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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE STAR FERRY CO.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRES9."I

Hongkong, th July, 1914, Stu-1 ut neither a shareholder in the Star Ferry Co., nor a resident in Kowloon, but I have been interested, nevertheless, in the letters which have been published in the Daily Press on the subject of the new

TUNG WA HOSPITAL AND WEST RIVER VICTIMS.

REMARKABLE RESPONSE TO

APPEAL.

HOW THE RELIEF WORK: 18 CARDIED OUT."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 10tu, 1914.

THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.

APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL FUND COMMITTES.

At the Legislative Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, the Hon. Colonial Secretary (Mr. Claud Bovern) presided over a meeting of members of the Hong- Not the least remarkable aftermath of the object of appointing Committees in bokong Chamber of Commerce, called with any great disaster involving loss of life connection with the Flood Fund men- and livelihood, and bringing with ittioned by HE the Governor at the misery and suffering which can never be special Council meeting on Monday,

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, July 9th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE. MR. F. A. HAZELAND, PUISNE

JUDGE

BUSINESS BRAINS.

COMMERCIAL CAREERS FOR UNIVERSITY MEN.

Lord Lytton presided at Cambridge. recently at the inaugural meeting of the Public School Carcora Association, which be called a Labour Exchange of a higher class.

THE DOOMED DREADNOUGHT.'"

REPLIES TO ADMIRAL BOOTT. Admiral Sir Percy Scott's declaration in favour of submarines as against naval warfare of the futuro has aroused Dreadnoughta in connection with the considerable attention,

scale of charges inst instituted for family / adequately realised by those who only road called for the passing of a vote of $50,000, and wearing apparel valued of $192 45fect organisation for giving delightful premacy at a moment whon economists

of three persons, it has occurred to me

The origin of the association is Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge declaros "TYPHOONED WITNESS. Lam Pui, Ho Wing, Ho In, Ho Kant met in Murren last winter and watched Admiral Scott's conclusion.

rather picturesque. Several educationists that neither submarines nor torpedoes au Kin, and Ju King Wan the Kwong the Alpine aporta; it was Lord Lytton

have been sufficiently tested to justify in arm The plaintiffs claimed the who suggested that if public school and siders that Admiral Scott's statement is

The Secretary to the Navy League con return of certain household furniture university men could get together a per calculated to injure considerably our sen

defendant. Plaintiffs also claimed make which was taken and carried away by the winter holidays they could just as easily narines, he addo, have not reached a stage are seeking to reduce expenditure. Sub- an association that would get in their evolution to warrant. Admiral remunerative employment for the same Scott's assertions. plaintiffs claimed damages for converton College, who took it up very willing that capital ships are doomed. armount of 3507.67. In the alternative is to Mr. Munford, principal at Kensing author, denies Admiral Scott's contention Mr. Fred. T. Jaue, the well-known navni

Sub- damages.

tickets.

of the happening, is the very general and whole-hearted response made by the follow

While it seems but fair that families.

stricken. Rich and poor alike feel that

they are bound to do something, however,

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suffering, and in need of aid,

to form the nucleus of a public fund,

On the motion of the Hon. Colonial Sub Committee were appointed:---

Committees Hon. Secretary for Chinese This practical sympathy has been C Mel Messer); Hon. Sit Paul Chater, Captain Superintendent of Police (Mr

of 6 8 or 12 should pay more than families country-people of those who have been Secretary, the following Committee and damages for the detention thereof to the class of men and women. He suggested |

1-Why was not a graduated charza small it may be, to assist those who are Affairs. (Mr. E. R, Hallifax), Hon. sion, including the 8102.43 and the statedly. The result was the formation of this marines, ho statos, are too slow, and they

made at the beginning? Who are the people in Kowloon with-

M. W. B. Hind (from Mr. G.

least able to support them, and therefore of hope the remarkable response has for Manager Hongkong and Shanghai Bank typhoon his most important witness had roof can only be put on top of university new explosive booms which have been

At the outset Mr. Hind asked for an adjournment, No doubt owing to the not arrived from Canton.

