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THE NEW

RADIO STATION AT MACAO. OPEN CEREMONY YESTERDAY. "

THE

WATER POLICE CONCERT.

ENJOYABLE ALFRESCO EVENING

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 14TH, 1924

"SHOCKING CALAMITY. FIVE PEOPLE BURNED TO. DEATH ¦

IN QUEEN'S ROAD FIRE. FIREMAN KILLED AND NINE OTHERS INJURED,

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PORTUGUESE AIRMEN,

FAREWELL DANCE AT THE CLUB, LUSITANG,

The final entertainment & the official celebrations organized by the 'Portuguese

During the early hours of Saturday community in Hongkong in honour of their national aviators, "Majors Brito morning a fire broke out in

Pars and Sarmento de Beires, and Lieut.

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AT TSIM SHA TSUI..

A latge number of Hongkong, people

The open air concert given by the travelled to Macau yesterday on the & Water Polier, on the lawn at Tsim Sha- Nai De as the specially invited guests of Tsui on Saturday right was thoroughly 'the Italio Comunasigation Company successful from start to finish, and gas (Orienty, Buh, for the purpose of witrent enjoyment to the very large ali-Chinese house at the junction of Queen's Mano Gouveia, took place last Satur-

Road West and Wibner Street, and five day night.. of the inmates were burned to "death.

It was in the form of a ball at the This in itself makes the story a tragicClub Lusitano, und wie ntended by all Įthe principal members of the Portuguese

community. \

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assing the official opening of the new fence who attended. Maan radím telephone station erected on The charming appearance of the lawn, the kill town as "Dona Marin," which with taps of many cluars glaring among the foliage of the tall trees,, re- fecteil, great groffit on "Tuspector Ang" and his subordinate odiers, who had work

can. Mr. Auniss, Miss Witèhell and Mr. C. Olive. Special mention must be made of som graceful dancing by two pretty little girls, the Misses Pi and A. Hyues.

The orchestra, onder the dieretion of Mr. Donithorne, "gave u finished perfor- mance.

one, but unfortunately there is further tragedy to be recordëd.

In addition, a number of guests from Maens were present, including: Mr. and Mrs. and the Missis Magalhaes Cafres," Mr. and Mrà. Mesquitela. Comamuler Rivar and Mrs. Bivar. Offers of the

is situe uluust a quarter of an hour's ricksha ride from the centre of the ritÿ,

The sen jourary to Maraó was delight

Shortly after the fire had been brought falls fime, has a heavy shower of rata fitted indefatigable on the preparation of under control, the second floor verandah just as the beat drew into port. A sreynd the pretty open air auditorium and the gollapsed without warning on to ́n num

ber of the members of the lecal Fire heavy shower fell just when the gists erection of the stagë. were assembling at the radio station, but

Much applauded contributions to Brigatie with serious consequences. A thanks to the foresight of the image-en esvilent, aft-round programs were reman, No. 3, named Le Fouk, was ment quests were woved from a drench. Įgiven by Mr. „Krown, Mrs. Salter, strack on the head by falling debris and Patria, Lieut. Costa. Livut. Trigo and Ping by the fauvision of a thinëse matshed Mrs. Enckhart. Mr. West, Mrs. Dan-kilie instantaneously. Fire Station Mrs. Trigo, Miss Trigo. Mr. H. Solusen,

roofing qyer the ground where the official

Officer, Mr. "G.... Moss, who was stand-Mr. P. Nolasco, and Mrs. Nolasco, J. A. opening ceremony took place,

ing on the extension ladder at the time da Silva, Mr. Rego, Mr. and Mrs. of the collapse" was af injured. "On Carmona, and Mr. Carvalho, Saturday night, we learnt that Mr. Moss, Fespite the almost oppressive heat, the who is at present in hospital, is being sons and daughters of Portugal in the trented for the fracture of a small bone-Far East danced indefatigably until a in the vicinity of his left ankle. Eight late or rather early-hour. For the lanes Chinese members of the Brigade were of Kowloon residents a private ferry also caught in the falling debris and launch was arranged for at 210a.m.

Major Sarmento de Beires showed him. received cuts and braises about their henda and bodies. Of these eight mes.self to be a graceful daccer, and danced four were furtunately only very slightly almost invery item in a long progranime. injured and these, after receiving treat He and his companions leave Hongkong ment at the Government Civil Hospital. were able to return to the Fire Brigade by the s.5. President Mädisdo to-day. Station. The other four have been de tained in hospital. One of these, the Assistant Foreman (Lo Yat Hou) at the Kennedy Town branch fire station is thought to have received serious injuries to his hack.

