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FORTY YEARS AGO.
CHANG AND HIS PEOPLE.
HONGKONG IN THE EIGHTEEN- EIGHTIES.
COLONY'S EARLIER DAYS.
Interesting Impressions of An
ex-Governor.
R
Most people in the Colony are aware that a permit is required for cargo working on Sundays. This rule was introduced by Sir William Des Voeux, from whose nutobiography we have recently tains an interesting discussion or given extracts, and the book con-
the pros and cons of Sunday labour in Hongkong. Sir William writes:-
Local Sunday Labour. "A question of some importance -that respecting Sunday labour in the harbour-was at this time (1888-9) brought to a satisfac- tory settlement. This subject had been pressed upon my atter tion during the first year of my administration; but after full con- sideration of the subject, I gave my reasons in Council why I was then unable to see my way to any relief of the persons aggrieved. | The freedom from Sunday labour in other ports was affected by the closing of the Custom Houses on that day; but "as in' Hongkong. there was no Custom House the desired object could only be at YOUR visiting cards neatly and tained by special legislation.
promptly printed.-"China "Such a law, applied to Euro. Mail" Office, No. 5, Wyndham St...pean vessels exclusively, would Telephone Central 22.
give a great advantage to Chinese vessels and junks; but supposing it. ware made applicable to all vessels, a similar prohibition must be applied to the land. For it would be absurd and unjust to ond people to jail for working in the harbour when they might do so with impunity on shore.
MISCELLANEOUS.
NOTICES.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
COMPANIES WINDING-UP.” No. 1 of 1924.
"
In the matter of the Companies Ordinances. 1911-1925
" and
In the matter of the Chinese Merchants Bank, Limited, (In Liquidation) Dividend of Twenty-Five per centum.
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A HUGE LOAN TO BE RAISED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Fuxumen. Man., Jone 1.Tha reputatlon which Marshal Chung Tao-in for many years fostered in Manchuria has gone. Formerly his subjects did not fool the pinch. Adminstration in the Lower Pro vince of Fengtion was comparative good: taxes were not too heavy, The rebellion of Gen, Kue Sung lng having been unexpectedly sup case, it might have been pre dicted that Marshal Chang's pro- tige would be enhanced. It has been for otherwise. Hitherto his throne had seemed now his supremacy
even
securo:
ig undisputed
STONE TO RETTERHEIM..
UNVEILED AT GOKOKUJI,
LOO CHOO.
THE BITER BIT,
·SEQUEL TO ASSAULT ON
RAILWAYMEN. ."
A retired General, travelling to
Standing on rocky alavation looking over the son toward China, the capital, appeared at the group of foreigners and Japanese | Central Station, "Tientsin, on June on May 18 unvefied a monument in 3, and demanded that his car bo Gokokuji, Loo Choo Islands, to Dr. attached to the passenger express. Bernard John Bettelheim, pioneer The station master informed him missionary: who lived and worked that this could not be done. The
servant of the Genoral, whe was i these from 1840 to 1854. sont by the various countries in assaulted the two
The memorial contains 10 stones, civilian clothes, thereupon violent- Assistant laboured during his ovontful life, running of the train, and "struck which, the missionary-physician stationmasters responsible for the
of them with his stick 90- and is topped by a great block one from his descendants, which boars overely about the face that blood the Sea of David, for Bettelheim streamed all over his clothing. sprang from Hungarian Jewish The assistant Inspector at the within his own domain. What then stock. The other stones beur in- Central happens to be a man of has happened during the last alxiiptions written in the languages burly physique, and he prevailed of the countries which sent them..
upon the General and the servant The dedication took place imo accompany him to the Managing To the masses of the people it
mediately following the arrival of Director. General Y. S. Chiang; who was an eye-opener to be told that ing Professor Jugo Shiga
a party of 11 from Tokyo, Includ-had just resumed office. The the all powerful Marshal, when his Waseda University, Bishop Jugi vant were not particularly anxious of truculent Militarist and his sers. defeat by the rebels appeared to be a matter of days. was making Finlay and Miss Futagawa of the suggestion that the Managing Nakada of Tokyo, Misa Alice to go, but were coaxed along on' haste to exchange his immense private funds for Japanese gold Tokyo and the Rev. and Mrs. John Director might possibly be able to yen. Saing that Fengplaò (Ter Borg of the Dutch Reformed accommodate them, Mukden amall dollar paper) de Mission. All arrangements had pended for its value not on capital of the party by Mr. Earl R. Bull, been completed before the arrival reserve. understood to be
of chairman fortieth of the total lue, but on
the "Bettelheim the name of the autocrat, the baals
Memorial Movement. of trust, was then violently shakes.
months!
