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DANGEROUS ROADS,
* TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1920.
DAY BY DAY.
MANY PEOPLE PROFESS TO
It is quite a commonplace to DESPISE WHAT THEY INWARDLY hear people in Hongkong boast-ENVY.
scanic, beauty, of them has been,
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MR. GREENFIELD FINDS IT!
HARD TO "RE CHAIRFUL" Mr. George J. Sooth has The question of extanding the fifty, the great post of Trassurer obtained, at an ago a little past
incidents
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, round the New Territory. It was day, at the Police Court, advanced scheme's ruison d'etre is to relievers in consequence of notices
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Senish farmera say to one another after all, it is but natural that The naval authorities notify sarcastically during a spell of un-business quarter of the city to ship of the Bank of Scotland. they should, when one looks at for public information that usually wet weather that does not keep pace with increasing Less than a year has passed the physical difficulties that have considerable quantity of naval suit them, and I might very well irements of the Colony is one since he was appointed general been overcome in this respect cardite will be burnt on Stonecul apply this term to the weather we which should receive, the im-manager of the Union Bank of As regards design and lay-out car's Island this evening and have experienced throughout last mediate attention of the Govern Scarland, and now comes of they are not to be excelled any-Thursday evening commencing week. We cannot dalada ourment. From being merely a tople higher, honour, Mr. Sepit kas where in the Far East and the about 6pm. (weather permitting), selves any longer. We are out of of discussion for local politicians the literary, tastes appropriate to the cold weather and getting/the subject has become press- his name, and he has published rightly praised. But besides: Mr. CE W. Ricon returned to quickly into the warm.
ing io view of certain privately a very pleasant volume baing beautiful a road should be the Colony this morning from tha
which have demon of essays. To the Bunkers? Mogis serviceable-it is not much use North by the P. & 0. Nore. We Within a few days the Prays rated conclusively the need of ise he has often contribute Jotherwise. And in this connec-understand that he has been East Reclamation Schame will such relief in office and business articles. He is an out-and-out
tion the attention hour. Public successful in sacuring from the be put into execution. The meet-
accommodation.
Reports have appeared from and his youngest son bears the admirer of the great Sir Walter, Works Department might rightly (Peking Government the required ing of the marine lot-holders' be called to the new road from support for an aviation service held last week, and aver which time to time in the Telegraph how Wizard's name Kowloon to Castle Peak in fact from Hongkong to Shanghai. Sir Paul Chater presided. was a faced by various firms which this hausing problem has to be to the condition of the
particularly interesting one, in
Sir William Robertson's pro- majority of the roads running
have to remove from their quar-motion to the rank of Field A smuggler of silver coins to more than one respect,
Marshal makes him the first our very unpleasant duty yester- the frightful plea that he would the existing congestion. The Wan served on them by owners. day to record a nasty accident be murdered by his friends in the chaidistrict, by its distance from and Shanghai Bank, it
In the case of the Hongkong at which
British soldier to accomplish a WAS easiar in that might bave had very mach country were the money, which the business and banking centre for the purpose of extending Napoleon's armies. Not a few of more serious consequences-an belonged to them, nos returned. handicapped as it is by the large their
Emperor's business quartars. that accident that was caused solely He failed to melt the heart of the intervening area taken by the the building adjacent to the on a knapsack, but Sir William because of the dangerously soft Magistrate, the coins being order Naval Dockyard. is precluded Bank Building, which used to is the only man who entering the material with which the top of the ed to be confiscated. road is made up. The writer took a
conditions a European business accommodate Messrs. Alex Ross Tanks, as a private, has won & baton. He became a full General run out to Castle Peak on Satur-
The local agents of the P. and locality and consequently must and other firms, was taken back. day and found that the whole of 0.8. X. Co., have been advised depend entirely for its develop-In other instances, buildings have recently as 1915, and there are the road beyond Laichikak had hat subscription for shares in ment upon the Chinese and Japan-
nine on the list senior to him. been demolished for the erection of been very materially damaged by the new P. and C. Banking Cor-esesmallerconcerns and the work. Haaw structures for business and Daring or since the war there have already been savan Field the heavy rains of the preceding poration closes in London on or ingelasses. That it is acta popular other purposes.
