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LADIES DAY AT THE

ROTARY CLUB

Interesting Talk By Miss E. Thom

Ladies Day at the Rotary Club was very well attended when the weekly tiffin was held in the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday. The speaker of the day was Miss Eleanor Thöm: of the Education Department (King's College) and she gave A very interesting talk on Kwangel.

Miss Thom had only just returned from a tour of that province with the University Education Society tour party, and at the conclu- sion of her talk she was thanked by Prof. L. Forster who said that he wished to emphasise a point made by the speaker, and that was they were very grateful to the authorities of the province for the facilities granted the party, and making their tour such a pleasant

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FRANK' IMPRESSIONS. Addressing the gathering Miss Thom said:-

I do not intend to give a "high brow" lecture not have the courage to deliver an education

talk, not when the Professor of Education, my former teacher, is sitting so nearby. I am not qualified to speak of Kwangsi from the historical, political, economical or social point of view. I shall Just give my frank impressions of the glimpses 'I had of the province during my stay there.

We went to Wuehow by river steamer. From thence on we travelled in buses and cars for thousands of miles. We returned to Hong Kong passing through Hunan, and from Kengchow we took train down to Canton.

Kwangsi is 2 province north- west of Kwangtung. It has an area of 220 000 square miles and a population of about 12 million. The province is very mountainous which makes communication dim- cult. There are по railways- travelling is chiefly by bus, motor- car. bicycle or on foot. The main waterway is the West River, which is not so good for steam navigation because the river bed is very high. The climate of Kwangst is semi- tropical and is suitable only for certain crops. Or the entire land area only eight, and a half per cent. is productive.

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GENEROUS GESTURE The Kwange: Government was most generous" "in providing party ..with free transportation. hotel accommodation and food throughout our stay in the pro- vince. We had special programmes arranged for us daily, and were were taken to every place worth seeing. One cannot fully realise what this means until ore has experienced some of the dimeulties of travelling in parts of China. Even with the special bases and cars at our constant disposal, and the courteous attention of the Government officials, 1 cannot truthfully say that travelling in "Kwangsi 18 comfortable.

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The roads in the province, like those in the interlor of Chiria, are very poor, many are -worse than bad. In wet weather travelling of those roads is nerve racking. We had much rain during our trip, so the cars and buses merely glither- ed, zig-zagced and skidded along narrow mountain paths, often over- sheer precipices. We looking

were fortunate in not having any motor accidents though we have several very close shaves. One gentleman in our party was laid up for a fortnight after Hong Kong. suffering reaching from shock as a result of one uf his narrow escapes.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY

WEEKLY TOLL

OF THE ROAD

Traffic Accidents Return

In the Colony of Hong Kong in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 ato. on Satur, day the 15th. Instant, there were altogether 33 trame accidents, as the result of which two peosons were killed and 23 persons were injured.

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Public Vaccination Returns

Public vaccination carried out by the St. John Ambulance Brigade during 1937 totalled 137,993. Divisional returns were as follows. -Chinese Y.M.O.A. (H.K.) 1828; King's College Old Boys 3257; Rail- way 5807; Kowloon 1215; Mongkok 60153; Chinese Y.M.C.A. (Kowloon), 16631; C.A.A. 2481; 8.C.A.A. #1249; Of the person killed, a Euro-Central 38474; Y.W.C.A Nursing pean gentlemen, private car pas- 403; Central Nursing 22; Victoria senger, died as the result of in-Nursing 115: Man Shuen Nuraing Jurles received when the vehicle 978; Headquarters 4: Haw Par Ac- collided with the nullah wall and cident Station 370: New Territories overturned.

5206.

A Chinese male, aged 40 yeürs, died as the result of injuries re- celved while alighting from a mov. ing tramcar.

"Of the persons njured, 15 were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing or running across the road and were struck by vehicles.

THREE PRINCIPLES General Pel Chung-hsl. one of the powers in Kwangsi. told us that the purpose of the People's Militia is to put into practice the Three Pecples' Principles of Dr. Sun Yat- sen, through carrying out the three-fo'd policy of self-defence,

Three tramcar passengers and based on the principles of nation one, bus passenger were injured alism, the policy of self-Govern- while alighting from moving tran- ment based on the principle of de- cars and a moving motor bus ́ res- mocracy, and the polley of self-pectively. sufficiency, based on the principle of the Peoples' Livelihood. Gen- eral Pe emphasised the fact that this is the only way to regenerate the Chinese people, and if the alm is consistently followed. I will eventually lead to the salvation of China.

ΥΠ addition to the three-fold policy of self-defence. self-Govern- ment and self-sufficiency there is another three-fold policy in Kwangel--that of training students for officers, citizens for soldiers, and volunteers for conscripts.

