FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1925.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Radio Classes.
¿To the Editor 'aj the China Mail),
Sir,-A correspondent in the "China Mall" yesterday tulks of] being helpful in the matter off radio enterprise in Hongkong, and also speaks of the diffealty of getting local talent for daily broadcasting.
To den ignorance of the elementary principles of radio may seem strange in these days. but this is my plight.. I have read bere and there something about the wonders of radio, and would much like to cultivate radio, as 'a) hubby. But only sheer ignorance | stines in the way.
quite easy, and, incidentally, avoid the round-about method of achiev- ing the same end by means of n Daylight Saving Ordinance.
Yours, etc...
EFFICIENCY. Hongkong, May 22..
Noises.
(To the Editor, of the China Mail.)
*Sir,--It is not only cooliea and. Chinese "musicians" who help to make noises in Hongkong. · What are we to say of Europeans? The other day a person who, possesses a "speed-iron" (motor bike) "held up" (Queen"s Road the while he "kicked off." The row was deafen-
. Your correspondent writes with ing and the crowd that collected such an alluring and inviting nom i was big in numbers. Something de plume that I have no hesitation | should be done about this kind of In suggesting the formation of thing.
night classes" for the mutual study of radio. In this he and other enthusiasts might be willing to co-operate in the organisation and tuition There are many who' have heard of and read of mulin-but there it remains. Others, again, may be classed like mysalf-ignorant but willing to rard. Can soir-corrependent-be helpful in this direction?
Yours, etc.
Kowloon, May 22
IGNORA MUS,
Empire Day.
(To the Editor of the Ching Mast)
..
Sie. I am amazed that so far there has been no notice given of any special services in connection. with Empire Day. As you know. in the past. Hongkong has
Yours, etc..
Hongkong. May-22,---
RENT'S LAW.
PED.
HOW BONG WILE. FR BE
CONTINUEDY.
"SIR BEARS TOLLQeK'S VIEW,
The future of the Items Onlin ater after its expiry danin in June, 4926) was considered by Sir Hogy Follock R.C., at yesterday's Exgis- lative Council meeting. Sir Henry i | Pinted blaas in his opinion speaking
official capacity) it might| it be found possible to discon-
te the Orduan, then. After expluning the nerdment Louses Which were outlined in:
lease in his capacity of worthily brought to the notice of always stoms
artalig Altorfeysiemeral, Sir Henry the young the daims of the my fate to say something de British Empire. We have had special services and addresses and
in this Connel when the school children especially have eskin of the Tents Ordinance
ANOTHER SAINT.
16TH CENTURY PREACHER
CANONISED.
(Reuter's Service.)
ROME, May 21, -Th Pope has performed the canonisation of the Blessed Peter Canisius.
His Holiness the Pope.
Peter Canisius was a German Jesuit who lived in the 16th century. He was one of the most famous preachers of his time.
ACQUITTED.
THE CHINA MAIL.-
TELEPHONE CHARGES.
PREVENTING UNNECESSARY
ÎNCREASES.
MR. ALABASTER'S
QUESTIONS.;
COUNCIL TO PROTECT INTERESTS?
then only to the extant which this CHINA MAIL'S CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Council or the Executive Council allows. They should not be able to double the rates at their own sweet will. Therefore, when the time comes, I hope the Govern- ment will accept a proviso to Paragraph 10 which will provide that the Fates in Paragraph 9 will not be raised without the sanction of this Council..
to introduce a great number of matters which are not touched on in this resolution. The resolution is put before the Council to see whether members agree with it. in principle or if they have any definite objection to any of the Clausen. It-is-obvious that we cannot agree to leave in the hands of a company of this kind the sole determination as to what is rea
sonable expense. of management depreciation, or anything of that kind. But the resolution already goes into a considérable amount of detail, more than is actually necessary, and I think it would be better to leave a matter of the kind referred to by the hon. mera ber until the Ordinance comes before, the Council. .It is obvious that there must be somebody to decide what is reasonable to allow for expenses or reserve fund, and I think that body should be this Council. It will also be necessary to provide an arbitra- tion tribunal to settle any differ- ence of opinion between this Com pany and the Council: These matters. I think, should be left to. the Ordinance. The resolution' is rather one of principle. I put it to the Counell whether they con- sider the general lines set out there are in accordance with the public interest.
