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Hongkong Daily Press.

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SUPPLEMENT NO. 53

ESTABLISHED 1857

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HONG KONG, APRIL 3, 1933.

BUCOLICS

ELECTRIFICATION OF

KOWLOON

EFFECT OF POWER SCHEME ON

LOCAL INDUSTRY

The scheme commences at the Kowloon Tong sub-station, from whence a 6,800 volt underground cable carries the current through the Beacon Hill railway tunnel. At the north end of the tunnel an outdoor sub-station steps up the pressure to 22,000 volts and from that point the overhead transmis Ision line commences.

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Strong Foundations,

THE TAIPO GHOST

The advent of cheap power auch in situ. They fire of the same ENGLISHMEN in this Colony miss, as is promised by the high-tension general design as that approved by electric cable installation to the Sir Edward Lutyens for the "Grid more than the theatres and suchlike farthest limits of the New Torri-System " at present being construct- spectacular attractions of the West,tories, through Kowloon, is certained in England and are as graceful the charm and variety of the to reduce costs and to give a power and artistic in appearance as it is ful impetus to local industries. possible to make such atilitarian English countryside. The history In fact, cheap electricity in the structures. The towers are design of the race, more living than that distant parts of the Colony willed to give a factor of safety of two to he found in book, is written in undoubtedly influenca the starting and half against overturning typhoon conditions, but ragstone and copse, and to exchange of new industries which was not under

possible before the transmission owing to the heavy nature of the these for alien surroundings is to line was erected in the New Terri- soil in which they are erected this lose an influence as tender and pro-torios.

figure has been greatly exceeded. found as a mother's over her child. Wherever Englishmen have planted

There are two main types of the flag they have striven to build

towers, the straight type being much lighter than those designed up a civic and social system which

for positions where the line changes ite direction, and whero, în addition shall best express occidental ideala; in such surroundings we imagine

to wind stresses, the pull of the we are at home, though we have to

wires tends to uproot the structure. The straight ling type, which are confess that concrete and steel,

unly about four or five feet square conventions and rules, form little

Subsidiary Lines.

nt ground level, expand to nine but the vereer of a wood whose grain is radically different from sur When completed the scheme will feet square seven feet below the Lwn. Hong Kong, in spite of its make electricity available in all surface, and the foundations con- splendid buildings, remains unaltervillages and towns of importance sist of two leng flat platos parallel ably Oriental and no amount of throughout the New Territories. It to the conductors, with earth well nakebelieve can give us the illusion comprises 2,000 volt line to packed below them. This makes a that this is our home. Hence the selected positions where the voltage very satisfactory foundation and to 8,600. has the advantage of obviating the average foreigner is never wholly is transforined down free from & restlessness which, Subsidiary lines operating at this necessity for concrete. At angle though he may not be aware of it, lower pressure supply the villages positions stronger foundations are reacts on his physical and mental and market towns through trans needed, and here the four legs are ife. If his nature were able to formerer which reduce the voltage to carried down independently with respond to the local countryside his 350/200 for domestic apply The large reinforced concrete" gril- contentment would be more secure, nature and size of these transform-lages well buried in the ground.

The line passes over exceedingly but the New Territories, for all depend upon the load demand- their picturesqueness, are strangood and where this is small the hilly and broken country for the and switch-gear are greater part of its length, and ard unfriendly to the foreign eye. transformer There is beauty in our local hills, mounted on a pole, but for the under these conditions it has been and the coastal scenery has a gentle arger market towns sub-stations found impossible to standardise the Over paddy fields, and flat grandeur that the most unreapon- have been rected, feeding on to a spans

country the average span is 400 feet, sive person could not fail to admire, low tension distributing network.

