WEDNESDAY APRIL 26, 1921
HONGKONG HARBOUR.
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
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tunely and promptly dismissed when he declined to kom-tow.
The following article written by In the meantime, trade was Cartain Rail Taylor, RN, formaer's devein in in Canton, where the East Harbour Mister at Henglarz, India Company had a "factory." The reprinted from The Sarowari Skieji 2d of this allis rent managed twin with the Chinese traders ping Londen.
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Opposes the Washington Pact.
Viceroy of the Two Kwanz, Lin Tsek- bou by name, followed up his expzi sion of the British from Canton, by threatening to make an attack in force upen Maceo shonlu the Portu- guese persist in affording as an not be fair to Portugal, with whom
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THE CHINA MAI
CHINA COAST.
LATEST SHIPPING CHANGES.
Mì. W. C. Steel, second officer, "Shangtung," has gone thief officer,
Chusan."
Mr. R. S. Loughman, from has gone second officer, "Shantung." Captain E. Monkman, of the "Bangchow," is on reserve,
Captain G. MeAdim, from leave, bas gens master, "Liangchow."
Mr. A. J. Nathan chief oficer, Changling," has gone chief officer, "Icbang."
Mr. E. L. Harley, from reserve, bas gons chief officer. "Chungking."
Mr. J. K. Lough, second offices, "Yingchow," is en reserve.
Mr. W. J. Chipper, second officer, Tung bow." has gone seccad offices, "Yingchow."
Mr. W. Skornky, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Heio Peking." Mr. G. W. Clark. second engine "Wharepu," has engineer, Hobow,”
Sone second
Mr. J. Work, from reserve, has
Mr. W. A. C. Robson, fourth core second engineer, “Wangpa."
Mr. E. McFatas, chief officer, engineer.Kuagwo," has signed off. ooshing," has gone chief officer
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Washing."
gone
SPORT.
TENNIS LEAGUE,
-SEASON STARTS APRIL 29.
The Hongkong Lawn Tennis League Season opens on Saturday, April, 29, when four matches in the” “A” division and Eve in the "D" division will be played cf.
Entries have been very encouraging this year, and as in the pr,vious sea son, Tabugh Lave been received to rus two divisions of the league.
There are cigst teams in the "A" divizion, namely, the Chinese Recres- tien Club, Club de Recreio, Mitsul
Eussan Kaista, Hongkong. Civil Service, Indian Recreation Club, Kowloon and Brind Services Recreation Club; while in the
"B"
division ten teams
sre
competing, namely, Craigeagower.
University, Police Recreation Club, Indian Recreation. Club, Queen's College, Chinese Recreation Club, Club de Recreio, Mitsui Bessan Kasha Kowloon and Civil Servitc.
Tae league will be conducted on the football system namely, each team. will play each of the other teams twice counting two pciats for s
Mr. J. M. Sturgeon, chief officer, and one for a da. Each team. "Waishing." has gone chief officer will consist of six players, who will "Koosting
Captain A. S. Woodget, of the play in raits throughout the "season. Each match will consist of mile "Fadiong
mas er, doables game of one set each so Captain J. M. Wright, of the that each of the thres paire of one team plays three sets, one set against "Lutbbo,"
master, each of the three pairs of the oppes.. Fausang."
ing team, A wia will be recorded Mr. F. S Hollingshead has been for the team that wins the most
secord officer appointed spr
fuckwo."
games collectively in a match.
has
proce
Mr. R. F. She has been appointed sup's second oficer, "SiTo."
Mr. R. J. T. Hopkins, second officer, "Tungshing has gone acting chief officer. Choysang
Mr. A. B. Osmond, acting chief¦ oficer "Choreang," has gone second officer sam ship.
Mr. T. C. Barclay, from reserve, has
3r. W. G. Purtes, second engineer,! gone second engineer, "Worang."
Wesarg." has resigned.
Mr. R. Thonsen, from leave, has gone second engineer, "Walshing."
Mr. J. Halkett, acting. second engineer. "Walshing," has gone third engineer, same ship.
The Man of Hongkong is inestali while the oral rulers generally fand on the sinth east of Chha justin lit convenient to ignore the existence side is tropes, in lat, 921 1 N. of the foreich barlarian in their Leg. 10. on the castom shle} mika, with the result that a la ge of the mark of the Cat nand Wistland rapidie increasing baliness was Rivers, which waterwave an motia bine earrioi on in China in Brita abis, the power to Canton - the goods, including Ind an opium, which, Larest and the pan tak munne reis! Lowever, was not then a reconized city in C-And lend, the lamide of trade. but was virtually fatter fra thotand »Safer, belamusged into the country.
