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ENGINEERING IN CHINA

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China, The oldest lines ruo

The completion of the Canton- accomplished by engineering Hankow railway this year by scleriçe and Anglo-Chihese co- Chinese engineers, is an event of operation. Mechanisation has re- be more world wide importance. · But this rently been proved to way construction going on is by no means the only new rail- economical than, manual labour, in (The Tytam Tuk dari was built entirely by manual labour in six years. The Shing Mun dam, three time as big, was completed in five years, owing to mechanisation. It is a fallacy to assume

labour cheap manual mechanism unnecessary.

Chinese engineers and artisans," handicapped by tradition, the poverty of their natiop and many

roughly North and South, but the new lines in construction are plan- ned to run mostly from West : East, thus opening up interior pro-

vinces.

IMPORTANCE OF RAILWAYS Roads are of value but cannot replace railways in any country. The main difficulty about railway construction in China is finance: when that is overcome there will be a very great increase in rail- way construction.

It was reported to the meeting that Mr. G. P. de Martin had written resigning the post of Hon. Director, to which he had recently been appointed. In his letter, Mr. de Martin said he felt, on reflec- tion, that it would be impossible for him to do the work, owing to the fact that he resided at Talpo, and for other reasons. He feared that in the circumstances he would be only a nominal Director. He The Government has realised the felt that with the growing experi- | value of telephones for milltary, ence of the branch secretaries, It | and unification purposes. Great might be possible gradually to de- extension in the services, especially centralise the work of the Bociety.

in Central China. have recently The Chairman said Mr. de

been made. There are automatic Martin's decision was a great blow telephone exchanges in Canton to the Society, but he quite under- and other Chinese cities. Radio, stood how he felt in the matter. in the Chinese and English langu- not desiring to take the credit of ages, can be heard in remote being Director without fulfilling villages. It value for unification the functions of the post.

propaganda purposes cannot be overestimated.

MANY NEW CASES Atler discussion, it was decided that a sub-committee comprising Mĩ. Loseby, Mr. de Martin B Boxer. Mr. Skinner and Mr. Mc- Kellar should consider the whole question of the Directorship and report to the next meeting,

that rendera

other obstacles, are doing splendid work in China-work of which so few Chinese and foreigners are aware, Progress in China is how planted Armly apon machinery. upon steam and internal combus- tion engines, the dynamo, the

printing press, radio and all man- ner of mechanical contrivances. It wili suffer no serious check. China has commenced the latest and greatest intellectual and ma- terial transformation in the forty centuries of her wonderful history. NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

The national characteristics of China include great industry and To-day inlund water borne | considerable ingenuity. With the same training and opportunities, traffe greatly exceeds in volume that on roads and railways 'com- Chinese engineers and artisans are bined. For centuries the high 4s capable as any other nationals ways of China were the water-in carrying out technical designs Ways. These water-ways have and engineering works. If there proved to be both a blessing and is loyal co-operation with foreign- ers, increased facilities for train- a curse to China.

ing artisans, and peace in the "CHINA'S SORROW"

land, Chinese engineers will have The Yellow River is known as "China's Sorrow"; but other water-

a wonderful opportunity to bene- at their nation and to add to the ways have inundated and destroy-wealth and security of other ed millions of acres of crops and caused terrible misery "in large districts.

The case report for December showed that 158 new cases had been dealt with during the month, making 970 cases under supervision at the end

of the month. The average income per head per month of the cases.dealt with war $1.68,

compared with $3.89 in November. The Inspectors had

The more hopeful side of the paid 477 visits to homes, and no

picture is presented by a survey fewer than 4.018 persons had call of the work done in recent years ed at the Society's offices.

by various river conservancy or The finance report for December

ganisations in China, but especial showed income totalling $2,322.461y that accomplished by the En- and expenditure amounting to $2,-gineering Department of the China 121.78. It was reported that since International Femine Rellet Com- the end of the month,, further monies had beer received. in- cluding $1,000 from the Women's Auxilary.

The meeting appointed Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming auditors for the coming year, sub- ject to their consent.

It was reported that the five boys maintained at the St. Louis Industrial School and other chlidren at the Victoria. Home had written expressing appreciation of what the Society was doing for them.

mission.

SHIPPING PROBLEMS

The great increase in the size of ships and in the volume of shipping calling at ports in China. have provided many unusual pro- blems for harbour engineers, and remarkable schemes have been successfully carried out,

The incredible has been accom- plished by Dr. Chatley and the engineers of the Whampoo" con- servancy Board; the shallow river bed has been converted into a safe harbour, so that large ocean going steamers now lle close to the

ANGLO-CHINESE CO- OPERATION

In addition to the Chairman, there were present at the meeting Dr. Nash, Dr. Hunter, Mrs. Mid- | Shanghai Bund. dleton Smith, Miss ateele, Mrs. Barker. (Hon. Secretary), Messrs. F. H. Loseby, J. L. McPherson, 8. V. Boxer, A. Hicks (Hon. Publicity Secretary), Frank Kwok, A. MC- Kellar, (Hon. Treasurer), D. Black, J. M. Noronha, and L. D. Skinner.

CLAUDE RAINS DIVORCED

Actor's Marriage.

In U.S.-

A decree nisl with costs was granted by the President, Bir Boyd Merriman, in the Divorce Court last month, to Mrs. Beatrix Lind- say Rains (Miss Beatrix Thomson, the actress), Southwick-street, Marble Arch, W., on the ground of the adultery of Mr. William Claude Rains, stage and screen actor, with Miss Frances Fropper, with whom he had gone through a cere- mony of marriage in the United States.

Mrs. Raina's petition was not de, fended,

Mr. H. W. Barnard, Mis. Rains's

For nearly a century Hong Kong has been an object lesson to our Chinese friends of what can be

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"It is not for sale," said the proprietor of the shop. "I hang it there only for show purposes.".

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last year the husband was grant-

In others.

ed a decree nist in the State of It is not included in the sche New Jersey, United States, on the dule of the Protection of Birds

ground of desertion. The decree

Act, 1933, which provides for the

was made absolute in the follow protection of birds of species re-

Ing April and a few days later Mr.

Rains married Miss Propper in the

State of New York.

sident in or visiting Great Britian

in a wild state."..

This Act renders able to pro- ORDER DISMISSED ·

gecution any person who “işken When Mrs. Rains's sult was be-

any wild bird, being a bird to gun he entered an appearance un which this Act applies, with the'

intention that it shall be sold der protest and an issue was di- rected to be tried. Mr. Hains, alive; or sells, offers for sale, or. however, gave up his claim that has in his possession for sale any. he had acquired a "domlefie of live bird, being a bird to which choice in America and the order this Act applies, other than close- regarding the issue was dismissed, ringed specimens bred in capti-

Mrs. Beatrix Rains, the petition-

vity." ler, and Mr. Rains were married in 1924, at Windsor The wife's caso

was that in 1928 they both went: She saw her husband in London

to the United States, where they were acting. They were not happy and in 1928 she returned to Eng- land alone,

in the following summer and they agreed to separate. On bearing of his re-marriage "in. America she started 'procesdings.

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SPEAKER THANKED Rotarian David Au then thanked the speaker on behalf of the mem- bers of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong, in the course of which he said he hoped that Prof. Middle-. ton-Smith's talk would start the ball rolling for similar addresses.

LADIES' DAY Announcement was made during the tin that Ladies' Day would be the feature of next week's tiffin. The Chief Justice, Bir Atholl Mac- Gregor, will be the speaker.

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