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THE COLLAPSE AT TSINGTAO.

A HOPELESS OUTLOOK,

The following notes by a special cor respondent chiefly on the state of the Police at Tsingtao are sufficiently startling in them selves, says the Far Eastern Times (Peking), but they have au nakled signiticanos in view of the suggestion, at the elise of the artich that other departments of the administras tion any about as inetsiciente; # #

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SATURDAY, MAY Bru, 1928

WATER POLICE SEAMEN CHARGED WITH THEFT. "AMA CHEUK SET.-

As the result of a complaint made to the Water Police Station by a man named Ng Ki Pong, three seamen employed in the Water Police were brought lefore Mr. Lindsóll at the Magistracy, yesterday morning and, charged with the thit of a set of ma chenk from the man who made the complaint.

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GĦARTERED BANK'S NEW

BUILDING AT SHANGHAL

OPENING CEREMONY.

"No one had any idea of its beauty m

COLOURED 'CONCRETE HOW TO BUILD ARTISTIC

-HOUSES

It is a common emplaint that concrete

til emming inside it." Thess words of a buildings present a very have," naattine speaker, at the opening of the magnificent i tive appearance to the rye. Consoquently now home of the Chartered Bank of India, ¦ kuikers and contractors in places where Australia and China, by Mr. Sidney Burton, the cult of the concrete building is gain- CM., 11.3. Consul General, on Satunbaring new adherents every day, dve likely last, says the XC. Dally Xxx, must have to be interested in a scheme for colouring samned up the impressiong of the huge Leoncrete hloeks in such, a manure that gathering at the sevenpy. The Edina | various little trimmings can be added tó marite interior is severe and dignified, pane tailding, thus greatly improving its ap

In April 1922, when the prepanations.

According to Inspetor Spear the first wore afoot for the establishment of a def infant the coxsawin of the faunch Chinese Administrasion at Tsingtan, Pr denigd all knowledge of the affair; the T. Wang, then in charge of the segrgan' zation of the Tsining tao Alpinistration, an

revand defendant (a senaat blame the fically without ornämentation, but the fleet paranee.

The pioneer in this matter is Mr. F. E. pointed a foreign expert as Inspector of the engine; and the third defendant (the is altogether striking. The sami note

of simplicity is

the G. Barger, A.M.. Inst., C.E.. wh. is A fexture of Railway Police and Chief Military Instructor, engineer) blamed the first defendant (ike for the Police Training School at Fangtze Two Companies of the Peking Pan An coxswain). The missing set of mo cheak exterior, bat there any carved keystanes Director of Housing at Liverpool, Ae this groumal" floor windleway representing cording to a serhition which appeared nist were

sent t to serve as guards was found in the engine room

Tulia, Australia al Chin, the fact the January isste of l'ouerets, the,, and behaviour of these men has been

The alleged theft is supposed to have mentioned being over the entrance done uses are built of machine-made concrete excellent, and they performed their

dutier

The blocks, each block bearing the appeñvunco admirably under very discuit circum taken place during the search at “a way of ofllers in the north sido.

This

• was, no doght, partly buenase | passenger sampan in ghẹ barbour. [Chartered Bank being the senior foreign juf having revived special individual at advice of the foreign Inspector and

tention by entsen of the external markings Chief Military Instructor, as to their duties,

The enge was remanded to Wednesday. | lunk in then Settlement, rams hinds,

differing in every pase, control wil mangement, was, in those the defendant, being allowed bail of $200 early days, always taken and if pissible | euch. followed.

The Railway. The general conduct Inunch

Before long, however, difliculties presented themselves. The Military Instructor's plans of training were ignoted, and he was allows i tu direct

flagrant authority, even to correct the most errors; and his remonstrances to the Chief of the Training School and even to Dr. C. T. Wang himself, were without ellect

Wen

When God of the locally recruited Wmber, į

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· THE PERSISTENCE OF PLAGUE.