RESOLUTION. NOT FINAL. His Excelleney replied in the On the grounds that there was nothing in the resolution for the following terms-I think the re- setting up of the new Telephone marks made by the honourable Company to prevent the Directora member would have been more in putting all the first few years' point if this had been the final dividends and profits to reserve, form of the document on which charging what they liked for we are going to work. The agree expenses and doubling or trebling ment with the Telephone Com pany before it can be operative the rates of charges at their own sweet will. the Hon. Mr. C. G. must be embodied in an Ordin- Alabaster asked for "amendmentance, in which it will be necessary of the resolution at yesterday's Legislative Council meeting...
H.E. the Governor replied that the resolution took its present form to test the feeling of mem bers and the protection required by Mr. Alabaster would doubtless be included in the Ordinance when drafted. Personally, he thought that the body which there would have to be to consider what were reasonable expenses and reserves might very well be the Council
Mr. Alabaster's case in full was as follows: I should have liked to have had a little more time to 'study, this resolution and to have got the views of more people than I have been able to reach in the last two days, but it seems to me the resolution is so worded as to afford the public subscribers to the telephone service insufflelent protection. In a first glance at the resolution, Clause 9 strikes the subscriber as very attractive. He sees what he is asked to pay and considers that it not unreasonable. He is apt at the first glance to overlook the fact that Clause 9 is rendered absolutely nugatory by Clause 10, and might not have been there, as.. Clase 10. says: Should the charges above re- ferred to be insufficient. to pay to the shareholders of the Company a minimum dividend of 8 per cent. per annum on the paid up capital of the Company for the time being after making provision for maintenance and efficient service, depreciation. reserve or sinking fund and the managing expenses, Day without a sign of any ser-say the Ghe provisions of English Topeka, May 21-M 5M the above.rates shall be raised so vius being monted gives me justice of Parlangent dealing with Davis, Governor of Kansas, has receive a minimum of 3 per cent. as to enable the shareholders-to
Hyo warto question show. how the been acquitted of the charge of
ok Parti bunt has found it conspiracy to accept bribe for per annum after making the aforesaid deduction." In the first Berkay from time to time 10 granting pardons during his postpone bus terminatus of "The governorship.-Reuter's American place it is unusual on the flotation of a public utility company, which Feriase of Rents Art" in England. | Service.
is going to make use of public baïud gas buse hened resendy tłustin
roads and public property, to Bombay day have postponed the (To the Editor of the China Moi}},"| termicaaasa" -f the Pants Ordin-
"guarantee to that Company a minimum dividend. It is not un- there for a period of three- Sir, It is to be hoped that the years. Mother poilt to be
usual to guarantee. A maximum interest in daylight saving has | Sidered is that hiên là Hongkong
dividend, but it is unusual to not fizzled out. That is the fate | we ne draking with premises with
guarantee à minimum. of most things out here, unless in very high mutala, At home in this instance the public have been | Angland ↑ dink Ang Bens Art too interested in tennis and internal applies in Blu mebropalikan port cricket to worry about any district to rent of premises not ex- thing else for the time being. | voeding 170 a year, de jane figure It is admitted elsewhere that Hey that, whstens bogg" in . Hong- daylight saving in principle has we dere in sownes enses sleuling much to commend it. and very ind promises where rants 'may little against it. Why not perome to UL.00.a vene. Therefore severe with the movement in it is a much burger problem we have favour of its introduction here? in faces To this Unlon wheri we nee The least that can, and should, pesidering the problem of getting be done is for the Chambers of Put of rents restriction, beraase Commerce to confer and decide on serious distrasion wither to hig we love to do it so as not to cause a general earlier start with busi-
learner or in the owner of
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had their attention drawn to what red hy ne ore members; membership of our great Feder of the Council, but I must say that i tion means. Is it to be said that is ms to me that it may not be this moverment is to cease from found possible when the mater is sheer indoleffce on the part of our mong leggi "reskoprint-for, the.. spiritun pustórs and masters and Online to come wanted on that we are to go back to indiffer- Shure in next your. I a ence and, indolence? It may be speaking officially qu behalf of the that I am precipitate in my amaze Governm is simply my own ment, but two days to Empire | gninin al in support of it I may
fication for ".
