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THE CHINA. MAIL.
The announcement to-day by the Director of Public Works of the bathing facilities that are being provided this summer comes as welcome, confirmation of the assurance given by the Hon. Mr. Severn in the course of his Budget specch as acting Governor that this overlooked. The beaches at North important question should not be Point, next to the Yacht Club, and at Kennedy Town, which proved popular last year, are being opened to-morrow, the
new
SOCIAL-AND- PERSONAL.
COMPANY MEETING.
Major-General Sir John Fowler, | HONGKONG HIDE AND KC.M.G., Commanding HM Forces LEATHER COY., LTD. in China, is in Shanghai" for the inspection of the Volunteer Corps.
Among the arrivals from the North during the week-end was Yat-sen, who is probably joining Mrs. Sun Yat-sen, wife of Dr. Sun her husband in Canton.
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The first annual general meeting of The Hongkong Hide and Leather Company Ltd. was held at the offices of the Company, 67- to-day 69 Des Voeux Road Central at noon
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1923.
UNIVERSITY FUNCTION
ELIOT HALL ANNUAL DINNER.
The annual dinner of Eliot Hall, Hongkong University, was held on. Saturday night in the hostel dining hall, which had been tastefully decorated for the occasion.
The guests included the Vice- Chancellor (Sir William Brunyate K.C.M.G.), Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. A. H. Fenwick, the Deans of the
Mr. W. M. Humphreys pre sided and was supported by Messrs. W. A Dowley, Leung Paymr Com. J. S, Stromqvist, Yon-po and Wong Joy-chew, beach, at Hunghom will be who has been placed on the retired' (Directors). Seated at the same Faculties, Mr. N. Teesdale Mac available for use in a week's list, was employed last in the table were: Mr. E. Pepperell, time and ferries will be ready to Ambrose, depot-ship for sub-acting. Secretary, and Mr. D. H. take bathers across to Stonecutter's marines on the Ching Station. by the middle of the month. Stone- cutter's didnot last year, despite the generous facilities offered, sttract
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Among the passengers who left Canton for Hongkong on Friday was Mr. James Smith, the lochi manager of Loxley and Company Mr Smith sails from Hongkong on Wednesday for London, holiday.
on
the numbers it deserved and this year with the rival, attractions of the new beach at Hunghoin and the ex-active serviceman's private strip of foreshore over on the island itself, it is doubtful whether any big increase can be expected. One problem seriously affecting bathers
At Sunday morning's service at any yachtsman will tell you it is Union Church the Rev. J. Kirk a rapidly increasing, one-which Maconachie intimated that he had the Government ought at once to accepted the Church's invitation to take in hand before it continue in the pastorate for a gets worse is the pollution further period. of the harbour by oil steamers,
LOCAL AND GENERAL, N
On Saturday, Revenue Officers searched the s.s. Poo Lee" on arrival from Kwongchauwaw and seized about 100 taels of prepared opium and twenty pounds of raw opium but nobody was arrested. The contraband was concealed in the forecastle of the ship.
ment,
his return to China. While his
family are travelling in Europe he is taking steps to establish an in- ternational practice in Washington D.C..
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Photographs appear in several London papers of the King of Siam as Chief Scout. The Boy Scout movement is very much alive in Siam, and the King has started the Tiger Scouts, and has himself been elected.Chief Scout
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At the Criminal Sessions this morning, Mr. HK Holmes, Crown Solicitor, asked that the hearing of the case in which Lam Chueri is charged with robbery and theIt is officially intimated that unlawful possession of armis, be Captain W. B. C. Savile, M.C., postponed until the May Sessions. Middlesex Regiment, has vacated Permission was granted...
the appointment of adjutant. As a matter of fact, Captain Savile vacated the adjutancy of the 2nd Battalion at Singapore as far back as July last.
