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(Continued from Page 1) we have driven people too much to nullahs and wells. There should be an increased supply; from stand pipes and nullaha should be policed in places." .

P. R." A. Advice.

The Peak Residents' Assocía- tion has issued a circular, which has been distributed to all house. holders on the higher levels, point- ing out the hours of supply now in force, and stating that the pre-| sent restrictions were: introduced in lieu of cutting off the flush sys- tem supplies.

CHINA RADIO AND MANY LOCAL FIRMS

AIR MAILS.

AMERICAN AGENTS,

··· ́APPREHENSIVE.

FEAR CONSEQUENCES OF AMALGAMATION,

ASSURANCE SOUGHT.

VICTIMISED.

MAGISTRATE'S HOMILY ON BUSINESS MORALITY.

TRICKSTER GÅOLED.

"Thirty years ago business might be run on those lines, but such an amount of immorality, in, business has grown up since then that your clients were simply ask- those people." ing for trouble when they trusted

So Bald Mr. E. W. Hamilton to Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Jur., at the conclusion of a case involving, a most remarkable series of frauds committed on a large number of Chineso business firms in tho Colony; stry of. Communications has caused It was alleged that three men considerable apprehension among charged in the ease, were active the local American representatives members of a gang who, setting

Shanghai, June 19. The action of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee yester- The circular impresses upon all

day ordering the amalgamation of householders the necessity of flush all government radio and aeronaut ing W.C's, with bath water (pour-cal mail services within the Mini ing the water where possible into the flushing cisterns), and says It is also desirable that the smallest quantity of water be used for bath ing purposes.

of the Radio Corporation of themselves up as the Man Wo America and the Curtiss-Robertson Cheong firm, obtained huge con- A circular in enclosed, in Chin-airplane interests...

signments of goods from various cae, impressing upon servants' the Efforts to obtain statements from firms trading here. By producing necessity of not wasting water. government officials, especially from a chop and other requisites giving Wang Peh-chun, Minister of Com-the semblanca of an old-establish- munications, on the new arrange-ed firm, they were able to obtain ment have been unsuccessful.

Heavy Rains in Canton.

Canton, June 23. Although Canton, like Hongkong, has been experiencing an excep-. tionally dry season, there has been no, lack of rain during the past week.

Assurances Wanted.

credit for these goods.

timized.

No shop, irrespective of the character of the goods it dealt in, It in reported here that. J. M. was found beneath the notice of Wilson, local agent for the Curtiss the gangsters, and a compradore's airplane interests, has cabled his provision shop, a shop which sells There have been, a number of home office urging delay of all tooth-brushes, and a factory which heavy storms and for twelve hours, shipments of airplanes to China makes brick tiles, were montioned until the Chinese government by the police as being amongst from 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon till about 4 o'clock this morning, yes.assurances regarding the car the large number of firms vic except for a few brief intervals, ring out of the recent contract entered into.by Curtiss representa- the rain has been coming in tortives and the Chinese aviation com- rents. Heavy clouds are hanging mission, which is headed by Mr. low overhead and it seems as if there will be more rain before the Sun Fo, Minister of Railways.

The Ministry of Communications eventually reached a point when a day is through.Our Own Corres has constantly opposed the Curtiss clue was obtained which put the contract, and has gone ahead with officers on, the track of the gang. the purchase of a number of Stin-Four of the alleged members were son-Detroit machines. It has fur-rounded up in a boarding-house in THE MOVING VILLAGE. ther announced its intentions of Macao where they were said to ba placing an immediate mall servica "resting" in the interval of dis disregarding the Curtiss contract.posing of a large consignment of biscuits obtained from their

pondent.

MONTAGNON RESUMES ITS DOWNWARD PATH.

Zurich, May 18.

The investigations made by the police, carried out, as complaints were received from time to time,

Of these prisoners, one had' been discharged at a previous ap pearance last week before the Magistrate. The proceedings were continued this morning against the remaining three men.

Anglo-Danish Menopoly. latest victim. This is somewhat similar to the impasse which developed in connex- ion with the Radio Corporation's contract with the National Recon- struction Board, due to the Ministry of Communications fimmediately starting a competing service which continued although the service is in ferior to the Rado Corporation of American service...

