THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1914.
TELEGRAMS. HOW TO PREVENT PIRACY.
[“ DEH OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD" SERVICE.]
CHINA SERVICE,
CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S ·
FINANCIAL STRAITS.
PERING, July 31st. The Chinese Government hesitates to abolish Likin, which it reckons would entail a yearly loss of revenue to the tune of $70 millions; it also wants 25 millions to effect the repayment of short terro loans, of which amount the provinces must furnish 20 millions. It is also intended to increase the revenue of the salt gabelle. by 38 millions dollars and the issue of. 50 million dollars worth of obligations is considered.
SUN YAT-SEN AND BRIGANDAGE.
PERING, July 31st. Rubbers captured at Huang Hsien in Shantung affirm their connection with the headquarters of Sun Yat-sen.
WEST RIVER FLOODS.
FURTHER REPORT BY MR. A. E
WOOD:
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE.
The following are the recommendations of the Anti-Piracy Committee which were laid before the Legislative Council at its last meeting
OCEAN-GOING STEAMSHIPS," These recommendations to apply"" to" all steamers carrying Chineso passengers and clearing for Swatow, Amoy, Kwong Chau Wan, Hohow or Haiphong. The steamers should be scardod by police as follows:-
(a.)-Steamers lying alongside wharves.
Police should search all passengers and the luggage they are allowed access to during the royage, at the wharf before embarking. Passen gers should not be allowed to owbark on
the off side. Any passengers who embark before police arrive for search (if this cannot be prevented) to be searched on board the ship as soon as the police arrive. Ship's guards also to search passeU- gers and oraw. (b.)-Steamers lying in the streams soon as cargo and passengers are all on board, the police should search passengers and whatever baggage they may have with them. The steamer to leave immediately the search is completed. In order to avoid possible delay, steamers should inform the police of the time at which they expect cargo and passengers be all on board, and hoist the International Code Signal U.J. M.I am ready for sen- if complete before police arrive. If at this time the police find the ship not ready this ship may lose its turn. Guards to assist in searching passengers and to search the crew, Provision of armed guards.—At least four non-Chinese guards should be employed or Their duty is especially to protect the bridge and wheel-house. They should also see that the crew do not smuggle arms ammunition. These guards to be ters or revolvers) and to be trained in the armed with serviceable weapons (Winches use of such, They should also carry whistles Police trained guards are advocated
The West River situation is briefly board each ship. thus:
-The distress is real, and will con- tinue for four months, till the second crop is ripe. b. But it is not acute,
and will diminish as employment can be found in the helds." e.The distress has been, and. is being greatly alleviated by the excellent work of the Chinese themselves Government, merchant, bodies, and individuals. 7.The urgent thing now is to build what are known as the autumn barricades, Le temporary bund- ing of the breaches in the embank ments, for the protection of the second crop. Actual repairs cannot be carried out till winter, when the
land is dry.
engine-room officers on duty to be armed Officers to be armed. Both deck and with pistols or revolvers, ready for me diate use. Two rifles at least of approved fondod for use, pattern should be kept on the bridge deck useful in repelling an attack, but the fact Sporting guns are also that they only carry two cartridges, as a rule, is against their usefulness,
lights should be ready, double the minimum Signalling apparatus,--Rockets and blue number required by Board of Trade Regula Our chief care now should be to help useful at night especially when the lights tions should be carried. Blue lights are with these autumn barricades. A rough are extinguished. The use of Verey lights utficial estimate of the cost for Ko Yiudiato use, and the portions firing them do is recommended. They are ready for imme district is $160,000 but these figures can not have to expe
long blasts on the whistle or syr 1sed in the daytime if attack
PRIZE DAY.
If one steamer discovers, another ship KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL being pirated, it is har business to remain near, praveat access of pirates to or from native craft, assist in rescue work and a. calling other steamers to hor aid.
not smuggle arrus or ammunition.
The guards should see that the crew du
steamers,
No. 9 of recommendations of ceun goir steamers.
Refer to Chamber of Commercs same as
O. Mol. MESSER, BASIL TAYLOR,
Harbour Blaster." LAU CHU PAK:
Ho Fook,
G. W. BARTON,
W. R. JEFFCOTT,,
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS..
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SPEECH BY K.E. THE GOVERNOR.
