THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
MAN WHO CHOSE HONGKONG
AS BRITISH COLONY
WAS SAILOR OF FORESIGHT
By
T. Paul Gregory
CAPTAIN CHARLES ELLIOT, R.N.
WEDNESDAY,
TELLS OF COLONY CHILDREN'S NEED
(Continued from Paga 5)
been found possible to send away somo children who had relatives or connections who could support them elsewhere.
There is nothing in the work of the Society for the Protection of Children which can attract people to. Hongkong from other places!
I have been asked by one of your Directors to invite constructive criticism of the operations of the Society, have been urged to say that those who are responsible for Its work will welcome the views or anyone genuinely interested. It has often been enld that it is a good thing, and I daresay it
DECEMBER 22,
1937.
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12.30 Gilbert and Sullivan Ex- cerpts.
The Phates Of Penzance'; Now For The Pirates' Lair; When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold; Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire, Dorothy Gill, Derek Oldham and
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here has been left Inrgely to private to continue, it must be effective. I
the work efficient, but to be effective, the scale must be extended. The Hong Peter Dawson; All Is Prepared!; kong Society for the Protection of Stat
Stay, Fredric, Stay! Elsie Grif- Children does not exist to demons- in and Derek Oldham; Trial By trate how cheaply the public con- Jury: Hark, the Hour
|
Chorus; Is This the Court of the Ex- selence can be appeased. We are Sounding..... George Baker and even ourselves in this room. We chequer? disablement and disease.
The most far-sighted man of Hongkong's early history was per-thing, that the service for children haps its first colonial administrator-Captain Charles Elliot, R.N. He was effort. But if this state of things la not only an official of unusual foresight but also a man of fixed deter-bonestly believe that mination and tenacity of purpose-a policy which whilst unpopular with many of his generation is nevertheless applauded by posterity; for it was largely due to his ceaseless efforts that envoys of Her Majesty's Gov-all, to-day, living under a shadow. ernment finally achieved, the right to appear on terms of equality before the Dragon Throne, Moreover, due to the fundamental steps of his diplomatic policy. China herself. reluctantly withdrew from her, age-old seclusion and entered into the comity of nations.
#PERSONALITIES OF
OLD HONGKONGE
There is another factor of Captain Elliot's career which isį
for
the
have this year experienced death,
of Ten is
Derek Oldham and Chorus: When First My Old Love. Derek Oldham, George Baker and Chorus: All Haili Great Judge,
Chorus.
12.10 Roy Fox and His Orchestra. Fux-Trots-Can I Forget You; The Folks Who Live On The Hill (8lm fight, Wide and Handsome'); Stow Fox-Trot Sweet Leilani (Wilm Waikiki Wedding': Fox-Trot-Love
Learn (film That And
Girl from Paris').
1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 London Piano-Accordeon Hand Clecky Courtneldge (Come- dienne).
Six Hit Medley No. 1. .... Piano-
(Ray); The Sunshine Cruise
of especial interest to residents of Hongkong, and that is the jurisdiction of the Manchu govern Society for the Protection of Chile Accordeon Band; Humpty Dumpty
Thy are still at our door. We do not know what is going to happen.
I have rayself seen what is the normal lot of the poorest children of Hongkong children who are born Treaty of Peace was signed between ander a shadow; who, in the best of times are happy in being too young Captain Ellot and the Chinese envy to wonder what is going to happen. Ke Shan in Kwangtung Province at It is their only happiness and too n place called Chuenpi in January 1941. This treaty
soon they lose it for ever. Even Wis afterwards
rds when things arc at their brightest repudiated by the Home Govern their only chance to escape death or ment, but during
the
preliminary
disablement or disense is the work negotiations it is stated that Chinese diplomat offered to bestow of charitable societies, and the very and
island upon the English the
of poorest, the most destitute, are those claim on any other Hongkong as
as a place foreign who have no settlement-subject to the nominal organisation, except the Hongkong great part he played in securing our incomparable island as
a to the Dragon Throne.
