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THE OBJECTS OF TAKING A CENSUS.
HELPS IN PROVIDING PROPER POLICE, FIRE- FIGHTING, TRANSPORT, ETC.
DEDUCTIONS FROM SEX CLASSIFICATION.
obtainable there.
REICHSTAG OPEN SESSION.
POLICE CORDON
BUILDING.
ROUND
GOVERNMENT WARNS OPPOSITION.
It is somewhat difficult to write enormous social and economic im
Berlin, Feb. 3A, srong pulive on the objects of a Census in Hongportance. In Hong Kong Irom Kong as so many of the main ob early days the masculinity of the cordon thrown around the building jcets ars on'y attainable when we Chinese population hao heen high, of the Reichstag at noon to-day furnished the outward evidence of a settled and are dealing with'
owing to the custom pf leaving a
parliament's reassembling and in- established people, In Hong Kong
wife and children in "the country"dicated the anticipation by the when the wage-caryer was attract authorities of eventual explosions there are wide fluctuations of population. To many the Colony is merely a convenient market for the cd to Hong Kong by the higher of the tense political atmosphere. In the prevailing in expectation of pos- commodity they have to sell, name. ly their Inbour; when trade is non-Chinese community also there ble developments However, the was for many years a large pro-day passed quietly both outside and hoaming there is a flood of m
ponderanes of malus compared with side the building, where the pack- In both eases the pro galleries were disappointed in. migration which recedes immediate
females. ly trade renses to expand, and when disturbances arise in the portion is now being reduced; liv- their hopes of oratorical fireworks. ing conditions are now more Invour
Indeed, the plenary hall was most neighbouring provinces of China anable for European women and the of the time practically desorted influx again sets in to be drained Chinese appear to bring their fami- when it had become clear that only away once mure when conditions in lies to a greater extent and settle uninteresting routine work was on
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is a constant stream coming and going and the balance is sometimes One way and sometimes another,
It is proposed therefore to deal generally with the usual objects of n Censun and then to see in what measure these objects are attain. able in Hong Kong.
proportion of females to males in the whole Colony was only 342 per 1,000; in 1921 it had risen to 631.
Age.
No Confidence Motion. Thus it was, for instance, decid-
facuased on the meetings of the parliamentary parties and chiefly on the deliberations of the senior committee of the House, which after a lively debate, passed several As ragards nge it is important to
motions intended to tighten the a community is
parliamentary rules so as to make know whether normally or abnormally constituted, life somewhat more difficult for the
an opposition. In early days the principal ob for example, whether it has jects of a census were merely either excessive number of children and to aseertain the military strength old people, In Hong Kong regis of 'n nation or to assess taxes and tration of births is largely evaded
ensc of female births. Deaths, dispense with the so called motions adjust the rights and duties of the by the Chinese especially in theed that henceforth the House will citizens. To-day the results of a cansus are of a much more varied however, are always registered as of confidence. on the assumption character and they form the basis registration is a necessary prolimin. that the government has the con- for many administrative, sociologicary to burial. We cannot therefore fidence of the House until a vote, at and other enquiries.
obtain a proper birth rate but we of consure has been actually car. Many questions affecting the political,do obtain a fairly accurate death rivd. This decision was caused by economic and social welfare of a rate. The crude death rate (usual. the often employed tactics of the community can only be answered ly expressed as the number of opposition to table a motion of through the existence of the census deaths per 1,000 of the population) confidence just in order to
can be ascertained accurately only barrass the government and the figures.
by the help of the census, sinec government parties. Furthermore, during intereensal periods all esti-it was decided that hencoforth a mates of rato have to be based on motion of censure must be signed by more or less imperfect estimates of at least fifty deputies instead of
Classification nerord. fifteen as hitherto, population.
