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Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1926.
GOVT. CIVIL HOSPITAL.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
particular site is concerned. let it INDIANS AT LAW.
rebuild to meet, only the needs of theso Chinese and erect a purely non-Chinese "G.CH. In another part of the Colony,
Before a single stone is re- |
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"PURPOSEFUL CONFUSION” OF WORDS.
COURT ALLEGATIONS.
20. 1926.
STUDENT GUESTS.
CHINA CLUB OF SEATTLE AS HOSTS.
UNOFFICIAL AMBASSADORS.
One hundred and seventy Chin-
moved from the present Hospital It was alleged in the course of it behoves every non-Chinese re-a Summary court case this morningese students were cordially entar- sident to be up and doing to assert that a former employee suing for tained, on arrival at Seattle (by their just and equable rights for money alleged to be owing had the "President McKinley" on purposely confused two Gujarati September 6, by the China Club fair and square treatment. To Indian dialect) words in his ac- there.
urge this in quch terms is not by counts in order that money he re- any means speaking out too colved us wages should appear as strongly. The language, indeed, expenses.
The case was one in which Gulam is mild compared with some that Hussain Kikabhoy claimed $870.70 we have heard in condemnation of balance for wages, board and lody the Government's decision. Weing from H. M. Hajes Esmail, who
countorelaimed for $984.48 (alleg are by no means voicing an indi-ing that the first plaintiff had been vidual opinion. We believe that overpaid by him to the extent of we are right in claiming to have $316.78 and that the balance of the the value of the solid support of the entire counterclaim was
goods received by Kikubhoy and not non-Chinese, non-official
com-accounted for..
Mr. H. J. Armstrong was for
Mr. Phillip Nyren (executive secretary of the China Club of Seattle) writos to the "China Mal enthusiastically of the Club's activities and of the keen interest taken by members in the events in China.
the shape of a red and gold Chin- An attractive programme, in ese lantern, was got up ir honour of the Chinese students who went o America. Inside the cover was a photo of Dr. Y. S. Teao, Presi dent of Tsing Hua College, Paking
munity behind us. The Govern ment simply cannot be permitted Kikabhoy, and Mr. L. D. Turner for
Some of the students were from Esma). to perpetrate such a crass blun.
Tsing Hua and the remainder Mr. Armstrong in opening, sald were from private groups. der as it contemplates without the that the relationship between the A banquet was given in the Press and the public exercising parties started as far back as Spanish ball room of the Olympic their legitimate right to enter a February, 1915, when Esmall enter Hotel. In a "most cordial wel
ed into an agreement with Kikab- come to the unofficial ambas- most emphatic protest.
boy to employ him as an assistant sadors of China," the Club ex- in his general merchants business pressed the hope that "their con- The agreed salary was 200 rupees tact with America may be of great benefit to China and serve to formi The agreement Wag renowed stronger ties of friendship be- yearly until 1918 when Esmall ap-tween our Sister Républics." preached Kikabhoy and asked him
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CORRESPONDENCE.
CHURCH BAN ON SHORT SLEEVES.
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elbow,
'Low cut necks,
A year.
to continue in his service and marry "Welcome to our city and to his (Esmail') adopted: daughter our country" was delivered by Mr. This Kikabhoy did and in Decem- J. W. Spangler, president of the ber of that year he signed an agree. Seattle Chamber of Commerce
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Summary Dismissal.
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"Whoever understands China accially, politically, economical- ly and religiously holds the key to the world's politics. for the next five centuries." Jöhn Hay.
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"The Age of the Mediter- ranean has passed; the Age of the Atlantic is passing; the Age of the Pacific is here? Theodore Roosevelt.
STOLEN WATCH.
HUSBAND ASSISTS WIFE IN
THEFT."
BOTH SENT TO PRISON.
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It is one that raised a feeling of optimism that, after many days. and after innumerable pleadings by the entire Press of the Colony, such consideration of the all- important question of public health would be followed by thei
Central creation of a
Public To the Editor of the "Chino Mall") Health Department or Burcsu. į Sir,-A word or two, please, Any such hopes are vain! The with regard to the article whichment binding him to service with and by Mr. Lew G. Kay, the Chin- Government thinks so little of the appeared in Monday's issue of Email for 15 years at a salary of ese Vice-Consul. Mr. Chester B...
your esteemed journal dealing200 rupees per annum, $20 a month Roberts, president of the China "all-important question of public with ladies dresses in Church and expenses, Board and lodging at Es. Club of Seattle, acted as toast.
mail's house and medical fuos for master. health that it is obstinately re-the subsequent letter from your his family.
In passing it is interesting" to solved to rebuild the Government correspondent, "Anti-Bigot," who
sponsored a long rigniarole re- This arrangement continued untill note two quotations which the Civil Hospital right in the heart garding "beauty of contour and May, 1920, when in consequence of Club gives prominence 20 of the Chinese quarter! The going to Church in one's Sunday disagreement email requested
best."
