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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th,
INDIAN WATCHMEN.
COMPULSORY REGISTRA-
TION.
QUESTION OF SHIP'S GUARDS.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
It is proposed to introduce at the next dieting of the Legislative Council a Bill intituled "An Or dinance to provide for the regis- tration and regulation of watch!
men."
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The "Objects" and Reasons" of the Bill state:--
1.In the year 1917, the Captain Superintendent of Police inaugur ated a system of supplying watch inen to private employers. The scheme was begun with 20 men. The numbers have increased yearly and
mer.
are
ORGAN RECITAL.
TO BE GIVES BY MAJOR E, J. BARKHAM.
Another organ recital is to be given by Major E. J. Barkham at
CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.
WISHES TO DEVELOP ITS
OWN CHURCH.
イ
MOVEMENT
St. John's Cathedral on Friday, at EFFECT OF THE NATIONALIST 3.13 p.m. The collection will be for the Organ Fund,
The programme will comprise:
Part of the Overture to the Loligesang" (Mendelssohn).
“Toccata and Fugue in A Minor" (Bach).
tude
Alpine Sketch and (b) "Solf
(Cyril Scott). Pilgrims March from Tannhau "ser" (Wagner), -
In addition to the recital, Mr. Frank Austin will contribute two solos, these being "It is Enough (Mendelssohn), and Lord God of Abraham" (Mendelssohn)."
"
1927.
SHANGHAI, October 17th. The fifth annual" meeting of the National Christian Council which is being held-nt Shanghai was con- tinued on Monday when plans were discussed with regard to the great Christian conference which is being called by the International Mis- sionary Council to meet in Jeru salem next March. A notable fea- ture of the Jerusalem Meeting will be the presence of a good many of the Oriental leaders of the Church in so-called "mission lands.” China. will have a delegation of twenty, of whom sixteen will be Chinese.
Devolution.
One of yesterday's topies was "The Relation between the Younger and the Older Churches, e., in this case the relation between the
contributing churches of the West and the young Christian Church of
China.
any particular employment upon at the present time about 600 watch-supplying a substitute if the ship- so supplied. Of those owner desires one. Ship's guards about 330 are ship's guards and will also have to carry a licence
bcok and badge.---- about 20 are employed on shore.
3-Most of the watchmen suppli- 36 recruits have just been taken on" in order to meat the demand. The ed by the Captain Superintendent scheme has evidently been appre-of Police are engaged by the month, elated by employers. The police but some are engaged by the day.
Mr. Y. S. Tom, Secretary of the are in a better position than in They are referred to in the Or Church of Christ in Kwangtung dividual employers to select the dinane nnd regulations under the best men and to weed out the less term casual watchmen, which is province, said that his experience lay in that part of the country which desirable men. The employers also defined in section 2 as meaning a
has been longest uuder Nationalist get the advantage of police super. watchman engaged at a daily rate. control, and which has, therefore. vision and control, and better dis- B-A, ship's guard is defined, in emerged from the period of great cipline can be kept with less trouble section, as meaning a person emconfusion and civil war into an era to the employer. Incidentally, the played on any vessel as a watch- of more constructive growth. system is of much use. lor police man, other than a casual watebman. purposes. At the present day, with The ordinary ship's guard will not the exception of the Kowloon and be under the supervision of the Taikoo Dock Companies, most of Captain Superintendent of Police, the principal employers of watch because there is a strong objection men get their men through the to dual control in the case of per police. The system has now grown sons employed on board ship, but to such an extent that it seems de- this objection does not apply to girable to regulate it by Ordinances, ensual watchman, who do not go to 2. The proposed "Ordinance and sen but who are employed in the regulations are on the whole in harbour as watchmen in the more tended to embody the existing prac limited sense of the term. tice, with one important exception. That exception is that in future no unregistered person will be el; lawed to act as a watchman, and
watchman.
-Section 3 of the Ordinance gives the Governor in Connell power to make regulations.