Blake of Mossrs. Wilkinson and
Is
Kintosh, the hostel Wardens and
other members of the staff,
The Warden (Mr. J. Ring) who presided proposed the toasts of The King," and "The President
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A NEW VISTA "
EX-PREMIER'S CANTON
VISI
Dr. Wang Chung-hui,cx-Premier of China, who has been on a poli- tical mission to Canton, handed the following statenient to Dr. Sun Yat- sen on April 27,5-
I lately decided to go abroad because I could see no prospect of reunification and national peace in China. And it seemed to me that might serve the interests of world peace by participating in the work of the Court of International Justice at the Hagues which is, perhaps, the noblest expression of the idea ism and moral aspirations of the age.
that.
our
Grist (Solicitors. to the Company.) Others present were Messrs: E. H. Beavis, F. L. Cooke, D. H. Blake, M. Manuk, L. Maclaren, of China J. M. Con Sang, A. G. Coppin, The toast of "The University E. Howard, V. Sorby, A. D. Hume was then proposed by Mr. J. R. My visit to Canton, however, has phreys, Geo. P. Lammert, H. Seth, Wood who coupled it with the name opened to me a new vista. I find G. M. Raymond and A. A. Alves. | of the Vice-Chancellor. Mr. Wood that Dr. Sun Yat-sen, like myself, After the Secretary had read the said that he thought the sense of does not believe in the method of notice convening the meeting, Mr. loyalty of old University men was force as the aptest way to resolve Humphreys explained the position more deeply rooted in their the doubts and contentions of the of the Company,
Colleges than in the Senate House, nations. He holds, and I hold with The chairman said: The Report and that the same would no him, that if a united China is to and Accounts have been in your doubt apply in the case of be achieved within the lifetime of hands for the prescribed period, the hostels of this University. Our generation, it can only be and I propose with your permission He pointed out that the Uni-done through and by agreement. to take them as read.
versity should not desire to copy among the principal leaders Any swimmer who found himself Inspector J. W. G. Caygill, forn- The year, I regret to say, has other Universities but rather make of the country. That is the way in the middle of the great patches erly at the Central Station, has been a most unfortunate one for a lift of its own. Mr. Wood 'refer- indicated to us by history and the of slime that were floating on the taken charge of No. 7 Police us. Competition of Imported red to the importance of this year Sages whose counsel has helped to surface of the water yesterday Station, West Point, in succession leathers during 1922 from the in the history of the University as preserve China from the fate of the would swear off bathing for the rest to Inspector Kent who has cen United States and Australia dump that in which the first woman dead nations of the world. We of the season it would take him transferred to the Traffic Dehared on this and the Northern markets student would graduate.
have escaped historical decay be- till then to get clean, anyway.
owing to the leather trade condi-
cause we have, in the past estab- Sir William Brunyate replied shed ourselves on the principle: tions in those countries, has had its with a most interesting-speech, inf reason. Men's minds can be American lawyer, has postponed product. This coupled with our spoke of the high standing in reasoning and the processes of Mr. truly only by
domestic misfortune with our which the University is held by the tanners, a restricted input and Chambers of Commerce in China, agreement It is not within the labour trouble, as explained at the and expressed his confidence in the competence of mere force to do loss of $125,991.77 for the period. standard. Sir William said that the meeting in November last, shows a present students to uphold that
Purely material considerations In reviewing the whole period; Headmasters of the schools sup- reinforce this belief in the first 4 months were absorbed in plying, the University considered traditional method of settling the incorporation of the Company the hostel system of great import- disputes according to reason. and the obtaining of raw material, ance, and he pointed out how the China is too vast and populous a during which time we discovered hostels, help to draw together country to be dominated by any our tanner had interests apart from students from different ports, in single man to-day; and this must the interests of the Company, stancing Eliot Hall which has remain peculiarly true, as long as necessitating his dismissal in students from Chihli, Hupch, lack of effective means of com- April, leaving us without expert às Kwantung, Yuanan and the Straits.munications renders impracticable sistance for a short time. Our The Chairman (Mr. Tan Sop the rapid movement of troops from then' Secretary was sent to the Kim) proposing the toast of "our one strategic point in the country States to procure a good man by Guests" said how much the honour to the other. No military dictator personal contact. He arrived in of the Vice-Chancellor's presence or despot can rule China as May, but I regret to say he proved at these functions was up a whole while the country is with most unreliable and was dismissed preciated by the students, out great trunk roads and railways- at the end of July, leaving a furge what a great asset they and it is extremely doubtful that volume of material in course of felt Sir William had been to the China could be so ruled even if manufacture. Seeing the condition University officially and what a this defect in communications were of things all further supplies of good friend to the students. Mr. remedied. The Revolution of 1911, raw material, where possible, were Tan, welcomed Mr. J. R. Wood to has liberated ideas; and forces in ing ignited in the first floor of No A Renter telegram from Tokyo cancelled, and such stocks on hand the hostel again, He wished Mr. China which are beyond the contro! 24, Po Leung Sun Street last night,tates that the Hakozaki Man' a fire alarm was raised but the in which is sailing from Kobe to-day able condition.
