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TUESDAY, JULY 17. 1923.
type, for about half their number MARK were admitted to hospital some
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or other during the year, We say it is not in the least wORK QUIT LOOKING FOR IT surprising "that, with the pay WHEN THEY FIND JOBS. offered, the type of Chinese con Coleman Cox. stable we get in Hongkong is są poor. Many of those constables are married. Most of them are, it is stated, hopelessly in debt. Is that to be wondered at in the circumstances? How can they possibly live and keep a wife and family on their pay? It cannot
TEACHING OF PORTUGUESE.
Another Letter from
"Foreigner.”
We have received the following letters for publication :----
which does not even concern him in the lanet.
His arguments bavo been well supported by remarks which can- not but emanate from a person with a sterling character contain: ing none of the despicable, mud- slinging insinuations sometimes employed by anonymous writers,"
His is a case of clear and out- -We have to acknowledge a
Str. I would like to thank the spoken opinion, not accentuated copy of the roport of the General Committee of the Hongkong gentleman, who wrote yesterday by any personal spite against the General Chamber of Commerce under the name of "Cosmo community in question.
Whether Portuguese or French for the past year. It is a very politan," for his kind support. It
"Foreigner ". bulky volume.
has given me much surprise that should be taught, this correspondence has only bear has presented his views in the kept going by the same Portugu best way possible, couched in the. Las week there were 13 deaths ase. I feel certain that quite a nicest of language, without any be done. We can see in this in the Colony from small-pox, ten number of their compatriots are of that element of pressing a man M: the possibility and temptation from plague, eight from enteric of the saine opinion as myself on lower when he is already down, fever, five from cerebro-spinal this question of the teaobing of or of taking a mean opportunity to squeeze" amongst the fever, one from puerperal fever the pure Fortuguese language. of venting bis epite on a pre- Chinese members of the Force. and two from influenza.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
We have heard it said that these Chinese only join the Police
their lives in"
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But of course it is always sumably suitable occasion.
In conclusion, I would surgest dangerous to hold views different
to
Thanking you for inserting the above....
Yours etc. CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. Hongkong, July 16th, 1923.
The Coronet is showing A Force as a last resource. We melodrama of the sea. entitled Partners of the Tide," as ite Fcan believe it. In any case, is it
feature film. There is no lack of memory. Sir, I have also to thank mood) that the least, they can do
souvenir to be presented fair to expect Chinese to unduly excitement in this picture, With you, for, in your editorial capacity, is to start a subscription for
taking away some perhepel N risk
Foreigner" who has just given two shipwreck scones and a fight
offensive remarks of nine in my such a wonderful display, of a localities at dead of night for below the surface of the water, latter published on Saturday. noble character.
it provides many good thrills. fifty cents a day We ca The underwater photography Consul-General's advice to the I read to-day with pleasure the Y
hardly blame them for making especially is well worth seeing.
Comunidade Portuguesa de themselves scarce when there is
Hongkong. I wonder how many serious trouble on; can we?
It was proposed by M. Grosboia, of my irrational opponents were What is needed, therefore, is A Headmaster of the French Muni-able by their unaided efforts to. better type of man. How can hejcipal School, at a recent meeting read and properly understand it?
held the French Education Com-1 Very few, I feel certain.
Portuguese Aspirations. ba got? By paying him better mittee that for the future boy I have also to congratulate my Sir, In the same manger that wages and generally improving students over 9 years of age, bo-adversaries for furnishing me
Foreigner" takes upon himself the conditions of service. Police longing to the Shanghai French with a very good proof of my to question, the authority of the Municipal School, should be taught contenticu, namely, that a good The family of the late Mr. J. C. work, even amongst constablos, in classes apart from the girls. groundwork in English is much Board of Education and of our Rosselet tender their sincero calls for intelligence, enterprise Their recreation hours should more useful and preferable to the Portuguese Mutual Help Associa thanks and gratitude to their and courage. We cannot hope also be arranged to take place horrid mixture to which they are tien, so do I question his pre on a subject which is hardly his approved and put before. the much in their letters.
concern. even $22 a month. By raising | Council.
So far the only correspondent
However, I will come traight who has found Portugese useful in to the object of my letter, which the standard of pay, however,
this Colony is your other writer on
**Foreigner's " is to reply to and carefully picking the men,
There was briak bidding at the Saturday who said he has had the gratuitous insult to our com- there is every reason why the public auction held yesterday pleasure of making lots of money munity. Chinese section of the Force afternoon at Volunteer Head- by translating Portuguese docu- If" Foreigner" is broadminded quarters, when a piece of Crown mente into foreign languages. enough, he will admit the force rbould be a credit to the Colony,
land in Shanghai Street, Yaumati, Surely a language in this Colony of circumstances which has put (near the knitting factory) was cannot be considered really use- offered. The area of the land ful which only a few can be proud the mother tongue beyond the range of our local. Portuguese. was given as 4,400 square feet, of being able to translate. Cer-Given the facilities, and the op- the upset price was tainly there does not appear to be portunity, it will only be a ques
numerous friends for the many to get these qualitice at $15 or separately This proposal was used and which they show so unption to pose as an authority
expressions of condolence and for the beautiful floral tributes,
DEATH.
