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CLYDE COOK.
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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1930.
NEW AUDITOR® FOR HONGKONG,
SUCCESSOR TO MR. HL R. PHELIPS.
COMING FROM UGANDA
It is noted in the Gazette that the Secretary of State for the Co- lonies has, on the recommendation of the Director of Colonial Audit, London, approved of the appoint ment of Mr. Percival Lorimer Collis son, O.B.E., Auditor of the Uganda Protectorate, to be Auditor of Hong kong in succession to Mr. H. R. Phelips, retired. The appointment is to date from August 28th.
Mr. P. L. Collisson, O.BE. He (Military), is 47 years of age. was educated at Warminster and King's College, London, and in 1901 was appointed examiner of the E. and A. Department. In 1905, he served in the Colonial, Audit Branch, and in the following year he was examiner of accounts, OR.C. In January, 1908, he re- joined the Colonial Audit Branch.
In September, 1908, Mr. Collis- son was appointed Assistant Audi- tor to Northern Nigeria, and in 1909-10 he was Acting Colonial Auditor. In 1914, he became 2nd Class Clerk of Colonial Audit, and in 1916 he was Military Auditor with the East Africa. Ex- peditionary Force, being twice men- tioned in despatches. He became Senior Assistant Auditor the East Africa Protectorate in 1919, Acting Auditor in 1920, and in 1922 was appointed Auditor in Fiji. He held a similar post in North Rhodesia in 1924 and has been Auditor in Uganda since Septem- ber, 1927.
NEW VIRUS FOR RAT DESTRUCTION.
MR. LO'S QUESTIONS FOR THE SANITARY BOARD.
of the
At Tuesday's meeting Sanitary Board, Mr. M.K. Lo, pursuant to notice, will ask the following questions:
(1). Has the attention of the Head of the Sanitary Department been drawn to a recent announce- ment in the local Press to the effect that the Pasteur Institute in Paris has "discovered virus known as bacillus typhi murium' which, it is claimed, will effectively destroy rats but is in- nocuous to human beings, domes- tic animals, game or poultry?
a new
(2). Will the Head of the Sanitary Department obtain a supply of this poison as soon as possible with the view of using the same locally and testing its efficacy?
(3). If the answer to the above question should be in the affirmative will the Head of the Sanitary
Department make a publie announcement in duel course as to the result of such test for the information of the general public?
THE LAST FRENCH SOLDIER.
TO LEAVE GERMANY IN THREE MONTHS.
London, Sept 12. At Geneva this afternoon, the League of Nations Council adopt ed an agreement reached during private conversations between Dr. Curtius, the German Foreign Min- ister, and M. Briand, the French Foreign Minister, whereby within three months. the last French sol- dier will have been withdrawn from Germany.
YACHTS READY TO TSIN WAN AFFAIR AT THE
RACE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
times. It is said that the present challenge, win or loss. will be his last.
The prize is the trusteeship of a weird-looking antique pitcher which would bring little more than a chuckle from a. pawn- broker. It even has a hole in the bottom, but the old mug", as Sir Thomas calls it, stands for the highest honour in the world's must coatly sport.-
All previous Cup races have been sailed in the vicinity of Sandy Hook in New York har bour, but the course this year is laid off Newport, between Matha's Vineyard and Block Island. The destiny of the cup is to be decided by the best four out of seven races.
New Course. ・・
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OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ́INCIDENT.
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FEAR OF ATTACK.
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The official report of the incl dent at Tein Wan on Thursday morning was issued from Police Headquarters this morning, giv ing the details of the affair. The report states:
"Suspected attack on Station by about 150 earth coolies from the reclamation at San Pak Chin, who were armed with sticks and bam- boo poles, as far as could be seen. The coolies advanced through Tain Wan Street to the main road where a few remained whilst the others spread along the main road. "Four or five Tsin Wan villagers rushed up to the Police Station The new course was selected and reported that the coolies were likelihood of shouting, Strike! Strike! Rush because of the better wind and less ocean traffic. the Police Station! No attempt Sightseeing craft have always to rush the Police Station took crowded the waters off Sandy place."
men "All available
in the a few times have; Hook and not seriously interfered with racing Station were standing by their posts correctly. After about half yachts.
The selection of the Enterprise an hour, the coolies were signalled came as a by some of their own men to ap to defend the Cup surprise in. yachtingcircles on parently abandon their objective the Atlantic seaboard. The and return to Sam Pak Chin."
declared, howeyer," "They were returning in small committee that in view of the test races numbers through Tsin Wan Street they
were convinced that the towards the New Road Icading to Chin when police re- Enterprise is the best of the four Sam Pak
arrived at Tsin American boats. The Enterprise inforcements has an over-all length of 120 feet, Wan." beam of 21 feet 8 ins. and a ton- nage of 12814. Her sail area is
feet. Shamrock! square 7,585 carries 7,500 feet of canvas.
