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We see from the Captain Superintendent's report that, dur ing 1912, 45 beggers were dealt
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1913.
CRIME IN THE COLONY.
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The report of the Captain Superintendent of Police for 1912 makes anything but cheerful reading and gives rise to the most disquieting reflections. Yet even the least diligent student of local affairs can hardly feel surprised at the serious increase in the num
three times and 1 four times. We go on again as if you had not ste sorry to have to. call these fallen"-St. Francie de Sales, figures laughable; if we could
The Malls.
of the Game.
[SPECIAL ARTIOLN.)
For some reason or other which
THE WATER POLICE
Interesting Annual Report
HONGKONG FOOTBALL by the local Association becoming affiliated with that at Home, offendera against canons of clean
power and authority behind the decisions of the new body. The annual report on the
To keep the dame Pure.
Water Police by Commander Fortunately, Hongkong has a C. W. Beckwith B.N., Assistant is not easy of explanation, football good nema ro far as football is Superintendent, Water Police, is in Hongkong during last season concerned. Men who have seen as follows :-- find a more flattering term which German Mail of May 28.- could honestly be employed we Delivered in London on Jane considerably compared with the the world declare that, on the Launches bave has strengthened foll away in popularity very the game played in many parts of During the year the Police would use it. Ont of all our 26. hundreds of noisy
enthusiasm evinced in the game whole, cleaner football cannot be by the addition of a now cruising or un-Siberian Mail. Closes per 9.6. for three or four years previously. soon anywhere; there is the trae launch, now No. 4, which was sightly mendicants, just 45 were looked up", and another Australian Mail.-Due per 8.5. lack of talent, for few teams go in for the game here. But & Co. on September 3rd and Chenan at p.m. to-morrow. It was not that there was any sporting spirit among those who bought from Meara, Macdoneld 95 were sent back to the place
Eastern to-morrow. whence they came! (And, by the
which Hongkong has sent out to there will, of course, be occasions commenced its commission on the way, out of that 95, every one was
do Interport honours ever made when a player will so far forget 24th idem and was fitted with kind enough to come back at day, and the Exchange Banke eleven which went to Shanghai match as to commit an infringe
Tuesday next is a Public Holi- such an impression as the himself in the excitement of a small motor boat: least once.) Bat better times are will be closed for public business. last year. But whatever the resment of the rules; and in such was made as follows-No. 1.- A redistribution of the patrols in store for the Colony, we hope
Plague. and believe; for, in the past few Four cases of plague (two
ob, the fact remains; and it is as he must be made to suffer Mirs Bay and the included water No. 2.-From weeks, quite a number of these deaths) were reported during the matter for deep satisfaction that the consequences. It is the aim, to Fund Head. unnecessary evils have been twenty-four hours ended at nonment of the game here are strait is of the bigger body at taking in all waters in Fort these concerned with the manage therefore, of the new Ascociation, Fung Head to Tai Tam Head arrested and fined; and we are today. The total is now 174. prepared to read from the next
ready taking the matter in band Homs, to keep the game pure and Shelter, Junk Bay, Kowloon Bay returns presented that 1913 will Among the passengers who left with a determination to put clean. All true sportsmen will and
South of Hongkong to have been a record year where for the North by the s.s. Prinz things on a more estisfactory foot-wieh it good luck and a long and Taitam. No. 3.-From Taitam police interference with these Eitel Friedrich wore Mr and Pg. The fret stop bas bean assfol existence in the interests Head taking in Lema and all the gentry is concerned.
Mrs Nowell and Mr A. H. Harris, taken by the formation of a new of what is a fine, manly game.. A Canton Experiment.
of
revere. reformers have
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Does Housebreaking Pay ?.
Public-Holiday,
Departed
Silver Mace.
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Weights and Measures, all
their
Licences,
Football Association to take the
DESPERADOES
SCATTERED.
Hinghwa Rebels Make Anti- Christian Move.
Hinghwa, June 18.-Daring
southern waters of Lantao to Tai O on the west side and Ma-Win on the east side, No. 4-Chin Wan and the north coast of Lantuo to Tai O and all Deep Bay and northern watara.
The mall launch (formerly No. 4) became No. 8; s new propǝller was fitted to this launch and has considerably increased her bed. A simple system of signalling
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Talking of beggate, we notice To be used in legal ceremonies, place of the now defunct body that some Canton socialists are a silver mace which will be and to be brought under the con said to be exerting themselves to corried before the Chief Justice trol of the English Football As promote the interests of this has arrived in the colony. We sociation by affiliation therewith
They are about to hope to be able to publish a Hongkong Telegraph " will fraternity.
Looking Back. open a club-house and to publish description of theesuse to-morrow.
