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China Mail.

Beroporʊ Turday, Mar. 4, 1921.

OPTIMISTS.

Hongkong's Only European Optician.

better than he believes it is. That is subtle and keen--and true. The war offered examples in plenty for the exercise of this characteristic. News was not always good. Very often it was very bad, discouraging, almost

THE CHINA MAIL.

the sure belief that it is better than it is believed to be. It is weak perhaps because the Idea of the method of gaining peace by reasoning instead of by resort to arms, is somewhat new. Optimism can only be justified by events, Striking signs exist amid the con- fused affairs of the world that the fruits of optimism courage straightforwardness and honesty, are prevailing. Once these are side-tracked, doom will follow:

The Gentlest Art.

• As keys do open chests, So letters open brests.

CEMENT MEETING.

MENTS CONFIRMED,

TUESDAY, MARCH ‍4 1925

burning will be come to until we know the result, in a raonth or two, of the trials of the mechanical

changed to Petroged during the war. If the change is made, the city will have created a record-of changes within ten years. When NEW DIRECTORS' APPOINT- | ztate kiln, an Peter the Great founded the city, ho built it as little more than a collection of wooden huts, but it has grown in majesty and import ance until to-day it is one of the greatest in Europe.

ENGLISH

THE NEW FACTORY,

SPIRITED AWAY.

E

FERRY LAUNCH MYSTERY,

This, gentlemen, is our exact position at present, and the first thing we have to do is to set to REPORTED SEEN BUT STILL 'work, and prepare the new site. The question of the system of burning and making cement to be adopted is a most important one,

or three months.

MISSING,

KWONG SHUN."

This morning a rumour went

tles were on its track.

I now propose that the report and accounts as presented be the small steamer." Chen Chow

On Investigation it appears that adopted, and when this has been which runs between Hongkong and seconded I shall be pleased to the Macao, sighted what looked like best of my ability, to answer any the missing launch outside the questions that shareholders may harbour limits yesterday evening. wish to put.

Mr.. G., H. Patts The police went to the spot. seconded and the report was adopt-indicated and searched the vicinity ed..

but no trace or clue was found and. Some Questiona.

the launch was not to be seen. K. Replies to questions submitted is now surmised that the report

were as was incorrect. by Mr. Lau Mok-lin follows: (Q) Where exactly is the new area? What is its extent? At what price is it being obtained from the Government?

Contrasted with the previous The English langu-meeting when four out of the five and I am glad that in this matter, LATEST, THEORIES ABOUT THE ago is still a puzzle directors resigned, the thirty-fifth we shall have the assistance and LANGUAGE to many Japanese ordinary general meeting of the advice of Mr. Conrad Mendham, PUZZLES, wireless operators, Green Island Cement Company who has had a large experience in

says Radio Nows. Ltd.. held at the offices of the advising and superintending the round the Colony and reached the As an illustration, an American general managers; Messrs Shewan erection of cement factories at office of the Hongkong and operator on an Alaskan steamer Tomes and Co,, this morning pass home.

Yaumati Ferry Co., owners' of, the heard a Japanes operator workinged off without a hitch. Except for a and asked for his position and who few questions previously notified informed you last year we intend- which after leaving Shamsuipo Our new brick plant. which ferry launch "Kwong Shun " he was. The reply came back that shareholders were obviously satisfl- he was Taki somebody and that heed with the procedure of the Come to purchase, is now well on the for Hongkong at 7.30 on Sunday was working in the radio room. pany. Mr. R. G. Shewan presided be turning out bricks of an excep. The story was that the truant had way to completion, and we hope to night, has been reported missing. Another American operator in- and with him at the Directors table is James Howell's quaint way of quired regarding the report of a were Messrs. C. A. da Roza, Lftionally good quality within two been sighted and that the authori putting it. And this is borne out by great typhoon in mid-ocean, and Tse-fong, C. F. Mendham and the letters which have just been ex the Japanese replied that it was all J. Scott Marston whose appoint

one any ments as Directors were later changed by the British and French wind that blowed no premiers. Here, it seems, is a greater favour. Another questioner eonfirmed by unanimous vote.

