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LOCAL AND GENERIL.
The as "Chekiang" (Capt. Walker) cleared for Shanghai at 4 pan, today with 800 tons of general cargo.
British do sometimes retreat, if only de-Chine Petticoat etc. Kaffed in Ticket 138 won the Pink Crepe- strategically, but we know from aid of the Ministering Childrens Reuter to-day that they don't know League. how to evacuate. At least, to sink a
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ling over the Ching Mail, and saying what a rotten rag it is, is a product i of the Boy. Immaculate, pleasant to behold, he really aught to wear a label like a stage play. "Fresented bugler who, being tested by the by Ah Wong."
enemy, was asked to sound the That cheerful optimist, beloved for his equable to learn it, must have truth in it as Retreat, and said he had never had temper and amiability. Is really anwell as humour. It may be that the achievement by The Boy. Lesa com fortable, less well-looked after, he would be another man; he would show a different temper. It is true, it is overlooked. Father and mother, valet and nurse and earthiv Provid.battleship, a cruiser, a transport, and
The s.s. "Tyndareus" (Captain ence, all these and more is The Bey. You recall, we hope, how a week ago and Yokohama at 3 pm, today a guardship is an odd war of quitting. Stout) sailed for Seattle via Keelung Let us recollect it once in a while. Mr. W. Churchill informed us all with 5,000 tons of general cargo. Let us try to imagine here without him. Blessed be the armed intervention in Russia, but our lives not only that we were abandoning inventor of The Boy.
that we had never really meant to go on with it. We had decided to quit at the beginning of the year, he OR said. If Reuter says that we sunk all those Russian warships on the
REFORMATORY WANTED?
A JUVENILE COURT?
Nobody will disagree with the
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The "Inaba Maru" which ar rived in port today from Yokohama via Shanghai is carrying 13 Germans destined for the Marshall Islands.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919.
THE MAKING OF
CRIMINALS.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS.
THE NEED FOR A REFORMATORY.
MACAO.
[China Mai! CORRESPONDENCE]
ARRIVALS..
On the 12th inst. the new Colonial Secretary, Dr. Alfredo Rodrigues dos Santos and child.
On the 14th, Lieut. Commander Justino Herz and M-. Eugenio de Amorim, Electrical Engineer, who came for the Harbour Works."
On the same day also from Lisbon
'A Child-lover” writes:
was speaking to a Salvation Army officer, an expert criminologist a few days ago on the question of crimes and criminals and the first a reformatory in Hongkong?" Dr. and Mrs. Alfredo P. Lello.. question he asked me was: Is there
"No" I answered, "The Government does not consider it a necessity; in fact, in their opinion, a reformatory | would be a veritable white elephant."
How did they arrive at that Povo," having as Editor Mr. R. opinion" queried my friend. "What Marim (solicitor). do they do with juvenile offenders?
NEW PERIODICAL
"A quarterly periodical is being pub lished under the title "O-Eco de
DEPARTURE.
evening of August 18 (Monday' even- The 3.5. "Atreus" is leaving ing) there must be terminological port to-morrow for Home. Lt. Col. inexactitudes about. During the war W. H. Fassby, R.G.A. Wir goed Mr. Churchill, we recall, resigned his the military contingent demobilized. pious platitudes of the expert criminologist" of the Salvation Army his sword at the service of the Parliamentary position and placed which we quote to-day. They should Empire. Perhaps he found that in Shibata) which arrived from Yoko "Aki Maru" (Capt. really go without saying. The criticism of the Government, however, Twentieth Century warfare swords bama at 7 am, to-day, brought 131 in this matter, is not so well informed are out of dite, and that poison gas tons of general cargo for Hongkong. jail in the Colony, to serve a tenupartment as Harbour Master. They
We only say
as it might be. We take it the perhaps. Anyway he is back at the
is more efective. Salvationist is a recent arrival and old stand, proving that the tongue is has not yet grasped the nature of the difficulty under which our Govern mightier.
ment
labours,
STALE NEWS.
eight days old. Now from idols and
The s.5.
