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KOWLOON TONG.

WATER.

LOW STATE OF THE SUPPLY

EXPLAINED.

CHINA COAST OFFICERS.

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LATEST PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS.

THE ✨✨ HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Captain W. L, Shinn, of the Chengt, is on reserve. Captain, D. Whyte, from reserve, has gone master, Chengtu.

IMPROVEMENT HOPES..

U.S. POLITICIAN'S DEATH.

FORMERLY IN CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE.

MR. EDWIN DENBY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1929.

DUOPHONE COMPANY

AFFAIRS.

'GRAMOPHONE SHARE GAMBLING.

The Very Idea!

It was recently revealed that "Charles Warner," aged 82, who had worked for sixty years in the as a painter and paperhanger, is a American city of. Saratogo Springs woman:

After the discovery she told of- fiest

one knew or ever would know her real name, but that

day will be found an interesting Wuchang. Mr. F. L. Rasmussen, morning from Detroit announces wick, Limited, will be heard in the sho would like to be called "Jane."

In our Pictorial Supplement to picture showing the low 'state of the water in the reservoir at Kow loon Tong which was specially

Mr. J. R. Forster, second officer,' Sunning, has gone chief officer, chief officer, Wachang, is Home leave.

on

She said that her mother took her

to "Canada as a small child. When'

constructed to supply the garden Anking, is on reserve. Mr. T. B. of the Chinese Maritime Customs British Brunswick, Limited, and she grew up she wanted" work to

Mr. D. D. Richards,' chief officer, Low, from

reserve, has gone chief officer Anking. Fatshan, has gone chief officer, Mr. A. F. Magianis, chief officer, Cheklang. Mr. D. V. Duncanso, chief officer, Chekiang, has gone chief officer, Fatshan.

support her mother, who was a widow, and that sixty years ago a woman's wago was insufficient for two persons. She therefore want- ed a man's work, with clothing and got a job.

a man's pay, and No so donned man'e

London, Jan. 5.- The London Gazette last night contained the announcement that petitions for the winding-up of the A Reuter's telegram to hand this phone and Unbreakable Record Company, and the British Bruns- the death of Mr. Edwin Denby High Court on the 14th inst. former Secretary of the U.S. Navy

The Duophone Company controls who was at one time in the service

the petitions, in both cases, city with water for flushing and

The late Mr. Denby was born garden purposen.

nt Evansville, Indiana, in 1870, and have been presented by the Stuart As is widely known, residents

The petition for winding-up re at Kowloon Tong have for many

Young Denby went to China with lively meeting of the his father was from 1885 to 1898 Advertising Agency, Ltd. United States Minister to China. weeks past heen complaining that

his father and two years later 28, at which Sir Alan Bur

Duophone Company on December there has been no water in the

entered flushing systems in their houses,

the Chinese Imperial and the question has formed the

Maritime Customs service. Return-oyne, the Chairman, traced the subject of discussions at meetings officer, Iluichow, is on reserve.

Mr. G. T. M. Ramsey, seconding to the U.S. In 1894, he graduat misfortunes which had dogged tho ed from the law school of the company since its inception, but ex- of the Sanitary Board. It WIN

Captain C. Harris Walker, also raised at a recent meeting of N. Co., from Home lenye, is

ted to the bar in 1896 and then chief of the gramophone companies C. University of Michigan, was admit-pressed optimism as to the future. The Duophone was one of the the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga plending for

practised at Detroit.

to be concerned in the boom which On the outbreak of the Spanish took place last summer on the Stock sympathette consideration of the

American War in 1898 he entered Exchange, and its 10s. shares have matter by H.E. the Governor. It

the Navy and served as a gunner's been marketed at over eight times will doubtless be recalled that, in

mate in the U.S.S. Yosemite, being their original value. reply, the Hon. Colonial Secretary stated that H.E. the Governor and

present at the battle of Santiago. Mr. II. S. Fairickson, from renter he was a member of the pmpany had paid no dividend and Until recently the Duophone the Director of Public. Werks nerve, has gone

extra second Michigan House of Representatives hind not, indeed, even presented its would be pleased to meet officer, Shengking.

and from 1985 to 1911 belonged to accounts, and its shares were gam-in the street from lunch time one representative of the residents of Kowloon Tong with a view to

bled in on prospecta alone. Since day till breakfast time the next ascertaining what steps are pos-

the position of the company has told the Magistrates he had forgot- sible to improve any defects which exist in the system.

