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LAZARUS.

18 Quan's Road CENTRAL.

The caly European Optician in the Colony.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOURLED T881

No. 12,650

號九廿月七英港香 弍拜禮

TUESDAY JULY. 29,

TO-DAY'S SETTLEMENT. THE WATER SUPPLY.

1..

A RECORD FOR JULY.

Not a great deal of frosh busi- ness has been done on the local

SEVEN QUESTIONS BY HON. MR. BIRD.

MEDALS FOR OLYMPIC SUCCESSES."

"SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL, AWARDS.

Paris, July 28. Twenty-six nations scorod points in the Olympic national class No fewer than seven questions ification, previously, cabled, which is on a system drawn up by tho regarding the Colony's wator Fronch Olympic Committee. supply are to be asked by the The award of modals is entirely distinct from the points Hen. Mr. H. W. Bird at Thurs-and twenty-seven-nations-recolva_wuedals, some of which day's meeting of the Legislativo follow :-- ~ Council. They are us follows :-)

In view of the widespread

of the

stock exchange to-day, it boing Hattioment Day Like all the other Bettlement Days this year, a freak rooord for the month has been ostabilehed, the volume of tuelnoss to bo concluded exceed. ing all other known July figures.

As is well known, the activity want of confidence in the purity of the lool share market this of the water supply year has been very marked. Not Colony, will the Government give- only has the number of brokers reassuring information of the fol- Incroaked but the number of lowing points? :- cliente, more particularly Chinese, 1. How doon the purity of tho has been greater than at any water compare with that of Lan-| provious time. Most of the local don (or any large British town) stocks have appreciated in value and what is the exact comparison since the beginning of the year, from a hacteriological point of advancos in some cases being viow?

particularly marked. At the pre- 2. In the wator analysed sent time the tone of the markot|chemically

- and

examined

(1) Nullahs entering reservoira. (2) Reservoirs, (3) Filler bede.

(4) Actual tap supply.

3

1st.

2nd.

3rd.

United States

45

26

27

Finland

14

13

10

France

11

15

10

Britain

9

11

11

Australia

South Africa

1

Cannda

0

4

· Ireland

Now Zooland Japan...

1924 日八廿月六

UNATTENED CARS.

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TYPHOON - MOORINGS.

MR. HOLYOAK'S QUESTIONS.

LOCAL FIRES.

SOME CAUSES AND DANGERS.

The Hon. Mr. P.H. Holyoak That the disastrous; extédl of At the Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, this will, at Thursday's mooting of

sound construction if the case of Chinese dwollius in the impres award morning, Mr. Komor, of the the Legislative Council, ask the many local fires is due to un-

was following questions--

Will the Government stato :—sion dorived by w- Telegraph rep are as Motor Cycle Exchango,

charged with-leaving-bis-motor-

unattended in Kimberley) How many of the now-first-resentative after an interview Road, Kowloon, at 3 a m. on the class Typhoon Harbour Moorings with the Suparintendent of the

are now available for sarvico?

Fire Brigado, Mr. HT.: Brooks, (b) When done the Government yesterday.

Reuter.

INVITATION TO THE GERMANS.

AWAITING AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE ALLIES. London, July 28.

It

is

car

16th instaat.

Defendant, who pleaded guilty said that the car was left outside his residence, whore-ho-had, on

Rarely has an outbreak occur-

expect, that the whole number will be placed and roady for uso rod without the whole house, in

many occasions for the past four in the Harbourt yoars, loft it at night.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.

|which it originated being destroy-,

od from top to bottom, and Mr. Brooke gives as the reason for

His Worship said it W.16 possible that the police had not. In connection with the above this the fact that the floor beams

matter, enquiries made by a are not placed far enough Into. observed it before.

Defendant replied that he could Telegraph representative-show the walls. Generally too short, produce evidence to show that that the third of the new type of the boams give way with the Chinese policemen had even been typhoon moorings in the harbour weight of the debris above, in was successfully laid yesterday. case of Bre, and the result seen found slooping in it.

Q

His Worship asked Sergeant As was recently reported in the at local fires is that the whole numbor of the house cots completely gutted, MeWalter, whether it would not Telegraph a

moorings aro being with not a floor left intact. is still firm and it is confidently bacteriologically at regular in-

be possible to provide a parking harbour

Mr. Brooks advocated the con- expected that during the next two torvals at the following points ?

place for cars somewhere near changed from the old atglo

anchors and chain type to a new struction of concrete supports to or three months a still further

dofendant's residence. hardening of prices will be wit

Sergeant Me Walter said that concrete block type, huge blocks take the place of wooden beame, neased. Some of the local com.

