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CORRESPONDENCE.

DEVELOPMENT OF KOWLOON. THE INDO-CHINA MEETING. ENGINEERS VISIT NEW LIGHTING

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE FONGKONG DAILY REBR..

PLANT.

TAR KONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, MAY 8ru, 1916.

OBINA COAST OFFICERS

STRIKE

THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR,

OWNERS REFUSE TO RECOGNISE A TIME WHEN CHRISTIANS MUST

THE GUILD.

FIGHT

The attitude of the Churels toward the The China coast shipping strike hins

**conscientious objector" was referred to begun, the decision having been reached

meeting in Shanghai which lasted on by the Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral at o May 1st from 2.30 to 7.30. Thirty-nine (Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle), in the course members of the Guild attended, many of of a striking sermon at the Cathedral-30- whom have served on the China const 15 terday. The preacher, also made an appeal

for greater solf-denia}____ in 20 years. The owners had been ratified,

Every Christian:is bound to model his that if the Guild was recognized by a

of Christ's life, as being well worthy of imitation, Who when He was revil. ed, reviled not again, when He suffered He

With the rapid development of Kowloon expectation of even greater SIR,-- I have read with much interest the and the report of the proceedings at the meeting of extensions when the war is over, there has the Indo Chira Steam. Navigation Co. been an increased demand for electric Lid and I mu say they such a state of lighting and power and this demand has

t been confined to the European popu affairs ought not to be allowed to exist,

lation. The Chines have become large All the replies given by the Climau in answer to question, asked on behalf of dig. consumers of electricity and the majority - satisfied shareholders, could be commented of the liths factories which hide themselves Upon This would serve no useful purpose and their ananifald industries under a very pm there would but no strike for i fort life on the perfect cxample of Christ," said wa, and yet feel that some of them modrut roof have done away with a great night during which the matters at the preacher. St. Peter in his epistle -ahonld not be allowell to go unchallenged den of mamuni labour and now run their might be discussed." When no satisfaction for today Jays steves upon a certain aspect plants with electric motors of varying had been revived by 7.30, the owners scill In his reply to question No. 5 regarding the amounts charged for Chinese passages, capacity In consequence of this growing refusing to recognize the Guild, the men popularity of th *most modern illuminant bers decided to ask to be relieved from the Chairman said $20 per honil is charged and from this mount has to be deducted gerator of motive power in places their ships

where one would naturally look for methods. The Hat Peking, of the China Naviga-threatened not. We know that every doc- which thrived in the days of Adam, tior Co., was to have sated for Ning porine of Christianity has been, at one time there has been an ever greasing demand at five o'clock, and she is still in port (says for electric power, supplied by the China the C. Daily News of 2nd inst.) Light and Power Co., and the Company Various steamers scheduled to sail to day has so far been able to cope with the will lie alongside with banked fire, waiting demand, but not without considerable ex for a posible change of mind one tension and the purchase of costly new onere part to day, or possibly to-morrow. plant. The modern gensynting station. The auembers of the Guild seem absolutely which supplies Kowloon and its environs determined. Auple funds have been pro with electric power, was first brought inte vided to conduct a strike of several weeks use in 1903. The various additions wade duration, end a large house lins 'been rented since that date in order to deal with the in Seward Road in which to house electrical development of the Kowloon arca

offers who have no homes in Shangbai In striking contrast to what the Chair soon filled the original buildings, and a mind said about the fleet being valueless,far back as 1913 it was decided to instal

60 cents per head for Government Licensed Broker and $9.50 per head for Hoarding: house keepers for food during the voyage and to cover native frokerage. It would be interesting to know whether the Chair man, when preparing this reply, was awar of the fact that native coolies pay as high ns 825 per head for a passage, and that in many cases this sam does not include food? As this is a very important item involving large amounts, I think it ought to be gone. into more fu-ly by spine cesponsible person apprinted by the shareholders,

During yesterday many telegrams were

assuring the Guild of their solute

THE TUNGCHOW AND FRENCH TROOPE.

or anther, misrepresented, and this

passage, with others like it in Holy Scrip.

ture, have been quoted as giving support to the doctrine of non-resistance. There are to-day certain Christian prople abo

believe that it is unchristian to resist forco by force is member of the Church of England we are not liable to that error,

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD&Co,

ESTABLISHED 1850.

TELEPHONE 1741.

ICE CREAM FREEZERS.

TRIPLE

MOTION

QUART

TO

12 QUARTS,

ALUMINIUM.

