RETIREMENT OF DR. JOHN BELL. Dr. John Bell, who for the past eleven and half years has been the Superin- tendent
the Government of
Civil Hospital and Lunatic Asylums in Hongkong, is leaving for Home to-morrow on his retirement from the Colonial
AFTER TWO YEARS:
PROGRESS OF HONGKONG
UNIVERSITY.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20mm, 1914.
The annual meeting of the Court of the service. Dr. Bell joined the Government University of Hongkong, held on service in Hongkong as an assistant
Thursday last, serves to remind us of Burgeon in June, 1806, and acted as Superintendent of the Civil Hospital for the progress made by that excellent
institution. about six weeks in Iris first year of service.
It is a little difficult to take In 1900-1901 for a whole year he acted as our thoughts away from the arena of Principal Civil Medical Officer and conflict in Europe, but we must remember His that one of the most important duties of President of the Sanitary Board, appointment RLS Superintendent of the the non-combatants of the British Empire Civil Hospital and the Lunatic Asylums is to take overy step possible to stimulate dates from March, 1903, but three trade for the home country. Hongkong, occasions since then he has acted for in common with all of our colonies, has varying periods
Principal Civil of course suffered from the effects Medical Officer.
of the war upon the volume of business When it is remembered that the Civil done; but our sufferings are negligible as Hospital contains 150 beds in 19 wards, compared with those who have borne the that the in-patients average about 2,800 brunt in the firing line. The question a year and the out-patients well over
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SUPREME COURT.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
Monday, October 19th.
teachers likely to be affected may make the necessary preparations. These examina- tions should turn the thoughts of candi- dates towards the University of Hongkong and should be of great service in connecting the schools all over China with BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (MR. H. H. J. the University authorities.
THE STRAITS AND PEKING. One of the most satisfactory results of the two years working is that students have already been attracted from places as far South as the Straits Settlements We and from as far North as Poking. understand that the annual fees, which are three hundred dollars for tuition and two hundred and forty for board and lodging, are sometimes considered high, but it is estimated that the student actually saves five thousand dollars in four years if he goes to Hongkong instead of Europe or America.
It is not evident whether there are many European students in the University, hut every encouragement is given for thear to
GOMPERTZ).
WAR NEWS.
THE KAISER'S CAPITAL IN WAR-TIME.
WOMEN FORBIDDEN TO WEAR
-MOURNING.
MOBILISATION ORDERS DATED 1912.
BIBEIRO PLEADS GUILTY TÓ FÒRGERY. Rodriguo Alveiro-Veira Ribeiro (19)-a-Dr. Poutsma, one of the South African clerk, was charged on three counts with forgery, to which he pleaded guilty.
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodg son) prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin,
defended.
British subjects to leave Berlin, contri- Labour leaders, who was among the last butes another interesting article to the Daily Citizen of September 10th on his
time. impressions of the German capital in war That the Germans were prepared for all eventualities for some considerably
when the Kaiser's war proclamations were time was evidenced, says Dr. Poutsnin, posted up in Berlin, and of course, throughout
15,000 a year, it will be appreciated that which every Colony must be asking itself attend. There are a number of parents Prisoner, in the conve of his work had had been printed two years ago. When
the position of Superintendent of the Civil Hospital is no sinecure, and at the sune time these few figures will lend upphasis to the remark that the confidence felt by the general public in the Hospital is in itself an eloquent if silent tribute te the success of Dr. Bell's work.
now is, "What have we done for the Empire in the past?" The Colony of Hongkong reason to be ashamed of the has no answer. It has been the centre of British For many enterprise in the Far East. years
it has encouraged education. The University was created with very definite objects. It was to be a practical Many who have had occasion to feel grateful for his professional skill and expression of the theory of British kindly attention at the Hospital, will join Colonial Government, inasmuch as it was Dr. Bell's more intimate friends in wish- primarily to benefit the inhabitants of the ing hito and Mrs. Bell a safe voyage home Colony of Hongkong. But it was also to and many peaceful and happy years in show, very definitely, that Great Britain intended to maintain her prestige in the which to enjoy a well-deserved pension.
