· FRIDAY · JANUARY 18 1924.
JOHN G. KERR HOSPITAL.
ASSISTANCE URGENTLY
unity.
NEEDED.
VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL.
A SATISFACTORY YEAR REPORTED.
POLO MATCH.
CIVILIANS WIN CUP.
NAVAL TEAM'S GOOD-BHOWA Stubbara opposition in the best Bucconaful girls at the Victoria
spicit, plenty of dash and excellent British School were complimented combination on the part of the Navy by Lady Bovern at the annual prize. team yesterday, provided Distribution, this morning and in palo
however, resulted in a "win for the response the girls, cheered her Lady-Spectators with a grand game which, ship to the echo.
Ms. E. M. Clark, the head. Civilings by four goals to two. mistress reported that the school Before the match the senior service tion-of. Captain Neville, were co- year. The maximum enrolment sidered beginners, were not expect was opened 195 times during the representatives, who with the excop
The average attendance for the 'your was 61.7 n against to put up much of a fight but the game they did play earned unstinted 51.9 in 1922.
apply use.
Was 74.
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STIRRING APPEAL.
Mr. R. M. Ross, Acting Super intendent of the Jolin G. Kerr Hospital for Insane, Canton, is in Hongkong addressing meetings of the Chinese community with the object of raising more funds in aid of the Hospital and he also hopes for help from the European com Anancial difficulties is that dis- The reason for the present
name of any of the other Power whose volume of trade in China is organisation iris Canton has de prived the hospital of the usual
such as to make the Power cond There were several changes in the
cerned seriously hesitate before payments for cases treated on behalf of the Canton authorities.
adopting any coercive measures whereby the Chinese" as a nation Dr. Ross acknowledges with staff daring the year. Mrs, Atwell
may show resentment in the form gratitude the recent increased resigned in April and Ales, Weston ground was hard and bumpy
of a trade boycolt, the inference is grant by the Hongkong Govern-filled the vacancy and has proved a and there was light drizzle through ment in respect of local cases valuable addition to the staff, Miss out the match. In the first chukka
be able to settle down to their usual The attack on and sacking of exactly the same. In connection treated at the hospital. The Can-Kennedy arrived from England in the Civilians did not seem to
form. However both players and the "Hydrangea," following so with the above telegram it. coincidence 'curious ton authorities have far more cases September and took charge of a
two days following there and non-payment by them is class of infants who have been
happy and interested in their work. panies soon got accustomed to the close on the piracy of the "San- is his difficulty:
Mrs. Clark went on to say that conditions and some good work was oing," has again presented, in a that. A printed appeal addressed by the Treasurer of the Hospital to all the playing field had not beelt used set in the later stages. Although vivid aspect, the piracy question, its publication, we were advised in whom it may concern says for some time owing to its insuitsuperior individually, the Civilians yet its solution seems as far off as the local Preas that the American Owing to the continued disturbability for games. The St. George's lacked effective combination. Boyd ever. It is correct that recently destroyers had arrived at Hong- ed condition to the country our Socisty donated $15 with which opened shakily but improved after publicity was given to a telegram kong from Canton." So it is very the first chukka and his speedy that emanated from Hongkong, evident that our American friends rapidly growing institution is books were bought locally for the mounts gave him an added advan advising that "a conciliatory are not going to take the lead to compelled to appeal to our friends, library.
tage. Bartholomew played a strong agreement has been reached be any daval demonstration at Canton, Chinese and foreign, for financial As regards health Dr. sterre detensive game and was responsible tween the Hongkong and Canton which was spectacularly staged .assistance. In the past it has never been necessary to do so, as ported-The general lamith was for some good attacking movements Governments regarding anti- ostensibly to remind Dr. Sun of the
Teeth and adenoids of His stick-work
admirable piracy measures" but the writer is existence of armed representatives good."
