CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong. Telegraph.""}
The Arms Evil.
Sir.-The wave of violent orima
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
KOWLOON CEMETERY
SITES.
Opposition to Interfering With Graves.
Two cynical suggestions have been made to the Architecture Olub.. Mr. J. C. Squire offered
"At the monthly meeting of the them for what they were worth at the quarterly dinner. The first Chinesa General Chamber of Com- is that the next exhibition should merce yesterday afternoon, men-
which has been aweeping include a room devoted to very bad | tion was made by Mr. Li Po-kwai! Colony for many months now, presents a problem which, every buildings which could be arranged (the Chairman) of a letter sent in without difficulty. The second is by one: Mr. Wong Kwal-shan in clear-thinking man and woman
for an incendiary branch of the regard to the recent application will agree, is extremely difficult club to start a second Fire of made to the Government by a syn far the police authorities to grap: London. To counteract this dicate for building sites at the a police officer which was com pessimism Mr. Curtis Green, the Kowloon Cemetery. This it will mited with such appalling auda-architect who has just been made be recalled, occasioned some dis- vity, in the very heart of the city, an A.R.A., expressed the opinion cussion at the last meeting of the in broad daylight, on Tuesday that several living men had pre-Legislative Council. morning last, is but a link in the duced better work than ay done ever-lengthening chain of such in the time of Nash.
plo with. The brutal murder of
terrible outrages. It is very easy to
The letter was read to the meet- ing by the Secretary, Mr. Ip Lan- chuen. In effect It stated that the demand enquiries and to utter the In deciding to celebrate Pase of semetery land for the con- words "This must stop." but be tour's centenary by issuing a trio struction of dwelling houses should would indeed be a wise man who of stamps, the 10, 30 and 50 cen- not be sanctioned by the Govern could formulate an immediate times, bearing the scientist's head; solution to the difficulty.
as the main part of the design.ment, because building operations The fact that it is possible for the French have broken a rule of would necesitate removal of the any criminal to enter and leave very long standing, for they have remains of the dead and thereby Hongkong at will ie, in itself, a always preferred symbolism on cause a breach of the traditional state of affairs which makes it stampa to portraiture. The only reverence with which Chinese re- easy for desperate gangs to pay previous lapse from a severely gard the graves of their kin. The periodical visits to what is un-classical design was when Louis letter, asked the Chamber to pre- doubtedly a rich field for such Napoleon became President. His vail upon the authorities to refuse unwelcome gentry. In this respect head then formed the centre of the application of the syndicate graves of the it would appear that if a system the design possibly for props and protect the of rigid searching could be ganda purposes, and in 1863 he dead. instituted, whereby all those sumed
ing this literal frightfulness,
Dr.
conversation with
the Imperia? bays, Mr. Li Po-kwai said that in the arriving in, and departing from. When France became again a course of the Colony would be searched for Republic, a reversion was made several of his friends about the at the same time to a head of matter he had gathered that it firearms and other weapons, step, however small, would be Ceres, which formed the design of was neither the intention of the taken in the direction of coatrell-be first French,stamp.
promoters of the building scheme nor that of the Government to Arnold Balfour, at St interfere with all the graves, A Undor auch a system, all Eur opeans who desire to see the Bartholomew's Hospital Medical few graves might be affected, but. firearms curse wiped out, would College, recently gave the second that was.all.
"Tropi- gladly submit to the procedure of of a series of lectures on
An Outside Matter. being searched, knowing that cal Hygiene." There could "be
Mr. Chau U-ting suggested that there are a few scoundrele of their little doubt, he said, that women before discussion began the meet- own race, who are willing to and children were affected to
decide whether associate themselves with the the greatest extent by Tropical ing should first
what the Chamber "should take the lowest of Chinese criminals in the climates and no matter illegal trade in firearme.
bygienic precautions were obser-matter up, in view of the fact Another point is the absurdly vid, a change to a cooler climate that the author was not a member, inadequate sentences meted out or higher altitude" once a year of the Chamber and also as the: connection with to those convicted of trading in was absolutely necessary. The matter had no arms. In the course of a year, it growth of children was stimulat-trade. It was more a matter for
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Mr. Ho Kwong expressed "diz-.
