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LOCAL MOTOR MATTERS.
Hongkong Automobile Association's Meetings.
A FLUENT THIEF.
ADVICE TO THE BENCH.
A thinf appearing before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, this morning, to QUESTION OF FUTURE TRIALS.
undergo examination in connec tion with a charge of attempted Many matters of interest to I regret that I cannot report larceny from the person of Mr. motorists were referred to at the any improved transport of cars M. A. dos Remedios, merchant, annual meeting of the Hongkong and cycles across the Harbour living at Eastern House, Clark Automobile Association, which We are still indebted to the Star Avenue, displayed his fluency in was held last evening. It was: Fears Company for what they questions which he put to the mentioned that the Association give us, and grateful as we are witnesses. has now a membership of nearly for an obviously non-paying The evidence given had been three hundred, and, in reference privilege, it is of course totally to the effect that yesterday. to the trials arranged last year by inadequate, and we would urge whilst waiting at the parcels the Hogong Telegraph, the the Government to give this counter at the Post Office, the Chairman stated there was no matter its early consideration. thiet brushed against Mr. reason why further events should
Recently the Association ar Remedios' and excited his not be held, but the Association ranged with the Hongkong Tele-suspicions to the extent that did not favour high-speed trials prph to produce a weekly four-when a hand was inserted into for amateurs. It was also an page supplement as the Official his pocket, during the brief period nouceed that the incoming Com- organ of the Association, and it in which attention was diverted, mittes would consider forming a has. I think, proved of inter-by a call from the counter clerk, branch section for motor cyclists. est. I: is hoped το gobe immediately seized it and At an extraordinary meeting, one further and to _suppiy|found that the thief was attempt- held subsequently, it was agreed monthly to members. free of ing to extract an envelope con. that the annual subscription for charge, a vers well produced taining money. car-owning members be increased production called Asiatic Modne, to $10, in order that the Associa- which is illustrated and will tion may provide various facilities contain local, gossip. potes, for its members.
photographs. and articles of Mr. D. G. M. Bernard was in particular interest to local the chair at the annual reting motorists. and ther web also present:
The
Mr. Britto, a postal clerk, gave corroborative evidence as a wit- ness of the theft, but the accused argued that from his position behind the counter Mr. Britto! strangements could not have seen his hand nor have not yet been completed. as the pocket, and therefore, was Messrs. CD Lambert: D. J. they depend upon whether mem telling a falsehood. C Le vis. C. P. Marcel, EL M. Sleigh, hers will agree to increase the
However, a record was produc-| Robert Yip, G.-H. Wilson G. H. annual subscription, which will! Bannerman, E. C. Trezillus, J. he the abject of a resolution to ed by Inspector Black-ian which Smith, A. Middleton-Smith. be put before members at the revealed that between 1912 and W. J. E Mackenzie, Capt. Rides, meeting to be held at the end of this year the man had been jailed: E. V. Sorlig, C. C. Hickiing, G. M. this meeting. Without further several times for the same offence Shaw, R. Pe-tonji, C. Lauritsen, funds, we could not afford and was banished to Canton for T. Oliphant. J. Owen-Hughes, and present this interesting monthis a period of five years. P. M. Haigh Hon. Secretary) temembers free of charge.
"You Westerners should 'deal
A reduction in the price of only with the present, and not CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH, Shell.. Socong and Texaco with what had happened in the The Chairman,pai the follow. Rasoline, for members carrying period of mythology, smilingly ing report: Gentlemen. The ac. the badge of the Association. replied the thief when he received counts for the gear ending the was arranged,, and although we sentence of six months" 31st December 1923, have been in think the present price is too labour your hands for a few days, and high it is difficult to induce the with your permission I will take suppliers to agree with us. them as read. Since we last met I
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HONGKONG AND
'OPIUM.
MR. FLETCHER GOES AS DELEGATE TO GENEVA.
By the 3.5. Naldera izett Saturday, will sail one of the most courteous and popular of local Government officials in the person of the Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, C.M.G. CRE Mr. Flatcher is leaving for Home primarily as the Hongkong representative for the League of Nations Opium Commission, which is to assemble at Geneva during the year, but is, we understand, taking a few months
leave
while the opportunity occurs. Mrs. Fletcher and their children have already gone Home from Hongkong.
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HONGKONG'S SOCIAL PROBLEM.
MATTER AGAIN RAISED IN PARLIAMENT.
QUERY REGARDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S DUTIES,
(Reuter's Service.)
