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OPTIMISM STILL

PREVAILS

BOYCOTT SETTLEMENT

RUMOURS.

ARMY COMMANDER RESIONS. [FROM OUR CHINEER CORRESPONDAT.].

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 1ST.

THE STORY OF PRATAS. CONNAUGHT ROAD MURDER,

A WIRELESS AND METEORO LOGICAL STATION:

OFFICIAL OPENING TO TAKE PLACE SOON.

ALLEGED WANTED MAN" ARRESTED-IN MACAO,

BROUGHT TO HONGKONG

It was learned from the police yestor day that the "wanted mun" in connec tion with the brutal marder of an office boy,'' committed during the early hours of Monday morning in one of the rooms of the offices of the China Commercial

The wireless and meteorological station which has been built by the Chiness Coast Guard Administration on Pratas Island about a fortnight will be officially opened.

had been arrested in Macor hence, and in regard to the history of

It was ascertained later in the day that the island and the work accomplished there, the Daily Press has gleaned the the "wanted man," had been brought information from various to Hongkong by the afternoon steamer, and is now being hold pending investiga

The several visits exchanged recently in Canton between Mr. Eugene Chen, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. J. F. Brenan, Acting British Consul General at Canton, relative to the early following termination of the boycott, have been sources :·

Company,

office boy" absented himself on Mon An allegation was made that a fourth day morning. The Criminal Investiga- tion Department followed up the case,

AN AMBITIOUS SCHEME

BATHING BEACH AT TAT WAN BAY.

REFRESHMENT, TEA-ROOMS AND BAND STAND.

It will be remembered that in common with the movement on foot for the im provement generally of our local bathing beaches, the Kowloon Residents” Associa

the matter of securing better bathing tion appointed a sub-committed to go into

facilities for Kowloon residents.

The committee bave already put in a great deal of hard and painstaking work in connection with this matter. If the ambitious scheme they have formulated

adopted, Kowloon should, in the futurer for consideration by the authorities. be the proud possessar of one of the most attractive bathing beaches

in the

most cordial, according to Chinese rePrior to the revolution of 1911, the mons ports, and the hope is freely expressed Chinese Government granted the lease that they will lead to an early termina of the island to a Chinese gentleman, who tion of the trouble. General Chiang Kai in turn, and without any authority, sold Shek is also reported to have expressed the rights to some Japanese. The latter to one of his callers his desire to dispose held possession until July of last year, and the arrest took place, as mentioned Colony, comparing "favourably, if not of the boycott issue at once in order to when the Chinese Coast Guard Adminis- It is not stated that the man is alleged being superior in some directions, than lessen the problems confronting the tration decided to build a wireless station to be directly or indirectly connected those at Repulse Bay and Castle Bask Northern. Expedition The pickets on there. The Japanese had found the with the crime, but he is" wanted" in forcing the boycott are now unable offeq- island somewhat lucrative by collecting the respect that he is believed to be able tively to cope with the large number of mother-of-pear-shells, from which button to throw light on the case, or assist in

and they are finding were made, and for the son-weed "which they used for medicinal purposes. They had to relinquish their hold of the island last July, when it became a naval station, controlled entirely under the naval law of China.

* blockade-runners “

that sympathy with their aims and objects is declining steadily. This is tending to an early settlement, from the Chinese point of view, The Kuomintang authori ties in Canton, howevery have made no public reference-to the boycott for some days past.

ARMY COMMANDER RESIGNS.

The head of the Kuomintang Commis sarist-General, General Chu Feb Te, who is also the officer-commanding the 3rd, or. Yunnanese Corps, of the Kuomintang Army, has resigned his post, and one report states that he has already gone to Shanghai by way of Hongkong. General Chiang Kai Shok has rande -arrangements for carrying on the work formerly done by General Chu but so far has taken no other action in the matter.

inquiries.

The crime, for sheer brutality, is stated to be without precedent locally, and police are doing their utmost to bring the perpetrator to book.