The plenary Conference sat for 1 hours this afternoon. panies are in a very strong finan-

understood that it has decided to refer the question of inviting Gor-undor the now regulations it was of 90 tons in weight being laid as being ideal from the point of cial-position and with plenty of

mun representativos to the heads of the five Allied dologations. laid down that cars could not be on the harbour bed with an view of precaution against out-

" "cushioning weight and the safety of the building as a ready cash available, which would

If so could the exact results be There was a certain amount of disagreement over the report of the loft unattended in the streets at auxillary five-ton black to act as breaks, as well as contributing to normally have buon used in busi-

Defondant said it was not laid provont a direct and sudden whole in the ovent of an outbreak. Speaking on the causes of lacol neas, Chinese buyers of local stated for the water supplied first committos on the question of a German default, and it has been right-time.

dows that care could not be strain upon the mooring block.

The moorings which have fires, Mr. Brooks picked out a stocks are likely to increase from Pokfulum Reservoir during decided to call a further nesting of the committee on Wednesday

London, July 29. parked in Kowloon during night- rather than decrease.Trade con- last few months? Ie it a factorning. -Reuter,

Router learns that the Cormans will be invited-to-the Confor time. The regulatione said they already been changed are at typical caso offered by the re- Acent disastrous conflagration In ditions are none too prosperous that the water from Pokfulum

The to- could not park alsowbora, but buoys A1, A 24 and

15, the last-named belag Queen's Road West to expose for the Chinese just now, the un- Reservoir is used at such a rate! Bottled state of the neighbouring that it is not stored for a proper enco immediately an inter-Allied agreement be resched.

parations Commission will be invited to participate in the deliberat Kowloon was not mentioned.

Sergeant McWalter said that successfully changed yesterday an evil which is regarded as province mitigating against busi-longth of time?

ions in London. -Reuter,

when defendant applied for his by the Taikoo Dockyard, by general in this Colony. This Is there any

London, July 28. quastion

In connection with the noas onterprise. Thus it is that

--wiring systém. 4.9 Ilongkang is, for the moment, the whatever of the filter bods being

A Conference communique confirms the earlior messages, and licence he was asked where he whom the concrete blocke havole abiding place of lots of unemploy-overworked in order to cope with anticipates that the heads of the delegations will invite the Corman kept his car, and he replied that been made. It is expected to lay electric

Boen asked that a further concreto block mooring surreptitiously carried out in ed money and it is but natural amount of water required?

roprosentatives on July 31st and August 1st. It emphasises that the he had never

in about a fortnight's time; whilst many houses. Whilst the Electric ThoboTore. that the local share markot 4. If the filter beds Are Conforenco does not intend to force anything on the latter.

In answer to his Worship, the work of changing the whole Company may only install what should, in consequence, be affect-overworked or are not supplying documents prepared will simply serve as a basis for discussion. ed. Expecially is this eo when a really high quality water, is it Sir Joseph Cook acted as a member of the Buitisa Empire defondant said that he kept his of the seventeen moorings chosen is asked for in their agreement mike allowance for possible tany of the local companies are not possible to uso some moro delegation. The Conference has adopted an important report by M. car in his guraso on Coronation will, it is thought, be completed with their customers, and also paying oxtremely good returns, officient methods of filtration ? Fromageot and Sis Cecil Hurat, the Franco-British jurists, on tho Rond during the day, and after-by April or May of next year.

overcharge on the surroht, it is a woll-known fact that tenants: sometimes secretly install their own lights in addition to those of The additional the Company. load which the wires are thus Toalled upon to carry results in At Thursday's meeting of the frequent fusing and blowouts. In Lagistative Council, the Hon. this connection, we recall that in many reports of local fros, the Mr. P. H. Holyoak will ask:-

Will the Government state causes have boon sot out as (a) What progress has been fuging of the elootric wires. made with the structure of the

THE "FAUSANG,“

ASHORE NEAR TIENTSIN.

Tientsin, July 28. The Indo-China Steam Naviga- tion Company's steamer Faueang woat ashore at Tomb's Bond, on the Halho, last night.

Tientsin traffic is being held up. --Daily Bulletin.

INo nows of the stranding has been receive at the Hongkong offico al Mossrs. Jardine, Mathe- son and Co. It is prosumed that the vessel is not seriously dam Tagad itu. HKT

MACAO WASHERS.

