CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6] — Page 175

1918.

Signed

5. Alli

This writ was served by me at No.5 Wyndham Street Victoria in the Colon, of Hong Kong on the China Mail Limited by handing a true copy of such writ of Summons to B. A.liale as the person nging at the time of service the management orestur bedrede, the 4th trimited at the same time producing and showing to him original thereof on we duesday

KMVPWYNIK REKUR

day of July 1918,

dow This writ was served by me at No.5 Wyndham Street Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong on 3. A.Hale personally by na diag a true copy of such Writ of Summons to him and at the same time producing and showing to nim the original thereof on Wednesday the 24th day of July 1918,

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Indorsed the

25th

day of

July,

Address 1 Des Voeux Ro ad Central.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

171

ACTION NO. 132

OF 101 8.

Eric William Hamilton

The China Mail Limited and Bert

Augustus Hale.

COPY

WRIT OF SUMMONS.

Issued the 24th day of July,

191

NOTE: This writ is to be served wit

twelve calendar months from the date tl.

or, if renewed, within six calendar m

from the date of the last renewal, including

day of such date, and not afterwards.

The defendant may appear hereto entering an appearance, either pers, pally by Solicitors, at the Registry of the Sup Court in Victoria, Hongkong.

I accept service on behalf of The China Mail Limi ted.

Sd/ B.A.Hale,

24.7.18.

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON

Solicitors for the Plainti}}

1, Des Vieux Res

The question of communication with the Police Stations

at Lama, Cheung Chau, and Tai-Q, ei tuer by telephone or

wireless telephone was first proposed officially in August

1913 by the Acting D.P.W. As a wireless expert was expected

in the Colony to erect the new station tue matter was held over

for his advice,

Before the wireless expert arrived, war broke out and

the scheme was dropped for purposes of economy and under pressure

of other work.

In August 1917 the question of improvement in the means

of communication with Cheung Chau, was raised by questions in

the Legislative Council by the member nominated, by the J.p's,

and the Government asked the Naval Au tho ri ties for the advice

of their wireless expert on the subject of the suggestion to

upe a wireless telephone system for the purpose. The advice

was against wireless telephones on account of the expert

manipulation required, and the Governor decided to let the

whole question of establisuing communications with the islands

by wireless or by telephone, stand over till the end of the

war, on the ground of the difficulty of obtaining the necessary

@quipment for either and of the necessity of economy in war

time.

questions of improved communication with Police Stations

are matters within the purview of the D.P.W. and C.8.P.

They do not primarily concern the District officers,

Moreover Mr.Hamilton was only appointed D.o. South in April

1917 and in August of that year he was aware that the question

as far as it concerned Cheung Chau was already under considera

tion.

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