Shareholders present strict departure from the ordinary asked whether the Chinese had

were certain Messrs. W. Shewan, R. E. Desai, mode of diplomacy and address instituted a boycott on used by politiciane. And these American-made goods. The Japa. M. da Rocha, A. A. Cordeiro, letters, on the one side at any rate, nese operator answered that so H. H. Tayler, F. P. V. de Soares, reveal no trace of diplomacy. It far as he knew there had been no Tse Tsan-tal, M. A. Figueirdo, can be said and said truthfully boys captured by the Chinese for Tong Hok-ting, A. Alves, S. A. Lopes, Lau Mok-lin, Woo fong, that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's some time. exposition in letter form of his

J. T. Bagram, A. H. Rowe, B. C. country's case, is clear and to the

Another opporRandall, W. Adamson, A. Nissim, point. Withal it breathes a spirit

tunity having been D. P. J. Lopes, H. M. da Silva, of sincereity denoting the nature

given to us during D. W. Munton, A. L. Shields, G. H. of the writer. It has been stated

the week end to Potts, C. H. Lyson, B. Basto, L. A. that when the Labour Government listen to speeches, we set down Tobias, A. A. Alves, A. H. Carroll, has done its work, the members of some of the thoughts that occur M. A. Razack, O.Arculli, A. M. L the cabinet will find themselves to us in thinking of the matter of Soares, J. W. Kew, Fred Ellis, wiser if sadder men, and not a speeches. In reading a book we Chol Siu-woon, W. E. Van Eps, little disillusioned This exchango must realise that in everyday life W. J. Hawker, W. Logau, J. H. of confidences may prove the the characters represented in the Ruttoajee, Lee Ping-seen and matter for the British Premier and book would not speak' as. our P. C. Potts. may lead to sterner

author makes them speak. And The Chairman's Speech. We can find no answer in that of M. it is quite patent that those or

After the notice calling the Poincare's to the statement that many of them who make speeches meeting had been read the Britain has not received one penny do not talk in their ordinary Chairman said:-

or franc piece from France in conversation as they do when orat part

of payment

her waring. We do not stop to consider if

very much the same as that of debt, whilst France has been loan speeches would become more 1922, except that you will notice ing money to other people. It is a interesting if they did. They the Deep Water Bay works show damaging omission. But we are would certainly lose some of a profit of $8,664.05 instead of a not concerned with that matter at their ornateness. In' speaking, loss of $8,077.11 for the previous the moment. We are interested in as in writing, cliches are very

(Q) these letters merely as letters common. When will speakers We propose to pay. the same These are veritable "three-free themselves from the common final dividend as, before, placing deckers"

as Edward Fitzgerald practice of assuring their hearers would say, and like small-clothes that they "feel it a great honour," $50,000.00 to reserve for new plant, and writing off some before the invention of suspenders, or a great privilege," that they $105,000.00, as shown in the report, impossible to keep them up. For will go further and say," or that for extra depreciation. We ro- once you have stated an incontro they need hardly say"? We commend a payment of $13,648.21 vertible case you cannot go back venture this in no spirit of carping as bonus to staff, which has been on it or even modify it. It stands criticism. One has only to try

measures.

SPEECHES AGAIN

(A)

At the end of Gin Drinkers Bay, just this side of Seaton. The area is 76.10 acress (some 3,300,000 sq. ft.) The price at which it is being obtained is 1 cent per sq. ft. (Q) Is the Hok Un property to be taken over by the Government or is the Company at liberty to sell it to the highest bidder?

Gossip was also in the air as to the possibilities of the "Kwong Shun" having been "commandeer- ed" by Chinese, soldiers whe wanted to use the launch either as an armed patroi or, more likely, aa a transport. In this conneɛ- tion it should be noted that the mean draft of the launch is 5 feet 6 inches and this would debar it from being taken to creeks and inlets where low tides prevail. On the other hand, its large

The result of the year's work is (A) The Hok Un property is not passenger capacity should make

year,

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being taken over by the Government. The Company is certainly at liberty to dispose of it, when the time comes, as they like?

an added attraction for it to be converted into a troop-launch.