Bat in every Marshals created, but of these In places the entire before 12th May. The capital of disties with the latter is evidCase the tenants bave had more the Emperor of Japan and
or less difficulty in their dues in others there were holes and ruts £10 shares, the present issue be- daily witnessed of the hundreds for new quarters.
Lately, a that constituted a real dangering 250,000 shares at £10 2s. 6d.
|number of firms have had to seek of workers in the Dockyard as | especially for motoreselists. Even
they leave their work. The cor other premises for their offices, parts of the road had slipped down'embankments because there Company of
A meeting of the Artillery respondence read at the meeting and a make-shift arrangement
the Hongkong of the lot-holders by Mr. North bad to be come to Without the British Anti-Tobacco League sufficiently binding Valunteer Defence Corps was cote, relative to the objections of prospect of getting better accom obseca bill for 1919 amoanted t COWAN-DRAKE-At St. John's Cathedral on 10th May.material on top And the notice-held at Headquarters last evening Sir Paul Chater which
odation, they had to seek shelter were 1920, Captain Peter H. Cowan, s. "Kanehow, Miss Fatrica able thing was that two small when the following were elected addressed to the Government for the time being in the ohl 15109.00. On the basis of the M. I. Drake, youngest, daughter of S. A. Drake Esq. The Charters, parties of road workers were officer and non-Commissioned smacked of an attempt to get standing the fact that the previous duties about half of that repre
Customs Supreme Court building, netwith-present
and Excise St. Breock, Cornwall.
engaged in putting down precise-officers: Lieut. McCann, Sergt. the greatest possible advantage: is the saine soft kind of material Greenhill, Corporals M. L. Rail- for the holders. The Gosern-tenants of this building had quitt-seats revenue. Smokers at least that had been removed. It only ton and J. L. Max-Pherson, and meat had very rightly paided their late quarters in a hurry have the satisfaction that they needs ane.her heavy fall of rainBombardiers Purvis and Rouse.
io little heed to the objections, and
view of the Government are paying the interest on a very for the road to be in precisely the
decision to put up this structure, considerable proportion of the very plainty wrote telling. Sir same bad condition. The road LEASK. At Ayrshire, N. B., on the 5th inst., Euphemia from Taipo to Shatin is a positive three
Last week's health return shows Paul Chater that if the lot-hold-together with the old Post Office, National Debt, and that every cigar or pipe or cigarette they Langhton, widow of the late Henry Leusk, aged 86 pears.
of cerebro-spinalers were not prepared to accept disgrace as regards its surfacios fever (one fatall, two of plague the tarma as laid down in their
Perhaps the most painful ex-ight with a match is making a
contribution to perience to the persons concerned double and is extremely dangerous to (both fatal), one fatal occurrence communication the Government are patches where a similar state case of diphtheria. The sufferer the
On the island, too, there of small-pox and one quariatal themselves would proceed with is the present instance of two Exchequer. The consumption of
tobacco per bead of the popula concerns having to give work. Hear Sir Paul of things can be seen.
business solely because they have tion is steadily increasing, a fact in the last-named was a Britisher: speak."The Government's received notice to quit and are which will cause no surpise to the rest Chinese. There were proposal to further
the student of contemporary cost ID the lot-owners unable to secure new quarters. eight deaths from influenza-one the
babits. Pole and the rest Chinese.
by the imposition of a premium when a representative of the of 25 cents per square foot on all
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union.
Office address: 11. Ice House Street.
MARRIAGE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. E. E. da Silva and family beg to tender their beartielt thanks to those who sent wreaths and condolences in their recent sad bereavement, and also to those who attended the funeral.
DEATH.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 11. 1920.
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Miss Fairall was almost, in tears we know little or nothing about the technical side of road-making.