and payment of an annual "land
1 have tried to respond to the kind British Colony in the Far East. It may appear surprising to island telling you something of our Society invitation of the Rotary Club by many people that the choice of Hongkong was by no means a unless it be ceded outright. Even-
In fact, most Britons, of a century since, were tually the Manchu envoy agreed, and in it, why there Is need of it.
what it is, what sort of people are unanimous onu. firmly convinced that the only worth while place for a European upon Jan. 20, 1841, Eilet was able If I have failed to interest you. Colony was the island of Chusan which was described as "a great to promulgate the following mani-ask you to forgive me, but may i
| festo giving the tering of the treaty: rendezvous of native junks, and is but a short distance from Ning-
your attention to the To Her Britannic Majesty's
boxes on the table (Applause). po, the principal emporium of trade for Chekiang Province." jects. Macao. 20th January, 1841.
Speaker Thanked Professor Hongkong, on the other hand, they the whole of foreign settlement, as
the season of the year
Forster said: referred to his simply “a fetid broit- he felt it incumbent upon himself to ing bug whilst they alluded to look after the trade Affairs of af
bring in the boar's head on a salve Chusin in the most glowing terms
three places.
I do not propose to qualify for de- capitation by making a tedious speech stating that it was a spot "ble with
and delaying your exit from the most productive soil; its internal
room. resources abundant, the Indiabitants
orderly and well dispused, the town particularly well-built, asriel the
dren.
Elliot.
Sub-
1. The cession of the island and triclory of Hongkong to the British Crow B.
All Just charges and duties to the empire upon the Commerce carried The one week he was in Canton. un thereafter to be paid as if the the next at Whampoa and the third trade were conducted at Whampoa.
So frequently
was be at Lintin.
An Indemnity to the British absent from his office from the "fe-Government of six millions of dolan instat
tory", site at Canton, that his con-one million payablo aš once, and the elismater the
salubrious muxt
in temporaries in the foreign sezde-i remainder in equal onnual China,"
theae all "flow
obvious inent alleged that "it any one wanted menis ending in 1845. advantages, Englishmen
that to consult with him (Captain of
Elliot
3. Direct official Intercourse be- lament; day were wont to
"could one would probably find him either tween the countries upon an
equal have been overlooked by our diplo-sailing along the river in the lille footing. matists appears enigmatical; or why brig Louise, or else at Whampoa or
at Lhitin, inferring the arid, tetid, broiling spot, long-
that when he kung, should have been sixed upon was needed at Canton, he was never (except for its contiguity to Canton) as a British Colony, must remain h riddle to be explained by the negotia- tors of the treaty."
Very little is actually known of Elliot's life, but we presume that af the time of his sojourn in the East, he was a man in the late thirties or
to be found.
Over
now draw
welfare of
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This is when they
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(McLaren, Hulbert and Ray); Things Are Looking Up (from the
Cicely Courtneidge The Whist- Ing Waltz (Alm 'Linclight'); Maid Of Brazil (Le Roy and Marsden); Hawaiian Paradise (Owens); Dream Time (Davis and Cools). .... Piano- Accordion Band.
1.30 Reuter and
Rugby Prean; Weather and Announcements.
1.40 Variety.
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The Drury Lane 4. The trade of the port of Cantan ment.
