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DAY BY DAY.

WHOM WE FEAR MORE THAN LOVE, WE ARE NOT FAR FROM HATING. Mira, Jameson.

Tho hoalth return for the past tacklo this foature of two days shows one Chinoso caso malpractice by its underlings. of diphtheria. Tho interforonco with the rail-

Aro wo to

800 al.

tion

SHEK-LI-PUI WATERWORKS.

VOLUNTEERS ASSIST

DEMOLITIONS.

THE SCHEME DESORIVED.

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THE HONG PENG" IN PORT.

The e.a. Hong Pong which was formerly known as Bloemfontien, a well known sbip on the Europe- Javs run and newly acquired by the Ho Hong 8. S. Co., Ltd., Bing Progress with the Shok-li-pui | The silk which left hero by tho ways, where foreign investments P. and O. e.s. Kalyan on the 24th waterworks scheme continuesore, arrived in port on Satur day. The ship was built in aro, also closely concerned, is January was delivered in Mar-pace, and shortly the conserva Dumbarton, and has a registered another blot on the presentasillos on the 21st February, hundred acres will be completed. has boon refitted by the present of water over sorveral tonnago of about 4,700 tons. She tally shoot. It is to be feared transit of 28 days.

It will be rooalled that we made whore and has excellent acom- that the avoidance of interven-

reference to this undertaking the modations for seventy-six 1st- The Girl Guides and Brownfos other day, when we described the class and 24 2nd-class pasa- tion by the Powers concerned of Hongkong and Kowloon are to pending demolition of Shek-li-pul ongore, Sho can also carry about has already gone too far. Thou, xivo a display of work at the village.

one thousand passengers in the Helona May Institute on Satur what doos the future hold out day, March 7th, at 3 p.m.

This scherno may be termed an stoorage. for China?

offshoot of the Shing-man Valloy | The Ho Hong S. 8. Co., Ltd., is work, and it is designed entirely a Chinese concern registered in change for the batter, or a strug- A returned banisheo was con- for the Kowloon water supply. Singapore. The Company has gle for another decade without labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at midway between the son towards many years.

tenced to twelve months' hard Shok-ll-pui lies in the hills about bean operating stoaners -for any advancoment; or a further Kowloon Magistracy this morn Laichikok

It now oГУОВ А and the oxisting float of twolvo ahips three of retrogression towarda paramount ing. Defendant was deported Taipo reservoir, and the now which aro opgaged in the chaos Nobody has attempted four years ago.

resorvoir is to augment the Straita-Amoy run, the other two to offer a conclusivo prediction,

formor when required. It is ablpe engaged in the run boing MUSTARD & Co. and it may be, as one authority near the Star Ferry wharf by a water will

A. Chineso taken from the water higher in the hills, and the the Glenfallach and the Hong flow readily to liwa, which was recently pirated. has declared, that China is a constable yesterday and removed the Taipo lovel such timo 'Tho Ho Hong 8. 8. Co., Ltd., riddlo which very low can rond, to the Government Civil Hospital as the augmentation might be is an associated Company of the is thought to have boon ondea-como nocossary. At one side to Hong Of Mille, the Ho Hong The most one can do is to hope vouring to drown himself.

of the Shok-li-pul works is the Coment Worke, Ltd, the Ho for a chango to bottor conditions.

tracing for tho tunnel which is to Hong Rice Mille and the Ha though the quality of hope is by now considerably strainod,

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HONGKONG, 23rd Feb, 1925.

CHINA TO-DAY.

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China's Railways.

conta each, to be obtained from the Secretary-Advt.

marched

to up

fow who

SERIOUS CHARGE.

There will be a Musicals at the tap the Shing-mun Valley sup- Hong Bank, Ltd., which has a Holona May Instituto on Thurs-plies, and oventually carry that branch in Hongkong, day, February 20th, at 5.30 p.m. water roservo across the harbour A recaption was held on board Tos served from 4.30. Tickets, to Hongkong.

the ship on Saturday afternoon for members and their friends, 50 Tho work is in the hands of at which many local business

Public the

Works Departmen attended. The ship salted Tho reference at Saturday's

ment the Hongkong Engineer for Amoy yesterday morning and meeting of the Hongkong aud

ing and Construction Company, carried nearly one thousand pass- Shanghai Banking Corporation to The suspicious behaviour of a and Messrs. Armstrong Witworth, ongors. tho misues of railways in China man in Hollywood Road yoster Yesterday saw some interesting finds apt confirmation, if any were day evening gave the oue to a demolition operations at Bhok-h- needed, in the present deplorable constable on duty to conduct afpui on the old village, which will conditions 011 £10 Shanghat-search. He found a revolver and be inundated when the dame are Nanking Railway. Here, accord-threo rounds of ammunition on completed. The inhabitants have ing to a message from 3haughal, the man. Another man who was been given now homes in the GUNNER ON TRIAL. much of the rolling stock has together with the latter was also nearby Shatin neighbourhood. boon damaged, whilst troops are taken into custody.

