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"HER FATHER'S STATION" PATHE'S BRITISH GAZETTE NOS. 600-501
Booking at. ROBINSON'S.
COMPANY" MEETING.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD.
QUESTION OF A KOWLOON,
SERVICE
the Rev、
Pak.
AN - UNSATISFACTORY LINGUIST,
INTERPRETING THR
-INTERPRETER.
Inspectar Brasil informed the court that the Japanese interpreter was ill, but he had a Chinese who was conversant
with Japanese.
The ordinary general meeting of the A Japanese Indy appeared before Mr. Hongkong Tramway Co. Ltd., was held Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, in the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-as complainant in a snatching ease. son & Co. yesterday, the Hon. Mr. D Landale presiding.. The others Pre sent were:-Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G.,
Hon.. Mr Lat 'Chu
Fr. L Robert, and Mr. The case was, accordingly, proceeded A IL Compton (Directors), Messrs.with, but it was found that the new ister MS. Northcote, B. F. Mattingley, preter could not speak English. The Manuk, George Grimble, Ho Kom Tong, procedure, therefore, was that the inter. G. C. Moxon, Ho Leung, T. M. Gregory.preter had to be interpreted... C. B. Buyers, J. W. Stewart, and W. E- Roberts (Secretary 'and. General Man- ager).
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen --The report of the Directors and the statement of accounts for the year 1913 having been in your bands for some time, I will, with your permission, take than “ux `rend.
The profit for the year, after providing
r, Lindsell thought the procedure too laborious Put it off till tomorrow,"
-Inspector-Brazil-pointed_out_that the Court interpreter would not be able to
said be
attend.
Mr. Lindsell: Can't you find another? Inspector. Brazil-said he would try. The case was, accordingly, postponed
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
CLUB HANDICAP DOUBLES, WON BY F.A. REDMOND AND A. MORSE.
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR WAR MEMORIAL,
TO THE EDITOR, OF""THE HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.
SIR-The time drawing near when decision will be reached on this subject, and of the various proposals before the Committee I trust that the one to make
the men who have fallen and to the men a substantial grant to the dependents of
who are partially or permanently dis abled and their dependents will receive favourable consideration.
The wet and slippery state of the ground was in a mensure responsible for the, somewhat poor standard of play in
yesterday, when F. A. Redmond and A. the final of the Club Handicap Doubles
Morse (owe 4/5) beat Lieut. Cul. Crisp and Capt. Murray (scr.) in three straight set. The winners played very consistent
It is a natural desire to have a perman. ly, and showed splendid judgment "in their placing.
Crisp started well but ent memorial of some kind in Hongkong, fell off as the game"progressed. Murray but this can be realised ander the pro- posal in question, which is that, say, Bb played his best in the third set, o
"Nothing very brilliant occurred at the per cent. of the funds collected be donat- commencement of the match, except thated to the purpose above-mentioned and "Crisp brought off gome good shots-from-the-balan be used for the erection of a gnizable memorial in Hongkong. I under the service line.. The Erst two games went to Redmond and Morse, and it stand that the Finance Committee aim at seemed as if they were going to have raising $1,000,000, and if they attain their things pretty much their own way when aim there will be a sum of $150,000 to Murray improved perceptibly and helped by used for the latter purpose. I do not
for depreciation, Royalty, and debenture wife die till a more suitable linguist war his partner to win the next two games propose to suggest what form it should
interest amounted to £32,235.18.8. This
is a considerable increase on the previous year, and is due to the higher rate of exchange at which the dollar Account have been converted into sterling.
available.
DREAMING,
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A "Chinese student was charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, with the theft of $12.50 and a Chinese medical book valued nt. 83 from a shop in Queen's Road Central.
take as that must depend in a great measure on the funds available, but what- ever form it does take provision. Should be made to recard our Roll of Honour in
permanent manner.
