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FORTY YEARS AGO. me to make up my mind quickly

HONGKONG IN THE EIGHTEEN EIGHTIES.

upon the action to be taken; and, as I feared that the view of the Executive Council might be op posed to it, I determined to take it on my own responsibility. Ac- COLONY'S EARLIER DAYS.cordingly I telegraphed to Mr.

Alabaster as follows:

Interesting Impressions of An

ex-Governor.

In bringing to a close the quota- tions which have recently appear- ed in the "Chinu Mal" from the. autobiography of Sir William Dey Vaux, G.C.M.G. we give a nafrative which Sir William in- cludes in his book, "My Colonial Service" of the way he handled af critical situation which arose in the relations between the Colony and Canton during his term of office. Sir William was a believer

writes:

called

by more summary means. In one recent case a man was seized in Hongkong Harbour, carried to the Chinese mainland, and im- mediately executed. The Gov-

and

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Government; the Home though after dipomatic represen- YOUR visiting cards neatly and tation a tardy apology was co- You

tained from the Chinese Govern- promptly printed."Chinament, the fact of this slight Mall" Office,, No. 5, Wyndham St., amenile was unknown, it being generally believed that no punish- Telephone Central 22.

ment whatever had been inflicted upon the officials concerned.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

A WOMAN'S VICTORY.

THE LORDS ON BIRTH CONTROL

(By Harold Cox.)

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NOTIFIED that owing to the dangerous condition of the verandah of the Astor House Hotel, no motor buses, lorries, or trucks will be permitted to usa Queen's Road Central between Wardley Street and Padder Street,

E. D. C. WOLFE,

Capt, Supt. of Police. Hongkong, 24th June, 1026,

SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

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THE BANQUE DE L'INDU- CHINE beg to inform al

have actually in their new build- ing, 5, Queen'i Road, safe deposit boxes at the yearly rate of 18,- for the small size and $12.- for the large size.

Archbishop of Canterbury, who slao oppokod Lord Buckmaster's motion, based his opposition solely THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- on technical points with regard to. the existing governmental restric- tions. On the broad question of birth control itself, the Archbishop of Canterbury made a statement 'News has reached me that The debate in the House of Lords which happily completely separates the men improperly seized at marks a distinct stag: in the pro-the Church of England from the Sham Shui Po are to-be im-gress of the movement for birth Church of Romo on this important mediately executed. Please ob-control-a stage at least as the existence in England "of birth national issue. After referring to tain from Viceroy assurance portant as that roached, in the control clinics established wholly, that this will not happen, and | famous Bradlaugh and Besant warn him that if, pending in judgment more than fifty years ago. y voluntary agency and supported vestigation. there should be the debate arose on a motion by voluntary subscription or by committed this fresh outrage | Lord Bückmaster calling upon the

of the patients, or by upon international comity, Government to withdraw instruc- both." the Archbishop went on to shall be compelled to take tions which prevented birth control ay "We make no kind of sug serious steps with a view to im-information from being given ingestion that there should be any mediate, satisfaction.'

maternity centres. In support of restriction or Interference with "All those who had longest ex-his motion he delivered a speech thee birth control centres, which perience of the country were of to the eloquence of which almost have been established for those opinion, that this message would every subsequent speaker berc who desire to use them, and are what is generally

It was a speech in supported by some exceedingly fail of the desired effect; but testimony. "strong etion" and on the occa-though of course not altogether which the general case for birth thoughtful people in this country." sion which he relates the policy without anxiety on the subject, control was stated with admirable proved to be the right one. He had a strong feeling that I had lucidity and with a depth of human from the individual point of view rightly estimated, the Chinese feeling which obviously appealed one needs to go a little further With Carton Then..

character, and that it was only to the House.

than did the Lord Chancellor. In "The difficulty of obtaining ex-the absence of sufficient strength

Lord Buckmaster's main arguaddition to the danger to the in- tradition had induced Chinese of attitude in the past which, ment was that large nurabers 0dividual woman, there is the injury officials on one or two occasions since the days of Palmerston, had the poorest women in the country to the, family if children are born before my arrival in Hongkong to LET-One large well venti- take possession of accused persoha brought us so many humiliations, ara compelled by the conditions in too rapid succession, for the "And the event proved me to under which they live to produce mother has not time to bring them be right. For the next morning children that they do not I received a telegram from Unlike wealthier women, they are carefully, and the crowding in the homo is injurious to their Alabaster (who, as subsequently unable to obtain reliable Informa-health. There is also the injury appeared, had carried my message tion as to contraceptive methods: to the nation, for under present ernor had taken ne action beyond to the Viceroy in the middle of If they ask for information at a conditions it is the least prosper- & Edward Carter, Kowloon, from interested in safe deposit, that they'

the night) to

the effect that maternity centre it is refused. reporting the circumstance to orders had been sent to bring the woman may be in danger of losina oua and in the main the least effLondon P.0.

