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CORRESPONDENCE.

EXCLUSION OF CHINESE

FROM THE PEAK.

{{TOYERS UNITOR OF THE HONGKONG

--- DAILY RBESS.””]

Sin, Hearing that the Government is about to bring in a Bill before the Legin lative Council for the complete exclusion

· (subject to exemptions) of Chinese from the Peak, and feeling deeply that such A Bill is wrong in principle and is con- brary to all idens of fairness and justice, I desire to raise my humble, voice in protest,

1 painfully acabise that against the powers that bein Hongkong nothing that we can do ar gay would be of any avail. I dare say that in due time this

But will, with the same inevitableness as the sequence of night and day, be legally affiliated to the principal Ordin- ...anco. But I feel that, to remain any Touger silent, is to be a traitor to my

conscience.

Ay I understand them, the reasons ad- wanced for the Bill are these. It is said that there is already in force a Peak District |Reservation Ordinance, under which it is unlawful for any owner, (lesse, a tenant, or excapier, of any land

FOR

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAT NOVEMBER YORD 1917

THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS IN THE PROGRESS OF MANKIND.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONGKONG,

DAILY PEESS,""]

SPORT

BILLIARDS,

SOLDIERS CLUB TOURNAMENT. The GMP cracked up badly against the H.K.D.C. at the Soldiers Club in Sic-In his very interesting and this tournament on Wednesday, being 307 instructive lecture on Monday evening points behind on the evening's play Professor Middleton Smith is reported Scores in your issue of to-day as saying :——

When fire was first made, when writing first appeared and when heat was made to do work, the three most important steps in the progress of mankind were made"

Burely the men who, Instead of attempting to rob each other, effected the first exchange by each giving for

what he received ansething more desired

by the other took a step of for greater importance in the progress of mankind than any of those mentioned above. Without exchange, which involves as ciation and co-operation, it is doubtful whether any of these other steps ever would have ben made; hut it is certain that they could not have been made on a scale that would have been of any im portance.

With exchange, man took the first and most inportant step above the brute.

Our whole civilization depends upon exchange. The most important question before mankind to-day, the fundamental issue of the war, is whether in future men are to obtain the result of euch other's labour by fair exchange or whe- ther the strong and cuming are to evade labour and by force, trick and fraud obtain what they can, using all avail- able scientific knowledge to aid them.

Mr. Handley-Pegg Mr. Bullock

Guar. Bunney L/Cpl. Gardiner

CRICKET.

CIVIL SERVICE - ROYAL ENGINEERS.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY

DAMBLING

Beveral Chinese, charged with gambl ing, were sentenced to & finni of 84 each.

AN EXPERIENCED YOUTH.

being in unlawful possession of a silver A Chinese youth was charged with

bangle

250

250

Defendant said another Chinese gave him the bangle to pawn, promising him ten centa. Defondant gave his age to 18.

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The following will represent the Civil Service C.C. in their home match againat the Royal Engineers on Saturday at p.m. -Hon. Mr. C. Severn (Captain); EW Hamilton, B. W. Bradbury D M. Goodall, W. H. Edmonds, W Dixon, RE. O Bird, R. C Witchell, F. J. Ling, J. C. C. Fletcher, and P. T. Lamble. Reserve McCormack,

CRAIGENGUWER. THE NAVY. In the League fixture to be played on Saturday at 2 p.m., on the Craigen gower ground, the home team will he

composed of--L A. Rose A. W. Grim mett, W. Graham, T. Thompson, T. Ford, J. D. Noria, F. Thompson, F. Rapp, F. Schnepel, D. Kharas and li. Bass

FOOTBALL

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.. KOWLOON DOCKS.

St. Joseph's College will meet Kowloon in a League match to-morrow on the Club Ground at 2.30 p.m. Teams

Sergt. Blackmao stated that accused had been twicy birched. He then gave his ago as 14. Defendant was trying to Cscape a birching by representing him- self as older.

Mr. Dyer Ball ordered defondant to reocive twelve strokes with the birch.

BEGGING IN THE STREETS

his little girl to beg in the streets.

A Chinese was charged with allowing

Sanitary Inspector Taylor said he found the little girl in Queen's Bond, marrying a placard and begging alus. The girl's mother informed him that the father was away at sea, but he found the man smoking opium in a house, De- fendant stated that he had sent the girl out to beg because they had, to moncy for food

a month's hard labour.

Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to

out a little boy to beg in the streets, vis Another Chinese charged with sending

sentenced to a month's hard labour,

A PICKPOCKET WITH A DAGGER.

