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MAIL SCHEDULES

AIR MAIL

*Imperial. Airwayu vin Singapore Bandoen-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marseilles via Saigon

Singapore-Australia

Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these services. Pater

the

CHILD BEGGARS

IN COLONY

Problem For Public And Police

MATTER DISCUSSED AT S.P.C. MEETING

-Lengthy consideration was given | and all particulars are shewn in the to the problem of child beggars at schedules exhibited at

Post the month meeting of the Exe- Offices. All letters etc., must be mark-cutive Committee of the Society ed By Air Mail" and be handed in for the Protection of Children on

at the Post Office.

The Money Order Office is from 20 am to 4 pm. except

opea

|Monday, over which the Hon. Mr.

R. E. Kotewall presided.

O2 Initiating a discussion on the! Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon subject. Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg stat- and on Sundays and holidays when ed, that beggar children who were it is entirely closed

AIR MAIL

it and well fell under two heads

those children who were taken

THE CHINA 'MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1936

seeme

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SIR SHOUSON CHOW

Eulogy Of Work Done On Council

TITLE OF “HONOURABLE” RETAINED

Eulogies of the work done by! Sir Shouson Chow since his ap pointment to the Legislative Coun-1 cil 1921 were pronounced at: yesterday's meeting of the Coun- cil by His Excellency the Gover nor, who said in the course of his speech:-

A fortnight ago to-day Sir Shouson-Chow left these precincts for the last time as a Councillor in one spelling of that word, but with the generous promise that we might still rely and call upon him as a counsellor in the other

spelling.

promise.

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONG KONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTEL, PEAK HOTEL:

& SHANGHAI

ASTOR. HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL,

HOTELS,

LIMITED

1

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peiping

I shall not forget that HONG KONG BENEVOLENT

Ar Air Mail Box has been erected out begging by their parents, as a

Corres- at the General-Post Office.

sort of added inducement to sym- pondence intended for the RMA *Dorado" must be posted before 3.30 pathetic members of the public to In Kowloon such put their hands into their pockets;; a.m. on Friday.

He left, moreover, with correspondence may be posted in the and those children who went out

the seal of Royal gratitude set ordinary box at Kowloon Post Office on

the street

begging by which will be cleared at 3 am on themselves.

uncommon irritation of the pede for mendicancy under the Vagran-upon all that he has done for the The Society had stian when pestered or these cy Amendment Ordinance of 1982 Government and people of Hong Friday. The public are particularly

a good number of children. requested to see that their letters dealt with

One was a matter for and if the Court were satisfiedong on either Council, for- His bear sufficient postage. Correspon-casES

of children of the first the Society, and the other a mat-that the parents conduced to the Majesty the King has been graci- dence bearing insuficient postage-will class, and in almost every case itter for the police.

child being in the street for beg-ously pleased to approve the re- be forwarded by ordinary services had found that the underlying It was, however, important to ging it could, instead of imposing tention by him of the title problem was one of poverty. Where remember the conditions under a fine on the child, fine the parents "Honourable" within this Colony- possible, the Society had found which these beggar children lived. There were, therefore, two legal All of us here this afternoon Air Mail correspondence may be employment by getting hawkers"

for dealing with these will, t know, desire to congratu posted in the ordinary posting boxes licences for the parents in an ef- going out begging in the day-methods

time, these children did not as children, and these methods were late him on that finely deserved") at the General Post Office Such fort to make them self-supporting correspondence should bear sufficient and to remove the need for be- England, avoid going to school, or, general public and to the police as health and happiness in which to was usually what happened in as much open to a member of the honour, to wish him prolonged postage and be superscribed "By Air ging. Ordinarily, also, the Society if they went out in the evenings, they were to the Society for the enjoy it, and to place on official

had in such cases provided food

make themselves unft for schoolProtection of Children. It had record in the local Hansard an until the family had got on its feet, and in most cases it had also the next day. They would not get also to be borne in mind that the expression of our deep gratitude been found necessary to provide any schooling even if they did not Society's inspectors had no status and admiration for his signal medical attention for the children begging. Again, they did not beyond that held by an ordinary public service. With your per-

slip away from possibly desirable member of the public. It More Difficult Problem

was, mission, Gentlemen, I will ask the homes and decent home infuences moreover, a question whether, the Clerk of Council to forward The second class of children -

they substituted begging in the Society should, in any case, 24 those who went out begging inde-

ask copy of these proceedings to Sir day for playing in the gutters of its inspectors to devote their time Shouson Chow. (Applause). pendently presented * great

the slums, and in the evenings for to the deal more difficulty. The policy

suppression of activities The Hon. Mr. 3. J. Paterson, on of the Society, in every type of sleeping in overcrowded bed-spaces which could be equally well sup-behalf of the Unofficial Members! overcrowded and insanitary pressed by the police or the public and the Hon. Dr. W. Tso, as Senior case, was to give first and final in consideration to what was for the tenements.

