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HONGKONG-SHANGHAI

AERIAL SERVICE. FOSSIBILITIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE.

INTERVIEW WITH THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL.

aerial rules covering the whole world.

THX HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY SITE, 1915,

COMPANY MEETING. MESSRS. A. 8. WATSON & CO., LTD.

tary

HONGKONG PEACE

INNOCENTS. ABROAD.

CELEBRATIONS.

YOU ARE SOME GUYS." Three Chinese who arrived in Hong- HOME DATES TO BE FOLLOWED.

The telegram published yesterday kong last week were mat by the usual morning, containing the Timer statement era and taken to a boarding-house at that the Peace Celebrations at Home have West Foint Naturally, they desired to island-rock, and, after wandering about been fixed for August 3rd, 4th and 5th, have a look-sed at this wonderful has once again upset whatever provisional the businum quarter, gradually, gravitat celebrations. arrangements had been made for the localed towards the many narrow by-ways-

the delight of Chinese-that abound at West Point. Imbued with the holiday spirit, they roamed about, feeling a sense of security, presumably, amid people of their own nationality.

We now understand that, if the dates named by the Times are correct, the local celebrations will take place on the same days, All celebrations of a devotional character will be carried out on August ard, which is a Sunday, and the festivi ties, the general character of which we have already detailed, follow on the Monday and Tuesday.

It was not long before a man and a woman accosted them most politely and volunteered to show them about. After clever questions had wormed out of them the fact that the visitors had their little suggested that they should have a riches on them at the time, the woman "chow." The visitors agreed and, uh- suspectingly, followed them to an eating. house

The annual general meeting of the above Company was beld, yesterday, st the Hongkong Hotel, Mr. H. Humphreys presiding The others present were Sir Paul Chater, C.M., and Mr. J.

Harston Mesere, M. Consulting Commitee); W. Morley, G. The announcement made on Thursday Rapp, C. B. By A Tarrant (Secre JD. Humphreys, in the Hongkong Daily Press regarding M. Wong, and the possibility of an aerial service between

CHAIRMAN id:-Gentlemen,-Tbo Hongkong and Shanghai has aroused reduced earnings for the year under re- much interest in the question, nad we are view are almost entirely due to the re- strictions imposed by the British Govern lad to be able to state that an offerment, during the last eighteen months of which has been made in connection with the war, upon certain articles which an such a service will be seriously considered joyed a large sale and which could only be obtained from England. We estimate in all its aspects as soon as the Inter- that these restrictions (which, in effect,

amounted to national Air Convention has defined the diminution in gross profits of about lie conuunition in Hongkong-not

probibition) caused

It is not unlikely that some of the compared wit

with the 872,000 parts are new being ably the Chinese, Japanese and Portu A reprosentative of the Daily Press, who called on Mr. S. B. C. Ross, the lifted, and we expect during the latter guese-will. arrange for independent Postmaster-General, yesterday, with a of this year to recive regular ship- celebrations, and a meeting of the Exe

There they were treated to a sumptuous view to obtaining any details which were ments of the goods we so urgeatly recutive Committee, which is to be held available, was told that nothing had beenquire. The proẞts would have appeared shortly, will discuss the plans of the repast, and all the Chinese delicacies that arranged, or could be arranged, until as 84.481.77 more but for the fact that different comma tities so as to obriate any the chef of the establishment could con- definite rules were drawn up, governing the Consulting Committee fees $1,300 slashing.

jure up were placed before the guests. The routes in every country.

"divine luxury of opium," as De Quincey nuditors lees 700, and general managers'

The programme of the Hongkong Peace calls it, was not lacking either, and, when canmission $2.281.77. payable in 1910, were, at the auditors' request, treated a mitted very shortly. Besides the item that state of reverie revealing a new Celebrations Committee will be sub-the visitors appeared to have sunk into a liability Tor 1918.

I will now

refer to such items in the already mentioned, we understand that world, their money and jewellery were

to call for there is to be a special meeting of the taken from them. accounts as appear to m special comment. The increase of Egislative Council, at which a congratu.