finished up and placed in a sale- Mackintosh who is about to return of any dictator or autocrat. The
The quantities home mates succeeded in putting out the for Marseilles, conveys Princess of leather produced during the concluded by coupling the toast his downfall prove this..
on leave bon voyage, and imperialism of Yuan Shih-kai and And outbreak before any, appreciable Asaka who is en route to Paris to period were as follows:-cow sole with the name of Dr. Earles
where, he failed, it is inconceivable join the injured Prince. Asaka. Her leather, 185,891 Ibs; buffa o In reply, Dr. Earle expressed his that success could be realized by suite includes Madame Miyaoka as leather, 10,431 lbs; upper leather, pleasure at coming into the hostel any one heir of the remnants of his The cruise of the British sloop lady-in-waiting. Baron Ishii, Am- 119,260 sq. ft.
life on these occasions' and sug-broken military system. -^- "Foxglove," Commander H. V.bassador to France, and Viscoun With these few remarks I will gested that if the dinner were But I fear this view will not be Hudson, China Station, through the tess Ishii are proceeding to Paris. ask 'someone to second the adop-given in Chinese style instead of shared by the militarists who, in Pacific Isles, includes calls at some
tion of the Report and Accounts. of the islands lately in the posses-
European the guests would get a reality, rule China. And the Mr. G. E. H Beavis seconded more intimate glimpse of hostel consequence may well be a pro sion of Germany. The programme A farewell dinner to Mr. J. Mc- the proposition, which was carried life. He concluded with a learned gressive disorganization in the also includes visits to Hermit Is-Cubbin, resident engineer of the unanimously; there being no ques- and witty discourse upon machinery of goverament through" land, Ternate, Mandde and Hongkong and China Ges Com- tions.
gastronomics.
out the country, reacting disastrous- Sandakan.
pany Ltd. and a prominent mem On the motion of the Chairman,
Mr. N. Tecsdole Mackintosh then ly of the economic life of China ber of the Institution of Engineers seconded by Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, rose to propose the toast of Eliot and involving us in a degree of com and Shipbuilders, was given by Monsta. W. A. Dowley, M. Chan Hall He emphasised theplications with the Treaty Powers are quite feasible. The questionable in the Central Police Station members of the Institution at the Barr and the Hon. Mr. Chow Chou importance of hostel spirit and the which may reach to the roots of our
Hongkong Hotel on Saturday son were re-elected directors. wish to thank all friends for now arises: Are they desirable? was turned out last night at about night, the proceedings finishing
great value of the hostel system to sovereignty and national inde- their condolences and kind From the residential standpoint, eight o'clock when a message was with an informal musical pro Smith, Seth and Fleming were un pointed out that Eliot had become
The auditors, Messrs. Percy the life of the University, Hependence. received from a Chinese to the gramme on the premises of the
That is the danger ahead which is expressions of sympathy in apart from cheaper rents, most effect that an armed robbery was club. During the dinner a presene animously re-elected on the pro- the largest of all the hostels, and seen by Canton. And reasons not Europeans not rich enough to select being carried out in Wing Lokation was made to Mr. McCubbin position of the Chairman, seconded that the co-operation of the Warden only of statesmanship-but more their own sites where choice sug Street. On arrival at the place in- of a handsome silver salver, which by Mr. Geo. Lammert,
and students had brought about its prudence appear to dictate the new dicated it was found to be a false is to be inscribed with the names This concluded the business, be- flourishing condition.
policy which Dr. Sun Yat-sen has geste, will reply with an emphatic
of the subscribing members, also a fore the meeting.
