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changed her flag to China, spent Tia 4,750 in Shanghai, and on that obtained her certificate. Since then she had run in and out of Hong Kong as an active competitor with the vessels of her original owner"
Ir has been agreed that Hong Kong is to raise its standards of survey for ocean-going passenger ships up to Home Board of Trade require ments, the announcements regularis- ing this being published in the Gazelle last February. We gather from the annual, report of the
The Board of Trade Kaving no interest in local shipping, it may Chamber of Commerce, however, that important questions are still be wondered why Hong Kong should Begin on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN outstanding in regard to the fram- 80 to the trouble of revising her
that the Court has, by virtue of ing of appropriate, up-to-date re-own regulations.
MATRICULATION, SENTŐR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
DECEMBER, 1928,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the abere Examinations will
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE o TSOI KUNG PO «licza TSOI WING KIN, LATE OF No. 10, AxsUTHNOT BAD, VICTORIA, IN THE COLONT OF HONG KONG, DICEABED.
In reply to a
26th, 1928.
of Trade requirements are usually furnished "when ships are built in local dockyards; furthermore, much of the shipping that plics in and out of Hong Kong was built in United Kingdom dockyards under. the supervision of Board of Trade surveyors.
on the
It is proposed by the Government, recommendation of its technical advisers, that the surrey requirements for ships holding the Hong Kong coastal passenger certi ficate shall be "the Board of Trade survey regulations for Home trade limite passenger ships of the 'mixed '
type," This we afraid, will not convey very much
Are
to the general reader, nor did it help the Shipping Committee of the Chamber to any extent, for it appears from the Chamber's annual report that copies of the Board of Trads survey regulations above mentioned are not obtainable in the Colony at present, and the Chamber found itself compelled, eventually, to tak the Government to postpone consideration of the revision of local regulations until the appro printo documents were available. The most that could be elicited from the Board of Trade expert (Mr. WILTON) was the following:
Mr. WILTON thought that the - category_designated by the Board of Trade 013 Home Trade Limits" met the situation very well It really set an exceedingly moderate standard, because much of local coastal trade was carried on under conditions practically equivalent to foreign-going. Even it, in some respects,
Home Trado Limits" rules were found too onerous they could be modified by the Hong Kong Government, on good cause- shown.
Mr. WILTON was asked if he could put before the Chamber the precise requirements of the rules, to which he replied that they had been built up in the course of many years and were scattered through a number of documents, minutes, rulings and amendments issued by the Board of Trade.
BLUEJACKET'S UNTIMELY
DEATH.
i
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
HIMSELF.
FUNERAL TAKES PLACE TO-DAY.
The untimely "death"of n. British bluejacket named G. Other was re ported yesterday. The unfortunate man was said to have shot himself accidentally while examining a corarade's revolver.
Othen said he
would examine it for his comrade thinking that there was a bullet in the chamber. The colt was handed over to him and Othen began to investigate what was wrong.
ม
He was fumbling about with the weapon when it went off. His com heard a loud report and on turn- rade who was preparing the tea ing round saw that Othen had col- lapsed. The Police were informed, bat Othen died within few minutes, the bullet having entered his chest. The body was removed. to the Kowloon Mortuary, and the funeral takes place to-day.
MOSCOW PRELATE
UNWELCOME.
MARSHAL CHANG TSO LIN KEEPS OUT A BISHOP,
INTRIGUE SUSPECTED.