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The reservoir cancerned designed to supersede an original acheme of electric pumps and storage tanks for the provision of water for tushing purposes, it was reported at the time that the digging of wells and the installa- tion of pumps "was discarded in favour of a reservoir which would ba large enough to furnish the estate with a permanent flush water supply as well as water for gardens and washing purposes."

reserve,

on

Mr. A. G. Cooke, second officer, Nanning, has gone second officer, Tunting. Mr. J. N. Daniel, second officer, Tungting, has gone second officer, Nanning.

Mr. J. R. Forstor, acting chief officer, Sunning, has gone acting chief officer, Wuchang.

Mr. W. J. Jones, extra second officer, Hain Peking, has gone second officer, Liangchow. Mr. D. Needham, second officer, Lianir- chow, has gone extra second officer, Szechuen,

Mr. J. R. Greig, chief engineer oflicer, Wantung, has gone chief engineer officer, Chingkiang. Mr. W. Wishart, chief engineer officer, Chingkiang has Hone chief engineer officer, Tehang. Mr. M. M. McNeil, chief engineer officer,

chang. Is on reserve.

hus

Mr. A. Or, from Home, been appointed extra third engine- er officer, Whangpu,

re-

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The reservoir is situate on the hill just above the upper area of the Kowloon Tong estate. It is

Mr. D. McL, Buchanan, second enry of access and can be reached engineer, oflicer, Huoph, has by a narrow path on the hills from signed from the China Navig the far hamdary of the estate. tion Company. Mr. J. Gardner, Almost immediately above

from reserve, has gone second the.

engineer officer, fupeh, reservoir is a pool formed by throwing a small dam across a nur- ruw gully which impounds the water. The reservoir is formed by, a dan, being built to join up two hills, rather steep, and it would appear that williont a copious and A more or less constant rainfall, The storage capacity of the rehas gone acting chief engineer Mr. G. S. Arthur, from reserve, servoir cannot be utilised to itu maximum advantage.

olleer, Wantong.

which in our illustration can be seen left high and dry, the water

By means of a cast iron pipe,

Mr. J. Small, extra chief engine

Home officer, Ningpo.. is on leuve.

Mr. A. McVean, extra chief. engineer oilleer, Wantung, has

chief engineer Ngankin,

officer,

The

Her employers state that she displayed a man's efficiency and vigour.

Kingston Magistrate-What was the value of the fowl? Man-Ten shillings, but I also lost a guinea- fowl.

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Man at Highgate-My. landlady has told me to quit, as I am not in bed punctually at- ten o'clock every night.

A Leicester man who left his car

A 17-year-old Lincoln messager boy, employed by the Post Office, was fined £3 at Lincoln, for dangerously driving a six-cylinder motor car, of which he is the owner.

been brought to light, the shares have dropped to about 11s., so that ten.it. the losses sustained by some holders must be considerable.

The Duophone and Unbreakable Record Company has an authorised capital of £250,000, of which 208,- 661 108, in 8 per cent. Cumulative Preference shares of 10s, ench, and £134,160 in Ordinary shares of 108. each, are issued, and fullý paid up, The control of the British Bruns, wiek Company was assumed Inst May, and the Duophone Company also halls the controlling interests in its foreign company, which was Boated only a few months ago.

ART IN INDUSTRY.

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A man told the Magistrate at the; Manchester City Police Court that he obtained a living by supplying guinea pigs and white mice to the Manchester University and other institutions. He made a profit of three bull-pence on mice, "except those that happened to be dead,"

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Sheriff Jameson told some amus- ing stories at the reunion of the ex-members of the 3rd Edinburgh (Mayfield U, F.) Company of the Boys' Brigade,

LORD E, PERCY ON DEMAND leaving his congregation, and he A minister in Aberdeenshire was

said: have got three things to say about you.

FOR HIGHER STANDARD.

