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THE CHINA MAIL EXTRA.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1920.

CHINESE CIVILIZATION.

INTERESTING COMPRISON With ANGLO-SAXON EFFICIENCY.

FEROCIOUS DOG.-

CHINESE GIRL BITIEN.

OWNER FINED.

PASSENGERS.

Departed by 5.5. “Tesyo Mars ** which left yesterday :-Mr F. C. Aller Mr and Mrs J G. Anderson, Messrs H. Awoyama, C. 0. Andersen, F. Alvarez, Mrs M. A. Boereboom, Mr Leo Allen Ajoki of a salt factory at Tokawan, Bergholz, Mrs Eetgholz, Mirard Men J. was this morning summoned before M. van Boxmeer, Mr and Mrs P. V. Magistrate Smith, at the instance Botelho, Messrs Alfred Berwic, K. C« of Inspector Aris, for allowing a Chen, A. G. Cressman, Chang Moi Hans, ferocious dog to be at large. The Mrs Choi Shee and infant, Misses Chang dog was alleged to have bitten a 15-Bow Fang, Chang Bow Tin. Choux Bow year old Chinese girl, causing injuries which necessitated her removal to G Hessrs T. Chila, Chan Yin, Miss S. C. Chen, Mr J. R. Darling, Mr and Mrs the hospital.

The defendant said that the dog D. Dis and infant, Mr CV.. &. broke its chain and escaped into the Dutch Mr and Mrs E Enguist, Messrs C. F. Frickson, P. Flynn, X. goes back to four thousand two street. It was very difficult to con- FRED G. Corretinson, EH Hellen- K. K. B. Grase, P. W. Giorn sita J.

The members of the University Engineering Society and their friends listened on Wednesday evening to an interesting address delivered by the President, Prof. Middleton Smith, in which contrasts were drawn between the civilisation of China and that of the Anglo Saxon race. Mr. Yang Su Chien, Chairman of the Society, presided.

The lecturer mentioned that Chinese authentic political history

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hundred years. He said that trol the dog. the Gutstanding feature of it Inspector Aris said that on Octo-doorn, F. B. Hellendoorn, Miss C was (1) the literature, to which ber 24, the dog bit a small boy. Hendry. Messrs M. Hin Alvio Birah, Confucius

Mrs Hen Shee, Messrs E Heelstone. and

were and on the 27th attacked the girl. Bensworth, Mr and Mrs Cafford the

Mersis F. HAIL, (2) the examination system which had been established for, more than 1,000 years and which involved the clever idea of getting the worthy and the talented" into the Govern" ment service and (3) squeeze” or the very inefficient system of paying officials an entirely inadequate salary and allowing them to use their en- ergies in supplementing it by all sorts

most famous contributors who had to go to hospital fer Hewitt, and family,

three days. Witness had on several N. Iwata, Capt. N. L occasions ordered the defendant to destroy the dog, but he always gave, the excuse that he could not get hold of it.

of curious though clever arrange

ments concerning taxation.

STATE SERVICE.

It was an ingenius idea to attract the most intellectual men, in the country into the service of the state and that idea bad, during the last 50 years been copied in the British Empire. As a general rule, there was a connection between "ignorance and vice" and high intellectual faculties: were generally associated with high morality. The exceptions only proved the rule. The old Chinese executive system was gigantic and the most minutely organised method of Government that the world. has

E. G. Jamieson, J. Johnsen, He and Mirs J. O. Johnson, Messes J. H. Kerpedy, R A. Kreulen, S. Lo, W W. B. Lipson. Mes B. Lev

Levy, Mr S. 4. Lopes, Me and Mes

G. 6. Lotman, and so children. Mests The Magistrate convicted the de Louie Ka Huen, Le

Lee Dap. Loo Sam. Lee fendant and crdered him to pay $5 Lan, Lee Ngook Lim, A. d. Lazx, to the girl as compensation. He Lafuente, K. Lo, Miss E. Moore, Col. S. warned the defendant in future 4 Moffat, Mess: J. F. MacPherson, R.