HARDIN, April 11th.” There was much comment in Rus-
sian circles when it became known that Moscow was sending out the Metropolitan Bishop Seraphin to
take over the Orthodox Churches in It appeared that Othen and
the Chinese Eastern Railway area. another sailor were on duty at the It is stated that he arrived some Kai Tack Aerodrome after mid- time ago in Chits and sent one of night on Wednesday. At 5 am. This assistants incognito into Chi- « yesterday they both went into the nese territory to find out how he cook-house to prepare tea for the was likely to be received by the men who were to relieve them local Russian clergy, as well as to Both men carried an Automatic Colt while on duty and when inside Sive his proposed programme en the kitchen, Othen's comrade con his arrival. The writer is not is a with his pistol, plained of something being wrong position to state whether this assistant is still here. He no doubt sent some reports to the Metropoli tan, for the latter afterwarda de- eided that he would first visit Habarovek, Vladivostock and Kam-," chatka before coming to Harbin and thea on his return to Moscow. This means that his visit has been delayed for about two months, and on the top of this comes the Peking news that Marshal Chang has de. cided that Seraphin shall not be allowed to come into Manchuria at all. Ho takes the position that, as the Soviet authorities have always been antagonistic to the church in the past, the real object of the. Metropolitan's visit has political significance and therefore it is best that the present Russian, atmos. phere in North Manchuria should, not be disturbed. The Russian The laying of the foundation clergy here as well as elsewhere in stone of the new buildings of St. the Far East take their orders Stephen's College at Stanley by H.E. The Governor takes place to-
direct from Serbia, where the seat morrow afternoon. All old boys, of the Orthodox Synod is now attend. Hong Kong Hotel buses abey any instructions from the parents and friends are invited to located. Hence they could hardly and cars leave Blake Pier at 215
Moscow Church Delegate, especial- ly if these were not in line with those of Serbia Undoubtedly the object of the Soviet authorities in sending this dignitary in to try and
A. R. Othen came from Dorset shire and was 2 years of age. He was not married and was attached to the Air Force.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
TO-MORROW'S FOUNDATION
STONE LAYING.
It would be impossible to put the the fare for the double jour.
ney being 81. Bubject before the Chamber in a
The stone laying ceremony i single document; the question
served or 3.30 p.m., tea will be
was one for special study. He could any generally that the pro-
posed enterory set a standard by
no means high and even so was open to modification. There was nothing to fear from the sub- division rules.
on the site at 4 p.m. and
quarter of an hour later the first
'bus leaves for Hong Kong.
The Band of the let Battalion, the Queen's Royal Regiment, by permission of Col. Boyd and officers, will play before and after the cere mony.
UNIVERSITY LECTURE.
Varioga other aspects of the sub ject, too technical for exhaustive treatment here, were also considered by the Shipping Sub-Committee,
H.E. THE GOVERNOR COX- for example, the safeguarding under
TINUES HIS ANALYSIS any proposed local_regulations of the important Far Eastern emigra
·OF THOUGHT, " H.E. the Governor delivered yea- tion trade and Hong Kong's special interest in that trade; the general terday at the University, the second course of three lectures on interests of British shipping in An Analysis of Thought and its
Activities' competition with the shipping of first lecture was carried forward The argument of the nations observing lower standards and amplified to
interested
13TH, 1928. Forms of Eatry and Copies Section 58 of The Probates Ordinace | gulations for the other classes of question on this point, the Harhais other Far Eastern ports; a precise!
of the Regulations and the Syllaude can be obtainail oa spplication the REGISTRAR
Entry Forros duly filled in, should reach the REGISTRAT, legether with the Statutory Fees, on or before MONDAY, JULY 2ND, 1928. Fees fhall be paid in accordance with the following Scale:
MATRICULATION AND SENIOR
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.H.K. $20. JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION. H,K, $12. Candidates offering more that Five Subjects in the Matriculation, Senior and Junior Local Examinations will be charged an Additional Fee of $1 for Each Bubject so afferd
An Additional fee of 85 will be All
Each of the following. ..charged for
Languages other
Subjects:-Foreign
than French and Portugaase; Higher
Mathematics; Bygiae and Physiology.
1807 (No. 2 of 1897), made Aï Order
of construction and life-saving equipment; reciprocal arrangements respecting survey requiremente with
deinition of the highly important guarding of the Australian and Indian trades, etc. Though these subjects will scarcely appeal to the
of a
audience.
