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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1934.

SANITARY BOARD ·

QUESTIONS

HILLSIDE MATSHEDS AT

WANCHAI GAP

of the.

The fortnightly meeling Sanitary Board was held yesterday in the boardroom with Mr. W. J. Carrie, the President, In the chair.

Others present were the Hon. Mr. R. M. Ilonderson. Vice-President, Mr. N. L. Smith, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Dr. G. W. Fone, Medient Officer of Health, Mr. Wong Kwong- tin. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, Dr. LI Shu- fan, Dr. R. A. do Castro Basto, Mr. C. D. Roc, secretary, and Mr. Im Ping-tecung, assistant secretary.

to:

Wanchni Gap Structure

Mr. Hall asked for information as

(a) The number of matsheds and other almilar structures situated on the northern hillside At kanchai Gapi

(b)The purposes for which, and by whom, och structures have been erected?

(c) Whother. the structuron serve a necessary purpose, and, if whether they cannot be replaced by more permanent and less unsight- ly buildings

(d). Whether any of the struc. tures are utilised for the purpose of living quarters by workmen or others, rine, how many such persons are necomimidated therein?

(c) What Sanitary arrangements, If any, are provided or are avaliable for the occupants of such structures? Mr. Carrie said he was indebted to the Hon. Director of Public Works for the facta in the following replies:

(a).The number is twelve, (b). There are four groups natsheds and they were erected by the Public Works Department, the To Copstruction Company, the Man On Company and the Tak Sing Company respectively.

One

Sanitary Arrangements

of

math pret, E (Na rond gangs of 16 to 20 men, and to this are attached two kitchens, one wood store and one latrine; obe tahed houses 15 to 60 workinen engaged in widening Middle Gap Rond and tu thir are attached two kitchens and one latrine; ony matsired houses workmen engaged in the construc thon of a private resilence on Middle Gap Roud and this are attached one kitchen and nna Intrine One kitchen, one store and

one Intring are used by workmen employed in the construction of n private re- sidence MI. Cameron Road; there is no habitation in this group.

There is one legal hut, a small, 1th shed inhabited by one person: steps are already being taken to have it removed.

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(e) Except for the illegal referred to, these sheds serve a use M. A. Cooper

hut Previously acknowledged $2.514.60| ful purpose: I am not prepared to Mrs. Tarrant any it is an nisolutely necessary purpose.

Mr. Phillips

Road gang matsheds are gradually R. D. Walker being replaced by mere permanent C. D. Lambert structures,

C. A. Manpers

The second, third and fourth groups Mrs. Alla Chun of sheds are used in the execution of Mrs. Gardiner works in progress the enrrying out

of which is of such duration that the Messrs. Russ and Co., erection of more permanent would be uneconomical.

shera

Mrs. L. Hall

3. R. Todd

Questions id) and (e) have been nnswered in the replies already given.

A Wrong Impression The President then moved, "Int The Report of the Sub-Committee ap

inted to investigate the matter of he sale of fruit other than in mar pts, ns modified by my minute of Brember 4, 1934, be adopted."

Mr. M. K. Lo said he hunk Lwo Amendments to move in connection th the report. The first was that aragraph one of the report seemed to him to convey rather a wrong im

ressing to the public because it read hat "hops selling fruit should be irensed. Any people rending that

uld think that shops selling frutt hould henceforth be luty licensed. herens he understond thit all such shops were sirendy licensed or und ren Reenerd under existing law and netice. It therefore moved that worde, ahons selling fruit could Fontinue to be licensed" be used.

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NATIVITY PLAY

"THE GLADDENING LIGHT" AT THE CATHEDRAL For the past three years plays! ortraying the Nativity of Christ we les produced by the people of t. John's Cathedral, and it is ident that large numbers have in much influenced by them. "The Gladdening Light." which to be presented this week, is 'vided into four parts depicting arknes, Dawn, Jay in Heaven, Day. The words, which are

re!

The second amendment, said Mr.irely those of the Bible,

was the paragraph nine of the "port be deleted. This referred he sleeping accommodation which be separated from the business rendres by u separate structure.

Number I many ere of hardship if this clause were nekude, and tonny petitions had al sendy been received on the maltor.

Mr. Wong Kwong-tin seesanded Mr.

ket from the Prophets of the Old stanient period and from the

Mr. I. C. F. Relay, as

niem-

r of the spe-ial committen in mes- said had no ofiretion to the rond amendment, and concurred with Mr. Lo's remarks.

Mr. Carrie nccordingly moved the tention of the nmended report, and

hie was unanimously carried.

The President also announced that the next meeting of the Roard would hed on Thursday, January 3, as; January 1 was a holiday.

SEARCH FOR SPIES

JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHERS SUSPECT IN SINGPORE

Singapore. Dec. 18. The police to-day visited sev prat Japanese photographic studios, where they confiscated a "umber of nevntives and prints. It is understood that the searches were fruitless-Reuter.

A dog. apriarently mad, was des troyed and thrown into the rea by villagers of Hane Hau on Monday

following the biting of a woman ramed. Shum Tim-tal, who was con voyed to the Kowloon Hospital by a police launch,

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