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HONGKONG, September 2nd, 1912.
THE Engenics Congress, which has been meeting in London, may be considered as owing its origin to the late Sir FRANCIS GALTON, who established a laboratory at University College for the study of the science, if it may be so called, and first drew
go to make for degeneracy, instruction in the science of health. Regeneration soems no less possible than degeneration. It is
the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.]
The Government announce in Gazette the closing of a number of streets in Kowloon
IL.M. S.8. Cadmus and Athus were to leave Wei-hai-wei for Hongkong on Saturday.
Mr. Justico Gompertz was indisposed on Saturday, and was unable to attend at the Supreme Court.
For trespassing on the compound of the Indian regiments at Kowloon, a Chinese
Was
(THROUGH RECTOR'S ADEWY.]
THE FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
SITUATION IMPROVING,
measures,
London, August 3lats
at the Magistracy on Saturday sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.
Doctors are inspecting the flooded Saturday was the birthday of H.M.houses, all of which will be thoroughly the Queen of the Netherlands.
The disinfected. acting Consul-General was "At Home
the Consulate and received many
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
LONDON, Angusb 31st. Colonel Hughes, the Canadian Minis-
LOCAL SPORT.
V.R.U, AQUATIC FETE
A large attendance of those interested in aquatic sport spent an enjoyable even- ing at the Victoria Recreation Club on Saturday night, when another of the popular night fetes introduced by the Club was brought off. The evening was n delightful sne, the atmosphere.being tempered with a mild breeze which mad
The Right Hon. Mr. John Burns, Pretor for Militia, is in England to attend sident of the Local Governmons Board, the military manœuvres. Interviewed has visited Norwich and conferred with by Ranter's representative, he said that the authorities concerning restoration he would take the opportunity to disit very pleasant out-of-doors, while the citis general questions with the Im- perial Authorities. Some officers who were accompanying him would remain behind on special inquiry work. He.ex- Shopkeepers are already announcing pressed the opinion, with reference to salvage sales.
Canadian defonce, that Canada did not LATOR. A Chineso seaman on the s.s. Haimun
yet require any universal training such Several cases of diphtheria have oc sustained serious injuries through the curred in the children's shelters at Nor-
as the special circumstances entailed in breaking of a steel hawær. His skull was
Australia. However, if abolished it would still pay to give mili- tary training in order to teach the prin- ciples of military discipline. Loyalists who were loyal only with their lips and wore unable to shoot work & more serious peril than those actually disloyal.
callers.
fractured, and his condition is regarded.
88 critical.
His Excellency the Governor has been picased, acting under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher to be Official Receiver.
A big hole has been reported in the roadway near Shankiwan rendering the The attention of the road dangerous. Public Works Department has been directed to the matter,
We are informed that the last variety concert of the season will take place at the Palace Theatre, Mt. Austin, óo Satur- day, 21st September, An exceptionally strong programme is being arranged.
The patients have been sent to
wich.
hospital.
Their Majesties have each subscribed £150 for the relief of the flood saferers.
The direct train service to Yarmouth has been resumed.
The conditions in East Anglia are rapidly improving. There has been some sunshine.
MR. BORDEN.
wer were
LONDON, August 31st. The Right Hon. Mr. Borden and Mrs. Borden sailed for Canada on Friday, being accorded most cordial farewells.
TURKISH SOLDIERS TO LEAVE SAMOS.
THE FIRST STEAMSHIP.
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS IN SCOTLAND,
Lowpos, August 31st. Glasgow is celebrating on an elaborate scale the centenary of the launch of the At a banquet in the eity members of Parliament and Coun- cillors enlogised the inventor (Heneying to the protesta of the Samians against the presence of the Turkish soldiers, the Russian Consul has pro- mised that the soldiers will leave Samos
steamer Comet.
Bell).
Saturday was to be a general holiday in the West of Scotland and a great
of Dusch nationality, Lieut. Kuyl, was At the Magistracy on Saturday, a mau
charged with doing grievous bodily harm. to a Chinese. The complainant was in hospital and unable to attend Court. Mr. Irving remanded the defendant for a | Shipping Pageant was to take place at week, bail being fixed at $60.
Greenock, in which warships were to
its local festivities. participate, while every town will have
of their fittings by thieves, who have Of late street lamps have been stripped
now turned their attention to electric
SHIPPING RUMOURS.
REPORTED ABSORPTION OF P. AND 0.