We understand that Dr. W. V. M. Far East. Our astute rivals in trado, now Boch (M.D. and Master of Surgery), our ruthless fees in war, subsidised their who has been the Assistant. Superinten only Colony in the Far East, and cerced ent at the Civil Hospital during the German manufacturers to support the whole of Dr. Bell's time as Superinten-school of technology situated in their sphere dent, succeeds to the position, and the of influence. The reply was made, not by appointment, we need scarcely add, is the paternal Government of Britain, but one which will give general satisfaction by the little island of Hongkong,
EUROPEANS WOUNDED BY
KWANGSI PIRATES.
The
appeal for funds for the University carried with it the conviction that the whole of the Far East must benefit by the establishment of this centre of learning, A telegram was received by the long. It is well to remind ourselves of the fact kong office of the Standard Oil Co. of that & Parsee raised the magnificent New York yesterday, reporting that two buildings as a monument of his gratitude of the Company's employees, Messrs. to that freedom-loving Empire of which F. H. Tyson and W. R., Marshall, had he was a citizen, and that over a million been attacked and wounded by pirates dollars were subscribed by Chinese who i Kwangsi Provine. There are at present no details of the outrage, or of had faith in the word of a British the extent of the injuries of the unfor. Administrator. Further, we must never tanate men, who were on an inspection forget that hundreds of firms in the old
Mr. Gallagher, another tour, by river. of the Company's employees, has gone to country contributed expensive equipment At a critical time in the history of the the scene with doctors and nurses.
The affair has been reported by the University, because they accepted the American Consul-General at Canton to
statement that the Colony of Hongkong the Chinese authoritica.
was determined to assist in the develop- ment of the vast territory of China. Most of the support which the University has obtained has been furnished on broad humanitarian grounds, and that spirit is
CORRESPONDENCE.
ITALY AND THE WAR.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.")
Sie-In your issue of the 10th inst. there was the following paragraph, which might receive credenco by being quoted in your valuable paper:-
The Daily Mail states that all kinds of trades, steamship lines and railways in Italy are suffering from a shortage of coal. Nearly all the coal used in Italy
from England, CONFICS
and although the British Government has given permission for coal to be sent; English shippers have not complied, probably fearing that the Italians cannot pay."
This paragraph contains several false hoods, and a silly remark:-
1.-There were large stocks of coal in Italy at the beginning of the war; the railways especially had large
stocks,
2.--These stocks, have been enormously
increased since the war. 3.The coal has coins from England
and the United States.
in the East who find it inconvenient to send their sons to England. There are several English youths apprenticed to the Dock Companies and other engineering firma, and it is quite evident that they would be much more fully equipped for their work if they took a course of lectures and experiments instead of relying entirely upon rule-of-thumb methods.
At a time like the present it is well to take long views and to continue as far as possibile our routine work despite the all-engrossing nature of the struggle in Europe, We must do our utmost; as a Calony, not only to assist just now in whatever way is possible, but to prepare for the future. It is most important that the friendly, nation of China should appreciate British ideals and that the mest intellectual of her sons should be trained in a British Colony. For those, and many other reasons, it is good to know that our local University continues to develop and seems destined to become the centre of Western learning for the Far
East.
THE OBSTRUCTION IN THE
PANAMA CANAL.
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The 2 was struck out with blue pencil and the figure 4 added. Every following day additional proclamations were issued, and I noticed that practically every one
called out again the proclamations showed later on the Landsturm mit Waffe was years ago they had been considered and printed.
that two
The Germans have two kinds of Land.
sturras, mit und ohne Waffe (armed and unarmed). The last named has not been mit Waffe only a very small percentage called it as yet, and of the Landsturm is actually in the field.
WAR OF DEFENCE."
