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THE HONGKONG
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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1932.
DAY BY DAY
sons as shall permit the continua- tion of their education and nasure their proper physical development." Since that date International Con- ventions have already been adopted on the minimum age for admission
FRIENDS MAY AND MUST HAVE SECHETS FROM EACH OTHER, BUT Industry, to employment at sen, Roadsternd to agriculture. Another Con- THEY ARE NOT BECHETS TO EACH
vention prohibite night work for OTHER--Goethe, young persons, and yet others denl
The South Wales Borderers 21 with the employment as trimmers
boxing holding
tournament 01 and stokers, medical examinations Barracks this evening, com nt sen, Torced labour, and with cer-mencing at 6 pun. There will be a tain dangerous occupations. The programe
of 18 Bouts altogether.
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The
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Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1982.
kinds of child labour.
RETURN TO PURITANISM. Strong Undercurrent Carrying Britain Back to Sanity.
T
HERE are. signs and portents the tangible. It is an appetite
on every hand that what a that will not be denied. good many thoughful people
To-day's Demand. have for some time pust regarded
18th Inst. at p.m., the Rev. Mir. To-day, as we look back over, a
3,
tuoualy
as Inevitable is now definitely The man who went through tho coming to pass. Britain is moving war and is now a middle-aged with a momentum that is increa-pator-familias looks back over the sing daily towards what might be years and knows that youth hap terthed the "Twentieth Century had ita wild jazzy fling, and thay proposed draft convention lays
Consequent on a fall from the 4.23 Reformation."
experience and sanfly are nga is down the general minimum, of 14
No religious significance of any coming into their own. Captains years adopted in the other Child train from Shumchun, while it
was passing Lo Wu, a Chinese woman sort, I hasten to add, is attached of industry, too, are finding that Labour Conventions. Meat Goy passenger was admitted to the Kwong in the use of the word "Reforma out in the business world. Youth
Nar to the ernments appear in favour of this Wah Hospital on Wednesday with lion."
term "Puri-may be full of impetuous drive. tanism" when used to describe the bright but very often hare-brained And if it in adopted it will mean rather serious injuries.
era towards which a strong under-Ideas, and chock-full of ability to that the standard of 14 years of
At a meeting of the Hongkong current is now carrying the Bri-trample carelessly and contemp nge will have been adopted for all [Practient Psychology Club on Friday, tish people.
over cach and evary
What is now wanted, it is every Here in Hongkong. legislation Tribbeck will speak on "Paychology dozen post-war years of celle / Procopt enrved out of wisdom. has, until latterly, lagged considerand Religion." The meeting is being
adday being made clearer, is the ably behind that of most Western held at Lane. Crawford's restaurant riotous, live-for-the-minute"
parely superfetal existence, whe sound experience and rock-like ther in business, pleasure-seeking, simplicity which is worth all the countries, a circumstance which is
When Mies E. Sousa, of No. not altogether surprising In view Minden Avenue, Kowloon, was walk or the everyday things of life."cleverness" and "allamoss" ever The raw outlook of of the peculiar economic conditiona ing along Chatham Road near the mere mention of the word Puri devised.
Kowloon Football Club, yesterday tanism is like a sweet cleaning youth and the bluff of the incom- which prevail In most parts of the evening, about a quarter past six, a breath of wind that roils some potent are being pushed back to Far East. There has, however, in Chinese snatched her handbag, con- dank looming fog from a clean. their proper place in the scheme
of things. recent years been a recognition of taining $30, and made off with it nature-simple garden. the fact that this Colony must come with present-day more into line
In every direction of life it basture sense of responsibility. Wit ideals. Hours of labour for wo-
become clear that Great Britain less and noisy arrogance is giving men and children have been regu-
Banished in 1929 and sentenced to at last has become hopelessly tired way to a thoughtful appreciation inted, whilst no child is permitted nine months recently for returning of the tawdry glitter of the coun-of things as they aro; shadowy to be employed in dangerous trader, before the expiry of his term of 10 terfelt, and is eager to turn with talk of "rights" is being blown from which also female workers | years, a man named Chan Fat was all the enthusiasm of the convert away by the realisation that it is Enguin arrested Information by the towards the simple realities of well to get a grip on the aub- between the ages of 15 and 18 are police in Canton Road yesterday life. Everyone is beginning to stance of usefulness. prohibited except with the permis-Charged before Mr. Fraser at these the gold, and, with twelve There is perhaps the danger sion of the Protector of Labour. Rawicon Magistravy this morning, he
be faced with any In other ways, niso, Hongkong has stated he had come back to fetch his years' experience, to value the always to
wife. Sentence of 12 months hard drous for the worthless thing it violent swing of the pendulum. lives engaged in child protection labour was imposed.
fis.
