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The Government, it will be noticed, is again TELEGRAMS.
member in the House of Commons, on the strength of observations made in Poplar, as advertising for tenders for the Hongkong men who habitually get drunk and are so Opium Farm. Previous advertisements called for benders to be sent in before August- 31st. violent on such occasions that a single man
The time is now extended to September 30th. needs the attentions of a half-a-dozen police- | men. As was pointed out in the Daily Prese at the time, the type of Chinaman found in Poplar, if the description given be accurate, bears no resemblance to the type in Hong kong, where we have the advantage of seeing more Chinees seamen in a week than are to be seen in any European port in a decade, Seldom is a drunken Chinaman to be seen in the streets, and the Police Court records
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH POLE.
DR. COOK'S ACCOUNT,
LONDON, September 3rd. Dr. F. A. Cook has telegraphed officials who remember when it took wenke, sometimes months, to-gat to the interior, and an account of his expedition to the then with great risk, can hardly realise the fact" New York Herald." excursion trains are advertised to attend the with hunger and cold he reached the that gymkhanas are liek at Teniom, and that He states that after a great struggle Interior Gymkhana at single fares for the return journey. It is a sign that North Borneo Pole. He found a big game country, is forging ahead and getting quite up to date and then land whereon stand the northernmost rocks of the world. He
An interesting case was hoard at the agis-had great luck in finding Esquimaux tracy yesterday when the owner of a shop gathered in the big game country Connaught Road was charged with bolạe in
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LACK OF EDUCATIONAL - FACILITIES AT THE PEAK.
[TO THE EDITOR OF TEN "HONGKONG
DAILY FEESS"]
3rd September, 1909. DEAR S12,—I was very pleased to read the letter from “ Common, Bense” in this morning's isena, for it explains the reason why a greater number of letters have not been sent in in support of the proposal to establish educational facilities at The Penk
The subject seems to have been a good agreed that something should be done without deal talked about sad everybody appears to be delay.
themes
We may draw three conclusions from this, viz. That the kindergarten system is the best for young children, especially in a place liko Hongkong, where the control exercised by Chinese mahs is so weak; (2) that to teach such a system a specially qualified and certi- Amated mistress is necessary, and (5) that to be
pm on Thursday afternous several bathing parties assembled on the Pier to board their rospective launches, and the sight presented to them on one of the landing stages was disgust. ing in the extreme. Dead cats and fowls swollen and patrid, festering in the sun, and garbage of all descriptions, several inches thick, emitted a stouch afekening beyond all descrip tion. It is a matter for some comment that such things should be permitted, nad it is to ba hoped that the person whose duty it is to look after the sanitary condition of our principal landing stage will be among those lately recom- mended for the "order of the boot," so that his place may be filled by a more assiduous officer.
The writer has no desire to be officious, but considers that basinase should come before
pleasure, a state of things that cannot exist in
Hongkong, when even the sanitary inspectors can find time to sail their own oruising sachta and go off on a week-end jamboree !-Yours sincerely,
HIO ET URIQUE."
TO-DAY'S GYMKHANA.
the last week or 10 days in the mining of Considerable interest has been taken, during
ponies for to day's Gymkhana, and no doubt a
the rails in the mornings and evenings will be
may prove useful:
should bring out four starters, Garth, Bost Friend, Triad and Pioneer (late Tedcott). The race should prove an interesting on, and on Thursday's form Garth may be the first to ontol the judge's eye. However, notwithstanding the fact that Triad seemed to be going
GYMKHANA STAKES.-I think this event
the Chinese nu average of one conviction a
Might, I traspass on your space to deal with HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR month for drunkenness. Another charge
children in which instructive diversions, object one or two points which have been raised?