The Crown Solicitor said the three charges to which prisoner had pleaded guilty were; on November 19th, 1013,
Germany, ordering the forging a cheque of $200 in the name of
Those proclamations, printed in two Mr. L. N. Lecle, secretary of the China mobilisation of the entire army and fleet. Association; on Feburary 2nd, 1914, forg-colours, red and blick, were all dated ing a cheque also in the name of Mr. 1812. Lefe; and of fraudulently obtaining or making application to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for a cheque book access to the cheque books of the China he drew cheques for Mr. Leefe to sign. There were no counter- foils corresponding to the two cheques which prisoner forged, as h had apparently torn them from the book The bodies of the cheques were clearly in the handwriting of prisoner. The cir
It is, of course, never good policy to cumstances of the third charge were more despiss your enemy, and it is therefore elaborate than the others, and the accused just as well to tell the English people seemed to have adopted some curious
and wonderful methods in connection with it. He went to about the determinat Germana. They the Nomura intel (Japanese) on January believe, first of all, that the present war 17th, registering in the name of R. Walts, is a Verteidigungskrieg' (defensive and from there sent to the Hongkong and war): that their Kaiser is a peace-loving Shanghai Bank a chit in the name of the man, and that the country is now compradore of Deies & Co, requesting that brutally attacked by their jealous eneutics. the cheque book of 25 blank cheques Everything goes like clockwork. Every be sent by the bearer, a Japanese boy one knows exactly what he has to do and employed in the hotel. The bank did not where he has to be. The officers allowed send the cheque book, as their suspicion the women to decorate the trains with was aroused by the chit, and inquiry of greens and flowers, and almost every the compradore proved that he did not soldier had a flower in the muzzle of his on the notepaper of the China Association, write the application, which was written rifle.
The women ate undoubtedly very It was seldom that I On Feburary 2nd, the day the chit was courageous.
when her sent, defendant obtained half a day's leave witnessed a sobbing one, where he lived under an alins from the office, and absconded to Colombo, husband, brother, or son was departing. "We know we shall nover lio was They all said:" arrested at Colombo and brought to Vaterland und Kaiser!""
see them again, but they must go for Hongkong for trial,
Woman.
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the foundation upon which has been built FRENCII CONVENT SALE OF WORK. Colony; and his brothers were in similar the Colonial Empire of Britain. But the colonist, grateful for his inheritance of liberty, will do his utmost, for the land which gave him that priceless gift, and there is no doubt whatever that, as China develops, her most enterprising and successful pioneers will be graduates of our own University.
four years.
LOCAL EXAMINATIONS.
THE STATE HAILWAYS.
In Germany, the railways are all State- owned, and it was evident in there days that every possible preparation for the transport of troops was bad: in the past. The Government has got an enormous amount of rolling stock,
more than actually required; at every station hundreds of trucks of all kinds were standing idle...
The
The authorities in. Berlin are anxious to keep the capital as far as possible as Nothing is allowed
Mr. Jeukin said he was instructed only) an hour ago to address his Lordship on behalf of the prisoner. Ribeira stood be fore his Lordship as a penitent man. He pleaded guilty on his own initiative, and not from any advice given, and Counsel Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd, inform us wished to base what he had to say upon that they have received from their bead the point that the laws of the Colony, as office in London, who are the London with all numan laws, were framed not for
the punishment of sin but for the preven Whether correct or not, I cannot say Secretaries of the New York Conference, tion of crime. Proceeding Counsel said of course, but when I left on August 27. was generally admitted that six a cable advising them that the obstruction that prisoner was little more than a school-it in the Panama Canal is expected to be boy. He was 19 last March and left the million troops were under arms.
playground only 3 years ago, He was total strength would be eventually twelvo removed shortly, end-stuttag them to engage y Mesure Jardine, Mathe-millions, not taking into account the make no change in proposed sailings in son
men did, lived beyoud his means. He and abends of volunteers, and over the meantime. Messrs. Dodwell & Co. ad access to the cheque books, and being million men above fifty who would be therefore, expect to dispatch the s.8. Atholl in financial stress, was tempted and fell. called upon, if need be, to guard and look on or about the 28th inst. for New York The circumstances of prisoner's family after the prisoners of war.
