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boys fox admission to the higher education staff has been reduced by the substitution of THREATENED TRAMWAY BOYCOTT. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
which, thanks to the keen interest of the head-mistress for hond-master, the
Government and the generous donations of publie-spirited mon, is now available in this Colony." HIS EXCELLENCY aid he would take note of the hint, and we have no doubt that it will have H. EXCELLENCY's most favourable consideration. The subject, how
ever, is by no means a new one. Mr. JAUK, in fact, in his speech, gave some account of its history in those terms: "Some years ago when Sir JAMES H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Government pays about three-fourths of the coat of each pupil. The difference is not great, and if it can be proved to the Government that thers are in Kowloon oven a dozen European boys whose parents desire them to prepare for the University entrance examination, we should hope that the Government would re-appoint a head-master to the school. But we confess to à lingering doubt
PROSECUTIONS AT THE MAGISTRJOY..
siderable ill-feeling on the part of the As we indicated yesterday, there is con- Chinese against the Hongkong Electric Tramway Company for deciding to refuse found expression in
t
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AUSTRIAN MOBILISATION
DENIED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGINGY.]
THE BALKAN WAR.
to accept Chinese silver. This ill-feeling.
THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES. against the tramways at Shaukiwan on that the Turkish delegates reached the
a demonstration A message from Constantinople says graphs that the semi-official reports of Reuter's correspondent at Vienna telo- Sunday evening, which resulted in two
Austrian military preparations Saturday greatly exaggerated. The Bulgarian and Turkish done is to bring certain unite up to peace All that is being
men being arrested and brought before Bulgarian headquarters as the Magistrate yesterday. We have as-night.
on
are
the present Commissioner of Wei-hai-wei, to whether European boys will be attracted i cortained that the first symptoms of the plenipotentiaries were expected to meet strength as a precaution. The reports of
IF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FAIL,
that large bodies of Grecks and Servians It is announced semi-officially in Sofia in Macedonia are held in readiness to proceed to Chitaldja in the event of the failure of the negotiations, whereupon the allied Armies will enter Constantin- ople together,
was Colonial Secretary he sent for me, as a resident in Kowloon, to see if a sufficient now attracted to Quenn's College, which has handwritten bills advocating a boycott
to the University any more than they are became apparent on Friday morning when yesterday (Monday).
hostility to the Tramway Company uumber of children could be got together
a higbly qualified teaching staff, comprising were posted all over the Colony from to justify engaging a head-master and staff several University men, woll capable of Shaukiwan to West Point. for a school being built in Kowloon by a affording the "ordinary public school tempted the picturesque, and in one
Some at- generous donor for the Colony. I guaran-education" that Mr. JACK asks. for. tram car was depicted, the passengers teed without bositation the number he Queen's College is as open to European being represented as animals, such as pigs. mentioned; the school was opened and the pupils as it is to Chiness or other kangaroos, etc. The situation is not im- number of pupils available quadrupled in a
proved, we understand, by certain very abort time; but at the present day
Hongkong calling at the Sugar House at launches running from Shaukiwan to Quarry Bay and taking passengers to the city. The disturbance at Sbaukiwan on Sunday was serious and Inspector
Confectionery. there is no master, and boys from Kowloon
FULLER'S-
have either to cross the water, and thốn go another two miles to Victoria School, unless they are fortunate enough to be admitted to the military school a little near at hand.” It would appear from this statement of Chocolates, Salted Almonds, the case that Kowloon has a very palpable grievance. There are, however, two sides Marzipan Almonds, Crystal to this question, as to most. Sir FEEDERICK ized Rose Leaves, Crystalized LUGARD, during his tenure of the Governor- Violets, Assorted Sweets, ship, gave a good deal of consideration to this particular question, and his views on Paté de Guimauve, Pepper-the subject were expressed in a speech in mint Lumps, and Creams.-
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CADBURY'S-
Chocolates in Fancy Boxes. Bouraoville Nut Chocolate,
ete.,
PARISIAN
etc.
the Legislative Council on November 11th 1911, and for the information of the public generally and of Kowloon residents especially we reproduce them, as indicating the argument which the advocates have to meet.
