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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 30th, 1928.

SAIWANHO BOILER HONG KONG'S SHIP.

EXPLOSION.

A PEACEFUL THE CHINA EXHIBISIR HENRY FOLLOCK AND DR.

FESTIVAL.

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CANTON, BOY. SCOUTS CONTROL TRAFFIC.

MOTOR BUS PASSENGERS. KIDNAPPED.

TION.

A MARIONETTE SHOW,

LECTURE BY A WELL-KNOWN

TEACHER OF CHINESE,

The second any of the China

KOTEWALL THANKED." Mr. Mow Fang, who is one of the Vice-Presidents of the Exhibi- tion, and to whose untiring efforts much of the success is due thanked Sir Henry Pollock and Dr. Kotewall on behalf of the Committee for having come to open the second day. We also know, he said, how busy they are and the sacrifice which their coming has entailed.. The thanks of the Committee are also due to all past and present this Exhibition a success-to those who have made loans of exhibits, to the firms who have taken stalls..

Chief of the Fire Brigade, to the stration area, to Me Welle for the assistance of the Police and to the

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. } Exhibition opencil more auspiciously helpers who have assisted in making |

CANTON, March 29th.

than the first as regards the wen- ther, but the promotors had ample proof on Wednesday that the attrac.

natural hesitation of the public to ficiently

ose the

risk getting wet.

CHINESE ENGINEER'S

EVIDENCE.

SAFETY VALVE NOT

WORKING.

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.

The adjourned inquest into the

PING.

RETURNS FOR 1927.

HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT.

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The total shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony dur- ing 107 amounted to 209,707 vesaris of -44,127,131 toos which compared decrease of 201,580 vessels and an with the figures of 1920 show a

From early morning to late in the tions of the Exhibition were suf, and the craftsmen of the demoni- death of two Chinese as a result increase of 330,725 tona, (The drop)

afternoon today, the roads leading to the Yellow Flower Hill were Bled with the processions of or": ganized bodies going to pay their respects to the 72 heroes who died in the First Revolation some years ago. At the same time, many took this opportunity to visit the semetery of the late Dr. Wu Ting Fang, a veteran Chinese diplomat and statesinan who died in Canton several years ago while filling the post of acting Governor of Kwang- tung. Despite the thousands making the pilgrimage there was perfect order, and the control of the traffic was mostly done by boys-the boy scouts of Sun Yat Sen University under Scout Commissioner Huang Hsin Chao. Colonel Lui Ting Kuo, commanding, the Military Police, was also there on duty with a strong company of police to prevent any distribution of "Red" or seditious literature. Nothing of the kind was attempted.

great to

explosion in an oil factory at Sai to the steam launches engaged in of injuries sustained at a boiler in number of vessels is due entirely

The stalls all did a good trails Officers and men of H. Y.S. Cumber" wanho oa March. 13th, was con- loen! trade. In 1026 these accounted

entertain, and to the gentlemen of land for permitting the band to the Chinese Band. The Chinese Band is composed of business men to come and help. who have given up their evenings

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tinned yesterday before Mr. R. E. for 489,824 entrances and clearances Lindseft, sitting as Coroner, at the against the corresponding figures of Central Magistracy. The jury em-a19,555 last year). pacelled were Mesra," W. Mactar- lane foreman), B. W. Simmons foreign trade entering and clearing The number of vessels engaged in and E. C. Fincher.

36,834,014, as compared with 30,231 31,999, the tonnage being vessels of 28,371,101 tons in 1926.

once as to the injuries inflicted

After Dr. Craig had giren evid-was upon the deceased the Chinese on- ginest, who had had charge of the boller up to the time it exploded. was called to the box,

Witness said that he had been month and a half. His wages were employed on the job for about a 50 cents per day, and that he had He had served 4 years' apprentice to work from 5 am until 6 pm ship in Canton and since then bad been employed on ecveral similar jobs.

There was an increase in British

403,093 tons, ocean-going shipping of 450 ships of

an increase of 2,999 ships and an Foreign ocean-going yessels show

increase of 3,952,445 tons.

for sale did best, but no-one had those where linen and ebian were anything to complain of Nor have the publir for yesterday the stalls objects as they had been at the were as fresh and full of sttractive opening. We noticed that that of THE MARIONETTE SHOWS. the Blind Girls Home and the ... linen stall-had almost entirely difWe were drawn to the Chinese Mr. Punch's voice is international, ferent stocks to the previous day Marionette show by his familiar which speaks wonders for the trade squeaks of protest, to find a court they must have done. We get used sceen being enacted in which of us begrudge the extra cost, but throne was interviewing that we to Church bazaar prices and few gorgeously dressed official seated on prices that you are asked for supposed was an European the goods offered for sale at the dolls are manipulated by what look The China Exhibition are marked with like very fine chap sticks which sup- prices that you would pay in guided by the showman and his two the same and in some cases lower port under their arms. They were shop.

