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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MAY to IQTO
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
provide every child born-underits jurisdiction with primary education, elementary education. No.meretricious successes in Oxford Local | THE coming fruit season promises to be one o Examinations, no shoйy, brilliancy at the the best on record throughout the Malay
ponipaula. top will disguise from the eyes of the thought
ful the panting failure, the gloomy mire of Six enormous nil tanks, each holding many wretchedness at the bottom,
This is not a
million gallons of oil, have been erected at
DBATH OF KỤNG EDWARD IN
FREEMASONS' MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE,
Mr. T, F. Hough, the District Graed Mas- ter of Hongkong and South Ching; for himself and, on behalf of the masonic fraternition in
CLAIM FOR BRACELETS
"AND BANCLES,
JEWELLER SURS COMPATRIOT IN THE BUMMARY COURT.
Before Mr. Justice Hurdland, Acting Ponne Judge, In the Summary. Court this morning, Chan Foo, jeweller, of 148, Des Vœux Road
see that this is being done efficiently and case for economy only, but for that wisdom Granton, on the Firib of Forth, for the supply, and the Duke of Counsight expressing sorrow Central, sued.Cheong Yun Fuk lo recover the..
Owing to deaths of His late Majesty King Ed- ward VII, the meeting of the Sanitary Board which was to be held this afternoon has been. postponed to next week.
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this district, has despatched telegrams of coa dolence to Queen Alexandra, King George V
upon the death of His Majesty King Edward VIL, the Grand Patron of Freemasonry.
Expressions of loyalty to the new King were also embodied in the telegrame.
A GRACEFUL ACT,
On the pedestal of the statue of His Majesty King Edward VII. in Royal Squire, was placed, to-day, a beautiful wreath of flowers. Attaching to the oral tribute was a card in- scribed as follows:-
THE Colonial Secretary has received a telo
"Leung Shin Kong. With deapest Sympathy." gram from H. B. M. Consul-General at Batavia
PARSI, COMMUNITY'S CONDOLENCE. to the effect that Hongkong has kean declared
The following telegram bas heed transmitted to be infected wib bubonic plague.
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to-day AFTAR shaking hands with 1,700 women at through His Excellency the Officer Adminis the White House, at Washington, President (ering the Gaverament :— Tali, bestick there were 300 more in their Mormusjes Mody and member. Hoig party, declined to continue the operation.
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which we pray in our Church services of submarines. may be given to our rulers. The re- A CHINESE war fined. Siog or six weeks' im- commendations for scholarships are ad-prisonment in the Police Court this morning. mirable, we wish they could be more liberal, for selling dross apium at 44, Lower Lascar They provide for the able, and industrious Row without a licence. pupil a chance to rise-the opportunity which so many sigh fot, and in spite of our boasted civilization, too often in vain. The vernacular schools gain ten of these scholar ships for entrance into English lower grade schools and seven scholarships are open to Linglish lower grade, schools for entrance into the higher grade at Saiyingpun, Yau- mali or Wantsai. The scholarships, which give cytrance from the Higher Grade Schools to Queen's College are of course most welcome, but we still wish that more were done for the lower classes. More co- courageungnt should be given to them than to anybody. "It will be interesting to see how the princely gift of Sir Hormusjee Mody is_utilized-Eight school receive $1,000 each, to, produce $30 a year, for two con- secutive years. Whether these scholarships will be used for the benefit of the lower classes. or to assist pupils of the higher classes on their way to the University has not been publicly stated. But we have sufficient reason to rely on the wisdom of the founder to hope that those responsible will rather think of those promising pupils in the lower classes or "the remove," whose parents can-plaat pests there. not afford the burden of fees, and to whom these scholarships might be a precious boon and a helyi on the upward road. We cannot but approve of the wise decision to fix forly as the number of pupils which can be taught efficiently by one master.
