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MISSIONARIES FOR CHINA. WISDOM OF SENDING MORE IS QUESTIONED.
A LOCAL OPINION.
That the people on the spot, who ad-
SIR.-The Articles which have recently appeared in the Tally Press and invised the Home headquarters of the other papers on the subject of the dan Societies whether it was safe or danger- gerous state of our roads due to the ous to send out lady missionaries for. large increase of motor traffic during work in China wore the best judges of the last few years have doubtless been the matter, was the opinion expressed followed by the majority of motorists to a. Daily Press representative yester- with considerable interest. I should first day morning by a member of the London like to state that the alarming nimber of į Missionary Society at present "staying in accidents (in proportion to the number the Colony.
gi cars in the Colony) reported in the
Yesterday in the hity Press we pub. press, by no means represents all the lished a reference to a meeting, of the accidents which occur, as those engaged China Inland Mission in London, when ja the insurance of mator cars can" God, speed ' testify. I would say that the majority | missionaries leaving for China, and also
was said to a number af·) ot motor accidents, apart from those an extract from a letter to the Timer in where third parties are injured, are never which Mr. H.. H. Johnstone, of Marl- recorded in the press and the public are borough, said: consequently in ignoraner of these. What are the reasons for all these accidenta) Motoring in this Colony is still in its infancy and the Chinese, motor drivers and pedestrians alike, has not yet ne quired that road-sense which comes in time as a result of greater familiarity with fast moving vehicles.
I am far from being antagonistic to missionary effort, bat, having mixed much with Chinamen in England, I know the spirit of hostility which the presence of Christian missionaries arouses in that country, and I think the authorities of the China Toland Mission are undertaking a grave re sponsibility in sending out women missionaries at the present crisis. Perhaps it is pot too late to sound note of warning.
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Daily Press representative said that as The missionary interviewed by the far as the London Mission were concerned all their members were at their posts, ex- cept the two men for Canton. The latter
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HOWLS.
KOWLOON DOUK BEAT SHANGHAI.;
The Shanghai Interpors players were
The game throughout was keen, though when the home side won by 20 to 13. entertained at Kowloon Dock yesterday,
Shanghai seemed to be unaccustomed to short heads. The teams were :--
From personal experience I consideri that one of the chief causes of accidents. in Hongkong is the fact that there exist no recognized driving signals here as there are in England and elsewhere Scarcely any two drivers indicate what they are about to do by making the same signals. The favourite signal amongst kong, but they were only waiting for the
were at the
moment staying in Hong-chron, A. Gourlay and R. Lapsley (S.).
Kowloon Dock:--F. Goodman, G. Pun taxi-drivers, and other Chinese drivers hayects to lift and then they would shall, T. G. Main and R. Phillips (S.).
Shanghai:G. Johnson, F. L. Mar is that of allowing the right arm to
return. But the London Mission workers hang down limply (ng if lifeless) outside did not go far inland. The work in the
The scores were
as follows:-" the body of the caz. 'I have yet to leaza interior was done for the most part by
5. K.. Docks. quite what is intended by this and, if the China Inland Mission, which had its possible, always give auch drivers plenty headquarters at Shanghai.
of space.
centres were the best judges of the dot
In his opinion the people at the local
ditions inland, and they maintained con
The man who puts his right arm out and then turus, to the left is also not unknown to users of our local roads. But perhaps the driver who is reapon- sible for most Accidents is he (or she) stant communication with London and who pulls up without giving any warning advised Landon what to do in the mat at ni..
Lastly you have the driver who haster of sending out additional help. He dropped his passenger somewhere on the knew enough of the China Inland Mission Peak and comes down Stubba Road, faster than is really safe, cutting corners as he
comes.
The following are the driving aiguals in common use by Motorists in England which I venture to suggest might with advantages be adopted by the Police in this Colony, viz:~
1-am foing to Slow Down Right
Council, he said, to be sure that they would collect all the facts and judge the situation clearly. They would certainly no act rashly in a matter such as this,
"With regard to new recruits to the ranks of the missionaries," he continued,
these are straight away sent to lan- age schools in the big centres where they study for twelve mouths before going has two training schools for such re- into the interior. The Inland Mission
cruits."
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POLO CLUB GYMKHANA.. ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME FOR:
-END OF SEASON.
LBY ARGUS]
arrangements to hold a gymkhana on Ronk Polo Club Committee have ado As the interport polo Axture with Shanghai has fallen through, the long-
the afternoon of Saturday, October 31st.
It will take place on the Club's ground at Causeway Bay, just behind the Hong- kong Jockey Club Stables.
The programme will commence at 30 pm. with a 4 chukker polo match ba- tween teams representing the Civilians and. the United Services.
This will be followed at 5 p.m... by a Vietoria Cross Race, in which each com- petitor, will have to negotiate & hurdle, disineunt, pick up the wounded." man and carry him back on the pony over the hurdle and past the winning post... Prob ably this will be rua "against the walet" ar.in Kerts
The thin! event will be a Polo Ball Race At a given signal riders will, lino up two deep in front, ut pavilion, first Hine riders will hit their respective balls second hit by second line riders,, after that alternately, ball to be driven round given course through posts and around through goals in centre of field. Riders hitting out of tuin or hitting wrong balk will be disqualified.
