NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
CANTON MUNICIPAL WATER
WORKS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1929.
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore-
EUMINTOL cast and remarks, issued by the
LIQUID
DENTIFRICE
NOTICE.
A MUNICIPAL CANTON THE CAN WORK Wix all En- gineering Firms interested in quoting for PIPINGS and WATER TOWER for the NEW PLANT of the CANTON MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS, to ubmit TENDERS with the following General Specifications:-
PIPING:
1-30-9,000 Ft Length of Steel and Alternatively Cast Iron Pipe, with a Toated Pressure of. 660 FL Head.
.-Socket and Alternatively Flange
Joints.
3.- Price Per Running Font should inslade Packing Materials, etc.
WATER TOWER: 1-1-Mild Steel Water Tower, Knocked down and Keady for Re- erection
2-45 Diameter and baving s
Water Column of 25',
3-Tank Supports by an Under
structure 25 FL High. TENDERS are requested to give Full Particulars and to furnish Detail Drawings.
TENDERS For PIPES will CLOSE in FOUR WEEKS, For TOWER in EIGHT WEEKS Time From the Date of This Notice being inserted in the Newspapers
DL. WU PAK LIANG, Commissioner,
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CANTON MUNICIPAL WATER WOLKI, CANTOR.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A
SEIPS NAME.
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WE KO. HEREBY
GIVE NOTICE that in consequenes of the Owners being desirous of doing sc. We have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Mer.
Act, 1894, in chant shipONOS of Hone Kors, in respect of the Ship. Oficial Number 132435 of Gros Tumage 4,361 Tors, Register 2,612 Ton, beretofore swned by AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Lan, STONET, for the To Change Her Name to
and
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registered in the New AS. WATSON & Co.,
Name at the Port of HONG KONG M owned by THE AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Any Objections to the Proposed Change of Name must be sent to the REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING t Hosa Koro, Within SEVEN DAYS from the Appearance of This Advertise
ment.
Dated at Hong Kong this 20th day of June, 1929.
(Signed) DODWELL & CO., LTD.
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PUBLIC AUCTION. PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to be bald as UESDAY, the 2D DAY OF JULY, 1929, at 3 ... at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hn EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND
LIMITED."
HONG KONG AND, KOWLOON,
DISPENSARIES.
BANK HOLIDAY,
TN Accordance with Ordinance: No.
5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the TRANSACTION of PUBLIC BUSI NESS on MONDAY; the lot of JULY, Hong Kong, 25th June, 1929. [8037 WILLIAM POWELL, LIMITED,
NOTICE
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN bat MR. FRANK ERNEST Appointed ACTING SECRETARY of the above Compasy as From TO-DAY'S Date.
3D at SKINNER har " been
Prince Edward Bead. Kowloon, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rent to be Bard by the Burveyor of His Majesty the Ko, for che further term of 75 years.
"PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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Kowloon Inland
Lot No. 2188.
Registry No.
Waterloo Road, Locality.
Junction of Princa] Edward Road and
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be held on TUESDAY, the 2ND DAY OF JULY, 1929, at 8 r., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order bf H EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CHOWN LAND at
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Royal Observatory at 3.50 p.m., stated:-
The anticyelene remains in the Pacific to the east of Japan pressions are indicated over Shan- tung and the Visayas.
Local Forecast:-S.E. on variable winds, moderate, fine generally.
