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THE BRITISH EMPIRE

EXHIBITION H

“WHAT THE CHINESE ARE DOING.

SCHEME RECEIVING CLOSE ATTENTION.

1994.

TER FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1995.

A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF A

KOWLOON AMAH.

KOWLOON RESIDENTS"

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TRAFFIC TANGLE.

SWALLOW'S NEST,

A CHINESE TONIC. The following summary of the activities swn low's nest is highly prized by the An inquiry was opened at the Magische Kowloon Residents' Association has Chinese for its supposed medicinal value, tracy, yesterday afternoon, to investigate been communicate to us for publication: sines Chinese doctors regard it as a tonic POLICK NEVORM WANTED,

capable of restoring in patient's lost the mysterious circumstances surrounding.

Kowloon's ared for better: jalio pro vigour. It is said to be efficacious in We are not hearing a great deal about the death of a middleaged nanah in the

tection was among the pressing local curing lung diseases and small-pox. the part Hongkong is to play in the employ of Mr. C. F. Lambert, locomotive matters which the General Committee of The article is also, considered to be a table British Empire Exhibition, but a little engineer of the Kowloon Canton Railway, the Kowloon Residents Association dis delicacy and a sumptuous Chinese dinner enquiry has revealed that it does not mean Tes woman was found dead in her bed on cued at its usual monthly meeting held is not complete unless there is a dish of that the matter is not receiving the at the morning of June 11th in her room

early this week. Among recent crimes this, to the Chinese tastis, palatable food. tention that it should do. As a matter at No. 4 Railway Quarters, Kowloon, which were cited as making this. need There are two varieties of swallow's of fret the Hongkong General ChunberAng was tied tightly round her mouth

urgent, was the horrible murder of a nest, the kwan yen or the white variety, į of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber and her tungus was arched at the back Chinese police constable only a few weeks and the mno yen or the feathered variety. of Commerce are working in close cooper of the month. It was aparently a cargo in the very heart of the residential The latter is so called because the texture ation with the local Government in of murder, and as the Chromes (Mr. J._R. Arra. After prolonged diwussion, of the nest is generally inixed with the evolving a satisfactory scheme, whereby Wood) told the Jury, in his opening during which a very strong case was made bird's feathers, Hongkong.commeres is to be represented remarks, the mysterious part of the affair out for a stronger pelice force in How-

Swallow's nest is produced chietly in the in an attractive a manner as possible at was that the servants sleeping directly loon, the meeting decided to urge the vicinity of the Malay Archipelago, such as the Exhibition, which is to be opened in above the woman did not hear any, noise covernment" to take immediate, nețian. Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Philippine

during the night which was a stormy one,

Islands. It is found in Changehow and Another pressing matter also discussed | Chuanchow in "Fukuen, especially on the It is, of course, general knowledge that and it was on this ground that an inquiry the Government has voted the art of had been called. The Jury empanelled to was the traffic tangle outside Kowloon reefs or islets off the coast of Changpu. $400,000, towards the erection of build sit on the Inquiry were: Megurs. B. H. Ferry Wharf. A letter was read from the swallow of the common species, the ings in the Hongkong section of the Ex. Chappell, R. McGreger and W. A. Duer. Captain Superintendent of Police stating house inartin, make their nests of mud hibition and has also agreed to give the Medical evidence given by Dr. W. B. that certain improvements were being and straw but the sea swallow, which he longs to another species and is generally sum of $130,000 to the Chinese Chamter of Moore who made an examination of the effected. He had arranged for the Kowaller than the common swallow, builds Commerce for the purpose of

defraying body at the Kowloon Mortuary on June Juon City buses to be diverted to the left its nests on the rocks of the cliffs, using passages of Chinese taking part

the 14th, showed that there were two bruises of the triangle and to go out by the right a Ruid-like substance emitted from its Exhibition to and from England, and also on either side of the bridge of the nose, into Salisbury Road. Mr. Wolfe asked alivary glands. The popular belief that it is made of a kind of jelly fish or a kind for the purpose of covering freight charges from which the witness inferred that there the Association to assist him by trying to of geweed is not admitted by scientists, on goods despatched here for the wars had been undue pressure on the deceased's impress on the travelling public to keep ease under the magnifying glass the substance contains no trace of either purpose. In addition the Government has eyes. There, was also the mark of a cloth to the left instead of spreading all over ; vegetable of living cells.

