CANTON RICKSHA MISSION.
EXTRA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1920.
"fair treatment. He responds to
kindness. He is a man.
SIMPLE POLK.
The Canton rickaba men are re- REPORT ON A YEAR'S WORK cruited from the North River dis-
The Richsta Mission of Lacton is carried on under the auspices of the Canton City Evangelistic Secretary with a Committee select ed by the members of the Richsha
Mission
A
The widening of the streets, the planting of public parks in various parts of the city, and the genera modern spirit--these are indering the people to seek
come.
ters.
HEALTH.
novated to meet the needs of the Mission for chapel and school room.
PRESENT EFFORT. The new home is well suited for the work of the Mission. It is situat
side with the Mission.
tired
A night
LEAGUE CRICKET.
CORRESPONDENCE.
UNIVERSITY V. H.K. C.C. To the Editor of the Hongkong
There was only one League
Telegraph
40-
NEW SERVICE.
PORTUGUESE SHIPPING
FOR THE EAST.
IT. The transference of Sechor Demand Ceveira de Albuquerque e Castro 30 ds from Japan to the Portuguese 50 dis
4 m/s Consulate in Hongkong indicates
In conversation
with
vessel
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
4/11
4/111
4/1196
4/1116
4/1158
Nom.
21114
200
205
205
93
230 Nom. 12.05
BUYING.
5/114
5/198 5/2
5/214
co & New York)
9434
4 m/s. Marks
Nom.
4 m/s. Franes
12.55
6 m/s. Francs ·.... 12.70
SOCIETY OF ST GEORGE. trict near Tsingyuen, and from iced on the main thoroughfare. Tung fixture played off on Saturday,
HONGKONG. East River district near Poktu. The chuon maloo, in tho Eastern
all the other other matches that North River men speak Cantonese. suburbs. On either side of the build-
were arranged being perforce "Sir--I should feel greatly obliget and the East River men speak the ing are good business houses. This postponed owing to the rain and if you would kindly publish the Hoklo and aka dialects. The new development involved a much the bad state of the ground. The following for the information of the the intention of the Portuguese T Shanghai. majority of for men come to the larger catlay of money than the Mis League match referred to was that members of the above Society, 1 Government to develop its com-T Singapore. city alone. They lodge in large sion itself was able to carry. The between the University and the feel quite justified in publishing the merce with particular reference TT Japan T/T India. Canton city has a bund some two rented rooms fitted up with tiers City Evangelistic Association in pus Hongkong Cricket Club, which correspondence and comments on to the Far East.
with Senhor Demand, India miles long, and connecting with it of banks like those in a slip's cabin, operation with the Mission solicited was played on the latter's ground. same before the meeting owing
to The University elected to bat first, to the extremely short notice: Albuquerque our representative TT San Franciscol a wagon read extending several They eat at the foodstalls found funds enabling the move
and although the score in the the first advertisement
was informed of plans to start a & Now York, miles into the country East of the near a lodging houses. There are made. With Bight, clean and airy initial stage was not brilliant,peared in the morning papers of passenger and cargo
service T/T Java city.
ricksla road connects many, however, who bring their preaching hall and school room it the first two wickets falling for Saturday last, nene being in the between Lisbon and Japan via / Marks Tungshan and the Canton Goll links families with them to the city. is an attractive place for a ten runs, Samy went in and evening papers, the meeting to take Port Said, Hongkong and other T/T Francs"
ports, Evangelistic services, lectures stopped the rot, and with Roffey plars to-day, 15th inst., at 5-30p.m. important with the Bead. The city walls have These find groups of small houses man.
aDemand, Paris been razed and in their place wide and live in colonies, with convenien- and Bible classes make the Mission piled up the score in an able [Copy of letter to John Bentley include some ex-German ships number of vessels which may ces for raising pigs.
The University closed modern streets have been construct
ducks and busy place during the week Durmanner.
Esy, hon. srcretary, Society ed throughout the old city and Fron.chickens to add to
requisitioned by Portugal during 4 m/s. L/C, the family in ing the year just closed a primary their ignings at 182 for nine
of St. George, Hongkong.]
the war: The service, he thought, The Club gave their school with 40 children in atten wickets.
Dear Sir.I see that the annual would begin with the city to the Bund
4 m/s. D/P dance, has been conducted side by opponents the surprise of their meeting of the base Society is monthly. To keep in line with 30 de Sydney and
6 m/s. L/C lives, for Mitchell and Blaker,
advertised to be held on Mon- this development in the shipping! The ricksha puller is a beast of school is maintained, the teaching/8oing in, compiled 196, and were day next, 15th inst.
