THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1913.
1913 IN RETROSPECT, between
A BACKWARD GLANCE OVER THE YEAR'S EVENTS.
·
Chinese authorities, lation dealing with the maiter was ereofed only some seven" oring of the D.O.L.L need be re-delay, left for Home in February aided by villagers, and the pirate was received with general satisfe-eight months before.
ferred to only in a word or two. and the Hon. Mr. O. Mo I. Messor. gang in whick many of the tien in the Colony, and there was Householders were put latter were killed. The second little serious opposition to it.
to Socially the former were big took his place. Apart from this the grest inconvenience during the favourites and their going. left a chiaf change in the personnel of is beat explained by the following
"The Children's Charter.""" time the storm rage, as with gap for a little. The Cornwalls, the Police Force during the year lotter.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
On Thursday, April 17, the all windows and jalousies secure however, are worthy successore was the retirement of Chief In- Hongkong, April 16, 1913.
Legislative Council passed the ly shut there was no electric light and have well established them- spector Baker who retired on a Ordinance amending the Offences available, the apply giving out. selves in the affections of Hong-pension after thirty yearsmeritori Madam,-I am directed to against the Person Act of 1885 This meant that those without kong,
ous service and left for Home an convey to you His Excellenoy the under that act any person who
other means of neonring light,
April 12. Mr. Baker came to Governor's high estimation of has custody of a child or who were in darkness for several It would be unfair, in any re-Hongkong in 1882 and was ap
pointed Chief Inspector in 1903, the Colony escaped very however cursory, to omit reference
ayer,
The Volunteers.
The your now closing in Hong- come of a series of articles which your courageous conduct on the treats it badly in any way or pak hours. Upon the whole, how view of the year's happenings, Some weeks before he left he had kong miný be described, quite appeared in the Telegraph during laccasion of the recent piracy of the mits it to be ill-treated will be ably. As late as December 26, to the increase in the strength of the misfortuna to lose his wife to
fairly, as a ver of small events
the last three months of 1912. 3.8.Tai On" and to inform you
guilty of a heavily punishable
whom he had been married for
Te was argued in these articles that steps are being taken to misdemeanour. Bir Kai Ho Kai, by the way, a typhoon warning the Volunteer fares in Hongkong. It has been marked by no great that a much greater number of procure a Bible and travelling it may be remembered, saked one was received in Hongkong from On April 13 what was claimed to twenty years. Inspector Gourlay outstanding incident which shall social functions was possible in lock for presentation to you by or two shrewd questions regard Manila,
be the largest turucut of volunte was appointed Chief Inspector in render it memorable such an Hongkong if people would only this Government as a mark of its ing the Bill and its scope. The hands, that a dog show was one of appreciation of the valuable as Government, he thought, ough;
THE FLOWER SHOW.
ers ever seen in Hongkong took room of the retired Chief, and Be ovont, for instance, as the great these possible functions, and sistance you
rendered to the to have some poor law act, or else
place at the Murray Barracks coad Inspector Edmund O'Sulli. The annual Flower Show in parade ground, when the annual Van was promoted first clase io- Amall events is often a year of, a show would be that owners passengers whereby the sacrifice care of the children. What was Horticularal Society was held on The increase in numbers was Chief Inspector, who is 43 years typhoon of 1908. But a year of that the primary result of such officers of the ship and to the some institution which would take connection with the Hongkong inspection of the Corps took place. pector and Sergeant Gerrard to
second class inspector, The new - progrede hecause, it is n year of would feel encouraged to take of life was provented am, of the good of the new law il it did March 7 and 3. This year the undoubtedly due to the fillip of age, Grived in Hongkong fast
not in some fashion relieve the jehow was held at the Botanic which has been given to the sufferings of those concerned? Gardens and was more successful movement by the efforts of His over 22 years ago. Much flib sume point was made than in 1912 when it was held Excellency the Governor, since
Victoria Gaol.
quiet, atoidy work; and, that, greater care as regards the
THE TRAMWAY BOYCOTT.
in
condition of their dogs and
crossing RO common in the Colony, so that oventually the breed of dogs would be greatly
PIRACIES DURING 19.3.
