CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."
The Sunning Railway.
Sir, We have just noticed your issue publishing the correspond ence between the Telegraph and the Canton Government, in which Mr. Eugene Chen he replied giving the reason for ordering the taking over control of the Sunning Railway.
is ridiculously funny. "Perhaps it is a "bad case of redunda noy" if I may have the privilege of using his English.
THE FONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MEDICAL MATTERS."
New Asylum to be
Provided..
As regards the "Insinuations" which Mr. Silva is accusing me of making against his people and We take the following from the "their obimorical addiction to annual report" of fomer late Frin, opiùm smoking. I leave it to his oipat Civil Medical Officer (Dr. own sense of proportion and to Johnston):- those who are not yet initiated A recommendation was made into the "mysteries of Mr. by me and approved by govern Watson's English" to decide ment to the effect that the present whether such a meaning could be placed upon what I really meant when I said "connived at by the very people ete;" and I am ready to withdraw my words if Mr.
Lunatic Asylum should be aband- oned and a new asylum with the necessary grounds provided in the New Territory. A site is now being selected. During the year
We know quite well that there ara esveral military commanders Silva can allow me that couniving government approved of the re- who are anxious to get control of at an evil means actual participas commendation that a man trained the railway for military purposes, tion.
in so English, asylum should be: and the Government wish to avoid: Further, your correspondent appointed to the post of hard the railway falling into the hands declares in a lighter vein, that the attendant, and such a person was of such parties, and we note Mr. controversy has now developed appointed and assumed duty in Engene "Chen's statement that into a "controversy on all the Soptember.
it le to be temporarily controll-scientific ologies in creation, such
The
4
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want to give you the true facts. Apart from the wealth of All that he said în not true.
** contained comical literature fact is that those who could not in this assertion of Mr. Silva and get a loan angrily ordered the the attention its intrinsic humour confiscation of the railway. That merits, I confess I like to think is all. Since the military head of him letting off steam. quarters camped on the rivere,
Thanking you Mr. Editor for over $40,000 has been lent by the Company as well as coal for encroaching upon your hospital Special reserve ity, which will not "abuse
Other recommendations have;
an
ed by the Government, and ss, Biblology (?) Sociology, Ethn- been made in quite recent years will be returned later, etc. ology etc. This is not amusing and approved by government. We beg to point out that Mr. enough; but if it really is, is it In the case of some of these the Eugene Chon in making such too much to ask him to add one necessary work is under way or comments seemed to give the more-Pbillology-and give us a oven completed, and, in others it has been started, e.g. the out- idea that the Government would dissertation OA anyone
We chooses Y
patient department at the Civil be protecting the railway.
Hospital was completed towards the end of the year and is now in use the maternity block at the Victoria Hospital is in advanced state; the work in con- nection with the new hospital in Kowloon bas been commenced ; a smail building was asked for in which to perform the vaccination of omigrants, and this has been built. Other buildings and offices asked for by the bead of the department were a new chernical this, extra receipts amounting to
laboratory, a proper office for the over $200,000, were taken away. Hongkong. August 2nd., 1923.
Principal Civil Medical Officer, The Canton Government, not
the Health satisfied with
Sir-Pursuant to "Fed Up's" and another for suddenly ordered a further loan of $800,000 letter, this will be my last sp Officers of the Port and, a central| for military expenses, and inpearance in the Press on this medical store. All of these were However, I am not sanctioned by government and Dolisequence of the Company subject.
are to be provided in the now fro failing to hand over this amount infuriated as he presumes.
military uses.
cars were used at half rates for transportation of soldiers. Besides
thir,
further.
Yours etc..
F. Z. A
in two weeks, the Government I wish to thank Mr. Manuel brigade building,
During the year events brought decided to assume control of the Sevastino Caballo, for his sincere railway Is there are any reason compliments and true interpreta-it about that the question of in this? The demands ara beyond tion of what I have written. providing a new hospital for in- the ability of the Company. The Inasmuch as I am, and always fectious disease cases should be Company has recently fallen into will be, a real friend of the considered and although it is not] debts which have heaped up like Filipinoe, and a bumble admirer easy to decide upon the site, it is mountains and can hardly of their great patriot and hero, probable that this will soon be maintain the present situation. Rizal, I have also the utmost settled now and a satisfactory site How then can it find such a big contempt for the so-called political found.
leaders of the Philippines to-day, A recommendation was made sum of money?
