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THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 25 1911
DAY BY DAY,
The harvesting of the first Church Collector Sentenced. Somnol, a Tamil Cliristian col-whoot orop has been reported lector of St. Andrew's Cathedral, from Shantung, Chilli and Honan. Singapore, was sentenced to six it is reported that this your's crop So much done our true interest months rigorous imprisonment is very fino in those three pro for criminal broncli of trust of vinces and is the most bountiful $300. It is stated that the actual one since the year 1000. defalcations are from $800 to Our Cominorcial Column will be $900 from the Destituto Strang found to-day on p. U.
ors' Fund and pow'ronts.
fie concenled to us..
During the 24 hours ondodat nuen to-day, only one ease of plague was reported.
Piracy near Shanghai. Piracy has made itself apparent again in the vicinity of Shanghai, which had enjoyed immunity from this evil for long. On our 3rd Return of visitors to the Citypage we give a description of the Hall Library and Museum for the cenrrence.. week ending the 23rd July. Corpse Discovered in Clothes-
Library. Museum. Non-Chinese 405
159 Chinese 166
9,342
1911:
Total 571 2,401
Slavery in China.
Box.
1:
Yostorday, the body of a Chinose boy twelve years of age was found in a clothes-box in Doa Vivux Road West. Tho corpso was sent to the mortuary.
Coronation Addresses.
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Death of Mr. D. D Lamb. The death ocenrred at!
Wrongful disMISSAL.
Captain Austin': Because my omployor know.
Mr. Lewis: You wore employed by another company, were you
not?
Captain Austin in Court. Serious Allegations "1. bog, to give notice that within 24 hours of recoipt of this lotier your services as captain missed?.
Captain Austin: Yos. Mr. Lewis: And you woro dis-
Captain Austin: No.
Mr. Lowis: You swear that? Captain Austin: Yes, I am on my oath.
Mr. Lewis; I put it to you, you wore dismissed.
Captain Austin: No, I had a
Dumping a Dead Body. A Chinese woman was this will no longer be required. This morning charged with dumping is in accordance with a verbal u dead body in Whitty Street. Agreement entered into between you and ourselves when you took fine of $25 was imposed.
up the duties as captain of tho | Hoi Ming.".
Consequently on receiving this Secunderabad, of Mr. David D. lotter Captain T. Austin took logul row with any employers. Lamb, dental surgeon, at the proceedings and in the Summary Mr. Lewis: Yos, exactly. And Civil Hospital after a short illness Court this morning before Mr. from entoric, Tho deceased Justice Clumpertz, tho action was you loft at a day's notice?
Captain Austin: I wont away. gentleman was well known as a board in which the Captain
Me. Lewis I put it to you that keen shikhuri, à volunteer and a cluimod from the Chi Woˆ and i
three years ago you woro Captain freemason. He was buried with Co. the sum of 870 dollars--720 for a short period-I say nine full military honours,
dollars in lieu of three months days, then immediately bono lodgings,
chief ollicer under Captain Evans, flo was represented by Mr.
Captain Austin: I cannot ro- Stevenson, and Mr. Lowis AP membor why I was captain for poured for the defendant com short period and then made chief
The Rubber Exhibition. A message from London states that the silver cup offered by the President of the Rubbor Exhibi-
pany.
ollicer.
Alleged Noglect
A proposal is mooted for the
Wo have to thank Sir Francis oradication of olavory in China. Piggott for sending us copies of On pago 3, readers will find a the Coronation addresses presention, Sir Henry A. Blake, has been Mr. Lewis: My Lord, I pro- communication on the subjected to the King by the people of awarded to the Hamburg and pose to call an export witness on from our Canton correspondent. Tai, Cheung Chau and the Vienna Rubber Company. The behalf of defendants--Captain Mr. Lowis: I will suggest a
North-Western Territory. They trophy referred to is presented Jones, the assistant Harbour reason. Wore you not toll that. have been printed by Mossrs. for the exhibit proving of groaleat Master, will you allow him to you had not carried out your Kelly and Walsh and are fine intorest in connection with the romain in Court?
duties as captain satisfactorily? specimens of the printer's art.
production, preparation or use of rubber in any form.
