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September 14, 1908.]
THE HON. MR. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
THE INVESTITURE.
The investiture of the Hon. Mr. Wei Yak with the Companionship of the Most Distin- guished Order of St. Michael and St. George took place at Government House on Sept. 9th in the presence of a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen, which included many of the leading Chinese residents of the Colony. His Excel. lency, in Windsor uniform, entered the ball. room with Colonel Darling R.E., on his right and Rear-Admiral Stokes on his left. Behind followed the leading officials and men- bers of the Executive and
Legislative Councils, for whom seats were provided on
either side of the Governor. As soon as His Excellency had taken his place, the Hou. Mr. Wei Tuk was escorted into the room by the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai and the Hon. Mr. William Chatham, both Companions of the Order.
HIS EXCELLENCY then maid-Mr. Wei Yuk, I am deputed by His Majesty King Edward to present you in his name and on his behalf with the insignis of the Companiorship of 'the most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George which he has been pleased to confer upon you. Your long and loyal service to the Government of this Co-
lony, and the absolute integrity and rectitude of character which distinguishes you, is known and appreciated alike by the British and Chinese communities, For many years, and more especially in times of difficulty and disorder, the Registrar-Genéral has looked upon you as his right-hand man. In suppressing the Triads, in the strike of 894, in the Namos piracy affair, and also in the reorganisation of the district watchmen by Dr. Stewart, and more recently, since I have been here, in the management of the Po Leung Kuk, and as a member of the Legislative Council since 192; in all these and in many other matters you have, during a long public career, served His Majesty and the interests of the Colony loyally and well. I am quite sure that I voice the general opinion of your fellow sub- jects, British and Chinese, in Hongkong, when
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believe that there is no one better deserves the honour which his Gracious Majesty, by my hand, confers on you to-day. On behalf of the whole community I offer you congratulations, and express the hope that you may long be spared to continue to render public service as you have done in the
past; and I would desire to add my own per- Fonal most bearty and cordial good wishes.
HIS EXCELLANCY then handed to Mr. Wei Yak the documents appertaining to the honour, and pinned the decoration to his breast.
This ended the ceremony and the company were invited to partake of refreshments. The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk romained busy.receiving the congratulations of his many friends.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
Within a few days the proceedings of the University Sub-Committee will be published and although they have not yet become public property we learn that the preliminary discus- sions have been fraught with good results. Two sohemes have been under consideration. One, by the on. Dr. Ho Kai, suggests beginning with a University, to which should be attached temporarily or permanently a Training College where instruction could be imparted by means
of the vernacular and written Chinese. The
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
the University would be a going concern. Then
■ charter could be obtained and Hongkong University would eater оп
its career of usefulness.
The sub-committee is composed of Dr. Atkin- son, Hon. Mr. Pollock, Hon. Mr. Chatham, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Wright, Dr. Thomson, Mr. Bowley, and Mr. Turner, with Sir Paul Chater, as chairman.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY,
Society for presentation at the Annual General The report of the Hongkong St. Andrew's Meeting to be held at the City Hall, on Friday, 25th September, states:
Gentlemen,-Your Committee have pleasure in presenting t you their Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st, August, 1908. The balance at the credit of the, Society now standa at $4,871.47.
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St. Andrew's Day, 1907, was celebrated by a Ball, which proved both a social and financial being less by $531.16 than the previous year There was a credit balance of $192.77 when the profit was $723.93.
NEW INDUSTRIES NEAR HONGKONG.
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The following itėms are taken from the report of Mr. W. R. M.'D. Parr, soting
Commissioner of Customs at Kowloon ;
About 3 miles north of Shaüchung, on the north shore of Mirs Bay, near the village of Koobüntow, a mine, known a Pakshiktong is being worked by the Fuk Hiog Mining Company, Limited. The minerals found are silver and lead. The samples assayed 55 per cent, of lead and 38 ounces of silver per ton. The area of the con- cession is small and the work is at present carried on by some 70 coolies with picks and shovels, This mine had been formerly worked, but had to be abandoned because the primitive pumping machinery then in use was unequal to prevent the flooding of the mine. At present two Douglas pumpe are employed, but more up- to-date steam pumping machinery is shortly expected from Europe, so the prospects of the mine are considered good.