A Chinese was charged with attempting. to pick another man's pocket and with assaulting bi

walking along Quarry Bay, when defen- It was stated that the complainant was

dant, brushing shoulders with him at tempted to pick his pocket. He turned round and tried to arrest defendant whereupon he was stabbed in the leg.

building within the Peak District to let such land or building or any part thereof for the purpose of residence by any but nou Chinese, or to permit any but non-Chinese to reside on or in such Jand or building"; that it was owing to a slip in drafting that the case of a Chinese awer by purchase was not similarly prohibited. The Bill ja, there fore, it is said, purely an amending Bill In my humble opinion these If we adopt the policy of fair exchange, alleged reasons are no reasons at all peace and good will will reign among It seems to me that they depend for their men. This is an essential condition of real relevancy, upon the progress, and, with it, progress is inevit Cogenty, or even assumption that, there was a "glip" ifiable. But if we maintain the policy of the drafting of the existing Ordinance, grab which has so far prevailed, not This Ordinance, was passed as long ago only between nation and nation but be S 1904 and the fact that no amending tween man and man of the same nation Kowloon, Jenninga. Kaight- Bill has been thought merry until scientific discoveries and inventions will Pasco; Van Langenberg. Ahbag and now raises, in my submission, a pre-only hasten the downfall of our civiliza-Busmusen Taylor, Muskett, Moosdeen, pick his pock sumption the other way. Another reason

tion and the return to barbarism, if not Cleme, and Tetam, Logan and Manning is. I understand, that the Chinese au a

the extinction of the human rac whole did not object to the principal Yours respectfully, Ordinance, and cannot, therefore, pro- perly object to a reasonable amendment thereof. To this I say that the Chinese ns a whole were opposed in principle,

JH MOGUIGAN November Sist., 1917./

St. Joseph's College-U. M. Omar (Capt.), M. H. Abbas, Hyndmann, A. Jackson, H. Johna

P:

5. A. Marcal, R. M. Omar, RE Hynd mann, E. R Hyndmann, W. Bandria and L M. Xavier.

(reserves":

and

Defendant said the complainant owed him money, and, on his demanding it

attacked him. In self-defence ho stabbed complainant, He did not attempt 10

A fine of $20 was imposed, with the alternative of a month's hard labour,

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MY CIGARETTES:

A Chinese was charged with the uninwe ful possession of eight packets of cigarettes, containing 800 in euch.

HONGKONG SCHOOLS FOOTBALL. On Wednesday in the Senior Lengue, St. Joseph's College last year's winners, defeated St. Paul's by 3-2. St. Paul' were leading 1-0 at half-time, but in the to the Ordinance, just as those who have the Bill in disregard of all consideration second half St. Joseph's hnd easily the heard of the Bill are opposed to the Bill principle or justice. At least one best of matters and won comfortably. It was stated that defendant was

school of thought has subscribed to the

EAGUE Mottover, at seems to me that the ques-doctrine that "Noccssity knows no law." Queen's College tion is not much whether or not the

St. Joseph's College Chinese did oppose the Ordinance; it is But my point is that the Government St. Paul's College

any case St. Stephen's College

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TABLE

noticed on Sunday morning walling 1100 along with some other passengers who

had diserbarked from the Tai Lee, car 10.700 rying a basket. He was arrested on the

question of right or wrong, and Iauhar not, and cannot make out any case iocesan School 01:00 plaga and the cigarettes were found in

mit, with due humility, that two wrongs

cannot make out right.

Haring made these preliminary marks, I proceed now to state as shortly and clearly as lean the grounds of my

opposition.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

of necessity at all. It is a well-known lu the Junior Schools Cup Competition the basket fact that the Chinese, as a whole, do St. Stephen's best Ying Wah 2-0 in the not like living at the Peak To the winner of the tie-St-Joseph's 2. Dioco given the basket, to him, to be taken to second round, and qualify to meet the Defendant stated that a passenger had Chinese the Peak as a residential quarter san in the semi-final,

Lancar Row A search was made for the presents innumerable inconveniences In truth, there is no indication that

psásenger, hat he could to be founde

Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant ta fourteen days' imprisonment. there has bean any attempt on the part First, I oppose the Bill because its

pandang of the Chinese to oust the English basic principle is racial distinction. ∙A law which permite anyone hat a Chinese, 1 am right in saying that since the from the Peak On the contrary, I think

my matter what his station, to enjoy Ordinance was passed thirteen years ago certain rights is manifestly an unjust there has been only one Chinese taking

advantage of the "

slip, and that on medical advice.

law and one which fally far short of that ideal of equal justice which is at Fouve the pride and boat of English

legislation,

It may be argued that since the Chinese do not like living at the Peak they should not object to the propsed Bill. This

Becondly, I oppose the Bill because it is against the whole spirit of the British Constitution In the eyes of argument lacks cogency. A fortiori, it the British Constitution all subjecte or should be said that such a state of affairs

PARADEA, CENTRAL STATION, 5,30 PM

Monday, November 6th-All recruita. Friday, November 23rd All recruits.

