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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd, 1929.
DARKNESS AGAIN IN KWANGTUNG GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC | GIRL
CANTON.
MORE TROUBLE WITH GENERATING PLANT.
· STRAIN. OF NEW YEAR.
~~{rhow our CHINESE CORRESPONDENT"}"
CANTON, February 2nd. The Canton Light and Power Company bitve had further trouble with their plant, and, following the bursting of a boiler main steam pipe at their works, large parts of the City are enduring spells of darkness of from 10 to 15 minutes between the hours of sundown and about 10
p.m.
After comparative immunity from these periods of eclipse, the lights started failing as badly as ever on Thursday night, and loud were the complaints of merchants, proprie tors of amusement places sad the police.
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The Company explained that boiler pipe had exploded. That was kaowa, for though, fortunately, there were no casualties, a deafening explosion was heard in the streets There are six boilers at the generat ing station, five always in use and che being cleaned and overhauled. With
only four boilers available, so the Company declare, they are short of the necessary current to supply Canton by 4,000 kilowatts,
POLICY.
CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LABOUR AND CAPITAL.
PRESENT LAWS TO BE CHANGED.
EST ODKRESPONDENTS:
Canton, February Sind. One of the primary aims of the present Administration in. Canton is to co-operate with the merchants in the development of native industries, commerce and the like. General Chen Ming Shu, Chairman of the Provincial Government, in his " Spring Banquet attended by leading officials of the local régime and by a number of prominent merchants of Canton and Hong Kong, diade a lengthy speech stressing the importance of this point. The following is a translation of General Chen's speech:
1 GUIDES: ASSOCIATION.
CANADIAN BANK NOTE CASE.
FORGERIES.
2ND KOWLOON WIN PRINCE UNABLE TO PROVE THEM
OF WALES' BANNER.
PRESENTED BY, MRS. SOUTHORN.
A CAFE'S COMPLAINT.
An application for the withdrawal At the Diocesan Girls' School of charges in connection with two yesterday afternoon, the 2nd Row-notes of G.80 each, purporting to loon Girl Guides Company wAS be issued by the Imperial Bank of presented by Mr. W. T. Southorn Canada, was made by Sergeant with the Prince of Wales' Banner Whant before Mr. E.-W. Hamilton which they had won in the competi-
at the Central Magistracy yesterday tion with other troops.
afternoon at the ground that the prosecution were unable to prove that the notes were forgeries and alio owing to their inability to get from the local banks another of the same denomination.
The guides were drawn up in the school compound, where the ceremony took place and Mrs. Southern also presented a cup to Miss Phyllis Anderson, who won the essay competition for her Com
MRS. SOUTHORN'S SPEECH.
In presenting the Prince of Wales Banner to the Company, Mrs Southorn said that she was deputising for Lady Clementi, their President, and she was sure they all regretted Lady Clementi's absence.
the aims of the labouring classes vince bore the entire burden of the
"I am in cordial sympathy with | pedition set out, Kwangtung Pro-pany.
Miss M. Chan, of the Holly towards uplift and betterment, and finances. Coming on top of this Patrol, was also presented with a would offer a few words of advice. patriotic sacrifice, the disastrous silver cup by Mr Boathorn as In the first place, not only the class upheaval of the communists caused winner of the inter-patrol com- of toilers, but other sections of the tremendous losses to the merchants petition. community as well, generally have of this province, and they have thus their vision narrowed down to their had to contend with heavy difficul. own interests to the exclusion of ties. We can all sympathise with other responsibilities, and thus pay the obstacles that the merchants no regard to the independence and bave to contend with, and I am sure dignity of their own country. that everyone has nothing but ad- miration for the sturdy manner in In the second place, I carnestly which they have faced hardships Now that the country is undhed, operation between labour and em- with foreign countries are on a more hope to see a closer spirit of co-tranquility prevails and relations players. Industry in this country friendly basis, the path of the has fallen to a very low level, und merchants is smoother. They have this has been due, in great part, to a lack of understanding between capital and labour.
