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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1937.
THE BOULDER
·DAM
Interesting Lecture
ARMY CYCLIST FIND
“1 am very surprised that the military authorities allow you to take a motor cycle on the road From time to time the Institu- without a speedometer," said Mr. tion of Civil Engineers invites pro-E. Himsworth, when convicting J. minent engineers from other G. Marr at the Kowloon Magistracy countries to give special lectures yesterday morning of driving motor on subjects with which they have cycle No. 241 along Nathan and been closely connected. While Lalchikok Roads at a' dangerous members have not always pald speed on May 17.. such visitors the compliment of attending in good numbers, on the occasion when Mr. J. L. Savage lectured on the subject of the Boulder Dam, the theatre was crowded. Mr. Bavage' is Chief De- signing Engineer of the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior. United States, with head- quarters at Denver, Colorado, and as auch was responsible for all de- signing work connected with the project, as well as that of many other important works in the United States. 1
BROAD DETAILS
In his lecture, Mr. Savage con- ained himself to the broad details of the scheme and organisation in volved, dealing with the dam atructure, spillways and intake to wers. He thus deal mainly with civil engineering aspects of the work, not touching mechanical and. other features.
In a short notice of the lecture, It is not possible to give any ade- quate summary of so great an, en- gineering undertaking; the quanti ties alone put the work quite in a class by itself, and need studying carefully to be properly appraised, In addition, the situation present- ed innumerable problems to which ап unillustrated account fails fniserably to do justice, while the audience at the Institution had the advantage not only of excel- lent lantern slides, but of fims showing many of the most in- teresting phases of the work. Some of the pictures were, in fact, most impressive, especially those of the blasting of the canyon sides for the abutments of the arch dam, and the discharge below the power house of water by the outlet works,
·BUILDING
RESEARCH
A notable feature of the build- ing industry in this country to- day, regarded in the widest sense as including the selection and treatment of raw materials, the architecture and utilitarian" design of buildings, and the technical de- talls of contruction, is the range and "complexity of the processes involved and of the sclentific
Defendant said he had the ma-.. chine under perfect control and estimated that he could not have been going more than 30 m:p.h. The cycle was an Army machine. Defendant was fined $5.
SUFFICIENT
PROOF
Blasting stone without having- - sufficiently strong timber shield to prevent fragments from being pro- Jected in such a manner as to be dangerous to the workers formed the subject of the summons served against Cheung Po. a building contractor and his three "assis- tants betre Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day when Mr. O. E. C. Marton ap- peared for the defedce.
Inspector Portallion told the Court he received a report about 7 p.m. on April that a workman had been killed in Jat Incline, When he arrived at the scene he saw the body of a Chinese lying in a latrine, and by his side was a large piece of rock, stained with blood. A
Mr. Marton submitted that he had no case to answer as there was no proof to indicate that the unfortunate man was killed by the falling stone.
His Worship agreed- with Mr. Marton and the summons
was dismissed,
MOTORIST CAUTIONED
A caution was recorded against W. D. O'Grady, residing at No. 1, Armend Buildings, by Mr. E. Him worth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when he appeared on a traffic summons, namely failing to draw into the left side of the road while depositing a passenger on May 15
Defendant stated that at the time the cinema crowd wis com- ing out and he to have put the car In between the trees would have
meant backing into the crowd.
BATHING BEACH THEFT
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BISHOP HALL'S APPEAL
(Continued, from Pare 1)
Bishop Hall sold;-
ch the front page of the Times" for May 15, you will find auttle poem written by the fate Head Master of Eton, entitled "Th Shabby Streets.”
May I read it to you? "Shildon, Spennymoor Shiney
Row,
Pelaw, Pity Me," Seldom seen, What have you got to-day, to
show?
What have you done for your
King and Queen?
The flags are flimsy, the streets
are shabby,
With mean low houses of cold
grey stone.
But which of the guests that
throng the Abbey "Paid for his fing with a meal
forgone?
Paper streamers, and cheapest
cotton-
Siga enough for the world to
know
That you in London are not for
gotten
In Shildon, Spennymoor, Shiney
Row,
Would you choose the Mall with
its crowns and gliding If you were "King or if you
were Queen
Ur a paper nag on a lonely
building
In Pelaw, Pity Me, Beldom
Geen?"
I
I know the shabby streets of Pelaw, Pity Me. Seldom Been. rejoice that a man who has known the comfort and beauty of Eton and Windsor and has had for years the care of the sons of the most highly privileged families in England, should write on Corona- tion Day of those who live in Shabby Streets. I rejoice, too, that on such a day the "Times" should print his poem on its centre page and endorse it with A leading article.
