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PEAK, TRAMS.
ANNUAL MEETING HELD TO-DAY.
DETAILED REVIEW.
A detailed review of activities
was made at to-day's annual meet
ESI ABLISHED
1846
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1926.
give you some idea of the amount of work that has been done in the short space of two months, when I tell you that one small item of. the work of installation was the laying of over one and a half miles of electric cable inside the engine house alone."
Plant, Now Bigger. Owing to the increased size of. the plant, it has been necessary to
ing of the Peak. Tramway Cq..utillise every food of available Ltd, at the Hongkong Hotel.
HUNG BY THUMBS.
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AMERICANS TORTURED BY
BANDITS
HELD FOR RANSOM.
(Reuter American Service.)
Mexico City, May 27.
space at the upper terminus in- That he is as the result of Mr. Henry Humphreys precluding that which was formerly torture indicted by bandits, who sided. He was supported by Mr. a repair shop. The lack of as him up by the thumbs, is Scott Harston, Mr. R. Mein suitable workshop on the site has announce in aetter to the Austin, and Mr. A.S. Gubbay considerably added to the di-American Consul at Torreon from (directors) and Messrs. G. Rapp ficulties and cost of installing the a Laredo (Texas) mine owner and W-Morley (shareholders). new machinery, inasmuch as even Addressing the meeting, the the smallest piece of work which chairman (after the formal re has entailed the use of a lathe or ference to accounts, etc.), said: other machine has had to be sent away to be done by an outside firm.
TURES.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
CANTON REDS.
NEWS ON NORTHERN FRONTIER DISQUIETING.
GEN, CHANG'S STRAIGHT TALK..
Student Affairs.
SAVE YOUR
EYES!
INTERPORT CRICKET.
MALAYAN RECORD OVER. 36 YEARS.
PAST" RESULTS.
The following interesting record of Interport Cricket is taken from "the "Singapore Free Press,"
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Canton, May 26. Thirty-six years have passed The official heads of two more since a team of Malayan cricketers. pronounced Communists now in first visited Hongkong, to be dis- the Kuominzing government here missed for 54 and 79 and defeated are due to fall this week by an inningeand. Maži rung, A Tum Ping-shar, head of the second match was played in 1800 Organisation Department of the and, while the visitors did rather named Braden who with two Nationalist Government, will re-better, they were again comfortably. other Americans-Gallagher, an sign" from office, and so will Mobenten. Prior to this. Hongkong an ardent Com-and Shanghai had played each other engineer, and Shanklin, a planter Chuck-tong.
was taken prisoner by Mexican munist, who has held the place on four accusions since 1866 and bandits in Durango State.
of acting head of the Pro- Shanghai had won three of the Sir Paul's Denth.
Braden adds that he was held pagunda, Department. The latter matches. Since their first visit to Gentlemen.--I should like to
In November last, we entered | for ransom for 6,000 pesos. place is considered particularly Hongkong Molata has figüred in make some reference to the death
important, and one in which an thirteen matches in the triangular of Sir Paul Chater who as you are into negotiations with the Govern-
active Communist can no longer serfes against Hongkong and- aware had been on our Board for ment for the lease of a smal piece
be tolerated.
Shanghal, the results of all the many years and died, yesterday of cleared land in the vicinity of
games that have taken place bo- full of years and hondur. I feel the upper terminus, which would
Even in student affairs there tween the three sides since sure I express the feelings of have suited us admirably, for this
is being felt the new stand | Malaya Arst participated in shareholders as well as ourselves purpose..oping that we should when I say that we deeply syra- have it to assist us with the ir
against Communism of the Cen-interport series, being given below. tral Executive Committee and of 1890: "Hongkong 280 beat pathise with Lady Chater and re-stalling of the new machinery, but latives in their bereavement. We after six months of correspon-
General Chang Kai-shek. The Malaya 64 and 79. Hongkong 127 students Unions in Canton and in and 78 for 3 beat Malaya 87 and desire to place on record our denice we have been informed that of the valu-this land is required for other
Nome, (Alaska) May 27. Kwangtung have been divided of 113. deep appreciation
Amundsen and Nobile have de-late into three factions, Kuomin- able services he rendered, to this purposes and we have been offer. Company and sorrow at the lossed another piece of uncleared clized instations to lecture in the tang. Communist and a third 4 versus Shanghai 180,and 300 for
land a little further away of such a sterling character.