Upon the arrival of H.E.-the Governor the National Anthem was played, after which the children ably rendered & school chorus; and a historical recitation given by one of the boys.
was
INTIMATIONS
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
at the hands of Mrs. Main. (Applauss). Mrs. Main, as they knew, bad" for tén years had care of that school with excal lent results, and in that connection be Despite the wretched weather condi- Mr. Pope, who had done much in giving would also like to mention the name of We would recommend a stop being put to tions there was quite a satisfactory scriptural attention to the elder girls. lower deck to fuperintend the collection of gathering of children and parents" at the He had no doubt that Mr. Pope's efforte the practice of deck officers going round the tickets from frequently to be done during dangerous was the annual prize day.
passengers. (This
has Kowloon British School yesterday, which had contributed to the excellent results. parts of the voyage, tho mastur alone remaining on the bridge while tickets are
The prizes (Applause.) were distributed by H.E. the Governor, which had been given for complete attend- Speaking of the prizes. being collected).
Steam hose for river steamors same
who was accompanied by Capt. Allison, ance. His Excellency said that he No. of recommendations of ocean-going (Director of Education) was also present child who made a complete attendance 43 Aido de Camp. Mr. T. K. Dealy had asked the Headmaster whether every
master (Mr. A. T. Hamilton). on the platform, along with the Head-would be presented with
1 prize. object of the prizes. Therefore, he hoped The Headmaster replied that that was the that on the next occasion he came to the school he would present a complete attendance prize to each member of the school. No read success could be made The Headmaster then read the annual except by continuous effort. Even the report, which was as follows:-
cleverest and most eminent men had, to been connected with this school for nearly came to school occasionally or "as often place in the Staff:
During the year, many changes have taken work hard if they were to do any real Dr. Main, who had good. Therefore, those children who only A certain number of these guards under,
ten years, left in December on her appoint as they could," and wanted to make a say, a sergeant, to bo carried by each river
ment as Headmistress of the new Govern success of things, would not do so unless steamer; the number married particular vessel to be based on the number menced her duties as a student teacher. Your days of youth are not many,"
ment School at the Peak, by any after Christmas, Miss Violet Knight con- they came to school doggedly cach day.
On resuming of passengers she is licensed to carry.
Guards to be frequently changed from is Robson Teft for Home on March 18th, 1 added His Excellency, and you ought |
Dryer and Miss Bertha Robertson are acting to make the best use of them.” and Miss Neave on April 1st. Miss Amy
expected from Home before we re-open. for theur.. Another assistant mistress is cd now to refer to another question. It Ho wish-
65, au increase of 3 on inst year.
Our average attendance for the year was
was a question about which he waɛ always 27 speaking to them and which, he supposed,
hobbies.
Cadet Corps. He fully expected to hear who were members of the Hongkong That was the number of boys
when he came there that, being a British Cadet Corps. He was sorry to find that School, every boy belonged to
great interest in football, hockey and the that was not so, and that there were some absenteee. He had read that they took a her why there was not so much interest CHS. J. GAUPP other outdoor games. Well, he wanted to"
A force of river steamer guards to be and attached to the Water Police force of organized by the Hongkong Government which they would form a part.
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ship to ship and to shore to drill, target practice, etc.
to search any person boarding the vessel at Such guards would, of course, have power any port and to search any part of the vessel either in port or at sea.
Cost of such force to be, in part, defrayed children loft during the year, while 29 were was being looked upon as one of his pet.
by the steamers each paying the Government a certain sem supplied-for example in the steamer per man of the guard Kinshan we could disponso with six-men at $25 per month each; that is, we could, without increasing our present exponses, pay the Government $150 per month for guards which would be really efficient and have a great oral effect; very few of the guards and they have not the cohesion of a properly. at present employed can be called efficient trained force
The shore are only brand suggestions, but would absolutely prevent pirates travelling few men from such a force were on board I feel sure that the very knowledge that n
with evil intentions,
W. R. JEFFCOTT. Master, steamer 'Kinshan,
CHINA'S FIRST RAILWAY.
North China Daily News, of Wednesday, The following letter appears in the July 15th-
England, while 7 got situations in the admitted, Of those that left, 11 went to has been excellent, but in the lower school Colory. In the upper school the attendance the younger children are not so regular Four children made complete attendener. results are satisfactory, and show a slight improvement all round.