VERY POOR PROVINCE Kwangsi is a very poor province. Life there is extremely hard. More than 80 per cent of the population depend upon agriculture for a living. There is very little land ne for cultivation, but of that ttle The greatest use is made.

I think the necessity of labour in Kwangs! is a blessing-a stimulus to industry, which is the very root and spring of all that we cal! pro- gress in individuals and civilisation In nations, Kwangsi is rightfully named the model province of China. The present leaders in Kwangsi realise that there are two ways of attaining an important. end--by force and perseverance. Force falls to the lot only of the privileged few, but austere and sustained per- severance can be practised by the most insignificant. Its silent power grows irresistible with time The "hard work rule" holds good from the highest official down to the lowest peasant. The higher the rank the harder the officer works so as to set the pace for his sub- ordinates. All officers wear the same cotton uniform. work the same, number of hours and eat the

ame food.

RETURNED STUDENTS

I have the greatest admiration for the returned students working in Kwangsi. and many of them deliberately choose to sacriAce themselves. There is a group of highly educated young men trafri- ed in Europe and America. They are very inteligent and efficient in their special felds. They lead a fe of self-forgetfulness, sacri- fice. complete disregard of "onal comfort, pleasure, indulgence and advantage simply because they zong'der that their example is for the good of China.

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One motor cycle driver and bicycle rider were injured as the result of colliatons .. between vehicles.

driver was injured private car when his vehicle collided with the nullah wall and overturned. Of the 53 accidents, 20 were collisions between vehicles; 23 were collisiona between vehicles and pedestriana: and 10 accidents were due to other

Causes

Type of Vehicles Involved.

Priyate motor car Motor Jerry

No.

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Public mator car Motor bus

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A boy was injured when he fell from a tricycle whilst attempting to climb onto the vehicle.

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Motor cycle

Tramear

Bicycle.

Tricycle

Rickshaw

HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE

The

Development Of Far Eastern Service

was purchased--a) will celebrate its ninetieth anni- company which had been engaged

Hamburg-American. Line į Kingsin Line

versary to-morrow, May. 27, 1937. Founded in 1847 In order to estab- lish a regular service between the two countries, the.company's net- work of services now spans the globe and serves ports in Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe.

The object aimed at by the small group of Hamburg businessmen and shipowners who founded the Company, in 1847 was to establish a regular service between Ham- burg and New York by means of sailing ships Shortly afterwards the first vessel, the sailing ship "Deutschland," was commissioned for that service.

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The new undertaking proved successful and was able, a few years later. to change operation by means of steamers. For a considerable time its scope

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was limited to the Hamburg-New the fleet was York route, but steadily increased, and the Com- pany soon acquired an excellent reputation for its service.

100 SHIPS

Kwangs de very rich in minerals. There are rich deposits of gold, silver. copper, Iron, tin zinc and the rocks and other things in mountains. Unfortunately there is no money for the proper develop- ment of the mines.

Having this provided itself with Leaving Kwangsi, One

we passed a solid basis in the shape of its through Hunan on our way back to Hong Kong. Stopping at "that decided in 1870, to extend its ac- province showed us the vast dif- tivities to the West Indies as well. ference between it and Kwangsi în înthus manner.

development the matter of order. discipline and was started which had for effect cleanliness. The inbabitants of that, in 1914, 74 overseas services Hunan are.-in

general uncouth. were operated by the Company to untrustworthy, rude and dirty. We all parts of the world, that its pent one night in Hunan it would fleet aggregated more than 1,000,- have been hard to survive another. 000 gross reg. tons, and that the I can assure you we were glad finest vessels, employed in world to leave Hunan and come back to shipping were owned by it. Hong Kong again,

route on the same

since 1872. Sallings of cargo ships to the Far East were also operated from New York.

were These services

enlarged when an agreement was concluded under the terms of which the Hapag became a partner of the mail service of the North German Lloyd (March 1900). Two twin- screw steamers, aggregating 11,000 gross reg. tons each, were used for that purpose. Commencing in Oc- tober 1903, the Company at first limited its activities to the cargo business; and considerable pro- gress in the line took place during the early years of the twentieth century.

It is amazing. but nevertheless true, that the woman members on the trip to Kwangsi proved to be the stronger sex. I really think that the majority of women can stand hardship and inconveniences better than men, though it suits us at times to act "delicate." gentleman "in' our

New York business, the Company party had to abandon the trip and return Hong Kong at Wuchow. the first port we arrived at. He had only one meal in Kwangst and that was enough. Another gentleman was so severely knocked about that he required first aid attention in the bus. A third gentleman was sick, for several days at Kwellin. the new capital of Kwangsl. The nine ladica. on the other hand, had a marvellous time, went everywhere, saw everything, had healthy ap petites at every meal, and five of us actually put on weight.

