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RANDOM REFLECTIONS. The refusal of the Government & dis close the correspondence which has taken place with the Secretary of
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARUM ZJED,
HONGKONG C.C. WAR
MEMORIAL
KOWLOON'S BIG BEN. ITS INTERESTING MECHANISM.
Kowloon's clock tower at the railway A bronze tablet to the memory of memation has now its clock. It has already
begun to chime, the hour.
SPORTSMEN AND SOLDIERS.
State on the subject of Constitutional bers of the Hongkong Cricket Club, who fell in the wat, was unveiled at the Club subject witter of thagorespondence is Pavilion by His Excellency the Governor, essentially one on which the public areast evening. The tablet is of simple and -entitled to information, and to withhold chaste design, surmounted by laure ii. contrary to all precedent that wreath and having in a decorated bordes fetish, of otheial minds. The reason for medallions representing an airship and
infantry in action. On the sides are the seroplane in flight, and artillery and
the Government's present reticence is that nearly all the correspondents as bren el a confidential nature. It may be
words East, West, North, South," and, take for granted that in the past the
at the base, the words "Victory. Liberty." official dispatches intended for subse The tablet contains the names of the quent publication bave been supplement-heroic dead, with the heading: ed by private letters, but why the corres-
1914 pondence on this occasion should have 1918. Hongkong Cricket Club. Roll of been exceptionally confidential is`a question that prompts speculation. The members having assembled in the rather suggests that there was a disi pavilion,
Honour."
„position at somo stage of the proceedings | Mr. MAITLAND gave the following brief to make concessions, but that, in the address:-Your Excellency, Indies and end, other counsels prevailed.
Apparently Constitutional Reform of a sort has already been introduced by the appointment of a third unofficial member to the Executive Council. The change has been carried out surreptitiously, for up to date it has not been "gazetted, though there has been ample opportu nity of complying with this customary formality, are we to understand that the Royal Instructions have been amended, Bau that the addition to the ranks of the nominated element in the Councils of the Comony is in response to the popular deuined for the substitution of election: for nomination If so, se a example of cynical indifference to publie opinion it would be hard to beat.
**HONGKONG ART CLUB.
It is sometimes alleged that the fog at the Peak exercise, a damping and de- pressing effect on people and things, bat at any rate this cannot be. said with Yesterday morning, Mr. G. A. Walker, regard to the enthusiaan and energies of the Tratto Superintendent of the Kow the artists and artistic people of this loon Canton Railway, explained the Far Eastern Colony, as was evident to intricate, but interesting, mechanism of every one who had the privilege of being the electric clock to a gathering of Press in Mrs. A. R. Lowe's lovely little draw men and others, including Mr. H. Ping-room, with its view of a hundred
F. Claxton, the Director of the Royal Hongkong Art Club took place Winslow, the manager of the Railway, islunds to the South, on Monday after Mr. R. Baker, the Engineer, and Hr. noon, when the monthly exhibition of the
Observatory.
career at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, was The clock, which was started on its
supplied by Meases Gent & Co, Ltd., the famous makers of the clock over the Royal Lavor Buildings, Liverpool--the largest electric clock in the world.
The four dials are a feet in diameter. the clock is connected in series with the
ting system of pulsyneto electric puino clocks which are fixed in tha station concourse and in all offices
Air the crocks, including the turret cock, are controlled by a transmitter,
-
That a thick drizzle outside was often
quantity, and the voting for the best obscuring the view was a negligible
pictures of the month proceeded without interruption and resulted in the prize for the open subject being won by Mrs. Morris Woods with a snow scene in the high Alps, and the prize for the set sub- jeet, viz., sunshine, being awarded to Mr. Charles H. Cole, for the picture of a mill and surrounding rural country; taken, curiously enough, in the Orkney Islands, country sometimes peculiarly hard up
gentlemen, we meet here this afternoon to place on record the greatest of all services rendered to their King and Coun try by civilians members of the Hong-for master clock, which in turn is auto, sunshine. Although not heading the
matically regulated by hourly signals
Irom the Royal Unservatory.
kong Cricket Club. As soon as the war terminated I felt that we should erect in the pavilion a memorial to the men who had lost their lives for victory and liberty, and with the approval of the Committee I asked Messrs. Palmer & Turner to do sign a tablet, and this was done by Mr. Wilson of that firm. It only arrived a few days ago and before asking His Ex-wiäute cellency the Governor, to unveil the tablet
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poll, many of the other pictures were of
a high, standard and were doubtless done by prize-winners of the future,
each hall-minute the master clock traus
No winding whatever is required. At
Take, for instance, the three sketches
mata a pulse. from
a battery, which submitted by Mrs Britton For har- give the pendulum sufficient impotua-to
monious
colouring and beauty of detail maintain its swing and at the same time they would be hard to beat; or the basket advances all clocks in the circuit halia of roses, by Mr. Bowded sunith, with its tragrance and depth of colour. Then, waist the transmitter actually driver again, there were cool country janes and will read out the names of the men of other clocks, it only controis the tur-English term scenery by that very capable whom we are proud and desire to res clock. Inus clock is driven by a artist, Mr. Oyrii blum, unu one little car- honour-H. Arthur, B. F. Chapman,
** waiting trail. movement
Aha taun by aus. Lowe herseit. Col. Loning D. G. Cheeseman, Jasper Olark, C. C. F.
