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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2187, 1999.
~ EXTRAORDINARY PÁRTNER- KOWLOON JUNIOR SCHOOL BAKERS STRIKE SETTLED.
-SHIPS."
HOW LITTLE OREATURES HELP ONE ANOTHER.
INTERESTING NATURAL HISTORY
- LECTURE
FIRST ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING.
J:
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT.
A settlement of the questions involved
afternoon on the following terms:- in this matter was reached yesterday
For wages
From
CONCERNING KINDERGARTEN... The first annual prize giving to the children of the Kowloon Junior School. was held yesterday afternoon. The school was only opened last February as an over flow for the Kowloon British School A large number of parents and friends were present. and were first entertained to a charming concert by the children.
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$9 to Ja a month 88,, $10
FF
$11 $90M
$21,830.
$31 Lover
An increase of
45%%
33%
950V
99%
+15%
CORRESPONDENCE.
S.P.C.A.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
FRIES.
Sia-It has been brought to the notice of this Society that it is a common practice amongst Chinese servants to kill turkeys by cutting-out their tongues and letting them bleed gradually to death. It is hoped that all Members of "the Foreign population will keep a watch over their servants during the approaching festive season, with a view to preventing such cruelty, and will also see that their the conveyance of poultry from the servants are supplied with baskets for
Limited martdorships" and "Regis bration of Partnerships' ara. familiar subjecte in Hongkong-even "Fraudulent Partnerships" have been known to exist but the Extraordinary Partnerships" |
The minimum wages for small boy
shall be a month. op, which Mr. R. W. Barney, Lecturer in
In the course of her report on the year's
The increases shall be based on the Biology at Hongkong University, dis work, Mim Skinner, the headmistress,
wages in force on the 2nd day at coursed two nights age had nothing to said the pupils numbered sixty," all quite
Chinese moon this year. Wo with these, They were partnerships young children, who were taught by a
"For the rest, the old customs of the for mutual boneft-not to be confounded staff of four mistresses. The school, sho
several shops shall continue." in any way with parasitism (into which, said, was run as far as possible on kinder. In and Yeang Tsoi, "full power repre-markets to their homes.
The agreement was signed by Tam Wan however, they were sometimes in"dangergarten lines. Whilst on the subject as sentatives of Bakers," and Masters of 13
Chinese-owned bakeries."
of degenerating).
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Mr. Barney had such an extraordinary took the opportunity of pointing out that story to tell that one was dimest inclined kindergarten was not a subject" of at times to be incredulous and to wonder education, but a "system" of education. if the lecturer spells his name with ant
She knew of nothing sa little understood, But a lecture delivered in what the and therefore so much abused. Most chair coolia who bore the writer thither people thought it simply meant play with designated The Kenney To Joss House," bricks and sticks, It might be play, and with the meenister" presiding could at its best it would be play, but play this be an elaborate practical joke? Be time was the most serious, and the must sides, Mr. E. R. Dovey, the "Government fruitful; period of a child's life. A Analyst; (generally accounted a person child's play was earnest work to him, and not easily to be deceived) projected las. skilled indeed was the "teacher who could tern slides on to the screen for Mr. lead the child to knowledge-knowlodge of Barney, without protest, so it must have himself and of the external world been all right.
through this natural activity:
The men start work, to-morrow morn- ing.
Thanking you in anticipation for in- serting this in your paper.-Yours faith- fully,
B. L. FROST (Hon. Secretary, S.P.C.A.). Hongkong, December 19th, 1999.
SMUGGLED CIGARETTES.
A FORGERY THAT WAS NOT AN OFFENCE.
OUR BLIND GIRLS, HOW THEY EARN THEIR LIVING.
only a few people know that an Institu
It would probably he safe to say that'
tion for blind girls exists in the Colony, but they can hardly be blamed, for situated as it is in the hinterland of Kowloon it comes under the notice of but Yaumati-Mengkok Road in possession of A Chinese, who was arrested on the very few Europeans. One day every year. 9.500 datiable 100 Sparows" cigarettes, however, the public are reminded of the was yesterday fized $500
with the institution by a sale of work. This year's
alternative of four months' imprisonment. health of the school during the year had May Institute, kindly Tent for the pur
Miss Skinner went on to say that the salo was held yesterday at the Helena The duty on the cigarettes was 842.75. been very good indeed, and attendance pose. The result of a year's work, by 49 had been quite satisfactory.
They had blind girls was placed on view. It was
Revenue Department to the effect that the An interesting feature of the case was a statement made by Mr. Taylor of the not yet been able to get sport in full all hand work and for the most part took
Department had a special arrangement swing, though it was hoped to do so in the form of knitting and embroidery marks were placed on the packages to the following term. At the present time One marvelled at this display of work by show that duty had been paid. In this with the manufacturers whereby certain
in the school, but the matter was in the designed woollen shawls and wraps wich mark, but the marks were forgeries. As there were only three or four Wolf Cubs blind girls, especially the beautifully hands of Mase Irving, and a troop was were equal to anything worked on modern however, the arrangement was not cover- case the packages of cigarettes bore the
to be formed in January.
machinery. There was also a good died in the Ordinance the man could not play of socks, jumpers, sweaters and be charged with the offenor. other warm woollen articles. An innova tion this year was the sale of brushes. During the year some of the girls have been taught the craft of brush making and there was a good display of hand brushes, strong and well finished; they found a ready market.