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PLACES OF INTEREST

In Kwangs we visited Wuchow, Kwai Yuen Nanning, Wuming, Luchow, Kwellin and Yeung Sok. We saw the University, all the renior, junior, middle schools, mill- tary institutions for soldiers and special classes for adults We were taken to the hospitals, museums, libraries and factories. In short we went everywhere.

The four evils of Kwangs! former.

1y were: disorder. tgnorance, de- rencelessness and poverty. I feel, however, that at present, the only curse remaining is that of poverty,

BIBLE. MEETING

TECHNICAL BRANCHES The Company founded its own technical branch establishments

26, 1937.

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COLONY'S WATER

SUPPLY

The minimum Island water storage was 550 million gallons an May 18, and on May 25, It was 983 million gallons. The maximum combined capacity of island re- servoirs stood at 2362 million gallons. Island rainfall during 10 days ending May 25 averaged 10.71

inches.

The minimum mainland storage was 703 M.G. on May 17, and on was 1204 M.G. The May 25 it maximum combined capacity" of mainland reservoirs is 3687 milion gallons. Mainland rainfall during the 10 days ending on May 25, averaged 12.73 inches.

DONATIONS

The Director of Ambulance has the honour to acknowledge witn grateful appreciation and thanks the receipt of the following dona- tions:--

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Per G. 8. Kennedy Skipton......3400 British-American Tobacco Co... 100 E. J. T. Warren (In memory of

D. Chen See)

10 Australian Sandalwood Co., Ltd.

(In memory of D. Chen See) 10 10 Mrs. P. E. Stevens

Miss Grace Ezra Bunty (per E.J.TW.) Dr. S. C. Yeung

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at Hong Kong, Shanghai. and Hankow, and started numerous connecting and feeding services along the coast. "These latter were operated from Canton to Shanghai via Hong Kong, from Shanghai to Tientsin via Tsingtao and Cheefoo. from Hong Kong to Vladivostok, from Shanghai to Hankow, and between other ports. Special at tention was given to the needs of Tsingtao, the newly-acquired Ger- man colony on Kiat chau Bay, by opening up regular weekly sailings East. At first cargo steamers only were usta, but later the steamers in connection with the mail ser- vice between Shanghai and Tien-atted with passenger accommoda-

tion were added. tsin.

The main fine to and from Europe was extended by arrange- ments under which Calentta... Manila, Port Arthur, Dalny and Vladivostok were added to the ports of call...

- Air Mall despatched from Hong Kong by R.M.A. Delphinus on April 23, arrived in London on May 2, according to a message from Im- perial -Airways.

The sailings took place at inter- vals of six weeks, subsequently re- duced to four weeks. To-day, a ¦ frequent and regular service is again maintained by the Company. Vessels of the so-called "Burgen- FAR EAST SERVICE

land" class are employed, these Apart from these intensively de- being used for a combined cargo veloped freight services, the Com-arid passenger service. pany also took up the passenger business.

By now the Company has re- covered from the serious blows which the world War inflicted upon it and which comprised the and loss of ships, organisation capital. It ranks again among the

In 1938, an important technical world's premier shipping companies,

Improvement will be introduced, It owns about 100 sea-going ships

Specially designed steamers, at consisting in the provision of two aggregating 763,000 gross reg. tons.

ted with comfortable cabin accom-sister ships with diesel-electric Its network of services spans the globe and serves ports in Asia,modation. were built for that pur-drive of about 8,000 gross Teg. Australia, Africa, and Europe. pose. Before the outbreak of the tons each. At present, 28 ships The Scriptures have a tremen-

Within that comprehensive net-War, the Far Eastern business had aggregating about 185,000 "gross dous reaction: They never after work, the Far Eastern Service oc- achieved so much progress that reg, tons, are enraged in the Com- being read leave a reader where cupies a prominent position. The the earnings were large enough to The was before: they either turn a Hapag entered the Far Eastern make up for temporary stumps on

sinner into a saint or harden the business in 1830, when it was de- the North Atlantic berth. sinner and in his desperation make cided to establish regular monthly

An interesting address was given by Dr. Lechmere Curt yesterday afternoon at the quarterly meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the Bible Union of China at the Em- manuel Church, Kowloon.

After the War, the Company was him anxious to discredit or destroy saflings of cargo steamers on that not in a position until 1921 to des- the Book," said Dr. Curt.

berth. Shortly afterwards, the patch vessels of its own to the Far

pany's Far Eastern service," to- gether with 3 chartered steamers. Tacy, provide valuable link in

the system of transportation be- tween the Far Eastern countries and Europe.

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