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THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, ·APRIL · SOTH. 1997

CORRESPONDENCE. CHEUNG CHAU FERRY.

(TO THE EDITOR OF **THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

H.E. THE GOVERNOR. RECEPTION AT TIENTSIN AND PEKING.

H.E. Sir Reginald Stubbs, the Governor of Hongkong, arrived at Tientsin. on SA more intimate acquaintance April 1915, and stayed at the British with the local M. 8. Ordinance would Consulate General. His Excellency probably have made "Roderick came by the ss. Shuntien, and was met do10 aware that the reason vessels of

nn board by H.B.3.'s Consul-General. over & tons are required to carry certi Mr. W. P. Ker. C.M.G., Mr. H. F. Hand- ficated Master and Engineers is, as farley-Derry, H.B.M's. Vice-Consul, 'Majir as possible, lo siteguard the lives of the Brooke, D.S.O, Chief of Staff, British passengers aginst the risks (by no means Army Headquarters, Tientsin, Col. Ting hypothetical) of piracy, shipwreck, boiler (representing General Yang-L-teh), Mr.

Hollington Teng and others, Detach menta of British and Chinese trans formed the guard of honour and were inspected by His Excellency after he had

explesions," etc.

From Enancial point of view it is debatcable whether a bigger vessel than the present ferry launch, though run at a greater cost, would not, reteris puribus, be a better investment; at any rate fur the passengers.

I submit, therefore, that the Govern ment's claim to foresight" is not so doubtful as "Roderick Random" would

bave us believe. Yours faithfully,

PROPELLER."

Hongkong, April 29th, 1921.

Hoderick Random" was in no doubt as

disembarked.

H.E, the Governor of Hongkong on arrival at Peking from Weihaiwei on April 21st was received as the station by Sir Beilby A'ston, H.M. Minister, with a party of officials from the British Legn- tion and a guard of honowy drawn from the Legation Guard.

to the ohjeet of the regulation though he| FRENCH · ADMIRAL'S VISIT. «questioned the pavessity for the regulation-

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Wo are glad to find our correspondent { + OFFICIAL LANDING AT BLAKE whores the view that a bigger vessel than the present Chenng-chan || ferry launch would be a better investmontat བཀྱུy

Rear Admiral Thomines, Commander-

rate for the passengers.” Does he seriously conteul that all the risks to which lie in Chief of the French Far Eastern refers, including even that of piracy, would } Squadron, who arrived in Hongkong ou be approaldy intonadiť the present thefantenla, on Thursday evening. limit of 60 tons were raiseil under existing conditions to, say, SU tons in the waters of made his official landing yesterday morn the Colony?--Ba,, ILDKP.

ing, though he had been ashore, unoth crally, over-night.

"THINKING

ALIKE"

TO THE EDITOR OF ** THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

War

A guard of honour from the Lud Katt Wiltshire Regt., under the com. mand of Limut. Pritchard, was drawn up at Blake Pier, and the Rear-Admiral received by Lieut. Hammond, Sip-In the perusal of "Roderick

A.D.C. to H.E., the Officer Administering Random's reflections in your issue of

the Government. The Admiral' called "yesterday's date 1 met with some surprise at Government House and visited the the following words; "... the eren-Commodore returning to the Moxirulai tion of a competent bong of administra-later in the morning, tion in Peking consisting of foreigners

Rear-Admiral Thomines is expected to

administrator at its bead.

AN ANOPHELINE TRAGEDY.

An anopheles mosquito"was a-fitting in the shade Where some stagnant pools were standing in a little sylvan glade; He was very well-connected, rather handsome was, he called, And he answered to the name of Maximilaa Archibald. [At least his friends so called him, but his Ma, in loving way, Would dub him" Myzorhynchus Pseudopictus, so they may; It really doesn't matter how you háme him—not a bit- Provided you remember he was absolutely it."71..

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Now Maximilian Archibald he had a roving eye, And he saw u Fasciata that was idly passing by,.. Ha started to address her, for I grieve to say he used To speak to lady, 'squiters when he'd not been introduced. The lady (Hava I mentioned Araninin was her name?) Had lived a hundred yards away and knew not of his fame; But she thought him rather handsome and they got on very well 'Till a gentlemanly Culex came nud buzzed around the dell Araminta promptly noticed how 'linely built was he, While Mister Maximilian was as slender as could be: She reckoned as a husband he was much to be preferred, So Maximilian Archy was presented with the "bird," But Archy's heart with courage was indisputably stored (He once had stung x member of the Sanitary Board): He fell into a passion right away, and, seeing red, He lit out for that Culex and he killed him very dead.

The Sickle Araminta-as the female alway's will- Admired this exhibition of his brutal martial skill.

A marriage was arranged at once, and late, with much glee,

She presented Maximilian with a healthy family.

She kept them in their nursery, the surface of a pool→ Where all good small mosquitoes thrive and prosper, as a rule. But one sad day a horrid man intruded on the scene, And went and mussed the water up with nasty kerosine.

