THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
INTERESTING QUESTIONS."
WOMEN IN HONGKONG."
May th
I am not saying that there is anything" to be proud of in acquiring a reputation SOCIETY.
for describing people's alothes. There
Bres ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. My head is full of suggestions for topics perhaps, other points one might have pre- The Fortnightly meeting of the Jocal Saniary Board way held yesterday even- The dnnual general meeting of the for my weekly contribution to these pagesferred to have had noticed, but one must ing. Mr. G. R. Sayer, Chairman, pread Hongkong Auricultural Society was held. I feel like the would-be "star" perform- not expect too much and it is something to ed, my there were also present Col. Hum-in the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe, era at concerts, who add By special Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, the sun & Co. yesterday evening, Commander request to certain items on their pro- phry, the Hon Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Mr. C G. W. Beckwith.presiding. The others grammo; no one ever believes that they Alabaster, Dr. Ozorio, Dr. Koch, Mr. present were Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, have been specially requested, and the Chow Shou-son. Mr. S. W. To. Dr. Acting Chief Justice, Dr. Sanders, little complimentary sentence in looked Pear (M.O.H.) and Mr. 0. M. W Mesars. H. Hancock, H. Pray Smith, upon as a cheap form of trumpeting; so Reynalds (Secretary). Dr. F. M. GAN. L. Waton, B. Green, Nicol, C. will it be with me when I say that many Ozorio, asked the following questions L. Sundes, E. J. Noronha, J.A. Plummer of my earping criticisms." are written which were replied to by the Chairman (Hon. Treasurer) and H. B. L. Dowbiggin by special request. Without any hope
4. (1)-Will the Government, accelerate
the completion of the Roads (Hon. Secretary). around Homoontin sa in their present conditions they contain pools which may breed mosqui- toes! 4. (1) The Honourable Director of Public Works kindly allows me to say that instructions have been given for the acceleration
of this work. (2)Does the Government contem- plate the creation of the post of Factory Inspector If wo will the post be open to women
whooo
The CHAIRMAN said: audy of the annual report will show that the member ship of this Society is about the same as of recent years whereas the entries at the annual show have more than doubled în the last 12 years, the number of exhibitors have only increased 40 per cent, and men bership to 20 per cent. A Society such as this is and in a place like Hongkong should have fully 300 members on its roll
of being believed I am obliged to admit that the subject of my discourse, on women in Hongkong, today, is, by special request, of a man visitor to this little community, di
This particular young man has plenty of time on his hands to accept suggestions, for entertainment, to make up a fours at Bridge or tennis, to golf, to swim,, to dance and to make himself generally use- fal and pleasant in the roung of joy. 2. (2)-If by Factory Inspector is of membership; and I would take this He looks very eligible, but I would not
mesat an Inspector. anties are to ensure the sanitary opportunity to ask the present members to presume to say whether or not be is maintenance of factories and do all they can to increase the membership worthy of the shot and shell of designing. workshops all Inspectors on our staff may be so described of the Hongkong Horticultural Society Mamas with marriageable; daughters'; It is not intended to replace by personal canvassing. The show this but presuming that he is, what he wants. them by women. But the mat ter wil be kept in mind on the year was a great success in spite of the to know and what other men want to occurrence of vacancies, If the weather, and our thanks are due to the know, is, how on earth is a man going to term has reference to the Home Hon. Secretary, H. H. L Dewbiggin, for get to know anything..about a girl it
·Factory Acts and is intended to cover the health of employs all the excellent arrangements made. he never ses her away from the eagle and cognate inatters. I am. With regard LO the exhibits,
the eye of guardians and chaperones We authorised to state (although greatest improvement WIN in the have, of course, to presume that the onlin- vegetables, some very excellent exhibits ary society girl in Hongkong has only being staged. The statement of accounts one career in view and that is marriage, shows that we close, the year with a balance for she is obviously not being trained for This being of $097.13, but as this includes, 4 life men. any independent existence. berships' subscriptions, it is apparent that the case, how on earth is she going to we need a larger membership to cover the enter into such a trying and permanenc expenses of the annual show. The thanks of partnership without being given the means
the matter is somewhat beyond the scope of the Board) that the question of Industrial Employ. ment of children is under con sideration by the Government but the Government does not contemplate at present the crea tion of a post of Factory Inspector. The second question in this case therefore does not arise. (3)-Wil: the President appoint
sub-committee to study the need or otherwise of building con crete dustbins in the smaller lanes so as to facilitate the scavenging of the Colony f A. (3) 16 the Board as a whole desires
this Society, are due to our Hon. Secretary, to know and become known by a possible Mr. Dowbiggin for the three strenuous partner? The risk, supposing any one is years of hard and thankless work as Honing to undertake it, is appailing. Secretary, and I hope wa 'shall be as for
ate in his successor. Our thanks are
There is another aspect to the over-
to refresh its memory on a we also dne to Mr. JA. Plummer for bis chapëruning question, and tots is the
beaten subject. I shall be glad to good work as Hon. Treasurer, and to Mrumculty of entertaining girl when appoint a sub-committee.