A Ladies Nomination event will follow, which is guaranteed by Mr.-W. T. Stan- ton, the ilonorary Secretary, to provide the "funny incidents" of the afternoon. The chief ingredients, I am toki, are a hard-tack biscuit, & teaspoon and a bottle of soda water in addition to the mounted mar and his lady nominator..
will follow.
Musical Chairs-conditions as usual-
toss of which have not yet been dis The Enal item on the programme is described as a Balaclava, Melec, condi-
vlosed,
teresting afternoon's sport is promised to Provided fine weather prevails, an in- wind up the present season and start the
Pula New Year "• ob-its- waAY.
The band of HM:55. Hormer will be in attendance, and tea will be provided for members and their guests in a mar~ quee on the lawn near-the Club House,
Lista calling for entries will be posted shortly at the Polo Club and Jockey Cluts. Stables.
arm fully extrades palm down wards, the hand making a number of movements as though patting the ground.
After the match Mr. J. Garroway 2-1 em Going to Turn to the Right.
Personally, he did not believe the Vice-President of the Dock team, con Right arm fully extendel, palm of thronged with missionaries because of the they had played against the Club, and
report that Japanese summer resorta were the hand to the front.
gratulated Shanghai on the fine game 2-1 nm Going to Turn to the left, might be there for the summer holiday Mrs. McKelvey presented the visitors
truuble in China. 'Some missionaries With the right arm fully extended, months, but that was, all. The situation with silver forks as a memento of the palm of hand to the front, carry as far as he understood, was not so acute day. Mr. Phillips.suitably replied. it forward along the same horizontal in the North as it was in the South. plane in a semi-circular sweep, 4--Come Past 3e. Right arm dropped until better communications were estab British missionaries would probably wait vertically to its full length and lished before venturing far into Kwang- brought forward in swinging tung and the South. As far as Canton vertical motion to the front. 5- am Going to Stop Fore-armnounced that they were going to suppress was concerned the Bolsheviks had an- raised vertically and palm of hand Christian education in the schools, but in opened out. Care should be taken not to give the step. Regarding the Christian Churches League Management Committee took
this direction they had as yet made no
A meeting of the Hongkong Football signal at the same time that the move the reports he had received wore to the place yesterday evening, when it was de
ent which the signal is tended to in-effect that they were carrying on their cided to arrange for dicate, is carried out, hat, ample time services as usual, and as'a maiter of fact the second, division.
section "B!? of should be allowed:
If the above signals become general-weed the services regularly. Quite possibly rejected, the ten permitted to enter kong Cricket Club versus the Rev. E. K.
delegations of strike leaders had attend-
FLK.C.C. WEED-END" FIXTURES. shaff at least understand each other and they attended to hear whether anything being: Surreys
Thirteen teams entered, but three were this is all to the good.
The following will represent the Hong- For the driver of the vehicle with during the services they were orderly and Club de Recreio, Maslem (2 team) 10.30 am on the Club ground:-R was being said against the strike, but Kowloon."B" St. Joseph's (2 teamma), day next at 2pm, and Monday next, at,
"Drums" Reserves, left-hand drive I can make no suggestion caused no trouble. The attitude of the University and South China (2 teams) Hancock (capt) AW. Hayward, E. W. Quick's Bhanghai, Interport XI. on Satur- except, perhaps, that he should remember Government was anti-Christinu, one of The date of commencement was held over Hamilton, H Owen Hughes T. E that, as the car behind him will be lock the strangest adherents to the movement subject to Thursday's meeting. ing towards his off-side for a possible being Wong Cheng Wai. signal which he will be unable to make, Christian schools in Canton, however, had, Some of the it behoves him to exercise additional already re-opened and more would open concerning the allocation of grounds, Vallack, and R. E. "A. Webster.
A letter was read from the Association F. J., de Rome, G. R. Sayer, G. R.
Pearce, Rev. T. B. Powell, I. P. Ralph care. Yours truly,
in about a week's time. G. H. ELLIOTT
and it was decided to send delegates to Hongkong, October 8th.
sions were waiting to see whether the the meeting on Thursday. Canton Government took any action on their threat to suppress, Christianity.
THE TROUBLE IN SCHOOLS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY 'PRESS.''1
Now the mix-
In conclusion, the Daily Press inform ant said that some mission societies had stopped sending out members, but those Imissionaries engaged in work in the largo ne reason why they should not come back centres would be quite safe and there was to take up their work again.
Siz, have just read for a second time Bellanny's life of Byron. The ex- tract, quoted below is interesting as it shows that not only in schools in Cinna have we had rebellious, etc. There have been numerous other similar instances at Universities and schools in England. Inod," boasts Byron in Childish Recollec- "I never feared the young usurper's, hope the extract will help some persons tions, in which the new chief was design- to take a balanced view of the studentated as "pomposus," and in the M8. trouble in China. In my opinion too was the couplet mach has been made of it. However, we A boy o'er boys he holds a trembling
live and learn by mistakes.
