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OIL FICTORY ABLAZE

BIG SHAMSHDIPO FIRE.

ORIGÏK A MYSTERY.

A destructive fire broke out in a Peanut od factory at Samshtipo early on Saturday morning. In spite of all the efforts of both the Kowloon

U. S. COMMERCIAL-

MISSIONS.

VISIT TO HONGKONG,

INTERVIEW WITH CHAIRMAN.

promote

MONDAY, MAY 16, 1991.

PORT OF SHANGMAL

HARBOUR BOARD REPORT.

·EIVER PROBLEMS DISCUSSED.

brought up

WANT TRANSPORT SYSTEM.

SPORT.

YESTERDAY'S GOLF.

KCC P. CSRC.

The scores were:--

ECC

Singles.

".

USRC. Mr. D. J. Mac Cap, Leslie Smith 1

kenzie... O MrLindsell... MrDG.R.Smith 1 Mr Hooper......

0

Dr Smalley.... I kill I Lieut. Dodding- MF W. T. Elson Q-ton - Mr 1. Hyde. I Mr Brown

Capt Hewitt- 1

nolds ✪

Total.....9

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Foursomes.

0

We therefore particularly recent another statement in the Canton Times, that Great Britain and Japan have come to an 'agreement by which Britain gives- Japans free hand

With statistics and general data. Yesterday the golf section of the PROMOTING PACIFIC TRADE. north of the Yangise while Japan

to date And much Kowloon Cricket Club played a match valuable information added, and against the United Services-Recrea wil support British pretensions in South China." We do not believe and Hongkong detachments of the steamer Wenatchee which arrived enlightening sketch of the city's A keen struggle, full of interest

Aboard the Admiral Line's new containing, moreover, a succinct and tion Chab on the King's Park Course it. It is a hassless fabrication: No Fire Brigade, the flames, fed by many in Hongkong yesterday afternoon harbour requirements, a second throughout, resulted in a draw of 12 British statesman or diplomat darcats, of oil stored in the building, were several members of the com-edition of "The Port of Shanghai" points each. At tiffin time, the K.C. do it. The Hongkong Governor, it bland furiously. With the exception mercial commission from the Pacific has been brought out by the Whane-C led by 3 points, but the sitemoon should be usedles to say, has nothing of taking precautions to prevent the North West which is touring the poo Conservancy Board.

session took a complete change in to da with such things in boy case. Hames from spreading to other build-Far East in order to

The purpose of the report, as stated favour of the USR.C. players who Les the Chinese papers trust usings, the firemen could do nothing friendly commercial relations between by Mr. H. you Heldenstam, Engineer scored 54 points to the K. C. C's. 21, take our words for it, and repeat more than stand by and watch the their section of the United States and in Chief, in the new introduction, and made the totals equal. It being

hem-the Caire Mail is consideed whole building burn to the ground the Orient.

to provide port statistics as a neces mutually agreed that a decision must there is no reason for Chinese anger The fire burned throughout the week- "The chairman of the commissionsary preliminary to the planning of be-arrived at, four extra holes were against the British or the Hongkong end and for several hours the harbour is Captain James S. Gibson, a pro- general port development and the played between the two leading pairs, govemment. We are for the Square and the countryside for miles around minent Seattle business man who is compilation brings out clearly and and the USR.C. secured the victory. | dead first, fast, and all the tippe. were brightly larainated by the companies. We are not a body of tude of the poet's business and president of four big stevedoring impressively the nature and magni- Sizce the foregoine zes were flames.

professional men or politicians forms a volume which should be of Although the factory was isolated Captain Gibson penned we see that the Castan Times

explained when considerable value and much inter has pubished translations of her to a certain extent owing to streets discussing the purpose of the est to all who are in any way affected Beesking poochamations. With re on all four sides, sparks shot high into commission with 歷。 China by shiping at Shanghai. gard to 600 vite relating to tours in the air af intervals as vat after vat Mail reporter. "We are business The work is supplemented with Mr G. Clarke... 1 Mr Franks the southern government, we have of oil was ignited, endangered a long men, representing the industries of many maps and charts, and is divided Mr D. . Nicoll 1 Capt. Glover D already expressed our opinion that building near the foreshore, and it our country-Bankers, Importers and auder five general headings: geogra- Mr 1. Stalker 1 Lient. Bevan was never disant to catre sine of was only due to the strenuous fight Exporters, Manufacturers of Lumber, phical characteristics of the port, Mr. S. Gray.... 7 Mr. Fraser the meaning rent into it. It it did put up by the firemen who continu- Iron and Steel Industries, Shipbuild barbour accommodations and Confr G. H. May 0 Capt. Murphy o proict the inevitable fail, Sanalle played several hoses on this ingad Ship and Railroad operations sections; economic, and commercial 35r J. Jack in 1 Major Llor