(Sd) A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretory..
Hok Shan.
NEW LEGISLATION.
A Good Plan.
.4
necessary to
A
well
The interview
on careful reflection, may be said would prevent much of the Misa Dunk, of 1913. It has been a year
c/o Church Missionary Society, in a special article in the Telegraph on the piece of ground opposite whose arrival in the Colony the It is hardly whose work may, and should,
a week or two before, but the the Hongkong Club. On that corps has been largely increased. remind our readers that, less than The month of April did not point was then made that the pro-occasion, however, it was forced It may be remarked that, on the a fortnight ago, some comments have its effect on the future his
improved. The interost of clogo without rther piracies being vision of relief for such sufferings to suffer from bad weather. The occasion of the inspection His were made in our columas re- tory of Hongkong.
renders, was at length aroused, reported; in each case the piracy was the business rather of the 1913 function showed a big in Excellence presented Capt W. In the review which is here the patronage of His Excellency, we of a fishing junk. One was Chinese themselves than of the crease in entries-564 against Armstrong with the long service garding the alleged look of dis given, the chief events of the the Governor, was obtained for off Kan Kau-mun Teland, while British or the Government and 450-mostly in pot planta and medal and congratulated him on ware of particular interest by cipline in Victoria goal. These year are compactly given, not the projected show, and some well- the junk was ons voyage from and that if the money which was out flowers. The quality of the the completion of his twenty ser reason of the fact that on January. known sporting men agreed to ant Macao to Aberdoon, and the given to noisy vagrants in the productions also showed a con-vice. The Volunteer Reserves too. 17 there was published in the chronological order but under aan Committee. Despite the rain other took place in Temple Biy, street were devoted to one central siderable improvement. It was thanks greatly to the energy of Telegraph an interview with their natural hovlings. It is which fell heavily on the day of Shan Chun Island.
there would be fewer neglooted generally conceded that the show His Excellency is a strong and Professor Henderson, believed that this will be fonadthe show, the event was a success
was the best ever held under the energetic body which was able to known expert in the matter of Of other piracies, only two children about. much the more satisfactory play. The championship for boat dog more need be mentioned. On
auspices of the Society. Satie- take its part in the annual inspect-prisons, in which he offered his was awarded to Commander December 10 the Kwong Chow
THE TYPHOON, ... factory reports were submitted at ion and which is stronger now opinions regarding the manage Lamb's "Rover," though it was a Wan, which flies the Portuguese For once in a way, Hongkong the annual meeting where one than then,
In the civilian community, deide Henderson was satisfied that the ment of Victoria Gaol. Professor toss-up between the winner and flag, was pirated near Macao, and was this year visited by a typhoon very useful resolution was passed. The year 1912 closed somewhat Mr. Brutton's "Billy." All the dogs the Captain, Mr. J. F. Xavier do in August. On Sunday, August
from Government service
gaol was well conducted and, gloomily with the Tramway boy-entered for the Championship Jesus, was shot dead. Only a few 17 the Colony, had a BITOW got still unbroken and the boy-were in perfect condition. The weeks before, the sister ship. the full force of one: The centre that many exhibitors had little departures, at least, deserve to be high terms of its management ohanges, there have been some having been permitted to see all It was pointed ont by Mr. Howell important movements, and two that he wanted to see, he spoke in escape from being struck with cottore sullenly declining to be championship for best bitch went American, was also pirated.
