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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.

THE MACHINE AGE.

IS MECHANISATION TO RUIN CIVILISATION?

At the Saflore and Soldiers Home, Wanchai, Inst evening; a debate took place on the motion "that machinery is ruining elvili- aktion.* The President of the Home (the Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck) was in the chair,

KOWLOON MATTERS.

FIRST MEETING OF NEW COMMITTEE OF K.R.A.

BANKS.

BANKING CORPORTION,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Hayal Charter 1638.

The first meeting of the new General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association was held on Monday night, when matters brought up by members at Annual General Meeting were diserve Fund

thu raid-up Capital

45,000,000 4,000,000 Neserve Liability of Proprietors .. 1,000,000

cusard.

HEAD OFFICE:—LONDON,

ALOR STAR ILOILO

ADENCIES AND BRANCHEL,

ПРОД AMRITSAR BANGKOK

After the President, the Rev. W. W. Rogers, had welcomed the new members of the Committee, and the usual routine business had been BATAVIA dealt with, the various standing DOMBAY sub-committees for the year were

CABOUTTA appointed, as follows:

CANTON GAWNPURE «KUALA

Tho mover (Mr. W. II. Smith, manager of the Home) urged that machinery had reduced the scope for craftsmanship, personni skil and renourcefulness; it robbed men of the desire to 1180 their hands. Everyone was coming to a realisation that something was wrong with the world, and he believed the enuse was the tremen-

CHU Playgrounda.--Mesara, E. Cock. dous advance of machinery, with | H. P. Un, R. F. Bugje and Li Chor which man had set out to capturo Chi. the world, only to become himself| the captive; every new

machine was a bar to the prison. ·

BANUDON BAIGON SEMARANG BEREMBAN

SHANGHAI

BING FOR SITIAWAN HOURABAYA

Authorised Capital .......................$50,040,000 lasued and falls Fald-on. £6,000,000 Reserve Funda

Aterllos... Bilver

£6.354,000 **010,000,000,

Beeve Linkilts of Proprietors ...120,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORA.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

-

Chairman,

T. I. Pete Dag.

W. H. Bell, KON

Deputy Chalrosan,

J, A. Plummer, Ing.

A. 1. Compton, Eng T. II. . how,_Da

0. G. B. Machle, D. J. P. Warren, K- G. Mukin

V. M. GRAYBURN E-4. CIBE MANAGER.

KABAUM KLANU

KONN KUALA

KANGBAR

LUMPUR

TAIPING

COLOMBO DAIREN DELTI RALPHONG KAMBURG

KUCHING

MADRAB

MANILA

MEDAN

TRINGTAO

NEW YORK

TOKIAMA

PEPINO

ΒΑΤΑΝΙΑ KAMBOANGA

CALCUTTA

Peking}

| CANTON

PENANG

CHEFOO

COLORBO

Bathing Facilities-Messrs. G. M. Manners, G. V. T. Marshall, R. BANKOW T. Barrett and Dr. R. A. de Castro SARDIN Busto.

HONGKONG

TIENTAIN TONGKAL

(haku)

AMOY

BANGKOK.

NANKOW HARN

The Other Side. Mr. S. V. Bernard drew a gloomy' picture of the misery of European

New Territories

Forsla Produce-

Exchange and opened Banking DAIKEN

FOOCHOW tosin transacted,

HAIPHONG nations before the dawn of the Meuses, C. M. Manners, F. C. Mow

Garrest Arronnla opened and F HAMBURO machine age. Man had always Fung, D'Ainada e Castro Jnr.

Begolla ired for one year or aborter |sought a solution for his trials and G. V. T. Marshall.

periods as raion which will be quoted and had found it in a combination Publication.--Messrs. F. C. Mosỳ [ropfication. between nature, man and the ma- Fung. E. Cock, and C. M. Hall.

