BETTER PARKING
FACILITIES
MEETING OF THE HONGKONG
ASSOCIATION
AUTOMOBILE
Major Manners Elected President
That better parking facilities' are in sight for local motorists was one of the several interesting Items mentioned at the An- nual Meeting of the Hongkong Automobile Association held yea- terday, over which Major C. M. Manners, presided.
Before the proceedings started, the meeting stood in silence. for a moment in memory of the late Mr. Ho Leung, who was described by the Chairman as "a past President. one of our most loyal supporters, and a member of our Committee for many, "Years,
INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
moving the
The Chairman "in adoption of the Report and Ac-
counts said:-
Gentlemen:-The accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1933 having been in your hands for some time, I shall, with your permission follow the usual pro- cedure and take them as read
During 1933, 802' members paid subscriptions an increase of 81,- 900.00 over 1932: we enrolled 179 new members which is much bet- ter than previous years, but con- sidering the number of motorists in Hongkong who do not hesitate to make use of benefits
eforts from the voluntary Your Committee and who are not members of the Association, the increase is negligible and I trust Member No. 1000 will be enrolled in the very near future.
of
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LONGEST AIR LINE IN
THE WORLD
A Matter of Months Before
Completion
result that his petrol supply may fail him.
It is only a matter of months be- fore the longest air line in the world
A sum of £50,000 is being spent will be completed. Imperial Air- ways have established the link upon the building, of a quarantine to Singapore but the extension of station at Darwin.
Mr. Haig says he has not been a regular service from Singapore to Australia has still to be organis-able yet to see the aerodromes in the Dutch East Indies east of
·ed.
Mr. F. W. Haig, chief aviation Saurabaya, but there are aorodre officer of the Vacuum Oil Company, mes on all the more easterly islands who has arrived at Singapore in ready for use at need, and be in the course of a world tour told tends inspecting them in due the Free Press that experimental course. Aights along this 2,300 mile gap between
year.
The Australian Government has Singapore and Darwin appointed a committee to go into had been so successful that he ex- the question of air services in pected a regular service to be in Australis with the idea of co- operation by about the end of the ordinating them with the railway |
service. This is the first time that It is not definitely decided yet the Government have carried their service.support of aviation generally to who will undertake the
is such a degree, and it sugurs well The Australian Government
for Australian In addition to calling for tenders Your Committee are still look-keenly interested and has agreed to, for the future, said Mr. Haig
grant facilities ing forward to the time when we companies to tonder for the service, for the main arterial routes the shall be able to posses our own
Mr. Haig intends to investigate Government have made a special Club House somewhere in the Sal
We are given to aviation conditions along the Eng-grant of 8.000 which is available air route and to to assist the pioneer companies in Kung district;
that lack of funds load-Australia
เป a position to enter. into big understand
tenders. This is a completely new makes it impossible for Govers report to his Government when he Australia which find themselves not
scheme. ment to embark on any large ex- gets back. penditure on road extensions -at
"Approaching Completion" the present time, but we are hop-
"Everything is approaching com- ing for better times in the near future and when Government has pletion at our end" he said, and as soon as some organisation steps a few. spate dollars to spend we
will in and is able to provide the ser hope the Sal Kung Road emerge from the realms of fancyvice things can go right ahead"."
Work on special wireless instalia- and be translated into fact, thus country our glorious results, opening up
tions on either side of the Timor and sea sides and creating some-Sea is proceeding, the stations thing that will undoubtedly bring being at Darwin and Dilly. This handsome returns on the expendi-is considered necessary because the nilot who gets lost in the course of that 500 miles stretch would have| Safety First. The recent Safety First" Cam-o go far to reach land with the paign received our close attention and support, and we are gratified The most important develop- to note that a marked effect traffic and ments of our activities during the both UT.
produced year have been the inauguration pedestrians has of Road Patrols and the taking while there is still considerable over of supervision of Car Parks: room for improvement In the the Road Service has proved of "road manners" of both classes, Do Motorists, and the moral effect of the campaign great value when I inform you that no less has been apparent, and will we than 128 were assisted in various hope continue to prove increasing ways between June and Decemberly valuable by resulting in the ex- you will agree. I think that the ercise of greater care by all parties Patrols have vindicated their ex and a consequent diminuation in of street accidents. the number istence.
energetic Mr. Upsdell,
conjunction with the Kowloon have Association, we Honorary Secretary, proceeds on Residents' long leave this month, and Mr. H.submitted to Government sugges- R. Forsyth of Messrs. Linstead and tions in regard to the very "defec- Davis has kindly agreed to carry tive Street Lighting of the Colony, an the work during his absence; and we hope this matter will re- the immediate attention Mr. Upsdell's work for the Asso-ceive elation is too well known to need which its importance merits.
