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国六十九

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PIER BURIED R101 TO TOUR WEST KUOMINCHUN GAIN PREMIER'S TOUR OF SEVERN BARRAGE IN THE CITY,

UNEARTHED ON SITE OF HOTEL FIRE.

PAST HISTORY RECALLED BY DISCOVERY.

BARNACLE-COVERED.

An Interesting discovery has been made in the course of excava-

"OF ENGLAND.

SECOND TRIAL FLIGHT TO BE

.. MADE TO-DAY.

WEATHERED A STORM.

London, Oct. 17. The second trial flight of the new British airship, R101, will be made to-morrow as the weather condi- tions are promising to be favour

able,

tlons for Gloucester Building which trial towns and reaching her base

is to be erected on the old Hong- kong Hotel site.

Workmen recently unearthed the remains of what appeared to be a stone wall, which presented a seri- ous obstacle to normal progress. Enquiries were made, and it is now ascertained that the wall forms part of the original Pedder's Pier, at one time the most important

wharf in Hongkong. - » -

Long Buried.

The stones are very old and covered with barnacles, although they have been underground since 1899 or 1900, when the great re- clamation scheme was in the course of development, and the Hongkong waterfront was being extended to what is now the Praya. They were uncovered at a depth of about four- teen feet, while some little distance away the remains of an old Iron alipway were unearthed at about the same level..

It has been suggested that the stones may have formed the wall of the old Glenealy Nullah, which ran close to the wharf. This theory has been rejected by old residents. however, in favour of the pier theory.

Named After Officer.

Old Pedder Pier (or wharf) was named after a naval officer who rendered great service to the Colony in the days of its infancy. It was constructed largely of stone, and was the starting point for Steam launch plenic parties, sum- pans, etc.. just as the waterfront piers are to-day. In 1897 the Pier was partially demolished in the course of the reclamation, and when the latter was completed, what is now known as Blake Pier was built.

For some years it was also known as Pedder's Pier, but eventually it was re-pumed."

Strong Feeling.

The airship will leave her moor-i ing mast at 8 o'clock in the morning and fly westward from Cardington, making a tour over the large indus

again sometime before sundet.

Lord Thomson, the Air Minister, will be one of the passengers. He will be accompanied by his private secretary and proposes to carry out a normal day's work while in flight just as he would if he were in his office.

Major Scott, who is in command of the R101, is greatly pleased with the way the airship yesterday weathered storm conditions while at her mooring mast

The future plans of the Air Minister (after the airship has completed her trials in England)

COLONY'S CURRENCY

PROBLEM.

Banks Agree on Return to

Silver Basis.

MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.

An interesting communica- tion reaches us from Mr. J. S. McEachran, acting Manager of the Chartered Bank in Hongkong, to the effect that the Banks have agreed to the re-establishment of the cur- rency of the Colony on a silver basis,

A meeting has been called for Tuesday, the 22nd instant, to exchange views and approve details.

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are not quite settled. In quarters it is believed that a Transalantic flight will be made, and in others, it is suggested that she will make her first long cruise" to India. British Wireless,

HONAN CITIES.

·NANKING'S TROOPS IN RETIREMENT.

CHIANG OFFER TO MARSHAL

YEN HSI-SHAN.

REMARKABLE REPORT.

Shanghai, Oct. 17.

The Kuominchun forces have oc-

cupied a number of cities in Honan vacated by. Nanking troops who were in insufficient numbers to offer resistance. Minor clashes have oc- curred in several places, chiefly in the vicinity of Loyang, where the main force of General Sun Liang- Ring appears to be concentrating.

Kai-shek have not been sufficiently The troops controlled by Chiang reinforced to offer serious resis tance if an attack is launched in the direction of Chengchow within the next few daya, as is contem- plated, it is understood," by the Kuominchun.

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CANADA.

TALK WITH MR. KING AT

KINGSMERE

DOMINION BANQUET.

London, Oct. 17.

SCHEME.

HARNESSING CURRENT FOR ELECTRICITY.

EXPERTS SATISFIED WITH THE PROPOSITION.

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HOTEL BLOCK TO

BE REBUILT.

