1918-10-02 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1918.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

General Anotlöneers

INTIMATIONS

MOTOR LAUNCHEDDA

FOR SALE

LENGTH 30 ft 4 in depth

ft. cylinder 18 BHP Drott..

FETITION TO THE STRIĪTS GOVERNOR' FOR REGISTRATION.

THE CHINA MAIL

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CHINESE MARRIAGES. should have ratified a sham totally all the teachers available are already in in "contradiction to the spirit of the the Army or Nave they are non-com.

•miacloned officers or cocsmissiórek pffi traditions, customs and laws of Chips,

cers, gabued for their military use. The request, therefore, which your petitioners mako ruat be considered

SEED CIVILIAN FATNING "ominently, reasonable, founded as it is Fxcellens, teclinical lästrueilon is being deputation om Straits-born Chi

girun aboard ship by navul schoolmasters upon the practice of civilised" cummurit in training cups here by school! Do His. Crude oil engine; cheap to run, justese British subjects waited

bies and supported by the good sense al masters-detached from military anita for thoroughly overhauled: can be seen at Excellencs the Lipverzer, Sir A. E. A. King's Slipway, Wanchai. Offers

by the cxalted idea of the anture of air that purpose; the Air Force schools, when wanted Apply -

Young, CC.M.O., K.C.BE.. at Goverus -

rings which has been always present to organised, will do much to educate those Share, Goal and General Produce [~~ LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, et se regently and presented.

the Chinese mind. Registration will pro all this is not enough. What is wanted prio are taining to he belligerents. But petition asking that marriages of Straits- p Brokers and Commission

mote the stability of family life and wills training for civilian l-industrial and born Chinese bis registered in the same

tend to prevent the litigation. the la professional re-education--in every rest Thomanner as if the contracting partics were]

living in the British Isles. Mr. Cheah content and the disappointment which camp and recreation centre abroad,

Much of this tenching, if it is to be azv, "unfortunately, coly to prevalent Kee Re, of Ryuang, healed the deputa-lowing to the absence of the measure given at all will have to be given 18 elderly civilians from this country who tion which included Messrs. Leo Tian which your petitioners advocate.

are skilful at a trado or a professjoni, bað Siew and Chew Boo Hean. The deputa- tion was introducel by the Hon. Dr.will ever pray.

And your petitiones"; as in duty bound, as tesobers are amateurs. There is & perd for volunteers of this new kind. Who Lim Boon Keng, and was received by

will answer it? Many would. I feel sure, His Excellency the Governor and the

and ask no fee, if they can go out withou

Hon, the Colonial Secretary,

much actual monetary less,

Agenta.

PROPRIETORS

"To-Kwa-Wan' Coal Storage.

THE

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A. B. a. 4th. Bth Editions.

A 1 Telegraphic.Code

Telegraphie Addres

"MEIRION"

HONGKONO

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received lastquc. tions to sell by Public Auction,

(30% ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)

on

FRIDAY

the 4th October, 1918, at 10.30 ...

at their Sales Rooms, No & Des Vœux Boud, Corner of

"Ice House' Street, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

tc.

do

Bemoved to Sales Rooms for Convenience

of Sale And

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS. TERMA-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, Sept. 30, 1918.

PUBLIC ACTION.

Trades dull by Publie auction, THE Undersigned have received in

ITOR ACCOUNT OF THE" CONCRENED).

on

SATURDAY,

the 5th October, 1818, commencing

1.30 pin, at their Sales Booïns, No. 8,.

Des Yeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street!

A Linox AoTMENT OF

CHINESE FORCÉLAINS

AND CURIOS, Comprising:

Liquidators, BLACKHEAD & Co. 4 Queen's Road, Central Hongkong, Sept. 30, 1915.

ATELL" & CO /

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

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Agencies in

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CANTON,

Branches:

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BOMBAY

HEAD OFFICE KING'S: BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.: (Mitsubishi Trading Co.).

COAL GENERAL IMPORTS and EXPORTS.

י

Is presenting the persion"Mr. Chekh Kee Ee explained that it was the me. the rest of the come gla dawira en

INTIMATIONS

WE HAVE RECEIVED NEW STOCKS OF

ROSE COLD CREAM VANISHING COLD CREAM

Ideal Toilet Requisites.

Price 80 sta, per pot.

LIQUID TAR SOAP

Fragrant Preparation for Toilet use and for Shampooing.

"Price $1.00 per bottle.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY

3 Queen's Road Central

'Phone 898.

STATE EXPRESS

CIGARETTES.

