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Hongkong. Wednesday, July 21, 1925.
BOXER INDEMNITY FUNDS.
37 YEARS AGO.
OLD RESIDENT'S FLOOD, MEMORIES.
THEN AND NOW. ਐਸ Rain Same, but Atmospherics Different.
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On Monday, the "China Mail' referred readers to a storm on May 30, 1889-37 years ago.
Mr. Yee Cheong, portrait paint- er of Wyndham Street, who has had his studio in this locality for over 40 years and never shifted elsewhere, gave his experiences of those days.
Another old "resident, now writes the following
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926.
FREAK ARMOUR.
NEW PIRACY PREVENTION DEVICE.
UP COUNTRY INVENTION.
An ingenious device, as yet un- beard of in Hongkong, has been adopted by up-country shipping, reported below:-
[From Our Own Correspondent.]. Pakkai, Kongmoon, July 17, The Tung Wo" towboat hus inatalled a set of machinery, com- prising a system of iron netting which completely covery the ship and is charged with electricity. This is to safeguard against pira- tical attacks.
Another part of the defence .consists of a powerful new search-:
light on the towboat'e bow.
The "Tung Wo" plies between Canton and Küngyick.
As far as I can remember about
A day after the Tung Wo's" the great storm of 1889, the rain
that of freak armour had been put on, was quite as heavy as Sunday night. The lightning pirates showed their utter con- and thunder were of a different tempt for such measures by suc- Chinese people. They expect character, but just as alarming. cessfully attacking the Shekki that the administrative authori- It is difficult to remember the Kongmoon towboat, when off Old land-Kongmei. The boat, all the cargo Colony of so long ago. ty over the
marks have disappeared and the and passengers were taken away.
New Aircraft Carrier. On July 14, we heard that Kwong Hoi "had fallen into ban- I believe as far as the town isdits', hands. Members of the concerned more damage was Kongmoon Red Cross who were
Des
funds"
now
and in the future will rest with the new permanent organisation itself, instead of with the British Foreign Office. Members of the China Foundation are all appoint. ed by the Chinese Government. Although this is not a necessary point to be insisted upon. Wood hoped that the Chinese members will form a majority in the new organisation and that
place is so congested.
More Damage Thens
done then than, this week. Voeux Road was then the Praya. Sampans were up in Fedder Street, The Clock Tower was many feet Mr.in aand, the streets were opened up in all directions, drains were choked, huge trees up by the roots were scattered everywhere.
FLIGHT OFF.
DE PINEDO JUST ESCAPES DROWNING.
SEAPLANE CAPSIZES.
Pisa. July 20. The trial spin in preparation for the world flight by Major de Pinedo ended disastrously,
"A wave capsized the seaplane as it was about to rise from the. water. De Pinedo was entangled In the stays and narrowly escap- ed drowning. Major Conti wase killed and four others injured.— Reuter.
MIXED COURT.
"CRIMINAL CASES NOT FOR ASSESSORS?
LATEST MOVEMENTS.
Shanghai, July 21.
As regards the Mixed Court rendition, the "Sin Wan Pao"
of states that the Ministry Justice considers it improper to allow assessors to continue to sit in criminal cases.
The provision allowing local authorities to decide all criminal attached to the punitive expedi-actions and execute all such deci- tion lost all their effects, escaping sions is regarded as repugnant to with their lives only in the nick recent ordinances promulgated by of time when the catlaws launch the Central Government, and pre- judicial to the movement for the ed their offensive.
The
An armoured ship, as big as the unification of the law, ordinary Hongkong river steam-paper adds that the Ministry, in boat, named the "Chee Yau conjunction with the Wal-chia- (meaning Liberty or Freedom) is pou, intends to submit a resolu- acting as aircraft carrier for the tion to the Cabinet for the re- vision of the agreement.-Reuter: Canton Government.
Beautiful Glenealy as it was in those days was entirely ruined The only house there then was the American Consulate, which stood
It arrived here on July 14 with in grounds far back from the an aeroplane from Canton, to be
Kwong Hoi fo road. Palms grew in Glenealy sent to that have not been seen anyagainst bandits. The "Chee Yau" left the same day for Can-
where since.
they will be designated at least the Chinese members themselves
by the Chinese Government in stead of by the British. The return of the Boxer Indemnity is a graceful act on the part of the British Government, and it seems necessary to make concessions on such points of Chinese suscepti- bility in order to make the geper ous act fully appreciated. The Chinese people do not expect. of course, to have the funds turned over to the Chinese Government out.
יוור!
H.K. Club in Queen's Road. At the junction of the path from Albert Road was a very fine centre-piece: This was torn up by bursting drains, carrying all before it down to Queen's Rouch.