The object of our mission is to meet activities of the port; port adminis Dr Woodman....Mr Salter Wou's government.

we pret it. building that it was not bet alight.

and extend the hand of friendship to tration and port requirements. Ap Mr H. Overy: Mr Potter ..... | Sock a pad van, ad treved by the The factory, situated about the peoples of the Orient, with whom pendices deal with relative depths of Mr J. McCubbin 0 Capt. Meredith

Hionghans svperament to Chinese ranks from the foreshore, was a our relations have always been so pacific harbours and the facilities of Mr K. R. Macas residuatu, peaks me as a granitoas substantial_building of brick and cordial, and to cement the friendship adjacent ocean and river ports. Ltd./ped-"It may be true, b coperete. It was one-storered all which means 30 much to both

it was wir in mage for the purge round with the exception of the front nations.”

"One of the main problems with we attebat the prefamatortion where the offices were located Exchanges of visits by the com" which China is faced to-day" states Mr H. E. Stone- onecarned. · We are sorry about thếị nà a floor above the level of the rest mercial ren and bodies have demon- the introduction to the section dis-

ham other. If the tenditja is, a girl of the building.

sated how impe tant it is for us to cussing port requirements, "is to C. M. W. Rey- pouze vine, sie dae obliged to run out se | The Kowloon brigade was on the hatutain close relations with each develop a system of transporta He doestetiverne” stretly scene before 12.30. As soon as the other. We need your products and tion, so as to unity, combine and thom auf severe magnitude of the task was realised. you need ours. Mutual traffic com develop the somewhat haphazard ditions with the Pacific Northwest collection of modern transportation punishment una povrnfel catherine, the Hongkong brigade was summoned.

are more direct than those of any ptilities with which together with Whaki much any It crived on the firefinat about twenty other ports of the United States, some of the time-honoured routes, it ** end up **

dianer ipinares later. With a couple of Travelling over the short route from is now equipped.** part -? Wer maker" buty rejer at High pressure hoses it did excellent the United States, we wish to em-The problem, the report goes on Heure d'erdien, tresleus of La | worki

phasize the close commercial contact to state, is a complex one, involving 132 de mensen of fandag og fa spite of the danger, some of the between the two shores of the Pacific. the land routes (roads and railways), G. Clarke and | Chinees friends with sach ine na-fremen ventured into the building We naturally are interested in attrac water routes (ocean and inland), and, Le-bing? D. or think that in with branch pipes and suceeded in ting travel and traffic through the of recent addition, air routes. The J-Stalker and S. 19% they eam in irare the times of saving some of the vats of oil which Puget Sound gateway to North matter, it is urged, must be appre- the Mach"what and wk the were kept continuously wet, thus America. In point of time and con- ached from a rational standpoint as "hear and turn hilagly shy" stunt ? i preventing their contents from volati Yenience in shipping freight, Hong apart from a political one if China is

kong is as near Tacoma and Seattle to be well served. Tising If so, they dich vonzly,

Shanghai, it is pointed out, by as those cities are to New York. Br4 am the fire had reached its With this close connection, with new reason of its unique position and its J. McCubbin & K. height and an hour later the danger shipping facilities, and with our importance as regards the Country's

W. T. Eison and had so much abated that the Hongkong great pacific North West Railroad trade, stands as China's main com hrigade was able to withdraw. The lines to the interior and Eastern mercial port and is entitled to be Whitsunt de is the Strieth day after Kowloon section continued to work part of our country, we look for a come a first class world port. With Easter, but fired by law in 1963 F on the smouldering embers throughout rapid permanent iccrease of trade. its development other ports, sick as May 15. It celebrares the Fect the day, and even the heavy rain in and a growing interchange of visits." Tlentsin, Dalny and Tsingtan will costal descent of the Holy Spirit upon the afternoon did not give the fire its Every member of our party joins grow in proportion, each of which the disciples, and the name is said to quietus, in spite of the fact that a honoured us in becoming one of the regard to its own particular hintex-

with Captain Robert Dollar, who should, however, be expended with: be derived from the white garments good deal of water must have got delegation as far as Shanghai, but land. formerly worn by candidates feriaro the building owing to the roof unfortunately could not continue with SUGGEST THREE ANGLES. baptiem op this fasst. "The Church having fallen in

