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CORRESPONDENCE.
HONGKONG
TRAMWAY CO.,
SVEGLIMITED,
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS,"
S1-Bubit fow questions in connee tion with the Hongkong Tramway Com pany, Luited, report, which, should you grant the favour of their publication, might be dealt with in the Chairman's address at the forthcoming meeting
FATH OF CHIYO
BROKEN TY
MOUNTAINOU
All hope of swings the chlenktidly- appointed TEK liner Chayo, Marti has now practically been abundoned. On Mon. day there was a gale outside, of which the stricken ship, in hoy exposed position felt the full force. She rocked alarmingly, had those on hoard again thought it advisable
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SKANG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL Are 1918.
MISSIONARY WORK.
WHERE HE THE GOVERNOR
WOULD LIKE TO BE
THE INTEIL SERVICE AHOOT.
PARTICULARS OF THE
COMPETITION :
Bishop Brent's description of his work at King's Park Range an Easter The Team and Championship Shoop to bo
the Philippine Island: reminds me of islands further south the islands of the Monday, April 24th between representa. Western Pacif-the administration of vos of the Naval Military and Polico which I had for all too short a time, and | Force -Regular and Auxiliary of the where I often wish I was hack again, aid Colony has attracted entries from H.M.B. to take what little refuge the rocks offered the Goyanon, in proposing a voter, H.M.L.I., Stef and Departments rather than stay on the chip until the of thanks to Bishop Brent for his address (Army), HGA RE
KS.L.I.,
INTIMATION
LANE
CRAWFORD &Co.
SUP
ESTABLISHED 1850.
UROE
BALLY GOOD TEA.
CEYLON TEA (red label),
storm has subsided. It was found impos-on missionary work in the Philippines at H.K.V. H.K.V.R., H.K.S.BR.GA, NOTHING 18 80 QUICKLY AND THOROUGHLY REFRESHING AS
the annual meeting of the Hongkongth Punjab 18th Infantry, Hongkong: Church Missionary Asociation yesterday. ] Police (European), Nayal Yard Polioc, His remarks remind mo particularly of | Hongkong Police (Indians), Hongkong the Solomon Islands, where there are thou-Police Reserve. sands of men, fine men joo, who are absolute Firing will take place at the follow.ng savages, and would gladly cut off any man's hotd especially a white man's head if he ventured beyond the beach which is used as a sort of neutral zone for trading purposes If there are any missionaries about who do not care for mission work in China, they should transfer their efforts to some of those lands in the Pacific. There is
Is it necessary to have six directorssible owing to the mountainous was pre- whilst the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankvailing yesterday to approach the steamer. The Naval signalling station stated that ing Corporation successfully manages with
messages had been received that the Chigo -eight, and, if so, why'1
Why should the directors of the Tram-Maru was pounding heavily, and that way Company each receive a sum only $800 there was a north-east gale and a heavy shers of the combined fees of the directors sea ruining. The David Gillies returned of a cancern. The the China Provident Loan is the morning and confirmed these facts, and Mortgage Company, and considerably more than 3d sector of such a wealthy conera ng the Union Insurance Society of -Carton)
Are directors paid full money for perioda
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A further number of the crew of the Ohiyo Karu were brought in yesterday by the Kwanto Mary and the Iferentes, having been taken off the north side of the island, About 90 men were at that time working
dounds.
Ranges and Targeta:— Range Frutice. Target
100. Grouping in Büll. 209 Deliberate. Bisley Figure. Taul sighter.
(Snapshoot- 200g (Tar- get exposed 15 seconds) 500. Deliberate.
do Tandsighter.
when they are absent from the Colony on the ship under the supervision of Mr. - Buy Broogut of good work to be done do co do. Bisley Sin. Bull.mos
How many were away at ong time last Greig (Chief Engineer at Taikos). They there His Excellency said that Bishop The Team er Competitor with the highest Has any directoy received payment for the night on the rocks. So far two Chineso in his travellingy among the Sulu islands the winner in the Team or Championship
a year when abrent from the Colony during the whole of that period?
Ts is meessary to run a motor car for *** ciergency,” when breakdows gangs are not convesed in that car to breakdowns ?
