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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1925.

HONGKONG'S NEXT GOVERNOR.

Official Statement.

CEYLON COLONIAL SECRETARY APPOINTED.

Mr. Cecil Clementi's Career.

SIR EDWARD STUBBS TO GO TO JAMAICA

(Reuter's Service.)

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London, August 11.

Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs has been appointed Governor of Jamaica.

Mr. Cecil Clementi, Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, succeeds Sir Reginald Stubbs as Governor of Hongkong.

Sir Graeme Thomson succeeds Sir Hugh Clifford in the Governorship of Nigeria...

Sir Coell Rodwell succeeds Sir Graeme Thomson as Governor of British Guiana.

MR. CLEMENTI'S CAREER.

Former Hongkong Official.

M.A., F.R.G.S., M.R.A.S., has been The Hon. Mr. C. Clementi, C.M.G.,

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years Colonial Secretary at caused general dislocation, a curred, and in 1834 slavery was Ceylon, administrating the Gov-settlement eventually being arriv-abolished, the consequent lack of ernment there for a period. Heed at on March 5. The visit of labour causing the ruin of many practised at the Bar, after leav-H.AH. the Prince of Wales was sugar plantations. Negro Insur- ing Oxford and entered the made the occasion of great rejoic-rections later were sternly sup- Admiralty in 1900 and held at ing. His Excellency received the pressed by Governor Eyre. In different times the Directorship Royal visitor and addresses were 1907 the island, suffered from a of Transports, Shipping. Ad-presented in a specially erected severe earthquake. The surface miralty and Ministry of Shipping, pavilion. His Excellency also ac-is-mountainous

Sir Cecil Hunter Rodwell, companied the Prince during his The best harbour is Part KC.M.G., has been Governor of inspection of the tropps, stone lay Royal, and the largest towns are Fiji, and High Commissioner, ing at St. Stephen's College and Kingston (capital) and Spanish Western Pacific, since 1918 and at the Royal Gymkhana and the Town. The climate, generally iak has a distinguished military special degree ceremony at the pleasant and healthy Jamaica a career, nerving in his youth with University of Hongkong when a products valuable timber, früîts; the Suffolk Yeomanry in the degree was conferred on the veget es, sugar, coffee, hringer South African War and, being Prince His Excellency, was ze bijmentes cocoa blachana y cattle later attached to Lord Milner's sponsible for • Comauris at LASKE staff. He has also held the postbeing given in the tion of Imperial Secretary to honour.. South Africa.

A

SIX YEARS SPAN.

Six E. Stubbs' Work Here.

Surveying thedevelopment which has taken place since Sir Edward Stubbs, took office as 1919, it interesting to note that Governo bere in September, in his first year the Improvements

Typhoon Disaster.

governor, aided by privy and legislative councils. Education is free, but not obligatory, The in- The unveiling by His Excel-habitants include whites, negroes, lency of the Colony's War Indians, Chinese, half-breeds, Memorial Cenotaph was the most 'important civic event of 1929 but

Our Link With Nigeria. that which led to the greatest

Nigeria is the British colony amount of discussion boat here and protectorate in West Africa. and at Home was the passing of The coast region is flat and Home papers which members of very prevalent. The northern the Mui Tsai Abolition Bill and swampy, with a hot and

statements appearing in healthy climate, malaria being

the

un-

elimate. The interior is travera-

Both Mr. and Mrs. Clementi name, the former chiefly technical have several publications to their books concerned with his studies or travels and the latter, a jour to Fokfulam Road continued and the Council described as gross part is fertile, with a healthier nalist of no mean ability, is well the remaining two sections of misrepresentations. known by her articles-magazines motor-road round the island, ex-heavy damage ashore and afloat, valuable forests. The fauna con- The typhoon of August causeded by mountains and has immense and other publications.

tending from Repulse Bay to Mr. Clementi's early career at Taifam Tuk and from Taitam the Loong Sang and L19 being sists mainly of elephants, lions, Oxford was one of exceptional Gap to Shaukiwan,

sunk in the Harbour;

giraffes, hyenas, monkeys, and: were com- brilliance, his bent being appar-pleted. Kowloon has slowly but Chung Chau ferry launch occa-rivers are infested by crocodiles,

"The audacious piracy of the many species of antelope.