THE STATION „DESCRIBED, The masts - surorthäk the antenna. which can be seen from a, consfierable distance out to sea, are tos feet high. "They are built on the latüur principle of fatini hili sterf fvmly tired together. Ar the base they are 12 feet square, taper- ing to four for square at the main tops The structures are so designed and 'cou structed as to withstand the most severe gale, and what is more they are the first of their kind to be erected in the Orient. The antenna is of the Type and its height above the sea-level is 412 Feet!

The buildings on the station are divided anto theer segtions: The power-root, the transmission-rou al the broadcasting

tudio.

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“Altogriber a thoroughly pleasant event [ing," which, judging from the attendance should be of quaterial assisthher to the very deserving charities for who benefit it was organized..

THE COLONY'S FINANCES.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF REVENUE FOR FIRST QUARTER.

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The Treasury Financial Statement for the month of March, published" in thei current issue of the Gurerament Gesette) "The power-plant consists of a t-kilowat shows the halaner of assets oyer liabilities moter generator set, operated on 110 volts to be $15.440,553.85. The item Shipping A.K. The dynamo, is provided with Control Account; 0.01, still ap double rommutator systein, giving 1800 | pars under the healing of liabilities., volts and 2,70 volts DC, to opurate the | it may be noted that the revenue series of varmam tabes 'cmployed for the elusive of and sales for the first three transmission of the voice and music notes, months of the year was just in one million An elaturate battery charging system is dollars larger than for the corresponding also provided in the poweration, these perial af last year. being charged at will either by chemically rectifies alternating current or directly by an inlopendent generator.

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Land sales during the first quarter of the year brought in #74132.25 as com "pared with $1.072.35.08 in the corres

Taking the revenue from land' siles into account. the total revenue of the Cology for the first quarter of the yehr "shows itu- procoment in round figure" toʻthe "estent

The

In the tennsmitting-room the principal | ponding period of last year. art of the station machinery is contained. ---the

actual transmitting apparatus, which consists of three main panels: (1) the pat-amplifer, amplifying or magu fying the sounds from the broadcasting of $sä, DEUT studio, many times before they are led! into the jaaiti transmitting mives; the main paul supporting the oscillator believed it would be an epoch in the and modülatör vænum tubes, and the history of the Orient. They had "built a apparatas which goes with then to sue. wireless tel phone station whigh" was the cessfully carey the vulce currents at high most powerful aml 12-most important frey so that they can be impressed one in the whole of the Orient. sgow the antenna: (1) the power amplifier | Macsn_station woulei be just one link in a chain of stations to iné established by panel, carrying the much birger, high- powered vacutan tubes, which amplify the the company. The next station to be soire currents in a tremendous ratio as rental would be at Canton, and follow mpared with their original elitracter in ing that a, station would be erected at the antagrophones,

"Manila. Presently it would be possible The transmission sets were completely to have viller communication between the 4uilt by the Company's staff in Hongkong from parts imported from Canada and dhe United States, and supplemented by apparatus made in the Company's work- shops in Kowloon.

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THE OPENING. -1

cities mentioned. A person in Maears would. for instance, be able to speak by telephone to anyone in Canton or Manik provided they used similar telephones,

Senhor Rodrigues, he said, und kindly consented to open the new station. This would be done by turning over a

A Chinese woman who in her excite- ment jumped from the second floor ver andah" into the street was also injured and she is at present in hospital

During the evening the propeller of the airmen's ruachine was put up for auction, realising $500. The anonymuIS purchaser immediately signified his in- tention of presenting it to the Club.

GUESTS OF THE FANLING SPORTING CLUS Every opportunity has been afforded HOW SOME. "ESCAPED.