Theatre Orchestra conducted by of, a There is a charming story to be opened within ten days after
Charles Prentice.. ae Chinese New Year, and to be Chinese little girl aged six who was
2.15 Close down. carried on at Whampoa till farther carrying in the usual fashion a baby
4.0-7.0 Chinese Programme, This state of affairs continued till arrangements are practicable at the on her back. It was
very hot day
7,0 Dance Music. kindly the year 1838, when the Manchu new selflement,
and she looked weary. A
Blue; Fox-Trots - Midnight said Formal possession Emperor Tao-kwang alarmed by the;
of Hongkong, person went up to her and
Wasn't Lying When I Said I Love cyclopean proportions of the legal however, did not take place until the "Aren't you very tired? Isn't the
You,
Roy Smeck and His oplum trafie, and unnoyed by the 28th when marines were landed and baby too heavy for you?" "Of course
Fox- Jack of control
trol which was exercised the royal salute and numerous feur not," she replied with great spirit Hawallan Sereunders: Slow
TrotWhere Are You? (lm "Top of traders who de
who de jole were fired. The Commodore "he's
my brother." Surely this is the season when we the Town'); Swing Steptor vester early forties; hence, he was probably worked hand in glove with corrupt of the Ficet, Sir Gordon Bremer and
Silvester born some me between 1700 and imperial officials, determined to solve Captain Elliot joinily completed the are called upon in a special way to ed Me The Way Orchestra: Fox-
and once and for
for ali 1800-a remarkable period of years tore he despatched a
probic Com- Proctarnation, although it was not man. At no period in this Colony's Trots Mystery Pacife: You're Driv-
There- act of founding the Colony by issuing remember the wider brotherhood of and His Ballroom
Quintette
intetic Of which saw the birth of the major | missioner to Canton energetic Hongkong became a Crown Colorgent There is" such clear evidence-Belis:-Twilight E. Bohr's. Argen- | LX455 to Faust Symphony.........
until the 5th of April. 1043 that history has the responsibility for the ing Me Crazy.... of the leading figures In the early
Tangos-Jingle our fellows been 50 conscientious official named Lam history of our Colony
We first
Chear and
Tsak-t'u man actualed, it must! Captain Elliot from the eminence of him in the year 1835 as one of be said by the most patriotic molives of his position as Her Majesty's the streets of the terrible destine Tango Orchestra; Fox-Trots Trade charged with the difficult task of his sovereign the three British Superintendents of and impelled by the memorable, cdict Plenipotentiary automatically became titution, misery und suffering which This Year's Kisses; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (alm the the the first administrator of the colonial now nflicts this Colony, of overseeing
ing and regulating the curse of the foreign earth (oplum) government. His term of office was cannot even Ignore it if we would restra Immense problem of British trade. with China. The importance of the supping the ancient vigour of our brief one, however, for on July close our eyes to it.
29, and in time will reducé us to!
We ought 1841, H.M.S. Plegeton arrived
to be more generous past was momentous; for the Charter the estate of the most pitiable in bearing despatches informing him of than usual this year at Christmus of the Hon. East India Competitiide: therefore, we command you the disapproval of the Chuenpi because the situation so obviously had just expired in the previous year do every thing possible in order to Treaty by Her Majesty's Government demands special efforts; but also we and the two-century old monopoly of "John
Company" had been declared stamp out the hideous trade, even if and the appointment of Sir Henry ought to give liberally as a thank ks Pottinger you must seize forthwith the stocks ministration therefore ended short- I far been spared the terrifying of
Plenipotentiary. HIS
offering since we ourselves have so nn und, Consequently,
question
ous drug which they (the) legitimate trade was in chos, and outer barbarians") have in store aty afterwards, and upon August 24 deals of those beings not far from us. the port of Canton and to compel e embarked on the Atalanta for The Hongkong Rotary Club has no the foreign settlement at Canlon was thronged with "free lance" traders them to relinquish all rights of trade Europe. We read in the old chronicles reason to fear comparison with other of the Colony that upon his depar-clubs in its benevolent work, but on inly men of little capital whose sole aim with our mighty Empire,"
The arrival of Commissioner Lam ture no public address was presented this occasion it will most certainly was to get rich quick, and who
above the normul level. The no scruples as to what means they at Canton was greeted with trepida-to him, nor were there any honours rise
the Chinese bestowed by the English community boxes are so constructed that a ten might adopt in
officials and with consternation on of Hongkong "upon the man whose dollar bill cannot be inserted through 50 that they the part of the foreign traders. Eillot foresight gave Britain one of the the slot, but by taking off the lid it could return home in # few years
- most beautiful and picturesque of her is reckoned that a full box can hold was implored by the British with the wealth of Croesus.