Education of Children.
Dr. Eliot, the celebrated educa: tionist of Harvard University, inalo a weighty pronouncement recently on the education of child- toren. A precis of his remarks ap- as pears on p.3.
Verdict Against Mr. Bottomley
On page to-day appears report of the trial of the case brought against Mr. H. Bottomloy, verdiet for £50,000 damnges over
Anchor Stolen from Launch.
As the steam-launch Wah Ying was anchored off Cheung Sha Wan, somobody caine alongside and stole the anchor and clamps to the value of $17. The vessel was one of the two forries which Yaumati collision.
Captain Getley on Hollday. Captain Gotloy, chief pilot of the P and O. Co., left Shonghai on Wednesday for a twolve months holiday in England. He'
The Puieno Julge: If tho other side bas no objection.
Mr. Stevenson: Noobjoction, my Lord.
Captain Austin: No I havo devor boon told that. Thoro is summo hitch in this my Lord.
The rates per quartor and per monsom, proportional. Subscriptions M.P., by Mrs. Curtis, who got wore recently implicated in the has bean thirty-seven years in the Board of Trado ex miration. I was mado by Captain Evans.
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rangers
Mr. Lowis: Porhaps this will The Captain's Career.
rewind you. Do you remember Mr. Steavenson thon opened and said: Captain Austin is a
un incident when you threw dirty water over some pussongers? mastor mariner. He has passed
Captain Austin; That was when Shanghai and this is only his has had considerable exporionct Mr. Lowis: Thoro was somo a share trasuction.
A Daring Tela.
Socond trip honis. 1o received a at soa; in fact he has led a morsuch incident? Typhoon Warning.
At half-past two this morning rousing sond-off from a large con-cantile life since the age of 14. The Telegram quoted below three mon went to No. 5, Yoscourse of friends,
Captain Austin; They were The Puisno Judge: What is
Hot passen gors, but passenger Chinese Postage Stamps.
the run of the boat? was received at the American Vick Lane, a house of ill-fame, Consulate Gemoral, Hongkong, torrified the inmates, and stole Current stamps of China over- Mr. Stoavenson: Hongkong to The Puisno Judge: You woro.
made to do this? 11.25 am."Mnuilu, July 25, The men were not.armed. So far,
currency in native clunractors have man of considorable ability;
Captain Austin: I was made, 10.45 a.. Cyclone or typhoon no arrosts have been made.
just been issued for the use of the strictly sober and a conscientious Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.. Weekly, twenty-five conts (for W, of Balintang Channel moving
The Connaught Statue.
my Lord: throo post offices which the Chinsto{officer.
Mr. Lewis: Did these persons (cash only).
E. N. E. Cyclone or typhoon E. ul To-day the pedostal of the Duke.
Government maintains in Thibot. The Puisne Judge I assume complain to the owners to your (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE)
| Nala inclining northward;"" of Connaught Statue is vacant, The native Thibolan postal sys-all that. The other side may say knowledge 7-1 was fold they
A Ferocious Dog...
the figure having been removed to is of the most primitive clar to is col. Tospector Allan, of the Sanitary temporarily to permit of a new Department, charged Pastor Mu-and mo elegant basso being laid actor, letters handed in at the [75 er of the Gorman Berlin Mission down. The old pedestal had office being impressed with a curious wax soal after the postage at No. 1 High Street, this morning, boon in sorry, condition for some has been prepaid in cash. with keeping a forocious dog, It [úimo. appears that the animal attacked
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“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,” Hongkong, 22nd December, 1908.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 25th, 1911.,
RATIONAL EDUCATIONAL REFORM,
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Canton Loan.
Lord Kitchener's Coronation Experience.
Lord Kitchener had a remark
:
Mr. Stoavenson: He has held la commission in the Royal Naval Reservo and has navigatod sovoral of His Majesty's warships. I 1895 Capt. Austin was master of nue of the defendant ships which ran up the West River. He left
other steamship company at an
did.