to Mrs. Jordan's "Porgy." One
passed within 50 miles of the knowledge as to the points which specially mentioned. appeased. With the advent of regrettable feature of the show
Colony, which was sufficiently weigh with judges in awarding
generally. He was "Impressed the now rear, however, the end was that there were only three
close to give us a severe blow and prizes. He said "If oorda
Hon. Mr. Osborne Leaves. by the excellent sanitary arrange- namo swiftly. The Government Chinege and six Portuguese ex-
Not a little important new to cause no inconsiderable amount ontaining these particulars were On Saturday February 8, mente," and he found the regala- decided to enforce the provisions hibitore. All things, considered legislation has been put into
f damage. The typhoon was put up at each class among the the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, tions for warders "precise and of the Boycott Prevention Ordin-however, the first dag how was operation during the year. The one of which warning was re-exhibits, their educational value left the Colony for good. Mr. definite, and calculated to benefit ance and areas were marked out successful enough to hold out ordinances dealing with currency ceived from Manila on the will be apparent, for show visi. Osborne joined his family all concerned." with view to lovying the special hope for the future.
are, of course, the most important. previous Wednesday morning tors, instead of viewing the at Hythe near Folkestone, where elicited a rejoinder from one in a tax contemplated by the Ordin.
Early in June it became known when it was reported to be to the exhibits with little or no idea of the latter had been staying since position to know and who ance. This was followed by
that the Secretary of State for north-west of Yap. From that what ponstitutes excellence, will their return home. On the pre-blantly stated that the sanitary A meeting of over fifty influential
the Colonica had approved of the time daily warning was received have before them, near each ex-vious day Mr. Osborne was made arrangement were anything but Chinese at the. Tuna Wah Piracies near Hongkong have early introduction of legislation of its progress, and on the Bator-bibit, the points from a judge's the recipient of presentations at excellent and that the stan Hospital, at which a discussion occurred with some frequency in prohibit after a reasonable day at 9 a.m. it was located over standard. Thus they will cee for the Hongkong Hotel and at the was far from contented. The took place as to the boat means during the year. The worst and period of notiks importation int, or near Aparri (come 800 miles themselves where an exhibit has offices of the Kowloon Wharf and comments which appeared in our of ending the boycott. A resol- most daring of all was that on and circulation in, the Oolony of distant) moving W.N.W. Up to succeeded or failed, and in what Godown Company, both from columns less than two weeks ago tion was passed to the effect the Tai On, on April 3. This silver er nickel coins other than that time its rate of progress had direction their own efforts should Europeana and Chinese whose served to deepen the auspicion that every person present should vessel left the Li Kee Wharf for those belonging to the currenoy of been zortaal, but from thence on be turned if they are to become close contact with him in business which attached to Professor purolase at least 35 worth of Kongmoon about saven p.m. on the Jolony and of all kindsof notes ward its advance towards Hong prize winnere." The motion was had enabled them to appreciate Henderson's statements, that, tram tickets and a committee was that evening with ab:ut 400 other than those of the Hongkong kong hecame astoundingly rapid carried and it will be interest bis sterling qualities both as a expert za be is, he had not been appointed to approach the various passengers and a general cargo. and Shanghai Banking Corpora
ing, during the next year or two, business man, and in private life. able to form an opinion of real <listrict associations and guilde Everything went well until about tion, the Chartered Bank of India, Rapid Travelling.
to watch results.
His departure was regretted by value during the course of a visit with a view to persuading them to ten o'clook, when the ship had Australia and China and the It is worth recalling the pace
his many friends, and by the lasting only half an hour or so. buy tram tiokete and to travel in paased a line of fishing stakes Mercantile Bank of India, Lt.
ut which it came or appeared to SERVICE MATTERS. public at large who recognised Matters are still far from right. the cara. A later meeting of about six miles from Lin Tin.