This limitation
may give him, even if not absolutely the "carrière ouverte aux talents," the equal opportunity with anybody to rise to any thing, yet at least the opportunity to climb out of "the mlasmatic swamps to which his parents have been condemned," and to be CO.,fitted for the battle of life. It is our duty to fairly to all. We do not under-rate the difficulties with which this question' bristles, but very often in dodging in and out among the thorns one forgets to see the wood for the trees.". Very often a matter of principle, perhaps the underlying principle of all is overlooked amid discussion and settlement of masses of detail. In Great Britain and over practically all the civilized world primary education is fret, or the payment of fees in Government schools is so very small that it is merely a reminder to a parent of his duty to his children, or a form of collecting an infinitesimally small education tax from a man too poor to pay it in other form. Four parve a week has been before now found far too heavy a fee for poor parents to pay for one child's schooling. When a stranger learns that in Hongkong fees in a Govern ment school supported by the rates actually un to 5 and $5 per month, and that they are likely to be further increased, he cannot refrain from asking the question "For whom are these schools instituted and kept up 7" On learning that there are private schools which receive from the rates a small grant-in-aid, under strict conditions, he asks the same question. The answer will be that these schools are for those of whom we have spoken-those by whose labour and living the whole community benefits directly or indirectly, and to whom the summit of caribly happiness after making ends meet consists in seeing their children, like the grub in Parables from Nature" rise from the slough, break out to the surface, and soar bright-winged, into the upper freur dir. Not all can attain high position or wealth, but that modicum of decency, that education in character, and instruction of mind which we expect to see in civilized Christians, aye, and in the civilized of all religions and races, we demand as a right for the poorest, for the hewers of wood and the drawers of water. Our Government here does not see this; the Education Committee saw it, faltered, and failed. Recommendation No: VIII of the Report of the Education Committee estab lishes three new lower grade schools, 10 provide for the reduction in numbers at Queen's College and the 'istrict Schools. The cost is to be provided by the recent in- crease of fees at these schools. We urge most 8 carnestly that surplus revenue should not be derived from increase in fees. It is estimated that the latter, which is an inroad on the pockets of the poor, will provide a surplus revenue over that collected in 1909 nf $4.712. This is hopelessly topsy-turvy The ratepayers do their duty and provide funds for educating the people; the Govern ment adds a tax in the form of fees We are glad to note that the Com-suspicion. The assessment of the capitation millée do not recommend any compulsion grant very properly depends upon the effici- by the Government upon Grant Schools in eacy of a school, as it is obvious that one of respect of the rate which they shall charge the main objects of the aid is to excite keen to pupils. This would be too achitrary and effort to attain the highest possible standard. even tyrannical. Many of these Giant But the sole judge of efficiency is to be that. Schools are quasi-charitable organizations, one and only individual the Director of and admit pupils free of charge, and thus Education. We are told in the Com. mittee's report that he should be guided save them from running wild in the streets, Instead of these step children of Fortune equally by (a) the sufficiency of the growing to a maturity of hooliganism after staff (b) the standard of instruction and an infancy of savagery and a childhood of general character and tone of the school, of yahooism, they are wisely trained to be all of which extremely delicate and possibly most orderly young people and excellent contentious matters he is, without appeal, useful citizens. Were the Government to the only arbiter. He may report a school make it impossible for the Grant Schools to as inefficient for what are in his eyes seri- do this work except for a fee, the quasi-ous shortcomings, in respect of one flac. charity element would become stronger, and tor only, and thus deprive it of all grønt." they would be obliged to draw funds from Now is this reasonable? We speak absolute- charitable sources elsewhere to provide they impersonally, but nothing short of some THE CHILDREN'S BIRTHRIGHT. necessary payment for each pupil for whom supernatural appointment of a sure enough the parents or guardians could not pay, and celestial archangel to fill the appointment
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is the cause of the proposed provision by Government of three lower grade schools for Chinese, to account for the reduction in numbers in Queen's College and the District Sclicals. Every recommendation which tends to increased 'efficiency" commauds our ap plause, but we assert that the poor should not he made to pay for it, and therefore every ad ditional burden on. the shoulders of the hapless feepaying parent should, be lighten ed, not added to. One most serious matter
A SMALL rubber estate at Bukit Gauteng, Diy lostý acres in extent, which could have been purchased for $5,000 last year has just changed band for $40,000, reports the Times of Malaya, THE charter is reported of the steamer Michae Fedeca, to carry 9,000' toas "cemen! from Hai phong to Manila, at the rate of go cents per too, The vessel is expected to arrive at Mapila soop.
