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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1937.
COLONY'S WATER PROBLEM
Coming
These Names Make News
Most Popular
Governor
Leaves Hongkong.
Sir Andrew Caldecott chatting with one of the sailors who formed part of
the Guards of Honour at Queen's Pler yesterday-King's Studio.
.
most confidence from all circles
M.
Lebocq possesses A
and had obtained a thorough remarkable attainment of fluen- grasp of its peculiar difficulties cy in the Tibetan language and needs.
having secured a diploma to qualify for his consular position. Most consuls choose some moro popular Oriental language and probably M. Lebocq is the only one in the Far East to speak the tongue of the Tibetans.
By the Press ho will always be remembered as a genial and kindly helper,
M. Renner Travelled
On Phillipar
a
Born in 1903, he served his first foreign term in the Con A quiet, friendly personality sulate at Shanghai in 1932 and in the Consular service is three years later went to Nan Monsieur C. Ranner, leaving the king where he was Acting Colony on April 20 for a well- Consul for several months. earned vacation and-it is Mme. Lebocq is accompanying feared-a change of post.
her husband.
Mme. Renner and her husband will be missed by more. than their compatriots. He is Vice- Consul for France, but is also a member of the Philharmonic Society.
Former Governor
Of Indo-china
Due to pass through the .Colony is M. Varenne,
Mr. A. B. Raworth, Director of the for. G.E.C., severs a long connection with
Hongkong., recently
M. Renner joined the Ministry several years Governor-General of Finance and was seconded for of Indo-China and four years from 1922 to the Saar elected a member of the Superior about to be taken in the offices as Assistant Superintendent of Couneli of Colonies by popular of the Peruvian, Netherlands, Customs. He then transferred vote in Tonkin, Indo-China.
Panama, Belgian, Japanese and
!
and Director of the G.E.C. of
Few Governors of this Colony to the Consular Service and came M. Varenne has already visit- French Consulates, have reached such heights of out to Hongkong in 1928 for his ed Indochina where he is very popularity in so short a time as first foreign term.
popular, and Kwangsi, and he is Gets Big Contracts
with the man who left the shores of
making contacts When he went home on leave now
-In South China Hongkong yesterday accom in 1932, M. Renner and his French subjects in China and panied by his equally gracious family were caught in the putting himself au fait with
A power in the business and kindly wife.
tragedy of the fire-stricken Consular matters generally in
community of Hongkong and 80 soon after the
His Excellency Sir Andrew Phillipar. making her maiden' the Far East,
His present appointment is especially in South China whose opening of the Jubilee Reservoir, Caldecott is one of those rare voyage from the Far East. The the disclosures made in the characters who can "walk with liner left Hongkong on April 26, one peculiar to French adminis- rapid development offers great kings and keep the common and on May 16 near Aden, burst tration but is also quite an opportunitles to engineering and sessional paper, outlining the touch:" among the lowlier of into a holocaust of flame.
important onc. Mme. Varenne electricity, Mr. A. B. Raworth, present position and future out-His Majesty's subjects here he M. Renner still remembers is travelling with her husband manager of the local branch of enjoyed a prestige and com- vividly how he and his wife were and Major Lorin is acting. as the General Electric Company look of the Colony's water sup.
manded a respect which were awakened by the noise and con- secretary. ply, must have come as a shock remarkable because the inces- fusion in the middle of the night. M. Varenne was noted for his China, sailed for Shanghai yes- to most taxpayers. It is sug-sant pressure of duty kept him wearing what they could get energetic administration of Indo- terday aboard the Empress of
more and abandoning all their belong China during the two terms of Japan. gested that something like three apart from them much million dollars will need to be than both parties desired. On inge, they went on deck with office he served there. The
Mr. Raworth recently secured spent in the immediate future the occasions when they were their infant child. Women and most anxious times he experi
able to meet him, relaxed at children were hastily put in the enced were the strike which important contracts for his firm on measures to cope with
some function in which the first lifeboats that could be originated in Canton and for a complete trolley bus system situation in which we may be public good was wrapped up, lowered; they were pushed threatened to affect Indochina, and for the electrical plant of in the position of having water they were surprised and delight- away from the blazing ship; and the Shanghai War of 1927 but unable to deliver it, and that ed at his easy accessibility, his husbands and wives were part when the French troops from the new Waterworks at Canton eventually a further two million genuine interest and the quick- ed. That boatload was picked Indochina were among the first deal approximating nearly
£200,000, up by a British steamer. Much European contingents to rein- dollars will have to be found.ness of his sympathy.
