THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1927.
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THE BEST GRADES.
Of the 60.. odd lacquer ware manufacturers operating in Foo- chow only about half a dozen, including those opened by the descendants of the well-known manufacturer Sheng Shao-an turn out first grade articles. The capi- tal of a Foochow lacquerware manufacturing shop varies from $2,000 or $3,000 to $20,000. total yearly output from all these shops is valued at nearly a million dollars, the bulk being exported to outside markets.
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LONDON EXPRESS DISASTER.
At least 12 people were killed and about 60 injured through the derailing of a London to Deal and Folkstone express near Sevenoaks. Women and children were among the victims. Photo shows the coach in which most of the fatalities occurred being removed with the aid of two huge cranes. Part of the torn up rails can be seen.
DUTCH WIRELESS.
LOCAL WEDDING.
LONDON'S STREET CASUALTIES.
ONE HOSPITAL'S 12. CASE
DAILY.
THREE HUNDRED 'A DAY
London, Sen)
Every morning three pao leave their homes in London a the next their families hear them is that they have been kill in street accidenta...
Every day more than 300 pëoi leave their London homes a then the news roaches their re tives that they have been injur in the street.
These facts were disclosed figures issued by the Metropollt Police and published in the Dai Mail yesterday. They are
1927. First Quarter.
Deaths 214 ....
Accidents 21,342
Second Quarter..
Deaths 261
Ko Accidents 29,978
1920
20,7
2
30,7 alone
One London hospital the West London-receives 'on' 'z average one street casualty ever two houra, "We have recent opened a new ward entirely, fi these accidents," said the secretar yesterday,
One factor responsible for th increasing death-roll of the street is that every year in London an the country, something like a thou sand million more motor miles a being driven.
Hints to Pedestrians.
Different types of vehicles hav each a special peril for the pedes trfan, and yesterday Lt. Col. J. A Flekard, the general secretary the National "Safety First" As sociation, made the following com ments in connexion with the classified statistics issued by the police recording, the. number n fatal accidents during inst April, May and June:
The second method is more elaborate. The woodwork to be painted, usually for making into. articles of small dimensions, such as trays, ten boxes, cigarette casos and mirror stands, is first coated with a layer of fine brick powder tempered with a certain quantity dry, it is polished with a piece of brick under water. When the polishing is completed a layer of lacquer mixed with a small quan- tity of wheat flour is applied to the polished surface, and, after drying, the surface is cnce more polished with a brick so as to prepare it for the application of another layer of lacquer. This process is repeated several times until the. surface of the work becomes as
The cutito programme broadcast on
A large and Tuesday night by the Dutch broad-gathering of local residents assem-lurries (80 killed). The most dan- smooth and shiny as a mirror. If casting station at Eindhoven was bled at St. John's Cathedral yes- further decoration is desired. received in Hongkong by Mr. G. Fterday afternoon, on the occasion light delivery van driven by an in gerous commercial vehicle is the coloured painting or some form of Taylor. The concert was received of the wedding of Mr. J. A. Fraser, experienced youth." gilding is applied.
at Green Island between two and District Officer North, Taipo, and four o'clock yesterday morning, Miss. K.E. Mozley, Owing to the (Hongkong time). Mr. Taylor used fee that the bride has only just home built receiver embodying recovered from an iness, the modified Reinartz circuit, and ceremony was of a quiet nature consisting of two valves, one deice and there was no reception. tor and one low frequency.
Most Elaborate Method. The third method is by far the most elaborate. The foregoing two methods are familiar to artisans in other parts of the coun- try, but only Foochow manufac- turers can turn aut articles by the
A
ENTIRE CONCERT HEARD IN HONGKONG.
wave transmission.
GOVERNOR GIVES A BRIDE AWAY.
distinguished
Private motor-cars (82. Killed). The speed and silence of the notor-car calls for additional vigilance as compared with the slower and noisier commercial vehicles.
Trade and commercial cars and
Motor-cycles and pedal-cycles should remember that these are (50 killed).-The much more difficult to see, es
pedestrian
pecially at night.
