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HONG KONG, JUNE 19, 1937,
HUSBANDLY
HUSBANDRY
Some years ago feminists were Probates Ordinance 1897, made busy trying to reverse the age- an Order limiting the time for old dictum: "Wonian's place is creditors and others to send. In in the home." Now it appears their "claims against the above
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1937.
CHINESE ARMY
LEADER HERE
Japan To Respect China's Rights
EXPLOSION MR. T. V. SOONG'S MALAYAN
ENQUIRY
(Continued from "Page"13"
POINT OF FAILURE Giving evidence, Mr. W. A. But- terfeld. Superintendent Engineer of the Astatic Petroleum Company | said:
SERVICES NEEDED
Canton, June 18. Generals LI Taung-Jen and Pet Mr. Kan Chia Hou. High Adviser
Commander-in-Chief of the Firth Chung-hsi. Commander and Vice- to the Kwanga 5th Route · Army,
Route Army, respectively of the arrived in the Colony yesterday on board the as President Hoover,
"The point of failure appears to Kwangs! Province, have sent a re- after a sojourn in Shanghai and have occurred in the longitudinal presentative to welcome Mr. T. V. northern ports, when he took op seam where the half inch plate Soong, former Finance Minister of portunity to act the Central forming one alde of the new strip China, and now President of the Government regarding certain im-
or new strake-has falled in ne National Economic Connell to portant political questions affect-
with the edge of the plate forming | Kwellin to advise in connection ing Kwangs and her relationship the 9/16 inch main strake. The with pressing financial and econo- with the Government.
polat of fracture shews indications mic questions-of the Province. Whilst in Shanghai, Mr. C. of deterioration of the half inch It is reported that the Yunnan Kan was received at the Japanese plate and also slight mechanical Provincial Authorities have also Embassy, where "important ques
grooving. This damage is of a invited. Mr. Soong to pay them tions regarding Japan and her
nature which would not be apa visit, policy towards China, and in par parent to anyone inspecting, the Licular Northern China, were dis- interior of the boiler. That it is cussed by the First Secretary of now visible is owing to the plate the Japanese Embassy and the having parted. High Adviser of the Kwangsi 5th Route Army.
A. SUMMARY. "As the minimum thickness of plate which has been found in the
is uncertain. Chinese Evening Press.
Yesterday, when Mr. Kan grant ed an interview to the local press,
SECRETARY ARRIVES he stressed the fact that the con-shell of boller indicates that such
Mr. Tang Min Yan, General Se- was of sufficient strength to with-cretary to Mr. T. V. Soong, and M. stand an internal pressure of 125 Kwok Po Chol, son of the former lbs. per square inch, it would ap- General Manager of the pear that the failure is due to: City Bank, arrived in the Colony Canton (a) The shell having been ex yesterday by the 8.3. President posed to a pressure in excess of that which was considered to be
are proceeding to
a safe working load-or
versations which ensued between the First Secretary and himself were entirely unofficial and purely Individual opinions were expressed by both parties.
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NO FURTHER TROUBLE One of the important points that ensued from these informal, con-
versations was the fact that the fundamental principle of the new Japanese Cabinet was to respect China's sovereign right and that it was confidentially éxpected no further trouble would
occur North China, according to the Japanese spokesman.
Mr. Kan asked whether. Jehol and Manchuria were included by Japan in their respect of China's sovereign rights, and received' the reply that so far, as Jehol and Manchuria were concerned, the
territory was already occupied and
It was the Japanese opinion that China would get along without
Manchuria and Jehol.
But it was also emphatically re- cognised by Japan that China could not afford to give up further provinces in Northern China and that therefore Japan had no in- tention to further encroach in this respect.
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NO FRESH TROUBLE Mr. Kan stated that even as- suming that China could get along deprivation of without Manchuria, and Jehol, the Manchuria and
(b) Failure owing to fracture of, the plate at point of fracture.
Getting Together
REVIEW
For some time the "Malaya Tribune" has advocated that the various community associations should get together, discuss the pro- blems of education and political reform in which they are mainly
them very plainly that the attitude, sincere ar not, of successive high interested, and evolve a common platform. We have pointed out to administrators has been that the local communities do not know what they want and that until they make up their minds they can- not expect this Government to take any action. The Administration has had one very notable response to that attitude in the unanimous opposition to the Clement education polley, and the manner in which that policy has been almost entirely reversed is an indication of the, effectiveness of standing together on matters of common poltes." Since that success some of the community leaders seem to have been resting on their laurels.
