CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRELS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH, 1918.
THE PEACE CELEBRATIONS. THE PEACE CELEBRATIONS TESTERDAY'S PRACTICE PÁRADE.
AND THE SCHOOLS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Sru--May I ask what is being dous in connection with the Fence Criebrations for the scholars, boys and girls, in the
hols of Hongkong!
At the Peace Celebrations Committee meting it was-stated that the Head-
make masters would
Arrangement. What arrangements are being made? Have the Headminsters been advised in the matters Who represents the Schoola on the Peace Celebrations Committee?
It has been stated that ench scholar will Tervise a medal and a book, which book, Inderstand (or one very like it has been used as a text-book in the schools t the suggestion of the Education Depart ment, and many scholars have bought the saic hook during the past year
PEACE CELEBRATIONS FUND SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Butterfeld & Spire David Sassoon, & Co., Ltd. Bets & Co
A rehearsal was hald, yesterday morn ing, on the Murray Battery Parade Ground, of the ceremonial parade which is to take place on the Hongkong CC ground on Saturday morning. The parade state was, approximately, as follows:-
Royal Navy Lient. Livingstone, of the
Kent, un command of 100 ment Royal Engineers.-Major Buck in com. D. Sassoon & Co.
mand of 30 men.
Royal Garrison Artillery-Major Roche Kelly, in command of 20 men, Manchester Regiment.--Capt. Burrell,
in "command of 100 mwn..
Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G. Bradley & Co., Ltd. Shewan, Tomes & Co. Dodwell & Co., Ltd. ".. Gibb, Livingston & Co.
MAY AND DECEMBER. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A WIFE.
$1,000
1,000
:
1,000
1,000
HESBAND TRIES TO COMMIT
*
SUICIDE.
་་
Resenting certain domestic arrange
1,000 ments which had been made without con-
1,000 ulting him, an old Chinese man, deftver. 1,000 ed a murderous assault upon his wife by 800 striking her with a space and then, fear- 300 ing the consequences, tried to take his own life by jumping into the sea..
300 500
Co.
(South
Asiatic Petroleum
China) Ltd. Douglas Laprak & Co. Members of the Hongkong. Stock.
Bank Exchange Brokers Association of
Hongkong
Charge
Hongkour Defence Corps.--Capt. Wright W. R. Loxley & Co
Mercantile Bank of India. Ltd. HM. H Nemazee Eastern Extension
A. & Tel „graph Co., Maskingen Mackenzie & Co. Indian Moslem Socuty Fund
& Co....... Sind Merchants
& Co.
in command of 100 min. 74th Puniabis, Capt. Campbell in eons-
'mand of 60' men. tend Punjabis.--Major Greenaway in
comunid of 120 men. Hongkong Singapor»R.GA-Lieut.
Sutherland in command of 30 men.
Linstead & & Davis Palmer & Turner
Ross Co. Pellock,
It has also been stated that "sums, of money are being given to the Government
The whole parade was commanded by Schools fort school entertainments, hut Lieut.Co Harvey, of the Manchester not to the private schools. May nakRegiment, under immediate orders from S. J. David & Co. if this fan erant from the Government E. Major-General Ventzia. (G.O.C., whe John R. Humphreyrar de Co.
Denison & Gibbs or from the Pence Celebrations Commit was attended by Einut.-Col. Croase, Major, J. D. Stephens tee Why, in either case, should the Cussel. Capt. Grny and Capt. Samson,
Leigh Orange Harry Wieking & Co. private schools, which educate more childA.D.C. Among other officers present were
Lowe Binghamt ren than the Government schools, be omit Lient-Col. Pasaby Lieut. Col. Crisp. Ray & Falconer ted? I admit that it must be a difficult Major. Ardoino, Major Wakeman and Little Adams & Wood
mattor to allsente money, but the money could be allocated in the same way ne the medals and books.
H
Major Black.
W. Dunbar
& Matthews
John D. Hutchison & Co. Lace, Crawford & Co. W. G. Humphreys & Co. Macdonald & Co.
Pentreath & Co.
There A F.tings.........