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kong Parsi Community desire to tender their humble duty and deepest sympathy with Her Majesty Queso Alexandra and Royal Family They also desire to express to His Majesty the King George V. their devoted allegiance,"
AT BIARRITZ,
The following will, be-read with reláncboly interest :-
Biarritz April 6.
I am able to affirm tha! King Edward' is in perfect health. It is difficult to understand what has given rise to reports to the contrary.
I saw his Majesty this evening as he was
Firty-two million ladybirds, (weighing one ton), reared at the State Insediary at S.cra setting out for a long drive in his automobile, meuto, have been sent to Melonfield, in Calland, to judge from his appearance--which has foraia, in order, a kill the aphides and other improved wonderfully since his arrival here-
he is in the best of heath and spirits..
MR. Nakashoji Vice-Minister of Communi cations, is to travel in Europe and America for the inspection of electrical undertakings. He will leave Tokio in July next and travel by the Siberian Railway.
"AN official repost has been received by the Japanese Government to the effect that the Brush Squadron on the Cama station, under the command of Admiral Winslow, is expected to airive at Yokohama in the adih instanti. THE court of justice a Batavia will bear, on May 11, the case of Mr. Theobaldo Franco Tigli, bora in Corsica, 33 years old, who was. apprehended in connection with opium, smag. gling in Java Mr. Tigh was formerly so employee of the deparment of public works' at Saigon.`·
is deserving of the public attention, and we.THE. Malay Prospecting Syndicate has been trust that something may be done to relieve registered with a capital of £10,000, in £so an anxiety which will inevitably be felt shares, to carry on in the F. M. S. or elsewhere sooner or later. Resolution X places in the business of tin and general miners, pros the hands of one man, the Director of pectors, concession.sies, cic, and to adopt as Education for the time being, an arbitrary agreement with G. Cumming and A. H. Heng- power which if confided to an archangelgeler. The fital directors are C. G. Ogilvie mad
G. Cumming. would, excite remark, and when entrusted
to the discretion of a mere man, of whom we RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library cannot predicate how far he may have pro-and Museum for the week ending the 8th gressed on his way up the stages or phases May, 1910 (— which lead to archangelhood, is bound sooner or later to cause uneasiness and even
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Non-Chipesegna s 484 197
Chinese adu 202 2,705 Total....686 1,90%
Railways in China extend over 0,300 miles including 1,913 miles managed by Chinese and 4,373 miles, by foreigners. Russians manage 1,077 miles, Belgians 903 miler, Japanese 702 miles, Germans 684 miles and British 600 miles. When the railways being built are com pleted the total mileage of railways in Chin
will reach 8,020 miles.
A TELEGRAM to the Ceylon Times, dated Londos, April 2*, sa45-
Messrs. Lewis and Peat, owing to misleading statements, wish to say that the following art the nearest values of rubber crops
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1911
1912
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in value. 11. salles. go. 6d. sellers.,
It is true that the King has not takes his usun! morning walk during the Inst two days, but the abnormal wesiber we are experiencing is a sufficient explanation of this fact.
A violent north-west wind bas brought cold raio, and King 'Edward, instead of walking along the exposed sea froot, has been making it a practice to motor to the Cotes des Basques, which is sheltered from the wind by the cliffs and to take long walks there.*
sum of $800, being amount of balance den for gooda sold and delivered. „Mr. F. X. Almada appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. F. W. Goldring was for the defendant,
Plaintiff stated that he had known defendant for several years.