J. McNicol, Mrs M. S. McFie, keep to

Miss A. M. MeFie, Dr. W. A. McLean, Madame G. chain, or, if he had no control F. Marin, Mr and Mrs. G. Mapna, Mira over it. to destroy it. If the dog Shee. Mrnd Mrs C. E Ulmstead were again found at large, the de- and chill. Messrs Ons Hoog She, C. fendant would be fired $10 for each, Brick E. J. Plorier. 4. Pused.

Peters G. occasion.

Peterson

dog the

IMPUDENT FRAUD.

SINCERE CO. SWINDLED.

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ARRESTED COUPLE REMANDED,

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Bees

G. Bote

5. Miss Catherine Miss C. Rosello, Mr°C A. da and son and want Head Mrs G. Robinson.

Messrs Haksa!. Roet,

Sandiand, J. F.

da Silva. F. H. Stahl, Sinto Kuan. E. W.

Smith, Tong Uck

ek Hiu Tong Kon

31. Tasks. F. . Theurer.

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Poos.

Teado, Mr & Mrs K. Takamatsu. Messrs Sewart, T. Uchiyama, M, H. Tester. RG. Wood and infont. Mrs Wan

X

Falls A Wickland,

P. Wicklord, W.

•Walker, Ste and dir Jee Pon Yote

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and Mr Mrs H. &.. Yost, Messrs S.

S. Agcaoili, J. Akasıkm, bí. Akasaka E. H. Botelbo

Mrs C. Baber, three children and infant, Mr and Mrs F. Bened eto, Mira M. E. Cnizee, Mrs T Cardenas, Mr and Mrs E. Dlurg acd

children, s

A Chinese man and a woman were ever seen. The Chinese law-codes this morning charged before Magis were terribly voluminous. At the trate Smith with conspiracy with a same time it was only fair to point second man, not in custody, to defraud out that the Chinese Government the Sincere Company out of a Escalante, Teodolo D. Franco, P. Farol,

moral quantity of Manwo silk valued at System was based on

Hessis

eins, Mis M. Lareira. Mrs U, Larim six Mr and Mrs C. de Legaspi, Mrs L Lar

rather than physical force. $111.68.

children and soch, Messrs Delfin Manti- the edicts and explanations of the Inspector Appleton said that the cio, J. R. McRes. G. Mirando, Miss Empress proved that statement. The man not in custody went to the its Okno, Mi R. Ono, C. de la Bosa," early British writers on China had Sincere Co. and ordered the silk Mr. P. Austin, Miss P. Amonton, Mr. laid a great stress on the erect orter be delivered -- to'

Chinese Vicente the adherence to the Mosaic com boarding house where cash would Decano. Mr. L. Faraon. Mr. R. -Camagdin, Mr. German

mandment of "Honour thy Father be paid. A ccolie duly

etc." But the lecturer believed this delivered the silk to the male defend. Gorospe. Mr. H. Gorospe. Mr. P. was due. to their theological ant who handed him $111.68 in notes. Girca, Mrs. Shie Hiraoka, Mrs. C. training. He himself thought that When the coolie returned to the Hermano. Mrs. Hatsu Ichiki. Mrs. the wonderful system of competitive Sincare Co. it was discovered that Chiyo Ichiki. Master Minosa' Ichiki. examinations was the primary cause one of the pates which the defendant Mr. Kumakichi. Kato, Mr. Ichirosaki of the stability of the nation.

had told the coolie was a $100 note Kikuchi, Mr. Miccichi Kawatz, Mr. B. Unfortunately this system had was an altered, $5 note, the defend, Leano. Mr. V. Legaspi, Mr. Marcos destroyed originality and had diverted ant hating altered the figures but Mangstimar. Mr. Jagan Nath. Mr. E. the thoughts of the most intellectual not the word "five.” people in the cation from a study of natural phenomena.

The case was remanded for week.

WIFE NOT LIABLE.

KUIBIND HELD RESPONSIBLE.

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WHAT IS CIVILIZATION. The word "civilization" was not easy to define and many of the Anglo-Saxon philosophers had said that it was not possible to define it. Each nation, in the old days,, had had its own type of civilization, unless it was a barbarous nation. It was easier perhaps to define a bari barcus rather than a civilized com-i munity. One that had no clothing. no iron, no marriage, no alphabet and no abstract thought was bar

If you barogs. The Chinese for, thou- couple for debt, be sure to bring sands of years had had these things your suit. agzinst "hubby," not

"wifey." Otherwise. In the Supreme Court this morning which had occurred both lecturer Mrs. Garcia was brought up. The the case of the Carlton Hotel against

and

arous.

therefore were

bar not One definition of civilization

"the donation of mind over matter."

