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[To the Editor of the " China Muil,
THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 1921
OPIUM TRAFFIC.
CHINESE POLICE ACCUSED.
CHARGED WITH CONSTVANCE.
K.CC. GOLF.
ANNUAL-MELING HELD,
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
-An important case was heard yester- The Golf Section of the Kowloon Sir-I do not propose to reply at day afternoon at the Magistracy, when Cricket Club held its annual general length to Mr. Tso's letter which spa Chinese Police Sergeant and a co-meeting last night at the Club, elect peared in your paper on the 4th iner..stable were charged before Mr. N. Ling officers and transacting other Smith with violation of duty, in aid-business. There was a good atten for I am quite caurent to leave it 10ing in the disposal of a quantity of dance. Mr. D. G. Nicoll presided. supported by Mr. H. Overy (Hon. Secretary), Dr. Woodman, Mr. W. T. Elson and several others,
written elaborate letter to the
K. La
The Chairman expressed the opinion that the Mub could con- pratulate Itself on having had an- other very successful season. The playing bad been of a good standard the membership was up to the maximus allowed by the USRC. rules; and the various competitions held had be well contested and had produced some interesting play. In had to
There was recently printed local- ya report of a lecture by Dean Inge on Eugenies and Religion." We have, as it happens, consider- able knowledge of both. We have, as all our readers know, a profound
SINGAPORE, Jaouzry 5. regard for religion; bat be pro-| W. Marsfield and Co., the Blue the judgment of the public as to wheophan. fundity of our regard for that very Funnel Line agents in Singapore, ther or not my letter was a fair critic- The defendants were represented real and genuine thing is well were prosecuted by the postal autho- matched by the depth of our con-rities for failing to notify that theism of Mr. Halifax's speech and is by Mr. J. H. Gardiner and Mr. M. Mr. T. H. King, Deputy Superin tempt for the empty nonsense of sailing of the ss. "Knight Templar to whether or not Mr. Tso's letter is eugenics. Perhaps we ought not bad been altered with the result that
&lais criticism of mine. In so far as tendent of Police," prosecuted. He to use the wond empty, because the Hongkong mail missed it, and there is a difference of opinion be said that the two defentants were this cult is full of mischief and were fined $50.
tween Mr. Tse and myself in any mat- members of the Water Police. They danger. Anything more startling
ter, I am content with such difference, were charged with the following or shocking than the conjugation ofļ
But silence on my part may be con- offences: religion and eugenics we cannot
strued as a slight on Mr. Tro entirely The first defendant of allowing recall at the moment. Eugenics.
unintended by roe, and so, with your opitem to be placed in his house on as we might hope to show even by More than fourteen provinces permission, I will make a few db- December 8, the drug having been the utterances of Dr. Tage, is rare represented in the present numservations by way of reply to his taken there by the second accused; ter Club matches they religious. Any real religion must ber of Members of Parliament in better.
of paying" hash money" to the in- acknowledge defeat by the USR.C abber engenies. no matter what Canton. An extraordinary meeting To begin with, then, I say that I formants; without making a report on two occasions. Of the games this extraordinary Dean may say of the National Assembly is expected am greatly impressed by his "jadi to the Police Station; and of convert-with the Kowloon Bowling Green No one who reads us regularly is in the next two weeks.
cial ignorance if I may be pardoning the opium to his own use instead Club, the first was lost on the last pott, and the second was won by a likely sense ns of joining in
ed for using a legal phrase which of making it to the Police Sution. The Canton Food Relief Associa- any reaction against science. We
caused him to be "struck by my The second defendant of taking comfortable margin.
He hoped that these matches would revolt against the dictation of tion is providing hos soup for the writing to the English, and not to the the man on whom opium had been pseudo-science. If eugenics stop poor of the streets during the pre- Chinese, Press on a subject which found to Yaunati instead of to the be continued and members would ped, or could stop, at the abolition sent cold spell. The committee has entirely concerns the "Chinese them Police Station; and of aiding and abet-continue to show the same lively of slums and the eradication of appropriated $500 for the purpose selves He is sufficiently acquaint- ting the first defendant in the posses interest at they had done in the past. epilepsy, phthisis, etc., there would Several other charitable institutions ed with me to know, I feel sure, that, sion and disposal of the opium, with In order to perpetuate the memory be less to say against it but it are doing the same.
having is gotten much of my Chinese out making a report to his superior of their late respected Secretary, Mr. 1. H. Mead, the Clab had provided a proposes to go much farther andį. once in the saddle would assuredly Subscriptions from local Scots-hiery composition, I could not have officer.
