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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1922.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SHANGHAI'S FUTURÉ.

SUGGESTED LONGER DURATION FOR

ANGLO-FRENCH PACT.

Paris, Jan. 24.

The two chancelleries now carrying on bare interrupted the Franco-British negotiations. It is understood that 3. Poincare

The Gateway to China. Mr. H. J. Smith, M. 1. Mech. E., read an interesting paper before the Engineering Society of China' at the Royal Asiatic Society Hall

has suggested that the currency of the Anglo-French Pact should "The Design and Ervetion of Mineral Transporters." Introdue- be extended to 15 to 20 years. The terms thereof should be laid down on a more reciprocal basis with Azer dednitions regard that the sistings of the Interna- ing his subject, Mr. Smith sail Ing certain general terms like "Garman aggression." With a viewTrnal Commission of the Whangpoo to settling outstanding Anglo-French differences there

are in Conservancy

had undoubtedly preparation at Genoa two minor conferences being arranged, firstly, brought the day nearer when at Paris between the Anglo-French and Italian Foreign Ministers Shanghai, as a port, would do to make an effort to bring peace in the Near East, and, secondly, at justice to itself as the Gateway to London between Lord Curson and the Franco-Spanish representa-the Yungite Valley and Central tives to fix the status of Tangier.

Chma.

When the day came the Mechanical handling af materials THE NEAR EAST.

and merchandise would receive Constantinople, Jan. 24.

widespread attention, evntinued the The Franco-British pourparlers with reference to the Neareturer. Consider for instance," East have so far progressed. Lord Carzen auhmitted a note state sail, the amount of coal un Ing the British conditions. It is understood that the evacuation every year; ni then look for the loaded and hauled in Shanghai of Smyrna is admitted with adequate guarantees for Christian mechanical appliances installed for minorities, including the appointment of a Christian Governor the purpure. Only the Shanghai General A modification of the Thracian frontier is suggested Municipal Commeil as their Biter- which shall follow a line slightly south of Midia on the Black-Seaside Power Station seems to 13- via Chorlu and ending at Redosto. Franco-Turkish circles, bow-derstand that the transport of real | ever, consider this frontier strategically unsound.

should be handled in a scientifle manner.**

AN ARGENTINE LOAN.

New York, Jan. 24.

When the great war stressed the exertions of manual labour to the uturest, the cgy went forth for me,

The Municipality of Buenos Aires has decided to sue thechanient relief. first trans}~ London arm of Baring Brothers for the undelivered portion of a ters were built with all possible loan amounting approximately to one million sterling. The bankerspel at Cherbouing, Ramen. Winl contend that a German syndicate undertook responsibility therefore and

Other places. before the war, but the Municipality argues that the whole wanay and night. men worked at was contracted with Earings who have hitherto received interest

thereon.

SHANTUNG SALT MINES.

Washington, Jan. 24.

The Sino-Japanese Committee has reached an agreement for returning the Shantung saltmines to China. China parchasing the Japanese interest therein at a fair price determinable later.

gortant peints like Calentta atl | Durban To maaş bete luuling up

pliances so that shipping wight vet | quicker despatch. Macit us mett were neededia the fighting line, art the Work mentioned was consil mel more inaposttaste. At 'herbung. themeng pocke every effort, by

| ruvate od bag ring artallery, to knock the tray ortes down as fast jus the engineers aanht will them. 1 such mechonmal evmeling AUSTRIAN CURRENCY.

Hinks between bad transport onl Vesna. Jan. 24,

shipping, ne shippin, and railway-, Foreign currencies have risen to an unprecedented height on

WATC itedispensable in times of the Bourse. The pound sterling is quoted at over forty thousand great national delger, whhe womi and the dollar at ten thousand. This has probably exier their ustalans in tune waf

FREE CHARGE"plained the continued decrease of public confidence in Austrian

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GERMAN RAILWAY STRIKE.

The Saxon railway strike has ended.

FUNERAL.

Capt. Edward Walker.

Berlin, Jan. 21.

sace. Mr. Smith seksi. Electric Bridge Tran:porters.

The

Letrically

Bridge Transporter was built only twenty years ago, Shy years later | the" speaker and that he ermteli the first foal Stopping Belt Une super plant m Meghal Yes in es that aw denies the theo Įsitaike trichippers has in rain

unversal. Exta -uri

solema service without being re- minded of the brevity of lite and very often the sudden entting short almost of one's days. Rer. Lindsay con- |

féta de planos de Clirista as Istazel now lands its wealth to phosphates

The funeral of the cluded by exproving, on behalf of Late Capt. Edward Walker St. Andrew's Church, his surnutie thers at Fixing Fish tran

took place BL Happy the mourners, especially the near

China must. sooner or later. V deg yesterday afternoon amidst relativės.

come into line. Mir. Smith averred. Isigner of deep prepathy, a large Arning Abe mang beautiful

A start had been made in Shang- number of engineers and officers of wreaths sent were these from thai as previously stated, and 700 ti diderat ships in harbour folk following:

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miles up the Yangtze River the of all kinds, especially for whip-wing the hear." The body was Ellis and Faba (Brother an Han-Ping Iron and Coal Co.. had building and engineering works. interred in the Protestant Cemetery, sister-in-law), Francese and Con. installed one of the biggest trans- Complete stock. Best terms.the Rev. G. E. Lindsay performing | Barbera and Teddy; Officer and porters in the Southern Hemi-

Įthe burial service. Among these Engineers of the s.s. Haithing. sphere: Immediate delivery.

