THURSDAY JULY 24, 1994
DRAINAGE OF HAPPY VALLEY.
PLANS OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
FAR REACHING SCHEME IN VIEW.
Mr. E. Newhouse, the Public Works Department Engineer in charge of the drainage scheme at Happy Valley, outlined to a "China Mail" representative yesterday morning a comprehensive schome which, when completed, should assure the recreation, grounds and race-course being thoroughly drained in the wettest of weather.
SHAMEEN.
GENERAL STRIKE.
PLEA FOR POLICE.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
Disaffection Spreading."
CHINA THE UNCHANGING LAND.
con-
For the last ten or twelve years upon the Chinese people. But it it has been no easy thing to define | is not going to be the Christianity the position and status that China which the European or American and the Chinese occupy in the subscribers to Chinese 'missions world to-day; and the difficulty understand or would perhaps A passenger, who arrived increases as the scour and stress approve. The Chinese are essen- It has by the s... "Kinshan" this of Western life tears us more and tially an irreligious race. afternoon, brought news that a more away from those placid therefore been easier for mission- general strike has been declared deals and that incurious habit of aries to bring them, to in Canton, There will be no mind which are at once the despairsideration, and in many cases an However, Mr. Newhouse looks to willing co-operation from those in charge of the drains on the race-rpurse if the work now being under-coolies working at Mesars. Jardine of the foreign Liberal and the root adoption, of the highest rode of Matheson's godowns to-morrow or
of Chinese national strength, morals that the earth possesses. taken by the P.W.D. is to reap the full benefit. ·
at any other foreign gödown.
writes Perceval Landlon in the because the hold of the nominal. Agitators are busy among the London Daily Telegraph." We religions of China upon her people (cargo boul-men and junkmen, who, are becoming less and less able to is of the scantiast. Thus, while a It is alleged, have consented to understand China. The link that considerable expansion of Chris- binds us is being pulled thin tianity-for which General Fong refuse to load or unload any cargo Lindeed. It is true that the physi- / should in fairness be largely! probable, it cal facts about this great land and credited seems The stale-mate continued up its inhabitants have become better should be borne in mind that the to "last night chiefly beknown. and for what they are Christian faith. like every other, cause the Chinese insist on the worth the theories of savants have finds its strongest hold in the Easy Police being reinstated.
strongly religious mind. The of life been freely published, But French authorities, at any rate, the march forward-if it is an come, easy go. are determined not to agree to this advance of Occidentalism is ren-important matter is that the and from all accounts the British dering it yearly a less and less Christianity of China is going to hold similar views. The Chinese likely thing that the vis inertia of some part of the missionaries in be a Chinese Christianity. Already mediators last night asserted that this huge people and the constancy
The
In place of the two prosent soon as coolies were available, but 18-inch drains in operation, ajat present every man was employ. 48-inch culvert is being laid from {ed in removing sand from the-
As an instance of the just beyond the 6-furlong post; nullah. the outlet at the, Prayn, where it labour difficulties, Mr. Newhouse related how an entire gang of 70 enters the sea being 7ft, din. Mr. men had "thrown in their hand" Newhouse is convinced that the because some of their number had installation will quickly rope with teen punished for loafing. auy probable volume of water coolies in question had been from the Happy Valley area empleyed on removing sand from clacays provided the small drains the nullah between Wong. Nei each side of the sand track are Chung village to where it passes kept clean. They badly need the stands, and had been loafing attention at the present moment, on the job so continuously that. according to what our representa-Mr. Newhouse was impelled to tive saw on Sunday last],"
The labour take drastic Retion, Eventually the nullah, which
from ocean-going vessels.
An even more
success. When it became apparent
if the point with regard to the with which they keep to the the centre seem ready to accept Police is granted, the disaffected ancient ways will be rightly exti-this, the inevitable. condition of at once, other concessions having has been made more difficult than life-the worship of ancestors- been made.
ever by the frequent assurances of could not be overthrown, an well-meaning people that China isj
has caused so much trouble in the unrest is seldom Laken into employees will all return to workmated in the West. The problem that the, one anchor of Chinese
fast. will be diverted through the site of Morrison Hill to an outlet the sea-front a little East of Heard Street.