and United States. They will proceed wing which is more vehemently 8, drawn. Malaya 98 and 188 beat As you are aware, during prae- not nearly as suitable.
across America from Seattle and anti-Communist than it is pro- Hongkong 40, and 75. on to Oslo where they will write Kuomintang. At all recent meet-f 1892: Hongkong 429 beat tiny too, conditions have under review, been very unsettled and the traffic receipts in consequence show a falling off of $14,240.44. We regret therefore that on this occasion we are unable to recom- mend the distribution of any bonus.
Laet your "the Government assessed us on a different footing in respect of taxes. They now assess as an the basis of profits, practically quadrupling, the taxes we paid formerly, which accounts for the large increase, under the heading of Rates, Crown Rent.and Fire Insurance.
Who Made Who? As regards the Mount Cameron item viz: $3,000 which still appears in the books, we shall, un- lese the Government is prepared
One very considerable saving which will be effected with the new plant is that of water, the cost of which with the old plant amounted to nearly $400 per quar ter. This will be entirely wiped
out..
Many Advantages: Although the new machinery considerably more complicated, it has many advantages not possessed by the old plant.
AND NOBILE TO WRITE A BOOK.
(Reuter's Service.)
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the
1591 Hongkong 268 and 72 for)
a book on their Polar experiences. ings there have been violent dis-Shanghal 163 and 184. Shanghai putes and at times even riots, 112 and 202 beat Hongkong 78 and such as the one of May 4 in which 79.
that in many of these cases it is due to passengers not giving suf- ficient warning for the car to stop. To avoid damage to the plant and rope it has been necessary to in- struct the engine drivers that. except in cases of real emergency, It is absolutely clean and much they are not to stop the cars with less noisy, and it is fitted with undue haste, and that if the safety devices to take care of alaignal bell rings too late for them most every possible contingency to stop in the ordinary way they
sy one very great advantages are to ignore it. sha when the machinery is at
reet-it is costing nothing Wither 38 years. the old plant steam had to be
kept up all the time even when the cars were not running.
Every part of the new plant is duplicated except the actual wind
a student of Kwangtung Univer- 1997; "Hongkong 162 and 201 for 9 beat Shanghai 173 and 189. sity lost his life.
In order to settle the difficulties, Malaya 413 beat Hopekong 216 and of the Students Unions the Kuc-118 Malaya 188 bent Shanghai 70. mintang appointed a committee of and 51.-.- which Dr. C. C. Wu is chairman." 1898: Hongkong 179 and 126 A long meeting was held to-day, | beat Shanghai 203 and 74. after which the following three 1001: Shanghai 239 and 153 for resolutions were" passed:-
A beat Hongkong 230 and 157.. (1): The two Canton city Hongkong 192 and 296 beat Malaya Student Unions shall be dissolved. 203 and 106. Shanghai 227. and
(2) The two Provincial Stu-110 for 9 boat Malaya 105 and 231, dent Unions shall also be dis
1903:
beat Hongkong 336 solved.
Shanghel 122 and 191*
1904 Hongkong 274 and 109 for,
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Malaya 128 and 232 for 6 best the super-Hongkong 155 and 110, Malaya 93
and 190 beat Shanghai 113
113.
und
One half of the old plant, which he organised in Canton and 6 beat Shanghai 229 and 15 (3) New Student Unions shall by the way, has been running for Kwangtung, which shall be or- 38 years, was demobilished over
under, ganised two months ago and solid as scrap. to make room for part of the Lew vision of and financed by the machinery and since then we have Kuomintang. two
been entirely dependent on one en gine and boiler, which have, dur interchangeable in a few seconds,ng this time, required constant so that the possibility of delay to attention and repairing, all of the service due to a breakdown in which has had to be done during the engine house is reduced to a
the night hours when the trams were not running. minimum,
.
