THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 1908,
New Typhoon Shelter. DAVID SASSOON & CO, Lid, E. SHILLIM,
PROPOSED INCREASE OF LIGHT DUES.
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The following letter has been addressed to the Colonial Secretary, by the shipping firms, in reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Chamber of Commsica dited the 25th July and published in the Hongkong Telegraph of 4th inst
Hongkong, 5th August, 1908, Sit, With reference to our letiors of a3rd April and a3rd Juna last addressed to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce os the subject of the proposed typhoon harbour of Telugu Mongkoktsal, copies al which were forwarded by them to the Government, and to the last of which we have not yet officially received a copy of the Government's reply although we notice a copy of same in this morale's Daily Preit [The Government's reply was printed in the Hongkong Telegraph of the previous evening.-Ed, H.K.T., we beg to safe that we most emphatically protest against the resolution to be proposed in the Legislative Council on the 6th instant, to raise the light duas levible on steamers entering this pin from cent to 2 cente -**-mat irgisier too, for the purpose of party icing the scheme to build a bubur of refuge at Mong koktqui al a 'cost of $1,5:0,000,
From the copy in the Daily Przzz... of your letter to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce replying to our communication of 23rd June last, we notice that the Government have mide some capital out of the fact that two members of the 1955 Typhoon Relief Commitice, whose firths represent large ship ping intéreats here and who are signatories to our letters of 23rd April'and 23rd June last, acquiesced in the recommendation made by that commitise to the Government that the harhout of refuge at Mongkokisui should be proceed. ed with at once.
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Hongkong, 6th August, 1968. Gentlemen,-1 am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant, pro- resting against the resolution to be considered to-day by the Legislative Council to raise the light dues from i cent to à cents per net regit ter ton for the purpose of defraying balf the cost of the proposed typhoon shelter at Mong koktsul.
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Your latter of the 23rd of June to which re- ference is made was received under cover of a tetter from the Chamber of Commerce dated the 3rd ultimo.
"A guaner attached to the Royal Garrison Yester ay afternoon the Victoria Recreation Artillery, stationed at Stonecutten' ishod, was Club's enclosura was filled to its atmost by a charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police record gathering which could not have num:
watch and a nickel chain from the coxswain--thren: matches in the above competition, but Kwok Kew-of the steam launch Lee Kah principally the one between the Corinthian during the typhoon. To this charge Gunner Yacht Cind and Victoria Recreation Club, as Connelly pleaded not guilty. Asked if he had the winners of this game are expected to carry
This match, any wildesses be replied in the negative, add-off the shield' this saujon. ing that everybody was against him.
though ultimately ending in a draw, proved to It was stated by the prosecutor that on the be one of the finest games of Water Pelo ex- aight of the typhoon his launch w some-hibited in this Colony. The Corinthians pos-. where in the Leuthood of Stepecutions sessed some much faster swimmers than their faland. Shortly after midnight the Lee Wah bo opponents, but the latter made up for this by came unmanageable and collided with a lighter their wonderful staying power as could be seen. Har crew ipang aboard the lighter and was at the conclusion of the contest when almost tanded on the beach, the launch being blown every man of the home team appeared fresh ashore. some time later. Before the crew left enough to start in for a third half, and in fact the launch prosecutor changed his clothes, were anxious to, an they were keen on deciding and hung up his other jacket on a rack. In the ownership of the Shield this year. the pocket of the old jacket was his watch and chain.
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The 87th and 88th Companies Royal Garris son Artillery ware down on the programme to
start the first match of the day at 530 pm
but as neither team put in an appearance by 6' o'clock, the match of the day between the V.R.C. and C.Y.C. theo took place. These two Companies will, Lowever, have to play off their
The Court-Did everybody leave the launch Prosecutor-Not all. Six left on the lighter and thres remained on board the launch.