Speculation in rife-in the event of it having been taken by militarists as to which faction How does the Company per the culprits belong to.

One pose to finance the preparation rumour attributes responsibility of the new site, the construc- to some supporters of General tion of the new building, and Chan Kwing-ming who is report the purchase of the new plant? ed In the vernacular press as How much of the reserve will about to launch a campaign from be available for this purpose? Swatow, via Waichow and Poklo, Will an early further call on in the direction of the East River. the shares be necessary?

The only danger confronting she

despite things said to the contrary, and make a speech to realise the well earned and will I am sure be (AT The first part of this question | captors of the launch would be

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The nature of future letters if any rise when one sets out to do so.profit and loss account.

enormous barriers which seem to approved of by you, and to carry forward $93,347.89 to the new this in

somewhat, remarkable correspondence will be watched

We had, as before, to contend with a considerable degree of

Tibet has hitherto

with competition from imported interest. The French Premier DISTUNBING, been. a. closed may be glad of it. He will be if

book. Only those cement, but we were well sup- he can see a way of extricating possessed of indomitable spirit ported by a strong local demand, himself with honour" from the and the capacity to tell a few lies so strong. In fact, that our export business has suffered in conse ruinous policy he has instigated as witness Sven Hedin, have quence, the demand being greater a policy we are firmly convinced been able to penetrate its seeming than our resources could cope which has kept the American fastnesses. Dr. WW. M: with. (Applause). Nation out of the councils of the League of Nations,

what will be the

percentage

the vessels of the Chinese Cus- toms as the Canton Government has few, if any, armed vessels on that part of the coast:

Officials of the company have been sent to investigate at Macao, Canton-and-Kongmoon. Their activity will not be confined to those ports but also to adjacent Waterways but up till two this

afternoon no

news had been

has been fully answered in my speech. In regard to the last part of the question, we certainly shall not make ane other call for a long time to come not any rate until the site has been prepared, which, as I have just said, will pro bably take at least 3 years and probably not even then. '' (0) When the new plant is in full working order on the new site, increase in output capacity received by the company's office. over that of the present plant? Dr. Sun Yat-sen's government, Will it be possible to produce has a River Defence organisation cheaper cement with the new with headquarters at Pak-kai, the. plant?

port of Kongmoon. Comprising As your Directors, in conjunc-river-gunboats and armed laun- tion with their technical adv-ches, the vessels in this flotilla isers, have not yet decided on are supposed to patrol practically what type of plant will be every Inlet and stream ac- erected on the new site, it is cessible to even junk and small Impossible for me to give you launch traffic and should. the any definite reply to this "Kwong Shun." be anywhere near question, but I can assure you there is a likelihood of it being that the output will be' con- | traced.

McGovern has succeeded, and

. Additional Plant. in- also taking moving pictures of Lhasa-in addition to seeing and

Last year I told you that we speaking with the Dalai Lama, were considering the question of That gentleman who is just as additional plant and studying a Just as the China Mail much a prisoner, as is the Pope, new patent kiln which was said A NEW with

seems to have a good press agency, to give superior results as com- be coming

the nared with former methods. We (A) SONG. modesty announced For instance he knows

the early arrival of

difference between the Con-ordered, therefore, two of these "Yes..

