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onghi to know) will continue rising. Thus the easulovers, whom the high prices compensate for smaller output, can afford to be cheerful. The bulk of the winter's distress is to fall upon the wage-earners, to whom the old conditions of economie insecurity have returned in full.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, -1990,
NEW CHINESE SCHOOL
- VISCOUNTS BRIDE.
OPENING CEREMONY.
REPORT OF THE SPEECHES
SHOP ASSISTANT.
ROMANCE OF A HAIRDRESSER'S SHOP
BIG CITY FIRE. HEAVY DAMAGE SUFFERED.
the was
KINEMA FEMS FLARE UP. ** In connection with the fire reported To the Editor of the "China Kal."As reported in the second edition
in the second edition of yesterday's The Tredes Union Congress at Portsmouth offered its own sobr
China Mail, it has been learned that Dear Sir-Will you be kind enough portant step in the education of the Castle, Lasawade, Midlothian, who Central through the ignition of some
of the China Mail yesterday, an i tion, when it proposed that each to publish the following statement of Chinese children of the Colony was 78, is to be married to Miss Margaret hiema
Viscount Melville, of Melville floor of No. 275 Queen's Road the outbreak originated on the ground industry should maintain its own accounts-the result of the Hongkong taken, yesterday afternoon, when Todd, who is 43 and who until re was necessary * reserve of labour."ne | Women's Guild
and Ministering H. E. the Governor formally opened cently was a shop assistant with a box. The man received such severe
fis while the docking industry is forced to do Children's League" Bazaar - held
at the new Man Mo vernacular school firm of perfumers and hairdressers barns about the face and hands, that & foki sorting them COLD CURE TABLETS. by the Transport Workers Feilera-Government House on November 63
on Hollywood Road. Owing to the in Princes-street Edinburgh. sion. Better solutions may be ad
The point is that the entirely on the bazaar this year with possible to give a complete report of Melville is very active for his years The damer rapidly spread to No.
Owing to our having had to depend lateness of the hour, it was not
Twice previously married, Viscount ernment Civil Hospital for treatment. he had to be removed to the Gov- clever, Government, led by that out any outside entertainments sich the speeches. |great genius Lloyd George, has not as were held last year, our receipts the Tung Wah Hospital Committes ↑ various appointments abroad. He is Tai Cheung Loong shap Mr. Li Wing Kwong, Chairman of entered the Consular Service and held of No. 271, occupied by
and is a keen golfer. In 1869 he†273, and part of the ground floor et submitted eny salation at all were $10,000 odd this year as against which is chiefly responsible for the cree the sixth viscount and succeeded bis damaged before the firemen got By making unemployed labour, a $13.000 for last year, and we have tion of the school, made the following brother in 1904. direx charge upon the profits of therefore been obliged to cut down our address on the arrival of the GaverDOT employed labour in each trade donations grouping, they would encourage
The Comminee has endeavoured to Today is the day of the opening was employed by Messrs. Edwin $22,000, respectively. They were Your Excellency and gentlemen, man with snowy white hair. She damage to the extent of $16,000 and
Miss Todd is a tall, handsome wo were
control Nos. 273 and 275, which employment and production by em-allocate the funds so that no particceremony of the Chung Wa Shu Pass and Sons. Edinburgh, and it was insured with various companies for completely gutted, suffered plorers who at present are redne-lar Home should suffer too severely. ing their wages bills and their ont-
In thanking the many people who constructed. I and others, being made her acquaintance. Their friend damage to the ground floors of Nos.