When the report includes: Storo penses £30.0.3.; office expenses £548.19.8 and miscellaneous expenses-(four items for Hongkoop alone)-£587.10-7, £12.13.6, £130.3.3. £71.10.5 with £130.3.0 and £17.7.2 (London), apart from postage, salaries and cable, i not the sum of E224.0.0 a large one for printing and s'ationery 1
Are so many Europran eversers as well as Chinese ticket examiners neerdiary 1
Is it necessary to spend thousands of pounds on quarters for the staff, as at present conteinplated 1
Is it vestoudcal to light the cays nea:ly an hour before official night1.
Is any director party to the suggestion that "nly first-class cars should not be run during Racs Week, that the five-cent fares be maintained, and that the powers that he should fusis on such!
Is it moessary for a manager and a secretary to be employed, and do the Articles of Asocia'don pernit of it!
Is there uct great scope for retrenchment other than is comicetiul with dividends!
Yours, ce..
SHAREHOLDER.
We would advise Shareholder" to ask these questions personally at the general meeting on the 19th ins. or. if he desires an immediate reply, to write to the secretary of the Company for the in- Jormation-ED.]
ENGINEERS-AND OTHERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.]
Bin-I bave perused with great interest Patriot's" comments on Prof. Smith's speech, but cannot for the life of me as why this should be willed a Chemists' and Engineers War" to the exclusion of all other professions and occupations. Whilst admitting the usefulness of the engineers and chemists, we surely should not forget the people as a whole and the ecormotis sacrifices of blood and money necessary to bring this gigantic struggle of an enlightened democracy against a selfish devouring military autocracy to a success. ful close. What would be the position of both engineers and chemists without bravo soldiers and sailors to man their engines of war and a willing people to pour out its wealth for the manufacture of shel's and canoon! Also, why omit the medical pro- Fession and our judicially trained diplo mats Surely this is a people's war and not the strife of any particular parts thereof, otherwise it would be doomed to failure.
were working in the daytime and sponding
have been reported missing.
Tidings in the afternoon showed that the Chiyo Varu, siter a severe pounding, had broken in half between the No, 2 and 3 hokis
Brent should be a trifle more wireful art
but he was an absolutely fearless man, and he had no doubt, that was his best protection. They wished him sucosa in his work He was going back to the land of his adoption. His Excellency added that he was sure every Englishman and every Englishwoman sincerely trusted that the charge of the Philippine Islands would
never be severed from the Stars and
Chemisty bave done a great deal, and ther services should be recognised. Un fortunately, chemical research and inves-Stripes. He wished that our relations tigation has not been encouraged as much with the Philippine Islands were a little in the past as wou'd have been beneficial
closer.“ My wife and family,' continued to Britain.
His Excellency, "following the Hongkong fashion, are geing off for a change of air to Japan. I have been trying to persuade them, and 80 ha, Bishop Brent, to go to Baguio, I am afraid I au hot so strong in my household as I ought to be (laughter)--but I think it would do Hong- kong people a great deal of good to trar themselves Away a little bit from the heathes lands with which they are surround.
Everyone in Britain has done so much that it is impossible to enumerate all calling. The greatest sacrifice that of
lifeisa!f-has been made by miners,
newsboys, farm labourers, peers, poets men of all ronks and progressions; co that we nro glad to think of such men with pride.
The development of chemistry, mining, and other séierees and applied science ated and to bind closer the relations with the local University is. I suppose, very those great islands which are administered much, dependent upon endowments. They by our cousins, the Averiding,” (Ap- will come in due course, and your corre plause.) spondent will be doing good work by
The Bishop of Victoria presided at the sting in the development of the parti-meeting, and there were also present, in enlay branch of study in which he is in addition to H.E, the Governor, the Hon. forested
I regret that pressure of other work will prevent, me replying any further to letters on this subject-Youre faithfully, C. A, MIDDLETON SMITH... Hongkong, April 4th, 1916.
CALL TO ARMS.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS.
HONGKONG
aggregate score will respect vely be deemed shoot Tie in the Championship Sboot will be decided in accordance with NR,A. Rules. A Tie in the Team Shoot will be decided by firing 3 rounds per man (with- out sighters) at the 600 yards range.