A R. Love for kindly auditing the means taking her family along with you. 0 (4) Has any answer been received.
From the Government to the reaccounts free of charge. The dra atter summug up the cust, most patelors port of the sub-committee of the schedule of classes for 1921 show has again
cod by entertaining young karriz scavenging of the Colony? If been published with the annual "report to so, why has it not been laid on enable members to order their seeds in good
women.. the tablet"
The report of the sub-committee time. I cannot close my remarks without
Dr: Ozorio's appointed on
a reference to the late Mr. W. J. Tutcher, motion 4/2/18 was laid on the
· circulation. table after
Superintendent of Botanical and Forestry 24/8/10. It has not yet been Department in this Colony, who served on adopted by the Board
our Committee for many years and gave at all times much valuabis advice and
Our heartfelt
POOD INSPECTORS.
Inspector H. E. Strange and Overseer 3. Ligores were authorised to enter pr mises and inspect and seize unwholesome food in accordance with section 83 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903.
THE POLICE PAY. 51X PER CENT. RISE FOR EUROPEANS,
I believe it is a fact that most of the dance partics and golf toursomes and bathing parties are arranged by women or grass vidower. People coming straight from engiand find is strange that chaperones are still considered, necessary- 2. know that I am up against a DOT sympathy goes out to Mrs. Tutcher in this principle, when i defend the modern idea, old-tesnioned prejudice, or aball we say,
toas a girl scould know enough to come
nasistance at our shows,
ber sad bereavement.
have achieved fame! Well, it was an excellent show. Sometimes the audience was just a wee bit sion, but there wore many who thoroughly appreciated, every joke. Captain Bristowe gained a reputa tion as a first-class burglar; Mrs. Bristowe and Major Law were excellent.
Mrs Kilgour and Mrs. Carrington were clever and amusing, Mrs. Oliver a splendid imitation of Violet Loraine, Mesars. Freer born, Green, Merrin and Lieut. Franks delighted the audience and Mrs. Bowen worked like a Trojan at the piano.. Their Excellencies and many other local luminaries cast their light upon the pro
taken tickets would have been present, stedings, and many more people who had but for a wave of sicknes that is passing over the town just now and is reducing diets and Egures, with a corresponding loss of energy, which makes the home chair seem an înviting sight after night- fall
The accident to Mr. Leefe's car on the Castle Peak Road makes one thankful for the luck we most of us enjoy when motor- ing around the mountain-sides on roads barely allowing the passage of two cars abrenst."
!!
1 confess to many bad moments when corners are taken at top speed, for there is little between the car and the slope of of the mountain, and if anything does go wrong there seems very little chance of escape. Mr. Leefe and party were lucky to escape with their lives.
ut not criticising the roads, perish the nought! One is only too grateful for the amusement and diversion they Afford, but oh such a lot of us wish they had been wider."