INDIA'S EXPERIENCE.

prescuting the first Sign of Zodiae, pre The aggregate used' đite b'orks which' incorporated in the design. Lions hears not to be exposel externally, is fur on the handsome, bronje, lamp brackets an inaen clinker, screened, crushed. and ench side of the entrance are cuidematies graded, the proportion by halk being five of elinker to one of Portland" cement. of the British nationality of the bank.

Blocks which are to be exposul externally

The bronze entrance gates, are very dingeg differ from the internal bless ony in examples of British workmanship. Their having a facing about 1 i. thick-foru design is Oriental in footing, hus i dtail. Greek, the motives being the same as use of hard-aggregate concrete cont in the hanking hall.cket Posed of three of aggregate to one of “grailanted” from the sehool in

Plague has now been epidemic in India on all sides of the

inside the ther in one operation..

cement, the two mixture, being cast toge. 1922, the Chief Military Instructor lad to for upwards of thirty years, on the Englia building are not least prominent features. report to Dr. Wang that only 200 wew, in Although the decline of mortality in The lights themselves are hithen and the The aggregate in the facing may be the Instructor's opinion, qualified for seri- certain years has mise hopes that they disays thrown upwards. With the exception sand caly, or gravel or crushed granite, ons work. It was noted as a trions factase WAN that the great unjority of these 20: co have han ally dying out, these hoyats of the wordwork, the whole of the wall, or other suitable Bard stöne, and with repeatedly dashed by a subsequent floors and ceiling lining in the banking it is incorporated specially-made enlour descerelants of the Marichi garrison troops mensure seems yet to have been de iste hydrant ceiling caint cut in wetins from natural aggregate, or by means of the well traineri men were Manchas, rise in mortality. No effective preventive hail came from England. The maridesing matter; that any colour of block Italians, but was worked in London. A may by preduged either by showing the at Chingehofu.

When the actual transfer of the Adminis

Home, as well as the architraves and other added pigments. tration of Tsingtao was effected, the follow

devoracices. ing forces were sent down to police Tsingta

asembled outside the new building at lature as the 1in. facing material, except The big creed of foreigners and Chinese by stippling the leek with the same mix. Variety in surface texture is chtained

golden kry with which to on the build-

the Fangtze School:

doubt a great unty

(D) The above-mentionel GM n frontaviilaabted, however, whetherineat. Mr. Sidney Bacton was presented with that the aggregate itself should be a little.

(2) 1,080 soldier+ fromTsinania, uniformed as police, but JJ4 unprepared for police duties as one would expect the averag Chinese soldier to be:

(3) men allynited at the last moment, with no training whatever; (4)) so-called Water Police, trained

for a few tonths in Chefon

41}Ex{T 512 vast

A small quantity of iron oxide is thoroughly incorporated so as to produce any desired colour." The stippling 1.

"Of these 2,000 mej: not more than 200he outbreak into limit the building to hear a number of interesting is largely by this means that an intimate

were really fit for their duties. The equipį ment was also inadequate. The 100 men fron Fangtze hd rifles amongst them, and most of these were useless. At a shoe ing practice held few days before the transfer of the Administration, it was found that in most of the rifles the empty car triige cases jaaned in the farrel after

could not be relouied ancil after mione al work. The authorities rea lized the futility and danger of send ing ikown sucir aichsy ti Tsingtao, nul

to disinfection and

timely fumulation, but this precaution is only resorted to when an upturnk appears ar disappear for a time from a given are, inaninent. The result is that, though plague

there is t

stoguaranteengain titsreappearance. tion would be

e carried

Mr. H. Bichardson, winging director staaller in sizy. scale as to ensure immunity for the wholef Messrs. Trullope and Colls (Far East), of India. Even if we accept the theory, the contractors, in making the prescuta which we believe is stili ilispute, tluation, statel that the completion of the plague is essentially a vallen discediffe marked one more step in the develop dens while ths blecks are green and there appears little prospect of allment of Shanghai, as well as a further it is important that the stippling should extennimating India's rat population. that can be done, therefore, is to extend testimony to British enterprise and progress, not be delayed much beyond what is found inoculation as far as

and to trust After this ceremony, the guests entered from expérience to he proper time, as it Arai