While investigating the personal effects of the murdered man, the police found a large-number of pawn tickets, and it is A BOON TO MARINERS.

taken as being a'fset of some significance a reef, 162 that in a large number of cases, the tie- The Island of Pratas is

kets related to articles which had been miles long, with an area of 300 acres. It pawned for a trivial amount, totalling is only 30 feet high at its highest point only twenty cents in two or three in had always been a danger to shipping.stances. Other pawn tickets were also

"boy," who is missing. and many a ship has come to grief on the taken from a box belonging to an office treacherous reef, Numerous derelicts are still to be seen thers. ̈ ̈ ̈

-As soon as the project of building wireless station on the island was decided upon, the Chinese Coast Guard Adminis- tration built a lighthouse, which was completed in October last. It has a visibility of 18) nautical miles, and it is certainly a boon to mariners.

DEVELOPING THE CHILD MIND.

BISHOP VALTORTA AT ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL.

Bishop Valtorta celebrated Choral Mass at St. Francis Church on Tuesday, when he was accompanied by the Rev. Father Terayi and the Rev. Father Situ. He later visited St. Francis School Kennedy Road, where he was recolyed by the Mother Superior, the headmistress, and

-RIGE FOR THE TROOPS.

-DIEFIQULTIES ENCOUNTERED. The Yeung Wo Tong Rice Trade Guild

The building of the Pratas station began

e whole constructhe staffst in Canton has been reprimanded by the

April last, and the Kuomintang for attempting to interferetionary part of it, including the erection with military movements. The Trade Guild was asked a few days ago to grant a credit, or virtually a war contribution, of 100,000 piculs of rice, for use by troops st the frost in Huaan. The Guild was discourteous enough to excuse itself. It pleaded bad business and referred to a recent contribution of rice with more

than $80,000.

Briefly, the plan of the KRA com

mittes, subject to the approval of the parent body and the authorities, is to

turn Tai Wan Bay into a popular bathing resort for Kowloon, with the added com- facilities, refreshments, seats and a band. forts and attractions of dressing-room Tai Wan Bay is situated in close proximity to the Docks at Hunghom and can be reached by a fine motor, road going. past the China Light and Power-Com- pany's installation. The beach is highly suitable for the purpose planned, and can

resort at comparatively little cost, for be converted into an excellent bathing there are very few stones to be cleared away and the general cleaning up of the beach would not be a formidable task Further the water is clean and bathing can be carried out at all states of the tide

DRESSING ROOMS.

It is also proposed to secure a well and strongly built permanent structure which can be very casily converted into a placo whare bathers of both sexes. can change This building would be large enough to provide dressing and toilet rooms for both ladies and gentlemen, with small cubicles for changing in; while adjoining would be refreshment and tea rooms and a catetaker's quarters, all under the one roof. It might be mentioned that the

Replying to an address of welcome, which was recited by two little children, of the wireless towers was completed the Bishop asked the children to be diligent above all things in order to en- nine months

The project was carried out under thure careers of usefulness to themselves ad went out into the world. He drew supervision of a capable consulting end the community when they left school ginger of the Coast Guard Department, parallel, of a man working with a

lly transformed that rock inte a suitable and strongly constructed wooden Much difficulty was experienced in thesel on a rock. By dint of toil he even committee have had the offer of a very

utiful granite slab. The children were

the rock crude and unformed in bungalow, with asbestos foot, which has minds--but with the application of been used for housing purposes in con isel and other tools their teachers nection with reservoir work carried out arents-they could become in ment nd knowledge like the granite slab. at Tai Mo Shan. They also think of anked them sincerely for their taking a similar, but smaller bungalow nate welcome, which he assured offered from the same source for installa- theas reciprocated to the full

tion at Castle Peak, where improvements honour of his Lordship's visit a

to the bathing facilities are under con- was granted to the pupils.

