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Can't Sink Ships!

A serious charge is made by a

Democratic member of the House

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6; 1925.

THE DICKENS LINK.

BY W. PETT RIDGE:

Doughty Street, London, runs south to north, parallel" with Gray's Inn Road, and ends near to the Foundling

Hospital.

It is

a broad thorough- fare with houses,

of the Georgian

Number Forty-

CORRESPONDENCE.

'RENTS FEARS.

[To the Editor of the China MailA

Sir-1 sympathise with your correspondent "Young Husband" who, I should gather, is one of the newly weds who has had to take the only accommodation which is.. available for such in the present- state of the market-a Aat in Kowloon which was really not. built for Europeans and the rent of which is more than it ought to be and often more than the occupants can afford to pay.

He, of course, is outside the

of Representatives against certain type, and at. high Navy Department officials, eight, a tablet in- who are accused of deliberately dicates associa- trying to mislead the American tion with the public as regards the facts con- name of Charles Dickens. It was cerning the bor bing of the battle. here that he wrote the last provisions of the Ordinance and as was not therefore greatly concern- ship "Washington." He had been monthly numbers-"almost

ed with the effect its withdrawni informed by the Navy Department the periodical occasion arose"--would have on Young Husbands" that no explosive bombs were the jelliest book the world has yet who are in protected houses, but used; but the contrary impression known. Pickwick Papers. Here as he appealed to the Council mem was allowed to go out "to lead he set down in his neat penman-bers to take note of his plea on Americans to believe that the ship Oliver Twist and Nicholas the grounds of fellow-feeling he Nickleby. Here he entertained should not be without sympathy. Washington could not be sunk the friends he had made thus for these." There's no getting by air." In giving evidence before early in his wonderful career-away from the fact that the rich the Committee of the House of Maclise, David Wilkie, Serjeant refugee who has found Hongkong Representatives which is investi-Talfourd, Macready. And here a place to his liking would be a gating aircraft problems, nearly he relished a successful and joy-much better tenant from the two months ago. Major-General ous period in domestic life and in landlord's point of view than the Partick, Chief of the Army Air literature.

men such as "your correspondent Service, adid that tests on the hull

All this happened close upon indicated with a salary of between of the battleship "Washington" ninety years ago, and "Charles $100 and $800 a month and' if it proved that the army bombing Dickens still remains the most were ndssible he would get rid of craft were obsolescent, and should effective link between Great Bri-the kter in favour of the former....... be replaced by bigger and more tain and the English speaking without a moment's hesitation."

Visitors powerful planes which would be folk in distant lands.

It's no good grumbling" over effective against modern enemy come to London and, knowing his what might have been, I suppose, capital ships. The United States books by heart, wish to see the but although it ruises all sorts of had developed types of hombing places of which he wrote, The bitter questions I for one don't planes which equalled any in Dickens Fellowship has branches see what there is to object to in the world, but the majority of the so. far away as Brisbane, Winnia reservation. It is obvious at bombers now in service were of i peg, Sierra Madre, and these any rate that houses have got to an older type. General Patrick send regular messages announcgo up somewhere and it is. pointed out that a rach betweening progress and activities. interesting to recall the statement battleship designers and makets happen to be President of the of the chairman at a recent Com- of aircraft and aircraft bombs was Fellowship for the year, but this

pany meeting "Your directors feel in progress, similar to that which must not be taken as a fair exam-that there is a want for this type had gone on for years between ple of the selections made: the of house as there must be a lot of armour for battleships and armour piercing projectiles for great naval rifles. Bombe of a size that could be carried by the present-day army bombers were of sufficient power to sink or cripple any battle- ship of a pre-Jutland type, he said, but the experiments against the post-Jutland "Washington" had. made it obvious that more power- ful and heavier bombs would be

Hongkong, Friday, February 6, 1925. required. The General's statement

RENTS AND A MORAL.

was in line with that made by Secretary Wilbur to the House Naval Appropriations Sub-Com- mittee in urging that funds be made available to strengthen the Piracy, traffic control, harbour decks and install blister protection schemes, the military lands, educa. on pre-Jutland battleships of the American fleet. Details of the tion-every local problem pales experimenta conducted against the before the burning question of "Washington's" hull. have never housing, which has once more been revealed by the Navy Depart- ment, which, regards the data as resolved itself into the question, highly confidential.