In the examination just finished the
I should like to
These children, I in all, are undoubtedly for here to the children of other than British nationality who attend this school British hoys and girls in British Rehnol, at a disadvantage when competing against
Germans, two Danes and one Russia. but it is to their credit that they do so well. Among the prize winners we have four
The Inspector of English Schools, Mr. G. P. de Martin, visited its in December, and examined the various classes, chiefly in French and history. He made one or two recommendations which have been carried
out.
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not be relied upon they are almost cer- necessary when firing rockets, is often railway would lead your readers to his report, refers to the bad condition of it out in their own fashion. The girls | SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL-
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Grilles and dodgers:—WI
peated
There was
INSTRUMENTS,
taken in volunteering When he was a boy, if he did not play football or such games, his fellow students used to go for him, and he also used to go for his fellow students who did not take up any healthy WATCHMAKERS exercise. He could not make all the boys present building was quite adequate, but did belong to it should see to it that all over 12 years of age from attending, the he would suggest that all the boys who When the rules of the school debarred boys in that school join the Cadet Corps, but now that the age limit has heen removed, these who did not belong to the Corps. which I understand will be started soon. it has been decided to make an extension,"
tionally good. There have been no cases of selves, and he would leave them to carry The health of the school has been excep-effecting these results peculiar to them quickly joined Boys had a way of serious illness, but the Medical Officer, in many of the children's teeth and tensils might also lend a hand. the parents of these children were notified nothing a boy disliked so much as to bu with regard to this." athletics.
Very little has been done in the way of ridiculed by a girl, and he was told that
King's Park three times a week. This boys, who are quite enthusiastic about both nothing which annoyed him more than to Towards the end of the year we there was nothing a man disliked so much were granted the use of the football ground
as to be made a laughing stock of by a has been taken full advantage of hy the
woman. When he was a boy there was. football and cricket, but I should like to be called & milksop by a girl. He did encourage sport among the girls. At the made behind the school, and next term it been. Girls could encourage boys into beginning of the year we had a playground is my intention to introduce tennis and the desire to protect their fathers and SILVER AND PRINCE'S PLATE. not know whether he was, he might have perhaps hockey for the girls. members of the Longkong Volunteer Cadet He was sure that girls had no use for Most of the boys in the Upper School are others, and in the future their wives. Corps, in which they are keenly interested: such boys who were what they called milk- "Mr. Sheppard, having been introduced 10th January our boys were able to attend apps, or those who came under the expres
At the annual camp held from the 2nd to to Mr. Gabrielli (Victoria Street, West-all the time, as this date fell within the son of "wasters," or "loafers." He did minster), was sent by him in 1874 to China, to report on the proposed railway
Christmas holidays. from Shanghai to Woosung,
not care what they called them, but he He made the necessary surveys, set out the line and constructed the greater portion of the embankment, when the work was stopped."""
Ine" of the 1st July, under the above Sin, On page 13 of your "Jubilee caption, the details given of China's first ald he suppose that Mr. Gabriel J. Morrison was the pioneer.engineer of railway enterprise danger in China. foom and As this is quite incorrect and as I feel would wish to follow the lines of "Reader ige deck.
ing honour to whom honour is due," I up. The sure that both Mr. Morrison and yourself
will now quote the following lines from Mr. Froderick the obituary notice of my late father, Augustus Sheppard, AM.I.C.E., given in the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Session 1883-84, Part IV.;- Engineers, London, Vol. LXXVIIL,
The
of the work necessary in this district, zone the only access to the measurements of all the broaches and a stakehol should be from calculation of the materials necessary bridge and wheel-household be fortified
All other entrances being The materiale used aro fir-poles, hemp-by double grilles and dodgers, to the bags, and earth. Rice must be supplied satisfaction of the Harbour Master. to the workmen by way of wages. Fir- only access from below to the guarded area polos cost about 42 cents a piece and ure of such grilles. The use of barbed wire is on the bridge deck should be in the rear to be bought in Wuchow. Hemp-bags recommended to stop any climbing up the can be bought in Hongkong at about 14 sides of the ship; expanded metal is very useful for grilles in front of dodgers to stop the chief objects is to prevent pirates rushes. It must be understood that one of obtaining control of the steering gear and taken to prevent pirates making use of the henes of the ship, Precautions should by emergency steering gear.
cents each. Earth must be obtained locally. Rice (to the amount of 134,000 catties) has been supplied specially for this purpose and this district by the Can- ton Relief Society. We can therefore best help by supplying fir-poles and hemp-bags. From Shin Hing I shall be able to requisition materials, and also, as occasion arises, rice for distribution, and to see that they are delivered into the right hands. Co-operation with the Chinese officials and the Canton Relief Society is essential in order to ensuri that the work really gets done. They
On
Carriage of tenure-Confidential notice. should be sent to police if treasure is being carried on any particular voyage."
