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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 14th, 1929.

HONG KONG'S TELE-

PHONES...

PROGRESS OF AUTOMATIC SCHÈME.

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PRAISE FOR NAVAL RATINGS.

H.M.S.

"CONCORD" TO TAKE

DRAFT HOME,

FAREWELL GATHERING AT KAI TACK.

!!

BANDIT-CUM- GENERAL.

THE INFAMOUS WU CHIEH.

HIS RAIDS IN SHANTUNG,

Excellent progress is being made in all directions in connection with the change-over of the Hong Kong

Chinese officers and men, with a telephone network to automatic Bidding farewell to thirteen burning grievance against all in working, and it is confidently ex-Royal Naval signal and wireless authority, are being let loose in in- pected that the change will be car-ratings who had been attached to creasing numbers over North China ried out by the date originally fix-No. 442 Flight, RA.F., Kai Tack to swell the ranks of Jawless des- ed, January 1930.

Squadron Leader MacPherson said peradoes in every hsica. that he was very sorry to part with

After the devil-may-caro life of them. Fa had never before had Naval ratings under his control and,

recent years fighting up and down when they first came to him from the land under unscrupulous com- Shanghai in February, 1927, he felt manders, who have given them! certain qualms as to whether the carte blanche to pillage peaceful Naval men and himself would feel

So far as the Exchange portion of the plant in concerned, Messrs. Siemens Bros., London, report that manufacture is proceeding satisfac torily, and they see no reason any the equipment should not be sup plied and installed by the date Axed

in their contract.

quite happy concerning the innova.country-folk everywhere" at will, tion Ho was pleased to think these soldiers of fortune never settle that, not only was he sorry to lose down to a normal existence. then, but the men regretted having to leave No. 449 Flight.

He had always entertained feel men of the Royal Navy. Since ings of great respect toward the

New Exchange Buildings, With regard to the buildings for the accommodation, of such plant, all necessary alterations and modi Rcations to the fifth floor of Ex.. change Building for the housing of the new Central automatic exchange on One Boor, combined with the excoming into more personal contact Are completed, and the large area

with them, that respect had been cellent lighting arrangements, make intensified. He wished them bon these premises as nearly ideal as possible for the purpose for which voyage" and hoped that their re

turn to "Blighty" would be a they are required.

happy, one."

In Kowloon the new building is rapidly approaching completion, and will be entirely finished in good time to accommodate the first delivery of the exchange equip

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In all exchanges, special de-humi- difying equipment is being provid ed, in order to maintain the rela sive humidity of the exchange room at a safe figure during even the worst period of Hong Kong's wet

season.

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The work of connecting all sub- scribers' lines to the new exchange in readiness for connection to the new system is proceeding rapidly, and the company is endeavouring to carry out as much of this work as possible during the dry season, in order that the insulation of the paper-insulated underground cables will not be adversely affected.

At a farewell upper given to the Naval men by the R.A.F. at Kai Tack Aerodrome, at which Corporal Steadman presided, P.O. Tel. Fowles proposed the toast,

"The R.A.F. at Kai Tack." Lieut. Heal- ing responded.

Squadron Leader Keeble has now taken command of No. 442 Flight: It is anticipated that H.M.S. "Concord will sail for England on Saturday next, January 18th.

"PEPING" OR →→?

BOARD OF EDUCATION IN

DISPUTE.

!

KAIPING COAL

FOR HOME, FACTORY, & POWER HOUSE

HOME FACTORY AND BUNKERS

POWER

HOUSE,

TUGS &

LOCOS.

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong,

Noted bandit leaders, who, hovo risen rapidly in the military profes

opportunities of plunder on a big sion, are naturally attracted by the CORRESPONDENCE.

scale afforded by a centre like Tien tsin, where a substantial coup may provide an ample competence for life,

RATIONALIST LETTERS TO THE PRESS: JESUIT "FATHER'S PROTEST.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG kosa DAILY PRESS."1

The Chinese have attributed re- cent burglarious attacks in the Con- cessions to notorious members of General Wu Chich's Army Corps A native of Chan Hua Haien (Shan-historical basia ting), the General was until last summer one of Chang Tsung Chang's leading generals and, like his chief. a gentleman of the road, with nume. rous exploits to his discredit be fore he joined the army.