not optimistic enough to believe of the Treaty Powers, but which funds sufficient for ordinary pure few children quired attention throughout. Judd was unlucky in that this political pow-wow will be demonstration, the writer con poses have come in the shape of There had been a miler of pupils not finding the goal on several occa-productive of definite results. Insiders, will never fruitify for hospital receipts and donations.
is hospital is the only institu- absent at various tines suffering signs but Cox did not play up to the case of the Hydrangea" the obvious reasons. And as with the forin. Captain Neville was the life vessel left Hongkong at 4 p.m., Customs surplus problem, so also tion for the exclusive care of the from malarial fever.
and soul of the Naval team, and be and was attacked three hours with the piracy question. In other insane in all China. It is a mis-!
was well backed up by the others later. The speed of the ship being words, it matters not to the Hong- sionary enterprise established in 1898 by Dr. John G. Kerr, a physi-
who give promise of becoming still approximately 13 knots she was kong Government one fota how are sacked by thus not more than 40 miles from many vessels clan under the American Presby
better players.
About two minutes after the guide Hongkong when the pirates com- pirates or how many lives are lost Terian Mission. It has grown
Had or men maimed in defending rapidly until at present there are
had started Boyd scored with a long menced their operations.
'to the utmost" uver 700 patients. Over 6,000 beon used inuch and appreciated by shot. In the first chukka Neville she been equipped with wireless, their vessels have been treated and of this the staff and pupils. Composition also tried a long shot but the ball aid could have been summoned against attack,, the policy of the evidently that uber about 20 per cent, have and spelling were weak.
went wide. Boyd saved almost on and a seaplane have covered the Government is been discharged cured, and a children were encouraged to read the goal line, from Cresswell, in the intervening distance in about half vessels shall be willingly pirated sall larger number have been for themselves, but as vet did not second chukka and Bartholomew an hour. With due respect to the and men's lives as cheerfully improved.
appreciate the use of dictionary. One of the main objects of Dictionaries had been ordered for all also brought off a spectacular save writer's opinion, we fail to see the sacrificed ad lib, but the Govern Cox increased the Civilians's end use of a seaplane in the circum-ment-itself cannot and will not put this hospital is to conduct a children from the age of 7 years in the third chukka by a good shot stances. Ed-S. and E. What into effect any policy of reprisal demonstration of the best methods onwards..
And now does the for fear the trade interests of its coastal shipping companies; have A SECULARISED SUNDAY, Arithmetic improved
are jeopardised! A been lying for some months in of treating the insane with during the year, very good work from an acute angle but Nevills got a farce 1
through for the Navy The Hongkong Government seriously nationals
gullible public pretty policy, forsooth! And it is the Company's godowns at Hong the purpose of "introducing it into was done by birs. Humphrey in this R.M.L.I. Captain was unlucky in assert that a
In the course of a circular letter China, We hope to co-operate anbject. Miss Dyer visited, the not getting his second goal after. believes any longer that every- only when one visualises the vast-, kang, their erection being delayed with the Chinese Government in school for drill and games and there wards after which the game beatine thing possible has been done to ness of China as a country and on account of the Government
that it fully be the operators which the Com-to his "parishioners" the Rev. J
makes Kirk Maconachie to employ opening, sich hospitals, this had been a decided improvement in very inst, both sides attacking in combat these piratical attacks by the immense trade interests at quibbling as to the nationality of
proposed organized bands of coolies (termed stake,
how anxious the pany govemment auspices; with this deportient since the pupils com-
turn.
"pirates" for politeness) on peace-appreciated
In conclusion, it is submitted following statement and appeal:- There are many strong ten- object in view we conduct, during monced these lessutis.