the the road as they do at present on leavings C-T. Wang, Chinese tengan generously put up another $100,000 to having been drawn tightly across

the exhibitor against any corners of the mouth, passing round the the ferry. He had arranged for a Eurendying in America, has made an exten guaranteo monetary less provided that the Chinese neck and tied under the right ear. There pean sergeant to attend at the ferry dursive study of the nature of the swallow's Chamber will put up a guarantee fund was also a lacerated wound on the innering the rush hours, and had also arranged next. She has found by chemical analysis the pure substance of the swallow's nest side of the lower lip which was partially for a constable to be on duty at the june coninius 52 per cent. of carbonat of hall that amount.

Many European firms have signified a torn from the gun. This he thought must tion of Salisbury and Nathan Roads which, when solved in hydrochloric acid.

The during certain hours. Recently he had yields 0.635 per cent. of phosphorus an desire to exhibit and they will doubtless have been done in a struggle pat up a very creditable show, but what deceased's tongue was arched ng if furced dealt with two of the Kowloon Motor 1 per cent, of sulphur.

Bus Co.'s drivers for speeding: the The nest is rida in albuminous matter. the Chinese are doing to help the scheme to the hack of the throat, and there was ficence of one had been suspended for four There is a variety of albumens contained along is the matter of immediate interest, bruising on the upper part of the chest, months and that of the ather for one in the swallow's next, in which the par cantage of nitrogen varies from 3: to The success of the whole scheme, more on chiefly on the left side. There was a small month

124.6 per cent. less. depends on their efforts. Without wound on the fourth finger of the left

Mesra. W. J. Stokes, B. Wylie and R. exhibits of a typically Chinese character, hand, the skin being torn upwards, to the Hongkong section could have little wards the point of the finger, and there Packham having studied the problem as ible by both the digestive ferment from a Bub-Committee, Mr. Stokes read their the salivary glands and the gastric juice, This urged that in order to but the process of digestion is not so easy of novelty to attract the British public. as a faint indentation of the finger report.

For nourish. Thus the proposed Chinese business such as would be caused by the wearing obviate the present confusion of vehicles as with hard boiled eggs. street, which is to form a prominent part of a ring. He found considerable bruises and pedestrians the one guiding rule of ment its value is questionable since the the road should be rigidly upheld-keep albumen contained in the swallow's nest of the Hongkong section of the Exhibition on the top and side of the brad and the to the left. Any attempt to ignore this is not an adequate substitute for the albe is a fenture which is dependent on the lungs were congested. The cause of death, rule should invite stern measures in the men contained in other food stuffs which efforts of the Chinese community.

in his opinion, was suffocation due to the interests of public safety. The report then is necessary for the sustenance of life.

It has been assumed that the Chinese tongue being pressed back into the throat. a not taking to the scheme enthus He could not my how long the woman iastically, but what the Hon, Mr. R. H. had been dead as the body was cold and Kotéwali stated yesterday morning in an stift when he examined it. interview with a representative of the Dr. W. J. Woodinun gave evidence Hongkong Bally Pres shows that this is about his visit to the aanh's room on th not the case. He said: "The preliminary morning of June 14th and examining the work is progressing satisfactorily," and body as it lay on the bed. He also could he added that the Chinese Committee had no state how long the woman had been recently drawn up a set of rules governing dead.

