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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 192:
· HARBOUR REPORT.
THE HUNGHOM SCHEME,
EFFECT ON CHINESE TRADE.
With
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view to ascertaining Chinese opinion of the Fitzmaurice Harbour Report a China Mail ve- porter interviewed anber of Chinese business men dúil a num ber of transport experts.
PEKING POLITICS. NEWS FROM THE NORTH
PEKING, May 23, Government circles are optimis- tic regarding Chang Ying-hua and Dr. Wellington Koo taking up the portfolios of Minister of Finance and Minister for Foreign Affairs, respectively.
PEKING, May 23. The members of the Govern The majority of the masters of ment believe that the deadlock in Noin Pak Hong firms-notwith-Parliament over the drafting of the standing the fact that their lighter-Constitution will be settled by a age, transport and warehousing compromise, the principle of pro- expenses run into large figures vincial autonomy being agreed every year-did not seem able to upon. grasp the intricacies of the plans to
PEKING, May 23, cope with future development of It is reported that the members barbour facilities. That section of of Purliament are agreeing to the their employees, however, which Presidential election to be held on attends to and has full charge of the
10.-Courtesy Daily receiving of goods from steaners for reshipment, storage in godown, or delivery to buyers, seemed to understand what was required of them.
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EMPIRE DAY. HONGKONG CELEBRATIONS.
THIS MORNING'S SERVICES,
as
His Lordship Bishop Pozzont not succeed in being true patriots addressing the Children said and useful members of your coun Dear Children,Thanks be to God try if you are not dally doing your we are assembled here again in best to attain true education. First this Cathedral to celebrate Empire of all, remember that true patriot Day. We are here to unite ourism is based on religion; it should The celebration of Empire Day selves, with the inhabitants of all therefore be one of your principal this year has especial significance those countries and Colonies which duties and you should be eager to for Hongkong, since the day has belong to Great Britain and form study it continually and been set apart for the unveiling of the Great British Empire to pray perfectly as possible; conse. the Cenotaph in memory of the with all our fervour and reverence quently it should be a necessary men of the British Empire who for its unity and prosperity. It part of your daily school gave their lives in the Great War. is our duty, whether we be of work, 50 that you may This morning the British ships the British race or not, to become enlightened and educated in the harbour were "dressed" do so, for under the British citizens with a strong national with bunting and at 9 am, an flag we have full religious character. You will then be useful Empire Day Service was held at St. liberty and freedom Trom auxiliaries in truly national John's Cathedral. This was at oppression. This is not the case development. True religion teaches tended by contingents from all nowadays, I am sorry to say, un- and inculcates obedience to God the grant in aid schools and repre- der certain other governments and to all lawful authority; if sentatives of the Boy Scouts, Wolf which pretend to be civilised and therefore you ignore religion or if Cubs; Girl Guides and Brownies. liberal-minded. We have every you do not train yourselves in the The service was fully choral and reason to believe that the prayers practice of it, you will never have commenced with the processional which we offered to God on similar the spirit of obedience to God or hymn Brightly gleams
our previous celebrations have been to lawfully constituted authority. banner." The Lord's Prayer and acceptable to Him, however un-It is my earnest wish that you will responses followed and then was worthy we might individually have devote yourselves whole-heartedly sung Psalm CXLVII "Laudate been, because we shall see this to your education whilst at school Dominum." After the Lesson read afternoon representatives of every so as to develop your moral and by the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, race, creed, and class, of this Brit-spiritual attributes and increase (Proverbs Chapter VIII to verse 17), ish Colony united in most heartfelt them to the greatest possible Rudyard Kipling's Hymn "Land solidarity, dedicating a monument extrat
An impressive sermon was deli- vered by the Rev. R. J. Northcott, C.F., who took 25 his text this, that "Greater love hath no man than
"School
true; you must
CENOTAPH UNVEILING.
The consensus of opinion was that the proposals dealt more with facilities, that would be required by
Tsaochuang, May 23. of our birth, we pledge to thee," to those gallant men who fought in Do not devote yourselves to the European merchants and shipping cessation of the negotiations.