With these social graces later, M. Renner swarmed down force the Settlement. M.. Varenne The general impression Was that the Shing Mun scheme which so many highly placed a rope over the side of the ship la regarded as a power in the
fined his activities to business officials confine to the exclusive and swam to a returning life Socialist party.
only, though in that respect his of the circles of their own rank, His boat to be taken aboard and
aptitude was rewarded when in Colony-for-some-years to come, Excellency combined adminis eventually rescued by a Russian Consular Changer
1932 he was made a director. bat, due to heavy consumption trative ability and discernment steamer,
He is now being transferred to and difficulties both in storage which awoke hope in the breasts Many lives were lost in this,
Shanghai and will make periodi- and distribution, this does not of the commercial community one of the greatest mercantile
If one were not better
accal visits in supervisory. appear to be the case. The that he would make their tragedies of this century.
quainted with the facts, the capacity to Hongkong and South problems his special concern. position is, it is pointed out, on He stimulated to new life the
The many friends of the movements and changes in the China, his successor here being a parallel with that which ob-schemes of public welfare which French Vice-Consul will wish local Consular body would al- H. C. Margarett, who arrived tained two years after the open-had lain apathetic under the him and his family bon voyage most incline one to believe that four months ago.
and, if possible, a speedy return. a state of emergency existed
Mr. Raworth is an Unofficial ing of the Tytam Tuk reservoir, burden of financial stress.
rather than the very friendly which, likewise, was generally Diplomatically, His Excellency This Consul Speaks atmosphere that has always Justice of the Peace, a member regarded as likely to remove the was given singular openings for
marked this coterie of gentle- of the St. George's Society of many years standing and be- necessity for future restrictions the cementing of good relations
longed to the Hongkong Jockey Recently the American Consul Club, the Hongkong Club, Hong- China and during the short M. Renner's successor is M. term of office some notable per- Serge Lebocq who is due here Generalship changed hands, the kong Cricket Club, the Royal were early next week on the steam- new Italian representative ar Hongkong Golf Club, and was a or sonages entertained
ship Andre Lebon from Shang- rived this week, and there are committee member of the Hong- entertained by him.
furloughs being enjoyed
or kong
Automobile Association. for some time.
would serve the needs
between the Colony and South
In supply. It would appear that one of the major difficulties, so far as the island is concerned, is that however much water there may be in the Jubilee reservclr,
The seeds of his labours are supplies therefrom cannot be
bearing fruit to-day but it la n delivered, by reason of great loss-it would be dis- gravitation, to the upper and couraging and unfair to his! mid-levels. Whether this point successor to say an irreparable was realised when the Shing loss-to Hongkong, that he Mun scheme was devised does should be transferred at a time not appear clear; we cannot re- when he was enjoying the ut call it ever having been given
emphasis before. Surprise will address in the Legislative
also be felt regarding the state Council, urged the desirability
of the harbour pipe-lines, which of the creation of an anti-waste!
hai.
Thibetan
Are Many
men.
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From the Office Butts
Since coming to Hongkong in.
1918, Mr. Raworth has not con-
Hon. Dr. Wellington Leaving Shortly
His work crowned by the opening this week of the magni- ficent new. Queen Mary Hospital, the Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, C.M.G., will shortly retire from the post of Director of Medical
Some of these people who A newspaper, reporting the and Sanitary Services for Hong- have apparently become cor- section of the Waterworks De- sympathise with golf widows Japanese filers' feat, stated that kong, which he has held since roded, and the smaller of which partment. There is certainly should spare a thought for the
has seemingly already outlived ample scope for work of detec bridge widower.
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Judging from the number of
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the flight was made in "94 hours 1929, An authority on malaria, Dr. Wellington, was born in 1877 and 18, minutes' total eclapsed and served for many years in time." You can even detect the the Federated Malay States applause.
before coming to Hongkong.
He joined the Sarawak Medi- cal Service in 1905, and in 1908 new became Medical Officer at the
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its usefulness. The question tion by a staff qualified for the whether corrosion could have such duty. The question of been legislated against is a mat-universal meterage is now like- ter for experts rather than the ly to be raised again; whether players who, according to the layman. On the matter of in-it is feasible remains to be scen. critics, "stole the show" at the The classification of a creased consumption, Mr. Wood-Undoubtedly a meterage system Philharmonic Society's produc- member of a Rotary Club at Quarantine Station in Singa- ward is probably right when he which compels users to pay for tion, there is no diminution in Home was recently announced as pore, being transferred to the
"Whisky
distributor-whole-F.MS. as Senior Health Officer gives, as one of the factors, the wastage would be instrumental the thieving epidemic. general belief that plenty of in cutting down consumption,,
Bale." "When?" went up the 11 years later. On two occa
sions he acted as Chief Health water became available on the but another factor which has to
Officer in the F.M.$. It would be more appropriate cry from those present. completion of the Jubilee Rebe kept in mind in the detection
of leakages which occur between if some of these bald men who
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'During his residence here, Dr. servoir, this possibly conducing reservoirs and consumers'
go to the barber's were to ask
one According to
of the Wellington has done much to to prodigality in use That motors. These are only some for a polish rather than a hair-
papera, a well-known amateur reorganise the medical and there is a tremendous quantity of the points raised by the
Banitary services, and the cut.
actor who played a lead In The CMG. decoration awarded him of water wasted is beyond ques disclosures now made. That
Street Singer" "will go down in in 1984 was a worthy recogni tion-and wastage is never justi-the situation is by no means as
If anybody says Hongkong is the annals of the Society as the tion of years of valuable service: fied, even when supplies are good as was generally believed
is apparent. The whole pro- intemporato, we can always plentiful. We are glad to note blem calls for most serio de point to the fact that the best hero who has ever appeared in the sphere of tropical health in this connection that Sir An-llberation before any large cale Colony's water consumption has for them." Evidently a hardy and medicine.
Pop Parker drow Caldecott, in his farewell commitments are undertaken., doubled in the last ten years.
individual;"