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RE-MAPPING THE HEAVENS.

Revision of Constellation Boundaries.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER

THE BUDGET DEBATE, Drance that the, Shing Mun Val

ley water scheme is being proceed- ed with. I must confoss, however, Continued from Page that I was somewhat surprised to With regard to the trees in hear that the mechanical filtration

Colonial Secretary. I quito agree definitely acttied without reforance. Nathan Read, referred to by the ayatom in Bowen Rene and cen with the hon. member that the to the Public Works Committee. banyan trees are most unsuitable" for the simple reason that, the Among the subjects discussed and I shall be glad to see them Director of Public Works knows at the recent nesting of the In-removed. At the present they do well that this Coninto went to ternational Astenomical Union Hot appear to be doing any part the trouble of inspoting the at Cambridge was a proposal, cular harm, and if we remove thom Bell's Filtration System in uso at brought, forward by M. Stroobant, now we shall have to spend a fairly Taikoo Sugar Retinary, and from A Bolgián délegale, to, rovise, the considerable sum in replacing the that time on no report or reference boundaries separating the con-road where the trees have been has been made to it in connection stellations into which the 'stollar and generally making things tidy. With the matter. I tear "now for universe was divided centuries It would be a mistake to put this the first time that the Patterson

.I. ago, and a sub-committee was ap-work in hand now considering that system has been adopted.

happen to know that this system pointed to deal with the matter in a year or two we shall be im is not in general use in England. so far as the northernt hemisphere proving and strengthening the, compared with the system we le concerned.

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advocated which has been almost

There are many star charts and With regard to motor trafe, universally adopted at home and catalogues in existence, but mu quite agree with the hon. member's has given universal satisfaction.

Votes Without Notes,

As to the explanation of the Director of Public Works in con-

the ection with Other Charges, my remarks in connection with $40,000 really bear upon the general subject of putting in large sums of money in financial votes. without a definite explanation. We have on more than one occasion within the last few weeks had to

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two agree as to the boundaries. views, but at the same time I de I submit that, under the circum- Now that astronomers aro at-precate the idea that every road stances the report of the. Wator tasking so many problems of the in this Colony should be of such Engineer sent home to investigate stellar universe it is important a width as to encourage people to the matter should have been sub- [that all over the world it should ride down them at the greatest mitted to the Public Works Com- be possible to relor every star to passible speed. If drivers would mitter before this system was somo definite star group, and that exercise a reasonable amount of definitely embarked upon." so far as is possible the old names thought and intelligence they would should be retained.

slow down naturally until one, per- The enormous improvements son has crossed the bridge. The in the size and space-penetrating practice of widening and improving qualities of modern telescopes the roads of the Colony just for have demonstrated in a marvell the sake of trying out the powers ous way how small a proportion of motor cars does not command of the stars in space is visible to my sympathy. the naked eye. Persons with The Colony's Reserve, good eyesight can see stars from The hon. member went on to sus the first to the sixth inagnitudes, gest that economies could be car and in the whole heavens that ried too far and said that in his refer to the votes and have had to pass them without explanation, means about 7,000 stars visible opinion the financial situation was His Excellency the Governor: without optical help. There aro kot such as to necessitate applying May I interrupt the hon. member, now telescopes by which the ex- the axe to werks urgently required, I think he has rather mis-read or istence of well-over 100,000,000 stars have been made known, and and went on to remark that I sug misunderstood the figures: the photographie survey of the tested last year $5,000,000, as a cost referred to on. Page 79 is made heavens that has been in progress

suitable figure for n reserve. up of a very large number of estin for the last thirty years, during Speaking under the same conditions mates, the differences of which are which 20,000 separate plates have last year I should repeat that, explained. I think the hon. mem- been taken covering the whole but speaking under the conditions ber thought it was one item for sky in both hemispheres, has as they exist this year, I am by na a sum of $40,000. That is not the accurately recorded the positions means sure that I should. Five case. The difference is between of some 50,000,000 stars from the million dollars is a nice sum to the two totals." first to the fourteenth magnitudes, have in hand for a rainy day when Ilon. Mr. Holyoak: I think that everything is going satisfactorily. is so, Sir. The point is, that mem- CELESTIAL NOCTURE-BOOK"

but if your revenue for reasons bers do not understand the full The problem now is to allot beyond your control is extremely import of these estimates. The this huge number of stars to uncertain and may very likely come Director of Public Works, in regard repurate and amarately defined very far short of balancing your to the Praya drainage scheme, constellations, divided by boun-expenditure, I think it is desirable hoped that the contractor would daries agreed to by the world's to keep your reserve as high as you remedy this. Surely it is within astronomers..

can by butting out all work not the compass of the Director of From the post of simplicity absolutely necessary. I trust and Public Works to insist upon it.. the ideal boundaries would be believe that in a few months or a With regard to refuse destructoza, those proposed by Sir John Her-year's time at the latest, the Colony | notwithstanding the statement the] schel, each, consellation to be on- will be able to bring forward a sup- Colonial Secretary has read to. us, closed by parallels of latitude and plementary list of works which will I beg you to note it is the unanim- meridians of longitudo, or de-enable the hon. member to see the ous recommendation of the Un- elination and right ascension, as streets properly named and the official members that refuse des- astronomers term these dividing other things he has suggested, bas tructors be provided. lines in the sky. But this would at the same time I deprecate taking entail not only a wholesale rovi-s too optimistice view of the situa- sion of star nimes and cata-tion, which cannot at the present arrangement will be made for the lagues, but also necessitato a time be said to be entirely satis- complete mutilation of the my-factory. thical beings and animals im- mortalised in the constellation by