Melbourne Would you trade, the National Overseas Bank 30 dis. San Francis-1 The H.K.C.C. be good enough to inform me burden. He lives in crowded quar being done by students from nearby therefore
not out at that.
scored a surprising
will shortly open a branch in His daily habits become schools. The Mission Hall is open victory. Scores:-
1 Whether the Report and} Hongkong. rapic
Statement of Accounts which is to irregular. Only by his running ean day and night for any who may care means of communication than is
UNIVERSITY.
be placed before the members at he carn his carriage hire and the afforded by the time-honored and
the meeting has been circulatel necessities of life. Overheating and world-famed seday ekair.
0amongst the member? I have not hy
sudden chilis work speedy hayre on
$3 received a copy. walking In former days pleasant
his lungs. The long runs are very and comfortable travel up and down
Few the river and in and out the asher trying to his heart netion. ous canals that intersect the city pullers can stand more than three or four years of such work. They was furnished by sampans and other small river craft. Now, the water are then broken in bealth and an traffic is largely confined to ferriested for any ordinary nccupation. and cargo boats. Walking is still the mode in the farrow
It is for these men that the Rich. Chairs enable ode to Save some ha Mission is established. A school time and energy in a tropical elim is maintained for their children. Re-Articles Bureau" ate, but with a town clock ringing igious and social meetings with out quarter hours and striking the dudy classes and lectures are pro- modern railwayvided. Qualified workers are em- time tables despatching trains in ployed to direct these endeavors for all directions, new ideas of time the spiritual, mental, moral and have come
to this city. Competi-social betterment of these men and tion in business is more keen, time their famillies. The name of the means money, and fresh and rested Mission is the "Laborers' Mission." muscles mean better thinking. Can The Chinese termi means "hard
ful hours, abd
streets.
THE RICKSITA MISSION-
1
to enter for rest or instruction. F. A. Redmond, b Day Study. lecture and Bible Classes H. G. Hunt, b Brand... have been organised in the center D. K. Samy, b Reid
of the Ricksha Men's settlement M. H. Rodes, c Day, b Brandy back of the Kwangtung Tanners I. T. Pur. c Mitchell, b Day... Works below Taishatos Railway J. D. Wright, c Paravicini, b
Station Similar classes are being formed in other parts of the city
where
rickshamen
Day...
To
Milnes, Day T. E. Yeoh, c. Green, b.Brand 10 congregate. Negotiations with the City Police I.K. Chua, b Day
C. H. Yech, not out authorities are now on foot looking. L. Sun, not out toward à properly organised "Lest on the lines of
similar bureaus in Britain and
America.
APPEAL.
Whether a list of members
Demand, Germany. £300,000 IN DEATH DUTIES.
Demand, New York 9316 Death duties on the estate of T/T Bombay ......... 205
205
Nom. Nom.
Nom.
4. Nom.
33 has been circulated so that mem- the late Miss Emily Charlotte Demand, Bombay...
bers can choose for themselves who Talbot. of Margen Castle. Port T/T Calcutta 14 they consider best to serve on the Talbot, and Penrice Gastle, Glam, Demand, Calcutia...
Committee.
amount to over half a million Demand, Manila 18146 Whether, if the Report and pounds. Miss Talbot, who died Demand, Singapore. 21114 24 Accounts have not been circulated in September 1918, left estate of On Haiphong
the value of £2,000,000. 6 clause id of the Agenda is not out
On Saigon 8 of order, as it will be impossible taj
On Bangkok Sovereign. give notice of business which might arise out of a Report, etc., which will I think anyone used to attending not be seen by any of the members such meetings as this one will agree Total (for 9 wkts. dec.)... 182 excepting the Committee, until the that this obviously means that only
Thanking you for a reply,-Yours truly,
Day Brand
Mr. Cheung gives his entire tinie the care of the Mission. Other workers are also employed. The Philp Mission is growing- It has beek successfully launched and it has
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Bowling.
O. M. R. W ...19 3 71
...16 1 73 5
5
7 0 25 1
... 4 1
6
0
HONGKONG C.C.