The jeu de joir appeared to be some In the matter of entertaining the cho-what straggly, but doubtless there will be
an improvement on Saturday. Tars and impressing upon them the mean- ins of Victory and Pence practically an imitation royal salute by a drum- nothing has been done. The Headmastersner of the Manchester Regiment. At the of the various schools have not been ap conclusion of the salute by "the imitation proached or consulted in any way what artillery the whole parade presented ever. Thus the greatest opportunity" of arma, the band of the Kent playing the making a lasting impression in this mat-National Anthem. The parade then form ter is being lost. Some uniform planed fours and marched past the G.O.C, should be adopted, and it it is too bot who took the gustomary salute.. Each in July to carry out that plan it should detachment was then marched off to its "be definitely announced now, at once, respective headquarters.
that
some uniform School Celebration. will be held in September or Detober. No preference with public money, be it Government of Peace Celebrations Com mittee money, should be given to Govern ment Schools. It prefeience is given,. then the books and meduli will, I hope, not be accepted by the private schools.
George
Wilkinson...
R. E. and Mrs. S., Beliliow Johnson Stokes & Master Eldon Potter
G. Alabaster Carasjee Pallanier N. Mody & Co.
R. Michael & Co
J. Scott Harston Goddard & Douglas
Drs. Karston, "Marriott,
Balcan, and Koch
Black,
Dr. Jordan, Forsyth, Grone, and
Aubrey
Dennys & Bowley Perry Smith Seth & Fleming Gro. Grimble & Co.
Well Wisher" Mohammed Ali Pestanje F. Talati Abdulally Ebrahim & Co.
Talati
&Co. mamaad Ally Hoge Karanjia & Cr. M. H. E. Ellias Casum Ahazad
E
P.
On Saturday morning. H.E. the Officer Administering the Government will take the salute of the troops, the royal salute being fired by a detachment from the Hongkong-Jingapore R.G.A. under the command of Lieut. E. Evenden. Special accommodation will be provided for all Moreover, is it right or fair to state military officers not on parade, who are nt a Peace Celebrations Committee meet-expected to attend, as well as for members ing that the Headmasters will make of the Executive and Legislative Councils arrangements and then neither advise nor and the Heads of Governinent Depart. Treb & Co. consult them in the matter i Masters,uents mistresses, parents and children have been expecting some announcement to be and in the matter, but nothing what- ever seems to have been done.
I therefore urge that a inceting of the Headmasters and Headmistresses of the schools in Hongkong be summoned at ener, and that a Schools' Celebration be
CTOR CAR PROCESSION
The entries are as follows: --,
The Allies."
2- Britannia."
3.- The Navy."
U. Rumjahn & Co.
Mobideen
Co.
R. A. Curreem V. Curreem
E. D. Kotwall
Cooper & Co.
P. L. Gatle & Co. Sheriff Brothers H. Ruttonjee & Son
& Co.
Brothers
H. H. Hajee Esmail
Budar Khan
Khan Sahib Hasham Khan
Mustafa
Ghulam
G. D.
R. Sufind
..D.
N. M. Arab
4.--The Victory,"
5.
Queen Elizabeth,"
M. A.
Razack
held in September or October.
6.
The Greatest Mother on Earth.”
Personally I have very vivid memories
7-
Ceylon."
Nawah Khan
of an out-door assembly of nearly 7,000 school children which I saw in Formosa Bome time ago all singing their National Anthem and carrying their national flag and their school Bing. Such a display
8.-
India"
··9.
Elephant." India
10.
Jeanne d'Arc,"
11.
Chantecler."
12-
Russia."
could be easily arranged in Hongkong. If such an assembly as this were thought to be not advisable ther, perhaps, some thing else could i arranged; eg: A proclamation could be drawn up by the Government after consultation with the Headmasters. This proclamation could
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34.
Portugal.”
15.
Peace."
16.
Ecuador."
17.
18.
10.
printed in English and Chinese and, niter being read out in each school by a Naval or Army officer, the proclamation could be distributed to the scholars. Such a proclamation would be of much more value, and much more valued, than a book of War-stories which many scholars have already read and studied in. Eng. lish and Chinese.
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As a summary I say, some, uniform action should be taken at once, no differ ence should he made between Government and private schools, and the Headmasters and Headraistresses should be consulted.
Yours faithfully, Hongkong, July 5th, 1019.
MAGISTER.
SPORT.
TENNIS.
CRAIGENGOWER ». C.R.CZ “A.”
This League match was played on Saturday last at Causeway Bay and was won by the C.R.C. by 14 games to 23. The results were as follows'
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Happiness of Peace."
Justice and Peace." Bolivia.'"
The Heavenly Lady Messenger conveying,
Peace and Blessings to Mankind. 20. (Subject not stated). 21.-
do.
22.
do.
24-Subject not stated).
22 Peace
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da,
DA
28.
Piace
The Better 'Ole."
28.
Peace.”
5.