MOORSOM-On July 14, at the French Convent Hospital, Hongkong, Edwin Goodwin Moor- som, age 17 years..
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 17th July, 1923,"
POLICE PAY.
The Canton Communists.
We do not know what claim and the authors of the document from $8 800. Tha lot was eventually much demand for it! which we printed extracts yester-knocked down to Messrs. Au day have to the title of "the Com- Kim pat, Ng Yuk-ching, Chan munist Party of Chins," but we Yuk-men and Chan Chung-lim do know that the circular con for $28,200 nearly $7 a square foot tains a lot of rubbish which might
Toal
tion of time when this unfortunate
I know now how inany times a situation will be remedied. "For- year here sermons in Portuguese eigner" has only to look to Macao are preached but I have yet to to know how true this is. I that learn that these sermons are fully Portuguese Colony, with few eI- understood by their hearere. ceptions, the local Portuguese be expected from a body using Last night a most enjoyable| Separating the abuse from the speak the pure Portuguese Today we are reverting to the that cognomen. These Con open-air concert was held in the argument I find only one thing language and are also uncondi
whose headquarters grounds of the Club de Recreio clear, namely, an earnest desire tionally given opportunities to question of police reform because munists,
Talk of learn two additional languages, there is an aspect of it which appear to be in Canton, want to at Kowloon, there being a large to learn my name.
see the creation "of an Independ-attendance of members of the public debate is only cheap French and English. was not touched upon in our ont State and the establishment Portuguese community and their heroics, the writers well-knowing To any well-balanced mind it recent articles, but which is, of a Revolutionary Government." friends. A splendid programme that such a thing is impossible. can be readily seen that "For- none the less, of the utmostim-How in that Government to be was submitted, including items Why cannot they argue the eigner had an ulterior motive in formed By a so-called National by a jazz band and an orchestra, question out in the paper? In writing as he did, and bis advice, portance. Our comments will Congress consisting of delegates Miss Olga Riberio, Miss Edriz deed it would be much better, for if it can be so termed, was far have to do with the type of from Chambers of Commerce, d'Aquino, Miss E. d'Oliveira, I doubt very much if a Portu- from being well meant. If he had Chinese constable which is to be Agricultural, Workers, Students Messrs. C. Figueiredo, Eduardo guose audience could follow the contined his remarks to the point. and other professional Unions, Carvalho (accompanist Miss arguments at a public meeting of utility, or otherwise, of the found in the force, and of the such Congress to be called by the Cissy Alves), G. d'Aquino and A. comprendingly. Certainly, not Portuguese language, I can con- pay which sucb-constables, re- Kuomintang Party. We ere A. d'Almeida. Mr. L. E. Franco calmly.
fidently state they would have ceive. The two issues are, as we told that the Government born was at the piano. Later, a most A word of warning also to Mr. been received in good spirit, but The British people the "frothy fulminations" were hope to show lovely related one from this Congress will with successful dance was held, the Remedios.
revolutionary, nationalist music of the jazz band and or-do not become easily excited entirely provoked by the slur force crush the power of chestra being greatly appreciated.] but at the same time they will which "Foreigner" tried to cast on
the militarists and also
not find pleasure in hearing our community. Can "Foreigner" It is stated that the Chinese the
foreign militarists bohind them."
the English language described conscientiously say that all of his constable who was recently mur-How exactly this is to be done,
as a dialect, even if the sun does remarks were pertinent to the dered in Kowloon was only gett
not set on their dominions over point at issue? It is sarcasm the seas.
of this kind, which depicts ing a salary of $15 per month.
Reviewing the correspondence, "Foreigner's" type, that causes no Whether that is the case or not intended, judging by the frequeni Two River Boats Ordered. I think, Sir, any fair-minded por- little ill-feeling in a cosmopolitan the fact remains that that is the use of the term revolution" in
800 will agree with me that my community like that of Hongkong. The the course of the lengthy state-. Taikoo Dockyard is quite busy starting salary for recruits.
it is stated that two opponents have not produced The Portuguese have a pride, second ass constable rises toment under notice. It will be just now.
interesting to see whether the more steamers for the Hongkong- arguments to prove that pure and as long as this prido laste $17 and the first class constable Kuomintang Party takes any Canton ran have just been order-Portuguese would be useful to the within our breasts, we will resent
Portuguese children; on the con- with vigour any such insults.. to $22. "The Estimates this year notice of this Communistic deed by Chinese interests.