I have dieussed this patter with certain number of people and whilst some There wholly in favour of the proposal
ushers object to it on the ground that:-
(1) It is a matter for the Government, or that
and equalise. The advantage which Red- mord und Morse enjoyed in their smarter play at the net helped them to win three games running, in spite of the strenuous efforts of Crisp who was placing very 1918 was an exceptionally wet year. and it is therefore very satisfactory to
well indeed. The set stood at 5-2 when find that our trafic receipts increased by
Crisp won a game with his service.
828,552, particularly so as our summer
next game fell to them wing partly to the fact that Redmond misjudged two traffic to the Happy Valley suffered heavily in consequence of the deplorable Abongst the witnesses for the prosecn. lofty shots. Then they equalised and it catastrophe at the Race Course. The tion an elderly Chinese, known was only with great difficulty that Red- friends mond and Morse took the lead again in total number of passengers carried dur amongst his more intimate
the eleventh game. Well judged plasing ing the year, exclusive of monthly tickets Ricksha
who said he holders, amounted to 19,233,979, an in-was the father-in-law of the defend gave them the twelfth game and the
set, 7-3 ነ gresive of 427,110 over the previous TopPo
ant. He deposed to having noticed a Working expenses increased by a8/098. sound Ex of the foreing open of a door this being due to the high prices paid and alleged that the noise was caused by for coal and other materials. Jam the defendant pleased to say that a saving will be
effected in the cost of coal for the present year, and it is to be hoped that with a return of normal conditions the price of materials required for maintenance will be reduced to something approximating to their former level.
A large expenditure has to be incurred in the near future in renewing the rails of the tramway between Whitty Street and Causeway Bay, which are now worn out. The original cost of these rails will all have been written off if depreciation by the end of this year. •
Mr. Lindsell asked the defendant what he had to say to the witness last assar tion.
Defendant: He's a dreamer, and was probably dreaming that I had committed the theit! (Laughter.)
Mr. Lindsell: Six weeks.
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
Inspector Watt caught a bunch of Chinese guilty of illicitly smoking in opium premises in Queen's Road Central, with the efficacious, if simple, methods
bis
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They
(2) It is a proposal for a War Charity not a War Memorial, whilst others have asked if there is any necessity for funda to be donated us purposed.
far
The first objection is perfectly logical, is the duty of the Government to make proper provision for the people in question, but if we were always strictly logical there would not have been any subscriptions to War Charities, for the ame argument could have been applied to almost any of the funds to which Hongkong subscribed so liberally during the past a year,
to the second set, Redmond and partner completely out-played their opponents.
went in for safe shots, the only player who
The second objection is, I presume, occasionally showed traces of brilliance made on the supposition that we being Crisp who was responsible for some going to subscribe substantially to the pretty strokes from near the service line funds in question. If such were the case,
then by all
means let our War Memorial -Redmond-and-Morse-won the first fire be a City Hall or a motor road or some games, and then Orisp and Murray thing of a similar nature, but the ques
tion managed to secure one, the set eventually Memorial in question, there would be any arises, whether, after building the going to Redmond and Morse, 6-1.
The third set started somewhat more | briskly, and some swift returns were seen. The better play of Redmond, and Morse at the net won them. the first game Morse especially was seen to advantage. In the fifth gaze smart play by Crisp
and ten men were charged at the Magia successive wins and brought the score to of using marked coins. A divan-keeper broke the monotony of his opponents' tracy, yesterday the former with run.
available funds left I fear there would not not. In any case, Mr. Editor, I cannot conceive any nobler or more practical way of honouring our heroes than to see that they and their dependents are pro- editorially that an ideal War Memorial perly looked after: You have mentioned would be a fund for the dependents of that luckily such a fund was not neces the Hongkong men who have fallen, but
with that sentiment. But because Hong sary. I think that there are very
*few indeed who do not agree whole-heartedly
I referred at our last meeting to the heavy expenditure entailed in repairing the track, and drew attention to the ex-ning the den and the others with indulg 41 Activity, ambined with accuracy kong has been lucky in this respect that
ing in the forbidden drug.
cessivo wear and tear caused by the coolis: trucks. The Government are now for ing the traffic regulation requiring slow going vehicles to keep to the side of the rond, so that when the track has been relaid the maintenance charges will be very much reduced.
