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The "China Mail" is now on rible defilement. In Samuel Butler's sale at, and will be delivered remarkable satire of "Erewhon," by, Messrs. W. G. Humphreys there is a practical common-sense.
view of disease as crime. The and Co. Shameen. Canton, Erewhon people saw it as a penal who have been appointed our offences Much disease, in a wisely agents,
BIRTH.
FRYER.-On March 23, at Shang hai, to the wife of George B. Fryer, a daughter, Roberta
Anne."
DEATHS.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
TUESDAY, APRI AMA
tacking us. The China Mail and Mr. they can easily make "rice Christ--HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE Landale are in absolute agreement" ians," and there is always priva- on that, as will be seen. We said:tion among the peasantry. Among
1.
War.
suficient that
ASSOCIATION. *
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale presided
The China Mail has no prejudice the very many people" starving. in the matter. It certainly would this missionary had
notice not support that petty persecution discrimination to of motorists by the police which among them were a large number was such a disgraceful feature of of Christians. Relief administered English country life. before the by them would be lust as discrimin
police ating as the appeal. It is desirable at the annual general meeting of the Those so-called traps always laid on straight that we should have an Official Automobile Association beld yester and safe (and to the motorist Chinese report of the conditions is day evening at the office of Mess
tempting") stretches of country Yunnan. If they had been as bad as Toad, were a shame to their in-represented, we think we would have ventors and users. It is a pity | heard of it." the police could not find something: better to do.
'LOGAL AND' GENERAL.
ties, else would the shadow of the hangman make murder obsolete. In addition to compulsory notificat lon, which is a practical measure fa application to conditions as they are, a genuine campaign would be radical in method. It would ättack the roots. It would fight those conditions of society which prevent'early marti- age. It would turn its righteous anger upon low waxes, on the hous ing question, on all the damnable tangle of "civilization which makes the natural life impossible. Nine times out of ten you will find these "purity campaigners" are too Respect. able to see any glimmer of right in Socialism, or Radicalism, or any other
We pointed out that in our streets, cult that sees the causes behind the which are not boulevards, and where effects, and tries (however mistaken our people do not manifest traffic ly) to get at them. They have dis intelligence" (a point which Mr. covered a narrow path which to them Landale accepted) there is danger seems to lead to Heaven, and they to the public, and consequently we desire to drive all their neighbours also object to excessive speed. The like sheep along it. They are one-only difference between us seems to eyed, one-idea'd, and intolerant. Hong- be that whereas the Chairman of the fallure. kong does 'not beed them. Hongkong Association would,"reprimand "these doesn't want them.
speeders, we would cure them, by
An army paymaster în Canton enforcing the law. Our agreement has absconded. He had lost at the ལ་ larger than our difference, gamingtable money entrusted to him. and the conclusion is forced upon us that Mr. Landale criticised In order not to play too soon us without reading us. He must after "Pinkie" "The Stunts" have have been, depending upon hearsay, decided to postpone Our Boys' which was unfair otherwise his until Saturday April 12th at 9.15. attitude is incomprehensible." Booking opens at Moutries.
Here are his own words :
THE "CHINA MAIL" AND THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
...If the reporter can be believed, it was to the accompaniment of "ap- plause" and "great applause" that the Chairman of the Hongkong Automobile Association last night gavebears" to the China Maik He Was "disappointed. by the attitude taken by us towards the speed limit" question. We can honestly say this feeling is reciprocal, because in the innocence of our heart we had anticipated that the Association. would be glad to endorse cur attitude and so convince the public that it was not a selfish aggregation of road hogs.
