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P. W. D. REPORT:

SOME ASPECTS OF 1926.

LESS BUILDING ACTIVITY,

The actual expenditure of the Department for the year totalled $7.791,691.88, na compared with a A 1925 total of $11,638,372.83. tabulated atatement shows that in 1916 the Department spent

COMING ATTACK ON

CANTON,"

TROOPS CONCENTRATING AT SWATOW

TEMPTING THE NEUTRALS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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"OUR POOR" DAY EFFORT.

BRISK STREET SALE OF ROSES:

Roses, pink, white and red, were almost generally worn in the City to-day in ready public response to the "Our Peor Day" appeal of the Society St. Vincent de Paul, which "held its annual street sale of roses with marked success, promising an even more successful effort than in previous years,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1927.

MESSAGES SENT BY TELE-PHOTO:

SERVICE BETWEEN BERLIN AND VIENNA.

ANY KIND OF 'WRITING.

HANKOW TUSSLE.

WUHAN TROOPS MAY RETURN.

NANKING AFTER WU PEL-FU.

Hankow, Nov. 30. Berlin, Nov. 30.

General Chen Chien, who is stil) Telephotography is being offici-involved in a dispute with General ally inaugurated on December 1, Li Chung-yan over administrative when photos, or papers in colours, posts, has strengthened his hand except green, blue, or mauve, may by the acquisition of the 8th, 35th be handed to a post office for tele-and 36th Armies, as the result of successful negotiation with Gen- graphic conveyance to Vienna."

eral Ho. Chien, the defeated Wu- han lender.

The paber to be transmitted must not exceed four inches by seven and a half, on which it is

may be transmitted.

There is much of interest In

Tension in the upper reaches of the annual report of the Director of Public Works for the year 1926, the West River is reported from which was laid on the table at this Cantan. On Sunday, four regi afternoon's meeting of the Legis-ments of Kwangsi troops arrived at "Lukpo, and since there were Intive Council.

some "Ironside" troops belonging

The little Indy helpers, charming to the 12th División stationed at

in their youthful importunities, that city, hostilities, in the form vied with each other for patronage of a skirmish, took place at Luk-from a very early hour, holding up

The retiring Wuhan troops have po on Monday.

wayfarers at all strategical polits Most of the important and demanding their tall. The chat

General Chen Chien and may be $2,272,949.70 and that the 1925 strategic points on the West Riverable work enrried out by the Scalculated that 400 printed words now passed into the contrel of expenditure was the highest for have been occupied by the "Iron-ciety readily commended itself to sides," nevording to reports from public favour, and the "dues" were

The original message is pinced expected to return to Hunkow. the past eleven years.

It seems possible also that Gan- Canton.

divested with a gratifying rendi in a "picture telegraph" machine, Somshai, which is by far one of ness.

and reproduced within a feweral Yang Sen will fall in along- the most important eities on the

A uoticeale feature of the seconds on a film receiving-ap-side General Chen Chien. Gen- West River. and which is naw in sale the increased num- paratus in Vienna, where the dimeral Yang's delegate is now in the hands of the "Ironsides," hashers of Chinese lady sellers, is developed and the print deliyer-Hankow and it is likely that a com- who coned to the addressen like a tele- promise will be reached-Vare! become the centre and, headquar

exquisitely dressed.

Wireless. no small measure gram. turs of the "Leftist" troops, while tributed in to the bik

promised Wuchow is that of the "Rightist,"

Any kind of message is thus or Kwangsi forces.

by their excellent efforts among.

transmissible, for example a letter principally, their compatriots.

The headquarters, the Savoy Ho-in Chinese ebaraciers. The ofl- other cases to less progress being | Government for the transportation tel. was besieged from ten o'clock rial at the post office will not trouble to count the words; in the onwards by a continuous of rose sellers who had disposed en message, but will charge the sen

It is not der according to the space tirely of their tokens. likely that the final result will be enter available to-day but the response has been most welcome and it is believed that well over $4,000 has SALTS FROM THE DEAD been rerived.

