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INSTITUTION OF

ENGINEERS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1912,

to get to England that night vital problema. The method of If he bad not got there he would solving them is by research have been in a queer position, work-research primarily in because he would have averstay-physics and chemistry, but Last Night's Reception to President and Vice-Presidents.ed his leave. The train was very also in any branch of science late, and uplens it made up twen- which deals with energy. In the ty minutes bo would not catch his twentieth

An interesting function took boat. So he went to the engine science and any. University.

science must

place last evening at the Institu- driver and said "Micky, if you march side by side. You cannot tion of Engineers and Shipbail- leave me in time to entch the develop applied science work un- ders of Hongkong, when are Northwell boat, there's five bob less you know the fundamentals ception was held for the purpose for you and there is another five of physics and chemistry; they of meeting. H.E. the Governor, bob for you if you get me there are the life blood which stimulate Sir Henry May, Hon. President; and Micky said "I will do my on-new ideas. I plead earnestly that Sir Chas Eliot, Hon. Vice Pre-leavours he saya" (laughter) the University of Hongkong sident, and Engineer Commander Two or three men were with him should contribute to the acquisi Rooms R. N., Hon. Vice President and presently the train began tion of new knowledge-they are The chair was taken by Mr. J. to "rock like the devil" (laughter the beat teachers who are them- Reid, and there were also pre-and leapt over the road. One selves learning from Nature by sent, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Pro-said, "I wonder what is the mat-experiments." fessor O.A.M. Smith, Dr. F. Clark,ter; I'am sure there will be an Messrs W. C. Jack, R. M. Dyer, and C. Robertson...

The Chairman said he felt honoured in occupying the position of President of the Iastitution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong, and

Mutual Help. Dealing with the University he

crident if something_doos'nt happen" (laughter.) He said, said.

All right gentlemen I have only given the driver 51- to catch the hoat (laughter), "I caught my train" added lia Excellency"

"I wish to just touch upon the relation of the University with the Institute. We of the Univer- sity want your help, but we are and I blessed that engine driver anxious, as far as in our power, lo help you. We hope to have men

to see so many members who had and builder of the engine, al-

Presidents.

The Membership

A Debt of Gratitude.

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BILLIARDS.

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† 60,350-236, M. Mayes i 10, beat F. G. White

HONGKONG WEEKLY

TELEGRAPH.

The church was well attended by many of the bridegroom's friends and the happy couple

Contains all the nows of the were the recipients of many useful

week in a most attractive form and handsome presents.

The honeymoon is being spent and is the paper for mailing to at Macao and Canton, the happy friends at Home, with photograph

Bell-Pochin. comple leaving in the afternoon. entitled Volunteers at Farling.

Another pretty wedding was solemnised this morning at St.

John's Cathedral when Mr. Char-Day by Day

CONTENTS,

Pages.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

DAIRY FED PORK

Charles Lamb In his dissertation on the PIG, was the first to tell us how the Chinese love thair pig-dead and roasted but it is not for ts! We know that pig, and SOME of the things. he is fed on-but not all !

Ah; but this is DAIRY FARM PIG, a dainty little fellow, fed on the fat of the land, DAIRY FARM. MILK and all the good things in pigdom.

Is there any difference in Pork? Well, for good- ness sake, where do you live? Buy it, try it, eat it, then you will KNOW. Cooked to a turn the Chinese know how and the “orackling ”—UM,

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right loyally turns out for the though I could not pass a vole of out here as lecturers who will purpose of welcoming His Excel-confidence to the men who built take an active part in your pro- lency an Honorary President of the rond”. (laughter.) He ceedings. We want to come this fastitute, and also Sir CharJared gay in the course of his down to your meetings to listen to les. Eliot and Engineer Comman life held have occasions your experiences, and we want you der Roome as Honorary Vice to bless engineers still more, he to come up to the University to see thankfully remembered those two the intest apparatus. We want

The results of the first round ocoasions when they got him out of to help you and we want to help fle had not been able to learn difficulty. He was sure the British your sons, and as you go up and

of the billiard tournament held in what the membership was in the nation could always depend upon down the coast you will, I am

connection with the Y.M.CA. up first year of its life, possibly this its engineers; if they had not got confident, tell your friends that

to the present are as under. The might be supplied later on by them, he did not know whore we we are doing work, worthy of en- To-day at St. John's Cathedral round has to be decided by some of the older members, but should be; after all it was the couragement and you will assist an interesting wedding was November 27.

W.Brown-40 bent W.S. Bur- at the present day the member-man in the engine room that us in every way possible. celebratod, the contracting parties | ship stool at about 400, which, made the ship go and if it could

People. Who do Things. being, Mr. Algar. E. Carle-leigh † 20, 250-143 0.0. Whi considering the size of the com- not go it could not fight. (Ap.