Yuen, which has been well and truly there that Viscount Melville first $14,000 and $18,000 only. puts in the hope of making more have helped and worked to generous Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital, ship is long-standing. profit out of higher prices.
ly 1 mist especially mention Mr. Eave the good fortune to be in office
The For us on hers the interest lies Hallifax for his assistance with the on the occasion of the many ville understand that the marriage was also gutted, has not yet been Friends in London of Viscount Me to the top floor of No. 271, which 271 and 277, was sight, while that in speculating hon long this dances. Also the men of H.M.S. Your Excellency has kindly consented will take place on October 29. neglect of serines problem can
Tamar," the Kowloon Dockyard, the to perform the opening ceremony continue without the outbreak of Police, Mr. Grahame of the Electric and the school has received con-
ascertained. The collapse of the roof resolution.
Co., Mr. Noronha, who has done all gratulations and presents, from the
of No. 275 considerably increased. the printing as a gift, and Mr. Kynoch many distiguished gentlemen who:
the difficult task of the fire fighters. of the P.W.D.
have been so kind as to come to this Government has protested against The Tokyo Matys says the British
The flames were got under control The Commitee also desire to ex-meeting. This is indeed, a great the sale of inferior so-called "Scotch A small band engine stood by until by 2 Pulling and - by 2.30; press their way appreciation of the occasion and one that should be a whiskey" in Japan, and that the nearly 3 pm, playing a couple of the fre was extinguished support given to them by the Cricket sonce of happiness to us all. This authorities there declare that while hoses on, the smouldering debris. One fatal case of cholera Gub who allowed a collection to be Man Mo Temple free school and not registered as a trade-name in vicinity both during and after the school is built on the old site of the the expression "Scotch Whiskey Thousands of spectators swarmed the ported) and one case of diptheria made during the match with Shanght the building was first, proposed by Japan and, therefore, legal proceed-i
the Ki Mi year. The work has been such sales are fraud in effect, and after the "all clear had been given the ex-directors and sub-directors of ings cannot be taken in that respect, subside until fully half an hour expedited by the large grants gener from the standpoint of public moral at about 3 pm. Traffic had consider fire, and excitement did not ously made by the Government.ity deserve severe punishment, and able difficulty in making progress We, the Directors of the present year, the police will closely investigate the through the crowd which stil have thus dhly carried out the propo matter.The Japanese who manu-fingered in the vicinity. It was not sals of our predecessors and our year facture the stuff should be forced to until the police were forced to take of office has been devoted to this drink it, when the abuse would soon drastic measures that the gaping purpose. The object of the re-build die out says a Shanghai paper. ing is to provide the free school with more accommodation for the poor
Chinese crowd dispersed and order was restored. Chinese boys of the Colony, so that
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BIRTHS. 1
LEECH. On November 24, 1920, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Leech, a daughter.. CROUCH. On November 25, 1920, 21 Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Crouch, a son.
GLASS-On November 23, 1920, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Glass. a son.
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JAPANESE SHIPPING.
both Chinese, were reported yester day.
A metal shoe buckle and a plain geld safety pin were found in the City Hall on Tuesday night and may be recovered on application to Mr. T. W. Hill, Hoa. Secretary of the St. Andrew's Society, Co Bradley & Co., Ltd.
which realized over $800.
A financial statement for the year together with the allocation of funds | “
will appear below-Yous faithfully.
MARJORY STUBBS. Government House, Nov. 30.
BAZAAR AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Stall.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Gate .... is thinking about the formation of a Victoria Troop of Girl Guides, and hopes to call a meeting during this month to
Police consider the question. A lady of considerable experience has kindly volunteered her assistance.
St. Stephen's Sweets Belilios Public School St. Paul's Girl School Tea Military
The dead body of a one year old Chinese boy was discovered yesterday Shy by the West Paint price outside No. 111 Des Voeux Road West
Chate The body, which was naked, and bore
Lucky Well six cut wounds, was removed to the
Fish public mortuary but
Kowloon Was not identified. Murder is suspected.
