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OPENING OF NEW A JADE AND A MARBLE
MUSEUM
Shanghai's Important
Achievement
of
Representing the Intellectual life of Shanghai, hundreds
the "members and guests Alled spacious halls of the museum of the Royal Asiatic Society (North
its. at
formal China Branch), opening by Mr. A. D. Bell. Chairi man of the "Shanghai Municipal morning. On Council. yesterday
behalf of the Museum Council. the Rev. Evan Morgan welcomed the visitors, pointing out that the major credit for the new museum should go to Mr. A. de C. Sower
Due to his by the Director.
will efforts. Shanghai residents
acquainted to become be able with most of the funna of China without leaving the city.
Dr. Morgan then Introduced the Society," "an old friend" of Dr. J. C. Ferguson of Peking, who said:-
the
"A cycle of Cathay has passed founded since this museum was by a resolution of the Council of 24, 1874 the Society on March Without the help of an endow ment or any large gifts, it has grown to its present proportions through the interest which
welfare public has taken in its these sixty years. It was started has by publie subscription and been maintained by public inter
devoted est: It is an institution to the public and delicated to public nerest. Our North-China So- Branch of the Royal Asiatic ciety has been its custodian, but The the public. it belongs to
and its Society has its library yearly journal which are the pro- but the perty of the members
- the museum is owned by munity, of which the Society is only one part.
SERVICE TO READERS | ed the British
com-
MINE
Undeveloped Wealth In The
New Territories
(By Our Special Correspondent)
are employed at the site and they use the primitive pick and shovel to sink holes nine to ten feet deep when the stone is reached
How many people in the Colony know that there is a jade mine in the New Territories? To be per- fectly frank, I did not know about
few days ago, The jade is then brought up in it myself until a when a friend of mine who had fariy large-sized lumps.and when actually been out to it gave me they come up to the "surtheg" an examination is made by the men a vivid description of what he saw
The Actually there are a few mines employed for this purpose, grouped together, and while mar good, ones are sorted out and sent to the "cutting house" where skill- into cd workmen shape them ble is found in one place, In other spots jade may be found-not the.
ornamental pleces, such as pen- pretty green fade that is so ex- pensive, but Jade of a less costly dants, ear-rings, bangles, neck- laces. Nicely shaped blts "are kept nature. Not being well-versed in
know aside for mounting on gold or sil- Precious stones, I do not
description So I ver.
Compared
jade, to the green their technic shall refer to zem as jade-black,
these stones are really inexpen- red, white yellow and vermillion,
fashion sive, but af late the amongst the Chinese seems to have those are the colours of the stones
taken a trend towards using them that are unearthed in these mines.
more and more in place of the more expensive articles. I saw a cigarette mouth-plece made of a piece of vermillion "Jade" and very pretty it was too. In some cases, these stones are not unlike amber though they are a harder stone than amber and they also cost a little more.
Speaking about the mines them- selves, these are situated in Sha Tau Kok, Kut-o and Cheung Pal Tau and the best way of getting. out is to take a train to as far as Taipo Market and from there charter a sampan which will take about an Ode to the mines in hour. It will be seen then that : the trip out is going to take some time, so if any of you want to go out, be sure you allow sufficient time for the journey there and back so that there will be a good two or three hours to spend in in specting the mines without having to make a hurried tour round the place.
These mines are being operated by a private individual, not by any firm or syndicate, and for that
I understand no reason,
very great expense is being made in the development of the project
i
The marble found in these mines are also of fairly good quality and while the lager slabs are used for making table tops and the uke, the marble chips are used for terazzo work.
It will be seen therefore, that here is a field for much develop- ment and as I understand that to a the mines will be worked greater extent in the near future, we may hear of a big jade and marble industry springing up in the New Territories. where already,
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A BRITISH GIFT "This public interest in the es- tablishment of a museum in the seventies of the last century was the deciding factor which indug- Government to make its generous gift of the sito for this new building. which, now provides a home for the library and museum. as well as a hall can both institution knowledge of the animal life about THE HONG KONG, in which
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youngster who even then display
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my eleven-year effort to win a this occasion his splendid work
museum for Shanghai. Dr. Fer- The Society showed its apprecia-guson has given you the "history tion of Dr. Stanley by electing of the museum and the names in him President.
connection with its growth." 80 J will, look to the future, since I hope that far greater things are in store in the days to
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Fined Only On Technical Charge Summing up the evidence com cerning the death of Mui Kan, P bicycle who was killed when which he was riding crashed into a lorry 'driven by Yan Tong on November 17 at the intersection and Bute of Shanghai Road Street, Mr. Wynne-Jones, exonerat- ed the driver in the Kowloon magistracy yesterday, from being in any way responsible for accident. Mr. Wynas Jones how SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES ever, found him guilty upon the technical charge of driving with poor brakes and fined him dollars.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES
THE Motor Vessel
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. CONSIGNER NOTICE.
