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1930

Electric Co. So far as other sub- scribers were concerned, their in surable intercat was limited ta damage caused to apparatus on their premises and arising out of (Continued from` Page 9.) their own negligence. The only effective means of fixing liability lightly interfered with, even for for all damage not caused by fair the sake of uniformity. Any mea- wear and tear-on subscribers who sures that could be taken to en- had not contracted with the China sure fuller and more reliable and and Japan Telephone and Electric regular weather reports from both Co. was for the Hongkong. Tele- land and ship stations would rephone Co. to give notice to them ceive the support of the Chamber, discontinuing the existing service The establishment of a wireless and at the same time informing and weather observing station on them that if they wished the aor- the Paracels, it was considered. vice to continue it would be on would also be of great value. the strict understanding that they were liable for all loss or damage to telephone apparatus on

their Cham-premises. If; after receipt of such notice, subscribers were content to carry on with the service they would then be bound by that pro- vision.

Fire Prevention. During Water. Shortage.

Telephone Service. Members addressed the ber In July on the question of charges for the power circuit" in respect of the installation of new Itelephono switchboards which Iwere understood to be necessary for the projected chango to an automatic telephone service,' en-

An acute water shortage pre- quiring whether it was in order that such charges should be made vailed in the Colony during the nine months before the intended tion which it is hoped will be

early part of the year-a condi change over to the automatic sys-obviated in future on completion tem, and asking for information of the pipe line bringing water na to the basis upon which the

Bcross the harbour to Hongkong charge for "power circuit" Wa3 calculated. After enquiries had from Shing Mun on the mainland. been made of the Telephone During the summer the Fire In- Company, the Chamber replied on took into consideration the ques- surance Association of Hongkong July 23 stating that the installation of fire protection during tion at private branch exchanges periods of restricted water supply. of the new type of switchboards, with special reference to a fire Jwhich do away with the necessity

of ringing up exchange by the old which occurred in June at No. 18 method of turning the handle, Cochran Street. At the request

of tho Association, the Chamber

LOCAL RADIO.

CHINESE LESSON & PLAY,

FOR TO-DAY.

To-day's Wireless Programme, Broadcast by Z.B.WV. on 355 metres.

5,00-5.30 p.m.

European Pro ramme of Victor reords by courtesy of Messrs. Moutrie and Company:- "Irish Rhapsody," (Victor Herbori),

Victor Symphony Orchestra, Direction of Nathaniel Shilkret, "Faust Air Des Bijoux (The Jewel

Song)" (Gounod), Faust Le Rol De Thula (The King

of Thulo)," (Ground).

Elisabeth Rethberg, Soprano with orchestra, "Macuabla," (Rowe-MacMurrough-

arr. Chemet).

"A Dream," (Charles B. Cory-

J. C. Eartlett). Violin solo with plano accompani- ment by Anca Seidlova.

Tango," (Albeniz). "Aufschwung (Searing),"'

(Schumana, Op. 12, No. 2).

Wilhelm Bachaus, Piano solo. 5.80-6.00 p.m. Aunty Letty, Aunty Madge and Uncle Jack. will entertain the Children.

6.00-7.00 p.m. Record programme continued.

of St. Mary's," (Transcription by Archer Gibson); "Old Irish Air," (Transcription

by Archer Gibson). Archer Gibson, Grand Organ at Charles M. Schwab's New York Res.

Tho

"The Rogue Song"

(Clifford

necessitated a "power circuit" and brought the following points to "The NarrativeHerbert Stothart},

did not directly arise from the ap proaching installation of the au- tomatic system, though it was necessary to the new system that the obsolescent type of switch- board should be scrapped. It was understood that the Telephone Company was graduating its charges for "power circuits" of private branch exchanges accord- ing to the size of the exchange. In this connexion, the scale of charges approved in 1926 provided for a maximum charge of $81 per "power circuit" to a private branch exchange switchboard. Insurance of Telephone Apparatus

the notice of the Government:

were

'.

(Clifford Grey Herbert Stothart), Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone with (1) Water was not procurable

orchestra. from bydrants for about 20 "Sarl Waltz," (Kalman). minutes after the arrival of | "Walcz Dream," (Oscar Strauss). the Fire Brigade.

International Novelty Orchestra. (2) The fire floats

not "When I'm Looking at You," used, the reason being un-The White Dove derstood to be that it would :... have nécessitated the in- terruption of traffic on three main roads. (3) Water pressure

duced by the interference of people who seized the opportunity to obtain the unexpectedly available sup plies at the street fountain.

demands (4), Heavier

were made upon the limited fresh water supply through not using the fire floats,

« (Clifford Grey-Herbert Stothart),

(Gros-Lehar-Stothart). Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone with orchestra. "The Stars and Stripes Forever-

March, (John Philip Sousa). "El Captian-March,"

Was

re-

In writing to the Government on

traffic, rather than use fresh water in times of water shortage to cope with outbreaks of fire near waler-front.

thu

scene Whe this

(John Philip Sousa).

Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. "Eeggere Invisible Bolere (Light

Invisible)," (Luigi: Arditi). "Der Erlkonig (The Eriking),"

(Schubert, Op. 1).

Ernestine Schumann-Henk, Contratto with piano. "The Church in the Wildwood,"

(Ar. Wm. S.

peek, Lord, We Hear" (Edith

Sanford Tillotson-I. H. Meredith). The Tietge Sisters, Vocal trio "Prelude and Allemande," (Bach);

with piano. "Fugue." (Bach).

Andres Segovia, Guitar Solo, 7.00-7.30 p.m. 7th lesson in' Can- tonese by Rov. H. R. Wells..

7.30-8.00pm. Experimental pro

gramme.

layed from Ko Shing Theatre until 8.00 p.m.. Chinese programme re-

end of play.

9.00 p.m. Weather report.

A member addressed the Cham ber in July on the subject of the responsibility of subscribers for insurance of telephone apparatus, enclosing copy of a circular issued the subject, the Committee sup- to subscribers by the Telephone gested that it might be possible to Company advising the insurance of installations against loss occurred and to divert or hold up picket the area in which a fire damage and drawing attention to the paragraph appearing in the July 1929 Telephone Directory holding subscribers responsible for damage not occasioned by fair wear and tear. As a member of that in the particular case men- The Government's reply was the Legal Sub-Committee of the tioned, the fire floats, could not Chamber, the Hon. Mr. W. E. have been used because the dis- Shenton wrote a memorandum in tence from the nearest point In which it was explained that sub-the harbour to the scribers who contracted with the about 400 yards. To. cover China and Japan Telephone and distance and convey a sufficient Electric Co. (predecessors of the quantity of ses water to the fire FOX Hongkong Telephone Co.) have it. would have been necessary to.

insurable interest for damage to apparatus on their pre-a total of no less than 3,200 yards, use lengths of hose amounting to mises occasioned by other than and the laying of these would fair wear and tear, under the Sec- have taken at least an hour. As tion of the Telephone Ordinance it was, water was made available of 1925 assigning to the Hongkong from the mains in twenty minutes Telephone Co. the interests and and the fire was entirely extin. benefits of all contracts existing guished in 12 hours. The amount

New York, Mar. 24. between subscribers and the of fresh water used annually for China and Japan Telephone and fire fighting purpose in the Colonysident of the Fox Film Corpora

Mr. W.R. Sheehan, the vice-pro- had never exceeded one million tion, has obtained an order of gallons a year, an extremely small Court requiring Mr. William Fox fraction of the total consumption to show cause why he should not University Commercial Course be prevented from putting into

Fund.

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As the result of a circular ap- peal to British Members of the

M. Sheehan has hitherto been Chamber in 1926, sufficient funds regarded as one of Mr. Fox's" in- were raised to enable a grant of timates, hence his action is regard- $12,000 a year to be made for three ed as the first break in Mr. Fox's years to the Commercial Depart- own camp, in the savage financial ment of the University of Hong-battle for control of the G$300,- kong. The period of the guarantee000,000 Fox Film enterprises.-- having expired, a circular letter Reuters American Service. was issued on May 24, 1929, A New York message of March calist the sympathy and suppori-

of former, and possible future, stated that it was announced that subscribers to this Fund, which the ballot of shareholders of the was inaugurated for the promo- Fox Film Corporation had resulted tion of British trade interests in a vote of approval of a £12.000,- through education of Chinese 000 re-financing plan advocated by along British lines. In response Mr. William Fox and the Banca to the appeal, a number of British America Blair Corporation banking firms pledged themselves to con- } group.] ...... tribute annually for a further period of three, years, and it was found possible, with the help of accumulated interest, to promise a contribution of $10,000 per annum for the year 1929, 1930 and 1931.

Eitel's History of Hongkong. Towards the end of the year. the Committee considered the feasibility of promoting republica. tion of Eitel's History of Hong- kong," which gives a historical

SURVEY OF AMERICA'S BUSINESS.

A PRÉLIMINARY REPORT IS ISSUED.

Washington, Mar: 24.

Mr. Julius Barnes, the chairman

survey of the early relations be- of President Hoover's business

tween Great Britain and China,

followed by a detailed narrative Burvey conference, has published of the events which led up to the an estimate of the state of Ameri cession of Hongkong and an in can business.

timate account of the Colony's The report, which is based on affairs during the first forty years data from almost every important of its existence. As the original business industry, expressly omits

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in the matter, considered that the report is that some early retarding demand would not justify their factors, partly psychological, appear undertaking the publication on to have been gradually overcome. their own account, a circular was The data indicate that the impor Issued to test the demand for the tance laid on construction as an in- book amongst members, with a fluence in restoring, the industrial view to re-issue for the account of balancs has not been over emphasis- the Chamber at a suggested retail od price of $10 per copy. Nearly 100

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