Disillusion came with the foki of the $54,193,70 to inland lot No. 1780 is reprelatory telegram to HM the King will osting-house, who rudely roused them sunted in part by payments to the con- be passed: and that there will also be & and demanded payment. The censterna- tractor for the new Chinese department big tiffin at the Hongkong Club,

tion of the unfortunate victims, the building thereon, and partly by structural TO

It has been definitely decided that all faently-expressed indignation of the pro- additions to the six Chinese houses

The gestions for a War Memorial shall be prietor of the eating-house and “his. en occupied by the Chinese staff Chinese department we transferred to rot over, aneh the arrival of the new hirelings, and the ignominious election last June the pre- Governor, who, it is surmised, will re- of "impostors may be better im- mises in Stanley Street till then rented ceive instructions from Home not only as agined than described. for that department were given up. The to the form which the Home authorities increase of $39,553.07 to building improve wish the Memorial to take, but also be ments, furniture, fittings, et, is made advised of the amount of money which it up as follows :---

is proposed to devote to the purpose." Structural improvements (ferro

We do not even know whether we can over China," said Mr. Ross," or whe ther the Chinese Government can stop us, That is one of the matters that will have to he settled by international arrange

ment.

the Airman

Mr. Ross Proceded to explain that there were a great many such problems to be, settled before na aerial service was established. For instaner, if an plane flying over Hengkong dropped & They did not know who would be liable for the damages the Government that entered into contract with for the service, or the airran himself who

Similarly, if had dropped the blade. man were flying between Hongkong and Shanghai and were for ed to drop some ballast, who would be responsible for the dainage envaed-the Chinese Government

whose territory the ballast was drop one of the parties to the contract! Besides these questions, the question of emergency landing plans would bave to I considered, and, as these would have to be in Chinese, territory, an arrange ment would have to be come to between the two Governments.

Our representative observed that all similar matters were being gone into fully at Home.

Mr. Ross said that he had no doubt that, as soon as sa agreement had been come to on all points, the question of a service from Hongkong to Shanghai, which was now in the chrysalis stage. would be considered very seriously.

*Dow

concrete floors, staircase, etc) to the warehouse in Stanley

Structural additions to Aerated Water Factory (adding an other atory to south-east wing, etc.) Furniture, fittings and trade

utensils, warehouse Furniture. Etting and trade

ment

utensils, new Chinute Depart Furniture, fittings and trade utensils, other departments and branches

You will

Total

$13,851,57

9,375.55

6,999.80

1.137.32

**TARZAN OF THE APES.

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JUNGLE STORY IN FILM FORM.

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Unkindest out of all, the visitors were left a slip of paper, on which was some message, in big scrawling, feminine writing Translated it read: "You are some guys' "—to us an expressive Americanism

The yokels returned to the country chewing the cud of. better reflection, and it will, probably, be many a long day before they venture to fare forth into the world again.

AN OUTRAGED WIFE

"

HUSBAND DISCOVERED WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.

time and the loss on the sale provided for in when slaved the y height lived very happily till the intervention

Fe Home to England with

before

830,353.07 upon referring to the Bat you are not in a position to give heading "Aerated water machinery and. And us the name of the firm who have made plant. that there has been a big decrease, an offer to provide the service "7

partly due to the sale of the Amay branch auch Mr. Ross was disinclined to go any and partly to large writing off for depre- further, except to repent that such a ciation. The sale and liquidation of the service was a certainty in the near future. Acoy branch resulted in amall profit I take it that an aerial service from The Tientsin branch has also been sold, Hongkong to Shanghai would in

A service fron Shanghai

the accounts connect up with n to Japan and thence, to final

replied Mr. Ross, I think that Hongkong will be linked with London by air at some future date, by way of Calcutta, because the Pacific route would mean more travelling over water, which is obviously not so convenient. The land ronte would be far more popular, especi ally if, as seems likely in the near future, a regular aerial service is established between London and Calcutta. From Calcutta a service to Rangoon would pre- sent no difficulties, and from Rangoon it could continue across Indo-Chins to Hongkong. Landing-places on that route could easily be

EFTEN ged. Not by way of Singapore" asked

our reporter,

** I should think that would be a sub- sidiary service," returned Mr. Ross,

not

to Singapore, but also to the Dutch ast Indies, notice they are using that route for the service to Australia"

Referring back to the service between Hongkong and Shanghai, our reporter asked whether it would be likely

prove

a success from a financial point of view.