this year by the Secretary for We hope the Telegraph will who are really not Filipinos. publish this in its columas ta I believe that the U.S.A. will Chinese Affairs and myself, joint- enable those who live abroad and not only concede but also assist y, to obtain the appointmest of invest their money in this railway the Filipino people toward the an officer of the medice! depart- to know that the Company has attainment of a glorious and last-ment whose duty it would be to done its bost to promote industry ing Independence; when the time supervise the work of the Chinese in their country by cutting down is ripe, when these so-called hospitals and public dispensarios. expenses in clothing and food and political leaders bave been which are under the manage obtaining their money from blood superseded "full-blooded meat of a committee of Chinese and sweat.
national gentlemen,themedical staffs ofthe will institutions consisting of Chinese!
Filipinos
by
whose
What the Government is doing altruism and patriotism at present is simply ruining conduct their ship of state into medical mon. Government has
industry.
Yours old.
LI SI-CHIU, YEUNG TAK-FU,
WONG HO-LAI,
LI HOP YEE, NO SE HANG.
Shareholders of the Sunning
Railway.
Philippine Independence.
stili wators and the barbour of approved of this appointment permanent security, thus per-being made and the officer will be petuating the words spoken by appointed in due course.
Another recommendation was to
It has also been recommended' that premier American politician
Lin- that a second medical officer will and stateman, Abraham coln, to his countrymen in bo required for Kowloon and the bie Second Inaugural Oration New Territory as soon as the hos delivered on the Battlefield of pital is ready. Gettysberg We here "highly. resolve that these dead" shall not the effect that in the next appoint. in vain; that this ment of a medical officer on the have died nation under tiod, shall have a new staff it is desirable to obtain ane birth of freedom; and that govern- with special knowledge of diseases ment of the people, by the people, of the eye. This recommendation for the people shall not perish received approval.
to
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Sir, In a previous letter when from the earth.........
Let him who dare come forward your correspondent. Mr. R. M. Silva, said that be admired Mr. cow and criticize this masterpicco Watson for his "immenso lack of of ringing English prose or say it
■iso application humour and understanding" be bas no
Independence of the did not perhaps know that in the cidentally this assertion of his, Philippine Islands: I maintained made with almost a god-like brus in my original correspondence queness, itself provided the hil-that the Filipinos, however, aro aricus element of the Hongkong not as yet capable, for many im- public with those "amenities"portant reasons, to have this In- which keep alive people's scaso dependence to-day, and I assert of humour even undor adverse that they are still very remote circumstances.
from that advanced stage of In the same communication, national evolution. Mr.Silva stated that by no stretch Running the risk of being
P man who The word "chump," when writ- of the imagination could he con- categorised as the ceive what Mr. Watson was talks most and knows least" Iten in ecript, as shown above, driving at, From this it is want to clear away the prejudice becomes a very remarkable word. obvious that when one does that anyone has for the whole Look at it carefully and see if not understand his opponent Filipino race because of the evil you can observe ita distinguish- it is sheer impertinence on works of few-the so-called ing peculiarity, one's part to try to comment political leaders. Aleo anyone upon him. Now when I first who belittles the moral defects of wrote my letter I did not ask Mr. a small race of people like themselves „Bilva to give me the "benifit" of the Filipinos his knowledge and enlightenment, unfit to join in that great brother- and if Mr. Silva believes that Ilhood of democracy on which
much entitled to my Abraham Lincoln founded the words: vorbose, obverse
American Republic of observe, are each composed of opinion as he is to his own, he great
the samo seven letters. must admit that what I said in America.
my letter was never intended as
B
аге
I wish to apologize to Mr. W.
Comment" upon the subject B. Watson for my sarceam and of Philippine Independence but as satire, and hope he has taken alf a purely personal opinion of two his maulings in good part. It is persons conducting & controversy all in the game,. Mr. Watson, ex- which I had formed according to cept the "King's English.” my own way of thinking.
In conclusion, I wish to thank
Yesterday's answer! This man
WAS BO VERBOSE. his OBVERSE side
Was all men could OBSERVE
until he died, day 2
In the epitaph above, the three and
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If your versatile Mr. Silva had you again, Mr. Editor, for the use read my letter rather more care-of your valuable columna which last two days when fully than he has done by his "could be devoted to some more "cursory glance" He would useful purpose. bave readily known that I had
in
my letter disclaimed all
of Philippine Independence in a
Youra, etc.... E. M. SILVA.
knowledge about this question Hongkong, Aug. 1st, 1923.
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by a man of Mr. Silva's mentai
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