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CORRESPONDENCE. EXCLUSION OF CHINESE FROM THE PEAK DISTRICT. (TO, THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS,"

HONGKONG

SIR-Adverting to my letter, which you kindly inserted in your issue of 24th instant, I must now crave a little more of your valuable space in which to nt

reasons why tempt to set forth a. low Asiatics should not be allowed to reside in, or own houses on, May Road or upwards, and also to reply to Mr. Lo's letter, wait appeared in your issue of Ford instant.

To take the latter first. Does Mr. Lo recognise who made Hongkong the lovely isie that it is t Who made it a sale refugo for thousands of our neighbours, wealthy and poor; amongst them some who would not dare to returs to their own country? Who allowed thousands of Chinese to pour into the island when Southern China was in rebellion and oust the Portagues and unwealthy Bri- tishers from their houses? Who allowed the Chinose to purchase many houses in Hongkong at this time (the title deeds of which are safe for all time) and raise rents to meet their ideas of interest on invested capital?

eut

Can Mr. Lo pietare the appearance of Can Hongkong under Chinese rule? ho

seo hillsides completely denud

down ed of trees and grass,

fuel Can Ee and uprooted for picture the filthy atfects and lack of sanitation which would obtain Would the Chinese then consider their invested wealth as safe as it is at presentt Bure Jy, then, those who have made Hong" kong what it is should be allowed to make one little Ordinance for their own comfort, without our of those whose aucastors have evidently settled in the island for health or other reasons cuis ing his voice in protest,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

THE BIAS OF THE POPE. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

BIR-The article which you reproduce in your jesue of this morning illustrates the truth of the old saw about the difficulty of catching up with a lie once it has got a good start...

This alleged interview was published by the Daily News, and readers of that journal were informed that the writer of the extremely interesting article is aa Allied diplomata Catholic long resident in Rome."

Ia publishing this article you, however, omitted to inform your readers of the sequel. A few days after the appearance of the article in the Daily News, Reuter wired from Rome to the effect that the Osservatore Romans, the Vatican organ had published a very strongly worded dental of the interview, and immediately beneath Reuter's telegram the Faily New printed the following:

The above message refers to the account of an interview with the Pop published in the Daily News last Friday, This was written by a correspondent in when we have every confidence."

To any educated man who understood the position of His Holiness the article lacked any note of genuineness; it bore, on the face of it, the stamp of fraud and imposition. But the Editor of the Daily New-the assassin" of the Daily News, us Mr. Lloyd George called him-would not go back on his handiwork "the interview (which was anonymous, het remembered) was from a correspondent in whom we have very confidence!”

The fact is that this interview

isgusting campaign of but part of the disgusting e calumny and abase of the Holy See which this journal and others of its type have indulged since the publication of the Pope's Peace Note-I am, etc.,

A. M. D. G. Hongkong, November 28th, 1917. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY

CENTENARY · FUND.

Turning to the residential question, it is true there is no indication that there- has been any attempt on the part of Chinese to oust the Europeans from the Peus, because, perhaps, they have been

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG prevented by the present Ordinance fron

DAILY PRESS," Bo doing, but we have much evidence that

Sin-At the invitation of the Directors they have, by means of their wealth, oasted Eropeans from other parts of the British and Foreign Sailors Hongkong, and recently we have seen an alarming peaceful penetration of Asiatică

tica into what was once cotisidered an European residential quarter, and, if not blind, the authorities must be well that our Naval Yard is no longer

Bociety I have undertaken to issue a special appeal on behalf of the great na tional work carried on by the Society for our. Sailors and for those who are dear to them. Her Majesty Que Alexandra has graciously expressed her approval of the appeal, and her earnest hope that it will receive the generous support of the British people.

I

HEATHER DAY"

THE COMPLETE PROGRAMME

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 27th, 1907

SPORT.

CRICKET

HONGKONG: CRICKET LEAGUE

AVERAGES

As the Club, the C.R.C. and two mili- tary teams were not on view on Saturday ses remain unchanged. many of the averages

We have been favoured with an advance proof of the very complete programme which has been drawn up for the celebrn

It makes a tion of "Heather Bay substantial booklet and has been profusely illustrated by local artists and contains Ng Sze Kwong still continues at the top a number of admirable verses written by of the batting-list and E. W. Hamilton, our cal posts. In addition all the of the Civil Service team, comes to the His performances names of the helpers are set forth and top of the bowling, there is an extensive guide to the fun bave been consistently good and he the fair." "It will be on sale to-morrow deserves the honour. Only Donnelly, of

INTIMATIONS

LANE CRAWFORD

& COMPANY!