It was interesting to read Mr. Gibbe little homily to members of the Horti- cultural Society. It shows one the other. side of the slate. We are always inclined to blame office-bearers for keeping a the power in their own hands, but what can they do if the committee is slack or lazy, and likes to leave the work to the willing horse and then thump him when he makes a mistaket have always contended that most committees get what they deserve her joey put up with autocracy.. It will not be the fault of present office-bearers of the Horticultural Society it after Mr. Gibb appeal new blood is not intro ducca
way for about two weeks, 80 1 15. Just I have not written about the Peak Tram about due for notice again, for, after all, that matters to us who live on the heights!!- it is the tram that takes us to earth.
Just lately we have all been very much interested in the building of new steps, destined to aid our ascent and descent, and badly wanted they were, although even the new arrangement is a bit perilous. I wander, now I come to think of it, why the platforms have never been raised to a lever with the far May Road station is, of course, the great and horrible adven- tare, and every poor soul, who alights there, feels that every eye is upon her as she battle manfully with the slope of the herself from the doorway; she then clings car, Next comes a heity swing to free madly to the brass-handle and painfudy climbe on to the steps of the station, and as the car moves down the bill, she is in full view of what appear to be hundreds of eyes. She walks down feeling that ber skirt is miles too short in front and miles too long behind, ang wonders if there is a Jacob's ladder in bor noie-proof silken hose. She is afraid to move but stili more afraid to stand still, and all she can do is to endeavour to hide her embarrassment and heave a sigh of relief when the car disappears from sight. Really the
The repor; and statement of accounts out of the rain," but I win ob for if there is one thing more than another were adopted on the proposition of the berty ♪ think that if a gua! nas not Chairman, seconded by Mr. R. Hancocked ürtierent mora contra and Mr. Hancock, in seconding, said he would commonsense by the sine
time she is grown up like, on behalf of the members of the to be able to go out alone with a decent Society, to express to the Committee their
man, she should be locked up in a convent thanks for the work they had done to
Une might safely trust the ordinary bring the Society to what it is to-day clean-minded man and girl to go about The scale of the new Police pay shows He would particularly wish to thank Mr. together with touching the bounds of an increase of 60 per cent on pre-war Dowbiggin, who has been a most inde indiscretion. The knowledge that they Aslary for the European members of the fatigable worker. He thought everyone were expected to run straight should be Force. This does not include the Captain appreciated the work of the Committee an infinitely more practical plan than Buperintendent of Police and the Assis zant Superintendents whose salary will be Committees were apt to be shot at and wrapping them up in cotton wool and regulated with that of the whole carlet ser criticised these days, especially by those teaching them to expect a chaperons to The Indians have people who had not sufficient knowledge look after their morals or white waab vice of the Colony,
indiscretions. been given an alternative, one scale is of the work which the Committees were their carelessness and based on a renunciation of the remittance doing, or by those who were themselves There is too much importance attached to privilege and the other scale prevails-if unwilling to do any work by joining the what people ay in Hongkong, and many the remittante privilege is retained. It Committees. He thought he was voicing the perfectly nice women, and men too, will is not known yet which the "Indians feelings of all present as well an of those tell you candidly I would do so and so will accepit. The Chinese get a rise of not present when he expressed his thanks in England or America, but not in Hong- about 30 per cent, inclusite of the pre to the Committee. They would find it kong; people would talk... sent allowances they receive The follow very hard to fill the Scerotaryship, and he hoped that whoever took it on would ing is the full scale--
Prove as hard a worker as Mr. Dowbiggin had been."
EUROPEAN, Chiei Inspector, £500 to £600 by £25 annually; Inspector, £400 to £450 by 212 10s annually; Sub-Inspector 320 to £380 by £10 annually Sergeant, £220 to £300 by £10 annually; Lance Sergeant £160 to £180 by £10 annually.
INDIAN.
their kindness..
