1939-08-30 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS

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Col. E. S. Doughty's Talk At Rotary Tiffin

Interesting facts and sidelights on the geography, economy and everyday life of the Canadian prairies were dexterously woven into, an illuminating and good-humoured talk by Lt.-Col: E. S. Doughty, D.S.O.. Canadian Government Immigration Commissioner, at the weekly tiffin of the Rotary Club held at the Hong kong Hotel yesterday.

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Major R. D. Walker presid-1 came from all parts of the world ed, and welcomed the follow- and from all walks of life and for Some came to ing visiting Rotarians, Dr. varied reasona James M. Henry (Rotary Dis- benefit themselves and their fami- trict Governor from Canton),

OF

NAVAL CHIEFS RETURN TO H.K.

His Excelleney the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Chiria Station, Admiral Str: Perus Noble, and Rear-Admiral J, L. Murray, Commander of the 5th Cruiser Squadron, · have both returned to Hongkong.

H.K.MACAO

SHIPPING BOOM

VESSELS PACKED TO CAPACITY

lles, some to start a new life. and many came for adventure. Very E. L. Pau (Tsinan) and P. Lew, other than the Americans, had Marcel Moo (Shanghai) and any real farming experience.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

MACAO, Aug. 28-The Hong- the following guests, Major R. Those who came with capital Garratt, RA., Lt. W. E. Mar-bought the virgin prairie and im kong-Macao shipping companies tin, R.A, Mr. George Haynes proved it or bought an improved are doing very good business to and Mr. James T. Choy.. farm equipped. Those without Judge by the amount of passenger To traffe they are handling during capital took up homesteads. acquire title to a homestead it was the present crisis. only necessary to pay $10 and live The sight of vessels packed to with passengers from on it for a period of three years, capacity build a habitable house break and, Hongkong is an almost unprece- plow and seed about 30 acres each dented one in Macao. Accomme- year, and possess a few head or dation has long been a local pro- Some men have abiem, since the Sino-Japanese war livestock. genlug for getting along on small began. but at present they capital, so there are to-day many have been become extremely diff The accounts for the past year, successful farmers with large hold-cult to obtain, all hotels being as circulated, were then approved.ings who started with a homestead fully booked up by the earlier ar-

POTENTIALLY WEALTHY

and a few dollara, but with much rivals from Hongkong. courage, optimism, and energy.

The President also intimated to members that a telegram had been -received to the effect that Director Curry, of the Rotary Internation- al, would arrive to-day. Dr. Henry would Uke all Directors of the local Club to meet Director Curry at a tin at the Gloucester Hotel

to-morrow.

The prairies of Canada are so vast, so interesting, and so poten- tially wealthy, said Lt. Col. Doughty, that a novelette or a con-

WHEAT MAIN CROP

meet his

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and it would

SEVERAL GERMANS Among people arriving from The prairie farmers' main crop Hongkong have been several Ger- densed friendly talk is difficult. wheat and it will always be 30 mans, a few having brought over To give you an idea of the loca-ag it can be turned into cash to their motorcars with them. These obligations. Unfor foreign visitors are mostly staying tion and extent of the prairies I could best describe it by saying tunately all large wheat-producing at the Hotel Rivieira and that if you imagine an oblong countries are subject to drought Hotel Bela Vista. 300 miles wide and 800 miles long, and the prairies are no exception appear that their greatest concern For the past five or six years there is for the lack of more immediate lying along

communication from" Europe, boundary with the city of Calgary has been more or less of a drought at the western end and with far and last year was a more severe should the situation there worsen off Winnipeg at the other end, you one. You may imagine, then, the "will fully realise the extent of the hopelessness of going in for mixed farming in the more dry areas, prairies...

while the production of grain and fodder for livestock is uncertain,

the

Internationai

Of course there are many

Fortunately, market and other prices have not

undergone any

noticeable change, although the effect of the improvement in the Chinese dollar has discounted by lover twenty per cent. the value

This whole area-fat, and as wide as the ocean, with an un- bellevably clear sky-until quite recently was totally yold of brush specially favoured districts which of the Hongkong dollar. or trees, and about the only ob-happen to receive a larger share

Apart from the general interest struction a farmer would meet in of rainfall, and in suen areas mix- plowing a straight furrow 800 ed farming, such as dairying and in the situation in Europe, the local communities are unperturbed miles long from Calgary to Winn-hog raising, is successful. peg would be the rivers and prairie farmer raises the finest as far as Macao's position is con- streams, meandering about on wheat in the world. It is common- their way to the Hudson Bay and ly known and graded as No. 1 eventually to the Atlantic Ocean. Northern and the famous variety

This is also true of railway con- is called Marquis. It was pro-PRISONER CHARGED Catruction. When that great Cana-pagated from a Bingle plant isolat- WITH MURDER

...