What is a Kindergarten? A school for litdo made against the Chinese sailor is that in an emergency he cannot be depended on to
lessons and healthful games are prominent fen- assist in saving life, an it is against his
tares. The object of the Kindergarten is ex- pressed by Froebel as follave :-" It all personal interests to do so. In a com
give them enjoyment suited to their nature, manication recently sent to the Press by
strengthen their bodies, exercise their sexsYS, the Merchant Service Guild occurs the
employ the waking mind, make them far of those enthusiasts who have ben hugging astonishing statement that, according to
ed judicionaly with nature and society, onltirite Chinese law, Chinaman is bound to possession of opium. The evidence for the on a bear hunt at Anatok. Meat was especially the. heart-temper, and lead the repaid for their trouble at the Pari-Mutuol. maintain the man he rescues from drowning/Prosecution was that information was brought plentiful and there were hundreds of to the foundations of all living-to `unity with For the benefit of outsiders the following tips for the rest of his natural life. We have hidden in his shop, sund when the promises were
to the Opiam Farmer that opium was being healthy dogs. Thus he got expert not been able to learn that there is raided a handbag containing opium was found, assistance and a splendid outfit only the slightest foundation in fact for this and a parso containing money. Defendant 700 miles from the Pole. assertion. While one or two instances have explained that two women had come from come within our own knowledge of Chinese Macao to his place, and leaving the handbag. sampan men, in the harbour of Hong-walk but did not return. In the aircumstances
and the purse in his custody went out for kong, deliberately refusing to assist a
the prosecution withdrew the chargė drowning man when called upon to do so, yet those who know their China well are aware that this callousness is not charac- n thres strengths, coutaining 5% 10% and 20% teristic of the whole race. On the contrary, China has had its "Lifeboat Guild" for, we dare say, hundreds of years, and it is rightly regarded as one of the most mori torious of the elaborate systems of guilds which permentes Chinese society. We are not aware that the laudable work of the guild is much in evidence in South China, but no one who has travalled up the Yangteze Rivor can be un- familiar with the excellent rescue work CARBOLIC ACID performed by the "red-boats," which in
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Correspondents me forward their names and Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith:
addresses wžih communications addressed to the
Cornwall, who had spent soventeen years in
a
Two deaths from cholers are reported from Chefoo. The first gras that of the Bor, George China. It appears, that Mr. Cornwell, with bis wife and family, wore spending & few days at friend's house; he returned to Temple Hill on Wednesday morning and draak soma water from a filter that had been standing there since he to and much he began to feel unwell, with sickness and much family were staying, became worse, and though pain. He went at once to where his wife and Dr. Hill managed to stay the dissase, the heart was too weak to wastain the collapse that invariably accompanies cholera, and he sánk way shortly after midnight. He leaves a widow and six or seven children, one in America. Mr. Cornwell had recently suffered from two attacks of dysentery and was considerably below par, so that he was quite
unequal to the strain of a severe attack of cholers. The second case was time-of-Man Elana Fer guson, whose father is the representative of the British and Formiga Bible Society at Chingtu, schon. It appears that the little girl, who was about ten years of age, and a scholar of the Chins Inland Mission Preparatory school, had
ride to a drift anchor, ready at a moment's notice to hoist sail and dash to the rescue of any craft in distress. Mr. OLIVER BRADY, in his interesting book op "Life and Sport in China, devotes a couple of pages to the work of this Guild on the Tangtare, and from personal observa- | visited on Wednesday at the home of the Ber
a
George Cornwell. It is suspected that iklas Ferguson contracted the disease through this
school prior to her illness. The N: C. Dady pradedans visit, no signs of cholom having sppeared in the
News is informed that thus far so other children have boon attacked by the disease.
tion writes in high appreciation of the restue work done by these bosts. As set-off to the one or two isolated instances of callousness to which we have been refer ring: as occurring in the harbour of Houg. All letters for publication should be written onkong, womay recall theinteresting ceremony and side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that which took place only a few months ago, when have alreamy appeared in other papers will be thirteen Chinese gigmen in the service of the Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS Imperial Maritime Castoms at Taiskas, in should be sent befors 11 cm. on day of the Kowloon district, were the recipients of publication. After that hour the supply is well-merited honoura conferred upon them Limited. Only supply for Cash.
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by the Viceroy of Canton for the gallantry
they displayed in saving the lives of some 160 junk people during the typhoon of last year. Mr. HABRIS, the Commissioner of On the 1st day of September, 1909, Ampoo Customs, when handing the honours to the RAISIN BOONDERix, aged 22 years,
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men, -spoke in the highest terms of the services which were thus rewarded, and
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY,
DMPERIAL GOVERNMENT PROMISE BČHOLARSHITA.