Chambers) arrived from New York The ga. "Gothic Prince'' (Capt.
at 11 am, yesterday with 8,300 tons of through cargo. She brought no mails.
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The ss. "Nankai Maru" (Capt. from Crown Colony governments the Shimada) which arrived from petitioner gets small response, but Semarang at 11.30 yesterday morn perhaps the Cable Company people ing, brought in a cargo of 1.550 tons may be amenable to suggestion of sugar and hard molasses. While they are working hard wiping out arrears, other arrears must be
Do they thrash them, or send them Commander and Mrs. Vieira de Mattos and child left for Home on to prison, or let them off scot free?
The Hongkong Government dislikes the 18th inst., via Japan. Com. public inquisitiveness, although, mind Vieira de Mattos came into the Co- you, they spend the public money.lony as Commander of the gunboat My experience of the way juvenile Macau." In December 1917 be are either ordered to be birched, or After the arrival of Mr. Tamagnini criminals are treated is this: They was appointed Acting Governor. sent to the Victoria Jail, the only Barbosa, he passed to the Naval De
of imprisonment."
were very popular and had a grand the old; the innocent youth, who
What? Imprison the young with send-off.
*NEW GOVERNOR, committed his first crime through ignorance, with the hardened and fate Viscount de "Paso de Arcos"). Mr. Ferreira da Silva (son of the vicious criminal who regards the the new Governor for Macao, left jail as his home, surely not? It
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a shame, a down right shame, Kobe yesterday and is expected here
on Saturday, 23rd instant. $21 and one which the Home authorities should be made commisint of. You do not mean to tell me, that in this enlightened age, THE "EMPRESS OF JAPAN."
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when civilization has reached such a standard of almost perfection, such a heinous act, for heinous it is, is The C.P.O.S. "Empress of Japan' committed."
which was to have left Hongkong at But then," I interrupted "the noon yesterday for Vancouver, vie boys who are sent to jail are Vladivostock, is being delayed. The
the separated from
hardened local agents are awaiting a telegram
It is this. Had we a fixed population, a permanently domiciled community. there would be no excuse for our
The s.s."Wasun" (Capt. Sum lack of a reformatory. But we The Telegraph company is dealingmerville) which arrived from K. C.I baven't.
We are up against the with Father Time as some men do Wan at 6 pm, on the 19th inst., problem of catering in that way for with moneylenders, incurring debts brought 100 tons of general cargo an enormous proportion of the entire to pay debts, and getting no forrader. and one bag of mails. juvenile population of South China. We are again getting Reuter messages Ltd They are coming and going all the time. It is this which makes all our educational work. in which the Government really has not done so badly, look so ineffectual. The other day, when we quoted the report of the Director of Education as
The 5.5+ Suaning" (Capt. criminal. They do not work in the from Vladivostock as to the number showing a great reduction in the pilïox up. We suggest, and we Benson) which arrived here from same atmosphere, so to speak. of first class passages which will be percentage of revenue allotted to fancy all the other papers will agree Shanghai at 8 am, to-day brought They get a room all to themselves, required for British officers from that education, we overlooked the recent with us (for once) that the Telegraph 650 tons of general cargo and 93 or at least the Government tells us port to Vancouver. This informa- abnormal growth of revenue, which people should dump all the Press bags and 13 baskets of mails.
$0. Not having visited the jail, tion has been awaited here for the makes such statistics invalid. There messages they have on hand that
I cannot say what the exact position past week. The delay here means is still no good reason, of course. are more than two days old.. Thus
is. I do know this, that when a greater inconvenience to intending why we should not have a special they will catch up, and we will be
for hawking or petty larceny, he or of about 50 who came to Hongkong boy or girl is charged, whether it be passengers, who include a contingent Court for juvenile offenders, and we enabled to give our people news should very much like to see it that is news.
