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We have a stove for overy purpose.
HONGKONGJ
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1926.
DAY BY DAY.
WE MUST TRULY SERVE THOSE WE APPEAR TO COMMAND. Fenelon
granite. However, In the main. the greatest damage is done where there have been building or ente ting operations, carried out, and we and ourselves in agreement with Dr. Koch when he urges that There were two Chinese cases of evory precaution should be talon typhoid fever reported yesterday. in work of this kind to guard Lieut. Comdr. C. B. Allen has against the danger from land-been appointed to H. M. S. Titania slides. Much was said, in the for command of a submarine.
Two Chinese cases of catoric replies to Dr. Koch's resolution yesterday, regarding unforeseen fever were reported in the Colony occurrences in connection with on Wednesday. the recent floods. We agree that the magnitude of the deluge and curtain results which sprang therefrom were largely unexpect- ed, but that does not mean that
everything that could be done, in view of such possibilities, had been done.
As we see the question, no harm and possibly a good den of good would have resulted from the appointment of a committee of experts to go into the whole
à
Quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from Saigon on ac- count of cholera have been with
drawn.
CORRESPONDENCE,
THE BATHING QUESTION.
[To the Editor of the Hongkong.
Telegraph.]
21 YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPH" FILES.
The following items aro extract od from the Telegraph files' for tho week ended September 2nd, 1905.
The rate of the dollar on demand
*
SirAs one of the "99" who accepted the invitation to send sug- gestions in to the Bathing Beach was 1s: 10 11/16. Committee, may I be allowed to ex- press my keen disappointment at
The Hongkong 'St. Andrew's the report of that- Committee? Society announced its intention to I am afraid that my letter will award prizes to children of Scottish be misconstructed as sarcastic, but parentage who showed the best can assure you that I am sa sin-knowledge of Scottish history, the examination to-be held in Feb- care as I am disappointed.
I
The conclusion of peace between
It would be interesting to knowruary, 1906. whether all the Committee members Playing in the Hong Doubles possess their own matsheds. Na- tennis tournament last evening, turally, were I an owner of a mat- Japan, and Russia was announced. Capt. Howard and Liout-Col. Ed-shed and given a seat on a Commit- meados (owe 6/1) beat Sewell and tea charged with, determining the It was reported that the Chinese Grimble (owe 3/6) by 7/5, 7/5. best form of accommodation for boycott of American goods, arising bathing purposes, I should in out of the new exclusion laws Mr. H. R. Major has reported by all probability vota for the was paralysing the Pacifle floor letter to the police that between continuance of the present sys-trade. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the 26th tem, Not only has the present inat., motor tools were stolen from Committee boosted the private mat The amalgamation of the bust- his motor cycle when it was left in shed, but it has had the audacity to nesses of Messrs. H. Percy Smith, the Union Insurance godown suggest that no more matsheds SA. Seth and J. Hennessy Seth
should be allowed on the unly beach was announced. which is served by suitable trans-
| MUSTARD & CO., LTD, bject and bring their technical
Mr. Lee of No. 8, Robinson Road, (Incorporated ander Companies Ordinances knowledge to bear on the many has reported to the police that he porti
issues involved. However, we left a richly embroidered bed- 16-17, Connaught Road, Central. have official assurances that the spread in a taxi, whilst travelling
W. D. is going thoroughly into between the Sun "Company and ing to the committee, "It is the for the previous year. The intim-
Central Market. the matter from all standpoints, and we hope that it has the requisite technical men to "cope with the task. In the matter watch; valued at $20, from his meals in the matsheds.". Later the Crawford.and Co. to new premises-
The Telegraph
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1926.
FLOOD DANGERS.
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of retaining walls and general building operations, it is to be questioned whether in the past there has been adequate supervi- sion on works in progress. It is here that many defects could doubtless be discovered and remedied in time. We would, in fact, say that inadequate super vision of constructional work is one of the worst evils from which the Colony suffers. And we trust that this is one of the matters which will receive special atton tion now that we have learned by costly experience what floods can do in this Colony,
Mr. D. Eakman has reported to the police the theft of an Omega room in Empress Lollge some time last night or in the early hours of this morning.
We are asked by the management. of the Cafe Restaurant Parisiene to draw the attention of its patrons to the fact that a special dinner will be served to-morrow night, as per advertisement appoaring elsewhere in this issue.
"
By tampering with the bolt of the back door, a thief was enabled to enter a shop at No. 60, Bridges Street, the night before last. He stole. various articles of jewellery valued at $60. The intruder also turned his attention to the coun for, from which he took a sum of
$180.
Mr. Geo. W. Grey, F. S. I, Architect to the Hongkong Realty And Trust Company, Ltd., has been elected a Member of The Royal Sanitary Institute. We under- stand his election was owing to his work, and writings, in connec- tion with sanitation and plumbing, relating to public health.