For speeches and honour the appropriate toasts, incorporation with the main substance of nately, the adoption of such menstres Among thus who attended in addition to the block is ensued, merely an overlaid. is less opposed now-a-days than when Mr. ney Barton were Mr. J. Sentt, coating. introduced they tus often had to riot and John Alston, manager of Yokotan branche plague first tecume epidealis When dust manager of the lank, and Mrs. Scott; Mr. bloodshed. But the terrible toll taken by Col. M. II Logan, M., and Mr. plague during the past three decades, to Wilson, of Messrs. Palmer and Tarter, the also grey, white and red, with string gether perhaps with the spread of educa

saareintects: Mr. H. Racharlson: M. Wilden, Courses" and corner picked out in Black tion, his inclined the people not only to French Consul General and Commander and other shades according to the eclour Qucins of a tu Esteva, commanding the French man-of-war scheme of the main walls preventive menstres init CVH โป

different tone can be introduced accoril- welcome them. Nevertheless, they have Colmar, accompanied by the staff Lot seeded in preventing its recurrenas.

THE CONSUL SPEL “I..........

ing to taste, without any extra cost, in No max has yet been devisal for render

the external angles, under windows, and ing a town or district permanently in bank, said:

at the sides of entrance doors.

each shot, and he, mille Kevetili / Bl

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fores

new

anbo:it to

inumune.

If the "discuso aurvey" recently suggestivi

C.

The main walls so far havö been treat- Lfed with various shades of buff colouring;

Mr. BARTON, proposing the feast of the

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Japanese Government for the

Houses which have alrendy weathered rifles, but these new rifles were not supplied by the Director of the School of tropics

We are met to-day to celebrate the two winters in Liverpool testify both to atil after the 16th December, the force Medicine were carried out it might be found opening of another of the great modern their also ute dryness and to the dur that came down on the 1st December to take possible to restrict the prevalence of plague buildings of which British commerical enter ability of the colouring. It may be noted. over the policing of Tsingtao. being route certain areas with the hope of finaly caprise is now contributing so many to Shang in concision, that the concrete blocks. sequently practically aparmuel, and only a terminating it. Meanwhile, experaner bys bai as evidence of a belief in the future of were made on "Winget" machines, small part of it trained. This needs to be sown that the discus, only assumes epidemie this port. The Chartered Bank of India, kept in mind, for it appears quits clear torn at particular sous and though lable Australia de China is an ins well that if the Chinese authorities hul taken the trouble to tmin and egaip the police fores properly, which certainly could have been done, the subsequent disgraceful episofea would never have occurrel,"

These episodes are notorious: how the the Chinese dicials, during the first few

inefficiency.

a great

to break out anywhere in India is geneity qualitied to give such testimony, que en- most vivalent in certain" provints. The joys the proud distinction of being told our modern skyscrapers which gives must avere unti

outbreaks have generally of the foreign lanks now in existence life and meaning to these buildings. The occurred between October nad Just Shanghai, with whose development it has bank which is to work here las a The disease

a distinct tendency to itself grown up. Where the Chartered tradition of service to the commercial monon approaches, to raise Bank heb others anay safely follow. define us the daring the old weather, and to reach its

gommunity- tradition which has not only it to its present position of but is a guarantee that dignified

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bandits simply over-ran Tsingtao, and waximum in April. This is borne out by the Shanghai was one is thürst branche fa and larger opportunities will

revent experience of Delhi, where it mấy be

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The Bank's charter dates from 1853 and

They bred hve at

days, displayod nothing bat cowardice and Lord that the outbreak tias reached or opened in 1857.

