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PORT AUTHORITY FOR SHANGHAI.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 171,

IMPORTANT MEMORANDUM BY A CHINESE MEMBER OF THE CONSERVANCY BOARD,

[PROX TEX "N.-C.. DAILY NEWS."]

No statement could possibly be truer and it is indeed welcome to find that the leading Chinese of the district are thus giving serious thought to the question. There is a misapprehension on one point. Mr. Zau says that the agreement, as it reads to-day, has caused local public or- ganizations to rank the Board as not If they our Government institution."

The long silence, that has prevailed, since the International Commission sembled by the Chinese Government In 1921 to report on the future needs of the part of Shanghai sent in its recommenda- | tions, has at last. been broken, and in a very promising way. A few days ago the principal Chinese papers published an important memorandum by Mr. S. U. do, they have misread the charter. There Zau, Chiness member of the Whangpoo are foreigners on the Board as well, as Conservancy Consultative Board, on the Chinese, it is true; but it is presided necessity of transforming the Board into over by, the Chinese Commissioner for an adequate Port Authority or Harbour Foreign Affairs and the chief engineer Board. Mr. Zau's memorandum shows and his staff are servants of the Chinese a thorough grasp of all the issues in Government. It is to be hoped that no volved and what he has written should misunderstanding nor feelings will arise over this point for, after all, it is the he as widely known as possible. Mr. Zau interests of the Chinese people that are begins by briefly reviewing the various

at stake. What has happened in the past documents which brought the Whangpoo

or what may even be happening now is Conservancy Board into existener and of so moment compared with the future have governed its work-the protocol emportance to China of the approaches by the Yangtsze, of the Huangpu's de 1001 and the subsequent agreements of velopment, cf the whole standing of the 1905, of 1919 and at 1918. In no sense does Mr. Zau wish to underrate the efficiency of the Board within the powers it possesses. As for the work it has carried out he says, let the public draw their just conclusiona ";

Shanghai area as the first port of Asia. Ia fature articles we hope to enlarge on of the difficulties which Mr. Zau has enumerated in his timely memorandum...

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In our Arst article on this subject, we "In 1908 vessels of over 10 feet draft could not enter the harbour at low dealt with Mr. S. U. Zau's important the Chinese, General water, but during high water only: memorandum to

ad vessels of over 20 feet draft couldChanber of Commerce on the imperative In 1994 need of creating a Harbour Board and not enter even at high water. ships of 4 feet draft eould enter at any investing the new authority with powers time while at high tide those drawing adequate to nil the needs of the river 30 feet of water could come up the and harbour. One point on which Mr. Zan specially laid stress was the friction Huangpu."

present arises between the which at Wangpan Conservancy Board and local bureaux along the river, over the right of issuing title deeds for land on the river front. To what .extent these bureaux derive any power from Peking or are purely local is not quite cleary although the deeds issued are understood to bear the stamp of the Ministry of Finance. The result is the same.

Even more remarkable, perhaps, is the manner in which the shipping coming to Shanghai has increased in tonnage between the years mentioned. In the year 1906, 26,012 ships bath Chinese and foreign entered the harbour, with a net tonnage of 8,565,50% in 192, the ton nage bad risen to 18,132,709, but the total number of vessels had dropped to 10,242. The -average site of vessel in 1900 was 300 tons; in 1924 it had risen to above

1,500.

"It is to be regretted, says Mr. Zay, that the Government and people do not take much notice. of the above given facts and improvements, which have been brought about by, conservancy works at a yearly cost of over one million. There are. at present still many points required to be improved in the Huangpu

The moral has long been plain to any one who has at all studied the question. The work that should be done is far be yond the scope and powers of the existing Conservancy Board. "The present agree ment," says Mr. Zau, is as 'unsuitable for to-day's use as a baby's clothes are unfit for a grown man."

kind that has ever been issued in relation

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LOCAL SPORT.

TOUTBALL.

Matches down for decision today

are"

HONGKONG T.A. CHALLENGE SHIELDS. Senior at 4.30 p.m.

East Surreys Kowloon Hongkong F.C. ground. Mr. Atkinson; Linesman. Smith, R.A., and Morfett, Junior at 230 p.m.-

(holder), Referee, Messrs.

SHANGHAI BILLIARDS

CHAMPIONSHIP.“

NOTES ON THE RECENT CONTEST.

A writer in the N-C Daily News Jays: The high standard of Shanghai biliárds must have come as a distinct surprise to Claude Falkner, the billiard on a visit to professional who is now Shanghai. The final of the Shanghai Chanipionship produced a Homeric strug gle which has never previously been approached in Shanghai. The winner, R. C. K Johnson, played billiards of a class which would entitle him to com- peto in any amateur competition in the world. Apart from his accurate striking, he showed generalship of the highest order, particularly in the third session of - KONGKONG LEAGUE." –

His the final against W. G. Holmes Division II "B" at 3 p.m. -

average of 29 in the last session com- South China "C". University, Sou. pares very favourably with that of most rounds of the" English Amateur Cham- kanpoo ground. Referee, Mr. Me-pionship, and as the session contained a fot

East Burrays Reserves v. Olub de Becroic Becerrea, Hongkong. F.C. ground. Referee, Mr. Parman; Lines men, Messrs. Fernie and Gilmour,

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SENIOR SHIELD FINAL.