The infants promptly perished underneath this brutal blow, And Araminta pined away and "hopped the twig with woe. While Maximilian, when he found he'd lost his winsome bride, He stung the M.O.H. and then committed suicide.

Moral.

The morn of this story is as plain as plain can be. Although they're very trying to the likes of you and me, I think (tho I've not been one so, of course, I may be wrong) It's not ui beer and skittles for Mosquitoes in Hongkong.".

E. W. H.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS. THIRTIETH ANNUAL MEETING.

and Chinese with a trained foreigu stay at the port for about a week; and. I say it is probable that the French community

will pay him the compliment of enter-CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOLDIERS AND inning him at a "public function.

"with some surprise" because the idea contained in those words has a partial resemblance to the central idea in the first part of an essay which I am writing under the proposed title of Judicious Polley for China.!

About two weeks ago, when I was hav ing a friendly chat with a local solicitor I asked him what he thought of that very idea, or scheme in the first part of my essay. Near the beginning of it-I mean of the essay-there appears this sentence which is the first in a separate para graph: "The subject-matter, or rather the central ideas,, discussed · under the two händings of this essay are fresh, perhaps, to almost all renders, for I have never heard nor read anything about them except what I have here written and read to myself. Yours, etc.,

20th April, 1991.

SIDNEY EDWARDS.

"BABY CARRIED OFF BY

EAGLE?"

[TO THE EDITOR OF

THE HONGKONG

DAILY FRESS."!

-I note your interrogation mark after the above headline, and would like to emphasise it, my boyhood having been spent

."

Where Gaudie rips,

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

ACTION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS",

The General Secretary of the Inter national Anti-Opium Association, Peking has received the following letter from ir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League of Nations

· SAILORS' FUNDS.

MODERNISING THE LIBRARY. MrA, E. BENSON drew attention to the condition of the Library of the Institu tion. He suggested that the fiction side needed modernising, and, as the. Associa tion. was in funds, he suggested that the matter be taken in hadd.

The thirtieth annual general meeting, of

The CHAIRMAN mentioned that Mr. the Institution of Engineers and Ship-R. L. Frost, who had been acting us builders of Hongkong was held at the librarian, had been ill for some months. ronms of the Institution last evening. Mr.Mr. J. Oneroy said that Mr. Benson W. Badge presiding....

The annual report, which has already was justified in his remarks. Most of the

scrapping,"

"one could been published, was adopted, on the pro-fiction needed " position of the CanMIN, seconded by tot get a book worth reading. He Mr. J. McCUBIN in moving the resolu- proposed that at least $30 a month be "In reply to your letter, of January tion, the Castes referred to the large spent on fiction for the library. 18th, I have to inform you that the increase-116-in membership, and on

Mr. R. M. Dyen seconded. Council of the. League of Nations at its sitting on February 21st, 1921, ap- the satisfactory balance in hand. He also noted an Advisory Committee on the spoke with regret of the loss the Institu- Opium Traffic question, comprised of one official representative of each of tion sustained on the departure from the the following eight countries; viz:- Colony of several members.

The CHAIRMAN proposed that. Mr. J.

The CHAIRMAN said the motion wa unnecessary as 830 was spent already.

Mr. OBMISTON: Then make it $35." The motion was amended accordingly.

Mr. FROST said that for several years

Holland, Great Britain, France, Tadia, Japan, China, Siam and Portu- Reid, manager of Taikos Dock, be elect-it had been difficult to get modern books gal. In addition, the Council appoint:

locally. Prior to his illness four or five ed three unofficial assessors to theed President for the ensuing year.

He

Committee Sir John Jordan, M. referred to the absence, on home leave, works of fiction were added to the library Henri Brenier and Mrs. Hamilton of Mr. T. Neave, the President then in each month, and Mr. Stokes was carrying Wright.

**The first meeting of the Committee office, who, he said, had been's very dilon that policy now. Most member possessed their own technical books, so is expected to take place at the begent holder of the office. The Institution at the library was not in great demand

ginning of May."

·

A BOGUS COLLECTOR, STUDENT SENT TO PRISON. At the Magistracy, before Mr, R. E Lindsel. yesterday, a Chinese student named George Yeung Kai Young, living Minor inaccuracies, perhaps, prejudice 000 as to the main point, but Beaachisa, Caine Road, was charged with 33 not the highest mountain in the dis obtaining $1.500 from Mr. Maurice J. B: trict, the Top o' Noth excelling it by Montargis, Manager of the Banque Indus.

At the foot 'Benachie."

generally looked for a good deal of work from its Presidents.

Mr. J. ORMISTON seconded, and the

for that kind of books. However, the rule had been relaxed making it possible

motion was carrieil with acclamation..for such books to be taken away and not

Mr. Rab, in responding, thanked the members for the honour and said he would do all in his power to promote the inter ests of the Institution and to work as hard as possible.--(Laughter).

Mr. W. Budge and Mr. J. Ormiston were elected Vice-Presidents, on the motion of Mr. J. McCÚrain, seconded by

a couple of hundred feet. Neither has trielle de Chine, by representing himsel Mr. W. J. STOKES

to be an authorised subscription can-

it a point called the Mither Top," the right word is Nether."