The Coronet Theatre will be screening, 6606.53 on Monday, the pictures entitled Tarzant of the Apes," based on Edgar Rice Burroughs mamous novel of the siME name. The film has been produced by the National Film Corporation of New York, and is regarded as a triumph in the art of cinema photography. Its chief claim recognition lies in its realistic setting and in the wonderful scenes taken in the "A loving wife's attempt to discover the thickest of African jungles. It is said to amours of her unfaithful husband ended have cost $300,000 to prepare

in her being summoned before Mr. B. The picture grips

interest. Hutchison, at the Magistracy, yest throughout. Tarzan the son of Lord terday, for assaulting another woman. Greystoke who, accompanied by Lady The tale unfolded to the Magistrate Greystoke, goes out to Africa on a secret was a mixture of pathos and humour. mission for the British Government in The defendant was married a couple of the latter years of Queen Victoria's reign, years ago and, as she expressed it, we you

The sailors on The auditors have asked for their fees

mutiny of another woman." Lord and Lady Greystoke are sad

This woman, it to be increased from $700 per annum to marooned on the African cost boyppeared, was a frequent visitor to the $800 per annum, and your general man the fature Lord Greystoke is born in the house, notwithstanding the fact that the agers and Consulting Committee, subject heart of the forest. Lady Greystoke dies, wife refused to welcome her and always to your sanction of this meeting, bave and Lord Greystoke is attacked and killed wore an unfriendly look when she came. granted same.

by a she-ape, which carries away the One day, the husband disappeared and The report and statement of accounts child. Lord Greystoke's brother marries the other woman then ceased her visits. were passed on the proposition of the bar-maid, who, on hearing of the mishap Naturally, the wife became suspicious, Chairman, seconded by Mr. Northcote to the veasel by which Lord and Lady and, as the husband did not pat in an Messrs. F. Maitland and C. Bernard Greystoke left England, begins to assert appearance at home fer several days, the Brown were re-elected auditors, at a rher authoney as Lady Greystoke. Mean woman went in search of him. She first muneration of 400 each, on the propos white the real beir to Greystoke Manor visited the houses of their various friends, tion of the Chairman seconded by Mr.is Leing brought up amongst apes and and, finally, went to complainant's house. Morley

chimpanzees. A sailor eventually tells the story of the mutiny. A search is made, Here she was amazed to End her husband at length. Tarzia is found and and the other woman," is a compro brought bome.

mising situation. No sooner did the Elmo Lincoln, as Tarzan the super-man, husband see his wife than he discreetly and Enid Markey, as the heroine, meet retired from the scene and has not been the difficult requirements of the picture seen since. The wife took justice into very satisfactorily. The cast includes a her own hands and set upon the inter number of other well-known eznema

loper who had marred her domestic artists. While the basic idea of the plot Hight not have been sponsored by Darwin, Police tough-and-tumble ensued.

is none the less absorbing and forms the background for a most The following will play for Minteresting and spectacular film ever Ponsonby Fane's XI. United Services

The Chairzan announced that dividend warrants were ready and could be ob tained on application. The meeting then terminated.

SPORT..

CRICKET.

MR. PONSONBY FANE'S XI. v. UNITED

SERVICES.

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screened.

The intervened took both

combatants to the Police Station.

Mr. Hutchison. remarked that there seemed to be no hope of an amicable uns derstanding being arrived at between the two parties. He bound both over in, their own recognisances of $100 each to be of.

Mr. Ross replied that that depended on the Civil Service ground at 10 am on the support it would receive. Upon to-day. Omar, A, E., Wood, A. E the question of cost, Mr. Handley-Page, Rumjahn, J. Marley. F. Redmond, F. J. DOES NOT CARE A BAP FOR good behaviour for six months. one of the foremost aviators, at Home, Linx, P. T. Lambie, B. W. Bradbury, had estimated that for a service to be aC. G. Stapleton, A. N. Other, and R

Ponsonby Fane.

of half-a-crown

financial succeshould be made. That

charge

per ton per mile.

may seem very high," said Mr. Rose,

" but applied to flying conditions one. greater convenience which merchants and gains a more correct perspectinid that.

athers would enjoy in the expedited des арргосны

the

Mr. Once between patch of latters. It was also hoped that |

the letter mail would be augmented by packets containing samples, and other A person who wanted to light matter. order anything from Shanghai would not mind the small extra cost which would

Hongkong and Shanghai might be put down at 800 miles, so that the charge would work out at about £100 a ton Considering first the cost to passengers, on the average, 10. persons might be taken

ANY MAN,

GIRL SAYS IT IS BETTER TO WORK.

à failure, for she has told a Police

ALLEGED BRUTAL ASSAULT.

SERVANT GIRL SUMMONS HER

MASTER.

