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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921.

FIRE BRIGADE REORGANISATION,

NOTES & COMMENTS.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

THE

MORE

Anglo-American Relations. AN ERROR 18

| DANGEROUS IN PROPORTION TO All the recent talk in America THE DEGREE OF TRUTH WHICH of strained Anglo-American re- IT CONTAINS.-Amiel. lations, is, to say the very least, extremely unfortunate. It would seem that the alarmist reports had their origin in the minds of a fow American newspaper mon who cabled exaggerated versions of something that was told them

"The Pharies" are coming, on February 15 and 16. Keep your eyes and the dates open.

in confidence by Sir Auckland Mrs. Severn is to present the Geddes, the British Ambassador prizes at the Victoria British to America, who is visiting School at 11 am, on Monday. England at the present time. Sir Auckland, anxious to further the

&re

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

The Annual Meeting.

for

Was

TO-DAY'S

MISCELLANY.

•

THE COLONY IN EARLIER DAYS.

It has been the custom for so many years to ansociate the art The annual general meeting of bellmaking with the historic XVII-Atrocious Piracy on of the Hongkong Benevolent towns of Belgium that it is almost A Douglas Steamer. Society was held at noon to-day, a surprise to learn that ballma when there were present Mr. store equalling, and even excell- Just as the otsaing decade of N. L. Leefe (in the chair), Mrs. ing, in craftsmanship their Con- the ninteenth century was about Jordan (President), Mrs. Gom-tinental brethren are to be found to bogin an atrocious cuss of portz (Vice-President), Mrs. within a short distance of London. piracy suggestive of the Colony's N.L. Smith (Hon. Treasurer), At Croydon there has been estab-earliest days or before occutrod. Mrs. Cavalier (Hon. Secretary), lished for over eighty years a bell On the 10th of December 1890 Namua, of the Mrs. Roffey (Assistant Hon. foundry-namely, that of Gillet the steamer Secretary), the Hon. Mr. H. E. and Johnston-which has sent Douglas Steamship Company, left Pollock, Mrs. Pollock, Rev. J. its bells to almost every part of Hongkong for Swatow with five: Kirk Maconachie, Mrs. Parr, the world. It might even be saloon and and 220 Chinese dock The Boxing Association has Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Gale, Mrs, claimed that the making of bells passengers. The Chinese were task of straightening out the few arranged a tournament to be held Lang, Mrs. Leefe, Mrs. McElderry is a Scottish art, inasmuch as the chiefly returned emigrants from outstanding questions between

chief craftsmen at the Croydon San Francisco and the Straits at the Ming Yuon Gardens on and Mrs. Cameron." the two nations, granted an the 21st instant.

The annual report An attractive

as foundry come from north of the Settlements on their way to their interview to the pressmen in

follows:--

Tweed. The works are dominat-homes with their savings. which he very frankly asked them programme is promised.

The Ladies of the Committee ed by a large square tower Early in the afternoon after to avoid cabling any nowa

beg to present the report of the unique among factors twers in leaving Hongkong and while calculated, without full explana- Yesterday's health return work of the Society for the year respect of the carillon of twenty passing the island of Ping Hoi tion, to disturb Anglo-American shows three cases of plague (one ending December, 1920, together three bells which it contains, a

band of between forty relations. The confidence which fatal), one fatal occurrence of with the statement of accounts. When the chimes are played, by and fifty Chinesa, armed with ho reposed Was not small-pox and poe non-fatal The Society was founded in an export carillonneu, they revolvers and cutlassss, suddenly only betrayed but a deeper mean-occurrence of diphtheria. The 1889, and the numbers of oases provide a revelation of the re-made their appearance on deck. ing than he intended to convey last-named was British; the rest on our books bas now markable scope and musical They had all changed their drese, was read into his words, and Chinese.

reached 1584. During the year possibilities of the bells. Inside and wore a kind of uniform not Washington Was treated to

forty-five new сазев have the works are peals of bells in unlike that worn by Chinese sensational cables which Reuter

been entered Bud most all various stages of completion, solders. Before any of the officers describes as having Amazed" The paper recently read by Mr.

crew could realise their the recipiente. One can only R. A. Nicholson on "Rose Grow-of them have received help in from the Royal Exchange peal, and

