CORRESPONDENCE.
{The opinions expressed by CDITSE- pondants are not necesarily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]
the
[To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Telegraph."
A STRIKING BOOK.
Present-Day Impressions of
the Far East."
We refer to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1818.
BELCHERS STREET FIRE. IN THE BACKGROUND., IO-MÓRROW'S TRIBUNAL.
Enquiry Resumed This Afternoon.
The enquiry that Mr. J. B. wood is holding into the cause
The Repairs of Material.
Was the air.
Kowloon Dock Cases to be.
Considered,
The following gums are to come before the Tribunal to {morrow afternoon :—
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.
BRITISH ÅEROPLANE
INDUSTRY.
Some Facts Concerning its
Growth.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES,
Serious Charges Against a' Lad,
A young lad named Noel Bakar Great Britian may perhaps be Dyer, alias Mahommed, was said to have been somewhat better this morning, with salsafolly charged before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe off at the beginning of war in obtaining the sum of $9 from the the matter of the nucleus of sa Uhing Wo Tai Manufacturing aeroplane industry of magnitude Company, The following men are medio than in that of the native sero February, 1917, and March, 1918, Taumati, between ally fit
engine, though the latter was by false pretences, purporting fortunats in baving at its back that the amount would be in rested the wonderful adaptability and in a certain society or club. driving force of the great highe grade British motor car engine unlawfully attempting to obtain was also charged ́ with fratories, which have proved from a well-known Chinese living themselves capable of such in Yanmstia sum of money wonders. But it must be written down in the main se War Charity subscriptions.
parporting the same" to be for
1. B. L. Horie, 2. W. P. Hadley. 3. 8 Gray. 4. F. Goodman. 5. W. Brown. 6. J. G. Dick.
7. D. 8. Cooper.
8. W.E.Cooks.
that
9. J. M. Jack.
10, K. R. Macaskill.
11. J. 8. Melintosh,
12. J. C. Owen.
13. J. M. Smyth.
14. A. M. Simpson.
15. G. Henderson.
There has just been published NAWAL ¦ CO-OPERATION. by the Globe Ecayclopaedis of the disastrous fire which took Major C.J.C. Street, (Author of Company what is probably the place last week at Belchers' Street, "The Making of a Gunner" etc.) finest and most beautifully-pro- duced book an the Far East was continued at the Magistracy writes as follows:
this afternoon.
The development of the sarc- Sir-Kindly allow me a little hitherto issued.
Evidence was given by Mr.plane has introduced into war a space in your valuable paper to "Freeent-Day Impressions of the H. A. Lammert, who spoke new weapon, that has certain Ist people know how surprised Far Essi," which has long been I was when I read in your in preparation and now sees the making an examination of characteristics not usually soci
The ated with warlike stores, Saturday'e isane a Havas meenage light of day. Those who have the premises after the fire.
godowas all'appeared to have been In designing contrivances for giving a statemens by M. Liy seen it ananimously agree that it well-stocked with oil. The firease on active service, the practice gues, French Minister of Marine. is a real work of art, while at the mast have been very fierce. He hitherto has been to build them That statement is true regarding same time being a mine of inform-found out that the insuranes on primarily for strength and hard the British squadrons bolding the ation concerning the places or the premises and goods was usage. In the case of the seroplane, German, fleet." prisoner in ered-Chins, Hongkong, Indo-
am China, Malays and the Nether-$69,000 and he was satisfied that this is impossible; strength must the North Sea, but I sure the Onorevole Ministro della landa Indies. Other parts of the the godowns held considerably be attained, but lightness is more than that value of oil, that essential. Consequently, agro- Marina, M. Leygaen, doesn't state Far East are, we understand, to
whole tresh when he be dealt with in separate works was if all the sins were full. planes are, the most striking
Questioned by Mr. Lewis, example of matɛrisi mentions only the French Navy later. The striking features appearing for the Insurance deteriorsies under war conditions, with the help of American and of this new publication
Bro Company, Mr. Lammert said that and the extent of this deterioration, Japanese naval forces barring the the clearness of the type, the art with regard to the water supply and of the organisation necessary Otranto Channel and goarding paper used in its production, the he had heard that the four or five to make it good, is far greater also the eastern Mediterranesu. luxurions morocco binding, the inch main there was very in than many people realise.