Mr. B. L. FROST proposed that Mr. S yasser for the now Canton Chinese Baker be elected bon. secretary, and the YM.C.A., and with attempting to obtain

merely consulted in the library. He agreed that greater expenditure was Deeded on fiction.

Mr. STOKES said the purchase of novels locally was a bad speculation. One did not get new books.

The notion was carried.

DIBABLED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. The CHAIRMAN proposed that £100 sterling be voted to St. Dunstan's Hostel for blinded sailors and soldiers and £100 sterling to Earl Haig's fund. It devolved

by the same device from M. Montargis proposal was very beartily received on them (he said) to do a bit" for both

This modest elevation, some 1,000 feet uly, stands close above the lowland

a subscription said to have been intended Mr. P. T. FARRELL who has her the plain; it is a favourity resort for picnic for the local Chinese Y.M.C.A. Mr. A. E. Hall defended...

ollice during Mr. Baker's absence on porties, but ax for eagles???

Inspector Appleton said the allegation leave, seconded, and the motion was The disappearance of a small child

of the prosecution was that the defendant carried... among the moors and mosses is, unfor-interviewed M. Montargis at the Bank on

Mr. A. J. Pilgrim was elected, hon, tunately, all too possible. Do I not March 5th, representing himself to be a remember a holiday from school one canvasser for subscriptions in aid of the treasurer, on the motion of Mr. W. Kwangtung Y.M.C.A. He produced a Russul seconded by Mr. T. G. PATERSON. subscription list on which were recorded

Mr. W. J. Stakes was elected hon. subscriptions supposed to have been made

Monday to help search parties hunting for the missing parish minister, who seemed to have fled in some temporary aberration from his Sunday dulica

But there are roads and cart tracks in plenty over those banks and tracs, and one finds it hard to believe that the eagle ever haunts the region.

funds. The soldiers and sailors had borns the brunt in the last few years and still He thought needed help, poor fellows. the Institution could do more this year and so be proposed the two contributions. Mr. B. M. Dygg seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.

PRESENTATION OF BILLIARDS CUPS, The Billiards Cups and prizes were then presented a follows:-

by other banks, and invited M. Montargis librarian, Mr. B. Howe moved this,PRESIDENT'S CUP FOR 1020-1, (present- to contribute to the fund. One bank was] and tho CHAIRMAN sesonded, a

$2,500, and several others $1,500 each.

shown on the list as having subscribed The auditors, Messra, Lowe, Bingham M. Montargis gave the neoused $1,200 & Matthews, were re-elected, on the pro- his bank's contribution to what appeared position of the CHILLMAN, seconded by to him to be a genuine and deserving Mr, P. T. FAL cause. Later, the accused again inter- viewed M. Montargis, this time to raise

The result of the ballot for the Com Up in Aberdeenshire we used to get funds for the Hongkong Chinese Y.M.CA mittes was announced as follows

a fair amount of fun out of downM. Montargis, who had made inquiries in Messrs. PT. Farrell, B. Hunter, J the meantime communicated with the McCubbin, B., Frost, 8. Baker, W. police and had the mocused arrested. ———.

Mr. Hall made a plea that the defendant Russell, GJ. Harman, J. Tally W1 Budge, J. Ormiston, TG. Paterson. W was of werk mentality and was not entirely responsible for his actions. Stokes, A Davison and B. Hall. The father had undertaken to return the $1,500 scrutineers were thanked for their ser to the Bank and would look after thei youth very closely in future. On these An alteration of rulo, passed at a grounds, Mr. Hall appealed for a lenient. special meeting, was confirmed. sentence.

country journalism and its ignorance of our barbarian land, and habits. It was awockly of high standing e.g,, which illustrated scone in Aberdeen elty with all the male population in kilts

We-natives know 30 years ago that the kilt is usually the mark of the

Yours faithfully,

Bassenach

April-20th

A sentence of four weeks imprisonment was imposed.

A vote of thanks to the retiring Preni dent was passed, on the motion of the OHAIRMAN Seconded-by-Mr. McCrani

ed by T. Neave), J. Parkes; 9, (by B. L Frost and H. Hunter), G. Gratt; break prize (by A. K. Henderson), W. Brown (break of 63,)

THORNYBROT CHALLENGE CUP-1, (pre- sented by J. I. Thornycroft & Co.), J. C.. Baunders; 2, (by Institute), T. Ormiston; break prize (by E. Smythe), J. Parkes (break of 31)

FAR EAST OXYGES AND ACETYLINE CO. Cues1 B. Hunter: 2. B. L. Frost

break of 67.), break peize (by Institute), T. B. Golding.

HANDICAP COMPETITION (presented By J. M. Ramsay), W: Brown; 2, (by T. WRobertson), J. B. Hamilton; bresk! prize (by Institate), A. Silkstone (break of 38),

A vote of thanks to the Chairman pro- posed by the new President, Mr. J. Reid, conclude the proceedings

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