Better Team-work.
in the third place the labouring class should have a uniform system of organisation, with due regard to the varying circumstances in
The New Year holiday is blamed each centre, and they should set up for the accident. So great was the proper machinery for treating with their employers. The Government demand for current that during the is entirely impartial in its attitude festival all six boilers were under towards both labour and capital. steam, and became clogged with
The regulations arranged by the sediment. When the life of the Government last year to govern the City returned to normal the Comtelationship between employer and labour are only provisional, and pacy again ran on five boilers, but will be cancealled after the pro all of them of reduced efficiency."
mulgation of Labour Laws by the Central Political Council. RULES AND PENALTIES: With regard to the merchant,
class, I am happy to-day to have The Government is not very sym- with me the leading merchants of "pathetic towards the Company and Hong Kong and Canton, Com
has drawn up, the following six remerce in Kwangtung is flourishing healthily. When the Northern Ex- gulations with penalties attached:
1.-The Canton Power and Light must pay special attention to the operation and care of its machinery and equipment. If the generaturs fail to supply electricity for more than 15 minutes, the Company shall
JANUARY FIRES.
"CARELESSNESS " IN
CANTON.
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pay a fine of not less than $100 and [You OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
mot more than $1,000. If the trouble
is proved by Government investiga- tion to be beyond human control,
no penalty shall be imposed.
CANTON, Feb. 92nd. ~ According to a report just pub- lished by the Canton Fire Depart- ment, fires in Canton were musus-
developing the country's commerce wonderful opportunity of
and I hope they will not fail to make the most of the chance that they have.
st
first competed for in 1924 and it The Prince of Wales' Banner was has been held by the following companies:
barbour next year.
note
from Canton, were the defendants Two Chinese, said to be visitors in the ease. One man was charged with uttering one of the notes and the other with possession of the second. note. The case ardse out of a visit by the two men on January 30th to Prince Café in Beaconsfield Arcade where they had a meal and bought a box of chocolates, the bill amounting to $12. A note concern ed in the case was produced and the management gave the first de fendant $30.00 in Hong Kong cur rency, less the amount of the bill.
drawal of the charges had been After the application for. with máde, M. Leo d'Almada e Castro, jun, appearing for the defendants, stated that when the first defend and tendered the note he told the Café people that he did not know if the note was genuine. They took the responsibility of accepting it refused it doe and went to a money-changer who
In discharging the defendants, bis Worship made an order for the notes to be held by the police for four months pending investigations in Canada as to their geanineness. If the notes were proved to be genuine then the defendants would be re-
1st Kowloon 1924. .... 2nd Kowloon 1925. "Red _Kowloon. 1996. 1st: Kowloon 1997. 3rd Hong Kong 1929. Better Treatment of Labour,
2nd Kowloon 199, labour, hope that you will not been held three times by sa Kow
With regard to my views towards so. during these six years it has think that I am championing their loon, in fact Kowloon has only cause at the expense of others. lost it once which was to the ard The Government wants to foster Hong Kong last year. I recom- close co-operation between the mend Hong Kong to look to its two. In thinking of their own laurels and make a strenuous effort interests, merchants should to carry the banner across the the same time consider their employees, striving them as much as possible, for after pland the success of 2nd Kowloon
to assist However, greatly though I ap-funded the value, less the debt to all, in the field of industry, capital I do not think the other Com and labour belong to one family.panies should be discouraged. The By so doing they will avoid dis-averages were very creditable in agreement and then the future pros-deed and it should be an encourage- pects of commerce are indeed bright,ment to the unsuccessful companies and improvement to industry will that the successful company this assist directly in lightening the year was low down on last year's burden of the Government.
list. I cannot say too much in. praise of Mrs. Remington's valu able work in connection with the Banner competition and Dur gratitude is due to Mrs. Minnett and Miss Clark for their great. help in examining
UNAUTHORISED WIRELESS.
KOWLOON ENTHUSIAST
SUMMONED.
THE CASE DISMISSED. Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Cen.
I see in the hall a number of Brownies, some of whom seem to me to be nearing an "out size "-in. the Brownie world. I hope they are also prepared to be Guides and to carry on the tradition of and Kowloon. Brownies cannot be 2.-The Company shall send its
Peter Pan. They must grow up in order to feed the Guide Com- qualified electricians to see that all ly numerous and serious in Jentral Magistracy yesterday discussed panies which in tare foad the. afrent wirings, transformers, and ary There were altogether the summons brought against J. T. Ranger Companies. Only in this electricity poles are in good condi- fires, eight of which were serious, Cotton, Jar, for installing a wire-way can we keep the Movement tion. This will prevent the danger some 43 stores and houses being less transmitting apparatus at his vigorous and ever growing.. consequent upon ahort circuiting. burat down. The total loss is esti-house without a permit. Originally Should any part of the lighting mated at over $90,000. The follow- begun at the 'Kowloon Court, the I have some goods news to give Honour for Lady Stuart Taylor......... system fail, repairs should be made ing is a list of the worst fires in case had been adjourned to enable you not directly connected with at once. Any failures in the systein January: -- must be reported to the Municipal
the Magistrate to consider certain the Brownies--I have just received Bureau of Public Utilities.