sideration. It might be said that at pre- holit

sent there is no changing and dressing accommodation provided at Castle Peak, and the committee consider it is necessary and that it would be an admirable plan to instal a building there, as at Tai Wan, replete with refreshment service, etc.

course of the construction, largely due to the fact that the reef stretches into the sen for about four miles from the shore, Cantonese joining the Northern Expedi and particularly when the weather was tion of the Kuomintang have informed squally, ships found difficulty in anchor their commanders in advance that they ing. In unloading cargo from a ship, will not take damaged rice. A year ago, small boats had to be used, and only one just before the anti-British boycott, a large consignment of rice was stored in or two trips could be made daily. The

a foreign godown in Carton; and as the beats had to be maneuvred sinuously, importers have been unable to reclaim and the trip could only be made when their goods, the Kuomintang have decided i to commandeer the cargo for military the Burr was behind, because only then use. The troops about to depart for was it possible to judge the coral pin Hunan, however, have expressed their nacles. Moreover, much time was taken disapproval of the rice as being "too.

in getting ashore the apparatus and cargo. which amounted to between 2,500 and 9,000 tons

SZEYAP ASSOCIATION.

be

The Canton residents from the Sayap Districts of Kwangtung have recently there is no stone co the island, and Organized a Szeysp Association in Can- ton, and they expect to enrol at least every bit of material necessary for the 6,000 members. The Steyap Cantonese construction of the station had to

Added to the innumerable are known for their overseas enterprises imported. Many of the most prosperous Chinese merchants in the United States of difficulties of shifting the cargo, the island America, Canada, and other places, in- was also affected by three typhoons when cluding Hongkong, are natives of Sun cargo was being unloaded On those ping, Yanping, Hoiping and Sunvi The newly organized-Szeyap-Association occasions, the ships out from the shore will send a representative to America to had to hurry away to Hongkong or else where in order to evade the typhoon. On visit their fellow townsmen there.

one occasion, some Shanghai-cargo boats were moored near the shore, and one night, when the crew, were fortunately ashore, a storm arose. Next morning all

THE OIL MONOPOLY. Natives of Sunchong, Toyshan, also known as Sunming, report the discovery of an oil well there. For a time all went well and there was a good supply, but

NSTABLE'S CONDUCT

CRITICISED. ARRASTED IN OPIUM DIVAN. CHINESE PRIEST DISCHARGED.

When a

Shantung constable was yesterday, with smoking opium in a divan charged, at the Kowloon Magistracy on the first floor of 232, Temple Street, the previous night, Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, the Magistrate, fined defendant $2. On as a police constable, another fine of $15 further charge of misconducting himself, was imposed

A Chinese priest, who was also found but was discharged as there was no direct in the divan, was charged with smoking, evidence against him.

The two keepers of the divan were each bined $30

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In-connection with the Tai Wan Bay scheme it is not proposed to allow private mistaheds, but to give as up-to-date and much better substitute in the building suggested, which can be used by all..

BAND CONCERTS.

It is planned to place seats at conveni

Another inclusion in the scheme is the ent spots, so that the public may have

provision of a band stand, the idea being somewhere to rest if they desire, that on certain evenings residents may same time enjoy a musical programme. arrange bathing picnics, etc., and at the

The whole idea is to create a popular. might be mid that such a resort would bathing resort for Kowloonites, and, it also attract many from the Hongkong Bide across as a change to Repulse Bay and other beaches on this side of the Harbour, especially if there is the added beaches, of hand concerts, drove

probably owing to mishandling or unthe boats, with the exception of one, were supply of hydroplanes for tending the attraction, not as yet possessed at these

een smashed

THE STATION,

pientific working, the well now shows found to have been signs of becoming dry. Should the authorities raske an investigation and encourage exploitation, it is said, there may be possibilities of development

The structure of the building is of reinforced concrete-with-ateol structures, The towers are 200 feet high....

