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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1928,

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THE FLUSH SYSTEM.

the Island. A copy has been fald before each member and given to the Press. So I trust you will not to read the actual

SOME INTERESTING OFFICIAL require me

figuros.

"STATISTICS. -

It is, I believe, accurate but it At. yesterday's meeting of the has not been possible to give the Sanitary Board, the Chairman figures exactly under the headings for. Explanatory notes (Mr. W. J. Carrie) made an in-asked teresting statement regarding have been added where necessary, No Naval or Military property is -water-flashed closets.

Referring to an item on the included in the list. agenda, the Chairman said.-

In continuation of my replies to the questions asked by Mr. Braga at the last meeting of the Board I now furnish the Hoard with a list of all water dushed installations on

May again stress the point that the mere number of water flushed installations in any one building is no inuex to the amount of water consumed in that bullding...

The list follows:

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

London Gossip.

[By Jonn.]

London, Dec. 13.

At the moment everybody is

Statisties of Water Flushed Installations in longkong (excluding talking about the probability of

Kowloon).

Houses

Hotels

Hospitala

(Government and)

(Private:

Ofices

Government

Buildings (2)

Schools (Private)

Closets

adcr

2. European

Isorts Chinese

1,497

236

Trough

Urinals

149

150

cuox

1.292

Water Supply. Government- Flushed by

Flushed by Independent Mains

the Prince visiting Kenya and -East Africn.

Although the announcement of] the forthcoming visit is quite un officiat, it is also, I believe, quite true.

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by their gay chatter and their: costumes, all made of oilcloth. They

by werd accompanied cavaliers, who brought thermos and dainty asks, champagne aandwiches.

The women will pose as figures

of porcelain from the Egyptian and Cretan civilisation down to the era of Staffordshire pottery.

A Penn Library, No one has aided Miss Lyin The visit may take place at the more than Lady Demetriad, whose end of next year or the beginning handsome house in Hans-pluce has been a rendezvous for the porcelain 104 of 1929,

participants.

578 (1) 14

506

354 187

and}

1,024 51 20

1,314.

1.304

302

7.4

74

143

593

554

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Taikoo Property (3)

62 13 19

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Totals

34454 401 157

4,748 1,301

3,447

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Princesses.

Princess Helena Victoria is 30 among the Royalties wintering in Africa, and Princess Marie Louis' 93ailed for East Africa lust Friday.. Captain Alan Lawrence and Mrs., G. F. Hatheld accompanied Princess Marie Louise, who will be much missed from London,

(1) Mainly on the Peak where an independent supply is impossible. (2) Includes Government Ofees, Schools and Quarters and Public Latrines al Urinals.

(3) Entered separately as division into offices, houses, &c., is not fully

recorded.

BUSTER KEATON.

"THE GOLD RUSHI."

"COLLEGE" AT THE QUEEN'S | CHARLIE CHAPLIN AT THE

TO-DAY.

WORLD.

"The Gold Rush," Charlie Chap- Buster Keaton's capital now comedy. "College," will be the lin's greatest comedy is the feature attraction at the Queen's feature attraction at the World Theatre from to-day to Saturday. Theatre from to-day to Saturday. which is "College" presents Buster as a With that genios

and. book scholay

# mait at peculiarly his own, the famous His girl. Mory, nicely screen comedian has depicted with games. played by Anne Cornwall, urges subtly tender and delicate master- him to athletic prowess. He goes strokes the struggle of man's into training. Here is a rich eternal hunt for happiness, its interlude, with Buster trying heartbreaks and tears and its Against a everything he can think or on an laughter and joy. Olympic Games ground He cuts background of the tragedy and a sublimely ludicrous figure with misery suffered by the pioneers every athletic implement, and his who first journeyed to ice-bound culm despair after every failure is Alaska for gold, he has built the extraordinary amusing. By funniest comedy of his career, a cleverly stevised sequence, he runs picture that can be seen again and to the rescue of his girl, and on again with undiminished pleasure, the way Recomplishes every fent that has hitherto Noored him.

"College" is full of droll inci- dents and comical thrills. It is undoubtedly the happiest of all Buster Keaton's comedies.

VEGETABLE EXPORTS.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT

SANITARY BOARD.

Dish Dedication.

the

This Princess is, I think. only member of the Royal Family who has a restaurant dish named after her.

You can order sole Marie Louise, artist a delicate creation of an chef.

It is curious to note how this custom of dish dedication has fad- ed away from Society. Modern in- Stances are few and far between.

"Vox"-Last Night.

Last night the wonders of Len Theremin's "music from the air" broke upon the general public at the Albert Hall.

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de-

The Russian inventor has tided to name his electrical con trivance Vex word of universal meaning. He sails on the Majestic to-morrow for America, and begins! a world tour.

The Face of a Poet.""