life, Mr. Jonkin proceeded, were matters vid the Panama Canal..
which his Lordship should know, Pri soner had an aged father, holding a in normal times. position of trust and responsibility in the that might dishearten the people. When some families had received the news of circumstances, His mother was an aged their relatives having been killed in The family was a good one and battle, and the womenfolk appeared in The annual sale of the articles made by prisoner, the youngest son, was the black mourning, a notion in advisery form was the orphans at the French Convent was sheep of it, and a very young "black posted up everywhere, practically forbid- sheep at that. If his Lordship was ding the women to appear in black. They opened yesterday by Lady May, and going to correct this boy, who was still were advised to postpone such public signe will continue throughout the week. There legally in the charge of his parents, and of sorrow till after the war 1
They are generally very much in was a large number of visitors to the make sure that he would not transgress again, the fright he had had since his
For sale yesterday, among them being Bishop arrest at Colombo on June 10th, his in-earnest about the whole affair. Pazzoni, the French Consul-General (M.carceration at Colombo, and the anguish instance, in the homes no piano is heard. Gaston Liebert), and Father Robert. The which even a man in the duck would They all say it is not the time to play
music of a frivolous naturo. realise his parents had felt, were circum-
Mr. Jen- theatres and operaй have closed. exhibition of embroidery work, for which stances which he might hçcd
The first two days there was a run on the Convent has a high reputation, was kin pointed out that throughout the pro- one well worth seeing, the designs, chosen ceedinge prizoner had raised no skfonce, the banks and the Sparkassen (savings At the polico court he pleaded not guilty banks), but that was soon suppressed. The banks are conducting their business with great care by the Sisters, being very upon the advice of his solicitor, and
though he knew he had committed a moral in the ordinary way, only gold is not Business firms have, beautiful.
wrong, & moral wrong was not always a being paid out. legal wrong. Possibly, f his Lordship. however, a certain amount of gold in A sentenced prisoner to a menth's imprison- circulation, and when I left no emergency moratorium has not been declared as yet. ment to date from the time of his arrest notes of any kind were issued it would meet the case.
There is, of course, much distress. His Lordship intimated that he would like to speak to Counsel, and after con- especially among the relatives of those versing with the Crown Solicitor and Mr. who have gone to the front. The Govern Jenkin in private said the offences werament is paying six marks per month to serious and he was unable to regard them the wives of the reservists and two marks Some of them get in- in any other way than as forming pars for every child.
If prisoner had addition a certain amount from the trade of a course of crime. fallen once it would have been different, union to which the man belonged. Taking the circumstances of prisoner's family into consideration Le could not do prisonment on each charge, the sentences less than pass contence of two years' im to run concurrently.
As usual, a number of Hongkong ladies volunteered to officiate at the stalls, of which there were six, The stall-holders were
Refreshment stall-Mias May, Mrs. Lennox Bird, Mrs. H. W. Bir3, Mrs. Looker, Mrs. Leefe, Miss Baker Brown, and Miss Cunningham.
4. Stal-frs. Mait:am, Misses Gordon (2), Mrs. P. M. Hodgson, Miss Henrichsen, h. French Consul's Stall-The Misser and Mrs. Hidrop.. Liebert, Miss Hoskyn, Mrs. Holyoak, and Mrs. Tisdall. Above this stall were displayed the national flags of the Allies,
c. Stallime, and Me. Thomas, and Mr. Blanch.
d. Stall Mrs. R. Hancock and Miss Leech.
e. Stall-Mesdames Pollock, Anderson, and Loufe.
His Lordship agreed to allow the sentence to run from July 31st, the date of prisoner's detention in Victoria Gaol.