Postponed Works. - The amount voted for. Extra- ordinary Works. fa: 1926 was $7,110,206. but only $4,720.000.15 was actually spent. It is explain- ed that the considerable saving under this head was due to some works, for which substantiahsums were allocated, not being procged- od with during the year and in

Many towboats and other craft at Canton have been seized by the

of troops to the West River dis

made than was anticipated.

Works not proceeded with, in-tries. cluded:

Temporary Barracks for Police "Harbour View," Hongkong. Cadet Quarters, Canton, Wanchal Road Widening. Read from Causeway Bay to

North Point.

Wongncichong Developaient. Road Canstruction.

WAN

stream

The following were the rose sellers according to a list made up to noon, there being many more collection boxes to come in:

Swatow Concentration. Along the East River, conditions continue to be quiet, despite the art that there is a dig army under Chan Chaling, a follower of General Li Chai-un at Swatow.

The organisation of the appeal The reason Chan Chai-tong is adopting a waiting attitude,hus, nsual, been in the hands of Bonham Roat-improvements it is said, is because General Li Mr. J. M. Alves.

Chai-sum, who is now in Shanghai, and Widenings.

Access Road to War Memorials telegraphed to Chan request

ing him to concentrate all the Narsing Home, Stubbs Rond.

available troops at Swalow, and await the arrival of more troops of Li Chai-sum from Amoy and Shanghai, before they launch an attack on Canton.

The same report says that Ming-shiu. the present Chan

ruler

Pukien, of anitary

Genend Pel Chung-hai, and will also e Coming down Swatow to direct the attack on

Access Road to Q.B.1.I.. 14. Service Path From Magazine Gap to serve site South "of "Thorge Maffor.'

That Tsa M Quarry. Repulse Bay Water Supply. Kowloon Bay, West,Rerlin

tion.

Forming and Levelling area in Tai Shok Ku Valley,

Publie Latrines and Urinals, New Kowloon,

Main Sewer from Pak "Tsun Heu to Tips Roul

Filtering Plant and erection. New Kowbon.

Road rom Taun Win to Gin Drinkers' Hay, New Territories.

Fanling Waterworks. Gin Drinkers' Bay Development, Water Mains.

Cantor

A Money Grant.-" It is said that $120,000 was the am which the Canton Military Council decided to offer to Gen- ral Fang Ting-ying who is now durorting the witi-Tang Seng-chi armies at Hansa. This sum is said to be given to Fang for the maintenance of his troops, but is considered the "Ironsides way of tempting the "neutrals." of winn Fang is one,

Mesdames Todd, Chubb, Darby, Sibley, Hargreaves Brown, Richards,

ntern;

J.G. Ozorio,

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ERITISH GOVERNMENT NOT INVESTING.

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London, Nov. 30. The question was asked in the C. P.Marcel, B. Brown, O. Ballan-House of Commons whether in J. H. Brister, L. Mance, S. H. view of the value of the Dead Sea Lyne,

angston, Benson, Scott, Brundt, G. salts concession to the British Em- D. de in Prade, Lawless, W. Hodle, pire, the Government would take Kern

steps to ensure that control re-

in British hand, Misses Betty. Richards, Wells,mained Thornhill, Well, Wallington, Alice Roza, Aida Alves, Vera Jiyiman, whether the Government would Stela Hyndain, Marie Hyndman obtain a controlling interest by Betty Alves, Carrie Alfes, Francis he purchase of shares. Schroeter, V. Crossan, J. Hayes, G. Me, W. Ormsby Gore, the Under Allen, Y, Allen, R. Regnobis, Miss Secretary for the Colonies, said Tse. Miss L. Cho, Miss R. Choa, that it had been decided in Missus Andrey Steele, M. Addison, G. principle to grant a concession to G. option, provided that suitable Addison, T. Fulbrook, E. Johnson, I. two persons, based on their joint Clue, E. Sprinkle, D. Smith, Grimmitt, Perry, Elina, terms and conditions we agreed

Silva, E. R. Pau,

Carroll, pon with them, and that they Τ. Frith, P.