Jack Cornwell,
30. (Bubject not stated). Cards Baring the numbers given to each ear will be supplied and must be affixed back and front.
in
D. H. Cooper....
F. A. Jamsetjee
S. D. Mohal
Lateh Mohamed
Miran Bux Kbair Deen
Nur Khan
Kwaj Mohamed
Nawah Khan
Ahh Khan Fazal Dad
Hassan Deen
Jalal Din....... 5. M..Abdullah
Total
50C
The injured woman is 40 years of age and her husband 69. It was a case et 300 December falling in love with May 13 years ago, and marrying against tho wishes of relatives. Apparently all went 300 | fairly well until about A week ago, when 300 the woman, becoming tired of supporting a husband who preferred loafing about 300 Shamsuipo to working, made arrange 500 ments to look after the husband and 500 daughter of one of her relatives in the The wife informed her husband country. of this, offering him $30 and a further 300 sum of A
na pocket-mones. 500 This arrangement not suit the man,. 360, however, and he refused to agree to it. 300 Aquarrel ensued, and the man, picking
attacked his wife with
500
ེ་
5ttier blow on the head-that-
250 caused concussion of the brain.
The
250 daughter, who witnessed the incident, 250 cried out Save life." and some neigh- 950 | bolirs rushed into the house. The hus 950 band. fearing that his wife, who was 450
was dead, ran to the Praya
230
theres into the seu. A junk coolic
SC went in after him, fished him out of the 230 water, and took him to the Police station. was net in at the
250 The European arrived he was sur
930
time, and when he *** to see a 1ag standing on
his
hend two Chinese constables holding his 930 legs
in no effort to revive him. The. 250 Sergeant attempted artifcial respiration. 230 which proved successful, and, learning 950 what had taken place, visited the injured woman in the Hospital, where she lies in a
230
230 serious condition.
900
The husband was charged at the Magi, 225 stracy, yesterday, with attempted murder 200 and suicide.
200
200
200
200
200
006"
130
130
M. R. O. Hutchison remanded the case.
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
The
CLOSING THEATRE EXITS.""
manager of the Ko Shing Theatre, 180 was summoned at the Magistracy, yester- day, for closing the theatre exits during
performance.
130
Mr, O. E. Wright, of the P.W.D. stated 130 that he visited the theatre, during per formance on on July 9th, with the Medi-
-100
100 cal Officer of Health. He found two of 100 the exits secured with chains and pac
100 locks..dant denied that there was a per
100
100 formance in progress when Mr. Wright 100 visited the theatre.
700
30
Mr. Lindsell: Do you suggest that Mr. in lying t Defendant: if not,
50ealty, but something!
30
301
25
20
said best was not asking
that would be remembered by the defen
The Ko Shing theatre had been
nuisance to the F.W.D. on several occa.
PEACE
CELEBRATIONS
PLACE YOUR ORDERS
FOR
LANTERNS
8 lach RED S 7.501 Per 885: -inch-RED $11.00 100: $50
CANDLES $2.40 per 100.
FLAGS
3 ft x 4ft.
$1.7 to $2.75 each
Per case of 500
SET OF 12 ALLIES FLAGS, 121 PER SET.
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.
HONGKONG
PEACE
CELEBRATIONS
Mr. Lindrell, in imposing a face of FRIDAY, 18th and SATURDAY, 19 JULY, 1,919 2050, marked that the closing of exits
20 during a performance was a dangerous
10.
practice, especially in an energency such
as an outbreak of fire, when the lives of
the audience would be jeopardized.
"ASK NO QUESTIONS."
A BAD BOY AND A GOOD WATCH.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese 10 youth pleaded guilty to stealing a gold 10 watch.
10
Defendant, it appeared, went to
蔬
pawn-broker's with the watch and de manded $4 for it. The watch was ci gold and worth about 200. This aroused. the suspicion of the pawn-broker, who asked the boy where he got the watch. The boy replied that bis ancle was hard-up and gave it to him to pawn. He further invited the pawn-broker to accompany him to the house. The broker consented. and on the way the boy said to him: "You give me 6 for the watch and ask Convinced that the boy no questions."
5 had stolen the watch, the pawn-broker
informed a constable.
2
824,430
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL POSSESSION
OF OPIUM
At the Magistracy. yesterday, three Chinese were charged with being in un- lawful possession of 48 taels of opium...
Mr. E. L. Agassiz appeared for one defendant, and Mr. A. E. Hall for an-
six weeks' The boy was sentenced to hard labour and to receive ten strokes with the birch.
IRRESISTIBLE. HONGKONG.,
The following conversation took place at the Magistracy, yesterday, between Mr. R. E. Lindsell and a returned banishee.