be will probably get six should therefore, be sent home to agreement with Mr. Chau U-ting'a monthe in jail, is Bot the complete their education. sort of deterrent to keep him
argument. It was not uncommon, he said, for tho Chamber to re-! "out of business." A roan who A note on volcanic steam ceive letters relating to matters enters into any criminal negotia. prompts a correspondent to of public interest similar to the
cemetery question. Often
had
Tho
tion fully realises that he will be remind a. Home paper that an punished if caught, and it is the Italian company has for Bome measure of punishment that is time been profitably exploiting the Chamber's assistance been ap the deciding factor. He may the steam of subterranean origin plied for and obtained on matters possibly trade for years without continually being belcbed out of concerning the community. being detected, and if be is detect the fissuree in the earth in the water meter and the water supply ed-well-you can imagine him volcanic region of Tuscany. In question, for instance, had nothing shrugging bis shoulders and say the vicinity the necessary plant to do with trade and he did not ing "I shall only be away for six, bas bean erected, turbine engines see why, an exception should be months," I rather think that he installed, and electricity gene-made of the appeal of Mr. Wong would think a little harder if he rated, which is supplied to many Kwai-shan and help denied to a knew that there wero men actual towns in Tuscany, and as far as cause simply because it had first ly serving five years for gue- Follonica, on the coast, a dis-been taken up by a man not be- rucning.
tance of over 50 miles. The longing to the Chamber. If im In conclusion, I would like to ateam is carried through pipes to portant institutions such as the express my appreciation of your tubular boilers, where its heat Chamber of Commerce and the outspoken anicle which appeared turos pure water into steam. Tung Wah Hospital did not help. in this evening's Telegraph. It which operates the engines con in affairs affecting the community. certainly seems to be the general nected with the generating plant. then very few, if any, would opinion of the "min in the street" The current is "transformed to that it was a sorry mistake for a high voltages for long distance come forward to champion a good magistrate to admonish a police transmission, and is subsequently cause, Mr. Ho Kwong expressed officer, who, showing most praise- lowered and distributed by sub. worthy, initiative, tracked down a sidiary companies. gun-running ecoundrel, and, in
Enclosing my card.
Yours etc.
"AGHAST. Hongkong, Aug. 8th 1923.
surprise that the long-established custom of disregard of the mem- bership barrier in matters referred to the Chamber, provided they
order to effect capture, put his A lineal descendant of Con- threat of firing into effect. fucius is a student in America, merited consideration, should have should have thought he would notes the "Christian Scionce been questioned. It had never been have carned the warmest of com- Monitor" (Boston). When Muller done before,' he said, Mr. Ho pro- mendation instead of which he Ling-Hsuan Kung was a small posed that the Chamber" should received a public "ticking off." boy in a Province of Shangtung take the matter up.
school, he noticed a bulletin which
No Exhumations. was posted on the wall one day, Mr. Chau U-ting asked if the which announced that by com author of the letter was present( petitivo. examinations, students at the meeting. Several voices are chosen each year to study in replied at the same time that the the American Indemnity College man's presence was unnecessary, in Peking for eight years, after Mr. Chau said the writer's pre which they are sent to America sence was desirable on the ground for five years of college or uni that very likely he might be able versity work. That was the star to which this young Chinese to enlighten the meeting on cer grade school pupil hitched his tuin points.
RECENT PROPERTY
SALE.
No Litigation Likely. The decision to enter into litige- wagon, and to-day he is in the Uni Mr. Chan Pik-thuen said that tion over the property of Ur. Silvaversity of Wisconsin doing his final as a member of the syndicate in- Notto, Belmont," in Robinson semester's work towards his terested in the building scheme Road, which was recently sold, master of science degree, and he could assure the meeting that has been dropped, wo learn this planning what he will include, in no exhumation would be acces morning on making onquiries. It is his last two years of research in sary for the purpose of the project, understood that the terms of the the university. As descendant of nor would any of the graves be transference of the property from the sage and philosophor of 76 interfered with. This could be Mr. Silva Netto's ownership to a generations ago, Maller Ling- easily verified if the Chamber Byndicats of Chinese will be Hanan Kung is preparing himself cared to make enquiries,
adhered to.
WAICHOW ATTACK,
Sun's Plans Changed.
It is reported that Dr. Sun Yat-
to enter the oil paint business in Proposed by Mr. Ho Kwong and}} China. "It is my ambition," he seconded by Mr. Lam Hon-ping, it declared, "to retan to my country was decided that the Chamber and apply all of the chemistry should consider Mr. Wong Kwai which I have learned here in an,
shan's letter.. oil paint factory there. Chins tises quantities of thie oil-paint and
The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall'
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