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竞拜道 養六月十英港德

MONDAY

OCTOBER · G 1924

·八和 九

ROUGH SEA TRIP.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

"LAKE GITANO" ASHORE ON STONECUTTERS.

SANITARY BOARD.

PREVENTION OF PLAGUE

At to-morrow's mooting of the Sanitary Board, Mr. 8. W. Tao will ask:-

Portuguese Boat Aground: Coal Lighter 1. In view of the approaching

Sunk.

plague season what measures aro being taken by the Board to pre- vent or mitigate the disease?

1. How many plague cases oc- Although Hongkong missed the full severity of the typhoon the "blow" here was not without incident. The . s. Lake Gitano.curred in the Colony during the

Shipping Hoard verol, is ashore on Stonecutter's Island; a Porta-last plague season ? guoso river ateamer, named the s, s. Constantino, went on a sand. bank botwoon Shamshuipo and Laichikok; whilst a coal lightor bolonging to the M.B.K. sank off West Point between buoys No. 43 and 45,

OTHER MATTERS,

Other matters on the agenda]

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Importation of foodstuffs: Dairy Farm water supply. Supply of anti-rabic emulsion on Sundays, etc.

Later. Shortly after midnight, last Saturday night, while the typhoon Latest information from the winds swopt Hongkong harbour, offico of the U.S. Shipping Board the U.S.8.B. freighter, "Lake is to the effect that another

Statement on typhoid, Gitano" was washed ashore on steamer will take bor lines fost Report from the Government Stonecutter's Island. Though to the Lake Clitano and pull har Baatoriologist on the Kowloon, Her bow is well up on the beach, off the sand this afternoon. A Laichikok, Chaiwan and Shauki the boat is said to be out of any voy of the ship has boon made, wan water suppitos for the month immediate dangor. Immediate officials stato, and everything is of August and on the Albany, action will be taken by the ship found to be in good condition. Bowen Road. Abordoon, Elliott ping board to float hor again, RIVER BOAT AGROUND. and Pokfulum water supplies for officials stated this morning. A new Portuguese riversteamer, the month of September, 1924, The "Lako Gitano" was former named the 8.8. Constantino, went together with minutes from the y employed by the Pacific Mall ground on Sunday morning, on Water Authority. Company on foodor service sandbank off Cheung Sha Wan, botwoon Singapore, Rangoon, between Shamshuipo and Latchi Bangkok and Hongkong. Some kok, close to where the Union wooka ago, however, she was Waterboat Company's depot la

N.Y.K. BOAT IN TYPHOON.

European Lady Passenger Injured.

OUR HOUSING LAWS.

THE GOVERNOR'S POWERS

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THE PRINCIPLES OF FASCISM-

A NATION'S NEED OF DISCIPLINE.

Milan, October 5.

A Government composed of mediocritics which is continuous, An important action conoorn-is better than a Government of geniuses which is subfoot to inter- |ing_the_powers of the Governor-.

in Connell was commenced in

On

the

the

Mr. Potter, in his opening, said

He announced the reopening that his Lordship was probably of Parliament on November 10th, surprised to find that it was posin order to discuss the doorco sible for any further point to rise

now

BAD COINS.

the Summary Court this morning ruption": "No nation becomes En route to Hongkong from before Mr. Justice Dyor Hall. It powerful unloss disciplined." Singapore tho N.Y.K. Jinor was a caso in which thỏ land- Hakone Marú encountered affords of Nos. 48, 68 and 70, These two dicta wore onun- hundred mile an hour wind and Queen's Road East sought possos ciated by Signor Musrollal in a [high seas. For more than six kion

Constitutional of the premises under pooch to the hours, her officers say, the big Section 4 (1) (1) of the Rents Ascociation in which the Premier ship was buffeted aboni, but was Ordinance, and

reviewed the achievements of - defonco able to weather the gale without was that tho Governor-

| Fascism, ita sooi«l legislation, its damage,

In-Counoil

respoot for the King, tho Church, 29th. During the typhoon, several of May ordered that the provisions and the Constitution, which had the passengers were badly shaken of Section: 4 (15 (f) should not the past two years, drawing many | made it a world-wide tople during up, and one lady, Mrs. J. A. apply to those three housos. Frasor. was severaly Injuroċ

from as far as China, Japan and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., ap-Australia to study it. "Evidently about the faco by a fall down apeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. those countries are suffering from hatobway from one dock to the OA.S. Puas and Mr. D. Mac lack of authority, as Italy, was deck below. The ship's surgeon Callum defonded. attended her and upon arrival in

before October, 1922." Hongkong she was placed in the Government Civil Hospital where aho is reported to be recovering.

