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-HOUSE COLLAPSE. COOLIES NARROWLY ESCAPE:
TWO INJURED.,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 181E, 1995.
BIG FIRE ON SATURDAY NIGHT
HOUSE AND SHOP BURNT OUT
IN KO SHING STREET WEST:
A Merions fire broke out just before one' o'clock on Saturday night at No. e Ko Shing Street, near Bonham Strand West.
CORRESPONDENCE.
CANTON-HONGKONG CO-OPERATION..
«[TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRENN."*].
And if to the following be added all contingent works, besides the Kowloon Tramway, the big Waterworks scheme, rtc., it will be seen that many tens of thousands of tong of limestone will be re quired. As a concomitant benefit to phe Chinese, n'one may, bo cited the on- ployment of tao juuks, in the earrying trade.
than to revive uegotiations for a coal concession for the mutual benefit and advantage of Canton and Hongkong}
A number of coolica had a very narrow escape from being buried yesterday in a house collapse in Hollywood Road. A it
SIR-All friends of China in gruera was, two of the coolie man and a woman--were trapped under the falling. The building, which was owned and and of Canton in particular most welcome!
Another glaring fustance of the obstruc- debris. They were later extricated by occupied by a Chittes merchant, was the article you reproduced"; from the firemen and police who were entled to the destroyed by the fire and at one time Canton, Dully' 'Nowe for co-operating tionist policy of Canton ay be cited in scene and found to he more or lesa there was grave danges that the fire between Canton and Hongkong with the nullification of what is now histori- seriously injured. They are at present in would spread to the adjoining houses, view to repent the friendly relations eally known as the "Cassel Conl Agree. Government Civil Hospital.
The flames rose to great, height and and "superate in building up without ment." Into the merits of that agree- The collapse occurred at Now/ 162 and hit up the whale of the West Point area, further delay the many enterprises that it it is net my purpose to enter. Suffice it to say that the predecessor of 104. Hollywood Road, where two hauses When the alarm was raised a district' call make for mutual prosperity." were in course of demolition,. The roofs was sent out to. all the Fire Brigade The Canton leader writer.more than the Panton Durly New, was most vigorous and walls abos" the first doors, of both Stations and at six minutes to one in the her in the article under uotice used the in, its denunciation of the agreement and
" venient in its figurative sense, the present administration of the Cauton house badklærn palled dowie nuid carried morning three fire engines from the word away and the coolies were engage in Central Fire Station, and has From the it so happens that "Cements" have Ben Government was responsible for the can- clearing a quantity of store and loose Wanchai Station, were speeding with some very much in the air recently in Hongellation of a compact ratified by officials timber from the first and ground floors thirty" odd men to the scene of the fire, Kong and the warring elements in a short of a previous régime. It is the lack of to the seafront. The first four and its whilst the fire font, lying at the Hongkong stretch of our public thoroughfare, have guarantee of the inviolability of contracts supporting cross henma wers exposed to Star Ferry Wharf, steamed down to the been engaged in a struggle of "ears" that keeps off foreign capital from. and bulls" with the usual outcrop of Canton ADNJE other enus. What the ruin and the beams are said to have vicinity. her rotted by the torrential downpours: On the arrival of the Brigade, the plaer rumours that would do credit to the better proof an
the Cantou Govern- ment give i In Hangkong of its of the last week or so. At 12.30 p.m., was found to be ablaze from the ground Shanghai bunder." The latest story" Without any warning. the whole of the floor to the roof. It had apparently heen is that a leading local industry is about earnestness for industrial co-operation first floors of the twią buildings collajised blazing sometime before the discovery was to be starved out for want of raw mate with a loud crash. precipitating all the made and the nature of the goods stared in The connection between this yarn workpeople, who were, on the first floor, on the premises afforded excellent fuel and the Canton editorial will be appar
Times out of number have the captains to the ground with the falling debris; for the flaurs, which spread rapidly. It presently.