'Malayan University
The particular question which the Ave principal organisations- Mr. Soong: according to a re-
the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, the Straits Chinese port from official circles, may pay
British Association, the Eurasian Association, the Indian Association Yunnan Province a visit in the
and the Muslim Association-were called to discuss was that of con- near future, but a visit to Kweilinverting the Raffles College and the Medical College jointly, with per- haps the Agricultural College included or affiliated, into a Singapore or Malayan University. We like the word "Malayan" better because undoubtedly such a univerzity would "cater for the whole territory" of Malaya But, that is an aside. The important 'point is whether
yet decided their font view-If one can be reached-on that point the time is ripe for the conversion. The five associations have not and, in spite of the strong propaganda of one enthusiastic section. of a university, it was perhaps not to be expected that they would represented in all the associations. for the immediate establishment decide upon their joint attitude so easily. We urge them to make up their minds. It must be remembered that the authorities are not asked to create a university, but to convert the nucleus that already exists, in the form of the thrée colleges. Thất brings the 'question within the bounds of practical politics. Whatever may be said about the extra cost we have heard various estimates and would prefer * some expert opinions before quoting figures at this moment-avery. telling point is that it has been done in Hong Kong, and the Straits Settlements alone, apart from the rest of Malaya, is a very much richer Colony than Hong Kong, in Government, business and private finances. We cut a very shallow figure when we say as a country or a colony that we cannot afford it.
Hoover, and Canton.
Mr. Soong passed through Hong Kong on Wednesday ́on his "Under (a). the possibility of ex-way to Canton, in order, it is cessive pressure being generated understood to delve into the ques- within the boiler is controlled by tion of a proposed currency re the, satisfactory functioning or form, although no direct confir- otherwise of the safety valve. The mation was forthcoming when Mr. parts of the safety valve which "Soong was questioned locally. are available for examination However, with the arrival of themselves insuficient Mr. M. K. Tang and Mr. P. C. Choi, ta ludicate whether Or there La any fault such as Soong's Canton visit, as both Mr. would be obtained by the valve Tang and Mr. Chol, it is understood, seats rising out of position. In the have been in America since March extremely unlikely event of the where it is learned they consulted.
having risen out of with several treasury" experts. place a high pressure would have
are" in
valve seats
not
resulted, which would have only been apparent at the pressure gauge this on the assumption that the latter was in good order.
NO BLOWING OFF OF STEAM · · "In the absence of any informa-
*
further emphasis is given to Mr Is It Worth Expenditure?
BUDGE WINS THROUGH
tion to the contrary, it would ap- London Tennis
Is it worth the expenditure? We have never get beard it said that the Hong Kong University was not worth all the money and en- ergy put into it by the public. (through the Government) and private philanthropists. We have never yet heard it said that any single Individual or any group of persons whose money has gone into that great edifice of learning has regretted the spending of a single cent. On the contrary, Hong Kong is extremely proud of its University and we have heard, Hong Kong people of different communities express astonishment that the educational ladder has not been similarly.com- pleted in Malays. It has been shown over and over again that not only. Hong Kong but many provinces of China, and British connec tions with China. have benefited from the skill and British training which many hundreds of young Chinese have acquired at Hong Kong
Championships University. How much more could Malaya, the Far East and the
British Empire benefit by the training of Malaya's sons, and the sons of Malaya's neighbours, in similar traditions and with similar degrees and status, on Malayan soil.
estate to the 14th day of July, they may lave to work on the Jehol had made China insufficient.ternatively, that the safety valve Budge beat Nakano 6-2, 6-0. The The Main Argument
1937.
other side and prove that it is!
The Westchester Home Con- All Creditors and others reservation movement, begun by accordingly. hereby required to seud. their claims to the under Larchmont, New York, to induce
three enterprising husbands signed on or before" that date.
Dated" the 16th day of June, reduction of household expenses,
1937.
JOHNSON, STOKES &
MASTER,
Solicitors for William Reginald Armstrong, one of the Executors
met a sorry fute when the wives of members struck, and refused to serve dine to their critica. As civilized man cannot live
Explaining further the Japanese attitude towards this question, the First Secretary said that there would not be fresh trouble in North China. The new Japanese
ed to
-Reuter.