At one time early on Sunday morning, according to one of the under the Beats Ordinance, but tawe and international treation, Budget reorganisation, and the passengers who was himself (Mr. Potter) thought there Army. The Fascists desired peace among the parties, but their

mariner, the barometer registered was

large field of opponents must first accept established foots.-Reuter. as low as 28.42. This is the argument opened up by the deci lowest mark registered in, the ion of the Governor-in Council records of the typhoon to date. in the present case. The Governor acted under Section·24 So rough was the sea that life had boute and all dock equippage of the Ordinanco, which said had to be lashed fart. As it was, that it was lawful for hatch topa, deck railings and Governor to exempt from the hoist riggings were blown about-provisions, or any specific pro

Ordinance any some of it completely off the ship, vision, of the COAL LIGHTER SINKS.

The boat was alowed to almost domestic tanemant, if be thought lafortune the Master, Capt.

circumstances warranted the ox- spood A very exciting experior.co Bakeman,

regular P. W.

hence its arrival nearly 36 hours omption. If the section was con- a cook und several Chinese were befel the crow of a coal lighter

We reported, on Saturday, the late.

strued literally, it would load to aboard. They were at no time in tolonging to the Mitsui Bussan

Kaisha on Saturday afternoon. departure of Mr. A. H. Rowe, of "She's a good thip," said one most extraordinary absurdities. great danger, the reports show.

The lighter was fully laden off the Taxicab Company, for Macao, of the Hakone's officers. We and the greatest injustice. It According to the master of the West Point and was making its with a pilot, in his Curtiss "Oriole" do not often pass through a would moan that the Governor vossol, the firos have been drawn way toshelter when the first of the aeroplane, on Friday evening. worse blow than the one on could set aside the whole of the elnco so was anchored some strong gusts came. Owing to thei Our Macaocorrespondent writes Saturday night, but she rode case law. It would mean that the time ago. Consequently, when high sea that was running and to say that the plane arrived through on an even kool. It was

could deprive the the winds struck her Saturday the fact that the lighter was low about 0 o'clock, causing much only when the high seas throw her landlord of the fow rights left night, there was no way to stop in the wator, it became swamped interest and no little excitement propellor entirely out of the bim under the Ordinance. he dragging of her anchors. Once and finally sunk between buoys among the public, the polico hav-water that any vibration was felt." conld not be understood how the huge hooke bogan to slip the No. 43 and 15. The crew had to ing KTOвt difficulty in controlling Tho Hakone Maru will sail the Executive Council could ship is said to have turned com-tukn to the water but all wore the big crowds that gathered.

this evening, weather permitting have pletely about and nosed up on reroued

the by sampane in

The pilot made sovoral graceful for Shanghai and Japanese ports. the wind. Her position is given vicinity. The two buoys mon-evolutions, and then landed after as just cloaring the jetty of rocks tioned above are now out of circling the aviation field. near the public bathing beach, action owing to the sunken lighter Our correspondent adds that She travelled for more than half making the moorings dangerous. Saturday was to be the first after.

inile with both anchors drag-

noon of a three-day exhibition, In ging, reporta state.

The Kowloon Dock tug, Henry which aerial stunts wore to be Keswick, spont a very busy day given, Great-crowds were ex-

Aituated.

turned back to hor ownors, The vessel was at no time inj

tho V. 8 Shipping Board and

has boon riding at anchor of any danger and succeeded in Stonecutter's Island since that gotting off without assistance on!

of her the ring of the tide. tima. At the timo

4

sailor,

SHIPS DRIFT.

MAÇÃO AVIATION.

HONGKONG AIRMEN'S

VISIT.

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Governor

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FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

$100 PRIZE THIS WEEK.

No League games word played locally on Satur- day. and. .48 a oon- sequence, we are carrying forward the prize of $50 offered last week, thus doubling the amount to bo competed for in this wook's Competition.

The coupon, with rulos etc.. appears on Pago 9 to-day...

FOUND ON BUS CONDUCTOR.

A bus 'conductor employed by the Kowloon Motor Bus Com- pany was charged on remand, at Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. E. W. Hamitton, with uttering a counterfeit 10-cent ploco and širo with being in possession of ten other counterfeit colos. Mr. H. C. Lée defendod, and Mr. R. E, A. Wobster watched the case on behalf of the Company.

Mr. L. S. Tang, manager of the Kowloon branch of the Company, stated that he had ropoived "com. plaints from passangors that bad топед was being given change by the Com- At 8 p.m. on pany's .conductor.

fondant brought into the offico by

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construed LOAN FOR FINLAND. the 1st instant, witness saw de-

believed that Section was passed to give the Governor the power ho bad exercised. Thọ Govornor could, if the soction was WATCHMAN FINED. litorally, allow a tenant to remain

Helsingfors, Oot, 5. in possession even if he failed to: carry out all or any of the condi- A group comprising thoa District Watchman, Witness DAMAGE TO MOTOR CAR. tions of the tenancy.

