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Amongst 'several additions during the year to architectural structures the most spectacular is undoubtedly the racecourse standa -but may

not be stang therein! The building about which most noise has been made is the "Gloucester," and no doubt all surrounding neighbours will be thankful when this is com- pleted.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1930...

doing his best and a well-gassed may say that he brought us out one engineering incident during audience is. Inclined to be very of a difficulty very successfully. tolerant.

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the year which inevitably occurs to one's mind when one looks back over the year's achievement: in engineering, and that is the Laun- ching of a ship. The ship was not so big as the Columbus but still it was a very considerable size ship which was launched by a lady from Canton. It gave us.. greatest -pleasure to welcome the wife of the Chief Executive of our friend and neighbour, Canton, to launch a ship built in a Hong- kong shipyard and to see her per- form the launching ceremony, one of the naguries which do so much to bring the nations of the world together.

virtuo of gas, and will now pass There is another matter which (Continued from Page *.) on to another subject-water, Dur-the chairman referred to, and that ing the last year, water has been is a subject on which there was a out, developing, building on and very much to the I was going to good deal of controversy before supplying necessities for up-to-say fore but I won't say that became to this island-that famous date requirements as now called cause it was

very much to the pipe line. In a very short time back. The water has been a very hope you will wake up to find that think I may say all of us, the serious problem last year and our instead of drinking tank water

water which has been water engineers were put to the I mean

in the reservair for test in a way which I hope they lying

months-you will may never be put again, and I take some this opportunity of congratulating drinking the water of Shing Mun Mr. Purves and his helpers, official River. I think we must COR- and unofficial, on

extremely gratulate Mr. Henderson on the efticient way in which they coped courage and the faith which he with a serious difficulty. Unfor has in laying these pipes and we tunately, Mr. Purves did not hope that he and his engineers possess the skill of the first water will achieve the success that I am Rapid Development, engineer. You may remember the

Your chairman, gentlemen, re- first water engineer had a very quite sure the pipeline deserves.

Your chairman referred to one ferred to the rapid development simple way of procuring water; he

or two other works connected which is going on all over Hong- merely struck a rock and out gush with water, and I have not the kong and Kowloon. I may say

Purves ed the water. Had Mr. been a modern Moses I have not slightest doubt that my friend, the that the rapidity with which en- the slightest doubt that he would Director of Public Works, will gineers manage to build houses inj have assisted his brother engineers, welcome a visit from the membors Hongkong and Mr. Creasy, by striking Morri-lof the Engineers' Institution, and absolutely astounding to us. The work son Hill and getting rid of a few that he and his engineers will be ehairman referred to the chips of that extremely unsightly only too pleased to show them which lies behind the building of hill and he would have produced around any works that are in pro- those large blocks of houses and

gress.

flats, which we see going up all water.

Unfortunately, we live in de- It would test your patience if round us, almost in a night. Cer no were to attempt to talk on all tainly, to a layman like myself, it

There are many other local engineering features that might be touched upon but time does not permit-broadcasting, aviation, auto telephones, all of which might well form the subject of a popular lecture at an early date. I cannot sit down without refer- ring to one of our principal life veins that is shipbuilding. We EDUCATING have recently seen the return of the Empress of Canada, newly engined with high pressure steam turbines, and we are looking for- ward to seeing the new Empress boats in the early future. have seen the Asama Maru, a fine example of Diesel engine work as regarda propulsion.

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The renowned inventor, Thomas A. Edison, when answering a ques- tion put to him on his 83rd birth- day, gave a reply which might oc generally applicable-with all due deference to you, Sir. The ques- tion was "what is the biggest thing American people can accomplish during the next year?" His reply was "pay more attention to engineors than politicians."

Your Excellency, on behalf of the Institution, I thank you for honouring us with your presence this evening and the kindly in- terest you have always shown in our well-being. Gentlemen, I give you the toast of the evening, our senior Honorary Vice-President H.E. Mr. W. T. Southorn.

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Mr. Blackburn and gentlemen.- A certain cabinot minister WAN hilled to speak at a garden party. Well, the guests of the garden party were all enjoying them- selves. just us we are, when the leader of the local parliamentary the minister and

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that most of you have heard me before and consequently I think you are all waiting to see whether I repeat myself or whether I tell you the same stories as I had the good fortune to tell you last year. When I opened my morning paper, I saw a long discussion by Mr. Beith on the important ques- tion of whether we should have buses or trams. If I had not spoken here last year { should have been able to give you my beautiful poem on buses and trams but, unfortunately, you have prob- ably heard it before. Consequently, I have got to go on trying to find some fresh topic to speak about, which Mr. Blackburn, a your chairman, has not thought of talk- ing about-that la gas. Well, gas is a very useful commodity. It provides us with heat, with light- that is to say provided that the electric companies don't get there first. It is most useful of all to Speakers. It is the greatest boon in the world to speakers and you may remember that someone said "some speakers electrify their hearers, others, more fortunate. I gas them." It is very useful to a speaker to have д well-gassed audience, especially if it so hap-

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