us to this port, in the confident pre- The ultimate aim in the develop- We are asked to remind our nowadays observes it for three days, The Man Cheung Company are diction that the centre of World come meat of the port of Shanghai, it is readers that there will be a Musicale but it used to be longer. To the the orders of the factory. Although merce will, in forty years, be in the stated, is that of providing the most at the Helena May Institute on Thurs- Early Church the whole 50 days kno figures beveget been reached as to Pacific. The cities of the Pacific economic and productive circulation day May 19, at 5.15 p.m. between Easter and Whitsan(the extent of the damage, the loss Coast of North America hope to con- of goods, three converging lin's of were feast days. The "Jews trearmst have been considerable. It is tibute to, and to share in, this improvement being suggested: it as a sort of harvest thanksgiving only partially covered by insurance. [ow.h.

1-Lowering freight rates by pro- rejoicing over the First Fruits of the No theory has yet been reached as Captain Gibson expressed regret at vision of navigational accommoration Coal mined during the week ending earth. Hote mentions many cution to the case of the outbreak which the shortness of the visitors' stay is for ships of the most economic size. March 19 amounted to 4,240,400 tons. old castors in conection with bygnes broke out suddenly in alarming mag-out schedule Fe said in conclusion by the provision of such well-organis previous week.

Hongkonz. "Already delayed in 2.-Dimination of handling charges over $5,000 tons less than in the obserijanged, and is well on nitade. No lives were

"we deeply deplore the necessities ed harbour facilities and wharf equip reading.

which compel us to make sa short afment that goods can be rapidly loaded visit. We will, however, stop on our and unloaded and the time which the return passage to the United States. ships stay in port decreased. (This furniture which is arriving in Britain, And I am sure this experience will has an indirect effect in reducing in large quantities is a collapsible inspire us to return for a future and freights.)

type of suite which can be packed fellow citizens in every way possible land and sea so that the concentra. longer risit We shall urge our

3-The influencing of routes on into a very small space. to make similar journeys to the ton and efficiency favours direct Orient"

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One of the etymological quexes at le derivation of the name, quite as rational as the white garment.eps) already acted, is that it originaly meant Wit of Wisdom Sunday, in allusion to the "gift of tongues," or spirit of wisdom that enabled the

The China Mail. apostles to preach. An old sau

Boscoso, Monday, May 16, 1971.

CANTON HUMOUR. MONGERS.

a

sara

BAR LIGHTSHIP.

TALKING WITH THE SECEL

wzorzSS TELEPHONY DEVELOPMENT

The first application of wireless

telephony to the work of barbour script in the Cambridge University administration has been made at Liverpool A. wireless telephone This day Whitsonday is cald, installed in the Bar lightship, which For wisdom and wit serene faldis anchored some twelve miles out at Wa zonen to the apostles as this sea, enables any of its crew to speak into the offices of the Mersey Docks day.

and Harbour Board and carry on conversation as long as he will. The telephonic communication between

this tossing coastal outpost is now as

CHINESE PRINTERS'

STRIKE,

EMPLOYEE INTIMATED,

ASSAULT CHARGE PROVED."

་་་

D. J. Mackenzie and D. G. R Smith

D.G. Nicoll

Captain Leslie Smith and

*** Lindsell .....

Hooper

Gray 0 G. H. May and

J. Jack......

0

Dr. Woodman

and H. Overy I

R. Macaskill 0

J. Hrde

Stonebam and C. M. W. Reynolds.....

Total 24

and Franks O Captain Glover

and Lt. Bevan 1 Fraser & Capt.

Murphy... Ž

Lloyd". and Salfer... 0

Major

Potter and Capt.

Meredith I. Dr.Smalley and

Lt.Doddington 1-

Brown and Capt.

Hewitt

1

Total

..5

A unique feature of the German

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Twenty-six nursery schools have been established, but of these three, at Bristol, Leeds, and Manchester, have since been closed, states Mr. Fisher in Farliamentary debates.

Questions discussed at the resumed meeting of the National Union of Teachers incided the self-government of the profession and the basis of a. national system of education,

The question of navigational accommodation is considered as regards approaches, roadstead, har- bour accommodation in river of special basin, public wharves and moorings this obviously a public matter requiring public consideration and expenditure.