Where is the Otrsato Channel? In beautiful full-page coloured plates sufficient as the godowne were
An aeroplane, unlike a ship in Italy. I daresay everybody knows (many of deep historic interest), very large, and having regard to the water, depends upon its 16. J. E. Hamilton. that. Then where is the Italian the dainty tinting of the innumer the nature of the goods stored. engine power to keep it aflost in The following men of military Navy? Since Italy has entered able, illustrations and the very A quantity of the oil
The greater part of the age from this firm have been this war what has her Navy done? happy arrangement of the read.
salved, about 3,000 According to the French Minister, ing matter. In this latter respect The value of that, if sound, would employed in raising the mschias Tacker, W. Morgan, J. N. B. tine. horse-power of the engine is rejected as unfit for service:-A. nothing, and therefore it doesn't most admirable plan has been be about $20,000.
itself in the air, and in maintain Allen, D. L. Keith, 8. H. West, count. I should say the Onorevole hit upon, for there is no labour-
By Mr. Davidson, appearing for ing it when there, learing a W. F. Ford, B. H. Booth, J. 8 Ministro della Marina Francese ed recital of statistical details the owners, he was not able to balance only for raising useful Keith, G. Neleon, W. G. Browell. ought to have stated-The euch as in common to books of form any opinion as the cause of weight and for propelling it W. Talip and F. C. Coleman. Italian Navy, with the help similar type the articles and the the fire.
through the air. Consequently, Further evidence was given by the lighter the machine, the of the British, Trevob, Japan-facts are jadicicusly marshalled 808 and American naval forces, and relieved by really artistic the accountant of the firm reis- greater the margin of power left are barring the Otranto Channel pictures, so that the publication is tive to the books being sent to for attaining speed or for convey- and keeping the Austrian Fleet full of interest from cover to the Insurance Company.
ing men, bombe, guns, ammani- prisoner in the Adriatis, etc., cover. A complete account is
tion, petrol, and so forth. given of all the countries dealt with, and there are topical articles by expert contributors dealing with all aspects of life, Especially valuable should the book ba to business men, se it deals in a most copious manner with commercial possibilities in the East and gives a wealth of] information in this regard. The heavy work involved in the pro duction of the book has largely fallen ou Mr. W. H. Morton Cameron, who, together with the publishers, is to be highly com- publication. plimented on each a magnificent
etc.
Trasting, Sir, you will see there must be a mistake somewhere, and thanking you very much for
your courtesy.
Youre etc.
-UN ITALIANO." Canton, July 22, 1918. [The message was published by na precisely as it came through by cable.-Ed. H.K.T.}
WHAT OF HONGKONG ?
I
Sir, I would ask you if you do not think it would be a wise
CANTON NEWS.
a
policy for the flangkong Govern- ment to send a proper representa tive to America to endeavour to secure an order for shipbuilding? Would it not be a blessing for the Oar Canton correspondent Oolony during these quiet times writes as follows:- if an order could be secured for
Shum Visits Kwangsi. 50,000 or 75,000 tone? China ́Sham Ohua-hsun, along with anu Japan have each been given a bie two secretaries and one M.P., large order; why not Hongkong? left early on the morning of the Why don't the newspapers 22nd for Kwangai to see Lak wake up and exert their in-Wing-ting. He will return in
£cence?
Yours etc.
The godown keeper, who re- ported the fire to the owners, gave: evidence.
After other evidence was given the enquiry was adjourned."
POLICE RESERVE
ORDERS.
Ordera issued to-day by Mr. F. O. Jenkin, O.B.E., state :-
Search Supervisors. Search Supervising duties are easpended antil further orders. Search Supervisore will be at once warned to report for duty at Central, both shifts. On this daty cape without covers (and not helmets) will be worn.
Strength. P.O. 640 Osborne is invalided
aat.
}
TRAMWAY RETURNS.
about ten days.
The Military Situation, PROGRESSIVE. An official report from Hapan [Since the war we have on many ways that the Osnton troops, after occasions.emphasised Hongkong's the expiration of the armistice, facilities for the building of ships, have recaptured Yushen, and This Year:... and recent commenta of ours on another report from the northern Last Year:... the subject were reprinted in front states that the Northern Increase: extenso in the leading shipping troops have retired to Muikwan, journal of the United Kingdom.
