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DEATH TRAPS

It may have seemed foolhardy for

a woman with a baby on her back and young children to have jump

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930.

KOWLOON CHILDREN ELECTRIC COMPANY

PLAYGROUND **

FRESH VOTE, OF $12,700 REQUESTED

relinquishing his services in

Hong Kong, I am glad we are still retaining him in London as,con-

(Continued from Page 1.)' DAUG BATAN Wulting engineer so that his advice You will notice, that rash at hand, will always be available to the Com- on current account und fixed de pany, i

December and forms

posit, was $587,619 as against As regards the amalgation be- 18114,500 at the end of 1928, No-tween the two Companies I think it EXTRA WORK APPROVED, thing else in the accounts calls, la terrible calamity that this was

think, for special mentièní ba

not brought about I think a basis In the list of Supplemental Votes to

Development Work ·· [of amalgamation can be arrived at receive the, consideration of the. The capital expenditure on new although we may have to call in

nance Committee of the Legis works during the year, was $913,- chartered accountants

to get the lative Council to-morrow, appears 481, the principal items; being plant valuation of both: Companies. I the following:-

and mains, The new 10,000 cannot impress upon you too strong- Public Works Extraordinary kilowatt turbo-generator, of which y from the shrreholders' point of Kowloon, Miscellaneous; Children's 1 made mention last year, was com-view the great savings that would Playground. Forming playground pleted and placed in commission in result your overhead expenses and

Salisbury Road. $12,700,

a usefuli ad the saving in production and cost. A sum of $30,000 was included in dition to our plant, which has now. With these few remarks, I have the 1929 Estimates, for a playground

a capacity of 28,000 kilowatts. We much pleasure in seconding the in Kawlop and a scheme estimated have laid during the year eleven adoption of the report and accounts sf $8,900 was subtled in May..... miles of additional high and low as presented.

In June His Excellency directed tension cables and have changed The report and accounts, as pre- that the matter be referred to the over the remaining twenty-six 2,000 sented, were adopted unanimously.

Other Business Playing Fields Committee, and in volt feeder pillars so that the whole September, that the area should be of the transmission is now carried. Proposed by Mr. T. N. Chau, and reserved for future. Government out at 6,000 volts, a phase. The seconded by Mr. J. T. Bagram, Mr. usea, but that. In the meantime it change-over from the old 2,000 volt. G. G. S. Mackle and Sir Robert Ho should be used as a garden and open single phase, system which was Tung, retiring Directors, were both Petrol commenced eleven years ago has, re-elected. The cost of laying out the area therefore, now been completed. The auditors. Messrs. Linstead

врасе.

was then estimated at $10,000.

Our plant has been maintained in and Davis, were also re-elected, on Certain features were Included to meet the suggestion, of the Kow-good order during the year and we the motion of Mr. J. II. Taggart,

have been free of industrial seconded by Mr. Leung Yan-po. loon Residents' Association which troubles. During the typhoon

..A.Graceful Gesture Increased the estimate to $13.050.74 which visited the Colony on August! Before the meeting closed, Mr.

that some

of which, $1.250.74 was expended, in 22 a wind velocity of 117 miles per J. H. Taggart rose to make a sug- December, 1929.

further, and hour was registered at North Point, gestion This work has been approved and but I am glad to say that no ap tangible form of recognition be as there is no gum provided in this preciable damage was done to any awarded Mr. year's Estimates. a vote ($12,700) of our plant or property, is requested.e

LATE REV. F. YOÙNG

Tribute from Union Church Committee' "ERRAND TO ALL MEN"

J:

It is stated in the annual report of the Union Church that the

ed into the yard on the ground following resolution has been enter. floor. But what else could they ed upon the records of the Church

and conveyed, with a letter of syn do? It was inevitable that they pathy, to Mrs. Young:- should pay the penalty with their lives.

Marsh for services rendered to the Company.

He sug-

The ten houses built on the gested that the expenses of such Wanchal property have been let at should be embodied in this year's

accounts. a satisfactory rental since May.

Mr. Taggart stated that Amalgamation Desired he made this proposal notwithstand- Early last year. I discussed withing the fact of Mr..Marah's new and the Chairman of the China responsible appointment, in London. The proposal, which was seconded Light & Power Company

the question of an amalagama. by Mr. J. T. Bagram, was greeted tion between that Company, and with applause.

The Chairman, in reply, stated ours, and subsequently your Direc! tors made the China Light & Power that the matter had already come Company an offer to amalgamate under the Directors" consideration, on the basis of an exchange and would be acted upon.

of

There being no further bual- shares, They were unable to ac-

aness, the meeting closed. cept our proposal but made counter-offer which we felt it would be impossible to recommend to the shareholders of this Company.

