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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1924

"PIRACY NERVES.Y

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LATEST HARBOUR

SCARE.

CHEUNG CHAU FERRY INCIDENT.

Foggy Weather Delays Launch.

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With half the Colony suffering from "piracy nerves," it was not. to be wondered at that there was another "acare" at the water-front this morning when a ferry launch was reported overdue.

was encountered almost on leaving the wharf and then commenced the tedious "tooting" across to Hongkong.

The affair developed to a stage when news reached the Police. Inquiries were at once set on foot but very shortly afterwards, it

Ordinarily, it would take an was discovered that nothing was hour to get across. Before 4.40, amies. All that had actually hap-over a hundred coolies had gather pened was that while the comple-ed at the Praya to discharge the ment of the steam-launch ferry cargo. By 5,50 there were no "Cheung Chow" were blissfully signs of the launch, Whispers of ignorant of what was going on at "piracy" got around until some the Hongkong wharf, their atten- body took it into his head to At 6.15 the tion being concentrated on making advise the police. a way through the dense fog, the launch turned up. Those on board longshoremen had worked them-wanted to know what all the fuss selves into a fine frenzy over the was about. Explanations were launch's non-appearance. ·

given, and accepted. The coolies Every morning the ferry leaves worked as fast as possible so that Cheung Chau island at 3.30. No the launch could leave Hongkong passengers other than "Kai- at 7.30 and get back to Cheung fongs," i.e., community elders, and Chau by 8.80 when the Europeans people guaranteed. by chops are would be waiting to get to town. accepted for this journey, although the next trip brings the foreign residents to office.

This morning the launch start- ed as usual with a cargo compris ing salt-fish and cabbage. With the compradore department, the crew numbered twenty-one. Fog

WEATHER REPORTS.

SHANGHAI PAPER'S

COMMENT.

"Reuter tells us, says Shipping & Engineering" (Shanghai), that at the annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce on March 24 "the Chairman, referring to the storm signal service, urged very close co-operation between Hongkong and Siccnwei. He said that months had gone by and nothing seemed to have been done,"

TO VISIT HONGKONG.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF

INDO-CHINA.

ON WAY TO TOKIO.

PARIS, April 1. The impending official visit by M. Merlin, the Governor-General of Indo-China, to Tokyo, is described by the Depeche, du Toulouse us a | Highly important political event in respect of drawing together France and Japani. The writer hopes that tho, visit will mark the end of the! system of separate interests in the Far East, and will be the beginning of a co-operation which will be pro- able to French prestige and inter-

egis.Itender.

Thn Governor-General in expect

to visit Hongkong on his way to Tokio, a China Mail representative

formed this morning.

MIKE -- MCTIQUE, DEFEATED.

Jersey City, April 1-Young Stribling outpointed Mike Mc- Tigue in a twelve round no-deci sion contest. The championship is not involved.-Reuter's Aineri- can Service.

The French Consul General stat- ed that so for he had received no communication regarding the visit STUDENTS' of M. Merlin, but it was probable that on the journey to Takyo, he would call at this Colony,

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SOLD A PUP."-

OWNER LET DOWN, BY CONTRACTOR,

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“You were sold e. pup," corked Mr. E. W. Hamilton to the owner What undoubtedly aggravated af No. 57, Queen's Road Central, the matter was the recent piracy who appeared at the Police Court of the "Lee Fat" a launch char- this morning to answer a summoNS tered to augment the Hongkong-by the Public Works Department Cheung Chau ferry service. Some for divergence from plus submitted of those kidnapped for ransom are and hpproved. said to have returned whilst there are others still reported missing.

the course of storms may be put in possession of all available data at the earliest possible moment.

Defendant's plea was that he left verything in his contractor's-Ignis and the latter was visible, This ocensioned the bemark from the Magistente, 'who advised defen dan to deduct, the Gue from the contractor's bill. Defendent re. plied thint, he had paid the full nant last year.

His Worship imposed a fine of $50. An order was made for the the to be removed and the phaos in be complied with in fourteen days.