There is the danger of being borne But, activity recently, an that by degrees
That period of dross-worship or too swiftly and too strongly. of mad licence was an inescapable that danger avoided, the era that we are laying down conditions
sequel to the greatest war the in dawning will be a golden one; nure closely resembling those now
world has ever seen. Our fore-an era of Reality exchanged for FLS recognised being generally
bears saw the same thing happen tinsel; an era which, like the once necessary to prevent the exploita
when Waterloo had been fought snerred at Victorian era, gava va and won, and were tion of child labour. Much re-
themselves giants and real progress." only repeating the experience of mains to be done, hui progress is
earlier generations after ather being made along the right lines.
He was chased and caught by a European whose name is not given, who handed him over to Traffle Ser geant Clark,
HONGKONG DOCTOR
BEREAVED.
DEATH OF MISS BETSY DE SOUZA.
Miss
and
Tired of Glitter.
in nearly
One senses the growth af Oner, more serlous and more mu-
RICHARD SELWYN MAXWELL.,
"LADIES NIGHT."
SUCCESSFUL EVENT AT Y.M.C.A.
An
with a delightful effort entitled
A
The many friends of Dr. E. .hig wars.
It is but human nature to relax de Souza. of Hongkong, will hear with deep regret of the death in after a period of high-strung ten- slon, to plunge, perhaps hysterie- The Shipping Depression.
Malacca of his sister. Elizabeth (Betsy) de Souza, who ally, without over-much thought Although the severity of the was known throughout her lifelor care for the consequences, into new and effervescent experiences depression in the shipping indus for many works of charity
shail banish, unhappy, The capacity of the West Lounge of which try is reflected somewhat in the kindliness. Fifty-six years,
age, she was the sister of Mr.nerve-wrecked memories, and to at the Y.M.C.A. was taxed to its Agures quoted by the chairman at
phrases and utmost last night, when the Ladies'
face ight for March was held. yesterday's meeting of the Hong-P. de Souza, the Deputy Collec-place faith in curt
unusually enjoyable programme was, The funeral of Mr. Ho Shai Kit.1
also of Mr. 11. M. de Souza, J.P.. plain and powerful trutha.
That is what we have been do- enjoyed by the large gathering": daughter of the late Choo Leep Chi, kang and Kowloon Wharf under of Land Revenue of Revenue, smooth words rather than
Godown Company, they alan serve of Maincta, and of Nurse Mary de will take place on March 12th at 11
1er nephews includedling: but now the bubbles are set- after dinner, and the artistes who' a.m.
from 7 Lower Castle Rond, to show how light have been the Souza. arriving at Wing Plt Tlog, Pokfalum
world economic two priests, Rev, Fr. L. D. Ashnessing, the froth has almost van- contributed in such a degree to the effects on the Road at 12 noon.
blizzard in Hongkong. The num- and the Rev. Fr. Bertin Ashness, shed, and with new eyes we are success of the function, were well ber of ships using the wharves whilst other nephews are Mr. Rene beginning to seek again the sim-worthy of the reception accorded
M. Ashness, now studying for the plicitica of life-and in the peace them.
G.W.E. The inimitable
True, of the Company were only thirty priesthood in Penang, and another and quietude of all things to find
whese songs at the piano are no less elght fewer than in 1930-which who is a Brother in the Christian real strength.
The pendulum is daily swinging popolar than his wanderings over may be partly accounted for by Brothers' School in Burma. A economies of shipping firms; using niece is a Sister in the French faster in this direction. That 18 the keyboard set the ball rolling
being made evident every habit of thought, word, and "And Her Mother Came Too", and harbour boys instead-while the Convent at Taiping.
It is worthy of mention that decd. Good reading matter. gross profit is down by less than 20 per cent. Far Eastern dificul-the deceased lady came of a thought provoking and intellec for it, was naturally encored.
Portuguese family that settled in tully satisfying, is beginning to few harmonisations, improvisa ties-the boycott of Japanese Malacca about 160 years ago and replace a long-howing spate of Lions and sensations with the piano an insistent goods, general interference with that her grandfather was reputed emotional, meaninglese trash, or helped to satisfy normal activities in all parts of to be one of the big property worse rabbish bearing the seeds audience. China-have contributed largely owners when the administration of of dangerous weeds. Heetle dance The names of Mira, H. L. Lock-.
and caperings are hart and Mrs. P. St. A. Sharpham Those who are interested in the to any slackness that may be ap-this Settlement was transferred to floor antics
the British a century ago. Her slowing down into dances that are now household words in Hong- question of child labour will find parent in local trade and on the father, the late Mr. d. L. de Souza. neck to capture something of skiing and with their appearance on chole, the Colony has cause to was a sort of protege of Lieut and grace and beauty both of the programme the success of the national Labour Office of the congratulate itself. When Hong Governor Garling and was known rhythm and movement, while con- evening was assured. Both sang Mro. Lockhart's League of Nations has recently kong's position is compared with and respected as a scholar and a versation is becoming less flippant, delightfully
"My Dear Soul" was particularly issued a report dealing with the that of Great Britain, cause fer gentleman. Her mother, whose less superficially clever..