Mr. Almada→Is he in the Court room?" Witness Yes,
Mr. Almada-Point him out. ...His Lordship-It's not necessary. It's not like a crimo (Laughter),
Mr. Goldring-it is necessary, my Lord. His Lordship-Ob, you don't admit he is the mani
Mr. Goldring-No, my Lord.
Proceeding, plaintiff stated that, in the 8th moon of last year, he had certain transactions with the defendant to the amscat of $1,520 for the sale of bracelets and bangles. The name of the purchaser was given as Yun Fük." It the 10th moon of last year, he said aunther lot of jadestone to the defendant. The total value of all the goods sold, was $2,340, He received an acknowledgment for the goods, but it was not, signed but only chopped. De fendant paid $1,540 on account on the 3rd De cember last.
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Mr. Golding-Did anybody see these track aclio 17
Platou The delivery was made in defend- ant's house and there were many people there
who saw the goods, delivered.
His Lordship-Can you call any of them as witzesses?
Mr. Almada-Plaintiff could not call them as witnesses because they are his wives and concublats,"
His Lordship (Te pisiatif) Why didn't you ask the defendant to sign this document in- stead of having it merely chopped ? ̧.·
Flaïbij He said it was not necessary. Defendant sinted that he was employed as an lalerpreter on the Empress of Chins and bad worked on the Empiars boats for 16 years, and” bad also worked for the O.P.R. He had no This morning the weather was still unfavour-chop whatever. The period between his de- able, and King Edward went for a motor car parture from and arrival at Hongkong was excision before lunch, and this afternoon be usually 56 or 58 days. went for a long drive to the pine woods.
On his return to the Hotel du Palais is Majesty received the visit of the Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch, cousin of the Tsar, and his wife, the Grand Duchess Xenia, who are making à long stay ai the Villa des Vagues, King Edward lunched and dined with his sito.
CANTON. PLAY BY DAY
MR. WU TIG FANG
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Catton, 7th Mar,
H. E. Wa Ting Fung, 1x-Chinese Minister to the United States of America, who arrived at Hongkong a few days ago, is expected to come up hera next week on a visit to this city be fore proceeding to Peking to report bis reigro, VICEROY INDISPOSED,
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H. E. Viceroy Yaan Bhu Hana in slightly. lodisposed and is attended by Dr"Cheung,
DISORDER AT LOTING, "
Mr, Goldring submitted that defendant could not have been in Hongkong at the time the alleged transacilons took place..
Proceeding, defendant stated that he was not in Hongkong on the zeil November last, the date of the alleged transaction, but at Vancou
vez.
Mr. Almada-Can you. write your name is Chinese ?
Delcadant Yea.
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Mr. Alimada-Since when did you learn to write your sigoature in Chinese ?
Defendant-Since my boyhood.
Did you buy any jade-stone from the plain......
don't know any man by the name of
tiff Chan. Fro?
Did you buy iba j.de-alone from any other man ?--I've had no transactions for the present, I am not a bu ideas man.
Don't you attempt to smuggle goods into Var conver?-If I did I wouldn't have been on The case was adjourned in order to allow the the Empress brats so long.
chop to be identified. ··
On receipt of a despatch from the officials of Loting reporting that a large number of rioters KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL. is creating a disturbance there, Admiral Li Chan sent to-day Captain Ng Chung Yu with a number of troops on board a gunboar to that
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the Secretary.
COUNCIĘ.
Minnies of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the roth April, 1910.
Present:Y CSIrs. W. Kruse (Chairman), J. "Owing to the difference between various S. Fenwick, C. Lee, Lim Nee Kar, I. Man- parties of shareholders of the Canton-Haukowcarini, Thomas, the Health Officer and Railway Company, and allegations brought against him. Thotai Kwong, Engineer in Chief of the Railway, banded in his resignation from his post last, year, but the resignation was not accepted. Tantai Kwong is pow determined | 10 resign his post in order to avoid trouble, and ho has again seat in his sosigantico,
CENBUS Of kwangtung;
A cansas will be taken of the population of the Kangtang province. The enumerating work is now in the hands of the Police officials,
Mr. L., Thomas was introduced and took his sent, cs Mr. W. H. Wallace, resigned.
