TELEGRAMS.
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[The following telegrams arrived too late for insertion on Page 1:] LATE MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
REMOVAL OF THE BODY.
London. Received July 6.
Mr. Chamberlain's body has
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1914,
CONCERNING THE CHILD,
THE WORTH AND VALUE OF CHILDHOOD.
THE AGA LIGHT IN
BRAZIL.
A Big Triumph for the Swedish Trading Co.
We stated, not long since, that the Aga "Light, for which the Swedish Trading Company in
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
West River Floods; Big
Grant Voted.
Elaborate Scheme for Relief of
Distressed.
LI KUO-KWAN.
Canton's Civil Governor Arrives.
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THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.
bean conveyed to Birmingham Play Grounds for Children aid Health and Citizenship.China are the Hongkong agents, Connoil was bold this afternoon in mal landing in the Colony yes immigration of Hindus into
most quietly, but along the route from Paddington numbers of pauple came out to watch the train pass. As it neared Bir mingham the praotically lined with onlookers.
railway
ARMY RESERVISTS..
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RECALL, TO THE COLOURS.
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London. Received July 6.
The Atorning Post learns that the Army Council has decided to allow limited number of Reservists in eзction "A." or ""B." to return to the colours to
complete their perio d "original enlistment;
of
be
These Reservists will not liable to be drafted abroad and for the present only unmarried men will be accepted. "
AUSTRALASIAN
SHIPPING.
BIG GERMAN SCHEME,
London Received July 6,
The Daily Mail gives pro- minence to the details of a German plan to capture the shipping trade of Australasia by means of subsidies,
For instance, it is expected that the new German service to New Zealand will divert from London 103,000 tons of German freight hitherto transhipped from England.
REAR ADMIRAL'S DEATH. RESULT OF MOTOR ACCIDENT,
London. Received July.6.. The death · has occurred of Rear Admiral Edward Percy
A VALUABLE COLUMN FOR PARENTS,
That touching and pathotic eaid. That the man or woman poem of Elizabeth Barrett Brown to be successful in life, ani to ing, "The Ory of the Children," make the right kind of citizen, which atirred all England, has must have the spirit of the child had its echo in our land in this the same zest; earnestness, enlightened twentieth century. oathusiasm and cheerfulness that Jane Adams, Jacob Riis, Spargo the child manifests in his play and others have taken up this he must show in his work pitiful ory of childhood and made Lustead of spending so much of it sink deep into the hearis of our tubercular, hospitals and many citizens, says the Public homes for incurables, let us see Ledger.
that the children aro properly Carlyle has said, "The insight eared for with pace food, fresh air of genius is co-operation with the and proper exercies. The use of real tendencies of the world." preventive measures in childhood One of the greatest of these saves the expenditure of large donoies today is that the auma in after life to care for worth and value of childhood is disaged humanity. recognized no never before.
The greatest asset of a nation
ia becoming more and more popular, for harbour lighting etc. not only in the Far East but all over the world. The system has now been finally adopted by the Brazilian Ministry of Marino after it bad been put to a very oloso and lengthy test, in competi- lion with other well-known and generally accepted systems.
In order to give the Brazilian Government ample means of judging of the Aga, the propriet ore erected, at their own expense, Pao a Fins. The lighthouse was a lighthouse, on the island of of typo F. 3,700 with sun-valve, 500 mm. leas-lamp, and light apparatus for triple flashes. This lighthouse started working on May 23, 1911, and ran without attention for more than twenty months, at the end of which time the
empty accumulatora replaced. So greatly
was The story is told of a little girl pleased
Brazilian seven years of gein Government that it purchased
the lighthouse.
were
the
convincing,
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A meeting of the Legislative
the Council Chamber.
There were present:-H. E: the Governor, Jir Henry May, K.M.G.
His Excellency Major General F.H. Kelly, Q.B.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Mr. C. Severa.
The Han. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. E. R. Hallifax.✨
The Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. H. Kemp.
The Hou: Colonial Treisurer Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe.
Works, Mr. A. F. Churchill.
The Hon. Director of Pablic
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The Hon. Capt, Supt. of Pulice, Mr. O. Mollvaine Messer.
The Hon. Mr. D. Landslo, The Hoa. Mr. H. E, Pollock," KO.
The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, O.M.G. The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak. Mr. M. J. Breen, Clerk of the Councils.
Finance.
The report of the meeting of the Finance Committee held on the 2nd, inst. was laid before the Council ard approved.