The following team has been selected to represent Kowloon . Surreys in the Senior Shield Final to be played on the Kick-off 4.30 p.m.- Club ground on Saturday, the 17th inst,

Avery; Wheeler and Bead; Turner, Cavoille and McKelvie: Millard. Spary, Reserves: Sims, Duncan and Hayes Sibley, Taylor and Guest,

CRICKET.

R.A.. SURREYS."

The Cricket League programme should be completed to-day, when the last match in the First Division is down to take place between the Royal Artillery and the East Surreys.

of safety, play it will be seen that bis standard of-play was of the highest. After a brilliant, start. Holmes fell away and was dealt with most relentlessly by

his opponent. The winner is one of those players who is never sorry for his opponent, and having got him down, ribs it in remorselessly. Hundreds of matches, have been lost by the player who having got a long lead lets up and becomes care- less and then is unable to recover his

form...

The compétition just completed was robbed of a good deal of its interest owing to the non-appearance of W. A. Pennell, who is the local expert of the red ball game C. W. Porter, who start ed well with a break of 193. afterwards fell to pieces and the same can be said of E. I. 3L. Bartott. There were no other outstanding players in the competition with the exception of H. P. Bush, who was completely paralysed by the brilliancy of Holmes.

This match will not make any differ

The suggested legislation hy the Billiard ence to either team's League positions. Control Board. in England against the The former team will finish sixth in the red ball theory will be welcomed by many First Division whether they win or lose, billard spectators. The continual ex- but if they win they will be level on ploitation of the same sho: throughout a points and with the same number off long break is very wearisome and a good wins, draws and defeata as the Univer example of this was seen in this year's sity, fifth in the Longue. The East final wherein Holmes followed up a cen- Surreys will also remain where they aretary by Johnson with a century of his next to botton in the table, but they own. The billiards of Johnson in this win they can equal the Indian R.C. on break was accuracy personified whereas points with their League record "rending that by Holmes was delightful all-round

billiards, attractive to watch.

the same.

SUNDAY CRICKET. To-morrow there will be an all-day match on the University ground, Pokiu- lam, when Mr. A. A. Rumjaho's XI. play against the Volunteers.

RUGBY."

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The new Rugby Football Club, which the United Services Reervation Ulub in has obtained the use of a ground opposite Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, will commence its season to-day with a game against the Army The kick-ce will be at 3-30 p.m.

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The Army team, which has been got together through the energy of Mr. B. C. Gould, will unfortunately not be strong, but it is hoped now that interest in rugby is revived a strong representative Army side will soon be be seen in the

field."

The new Secretary and Captain respec tively arr Messrs. A. C. Bowker and G. P. Lammert, and to-day's team will be as follows:-

Now, to go back a little into nacient history, it aill be remembered that in!

written in 1918, by the Engineer-in-Chief 1921, as a result of a momentous report, of the Conservancy Board on the future of the port, several of the world's leading harbour engineers were called to Shang hat to advise as to how the port and harbour should be developed in future. The report prepared by this Committee was the most important document of its to the future welfare of Shanghai. It laid out a simple scheme for financing and arranging future development in a manner which would ensure that Shang- hai should remain the leading port of all

W15 received Asin. It

with tepid benediction by the Peking Government and we believe has been entirely pigeon- H. J. Armstrong; E. C. Hudson, L. P.. Taking some of the most obvious re-boled for the last two years.

Ralph, J. Morrison, G. P. Lammert; L. This report included a recommendation M. Wnies, B. 8. Stephenson R. Millar, quirements in detail. Mr. Zau points Erst to the question of policing. The that all important old channel and fore-W. L. Smith, H. L. Garrard, W. Bere. Customs have their river police, but shore areas of the Huangon should he ridge, J. Pym, L. R. Billinghurt, R. A. it is not fully prepared and in cese of an reserved for the future harbour works Jardine, R. MacIntyr affair of grave nature it would not be wet docks, public wharves, ete. Under in a convenient position to interpose" the Couservancy Agreement in 1912, these Collisions, thefts, smuggling, all call for lands were put under the jurisdiction of a more efficient police while, for want the Whangpoo. Conservancy Board and of them, "garbage is dumped into the that Board has accordingly endeavoured river regardless of the conservancy works, to resérve certain large river areas in which tust several tens of milliona public trust for the Central Government of money." Another exceedingly grave until that Government should decide on matter is the division of authority that the barbour policy. At the same time the exista in respect of issuing title deeds for Board has been using certain parts of land on the foreshore, which will urgent- the areas for the disposal of dredged. ly be needed another day for wharves and mud, and spending large sums of the godowns. Four offices are mentioned by Conservancy funds in converting these badges to the Army Football players for Mr. Zau, all claiming rights in this re-river and foreshore areas into raised, 1025-26. spect, and friction, easily arises between high-water free land, with river frontage "them and the Whangjoo Conservancy in and good bunding.

respect of hengko. We doubt if Mr.

