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Your Opinion regarding the proposed

PEAK TRAM EXTENSION

is probably the same as that of the majority of other Hong Kong residents-

BUT regarding

“ANCHOR,”

there is ONLY ONE OPINION

"THE WORLD'S

- it is.

BEST BUTTER"

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From all

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IT HIM ZEALAM CRAF BABY SZAM

Dra

NEW

ANCHOR

BUTTER

QUALITY

ZEALAND

SUPERFINE

Taste it for

Yourself.

OPINION IS UNANIMOUS

THAT THE PEAK TRAM EXTENSION

is most desirable

and

THAT WATSON'S FRUIT SQUASHES ARE MOST DELICIOUS

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Alexandra

Buildings

Telephone

20469

IF YOU MUST TOIL TO THE LOWER TRAM STATION,

FORGET THE CLIMB BY KEEPING

A GOOD SUPPLY OF

MARCHANT'S GOLD LABEL

: to await you on arrival at the Peak

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Import

Department

MARCHANTS

—JARDING MATHESONEY?

Telephone

30311

IF IT IS NOT CONVENIENT-FOR YOU TO CLIMB `

UP THE HILL TO THE PEAK TRAM, TO GO HOME

FOR TIFFIN,

i

COME TO

THE HONG KONG HOTEL SNACK COUNTER

Delicious tiffins for only 60 cts.

THE CHINA, MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY · 13, 1934;

CHIEF ORIGINATOR OF PEAK TRAM

IMPROVING PEAK

K. R. A. MEETING

Maternity Block At Kowloon Hospital.

MR. FINDLAY SMITH TOURS Penang Scheme to FACILITES FOR PRIVATE

S

WORLD FOR IDEAS

NON-CONFIDENCE OBSTACLE

they seldom stop to

be Followed

Mr. Douglas Butcher's Suggestion.

PRACTITIONERS

FRADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following programme will be. broadcasted to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. Several matters of importance on a wave length of 355 metres came up for discussion at the (845 K.C.'s) :— usual monthly meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association, held on Monday evening at St

7 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quota- tions. The Manager of the Hong Kong Andrew's Hall.

London & New York Stock The President, and Commodity Quotations.

7.08-7.30 p.m. Variety. Song-What more can I ask,

4-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 7-10.30 p.m.-European Programme.

Anena Winn (Soprano),

Quentin M. Maclesp.

Charles Carlisle (Tenor).

On a Little Street in Honolulu

many local residents take the Peak Tramway for granted

Electric Company, Limited, The President, those who brought this Invaluable utility company into being. J. Douglas Butcher, M.I.E.E., A.M... chair. Despite the fact that at the time of construction only about 50 Mech. E., who was for many years Correspondence with reference families had their homes, on the Peak, these far-seeing pioneers stationed in the Straits Settlements, to Street Watering, Refuse Re-Organ Sele--Rhapsody in Blue, were confident of success. A glance at the sound financial poel-told the China Meil representa-moval, Chatham Road and Cox's Song- tion of the company to day is ample vindication of their sagacity. tive of the popularity of the Pen-Road Playgrounds, Postal Facil- Why can't this night ge en Forever?

Before construction started, Mr. Alexander Findlay Smith, ang Hill Railway and of the large itics, Proposed Amusement Park, the originator of the scheme, made an extensive study of simi-number of local residents, as well on Railway Reserve ground at Waltz-All Through the Night, lar systems throughout the world and incorporated the best as tourists, who constantly made Hung Hom, Kowloon Bus Stops. points in the local project.

use of the Hill Railway for plea-was read and approved. This special article revealing the obstacles that had to be sure trips, which they were

It having come to the know- Jeno Von Takacs, overcome before the scheme was carried to a successful comple: couraged to do by the provision ledge of the Committee that the tion, commenced in the China Mail yesterday.

of accommodation upon the hill Maternity Block at the Kowloon 1. Capriccio and Fugue top for refreshments and recrea- Hospital was poorly patronized, it Although the mountain tram- ing uninterruptedly in from the tion, a large kiosk having bean way had at the time, its coun-ocean.

built where all sorts of refresh- terpart in various other regions EXAMPLES INSPECTED

¡ments are sold. of the world and therefore as

Mr. Butcher, feels that if Hong jan engineering problem it was no duced Mr. Findlay Smith, to go Kong had a similar provision

Considerations such as these in-

Mr.

en-

оп

ac-

1

Hilo Hawallan Orchestra. 7.30-8.m.-From the Studio..