After hearing further evidence, Mr. Hamilton found there was not suelent evidence to convict twa of the accused, who were accord- ingly discharged. Hin Worship found the remaining man to have

The little village of Montaguon, in the Canton of Wallis, is sliding down the mountain-side. It had a period of wandering between 1870 and 1890, when it moved on for a distance of eighteen yards and lost fourteen feet in altitude above sea- level. Stone houses were ont ef

The local agents for the Radio repair every few years and had Corporation of America fear the gradually to be abandoned. The placing of all radio under the Min-been an active member of a gang wooden chalets atood" the strainistry of Communications which is better, but of late the floors of likely to Infringe their contract, due theso have begun to slope to the

south and it is found that the village has moyed another thirty- three yards down the slope and lost another twenty feet in al- Wtude.

The village la situated in the diatrict of Martigny, and counts 160 Inhabitants. Though the situation has become critical, they are loth to leave their homestends, na the surrounding fields are of exceptional fertility.

SMALL BOY'S LAME EXCUSE.

ORDERED A CANING FOR THEFT.

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DO YOUR BITI

It's no use merely hoping that everything will be all right. It won't be unless you' help by economising.

KETERLAMASTEFUSE SOCHORENSE ARE SOSÉ VAN NEMČINAS FERNERING.

to the fact that the Ministry. In heavily involved financially in the British-Danish cable monopoly which is a likely handicap to the free development of the Sino- American radio connexions.

Plan New Stations, Planning to handle a large volume of international messages and to render better service to the public,

of trickstera, and sentenced him to six months' hard labour on each

of two counts, the sentences to be served concurrently.

Con- com-

Mr. F. X, d'Almada, Jnr., ap. peared for the Fch Wah fectionery Co., one of the

lainants in the case,

·THE HÍGH COST OF QUARRELLING.

OFFENDER HAS TO MEET HEAVY BILL.

It was explained in a caso which came bofore Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning that a man who had' been 'somewhat seriously injured (in an altercation with another man had been called upon to my heavy medical expenses.

The prosecuting police officer A small boy, charged with the

said the Chinese doctor who put unlawful possession of a woman's the Bureau of Radio Communica in a number of stitches after the jacket at the Central Police Court Lion of the National Reconstruction injury, had sent in a bill for $10. this morning, told the Magistrate | Committee 18 spending ap- The ambulance people also pro (Mr. E. W. Hamilton) that he was proximately $700,000 for construc-duced a bill for $3 expenses, while chasing the woman, who had tion and installation, of new 20 it was intimated 'at the' Govern- dropped the garment in the street, kilowatt short wave transmitting ment Civil Hospital that the with the intention of returning it and receiving stations at Chengju sufferer would also have to pay to her, when he arrested. and Liukuohong, near Paoshan re-something for hospital fees. The district watchman who arrest- spectively, according to the Shang- His Worship assessed the ed him had an entirely wrong hit Evening Post. The receiving compensation at $15, ordering this conception of the position, he said. station at Liukahong on the border to be paid by the man who was in It was disclosed that the defen- of Shanghai and Paoshan districts the dock on a charge of assault. ·

more area of 100 dant had been several times before will be of an

"I shall not fine you this time, the Court for similar offences. mows.

Four branch stations at Canton, but you will have to pay compen He was now ordered to receive 12 stroks with the rattan.

Hankow, Tientsin and Shanghai sation," the Magistrate said. are also included in the project. These will relay messages from the Central Office here to their destina- tions.

OPIUM HIDDEN IN RAFTERS.

SOME ALSO FOUND IN BAMBOO STOOLS,

New tricks by opium smugglers were disclosed in a case which came before Mr. E. W. Harpilton this morning.

The entire equipment for the transmitting and receiving stations will be here not later than August, and Installation will begin before September. The plant is expected to be ready to function early next spring.

Engineers will be sent from the Radio Corporation of America to in- stall the equipment and experts will be assigned by the Bureau to super- Charging a man and his wife vire the work, Z. W. Chang is the with the Joint possession of 43 engineer-in-chief of the preparatory tnels of opium, R. O. Grinmitt | organization...: said the drug was found secreted

In the rafters of their house at

BB, New Market Street, and within

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the joints of three, new bufnboo. stools placed under a bed.

The man was fined $6,000, or

FORMER CHINESE

**SOLDIER.

FINED FOR POSSESSION.

OF CARTRIDGES.

Charged with the possession of several rounds of ammunition, a Chinese promptly stood up to at tention at the Police Court to-day, and, in reply to a question from the Bench, said he was an soldier in the Chinese Army, and that the ammunition was part of his equipment.

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His Worship said he was satis

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