It is odd that only, the other day we should have printed an editorial note entitled "Can you read?" the point of which was that critics should criticise what is said not what is not said. Beginning with that hoary old humbug that "no one objects to fair criticism," a preamble which, in a long and variegated experience, we have always found leading up to an unfair one, the chairman said that we had
(a) advocated a speed limit of eight miles an hour
To-day's dollar is up again. The demand rate is now 3s, 3-3-16d. :
Chinese fruit, growers say the licet crop this year is likely to be
I must say we have been disap- The China Mail S.S. Co.'s .. pointed by the attitude of the China is not calling at Manila this Press, one paper in particular, and trip. Consequently the China is due while no one objects to fair cri here on April 12, a week before ticism, to advocate a speed limit schedule time, and will leave about of eight miles an hour, that the April 24. roadway and not the pavement is the proper place for pedestrians, is A further number of men of the hardly the line we expected a H.K.S.BR.GA. arrived in the Colony paper in these days to take. yesterday from Palestine. They (Applause) From à Conservative came in on the P. & O. steamer and Department like the P.W.D. were under the command of Lieut. handicapped by the advocates of H. Dunbar. economy we quite expected to have differences of opinion, but, that a The Hongkong Tramway Com modern institution like the Press pany's traffic receipts for the week should range itself on the side of were $13,355, or $336 more than reaction and obstruct the introduc-last year. For the 13 weeks the tion of improved and up-to-date aggregate was $185,525, or $6,966 mechanical transport shows a more than for the corresponding dreadful lack of appreciation of the quarter of 1918. World's progress (Applause) and
how far some Hongkong editors Last week's communicable dis- lag behind their brethren of Eng-case was 10 cases of plague (all land and America., (Applause.) fatal), three of diphtheria (fatal), three of enteric (fatal), one As already shown we never
of scarlet fever, one of small-pox, and advocated a speed limit of eight|| miles an hour. If we are on the 14 of cerebrospinal fever (nine dead), is side of reaction" so is the govern. All were Chinese. In the 48 hours ment, for Mr. Landale's argument ending last night there were two applies to both. We are not "ob cases of plague, one of enteric, and structing the introduction of improved and of Chebrospinal fever, all fatal, and up-to-date mechanical transport and all Chinese."." does, to dangerous speed, and we we are objecting, as Mr. Landale were advocating a lawful safeguard. As. to the jeer or sucer about be run at a speed of near twenty lagging behind England and America, ger or a nuisance. Well, if that is that is, of course, pour rire. In problems. As a matter of fact be
(6) took the attitude that the roadway and not the pavemen: the proper place for pedestrians. With regard to (a) the China Mail (and there can be no denying that the China Mail article was referred to) never said it, or anything like it. Here are the exact words:
Motorists tell us that a car can
miles an hour without being a a dan-
position to disparage Sir Robart In some quarters there is a dis-
florae as being now for the first: time brought face to face with labour
Jardine Matheson and Ca
We all owe a debt of gratitude to St Henry May for the interest he' took in motoring and the trouble he”. took to provide food roads. The drive from Kowloon over the gap tp.; Shatin through Talpo and past Fan ling to Castle Peak and thence back when it is completed one of the finest to Kowloon by the Seashore willbe
to be found anywhere and it was entirely due to the energy of Sir such a road. CApplause) It is to be Henry May that we will shortly have
hoped that his successor will continue There were a very large number the good work, for motoring is t of members present amongst whom great boon and relaxation to every were, The Hon, Mr. P... Holyoaks, one I am not now speaking of the The Hen, M, CM, Mc cars but to all those who from time comparatively few who own private O.B.E., Commander CW. Beckto time make use of the rapidly im- with R. N. Mesars. C. Lauritsen, proving service of Public motor cars G. W. Wilson, H. Hancock, which are now readily obtainable
here, K. Moss, J. W. Graham, Gunderstand that the traffic Re- Beswick, H. B. L. Dowbiggin,gulations at the Colony have beers Ritchie. E. W. Roberts (Hon, Secre recently revised, and are now receiv tary) S. Stevenson, H. Hewitson, J. H. Ing the consideration of the Govern- Ruttonjee, R.H.E. Marks, T.J. Jorge, ment. I think that as these Keruia- D. G. M. Bernard, D. Grant, W. Mc. tions so vitally affect motorists a draft should be- rubmitted to this Wallis, R. Yip, G. Watt, W GAssociation for an expression of their Glendinning, WI. Crawford, W. Eopinion. We are inxious to assist Van Epps, D. de Journal. V. Sorby, the Government ith any way we can The Hon. Capt Superintendent of and feel that as a body representatives Police, T. Oliphant, A. W. J. Simmons by the Government on the altera-
of motorists we should be consulted J. Lambert. S. Komor, A. F. B. de tions which are to be made. In Silva Netto, and. D.. Tollan.