The new cars are nearing com- pletion, and we hope to put these into service within the next two months.
cause
to
Though the resolutions make no mention of this feature, it is generally understood that the ardent Communiets and trouble raisers will not be eligible to mem- bership in either of the new organisations.
1906: Shanghai 130 and 121 beat Hongkong 46 and G6.
1007:
1909:
Hongkong 261 and 137
វរ
for 6 beat Shanghai 12 and 185.
1908 Shanghai 228 and 10 for 0 beat Hongkong 74 and 163,
Shanghai 294 and 166. Fall of Kweilin Predicted.
215. bent Hongkong 208 and It is imperative that we change
Military news from the north-Hongkong 455 for 9 beat Shanghai over to the new machinery at the
153 and 78. Hongkong 211 and 70 ern and Kwangsi frontiers is be possible earliest
moment
dis-beat Malaya 179 and 100. · Mulaya avoid
coming more and more having to suspend
quieting. Reports received to-day 250 and 150 for 6 beát Hongkong the service. The euper: intendent informs me that he does from Wuchow have it that the Wu 230 and 160.
Pai-fu forces have crossed the 1911: Shanghai 175. beat Hong- not expect the change over will borders of Kwangsi and are near-kong 66 and 93.
any interruption of the ing Kweilin, which is in no condi- (Continued on Page 12.) traffic.
tion to withstand an attack. The Our Articles of Association re all of Kweilin is important quire revising and bringing up-to-strategically, but not politically, date but this matter will be dealt since the capital is with at an extraordinary general Narning. meeting which will be subsequent. General Li Chung-yan, com- mander of the 7th Army, which is The auditors have asked for in-in Kwangsi, has been in Canton creased remuneration. viz. from for two weeks discussing military $150 to $250 per annum each. We affairs, provisioning and muni- think this is reasonable in view toning with the Kuomintang of the fees paid by other com- officials, but will leave hurriedly canies for similar work and we to-morrow' for Kwangsi. It is. have granted the increase subject admitted that his departure is due to four confirmation.
now at
FEATURES TO-MORROW.
In to-morrow's edition (page 9) will be a sports cartoon by Mr. Stan Hill." Government soccerites are depicted, waging an inter-departmental struggle, ré plete. with bullock-dust-carts, steam-rollers, road excavations,
etc.
The weekly local pictures will to the fact that his troops, num-he printed to-morrow, on page 10. bering about 10,000, have been. losing ground at the front
to help us in the way of guar-ing drums. There are anteeing a dividend for a certain separate and distinct cables from period of years, abandon the the Electric Supply Co. which are scheme of a new tram and write off the above amount. We have unhappy recollections of the early days of this Company. From 1889 to 1892 we paid no dividend and it was not until 1898 that we were able to pay a dividend. of over 7%. There is a popular fallacy in Hongkong that the Peak made the Peak Tramway. Considerable work has been en- The opposite is the case. The tailed by the substitution of these Peak Tramway has made the larger cars, such as the widening Peak and by so doing has put of the cuttings, the removal of a millions of dollars into the coffers large number of the side signal of the Hongkong Government, a posts to positions farther from fact which the Government, on the track, the entire rebuilding of occasion, might bear in mind, the spare car shed, and the relay, There were very few houses anding of the siding leading into it. no hotels at the Peak when the A large amount of this work has line first opened.
