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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1930.

NEW TERRITORIES CRIME.

REPORT ON THE NORTHERN

DISTRICT.

The report on the Northern dis- trict of the New Territories for the year 1929 states:

The District had practically a clean record as regards serious crime, only one case being com. mitted to Sessions, and there dis- missed.

The number of police cases show- ed a corresponding decrease, 477 against 484 In 1928. The total number of persons brought before the P.M. was 633, against 802 In 1928.

Among these cases again, there was an increased number of traffic summonses 208 against 188, so that these figures probably constitute a record in the annals of the District.

1929.

"Appetite good?

I should say so!

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I Like them, too" Baby's Own Tablets 1qther's favourite remedy for the Opium cases numbered only 17ittle ones in tens of thousands against 23, in 1928, but no valuable of homes throughout the world inference can be drawn from this.

because they allay teething pains decrease,

almost as if by magic, quickly There was only one case under the Arms ordinance. Larceny casca correct indigestion, colic, con- dropped from 81 in 1928 to 65 Instipation, "wind, check diarrhoea, relieve croup and colds, expel There was an increase in the worms. Are guaranteed absolute- number of liquor and tobacco cases ly pure and safe even for the duc to stricter supervision.

youngest or most delicate babe in Undoubtedly for this excellent arms. Of chemists everywhere, or record credit is due not only to the post free, 60 cents the vial, from local police. but also to the Chinese The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., authorities in the neighbouring dis- trict, who during the year succeed. 60, Kiangse Road, Shanghai, ed in keeping down the number of thieves and other bad characters along the border.

The number of small debts cases again increased.

Shut with Lo Wu, on the border. A large bridge, now nearing com- pletion, will complète this link. Good progress was made on the this path to continuation of Shataukok.

Conditions in the district were difficult owing to the prolonged drought and to this cause may be attributed a large number of actions Two important additions were brought by shopkeepers for goods made to the Iny-out of the villages supplied, and an unusually large of Taipo Market and Yuen Long, number of unstable money loan as- ensuring their development along sociations, which accounted for the modern lines, and in the latter, a bulk of the Small debts court work. number of houses and shops were

There were besides 56 mis-built along the new streets. cellaneous cases, 36 "Women and girls cases" and 166 cases of all kinds at Ping Shan, or 55 above the average for the last five years,

The general tendency is for the

work to increase.

Thirty-one dead bodies were sent to the Mortuary and six formal en- quiries were held.

A New Village.

A small market electrically light. ed has arisen at Sheung Shui, in the premises of an old knitting factory, and greatly adds to the importance. of this neighbourhood.

The Drought.

Planting appeared to be a failure, on account of the drought, but dur- ing the later rains it was seen that quite a good proportion of the seeds sown had taken root. There were

Although the year compares an-curiously enough fewer hill fires favourably with 1928 in village de than in the preceding year. velopment, again a reflection of the hardships suffered by the farmers during the drought, there were com. pensating features in the large number of local improvements undertaken by Government, which

The year was one of the driest in human memory. A slight rain about the season for planting the first crop enabled the nursery padi to be laid down, and on it the took im- drought that followed

by giving employment to the people mediate effect. In spite of all efforts in a period of enforced idleness, to conserve water, 'planting out" alleviated to no small extent the was impossible in the western por- distress of the agricultural population of the district, and there, tion.

practically the whole crop was en- Six of the eight sites to accomm-tirely lost. The effects of this modate the villagers to be removed failure will extend to the coming from the Southern District in con- rice season, for the seed planted for nexion with the Shing Mun water the second crop will not grow suc- works scheme were completed, or cessfully for the first, and in ad- practically completed during the dition to losing an entire crop, the year. One of the greatest difficul- farmers will have to buy seed for. ties encountered in reconciling next year. these people to these new houses

In regions where water was avall. has been the question of 'fung shui able however, like the Lam Ts-uen a pseudo-science which trivial as it valley, a good first crop was obtain may seem to Western eyes, has aned, and in some cases where it was all-important bearing in the ques- impossible to grow rice, a dry crop tion of selecting or forming a site of vegetables was successfully reap- for Chinese dwellings. Great ed. credit is due to those officers in

At Ha Tauen, rain making cere- charge of the actual construction monies were held from 18th April, who, by constantly meeting as far and some days later a little rain as possible the fungshui objections fell. Many parts of these cere- raised, succeeded in making com- monies make an interesting analogy pletely satisfactory sites for so with those described in the works many villages in so short a time of authorities on native magic. At one site, unfortunately, rock has been encountered in the process of levelling, and in this case a further delay in moving the villagers may be expected.

Happily rice did not rise to famine-prices, and there was no shortage of food. The population was, however, driven to forage for wood on the hillsides, in order to Access paths were constructed to eke out a scanty living by carrying

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