These four points, in the opinion. Sir H. E. Pollock, C., has GENERAL CHEN TSAI CANTON'S LABOUR
of sources in close contact with the accepted the invitation of H.E. the Indian Princes, constituting as Governor, to become a member of the they do confrmation of a view ex- Water Emergency Committee." pressed by five distinguished Eng. lish lawyers consulted by the Cham- We regret to announce the death ber of Princes, point to the conclu- yesterday, at her residence May Desion that paramountey is a definite Villa Broadwood Road of Mrs. and legal relationship, conferring Louise Mabel Leong, the wife of Mr. upon the British Crown only such Augustine Leong Hinkee, one of the rights over, the Indian States as partners of the well-known firm of these States have specifically agreed A. & P. Leong Hinkee & Co., pro- to transfer to Great Britain. And prietors of the Metropole and Savoy so, it is further pointed out, they Hotels. Mrs. Long was only 41. are likely to create considerable The funeral passes the Monument at satisfaction among the Princes, 3.30 p.m. Some even go as far as to predict that if these part of the conclusions
DEATH. LEONG-On June 27, at May Villa, Broadwood Road, Mrs. LovISE MABEL LEONG, wife of Mr. AUGUSTINE LEONG HINGKEE, Funeral will aged 41 years. pass the Monument at 3.30 p.m.
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TONG.
RENEWS APPLICATION TO RESIGN,
RUMOURS REFUTED.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]
TROUBLES.
BUS COMPANY'S. TURN THIS TIME!
EMPLOYERS AND UNION WORKERS.
[TROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, June 27.
CANTON, June 97. General Chen Tsai Tong has again wired to Nanking, asking
Private 'bus companies in Canton. that his resignation as a member are daily experiencing more and of the Provincial Council be accept more difficulties with their union. ed. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and employees." Fighting between the Central Government refused to see the streets, and disputes between cept his resignation previously ten the proprietors and the Drivers' dered, but the General is deter-Union are of frequent occurrence. mined, and has hence applied again. The right of the proprietors to die-
of the BUTLER Committee were ever remarks quoted in connection with the reat of the members of the union and non-union workers on
Mr. J. A. Fraser, writes to correct a possible misapprehension of his
the launching of the m.v. Sun Chau.
In saying that the in- habitants of Cheung Chau had put up with the old ferry service for
a long time, Mr. Friser waS ON- pressing his thanks to those com
enforced, the Princes would be like ly to consider that well over half of their demands had been granted. Whether the Princes will actually place their satisfaction on record at the coming conference, is difficult to predict. In some circles, however, cerned for their patience and good it is hardly likely the Princes willer in putting up with the tem- vote their agreement with the entire prary arrangements during the change over, and he wishes us to aphasise that he intended no dis- paragement of the old ferry com-
the guess is hazarded that although
The Baily Press. report, it is more than probable
HONG KONG, JUNE 29, 1929.
THE RULING PRINCES OF
INDIA.
they will ask that the four paints concerning the interpretation of their various treaties be immediarly endorsed." Probably other improve ments which were suggested by the Commission will be approved by the princes and, no doubt, they will ask that these, too, be put into effect as soon as possible.
pany.
To-day's Travel Film,
This afternoon at Lane, Craw fore's Restaurant a film will be shown entitled "Round-the-World with Gestetner." The exhibition wild comments at 2.30, and all THE Conference of Indian Princes
This, it appears, could be done interested are welcome to see the now sitting in Bombay is likely to
without any great difficulty. The film. The pictures include & bull- have a considerable bearing upon future" Anglo-Indian political re-only change in law that would fight in Seville, motor-racing in lations. A meeting, of Foreign Ministers of the Indian States has discussed the findings of the BUTLER
Commission, which recently inves
tigated the claims of the Indian
actually be required, in the opinion of constitutional lawyers, would be order enabling the Viceroy of India to deal directly with the Princes as the representative of the British Crown, thus obviating the
Switzerland, horse-racing in Cal- between a cobra and a mongoose. cutta, a Zula war dance, a fight and picturesque views of Japan. Honolulu, Java, and Australia. The film has been very highly have warmly praised the famous spoken of by English critica, who Gestetner firm for its enterprise in preparing such an interesting series of pictures. Conserving Water,