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Attitude False

The Committee of Management of

SOVIET DENIAL I am convinced that an amalgama- the Union Church, Hong Kong, ontion of the two undertakings would It must have struck the casual bied after the Memorial Service for holders and consumers, and regret

Sunday, February 23, 1930, assem- be to the benefit of both share Report of Germany's observer many a time and oft that the late Minister of the Church, the that at presant it is not possible to narrow wooden staircases in Rev. F. C. Young, desire to record, Chinese tenement houses form a their deep sense of the value of his find a basis agreeable to both

association with the Church, both parties.. dreadful peril in the case of fire. to its own members and to a large

During the last ten years we have

numerous

Moscow. Yesterday. The official Tags Agency cate-

rém

German Foreign

Yet this type of stairway obtains number in the Colony, who through changed both our high tension and gorically denies newspaper to-day, even in the case of the him have been led to explore anew low tension voltages and also our ports that the

new blocks already the Christian faith, to attempt once frequency. This has involved heavy Minister made clear that the Ger- again the Christian life, and to capital expenditure but, has given man Government in future would erected or in course of erection share further in the adventure of which can be readily extended to utterances

us a modern and up-to-date system make no distinction between the and actions of the all over the Colony. Why should the Christian Church.

I believe Third Internationale and those of He, has made prayer and worship meet future demands.

[To the course of a discussion with the Soviet Ambassador rogard- ing Bolshevist propaganda in Ger- many, the Foreign Minister, ac- cording to the Sociallst newspaper Vorwnerta, made clear that in future the German Government will not make a distinction between the utterances of the Third Inter- nationale and those of the Soviet Government.]

danger, and even death; be so pereal: and meeting men, women and that thte China Light & Power the Soviet Government-Router.

Is the

sistently courted?

similar changes in their voltages

chinery of the Building Authority be, has commended to them. In ways -which means, of course, the unexpected to themselves, the joy to and frequency and when they have Government-not strong enough be discovered in the path of completed this work and have alsu brought their charging rates down righteousness. to place a ban on wooden stair-} His errand has been to all men. I to our level it may be possible to cases in Chinese blocks and to in- Very especially, as Chaplain to the sist that only concrete stairways Services in Hong Kong, has he won be constructed?

Surely land-trust and affection. It was

among his earnest endeavours to has been a satisfactory year and I lords and the authorities alike do bring together the leaders of the take this opportunity of recording their appreciation of the services not wilfully invite further les several Churches in the Colony.

rendered by the staff and workmen.

find a basis of amalgamation ratis- factory to both companies.

also Your Directors consider that:1929

sons of the dreadful nature If his work here was indeed little brought home to them by the fatal fires of 1922 and 1930 in the same dwelling houses!"

Basto,

The forthcoming wedding is a

courage.

Mr. Marsh's Appointment

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

At the Kowloon Magistracy this

morning, three cases of cruelty to animals were mentioned before He relin Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith.

This is the last occasion on which Mr. Marah will attend the annual meeting as Manager.

pany.

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unnecessary pain.

more then begun, yet it must be counted among the perfect gifts of Another fire calamity has to be

God to many, known and unknown, reported, involving the loss of

who will face life with something of

In the first instance three coolla three lives at least and injuries

ris hope, and something, also, of his quishes the management as from

the 10th inst, when he proceeds on women and a man were fined $5 to a number of other persons,

News in Brief

leave prior to taking up his appoint-jeach for causing unnecessary suf- ment as consulting engineer and fering to six pigs, by failing to From the graphic details of the

Dr. R. Ade Castro conflagration reported in our news D.O.M.S. (Lond) has been appoint-

London representative of the Com- provide matting in their crates.

In the second case,

a Hakka MR. PEPYS. IN HONG KONG columns-to-day, it will be seened Honorary Ophthalmic, Surgeon

There have been great develop duck farmer was charged with 178 ducks, by over- that the victims as usual in to the Kavong Wah Hospital,

To my Banker to-day to speak ments in the undertaking during cruelty to Chinese blocks of buildings, were

with him touching this fall in the Mr. Marah's tenure of office and crowding them in four small. Naval ships in the harbour few market price of stives. Though your Directors and agents wish to crates. The Magistrate remarked caught in a veritable death trap their flags at half-mast yesterday, whether he know anything beyond, take this opportunity of expressing that he did not think that ducks and were faced with the horrible on the occasion of the funeral of I do, I sorely doubt me. But it is their great appreciation of the in a crate required room to move alternative of jumping down into Mr. William Howard Taft, former mighty serious turn and all trade valuable services rendered by him about in, and cautioned the defen-

President of the United States. the narrow yard or remaining in

will, I fear, be bad. So the more to the Company. It is largely due dant.

In the last case, a Chinese.wEAS. the kitchen of the upper floor to

need methinks to keep a cheerful to big, foresight and organisation countenance, and to distract, one's that we have to-day such an up-to-fined $5 for carrying a goose sus be Incinerated, Whilst the symnounced of Mr. Frederico Alberto mind with musick and playhouses, date and well equipped station at pended by its wings, thus causing pathies of the entire community Marla Barretto, No. 6, York Road. But the rate I fixed frked me sora North Point. (Applause).