Kikabhoy to leave the room above Government's conscience in re-
Firstly, no such notice as is the shop and fined accommodation gard to safeguarding effectively alleged to have been "hung for elsewhere. Esmall further agreed. the "all important question of merly at the entrance of the to pay Kikabhoy 350 a month pocket public health is conspicuous, by Holy Rosary Church in Kowloon" money, board and lodging etc. and ever existed. I will leave it to this was paid until the end of 1920, its absence when it punishes Anti-Bigot" to justify the second Subsequently, with increases in Europears unfortunate enough to paragraph of his letter after he Kikabhoy's family, this amount was increased until it whs $100 a be stricken down by serious illness has perused my comments.
!month. Secondly, the notice which is by decreeing that the noisy Chin-
of all this apparently the cause ese quarter is a good enough place turmoil among our local admirers
In March of this year Kikabhoy wherein to attempt to secure a of "beauty of contour" reads as was summarily dismissed without notice by Esmail and his claim con- follows:- restoration to health. So lightly,
"A priests have strict in-sisted of $100 board and lodging moreover, does the Government
structions: not to administer the for March, a similar amount for In the course of his speech in think of its own: European doc- Holy Communion to ladies not April, $815 due to him on the books dressed according to Christian and salary at the rate of 200 rupees troducing the Budget the Colonialtors, European matron, and Euro-
modesty.
Ja year from January 1, 1919, to the Secretary made two references to pean nurses that it is content for:
Christian modesty excludes: end of April, 1925. the Government Civil Hospital. them to live day in and day out 'Sleeves shorter than the
No salary was ever credited, to Miss' R. Elarte, of No. 5, Blue Kikabhoy in the firm's books, con-Building, Wanchai, was the com- Firstly, he remarked that "the amid Chinese noise and Chinese
'Dresses shorter than the tinued Mr. Armstrong, but Kikabhoy plainant in a case heard by Mr.. Government is fully aware of the odours. Has the Government lost |
knees,
was' credited with two amounts R. E, Lindseli in which a Chinese many works which in the opinion all sense of proportion in this "all-
dmounting to $850 as bonua amah employed in the house WLS of the public are desirable and important question of public 'All transparent dresses.*"
Kikabhoy was authorised by Esmail charged with the theft of a gold, Thirdly, this notice was not dis-from time to time to draw amounts watch and band. even necessary and among these health"? Does it realise the
played as a "result of numerous on account of salary and so far The husband of the defendant. the Government places high on handicaps to European patients ladies going to Church with bare as could be ascertained he had and a marine hawker were also the list the rebuilding of the Gov-and European medical and nurs- arms, which the parish priest drawn in respect of salary for 1920 involved in the case.
contrary to Christian the sum of $30, leaving a balance ernment Civil Hospital but these ing staffs by being cooped up in a termed
In evidence complainant said that modesty" On the contrary, it of $886.76.
sho left the watch on a table in the works could only be undertaken noisy overcrowded native quarter was a Papal decree issued by the Asked if there would be any kitchen while she went to the bath- by an increase of taxation or by of the city? Is it aware of the present Pontiff, which came into special defence, Mr. Turner sald room, and forgot about it until the borrowing. After full considera- prejudice against the Hospital, if force at the beginning of this that the statute of limitations, he next morning when the article was tion the Government is of opinion re-erected on an adjoining site, Roman Hierarchy is enjoined to respective aides on the two issues. ed, and on being questioned in the year, and every priest of the understood, would be raised by the not there. The amah was suspect- that it is in the best interest of that will be created throughout see that it is carried out.
After Kikabloy had given ev-presence of a police officer who was the Colony to reduce our com- the Far East among Europeans Much more could, of course, be dence bearing out the opening, called to the house, she admitted mitments on large works, and, who cothe long distances to said on this subject, but one is in- Mr. Turner explained that it was taking the article and handing it clined to think that the least said impossible to get a certified trane to her husband, who in turn took while maintaining what we have secure the admittedly high profes on a subject bordering on the relation of the account books for the it to a marine hawker. and keeping our staff ready for sional treatment available at this ligious principles of a particular time Kikabhoy was employed. The The marina hawker in a state- faith, the better for all concerned, books were kept by Kikabhoy him- ment said that he was afraid to take action, to postpone the initiation institution?
"Anti-Bigot," however, raight be self and he (Mr. Turner) alleged the watch as it appeared to be an of any new policy of large public What paltry and feeble excuses reminded that the few occasions that there had been purposeful con-expensive article which he suspect- works until the financial and poli- have been trotted out in defence in the year when Catholic ladies, fusion between two of the Indianed to have been stolen, but in apite tical horizons are alike more of the Government's decision to in the early hours of the morning, words used, one of which meant of his refusal to purchase it the go to Church to partake of the "expenses" and the other "salary." second defendant left the article on favourable." Secondly, the Colon- waste three million dollars' on.re-Sacrament, are far more occupied Kikabhoy had entered certain paya table and went away. The police. ial Secretary observed that this building the Hospital on an ad- with the object of their pilgrimage ments for salary made to him by followed later.