Readers, who are at all familiar with Gospel Criticism, will at once recognise the long since discredited Bahrdt, "swoon theory of Venturini and

the mmcst notorious romancers about Jeaus. They will remember it as one of the most ́ striking examples of the follies to which Rationalism has given ut- terance in order to explain" the Resurrection, and they will long stace have classified it among the theories once embraced with en- thusiasm by most of the older Rationalists but of Christianity.

which modern

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SIR, For some time past anonymous writer has been issuing a challenge to a controversy on the The thallenge has not been accept. critical investigators blush to re- And well they might ed. We are not surprised. The member. methods adopted in newspaper con-

for the reputation of ủ troversy by local Rationalists have school of criticism which wax placed them out of court. One can capable of putting forward, so. Of this caly regret that such irresponsible rude an explanation.

to view Professor Weinal, a modern correspondents still continue find shelter, under anonymous Critic, says: Commandeered Weapons.

names, in the columns of any of The thing becomes shameful" if, after his crucifixion, Jesus in After the debacle of the Chih-Lu' out papers.

We do not, thereby, condemn all the coolness of the sepulchre re- armies, Wu Chich, with the remnant anonymous correspondence. There covers from his state of coms, and A of his command, enrolled himself are occasions when a man may have after forty daye dies of exhaustion for and fever. That is simply disgust- quite legitimate ground under the banner of General Fang; publishing a letter anonymously.ing, yet it is all said to be in the Chen W and settled down in the But we do maintain that a closer Gospels." neighbourhood of Wu Ting" Fn, watch is needed over this type of Strauss, whom Rationalists would. where he proceeded to recoup his letter than in the case of "letters place among the immortals, dispos cases in men and material by help. duly signed. ing himself to the revenues of about

The Peping Board of Education is involved in a dispute with the With reference to the actual tele

Association for the Unification of phone instruments and sub-exchange.

Now what are the facts? For ed of the theory for ever in these switchboards installed at subseril the National Language concerning

a dozen haien.. What little Chang weeks On ead newspaper columas ars' premises, these will in some the English romanisation of the two Taung Chang had left in his cease fare filled with letters from local

"A half-dead man, creeping out characters newly adopted for. Peking.

cases be modified for working into the new system, but in the majority of cases the installation will require to be duplicated, and the first con- signment of the necessary appara- tus is expected within the rext few days.

convictions

of

I do not

every

words:

less spoliation of the Province, Wa Rationalists which, in tone and of the tomb, weakly prowling The Board has just circulated a Chich did his best to collect in his content, are bitterly hostile to the about, needing medical treatment, telegram authorizing that they be new sphere of influence. He con- cherished

bandaging, strengthening and nurs romanised Peiping," which shall ceived the idea of commandeering Christian.

for one ing, and at last succumbing to his be officially recognised in future arms and ammunition from the local moment suggest that any local sufferings, could not possibly make according to the Wade system. defence unita (Min Tuan) of all the paper is in agreement with the on the disciples the impression of E-Numbering Of Lines.

The Association, however, takes neighbouring hsien, thus leaving views set forth in the lettera and, a victor orer death and the grave strong exception on the ground that them utterly defenceless against that they are not actuated purely the Lord of life, which, formed It will be realised that the new according to the Standard Roman- swarms of bandits."

and simply by a desire to give every the basis of their later bold de- system will necessitate a complete isation of National Language" Any village which protested one a fair hearing, and to promote meanour: such a revival would re-numbering of all subscribers' formally promulgated by the Gov. against this decree, at once became truth. But everyone knows that have only weakened the impression lines, and this matter has been given ernment, the two characters shall the object of General Wu's special while these writers are allowed to which he had made upon them in very careful consideration with a be spels Beeibying instead of displeasure and the homes of in- persevere in their present tactics, life and death, and would make it. view to meeting the technical rePeiping."

fluential headmen were devastated it is impossible to arrive at a salis at most die away in lamentations: quirements with as little inconveni-

|by troops of avenging soldiers. factory conclusion in any of the but could not possibly have changed.

their sorrow into enthusiasm, and ence as possible to subscribers in the matter of change telephone

News of these excesses soon reached questions discussed. the ears of General Fang but it was Rationalist authors could be expos miration."