A MOTORING INCIDENT.
Naval Movements.
Decrease: ***
Il
$15,904 13,355
.2,549
Receipta for
"2
fit.
+++
Other Cases.
A, E. Godfrey-Medically fit. A. F. Brown.---Medically fit, Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co.
It is therefore impossible to build en aeroplane of steel sad fit
W. A. Stephens is medically it with an engine such as would (No unfit men of military g be capable of rough work in a from this firm.) tractor. The wings and body of the machine, are made of the
lightest materials available, the engine is designed primarily to give great power for a given machine is comparatively flimay, weight. This means that the whole
41
Mackintosh and Co,
fit. (No unft men of military age F. A. Mackintosh is medically
in this firm.)
w
Gerla Drevard and Co. J. D. Birrell ia: medically fit the wings and body are very (No unfit men of military age in Busceptible to damage from a this firm.
| embryonic, and for much the samə
Defendant pleaded not guilty reason as she engine side of the to the first charge and on the industry that pilots who were second charge admitted having than mainly out to win races and asked for certain subeoriptions give public exhibitions, preferred but not in the name of War to use (and thereby to advertins) Charities. He went on to say proven types, such as the Blariot, that
some of his “chama” the Deperdussin and so forth. about to leave and suggested that the Morane-Stalnier, the Nieuport, in the Middlesex Regiment were Private construction, too bad not and financed by efficient Govern- tion. He called at complainant's been by any means liberally fed he should organise a sporta associa
meat orders; the great bulk of some prizes to the newly catablish
home asking him if he could give each little public money as was ed association and on this ocassion spent want to finance and to complainant told him to defer his develope the Royal Aircraft visit and come the next evening, Factory and its designɛ.
which he did. After being tired ready who had been retarded by leave the house and secosted There were, however, pioneers of waiting he resolved to financial difficulties and a com complainant accompanied by a perative lack of engines from European Sergeant. He was EL- launching oat upon a big scale rested and in the charge-room be The late 8.F. Cody had actually witnessed complainant anticipated the demand for the down certain things and later be larger and more solid type of was asked by the Sergeant to plane in war and had actually make his statement which he won the War Office Prize in 1912 declined to do. He reesrved his
hie famous
British- 120 H. P. engine which had Defendant added that he had with
statement so that he could speak bailt "Cathedra}” with its before the public at the court. become the property of the volunteered and was leaving military wing of the Royal Flying for Bombay shortly, after The brothera Short had which he expected to AITO Corps from the commencement been building planee ander the Wright at the front for the Allies. patents over here. A. V. Roe had dant aaked for a subscription
Inspector Gerrard said defen been doggedly fighting his way but did not definitely state tha
he wished to suggest $200.
His Worship adjourned the case until Friday, bail being fixed at $200.
write
variety of causes, the engine is a*** Carmichael and Clarke, most delicate piece of machinery, requiring very great care in its J. B. Thompson is medically in the air is a matter of a few in this firm.) upkeep. The life of the machine fit. (No anfit men of military age / through to success from the very amount. On the question of bail boats only, after which it must
be repaired, overhauled, and many of its parts, replaced, before
first days of flight. The British and Colonial Company was already a large and firmly established business with theBristal misolines, The Sopwith had achieved fame;
it is fit to begin another period esil-makers, (mostly women) who and there were the Aircraft of service.
deal with the linen covering Manufacturing Company, the farniture, pianos, organs and The seroplane has yet another of the wings. Metal workers Grahams White Company, the euch kindred businessen together |dissimilarity to most weapons of of all sorts abound, msin Vickers, the Blackburn, the with many still more unexpected War. A slight defect in a gun, ly fillers who dismantle British Caudron, the Martynside ones, has given way on all sides for instance, hardly matters. It the engines and engineers who White of Cowee, sad others, to the building of aeroplanes or The following is the approxi-can be repaired on the spot, and effect the necessary repairs to the including the Handley Page parts of the plane, standardised mate statement of the Bong-at the worst the gun is out of parts when dismantled. Beyond Firm, which has made such to the minutest decimal point, kong Tramway Company's traffic action for a short time. A defect the sheds is a big testing-ground, great success in the war with its Only the other day a firm of receipts for the week ending that develops in an aeroplane where the machines are flow big bombing machines,
game and animal food mannfer 20th July, 1918:-
while flying may mean the mcri-after repair. Here they are put Such was the nucleus, but the tarera sotually ceased manufacture Receipts Aggregate fice of the pilot's life. Patting it through every sort of evolution by output of the whole lot would be in favour of seroplanes; and for week, 29 weeks.