ARMED ROBBERTY,
As we glance over the annual report to the Court we are struck with the number of new appointments made last year and the high qualifications of the Professors and lecturers appointed. The staff of the University now consists of the Vice-Chan celler, Sir Charles Eliot, C.B., K.C.M.G., etc., eight Professors and ten lecturers who devote their whole time to the University, and also eleven part-time lecturers. We must not expect too much as a result of two years' work, but we can say sincerely that the record thus set forth 4.--For many years the financial situa in official language exceeds the most
tion of Italy has been excellent, probably the best in Europe; we sanguine expectations of the founders. In were able to carry out the war in the Medical Faculty the course is five Tripoll for two years without loans, years and in Engineering and Arts it is only with the surpluses.
Thus, as there were 121 If the ignorant writer had known the Undergraduates in the second year of the history of his own country, he would have life of the University, we may reasonably remembered the Peruzzi and the Bardi hope to see the total up to 250 in two or before making a foolish and uncalled-
three years' time. But that will by nớ for insinuation. English business-men (a
Each means be the fixed attendance
J. Stali-Mesdamies Stedman, Saunders, shrewd class) know better than leave all
year, as graduates and undergraduates Black, Lindsay Wood, and Smalley. the good business to the Americans.-
move about the Far East, the advantages Yours faithfully,
of residence in the University will become Z. VOLPICELLI.
The Crown Solicitor explained that five better known and better understood. It
City on September 15th, men visited a two-storied house at Kow Hongkong, 19th October, 1014,
only this missionary work of spreading
loo City during the night of September news concerning the opportunities for
the inmates by threatening them with At the Summary Court yesterday, the training in Hongkong can be carried out
15th, broke down the door, and, overawing "In appealing to you for the continuance daggers and a pistol, robbed the place. part-heard action brought by the Chun effectively, there is no reason whatever Kee firm of 88, Queen's Road Central, why, at the end of ten years, the number of your kind patronage and support, we sould. They carried the usual paraphernalia of against H.. Piry, of the same address, to of Undergraduates resident in Hongkong ask you to appreciats the fact that in mak robbers, which included torches, portions
ing our usual Autumn and Winter purchases of which were produced in court.
After bearing evidence, Shing Muk and (for which wo have fulfilled all our, obliga- the first and second floors of the premises should not exceed a thousand. named, again caine before Mr. Justice The report says nothing of the new
tions to home manufacturers) we expressly Lan Tung were found guilty and sen stated that on the previous day defendant scheme for Local Examinations to be refrained from curtailing our indents, Wetenced to five years hard labour, the other
would depart from their usual habits or accordingly discharged.
ALLEGED BRIDERY. was arrested on an affidavit sworn to by conducted in various centres by the had no fear that our patrons in Hongkong two men being found not guilty and plaintiff, and damages were claimed, University, and that is probably because would desire to restrict thein purchases; but
The case in which one Chan Yu Shing defendant's solicitor submitting that the
of
patrio a few months must elapse before the first that in time of war and distress at home,
being imbued with the trne spirit arrest was wrongful and certain state- ments in the affidavit were inaccurate of these examinations takes place. There tism, they would realise that in endeavourings charged with accepting bribes of $12 His Lordship found that defendant's
times, they will be helping to keep British conduct in the public service was adjourn arrest was wrongful and awarded him is, however, no obvious reason why the to carry on as far as possible na in normal and $2 with a view to influencing his On details of this scheme should not be hills and Workships still busy, and thereby ed to the next sessions, the Crown Solicitor $250 as damages against plaintiff. the claim he found for plaintiff for $60 announced so that the many school keep thousands of our people from unemployexplaining that the man, who had absconded, was only re-arrested a few days ago.
recover $235 alleged to be due as rent of
Hazeland. At the former hearing it was
and costs.
THE NEED FOR STEADY TRADE"
Messrs. Wm. Powell are issuing the
public generally: following letter to their patrons and the
ment and distress.
Shing Muk, Wong Kai On, Lan Tung and Lan Fung were charged with com mitting, along with a man not in custody, an armed robbery at a house in Kowloon
NO THEATRES,
All the
BRITISH AND GERMAN NAVAL LOSSES..