We are informed that the Executive Council has received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies communicating the information that the Imperial Government approves of the simbishment of a University at Hongkong, and that £300 annually will
HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, DES VEUT ROAD C added that the men had acted na be should voted for scholarships. LONDON OFFICE: 131, Franz Sra. Ehave expected them to not-faithful to the
The Barly Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 4TH 1909.
SINCE the passing of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1906, which imposed a language test on all seaman, British subjects excepted, and more especially since the issue some few months ago of a minute by the Board of Trade with a view to the stricter enforcement of this rule, wo have seen some surprising statements published under the authority of one or other of the Seamen's Unions intended to discredit the Chinese sailor. The general grievance against On Thursday afternoon the V.RO, beat the Chinese anilors is that in a great number of B.E. by five goals to nil in the water pola instances they have succeeded in evading shield competition.
traditions of their native land. The Chinese sailor may have his defects, but he has many admirable qualities, too. Sobriety is certainly one of them, and we would hesitate to believe that in an emergency Chinesa sailors - would compare at all unfavour- ably with average crews of any other Tace. That the Chinesa sailor would be held back from rescue work by a knowledge that be would addle himself, under Chinese law, for the rest of his life with the responsibility of maintaining the person rescued is a malicious invention too palpably abanrd, we should imagine, to de-o ceive anybody.
the Act by declaring that their domicile is Hongkong, and by the issue of the Board
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The Indian opium revenus to date this year in eleven and a half lakhs behind the estimate,
the Bengal article.
SU PREME COURT,
Friday, 3rd September, 1909,
In Summer JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HE HONOUR Ma. H. EJ GOMPHETS (PUISKE JUDGB),
APLAINTIFF'S FEARS.
The No. 1 bar boy at the Belle Vue Hotel was
denied the facilities of such an excellent and
Describing his approach towards the Pole, accompanied by two Esquimaux and twenty-six, dogs, Dr. Cook states that astronomical observa-happy training at a most impressionable period tions were daily secured until the 21st of their lives would be a great loss that children of April, when he was fourteen seconds at home would not saffer. from the Pole.
He advanced the requisite distance and reached the actual Pole. The sun indicated a local noon for all meridians met, but north, cast and west
west vanished. It
compass pointing to the magnetic was south in every direction, but the
pole was as useful as ever.
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LATER. Dr. Cook's narrative has failu completely to dissipate the reserve which is maintained towards the ac- count of the journey.
Even in America the reluctance to
A DEATH SENTENCE.
off the race. Mr. Dryasdust will doubtless bit sarately, I imagine that he will pull
declare to win with this pony, seeing that he has
already get 10 marka to his credit. Tedcott, I
Why should it be provided by the Govern-expert, will come home a very good last, meul! The reasons are:-
(1) Only by Government control cau continuity be guaranteed.
(3) Government control would place it above injudicious interference by outside parties.
(3) That the important matter of education should be under a fully qualified Director of Education, which would be the case with the Government, but not withi private control
(4) That money is being paid by all faz- payers in the Colony for educational purposes and that the proper proportion of these funds should be devoted to education in the Peak District.
(5) That the European residents are mainly a moving population with only tomporary jettent and, from this standpoint, can easily carry on an educational establishment.
more
(6) That it can be carried on more chaply by the Government than by private
Individuala.
accept the uncorroborated story is not Could a site be found for the school? There wholly dispelled.
Are several suitable aitos, but one already exists, -in a central position on the Peak, which belongs to the Government and can be appropriated without any expense and without interfering with existing interests. I refer to a piece of garden at the west side of Government Villas, LONDON, September 3rd,
which appear to be most admirably suited for The cost of armoting a mall The Chilian Court has passed the purposs. sentence of death on the late Chancel-i-open-air building on this site and equip
ping it sa a school would be very small. lor of the German Legation at San- What would the cost of maintenance be? tiago, who was alleged to have burnt Your correspondent " A Parent," allowing for a down the Chancellory and thereby teacher, rent, etc, estimates the cost at 400 mistress, - stationary, assistant caused the death of the porter in order dollars per month. Allowing $75 of this to prevent discovery of financia for reat, the cost to the Government would at the most be $325 dollars per menth irregularities.