Mr. Potter strenuously objected to the application for adjonrument. It had been "on" since June,

K. perfectly qualified to enter the com-Other experts point out

special association: HOR these large families who will be aroused to quite an ualooked-for extent 0.M.G. Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC Brutton's office) was for plaintiffs, and mercial world, and something is wanted similar to Adiniral Scott's was sent up No public schoul or university man ire too low to permit of those on board affected by the higher charges? among the local Chinese community in Hon. Mr. E. Shellim; Hon. Mr. D. Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by M. beyond character; this is certainly given when the torpedo was invented.

experts that a cry Taking the last question first, I suppose regard to the West River disaster, and Landale; Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.GHK Holmes) was for defendant. it can be safely assumed that the people though the Tung Wa hospital authorities Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak Sir Kai Ho with the largest families are people the opened their relief campaign with plenty Kai, OMG.; Mr. A. G. Stephen, ill able to bear the higher ferry charge. exceeded their highest expectations, and The Forry Co. defines a family as "hus the chief difficulty is how to diplomati band, wife and unmarried children, cally deal with the huge purchasing power governess, nurse or amah, living in the which has been placed in their hands. and those who responded to the appeal which came from the stricken area, and commenced the subscriptions campaign, are justly proud of the manner in which the Hongkong Chinese from the highest to the lowest realised their duty to their suffering kinsfolk.

by education. If a house must be built

They it must not only have foundations, but declare that Admiral Scott is wrong in also a wall that corresponds to university suggesting that submarines are inval. erected roof must follow, and the trus education.. After the wall has been erable, and that it is untrue that they are able to attack booms, particularly the education by a business training. Such proved to be a great success on the

training is now given at Kensington Continent. young people to pass, the examination of deductions made by Admiral Scott may College, which enables well-educated The Daily Chronicle assorts that the

eventually links together. university urges Mr. Winston Churchill (First Lord

he could absolutely guarantee a career to warranted vessels, training, the work of the chanter of of the Admiralty) to go easily in the future career. commerce, and the arrangement of a matter of battleship building and to

every well educated student who came to

Mr. Munford announced that already pounds upon the construction of un- refrain from squandering millions of

him; indeed, he had at present and during the last few years offers of nearly four really good appointments in the

saine house." I assume that unmarried However, this is being wisely carried out,H. A. Biebs (Messrs. Siemsson and Co.) been adjourned several times and had the London Chamber of Commerce, and be too sweeping, but at the same time it

witness

was

M. W. Dickson, Managor Chartered Bank, Mr. G K Nuttall, Mesars Butterfold and Swire); Mr. A. Wid mann, (Messrs, Melchers and Co.); Mr.

Mr. J. W. Bolles, (Standard Oil Com- children" means children who are not

any); Mr. W. A. Dowley (Vacuum Oil

Mr. Hind earning their own living. Thus, if

Deutsch Asistische Bank, Mr. E. Ono, bad said he would come down on that

said the Company); Mr. M. Gutschke, Manager informed of the date of the hearing and there are families who, under the now

Manager Yokohama Specie Bank, Mr. date. There was nothing to stop him rulo, are called upon to pay $17 a month

T Hayashi, Manager Mitsui Bussan doing so, be thought, unless it was the for a ticket, we may be pretty sure that.

Kaisha; Mr. Lecot, acting Manager weather, and no damage would be den they are families who find the 89 charged herotofore a considerable sum to pay out

The Chairman of Directors of the Tung Banque de l'Indo-Chine; Mr. Chau Siu- to the defendant's case if the action were commercial world for each student finances and has entangled our foreign of their scanty earnings.