The fourth chukka saw Judd the Chinese New Year holidays
Class 4 thoroughly enjoyed their
score the third goal for the Civilians ful merchant shipping? The respective Governments are that wiat we call Mental Hygiene
whole and its policy defining its attitude on making for a secularised Sunday Campaigns. These campaigns are cookery lessons which were con but the Navy wore 'nat to be denied writer solemnly insists that the no act shall be committed which that it is high time that the Hong-
has failed entirely to produce Chinese nation as
may possibly rebound the piracy question as a whole, for and tempting every one of us to held for five consecutive days each tinned throughout the year.
the fifth. At this stage it seered practical measures for the eradicat-which During these five days the Open Day" was held in July when yet as Fleming got a good goal in Government of the Crown Colony might be misinterpreted by the kong Government made public dencies at work in our Colony grounds are opened to visitors, the parents had an opportunity of view that the Navy might equalise bution of piracy and what has been disastrously on the trade interests-unless the air is cleared in this let the higher interests be sub- Bartholomew put on the fourth goaf decreed by Ordinances has done of the nationals of the Government, manner and a fair share of the re-merged. We are all aware of patients, meanwhite, being con- ing their children's work.
piracy shouldered by the Govern their pressure almost unawares, till fined to their wards. In order to attract large crowds, various forms parents would still.co-operate with for the Civilians. With only the morg, to retard a solution than (which initiated or promoted such sponsibility for the prevention of these; some of us have yielded to
sixth and last chukka to be played, otherwise. Grills, Guards and act of reprisal.
Now while this policy may be ment itself, can only be construed we find we have parted with our of entertainment are provided and the teachers and encourage the the Navy still tried hard but there Guns, all are useless unless means the whole is extensively advertis- childreu to think and act for then was no further scoring.
is provided to summon outside help from a Government's point of that the Crown Colony disasso Sunday for all, higher purposes, Amongst those present were H.E. when attacked. And now the view, it is emphatically unjust and ciates itself entirely from any and have lost the best which it ed. These campaigns have proved selves withant depending so much continued. 10 far beyond
athere," our upon successful
attendance Headmistress. The year hind liger the Governor and Lady Stubbs, and Government further suggests to unfair to those who have to direct practical movement likely to pre-
impose, in order to evade its own ly bear the brunt of piracy and vent.piracy and is further agreed I have been told regretfully by expectations. The each year has been well over fairly atishactory one and Mrs Major-Genera, Sir John Fowler had obligations, so called Anti-Piracy banditry. It is a fundamental fact that vessels continue to be plun- not a few that they have been so 50,000 and has attracted the atten- Clark said she was pleased to be charge of the game and the line-up Regulations, which are as arbitrary that the sufferers are those who-dered and their officers maltreated, long away from Church that they as they are unfair, in that the onus of actually build up and consolidate if not killed, without any effective feel ashamed to come back. Let tion of the official and influential able to thank the members of her
responsibility is to be borne en the trade of their respective measures being taken to prevent it. me beseech all such with all the
tetany such feeling stand between... classes. During these campaigns staff for their co-operation' and good
NAVY. We not only demonstrate methods work during the year.
tirely by the executive personnel countries and this attitude of kid (From Shipping and Engineering) earnestness I can command not to P. Cox.
Lt. C. C. Fleming.
them and their Christian privileges of treatment, but do much advertis
The prize winners were
Lt.-Com. H. M Lake. of the coastal vessels, who are glove diplomacy cannot be pro-
while Snakes.
any longer. Every one of us has Class
hopelessly outnumbered and at a longed indefinitely, the ing of important mental hygiene
Scholarships: Laura L. Judd.
C. C. Royd. Lt. J. Cresswell.
distinct disadvantage, when a further attacks occur and peaceful facts, such as: the relation of Dransfield (Cluss 4): George Fowler
J. Bartholomew. Capt." Neville.
piratical attack is launched. Thus merchantmen's lives are counted Ran-my ear over a seven-foot slips and mistakes to regret, and syphilis, alcohol, etc., to insanity: Class Lyell Glendenning
does the Hongkong Government as nothing. A few years ago black snake near Toodyay (W.A.), it is a hopeless case indeed if we the relation of the insane (especi-Class 6): Mary Weston (Class 7),
could produce and a small diamond snake shot let ourselves be afraid to go back ally the feebleminded) to crime
* General · „Proficiency
seek a way out-of-the-problem, England and the spread of venereal disease. Laura Dransfield and Beatrice
without in any way making provi- force of millions to combats a out of the wound made. It was on them.