"It is," we have than with titivating themselves Eamall year it was hoped, would see the joining site!
"expenses," Mr. The defendant woman together extension of the Sisters' Quarters been told, "extremely handy for up in their Sunday best in order Esmall had drawn his attention to with her husband were each sen- that their beauty of contour" this in 1920 and from that time tenced to four weeks' hard labour. at the Government. Civil Hospital the poorer classes of Chinese, with may be admired.
Fonwards the correct word had been The marine hawker was fined $100,, These statements corroborate whom they were very largely con-
used.
or six weeks' hard labour. The two words were shown to articles published in the "China cerned. Again, it is argued, "the
Kikabhoy and in reply to questionė Mail" on October 7 and 8 regard-| Hospital is in a for more con-
he said that the word "kharach" ing the Government's intention to venient place as regarded the rebuild th Hospital on an ad-University, for students of which
(To the Editor of the “China Mall.") || .. 11 Years: Mistake." jacent site in the Chinese quar- the Hospital provides a valuable
Sir,It has been, decided, by Kikabhoy's attention was drawn ter of the clty instead of at Mor-training ground." If these are the local Branch of the Navy to several items in the accounts en- rison Hill or elsewhere where pure the best possible arguments the League to open a fund for thetered as "pagar" and stated that air and pleasing environs would Government can submit, then it dependants of those who fell in what was meant in each one was not be at a premium;
has a very sorry case indeed the service of their fellow cour-that he had received certain ex
A "Goodbye March" will be car trymen, at the Wanhsien rescue. penner. It was pointed out, to him This epirit of determination on With the poorer classes of Chin- In addition to the officers killed that be said the word meant salary, ried out by the 1/East Surrey the part of the Government sese we would not withhold one there were three A.B/s and one. Witness replied that he had re- Regiment in their farewell hard to understand. It is abso- ounce of sympathy. They de Leading Seaman, who have each colved no salary. He had meant Hong Kong-
left behind them a wife or mother the word to be understood as ex-
On the morning of embarkation lutely at variance with the excel-serve the best treatment possible
who were either wholly or partly penses. He had made a mistake for India (probably next Wedzes. lent sentiment expressed by the at the hands of a benevolent Bri-dependent on them.
Mr. Turner: And you continued day) the Battalion will carry out a Colonial Secretary in his Budget tish Crown Colony. But why The Committee feel that there making the mistake for eleven short Route March prior to em.
barkation, the route being: speech. "In spite of the need for sacrifice the no less vital claims of are many who would be willing to years?
contribute something towards Kikabhoy: I did not know
Murray Barracker Post Office: economy," he said, the Govern- Eurogçans for a Hospital wherein those bereaved in this affair.
should be brought into litigation Star Ferry Hong Kong Chibi ment has considered it necessary they can be assured of peace and Part of the proceeds from the with him and should have to ex-Murray Barracks.
The G. O. C. the Forces in to make a considerable increase in quietness and an abundance of Concert on October 21, will be plain it.
devoted to this purpose,
Mr. Turner: And I suppose you South China (Major-General C. C. the personnel of the Medical God's own pure air? Why should. All donations should be sent to hoped that you never would have Luard, CR, CMG.) will take Department in order to safeguard they be herded in a thickly popu Mr. A. J. Bird Chartered to explain the salute opposite the Cenotaphi The date and time of parade Evidence was given by Eamall effectively the all-important ques-lated Chinese quarter just be-Bank of India, Australia and tion of public health. That cause they have the dire misfor- China (Hong Kong office) and who said that far from owing will be notified later.
will be acknowledged in the Press: Kikabhoy anything he had overpaid phrase is worth setting in italics. tune to fall sick and require treat, pret Yours, etc., RA him as the 'secourts showedule Wit: It is one that gave hope that at ment in Hospital? If the Gov-
nosa went into detalls with regard Hans Secretary to the goods alleged to have been costs and for plaintik long last we had a Government to ernment can only think in terms
The Navy League. unaccounted for by Kikabhoy the second, the amount whom the question of public | of the convenience of the poorer
(Hong Kong branch). His Honour found for defendant cided in conju was really all-important, classes of Chinese, so far as this
(Esmail) on the frat" writ "with | Akbar (the Pulsne Judge'a
Yours, etc.,
Hong Kong, October 20:
ACOLYTE.
HK. WANHSIEN FUND.
Hong Kong, October 20.
meant expenses and "pagar mennt GOOD-BYE MARCH. wages or salary,
ANOTHER SURREYS' PARADE NEXT WEEK.
FAREWELL TO HONG KONG.
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