Mistaken identity was tho The chairman of the Hongkong living, and sleeping in tbo bost

VOLUNTEERS AT WORK, dotence indicated by the orcas and Shanghai Bank delivered a carriagos at sidings, leaving only

Amongst the passengers whe

The following brief account of}oxamination of the prosecution vory long and interesting spooch the use passengers. That is bad

chird-class coachon and vans for left by the P. and O. liner yesterday's operations is written witnesses when the case. WAS ¿commoncod, at the Oriminal on Saturday, in keeping with the onough, but the railway is still in Kashmir wore Mr. and Mrs. by one who took part in them:

A party of the Engineer Comunner Jamos Element, of the essions this morning, in which Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. tradition which has made this operation, which is more than can Henderson, Mra, W. E.

be said of the Chinesa section of Shonton, Mrs. R. Hancock, Mrs. trong, under the Co. oflicers and offence against a Chinese girl of

Lpany, H.V.D.C., about annual utterance one of the best the Canton Kowloon line, which Gordon Mackie, Mrs. P. R. de Sorgt. Major, landed by launoueloven years.

thirty.G.A., is charged with a serious surveys of Far Eastorn

con-ias for long been in the hands of Courcy, Mr. H. Hancook, Mr. J. at Laichikok, in the forenoou, ditions that it is possible to have. militarista, who have played Cornicy, Mr. II. B. L. Dowbiggin and

Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg proscouted bavoc with the equipment and and Mr. W. Russell. For tho purposo of this comment caused much damage to the per-

tho for the Crown, and Mr. H. B. elevated village of Shok-li-pui, Fitzroy about two miles away.

(instructed by Mr. we shall take only the portion of manent way, the stations and

It was a . A. 8. Russ) defonded. The Mossagorios Maritimes fino morning, and the climb the statement relating to the some of the bridges. Such are the

Afor outlining tho tad hills, by shady etatcón of the case, Mr. Hazlerigg circum- consequences of oil war, which now steamer Compeigne is ox-through condition of China, with its ro-has held China in its grip for sinaidon voyago from Europa on streams, thon across the Taipo riokata cooo, and

and pocted in Hongkong on hor pathwaya

busida rouky called the girl, bar brother, a flectio, on tho trade of the coun.many years. The loss in railway Tuesday, the 2nd March. This reservoir, was on the whole quite

the girl'a try. Mr. Pattonden, it might be revenues, to say nothing of the vessel is the sister ship of the enjoyable, even if it appeared mother.

other hardships which those in- notad, shares the opinion of

Tho girl, cross-examined as to terruptions in communication Chantilly and she will be ongaged strenuous to a

Dad the ideatification parade when many absorvers that the rocaut involve, must be immenso. Yot Probably for the China and Far

boliows to mona" at tuo sumubo. piokod out another man, do

After a sport rest, tas men olured events in the North mean an end the insensate folly, continues, mont, 16,137 tous; gross tonnage, were allotted their tasks, under uautorin and appeared very much

East. Her dotaris aro:-Displace- mit.

that they woro all in and there seems small prospect of to the Republican administration & change for the bettor.

5,394 tons; horse power, 5,600.

the supervision of a spiain Feary, the samo. -such as it was-of the past

R. E. Among the cititers present sure now that the man in the She said that sho was The Ront Question,

were the H.V.D.C. Commandant, dock was the right one and de- thirteen youra.. As ho points out, it is impossible to forecast the be centred in the rent question, for

Public interest will this week JUMPED OVERBOARD. Russell Brown, I.. There were fluenced by the fact that he was Lt. Col. L. G. Bird, and Col. Jennod to admit that she was in- next developmont, nor is it likely the mattor in to come before the that much store can be placed by Legislative Council on Thursday, AFTER POURING BOILING a large number of interesten

Chinese coolies, to whom the botoro

Tuo case, which is being hoard WATER OVER HIMSELF.

the Unief Justico, ia the announcements of policy con- although there is no likelihood of

"big banga" must have tho issue then being deflately

boun proceeding.---- tained in the inaugural speeches decided. If, as is suggested, the steamer Lung Shan was heaving

When the two-funnel Canton quite a treat. of successive governments of the question of the continuanco of her anchor at Tai Mi crossing much of the proliminary, spade- An advance party had done country. However, it might be the protective Ordinance is to be near Canton on Friday, the chief work on Saturday afternoon, but that the day has at last dawned Council,

referred to a committee of the engineer, happening to look over the tasks youterday comprised wo trust that most the side, observed a man floating the important ones of fixing 70 when there is to be a change for serious consideration will begiven in the water.