latest death dealing, and looked as if it had just been of the times for religious and
spiritual life and purposes. The present site planned origin" | Taylor (Class, 1); George. Fowler her to present the trophy to Mrsion for those who are deemed its menace, and when it was faced about as thick as a man's thuntb. 7 Much is said about the difficulty-.
puppets and who are to submit to with the ally to accommodate 500, is, now to the very wards be erected to Lyall Glendenning and Ellen Boyd, the captain of the winning a violent death if need be, to weapons which Science could swallowed.-B. Bolgart... housing over 700,- It is imperative and Dorothy Dransfield (Class 5);
Official dom's dictum. devise: -Yet these difficulties were "DON'T JUMP DOWN MY THROAT." every time has its own difficulties, new cases admitted per year). Re-and Ansio Stewart (Class 7); was presented by the King's Own Leaving this aspect of the fatter surmounted. And now, with the While doing his rounds of the and all of them are but the other receive new patients (about 400 Stewart (Class G): Mary Weston foam. He mentioned that the Cup satisfy cently an additional plot of land Maggie Dunlevy and Norah Gill Yorkshire Light Infantry in 1912 for the moment, we devote a brief addition of a few more years of station windmills the boundary side of opportunities if we will see
Civilians. (about 70 Chinese mow) has been (Class A): Marie Clarke, and James and was won last year by the study to these attacks on inerchant advanced civilisation, over our rider on Mulberrygong Station, and seize them. I invite you, with vessels and we note two points, heads, we are asked by the Hong Hay (N.S.W), came across two big myself, to think of the opportunity secured. This new land has been Barker (Infants); John Hamar-
Accepting the Cup from Lady the first maybe, a coincidence and kong Government to accept that it brown snakes. The bigger of and the necessity which our cir Stubba, Mr. Boyd made a short the second a fact:---
can not (or will not?) find the two had swallowed about cumstances in this Far Eastern partially paid for, but a debt of specini prize for progress. $35,000 remains to be provided
speech, in which he regretted that (1) That these piracies, strange measures effectively to cope with a foot of the other. One clout settlement create, for a clearer and And clinch was broken-also the back of we know in our inmost hearts is more teuns had not entered the to say, have been increasingly organized bands of riff-raff-armed with a length of wire, and the stronger stand on the side of what
the seamen's simply with revolvers t
The swallowed right and good, for our own sakes, ents have been brought to us by
competition and hoped that next prevalent since
Hongkong a garrison town with the swallower. the Canton Department of Health.
year would see others competing for. strike at Hongkong in 1922;
'our-Lord's. the cup. Mr. Boyd could not speak (2) That not in one single in-naval and milltary forces on hand! when pulted out was very much our children's, our neighbour's and We contract to care for these pati-
-A. E. M. ents at so much per capita. For
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. On Wednesday afternoon, while too highly of the Navy team. They stance has one or any of the cul- The whole question is so pitiably
grotesque, After two years
MILKING POISON. some time the local government Police Constables Taylor and were nearly all beginners, and prits been apprehended,
A touch of rhoumatism or a twinge of has been falling behind in pay Hughen were on patrol on Bowen under Captain Neville had come on
With regard to (2) the writer recurrent piracy we are still await-
Joe Murray, ab Adelaide soake nient for these patients until a Road near Wanchai Gap, they wonderfully. The Civilians had had recollects that subsequent to the ing a sign from the Government
Namoa piracy, it was not of the Crown Colony that all expert, keeps a number of death-neoritis whatever the trouble is, Cham cuts and braises quickly beated and Eventually we expect to be
And, in this con- ing" their poisons. The best give Burns and scalda are prireptly relieved, to collect, but at presentediately ran away on the officers'
Government (such as it was) to lay with wireless. the offenders by the heels, for nection, is there any truth in the as much as an oupce a week wallings.promptly reduced. In fact no
of the rumour that a not Inconsiderable worth 23-in the market practically the whole gang implicated in this case were number of wireless sets, the caught and eventually executed at property of one of the premier Kowloon. The query thus arises, why is it not possible now to put a salutary check to the operations of pirates? And here we arrive at
year.
for. Over 500 of the 700 odd pati-
As
"I should be very pleased if.