If the letters, were signed, their increased their reverence and ad- numbers..

obviously a difficult task to tackle such, a formidable subordinate. At ed in their true light, as men. There is not a word in the letter When working on the neways-Chinese. It is further suggested last, on the pler of army re-organi- amely, who are ignorant of the of the anonymous writer to show subjects on which they write; that the "swoon theory" is to-day sation, General Wu Chich was ignorant, not merely of what Chris as descredited as perhaps any ever ordered to bring his command to finns have to say, for themselves, put forward by Rationalists(and colossal commandeering of carts and alist Criticism, which they so loud even a suggestion that the theory Peping and thereupon ensued but ignorant even of that Ration that is saying much). There is not might possibly have been known to supplies J: to the rail-head at imala to carry the army with

It is a perfectly useless task to the writers of the book against Tsangchow-a three days journey undertake the refutation of such whose conclusions he is arguing. On

No less than 800 carts with press-

te, all subscribers' lines will con- sist of five digit numbers without any prefixed exchange name or ende, and generally speaking, the new numbering scheme will take the fol-- lowing lines:-

In the Central area subscribers will arrive at their new numbers by

Sorrowful Soldiers."

It is poivited out by the Assseia tion that "Peiping has another meaning when re-translated into

that even according to the Wade stem of anisation, which is not the two characters shall be spelt a standard system of the country, "Peiping," which, if re-translated into Chase again, will become

$་ sorrowful soldier."

The Association then proceeds to

ly acclaim.

prefixing the exchange namber by levy a wholesale attack on the Chi- ed men as drivers were taken from letters when their writers remain the contrary, the general reader who,

the figure plus any necessary ciphers to make up a five-figure group. The following are exam- ples:

Old number,

*C.A.

0.1999.

0.0000,

C.7000,

New number.

90001- .. 21990. 26000. 27000.

In the Peak area the new numbers will be obtained by prefixing the existing numbers by the gares 29," together with any ciphers necessary to make up the five-figure group, for examples:-

Old nunder

P.1.. P.100.

New number. 29001. 20199.

In the Kowloon area existing numbers from 1 to 090 will be pre- fixed by the figures" 37" together with any necessary ciphers to make up the five-figure group, whilst existing numbers between 1000 and 1999 will be prefixed, by the figure 5" and the thousands digit "1" will become "G," after which any necessary siphers will be added to make up the five-figure group. The following examples will make this

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clear-

Old number.

K.1.

K.990.

K.1000.

K.1999.

New number.

$7001. 67009.

58000.

anonymous. Local Rationalists especially in Hong Kong, knows. one district and only a small pre-have, by long practice, become ex- little of these things might easily portion of these found their way perts in the use of anonymous cor- conclude that he was reading an

The usual plan was for officers and men to back to their owners.

respondence. One of their number explanation of the facts of the Re- demanda raasom for carts and course) attacking some religious thought out before. This, I submit, writes letter (anonymous, of surrection which had never been mules at the end of their journoy truth. If the writer had to sign is not bonest controversy. To men- bat, even after the money had been his name he would have to consider tion, for instance, that a man WLS,

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nese official organs for adopting an English name which is condemned as part of the influence of imperial isation, following China's capitula tion after the Opium Treaty. The action of the Education authorities in this instance is resented og an attempt to follow this non-nation-paid over, there was no guarantee the consequent loss of reputation to under the suspicion of being a alistic precedent.

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that they might not be captured himself if his attack were shown common crook and to suppress the again by other parties, all eager to to have been founded on ignorance additional fact that he had been make money by the sale of plunder or malice. Being anonymous, he tried for it and had, even in the such lines will occupy certain posi-to the highest bidder.'

does not suffer the consequences of opinion of the vast majority of his tions on the switchbanks and take

Shot On Xmas Day. the numbers corresponding thereta.

such an exposure and he is quite accusers, been completely cleared Needless to say, the sum total of free to continue, with impunity, of the charge, is a type of conduct Also, in allotting positions on the misery, caused both in Shantung this unworthy type of propaganda.

which people generally class switchback for such lines it is and along the route to Tsangchow does not end there.

In point of fact the matter amongst sins against truth necessary as far as possible to make by these ruffians, is beyond computa

Indeed it is It would be very easy to develop ditional lines being required by the authorities wisely split up the forces to it. No sooner has an answer theory which would explain the Re- provision for the possibility of ad- tion. On arrival in Peping, the rare that even this much can be Strauss's argument and to show the

achieved. His Rationalist friends full implications contained in the " same subserier in the future, and if such provision were not made ostensibly for garrison duty, at hood of letters by other Ration- Jesus merely pretended that He into several units and placed them, appeared to the first letter than a surrection on the supposition that would result in a "new series of various points, widely apart, where alists, anonymous of course, pour had been dead and that He had numbers having to be allotted to the bandit forces were for the moet into confuse the issue and allow risen again: for this theory cannot such subscriber.