The minutes of the meetings of the 5th mi 13th April were read and confirmed.
On the motion of Mr. Les, seconded by Mi Thomas, the Secretary was instrupted to inter View the owner of certain land at San-ku-chan," with a view to sinking a public well there.
A letter was read from the Senior Consal
Every word that can prove that it is the who would otherwise bave grown up no bet ind perform the responsibility above-men- figure than the distribution for 1908. This beginning in the districts of Namhoi and Pax Council when dealing with law suite against
THE DEMISË, OF THE CROWN,
THE yeady geacral meeting of the Redjaog Leboog Mining Company was to be held at Batavia on May 10. It is intended to fix the
concerning the procedure to be adopted by the dividend at 85 per cent. for 1909-a smaller
Yo
Spanish subjects, residing on Kulangsu, 20 points to less › profitable working, lant (year, || "HONGKONG CHINAMPN, KIDNAPPED. Consul belog in this port in charge of Spanish Experts who bed gone into the monthly reports Some time ago two men named Kam Wing interesi, expreled a dividend of 88 per cent.
Hi and Kam Wing Sui, brathers, visited the. A letter was read from H. BM Consul, San Ui district and were kidnapped by robbers | concerning the arrest of a Chinese on the pres...
Az the opening of the Yuoran-Tonkin rail there. The whereabouts of these man is still mises of a British subject without the authority way the other day, much was said of the ex-unknown. These men are said to be British or knowledge of H. B M's Consul. The pected increase of trade along the line which subjects trading in Hongkong and were a Council considered the British Consul's read would greatly benefit the port of Haiphong, possession of passports from Chinese officials ing of the Land Regulations bearing on suck especially as regards maize and wheat for ex portation to Europe. The Avmir du Tonkin protect them while travelling in the interior. arrests both fair and reasonable, and agreed
points out that these expectations will nev'r ba realized so long ai the railway fraffic rates ārs so high and heavy transit changes block the Way.'
duty of a civilized Government to provide ter or little better than a gutter snipe.. Does tioned could possibly reconcile is to for the education of every citizen has long the Government really desire the greater such a dangerous latitude of power being ago been spoken or written, Long ago too number of the children of parents who by given to one individual. We write without han the answer been given to the question want of means are forced to send their child-implying any disparagement of the holder of Why should the well-to-do citizen pay for ren to the cheapest possible schools, to grow the office. We cannot too strongly urge that the education of the children of other and up yahoos and hooligans? And can a this point be given the consideration it poorer people? What does he gain by it?" Government and a Colony with self-respect demands, and that steps be taken to remove The gain to him has been shown to be great, permil, the prevention of such a sad state what we consider to be a menace, and fear and the reason imperative why he should of affairs and a large part of the boun may become a heartfelt grievance. jadded pay such a -lax. It has at last den duly which' every divilized Govern- become recognized as truth
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that ment ought itself to perform, to devolve education in the chlidren's birthright, upon the charity and humanity of ab and to deny this blessed necessity to sent pious philanthropists? The voluntary Long ago, almost before the memory of
2 plimented on smart piece of work. The that vast section of the community, which, schools receive small, very small capitation any man living, a change of Sovereign in. Along, photographer, has to be com- "hard-working and poorly-paid, voiceless grante, and these are to be reduced for the Great Britain Involved a change of Parlia ceremony of proclaiming the new King took and, therefore, subservient, accepts the most lower classes. TheGovernment schools spend ment. The House of Commons dissolved, place at 5 pm yesterday, and before twenty meagra pittance with thankfulness, living in on an, average in the Higher Grade schools and no election was held for a month, a Lux hours the enterprising photogaphar has the glorious hope of making ends meet," on each pupil more than $69 per annum. year and a day, while the Privy Council to on sale a capital bromide picture of the historic would be worse than the crime of denying The giant per scholar in the lowest three gether with the Minister then in power and function. The sharpness and distinctness of them the right to trial by jury. Neither of classes in the Higlier Grade Grant-sided the House of Lords administered affairs, the print make every detail in the photograph
