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“PLAY THE GAME”! HONGKONG BEGGAR'S INVITATION. COLONY'S GREAT UNWASHED. Ingenious Dodges To Extort Money.
There is a Chinese legend that says "after a person has begged for a living for three years, nothing will, induce him to change his occupation.
GOING TO WEMBLEY.
Sir Robert Ho Tung's Trip.
HONORAR MMISSIONER.
The China
that
Sir Robert
Tang intends
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going to Wer
as Honorary asociate sioner for the Hongkong Govern Cement. Heill be accompared by Lady to Tung and his son Robert.
Sir Robert leaves Hongkong by
EMPIRE
DAYS NOT WEEKS.
AERIAL MAIL SCHEMES
HONGKONG'S POSITION.
What Local Post Office Officials Think
What perial comE operation
ngkong
cation which
the great scheme.o soon be completed and put into
By this it is meant that a beggar is so reconciled to the indolent life that, ho prefers it to the comfort that can only be see that they, with one or two the Empress of Canada on March day that any decision identifying the volume, of pressing correspon
transacting business in con- frere's office looked up at a party of beggars, and was surprised to changes, were those whom he had secured by hard work
In most respects this is only too given $6 a month before and who true of Hongkong's "Great Un-had, with profuse thanks aald washed." Several times a week, that they would be bound for the Central Station Police officials home by the next boat. When he have to send away a collection took them to task, they sarcasti not entirely of human derelicts cally offered to repay the $6 if he ander guard, to Canton. There would undertake not to spoil their those who can "raise the wind" pitches in future. 3 and who know the ropes, at once take the next boat for Hongkong. This much proves that Hongkong is a happy hunting ground for the begging fraternity.
Recently, the Police have been very strict, pouncing on every beggar and packing him off with- Last out the least compunction. autumn, Hongkong had an influx of beggars, necessitating the use of the local "Black Maria" to hunt them out. After a wash and a meal, they were sent home. Some have had the temerity to return, but the majority are still clinging to the land of their fathers.: May the good work continue!
It is a well-known fact that the Hongkong public is so charitably disposed that the average beggar, no matter of what age or sex, turns up his nose at the offer of a meal. Money-at least a copper cent is wanted. Many are the. beggars who have knocked at the doors of Chinese. tenements and cursed when turned down, or given something from the kitchen or, a few cash.
moans
One old man who divides up the Colony into districts and cails at each house on a fixed day of the week has as his standing cry "Old and feeble; not very often, so play the game by giving me one cent."
Beyond their
and entreaties, the Hongkong beggars have a few tricks in trade. The knife jugglers sometimes seen in the busier parts of the town' are Northerners. One or two treat the crowd to word-building on the pavement.i
Perhaps the most lucrative form of asking for alms is to take up a stand on a busy pavement, usually in the evening, with bundles of children and babies, hired for the occasion. These are generally women. They lay out a written scroll kept from being blown away, not by stones but by copper cents, with a ten-cent piece here and there.
The "distressed, seaman" or "pillaged villager" dodges often pay. A party consisting of one three women and two man, children will ask for admittance to a shop or house where they will tell a tale of disaster either. through a junk foundering or their native village being reduced to ashes by a clan fight or raiding banditry. They go so far as to dress for the part. One of the practised party invariably a
speaker, begs for passage, money for the whole family. Should one doubt his bona fides and offer to go town to a steamer and pur- chase the tickets, he will band of his knees and accept. But the tickets will be sold, at a sacri fice, on the waterfront-before the Steamer leaves, t
A Chinese merchant who was
LAST MONTH'S RAIN..
The rainfall for the month of February at the Botanical Gardens was 043 inch on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, at Mount Kellet;
Hongkong will always have its beggars, particularly, where ladies go shopping. But the problem seems to have been got under
control."
It was pointed out to a "China aeroplane route from Hongkong to Mall reporter who made Shanghai were considered, and enquiries at the Post Office yester that they were rejected, because Hongkong with the Empire Air
20 and he will go to England via Canada. He may possibly return scheme would rest with the dence and the quantities, Government, and that although goods passing between via Siberi
Beeldes acting as Honorary the Hongkong postal authorities ports was not considered sufici Associate Commissioner for the were anxious to expedite the mali Hongkong Government, Sirervice in every way feasible, to justify the large Robert will again conduct the there were considerable difficulties capital that would have been sericulture exhibition which to be overcome even with the required, the reserve which would aroused so much interest last linking up, say, of Hongkong and have to have been kept for allow
year:
After his stay in London, Sir Robert intends travelling in Europe, visiting among other countries, France, Switzerland Austria, Germany, and Italy,
A LOCAL STORY WITHOUT WORDS.
Shanghai,
It will be news to all but a few who were in the know" st the time that a few years ago definite pians for the setting up of an
The Hongkong man who slipped out of his office for a "quiet" drink"
SEAMAN ROBBED,
SIXTH ARREST. HOMUNTIN ROBBERY SEQUEL
HOUSE BOYS CHARGED.
Frank Egan, an unemployed seaman, reports to the police that he was relieved of a leather willer containing money and a pair of spectacles to the total value of ONE MAN TAKEN INTO CI STODY IN $26 15 whilst he was sleeping on
The steps of the Seamen's Insitute five inen arrested early this morning
it was 0.42 inch on 5 days, and at hillside at
the Police Station; Taipo, it was "tally missed
0.56 inch, on 4 days. oled down
The lowest barometer reading several injur
at sea level, was 29.707 Inches on is now in the Goverd
February 18
The maximun squall,
recorded by the
anemograph, was at
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ance of depreciation, and the heavy insurance and large salaries which qualified pilots of necessity would require.
"The whole project is very much in the air at present and it is difficult to say, exactly how Hongkong would be linked up (if at all) when it is in operation" may be taken as typical of the answers to the questions put by the "China Mail" man.: "The link- ing up might take the form of an aeroplane service such as it was proposed to establish between Hongkong and Shanghai as already mentioned, but in this case between Hongkong and
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The financial aspect of the matter was one to which the reporter's attention was parti cularly directed and reference was made to the fact that it had as yet not even been indicated whether the Government would consider a
thi
was referred to the all fuafine between Cairo and Baghdad which even with the large amount of goods handled was only just about paying. It was admitted, how ever, that this was in all prob ability due to the competition by the French line and the motor route. Comparative to the bulk handled on these lines Hongkong's: would be a mere feabite if thế use of the facilities offered in con- nection with the linking up of Hongkong with the New York to San Francisco air route were to be looked upon in the nature of a criterion,
[It will be remembered that the arrangements made for this were fully advertised here and it would appear that very little use has been made of the service.]ene
Regarding the general scheme of linking up the Empire by air routes, it is interesting to recall the speech made by Major-General] Sir Wm. Brancker to the members of the Bengal Chamber of Com- merce in Calcutta. An airship service between England and India, he declared, would in all probability be established in 1927. The Journey would occupy 100 flying hours with a hait in Egypt. The general lines his proposals will take are said to be a London- Alexandria airship service, a short
STOP PRESS. land Journey to Kantars, or the
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Suez Canal, then by aeroplane to "Bombay, by the Beyrout, Baghdad nud Basra route. From Bombay to Calcutta is said to have been arranged na a night flying route for which the aeroplene is essential,
Calcutta is generally looked upon as the future seaplane, base for the Rangoon stage, elso the base for the service to Colombo which will be the jumping off ground for the airship service to Australia
Generá ancker's proposals
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