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RETIREMENT OF MR. A. H HOLLINGSWORTH.
PRESENTATION FROM P.W.D. COLLEAGUES.
TRIBUTE TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S SERVICES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THUESDAY, APRIL 18,
THE KUOMINTANG. CONFERENCE OF THE ANTI-RED WING.
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“PRACTICAL ROAD
·ENGINEERING.”-
AN EXECUTIVE ENGINEER'S EXPERIENCE IN HONGKONG.
(CONTRIBUTED.).
is dependent upon the accuracy of ac Haman memory is cumulated data. neither sufficiently reliable nor is it big enough to allow us to dispense with In technical work, expecially, books are the very foundation of a prac tical man's success,
books
DR. KOTEWALL ON PHYSICAL CULTURE.
EARNEST ADVICE TO CHINESE YOUTHS.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}
Dr. R. H. Kotowall, one of the Chinese Canton hears that the Right, or anti-
members of the Legislative Council, was "Of the making of books there is no Red, Wing of the Kuomintang have been Mr. Arnold H. Hollingsworth, who is bolding a national conference in Shang-end," wrote the wise man in the Bible, as invited last night to present at the retiring from the office of Assistant hai sinos March 29th, under the presi- he was adding to the number. Little did Chinese Y.M.C.A., the Shield won in the Director of Public Works in Hongkong, deney of Mr. Chang Chi, a leading he realise how great one day would be season's Basketball tournament. In the and leaves the Colony on Saturday by followed of the late Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the demand for books; nor bad he any course of an interesting speech Dr. Kote the P. & O. us. Morta, was yesterday and President of the Chinese Seatteides of days to come when the absolute wall emphasised the value and import- morning presented with some handsome during the earlier part of the Republic. necessity for works of reference would ance of physical culture. For some years. parting gifts to mark the esteem and Boms 150 delegates from 27 special dis- be realised by the intelligent. Modern he said, he had paid special attention to good wishes of his colleagues toward him.tricts and provinces attended the confer civilisation would quickly collapse if all promoting physical culture among itud- The gifts consisted of a beautiful silver cpce. Among the resolutions wired to the libraries were burnt Scientific work ents in the Colony, for he held that the mounted blackwood tray, silver tea "set Canton from Shanghai is one approving
physical side of our being needed to be cared for just "as much as the spiritual and a cigarette case from the European General Chiang Kai Shek's coup détaz Staff, and two beautiful Kiangsi Chinese of March 20th, which had the effect of
or mental side. However, high a man's "porcelain Agures (one being the Queen checking the further progress of Bolshe.
character might be, however, profeend his knowledge, if he were physically un- of Heaven and the other the God of vism in the Southern Capital.
General Chiang Kai Shel, himself,
equal to his work he would never be able to serve the community as he would like Longevity) from the Chinese staff. Both
to do unless he was strong physically. gifts were accompanied by suitable in- does not seem to be bothered much by the
Unfortunately, many practical men divergent views expressed since his coup, scriptions.
confining himself only to a statement have no inclination to write down, for Therefore he urged that physical culture that he is a firm believer of the three the benefit of their fellows, the gist of was of vital importance to the pation. 'people's doctrines of the date Dr. Sun the knowledge which they have acquired In the old "days in China, grest import Too often is such knowledge buried with being of the people. As soon as a youth Yat Sen and will follow his late chief's a result of reading and experience ance was attached to the physical well- policy, as regards the interests of the the man who has wrested it in the great began his education in ethics, music, etc., workers and the labourers and the struggle with the hidden mysteries of
Nature.
We are therefore grateful to he was also taught how to shoot and how Mr II. E Goldsmith, an Executive to ride. It was only towards the end Kuomintang-Soviet political alliance.
Engineer in the Public Works Department of the Ching dynasty that physical cul- of this Colony, for putting down in print a synopsis of his knowledge and experi- ture began to be neglected and the mis- ence and the ideas arising out of both taken notion prevailed that to become
Practical Road Engineering."
a scholar was the be-all and end-all of edition of which has just been forwarded nie. Naturally the people of China came to us, is published by Messrs. "Crosby Lockwood & Son, London, and is obtair- gradually to be a weaker race, not only able at Messrs. Kelly & Walsh in Hong-physically but mentally as well, because
on physical well-being. kong It is a well printed book and con- mental power must depend more or less tains many clear and useful illustrations.