The Warden in reply refered to publicly defined. He has set his yes." From the purely financial
beautiful necklace of amber beads THE EXTRAORDINARY "BERTING. the opportunities that hostel life mind on working out in Kwang The extraordinary meeting, which affords of producing public spirit. tung a model province and, through was to have been held at 12.15 to-He then traced the history of the deeds and measures of good day on the motion of Mr. A. G. hostel since 1921 when Eliot government, to make It a centre of Coppin, seconded by the Chairman, Hall had 45 students to the present resistance to the forces of disrup- tion which are gathering under the was postponed until May 14. As day when it has 70:
present rule of the militarists. soon as the Secretary bad read the notice calling the meeting, the Chairman announced that the Com- pany's solicitors had informed them that it was necessary to have à re- presentation of 36,000 € of capital)
WHITE VOILE
DEATH.
DRESSES.
land, ample ground for making these little townships and the sites
REZ.--On April 29, 1923, at can all be equally good. Given
FRANCISCO MARIA GUTIER-
his residence No: 3 Mosque adequate transport facilities, these Street, aged 64 years. The areas, as we have said before, could ment at 101 past the monu be far enough away from existing
5.30 p.m. to-day.
populons centres not to interfere ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
with present building enterprise. Thus it is clear that reservations
REMEDIOS-Mr. and Mrs. Vasco L. dos Remedios, and family
their recent sad bereavement, also for the floral tributes.
The China Mail.
**TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
Through a kerosine lamp be- ing accidentally upset and a bed curtain and sheets thereby becom-
damage was done.
Practically everybody avail-
alarm.
standpoint, again, most Europeane According to Mr. Campbell to Mrs. McCubbin.
· · Having
dog.
SUBSTITUTED BRIDE.
REGISTER OFFICE
COMEDY.
BRAVERY REWARDED.
CHINESE DETECTIVE
DECORATED.
Detective Mak Yiu, No. C37, has
It is the duty of all Chinese to assist in this work of national salvation.
CORRESPONDENCE.
STREET FOOTBALL,
who have studied the matter. wil! Prosser, our report of Friday's give a ready affirmative. The con- murder trial was incorrect, in HONGKONG, MONDAY, April 30, 1923.siderations which dietate these one particular, Mr. Campbell Prosser, addressing the jury, answers apply, wore or less, with was stated to have said: "I other nationals. If, it is trying for need not remind you that Christ SOME MORE POINTS ABOUT the European resident to have his died on the cr ss equally to save
RESERVATIONS.
neighbours clashing cymbals the the prisoner at the bar as to save any of us." Mr. Campbell Prosser night long, it is equally galling for states that he did not make this While the Housing Commission the Chinese resident to have his remark.
A would-be bridegroom at a shares to form a quorum. At to- is still busy with thoro labours festivities, as they sometimes are,}
London register office was surpris-day's meeting only 32,000 shares which hold the Colony's dearest peremptorily silenced,
An effort to dispose of seven ed to learn that marriage licences were represented. The extraordin- hopes, it is timely to refer again to agreed, then, that reservations are 45, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 55, by wed any woman in the way that cussed on May 14, provided a been awarded the 3rd class Police
houses in Wyndham Street, Nos. once taken out cannot be used to ary resolutions that are to be die- thot vexed topic-reservations. desirable, we must next ask: Will public auction on Saturday proved dog licences hold good for any one quorum is present, aro — Medal for conspicuous service Whether reservations would really they work? Cheap transport facili- unsuccessful. Bidding started at
-That 51,656 of the unlessed when capturing one of the robbers prove the boon many people stoutly ties, nanured, only one objection $50,000 and rose by $1,000 bids to He told the registrar that he had
returned Chinese at the Kung. Wo perty was withdrawn. Mr. W. Rhin as he had broken off his shares of $4 each. tion. For the moment it is enough empty they must wait for another Barr of Messrs. Hughes and Hough engagement with the woman whom
B.That the capital of the Com-boarding-house during Race week: that many people are firmly con- terant of the same nationality, in-was the auctioneer and the pro he had taken out a licence to marry, pany be divided into two classes of The officer happened to be in the
Sir, Re a report.appearing. in vinced reservations offer a very stead of taking the firstcomer and spective buyers were
mainly He suggested that his new fiancée's shares namely 48,344 ordinary. "A" vicinity when the alarm was raised
The the local press last Saturday to the Chluese.
name could be substituted for the shares of $10 each- and 129,140 and promptly gave chase. pbopofni solution, for this fact alone investors will therefore hold aloof.