THE GOVERNOR'S REPLY. Elis Excellency srid was glad

I suggest that this volunteer teaching meet some of the lending trembers of the”

service should be organised. Alness by Chinese community of Toning, and he

man Neho knows his recupation_well you old assure then lit by request made conch it if he cries. Vocational training, Chinese of Pezang, born and settle them in that manbar would have 8 is the thing required. cut only for the I

st-careful consideration. The petition party disabled, but also for those who the land, to better, their social condi-asked that the marriages of Straits-born will come back froes the way in gol Lions.

frut of a total population of some Chiteso might be reistural, but it had health and intact. 170,040)' on the island it was probable also been pointed citie the speech made; Farm colonies and emigration schemes that 100,000 were Chinese, and it might at a large portion of the Chinese com will never solve this problem. It med munity in Penang were also in favour of to be thought that the townsoun.oldier, truthfully be said that if 30,000 hal been registration of marriages of Chinese the in love with outer life, would want to Thorn in the islanal a very large propór were not Straits-barn, and at the samego en the land, but he will have had

thm, particularly women, were in favour time it was sisted In the petition sint enangh cuidar life in four or five years. No. 555 --

**you respect the opinion of the minor and will want the life of towers again: |

of the petition. Sympathisers and suit and the petition states that it if he will seek po return to his former job;- porters ware to be fennd also in Kedah not desired to make the registration of and he may it be equal to it.. 'anal the F.M.S. as the signatures of some sutch Chinong martiages compulsory, p

TECHNICAL AND

GENERAL UTANNIEN, of the principal Chinese residents there Them as regards the registration of mar

Erless voestionel training-occupation. bore witness, al,,natersily, the Chinese ages of Straits bora Chinese it was ask

rd that is should be made compulsory, al residuestion-he, supplied to unfireds bristians were filled with the same not voluntary, bub, mid His Perlency, of thousands now." henceforward centimet. Many hud hoped that is there was a large portion of the Chinese mobilisation may na chaos" net Excellency would have been able to recozumunity who did not desire, compul. resembling anarchy. Funds, hoals and eive the petition in Penang where they sory registration and before coming to teachers for technical instruction are

any decision on that point he would have repired, now,

The lectures trad classes. or the lines

have been clad to give it the supersult has advisors. He was very sled

The particular man demands a particular cigarette. State Express are made for just such men-men of discrimination who require the best.

VIRGINIA

85 cents. PERTIN

PACKED IN FATENT VACUUM TINS.

OF 50.1.

Sole Manufacturers:

ARDATH TOBACCO CO., LTD. LONDON, ENGLAND.

put of their presence, but it had been to have met them there that mirring of comminication in France elsewhere of MACARONI, PASTE STARS,

en

felt that the matter ought to no longer and regretted timt he hail ant been able to deal with English and cities in- delayed and that the petition which hol to visit Penang for the last few months, enses, and are to furnish instruction in but he thought he would probably be thefe sugh other subjects as the nee may been widely girendatda shopkl be deliver?)

in December next"when he hoped to se desine to take up. d without delay to His Excellezzy. able to meet the Chinese community I am all for general education in what are called the modern Jananite-liters again. TERMS OF PETITION. SOLE PROPRIETORS OF SOLE

"Following His Exes Rency's remarks antur, lustory, hinges, and Mr. Chesh Ker Ed their read the peti-infernal exchange of views took place, the lightnows which they give but I art TAKASHIMA OCHI, MUTABE,

Governer, the Colonial Sentary and be that technical'struction is also required, KISHIDARE YOSHINOTANI,, which was dateal from Peran, Lim Boon Keng sharing the view that In and I doubt if the ordinary supply of BOJO,NAMÁZUTA, SAYO, KANADA, flows:--

ecnsequence of differences of opinion truchers can provide in. Penung Mand, 1914, SHINNEW, KAMIYAMADA, BEBAI,

existing, voluntarily registration might be To His Excellery

introduced as a first step towards mere and OYUBARI COAL MINES.

CAPTAIN SIn AuriR HENDERsos Yogs, stringent, measures later, if necessary.

G.C.M.G., K.CRE,

Before the function concluded Mr. Leo

AGENTS FOR SAKTTO COAL,

Head Office:-TOKYO,"

Branches and

"Representatives

[thoverfor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements and its Nppenbuncies.

Ete.. Etc.,

Siugupore,

Tian Siew said, on behalf of the Chiasse of Penang: beg to express our most Sheere thanks to Your Excellency for the cordial reception accorded to the deputation, and for the sympathetic bear

A long list of very brilliant lecturers's being compiled, and exectivul work will be done by them, but I say that re-ednenti-ni in trades,and crafts should be afforda

I should like to see co-operation be tween the trade únious and the ty companies in this. Some of the City companies-the Goldsmiths, the Mercers,

EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,

AND ALL KINDS" OF SOUP STUFFS.

Loar Pastes bear the "Booster" label and are made from Flour of the Best

principal components of Mour. Gluten is easier to digest and contains mere nutrient than Starch. Matufactured under the most sanitary conditions.

Large quantities have been exported to various important cities in the World..

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A Quality cun tuining a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Glater are the

and the Fumberers notably have done DRAGON

in plenar your Excellerey

ing gisun to us. Legislation on the the much for education stremly.