Teleph saw ber yesterday. Her The Duke of Atholl, who is to but we do know that a soft Dome- J. Farquhar, who had been land to be acquired by them shop and that of Mr. Samuel be Lord High Commissioner of talled road is absolutely unfitted remanded on a charge of defraud-making $1.25 cents per square Greenfield are to exis: no more at General Assembly of the Scottish for the conditions that prevailing the Hongkong Hotel Company foot) brings the total cost. when the end of this month, when, in ac- Church this summer, will hold a here. By reason of the many in the matter of a few dollars completed, to such a figure as to cordance with the notice which semi-regal court in Edinburgh turnings and windings and the worth of drinks, did not appear in be, in my opinion, prohibitive to has been served on them, by their during the sittings of the assem- very frequent use of embankments Court this morning in response to and cuttings it is essential that the charge. His bail of $10 was come to judgment. Land in the landlords. Mesars. Jardine, Mathes. For the occasion he is the the roads should be good and hard: estreated, and from this amount vicinity of the areas that are to 300 and Co, they are to move out direct representative of the Kings I can only say that it is un- and a very great persousgy in otherwise accidents will by the $2.20 was deducted in payment to be reclaimed by the Government fair that they should order mit Scotiand accordingly. The duke rule instead of the exception. the Hotel for the amount of the 813 to-day at least $5.00 a square fe: all admit that the roads here drinks which the defendant and io and yet Sir Paul Chater after I have been here for so is bead of the great Stewart are primarily pleasure roads and his friends consumed.
presumes to tell the authorities many years," Miss Fairall said to Murray clan, and was well known that there is no dire urgency 35
that a levy of $1.15 is prohibitive! pur representative; and that was in the House of Commons as
all she was able to 925.
Lord. Tullibardine, formerly an "Hongkong, as a naval station, is concerned in the question of to their use. Following heavy An extraordinary meeting vi
That opinion was only shared by
Mr. Samuel Greenfeld was foulcer of the Blues and ons of the warship-development, and many must inve read with interest the rains, could not ou: P. W. D. be the members of the Royal Hong Sir Paul, and no: the tot holders likewise indignant. He did not great pillars of the Yeomanry
For they, without momenta telegram to hand yesterday in which Admiral Beatty made a strong empowered to prohibit trade ar song Golf Club was held at the hesitation, consented to embrace in the least live up to his famous movement in Scotland. plea far the retention of the capital ship. Since the war we have least until the road had regained City Hall last evening for the the offer of the Ciovernment, Sir Greenfield said that the notice which came to his father from AMODE motto of "Do Be Chairful.” Mr. bis titles is that of Baron Percy. heard a great deal about warship types. There have been strong some reasonable solidity? We purpose of considering the Goanci- advocates both of undersea craft and of surface ships, whilst, as realise that it would be an expenal position of the Club. There was Paul Chater's plea rade to the that had been served on him the death of his great uncle, the Lord Beatty put it, some critics have even been pleading for ships sive business to embark upon the a record attendance and Mr. G. Goverment that they that can disappear water the surface one minute and be lost in the complete metalling and tarring M. Young (the President) octupi make the burden of reclamation would expire at the end of this fourth Duke of North umberland
month, and as he was unable clouds the next. This latter idea is very attractive and it may yet of all the roads-especially the ed the chair. The meeting lasted prove to emerge from the realm of imagination into the sphere of many miles on the mainland. but for close on two hours. A report premium, fell on silent cars, and for him to fallex than to give up Ladysmith, is at last to make its to secure quarters "for love or A statue to the memory of Sir actuality. But that is looking far ahead. Lord Beatty says-and that should be the ultimate aim of the proceedings, which were the authorities very rightly gave the business which he has built appearance, and keep silent money" there was no other equrse George White, the defender of his opinion is worthy of all respect that the capital ship is the of our road makers. Not until private, is to be supplied to the no consideration to his sugges-up during the past fourteen year. watch and ward" od Horse
light
must
to xs་ pis3ihla the lot-owners. by waving all
unit upon which the seapower of the Empire must still be built. To that is done -hall we have roads Press later. take the place of the capital ship. says this expert, critics have that will afford safe travelling in)
tions and objections.