West River Floods.
Hindus and British Columbia. Mr. Li Kao-kwan, the new Civil Governor of Canton, who
(June 9) Sir J. D. Rees asked failed to arrive on Friday on the Under Secretary of State for account of his boat's having been India whether any means could delayed by a typhoon, made a for- be devised for preventing the terday, accompanied by the Vice British Columbia where they were Minister of the Navy, Mr. Li Wo. assured of an unfriendly re- Captain Aliena, A.D.O., represent ception, and whereby nothing. ing H. E. the Governor, received but disadvantage could noorue the visitors at Blake Pier, where to Colonials or Indians interested guard of honour of the 40th. in promoting freedom of im Pathons was drawn up. In apite migration within the British of the drenching rain thousands Empire. of Ühinese were in evidence to witness the landing.
Mr. O. Roberts: The difficulties likely to confront British Indian. Later in the day the two of subjecta, who desire to enter ficials were entertained by the British Columbia are well knowa Chinese Chamber of Commerce, in India, the Government there the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak pro- having given the widest publicity siding. Addresses were present to the fasts. ed to the new Governor and to Sir J. D. Ross asked whether the Vioe Minister, in which the visit of the Hindas was not attention was drawa to the recent planned and very nearly carried disastrous foods and the need out, and whether there ought not for forming a conservancy to to be some intercommunication prevent, if possible, a recurrence between the Indian Government, of them; aau to the many piracies the Home Government, and the round about the Delta. The two Colonial Office with referons to gentlemen made suitable replies, such an important mat er. the Governor promising that he, would do whatever was possible where the floods were concerned, and the Vica Minister, that he would make full use of his powers for the suppression of piracy.
·Mr. C. Robertsasked för notics of the question.
Disposition of the Immigrants:
Mr. T. Hall asked the Secretary
for the Colonies if any arrange- ments have yet been made with. regard to the disposition of the Biada immigrants who have been refused permission to land in Canada from the Komagata Mara.
with the law of, the Duminium.
ie hor ohildron. Education means of to educate or bring out the best congested district one in each child. We are beginning of Qar cities who hai bien In spite, however, of a demon- to realize that the child needs not a sufferer from a tubéroular coa. Istration so
the anly mind training, bu manual dition of the spine and never able Ministry of Marine did not feel and physical as well; that the to leave her bad. Through the justified at once in rescinding the of A "friend, adecres which it had "made four development of the manu and kindness physical are just as important as wheeling chair was provided years earlier, adopting another
invalid for the little
that established system of lighting: the intellectual.
The great playground move she might be taken in the open but it went so far as to pass a ment that is sweeping over oarir. One day her mother whealed resolution that the previous country Las emphasized this fact her to one of the playgrounds system was to be maintained "till and has placed the need of physi- where, for the first time, she eat further orders" and that mean- cal training as a definite part of
while the Admiral Saperintendent our educational stem; in fact,
of Navigation should appoint a the playground movement is an
Commission to study esveral educational movement.
systems of baoys and lighthocess. At its inception many intelli- The moral side of the play commission had to render a At the completion of the tests the gent-minded citizens were op- ground is the most important definite statement, in order to posed to establishing play-
factor. Some one has said: "Vice make it possible for, the Minister med,I have asked you here to assist the Chinese charitable President of the Board of Trade groundo, asserting that parke
is onis and squares met the needs of the ohildren.
wrong." as well as the privilege, of society ed or not. to supply the right kind of
the green grass, Looking up into her mother's face she said "O mother, let me out, that I may only touch it,"
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His Excellency the Governor Hospital Society in this Colony moved the following resolation: bas already sent food to the value
Mr. Harcourt replied that this "That this Council on behalf of of $27,000 to the Kau Taoi Kang
the community of Hongkong Sha for distribution. Well, the matter was in the hands of the desires to express the deepest proposal now is, if you vols the Canadian authorities, who, he sympathy with the sufferers by money which appears in the Order had no doubt, acted in accordance the recent disastrous floods in of the day, to make that u the West diver and it is farther nucleus of a public subscription He was in communication with resolved that a sum of $50,000 and that subscription will be the Governor-General, bat was be disbursed from the General raised by a committee which I not prepared to make any Revenge of the Colony for the propose to appoint, of all national statement at present on the
subject. relief of those who are inities here in this Colony-Obinese,
Insubordinate Chinese Crews,' distress."