8.-It has been stated above in
The inevitable effect of the Nationalist Movement was a rising desire for freedom from foreign connections, and from traditional forms of authority in a current dissatisfaction with the present social order in China; and in a quickening of the democratic spirit and desire for democratic control. Claiming that the Church cannot but feel keenly the impact of all- of these ideas, he said, "What shall we do with this new spirit that is abroad in China to-day "
The theme is this opening talk was a call to the Protestant Chris- nn employer will be allowed to emparagraph 3 that the Ordinance tian forces in China to hasten the ploy an unregistered person as does not apply to persons of merging of the work of the mission- Chinese race unless they are in fact aries in that of the Chinese Church, 3-Two points require special ex-registered. The Ordinaner will in other words, the process of de- planation. One relates to a parti- also not apply to public officers, volution. In Mr. Tom's phrase, it cular provision of the Ordinance His Majesty's regular Naval and is time to take away the scaffolding, which is a little complicated, and | Military Forces, the Volunteers, or
by the help of which the Church in which may appear rather artificial, persons employed by the Admiralty China has thus far been built. That but which seems to be the only prac or War Department. This is pro
this theme was presented by Chi- tical soluzion of the particular provided in section 4.
nexe leudere yesterday and was blem with which it deals. Most of
B-Section 5 of the Ordinance thought shows how far the process "distinctly product of Chinese the watchmen supplied and super- vised by the Captain Superinten- gives the Captain. Superintendent of devolution has really gone in the that of Police are Indians, but of Police a power of exemption. A there are also 30 Chinese watch case in which this power will pro there are also from time to bably be exercised is that of the ed in the relation between foreigners two dock companies referred to in time watchmen of other nationali-
Both these from now on. Great emphasis will ties and race. Two things seem ob- paragraph 1 above.. vious,
well organized One is that the term companies have
be put upon the development and watchman
The exemptraining of Chinese leadership and must be defined bodies of watchmen. widely in order to include all the tion from the necessity for regis also the recruiting of missionaries persons whom it is desired to in- tion, or from the power of the Cap who will be fully in sympathy with lude. The other is that it would tain Superintendent of Police to the new attitudes and values in Christian work. There will be a be impossible for the Captain remove names from the register. Superintendent of Police to at- 10.-Section 6 of the Ordinance larger measure of equality and give tempt to supply and supervise all is the section which prohibits the and take between Chinese and for- persons of Chinese race who are employment of unregistered. per-eign leaders. Instead of having only Western leaders' come to China employed in the Colony in protect- | sons.
last year.
Certain now factors will be need-
and Chinese in the Chinese Church
ing property or preventing crime 11-Section of the Ordinance there will be a greater exchange or maintaining order, and it would prohibits the employment of a than heretofore of both Oriental also be undesirable. Accordingly watchman by more than one em- and Western messengers of good- section of the Ordinance pro ployer. The object of, this is to will between this and other lands rides that the Ordinance shall not
prevent practice which is same-In every way the Church will be apply to persons of Chinese race
times followed at present, by which put at the centre of all plans and unless allowed by the Captain
n. watekinan undertakes two sets of thought rather than the mission. Superintendent of Police to regis duties with the probable result thus fulfilling the purpose for which ter themselves in the Watchmen's that neither set of duties is proper- Western Christians came here in Register established under the Or-
the first place. Claiming that the carried out.
now wine of China's life to-day cannot be contained in. old bottles.
dinnoce Such Chinese registered
Disciplinary Powers.
watchmen will be subject to the Ordinance and regulations general-- 12-Section 8 of the Ordinance Mr. Tom challenged the conference ly, but it will be no offence for angives the Captain Saperintendent to consider a reconstruction of the unregistered, Chinese watchman to of Police certain
disciplinary whole Christian enterprise in this act as such, and it will be no offence powers over registered watchmen, land. for an employer to employ an un- other than ship's guards", registered Chinese person as
watchman.
13.--Section of the Ordinance
Christianity and Industrial Development.
provides that a watchman who de The afternoon session yesterday Ship's Guards.
serts may be removed from the Re gister and that on such removal of the Christian Church in Relation was given to discussing The Task 4.-The atlier point which re quires special explanation refers to he shall forfeit his right to any of
Industrial Developments and ship's guards. At present the em-toneys that may be standing to his Rural Needs." The theme was in- ployment of ship's guards is com credit in the hands of the Captaintroduced briefly by Mr. Gideon pulsory for all ships which come Superintendent of Police.
