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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1923.
cerned with routine than with the real point at issue.
DAY BY DAY.
FOOTBALL DISPUTE,
to Australia."
THE WORST OF A DICTIONARY The Proposed Chinese Visit IS THAT YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW HOW TO SPELL A WORD BEFORE YOU CAN FIND IT :-MacWhirter.
Le
last time.
HONGKONG'S
VERSION
LOCAL AVIATION,
Scheme for Volunteer Air Corps in Abeyance.
COLONIAL SECRETARY
INTERVIEWED.
· Apart from this diversion from essential work, this multiplio- ation of departmental orders bas another bad effect. It has ■ tendency to encourage the police to play for safety." With such The health return for yester. day shows six fresh cases of a diversity of orders to be kept in small-pox and one each of plague giving some prominence to a story The Shanghai papers have been
In view of the interost, that mind, the policemen who shows and cerebrospinal fever. All to the effect that the members of aerial defence of Britain and the any initiative in his work is al were Chinese
the South China Athetic Associa Empire is now provoking, the ways liable to commit slight
tion's football team have disap- question of a local Volunteer Air errore, and when he sees that the Twin Beds, which has been consenting to go on tour in called that there was a meeting of The screamingly funny comedy, pointed Mr. H. A. Millard by not Force again crops up. It will be re man who avoids responsibilities running at the Coronet for the Australia and New Zealand. It the committee of the Aero Club (and therefors seldom infringes last few days, will be screened is stated that Mr. Millard had on August 21st. last year, when departmental orders) is officially tonight at that theatre for the arranged for seventeen Chinese it was decided to submit coitain
footballers to take the trip, six proposals to the local Govern regarded as a capable officer,
from the North and the remaining mont aiming to give the Calony there is a natural tendency to In our advertising columns, 11, from Hongkong. They were a Volunteer Alt Unit. These refrain from marked enthusiasm Messrs. Hou Cheong, house form-due to sail by the Tango Maru, proposale, it was hoped, would in to the discharge of duties. Every ishers, 55 Queen's Road Central, leaving Hongkong to day. due course. be forwarded to the apnounce the arrival a large con- One of the Shanghai papers Air Ministry or other Home aus unnecessary departinental order signment of goods for their new says It is understood that for thorities and that Hongkoor is a factor in killing enthusiasm.department for Switow handsome unexplained r828012 the would thus be put upon the map" foo much system can strangle & made drawn work and embroider 11. Southern men, who where in the matter of avistion. **** business; and too much red-tape
lies. Inspection is invited.
specially selected for their The idea of the Aero Club was wonderful prowess shown in the that a Volunteer Air Unit could cau bamper the efficiency of "a Mr. Fung Ping-aban has con- Olympic games in Japan, baye bo run on the same lines as the Police Force. We subunit, there-tributed a sum of $121,000 to stood out, thus completely up Volunteer Defence Corps, but as Normal School for the construc- and also of those football associa suggested that a Flight of six why police reform in Hongkong isation of a primary school building tions of Australia and New Zea training seaplanes Avros"-be vital necessity...
within its campus. This is the land which were keenly anticipat established, together with the largest sum ever contributed in ing the or.ival in their midst of necessary personnel, and that Canton by one individual for the the Chinese team.
such a Flight could be housed promotion of education,
MUSTARD & COure, that here is another reason the Kwangtung Provincial High getting the plans of Mr. Miliard, an entirely separate unit. It was
17, Connaught Road, Central.
Tel. C. 1180.
DEATH.
Looking Back,
+
An official of the Association, and maintained in the coal shede. Our leading articles on the need
asen by a Tilegraph reporter this of the Naval Yard at Kowloon. for reform in the Hongkong Police Mr. Fred, W. Howard, general morning, stated that the Hong. It was realised that it would be Force in no way reflect on the manager of the Stanton's Mid-Long team would not: sail until necessary for the Air Ministry to MCEWANA Seattle, sub-integrity of efficiency of any of way Shows, denies the statement definite assurances had been supply the machines and the denly from heart attack on 28. the members of the force. As we that Daniel MacDonald, who was received regarding accommoda spare parts free and also loan instant, Mr. W. H. McEwan, have already said, they are on yesterday defendant in the Police tion in Australia and other small British mechanio par- father of Mrs. A. H. Ferguson the whole, a fine and efficient Court, is "Dandy George," the matters. He added that the sanael who would assist the (Chartered Bank).
body of men. It is interesting, high diver. He ctates that de atitude of the local pilots therefore, to delve into the records fendant was locally employed for made clear in the following letter machines in good order. There of nearly seventy-five years ago the Show but was not in his (Mr. which had been addressed to Dr. were then from 20 to 30 men and see from what original Howard's) employment at the J, H. Gray, Hon. Secretary of the in the Colony with wartime material our present body of police time of the offence. "Dandy China Contest Committee in cou- experience of flying some of has been built up. And those old George," he adde, is a. strict nection with the Far Eastern them with wide experieuse, and records give us something of a teototaller and has never even Championship Games, and which it was felt there would be no shook, it must be admitted! The been on the Hongkong side. late Mr. J., W. Norton Eyshe,
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 28th June, 1923
THE NEED FOR POLICE "REFORM: IV.