British and other Europeans and
(9th.) Mr. Barlow asked the In doing so he said: Gentle Americane. Then, in order to a love for pleasure goue to decide whether the system day in order that I might move society and the Chinese authorities
whether any official record is It should be the duty, then in vogue should be abandon the relation which appears in themselves in the organisation for the Orders of the Day. You all the distribution, I propose, with
of insubordination among Chin- Manufacturera of lighthouses know, of course, that there have their concurrence, which they crews on British stips; and, and boys were invited to been very diesstrous floods in the have already gives, that Mr. Wood if so, whether he can supply any competition according to the rulea West River, and although I on- shall proceed to Shin Hing district information on the matter, or disposal of the Commissions of the distress cocasioned thereby, isation of the distribution of food arising within the last 12
a
kopt as regards the serious cases
Parks and squares bring the beauties of the country to the Asbe, M.V.O., as the result of a cities, such as grass, trees and pleasure. Would our boys go motor-car accident.
Rowers, but the playground is a las wrong if the chance of a de (The deceased retired from the Navy in 1907. He was born in place where our boys and girlsightful swim or game of ball was of which each was to place at the not give you very fall particulars and there assist in the organ pablish the details of such cas 1852, became a naval cadet inn play and run and jump and 1866, Lieutenant 1877, Command-spend their peat-up energies with-
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before them ?..
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in several of our cities where light-buoy answering to the it is no doubt widespread. This and subsequently any such other months?
Mr. BurnsThere con fitione fixed, and possessing is an extract of a despatch from relief work as there may be official record, other than tha Disn er in 1891, Captain in 1899 and cut being admonished to keзp the playgrounds have bзeu Rear Admiral in 1995. He served off the grass" or "don't do this or establishsi javonile crimes are certain characteristica regarding the Tutub of Kwangiang Pro- funds for. The Tatah. has very contained in oficial log-booke in the Egyptian War of 1882 and that."
far less frequent. In the auburbs.
the dimensions, light invince to the Consul General, kindly offered to place a gunboat and in reports received from in the South African War.)
The workers in behalf of the of one of our large town a small The bange should also be on the subject:-**
tensity, light cuaraoter, eto. whom I asked to make enquiries at his disposal, which will be playground movement, through boy was seen by a friend stealing capable of working continuously ANARCHISTS KILLED patient systematic endeavour, have apples from a tree. Knowing the
moulded public sentiment to view bay had all the apples he wanted during thre3 months starting ing the movement, as a part of it liome, she remonstrated with itors beaides the Aga light, were January 12 1912. Other compet- public education. They have him, "Why, Billie, what are you made it clear that not alone are taking thora apples for? Taat is the Pintsch, the Willson and the Barbier. The first three worked open spaces needed for the child's stealing."
for more than the three months, normal activities, but that trained men and women should supervise
the Barbier going out at the end the play.
of a mouth. The Willson buoy,
BY THEIR OWN_BOMBS,
London, Received July 6.
Router's New York correspon- dent states that four Anarchists were killed while making a bɔmb in a tenement house, und seven innocent people were injured,
The police believe there was a plot against Mr. Rockefeller. The Anarchists belonged to the Association of Industrial Workers' World, the trial of some of whom in connection with demonstra- tions against Mr. Rockefeller begins to-day.
THE PLAGUE.
Another Big Decrease Last Week,
It is gratifying to know that the plagas returns for last week show another big decrease both
"Well," said Billie, I don't care nothing about the apples, but
I haven't any place to play and however, was reported as proving it's such fun to have the cop" very irregular" and its light chase me."
oharacter very variable, while the Fintech system being dependent
It requires as much ability, tact and enthusiasm successfully to supervias a playground as to teach a class in mathematics or It was purely the boy's natural the classics. Far belter no play desire for adventure and some- ground than one without a trained thing to do. supervisor, combining in his or
her make-up tact, energy, physical Wealthy men and women of strength and a thorough know our cities have their country ledge and love of childhood: The clubs, their cricket gamea and transformation of the bad bay or golf links, Public-spirited men girl such as the playground has and women must see to it that the accomplished, demande good poor and middle classes are also jadgment, ability to cope with all provided with focreation. W6 kinds of problems, self-restraint ounnot expect boys and girls to be and ability for leadership, good unless we offer them some The playground teaches fair incentive. Is it not for better to play, which is one of the lessons give the child the proper environ- in the number of cases notified seldom learned in after-life, obed- ment and spend money on his and in the total deaths. There ience, loyalty, co-operation and recreation, such as the playground were in all 20 cases with 16 the ability to be a good loser. affords, than to spend five times deathe. All were Chinele gave While the educational side of the amount to reclaim him, when one Indian, and three of the cases the playground is of great value, he has become a fallen oitza end wore imported. So for this year the physical side appeals to every had learned immoral lessons that there have been 2,007 cases with one, espacially in this age of he will never forgot? 1006 deaths, ten of the cases nervous breakdowns and tuber- (with two deaths) being European.onlar tendencies,
There were also last week three ⠀⠀ We are beginning to realize non-fatal occurrences of enteric the benefit of pure air and san- one British, one Indian and one shine, and in order to have good Chinese as well as one fatal case health we must have more of small-por (Chinese) and one recreation and play in
"God's fatal case of diphtheria (also out-of-doors.” One of our fore-tralia to-day with 102 Chinese Obinuse.)