What became of them?-They reported the loss of the launch the following mording, buttie this wack, they have not since been seen,
A reply was sent to the Chamber eu the 25th elimo and in the circumstances the Govers ment did not conceive that a separate answer Staff Sergeant Forenum here took the stand. to your letter of the aird of June was necessary. On the afternoon of the 28th ulto. he said he 2. With regard to the sad and 3rd paragraphs was standing outside the Master" Gunner's of your letter ander reply, I am to point out that office at Stonecutters. On the beach he saw a you have misunderstood the nature of the re
soldier in company with a few Chinamen, ference made to the Typhoon Relief Com-Witness saw the soldier take something away mittee in my letter of the 18th of December, from one of the Chinamen add ran off 1906. That letter covered a report by Mr. J. F. Boullon in which several schemes for a second boat shelter were discussed and the opinion of the Typhoon Relief Committee on the merits of the several proposals was invited. The committee pronounced in favour of Mong
kokteui.
3. Your contention now is that so large and costly a belter is not necessary, and you aver that on the night of the typhoon of the 27th July the shelter at Causeway Bay was by no mens full and that on the afternoon of the ame day there was congestion owing to the inability of the craft already in the refuge to get further in and mike room for others,
The Court-Did you see any scuffle? Witness-No.
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The home team were the first to take the water and were cheered by their supporters mu they got in the area, as also wore the Corin thians by their backers.
The teams were:---
V.RC. (Blues) -L. E. Lammert, A. H. Carroll, A, E. Alves, A. V. Barios, H. C.Sayer,
..M. Roza Pereira and P. M. Remedior
C.YG (Whites)-R. C. Witchall, C. J.
·Cooke, C. Humphreys, E. Humphreys, O. R. Chunyet, J. Forbes and G. Witchell."
Both teams started off well at the commence-
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About twenty yard: lower down' the beach, the witness went on, a contractor'e usikman, who saw the foldier's action, called out, and ment of play and Sayer secured the ball at the they pursued the man, catching him up near swim up and passed back, but it was not for the sentry box: Witness wont up and on maklong, as R. C. Witchell sood got hold of it and LI ing inquiries, learnt that the soldier whose looked dangerous, but Barros sel maltoza at
watch and chain... name was Connolly, had stolen a Chinaman' same by ducking him when he was just about
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to try and score from almost in front of goal. Cross-examined by accused. Witanss saw The ball went forward and Catrolf tried a long the whole aftir from where he was standing, stint, which want a bit wide. In the exchement He saw the Chisames being topped by two which was then prevailing, the Corinthines soldiers in their pursuit of the accused. The goal-keeper sent the ball over the half way line,
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While this statement it correct as far as it goes, we would direct the attention of the Government to the fact that the question of financing the proposed harbour of teluge Mongkksui was never discussed by that commitice who understood that it was to be paid for by the Government out of the funds promised by them to the Relief Food, "but It is possible that on the afternoon is quer which were not required for iba't purpose.
tion owing to low tide same congestion did Further we should like to state that the occur, but with the gising tide the shelter was present proposal by the Government to spend filled with boats; and that it was not adequate soldier take'iome hing away from the China. availed of it, but was fouled by C. Humphreys. ]
$1,500,00 on a barbour of reluxe at Mong kokisut half of which has to be provided by the shipping companieia quite another mai ter, and had such proposals been made by the 1956 Typhona Relief Committee, it is safe to assume that both the gentlemen mentioned in your letter of 25 h July last to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce would have ‹ strongly protested against the proposal.
But putting that matter. on one side, has been again clearly demonstrated to us, in the recent unfortunate typhoon of the 27th/28b
· July that there is no necessity for the construce tion also large and costly a harbour of refuge anthai proposed by the Government,
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to accommodate all the craft that would have sought shelter if shelter had been available is proved by the Tact that in the harbour no less than 6 steam-anches, I motor-hoat, to European lighters, and 66 junks, cargo,boats and sampans were wrecked, with loss of 45 lives on the night in question. Large numbers of craft bf various descriptions look sheller behind Stobecultors' lileod, and along the Yaumkli shore and it was solely doe ia the fact that at no time did the typhoon blow from the westward. that these did not suffer great loss and damage.