Confidence Shaken.
one:
In Old Temple.
1
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of The next blow came through the resignation of Civil Governor May 18 the party ascended to the Wung, whose capacity asa financiar original temple of Namino-ue, in The old was almost universally acknow-which Bettelheim lived. ledged. Besides, he stood for walls are still standing and one pence and retrenchment: this portion which bears tracks of paint withdrawal from the Government evidently the handiwork of the meant extravagance and
ship carpenter from the fleet of Commodore Perry, for whom Moreover, the rebellion revealed a lack of unity at headquarters, along Bettelheim acted as interpreter in with scarcity of capable leaders. bis dealings with the Japanese.
causes
has.
WR!.
thus
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An Example. way offices, however, the railway When the party entered the rail- officials promptly told the Director of the conduct of the General'a sur- vant. General Chang said that since this was the first. ease that had happened since he had resumed charge of the railway, he would make an example of them. promptly ordered the servant to be taken out and shot. The latter's face immediately took on a sickly hue and both the condemned man and his master kow-towed and im plored mercy.
He..
General Chang decided to let the man go on the undertaking that als master took him to the yamen and saw to it that the servant got 500 blows with the bamboo. telephone messago to the yamen ensured that this was done. Pay.
away the vell, also ordered and acceded to.
Among the other notables" present were Governor Kamil of the pro- vincy, Mayor Kishimoto of Naba, Dr. Inouye, president of the Pro- vincial Association of Doctors, and officials of all classes. The above mentioned officials spoke, and were followed by Professon. Shign.
Ground Donated.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
A
Level and Storage of water in Reservoira un June 1, 1928:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
1926 fytam
..... 30: 8 B. Tytam Byewash 23. 9 B. Ty am Intermediate 14.10 B. Tytam Tuk
40. 4
1924 18. 5 B 17. 4 B.
Level.
Things have now come to a head.
In the room which Battelheim's Victory at Peking resulted in diary describes as the first foreign udden lowering of prestige for the hospital in Japan, the "English victor. This in itself means little Free Hospital," a prayer meeting held in which Loo Chooan To prohibit all out-of-door for Manchuria: In its disastrous was work on Sundays would have a effect on the paper dollar.currency Christians participated. The un- very bad effect upon the Chinese.it means widespread distress. Ex-veiling of the monument followed.ment of $20 compensation to each Except their own holidays, which pectations of greatly increased with Mr. Chibana, former Mayor of of the two assaulted officials was they would continue to observe, power in Peking have not been Shuri, polling the great majority of Chinese fulfilled, The merchants of the work to the utmost of their Capital have been up in arms strength the whole seven days of against the Fengthen money den the week, and no one having ex-dered by the lavaders. An accu- perience of them would believe in mulation of the possibility of their making up quickened the declining in the six days for the lost labour dollar, which had already lost one Within a of the seventh. Thus while such half its furmer value. a law would cause a serious loss of fortnight the Mukden dollar drop-
The memorial itself, which 'stands wealth to the community, the bed from 33 centa (Mex) to 22.
on ground donated by the authori Chinese would be deprived of one- One immediate cause of this sud- seventh of their scanty wages.
den fall may be the withdrawal at lies of Gokokuji, is 14 feet high But even greater harm would short notice by the Government and bears inscriptions to Bettel- be done in another way.
The Bank of its loans to traders of all heim and a verse from his. Lon Chooan translation of the Gospel Chinese having no respect for the kinds.