Exactly what negotiations reaching its maximum, and my shortly e. that date. They now number 37, scattered but not as an inecative to increased service in took place between the Chinese nathot 19 decline, As'pingur, in its outset, is York Three other lanks had opened: aur British institutions we can face our lot. round the world from London to the future. So long as this spirit prevails in the Tsingtao Chinese Chamber of

is culd weather disease it is not aur branches in Shanghai before that date, and the hamlits is

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is it prising that the greatest sufferers Hitherto

not be without interest ton Shang- known exactly what part the Japanese" y

ninely the Oriental, the Chartered Merai audience to recall the fact that nong lutte Geen

the United Provinces and officially or unotherally, played: but it is the Punjab, where, of course, the but wer

cantile and the Agra Bank, but not one

of the Bank is now numbered the directors chiese exists to-da sets in Inter this elsewhere. Its sub which we now stand was common knowledge that the transfer had to f the during the ionsqut helps to exposily the Oriental Bank, from whom the in the service of his country in China, I doubt

to-day, though the site

was formerly occupi-

Sir John Jordin, who after 45 years spent December, and that the bandits had to be the comparative Immunity of ile sale | Chartereit Bank bought it 30 years ago. The not in wind to testify by his presence. Alogg bribed to keep quiet by bing rolled in province of

be justponed from the 1st to the 10th of

the

room.

panki

of

alty and fliefal endeavour and to th

attention

Bengal. It is

is significant that

group of distinguished men to the Briny. For

month or so the ex-bau- | 20

plague never be very avere in passing of these barks is a reminder to us the dits kept quiet, but one day some of them

that the assured I position held by British essential unity between British commercial had a serious row with some Chinese and the present odtlarenk in unis cay is evilined been lightly won. Lut is the

Caliuten it is windy, significant that

institutions in

this Country an auction Japanese in

when

to the congested urea nt Burri Bazán several people wounded,,

were

Japanse policemin being amongst the number The Japanese community became excited, and the Governor had tá banish the ex-bandit» tof to Fangtze, There they have made a lute trouble, and it is evident they constitute a menace to the safety of the Railway! It is not to be expected that the 20 or 30 Railway Police at Fangtze sbstion can effect. ually protect the Railway against 1000

rullinus.

the

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which fandon attaches

to the this bank's wide-dung of integrity, combine 1 with that and portion of

If any debt could exist

as-to the which sympathetic study of local conta alors can earn the confidence of the foreign Shaughni is now deetsed

ever incruising

of which worthy trailer and native merchant, to

which con-

at Home. con- it's

It should be dispelled Bilence

by a realization witness. The China

rich in

in present and the fact that this building has been con- even richer in future potentialities, but it structed by the well-known London firm of canna be captured by storm. This stendy Messe. Trolka and Calls, who, having bat unsensational progress made by the discovered Shanghai, will, we hope, fine if Chartered Bank during the past 20 years is worthwhile to remain to typical of a method of approach in keeping with the best British traditions.

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but

represent in

the best type of British construction. Mr. Scott, I thank you for the honour you have done me in asking me to be present to-day,

And now let us drink to the continued prosperity of the Chartered Bank in their new home in Shanghai. (Applause). jast

SHANGHAI TRADE

Messrs. Ibert & Co.'s latest Piece Goods Market Report says! ---

Our market has rated quiet during the week under review, and the volume of business transactol has been small. Ja It was taken for granted that, after the first pagess gaixls have been moving more free excitement of the transfer had died down, ly in view of the rumoured boycott and . PRESENT DÀY QUALITI the Chinese authorities would set to work merchants having been endeavouring tu

We are apt to blame the early founders and do their very best to regain their lost get their stocks to the consuming areas of this Settlement for the lack of forcaight reputation. The Governor, General Hsiding in the anticipation of the embargo on King-chi, appointed an Inspector of Police, their shipment which would follow if the which gave us the narrow streets and

