GENERAL NEWS.
Slagapore License fees.
DECADENCE OF THE
PARSIS.
Remarkable Article by Bombay
High Court Judge,"
Of the license fees in Singapore last year, $44,228 came from opium ships, warehouses, eto;.
A striking article on the "The $285.806 from pawnbrokers; and Decadence of the Farsia of (for the whole Colony), theatres to-day," is contributed by the eating houses etc. produced Hon'ble Sir Dinsha D. Daver, $20,464.
Judge of the Bombay High Court, to the Parsi New Year Number for 1012,"
In the course of his article Sir Dinsha Davar saye
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hope of making them fit help mates for the highly educated boys. These boys however vory tightly refuse to marry, for they haveno moans to support wives and bring up a progony. Their parente means in most instances, are ex- hausted in educating the children and the children though they have grown up and have become mon and women are still on their Singapore Land Revenue.
hands and likely to continue to be EXPERIENCE OFFICE AS There was a useful increase in
so. With a decreasing birth-rato (Englishina) open for immediate en Singapore's land revenue for 1911
and an ever increasing death-rate gagemen. First class references, J," ($103,560) as compared with the
where will the Parsi Community of this paper. previous year $91,743. Penang's
After the arrival of the Parsisbe fifty years, hones? Let the Hongkong, 3rd Cot.. 1818. and revenue was #110,051; and in Bombay two hundred and optimist of the community who Malacca's $100,784. Receipts more years ago they began to brags about the community of from special sales were very make teady progress in all direc- Parsis being civilised, enlighten- small-870.
tions. They took to trade and ed, prosperous, and progressive,
Book lens, Thornton Pickard Australian lads who refuse to to their surroundinge nooooupas- and think over what he finds, and Una ft. Baillag Dinghy's two get commerce-adapted themselves verify and investigate for himself
Panoptio Shatter. Batchel Accoerories. In connection with the Com-provided it gave them means of ready to talk glibly of the fancicsF.L."oste of "Hongkong Telegraph." tion was too humble for them I venture to say he will not be so kails. Dinghy class, ..K.Y.O. monwealth Defence Act, 10,000 livelihood and held out prospects of a pessimist. persons are prosecuted every year of bettering their condition. When
Hongkong, 5th Oct., 1912. for refusing to drill, and 10,000 the community worked its way more, 5,000 of them being in into prominence and attained a Sydney, fail to register. Many foremost position amongst the boys have been sent to prison, nations of this country there were and strong opposition to the Act has been manifested at numerous
no Masters of Arts, no Barristers meetings.
drill.
Indian Magistrate sued.
NAVAL SPORTS AT WEIHAIWEI
for sale.
SALE-One quater plate Camera,
TO LET.
(720
TO LET Houses in Austin Avenue, Kowloon. Immediate The annual regatta of the poversion. Apply A. Raymond, ofo and Solicitors amongst them and China Squadron, was held at Hougkong, 1st Oct. 1912.
Torpedo-boat Destroyer Flotilla, B. J. David & Co-
(719 very few Doctors.'
Weihniwel on September 26 and The period when Parsis stood Ganesh Narcin Mahieri, mer-highest in prosperity, position, by kind invitation of the com-OFFICES TO LET.-First Class, ohant of Rangpur, has served a influence and physical develop" At Home" to residents and airy, on First, Second and Third Floor, mander and officers, who were -central accommodation, light and notice on Mr. Abon Chunder Chat-ment was during the time the first visitors, many availed themselves in new building being erected for Messrs. terjoe, Deputy Magistrate,alaiming Parsi Baronet and his great son of the opportunity to spend an WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & O ten thousand rupees as damages, on Rustomj Jamsetji flourished. the, allegation that he was called The community since then stood afternoon at the island to witness LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road "loafer and forger" by the De-still for a time, then the craze for the sport. H.M. tug Haspor kindly Flectric Lift to all doors. Electria puty Magistrate when the mer-higher education set in and lator came to the mainland for the The plan can be seen and all partion chant appeared before him in a on it spread until it roached the visitors and residents and convoy-lars obtained at the Offices of Mesars.
land acquisition oase,
New Hydro-Asro Station. The Admiralty have decided to establish an aircraft station at the Firth of Forth, and on Satur- day a Farman bydro-aeroplane from Burntwick Island, near Sheerness was shipped on board the steamship Beacon Light off Port Viotoriu for, transport to Rosyth. The aircraft stations on the East Coast will extend from East-church, Isle of Sheppey, and Burntwick Island, to the Firth of Forth, ・・
More Egyptian · Arrests.
very lowest atrata of society. While it was within reasonable limits it did no harm to the com- munity but when it was overdone the results became more marked. Retrogression sot in.-poverty increased, physique fell, material advancement received a chook and the result is our present condition,
Some Plain Speaking.
During recent years the de- ondance of the Parsis is steady. There are some rich men amongst us who, when they are approached, for obority take refuge in the stock excuse that indiscriminate
fortunato
Cairo, Sept. 10-Two arresta charity leads to idleness and vice. have been made of persons When they say this they are suspected in connection with the giving utterance to that which seditious placards found at Man- know to be a false excuse to sarah. Soveral houses belonging justify their refusal to help their to Nationalists have beon searched humbler. and loss at Tanta, another town where brethren. seditious placards were also dis- 'covered.
Papors have boon seized at the house of the lawyer We have been pushed aside from who defended Taler El Arabi, all that it one time contributed one of the men convicted of to our prosperity. We are bust- plotting to assassinate the led out of trade and commerce by Khedive, Lord Kitchener, and our mors energetic if less intellec- the Egyptian Premier.
