THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, AUGUST 31. 1925.
CORRESPONDENCE.
TRAMS V. BUSES.
A CORRESPONDENT'S VIEWS.
SCOTSMAN CHARGED.
BEGGING CASE DISMISSED.
A Scotsman, named John Quinn, who resides at the sailor's Home, West Point, was charged before,
as com-
LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS..
Sir,-As a resident of several We have received the following years standing, it happens that I letter for publication: have never previously had occa- Sir-The following is called from sion to uss one of the public tele-the Glasgow Sunday Mai: "Last Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kow phone call boxes of this Colony, Sunday in my general indictment of loon Magistracy this morning. after dark, until last Saturday the Glasgow, Tramway system, I with begging, for alms. evening; so imagine my surprise described the Tramway Committee's Owing to the absence of Inspoc- to find two boxes that I tried ab-policy of truck extension as mania-tor Cashman, whose name was solutely pitch dark, as they have cal. A closer examination of the on the charge shoot not been provided with electric Tramway expansion idea compets plainant, the case against the de- bulbs. The telephone directories me to stronger language. It is fondant was dismissed. are chained to the walls of these downright abject folly and a singu- It was stated that Inspector boxes, and it was impossible to larly callous gamble with the future Cashman, who was erroneously take them out to where there was of the whole system. My grounds described as the complainant was light. I had no matches with me, for this assertion are simple and engaged oleowhere. Bergeant and even if I had carried these use- already apparent to thousands of Michell should have appeared as ful articles, it would have been Glasgow ratepayers." The tramca complainant. exceedingly difficult, if not impos- has ceased to occupy a pre-eminent sible, to turn the pages of the place in passenger transport. book while holding a burning is being challenged more openly match. In the end I had a shot at what I thought might be the number I wanted-but it turned out to be the wrong one. So I lost ten cents, an appointment, and my temper. Fortunately it was not a
case of emergency, "...
It
every day by the motor bus, which, SHIPPING TROUBLE. I am convinced from my investign-i tions, is beating its out-of-date rival hands down in the matter of speedy transport and the reduction of traffic congestion."
The foregoing is copied from one Just imagine what the visitor of a series of articles by the Glus- to this place, who I imagine must gow Sunday Mail Special Commis often want to use a public tele-sicner, who, by concrete facts and phone at night, must think of our figures, is proving the decided enlightened port and its facilities: superiority of the motor bus over the tramcar in Glasgow, which boasts of a system second to none in the world. '
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Yours, etc.,
IN THE DARK, Hongkong, August 30th, 1925,
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Not so very long ago, I laid a scheme before Chinese friends of
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Cape Town, Aug 30. out dock duties, but refuse to British seamen are carrying take their vessels to soa. Moan- while large quantities of citrus and maize are daily accumulating and are being loaded into foreign ships, Reuter.
ENGLISH SEAMEN'S DECISION,
London, Aug 30.
The health return for the two mine for the inauguration of a bus A mass meeting of scamon at days ended yesterday shows one service on the island, and was Southampton under the auspices English cuse of diphtheria and assured their financial support of the Marine Workers Union ono Irish case of typhoid fever.
provided permission was granted decided to refuse to sign on by the Government. it was my except-at-the-old-rate-of-wages; intention to operate on the follow- and decided to form
At the last of Mrs. Amery's homos". ut her house in Baton Square, on July 29, one of her guests was Lady Stubbs,
Miss M. M. Gomes, a talented local dancer and vocalist, is to give two concerts at the Club Lusitano on the 5th and 7th, September.
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strike
ng rates, altering them, of committes and approach the course, as occasion demanded-
other seamen, with a viow to a general strike-Reuter,
Kennedy Town to Shaukiwań. Kennedy Town to Happy Valley. Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay, The Government witheld the Decessary permission, however, and
as a permanency is denied the
I was reluctantly compelled to community. abandon the idea.. Your paper
I notice that the Calcutta Tram-: was kind enough to obtain. from the ways have decided to use moter Government its reason for prohibuses to help out their tramway biting buses on the Hongkong side. services.
This is a sign of the
Passengers arriving here from Manila by the Empress of Canada included the Rev. W. H. Hewitt, You intimated in your columns times. I should certainly not be Mr. B. H. Stearns and Mrs. that the Government did not con- surprised if the Calcutta" Tram-
"sider that the time Fothergill.