The following oficial telegram was received by the Legation at Peking from "According to an account published the Foreign Office dated 9th October in certain foreign newspapers, no doubt on information supplied from German sources, Britiah naval losses amount to one battleship, namely, Fingard II, tem cruisers, four destroyers, one scout, one gun-boat and one submarine.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
ONDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN,.D.C.B.K.V.R. 1.-Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Companies will parad
on Tuesday, the 20th inst. and Thursday, the 22nd instant, at 5 p.m.,
on the Cricket Ground. Dress:-Drill Order.
LG Dino, Capt.;
19th October, 3914.
Adjutant, H.K.V.R.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
CORTS ORDERS BE LIKUT.-COL, A. CHAPMAN, V.B.
PARADHE."
1.-Parades for to-day (Tuesday);
6 .m. Last joined recruits under Sergt.-
Major Highy.
Company
Scouts Company
Officers.
under
Centre Section M.G. Co. Aiming Drill and Musketry Instruction under Sergt. Major Murphy, D.C.L.1. 5.10 p.m. Recruits Left Section M.G. Co.
fall in at Short Range, Kennedy Road, for Musketry under S.31. Murphy, D.C.LI.
5.30 pm. Signaling Section
under
得
Sergt. Major Higby. Right Section M.G. Ca. Machino Gua Staff Officers. Instruction, under (Fall in at Headquarters without - ... rifles.)
Remainder Group 1 nad 2 under
Company Officers.
DETAIL.
On duty: Group 3.
Officers on duty: Capt. Wood, Capt. Stewart and 2nd Lieut. Cunuing- hani.
Orderly Officer: 2nd Lieut. Cunning-"
ham..
To furnish Guard to-night Scouts
Company: Orderly
Sergeant to-night Sergt.
Hegarty.
C. V. S. SKRIMIRE, Capt., Staff Officer H.K.V.C.
INTIMATIONS
SCALES AND DANDRUFF ON HEAD
Baby's Head a Mass. Night After Night Was Sleepless. Itching Burning Pimples Spread Over Face. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Now Well Again.
water.
King's Cotingas, Hale, Nr. Brackley. Northants, Eng."When my baby was five months old his head neecame a mass of #colos and Indruff. Then on his face cazio red pimples running dear Night after night wan sleepless, wo could no hands had to be forth th prevrát him scratching. The pimples ensed tehing and burning. They told me it was eczema. It began to spread all over his face. He suffered seven month and was a dead- Pight so that I was nahamcil to tako him out.
"Treatment did no good and I began to spread all over ble faco. I tried all sorts of ointment which falled to de any good and It got worse instead of better. So I saw an advertisement of Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment and at once I sent for a ampla, Alter the first dressing the ftebing and burning disappeared. I used Cuticura Soap and four boxes of Cuticura Olatment, and now. he is well again." (Signed) Mrs, W. Shep pard, Jan. 24, 1014. --
Samples Free by Post Cutletra Soap and Ointment are sold everywhere. A singio set is often cufficient, Sample of each with 32-p, Skin Book tree from rearst depot. Artdress: F. Now Lory & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London. ur Potter D. & C. Corp., Baston, U. B. A.
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CALDBECK,
MACGREGOR&C.
(ESTABLISHED 1864,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
As a matter of fact we have lost in war-like operations six cruisers — two light and four old type and one gun-boat FALCON LAGER and, as a result of accidents, the Fisgard: II., an old hulk fitted for training engine- armed merchant cruiser room artificers, one submarine and che
The Germans have lost five cruisers and
boat and one submarine."
two armed marchnat cruisers and one mine-layer, one destroyer, one torpedo-
Since that date some additions have been made to both lists, which may now be set out as follows : --
Cruisers
EXITISH.
Gun-boat Training Hil Submarine Merchant cruiser mon
Craicera
Destroyers
GERMAN.
Marchant cruisers
Mine-layer Torpedo boat Submarines
BEER.
A DUTCH BEER
FAMOUS
AT HOME AND ABROAD FOR
PURITY.
EXCELLENCE.
CHEAPNESS.