In the fow cases weighing seven tons, which has position, the pirates had divided hope that the presemen concerning in Hongkong" has been some form, ed will be taken to task by their publiabed in booklet form by the where nothing was done it was just been recast, to a light peal themselves into several gangs made a simultaneous respective journals and also by Hongkong Horticultural Society, found that the applicants were of belle intended for a church at and their Government. Talk of war Needless to say, being the work not in need of help from the Broughty Ferry. The bells are attack on the saloon, where the between Britain and America is of an expert, it is full of most Society, or that they were Chinese made of pure copper and tir only, Captain and passengers were at so ridiculously foolish as to need useful advice. It is issued free to or Portuguese, and they were and there is no foundation for the tiffin, the engineers' and officers' directed as to where they might picturesque myth that precious quarters, the bridgo, and the very little comment. True, these members of the Society but can apply for help. Seven of the new metais, such as gold and silver, engine-room. The attack was two great English-speaking be procured by the public at 50

applicants for help were women, are used in the construction of so sudden that resistance was nations have not seen eye-to-eye cents per copy.

five of them having small children, some of the exquisitely toned impossible, besides which the on all post-war problems but

and a great number of ex-soldiers bells in uso here, and on the pirates bad taken steps to prevent there has been a frankness of

A report from Chu Lu Kok applied

clothes and Continent,

anything of the kind by first expression that in itself

states that a robbery was com- help. The men helped

taking possession of the arms has prevented any possibility mitted there on the 6th instant, were of various nationalities; It is claimed by the Croydon and ammunition belonging to of serious misunderstanding

when five men entered a matshed West African, East African, bellmasters that they have re- the ship. Britain's one desire has been to

Danish and situate near the quarry, and Dutch,

Indian, discovered and perfected the art

OPENING FIRE ON OFFICERS' secure perfect harmony and signs stole property and provisions to besides British subjects from of the harmonic tuning of bells, a

not wanting to

QUARTERS. show the value of $140, with $50 in many of the colonies. In some closely-guarded secret of the that the way to a complete agree-

to this the oases clothing WAR supplied, Belgian bellmasters of 300 years

The engineers' and officers' ment is being gradually made money. Previous

tenant heard three revolver shots other applicants were provided azo. This art was lost in the quarters were first subjected to fire clear. There are always Home! people ready to make trouble and being fired, and ho ran up the temporarily with board and lodg-Netherlande, but its principles The second engineer and second both in Britain and America there hillside leaving the rabbers in ings; some were helped to get werd again brought to light in officer were sitting at tiffin when has been mischievous talk of possession of the field and of his omployment, whilst others were Britain during recent years, several shots were fired and helped to leave the Colony, where the application of improved "stinkpots" thrown in upon them. irreconcilable differences. Mr. Property.

Three children have boon placed methods of tuning and hanging The second engineer, Ramsay, Austen Chamberlain's remark

at school during the past year, have made it possible for the was shot through the arm, but, with regard to the Allios war

The Rev. G. R. Lindsay informs and several for whom the Society finest bells in the world to be wounded as he was, he made his debts has been seized upon by us that he has been notified that was responsible last year are turned out by British hand. The escape to the engine rooms. The anti-British interests in the States the Peking Government has re- now earning their own living. recasting of the Royal Exchange second officer was made a prison- and in England one can easily quested all Christian denomin.The Secretary or the Assistant peal, which was found necessary er and ordered, under threats of In view of the considerable number of fros, small and large, find those who like to accentuate ations to observé Sunday. Secretary attends at the City Hallowing to the development of rather instant death, to show where the which have recently occurred in the Colony, the question has been any little disagreement between February 20, as a day of prayer on Mondays and Thursdays to pronounced discorde, has just valuables were. raised as to whether our fire-fighting service is adequate to the the countries. Auglo-American for the success of the fund for the interview applicants for help. been completed at the Croydon Another gang had attacked the needs of a port and commercial centre of the size and importance of friendliness is so essential to the starving people of North China.Gifts of clothing and boots and works, and this recalls a curious third officer, Eddy, on the bridge. Hongkong. From all that we hear, it is not; hence the observations continued peace of the world that St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, shoes