The inspectors had an exceed-Chinese Member, endorsed His Child's Point Of View ingly arduous day's work every Excellency's suggestion. If these children did manage to day, the case

Mail."

INWARD MANS. FROM EUROPE

July

FROM USA.

July

Pres. McKinley Emp. of Russia Pres. Hoover

Pres. Hayes

FROM JAPAN

July.

Chichibu Marc Ranchi

Kamo Mar Pres. McKinley Mayebashi Maru

Tokushima Maru

Genoa Maru Nellore

Emp. of Russia

Pres. Hoover

Gen. Sherman

3888

23 benefit of the child. In consider- 24ing the case of those children who

24

the welfare 29 the child; and the other the

report, for the past

SOCIETY

DONATIONS URGENTLY REQUIRED

FOR THIS DESERVING CAUSE

Send Your Contribution to

Hon. Treasurer,

Mrs. J. Bentley, 22, Peak Mansions,

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho

COMFORT

12. 3 L 5

15

plus

24 went out begging by themselves, cajole an occasional ten cents out month showing that they had there were two points to be kept of the pockets of pedestrians, the visited 510 homes and had attend- lin mind one,

money would either go to improved to 3,037 persons who had come noting the child's diet as a single en-to the Society's offices, which tity or to improving the diet of meant, as a rule, that a child had the whole family. The net result to be attended to in every case. from the child's point of view It was impossible to expect these seemed to be that by begging it lady inspectors to se on patrol in STYLE .

99

30

30

31

FOR MANILA

July

Pres. Hayes

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

31 Van Hentsz

Kamo Marui

Potsdam

Pres. McKinley Emp. of Russia

Pres. Hoover

Dolius

Kumsang

Diomed

Cremer

Terukuni Maru

FROM SHANGHAI

Pres. McKinley

Ranchi

Potsdam

Antenor

Marechal Joffre

Demodocus

Victoria

Emp. of Russia

Note Maru... Pres. Hoover

Gen. Sherman

Pres. Hayes:

July

6

18 12 29 14 15

23got more food and more fresh air the streets and try to catch these 24 than if it stayed at home. Pro- child beggars. These inspectors

24

25

bably when children of this type were well known to the Chinese,

30 grew older they were absorbed and they would not have a ghost

30 into the ranks of labour just 25 of a chance to catch these children, they would have been if they had even if they wanted to. The whole not gone begging at all.

problem was one touching

FOR SHANGHAI

July

24

28 Emp. of Canada

Aramis

Dolius

Terukuni Maru

Pres. Lincoln

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

July

It was extremely doubtful, when order in the streets rather

24 looked at in the light of cold rea-the welfare of children, and

good

than

WAS

25 son. whether the children got any therefore not of real concern to

real harm from begging, and it the Society. was oper

to, argument whether,

•

Dissentient Opinion

the

for the present, the Society should Answering a question by 25 take any steps to prevent them Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. Hazlerigg 29 from begging. If the happy day stated that so far as he knew no arrived when everybody in the child had been brought before the Colony was assured of decent home Juvenile Court, under Section 17 24 conditions, and when at least com-of the Juvenile Offenders Ordin- 24 pulsory primary education was inance, for begging in the streets. 25 troduced, then the Society might Sir William Hornell did not al-

July

24

Ranchi

Antenor

FOR JAPAN

July

Kaisar-I-Hind

Emp. of Canada

30 Aramis

30 Terukuni. Maru

33 Pres. Lincula

21

FOR AUSTRALIA

July

FROM. MANILA

July

R.M.A: Delphinus (Air Mal) Kamo Maru

*2+

Pres. Lincoln

277

OUTWARD MAILS

FOR EUROPE

July

Kaisar-I-Hind

23

Emp. of Canada (via Vancou-

ver)

Closes: Reg. 9.15 am

R.M.A. Delphinas ("Imperial

22

by

-find itself bound to intervene in together agree with the suggesNES

the matter.

tion that the children came to no

HOUSE FURNISHER

Continuing, Mr. Hazlerigg stat-harm by begging. They had to bear 184 Nathan Road, Phone 51443 24ed that the Society for the Pro in mind the possibility that pro-

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post

tection of Children was responsible fessional beggars, some of whom

for the passing of the Juvenile Of might be extraordinarily well off,

fenders Ordinance of 1932, in employed these children to beg. It

cards for Europe and South America which special provision was made seemed to him that cases in which are forwarded via Siberis” if

for the treatment of children who children "begged for the firm” superscribed.

ti

REGISTERED and PARCEL were found begging, Under that might well be dealt with by the MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier Ordinance. any person, whether Society. The trouble about deal- than the time given above unless acting from sympathy towards ing with the problem as a whole otherwise stated,and where mails are the child or from irritation at be-was that they had no adequate advertised to close at or before 9

a child machinery; it a registered and parcel malls are ing pestered, could take

terrible to closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. beggar before the Juvenile Court, think that there were so few in- AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways vis which had power under Section 17, stitutions in the Colony into which Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via to make an order taking the child children could be sent.