Presumably the earlier Directors of the done much in connection with the relief chi; Mr. Tong Yat-taun; Mr. Chiu Chau-added, had got no more control over the Mr. Munford, impressed the crowd of

Wa Hospital, Mr. Chan Sul Ki, who has ki; Mr. Lam Heung-un, Mr. Mak Tak- allowed to stand over. Plaintiffe, he select from.. Company took this question at some time fund, because, as he described it, or other into their consideration, and were" thousands, and some say millions, of our guided by some such consideration as I own people are homeless, and no-one have suggested when they fixed the charge knows how many are dead," yesterday gave a Daily Press representative some

for the family ticket.

These

S. Gubbay, (D. Sassoon and Company). self had sam; Mr. Fung Ping-sban, and Mr. C. weather than either his friend or him-

tion of subscriptions and lo supervise the earthly reason why the witness should not Sub-Committee (to arrange for collec Mr. Potter' remarked that he saw no administration of the fund): Sir Paul have come down from Canton. There Chater, Hon. Mr. D. Landalo; Hon Mr. was o

usual way. He knew his friend was not came down that morning in the responsible for the act of his own witness, but because he had not got his witness defendant was surely not to be placed in a worse position,

have been interesting particulars as to the manner E. Shellim; Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak; Mr. train as well as a bout, and the were distinctly frivolous, A, little later

It appears that the Distress Relief Asso ciation in Canton, which has been in existence for some years, and previous to the disaster had a balance in hand of two lakhs of dollars, telegraphed to the Tung Wa Hospital on June 23rd informing them that the flood was vory serious. On the following day a meeting of the hospital directors was held, and it was then decided to send to the Association 1,000 bags of rice, weighing about 160,000 catties. This was done on our own responsibility," said Mr. Chen Sni Ki,

large families attracted to Kowloon, probably, because in which the relief campaign was originat- the cost

of living there is cheapered, and how the large suma collected is than in the City of Victoria, and being dealt with. - the excellent ferry service across the harbour maintained by the Company, combined with the cheapness of the family ferry ticket, has made living in Kowloon possible-for such people, The City of Victoria is greatly overcrowded, and it is in the interests of the public health of the Colony that every encouragement should be given-especially to the poorer classes-to live on the Kowloon side of the harbour, and in so f the higher charges now to be min y the Company may serve to check at movement they seem to me to call for intervention on the part of the Government. This Terry service, in fact, ought not to be in the hands of a private company it ought to be maintained by the Government, or, at least, the Government should control the charges.

The 810 shares of the Ferry Co., I sec, stand in the list to-day at 845, and a dividend of something like 18 per cent. is distributed on the paid-up capital. The increase in charges now announced will doubtless increase the profits and enhance the value of the shares.

Now, having regard to the imperative necessity which exists, from a govern mental point of view, for keeping the cost of transit across, the harboar, as the lowest possible figure, so as to encourage the spreading out of the population, I think any increase in charges in the case of a publie utility like the ferry ser vice, for the mere purpose of inflating share values, is entirely wrong.Yours,

PRO BONO PUBLICO..

WATER POLO.

The following matches will be played in the 4th round of the Water Polo Shield Competition in the V.R.C. bath thig evening:--

5.45.-R.G.A. & V.R.C. “B.”: 6.15.-D.C.L.I RE-

The public are cordially invited.

THE CENTENARY OF WATERLOO,

It had been intended that on

the occasion next year of the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo the celebration should be given an inter national character by the inauguration of an ossuary of imposing dimensions.

because we had no money at the time, and the matter was serious." The rice was seat away no the next day, and four of the hospite directors were also sent up to Canton to discuss the situation with the Association and Government officials, who had also opened a relief fund. This resulted in the opening of the relief cam- paiga on June 26th, and part of this campaign was to send cablegrams asking for funds to the Chinese communities at San Francisco, Delagon Bay, Sydney, New York, Portland, Melbourne, Victoria, Manila, Jamaica, Port Darwin, Lima, Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Kobe, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Bangkok, Saigon, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Kuala Lum pur. Already several of these places have responded, about $1,200 having been called to Hongkong. It was the purely local response to the appeal, however, which.. was surprising in its magnitude. The subscription list was really opened on June 28th and three days later, on July lat, $37,000 had been received and spent locally. To-day this sum had reached over $80,000, and this is also being spent entirely on food and medicine which is forwarded to the two relief associations at Canton for free distribution among the homeless and destitate.