Now that the Hongkong Government has accepted Sir
London, March 15 John Oakley's award in the
In the House of Commons, Mr. Snell (Labour M.P. for East military lands question, it is in-Woolwich) asked whether the Secretary of State for the Colonies teresting to know what steps are was aware that it was part of the duties of a Government official in contemplated by the authorities Hongkong to pass young girls into brothels in the Colony, and in the matter of resumption of whether he proposed to take any action in the matter the property concerned. -*
Mr. J. H. Thomas replied that the object of the practice was With a view to obtaining some purely protective--(Cries of "Oh!"). information on the subject, a re- presentative of the Telegraph interviewed the Assistant Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, this morning, and 'put several questions to him.
OUR CHINESE LABOUR.
QUESTION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
London, Febrary 17.
Asked whether any steps were yet being taken to re-provision In the House of Commons, Mr. Baker asked what steps the the garrison, Mr. Fletcher said British Government proposed to take, in the extra-territorial the first object of the districts of China under British control, to support the request of the Government was naturally to Chinese Government that the International Labour Conventions - provide alternative accommoda-should be applied to territories under non-Chinese sovereignty. tion, and with this în view they Mr. MacDonald replied that no such request bad been received. were getting the staff together, and the military authorities were |discussing the building plans for
barracks for the British garrison THE PIRATED LAUNCH. on.Gun Club Hill.
On enquiring whether Govern- ment would Ret immediate possession of military lands on which there are no buidings, our representative was told that all! the areas of vacant land-such as the considerable tract at the Peak knowa Pinewood- would probably pass very soon into the Government's hands.
as
BRITISH FLAG HANDED OVER
PIRATES OVER 1,000 STRONG.
GOING HOME.
BIG EXODUS ON SATURDAY.
There is to be an unusually large exodus of well-known Hongkong residents on Saturday, when the big P. and 0. liner, the. Naldera, sails at noon for Home. No fewer than 176 passengers
first-class
There is some very interesting news to band to-day, regarding are embarking at Hongkong-102 As to the matter of what would the pirated ferry boat, Kwong
passengers and 65 be done with such property. Shun, which was seized and second-class passengers. {that would have to be decided on taken out of the harbour whilst For the special convenience of the transfer definitely taking on her way from Shamshuipo to thosa embarking, as well as for- place. There was the possibility Hongkong. A special correspon- the large number of passengers of these areas being sold as soon dent informs us that the launch who will already be on board when as possible, so that the civil is still aground in the creek where the ship comes into port at day authorities could obtain an early it was discovered by the Porta-light on Friday, the ship is being return. There had been several guese gunboat, the tides not berthed alongside at Kowloon, in- rumours as to large blocks of having been sufficiently high to stead of mooring at a buoy in military property having already float her.
the stream as is the manat
been disposed of to well-known We are further informed that practice with Homeward-bound local personages, but there was after the pirates had abandoned vessels. This arrangement should notruth in these reports. Nothing the launch on the appearance of Proze a much appreciated con
sideration. had been decided yet.
the Portuguese gunboat they sent
Special arrangements have also Asked whether the acceptance members of the crew with a letter, of the award would expedite the addressed jointly to the British been made by the Company for proposed tramway to Magazine and Portuguese naval officers. the purpose of facilitating the Gap, Mr. Fletcher said that the The letter was written by the sending of baggage on board. On survey being carried out by the pirate chief himself and in it he Friday baggage will be received Government and the Peak Tram spoke about robbing the rich for at the P. and O. Jatty (next to Co. had not been completed yet. the benefit of the poor. He also Blake Pier) from noon until 3 Finally, our representative ask-stated that the launch had only Pm, lighter being there in ed whether the site of the mili-been borrowed temporarily with readiness to convey baggage to tary sapitorium near Magazine the intention of returning it the the ship.
SOME WELL-KNOWN Gap, which was badly wrecked next day, but, owing to the fact
PASSENGERS.
The question of opium suppres am clad to say that the membership motor trials were held, and these of the Associatio 1 has
were successfully organised by Lewis, C. P. Marcel, W. J. Esion is one of very great conzern siderably increased, and there the Hwykony Telegraph to which Mackenzie, C. A. Peel, W. Eto the Crows Colonies, like Roberts, E. M. Sleigh. C. A. Hongkong, which derive a large are now just on 300 members, the Association lent its full sup some of whom are temporarily port. The entries were good for Middleton-Smith, J. Smith, G. H. part of their revenue from the licensed trafic. In Mr. Fiet- absent. There is also a marked motor cycles, but poor for cars.
cher this Colony has so able increase in the recognition of the There is no reason why futher
SPECIAL MEETING.