who accused men to. Canton, with the her life if she has another child, cient members of the race addition that in case of accident, or her health may be permanently Marquess of Salisbury talked of are, breading most rapidly. The Kowloon officers will be held re impaired, but no information will the necessity of increasing our sponsible.' It was clear from this be given to her as to how to avoid cirth-rate in order to populate the that the men were saved, unless this danger. they had been already executed;

empire. He would do wisely not fuo repeat that remark in any of of which the word 'accident'

the Dominions. They do not want seemed to hint the possibility.

o be filled with the products of "This 'accident," however, did

English slums, Nor was Lord !not

occur: and shortly after-

o the French population" problem wards, the Commission having

Salisbury accurate in his reference made a report establishing as he brought down the family standar Like many other opponents of birth yond doubt that the men were arrested on British territory, Iti a stage of poverty is reacher control, he assumed that the slow nereuse of the French population

1025 caused a copy of it to be forward from which there is no hope of

1926 80. В В. 18. 5 В. "For previous impunity was no ed to the Viceroy, making at the rising. On the other hand, in this due to a low birth-rute.

matter of fact the French birth Tytam same time a renewed demandtions are regularly taken against middle and upper classes precau

Tytam Byewaah... 23. D B. 17. 4 B. doubt the cause of a still'graver

rate is now higher than the

Tytam Intermediato 14.30 B. Lovel utgage on the part of

40. 4 B."23. 8 B. We undertake to remove furniture ofReials which took place in 1889. conciliatory terms, and stating my by the professional classes.

Chinese upon him, couched in arm but unwanted pregnancies, especially English. The trouble in France is Tytam Tak from any place to any other place On former occasions the seizure be convinced that the arrest had that the birth-rate among the pro

death-rate especially Wong Nel Chung. 40. 6 B. 21.10 B. Lord the high

Pokfulam

25. 5 3. 20 3 B. in the Eglony,

Buckmaster quoted figures showing among infants."

[Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow" of prisoners, though there was no

Among the other speeches de-aguros are not in fest and decimals, noral doubt that they were made been made on British territory, he Baggage played on board any shirin British Waters, did not admit would at once deliver the men into feraional classes, including clergyvered in the course of the debute hut in foot and inches.]

men of the Church of England, is was an interesting speech from: of positive proof on this point, our hands, to be detained a газ

less than half what is among unord Rathcreedan, who described Baggage taken delivery from any there being in part of Hongkongonable time to allow of the fram-

skilled labourers.

Lis experiences in various parts of ship and delivered to any place Harbour, which at that time hading of proper demands for their

the world, where again and again Chinese territory on one side of it. extradition. The day after the

he had geen young women pre no line of demarcation between receipt of this letter the men were

delivered to the public officers motion Was voiced by Lord maturely aged by excessive child the affair was thus satisfactorily frankly

trol was also well put by Ear! de la Warr, who insisted that the most mportant element in maternity welfare and child welfare, was the i

Consumption of water in the City tness of the mother," and that it and Hill District in millions and de- was ridiculous for the Governmentzimals of gallons during the month of o spend public money on maternity May- centres. which refused to tel .women, who were unfit to be mothers, how they could avoid pregnancies. He well summed uni the whole matter in the words: "Women are "no longer content to ba mere machines for the producden Road to which an Intermittent tion of unwanted children." One may indeed safely say that the lebate in the House of Lorde was n great victory for women. Lord Buckmuster's motion was carried by a majority of 57 to 44.

NOTICES.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON PANTECHNICON CO. 4B, Buddel) Street

(Move anything to anywherpa

in the Colony.

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This was only one of many in- stances

within my experience where the policy of keeping things quiet, which used to be, officially so much approved, was gained at the cost of increased trouble in

the future.

confidence that, as he must at last

women

The result is that these poor

child. produce

after child that they do not want They and that nobody wants.

started may have

life DA 1

fairly good plane, but the constant

(succession of unwanted babies har

Archbishop's Pronouncement. The official opposition to the

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Hogg, 21th June, 1928.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

Level and Storage of wator in Reservoirs on June 1, 1826: CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL:

Storage in millions and decimals, of gallons.

Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk

Pokfuhum

Totál

Grinds under Bils of Lading loaded the waters of the two countries. whom 1 sent to receive them, and Sajjsbury; who is obviously and bearing. The case for birth con.Wong Nei Chung

or discharge I

In this case, however, the outrage

was committed on land which was

"We guarantee against Breakages or unquestionably British territory.

JINH

Central 458 (day). Ring up

Kowloon 760, (night). Hongkong, 18th June, 1926,

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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

of

PROPERTY

A VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

to be sold.

By Order-of-the-Mortgages

by

PUBLIC AUCTION

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According to the Chinese ac- count, information having reach- ed the Viceroy that two notorious malefactors were living in British Kowloon, he had sent officers to watch for and arrest them in case they should cross the border. Whether this was the full extent of their instructions, it was of ourse impossible to learn. It is eertain, however, that these offi-

closed."

[Concluried.]

are

not intended

Statistics primarily to tell the truth. They are uttered for the purpose of a point."-Prof. W. Z. proving Ripley.

"We cannot have both the penny eers one night deliberately cross-and the gake, that is, we cannot ed the border into our territory

and arrested the accused men in

collect debts and at the same time urround the United States with a.

the house where they were living protective wall to keep out

and carried them back into China

the goods of our reditors, which

When report of this occurre their only means of payment."

rene was made to me on July 25,

I caused a strong protest to be addressed to the Viceroy (Chang

WEDNESDAY, the 30th day of Chi-tung). On August & I re-

June, 1926;

at 3 o'clock p.m. by

A. G. DA. ROCHA,

~Auctioneer

At his Auction Rooms,

2A, D'Aguilar Street Hongkong

The property consists of :-

All that. plece or parcel, of ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and re- gistered at the Land Office as SECTION S OF INLAND LOT No. 1381 TOGETHER with all messuages of tenements and other erections and buildings thereon and the rights, easements and appurtenances thereto belonging.

The above mentioned property sheld for the residue of the term of 999 years commencing from the 13th day of July 1896; created | therein by a Crown Lease of the Bald Lot dated the 4th day of January 1904, and made between Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the one part and Emmanuel Raphael Belillos of the other part.

For further particulars and con- ditions of sale apply to

Messrs. HASTINGS, DENNYS

& BOWLEY, Solicitors.

8, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong. or to

A. G DA ROCHA,

Auctioneer.

2A D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th June, 1926,

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Don't worry about the spot,- just send the garmeni, no matter how delicate, to the INTERNATIONAL DRY CLEANERS,

ceiver

-Prof. E. M. Patterson.

CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC.AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. from Mr. Alabaster,

HAMBERLAIN'S Colls and Diarr H.MS's Consal in Canton, the hoen Remedy possesses one Viceroy's reply stating that the unique characteristic among medicines. men were arrested upon Chinese It is made solely and only for the one purpose of immediately relieving severe territory. I at once appointed a

pain in the stomach and bowels, fot Commission to obtali sworn evidatostinal сгатра (whatever the ence on this point; but before its use) colic and diarrhoea. Every report was received, on Augus: family should keep it handy. For sale 15, I received a petition from re-

everywhere. latives saying that the prisoners. „--- *** had been taken into the interior under sentence to be executed in three days.

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"My position in these circums- tances was somewhat em- barassing one. Strictly speaking. I should have consulted the Ex ecutive Council as to the course to be taken. But having pre- viously sounded the two ruembers whose long experience gave a special weight to their opiniona about relations with China, I knew that they would be averse from any stronger protest than had been already made, and would simply advise report of the case to the Home Government. Such a course would have meant the certain death of the accused, which would have

had very serious. consequences to the Colony, unless reparation for such an outrage were more im- mediate and complete than that; obtained on previous occasions.

"Many of the higher class of Chinese, whose mercantile enter- prise had contributed not a little to the prosperity of the Colony: were highly excited about the re sult of this case. They had vague fears about the greed and power of the mandarins, and were not without reason for appre hending that their next step, i this were allowed to pass, would be to make arrests on the island of Hongkong itself. In any case British Kowloon would no longer "be a safe residence, and check would be given to its develop ment. These considerations caused

on

opposed religione grounds to the practice of birth control. On the other hand, the

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