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19, 1933.
FAMOUS AIR PASSENGERS
A PAGE FROM KOWLOON
HISTORY
KINGS STATESMEN-
SHEIKS.
LONDON, July 19.
SINCE BRITISH OCCUPATION IN 1860
(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
In the growing traffic of our air- ways no aspect is more striking than that of the increase in the number of passengers who, when travelling to and from either In-know much about the history of 18, when the dag was hoisted by the Not many of us, I am afraid,, assume full jurisdiction oa April dia or Africa, now make their Kowloon so a few short notes on the then Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. H. journeys in the big aeroplanes and subject may not be out of place. fying-boats, of the aerial mail,"
Stewart Lockhart, C.M.C., who was Figures show that passenger peninsula were first granted in per- by HM the King
Some four square miles of the Inter honoured with a knighthood traffic on the Imperial Airwayspetual lease by the Kwangtung services in the Union of South Government to Sir Harry (then Africa was 60 per cent higher the Mr.) Parkes, but were definitely first four months this year, than ceded to Great Britain in 1880 by it was for a corresponding four Article VI of the Peking Conven months in 1832. There were also tion. increases of 50 per cent in serial Yaumati, the then principal vil- mails, and of 58 per cent. in air-lage has long since developed into borne freight.
from
-Plenty "to Amuse.
a town and the district now boasts not only many modern and up-to big industrial works and factories. date buildings, but also some of the
of the peninsula happened in 1802 An important event in the history when the Gas Works were erected. The place developed so rapidly that chiring, 1000-6, extensive reclamation works were carried out from the Godown Company's site to Hung hom, and soon Messra. Butterleld & Swire acquired the reclaimed land and put up their extensive godowns that part of the Kowloon Water which are now a familiar sight in
That there is plenty to amuse one when on the ground during an Empire air trip, as well as all the bird's eye views you ate when aloft, was shown recently during the flight which Lady Willingdom, wife of the Viceroy of India, made Karachi to London. On alighting at Sharjah, for example, which is one of the Arabian coast balting-points along the Persian much picturesque ceremony by the Gulf, she was entertained with Sheik of Sharjah, who is himself an ardent believer in dying, and who recently made a trip to Bagh But to go back again to the dad and back by the air-mail, nineties 1999 to be exact an Lady Willingdon was invited by agreement was entered into whereby the Sheik to visit him at his fort. China ceded to Great Britain for Here Arab sweets and coffee were ninety-nine years, the territory be- served, and a salate of guns fired bind. Kowloon peninsula, up to a from some ancient cannon; after line drawn from Mire Bay to Deep which, for the further entertain- Water Bay, and the adjacent is ment of his distinguished guest, the lands, including Lantan, the extent" Shelf and some of his followers of the New Territory being about gave a superb exhibition of horse-378 square miles, namely 260 miles manship:
on the mainland and 90 square miles
front.
Taking-Over Postponed.
There is another Arabian ruler on the islands. who takes a keen interest in avia tion nowadays, and this is the Sheik of Roweit, whose domain
The ceremony of formally taking lies at the head of the Permen over the territory was fixed for Gulf. It was he who, not long April 17, 1899, when the British flag ago, flew by the Indian air-mali was to have been hoisted at Tain to pay a ceremonious call upon the Sheik of Sharjah, afterwards returning to Koweit by air, and being welcomed by great throngs of His admiring followers
Royal Travellers.
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necessary to overcome the opposi
Military operations were found tion, and dri April 18, the "rebels Sheung Taun. On the British, side were routed in an action fought at
one or two slight casualties num there were no fatalities, and only ber of Chinese were killed or wounded, but as those who fell were promptly carried away by their ascertained. friends, the exact figures were not
that Kowloon City was to remain In the Convention it was provided Chinese, but owing to difficulties in the disturbances which pecurred on the ceding of the leased area, the administration, add on account of
Home Government decided to take issued to the military authorities to over this area and orders
were
18, 1890, no opposition being en- size Kowloon Walled City and Samchat. This was done on May
be interesting to note here that the squatered in either places. I will Hongkong Volunteers took part in the expedition to Kowloon City. Sarachan was eventually restored to the Chinese authorities in November
1909.