she is placed in the same dock with from. Shanghai, on their way to the murderer, the man who seduces Canada, because the steamer will not conducted by a bench of lady Justices of the Peace. Our cadets. who
She also brought 2 bags of mails, women, the old criminal who stop at Shanghai on the outward. sentence infants to formidably long
jot what his voyage jail sentences when they are obviously mere catspaws of adult smugglers in the background, have not got the right perspective. They are looking 15/16d. more to the political dilemma of the Government, caused by this device of using children to smuggle American Consulate. Tientsin, on The marriage took place at the opium. Children are cheap, here- they can be and are bought and sold August 16, of Miss Edith Mace to -and the smuggling of opiumn can- not be stopped by imprisoning babies. A certain amount of sympathy is due
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Mr. J. P. Mederis.
barrister is leaving for Canada on Mr Eldon Potter, the popular
to the Government in such a quand Sept. 4. to accompany Mrs. Potter
Merse) which arrived from Bangkok The 3.5. "Luchow" (Capt. at 10.50 a m., yesterday, brought 700 tons of teakwood and general cargo
cares not
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The s. "Kwongsang" (Capt. sentence is to be, the woman Woodgett) which arrived from who keeps houses of ill-fame, and Today's dollar is worth 3s. 9 brought 800, tons of general cargo
Shanghai at 10.30 am.. yesterday, others too numerous to mention.
These boys and girls are surrounded looked after and they are given a and 74 bags of mails for Hongkong. by a vicious atmosphere and though real good training under Christian feeble attempts have been made by the principles. Such a reformatory is additions to the merchant vessels en
The following are the latest Press and some public-spirited gentle-necessary to Hongkong which is to remedy this evil, the daily invaded by the criminal classes harbour this morning. Government has not thought it of Southern China who come here Burrumbeet," "Sunning," Persia fit to fellow any advice given. with their families." Maru," "Inaba Maru," and "Aki The Hongkong Government runs Another improvement in child life Maru."
things pretty much their own way, in India and Ceylon which has been and turn a deaf ear to public opinion. inaugurated successfully is playing But I have run away with myself; fields for the little ones. A special The s... "Inaba Maru" (Capt. ago, there was a Boy called Ah persists in these long incarcerations Cham, to whom it was only necessary of children. To provide a reforma.
Mr. Robert Ryles. Banvard's at 6 am. to-day, with a cargo of You might perhaps like to read of land free by the Government and suggestions which would be helpful? each town. He is given a large tract to say that there would be a picnic tory, as we have indicated, for a leading man, has severed his connecto, co for Hongkong and a through what the C.E.M.S. at a meeting some here he gathers all the young folk on such and such a day, with so the juvenile offenders passing through tion with the Company. He is stay- cargo of cotton, beans and silk goods time ago, I suggested. So far there of the district and teaches them many guests. He did the rest, and Hongkong, we should need to take did it well. He forgot nothing. It in half the large buildings of the /ing on in Hongkong until he can get for America. She also brought 134 are no signs that the suggestions!" to play cricket." They are taught.
bags of mails. was the custom, till constant failure Colony. In any case, a reformatorva passage back to America. demonstrated the vanity of it, to does not always reform. We hear
Excellent pictures with classic things usually serious complaint about reform music combined makes the Hongkong ask for little B.C., Frederick Douglas Gel dispensed with at picnics. He always atories at Home, where merely tem Theatre very popular among the large quantity of steel, valued at resolutionThat a reformatory or life are illustrated by means of pic-
promptly supplied them. His master porarily naughty boys are herded dard, son of the late Capt. F. used to say that he hoped he and Ah with temperamentally vicious boys cinema goers It is no exaggeration $5.000, from the Hongkong and industrial school be provided to tures. The Instructor talks to them Coddast, of Hongkong, to Allen Cham might die, together, because and permanently contaminated. To if we say: "Go to the Hongkong Whampoa "Dock Company. The
just when he most needed it, Ah be doing with, and while we all try Theatre if we wish to appreciate good hearing of the case has been fixed which the Magistrates should have about the wickedness of vice, advises power to commit juvenile offenders. them against stealing, inculcates in for August 28. Cham would be sure to hand him a to think of practical suggestions for music."