Sir FREDERICK LUGARD said
Asiatics, but few if any Europeaus are to be found in its class-rooms. If that is so at Queen's College, is it not likely to be so also at the University?
A British bluejacket was yesterday tied 40 for assaulting & riesha coolic and a lukong.
Two Chinese have been arrested in
Gourlay had to threaten the crews with could be removed to the Police Station.
is revolver before the two men arrested
A man was brought before Mr. Mel- Conpection with the murder of the Indian charged with posting notices with regard bourne at the Magistracy yesterday to the boycott. Mr. Davidson, of Messrs, Ilastinga Hastings, appeared for the defendant.
overseer at the Dairy Farm, Pokfulum.
Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yester: A Chinese detective was charged before
day with demanding money by menaces. On the application of Mr. Lewis, who represented the defendant, the case was remanded, bail being fixed at $20.
At the Magistracy yesterday two Chinese charged with being concerned in the Kowloon Engineering Works the murder of the Indian watchman at at Hunghor appeared before Mr. Hazeland and were remanded until the 28th.
There remains the other question whether a boys' school is required at. Kowloon. In the first place, I would point out to the Council that these two schools were never intended to be charity schools, and many of the parents of the children are in a CONFECTIONERY-fairly well-to-do position: Nevertheless, in
the years 1908 and 1909, while the cost of the condition of Robinson Road is as bad "A Pedestrian" writes to say that Almond Pralines, Nougat Fin, education of each child at these two schools
was $186.75, the Government bore $153.8748 it over was, and enquires when the Cerises du Lys, etc., etc., etc. and the parents hore $34.89 only of that Public Works Department is likely to SUID. The taxpayer; therefore, hore four-put a durable surface on this road. We fifths of the cost of each child at those two schools, while the highest cost borne by the
pass on the enquiry to. "the powers that Government in any other school in the
be,"
Although the cost of the teaching staff at
While a seaman named Barlow on the Kowloon sehol was reduced last year by the U.S.S. Saratoga was attending to some substitution of a bead-mistress for a head-signalling at the stern of the vessel, at master, still the Government paid somewhere Woosung, be overbalanced and fell over about three-fourths of the cost of each pupil board, and before a boat could reach him, at the Kowloon school.
The question remains whether, in spite of which was quickly manned, the unfor the cost, a hoye' school is required at Kortunate sailor was drowned. loon learn by the census which has just been taken that there are 89 European and American hays between the ages of 8 and 16, including children of soldiers. Of these 82, 25 are already at the Government school, 40
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HONOKONG, NOVEMBER 26TB, 1912.
The Peking Daily Telegraph states that Mr. L. Basse, German expert in arsenals and dockyards, has, secording to an Order
His Worship-What is this man charged with t
Mr. Davidson--I have it "with publish ing a circular."
Inspector Fenton-He is charged with posting notices.
fixed at $50.
The hearing was remanded, bail being
`A message from Sofia states that, after three weeks training this year's recruits
are leaving to day to do garrison duty in
Macedonia,
mobilisation are groundless.
PRESS CENSORSHIP AT VIENNA. Press are forbidden to publish any reports A message from Vienna says that the as to the military measures taking place the Dual Monarchy. Telegrams are subject to consorship.
Constan
TURKISH OPTIMISM. Reuter's correspondent at tinople states that the Turkish morale in greatly improved awing to the arrival of reinforcements from Asia, and order is being restored out of the chaos that pro- EUROPE AINTAINS ITS
railed after the battle of Laleburgas. It EQUANIMITY.
is thought probable that the Bulgarians appearing in the Austro-German Press intend holding will now leave the Turks The scusational reports of mobilisation having occupied all the territory they have failed to disturb the equanimity of to take the initiative. The Turks are Europe owing to the conciliatory attitude reinforcing Gallipoli in anticipation of of all parties, including Servio, who is an attack being made on the Dardenelles. apparently preparing to gracefully yield SLAV STUDENTS' ENTHUSIASM Adriatic. The fact that the British Third upon the vexed question of a port in the
QUELLED, It is stated in a message from Vienna- Battle Squadron has returned to Malta that on the occasion of a thanksgiving is likewise regarded as indicating a service in a At the Magistracy yesterday Inspector relaxation of the tension.