The

dian corporation known the worlded at the Ottawa Experimental aver as the C.P.R. commenced lay-Farm in 1903,

cerned.

A charge of murder of Chan ing steel across the prairies in 1882 There is a good deal of social Sek-lam, a prisoner undergoing a the truck was laid with great rap-life in these farming communities term of 15 years' hard labour, at dity. In some areas as many as during the winter. Concerts, box Stanley Prison on August 26, was three miles a day were laid," and socials, and dances are the chief preferred against Man Shing, 31 at one time six miles a day.

attraction, and they are generally before Mr. T. J. Houston, at the to raise money for the church or Central Court yesterday. school. The ladies of the com- A week's remand was granted The prairies have a harsh cli mate because of the extreme coldmunity bring cakes and pastries on the application of Insp, La R. It is influenced more by the North and everyone from far and near Whant.

EXTREME COLD

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is welcomed. The dances are the Chan who was arrested Pole than by any of the oceans. most popular. The women are in January, was alleged to Though it is a hard climate to their joy rags and the men in their attacked Lim Pel-sen, founder and have winter in, especially for the farm-Sunday clothes. The young bloods Manager of the South China Daily ing community, it is undoubtedly in their large Stetson hats try to News, and reportedly a secretary healthy one. People are rarely sick and seldom die. In 1881, at what create an atmosphere of the wild of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, with an

and woolly west... was then Fort Calgary a site for

THE ORCHESTRA

a cemetery was appropriated and

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GENERAL

Quarantine Services Requirements

Small Pox & Cholera

Certificates

The requirements regarding "KINKM-DON ||Tesaçination sad. cholars immunizaâion certif- cates in Far Eastern ports are constantly” changing aming to modifications enforced by Quarantine Services in out- porta.

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The following is a brief sun-

of mary

existing require- ments:- Vaccination Against Small-pox:

Vaccination certificates issued by private medical practitioners are accepted in all ports, subject to the following time limits:—

Indo-China not more than 6 months.

Philippine Islands not more than 12 months.

Shanghai (3rd class passengers only) not more than 12 months,

Other ports not more than 3 years.

Port

Passengers may obtain vaccina- tion, certificates at Government Hospitals or at the Port Hearth office (11. Ice House Street). For this purpose blank forms (costing $2.00 each) should be purchased from shipping companies or from the Treasury (2nd floor, Post Office Building), before going to a Gov- ernment Hospital or the Health Office. Cholera Immunization Certificates: (B) Certificates issued by pri- vate medical practitioners are at- cepted in all ports, other than time limits. The certificates should Philippine ports, within certain

show that the" inoculations were given not less than six days and not more than six months prior to arrival in the port concerned (Shanghai has no minimum limit and the maximum limit of validity: is four montha).

(b) For Philippine Ports:- "Official" certificates are required In the case of passengers, who have spent three days pr more in Hongkong or South China. n.

These certificates are issued at the Port Health Office (11, Ice House Street) to persons inoculat- ed in Government Hospitals or at the Port Health Ofice.

NOT RECOGNISED Philippine Quarantine Authori- ties do not recognize the inocula- tion certificates" of private medi- cal practitioners and official-certi- ficates, cannot be given in ex- change for same.

Inoculation must be given not less than five days and not more than three months prior to arrival in Manila or other Philippine port (maximum period of validity)' is extended to 41 months for two ins oculations and to 6 months for three inoculations)

Intending passengers .should purchase blank inoculation forms companies or from the Treasury (50 cents each) from shipping

before presenting themselves for inoculations.

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MAMMOTH PATH INCIDENT

Sequel To Alleged Snatching

At the remmed hearing of the committal exse

against Wong Wan-cheung, "Kilan Woord- - (3) Photographs, Passengers, kwong, 23, unemployed, before Mr. tron bar, and was subsequently without valid passports, are ad. A D. Forrest, at the Central sentened to 15 years hard labour vised to have passport photographs Magistracy yesterday, Chah - Ng- affixed to inoculation and vaccina-

Chan was

duly laid out. Ten years later it The orchestra used to consist of at the Supreme Court. was still inhabited and, the a fiddle and an accordeon, but in alleged to have been attacked Intion certificates. story goes, the authorities, to get these days a Ave or seven-piece a similar way by Man. the," thing started, had to go out orchestra is hired from town. A

and shoot a couple of cowboys. "caller" sings at the dances. Hea

In Southern Alberta, the climate is always a very popular person at

(4) Hongkong Government Ser yants may obtain vaccination and inoculation ceftincates free of charge at the Fort Health Office.

bak" corroborated the evidence given by Kn Hoi-chu, a Shanghai who was relieved of jewellery, at Mammoth Fato, Con July 25,

Wone was charged on two counts of robbery, attempted mur- CANTON'S GERMANder and possession of arms

-Inspector. W. N. Darkin appeared for the prosecution.