Princes. The Ministers submitted an agenda thereon for the connessity for the Princes dealing ideration of a meeting of members first with the Government of British of the standing committee of the India. Some of those who have Chamber of Princes, held in Bombay closely studied the Anglo-Indian this week. Both meetings are con- situation express the opinion that sidered to be of the utmost import- if only in view of the present poli- ance primarily because, in effect, tical situation in India, the British they are the preliminaries to a Crown would quite likely be pre-nouncement in regard to the water still more important, although in-pared to give the matter attention. formal, conference of the Chamber This, it is said, might be as soon of Princes itself. This conference as possible after the Princes' Con- will decide the final attitude which ference makes its decision known to the Princes intend to adopt with the Viceroy, and the Viceroy himself regard to the findings of the BUTLER then hands in his report when he Commission. This decision is to be arrives in Eagland, whither he sails
In the report.appearing in an- other column of the Legislative Council proceedings yesterday will be found the latest official pro- supply. While it is fully realised that the "tanic and tin-can' method of distribution is far from perfect, and entails very considerable hard- ship, it is also realised that the Colony cannot afford to pay half a million dollers & month and pro- bably much more to charter a fect of ten tank steamers to bring water into the reservoirs for distribution through the usual channels. Such imported water as (it is hoped) will Tuk reservoir will be for storage against emergency, not for im nicdiate distribution through the mains. In order to meet the com- plaints by Chinese of wearisome- and sometimes fruitless waits at the street hydrants, it has been additional street fountains. The decided to erect about one hundred
Rumours are in circulation that miss their workers at will has been General Chen Thai Tong will go to challenged time and again by the Nanking to confer with the Central Union. Last week the proprietors Government on "matters of vital of the Lee Mda 'Bus Company dis- importance" It is even said that charged two of their conductors he is "wanted" at the capital. and replaced them with non-union- But all this Li Shu Chung, Vice. workers. Consequently unionists Commander of the First Kwangtung boarded the lorry and assaulted Division and subordinats of General the two employees, who had to to the hospital for Chen Tsai Tong, categorically de. be taken
The proprietors then nies in statement to the Press. treatment. The Vice Commander says his chief appealed to the Commissioner of will remain in Canton and continue Police for protection, and the pre- to take charge of the military servation of peace and order. affairs of the Two Kwangs.
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KWANGSI'S NEWLY-MADE
OFFICIALS.
The union drivers claim they have a right to demand that the Com- pany employ union men. They said that prior to the Communist up- heaval in Canton on December 13, 1927, practically all the members of the 'Bus Workers' Union were Com- munists. After the trouble was. over, all of the Communist men- The Central Political Council has bers left the city. Then the few of the
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, June 27.
appointed Yu Ted Per Chairman, non-Communist members
Liang Shih Commissioner of Civil Union undertook to reorganise the Affairs, Liang Shih Chang, Commis-Union along Government-approved sioner of Finance, Lei Pei Hung lines. At the request of the Muni- Commissioner of Education, Licipal Bureau of Public Utilities, the Chuan Heng Commissioner of Re-proprietors and the Union made an construction, all in Kwangsi.
Reductions in Naval Personne}}{
agreement that a 'bus drivers should be hired from the Union without any exception, and that at least one half of the conductors should be hired from the Union.
Sir Cyril Cobb, M.P., presiding at the annual meeting of the Navy also. League at the Central Hally West-
Rightly or wrongly the 'bus com. minater, recently, said that the panies have not been adhering Naval Estimates were fairly satis to this agreement and this has factory as regarded the building caused the present disputes,
conveyed to the Viceroy of India on June 29. It is considered in cer- from outside sources to be pumped programine, but what was not so
the
on June 28 at Poona, by the Chan-tain circles that once the question eciler of the Chamber, the Mabaof Britain's dealings with" rajah of Patiala, and the Standing ruling Princes of India is definitely eventually find its way into yamNavy. In 1914 the personnel of the
Committee,
Settlement Proposals.