Lord Eustace Percy, President

You don't love God, judging by

the U.S. Congress as a Conservative Republican, acting as Chairman of the House Committee on Naval of the Board of Education, ad- the poor attendances at His House. Alfairs,

When America entered the war tional Society of Art Teachers, dressing a meeting of the Na-

You don't love me, because of

in 1917, he enlisted at the age of in, connexion with the annual the poor stipend you give me. 47 as a private in the Marine Corps Conferenco in on Paris Island, South Carolina. of art education in this country riages since I came here. and was sent to the training stat-sociations, said that the tragedy as there have been only three ninr- of Educational As- And you don't love each other

He was promoted sergeant and was

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engineer officer, Tungeliow, is on

Mr. A. W. Black, extra second very successful in training recruits. at present," is that It ig In Jan, 1918, he received a com- being carried on largely by

(A Canadian theatre manager mission and by the end of the year teachers who from, the moment expels all patrons who caugh, in was a major. After the close of they take up teaching, have no

reserve,

Mr. W. P. Bareley, from Home

is on reserve.

third

Court, Wayne County.

de-

for themselves, and

mand whole time teaching.

in the district.)

O little germs that lodge in me

Defying all removal. When I go forth a show to see That has not your approval, J's hardly fair of you to start

A-tickling of my thrapple. The while I watch with thumping

heart

is conveyed from this storage site] leive, has gone second engineer the war he was appointed chief pro-line or opportunity to practise view of the prevalence of inYuenza to the estate in the Kowloon Tonger, Yunnan, Mr. A. B. Blair, bation officer of the Recorder's their art valley and distributed to the second engineer officer, Yunnan, Court, Detroit, und of the Circult that local authorities often houses. At the present time over 200 houses have been finished and ars veempled. When the whole scheme is completed there will be 250 houses in all. The water sup ply in question is unfiltered and is intended mainly for flushing pur poses, Residents are supplied with drinking water from the Govern

ment nwin, for which they contri- Bute their quota of the revenue derived by the Treasury on ne count of water rales.

Kowloon Tong residents have learned with muth satisfaction that an improvement in the pre- sent system in promised.

RIGID AIRSHIPS.

Mr. J. Atkinson, engine officer, Chengtu, has gone third engineer officer, Sinkiang, Mr. J. B. Kony, third engineer fleer, Sinking, has gone third engineer officer, Chenglu.

Mr. L. McRae, from reserve,

In 1921, President Hard- "Art teachers should be able to Ing utilised his intimate carry on their art during part of first-hand knowledge pointing him Secretary of the teaching. The success of art de- their time, and also at their own by ap- Navy post which he held til mands more room for part-time 1024, when he resigned following teachers." has gone chief oficer, Kumaang President to demand his retire proceeded,

Senatorial resolution urging the

"We are now at a moment," he "when I think in- pointed third officer, Hangsang.

Mr. K. J. Hanners has been apment because of his connexion with dustry is more than ever before the leasing of the naval oil reserves demanding a higher standard of Mr. A. F. Jumfesori, from

at Tempot Dome.

art education for the purposes of serve, has gone third officer,

This oll scandal, was, the subject its Industry. We have to meet Chipshing. Mr. H. M. Neilson, of a protracted inquiry and of legal an insistent and growing de

proceedings. In the lower court mand for better design. the lease granted to Harry Sinclair

re-

Third officer, Chipshing, is on re-

вегте.

Mr. A. Pirie, from reserve, has and his associates by the Harding however, exonerated except Albert gone second officer, Yusang.

Government was upheld, but in Fall, Secretary for the Interior, and Mr. A. Robertson, acting chief Sept., 1926, the U. S. Court of the court added that whether the officer, Kungwo, has gone nelinging that the concession was pro- naval oil reserves in the Department Appeal reversed that decision, hold- idea of placing the control of the chief officer, Fuhwo.

Mr. Smith, extra chief engine-cured by fraud and corruption, and of the Interior originated with MR, SPANER AGAIN PREDICTS officer, Fooshing, has gone should be cancelled. All the officers Denby or with Fall was a matter

of the Harding Government were, of conjecture.