of St. John. "First a resident of Christian Sunday, would, if pre-
Rin Kae Ji says the Inscription, As if such a drop were not a vented from working on that day, inevitably spend it in gambling, sufficiently heavy sel-back to busi-later of Gokokuji for from eight opium-smoking, or other ever less ness and especially to those with to nine years; translator of the desirable occupations the result fixes capital or incomes, we have Cible, interpreter to Perry early being, I anticipated, a considerable now to face a still more drastic teacher of Jenner's methods of increase of crime. And there test of endurance. The command vaccination and pioneer in Western would also be an even more harm ha gone forth that provincial civilisation." The monument stands ful general effect. Work being debts are to be paid by borrowing within the compounds of a Bud- regarded by the Chinese as highly from the citizens of Lower Man-dhist temple. honourable, to be punished for churia no less a sum than Mexican doing it would be deeply resented $50,000,000. The loan is to be re- as injustice, and would render uid at per cent, in 1923 (7 1983). them comparatively indifferent detailed assessment of city and about the commission of real country has been issued. In other an address by Professor Shiga, tell- HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. crimes, which would be visited words, the people are being or ing of the interest in the work of lered to And for the Government, the early pioneer on the part of Kan-in. Count Mitsal, addition to all other taxes, Prines
in Mukden paper. Marquis Komura, Viscount Shi 200,003,000
Okuma and I' according to the rate more or less busawa, Marquis
Buron Sakatani, who have sub revalent just now.
memorial scribed Y338 toward..
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a First Dividend of Twenty-Five per centum has been declared "in this matter, and, that the same may be received at my olice, Chartered Bank Building, Victoria, Hongkong, on the 15th day of June, 1926, or on any subsequent week day, between the hours of 10 am and 4. p.m.
Upon applying for payment ere ditors must produce the notice sent to them together with any Bills of Exchange, Deposit Receipts, Puna Books or Securities held by them.".
JOHN FLEMING, CA..
Liquidator, Hongkong, 11th June, 1926.
· NOTICE.
of
HE HALFYEARLY GENERAL THE MEETING
MEMBERS will be held in the Jockey Club Room, Hongkong Club Annex, on MONDAY, 21st June. 1526, at 5.15 p.m.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Q
Secretary
Hongkong 5th June, 1926.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
"
OA or
with no greater penalties.
t1
A Forced Loan.
"Having, however, much sym- pathy with European sailors. whose life in Chinese waters is an especially hard one, and who, get
It is a curious circumstance that ting no day's rest in Hongkong, were sometimes months without Civil Governor Mo, who is evident- getring any remission of hardly attempting a herculean task, work. I kept the matter in mind in the hope of hitting upon some plan which would afford them re- lief without having the undesir- able consequences above referred.
At the conclusion of the cere
monies the Provincial Asociation of Doctors plantad a tree by the This was followed by memorial.
The
Wong Nei Chung. 10. 6 B. 21.10 B. Pokfulam
25.5 B. 20. 5 B. [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow", gures are not in feet and decimals at in feet and inches.].
Storage in millions and decimalu of gallons.
1926 1926 128,48 216.06.
1.17 4.27 122.02 105.00
Tytom
yam Byewash 'vtam Intermediate Eytam Tuk Nong Nel Chung
okfulum.
Totul
020.68 744.08
" 6.93 86. 4
14.70. 23.50.
893.88 1,223.04
Consumption of water in the City nd Hall Distrlet in millions and de imals of gallons during the month of May!-
1925 1026 287.46 284.95
Consumption.... Estimated population 391,280 401,600 Consumption per head
per day (gallons) 7.
21.3 23.7 Constant Supply in the Rider Main Districts during May 1995 excepting he Rider Main Districts West of Gar- don Road to which an Intermittent Supply was given from 26th May,
Constant Supply in all Rider Main Districts during May 1925.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS'
LEVEL
trees, the erection of the monu- ment and the publishing of a small nformed a Japanese deputation the sketch of Bettelheim's life, to be other day that the total amount of distributed without charge.
in circulation Fengpiao
was people of Loo Choo have also con
Considerable" money is $210,000,000. The deputation hadtributed. Enquired whether the reported total till needed to pay the bills and Mr. Kowleon Gravita."
was correct, vis.." $500,000,000. If Bull has sent an appeal to the the lower figure is assumed to state neople of the Main Island to make the fuck one wonders how much further contributions toward the paper wil be left in relation fund,” in clan. after the debt bonds have been: taken up.
Banquet in Evening.