pear that, whilst the vessel was lying alongside the letty there was no blowing off at steam from the safely valve outlet,, which, indicates 'that either the working pressure of
London. June 18. In the London Tennis Cham- 1251ba, per square inch had mot
Donald been reached or exceeded or, al- plonships, semi-final, for some unknown reason had fall-American was 4-0 and 4-2. He then took eight games in a row. function. It seems that. with a launch lying at a jetty The Japanese retrieved brilliantly which is located at a point closely
but had difficulty in dealing with Cabinet. It was confidentially ex-adjacent to offices and, the 2008 clined to be weak on the backhand. Budge's dropahots while he was in- 'Kong Club, if the safety valve were pected would be able to maintain the best of relationship between blowing of steam with the usual
Army the Japanese
accompanying roar, such sound the
must have been noticed by passers- by and/or persons within any of the opinion being solely attributable offices and the Hong Kong Club. to the failure of the plate forming It is also likely that if the safety. the strake which was fitted in 1924, have been noticed by some of the of the boller to show that there provement of secondary schools, particularly of the accommodation valves were blowing of, "such would' There is no sign on the exterior survivors, as the blowing off of was any leakage at the cireum for Raffies Institution, will be solved. The need for such agitation
ferential or longitudinal seams. In need not blind the community leadera tó bigger ideals, to the neces steam creates a definite noise
fact, an Internal and external ex-sity of completing the educational ladder. The establishment of a amination of the boller would have university is not a separate problem, to be laid aside for the distant indicated to the most careful ex-
future. It is part and parcel of the community demand. The lack aminer that it was in good ser of vision of some of the leaders who do not realise this is amazing
to us. viceable condition.
and Japanese political parties, with no internal" discord
without cooks," the Jiusbands retired in good order and accord named in the Will of the above-ed to their wives the complete peace in Northern China.
named, deceased.. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.
NOTICE
R.
say-so as to how much it costs finitely to run a given household!
It was expected that Japan's political policy, towards china all succeed in maintaining present Japanese public opinion was de- against aggression In China and this important fact was fully recognised by the Japanese. Cabinet, added the Japanese First Secretary,
Mr. Kan Chia Hou, who is at present staying at the Gloucester Hotel will shortly return Kwangsi Province.
to
However, even as one sit-down striko imbues others with the 5366 same "suggestion, so Westchester husbandry may not end where it comnienced. The two points at issue seem to be: Docs.a hus- band know enough of home
management to be able to ad- A WOULD-BE SUICIDE judge expenses fairly? Is he at liberty to impart the information to his wife if be does? West- chester wives said no,
WATERWORKS ORDINANCE No. 16 of 1903, Regulation 16).
It is hereby notified that from 1st July notice of intention to construct a new service, or to alter or extend an existing service must be delivered to the Water works Office for approval, on the Form C referred to in the above regulation, at least 3 days before it is proposed to commence work.
́R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 17th June, 1937,
A great many wives would probably rejoice to have a bit of masculine uid toward producing
Fung Yuet-kwal attempted to commit suicide yesterday when she jumped off Tonnochy Pler, Wan-
which it is difficult to ignore.
"It therefore appears that if at some time shortly prior to the ex- plosion the safety valve was not blowing off the failure of the boller must have occurred at a pressure lower than that which was' con- sidered to be the safe working
load:
the absence of information which "It is difficult to understand, in
which will be made of plates form- may be derived from actual tests ing the boller shell, how the failure could have occurred with plates of chal, into the harbour. As the tide
a thickness as is shown by the was out at the time Fung had a rude shock when she hit the botat required points for the purpose test holes which have been drilled tom of the sea. She waded dis of ascertaining the actual thick-
gustedly ashore, all cavered in mud..
ELECTRICIAN HURT
While cleaning a running motor
ed at the Hong Kong and Shang- last night, Ching Wai, 42, employ hat Bank as third electrician. sus tained burns to his hands and face Mary Hospital, and was removed, to the Queen
WEDDING
nesses of the various plates.
That is, as we see it, the main srgument for: the "establishment of a Malayan University at the earliest practical moment, and we believe it is an argument of much greater importance than the pre- hesitated when the rapid development of the Far East called so sent quibbling about cost. Future generations will wonder that we
strongly for the fullest equipment of our sons to meet the changing conditions. We fully agree with the "general impression" of the as- sociations that there are more urgent questions requiring immediate treatment, such as the increase of opportunities for vocational education, but we believe the battle in that direction is already more than half won and that, with sufficient agitation, the questions of school fees, extension of facilities for elementary education and im-
Some Pertinent Facts
NO EXPLOSIVES "There has been a rumour to the effect that the failure has been caused by some form of explosive The time, is not yet ripe for the establishment of a University the vessel I cannot, bowever, and union dinner of the Old Rafflesians Association when proposing the which may have been carried in of Singapore, sald Mr. G. E. N. Oehlers, presiding at the annual re-
damage other than the compara- any indication of the exterior toast of the school, states "The Times of Malaya.” tively small identation which was possibly caused by contact of boller with the chocks at the time of the explosion. If the explosion of the boller had been consequent to an
After discussing the question of finance and comparing the in- come of Raffles College with Hong Kong University, which last year
stood at $330,000 and $822,000 respectively, he said there was also a question whether there was sufficient material to fill a University in Singapore..