The 22,000 volt line is carried on but in the hills is increased to an but we feel it is separated from

steel us not only by thousands of miles, lattice

towers, galvanised average of 700 feet, as the line is but by thousands of years. Yet throughout, which were supplied usually on a hillside where the one can learn to love Hong Kong "knocked down" in bundles of a towers have to be erected on spurs and its alien landscape, as one can suitable size and weight for coolie! The tallest tower used is appmxi- learn to love its people, by not ex- transport and were bolted together "natoly 50 feet high. pecting of it something that it cannot give us. Fully to enjoy this countryside we must approach. it as strangers eager for new ex- periences and tolerant of the things we find, no matter how they dis- ngree with those to which we have

Lately, however, several people

been accustomed. We must not be

claim to have seen mysterious lights disappointed if the villages through

in the windows, whilst a market which we pass have, none of the

foki told our informant that when attributes of Goldsmith's Auburn, or if the hillsides up which we

A questionable addition to the he was walking back to Taipo frum climb Are not fragrant with attractions of Taipo is the existence the Station one evening last week, thyme and gorse. The wind that blows through the coarse of a ghost, if local rumours are to he heard unearthly moans and shrieks coming from the direction, grass is not

wind from be bellowed. The ghost, who is said on the house, Europenis living at The English Channel; it is a wind to have been exceptionally active of Tairo laugh at these stories and say that has fanued the tombs of long- dead emperors, billowed a junk late, occupies a derelict mansion that the houe is only haunted by from some distant port, or aghed near the railway line known as the calles who use it as a free sleeping quarter, and that the cries that are over the rice-field in some remote White House. This house was built alleged to have been heard. come und dormant province to which the several years ago by Government from the coodies quarrelling among culture of the West has not yet be a residence for the Inspector of themselves. The Chinese residents penetrated. Perhaps if we accepted Schools, who declined to remain are convinced that the White Houm more readily the features of our there longer then a few months is haunted, however, and nothing surroundings, instead of trying to It is not known why he refused to will induce them to go near the shaps them in accordance with our own ideas, we should be more at stay there, for the site is no more place after dark. They deny that a force that malarial than other places in Tai- boolies go there to sleep and say parce. Yet progress moves regardless of those whose POTradition has it that the that they would be too terrified to efforts gave it birth; it is like the ground.on which the house is built sleep within twenty yards of it..

A Poltergeist? moving finger of Omar Khayam, not indevil haunted and that the one word of which it had written Inspector was driven away by the ould man unwrite. New roads hanishee. Whatever the reason for

Que bold resident, who was scop- inust open up the sleeping country- side to the eyes of town-dwellers; empty ever einca- and the Govern- tical of the rumours that were cur- overhead cables, bringing electric ment would be only too glad to letreat about the Taipo ghost, volun power to villages whose sole unit it for next to nothing. It com- teered to enter the house one night, of energy for centuries past has been mands a-magnificent view of the just to show the ignorant people the buffalo, mast break the silence bay, contains about eight rooms, that their tales had no foundation. of the hills, and the tide of build and cost over 800,000 to build. He climbed into one of the rooms ing construction must encroach on Saldom has there been such an ex- on the ground floor, it is said, and land that has never bared its bosom ample of extravagance. Now it le was about to enter the hall when a heavy object struck him on the to anything but the ploughshare.rapidly decaying, the ground floors

He Progress has already cast its bave been removed together with head, half-stunning him. shadow on the rural charm of the most of the glass and woodwork, angrily told "whoever was there New Territories, and within the and it is estimated that to put it to come out of their hiding place, next decade populous streets will in a habitable state of repair would but there was no answer. have outstretched their walls and cost almost a third of its original rooms were a silent sa the tomb. Too maken by the blow he had re- pavements where the piddi now price.

Mysterious Lights,

ceived from his unknown assailant, he doided not to explore the house and beat a husty retreat. He has ever been able to discover who throw the brick, though if he had heard of" poltergeist he might Kappang mga damay kop kan house remains a jandmark of terror for the timid and superstitions and, since the Government. have given up all hopes of over, letting it, to- #idents, are of the opinion that 16 should be demoli and.

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Is the White House Haunted?

his exit, the house has remained

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