Zim- Chư

furnished satisfactory financial G. Johvisen, H. Russell. R.

Negotiations on guarantees. Santos, 1. Ellis, If Grimmitt, these points were still proceeding, Fewer New Buildings.

Chur, S. Sprinkle, I. J. Walker, T. Sellic

Government should obtain a con- A tabulated statement gives de

MeAnish, Gertie Rowen, Stella Xavier, There was no proposal that the Mathilde Paul, Mary Fisher, tails of the number of building ele, for which plans were deposit-

Bowen. Violet Mak, Lily, Leung, trolling position by the purchase of

Hou. Choi, Ping, pany, Yok Hing, Tsang ed during the year. The total

Pansy Lam, Rose Yew, Li Lin Ying,ares in any concessionary.com- The process of getting these Tseng Yark Kav, Wax 2009, as akafust 2016 in 1925. "Tronsides," and now the Chair-than Van Hus, Tam Yox Chat, Tam salts, and marketing them, made

Yok Kuen, being hotises

roan of the Canton Military Can-Tseng European

against 201 in the previous year), the former just of General Li Yak Sim, Leung Kam Yok: Fung Yok the whole business experimental, Chay, Irene Williams, Ida Roza, Grace and necessarily speculative, and and Chinese brises 147 feompar- Chai-sum.

General Fang Tingeying, it will Roza, Agnes Leung, Elfrida Barros, he did not think it advisable to ed with 475 in 192677

to recalled, is one of the three Beatrice Barres, Cecilia Batel. Olgask taxpayers to invest money,

Botelho, Tiddy Pereira: Maria Piacertainly not

in at this stage, Hildo Guterres,

Ulrica Guter-

of this kind—,. Generals who directed the Canton,

Ila Guterres, Miss an enterprise Mrs. armies along the North River to re attack Hanap recrntly, by order Mary Chester, Misses Lina N British Wireless.

Aida Ribeiro, Reging of 13 Chal-sun.

rouha, Noronha, Inz Ribeiro, Olga Gill. Pureza Era, Aliee" Remedios," Betty Ribeiro, Elsa Ribeiro, Hetty Brewer, Cynthia Gracia, Olga Een da Bella Pestonji, Jereminia

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In comparison with the figures published in the annual beburts of recem years a further falling off, in the number of plans dealing with new buildings' has to be re- corded. The exodus due to the strike in 1925 automatically ad- Jasted the dartage la housing as commodation which had been ately felt by the Chinese prior to that event; the resulting fall in rents and the number of houses standing uutenanted have checked further speculation in building..

There was an innrease in the number of plans subnuitted for "non-domestic" buildings and also in the number of plan dealing with alterations and improvements to old properties.

Government Aid.

The proposal was made by Gen. eral Chang Fat-kwai, the leader of

Yesterday a representative Chang Fat-kwao, with $10,000 left Canton for llunan to meet fans Ting-ying there, but whether the latter will accept the offer is un- known:

SLUMP IN CANTON'S BANKNOTES.

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Silva,

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TENACITY OF GERMS PROVED.

STILL DEADLY AFTER 26 YEARS.

ICHANG BOYCOTT..

Now Fizzling Out,

lchang, Nov. 30.

It is thought that the lighter- men's boycott will die a natural death. It is much loss serious. only one firm now being affècted. --Naval Wireless..

WU PELFU “WANTED."

Nanking Orders Arrest.,

Nanking, Nov. 30.

The Nanking Government has is- sued an order for the arrest of Marshal Wu Pei-fu, who is report- ed to be at Kweift.Naval Wira less,

CHIANG'S WEDDING.