Labour Problems."
Questioned as to whether the P.W.D. intended to remove the silt from last deluge and which is now heaped against the outside rails of the grass course, Mr. Newhouse said this would be undertaken as
TYPHOON.
PAKHOI IN ZONE.
HONGKONG SHOULD ESCAPE.
Although no "local" typhoon signal has been hoisted there is a typhoon not far from the Colony, and within the 300 miles radius, Its movement is such, however. that "a gale in Hongkong in 24 hours" is not expected.
At 8.50 this morning, the Harbour Office notified that a typhoon was within 60 miles of
Lat. 20 deg. N... Long. 113 deg. E. It was moving in a westerly direction but its radius' was, then unknown.
Reference to the map shows that this typhoon will probably strike lind some distance to the south of the Colony--hence the absence ot a local signal. It seems to be making for Pakhoi, Kwong-chau- wan and the Hainan Straits..
MURDER CHARGE.
PRISONER HEMANDED.
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STEP-MOTHER ACCUSED..
account when criticisms are level- led at the P.W.D. for delay, Mr. Newhouse pointed out. The department is leaving no reason- able avenue unexplored with a view to preventing a recurrence of last year's disastrous inundations at the race-course. From the manner in which the drain is now working, fr, Newhouse is con- fident that the back of the trouble has been broken.
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BOKER WEDS.
(Renter's American Servic),
New York, July 23. The coloured boxer, Battling Siki. was married here to-day. His wife is a white woman named
Lilian Wernel.
UGLY RUMOURS.
FATE OF TAI MING.
"
imaged with the murder of her step-daughter, an elderly Chinese, Tain Sam, appeared at the Centrai Magistracy this morning. "The girl was found mortally CONFIDENCE OF OWNERS
Wounded by neighbours on the
Ugly rumiours were current in evening of the 15th inst. at her home in Heung Hing Lane: Police Chinese business circles yesterday information at the line was that to the effect that the lengkong- she had been attacked by the de-Wuchow steamer "Tai Ming had fendant. The reason for the attack been lost with several hundred an was said to be a confession made board, or fad met with some disas by the girl regarding a love affair.ter when near Sansui, v
Det. Inspector 3. Earner up- plied for a week's remand which Was granted,
Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the prisoner.
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BUYERS' GUIDE,
DEVELOPING INTER-BRITISH
TRADE.'
A volume which should do much to promote inter-trading between British traders has reached us in
It was felt that if anything of the sort bad really happened, tidings would have ruched Hong- What helped to koug in time. add credence to the report was the absence of West River arrivals yesterday and the lack of meins to establish the truth.
This morning, it was mentioned in river shipping circles that the Tai Ming's owner had received a telegram reporting the vessel's safe arrival at Wuchbw. On inquiry from the ownere, a "Chim Mail" reporter was informed that no cable had been received and no cable was expected as nothing had hap
the 1924 Year Book and Register pened to the ship. It was
of British Manufactures, published impressed on the reporter Ungt in
by the Federation of British In- such cases, no news is good news and the absence of any report froiff dustries.
Wachow meant that the ship had arrived there in good time.
of. the
firms
Whatever the requirements of the buyer or seller, all he has to do is to turn to the alphabetical list of There seems little doubt that manufactures and products under nothing has happened to the Tai which he will find the name Ming." However, the "Cerf" is manufacturing due to come in here this afternoon the article. Further particulars and she should be able to sail or of these firms he will find in confirm the news. The Tai another alphabetical list which Ming herself is due to leave gives the Head Office, Works, Wuchow to-day and arrive bere cable addresses and other parti- to-morrow afternoon. culars regarding. Overseas agents, Questioned by the "Mail" as to what was at the bottom of the
etc.