U.8.8. Vice-Consultelaw-50 beat J. L. McPherson Emerson, the great American ton munity, was very gratifying. Fin-planso).

philosopher, wrote, fifty years ago, in Hongkong and Miss Margaret ser., 250-191; C. C. Hiokling sor, ancially, it was on a very sound

that the reason the English were Leslie Henderson, daughter of the beat G. Harper † 40, 250-196: basis, the Committees during the

Sir Charles Eliot also returned a great race was because they last Adam Leslie Henderson A. J. Carter † 10, beat Lale Bre- ton→→→ 150, 250-224: E. W. H. last three years having worked off a debt of about $1,000, and thanks for the honour done and a passion for the screw, the of Crosby, Liverpool. **

con-James-80 beat F. G. T. Thomp- turned it into credit balance of him. He was afraid he knew no-lever and the pulley. That pas some $2000. This all pointed the thing of ongineering, but he had sion for the practical still re- ducted by the Rev. V. E. Copley son † 100, 250-242 E. A. S. fact that the Institution had travelled an enormous number mains. This Colony of Hongkong Moyle, the cathedral organist Fowler-150, beat N. McD.Howie reached its inanhood and could miles in trains and steamers, and is a lasting monument to the Mr. Denman Fuller being at the 50,250-114: J. T. Higgin- glory somewhat in strength, and ho had the privilege of being tenacity of purpose of a people organ,

The bride was given away by they would all agree with him associated with the Uganda who do things. The shipping. that a great service had been railway. He did not know that the reclamation work, the crow's Mr. William B. Walker while done by it in bringing together he could tell as many racy stories nest buildings-all these things Mr. H.P. Thomas acted as beat all who were directly or indirectly as His Excellency did, but ho give evidence of entorprise. If man, connected with the professions of could tell a good many stories we cannot develop Science in the Engineering and Shipbuilding in about 'ganda railways. When East, I will go back to that other Hongkong.

on his first jurnery on the railway island in the Atlantic and tell he remembered being told by the your brother engineers and the To the yeonian service which Administration that strict instruc-manufacturers there, that the old had been given by all past tions had been sent out out that traditions of our race for pioneer Présidents, Vice-Presidents, and on his journey either the engineer work and for practical results no members as a while, who had or the guard was to be sober, longer hold; although this island the which was once a barren, rock is fostered the feeling of good (laughter). Referring to fellowship, who had maintained University, Sir Charles said he now a hive of industry and the the Institution throughout its took that opportunity of public-largest port of the world, yet the times of stress, and who badly thanking Mesare Murehall practical spirit is dead, and the placed it upon the sound basis on and Gainsborough who had. pre-dry rot of indifference has set its les David Jarret Bell, aesistant Passengers Lista..... which it stands today, they sented the University with a very paralyzing influence upon us in constructor at the Naval Yard, Hotel Lists.

......... 8-0 mund Agnes Pochin. Lt. Went Commercial............... 10-11 owed a debt of gratitude which it valuable engine and condenser. this uttermost outpost of our was married to Mies Daley Rosa Steamers....

far flung Empire.

..12-22 wasdifficult to repas, They could (Applause).

noted as the best man and the The Courts .... Eng. Coromander Roome also No Story of Fallure,

23-32 not lay up too much store by the

But that cannot be it shall not bride was given away by Mr. Telegrams advantages which necrued from having a place sucli as that, honour they had done him in be. I have seen wonderful pro- Bate, Chief Naval Constructor at Loading Articles.........33-38 Notes and Comments......39-41 where it was possible to meet onuffering him the position of Hongress in Scientific work during the Naval Yard.

the last decade and I am certain After the ceremony, which was Sport....... common ground and interchange Vice President.

The Progress of Science, that the people out here have performed by the Rev. A. C. Special Articles 50-53 THE CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE views, listen to and debate upon

Professor Smith in the course but to understand the problem Moreton R. N. a reception was Correspontience addresses reud by members or friends, havo necess to a well an exceedingly interesting and they will solve it. We will held at the Hongkong Hotel where Chinese Cemoleries stocked library which kept one address dealt with the progress send home no story of failure, the couple were the recipients of Motor Car Accident

St. John's Cathedral'.....:55 abreast of the times on caftors of science. had made in the past but a record of humanising many folicitations...

The honeymoon is being spent Portuguese Housing in the following change, a story of a new China in teolinical interest, and also formed century,

which the lamp of Science is in Macao and, Japan.