Mr. Lewis: Were you also told
that they threatened to publish the mattor in the Chinese now- papers unless you wore dismissed your ship? No, I was told they threatened the owners that if I wore detained in the ship they would boycott the ship.
Throwing Water
utlo Chinese girl on the 18th. It will be remembered that some July and hit her on the left calf, time ago, a run was made on the inligtingslacarated wound. The Canton official banks, and in orderable Coronation experience. While that position in order to join an Magistrala (Mr. J. R. Wood) to save a crisis, 11. E, the Viceroy riding in the procession the Starinoreased salary, and he nearly Ordered the sfondant to destroy secured a loan of $5,000,000 from India, which he was wearing lost his life in the 1000 typhoon. Mr. Lowis: For throwing water the log within a week, failing the Canton branoli ofnwell known on his breast, became detached His ship was lost and ho was in over the passengers?-1 was in- which defondant would be fined foreign bank. As the loan can- and fell into one of his Welling hospital three months. He altor structed to do it because they used and stops taken to have the animal not be paid off under agreement, ton boots. He was quite uncon-wards managed a hotel in Macao, to go into the first class and mono- dostroyed.
Floods in the West River
11. E to Viceroy intends to use scions of what had happoned at and rejoined the defondant con polized the place,
the loan for the promotion of in- dustries. The loan will be repaid by yearly instalments.
Yaumati Launches.
Mr. Lewis: I put it to you that
Mr. Lowis: If that is not the
the time, but towards thoond of the The floods in the West River
ceremony he felt something hurt-pany in 1910.
"No Reason for Dismissal." in consequones of that incident are becoming more serions daily,
ing his log. 1o discovered the Ho remained in command about you wore reduced from captain to and many dykes and embank-
Star of India wodged between his 15 months, at the end of which chief officer.-I was chief officer |monts are in danger of collapsing. At the time of the recent fatal leg and the toe of the boot!
period he received the letter at the time. Naval Promotions.
Mr. Lewis: I put it to you were The Canton Educational Association, which was organised in Some days ago the Kofung dyke collision between two ferry lain-
quoted. 1909, is desirous of bringing the schools of Southern China within of Samui district was partly ches at Yannati, we suggested
The half-yearly naval promo The salary was a low ono, but captain.-1 deny that, for Captain ronch of a bettor systom of education than they havo at present. broken and the lionses inside that the Harbour Master should
were completely under take steps to prevent passengers tions, which have just been issued, he was promised an increase it ivans said to me: "I am sorry The schools of to-day are of Government administration and while thore in view of the progress China is making in other directions it would water. Fortunately the people on these boats from standing in include, as usual, twelve now business, justified. He knows no Austin, you have to 'get' for be unfair to indulge in any longtly criticism of the ways and means were able to remove to it place of front of the steersmen or squat captains and twenty-two now reason why he is dismissed. On throwing water over the runners." of the government schools, it has been the verdict of many an export, shelter and no casualties were ling on the bulwarks forward. It commanders. Amongst the former receipt of the letter he went to the that thoro is considerable room for improvement. Old customs always reported. I.E. the Canton Vice- is noticeable now that the Yau-s Captain Consolt, who is well defendant company and asked reason, will you tell me what was? Mr. Lewis: When you applied die hard and the old scholastic methods seem to cling with a wonder-roy has instructed the Provincial mati ferry boats have been fitted known in the Far East. He them to stato a reason why they cannot tell you, ful tenacity to a life which must inevitably pass from thom-the Treasurer to telegraph to the Can with special steering bridges, so served for some time on the King had dismissed him. The only sooner, the botter. We have remarked in a previous article that inn Prefect and the Shiu Hing that there can be no danger of the Alfred, flagship of Sir A. W. answer he could obtain was: "If to the Chi Wo& Co. form appoint some parts of Chinn the difficulty of educational reform is intensi- Prefect to instruct the authorities steeraman's view boing obscured Moore, China Station, and ufter-you road the letter you will ascer-mont eighteen months ago, they
wards commanded the Alacrity, tuin."
