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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1981 KU., 21,744

# - FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1929.

TRAMWAY MEETING. STRIKING FACTS

UNFAIR COMPETITION

ALLEGED.

STRONG CRITICISM OF HOTEL COMPANY.

"DISTINCT INJUSTICE."

Strong complaint at what was characterised as an attack on the most remunerative section of the tramway service was voiced at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Tramways, Ltd., held this morning.

ON ARMIES.

BRITAIN ONLY NATION SPENDING LESS.

COMPARISON BY SIR LAMING

· WORTHINGTON-EVANS,

MODERNISING. TROOPS,

THE DRAGON MOTOR GAR CO., LTD.

Central 1246 or 1287

日十二月正

MINAL.COPY 100INTE

5. Wear Nich

Happy Valley Rozi

MORE STARTLING FOR THE BRITISH NEW YEAR HONOURS.

DISCLOSURES.

TEXT OF FRANCO-BELGIAN "MINUTES" OUT.

"DAGBLAD" PERSISTS.

Amsterdam, Feb, 28.1 The latest development conterning tho alleged accret méter allintoo between Franco "and felgum adds to the monention already causede d

The Utrecht Dagbla), which caus ed the flutter in politonates, to-day publishes the defist of the minutes of an alleged ces Belgian military conference hol in Lussels ber 12th, 1027. between September 7td Soptom

Michem.

MINERS.

OVER £300 “ALREADY SENT HOME.

WELCOME CONTRIBUTIONS TO HAND TO DAY.

“EVERY $5 MEANS £1.”-

Further welcome donations are to hand since yesterday for the British Miners' Distress Fund,.

London, Feb, 28. An Interesting comparison be tween British military expenditure and that of other countries was

The minutes are dated September with the result that the response made by Sir Laming Wor-

"20th, 1927, and are signed by General to the Telegraph appeals has now thington-Evans, the Secretary of Dabney, representing Traure, and brought in nearly $3,800, State for War, when he introdue-General Galet, represents Belgium.. We have already cabled Home ed the Army Estimates' totalling They conclude: "Seer and approv-to the Mansion House sums total- £40,515,000, in the House of Conted by the Ministry of National Deling £200, and to-day a further mons. The sum represents a defence C. II. de Brocqueville, and draft for £100 has been despatch- crease of £500,000 on the figures are certified as agreed by Colonel ed. The equivalent of $100, being for last year.

half of the contribution from Tai- Sir Luning Worthington-Evans The ininutes purport to bo "inter- koo Dock staff, das also been sont declared that Britain alone among protations" by the General Stafle of to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh the nations of the world had cur- the two countries of the Military for the Scottish Miners' Relief tailed military expenditure. Be Convention of 1920, and the most Fund. also referred at considerable significant fenture of the alleged text length to the mechanisation of the is tlie nasumption of the on-operation oun diversion of the Dutch at Limberg."

Colonel Michem (Belgium) propos- ed, according to these published minutes that the British contingent should be strong "motorised" with

diversion at the North of Dutch numerous cavalry, to whom he assigns the task of the necessary Limberg."-Reuter,

The Chairman referred to unsuccessful applications which the Company had made to the Government for permission to run a motor bus service along the Queen's Road route, and subsequently spoke of the "unfair and unnecessary" competi- tion which it now has to contend with.

Mr. A. II. Ferguson, who also spoke, said he saw no more Army, saying that enormous of British troops "permitting, sori- justification for the Hotel Company operating buses in openstrides had been made. lle anti- and deliberate competition with the Trainway Company than cipated even greater progress in the latter Company building a hotel and competing with owing to the sure foundations the Hotel Company.

He suggested that the two Companies put their heads to- gether and see if matters could not be straightened out, as a distinct injustice appeared to have been done to the Tramway Company.

CAPITAL OUTLAY FIGURES.

already laid. "

Our Reduction.

USE OF ANTI-TRUST LAW IN US

ALLEGED POTAS COMBINE

BROKEN EPA

In Memoriam.

·To-day's contributions include a sum of $5 sent In memory of the late Mr. H. P. White by a resident who thinks this a better way of paying a tribute than by the pur- chase of a wreath.

Another realdent, in sending a wishes for the contribution, expresses' "all good

appeal."

success of your

The amounts so far received by the Telegraph `aro:

Already acknowledged $3,211

and 10/-

F. M. C...,

Anonymous

In memory of Mr. H. P.

"White"

"Found" "Soapy"

50

25

Total .10/- and $3,298

Need Still Urgent.

TWO LOCAL RESIDENTS INCLUDED.

LT. COL. L. G. BIRD, AND MR. LI YAU-TSUN.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST.

The names of two Hongkong residents appear in the Honours List usually conferred on New Year's Day, but which has been; postponed until this morning on account of the illness of His Majesty the King.