DELICIOUS ICES

MADE IN

3 MINUTES.

STOCKED

IN

10 SIZES.

COOKING

UTENSILS.

for our 37th Article lays it down that it LIGHT IN WEIGHT BRIGHT AS SILVER-DO NOT RUST

is Jawful for Christian men to wear ven-

f

I

on and serve in the was" Let us re meniber that the Lord, Who sa'd Love your enemies,” said also, “Think noi that

came to send penes on earth. I came not

to send peace but a sword, and that his drove out of the Temple with a whip those

who were descerating its holy precircle. There are tunes when the most peace-loving Chasians must fight. This is certainly

such a time

We are privileged to live in a wonder.

or something to that effect, we know that an up-to-date turbine plant. This scheme received from men on ships in outport the Licushing was sold for an enormous of extension has now been carried out, and emount, about £33,000, wherens her book the new buildings consist of an engine support, value was soothing like £3.000. She has room, with basement, a boiler house section, bought in a surplus of £12,000, a though and an ath basement. The bow and power At & late hour last night about 50 she was one of the oldest, boats in the fleetfal generating plan consists of two high-telegrằng were sent by the Guild to all of this Company. How does this fact sub-pressure three-phase 00-cycle B.T.H cuters. These telegrams advise ship stantint the gloomy remarks made by the Curtis turbo-alterators. They are three officers that the Guild has not been reeglage. Future generation, will look back Chairman And why is it that what he stage machines wil the sets are each capable nized and that, a strike has been declared. now says is absolutely in contradiction to of maintaining at output of 1,170 kv.o. Except for the ships already under way. the remarks of his predecessor, and the fur (wo houra Air filters are provided the officera of the Guild hate, there will be then opinion of three experts? Yours and this does away with the necessity of no failings on the coast after receipt of faithfully,

periodically dismantling the machines for these telegram to-day, unless the owad eleaning purpose.

FAIR PLAY:"!!

Hongkong, May 6th, 1030, PORTUGUESE GRIEVANCES,

||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE

on the men and women of leday as people. who lived nú a turaing poing in the world's history. How will they regard us? Shall we seem to them as prople who were able

bilition, or will they see in us, by nation uined by luxury and wealth, given over

to ease, a people who know not the day of their visitation and failed in the hour of trink). We know that many have already

A nivelty ale, is a grant the main thing for which the Guido rise to the full measure of our responsi La recorder, which enables the perfor. | sucks-recognition,

ance of either turbine to be determined at any time. A nine-panel white marble switchboard has also been installed to con trol the output of the turbo-generators, In the above League on Saturday the To facilitate the handling of the load a Civil Service Club defeated the Olympic duplicate set of busbars has been provided, by 57 games to 42. The winners were re- and special barriers are fitted between the presented by Dr. Smalley and E. W.

As wo read accounts of life in the panels, cabling the operator to work in Hamilton, R. C, Witchell and. W. Brad- complete safety behind any panel after bury, and C. J. Tacchs and F. Goodsan,renches, we are struck by the hardness of having opened the solating witches| C.R.C. B. VANGUARD ***th life, so differant, from the ensy lives

Thurs are three Babcock and Wilcox boilers, and those are fed

riptor.

The match between Chinese Recreation chain-grate Club B" team and the Vanguard Club played on the courts of the former resulted

Gumos,

How Fan and CF. Liv.

· Ahic and Lock.

3-8

a How Tan and, ( F. Lie.

Manley and Grow

F. Li v.

4-7

-3-8

Un How Fan and

Anderson an:) Koberts. Yew Man Chan and Chow Yab

Choong . Ako and Lock

berus

5-6

15:0

giren a noble response to their country's gall, but we know also that many have

ly begun to make excuse."

most of us are leading in this distang out post of the Expire. And we are bring called upon by our leaders in Church and State to xorase thrift and self-deaint, and most of us have, I suppose, a desire 10 do so. But bew are we to begin? For my pars could wish that our Government had followed the heric exmiple of Ru nia and called upon us, na an Einpire, to give up alcohol during the war. But that has not been done, and today we are continually being urged to reduce our luxuries, but as the initiative is left to the individual nothing seems to be done. The other day I was reading an articls in The Spectator, which opened to me very wasible, and well-

timed. It was headed A. Saving Grace." It spoke of the need which is felt for a definite lead in the matter of self-denial,

"FIR,--The representations made by the inhabitant, of Mucho and the Portuguese community of Hongkong regarding the midner of the Portuguese Consul in Shanghai in imprisoning 10 Portuguese subjects witkönt trial, etc, weevi to be in abeyance. The Limbon Government, hay dis courteously treated the urgent telegram despatched from Macno through the Protokers These mechancial stokers, which acident of the Leal Sonse. By this neglect do away with the man and the shovel, are under

we can judge how fuch regard the Repub- driven by a modest Etto 3 H.P. thror phang