Section 2 municipal authorities of twenty-examined defendant's money-bag. As the vessel was riding light | yesterday going from ship to ship pected to patronise the show in

(3) exempted hotels and boarding eight Finnish towns has con- which consisted of three com- at the time, Shipping Board off in order to render assistance. view of its being the Portugueso

Chargos of damaging the houses, but "the Governor could cluded arrangements with the partments, and he found ten ofale bolleve it will not be difficult Some of the boats in Kowloon national festival. Mr. Harry cushions of Mr. E. W. Bell say that that section did not apply National City Bank of New York counterfeit 10-cont place in one to remove the prow of the host Bay and off West Point found Abbott, who was to do the "atun-Hope'e motor car to the extent in the case of the Hongkong and the National City Company, compartment. There was no other from the sand. It in understood that their anchors were not hold ting", left for Macao by steamer of $1 and of neglect of duty, Hotel, and I could stay in the to float a thirty years seven bad money in the bag. One of that no damage has been done ing and the tug towed them back on Saturday morning. It is to be were preferred against a watch-hotel as long as I liked and they million dollars loan, boaring the Company's regulations was to her bull or machinery.

to their original positions where feared, however, that the typhoon man, employed at the Kowloon, could not turn me out." The Lake Gitano is of thoU.S.S.B the anchors were re-dropped. wonthor has necessitated the Godown Company, before Mr. ocean-going freighter type with a FLOATING TIMBER:

abandonment of the exhibition E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon

Magistracy this morning. gross tonnnge of 2,605, Sho is It is further reported that

pro tem,

Mr. R. Packhorn prosecuted on 351 foot long. 43.6 feet wido and possiblo danger to small craft in

the second charge, while Mr. draws 26. foot of water. The the harbour is the presence of

H. C. Leo defended on both "Lake Gitano" was built in floating heavy timber which was

charges, and ploaded guilty. Do troit, Michigan, U.S.A., in washed away from the Wong 1919 by the U.S.8.B. Company Tong Kee timber yard by a big

Mr: Hamilton pointed out to the defendant that he would be Her engines are of the turbine-wavo during the height of the

probably ho thrashed if ho were screw typo.

caught by the owner

THE MURDER MYSTERY.

THOUSAND DOLLARS

'MISSING.

In connection with the sup- posed murder occuring on pro- mises occupied by a toa-firm on the Contral Praya, last week, when the proprietor's dead body was found packed up in a box, it ia learned that a sum of $1,000 was drawn from a local bank by means of a cheque boaring the obop of the firm. This sum was missing from the safe when it was oponed by the police.

Nothing further has bron heard of the foki, who absconded For the day of the alleged murdor.

storm.

FOOTBALL SUPPLEMENT.

In consequense of the big demand for our special aight-page Football Sup plomont, we have printed extra copice."

Those can be obtained at our office, at a charge of ten conts, por copy. Early application is advised.

GERMAN REPARATIONS.

SIR C. ADDIS REPRESENTS BRITAIN.

LITTLE HEAVEN.” -

SOLDIER'S DESCRIPTION

Mr. Russ :-The could leave out all the verbs,

Mr, Potter: Yes; he could do anything.

intereat at the rate of six and a that if a conductor gave the shroff any bad money, the con. half per coat Reuter. Governor

ductor would be handed it back and would have to replace the loss. There was no regulation of that description could be made forbidding conductore from carry- Mr. Potter submitted that the in the absence of the plaintiff.

Ing their own personal money real intention of Section 24 was

Mr. Russ said that the Ordin-together with that of the Com- that the Legislativo Council auen was passed for the protection pany. The case was adjourned- having passed an Ordinance de-of the tenants. The amended Or until Thursday. priving landlords of their common dinanca, with Section 24 included, law rights put in a clause which was submitted to the Secretary Mr. LooAs a matter of fact gave the Governor in Council the of State for the Colonies and the ho was thrashed.

right to give him back those Governor was duty informed that Mr. Hapo told his Worship rights if he thought expedient the King did not propose Recently, one of the goldiora that he had just returned from the Mr. Potter quoted mary cases in exercise his prerogative. of the 2nd Battalion of the King a Voluntoor Headquarters and had support of his submission, in language of the section was por- Regiment, stationed at Chakrata, dumped" all the equipmont which it was laid down that fectly clear and the only way. India (whither the battalion went into the car, with the result that where more than one meaning Mr. Petter sought to induce his from Hongkong) wrote asking us defondant was suddenly awaken could be given to a section, and Lordship to give a stange inter- where literally it caused injustico, pretation of the languago was to to send a faw copios of the ed. Tlegraph no that the Tommies Defondant was cautioned on the meaning which gave no in- try and induce his Lordship might got a bit of Hongkong the first charge and ordered to justice should be applied. nows. Wo accordingly sont pay $1 to Mr. Hope, and was batch of papers, and in writing fined $5, with the alternative of us to express thanks for same, seven days' hard labour, on the the recipient says: "Every-second offoace.