The matter of terminal facilities- involving public and private quay Saturday, Magistrate Lindsell heard road and roads, lighterage, etc. refitting, the Cunard liner Maure- At the Magistracy at noon on equipment, warehouses, belt line rail- After four months of inactivity for evidence in the assault case arising in view of the fact that such tania" left Southampton with 700- out of the printers' strike.

Mr. M. K-Lo appeared for the facilities 13 actually exist are

...” FACILITIES SUGGESTED.

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tribute to the proof of Hongkong's *TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SEATIC alleged official hostility, which, as we took it upon ourselves to say, does not and dates not exist. In asking the Government to authorize us to contradict these Canton rumgers at! once, although we were somewhat snubbed for doing so, we noir realize Which Beer 3 conclusive. The that we were wiser than the oficials cardinal Mezzofanti (1774-1843), who How right we were in urging who preferred to ignore them, because, was credited with a working know, prompt contradiction of certain tan- according to the Canton Times, "the edge of over fifty languages, was unqualified as any existing between ton suntours, and how wrong the vernacular press (of Canter) states known as La Pentecote Vivante, offices ashore. The voice of the Hongkong officials who decided that that so great. is the anger of the CT Living Pentecost. The lightship's captain, speaking to re, they were too stupid for sensible per- Chinese at these reports that some second guess was offered in Notes was heard with as much plainness as sons to notice. is proved by subsequent Chinese urged a general boyectt of the au Queries, and was hailed by in

wires erer ensure. From the first complainant, an employee of the almost wholly in private hands, the passengers for the United States. issues of the Canton Times, a jajer port of Hongkong, so as to paraleza Dr. Brewer as a very clever suggestion,

In the hope of turning losses into- we denounced the other day as a the commerce of the British Colony he himself clinging, however, to the of slight crackling noises, and clearer and Mr. Leo d'Almada for the delco-direction is seen as a subject for reckless slanderer, in all good faith. Every local official should know,planation that is newly bapthedear to the sense of a much more

still when one had accustomed the dant, an memployed bookbinder.

discussion, more especially as such Profits the Leyton (Esser) Council So far is the Centon Times from if he does not, what some of the people in the primitive church were powerful current of electricity than was the head of the printing depart

Mr. Lo, said that the complainant facilities are generally self-supporting. are asking the London County Council to take over their tramway system accepting our friendly advice to drop Chinese are like when politically white from Easter to Pentecost, and any which land telephones suggest ment. The working hours varied The questions of navigational under a partnership scheme for 10 certain allegations against the Ilong. agitated. We feared and foresaw were known as Albati, or white robed, The Bar Hghtship is connected from nine to nine and a half hours accommodation. and terminal | years.. · it were untrue, that it has repeated | been glad to nip it in the bud, exsun) was known as Dominica in cables, but this system of communica- Guild, of which the "complainant it is stated, that Shanghai needs im-at the death of Dr. Ironside Bruce, Long Government, that we aseared this sort of thing, and would have while the last or chief Sunday (Whit with the shit by two telegraphic a day. The King Yuen Printers facilities are taken up in the report

in some length Under the first head The King sent a message of regret them since, although with mcdific-pecially

there is no real vund Albis, or. Sunday in white, the first tion has been found Bowship has was a member declared a strobe mediate facilities for accommodat the X-rays specialist, radiologist to ations. For instance, it insists that for it. So far as Hongkong really is the more protable.

