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NEW YEAR FAIR.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1923.

flated state. We hope to 180 1 good system of uamways antab- lished throughout the Colony at no very distant date, and are pleased to see that the first step towards the realization of our hope has been made.

THE SQUIRE'S EXIT.

orar

Lost Qualities of Old Regime.

The day of the Squire is (says Mr. Godfrey Locker-Lamp- THE VOLUNTEERS, The Volunteer Defence Corps good, and nothing can save him. son in eabil. He is going for undertook to joumes to Espulse Never again shall we see this and Deep Water Bays yesterday same semi-feudal family life for practice, and competition är-community mare or less depen launch from Murray Pier ins. All units left by steam deat on one another that has at been so characteristic a feature about 10 s.m. and on arrival at of our countryside. The times. the destination the business of it is true, are unsuited to it, and Machine Gun Companies had tol a former age, at the expense the day was commenced. The it is too frequent a failing to ex targets fixed on hillside and of the present. Landed property not result will be in John Chinse Infantry and Field Battery is being more and more distribut fret at targets in the water, ed among the various classes, the A lot of waiting about took shares of individuals in opport place during the intervalsunities for self-advancement 372

A large number of Europeans visited the Jervais Street stalls yesterday afternoon. The whole Street is lined with stalls of all descriptions and we have no doubt that enterprising curia husters will pick up many a bargain this Needless to say, the inexperienced will be imposed

evening.

upon to an equal extent, so the

ma's favour.

TRAMWAY3 URGED. We learn that tramways at last to be an accomplished fact,

are in Hongkong: that all arrange. ments have been concluded with te Government and that, within ▲ year, & iramway will be running from Kennedy Town to Shauki

as we bare been able to gather, the tramway is to be on the American overbead

wan.

cne.

So far

This will come

men did not board the returning is a neater approach to a general of practice and firing and the becoming more equal; and therej

However, some good and accurate launch till about six o'clock. form of greater domestic comien shooting was made in the pres- ence of H. E. the Governor (Sir Henry A. Blake, G C.M.G.) and H. E. Sir W. J. Gascoigne (Com- manding the Troops).

has penetrated through all the The teaching of the schools tra In short the result has been to leaven the mass of the|| population with an infusion of system and is to be an electric NO REFUSE DESTRUCTOR.culture, to give them more of the

larger is A report of the Public Worksamenities of life, 43 good tws to Hongkong residents, for Council was submitted at the Committee of the Legislative

fluence upon thecourse of events, and more leisure. it will mean that the outlying

As Conse districts of the town will be meeting of the Sanitary Board, there is less concentra

tion of all four in any particular) brought into communication with this afternoon. The Chairman, the city and this will we trust, direction of H. E. the Glowhole has appreciated for the quarter. The quality of the tend to alleviate the overcrowding ernor, laid before the Committee conditions of improvement r which now exists. As matters Papers connected with the pro- now stand the prurer classes are

posed refuse destructor in Hong. more dispersed. But what thei obliged to live within city limiza Long, with voluminous reports lost in quality. in order to be able to reach the from India and elsewhere on the therefore, there will not be the

were

working of incinerators in various cities and towns, which Without

The Committee baving considered the matter to of

places of business pasig, and this leads to overcrowding. cheap and rapid communication the poorer eissses cannot ve

read.

whole has gained, the parts have In the future,

same opportunity in the rural districts of learning from fire

nor exemplars,

the same lad vantage which accrues to the

Des and easy walking distance of opinion that no case has been members of a small communily

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made out for abandoning the pre-when a higher standard than well and to be a satisfactory one with them and continually before sent system, which seen a to work their own is in everyday relation for Hongkong, or for incurring their ages. the great expenditure required in refuse destructor as has been sulted from the disappearance of establishing and working such a This is the loss which has re- asked for by the Sanitary Board. the old regime. That it is greater!

the progress tban the gain who will say, for of humanity is ceaseless and upward. The evolu tion of man takes no account of details, and has to concern with Squires or any other persoDages. New processes will more tha compensate for the losses of the PERI.

the scene of their daily labours, and hence they are priced. in mast cases, to pay high renta for small places in town. Atramway will, however, after this.. It will bring the audeing districts into closer to sch with the city and will go ergourage building further ati-le We trust that the tram WAT scheme will not stop Hongkong itselt. bat will be ex- tended to the mainland, Hunghom and Yatimati are daily growing in importance and the godowns at Taina sui are the centre of a great business er plosing a very large number of persons.

Wete tramway established in Kowloon, the origing detric's could be the Sainty little laxatives, dispel bronzit within reasonable reach constipation. sick beadaches.

SOME PREFER SATURDAY but any other night does just as well for Pinkettes, they are so gentle in action whilst so effective in results.

PINKETTES

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