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A GIFTED SPEAKER »
in
new
Chief Justice,
His The - Honour M. A P. A. MacGregor. made his first publle speech last week Kong Hong
the An- Rt when' speaking
Law the
and nual Dinner of Commerce Society of the Hong kong University. Those who were privileged to hear him enjoyed both the masterly eloquence and the wit which His Lordship, dis- played. The Law and Commerce indeed congratulate Society can itself upon the fact that they a gifted man for secured such the principal speech of the even- ing Together with many others. 1 am looking forward to hear the Chief Justice again.
IMPOSING BUILDING
Anyone passing Ice House Street cannot help looking up to admire the new building of the Hong- kong Stock Exchange, the hoard- which
.was pulled ing around down during the week. The Ex- change itself will be housed in the ground floor as from Monday upper storeys and, most of the
have been booked up as offices for members of the Exchange The view from the top of the building, which
appears to be
higher than Gloucester Arcade is somewhat unique, for the roof of Exchange Building appears to be a great distance below. The structure is up-to-date in every way and the new lifts installed In the premises bring visitors to the highest storey in ten seconds. The official opening. I am told. takes place at the beginning of next month.
NEW SIKH TEMPLE
The opening of the new Sikh Temple on Saturday last provided many people with the opportuni- ty of seeing how the Sikh com- munity performed their devotional The new temple hall exercises.
which is almost twice the size of the old one on the same site. became absolutely necessary with the growth of the Sikh communi- ty in Hongkong. Incidentally the speech of the Chairman of the Sikh Temple Mr. Badan Singh) contained many points of inter- est, for it brings back to mind the days when the Colony had no Indian constables among its police. have not read the Those "who speech would do well to persue It if only for the historical in terest it contains.
A GOOD IDEA
Business . men in
Hongkong generally will welcome the news that an effort is being made by
THE POLO CLUB
By the end of this year the Polo Club will have moved their Ane new home and ground in Kowloon. There is no doubt that the new ground and club- house will be a big improvement on the present place, but it is to be doubted whether in view of its location it will
prove equally
popular. Incidentally, the pre- sent polo ground is to be handed over to the Navy, who at present have a small area allotted to them at Happy Valley. The mli-
have authorities
1 ane itary ground at Sookunpoo and it is only right that the large number of naval men in Hongkong should have a bigger ground than they have at present.
MORE INTERPORTS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1934.
CORRESPONDENCE NEWS FROM PORTUGAL
[All letters intendeu jur publi ation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not, for publication, unlean so desired. but as evidence of good faith -Ep. 1
HONG KONG'S GOOD NAME
Daily Press")
Sir-in your issue of the 10th Instant you published the gist of A lecture delivered by a Mr. Per- cival-Kaye to the Manchester In the Society. Geographical course of his speech it would ap-
pear that the lecturer made the following statement:-
Longest Bridge In The World
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of roads and maintenance of pave- ments and drainage systém.
Mining at Mozambique.-From Municipality have allocated a con- (To the Editor of the "Hong Kong the tests recently made of various siderable "surn for improvements minerals collected soms have prov- ed to be quite valuable and besides
Tobacco at Capt-Verde Islands. rock crystal 5 "different metals were obtained with a fair percent-Amongst the schemes for the de- age of mineral.
velopment of Capt-Verde archipe- culture of tobacco Ambolm. (Angola)Electricity laxo is the is taking an important develop-which has hitherto been carried ment at Portuguese West Africa, on in very small scale, The qual Porto Amboim being one of the pity of the tobacco is good and it various cities to which the electric is anticipated that a great demand
will be created.
Cruiser Adamastor."-The Por- supply was recently introduced.
Gasoline Tanks.—A petition tuguese cruiser "Adamastor" has made by an important oll concern been disarmed and the hull was to erect big distributing gasoline recently sold by public auction in tanks at Lobito has been approved the port of Lisbon. The ex-cruiser was known in the Far East where by the Government but the site been changed to another
she was stationed for a few years has
on a naval mission in Macau and locality outside of the city.
"Colonial Budgets -All the colon- the Far-East. This cruiser visited les have sent their budgets for the Shanghai and Japan and she was approval of the Colonial Office for attached to the foreign navies the new fiscal year 1934/35 com-stationed at Shanghai during the mencing in July and it is expected Southern campaign led by Chiang- that this year it will be possible to Kai-shek against the northerners have all colonial and metropolitan in 1928.