Serb Church the Police Gourlay proceeded against a Chinese for
prevented the Slav students from forming disorderly conduct at Shaukiwan on Sun-istic feeling, a slight sound of sabre disloyal shouts, and a crowd of ex Nevertheless, despite a generally optima procession, whereupon they raised day night.
Inspector Gourlay: informed his Wor-rattling may be discerned in an inspired asperated spectators attacked the proces night an Indian constable came to the declaring that it is now expected that ship that about six o'clock on Sunday telegram in the Knelnische Zeitung, sionists, scattering them broadcast, station and reported that about 1,000 people had gathered tho trafu. Russia will not delay to speak for pacifica-
terminus and wore the tram cars.
threatening tion, and that the Servian frenzy will He turned out with his men, and found that Sergeant Ogg, who
yield to good sense. The telegram adds
man. The crowd had become threatening, was a passenger on a car, had arrested a
"The Bulgarians are already-sobered and
and he heard the people call out to strike among them."
a desire to end the strain is spreading the sergeant. arrested another man.. This man as he A Chinese constable
was being taken to the Station bit the Chinese detective who arrested him and makes a signifiant statement to the effect also bit a European officer who was that the Archduke, during his visit to assisting him. The crowd started throw-Berlin, gained the conviction that the ing stones.
serried line in regard to Eastern affairs. Triplice was firmer than ever, and that the three Powers would march in a
way
at
the Archduko Franz Ferdinand, likewise The Reischsport, which is the organ of
of the Provisional President, been awanho Market on Sunday night and saw Sergeant Ogg depased to being at Sai- pointed to accompany the delegation of a crowd of about 1,000 persons present. the Ministry of Marine in order to gather When a car came from Shaukiwan with together the Chinese feet which is now passengers on board they began to call out
SERVIA'S DEMANDS OUTLINED. scattered in the various ports, being under "taicha" (boycott), and when he seized
The Servian Premier, M. Pasics, in the no real control. The delegation will start one man who was calling out the others in a few days.
course of an important statement to The began to throw stones. When Inspector Times
Servia's outlining
demands, Gourlay and his men arrived a second declares that it is essential that Servia man was arrested, and the crowd followed should possess the coast line from Durazzo them to the station.
to Alessio, This coast line should be
go to the garrison school, and there are: 17 remaining. Those 17 can either come across the water to the school at Causeway Bay, or if they wish it they can go to the garrison school, which, as said, accepts civilian children. No doubt if we included children of mixed parentage there would be a larger number, hut so far I have not heard of any demand for such a school. The conclusion, therefore, seems inevitable that to establish Sir Eraest, Satow, formerly British a hays school at Kowloon would be pre- Minister in Tokyo, has presented to the. mature at present. First, because the Cambridge University Library Government would have to bea 30 or 00 per volames of Japanese books. The collec.. cent. of the cost of each child, secondly,
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A GREEK CAPTURE. The Grecks engaged some Turkish troops escaping from Monastir, and after a short fight took 1,200 prisoners and captured 10 güne.
SERVIANS TAKE OCHRIDA.
A message from Belgrade states that the Servians have captured Ochrida' without resistance,
THE TURKISH ARMY. General Von der Goltz in a lecture at
No
Berlin said that the Turkish Army wan
army in the modern sense before 1908, nothing but an army of recruits. attempt had been made to maintain an
and the building up of a homogeneous, corps of officers would take a number of years.
COMMISSIONS FOR MERCANTILE OFFICERS.