Mr. Hollingsworth has been in the service for nearly thirty years, and has
been Assistant Director since 1921.
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There was a large gathering present of both European and Chinese staffs. H.E.
Governor (Sir Cecil K.C.M.G.) and the Director of Public Works. (the Hon. Mr. H. W. Creasy) were present as were also the heads of all sub-departments.
D.P. W:'S TRIBUTE.
The Director of Public Works, alter thanking H.E. the Governor for gracious. ly honouring the gathering with his pre- sence, remarked that apart from the honour he had done Mr. Hollingsworth on bis departure from the Colony, the Department was also much honoured, and the officers considered themselves very fortunate in baring had this opportunity accorded them of meeting His Excellency
in person.
THE WUCHOW HOSPITAL. TROUBLE WITH WORKERS STILL
UNSETTLED..
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[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. 7 The latest news from Wuchow is to the
Dr. Kotevall said it had been a matter effect that the management of the Stout
of very, great regret to himself that in A stranger who visits this Colony for his school days he neglected the physical Hospital, of the Baptist Mission, has not found it possible to comply with the the first time is almost certain to ex-side of his education, for the result, was demands of the workers entirely in res press admiraion for the local roads. that now when circumstances called for pect to the higher wages and better Those of us who have lived in Hongkong great exertion on his part in the interests for many years realise the benefits that of the public, he felt at times, physically have come to residents through the imunequal to the task. He was quite sure Turning to Mr. Hollingsworth the service conditions demanded. Dr. G. W. speaker remarked that the officers of the
Splendid roads," we say and physical exercises in his younger daya he Department wished to present him with Leavell, it is reported, has had several provements and extensions of these high that had to devoted himself more to have a hazy idea that some mysterious would have been able in recent years to souvenir at his long association with conferences with the workers, but with ways. the Public Works Department. No one out result. The workers have withdrawn organisation known as the P.W.D., told do more than he had done for the com- knew better than Mr. Hollingsworth
somebody or other arranged it all very how the Department had increased and the demand that the assistant superin somebody or other to make the road and munity.
nicely and without making any fuss expanded since the time he first came to fendent of the hospital must be
about it. Then our thoughts stray in a the Colony.
Chinese physician, but are insisting on the increase of wages. Other iabour vague manner to wonder why the toys unions in Wuchow have contributed terious P.W.D. cannot be equally oblig more than $3,000 towards the support of ing about the water supply and the land the hospital strikers. The hospital disalides. If we can have good roads why pute has led to internal conficts in two cannot we have more than enough water all the year round. and why don't the or three Baptist schools in Wuchow.
P.W.D. prevent all the trouble caused by typhoons, etc.' So we quickly Farget our first feelings of gratitude for the good roads and slide into the common habit of the Rriton of indulging in a grumble again the Government.
Mr. Creasy thanked Mr. Hollingsworth for the very loyal support he had always given to him and especially the support given during the early days of his ap- pointment. The intimate knowledge which Mr. Hollingsworth possessed of all affairs connected with Public Works had been of very material assistancé to the Department, and his advice and know- ledge would be greatly missed.
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What we usually fail to realise the the difficulties of the P.W.D. Before you enn have a good road you must have some man or men who know how to make the road." In Hongkong Mr. Goldsmith is one of those who possess the "know
KWANGTUNG RAILWAYS. It was the wish of those members of the Chinese Staff with whom Mr. Hol- SERVICES TO BE RESUMED, lingsworth had been associated "during the time he had heen in the Department, (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] and who were still with them, continued Mr. Creasy, to join in giving him a part "The service on the Kwangtung section ing gift, and they had asked him to pre of the Canton, Hankow Railway which sent it to him on their behalf and as a was suspended on account of the cou token of their regard, esteem and bestetut of March 2nd, when several how." He has studied road-making in wishes.
battalions of YunnatesC mercenaries all its many aspects as closely as any guarding the line were disarmed, was stockbroker has studied the local share resumed on March 30th. The Yunnanese market. Probably if Mr. Goldsmith had are still holding the territory along the devoted one half of the time and energy line as their sphere of influence.
that he has spent on practical road en Through service on the Chinese section gineering in Hongkong to the study of of the Canton-Kowloon Railway is to be manipulating bulls" and "hears he resumed shortly, the strike picket, having could have been running his Rolls Royce On behalf of the Department, H.Econated not to require through passen along the roads of England. Perhaps he has done something better than concen- the Governor handed to Mr. Hollingsgers to alight for inspection.
trating on the acquisition of wealth He worth the" gifts referred to.
has accumulated knowledge and has done good work which has earned, if it, has not always received, the approbation of every inhabitant of Hongkong.