The New Bridge over the "Ta- Budgets adequately balanced. as
Measures have been gus."-Tenders have been invited last year. taken by the Finance and Colonial for the building of the bridge over Offices to this effect and word has the "Tagas" at a place two miles been passed from Dr. Salazar in- to the north of Lisbon. The bridge timating that budgets have to be is to be nearly six miles long and balanced and the colonial govern the estimated cost is £5,000,000 and ments shall have to make the will have to be completed within necessary alterations to this effect, six years. or suggestions they may deem con- venient for the same purpose.
**Iri Hong Kong-ȧ British colony-where only a year ago the centenary of the abolition of slavery was celebrated," there were even to-day 5.000 register- unregistered ed and 10,000 slaves. In 1912 there were 12,000 child slaves in Hong Kong: many of them worked for 12 and 18 hours a day. They received little food and no remuneration, merciless suffered they flogging and mutilation Vested European interests, from which British capital and administra tion
could
excluded. not be blocked the passing of measures to eliminate that terrible 'relle of mediaeval days."
and
As a very old resident of this Colony do protest against this atrocious libel on the fair name of both local Europeans and the Administration. The statement is that inference untrue and the these unfortunate children were in some way of service, to "Vested European interests" is so ridicul- ous that I'am astonished that the lecturer should have been able to get his mistatement even reported in a serious newspaper.
During the past week the Mala- yan Hockey players have come and gone, and if there is one from we learned thing which their visit, it is how to play hoc-
Undoubtedly. the key.
visiting team played much better than the local side, and there can be no gainsaying the fact that the standard of hockey in Hongkong can be raised a great deal One way to do that is to invite good teams to the Colony to play here, At the end of 1932 there was a
Is it not about time that all this
rubbish about the mui-tsal in this Colony was finished once and for all?
hope that the triumphant Indian Hockey team would visit Hong
It is not right that Britons kong on its way back to India after the Olympic Games, but the hope was not realise. One living in this Colony should be trembles to think what havoc libelled by such as Mr. Percival that team might have wrought Kaye without some protest.
here.
GROUNDING OF WARSHIP
Captain Severely Reprimanded
(Special Alr-mall Service)
امیر
London, March 28. In connexion with the ground- ing of H.M.S. Pangbourne off Port- land on February 12, a second
Court-martial smouth
sat
yesterday
at Port- under
the presidency of Captain H, M. Tactical Burrough, of School The Court sat for the trial
of
the
His statement as reported is not in accordance with" fact Yours faithfully.
G. C. MOXON,
Hong Kong.-April 13.
:
FAREWELL PARADE TO COL. G. T. RAIKES, D.S.O.
Battalion On View
A farewell parade by the ist Battalion, the South Wales Bor- derers will be given Lt.-Col, G. T. Baikes. D.S.O.. the Commanding oficer on April 17 on the Murray Parade Ground.
Col. Ralkes is leaving the Colony on April 21 to take up a post as Chief Instructor at the Senior, Oncers' School at Sheerness.
Captain Guy Langton Warren, Captain Horsey reminded the
to
to
Aerial Trip from Lisbon Timor-Lieut. Humberto da Cruz for Timor will be leaving Lisbon
on an aerial trip at any moment now according to press nèws.
The successful bidder shall have the concession for the exploitation of the bridge during a This bridge period of 50 years. will be the longest in the world.
New Cruiser "Congalo Velho."- The last instalment for the arma-
ments and munitions of the new A Portuguese Festival at Theatre Portuguese Cruiser "Gonçalo Vel- of Ambassadors in Paris-Gerard ho" having been paid by the Gov- quent speech in which many cap. land. this ship has now been in-. Bauerd! Inaugurated with an elo-ernment to Messrs. Vickers of Eng- Eivating references to Portugal were tegrally paid for by Portugal. Dr. made, a festival in which a number Salazar has in a few cases antici- ships that are being built following of Portuguese artists residing in pated payments for the new war- Paris took part
has The Duchess of Clermont Fer- the naval programme and
of Clermont thereby effected considerable sav rand.-The Duchess Ferrand visited Lisbon recently ings in interest. The promptitude and delivered an important public of payments by Portugal has cauis- general good impression address at the National Theatre ed a
amongst financial centres. before a selected auditorium,
Lord Baden Powell at Lisbon.- Shipping Between Poland and. Portugal Poland and Portugal Lord and Lady Baden Powell are are now linked by a regularne due to arrive at Lisbon on
the 12th inst., accompanied by 700 Bri- of steamers plying between two nations. It is expected that tish scouts: A "parade will take this innovation will facilitate the place at Lisbon when 2,000 Porta-
guese scouts will participate. development of. trade between the two nations. Poland is importing quite a number of Fortuguese pro- ducts and the exports to Portugal are also quite considerable
National Broadcasting Station Station will be delivered to the The new National Broadcasting Government within these few days have been the final tests
Improvements ir Lisbon.The made and proved quite successful.