England kilns from Switzerland in order servative Party in ", so now it

and the Liberals

the to obtain practical results. One and announces that the

pantomine song of last Christmas may soon probable' effects which Guvern is now nearly erected and will, be heard in the land. Salisbury of ment changes in England may we hope, be working before the the Quaints gave it the other might have upon his own country. This end of this month. It has a "toon" that although it is Does his knowledge, we wonder, our

In the meantime the question of than remarkable. seems more

removing entirely from

·

inane. is catchy, whilst the words extend beyond that and has he the present site at Hok Un are peculiar. It is a "love" song haard of us-Hongkong? Can he has arisen, as the factory, in to the title of "I love me," and is tell us the probable result of the spite of all our efforts to abate the another of the many successful attempts of song writers to grapple 40 years lease scheme on the dust, still continues a nuisance, with the appositeness of the housing question i; what effect it and we shall not be allowed to

lower. would have upon us if we were remain there much longer. Last English language. "I love me" told that Government intended year I was very hopeful that we (0) theme. To the principle of "building a new City Hall or ap- could overcome love me" must be ascribed the pointing Director of Education nuisance, but although the smoke

likely to please everybody? world's tragedies.

should catch on.,. It is not a new

It seems strange APPRECIATION. that in referring To-day's Poem, to the efforts of

the smoke

and dust have both been consider. ably reduced; there are still the fumes and gases from the kilns, which cannot be eliminated, and constitute a quisance in the eye of

fore opened up with the Govern-

hopeless, making the future seem bodies of men or women to amuse/Therefore all seasons shall be the law. Negotiations were there- to appear as an ebonising black. or instruct, someone's name is, left

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sweet to thee,

But that almost unconscious out-generally a very important Whether the summer clothe thement who were willing to assist us (A)

in the matter, and we have now surety, paradoxical though it one. We are reminded of this general earth'

secured a

a grant of large fact by the reports written con- With greenness, or the redbreast piece of land this sounds, that everything was cering "The Quaints" perform-

side of sit, and sing

Tann Wan. at what is known better than it was believed to be, ances. The China Mail only so far Betwixt the tufts of snow on the as Gin Drinkers Bay, at the nominal

as we know, made roference to the held good, and events proved their conspicuously intelligent work of Of mossy apple-tree; while the pare and reclaim this land will

baro branch.

price of cent per foot. To pre- correctness. That is perhaps an the pianist which contributed so

night thatch

cost, we estimate, from 80 cents outstanding illustration. Bri-

to $1.00 per foot and take at least 3 years. It is the desire of share-

modern plant should be erected on

much to the success of the per Smokes in the aun-thaw; whether formances. His non-recognition

the eave-drops fall

blast, us of the

Itain's history does not rest with is perhaps a tribute to his skill Heard only in the trances of the holders that a larger and more

a little war. A Socialist Premier Had he not been effecient-

It reminds

is standing in the place of the story of the organist and J.Or if the secret ministry of frost the new alto, and for this purpose great Conservative and Liberal the organ blower. After a Shall hang them up in silent offered to provide additional they have come forward and Premior-Disraeli, and Glad peculiarly successful recital the icicle,

capital. the quiet A Loan of $1,500,000.

leridge,

the provider of wind slackened the blower off. Later waen off and interfered with the playing, often a very truthful word. Moral: the Organist realised that we s don't forget the other fellow!

moon

WEATHER CALENDAR.

MARCH: 4.

stone. Political prophets have to the Organist: "Didn't we do it

blower came from behind and said Quietly shining proved unrepentant seers. Their well? Which rather disgusted forebodings, as most sensible men the Organist who promptly told We think we shall be judged to knew, have been falsified, and the accurate in our surmise when country is not in the throes of suggest that one of the pre-red revolution; the throne has not ominant traits in the character toppled to the ground; trade has Britishers is that of optimism not shrivelled to skeleton-like that the faith of an optimist, dimensions whilst capital-that nd though it often is, is of terrible bugbear of the talking ponderating value. There is politician and the alleged econo- need to delve into the musty mist, has not slank abroad. mds of the past to prove both Optimism predominates and its statements. Recent hap- saving grace helps to meet things ings are a sufficient testimony in the right spirit. It may be themselves to the truth of our said that life itself, is one long tention. Varions definitions Journey along, thế road of (n^ortimist - are on record, optimism) - So it is in the life of latest in that he is one who Nations. It is optimiam that is

"ys sure that everything is saving the

Nation

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A Chinese beautf- TRANSLATION. ful idea of a rendering of thing of beauty is a joy for

ever"

A thing of beauty can sweeten ́a hundred years of sorrow.

it cannot be laid in ruins.