Loss. technical points in connection with from home the following letter.
wireless apparatus which were in- from Miss Montgomery, General volved.
Secretary of the Girl Guide Asso Tae defendant, in the winess-box, clation:- $50,000 was questioned regarding certain contradictions in his previous state- 600 ment. He said that the short wave meter was constructed two weeks before he sat; for,' an examination in wireless telegraphy. An applica over 3,000 tigh for a permit to establish a wireless transmitting station had
No. of Place and date. buildings 3.-The Company shall not, ex
destroyed. cept for good reason, refuse to Jan. 1, in Kei Ling
Alley supply consumers with current
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4-The Company shall not be per- Jan. 9, on Tung Chua Road....
mitted to vary its potential in any Jan. 6, in the out- locality by more than 10 per cent.
of the usual voltage; and unless
skirts of Canton 4 the matter is beyond human control, Jan. 10, in Yat Tak
Road
no dimness in the electrio lights will businlerated and Jan 14, in Wing Iu.
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The Bureau is empowered the 1,000 been made by him, and he had put
Jan 15, in Ha Fong- order the Company to take down 000 21 or reconstruct electrical fixtures Jan. 15, in the 6th which the latter bas put up or la putting in any place, when the Jan. 18, in Tsing
Police district Bureau decide that such fixture is endangering the safety of the public.
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in the light because he assumed that over 10,000 the licence would be granted
Referring to the wooden coil box over 8,000 and tan winder apparatus which was the principal exhibit in the Yuen Street... 2 about 6,000 case, defendant pointed out that All the outbreaks are ascribed to when the seizure was made at his 6. The Company must take procarelessness," except that of Jan. house the tin drum was in one place per care and precautions as regards atb where the cause. its motors, high power wires, and queried. Several of the minor fres
is merely and the box under a table. general equipment.
were due to short circuiting.
Violation of any one of the above regulations (from 2 & inclusive) shall be penalized by a fine from
85 to $100, the exact amount de- pending upon the nature and extent of the offence.
AVIATION IN SOUTH CHINA.
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES
IN MACAO.
Mr. J. Key, who had given evi- dence for the prosecution, admitted that this was so..
After consideration his Worship There was no doubt in his mind that held that the summons must fail.
the parts could be used for trans mitting, but the fact that the parts
together when they were found
"Dear Mr Southor, I am glad to tell you that the Execu tive Committee decided on Tues day to award the Medal of
the Café
payment by the Café to the first The point then arose as to the defendant sad their position in the event of the notes turning, out to be a forgery. They would 'to losers of $39.60.
His Worship made it éléar that in that case the order did not protect the Café, who could bring a civil action for recovery of the money, paid out by them at the present mo ment
LOUISA GERARD COMES TO HONG KONG P
A FREE RIDE ON "EMPRESS"
BOAT.
HER DEBUT IN COURT,
years of age, claiming American Louisa Gerard, a woman of gi citizenship, though her nationality debut before Major O., Willson, at was said to be doubtful, made her the Central Magistracy yesterday, and the story was told of bow Louisa had made the trip from Shanghai to this Colony
Bub-Insp. Elitan told the Magis. trate that Gérard had came to Hong Kong by the Empress of Russia, without either a ticket, or the consent of the owners of the vessel.
Merit to Lady Stuart Taylor. It also appeared that this was
kere in this country, but she will The Award will have to be made
be told that this has been given at the request of the Hong Kong Guide Association..
oping that eventually Lady Stuart Taylor will be able to help us with the Guiding over here. I know she wants to settle first in her own home before she undertakes any work.
I hope all is going well with you. My New Year Wishes are somewhat belated, but I hope you will accept them.-Yours very sincerely,
(Bd.) MURIEL MONTGOMERY,
General Secretary.'