Chisamen were later takeo to the Master
Gunner's office.
thus conceding a free throw is the Blues, but
nothing came off this and the Whites out the
The Cauri want you to explain your state-ball over the line twice in succession. Pereira ment a little me when you said you saw the had a nice opportunity to score and quickly The Whites in their excitement were again Witness happened in a second. I said guilty of sanding the ball out of the field and C. he appeared to have taken something awe air. Lammert of the V.ILC. stopped a very Humphreys agala marred the play by fouling from the Chipamaq. I didn't see koything pass.
man,
By Detective Sergean: Appleton-Did raport the matter?
Witness-Yes.
you
The Cour-How soon? An hour after wards.
Another gunner, who was doing police duty on the pier, spoke to seeing three Chinamen speaking to accused on the beach. Goe had a bundle. He saw the Chinamas take out a watch
hard shot at goal and just saved his team. The home team now took the offensive, and Sayer and Remedios both tried, but missed, Conks who was being well marked by Alves made a leable attempt to shoot, but this was easily saved, and the whistle sounded for half time-aeither side having scored,
In the second spellthe Whites got the ball, but lost it, almost immediately after Carroll again. shot without success as also did Sayer. The ball
With only five hours' notice from the Observa-way Bay which becomes exposed "al low tide from the bundle and hand it to accused, who was then close up to the Yacht Club's goal, and.
tory of the approach of the typhoon within the 300 miles, sadius, comparatively little damage was done, to small craft, and the loss that did occur might have been greatly reduced bad the Observatory been able to ascertain the Gear proximity of the storm, which they were apparently unable to do, judging from the fact
4. It is within your knowledge that steps le being taken to deepen that portion of Cline. for which shipping, will not be charged. There is no present intention to fill in Causeway Bay on the provision of a second shelter. The Gauseway Bay shelter is regarded as a usefut harbour of refuge especially for the numerous boats that frequent the eastern portion of the harbour. But it has its limitations, one of
started to return to the barracks.
matters. looked serious when young Witchell
first saw him? -
The Court-Wes accused, ruaning when you fouled Carroll. Pereira now got hold of the
Witness-No..
He might have been. I did not see that, The last witness stated that I e was ruoning?
Chinese bey were about 100 yards from the Cross-examineil: When wisness fint saw the
ball and tried a weak 'shot, and just as Carroll was making another attempt to swim up, this player was agala fouled by G. Watchell C. Humphreys, in trying to prevent Pereira taken down to the other end of the bath from scoring, fouled. The ball was now
that the black sigoals were not hoisted until 6 | which is its inadequate size and the other its pier. Witness saw Staff Sergeant Foranum. and R. Witchell made a good attempt to
p.m. and that the guns were fixed about 11 pm. inaccessibility for Kahters and other craft ue when the typhoon was actually upon the porting the western and sorth-western portions of
Further, we beg to sikie that we are prepared to prove -
(a) That Causeway Bay refuge was not by any meant fully occupied by craft on the night of the late syphoon and that there was room for
Many more boats.
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the barbour.
He was standing on the pier.
„The Court-Don't you think it wis extraor dinary for you, as a policeman, to take po uci tion when you saw, accused take the watch
from the Chinaman?
was inaudible.