Mr. Schofield: I should like to them the principles of protecting the drink well iced.
the Government, we might ask it to
observe, with regard to reformatories, weak from the strong, of being The ss "Persia Maru" (Capt. that these should be conducted by obedient and finally he joins them in Naturally, one supposed this Boy consider the immediate advisability
Captain H. S. Openshaw, M.C. Kondo) which arrived here from San voluntary bodies either Christian a number of interesting games. This GEORGIADIS-Oh August 18, at to be a rara avis, sui generis, a freak, of a juvenile court. That would at East Surreys, who was one of the Francisco via Yokohama at 7.30 am. societies or Chinese benevolent socie- sort of thing has worked wonders.
Boys any rate prove that we are not behind contingent to go Home by the to-day, brought a cargo of 973 tons ties. I do not think the reformatories Even
the rest of the world in recognizing "Arcadia" in January, 1915, has just of steel, matches, gold coins, pro- should be Government institutions, who ROCHE-At Shanghai. Doty, the with bead-shakings tell us often that we owe special consideration and returned to Shanghai. He is leaving visions and merchandise for Hong though the Government might be the
Once upon a time, years and years ary; but it will forfeit it all if and the children back to the Colony Kusano) arrived here from Yokohama perhaps you can give the public some physical instructor is installed in
Jensen, of Shanghai, a song
MARRIAGE.
GODDARTI ARCHIBALD. O
July 17, as North Vancouver
Archibald, of Vancouver.
** DEATHS...
Shanghai. Nicolas Georgiadis (Greek)
beloved daughter of ME and Mrs. J. P. Roche, aged 9 years.
The China Mail.
FRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE."
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1919.
THE BOY, 0.B.E.,
a nonpareil But he wasn't.
that the good
not
special duties to the children,
SHANGHAI CHINESE.
The war-record of. Lieut-CL
A third man has been arrested
in connection with the theft of
a
of mails.
-
Strada
have been even considered.”
what every youth should be taught, Saying this I handed the office the the way to be manly, honest, truthful following-
and diligent in their labours. The The Chairman then put the first horrors if a slothful, indolent, lazy
was
so- little ostentation, so little fuss, with, the avowed object of forcing (late Brigadier General) R.N. Bray is Watson) which arrived from Chiran away, and the other was allowed fun and they get it in a vigorous,
moted Brevet Lieut.-Colonel, awarded M.G. Lieut. Col. Bray is now in command of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
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the
are not what they used to be," so
the old time criminal, used to Jurk about for Tientsin, where he will be with the
slums of the district, nowadays the old-timers. In the hotels and clubs they get sworn at,
firm of Caldbeck, Mac-Gregor and Co. kong. She also brought 50 packages asked to help substantially.
waiting to pick up boys who would but so they always did, even in the
The Chairman: Is not the Borstal be useful to his nefarious practices, good old days when they were per-
The marriage takes place shortly A boxmaker at Wanchai was mental control?
system in England under Govern has become an interested on-looker fect. Perhaps we have all changed.
at St. Joseph's Church of Mr. H. C. attacked by another man this morn
and assists in the games. In fact he Observation teaches
Another person remarked that it constitutes himself the leader and Pomeroy and Miss Eileen O'Sullivan ing with a chopper and seriously even now Boy Is
The Shanghai Chinese, who pay
who figured in a recent picnic injured. The Police removed the
There was a Belilios reform-woe be to the youth who attempts extinct. He is still beyond municipal rates, now think it is fail incident when they were drifted out Dur deservings, more valuable than time they were represented on the to sea by the tide and had to spend pital. The man who was conscious, now occupied by the French Convert that there have been less juvenile man in an amulance to the Hos atory in Hongkong which was a any mischievous pranks. The statis distinct failure; the building was tics of the prison departments prove his wage, indispensable, rounding off Municipal Council. The rates bave the best part of the night in a small refused to divulge any information people as a laundry. There were offenders since the introduction of our lives, puttying up cracks, and recently been increased.