The union drivers have appealed to the Mechanics' Union, who are taking the matter up with the Government, They propose
to
satisfactory was that the country was reducing the personnel of the
Navy was 147,000, and for 1929 it settled, there may be some hope of j
was to be 99,000. That was all reaching a satisfactory solution of
part of the question of the limita tion of armaments. We were the effect a settlement upon the follow Before it is possible to judge the the general situation in India. The importance of the decision which the assertion is based on the belief that,
only country reducing personnel;ing basis:- some of the other big Powers were
1. That all the non-union work. Princes are expected to take, it is with the position of the Indian
increasing, it considerably. This necessary to consider the following States definitely settled and the
other countries were doing, and if submitted to the Mechanics' Unions country ought to consider what ers of bus companies should be points. The crux of the situation peculiar problem of British Indiat is hoped, will be in operation
under investigation by the Sox next week, but with the incresand Personnel must be reduced, it
should be from the standard of 1914 for a thorough examination. sources of supply thus available it lations between Britain and the Commission, it will be cocsiderably Į will be necessary to reduce the hours and not from the standard fixed at they are found to good and
some later date. Delegates to the native ruled States of India, centres easier to unite the various threads of service from six to three hours meeting wore entertained at bun trustworthy, they will be permitted, around the question of "Par-which must be woven together to daily. This restriction will natur-cheon at the Trocadero by Sir Cyril to join the Union and enjoy its amountcy." Paramountey has heen secure the working condition of aally affect those who are now get- Cobb, Dr. W. G. Black, and Mr. privileges and rights, always interpreted to be the "un-federation throughout India sa ating a metered supply for six hours. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-limited discretionary powers" which whole. TE
M. MANUK,
Chairman. Hong Kong, 25th Jane, 1999. (8082 HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
ING of the HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION will be held in the Association Offices, 47 FLOGE, FRENCE BANK BUILDINGS, at 5.30 PM. on FRIDAY, the 28ra.
BUSINESS :-
1.-To confirm the Minutes of Annual General Meeting, 1928.
2 To receive the Annual Report End Balance Shoot
3-To receive the Interport State- inent of Accounta,
4--To consider Resolution?
the following
"That thi" meeting approves of the Association taking over the control of the Hong Kong Amstear Football League as from the 1st July, 1929,"
5.To consider Alterations to Rules. 6.-To elect the Officers for the Ensuing Year.
7-Any other Business that may 'arise.
W. E. HOLLANDS,
Hon. Becretary,
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News and Views.
"Conservation of supplies" is the slogan of the day; a timely, typhoon or cloudburst would make all the difference in the situation, but neither may come, our way, there- fore every care must be taken to conserve such water as is and may be stored in the reservoirs. Mean while there is no other way of Two Chinese case of enteric were generally distributing water other than by the tiresome "tank” and reported on Wednesday.
tin-can" system,
the Government of India is said to have retained in the question of treaties which interpreting the granted independence to a number of native-ruled States in India. In one part of the report, the BUTLER Commission are said to come to the conclusion that the "Paramountcy must always remain Paramount." Ip Chun, alias Ip Wing Chun, of! yet, in another part of the report 7, Gresson Street, died on May 11, it is clearly stated that the Com- this year, leaving local estate of 84,700. Probate of the wild has been mission consider :---
That the treaties with the granted to his mother and wife or ruling States are with the British behalf of his son.. Crown and not with the Govern- ment of British India, and that they are equally binding on the parties.
The al fresco concert, by the K.O.E.B. band at Kowloon Cricket That inasmuch as each State Club, which had to be postponed that was granted independence signed a separate treaty with the last Saturday on account of the Crown, giving it certain specified rain will be given, weather per- rights and duties in accordance mitting, to-morrow evening, start with its size, power, etc, Britain cannot claim equal powers and ng at 9.15 p.m. rights over all the States
That the Crown cannot transfer
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To suit the convenience of H.E.
Europe's Largest Seminary,
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Quick London-Paris Travel.