Omnibuses (28. killed) -Acci- Before the usual items were given His Excellency the Governor, Sir trians stepping into the gutter just The bride was given away by dents are caused through pedes- thirri method. This is employed the announces Australia and Cell Clementi, K.C.M.G. Lady as an omnibus is pulling up only in preparing vases, human general call to Clementi also attended, and others
Fatal Impatience. figures and other kinds of asked that reports of reception present included Captain W HI. Horse-drawn trade and commer works The article to be painted should be sent by those who
Whyte, A.D.c., Captain Carson cial vehicles (11 killed), large, consists of a clay body, on which a succeeded in receiving the short Perfect, K.O.S.B., Captain B. R. slowly, moving horse vehicle fre piece of silk is pasted. A layer
Forster, the Hon. Mr. E.D.C. Wolfequently obscures the approach of of first grade lacquer mixed with Mr. Taylor has forwarded to the and Mrs. Wolfe, Captain H. B. La motor vehicle. It is so easy to a small quantity of wheat flour is Secretary of the Hongkong Radio Dowbiggin, Major C. Willson, Mr. dodge in front of a horse, but the. applied to the silk. After drying, Society, a detailed programme as W. G. Gerrard, A.S.P., the Rev. H. Practice is often attended with another layer of lacquer mixed written by him at the beginning of B. Wells, O. B. E., and Mr. C. Mel- serious results to the pedestrian. with a little brick powder is each item. This is being sent to bourne.
An official of the Ministry of applied. Upon, being dried, the Holland and confirmation of surface is polished with a piece of the programme will be asked for.
The bridesmaids were the three Transport said to a reporter daughters of His Excellency the trian is largely to blame, and it is There is no doubt that the pedes brick to prepare for the applica- tion of another layer of lacquer
the older pedestrians who suffer The process is repeated ten or a
most. The younger, generation dozen times and takes a year or so
have a keener road acuse. They have grown up with motors, and road at school.
Governor.
Mr. C., G. Perdue, A.S.P., was
hand selections, followed by two best man.
The concert items consisted of
items played on a Hawaiian quitur. The officiating minister was the article is then removed by macerat-
Where 1 Go" followed, then cameing the service a short address was ing the article in water, which glee singing accompanied by the delivered by the Rev. J. Kirk Maco, dissolves the clay but in no way. violin. "In a Chinese Temple Gatnachie. affects the lacquer or the silk.
den" was played by the orchestra,. As the bride entered the Cathe- After this, the article becomes but the announcement of the follow drail a voluntary was played, and light but not in the least fragile.ing item was missed owing to during the service the hymns To improve its appearance, paint. Morse interference. Further hand, "Blessed are the Pure in Heart," ing or gilding is often added to violin and piatto selections followed, and "All People that on Earth do the surface. The discovery of the misical programme concluding Dwell," were súng. The happy this method of preparing lacquer made in Dutch renting to a trans couple left the Cathedral to the ware is credited to Sheng Chao-an, mission on October 5.
strains of Mendelssohn's "Wed- whose descendants are still turn-
dinr March," ing out wares, by this method
to complete. The clay body of the Two foxeroes "My Baby" and "Aloha Rev. H. Copley. Moyle, and dar-have learned of the dangers of the
The article so prepared involves, of course, considerable cost and labour. Foochow lacquer ware of the best grade is therefore sold at an abnormally high price. The lacquer used for such articles is of the best quality, costing about, $2 eatty, while ordinary lacquer is sold at only a quarter of the price. The lacquer must be "dried" in the sun and then stored for at least a year before being used. This preparation involves à loss in weight of about 50 per cent., because nearly all the water
with a duet and an inouncement
a
The Dutch station used received by Mr. Taylor at strength wavelength of 30.2 mètres and was Rs and R7.
D.O.G.A. CONCERT.
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAIN- MENT LAST NIGHT.
LAID TO REST. FUNERAL OF MR. R. A. ROSE YESTERDAY.
Test For French, Motorist. Despite the fact that motor-cara. move much faster on French roads than they do in England, as no speed limit is enforced except in passing through towns and vill ages, the perils of the bad 'fre less than those in England.
While 475 people were killed in street accidents in the London area alone during the first half of the year only 70 people have lost their lives and only 259 live out France during the month been injured in accidents through-
this is the month when most ears. which ended to-day. Incidentally are on the road.
The funeral of the late Mr. L. A. Rose, who died at the Kowloon Hospital on Tuesday, took place at the Catholic Cemetery yester mon speed for motorists in France, Fifty miles an hour is e com day afterncon, the Rev. Father where the road surfaces are by o Spada officiating.