Entertainment
grasme
**
The master of a Chinese firm
While a Government junk was
hai, Robert Alastair Macfarlane. At the best it is a partial relief. lying at anchor in Gin Drinkers' Bay only son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex-In effect it is useless. ander Macfarlane, to Mildred
Naval
and
Pro-
Total
Death rather than estrangement by improved education they may be was chosen by a young Japanese
OIL LAMP UPSET. $294.71 enabled to earn their livelihood and couple, while the best friend of the another call, this time to On Lan About II p.m., the brigade received 524.20 avoid the consequences of poverty. young man chose the same fate to Street, off Wyndham Street. They 943-05 Enquiries show that there is a prove his friendship. 338.20 large number of poor boys in the Japanese drowned themselves
The three turned out prompt as usual, but 192.15 Colony who cannot afford an educt-Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, fire found that their services at arrival at the scene of the 1,232,14 tion. The free schools previously according to the Youturi which were not required. An oil lamp, it' 1.040.90 established by the Temple and by the reports the finding of the dead bodies appears, was upset on the third floor 618.05 Confucian Society within the past of Mr. Massao Arai, Mr. M. Oka of house No. 3. The neighbours, in 373.25 ten years have been insufficient to and Miss Bana Sekiguchi-on-thegreat alarm, blew police whistles, 33:30 meet this demand, and the attention shore near the Gyofukan Hotel. All but the fames were extinguished 30.60 of the Government has been repeat-three were 19 years old. Mr. Arai without much difficulty by the in- 99.75 edly invited to this deficiency by our and Miss Sekiguchi had eloped, but mates of the house. No damage was 106.45 Chinese representatives on the Legis- when their marriage was forbidden done..
slow
Total
EDITH LEVIS.
cak
Meanwhile the "curve" of un-men who forced the four members Working Experises during
on Tuesday it was boarded by six Louise Gilbert, only daughter of employment rises aman. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gilbert of tematic short time is being them imprisoned there while they Advertising and other ex-
Sys of the crew into the hold and left
yeer worked in many trades, chiefly to ransacked the vessel. Having secur keep up prices. It is necessary ed a quantity of rope and cable
penses in connection with Bazaar
San Francisco.
591.31 lative Council Realising this the by his parents, they decided to drown
"
professional and business committees themselves, Mr. Oks, who was Mr. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION. 235.10 have exerted their utmost efforts to Araf's best friend, evidently decided develop the free schools so as to to die with them. Both young men satisfy the desire of the Government were students in Waseda University
LATEST DEVĚLOPMENT. in respect of education and to ensure and Keio Commercial School. that the greatest possible benefit
769,00
676.20
206.00
923.95
136.55
should be derived from the kind-
ness of the Kafongs in collecting
!
p. W. D. TRIKKS IN BUS SERVICE, The Kwongtung Tramway Com. pany proposes to establish a big fleet nection with the tramway service, and the F. W. D. truck has been of trucks for use in Canton in con-
The following approaching wed-Dolls relieved of the harassment cfjor F. B. W. Haynes R.A.0.C, to Miss Quarry Bay dings are announced. Sergeant Ma-Lucky Table economic insecurity, of knowing whether next week, or per ss. "Bremen": Revenue Officer Maypole...
never Madge Landy, en route to Hongkong Thatched House (Bar) Leven next day, they would have an A. Marics to Miss Isabel Baverstock, Cricket Ground Collections
income. The statesmen stopped talking" like that
have also coming from England by that Donkey Ride ....
69.93 funds for the purpose of education. to his fellow countrymen whom he 689.77 This was the desire of the Com-represents on the Legislative Council They haven't a word to say about
now. I steamer.