the better, or at least a spall of to all aspects of the problem and man's face was nearly black, ho connecting up the wires to the Seeing that the the explosives in position and that no hasty decision be reached. thought that one of his coal electrical exploder, or else fixing $1.00 continuous peace, following the Thore is still a good deal of time trimmers had fallon overboard, fusos in such instances as wero to Dapartment's motor van appeared Tho driver of the Sanitary proposed Reorganisation Con in which to consult all the inter-Alifobuoy with a line attached be dotonated that way. $1.75 foronco. Well, we shall soo what pets affected. Various suggest was thrown to the man, which ho

before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at The work was by nature of the Kowloon Magistracy this ions have served to illustrate the grasped, and was quickly hauled experiment as well as instruction, morning, on a charge of rookloss we shall soo. The matter of extremely complicated charactor back onboard the vaasol. It was and fully achieved its purpose and dangerous driving on the .80 China's future must truly be on of the problem. We want to see then found that he was one of the nur dases the roofs heu po Kowloon City Road on Saturday.

the lap of the gods. Tho mesta fair deal for everybody, if that .85

passongora, who had attempted to removed

It was stated that after passing is possible. That some form of commit suicide by the unique inhabitants of the village, so that three buses, the defendant last important result of the endless protection is still needed there method of throwing boiling water very little atmospheric pressure the result that it crashed into &

the departing:

control of his own vohicle, with .65 strifo in the country, from the can be little doubt, but whether

aftorwards could be expected. Thus, instead point of view of the businoan this can be secured by modificat jumping overboard.

ion of an already complex statute taken so that he would not be able house, the Voluntours had to Sanitary employees, one of whom Care was of "Battoning" the walls of the verandali pillar. injuring two $1.00 community, has boon the effect it is hard to say. Maybe the to repeat his rather startling blow away the corners. It was was a passouger on the van. As

on trade-an adverso offoot which best oventual solution of tho $1.40 has been reflected in many diree- problem will be by a process of

doolded to fire off groups of the result of the accident one of tions, and has further impaired the bost coured to pursue, the gradual decontrol. Whatovor

explosivo in portions of the village, the men le in the Kwong Wah as tests, and thus gain valuable losital suffering from Interns! the country's crodit abroad. And issue is one of high importance; EMBEZZLEMENT CASE. Įdata. Only some 200 pounds o

injurios. when one remembers how much and its docision will have a

guncotton was used for the entire

Dafondant pleaded guilty to " sohome. material effect on the general China has to look to foreign cost of living,

the charge, but was romanded First, three successivo ebargos cavery of the injured man.

until Thursday ponding the re- financial aid for her reorganisa- tion programme, one realises the magnitude of the problem which,

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Jang Tan Lloyd, Managing wore fired by time-fuse, and the Director of J. T. Lloyd and Com-three houses whore they were pany, of No. 23 Wyndham Street, exploded offered an interesting who is being held on a charge of study for future demolition work how this type of structure has to embezzlement of the Company's The display was a fine one to be tackled."

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A YOUNGSTER CAUGHT. 2.35

Charged by Mr: Arnold with funds, amounting to $22,800, had watch; and probably under the The Bank chairman touched causing an obstruction to traffic another charge preferred against impression that the show was fred in other parts of the village. at Pokfulum Road on the 21st him on appearance on remand over the civilian section of In one case parts of a roof re- 1.20 upon another grave feature of inst., one of a team of ten boys before Mr. J. R. Wood at the onlookers began to disperse. But mained, and this resulted in this

the Chinoso problem when he engrossed in a game of football Contral Magistracy this morning, there was a great deal more walls being flattened and 1.50 roforred to tho saizuro by until the arrival of the com. The now count was in respect of to come,

shower of tilos coming down. plainant put an abrupt stop to it, another itom discovered as a militarists in different parts of was fined $2, with a caution, by result of examination of the books.

In two other cases the con cussion 1.10 the country of the salt revenues. Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry at the

was great enough to At last week's hearing of the The major test was at the top sund

密 big shower of atones

into It will be generally agreed that Central Magistracy this morning, caso, ao application was made end of the village, where two high 1.90

mon In ovidoneo, the complainant for withdrawal of the charge, roofless houses had to be blown the ovants have shown the Powers' said he was proceeding towards since the moneys named had been in (or out.) Here the slabe of themselves being pelted A attliudo of tolerance to be the Hongkong from Pokfulam and refunded by the defendant's guncotton were fixed in "boxes distance of quito a hundred wrong one, for unless something near the Pumping Station camo frioods and relatives. Mr. Wood in the corners, and secured with yards-but it all added. -tó

upon a group of boys playing made it clear, however, at this sand-bage and loose bricks. The the interest of the work. is done to safeguard the inter-football on the roadway. With porning's proceedings, that he charges were fired this time by Lunch and refreshments were ests of foreign bondholders, not the help of a friend, he sud-oculd not allow the cess to be electric exploder, and the result well earned, and much appreciate only will it be most unfair to coaded in scouring one of the withdrawn.

was a complete success for the od. The party were back in town players, but had to take him. Lloyd waB ramanded until calculations of those in charge, about teatime, healthily tired, and those who bave already invested to the Police Station himself as Monday next, when the ovidence The walls were blown to pisous, prepared to vote it the end of their money in the development there were no policemen about, will be heard.

fand provided an illustration of perfect day.

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