The lists are of the members of rumour, the owners reculled a re- the F.B.I. only, but as the Federa-port circalated some time back that tion includes within its member the abip had been pirated. These ship every section of the country's rumours were attributable, one of industry and almost every principal the owners' stoff said, to ill-feeling firm the year book provides almost umong consignees at river ports, complete analysis of British pro who had the misfortune to have duction—and should be a was their cargoes refined and they effective Buyers' Guide: Showing were, accordingly, suspected of the tremendous range and power having started, the yarns, to pre- of British industry by the scope of judice the company's business. the products listed, the Year Book The "Tai Ming on her last trip. should have the effect of helping up, carried considerable cargoon for. to improve the distribution of the Hongkong, flood
relief British goods.
committee.
'sary.
and
Reprisals? A Chinese render writes from undergoing regeneration, and that attempt was made to stretch the Sunwui City as follows:-Dr. Sun she is opening her arms to the new Fifth Commandment to meet the Yat-sen is the only man that can spirit that is transforming and case. It was no worse than the stop the strike, Every Chinaman troubling the rest of the world. toleration of the caste system by knows that he is behind it all but The truth is more and more mani- certain Indian missions. they are scared to say so. I would fest that the talk of the treaty this direction will be found neces- sooner or later some elasticity in like to suggest that, unless Dr. Sun ports and the inevitably partial stop the strike, that there should representations of missionaries in be no clothing and food stuff sent the otherwise. unvisited mofussil. Chinese and Christianity.. from: Hongkong to relieve the do not in any way record the The Chinese think simply. The sufferers. "By all means, help actual, mental and political condi-divisions of Christendom are as them." But not before Dr. Suntion of the real China..
foolishness in their eyes. They Wen has put a stop to the strike. It is-as well to point out at the are scarcely less tolerant of a large Unlesk this is dorie Chinese will outset the falseness of an analogy portion of the mere ritual of the never show any gratitude towards which has been in the mind, if not faith. When Christianity shall foreigners for the past help and always-set-down in "writing of have taken a real hold of China it kindness they have received from nearly all writers upon China dur-will be found that Buddha has them. My countrymen have no lug the past quarter of a century, largely paved the way for him, and gratitude; they do not know what It is true that among many non- that in all but his divine nature gratitude is, they are like a lot of European races the lack of sym, the Christ of the Chinese will be animals.
pathy and even of understanding a Chinese. And it will be in this between the masses and their Chinese form, and no other, that chiefs or international representa- the Western religion will overtake Ön inquiry from the steamer wharves this morning, it was tives has not always stood in the China. Of the personal devotion right to gathered that there is no delay in way of a nominal acquiescence in of the missionaries it landing cargo shipped to Chinese. modern methods and principles of say that during the recent troubles But this has been there were few who failed to One rather deplorable factor was government. the refusal of coolies to land some the case only where one of two remain at their hazardous posts: cases of medicines and comforts conditions have been fulfilled: One and of the devotion of the medical for a foreign mission-hospital in is that the heads of u-people shall corps nothing is too good to write. Canton. This small lot, oo-have the power to place the musses Last year I made my way sisting of several cases, was in a position of political inferiority through inland China from Han- shipped up from Hongkong if not actual impotence; the other How to Canton, across the water- in company with thousands
is that there shail. exist among shed between the Yangtze-kiang sacks of flour and bags of rice for those masses a belief; however and the Pei-kiang. On the way the Chinese. The flour and rice
Regrettable-Incident
Then And Now,
of
patronage
..
The Hold Of Tradition.
what they have always been.
The news that Tsau Kun had
was landed but the medical cases obscurely recognised, that the our small company here and there had to be re-shipped to Hongkong ways and works of the West are touched at places which had not despite the fact that it was explain-superior to their own. It is useful before seen white men: but in the ed.to the coolies that the hospital, to add that, even so, the work of remotest villages, as in the towns for which the cases were intended, enlightenment has in most cases wherein there had been establish- did nearly all its work among the to be done slowly. Now the first ed a brunch of a Western tobacco Chinese.