There were, from time to time. interef the two rok praia esni) Kang Ting and Koala Saute priel of trade in Cinton betwæt Lenn Kaner Tw. Kwang Patio Fast India Company and the vinces. As! Hongkong is a Bala, tative officials, and in consequence of posos des. 1aw this fet peisef¦ matters assuming a somewhat etilkal i formation Locaner I find that is aspect in 1832, an expedition- not rengrdily kannu that mans song'ersibly a private trading venture, called torden camurtha are Bhish.bat mally an official exploration of I remember, ny yua s azo, being the rest with a view to disc vering introduced to a goth man in London, sem more Akely locality than Canter who I was told was the Balch Con in which a British trade centre might sul General: Singapore'
be retablished-was despatched irúm Prior to the British setupation, Micas, under Captain Lindsay, whose Hongkong Harbour was virtually mainstrpeti as were to ascertain how asylum. It was felt that it would krean, and was frqueried only by far the portera parts of Chins might
we were on most friendly terms, to the local fishermen (Li pirates); be gradually opered to British com- trading jasks on their way to and merce: which of them was the most expose them to such an attack, which from the Canton and West Rivers, eligible; and to what extent the dis, they were Stted to resist, Macao which up the barbour as a short position of the natives and the local keng virtually undefended; and en their destinations in smooth Governments would be faroumble." (after all, they were not parties to the water and the war junk which Captain Lizesar's report, reinterced quarrel. So the Chef Commissioner, auchozei itam time to time off the by that of Mr. Gutzlaff, & Chinese bistaff, and all the British com Fa town of Kom'con at the head of scholar. of German uaticnality, inter-munity left Macho in a body on board the bay of that paze, which forms preter to the expedition, which was British ships ead went to Hongkong. part of the hofbaar. The £se expanic published in 1834, gives a most leaving behind them only a few sk of water was then basurveyed, and luminating account of their treat persons.
Oà arrival at Hongkong they found few Europeans were aware of its very went on the coast by (a) the man- existrac-, much less of its unrivalled darins officially; (b) the general po that no food was obtainable, as the politities as a port. Captain Lind palace and (c) the officials, oficially Chinese bed teycotted the thipping say's resort, to which I refer later. It is especially poticeable that the auda blockade was being maintained says of Hiengkong barbour: In all "Lord Ambert-the vessel conver by three war junks, anchored off the points, both of facility of egress and ing the expedition-was always asked Kowloon Peninsula The North ingressed in its perfectly landlocked for opium, not only by the traders, shores of the island were uninhabited situation, this Larbout can hardly have but by the officials, after the ordinary and uncultivated, so no stores could superior in the world" The opia cargo of piece goods, etc, had been be obtained themes. There were no ion was formed by him when he visit displayed, and much disappointment buildings of any kind in which to 25- elf the first time in the year was shown when it was realized that commodate the civilians, the merch- 1832. I was not until 1531 that any 16-ce was actually tone on beard. Fants and their wives, families and sucrestion was made as to the desira The ship was officially proscribed employes, so they all lived on board bility of its angnisition by the British everywhere. A Chinese report in the the ships in the harbour. It was soon Govern end it & no actually official Peking frazel'e published at discovered that the rativas were become a British passion until that time said: She has been alot only willing, bat anxious, to ready expelled and driven out of the furnish supplies and that the rumor,
Every Endeavour Entepeab trade with China wasoc.an."