LONDON, Aaguať 31st. A sensational rise in Royal Mail stock during the past few days has led to the
LONDON, September 1st.'
A telegram from Athens states that
as soon as the gendarmerie has been organised.
.
BURGLARS AND POLICE.
LONDON, September 1st. A message from Hagen in Westphalia reports that several police surprised five burglars, who fled after shooting the polite. The fugitives severely wounded
neighbouring village and wounded other an inspector and two constables in a
impossible to peuslise any section of the met with his death on Friday night revival of the rumour that some impor police with whom they had a pitched en-
population on the ground that they are physically unfit to continue the production of the ruce. At the most such a provision can only be directed against the mentally deranged. But it is possible to teach the physically unfit so to rear their children as to minimise the defects in their constitution and thus bring back the strain to the level of the race. The idea that this so-called cherishing of the unfit leads to degeneracy of the race is open to serious question
After all, we must realise that sutural
fittings. On Friday night the Supreme Court was visited, and in the morning it was discovered that a large number of electric light globes had been removed.
Captain Zerk, a well-known local pilet,
under tragic circumstances. Apparently he was leaning over the verandah of his house at Morrison Hill Road, and over. balanced, falling a distance of some sixty feet, and fracturing his skull. When he was picked up life was found to be extinct.
We learn from the Harbour Master's annual report that on the 31st December there were 203 steam-launches (including motor-ats) employed in the harbour, Of these, 129 were licensed for convey ance of passengers, etc, 134-were-pri vately owned, 18 were the property or the Government and 22 helonged to the Imperial
tant new development culminated on Friday. A report emanating from Southampton appears in the papers that the Royal Mail Line is negotiating for the acquisition of the P. & 0.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Southampton says it is difficult to ob tain definite information, but it is stated by a most reliable source that such negotiations are proceeding and have reached a stage suggesting the prob ability of a satisfactory conclusion. An official announcement may be expected
Government, comprising 4} shortly. Military and 18 Naval,
LATER.
THE BRITISH NAVY,
SPECIAL-DEVICES ON A NEW BATTLESHIP.
Render is informed that there is no The death took place at the Government. Civil Hospital on Saturday of Mr. J. G. truth in the rumour that negotiations McEwen, overseer in the Public Works are proceeding for the absorption of the Department. Deceased, who was 53 P. & O. by the Royal Mail Lino, years of age, came to the Colony five years ago, and proved a very capable official. He was a keen -sport, playing for the Civil Service Cluby both in lawn tennis and cricket. His untimely death is regretted by a wide sircle of friends. He leaves a widow and two children.launching of the Iron Duke at Ports Deceased, who was a Volunteer, buried with military honours yesterday
Was mouth by a month. afternoon. A large number of comrades followed the hearse.
A fine of $1,000 and nine months' im- prisonment Was the heavy penalty. imposed by Mr. E. A. Irving at this
LONDON, August 31st. The Admiralty is expediting
the
The slip will thus be earlier availablo for new and larger super-Dread- nought.
B
LATBE.
counter. Eventually they escaped, except one who was wounded,
A SWISS SENSATION,
water in the bath, as it sparkled under the big electric ares, seemed to invita hape this was the reason why Mr. Silas spectators as well as competitors. Per-
appeared in the character of a clown, à humourist, or something of the kind to entertain the spectators. Anyway, ho tasted of the water, and while his high jump proved that he was an old aquatic, the merciful manner in which he was ducked by some of the competi- tors scemed to delight the spectators. Music on the water is always pleasant, and the excellent prógramme played by the band of the 88. Korea, who werg placed high above the bath, was met appreciated. Thero were good entries and interesting events .00 the pru- grarone, and there was a healthy spirit of rivalry among the competitors. The result was that the sport was good, and the officials are to be complimented for the manner in which they carried ont their duties. They were:-Starter, Mr. H. E. Scriven; Timekeepers, Messrs. F. Frohlich, H. C. Sayer and R. C. Wit chell; Water polo referee, Mr. R. . Witchell; Judges, Messrs. Frank Lam- mert, W. Logan, H. A. Lammert, F. White and A. E. Alves.
Results of events follow!....
100 YARDS HANDICAP (four lengths) First heat, -1, M. Railton, recives 10secs. 2, F.. M. Cruz, receiver 12secs. R medios, receives tesers. Time, 71ecs. Tine, 78secs. Second heat: 1, P. M.