The America's 'Cup.
Mr. Charles E. Nicholson, de- Bigner and builder of Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Lipton's callenger for the America's Cup, discussed the vessels chances of success in an interview.
ROMAN "FIND" IN ENGLAND.
A BEAUTIFUL TESSELLATED
FLOOR.
London, Sept. 12.
One of the most beautiful Roman tessellated floors yet found in Bri- tain has been discovered at St. the Albans in Hertfordshire, on site of Verulam the first grent Ro man city in Britain.
The design. represents the rising sun, and, after 1,800 years, the colours still remain bright, although
between the mortar
the small The square stones has decayed. floor was found under only two feet earth-British; Wireless.
CENSORSHIP 'RAISED. IN SPAIN.
ECHO OF THE COUP SEVEN YEARS AGO.
Madrid, Sept. 12. Censorship is Being raised im- mediately on the seventh anniver- sary of its application when Primo de Rivera executed hig coup d'elat.-Reuter.
rules and is therefore largely an experiment for us in a new type of yacht designing.
"Then, besides their long ex- perience, the Americans have been able to build. four yachts from which to choose the defender. There
The designer, while naturally pleased with the recent perform ances of Shamrock V in her in- itial trials with the finest yachts in British waters and the fact that is a world-wide misunderstanding she has proved herself to be a very concerning this fact. It is thought fast craft in light and moderate to be an unfair condition of these winds is under no illusion as to Cup races; but I am sure that is her chances of bringing back to quite a mistaken idea, and that British shores the most coveted if we wanted to build several
choose trophy in the world. He does not yachts from which to
then the New York underestimate any single difficulty challenger of the coming struggle and seems Yacht Club would agree to our do- to enjoy greatly the heavy odds ing so, because there is a "mutual against his success in the sport arrangement" clause in the old ing adventure.
deed of gift wherby any condi- tions mutually agreed between the clubs can be arranged.
He smiles at prophecy, he smiles at the tremendous optimism which the Shamrock has created in some The Council, which was dealing circles by her fast sailing; 40 with the problem of the protection years' experience of yacht design-
and building with of freedom of transport and transiting.
some
of the Saar Railways, decided to failures and many successes, has abolish the force protecting the made him cautious. railways, as well as the Railway Committee. The abolition of the force is to take effect within three months-British Wireless.
CHINA BUYS MOTH PLANES.
FOR USE ON RIVER AT SHANGHAI
Yacht Race an Open issue.
Have Four-to-to-One Chance.
"In fact, the match this year with those J class yachts comes under that clause at the request. of the New York Yachts Club. They have however, a four-to-one chance against our yacht this "A race between sailing yachts time, with the advantage of rat- is an open issue until one of them ing the eliminating trials in toat- has crossed the finishing line," ches against each other of the he says. In this particular mateb same class, while Shamrock V has the test should be decisive because to race all her tests against yachts for the first time four races out of an entirely different class. of seven must be won, and yet the That she has beaten them all result must largely depend on the so far without time allowance for predominant conditions of the their greater sail area is encourag- ing to us all; but as she has other great advantages to compensate for her small sails it proves very little.
weather.
"No, I did not build any trial sailing models of Shamrocks V" said Mr. Nicholson. "A large yacht must differ a great deal from smaller one and therefore much
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"A yacht designer's work in de- ciding on the shape of the yacht London, Sept. 12.
Is vastly different from that of An aircraft company has obtain an engineer's or a shipbuilder's. ed orders for a hundred Moth The latter can tell the speed of planes at a cost of £70,000. Of the his powerdriven craft to a frac total, 83 are for the British Air tion of a mile per hour; but this Farce while ten others are des- is not possible when using the
of the effect of wind on sails as the pro-more from a tiny sailing model. tined for China. Four planes for China will be equipped pelling power."
The rating rules of the New York Mr. Nicholson does not attempt Yacht Club give considerable free- with interchangeable float under- carriages so that they can be used to minimize the odds In favour dom in length, displacement, and as seaplanes on the river at Shan- of the defender. He says: "While breadth, but not in sail With this year's races without any time only one yacht we were obliged to ghai-Reuter.
allowance but with yachts built gamble on the probable weather to 3 class, will be far more inter-conditions and we decided exting and sporting than previous build a craft we hoped would sail races, as the craft will have use- well in light and moderate winds, ful limits in design and construc- Shamrock V has fulfilled expecta tion, American yachtsmen have tions, under those conditions The local weather forecast up to had over 20 years' experience of againat yachts of a different class, Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY noon to-morrow is:North-east the special rules of measurement, but what she will do off Newport FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria winds, fresh; generally overcast, Shamrock V is the very first yacht can be discovered only during the
to be built in England under these Cup races. Hongkong.
some rain.
ALSO WALLACE BEERY, RAYMOND HATTON.
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