for men, women and coincidence in connection with He jumped from the bridge, and, which follow. Wo should doubt whether there is any place com-it is criminal to talk of hostility gladly falls in with the request children are very welcomo and the peal of bells hung in the old wounded as he was, made his parable to Hongkong in population, buildings, commerce and shipp- Thank goodnvas the bulk of both and will so-cbserve the day. The may be sent on these days. Many Royal Exchange, which was escape to, the engine-rooms, where ing where the Fire Brigade is run on such an antiquated system and peoples realise it and are striving Bishop of Victoria is to preach at such gifts have been received burned down in 1838. It is a he was followed by the pirates. the equipment so relatively small as is the caso here, and we con-after greater sympathy and the evening service.

during the past year, and the well-authenticated fact that as He also received a shot in the sider that the time has come, in view of the immense value of the understanding:

Committee wish to express grate-the fire reached the ball-tower of arm. The third engincor, who merchandise and properties standing in risk of loss or acrious

A successful whist drive and

ful thanks to those who kindly the Exchange the machinery was was in the engine-room when the damage, when the whofe Fire Brigade service of the Colony should Naval Armaments.

sont them. The thunks of the set in motion by some means, attack commenced, was joined by be thoroughly reorganised, its administration improved and its The decision of the United dance were held last evening by

Committed are due to the members of the Garrison Colonial Government for

the and the whole poal foll into the the second engineer and the personnel and equijiment materially strengthened.

States Naval Committee is, to Sergeants' Mess. In spite of the

the flames whilst playing the old second officer, both seeking re- Let us look, first of all, at the manner in which the Fire Brigade say the least, disappointing.

annual grant of $500 and Scottish melody. There's nas fuge in the same place. The counter-attractions these funct- is at present run. The Force, we believe, consists, roughly, of a especially after the resolution of

to the subscribers and luck about the hoose." The three men concealed themselves Station Officer and his assistant (both trained men) and about 120 the Foreign Affairs Committee prize winners were as follows; dock for kindly auditing the bells, the tenor itself weighing time eluded the search of the ions were well attended. The donors, also to Mr. A Mur-recast peol consists of thirteen under the boilers and for some firemen, half European and half Chinese, The Chinese are trained authorising the President to firomen, solely employed on this work, but the European members convene a conference regarding 2nd, Mrs. May (170); 3rd, Mrs. acknowledge $300, the proceeds

Ladies-1st, Mrs. Lamerton (179);

accounts. We wish gratefully to well over a con. of the Force are drawn from the Police and such training as they armaments. A Republican mem-Booth (169) Booby, Miss Conroy of a dance at the Peak Club and count of the high rate of Exchange. receive is naturally, in view of their Police duties, by no means as ber of the House of Representa-(133). Gonts-1st, Mr. Morris the sum of $175 given subsequent Next year the gold and silver thorough as that of men wholly engaged in Brigade work. The tives, Mr. Mondell, put forward a weak spot in such an arrangement is obvious, for, apart from the strong case for restriction, but (176); 2nd, Ms. Wright (174); 3rd, to the disbandment of the Hong-investments of the Society would In the meantime another gang extreme dificulty of calling the men up on an urgent summons, was opposed by his colleagues, Long (173); Booby, Mr. Hambley kong Defence Corps. During the be embodied in the Society's had attacked the saloon. Soms of (even when they are not engaged on important Police work) if they and the Naval Committee (133). Sgt. Major Stroud capabably year the following ladies have annual statement of accounts, them pointed their revolvers should turn out to a big, fire they are naturally not fit for their other has réported negatively on

served on the Committee:The 35 shares in the Hongkong through the etylight and called duties for some hours at the earliest. It cuts the other way, too, Senator Borah's