Dakir's Dispensary was then at the correr where the A.P.C. build ing now stands. It was flooded Sugar coated pills were
thrown being
out. Street
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CALCUTTA RIOTS:
ONE MAN HAS FINGERS, CHOPPED OFF.
!
PROCESSION PROVOKES.
Calenta, July 20.
A Muharrut, procession. has Shute provoked, renewed rioting.
were fired.
One Mohammedan was killed; nine seriously wounded; twenty- five others, mostly Hindus, were,
General Notes. H.M.S. "Cicala arrived here (This gunboat left on July 15. and was at Macao on July 18.)
On July 14, the Customs launch "Foo Moon" arrived here with Col. F. Hayley Bell, Commission en of Customs at Canton, and left with the Colonel on July 16.
has The Sanwui magistrate
Angers chopped off."
midnight, ed in the work of the Boxer
Severe rains fell at without the slightest limitation, shing for them, thinking they coolies for transport work with The Their faces were the Northern 'Expedition.
flooding the whole of North Cal- Indemnity Delegation, under Lord
to be squandered by the military were sweets.
Tung Tak guild offered 400 volun-cutta. The rain curtailed the dis Willingdon, and the report of
The Hongkong Club was where teers.
turbances whom is anticipated to be avail-satraps throughout the country. Studies when they tasted them.
Nor do they expect that none but Yee Sang Fat and others are to- themselves can decide upon "the day. nses of the funds.
Many in Hongkong are interest and placed at its free disposal urchins stood waist deep in water been ordered to provide 800-sent to hospital and one had his
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was 9 feet 7 inches.
Telephone employees at Kong- moon are striking for higher pay. The service is being maintained They only A. S. Watson's were at the cor- and it is hoped that mediation will
succeed. ра hope that with the American' andner of D'Aguilar Street; where
Tak Cheung
now is. Then.
The river Hood has gone down Japanese examples in mind, the
McEwen, Frickel and Co. and gradually. On July 17, the sound- British Government will not fail Powell's had parts of the grounding outside the Customs House floor and the top. So much to do the fully generous thing.
It is, as we have said, idle now water and sand had accumulated there that it took many days to re- to discuss the question of the
The fire, engine was move it, allocation of the funds, seeing that Lord Willingdon's report will be available almost immediately the be will that —and
Cr criticise time to approve
kept very bayy.
Lane, Crawford Mess. Gaupp's occupied what is now Ah Men Hing Cheong. Opposite them was Hall and Holtz They had godowns below.. All their
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"
Reuter.
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VETO. IGNORED.
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
LATEST.
WOOD FLOUTED.
Manila, July 21, The Senate unanimously re- passed the Bill, ordering a plebis- cite on Philippine independence. The House of Representatives is expected also to pass the Bill, this. week.
able soon.
The subject of the disposal of the Fund has been dis- cussed by the Associated Cham- bers of Commerce of China and Hongkong; and local educational and religious circles have seen in it a fit and proper sübject for debate. Now, of course, the time for argument has gone. Spegula tion is confined only to the recom- mendations, that have been made. by Lord Willingdon's Delegation. From the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs we learn
July 21-Queen's that the Advisory Committee at
Harold Lloyd in The Freshmañ.” Home has already approved one
July 20-Star Theatre; "Within of the Delegation's recommenda-
vocating the cause of education; lining was no protection: mud The Law.” tions which His Majesty's Gov-others have favoured the develop-and water enveloped the lot." July 20-World Theatre; "One
Lane, Crawford & Co. were op- Night in Rome." ernment has adopted in principle, i ment of agriculture; and others,
They harla
July 2-Brick Morse's California again, have contended that the Posite Powell's
basement, ard they suffered Collegians, the World's Greatest railways of the country shouldgrent loss and inconvenience. The College Entertainers will appear at ginning a tour on Thursday with solely benefit from the Boxer shipchandlery opened out on to the City Hall.
a visit to Culion. Thence he goes the Praya. Many good yarns July 26-Preliminary vocal reto North Luzon: thereafter Indemnity funds. Whatever may! ministration of the Fund shall ge have been recommended by Lord came from the L.C. mess ir thosehearsals of The Pirates
subject to Parliamentary ap proval-namely, that after the general lines of expenditure are laid down, the control and ad-
entrusted to a joint Board - of! Trustees in China, which shall submit an annual statement of re- ceipts, and expenditure: to the Governments of China and Great Britain. This decision will necess sitate an amendment of the Act and legislation will be introduced in due course. There will be three Chinese members on the Board of Trustees, but as to the number of non-Chinese members Reuter's cablegram is silent.
its recommendations. The educa-new stock had arrived, but was Manj tional people have been busy, instill in cases, unopened
thousands of dollars were sacri- feed in that one place. The tin
season and out of season, ud-
V
Entertainments..