I were not keen about having you? fied by the fact that mastors of the old school are having to suit of the places along the river to by the passengers on board.
the Commander-in-Chief's yacht Skeleton Keys.
The Puisie Judge: Ho didn't I don't know. themselves to the Western style of thought. In Canton tho caso take every precaution to protect
Mr. Lowis: You got someone to oh the samo Station. The new write? Yesterday, a man got into a does not appear to alter and though, in this instance, the fault does the lykes.
intercede for you? I don't know The Old Post Office. house at No. 72, Des Vieux Road commanders include Commander
Mr. Stearonson: No, he went but the Harbour Master sent for not lie so much with the masters, the fact remains that in Canton the progress of education is remarkably slow. To take for example The old Post Office building has West while the fokis were sleep-Wilding, who he bean command- the elementary course provided by the government, it is found the been leased to a Chinese. The ing. When the fokis awoke from ing the river gunboat Woodcock right to the defendants. He has me and said he had got me a ship,
in Chinese waters since July, fondant company to ask for reason ince been three times to the de- curriculum embracos only othies, Chinese and arithmatic. Con- corner portion, opposite the Clock their slumbers, the intruder1900), and Commander Ward, who and was so often put off that he sequently students are thrown back, in tho very beginning of their Towor, with a frontage of 40 by quickly ran away from the house. has served on the Minotaur, flag diroutoned proceedings. In con- was that you were liable to bo education, on to a prior teaching, or a surfeit of book learning, 32 feet in Queon's Road and Pod- He was chased into the stroot and, ship of the China Station, incedusion, Mr. Steavenson said:-/dismissed at 24 hours' notice if
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Mercantile Marine for the Declaration Bill.
Always on Best Behaviour. Mr. Lewis: And the agreement
It is an important matter to my they desired to do so?-1 deny
that. dient. He is over 50 years
Mr. Lewis: When you joined of age and it is difficult for Mr. Holt (L. Hexlmm), in the him to get another position." the Hoi Ming you were chief House of Commons recently said "Left Without Regular Notice." officer; and for two months you it was most important to bear in The Puisno Judge: I think were on your best behaviour?→ mind that the interests of this it has been stated in this Court Thank you. I am always on my
You were then sent for and offered the captaincy?--Yea
One of the terms of agreement was that you could be dismissed nt 24 hours' notice? I deny that,
I should not accept terms like that.
course it is only fair to admit that even Western peoples have paid for Street, has been sub-let to a when arrested, two skeleton koys too much attention to the book, and that the Chinese are moroly local syndicate who will make a wore found in his possession. This January, 1910. making the same error as we ourselves only a docade back. It is specialty of the sale of Moch morning, he was charged with the only in quite modern times that the true end of education coffee, the beans bring roasted offence and was awarded one has been fully comprehended, viz., to sharpon the child's observation, and ground in public view, and month's hard labour and a further and to train it to use the book of nature, to acquire as much know-also of the anle of Turkish tobacco term of one month. for being a ledge first hand rather than attain a learning which savours over-and cigarettes. The other por-rogue and a vagabond.
The Combined Circuses. much of the midnight oil. The result of this fundamental error intion of the building, we hear, has pedagogy is apparently a product of the old system of Chinese beon sub-leased to a curio dealer. As was only to be expected, the country were even more those of that in the absence of a special best behaviour. education. Nor does the criticism end here. Thors is a far more As new doors and windows are to announcement that Mr. Fillis' neutrals than those of belligerents. agreement a manter of a ship is serious fault to be found in a system whose elementary course, con-be pierced to suit the lièw oceu-circus would combine with Mr. The list of contraband articles ontitled to three months'notice.
Mr. Lewis: 1 don't think, ij fined as it is to the most rudimentary book lore, extends over a period pants trade purposes, our old Byenck's, which was already was an undoubted advantage to of five years. This in itself is a serious obstacle to the majority of Post Office will soon assume quite established at Causeway Bay, was us from that point of view, while occurs in this case. That question Chinese, for very few can afford to go to school for the period which a different aspect from that which responsible for the large attend- the oatablishment of an Inter won't arise.