Kowloon Tong, to Miss Bertha and later will so more, I fear. And will be extended to the relatives Dolores Yas, of St. Joseph's, Build-who it may be that doth profit from, vlee the capacity of our plant, has in During Mr. Marsh's period of ser-

DANISH CROWN PRINCE of, the victims, it is quite likely ing, Block "C" second floor.

it, the Lord knows." My Banker' dol creased from 5,000 kw. to 28,000 that something will be done in a

not.

Thence, sad. to the Clubw, and the gross profit from about

Shanghai, Yesterday. practical way to mitigate their removed to the Kwong Wah Hos-strong waters, and by and by more million dollars...

A Chinese womat was yesterday where I do take a glass or twain, or even lakhs to nearly two and a half The Danish Crown Prince arrived.

These figures, at Shanghai on March 9, and will losses in a'material sense. There pítal from 720 Nathan Road, merry to nuncheon, where to my gentlemen, I think, speak for them-proceed to Nanking today. are numerous Chinese philan-Mongkok, suffering, from poisoning sorrow I hear little of the play but selves. (Applause). thropic institutions to whom the blysol, alleged to have been self much discourse about certain fel. I am glad that Mr. Marsh's de administared in an attempt to com- lowes who are taken by the Watch parture from the Colony does not for-selling of Lottery tickets. And mean the severance of his con- I am right glad of it, for these, pection with the Company and feel larceny of several pieces of clothing monies that should go to the will appreciate the fact benefit of Convicted on two charges of myriad Ipiteries de divert much sure that his successor, Mr. Butcher, and other Iteins, including a thermca Jockey Club, and are but run for at all times rely on the benefit of flask and an umbrella, from 202, profit. Whereas the Jockey Club his knowledge, and advice. Temple Street, and 89 Woo Sung da give us quid pro quo, and one Mr. Marah a pleasant holiday and One important point emerges, lous conviction, was at the Kowloon liards with Mr. Povy who do fluke (Applause),

Street, a Chinese, who had a pre- might win. After nuncheon, bii-all success, in ble new appointment. from the official account of the Magistracy this morning sentenced immoderately. So home to supper, I now propose that the report and 11%d. fre. In 1922 an outbreak octo aix months' hard labour.

statement of Accounts for the year

The most disappointing feature curred in the same block of build-

ended December 31, 1929, be adopted ings which then had wooden

and when this has been seconded I of the new Defence Corps is the shall be pleased to answer any quea-slow way in which enrolments are staircases. The block was recon Chinese Still Detained in Appledore, Kent, was killed when tons you may desire to ask. being sent in. In spite of the structed, but again wooden stair-

Shareholders Views fact that some weeks have clap... a motor-car he was driving, over- cases were put in. Evidently the

turned on the Lydd-New Romney Mr. G. H. Potts, In seconding, ed. since the forms were sent out, lesson of 1922 had no effect either

Road, and W. H. Warner, of said: Before seconding tha; adop- the two hundred mark has not yet on the landlords or the Building Minister Chiang: Tso-ping wires Godinton Road, Ashford, a passen- tion of the report and accounts 1 been reached, the latest figures would like to thank you and your being 198. Compare this with the Authority. With their natural that German Foreign Office Informger, died later.

co-Directors for the very satisfac-strength of the Corps at the end ed him that Buyfets falled to carry Mr. Lansbury, First Commission-tory results of last year's working of December last year. Then the means of escape the stairway-

out the Hasharovsk Agreement. Many er of Works, stated in Parliament which in spite of the reduction made muster roll showed 798; the ad cut off by the flames the inmates Chiness nationals are still under that it cost £2,000 a year to malt- in the charges for power shows dritual strength in the Colony belag had no choice but to endeavour to detention, while some have been in Rotten How as a riding track lacrented pront on the pre-6-7 Jezera ishorat quest find an exit of another nature. sentenced to death. The Borlets in Hyde Park and that his depart-vious yearfuly endorse Why are they hanging back? But, once they blindly rushed into refuse granting passports to Chi

gulds about It may be that they are waiting nasa nationals for China-Catonent had no power, to charge all you have the kitchen their doom was sealed. News Agency.

Friders for using. It

Mr Marsh and, although we to see how the new corps worka.

welfare of the bereaved in a disaster of this unfortunate nature will be a primary concern: and doubtless these will hardly require prompting in the fulfil ment of a very sad duty.

mit suicide.

PROMISE BROKEN

Siberia

Nanking, Yesterday,

some musick, and to bed,

Mr. Ernest Lewis, landlord of the Royal Oak Inn, Brookland,

I wish

The Belgian Minister, Dó Warzoo, is coming to Nanking on March 12.

Canton News Agency.

Ten Years Ago

[From the. “China Mall,” March 12, 10203

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