power factor" of the waiting tram contributed a most pleasing panorama Cunningham, Sydenham Dixon, P.tment is an electrically-driven penun- us, and other phases of any were to be Delauny, A. O. E. Elborough,. K. B. KAZAN (teribeu
motor-penausum), tao
such in sed-scupes by airs, Bowen, Mr. In the scheme of reform approved by Forde, L. Gull, H. 1. Jones, A. N. Josetion of which is not to keep time, Bison and miss Lowe; and portraits and the public two years ago no allusion was end, R. G. Munro, F. Richardson, F. H.
but to drive, by means of a paw, art poster designs by Mr. Cole. mano to the Executive Council, chiefly Robinson, A. D. Shewan, B. Stokes, casheet, wood by tooth, at esen
Taken" air round it is clear that the because it was realised that, the pre-C.N.-G. Walker, A. Whitmarsh.
sturation; the racches wheel, in turn, by Hongkong Art Club is endeavouring to ceedings of that body being conducted
means of worm gearing, driving HE THE GOVERNOR said the Club was hunds of the clock. The motor pendulum in cameru, there could never bo
any effectiv control over the non-official indebted to the generosity and public
bya supie device, re-energised by element. As the principal concern of the
an electro-magnet when its oscillations punte was that those who spoke in their
all below a preactermined are and uppiesty produces auditonal unving power when such is required to meet the resistance given to the hands by auverse weather coulous
behalf should do so in fact as well
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spirit of Mr. Maitland for the provision of the tablet. It was fitting that the members of the Club who gave their lives in name they are but likely to evince for the Empire should be honoured by their old colleagues, and it was a happy Say gratitude for the concession"
which Aas been made. To the credit of the thought that the tablet had been provided. Government, however, it must be ad-It contained the names of those who fell
matted that they could not have made a better selection than they have muide for the new appointment. The Hon. Mr. B. E. Pollock, KC has served the com- munity faithfully and well on the Legis lative Council for a score of years without any hope of that reward which, wa are told, sweetens labour. We may say of him, as of Coriolanus, that he would mot Batter Neptuno for his trident or Jove for his power to thunder."
To turn last week from our dust-laden Constitution to the removal of local rubbish was a very natural transition on the part of the Constitutional Reform Association.
Mechanisms is operated by
other places, and, junging or results. record the article merite, or this und
evidently meeting with a considerable amount of success.
SPURT.
GENTLAWIE TÊKEIS;
in France, Flanders, Italy, Gallipoli, and a cleric motor, willen 18 as under the
YESTERDAY'S TOURNAMENT. PLAY. East and West Africa, which was enough control of the transmitter, a cam Open Championship Songles.-M. K. Lo
show that members of the Hongkong rotated by the motor operates a lever, beat S. A. Kumfuum, 6-2, 7-6, 6-3. Cricket Club played a fair part in the watch in turn by means of a wire con- great war and showed, as in so many nection-lifts a drop hammer, which falls other parts of the world, that the besty, its own weight and strikes the bell sportsmen made the best soldiers. He
now had the honour to unveil the matic switch with special, gear, which
illumination is controlled by an auto
memorial.
ed his hands bearing German postage stamps, and inside was a note explaining that the packet was posted in Germany, instead of in Denmark, to ease expense in transmission. This is surely a novel way of making Germany pay,"
Open Championship Doubles-Comdr.
A. E. Johnstone and Surg. Lieut. H. Morrison beat R. Af. Henderson and H. C and J. S. Jennings beat J. B. Wood and Cromie, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0. Capt. Leslie Smith
G. R. Sayer, 6-3, 2-6, 8-6, 2-0, 0-1
Club Championship, Major H. M. Edwards beat H. W. Sassoon, 6-3, 6-4, 30, The illumination arrangements are ex-1. A. D. Humphreys beat D. J. Valen- pected to be completed in a few days.
automatically changes the time of switch ing on and off to suit the gradual change of the seasons.
THE EARTHQUAKE.
SHOCKS FELT AT SWATOW.
A correspondent writing from Swatow says:We had the following earthquake shocks here on the 19th inst.
a
tine, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
Handicap Singles B."- Cornaby beat B. K. Valentine, 6-4, 7-8 - Wong Po Keung beat M. H. Lo, 4-6. 0-1, 6-0
FOOTBALL
UNITED. SOUTH CHINA.