Puraning his arguments to their co of incal industries pointed mat what un-. whilst a number of coulies on the ground was obvious to the Superintendent of the floors hund very pprrow, escapes from being Brigade (Mr. H. T. Brooks) and Stationclusion, the editor of the Canton Journal to'd wenith would acrus to the two lead- buried alive or hit by pieces of masonry Master Moss that the building could not suggests a Cantou-Hongkong Conference inge cities of South China were the coal which cane toppling about their heads, he saved, and in addition to trying to of a quasi-governamental character if folds of Kwangtang thrown open for ex All those working on the first floors were get the flanes under control they devoted d be in order to give affect to his ploitation by joint Sino-British capital. successful in guting aff with light their attention to preventing the fans Proposal for co-operation on the basis of Our shipbaliding industry, which has Bruises and scratches caused by their fall, from spreading to the adjoining build 3950" in all things.
in spite of difficulties and While it cannot be denied that confer obstacles, will have opened to it a new But two of the cooling or the groindings. in this they were successful nod Hoors were trapped and buried in the only some sight damage occurred at the hers sometimes produce academic results era of prosperity probably never paraitel-! deuris up to their arm-pity,
adjoining house, No.4, the ground floor the sphere of industrial and commersed in the history of the two shipbuilding The police at Central Station were soon of which is also used as a dry grids mercial activities, un time need be lost fur Companies in Hongkong it only coat on the spot and the Inspector on Charge chant's shop. Some of the contents of the the holding thereof if Cauten be really in could be found near enough to Hongkong Rooin daly telephoned to the various shop (bags of rice) were damaged, how earnest in its desire to promote and foster for steel foundries. With steel casting departricals concerned The Fire Brigade, Į eve, by the stream of water which were co-operation with Hongkong.
lending ilustry' our shipbuilding poured over the building. The building Without seeking in any way to appear yards are sure to be able to better com on the other side of the harning one was unfriendly, as nothing is further from pete with any in the worki
We have not damaged by either fire or water. iny mind than even "a semblance of hitherto successfully captured orders in After half an hour's hard work it was hostility to the hand of friendship, that spite of competitive tenders and have found that the Central Fire Brigade was has been held out to Hongkong, let it demonstrated to shipowners, both in capable of fighting the fire alone and the he said with perfect camlour that more Europe and China, that Hongkong yarıs Engine and freuen from Wanchai were than our instance can be quoted of rivalry are capable of prothing vessels second to none in point of finish and sea-worthi- at back to the Wanchai Station and the in industrial development which was actually set up by Canten in opposition to
The many other local industries which fire font ordered back to the Whark
During the course of the fire the roof Hongkong. A case of striking promin-depend for coal as one of its first motive and cheap supply of the fuel. The sugar of the burning building and large por-jeng' is the cement manufacturing in powers will Arow apace with an adequate tinns of the first and rund floors dustry, which has since enjoyed and refineries, the light and power companies, tail their efforts wege rewarded with | collapsed - which served in -a measure to still enjoying great - prosperity, depended the gas factory and several other indus- mother the flames. Shortly after there exclusively for its imestone on Canton. tries, which aced not be detailed, will draw their supplies from Kwangtung in- and had been rendered, were sent 20 o'clock the fire wangut under control Our neighbour thought fix to set up a stead of from far off Japan and Chin- hospital,
Wangtan, which now supply the Hongkong and the Central Brigade returned to the competitive factory at Henam. But the efforts of the relief workers did station, leaving a few min to cope with not cease with the "release of the twa! coolies. Throughout most of the after-y revival-that might occur. nbon they continued to turn over tie fallen debris to make sure that no other cooling were buried, "None" were discover- ed and about four o'clock the police and Bremen packed up and returned Station, leaving the PW.D. representa- tives to make arrangements to prevent further accidents by "Irish collapse.