There is at least one Chinese girl in Hongkong who believes that marriage is

Unable to endure any longer, the cruel Inspector that it is better to work for treatment she received at the bands of her master, Chinese, Young servant one's living than to marry. The man girl charged her employer at the Magi. as weighing a ton: In reality it would be levied on the packet being taken by from whom she has gained her experi- stracy, yesterday, with asaanit. be about 15 persons, but, giving each seroplane. If, for instance, a letter askende was charged, on remand, at the

"it appeared, was person a little luggage, one might safely ing for a sample left Hongkong at Magistracy, yesterday, with harbouring found wandering by the Police

12.30 any that 12 persons made up ton.

The

3. in Tai Hing Village Asked why cost per mile to each person would be at night it would reach Shanghai her without the consent of her parente

bo in time to be delivered the first thing As the case was formally remanded till she was out at so

Tate an hour, vid., or £8. 6s. 8d. for the whole journey next morning. Then the merchant there to-day, no facts were divulged in Court, burst into tears and said she had been the girl which would occupy 6 hours. In local. had the whole day to get his reply ready but a talk with the interested parties brutally assaulted by her master and, as currency the cost per passenger would work out at, roughly, 850, which, it would and the reply would take the mail leaving revealed the following interest infor. A consequence, bad left the house. The

girl

had to be removed to, the Govern be seen, was cheaper than the ordinary Shanghai at 8 pm. and reaching Hong mation, first-class accoramodation on board kong in time to be delivered to the offices

It appears that the girl was betroth-ent Civil Hospital in order that wounds,

which were inflicted with a bamboo, might"| steamer, with so much time saved and all quite early in the morning.

ed to a man living at Wachow, a receive treatment, the other necessary expenditure on board. Among other articles which would fre salt-fish vendor. The girl, however, ex-

Mr. Hutchison remanded. the quently be sent by aerial post would, Mr. prissed her dislike of the match. She fixing bail at $1,000. a steamer also saved.,

The letter postage was quite another Boss thought, be valuables. At present suddenly disappeared from her parents matter. Mr. Handley-Page had cal they were despatching a large number of household, leaving no trace behind. The culated that the charge for aerial postage diamonds by post, and it would be an parents reported their loss to the Police would have to be lid. per half-ounce per obvious advantage to send such packets and offered a reward for information | 1,000 miles in addition to the ordinary by aeroplane, because the owners would leading to the discovery of the girl postage. Calculating, that to suit local then not lose anything on interest or Several person's cadeavoured to earn the TWO CHILDREN Sou conditions, the cost of postage to Shang, exchange.

by aerial service per ordinary letter

reward and the girl was ultimately dis- Mr. Ross further expressed the opinion covered living with defendant, who was

world

present.

#ton."

BOUGHT AND

$100.

180,

PAID FOR

FOR OVER

be 10 cents instead of 4 cents as at that ladies millinery and dresses would arrested. In her statement to the Police. At the But remarked the reporter, it he sent between Hongkong and Shangh the girl said she did not care one rap Chinese mat and three Chinese women

Magistracy, yesterday, would take a great many letters to make be norial post. A lady who wanted these for nither her mother's choice or the man were charged with kidnapping two things urgently would think nothing of she was living with. Bbe preferred an That is one thing we have to con; expending an extra 2 or 3 on the serial independent life, in which she could earn

children sider," replied. Mr. Rom, It has bean post, because it would save so much time her daily bread. It was better for all The evidence showed that the mother of calculated that the mail service could not Mr. Ross added that he did not think women to work, she is reported to have the two children went out to work and on her retura, one evening, she found that were carried, and as about 3 letters go parcels because of the prohibitive than on to a round that means that at least unless, of course, the parcels contained the Magistrate that the girl came to him immediately informed the Police, who, 95.000 lettera will have to be carried”) something very valuable, a

and explained her forlorn condition. After making investigations, arrested the And does your usual Shanghai mail In reply to suggestion that the pie Being sorry for her he took her in ami four defendants at various times and in mount" to that?" ALAM SA

senger neroplane could carry a letter Mr. Toss replied that the mail never mail, Br. Ross admitted that could be promised to make her his wife. With different places. It was then ascertained: reached that figure, but it was hoped that done, but added that it was doubtful that intention he secured a job, and wrote that the children And been taken to the number would increase when the ser- whether passengers would care to take the to his intended mother-in-law to make Canton and sold for over $100, but they

preparation for the wedding. Instead have not been traced yet vice was established because of the much risk in the present stage of serial develop of doing as requested, however, she had Mr. R. O. Hutchison remanded the

(Continued as foot of mezi column.)

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