tiny daughters. The showman, being Chinese, realises the import. ance of a decorative effect. He hides behind a curtain whence his voice now angry, now pleading, now terrified issues tirelessly. But his gay material with their solemn little assistants are charmingly dressed in faces painted and powdered and in full view of the audience. We are quite sure that with the object of Early in the morning, members

the China Exhibition in view, the of the Canton Administrative

told that I am expected to say just Chinese members of the Committee Council, the Provincial and City afternoon, and accordingly I pro- Performed, evca by puppets, in would not allow any play to be a few words at the opening this Kuonuntang Committee, and other pose to trespass on your kind at-which a European was ridiculed, but political or official representatives, teration for a minute or two, though the poor fellow (if he was meant to

be an Englishman) certainly is de very difficult to add anything presided over by Mr. Lin" Sun, a after the admirable speeches, mada i to be having a thin time! But his/ pounds, witness was not in a posi-as against 1534,875.91 in 1999, an

hare yesterday by General Luard Anties were drawing a large crowd und Sir Shou Son Chow; speeches Pollock among them, and that is of all nationalities, Sir Henry which you will all have rend in this after all the important thing.

former president of the Chinese Seante, offered sacrifices to the dead, and, following them, bundreds of other government and civic z organizations of Canton The band of the General Headquarters was in attendance, and there were scores of other military and school bands accompanying the paraders to the cemetery.

Compared with previous years, the attendance was not so large, as many labour unions have been pro cribed and were no longer able to join in the day's festivity.

THE OPENING CEREMONY. The proceedings were opened by Sir Henry Pollack, KC, and the Hon, Dr. R. H. Kotewall with the Mr. Mow Fung also on the plat Rer. W. W. Rogers in the chair and form,

SIR HENRY POLLACK'S "

SPEECH.

Sir Henry Pollack said:-I am

morning's newspapers:

The great key-note of the successful progress of this Colony has been, as Sir Shou Son Chow well pointed operation and goodwill which has cut yesterday, the spirit of en mutually existed between the differ- ent nationalities, and in particular between the Chinese and British re- sidents of Hong Kong."

the 2nd of

seemed

Great interest continues to be taken in the exhibits and the do- monstration area and the sales on merrily,

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LEARNING CHINESE.

The Fruits Of Forty Years. Experience."

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said that there was a teed-pump Describing the boiler, witaces attached to the boiler and that it once every hour when the boiler had to be brought, into operation was working. Generally the boiler sure, but was' maintained at 60 pounds pres-

had seen the pressure go up to 110 on occasion witness pounds. The aafety valve did not

guage showed 150 pounds as the work on that occasion. The steam

life when pressure rose to

As the safety valve, did not 110

limit,

British river steamers showed an increase in 1997 over, 1993 of 3,273.

crease was due to vessels again run- ships and 1,826,633 tons, "This in

ning on the Canton and West.

Rivers. increase of 933 ships and an increase Foreign river steamers showed an of 453,420 tons.

year was $1,000,220.80 as against The total revenue during the 20,588.30 collected in the previous $172,341.41 or 1792 per cent,

'showing Thath increase of The expenditure in 1997 excluding special expenditure was $610,480.28

valve would work. tion to say at what pressure the increase of 875,804.35,

reduced steam when the pressure Since then, witness had always

went up to 80 pounds. He had re- the working of the boiler since he eived no specific instructions as to took over his duty, and had been guided by his own experience. Witness took it for granted that the safety valve was act as a sale pressure but had never taken the trouble to find out.

On Monday nox,

The water guage in this boiler An able lecture was given in the

was cleaned once a week. On the April, shall complete my forty Church Hall at 5.30 p.m. by the day of the fatality, the fuzedoe was and I am profoundly thankful Chinese, its Simplicity and Dito Iris work at 5 am, he found that years of residence in this Colony, Rev. H. R. Wells on Learning tatan and when witness went when I relect upon the many kind ficulty." The lecturer has been far it was registering a little more than nesses which I have received dur over 40 years in China and a mem 50 pounds pressure. The feed pump felends of non-British race, namely years. ing that period, from numerous.ber of examining boards for 20 was working well The pressure Chinese, Portuguese, British In

He is at present teaching in gradually rogs to 55-pounds. It the language school of the Univer- went down again to 45 pounds just dans and othere. From these sity of Hong Kong,

immediately before the explosion. been able to learn much which is of friends of other races I have also

The chimney of the boiler ran value.

through a cockloft and then to the roof. This cocbloft caught fire & few minutes before the explosion.. The chimney, was not red hot, and give, was that some sparks from the the only explanation, witness could chimney, ignited the wood work of the cockloft.