4.20 mittee, sub-Committee and Katongsis as fully appreciated by them as it ordered to fill the role. Already Last Night Rehearsal creasing. They did nothing at all Temple at Wanchal, was yesterday Donation from Mrs. Win- it, although anemployment is in-
$0.05 who were our predecessors, and was is by the Government (Applause). designs are being prepared. The Donation from Sir Robert An Indian living in the Sikh
also the hope of the professional and An interesting example of the cordial tracks will be built with a bus-body C.until the war was over, and then removed to the. Government Civi
Ho Tong
200.00 business communities. The school co-operation between the-Tang Wah capable of accommodating 25-30 per they improvised the unemployment Hospital suffering from injuries
has three storeys and has accom Committee and the Government may sons, and will haul a trailer behind doles, which did not touch the con- received through jumping from the
15.00 modation for several hundred be seen in the school which I am which will carry forly passengers. ditions at all. These doles, allayed verandah of his quarters in an
students. In future, though we can opening to-day. The Committee has the murmuring for a while, which attempt to commit suicide. His con-
...$10.393.91 not give education "to all poor boysagreed to devote one four of the through the local agent, Mr. Edward The vehicles are being obtained BOWERY-DORMER.-Oa Ocoter is all modern statesmen seem to dition is grave. The poor fellow is
of the Colony, yet we can admit building to the use of a normal Mow Fung, of 60 Des Voeux Road, 12, 1920, at London, Charles care about, but they left the pro- only about 32 years old.
several bundred in addition to the school under the auspices of the with whom is Mr. C. E. Goetz, an Hoa. Treasurer & Secretary. old number. Thus will the wishes Director of Education. This school expert from the F. W. D. Factory, Aurelius BOWETTL Captain, blem unsolved. Last month C.L.C... only son of Mr. andį (November there came into force
of the public be gratified, and the ex-will be of inestimable value in the who is here to supervise the care and M.3. T. W. Bowern of Shanghai,ab enactuers made by the Govern carrying on business at No. 1 Chies
FINANCIAL STATEMENT,
Committee and sab-Committee be training of teachers for vernacular maintenance of the trucks, 10 Florence Amy daughter of ment ostensibly to solve the pro-Street, has reported to the police that Hongkong Women's Guild and Minis-in this work. I beg that your Ex-new Man Mo School I may, perhaps, columns, the main feature being the
happy in the fulment of their duty.schools. In expressing my most The Financial Statement of the Our honour has been to follow them sincere wishes for the success of the been commented upon in these Mr. and Mrs. Dormer, of Lon-blem.
The F. W. D. truck has previously Thes "rushed it, through, his shroff, a young men aged about tering Children's League for the year cellency will perform the opening allade briefly to one aspect of ele drive on all the four wheels, from don, Victoria, S..
ignoring all amendments and Sig-20 years has abeconded with $500 ending 1920 is as follows:- MOLLAND IVANOFF.-On Nov- gestions, and what do you suppose in money which he had collected in Balance in hand at end of
ember 22, 1920. at Nanking.it is? An extension. of the con- behalf of the firm. The man has been
ceremony (Applause). Tatiana, younger daughter of tributory unemployment insurance absent since November 1, and as the Proceeds of Victoria Bazaar
H.E. the Governor replied:-Mr. sonally attach great importance. having over other trucks the advant mentary education to which I per which the name is derived, besides General and Mrs. Ivanoff. to scheme, which Lloyd George copied [report was not made until yesterday. Donation Hon. Mr. Holy
Financial Year $301.99 This is the second occasion within a social problems of Hongkong is driver's seat, equal distribution of Li Wing Kwong and gentlemen,One of the most difficult of the age of more capacity behind the Captain C E. Molland, of the from Germany before the war. It it is
83.86 Jew weeks on which I have had the the question of Postal Service. Nasking
doubtful if gives a maximum of fifteen shill-apprehended.