There was a large attendance of means so good as in England. friends, including members of the fatal accidents on the crowded The relatively small number of Considerable local talent, was Craigengower: Cricket the Diocesan Old Girls' Associa- H. Thompson (son-in-law). Mr. compoiled to pass in France before. garnered for the concert held by Among those present were: Mr. Csevere tests which motorists are Club. roads is attributed largely to the
in the lacquer has been removed tion at the Cathedral. Hallast Knight (brother-in-inw) and Miss they are granted driving licences.
night in aid of the fund for the E. Barros (cousin), as chief moar erection of a pavilion on sports grounds.:
their;
ners, Dr. M. E. Asger, Mesars, Dar- kin, L. E. Lammert, C. S. M. Alves,
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An instrumental quartet com-D. Fritz, H. Knott, D. Clow, A. W. | “MEDDLESOME MATTY.” prising Mrs. G. Aubrey, Miss Millar, J.H. Blok and many others, Braga, Miss C, Braga and Mr. John Wreaths were sent by Mum and Braga opened the programme with Besic, Emily, Dolly Lillan and Tom,
THE TRAGEDY OF A BAD a selection, followed by other con- Messrs. Frank Lammert, G. Rapp, R. Sir Austin Chamberlain writes Ida and Charles, Sarab and Louies,
TRANSCRIPTION, tributions from Mrs. R. Sangor Carrol, F. Lenfesty, F. M. Gregory, (soprano). Mr. A. Morley Horder A. W. Ramsay, R. Pestonjl, M. A. to the Times: (baritone), a recitation by Mr. W. Xavier, S. A. Bux, A. E.; Wright, W. W. Rogers, cello piece by Mr. N. Darkin, H. J. Pearce, and Dr. M. portera occasionally makes a mis George Surmi, a piano solo by Mr. E. Angar.
Even the most skilful of 're-
by evaporation. Thus the lacquer used in preparing the first grade ware costs about eight times as much as ordinary lacquer docs. Some enterprising manufacturers have, however, discovered 1 cheaper, method of preparing lacquer ware of this kind. Instead of silk, paper or cloth is used to cover the clay body, and in place of lacquer, an admixture of pig's blood and briek powder is applied for the coating. The layers of incquer are much fewer in num R. Baldwin A.T.CL dance M. T. Williams and family, Mr. and small print on a back page, one en- Mr. and Mra, W. G. Carroll, Mr. take. As long as it remains" de contly buried in the obscurity of ber. This saves labour and Miss J. Mitchell and a humorous expense.
Mrs, E. M. Hazeland, Mr. and Mr. durcs silently, conscious that It maybe item by Mr. G.W.C. Barnett,
D. W. Humes, Mr. and Mrs. 11. To the uninitiated, the article
The second half of the pro- Stainfield, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Taylor would be but a sign of vanity to thus turned out shows practically gramme was somewhat similarly and sons, Miss L. E. Heang, Mr. and suppose that anyone else has paid ng difference when new from that arranged, to include items sallacy Mrs. Galdic, Capt. and Mrs. Jowitt, attention to its some gen prepared by the more elaborate ing in their variety and enjoyable Mr. and Mrs. Capel and family, Mr. But it is quite a different matter method, but with the lapse of time in the rendering. Encores were and Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Woolley and when you resurrect the error and the lacquer becomes discoloured given in response to enthusiastic family, Misses Patricia and Ellaine your leading article on the role of family, Mr. and Mrs. F.. Hynes and give it the honour of quotation in and the body disintegrates in a demands.
Osmund, Mrs. W. H. Kelly, Miss few years. A vase or a human
Chenalloy, Mr. C. H. W. Kew, Mr. the League, Permit me then to figure made by the former method
and Mrs. Elvidge, Mr. and Mrs. Sta say that my warning was address is sold at over $100, while one by the cheap method is worthless Mra. Matthews, President of the plot, aids, CM. Bonfet, Misscs ed to those who would make of the
and Mabel Gitting
League “a kind of internationul. than $10. Chinese Economic | D.O.G.A., thanked all those who The Craigengower Cricket Club, Meddlesome-Matty-not" med- Bulletin,
took part in the concert and also Messrs. Little Adams and Wood, Endlesome mother and to thank you Mr. J. Bannister for his assistance.gineering staff of the Building Or for enforcing the warning. –
dinance Office, P. W. D
Mrs. Frank Austin was one of the accompanists.
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