GENTLEMEN'S COMPLETE OUTFITTERS.

(Wednesday) at the price of 81, and, as the Club, has taken more wickets, and NEW WINTER STOCKS

will form an excellent souvenir of Heather Day" proceedings it should he purchased extensively for subsequent mailing to friends at Home,

only Donnelly and Pestonji have sent down more overs, Stalker still has most runs to his credit, and Kowloon missed him both batting and bowling on Saturday Below will be found the averages to dato

'SÅTTING AVERAGES,

Scores.

Ng Sa Kwong, C.R.C. 4 2 105* 197 98.5 TE. Pearce, H.K.C.C.5 1 65 148 37 M. Abbas, O.L.C. 3 1 49 97 48.5

C.R.C

4075 148 97 Chow Yat Kwong, H.E. Muriel, H.K.CC. 4078 18 37 J. Stalker, K.0.0.6 0.72 203 34.7

It is estimated that collecting in the streets will be completed by 9:30 am, and between this hour and 10.30 the collectors will attend at the Cricket ground and hand over the proceeds of their efforts to the Hon, Treasurer. Then will be formed a procession of decorated motor- care to make a short tour of the central part of the Cily, and Mesura. Alex. Rose & Co., have offered a souvenir to be given for the prettiest or most original

0.8.0.0. display. It is rumoured that as a result. W. Hamilton

W.

Graham,

C.R.C of the competition we shall be able to

Lt. Murray, H.K.CC 5.0 66 sag tanks, aeroplanes, torpedoce and . Lee, possibly battleships, passing along the

1 72 158 316 40 45 118 20.5 Sigontler Hack Navy, streets of Hongkong The procession will be accompanied by pipers of the Hong G. E. Marley, UC.C. 5 0 43 144 288 kong and Singapore Battalion, Royal D. Goodall, C.8.6.C. 6 182 11 280 Dixon, U.S.C.C. 50 00 133 24.6 Garrison Arliliery, Daring, and me. Redmond, U.C.C.41 33 13 24.3

procession a Rer Hastings, Navy, 047 diately following, the

general raid will be made on the offices. Then the collectors will all re-assemble at the Cricket Club pavilion and the hob, treasurer will once again take delivery.

0168 183 39,2 5 10 02 132 33 460 160 2

98 32.0

32.

BOWLING AVERAGES:

**RIDAL}

73 24.9

Averages,

K. Brayshay, U.C.C. 24 (5972 of the funds. Throughout the forenoon FW Hamilton, C.S.C.C. 84 167 26 6.4 Messrs. Wiseman & Co., Ltd., will pro- P. H. Cabb, H.KO.C... 52 142 19 7.4 86 11 8.7 vide light refreshments on the oricket Stalker, K.0.0 24 55 7 7.9

Lt. Cal. Morgan, H.K.C.C. 29 ground for all helpers, and the proceed D. E. Dounety, H.K.CC. 71 276 31 8.8 11. E. 0 Bird, C.S.C.C... 30 71 8 3.3 ing generally will be enliveted by the band of the 28th Middlesex Regt., the G. E. Marley, UCC. 57 218 23 0.2 Gnr. Boocock, RGA 45 180 10 0.5 768 0.5 Navy,... 28 Hastings Pipe Band of the H.K,BB, and by Re

Feston

K.C.O..

70 24125 0.6 Pipers John MacGregor, Neil Drummond w. Grimmett, C.C.0....., 44 167 16 10.5 8-10,5 and Douglas Wilson. At to'clock there Cant Gray, H.E.C.C, 29 84. 0.118

23 102 will be an auction of articles sent in tow Frame, G.C.C 04 182 16 11.4 benent the fund

Ng Se Trong. CRO...39 186 10 I20

Com Clbaon, Navy,

At 3.30 p.m. HE the Officer Adminis: |-- tering the Government, the Hon Mr Claud Severn, C.M.G., the members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, the Consular representatives and several

REPARA of the most prominent residents of the Colony will be received and welcomed

to the fair by the Hon. Mr. C. B. Anton, President of St. Andrew's Society, and members of the Committee. A procession will be formed, and, beaded by pipers, will proceed to the Palace Varieties, where, with a few remarks, brief but cccasion, the fair will appropriate to the

aware overlooked by Europeans.