be will be
privilege of being associated with an The employment of little
child labour. weight on all four wheels, greater MACFARLANE-GILBERT - Onings a week to an unemployed per
100.00 extension of the philanthropic activi- dren From Proceeds of Annual
chii-economy, more durability and power. ties of the Tung Wah Hospital Cour too heavy a "character for their on every F.W.D. truck that is sold
in work, frequently of Bazaar
10,393.91mittee. On, the previous occasion it years and the continual appearance out here during the length of its life, The agent means to keep his eye was for the bodily needs of the at the Police Courts of child bawkers as he feels that service of that kind $10,879.75 Chinese community that" provision are features of the life of the Colony is due to every user of the truck, was being made; this time the provi-which no one can regard without hence the necessity of having Mr. sion is for their mental advantage. regret. This employment of children Goetz and other engineers out here, I congratulate the Committee on is, no doubt, largely due to economic who are capable of diagnosing the progressive policy which they causes with which it is not easy to motor troubles thoroughly. have adopted and on the admirable deal, but there is no doubt also that Mr. Goetz has had experience in tses which they have found for the in many cases children are to employ all types of motors extending over funds which have been placed ated because they cannot be left alone twenty years, and has served in the. their disposal. It is unnecessary nowa while their parents are at work. If days to lay stress on the importance the children can be sent to school partments" of many famous Ameri- Final Testing and Inspecting De- of education for any people who this difficulty will be removed, and can factories, including the Packard, when the coal strike fell through, Plans have been prepared by the
desire to maintain and improve their with the extension of facilities for free Chalmers, Hudson, Abbot, White because they saw a chance of work Dairy Farm Company for a six-
position in the world, and it is a or very cheap education, such as are and Buick. ing of stocks at war prices, and storeyed building on the corner of
great satisfaction to find that the provided by the present school and by representatives of the Chinese com-the Confucian Society's schools to may interest owners to learn that Mr While on the subject of motors it being deliberately restricted to keep In addition to the Company's own Italian Convent
munity of Hongkong realise that the which I have already referred. I look Mow Fung is starting an Inspection TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE UP prices, and of course the
$100.00 provision of educational facilities is forward with confidence to great impro- Boreau, under which owners can, for • short accommodation, including a cold Nethersole Hospital time
system which helps to re-storage department intended to make LM.S. Training House
150.00 not a matter which can, or should, vement in this respect in the near a small fee, have their cars expertly
·800.00 be left wholly to the Government, future. It only remains for me to inspected monthly. The advantages strict it means a saving of wages.supplies, so that dislocation will be Village School Fund
Kowloon independent of Hongkong Baxter Mission
200.00 bur that the community itself, repeat my congratulations to the of this are obvious especially in this All observers agree that there is voided in times of typhoons, the Diocesan Girls' School.
400.00 through its recognised head, can play Committee and to declare the new Colony where conditions are so severe Igoing to be a hard winter, with new building will include shops, a
600.00 an important part in the advance Man Mo School open (Applause). much distress among the workers. motor car garage, and three four- C.M.S. Victoria House 1,000.00 ment has assisted in the building of Hon. Mr E A. Irving, the Hon. Mr into anything serious. It is intended
500.00 ment of the interests of the future! Fairlea ........ Downing Street has prepared for roomed fats on each of the upper Blind and Foundling Home 1,000.00 the present school by means of a Lau Cha-rak, the Hon. Mr Ho.Fook, that cars be examined once a month upon cars. Under the system to be 200.00 generation of Chinese. The Govern included the Hon. Mr E. R. Hallifaxed and remedied before they develop Besides the Governor, those present adopted small faults may be diagnos- During the war, there was no Hongkong people who go Home
it-by putting up barricades. floors. aunemployment at Home. Any leave and come back to report that dlers were idle from choice. What the H. C. L. there has been much
Funds in British Isles.