o bars of rice, welg On June 30th 2,000 bags of rice, weigh- ing about 320,000 catties, 20,000 lbs. of biscuits along with a supply of medicine, were forwarded to Canton The food, &c., is being conveyed to Canton by the following steamers free of charge. Kwangtung, Kwong Sui, aut fteau Charles Hardouin, Howay, and the long Shaa. The plan which has been adopted for the free distribution of food &e., is working most satisfactorily, and prevents the over-lapping which would probably have resulted had the Tung Wa Hospital authorities decided to superintend the distribution themselves,

AS

J. W. Bolles; Mr. Chau Siu-ki; Mr. Lam Heung-lan and Mr. Fung Ping-shan; with Mr. A. G. Stephen, Hun, Treasurer, and Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax Hou Secretary.

THE WEST RIVER RELIEF FUND.

ledge with thanks the following further The Tung Wa Hospital begs to acknow-

donations to the Flood Relief Fund:-

Already acknowledged

.878,954 Bair Dressors' Guild, collected

by Messrs. Tung Hing Lau Sau Shun Tong Mr. Lau Shu Hung

Mossra. Tin Fuk.......... Messrs. Lan Hisg ... Messrs. Wing Tsung Shing Messrs. Kwong You Hong -Mesura. Kwong Shang

Mr. Ng Chan Sing Messrs. Tak Leo Messrs, Ming Yick Messrs. Chung Woo Yuen Messrs. Tak Hing Tai ..... Kwong Bip Lung Co., Ltd. Mesars. Kwong Hop Lung Mesars, Wing Tak Tai Mr. Yiu, Yuk Wan Mossrs. Tin Benag Mr. Lo Wai Hing Mr. Pang Yu Tai Chak Sheung Shi Mr. Hung Hing Kum Jr. Wong Tai Shang Un Kuong Tu Tong Mr. Choy Ting Choy Messrs Kwong Tung Chan Messrs. Mee Chan Fok Leong Shi Messrs. Shiu King Messre Kwong Tak

Mossre Tsum Cheong Lung Messrs. Hong Mow Mr. Tu Lok Shan lifessrs. Yan Woo Fung Shi

Mr. Leung Yin Kai ...................... Messrs. Kung Sing Woo Messrs. Chau Kin Hop Messrs. Shun Woo Cheong Messrs. Wing You Cheong Mr. Ho Wai Ki Messrs. Shiu Ying Tai Messrs. Kong Shing Lee Messrs. Sni Ying Cheong Messrs. Hop Lee Treung Messrs. Lun Cheang Messrs. Shun Tai: Messrs. Taj Lan Messrs. Kwong Cheong Messrs. Chan Lung Messrs. Wing Lua Hing Messrs. Tai Cheung

Mears. Kyong Wa Cheong Messrs. Kan Len Messrs. Man Ming Moss, Kwang On Kao Mossra. Tai Lee Mossi. On Chan Messrs. Woo Shing Messrs. Po Thi Wo Messrs. Him Y Messrs. Wui Ying You Messra Wing Fu Shun Miss. Po Key

428,07

200

200

100

88338888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

$81,607.07

Mr. Hind-When a typhoon comes, the best laid schemes of mice and mea-

you know.

Mr. Putters There was no typhoon as a matter of fact, and nothing to prevent the man coming down

His Lordship-He could have come down by train

Mr. Potter And the boat:

Mr. Hind Perhaps his boat did not

Mr. Potter Well, I cannot tell what type of boat this extraordinary witness wants. (Laughter.)