Mr. C. J. Scott returned thanks on behalf to-day, same foreigner who had tried to taxis bovutt should become a fait accompli consequent congestion of

the City

of the Bank: Coloni Logan acknowledged of London's narrow streets have the compliments paid to the architects, the police for their duties and had been no In addition to the shortage of medium failed to cramp the vision of her financiers Messrs. Palmer & Turner, Mr. Richardson thwarted; but the Inspector received no quality Whites commented upon in our and merchants as they grapple with the responded on behalf of the contractors, instructions whatever regarding his work, recent issues stocks of English Grey world problems which confront our-own and it was only after a man bestepng Shuirts at replacement which have email things with great) the buildings Chinese congratulating the Bank on its Sheetings are now reaching a low ebb generation, so here (if we may compare Meh-Tan addressed the gathering in Messrs. Troliope & Colle, and Mr. Chang that he received permission to the Chief of Police what he considered to

which we seu springing up around be the deficiencies of the force, whether it made during the last week have

revealed a difference of approximately 10 us show that the dwellers in the performance of its duties or in its gen- per cent, between buyers and sellers. eral behaviour. But even this was a useless

mean streets are not blinded to Fair clearances are recorded for the future, but we prepared to raise, on founda. concession, for the Inspector's reports were River and Northern parte, hut owing to tinns well and truly laid during a century neglected, no notice was taken either of his advice or of his criticisin; and the result is used conditions Szechwan hus relapsed of friendly intercourse with the peoples of present deplorable condition into inactivity and telegraphic advices this country, an ediɓce worthy of the trade

Of

means better health and better results Tsingtao police forcu:

of have been received to suspend shipments. that is to be. (1) the

from your work, and if your eyes require We are passing through at the moment, it uniforms of the fores ars in rags; (2) the

is truc, a time of unusual dificulty, both glasses you have careful and expert new rilles are rapilly becoming a unserviceable as the old ones; (3) the

political and commercial, but we have passed examination in fitting the proper correc police fail hopelessly in the regulation of the suming office the new Governor re-organ-wid

through similar times before, and if it be traffic; (4) there is no discipline, the ized the administration. The main result of ing

that

the difficulties confront tion Eye comfort requires also just-an'

in business

China members of the force smoking cirgarettes this re-organization was that most of the well greater

today

are expert care in the manufacture and than whilst on duty and passing the time by educated, capable and efficient men, whose equally true that our resources are also and is worth while to consult a reliable

ever before, is it not chatting with any chance acquaintance who happens to pas by: (6) there are constant were removed and succented by G. 7. greater-greater, that is, in accumulated ex-firm, devoted exclusively to optical work; complaints of rudeness and incivility, both to and out incompetents, the friends of General standing of the great

under- co-operation with You will find no better equipment ang is whom lies the secret of our ultimate suc where than in the office and factory of

cess? While we admire the ineble halls in

the

outs and

Gur new officca. thu

COMFORT EYE

Chinese and to foreigners, especially the Hsiung Ping-chi. The results are obvious we dwell and in cloveket whom over ten years experience in tho Colony.

Police Administration is intently low and inetficient.

disorganized, the trains being

Flatter; (6) the whole machinery of the everywhere. The trafic on the rallyich we are guests to-day, we know at The Hongkong Optical Co., successors to

sanitary conditions are

modern

The faulty administration of the police is late site to health; and the control of what is we are Bucate the spirit of the spatter lmt forces itself upon everybody; the commercial and economic utilities is, so who handles the mighty man Clark & Co, Manufacturing and Re hut there in reason to believe, and indeed wenk that trade is beginning to be ham-weapons which really counts, so in adjustment of your glasses. Your will. abundant evidence, that other departments pered. Unless there is a general clean-up thu commercial arena, it is the fracting Opticians, located in 84, Queen's are in no better case. Soran tüme after as- at a very early date things will pass from spirit of the man who works in

(Contioned at 100% of next colama.)

Boad CentraL-ADTL

being merely scandal to being a crime

and "blunder of the first magnitude.

(Continued) on Best. Dolumn.)

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