Each of these bikes is capablon le pays to the pompous promise of #innaculate justies!? After all, we

of evaporatin. 9,000 lbs of water per Tearn that the Attorney-General of Macau hour from hot feed into law at 190. bas brún appointed to proceed to Shanghaiths. per square inch pressure, Economisers to investigate masters, but we are not told are employed here to ulilise the boat from by whom he was appointed or when he co-waste gases, and the necessary draught is menos his tok The poor Fortugunea produced by means of a fan discharging Yew Man Chun and Chow Yat Cheong v. Manley and GrosO... who live unlawfully been centered within a self-supporting chimney. The co-Yew Has Citur and Chow Yat ent being accorded the right of any dedensing plant is of the surface type, and Cheong. Anderson and Ro- fence, will, through all this delay, be made the rotary-type motor-driven pumps deat to suffer the full ten of their sentences with a double set of 14in suction Before justice is done to the

each 1,100 feet long, and capable of de culate justice" demands their immediate livering water from the ard to the con- Telen did an impartial inquiry into the densers at the rate of 1,200 gatlong per Consul's conduct,

minute. The distance covered by wains ap- The opening day of the above Cub was and it suggested that certain luxurits Discontente now prevails in Macao over S the selection and appointment of ather in proximlen 16,000 yards, and an extension held at Happy Valley on Saturday after-should be barned on certain days of the the Volunteer Corps, nearly all of whom to Old Kowloon City is contemplated, soon, Invitations were extended to mom-weak, that Monday, for instance, should you mad to be godsens of the Governor Cheung Sha Wan being already co-bers of the other Cluby in the Colony, be a No Alcohol Day,' and Friday a “ No Yours, etc.,

A FRIEND OF THE nected up. This is purely Chinese curton, and about 100 players and visitors Most Day. It is not a drastic proposal

PORTUGUESE.

and it would seams that those who formerly attended. The ladies presented the Club and don, not go beyond what many people Hongkong, May 7th, 1916, 07

favoured the very earliest motive methods with a new flag, which we hoisted wid practise already, but if such a proposal are quite willing to adopt a system which, cheers Spoons were prevented to the winvolve a very considerable saving. As The

could be generally adopted it would in according to on, of the Chinese corsumers, ners of the bowling matches by Mra. Bund Spectator pointed out, it must be enforced is plenty fast, more cheap, very good wife of the Hon. Secretary) The secres by the full power of public opinion. To drink alcohol on Monday would have to In view of the fact that the set of turbo were as follow: :—

be regarded as unstrote, and en te gat generators are a novelty in the Colony the Rink Blackman, Cooper, Fergusonment on Friday. It occurred to me a 1 plant was visited by representatives of the and Dunean, 34, G. Watt, W. Higby, read the arties that it would be earer

[Chapman, sad G. K. Haxton, 12. Engineers Institute on Saturday, the

Rink 2-Bower, J. J. Wats, Parker, and Specie party, which totalled about 30, including Wotherspoon, 21. R. D. Watt, Muir, Da

Prefessor Middleton Smith, Mr. J. M. Gor-won, and Hamilton, 24 don, and Mr. K. E. Greig, and they were Rink 3-Carr, Sim, Morrison, and Rustainly hurt no-one. Of course the money

"Imma

HONGKONG BANK NOTES.

Returns of the average amouch of bank notes in circulapon and of specs in reserve in Hongkong during the month ended 30th April, 1916, a certified by the Managers of the respective banks, ure as follows:- !

Banks,

Averago

Amount in Reservo. Chartered Bank of India, Australia

#

CIVIL SERVICE BOWLING.

CLUB

to make such an experment in a small Coinny like this than in England. In the lot weather here most people would bo Letter in health if they noe les meet, and one day a week without a cohol would cer-

INCLUDING

CAMP COOKING OUTFITS

FOR TWO, THREE OR FOUR PERSONS. CHAFING DISHES. COCKTAIL SHAKERS. TEA AND COFFEE POTS, CAST KETTLES. CAKE PANS. SAUCE PANS, FRY PANS. ETC.

"O-CEDAR" POLISH

MOPS.

O-CEDAR" DUSTERS.