Mr. Steavenson: The burden the government has planned for them. This has been recognised it bears ut present. The now ance that was in ovidence at the national Prize Court also gave and we are glad to know that a shorter period is being introduced tenantsexpect to take over occupa matshed erection last night. Nor us an undoubted advantage, and of proof is on the other side.
tion about the middle of Septem- were those who, were present in ho instanced cases in which the Mr. Lowis: No, I expected
You would not accept much by the government.
terms?-No, not with any owner. The Canton Educational Association is attempting to assist bor.
any way disappointed, for the Russian National Courts had this. I shall go on. matters by preparing helps to study and holding oxaminations. A
Forthcoming. Organ Recital combined array of talent pro-given absurd and partial deci Capt in Austin then went into My reputation is too good for that; curriculum is alroudly being discussed by the association and should Mfr. Doumian Fuller has ar-vided as excellent a programme sions as regarded his ships. If the box and said that on the day worries at 24 hours, notice?-I Ten years ago you left their it be accepted it will doubtless be found to work exceedingly well. ranged to give another popular as one could wish for. Mr. we could not bring our food sup- he received his dismissal he was Four parallel courses have been drawn up, and are intended to fit a organ recital in the Cathedral on Fillis made an admirable ring plios into this country in time of is thus offices of his employers, left to bettor myself.
Que moment, And man to enter any special school he should subsequently dosire. It Monday, August 7th, at 0.15 p..master, while the riding of Mrs. war, it would not matter what hit was unt informed that lie was goes further. In fact many an European curriculum is put to Among the itens already chosen Fillia wasof an unusually high or would happen to neutrals. In about to be dismissed. flo curn left another employment shame for if a scholar autors for a particular profession and reads are "Grand Choeur," Guilmant; dor. The contortionof Ajax, who that case we would be done any roborated Mr. Soavenson's open at a moment's notice, and when for that sole object, he is not rendered helpless by failure to attain "Pastoralo," Wely; three of seems to be unblessed with a how. Great exaggeration had ing statement.
y were mate you were dismissed. his end. His education has been too general to allow him to be- Mendelsolin's "Songs without single bone in his body, the dainty taken place with regard to the fear In answer to Mr. Lewis Captain without any police at all?—Yes,' como a victim of specialising, and a business career, thanks to the Words, "and Handel's "Hallelujah act of the Empire girls, the clever of the conversion of merchant Austin said that when he was in I was told to resign.
The Defence, scope of the curriculum, is still open to him. We hope that the Chorus." "The soloist will be juggling, and the eccentricities of vessels into warships, and for his the employ of the other company Mr. Lowis: The point comes time will come whon China will adopt, throughout the length and Mrs. Stainer, who will render the clowne formed a yory pleasant part, as a British shipowner, he he left without giving three breadth of the Empire, such a system as the association. The whole "Ora Pro Nobis," Piccolomini, moiety of the evening's entertain- could wish no better luck to his months' notice, but he was allow to this. Three times you have left usat a moment's notice, once from secret of China's vonorable youthi in her reasonableness-her readi-land Edward Jonos" "Shepherd ment. The performances of Mr. business than taseo foreign vessels ed to go by the owner.
Could Not Remember | another company's service. Now, ness of compromise-and when the need for a better syslom of of Souls" from the "Sign of the G. Urban's lions and a tiger converted in this way. education is really brought home to her, it is safe to expect that old Cross." Mr. Dooman Fuller has formed the second half of the The pick of the Britishi Morean- Mr. Lewis: Then I take it you who you come to us, anxious for fashions will yield place to the now to the lasting good of the rising arranged the latter for a solo voice programme, and were well re-tile Marina were in favour of the didn't think of the three months' a job, you may you would not ac
aud accompanying quarletto,
| Declaration: ceived,
(copt thique terms?➡L have never Ination generations,
you