Mr. Charles Douglas Lambert said, the the Chinese part of the exhibition. These

deceased was his, wash amah. He describ have been published in the Chinese press and also circulated to the various Com-ed the position of the aman's room at the mercial Guilds and finloos. To ach set back of the house and added that the of rules is attached, an application form ale servants who slept directly above Lwould have no reason to go near the inviting Chinese business firms to ex-

woman's quarters except for the purpose As to whether any "application tool drawing firewood: Towards the end of exhibit had been received the Hon. Mr. last year there had been a robbery "nt the Kotewall waid that the Secretary of house and, at the special request of the the Chamber (31. Ip Lan Chuen); amab, her personal effects were kept by

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it was hoped that within a few days the Mre, Lambert. The withess knew nothing

•Committee would be able to make a shout the deceasel's personal affairs. All definite statement on that subject The whole point that bad bein worrying the the servants had been with him for over, he said 18 months with the exception of the prospective Chinese exhibitur,"

was the financial side of the matter, cooke. In response to a request made to The exhibitors wished to make absolutely hit by the cook on the morning of June Grtain that they would incur no loss. This was the crux of the whole situation 14th he visited the anah's room nad found and on the Chinese were convinced that her dead. At first he did not think there: there would be no loss there would head been foul play and he telephoned to plenty of applications to exhibit."

Later he again examined. Describing the nature of the Chine to the polite. street which it was proposed to erret at the the body mure člowly and-concluded that i Exhibition, the Hon. Mr. Kotwall said there had been foul play. He again rang! the Chinese Chamier, had reconunended the erection of 24 Chinese shops, which the police and told them of his would contain exhibits of all goods manu-suppicions. About a fortnight previous tá factured or dealt with in Hongkong by the ber death the amik made a statement to Chinese. It would contain a Chinese his wife that her husband was always restaurant "and in the shops Chinese asking her for money. The decensed workmen would be working on the various woumn was in the habit of wearing ear. processes used in the manufacture of rings, a finger ring and a jade bangle. Chinese goods. The street would be some!! Luspector T. Murphy informed the thing like a Chinese portion of Queen's Court that when he examined the room Rond Central. The fokis," he added, a tin box was found open at the foot who would go with the exhibits would of the bed and some of the contents be housed in a compound near the Hong-(private papers) were lying on the bed The unah was lying in kong Section on the Exhibition Ground. besides the box.

In conclusion the Hon. Mr. Kotewall natural position in bed. said that the Committer was working to after further evidence had been taken make the scheme a great success, but they the Inquiry was adjourned until this were now awaiting the answers to the afternoon. invitation sent out to firms who might like shop spaces in the Chinese street. It is hoped, he optirainistically concluded, that all these spaces will be filled.

A NUISANCE.

IMPEDING BUSY PEDESTRIANS.

MARINE COURT

AN ECHO OF THE LAUNCH, DISASTER

The Chinese master of the steam launch Yu Shing appeared before the Marine Magistrate (Commander C.. W. Beckwith)

The defendant explained to the Magis-

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As a food the swallow's nest is thgest.

From Bulletin of the Chinge Government Bureau of Economic Information.

showed how the existing tangle could be eliminated-motor buses being confined entirely to the ares lying between the ricksha shelter and the island where they would have a turning circle of 00 feet in diameter; the size of the island to be CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY considerably reduced; the southern kerb

THE PROTECTION OF of Salisbury Road to be restored to a

CHINESE SECTION, line that would bring the existing line of fres into the roadway: shelter to be pro- vided for passengers using buses and taxis: and efficient European supervision in be provided, at least, during the busy hours.

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The Cuntur Dady Fewa says:- The Military authorities have decided to have the Chinese section of the Canton- Kowloon line divided into three divisions, each to be patrolled by the troops of a responsible commander. According to the Chinese Press, the troops of General Li Fock Lum, General Lau Yuk Shan nhd General Lu Shi Tai will be jointly respon Asible for the protection of the whole

Chinese section of the line.

4 The meeting resolved to forward both report and plan to the Government with "an offer to explain any points desired.

"IMPROVED LIGHTING.

Some time ago the Association pressed for improved lighting in Kowloon. Jetter was read from the Colonial Secre- tary

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With a view to obtaining greater efficiency in the lighting of Salisbury and Nathan Ronda, three light cluster lamps are to be installed on all the: central lamps on these roads and on the usual type of lamps in Chatham Road between Middle Road and Gascoigne Hload, The lamp in Salisbury Itend ar the Star Ferry is to le converted into a four cluster lamp.

