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ECHOES OF 1858

54,-The Press and the Proposed Bowring praya

CORRESPONDENCE

[All letters intenddo, jur pubis vation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so denred. but as evidence of good faith-Ex|

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WHAT IS A PINT-BRITISH OR AMERICAN MEASURE

DAILY FRESS."]

We are once more, and we hope for the last time, about to attack this pet project of the Governor, of not only forcing the Colony to pay for a Praya, which the in-- habitants one and all object to

Dear Sir,--With reference to the the construction of, but actually of legislating that the same shall be

query by "The Scout" in your called after his own name. These

Saturday morning's weekly column of local gossip as to "what is a considerations we feel convinced

pint" according to Hongkong Ord rouse the indignation of every

inance No. 2 of 1895 the standard honest independent man, in the an obsequious acquiescence to an

mensure in the Colony is the im- Colmy, but in ourselves who have act of illegal injustice-a grovel- known Sir John Bowring's im- ing conformity to the misappro-perial gallon. Despite this Ordin- potent, vain, inconsistent, time-priation of revenue much requiredance however, oil is sold here by serving. place-hunting, mob-agitat- for other purposes an utter dis- the American or wine gallon which ing, disreputable, political career: regard of all the pecuniary difficul- is approximately 20% less than the There seems Do they give rise, as Mr. Kenwigs so ties which the resources of the legal measure. happily expressed it to a feelin Colony, must necessarily have en-frenson, therefore, why beer should of wengeance vich no language can

talled upon them. We submit with not be sold in the same manner as depictur."

much emphasis and respect that oil namely by the wine or American the three non-official members of measure. We have always contend- However we are not now going Council, in whom our only hope is, ed that the imperial measure should to inflict our readers with an cannot be expected to vote in this be adhered to in this Colony but ebbulition, of our private feelings matter until all the correspondence | a visit to any garage will show that upon a public matter. We are go-between the Home Government and our view has not been upheld. It ing to take a common sense view Sir, John Bowring be placed at is rather a pity that some definite of the case, bringing forth most their disposal. They should not ruling is not made on this point by prominently, incontrovertible facts,

think of taking his word for any-the Authorities as those who adopt and arguments, to prove that the thing.

the British measure are obviously project, emanating as it does in

handicapped in competing against the most contemptible vanity, will,

the lesser American or wine stand- ard. Presumably purchasera are entitled to insist upon the imperial measure and this would seem to be the only way to safoguärd their. interests.

We submit we shall be wanting in duty to ourselves, to our coun- try and to the generation that may [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "BONG KONG succeed us in "this Colony, if we do not resist this unwarrantable tyrannical attempt at nothing short of baneful spöllation. Bow down to Gesler's cap indeed. Sir John Bowring's empty head and spectacles require a much more humiliating obeisance, than a bow

if carried out, not only absorb all the means of the Colony, for years and perhaps permanently, (thus rendering all utilitarian movements and necessary improvements im- possible) but it will infilct grevious wrongs on vested rights, will shatter all confidence in the in- tegrity of the Crown as touching landed property in this Colony and must therefore inevitably reduce

!

We do sincerely hope that these arguments will be read and under stood by our non-official members of the Council, and embraced with their views of the case. To say that the works named at the last meeting between Peddar's wharf and Lindsay point can be con- structed properly for £13,000 la taxing the credulity of men of common sense. They may be put up, and that will be all' The whole Prara will cost £150,000 at least

its tangible value as an avallable' and we can prove it, without com-

asset.

pensation to Marine Lot holders.

TIENTSIN PORT STILL

CLOSED

Consequence Of The Silting Up Of The Hai Ho

MISADVANTURES OF A FRENCH GUNBOAT

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fer most through the silting of the Hatho are the passengers from Shanghai and othre ports who wish to reach Tientsin by the sea route. They have to leave the ship at Tangku, and may perhaps have to wait several hours before they can get a train to take them on the last Jap of their journey to Tientsin. This was especially annoying at the time railway traffic was interrupt- ed on the Feiping Mukden railway when only a skeleton service WEB maintained a far as Tangku. How- eyer, with the resumption of through rail traffic between Peiping this" incon-

what.

