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WHAT NEXT?

entered

upon

THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1928.

doors necessarily means that we CORRESPONDENCE.

should have to pass, another hour in the heat. The vast majority of Hong Kong residents are, we believe, decidedly of opinion that we have more than enough heat; here in normal times. Those

PEAK WATER SUPPLY.

(To the Editor of the "China Mat!"]

who engage regularly in outdoor Sir, I. and I suppose other games would probably welcome readers, feel grateful for what you an additional hour's daylight, but have told us about the Waterworks to the many who do not play and now I would like to know some-

STOKER CHARGED,

ALLEGED MALICIOUS

DAMAGE.

CAFE INCIDENT.

Stoker A. F. Stevens (28), of HM.S. "Moth" was charged before

games, it may be safely predicted, thing more about that department Major C. Willson, O.B.E., at the

Central Magistracy this morning,

showcase. In the cafe at

the summer would scem inordin and the way it does its work. 1 ately long if an additional hour's returned home yesterday evening: daylight were "tacked on." New (an hour or so before the usual with maliciously cousing damage Zealand tried the experiment last dinner hour) hot and sticky after year but, we believe, decided a busy day in a town office. N-the Empress Hotel on June 14, and to abandon it this summer. The turally the first thing I wanted was with assaulting two Chinese attend- fact seems to be that in temper-2 drink, and the second was a bath. ants in the cafe. Damage done to ate climates an additional hour's got the first, by virtue of using the showcase was stated to be over daylight can be very agreeable to soda water as an ingredient, but I $25. most people, but not so in did not get the second. There was

Mr. Leo d'Almada, who was not humid climate such as we experi- not a drop of water to be coaxed legally represented, pleaded not ence in China or in New Zealand, out of any one tap in the house. guilty." even though the latter climate is This is what I call damned dis-

The Magistrate fixed the hearing not so trying as regards humid- graceful. I have lived in this of the case for 2.16 p.m., on Wednes ity. So we are inclined to believe particular house on the Penk for a day next, and Stevena was handed the consensus of opinion in Hong number of years, and every year over to a Naval escort. Kong will continue to be opposed around this time there is a scandal-

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to an additional hour's daylight our shortage of water. Why on INTO THE HARBOUR. in summer-time.

earth does not the Government get

་་་་་

its Waterworks people busy on one honest-to-goodness adequate scheme to. ensure a constant supply of

The accountant of a pawnshop at water to the higher levels instead No. 112, Queen's-road West, is re- of pottering about with half a dozen ported to have absconded with minor schemes? $16,836.76.

A motor accident on the Castle Fenk-road was reported to the police yesterday by Mr. A. W. da Roza of No. 51, Granville-road, Kowloon,

Clothing and sundries, to the value of about $20, were reported lost by inmates of No. 8, Chancery- Inne, (third floor) yeaterday morn-1 ing.

The master of a shop In Parkes street wor fined $25, by Mr. W. Nationalists ond their pacudo-Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy Allies. At this stage, and having yesterday, for selling adulterated no more information at our dis-i pepper.

fallen overboard.

at sea

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MISHAP TO A P.W.D: MOTOR LORRY,

lorry No. 1589, reported to the Chan Chl-bun, the driver of motor

police yesterday that at about 1.30 p.m, he stopped his lorry near the P. W. D., store in Causeway Bay road to speak to a friend. He got ost of the vehicle and walked some SEAPLANE FLYING CLUB FOR ing his foki named Tong Ki in the

ten feet away with his friend, leav

Yours, etc.,

DISGUSTED PEAKITE. Hong Kong, July 12.

HONG-KONG,

It is not песеавагу for

me to

lorry.

Chan thinks that Tong must have interfered with the

"TOBACCO KING,”

The

SIR GEORGE WILLS PASSES AWAY.

(To the Editor of the "China Mall"]brakes, because the lorry and

Sir, I have the

denly began to back away. honour to

He request that you will be kind and succeeded in jumping on to the (Chan) immediately ran after it enough to publish this letter, refer- dash boaril, but he was unable to ence the above subject.

apply the brakes in time, and the draw either your or the public's lorry fell into the harbour. attention to the great popularity lorry suffered some damage, but attained by Light Aeroplane and neither Chân nor big assistant was posal than is contained in the The "Amazon Maru' on her ar-Seaplane Clubs' in, the British Isles, injured. cable from Nanking printed to- rival from Europe and Singapore, the Colonies, and in foreign coun- day, we sincerely hope that Mar-reported the lost

of Dr. tries. shai Li will continue to fight for Mitsul, who was believed to have the at least temporary freedom of the Kwangs. By doing so he will have every bit of foreigh feeling in China on his side, as also should he have the support of all Chinese who look beyond their mere personal gain.

After all, Canton's request is not an unreasonable, one.