DECISION REGARDING KING EDWARD BUILDING.

QUITE NEW INTERIOR,

BUILDING BOOM IN COLONY.

MUCH ACTIVITY NOW. EVIDENT.

BIG NEW BLOCK OF FLATS FOR KOWLOON;

A definite decision has now been reached by the owners of the King Edward Hotel, the scene, on' March 11 this year, of probably the worst fire in the Colony's his- tory, regarding the future of the WING ON CO. SCHEME.

block.

Apart from the clearing out of

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, accom ranted by Misa Ishbel MacDonald, left Toronto at midnight for Ot- tawa where he arrived this morn-

BIGGEST IN WORLD? Ing. He was met by the Canadian Premier, Mr. Mackenzle King,

London, Oct. 17.

the debris from the upper floors,That the Colony la at present After many years of fruitless no work has been done on the experiencing a building boom, ex- Government House, where he was discussion, the ambitious project building during the last

Mr. MacDonald proceeded to

six | ceeded only in the years 1928 and welcomed by Lord Willingdon, the of harnessing the tidal currents been erected and it was learned tinue, was the opinion expressed months. Now scaffolding has 1924, and which is likely to con- Governor-General, and Lady Wil of the River Severn to obtain to-day that the damaged portions by a local architect to-day Point-

colossal electric power seems to of the block are to be rebuilt. have been brought within the walls were not affected by the fire.larly on the Kowloon side of the ing to the many new building It has been found that the main schemes now under way, particu-"

Later, he went with Mr. Macken realm of practical policy.

The only damage to them was on harbour, he said that building house at Kingsmere for a talk member for the Forest of Dean, timbers from the roof. zie King to the latter's country which is expected to deal mainly addressing to-day a large meeting been decided, therefore, to leave

Mr. D. J. Vaughan, the Labour, were slightly affected by falling largely confined to Chinese tone- the two upper floors where they activity at the moment was not

with the subject of naval limita-

It has ment houses as it was in the boom tion.

at Newnham on

the main walls standing, and to the Severn, an-demolish the centre portion of the the guest of honour at a dinner to vited to investigate the scheme,

To-night, Mr. MacDonald will be nounced that expert engineers in- building. be given by the Dominion Gov-had reported to the Government ernment in the Parliament Build-

lingdon, whose guest he will be during his stay in the Dominion Capital.

To Cost 25 Millions.

Yen's Attitude,

ing at Ottawa, and he will pro that the proposal for the barrage Attempts to reach a settlement bably make an Important speech of the River Severn was a practi- have not, however, been given up. before he leaves Ottawa for Mon-cable commercial proposition. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is an-treal on Monday evening. “ xious to gain the favour of Mar- shal Yen Hsi-shan, and much will | depend upon the latter's decision. Interesting announcements this regard have been made from Nanking and Taiyuanfu this morn- ing.

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holiday is gradually drawing to a The Prime Minister's business- Elose. He will be the guest ofed to have been drawn up. It is Plans and estimates are believ-! Lord and Lady Willingdon for estimated that the construction of three days, leaving for Montreal the necessary works, the series of on October 21st. He will arrive barrages and the power station, in Quebec on Patober 24th, taking etc. would be about $25,000,000. Should Marshal Yen Hsi-shanpassage on the Duchess of York" throw in his lot with the Kuomfn for Home on the 25th.

'. One chun and the "Christian General,"

result "of this British Niagara, said Mr. Vaughan, would

the outlook would be dark indeed. Mr. MacDonald la-due back in be the provision of electricity at a Such a combination, which is by the House of Commons on Novem-fraction of a penny per unit, no means outside the realm of ber 4th, six days after Parliament bringing electricity within the of possibility, will at once cause ana reassembled: British Wire-reach of everybody." ^ big reaction inimical to the Chiangless. Kai-shek regime and may result in the early formation of a new Gov- ernment in Ching,

Chiang's Diplomacy, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek ia ex-. ercising every form of diplomacy to induce Marshal Yen Hsi-shan to join hands with the National Gov- ernment.