MAKES IT EASY TO CLEAN

THOSE HARD-TO-GET-AT FLACES.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAÇÃO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.. AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Blugi Fare by Night Steamer Return

(available also for return

by day steamer}

Single Fare by Day Steamer Return

$8.00

15.00

1,00

9,00

CANTOŇ TO HONGKONA,

MONDAY, Brn MAT, 1916.

8 1. HRUNGSHAN 30 pm, KINSHAN,

"HONGKONG TO CANTON, 4

8 L. EQNAME 10 p.m. F428KAN.

Bam. HONAM, bpm. FITSHAN.

TUESDAY, STH/ HAY, 1910,

8. IZUNGSHAX,

5 pm. KINSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE

8.8. SUÍ TAI, Tas 1,651) TAISHAN, Tome 2,008.

HONGKONG TO MAÇAOKUMENT Wook days at 8 am, and 9 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Biznet Whort, danders mi 9 mm and 1 pm, from the Company's Wing Lok Strood. Wharf,

MACAO TO HONGKONG

Week

dayn në 7.30 am, and 3 p.m. Sundays at 7,30 sm, and 3 p.m. EXCURSION TO MACAO. BUNDAY, 14TH MAY, 1914.

*TAISHAN"

Company's New Stosmakip

W13 Separt from the Company's Wing Lon Braxer WHARE H 9' 5.D., NB-The Company will also run a Bloemer from Mueno on Sunday ab 5,30 astu sed from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Winzl

FARES AS USUAL

MACAO-CANTON LINE

8.8. SUI ANNA

Departuren from now to Chalon in Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 5 ponu Lugarines froma Canton to Hacso on Tumday, Thursday and Entorday, si 430 pa

and China 8,556,377 5,000,000taken over the works by Mr. Ireland, these, 12 Atkinson Mage, Grimshaw, and saved-must not be spent on ourselves JUINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAU

Jongkong cond

Shanghai Banking

Manager. When everything had been ex

Gerrard, 21.

Mercantile Bank of

Indio Linated 1,073,703 650.0007

".

Total $34.140.780, $25;850,000 Sterling Securities deposed with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000, Secruities with the Crown Agente

£38,040,

"EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF

her, 12. Harron, Muirhead, Bond, and Biuk 4-Angus, Suan, Guy, and Fin T Pitt, 30-

but other lent to the various war charities gestion of The Spec o'er to your considera. I would very heartily commend this sug-

fion. Los no sound reason why it should not be adopted here of it were taken up with enthusiasm. Of court there would and be come who would object, but it might well be attempted, at least by the British

se sure many of our fellow subiccts here

Corporation 24.511,300 20,000.000 plained he party were entertained to fea by the staff, at the conclusion of which Mr. Greig proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Gordon, for suggesting the visit, also to Mr. Laaman, (Secretary of afternoor was an object-lesson to the great the Company) Maste, Shawan Tomes country in which, at any rate, it was community in the Colony, and if it w re I geographically situated. Ha cordially (the Agorts) and to Mr. Ireland, the agrood with what Mr. Greig had said es Works Manager, for providing a very to the possibilities for development Such of other race, would join with us in this..

seen helped the little effort at self-denial.” unjayable and instructive afternoon. Mr. plant they had

Chinese to reviise more than anything elee what British engineers could do. Professur Smith wont so far as to phrophesy an d'ectric railway to Canton--that was the Chins Light and Power Co, supplying the power, When the war was over they might look for great developments in thot part of the world,

Mr. Leeman briefly responded

on behalf of Mers, Shewan Tomes In view of the

that

KIDNAPPING.

Graig said he was sure that Kowloon and its envirous would develop considerably

and Power Company, by installing the new expensive plant, thewed that they were prepared for the developinant,

A remarkable story of kidnapping was lated at Calcutta on April 4th, to the in the yours to conie, and the China Light | quits within the realms of possibly with Commissioner of Police by a European- woman, Miss Augier, aged twenty-five She say that on Sunday, just after she had loft church, she was so zed by four persons and forcibily pushed into a carri age and driven to an unknown locality, where she was kept confined for sx days fessor Middleton Smith said he could not On the following Saturday he managed help thinking that the very fine instal to escape through the instrumentality of a woman Lervant. The matter is under police lation which they had viewed, that inquiry.

(Continued on nert Columa.)

In seconding the role of thanks, Pro-

fact

UNITED SERVICES FOOTBALL LEAGUE:

FINAL TABLE.

The dual-posting of tones in the above League is as to Joss

RR

paper on turbo-generators is shortigi 10-A- .to be read at the Engineers In KSLI stitute the visit of the Institute's repreHK. Volunteers sentatives proved additionally interesting. Navy

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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Lin,

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