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WEDNESDAY, JULY- 1929.

The speaker added that he had hoard that the "authorities were

going to put up 100 street foun: IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL tains, but even then the hardships of the people would only bo pår- BIG KAIFONG MEETING TO BE tially relieved. Another problem

HELD SHORTLY.

was that of bullying at street fountains. "Mr. Ip said that ho saw with his own eyes many cases in the upper level where coolies CHINESE COMPLAINTS. [and professional water carriors had ten to twenty tins in the The water problem again figured queues at one time.. Other un- prominently at the monthly meet-scrupulous persons used tins dou- ing of the Chinese General Chamble (n.alzo the usual kerosene, tins ber of Commerce yesterday after and the result was that the women- hoon, when the Secretary, Mr. and children had to wait for Chen Heung-pak read a large num twenty-four hours sometimes and bor of letters of complaint on the then go home without water. water famine and the hardships

The Only Remedy, incurred by Chinese from various trade guilds and individuals.

The Hon. Dr. Kotowall said that There was a large attendance of his colleagues and himself, Sir representatives of trade associe-Shou-son Chow and Dr. S. W. Tao tions, including the Hon. Dr. R. H. fully realised the hardships of Kotowall, C.M.G., Messrs, Tang their compatriota and it was for Shiu-kin, Chau Yue-teng, Ip Lan- this very reason he suggested chuen, Leung Pat-yue, Ho lu, Ma calling a big meeting of Chinese Ying-plu and Wong Ping-shuen, Kaifongs, or eltizens, in the next few Mr. Li Yick-mui was in the chair, daya Dr. Kotewall said it dedi aupported by the Vice-Chairman, ed. to him the only remedy to re- Mr. Chau Yue-teng and the Secrelieve the famine was to urge the Government to pump water into tary.

The Chinese Contractors Asso- the Tytam Reservoir. In the ciation in a long letter, complain- opinion of the Government It ed of the Government cutting off would require $500,000 a month supplies for building operations to charter tankers to transport since May 6, in consequence of water to the Colony to pump the which much construction work had reservoirs and distribute to every been delayed and contractors suf- house. Furthermore, it would re- fered financially. It was pointed quire an additional $300,000 for out that since the strike in 1925 purchasing of water, etc., and this contractors had been doing would bring the total cost to hand-to-mouth business, and con- $800,000. sequent on the recent suspension Dr. Kolewall said that, on the of construction work the various other hand, ho believed the nc- companies had to dismiss some of cumulated cost spent by the Chinese the workmen for the time being. citizens for bringing water from The result was that thousands of the street fountains to their re- men were out of employment, forspective.housos, was in the neigh no other reason than that con- bourhood of $800,000. tractors could not get an adequate water supply. It was stated thal efforts of the contractors and of local architects to urge the Pub lic Works Department to alve longer hours of supply had also been unsuccessful.

The letter concluded by saying that the labourers already suf- fered many hardships when their wives and children had to wait for hours near the street foun- taine securing water for cooking and washing purposes and now further hardships were imposed on them because of unemployment,

Queues a Nulaance. Another letter addressed to the Chamber by residents in Yaumat, bearing the signature of two hun- dred persons, complained of the Inadequate supply on the main land, while other complaints were that the long queues of buckets and kerosene tins proved to be a great nuisance, obstructing would be customers visiting shops and endangering residents lving in the upper storeys if a fire occurr- ed,

Other letters resented the sug- gestion to further restrict the supply allowed to Chinese restaur- ants and boarding houses, and managements of these concerns polnied out that their businessca could not afford to suffer further because of a water famine.

Most Inadequate Supply.

A Kaifong Meeting. Continuing, Dr. Kotewall said he noticed in the comments of Chinese newspapers approval of the suggestion that water be pumped into the reservoirs. The three Chinese representatives on the Legislative Council had also received many letters of complaint requesting that they should urge the Government to pump water into the reservoirs and distribute it to the houses.

Dr. Kotewall" concluded by shy- ing that he wanted to make it clear to the meeting that he de- sired that all controversy per- taining to the pumping of water into the reservoirs be reserved to the coming big Kaifong meeting, when the representatives of the various classes of Chinose would congregate and discuss the fol lowing questions;

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OF YESTERDAY.

Brisk bidding featured the salo by public auction yesterday after- noon at the Land Office of Kow- loon Inland Lot No. 2,198, situat- ed at the junction of Prince Ed ward Road and Waterloo Road, The area of the plot is about 84,- 400 square feet with an annual rental of $236.

The upset price was $17,200, the minimum bid being $100. After an offer.of $800 at the first bid, the price rose in bids of $100 to $28,000 when it was knocked down to Mr. J. M. Noronha.

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Some of the conditions of the sale were that not more than four houses should be erected on the plot, that no other buildings other than semi-detached houses of European type were allowed to be erected, and that the purchaser was not to erect any building within 20 feet of Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road.

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2,109 adjoining Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2,140, Tai Nan Street attracted no bidders with an upset price of 47,289. The area is about 4,165 square feet, the annual rental be- ing $48.

Will the residents pay for the NORTHERN FAMINE. cost of transporting water into Hongkong and pumping it into the reservoirs !

Will the land and house owners pay for the new charges or the occupants of the houses, or will they share the expenses among them? Will the occupants of the third and fourth storeys and up- per storeys be in a position to ob- lain water if all houses get four hours a day; in other words, will the pressure of water be strong to reach the upper

enough atoreya?

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In the ensuing, discussion, Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, the former Seere- tary to the Chamber, said that by Mr. Ho lu stated that water re- hia personal careful observations striction was by no means an in- and timing at the street fountalas novation in the Colony. As with a stop-watch he found that matter of fact the present famine in most of the upper hill districts started last year. It was there In Staunton Street, Shelley Street fore, the Government who should and Hollywood Road the pressure shoulder all expenses incurred in

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REPORTED CANNÍDALISM IN SHENSI PROVINCE...

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Dreadful conditions in the famine area in North-Western China, particularly in Shensi pro- vince, were reported in a letter addressed to the Chinese General Chamber of Commerca by Shenat natives and referred to by Mr. Chen Heung-pak, Secretary of the Chamber at a meeting held yester day afternoon,

People who were hungry and could not find food went and at- tacked and killed lone travellers and children and ate human flesh.

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The mooting decided to call the attention of the Tung Wah Hog- of the water derived from the the pumping of water into the re-pital and the leading Chinese street fountains was extremely servoirs, considering. that the charitable institutions to the condi- Jow. On the average the people Government should have realised tlons prevailing, urging thom to open a public subscription to col could secure only one kerosene tin that the population was increas- of water about a minute. Assuming every day and should have had lect funds. ing that the dally supply from the the foresight to make the necessary street fountains was 4 hours, this provision. He believed that if the being the present restriction, only famine continued some residents

240 tins could be derived from would leave Hongkong for other desired to reiterate that he had one fountain. Mr. Ip estimated places and this indirectly, would not the alightest intention to im- that in each house there are at affect trade. Mr. Ho added that press upon those at the meetings least three storeys and 240 tius it would be unfair to Introduce that it was the Government who could barely supply the need of any new tax on the people to meet ten houses, not to montion a the cost of bringing water to whole street where there are Hongkong and he suggested the forty to fifty houses. The great 188ue by the Government of a pub. hardships of the residents in lc loan. these districts was beyond de- In reply to the discussion, the

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