Theatre:
of
The Bill passed both Houses last session but Governor-General Wood-vetoed it.
Under the Jones Law, if the Bill is re-passed by both Houses, it will override Governor Wood's veto and go to President Coolidge. for his final approval or dis- approval.
is
Colonel Carmi Thompson continuing the conferences with Filipinos and. Americans and be
days,
Penzance" at Cathedral Hail, Visayas and Mindanao. The im- Col. pression is growing that Murray Barracks ..on the pan. Willington's. Delegation, it is at
Thompson will recommend fur- July 24-Demonstrations Onl
ther Philippine autonomy in re- least satisfactory to know that Queen's Road side was a heap of
Telepathy. sand thrown up from bursting Mental
Magnetism turn for the removal "ot restric-. the funds are to be vested in a drains just outside.
Auto-suggestion and Hypnotism at tions on land-holding and invest- the City Hall, by the eminent properly constituted Board of
No Trams or Motors.
ment by Aqnerican capital. -Paychologist, Prof. Langsper Reuter. Trustees, of which three Chinese
Wellington Barracks had aM.LL.C. at 9.18 p.m. will be members; and the publi- similar sight. When the drains cation of annual balance sheets burst, the ground sank and huge should ensure that the money is holes were to be seen in many
places. It was difficult to get July 22-Twenty-ninth annual not being squandered by warring about. Our only conveyances were meeting of the China Provident, militarists the curse of modern chairs and ricshas whose earnings Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., St.
| per day would make the present George's Building, 11.30 a.m. China.
coolies smile, and yet they were August 4-Meeting of creditors happy and civil.
of the Oriental Commercial Bank. All branches of trade had to Ltd., at 25, Des Vœux Road; Central, foot it to work, where now trams 3 p.m. COLONY'S HEALTH. and mctor trolleys take them.
RETURN OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.
LAST WEEK'S DETAILS.
In anticipation of this new body of trustees a fkirly well- known writer on Chinese affairs, Mr., G. Zay Wood, of Peking, stated in the "China Weekly Re- view" that on the permanent organisation which will be "en-' trusted with the sole responsibili ty of handling the Boxer funds in the future, the Chinese people must have a greater voice, than they enjoy now on the present Statutory Committee. They hupe "that this new permanent organ-| isation will be established along the line of the China Foundation for the Promotion of Education trict. and Culture. Whether this is a "Rabies: 1 dog from city.
Influenza (not notifiable): antisfactory organisation remains
death
Last week the following noti- fable diseases were reported to the Medical Officer of Health:-
Diphtheria: 2 from Kowloon, total 2 cases, all Chinese.
to be seen, but, Mr. Wood says, it, has at least endeavoured to meet some of the expectations of the
August 6-Band night at Volun toer Headquarters, 9 p.m.
Meetings.
August -Goneral meeting of On the higher levels, parte of Luen Mow S.S. Co., Ltd., 65, Con- roads, gave way and many in-naught Road, Central, 2 p.m. habitants knew not how soon the other path (taking houses alcrig!). would go.
The Good Old Days.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMER
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The P. & 0, s... "Khyber" from Robinson Road was then the Hongkong arrived London yesterday highest road. The Public Gar-kong dens were unrecognisable. Everything was torn up and sand
Waterloo enveloped the lot.
All efforts to save Roofs did not leak the same as Bridge are not yet abandoned. * Enteric fever: 1 from city; 2 from Kowloon, total 3 cases (2) they do to-day. Better work Sir WmDavison is to ask the Chinese, 1 Portuguese), I death must have been done, or else Prime Minister for the appoint- ment of a Committee on the Paratyphoid fever: .1 Chinese materials were of better quality.
I cannot say the Colony has Bridges and Approaches in the case from city, m
Cerebrospinal fever: 1 fatal improved. It is now a very vast London urea, and further appeals case (Portuguese) from city dis-place, but "by Jove," the coat are being made to the City of
and what one gets for ordinary London to come to the aid of the living, is it worth it? Those who Charing Cross Bridge scheme--" 1 retired many years ago have cer- which would save Waterloo.. It is tainly got the better of those who understood that the Bridges have spent so many years here, Estates Committee of the Cor- and now have nothing to retire poration have nearly £4,000,000
available.
On Monday, there was a "clean" return of health, no case being notified to the authorities.
on.
Still happy in their reconciliation, Mr. and Mra, James Stillman' nailed for home, Mrs. Stiliman credited it ail to psychoanalysis and said, "It has been a wonderful honeymoon.”.