Could "Foreigner" not see that' make provision for close on 600 claration. At any rate, the close
Work in hand includes a tow.trary, to judge from their letters, association between the two boat and a lighter for the Asiatic even sote of their adults would by urging the study of the Fortu- be none the worse of some im-guess language, in addition to Chinese constables, whose wages bodies is worth nothing. In- Petroleum Company, whilst a big provement in their English. On English, the local Portugese were range from $22 for the highest cidentally, we see it is suggested pontoon is also under construc several occasions I have been aspiring to correct their unfort and $15 for the lowest grade, by these Communists that the tion at the yards. The average, therefore, is about new Government which it pro- the wage of a cook-boy, or even posee to bring into being should draft the Constitution. Well,
tqhe other
the document does not explain, It would almost seem, however,
as if some resort to force were
ler 2. Here is another point there have been many attempts
draw
precious When a Chineze joins the Force, to
up this he has to pay $11 for a kit-box declaration and put the. final touches to it. Millitarists and so- and one dollar towards the Guar-called Republicans have tried antee Fund, these sums to be their hands at it, but the process still remains uncompleted. Some- paid within three months. «
FORMER HONGKONG MAN'S FORTUNE.
TAIKOO DOCKS.
BASEBALL.
South China Defeats Navy Team.
asked not to interfere in a mat- unato position? Why, then, defeat the this object by making repre- ter which solely affects Portuguese community; my let sentations which perhaps might ters have been considered an influence the Board of Education impertinence and insulting and I toward the exclusion of the Portu-" have been told more or less guese language from the curricu- plainly to mind my own business. lum of the schools?
"LUSITANIA."
And am I not? I would have Burely, if steps are not taken these correspondents of yours now to give an opportunity to the understand that that is just Portuguese children to learn their Sunday last, at Happy Valley, precisely what I have been doing. mother tongue, in addition to Eng. bow, however, we cannot take the strong nine which represent As a forsiga resident here and a lish, would it not be a chance for With the facts 66 we have this Communist manifesto very South China defeated the U.SS. taxpayer I object to helping to another foreigner later to Feom statod, is it any wonder that our seriously, and we doubt whether Helena by a score of 6 to 2. It pay for the compulsory teaching surprised that the local Pertu Chinese police, speaking general-these revolutionaries will have was a really feat game.
of a language which for everyday guese should speak "patoia"? much to say about the Constitu-
Richard Shim, the old-time purposes will, in after yours, be Thanking you in advance for ¡¡y, are of a poor or indifferent tion after all,
Chinese pitcher, struck out useless. My business as a citizon the publication of this letter, and ypo? That they are not satis-
many men. He is well known to and a taxpayer le to see that enclosing my card.
Yours etc. factory is, we think, clearly in-
local baseball fans. In the first in those in authority shall not spend, dicated in the annual report of
nings each teain scored one run. my money on the whim of a the Captain Superintendent of
At the fourth innings the sailors portion of the community whose Hongkong, July 17th, 1923. were one run head. All the sailors sole desire in the matter seems to Falice, which shows that about
yelled for the Yankees and be to foster an already over- half of this section of the Force
expected them to win the game. whelming sense of their own
Sir, I would thank you to had reports against them during
Aftor the fourth innings, Ed. importance. If the Portugueso
this spare me a little space in your the year. Then, no fewer than effect that the late Mr. Douglas Kwong, of South China, made a community would have
Jones, of Belmont. Hoddesdon, hit through first and stole second, thing, then let them pay for such widely-read paper to urge my either dismissed or 61 were
Hertfordshire, and formerly of and K. F. June followed to first themselves,
Yours, etc. deserted, whilst 41 more resign. Hongkong and Shanghai, left Harry Chin, the dare-devil first
FOREIGNER, Hongkong, 16th July.
Another View.
of
ed through expiry terms of service or otherwinG.”
Leaves Over £181,000. Router to-day cables to thej
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More Advice.
fellow nationals to follow the advice given by our Consul in refraining from further corre spondence on the subject matter raised by "Foreigner" and 'Cosmopoliten" and adopt the old and well-known principle of Perdoal os ignorantes porque
Yours etc.
baseman, made. a neat two-base their £181,137,
hit and Wm. Chin, South China's The late Mr. Jones was, some 25 years ago, Secretary of the snappy short stop, made a three- From these two causes, the Union Insurance Society of Can-/base hit that brought three mes Chinese strength, which averaged ton in Hongkong. He also served home. Then again Ed. Kwong
made another enfe, hit, K. F Bir, I think the whole of the TO 550 during the year, was reduced the same Company in a like
by 102 men. Even from the capacity in Shanghai. He was June followed, Wm. Chin at bat, Portuguese community of Hongoles nad sahem o que fazem,"
well-known hore as an able busi-through some inspiration and kong ought to be grateful to
J. C. BARRETTO, point of view of physique, also, nos man, but he did not take any Willio made another two huse hit" Foreigner" for having no ably
and scored two more runs,
and manfully tackled a problem Hongkong, July 17th, 1923, the mon appear to bo of poor prominent part in public affairs.
LANE. CRAWFORD LT
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