COTTON MILL TO CONVENT.
BUILDING OPERATIONS AT CAUSEWAY BAY,
TELEGRAMS
REV, R. J. CAMPBELL.
Resigns His Pastorate. (Reuter's Berrics To The "Telograph”)
London Roosived, Beptember 16. The Rev. R. J. Campbell havre- The Future Home of the French signed the pastorate of the City Temple. His health, recently, has been unsatisfactory.
Nuns.
Last year we gave Bome pro- minence to the projected alter. ations in the Causeway Bay cotton mill buildings, which, known,
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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1915.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]
GERMANY AND FLOATING MINES, HER EXPECTATIONS IN 1907.
(To the Editor of the Honghong Taegraph.)
Bir Has anyone drawn at- [in the event of telegramis arriving tention to the attitude taken ap by Germany at the Hague con- ference of 1907 with regard to the discussion on the age of floating mines? If so, I have not seen it.
too late for insertion on this
page they will be found
on the Batra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
have passed into the hands of the French Sisters. The parohaas was effected some fifteen months THE ago, the Sisters in turn disposiog of the premises hitherto accupied by them at Wanobai to the Land Investment Company.
Binoa the beginning of the present year, the cotton mills, Vaosted by their former owners,
LATE SIR CLAUD
MACDONALD,
London Received, September 15.
The body of the late Sir Uland Macdonald was cremated Golders Green. A funeral service
af
What happened was this, Great Britain, proposed to prohibit the use of each mines as might be come a danger on the high sesa, and a very prolonged disonasion took place between the representa tives of the Powers on this pro- posal. At one stage Germany was held at Marlborough House offered to agree to a prohibition have been in the hands of the Chapel, which was attended by of all nes of floating minta for five years, in place of any perman- builders; and the internal altera-representatives of H.M, the Kingent rule, but this was tions have been such that the H.R.H, the Duke of Connsug accepted by Great Britain, and sad Sir Etward Grey represent ing the Foreign Office, while ultimately entirely inadequate Marquia Inouye, Japanese Amand restricted provisions were bador and Mr. Alfred Sze, adopted for 7 years, under a formal protent by Great Britain in Minister for China, were also
support of the claims of humanity present.
and the rights of neutrals to security of navigation on the bigh Beas,
or
premises would no longer be at all recognisable by those who knew them only as mills, The build inge and the ground at the back cover, roughly, some five six scree-a foot which will give. our renders some idea of the im- mensity of the task with which the Sisters were faced. briefly, they have had to arrange for the conversion of three huge bicoke of buildings, erected fr the parsnit of the cotton industry, into a convent, à school, so orphanage, an asylum for the aged and a hospital!
Put
OBITUARY.
London Received, 8spismber 15.
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This brought from Germany a The death 18 announced of Sir high-sounding sad (in the light of alter-events) extremely sigui- John Haughton.
fiosat reply, from which the following illuminating extracta may be quoted:-
Cornishmen to the Front.
Одо hundred and twenty Already the greater part of the sturdy men from Cornwall arriv work has been completed, and it ed in London to offer their ser in hoped that the new institution vices to the Government. They will be ready for the opening wore the fourth batoh, totalling ceremony by the end of the year. 350 men, that Cornwall has sent A comparison between the finish within a fortnight, aud the county ed work and the small portion is ready to send 500 more like that mill remains in the condition them when required. An in- in which it was left by the teresting saone was witnessed previous owners, shows at a when they passed St. Mary's glance what has been accomp- Hospital, where there are a num- Fshed here.
ber of wounded soldiers. The Cornishmen spotted the soldiers and sent up a wild cheer, and abouted in their West country verasculer, "We are Cornish men." Then they were marohed on along Praed-street, Edgware- road, and Marble Arch on their way to Whitehall.
Externally the only very notice able changes at present are that some windows have been blooked up while others have been made, and that two very handsome new main doorways are in course of construction.
the
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Military acts are not governed solely by principles of interna
lioasi law."
"Prit ciples of humanity will be the surest guides for the conduct of esilore.".
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"The officers of the German navy will always fulfil in the atriotest fashion the duties which emanate from the unwritten laws of humanity and civiliza- tion."
"But it would be well not to issue rules the strict observanda of which might be rendered im- possible by the force of things." "Also it would seem to us to be preferable to maintain at present a certain reserve, in the expectation that seven years hence (the italios are mine) it
will be easier to find solution which will be 80- ceptable to the whole world."