Also Ambulance Platoon Tuesday, November 27th Whole of No. 1

Co. ander Chief Inspector Lammert. Wednesday, November 28th-No. 3 Co. under Inspector Un Also Ambul

THE OPIUM CASE

of opium cach, were sentenced, the first Two Chinese women charged, on re mand, with being in possession of 35 titels to six months hard labour, and the second to a fine of $300, or, in default, thric months hard labour

The ars, defendat said that a man got into their boat, and went to Wanchai, where he gave Co.

thom

the opium to be cons veyed to his residence. On the way there the man

gave them the slīp. Uniform, caps with covers. Men not in Mr. Hind said that as far as the case passession of complete winter uniformcerned, he diż not think there will parade in muin insir names however, that some chicrimination shou

Was any possible defence. He sugge will be taken by C. S. Majors and be made in favour of the younger woman

ance Platoon. Thursday, November 29th-No. 2

under own Commfanders Also all recruits,

As soon as the roll has been called on

of

the of

elder woman.

pos

the

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

with the firm, he hande zan' named. Wong, living

His Majesty the King, so long as they renders any fresh legislation of the handed in at this office, he appeared to be under the influence conduel themselves according to law, have nature contemplated unnecessary and the above Company parades the Com

pany Commanders will hand over his equal rights and privileges. And I gratuitous. I know that there are many

unit to the Musketry Officer for in- eubmit that it is wrong-apart from the Chinese in this Colcay who, while never.

apertion of all rifles. The latter will entertaining the idea of taking a per-

eze dispenser was charged with make all necemary reports to this embezzling $1,000, which had been en exigencies of war to forbid by legints-

manent abode on the Peak, do object to

offica

Steeled to him by his employer to be tion law-abiding British subjcuts, of

the proposed Bill on principle This The Police Reserve Band will play at I was stated that, on the 10th ins

BAND AND ORCHESTRA,

deposited with a frm at Bonham Street. whatever race, from residing in certain attitude of mind should not be scoffed at. the Heather Day" Fair on the defendant was given the money for which prescribed areas in a British Colony. For a principle England-cur Empire. evening of Friday, November 30th: s receipt was taken, and, intend of

Thirdly, I oppose the Bill because it eat this very moment fighting her The following Band Practices are order.

hardest fight for a principle, she hased does not even seek to protect the weak against the strong. For it is undeniable that the English middle-class cannot afford to live up at the Peak and that those who do live there are among the highest, wealthiest, and most influential members of the European community, Would it not be simplicity itself for the Peak property owners to agree among themselves not to sail any property to the Chinese Would it not be sufficient for the residents of the Penk to intimate that they would look upon suy sale of property to the unwelcomed Chinese as social ain "meriting exclusion from the elect circle?

And lastly, I cppose the Bill because it is unnecessary. If the Government had made out a case of overwhelming Cesity it would then be a question to how far they could properly bring

Continued as foot of nems Column,)

been pouring out, in endress streams, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday blood and treasure, sacrificing the very (Noveraber 26th 27th and 28th) eiple for which she has given so much is Bower of her mannood. And this prin- Orchestra Practice ordered for the 29th

71. liist, 1s cancelled. the principle of right against wrong, ef Justice, fairness and equal treatment for all In a speech on the Great War Mr. Asquith said in reference to the part played by India

We welcome with appreciation and affection their proffered aid, and, ip an Empire which know no distinc- tion of race or class, where all alike, as subjects of the King-Emperor, are joint and equal custodians of our.com mon intereste und fortunes, we hate hail with profound and heartfelt grati- tude their assciation, side by side and shoulder to shoulder, with our home and Dominion troons, under the fing which is a symbol to all of a unity that the world, in arm, cannot discover or dive

INSPECTIES AND EREGEANTS,

the defendant, shit chat bic chert han Led over 1 the com

mployer. The All Inspectors and Sergeants (other than

Plainan demanded the money a few d thes on duty) will attend at Head it was not forthcoms quarters Club on Monday, November

way acceptext from the ut for the 26th at 5.30 p.m. Uniform optional

that FU. JENKIN, D.8.P. (6.), Hongkong, November 22nd, 1917,

OUR LITTLE BIT BOCIETY

The above Eociety sent

Would t It be too much to bope that the Government, imbued with the poule sentiment underlying these Words drop this unjust, unnecessary and Inopportune Bill 1-I am. Your chedient kaif

M. KLO.

true the action

hur client should be discharged one, and

The complaingat dented that Hơ the man to whom the money had been given. After the lapre of three or four davaria demanded the money whereupon dayakla

defendant informed in tist

that the man

Hood aid tan money was to

chase opisun. The firm iously, dealt with the same man. abt knowing where to par- ndant," who said

The case was adjourned

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