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Yours, etel
Hongkong, May 22.
PATRIOT.
Daylight Saving.
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ness and an earlier cessation in his ass premises. I know some the evenings. This should be
people contend we ought not to une attention to the lease hebbers of business premises, their argnment being that they have been rinteeted under this Renta Restriction Ordinance by a sort of side wind. I am not quite sure whether that contention is correct!
FRANCE'S TASK,
MOROCCO FIGHTING
. EXPLAINED."
(Reuter's Scrvice.)
GRENOBLE, May 21.
JONATHAN M DAVIS.
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"VERY EXTRAORDINARY.".
In 1883 this Council authorized
Peak Tramway to ·eon- struct a tram, and they were granted a monopoly for 28 years renewable over various periods of seven years at a time. It limited the rates they might charge the travelling public, but they did not guarantee a dividend. There was a clause in the ordinance which contemplated the insolvency of the Company. The Company has had its good years and its bad years. It has been a paying con- cern especially in late years and there was no need for that clause. In 1902 the Hongkong Tramway Company. Ordinance was passed. That again had a clause contem- plating insolvency, but again, it had no guarantee of a minimum dividend. It was not required to pay royalties for ten years, be cause. it was realised that being a new Company they would have
You must re-
member that if we were starting a telephone service entirely new, we might start on somewhat dif ferent lines. But we are not pro- posing to do so, as there is already a company. In the field, and we have got to accept some of their views in order to clear this out of the way and make room for provements before the end of the year 1930.
Hon. Mr. Alabaster: Am I to gather that the provision for a consultation of this Council before the rates are raised will be in the
Bill?
H.E. the Governor: I should certainly be in favour of it, and if the hon. member advocates that I have no doubt Council will take into full consideration his views.
Hon. Mr. Holyoak: I think that is only fair to say, Sir, that these negotiations have been going on all the time and that it has been quite understood that the direc tors would have to satisfy the Council.
H.E. the Governor: Yes. The question wil: arise when the Ordinance is before the Council, and I think it will be covered satisfactorily.
The remarks made by Mr. Holyoak in seconding the resolu: tion setting out the general lines on which the new Company will be constituted were as follows:-
ME. HOLYOAK'S VIEWS.
I rise to second the resolution before the Council, and in doing so, in view of the lucid and some- what elaborate statement made by the Colonial Secretary, I feel that it is unnecessary and indeed would be superfluous for me to dilate upon that which he has said so forcibly. This resolution is
London, May 21-M. Trotzky in point of fact, but it must be has advanced a further step in big oliviams to anybody on this Council rehabilitation. He has been elect that it wrald not be reasonable fored, together with M, Rykof, M. to build and establish their posi M. Painleve, the Premier, in a the Evernment of this Colony to Kameneff, M. Zinovieff and other tion: After ten years they had speech on the outstanding political repeal the Renta. Ordinance-if prominent men, a member of the to pay a royalty 5 per cent, the conclusion of five long years. problems, referring to Morocco: they could in fact, whatever, the Executive Council of the Union of after which they had to pay a of difficult negotiations to procure emphasised that the operations did intention was originally-if by so Soviets, at the Soviet Congress royalty of 25 per cent. Another a better telephone service for the
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story, and as I say it goes back over five years' of continuous negotiations. The resolution be fore you is the culmination of this It will bring the discussion. Telephone Company in Hongkong under the control of a local board of Directors, who will be respon- sible to the shareholders in the Colony, and I hope it will mean that the telephone system, which is to be dealt with in a report to be made by experts, brought out from Home, will be so improved as to result in better service for us. It must be some time yet but I feel that the result will be satis- factory to the Colony. I have much pleasure in seconding the resolution,
After Mr. Alabaster's queries had been replied to (as reported above) the resolution was put to the meeting and carried unani- mously.