(A)

siderably increased, and with Yesterday inquiries were made. the latest system of kilns, as to whether any money was which we are now studying, likely to be on board the launch. the cost of production will when she left Shamsuipo. It certainly be considerably was at first stated that a Chinese firm had sent over Is there any truth in the re-a feki with

a number of ported stoppage of limestone cooltes to collect accounts on the supplies from Haiphong? Is mainland and it was believed that there any possibility of these a piratical gang had heard of it supplies being supplemented with the result - that they by suppites from China? Is followed the shroffs on to there any truth in the report the launch which they had that limestone has been found prepared to take. The firm has in workable quantities in the denied this but has admitted that

New Territories?

a fobi and about a dozen.coolies

There is no truth whatever did go over to Shamsuipo to work in the reported stoppage of cargo tato a lighter. They have limestone supplies from Hai- not returned and it is therefore phong. There is certainly a presiimed that they travelled on possibility of these supplies board the missing feny. "being supplemented by sup-}

Chinese emigrants returned from plies from China-in fact we America are said to live in Sham- are obtaining limestone, in sulpo in fairly great numbers and, small quantities from the it is thought that one of them may Canton District now. There have attracted attention by bis is, I am afraid, no truth in wealth and the chances of ransom the report that limestone, has if captured. been found in workable quan

Altogether, over twenty persons" tities in the New Territories. names have been reported to the There is limestone just out-Central Station, the Water Police side the New Territories, in and the company's office as miss Mirs Bay, and we are endea. ing. One or, two Chinese ladies vouring, through a contractor, are included.

to work this quarry now, but we have been greatly hamper. led by the unsettled state of

the surrounding country. Mr. M. H. Brown, of Singapore, Does the Company propose to has arrived in Penang fn his five- keep the present brick works ton motor vessel, "Thornycroft!T." at Aberdeen? If so, is there Mr. Brown is on a pleasure cruise any possibility.of their exten- and is also acting as master of the slon to meet the increased vessol. Fic has only one man to demand for bricka šakn assist him. The "Thornycroft· ́IT: Yes, we certainly propose to which is a 36 hp. vessel.

- keep on the brick works at |

In addition to this the Hong- kong Government have expressed their readiness to assist us with a loan of $1,500,000.00 at 5% (Q) interest, so that with our own cash in hand we shall have about $5,500,000.00 to spend on the new factory (Ap 1798. A very mild, cloudy even-plause). Should this not be enough ing. The rose, trees in the we shall have available as soon as hedges and the elders bud- the new factory has, been put up the site at. Hok... Un containing Wing Dorothy Words

some 1,200,000 square feet of land, worth.

which is already valuable and will" be more so in the future, Of Course the transfer will be carried out with the minimum of distur bance to our business and we shall not touch the old plant until a large portion of the new factory is working and turning out cement

thalf of course, try to utili

possible of the present

MAAVAT HOQUET.

News is to hand With all our faults, we are ANOTHER that the city of ahead of other nations in pro CHANGE. Petrograd 1810 ba and genuine desire to pre

Lenin advance of the Kingdom

upon earth

Changed

grad in memory of Petersburg it has been to be

Deep Water Bay, and as 1],

have just informed you, we

are already erecting a plant as Directors of Messrs. C. A da for the manufacturer of build. Roza, Li Tre-long, C.F. Mendham, ing bricks. Should this plant and J. Scott Harston was confirmed (there is only one kiln to be and Mr. R. G., Shewan re-elected erected at present); ber the Messrs Linstead and Davia, and we anticipated it will Lowe Bingham and Matthewe be

"intends. rchasing were re-appointed auditors at va

ther kiing fee of $750 each, MIWA JA

Casked:

proposing and Mr. Fred Killa seconding the resolutians. M

WILI, Kunounced: that

swero ready A

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