delegate, whose many years in Association as being a body of successful trials should not be
the Colonial Secrétariat have At a special general meeting of usefulness to motorists. This is held. Two unfortunate fatal accid- ast should be, and the more
ents occurred at the trials, and the the members of the Hongkong given him a thorough insight into
Association beld
all aspects of the problem. As it members we have the greater Association sent expressions of Automobile
is possible the Genera Convention our influence. The recognition deep regret and sympathy to the yesterday evening the following will not sit until Novembar, Mr. given to our Association by near relatives. The lesson learnt members were present Messrs. the Automobile Club and the is. I think, that it is clearly de- D. G. M. Bernard (in the chair), Fletcher is likely to be away for Automobile Association and monstrated that high speed trials C. D. Lambert. D. J. Lewis. C. P. quite ten months. A large circle of friends and well-wishers, of by amateurs are not desirable. Marcel. E M. Sleigh, Robert all communities, will join in bop- Motor L'olon at Home 18 gratifying, and members who go and this Association will not Yip. G. E. Wilson, G. H. Banner- Home armed with a certificate lead its support to such contests. man, EC. Tregillas, J. Staith, ing that he obtains the maximam of membership and an introduc-
by the big typhoon last August that the tides were low, it could Garage accommodation is be-C. A. Middleton-Smith, W. J. E benefit from his well-deserved
holiday. tion will always find these Homecoming increasingly scarce in Mackenzie, Capt. Riggs, E. V. institutions of great assistance this Colony. Most private owners Sorby, C. C. Hickling, G. M. and benefit. Reciprocal facilities are largely dependent upon the Shaw, R. Pestonji, C. Lauritsen, have been arranged with the Hongkong Hotel Company for the T. Oliphant. J. Owen-Hughas. Home Association whereby storage of their cars, and the and P. M. Hodgson (Hon. Secre- members of either Associa new Garage this Company is tary). tion
The Chairman said :-Gentle- erecting at the entrance, to join each Association at reduced Stubbs Road should relieve the men,-This meeting has been! annual fee, without entrance fee. pressure considerably. It is called, as you will gather from The new badge of our association, hoped that the Association will the notice convening the meeting. which is the badge of an Associate be able to accumulate funds just read, to ask you to sanction of the R.A.C., London, with local sufficient to enable it to own its the increase of the annual sub- colour, is attractive, and it is lown garage, centrally situated,scription of members owning cars desirable that all our members and where facilities and expert to $10. As you know, the present procure onE from the Hon. mechanical advice can be sought annual subscription is $5, and Secretary.
and obtained.
when this Association was formed It has been suggested that the in 1918 it was not anticipated There is now a much larger Association form a branch section that there would be much need number of British cars in the for motor cyclists, and I think for money, as there were at that Colony, which is most satisfac- this a very good idea. I am sure time very few motorists in the
1. Eastern House, Kowloon. tory, and I feel confident that B3 that the incoming Committee will Colony. Times have changed,
We have posted a chopped give this full consideration. and, the number of motorista
In accordance with the decision largely increased, and with this coupon to this competitor, and on come to at the last annual meet a demand for increased facilities. Presentation of same at this office we shall be pleased to hand him Your "Committee during the ing, we gave up the Club Room Without money it is impossible to past year have had a good deal last year, and I do not think the do much, and your Committee, the prize of $50. of correspondence with the lack of one has been felt at all trust that you will give your Government
matters Before proposing the adoption unqualified support to the resolu generally affecting motorists, and of the report and accounts, I wish tion contained in the notice, and I wish again to record the to refer to our Hon. Secretary, which I am about to propose, as courtesy and assistance which Mr. Hodgson, who takes the the advantages generally to be has been shown us in matters to keenest interest in everything gained, I feel sure, will repay the which we have considered atten- pertaining to motoring, and puts small extra yearly subscription. tion was desirable.
in a lot of time on our behalf. He I therefore propose the following
their ruerits are
illy more
appreciated they will become increasingly popular.
проп
The roads in the Colony suffer is constantly devising waye and resolation: "The following Rule ed very much from the big typhoon means of making the Association shall be substituted for Rule No. last August, and the heavy rains of greater benefit to members, 8 of the Rules and Constitution
COMPETITOR WINS $50.
Our Football Competition last week drew a large entry, but only ona competitor succeeded
in giving the correct goal-scores of the three matches named on the coupon, namely:---
Manuel Prata,
BIBLES.
NO USE FOR POLICE
LIBRARY.
HONGKONG RADIO.
NEW CLUB FORMED.
and is now in course of demoli-not be taken out of the creek,
Among the many residents tion, would be used by the Gov- which is close to the pirates' ernment for any specific purpose. headquarters. He requested the leaving are the Hon. Mr. A. O. This, replied Mr. Fletcher had naval officers to send an "envey Lang. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher,
to receive the boat.