was despatched on June 21st. difficulty, le getting together a "We are in receipt of your first sufficient number to pilet the latter dated the 15th. instant. We machines and train others. The learn with great surprise that the Aero Club was prepared to China Contest Committee for the guarantee a suffiolent number of
former Registrar of the Supreme The June number of the Sitzer Court of Hongkong (and one of Wolf, the official organ of the the most industrious compilors of Hongkong Boy Scouts Associa legal records the East has ever tion, is a most readable issue 6th F.E.O. Games have arranged pilots. known), gives use neat description and contains much matter of in- with Mr. H. A. Millard, of the The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak
CANTON TRAGEDY,
Overseas Chinese Stoned
to Death.
If we could take a plebiscite of the Colony'e early days in his terest to Scouts. En Troop Notes, Commonwealth Soccer Associa was the president of the Aero "History," published some years under the heading of the Station, to send our football team to Club. He is now away on leave. amongst the members of the ago. He says of the period 1849-Joseph's College Troop, the Austrialia, to play a series of Apparently the Club is not Hongkong Police with a view to 1851 that the constitution of following appears: We hope matches without consulting us or officially dead, but naturally it is determining their principal griev. the Police Force again came that we will soon be able to make even letting us know prior to your in a state of suspended animation under consideration, perhaps rot use of the radio receiving set we latter under reply, although whilst there are no aviation ance, we should not be at all unreasonably so." The personnel bought some time ago. Unfort negotiations have apparently facilities for it to interest itself in. surprised if by far the greater were of a very unpromising type, unately, the necessary permis been going on for some months. .4 majority expressed their views in and "the European constable got aion is long in coming. Mr.
A General Decision Necessary. "On the return of our team to these words Too much red-only $15 a month," Fifteen Wilkinson, our formar Scout-
dollars will not purchase a new master, is a wireless expert and Hongkong, the mattor waR IO Arapresentative of the Telegraph tape." We know that amongst coat nowadays! However, in has promised to help us put our ported to our executive com-interviewed the Colonial Secre all organised bodies of men, and 1850 a garment of that kind, in instrument in order, as soon as mittes, but being ignorent of tary, the Hon. Mr. AG. M especially in disciplined, forces, Hongkong, probably cost a couple we get a favourable reply from what arrangements had been Fletcher, O.M.C., this morning,
of-dollars or so. Anyhow, it was a the Colonial Secretary,"
made at your end in the on the matter of a local Volun- there are confirmed grousers who period when, the chronicler tells
absence of official intimation, teer Air Force. can always find something about us, members of the Press having
they were not in a posi Mr. Fletcher said that pending which to complain. Our business been granted the privilege of
tion to give it full considera general decision as to the chairs at a table inside the bar of to-day is not with this type of the Court, a hope was expresed
ation. Even in your abqve letter, aerial defences of the Colony, you have not given us any parti- both from a military and a naval policeman, for whom we have that they would testify their
culars of the arrangements, but point of view, the question of a scant respect. We intend putt-regard for the attention shown for
merely refer us to Mr. Lau and Volunteer aviation unit will have the captain of our team for the to remain in abeyance. ing forward the viewpoint of the their accommodation by appearing thore in the ordinary garb of balk of the subordinate officers gentlemen! We regret that we. Straits Settlements met with would seem as if the arrange the Coloinal Secretary said that
A returned Chinese from the history of the proceedings. It
As regards aviation in general, and men of the Force, which is do not know whether the inten- tragic end last night at the Eastments were made with the consent the Government had been ap that efficiency is jeopardised and tion was to discourage newspaper Bund, says the Canton Daily News or acquiescence of these gentle praached by various persons, from reportera from dressing too of yesterday. A gang of robbere men. Both the coach and the cap time to time, on the matter of enthusiasm killed by official in fashionably or from doing away discovered that be had in his tain of the team have very scanty commercial air services, but they sistenco no much unnecessary with collars during the summer, possession several precious rings knowledge of the proceedings, had not put forward any definite routine.
and a large sum of Hongkong and Mr. Lau, when questioned by scheme. Apparently the era of notes. They chased him through us regarding return passage, etc., commercial Dying in the East, We will, of course, concede Recruitment Difficulties.