The bandits are puzzled at the was sung. The Apostles' Creed the Great War and gave their lives wol of your education principally
came next with the usual responses for their Mother Country.
for the sake of purely financial and companies. Of golowns in the
According to the letter from from the Litany. Prayers "For Colony, there are, mainly, four Father Bues this morning, the The British Empire," "For Theity of the unveiling on this day of yourselves to be animated by the Permit me to take the opportun-material advantages. If you allow classes, viz. -
bandits asked him to send up Forces of Our King Emperor""For the memorial to those who fell in desire of gaining money or of bc- 1.--Godowns used exclusively to newspapers, but it was decided by Peace and Quietness," "For Absent the great conflict, to invite young as soon as possible industrial alore goals for short perioxis (usual-the relief party to delete all news Friends," *Thanksgiving, ly one werk) on discharge from in of the Lincheng outrage before Mercies Received" and
for again to pray that God may soon producers before you have finished "The grant the beatific vision to those your studies, you will make rousing shing which are generally sending them.-Courtesy Daily Grace" were next said followed by amongst them who have not yet a mistake; and this will have known as Shipping godowns. -
the singing of "O God, our help in been admitted to it. Permit me an unwholesome influence on This rhes includes most of the
ages past.
also to invite you to pray to those your education and will pre- Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
who have already attained celestial vent the proper development of Clown Co.'s godowns. at Kow
beatitude that they may intercede your individuality and capacities; Toon, a few at West Point; Holt's
with God,and obtain that the British it will lead to the elimination of Giedowns at Kowloon, the China This afternoon at the World
Empire may continue strong in the initiative and the spirit of enter- Navigation godowns at West Point: Theatre, the public will be offered his life for his friends."
1 man lay down unity and patriotism of all its Dom-prise and stunt the power of the Pacific Mail Co.'s. Jack a rare combination in the form of children and grown-ups, said the ing the Great War when we saw its leave school you will find your inions and Colonics, as it was dur thought. Consequently when you Tai's, the Tuva Kisen Kaisla and The Mistress of Shenstone," Pau preacher," may not have much in subjects and members from every dual different avocations and for other godowns at West Point. line Frederick's latest Robertson-common, but grown-ups were once corner of the globe mecting on the
selves ill-equipped for your indivi- 2.-Godowns owned by public Colc super-special production, companies whose godown warrant which contains a story adapted boys or girls and boys or girls will common ground of self-sacrifice loyal service to your country. are accepted by Banks, etc., for from one of the most widely read all begin at school and the great and the most terrible hardships, pray that God may bless this dear eventually become grown-ups. We enduring the greatest privations Let us again, before leaving, hypothecation purposes and which and popular novels of the day, lesson we learn at school is to make sacrificing their lives with the sole colony, her neerpt goods for "perumbent stor enacted by the screen's greatest friends-a lesson that is
government, the oge charged for at rates per month, emotional actress, and made under so easy as it seems. The secret and maintaining its glory. Let us
not purpose of upholding its honour Sovereign, gloriously
Mother Country, and our August This class includes some of the the supervision of the foremost that
reigning, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and producing organization in the film utely you must be absol pray to them that the British George the Fifth.
Pauline Godown (u.'s godowns at Kow.industry,
never Empire may continue an exemplar Frederick fail your friends-must never let of justice, morality, and religion, Full details of the ceremony in lo, the majority of their godowns reaches the apex of her art in this them down. You often in after life based on good education, and be connection with the unveiling of at West Pointt and Kennedy, special picture.
will talk of the old school-in times ever ready to fight against any kind the Cenotaph this evening by His Town xat the Ching Provident
when you were annoyed you of civil oppression or ignorance Reginald Stubbs, have already Excellency the Goveruor, Sir called it the 'rotten old school, That her schools, Universities, and been published in the China Mail. Loan & Mortgage Co. is godowns t West Point and Kennedy Town. sugar to West Point as the longer but on 'no occasion
3-Lodowns whose godown war trip will, necessarily, occupy more you allow any outsider to say a find under the British Flag pro- 30 numerous that the Com- would individual efforts, may continually The applications for seats have rants are not accepted by banks, time.