The Chief Scout's and Chief Guide's
Birthday.
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066: the first time, that this young woman bad made her way to Hong Kong. She wid here under similar circumstances December Riza, having stowed herself away tha B&B. boat. She was not charged because it was found that the officers on board the vessel were not entirely blameless. Accordingly she was put back on board the ship and taken to Canton..
In 1927, Gerard was alleged to have attempted suicide in Shanghai and when she was brought before the Courts there, it was revealed that she had stowed herself to Hong Kong on no fewer than eight occasions
It appeared that in this voyage, Gerard seemed to have met with WORK WELL IN HAND.. of the principal exhibit were not whole Guide world. We could not board the Empress of Russia inter- To-day is a great day in the some luck. A lady passenger on The Macao Government have for hardly agreed with the charge that for the presentation of the Banner.
have chosen a more suitable one and had offered to help her. ested herself in the young woman some time been negotiating with the defendant" installed" a trans- It is the Joint Birthday of Inap. Elston asked for a remand of "the Siemens China Co., Hong Kong,mitting station,
2 hours in order to find out what for the installation of an automatic
and the Chief, Scout.
the An application made by the de- Chief Guide and we together for Gerard
the said benefactor proposed to do telephone service in Macao, on ac fondant for the return of the wire-with the Scouts have t THREE CHINESE LADIES TAKE Count of the many economic advan less parte in Court was granted, but them a telegram of good wiales.
The remand was accordingly PASSAGE.
tages of making this change from his Worship warned him against It is & very delightful coincidence
given. the old system. We now learn that doing anything which might lead to that these two wonderful people a contract has been entered into be further simmons, (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] | [wdel the Siemens China Co. and
should celebrate their birthday on the Postal Administration of Macao.
the same day. Before I hand the capable Lieutenant of, and Kow. The plant to be supplied is of the important improvement upon the Banner actually to the company I loon will be the Captain's sister- Siemens did Halske system, which overhead system at present used,Girls' School on having won three
wish to congratulate the Diocesan in-law. is an improvement on the original owing to immunity from interruption Quids trophies this
And now let me give the Bander Strewger system. The initial zum during the typhoon season by dam Brownie totem, the R.S.P.C.A.
year the into your safe keeping for this year. The motto the Prince of ber of subscribers is 500, although age to lines and poles. the Central Exchange, is to contain Messrs. Siemens and Hatake have Banner. This is in no small mea-
Cup, and the Prince of Wales Wales, adopted long centuries ago equipment for 1,000 lines initially, recently completed the installation sure doe, to Miss Jean Ho Tung" I serve." The aim of the on the field of battle is "Ich Dien" with a possibility of extensions and of the Tienlein automatic exchange, the keen capable Captain, who Guides should be to carry into increases up to 2,000 subscribers serving 5,000 subscribers, with are is a real support and pil-every-day life, the spirit of service without materially altering the rangements for extending the plant lar of the Guide movement.service in the home-service in to about 15,000 subscribers. The We congratulate Miss Ho Tung the outside world We are proud
CANTON, Feb. 22nd.
15.
Recent flights made by Chinese aviators are that of a Ryan 'plane which left Wuchow yesterday fo: Canton with mails and four passen. gers, three of them Chinese ladies, and the return flight of "The Spirit of Canton to Pak system.
to Canton from Byrne material for the erection of satie firm has also installed the now on her approaching marriage, of you, 2nd Howloon, for the know
Hoi.
Li Mo Tac, divisional
ional commander
of the tih Army, has announced the „completion of the aerodrome in Waichow, and plans to hold s
the exchange is due to arrive in automatic exchange for the rebuilt and her fiancé on his wise choice. July, and the whole-installation is city of Inkahami where special He is himself Scout Master and sign that you have done your you receive the Banner gladly, -as expected to be completed by Novem conditions were laid down to meet congratulate ourselves that she best but humbly, conscions that ber är December
the frequent arthquake distürk has promised to carry on the com The work of laying the under-ances. The Japanese Government pany after her marriage. We can ground cables is being already pro has recently publicly testified their not spare her It is an interest Formal opening on the 8th of this ceeded with. This represents an ssfaction with the operation of ing fact that Miss Gittens the
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Wim. POWELL, Ltd.
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