THE CLOCK TOWER.
(Continued from Page 4). I have the honour to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
Frederick Stewart, Colonlia
Secretary
M.J.D: Stephens Esq.
Sir.
P.L.B. 472-474
February 6, 1898.
I venture to address you re garding the removal of the Clock Tower with a hope that for the benefit of the publin and traffic, it may be removed without further delay or loss of time.
'On the 28th March 1884, I for- warded to the Colonial Secretary a petition numerously signed by the merchants, bankers and re-
(Ed.) RD. Ormsby. Director of Public Works. M. J. D, Stephena, Esq.
Government of Hongkong
December 2.
Dear Mr Stephens,
Thanks very much for sending me the enclosed letters and copy of petition regarding the removal
of the Clock Tower.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28,
4737
SERVICE MATTERS
Commodore Gaunt.
Captain E. F. Gaunt, O. M. G., who has been appointed Com- modore, 2nd class, în command] of the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham, in auccession to Rear- Admiral 8. E. Erskine, is 26th in One of the abstacles than in Las been in command of the batt- the seniority list of his rank and the way, namely the fear of burt-leship "Superb" sinos September ing the feelings of some of the 22, 1911. Captain Gaunt, who original subscribers, would be less was Commissioner and Superin- after the lapse of years since 1854, tending Transport Officer at Wei- I think the new courts should hai-wei during the Boxer out have a clock tower and the old break, was mentioned in Gen- one removed altogether.
oral Gaselee'a despatches and received.. the Thanks of the Austrian and German Com- maaders-in-Chief for his services, besides, acknowledgments from the British Admiralty for his work in China, was afterwards rewarded by the C.M.G. being conferred upon him. In Decem- Further Interchange of Views.her, 1903, ho commanded a land- ing party at Durbo, Somaliland, There has been a further ex-o avenge the death of an Italian Lieutenant, boing severely wound. ed, and receiving the thanks of the Italian Chamber of Do- patios, and the Italian medal
For valour."
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Yours sincerely, (Sd.) R. D. Ormsby,
Sarvayor General.
SHIPS BE ARMED?
sidents of Hongkong, praying for CAN MERCHANT the removal and it was at that time considered by the then Governor that the moval would be a great improve- ment.
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H.M.S. New Zealand.
Fourteen years will have elapa- ed, next month, sinco Marob change of views between repre- 1884, and still the Clock Tower sentatives of the Admiralty and atanda impeding the growing certain of the shipping lines re- traffic to the danger both of the specting the proposals for the podestrian and the Rickaha.. arming of merchant ships; but the conversations were of quite an informal character. The
It is estimated that 65,0001 panies which were again appro people visited the battle-orniser ached expressed their willinguees Now Zealand when she was at to fall in with the scheme as far Wellington. The chiefs present as possiblo, but there is a strong ed Captain Halsey with a Maori feeling that before much cau battle axe, a kiwi robe, and other actually ba dono certain Oronments and heirlooms. Native points should" be cleared gifts were also made to Prince up.. The points
involved George of Battenberg, who is a sub-lieutenant on the cruiser, and the Earl of Carlisle, who is a midshipman.
It is only since 1884 and after the petition referred to was sent in that the Ricksha has been used in Hongkong to any extent as at that time there were only one or two known private ones. More space is consequently re- quired in the Streets. Besides, eince this time the trafo has still increased and is growing yearly and the Streets are more used by Europeans on foot.
becomes worse,
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aro, first, questions of internation- al law. Owners want to know definitely what the attitude of hos- tile men-of-war would be toward
The Worcestershires' Plate. armed merchant ships. If there
Leaving England thirteen years is any risk that such merchant ago, the sergeants' mess of the vessels might be regarded by an Worcestershire Regiment ware enemy as privateers the owners housed its silver plate and troph- will certainly think very seriously ies, but those responsible died before committing themselves to abroad, and on the regiment's the scheme. In this question they return the property could not he have to consider their relation tracer. One chest out of the three ship to their underwriters has just been found with the and to the shippers of cargo. If Junior Army and Navy Stores, and when such points as these are but the whereabouts of the others satisfactorily answered progress is unknown. will, no doubt, be made, but in some quarters there is an iden
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POULTRY.
