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PALACE HOTEL

Tel. Kowloon No. 3,

veni roes of a Home.

Tel. Address "Painco.".

A First Olas B-sidential, and Tourist Hotel with all the Con-

Under Entirely European Management.

Сову Lounge and Billiard Baloon. Three minutes from Ferry, Families specially es stod for. Moderate term.

Men. J. H. Ozberry,

Propri.trees.

EUROPE HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation"

DANCING:

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After Dinner every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

On the VERANDAH evefy Saturday from 12 noon to: 1.30 p.m. and every Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.

Telephone, 5341 (8 lines) Cables “EUROPE” Singapore.

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CABLES.-"RUNNYMEDE."

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD. George Goldsack.

Manager.

NEW PARIS STRAW HATS

• AT-

Rolande Sarrault

Pedder Building.

3rd Floor.

Tel. 22252.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW TERRITORIES.

REPORT ON SOUTHERN

DISTRICT.

There was an increase in the number of police and small Debts cases in 1929 as compared with 1928, but the combined figures for 1929 are still less than those for

1927.

The demand for land for building purposes remained about the same as in 1928 but there was a slight increase in the number of sales of agricultural land.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930,

there is hope that a successful solu- tion will soon be evolved.

Fire Appliances.

Cheung Chau, Tai O, and Tsuen Wan, however, are very inadequato- The report on the Southern Dis-ly supplied with fire-appliances and trict of the New Territories for the the possibility of a conflagration in one of these places is a constant year 1929 states:

menace. The elders of Cheung Chau, which is a prosperous and Progressive township, have lately shown great interest in the quos- tion of fire-appliances and tentative negotiations have been entered into for the purchase of an up-to-date portable fire-engine out of funda collected locally. Tai O and Tsuen Wan are, unfortunately, relatively poor communities and show little. sign of raising sufficient funds for; this purpose. Tsuen Wan is not entirely unprotected, as a fire- engine from Kowloon can reach it in twenty-five minutes. Tal O. however, presents a very difficult proposition, as the fire-float takes over two hours to reach this out. lying station. An endeavour la be-i ing made to get the inhabitants to contribute half the cost of a small fire-engine on the same lines as an older appliance was purchased some years ago for Cheung Chau.

Permits to occupy land and matshed permits on Crown land in creased in number by some 20%. There was a marked decrease in the number of earth, sand, and atone permits. Benches are becoming rapidly denuded' of sand and restriction of permits has had to be enforced.

The number of memorials regis- tered was 1,586 as compared with 993 in 1928 but few transactions of any size were concluded.

The fees received as stamp duty amounted to $2,193,00 against $1,907.60 in 1928.

Resumptions in connexion with the Shing Mun Water Scheme were the largest item in land work dur ing the year. All the agricutural lots in Teun Wan Demarcation Dis- tricts Nos. 152, 457, 458, 459, 460 and 466 were resumed.

Plenty of Fish.

the

Bathing Beaches,

There has been a keen demand Castle Peak Road and the beaches for, bathing-matshed sites on the there may now be said to be very fully occupied. Parking-places near most of the beaches have been greatly appreciated by car owners. provided an improvement which is

Islands.

Tai O Business was slightly The abnormal drought in

better than during the previous spring and summer of 1929 had an year. The fishing population had a adverse effect on the rice and vege successful season and the "Wong table crops in Cheung Chau, Lantao, catch was particularly good. and Lamma, but Tsuen Wan There are two distilleries in Tai O being well-watered, did not suffer which do business on a small scale to the same extent,

and an increase in output is re Tai O had a successful fishing' season but fish were less plentiful Ported. The demand for salt was smaller than usual a decrease in the Cheung Chau and Lamma which is probably due to the famine waters and prices remained high. conditions prevailing in parts of The following estimate shows China during the drought. There roughly the state of the fisheries was one outbreak of fire only. near Tai 0:-

Fish. Weight in

piculs.

| Ma Yau

Wong Fa

$116 500

1776 400

Herring Shrimps

Average

price

Cheung Chau-The development along modern lines of this rising township is greatly hampered by per picul the shortage of land available for

$17.00

building. The demand for house- $19.00

sites continues to increase, and it may be necessary, In the interests of the community, to put in hand a fresh section of the projected re-

$17.00

$16.00

Salt pans did not do so well as

in 1928 and the output of salt in clamation on the foreshore. Tai O is estimated at 10,200 piculs | All the European houses were against 18,000 piculs in 1928. occupied during the

summer

Distilleries in Tai O and Cheung months and Cheung Chau con- Chau fared rather better and there tinues to be a popular summer was an increase in the amount of resort.

spirit produced in 1929.. Lime A new company was entrusted kilin owners had a poor year.

with the lighting of Cheung Chat

As 1928 was a lean year for live in 1928 and new plant was instal- stock generally, prices remained led, but continued interruptions in high in 1929. Good sales are re-the supply of current have made ported from all parts of the Dis- further improvements necessary trict. Most of the livestock reared and fresh plant has been ordered.

In the Southern District is sold for Ping Chau-Two of the ten lime local consumption but Lamma is kilns on this Island have closed exporting an increasing number of down owing to the temporary cattle for sale in the Aberdeen check in building development dur- market.

ing the drought, and a number of the kilns there were damaged by typhoon

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The Ferry Services.

The health of the District was Tsuen Wan-Rice-growers in on the whole good. Malaria is ur- Tsuen Wan were able to plant two avoidably prevalent in Tsuen Wani

the more so that building develop crops despite the long period of ment in this neighbourhood con- drought. Prices were high. The tinues and the sanitary condition crop of pineapples was good and of this village leaves much to be the demand for areas for planting desired. Six fatal cases of beri has increased considerably. Pine- beri were reported. from Cheungcrease still further in this locality. apple cultivation promises to in- Chau.

Fish were scarce and supplies had The consolidation of the ferry to be obtained from Hongkong services between Hongkong, Aber- Lamma The first crop of rice deen, Cheung Chau, Tai O, Castle was very poor. Poultry, pigs and Peak and Tsuen Wan (the cattle from this island continued to Western Ferry Services) under fetch good prices in the Aberdeen the Hongkong and New Territories market. Ferry Company has been a qualified

success, owing partly to the tem- porary disorganization from a

For forging a marriage certi- change of management, and partly ficate and making false statements, to competition in goods traffic, two brothers and a woman were which is the more valuable part of sentenced at Manchster Assizes Irade. There were, however, cer- to five days' imprisonment. This tain notable improvements. A new launch, the Sun. Chau, was put was stated that the womjan, Edith meant their immediate release. It on the Cheung Chau run, and other Steadman, was to have married vessels of similar type are projected for the services to Tai O and Tsuen Alfred Steadman, but at the re Wan. The timetables have been gister office his brother, Thomas satisfactorily reorganized, except took his place, signing the certi at Tai O, where the lack of a good ficate, however, in Alfred's name. anchorage and remoteness from Later, Thomas was married else Hongkong make it difficult to ar- where, and there was a charge range a schedule that will meet all of bigamy also against him. Mr. needs. Serious efforts are now be Justice Mackinnon told them they ing made in this direction, and had acted with extreme stupidity.

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