Przes
SHOTS ON BOWEN ROAD.
POLICE FIRED AT.
can
stood for...
Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson
was
CIVILIANS.
At the conclusion of the game. Captain Neville introduced Lady Stubbs to the company and asked
alive.
INSIDE PASSENGER.
the
But
present they owe us over $28,000. | came upon two Chinese who in a far harder game than they difficult at that time for the Chinese coastal vessels are to be equipped adders for the purpose of "milk-berlain's Pain Balni reliures the pain.
able
approach.
expected.
Cheers for Lady Stubbs conclud- F. C. Taylor chased one up then the proceedings. hillside. As the fugitive did not stop, one round was fired into the air and several others at him, but]. he was not, hit and Constable Taylor los sight of him in clump of bushes..
The other, Chinese, ran down the" hillside followed by Constable
COMMERCIAL NOTES.
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NAM PAK HONG DOINGS.
we are compelled, to borrow in order to carry on. We are also under contract with the Hongkong Government to receive all cases of Chinese insane deported from that colony. The Hongkong Govern ment has just made us an unusually generous grant of $25,000. As our
There is little change to report the whole crux of the matter, capacity is greatly overtaxed we must erect new wards op the new Hughen. On reaching a bend, in the importers' quotations for which may be summed up in two ly acquired land in order to meet the quarry jurned and fired a couple sugar, rice and flour in Nam Pak words Trade lnterests. The fol our contract,
Thus, in order to clear ourselves of rounds from his pocket but of debt to provide funds for without effect. The fire was re- running expenses during the time turned whereupon the man took of slow payment by the Canton cover and ultimately disappeared. Government and to provide new wards at once, we must raise about $100,000.
OUR FIRE BRIGADE.
NEW FLOAT AND SUB- STATION.
Hong this morning.
lowing telegram, which appeared In the sugar market there is the in the local Press on December 31, anomaly of speculators consider last, adequately explains the post- ably underquating the importerson in China as far as the Great For lots which will fall due next Powers are concerned week, holders are asking about 70 "The Washington correspondent to 80 cents per picul less while of the London Morning Post says those who still have a fortnight or that reports from China that the three weeks to run, are quoting 50 Chinese are contemplating a bey or 60 cents below the market cott of American goods because of
The strike of rice workers In Built on the lines of a tug so that Canton has eased the local market American participation in the naval demonstration at Canton BISHOP POZZONI,
it can move about In rough weather, but prices here have not dropped have resulted to a cautiously word a new large float will arrivals have been small and
ed semi-official Intimation fit, IMPROVEMENT REPORTED shortly be ready, which will bring far between Cantones, dementie
ve the number
favours joint action by the Powers three, eg, harbour Boats to rice is fetching record prices in the while the American Goverment interior and this is what is keeping in China to protect Treaty rights. Hongkong residents will be
Meanwhile, the old police station up the local market but a light the United States will not consent glad to learn of the improvement of at Mangkok is to be converted into drop is not unexpectér
to be placed in a position of the Right Rev. Dr. Fozzoni, Romana subestation which is expected to The flour market. weak with. Catholic Bishop of Hongkong, be of much use to the Mongkok, nominal quotation marking time, assuming, the leadership I coercive dicasures and, if that im whose sudden heart attack on Shamshulpo and Kowloon Cly
pression is created in the Chinese Wednesday aroused grave fear. districte. An assistant foreman
mind; the United States may be Bishop Pozzoni we are pleased and eight Gremen will
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