Chen, a member of the National within the scope of the Pirney Pre- 14.-Section 10 of the Ordinance Christian Council's staff who has vention Ordinance, 1814. These given the Captain, Superintendent | just returned from two years' study guards have to be obtained from of Police a general power to remove in England and on the Continent. the Captain Superintendent of any person from the Register, sub- Some of the topics considered Police and they are supervised by ject to an appeal to the Governor were him and are paid through him. in Council.
Why should the social implien That Ordinance is about to be re- 13-Section 11 of the Ordinance tions of Christianity be strassed as pealed, and the present system gives a right to appeal to the rigorously as possible just now in under which shipowners enter into Governor in Connell to any person China † bonds Linding them to employ whom the Captain Superintendent In what way can the Church best guards and to comply with various of Police has refused to register. serve labour to-day 7 other provisions will soon come to
16. Section 12 of the Ordinance an end. When, that repeal takes place there will be no obligation on gives to a registered watchman shipowners under the laws relating while acting in the discharge of his to piracy obliging them to employ duties as such the same powers of
arrest as a police officer. ship's guards. There will also be
17--Section 13 of the Ordinance nothing in the present Ordinance or the regulations to be made under provides that no watchman is to 54. which will require shipowners to act as a money lender or to have employ ship's guards, but if they any share in the business of any do employ ship's guards within the money-lender.
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In view of rising currents of social thought and questioning of the existing system, what should be.
Church? the responsibility of the Christion
How can the churches of China and the West help toward the im provement of international relations arising out of trade and industry!
The general conclusions of the conference on most of yesterday's
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SATURDAY'S LIST. A General Post Office notice, Colony, they will have to obtain 18.-Section 14 of the Ordinance topics will be presented Inter in the issued on Saturday, gives the fol them from the Captain Superinten-gives the police power to search any week...
lowing list of unclaimed correspon dent of Police. The ship's guards place or vessel where there is reason The delegates to the conference dence, etc., which is waiting at the supplied will, however, in future be to believe that an unregistered were presented yesterday with G.P.O.. entirely under the control of the watchman is employed.
copies of the Chinese Bible by the Capt. A. Aiken, E. C. S. Adkins, Unpaid Correspondence. Captain Superintendent of Police, 19.-Section 15 of the Ordinance American Bible Society, and ex- E. Brunner Madm. Beauville, Miss B.. M. Lewis (H.K, Hotel); and will not be paid through hirn. provides for the method of recovery pressed, their appreciation of the Relm Meyer China, "Co., Ltd., C. Mack, Muna Wor Yung The Captain Superintendent of
Registered Articles, am Police will still have one hold over of sums payable under the Ordin Society's gift by a vote of the whole Chang Hsing Cigarette Co., D. H Clarke, E. Colmer, Mias D. Dickin-
Peter Beockhoff, T. Ballet, these ship's guards because he will
20-Section 16. provides that in A public meeting in English was son, E. Dubrovoy, Miss A. W. he alle to remove an undesirable any proceeding against any person held last evening in the Martyrs Ericsson, Mr. Faravel, P. W. Fock, Cherpino, Mrs. R. Gay Cuning, M. persun from the Watchmen's He under the Ordinance it shall be Memorial Hall at which the work N. Fitzmaurice, J. B. Gathumton Lowrance H... Svendsen, Wu gister, and the effect of that will presumed until the contrary is and plans of the National Christian (Smith, Bell & Co.), H. C. Geahi. Kai Hung (c/o Ching Leo & Co.). be that a man can no longer be em
proved that such person is not of Council were presented by Bishop ran, R. Geitenberger, H. Houchen, Mrs. Madeline Wilson, Yuong Suey ployed as a ship's guard. He will Chinese race. This presumption Logan H. Boots, of the American Th. Heyting, J. L. Howe (jr.), Dr. Sing (Wong Lan Kai),
Parcals. also be able, se a less drastic mea is inserted in consequence of the Church Mission in Bankow, and Dr. J. V. Horst, D. E. Hawkina, sure, to remove whips-guard from meral exemption from the Ordin-R Y Lo of the Methodist Episoster Paul Kelly, Dr. 3. A. Koch, Lang
Houlder, Black & Co., Jack Kelly, I ance of persons of Chinese race. copal Mission in Shanghai,
(Continued on nézt Column.) ́ ́
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Mis Leung Shit Ying, Y.