It is worth while glancing back. a newspaper for the beggars; and
Our Dogs.
a little for the purpose of contrast- Last year 1,695 dogs were they propose to teach the little ones a trade. We are particularly licensed in Hongkong; 162 watch of noting the circumstances the past week repeated raids have by day and night with both ing old ronditions with new, and interested to read all this because, dogs were licensed free of charge; which have led up to the creation been made upon the homes of somaphore and mores was in- go far as we are aware, it is 110 biray dogs were impounded; of the new Arxoiation. Five Christians. Most of these raids troduced between the cruising "socialistic" China's first attempt 16 were ratiomed, 28 were esnt at socialism-that higher so-to the Doge' Home and 6 were Your ago there was no real con- were in Sienyu sunty but were launches and the varionag cialism which even the most con- destroyed."
ervative
trol of football in Hongkong, in by rebels belonging to "Emperor police stations, all of which have the sense that there was no re- Siatson's" army. Ninet: en houses teen supplied with hand flega We believe that these Dering last year the Examiner cognised body to settle disputes were raided, five were burned, all and a flashing lamp. This works grasped the of Weights and Measures in which might aries or to punish were plundered. Eleven per calefactorily and saves a los of hardeat part of the problem by Hongkong examined 190 foreign offending players or teams. The were seized and carried away houtwork and should go on deciding to teach the hapless and 2,446 Ohineze reales, 247 Shield Competition was then the into captivity. One of this steadily improving with
only event in which interest number was a retired preacher of general practice. children a trade. There is work yerd measures and 270 "chek" for everyone in China who has measures. All were correct save cenied, and when a Club suffered the Methodist Church,
The orews of the cruising laun- defeat in this, there remained learned some industry or other, 18 Obinese scales.
On learning this the rebels ex-obes both European and Obinese * Keeping."
nothing to stimulate enthusiasm ecuted him at ones. During the were practifed at a target with sad when once blind or crippled
Nine men were charged before Bave a few friendly games. Among raids no non-Obristians were mexim gan at a range between children discover that honest work is more likely to prove lucrative Mr Hazeland, at the Police Cost, the navel and military teems, of molested. When any started to 600 and 1,000 ya da and ris and constant than howling and this morning, with being concern- course, there were competitions, give aid to their Obristian, between 250 and 100 yards. All cadging, we may reasonably hopsed in a gaming hones in West but these were strictly confined friends, the rebels told them to go crews have now completed there Five cessons to their hours, stay there and praovices which should be carried in Canton. At the same time we find $75 for "kesping," and the go, however, the Hongkong they would not be hurt, as they ont quartely. The Chinese crews to see mendicancy on the decrease Point. The frat defendant was to the Services.
Football League was formed, were only wanting Christions, having now got over their initial cannot help remarking that this remainder $5 each.
mainly through the efforts of Me but they were warned that if they se.vousness, marked improve work of regeneration should not
Among the licences issued in Frank Browne and Mr. A. P. interfered they would ale suffer. ruent may be expected. be left to small private enter the Colony last year were those Storie, and with its formation it
No. 2 Lunch has been fitted Every day has wituerced the prises. Why does not the Re-
for 1,405 rickehsa, 719 chairs, soon became apparent that there movement gaining momentum with an upper budge which publican Government bear --8
5,800 drivers, 2,860 abair-t carers, should be brought into being until Saturday night (June 15), improves her efficiency as a sea- Blare; the moreso in that it is in 1053 extra drivers and chair some parent body to control the when the coldiers left the city to boat. position to deal summarily with | sham cripples and with inhuman bearera, 1,173 trubk licences and civilian and Service competitions attack the rebel stronghold same Both Ispuches Nos. 1 and 2: and to which Clubs and compati- sixteen miles away. The atteck have been completely retubed 7,556 hawkers' licenci 3. parents who traffic
Analysis of Liquors. tion officials could appeal. The was made yesterday morning, dating the year and ere now in a children'e deformities?
During last year four samples question of an adequate supply The soldiers left the city in two good w'ate of repair and should It is interesting to note that each of brandy and whisky, six of qualified referees also became dircations planning to surround require very little reft during ber of cases of crime reported to the Police during the year. The while cases of burglary or larceny of ale and two each of rum, gin an urgent one. An Association and capture the rebel army. One this year from "fair wear and
| tear." records of our own columns, alike in reports of court cases and of from dwelling increased by 31 and port were purobas d and sent was formed and with such en division failed to get there.
movement during 1912, cases of housebreak to the Hongkong Government thusiasm was the
When the other division made Doring the year I mide 54 comments on the alarming growth of the number of these cases, ing decreased from 157 to 125. saalyst, and alt were certified taken up that no fewer than the attack the relsle, being taken visits to the Water Polics &ation, must have prepared our readers, long months ago, for a startling Yet again, there were fewer genuine save one sample of gin.seventeen Clube joined up. A by surprise, scattered and fled 43 Harbour patro's, 7 all day.