DE GERMANY'S BUDGET:
sued by a compradore for $30.65, balance due for provisions supplied. Defendant had consented Mr. Beader Harris, who appeared for the plaintiffs to judgment. This, however, did not satisfy and asked that defendant be committed to prison there was a likelihood of his running away. His Lordship (to defendant)-Are you going to run away ?
Defendant--No, my Lord, I will not abacond Mr. Harris-It is more on the ground, my Lord, that he is likely to hide himself.
LONDON, September 3rd. The final accounts of the German Budget show a deficit of £6,000,000 sterling
BANDMANN'S MERRY LITTLE MAIDS.
RETURN VISIT TO THE COLONY.
turned to the Colony yesterday from Manila Mr. Bandmann's Merry Little Msida re- and opened another short season at the Theatre Royal with the very popular comedy "Miss flock of Holland." The piece was capitally staged and the company fully sustained the excel lent impression they created on their recent visit, They were favoured with a very good house, considering the state of the atmosphere at this His Lordship Hide himself in the Colony?ime of the year, and the audience it was Mr. Harris-Yes, my Lord, Plaintiff said he had many times gone to the evident greatly enjoyed the evening's entar- never find the defendant. If he chose to hide Mr. Fred Coyne took the part of Mr. Hook, Mr. Arthur Thomas that of Ludwig Schaapps himself in a room it was impossible to make and Mr. Frank Danby that of the loafer. To-
His Lordship That is true of anybody. tonight the Company play "Havanna. you think he did hide himself?
Plaintiff Yes.
certificatod
POLO PONY SCuasr.-I should say that six ponies will face the starter here. It will be a difficult matter to spot the winner on this occasion, but my idos is that Middleser is the pick of the bunch, followed by whichever pony Mr. Johnstone elects to start, with Swan a good third.
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much off colour, and on Thursday evening CLASS.-Kamranh, it would appear, is very
was pulled up in the straight after setting
shouldnt think he will compete. Theo out on the three-quarter-mile gallop. I delite (late deckstay) has not been noticed on the coarse, and when seen at the stables trims. Gambler also is going very badly and looks very fat and not at all in masing
need not be reckoned with. This thins out the Tortoise (late Strathmil), Fols Stick, Damaf (peculiar name for a pony, but I have it on and Argyll. Well, there seems no question as good authority that it means in Malay, "small "')- which is the best pony; and if Mr. Seth sits quietly and keeps his pony straight he should have an eaty win. Cavaller or Polo Stick I place second, Dammit next, with Argill "to bring up the rear, f
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THREE-QUARTER MILA ·HANDICAP —A CLASS-It is somewhat hard to know what panics to expect in this race. The old, I should say, must be very limited, and the awe not too interesting from a spectator's point of view. Triad may come out, but I should think it unlikely after having gons for the mile. Seafoams probably will appear also H. H. and Hertzblatt. The last named should start an easy favourite, and, if I mistake
not, win in a canter.
of
ONE MILE AND A QUARTER-The last rave the day, and always a popular one, should sount for five starters, Best Friend is my particular fancy, but at the weights he will In your leading article on this subject have a hard tight to best either Greyback stimated that at least forty children would attend the school, and it has since been estimated or Lammerton. The handicappers have dealt that fifty children would avail themselves of its very lonisutly with the last mentioned pony, and be appears to be going very strong. Mr. advantages. However, taking the lower figure, Blank, that most enthusiastic sportsman, I have and assuming a school fee of five dollars per hoard, fesie confident about Greyback Should month were charged, we get the revenue per he be mistaken; however, he can rest assured month at 200 dollars.
that he will have a good run for his money, The difference between 200 dollars revenus Toddles is evidently proud of his now name, for and 325 dollars expenditure, viz., 125 dellars he has bucked up wonderfully since the time per month, would be much more than covered when he was styled Phoenix, and weed to hobble Peak district's contribution to educational along on three legs. This is no doubt, due purposes in the Colony's revenus.
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It will be clear then that the provision of this school would not be in any way a domand on the community outside the Peak district, and I would aubmit that not only are the residents in this district entitled to ask that the school should
sending their children to it, as they are finding be provided, but also they need not hesitate in-
the whole of the cost.
In any case, even if the fees have to be fixed so that the revenue from same meets the total expenditure, the Government would still be conferring a benefit on the children of the Pank by undertaking the responsibility of providing the school.