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The practice, in this province in regard

GARRISON SPORT.

A billiard match of 100 up for the Soldiers Club Billiards Cup is to taka place at the Soldiers Club at 9 p.m. next Wednesday. After the match H.E. the G.O.C. (Major-General C. C. Luard, C.B., CM,G.) will present the prizes to the winners and runners-up of the com- petition, and will also present Army

WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast and remarks issued by the Royal Observatory last night stated:- The anti-cyclone is passing into "the Pacifs. The depression. over Indo-China is now shallow. Local forecast: East winds, moderate, generally cloudy.

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, April 16th,

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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From April 17th to 23rd, 1926. HIGH WATER.

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MR. D. CARVALHO WINS CHAMPIONSHIP."

believe, simply to allow the farmers to

My. D. Carvalho has won the cham-

Wed.

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nor Love Water

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A presentation and an "at Home" are

Zau is quite rightly informed in describ- to such lands as have arisen naturally ing these outside offices as all our cat of the water, as reed land or shoals, Government institutions. We had al- as a consequence of the deposition of ways beard of them as purely local ailt by the vagaries of rivers, is, we organizationa: but if they are local and not governmental, the difficulty of deal use these areas for the reed harvest it pionship of the Kowloon Chess Club for ing with them is obviously the greater yields, or to reclaim it by dykes, for this year. Mr. H. Randall was runner- and there can be no question but that agricultural purposes, without any filling up. they need to be superseded by one being done and give to them deeds

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supreme authority. The last point men- or tax receipts to that area for a very to be held at the Club, on an early date. Fri. tioned by Mr. Zau is that of general amall sum per now. To apply this harbour control. This question is so system of selling land, created by the wide that only a few points can be whims of nature and of purely agricul- touched, such as pilotage, moorings, tural value, to areas created on the banks sanitary arrangements and general de of a madera harbour by the specife The proposed development of the hang velopment. As regards sanitation, readers the purposes of the port, at grent pulitic digiously more expensive and perhaps, works of a conservancy organization for hai barbour has thus been made pros will not have forgotton that Shang- hai is at any moment in danger, of being fact, however, remains that some of the than this, by the blocking of the logicall expense is of course, absurd. The bitter even impossible of realization. Fürther! banned in all ports chiefly because there! is no single authority throughout the local officials have been taking advantage and economical method of mud disposa, A BOOK FOR THE GLOBE TROTTER district on matters of hygiene. Mr. Zau of the right of inuing title deeds for which the Conservancy has adopted, the does not specifically mention the question naturally created land, and applied this latter's dredging works are now in a of the approaches to the Huangan and system in the Conservancy Board's highly position in which either the operations the urgent need of obtaining and con- artificial reclamations, and have sold-off (with ultimate disaster to the harbour, "must conse at the end of the present year trolling a proper deep-water channel to private parties, the channels and areas through the Yangtze delta; but this is the Huangpu reclaimed by the Board and Shanghai as a whole), or huga ex- natural part of his conclusion that in continuing its consistent policy dur penditure must be incurred in buying there are many things which necessitate the twenty years of its work. This land for mud disposal, or in buying a the transformation of the present Board i in defiance of all national interests special plant for dumping mud in the and the formation of a Harbour Board and in direct contravention of the Con-Yangtera wasteful and useless proce

Mr. Zau's memorandum was first sent which were framed in this respect with

Bervancy Agreements from 1901 to 1918, dure..... to the Chinese General Chamber of Com-

The Whangpoo Conservancy Board, its meree, which has circulated it to various eye to the preservation of national Consultative Board, the Consular Body interested parties. In doing so it recalls property. It is done with complets dis and the Diplomatic Body have protested the investigations of the 1921 Inter-regard of the riparian owners' rights over and over against this action by the national Commission, out after a lapse commercial intercat of Shanghai and of vailing state of China and the confusion and to the entire diandvantage of the local riparian bureaux, but in the pre of several years, no decision has been ar the public interest generally. rived at," and this comment is added:—

of the Peking Government, nothing hasi Speculators have been allowed to been done. Yet the matter is really absorb areas which had been created by serious and unless a Port Authority with the Board's public works at the expendi planary powers is established and effet ture of millions, and which must have, tive means taken to deal with the specu at least in the future, immense value and istors and those who have been giving are already now needed for the use of the them their opportunity, the future of the port, as receptacles for dredged soil port and harbour of Shanghai must be

(Continued on next Column.) gravely endangered.

This Chamber now begs to point out that the constitution of the Harbour Board should be carefully considered and discussed. If it is properly or ganized, the existing troubles could be eliminated, but if it is not rightly ́established, there will be atili "more" troubles. -

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