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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1929,

THE STRENT BOYS' LOCAL FACTORY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

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CLUB.

INTERESTING REPORT ON ITS ACTIVITIES.

A YEAR'S SAVİNGS.

According to the annual report of the Superintendent of Polico the membership of the Street Boys Club is 29 of whom 23 boys were In the Club in January, 1923.

During the year 5 boys abscond- ed from the Club; 2 boys obtained permission to return to the coun- try and

falled to return. One hoy, employed at the Police Store, was arrested for larceny and sentenced to 2 weeks hard labour, On discharge from Guol. he went to Cheung Chau and found em- ployment.

CONDITIONS.

FEWER CHILDREN NOW

EMPLOYED.

LEAD POISONING IN SOME ESTABLISHMENTS.

DANGEROUS TRADES.

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Some interesting facts in relation to Hongkong factories are contain ed In the annual report of the In spector of Factories, which is is sued as an annex to the report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, This states:

Most of the factories

INCREASE.

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NEARLY 900 REPORTED FOR

LAST YEAR.

MORE PROSECUTIONS.

Some interesting facts in ro- gard to trafic prosecutions and moter accidents are given in the annual report of the Captain Superintendent of Police, just issued..

It is shown that the number of prosecutions in 1928 was 6,711, compared with 5,740 In 1927, and whilst the respective conviction figures were 6,321 and 5,431. During the year, there was only one prosecution for manslaughter, and this was discharged.

The total number of accidents Five boys who had been arrested Colony have worked very much un-an against 611 in 1927.

in the reported during "the year was 888 for minor offences were disder their full capacity for the great charged by the Police Magistrate er part of the year. This has re- and admitted na members of the sulted in a further decrease in the Street Boys Chih.

number of young children employed.

During the your 8 boys have

heen acht to the St. Louls In

dustrial School; one abseronded.

Vine boys are employed na mps Segers; 13 boys were given a free Itinerant Hawkers Licence and allowed to hawk; 7 boys at St. Lonia Industrial School.

The Funds of the Club on 31. 12.28 amounted to $4,027,43

The boys, employed are en enraged to rate part (of their earnines, with the result. they have sayed $258.01 during the year.

Baring the timer monthe the attended a bathing party since every week at Sau Pa Kany Bathing Bear. Ten boya tonk nard in the Police Aquatic Sports held at the Victoria Recreation Club Batlis in September, and all displayed great kerness, Daring: the winter months hot baths are provided. regularly. at Police Headquarters.

The Club premises remain So. 40. Hollywood Road, 3rd Joar, not far from Police Headquarters Chinese Police Sergeant Fang Kam resides on the premises aus attends to the welfare and dia- elpline of the boys.

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONS.

(Continued from Page 1) Derbyshire easily bettered the Notis' total.

The champions batted first and were all out for 175,

Derbyshire, In reply," scored 221; for 3. No further play was possible.

KEEN STRUGGLE.

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cidents was 39 against 39 in 1927. The total number of fatal ac-

Among the Heences issued dur- ing the your were the following. loon and the cigarette factories ju also shown:

The knitting factories in Kow-comparative figures for, 1927 being

Hongkong formerly employed large numbers of young girls of 12:15 years of age. With trade in an al- most stagnant condition no new lenyners were taken on and those children glready employed have out- grown the age of registration. Should trade improve so that extra hands are needed it may be ex pected that children will 'again be engaged as learners,

factories of children under 1 is The almost complete absence from but a temporary state of affaira due to present conditions and does not hressarily hidicate a changed attitude on the part of employers. When trade improves children will again he employet in large numbers.

The total number of children now working in factories is 100. These are employed in kultting factories. No European firms in the Coloný

15 years. employ children under the age of

Glass-Making.

A noteworthy feature of this trade is the increasing number of women and girls employed. They are rapidly displacing the men in every- thing but the actual glass blowing This may be the result of the re strictions placed on the employment of boys in glass factories;

The work is unsuitable for wo- men and is carried out under condi- tiona which make glass making an exceedingly unhealthy and danger- ous trade,

Fireworks.

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1927 1028 1,717

1,640

930

610

610

101

121 TOG

17,166 16,884

1,018

000

937

348

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Public Rickshas Private Rickshaw Private Chairs Public Chairs ... Bearers Drivers:

Motor cars (Livery) Truck Beeners ・・・・ Motor cars

cars (Private).. Motor cars (Drivers).. Motor eztle (Licences) Motor cycle (Drivers)

The total number of persons the year was 1,665 as against 870 examined as motor drivers during

in 1927.

1,000 1,148, 2,717 2.070

426 36%

passed as

The total number of persotis:

motor drivers during in 1927, the year was 1,218 as against 689

The total number of pul ie motor vehicles examined and found unfit for public use during the year was 358 as against 116 in 1927.

The total number of public motor vehicles examined and passed it for public use during the year was 1,408 as againat 680 in 1927.

The total number of motor driver's licences suspended dur ing the year was 69 as against 13

in 1927.

driver's licences cancelled during The total number of motor the year was 4 as against 4 in 1927.