clearly distinguishabls. these rights in so, per se, inherent in Nature schools will, according to the recommenda- All this was done away with by Lord Darby's and given by the Deity. But each is a tion of the Committee, only amount to an Reform Bill which followed hard on the two UNDER date Shanghai, gih iust, Messrs. right, given by man and man-made law. average of $14 per head. It is recom- Bills lost by Lord Palmerston in 1866, Now Wheelock & Co. write:-Cargo to Europe, Man has built up this fabric of mingled mended that substantial grants be given in the Commons do not dissolve, but have to the Coationi especially, is still plentiful but justice and injustice, order and chaos, which the caseofevery"Pass" and every" Honours" take the oath of allegiance to the new King, to America it bas fallen off somewhat during wo call our modern social system, and under in the Oxford Local Examinations. This is at also must the Privy Councillors and the the past fortnight and there seems to be it arise, the rights and claims on his fellows taking away from poor humble Peter Lords, The Houses may be expected to momentary. "lall" la export before the tea of civilized man. It is necessary to bear to enrich the already fat and well-liking adjourn until after the Sovereign's funeral, been very little doing in this line wince fast season commences. Coastwise-There has this well in mind when considering what Paul. Our ardent love of education, second- all arrangements for which, as in the care of writing but this is rather from a scarcity of we are doing, or what is being done for ary education, higher education, does not the obsequles of the late Queen Victoria, tonnage than want of demand as the lisers are us by our rulers, in satisfaction of the blind us to the truth enunciated at the will be made by the Duke of Norfolk in bis 416 fully engaged in their regular trades and claim of every child born within our beginning of this article, to wit, that it capacity of hereditary Bail Marshall of there are practically no outsiders left open furisdiction to such au education as in the buslaces of erary Government to England,
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DEATH OF KING, BDWARD,
with his interpretation. Instructions have been Canton, 9th May. issued to the Captain'Superintendent accordlag. The sad news of the death of King Edward | 19. the Seventh was officially announced by the The Caplate Superintendent of Police re British Consul General at Cautou, Mr. J. W. | ported that the following cases bad been dealt with at the Mixed Conị luce the last half-masted at all the foreign consulates and meeting:-Summonses: Illegally selling land Jamieson, on the 7th instant, and the fags were the foreign firms on the Shameen, and Govern 2, Breach of the Opium Regulations 3 mens institutions in the city. The Viceroy, Allowing cattle and pigs to miray 4 owing to a light indisposition, deputed Tastai Obstructing the public dralon 5, Leav Bo Yui Chio to proceed to. Shameen to tendering his erplay without giving due notice 1, to the British Contul on his behalf his Blasting rack contrary to regulations v, Assault 2. Summary Arreste:-Borglary 7 Theft #, SEN ÂU WAN sincere sympathy with the British nation,
Gambling 6, Committing a nuisance 3. Captured in Hongkong and extradited to
(Signed) W.. KRUSE, Canton about a month ago, Sun Ah Wan has twice appeared at the Nemboi Magistracy for trial. Prisoner has been found guilty of armed robbery and the Nambol Magistrate has now recommanded to the Viceroy that Sun Ah Wan,
Tue di ectors of the Oriental Telepkope and. be awarded the capital punishment, j
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT. Electric Company, Limited, have declared tha› -Meetings were recently held by the focal following dividends At the rate of 6 per cent. gentry at Canton for the purpose of discusing per annum on the preferance shares for the maiters with a view to sender possible assist-half-year to December 31, leus Iscome-tax ja uncal to the provincial representatives la urging soal dividend of 5 per cent, on the ordinar the Imperial authorities to geant Constitutional shares, free of income tax, making a total of Government af an' sariy date,
By order,
C. Berkeley. Milcholl,
Secretary.
Chalims.