In view of the sensible and rea-

Evidence was given by Mr. F. C. sonable nature of these recom-Neville, overseer that an illegal fluc mendations, it would be almost bad, been objected to by the Fire unbelievable that the Hongkong Brigade authorities.. Government had (apparently) done nothing in the matter if we had not word to that effect from the Chairman of the very body that submitted the recommenda- tions. We know, everyone knows, that Siccawei is always ready and anxious to do anything or to enter into any arrangement that will result in more extensive and more accurate weather forecasts being made available to China Coast the shipping, and the reason Hongkong Government has pre. sumably done nothing evidently is

To be more accurate, exactly a year has passed with nothing apparently having been done, despite the fact that at the last annual meeting of the same body, the matter was brought forward in a manner which, it seemed at the time, could not well be ignor- ed. Possibly it has not been ignored, as so little of public inter- est appears to be made public at Hongkong till the latest possible date, but in a matter such as this, so vitally, important, both in its bearing on safe navigation and the safety of thousands of lives, it hardly seems possible that any important measures could have favourably: been taken without a little of what was trumpiring becoming known. Let us refer to the speech of the Chairman at the annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, held in March, 1923. On the subject of typhoon warn- inga, he said:

DISTINGUISHED

COMING,

VISITOR

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

SINGAPORE, April 2. Sir Rabindranath Tagore left for Hongkong to-day on board the "Atsuta Maru,"

HELLO CHINA! CHICAGO'S VOICE ON THE WIRELESS.

own only to the members of The enquiry that Government. suggested by the Chamber has not been held (if it has been, it has been kept wonderfully secret);

PEKING, March 20. nothing appears to have been done

Speakers and singers in Chicago in the matter of Pratas Shoal, despite the fact that the Inspector will try to convey their voices to General of the Chinese Maritime hina on March 30. next Sunday, Customs, Sir Francis Aglen, is and all who are possessed of radio known to view the proposals any listen in. The test in long fistance radio transmission is be and apparently

ng wrraiged by the Chiengo Tri- nothing has been done to bring me, and Mr. Charles Dilley, the about more co-operation and co-special correspondent of that paper ordination between Hongkong on

in the Far East, has been informed the one part, and Siccawei and the effort to reach Japan and other highly important and highlyhina and of the details that will be of interast to students and others efficient meteorological stations in the Far East, on the other. And possessing radio outfits.

ing station on the top of the Edge water Bench Hotel in Chicago, the signal of which is WJAZ. These

als will begin at 5 c'clock in the morning of March 30, which will be o'clock Sunday evening in Peking. Owners of radio sets in China might

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WHO'S WHO. LATEST CHINA COAST CHANGES,

Mr. A. Stephenson, second offi- eer, "Suiyang", is on reserve. Mr. J. A. 6. Dalton, from reserve, has gone second officer, "Suiyang"

Mr. R. K. Burns, second engine. et, Shuntion", has gone second engineer, Sunning".

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Mr. B. J. T.Hopkins, from leave, has gone chief officer. "Wai shing". Mr. W. a. Baleh, chief | oficer, "Woishing”, is on reserve.

Mr. K. Stewart has been appoint- Mr. ed second officer, "Luenho".

Wilkinson, second officer, T.

Lenho", has gone sup'y second officer, Fang"

Mr. J Pittendrigh, from leave, las gone second officer, "Fausang". Mr. W. P. McAllen, second officer,

"Fausang, has resigned.

• Mg. J. How has been appointed third officer, Chunsang". Mr. E. CONFERENCE.. Woodford, third officer, "Chun- sang" has gone second officer, "Foonbing" Mr. W. James, e- cond officer, Fooshing", is on re

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY

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Mr N. Richardson," from reserve, has gone sup'y second officer "Mingsang".

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Mr. Porterfield, second on- gineer, "Kingsing", is on reserve. Mr. A. S. Fraser, from reserve, hin one second engineer, "Kingsing".

Me. II. H. Pinch, from reserve, has gone second oficer, "Nairing"

Mr. H. 1. Tuatham, second off- An invitation to send a represen-cer, "Taksing" has gone second tative to the Imperial Students' officer, "Buisang". Mr. D. Jones; Conference to be held at London second officer; "Susang", has gone in July has been received by the second officer, Taksang" Hongkong University. The "con- ference is being organised by the National Union of Students who are inviting one student from each University in the Empire to spend a week in Loniton, visiting the British Empire Exhibition Mr. B. P. Smith, second allicer, previous to opening the conference. "Frangestaa", has gone chief offi

A letter received by Mr. N.re. "Nairang". Teesdale Mackintosh, Registrar of Mr. K. L. Fitzgerald, ebief olf- the Hongkong University states:-er Nairung has gone chief offi

At a recently held meeting of ver, "Frangestan", the Council of the National Mr. G. P. Francis, neting chiof Union of Students, it was de officer, Frangentan", is gone aer cided to organise if possible, an oil officer, sante ship. Imperial Students' Conference in 1924, advantage being taken of the fact that numbers of studenis front various parts of the Empire may be expected to Mr. A. Allan, from reserve, bas. visit the British Empire Exhibi-gone chief officer, "Gorgistan". tion.