+

A Pianoforte Recital by Professor

Programme

Bach

John W. Hau ermann.

discussion that 2 Romanza from Op. 8. . emerged from cases still continue to be sent to

3. Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15. Hong Kong.

Schumann. It is understood that the top

Report.

& p.m.-Local Time and Weather 8.08-8.50 p.m. From the Studio. Dance Music by the 2.8. Rajputans

use of private Orchestra.

BONDS SOAR. ON. › WALL STREET

Fox-Troi-

Programme

Bugle Call Rag.

One Morning in May.

You Oughta be in Pictures.

That me without you.

Waltz Unless Fox-Trot

Tiger Rag,

And so Goodbye.

This Little Piggle went to market, Waltz-Yvonne.

Fox-Trot-

Warbash Blues.

novelty to some - ita practica-abroad to see for himself the the Peak, and if the Peak Tram oor of the new Maternity Block bility was a much debated ques-mountain railway contrivances In Station could be made more

at the Kowloon Hospital has been tion in Hong Kong when the other lands. After a close in-cessible by bringing the line down set aside for the scheme was first proposed, and spection of nearly all that the to Queen's Road, not only all medical practitioners, although doubts were generally expressed world then could show him, he at tourists would go to the Peak by cases are being sent to Hong Kong 'rumours Rre in circulation that as to the enterprise ever paying last. reached Mount Vesuvius, and tram, but many of the local resi- its shareholders a fair return on when his pet scheme was started dents, Chinese as well as foreign, because this facility is not avail- their investments.

here he had the tramway con-would make use of the tram for

able. A few, however, had confidence structed on very much the same pleasure trips. in the scheme, but the vast majo-plan as the celebrated line which Like several other business men rity shrank from becoming in-runs from the ancient plains of interviewed, terested in an undertaking the Herculaneum up to the summit of that he seldom

Butcher saysį uses the Peak | prospects of which appeared so that most famous mountain cra- tram, as he goes to and from his doubtful, even after its utility and ter.

home on the Peak by motor car,

(Continued from Page 6) importance were admitted. But

He calculated that with no more but he thinks he would probably

This is Romance. [although there were many who ever than 30 or 40 families then living use the Peak tram much more fra "Wheat:-The sentiment of the

Two Little Windows. refused to believe in the practi on the Peak, the annual expendi-quently if the line came down to market

was almost unanimously waltz-Its Time to say Goodnight.

Over an the Sunnyside, cability of the wire-rope system. ture, of. residents and visitors, Queen's Road.

bullish. Although realising and, all were ready to admit that a amounted to figures approaching

9.50-9 p.m.-M. Ravel's Tzigane- hedging sales caused a reaction, Rhapsodie da Concert" played by H. Z tramway to Victoria Gap would be $45.000,-nearly all paid over to one of the greatest boons which chair-coolies in the distressing

receipts keep large. Soft wheat Francescatti (Violin). was offered freely. sanguine speculators

9-9.45 p.m.-An 18th Recital of and expert and

The premium Gramophone Records by Mr. C. B. R. railway constructors could confer human transport. And

objectionable business of

maintained in the.Winnipeg mar- Sargent. upun a Colony, then still in the these figures, in addition to the taking

ket evidently reflected the Cana- 9:45 p.m.-London 1 p.m. Stock? dian Government crop report. and Commodity Quotations. rear rank of modern civilisation. highly probable augmentation of

"Cotton: The market acted well Tragic Overture, Op. 81 (Brahms),

9.45-10.30 p.m.-Orchestral, A FINANCIAL TRÍUMPH

traffic inseparable from most rail- Sir, My attention has been considering the extent of selling It remained for Mr. Alexander ways running to or through fash-called to a paragraph in your and the fact that the weather is Findlay Smith, who Was sub-ionable and popular resorts, the paper in connection with the Peak unfavourable. Realising sales and In sequently joined by the Hon. P. projector felt that his scheme was Tramway Station and an alleged a let up in speculative demand Ryrie, both old residents in Hong certain of success.