It is of no use to shut our eyes to facts that staro us in the faco.
tual Hindu and Mahomedan fol- low citizens. Competition now is
them to the flotilla.
Light throughout.
PALMER & TURNER; Alexandra The results of the races as Buildings, 3rd Floor.
[ 708 given by the "N. Obina Daily Hongkor, 30th Sept. 1919. Nows" are da follow- Whalers; for seamen, Distance:
one mile and a half. Otter 1, Virago. 2, Ribble 3. Berthon boats; stokera. Distance: one mile. Whiting 1, Usk 2, Otter, 3.
Dis- tance: half a mile. Whiting Whalers. Oup Race. Racing
1, Virago 2, Otter 3.
orow. Distance: one milo and a half. Usk 1, Otter 2, Virago 3.
Dinghies. Racing crow.
4
MODREENACH, 21 The Fank. for six months from 1st Novam- |ber. Apply Property Office, Jardino,
Matheson & Co. Ltd.
[639 Hongkong. 3rd Sept., 1912.
LET LARGE substantially bull, To
Godown sittsted on water front, East Point. Forfarther particulars apply Co. Ltd. Property Offico, Jardino, Mathieson &
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Dinghies." Officers; any cox. To LET 20
Distance, half a mile. Ribble 1, Whiting 2, Uek 3. Whalers. Chief and First-cines
P. O's. Distance; one mile. Usk 1, Ribble 2. Welland 3.
“O LET on 2nd Floor No. 2. Pod-
One roomed Office Apply Property Office, Jardine, Msihoson & Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1012. 1881
Whalers. Stokors, Distance: 1 Theatre Royal
milos. Usk 1, Ottor 2, Whit ing 3.....
Borthon Boats. Sonmen, Distance:
one mile. Whiting 1, Usk and Welland dead heat 2.
Dinghies, Bigaalmon, any Cox.
Distance: half a mile. Whit- ing 1, Ribble 2, Virago 3.
pank) Distance: half a mile. Welland, Virago 2, Rib- blo 3.
Mr. Rockefeller and the "Blake more and more successful. Fos-Sampans (Chinese Ship's 8am-
Hand."
itions of trust and influence which
Berthon Boats, Cup Racing Crows,
Distance: ono mile. Otter 1, Welland 2, Whiting 3. Dinghies, Boulling. Any man.
The New World states that the Parsis alone filled are now being Black Band Society demanded gradually but steadily filled up from Mr. J. Rockefeller a heavy by men of other communties. sum of money, failing which the The more astute and more bard Oil King, hie son, and grand-working Hindu has without fusa children were to be put to death. or ostentation occupied place and Mr. Rockefeller evidently re-positions where Parsis were once garded the throat as a serious pre-eminent.. Mohammedan awak- one, and his estate in the Pocasoning is now real and vigorous tico Hills was guarded by 18 The competition now so acute, armed negroes and a number of will be still more acute and more Burns' detectiven. The letter irresistible a few years bence to Mr. Rockefeller gave him an- when educated Mahomedans with All
No Rudder. Distance: half a mile. Ribble. 1, Virago 2, Berthon Boats, Stokers, Shovels,
Whiting 3.
Distance: half a mile, Whit- ing 1, Usk 2, Otter 3. Comers, Distance: two miles, Otter 1, Usk 2, Whiting 3.
til September 12 to pay the their undoubtedly superior phy-Ladies' Raco: Mrs. Bouchier and
money.
sical development and power of
New Japanese Consul General at endurance will enter the field of
Hankow.
competition in increasing num-
Mr. Yoshizawa the new Jabere.
panese Consul General for Han-
kow until his recent appoint-
Discord and Disruption.
Miss Evans 1, Mrs. Philips and Mrs. Parr 2.
What right have we to claim Sale of Two Rickmers Boats. ment was first-class secretory of that we are enlightened when The Deutsche Levante Line the Japanese embassy at London. Previous to that he was in 1902 there are so many factions and has bought from the Rickmers oleve-consul at Shanghai in 1905 schisms amongst ourselves when Rice Mill, Shipowner and Ship
Our all-absorbing occupation building Company two steamers of eleve-consul.. at London and in 1906 consul at Hongkong, later seems to be to abuse and villify a capacity of 8,000 tons-the oach other-when dozens of mush Helene Rickmers and the Maria in that year becoming councillor to the foreign office and then preach their own propaganda and
room societies and associations Rickmera. secretary to the same office. He was sent to London as first-class bring about discord and disrup tion amongst a community that
secretary to the embassy in 1008. in past years was distinguished The new consul-generalate at Hankow has been held by Mr. and harmony? What right have for its unity and internal peace Sadao Matsumura for several years. He is returning to Japan. pleasing epithets progressive we to arrogate to ourselves the
Historical "Howlers". and prosperous? In what have we The "Revue" gives some most progressed during the last thirty amasing instance of historical | Jears—in what walks of life have #howlers " or snachronisms,com-we prospered? We have been mitted by some illustrious French hustled out of all that led to writers. But it omits to mention wealth and material prosperity. the case of Victor Hugo, who once Decreasing Birthrates. said that “the Highlanders now In numerous cases parents have wrapped themselves up in their invested their all in giving pibroobs, and lay down to sleep!" higher education to their boys Shakespeare refers to pistols in and in qualifying them for 'Troilus and Cressida,” and learned professions in the hope alooks in Julius Caesar: "while that the boys in return will bring even in the "Fortunes of Nigel, prosperity and wealth to them.
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