LONDON, November 25th.
that as a remedy
The Standard, states A second man was charged with dis- because there are so few boys, and, thirdly, tion is especially rich in manuscript and orderly behaviour and with assaulting the joined to Old Servia by a strip of for the shortage of Lieutenanta the because there are other places at which they printed works relating to Christianity in can obtain education.
police. Tha education at
territory bounded on the south by a line Admiralty have decided to offer a number both these schools is reported upon by the Japan in the 16th and 17th centuries. It Evidence was given that when he was from. Durazzo to Lake Ochrida, and on
of commissions to officem of the Mor Director of Education as being very would probably be difficult to find sise-created he hit the thumb-of-a Chinese the north by a line: from Alessio too lar
cantile Marine. The offer will however, advanced considering the average ages of where in Europe so large an assemblage officer. He was heard inciting the crowd Djakova. Servia was quite prepared to Reserve.
detective and bit the arm of a European 48, while the staff is competent for an the children." The average attendance is
to officers of the Naval to strike the sergeant. Moreover, when make every sacrifice to obtain this arrested he struggled violently for at minimum. least a quarter of an hour.
attendance of 150.
of books on this subject. They form s welcome supplement to the Ashton collec- tion acquired last year.
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a seaport.
AMERICAN CRUISERS FOR TURKISH WATERS.
In the same speech from which we have HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Dzs Vœux ROLD.C. made thin excerpt, Sir FaDERICK LUGARD LONDON OPRICE: 131, FLEET STEKET, B.C.dealt with the subject of the facilities afford.
Mr. King, Assistant Superintendent The Times, in a leading article, regrets of Police, who conducted the présecu- this statement as being unlikely to assist ed for the preparation of European boys for
EXECUTION AT THE GAOL. tion, asked his Worship to pass a severe in the efforts for peace, as it is much more the University. "I should imagine, and An execution took place at Victoria sentence. For some days handwritten extensive than the original suggestion of others whom I havo asked agree with me,'
Gaol at 5 am. yesterday, the sentence notices had been posted from Shaukiwan Suid His EXCELLENCY, that there are not who was found guilty at the October cott the trams. This was the first instance being carried out on Wu Flon, the man to West Point inciting the Chinese to boy- more than six to a dozen such boys in the Criminal Sessions of throwing a bomb at in which violence had been used to carry Ar the meeting of mearbers of the Instita Colony between the ages of 15 and 18, Yaumati whereby a Chinese was killed out the incitement. tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders last There are various opportunities for them to Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (Deputy Super- week, when much was said about the future obtain preparation for the matriculation intendent of Police) and Dr. Charles inform people in Court who were present the American cruiser Montana has sailed
The Magistrate told the interpreter to
A message from Gibraltar states that of the faculty of Engineering at the Hoog- examination. The head master of the British McKenny, Medical Officer, were present. On that occasion that if anybody were towards Beirut, win Port Said, and the kong University, Mr. W. C. Jack, the Boys' School, Mr. Cox, is fully competent An inquest was held later in the day by brought before him charged with dis- Tennessee towards Stoyrna, via Malta. oldost past President of the Institution to give such instruction. They could also Mr.. Bazeland and a jury consisting of orderly behavior they would be severely present at the nesting, took advantage of qualify at Queen's College, the Diocesan Messrs, P. H. Murray, D. Harvey and A. the occasion to call the attention of II.E. School, and they can attend the Technical A. Kunze. Alired George Passmore,
Sentence of $25 or one month's imprison- THE GOVERNOR to the fact that Kowloon Institute. Their number being so very small chief warder, and Dr. McKenny gave
ment was passed on the first prisonér, is utterly destitute of modern educational it is impossible to malic separate arrange-evidence. The latter stated that death the second being dealt with similarly for facilities for European children, and that ments for them."
was instantaneous and a verdict that the the disorderly behaviour and in addition unless parents can afford to send them In presenting Sir FREDERICK TAGARD'S Carried out in due course of the law was
man died from dislocation of the neck he was sentenced to one month's hard Home to preparatory schools, it will be most view of the subject, we have no desire to returned.
labour for the assault on the police. difficult to prepare them for the University prejudice any independent inquiry which
There is here," the speaker added, “a big.
H.E. Sir HENRY MAY might wish to make opportunity for the University to train
on the subject. Dur. objects is simply to the sons of European residents; every year-
show that the matter has been very fully
dealt with,
AN OPIUM SEIZURE. At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese charged with being in unlawful possession of forty tins of opium failed to appear,
$500- estreated.
BALLOON RACE.