A banquet was held in the even- ing which 76 persons, including Baron Ie, of the Loo Choo royal family, the Governor and many women attended.
to. Such a plan at length oc- curred to me, and during my last month in Hongkong I was for Tunately able to pass an ordinance giving it legal sanction. Accord ing to this law, which, I believe, is 1.--Will holders of bathing still in force, work in the harbour
The Attack Towards Jehol. matshed permita kindly send in to
LA The Chinese have is prohibited except upon vessels
extra the undersigned,
before for which special licences have ordinary capacity for bearing' mis- the 23rd day of June, 1926, answers
been obtained, the scale of fees fortune. In Manchuria they wouk to the following questions-
This was followed by an oven- being sufficiently high to check ask for nothing better than to be a. What is the licence number ordinary work, and yet not high quit of futile wars waged at their ing meeting in the City Hall. It of your bathing matshed enough to prevent the despatch of expense But Gen. Wa's troops are was addressed by Dr. Kuniyoshi, yessels, such as mail steamers, the concentrating at Tungliaohsten, the on "Bettelhelm as a Doctor," Mr. delay of which is specially incon- terminus of the branch line run Majikina, the local historian, on Fines for breaches of ning from westward from Cheng The Times in Which Bettelheim c. If you have more than one this law were to fall not upon the chintun towards the border of Lived," and by Professor Shiga on
matshed, please fill in uns-labourers, but
their Jehol. Their objective is said to "The Life Work of Bettelbeim." wers to the above questions employers.
be n march across the arid plains Prayer opened the meeting, which in regard to each of your
of northern Jeho in order to also featured the singing of a matsheds.
Sunday Amusements.
rear of the First quartet composed of Mr. Ter Borg, 2-Would members of the public law I must guard myself from, the
"In mentioning my part in this attack the
Kuomischun. Vividly describing Miss Finlay, Miss Ito and Mr. Bull. kindly favour the Bathing Beaches suspicion, that I have any sym the terrors of such, a march, Mrs Ter Borg was at the organ.
The meetings continued until Committee with any suggestions pathy with the Subbatarian spirit Fengtin army doctor added the they may have to offer for the which would forbid not only all caustic comments "The Chineau May. 26 in Cokokuji. Improvement of buthing facilities work, but even innocent amuse-will ardertake such hardships ak the hands of the Rev. Salio of soldier lá a queer individual. He ion services on Sunday were in in the Colony at existing bathing ment upon Sunday. If the 30- these at a salary of Mex: $1.20Fukuoka. Following the services. beaches?
called Law of Moses be still bind-
and where is,it situated? . To what extent
matshed usod?
is your
venient,
upon
bathing beaches and any schemes Saturday is the day which ought
Will they also suggest additional, ing upon us then of course per month and not run into debt!"
for developing the somo?
(81) W. SCHOFIELD, Hon. Secretary Bathing Benches Committee, Post Office Buding. Hongkong, Juno 19, 1928.
Have you summer Clothes well pressed and cleaned by The INTERNATIONAL CLEANERS.
N.-C. Daily News."
to be observed. For the special | |- observance of Sunday there is no plausible pretence for any other means approved of an instruction than human authority; while received from Lord Knutsford even as regards the Saturday (then Secretary of State for the Sabbath, the only reference to it Colonies) to the effect that no by the Founder of Christianity work should be done on that day was for the purpose of authorising under Government contracts. For a relaxation of its strict obser- this would certainly cause Go
ernment work to be considerably: dearer than private work, and, be sides having no beneficial effect, would have the harmful one above described."
vance.
"Io any case I cannot see that we have any moral right to en- force the observance of Sunday upon people who are not Chris tians, and for this reason I by no..
[To be continued.]
1926 1926
tion ***
24. 6 B. 6.11 B.. Shok Lai Pui Re- Under
servoir.Construction 19.11 B.
Storage in milllons and decimals
1926 1926 Kowloon Gravita-
tion............. 146,38 293,60 Shek Lal Pai Ro- Under.
servoir
Construction. 22.63
مسعد
326.82 Consumption of water in Kowloon a millions and decimals of gallons dur- ng the month of May.
1925 1020 10.85 72.88 Consumption ... Estimated population.250,160 155,200
per day (gallons) a Consumption per head.
17.2 16.1 Full Supply in all districts during May 1920 and 1926,
The Government Analyst's reporta show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.
Total Rainfall to 31st May 23:59 in.. in 1926 and 80.38 in. in 1928.
H. T. CREASY,
Water Authority. ThePublic Works Department
he went to Yomitanza and Yonabaru for additional meetings Bishop Juji Nakada began a series of tout services, with four usulat ants, on May 20.
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