grant-in-ald and will always be ready the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Mr Land on other occasions as may be M.C.L. Cot at Omershaw 2,000.00 to co-operate with the Chinese com Forster, Mr A. R. Cavalier, Mr L. G. called for and the owner will be given is called "short time was con- exaggerated forget that they are evasions of the conscription law in Merchant Service Guild 1,000.00 am confident that the best results Wells, Mr Choy Hing, Mrs. W. Teo. All he then has to do is to take the
That the number of attempted Trafalger Home for Orphans 1,000.00 unity in educational work, But I Bird; Mr W. Jackson, the Rev. H. B. 2 fied to a few non-indispensable, not in the best position to judge. Japan is increasing year by year is a Royal Soldiers' Daughters 1,000.00 as largely as possible in the hands of son. Mr Ho Kon-tong. Mr R. H-fault put right and pay only for work trades, and compensated for even They go Home
Check Sheet" of what is wrong. well fixed for statement attributed to a high official Orphan Homes of Scodand 300.00 the Chinese community and its Kotewall, Mr Ho Wing, Mr. Chan done and not for work done that did will be obtained if the matter is left Mr Li Wing-kwong," Mr Chow Sou- car to his repair shop and get the there by special emergency ar- money, and do not begrudge an by the Tokyo Mainichi "It is very Balance to be carried for rangements. No workers had the extra shilling or two, because they serious," the official is quoted as ward to next year's ac anxiety customary to insecurity are on holiday, The Wages (Tem interest in military affairs, but this is Not only was work plentiful and porary Regulation) Act having ex- the natural outcome of the propag
worthy representatives. In this cón Kan-yue, Mr Fang Fingshan, Mr not need to be done, thereby avoiding having said, for the people to lose well paid, but it was constantly pired, lots of unorganized (non- tion, of modern thought. This is not
nection I should like to say a word Chow Sin kat, Mr Kwok Sallam, the annoyance and trouble of his 231.53 of appreciation of the activities Mr Y. P. Law, Mr Ho Kwong and car being continually laid up and stated, by employers and statesmen union) workers will find their wages desirable. The number of offenders
of the Coufucian Society, which has several others erected at a cost covering the trouble which, to the and writers and labour leaders, cut, those objecting being told to during 1919 was classified as
$10,481.53) now established twenty-four schools akt never again would the old con- quit. This will affect largely the follows: hiding military ages, 2,674;
save the expense attendant to dis- for the poorer classes, and, I under- of $52,000. On the Hollywood Road layman, may necessitate the in- ditions of economic insecurity re- women workers, a problem fore-failing to comply with the conscrip BILIOUS HEADACHE
stand, is preparing with the side it contains a Confucian Hall, and warranted stripping of the whole They would not be allowed seen during the war, when they tion laws, 4,063; rebellion by men in
assistance of a grant from Govern is in the Chinese style of architecture: Engines return. The nation would make made such a big show of faking the service, 1,511; other offences 362. Ahat needed to correct the Mr. Lau Chu-pak has taken a pro- the Bridges Street side. A large arrangements speedily as we under ment funds, to extend the scope of the school, three storeys in height Owners desirous of availing them- Its work. My hon. friend and colleague and modern" in every respect, is on selves of this service should make business to see that. The places of men. Food prices fac There was an increase of 654 such appears Take Chamberlain's Tablets ment part in this movement, and I crowd of spectators witnessed the stand that the Burean wiffe
mers would henceforth be cording to the Food Minister, who offences during the year.
A billionens and the headache dis and you will soon be as wafi na QYỆT -
am sure that the value of his services opening-ceremony-
DEATH.
to watch the people who keep valued at $112, and clothing valued Balance in hand blaming the workers for not pro at $25, the robbers released their PARKINSON.-On November 23, ducing
1920, at Shanghai, T. C. Parkin don't want it. Some of the mas. fishing boat.
mare, for some of them prisoners and made the shore in a son, late master s.s."Rotorua." ters
were actually disappointed
By Balance
$
398.23 10,481.53
$10,879.76
$10,481.53
PROPOSED ALLOCATION. Local Funds.
The China Mail of saving wages. Production is Nathan and Peking Roads, Kowloon, French Convent
HOKOKONG, THURSDAY, DEC. 2, 1920.
UNEMPLOYMENT.
count
The building was
itself to a limited number of cars