The Chairman read a letter from Ma Tutcher thanking the Committee for their sympathy expressed through Mrs Low biggin. She said she deeply appreciated The election of office bearers for the If remittance privilege is given up-chirrent year resulted as follows:--- Inspector 80 to $1,020 by $60 annually; PRESIDENT-Mr. L N. Lecic Bergeant Major, 8540 to $800 by $30 annually; Sergeant, 8300 to $360 by $12 ennually; Lance-Bergeant, #276 to $288 by $12 annually: Constable (1st class) 8252, (2nd class) $918 Recruit 168.
If remittance privilege is retained: Inspector 810; Sergeant Major 8420; Sergeant 8984 to 8324 by 818 annually annually. Constable (1st class) $516, (2nd, dieda) #180; Hecruit $132
CHINESE S
oral of such a standard is appalling: a thing is either right or wrong and mere little matter of environment is not going to affect the moral aspect.
Someone wants me to write about the shocking stats of the roads leading to the new garden city on the mainland More details wanted please. I am open to an offer of s motor car and chair ride to the aforesaid city to see for myself..
HON. TREASURER MF. I. A. Plummit. HON. SECRETARY-Mr. L Gibbs.. COMMITTE—Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Mait
Friday and Saturday nights' entertain land, Mr. H H J Gompertz, Mr. II. Groan, Mr. A. Nicol, Mr. J. P. Robinson, ment at the R.A. Theatre bag been the Mr. Ho Kam Tong, Mr. E. J. Norocha, topic of much favourable comment Being and J. F. Eca da Silva. D
incoming Committee: interered to find that my scribbling bod Three suggestions were noted for the a bit of an egoist, I was particularly
Mr. H. Percy Smith suggested that the been considered worthy of a verse in Show be held in some public place like ASEA
inter the Parade Ground and that is be kept topical additions to Mrs. Oliver's inter open at night, with a band as an addi- pretation of "Just another little drink. Inspector 1190; Sergeant Major 8000tional attraction,
I have always felt that to be the subject Sergeant (1st class) 8408, (2nd, cida) Mr A Nicol suggested that the Showrat $324 Constable (1st clam) 8264, (2nd be limited to one day. The expenses on of a topical verse world be to stain the class) $204; Becruit $180.
MAN DROPS DEAD. WHILE ON A PILGRIMAGE,
the second day were three times the very pinnacle of fame, so I venture to receipts. The cut flowers were all daad immortalize the verse in the columns of and the vegetables inviting Mr. Nicol also suggested the appointment of the Daily Fres
sub-Committee of three, not necorestily members of the Commitice, to lay down distinct rules as to judging, and to see these rules carried out, especially in regard to an encouragement of exhibit of a higher standara “
Chraew failor, living at Wanchai, was on pilgrimage to the tomb of ancestors dropped dead on Monday
opposite No. 2, Connaught Road, The meeting closed cause being heart failure. The body thanks to Commander Bookwith for pred removed to the mortuary.
chiding?
There's & scribbler that I wot of
Who writes unto the Pres And dißes the Colony
With details of our dress"; So we raise our morning" paper Wife With a feeling of alarm,
And another little drink.
„De, us any, harm.
There was a narrow squeak the other
night when a young and agile woman dipped from the step on the top station and came arnasty cropper with a twisted ankle Some day when someone is badly hurt and an action for damages is brought 1orward and lost or won, it will be realized that the stations could be re-constructed of safer Jins
THE SCRIBELER.
MAGISTRADY ITEMS. FEAR OF BEING MURDERED. When a Chinese, who was charged with attempting to export a quantity of sub- sidiary coins, found his money confiscated be expreased fear that on going back to INDIAN WATCHMAN DRUNK the country he would be murdered.
being drunk and disorderly
An Indian watchman was charged with The man was found in a rickeha blowing Palice-whistle: The Water Police bars-
Fed but in full force thinking that there.
trouble
The man was fined $2.
THE NO CHIT SYSTEM
Yesterday J. Farquhar, who Long on hail of $10,, on the promise that he would go on board his ship and pay the $2.25 to the Hongkong Hotel, which company he was charged with attempting to cheat in respect of drinks, failed to attend Court His ball was entreated, the Magistrate ordering that $2.25 chand be paid to the hotel,-
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