Although the Hon. Dr. Koch. at yesterday's Council meeting, with- drew his resolution on the subject of the necessity of steps being taken to prevent, ag possible, a recurrence of the damage by the recent floods, he did perform a distinct public service in bringing foward several most important points. As he himself said, his object was not. to cast reflections on the Public Works Department, the main iden which he had in view being the bringing of all available expert knowledge to bear on a subject of
A Dirty City. vital concern to the Colony. It is
Time was when we used to boast realised, of course, that the
about our town-its tidiness and peculiar "configuration of the
eleanliness. But we cannot haast island is a big factor in the to-day, for wherever one goes damage which is periodically there are to be found half-com-. caused by floods; but it is both piles of dirt and a general dustito an Ipoh message. A four inch pleted jobs causing obstructiered on Ula Piah tin mine, according fair and reasonable to suggest ness that annoys. Let anyone take water main burst and Mr. Dickson, that possibly engineering skilla tramcar ride from the Post the assistant manager, was struck
Office to Happy Valley and back in the chest and rendered uncons has not hitherto been applied to and notice, critically, the condicioue. The latest news however is the fullest extent possible to tion of our roada and thorough that he is progressing favourably. The Pedder Street corner Mr.Dickson is well-known in prevent serous diasters of the fares.
by Jardine's and the Hongkong Malaya in connection with his kind recently experienced It was
Hotel is a dangerous disgrace, and cricketing capabilities.. doubtless to secure such an end there apparently is no intention that Dr. Koch suggested the for- to hurry along with the job. The
Evidence of arrest by the Macao mation of a Committee of experts, Praya East, and adjacant roads af Police was given at the resumed both from within the Government roads round Happy Valley and the robbery case, which again came. most-make--one-despair, and the hearing of the Woosung Street and from outside, to go into the general atmosphere of dirtiness before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the
and antidiness everywhere are Kowloon whole question.
Magistracy yesterday really worrying. A visitor to afternoon. The witnesses spoke These floods, after all, sre a Hongkong at the moment must of arresting the four defendants very serious matter for
.
The removal of Messrs. Lane,
in Chater Road was announced, y
The report of the Hongkong Hotel However, an effort has been made Company up to June 30th, 1905, to cater for the masses, for, accord-showed a profit on working account of $114,540, compared with 96,077 custom for owners of matsheds Ition of doubling the capital of and their friends to spend longs5600,000 was announced. hours on the beaches and indeed not infrequently the whole day, taking.
report deals with the masses--"We recommend that facilities be pro- vided for the erection of two mat- sheds,...dividing each into 15
A severe typhoon was experi cubicles!" In one breath it is ad-enced at Shanghai, the city being mitted that people desire to spend seriously flooded. the whole day on the bench, and in the next, it is suggested that a mat- shed with 16 cubicles be erected to cater for them! Sir, am I going to spend the day on only accommodation I can secure is the beach with my family when the a small cubicle in a sort of com- munal matshed?
How on earth.
The birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs E. A. Ram was announced.
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An Imperial Decree was issued in Peking for the suppression of the anti-American boycott.
The Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson pre-, sided at the annual meeting of the Personally I am convinced that Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weav those who have been given an op-ing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., at which portunity of remedying Hongkong's it was stated that the Company's paucity of bathing facilities have prospects for the coming year were dismally failed to recognise that promising.
there are hundreds of people who have a right to enjoy sen bathing,
but who cannot afford to spend hun- At the ordinary annual general dreds of dollars on a matehed, or, meeting of the members of the who cannot obtain the sanction for Porak St. Andrew's Society held at site if they are prepared to pay the, Ipoh Club, it was stated that miserable enough in all conscience, have joined the Society," and Life in this trying climate Is during the year 24 new membera and it has to be recorded that nel- the totel active membership is now ther the Government nor the hand- 169. Mr. H. R. Stewart, chairman, ful of affluent residents who formed announced that no calls were the Committee, have had the gym-made An alarming accident has occur-pathy or enterprise to provida de charitable purposes during the on the funds for
sident who, in his small way, as was now cent facilities for the ordinary repast year, but the society sists in keeping the Colony going meet any ordinary call which may well situated to Enclosing my cardYours, etc, arise from deserving cases among * WEARY.. fellow-countrymen who may have fallen on evil times,
Hongkong, Aug. 2, 1925.
The Very Idea I
New York woon is to lose the money at home?
Liz and Emily were out shop.