Mr. T. L. Brown, from reserve, Therefore, I should be glad if has gone chief officer, "Anjou”. you would inform me if it is Mr. A. W. Bost, chief officer, "An- possible for your Union or jou", ja on reserve.(Shipping and Students' Council to be repre- Engineering), sented. A date suggested is during the first or second week in July.

Mr. R. Kentall, from reserve, ins gone third allicer,, “Hniching' Mr. J. 1. Telfers, third officer

Hniching, is on reserve.

TENNIS TOURNEY.

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The students of this country are very keen on the idea, and to facilitate matter, we are ap proaching the Shipping Com panies with a view to their granting a limited number of free passages to representative students from each country of the Empire with reduced fares, Worthington was not playing up for others. Should we obtain to form in the first set in which this concession the rest should Mrs. Mitchell won many points by be plain sailing, but for the her back-land drives. He flipov. present I cannot give definite od as she match progressed and was information.

|ably supported by Miss Gmce. Red, The general outline of the pro-mond at times was quite up to his ramme suggested is as follows: best and he played a good all-round (a). Reception. Inaugural Sesame. In the third set the winners sion and Entertainment ind 5-4 but the losing air had the London including organised se 10-15. However, they could visits to the British Empire Bot make it 5 all and lost the gaine, Exhibition.

set and match.

Both ladies played well in yester❘ day's Mixed Doubles match between R. E. Worthington and Miss Grice v. P. A. Redmond and Mrs. E. J. R. Mitchell, when the former mir won by two sets to one after soine exhilaiting tenais.

(b). Conference. Discussions of

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Handicap Singles "A".-R. M. matters of student interest and Importance probably in Henderson (+5/0) bent . S, Green one of the Oxford Colleges,+3/6), 6-1, 0-0.

Handicap Singles "B".-Wood. Other suggestions will no ward (+1/6) beat C. M. Wilson doubt be made as time goes on. (+1/6), 6-3, 6-3, In the meantime, I. should be glad to hear definitely from you the opinion, of your to Committee.

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Mixed Doubles.-R. E. Worth- ington and Miss P. Grace (-30) hear F. A. Redmond and Mrs. Mit- chell (5/6), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4,

The letter addressed from the Imperial College Union, S. Ken-

TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Open Singles-Ng. Sze-kwong v. sington S.W: is signed by Francis 1. Honda (stand court); D. J. All- G. Connor, Hon. Assistant free v. S. H. Ismail. Secretary.

Handicap Singles "A".-R. E. well be listening a few minutes beforms the China Mail, that he has Sewell (-3/6)

Mr. Teesdale Mackintosh In-Worthington (-15/3) v. G. W. E. fore the hour, in onter to allow for no information as to the free Handicap Singles "B".-A, H. variation of 'watches, The calls

passage suggested in the letter | Penn (+176) v. G. D. Jillings will lie sent OD wave-length of

so, with another typhoon season It has been ranged that the "Arising out of, an investiga-almost on us, nothing further has signals will be sent from The "Tri- tion into the loss of the "Choy-been done to remove some of theme's", zenith wireless broadcast- sang," Mr. Robert Sutherland many dangers that beset the de a valuable report to the China Coast vessel-in which con- Chamber on the subject of nection collated weather reports Corn-sent out and received by wireless typhoon warnings. mittee, after full consideration of could and would play a paramount this report, requested the govern part. ment to institute a full enquiry into the present system of com- piling weather reports. Oppor- tunity was taken at the same time to press once more for the estab- lishment of a wireless and observ- ing station on the Pratas Shoal, which, by reason of its position,, would give Hongkong early' in- formation of inestimable value regarding the approach of a The Pratas Shoal be- typhoon. louge to China, and it is hoped

TOOK THE FINE?

CHARGE AGAINST COURT

HABITUE..

FOOTBALL.:

CLUB'L MATCH TO-DAY.