The following a free rendering, from memory, "of some of the stories that Mr Barney told The hermit crab, whom Naturo has left half-finished, with an armour-plated forepart and a soft hinder. end, makes up for the deficiency by backing into an empty shell, testing all it can la claws upon until it finds one to fit. It used to be thought that the crab was of a misanthropical tempera ment, and crawled into the shell like Diogenes into his tub; hence the name "hermit crab"; further investigation of
The prizes were then presented by Mrs. the creature's habits, however, has shown R. M. Dyer, who on completing the task, that it simply seeks to overcome the dis. congratulated Miss Skinner on the success ability under which Nature has unkindly with which she had managed the school. left it and to protect its tender tall: Referring to the Kindergarten system of The hermit crab often takes into partner education, she expressed the option that ship a jelly-fish which fratens on to its it was far superior to the old method, of shell. The jelly-fish has stinging glands which she said "I have not a single plea which make it an unacceptable morsel to eant-memory." She thought the results other creatures of the sea, so its presence obtained were remarkably good, and said is a further protection to the hermit- it Was a very pleasant thing to see crab. The scraps that fall from its children happy and contented in their host's table are the jelly-fiah's share of schools. the day's rations
Gradually, the jelly-fish absorba into ita system the silicates of the shell so that the remarkable situation comes about that the hermit crab is actually living inside or, rather, surrounded by-the jelly fish!
The cigarettes were confiscated.
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ROBBER GANG LED BY
MORE ARMED ROBBERIES.
..A WOMAN. There is a woman robber in the Colony eale and there was a quick sale of all the robbers. She appears to be about 20 years
During the day many ladies visited the
who' apparently controla large gang of articles offered. It is interesting to re cord has the proceeds of the sale of on Sunday last when she conducted, an of age. She first made her appearance
work represents the efforts of these un
armed robbery at Lower Lascar. Row The Hon Mr. E. Irving, Director of fortunate.girls to earn their own livel which resulted in 82,000 being stolen. Education, expressed the opinion that hood. Their efforts, however, are by no Mim Skinner had brought the school very
Her next sensational appearance was on creditably through a difficult year.
means sufficient to maintain themselves, Tuesday night, when she led a gang of then called for a vote of thanks to Mrs, whose wing, the Institution comes, would Portuguese lady, named Mrs. Marques, He and the Church Missionary, Society, under een armed men into the house of a
be thankful for any additional support. living at No. 98, Wanchai Road. Mr. Barney was able to give a surpris The following is a jist of the prize Miss Troos, the Matron of the Institu Mrs. Marques has informed the Police ingly large number of examples, drawn winners:-Class VII, cines prize, Nation, would also be pleased to receive that about 10.15 p.m. she was sitting in from natural history, "of partnerships Macarthur; French prize, Mary Battey visitors and to show them over the Institute bedroom with her children when the quite as extraordmary, and even of habitual neatne prize, Edith Mcad tien at Kowloon City.
men, led by the woman, rushed into the alliance between members of the animal Class" VIII., clasa prize, Eileen Steel;
house through the back door. They and vegetable kingdoms. In these. one bábitual neatness, Arthur Chester;
seized the two amahs in the kitchen and member of the partnership converts originality in work, Una Mitchell. Class
quickly bound and gagged them. The carbon dioxide into nitrogen for the Ag class prize, Iris Woolley; habitual
woman placed one of the gang 'on guard animal partner which, in return, supplies neatness, Elizabeth Blyth; handwork,
over them and arranged guards at both the vegetable partner with starch or Morrison Rosseau. Division I., 1st prize,
the back and the front doors. The re- mainder of the gang followed the women Robert Blyth; 2nd, John Salter. Divi
some other necessity.
Dyer.
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- OPIUM SMUGGLING. HEAVY FINE FOR A CHINESE.
There is a species of beetle which bores gion, II., 1st prize, Dorothy Johnstone the other day, with unlawfully having into the bedroom. Mrs. Marques was held
The case in which a Chinees from India was charged at the Magistracy,
his possession 713 tzels of raw opium, "Among those present were fr. and was concludod yesterday.
At the previous hearing, Mr. "C. A. Rúss informed Mr. Wood that his client
up by the men while the woman conduct- ed a search of the room for valuables. Jewellery to the value of $711 was stolen.