So much has been written about their point, the result being that and Shanghaikuan the unsatisfactory state of the the mud and silt from the Yungtin-venience has been eliminated 'some- Huiho during the past few years he is continually pouring into the that it seems almost like flogging Haiho in such large quantities that a dead horse to revert to the sub-it will require months before the ject again.

damage can be remedied.

was termed a

When the new International Bridge was opened in 1920 which Monument to Pro gress," it was anticipated that the port of Tientsin would develop es pecially from the shipping view point. The bridge, was specially built on the lever or drawbridge principle to allow steamers to pass underneath and proceed to the Japanese Bund. At that time the local Japanese commercial and shipping fraternity were optimistic in fact, over-optimistic as subse- quent events proved of the future of the port, and the utility of the new bridge. The Japanese Band was entirely renovated, a swinging berth was made possible, and even modern reinforced godowns were built on the Bund with the view to future trade. But today the Haiho is really in a worse condi. tion than it was five years ago...

The Haiho Improvement Com-

Consuls Lodge Protest.

Matters retched "such a serious pitch that a meeting of the Con- In the meantime, a glance into sular Body was held to discuss the Haiho from the International what measures should be taken to remedy such an unsatisfactory state Bridgo reveals a dirty yellow mass of affairs. The meeting was purely of water with branches of trees and of a private nature, but it is un- miscellaneous rubbish floating on derstood that the Cureular Body the top, slik at flood tide the cur

decided to lodge a strong protest rent is so strong that it tosses any with the Chinese officials responsi thing which may be floating on theble and also with Nanking, but surface hither and thither like owing to the absence of General Yu pieces of straw. But in spite of all Hsueh Chung, the matter has bern this, steamers did try to make the left in abeyance until his return to upper reaches of the river; some the port. According to Chinese were lucky, but the majority get circles, it is said that the finishing stuck on mud banks. Finally touchs to the palliative scheme things got so had that Jardines and will be carried out by the North Butterfield and Swire decided to China River Commission which is stop all their vessels At Tangku a purely government concern con- and the transportation of cargo, this report lacks confirmation. On It was inconvenient for passengers trolled by Nanking officials, but but this was better than going the other hand, the officials of the ashore in the First or Third Cat Haiho Improvement Commission tings for example, and remaining aver that it is not their fault, it is there for two or three days and all due to the action of the farmers, apmetime more.

and that it is now up to Chinese officialdom to remedy matters. The Haibo Conservancy Board did a lot of good work in scouring the river of silt and mud, but this has (Continued on Page 11.)

Closing of Port.

unfort.

mission was entrusted with the The river continued going from work of carrying out the tempor- bad to worse, if that were possible,bed ary or palliative scheme, as out until the Harbour Master declared lined by the former Engineer-in the port of Tientsin closed to ship. Chief of the Haiho Conservancyping with the exception of smalt Board, Mr. Pincione, at e total launches, tugs and lighters. Steam- cost of 84,000,000. National bonds ers in the port were notified to were issued to this amount. sane leave immediately, but tioned by the Nanking Government unately secured on a special five per cent. surtax on the Customs. The work was duly started, a lock was built at Peitsang where the Yungtingho joins the Haiho, and everything seemed to be proceeding as merry aa the marriage bells until the time came for opening the gates of the lock to allow the muddy waters

Talure ignored this warning. The & French gunboat the gunboat we mooral alongside the French national Bridge, and the Captain

Bund close to the Inter being unfamiliar with the vagaries of the Haiho thought that one day more or less would not make much difference. But he soon found out to his cost that the Haiho, was not

of the Yunglingho to flow vera river to be trifled with. Through the adjacent land.

Farmers' Opposition.

ignoring the warning of the Har hour Master the Tahure had a That" was about two months ago tsin.

forced stay of two months in Tien- when the summer fresheta started. tempted to leave the port but dur A few weeks ago" "she" at- But strenuous opposition was raising swinging operations about 100 ed to this mode of improving the yards below the bridge she ran in- Haiho on the part of the fammers to a strong current which bumped who maintained that the flooding her into the cement bank on the op- of their land would mean the deposite side of the river, inflicting struction of their crops. The farm some damage to the Tahure, but ers oven went so far as to forcibly scarcely any to the bank. Finally interfere with the working of the last Saturday she decided to make lock gates. The matter was duly another attempt to leave the port reported to General Yu Hsuch- Chung, govenor of the province of trip down river she managed to and after a strenuous and exciting Chihli who sent a detachment of reach Tangku taking nearly three the Pao An Tui to try and convince the farmers not to interfere with a days on the journey.

public utility, work and to go away, The Tientein Bund which is gen but persuasions and arguments were erally a hive of industry is DOW of no avail. The farmers refused, devoid of all shipping with the ex- to budge unless they were atured ception of the unsightly mests of that their land would not be flood-the lighters and small tags and ed. In the end Chinese officialdom launches. But the people who auf- gave way, and the farmers gained (Continued on next Ool,)",

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