AR
THE CROWD!
get back into their hande the Rua- sian churches in Manchuria, which were built entirely with Russian money in the Czarist "days. At all important station's a well as at some of the emaller stations on the CER. there is at least one Orthodox Church at which services" are still held and which are well attended, especially by railwaymen who, though Soviet citizens, are not Bolsheviks, and only took out Bas- en passports in order to be able to stay in Railway service. Moscow's Ambition. into their
Moscow wants particularly to get bunda the churches located at these railway settle- ments, where at least three quai- ters of the residente are in railway employ and where there. important Chinese officials to trou so long as they do not flaunt pro- ble about the activities of Russians propaganda
Limiting the Time for sending in Claim | shipping,-vessels engaged in the Master explained to the Shipping term "coastal limits"; the safe an old man fainted outside the matter, for here there. Te
to or against the sbore Estate to be 15t Day of MAY, 199
Creditore and Claimants are hereby designed by the hour Dates to the Underigned above Data.
Dated this 18th day of April, 1928. WOO and NASH.
Solicitors for the Excentors, No. 4 & 6, Queen's Bond Central, Hong Hoa.
R.
Far Eastern trade, river steamers,
launches, etc. It is made clear in several places in the report that the Board of Trade is only concern-
Committee of the Chamber that unless local regulations are made, the Board of Trade Begulations will apply, and these may be found
An example of the helplessness of Chinese crowd when anything goes
A.P.C. building. A crowd at once Wrong was seen "yesterday when
assembled, talked and gesticulated
but did nothing.
An American lady, formerly professional nurse happened to be
are. Do
more
emigrés than Soviet, nitizeas, and In Harbin it is quite a different the railwaymen do not play say Hence any move on the part of conspicious part in Church life.
Ved with the regulations affecting unsuitable, or unduly onerous, if general reader, shipping members of passing and at once took charge of Moscow cannot meet with suC0085,
not modified to meet local condi- the Chamber will doubtless be
certain
the situation. She forced back the though it may spread a
amount of discord among church of fresh air to get to the old fellow
# matter
ocean-going shipping. In regard to Hong Kong is free to make its own Trade expert, made the surprising for the thoroughness of their work and he very soon revived. He was Moscow may also be counting upon,
our
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
MARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS
"home trade," apparently, tions. "Mr. WILTON, the Board of/rateful to the Shipping Committes audience allowing a certain amount people and the clergy,
regulations, and this is just as well, statement, in the course of the dix.and will value the condensation of helped to his feet and wandered off their enemies, the stronger they
from an economic standpoint, for Hong Kong shipping has to compete with vessels under the flag of China, which imposes no maritime laws GY
The dif ficulty we are up against" was
The following Stolarships, further the Sale by Public Auction to regulations of any kind. particulars of which may be obtained from the REGISTRA, will be awarded on the Bernita of the Matriculation and Local Examinations
be held on MONDAY, the 30rm DAY OF APRIL 1928, at 8 at the Offices
of the Public Works Department, by succinctly stated by Mr. R., Summer- Order of His EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, (1) Two King Edward VII Scholar of One Lot of OROWN LAND LAND in an
illustration he gave abipe of the value of £40 Per Mong Kok in the Colony of Hong Kong during one of the Chamber of Com- Anoum, open to British Babjects for term of 75 years, with the option only.
of renewal at Crown Bent to be merce discussions on this question. (2) One Hong Kong Government Educa fixed by the Surveyor of His Map He remarked:--
tional Scholarship, open to Girl THE Kixa, for one further term of 75 Candidates tra Hong Kong years Schools.
(3) Ore Hong Kong Government Educa
tional Scholarship, open to Boy Candidates from Hong Kong Schoola
(4) Four Hong Kong
Government
Studentships-in-Training, open to Candidates frem Hong Kong
Schools.
(5) Four Montargis French Prizes Twa
of the value of 350 Each For Matri- culation and Senior Candidates, and Two of the valus of $25 Each for Janior Candidate. Bound Copies of Examination Ques tion Papers, set at past Examinatione, may be obtained from the REGISTELE
[ut $1 Per Bet.;
Registrar.
W. B. FINNIGAN,
~23rd April, 1928.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Kowloon Island
Mong Str
Kot auction of Nathen. Lot No 3111.