Mr Hind-I think he was coming on the Kongmoon boat, and the Kongmoon boat is not here yet.

case

a

Subsequently his Lordship fixed the for July 27th, making it peremptory order, and allowing defen- dant costs of the day..

GAMES MASTERS" AT PUBLIC.

SCHOOLS.

describes as the breaking of the ice of imbecility which has crippled our national The Daily can welcomes what it

affairs.

INTIMATIONS

Sir Francis Fleming, who followed students who had come to the meeting

than of serious thought as to his future. it must be acknowledged that the Cam rather more than the former speakers, for

For the first hour of the meeting they bridge undergraduate is fondor of fun CHS. J. GAUPP

tinguished old servant of the Empire they began to listen, and when the dis

& CO.,

after all be worth while trying to learn WATCHMAKERS spoke they seemed to realise that it might something about commerce. He finished with a magnificent peroration which roused the enthusiasm of the students.

Lord Lytton followed it up by pointing. out that it had often happened to univer sity men that they found at the end of their collego work that they really were To such he would recommend a course of not fitted for any special walk in life, training at Kensington College, which would at any rate give then the absolute SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL cortainty of remunerative employment.

FILMS AND THE CHILD

INFLUENCE OF THE CINEMA.

AND

JEWEL

INSTRUMENTS.

ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS.

SUNGLASSES.

SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE.

The influence of the cinematograph on the mind of the child has been discussed, so frequently that the work and objects of the newly-launched Educational Cine- matograph Association will be of wide interest. The formation of such a society was almost inevitable after the conferences of educationists lately held in different parts of England, at which the attraction of the picture palace has proved a great rival to the Montessori system on a popular subject of discussion. There are few workers in the sphere of education who used may be of the greatest assistance to MAPPIN & WEBB. deny that the cinematograph properly. them, but whether at present it is an asset or a hindrance in a much more open ques tion. Hence the formation of the Educa tional Cinematograph Association with its praiseworthy object of securing as far as possible that the influence of the picture show shall be used for good.

Speaking at a conference convened by the Physical Training Club at the London Central Institute for Swedish Gymnastics in Paddington-street Sir T. Lauder Brunton commented on a statement that the time available for physical exercise in the Navy was limited, and recommended the use of the punch ball. He said that in ship in which he went to South Africa some years ago the officers found that they ly recognises that the picture theatre has The formation of the association frank- could obtain more exercise in five minutes come to stay, and there are few who will by that means than they could secure in deny that it has now definitely taken its "half an hour in almost any other way.

There should be university trained Its allractions are within the reach of place among the nation's entertainments. masters at the public schools. all, and its continual variety ensures Instead of having old soldiers for gymnas vitality. At present its influence for good tic instructors the schools should get men who had taken a university degree-per-police-court cases show that in many is an arguable quantity. The report of haps old blues" who would be able to,

instances a youthful evidoer has got his superintend games, and should he paid at ideas from the pictures," but the educa the same rato es classical masters and take tionists and the psychologists urge, if the equal rank with them. What was needed child's eye and brain are attracted by

games

was to train the body to be serviceable,

not muscle-bound. It was not desirable to produce the huge biceps of Hercules, but to take as a model from ancient statu ary the gladiator, with arms, legs, thorax and back well developed and the whole body enormously strong,

Commander A. L. Smagge, of the Royal Naval Physical Training School at Ports mouth, said that very beneficial effects had been produced in the Navy by the adoption of daily exercise according to the Swedish

system.