Our thanks are due to the Rev. N. C. girls in Scripture once a week. I also take Pope, who still continues to take the ekler this opportunity of expressing my thanks to Me Stark and all the members of the The recommendations of the Committee that time, in connection with the owners-This was followed by the distribution
My father found much difficulty, at me during the year.
Staff for the able assistance they have given should be referred to the Chamber of Com-of graves; who declared that their merce, with special reference to the cost of departed relatives would be sent to ceremony,
recommended.
Steam hose. The use of steam hose is
Connections available both on the bridge deck and in the
should be. engine-room,
students
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really thought that it would be a very MAPPIN & WEBB. good thing if the girls let boys who were not manly boys know that they had "no use" for them at all, and that they looked down upon them. They may be your brothers, and your relatives or not, it is at alterations, and the successful
all the same. administered through a joint committee provision of armed guards, necessary to cepting their resting places from the
There is no more import- ant duty that an English boy should which
Hongkong representatives comply with these recommendations, would serve, but they are now prepared
"holy city
James Johnstone. John Rasmussen, Victor of Mukden.
CATE
for his wife and They were prepared, however, to receive
Ramsay, Lancelot Purves, Gordon Meadows, childr
pah to
den I hope you compensation; but the cash equivalent Jack,
William Gerrard, Lizzie Clark Jeasto
and his country I come demanded for the discomfiture of their Edna
Clara Frost, Millle Kinross
remember that the text Knight, dead would have weighted the line with Mile Gosswitch, Maggie Ramsey Zeal Dagmar Goseriseb
English such a heavy capital expenditure that it Lukmanhoff, Mary Hyde, Bertie Rasmuse could hardly have proved a commercial Walter Blair, success and, on these grounds, my father Gosewisch, Stephen Sidford, Jaspar Claxton,
Kathie Bussell, DI wired his principal to abandon the project Herbert Duncan, Audrey Stevens, Bertha and endeavour to minimize his loes by Tarrant, Terry West, Willian Tillery, -1-uppend a further note on the genera: recommendations for ocean-going steamers bring influence to bear on the Chinese Stevens, Karl Messener, and Eric Railtom Grilles and dodgers-Same as No, G of sale, if possiblo, should others be able to Hunt, Naomi Joseph, Bessie Blair, Donald Winnie Newman, Mona Newman, Labi Grilles of expanded metal or barbed wire
Government to allow it to be carried Prizes for perfect attendance" were wo compensation to grave owners.
to co-operate with us on our own lines. suggest, then, that the Tung Wa Hospital directors be asked at once to
C. Mcl. Messer, LAU CHU PAK Ho Fook.
I consider Clause 3 relating to armed
G. W. BARTON.
W. R. JEFFCOTE.
arrange for the purchase of 10,000 poles guards not practicablo. in Wuchow, and 20,000 hemp-bags in Hongkong. This will give us a practical start. By the time they are delivered at Shin Hing, I can be there to receive them, and to make a further requisition,
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RIVER TRADE STEAMERA.
I want to find that every
in this school is a member of the
igt Corps." Referring to the health e school His Excellency remarked that
was very good with the exception bat some of the children had affected teeth. This is a bad place for teeth, and
CALDBECK,
recommended to the parents a remedy MACGREGOR&C.
he used when bringing up his children, and
institute the cheap sale of rice for should be placed about 20 feet in front of through without these heavy claims for by Alan Johnstone, Clara Frast, Magg that was to put some Time into the water.
situation:
1.-The Chinese authorities propose to four months. This is a difficult pro. position, and one that Hongkong should not touch. If relief rice is needed, we should give it free. The proposal, however, shows that the people are not expected to be so very badly off.
Ramsey, and David Harvey.
the dodgers to check a rush and armed guards should patrol between these grilles and the dodgers.
It might interest your readers to learn Barbed wire should be a little of the strenuous times experienced placed round the bridge to prevent pirates by my father and his Assistant Engineer; H.E.
At the conclusion of the distributi climbing up over the sides.
