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PLUMBING

IN ACCORDANCE WITH MODERN

ENGINEERING

PRINCIPLES

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Existing Installations Maintained.

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China Building.

Tel. 20269.

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The

FINAL EDITION

Library,

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881,

No. 14001

二拜禮 號一月八英港香

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1933. 日十月六

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $10.00 PER ANNUM

WHITEAWAYS

ANNUAL

SUMMER SALE

COMMENCES

ON

MONDAY

NEXT.

SKYSCRAPERS IN HONGKONG OF THE FUTURE

THE NORTH POINT

CONTROVERSY

GOVT. OFFER OF

1

CHAIWAN

CLUBS FAR FROM ENTHUSIASTIC

Enquiries this afternoon in quest of opinions on Chaiwan Bay as a site for the Chinese swimming club pavilions, which are ut present situated at North Point, met with unanimous cri- ticism of the proposal: It would not only occasion excessive ex- pense and but it was not easily accessible.

Al the South Ching AthleticsAss sociation, our representative was told that the Government has not

· yet definitely declded upon Chai- won Bay as an alternative site, but in the event of this proving the only alternative, they were not sure what they would do.

One person summed up the situation when he stated that ⚫ the Chinese, community felt it WHA A great pity that the Government should yiek to

pressure of private interests, which was what they were doing if rumour had it right, and deprive them of “one lung".

HEALTH OF COLONY.

"If the Government proposés “to have an outlet for sewers in the vicinity of the present site" he said,

"aurely they could extend the pipe and have the outflow in mid-stream, for divert the sewage outlet to the

western end of the reclamation. about half a mile usvay".

Another point made was that at present North Point catered for the health of the Colony. The re- verse would be the case if the aren WIM commercialized. It did not seem reasonable that after thei Chinese had spont large sums of money to popularise_North_Point as a bathing resort that the Gov-i ernment should laten to private in- terests and seek to commerciallse the aren.

It was pointed out that the bulk

Another view of the coal dump at Blackhead Point, extanding into the

distance.

BEROUNLIKENNUSAURANTZUNEANNE ROMAAtus

NEXT MINISTER TO

CHINA

Sir Cecil Clementi's Name Mentioned

It is rumoured in Shang- hai and Singapore that Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlemerits and ex-Governor of Hong- kong, will succeed Sir Miles Lampson as British Minister to China.

KARAJAN TAPES AUTRES ACHATTOO?||||E341CEMOKRATARUCIN

DAVIS CUP TEAM LIONISED

GREAT WELCOME

-AT VICTORIA

PERRY CARRIED SHOULDER-HIGH

London, July 31. Scenes of wild enthusiasm

GANDHI TO BE

FOURTEEN

OR FIFTEEN STOREYS

NEW PLANS JU

FOR THE CITY DISTRICT

AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE

LOWER KOWLOON TAXI

GALE IN CHANNEL

KING'S YACHT MENACED

STEAMER OUT OF CONTROL

London, July 31. High winds and heavy seas

Huge blocks of buildings rising to fourteen or fifteen stories and separated by wide clear streets are visualized in a draft ordinance swept the English coasts to-day, which is nearing completion in causing some considerable inter- the hands of the Public Works ference with shipping services. Department.

'It was particularly rough in the Channel and crowds of holiday After consultation with a com-makers at the seaside resorts turn-j have brought forward a number of over the piers and seasvalls [proposals which, if carried into Several craft got into diculties,

effect will transform the business but no serious mishup occurred. DISOBEDIENCE MARCH part of the Colony into sky-scraper

RELEASED

ON PAROLE mittee of architects, the P.W.D. ed out to see great waves dashing

NIPPED IN BUD

TRIAL

Ahmedabad, Aug. 1.

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blocks.

MODERN CITY

COWES INCIDENT.

HEAT WAVE HITS NEW YORK

Over Hundred Degrees in the Shade

New York, Aug. }. A terrific heat wave, accompanied by lightning and windstorms, accounted for forty deaths in the East and Middle West yesterday.

Ten of the deaths occur- red in New York..