"C.M.G., Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wood, not yet been decided.
and Mrs. W. N. Owing to the fact that the Lient-Col pirates are in great force-fully Nicholson, C.M.G.; D.8.0., Mr. 1,000 strong-no meeting was J. T. Bagram, Mr. Temple Bevan, arranged at, the point indicated, M.C., Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Collin but eventually a meeting did take son, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Comrie, place at a point mid-way and Capt. and Mrs. R. M. Colvin, it was at this meeting that C.RE, R.N, Mrs. H. B. L Lient-Com.. A. a representative of the pirates Dowbiggin, handed over the British flag Evalagh, R.N., Mr. and Mrs. H which had been taken from the K. Holmes, Mr. Alfred Gollin, Interest in radio continues to Kwong Shun. A promise was C.B.E, Mrs. E. B. C. Hornell, Mr. grow in Hongkong, the latest also given to restore the parts of P. Jacks, Commander BJ.G. indication of this fact being pro- the engines which had been Johns, Capt. R. M. Newton King, vided by the formation, Isst even taken away and it was further Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris, Mr. T. ing, of a Radio Club in con-promised that no hindrance D. O'Sullivan, Mrs. H. R. Phalips, nection with the Chinese Young would be given to towing the Mr. L. C. Parker Rees, Mrs. C. Men's Christian Association.launch away, with all the crew P. Ross, Mr. and Mr. W. A. The creation of this new or on board, on March 19th, when Stephen, Mrs. Syme Thomson, Capt. M. H. Spicer, Mr. R. S. ganisation is an outgrowth at the the tide will be at its bighest. general interest being manifest The two members of the crew Vargette, Mr. P. Douglas Wilson ed by young Chinese in radio who conveyed the letter stated and Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilton. matters, and mors particularly that the pirates' stronghold is in many of the recent visit of Professors a place accessible by Robertson and Hon, who gave a creeks, bat completely hidden by series of interesting demonstra-high grass from the waterside tions on wireless under Y.M.C.A. and also screened from the hili, auspices.
by deep undergrowth. They very difficult After the decision to form the stated it was s Club last evening, the following place to find and thought it would officers were appointed: Presi be difficult to drive the pirates They further stated that dent, Mr. Pun Yan Yu-tung: out. Vice-President, Mr. K. T. Les; the pirates were fully 1,000
Tongs." Mr. Lee Shiu-kee.
U: S. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION..
Washington, March 17. The Johnson Immigration Bill is being reintroduced into the House of Representatives. It
basis for calculating the two per cert quota of immigrants. Reuter's American Service.
in the autumn, and their upkeep and it is a great pleasure to me of the Hongkong Automobile of the gospels prepared by the Bible Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, strong and belonged to three retains the 1890 census as the
ing roads, the need of a large staff
of workmen and constant atten- unsminously adopted.
tion is necessary, but the surface
of these roads is gradually being!
For hawking Chinese editions has been a difficult matter. With to express our thanks to him for Association-8. Each Member Society, without a licence, a man increasing traffic and more motor-his hard work.-(applause). shall on election payan Entrance
was brought up before Mr. E.-W. The report and accounts were Fee of $5 and subscription of $10 Hamilton, at the Police Court
per annum in the case of owners this morning. of Cars, and $5 in the case of OFFICIALS ELECTED..
His Worship merely adminis- owners of Motor Cycles only.". If The following officials were someone will second this, I shall tered & caution, remarking that I think you will find all the motor-elected for the current year: be pleased to hear anything any all hawking must be licensed, ing roads in first-class condition. President: Mr. H. W. Bird. member has to say, and to answer whether the goods were
Traffic control of vehicles, has Vice-President: Mr. Robert Tip any questions that may be put to ranch improved, and the system Hon. Treasurers-Messre. Lin- the best of my ability. of lights at night at certain spots rtead & Davis. Hon. Secretary :| The resolution was seconded by has, I think, proved to be suc-Mr. P. M. Hodgson. Committee: Mr. C. D. Lambert and carried réssful.
---Messrs. G. H. Bannerman, D. J. unanimously..
improved. By the end of the year
Christian books or potatoes.
His Worship asked if the books could fill a useful need in the Pollos library, and Inspector Blackman replied in the negative.
Up to the present, about twenty members have joined the new Club, but the number is expected soon to increase. It is the Club's intention to secure.
A DENIAL
suitable equipment as well as Mexico City, March 17,. technical books, so that the new The vice president of the El science can be thoroughlyer Aguila Fetroleum Corporation, in plazed The Club hopes to be a letter to the newspapers most able to work in close co-opera-emphatically denies President tion with the Hongkong Radio Obregon's charges of siding the Society in furtherance of Interest revolution-Reuters American
Service in all wireless matters,"
TO-DAY
Closing Exchange 28. 4. 3/16. Barometer 2 pm. 30.23. Temperature 2 p.m. 64 Bumidity -2.D.J ·52 Lighting Up-Time 6.33 pm.