CLAIM FOR LODGING DISMISSED.

against

must. "sue

married

bill was for $50 for board and loc ging, and was made out to Mr. and Mrs. Garcia. Mr. Garcia being absent, the proceedings were brought against Mrs. Garcia.

But that was too vague. Finally, he had found in a book written about 60 years ago in China by an English man named T. T. Meadows the following definition which seemed to him most suitable. It

It fook but a moment to dispose "follows:-Civilisation is the aggregate of it. The wife could not be held introduction, by man, of efficient intel- liable. It was up to "hubby." lectual and moral agencies to the

“Struck out,” said the Court -

was as

Quilala, Mr. José Roxas, Mr. Vital Reyes. Mr. F. Reyes. Mr. H. Rubia.“ Mr. V. Rebis. Mr. F. Rubia, Mr. F. Ridoine, Mr. J. Ramolate. Mr. V Ressuro. Mr. J. Suniga. Mr. Sudha Singh, Mr. Juan Tesoro, Mrs. Kin Tsutsumi, Mr. Tomesaku Tsutsumi. Mr. Rickimatsu Urakami, Mr. A. Valledor, Mr. P. Villanueva. Mr.. Tsuki Zenidi.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE

have This Day established our- Offices on 2ed Boor of Prince's Building Feires as General Merchants with (extrace by lee House Street).

H. A. CASTRO & CÓ. Hongkong, October 29, 1920.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

reduction of the physical, or of moral }

to the reduction of the intellectual,

in the struggle with animate or in-

THE Steamship

“SEIYU MAKU,”

animate nature." Employers of pounds of coal forty years ago. From SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS VIA labour had studied human efficacy. There are people who quite honestly SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU & They now used three methods of feared, scientific progress, but dealing with labour, according to the late war had demonstrated that the intelligence of the worker-(1)} with a high civilization the Anglo-

JAPAN PORTS

To feed labourers well so as to get Saxon race bad froduced millions of The above named Steamer having. good work. In that system, they volunteers ready to make great arrived on Friday, the 9th October, thought-only of the men's bodies: sacrifices for an ideal. Each year 1920, consignées of cargo are hereby there was no appeal to intellect, butį brgoght problems of both animate notified to presept their Bills of Lading for -only ideas of physical force. That and inanimate nature which countersignature, and, take immediate was physical civilisation. (2). To feed demanded solution. New inveu delivery from alongside steiner or the well, but also to offer additional pay tions would help and the new Company's Glodows, where all cargo or promotion for extra exertion ideas concerning animate nature impeding immediate discharge will he That was intellectual civilization. (3) would also help. The main object landed at consignees risk. Welfare work the idea of which wis of a university was that a student

Storage will be aseated to get goodwill, gratitude or affee should have a wide outlook on life cargo remaining undelivered after tion. That was the highest or an and look beyond the limits of the Friday, the 5th November, 1980. example of moral civilisation. particular profession for which he All broken, chafed and damaged pack- The lecturer then explained a was being trained. That was why ages will i landed into the Company's number of diagrams showing how voluntary work on convention, with Lodown, where same will be examined on the efforts to utilise efficiency and students societies was so important. Monday, the 8th November 1990, at economy for few in the endeavour to In conclusion a reference was 11 replace musculer energy by made to the spectacular ritual used by -mechanical work which was, being the Emperor of China each year when

Carried out, He explained that he guided the cow for the annual goods have left the stemmer or Godown, and there was, as a result of sowing. The Lope was expressed one will be entertained il presented many years of patient scientific that the ritual were revived in add later than three weeks after: arliyal investigation, improvement in ma to the lesson urging his people to be

No Fire Insurance whatever will chinery. The result has been that industrious there would also be a

ellected. the cost of production of articles symbol concerning efficiency. That has been cheapened. He said that could perhaps be arranged by replac two pounds of coal now produce asing the oxen by a more modes much work in factories as did five method the steam plough.

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No claims will be recognised after.

of steamer.

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"Manage Hongkong, October 29, 1920.