F. M. Cruz, who covered the distanco in 70 seconds, being the fastest loser, 'gained entrance to the finat.
FINAL, P. M. Remedios, 71 seci; 2, M. Railton, 73 3/6 seconds.
Railton held his lead well until the
overhauled him, and Cruz was making third length, when Remedios gradually rapid way on the pair. Railton made a big effort to continue in the van, but
teft him without a final spurt. The re- Remedios proved too strong a swimmer, and the distance Cruz had to make up
sult was a win for Remedios by 11 Jew feet.
LONG PLUNGE: 1, M. A. R. Souza, 60 feet; 2, A. Calvert, 50 feet.
RUNNING HEADER FROM SPRINGBOARD: Points allowed for form, distance, entry and recovery-1, M. A. R. Souza; 2, J. M. A. Remedios.
LADIES' NOMINATION:
LONDON, September 1st. Reuter's correspondent at Romans- horn, Switzerland, reports that a soldier discharged for insanity barricaded him self in a room for five hours and fired on all who approached, killing Gve men and wounding seven. He finally escaped to provided, and when completely buish- into the forest. The police with blooded, open up sunshade, jump in bath.
hounds are pursaing him,
THE TURF.
LONDON, August 31st. The latest hosting on the St. Leger is as follows:-9 to 4 against Lomond, & Lo Tracery, 8 to 1 Erlegh, 9 to 1 Hector, and 100 to 6 Pintadenn.
BRITISH MILITARY AVIATION;
LONDON, August 31st.
The War Office awards in the Military Aviation Competition are as follows: £1,000 to a Cody biplane and £2,000 to a Deperdussin monoplane.
The prize of £1,000 for British machines was awarded to the Cody
Each competitor to swim ane length with open sunshade in his hand, close sunshade, get out and cat a biscuit and drink a bottle of lemonade, which will
and swim to the other end. First man home with sunshade open to be the winner.
1, G. C. Jorge. This proved a walk- over for Jorge, and it was a fortunate thing for him that neither of the other competitors cared to take the water again after swallowing their lemonade, otherwise he would surely have lost the race, for he infringed the conditions by diving into the bath with a closed sou shade.
Hron Dive: 1, J. M. Reinetius; 2, M. A. R. Souza. Humphreys, the old-time shampion, was among the competitors in this event, and although out of practice, dived exceedingly well and proved that be bad not yet lost his old form. Perhaps he will, appear again in the. interport swimming this month. Should he be persuaded to do so, he will
The Morning Post states that the Ad. I biplane, which alone completed all the prove a useful man to the local team.
public attention to the possibilities of raceThe finest natural constitution is weakened Magistracy on Saturday upon the chief miralty contemplates extensive works on
the
testy.
£500 each E awarded to a. British Depardussin monoplane and to two Bristol monoplanes.
HOME CRICKET.
TEAM RACE 1, P. M. Remedios' team, comprising M. Railton, W. J. Carroll, F. Ellis, J. M. Remedios, M. Machado and E. Frohlich,
selection works vary crudely. It may eliminate a person susceptible to one disease, but otherwise physically sound, and allow a degenerate to continue his kind until the bitter end Is mankind to stand by and wait until the process is complete the degenerate's descendants to the third and fourth generation praying on the State until the worn-out line finde extinction Or is it to step in and try to set the fine again on the upgrade The latter seems the more worthy course, not only as giving scope to those feelings of benevolence with out which a good deal of the sweetness of social organisation would be lost, but also as the most practical measure of relief. The large infantile mortality which prevails in every country indicates something wore than the elimination of the weak; it indicates ignorance, insanitary conditions, or lack of parental care, and these deficien- cies must equally prove detrimental, to the constitutions of the children who survive breeding. Although the Press pronounces
by disease, want and neglect, and if Greman of the s.s. Empire for aiding and the Isle of Grain, opposite Sheerness, the Congress to have been eminently aue-
abetting other Chinese to stow away on including a now deep water pier and a coseful, a perusal of the speeches delivered saine deficiency is felt by the
board to Australia. A batch of 19 men, series of sheds for hydroplanes. before it leaves behind some dissatisfaction, generation, degeneracy has begun,
who had stowed away on the Empire, was What are the aims of Eugenies? Un- the babies" might thus be nude
The Daily Chronicle announces that also brought before the Magistrate. They doubtedly to produce conditions conducive the motto of Eugenics. Saving the babies
were all-more or less in a state of extreme the new battleship Iron Duke will be to the breeding of an increased number of implies improving the conditions for the exhaustion following on their privations furnished with special devices described graphed:- the "it" and a decreased number of the weak and the strong alike-for the parents that a number could not walk.