and | colonial possessions."
afty dollars in notes. I wish to com- with despatch 10 easiest and quickest way to nequireerity in order
been mend the appeal which has through
to do everything that copum imported from India
the possible to
to "uphold British prestige
made by Mrs. McAvoy and to sale of
her again for her stimulating YORK STOCK most appropriate address. and smuggled through the Canto lasting credit, we may say that he
and trading rights." To Elliot's ever- | NEW delta with the connivance of some of the corrupt members of the Chinese titude did much to bring courage to mandarinate,
the faint-hearted traders who were
at
the
people
of the noxious
uf
had
who wrote
make their that they coutation on the part of
Was
The
com-
was fourless and his unyielding al-
EXCHANGE
The oplum trade 9000 Krew to in a dilemma as to the best course SWAN, CULBERTSON &
enormous proportions, and the ever-
of action, Shortly after the arrival increasing scale of profits brought out from England and the Continent the of the Mancha Commissioner the| FRITZ LATEST REPORTS
memoran- came when a
that we
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Roy Fox and His
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7.35 Variety.
kong Exchange Market.
Vocul Ellaline Terriss and Sey. "Of all the amazing things
Hicks Medley....Ellaline Seymour Hicka; Humor-
mour
Terriss and
ton
ous Monologue The Beefeater (Wes- & Lee)....Stanley Holloway; Vocal-You Mean The World To Me Beautiful Dream (Rotter-Tauber)... (Operetta The Singing Dream'); My Joseph Schmidt (Tenor); Orchestra- Six-Eight Medley....Harry Roy & His Orchestra,
6.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Studio Doreen Ma (Vocal ano, and H. L. Ozoria. (Plano).
,H. L. 1. Satan takes a Holiday....) Ozorio (Plano); 2. Sweet Heartache Doreen Mn (Vocal) accomp. by and But our
H. L. Ozorio; 3. Honeysuckle Rose ....Doreen Ma and H. L Ozorio gratitude will really be measured by
(Two Planos); 4. Exactly like you... the amount we contribute. I com-
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Ozorio;, 5. In Your Quiet Way....H. The desire for power in excess. Ozorio; 0. So Many Memories.... caused the angels to fall:
The desire for knowledge in events caused man to full. Neither angel nor men is in dan- rer of falling from excess of charity.
(Applause).
leading manufacturers of 100,000
and
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8.30
Variety.
critical test rag, tax and bob-tall of ex-soldiers dum was presented to Elliot requir
New York, Dec. 21. sailors and traders whose insatiable
the Chinese 3. C. & F. Dow Jones summary rupacity for quick profits caused then him to surrender to
East authorities the person of Mr. Dent. of yesterday's markets:
Violin-African Serenade (Boulan- the Hon. managing body of
Curtailed profit-taking invited an
ger); African Vision (Boulanger).......... India Company to protest that the who it was stated was "the largest
George Boulanger; Orchestral-Poor whole coterie of unlicensed traders dealer in the opium traille." Elliot, atmosphere of ease, which followed
Butterfly (Golden & Hubbell); Sweet were wreaking havoc with the state of course courageously refused and a forecact of improvement in steet 37,492,000 acres.
Corn: Export sales have been Sur, Just You (Harris & Young) .... of the China trade which had been immediately took up his quarters in production, due to the possibility of
The Dixie Devils: Orchestra-The acceleration of the armament pro-beavy and the market is firm.
Itubber: slowly built up by the tedious, pains the "fuctories."
Shipments of casings for Vallce Medley....Rudy Vallee & The settlement area was forthwith gramme. Some rolls gained. Utili- taking efforts of generations of con-
quarter totalled about His Connecticut Yankees, scientious and faithful servants of surrounded by the Chinese soldiers fies did not respond to the impending the third
units. Production Was 8.50 Studio-Series of talks 'Ama- and practically blockuded, and it resumption of the utilities conferences 13,591,000 the Company."