The Trades Unida Congress, always da Nagasaki, Karatsu, Wakamatsu, Meji,

ject of our gttilion will undoubtedly be Your petitioners represent a large considered by the Chinese bora and favour of education for children and Kure, Kobe, Osaka, Tauraga, Nagoya, tum the Chinese community, domiciled decuicilest in British Malaya as one of the adolescents, my feet differently towards Yokohama: Tokyo. Hakodate, Muroran, in the Straits Settlements

under the most beneficis, nets undor Your Excel. this idea of re-education in crafts; but A variety of 5-esloured and 3-coloured Otaru, Vladivostock, Peking. Tientsir, Vases and Plates, Blue and white Vases Dairen. Tsinanfu, Hankow. Shangha,ritish Fing. They are Straits-hern Chillency's administration, tending to pro-, I hope not.

new latish subjects, and it is likely most happiness in our home and raise a and Figures, etc., old Bronzes, including Incense Burners of the Sung and Minx Manila, Singapore. Calcutta, London that any inducements will persuade this higher moral tone in our social life."

They deputation then retired.

Dynastics, Pekinese Cloisonne, Amber Jadestone and Agate Vases and Orna- menta, Beads, etc., Carved Bomboo Ware and a number of Snuff Bottles.

Alu Lacquered Screens,

te., etc..

Embroideries.

The greater portion of the above stock has recently arrived from the

Taipeh, Hongkong. Canton. Haiphong, !

and Now York.

Cable Address, Hongkong: "IWASĄKT". Canto. Haiphong: "IWASAKISAL". Codes:-A, A. D. O. 5th Ed.,

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EUGHES & HOUGE,

Auctioneer.

Hongkong, Sept. 27, 1918.

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to facer tiseir rights of citizenship which destiny Fas bestowed upon them. Is ja also unlikely that they shall cease to be pernuaent fesidents of the Colony örint fritish Malaya, which has now becyna THE SOLDIERS' FUTURE

their greznimed home. Their families

are born, grow ap and pay the penalty of mortality bere, and under the law all birth and deaths are registered, as is

the custom in all civilised countries. Bat one important emission remains, which it is the purpose of this petition to repe

*1

HOW TO REFIT THEM FOR CIVILIAN LIFE.

[By San J. H. YONALL, M.P.)

For this is certain-the bulk of the tech must helped to resume their former occupations eficiently. The factoriesal workshops in his equstry have under- gone, a great transformation: we are hop- ing tha: the new plant may produce a great output of peaceable commodities when the war is over; and maybe many of the men will need educating how to. use the plant and the inchinery installed while they have been away.

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WHAT OF LAMED AND HALT.

And what are we as a nation 'guing Lo do for our wounded when they recover | and come out into a world that is sane with peace" again? What are we going to do for aur lamed and hult? Millious 6f men will return from the Among other things, we shall give them Your Petitioners ask that the marvings war to this country we have for who re-education, I hope. Tenderly, grate of Straits-born Chinese be registered 'n time forgotter, how to be civilians. Thru, fully, patiently let us put as Dinny f then as may be again to school. Or wall the sang manner as the contracting four or five years they will have been in it college. The younger of our lundrela maties were living in the British Isle, the army, many of them regimented, of thousands of lamed and otherwise. There, it is well known, if two Chinese commanded, cared for collectively, and wounded were taken into the Army ar are married, as they may well be, as the individually not responsible for a liveliNaxy out of their apprenticeships, po to Office of the Registrar of Marriages, the hood. They will almost necessarily bave tended ovenpation they will do so with a speak. If they can return to their in marriage shall be registered. In such lost touch with civilian life and their gap of several years of lost practice and cases there ens be no dispute regarding former employinents. Many of them will therefore of lack of skill in their craft or saccession to property, and in cases of i have forgotten their former irdustrial profession. This should be made good. testacy the law of England will regulate skiff...

Employers and workpicople could' 20-

the distribution of an estate. Your peli- That furnishes a big problem. What operate, in that; between them they would know what kind of work in their trade tioners ask that similar provision be are we doing to solve it by preparation the mained could be set to with hope of Applied for the benefit of the domiciled Demobilisation is going on even now, and success. They could arrange for the re- Chinese of British Malaya. If Chines, already the difficulty has arisen; the ds. education of men who already knew who have been baru-in Chius, desire to charged soldier, with his pupus, his something of the avocation and far the

initial training of others in it. conform to this proposed law, it inny ke" prospect of a job" and his menty And I would not value at a brass faith- voluntary on their part; and it cannot difficulties till he gets one, is a figuro well in an employer who thought of his bo doubted that the fact that the regis known to many of us already. Multiply pocket, or a trade unionist why insisted tration of marriage is now compulsory him by a million, and what then? in China will indues them to comply with a law of voluntary registration here

on the rules of his lodge, as against these

merr and their future. But the men must

I am asked to suggest a solution for be trained to be efficient in the work o

the problem. If I say "Re-educate, re-

which they are sets otherwise the whole rangement would break down They must be helped to learn how to do their from the earlicat times has viewer the yet that is the one solution. The man

Work in the trade or the profession. effi union of man and women as so sacred themselves, in the rest camps and on ciently there must be ** good business '* that divorce is seldom permitted; and the lines of commentiens, feel the need as well as good will and gratitude. public opinion has at most tolerated the of civilian re-education. They are ask-" practice of concubinage in case of child ing for it. They are asking for monels 303 less unium. The so-called inferior wives |

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