and occasionally when a ship has in the second moon for an 8-hour the visit of our Governor to President cares, Sun Wen might be Emperor of But all that matters comparatively fouled the cables insecure. By the day in all Chinese printing offices ing 30 feet draft ships and should Charing Cross Hospital. Hau Ship chang in Peking has rome China tomorrow. Do che here, so little now, either here or at Ilone substitution of the wireless telephone. The Tai Kicong: Po granted the prepare to serve 36 feet draft vessels important political significance; kut far as we know, unless it he an un. As a statutory holiday at Home at prosed for the concrete evidence infinentini Chinese refugee or two, in has long been one of the most favoured rich with the far-away crew of found it impossible to limit the facilities include greatly extended, this should consist of the river below -arpon which we base our belief, we hostile to the Kwangtung Government holidays of 'Arry and: Artich the lightship, and the Board will be working hours of the jobbing printers, wharfage-possibly dock basins the present harbour down to and Suggestions regarding terminal area if considered desirable. Whether could not give any. Call it intuition, as at present constituted. Sajar as roads and lanes north of London on saved the expense of skilled operators and as 3 compromise, agreed to ancient mechanical equipment including Woosung, or include the deduction, or political sagacity, if our officials are concerned, it one this day exhibit atamalis of Accommodation on board a lightship engage extra mes, to lighten the You will, there is something which of their business, and they are quite springtide liveliness. The wild birds is limited, and the saving in space work. The complainant went on and road connections between all arrangement should be come to (eg. cranes, fixed and, floating, efc-rail | whole harbour, or whether some other convinces as that secret diplomacy is impartial We can answer for that are muted and shy, while the rustics made by a reduction in the number strike but afterwards resumed work, guing on. Furthermore, we believe It is unfortunate that they should be wait patiently for the time of licensed of the crew is, of itself, considerable as he had many dependants. In spite wharves and transit sheds, licked in connection with a possible port de Kwangtung is involved in the negotin so stupidly mysterions in the way disorder and misrule to pass. Seankle A small wireless telephone set can of threats he did not give up his job. up with the trunk fines of the vitesse), is a fit subject for considera tions. Whatever it may be the Probably if the true reason of the places also take their first taste of be fitted up in a space of about two on the might of May 8, the com- country motor bucks with de- tion in connection with harbour Cantonese lenders must be on their Governor's trip north had been gives tappers largesse, notably on the cubic feet, and it may be used by plainant was set upon, by the defeed tachable body-units are cited as the development. The facilities: for guard. Becent official proclamations out, it would have been so simple and shores of Lancashire and Yorkshire men having no particular knowledge ant near the New Victoria Kinema best form of conveyance to carry maintaining a customs cordon round goods- from trabsir sheds" to wire the selected area need also be taken ened by the Hongkong authorities harmless as to pass unremarked It Out here, of course, we take it more clectricity and struck heavily in the eye

The wireless set which was being The defendant said that he was

horses in the city, pr

into consideration.""" ate proof positive that Hongkong was the mysteriousness that made quietly. It is much like say other used had a power of 100 watts and, alone when he met the complainant

MENTION FREE PORT." officialdom is hostile to the present the interest and bred these false weekend, except that two days of under ordinary: conditions," a range and his fokis. The complainant abutanirements" the question of a free the engineer-in-chief's report is that

INDUSTRIAL AREAS. Under the heading of “general re anton Government." It has not reports

Another important issue rabed in leisure coming together tempt yachts of 35 iniles. It was operated on aed him and attempted to assault him. pen, troubled to prove those recent The Chinia Mail will rise its voice men, and others rather further from short wave length in order to escape Seeing the fatility of attempting to port is brought up and it is urged of planning and making reservations official proclamations, merely citing as quickly and as loudly as the most home than usual

interference by the wireless telegraph show fight against odds he ran away, that the harbour should be extended for industrial districts. Future- the text of one gires in a Hongkong patriotic Chinese could do, the moment

station at Seaforth and other marine At the conclusion of evidence, Me to Woosung. The first suggestion is factories should have possibilities of daily. If that was a translation init dizcovers any British attempt, Im-

wireless traffic. At the lightship the d'Almada submitted that the affair emphasised as being one for serious direct ciclent connection with roads, an English dady, welave no assurance perial or otherwise, to overesch

CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY. temerater, was driven by a "hartery was an ordinary fight, and suggested consideration and it is remarked that that it was a fair translation. If it China, or to take advantage of her BIONDENCY is often used by which had capacity for a week's that the binding over of both parties the Customs Commissioner, ia under an occ coast ships and indigestion and cocalíption end communication with the shore. It would meet the case a tentative way that new districts must be laid out stood to have raised the question in detects being reserved, which means good sites should be made certain by was a Chinese text in Chinese daily; diplomatically. The bent informed quickly dussppears wiss Chamberlain's can te recharged on the vessel itself can do not lans that it was official. Hongkong Chinese know that... Watabers and taken’25/Thego "tablets.

The Magistrate regarded the case Üste own (Chirasail) translation were the only European newspaper towels. For tale by all Christs and requed for the fog signalling of three weeks hard jub

stry attain the digested and wwwe. The [137 maig 205 clashe power source as a sériolis die and plated Bentence without ot the only proclamation so farm Hongkong to denounce the Cassel ・Loveter

the option of a fine.

it

the officials or shore will have the demand as far 23 dewspaper within ten years and 40 feet draft several advantages of direct conversa compositors were concerned, bat vessels within 30 years.

- Skingkai E undoubtedly indiente since the best available rezczur steng ede Mel von Heidenstam writes, the present harbour frontages.

as the location of such a free port already failly occupied.