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1934.

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“TOUCHDOWN”

CROWN LANDS SALE.

THE WATER SUPPLY

KEEN COMPETITION BETWEEN LIDDERS

INCREASE IN COLONY STORAGE

SUGAR BOARD PLAN.

LORD OLIVIER'S SCHEME" TO `AID INDUSTRY

London, Jan. 8. Greater Interest was. lent to the The monthly water returns show bidding at an auction sale of Crown that the island's consumption dar A new British sugar polley is hug

Olivier, former land at the Public Works Departmenting December

was 200.200,000 gestort by Lord Oflices yesterday afternoon by gallons, compared with 260,070.000 Colonial Secretary and Governor of presence of two Chinese ladies who gallons in the same month Inst Jamaica, and a member of the West)

Indian Sugar Commission in 1920-80, took a personal part despite their year. An estimated population of now, retired, writing in The Times. having employed deputies.

Over 8,000 sq. ft. of land, forming 387,750 used 21.7.gallons por neadle proposes that a National Board square plot on the Island Road per day compared with a consump-bo set up to buy at one fixed re- opposite the Dock at Aberdeen, was ilon of 20.2 per head por day by munerative price all the sugar pro- put up at 60 cents per square fact. | 884,750 for December 1932. Competition between the two ladies quickly forced the price from $1,607 to $4,000, at which figure one of the ladies retired from the scene, leaving

he other in

possession.

Mrs. Lau Yust, of No. 76, Island

Rond, Aberdeen, was the successfui bidder.

Kowloon Site.

New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2211, included in an area bounded on two Aides by Grampian Road

and Boundary Road, with an area of 20 UDO ag. ft., was sold to Mrs. E. Low und Bir. Wong Lai-yung at 50.centa per sq. ft. This lot went to the pur chasers at the upsot price of $10,000. Special. conditions in this sale re- quire that no more than two housca be built on the site, these to be af European type. They are to be set back 20 ft. from the Road,

Mr. E. B. Reed was the Auctioneer.

NO COMPROMISE

WANG CHING-WEI-EXPLAINS NANKING'S FEELINGS

Nanking, Jan. 8. "The Government will not accept

An increase in the island stor age is shown, the increase being from 1,629,450,000 gallons at the end of December 1932 to 1.815- 550.000 at the and of Inat month.

duced at home, at another fixod re- munerative prica all Empire sugar, the balance of Britain's requirements to be purchased from foreign sources al the Board should soll the sugar at the the open market prica. He pronose average of these three prices.

.

The Times in a leader, commenting on the proposed scheme, says that it is unnecessary to Impose a new bureau- cracy upon the British sugar industry, which is already organised so as to comprias producers, refiners and dis

During December an estimated main and population of 321,800 consumed 181,000,000 gallons, us ing 18.2 gallons per head-per day as compared with the same month last year, when an estimated popu-tributors. lation of 308,000 used 15.1 gallons per head per day, a total of 144. 200,000.

The Kowloon storage at the end of last month was 651,60.000 kallons as compared with 531,670,- 000 gallons stored at the end of December last year.

On the Island, a' ten hour up- ply was given to all districts.dur- ing the month. In Kowloon

a constant supply was maintalaod in all districts during the month. but there was only a ten hour sup ply for the month in 1932. ****

Rainfall returns from the Royal Observatory show that. for the year ended December 31, 1933, 62.345 inches of rain fell, com-

a compromise as long as the Fu-pared with 91.470 for the same klen rebels are overthrowing the period in 1932. Kuomintang and joining the Com- munists," declared Mr. Wang

tera..

Ching-wei speaking this morning|tive Yunh stated that such pro at Central Kuomintang beadquar-posals were not necessary since the Government always welcomed Commenting on the recent pro- public criticism, and, participation Dosals that the Government open in Government affairs, in accord- the door of political power to the ance with Dr. Sun Yat-sen's plat public, the President of the Exccu-form-Reutor.

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The journal adds that the quantities" of sugar bought must be clearly rela ted to the prospective demand and a levy on imported sugar night well re- place the present subaldy; and further, be used to reduce the prics of sugar to the purchasing organisation.-Ion-

Lor.

MARCONI'S PRAISE,

REMARKABLE AWAKENING .OF CHINESE PEOPLE.

Rome, Jan. 8.

The famous inventor, the Mar- quis Marconi, returning from his recent tour of the Far East to- day, paid tribute to the remarkable intellectual awakening of China.

Peking, Nanking and Shanghai, he said, are facing great problems with determination.

He added that the Japanese had received him with enthusiasm, and that the Emperor had conferred upon him the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun Reuter,

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