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I have found when walking across the Queen's Rond at this point, proceeding between the Post Office and Clock Tower to- wards the Praya, a Rickeha will be following at a pace in the rear and another ricksha at the same time coming up Pedder's Street, passing close on to the passenger at the point referred to The rickeho in the rear advancing on the left and the pedestrian being unable to avoid the rickeln coming from tho Praya, not being in a position" to see it, it becomes a close shave
Straits Army Estimates. whether he will not be collided
Commenting on the Singapore against. At night time between that the plan is still far from com-army estimates the "L, and C. dark and nine o'clock the position pletion, and in others the feeling Express" says:-As regards the is by no means one of enthusiasm. Straits Settlements, the establish- Again with regard to carriages There is no escape, though, from ment remains practically etation. approaching towards the main Mr Churchill's argument that ary in numbers at 2,504, whilst entrance in Peddar'a Street of the unarmed British ships would be the estimated expenditure in Chicken, Kai Chaí. Hongkong Hotel from Queen's at the meroy of foreign merchant slightly less at £185,800. We Capons, Large, Small,-Sin Kai
Ducks,-Ap Road or vice verea it is practically men converted, perhaps on the may note that the military con- impossible for the pedestrian to high seas, into armed ships.
tributions made by the Colonies Doves, Pan Kau ... Piss by a carriage when hetween One of the practical difficulties of Hongkong and the Straits have Egge. Hen-Kai Tan the Clock Tower and the Verand- in the way of the arming of mer-automatically risen consider Fowls, Canton,--Kai ah of the Hongkong Hotel. Even chantmen which owners are now ably, the former advancing £30, Hainan, Hoi Nam Kai when this is so a Chinaman will beginning to realize is the ques-000, to £15,000, and the latter as Geose,Ngoi ... persist is pushing his way tion of port regulations. As a much as £53,000 to £270,000. Geese, WildS'hai, Shang-ho Yes Ngoi.. through while the carriage is in rale port authorities prohibit vea- Apart from any gratification Musk Deer, Wong Keng motion, much to the annoy-sele from lying alongside whares which may be derived from the Hare, Shanghai, Chai ... of the occupants of or docking with explosives on consciousness that they are thus Partridge, Che Khoo the carriage and a Chinaman who board, and it would seem that paying a sabatantial amount to Pheasant, Shan Kai should happen to be injured ip before British armed vessels wards Imperial defence, the mem- Pigeons, Canton, Pak Kup this position, the driver of the could violate these rules the bers of those colonies may en- Hoihow-Hoi How Pak Kap, carriage would necessarily be permission of a great many deavour to find comfort in the Quail,-Um-Úhun « brought to account.
authorities of various nation- fact that the higher military con- Rice Birds, Wo Fa Ohoul... The Clock itself I have been alities would have to betributions testify to their growing Snipe,-Sa-Choy informed was given by the late obtained. The example of
revenues and increasing pros Turkeys, Cook-Phor Kai Kung Mr Douglas Laprajk. Few of the the Port of London is a rather
perity.
Hen,"
Na present residents of Hongkong stringent one in this respect, for
Wild Ducks, S'hai-Shang hoi Sui Ap would know even that the Clock vessels have discharge
Teal,-Sui Ap Chai, had been given to the Colony by Mr their rockets and blue lights
Wild Ducks Canton-Sang-Shing Sui Ap Lapraik. The large stained glass fore docking. windowever the Communion table.