.....55 Struck a Typhoon "Only one hundred years ago shining its beneficent rays and

Overdue Vessel Arrives... 55 there commenced the most won-nader whose light, the trader, the

GAMBLERS FINED.

Attempted Robbery Re His Excellency in a most happy ferfal age of all the age of en-missionary and the engineer are

portad speech thanked the niombers furergy. It would be more accurate working in peace and prosperity:

Fourteen men and..a woman The Loo Sok the hearty welcome they had acto call it the beginning of the while the millione who now starve corded him that night. He was ages of energy. We see signs and toil will find life lifted out of were arrested by Sergeant Ad- An Enterprising Firm....56 afraid he knew very little about that, in the rapidity of our new its present state of beggary, into lington, and a party of police in Government Tenders......56 engineering, but, like overy En-knowledgo, the first of the eras something else than want and 117 First Street, wherein they Kwong-chau-wan Wireless glishman, he took a pride, in the of energy is passing and the age suffering when the dark age were alleged to have been gam successed won by Englialt ongi- of coal will be replaced by an age of to-day will be regarded by bling.

a nightmare and as At the Police Court, this morn- neers when he said "English" he of oil and that by something bet-them as

cloud that has passed ing, they were arraigned, before used it in the widest sense, for ter. Thanks to the brilliant re- ho knew that engineers were gen- searches of the physicists and the over their sky to return no more. Mr. O.D. Melbourne. erally Souls. (laughter).. How-chemists, we have learnt that it And now that the lamp of The woman was discharged as Incident. on the 8.8. Fat-

was the second defendant on the evor, he had been helped out of is possible to look forward to a Science has been lit, it will, 1 some difficulties, himself, by their time which awaits the world am certain, always be kept bright gambling charge,. The latter, how-Hongkong Volunteer Re plock and resource. He did not when this age of fuel will seem and shining in the University ever, who had disobeyed o banish- know if any of them had been into be but the beginning of man's of a Colony which has already ment order was sent to gaol for China and Loans County Meath.

Its railways mastery of energy, just as the flourished in such a miraculous six months.

The first defendant was fined were not exactly firet class, they crude Stone Age of our paleolithic feehion, and which is tied by left something to be desired. ancestors appeara na the begin-threads as light as gossamer, but 350 or in default six weeks, and He was once travelling on one (ning of man's mastery over matter. as strong as steel, to that other the remainder $2 each or in de of the branch lines, and be That is one of the great problems island which is still the home of fault five days. was in a cocond class carri- before mankind at present. We Scientific progress and invention age next the engine. Suddenly have learnt, within the last ten and a model for the whole wide the engine came to a stop. He years, that there exists in matter world" was talking to a consin at the sufficient potential energy

lunked the Institution for the

a meeting place for social inter-passage:

course.

H. E's. Happy Speech.

to Mr. W. O. Jack one of the

Tenders,

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time, and the stop seemed very supply the uttermost ambitions of oldest original members also ad- Tenders are invited as follows: long. He put his head out of the the race for cosmical epochs of dressed the meeting and spoke (1) coal, oil fuel and stores for Organ Recital....... window and asked what was the time. Forces drive the suns of the need of a school for British the Government steam launches, Riokahs Reckless68502 matter. The driver said "Howld through space-boundless stores boys to prepare them for the for the space of one year from on your honour till I survey the of energy are available when we university, and on the motion of let January next, to be delivered Fell from the Train.......62

Legislative Council......... 6465 round, he got upon the step and Nature of thanks was secorded His Tout Police Station; (2) small What Britishers Need..... 65-86 engine" and after he had looked can but unravel the secrets of Mr. R. M. Dyer, an omnibus vote free of charge at the Teim Sha Sanitary Board 63-84

other stores for the use of the Police Student's Success... 66 It has been proved that there is Excellency and the Baid-bemitted to say the name

Department, for the six months of the engjue was "Bee By a world within the atom and that speakers.

His Excellency in reply pro- ending the 30th day of June, Death of Mrs. Pearce 60 God, Bay, I'll drive you or bust the kinetic electrons which com- you (laughter). He felt slightly pose it contain great energy. If mised to bear Mr. Jack's hint 1913; (3) for photographing, Fire at Causeway Bay ...60

during one year," certain persons, uncomfortable, but they got in we could only utilise the power in mind.

and the supply of two and in their destination somehow or other imprisoned within a ten-cont The hat, ume he had the honour pieco, we know that it is sufficient New British Ambassador to Japan. some cases more unmounted of following the Mouth hounds, he to drive a train across a Continent. Sir Conyngham Greene, the copies of each photograph; (4) weg left, after a good run down very, contre of Scientific instruc- new British Ambassador to Japas, for the making piend enpply of inform

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