was at first current, that all sources of fist svårted by the Portuguese, via made to prevent their having any water supply had been poisoned were
Mr. R. Campbell, third engineer, with the people. false. An attack
Lerefore Canton, in 1516. Ther were followed communication
"Waisting" has gone sup'y bird orders
war juckenziccer, "Kungwo." by the Spaniards, the Dutch and Peremptory
given organized against the was to pat to sea which were driven off, and the block- eventually, in 1825, by the British that c
Mr. W. Robson, supy third ezgi- At that time, the Minchu dynasty forthwith, as soon as she arrived ade permanently broken. This bad
Leer, "Kungao," is on leave.. Tet part
scorer the effect of discouraging the Viceroy had just conquered China and were at any
Mr. J. D Manto, "third"engineer, very buy consolidating their position. was this order complied with, and the Lin, who ceased his hostilities Wosang" is on leave. for whi - parpost they considered it ship moored in some position out" of: Captain Elliot and many of the Brit-
Mr. A. McNay, third engineer. Teemary to assert their superiority eight of her original anchorage, thanh community returned to their cum-Saino," has gone acting second over all her rulers and the rest of surreptitious visits were paid, often fortable quarters at Macad, and the engineer. "Wingsang." maskine. They therefore scouted the Ly night, by the very officials who stuck to the ships at Hengkong. idea of arkereldging any approach to had been foremost is uncompromising while they began to build temporary equalire muthany Et: a monarch, opposition to the presence on the (matshed) offices on the baren shores esch... em they profesod to re- coast of the foreign barbarians, with of the island. gard as their vassal. This arregant view to trading with them, more trade extremely especially in the illicit op em. With difficu, & the offerias dering upon the common people, ofce it was instruen from the Cen til Goggin realized that the fenign devil" was fmans its sted upon the not so touch of a barbarian after all hamining koe tier, and all foreignera as was clearly evidenced by the fact Lad simit to the appellation of that be could converse with them in baba. As a matter of fact, the their own dialect, which their Folier of the Manchu Government anda:ins could rot-they Fas fmily that of the excision of became great friends, and bad it all foreigners; and of avoidance brall rested with that class alone there racans in their power of any com- would have been no difenity in
Mr. J. M. A. Crawford, chief officer, musication with them. Trade with opening ap to trade the whole
" Taishun,” is on reserve. the foreigo barbarians was strictly of
const region atd
M. L. G. Murphy has been **P But this forbidden, and so ton. was the thence the hinterland.
as it may, be crdered all British ship-pointed second oficer, Taishun."
officer, emigration of Chinese, both of which was not to be. Mutual distrust and
ing away from on harbour to Tong Mr. A. Kalbin, second oficial vetoes were ignored whenever fear of backdoor reports among the Kur Roads a very exposed anchorage "Kwangtah." has goze acting chief convenion Land possible, for Chinese officials made any real, recognized in the mouth of the Canton River, at officer Taishun." then as now, were to be found in all traffic ont of the question, and the the entrance to Deep Eay, which, parts of the world, and the trading report concludes with the pious hope, may rection, contains but very classes in China itself, as well as the "that this ropage may tend to shallow
water, and is now in anofira' gentry-and many of the awaken that general interest for Chi- British territory. This action offi kale too. unofficially were most nese trade which so extensive a feldarew vigorous protests from the ship anxious to deal with the barbarian, for mercantile enterprise has to ing people, and many of the especially with the Briti h, who claim." brought them the Indian spiam which In 1834 the charter of the East ships refused to leave Hongkong. they loved, as it was en much better India Conpiny expired, and the where they remained, at their own. rick, to load their cargo with com- than their own. The imprt of this head of the Canton factory was
Mr. K. Notils, from leave, has gone commodity was at first small, not superseded by a British Govern. Jarative comfort and expedition. exceeling
Mr. N. Hood, from reserve, has gone chests ment official with the title of Chief But, in consequence of the represents second engineer, "Tangwah." Annually, Lat ly 167 the demand Commissioner of British Trade in tons of the Chief Commissioner, the
island of Hongkong was not occupied chief engineer, "Irene had increased the in that year the China. This officer, being a Govers by the British officially. Captain Mr. B. Sharp, third engineer, number rose to 1.500 chests, and in ment servant, could not employ the Ellor at the same time strongly "Irene," has gone sup'y second en- the year 1800 zn Imperial Edict was methods in use by his predecessor irrecommended the purchase from gineer, tama ship. issued forbi ding its import and his intercourse with the Hongkong Portugal of their colony of Macao, pree ribing severa penalti s for merchant, which had led to such which he apparently greatly preferred smoking the Indian drug. Still, the comparatively good results, Instead, to Hongkong. Fortunately, this trade not only continued, in spite of he had to deal directly with the recommendation the prohibition, but increased by Chiaree officials, who had hitherto out, for the harbour of leaps and bounds. It is uncertain closed their eyes to what was not could not accommodate a small what was the real object of the bas, brught affcially to their notice and fraction of the shipping using but it is pected that dicitude for incidentally, no doubt, earned a 10-Hongkong, even were there ruth the health and well being of the rectable income by so doing. Under cient depth of water to admis & people had little to do with it, for no, the new creamstances, the fav modern steamer, for nothing drawing
fire. restrictions were imposed upon the was quickly in the
The more than 14 ft can enter at any cultivation of the poppy itself in mandarins Lad to option but had state of the tide. Chiva. In all probability, it the to
their
orders, bottom of it was the ingrained idea of from Peking; difficulties arose, trade The following year, 1810, an ex- isolation from sil outside influence was hampered, and di patre between peditions y force arrived from Eng- and perhaps the official classes frit the two Governments ensued in land, and the fret Chinese war that they were not making sufficient which either side would yield, and commenced. Hongkong was promptly profit out of this very remunerative there eventually led, in 1840, to the occupied, this time for good, though" trade.