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This afternoon we are met to Chinese, Arts and Crafts and to Aether to view an assortment of inspect various methods of manu- facture of Chinese Articles, as well as to learn about Chinese life by means of tableaux and lectures.

On behalf of the Colony general

The Coroner at this stage warned the witness that an engineer from the P.W.D. had testified that the explosion was caused by too little water in the boiler,

SECRET WIRELESS TELEPHONE.

DUTCHMAN'S LUCKY DIS- COVERY.

INVENTOR NOW IN HONG KONG.

Daily Prem by Mr. W. B. Fan A few days ago a wireless mes- sage was sent to the Hong Kong Druten, Tjikembang, saying that he had in-

passenger on the a vented a secret wireless telephone and that he was Hong Kona

on his way to

here yesterday, claims that he has Mr. Van Druten who arrived discovered what radio and wireless experts have been for many years seeking a system of telephony and telegraphy in assured.

which secrecy is

Van Druten by come lucky chance The discovery was made by Mr.

ments in October last with his. while he was conducting experi radio set. He claims that his in- vention could send ten messages at one time.

Hundreds of wreaths were laid before the monument, and many were sent by relatives of the dead.

People in Canton have been very

The Rev. Wells spoke of his plea prone of ate to scare one another

sure at seeing the China Exhibition. which, he said, was the first of the with stories of coup d'etat and the

sort to be held in Hong Kong or like. At present Canton is very

China as far as he was aware. The quiet, and big gatherings have

live to a great extent in ignorance exhibition was needed because wa taken place without any accident

of the lives and thoughts of the If there are any "Reds" in Canton,

Chinese. One reason for this was they are afraid to show themselves. Canton was quite excited last

that we did not learn their language. Many people would any that it was Wednesday evening when the Lingly I desire to thank the hardwork.impossible to learn Chinese, but nan and the Sun Yat Sen Univer- ing promoters and the various Com this was not true. He cited several sity basket ball teams contested for mattees for the pains which they cases of quite uneducated people the City Championship and the have kindly taken in organising who had acquired a working know Mayor Cup. Long before the game and

this rening started, youngsters supporting the (Applause.) respective schools, professors, and city officials lined the gymnasium,

DR. KOTEWALL: and there was a great shouting all

Dr. R. H. Kotewall said:—" In through the game until the Mayor assising Sin Henry Pollock in handed his cup to Lingnan (formerly reopening the Exhibition, I wish to known as the Canton Christian associate myself with bis happy College) whose team won the cham- remarks. It would be unnecessary pionship.

for me to emphasize the objects and During the next few days Canton benefits of such a unique and will welcome the football team from worthy entorprise, so fully and ably Bingapore, now at Hong Kong, and have they been dwelt upon by Sir here are plenty of people more Henry, and by His Excellency pear to have two or more syllables | pump for about 95 minutes prior to Druten's expenses to England. interested in the arrival of the tean

Major-General Luard and Sér Sbou than in the date when Marshal Li Son Chow. Tsai Esia will return from Nan I have been told by those who kings The campus of Sun Yat Sen came here yesterday that the Ex University will be the scene of hibition opened with every indica- several games between the Singa- tion of an unqualified success in pore Chinese athletes and the local spite of the incremency of the players,

weather. This is entirely due to the untiring efforts of the General Committee and their helpers, and

Exhibition. ledge of the language in a few months, and mentioned his own ex. perience on first landing in Canton when he went on 2 missionary journey three hundred miles into the interior, and was left alone for these circumstances one does learn 14 days in a Chinese city. Under) at least a smattering.

Mr. Van Druten is a young "Boller Half Full,"

Dutchman from Batavia The Witness replick that the boiler Dutch Government, he said, had was more than half full and his offered him 225,000 guilders for his opinion was that with so much invention. He had not accepted 4 water side, the boiler could not as he thought that be could get At the time of the explosion, he was department. He is leaving for have exploded through that cause.

Gold8300,000 "from the US Navy standing near it, and had sus Before making up his mind to op- Manila shortly in this connection. ed slight scalds and wounds.

In reply to the jury, Witness said that whenever the pressure rose to 43 pounds, he would pump more water in. He had just used the the explosion. The pressure was 33 pounds at the time of the explosion.

2 Ways Of Baying dow

Proach the American Naval Au- thorities, the inventor_approached Chinese is simple because it is

the British Consul in Batavia, but monosyllabic; the words which ap

the latter could not promise him anything beyond paying Mr. Van are in reality separate words, and it is fairly simple to learn to pro-

Mr. Van Druten" said, that bia pounce every word in the Chinese

apparatus can be used with ordin The Foreman: According to my ary wireless receiving and trans- language. The difficulty lies in the own personal experience, 23 pounds mitting sets. The cost of each tones.