Mr. Li Yau-taun, the Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hongkong, has been appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empira (C.B.E.) and Lieut. Col. Lennox Godfrey Bird, the Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps has been appointed 0.B.E.

The Honours include 'three Peerages, nine Baronetcles, and; thirty Knights, the latter appointed mostly for political and public services.

A number of Shanghal residents have been appointed Officers or Members of the British Empire Order for valuable services in connexion with the entertainment of the Shanghui Defence Force.

Mr. Basil C. Newton, of, the British Legation, Peking now permanently stationed at Shanghai in order to maintain relations between the Nationalist Government and Sir Miles Lampson has been granted the C.M.G.

NUMEROUS WOMEN RECIPIENTS.

with that of other countries; the Comparing British expenditure Secretary for War said that the reduction in offective vole in the life-time of the present Conserva- Live Government was eleven per from cent. It had diminished over £36,000,000 to £32,000,000.

During the same period, tho United States, had increased com- The Chairman, Mr. B. D. F.to provide either a motor bus or parable expenditure from £51,000,- Beith, began his speech by saying a trolley bus service along the route 000 in 1925/0 to £59,000,000 ster that although the traffic receipts for in question and that Government ling in 1928/9. Italy had increas. the year again constituted a record, replied (in March, 1925) to the ed, her expenditure from about

Lieut. Col. L. G. Bird, P.SO.[life, and has enjoyed great populari-" New York, Feb. 28..

who has been awarded the O.B.E., ty on account of his kind and agrop-i this was due to the remarkably effect that "Queen's Rond was too eighteen millions sterling 'to good traffic receipts during the narrow and that "the present twenty-eight millions sterling and a period of two years, the Federal After litigation extending over

is one of the best well-known re-able disposition. In: aldition to sidents of the Colony and Com- being the owner and director of a first eight months of the year. The tramway supplemented by jinriki-

mandant of the Hongkong Volun- large number of Chinoso shops and year were less satisfactory than in We applied again in August, 1927, five millions for the same years German Potash Trust receipts for the last quarter of the shas appears to be sufficient." Germany had increased hers from authorities have succeeded in about twenty millions to twenty-breaking up the alleged Franco-

teer Defence Corps. Colonel Bird's companies, he has spent much of his The need for further funde is family has been associated with valuable time working for the vol the same quarter last year. He but received only a formal ac- in each case,

knowledgment. Feeling that it

The Federal Court to-day signed still urgent, especially in view of the Colony since its early days, fare of the Chinese community and There have been various, in-was only Queen's Road West that penditure from £34,000,000 in 1925 | Kalisyndkat and the Sociele. Com- England. One result of the severe Mr. S. G. Bird, an uncle of Colonel local charitable and públic organisa

France had increased her ex a deeree enjoining the Deutsches the return of colder weather to for it was as long ago as 1867 that this connexions with the different

morcfale Des Potassen D'Alsace winter in Europe has been to to about £58,000,000 in 1929.

40 years from combining in the United cause an increased demand for Bird, arrived in the Colony with tions has extended over a period of

the Royal Engineers, eight years States which is held to be a viola- British coal, and this for a time later being appointed Assistant Tang Wah Hospital, the leading Always an ardent supporter of the resulted in the employment of Surveyor. General-a post which Chinese hospital, Mr. Li Yau-trun 1.-Fewer people in the Colony Road Central, Queen's Road East The Soviet Socialist Government tion of the Anti-Trust laws. The decline in the sale of our mill and Caroline Road, but his, too. of Itussia had more than doubled Ninety per cent. of the million some of the miners who were for- to-day approximates to Assistant became one of ile directora 30 years tary tickets alone 'Is 160,000, was turned down.

their expenditure but its military tons of potaal used in the United merly out of work. But the pro- Director of Public Works. Bomo ago and since then has served many a drop of 25 per cent as compared plication for powera tu run any-the Air Force and he could not Reuter's American Service.

in June last, however, our ap-budget included the Navy and States every year is imported blem is a huge one, only very few years later, Colonel Bird's terms of office in addition to being from France and Germany alightly relieved by the partial father came out to Hongkong, and Chairman of the Shaukiwar Water with 1927.