The Annual Dinner Dance was any enlargement by me, and we wish him a very happy holiday. held at the Hongkong. Hotel and (Hear, Hear). During his travels was a very successful
Road Patrols.
our
ture.
vehleuiar
been
function;
enjoy again
Mr. Upsdell will continue his good all present" appeared to work for the Association by visil-themselves, proving once
out that our annual "get together" ing the Headquarters of parent bodies and also by obtain-parties are well worthwhile. ing information en route which I
am sure will be of great value to
Authorities Thanked.
Bélore concluding I take this cr-
us. The result of establishing portunity to thank the Police and
personal contact with organizations
help us considerably in
here.
the Home P.W.D. Officials for their kindly will undoubtedly consideration" of all matters sub- our work mitted to them, and we hope this sympathetic co-operation will con- tinue with mutual advantage to all of us
We also have to record grateful thanks to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd, and the committee of the Sports Club for allowing us to use their premises for Committee Meetings, etc.
our
Car Parks. The supervision of Car Parks has caused your Committee a lot of
but thanks to anxious thought, our friend the Hon. Inspector Gen- eral of Police, we now have the trust matter well in hand and tha: at the end of the current
I now have pleasure in moving year we shall be able to report that the arrangements made have the adoption of the Accounts for proved as successful as anticipated, the year 1933 and whed this mo- A lot of very useful information tion has been seconded, shall be regarding motoring conditions in pleased to answer any questions various parts of the world is avall-thereon which members desire to able in our offge, and this has ask
been extensively used by members The report and accounts were
and others, contemplating Con- duly seconded and carried. tinental Tours" etc. During the
year
the Hongkong Government
Railway Parking Space. Among the correspondence read have subscribed to the Interna at the meeting was a letter from
of Convention tional Motoring
the 1.G.P. regarding the parking
1926, and International Driving of cars at the Railway compound Licences may now be obtained in
at Tsim Tsa Tsul Cars, it was the Colony. This together with
the Association's Membership of stated should be run in forward the
Alliance Internationale
de
and not backward and must al- Tourisme enables the logal Mo-ways be kept within the lines pro- vided. The number of any offend- torist travelling abroad to make
ing cars should be forwarded, to preliminary arrangements which save him trouble during his travels the Police for Police action Dam- and allows him to take full ad- age, it was stated, had already vantage of facilities
when were
been done to the railway fence and the Kowloon Canton Railway not previously so easily available might take exception to the use of this ground as a car park, un- Arrangements With London.
We now have a Federal agree-less the practice was stopped. ment with the Automobile Asso- clation in London, by which fur- ther facilities are made available The
Election of Officers. The election of officers followed. Chairman addressing the
to our members. It is therefore to meeting sald; "I regret to have to
to the advantage of all Members inform you that in spite of the
leave Home
to fact that every member. of your proceeding oži furnish themselves with cards of Committee desired Mr. M. K. Lo introduction, which can be obtain- to be your president, he has de- ed from the Hon. Secretary on clined. We have tried to persuade him but falled to get him to bc- application.
During the past year we have cept. However, we are not losing had many visitors passing through him altogether as fle his very Hongkong who have sought and kindly consented to act our obtained out advice and assis legal adviser once again. He has tance, we have interviewed and been a tower of strength on the entertained Motorista from Orsat commitee of the Association, and Britain, France, Germany. Aus on your behalf, I want to thank tralia, New Zealand and the Phil him for what he has done. (Ap lipines, and we feel sure they have plause). passed on the a good impression Mr. Lo thanked the chairman of the HKAA, and the facilities for his kind remarks, and assured alable for Motoring in the the meeting that he was declin- ing the presidency for personal Colony.
LINDRUM REFUSES TO
3)
RETURN BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
"If They Want It They Must
Beat Me-and in Australia
(Special Air-Mall Service)
London, January 11- "It is an insult to Australisu billiards." This was Walter Lind- ruz's declaration when he received a cable from England requesting that in the ovent of his deciding not to enter for the Professional Billiards Championship, he should return the cup.
"I will return the cup when they me he exclaimed indignantly. I won the championship, and they have to came after me. I do not intend to eater. I shall defend the cup in Australia. The Billiards the cup must be competed for in the Control Council know full well that country where the holder lives, like the Davis Cup. It cannot for ever. be played in England,
"I have had a letter from Joe Davis stating that he hopes to come to Australia this season to play for the cup"
Y
Commenting, on this message to- day. Mr. J. Bisset, chairman of the Billiards Control Council, said to the Evening Standard" {
*** It has always been understood that the Cup is always under com- petitios in London, but I find, on pionship, that arrangements re- garding venue shall be left in the referring to the rules of the cham-
hands of the players,
"I don't know what steps will be taken. The Council will discuss the
matter."
The Council have announced that
known identities in civil aviation, his interest in fying dating back to the days before the war when the late Harry Hawker visited
and .demonstrated Australia "Sopwith" biplane in 1918-
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This was one of the reasons why Mr. Haig is making his present trip. In view of the large interest his company takes in aviation it is necessary for him to be in a post-the closing date for entries for this tion to give up-to-date advice on all matters affecting aviation in year's championship is. February 19. general, such as facilities for pas- sengers, maintenance schedules and Although aviation in Australia so on. is fairly well developed," said Mr so far from the Haig, we are main centres of aviation activity that in some respects we are not altogether up-to-date in our prac
Mr Haig mathe the first com Where Are The £180 Planes?