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the primitive and imaginative tion of education, which was raised merchants, who, perhaps, are more. astronomers who mapped the northern heavens more

think, they by the Attorney General, and by interested than you than 2,000 years age. However de- the senior Chinese member. I am appear to be. In almost every sirable,, such symmetrical boun-afraid I was so wrapt up in the other port in the world there are daries are now impossible.

wonderful construction of my pre-Customs, but in Hongkong we have The new boundaries will follow decessor's last paragraph that none. These trade statistics are losely those now in existence; rather missed the exact meaning secured as a rule by the Customs. they will preserve the Bear and of the Attorney General's remarks. Here, while it is the Lion, Andromeda and her I think, however, it must be admiit- Chinese Maritime Customs func- parents, Cepheus and Cassiopeia, ted that something has gone wrong tions, it does not function wholly and the gallant Perseus, who re- with education as applied to the so far as Hongkong, is concerned. scued her from Cotus,, the sea-Chinese along Western lines; and If, for instance, you want to know monster. Looking at this great the part which students, who should in a few years time the effect of great classical tableau, which be supposed to have nequired an the strike so far as Hongkong is reaches from the Southern Intelligence beyond. that of their concerned, with the elimination of horizon to the Pole Star, we re-uneducated countrymen, have your import and export, figures you call our first knowledge of the shown that they possess it less will have no reliable data to go heavons, and renow our acquaint-than the beast that, perisheth, upon either in respect of the effect ance with the mythology of our our mistakes been in attaching of the strike or what is more Im- schooldays.

too much Importance to Western portant, the competitive figures of The main boundaries of the education, from which, if you come either nations with regard to im great star groups will not be alto examine the matter very closely, ports and experts into this Colony. tored, but certain stars sometimes it is not clear that all Occidentals They are part of the world trade included, in another will be de-profit. It is certainly a mistake figures. We do feel that the coat finitely allotted to be particular that we have not encouraged as of the Department was perfectly group, and the boundaries altered much is we might have done, preposterous, and that it ought to as little as possible.

vernacular education of Chinese. be possible to run it

very much] I may tell you that the Director of lower cost. Education is devoting much time The Colonial Secretary: I stated A thousand years from now to the discussion of this subject that a tremendous number of items another slight revision may be with my entire sympathy and sup-were purely physical work of re- necessary; for all the stars are port, and I hope that in due course cording,, slowly moving and changing it will be possible to provide a Hon. Mr. Holyoak: am still. their relative positions."

chain of Chinese education from quite unable to understand the movements are so slight that the vernacular schools for Chinese necessity for such a large number they are only made perceptible) by refined methods of measure to a Chinese faculty in the Uni-of clerks, and to abandon a useful ment. The bright yellow starversity. I think I have dealt with department because it is run on Arcturus, below the handle of all the points raised, and any other lines not at all necessary is no‘argu- The Plough, though it is actually points hon. members desire me to ment. It should not be abandoned moving across our line of sight at dilate upon further, I shall be pre but reconstructed, a speed of over 300 miles apared to do so.. (Applause). second, is so distant that its ap- . UNOFFICAL'S RELY.

The crossword puzzle craze has parent change of position since,

Hon. Mr. Holyoak: Sir, In reply-lency's remarks with regard to first of the works undertaken. At Hipparchus made his star cata ing briefly to the explanations speed limits, but for a long time the present moment the first three finally hit France and many books logue about 138 B.C. has been made. I desire at the outset to as-past the bridges on the Talpo rond brides are extremely dangerous. of the puzzles are now being issued. little more than one degree, or sociate ourselves with the remarks have been a positive danger, how the reservoir and Shatin?

The Colonial Secretary: Between But apparently one very prominent ****) Parisian book-yeller aldn't know twice the diameter of the full which have fallen from you with over careful a driver 'might be.

regard to the Colonial Secretary. They should be amongst the first Hon. Mr. Holyoak: Yes, he about it. The other day one of his The new boundaries will great-I certainly anticipated he would work undertaken in connection with twan the reservoir and Shatin, customers came in and naked for ly simplify the hours of astrono-be present at a later raceting and repairs. A large sum of inoney They are very dangerous, however un ouvrage de mot croises,” which, mers, particularly with regard to that we should have occasion to has been spent in his Caten carefully you may drive. means a book of crosswords the phenomena of now and vari- say farewell on that occasion, other during the past 12 months on able stars and the appearance of wise I should have referred to it roads, which should have been second time and was then consider But the dealer sorrowfully replied meteors, and prevent the confu- | myself.

spent or the main road in the New ed in Committee. Later, the third that he had plenty of books by sion that now at times, arises by I should like to make some brief Territory leading to TainoTrending was passed and the Bill Bourget, Cocteau, Morand and Duhamel, but none by this now the use of different boundaries in reference, Sir, to the water cheme, suumit that when it becomes post- became Jaw different star'atlaser.

We were glad to receive the as-ble, these should be amongst the The Council adjourned sine die welter Motcroises.

But

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