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On entering the reconstructed buildinge the first thing that one perceives is that those responsible for the alterations have steadily which will mean the saving of kept is mind the fact that such many steps for those who serve an institution must have abund- the tables.
Covered Ways connect the antlightandair. Every room, large and small-and we should not like varione buildings, and the whole tion of the use of floating mines of these has never been equalled. to venture a guess at the entire place is surrounded by broad for five years, and "expected" Daspatch or court shape. They At the back, that in seven years a solation do not get stuck down before use. number-suggests brightness and verandahs.
length, would be more easily arrived cheerinsse, and though the place along
She intended to furnish solation herself, and wasalready certainly well lighted, a well-designed new verandah is at.
cot improvements in this respoat being constructed, having broad the
mean to be have been added by opening up granite uprights. There is also a she did
conventions when the time came. the flat roof, thus admitting good-sized covered playground hampered by any inconvenient light and air to a new inner conre, for ase in wet weather.
In the conversion of such enor-She would be guided by her own Sanitation and safety from fire are two more points that have mous buildings one would natursense of what was required by the never been allowed to slip for a ally look for a certain amount of dictates of humanity, and we moment into the background. The waste, both in material and also in know now how much (and how STICHPHAST walls are of re-inforced concrete pace. But here there is nothing of little) protection that affords to and the floors of cement (over the sort; every inch of apparently innocent non-belligerents and which good new planking is laid); "spare" stone or iron has or will neutrals whon Germany is in the staircases are stone, with iron have its uses, and thosmiths may state of necessity.'
But in the ultimate solution be seem at work shortening balasters, and there are emergency
girders and stays to make them of this, and many other, problems staircases, passages, doorwaye eto. All sanitary arrangements are "fit somewhere else." So with of international usage, we may strictly up to date; indeed, when the space; every room is marked venture to hope that Germany as the place is completed, we have down for some purpose: study, a nation may be deprived of all no hesitation in saying that it will recreation, reception, store or participation whatever. be the most perfect large build-what not. Even with all the rigid | So may it be. ing in the Colony as regarde economy, that has been observed,
-not-
Yours sto..
JURIST.
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Hongkong, September 15, 1915,
the enterprise has been a terribly ite arrangemente in connectIQU with wasbbouses, bathrooms, expensive undertaking
advantage. lavatories, drains, water pipes etc. withstanding the
Though the European school aus terme under which the
APPOINTMENTS. Sisters succeeded in getting poe- and the native orphanage
Tending with the Enemy. form separate buildings, the session of the new property and general plan in each case disposing of the old."
To turn to barrack-iike ■ It is notified in the Griselts that is the same; and arrangemente are such that the nuus will quite structure as the original build-His Excellency the Governor has easily have the entire place ander ing into something that is been pleased to appoint the supervision, Thus, in the dormi- really artistio, is more than a Colonial Treasurer to act as Car- tories large and splendidly labour of Hercules; but, when the todian of enemy property, for the lighted rooms, each capable of general scheme has been carried purpose of receiving, holding, holding eighty beds-two Sister's out, it will be found that preserving and dealing with such bedrooms are enclosed, with win this, or something near it, has property as may be paid to or dows on either side giving a com- actually been accomplished. Atthe vestad in him in purenance of the plete view of the room,; and the rear of the building is quite large Trading with the Easmy Second class rooms on the ground floor amount of ground which bss Amendment Ordinance, 1916. are on much the same principle. already a wealth of trees and on
The kitchen and laundry whichnew ones are being planted. MEMORANDUM OF CARGO. sócessories are what, one world A playground and a tennis- lawn The following is a Memorandum expect in any institution carried have been arranged for, and the of cargo shipped per. F. and 0. on by French nane-eminently present vegetable garden will sa. Sardinia which esiled on practical in all respects, and in- be laid out landscape fashion, as September 10: deed the huge cooking store plasare grounde, mag. - London; 134 balss 8. Cocoons, Those who know the rat 30 bales Raw Silk, 1 Cars Old and water beating apparatus would bring joy to the heart amount of charitable and educa Documenti of any housewife responsible tional work done by the good Gibraltar cases Bilk and Bulk for the boarding, lodging and Sisters of the French Convent will
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