The Portugurse aviators, to become nu- The fire alarm was first raised by some quainted with the social, retreatise and one smashing the glass and pulling the sporting activities of their compatriots knob of the Wilmer Strees alarm starlard. in Hongkong. The latest of these was This was, at 21 a.m. No. 6 appliance on Saturday afternoon, when the mem- was on the way to the scene of the firebers of the Pauling Sporting Club enter- within one minute after the receipt of tained the Portuguese aviators and a the call. Two minutes later the No. 3 number of Macao visitors to tea within appliance was also on the way to the the pretty grounds of the Club at Fan- fire.

ling. The pavilion and grounds were- very prettily decorated for the occasion,

Was

large tent, kindly lent by Mr. E. J. de Figueiredo, being erected on the lawn. where ten and refreshments were served.

guests motored out The

in private CATS lent by members of the Portu

They were received guest community. arrival

the by

President

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But smart as the turn out of the Fire Brigade was, the rapidity with which the fire spread from floor to floor was even

The house

small one, greater. measuring 40 feet by 15, and containing three floors.

The fire originated at the foot of the wooden stairs leading to the upper floors and these, together, with the wooder the Club, ir A. H. da Silva, sap- partitions of the cubicles went up in ported by the entire body of twenty-five faces with such rapidity that the in-members of which the Club comists. A mates on the first and second floors were delightful afternoon was spent on the trapped. As the fire swept through the lawn and several grip photographs of floors the terrified inmates were driven the party were taken. About six o'clock by scorching tongues of fire un to the the visitors returned in way of Sheiteg verandahs where, with every passing Shai and Castle Peak Road. The beauty minute, they saw certain death drawing of the scene in the New Territories and nearer to them. The young wouldn who is the magnificent road skirting the sea to at present in hospital with burns and tutaichikok Bay were much admired. A woumis sustained in her jump from the Laichikok the aviators were shown the second floor verandah, was compelled to moorings for the American and British jump owing to the flames commencing tier. The Portuguese airmen expressed burn her clothing. A number of the their admiratie of the choice of such a

grave more able-bodied immates,

Arriving at Kowloon the party risk, climbed to the verandahs of the dispersed. with hearty thanks to adjoining house whence they were able Sporting Club for providing such to make their way into the street. Twe pleasant picnic. women and three children were, however, unable to use this venue of escape and in an incredibly short space of time most likely even before the arrival of the Fire Brigade-they were burned" to death.

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THE RECOVERED RODIES. Acting with considerable prunnitude Mr. Brooks despatched the other men to All five people urned to death presin hospital by motor. Of the Chinese incm- ably perished on the second floor veran-

i Fook, who was standing on a ladder dub, and judging from the charred ap-bers of the Brigade, No. 2, named pearance of the undies when discovered, here appears to be little doubt as to the sainst the first floor verandah, was (as

One side of the unfortunate mom's fire een stated that three of thein at least her grauite beam falling on bis head."

helmet was crushed right in. were killed in the collapse, but it is more the floor collapsed. than likely they were actually dead when

that

His body was carried with the falling masonry through the first Roor verande on to the pavement helow where it was shortly afterwards recovered and later an despatched to the mortuary."

In anticipation of further events Mr. Brooks telephoned to the Wanchai, Fire Station for another appliance to be sent Hẹ also informed the Captain Saperintendent along also the motor ambulance.

of Police as to the position.

The rudensling studio is padded with petal little switch when the station horrible anture of their deaths. It has stated above) killed instantaneously hy al fary soul-absorbing cloth and the woull begin operating, after which His floor, thickly carpeted in order to make Excellency had kindly consented to de- the turmission of the bunan voice and, tuests would then be invited to liver a short speech in the broadcasting the notes of the musical instruments as inspect the various operating rooms. MR. MOSS ACCIDENT. perfect as possible. The only apparatus (Applause.).

Senhora Rodrigues then visited a small The Fire Brigade did not have an ex- artually bented in the studio are the

table in front of the audience and turned tremely difficult task is getting the fire microphones themselves, and an equip over the all-important switch setting the under control, and shortly after their nent of electric signal lights of different machinery in motion.

arrival. by the skilful handling of all ofers so that the operator in the triste resented Senhora Rudrigues were not only checked from spreading As a memento of the occasion, Mr.nyailable sutrees of water, the flames mission-room can notify the artisti of the with a replica of the switch used on the but also successfully brought under con-

oreasion, suitably inscribed.