General Shall the Rents. Ordinance be Patrick's statement, however, renewed or shall it be allowed to threw additional light on the lapse? This is only natural. For subject, as there had been no official announcement that the whatever interest your average ship had been attacked from the citizen, may take in the other air with heavy bombs and had She was "of the day nothing more withstood the attack. topics

sunk by the big guns of the battle- closely affects his outlook than his ship "Texas."

WAR

WAR MEDALS.

LARGE NUMBER STILL AWAIT CLAIMANTS.

LIST IN HARBOUR OFFICE..

Wells.

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people in this Colony who would prefer to retire to a home in the suburbs after the day's toil is over, where living and atmos- pherical conditions are healthier, away from the din and the noise" of the City."

Some of us would like to, but even with the schemes there are afoot for helping the man who will put up a house the initial capital required is beyond us. It And then there is transport. requires money even to get and run a Ford! What surprises' me is that more'men of affluence don't get houses put up for themselves. The ones who could most afford. these suburban homes won't "catch on," and it is a pity in more ways than one for they would make more room in the City for those who can't afford to 'get out. However, I suppose even people who have been in Hongkong for. the greater part of their lives don't like to feel themselves too tied here.

Yours, etc.,

ANOTHER Y. HI Hongkong, February 5.

To the Editor of the China "Mail.]

Sir, As one of the "newly

list of my predecessors includes such names as Sir Luke Fildes, G. K. Chesterton, Sir Frederick own home. Two successive

Macmillan, Sir Walter Lawrence; amongst the Vice-Presidents are Governments in the Homeland,

Lord Rosebery. Viscount Burn- one Conservative and the other

ham, Sir J. M. Barrie, Sir Arthur comes," but not "newly weds," to | Labour, learned this to their bitter

Pinero, John Galsworthy. H. G. the Colony, I have been forced to cost. Both achieved notable

All these groups, and all take an interest in the rents ques these

themselves tion because of its personal people, And success in the field of foreign

brought together by an open and application. Your correspondent affairs, but both failed to solve

unaffected love for the work of in yesterday's "China. Mail" went the perennial housing problem.

the novelist. What the Fellow out of his way to make a plea for ship has lacked hitherto has been the lucky chaps drawing between Both therefore paid the price in

a rendezvous, a place. for en- $400 and $800 a month. What of the less fortunate new-comers their downfall. The moral does

A number of British War and countering, a Dickens home.

The chance having arrived, far removed from that $800? Are not of course apply wholly in Mercantile Marine War Medals

has been they not more at the mercy of Hongkong, where the life of the are still at the Harbour Office prompt advantage

awaiting claimants as follows. taken. The freehold of Forty-those people who rent flats and Government does not depend upon

British War and Mercantile eight Doughty Street "is. secured, then sub-let them at a huge profit? the verdict of the populace, but Marine War Medals :-

and the large dwelling-in very Let a return be made and pub- it does apply to a certain extent, Thomas J. Collier, Reginald good condition, by the bye-has lished of the rents charged by since in these days of government Haymes, Ellas Jones, F. D. prepared itself for the housing of landlords and the rents charged

A. Piper, Pillatt, W.

Lius Dickens relics, Dickens books, for the same premises, to sub- with the consent of the governed, Teyssandier, J. A Wilde, Dickens manuscripts, Dickens tenants. MECKLENBURGH-JAMESON.

The result might come 2. -At the Peak Church, on even a Crown Colony cannot con- Ernest A. Shattock, John Ross, pictures everything in short

sistently ignore the feelings of its Thomas R. Pringle, Wm. J. that has any connection with the revelation! Thursday, 5th February, by

Andrews, Charles C. Warren, great man's books and himself. I inhabitants as a whole. Evidently Arthur J. Stock, Geo F. Matthews, think I can see a line of inquirera the Rev. H. Copley Moyle,

realising this, the Government is Thomas G. Sinclair, Wm. W. forming up in Doughty Street, a Horace Leslie, second son of