Chinese Cups Stolen. referees' examining towed was into the mountains. None were patrole in orviging launches increase. We doubt, however, whether any one outside of those street and highway robberies-24
A Chinese who stole eighteen also established and, as a con- killed and five stragglera were carrying out firing, etc., 3 night who kept record of the cases, anticipated an increase of 36.29 per as against 31. The annual report Chiness oaps valued thirty-five sequence, an ample number of seized by the sold ore. The patrols and 4 quarterly inspect
of the Captain Superintendent of cent. In the division of the cases into serious and minor offences Police contains no more interest- cents, from the Kowloon Godowa qualified referees was obtained. headquarters of the rebels, a large ions. Toe Europesu members of there appears an increase as compared with 1911, of 692 cases or ing facts than these. The smaller cad to fourteen days imprisonment After the first year, however, found there and released. They Shipping Ordinance, and Rules of Company's premises, was senten-
temple, was taken and barzed. the force were examined in Re 10.31 per cent, in the former and of 2,679 cases or 46.95 per cent. number of
house and four hours' Books by Mr
Ten Christian captives were galations from the Merchant breaking probably means no Melbourne, at the Police Court, the Association began to lose con-ware resoued just in time, as they the Road while the Chinese cox- in the latter.
more than that housebreakera birning. Mr. Packham trol of Clubs, das largely to the were to to executed the next swains was questioned in hand- These figures are illuminating. They suggest very strongly found that the game did not pay prosecuted."
fact that it came to be recognised that, while the punishments inflicted in the case of serious crimes 5 well after a time. Presumably Restrictions on Hongkong Goods, that it had no authority to enforce morning if their relatives failed ling launches and Rules of the have a certain deterrent effect (though not só marked as could be havholders became more care- The Board of Trade have re- its judgment on a delinquent tesix dollara. The coldiers also found
to pay a ransom of five thousand Road. wished) those inflicted by the police magistrates, in the case of ful of their more valuable posses-ceived, through the Secretary of or player. One of the Association's minor offences do not appear to deter at all. No surprise need be sions, and the collections made State for Foreign Affairs, a copy rules was that no team which had quantities of ammunition stored
VERDICT FOR MR. expressed at this circumstance, of course. The riff-raff of Canton became bordly worth the trouble. of a dispatch, dated May 16, from joined the Association should
in the temple,
ROOSEVELT which has found a ready asylum in Hongkong and has made the That, at any rate, is a possible His Majesty's Minister at Brussels engage in play with a team not failure of the second division of Many people here attribute the utmost use of it since the revolution, is too accustomed to the swift explanation. One feature of the sisting that, on account of the so joined. This rule was fra- the troops to reach their position
New York, May 31. and severe measures of Chinese punishment to give a second report may be be noted; the plague, sanitary restrictions have quently broken in the Colony, to a certain group of gentry thought to the risk attending the detection of offences in this Colony. conduct of the European police been imposed on goods coming specially by naval teams. But in the city who, bayond doubt, Roosvelt against Mr. Newitt, odi- The libel sction brought by Mr. From his point of view, risks do not exist. A few days even a contingent was good during year. from Hongkong.
this was not all. In ons instance have bad secret relations with the tor of the "Ishpeming Iron Ore month or two-in gaol hold no terrois for him. He loses his liberty, A few more reports were made
Ploger Prints.
the Association suspended B to be sure, but he is better housed and fed, in nine cases out of ten, than in 1911, but the force was
robols sinos this affair began a for declaring that he wantin According to the Polina Report player for dangerous play; but year ago. It is said that they drankerd and addicted to carling, than ever he was in his life before, and, if he gives the matter thought larger, and, upon the whole, the for last year, 501 persons were next day he was again participat bribed the guide of the lost divi ended abruptly as Marquette. at all, he regarde with the utmost complacency the chance of being reports made appear to have identified by finger impressione ing in a mateb. The weak point alon to lead the soldiers the wrong Michigan, to-day. caught. The first purpose of imprisonment is not to punish the been of minor importance. as having previous convictions was, of course, that the Hongkong way. The commander of this Mr. Nowilt retracted the libel the evil-doer but to protect the public; imprisonment is intended to The Dumping Habit.
against them. This number is Association was not linked up division told me this morning and applagiat, anging he believ curb his liberty and to act as a deterrent to others. Stiff punishment The statistics contained in the 234 more than during the year with the Association at Home, that they marched almost twice ed he had tons Me-knowvelt an may not seldom does-cure a oriminal, but it may give pause to Report in regard to the dumping 1911; 119 identifications were Had it been, matters such as these the distance they should have injustice modered my half a dozen intending criminale. That is a fact which does not of bodies show, unfortunately, those of oriminela who had re would have been impossible, travelled. When they eventually por end Lem content," said appear to have been grasped in Hongkong, and the sooner it is the that the habit is not as yet by any turned from banishment. Hitherto in the event of, esy, reached the place the rebels had Mr. Roosevelt to the judge. better. A dozen still sentences, accompanied by the cat, would means stamped out, despite the
military or naval team being already escaped. "Hippodrome Circus.