part overawed and disbanded by dis-

New, Reservations,

Star

ciplined troops. A residuo of some an easy means of escape to the hold together at all unless we sup- The reservations which can be 2,000 remained in the neighbourhood original writer, besides placing his pose Christ to be a common knave adversary in the position of having and deceiver, and indeed requires made in this connection are of of Turgchow and these gave cen: to refute another dozen charges us to class His intimate followers

Btill more to course very limited, and subscrib- siderable trouble before they broke (with

follow) in the same category. But to what ers who intend to take more ex-away and dispersed over the plain

or of giving up the task purposal when all was done an- change lines in the near future in a southly direction. should notify the Company at once

Troops were sent out to round in sheer disgust at the ignorather anonymous writer would ap- ance or disingenuousness of pear to tell us that, of course, all in order that arrangements can be them up hat hundreds escaped with his masked opponents who straight scholars do not accept the theory. made whereby their requirements their arms and played havoc with way, still manked, shout "glorious put forward, in fact that it was can be taken care of without neces- towns and villages in their line of victory" The object of contro now on the decline, that the com- sitating a further change in their flight.

versy should be to arrive at truth moner explantation was. *: 55999.

telephone numbers. Ünder the A strong party of raiders sacked on the point discussed. It is clear &c. Meanwhile, Anonymous writer. The above applies generally to automatic system it will only be Shu Cheng to the cast of the Ho that a newspaper, by giving the Number One retires, concealing the direct exchange lines where there is necessary to chew the first telephone Chien city on November 28th and fullest freedom for discussion" rags of his ignorance or his insin- no sub-exchange at the subscribers number of a series serving the one cleaned up some dozen shops in that along the lines just indicated, is cerity with the cloak of anonymity, premises, although even then for subscriber in the telephone, direc sorely-tried market centre, which in really giving the fullest freedom and after a month of letter writing technical reasons a small percentage tory, except in those cases where the past year suffered intolerably for the pravention of discussion. we are left where we were at the of the telephone numbers will not certain extensions ire plugged from raids by defeated soldiers and Let us take, as a good example, start, and Christians have failed to come under the above scheme, and through for night service, in which bandits Some officers and men, the writer to whom we referred at give an intelligent explanation will require to have entirely differ-case the night service telephone akilled in the art of highway rob the beginning. On January 11th of the faith that is in them!" numbers are also recorded. Sub-bery, made their way to Tientsin having failed to get his general. With such writers I, for one, would With reference to all those ex exchange subscribers with night ser- and carried out a series of robberies, challenge accepted, he published a not enter into controversy. change lines terminating on sub vice facilities should particularly murders and other crimes before highly provocative letter on the Re might mention that for six succes exchange switchboards, these will, note that the first number in the they were captured and executed. surrection of our Lord. The letter sive Wednesdays, beginning on the for technical reasona, require to be series cannot under automatic work- General Wu Chieh fled to the was anonymous, as always. I take 23rd of this month, Conference will changed to numbers which may have ing be allotted for sight service, Japanese Concession, adopting a one paragraph from this letter: be given at St. Patrick's "Club, no similarity to the existing nurn and they should consult the Com- assumed name. The Chinese autho- "We and the common solution Garden Road, on such subjects of bera, as it is necessary that all ex-pany if they require any special rities made, strong representations of the problem in the story of the controversy, and questions will be change lines serving one subscriber airangements made in this connecto the Japanese authorities, asking Resurrection. Does it not Beem cordially invited. I might also add should be consecutive, and that their tion. 7

for their assurance with the result rpore reasonable to believe that that many of the Rationalist position on the switchbanks.should Subscribers will be advised of that the bandit-leader's position be- Jesus fainted on the Cross and fell vagaries are dealt with in a local be such as to enable the switch to the new telephone numbers just as came untenable.

"state of coms and, as He was publication, the Rock, and noơ' re- buat over all the lines serving one soon se, final details have been work- He attempted to escape but was believed to be dead, was buried1plies have been received from the subscriber, if the preceding line is ed out, and the new numbers de-arrested in Tientsin and, after a What more natural than that, dur-Rationalists. Youre, etc.,

P. J. JOY, B.J., engaged. This necessitates that finitely allotted against each exist Court Martial, was publicly shot in ing the period in the tomb. He re-

"(Continued on next Column). ing old number.

·vived ?”. Peping on Christmas Day.

ent numbers allotted.

into

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