Beal about aeroplanes that will tices and by using the virions air
mercial fight around New Zealand, He thinks that before very long cost £150, but where are they? reasons, as he was serving on many lines throughout the world I will
During the war Mr. Haig served In 1929, acting for the Vacuums committees and had been advised be able to make a very good. com-
the with the No. 1 Squadron of the Oil Co., he organised a very sue, doctors to "slow down" parison of the operating technique. seroplanes will be used by the by his
to establish. Déw aerodromsest mul "Further, I have been asked by average civilian to Mr. Lo told the meeting that Ma- jor Manners had done a tremend the Australian Government to re-same extent as motorcars are used Australian Flying Corps in Fales-cessful landing ground campaig be before that comes about depends Turkey for six months. When he emergency landing grounds thro conmmercial ous amount of work for the Asso-port under various beadings in to-day. Exsetly how long it will tine and was a prisoner of war in
aviation as serving of air on the development of the indus- returned to Australia he obtained ughout the various states. He had clation and he (Mr. Lo) had much regard to
ports. The Associated Acro Clubs try "What the world needs," he his discharge from the army and been responsible for the groun pleasure in proposing him the new matters suc
was seconded of Australia have also asked me to said, "is a Henry Ford of the was appointed senior pilot of "A.organisation of many successf The nomination
Ulm and many others. report on various aspects concern- aeroplane industry to come along N.T.A.S. and later took up the overseas fights, such se, those and cartied unanimously.
elected ing training operations, govern and give the whole thing a push appointment of chief instructor of Kingsford Smith, Mollison, Butler;
We have heard a great the South Australian Aero Club. Mr. T. E. Wilson was Vice President, and Messrs. Lin-ment assistance and instructional forward.
fees. stead and Davis, Treasurers. The General Committee elected as follows:-Messrs. P. M. Ballamy, J. Hodgson,. L. C. F. Smith, H. Hong Sling. A. H. Car- roli, B. D. Evans, J. K. Bousfield, G. Miskin, H. G. Williams and Dr. Wan Yik Shing.
..chairman.
were
Mr. Haig will leave Singapore by the Dutch Airways plane for Rangoon, From there he will-fly by easy stages to Paris, using various airlines operating along the route.
of "the best-
Mr. Haig is one
MONTHLY WATER RETURN
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on February 1. 1934:-
Reservoir
ISLAND WATER WORKS
1933.
Contents
Below
n Millions
Overflow o Gallons
Below Overflow 12' 5"
1934.
Contents in Milions of Galions 267.56
.95
22.38
Tytam
9' 3"
310.47
Tytam Eyewash ........
25 3"
1 .61
24' 5*
Tytam Intermediate. Tytam Tuk
45' 8"
29.40
49" 10"
24 9"
884.50
13' 10"
1.102.50
Wong Nei Chung
21′ 7′′
8.81
20' 0"
17' 10"
28.52
10 6"
123.83
18' 10' 9" 9"
9.84 26.62
128.95
1,386.17
.1.578.77
Pokfulam
Aberdeen Upper Aberdeen Lower
%
Total........
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions
of gallons during the month of January;-
1933. 243.47
1934. 247.68 million gallons. "388,000 de
20.6 gallons.
Consumption ...... Estimated, population ..........: 385,000 Consumption per head per day. 20.4
January. 1933.-A 10 hours supply (6-11 am. and 4-9 p.mL) was given to all districts during the whole month, except on 25th, 26th and 27th when a constant supply was maintained owing to Chinese New Year.
January 1934-A 10 hours supply 16-11 am, and 4-9 p.m.) was given to all districts during the whole month.
MAINLAND WATER WORKS-
Shek Li Pui.
1935."
Contents Below In Millions Overflow of Galions
1934.
Below Overflow Level
Contents in Millions of Gallons
352:50
..
55.53.
29 8′′
85.47.
83:32
27. 27
107.34
33.15
Level
33.15
481.30
578.85
4′ 5′′ 307.30
42′ 1*
Reservot..
Kowloon Main
Kowloon Byewash
8' 2"
Shing Mun Reception.
· Level
Total.
Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons dur ing the month of January!--
1933 134.84
309,150
1934. 169.19 million gallons. **$22.950
Consumption Estimated population ... Consumption per head per day. 1.1 16.9 gallons.
January 1933-A 10 hours supply (0-11 am, and 4-9 pm), was given to all districts during the whole month, except on 25th, 26th and 27th when a constant supply was maintained owing to Chinese New York when payin
January, 1934 Constant supply in all districts during the whole month no me
The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst- shew thit the quality of the water 1 satisfactors.
Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory, from January 1, 1933 to January 31, 1933-18. Public Works Department from January 1, 1934 to January 31, 1534;
almost
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