Associated with the two defendants shield to be competed for. The first We mier ther to the then towards the Scottish National Chinese. Press without friendly aid in the case was a Chinese constable round of the competition would be played on January 9, the second eugenics of the Galtonians that in War Memorial amounted to $4,209.82,
on January 16 and the semi-final Mr. King said that on the right of on January 23. Referring to the the eugenics of Dr. Inge, which and a demand draft for £666 11s 1d and he really must not expect me to who had absconded.
obcecision arrived at, at the last reem to have been ent and trimmest has been forwarded to His Grace, the impose on the public by passing off to squeeze within the four corners Duke of Atholl, Chairman of the as my own letters which I would have December 7, information was
been quite incapable of writing.tained that illicit opium was on the annual meeting to award monthly Moreover, Mr. Halifax's speech was steamer Yatshing," lying beside the medals in connection with the can of his en motion of Christianity. Memorial Committee. In one senza ༥༠. are ourselvest
The following approaching wed-published in the English Press; my Kowloon godown. The informants petition for the Captain's Cen, the eganists, for we desire greatly to! dings are announced: Mr. F. W. A. Comments concers English-speaking communicated with Constable No. 94. Chairman remark that it had not tackle and improve environment, wide, of Messrs. Butterfield and Chinese: I feel quite unrepentant, stationed at West Point and at proved a great success. He pleaded the chief factor affecting any race. The Galtonians air mere at here. Swire, to Miss Lilian Neave, daughter therefore, to have communicated my a.m. all went to a tea house and talk with members to take a prec
ed it over. With the permission of terest in the qualifying competitions. dity. But let us glares at a few of Mr. T. Neave, of Kowloon Docks; thoughts to the English Press.
Mr. Tso says, of myself, "If he inspector Willis, in charge at West The Chairman expressed thanks to of the reported remarks of Dr. Mr. L.G. dos Remedios to Miss C, M. Inge. Speaking of his fellow Guimaraes; Sergeant G. A. Stimson, thinks that any English-speaking Chi-Point, they set out for Kowloon Go-Mr Elson for the interest he had dis
With Cou-played in assisting to organise the af Hongkong Police, to Miss R. M. nese has suffered a grievance from down, arriving at 7 am, roonirymen, this elergyman says that it is only in the lowest straia, Stay, en ronde from England by s.s.Mr. Hallijar is his endeavour to get stable No. 94 was another constable bogey pool run in conjunction with
!"Cap Finisterre.”
into closer touch with the Chinese- from his station. They waited there the USRC. and the Kowloon Bowl- that the worst specimens. the im
speaking merchants, then &c., &."until 1 pm, then returned to No. 7ing Green Club. They had started.. becile, for instance, gets, married. Art Newton Abbott on Novem-Was Mr. Tso so struck by the fact Police Station to report, leaving the off very well and he trusted the in- In the higher ranks, a thoroughlyber 27 Chief Writer F. W. Watt, that my letter appeared in the Eng- informants behind. Defendants and terest shown so far rould be: sus- degenerate stock the apparently who was Commodore's Writer on lish Press that he could not read the constable (No. 375) who had tained. They were also grateful to admits their existence] tends to die BMS, Tamar was married to through it at all? For I do not like absconded, were then called by the Mr Elson for carrying on during the
At.5 p.m. the absence of Mr Overy on leave. out unless there is great beauty or Miss Edith Gwendoline Coles, sister to impute against a man like Mr. Tso informants to watch.
After the Chairman's address, the wealth or a title to act as a make of Chief Writer W. A. Coles, who that he intentionally put words into first defendant left to get his meal. weight. A funny Christian, is be was in the Commodore's Office, Naval my letter which I had expressly dis-At 6.30 p.tt. four men, one of whom members proceeded with the election por. who regards wealth or Yard. The best man was Chief avowed. I said at the very beginning wore a long cost, came ashore from of officers.