Middlesex as armoured umbrellas" against, bombs
r. Worcester, at Lord's. achievements, and trusted that the losers as well as their offspring. The survival of crawled into Court, and one was so weak thrown from aeroplanes. Obviously this means not only
Turtle-back Former won by 6.
would continue to train and show their physical fitness, but also mental, and the physically weak under auch fostering that he could not raise himself from the
mettle in the forthcoming interport unfortunately these two qualities do not care will be compensated for by the prevan floor.
Surrey v. Easex, at the Oval. swimming carnival when Hongkong ex- It was stated that the nineteen armour docks will also be reverted to.
pected every competitor to do his duty. always run together. Of late years physical tion of injury to the constitutions of the managed to elude all search, but at
The Times remarks that Mr. Churchill won by an innings and 91 runs. fitness has been the rage, to the exclusion physically strong, and also by the preserva Syduey they could not withstand the in naming twenty destroyers now being Hants v. Warwickshire, at Bourne- of mental fituess. Athletics, which at one tien of the intellectual power which is so privations any longer and gave them-built from Shakespeare and from Sir mouth. Hants won by six wickets. time found an outside place in education, often associated with a puny body. State selves up. The men were remanded.
Walter Scott, as for example, Waverley, now threaten to take all the honours, arranged marriages, official permits to con- The fame won on the athletic ground is tinue the race, limitations u to the
Florizel, etc., suggests that the object is more coveted than the fame won in the marriageable age' are impracticable: they INDUCTION AT KOWLOON. to promote culture among the seamen, and points out that it synchronises with class-room. In the Fifties and Sixties of but lead to rebellion, to disregard of the
State's sanction, to the increase of secret Pope was inducted vicar of St. Andrew's
Yesterday morning the Rev. C. N. the new schemes of promotion from the the last century games were looked upon as amusements --forms of pleasant recreation; unions, with the resultant ill-effects on the Church, Kowloon, by the Rev. Arch
lower deck, to-day they are pursued with air atnestness
Nor is the science of Eugenics deacon Barnett. There was a good con- which some observers thick Laws changed advanced as to be able to speak with grelation, which included Bír Paul the characteristics of the face-au earnest authority on such questions, At the most Chater, Hon. Mr.
Claud Bevern, and ness which threatens to leave in the back. it consists of a few ideas, generalities and others. After the induction ceremonial, ground the real business of life. Apologists desires expressed by a number of people. To the Archdeacon preached an instructive are not wanting to find in this excessive found enactments on these would only be to sermon on the need for specialisation, fondness for sports a certain educative take a step in the dark.
|end" urged the congregation to give their
loyal support to the minister.
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children.
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THE SUGAR CONVENTION.
ANOTHER. WITHDRAWAL..
London, August 31st.. Router's correspondent at Rome states that the Italian Government has notified that it will withdraw from the Sugar Convention on September lat, 1913.
.:
The
LONDON, Septeraher 1st. following results arc tele-
Sussex v. Drawn.
I
Surrey
Yorkshire, at Brighton.
· South Africans & Gloucestershire, at Bristol. Colonials won by two wickets.
Australians 2. Kent, at Canterbary Drawn.
WATER POLO The sport concluded with the usual water polo match between two Club teama, distinguished by white and blue caps. A fast game ended in a win for the Whites by 3 goals to 1.
Mr. W. Logan, acting Chairman of the Club, then presented the prizes. Ha complimented the winners on
THE BANDMANN COMPANY.
their
On Saturday evening the Theatre Royal was well filled, the performance being The Waltz Dream." The piece has been presented several times before Hongkong favourably with previous occasions. Miss playgoers, and its re-production compared
Georgie Corlass and Miss Tempest, with -TRADE OF SINGAPORE,
Mies Frampton and Miss Kitty Barlow, and Messrs. Bobbie Roburts, Coyne The return of imports and exports for McGrath, and Farmer the quarter ended June 30th, have now
wore the most bren issued. Compared with the corres prominert of the cast, and a most bojuy- ponding quarter of 1911, there is an in- able entertainment was the result of their crease of imports of 816,708,23; and of
$16,845,723, exports
These combined united efforts. give an increase of nearly 20 per cent. un the corresponding quarter of 1911.
To-night the Company playThe Quaker Girl,"
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