"interview" between one of your caused. a, setback, However, Kong, to be the sole projectors of

The summers on the Peak were, representatives and myself. Trade buying, improved on this Polovtsi March (Prince Igor') the undertaking and to be about he knew, from eight to ten de shall be obliged if you will inform set-back due to improved demand the only two men in Hong Kong grees cooler than the atmosphere terview in this connection. Fur-narrowing of the premism on dia-

your readers that I've had no in-for goods. There was also some Doubinushka (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), who had originality, boldness, con-in the town, and the air immethermore, this has been inserted tant months, compared with near-Euryanthe-Overture (Weber), fidence, and calculating powers surably lighter, purer and less op- sufficiently advanced and correct pressive, whilst in winter

against my wishes. to push the enterprise to a suc-climate was such as to induce most of telephone calls I've received featureless, showing evidence that News. Further London Exchange and

In consequence of the number "Silver: cessful lusue, first as an engineer- of the residents to contentedly re-from persona pulling my leg I feel speculators are becoming The market

18.80 p.m.-Rugby Mid-day Press ing triumph and finally as main where they were. financial success.

now that I do not care two hoots what tired:

some-Commodity Quotatione followed volume of New York Opening. Quotations. whether the Peak Tram Station is business was offered at from ten 10.40 pmClose Down.

pro-

The chief originator and jector of the idea, Mr. Findlay | Smith, had been travelling several

03

in separate occasions

(To be continued)

the

CORRESPONDENCE.

DOESN'T CARE TWO HOOTS

To the Editor, "China Mail."]

in Queen's Road or Wanchal.

44

Yours, faithfully, V. C. Labrom

America as well as spending part MANY MORE WILL (in reference to the above letter

of two, winters in Europe, during (which time he visited and made himself conversant with nearly every existing method of railway employed for mountain ascent.

bys.

A fair

!

was

to twenty points above the market price.

of $10,000,000.

"Brokers' Loans show a decrease

"Macintyre Porcupine has de-

our representative states that he had USE TRAM

Extension Desirable From All Angles.

1

MR. HERMAN INTERVIEWED

night:-

The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Adrian Boult

the Steppes of Central Asia

(Borodin),

Londen Symphony Orchestra con-

ducted by Albert Coates.

(Borodin),

London Symphony Orchestra con-

ducted by Albert Coates. Willem Hengelberg and his Con-.

certgebouw Orchestra.

1

LOCAL NEWS T

BREVITIES

by

ono

a hurried and informal conversa-clared a dividend of Fifty Cents. tion with Mr. Labrum and requested, "To-morrow's car-loading report

One case of typhoid fever, Mr. Labrum to permit him to quote a expected to be the first weekly case of meningitis, and two cases of From the original Clay Street,

the gist of the conversation to which report of 1994 to be below the human rabies were reported in the Mr. Labrum replied, "I don't mind, figures for the corresponding week Colony during the 24 hours ended and subsequent schemes, in San

provided you do not mention my of 1933." Francisco, to the two or three

July 11. name." Our representative then methods in Scarborough and so on

Night Telegram Jurged him to permit the use of his to Rigi, Monterey, Lucerue, the

"The following telegram was re-

Mr. W. 8. T. Lovey, manager of When approached by

saying repre-name,

that if Rhine and Mount Vesuvius, Mr. sentative of the

all! ceived from New York during the the Kowloon Motor Bus Company, China Mail, on those interviewed with regard Findlay Smith made a thorough the question of the Peak Tram to the

was fined $5 by Mr. E. L. Wynne Peak Tram Extension Inspection, and returned to Hong extension. 'Mr.

"Yesterday's weakness in Steel Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy H. Herman, had insisted that their names should at the close and also in Alcohol this morning, for failing to keep Kong quite convinced that the en- Manager of the Hong Kong not be mentioned, the publication of terprise would succeed here; and Branch of

shares may induce further irregu-bus No. 694 in a good condition. the Office Appllance their remarks would not have that in any case it should be at Company, Limited, said it seemed aroused much interest. Our repre- larities. tempted, although the European to him that the matter was one sentative then said he would typs

"In the Silver market, dullness Ma Lim, a coolie, was admitted population was small and was not that chiefly concerned the Tram-out what he wished to have publish volume at about 25 points over yesterday, suffering from injuries jcontinues. Offerings are in good to the Government Civil Hospital increasing very fast

way Company and the residents ed, but would send a carbon copy of the market price. Control buying sustained when he was knocked GAINING CONFIDENCE

on the Peak, but that he, person- same to Mr. Labrum, so he could! The difficulties of covercoming ally, had only used the Peak amend or cancel any part of same,In the Cotten market, some re-

is not interested.

down by tram car No. 2, in Des Voeux Road. the scruples of nervous people had tramway once or twice during his and return if in good time for to be considered with him but for 21⁄2 years of residence here, publication the next day. This was ducing realising but the market ports of ralus in Texas are. in- moment, and were quickly although he has frequently gone done the same evening. As no word is absorbing offerings well.