as
LOCAL UNIVER
SITY GRADUATE
Chairman of Chinese Medical Assn.
"J
con- At the general blennial
the
the
Institute of Portuguese-Brazilian Studies-The official inauguration of the "Institute of Portuguese". Brazilian studies took place on the 5th inst., at the University of sidered as an important step for- Cologne in Germany. This is con- ward to the development, of Por- toguese and Brazilian studles
countries. the academical institutions of both
PRISON
by
SENTENCES Magistrate Replies To Criticisms
A letter which appeared in our
the recent inquest on the death of
a prisoner in Victoria Gaol, drew E. W. Hamilton, Senior Magistrate the following statement from Mr. when he sat on the bench at Cen trai Magistracy, yesterday.
Mr. Hamilton said: *"I wish to draw to the letter which in the "South China Morning
attention appeared
H.M.S. Pangbourne, who was charg-Court of the evidence which häd ed (1) with negligently or by de-been given of the difference be- fault stranding his ship; (2) with tween the sailing directions and the negligently or by default "suffering chart, and that the chart was the his ship to be stranded; (3) and authorls which must be followed. the Hon. Dr. R. H.. Kotewall to with negligently or by default haz-He had there, he added, a copy of that day's. "Times" containing a improve Hongkong-Canton trade. arding his ship.
Captain O. H. Dawson. H.M.S.report of Thursday's Court-mar- Although Dr. Kotewall has not
tial. In it there was given in evi- divulged the lines upon which Dryad, prosecuted.
are The accused, who did not plead, dence that the Court called the pro- the informal negotiations proceeding, it can be depended was assisted in his defence by Pay-secutor, and he was asked, as Cap- upon that he will leave no stonemaster Captain F., L, Horsey and tain of the Navigation School, Irference of the Chinese Medical contemporary yesterday concerning unturned with a view to streng-Lieutenant Commander N. W. H. a discrepancy arose between a pub- Association held in Nanking from lication and the information given April 1st to 7th and attended by thening the good feeling that ex-Weeks, R.N.
In the Circumstantial Letter on the chart, which did the regula- over 300 Chinese and foreign de Per-
the principal: ists between the two cities.
ES read.
the tloris say should be followed. Cap-legates from al haps at this stage it would be which
Court by Paymater Captain tain Dawson replied that where a cities of China, Dr. C. E Lim was the chart elected in-coming president of the unwise to go any further than
J. Siddalls," Deptity Judge discrepancy existed
Association for the next two years. that. Good luck, Dr. Kotewall!
Advocate of the Fleet. It was should invariably be followed.'
Dr. Lim graduates from Captain Dawson (interposing).-- THE NEW LIGHT
said it appeared that Captain War- ren was to blame in steering aI do not accept the wording from Hong Kong University in 1918 and "The Times" as giving fully..my has had a most brilliant career. darigerous course in fog and fall-
cally all the available scholarships a sermon. will be served up. "Ac-
After thereby hazarding the ship, and crepancy."
at the local university. Captain Horsey said he was pre- tually what I want to discuss is that his negligence or default in the installation of a number of these respects contributed to the pared to accept that the defence graduation he studied for a year discre- at the Hong Kong Government new street lights along Hennes stranging of the Pangbourne.