The temperature was 100 degrees in the shade and 141 in the sun, the highest for fifteen years. This was in contrast to. Montana, which is in the grip of a cold wave-Reuter.

MINARIČNINEKLISRINGUT

CONTROL OF LUANTUNG.

CHANGE-OVER PROGRESS

DIFFICULTIES AT MIYUN

Peking, Aug. 1. The retrocession of the Luan-

FARES

APPLICATION TO GOVERNMENT

STRIKING CUT PLANNED

There will probably be a further marked reduction in the large taxicab fares on the Mainland in the near future if an application" by: the Blue Taxi Cab Company to the Government is ac cepted.

The Telegraph was informed this morning that an application was sent to the Government about a week ago for permission to reduce the existing fares in respect of large cars from 40 cents for the first.mile and 40 cents each sub- sequent mile to 40 cents for the Arst mile and 20 cents ench suli sequent mile. No reply. has yet beon received to the application. We understand that the prices, for smaller cars will remain as at

When completed the new head- The Royal Yacht, Victorin and garters of the Hongkong and Albert, which is the headquarters Shanghai Banking Corporation of Their Majestien the King and i will dominate all buildings on its Queen during their stay at Cowes, STANDS OPEN TO own level by many feet-its was compelled to send out a pinnace topmost point will be 220 feet to the assistance of Portsmouth- high-but it cannot hope to retain Isle of Wight paddle steamer which i its supremacy long in view of carried by the gate and strong tides these new and far-reaching pro-fouled some yachts in the roads, posals. It is understood that

At one time, with the steamer Gandhi and his companions,

sweeping down more or less out At present the nature of the of control, the King's yacht "Bri- who were arrested at 1.40 draft proposals cannot be learned tannia" was seriously endanger- a.m. to-day, will be released that since the work of ecasting likely, the paddle steamer dropped!

from offcial-lips but it is known ed, but when a collision seemed. on parole.

the existing Public Health and both her anchors and they held tung area to the Chinese au-present, namely 30 cents for the thorities is now reported to be first mile and 20 cents for each nearing completion: -

subsequent mile. Along the railway, all districts every aspect of health and sanita- clear, when the gale had moderates remaining in Japanese hands be-) have been taken over, those still It is noteworthy that Gandhi was tion and have incorporated the

somewhat. arrested_this_time_under the orbest features in the draft ordinance of the Royal Yacht Club was post-Shanhaikwan.

Owing to the gale, the Regatta addition to the walled

ing five along the Great Wall in dinary law, whereas he was pre It is unlikely that it will be

ready for presentation to Lexisin-history-Renter.

poned for the Arst time in its riously taken into custody as ative Counell until next year.

☺ State prisoner and detained "dur- ing the Government's pleasure,"

If they commit a breach of the parole, they will then stand open to committal for trial.

ments began a year ago, those in | Buildings Ordinance and Its amend- [her clear.

charge of the work have studied the growth of modern cities from

When arrested Gandhi was A WATER QUERY staying in a bungalow belonging

TOWED CLEAR.

The steamer was later

LONDON SWELTERS..

IN HEAT.

towed

London, July 26.

city of

At Miyun some dificulties are roported.

STUBBS ROAD. INCIDENT

It appears that the Japanese MR. M. DAVIS FINED military authorities are inaisting

TO-DAY Mr. M. Davis, of Metre Goldwyn

upon the maintenance of a garri To-day was the hottest day of the town, under the loosely-word-Corporation, A.P.C. Building, wa

Aon there, both inside and outside the year in London, the shade tem-ed article of the Tangku Truce fined $20 by Mr. Schofield, nt the 88 degrees.

to a wealthy mill-owner, Mr. HON. MR. KOTEWALL'Sperature for sixteen houra being regarding the inspection of the Central Magistracy this morning.

of the inhabitants of Hongkong are were witnessed at Victoria Sta- Chinese and it should be the object tion to-day when the triumphant of the Government to promote health amongst them. It would ap- British Davis Cup tenim was wel pear from the present suggestion comed home with the Cup. that the Government was now put- The platform itself was ting commercial interests before with a crowd from five to six deep he was wakened up by a crowd rush- the health of the community. If and outside there was anothering in, when the District Magis- the bathing pavilions were moved huge crowd. to Chaiwan there would undoubted-

lined

Ranchood Das and had retired.