word against it. The average boy tection, assistance, and practical mittce in charge have been com ete.. for hypothecation purposes A system of warehouses and would rather be that absolutely help Os it has ever been mat which, accept gals for "per wharves with the most up-to-date true man that never lots a pal down. universally in the past; and as polled to enlarge the stands. manont storage charged for at facilities at Hunghom would, how. In the world the same thing holds far as we in Hongkong are con- that the entrances to Stands 3 and The public are again reminded ever, be of great benefit to Chinese good; it is only like a big school in cerned, I think it is no exaggeration This class is fast disappearing, dealers importing, foreign manu which the same motto holds good. to say that our educational services 4 (opposite the Supreme Court) Of those reunining the best-known factures such as piceegoods, metals The best and finest thing you have always been appreciated and and to Nos. 1 and 2 (opposite the is The Po C Insurance Co.'s and hardware etc.
children can do in the world is to our schools probably more liberally Hongkong Club) will be closed to At present they golowns at West Point,
generally remove their purchases, everyone wants is he who thinks
be true to your friends. The man assisted than in any other colony. the public during the movement of at the expiry of the storage periods there are no friends like his and no sion should you draw from this? that people intending to use those Now dear children, what conclu-troops. It is essential, therefore, allowed in their contracts, to their own godownss where the goods are
It is evident that if our government entrances, should do so before 5.10 Broadly speaking, whirves are re-packed and delivered to their tinued the preacher, had always schools, you must avail yourselves Honour is in position the entrance The traditional Briton, con-is so benevolent towards our p.m.; in fact, when the Guard of necessary adjanets of the godowns customers or await higher prices. been the man who faced all odds of its benevolence by attending to from the Supreme Court will be and would naturally depend on one Their arrivals would be in godowns If mother.
on the other side of the harbour in, brotherhood of nations, it was the constancy, and more especially Stand Nor 1 from the Praya This achieve the your studies with all diligence, closed. There is an entrance to -Tt-was pointed out that the pre- any event as the European importer man, who in carly years had been with jerted works at Hanghon Bay would store them there for conveni- true to the school traditions who that obedience. I
of you have would achieve it. It was he who instincts and feelings of a patriot Or the chief imparts into the much more probable that truck foundation of the British Empire and superabound this afternoon at The report also stated that "it is would die for a wider thing. The and I hope that these will increase Colony, there are goods indented by loads may come from up country had been due to men, who went the unveiling of the cenotaph. But, European import houses (young which may go direct into ship." A on a quest out love of strange be sure dear children, that you will hong on behalf of Chinese dealers number of the leading Chinese ex- things and none had ever been who either dispose of then locally port dealers expressed the opinion imbued with the spirit of Napoleon or re-ship then to points in China that there was little chance of this or ex-Kaiser Wilhelm. Wherever a and goods imported by or consigned being realised, the main difficulty Briton had gone to colonize, his to Chinese housea (Nam Pak aul being that produce is re-assembled keynote had been 'never let an- K Horts. The latter class con- here for export. It generally other down.' Wherever the British prises, mainly, mw or semi-pre- entails re-packing, sorting and Flag flew, there you could trust pure produce, staples. Chinese most important of all, inspection Britain to fight to the last ship and medicines, and metals such as tin, by the European exporter who has I man.
rates per month.
4.--Private godowns, ie., run for the exclusive benefit of one parti. er fem for its own convenience.
would only increase and improve cuce, the service of class 1.
4 at West Point. Rates of storage are brought into the Chinese deal-
country like his."
we werе to
bad, etc. For decades the cargo to accept responsibility for the In conclusion, the preacher made has been stored in godown goods being up to description. At reference to the unveiling of the enumerated under classes 9, 3 and present the main erticles of export Cenotaph. He said: "We honour. those men, in whose memory the in godowns under class 2 are usually crs' godowns where they are put statue is erected because they were higher but the Chinese merchant facilities in a public warehouse en went home and did not count the up and they would not have the true to their old school ideal. They gladly pays then as there are the Hunghom Bay reclamation, cost. several peculiarities demanded by
Each man was faithful to his The whole question therefore, friends."