The witness marmured something which
The Coun repeated the question, bul time no answer came.
shoot which Lammott saved well. The ball was sent up, the field again and Pereira tied an. other shot which missed.· ́ Carroll, who bad I am to remind you that the question of the
now got possession of the ball, swam light up provision of a secnod typhoon shelter has now
'Tɔ bis opponents! goal and was ducked with. been under consideration for four years during which period the Government has been urged
in the four yard line by G. Witchell. The Referee, however, only gave an ordinary free in the Public Press and in the Legislative
throw when a penalty ought to have been given (7) That the Government's theory that there Council to prosecut the work with expedition
to the Blues, and which, would most certainly is alwaysufficient water at Causeway Hay in an response to the loudly declared desire of the typhoon is misleading, for while this may be community. The location of the shelter ating of 31st alto, he saw accused had over. a
Sergeant Major Ryan said that on the main have ended in victory for the latter had this been done, Pareira got the ball from a pass the case in the height of a typhoon we are Mongkoktigi has been approved by various
watch to be commanding officer, Witness by Carroll and tried, but luck did not favour tion on the afternoon of the 37th July at the entrance to the refuge after the typhoon was
Government would made them, but he thought it was, "I took it fouling Carroll again, when the latter nearly out of a bordle." Witness did not hear de- got away, and the game ended in a draw, with signalled outside 300 miles-boats desiring to enter being prevented by the inability of those
found on the beach." fendant say, "I picked it out of a bundle the Blues nitkcking. already in from moving further inshore owing to the shallowness of the refuge,
prepared to prove that there was great conges: representative committees and procrástipation could not be sure of what statement accused I him. G. Witchell" was sooo, after guilty of
It has been hinted that it is the intention of the Government to fill in Causeway Bay refuge when the proposed Mongkokisul scheme, is completed, and we should be glad to have the Government's assurance that this is not so. II, however, such should be the case we suggest that the money eventually obtained by the ante of that ground should be car-marked to reim. bures the cost of the Mongkoktsui scheme, if the Government are determined to proceed with be work
We are, however, so convinced that the Goverment's proposal to spend $1,500,000 03 a babour of refoge at Mongkohtsui unneces sary and unwide that we would again orge His Excellency to reconsider the whole quelipe
justly merit ceasute. now on the part of the
5. For these and other reasons fully set out in the printed correspondence of which a copy is enclosed, His Excellency is not prepared to "re-opes the question of the provision of a second shelter, of its location or of the method al financing its construction, matters which have received the vary camest consideration of the Government its expert advisers and the Public Works Committee of the Legislative Council for many months past,-1 am, &c.,
(Signed), F. H, MAY,
An attempt was then made, by his Worship to extract from the prosecu'or the whereabouts of the three men' who remained on the launch at the time she stranded, but witboul saccess, ~ That cloud the case for the prosecation,
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Both teams have to be complimented on the way they played, more especially the V.R.C., who throughout the whole of the game never had a foul given against them and played in a very sportsmanlike manner, but the same cannot be said about their opponents, C. Humphreys and G. Witchell marring the progress of this fine game contionally, thus evoking coulder able criticismo.
This match will have to be replayed after
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10 his defence accused said he found the watch In a bundle of metress, which had been washed ashore. When be returned to barracks ke handed it over to another man to lack in his Colonial Secretary. box, witness baving on lock on bis lecker. He completion of the ptbar rounds on the azad The Acting Suparişlendoot,
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watch to?-Graner Greenwood. We learn 'that. Captain Habsi, of the Ham.
His Worship, after examining the watch, ro- burg-Amerika liasi Saxonia, has received fromarked that it did not loo's as if it had been in a his Majesty the Emperor, through the German bendle on the beach as the works had not been
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betore finally, committing the Colony to the Consul a silver medal in recognition of the soiled, nor were there any signs of water having Tamar also proved a very good game, though the 8th inning on board after 4 P.M., Of expenditure of so large an amount of public rescue of shren shipwrecked Japanese in toacbed the vital parts. He was of opinion that not nearly as fast as the first, but still it proved and private money.
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We are sending a copy of this letter to the at the time, when the Saxonia was "pass" stances of the case, and his good character. Eanded in a win for the Civiliso Team by 4 goals and PENANG 'are requested to take. IM. TWO BANDS IN ATTENDANCE.
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