J. STUART, chine. We should rasmise sur Afr. E. C. Tregillus was appoint- Boogkong. 17th August, 1rði, [rrent inventors as the emancipned to represent the Association on tors of mankind From coarse the committee of the S.P.C.A., and drudgery, Talk

lio soul it was decided that the two repre-

Life Members.

| killing routine of The wage slave" sentatives on the committee of the must ant blind us to the fact that | N. 7. Agricoltura! Assortation hours of leisure and opportunity | should be nominated by the N, T. For mental Improvement and Produce Sub-Committer. greatly furreased, nime produr. than is berating nien und extead. ing enjoyment of many tulvantagea In accordance with the venulu- to wider eiretes in every com- tion passed at the anaună generál munity. The speaker suggested meeting, the existing Rule No. 12 that the trouble with the world of the Association was amended by to-day is that production has been the addition of the words

"The over-financed and

consumption subscription for Life Membership under-financed. His proposals shall be Twenty dollara"; the hone for redressing the balance were wan expressed that as many mem- promotion of fastuiment buying, bers as possible would take advant- higher wages and higher standards age of this method of avoiding the of living for workers.

inconvenience attendant on collect- ing the small annual subscription, Mr. W. Sprague, in seconding reminded that the subscription for and in this connexion members are the motion, desired to take the 1932 is now due, and should be discussion back to the effect of forwarded to the Hon. Treasurer, the machine upon man in a moral Mr. R. Pestonji, C/o Messrs, Ben- and physical sense. He thought

The Moral Efect.

Smoke Nuisance.

the last speaker condemned him-jamin and Potts. self when he spoke of modern in.. dustry as organised selfishness. The next business on the agenda, Machinery was in danger of des- also arising from the general meet- troying efvillsation in the developing, was the question of the smoke ment of armaments. Men in- terested in machinery had made avery and contribution to art or literature. Machinery depend ed upon unlimited exports, but wiles every country was ́indua- trialised where would exports be aber bed?

Industrial Revolution,

Lendine

the

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

Japital (Calle pald ap} ......T. ton.b60,000 Bewerve Fund Y. 17,300,000.00

BEAD OFFICE.—TOKONAMA

Branches and Agmelos, at

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Janeiro

Kobe

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London

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Changeban Manlin Dalen (Delay) Nagmask) Zentien

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New York

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Tainatus

Intermi allowed on Currust Accousin, Deposita received for Gaud perioda aš rates

obland on application.

K. MOL

Hongkong. arch 11th, 1981.

MARREST.

THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED.

(XSTABLISHED 1917.)

cuthorized Capital

Capital

Capital .....

Her Liabilitim of Shar-

boidere

pl

.Strafta $20,000,000 8,000,000 4,004,809

HEAD OFFICE:—SINGAPORE.

the principal site of the world.

Branches Assocles and Correpondents to Every daription of Banking and Erchange

MAGANAS.

from the Cement works, which gave rise to a protracted din were fully ventilated, and from the cussion, All angles of the question evidence reviewed there appeared no doubt that an actual nuisance occasioned by this smoke did exist. It was dually decided to put the question before the Government, Seaman Maclachlan and ascertain whether in view of touched on the Industrial Revolu- the repented complaints in this re-sm insectel TAN NG HOOL Lion and claimed that increased degard any action was contemplated, mand and antput quickly absorbed and whether Government would con- the labour temporarily displaced sider obtaining expert advice ns La But now the world was sick withe feasibility of eradicating unemployment and chung. 31 chinery was not to blume for this;

Traße Danger. it had been a blessing to man and only his perversity misapplied the The point raised at the general rifi. The fault lay in our hic meeting as to the danger of bussen and morals: we have not learned pulling out and passing each other to live in harmony with our fel- in busy thoroughfares was discuss lows. What possible cause ronded, and a scheme for "white line" there be for want when the world control at stopping places formulat had plenty and to spare?

ed, it was decided to place this rug- gestion

Divisional before the Discussion continued from the Superintendent of Police, with a

view

it being tried body of the hall for nearly an experime...ally. Arising from this hour. A Naval Petty Offleer was discussion. the dangerous habit heartily applauded for the sugges-

The Motion Losi,

nuisance.

out

|

tion that a fire engine which had anong school children of boarding Just gone by, and the telephone and leaving busses while in motion and travelling on bus steps wad which called it, provided an argument in support of mechanisa commented on; the Association tion which might be the means of appeals to the parents and the variou School authorities to saving life and property which

would otherwise be destroyed. However a later speaker endear oured to offset the argument by remarking that some of the spenk- ers had apparently been incen venienced by the noise of passing mechanical monsters, the trams.