One of them waschen: as a nakeweight for de- Writer T. H. Smith, who was also in of my lenes that no one was likely to the "Yatshing." generacy? As regards beauty, we the Commodore's Office.
dispute with Mr. Hallifax that he searched by Constable No. 375, but know how often consumptive girls
should get into much closer touch no contraband was found. are the most beautiful in the A-recent visitor to Singapore with a large proportion of that half-
The man in the long coat then took lower strata," but we do not writes that the most uminating million to which reference had been a ricsha and went towards Canton Kenzie, Robinson, Averall and Dr. regard their good looks as a make- and yet the most disgusting, evidence mate, I also said "4. By all theans ca- Road, followed by C. 375. The ric-Woodman
As the membership of the Golf weight when they help to spread of the progress (?) of Singapore is courage the Chinese generally to take shz. was stopped bear, the Water the white scourge. Perhaps it the presence of deep pools in nearly a deeper interest in public matters Police Station. C. 375 led the fare Section of the Club has reached the would not be right to call Dr. Inge all the roads after a shower of rain. it they could, as a whole, be induced to the hillside and took from his legs maximum allowed by the USRC, a a snob. It must be difficult to talk What with the magnificent Tank or educated to take anything like the three parcels, two of which contained resolution, proposed by Mr Overy as he did without seeming snob Road Station, the nauseating smells me interest 45 that erined by any opium. On the appearance of the was adopted, permitting subscrib bish. We are breeding, be said, from the nallahs and the filthy state of the European democracies, half of second defendant, C. 375 named the ing members to join at a fee
of $10. from our worst stocks; mean of the city generally, Singapore has ing presumably from the families lindeed every reason to be proud of the political troubles of China would smuggler over to him, and took the members of the Club who already have been solved. Indeed, I think ophum to the house of the first defen belong to the U.S. R. C. and K. B. who produced the rank and file of the progress she has made in modert would not be unfair to say that Mr. dent. It was not known what became G. Cy to enter the Club's competi
Contemptible Army." "Our nisation!"
Tso's letter, besides indulging in in of the smuggler. best are being squeezed out of exist-
The first defendant gave the inform-
Mr. McKenzie proposed, and Mr. ence." He means the rich, z pro- Mr. M.H. Young, chief engineer sinuations of questionable taste about
self-seeking English-speaking Chi-ants $10, and later $90, to be divid- Davison seconded, a resolution in position which might have angered of the Canton-Hankow Railroad, the gentle Jesus, whose views on Kwangtung Section, has been asked nese," and English-speaking Chinese ed among themselves and two men favour of abolishing the medals such makeweight pught to be to resign his position, the acting disappointed by Mr. Hallifax, con- the Yershing" who had helped given in the monthly competitions them. The same night, about 11.30. for the Captain's Cup. It was carried, familiar to a clergyman. Tilting at managing director having charged sists mainly of vehement atacks on Constable 94 mer the defendants on after a discussion, in which the Chair,“ Labour (a clever thing for a him with inciting the labourers imaginary utterances never made by Churchman to do) he suggested of the maintenance department me; of impassioned interrogations to the street and took them to No. 7 man and Mr. McKenzie questioned that when in power, and having to to strike, says the Canton Times. questions never in dispute; of argu. Police Station. From information ob- the advisability of giving so many pay the piper, the Labour man The post of the chief engineer of the meats based on premises never sub-taimed, the Court proceedings were cups, and Mr. Overy took the opposite
Mr.. King said that a police officer would apply the sacred trade road will be abolished, and Mr. Cheng sumed. For instance, one would look anion principle of limitation of out-Mo Tong, a former member of the in vain in my letter for any indication The China Mail himself with that clarity and died take full, charge of the works of relationship between officials and vancing money to informers, but not Hallifax ruay not have expressed put to his neighbour's procreative staff of the road, will be appointed to that I ever held the opinion that dieser was allowed to use discretion in ad- Chinese merchants was anything but such an amount as had been given in finition which is the leal. At a neat touch, if limitation of out-
this instance. desirable; that an-English-speaking Chinese dinner that should not be put had been a principle of Trade
The case was adjourned, after one *** under- expected. But his intention was Unionism, which it is not, What
Arrangements have been made Chinese's education was as clear and transparent as a newly we greatly desire to ask Dr. Inge under the auspices of the Hongkong valued because it was employed to of the informants had given evidence, round for the Mead Shield: Dr. washed shop window. This was it. is this: Is limitation of families General Chamber of Commerce for assist in bringing out the Chinese- When the Government promotes a sacred principle of any religion: the holding of a number of public speaking merchants"; that it is the legislation or any scheme affecting including his own? "I do not meetings in connection with the sole aim and purpose of educational the Chinese, it wants to know see," he walled," a crumb of com visit of the Commission for Combat institutions to provide a costly and It is impossible to see, even with really and truly what the Chinese fort for my own class, and I am ing Venereal Diseases. This evening, high-standard education, for a small are still pressing on the government and J. Parkes H. Overy and P. the four-ply, double-barrelled, think of such legislation or scheme, afraid that many of our best fami at 5.30, a meeting for men of the number of Chinese so that they may for relief in the matter of the de-Heathcote; D. J. Mackenzie and J. patent lens, superior focal tele- before thrusting it upon them. hes will inevitably disappear from European community will take place acquire it for their own personal ag-preciated notes of the Bank of China, H. Krooch. The game between A. scopes which all editors carry, to That is why we applauded. And the face of the earth."