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH IN

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CHUNA.

The Peking Technical College na organised an Institute of Industrial Ra arch. The institute's work is collecting the classifying products from all over

China, both raw and manufactured, and In Coronation Rond, Gasengne Road investigating and comparing the nature nd Chatham Road from Gascoiace and quality of material with a view: to Road to Wuhu Street. the existing 16 devising means for improvement or to ex caudile-power electric lamps are to be tending its use. Collecting is being car- replaced at intervals of approximately ried out by sending out circulars and Bu yards with 400 cnude-power electric publishing advertisementy requesting sam- ples and special information, Blank forms lamps supported by suitable standards.

The additions to the electric lighting are provided containing a list of inquiries f the Tai Kok Tsui and Kowloon City concerning name, form, variety, where districts are of the type now in use, and how produced or manufactured, namely 100 candle-power and additional trade mark, sellers, market, export, quan- tity produced, local pries, Incal uses, etc. gas lamps are also to be provider

Altogether 216 additional lamps will The institute offers to pay all expens be installed. The additional cost of the of forwarding and delivery, lighting and upkeep will be approxi mately 87,300 for gas and 26,800 elec troity per annum.

LITER HEINE Thanks to the Postal: Sub-Committee's good work and the Postnaster-General's ready co-operation, Kowloon now enjoye additional hater improved faci tic, boxes having been provided at the follow- ing, places:-

Road.

Trimehatant Junction of Nathan Road and Haiphong Junction of Nathan Rond and Jordan. Road.

Junction of Gascoigne Road and Cha- tham Road.

Kowloon City. Junction of Sai Kung Read and Fourth Street."

Kowloon City Rund at Hongkong Hide and Leather Factory.

Hontana."

Liberty Avenue Opposite No. 2; Further extension of Kowloon postal

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HONGKONG. SHARE MARKET

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

JOLY 12th, 1923. Hongkong and Shanghai

Banks

... 1,550 b. Union Insurances... 19216 h., 217 x-. "Star" Ferries................... China Sugars...

Kowloon Wharveg...... Hongkong Lands Humphreys Katates Cements. Hongkong Ropes....... China Providents

Dairy Farmsedemorada Hongkong Tram

b-buyers; selle

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52 b. "

215 ..

101 b & m ---$380.

301 b. 434.b.

MOTOR-CYCLES ON FERRIES.

As the result of several compinínts made yesterday, summoned for taking his craft by the occupants of European offices on slongside the Kowloon Police Wharf facilities was being considered, it was the Prays between Blake Pirr and the when neither landing nor taking on board stated, but hitherto all attempts to induce Star Ferry Wharf, a number of coalies passengers or cargo The alleged offence stores, both European and Chinese, to sell and boatwomen were charged before fr.was stated to have occurred at 2.30 p.stamps had failed.

The Star Ferry Company's attention C. D. Melbourne at the Magistracy, yes on the 8th inst

having been called to the serious incon terday with causing an obstruction by

Before the bathing season began, the venience frequently caused by soverall quatting on the pavement,

rate that he was waiting for 75 passen- Sergt. Elson prosecuting, said the gers from the sunken steun Innnch Fer Committee suggeted that the Kawlod motor cycles being transported on the one defendants and others were in the habit Din Tat. Many of the passengers had facilities would be greatly improved, if launch, the Committee urged the Company of lolling up against the walls of the been picked up while struggling in the the Government provided a kamboo pier, to limit the number of machines to one buildinga with their legs stretched out water by defendant's Intnch, and he was 50 feet long, similar to the one at North per trip. The Company replied promis and thereby impeding pedestrians on the waiting for the other passengers whilst Point, This has been done. Furthering to consider the matter and this week they were making statements at the police more a matshed has been erected and the Committee was able to report marked pavement...

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improvement, especially during the rush His Worship bound the defendants over station. in the sum of $10 each.

The case was dismissed.

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