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A WARNING TO TRADE
--THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929.
the contrary, those arltics con- Yesterday was the fourth an-] CORRESPONDENCE tinue to make (chiefly in the piversary of the death of the late House of Commons)-the most Dr. Sun Yat-sen." imane remarks as to the scheme,
which long ago was definitely de Admiral Mark K. Bristol, Com-| elded upon as the result of expert mander of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, and unbiased opinion as to its paid an official visit to Canton necessity. Even Mr. Lloyd yesterday.
George, who ought to know
better expressed some elec- The dance arranged by the tioneering claptrap the other Sanitary Department Sports Club day to the effect that "England for Saturday, at the Hotel Savoy, should come before Singapore." is unavoidably cancelled. Those in the best position to
tion-
KOWLOON POINT
(To the Editor of the "China Mall,”]
Sir-It must be gratifying to the many Kowloon residents who frequent the Star Ferry that the P.W.D. have bevelled down the triangular space to the right side or the halting place for motor-. buses thereby allowing for more · judge gave their verdict in favour Mr. Khoo Keng-wah lectured at room for traffic in the congested of the laying down of the Base the University Union last even-area of Kowloon point. It is cer- and, to their credit and in spite of Ing on photography before a large tainly a step in the right direc the financial stringency and the and intereated attendance. many other difficulties at Home,
Further improvement is sug- the present Government wisely Three Chinese cases of small-gested, however, to the, imagina- approved of the proposal. The pox and cae of cerebro-spinal tien of the casual observer. Kow- Point being increasingly Base, regarded from the narrow fever appeared in yesterday's re-loon angle of party politics and from a turn of the Medical Officer of active, one hopes that the Gov- ernment will favourably consider non-Imperial point of view, may Health. be of little account, at any time
more improvement.
The Dr. John R. Mott will give an and even less worthy of consider- ation at present, but future gen- address under the auspices of the erations of Britons will praise the Returned Students' Union in the foresight and the sagacity of Hong Kong Hotel to-morrow on those responsible for it. It is a "International Relations," great Imperial enterprise, upon
present locality of the riesha, ahelter is far from be ing the most appropriate place for it. The ricshas constantly ob- struct passengers disembarking from buses and those from dis-
It is noticeable that there are
which very much may depend .The forthcoming marriage is charged ferries. some day It is one which we nnnounced of Mr. F. M. Jose dos trust will be continued in spite of Remedios, bank clerk, No. 2, Mos. two sections of this ricsha shel- the carping criticism of the que-junction, Hong Kong, to Miss ter:
thoughtless and the prejudiced. L.M. P. Peres, No. 8, Tong Hing (1) a structure of concrete.
road, Kowloon.
Charged with riding on a 'bus
(2) an erection of steel ribs
supporting a zinc roof. The former does 'service as an
Dr. Edwin E. Slosson, nation-- ally known scientist and head of the United States Science Service, of the Kowloon Motor 'Bus Co., preached Sunday morning in the without paying his fare, a Chin-abode for the coolies while the Mount Pleasant Congregational ese told Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, latter is a waiting places for ric- Church on "The Position of the at the Kowloon Magistracy, yes shas to meet incoming ferries.
It seems most desirable that Churches in the World." Touch- terday, that he was under the im-
constitute what the world calls
ing on the relation of science and pression that a pass which he the whole shelter be removed. religion, Dr. Slosson declared that held, issued by the China Bus Would it not be an improvement the true function of the churches Co., entitled him to ride on the if the "waiting place" (the second is continually to
of the above sections) be trans- The discover new
other Company's vehicles. duties for themselves, duties so Magistrate Imposed a fine of $4 or ferred right against the sea-wall to extend from end to end from original and so prophetic as to seven days' jail.
the Public Pier to the Star Ferry On Tuesday a chimney fire-took Wharf. If placed there it will ad- of packing and quality of rice "news." He said: "Progress
always begins with an individual place at No. 150 Queen's-road mirably suit the requirements of have been the order of the day, and is furthered by a minority. East, at the time Sergt. B. A. passengers for ricshas and the resulting in loss of prestige and The churches must not merely Hyder, of the Indian Division, St. rishas will not continue "barging trade, while claims have been of hold on to what is good, but must John Ambulance Brigade, was into" passengers for the buses.
massing in a bus.