not give satisfactory said Mr. Fletcher, had not yet the dark alleys and threw bricks could that a police officer, in the
Having stated that $15 was and stones at him for some time answers, but was merely under come into being performance of bis duties, most
considered very far below require Evidently some of the bricks and the prosumation that "everything ments, the historian goes on to stones found their mark, for the would be fixed up properly at observe. A certain messure of say that, in the case of steady man fell dead in the street. The your end formality, but when he finds, as men, they only accepted the body is said to have been Under such circumstances so many of our police do, that position in the hope of something mercilessly kicked away to some we can hardly be expected to better turning up." Again," the remote spot after the gang of assume the great responsibilities his efforts are choked by a steady chief objection was the readiness robbers finished their job of in sending our team to Australia growth of departmental orders; it with which they yielded to the searching through the man's for months without a better know is quite natural that in course of temptation offered by the many pockets. No police seem to have ledge of the venture or any assur- time he should become discourag the deaths among the European
public houses about, and many of been in the vicinity. ed. These departmental orders Constabulary. ware ascribed to are continually being added to, their excessive indulgence In with the result that it becomes ardent spirits, a great portion an almost impossible task to keep tavera-keepers, was of the most of which, sold by the low
But to return to the Police.
•
pace with them. There seems abominable and deleterious des
DEBT QUARREL.
A Fight with Bottles.
ance of satisfactory treatment and protection to the players while making the trip and during their stay there, b
W
GUNNER'S DEATH.
Believed to be Due to Foisoning.
Bichard Wilson, a gunner of the R.G.A. and stationed at Lyee mun, died suddenly this morning: "It will be waste of time to at 8.30, from the effects, It is write at length on this subject, as believed, of poisoning.
we have to give our decision be- The deceased was apparently you. The successful accomplish-last seen an hour before his death. fore there is time for a reply from in his usual good health when
need to-dey for a realleation by cription." Manila men (Filipines). A quarrel was started between the executive officers of the Were not considered euitable as two men over a debt and, waxing ment of the project; now depands Death took place whilst be was constables for many reasons for furious, the contestante com entirely upon the result of our in his bad in the barracks, and Force that police work cannot example they were dangerous menced to throw mineral water direct negotiations with Mr the symptoms which accompanied be discharged by formula. It is men when under the influence of bottles at each other ey Millard when he arrives in Hong it wore thought to be somewhat seidem, ever, that two liquor, and much addicted to carried the fight into a shop and
kong. gambling." "Natives of Madras amashed more bottles belonging|-
unusual and were reported, it is crimes of a similar nature are were also not thought suitable, to the establishment. One man We hope that we may be able said, by an orderly who was with committed under identical cir-but the recruitment of Malaya sustained a gash over his ribs, to carry out China's part of the deseseed when be died." cumstances, or that they call for appeared to be favoured. An and resulting from this there was the programme, as we are de repo
A report was immediately like action in the subsequent attempt to enlist these men at charge of disorderly conduct sirous to enhance the prestige of made to the police and the
Singapore, however, was unsuc- brought in the Police Court this our people as much as any other Coroner has been informed investigations. Yet when a prime cessful. Evidently. Chinese were morning.
patriotic Chinese. But in the post-mortem examination will be
doen acour,
the offiser concerned got considered then as anything A deformity to his throat pre- event of our finding it impossi-heid to establish the actual cause has so many formalities to
but the Law's quarry, as there is vented the shopkeeper from ble for our team to go, we are of death, no suggestion for their recruit-giving his evidence coherently. He not to be blamed, for we are not observe that his own experience meat. So matters drifted for seemed only able to sneese and bound to keep a promise made by and initiative
are often stifled at some years. About this period, wheeze, and at length a faki was another party who are not re- the very outset, We cannot help want on leave for the good of was the only man who could un-have not consulted us previously, Japan. In fact, it is a standing: we read, an Assistant Magistrate brought in who, it was stated, sponsible for this Association and thinking that departmental or his health (in the very wido derstand him and would act as his We may mention that Mr. rule of this Association that, po ders in a Police Force should be application of that phrase) interproter FK Leu is merely a súper agreement or arrangement made as brief and as simple as possible, and found it healthy fo stay away After hearing the evidence, Mr. numerary member of our com by any member or official with When such orders are issued in of his came to light, after his $2 on each of the two men, and ever to represent us in making quently approved by our executive
for good. Several mal-precticos C. D. Melbourne imposed a fine of mittee, and has no power what others is valid until it is subse an almost endless succession, departure, and it was alleged that made an order for payment by any arrangements without having committee at a megling, some cancelling those recently he had originally came to Hong-each of a sum of $1 sa compensa-first obtained our consent, He We understand that the As- issued and others adding to those kong after having cluded fustication for the damage suffered by had neither done this nor com-sociation has been expecting M
in Australia for Dorse stealing." the shopkoper, Both men were municated with us when the in Millard to visit Hongkong, and already ou filo, tha dasger is that. Those were the good, old days in addition bound over to keep the formation regarding this project natil he arrives nothing can be officers will become more con- of the Colony,
peace for three months,
reached him before he left for done in the matter