We use tones in English but pressure is not sufficient to work instrument would not to more than not along strict lines. The tones the pump Witness replied that 30 8100 dollars in local currency. The were explained by a musical scale pounds was sufficient for the pur-invention could be used for ordin drawn on a blackboard and Mr. pose. A bus robbery occurred just out-

Wells showed his hearers how The Enquiry was then adjourned ary cable or wireless telegraphy side the City last Wednesday night,

No" could he pronounced in each until Monday afternoon. when a bus belonging to a local the admirable arrangements they tone. There were, he said, some. company was on the way to Wham- have made." (Applause.)

times as many as twenty-two tones pon by the Chung Shan Road. Four

To my mind the greatest attrac-in which one word could be spoken, robbers entered the bus as passen tions of the Exhibitica are the ex- and he proceeded to give an gers and forced the driver to drive hits of Chinese arts, and the de- example with the English word eastward. Practically all the 14 or monstration area in which Chi-"cow." more passengers were captured for) neso craftsmen actually demon-

A Lesson cansom. The conductor and one passenger managed to get away, and so far no arrest has been made. Some village constables on duty along the Chung Bhan Road realized what was going on but failed to stop the bus,

the lives and thoughts of the Chi nese.

The learning the Chinese language was a tremendous opportu- nity which we ought not to neglect, especially in this time of the great need of China.

CHINESE RESTAURANTS

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and telephony. Absolute secrecy is 'assured, he claims.

The apparatus was gut to the test with much success. Meninger had been sent between Batavia and Sourabaya. It could also be equal- Bandoeng and between Batavia and ly effective over long distances.

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY,

from the exhibition earlier than No 39, Tong Long Street, had all they would otherwise have left. gone to work; being labourers of The Chinese restaurants have been the Nanyang Tobacco Factory, four very popular both for teas and armed men carried out a daring dinners,

strate the methods of their work, A short lesson in Chinese was Erom the particulars given in the then given to the interested and programme, I think that the colence, who were taught the words lection of Chinese works of art," " " you,"**" he "

. stand," beautiful and varied though they sit," walk." The lecturer apoke are, couk, have been made even of his desire to see schools for the larger. For the next Exhibition learning of Chinese established in night once more rather spoiled the

The rain which fell again instRANSACKED THE HOUSE FOR which I feel is bound to come, Ithe Colony, and he himself could charming effect of the Chinese-style:

AN HOUR. PROSPEROUS KWANGSI, would appeal to the many collectors provide the teachers. He hoped that illuminations, and drove people

and connoisscurs in the Colony the Kowloon Residents' Association

While the inmates of house Mr. Tang Chik Yi, formerly dean to emulate the unselfish example would take the matter up and that of the College of Agriculture of of these ladies and gentlemen who other schools might be started on Sun Yat Sen University and at pre- have lost their treasured posses the Peak and mid levels. sent director of the Kwangsi In wiens on this occasion. I would stitute for Industrial Developments, also make a suggestions that the is now in Canton, having returned-Exhibition may be held ternately

armed robbery at the above pre TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENT from Ziuchow, Kwangsi, where in Hong Kong and Kowloon Moreard by-Mr, Wells for the learning

museon Wednesday morning. A very inspiring plea was put for much progress has been made in room can be found in Victoria: Chinese, The World, he said, hibition The Hon. Mr. J. Owen and on gaining admittance soon To-day is the last day of the Ex-men had left, the robbers returned After satisfying themselves that the -road-building-and-other-public-im- Cty, and, in addition souxe of the was getting smaller and was now Hughes and Dr. S. W. Leo will open overpowered the people, a woman, provements. He mentioned that a collectors who may be reluctant to faced by international problems of the proceedings at 3 p.m. and the girl and youth, living in the house. period of peace in that Province let their treasures go across the has enabled the Government and harbour, may be willing to lend great importance. Everyone had special events will be:-

The robbers spent a full hour ran- the people to give their time to them for exposition on the Hong world relationship, and, with the describing Chinese Home Life and clothing and jewellery worth $411. some share in the formation Sof 5.30 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. Scenes sacking the house and left with industrial developments Soon there will be a cement works and. Kwangsi

rapprochment of East and Weet of Mandarin's Court, explanations The boy managed to free himself has now more than 2,000's of public

which Sir Show-son Chow spoke the by Miss Jean O'Hoy. highways. Mr. Tang is returning to

from his bonds and raised the day before, it was most important

8 pm to 8.45 p.m.-Lecture: alarm. The police arrested an Kwangeï in a few days.

that Europeans should, understand The Chinese Mind, the Rev. O elderly man on suspicion, but Inter

(Continued on next Columin).

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I have now much pleasure. joining with Sir Henry Padlock in declaring the Exhibition open." (Applause)

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