To-duy's Shanghai Ceremonies. Shanghai, Dec. 1. The wedding of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek with Miss Meling Soong, the younger sister of Mrs. Sun Yat-sen, is taking place hero this" morning. After a religious cero- general ceremony will take place mony at Miss Soong's residence, a at the Tai-wah. Hotel. At the Tai Yuan-pu will wedding. Mr. formally officiate. After the wed. ding the couple will spend their honeymoon at Hangshow-Nom Chang Po

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INDIAN CHAUFFEUR CHARGED.

MANSLAUGHTER HEARING

FIXED...

Sami Khan, the Indian chauffeur of Mr. C. Bernard Brown's car, which was involved in an accident on November 21st, was brought this before Mr. R. E. Lindsell marning in order that a date could be, fixed for the hearing of the charge of manslaughter preferred against him.

· Additional charges "of reckless driving and failing to report an accident were included by the police.

The defendant was this morning represented by Mr. Lee D'Almada

The hearing was fixed to com- on Tuesday afternoon at

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London, Nov. 30, Wong... Lucy Li Yat Choi, Agnes Li

The Evening Standard learns Yat. Choi, Mury 1 Yat Choi, Ange that a remarkable result has fol-

Annie lina Xavier, Kathleen Tul. A RUSH FOR SILVER. Chau. Mery Tel. Lily Ackber, Susan lowed an experiment made with

Ackber, Lilian Werg, Deisy Wong: deadly germs by Sir William Simple Castro. Arvording to information issued Edith Ozorio, Marin Areo, Phillipasen, the director of the Hospital

Chan. Mabel Isaac, Lucy Chan, Viclet for Tropical Diseases... by the Canton Press agencies, the inrington. Molly Young. Rasic Twenty-six years ago, Sir Wil-mence As already pointed out, the year bank-note trouble continues, and young; R. Xavier, Asteria Gutierres, liam Simpson placed in a test tube 215 p.m.

crowd of some Alice Gutierrez, E. Kinolu, Bertha bacilli taken from a patient suf was marked by the practical ces-on. Tuesday a sation of speculative building in hundreds of persons gathered out Kinola, Cynthia Alves. Ena Alves, fering from one of most dreaded the Colony. Apart from local side the Central Bank in Canton Tut: Noronha Gloria d' Almada, diseases. The tube was sealed, financial stringency, the supply of waiting for their turn to exchange Leite, Eva Agabeg, Rosie Murphy.and for all those years has re- Esther Lee, Amelin Ozorio, Anna mained so. Now, Sir William. tenement houses for execeded the notes for silver.

It will be remembered that, Ozorio, Olaide Remedios, Lucy Jorge, Simpson has devoted his attention

Brito, Yolanda Brito, demand and land owners generally evinced reluctance in fulfilling shortly after the coup, when the Carmeltla

in Carmen da Bora, Betty Sousa, Marie to discovering whether the germs their building covenants. Many "Transities" had succeeded

Figueiredo, Eliza Joanho. Dorothy are still alive.

To his astonishment, he found

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. A guinea pig buildings, especially in the Kow-taking Canton, there was a con- Joon district, remained in a state siderable drop in the value of the Noronha, Mercedes da Roza, Helonn

The following general know- Masters Pun Tu, Yuen San Fnt, Chan was inoculated with them, and of semi-completion throughout the Central Bank notes, and as a result Sousa, Eliza Fernandes, Leonor Nunes, them to be alive."