The ently towards classics in connec surely developed and his first yearsioned considerable comment. tion with which he received many of office also saw the completion

hippopotami, and rhinoceri, The honourable mentions. It should of the road to Taikoktsui, the

principal products are palm oil, also be added that while acting formation by the completion of

kernela, rubber, timber, ivory, in Hongkong he was seconded for another sector of a 57 mile

cotton, ste. special service under the Govern-circular route on the mainland ment of India and later for famine and vast Improvements to the Tai relief work in Kwangsi.

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LOCAL OPINION,

Brilliant Son Of Brilliant

Father."

Po Road.

First Strikes.

Governors Salaries.

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Events of great importance in regard to the development of the Colony were the arrival here of

The region was discovered by Sir John Oakley to carry out in- vestigations regarding the possi- the Portuguese in the 15th cen- ble transfer of military lands and tury. British tradera gradually REALLY WATERPROOF. the issuing of the report of the acquired a predominating share Chamber of Commerce on Sir of the trade. The National com-Maurice FitzMaurice's report re.African Co., established in 1879,

garding Harbour improvement.

The appointment of a mittee to consider the develop ment of the Colony's economic resourd and the quesiton of the "A brilliant son of a brilliant protect of life and

property father" (the late Col. Montague during typhoons was one of the Clementi, Judge-Advocate-General first sections of His Excellency in of India), "one of the most bril-1920. Later in the year he had liant cadets who ever came to China" "he has presence and will carry very considerable weight with the Chinese," are some of the opinions passed to a "China Mail" representative by prominent residents who came into contact Colonial Secretary at Ceylon for with Hongkong's future Governor three years and is known by old in his capacity here before. Yet residents of Hongkong who re-another and a frank one: "I am member him when he was Assist against sending erstwhile, cadets ant Colonial Secretary and later back in very responsible positions Colonial Secretary of Hongkong. to the places where they started, He left Hongkong in 1912 to take on the principle of a prophet is up the post of Colonial Secretary not without honour save in his at British Guiana where he re-own country' but I think this is mained for nine years before good appointment."!

Sir Edward Stubbs,

Hongkong.

£6,000 Jamaita

£5,000 Nigeria

£8,200 British Guiana . £5,000, Ceylon Rs. 105,830

two cris to deal with, strikes of the Chinese engineers and fitters of the Hongkong Tramway Com- pany, amicable settlements being arrived at after a few weeks' dia location of respective services.

acquired rights over Nigeria, end in 1886 obtained a royal charter. £250,000 Gift.

The Niger Co. surrendered poli- Actual work in connection with tical administrative rights in these very important develop- 1900, and the Protectorates of ments has not been put in hand Northern and Southern Nigeria during His Excellency's adminis- were formed. Sir Frederick tration although comprehensive Lugard, a former Hongkong Gov. plans have been drawn up for the ernor, was appointed com development of the port. The missioner of both Nort in and work of reconditioning the mili-Southern Nigeria with a view to tary which is a necessary pre- their federation in 1912, and in liminary to their evacuating the 1914 the two were united as the premises in the City cannot be "Colony and Protectorate of undertaken until the conclusion of Nigeria, under a governor. further negotiations with the War All children born after April 1, Office: More carly success, how 1900, were declared free, and in ever, seems likely to attend the 1917 the Slavery Ordinance efforts which have been made abolished the legal status of under His Excellency's adminis-slavery, Native rulers have sup tration for the provision of more pressed slave-markets, and slave adequate typhoon warnings, the dealing is latest information being that a existent.

practically non- you station is likely to be in operation Mohammedanism is widely there by next October. Still spread, especially in the North, being appointed. to his present Both the appointments of the

more important from the Im- but cannibalism still prevails in position in Ceylon.