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of course, could ever tolerate such an outbreak. Our first duty was to get the situation in hand and that had been done, and the

There is only one factory in the Colony where fireworks are made, Children are not employed, most of factory is modern and the work is second was to enquire into all the the workers being women. The

carried on under fairly safe coulis circumstances to discover the ren- tons, although from the nature of sons for the outbreak and to en- siderable danger of explosions. the industry there is always a con-able mensures to be taken to pre-

Three Centuries Seared at Lord's Middlesex defeated Surrey on the first innings in a keen struggle at Lord's the match producing three individual hundreds.

Surrey made 294 on taking first

Another factory has recently been knock and Middlesex replied with established on the beach at Ken- principal contributor nedy Town and although termed a being Patsy Hendren, who scared 'spackar factory" is not actually such exactly 100. Bendron is, at this since no filling with powder or atlier late stage, showing signs of re-carried on being the making of the explosive is done there: the work turning to form after long stale tubes of cartridges which are sent ness due to the Australian tour. elsewhere to be filled.

Surrey made a beller showing

310, the

In the second innings, Halls scoring I and Gregory making 118 (not out). Pender, was able to declare at 299 for 5 wickets,

Middlesex had scored 126 for the loss of 4 wickets when stamps were drawn. Gover took all four

wickets at a cost of 51 runs.

Lead Poisoning.

During the year investigations were made into the conditions pre- vailing in the white lead and ver milion factories with a view to as era in these trades-most of whom certaining to what extent the work-

are

vent a recurrence.

Tariff Barriers,

The British Premier concluded by a brief reference to interna League of Nations must do more tional trade. He declared that the to solve international economic

problems. Tariff barriers, he said, were unjustified, They pro- duced poverty and low wages.-- Reuter,

US. Comment,

Washington, Sept. 3. Commenting on Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's speech at Geneva, women-suffer from Fend Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Secretary considerable poisoning or mercurial poisoning of State, safd contracted during the course of period of hard work details their employment; and to consider was still required before an agree- what measures can best be taken ment on Anglo-American naval to minimise the risk from such in parity was reached, but hopeful dustrial disease.

progress had been and was being made.-Renter's American Service.

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WOOLLEY'S HUNDRED. Big Kent Score Against Essex.

Kent scored a firs! 'innings victory over Easux, hitting up 454 in answer to a total of 395,-

Enquiries so far made show that O'Connor was the star per- former for Baez. He hit up show signs of "blue gum," the a large proportion of the workers 102 in good style, while Beslee typical symptom of lead poisoning, coming on late for Kent, took 4 and some of the men also showed wickets for 40 runs,

| syruptoms of mercurial poisoning. Woolley, who reached his hundredth hundred in Kent's last these factories are very primitive The methods of manufacture In previous matel, again achieved and the sanitary accommodation to three figure innings, scoring 18 gether with washing facilities most of Kent's total of 454,

unsatisfactory. The enquiries are being continued and may result in Alon

Essex lost six wickets in scoring 142 In their second innings.

GLAMORGAN'S EFFORT.

Firet Inning's Points,

“SURPLUS" OPIUM.

CONFÍSCATION ORDERED BY

COURT.

Charges of having in bla passeS- neven Laela of Govern-

by

the recommendation of certain pre- ment opium in excess of ventive measures to deal with these the fivo tnels allowed diseases.

Ordinance, and of attempting to Further enquiries were made as export twelve taels of Government to the use of white lead in house prepared opium, were brought At Swansea, Olamorgan defent-painting etc. It was found that gainat a Chinese who appeared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy this the morning.

ed any ill effecta and it was not The defendant admitted possÉN- found practicable to attempt to re-sión and said he required the strict its use.

oplum for his own consumption during a voyage on the Empress of Asia,

ed Northamptonshire on the first lead paint is in. general use in the immings, scoring 234 (V. W. C. Colony, but there was no evidence Jupp. 6 for 73; Matthews, 4 for that the painters themselves suffer 55) an against 179 (Ryan, 7 for 82) by Northants.

Glamorgan's second innings had produced 130 for, 6 wickets when) rain prevented further play..

WORCESTER COLLAPSE. Somerset Clubs In the Table.,

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The total numbor of accidents in factories during the year was 69 (7 fat) as ngainst 43 (9 fatal) for the eight months of the previous | year, when accidents were first mude

notifiable.

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Revenue Officer Tallon explained that the charge was brought under section 14 of the Opium Ordinance. which allowed smokers to possess five tools of opium The object of the section Was to prevent

from people

buying large quantities of Government aplum and then selling it again.

Somerset took precedence over Worcester in the championship table as the result of a

The rainfall recorded at the innings' victory over that county,

Botanic Gardens during August Worcester collapsed on batting amounted to 20.07 Inches. The firat, being all out for 99. Wellard heavlest fall, 4.32 inches, was re The prosecution did not allege taking 4 wickets for 44 runs.

gistered on the 15th. The next that defendant was going to sell Somerset compiled 272, and with typhoon passed near the Colony asking for confiscation of the

heaviest was on August 22 when the the drug. They 173 runs required to avoid an and brought 3.02 inches. Thero extra seven taels.

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innings defeat, Worcester hit up were only seven days on which no 96 runs for 1 wicket.-Reuter, rain fell,

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