1 metres and instruments should and even so the cost of incidental (+2/6). be turned to that length.

and living expenses would be Mr. Dailey has been advised by the Hongkong University students probably far greater than any of The Tribune" that an extra effort would care to meet. will be made to finansinit a speak. Those whose business takes ing and musical progranime for the them to the Police Court daily will benefit of radio, enthusinste in the have recently noticed a. Chinese Orient. The programme will con- youth who sometimes don's a boy inne for three hours, during all of KOWLOON'S THEATRE.

which time it should be possible to that arrangements can be made scout's uniform and on other bear it if the radio outfits are turned i whereby the Chinese Maritime occasions, is dressed in European to 448 metres. Anyone picking up

SEVERAL NOTABLE clothing. This morning a few WJAZ signal is requested to com- Customs will provide an observing station there, as part of their observant ones saw him taken micate will Mr. Dailey by tele

into custody and bundled off to plone at the Wagons-Tats Hotel on lighthouse system.

"The investigations into the the. Criminal Intelligence Depart soon as possible after the call 138 last opportunity of seeing tho excel- {

ment.

Yesterday it was announced | that owing to there being a shield match on Saturday the H.K.F.C. were to play off their league fixture_with_H.M.S. "Despatch" this afternoon' at 5.15. ・・・ As the "Despatch" has left port, the match will be played with the H.K. Police.

BILLIARDS TOURNEY.

ATTRACTIONS,

Tonight Kowloon folk have their been identified, reporting what they lent double programme which the question of typhoon warnings,

He is said to have been accused have been able to hear, in order that Star Theatre is offering with Peter which are still proceeding, lead inevitably to the conclusion-1 of receiving a sum of about $3 he may cable The Tribune" that quote from our report "that yesterday, which was intended as night if Chicago's voice lng been the Great, world's champion strong such modern inventions as wire-a fine. What led to the discovery heard in China. Owners of sets nein, and a charting new British less have not been made available was the return this morning of liged to communicate with Mr ho named "The Call of Youth to meteorological atations to any the man who claima to have paid Dailey by Thursday evening as tol: Petor has alrenity won so inny second round In the, open billiards] thing like the oxtent that they the fine for a friend. On being rangements made and where they strengli that it is necessary 14 when S.C. Kaak met P.S. Leong. {

will endeavor to "listen in".

5. C.KWOK V. P. S. LEONG: -

At the VRC. Jasi" night the further by his amazing feats of championship was commenced

If the experiment is a success dilute further on his prowers. The the former winning by 800 points other concerts may be given.

Eall of Youth", written by one of to 762. The best breaks were Britain's leading dramatic authors Kwok, 18, 36, 35, 30, 28, 25 and neted by well-known. London (twice), and 22 (three times) stuge figures, is â love rotnance, fre

should be. Your Committee has questioned as to his re-appear arged upon the Hongkong Governance, the man gave explanations, ment the desirability of going into leading to the youth's detention.

When our reporter left, the the question most thoroughly and

London, April 1.-The politi-|

Leong 43 (twice), 33, 27, 25, be collated from all observatories charge-room where a detective cal observer of the Daily Telegraph benting besides in excellent story has suggested that information youth had been taken to the

professes to discern some resent some delightful glimpses of beautiful 23, 22 and 20...

Tonight R Luz Is down to situated within the typhoon area, stood guard over him.

ment in political circles in Japan, Honelauit scenery, including De meet E. D. da Roza when another owing to Mr. Macdonald, in his vonshire, where the lovers have their good game should be scen and co-operation with the powers

statements with regard to dis- trysting pláca, concerned, so that all the re- sources of modern science and

This morning, a Chinese mon armament, not mentioning Japan To-morrow night in the Star every moans humanly possible be was charged before Mr. R. E. among the Powers, which should Theatre, the Hongkong Philarmo adopted to improve the system of Lindsell with soliciting for pro-issue Invitations to a generalinis Society's chorus and orchestin Bronchial boughs are not trifting. stitution. Evidence was given by conference. He declares the will give their grand concert, and They are even mansding if allowed to locating the track of typhoons.

The object aimed at is the Sergeant Hallam as to being Japanese cerainly will not sin judging from the fine success this berlain? Coral Remedy In Fast what extended use of wireless for trane accosted while riding in a ricsha cerely co-operate in any inter achieved when presented in the you ought to take for bronchial influenss and dressed fu blue dungarees, in national move wherein they have Theatre Royal recently there and a grippe coughs. It contains po mitting as well as receiving me Wanchai last night after which not been allotted a position due to should be record attendance. oplates and a plassant feeling of warmth anges, so that those engaged in His Worship sentenced the man their preponderant influence in the Booking 19 at Moutrio and at the 2nd comfort follows the fest does Hold the difeult task of forecasting to six weeks hard labour, epicen BaskReuter

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