come. The first signals hoisted
the yeoman servics be bad per fair to admit that in some respects within the gaol, though it is only the committed ea 5,000 tickets Then a number of passengers,
Currency Matters,
Generals Anderson and Kelly.. in Hongkong "wors at 5 p.m. on
formed in their behalf alike as Such a movement had, of sold
about fifty in all, who were well the spot, and on
On August Major-General An-member of the Legislative Coun- they have mended since the first the Saturday, in the form of the number of those present after-armed with revolvers, took charge course, been in the air for a long red south cons and drum indicat derson left the Colony, to the oil and in other ways. The revelations were made in the wards travelled by car na far of the ship and tied up the officers while past. Many people in Hong- na the Post Office. Their exam. There was a European lady mis-kong felt that prohibition of ing that the disturbance was to regret of everyone. He had held admirable work he did in Telegraph last year, ple was quickly followed by other sionary on board Miss Dank- foreign money here could but be the south-east of the Colony more 1910, and few men had been so Godown Company needs no more] command here from October 28, roorganising the Wharf and Chinese, and the end was in sight, and she behaved with conspicuous a work of time. The banks had than 300 miles distant. At 10.40niversally liked and respected, than the barest reference, so
courage and coolness. Miss Dank nover recognised either Cantonese P.m. the night signals were General Anderson was transferred well known is it,
St. John's 'Cathedral. changed to indicate that the
Satisfactory reports on the Northern Army of India. disturbance was within the 300 to the Meerut Division of the
"... whole were submitted at the an- miles radius. At this time the wind was coming in heavy gusts,
successor is Vajor-General F. H ̧ By the departure from the nual meetings of the various and, as the night wore on, it in Kelly who came out from Home Colony, on May 6, of the Hon. Mr. church bodies. At the meeting oreised in fary and the barometer
bat who was not new to the Esat. C. H. Ross, Hongkong loat one of of the subscribers and Beatholders steadily declined. It became in. He put in nearly all his previous its most popular citizens. That of St. John's Cathedral, the tron- creasingly evident that the Colony service in India, where he saw popularity was founded on bis surer, in submitting the accounts, A good deal of frontier fighting, general assfulness and on the fact remarked that this wAS "She it houses announced that they would was in for an unpleasant ordeal, having been in the Burmore, that he was a fine example of the bar of years that they had been the first time for a num- were Mohmand, Triab; and Waziristan good all round man," respected
A Fine Speech.
has resided for years in the East coin or Macao, notes, and, for come A few days later on January and knows Cantonese will. She years the Post Office had also 13, to be exaofa well-attended was, therefore, able to intervene refused to accept them. meeting of Chinese merchants when the trouble arose and to Some ten months before-Canton was hold and Mr. Lau Chu pak, urge the robbers to respect the copper coins were declared not to in a speech marked by strong lives of those on board. The be legal tender, and, soon after good sense and straight speaking. officers of the vessel, indeed, were wards, the Star Ferry and various did more than a little to break lond in their praises of her our other companies and business down the final remaining opposage during the trouble.
and the worst feare
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after realised shortly
five
His
Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross.
CHURCH REPORTS.
expeditions. Hin last appoint-alike in financial, sporting and able to present a balance sheetTM
ition. He reminded his hearers was who saved us from getting Then came the Tramway Com-'clock on Sunday morningment, prior to the present, was social circles, As the local head showing a credit balance." This
that they were in Hongkong shot," one of
for business and not to create heartily. strife, that they enjoyed the hospitality, of the British flag
and that they should rospect and
them admitted
Carefully Planned.
The whole affair-bad been most
no longer accept Chiness silver,
paay's decision in the matter, with the resulting boyo stt, which has already been discussed.
Little Opposition..
At that time, according to the the command of the Abmednagar of so important a firm as Jardins, year there was a credit balance of Director of the Observatory, the Brigade, which he held from Matheson's, one would have ex-81,740. As a matter of fact, the typhoon must have been situato
Yet,
about 150 miles south-east of the 1807 to 1911, when he went on pooted him to be able to find but actual difference between income abide by the laws which the Go.' carefully planned. The pirates The new legislation naturally Colony, so that from 11 o'clock balf-pay, after getting his pro- little time for anything beyond and expenditure for the year was vernment had made. His speech booked as firstenlage passengers followed that successful attempt on the previous night its rate of motion to major-general in 1900 strict businesa; especially so in 81,460 but that was complicated was received with enthusiasm, and had use of the upper deck. to rehabilitate the Hongkong ten-progress must have been quite 25 Admirals Winsive and Jerrani. that he was also connected, in by the money taken from fixed and from that point the boycott They had their own pilot on board cent piece. Despite the temporary miles an hour, which is pheno- On March 20 Admiral Sir most of the big public com-
cne cupavity or another, with deposit, rapidly approached to a fall-stop and he ran the vessel on a sand- trouble which followed that at-menally rapid travelling for a Alfred Leigh Winsloe K. O. B., ponies of the district.