The principal object of census- taking and the one probably which is best understood and arouses the greatest. mensure of interest is the. determination of the total number.
of persons in the community and their local distribution na well the progress or decline of the com
em.
to age assists also in the inter. The opposition parties are al- pretation of the crude death rate.ready up in arms against these If the cerisus showed an abnormal decisions of the committee, charging the government with abusing its constitution of the population with;
munity in various aspects since the for example, a proportionately influenco for, keeping down the i
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date of the preceding census. The the intereensal period of 10 years expressed either absolutely or rela. tively to similar changes during previous intercensal periode or Among other communities are dis- closed. Whether the population is increasing rapidly or slowly, whe ther it is congregating at centres or distributing itself over areas, are questions that can only he answered definitely by means of a. census. In some countries poli- tical representation may be affect-
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voice of the opposition parties and a lively debate may be expected on
up before the plenary meeting at this point when the question comes the end of this week.
large number of men and women over 70 or 80 years of age would expect a higher death rate than if the census showed a pro- portionately smaller number of the
Warning to Opposition. population who had passed the psalmist's span of life. Therefore Of givater importance, bowover, besides giving us the means of cal-is the announcement that the bud- culating these rates, the census also get debate will not as usual be makes possible their proper inter-opened by the Minister of Finance nepretation. Other matters also debut by the Chancellor himself when pend upon a knowledge of the ages the latter, it is rumoured in the of persons. It is desirable to know lobbies, will address to the opposi- the pumber of children for whemtion a last solemn warning to
and to let the House proceed with
its work, as otherwise the Cabinet would be compelled to promulgatu though it would be glad to avoid the budget by Presidential decree,
work in close co-operation with the Reichstage.
ed by an iteration in the distribu-school nccommodation should be abandon its method of obstruction tion of the population as shown by provided in the future and whether the censue. This does not affect the present number of schools is long Kong, but questions of water adequate or not. There are no old happly, whether police protection age pensions in Hong Kong hut is adequate or Bre service, means and similar matters can be decided from the facts disclosed by the Census, and are no longer matters cf mere estimate.
not, questions. of that is another matter, in which auch an emergency measure and to
of transport census is needed to give the Gov erument some knowledge of what will be required in future years.
Large differences between the
Literacy.
SHOULD THE GIRL
HER SHARE?
(Continued from Toge
PAY
Paying is Easier. Perlaps nobody fas ever realised this differencs but an occasional independent woman whose in fessional life and who has the illu dividuality is recognised in her pro. minating experience of finding her self in, say, a country house party where she is treated merely no one. of " the ladies,"
Questions are also usually asked in census enquiries relating to the. Classification by Bex.
literney empacity of the people. Population fal's into natural the single test of literacy or illiter groups according to sex and age and although, the distribution acy is somewhat crude but the three questions that it is proposed to ask cording to conjugal condition (in Hong Kong: (1) Can you read whether single, married, widowed, and write your own language; (2) or divorced) does not depend on Can you road and write English natural causes but on the socinl institution of marriage, this institu. (3) Can you speak English will, it tion is so well established that this is hoped, furnish us with a rough iden of the efficiency of our edura classification is comparable in im
Let the young man who is frel tional machinery. portance to classification ncoarding:
The classification of the propleng aggrieved at putting down fares or entrance money for two believe to sex and age.
according to occupation is obviously in when I tell him that paying is of fundamental importance and easier every time than keeping
department of 'n payce. comparison with a similar classi- strictly to the correct traditional A time may come when we ará fication made at preceding censuses provides us with the material for all less self-conscious about money. review of the Colony's industry. Even today there are both men and women who are not supersensitive In grueral then it may be said about money and so can lend and atry frequently that the whole, machinery of ad. borrow to or from either sex with
out thereby, starting emotional raw Bladetrates gestores evolves place which defert both their lovos disposition to as it does, provisiói: “SƏ "Transport and friendships, But They
well. festation of vico and and communication, for police and many and perhaps. It is just as classification, accord. other protection and for many other Who said that if we were all like requirements of the community, has Marcus Aurelius life would be very cager to give up dancing. Not in necessarily to be based upon an dull 7 We are not. I think really accurate knowledge of the extent this generation, anyhow. Evening and distribution of the population. Standard.
number of males and females affect generally the economic condition of the community, they affect the number of marriages and the natural increase of the population and the characteristics of sex dip
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ing to sex is therefore of fund mental interest. It is equally ob. vious that the classification of go cupations according to sex is of
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