He was sleeping soundly, when

* SUGGESTION

In Legislative Council on Thuirsi

A great rear went up as thetrate and the District Superinten-day, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, ly be an immense falling off in the players, H. W. Austin, F. J. Perry, dent were seen to arrive in four C.M.G., LL.D., will ask the follow-

G. P. Hughes and H. G. N. Lee cars, accompanied by a squad of ing question:- stepped off the train necompanied

police officera,

numbers attending.

CODE FOR LOCAL POLICE

TO BE PREPARED BY

...INSP. PATERSON Explaining an item of $900 in list of supplementary expenditure which the Finares Committee will be asked to approve on Thursday, the Government states that a new edition of the Hongkong. Police. Regulations is urgently required,

In addition it is considered de-

sirable to preparo a “Hongkong Police Code" on the lines of the Police Code issued to the London Metropolitan Police. This work will require the full time of a senior officer for a period of two years. No such officer is available from the active list.

In view of the complaints

re-

by Mr. Roper Barrett, the non- Gandhi called the inmates to-ceived that water does not reach playing captain, who was carry-gether, prayed and then surrender ing the cup.

ed.

The Intense heat caused several cases of collapse among women at Goodwood, where the 133rd race meeting is being held-Reuter.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN COLONY

SKIPPER GOES TO DETENTION HOUSE

the third and higher floors of many houses on account of insufficient The crowd surged to and fro WHOLE PARTY GAOLED.

pressure whenever restrictions are and finally broke through the

imposed, will the Government the occasion thanks to his great tatteday Desul, Gandhi's secre have the water-pipes laid Arst to All the other members of the grant permission to such property-. cordon, rushing Perry, the hero of

were arrested, including owners as may apply for it, to victory over Cochel, and after a struggle, he was lifted shoulder-tary, and thirty-two Ashramites. the topmost floors and high and carried out of the station in triumph.

All of them are now in the gaol downwards, instead of from the and at Sabarmati.

probable outcome of Gandhi's de-i

Warning that this would be the Government's reasons?

present? If not, what are the

clared intention of beginning a now civil disobedience march

His Majesty telgraphed his con-1 gratulations from Cowes-Reuter,

KOWLOON HOSPITAL

ADDITIONS

Rapid Progress Now

Being Made

thence

the demilitariaed zone.--Router. Chinese military withdrawal from for having driven his car

ON THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER

dangerous manner in Stubbs Roast,

The incident occurred on July 23, when the complainant, Mr. W.

E. Hollands, of the P.W.D., who

was coming down Stubba Road, had to apply his brakes to avoldá collision...

The defendant sent a representa-

London Watching Events tive to Court, admitting the sum

this

morning to the House of De-re.

Closely

mons.

Excessive Spoed. Chung Yung-sang was fined $15 In Caino Road.

a

London, July 31. George, Harold.Horn, aged 19, Developments in the situation for driving at an excessive, speed

unemployed master mariner, on the North-west Frontier of ground floors and upwards as at /was committed by Mr. Wynne-Jones India are being closely watched that the defendant drove at

Traffic Inspector Alexander said tention ander the Vagrancy Act. Troops are advancing from speed of 30 miles on hour in It was stated by Detective-Ser-Peshawar to the support of the Caine Itoad, and took the bend in geant Mottram that defendant had loyal Halemzai, tribe, which is Castle Road at nearly the same

speed, in the House of Detention pre-tribe of Mohmands. fallen out of a job. He had been threatened by the neighbouring

was given by oficials at Simia JUNK UNDER WAY

some hours before, it being in- dicated that the authorities would probably arrest Gandhi to-day as soon as the march began.

NOT ALLOWED TO START. In fact, they did not wait for the, march to begin. The authori- tion apparently, decided upon urrost before the start was made.

WITHOUT CREW

Found With Sails Set

Near Cheungchau

It therefore proposed to grant an allowance of $160 por.