P.C.'S STORY Salokham Bingh," an Indian

police constable, said that he was

is rather pleasant as the summersa dance. He keeps up a contin- most modern nations have a dim are cool and the winters tempered sous steam of oratory in a sing-cult racial problem. May I digress by the warm Chinook winds from song voice and you can hear him for a moment to say that if there the Pacific Coast, commonly known above the sound of the music sing were no newspapers in the world

RESIDENTS There Ing, "Gentlemen bow to the right; to-day it is likely that the nations as the Japanese Current can be no doubt that the glory ladies how under; grab your part would be more encouraged and Reports from Canton on Monday of the Went is the "fall" of the ner and swing like thunder." would be more willing to sit around state that the German Consul year, when the days are absolutely There are about 3,000 Indians in the family table.

there had advised German resi- clear and the sun shines beauti-the prairie provinces. They are fully in an unclouded sky. The located on ten reserves and they orities of a variety of races. Their political situation.

On the prairies there are min-dents to leave Shameen due to the

on duty in Queen's Road on the day in question. As he was going leaves of the poplar trees turn a go by such names as Blackfoot, children are likely to speak two Local German officials here re-up Mammoth Path he heard a boy bright gold; the bright clear sky. Blood. Sarees, Stoney, etc. They languages and their grand-child-port that these particular res shout "matching" When defen- and the champagne alr make it used to depend almost entirely ren to speak only English. They dents have proceeded to the lo- dant saw witness approaching he the pleasantest time in the whole upon hunting and trapping for a fraternise and intermarny and ap- terior of China. They are not ex- turned into scavenging Lang year and one feels glad to be alive livelihood, with here and there pear to be living happily and con- pected to take refuge in Macao

SNOWFALL

some cultivated small plots of tentedly. They are not plagued by neither is there need for theur to The average annual precipita-cipal occupations are farming and the world. In England it is dif

| potatoes. In these days their prin- the majority as in other parts of travel to Hongkong. tion, which includes snow and ram raising livestock

ferent there the minority plagues is about 18 inches, The average They all practically own good the majority annual snowfall is 30 inches, which homes and good barns and many is equivalent to 3 inches of rain.

of the, houses are well furnished. Snowfall increases from West to East. The highest temperature is approximately 100 degs, and the

lowest 50 degs below zeru,

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For long years now Canadians

Each reserve is locally administer have been primarily pioneers. We

by an agent, he has with him attempted and brought to a Bue

BID FOR LIBERTY THAT FAILED Charged with escaping from police custody on

he was convicted on

a doctor," farm adviser, school cessful conclusion labours that teacher, and chaplain at about made the world wonder at their burglary wok

audacity and -mainitude, Cana- | sentences totalling

In the three prairie provinces the age of eight the children are there are approximately 178,000,000 taken away from their parents and dians have not ceased to be tra hard acres fit to farm; of this area only sent to a boarding school on the blazers. It has been a tradition Edwards, at the Centra about 60 or 70 million acres are reservation. The boys and girls for us to be in the van. To-day, yesterday. under cultivation. There are about

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are taught the three Rs, and our faith in our country is unshak one million acres or more under later the boys are instructed in able and it is this faith and con- atined to lead us to a far-reaching fidence of a virile race, that is de

development. And, son an prairies, the farmer is the type of man never to give up hope in the future of his land.

modified

Irrigation of various types, but farming and carpentering mainly under the gravity system while the girls take

The population of the three farm of domestic science. prairie provinces is roughly two

COLONY PLACARDS and a half millions, with the ma- jority in towns and villages. The Judging by the placards seen males exceed the females by four about the streets in Hongkong on per cent. The farming population any hot day it would appear that

It was stated that was committed on a the Central Magistracy on burglary before Mr. Ev

and after the court was he forced, his way out Finder the court and Sub-Iip AT Belby

when

man

The boy pointed out the and witness pursued himse

The man suddenly turned round and fred a shot at witness, but missed him. Witness tried to fre back, but defendant was out of view

endant saw B

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Rotarian A. W Ingram thanked he was arrested af Balzon Road the speaker on behalf of the Chibat 1210 p.m.on Monday.

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