Public Works Department, the Sanitary Department and others, were informed. Shortly after the arrival of the police, the firemen put in an appear
ance and later came the representatives of the other impartments while coineid. ing with the arival of the Bremen, " moter mabulance' and 'two or three coffins, 'The fremen, ander Station Master Moss, and the policé, under Mr. C. G. "Pordar, worked hard to release the two trapped molies, and after half an hour's
Thus two coolies, after "first
SPORT.
WATERPOLO.
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At the laudable desire for promoting industries in Canton name should cavil. But with Yesterday morning the Superintendent du ergètion and working of the factory difficulties were created and successfully
of the Brigade ngain visited the scene
| aver or uót.
A TUREE HOURS' FIGHT
AT WUCHOW.
is again in perfect peace and order after an outbreak of hostilities between the Cantonese troops and the surrendered Kwungsi troops, which Insted for three hours, on the morning of the oth.
thriven
ness.
and Kwantung market. Concomitantly demand for skilled and unskilled labour with the industrial prosperity will arise a that cannot fail to benefit hundreds of thousands of the Kwangtung populace. La the past, Hongkong has been the cradle for the skilled labour of South China. It was principally in her docks, in her factories, in her sugar works and in her electrical shops that the Chinese, who are such adepts in handling mechan ical contrivances, were taught the first lessons under skilled British technicians. In this respect alone Chinn owes to Bri- tish enterprise and British capital a debt which should place Canton under obliga- tion to Hongkong with a view to foster a spirit of friendliness in commerce as in industries.
of the blaze for the purpose to trying to put in the way of the Hongkong industry find out the cause of the outbreak. He for securing its supply of the most in is of the opinion that the fre eriginated portant item of raw material which it on the floor, which was used as required. Official records in Canton will dwelling, but the exact cause of fire he bear evidence of the volumingua corres- was unable to ascertain. The owner and pondence exchanged with the Government the fokis of tao premises have not been of the Southern metropolis to overcome see or heard of by the reighbours since the objection for the shipment of line shortly after the Sre was got under con- stone to Hongkong from the Kwangtung quarries. The shortsightedness of the trol. The Superintendent was also unable | Canton, Authorities did not reckon with to estrinate the damage as he has no the resourcefulures of the management of
It was that sagacions Governor, Siz the Hongkong industry. In the end, not Frederick Lugard, who wisely asserted Two interesting matches were witnessed detailed particulars of the contents of the to be baffled in its efforts to continue that Hongkong's prosperity is Canton's at the Victoria Recreation Club on Satur-shop, but the shop was suposed to have industry with an asured future the prosperity, and Canton's adversity-is-in contained a large quantity of salt fish, Hongkong Company obtained its require like manner, the arrest of Hongkong a day, when the R.G.A. "B" team Det bags of salt, bugs of rice and other merthents farther afield. The Cement factory prosperity. No Government can be more the V.H..B" team, and the U.A.C.chandise. He, however, believes the dam has been functioning ever since and, after tolerant of the prejudices and idiosyn anet King's "B" team. The first game age to be extensive. it is not known emerging successfully from its riy craties of the Chinese people than is that whether the damage is 'covered by insur vicissitudes--the experience of all pioneer of Sir Edward Stubbs. The Executive of wits conspicuous for a good deal of un-
undertakings-is to-day in na uhassa Canton are well aware of the desire of sary fouling, but in the second
able position in its relation to the local the British officials of Hongkong to re- game the Secretary's preliminary warn="
and South China markets. The with-ard synsathetically the ambitions and holding of Chinese limestone notwith aspirations of our Chinese neighbours, ing that three deliberate Toul suffired to
standing, its product is of a standard to and there is no fear that, were the desire have a man seat out of the both, had
merit the highest official commendation. now manifested through the semi-official good effect, and a much cleaner game was.
A KWANGSI FORCE DISARMED. Paragraph 52 of Sir Maurice Fitz-organ of the Canton Government to be witnessed. One of the outstanding fea-!