On being put to the vote. the mation was lost by 15 votes to 7.

COMPANY REPORT.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The report of the Board of Diree tors of the Hongkung Electric Com pany, Ltd., to the shareholders at the 3rd annual meeting to be held ou the 23rd inst., states,

endeavour to instil the dangers of this practice into the minds of the Appreciation,

children.

Other business dealt with inclgd ed a letter of appreciation from the Yauma Ferry Co. for the efforts of the Association towards improv ing trung facilities ni the Yaumati Ferry Approach, a letter from Sir Henry Pollack acknowledging with thanks his election as an honorary Life Member of the Association, and an application with regard to the establishment of a bus stop at the La Salle College. It was agreed that this stop would be of authorities should be requested to considerable benefit, and that the Instal a stop adjacent to the college entrance.

Star Ferry Approach.

Your Directors have pleasure in submitting the accompanying state-

In view of the fact that the ment of the Company's accounts for traffic reorganisation at the "Star" the year ended 31st December, 1931. Ferry approach has proved to bo The Balance at Credit of Profit and satisfactory. It was agreed that the Leak Account available for appro provision of covered ways might be priation, after allowing for Daprecia-extended to include the bus stop- Lion is $1,840,806.11 and your Direc plng platform, and so provide pro- tors recommend that this be disposed tection for the large number of bus

of an follows:-

To pay a Dividend of

$2.50 per share on

passengers arriving in wel weather; recommendations to this

450,000 hores... $1,125,000.00 end will be forwarded to Govern-

To appropriate a sum to .write off Obsolete

Plantņu

To place to Reserve.. To carry forward to

next Account

170,050.00 400,000.00

ment..

MINE EXPLOSION.

MANY CASUALTIES IN A

JAPANESE PIT.

180,336.11 Total

$1,840,395.11 Directorn. In accordance with the Articles of Association Mr. T. E. Pearce and the Hon. Mr. C. 3. 8. Mackie retire, and being ohgible, offer themselves for re-election.

Tokyo, Mar. 16. Auditorn Tho Auditors, Messrs.

Ten minors have been killed and Linstand & Davis retire, and being 22 injured seriously by a gas ox- sligible, offer themselves for re-plosion in Futago mino in Naga-

Baki prefecture,--Reuter.

election.

RONGKEW ILOILO

PUR JOBORE

KOVE KOWLOON

DRANCHES 1 ---

KUALA LUMPUR.

LONDON

LYONS MALACOA MANILA MUAR (Jobere) MUKDEN

NEW YORK, PEIPING PENANG RANGOON BAIGON

BAN FRANO1800 BILANGHAI SINGAPORE BUURABAYA BUNURI PATANI TIENTBIN

TOKYO TUINGTAQ

YOKUHAMA

Current Accounts opened iri Local Carrac and Fixed Deposits received for ung year or shorter perioda in Leex Currency and Burles un terme which will be quoted on application.

Hongkung, 17th February 1912.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bantams of the above Bank le vendorea by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtalowa n appliestien.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND BRANGIAY BANKING CONFORATION,

V. M. GRATIURN,

Chief Manager. 11angkong, 27th February 1985.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 35, Wall Street, New York.

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profita. US$225,847,406.11

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We are also ablo to offer Customers the services of the Branches of the International Bank- ing Corporation in Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (Frace) SA., în Paris and Nice.

E. M. MeLAY.

Manager. liongkong, 4th March, 1982.

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