Others wore being Jurement were Mr. E. Walker ant tieneral Managers of Dongia planned by the same company. (Mrs. Walker (brother and sister-in-Steamship Co., Ltd, Engineers of: The rise and fall of the Yang- awa: Messrs, W. Bennett, J. MIT. the . Haihong, Oficers and En-tsze River was in places, nearly Jer. W. Hughes, L. Paine and Hood vineers of the 15 Haiyang. The 100 feet. At Hankow it was 483 the country develops. Mr.¡pended on an article, the material rock and rand every month as it (Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, China Coast Dicers' Guild and feet. This fall disclosed 150 feet, Smith went on. The United increased in value. Coal and passed through the various pro- Second Officer, Second Engineer Members of Phoenix Clab: Mr. and or more, of steep river bank which States transported and convered iron ore, for instance, began to cesses in the redaction depart and Fourth Engineer, respectively); | Mrs. J. Witchell, Captain and Mrs. had to be bridged by temporary all kinds of material by mechan-increase in value when they enter ment

for extracting the gold. Commander C W. Beckwith, H.N..] W. Passmore, Mrs. Constantine | timber staging; up which the ical means, and China, with foured the smelting furnace. The Every invention was seized upon Mr. G. W. Barton. Mr. II. P. John Hammes, Mr. and Mrs. G. coolies slither and slide, in wet times as much population, would transport and handling of these with avidity for trial if it promis- White. Lt. Cmdr. Laureasen, of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick or frosty weather, laden with a surely follow a similar course as materials between the mine and ed a reduction in the costs of the China Erasts Officers' Guilds, J. Gill, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Thom. few cabs of coal or cre per man. 'time goes by.

the furnace might have increased these handling operations. After antan W. Passmore, Captain J. son. Mr. and Mrs. Spalding. Mr. When the frost was severe, or if Acting on this assumption, the their cost, but not their value-twenty years of trial the Belt Thomson, Captain T. Hall and and Mrs. J. Hyde and family, Mr. the rainfall were too heavy, they speaker said he had taken for his competition would see to that Conveyor and Aerial Ropeway Canzin J. Shear; Lt. and Mrs. W. and Mex. W. J. Cooper. and ceased work altogether; be the subject: The Design and Erec-successful competition in the holds the field to-day supreme Digby, Mrs. Hamines and Mrs. family, Mr. and Mrs. Churcher, furnaces they feed,

so tion of Mineral Transporters." markets of the world was the re-against all rivals. Especially the Cooper; Mesars, J. F. Gomes, A. E. Neille Laing, Mr. and Mrs. W transporters took zo heed of the engineering "Paper," the subject daction to the lowest point, and flight of this experience that the bangry. But electrically driven In the restricted space of an sult of reducing the cost of pro-Belt Conveyor. And it was in the | Benson, Taing and W. F. O'Farrell. Elsen, Mr and Mrs W.

weather. Up and down they went, as a whole could only be treated that meant looking on the cost of author said he had paid more at- At the conclusion of the service, Captain and Mrs. L McConnel the Res. Lindsay said that it was Hussey, Miss and Mrs. F. Enile seconds if necessary to gain suffi- remarks to the four principal it as far as possible. This was the ability to transport material in hoisting their lead 100 feet in a superficially; but by confining his transport as a loss and eliminating tention. This system stood on its a little over a year ago that he Rosser and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. cient height for discharging the methods at present in use, the elemental problem underlying the bulk with greater rapidity and buried Mrs. Walker, whose death Ramsay, Messrs. C. D. Farmer, raineral into storage tankers, author managed to treat with some subject of commercial success and economy than any other method. The very much regretted, and now Miller and Bennett, A. E. Benson, whence it fell by gravity, as re detail a branch of engineering its solution was essentially a task Given good erection and attention it was his sad privilege to lay to George W. Barton. George Stark,quired, for the next operation. which at present stands unrivalled for the engineer. rest so soon afterwards, Edward Edgeumbe, H. P. White, Comdr.

to detall in design, the Belt Con- China May Emulate U. S. A. 2.4 2 means of releasing manual Walker. The deceased had been C. W. Berkwith. R.N., and Lieut.

The Engineer's Problem. veyor, for this class of work stood The banks of the Yangtaze must labour for operations requiring cut down in early, manhood, but Conway, Hake, R.N.R., Captain of necessity become dotted with more skill than acting as human Smith, presented to the engineers

The problem, concluded Mr.unrivalled.

The delivery of the paper was such was God's will. Speaking for E. W. Matthews, Messrs. J. E. mechanical appliances for the "beasts of borden."

on the South African Rand, was followed by an interesting dis- himself he could not take this very Gomes and A. Simpson.

When skilled labour was ex- the moving of millions of tons of cussion.

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BY ALLMAN

BISHOP WELLDON AND HIS

CRITICS.

Newcastle bracch of the Eng. lish Church Unina bave protested #gainst the Moderator of the Church of Scotland preaching in Durban Cathedral. Bisbon Well- don (Dean of Durbam) saya Christian reunion will never be accomplished unless somebody does something more than bas beah done in the past two centuries and a half, and, one great obstacle to reunion is such Dattitude as that of the English Church Union.

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