E. J. R. Mitchell, not out
ton must move with the time and labor," and it Ets the men for whom proved its worth. The cry is now C. Blaker, not out spirit of her day. Bicycles, "motor it exists. It is necessary that a de-for sinillar Missions in other parts cycles, motor-cars have been in finite and special effort be made for the city to meet the needs of the troduced. Swift motor-launches ply them. They do not feel free to large number of ricksha men who the river. It is, however, the rick mingle on equal terms with their room in lodgings distant from the
Mission. Workers Ar sha-the manpower-cart or carriage, fares. 1ere they meet their own present
We need the funds to. that provides the rapid transit kind and conduct a Mission for their available. available to the general public.
enable these helpers to devote their full time to this work. The ricksha themselves are subscribing, liberally towards this work We now appeal for funds to supplement their subscriptions.
TEE RICKSHA BUSINESS.
The ricksha traffic is controlled
own fellows
EISTORY.
men
of
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the meeting.
B. L. FROST.
[Copy of Mr Beatley's reply, } Dear Sir,In reply to your letter of to-day's date, for which 82am obliged. I would state that 80 (1) No Report or Statement of 34 Accounts has been circulated to any
members.
business of which due notice has Leen given can be discussed.
Bay Silver, ready... 70% Gold leaf per Teel... 29.40
7014
forward
I have asked quite a number of SUBSIDIARY COINS. members whether they were
at.
tending the meeting and most of them knew nothing about it, some of them owing to the fact that they took the evening paper only.
I trust that as many members who can will attend the meeting
DISCOUNT PER $100: H'kong 50 cent pieces
10 5
and prevent the usual farce of the Canton coins At the Meeting members will retiring Committee being elected 196 receive the Report of the Comen bloc-some have already gone Day.mittee in the Chairman's speech. away and insist on a list of mem- Copies of the Accounts will be hers being circulated before the favailable for much of the members new Committee is elected.-Yours
as may attend the Meeting..
This is in accordance with pre- cedent and does not conflict with
Total (for no wkts) P. G. de Paravicini, E. W. R. A. Brand, R. A. Green, W. W. Mackenzie, P. Jacks, A Mackenzie, H. S. Philp, and Reid did not bat.
Bowling.
Redmond .. Yeoh Milnes
D.
O. M. R. W the Ilules of the Society.
...18 2 62 0 9 0 47 0 5 0 30 0 3.0 23 0
LEAGUE TABLE.
2) N6 List of Members has been recently circulated to members. I shall be pleased to give you inspec tion of my list, which i-up-to-date, if you wish to see it.
13 You misinterpret the mean P. W. L. D. P. ing of clause (d) of the Agenda. ...7 7 0 0 21 Members are not required to give 5 4 0 1 13 the notice of any other business.
etc..
B. L. FROST.
HOME FOOTBALL.
$2 dia..
$1 dis.
$4 dis.
$2 dis.
ENGLISH CUP RESULTS.
The matches in the second KOWLOON MEMORIAL HALL
round of the English Football Cup Competition, played on January. Sir,--The sub-committee of the 31, resulted as follows:- Hongkong War Memorial Commit- Birmingham, goals; Darling- tee having decided that the Hong-ton, 0, at Birmingham, kong War Memorial in Victoria Liverpool, 2; Luton Town, 0, at should take the form of a simple and Luton. dignified monument to com.
West Hein United, 6; Bury, 0,
...7 3 2 2 13) "Notes" mcaas antice given to memorate those, who fought and at Upton Park.
...
3 3 2 11 members. So far no notice of any fell in the war, may I enjoy the Chelsea, 4; Swindon Town, 0. 92 3 4 10 other business has been sent to facilities which your paper treat Chelsea.
.7 3 4 0 9 members
2 2 3 9 faithfully,
1 2 4 7
2 6 1 7
4 1 4
advertised. Yours quently affords to give publicity to Burnley, 1; Sunderiand, 1, at
another but less ambitious local" Burnley memorial scheme ?
JORN BENTLEY,
Hon. Secretary.
Bradford, 3; Castleford Town, All communities throughout the 2, at Bradford.
Plymouth Argyle, 4; Barnsley at Plymouth,
From the above it will be scen Empire are now perpetuating the Aston Villa, 2; Manchester 40 2 2 2 that another farce is about to take memory of those who have vanish. United, 1, at Manchester.
place of on Annual Meeting of a led from their respective midsts in Society, whose membership, I am the Great Adventure, and it cer1, informed, stands at over 100, being tainly seerns not unreasonable to Cardiff City, 2; Wolverhampton held without proper abtice, and expect that this rising township Wanderers, 1, at Wolverhampton. the Committce elected without the should also join in the laudable Preston North End, 2; Black- majority of the members knowing effort to signally express a sense of pool, 1, at Preston. who the other members are. the personal less sustained by the Leicester City, 3; Manchester.