The jury swarded the ex-Pre- almost certainly prevent a few dozen impeding crimes. A gentle steps which have been taken by The Circus still continues to guilty of come offence, all that lotion is of no use for a cancerous growth where the surgeon'a knife the authorities to discourage this draw good houses and there was could be done was to prevent them stopped temporarily the raids on equivalent to the Eaglini
This move of the soldiets. has aid
3d.), which is required.
abominable practice. During laat s fine attendance last evening playing in League or Shield Christians, but has accomhed farthing dan The strength of the police force was considerably increased were dumped (413 being those of ed. There was a fair entry and in Service competitions, inter-state of the country. The rebels According to the Agence de
year no fewer than 537 bodies when the pony contest was decid-matches; they could still engage nothing in settling the rebellious
Paris, June 1 last year. It rose from 1,202 to 1,196-an increase of nearly 9 per children), against 241 in the pre-much interest was aroused. There company matches and the like have disappeared from the region, L'Extreme Orient, the President sent. The force oost the Colony nearly $6,000 more than in 1911. vious year. This total is higher arenow only three more performan- Under the new conditions, how but probably will appear in some of the Chinese Republic has in It is easy to say that, in face of the increase of strength, cases of than that of any year since 1908, cesfor this visit, to-night, a matines over, the position will be totally other place to-morrow. As none vited Mr. Roosevelt, to undertake larceny should not have increased by 31 and of robbery by 28 as when the number was 989. The to-morrow afternoon and the final different. If any team or player were killed, and only five strag-the ofice of councillor, with a compared with 1911: No one can tell whether the strengthened extent of the plague epidemic has performance in the evening. force was effective or not except he can estimate the impossible and a distinct bearing on this matter,
ie suspended by the local Associa-glers captured, they will continue view tell how many burglaries the strengthened force prevented We and if the number of bodies
The Arcadia's Cargo. tion, the fact is reported to the their plots as soon as they get and progress, consonant with the to restoring to China liberty have ourselves criticised the police and police nietliods in these dumped so far this year has been the s.s. Arcadia on the 21st inst. retary then notifies all olabs
Among the cargo shipped by English Association, whose en together again.
vital interests of the country. Mr. columns, when that seemed justifiable. We may do so again, if happily few, this may doubtless were 50 boxes of tea for Rotter Leagues and Associations affiliated
Roosevelt is stated to have replied occasion presents itself, but we readily admit the difficulties they be mounted for be the relative dam and 75 boxes for Amsterdam; therewith, with the result that the have to face at present as the result of an infier of bad characters mildew of the pee outbreak. 1,04 packages of tes, 300 bales offending team or player would
that he was willing to sccept from Canton who are freely admitted to the Colony. Nor is their The habit is on thich is the waste silk and 110 bales of raw be unable to get a game, in as Society was held at the Troonderu
The annual dinner of the China post offered him. task mat more easy by the fact, that when they secure an arrest, roughly repugnant to Westerners, silk for London; 60 bella of raw much as the ruler of the Associa Restaurant, London, on May 29, the pupisment is quite often, wholly inadequate in the first and that it should prevail to the silk for New York, 436 for Lyons, tion strictly forbid suy team or and proved a very interesting and instance and perhaps only partly served in the second. extent that it does is somewhat 10 each for St. Chamond and player to play against any successful Anglo-Chinese fano- newly appointed Japanese Ama Until Canton undesirables are pat out of the Colony and kept out, astounding when we recall the Milan, 20 for St. Etienne and 257 suspended team or player. By tion Admiral the Hon. Sir Ebamador to the Court of St until stiffer Betances are administered in many uses, and until number of years local Chinese for Marseilles: 180 bales of wante practically all the clubs in Borg B. Fremantle, G.C.B., presided geal socomedation is made adequate, there can be little hope of any have been under the civilising milk and 200 labs of tin for kong joining the new Association, over company of some 150 pacoted to arrive in London on mea's, and Hts, Inouye, are ex- marked decrease of grime in the Colony,
of the
Maramilles.
there are won they aregoing and membera and guests,
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cases of
The Weak Spot.
China Society's Dianer.
Mr. Inouye-
Mr. Katsunosuke Inouys, the