ARRESTED BY CHINESE TROOPS,

5 filter beds are working procedure necossury for an agreement with Gormany whoreby the wards ho took it outside his efficiently what is the reason of Dawes plan may be put into oporation without running counter to residence in readiness for any (1) tno presont brown coloured the Vorsailles Treaty, which at present does not provided for some breakdown or accident, saying of the proposed measures. The communiquo states that the first that was how ho mado his living. water supplied from topsy

The case was adjourned until] commites is still at work. The report of the second committee aé (2) the addition of chloride effragards the fiscal and economic unity of Germany, has been present-next Tuesday for defondant to

ed and accepted. The third committee expects to complete its ro-produce his licence.

lime?

G. Is there any necessity to port very shortly. Beater. hoil and water the filter supplied from our taps ? If so why ?

7 What arrangements are made for thecarcortaddition of chloride of time, and is it satisfactory when the water tastes of chloring?

THE TYPHOONS.

NEW ONE NEAR PRATAS.

The Observatory reports that the typhoon in the Chins Son,! referred to yesterday, appears to! have filled up, but that another is formning about 100 miles to the south of the Pratas.

EDINBURGH TRAIN SMASIL.

FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND MANY INJURED. London, July 28.

Four persons were killed and twenty-nino injured in a collision jat Haymarkot station, Edinburgh, when a train to Fort Edgar, on the

Firth of Forth, ran into a stationary suburban train.

Four carriages of the latter were tolesooped.-heuter.

BAND CONCERT.

BIG KOWLOON SUCCESS.

There must have been fully 600 to 700 Kowloon rosidents on tho

TIENTSIN TENNIS.

HONGKONG PLAYER'S

SUCCESS.

MOTOR-CYCLES.

SCHOOL BUILDING.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING

SAIYINGPUN.

PROTECTION NEEDED INSai Ying Fun School?

KOWLOON.

(b) What is the period covered by the building contract?

(0) Is there a Penalty Clauso for late completion, and if so, to

what extont Y

To refor ∙again to the Are in Queen's Road West, the ground floor was occupied by. an electrio supplies shop, and, ta addition to the numerous lights. At the Kowloon Magistracy,

or otherwise in this floor, the before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, this

installed for purposes of display

Earnshaw, morning, Mr. H.

(d) Whon does the Government wiring was carried to the upper manager of the Kai Tack Motor Bus Company, was charged with anticipate that this School will floors by way of the stairoase. not supplying his motor-cycle be opened, and having regard to There wore numerous lights used with headlights in proper work-the pledges given hy the Govern- on the fluor, but those appeared mert that this work should be not to have been sufficient, for on the thin wooden partitions of the ing order.

how accelerated,

is it' that

staircase, sookets were set fow inches apart one from the other." After examining these fittings, the Superintendent has no hesita tion in saying that the cause of the outbroak was due to tha fusing of the wires at this part, which then ignited the wooden- easing of the stairs. It was this, portion of the building which At Thursday's mosting of the burnt first and out off escape for Legislative Council, the Hon. the tenante.. Mr. P. H. Holyoak will mova

That the following resolution

Dofondant, pleading guilty, said he had left his cycle at the progresa, so far, has boon slow?. Star Ferry, and when he return- ed ho discovered that the lights' The North China Stur (Tiontsin) had been interfered with. As he did not wish to push the The typhoon which passed ground of the Kowloon Foothall of July 20th has the following machine to Kowloon City, he got Our Maruo correspondent ro

5. A Omar Rumjahn and ports that all the washerman, who outside of Formova yesterday Club last evening to hear the have been in the habit of doing was in Lat. 27, Long. 123, this first of the series of public band Smith (K. M. A.) had no difficul-on and rado it. He would sug their washing on Lapps Island, morning, moving N. N, W.

wers recently taken into custody

by the newly-arrived Chinave

1 roops from Chinshan, and they word held until they agreed to pay a monthly tax of $1 cash,

The waterbout owners have also boon told by those troops" that they must pay a tax of $5! por boat if they wish to carry water to Macao:

TEHERAN

J

CRIME.

PERSJA CALLED TO BOOK.

COOLIES QUARREL.

forred with.

HONGKONG SOCIAL

EVIL

"EXAGGERATED” AND "MALICIOUS" REPORTS.

ANNAMITE CIRCUS.