maintained there was a sey Road, which cast
Lieutenant B. C. Howe, navigat-pancy, also that a safe course was Bacteriological Institute and was light as against the yellow tint of ing officer of the Pangbourne, pru- provided for when turning around later awarded a Rockefeller fel- the lights that formerly illuminduced a report of the grounding Portland Bill. With regard to the lowship for three years at the ed that road. Readers will re- prepared by the captain and him- charge of hazarding the ship, evi- Johns Hopkins University in the whether or not the magistrate member that some time ago, one self. Cross-examined by Paymaster dence had been placed before the United States where he received sentences à prisoner to hard labour, doctor as to what course the man's of these lights was installed in
Horsey, witness said Court showing the reasons why it his doctorate degree in publicit depends entirely on the prison Peddar Street, but was removed the information given
use the sound- health on was unnecessary
been At present Dr. Lim occupies the service to gaol takea. That is to The new illumination at Wanchal the chart differed from that ing machine. It had
proved
chair in bacteriology and im- say, if he is not fit for hard labour. is a boon to motorists (so I am given by the Chanriel Pilot abundantly told by a motoring friend) but Part I. and other
books He accused, took all necessary pre-munology at the Feiping Union he does not get hard labour. It its blue rays, mingled with the conformed to Admiralty regulations cautions, and that the grounding Medical College, established by he is not fit for any labour at all yellow of a number of other elec by following the information given was caused by the westerly set of the China Medical Board of the he does not get it, and if he is tric lights and the red and green on the chart,
the tide, which was not mentioned Rockefeller Foundation at a cost fit for hospital he goes to hospi- of Neonilte signs along the road, Navigation experts called by the on the chart that was properly of over thirty million dollars.
Dr. Tim has also served as seem to me to throw the street Court gave evidence concerning the used.".. into â kaleidoscopic
The finding of the Court was as acting director of the National range of ship's position at the time of the
Epidemic Prevention Bureau and colours that 18 anything but grounding as worked out by them follows:
"The Court finds the charges of has for the last few years edited soothing.
and were cross-examined, at leng- th, upon technical points by Lieu- negligently or by default hazard- the Chinese Medical Journal, an tenant-Commander. Weekes,
ing and stranding HMS. Pang-ofacial organ of the medical pro- monthly in THICK FOG
bourne are proved in that the said Session published
English.
Judging from the title of this paragraph you might think that ing to cause soundings to be taken, meaning. I said if there is a dis-In His student days he won practi. Past," on the death of a priso-
..
A MÚSICAL TREAT
from
2 bluish
Captain
that" the
CHINA'S TEAM FOR OLYMPIAD
Der. The following sentence ap- peared In the interests of huma nity, is there no system by which the physical state of a prisoner is ascertained before he is sent to hard labour?
"The facts of the case are that
"In view of the possible harm that might be done by allowing the sug- gestions contained in this letter to go for any length, I take this op- portunity, it is the first one I have had, of making this statement which, I think, in fairness to the Courts and to the Prison authorit ies, should be given equal publicity as the letter."
Kong, in the first trial for the. Olympic Games: The Eastern China Football On April 25 the two teams again
What a musical treat we had at the Helena May on Wednesday Captain Warren, giving evidence hazarding and stranding were due when the two Filipino artists on his own behalf, said that from to the accused, after, altering course Vallejo and Angulta entertained? the time the Pangbourne left har to return to Portland in the thick the bour he was in complete agreement weather prevailing, having set a Hongkong usually cold in matter
music. with Lieutenant Howe, his navi-course which would take the said of "highbrow" broke away
its tradi-gating officer. When witness found ship unnecessarily close to tian- tional recervë and favoured they were in a thick fog he decid-ger in an area where strong ang! the Visitors with what might cd to return to harbour and alter- uncertain currents were to be ex- team which is representative of meet on the Caroline Hill" ground, fairly be described as ed course for that purpose. He did pected, and in not having caused the best Chinese football talent up after which China's team to com- full and enthusiastic house and not take soundings after turning soundings to be taken. The Court North is expected to leave Bhang-pete in the Far Eastern Olymplad
that the second hal for Hong Kong on April 18 and at Mardia, will be selected."
· Following: ¦ the selection of those who went were not disap- to go back to harbour because he further Ands" pointed. As a matter of fact, I did not think soundings would be charge of suffering the, said ship is expected to arrive in the Colony
Ma China's football team, two games have heard nothing but praise of any use to him. At 10.21. a.m. to be stranded is not proved, and on or about April 20. for the two players and it is the he sighted rocks on the port side, therefore acquits him of the second On April 22 the visitors will will be played against the Rest of
meet South China which is com- Hong Kong and against the Com hope of music lovers" that they and ordered that heim to be star-charge." will treat us again to a concert boarded to take the ship away from The Court adjudged the accused prised of the pick of the Canton bined Services, following which the
land.
to be severely reprimanded.
footballers and those of Eong team will depart for Manila.
very soon..
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