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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The result of the election of the Committee of the Women's National Liberal Federation: was a very illuminating affair. It is the first representatĪTO gathering since the war began, and there were some 300 delegates representing the associations all over the country. The committee aleated' was decisively anti- Coalition. There were 29 can- didates for: 20 places, and. Mrs. Guest, the wife of the Govern- ment Whip. and Mrs. Lloyd George were at the bottom of the. poll The fact that Mrs. Lloyd George went into constituencies: at the General Election to speak: against the Liberal candidate (as in the case of Mr. MeKenna) was largely responsible for the result in her case.

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To take train in New York ent: travel by rail to Buenos Aires will, it is to be hoped, be possible in the not very distant future. Unlike the crossing öf the northern continent from east to west, however, the progress of the iron horse" from north to south over both continents has been largely anticipated by in dependent railway development duties of sanitary, inspectors and it in North and South America and was also understood that the police needs only some rather serious officers themselves would be very linking up of the existing line of glad. It would not make any diftrack. Looking at a railway ference to their emolaments, there- map of America, the 10,000-mile A meeting of the Sanitary Board for from the police point of view chain of rails that would provide was held yesterday. Mr. A. Gibson thecould be no objection to tak passage from New York to Buenos presided and there were presenting the course recommended. The Aires is nearer completion than Mrs. Hickling. RE, (Medical districts were growing very rapidly the average resident of either city would probably imagine. Officer of Health), Dr Dzorio,. The and would take the full time of a

And the trend of relations Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, R., sanitary inspector to look after, between the two continents has Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, 0.3.3, and particularly on the Kowloon side, made it well worth while for itself in Messrs. F..B. L. Bowley, Chan Kai and this growth would surely recapital to interest Ming. S. W. Tso and Mr. W. H. quired a full time sanitary inspector, supplying the missing links.

During the last eleven years the Woolley, Secretary.

Government had undertaken e On the report of the Committee care of the new territories and that throughout the country at the appointed to consider the suggested a portion of the new territories on

knowledge that there are limits side of the hills Was to the military tyranny which the changes in the draft estimates for this

the jurisdiction of the House of Commons will allow 1920, the Chairman said there had within

He was afraid Mr. Churchill to impose upon us, been barely time to get these Sanitary Board.

...That amended draft estimates circulated that for various reasons the Board says a Home paper. to all members of the board. The had paid very scant attention to Minister apparently did question was gone into very carefni seemed to him that some of the off-realise it until when it was borne ly by the committee and certain cials of the Government of the Colony in upon him with some force. The additions were made to the originsitEought because a man was pour suggested new clause in

estimates.

THE ESTIMATES A

The Chairman then read the fol- lowing list of additions:

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTE.

(1) One Sanitary Inspecter fcr Sham Shui-po

(E) One Sanitary Inspector for Kowloon City.

(3) One Sanitary Inspector for Shaukiwan and Quarry Bay.

(4) One spare Sanitary Inspector to be available when and where required.

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•

General relief will be

felt

pot

the

Army Annual Act rendering any

and lived in a country village it

critic of any point remotely con- was not necessary to worry about nected with military affairs liable him. It seemed to him that it was to prosecution, on the grounds the duty of the British Government that he was likely to create dis- in the Army. Was to look after a man because he was affection poor and because he had no on clearly intolerable. It is of use to argue that it else to take care of him, except no

He thought would not be applied in cases of Government officials. a great deal of good work could be fair criticism: we cannot afford done by sanitary inspectors if they to let the War Office be judge in could go round these villages and its own case. Mr. Churchill first see

that the cost nuisantes were removed.

Вл enormous (5) Four Interpreters for the four not require foregoing Sanitary Inspectors.

(6) Six scavenging coolies at the Peak

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(1) Uniform for the four Sanitary Inspectors and four Interpreters.

(8) Honse allowance for the four Sanitary Inspectors.

PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY. (1) The abolition of all privately

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Idefended the clause in 'an aggres- flagrant sive speech and finally withdrew It did it after it bad been pulverised by ex-attacks from avery party in the public work, it was House. It would be of advantage simply a matter of personal atten-both to the Army and to the tion. He would give them one par-country if Mr. Churchill would eplar instance. He was walking regard himself as the representa on the other side of Kowloon and tive of Parliament in the War reached the little stone village of Office. and not merely as the Lyeemun. Here was a small village spokesman of the, War Office in

Parliament. school where the children Pre studying Chinese vernacular and seemed to be happy and busy.

owned public latrines in the crowd-Outside the door there

W18 afother districts.

These were the

ed parts of the City and the mh conglomeration of something putrid modest requests of the report and stitution therefor of water flushed-he did not know what it was-and be hoped the yard would accepz trough closets is strongly recom the flies were happy and hasy at them mended

(2) That men's and women's bath beases be provided for Yaumati sad Hunghum and that the accommoda tion in the existing bath houses at Second Street and Sheang Fung Lane be enlarged..

year.

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tacking this, whatever it was, ant-] Hon. Mr. Alabaster seconded. side the school; and no docht.com-! The Chairman said there was one. municated whatever diseases were point in Mr. Bowley's remarks and about to the children. If they had that was he did not think he was a sanitary inspector for Kowloon quite fair to the department in District, he could look after similar saying--(Mr. Bowley: I did not nuisances and they could be obviat refer to this department) that t Dr. Ozorio raised the question of ed. The wells of outlying districts neglected the poorer people be

very careful atten cause there were more poor people the salary of the clerk to the Secre- required

He could not tary and the Chairman said he had tion.

agree in Hongkong than in the outlying been raised one grade during the with the assistant Medical Of districts. The outlying village man ficer of Health who seemed to was well to do compared with the think that as the Chinese had been man who lived it a lodging house or drinking dirty water for centuries very often on the stairs. they did not need to have their Mr. Bowley I should like to say wells put in proper order. With I do not wish to reflect on this de- regard to privately owned public partment. latrines, such latrines were a nuisance and anathema They are Mr. Bowley: No sir. This depart. dry latrines and to have such inment is struggling against sa sanitary nuisances in the heart of inadequate stab and insufficiency of the city was a monstrosity of the 19th means and has done its best. century. They should be replaceıl

The motion was put and carried by water flushed closets. With re- zard to wash-houses there were wash bouses for men and women at West Point, also in the West Central

Mr. F.. B. L. Rowley, in moring the adoption of the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the suggested changes in the draft estimates for 1920, said the recoin mendations were very modest in deed; they did not represent, what was wanted-but what they thought they might get. With regard to the increase in the staff, at the present time in the outlying dis- tricts of Shaukiwan (which included Quarry Bay), the whole of Kowloon City, Kowloon Bay and Sam Shui Po and the district extending to

Lai Chi Kok, these three districts, District and others. There is a present under the wash-house for men in Wanchai

were

control.

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Hon. Mr. Hallifax: Is it minet

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