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This question of port regula- in the Chancel of St John's Catho- tions applies to the whole dral was erected to the memory of mercantile marine, but the "this gentleman and his memory other mattera are rather. will thus be still perpetuated even for individual owners. The after the removal of the Clock upper decks of merchantmen hava costa, or three weeks; and one Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Hoi Sin Tu
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Australian Cadets Heavily Fined. A number of cadets were before the Police Court at Broken Hill N.S.W. last month, charged with breaches of the Defence Act. majority of them were fined £3, with 6a costs, or one month's cus Barbel,-Ka Yu tody. One was fined 82 and £2 Bream,Bin Ta was fined £5, and costs, or two Carpi Yu
Catfish, Chik Ya... Major S. C. Long.
Codfish,Man Ya... Major 8. O. Long, Rifle Brigade, Orabe,—Haita.. who has been on half pay since Cuttle FishMuk Yu giving up the appointment of Dab-Sh Mang Tu commandant, School of Signall-Dace, Wong Mei Lan... ing, Aldershot, in July last, has Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa been brought on the establish- Eels, Congor, Hoi Mann mont on absorption. This officer, Fresh water-Tam Sin Yu says the "Free Press," was Gar- Eels, Yellow, Wong Sin rison Adjutant when the 1st Frogs, Tion Kai.... Battalion R. B. (Col, Norcost) was Garoupa,-Sek Pan... in Singapore..
Gudgeon,Pak Kap Yu Harrings, Teo Pak.... ........ Halibut,Cheung Kwan Kup Labras, Wong Fá Yu... Loach, Wu Yu Lobeters-Lung Ea Mackerel,Chi Yu... Monk Fish, Mong Yu Mullet-Chal'Yu *.
Tower. Light and air are shut out not been built with firing in view, materially from the houses oppo- and investigation would have to Bito and at the side of the Tower be made in each case to decide including the portion of the whether the decks would be Hotel and the tenants occupying strong enough to bear the recoil. the surrounding shops and offices Another point which some owners have for a long time been enquirare raising is the adequate train- ing when will the obstruction being of the crews.
· removed,
It must be admitted that, at When the time arrives that the present at any rate, little Clock Tower is removed the won-enthusiasm for the scheme is der will be how was it that it was to be found among shipping not removed before.
authorities generally. Some would thoroughly approve of the equip ment of all new liners with gun Mishap to the s.a. Yu Shun. platforms, but they fear that the
The O.M.S.N. Co's 8.8. Yu-shun Betual mounting of the guns may lost her propeller while going up be regarded as provocative, and the Feiho River last Thursday the prospect of the arming of all week and arrived at Tientsin with first-class liners, with the possi- the assistance of a tug. Hongkong, 8 February, 1898, bility of "misunderstandings Sir, I have the honour to ack and incidents," is not consider- nowledge receipt of your letter of ed a pleasing one.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your most Obedient. (Sd.) Matthew J. D. Stephens. Public Work Department No 104.
Public Works Office.
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the 5th instant regarding the re-
moval of the Clock Tower from its
The Somersets.
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Appointed to Bounding
Commleston. ̧··
Captain H. 8. Toppin, North- Oysters,Sang Hoo
umberland Fusiliers, has been Parrotfish-Kal Kung selected for service with the Pera- Perch, Tau Loo
Plaice, Pan Tu
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present position and to say that I| The 2nd Bn., Somerset Infan- Bolivia Boundary Commission, Pike, Fs Paw Poong shall have much pleasure in for try, on transfer from North China with the temporary rank of Major Pomfret, Blok Hak Chong warding your letter to Govern- to India next trooping season, whilst an employed. Major Top ment for favourable considera-will be quartered at Quetta The pin was a popular young Subsl-
Pomfret, previous arrangement was that fern with the 2nd Battalion 5th raw
(Northumberland) Falices, while Bay-of
Rock Fish
tion.
Tour obedient servant.
I have the honour to be Sir, that battalion was to go to Lebung stationed in Singapore.
near Darjeeling.
Chan
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American,Fa Ki Shu Tea
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Pumpkin, Tong Kya
Radish,Hang Lo Pak Tmi
Bhubarb (Freah),--Tai. Wong
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Shallots,Gon Chung Tan
Spinach-Yin Choi
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