and the last thing that is to be for oil agency, and--which--were- remembered in dealing with the therefore more or less acquainted In connection with the Shameen problems which China presents to with the trade offorts of foreign- strike some comment in a Hong-day is that the real China-theers, there was always the same kong vemacular paper this morn-China which underlies and will plain determination to stand upon ing is worthy of repetition,.. outlive all the present ebullition the ancient ways. The Chinese in Mention is made of the time and froth has not changed, and their masses remain faithfully when press-gangs were active in will not change. Canton and Chinese were "shang- haied" for mysterious transport jobs on the front. Then, this veroa- No real relation exists between been elected-if the word may be cular paper states, Chinese were the mass of the Chinese and the used of the proceedings of the running to Shameen and asking politician who misrepresents him Chinese Parliament-President of for memo forms and other insignia in Peking; and this, and nothing the Republic was of grave import- belonging to foreign firms. so else, is the reason why at this ance to the Western races which that they could claim "employed moment there exists no Governare attempting to maintain their in Shameen" if approached by a Dress-gang. Many chair-coolies ment in Chinn. But the foreigner commercial position in the Repub In the present series of must be on his guard against lic who had foreign
the situation in the were thus unofficially" register-thinking that it is only the mass articles ed and they were immune. At of the Chinese that has remained interior of China will be outlined. that time, association with Shameen unchanged. The politician has and the significance of this, was at a premiun and if another indeed remained almost as much reactionary movement on the part press-gang epidemic was to come of a traditional Chinese as his of the Chinese will be discussed. along now, people would willingly contemporary in the ritefield and On the whole, it may be said that, bring photos and put up with all the grazing ground. In most cases whether we like it or not, this kinds of restrictions again to get he has for his own purposes made appointment of Taau Kun is the. use, full use, of the persistence first full expression of the real with which Western doctrines instincts and habits of China that have been dangled by the English has occurred since the revolution. and others before the eyes of the It may be inconvenient for the educated classes of his country. Western Powers, but it is undoubt- The politician la as well aware aedly a return to a form of govern- the rest of his compatriots that so ment which the Chinese under- far the real China still turns to-stand better than any of the Euro! wards the doctrines of Occi-pean theories of administration dentalism the unseeing gaze of her with which they have been By the P. & O. 6.s. "Mantua own Buddha in meditation; but in oppressed. It was not wholly our there arrived in the Colony this the new circumstances forced upon fault. The ardent reformers of morning, Lieut.Commander Geo. him from outside he does not China also had stretched the com- S. Hole, R.N., the new Harbour hesitate to pursue the natural municating line between them- Master who succeeds Commander, course that the cleverer man in selves and their own slow-moving C. W. Beckwith.
China has pursued all ages. For people until it threatened to break;
Into Shameen.
COMMANDER HOLE.
NEW HARBOUR
MASTER
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ARRIVAL TO-DAY.
to take up his duties to-morrow.
PREVIOUS CAREER.
Attendant at
The new Harbour Master, called the time being Court favour is no and in the return of Tsau Kun to at the Harbour Office and the longer an avenue to prosperity; power we may see the possibility office of the Colonial Secretary but we should not do him the of a period of leisure during which this morning and he is expected injustice of thinking that he the Chinese themselves may join believes that the majority of his the rest of the world in reconsider- own people understand the meaning the tangled position of their Lieut. Commander Hole has just ing of the word republic.
China remains in a country. relinquished the post of Master, One thing should be made clear, medieval condition, compassed
to the Port of Colombo to accept his new posts it illustrates no small part of about by the needs of an entire Since his arrival in Ceylon in 1916 the problem. I have said that the world, with which she has no he has held various appointments, attitude assumed by missionaries sympathy and of which she has Including Chief Police Magistrate in giving an account of their ste- no understanding. There is now a and Mine Sweeping Office. It wardship is inevitably partial. In breathing-space; but he would be was for the latter special dury that no way do I mean that their workstarash-man-who therefore believed he was given his present rank. has been either fruitless or insin-that the Presidency of Tanu Kun
Lieut. Coinmander Hole
as cere. I am opposed to the view augured any safety either for the Hongkong's Harbour Master takes which is commonly held by Euro commonwealth of China or for the the place of Commander CW. peuns in China.. I think that there Interests of the Europeans who Beckwith, RN, who was invalided is a probability that the Christian have set up their rest. In that home on pension early this Epring. faith will obtain a growing hold country.
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