on the lowest basis, no nation experienced pilots, before being beaten in a few hours under countless new factorias, large 394,174 can afford this. Ita manufactur- passed set to undertakes further present conditions of organisation, and small, have sprang up all 388,498 ing capabilities may be such that period of service.
At frat the demande of the over the country. The wood- 5,678 seroplanes osu be turned out în Bat perhaps the most interest Government were compartively workers of famous country die unlimited numbers, the loss of ling side of these repair works is modest, and a vast amount of ex-triot have been completely one machine more or lem may be the salvage department. Aperimental work in the evolu- reorganised and abandoned the The enggestion that Hongkong In reply to so investigation on
inappreciable. But the training machine sooner or later reaches tion of the plane had to special work for which they ars should wand en official represents the movements of the northern TYPHOON WARNING,
of a pilot is a long and expensive stage when it is beyond repair, be put in to moet sternera household word all over Britain, tive to `America appears to na aequadron ordered by the
business, when' trained, he is a either through age or se conditions weight and in order to concentrate upon thoroughly
valuable asset, far more so than cident. But however complete-weather, increased engine power, planes. French polishers have sound One.Ed. Authority, Ohan King-ming, the The telegram quoted below was the machine he flies, however y E.AT
commander in the east, has received by the American Con elaborate it may be,
it is destroyed, there gun-carrying bombing serial been organised LO apply reported that the cruiser Hoieulate General, Hongkong, from
ia nearly always a aumaber fighting, and so forth, all so dope" to the wings of the Yang has not returned from the Manila Observatory at a nation can maintain a large damage. These parts, from the war. And last, but not least of thousands are busy glasing and It follows, therefore that before of parts that have escaped familiar in the fourth year of the machines; and women in tens of Vladivostok, and the cruisere p.m. yesterday :- Yun Hoi, Fook Po and
fleet of seroplanes in the air, it smallest screw to a complets all, the important factor of speed shaping the struts, in addition to Cyclone or typhoon E. ́ of Formoss, moving north.
must first of all provide the engine, are collected and sent to It was essential that the plane working automatic machines, and Cyclone or typhoon W. of the organisation necessary to main the salvage department, where should live up to the engine and sewing all day long as the fabric northern Ladrone or Mariana tain the strength of this feat. they are inspected, cleaned, and stand the strain of the many of the wings. The question of Islande, inclining northward.
Apart from the primary sources classified. They are then avail strenuous tests, hardly dreams spare parts plays se important a of supply of machines and pilots, able either for israe as spare parts of before the war, to which rale in the efficiency of the and of aerodromes" where to the repair shope or for return to pilots have constantly to sub-plane as in the engine; and these may be tested and the aeroplane factorise for inooreject their machines under fire many of the factories, probably trained respectively, shage paration in new machines. and in serial fighting. That the the vast majority of them, af shops for the It cannot be too widely realised result has been eminently satis specialise apon certain animpors- repair and overhaul of the that for every machine in the six, factory and a vary great credit to ant looking bite of wood or metal machinee already in service must there must be literally hundreds British manufacture and design and never see the seroplane itself. be established. An aeroplane of men on the ground, engaged is proved by the way, day in There are such factories every suffers the additions), disadvant in new prodnation, repairs, and and day out, British machines where throughout the country, age of being very cumbrous to testing. Behind the big fleet of come and go with the greatest labouring at high speed on miner - transport. A mashine weighing seroplanes must be the great regularity, sustaining taaks of deadly monotony; tha sbout s ton will occupy many organisations without which they which compare highly favour-kay note of the whole of this huge between the citizens of the two In celebration of the first tons of shipping space when cannot operate, without which ably with those of the enemy, war development is accuracy. The countries. The Authority has been anniversary of The New Bast, a packed. It therefore follows that they would cases to exist as Yet aeroplane before the war lesst unconscientiousases or glove requested by wire to give them a monthly Review published in repair shops must be set up as practical force within a period of were sech an individual job, enlines may wreak the whole cordial reception when they arrive. English and Japanese at Tokyo, close as possible to the bases of a few weeka. .....
whereas now they are an absolu- machine in flight and cost two or scoident at North Point I hereby
Mr. J. W. Robertson Scott, the operation of the machines.