12.650,000 units, while inventories leur Experts'. The result of their petition, how was even stated that the Europeans at the While Home,
9.0 Light Orchestral with Tino Bonds were irregular, with United showed 11,015,000 units. There was ever, was the appointment of Super- were imprisoned by Commissioner
moderate c.l.f. business on a work-Ross! (Tenor), intendent of Trade--at Lintin near Lam, but any Imprisonment was in States Government issues higher,
Lebar Waltz Potpourri (arr. Rob- Curb stocks were irregular and the able basis. Hongkong, Whamper and at Cantan. their own houses, Though this was
not market was quiet,
Hides: Thure have beeh sales to recht)....Orchestra Mascottee; Pour- Captain Elliot was the one who had serious enough as they ranki
S. C. & F. New York Correspon-
quot Quand Je Te Dis: Je T'Alme
the hides at cent up from last prices (Bobby been
Lesso-Valerio); Vous appointed to all the Canton secure food and water, and all their
Qu'Avez-Vous Fait De Mon Amour? post, but the others were soon vacant servants were forced to leave under dent cables:
capital
Stocks: The market maintains a Further Interest la probable Occupants ug. their
(Varnu, Marc-Cab & Barez!)....Tino punishment.
well Packers are not pressing. result of this state of firm tone, with profit-taking
Sugar: Quiet and steady. or returned to England, thus leaving
The Rossi; Notte Sul Mare, Barcarolie the Captain in sole charge and
Vesuviana, Tarantella the for-provement. Business livered an ultimatum to
failures for United States Senate has ratified the (Valente):
(Marchetti)....Orchestre Napolitain. nol the week totalled 200. Bank de International Sugar Past. ant commercial post of his day-the eigners that since they were
Wall Street Journal morning com-La Serenade A Lena (Scotto, Marc- Superintendent of British Trade for willing to hand over of their posts for the week amounted to
Cab & Varna); Un Violon Dans La In vain did Captain All China.
Elliot
nationals, they could surrender in- $14,675,000,000.
(Continued on Pape 4.) The "Journal" says that the con- the Home Government to stead all the stores of oplum in their Cotlon: Price fixing and Bombay census of opinion on Wall Street be- reappoint other officials to fill the possession.
and Liverpool buying found con- leves that the worst of the business vacated posts and to provide a small Affairs, however, went from bad tracts schree. There has been a armed force in brder to hinder the to worse, and eventually cuminated moderate improvement in spot de recession is already past.
European Interests have purchased piracy and smuggling connected with in the brief and inglorious war which mand.
quieter, but are the traffic.
The Ministry under broke out in 1939 between · Englandį prices are firm at the high levels, chemical, copper and some railroad Robert Peel, however, was little and China-the first of that scries Out of 7 leading brokers, 5 are bul- The Street expects steel production
with the pleas of a trade, or armed combata between ancient lish and 2 are bearish..
to show
n substantial advance before 30 Industrials Wheat: There has been some good the middle of February. of Canton. As a result of the failure
The actual course of the war is, buying at the advance. Exports Brokers say that cash buying 20 Utilites is secure proper support, Elliot was however, too well known for com- were moderate, The Government perhaps the most harassed
man in ment, but it is noteworthy that nesilmate of Winter acreage show favours "gunilty” instead of lower 40 Honda
priced stocks...
Finally s
"
dire Uhrent of either resigned what was perhaps the most import/e the haughty Cominissioner de-absorbed and we expect further im-
pelltion
one
ondent of the Chinese port | Cathay and the truculent Wezi.
Textiles
ment:
stocks,
Traders belleve that some motor shares are acting as If they have, bien ever-sold.
Dow Jones Averages:
20 Rails
Dec. 22. Close 120.00 120,58 32.58 32,65 21.00 21.81 03.79 P3.82
11 Commodity Indox 53.52 53.00
Ice House Street.
this "Hallo Hong Kong is the most amusingly 10."
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