In Mr Bentley's reply to my (1) absence forever of some former in City, 0, at Leicester.
Notts Country, 1; Middles There should not be the slightest brough, 0, at Nottingham.
Bristol City, 1; The Arsenal, 0.
Height,
he says, "Copies of the Accounts habitants. will be available for such members |
The history of the Mission goes by a monopoly just as is the river back to 1917. The idea had bec Jerry traffic. The ricksha puliers mooted here and there hat nothing
The Practical had been attempted until) The picture is like this. there is are organised into a guild. monopoly and the ricksha pullers Mr. Cheang Tsuh Kei, a convertone preaching hall with seating cap Wright guild are separate organisations. to Christianity of some years' standacity of 100, when crowded to the Jeisure, doors, among 3,000 Ricksha men, temporary Canton has 3,000 ricksha pullersing, having men recruited from the country. The began to gather a few of the ricksha to say nothing of the thousands and monopoly has 1,500 vehicles. These pullers about him in open air meet thousands
burden-coolies," R.G.A. are hired to the pullers at a fixed ings and preached the Gospel to chair-coolics, street
polies and R.E. and I.A
Kowloon daily rate. Application for the hire them. Using vacant spares on the others of the same social class who
L.R.C. of a velikele must be accompanied streets and his own little room stop to listen to a testimong Civil Service by a photograph of the puller. The where he lived with his wife, for Gospel Hymn or a Gospel story, or Staffs
to hear one of their fellows pray H.K.C.C. applicant becomes responsible for weekday meetings, he would, on
He is the licensed Sundays, lead such of his followers to a loving Heavenly Father in Navy the ricksha puller, and gets his vehicle at inon as were inclined to go with him to a way that inspires confidence that University am.. every day. He runs until 3.30ittle Church near his home in the He hears their petition. They are C.R.C.
The pastor of instructed by Health lectures. Lan- Craigengower p.m. when he may sub-let it to an Eastern suburbs. unlicense puller for the rest of the the little Church very soon recognistern talks introduce them to new day, the night, and until 10.00 the possibilities of Mr. Cheung's worlds and teach the first principles o'clock the following
morning efforts, and undertook to fender of fair play and right living. Usually the ricksha men work in financial assitance to the movement.
It is worth coming to Canton to pairs, one of whom is the mono-A small room in a group of houses see the smile of a Christian Rick- response to a query poly's licensee, and the other his on the Tungchuen aloo occupied sha man in assistant or partner.
They share by ricksha men and their families about the Mission." There is life the hire, and each makes such proft was secured to serve as a home for and hope in that smile. It is China's Its furniture was hope. It is the privilege of the as he can in his allotted time. Each the Mission,
as may attend the Meeting," so that difficulty either in the matter of Putler has a lamp and a small bell start. To provide seating for the American, European, and Chinese
The of only 20 members attend, which finance or in determining the nature at Bristol. his identification men bedboard trestles were carried Christian to make it possible.
is quite likely to happen owing to of such "local" memorial. Kowloon cards, and his arrest is effected by in from the homes of the people. By The present effort is but thes
the way the meeting has been call at present, it is true, labours under the police seizing the bell or some crowding a possible audience of 20beginning of things for this Mission.uer. 16 8 6 14
ed, then only 20 members out of many disabilities, but one stands part of the vehicle, such as the seat to 5 persons could be seated in this The Night School should be develop-
more than 400 will be officially in out pre-eminently. Upon several co- Mr. Cheung plied at his ed until it cap lift the men from the
fortoed as to bow the finances of casions it has been found impossible cushion. Accidents are chargeable fashion. to the Fuller. He is conductor and trade, doing odd jobs of carpentry mere drudgery of ricksha pulling to Thur. 18 m 8 25 49
the Society are used.