The visit of Chiang Kai-shek's emissary to Taiyuanfu was far

BIG BOXING BOUTS AT ALBERT HALL.

JARVIS BEATEN BY WORLD CHAMPION.

from successful, but Chiang plans GENARO WINS POINTS.

another test of the professed loyalty

NEW KING ELECTED IN years ago."

AFGHANISTAN.

It there is a shred of truth in the report, it speaka for the strength of the desire of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to win the favour of Yen Hsi-shan. ·

the

The scheme for generating elec tricity in this way appears to have' emanated originally from Mr. J. Smith; a Glasgow engineer, whose plana depended upon the alternate

use of two

more or

arms of the sea having different times of high water.

Jarvis lost on points, though he the fought splendidly throughout,

Gigantic Scheme.

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of

building years.

time largely concerns good re- Building activity at the present

New concrete floors and stair-sem-European design. There is a sidential property of European and cases are to be built, but the marked-increase in the number of

ANOTHER MUTINY OF NANKING TROOPS,

45th Division Looting City of Wahu.

JAPANESE ACTION.

Shanghai, Oct. 18.

It is reported from Nanking that part of the Forty-fth Division, commanded by General Wang Hsuan-lin, a Nationalist army leader, mutinied at Wuha at three. o'clock this morning.

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The troops ran riot and bogan looting the city.

A naval force from Japanese gunboat stationed at Wuhu was landed for the pro- tection of Japanese lives and property,

mutineers were formerly under General Fong Chen-wu, the Governor of Anhwei, who is at present under surveil- lance in Nanking-Reuter,

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blocks of three and four roomed flats while on the Kowloon side. attractive villas are being built in considerable numbers.

Money for Investment.

It would appear, he said, that there were considerabla sürme of money in the Colony, open for in- vestment purposes and that a good proportion of this money is being runk into new building schemes.

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It is interesting to note that in the boom years of 1928 and 1924 the Public Works Department ap: proved 2,850 and 3,837 plans respectively. The strike and boycott of the following year checked building activity: "and-in. that year and in the two following ydara a steady decline in the number of new buildings approved: was noted,

Last year, however, saw the 1923%. total passed, and 1929 may pos sibly establish a new high record for the Colony.

Big New Scheme.

Work is, of course; largely con His method, he claimed, would is reported that the

centrated on the Peninsula, where obtain about 5,500,000 horse-

the many new roads have openad power, and current could be

up attractive building sites. Huge distributed at1/30th of

blocks of flats have recently been Penny

selected per unit. He

erected at the far end of Nathan- of Marshal Yen Hsi-shan to 'Na-

Road and building activity is now for his calculation, the Severn London, Oct. 17. tional Government by inviting him

at Portishead, where the

going on even further afield.. to go to Nanking as acting Presi

London was this evening provid- noted "eagre" or "bore" of the

Prince Edward Road is HOW self leaves for Hankow to direct the dent while Chiang Kai-shek him: ed with another splendid pro- Severn la most effective, the Menai

lined on

one alde by attractive campaign against the Kuominchunt gramme of boxing at the Albert Straits, the Dea and the Mersey. general appearance of the block semi-detached villa residences of A naw a design somewhat unusual for Such an invitation is an honour Hall, the main event being a ber 26th, 1920, subsequent to the roof, also of concrete, will be Hougkeng Good progress is being

The Dally Telegraph of Novem will remain the same.. which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek haa fifteen rounds' contest for the fly-suggestions of Mr. Smith, a the verandahs facing Des Voeux Bats fronting Chatham Road. never paid to any individual since weight championship of the world nounced that the Civil Engineer Road Central and Ice House Street

built and additional fire escapes to made with two large blocks of Indicative of the strong feeling

his assumption of office some two

between Frankie Genaro,

ing Department of the Ministry of are to be installed. The work of which existed against the change

Transport has worked out a scheme rebuilding will occupy six months, of name was a speech made in

holder, and Ernie Jarvis, the fiy-tor the construction of

It was revealed to-day that the the Legislative Council in 1904 by

weight champion of Europe.

work being done to plans by Wing On Company is to undertake barrage in the estuary the Hon. Mr. B. G. Shewan who