Hon. Mr. Clementi and Sir Edward

perial point of view was the gift some parts. It is interesting to recall that Stubbs have come as surprises

of £250,000 which His Excellency Hongkong was the centre of Mr. although Mr. Clementi's name had

British Guland. as Governor made on behalf of Clementi's earlier activities, in been mentioned as a possible In the belief that the future of the Colony to the work for estab-

British Guiana is the largest of fact he was attached to Hongkong candidate for Hongkong. It was the University best lay along lines lishing a naval base at Singapore. three colonies, is bounded on the from the time that he came here considered in official circles, how-of Government supervision His Visitors to the Colony, in more West by Venezuela, on the south as a cadet in 1899 until he left as ever, that it was almost definitely Excellency announced the Gov- recent times who have conversed by Brazil, and the east by Dutch Colonial Secretary,

decided that Brig-General Sir ernment's contribution of a very with His Excellency at Govern- Guiana. The chief towns are Mr. Clementi has been Officer Gordon Guggisberg was to come large sum to the Endowmentment House were M. Merlin. the Georgetown, the capital, on the Administrating the Government to Hongkong from the Gold Coast Fund of the University and of Governor-General of Indo-China, mouth of the Demerara River, in Ceylon since the departure of where he has been Governor and another sum to meet its obliga. the object of a bomb plot in, Can-and-New Amsterdam, on the the ex-Governor, Sir William Commander-in-Chief.

tions. This same year (1920) ton, the British, American, Berbice River.. Railways con- was also important in that Sir French and Argentinian aviators rect Georgetown with New Am- Maurice FitzMaurice arrived to attempting world flights and sterdam, Demerara with Esge.... inspect and report on the develop HR.H. Prince George

quibo, and line runs from ment of Hongkong Harbour and Few here can have had the Demerara a few miles along the that the Colony, decided on the happy privilege which Sir West Coast. Among the principal Hongkong's present Governor. Cenotaph which now stands on Edward has, of conversing with exports are sugar, rum, rice, Sir Edward Stubbs, K.C.M.G. the site in front of the Hongkong the heroes of practically all the molasses, coffee, balata, timber, has held the post, since 1919. Club as a part of the War pioneer attempts made in this shingles, and gold. New fold Mr. Clementi is a keen and able Appointed second class clerk Memorial theme. This was un- direction. Another, whom he fields were discovered on the Chinese scholar and at any rate Colonial Office, in 1900, he became veiled by Excellency early the will probably just miss being is southern frontier in 1814, also whilst in Hongkong was often to first class clerk in 1910. He was

following year.

the Italian aviator, who is to ar- promising diamond fielde, iron or be found reading in character sent on a special mission to the

rive here from Australia.de and manganese. The admini some of the old Chinese classica. Malay Peninsula and Hongkong

The Rents Law,

Finally, it may be remarked

tration is under governor, assisted He had travelled extensively in the same year. He was a mem

The year 1921, sq. far as the that it is ütting that one of his ) by an elected legislative council: China and whilst on vacation in ber of the West African Bands Colony was concerned, was chief last acts has been to declare how The population, is 296,000. 1907 as Assistant Land Officer and Committee in 1912. He was Bill giving protection to tenants tenants in a modifed stage for notable for His Excellency a the Rents Ordinance protecting Police Magistrate, New Terri-appointed Colonial Secretary of METAL ROOFING to return from Home by way of held until he came to Hongkong of Enquiry Into child labour should he the last time. His Ex- tories, Hongkong, he determined Ceylon in 1913. This by standardising the rent. It what the Attorney-General has glsó sarthe birth of the Commis. expressed his personal opinion Europe and Central Asia. The in 1919. He administered the and fall dress debate in the cellency's firm attitude, and his geographical observations he took Ceylon Government on several Legislative Council on the vital self-sacrifice in postponing his during the journey warranted the publication of a book on the occasions.

Sugio question of the transferrence of well earned vacation in ordet Journey which had a good circula-K.C.M.G., who is succeeded as visitors welcomed her

Sir Hugh Clifford, G.C.M.G. military and Distinguished that he might devote his energies. tion among those students inter Governor of Nigeria by Bir the Crown Prince of

to bringing the present disturb ested in the study. He himself Graeme Thomson, has held that Viscount Nthcliffe

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FOUR GOVERNORS.

Careers In Brief.

don said of him that on any longfore that was Governor of the clan journey which might justify its Gold Coast His has been a die-

use he never failed to take with tinguished career, chiefly notable

him his theodite and other instal, perhaps for his

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