Mr. Creasy asked Mr. Hollingsworth's acceptance of these small gifts with the best wishes of all for many years of happy retirement, and to Mrs. lollingsworth and son and daughter thr xtended the same good wishes. (Applyse.)
GIPTE PRESENTED.
MIL. HOLLINGSWORTH'S. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-
Replying, Mr. Hollingsworth said: and my wife, who was so kindly consider Your Excellency, Mr. Creasy and Gentle ed in the selection of the souvenirs from men.It is a great honour, Sir, for you the European members of the staff, de- to have found time to be present here, sires to join with me in thanking you for to-day, and I sball always remember your them. I also desire to take this opportu presence with pleasure. It has been aits to thank the Waterworks meter pleasing to listen to such kind words as readers, Mr. Chan Sig U. Mr. Chan Te those that have fallen from the lips of bui, Waterworks outside foremen and the the D.P.W, and it is most gratifying to Waterworks messengers for the souvenirs receive these beautiful and useful presents they so kindly presented to me and my from both the European and Chinese deep appreciations for the good wishes staffs of the Public Works Department. expressed by them on the eve of my departure, and especially so seeing that But what is better still is the underlying I have been separated from the direct good feeling that has caused these precontrol of this branch for seven years." sentations to be made. I have been a
1 take this opportunity, Your Excel member of the Public Works Department stall for over 29 years, which is a long lency, Mr. Creasy and gentlemen, in 385 spell out of one's life time, and it is diffing my official farewell with the hope that cult for me to realise the extent of the all luck and prosperity will attend you wrench in parting from there with whom throughout your lives and that the advers circumstances affecting the welfare of this I have been in daily association, and with Colony will cease at an early date. Once the interests of the Public Works Depart again I thank you all. (Applause, } nient. My thanks are due to all mem- hers of the Department for the whole- hearted support that has invariably been, given me and for their forebearance with me in times of stress.
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLEROY,
He rejoiced over the many evidences that now abound in the Colony that the students were showing great interest in physical culture and appreciating its value. It was always a pleasure to him to give all the encouragement he could to this, movement.
"APRIL FOOL'S DAY."
(CONTRIBUTED.) The popular term "April Fool
to have originated in appears Mediaeval festival known as the "Feast "The Feast degenerated into a of Fools.'
in, which all kinds of procession buffoonery were indulged in and conse quently the word "April" came to be used as an adjective in a bantering
manner.
An "April Gentleman," denotes a newly married man who has now made "April fool of himself, while an Morn" is often applied to one's wedding day, as the day on which one is made a fool of An Encyclopedia remarks that the allusion is obvious.
This Colony has an aptitude for observing most: red-letter days in the year,-Holidays and Flag-days, but the old English custom of playing practical jokes on the first day of April seems only. to be indulged in now by the very young.
Most of us follow the adage that "At THE MAKING OF ROADS. thirty man suspects himself a fool," if One of the most remarkable events of he goes in for such childish pranks. But this century has been the improvement if there were no fools in the world it in the highways. Motor traction made would be a dull plece. Surely we would inevitable new dificulties arising out of rather have A fool to make us merry April has always been connected with higher speeds, pneumatic tyres, and in than experience to make as "sad." creased loads. The road engineer has provided smoother surfaces, he has almost lightness and fickleness of heart from eliminated dust and he has done it in such Shakespeare's day, when he said, "O, a manner that the cost is not prohibitive, how this Spring of Love resembleth The Mr. Goldsmith explains how it has been uncertain glory of an April day, down done. He describes the quarries, the to our own time, so we should remind plant required, the materials used for the young and romantic that nothing For men are making and for surfacing roads and he they may do or say this month is to be
He writes in discusses setting out.new roads and test-taken very seriously
a clear, April when they woo, but December ing materials.