The income for the year was Not long after, the Government bank. After ransacking the vessel tempt, matters smoothed them-disturbance of this kind. From C. V. O., C. M. G., left Hongkong in spite of bis untiring efforis of $1,450. That meant that their $15,624 and the expenditure Gazette contained a proclamation |
$14,074 leaving a credit balanco by his Excellency the Governor they destroyed part of the engines, selves out very easily and in a thence outward the conditions on relinquishing command of on behalf of his arm, ond
tore the dyname up, spoilt the comparatively short period of grew worse, until at 11.30 p. 1o. the China Station which he had of all his other commercial enga- the past year by $1,400 and the ordering that the operation of electric switch board, leaving time. Chinese subsidiary coins one gust of a velocity of over 100 held since 1910. It is worth gements, he contrived to be one
incomo had been reduced within the Boycott Prevention Or- dinance should be suspended the ship in darkness, and still circulated in the Colony, but miles an hour was registered, renalling of Admiral Wissloe that of the moving spirits of the expendituro by $3,000. That from February 7 until further put out took They to nothing like the same extent while the barometer had then from 1806 to 1910 ho acted as Jockey Club and everything con practically represented the notice. The boyooit was over, It then sent up rookets which prons was the case a matter of six fallen as low as 29 27.
fourth Sea Lord of the Admiralty nected with it; a keen shot, and salary of the assistant has long since been forgotten of which they left the vessel; and coin had so taken its proper place mptly fetched eampana by means months before. The Hongkong
Among his other duties he had zealous polo player; while bia
The chaplain proposed and is now little more than a got away with money, jewellery, in the currency of the Colony that
the honour of commanding 8.8, practical intercat in volunteering for the work he had done in raig- vote of thanks to Sir Paul Chator. On the whole the Colony Ophir during the Royal Tour. interesting reminiscence. Yet it
was known to everyone in Hong was not without its direct effect clothing clo., to the value of about it had driven-the Chinese coin escaped lightly. There were a upon the history of the Colony twenty-five thousand dollars. The well into the background where few deaths amongst boat people, was hoisted on board H. M. 6. East--including India, Tientsia, plain fund. It was possible Vice Admiral Jerram's Bag kong. Mr. Roan lived in the ing $12,000 for the Abistanıt as will be seen when we come to at his post and a coolie passenger vious at the time, of course, that Wilmington, too, was in distress Admiral Wineloe's departure twenty-eight years, holding near future. They had been told
Chinesa coxswain was shot dead it was hardly seen. It was ob and some junks lost. The Minotaur on
March 20 on Shanghai and Hongkong for time assistant chaplain in the that they would have a whole discuss and recall new legislation passed during the year,
was also killed; one or two pa rehabilitation of the ten-cent and fired two shots for help. from Hongkong sengers were injured; but it was picas was not the end but the The dock tug towed her into Vice Admiral Jerram was grest shipping house of which he that the subscribers to the fund
various important positions in the THE DOG SHOW, clear that the pitotes did not harm beginning of currency reform and safety. The praya surface same previously second in command of was Managing Director hore numbered thirty seven, so they Not the least interesting event those who were content not to that the step taken in the fall of by some considerable damage, the Mediterranean Fleet, a post
must have contributed large of the year was the holding of give trouble. »
fast year would be followed by and in Kowloon the club-house he had held since 1919.
The Police,
sams indeed, a dog show at Happy Valley on Tho affair bad. two sat some action more far-reaching in of the United Bervices Recreation The departure of the KOY L
The Captain Superintendent of (To be Continued tomorrow.) Marob 22. The show was the out- quels. The first wAS a figh- its effect. The promise of legis. Club was wrecked. The structure I. early in the year and the com- Police, the Hon. Mr. F. J. Bad-
Bscaped Lightly.