#-
Fair Newspaper Visitor "And you work in the composing
room! Is'nt that fine!
bamboos are allowed to lie about The following vessels are ex-Tower of to-morrow. everywhere is, more than a little pected to be in wireless communi- thoughtless. work of clearing up the remains Helikon, Protesilaus, TilkembangHe knocked me unconscious, so
As regards the cation with Hongkong to-day
Defendant, in an assault case of the big July storm, there la Kumsang Bintang, Book I jumped up and hit him. room for the continuation of the Tjikandi, Kanchow, Jeypore, Nel- special work that was undertaken lore, Fres.-Polk, Empress of Cana directly after the deluge. There da Hopaang, Tean, Suisang.
the have a very bad impression of the in Macao after receipt of informanotoriety that it attached to own dear. Colony, for the damage which they things. Buildings, too, are seem was adjourned till this afternoon. Detroit is making ready to erect Candid Offender: I admit that manner in which we look after tion from Hongkong.. The case ing the world's tallest building. cause involve both the Governingly left in derelict state of in-
an 81-story building, 873 feet high. I "leathered him. ment and private property ownera completeness much more than used The decoration of the Golden
For years one of the most dis- that Yokohama way in Spain, when He argued. in tremendous expense. We get to be the case, and one cannot re- Grain of the Second Order With tinguishing landmarks in all I knew all the time that it was
sist the temptation that we are Sash has been conferred on Wang America has been the Woolworth in Sweden. some_ich_of_that_from the fact slackening up in our control of the Lingoh, Chinesa Consul General in building, and New York City has that the July dianster is likely to amenities of the Colony and are the Philippines. It is learned that realized tremendously on the men an expenditure of some less proud of its appearance. We he will shortly be summoned to advertising value thereof, but now ping in the east end of London thing like a million dollars of to be a little more mindful of ap- appointment to
want all our officials of the P.W.D. Peking where he will receive an it must be propared to take a back As they passed a butcher's shop
a new post of seat.
Emily gave a gasp as she noticed public money, to any nothing of pearances and conveniences than greater responsibility His term of The only thing that is perman- a row of pigs' heads, ench with a the bills which private individuals they are at present, The way in service in the Philippines was fixed ent is change. The towers of lemon in its mouth will be called upon to pay. It
which roads are obstructed or tornat two years and this time has al yesterday are the pigmy huts of
"Lor lumme, Liz," she exclaim- Up, or the way in which heaps of most expiret.
to-day, and the Woolworth tower ed, “that reminds me. I promised. -is-therefore-essential-that-every and und dumps of scaffolding
of-to-day int bow to the Book to buy Alf a new pipe." possible step should be taken" to get to the root of the trouble and to dovise schemes which, within the limits of human ingenuity, shall minimise the dangers that arisa when these, deluges periodi cally occur. Whilst it is true, as is a great deal of debris yet to be Hwahcheng, Tanda, Fushima large hata with feathers went out, County Court-You don't get nine- Dr.Koch pointed out, that now cleared away and if this work Maru, Sanuki Maru, Samarang the Australian farmers have been pence for fourpence off the gentle- rozd cuttings and now building were tackled in earnest, with the Maru, Shantung, Kolgan, Tilawa selling their ostriches and the men down here.
aim of making the Colony general and Deucalion.
factories have been losing their sites suffer severely in these ly tidier and nicer than it is at
trade. Many of the hats are small Light flower sconts for the stay Doods, it is, at the same time, to prosent, we think that every The death at Copenhagen in ro- now and made of felt or straw at-home evening. No perfume corded last month of Captain M. S. with little or no feathers on them for the golf course or the bridle be noted that in many instances worth while work would be done.
Harloe, who was talten sick while
path. Exotic heavy perfumes for during the recent disaster there":
in command of a Moore-McCor
the drama. These are some of the were "quite big slides at spots In a water pelo match at the in Yokohama and Kobe for severa mick vessel Captain Harloe, was
latest perfume style notes from where there has been no inter- V.R.C. baths last evening, the Club yours in charge of the U. 8. Ship-
the arbitrary taste, says the same ference with the soil. This, of do Recreio defeated the Contral ping Board Interests, and the re
dogmatic source, to match per fumes to different gowns than to course, is in great part due to the British School "tenm by five port of its death will be a matter
Use one" Individual perfame for goals to nil. The scorers were for keen regret among the very Lambeth Magistrate to a woman all outfits. No doubt the sister- fact that so much of the soll here Marcel, Xavier, Carvalho (2) and large circle of friends in the who asked for time for the pay hood is much relieved to be set le little else than disintegrated Porefro
Orient.
you sing something you'va com- posed?"
Since bobbed hair came in and Judge Cluor, in Shoreditch
He mixed a lemon soda and He watched the water squirt, A lot of it went in the glass, The rest upon his shirt,
of a fine-Have you any at rest on this weighty subject.
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