The extract of course refers to what bappened at Byron'a 'school-Harrow..
When in March, 1905, Dr. Drary
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reign,
alore fit than they to seek some ሓ school again...
tour.
H.K.G.C... YOLUNTEERS.
to represent Royal Hongkong Golf Club The following teams have been selected and Volunteer Defence Force at Fanling. on Bunday, October 11th:
CRICKET
The following will represent the Hong kong Cricket Club 2nd XI. v. the Uni- veraity on Saturday on the University ground:-S. A. Arthur, C. T. Fowle, H. Grifin, K. Mackenzie, W. W. Mace
Rushtos, Conveyance will leave the Cith kenzie, D. H. F. McMaster. D. Me Y. Parker, T... E. Pendered, and D). A. Nicoll (enpt.), D. E. G. Nicholson, H
pavilion at 1,45 p..
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB-1, A, H.
Bonnett, 6, H. U: Ireland; 7; 3. Bulmer, ground: HG. B. Burnie, H. Griffin, B. Morris, 4, LG. 8. Dodwell; 5., Capt. day. October 12th, os Kowloon Cricket Ferguson, 2, N. L. Smith; 3, Capt kong Cricket Club . Kowloon on Man- The following will represcut the Hong-
Johnson, 8, W. Douglas; 3. R. Hancock, W. Leo, W. W. McKenzie, L. D. McNicoll 10, F. J. de Rome; 11, F. G. Walker, 12, (capt.), D. E. G. Nicholson, H. V Lang; 15, G. M. Dalgety, 10, H. G. Stevenson, and O. Skinner. M. M. Mans; 1, J. L. Shellshear, 14, W. Parker, T. D. E. Pendered, D, Reid, H. Hegarty.
Play will commerce at 10:30 am.
HOOKLY.
C,S.C.C. FIXTURES.
An alteration has been made in this Farrangement between the Civil Service Cricket Club and the Kowloon Cricket Club to play a two-day cricket match on Saturday and Monday
The Civil Service C.C. will meet on their own grond on Saturday a team composed of twelve men from the Kow. loan C.C. Play will commence at 2 p.m.
The 0.8.C.C. side will be B. D. Evans Finener, F. J. Lang, W. H. Edmonds, C. (Captain), H. G. Wallington, E. C.
VOLUNTEERS-1, B. M. Smith, 2. T. D. "Unfit to govern, ignorant of rule, E. Pendered; E. J. R. Mitchell, 4, J. M. retired, there was a rebellion among the is part of the flattering description which Walker; 6 R. L. Moncrieff, 8, J. B. hoys against the appointment of his sue was duly published. One day he was Rose; 7, T. G. Bennett, 6 L R. An- cessor, Dr. Butler, and in favour of his summoned to give an explanation of his dress; B, A. B. Farves, 10, G. 5. Hugh son Drury. Wildman was at its head, action in tearing down the window-bars Jones; 11, E. D. Black, 12, D. G. Bruce; and the question arose whether Byron in the hall, and replied arrogantly, Be. 13, A. Sommerfelt 14, W.-J. Clerk; 18, was likely to join. Someone...said because they darkened the room.' knew he would not, because he did not Another illustration of his insolence is
8. Morrison, 18L 8, Greenhill choose to act second to any ane, hut that supplied by his refusal of the Head. be might at once he secured by being master's invitation to dinner on the given the leadership. Whereupon Wild. Brod that if he were staying at New- man readily made way, and his lordshipstead Byron's home) be, Byron, would condescended. to take command. He con certainly not invite him to dine. Allo. tinued to be rude and implacable in his ether, it is not a very agreeable picture attitude to Butler, part of whore offence that we conjure up for ourselves of this kong Hockey Club against the 5/2nd II, Beardali, F. E. Lawrence, F. Baker
The following will represent the Hong- seems to have lain in his youthfulness, schoolboy, and yet it is a picture of never. Panjabis at 5p.m. to-day at the F H. Holdman, F. L. Squibbs, H. E which, be heing only thirty-one, wouldling interest, and it is pleasant to know UR.C.-P. W. F. Mills, A. P. T. Strange and E. A Bastin. Reserves: H. naturally contrast somewhat strongly,
that he became reconciled to both Henry Pariharson. D. H. Sherman, A. A.F. Harper and II. Weutike. with the maturer age of Drary, reting monitor before he left-Youré faithfully, Martin. He Owent Haghi, R. C. Allen, he the guests of the Indian Recreation: After thirty-five years' service at the
Drury and Pompoeus." Ho: was, Dand. E, J. R. Mitchell (capt.), E. W. L. On Monday the Civil Service C.C..wil School.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
CHI SIN YAN,
L G. Billiton B.M., B. D. Evane and Club in a friendly game which will begin G. P. Lammert.
at 1.02 1.
Hongkong, October 6th,
HEH.C. PUNJABIS
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