Thirty Years of Progres:.
that Kowloon and the New Terri
A census taken in 1991 showed tories had a population of 258,402 as compared with 206,651, the figures taken in the census of 1921.
It is now a matter of history how have been developed. Despite all Kowloon, and the New Territories the work done in the past 50 years. development is still going on, and only two days back, a large and poku, and the day kept as a general up-to-date Brewery was opened. holiday. Attacks, however, having That went to prove the vast possi been made on the parties engaged bilities of the New Territories as on the preliminary arrangements, asid industrial centre, and as one the matsheds erected for the accom-gentleman remarked, it also showed modation of the police having been that with auch progressive develop burnt, and other evidences of orment, it was plain that the great- Royal travellers as well asganised opposition having been neas of Hoogkong lies in the future, Statesmen, and other distinguish-given, it was deemed advisable to and not in the past. ed folk, are now making it a habit to dy by air-mail when traversing toutes which are served by regular serial transport. The King of the New York by ocean liner, she flew Belgians, for example, who long ago new to and from the perial Airways, and then back to not from Cairo to the Cape by Im Congo by Imperial Airways, hon Johannesburg and Durban, after oured the Company again, recent wards orossing to India by steam- ly, by using their service between ship; after which she few by Im- Brindisi and Gara; while the in-perial Airways to Brindisi, and terest which His Majesty takes in then on in the Grad-Zeppelin air-
of the
SHIPPING BANK
JAPANESE OWNERS' NEW PROJECT
civil aviation was further evidene ship across the South Atlantic to ous to enlist the support of the In-
Japanese shipping men are anzi.? ed when, at his own request, one Pernambuco, continuing her tour dustrial Bank of Japan to their of the now Imperial Airways via Pan-American Airways to plan to establish a marine bank. "Atalanta" type monoplanes was Mixmi, and by Eastern Air Trans They have now approached Mr. flown to Brussels so that he and port to New York The hole Yaki Governor of the Bank, in the Queen, and the Duke and tour totalled approximately 30,000 that regard. Duchess of Brabant, might make a miles and is regarded as a par trip in it from Brussels to Ant- ticularly interesting illustration of Shipping Standard Improvement Mr. Kawamura, chairman of the werp and back. Not long ago, how a woman passenger, trayell Association, and Mr. Kurokawa, alao, Prince Leopold and Princess ing alone, can now fly in comfort chairman of the Japan Shipowners Astrid few from Juba by air-over the main airlines of the association, visited Mr. Yuki-and mail while on a visit to Africa.
world. Another Royal patrons
explained their plan which had re- airway, just lately, was His Ma traveller is ex-King Ferdinand of can obtain facilities from the In- Another very enthusiastic, zerial tently been submitted to the Gor- jesty King Feisal of Iraq who Bulgaria. Not long ago, flying dustrial Bank, but in order to ernment Shipping men, they said, when journeying to England, used over Northern Africa by Imperial a specially-charteted Imperial Air Airways, His Majesty accomplish- ways craft to carry him from Bagh- ed in 36 hours & journey which, on the fight by the members of 28 days. One thing which impreski would support the plan and give dad to Cairo, being accompanied some years before, had taken him
ed him particularly was the assistance for its early realisation. derate femperature which, oven when flying through the tropics, it way possible to maintain in the air-Į liner, saloons, and he declared, on completing his trip, that there is only one way, nowadays, in which to make such a journey in comfort.
and that was the air way!
his quite...
How General Smuts Attended the WE.O. Many of those who travelled to London for the Economic Confer ence elected to make their journeys by air, prominent among Lim be ing General Smuts. After flying through by Imperial Airways from South Africa to London, General Smuts spoke in the highest terms
make marine finance thoroughly smooth, it is desirable to have an independent banking organ,
They strongly hoped that Mr. Yu
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