been curried out by the Company'sly convened. We propose to write $10,000 off own staff. Permanent Way. Since the More Seating Room. formation of the Company this Perhaps a few words on the im- item has always been merged provements incorporated in the with Machinery and Plant. In new cars would not be out of place future we propose to keep the two at this juncture. The seating distinct to enable us to write down capacity has been increased from machinery and plant year by 42 passengers to 53 ie., 18 third year as should be done. The ap-class and 87 first class, as against, I have no further, remarks to propriation above referred to, 6 third, 5 second, and 32 first make. Gentlemen, but after the will with previous appropriations.class in the old care. The whole accounts have been seconded I An unconfirmed report from write of the value of the old of the first class portion will be shall be pleased to answer any the north has it that the Hunan-tions. If our party were an machinery and plant from the in one enclosed compartment, hav-ouestion to the best of my ese have driven back the 4th, 1st efficient one, there would be no Company's books in toto.
ing a central aisle with entrances ability. I now propose that, the and a portion of the 6th Armies need for such regulations at all. Recent Improvements,
and exits at either end.
report and atetement of accounts to the south of Kwangtung's After our late President allow During the past twelve months Conveniently placed near each as presented be passed."
border, and that the next standed the Communists to join our a considerable number of im- seat will be four bell-pushes mark-
That Bit of Land.
will be marle at Shiu-kwan, the Party, the Communist Party can provements have been carried out |ed respectively with the names of
About the piece of land which end of the railroad. If this is not cut themselves away from the for the better accommodation and the intermediate stations. Pas the Company applied for but did true It will mean that Wu Pel-fu's Kuomintang to work for national comfort of passengers, both at the sengers will merely have to press not get. Mr. W. Morley asked forces are only about 200 miles revolution. It is the Kuomintang upper and lower termini, amongst the appropriate push on entering, where It was and what it would from Canton
which will lead the various classes which I might mention additional to insure the car stopping at the now be used for..."
of China on to victory and Improved lavatory accom- desired station
Mr. Humphreys said that it was modation at both termini, a heat In addition to this we have de- at the junction of hugard and
Soviet Russia is helping Chins ed waiting room at the upper signed a re-arrangement of the Peak Roads As far as his know General Chang Kai-shek has to accomplish national revolution station, (which was apparently brake gear which will allow of the ledge went, a garage for HE the made a long and detailed state but not at all to enforce Commun much appreciated during the last brakes and signal gear being Governor would be built upon itment to the Kuomintang of Can- iar The Communist Party cold weather), and an enlarged operated from either end of the Mr. Morley seconded the chair-ton concerning his now famous loins us in order to enforce the resolutions against the Gom Three People's Theory," but not waiting space with better seating car, so that the brakesman will man's motion and this was car
the lower always be stationed at the front ried unanimously.
munists. In the main, and on to put Communism into effect arrangements at terminus, which, together with the of the car and will therefore have
Other Business
the face of it, his statement seems here. Since the adjustment of the re widened exit, makes for greater an unobstructed view of the track Other business passed, by the conciliatory, but the iron hand in
ns, comrades of our Party ease in handling the traffic at rush and stations, irrespective of the meeting comprised
the velvet glove can be detected solutions, hours and conduces to the comfort direction of the car. By this ar Re-election of Mr. Scott in the following quotations need have no more suspicion to of both incoming and outgoing rangement we hope to obviate a Harston, the Hon. A. O Lang, MA the Communist party has wards the Communist party.
defect which has sometimes in the R Mein Austin and Mr. A. S. already joined our party there "While the Nationalist armies) HAMMAM KAIKIN In addition to all this a shelter past been a source of andoyance Gubbay as director proposed by should be no special regulations are in Kwangtung Communiem over the steps at May Road to passengers who have been left the chairman, seconded by M to restrict them, and we should can never be put into practics
Kostel look upon them as we do upon here station is in course of erection on intermediate stations after Rapp.
The new electrical haulage they have signalled for the car to Re-election Messrs Lowe, ourselves. The reason why we Down With the Imperialists... machinery arrived at the end of stop, although while I am on this Bingham & Matthews and Mesera have such regulations is that we In spite of many taunts and March, and by doing a consider subject, I should like to point out fast
itors for year, at 250 each-
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Warrants" are now.
General Chang's Famous Resolutions,
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