ROBBERY AT STANLEY.
into timber for a distance of as much as 2nd, Elmer Hammond. a foot in order to lay its eggs; with its saliva and the resultant "saw-dust"-(if Mrs. M. E. F. Airey, Mr. and Mrs. B one may use the word) it makes a paste Wylie, Mr.D. W. Salter, Dr. W. B. A. In doing this, the beetle gets thoroughly A. B. Silva-Netto, the Rev; and Mr remand, in order to address his Worship, bery took place at Stanley village. Three partition between each of twelve eggs Moore, Mr. and Mrs. W. Forsyth, Mr.
dusted over with particles of wood, In- stead of wasting time over its toilet, how. G. R. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. ever, it has a working arrangement with
Richards
CRIMINAL SESSIONS, {BEFORE MR. JUSTICE COMPERTZ. } KIDNAPPING CONSPIRACY.
-a, species of mites which go over its body and eat up all the particles. It appears, from close investigation, that these mitea are not parasites (a lower order of crea tion), with which men in the Army be -carne familiar during the war. The male beetle docs no work in the way of tunnel- The case in which, a second Chinese was ling in the wood. He therefore does not indicted on a charge of being a con- get dirty and has none of the sanitary spirator in the kidnapping of a youth coolics mites If the mites were mere named Tam Woon, the son of parasites, living on their host, it is only building contractor, was concluded yes 1 local reasonable to assume, that both the male terday. and female beetle would be infested with The prisoner was Tam Mán Hi, and it them. Similarly, some creatures give was alleged that he introduced the boy house room in their neats to smaller to another conspirator, who persuaded "creatures which clean up after them. | him; to go up, to Canton with them. Here Then Mr. Barney wont to the ant and they took him further along the railroad considered her ways (lncidentally dis where he was kidnapped-by armed men covering a new species of white natin in league with the prisoner and his.com Hongong, Mr. Maconachie remark ed, Mr. Barney could only pleats in pozion. They eventually secured the sum mitigation, that he did not invent them). of $3,700 from the boy's father for his Antg keep païs and also" créatured" which release.
consume
F
pleaded guilty. He, however, asked for
on the case. *
Yesterday afternoon when the case was called. Mr. Buss pleaded for leniency The defendant, he said, was a shoemaker from Calcutta and, on leaving there for China he was asked to take the luggage in which opium was found, with him He did not know what the luggage con tained.
said the luggage was intended for Ka In reply to the Magistrate, Mr. Bus Ying Chan
undoubtedly liable, but, as anybody, could
,:,” Continuing, he added that his client was
so by the man's features, she was ba slightly educated and apparently the tool of another party
Chiel Preventive Officer Clark said there was nothing on the luggage to indieste where it was, to be consigued.
The Magistrate said he was in two minds whether to send the prismer to gaol or not. He thought it was very likely that the prisoner was just passing
On Tuesday afternoon an armed rob
men knocked at the door of a house the men stated that he had brought wine occupied by a Chinese widow. One of and a letter from the widow's sop., She opened the door, and was immediately pounced upon by one of the robbers who rubbed some liquid over her face, whilst another robber engaged himself in, bind-
robbers broke open a tie box and stole she was wearing for the purpose. The ing and gagging her, using a shawl that
money and jewellery to the value of 8853, ROBBER IN A WOMAN'S COAT.
Three armed robbers an Tuesday after- noon, surprised the mates of a house at No. 35, Ya Chow Street, Shum Shut Po. The inmates of the house, a woman, & mai and three children, were cover-
Jewellery and money to the value of $150 ed by revolvers and bourid and gigged. was stolen.
One of the robbers was dressed in a
woollen hood was drawn over her head. woman's velvet faced overcoat” and “s
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they use to ddvantage." They may be seen Mr Campbell Prosser, for the defence, through the Colony and that the opiam stroking their cows until the latter alleged that the youth had concocted the was intended for another port. Under The hood and the cont were left in thố crude a fluid which the ante eagerly story out of revenge bacalise on one these circumstances he imposed a fine of house by the robbers and have been
Abecasion the accusett would not lend him $7,500 with the alternative of 19 months handed over the Follo These and many other interesting ten-dollars. He further alleged that the examples of a little known aspect of youth himself was the conspiracy, and uprisonment, with hard, labour: mature kept an audience at Union Church allowed himself to be kidnapped in order Lecture Hall deeply interested and at the
to share in the ransom. conclusion the Rev. Kirk Maconachie's ofprenifibi of thánke to the loctafer" and to the Rihternist (ME: B. Dovey) was very heartily endorsed.
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to three
Cimprisonmén?"
Dr. Fuchs of Vipuna who is regarded the eye, and who has just deliverzu n the greatest futhority on distance: course of lectures at. Peking Union Medical College, is visiting Caniço,
Final figurer of the censur of the Union of South Africs show a population pienus 1,618,731, natives14,097,013; Asiaties of 6,929,660, made up is follows: Euro
165,731, and coloured 545,548.
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MESSRS.
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MAPPIN
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HAVE SENT US A NICE
SELECTION OF INLAID TORTOISE SHELL.
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TRAYS,
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WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A CONSIGNMENT
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THE WATCH WITH THE GUARANTEE.
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