at the Chamber of Commerce Room, grandisement"; and "to make them Canten Branch, reports the Canton 0. Brawn and J. LicCubbin has been The native bankers may played, the latter winning by. 3 up It is pre Chartered Bank Buildings; whilst dazzling lights among their own coun- paper. spondence between Messrs. Lo aument is concerned) it thinks the engenical game swar what helpful position the corre(so far as Mr. Hallifax's depart- cisely there that he gives the sim lectures for European men and trymen, so dazzling that none dare to resort to legal action against the and 1 to play.
Every Tso promises to lead us. Mr. I most genuinely Chinese criticism, ardent eugenist is keen on improv women are to be given at the City look upon them but with awe"; and bank, unless the provincial authorities began it. Mr. Lo must on no the purest and most truly repre-ing the race by establishing his own Hall tomorrow and at the Helena so forth!-- account attempt to deny that, for sentative criticism, bould come flass as the best type worthy of May Institute on Monday.
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The following were
Captain: Mr W. T. Elson. Hon. Secretary: Mr H. Overy. Committee: Messrs Nicoll, Me
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*} view.
This would entitle the
Several members indicated a will. number of debentures in the proposed ingness to award trophies, and a new Cich House also were offered for competition.
Following is the draw for the first
Woodman and· V. C. Labrum; J. Stalker and B. D. Evans; J. Gibean and W. I. Elson D. G. Nicoll The native bankers in Canton and K. R. Macaskill; H. E. Stevens
come to the rescue. So far no definite action has been taken by the Govern
As regards my reference to the latement to relieve the native bankers.
Sir. Kai Ho Kai, Sir Boshan Wei The local authorities are still devising
Yours, etc.,
Hongkong, Jan. 5, 1921.
WHAT IS A GENTLEM IN.
M. K. LO.
BUILDING RULES.
VIEWS OF CHINESE
COMMUNITY.
COMMITTEE CONSIDERS POINTS.
The new Building Regulations were considered at a meeting of the Committee of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, held on
Tuesday at 2.30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce room. The Hon. Mr,“ Lau Chu Fak presided. •AN.
The Chairman announced that the reports of the architect and the soliciter, Mr. M. K. La, had been | sobsmitted to the two Chinese repre- sentatives on the Legislative Council.
Mr. Hallifax's speech simply does from the Chinese who have not preservation. He says plainly that Gold and silver coins will be Yok and all those other English-speak-means to help the bankers. Dot count. In the first place Mr. learned to look at things through in his opinion the country has owed Fallifaz's speech, was a prandial British glasses, as a Chinese gentle the greater part of its glory to the extracted from any stall in the ing Chinese who are now performing performance, and if we were all to man who has mastered the English professional, classes, a proposi. Central Market pointed out to Signor public services, that of course was be pinned to the foot of the letter language might be expected to do. tion we need not stop to debate. Chefalo by an official or representa-evoked by Mr. Hallifax's statement many platitudes about the function of of our prandial pronouncements, That is all. It is a reasonable pro- The weakness of the eugenist positive of the press at the Central that those who had learned to speak education and of educational institu what would happen? What could position. We applauded it. It tion is now clear. What are we Market to-morrow morning when the English well must, of necessity, in a tions, happen? We should have to de- contains not the slightest hint of to breed for? Brain or brawn? magician will perform some of his place like Hongkong, have their views In conclusion, I can only congratu vour, our food in careful silence, disrespect for any class of Chinese. Blonde or brunette? Are we soon Chefalo gives a private exhibi just this English singe speaking for to speak, not only on behalf of the "street stunts. To-morrow after inged with English ideas and it was late Mr. Tso on his apparent ability and let our hosts guess at our It is as when we take a visitor for breed, for beauty, wealth and tion to representatives of the press. his office they wanted to get rid of late Sir Kai Ho Kai, and the Hong gratitude.