Further, as there is now more He promptly common occurrence."
seek new discoveries."-"Colum- jumped out to render assistance. space available for the buses, bia Heights (D.C.) News.” Has the Chairman of the Cham-
He proceeded to the roof of the those serving Districts "1, 3, 6 ber unwittingly exaggerated the
The Committee of the General building and with the assistance and 9" could give elbow room to of Chinese spectators, who the ricshas enabling ricsha-pullers Chamber of Commerce regrets to position that has unfortunately record in the annual report the passed him water, he succeeded in to take the extreme left but still arisen? Or, has he intentionally deaths during the year of Major the arrival of the Fire Brigade. between these buses and those of the blaze before leaving a wide margin of roadway extinguishing employed the strongest possible Henry Keswick and Mr. Edward
"2, 7, 8, 10 and. 12" districts, for terms in denunciation of the Shellim, old residents of Hong
motor cycles, cars and other vehi- Kong who, during their stay here,
clea, alleged malpractices in the hope served the Colony and the Cham- that the warning may act as a de-ber of Commerce in various capa- terrent to any who may have de- cities. Major Henry Keswick was viated in the recent past from Legislative Councils and served a member of the Executive and the straight and narrow path of the Chamber of Commerce as a commercial rectitude?
member of the General Com
1
A. D. C.
THIRD PRODUCTION OF SEASON
With regard to the coolie-shelt- er, one would consider the most appropriate place for the tempor- Jary lodging of the coolies classi- fied above under section 1, would
" THE DOVER ROAD " It is announced that the A. D. C. be the site at present occupied by Mr. J. M. da Rocha, who is mittee from 1907 to 1911 and as has decided to run, for a short the Kowloon Fost Office:
Vice-Chairman in the year 1908, season of five nights, A. A.
It may be considered a bold Chairman of the Chamber's Sub-Mr. Edward Shellima was a mean Milne's popular three-act comedy, suggestion but one inclines to the Committee on Exports, voiced a ber of the General Committee for "The Dover Road," and to devote Office is far too small for Kow. view that as the present Post 50 per cent. of the profits to the loon, it would be preferable to see British Miners Fund started by the ground adjacent to the Rail-
WIS
FOR CHARITY
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS GALA
NIGHT
.TUNG WAH HOSPITAL
| protest, on behalf of exporters, several years.
against the wholesale strictures
The owner of Nos, 440 and 4412, the "Hong Kong Telegraph.” passed by the Chairman of the Shanghai-street, Yaumati,
The performances will take Way Station which is rented to Chamber (Mr T. G. Weall). He yesterday summoned before Mr. place at the Theatre Royal, the Bureau for advertisement hoard. the Advertising and Publicity admitted that "things have not T. S. Whyte-Smith, at the Kow.opening night being on April 6. been as well as they might have on Magistracy, for drawing The cast will consist entirely of ing, superseded by an up-to-date water through a Public Works players who have not yet appear much more centrality, having the Post Office which would there have been." He thought that "in so Department meter without per-ed this season.
railway line from the Kowloon far as the Chairman's warning is mission. Defendant pleaded that
Wharf for conveyance of mails to calculated to check possible abuse the connection was made by his
and from steamere berthing In the future, Chinese dealers foki without his knowledge. After
alongside Kowloon wharves and and foreign exporting firms he had been informed that no
being at the Kowloon railway ter- actual damage had been done, as should take heed of the possible anybody was capable of connect-
minus. For purposes of uniform- consequences to their trade if the ing the pipes without any dif
ity this Post Office' could be of Hong Kong, Thursday, Mar. 14, 1929, greatest care be not observed in ficulty, the Magistrate decided to
architecture equivalent to that of the Railway Station and in order respect of delivery." Reference discharge the defendant with a A special gala performance to provide scope for expansion, it
caution. was made by Mr. da Rocha to
will be given by Harmston's would be a good plan if it were erroneous interpretations of con-
Circus at Mongkok, Kowloon, on a three-storeyed building with a The ineptitude of that part of Saturday night when half of the lift to all floors. tracts and lack of vigilance en- Wellington-street To those not behind the scenes;
from Pot-proceeds will be donated to the One would also like to see com- abling suppliers to substitute tinger-street down to D'Aguilar- Tung Wah Hospital. An attrac-pleted the revelations made at the an
the unfinished road be nual meeting of the General cargo, both leading to complaints street for motoring was em-tive programme has been arrang-tween the Y.M.C.A. and the pre-
and claims, It is believed that no another dangerous skid was add-
phasised again this morning when ed for the occasion. Chamber of Commerce of mal other commodity but rice
sent Post Office in Kowloon as this The performance will be under will enable ricehas to operate on practices on the part of local ex-made the subject of arbitration. steadily grown since the tho R. A. C. North (Secretary for sula Hotel and the YM.C.A. was ed to the long list which has the patronage of the Hon. Mr. it instead of between the Penin- porters must have come in the Twelve cases were submitted for roughfare was opened, When | Chinese Affairs), the Hon. Sir Ricahas will thus have less con- nature of a minor thunder-bolt. wrongful interpretation of con- the street surface is slippery, Shou-son Chow, Kt.; the Hon. Dr. tact with buses, etc., in Salisbury- No community, and no section tract: Twave awards were made, great difficulty in negotiating the the Hon. Dr. S. W. Te'o, 0.B.E.,ly a road for motor traffic.
down-bound motor-cars have R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D., road which is becoming essential- thereof that takes a pride in its seven of these cases being non- turn. At about 9.15 this morning, LL.D., Sir Robert Ho Tung, Kt., good name, can ever delight in members of the Chamber. The one car went on to the pavement and the Directors of the Tung terations will receive due
Hoping that these suggested al- the process of "crying stinking number of certificates issued dur-but, fortunately, nobody was in-Wah Hospital.
sideration from the Government fish," nor yet of exposing uning the year was about five hun-jured.
