapiz was Three bedrooms should be pro- witnessed, showing an increase of Y447.6891 in the former and The Ten 949,341 in the latter se

the other hand the output of gold

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coount of many petty mine- own is turning khairisttention 43, the working of more lucrative mines, Daring issiyer, the Ai export of gold decreased by about six million yen de compared with the previous year.

Wool.

The Japan With ultimate view The to making Japan self enppor- 'ting in regard to supplies, of wool, the Government has net pride in the Badget for the

vided in all the new housse houses should, as a rule, be provided with parlours. with hot water.

walls,

the

from the ground and→gane, || Assh that blinded and in

to do his bidding. He will tellit

won,

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$95

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LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.

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#48

$130

$10

86,40

ota. 90

14.00 AX

ILOR AM, 30 11.2013 to

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11.457.3. 10

1.14 2.3

136 X 10.

10.

S'hai Cottons Yangtszepoos Orientais

Borneos

Providents Dairy Farms

shells. Then snother order, and Green Islands they talked in, solos, angrily. 1%. Electrics spitefully. Once I heard the HK. Ice Co. b. to search the inch of sky that drops of an aeroplane, but I saw Rope reserved for its playground, and no seroplane. You cannot hope Steel Foundries the gun will stretch up its case the nights to see in aeroplane. Trams. Low Level s. ever so little, or maybe ever auch All you can do is to put up a Trams, Peak, olda

next financial year a com of Y302.7 The arnistazos, of -women-with.Ja lot, and then that inch of aky-barrier, and so secure is our Trams, Peak, new s

658 as a fund for they encourage | " ment of shees-rvaringi. According to an explanation made in the Dies by the authorities concerned the sheep at present in Japan are not of good sock being brid from those imported as far back Es the early year, of Meiji, Moreover, their number is only 3,300 or 3,400, and the args)

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close knowledge of house

Laundries U. Waterboats

CORRECTED TO NOON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1978,

BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share and General Brokers,

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EX CHANGE.

BELLING.

"

which is dear knows how many barrier becoming that the other bold sagaots should be lit ap by a star of light, s-star thirty visitors only three got Wm. Powells, n.

thousand equare yards will be night, you remember, out of

Watsons Bought in regard to details of interior construction, each seat apella danger for say

throogb.

Morning Posts - n. I don't want to brag about my the design of the stairs, the Welcome visitor.

I know how many guns there gunemine and yours-bai, provision of cupboards,{ larders, and storage accom are in Greater London and how bonestly, I think there is soms ...modation.

many men are needed to attend to osuas for bragging." They are The report recommends that their wante. Lknow how almost the very best guns that can be the Government should Le every day some new gresting is forged. They are manned by advised to lend or grans money discovered for these visitors of effoiect runnerg. And they have only when the 'lar-out of the pure, and how these new great-headed off more than one deter state or ares, on which the hous-lage mast by practised and remained attack. I read the other ing scheme is to be carried out, bearsed; how the lessons of these day that in a recent raid London's meets with the approval of the new instruments have to be gone threw 22 000 shells into the Local Government Board, bas learnt; and how very marvellons sky. I do not know whether the been prepared on town planning are some of these new instru- figure be correct or not. At least, TITO lines, and is in conformity with menta. All this I should like Laden's guns are ever ready to Demand general outline town plan for to tell you, so that these notes be busy. And as time goes on 30 d/s.

60 dis..... that portion of the district of might be really useful and iu- they will be still more ready to which the housing scheme forms formative, but I may not tell you, be busy.

4 m/........... TIT Shanghai...'...... brasuse the enemy may read the apart,"

My advice during an air raid

T/T Singapore .......... 126) In rural planning the report Chereer, and we must not let in: Take care of the shell frag TT Japan Sulphate of Ammonia and Nitre.

The debacle on the Rice Ex: arges the Government to make the enemy know. All I can say is ments and let the bomba take T/T India change has had the effect of cane conditions of housing loans sad this: Since I have visited the guns care of themselves. And, should Demand, India ing a slump in the fertiliser grante-in-aid for rural housing so air raid will ever draw me you have time one of these nights T/T San Francis 70

co & New York) market, says the Japan Chronicle. sohemes se follows: (1) That from warm bed to the cellar. My for meditation in a tube don't Since the latter part of last year there shall be a proper lay-out roof is strong enough to resist a forget that the London gunnera T/T Java-15834 the fertiliser market has been on scheme submitted; (2)open spaces piece of a shell. My cellar is not are where the metal is falling, T/T Marks. Nom. the upgrade, what with the shall be provided; (3) cottage strong enough to resist the direct and the bombe most likely, and T/T Francs........... 4.001€ arrival of the demand, season, gardens, of not less than one bit of a bomb. So i am content that they are sweating at the Demand, Paris........ increased order, the high prics eighth of an sore per cottage; and to listen to the howling of Loops for von and me.

cutpat of woel is not more than 10,000 kin, The Government contemplates importing 500 bead in the next fiasnoid fear or 4,500 bead in all in seven yeare. These and their capring will be ches le supplied to farmers. The plan of the Government is not to establish large pastures for rear ing sheep, but to er courage sheep-rearing as a secondary work for farmers.

of beancake, and last but moet (4) careful grouping for future.

important of sil, the steady ad- extentions,

vance in the price of wheat and An investigation ia recom and rice. The sction taken by mended to ascertain what stepe the Government for the fret time (if any) can be taken to be keep in applying the Begulations for the brickmaking industry alive, the Control of Prices to the rios 90 that sufficient stocks of bricks marketī has caused all future may be availe ble at the close of the Measures of the most contracts to be wound up, and war. this has instently end visibly vigorous kind should be taken to affected the fertiliser market. The secure a great increase in the out! first eign of the effect was the ting, and reasoning of timber.in cancellation of ordère, and various areas of probable supply. prices have declined by about 75 from the figures quoted before the debacle on the Rice Exchange Present qactatinge for salphate of ammouls are Y350 for delivery, in February and March, 1345 for delivery in April, Hackney Boronat Council - May and June, and X320 for decently decided to send a letter of livery between Jaly and Decem congratulation to Mr. and Mrs. ber., Hitre in quoted at Y235 for HR Barrett, of L-glowneyond, who hare sight syne apot delivery, and at 1220 for Dalston, Fobrasry delivery. It will be errving in the A'my and a ninth on that the longer ahead the de- about to join. Of the night fre liveries, the lower are the quots heen wounded, and one has re- Fons. A farther decline in esived a commissira end is about expected.

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