Sir HENDY MAY expressed Mr. Charlie Hill (an American gentle pleasure it afforded him to be Signat tights.Dauble number of rockets (man) in those days, The villagers along sent that day, and blue lights should be carried: the use. the line frequently threatened my father,
"out of the gloominess outside,
2. They also propose to make grants of Verey lights is strongly recommended. but never proceeded to personally assault and
the
of money to individual families The passengers in the lower deck should be him; whereas, with Mr. Hill (e younger that room which was full of r
whose
from the attacked him with bamboos. He retreated
he
a
into
His Excellency concluded...” I wish you
out during the course of it, and lots of Very happy holiday and every enjoy.
fun and diversion if you can get that in all again in a year bence and to presid Kowloon (Laughter.) I hope to see you
school."
houses are ruined. They locked in with grilles, and precautions man) on one occasion forty of them children. He was also pleased with the complete attendance prizes to every child estimate $500,000 under this head should be taken to keep passed to a small bridge over a lotus flower pond. 7 very bright singing with which he Th cheers for the Governor were
for the whole distressed area. This again is not a project to which Hongkong should devote its funds. -The winter (ie, permanent) repairs will be a costly affair. when the time comes, we may be able to help in this respect.
(Signed) A E. Wood..
29th July, 1914.
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crew's quarters.
The
WAS
given by the students, this bring His Excellency subsequently inspected had been done by the pupils. a number of excellent drawings which
forced to pitch thirteen of them (men and to say that he thought they had a very ing the gathering to a close. and being of powerful physique he was welcomed. To the parents he would like then led for by the Headmaster and women) into the pond; but was himself good gathering; they were, if he might
heartily badly ruptured in the clée as a conse quence of their assault,
uss a sporting expression," a nice, clean, after my father's return to London, late English people, and Europeans general-
The line was purchased by a syndicate, good-looking lot." in 1875, and Mr. Gabriel J. Morrison was
(Laughter.) The then appointed engineer and carried it
ly, along with the Americans in' through.
that Colony, took a particular interest
I have heard it said, "Oh, yes, but in that School, where the children who
TUNG WA HOSPITAL RELIEF FUND.
Tho runner system to be abolished. The 4 guards to be used for guarding the ship against piratical attacks; they are not to be used as guards to protect thieving from the cargo. Their chief duty is to guard the bridge and whool-house: committen agreed with Captain Jeffcott's recommendation (attachod) that the guards should be under the police department for Mr. Wood, Mr. Chau Siu-Ki and Mr.engagement, training and discipline and Lam Heung Lun are leaving for Canton that they be in Government uniforia and to make such arrangements as may be transferred from time to time to different this was only a toy railway" which is in wore of the European races and whei found necessary for the supply and dis- steamers, tribution of fir-poles and hemp-bags Chinese owners must clearly understand substance correct, still it must not be
The Tung Wa Hospital begs to acknow according to the suggestions in the re- that if their ships fly the British flag, the forgotten that to split a leg it is the might be their future citizens were ledge with thanks the following donations port. It is proposed that the whole work captain must have complote control of such gelting of the thin end of the wedge in brought up. There were many people to the Flood Relief Fund should be divided between the various ship and crew and must not ho dietated to Charities converted; and that Hongkong, by the compradore, pilot or any owner or
that is the difficult and crucial aim; and who had heen to the school and who had already acknowledged should begin with the Ko lu District agent regarding the safe and proper naviga- credis of the hits effort of railway tone which prevailed; and there was Medicine Dealers Guild
to my father and Mr. Hill belongs the expressed their appreciation of the good
$129,605.05 which appears to be one of those most dis- tion of the ship, and giving of assistance to enterprise in China:
Chinese Association Wellington, astrously affected by the floods.
New Zealand (L100). The other ships when required: Masters of such precise division of the districts and the vessels should be given positive instructions tions on the celebration of the Jubilee
May I now offer you my congratula nothing so valuable in a school as a really Mr Chan Shek Shan work to be done in each by the various to enter any ease of interference, however of your esteemed journal; with a wish for good tone. He congratulated the Head Mr. Li Sui Shek........ charitable bodies will be settled at a slight, in the oficial log, and bring the its continued success in the future, and meeting to be held in Canton.
matter to the notice of the Harbour Master requesting you to kindly insert this and he had no doubt that a good desi master and the Staff on the good results,
Collected by s.3. Taishan (32nd (Signed) E. R. HALLIFAX at the earliest opportunity, when it would letter-I am, etc.,
instalment) 30th July, 1914.
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