Political buffoonery and the in- enjoyed as was Mrs. Sharpham's problem of the age of admission content with our lat becomes more maiden name was Cornelius, was
of Dutch descent, whilst her cessant claptrap, which is nought "Comin' Through the Rye". of children to non-industrial oc apparent. At the end of Jun-
Miss Norah. Filnt, D.R.C.M., a grandfather took part in the Nan- but a meaningless string of words cupations. This problem was dis
with no core of reality, has almost newcomer to Ladies' Night func- cussed for the first time at thenry, 728 ships were laid up inning War a century ago.
itself, To whichever tions, gave extremely fine various British ports, the aggre- The funeral was largely attend-exhausted Kate tonnage being 1,966,417, ed, the officiating elergyman being party they belong political adher- violin solos and was repeatedly re- of June last and comes up for the while many of the ships remain the Rev. Fr. L. D. Ashness, the ents are compelled by cold reali- called, while Mrs. Bowes-Smith second and, it is to be hoped, finaling in commission have to be con-
ties to search for the sincere and offered appropriate accompaniment.
discussion at this year's Confer. tent with very meagre cargoes. ence next month. In accordance Still worse, though it is an obvious with its usual procedure, the office result of the general stagnation, circulated to Governments's ques-
CHILD LABOUR.
interest in the fact that the Inter-
International Labour Conference
tionnaire on the main aspects of the problem. in preparation for the discussion of definite pro- posals in the present roport, with a general survey of the problem and draft proposals for the final Convention.
the continuous decline revented in the tonnage of merchant vessels under construction, which at De- cember 31st stood at 400,505 tons, the smallest recorded since Sep- ember, 1887! Moreover the figure Includes about 154,000 tons on The protection of child labour which operations have been gus- has been оле of the principal pended, the heavy increase of idents of social reformers ever 89,000 tons on the previous month since the idea of social legislation being largely due to the stoppage was born. Its uspects range from of work oa'the new Cunarder. In to the the three months ended December, the purely humanitarian purely economice. It is generally work was begun on 37 vessels agreed that the object to be attrin- tutalling 104,784 tons, a distinct ed must be the absolute prohibition Improvement compared with 25 of child labour below certain age, vessels of 38,675 tons in the Sep- and the regulation of juvenile là-lember quarter, but the launching tous gross, bour. The main points at isaus totalled only 70,707 are simply the degree of protec-against 80,340 tons gross in the The tion to be afforded and the limit preceding three months. to be fixed between child and wide extent of the depression is -with auch juvenile labour, Before 1918 tu indicated that even minimum age of admission to in- phenomenal low figures, Britain is dustry was fixed by law in a cer- still the most important shipbuild- lain number of States and a fowling, country in the world, though of them prohibited the admission her pre-eminence is much less te dangerous occupations. Child marked than formerly. labour in agriculture and cotamerce
was almost entirely unregulated. Enquiries mado this morning as to The International Labour Organisa- the condition of Miss Enid Lo, who pony tlon Included among the general was injured in a fall from Frinciples governing its constitu. when riding at the racecourse on
Thursday morning, elicited the in tion "the abolition of child:labour | formation that no bones had been and the imposition of such limita broken and complications were not fosured. She expected to make a tion on the labour of young por-speedy recovery,
doceased's nephew.
show "Como on up to my room and I'll show you some we took when he was only a week:old."
The Y.M.C.A. Jester, Mr. Jack Grenham, whose impromptu pun- ning 11118 caused many n laugh, was in his best form, which is sufficient to indicate that he was one of the big auccessen of the evening. Two clover comedy songs, aided by some Irrelevant but amusing patter, helped to keep the audience in a state of mirth for some twenty minutes.
Mrs. A. W. Ingram gave u
selec tion of recitations, Including the famous Australian "classic," Ginger Megs. the audience dis- playing their appreciation in no uncertain manner.
Messrs. R. Dormer and E, F. Selk, further Y.M.C.A, contribu torg. kept the gathering convulsou with an apache diversion, while Mr. F. V. Whitta wound up. the and programme with a clever amusing description of the Life History of Sir Walter Raleigh, which, although not to be found in school text books, should be!
Once again the Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Night proved itself to be one of the most successful ovants or- ganised by the Association, and the Social Committee Is to be congratulated on its achievement.. The programma was one of the most entertaining and stimulating yet presented in the building and there should be much
It was fathering to display Ra
a large appreciation,
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