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QUEEN'S PIER.
As already foreshadowed in the "Chion Mail," one of the first ubes of the new Statue pier, as a coremonial pier will be on the occasion of the departure of Sir Edward Stubbs for Home. towards the end of next month. :
In The Mail.
The work on the pier cis: nów ENTERTAINMENTS.
almost £nished and the scaffolding May 22. Coronet Theatre, which bas obstructed a good view public utility Company, the Yau-Colony, and we believe as a result mati Ferry Company has had to of this it is now within sight. The The Hunchback of Notre Dame." of much that had been completed for some time shows a well design World Theatre, submit in exchange for its mono-negotiations, as you have said, May 22.
ed entrance with car approaches on. Feither side, a roof of red tilea sup poly, to a schedule of fares. It Sir, have involved for seven years When A Girl Loves:” has no guarantee against insol- past the careful and continuous May 22 Queen's Theatre, ported by steel trusses which them. selves rest on cast iron columns.. veney. Indeed, it was put up to attention of to Telephone Com-Bell Boy 13,′′... auction and very highly competed mittees set up by yourself May 22-Star Theatre, Moon The pier is 150 feet in length and for. A
through the Chambers of Com- of Israel."
Dailly, 9:30 pm
steps, e
4 feet wide, while the depth of D. Rentz Ordingnew to a termina food Magistracy yesterday, Mr.
Sitting as Coroner at the Kow. It seems to me very extraordia merce, to which various members May 23-Theatre Royal, Grand water beside it is about 17 feet, in and. Sin. I would also say. EW. Hamilton held an Inquiry ary that the subscribers to this I have given their quota during all Gala Night giv y Loulou There are two fights of landing
I have said on other casing in into the circumstances attending telephone service should be called this discussion. Not least of them. this Council, that in view of the the death of Wong Chueo, a seaman upon by the resolution to pay als one who at one time a member unfortunate state of unreat pre- of the Empress of Australia, who sliding scale of charges, which of this Council and is now unfor- May 23-Fortnightly dances at vailing in the neighbouring Re died in hospital on April 15, from would guarantee the promoters of tunately silent for ever, but whose the Peak Club, 9.15 p.m. nublic of China and there has the effects of poisoning.
this Company & minimum dly clear thought and judgment help May 28, Special Dinner han no read improvement since I The deceased's mother stated dend of 8 per cent., particularly ed materially towards the position Dance, Hongkong Hotel Grill ndressed the Council this time that she lived at Hok Lo Village as that dividend is not to be a which has culminated in this re- Room. last year we must always by pre Kowloon City On April 12 bet dividend of 8 per cent. after des solution. I would like to pay tri pared for large numbers of re-son returned from abroad. To ducting working profits, but to be but also to the ability, tact and May 28-Open Doubles (final), Dr. The coming into the Colony. We days later, he left the house and arrived at only after provision judgment shown by Mr. Taggart Capt. O'Callaghan shall all be glad if that unhappy returned in the night. He appeared has been made for a reserve fund who conducted the final negotia Gawler v S. A. and Atate of affairs in China shouto be sick and went to bed. The There is nothing in the
tions, and I will also join in Pey Jahn, 4.30 p.m., H.K come to no end becure, we feel | next day he was taken to hospital, as it stands to prevent the
ing tribute to one whom you men May 27 (tioued, more
use the Japanese the unrest in China is detrimental where he died shortly afterwards, tors in their wisdom, to all our commercial interestav 17 According to the medical, put all the first few
C.C. Gro this Colony and should welcome evidence, death was due to optùm dends and profits into benne, and prosperity, for the pros. | poisoning ^«<<nt** and doubling. perbraktris Colony in bound
with the prosperity,
With these few remark to move the first Bill
The Colonia
ROXOR
tion
certainly
to the
SPSPORTS.
Warsaw, May 21. The political police yesterday arrested over considerable foreign currency forty communist leaders and spized the headquaterstofİ association central committ Communist youths were searc and a number of documents, Instructions from the exec Ind., committee of the third
of national to the Polish comm
deputies Krolikowski and
ora discovered
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