Sub

Ord. 10.00

..

Airway: direct Service").......

24

Closes: Reg. 5p.m. Ord. 8.30 am

Potsdam (via Marseilles)...

24

Dolius (via Siberia)

25

Ranchi (KL.M. Service):

Closes: Eeg. 9 am. Ord. 9.30

am.

25gon. Correspondence for Europe and or guardians and placing it in the

intermediate countries will be accept-

Singapore, Saigon Marsellies via Sal out of the custody of its parents

(Continued On Page 10).

Marechal Joffre ("Air Orient

Service")

29

Rates and all particulars are hown injor institution.

Closes: Reg. 9 a.m. Oori. 9.30

am.

the schedules exhibited at the General

Limited Accommodation

DANCER IN CUSTODY

28

Post Office and Kowloon Office. All

It had to be remembered, how-

28

letters etc., must be marked “By Afr

Terakuni Mara (via Siberia)

Antenor (via Marseilles)

FOR USA.

July

· Emp, of Canada

Pres. Lincoln

ed for transmission by these Services, custody of some other fit persons

Bringing Up Father

GRACKLIS-THERES A STORM RASNS N

WHE

CAME

THE "MOUNTAINS

SONNY WEXXXT

CHIUM-IM

DEATH

Mail" and handed in at the General ever, that accommodation in suit-

Maxwell Sommerville, aged 21,

Post Office. Unless superscribed for able institutions in Hong Kong ja professional dancer, was remand- despatch by a specific air mail ser was very limited. Another way ed in custody at Brighton recently, 24 vice, correspondence will be forward-in which the matter could be dealt charged with maliciously inflicting

28ed by the first service available.

with was by prosecuting a child)bodily harm on William Harris,

BIT, MAGEE

YOU ARE

-TO T

IS THAT SONNY ON THE PHONE

YES-HELLO, SONNY- HOW ARE YOLS, DEAR? WHAT THAT T FINE-IM GLAD YOU ARE NOT GETTING WET OH, YOU MUST

·BE HAVING A FINE.

TIME-

YEH-IT STARTED TO RAIN, SO WE RENTED THE PARLOR IN-A HOTEL AND ARE CAMPINS IN

同公私傢的美

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

DELTA

ART GAIN

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52

160

65

160

HORIZONTAL

1-Natives of China B-Scatters 15-Abides

16–Same as haretip 17-The (Sp.)

18-A pastry (pl.)

19-A (Ger.)

20-Place (abbr)

21-4 beverage 23-A Chinese delicacy

25-1mitate

26-Blemish

2-Force air víciently

through nostrila 29-Sly (Boat.) 30-Relieves 32-A letter 33-Part of a ship

34-Tower

36-Lower

$5-Female deer 3-86 (Sept) 40-Fairies

44.Assista

48-Large plants

49-Worthless leaving

AT DINES IBEL CIT (ARES

52-Howt

51-Sheer

飯

8

10

12

15

162.

67

70

HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

155-Wither

$5-Augment |57-A fruit (pl.)

59-An ocean (abbr.)

60-Provincial depart

ment in China

145 146 147

VERTICAL (Cont.) 13.Ladiès

|14-A bodily organ (pl.)

22-Comfort

|24-American poet

25. To the theltered side 27-More like reeds

61-An American Indian 29-City thoroughfares

-Tamult

66-TWO

|65-A pastry (pl)

67-To widen |69–Most beloved

70-Gives more depth

. VERTICAL

1-Wrinkles

2-Furious woman

3-Exit

4-Pinch

5-Publish

31-Specks

23-Short gaiters 35-The sheltered side 37-Superlative suffix |40-2ombarded heavily.

to 41-Yield

42-2eruse 43-Tartest

44-Clothed 45-A turnip (Scot.). 46-To prove (Law) 147-Sort

50-Royal Nava!~Re-

serve (abbr.)

5-Those who foreteli 5-Pocks 7-Perfume

8-Clipped close with

scissors

S-Pigment

15-Resound

H1-Before

53-Square-ended boats 112-Chemical suffix

$4 River in Fiance 157-A kind of cheese se Part of the foot 61-A vehicle €3–-Strike gantly |35–Musical, nate 133-Prefix: Back

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