was ripe for ways allows its own fleet of buses the introduction of buses and same to supplant its tramcars. If the Bowman and Arrow were the would tend to increase traffic con- Government here will not grant per- names of a couple married ro- gestion on account of the narrow-mission to private individuals to cently in England. In the Bowness of Hongkong's streets. It was operate buses here, why not get County court Mr. Bacon recently also intimated that my application rid of the tramways and allow the sued Mr. Kidney for $1000. was only one of many which had
been refused and that in the event! Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., to do The delegates at the Interna of the Government deciding to 07 It is not enough to say, as tional Prison Congress held in allow bases to run; tenders would many will do, "Oh, the trams are! good enough.". Thoy were good London on August 4th, included be called for such a servico, representatives from the Govorn-Whilst not wishing to detract from enough when nothing better was ments of Hongkong, the Philip-the value of the service rendered proourable, but now they are not. pines and the Strait Settlements. in the past by tramcars anywhere, is expected to beat all records, Hongkong's tourist traffic next year it is quite fair to say that their The No.1 typhoon signal was days are numbered, and slowly although with the present trouble hoisted at 11.18 a.m. to-day. The but surely they are giving way to it may not come up to all expecta Observatory says the typhoon is their more modern rivais. Before tions. Most of these tourists come about 250 miles north of Guam, reading any of the articles by the from a country which is nothing if moving northwards. A dopres- Sunday Mail Special Commis-not up-to-date. Their impressions sion has also formed near the sioner, 1 expressed the view on of Hongkong are handed on to their Paracols.
many occasions that within ten friends at Home with a possible. years, tramcars would be off the concluding remark: "It is а The wedding took place at All streets of most of the cities of the wonderful little place; you should, Saints' Church, Woodchurch, world. In view of the above, the certainly not fail to call there," or Kent, on July 29th, of Miss Rac Special Commissioner's prophecy "Ob keep away from that place; hel Irving, daughter of Mr. and in connection with the Glasgow it is antiquated."
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Mrs. E. A. Irving, formerly of traments interesting: "Five There are many ways in which Hongkong, and Mr. F. L. Price, years from now, by their infinite we could be more up-to-date, but. C.I.E O.B.E., of Karachi, India superiority, in the service of I am only citing one. I now wish In the Daily Mail T. Simons will have turned the tramears off a for tenders for a motor bus service. teeming business community, buses to touch upon the idea of calling (Edinburgh) says the world's bast view in other the Firth of Forth thousand and one streets in Glas- Are we not monopolistic enough in as seen from Edinburgh Castle, gow. In ten years time, there won't Hongkong? Why, allow one in- or Maita soon as one enters the be a tramear on the streets, unless dividual or one private or limited port of Valetta at daybreak. For a reminder of the days when company to have a monopoly of a night view one has to go a long Ginsgow had its Tramway Man the bus business either in Hong- way to see a more glorious sight darins.
kong or Kowloon? The disadvan With regard to than Hongkong viewed from the
our tramwaytages to the public are many, while Kowloon ferry-boat.
system, it is intended that a double the advantage to the Government. ..track be laid to Shaukiwan, and, as and others is too obvious. The marriage of Richard, matter of fact, part of it is Government mentions the narrow- youngest son of Mr. H. E. Wade already laid and only awaits theness of our streets. Does the house, C.M.G., and Mrs. Wodo-making of the new road for comple-Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, house, to Kitty, eldest daughter ton. Apart from the expense in- Ltd., own the roads to Repulse Bay of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wallace Cook, curred, it is pathetic to see tramway and the beach of that name? will take place at Merstham extensions being made and only not, ure they, and they only, allow Parish Church on Aug. 8. The demonstrates the narrow confines ed to run buses to the Bay? They father of the bridegroom rotired of the Government's vision in al-are not carrying hotel guests only! from the Hongkong Civil Service lowing auch. Hongkong of to-day as passengers. They are carrying in 1898. Ho acted as Spocial and Hongkong of ten years hence the general public. Why should Commissioner for Hongkong at will be two entirely different places they have a monopoly of this busi- the Colonial and Indian Exhibi--at feast, one would anticipate ness? One has only to observe the tion of 1886.
euch., Metor transportation for rush of pleasure-seeker on Satur the transport of goods is then going days and Sundays to observe how to play a large part. If tramears inadequate the present service Is. are still running when the above-May I ask whether the Hongkong mentioned mode of goods transport and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., tendered is fully developed, they will then for the Repulse Bay service? The themselves bo the chief cause of only redeeming feature of the traffic congestion. It might interest Kowloon bus service is that it is people to know that it has many on a "competitive basis, and, whilst times taken passengers fully one there is room for vast improve hour from Taikoo Club to the Post ment, it should not be changed in Office. This is, of course, excep- this respect, tional and a fair average is 35-40) minutes. At the beginning of the I do not wish to encroach further strike, when no tramears wore conclude by saying that I should upon your valuable space, and will running. the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., ran buses who, like myself, have witnessed like to hear the views of others betiveen the Talkoo Club and the Hotel, as well as to other points. the benefits of the motor bus in Here one had a pleasant, comfort other countries-Yours, etc.,
A. MORRISON.
"Don't eat any caramels or you well have a pain in the stomach)”
"It's all right. I have one able, cheap and speedy journey to already { "---- Sondagenisse-Strix, Stockholm,
town in half the time, and yet this Hongkong, Aug. 31st, 1926.
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