Paying what he considers as Guards Avenue. The work has devised nothing outside a few windy paragraphs in the news-all weathers. This is really a Mr. J. R. Crees, acting 25-
an unduly big rental, and haring unavoidably been delayed, for the papers." That is very nestly put. Perhaps we shall now have serious matter, as is proved by sistant cashier at the Naval Yard. British business men in Hong-been in occupation of the build Field Marshal died nearly eight some of these critics attempting to get their own back, and we may Sunday's accident happening was last night presented by his kong who have a dash of states-ing since its erection, Mr. Green years ago. So a little speeding up even see a renewal of the controversy on this question of warship that was due solely to the bad colleagues of the clerical staff on manship in them and are ready field is indignant at hasing has been applied, with the result types.
condition of the road.
the occasion of his retirement on to take an active part in public received notice to quit the build that it will be ready just a trifle Quite recently, there was put into commission the Hood, the BRITAIN'S REVIVING TRADE.
pension with a massive silver life are few in the Colony. One of ing within two months. He earlier than the date finest warship afloat to-day. The question has been raised whetheri
given.. rosetowl, a a tokea of their these few is the Hon. Mr. P. H.stated that he had been heating Unveiling was to take place ou she will be the last big ship constructed for the British Navy or to all who took sufficient interest on service to the Admiralty notice, has been appointed to town for a site for his new shop. of White's birth; then the cere It must have been cratifring. esteem. Mr. Crees has given life. Holyoak, who. I am glad to round the central quarter of the July 6, which is the anniversary whether she is merely the parent of a new race of sea mastodons to read. to learn that there had and has been in Hongkong for take the place of Sir Paul Chater but extending his investigations mony was advanced to June 24, Time will tell. but, at any rate, this magnificent fighting vessel is been such marked improvement about eleven years. During the on the Executive Council. Mr. into the Chinese portion he was bis death-day. Now, the bronze a remarkable tribute to the modern warship designer, and is an ap in the Home trade returns for war be filled the position of acting Holyoak has all the breadth of unable to accomplish his object. being actually in the casting, it ilinstration of what can be achieved by going to a large size. The April, both importe, and exports assistant cashier. He leaves with view that comes from a long task which had to be carried out by those responsible for the design showing large increases as com- Mrs. Creas and Miss Crees by the commercial career. was an immensely difficult one. The desire was to evolve a warship pared with twelve months ago.. More on
it is possible that the public As a public
event, at which old South African which, while possessing the speed of the fastest battle-cruisers. The details that Reuter supplied intends settling down in Gilling solid rather than brilliant. His that
Wednesday and man Mr. Holyoak's qualities are to Sir Paul Chater. I am certain comrades will be present, may should have good under-water protection against torpedoes, and at us with were perhaps more inter-ham, Kent.
this predeliction itake place ever exttier. the same time possess the armament and amour protection of aling than the main fact, for
head is not always screwed on shared by hundreds of others in first-class battleship. The seeming miracle has been accomplished, they revealed that Britain is
right, as the saying goes, for does the Colony, Sir-Paul-bos-very- but the ship bas cost six millions to build, and there will be many coming into her own again as a
"Distoric buildings be always appreciate to the full vast interests in Hongkong. Mare in the market that it is the value of rooderation. He is Holyoak has not so many diver-difficult to keep count of them. is the "arm and burgonet" of sified interests, and I am certain fedmenham Abbey, Hongkong life and commerce, that his opinion and advice will Thames, above Marlow, deserves At certain times he has been the be as useful as Sir Paul Chater's, modem counter-par: of Cato and equally as disinterested, to Cistercian remains are partic- a passing notice, not because the
ularly important, but because the house in which they are incor
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to doubt if she is worth it. If the Hood be compared with the Queen great manufacturing centre. The THE UNIVERSITY. Elizabeth it will be found that with the same armament as that famobs vessel and somewhat heavier armour, the Hood has six. koots higher speed. In other words the speed is nearly that of the imports were chiefly in raw mate Renown and Bepulse, which were built for speed, while the armour the increased exports included COMMISSION TO ENQUIRE of Utica, a noble. Roman truly, put it mildly.