A lot of yacht.
concerning his assailant." crevices, making our ways easy with them are refusing to pay rates,
two persons committed to the re- these playing grounds than there has formatory several years ago; one ever been before." Boys like their The s.s. "Burrumbeet" (Capt. that as with the goodness of God the Council to consider their claim we easily forget it, overlook it, do to representation.
to leave as he was suffering from healthy way and they have now come The N. C. as follows:-Five times mentioned in wantao at 6 am. to-day brought fever.. not appreciate it as we should. Daily News said that if they were despatches, awarded the D.S.O. pro 2.400 tons of coal for Hongkong.
to look upon these playing grounds One such was in charge of a launch willing the Councillors had no power
She reports striking a junk off would be many children to enter the They also realise that dishonesty The Chairman asked whether there as their own and troop in is hundreds. If anybody deserves the 0.B.E., or something better, it is The Boy: picnic at Clearwater Bay on Sunday. to do this. It was a matter to be
Tamtoo Ho. The main mast was reformatory What life here would be without The From start to finish he was on the decided by the ratepayers, and would
broken off and the junk left in an
would mean being turned out from Mr. Bowley renlied that he was the company" of the other children Boy men hardly ever think, or they qui vive, alert, watchful, ready to take time. The Shun Pao, a local
incapable condition. No lives were told by the Senior Magistrate that, and therefore they are always on the would shudder at it even in the meet every possible requirement. vernacular paper, said
lost.
owing to the absence of a reforma-guard against it. hottest weather. They bolly him, Before lunch-and what a lunch —
The S.M.C. may not be able to It is being hoped that an endea-
The stronger tory, he sometimes discharged very natures. assisting the weak ones they are unreasonably angry with we may have had energy to look-sze
agree to the request of the Chinese your will be made by the Hougtong H.MS. "Colombo, one of the small offenders whom he would whom they champion, Yes, him when the liver gets clogged and for ourselves what time it was, or any at once. But nothing could prevent C.C. to arrange for one or two tennis light cruisers destined for the China otherwise have sentenced, vigorous. healthy life, is the most prickly beat does a witch's dance such small business with which the
them from expressing their willing matches between Shanghai, Malaya Squadron, left London on July 15, on Miss Pitt remarked that there was beneficial means of eradicating vice about their epiderms, but they depend fretful, fussing White Man, werries ness to help; after which formal and Hongkong during the stay of her way to the Yangtze. She will a small refuge in Kowloon for and intemperance amongst
steps may be taken in the matter the visitors in the Colony in Novem return Bome with demobilised naval juvenile girl offenders-not the younger folk. It keeps their time upon him. As an infant crying for himself and others. At any rate, we its mother, so men shout for The could conceivably have managed to
After that, the Chinese should pay in Malaya, E. Oliver and N. Grenier, on her way back. When next she under the care of the Po Leung Kok looking on the world with jaundiced ber. Two of the best tennis players units, calling at Colombo. and Malta naughty ones who were being sent fully occupied and prevents then Boy. He may squeeze. He does exist without a Boy, though be
up. To this the N.C, Daily Newsrejoins squeeze. If he doesn't there is some brought cocktails (with cherries and that its contemporary is at fault." are almost certata to come with the comes out East she will be stationed but those who were mentally eyes and a blurred perspective. We thing the matter with him, and he little sticks to pick them up with)
The Council cannot even express cricketers and a match between that in Hongkong.
deficient.
in ust never let the sun appear as will die young. He may make mis-though he sorted out swimming their willingness to help without a pair and the doubles champions of
The officer read it through, then dimmed before the eyes of youth takes (who doesn't?) but he wil not clothes, passed contradictory mandate from the ratepayers." That's Hongkong would be well worth
A little Chinese boy was charged remarked, "Hongkong seems to be we must never It ther make the same mistake twice. But orders to the coxswain, handed bunkum. The Chinese paper is right watching.