Sergeant Scrims was the only S.S." ANDRE LEBON, witness called testified as to the
ARRIVED HONG KONG of marks on the road following the
SUNDAY, TH 19TH NOV,, 1983. accident and also to the condition He must also be remembered as one
of the brakes of the lorry. claimed that when he made
Erora MARSEILLES, ko` of the most enthusiastic friends and contributors which the Mus- though in the past the museum tests following the fatal accid-
MONSIGNEES of Cargo, by thi excellently when the
above-named Steamer are hereby eum has ever had. In our pre- always served its purpose. Many ent he discovered that the brakes
SILVERWALNUT- sent Hon. Director, Mr. Sowerby. of you came, as youngsters to look worked
with the informed that their Goods, with the we have the rare contribution of at the bird collections. I feel that lorry was empty but naturalist, artist, and writer. He It is essential for children to be load it was carrying at the time roeption of Opium, Treare and Valu having arrived from the above Port on has worked pight and day for our
an appreciation of the of the tragedy they were prac. ables, are being landed and placed at 5th instant, Consignees of Cargo are the their risk in the Godowns of the Hong hereby informed that their Goods Ars present-day. Museum, soliciting wonder of nature. to
Kong, and Kowloon Wharf and Godown I being landed at their risk into the see speci- tically useless.
Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whenne Delivery-sh Godowns of the Hong Kong sad Kowloon contributions, getting the build-mens in their natural setting. position of the two vehicles at the ing into orderly arrangement and This has been our purpose in the time of the collision, showing be obtained as the Goods are landed. Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, clearly that the bicycle was not Goods not cleared within 7 days, in Kowloon, and stored at Consignees risk exhibiting the specimens, accord
new, museum.”
only on the wrong side of the road-aluding date of arrival, will be subject to 1 and experie ing to modern methods. You
but that the lorry driver had no Rent
All broken, shafed, and damaged Goode have only to look around to see
chance of avoiding him.
All Ulaims must be sent to the Under- are to be left in the Godowns, where what Mr. Sowerby and his asse- would be possible to have sergeant pronouncing sentence Mr. signed before Thursday, 30. November, they will be examined on Wednesday. ciates have accomplished and in Scrim make tests of various types wynne-Jones stated, "You have 1998, or they will not be recognized
22nd instant ut 10 am, Damaged packages must be left in this group I am sure that you of lorries, loaded and will all agree with me in a special in relation to their stopping abil killed a man, but I don't think
against the Godowns for examination by the mention of Mrs. Sowerby.
ty. He said that this case had any charge can be laid clearly shown how rapidly the you of negligence. If your brakes Consignees and the Company's Sur had been super perfect and if reyors, Masers. Goddard & Douglas, at
10 am, on Friday, the 24th Nor, 1983. "My hope for the continued efficiency of braking decreases in
your lorry had not been usefulness to the community 02 ratio to overloading..
Consignees must have a Hevenue loaded you would still have killed Officer in attendance when damaged this Muscum la centred in the I am determined to put a stop He broke all rules of the road and datiable goods aro azamined by the establishment of a close relation
to this carelessness he stated, and
came right across your path. As Company & Burveyors. “ between it and the school of intend to increase the finer for I am regarding it purely 28 #
No Grims will be admitted after the Shanghal and surrounding coun-
technical offense I will one you Goods have left the Godowni.
No Tire Insurance will be effected 17. try. At some time during the overloading from now on, school year, every pupil in every Inspector Saunders suggested fifteen dollars:
The magistrate then asked In- we in any case whatever.
E, QEL, school in this district should be that the co-operation of the var
the Trade brought to the museum. This can fous motor agencies be sought respector Saunders of
Agent be provided for on Saturdays and garding the carrying out of the Department if he thought it
(Continued on previous column), (! Hong Kong, 19th Nov., 1988. Sundays: Boys and girls need a proposed tests.
VALUE TO SCHOOLS
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aven.
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