Meadamos Pollock, Parr, and Kowloon Wharf and Godown on the Captan, to come on deck. so that, under present arrangements, in case of important Police proposat The conclusions of The Colonial Secretariat Matheson, Joseph Taylor, John Company were an investment out Опе man, speaking in pidgin or Brigade emergencies, or both, one service or the other is bound this body will, presumably, carry advises us that a letter has been Johnstone, Winslow, Cunning-of which school fees were paid. English, said: "We are going to to suffer. That evil springs from a larger one-the fact that the an appr. ciable degree of weight, received from Mr. A. G. M. ham, Lindsay, McElderry, Leefe, The income from those shares rob the passengers, and we want Fire Brigade is under the control of the Police Department. The but we infer that they are not Fletcher at Colombo, dated the Cameron and Miss Innees. was inadequate, and would be to settle with you Captain Superintendent of the Fire Brigade is the Captain. Superintendent binding, being rather in the 23rd January. Acting on expert The Chairman said that the supplemented by a source of in- Pocock, after some parløy, left the of Police whilst the Doputy Superintendent of Police, and the nature of advisory views, and not advice, Mr. Fletcher entered the report and accounts had been in come to be obtained from table and walked towards the Assistant Superintendent of Police are also holding subsidiary necessarily implying the abandon-nursing home Sacile, Herton their hands for some time and be another source. command positions, with the Harbour Master as the head of the ment of the conciliatory step Place, Colombo, and was operated would take them as read. The be thought the Society could reached the

Personally, door of the saloon, He had bardly dock when one fire-float service. Thus the two experts (the Station Officer and his authorised by the Foreign Rela- on for appendicitis. The opera- report revealed the fact that the rely upon the generosity of Hong of the pirates, who was standing assistant) have only nominal control and are subject to orders from tions Committee. Mr. Mondell tion was entirely successful and work of the Society for the past kong to see to it that its needs at the door, fired at him point- four or fivo Government servants who have not been in any way draw attention to the financial Mr. Fletcher could have proceed-year had been more onerous and were met financially at any blank, mortally wounding the trained for the work. That is a bad arrangement, preventing that side of the problem, and even the ed on his voyage home at the end far-reaching than for the year time. In this connection he had unfortunate mariner. co-operation which is so essential in fire-fighting and leading on United States, while better equip of January, but there was no ship 'mmediately precoding. The been asked by the President to The saloon passengers had occasion (as in the case of recent fires, when both the Brigade's ped for facing the drain than other until the 10th February, on which number of new cases dealt with acknowledge with thanks the rushed from the table and can- experts were in hospital) to the work of the Force being directed by nations, could hardly regard with which date he hoped to sail by an the Society in 1920 was 45, as contribution of $500 received this cealed themselves in their cabins, men possessing very little, if any, practical knowledge of the duties equaniniity appropriations on the Orient line ship.

against 33 for the year before. morning from Sir Paul Chater. into which shots were fired. required of them. The first necessity, therefore, is to separate the scale that are being submitted to

This was in itself sufficient The Chairman formally con- Surrounded by a party of pirates Fire Brigade froth the Police and Harbour Departments and Congress. Fortunately, the mass to make it a distinct Government Department, manned by, and of the American people are now and Podolsky are leaving on constitute an appeal to all to do

evidence of the growing useful-cluded by moving the adoption with revolvers and cutlasses, the We understand that Mirova ness of the Society and should of the report and accounts, second mate was compelled to go in charge of, expert firemen. The Government would never taking note of these things, and

The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, into the saloon and tell the think of making the Director of the Observatory subject to there are signs that they are Saturday by the Suwa Maru everything they could to aid it, in seconding this resolution, said passengers to come out of control by the Head of, say, the Sanitary Department, for the making their voices heard in an for the Philippines, where, as whether financially or otherwise, that he was not in Hongkong for their rooms and go into the self-sufficient reason that a trained man is needed at the head off increasing volume.

well as in British North Borneo The Secretary and Assistant the greater part of last year, and, Captain's state-room and stay that institution. It is equally essential that the Superintendent of