The names of this three member of cach Team together with the names of two
member, in reservo-five names in all)—
must be sent to Mr. F. C. Jenkin (Deputy Superintendent of Police Reserve) Frince's Building, Ice House Street - on or before. Monday, April 17th, at noon. In the event of any change in the constitution of any Team (which is limited to taking in ode ar bob of the reserves) the change must e comunicated on or before Friday, April 21st, at nosu,
BILLIARDS
GARRISON CHALLENGE CUP. CUP
The tournament, was resumed in the Soldiers' Club on Mouday night. The first game should have been between No. 86 C. R.G.A. and the R.A.M.C., but
Mr, Claud Severn, the Hon, Sir Paute Medicals representative failing to Chater, C.M.G. and Archdeacon Barnett.
Bishop BRENT gave a Post interesting picture of his work among the peoples of romarks the Philippines, illustrating his with many telling anecdote, and examples. His stories of the work suong the fierce tribes in Su'u, who are descendants of pirates and are proud of their ancestry. were especially entertaining, The Butan of Sulu was the religious head of all the Malay Mahommedans, he said. The British Government were co fond of him that they paid him a fixed sum annually to keep
SIB-I do one why we Britons should remain indifferent at the Nation's sull, although far away from our Mother hand. Our sister colonies of Australia and Canada have been spontaneous in their way from Borneo (Laughter.) Ho was response to the "Cal to Arms" and have a nuisance, and the Americans were trying proved themselves brava so'diet! Married to rid him of whas vestige of authority
esed.
*
men st Home are now called up, while we posses
The BISHOP OF VICTORIA spoke in par-
have a good number of young unmarried.
ticular of the work of the Chinese Church
pot in an appearance the poots were awarded the Artillery The final scores between these teams wore, No, 88 Co. R.G.A. 1,600, R. AM.C-1030.
The first three games of the R.E. and 4th K.S.L.I. draw were decided, and as a result the Enginders lead by 18,
Scores
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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL,
folks in this Culony who are enjoying and said that help was badly needed for HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION II, easy life, especially the British born, not
to say the British subjects. Thay should native Anglican Church in Canton, The be called up at once; their places can be suitably filled by able local hands. there not already suficit widows and had been secured, and the next thing was orphans deprived of their beloved hus to build the Charch. The Roman Catholics hands and fathers? Why should the bat had a beautiful Cathedra, there which was che'ors be Lfs uncalled when they are an object le sion to all Canton, and other entirely free and have a strict obligation to denoiditations also had suitable places. fight for their country! Hongkong should The cost of erecting the Church would pro- gist a better example that it is doing now.bably amoung to $12.000, and the Chine e Let all Britons here exhibit the y patriot themselves had already subcribed #8000 is by stepping forward and offering It would be a great thing if we could their services at once! We here are not in prosile the other half of the required imminent danger and ought not to be amount
work there was an increasing one, but thore was no Church, Are
A prominent site
selfish enough to abstain from risking our The Hon. Secretary and Treasurer live to save our nation. I must reluctantly (Rev. WT, Featherstone), commenting on confess, though a Briton myself, that the balanco-sheet, said the year had been a there is distinct indifference shown in this record one. Colony as compared with other British
As regards mining in China, bods Prof. Smith and "Patriot" forget the merchant Annovier, who has always the casting vote › on enterprises of this kind. It is the cool colonies. This should not be so. Let us
level-headed man of business, with his finger on the pulse of the world's inexor able law of supply and demand, who engages both engineers and chemists and
DEMOCRAT.
makes their undertakings possible. Yours faithfully
Hongkong, April 4th, 1916, CHEMISTS AND THE WAR.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRESB.1
SIR, I suppose that Mr. Lloyd George meant to imply that this war differ ed from all others on account of its
scientific equipment, and the necessity for
munitions, when he said. This is an Fupinoer's Way.”
spare our married countrymen from being called up, and let us all go to the front before them. Allons enfants de la patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé! Yes, our victory is fast approaching, and we must all join our belligerent brothers to attain this glorious day and spare more widows and orphans! All available British hands ought to come forward; Hongkong will have oftier subjects to look after its safety and the present number of the Police Reserve is sufficient to preserve the pazca of the Colony, Let us, then, all kasten to help our brothers at the front,
STEAMER'S STRONG ROOM BROKEN OPEN.
SUPPOSED SERIOUS THEFT IN IN HONGKONG
REMAINING FIXTURES.