trol until only a small portion at the rear ursing on of the power, ete

He then ordered the firemen to continug His Excellency and Senhora Rodrigues of the building appeal to be alight, the search for the bodies of those who were then shown to the broadensting it then became definitely known

délais of the fallen second floor vern- The pgko guests any as they room where the first broadcasting mes people were still in the building. A prished in the fire. In the midst of the Hello everybody," un working a hoar on to the second floorinh, three bodies were recovered a girl wine-ouly forged a small section of the sage was sent forth. large audience who collected at the said his Excellency speaking in Portu- verandab reported that he noticed three of 15 years and two children aged about This is the Macao Broadcasting bodies lying on the verandah partly sul years. These were also sent, to the Station for the opening cerẹnióny, His | guese, ***

ladder Excellency the, Governor of Mens Station speaking, I greet all my fellow merged by water. The ex 3. Moss examinations were made, the result of mortuary Exhaustive coquiries and was moved into position Serbor Rodrigues) accompanied by Portuguese and also all others who are

mounted it to investigate. At that time which led Mr. Brooks to conclude that Seulen Rodrigues and their two daugh listening in to the first radio station to

Mr. Brooks, the Superintendent, hud all the missing had been accounted for iers, and attended by his A.1.C., honour-be opened in the Orient." ed the proceedings with their presence, flis Excellency sent a special message tered a house on the opposite side of the and after making sure that there was no Unfortunately, the main part of the to the Club de Recreio, Kowloon, who road for the purpose of choosing vintage further danger of fire, he gave the order speech-making, including a long speech had arranged to listen it. The message points for streams of water to be played to the Brigade to pack up As his Excellency, was a Portuguese and was one of farewell to the Portuguese on to the rear part of the building. It was

whilst he was there and whilst Mr. Moss leaving the usual stand-by fire party in "n the short time at the disposal of our aviators who leave Hoogkong to-day. representatge full Transligious of these After the despatch of these initial mes- was mounting the extension ladder that cast of emergency.

CHILD'S DEATH "CLASP. speeches could not be obtained.

sages Mr. E. 6. d'Aquino, the well-known the second floor verandah collapsed.

Later in the morning, abortly after 9. The proceedings were opened by an Hongkong singer entered the studio and Rushing back into the street, the Super-

intendent found that a large number of 'clock, the police sent a telephone mes introductory speech by Mr. Autonio Car entertained listeners-in with

His Excellency on his return from the bis en had been more or less injured age stating that two further people were walho, Chief, Government Electrical En gineer in charge of wireless installations broadensting station, delivered an address in the collapse. Several of them were missing and believed to be burned. Mr. in the Colony. I introducing the Radio in Portuguese, in which he referred at sitting in the road stunned, and other Brooks and a party of men visited the

The were limping away. Mr. Moss he dis-

company with Polies Communication Co., to the audience he length to the progress of Macao. congratulated them en putting up the erection of fadio station at Macao was covered lying on the road, unable to walk. viser and in station, which had proved to be by vari. the first real sign of modern improvement It appears that whilst Mr. Moss was on Inspector P. Grant a further search was ficor verandah they found the body of a ous tests very successful On behalf of in the recent history of the Colony. It the ladder a portion of the falling débris de of the gutted house. On the first the technical department of the Govern was his one aim to make Macao a modern struck one of the pawls holding the ex- anent be declared the station to be an city. When he visited Lisbon shortly it tended portion of the ladder in position. woman aged 42 years and her little daugh

mother's band in a death clasp. mangallßed suĖCEAS.

was his Excellendy's intention to obtain The ladder Lelescoped down on to the ter-aged four, the child holding the approval for the erection of high Station Officer's feet, severely erasing Brooks is of the opinion that these two Mr. Osborne, who in company power 15-kilowat wireless radio station them. With the assistance of two Indian also perished on the second floor verandah with Mr. II. B. Flower, are the engineers for commercial work. His Excellency's constables Mr. Moss was carried into the and that their bodies fell on to the first responsible for the erection of the speech was greeted with loud applause. Chief Fire Oficer's car and despatched to Sitation, theo addressed the gathering

From this evening and for a few nights the Government Civil Hospital where bis oor verandah during the collapse of the Aflor thanking Mr. Carvalho for his kind the new station will be open for the boas beavy fire boots were cut from his feet.

In order to cope with the shortage.of remarks, he sold the ceremony that day fit of Macao listeners in. The Company Later the doctors found that he was suf men at Central Fire Station caused by the was going to be very short one, but he will then proceed with its regular pro-fering from a fracture near the left ankle. casualties, firemen have been, draws from

the sub-ptations. (Continued on neat, column.) | gramme of broadcasting.

(Continand a next column.)

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