first of our wars with Chita.
it did not become & British possession, In 1792 a British Embarry was sent. In the meantime, in 1839, the even nominaly, until th conclerion to Peking under Lord Macartney to British community in Canton veic of peace with China by the Treaty of attempt to conclude a regular treaty expelled from the city by the Chinese, Nanking in 1842, by which the island with the Celestial Government, under and, together with Captain Elliot, was ceded to Great Britain It is of which toe between the two countries Chief Commissioner, and his stad, interest, in view of the popular des akould be recognized and regularized, took refuge at Maczo, then, is now, cnption of this and of the subsequent tut de waaccomplished though the Portuguese Colazy, zlile such war with China in 1957 60 as “orum.
Chienge Embay was received with courtesy British shipping as was present wars, to recall the fact that in this end the kow-tow was dispensed with assembled in longkong Harbour. In testy of Kanking not worl is said. Margot Asquith as the mot
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11.
200 6.m€
the
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out
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LOON
The Chief Commissioner appears to have held out a poor opinion of the harbour. It is certnicis very differ ent sort of archorage to those to which he had hers used at Canton and Macao, for a considerable sea gets up at times in Hongkong Harbour rendering it at least most neem fait able, if not cascaily dungeons to small vessels. But I suspect that Captain Elliot's principal objection to it lay in the possibility of hostile action on the part of the Chinese war junks stationed at Kowloon. Be this
was not carrier acad
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Mr. W. Tweedie, from reserve, has gone third engineer, "Euiwo."
SATURDAY'S LATCHES.
The following matches will be played on Saturday, April 29:-
"A" DIVISION. Chinese R.C. v. Civil Sevice. Club de Recreio v. India R C. Mites Bussan Kaisha v. Kowloon. Hongkong v. United Serviers R.C.
"B" DIVISION.
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Craigezgower v. Chinese P.C. Eniversity v. Cub de Recreio. Police R.C. v Mitrai Bussan Krists.
Indian R.C. v. Kowloon. Queen's College v. Civil Service. Matches are to be played on the round of the first named Cints zaleas mutually arranged otherwise.
Mr. J. C. Fletcher, Queen's College. is the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer
of the League
BILLIARDS.
PALACE HOTEL TOURNEY.
Two mere matches in connection with the Palace Hotel Handicap Mr. A. B. McIntyre, from reserve. Billiarde Toursament were played off has gone third engineer, Kutno," yesterday evening. In the first game, Mr R. E. Laker, second engineer.. G. Gerrard (100) beat I. E. "Euiwo" has gone second engineer, Guldenberg (scr.) by 251-156. The
Turang
wincer made breaks of 31, 19, 17, 16 and 14.
«
Mr. W. T. Bauld, second engineer, Tusang," has gone second engineer, Tackwo."
Mr. D. H. Davidson, third engineer, Wosang," has gone third engineer, "Choysang.”
Mr. A. Lockerbie, third ergizett, Cheysaug." is on reserve.
Mr B. Rybaltoveky has been ap pointed second officer, "Ewangtah."
Mr. V. G. Yastreboff, second off- cer, "Hain Kiangteen," is on reserve, Mr. J. P. Lihatin, third engineer- "Kiangyung" is on reserve.
Mr. M. McPhail, second engineer, "Tangwah," has gone second, en- gister, "Kiangyung
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P. Lannon did not turn up for his match with D. Dallow at p.m., and the latter was given a walkover to the second round of the tournament.
TO NIGHT'S GAMES.
6 p.m. C. W. Chung (-200) v. A J. Edmonds (-10),
9 p.r. A. Gourley (-150) v. WEL Pitt (-300).
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