to obtain accommodation where the Rule 12 reads: "Every General public may foregather for those engineer as well as fireman of his to provide for his family, giving the the knowledge of useful arts and
Fri 19 8 46 5.3 evenings to the work of the Mission.crafts. Mechanics are wanted. The
Meeting shall be convened by ad. legitimate purposes enjoyed by in. 8 458 69 5.7
vertisement. In spite of many vicissitudes the new tramway will call for engineers, Sat, 2014
Seven clear days babitants elsewhere. True, there; 9 29 5.8
notice of such meeting shall be are several quite suitable premises work grew, and in 1918 it was er conductors and trackmen, and there Sun, 21m 5 45-6.1
given, but the Committee shall which could easily be placed at the The ricksha man must stand" for ganised as the Ricksha Mission," is every reason for the suggestion
10 14 6.6
have the power, in cases they con- disposal of the general public, but Rev. G. N. Whittingham, Vicar himself. His fare and the police, as or as the Chinese term implies "The that the sober, conscientious and
m morning, a afternoon. sider urgent, to give a shorter no restrictions which it is not desirable of St. Silas's, Kentish Town, giver well as annoyed pedestrians who Laborers' Mission." It lacked, how. willing-to-serve ricksha men should
tice, etc. I cannot imagine the here to dwell upon prevent their in his parish magazine details of may by their own carelessness get ever, the financial support needed be taught to prepare for and apply
urgency of calling en Annual Gen being permitted to be made avail- his income since he took Holy in the way of the ricksha, al vent to keep it going smoothly. At one for these poats. The Gospel of
eral Meeting at practically two able for the use of the inhabitants, orders. "In two curacies," he their grievance on the puller. No time changes in the management of Christ makes few men of this raw
days' notice, unless the idea is to Bricfy, my suggestion is the writes, "I received £100; in my one defends him in court, no one the Canton Ricksha Co., reduced material. It gives a purpose in like. if not strong. It need not be a keep the attendance as small as formation of a Kowloon War Mers first living £90 (when I got it)
orial Fund for the purpose of rain and a white elephant of a house protects him from the bully. He is the number of rickshas plying for It lifts the vision from the dust to hospital room, but a quiet upper possible.
Clause (d) of Rule 10 reads:-ing subscriptions from those citizens in the second, where I had to pay, accounted untrustworthy and a hire and scattered many of the men higher and better things, and instile room offering friendliness and a zogue. The treatment given him who had manifested an interest in in every heart the spirit of service. measure of comfort to one in need to transact any other business of of Victoria having interests in and a retiring pension to a former tends to make him such. Brow-the Mission.
The Mission should be enlarged of present help. The Mission should which information has been given, from residents of Kowloon to defray vicar, I received £130 and beaten he must browbeat his fares. In 1910 the organization was per- so that it may become the social also become the headquarters where either in the form of an advertise. the ecet of erecting a suitable but honse. As a mission priest in Hiz vehicle hire is a fixed sum and fected by consolidation with the center for these men. There should the general interests of the Rickeha ment convening the meeting or in a unpretentious building to be known Birmingham I was paid £65 and as the Kowloon Memorial Hall.no house, and for my first -zinë? he must make it, by running for Canton City Union Evangelistic be a reading room, and a rest room men may center. Service is its Clause (d) of the advertisement Yours, etc., others. He recognises his menial Association, a local body. New quar- where a man off duty or out of work watchword. This is its purpose, and reads:-To transact any other position. He has made no strike for ters were found in 27, Tungehuen, for a day or two could find a bed toward this end we plead for your business of which due notice has.
been given. social equality. He only asks for maloo. A carpenter's shop was re-board, and get a day's needed rest kindly help for these men.
which serve
as
one carriage train.
BEAST OF BURDEN, YET A MAN,
TIDE TABLE.
15th to 21st March. 1920,
> Hongkong
High We MERI 1.3
Low Water
Hongkong
Meza ime
h. m.
Mon. 15 8 8 4.2
5 47 60
སྙ*
11 18
m 15
1 1.9
4.1
6 33a
6,2
Wed. 1781
46
DA 1 30
0 23 38 17
718) 6.5
1 17 3.4 2 22 15 2 36 2.9 m2 53 1.4 2 a 2.4
m3 23
3 23 1.9 3.51 L6 m 4 3a 15
8 736.7
15
notice to members.
OUTIDANOS.
Kowloon, March 13, 1920,
Bradford City, 2; Sheffield United, 1, at Bradford
Tottenham Hotspur, 4; West Stanley, 0, at Tottenhem.
Huddersfield Town, 1; New castle United, 0, at Newcastle.
**PASSING RICH” ON £250.
years here £150 and no house Now I am passing rich on living the net value of which is
But £250 and house,
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