Although seroplanes have been taly soientifis proposition turned more men their lives; the wonder. contradiot the statements made As the payment of the parohess proprietor and editor, has issued a The British have several of taken as the outstanding example, out in enormous quantition all ful reliability of the British by "Motorist," I happened to be price for the gunboat Kwong Hoi miniature edition of the anniver these repair shops in full operat the same applies in a greater or over Great Britain. Rede seroplane and the small percent. there se one of the witnesses has again and again been eary number (June) of his Review, ion, and they are kept amply less degree every sort of WAY As with the engines, so with age of preventable accidanta. There was no horn sounded and deferred, the redemption of the No doubt the ministers edition supplied with work. The main material. In the biokground the planes. With the immense amongst the many, many thon I take it that if the child bad Bank of China's notes cannot be will be circulated broadcast and portion of these establiments there must be huge force demands on output all sorts and sands now being turned out in a been killed it would have been commenced, and the rates have serve as a reminder of the import consists of shops where the engaged in keeping the material conditions of factories have been year by this far-flung organies. purely a case of manslaughter.
This is being written in justice dropped from 7. per osat. to 18 ace of the Review which now machines for repair can be up to 1ghting standard, and this enlisted or specially built in the tion reflects the greatest credit appears to have established itself dismantled, and the various parts force requires tools, scoomodation, great cause, and hundreds of upon each human oog in the vast the public, and to prove that per cent, disconat.
and most deservedly one of sent out to the departments that and material, all of which must thousands of workers of all dee machine of vistory. And ch "Motorist was not telling the
the very best publications of its deal with them. Each department be conveyed to the scene of their cription trained or adapsed. month the great output of planow kind in the Far East. All interest is equipped for a definite Blass of labours. It is not too much to Naturally, the builders of motor goes on inoressing and increnang ed in the Far East and particular work. There are wood-working say that's mode
Sir,-Regarding the motor Chen We are anchored off Boojdent at North Point, I must Ching On for defence purposes, contradict the statements of while the Ying Sai and Shiu Wo, “Motorist," which I state are not along with four torpedo bosta, trae. They were no less that five show no sign of coming to Fakien. witnesses who saw the accident, At present there are only three and if it should be necessary they gun-boats in Foochow harbour can be brought forward. There and as their fighting power is was no "footer" sounded, and had very small they will not come to the child been killed it would attack Canton, have been a case of manslaughter. Thanking you if you will print this in your valuable paper.
"Yours etc.
A WITNESSL
Hongkong, July 23, 1918.
Sir, Begarding the motor
Thapking you for this insertion.
Yours etc.,
Japanese Socialists.
The 8. S. Nanking. The local office of the China system
Mail 8, 8. Co., is in receipt of a oable from Yokohama to the effect Tang Shaoyi, during his visit that the e. a. Nanking left that to Japan, has made friends of a port on the morning of the 22nd number of Socialists and is now inst. and will be due here on or introducing two of their leaders about the 29th inst. to Danton to cultivate friendship
"The New East
Baak Notes Deciias.
Death Enquiry.
·
An enquiry into the death of ly in Japan should read The New shape, dealing with repairs to low. In the FEE OF THE WITNESSES. the late Bergt. Glendenning Bast, which month by month strate of to the framework of the in
espondence on this emb is to take place on Friday after is fall of interesting, and varied body, oabinet makers / whose
6-EL HET]| moon ni 2.15 plan
artiglos,
| basísess it is to repair propellars,
Won no bodies ware, amongst the first automatically, a the
kahips enrolled, and amongst thom gains smoothness and
Hose the King's own dosah builders impetus as it runs on is
from the
well established.