Hopkin, Hugh Dalgleish, Wm. steady attendance of visitors the late Samuel Mecklenburg leaving the answer to the ques-W. Brown, Edward Burns, Thomas eager to review the treasures. I and Mrs. Mecklenburgh, of tion, "Shail the Rents Ordinance A. Malcolm, Samuel A. French. like to imagine parties setting out Bristol, England, to Phyllis be renewed?" largely to public Mercantile Marine War Medal:-from there, on summer mornings, Beatrice, the only daughter, opinion, the décision depending, John Dunbar, John D. Fraser, to make a tour that will increase of Mr. and Mrs. T. 1. D. we are led to infer, upon an open Wm. Heury Godfrey John Har their knowledge, and give them

greaves, Philip John Norton, pleasant memories. It has been MR. POTTER-TSHERNOFF. Ateil This course. is an eminently Russell.

discussion in the Législative Coun- Reginald McLean, John. B. said of Londoners that we all meet

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Yours, etc., ONE OF THE "FLATS." Kowloon, February 7..

AVIATOR'S. FATE.

R. EARNSHAW'S BODY

RECOVERED.

FUNERAL POSTPONED.

The body of Mr. Reginald genial spirit and a ready com-Earnshaw was recovered from the panion at Doughty Street..

H.B.M. Consulate-General, Shanghai, on January 31, wise one, for; as we have noted Henry Edward Potter, son of above, nothing concerns the man- the late W. Potter, of Dover, in-the street more than his own England, to Elizabeth

home. Doubtless the man-in-the Tahernoff, of Ider, Russia.

street will not find it hard to make

I may as well be candid and sea yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock admit that money is required. In after having been in the water for out a good case in favour of the

all £10,000 is wanted, but the twelve days.

The Water Police had been Renty Ordinance being renewed,

sum need not come from one in- and doubtless, too, his argumentä WELCOME BY ARCHDEACON. dividual; it is an essential detail carrying on an incessant search that the Dickens House should be from, the day following Mr. in the Earnshaw's landing will not escape criticism. The

a tribute from the many rather

hia parachute 802 with | BENNETTS. At the French

Hospital, on Friday, February whole matter is so involved that

The Bishop of Victoria, the than from the few. All the same, and subsequent disappearance. 6. Jack Bennetty, Stockton on cautious observers will hesitate to Right Rev. & R. Duppuy D.D., large sums will be welcomed. The long, search was fruitful Твез, late of Madeline give an unqualified opinion with- whose marriage took place re because they have the agreeable yesterday when Inspector Bond Rossiter Co., aged 40. (Lon-out first examining every side of turned to the Colony this morning under the designation of 8. d. spot where the landing was mado: cently whilst he was on leave, re- quality of making a good total found the body floating near the don and Shanghai papers the problem. However, as one with Mrs. Duppuy by the 3.0 and because we are anxious the At the time of the discovery of please copy,)

contribution to the discussion it!"Malwa.". D'OLIVEIRA.—At Shanghai, on

They were met by Sir Claud house should be ready for the next the body, it was found that the journey you make to London.. right leg was entangled In one of February 1 Wenceslaus can be said with every safety that

Land Lady Severn, and accompanfed. It remains for me to say that the cords of the parachuto, which Martins d'Oliveira (Alai), of until political troubles cease to the Rev. R. H. Copley Moyle, the the address of The. Dickens is still at the bottom of the sos. the Chinese Postal Service, disturb Canton there will always Rev. GR. Lindsay and Mrs. Fellowship is 14 Clifford's Inn, The funeral was to have taken aged 50.

be tenants in Hongkong who will Lindsay, the Rev, N A. Peel, Mr. Fleet Street, London, and that I place this afternoon, the cortege

and Mrs. WL, Patienden and Miss PACKWOOD-At Shanghai, on need protection from the hardship Paterson to St. Paul's House shall be more flattered than I can passing the monument at 5 o'clock

January 31, Cleo. Patrecia Packwood, aged 2 years and of exorbitant rents. But how far where they were welcomed by express if you respond generously but has been postponed, unavled-

and promptly, to my invitation. ably, till to-morrow, at.II a.m. the Rents Ordinance, looking to Archdeacon and Mrs. Harnett.

3 months,