LONDON, November 25th. Reuter's correspondent at Stuttgart Picardie won the Gordon Bennett Cup telegraphs that the French balloon
in the balloon competition, achieving the record distance of 1,358 miles. DEATH OF MR, W. F. MONYPENNY.
LONDON, November 25th, The death is announced of Mr. W. F.
of The Times
Monyponny, Director Publishing Company, at the age of 46.
[Mr. Monypenny is perhaps best known as Editor of the Johannesburg. Star, just THE SITUATION AT CHATALDJA.
prior to the South Africau War and ALDJA subsequently. He served throughout the A telegram from Constantinople says Horse Mr. Monypenay is the author of a war as an officer in the Imperial Light that there is no fighting at Chataldja. Life of Benjamin Disraeli, East of Rencon The Bulgarians, who are suffering severely.
field; which was published last year.] from cholera, have retired some kilometres to the rear.
MALARIA IN HONGKONG,
A message from Sofia says that two In the course of an appeal for £100,000 Turkish battalions at five o'clock on Sun-School of Tropical Medicine the remedial which is being cireulated by the London day morning, attacked certain Bulgarian measures taken by Hongkong against positions at Chataldia, but they were Malaria are mentioned. These measures repulsed with considerable loss,
Other-
were commenced in 1901. In that year the Appeal states the admissions to hospital were 1,294, and the deaths 182. In 1905 the admissions were 419 and the deaths 54
MOVEMENT OF LOCAL TROOPS. The companies of the eth Punjabis on HIS EXCELLENCY's predecessor, the main-Thursday. permanent home for European families, thanks to sanitation and other improve from the taxpayers' point of view, namely, proceeds to Shancen by the Ainsan to- tenance of a boys' school at Kowloon means One double Company of the 8th Rajputs ments effected by the Government, and
Mr. Hoggarth, applied for the money every year the cost of living zaakes it more of the cost of each boy's education and of the 25th Rajputs now on duty on She-
that the taxpayer bears 80 or 90 per cent.morrow night, and one double Company to be awarded the Opium Farmer. difficult for parents to send their sons to in addition would perhaps boasted to ween returns to Hongkong by the the Opium Farmer received it.
Revenue Officer Wilden said he thought
this Colony becomes more and more of a considered, and what, in the estimation of the frontier return to Rennie's Mill on and Mr. Hazeland declared his bail ofwise there was no fighting on Sunday."
the institutions of the West for that train-
ing which is to fit them for the battle of bear the cost of providing and main-Fatshun on Friday.
life. It is therefore a matter worthy of taining a girls' school at Kowloon-unless it The troops go into camp in the new the consideration of the Government, now
is possible to combine the two in some way. that we have this magnificent University! It appears that when the Kowloon school in our midst, that there should be established had a hand-master, the taxpayer bore four both in Kowloon sad Hongkong reasonable fifths of the cost of each child attending the facilities for the preparation of European school; now that the cost of the teaching
Territory for training during the next week. Advance parties and baggage go out to-day. The 25th Punjabis leave by train for Lofu on Friday; the K.O.Y.LI's go to Fanling on December 2nd and the 8th Rajputs to Lofu on December 3rd...
Mr. Hoggarth said that according to the Ordinance the Opium Farmer was entitled to the whole amount. This was the first case of an application in the
circumstances..
His Worship said that it was a matter which must be argued and deferred the application until to-day.
At the request of the Servians Greecs has ordered steamers with food supplies to the Adriatic coast for the Servian troops. TURKISH GUNBOAT SUNK,
A message from Athens. states that
Turkish gunboat in the harbour of "Greek torpedo boat torpedoed and sank a
Turkish crow abandoned the gunboat on Livalik, 68 miles north of Smyrna. The
the approach of the torpedo boat.
This statement strikes us as being... rather misleading. Why are later figures given than those for 10 In Medical Officer we find, on page 21, a table the latest report of the Principal Civil
past ten years. This table shows that the setting forth the admissions for Malaria to the two largest hospitals during the
the second half of the decade the average average admissions in the first five years was 533 and the average deaths 81. admissions were 23 and the average deaths 116!
In