these regulation I understand that the speed limits to be increas ed from 10 miles an hour to 12 or perhaps 15 miles an hour, but it is my conviction that there should“ not be a legal èpsed limit here at all. I think I am correct in stating that there have been So prosecutions in Hongkong for breaches of the speed limit regulation in the past, and any cases of excessive speed can be dealt. When we met in June last for the with under the regulation referring purpose of forming this Association, to "driving recklessly or negligently r I commented on the need that existed or at a speed or in a manner which for an organisation representative of is dangerous to the public. We are motoring in Hongkong, and I fore absolutely opposed to casted a busy and a useful life for speeds where there is a danger to the the Association. This forecast has public, and we will always re been amply fulfilled, and as you will monstrate with any motorist reported see by the Report many matters to us for reckless driving. Shanghaigets have engaged your Committee's on very well without a speed limit attention.
and Hongkong has up to now been virtually without one.
in
After the secretary had read the notice convening the meeting the chairman addressed the meeting as follows
The ac munts for the period from June to December 1918 together with the report of your Committee, have been in your hands for some days, and you will I presume take them as read.
excessive
In the forefront of these is the question of roads, upon which subject In Mr. Messer who" is himself as we have addressed the Government expert mechanic and keen motoris on several occasions. At consider. we had a sympathetic Superintendent able trouble Mr. Denison, who is a of Police to deal with, and he has member of the Committee, prepared been followed by it. Wolfe who has a plan of a proposed motor road also proved himself anxious to make from Pokfulum to the Peak, which our streets more comfortable and road would be about four miles in orderly for all these, who have Occa and proceeding by easy gradients of There is plenty of room for every- length, commencing at the Reservoir sion to use the King's Highway- not more than 1 in 24 to a point near one, all that is required is a little providing much needed access to the The whole trouble in Hongkong the Peak Tramway station. Besides mutual consideration. Peak this road would open up arises from the fact that there has in about 100 acres of building landryers past been a total disregard of and it was thought that this in itself the rule of the road, and that the,
Slow
so, let it be the strict speed limit. / America they have speed limits. in /has had a great deal of experience. would be an inducement to the Gov-1Chinese have not as yet developed But we do not believe that in such congested places, with special polica At the Admiralty, when in charge of ernment to undertake, the work, as the traffic se at all.
the Labour Department, he had 2500 the sale of this land would yield a streets as ours, and with such to see that the limit is observed, and firms under his control, and he be handsome profit after paying for the going vehicles have been allowed to
these police carry guns and do not
use the centre ofthe road, pedestrians traffic as ours, anything over ten hesitate to use them in the case of came acquainted with many of the cost of construction of the road. The have been allowed to wander at miles
an hour is really safe, road-hogs..“ (We saw a chauffeur shot workers' leaders.. Before "that he plan was submitted to the Govern will along the roads, has to What's the hurry? Surely this is not a place where anybody fat in a park in Ohio.) If Mr. Landale helped the, Ministry of National Ser-ment in August last, and the reply crawl along seeking a fare, and
pressed for time? If a speed limit of ten miles an hour (within city limits) is out of the question, let us split the difference, and make it fifteen.
wants us to catch up to America in vice to get labour for the land.
as regards our recommendations Hongkong drivers, it is plain that we are able to oblige him, and that he probably would not like it.
SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN NAVY.
ordered society, would be preventible and avoidable. Disease is impurity, and a campaiga "against it would have our support. But that isn't
received was that" the Government altogether the condition of our streets what these victims of periodical |
regrets that it is not possible at could only be described as chaotic. hysteria mean by impurity? They
present to undertake the construction There is now I am pleased to say a quote you statistics very glibly, as
of such a road as that described but marked effort on the part of the if they had science entirely on their
that the matter will be carefully con Folice to remedy this state of affairs, side; but all the time they are really
sidered. The question was again and I understand that the Police With regard to the garage pro concerned to libel as immoral that According to our critic, the Govern-
raised by Mr. Bird in the Legislative traffic staff will shortly be consider- which is not immoral. Any trespassment is about to make it 12, or prietors, we assure them they are
AT THE CORONET.
Council in October when he was inably augumented; this in itself will formed that a survey was in progress upon another person's liberty is perhaps 15. In that case, the Govern- backing the wrong horse if they side immoral. Any injury to another's ment and the China Mail are together against the China Mail in this matter.
To adapt an old saying, there's for the construction of a road whichndoubtedly improve matters, and I BENNETT On Nóvember 27.
at health or well-being is immoral. Any and "on the side of re-action as We refer to their own interests.
is nothing like good pictures if you would it was anticipated be a more offer it as a suggestion to the Bitc ation Authorities that instruction Salonika, Captain G. W. Ben infringement of justice is immoral. Mr. Landale would say.
Naturally, our first conceTI
but we certainly want to draw big audiences. At the convenient road to the Peak District should be given to the rising gmer- With pett, M.C., Yorkshire and Lan- But where the coming together of
regard
public safety, to (6) we
the time we Coronet last night not even the wet than that suggested by the Hongkong ation on the use of the streets, and cashire Regt., aged 32 years. two like-minded people does not have never printed anything like considered at GREEN. On March 21, at Shangluvolve injury to a third party, there that. We can only suppose that he wrote (in response to requests from weather prevented a full house. No Automobile Association. At the that it should be impressed upon the
outside) that.
the enforcement doubt most people went to the British subsequent meeting of the Legislative children, that the busy streets are not hai, Bamuel Green, professional is no immorality, though these cranks never read our remarks, and that he out speed limit would help the Gazette depicting the surrender of Council I protested against the playgrounds, and that on the con- to the Shanghai Golf Club, say there is and would like to estab-was criticising them on hearsay.
lish their idiotic ethics by law." aged, 80,
Let any fair-minded person read garage proprietors. In this way. the German fleet. They saw it but attitude of the Government which
exercised by hem on the streets. CARR.On March 25, at Shanghai,
(applause). It is a lesson of experience in very our short plea of March 17, and then The chauffeur discharges his fare not in such graphic style as perhaps probably meant shelving the fuestion, tray the greatest care should be many cities and towns that where Mr. Landale's speech with its sneer He then has a spell of relaxation, one hoped for. The ships steamed and already six months have clapsed perhaps talking to a friend slowly into the Scapa Flow, an without our hearing anything further
I must say we have been disd of the matter. It is Jentialectal to these people temporarily get their at Hongkong editors, and we are way, the real evil is immediately confident that we will have his verdict Awakened to the flight of time, he aeroplane circled, swooped, and, increased and intensified. They are on every count, either of good taste, tries to make his loitering up by otherwise flew about the scene. There us whether it is to bear theme, or appointed by the attitude of the speeding back to the garage. (We were battleships, cruisers, and destroy. a schenie emanatia the Public Press, one paper in particular, and a public menace, a danger to be or reason, or fact.
have observed it.) That is dangerousers and submarines (the latter scene Works Departmental ada con while no one objects to fair criticism, to advocate a speed limit of tight. discouraged by all who have the
to the public and dangerous to the at Harwich) and other warlike craft. /sider that the matter stioid receive miles an hour, that the roadway and commonweal at heart.
property of the garage proprietor.
We shall have something to say to-morrow about pedestrians and the sidewalks.