A glass factory was established by the Fuk Wai Kung-sɛñ la Pakshawu at Bias Point. The Company has a capital of $400,000, divided into 80,000 $5 shares, which it is intended to
farther increase as necessity arises. The works well chosen, as are situated near the beach, and the site seems an inexhaustible quantity of white sand suitable for glass making is to be found in the neighbourhood. The machinery at present in use was purchased from the old Hungbam glass factory at Kowloon, but it in intended to replace this in the near future by -
up-to-date plant. Bom 500 workmen,
On Friday, 3rd January, the officers of the Cameron Highlanders were entertained by the Committee at timin, and the men of the Regi. the Society which they did, Their stay in the ment were invited to accept the hospitality of Colony was ex; ected to be one of two or three days only, and the necessary arrangements had to be more or less rushed, but, thanks in great measure to the efforts of Mr. T. F. Hough, the entertainment to the Regiment was successful, and was also fully appreciated. The cost of entertaining was met by private sub-chiefly local men, are now employed daily; but scription from members.
it is computed that as soon as the new plant has been installed from 2,000 to 8,000 work-people will be employed at the works, So far only glassware of a coarse quality and finish bas been made. With a view to facilitate trans-
most
Mr. C. H. Roes
WBS invited to join the General Committee on the departure of Mr Henry Keswick from the accepted.
Colony, and
during the year as against 44 in the previous Eleven new members joined the Society
year.
The Committee would specially ask the assistance of members in securing new members. The entrance fee is only $5.00 and the annual subscription $2.00.
R. SHEWN,
Chairman.
fees from the Training College would support the University until the number of students in attendance at the university rendered unnecessary the assistance derived from this affiliated college, which could then either be transferred or abolished. The second scheme has been proposed by His Excelleney the Governor who advocates both the College of Medecine and the Technical Institute being housed in the University buildings, the erection of which should be proceeded with at once. Dating the two years before the structure would be completed the endowment fund might easily be raised to the amount adequate to make a good start. The teaching staff, with one or two professors, would be engaged, and by the time there were students qualified to pass entrance examinations and subsequently able to graduate'
DAVID WOOD, Acting Hon. Secretary.
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IMP ROVEMENTS AT MACAO.
Mr. A. H. Wilzer, the Acting Commissioner of Customs at Lappa, mentions in his annual report that the vigour and thoroughness of the Public Works Department of Macao are manifest in almost every part of the Colony, Apart from the Praia Grande extension towards the Barra Fort, this beautiful pro- menade has in its continuation northwards been subjected to many improvements. From it a new road, commanding a magnificent view, branches off at the end of the range on which the lighthouse is standing, and thence leads back at a higher level towards the oily until it emerges at the end of the pine grove skirting the Avenida Public Gardens. The main artery has likewise been taken in hand with commend. leading from St. Antonio Church to the North able energy, and well laid out cross-roads connecting it with the Avenida Vasco de Gama are nearing completion. These well-kept roads ought to form an additional attraction for months in salubrious surroundings. those who may wish to spend the hot summer
The list we published on Sept. 8 as evidence of the decline in trade did not include the Kowloon and Lapps returns. The dues and duties collected by the Imperial Maritime Customs at Kowloon in the first quarter of the year amounted to Tls. 94,703 as compared with Tls. 109,336 in the corresponding quarter of last year. For the second quarter the figures are Tis, 82,331 and Tla 101,093 respectively giving a total decrease for the half year of Tir. 33,397. In the case of Lapps an increase of nearly Tls. 10,000 is shown in the collections. This is almost entirely accounted for by an increase in the duty and likia collected on opium. In Kowloon there has been a decline under these headings.
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to build a light railway to connect the works at portation of the f story products into the interior, a proposal is now under consideration
Pakshawn with the prefectural capital of Waiohow.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN
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In his annual report Mr. Paul H. King, Commissioner of Customs at Canton, says :-
The Kwangtung government, being satisfied with the good working of the two Hsinan stations purchased from the Telefunken East Asiatic Wireless Telegraph Company, has acquired eight other wireless telegraph stations for a range of 100 miles," and established mobool for wireless telegraphy in Canton, the Telefunken East Asiatic Wireless Telegraph Company supplying an engineer as a teacher for the school. Two stations were erected for the purpose of practising, one in the Wireless Telegraphy School in Canton and one in Whampão, the stations being opened (for Government service only) on the 1st September. The course of the Wireless Telegraphy School lasted from the lat June the 1st December, After the examination, at which 20 students obtained the certi- ficate for wireless telegraph operators, the Kwangtang Government engaged from the Telefunken East Asiatic Wireless Telegraph Company an expert as adviser to the Kwang tung government and also to supervise the teach ing of new students and the installa- tion of the stations. Regarding the places where the stations to be installed, the Kwangtung government has decided to use them for the extension of the system of wire- less telegraphy in the West River and the Delts, more especially to establish effective means of communication for the use of the river patrol, so as to enable the administrative authorities to control the patrol service in a would otherwise have been possible. Of gun. more strategic and efficient manner than it boats, the "Leangshan" (built a year ago in hongkong) has already been fitted out with the wireless telegraph installation; the four new gunboats now in course of construction in Hongkong are also to be fitted with wireless telegraph installations. The ship and land stations in and around Canton have bein placed under the supervision of Admiral Ld
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