In the second place Chinese chow. We don't take him title "7 Dr. Inge almost per- Mr. Hallifax's speech has been to one of the semi-foreign restaur-suades us that he means that. He E. the Governor, Lady Stubbs Were not the two first-named gente-tang Officials," but on behalf of Mr.
and suite are to be present at the grossly misunderstood. We be-ants where they give you bread, and would certainly breed for the
men's Committee; are not at least 7 lieve; we honestly believe, that a knife and fork, and such things charming attributes, whatever they opening performance of Chefalomon cobers of the District Watch Hallifax who is on leave.
and Palermo at: the Theatre apart from Mr. Hallifax himself not if we want our guest to have may be, of the professional classes. Royal on Saturday. Booking is at or 8 out of the 12 members of the fand we do not insist upon even the real thing. We take him to a As we belong to these classes our Moutrie's.
present District Watchmen's Commit- This inclusion) we are the only man pukks Chinese restaurant uncon selves, it would be immodest to
see (Advisory Board to the S.C.A) in Hongkong who understood that taminated by foreign ways. That's speculate as to the nature of these
Writing in the special Christmas men who had learned to speak Eng speech. Mr. Lo didn't. He found clear enough, isn't it? And quite desirable attributes, which presom number of the Maldyan Leader, lish well? Without Mr. Tso's clair- in it an insult to the English-speak reasonable and fair? Well, that ably make us fitter to survive than "Permainan says: I am hoping that royance and inspiration, I can only sing Chinese which it was never lot is exactly all that Mr. Fallifax the masses. An England full of we shall see an interport cricket construe Mr. Hallifax's speech in the [To the Editor of the China Mail.
aimoment intended to carry, and meant, no more and no less. These Inges,, however, somehow fails to tournament in Singapore for, perhaps, light of the usual English canons. 11 which truly was not in it. Mr. gentlemen are spearing windmills. brighten our eyes. With all its in Kuala Lumpur) one of these those words meant what they "Bay
Str. Apropos the question What Tse misunderstood it. He seemed We do not arbitrarily say, in the teeming lower orders, those vulgar days. If my memory serves me obviously all these men, with the is a Gentleman, recently referred to Of the recommendations of the to think it confirmed his own dis-marner of some newspapers, "This trespassers, we love England. At right, Colombo and Burma visited English tinge are undesirable from in your columns, might I bring to architect, the Chairman said, there respect for some English-speaking correspondence must now cesse times we come close to fancying Singapore in 1913 and there, was the view of the 9.C.A.'s office and the notice of your readers a defini were two important points which -Chinese, which it did not. So but we think they would be well that we love even them. But we very interesting series of matches should be got rid of ion attributed to the late Sir Beer should be represented to the Govern there they both are, going for each advised to let it drop. It is especi- do not love Dr. Inge when be talks with a lot of high scoring. It will In truth, the only statement in Mr. bohm Tree, which, to my mind, is ments Both had to do with ques other hammer and tonge. If notally to be wished that the Hong like that. He is a priest, and not be impossible to have another Tso's letter which has any direct re about the best Tree, in an Inter tions affecting back lanes. checked in their controversial tilt- kong Chinese, English educated or should know better. We went to similar tournament towards the and levance to my letter is his allegation view with a representative of one of Mr. Fung Ping-shan, after thank ing, they may want to go for each not, may stand shoulder to should censura him when he says that of 1921. Hongkong and even Shang that my specific complaints against the London monthly magazines, some ing it. Lo for his amistance, pro- other poker and, freshovel, which er, and be loyal to each other religion is not hostile to engenics. hai might be persuaded in join, while Mr. Hallifax are not borne out by time back, described a gentleman posed, that the two Chinese repre would never, never do. For both After all, blood is thicker than The religion that does not oppose the usualinvitations could go forward facts. Here we must agree to differ. a man who did not care a damn are good fellows, and write & goal water, and paryaves a fuerit is morbund, has lost its cat, is 16 Calamba upd-Ringnant. Calcutta. He is crore in his bpinion and 3.10 whether has considered gente sentatives on the Legislative Council letter. Perhaps, if they are will title than 0.B.E. Controversy, no more worthy to be called reli- may also be induced to send a team. mine, but he need not. I leel, take man or otherwise. Youra etc., ing to listen, we can convince them newspaper controversy, is good fun gion. Let us leave it there, After The scheme is, I think, a feasible one, so much trouble to anack ideas which, that they are shooting into a bush We enjoy it ourselves sometimes. all, perhaps the only one who takes and I hope the suggestion will not be did not either directly or by im that never hid an animal. Mr. But if that is all they are after, Dean Inge seriously is Deso Inge lost sight
plication express to give us 50%
Hongkong Jan. 5, 1921.
The services of an architect la con- sultation had been obtained through the generosity of Mr. Fung Ping-haz, who had offered to pay the expenses.
be asked to approach the Goyen ment on the two points. The motion was reconded by Mr.Ho Fook, and carried unanimously.