In appearance this smart, slim young man does not resemble the general idea of what a physicist should look like. His face handsome and very refined. He carries himself with modesty and

"THE WEDDING SONG." his

is

manners are charming. Hej has a young wife, but no children. There is a young 'cellist in Paris, called Sallet, who is learning] TO-DAY'S NEW FILM AT THE the technique of the new musical] instrument. Sallet is 14 years old first Land will doubtless be the

virtuoso of Vox...

STAR.

Queen's Thought.

The new picture at the Star

It will be interesting to Theatre to-day is "The Wedding Song" with. Leatrice. Joy in the whether Fritz Kreisler, who is in leading role. The story deals America, will be induced to take with a band of crooks who planp the "Vox." Many believe his to rob a young islander of pearls musical genius is perfectly suited

to the instrument. At yesterday's meeting of the worth a million. The plan works

the girl criok un Sanitary Board, the following well until questions were asked by Mr. J. Pexpectedly falls in love with the

For the last Seamen's Bazaar Bragg and replied to by the Chair intended victim

happien indeed. The scenes range somebody asked the Queen if she man (Mr. W. J: Carrie):

from the coral strand of a tropic would graciously send something! (1) is the Government aware ale to the anderworld of Santo be sold. Her Majesty regretted that large quantities of freshFrancisco and back again. There she had already disposed of all her vegetables are regularly exported are several thrilling incidents. own work, but pronised a picture, by steamers at of Hongkong? The supporting cast is excellent, which was sent and rallied for

with Robert Ames as the leading large sum.

Yes

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(2) If statisties of such exports. are available, will the President obtain the figures in respect of the month of December last and for the first half of the current

month?

.

Then, things

quite likely that if restrictions on expert were imposed the vegetables would not pass through Hongkong No statisties are available, at all. It is not believed that the export restricts supplies for the President also jucal market. (3) Will the state, as his opinion, whether the

With regard to the Cattle and export in large quantities of fresh vegetables from the Colony tends Swine returns for December Mr. to restrict supplies for the local Braga said they made interesting markets, and if so whether any reading and asked if it was neces inadequacy of supply exists thus sary to restrict them to the Board. operating as a factor in the keep-He thought it would be appreciated ing up of prices of vegetables in by the, community if they were

made public. Hongkong?

The Chairman said he would The policy of the Government has always been to maintain farrange for copies to be sent to Hongkong as a free port. It is the Press.

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VEGETABLE DECORATIONS.

Vegetables, hitherto neglected in the dress world, are now being used for trimming purposes, with effective results. All kinds of vegetables, in their natural shapes and colourings, are being worn on day and evening frocks, and some- times also on hats. One particular attraction of vegetable trimming" is that some of their bright and! attractive shades are not to be

A SPANISH BACKGROUND-

{01927 BY REA SLAVICE, INĖ

When the winning ticket was drawn it had the name of "Stook" upon it and no address. Everybody tried to think of anyone of that

In the wainscoted library there name without success, but when the children returned from their tea is a vast collection of books on the and heard it the youngest one joy subject of William Penn, Lady fully exclaimed, "Stook! Oh! how Demetrialdi's grandmother lovely. That's grandmamma's 'odd' born a Springett, into which family man. He will be pleased."

the 17th century pioneer married. So the Queen's charming present

Quaker and Shaker. of a lovely water-colour was proudly. borne away by the Duchess of Westminster's odd job man.

was

obtained in flowers or more stereo- typed forms of dress decoration.

The plain black frock which girl wore at a dance the other night. was much admired for the trail" of life-like tomatoes which stretch- ed along, the front of the normal waist line. These were beautifully made from several shades of velvet, By the way, Lady Demetriadi has the bright red ones alternating with introduced a new cocktail into the the yellowish-green tints of those shaker's repertory. It is called a which are just ripening. The row Midnight Rehearsal.

"Lone Tree" cocktail, and glisten- of little "balls" ended at the left Rehearsals for the Porcelaining at the bottom of the glass is side of the frock with a loosely Tableaux, which will be seen at a tiny onion instead of a cherry.hanging spray of the green foliage, the Savoy Theatre to-day, began I don't know what it tastes like, and on the shoulder five red and but the presence of this odoriferous vellow tomatoes were arranged at midnight.

Some of the prettiest women in vegetable at least makes for sur-close together to take the place of society enlivened the dark theatre 1 prise and comment.

the, usual pogy...

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS.

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14 Planet.

15 Bereave.

17 Fruit used in salads.

19 President.

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22 Merriness.

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27 Sounds of bells,

20 Torn round,

32 Middle.

33 Member of the shrimp family.

35 Food obtained from palms.

37 Disturbance.

38 Varieties of textile fabrics.

42 Urgent want.

44 Place of ingress.

45 Dethroned.

48 Caused to sound.

50 Inferior being in contradistinction

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51 Concealed.

54 Portaining to tone.

55 Italian exclamation of joy,

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24 Old gold coin.

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28 Species of corundum.

130 Heavy wooden hammer.

31 Army.

34. Full of roe.

36 Professional vocalist.

130 Joy:

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40 Kind of cotton gauze.

41 Obeisance.

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