There are other points, but I am afraid I excuse must be, sir, because I remsin
to careful training, but still I scarcely think he is fit enough to win the handicap, at this meeting,
ONLOOKER.
1907-1908 just published sizo an increase of
of Trade minute superintendents of the falling off being entirely in connection with hotel in order to get the money, but he could/tainment. Miss. E. Gregory had the title role, have already trespassed on your space, and my such a quarter: Certainly a comparison of the
A STATE LOTTERY.
The accounts of the Italian State lottery for
receipts to the amount of £120,000, or a total of £3,336,000 of gross receipts in the roar. Of these gross receipts £1,600,000 went back to the players in the form of prizes, and a profit of £1.735,000 remains to the State after the deduc- tion for expenditures. This is the highestigare that the Lotto has yet reached in a year, the Times Rome correspondent says, and more than one newspaper seems to experience searchings of conscience over an inerosse of revenue from
local statistics of the "Lotto with other
· THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND. figuras riskla a curious result. One need hardly Bay, to begin with, that the great majority NEGLECTED SANITARY-WORK, of the Lotto players are in the south of Italy. The curve of average.Lotto" play [TO THE EDITOR "HONGKONG DAILY PRESE,""] soms to follow roughly the curve of illiteracy. It would sewn, too, that the great supporters Six The writer, who has been a resident in of the "Lotte are the poorest of the pour BOMBAY COTTON MILLS. Defendant explained that when plaintif called
Hongling for some time, and who has followed More than half of the tickets sold are for he had been out collecting debts.
A sharp rise, took place during the second with considerable interest the weird workings of eams below firepanse. Tickets of over half-s
roosipte. The
Stampa of Turin laments the Mr. Harris did not proceed with the appli-week in August in Bombay cotton mill shares in the Colony's much-abuset Sanitary Department Town hardly account for one-tenth of the catlon and judgment was entered for plaintiff. consequence of the Invourable prospects of the would be pleased to know at what hour the fact that the State should derive such profit
season. It is stated that some transactions have been financed as low as three per cent and highly paid sanitary inspectors finish work for from the most poor and ignorant of the populace It would be more to the point to complain that speculation las
Is been considerable. Centuries the day. Plague, apparently, has disappeared that the State should play with such unfair have kept in demand at Rs. 260, Centrala at R1. the new sanitary regulations entail less energy chances in its favour. A lottery arranged on 1,670, James Greaves at Ex. 325, Connaughts and exertion than previously, and yet one bas at Rs. 225, New City of Bombay at Rs. 750, only to go to Blake Pier, Hongkong's principal Swadeshis at Rs. 1,260, Standards at Rs. 1,170, Marariis at Rs. 3,020 and Hasson Cottons at landing stage, to find a state of things existing R., 950,
that would shame a kuacker's yard. At 4.30
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Hazeland imposed's time of $25 upon a sampanman for search making fast to the Clara Jebsen while the
steamer was under way,
Mercantile Marine offices in the United Kingdom were informed that in fature no Oriental seaman or other person of apparently foreign origin would be exempted from the provision of the Act unless he could produce a certificate of birth, a
Lady Hornby, widow of the late Sir Edmund certificate of naturalination, or some other Hornby, formerly Chief Justice of H.B.M.'s Supreme Court for China and Japan at Shang- authenticated oficial document showing that he is a British subject or the inhabitant hai, died on July 20th in South Devon. of a British Protectorate. But even this Mr. F. J. Figott has been appointed Colonial does not appear to give satisfaction to the Engineer and Surveyor General of the Straits
Settlements in suocersion to Col. Murray. promoters of the Aet, and resort is being Pigott had been Deputy Colonial Engineer in had to other devices to prejudice the public the service of the Straits Government. To the against the Chinese sailor. Recently position he vacates. Mr. C. G. May has been Chinese saildrs were referred to by a Labour appointed.
Mr.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The CN. Co.'s str. Anhui left Shanghai on the 2nd inst., and is due here to-morrow
The P. & O. str. Ceylon left Bingapore for this port on the 3rd instant at noon, end is dus here on the 8th instant at about 2 p.m.
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nosis that leaves it an almost certain winner
of half the money played does not seem particulary just; and that, during the last years, has been the position of the "Lotto" in Italy.