rials, notably in raw cotton, whilst protection is twice as effective, and the. Hood carries eight 15in.. guns against six. No better tribute to the soundness of the design over £10,000,000 of articles wholly could be found than the fact that the United States Navy Board has followed a list of principal.items or mainly manufactured. Then
certing limitations. Granting his Mr. Irving's appointment as a porated was once the home of the elected to modify the original plans of the new battle-cruisers to showing that in the
We understand that a Commis-sincerity, his high purpose, and Member of the Legislative notorious "Hell Fire Club." Joba correspond with those of the Hood.
needed sion will shortly be appointed by his integrity it is easier to admire Council calls for little comment. Wilkes, Charles Chorchill, Babb The whole question of the big surface ship is, as we say, now is taking a very worthy place. Sir Edward Stubbs, to enquire truly said of him as of his esteemed by many, who regard other eighteenth century politic- manufactures of the day Britain His Excellencs the Governor, than to love him. It may be As an educationist he is not Doddington, Lord Sandwich, and matter of acute controversy. The First Lord of the Admiralty has it has to be admitted that imports and report generally regarding friend, Mr. Pollock, that in him as a mere doctrinaire. defended it in the House of Commons, and Sir Eustace D'Eyncourt are still some way ahead of ex-the financial position of the politics he has been a typical justifies its continued existence. The need for improved types of ports, but the disparity in the University of Hongkong. submersibles is not overlooked, but experts say that it is not possible Sgures has been greatly reduced
moto of the club, "Fay ce que doctrinaire. abborring com-
Mr. N. L. Smith. our Magistrate, voodras" (Do what you will) to design a warship which would have the power of submersibility,
The members of the Commis-promise, and absolutely blind has added laurels to his name was borrowed from Rabelai, and which on the same displacement and cos: could approach the Hood that it was this time last year. sion will be announced
Tery to the fact that his idgal is during the week by the very sound its secret revels were supposed in fighting qualities. If the big surface warship can be efficiently indicate
Such returns as these clearly shortly.
often a hopeless anachronism. judgment he Z&TC in protected from attack by submarine or aircraft and expert murity from distracting labour
thar,
the to be highly indecorous, a reputa Kiven an ira-
I refer particnally to bis case that the Hongkong Laud tion which its members, judging naval opinion believes that this can te done the earface ship is an
association with the C.R.A. Investment and Agency Company from infinitely superior sessi to the submersible battleship. A watchful of steady application to her to contract. Her currency Hoyosk with all his limit-boys who had struck work.
disturbances.. and a period
contemporary · writings, scheme of reforms. I admire brough: against tho e of their lift seemed anxious to maintain, eye will no doubt be kept in developments both in aircraft and sub production, Britain will soon be is and armoured surface warship is generally regarded as the most greatest workshop. Certain it is can be no surer barometer of a that is because I think more of his prosecution failed it is not the The Challenger and Helens, two
WOODEN WALLS” FOR BALE efficient fighting unit which can be obtained. In H.M.S. Hood we that nothing will conduce more country's prosperity. have the best of the kind which has yet been designed and conto her eventual benefit than an seems little need to worry about In this connection I may say own. He cannot expects month'alland, for long used by the river There Julius Caesar than I do of Cato fault of the Ordinance but his of the old wooden walls of Eng- structed, and we may count upon it that whatever desizo of war endeavour on the part of all Great Britain if the people in it that I certainly would prefer notice from his lift boys if he, in police at Chatham, ara for sa's; ship may be the best under the conditions which exist at any classes to wipe off the great as will only particular time, the newest and best of the class will always be ternal debts that the war forced essentials.
keep an eye on Mr. Holyoak as an unofficial turn, claims the privilege of sack also the four cruisers Bacchante, included in the British Navy.
member of the Exécutive Council)ing them at a moment's notice. Fox, Euryalus and Astrea,
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mersible ships but for the time being the high-speed. heavily-armed in her old position of the world's markets of the world and there body else to love him. Perhaps, Northcote on the actios taken; if still appreciating in thelations, but I must leave it to some canot, congratulate Mr. M. S.