Messrs. Clarke and Iu, architects. Severn, from which It

* further extensive building scathingly referred to those res-

The future use to which the re- scheme on the Peninsula. It will was estimated that 500,000 h.p. built block will be put remains in be recalled that this Company re- ponsible for the suggestion as

The first important contest was

units per day could be generated doubt. "sycophanta" and "time-servers,"

The reconstruction work cently erected a four-storey block Will War Be Checked? ! Mr. Shewan's speech is also inter-

an eight rounds' heavyweight bout at about a halfpenny per unit.

however, will be of such a nature of property facing Nathan Road, between Primo Carnera (Italy) eating from the point of view of

Marshal Yen Hel-shan la under-and Jack Stanley (Deptford). The Afghan Consulate has re-stood to have issued a proclamation The fight was of short duration,

that the premises may either be bounded by Peking Road on the Other Development.

used as a hotel or us office pro- other side. The shops on the the plar's history. He said that ceived a cable from Shah Wall indicating his intentions in the the referce stopping the contest tops the barrage from the point of will depend on what offers the and the three storeys of modern The Ministry of Transport deve-perty. The future of the block round floor were readily occupied the pier held the happiest of Khan, the brother of Nadir Khan, memories for many Hongkong resi. and the conqueror of Habibullah Present dispute.

in favour of the Italian in the transport facilities across the, es owners receive for the use of it. dents, and described it as the in the battle for Kabul, stating Taiyuanfu messages state that first round.

tuary, and of shipping facilities starting point of scores of happy that the National Assembly at Marshal Yen declares his firm bellef plenice and bathing parties. It Kabul has elected Nadir Khan as that at this moment when China la went the full distance, and pro-nel, in addition to the provision of The world's championship bout above, the line of the Severn Tun- is snobbery and toadyism,"

King of Afghanistan, sak

facing a political crisis in vided

the tide- considerable excitement. electrical power from Mr. Shewan, "to alter the name to

The cable adds that the National Manchuria, and wanton at Genaro was declared the winner.

driven turbines. Blake Pier,"

Assembly insisted upon the elec tacka on the Chinese frontiers, In a twelve rounds feather The Daily Telegraph, in making tion of Nadir Khan despite the t is time that the

lead weight contest, Johnny Cuthbert the announcement, added a list of There were many other people in latter's persistent refusals anders in China Proper forgot, their (London) defeated Edouard Mas- the world's greatest water-power the Colony at the time who sup: excuses in "recognition of his own interests and to form a strong cart, the French champion, on installations, for purposes of com- ported Mr. Shewan's attitude, but personal sacrifices in the cause of alliance to deal with the foes from points-Reuter. their efforts achieved nothing, and the national service."-Reuter.

parison, as shown below, to-day there are comparatively few people in the Colony aware that Blake Pier has over boon known by any other name.

An old resident pointed out thin morning that the average Chinese does not know Blake Pier by its present name. Amongst the Chin- ORG it is always known as Pedder's Wharf, and Chinese speaking Europeans when speaking of the pier to a Chinese refer to it in the same way.

Tough Obstacle.

NADIR KHAN CHOSEN BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

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Bombay, Oct. 17.

ARMISTICE DAY AT

CENOTAPH.

PRINCE OF WALES WILL REPRESENT KING.

mi

the US, S. R.

Nanking Biomed.

BRITISH AMBASSADOR AT WARSAW.

STRIKING DECISION.

MR. STIMSON HEAD U.S. NÁVAL DELEGATION

Washington, Oct. 17. Horsepower.

President Hoover has decided to Proposed „Severn appoint the Secretary of State, Mr. 1.Scheme

500,000

H. L. Stimson, as head of the Amal. Niagara Falls

Power Co. *** 885,500

United States delegation to the Big Creek Dov. Pacific

naval disarmament conference to be Light and Power Co., 360,000 | hold in London.—Rew 7's American Ontario Power Co.....200,000 Service. Capdella, Spain

160,000 Toronto Power Co... 146,000 Keokuk Dam. (Mis

140,000 sissippi) Kinlochleven (Scot.) 30,000

·OPIUM CONVENTION.