Tonight I would speak to you of the shabby streets of Hong Kong. and those whose only home is a shelf over a bedspace, or a shel- tered corner in a shop doorway. and of the waifs who never know where they will next sleep or eat- twelve of whom have now found a happy resting place as Boarders in the Hong Kong Boys' Clubs.
GOVERNOR'S INTEREST
His Excellency the Acting Gov- ernor has shewn his interest and concern for what we are doing by promising to attend a Gala Per formance at the King's Theatre to-morrow at 9:30 p.m. His action has made it easy for me to speak · While Mr. Despable deras, to-night. "Follow my leader” is a foundation underlying them, writes Hunghom beach last week, his can play. Play follow my leader musician, was enjoying a swim at game the greatest duffer of us all a Home orrespondent. The full
attention was attracted by a friend then to-morrow night and bereige significance of so wide a field of Inquiry upon the organisation and out of the water and gave chase Theatre where, for a small extra
"Thier!" They got the Box Office crying out
́at the King's conduct of building research can
but the culprit made good his es- hardly be appreciated better than cape. Mr. Despablladeras, how-of a musical picture and also hear charge, you will see the first night by those who are engaged in pre-ever, reported the incident to the and see the Seaforth Highlanders cisely that class of work. On the Police. other hand, the value of Industrial research cannot be realised unless the objects of that research as a whole are sympathetically under stood by the industry, and unless its results are applled effectively and extensively with the least bos- sible delay.
constable met a man in the street Early on Thursday morning, a
who answered to the description furnished by complainant. He was then detained and questioned and eventually admitted his gulit. The property, to a total value of $14.- 90, was not recovered.
From these considérations' alone
The man was Leung Kam-fuk the Annual Report of the Building aged 22 unemployed. He pleaded Research Board is an important guilty before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett document at any time. The latest at the Kowloon Magistracy yester issue is more so than usual, since day to the charge of larceny. It the usual summary of the progress was revealed that he had two pre-
Band.
(Continued on Back Pare),
EXTRADITION CASE
The case in which Chul Chi Kong is alleged to have embezzled 4.164.99, guilders and H.K. $3.290.82 from the Wing Fat Company, Hong Kong, was continued before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy. yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. G. Nigel, for the defence, stated that
of the various researches in hand vous convictions of the same na- he was willing to continue with
has been supplemented by a gene ture against him. Sentence of two the case on four counts" which
POLICE REPORTS
(2) Kwong Sang Leung Company. (3) Tin Company, (4) Heun Yee Feng Company,
ral survey of the position of remonths hard labour was imposed. were (1) Ng Chul Tek Company, search in relation to the Industry. Among the merits at such a re- view two are especially note- worthy in the first place it en-
The money, supposed to have ables the Building Research Board.
While attempting to alight from been embezzled from these frais, to make close contact with that
a tramcar in Hennessy Road on amounted to 500 guilders, but if large body of their clients who are Thusday, Cheung, Lot, of Cross the prosecution wished to prove not technical spectallats, who have street, suffered concussion and was the case for the full amount he zeither the scientific knowledge sent to the nor the Inclination to make direct Hospital. Another man, Lee Sing, euments still in the Siamese lan
Government Civi} : would "have to have the other do- use of relatively abstruse tre
was admitted to hospital suffering guage, translated. He also stated vestigations, but who, none the from shock and abrasigns Bea that the fugitive was entitled to leas, can promote the advance of result of a fall from a tramar in know exactly what charges were buildingselence by demanding Johnston Road.---
"preferred against him. from their suppliers materials
which shall fully the functions A Chinese "boy" aged 24, em- His Worship to remand the case MEH Williams then asked which the Building Research ployed by the Hong Kong Hotel tir Monday for him to answer the Station · assures them can be and living in Wellington Street, at case of the defending Council. Mr. nchleyed.
tempted to commit suicide by William's request was granted and mutuating himself. He was, ad- the case will be continued on May inmitted to the Government Civil 7 at 2.30 pg.
Hospital and his condition Is ser!--
DIFFICULT TASK
The endeavour to serve the dustry as a whole is a more than ordinarily, diflcult taar in bil research. If only because the lacks coherence and organisation for the
of knowledge. It
same reason
the builder as disti manufacturer of one building product ted to conduct. self, that the
Station owes derives
day, whên “local”
in
Search
to local mate
thods
cart read directly and Indir
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