Chan Sam, a 24-year-old 'unem- settled, by the assurance that half by motor car up to the Peak. was received before going to press

Thployed, and "regular nuisance," a dozen successful trips, up and

[was brought up before Mr. E. L Mr. Hermann admitted that if the following day it was inferred tone is fairly steady-Reuter. down, would compel the desired the

Wynne Jones at the Kowloon lower tram station was that the meme, as submitted; was

Latest Quotations confidence and reassure the most brought down to the Queen's facceptable to Mr. Labrum.

Magistracy this morning on two After The following quotations have

charges, for being found on the timid, for, as a matter of fact, the Road corner, it is probable that the paper had gone to press the been received through Messrs. 8. E.

verandah of the To Shau 'Girls' proportionate strain upon the rope he and many others like him, amended copy of the meme was re- Levy and Company and the Ameri is by no means so great as that would often make use of the tram ceived from Mr. Labrum, with his

Oriental Finance Corpora School, No. 12, Peace Avenue, and which is brought to bear on the for pleasure trips to the Peak name, deleted and the words "A

tion:

for returning from banishment tackle of an ordinary hotel lift

Kowloon Resident substituted.

New York, Testerday.

without a permit, It

He was seri- and only in proportion to the ratio

Last To-day's tenced to three months' and 12 was then too late to make the de-

clope closemonths' imprisonment, respective aired alteration-Ed.]

ly. Sgt. J. F. Kennedy prosecut- 5.04 5.09%

ed. 18:00 12.80

47.20 47.10

of the grade, while a wire cable

tested up to a breaking strain of

MR. A. S. MacKICHAN

35 tons is certainly an ample guarantee of security against af. When interviewed by the China strain which should never exceed Mail on Wednesday, Mr. A; S. Mac- five tons.

|Kleban, M. Inst., "C.E.; of Messrs."| The origin of the High Level Leigh and Orange, was reticent Tramway had its conception, as regarding the probable cost of the fmay be guessed, - by residence at project."

ANOTHER VICTIM OF Oct.

HYDROPHOBIA.

Chinese Woman Sent Sept

To Kowloon Hospital.

N. Y/London

Cross-Rate N. Y. Cotton-

IN, Y. Silver

Sept IN. Y. Rubber-

Chic Wheat?

Sept Chic Cord-

Sept.

94% Amer Tol & Tel

Auburn

„18. LEADING" STOCKS 15.15 14.84 Amer Can

Amer Smelting 83%

100%

42

115

24%2

594 J L Case

32%

Du Pont de Nemours

02

48% SAT

Elec Bond & Share

14%

General Motors

317

12%

-49.

28

284

29%

the Peak for a long period on the Apart from the fact that his firm A Chinese woman named Ng N, Y. Silver part of workers in the lower has been connected with the Peak Shu-lin, from Pingshan district. (business done price) town, who, morning and evening Tramways Company, Mr. MacKichan in the New Territories, was ad- San Fran. Sily experienced the difficulties of get said that, as a resident of Hong mitted to the Kowloon Hospital (business done price) ting up and down, to and from Kong, he would most heartily ap-on Wednesday evening suffering their daily business, and who on prove of the idea of making the from hydrophobia." Her condi top of the mountain, from twelve Peak tram more accessible to the tien is serious and there is no 30 Industrials.88.67 99.82 0.85 of N. Y. Central .. to eighteen hundred feet above general public, as well as more hope for her recovery,

201 Ratla

484

(67) Internat Tel & To (Dow Jones AVROPAD McIntyre. Porcupine Last To-day's Montgomery Ward. Avci. ATES. Change National Distillers

sea level, could enjoy the Bald convenient for the residents on the This is the second case this 20 Utilice brions climate, the green hills and Peak who are forced to use the tram week, the previous victim, also a 11 Commodity. the bracing southern breezes com daily.

Chinese woman died on Tuesday. Inder

40 Bonds

44.19,48.51 0.68 off Socany Vacaum 21.72 29.39 0.38off Union Preiße .95.00 95,88 0.29 up United Aircraft

1U.S. Stoal

[305]

-58.84 57.88 0.51 off Westinghouse E & M

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