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Mr. Orme fined the divan-keeper $50 and each of the other defendants-3.
The keeper of an illicit opinm den and ten others were charged with a like offence. The keeper was fined $50, in default three weeks' imprisonment, the others were aned 2 cach
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FOR SELF-PROTECTION.
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and a little luck, on the part of Murray, is no reason why we should neglect the
rest of the Empire. We Kaye them the next game and, chiefy Less
ought to think imperially in this matter. through Murray's return to form, the mili-
that there is very little doubt tary men obtained the lead for the first time at that funds are and will be urgently
nceded now and in the future.
If we in the match. Crisp and Murray had the think for a moment of the number of next game and the set in their hands, men killed and totally or partially dis
abled.
the gigantic nature of the duty when Crisp made a weak return, and, which the Empire has to discharge will thanks to careful-play-by-Redmond, he be evident, and will Hongkong claim that. because she bar none actually dependent and his partner were able to bring the on her that, therefore, she has no duty scores level once again. The set thus in the matter? I am certain that she stood 6 all. In the next two games Red, will neither make nor consider making any such claim. Her war record in men, money and work speaks with no uncer tain voice in that respect.
HOCKEY.
74 PUNJABIS, 2; STAFF AND
DEPARTMENTS, 0.
Arrangements have been made to re- deem the outstanding debentures of the Company, which amount to $199,900, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong, are temporarily The ingenious, but unsuccessful, arti advancing the sun required for this purce of a Chinese who attempted to conceal розе Your Directors decided that it an unlicensed revolver by lading it in amond and Morse made a special effort would be a sound policy to pay off book-case resulted in his being fined $200 and beat their opponents; winning the these debentures while rate of exchange by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, match, 7-5, 6-1, 7-5. was high, and to substitute a dollar yerday. liability therefor. At the rata of The defendant pleaded that he needed" change of 3 72. which has been secured, the weapon for self-protection. the cost of the sterling amount is 8725,023. Inspector Brazil submitted that the I think it is only right that share defendant's reason for being in posses holders and the public should know that sion of the revolver appeared to be toler we have on several occasions applied to ably well founded. The case was not r the Government for permission to inscripus one. augurate a Tramway Service in Kow. The Magistrate ordered the revolver leon. Before the war we applied on the and ammunition to be confiscated. 1st October, 1013, and 17th April, 1914 and, later, on the 1st March, 1919, and 2nd July, 1018, and on each occasion we have been informed that the Government, are not prepared at present to consider such
do Wo
tions in this matter are, but
3 concession.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
“
know what the Government's inten-
RUE ORDERS ISSUED BY MR. 3, W. FRANKS, DIP
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wish to make it clear that it is not
UNIFORM.
the fault of this Company that Kowloon White uniform will be worn on all duties found hard to pierce. The only goal is without a tramway line to-day.
We quite realise that it is un-
that
from to-day.
MEETING.
scored was obtained by Prabh Dani, likely would pay to commence
tramways in Kowloon There will be a meeting of Company Alter changing ends, play was more even
but
with
жё havo sufficient confidence in the future to advocate the laying, of a system in that district to be regarded as an extension to this
falling under the existing lines and
Royalty con ditious. By this means we consider that a tramway would be provided on more favourable terms to the community than
Commanders and Warning Oficers
The people who doubt the necessity for donations to the funds are relying, of course, on the pensions granted by the Government. It is good reading to see that these pensions are to be on a
and more liberal scale than ere, bigben
but even so, when the increased cost of living is considered, there are bound to A very exciting friendly' between the be very many cases of genuine hardships.. And who are to suffer these hardships T above teams was played at Happy Valley, The people who, when the call came, gave yesterday. The Indians from the start themselves or their men to the nation.