Mr. Lindsell: You were banished from the Colony for ten years and you have returned before the expiry of your term,
do not intend to stay here.
The banisher: I have not returned; am only passing through the Colony.
Mr. Lindsell You are going to stay
The cars will assemble at 5 p.m. in Chater Road on the north side of the the men were arrested on one of the Cricket ground. Car No. 1 will face went at the
of Chater Road and Jackson wharves on the Prays and their luggage carner Street, the other cars falling in behind
cealed in a box with a false bottom. numbers taking their place in Agassiz stated that his client was Murray Road and facing north.
a shop-coolie, who had been employed in The order of the procession will be as a Chinese arma in Connaught Road for the follows: Chater Road, north of Cricket last ten years, and he had been ordered Chater Road passing the by his master to take the shop would the boxes to the ground, along Statue on the left to Pedder Street; wharf. The master of
Therefore Peddar Street past the to Queen's Road Centralongkong Hotel give evidence to that effect..
should be allowed Queen's Road he thought, his cly $100. Central past the City Hall to Murray & nominal bail.
That is rather too Mr. Hutchison: Road; Murray Road to Connaught Road; along Connaught Road to Pedder Street amall. The fine might be 85,000. In the up Pedder Street to Des Vaux Road circumstances, I shall allow $500.
Mr. Hall: For my client as well. Voeux Road Central slong Des Central:
Mr. Hutchison: Why i to Wardley Street; down Wardley Street, atue on the left, to Con- passing the Statue
Boad;
Chater Road in numerical order, the searched, the oprum being found con-1hers now for nine months.
Ng Sie Kwang and Wang Po Keung naught Road; Connaught Road to Murray
boat Thompson and Caniar, 83; heat Brad along Chay Road to Chater Road, and
Road to the starting point.
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possession.
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An Indian was charged with being a Yagrant.
Defendant said be came from Haiphong in search of employment, as he was told Mr. Lindsell: You will be kept in the it was easy to obtain work in this Colony- House of Detention till a vessel can be touge to take you back.
Defendant: I want to stay here.
A SLIPPERY, CUSTOMER
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Mr. Hall: Because it is only alleged At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese was charged with stealing two pairs of Mr. Hutchison: 8500 hail for Mrippers.
Defendant, when arrested, told the con- Agassiz' client, and $1.000 each for, the
that it was a friend who had stolen
bury and Pinna, 8-3; beat Basa and The prizes will then be awarded, and other two. Case remanda til Thursday.ippers, and that when he, advised
Crocker, Bac
Wong Po Kly and Lo Man Pan beat Thompson and Omar. 83; Bent Bradbury and Pinna, 9-9; beat Ensa and Crocker,
Yew Man Tsua and Hung Man To beat Thompson and Omar, 10-1; beat Bradbury and Fiona, 7-1; beat Basa and Crocker,
7-4.
DN
the procession will go over the route again, like winners leading in order of A Chinese woman was charged with him to return them the man-ran-owRY. merit. All ears should endeavour to being in unlawful possession of 31 taels Defendant was protesting his innocence maintain a distance of not less than 25 of opium and with trying to smuggle ints at the Police station when the owner of the slippers entered and identified his yards from the car ahead, and a speed of the Colony certain unstamped letters.
Mr. FAX. d'Almada, for defendant, property.futa Sandra not more than miles an hour-By special arrangement with the Captain applied for a remand. This was granted Superintendent of the Police, cara should together with bail in $1,000, keen to the centro of the roads,
Mr Hutchison sentenced defendant to three weeks, hard labour.
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PROGRAMME
FRIDAY, 18th :---
OF
6.30 p.m. Entertainment of Services.
7.30
**
9 to 10,.
10 to 11
Illumination of City and Kowloon.
EVENTS
Fiery Water Dragon Leaves Yanmati and Proceeds
through Harbour.
Grand Fireworks Display on the Harbour, opposite.
Statue Square.
SATURDAY, 19th :-
7.20 ára. Review of Troops ou Cricket Ground.
Meeting of Executive and Legialašiva Councils. Reception at Government. House of Foreign Consuls and Hongkong Men returned from the War. General Reception at GovernIEL KORS
10.00 11.00
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11.30 1-
12.00 noon Salute
5.16 p.m.
0,30
7.30
8.00"
•
9.30 to 11
Motor Car Procession through the Central District. Entertainment of Bervices.
Illumination of City and. Kowloon.
Fish Lantern Procession starts from Happy Valley
and proceeds through the City.
Grand Fireworks Display on the Harhaar, opposita
Statue Square.
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