OF HONGKONG;

body has been delighted to got:

a little news about Littio Heaven,

as they call it, so Jou can БОС how

your paper Was woloomed. The lade have told me, to thank you for them because when roading the Telegraph it makes them fool at Home."

FRENCH RECONSTRUCTION LOAN.

to

SOVIET ITEMS.

to

The

AEROPLANES FOR

AFGHANS...

Moscow, Oct 5. Five aeroplanes said to the

bellove that the result Afghan Government have flown Mr. Potter's second point was of allowing orders to be made from Tormaza to Kabul over the that the construction placed on under this auction would be trackless Hindukush mountains

It is semi-offlótally stated that the section by the Governor was ridiculous. When powers word: tha Bokharan Ambassador has ultra vires. No bady except the delegated, one was entitled to presented a note to Chicharin Legislative Counoil could deprive assume that they would

be

Reuter.

VISIT PARIS.

a man of his statutory or common exercized properly. Of course requesting Bokhara's inclusion in law rights: What. Mr. Potter the Governor might do ridiculous the Union of Soviet Republios. decribed as "the royal road" things, but he bad not done so. through the section constituted There was no injustice in the his third point. He said that the present case. Mr. Potter's argu- Governor had wrongly interment, bolled down, meant that preted the word "provision." The the powers given were wide, and SIAMESE PRINCE TO Paris, Oct. 5. The writer continuos :-" The In a apoach at Niort, M. Governor could not pick out bite if the Governor desired to act Battalion, team bas gone away D'Albtez "sunounced that

of a section and say that portion absurdly, he could do so; there to try and win the Indian Army National Loan would shortly be shall not apply. It must mean fore the whole thing was bad. Mr.

Marzollies, Oct. 5: Football Cup, but I am afraid issued with view to procuring the whole of Section 4, if any Potter had said it was absurd

The Binmose Minister in París- they will come back boston. Wo two hundred Million france part at all. to rive the Governor power have lost Mr. Jones, who, we monthly to speed up the recos that the Courts had held that a out paying rent, but was it Chandaburi, who is expected on Continuing, Mr. Potter said to allow a man to stay with will receiva Prince Krom Phra believe, has gone to Hongkong testruction of the devastated make his home there, and a fow Regions-Reuter

part of the action made law in jabsurd when they had a Labour Wednesday. Havas. March was not retrospective in Government in powerfi Ask more have gone home to the United Kingdom, so we haven't

very good team, RA thing that is ruished, greatly hors. mangal the trope is Saturday football, and often remark is passed to the effect that 'I would

DUTCH AIRMEN Z a vasted right to possession of the Mr Potter Would he also ap-

·HELD · UP.

operation. Once srdtfoe to quit Mr. Maxton and a few other of had been given, the landlord had our eminent politicians."

property, and if the Governors prove of the Immorality, asation in-Council was right, he bould, Mr Russ 714) we had after the notice to quit had been Governor, he might do alf given, deprive him of that treated wished in that respe

PARSEE BOOÛT'S JOURNEY. A Sofie mossage of Sept. 11th

Borlin, Oct 5, statos: "A boy scout,, F. 3. Davar,

Parsee of Bombay, who is tour British

Sir Charles Addis will be the ropresentative on the ing the world on a bicycle, arrived General Council of the Reichs here to-day from. Constantinople bank under the Dawes reorganise While de oanding mountain tion scheme. Reuter, between Haskovo and Harmanlie, Dayar was, attacked by a wild

(Bir Charles Addia is too well- give three months pay to get boar and received minor injuries, known to the Far East to need an back to Hong Kong gain: The Dutch airmen have not yet right. He considered their soula necessitating treatment. He introduction to our readers. He Everybody much rate to have arrived, haying encountered og Governor was endeavouring an glaims to be the first to cross the in the father of one of Hongkong a lofty dolphe and Fahey all of ze loving Bolland being supply the want of desirability. dangers dos of the Trans- most popular lady residente, Mrs fell dinner batean compelled to land at Phillipopolis, certificate, Mane Pertu

D:G, M. Bernardi kaseUR LUGHA var:

---Reuter

Constantinople, Oct. P.