GERMANY RATIFIES THE AGREEMENT,

Buropean "date"" rapidly found tenants,

The same Company has now decided to proceed with the second part of the building scheme on this alte, and thirty more houses are to be erected. When this work Is Completed it will mean that the "entire site, bounded, by Nathan Road, Peking Road, and Hankow Road, will be occupied by high- class residential property. Betw

The two blocks will, however, be separated by a new road, which is to be cut through the alte running parallel with Hankow Road and Nathan Road and eventually join ing up with Haiphong Road.

To Start At Once.

The new block, which con stitutes an especially big building scheme, covering a total area of over 66,000 square feet, is to be, put in hand immediately. The aite is now cleared and piling work will start in the near future. The building contract is one of about 14 months

Marshal Yen. Hsi-shan pointe out however that the National Gov- ernment has long delayed, without ample. reason, the payment promised for the maintenance of the SIR WM. ERSKINE REMAINS troops of Marshal Feng.. Yu-hsiang,

IN CHARGE... whose army is in a pathetic stato. Marshal Yen suggests that the Na

London, Oct. 17. tional Government should give London, Oct. 17 sincere consideration to the problem. H.M. the King has approved the H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will of the maintenance in Shensi, appointment of Sir Willam represent the King at the Armis- Honan and Kansu of the Kuomin-Augustus Forbes Erskine, Envoy

Dee Project. tice Day Service at the Cenotaph. chun. He says that if the Nanking | Extraordinary and Minister Pieni-

The service last year was the Government takes steps to rectify potentiary at Warsaw, to be Am- The Severn Barrage Scheme, if The engineers engaged in the occasion of the last public appear-Its deficiencies in this direction he bassador Extraordinary and Plepi it is decided to embark upon it,

Berlin, Oct. 17, excavation work which resulted in ance of the King before his illness. will do his best, as instructed by potentiary at that capital --British | will therefore be the biggest in the the discovery of the remains of the It was not anticipated that His Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, to in Wireless.

world. At an additional cost of

Germany has ratified the Geneva wharf have a difficult task ahead Majesty, would attend the servlee duce the Kuominchun leaders to [Bir William Firskine, has been $70,000, the water-power of the Oplum Convention, which will

lay down their arms.

Minister to Poland since -1928. He Dee, in North Wales, nor come into force on November 18th. days did their work well. Too

The Shansi Governor assures entered the Foreign Office in 1804 and the Mersey and the Meral Straits, -Router: Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanking Teheran, Rome and Stockholm, he was partially exploited producing au- The Southern Fairway yielded will be shops on the gound floor,

after service in Buenos Aires, which offer big prospects, could be well, in the opinion of those who A further case of attempted suj loaders that he is in First-Secretary and British Delegate other 200,000 horse-power units up the body of Yip Piu, a Chinese and above three storeys of Euro- new have to demolish it. The stones cide by means of opium polsoning position to influence the Rus so far unearthed are very heavy is revealed to-day, that of a woman minchun, but he will take no mission at Athens from 1913 to 1917. per day. Like the Severn, the es aged 26, yesterday, the man having peir flats. The new block will and firmly cemented together, and named Mink Shun, Fun, aged 10, who action in the matter unless the He later became Minister to Cuba is subject to very rapid ebb and previously been reported drowned, have frontages to both sides of the as they were probably sunk for resides at 29, Woo Sung Street. Nanking Government shows, real. (1919-21), and Bulgaria (1921-27), Sonds or Dee where the tide be the result of falling of curge new road, and also frontages to many feet it may be necessary to She has been removed to the news to comply with the agreepients He is now undertake extensive blasting opera- Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, her made by the Diabandment Confer Warsaw, where the Legation has been rushed in with dangerous speed since been removed to the Kowloon

In his post at of boat on Tuesday. The body has Haukow Road and Peking Road. tions for their removal.MIS condition being serious,

raised to an Embassy.).

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The property will be very similar in design to the Wing Lok Build,

ng the first, and already, com: pleted part of the Wing Lok Com pany's bullding scheme. There

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