1
Rufus Samuel Cars, Agent, Singer Sewing Machine Co aged 87 years.
The China Mail.
If things in Hongkong are as bad)
**TROTE, JUSTICS, PUBLIC SERVICE as they are sure to say they are
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1910.
"PURITY" CAMPAIGN?
ing the real evil.
*
A good deal of nonsense is talked about the education of the young on this subject. It is a fine excuse for
We began it with these words:
PLEASE MAKE OUR STREETS SAFE.
We desire in the most respectful and sober manner to appeal tolbur authorities to enforce a speed limit for automobiles in our congested city streets. Our streets are not boulevards, and they are crowded
have not got much, "traffic inte! ligence." There is now a consider
The pictures were taken in the fati immediate attention, and that the
for pedestrians.is hardly the line we Peak district is urgently required... of the evening. It was very impres provision of a motor road to the not the pavement is the proper place sive, the wonderful sky effect adding
expected a paper in these days to I Whilst on the question of roads, I take. (applause) From Conserva to this. HMS. Queen Elizabeth
Lizzie) came in for a round of would like to voice our complaint as tive Department like the FW.D. cheering as she came clearly into the to the progress of the work of con- handicapped by the advocates of picture.
structing the new road from Aber economy, we quite expected to have
"
sort
of man
on the
(and as bad as a very rash assertion in the local Press would indicate) there is a very simple remedy in the hands of the Government. Whether they are 24 bad... or not, we are still inclined to recom
with people who, to put it mildly, WARNING TO THE CHARITABLE. A 5-part picture Ambition was deen to Deep Water Bay, which has differences of opinion, but, that
a curious story. A certain Robert now been going on for many months. modern institution like the press mend this measure. It is this.
itself Power's tries to gain a job as It seems to me that unnecessary delay should range Let the Government compel the
Attorney General. In order to get has taken place in carrying out this side of reaction and obstruct the able number of automobiles, and We would be very much averse Some people are talking of the notification of certain diseases which
this he persuades his wife to try and work; and that if sufficient labour introduction of Improved and up this number is certain to increase from preventing needed assistance influence one John Moore, the had been employed the road could to date mechanical transport shows advisability of having a purity at present are not notifiable. Before campaign at Hongkong, apparently long the effect would be noticeable.
very shortly.
reaching famine-stricken Chinese, but Mr. Landale does not want the where an appeal looks fishy we are political boss of a town in the States. have been completed long before this. a dreadful lak of appreciation of because a neighbouring port has It is our experience that the medical i
He bound to say so: Under the sensaHe doesn't mind bis wife making We have felt this delay the more the World's progress and how far lately been enjoying itself in that men, alarmed on account of re-existing speed limit enforced:
lave to Moore. This
Powers acutely as but cant attention has some Hongkong editors lag behind is a poor particular way. It is to be hoped munerative patients, generally oppose does not want any limit enforced. tional headline Dying as they dig."a
but been paid to the requirements of the their brethren of England ardes that we may not suffer any such this, politically; but in private talk He says:
Shanghai paper prints an appeal from infliction. Real.purity is a fine thing, they admit that once established it
should not be a legal speed limit many people are starving, among good story. There are other parts, temporary road provided has been A circular was issued to members
it is my conviction that there a missionary in Younan. Hesaya very the characters make up quite a traffic still using the road. The America (Great Applause).- an admirable thing, whether it be would go a long way towards meet
here at all. I think I am correct them a large number of Christians the raid of gambling saloon with a narrow and dangerous, and usually a September, last with reference to purity of water, or of milk, or of
in stating that there have been no He quotes another missionary, living very exciting episode, and a shooting plentifully strewn with chipping the Register of Chaufeurs which the beer, or of morals. But let us at
prosecutions in Hongkong, for among the Miao people, as computing Party where Moore gets accidentally" which are later found embedded in police are keeping, in connection withs least know what we are talking
(which a Character Book is issued to? about. To a certain class of people
breaches of the speed limit regula that 5,000 will die within the next shot in the leg by Powers. These tyres.