at the Magistracy this morning. with a funny place. I don't suppose the think he is always there, quiet, patient, matches, discovered lost pipes, gave and the English paper wrong. The
that they are not hawking without a licence. He was C.E. M.S. continued their agitation." wanted in this world; that they are deft, attentive, unrebellious under a considered, opinion of what the Council expressed its willingness to His many friends will be pleased put in the docks along with the real No" I replied "The folk in Hong. mere stumbling-blocks, who in time to great provocation, tolerant of the weather would do, and superintended murale the Press with a new bylaw, to hear that Mr. A. A. Wilson, of our criminals. When asked if he had a kong start a crusade with vigour, come will swel the ranks of the most extraordinary whims of the the laying of the table. But after before it got its mandate from the editorial staff, is doing as well as can licence the boy cried stating that his and a lot of talk, and then drop the criminal. We must remember that crazy Foreign Devil, and a factor of wards, though we were lethargic, (chiefly Japanese), voters. Where's be expected at the Government Civil mother was too poor and could not subject like a hot potato."
Chfist said Suffer, the little children comfort and a great saver of trouble happy, filled with well-being and the difference? The N. C.Daily News Hospital. His right leg has been set, afford to buy a license. Sentence: "Well, young man" delicacies, his work still went on probably knows quite well that every and Dr. McKenny is waiting for the Ten strokes with the birch. at all times.
replied to come unto me and forbid them, to think of it, It
the officer I will give you not, for of such 14 We are talking, of course, of the Come
man Jack of them would be dead, bruges to heal before it can be sat kota always
goes on: bachelor's Boy. A bachelor with
afet, suggestions.” In India Kingdom of Heaven. A beggar's good, well-trained Bay has no right life cannot possibly be spiced with Municipal Councd. Why not admit was very badly injured, and far more stay in Hongkong, the residence of chiefly there are reformatories for the same temperaments, the same against Chinese representation on the in plaster of paris. His left leg, which During Marquis Saionji's short and Ceylon where I workson, and a King's 801 have 16 get married he is spoiled for the salutary variety that ours is. We it? Why the humbug? It certainly painful, is receiving daily attention. Mr. Yasuda, the N. Y. K. Manager, juvenile offenders. In these reforma ambitions and the same desires; we marriage and he certainly, has no dive into thirty feet of pellucid water. doesn't diddie the Chinese We Mr. Wilson has had a constant stream where he spent the day, was guarded tories the boys are detained for two must not press the one to the heart. adequate reason for changing his We dance with fair ladies. We bet should advise the Shanghai Chinese, of visitors since he entered Hospital. by three Indian constables. During or three years; taught a trade because he is cradled in wealth state. Good Boys and good Mems on ponies. We go to business or to if we had any business to butt in, Among those who thus showed their the "At Home" by the Japanese shoemaking, carpentry, boole-bind- and throw out the other because rarely flock together, for some reason, billards. No matter what we go to, which we haven't, to pay their rates ayopathy at his frightul accident community at the Hongkong Hote!. ing, printing, photography, etc., etc. he is cradled in Bays rarely like Mems-and it is it is our going that is the business of after the Council has undertaken, as was H. E the Officer Administering two English detectives were on duty and now they even teach the youths We must endeavour to let the sun seldom, we hear Mems dithyramble The Boy. It is his job to see that a body, to submit their claim to the the Government, who called the upstairs to attend to arty prowling stenography The girls are taught shine on one and all of the children, in praise of The Boy. Herein is a we go right, and if you would see how next meeting of ratepayers. This morning after the accident. Mr Wil visitors, while two extra-Indian sewing, crocheting, cooking and other of the world, and prepare the way great mystery, be, ond our, under. Well and truly he functions, circum by the way, is the line the Chinese son wishes to thank all those who sent constables guarded the main entrance domestic subjects. Their physical, or a better generation to rule and
are likely to take without advice. messages and letters of sympathy. to the Hotel.
moral and intellectual welfare is Jovers the universe wisely and well.”
standing.
on
and his
spice. That dapper man there, chuck-
ست
the
poverty.
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