Registry No.
Btreat,
Locality.
Boundary
Measure
menia.
3. A. 1.Y.
Contents in
square feet.
Rental
As per 86,920 424
ale plan
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"When it was realised that the const trade of China to a great extent was conducted from purely Chinese porte, British owners had of necessity to place well-found ships in competition with others not required to comply with auch
cussion, that
the discussions which gives a clear and concise presentation of the case and forms; in our opinion, one of the most important sections of the Chamber's particularly informative report
"At present there are so in structions in this Colony regard ing construction of ships, so far as the Government is concerned, and it is the intention now to put tato force regulations with view to ensuring a definite stand- ard of efficiency and uniformity of practice in survey
Two Chinese cases work,
"of"
small-pex Regulations safeguard were reported from Old Kowloon on the interests of shipbuilders and
Tuesday. shipowners in that they ensure
One Chinese case of
Victoria. -
wondering what the crowd and the excitement were about.
INDIAN SOLDIER MISSING.
the discord among
'for the more
entrench themselves.
The attendance at all the Rus sian churches during the whole of Lent and especially the Inat „weeks has increased noticeably as com pared with former years, and each. place of worship in Harbin can An Indian soldier who had been hardly hold the crowds which go to discharged from the service on the servicce, including confession medical grounds was sent back and Holy Communion. This may India with other soldiers by the be for the reason that the clergy no the ship before it sailed, but was Railway or 8.8. Santhia. He was last seen longer draw any stipend from the
any other institution. suddenly missed from the Company and hence
forced to visit
expressed & wish to settle in Maca
Bre
equity of treatment and a uniforma diphtheria was also notified from As the missing man had often their parishioners much more fre- standard of survey. There are no regulations at prezent for con- struction. It is doubtful, how- evor, if on well-found ships wuch change would be called for "
It says a good deal, at any rate, for our localeshipyards and ship-
it is believed that he left the shirquently than heretofore in order to either by a sampan or motor boat get their support and at the same Sub-Inspector. J. S. Dick was and took the afternoon steamer time entist that of others.-N.U.
Daily News. successfully operated on at the the Portuguese colony. The report Kowloon Hospital yesterday, meraup to a late hour last night there was made yesterday morning, but ing at 10 wan and is now progress was no further news of the miming ing favourably.
mani
WEATHER REPORT.
AN EXPENSIVE “FREE RIDE."
a high standard. British owners owners that, in spite of absence of were thereby under a great handi- local regulations, a high standard The Canton Insurance Office, Ltd., сар...
will hold its 47th ordinary general An example of this he has been maintained in regard to meeting at the office of Jardine,
An unemployed Chinese in, tho attempt to travel to Sumchun free would mention that in 1924 a local shipping, and perhaps it also Matheson Co., Ltd., on Thursday, remarks issued by the Royal Cheer Schofield at Kowloon Magistracy The weather report, forecast and of charge, was fined $10 by Mr. W vessel went under survey in Hong shows that Government control and May 17th at noon. Kong for loading, and it was
vatory, Hong Kong, at 6 p.m. yes. Mr. Winyard, Trafic Inspector of Found that, in order to fulfil the regulation are not so" essential as "A Chinese girl in an attempt to terday state
the Kowloon Canton Railway, pro requirements of the surveyors, the bureaucrats are disposed to Harbour at Kennedy Town, but was the southeast of Tokyo. Depres dant we caught riding on the steps commit suicide jumped into the The anti-cyclone is now central to secuted and said that the defen something like two lakhs of dollars would have to be expended.imagine. To some extent the ex-rescued by some junk people. The siene are indicated over Indo-China of a third-class carriage as the train. Bather than spend this on a ship planation is, probably, that pians girl who is only 18 years of age was and to the north west of Shantung was nearing Taipo. It was stated of her age, the owners sold her.
taken to the Government Civil Local
forecast:-East winds, that the fare. would have cost him She eventually went to Shanghai, drawn up in accordance with Board Hospital for treatment..
Imoderato, cloudy.
1 50 centa..!!
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