and Siam, they are to undertake Secretary attended the City Hall not having an opportunity of there if they did not want the Fire Brigade should be a fireman, and not a cadet. So the type The London Conference. a tour. During their stay in twice a week to deal with any going through the report, he to be killed. The passengers of Fire Brigado we need in this Colony ts & Force having in absoluto command a Superintendent who is a trained fireman, one notified its acceptance of the Royal, and one each at the Peak to remark that this work was Chairman had done. He was, tain Pocock lay dying. Here The German Government has recitals (three at the Theatre thought it was not inappropriate knowledge and detail, as the into the state-room, where Cap- Hongkong they have given five cases that might arise, and he could not speak about it with thereupon came out and went or two assistants capable of taking charge in bis absence, and a invitation to participate in the Club and the Jewish Club) whilst no sinecure; on the contrary, however, well aware of the bend fit they were locked in and a watch number of European firenien engaged on no other duties, cach with London conference for settling they his particular squad of trained Chinese firemen under him. One or reparation arrangements, which formances at Macae and two in it an exacting ordeal, and credit The Committee in dealing with chief engineer, who was at tiffin also gave three per- circumstances very often made of the Society to destitutes of four men put over them. The two European ex-firomen employed as Fire Inspectors, whose has now been fixed for March. Canton. After their tour down was due to those ladies who at cases that had been submitted to in his own cabin, ran aft to the duties would be the inspection of premises with a view to the The Berlin Administration adds South, they are likely to pass no little cost to themselves had them had exercised discretion, saloon, several shots being fired enforcement of precautionary measures against fires, would also be that "it supposes the negotiations through Hongkong on the way entered into the work of analysing and, where passible, had extended at him on the way. He got into most useful, for we fear that this important aspect of Fire Brigade will include work is, under the present system, largely neglected.

the discussion to Shanghai and Japan, and the cases of those who for the assistance. As to equipment, we have heard it said that it is altogether conclusion of the Paris conference be able to make it convenient to shores of the Colony. Turning H. E. Pollock, seconded by the the others. The chief officer was

of counter-proposals. After the music-lovers hope that they will moment were stranded on the

the Captain's state-room, and inadegoute to the needs of such a port and colony as Hongkong. it was stated by official circles give at least one concert here.

On the proposal of the Hon. Mr. was kept a prisoner there with More pump engines are badly required: Hongkong has suffered by in London that discussion the transference of one engine to Kowloon, where at present there would only be admitted on pointe

to the accounts, the Chairman Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie the also forced into the state-room, said that they would recollect following executive committee the object of the pirates evident is no machine in reserve should anything happen to the one now of detail, not on the main decisions

that last year the Hon. Mr. E. V. was re-elected for the followingly being to get all the officere and available. There are other necessities aleo in the way of of the Paris conference. French factors show appliances certainly something better than paraffin torches to opinion is, of course, very much recover,

a tendency to D. Parr, presiding at that year: President, Mrs. Jordan; Europeans into this place and"-** the country's truc meeting, made & reference to a Vice President, Mrs. Gompertz; there keep, theth. facilitate work during fires at night, to mention only one short in favour of holding Germany to position being obscured by her sum of money amouting to 2500 Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Cavalier: coming. To reorganise the Brigade, to strengthen its personnel the terms recently framed, but is avoidance of data.

The second and third engineers The Allies presented by Mre, J. R. M. Smith Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. N.L.. Smith; and the third officer, who were and to add to its equipment will mean the spending of nioney, but evidently anticipating trouble have remodied this defect to a in memory of her late husband. Assistant Hon. Secretary, Mrs., still concealed in the ergine that money would be insurance against disaster, regarding which from Berlin. Italy's spokesman, considerable extent for them. That sum of money had been in. Roffey; Committee, Mrs. Pollock, room, wore told by the ercond the Colony is at present not protected as it should be. The methods Count Sforza, well sams up the selves. All the same the first vealed in War Lons, "The capital Mrs. Parr, Mise Inness, Mrs, mato on the directions of the under which the Fire Brigade is now run no doubt suited the situation when he says that, essential in settling the payment and interest had been allowed to John Johnstone, Mrs. Winslow. pirates that if they came out no Colony in its earlier days. They are now hopelessly out-of-date, while Germany's finances are in arrangements is to see that Fritz remain in England, as it was Mrs. Lang, Mrs. Leefe, Mrs. harm would be done to them. The Clony has outgrown them. Reorganization has become an a critical state, her economic lays his cards on the table. thought more advantageous on`ac- MoElderry."

Continued on Page 18) ** urgent need.

reduction

fulfilled the duties of M.C.

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pirates.

THE CAPTAIN MORTALLY-

WOUNDED.