It would be well, perhaps, if to-day, concise manner. He uses diagrams and when they wed." illustrations wherever possible. He gives'] references and is not afraid to express as well as settling our accounts, and his own opinions. He even goes into looking forward to the Easter Holi- historical details. He tells us that as day, we remembered something of the far back as 3,000 B. C. we have authentic foolishness associated with, April records of the use of asphalt by the Fool's Day. We might manage to make Sumerians and he quotes from an in-this. Colony a more amusing place, if nothing else, if we took to ourselves seription found on a brick, as follows:-
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H.E. the Governor in a brief speech said that it afforded bira very great plea- sure to meet the officers of the Public In 1897 when I frst arrived in Works Department thus assembled.
The streets of Babylon, the proces something of the light, bantering, time- Hongkong, the staff of the Depart Mr. Hollingsworth, continued His Ex-
sion street of Nabu and Marduk, my honoured spirit of the period," when ment. consisted of about 20 Euro-cellency, arrived in the Colony two years
lords, which Nabopolasia, King of proud-pied April, dressed in all ite peans. In 1928, the staff numbers before he did, and for all that time they
Babylon, the father who begot me, as prime. Hath put a Spirit of Youth in About 130 Europeans In 1887 the had known each other intimately. Mr.
made a road glistening with asphalt everything." Extraordinary Expenditure was about Hollingsworth's work was indelibly mark
and burnt brick I, the wise suppliant $1,350,000. In 1994 it was 88,119,786, and ed in Hongkong and wherever future
who fears their lordships, placed above in 1925 it would have been far higher had generations wert walking in the Colony,
the bitumen and burnt bricks a mighty it not been for untoward circumstances, they would be able to point to this and
superstructure of shining dust, made The evidences of the work of the Public to that public work done by Br. Hol-
them strong within with bitumeni na Works Department are indeably marked lingsworth. Only the other day he,
burat bricks, as a high-lying, road on this island, which is unique, in that together with Mr. Creasy, were walking
Nabu and Marduk, when you traverse I believe, there is no other place of the back from Tytam and they stopped to these streets with joy, may-henefits for size of the island of Hongkong in the look at the Wangneicheong Reservoir.
me rest upon your lips."- world that can boast of living so many The date of that reservoir was two years
Perhaps if the general public of Hong important public works contained within after Mr. Hollingsworth had arrived here its boundaries, and Kowloot and the New and it was one of the very first big works kong realised more fully the difficulties Territories to-day bid fair to compete with which be was concerned. It was a that have been overcome by those who with the island of Hongkong. Although very fine piece of work, still He (His enable them to traverse these streels I am retiring from this service. I shall Excellency) was sorry that his return to with joy they would allow benefits always watch with interest the progress the Colony coincided with the leaving of for the road engineer to rest upon of work in this Colony, and shall hope to Mr. Hollingsworth because he had hoped their lips..
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particularly fortunate that this book should have a particular interest for the Chinese as road-making is the greatest need of the, country What an amazing transformation of China, would be made if Mr. Goldsmith had the goodwill of the Chinese officials and the funds of the Boxer Indemnity at his disposal for making roads in China
This is not ue first volume written by Mr. Goldsmith. It shows evidence, not aly of the knowledge of the specialist and of the rare ability of making tech- nical details easy to understand, but also Although this is a technical book it of careful editing. There are no annoy- ste members of the staff, that I have that they might have spent very many should be studied, not only by the en- ing misprints and falla references. The known and worked with here, promoted happy days together during the time he
But no gineer, but by every man was takes an publishers deserve a word of praise for to positions of importance in other was holding the Government. Colonita, as well as obtaining their man better deserved rest and retirement faterest in public life. Certainly every producing the book in such good style.. advancement in Hongkong.
and they wished Mt. Hollingsworth every member of the Legislative Council should Not only does this volume read well, it Gentlemen, these souvenirs you have happiness in his future life at Home. cave A copy. The municipal engineer and looks well. It can be strongly recom- the engineering student must include it mended to anyone who will rouse himself presented to me be not only
in his library. Books such as this are the sufficiently to take an interest in the on seconds of their actual worth but for (Applaus present were then personally the very kind thoughts they represent, introduced to His Excellency, and good real stock-in-trade of the engineer. It is making of roads.
"(Continued, an next Column.) byes were said to Mr. Hollingsworth
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