In making these criticisms. I do so each native Driver: This is? tion in the past.
few months." This looks like an add to the attractiveness of the story
Min all good part, we know that the excellent innovation and wit of nature. That curious query in is true that ignorance is dangerous. He is, we understand, correct in say urgent call, but when he asks for 29 screened
A Vin Comedy The Sleuths" is Public Works Departments cannot enable us to it once check the re Whitmar's "Leaves of Grass, why In fact ignorance is a form of iming there have been no prosecutions that no far we have received £60 funny. The Coroga: Orchestra is perform miracles and that to any dentials of applicant for employ Shanghal help, he casually mentions do you quarrel with the tortoise morality of impurity, and if the That means that the law has not from England, but the need is for capable of very tuneful music and form into motor del persons ment but it depends for its user because it is not something else!" revivalist people and their been enforced. As we think we are hits them, and hits them hard, narrow notions could be got rid correct in stating that there have thousands. It is a great opportunity gave a very nice selection of musical paths with which their predecessors upon the employer. The Character covered this island with what to us Book should be kept in the custody They are a well-meaning, nasty of civilization winded set of people who presume a chance to grow purer-minded, and biles in the last few months, we are straits. If they were so direly be had at the Coronet, and this pro small task. In this policy of road the employment and returned to the There is as enjoyable evening to now seems a lack of foresight is no of the employer during the term of have been some deaths caused by automoto help people who are in the direst near death, and there has been course, that He didn't know what zens. With the prudish mind still at ashamed of the attitude we took time for an appeal to England gramme is for the nights mort only widenings and improvements we feel driver of the terraination of sich.. to tell God, quite unconsciously, of be able to teach its immature citl
The Chairman of the Automobile which produced £60, they must Tonight and tomorrow Bocking sure we have the englicering staff employment with the entry as to this for the 9.15 performance is at the on our side, and on Mr. Perkins who service duly entered. Without this be dead now. The position", is Association proceeds to aay
We are absolutely opposed to this, that owing to a better public Robinson Piano Co. and for the 5.15 has a special knowledge of roads, are the scheme i usclem and already excessive speeds where there is a knowledge of what is going on, the sub-performance at the theatre, tay safely rely to make the money understand there have been cases of #P
available go as far as possible. It employers treating the inutter indil- "danger to the public, and we will scriptions to Foreign Missions have
sometimes appears to me that the ferently would urge untimem- always remonstrate with any been falling off of late years. These
LOWEL complaint is surce to a pro. PW.D. in new construction; aim bers, theresirability: nl.com motorist reported to us for reckless fellows are not above exaggerating c driving. A
in order to get hold of money, which,slost daring the fruit season. By too good a road and forget that times, alas 1, they are hypocrites, the momentary trick thay be perdur-We felt so sure of that drselves they would use for fair propaganda | sure to keep a bale of Chamberlain's modern car can go up and down hit is records and of entering o
there is impurity in the cleanest parts biethering indiscreetly in public. It
would
items.
THE FRUIT SEASON.
He was doing when male and prevalent, it is flatly, against human female created tie them. The plain nature to expect parents to do more Implication Is that if they had been than they do now. But granting all there at the time they would have that, experience still shows that dvised Him to a better plan. Apart complete knowledge does not obviate from their unwitting blasphemy, they the danger. Many a man fully are simply frightful bores. Some aware that, in Shakespeare's words, Pare health, the mens sino in corably fined, finds himent driven by re sans, is a purity well worth the sale of desire upon the rocks of that our surprise was all the greater purposes among the poor Chinese Colic and Diarhoes Remedy at hand. It very early so easily as along the campaigning for, and disease is a hor infection. Passion disregard penal when we found the Association at With charitable Kids to fols out, may savets. For sale By All level.
Chemists and Storekeepers.
Fand trapilly particulars
man's conduct
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