While we as a 'community are torn with
The price at which property is chong anxiety as to the dare results that might ing hands in the European centre of the ensue from allowing our fellow-country-oity is eloquent evidence of the pressure
The following will represent the United At 4.20 p.m. a strong and fairly pro in the above match, to-day at 5.15 p.m., men to have their own elected 'spokesmen of the commercial population. That it longed shock, which in the Legislative Council of this Colony, is this pressure, and not any elaborate
luckily, was not of
on the South China ground:- Beach: I notice that the Legislative Council of structural improvements,
quick motion, otherwise extensive J. Leonard and D. D. Urquhart; P. which has damage would have been done. It lasted Brown, A. R. Simmons and J. Baker; Burma has carried nem con, a resolution caused values for by three or four about 10 seconds. demanding votes for women Incidents hundred per cent. In the last couple of of this sort show how we lag behind the decades is proved by the fact that in twisting motion in it. This is what we
At 7.5 p.m. a short sharp shock with aJ. Kent, E. Fincher, G. T. May, Ch. H.
Blake and G. Chubur imes in Hongkong. It may be mentioned in every case the intention of the purchas would consider a dangerous shock. passing that the women in Burma have a ers is, sooner or later, to rebuild. The At 12.15 am, on the 20th inst., there very much higher status than their arx removal of the Military from the exten-was a short shock. This was not a strong enjoys in other parts of the East and are give site they now occupy, in Queen's one. well versed in business matters.
Road to some less congested aren should
We have not heard of any damage do much to relieve the situation-for-a-being done
HIDDEN DAGGER.
UNDER BED MATTRESS.
Four Chinese were placed before. Mr. G. N- Ormey at the Magistracy, yester
of a dagger under a bed mattress in a room occupied by them at 5, Sai Tuen
We have heard nothing yet of the few years, and the signs and portents The one at 3.20 p.m. was almost as day, in connection with the discovery appointment of the Committee suggested seem to encourage the belief that this strong as the one experienced here on the by the Secretary of State to consider the step will be taken during the lifetime, 17th December. practice of buying and selling Chinese let us say, of the present generation. It We notice that these shocks usually Street. The principal tenant was sen- emale children into domestic servitude is of course, long overdue, for the occur with a low barometer
It is púrticularly important that we should abnormal" oppreciation in local – land
know who have been ablected to serve,
I they are all drawn from those who are known to be averse from any interference
values constitutes a serious tax upon the trade, and industry of the port.
OPIUM IN FLOWER POTS.
,000 FINE.
with the custom we shall merely get a
tenced to three months hard labour, and the other three to one month's hard labour, each.
- GIGANTIC ✨ STAR,
The following story may have a local At the Magistracy, yesterday, one * Whitewashing - Committee' and the application:-The elementary school of the two Chinese charged with being Professor Michelson, of the University whole thing will be an elaborate farce, teacher dilated to her class on the alteras in possession of a quantity of non-Govern-f Chiengo, winner of the Nobel prize for That
| scientific research, announces the perfect- _between_ "ourselves, is precisely tive provided by Heaven and the other ment opium, which was discovered in ing of a device for measuring the diameter what I anticipate.
Place as a desirable residence after the some flower-pots, was discharged, owing of stars by interference methods, The sojourn in this vole of tears is ended.to lack of evidence against him.
first application of the device to one, of When she put the question to the vote, & The other man was sentenced to pay
-the stars in the constellation of Oríon little forest of hands went up in favour a fine of 84,000, or, in default, undergo of Heaven, followed a pause, and then eight months' hard-labour. His defense
gives the diameter of the giant star Betel geuse, the northernmost star of the con stellation, as 260 million miles. It Betol-
A correspondent sends me nu envelope, which he has received, bearing German stamps to the value of 20 plenig, that is O Bay one-fifth of a mark, or one-fifth i akmail voice: Please, teacher.zy that the flower-not was left on 8cuss were placed as near to the earth
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as the sun, its brilliant surface would fill if a penny at the ruling rate of exchange. Coben hasn't put his hand, up.” Atten- verandah by a friend and that he himself the entire visible heavens. As for our We are, therefore, he points out, carrying tion concentrated on Izzy. Pained ques-was ignorant of the contents proved of
British bottoms, to. British Colonies tien from the teacher: "Don't you want no avail. German correspondence
little earth, Professor Michelson tells the American Bociety for the Advancement of Science that Betelgeuse is as big a trillions of globes like it.
earth is perhaps 160 light years, that The distance of Betelgeuse from the
at one-fifth of to go to Heaven, Iny. “No, teachers. Mr. G. N. Ome, yesterday, sentenced he rate charged for British, correspond. I want to go to Hell. I heard father a Chinese women on whose sampan 68 nce About a year nga propaganda they lath night that all the pithneth taels of opium was seized to a fine of is, the light that strikes your eye when elating to a Denish State Lottery reach 1 wath going there! "
Wontinued at fagt of next column:)...
RODERICK RANDOM:
85,060, OT
the alternative months hard labour,"
you look up at it started on its journey from the star at the rate of 180,000 miles In second 150 years ago.
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