The following are the remaining fixtures in the Hongkong League, Division II. Any tram failing to turn up on either of these dates will forfeit the points to theis nano- rents, if the latter make an appearance *-* Saturday, April 8th-
Kowloon 8th Company, Club ground,
3. p.m.
th K.B.LI Reserves Diocesan
School Nays ground 2.30 p. 83rd Compeny v. Islamics Military
ground 3 p.m. Saturday, April 15th
Kowloon Deck Juniors v. Staff and De partments, Club ground. 3 p.m.
St. Joseph's 1, 87th Company, Navy
ground, 3 pm,
Wednesday, April 19th-
Kowloon Dock Juniors. Islam es Navy
ground, 5 pm. Saturday, April 22nd-
87th Company v Islamic Military
ground, 3 p.m.
DEMAND FOR PEACE BY TURKISH
WOMEN
A serious theft was discovered on the Lai Sang, during the vessel's last trip from
Persons arriving from Constantinople state that the population is left in com Hongkong to India. The thieves obtained information to the effect that a large quan- plete ignorance of the fall of Erzerum (mys tity of money was on bourd, and before the The Times correspondent in the Balkans). Great distress prevails in the city and cases, vessel reached Singapore the
of starvation are stated to occur daily Even had been broken open and $1,761 in those who secure bread tickets often fail to obtain bread, and hungry orowds hang American
gold notes stolen. It is supposed roned the bakers shops. A demonstration that the theft took place et Hongkong of women for the purpose of publich- I am ready to go, were it not for my advanced age, but if I am needed, here 1 before the vessel started on her voyage but demanding peace is being organized. Did
was not discovered until the content in widespread and is by no me
confined to the Christian population, why
, I goYoura, etc.,
th
8 m. //BUNGSHAN.
*5 pm. HINSHAN”
HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
BB BUI TẠI CÓ 11 LON TAIBI AM Thu 100.
SHÒNGKONG TO MACAO.
Work days at 8 am. And 2 pin. from the Company Wing Lok Street What's Bandays at 9 am and 1 pm, from the Company's Wing, Lok: Street Waszti
MACAO TO HONGKONGA
Week days 14 750 am, and 2 pm, Sundays' Af 1.80 năm. and # pa
EXCURSION-TO
MACAOL
MASUNDAY 9TH APRIL 1916-
The Cmikpany's New Blounthi
MONTAISHAN"
Will depart from the Company's Wins Los Steert WHAN 31 9 KE, and reborn'Į
·From: Mseso at 3-pas,
HAB - The Compury will also run a Stenoser from Muono on Sunday at 7,30-1304 Bad Fram Hongkong si 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lak Street Wharf,
FAKES AS USUAL,
MACAO CANTON LINE
B.B. SUI AN,
Departures From Haced to Casion on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1189 pac
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CANTON-WUCHOW LINK.
8.3. BAINAME 538 bom, and 8.8, NANNING, 569 konz,
Oss of the shore. Bicamera leavis Canton for Washow every Monday, Wednesday not Friday, at about 9 m., and the other lawren Washer for Canton on the same daju a18.30 more, Romed krite the soont 5 days. : Pasenger can return to Hongkong, or, wien warm by t Company's direr) Biesmas LINTAN and BANUL, The Gazele have superior. Cabre so sommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. „Electric Fan in each Cabin
Books Ofoe open daily (Sunday accepted) 9 a.m. to 6 p.me Farther particulars may be obtained 24 336 Office of kipind
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STWAMBOAT Co., Lan,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pisz.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS.
TODAY
405 pmTennis Tournament on Central
S'and Court
TONIGHT
9:15 pm-Bandra's Opera & Comedy Co,
at the Theatre Royal Betty."
TO MORROW
9.15 p.m.-Bandman Opees & Comely Co., at the Theatre Roy To Man who Stayed at Hom
Saturday. Blk Apr.1-
Alid Fourth Competition af Deep Water
ong ang masu
Sunday, 9th April
(198
Mixed Foursomes Competition st Tees Water
Bay
Monday, 10th April
11.30am-Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co, Ltd Extraordinary General Mentios, 11.47 .m.--Green Island Cement Co., Ltd, * Meeting of Sharabolders, d
Thursday, 13th April —
* 15 p.m.—Children's Theatred Perarməzov
40 M6, Austin Thestra,
Satur id