I am sure that there is not a man or had decidedly the better of the play, woman in Hongkong who would not want being far too fast and tricky for the to do his or her bit towards relieving Staff. In the first half, play was mostly such hardships.
Before closing this letter let us con- in the Staff's half, Coles and Scouler sider this subject briedy, in the light of being the maingay of their side and history. It is a regrettable fact that the British nation in the past has erected offering a defence which the Panjabis monuments in commemoration of victories and statues of the Admirals and Generals who distinguished themselves, without, at the same time making proper provision for the dependents of the men who had given their lives or were permanently or partially disabled in the wars. This was not due to ingratitude but merely to the inevitable forgetfulness which is bound to creep in when it is the duty of every one in general but no one
in parti cular.
Now is the time when we propose to spend a large sum on a War Memorial. Let us do in a noble and fitting man- nor. Do not let us make the same mis takes as a nation as we did in the past. Provision must be made for the depen- dents of our dead beroes and for our permanently and partially disabled heroes and their dependents
Let us do it now Lest
we forget. I am, etc.,
W. H. BELL Hongkong, 23rd April, 1919.
at Headquarters, on Monday, the and the Staff had hard lines in not 28th inst., at 530 p.m. Uniform equalizing, Fugh missing by a narrow optional.
margin. Dalap Singh scored the second Hongkong April 23rd, 1919,
and final goal for the Punjabis.
if laid by the Government or by a The CHATEMAN piroposed';--.
That the final dividend for the year separate concern and could be worked more economically under one administranded 31st December, 1918, at the rate of tion,
ten pence per share (making a total of one ihilling and five pence per share for the year) recomiended by the Director ve, and is hereby, sanctioned and that the same be paid to shareholders on the Colonial (Hongkong) register at the ex
DECEIVING THE AUTHORITIES.. Mr. 8. Schofield, or the office of the Becretary for Chinese Affairs, appeared before, Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, in connection with a case in
While it is the duty of the Govern ment to protect the public in the mat ter of charges by such companies as this and see that efficient services are render ed,.1, think they would do well to leave change rate of three shillings and for which a Chinese named Wong Wa Wa the rest to private enterprise for I
very much doubt whether they have sufficient pence farthing funds at their command to satisfy the
SIF PADL CHAP Hongkong dollar. ever increasing demands of the com carried. munity for expansion of all public
The Rev. Fr. L. Robert and Mr. A. Htions to the authorities Two others atility companies and at the same time Compton were re-elected Directors, on the are also charged with aiding and abet do justice to the many and much needed proposition of Mr. G. O. Moxon, scooting in the offence. public works of the place.
In
alleged to have obtained a permit to go seconded and this was to Billiton by making falso representa
Med by Mr. M. Manuk
my opinion if private enterprise is to
Fit
has
The reelection of Bir Robert Ho Tong was carried on the proposition of Mr. he superseded and public utility companies Ho-Lounge seconded by Mr. Ho Kom are to become Government Departments the natural expansion of Hongkong will Tong be greatly hindered and delayed as been in the present case.
The report and statement of accounts were adopted on the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by Sir Paul Chater. (Continued close of next column.)
TRAFFIC IN HONGKONG.
(TO THE EDITOR OF THE ““ HONGKONG DAILY FREES.",
Wong Wa is now in Billiton. The two men who assisted him to get there have been charged, one remains into extremes regarding traffe regulations BIE-It appears the Police are going custody whilst the other has been admit in this Colony. They either do not un- derstand properly the orders they receive or show unbecomsary real in carrying them out.
The authorities should look to it. Public rights must be respected but not abused--Youfs
PEDESTRIANS.
Mr. Schofield naked that the rane might be remanded until the man in Billiton `was brought back...
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthewsted to bail. were re-elected auditors, with a remunera tion of 1000 on the proposition of Mr. Stewart welded by Mr. Northcote,
The CHARMAN Bonosnced that divi dend warrants were ready.. The meeting then terminated.
After some discussion the case was Femanded until May 14th. The man in -custody was released on bail of $50.
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