The Ming Yuen Gardens where along our own tram routes therefore make a close compari-

resumption of work in some of on leaving the Colony was suc- District, Yaumati and Kowloon City. was sanctioned. We which used to attract a large num

the mines, can there-son.

ceeded by Mr. H. W. Bird, who a Public Dispensaries, he became one ber of people has been more or fore-if it is thought desirable Belglam, Switzerland and Japan

All the money that can possibly few years ago retired after having of the directors of the District less closed throughout the your. ) rún buses to and from Taikoo, but all showed some increase and we

be given will be needed, and con- been the head of Megara, Palmer Watchmen's Committee samo tributors may rest assured that and Turner for some Similarly, the Lee Gardens,' which not via Queen's Roul.

were the only nation which, bad

years, years ago. . brought its considerable revenue in An arder was placed for six continually reduced its expendi-

the very best use will be made of Colonel Bird arrived in the Colony 1927 and the early part of 1926,25-seater buses an 2001 as we lure on its army.

their donations. Moreover, every some years before the war, and has been comparatively moribund were certain we should be per- during the last six months.

continued:

fluences that have contributed to was regarded as too narrow We the decline in the traffic receipts applied on February 24th, 1928, to during the last three or four montha | operate a service between, Blake of the years. I refer chielly to:-Pier and Taikoo, via Queen's

mitted to run them and these were

us per-

The Soviet Costs.

KING ENJOYS FIND

WEATHER.

Cavalry, To Go.

ABLE TO SIT AT AN OPEN 3. The enormous increase in put on the road on November 5th,

WINDOW. the number of public hire cars at At the outset they operated along

Referring to mechanisation the very low rates. It is a common the tram track between Western minister said that now each

"London, Feb. 28. sight especially on football days Market and Happy Valley, but, cavalry regiment had a mechanis It was officially stated at Bognor to see five or six people going to later, the C. S. P. gave

ed machine-gun squadron. In ad-this evening that the King had or returning from Happy Valley in mission to deviate somewhat from dition, all cavalry regiments were passed a quiet day. The sun

public motor car.,

the tram track and from Novem- being converted into armoured again shone brilliantly during 4. The loss of traffic consequent ber 10th the buses have been main-car regiments and some twenty- the afternoon and there was very upon the closing of the two Sugar taining a service between Wing two six-wheeled armoured cars little wind. Refineries for a considerable period Lok Wharf and Happy Valley via of the latest pattern had been Consequently His Majesty was of the year, and

Connaught Ind, Murray Road, purchased as part of the equip able to sit at the open window for Motor brompetition. and thence along the tram track ment of one regiment.

some hours. Dr. Woods tra.elled Should

adverse factors and Wanchai Road,

In infantry, there was an in-from London to Craigwell House continue, shareholders will realize. Recently we have been authori- creased number of machine guns and applied luminous ray treat- that the tramway receipta in re-sed to operate buses along the so that each battalion had one ment to His Majesty this after. apect of the present year will be new 75' 0" roud on the Praya Enst company of sixteen guns of which noon.-British Wireless, less than during the year under re-reclamation and a further order twelve were manned in peace. view.

these

Hotel Bus Service,

4

for buses was accordingly placed inst November.

Compared with Queen's Road,

Enormous Strides,

In three battalions, those com- On October 15th last year, a car buk route is lean, but having panies had mechnised transport motor bus service was commenced regard to the short time we have and he hoped to be able to equip by the Hongkong and Shanghad been running and the general cir-three more this year. Hotels, Ltd., between Causeway Bay cumstances the Directors are able and Whitly Street via Queen's to report that whilst earnings go This year also they were com-, Road. This was subsequently ex-far are not large the results are tended at either end to Tai Hang not considered unsatisfactory, village and Kennedy Town respec- tively. As shareholders are aware,

this route-due to the topography and general configuration

of

"Unfair Competition."

+

mencing the mechanisation of the light artillery. Two brigados of field artillery had been equipped with radio telephony and four

I feel aure shareholders on this more would be so equipped this

year. '

MODERATES TO RULE PROVINCES.

NANKING, CE.C. SELECTS

BRANCH MEMBÉRS, AN

I enclose herewith the, Burn

of $

.as a donation to

the British Miners' stress

Fund.

Strike Services,

13

5 subscribed in Hongkong will early identified himself with the Mr. Li Yau-Laun was inalo a life mean an addition of £1 to the Volunteer movement, being indirector of the Po Loung Kuk some Lord Mayor's Fund. We therefore command of the Reserve Company years ago. In the 1025 strike, Mr. Li appeal for continued support for from 1911 until the outbreak of worked energetically among the Chi- the sufferers.

war. Proceeding Home to join nose for the restoration of normalay up, Colonel Bird saw much active and he hended a Commission of eight service during the war, winning Chinese inerchants which wont up the Distinguished Service Order to Canton to negotiate with the, and rising to the rank of Colonel. Canton strikers, urging them to re On returning to Hongkong In 1919, tum to work. Colonel Bird was asked to take At present Mr. Li Yau-isun owns control of the Volunteer Defence from 30 to 40 Chinese business Corps, being appointed Adminis-shops trading in leather, insurance Upon the and other lines. Ho is director of Itrativo Commandant.

ro-organisation of the Corps in the China Building and was the 1927, he was appointed. Command-Chairman of the Board of Directors until Inst year. He is also Chair- jant a post ho still occupies.

man of the Hongkong and New Interest in Shek-0.