"
outside explosion, which would inful of students." he said "and unreasonable to suppose that parents
Bar "It would be a farée to consider a University with a mere hand-
every probability have had an ill who could afford to give their children a University education would effect on the old baller, there would prefer to send them to Europe." in my estimation have been two detonations; för no matter how
FATIGUE THEORY- “Under (b) there is the possi- | bility, which lain the absence of any information which would in- quickly the first and second ex- Internal Air Mail Service dicate that the boiler had been plosions occurred, they would have, subjected to an excessive pressure been noticeable to the many per The first internal air mail service in Malaya will be Inaugurated that the fallure may have been of dleaster. As far as I am aware Penang for-reasons as detalled under, (a)—— } sons who were nearby at the time on June 28, when Singapore will be brought within 34 hours of caused by fatigue. This with par- no one, has reported that there Ipoh will not benent from the service until such time as the
thriftily run home concern, as most husband's have had more business experience than most wives. On the other hand, it would never do to overlook the fact that home is run for the in- dividuals therein, while un office force is completely subordinate to the business. Everything about home life may bo variable
ticular regard to the plate in way were two explosions, so it may local aerodrome is in a fit condition to receive large planca. At pre- of joint which forms the additional therefore safely be concluded that sent the Ipoh aeródrome is liable to sudden subsidences by reason of at will delightfully so which is
strip or strake which was added the explosion was that which was what is thought to be an underground stream or old mining shafts. one of the many reasons making
in 1924, and which at point of limited to the failure of the baller. Under the present arrangement a tri-weekly service, will be fracture gives indication of deteri- != "I would nuggest, that the lock- | operated from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and Penang and return. 5365it the most desirable institution
oration." I would particularly pointing of safety valves-although this | Untimately the service will operate daily, Sundays excepted. remaining to mankind. And the
out that the deterioration of the has no bearing on the matter, now It is hoped that eventually the Ipoh aerodrome will be at to re- relation between variability and
plate which is now visible at point under-review-would be better ef- celve big machines such as will be used on the service. For the time expense may not be quickly
most careful examination of the metallic seals, as such would be be granted for the aerodrome of fracture could not be seen at the fected by the use of wire and being no licence to permit commercial machines to land in Ipoh will purens, but it is there.
Interior of the boller. If, as may wholly under the control of the Two twin-engined De Havilland Rapide No. 98's will be used on Women have a secret known
be the case, the boiler failed at a Government Marine Surveyors, the service. Although, normally, these machines carry 10 passengers. only to one another. As a rule,
pressure at or below its considered This would be preferable to the use only five sexta will be installed in order to give a greater degree of they are more thrifty than men
safe working load, such can only or padlocks which, although the comfort to passengers. The planes have a cruising speed of 135 miles be due to what may be regarded keys are retained in the Marine per hour. about a house! They do not
as a hidden fault d * Burveyors Department, can readily like to own up to it, but that is
The forthcoming wedding is an- FAILURE OF FLATE generally a fact. And there is nounced between Mr Nila W. "In conclusion I would mention another secret :- The largest ex- | Bmaby of Messrs. Thore and that there is no evidence of the pense in running the home is Co, and Miss Karen
Elisabeth | failure having occurred – due to Aasland what it costs to keep a husba
who is en Colony aboard the mo фарру
Taronga
LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon,
Victoria, New Territories.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
A marriage has been arranged, and will take place quietly in "P-tenant-Colonel Frank Hodiol,
Hongkong on July 2, between Lieu-| D.S.0. (Regular Army Reserve) of Manila, Philippines, and Adelaide Monaise, widow of Mr. Beverly
of Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California.
Jories
be opened by anyone interested in working bollers at a pressure over and above that for which they are begins certiñed,
aschines will be named Governor Rames and Governor ton. Only one will be used in the service to begin with. The craft will not be put in commission until the daily service
vice will be operated by Messrs. Wearne Broz who will inaugurate the service is Flight Lieutenant has been doing commercial dying with British Airways,
to the careless operation, leakage of water, * After further evidence was given | Pug
ship excessive scale of lack of general the hearing was adjourned until for the past two years on a night service between England and Ger-
maintenance
June, 23