DISASTER.

chief engineer oflicer, Mingsang. Mr. J. Reanie, chief engineer Mr. E. F. Spanner, the arch-officer, Mingsang, is on reserve.

Mr. J. Tarner, enemy of the airship, has written.

from reserve, another provoking book called has gone acting second engineer "About Airships" (E. F. Spacer, Lesang.

ner, Gs, wet), now published in sup. Mr. C. Porterfield, from re- port of his belief that "rigid air- serve, has gone second engineer shipa have no future.”

officer, Loongwo.-Shipping. and He recapitulates his main argu-| Engineering.

ments in a manner designed for lay readers and sums up his views on

R. 100 and R. 101 as follows: "I

tum very doubtful whether either of

these grent monsters will be cupable

EXCHANGE RATES.

of emulating the performances of Paris the Graf Zeppelin. I have been so Brussels much impressed with the likelihood | Amsterdam that disaster will befall both of Berlin there ships, that, I have set out just Copenhagen why and where I expect these new Vienin altemps at conquering the air with Helsingfors lighter-than-air craft to fail,”

Lisbon He decides that the rigid airship)

Bucharest will not be able to withstand the

Buonos Aires forces it will meet in storma; that Shanghai

Yokohama

it will be flown most of the time New York either "pitched up" or "pitched Genera down" at an angle which will cause Milan acute discomfort to the passengera. Stockholm "Even if rigid airships could be alo balt as strongly a ocean-going Prague Hiners, their passengers would be Madrid hurled about like so many dummies Athens when storms or temperature 'dunts' | Rio were encountered."

Bombay Mr. Spanner states that this is Hongkong the Inat book on rigid airships that Silver (spot) he will write,

Silver (forward)

London, Feb. 8.

.121.30'

...314.00

12.12%

..20.47

.18.10

.34.685

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100%

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.47.7/10

...2/6% .1/10.17/32

,4.85'11/18

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.92.75

.18.15

.19.10

..164

.80.005

...875

.6.29/32 1/6.81/32

....25% .25.15/10 -British Wireless.

Sents may now be booked in advance at Moutrie's and the Star Amongst the passengers by the for the farewell performance of President Polk, arriving here the Macdons Playera on Friday this morning, were Dr. and Mrs. next, and also for the Banvard Glenn C. Burbank, who are con London Musical Comedy Company ducting a party round the world, who commenco a short season at organised by the D. F. Robertson the Star Theatre on Saturday.

Travel Bureau of, Los Angeles.

OIBJÁ BY NGA SCANCE, JAG

AKA. V. E. PAT.CHT.

"Well, you gave me this wrap, so someone has to attend the opera with me."

The girl and villain grapple, It's mean of you to make me

cough,

Because, perchance, throughout

It,

At Flossie Floyd you rudely scoll, Her youthful age you doubt it; The hero's attitude, it's true,

Is rather overbearing,

But that is no excuse for you

To cause a lot of swearing By feather - dusting fellows'

throats,

Until they meet expulsion For rasping these unpleasant

notes

Of mileroby convulsion.

Why not in Germland's golden

land

Erect a theatre yonder,

Where germ and germess, hand

in hand,

May thither go and ponder

As hère follows heroine

And love it springs eternal- And leave aloid this threat of

mine

Thou breath of the Infernal.

It was at a certain war station in the early months of '14, and a Ter- ritorial regiment of very young | soldiers had taken over their new quarters.

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The sentry challenged the ap- proaching figure in guch nervous tones that the officer was neeved.

"Heavens, man," he exclulmed angrily, "don't

to them. Bawl out at the blighters sharply. Here is someone approaching, lend mo your rifle and I'll show you how it should be done. Halti, who. goes there!" he yelled at the dimly ; Been figure.

"Its just Missus Broon if you want tae ken, an' let me tell 'o young man, dinna bawi at me like that, or I'll gie ye a skelp owre the lug!"

The Captain silently handed back the rifle to the grinning sentry and bolted.

The offices of the Supreme Court will be open daily from 10 am. to 1 pm during the Chinese New Year Vacation, except on Public and General Holidays, when the offices will be entirely closed. The Chinese New Year Vacation commonces on the 11th February, and terminates, on the 15th February, (both days inclusive).

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