Mongkok buses pass the circus and that Kowloon. will be itent. Usual savoury practices to the outside dred, thus making only about one
prices will
be amodernised a further step as a What might have been a seri- | charged. world. The newspapers publish- per cent. of arbitration cases. ous outbreak of fire occurred at
| consequence.
Yours etc., ed in the Colony are not limited This does not of itself support, the Empress Hotel about 10 in their circulation to this imtions made by the Chairman, believed to have caused the fire perhaps, The formidable allega: o'clock last night. A carelessly
C. A. B. thrown lighted cigarette end is
Hong Kong, March 18. portant trade centre: they find who, after all, may be commend which destroyed an awning out- their way to practically every ed for his action in taking the side one of the lower floors of the
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE port in the East-from Colombo very sensible, course of promis-building. Luelily the blaze was Yesterday afternoon the funeral to Dairen and circumspection is ing an investigation by the incom-discovered early and before the took place at the Protestant often judicious in commercial ing Committee. It may be far extinguished by people on a high-tain F. J. Connolly, master of the flames.could spread, they were cemetery, Happy Valley, of Cap- ly assumed that that report will er floor pouring buckets of water RFA. "Francol," who died aud-Christian Science has been renew- It may be argued that the dis- be alike candid and exhaustive down on the awning.
denly on Tuesday morning. ed through your columns, I trust closures at the Chamber meet that there will not be the slightest
There was a large gathering of that you will again permit me to ing, publicly made, could not well inclination of desire to ahirk the A final concert organised by sympathisers at the graveside, answer by the same means. be averted if the prestige of the grave Issues involved. The good Helena May on Thursday, March ducted by the Rev. C. IL Hewitt, peatedly made it clear that
Mrs. Wyatt will be given at the where the burial service was con- my former letters I have. Colony for fair trading is to be name of the trading community 21, at 6.30 pon The programme
*Scientists Those present at the funeral în-genuine Christian' must be upheld, even though that will include Bach, Beethoven, eluded representatives of the overywhere, and by that term I regained-assuming, as we must,
may involve the exposure of those Vivaldi and Negro Spirituals. Naval Yard, and members of the refer to members of the Church that, a portion of it has already black sheep to whom the simighty (Tea tickets must be booked in "Trancol's crew. The chief of Christ, Scientist, founded by been lost. There is no possible dollar is more than a community's advance).---Advt.
mourner was Mr. E. A. 8. Hay- Mary Baker Eddy, have not de doubt in the mind of the Chair reputation, for fair and upright
ward, O.B.E., Naval Store Officer, parted from the spiritual prac man of the Chamber. He utters dealing.VIE
mattera:
CAPT, CONNOLLY
FUNERAL AT HAPPY
VALLEY..
con-
(To the Editor of the "China Mail"]
Sir Now that the attack upon
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At the Marine Court yesterday, whilst others notices at the grave tices and precepte of their reli-
the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, B.N.. side were Lieut. Com. Bridge, Mr.gion and have no desire or inten- a strongly-worded warning in
(retired), imposed a fine of $5 or E. R. Robinson, Mr. A. W. tion to co-operate with medical alleging that "short-sighted Singapore Base
five days jail on the mistress of Ashby, Mr. S. J. Heath, Capt. doctors after the manner Indicat means of endeavouring to reduce Notwithstanding expert, official, a cinder boat for mooring the boat W. H. Green (Fortol), Capt. Led in the letter from "Fairplay costs to meet markets have led to made from time to time regarding Shelter.
and very complete stalemente, inside the Causeway Bay Typhoon Elford, (Kharki), Mr. C. V last night. On the contrary, malpractices and caused serious the Singapore Base, the hyper
Sweeney, Major White, Messrs. genuine Christian Scientiae un- C. J. Marah, 8 L. Mugridge, T. J. derstand that Christian Science critics of the scheme still con- complaints from consuming continue to condemn and to question formed that, owing to faulty Jones, D. E. Morgan, F. W. Black, ance with Jesus Command; "Heal Senders of telegrams are in McGill,WR. Latham, C. Eheals by prayer to God, in accord- ́tres," Adulteration of wood of the Government, as to the advis-cable connection, telegrams to Wa Brace, B. Haymes W. the sick and essential oils, poor quality ability of having It In spite of and from Shanghai and beyond McEverd WE Morrie ginger, lowering of the standard the most convincing arguments to are subject to delay.
Lewis FAJAH Chubb,
Api(Continued on Pode