The recent Kuomintang decision to

The wireless machinery was manufac Abolish the oil monopoly in Kwangtung has according to the consumers, been tared by the Telefunken Company, and farce. Now merchants desiring to renew it is capable of transmitting messages for their oil trade have to apply for licenses ranging from $10 to $1,000 each, and to 2,000 miles radius,

A contract has also been made for a Prata Each of these will be capable of carrying up to two tons. They will also carry mails. A school has been opened in Bhanghai for the training of Chiness airmen

A post office is also to be opened, and

one of the men employed there will act its materiaissaanud will be eventually.

81 postmaster. The institution of a post would be otherwise be impossible for the office is considered necessary since it

to their families

pay a special tax of 20 cents a gallon. The meteorological-instruments includ men employed there to forward money

denv

ing a dinesanecmograph,

A the

NECESSITIES

At present the scheme is only in its initial stages, but it is so far advanced and very inexpensive, considering the as to be seen that it is very practicable many benefits that would be secured from presented to the proper quarter for Con seems highly probable that this scheme sideration in the Legislative Council It

same time as the report of the Bathing Beaches Committee, who have been bygometers,

will be taken into consideration at the

gathering (as previously mentioned in The grant of a license is not automatic barometers, peluviorograph, sunshine but a Lavour which the Kuomintang may recorder, thermograph, stainganges, and

dry and wet bulb thermoactors were all The people on the Pratas have forth these columns) suggestions from residents with began to cultivate the unfruitful soil. with a view to the improvement and manufactured by Cassela and Company. For sometime attempts to grow vege alteration of existing conditions at Re- RAILWAY DIFFICULTIES.

London All the steel structures and

tables were without success, owing to pulse Bay and other bathing beaches in

THIS SEASON I The receipts of the Canton-Hankownast are also British made. Railway, Kwangtung Section, are now The staff of the meteorological action the beat. Lines Have now been cut into the Colony. being greatly reduced by the heavy de is composed of officers selected from the the bushes, and under cover of these, mands of the military authorities for free Chinese Navy. They were trained at the vegetables are planted. It has beau transportation service and the necessity Peking, Tsingtao and Ziccawei Observa found that when the bushes are watered If the scheme is sanctioned, there is for curtailing passenger traffic. More tones. The operators and the engineers they retain moisture for some time no reason why Tai Wan Bay should not as Indian corn and ground nuts. The character described before the present over, since the addition of 50 per cent at the wireless section have been detach Vegetables are now been grown, as well be converted to a bathing resort of the

the Ministry of Communication

aland also boasts four fruitful.cocoa-nut bathing season closes. Bathing continues war tax on travel, the passenger trafic ed from the Mi

trees, and more trees have been planted up to October, and it is now the begin FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS. for short distances has been falling off,

Ducks and geese and guinea fowls thrivening of July So why not To The clean- many country folk preferring junk ser rice to train. They would rather, spend Further improvemente are to be made well on the island but the community has ing of the beach will not take long and Mittle more time on the journey than on the island. It is intended to blast a failed up to the present, to rear chickens. the provision of the dressing room could channel into the lagoon to afford shelter Further experiments are to be made soon be made, while the other attraction pay the extra railway fare.

A The additional charges by the Kuomin-for shipping during typhoon weather

take place about the middle of this At any rate, it is hoped by all interested tang for railway travel have prompted the Two piers will connect the faland to the The official opening of the Station will suggested could be added afterwards rallysy workers to demand higher wages channel This will be a troublesome and month: The Chinese cruiser, Hal Yang, in the scheme that next year will see The employees of the Canton Samahul expensive piece of work

with Admiral Cheng, is due in Hongkong the scheme completed, but the gener Railway are asking for an increase of 15 A club for providing accommodation at that time, and will go to Pratas. The opinion it that something should be done per cent for workers receiving less than for visitors is alad to be built, and also directors of the observatories in the East towards carrying out part, at least of the

dollar a day and 10 per cent for those a very large storehouse.

wage of a dollar or more a day.

(Continued on nezt Dolumn);

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