The Canton Daily Yeux says:-Wuchów maarice's. Report on "Harbour Improve translated into active practice, such a ints is worth quoting in this connec desire would receive the countenance and Aures of the season so far has been the
tion: Qumber of fouls in, ench game, though in
With regard to the Fetual construc-goodwill of Hongkong the controllers of its capital, the employers of its labour, fairness to the players it may be pointed
tion and carrying out of the work, we
and the organisers of its industries. Let propos: that the quay walls should be Canton give the first practical and ten- it that these are heen largely the re-
constructed of concrete blocks, for the gible example of its earnestness and sin- suit of over excitement.
Fung Po Cho, a Kwangi General, who
making of which ample materia
derity. Yours faithfully,, surrendered to General Ngni Bong. Fing
excellent quality is conveniently nynil
BRAGA.. J. P. some time ago, when he realised that he'
able, both in regard to the stone and could not check the advance of the Can-
and required for the "aggregate and tonese troops upon Wuchow, changed s
also the Portland cement, excellent attitude recently and threatened to rebel. When the troops sent by the Defence Com
cement being procurable from the Green Island Cement Works at Kowloon." missioner of Wue ow tried to disarin bis
On the other hand, it may be mentioned troops, who were stationed outside of the that the Canton factory, even though The Hochi learns from authoriatívh East Gate, North Gate and South Gate. under "official sponsorship, has operated quarters that as France has ratified the a strong resistance was met The firs in a very fitful manner, throughout the Naval Curtailment Treaty, the Treaty insted for about three hairs. It anally, period of its precarious existence. If our will probably he put into operation some. the Kwangvi troops were all disarmed ni disbanded, Fang Po Cho was captured huese friends are in real earnest in time in August, although no exact date.
yet known "and is now detained at military head the desire for co-operation, what better of enforcement is
opportunity is there than to translate In Japan the
preparations
for scrapping quarters in Wuchow.
plous hopes into actual practice by recapital ships in accordance with the Trenty moving all artificial barriers against provsions are already complete at various Hongkong Without recourse to confer Naval Stations, where the officers in charge enes commercial agreements could bear awaiting formal instructions from entered whereby mutual interests could Tukyo, for scrapping operations. For the sum of be served and proprietory rights, afe first period of the operations the
Y5,500,000 has been defrayed from the Cen tral Treasury. The cupital ships to be guarded.
scrapped at various Stations are as fol- At Yokosuka-the Kagu, the Aki, tho Sateuing and files.
At Sasebo the Kurumu, the Ikoma and and the Hizen,
At Karethe Tea and the biki
At Mafzuru-the Karloma and Katori, It is understood that the Kaim the Ford, the A and the Sufaunin will be used in. Mih'serts | experimental target practice and then be
runk,
R.GA,B 2. V.R.C.B."
This match was keenly contested throughout, though the game was inclined to be scrappy at times, and combination was not too good. In this latter respect the R.G.A. were the superior team. The V.R.C. forwards were quick with the ball, however, and the result of the match
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Taken allround, this game was a good exhibition of water polo. Both goals were The net profit for the year to March repeatedly placed in danger, and there 31st, after providing for taxation, bad
and doubtful debts and valuing invest- Without labouring the point, were several thrilling moments. Garrod, menta at market rates, amounted to Chinos Authorities can visualise the between the .A.C. posts showed himself £130.389, to which had to be added magnitude of the immediate prospects of steady and elable, ml brought off a £14,043 brought in. The profit for the car industry when the following summary number of exellent sayes. This King's previous twelve months, after setting of projected reclamations under Govern
aside £70,770 for taxation, totalled ment is presented in printi— goalkeeper wasnot so strong, sad did not £150,300. The directors have placed Harbour Improvements ATA PETI get the support te should have had from £25,000 to the reserve, increasing that Kowloon Bay Roc'amation,30
Enst the rest of the lefence. The final result fund to £115.000, while a dividend of si was!
per cent, less tax, is recommended, the same as before, leaving £15,179' to carry
Total forward.
East Point Rochumation
U.AC
"King's "B"
3 goals.
4 Foal
Ditto
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