name on the licence. ordinary "B" shares of $4 each and robber was armed with a revolver effect that a small boy was caution- entitles the matter to soriaus study. This objection, Lowever, is so
When told that he must have ans that the provisions following in and continually fired at his pured at the Magistracy on Friday for Although reservations have hitherto overcome. These reserved houses Three robbers armed with other licence and that the marriage regard thereto have effect, that issuers: After a prolonged running indulging in football with a few duel, the robber was shot several others in Statue Square, it is gratify. daggers secured admission into the could not take place until 24 hour to Ba almost invariably become mixed will always command their rent, ground floor of No. 38, Peel Street after it was granted, he left, pro- (1) The ordinary "4" shares aforesaid pital where he died. A con- last trying to put a stop to this. times and ultimately taken to hosing to know that the police are at will racial questions, this tendency, even when the housing problem is on Saturday afternoon by pretend testing against the red tape of shall be those shares which are federate is standing his trial at the standing nuisance. as we pointed out, last wook,, is become much less ocute, becausing to deliver a letter. The premises the marriage laws gate needless and only befors the they will have very strong appeal piecegoods dealers who had gone sssnė. Reservations are urgel, we for those seeking to live among out leaving a cook in charge. After repeat, not only because different their own people. Moreover, many the cook had been overpowered one of the pedlars who had doce no mational customs make incompatible residents wanting: not a good
business returned and surprised eighbours, but also because they spec, but simply a good home, the robbers. They bolted without offer less costly homes, for the will build for themselves. There taking anything.
Hodgkong labour guilds are European resident anyway. They fore, the Housing Commission, with
sending delegates to Canton to participate in the Labour Day. full access to facts debarred the are not now designed for any one
At a joint meeting of the Tung celebrations which will beobserved, nationality. They uro meant for all general public, should study this Wah Hospital and the Kwong Wah there to-morrow. It is believed that austionalities, each forming its own question, what demand exists and Hospital on Saturday afternoon, there will be no public ceremonies
how best the Government could it was resolved that a Yee Chong in the Colony, to-morrow beyond. congenial little community help to satisfy that demand. Note, a temporary repository for the the displaying of fiage but it is Chinese, Epioncan, Indian and any only would the Commission thus dead, in chitins, pending, burial in hoped that every guild will haveat
we who seek the same privilege, give a very definite ling pagariunge a salerted locality, be erected in least one representative Nor are reservations intended to reservations, but it would ales Plow pon.. Cling leland was The delegates will also take #lindriminate
fipally silence much, foolish talk Fentioned at the meeting but this the observances on about racial distinctions. And both was turned dewit as the place waR BECO sationals, either residents or investheso resulte, would prove notable considered too far and
maintain is not just now the ques-[suggests itself-wben houses fall $216,000 at which figure the pro brought another woman to marry shares of $10 be divided into 129,140 who made an attempt to hold up a To the Editor of the" China Mail,”
diseront
The Colony has, on the main services to the community:
*
dre used as a mess by a number of
сод
LABOUR DAY..
numbered 1-to 48,345 inclarive!
and one additional $10 share which Sessions to-day.
if and when lasted 'shall be num- bored 48,344
(3) The ordinary shares slovensk
Four Chinese cases of small-hich is frequently the scene of a big shall be those unissued 'ihares of pox were notified yesterday,
up
this class is to be wit out prejudice to the rights of the jote shares issued upon
Huone special bőrma and
$1 each which will, when issued be numbered 18,845 to 177,485 in- “clusiva (3) The bald ordinary "B" sharon shall sa from the date or dates of fanse 4folly paid rank equally with the
and ordinary "A" sbarns an zagardles dividend"--transmissibility. :- con- ferance of rights to crote "and tion 'distribution of serata in the event of clausea 10% of winding up
()}=1l-tha:Company shall be wound
the wurplus: sobota, ákall be
"mamber in proportion
mber of shares held by them at
kha pomeni annamant vf the winding!
the deletion. thereof
Permit me to encroach upon your columns to call the attention of the police to another locality
football game; vi, Glenealy, While I was walking down this Barticular path yesterday morning, a" game, was in progress, and although a small rubber ball, was used in this instance, never the proceeding assumed proportion to constitute ance to passe fair sex Evid