most and most successful men has on board,
on a incandescent manila was also finally ruled out.
Accordingly in November of last year the Brazilian Minister. issued another decree adopting the Aga Light thenceforth, a fact on which the Swedish Trading Company is to be heartily con gratulated.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Twelve Hundred tons in
Five Days,
The Langkat output for June was 8,663 tons and the average daily output was 288.78 tons:
Mesars. Wright and Hornby advise as that the output for July is,
lat July 2ad
263 tons
moored at Shin Hing for Mr Consular or other officers, of the "The floods this year have Wood's accommodation, and Mr.ee to which the hon. member been more disastrous than Wood will act there in co. refers; and do not think any any that have been knowo operation with the local official useful purpose would be served by collecting and publishing the for many years. In the on the spot who already has a details of the cases which have districts of Kwangshow, and pretty good grip of the situation. been 80 recorded... Shoosh'ing a clean awesp I think that the arrangements has been made of all the will be satisfactory. The sub dykes, the worst destruction scriptions raised in the Colony having been caused at the under these arrangements will Lo Ko, Ting An, and Sang be practically under Government Suspected the Boy. Yuan dykes in the Namhoi auspices, and Mr. Wood at Shit This morning, in the Polio. ** District, and at the Feng Lo Hing will be the agent of the Court, before Mr. O, D. Mel
Dyke in the San Hai Dis Government and of the subsorib bourne, Chán Chun, à louse by trict. The victims of the ers to the fund, and he will at Zetland Houts, was charged floods are scattered all over communicate with as from time with stealing $70 in money from the country and thair state to time as progress is made and Ergonie Esnault, at Zetland is indeed pitiful to look as to the necessity for funds. Now, House, on July 3. Mr. Otto's upon. In connection with I hope that these arrangements Kong Fing appeared for the the lonel charitable societies will mast with your approval, and defendant, who pleaded not and institutions, I am doing if they do, I shall proceed, guilty. The defendant 119 my utmost to provide the after the vote has been discharged. rolief that is required, and taken, to appoint a committee The Tong Wa-Hospital West
in response to your telephone the names of which meaenge I have the honour to lished in due course. I can send you this brief descrip only say I have not the slightest tion of the state of things doubt that I echo the voice of with the request that you members of the Council and the will be good enough to convey community in general when it to His Excellency the say that we deeply sympathise Chvernor of Hongkong," with the population of the die In order to gain further parti trict in the neighbouring province culars, I sent out Mr. A. E. Wood, which has been visited by this First Assistant Secretary of terrible disaster. Chinese Affis, and he has just returned from Canton and saya most excellent work is being done by the Government and by the charitable society there known na the Kau Teoi Kung Sho which has
204
3rd
249
Chinese Passengers.
220
The Taiyuan arrived from Aus--| 5th
219
sent
Total to date
1215
¡¡West : River Floods.
River Floods Relief Fund how totals $65,339 15.
Hongkong Hotel Enterprise. Whenever there is a theatrical performance at the Theatre Royal, the diners at the Grill Room of the Hongkong Hotel are conveyed to the theatre in motor cars supplied free of charge by the management between the hours of eight and nine in the evening. On Saturday evening a very large crowd was taken I will now put the resolution.from the hotel to the theatre in (Essolution read). Those in five cars which were kept on the already favour say Aye. Contrary, move for an hour Being a quantition of "No." The Ayes have it dirty night this special atten
The Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk beg to second Your Excellency's resolution.
His Excellency the Governor
rice to the starving people up as There is no further business, tion of the management for guesta far as Nanning. The Tung Wa gentlemen.
was particularly sppreciated,