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seers of wrong-doing, they can also be MACGREGOR&C. directed to better things, if the eina- matograph is judiciously used

The censorship instituted by the trade has done much to eliminate the objection- able film, but there are other subjects they can be in no way classed as indecent, treated at the picture theatre which, while deal with matters altogether desirable that the youthful which it is not. mind should visualize too vividlyN But in addition to a policy of negation, the association hopes to achieve construc- Major Wright of the Headquarters tive good by securing that greater atten gymnasium at Aldershot, described the tion shall be paid to films with an system formerly followed in the Army educational aspect and by preserving films (known as Gerdau gymnastics) as produe of historic events which in the future will ing well-developed bodies, but not quick be of the greatest valuo. Efforts will also Speaking of the response which has

ness of movement, and said he thought an be made to introduce the cinematograph In deference to protests raised by been made, Mr. Chau Sui Ki said it was

improvement had resulted from the into the curriculum of the primary and adoption of some of the lessons learned in secondary schools and the technical pacifists this part of the programme-has much more satisfactory than they had been abandoned in so far as the com- hoped for. Everyone seemed to have

the Navy

institutions. The Architectural Associa- memoration on June 18th is concerned,gent in money, the poorer class Chinese

Captain Syson, of Eton College gympation recently exhibited a series of films and Belgium will merely inaugurate in particular having obviously denied

sium, urged that it was possible to prove dealing with technical matters in build- monument to those of her soldiers who themselves some of their limited luxurice.

the educational value of Swedish ing construction, and it is felt that the fell on the historic field. The inaugura- to assist. But it is a very serious

gymnastics, but the Swedish system shoald idea is capable of considerable expansion. tion of the oseuary, however, will take disaster, more than some people.

be adapted to British requirements. Inquiries as to the work of the association place in September, when invitations will imagine," he added. It is the worst

The Headmasters of Berkhamsted and have already been received from Canada, be issued to the nations who took part which has occurred in that area for 70

The typhoon, of which we had indien the revision of the conditions of the com- to discuss education in its widest sense is Owen's School, Islington, suggested that Russin, and Germany, where a conference in the battle to be represented officially years. There was a bad flood eight or Lintenant - General Baron W. de nine years ago when three rivers over-

tions in the Colory on Wednesday night Heusch, President of the Belgian Cour flowed, but this is terrible, and much passed to the North of Canton yesterday Petition at Aldershot for the public schools to be held in Bortember. At this a special mittee of the Fund for the Preservation wore Over 04 dykes have been broken morning, on a westerly course. Accord, challenge shield might influence greatly section will be devoted to the positi

the adoption of Swedish exercises in the cinematograph. Efforts are also being of the Battlefield of Waterloo, has down, and some say that millions; and ing to the Observatory record, the rain-

schools...

made to ascertain what is being done in received the following intimation from not only thousands, have been rendered fall for the 24 hours ended at 10a.m.

Dr. Byres Moir, who presided, remark the matter in this country. King Albert: His Majesty is willing homeless. We shall never know how yesterday was 4.84 inches. to contribute 3,000 francs towards the many lost their lives, but the death roll

The German mail steamer Derfingered that the physical superiority of many fund opened with the help of an English must have been very heavy. They need which arrived from the North yesterday YOUR women was evidence that in recent committee for the preservation of the everyone's help and wo in Hongkong are experienced rough weather all the way it had been better trained battlefield of Waterloo, and the erection only doing our share." This is just how down from Foochow, but beyond shipping Physically than boys. of un ossary on the plata which so many the Chinese lock upon the disaster It a few was no damage vas suffered. gallant soldiers moistened with their is their duty to render assistance and which came in yesterday had a rough The Haitan (Capt J. W Evans), Blood

they are realising that duty nobly.

passage down from Swatow

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THE TYPHOON.

A resolution was passed :—“ That the should be uniform throughout the country training teachers of physical training

and on a university basis.*

Among those who have already joined the council are the Duchess of Mari- borough, Mr. Charles Bathurst, M.P., Bir Albert Rollit, Sir William Chance, Bir Horace Flunkett Dr. Kimming,the chestar, Sir John Kirk, and Sir Robert Headmasters of Eton, Rugby, and Win-

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