If this is allowed to continue the Euro paan who is neither woalthy or backed

time will ha ousted The British and Foreign Sailors' from every decent quarter of frongkong. Society is about to complete its hundredth One would, perhaps, not have such a year of service, and a sum of not less living amongst than £250,000 will be needed to ensure rooted objection to

the continuance of ite beneficent agencies. be officially opened; the bands will play Asiaties if they observed more of the or dinary decencies of life, as understood The success with which this work has been and the business and fan of the fair will by Europeans, and also followed some carried on, before and during the War, begin. It is impossible to give herea of the simple rules of hygiene. At almost has won the confidence and appreciation catalogue of all the ingenious and ainus any hour of the afternoon, along one of of the authorities generally and of the ing devices arranged by an energetic com the prettiest middle-level roads, one sees seamen themselves.

mittee to swell the total of the Colony's filthy garbage pails without lids standing

On the defnite request of the Ad-contribution the Heather Day fund. outside imposing gateways, and where miralty anthorities, the Society is about

Aunt Sally," "pave can one walk without hearing the Chinese to erect additional Naval Rests at various They will include swing boats," "kick the gypsies, "bobby clearing their throats and expectorating Naval Bases for the welfare and comforting the football,

The Society munt. artist," all over the paths and roads? We do of milors when on shore not want our children to grow up in this

has also been urged to extend similar horses, the Royal shooting gallery," atmosphere.

provision for merchant seamen in many ports

A SHIP'S DELAYED DEPARTURE.

CHIEF OFFICER SENT TO PRISON

FOR SIX WEEKS.

L Melares, chief officer of a ship employed on HM. Service, who was charged on Saturday, at the Marme Court, with absenting himself from his ship without leave, was sentenced to 42

Assistant days' hard labour,

Mr. Longinotto, Solicitor, who prosocuted, said defendant had a previous conviction against him for disobeying the lawful commands of the master, and had been sentenced to three days' imprisonment.

Crown

Commander Beckwith, R.N., in de livering judgment, said :—'' After going

find you, Lockhart McLaren, guilty of carefully into the details of this case I being absent from the 8.3. without your_strength, and by such an action you delayed for leave on the 22nd and 23rd November,

bran Fle «Punch and Judy," "Cheap Jack, Bons twenty four hours, this steamer, emphy.

sbute "coconut into consideration the fact that there is

and Sutherland), I have seen evidence of the splendid & Co (Mesara, Beswick, Bird, Archbutted in His dajesty's Service. Taking the zoo,”“ don“ & proving record against you, at this shice,joy wheel,'

be imprisonal, with hard labour, for 12 key rides," "fine arts," "aerial flight," port, for refusing to obey the lawful fancy goods stall" and "Colonel commands of the master, I order you to Bogos

The Scots have appareatly forgotten days."" nothing. For the convenience of the

To renew my appeal, may I point out that Mr. Lo would, apparently, support a Bill which protected the weak from the

relief work of this Society in providing sbrong, and as this Bill is destined to thes, and food for sailors interned in bencat solely those who can afford to live on the Peak, in my opinion its Germany; dispensing immediato practi- en assistance to disabled sailors, and do scope should be enlarged to protect in some measure the poorer individual, and pondzuts of seamen who have fallen op War service, in providing an education also leave free space in which, in future, houses for Europeans only may be for Bailors' orphans; and especially in

erected. We have seen too much done feeding, sheltering, clothing and forward-patrons of the fair who may be loaded the URS, fave managed to learn up-to

for Asiatics in Hongkong, and it is high time they realised that this is a British Colony, and that under no other ruls would they receive such considera tion

with purchase a packing booth has been

log to their various homes many thou-organised, where parcels will be tended, date dags, dittios and patter which are

sands of merchant seamen whose vessels have been sunk by enemy action.

Surely there is no one who would will ingly turn a deaf ear to the claims c these brave men and woman, to whom the whole nation owes to profound a debt of gratitude? For their sako I sincerely

vice, