SECOND NEW VEHICULAR FERRY LAUNCHED
(Continued from Page 1)
Tunnel and Bridge Turned Down.
In those same days of a quarter} of a century ago the need to the Colony as a whole of closer con- nection between the Island and the Mainland was already apparent, and schemes for bridges over the Harbour and tunaels under it were seriously worked out and consider
I remember a picture of the bridge which looked very fine with openings for ships and all the rest of it, but which seained to forget that a ship adrift in a typhoon might prefer te make its own opening. (Laughter.) And I re- umber too that the cast of the tunnel was stimated at something more than whole year's revenue of the Colony at the present rate. In rither case, tunnel or bridge I cannot imagine that the aim of the Government would have been other than to make the connecting link
obstruction as pos as little of sible, and to get their return out of general development. After all Queen's Road itself cost a lot to build and requires heavy main tenance charges, but it continues to pay the Colony without turn
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nike or toll gate.
100,000 Passengers a Day.
FINE DISPLAY OF
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AT SINCERE'S GIFT
SHOP
A fine display of Christmas cards is being featured in a window of Sincere's Gift Shop at Gloucester South Arcado.
It is said to bo composed of 2222 cards of the latest designs which they have just re- ceived.
the efficient and broadrainded en- terprise and energy, with which the Yaumati Ferries have been sun and continue to be run are the best pos sible augary for the success of this wider scheme of a Vehicle Ferry, (Applauso.)
Well Bet,
So we are well sot in every re- gard, and it only remains to get the system working and to wait for the success that cannot fail to attend it. It is a knowledge of the possibilities that has greatly enhanced my wife's appreciation of the high compliment paid to her to-day, by the invitation to parform this launching ceremony, und the good luck she withed the Man Kim was, you may be assured no empty form of words (Ap plause.)
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932.
MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA
SHANSI COTTON
CROP
ESTIMATED AT 19,300,000
CATTIES
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL FLIGHT
CARRIED OUT ON PRO-
POSED AIR ROUTE
Peiping, Dec. The Eurasia Taiyuan, Nov. 30-Statistical No. 5, having reached its final de-i reports published by the Shinai Rignation at Tacheng, an the Sin- Provincial Authorities give the king border, on the 28th, is now total cotton production of the pro- on its way back to Suchow, south- vince for the current year aern Knusu, according to Mr. Li 19,300,000 eattics. Cotten is one of Ching Sung, Acting Director of the chief products of Shansi. Kuo the General Affairs Department of the Ministry of Communications. Min.
With the success of this final test, new formal inauguration of the airway will take place according to NANKING-SHANGHAI schedule on the 15th instant, he
said.
RAILWAY
TWO EXPRESSES TO RUN
.DAILY
Narking, Nov. 30.-Begiuning to- morrow, Dec. 1, two night.express services will be operated on the Nanking-Shanghai Railway be tween Nanking and Shanghai, no cording to a revised schedule of the Administration. Hitherto, only one night express has been run ning,
Local services between Shanghai- Changehow and Shanghai-Wusih, which have been suspended since the Sino-Japanese hostilities last spring, will also be resumed.
Improved Ferries have already had no small share in the develop
THE GUESTS ment of Kowloon, but so far they
Guests present at the function have been passenger ferries only. The vehicular Ferry bids fair to included: Hon. Mr. E. R. simplify and cheapen the transfer Halifax and Miss Hallifax, Engr. of certain classes of gods also, Capt. R. C. Hulgilf, Mr. and Mrs, and approximate more and more. S. Rouse, Mr. and Mrs. to the ideal of a bridge or Hall, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Lam- tunnel which should be freet, 1niert, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sprague, its nature, however, a ferry can Lt. Col. and Mrs J. H. Thoni, Mr. hardly reach that ideal but the and Mrs. A. E. Martin, Capt. and easier and the cheaper it is made Mr. D. Skinner, Engr.-Capt. E. to cross the Harbour the better for W. Clas.on, Mr. L. J. Davies, Mrs. the Colony generally, and W. T. Southor, Mr. and Mrs. C. no reason why the object in mind 19. Lambert, Major and Mrs. H. should not always be to approxi B. L. Dowbiggin and Miss Dow-ment the service,
Captain and Officers mate as far as the limits of a biggin,
Ferry will allow to the principleScalaría), · Comile, and Offers of an open road there are already.R.P. Adunasier), Mr. and Mrs, as many as 100,000 passengers a day crossing the Harbour, and E. Cock, Mr and Mrs. Flix ́À. the necessary facilities are provided it is reasonable to expect that the Jesh. Iru. Mr. T. N. Chao, traffic will grow so that the Colony Mr. H. K. Hung. Dr. Li Shu Fan, will be a single unit instead of two Mr. Lo Cheung, Shin, Mr. Kwok halves,
Sai Lau, Mr. and Mrs. Char Kwok Tung Mr. Chai Pui Huer, Bir, Lau Too She, Mr. Li Yik Mui, Mr.
Must be Well Founded.
Wong Pina Suen. Mr. Choy Wai Hung. Mr. Chang Suh Ping, Mr. Li Shing, Ho, Mr. and Mrs. Lim Was Man, Mr. and Mrs. Lan Tak P. Mrs. Lau Fung Shi, Mrs. Lau Wong Shi, Mr. Wong Kwong Wh.
The night express to and from Nanking has been so well patroniz ed in the past, it is announced that in order to accommodate the large number of travellers, the Ad ministration has decided to aug-
It is understood that the Board of Directors of the Eurasia Avia- tion Corporation wil meer at Shanghai on the 3rd when final discussions will be held regarding the operation of the Shanghai Sinking Airway,-Kuo Min.
·AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION
SUCCESSFUL SHOW AT
CHEKIANG
*
SWATOW NOTES
ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT
TIGHTENS
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE
INAUGURATED
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Swatow, December 2.
As regards Japanese goods, it seems that the boycott is becoming more and more strict, Pickets are very busy these days, and many gooda: have seizures of "enemy boen made. Dospite their vigilanen, however, large quantities have been this port. Do smuggled into liveries from Japanese hougs have stopped recently in order not to en danger the interests of their cun
tomers.
Automatic Telephone, The last low days have seen an- other step towards the improvement of public utility services in Swntow The inauguration of the automatic; telephone system took place on the 27th in the forra of an At Home in the spacious building. Mr. Chan, director of the Kwangtung Provinco
made Automatic Telephone,
special visit here for the occasion, and a big crowd turned up to wil now the opening, a group photo: graph being taken. The number of subscribers has exceeded all calen-. Intions, and it is hoped the enter prize will prove successful,
Hangchow, Dec. 1-Before
Two British Submarines, We have had a visit from two large gathering. the Chekiang!
To provide Agricultural Product Exhibition British subutarines. was formally opened here to-day some recreation, for these under by Mr. Tseng Yang Fu, Provincial water" Inda three games of soccer Commissioner of Reconstruction. were arranged. The first match re- Up to last night, pearly.. 7,000 | sulted in a win for the submarines different exhibits have been receiv by a good margin. The game ed, these coming from 62 districts proved an excellent one, but the (hsien) besides subsidiary organa Swatow Athletics Ind to give way of the Department of Reconstruc
to a better combination. On the fol tion and various schools. Over 600 lowing day the navy again met and varieties of cereals are represent defeated the Tow Kang eloven. while fruits, medical herbs, Success did not, however, attend thair third game tobacco, marine products, etc. are the submarines also on display.
against a foreign-Chinezo combin For the choicest exhibits submit-tion, the match being a drawn ted by the various districts diple- Both sides turned out comparatively mas will be awarded certifying to weak terms and the grape was dia their quality. Those from schools' appointing. No less than seven to and governmental organs will be eight thousand Chinese spectators only for display.-Kuo Min. wont to the Pork each day to watch
the games.
As from Dec. 1, trains will live both terminals nightly at 10 o'clocked, and at 11.45 o'clock, replacing the I p.m. night express.-Kuo Min.
PEIPING-HANKOW RAILWAY
Hankow, Nov. 20.-Through traf- fit between the Peiping-Hankow
be effective as from to-morrow, ae- and Hunan-Hupch Railways is to cording to an official announce
ment.
Mr. Ku Meng Yu, Minister of Railways, who is visiting Hankow, called on General Chiang Kai
CHINA MERCHANTS
S.N. CO.
Merchants
But a scheme of auch possibilities must be well founded. equippal and managed. It is founded on Ordinances and Regulations which have been darited with the greatest
REVISED REGULATIONS FOR care to niske possible a fair balance
PURCHASE OF SHARES between the interest of the License Company and of the Community;'
Mr. and Mrs Chan Wing Yu Shek yesterday, after which, cs
Nanking, Nov. 23-A set of re- And for equipment, the Pies are
Mr. and Mr. Chung Kwok Do, Mr.
corled by Mr. Ho Ching Wa, vised regulations governing the a matter for the P.W.D. and in Fr. Mr. Chan Kam Yung, Mr. Chairman of the Administrative purchase by the Government of any one has been interested enough Wang Cary. Ho, Dr. and Mrs. Committee of thn Peiping-Hankow shares of the China to watch them during construction, Kwan Sum Yis, Mr. Yn Ching River for an inspection. Mr Ku the Ministry of Communications Railway, he proceeded across the 9.N. Co. has been promulgated by he must surely be satisfied that Chung, Mr. Ma Hing Ching, Me.
also visited the Wu-Han National and referred to the Board of Direc they are wall up to the Depart Au. Wai Chow, Mr. Ng Jim Kai, University at Wuchang, and Gen tirs of the said Comany for im-
Mr. Chu Kwok Hoo, Mr. andra Hsia Tou Yin, Chairman of mediate enforcement.
the Hupeh Provincia] Government. very high one. The TrensuFOF Mrs. Young Tin Dart, M. and Ku Min. as been juggling a little with the Mrs. B. W. Tape, and Wong Tak figurer recently as he is fond of doing. but the fact remains the Engineer's estimate
ments tamlard of work, which is
that
Kwong,
DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL
The Man Kim is the second of three ferries being built by The Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., to the order of The Hong Kong and Yaumati Forry Co., Ltd. These ferries have been built speci ally for the carringe of Vehicles and Passengers between Hong Kong and Kowloon, and will be this first type to operate in Hong Kong.
PEIPING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
NEW ACTING PRESIDENT
APPOINTED
Small-pox Epidemic. Small-pox has followed the cholera epidemic which was pic: valent bere a few months ago. The malady is raid to be spreading very rapidly and hundreds of cases have been reported. The authorities ap- near to be taking no proventive measures, and it rests with a private. benefactor to present an isolation bospital to Swatow!.
MOTION PICTURE
PRODUCTION
ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIVE FILMS
NANKING, Dec. 2.
It will be recalled that the Min- istry of Communications issued re- cently set of regulations govern- ing registration of shares of the A set of criteria governing the Company, which contained a pro- promotion and encouragement of vision to the effect that all shares nativo film production was approved not duly registered with the Gov-at a meeting of the Standing Com- ernment would be considered null mittes of the C.E.C. hold yester and void. An this provision was day. open to the construction that the According to the resolution,, the sale of shares was compulsory, the Central Publicity Committee of the Regulations have accordingly been Party should take steps to promote revised so that it remains optional and encourage the production of with the shareholders to sell their pictures which:-- shares. at the price offered by the Government. The publication of Nanking, Nov. 30-Upon the the new Regulations is therefore, recommendation of Dr. Chu Chin in the eyes of the Law, an offer by Hus, Acting Minister of Education, the Government to purchase the the Executive Yuan, at a meeting shares at the stated price, by which yesterday, appointed Mr. Hau offer the shareholder are natural-· Sung Ming an Acting President of ly free eüber to accept or reject. the Peiping National University. From the now regulations, it ap The meeting also transferred pears that this offer will remain Geral Yu Fei Peng, Administra bruary 28 next and that upon the open between December 1 and Fe tive Vice-Minister of Communica expiration of this period, it would tions, as Political Vice-Minister, no longer be binding upon the Go- Shareholders desirous vernment. A large space is provided for replacing Mr. Chen Fu Mu, whose of selling their bares at the stipu vehicles on the Main Dock, 21 t. resignation has already been ae-inted price must therefore apply in breadth and 116" clear height cepted by the Yuan. Mr. Chang to the Government within this for the full length of the forry, Tho Tan was appointed now Ad period.
of he cust of the actual construction has worked out very accurately indeed. Then there are the boats themselves: we can get nothing better and we want no- thing better than the products of the H.K. and Whampoa Dock Co. Mr. Cock opened my eyes to the minute care devoted to detail by himself raising a small point which resulted in a whole fcot of marine
The dimensions of the vessels angineers sitting around a table in my office arguing over plans and are:-Length Overall, 130 models which left me hopelessly in Breadth Extreme, 43.; Depth the sir-but he got his point Moulded to Vehicular Dock, 12 ft. settled and agreed. It was all very 3 ins difficult, because we must not for- get that we are trying an experi- ment which may even be unique, ostablishing a ferry for Vehicles
and 3 classes of pariengers.
Difficult Problem,
.
ft.;
and will accommodate 18 private Abreast cara, or 12-3 tori lorries.
of this on each side, and in the
I recommend anyone who is fond of sulcon below the main dock, 100 jigsaw puzzles to work out the pro-3rd, class passagers will be carri blem of quick shipping and landing, ed. 275 first dass and 100 second where conditions, remembering that class passengers will be carried on the passengers must not crowd to separato shado decks. one side, so tilting the veine! sa
The ferry will be propelled "by
vico.
of clutches will
ministrativa Vice-Minister of Com- munications.-Kuo Min.
INSPECTION OF DYKE CONSTRUCTION
REORGANIZATION OF FUKIEN GOVT.
OPPOINTMENT OF NEW COMMITTEE
1.-Vindicate the national dignity. 2-Expound or disseminate teach- ings of the late Party Leader, principles of the Party or the Party platform. 3.-Demonstrate the Revolutionary
History of the Party. 4.Arouse national sentiments. 5.-Dopict the past glories of!
China.
0-Expound the ancient Chinese
eplture.
7.--Demonstrate the epirit of forti- tude, endurance, pence and uprightness of the people. 8.-Encourage productive enter-
prises
-Demonstrate improved methods of agriculture, industry and commerce.
10. Instil. aid disseminate acicnti-
fid knowledge,
✓
11.-Promote the spirit of unity
and co-operation.
12-Improve public morality
13. Arbuso courage and the un-
daunted spirit.
14.-Promote good morals.
law abiding
15. Promote the
pirit.
16-Tend to eliminate supersti-
tious practices, 17.-Tend to assist in the develop ment of social education, in ways other than those men- tioned above---Kuo Min,
Nasking, Nov. 30.-Heporter which Anking, Dec. 1-The party of have been current during the last prominent civic leaders from few months concerning the reor. to make the journey difficult for two "Gardner" Full Diesel En Shanghdi travelling on board the ganization of the Fukien Provin Vehicles With pieras and busts of gincs, each developing 400 B.H.P. Kianglisin on an inspection tour of yesterday when the Executive cial Government were confirmed elnas A Havaard there remains and by moans
dyke-construction akong the Yang Yuno, at its 78th meeting held un- management, there we are on VERY operate twin propellers at either the River, was accorded a hearty der the chairmanship of Acting firm ground. I have been privilegend as desired which will give the welcome by the provincial officials President T. V. Soong, appointed Commissioner of Education'}
Sun Hei Wen, Provincial Com- od for quite a number of yours to
General Chiang Kwang NaiTM as vessel a speed of 10 knots on str. upon their arrival here last.even-Chairman of the Fukien Provin missioner of Reconstruction; deal with the Lau family in con
Li. Chane Ta, Chief Secretary to ing. When the boat docked here cial Government in succession to nection with the Yaumati Ferries,
Admiral Yang Shu Chang the Provincial Government; The electric hydraulis steering at 0 p.m. General Wu Chung Hein, The
Kao Teng Ting, Lin Chu Yuan, at first with Mr. Lau Tak Pp's
reorganized Goverment brother, Mr. Lau King Cho, whose ears each controlled by telemotor Chairman of the Auhwei-Provin Committee will now be composed Li Ching Chuan and Lu Wen Lan,
# members, 1 recont untimely death was a sad from separate wheelhouses are fitted cial Government, met the party at of the followin members:
Chieng Kwang Nai Chairman below deck and are directly connect the pier and gave them a reception and Provincial Commissioner of blow to the family and a great- way to the Company and the Come to two rudders at each end, at the Provincial Government Civil Affairsa munity. But his mantle has fallen Warping und nachoy binding in taking up hours <taly, the on his brother, and it fits. And carried out by means of four elec. steamer with the tourists resumed
ita-journey upriver.--Kuo Min. (Continued un-nest columi
tric capstanE.
Kan Chi Wu Provincial Com missioner of Finsace ;*
Chang Chen Wen, Provincial Continued as foot of nert Column)
The meeting also appointed Mr. Chang Wei Taun as member of the Shantung Provincial Government in succession to General Liu Chen Nich, whose resignation. WHA cepted at the last meeting of the Executive Yuan-Kue Min.
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