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That the Bureau of Public Utilities shall not issue Hcences to any drivers unless such drivers' have The journey from London to Paris and back has been shortened first been examined and passed by by an hour-by the Golden Arrow the Mechanics Union. train and ship routes. Passengers 3. That the Government shall leave Victoria at eleven o'clock and
arrive at the Gare du Nord at 5.35, order the Police Commissioner' to The inward trip allows passengers weigh both sides testimony care- to leave Paris at noon and arrive fully.
at Victoria at 8.35. The first trip on the new service was completed recently. The Golden Arrow trains
Was too
are of one class and all Pullman, Looking Back 25 Years, Eight million lire (about £10,000) while the new steamer Canterbury, An Indian constable changéd ·a“ has already been collected in Rome built by Denny, of Dumbarton, is towards the new seminary on Monte run exclusively in this service, and Chinaman with hawking without a Venegono, near Varese, which the the main saving of the time is made licence. When he arrested the man. diocese of Milan is erecting in com- in handling the traffic from train the complainant grabbed him by the memoration of the Pope's jubilee. to ship. The Canterbury' has a Fourteen million lire is still need very long promenade deck, many queue. The hawker happened to Fed for its completion, but the small cabins de luxe, and scressed have a knife in his hand, so bo money is coming in rapidly in alcoves in the public saibons. Cus chopped off the end of his own large subscriptions from bankers toms examination of hand baggage queue and made an effort to escape. and industrialista, in small sub takes place on the way from Calais The Indian, however, scriptions from working people, all to Paris, and on the inward trip smart, and again grabbed the man. passengers, by signing a form and by the hair. Defendant admitted animated by the same spirit of generosity that distinguishes the handing the keye for their heary having hawked without a licence. population of Milan, the richest baggage to a railway representative He was fined $15 or 14 days im city in Italy whenever it is any on the English train, can be reprisonment Hong Kong Daily question of useful public works. licyed from all worry, and the frets, June 28, 1904. The seminary covers almost the baggage will be delivered at their Looking Back 50 Years. whole of the Venegono Hill, and homes. A similar arrangement is
A former Surveyor-General de The trains are the last word in comfort, and the journey over and Wyndham Street to Peddar's Hill back can be made with the mouth as "breakneck steps" and we think super-luxury that travellers in Mr. that, although they have been im Bennett's books have proved by our present Surveyor- Arnold Apart from the exertion of walking General, the same name still ap from train to ship and ship toplies. Our attention has been called train it is an armchair passage, upon more than one occasion to this.. and the new time table allows matter, and we would suggest to abundance of time for the most the authorities to have a hand-rail leisurely preparation for dinner at on brackets provided, otherwise a either city. This is the Southern serious accident will some day be Railway' reply to the development chronicled owing to the difficulty of of London Paris air traffic and it descending, especially at night. Our union would involve serY moreover, the advantage of landing little expense, and would remedy the passenger much nearer to the the evil-Hong Kong Daily Press,
June 28, 1876. sogial centre in Paris and London.
the treaties to a third party, such the Governor and Lady Clementi consists of three lines of buildings, being made for the outwardsignated the steps leading from:
as a Government of British Indis the time for the opening ceremony one behind the other, connected by responsible to an elected legis of the South China Athletic Asso-galleries and porticos, and having a large central church, besides a lature. (Thus if the Commission's ruling ever became law, this ciatica bathing pavilion has been number of smaller chapels. There clause of the findings would mean changed to 3.30 p.m. instead of 230 will be accommodation for a thou- sand students. The engineer of the that the Indian States would p.m. to-morrow,
works expects that the seminary appeal for interpretation of their
will be sufficiently advanced for its inauguration to take place next December,at the close of the Pope's jubilee year. Will the Pope him self, ander the changed conditions now prevailing, come back to his all diocese and preside at the cremory. That is the question that everyone connected with the seminary is asking, but so far no definite answer is available.
treaties direct to the British Ernest Arthur Coulson, of 11 Crown, and not to the Govern- ment of British India.)
Clifton Road, Crouch Ead, London, That in matters where the who died on November 7, left local economie interest of the States and of the Government of British estate of 32,200 and estate in and care plantion the Meritain of £14.040-12x Adz-eep ernment of British India is not tified copy of probate of the wiit hoe justified in using its authority to secure the advantage of British been granted to the Hon. Mr. W.
solicitor. E. L-Shenton
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