Tam year, and in a number of cases the notes are worth but 80 per Fook Chor, Chur Fuk Choi, Lam Yiu after showing the well-known.

their former value. Wa. A. Shak, Law Chok Sun.

the Daily Express. proceeding,

Answers, for those who need mensures had to be taken to recent. of

it being recognised

them, will be found on Page 14 move portions of buildings ren- Despite the declarations of the Chun Hing, Lam Ping Cheong, Ho Kattoms of the disease it died. to paper has been taken from

in the light of Buch a happen.

of this issue. dered dangerous by continued ex- "Ironside" leaders to allay, the Chu, Lam Wai Yuen, Chan Hing Further work is posure to the weather. In enses, apprehensions of the people, and Chow, Lam Mau Ling, Lai 9li! Kif. the invitation to the native bankers Yuen Lam Chi, Siu Chung Yin, Kwok however, where owners were gento inspect the "big amount" of Wine Vue. Kan Ying Chen, Lui Kaiing it may become necessary to uinely interested in building as silver stored at the Central Bank Hong. Chu Pak Tung, Luk Shiu Fun, revise completely the views pre- Tsh Kwok Fal, Wong Shun Tak, Law viously held on the longevity of

bacilli, an investment, Government ren-

It is said the longest period re dered assistance by means of the ready for exchange, the fears on

the part of the public have not Tackma T. Hargreaves. L. Crossan, Trade Lean, and towards the end been abated.

C. Sorby, R. Hill, H. Tolly, You Koon corded hitherto in which life has of the year work was resumed on

to be built at a higher level, where Foon, Fulk Foo Seek, Wong Wal Lun, persisted in a culture of this kind

Kwok Sik Kwan, Yee Chiu Heung, is one year.-British Wireless.

a great number of lots..

made

Masters

It is noticeable that there was necessary, in order to provide for Mak Ping Kwan, Yan Chau Wong, an increase in the number of plans the future rolaing of certain low- Shum Chek Kwong, Sun Wah Hong submitted under the heading "A-lying areas in Hongkong and Kow-and Ng Kee Sang. teration and additions"--1,932 in loon has been continued. In some 1920 as against 1,031 in 1925. cases arrangements were This was largely due to owners' allowing the ground floor to bo expenditure on maintenance and retained at their existing levels improvements. of old properties upon owners giving an undertak- which, in more prosperous times, ing to raise such floors when the would have been demolished and raising of the street la carried out. rebuilt.

Advantage has been taken in

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of

ANTI-PROHIBITION. CAMPAIGN.

A REFERENDUM PLANNED,

New York, Nov. 30..

that

OPIUM CONVENTION SIGNATURES.

VERY FEW AFFIXED SO FAR.

London, Nov. 30.

the

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Where is the offcial residence of

the Archbishop of Canterbury? 2 What is a centaur?

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To which city was the seat of the

French Government removed in

the early days of the war.

A Who wrote the following: Ex- enye of Elia; The Yellowplunk Paper Adam Bede: Judo the

& Translate these foreign phrases (a) Via medio; (b) toujours per driz;(c) samper cadem; (d)der- nior cri.

8 For what popular saying was Dr. Emile Cous responsible?

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The Foreign Secretary stated The number of plans deposited cases of rebuilding to require the

in the House of Commons that be- during the year was 1,874 na com frontages to be set back to con-

A financial campaign for G.,sides Great Britain, only France pared with 1,863 in 1925. The form to the approved lines number of plans approved during street widening where such have000,000 for a referendum on pro-and Poland had ratified the year was 2,155 as compared been decided upon. with 2,686 for "1925.

Where permission for verandahs hibition has been launched by the Geneva Oplan Convention of 1925. over Crown footpaths has been re- National Association Against the Ratification hy Great Britain 10 quested, consent has been given Volstead Act, at a dinner attended covered all parts of the Empire11. The policy of requiring houses, conditional upon a clear width of by numerous bankers and business other than Canada and the Irish 12 when undergoing reconstruction, ten feet provided for the footpath. men-Reuter's American Service.

Streit Improvements.

Free State British Wirclesa,

What wee the Dici of Wormat

What nations are noted for their consumption of the following foodstuffs (a) roast beef; (b) oatmeal; (d) (c)

Photti

0 What phantom ship is supposed to be seen in stormy weather of the Cape of Good Hope.. To whom was he speaking? Who said "Thou art the man!! What was Keplers discovery? Whick English counties have

the loast rainfall, and why?

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