When in charge of a Preventive "More rapid progress than was month to ex-Chief Inspector Pater so now on leave prior to retire expected is being made with the Gandhi and fifteen other women laat night, Revenue Officer Ward The march, in which Mra. patrol launch off Lamma Island mont, who is eminently qualified work of constructing the additions were to have participated, was saw a fishing junk drifting out of for the work. No funds

planned to start from Ahmedabad. Cheungchau. The saila were fully It is now anticipated that a fur The marchers were to go to a set, but the craft was without a available this year and a voto før six months salary, 8000, is there ther $90,000 can be spent on the village in the Ras Kaira district crew. fore requested. Next your funds project this year, making a total and there launch a new civil dis- will be provided in the Estimates.of $270,000.

to the Kowloon Hospital, аго

U.S. WHEAT TRADING RESTRICTIONS

NO SALES AT LESS THAN YESTERDAY'S PRICE

A voto for the balance of $90,000 la bolng sought on Thursday,

OUR BUSY BAILIFFS

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viously, just for one day, but yes- Meanwhile, the Government of terday he had to give himself up. India's demand for the surrender AN OLD THEORY. Defendant was hopeful of another by the Bajauri tribesmen of cor- job.

taln agitators whose conduct threatens peace and the fulfilment of international obligations has [not been complied with.

CEMENT COMPANY

RUMOURS

P

PLANT SALE STORY QUITE UNTRUE

Rumours to the effect that the

word

The Revenue launch towed the Green Island Cement Company appeal to the villagers. obedience movement with an junk to Aberdeen, where it is have disposed of their plant

Civil disobedience has been its number 3311.

hoped to clear up the mystory by to the value of over $1,000,000 rapidly dying.out in India latterly

quashed this morning and in announcing his march, was

by Mr, Allan Keith, the socre- tary of tho [Company,・・ who Informed the Telegraph that the rumours were entirely untrue.

in conflict with the bulk of opinion

in the Congress Party-Router.

U.S. LOANS OVER

SUBSCRIBED

Royal Air Force aeroplanes aé- cordingly have flown over Bajaur and to-day dropped notices warn-

Jectives. The aeroplanes were ing the villages of their intention to bomb certain officially fixed 'ob fired at when over the village of Klar.-British Wireless.

FAIRBANKS' RELATIONS Rumours of Impending Divorce

CHALLENGED

ASIA NOT BIRTHPLACE OF HUMAN RACE

fold Osborn and Dr. Roy Chap Washington, July 24, 1 The theory of Dr. Henry Fair man Andrews that the birthplace of the human race was in Asin has been disproved by discoveries In Africa, Professor A. S. Wood-

ward, the British geologist, said

to-day.

the Geological Congress, desuribed Dr. Woodward, in' addressing In detall some of the work that has been carried on in Africa. Reno, Nevada, July 25.... Human remains--and further Rumoura of An Impending evidences of the origin of the divorce between Miss Mary Pick-human race havo been found in FAIR WEATHER

ford and hor husband, Mr. Dou-geological formations in Africa z glas Fairbanks, are rife here, but older than those found anywhere. New York, Aug. 1... The Royal Observatory reports hitherto, no direct confirmation is in Asia, Dr. Woodward said. Those Both the issue of $500,000,000 of that pressure is highest over the obtainable. formations are considerably older Eight-Your Bonds at 3% por cont, Pacife to the east of Hokkaido. Miss Pickford, who admitted geologically than those cau and shso the Isuus of $850,000 of severe typhoon is approaching some time ago that she was rounding the Paking Man. T tiene, the employment of a greater Two-Year Treasury Notes at 19% Naha on a northerly track, separated from her husband, said "Ampla widings that the a vote coming boforaith Finando dumber of extra watchmon has be, nor cont....were denichibharthan band ba PCCAMENTS AVERS

Chicago, July 31.. Extra Watchmen Needed

By Supreme Court

The Directora of the Chicago Board of Trade have decided not to countenance future trailng_in irrain-provisiona below the closing price on July 81.

The order will be effective un:

A sidelight on business tonul tions in the Colony is provided by

doubling the total vote for

Supreme Court watchmen,

It is explained that owing to the large increase this your in the mumber of dietraints and execu