She asks, for the space of a year, to be allowed to work out her own tax schemes. This, we suspect, is the point upon which united

The members of these 'clubs' now sumber many thousands, and it is more than satisfactory to be able to The mistress of a fishing boat, state that there have been only one the Naval Yard seawall without two or three years in which 'club' which loitered within 100 yards of or two minor accidents, during the

London, Yesterday. permission, was fined $10 or 10 flying has been in progress.

The death is announced of Sir days' imprisonment.

Owing to the nature of the coun- (Sir George Alfred Wills, who

George Wills. try surrounding Hong Kongawas President of the Imperial

Six passengers of a public motor Light Seaplane Club' would be most Tobacco Co. and a Director of the car were injured on Tuesday after-suitable, and the writer can de- British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., noon at Un Long, New Territories, finitely state that from a flying was born in 1854. He was created as the result of the car swerving point of view Kowloon Bay, and a baronet In 1923, He was and falling into a ditch.

the numerous bays of Hong Kong Justice of the Peace for Somerset, Island, and the New Territories are Hon

T

ideal from a pleasure flying point Han. LL.D. Bristol University, of D.C.L. Oxford University, of view, and for learning to By.

The actual expense per, flying Director of the Great Western Rail- which he was Pro-Chancellor, and a

opposition was met. It was also removed to the Kowloon Public hour for members learning, or Byway, besides being a director of

ing solo, on the club machines, would not be very great, it is not He was reputed to be enormously many other commercial concerns. possible to give actual figures until

A HINT TO TOKYO,

BRITAIN AND ELECTRIC ORDERS.

:

The body of a Chinese woman discovered by the police under the Jardine wharf, Praya West, was

Mortuary on Tuesday morning. asked, incidentally, that the Kwangtung fifty per cent. ad.

Before Major C. Willson, O.R.E., valorem cigarette tax should be at the Central Magistracy this some knowledge has been obtained wealthy.]

morning, a Chinese was fined $10 as to the support that such a club retained, that the gambling and for hawking without a licence. He would receive. However when con- Hong Kong, Thursday, July 12, 1928. opium taxes should be retained, said he had repeatedly applied for sidering the financial side it may

and that the Salt Inspectorate one but had been refused.

be well to remind those interested should not be restored, but we do

that there are many such clubs in For making fast along side the existence without any official assist- not suppose that the Nankings.s. "Tonkin" while she was underance what-so-ever, and that the The British Electrical and Allied Canton's position vis-a-vis Nan-authorities were mightily con-way, the master of a cargo boat majority of the members king has

are far Manufacturers' Association, acting, was fined $10, with the usual alter from millionaires. an cerned regarding the form taxa-native, by Commander J. B. Newill, interesting stage by reason of the tion takes so long as the pro- D.S.O., RN, at the Marine Court in detail, and I should like to hear statement, to a proposal of the I have investigated this matter and draw attention, in an official on behalf of electrical firms in Eng- rejection by the National Financeeds go to their coffers. At the this morning.

from any of your readers, who are Tokyo Electric Light Co. to raise cial Conference of the Kwangtung conference the Nationalist “stay" Finance Commissioner's proposal financier, Mr. T. V. Soong, glibly Football Club will consider the ficient interest is taken, organise a that the capital will, presumably, Members of the Hong Kongate further with them, and if suf value of £4,500,000. They state interested, so that I can communic-additional capital in London to the that the southern province said that the general principle of question of the building of a new meeting to discuss the prospects. should look after-and retain-unification rhüst be applied to all Club house at an extraordinary

be held at let us

When considering this subject be devoted to extensions of the her own revenue for at least ajalike. What he did not say, how general meeting to

Messrs. Jardine's board room on already has

remember that Singapore plant and equipment of the under- year. This, perhaps, is whatever, was how it was to be applied. Thursday next..

a flying club, and if; taking. The statement continues: Marshal Li Chai-sum went North Until he further explains his

something is not done very soon,

"As far as our knowledge goes, to arrange; if so, from the cabled Utopian idea of all-China unifica-

A motor lorry, accident occurred British Colony without one.

Hong Kong will find itacif the only not a single order for generating plant and equipment has been reports, he has been entirely un- tion foreign interests and Powers owned mator lorry, while passing at noon yesterday, when a Chinese-

Thanking you for granting space placed by this company in Britain, successful. Feeling in this part are not likely to place much value the Praya East, near the A. King

so that, from the point of view of of the country is, of course, all in in superficial statements and Motor Boat Co., fall into the har

British Industry, this issue of capi- tal had no value whatever... favour of Kwangtung managing quaintly-worded "declarations."bour. The driver was not Injured. her own affairs: the peace and The pity of it is that Marshal Li succceded in dragging it ashore,