ANOTHER RECORD. "HOUSE."

concerts given by the band of the ty in disposing of Mizutani and at that better police protection 18t. Batt. East Surrey Rogmont. Matei (M.B K.) in the tennisbe given to motor-oycles at the The weather proved to be ideal match la the 2nd round of the Forry, as he was not the only and, apart from the fact that the Hong Doubles Cup played Friday one who had bad cause to com- number of chairs provided proved on the Lawn Tennis Courts, plain of machines hoing inter to boinadequato, thoarrangements They took the mateli by two His Worship told defendant to forwarded to the Secretary of were all that could be desired. straight sets, 6-1, 6-2 and thus that he was permitted to put his State: The China Light and Power onter the 3rd Round of the Hung oyelo in the street, and therefore That having regard to the FINE FOR ASSAULT.

Company had kindly provided a Doubles Cup.

announcement by the Press that The spectators had the oppor-ho had no reason to complain.

Dofondant said that facilities an "Advisory Body" has been That they assaulted a markot brilliantly illuminated bandstand, stall-holder'e foki was the charge programmos were distrubted froe tunity of seeing Rumjahn for the preferred against two Sanitary of charge and had twice the num first time to action, who comes to were provided for motor-cars at appointed by the Secretary of replied that it was his business to and enquire into the 'Maisons

Despite the counter-attraction Department corlas bufore Mr. E. bar of chairs boon available the Tientsin with a great reputation, the Ferry, to which hie Worship State for the Colonies to advise W. Hamiltion, at the Kowloon event could have been described He won the Open Doubles Cham-enforce the regulations, and he tolorosa' and 'Boolal Hygions in affered by the holding of the pionship of Hongkong this year was not the person to whom these Hongkong amongst other places, Band Concert, there was again Magistracy this morning.

as an unqualified success.

Another

cycles the Unofficial Members of this another capacity, "house" at the Evidence was given to the

Under the conductorship of in partnership with

mombor of his family, and also suggestions regarding

should be made. Defendant Council welcome any onquiry Circus Jast night, it being esti effoat that the first defondant bad Corpl. T. Earl, the band had a quarrel with the foki a rendered an exceptionally fine represented. Hongkong should communicate with, the which has the object of improving mated that the attendance came the conditions of life in and up to 2,000, Late-comers, were quarter of an hour before the programine, hearty appreciation Tonais interport against Buang- Automobile Association.

Sargeant MeWalter said that upholding the good name of the unable to obtain admission. Washington, July 28, aasault took place. After the boing

shown of each item. hai last year. Rumjahn played a

Colonial A new item hitherto not shown The note from the American quarrol, defendant roturned with Sullivan's March of the Poors very consistent game; his back on a previous occasion defendant British Empire and Minister at Tobozan,

had no battery on his machines Possessions, but resent the fact was the contribution of the Mr. six or seven other man and was the aponing, soloatian, this hand outting and placing was

that the inclusion of Hongkong" Jolly Boy," whose remarkable Kornfeld, presented to

A fine of $3 was imposed. from many points, and the Japanese he was using a hand battery.

in this enquiry should have result confortions drew sustained sp- Persian Government, indicatos hammer.

selections to Glory"

ed from malicious, misleading plause. To-night the sami pare that the United States expects. The first defondant said he had a

Carmon," Joyce's well-known pair found most of his panty

and exaggerated representations formanos is being givan, bookings! Pornia to meet the expenses of quarrel with the complainant who

His overhead

to the Government which have being at Moutrie's for the box sending an American warship to tore his jacket and he (defendant) Vaise "Songe D'Automne" and backhand chops very effective and

Sebek's "Dervish Chorus." The udroturnable.

been widely circulated in England seats: bring homme Mr. Imbrio's body, returned later to ask the com- Brat half of the programma lasted smashes were sure. He was well

for some time past. and also furnish military guards plainant to pay for the jacket, axactly one hour, the following backed up by his experienced at the American Logation as long when a fight took place.

Items comprising the second half partner, Smith, who played an

excellent all-round gamo. AS NUOSSBRTY. -

The second defendant stated of the programme, which pon- The noto adds that a con- that he arrived on the scene after tinuando of diplomatic and being told that one of his foki oluded at shortly after 11 o'clock: Three Woodland consular reprosentation in Persia was being badly assaulted.

Dances by Hainon," "Braga's will be dependent on the action His Worship convicted and serenade – Ders Engel Lied;" the Persian Government takes to fined the first defendant $10, with ratione from Chu Chin Chow Kowloon Residents vindicate the principles of the alternative of 14 days' hard

foxtrots (Morning will International law. The note also labour. Defendant was also Come Find "Are You Lonely") of am

rappoin phant un the seriousness with bound over on personal ond of and the Redmantal Margha

Tovarn: $50 to be of good behaylout för yakin woh #dal

who received the res

CHINA LEASES.

.GOVERNMENT WON'T

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