At the conclusion of the
uld custom. Coolies are plentiful on viewed from the Chinese aspect this side of the barbour. There is resolves itself into one of con- sermon Kipling's "Recessional" always sufficient water to enable venience for those who deal in was sung. After the benediction, the largest junks and lighters to get "foreign" commodities and are the audience sang three verses of alongside the sea-wall and most accustomed to warehouses on the the National Anthem, which important of all, the godowns are other side of the harbour and the brought the service to a close. close to the merchants offices. The requirements of the more conserva- The clergy present were the practice generally adopted to dis- tive Nam Pak, Hong merchant Bishop of Victoria, the Rev. H. S pose of cargoes is for the owner or whose view is confined to ware- Bailey, who carried the staff, the consigner to issue inspection, and houses at West Point
Rev. J. Romanies Lee, the Rev. G. sampling orders on the godowns., The latter class thinks that come T. Waldegrave, who read the The prospective buyer cends his mon attention should be devoted to lesson, the Rev. J. T. Holman, who to draw a sample and inspect the lot perfecting the present irregular read the prayers, the Rev. R.-J. as it lies stucked up in the godowns, system of godowns and building Northcon, G.F., who preached the After the sample has been tested, up a number of wharves on this side sermon, the Rev. Noel Evans, and the price is discussed. It has been of the harbour. At present there the Rev. Copley Moyle, chaplain found that intending buyers invari. are practically no mechanical facili-to the Cathedral who was re- ably nefer a lot of goods stored in tics to speak of. Ingenious coolies sponsible for the arrangements for a godown close at hand, and this are responsible for seeing that the service.
has been the main cound of the goods are stacked as high as Among the congregation were popularity of godowns on this side possible so as to avoid wasting the Director of Education (the of the harbour at West Point, Take ground space. As the upper floors Hon. Mr. A. E, Irving) and Mr. for instanco.. flour. This is taken were not built to stand heavy loads E Ralphs, Inspector of English delivery of from ship's side or the and the coolies have great difficulty Schools,
In
shipping company's godown within staggering up, most of the Į alang koi
tho free storage period and then downs are only two storeys high ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE.
A suggestion put forward that
stored in godowns under class 3. should commend itself to the au
were
"BISHOP POZZONI'S ADDRESS. Java sugar, another important com- thorities is that some of the con- At the Cathedral of the modity, in pat into lighters along trivances now in use at Kowloon Immaculate Conception a similar side ship from which they are also could, with advantage, be installed service was conducted at which landed into the maine clam of in the godowns at West Point. If the following schools godown Chinese sugar importers wharves, or jetties were built, represented here have been known to instrnet steamers could go alongside and Garrison School of Hongkong, shippers in Java to patronise steam. "the cargo could then be brought into St Joseph's English College ers which anchor close to the West the warehouses without resource to Italian Convent St Francis Point goddw. There have been transhipment by lighters. School (Wanchui), Students of the cases of agents here complaining to It was also pointed out that the Cathedral Seminary, St. Lewis their principals in Tayo when dor Ching Provident Coat chlained, Industrial School West-Port) "ing a boom, sugar, -is" "nhipped by permission to construct, wharves Aberdeen Chinese School, Shan
neteamer which unchor outside outside their West Point property kiwni Chinese School, Kal Lep one of the local refineries by virtue but the work had not been put in Chinese School (Wanchal) To of its having on board shipments hand as yet and the Chinese mer Ving School (Mosque Street), and for the refinemes. Mom lightorage chaite are eagerly looking forward' Wa Yen English School (Robertson bad to be incurred to bring the to developments,
Road),
all
presume
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| Guard-of-Honour has marched off
of the stands.
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