Later in the afternoon, the owner comparative prosperity of the Chai-sum is now up in the North past few months provides ample in the midst of his country's On Information received, the justification for such a wish; but, super-patriots. It took him

police arrested a Chinese yesterday A GENEROUS LADY. as we have hinted before, with long while to shake himself free mati, and this morning he appeared afternoon in Argyle-street, Yau- out in any way seeking trouble from them the last time he went at the Kowloon Magictracy in

MONEY FOR PRISONER'S WIFE. where none existed, the present away. It may take conalderably answer to a charge of returning to desirable state of things is too longer this time if he continues been deported in 1324 for 10 years. the Colony as a banishee, having good to last. The money questo press the above requests on Ten months' imprisonment was the tion was bound to crop up sooner behalf. of Kwangtung

or later, and it is only natural vince. that Chiang Kai-shek and his fin- ancial advisers and the other weak vessels he has around him would, when in a position to do so; attempt to satisfy the envious

Daylight Saving.

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pro-sentence.

and publicity to this matter.

a

Yours, etc.,

R. VAUGHAN-FOWLER Royal Air Force Baso, Kai Tak, Kowloon. July 12, 1928.

"We would suggest that this com pany, in return for the additional capital supplied to it by the British Investor, should be prepared to al-," of its orders for generating plant locate a corresponding proportion

and equipment to the British eléc trical industry."!?

Probst, Henbury and Co..

window-cleaner, and living at Peel-arily difficult trading conditions Henry Severn, 28, described as 31, 1927, states that extraordin

Report for yanr ended December

street, Kensington, pleaded guilty at continued throughout the year. the West London Police-court re Trade expenses have again shown Whilst walking in Wyndham Amy Shawe Taylor, of Fitzgeorge- lower by £6.388. and It is hoped cently to stealing 375. from Miss substantial reduction, these being street yesterday, Mrs. M. J. Barros Maher lost a small purse in the

avenue, West Kensington.

that a further saving will be shown vicinity of the flower market. She who worked for a window-cleaning tinuca to be very severely felt by Detective Sayer said that Severn, in 1928, Japanese competition con- is not concerned about the small company, was sent to clean the

few Europeans in Hong Kong who purse, but places much sentimental stole a handbag containing the goods into China, and this is spine- There are, we believe,' quite a sum of money contained in the windows of Miss Taylor's flat, and all Importers of Lancashire cotton" greed the general well-being of plication of the daylight saving which had been in her possession Miss Taylor did not wish to preas/ently faced with In future, to which

are disposed to advocate the ap-value on a little religious medal money frota her dressing table. thing which the company is perma

theory that because it has been

· REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN

·REFLOATED.

Halifax, Nova Scotia,

Canton and the two Kwang pro-idea to the Colony, advancing the for a number of years... vinces undoubtedly provoked.

the charge, but felt it was her duty must now be added China's own The last word in the matter, we successful in Europe and America

to prosecute.

over Increasing production in certain trust, has not yet been spoken. here. But will it? Some years

it should, of course, be successful H.M.S. "DAUNTLESS.

It was stated that Severn had branches of trade: Despite dif twice been convicted of embezzle pleased to report that the result or ficulties, however, directors are So far as Marshal Li Chai-sum is ago it was tried in Shanghai from,

ment, and Mr. Brodrick passed a concerned, that is. Ho has awe believe, date in April to

sentence of three months hard working has been a profit of £10,810. splendid "case" to put before some time in the middle of Sep.

labour..

Dividends on Preference shares tember. It never was tried these Nationalist leaders who say again, for the simple reason that

Detective Sayer asked what should being cumulative, have been met bo dong with the balance of the out of profit, and it is proposed to they have nothing but the good the experiment was generally re HMS: "Dauntless" has been stolon money-16s-found in Sev- transfer £20,810 to general reserve of their country at heart. Hegarded as a failure. And it would refloated-Beater's American Ser-ern's possession. Mias Taylor, he acount. This scenint will then can proudly point to Kwangtung for precisely the same reason that

very probably fail in Hong Kong vice

said, did not want the money and be increased 1 21789. Dirostors and Kwangsi and ask: where else it failed in Shanghai, namely, be

Now In Dry Dock

suggested it should be given to the do not recommen1 day- dividon 1s Later,

man's wife being ja'den Preferred Ordinary in China at the moment doos such cause an additional hour's heat, The cruiser was got off at high ME Brodriclisti ja very shayerIt is retted that defery orderliness reign? Certainly not even in daylight, is by no nieans tide with the sasistance of the reverzus of the lady Sho has ed videid vagrania, relating to in the ranks of the Nationalists, being that we should spend the has been towed Into the local dry the money caf to riven to the vis desirable. The primary object United States Naval pontoons. She acted very well in the whole quitter.

Onlinery

Yesterday.

and certainly not between the additional hour's daylight out of dock Reuter American Service. Joner's wife,

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