Territories Ferry Company: ́Ltd., South China Insurance Company, Colonel Bird has been the head Min Tuen Paper Manufacturing of Messrs. Palmer and Turner Company, Cheung Chan Electric, since the retirement of his brother, Company, Kwong Nam Yuen and has taken an active part fa Leather Co. and many other busi- the public and social life of the nece Colony. Ho has been an Unofi- From March, 1025,, he has been cial Justice of the Peace since the popular Chairman of the March, 1909, and is this year's Chinese General Chamber of Com President of the St. George's. So-inorce. Mr. Li Yau-taun has also FARTHINGS A GALLONciety. He da also President of the interested. himself nuch in the

ADVANCE.

Name

Address

INCREASE IN PRICE OF PETROL.

Nanking, Feb. 28. The Central Executive Council NINE of the Kuomintang to-day, selected

the membora of the Kiangsu and

In the Royal Tank Comps a Chekiang Provincial Branches of

i

ro-

ecension would like, to hear some- our Inland Colony-has the ad- thing about what is going on in vantage of being the natural east other parts of the world in con modern typo of tank had replaced the Kuomintang.Party. to west artery and shorter nosion with competitive transpor- the old war-time tank. Enormous The majority of those appoint and straighter thorough-fare than tation and the like and how the strides had been made in the ed are woll-known Conservatives. that followed by the tram track.

The length of route over which question is being dealt with. I modernisation of the Army during-Reuter this tram and bus competition ex-

therefore propose to deal briefly the lifetime of the present govern- tends in about 44 miles and it is with the subject of unfair and ment. therefore not surprising that our unnecessary competition to-day on

Shaforce Cost. first-class receipts have declined general lines rather than with other less interesting_matters in during the last few months...

Speaking on the Supplementary Shareholders will, I feel sure, connexion with your Company. 1 Estimate of £115,000 for the extra want to know why this Important say unfair competition because cost of the troops acting as the and advantageous route, which this Company has, during Ita Shanghai Dofence Force, Mr. may be termed the "Queen's Road quarter of a century of operation Duff-Cooper, the Under-Secretary, concession," was not granted to fully carried out its obligations said the health of the troops had this Company.

Improvements have been and are considerably improved, but it was being constantly made in the cars not entirely satisfactory. A and track and general service; in Shanghai was not an ideal place The Estimate was agreed upon fact, during the past ten years for the stationing of troops. The practically without discussion, alone the amount of capital spent Government had considerably re- 148 voting for and 80 against

(Continued on Pays 14.) (~-

duced their number and mightReuter and British Wireless.

Applications Made.

In reply to that, I can only say that we applied to the Govern- ment four years ago for authority

futuro in the possibly duce still further. The situation had improved almost out of ro- cognition.

Discipline among the troops in China had been admirable. There had been a remarkable absence of any regrettable incidenta They had also got on very well with the troops of other nations. •

London, Feb. 28. The Anglo-American power petrolour companies have an nounced that the price of petrol will be increased to-morrow by nino farthings per gallon Reuter

CHARLIE CHAPLIN,

REPORTED TO BE MUCH BETTER.

Hongkong Hockey Club, and a development of athletic activitios- Vice-President of the Hongkong among the younger Chinese ganera- Philharmonic Society., Ho has tion and he is the present Pra been keenly interested in the ident of the Bouth China Athletis

Ansoolation. 20 development of Shek-0, being a Director of the Shek- Develop THREE NEW PEERS. mont Co., Ltd., and a Director of 20 the Slick-0 Country Club

A Posthumous Honour Passed On.

London, Feb. 28.

General congratulations, will be extended to him on. the honour which His Majesty has now...comTM ferred.

Mr. Li Yau-tsun.

Born in the Nani Hoi District, Kwangtong Province, some 67 years.

The New Year Honours List, de- layed by reason of tho Illness of His Malcaty was looned this even- ing for publication tomorrow.

Peerages.

ngri, Mr. Li Yau-taun, Chairman of Peerayos have been conferred Hollywood, Feb. 28. the Chinese General Chamber of on the following: Charlie Chaplin is reported to Commerce, who has been awarded, Bir Jesse Boot, Bart, of the well- be much better. Ha, Japanese the C.B,E, came to the Colony at known firm of chemists, bearing his valet : fold enquirern that his the age of 17. Since then he has name for services in the promotion master is sleeping peacefully boon an active and energetic figure of education. Born in 1850, the

in Chinese commercial and publicl (Continued on Page 7J

Reuter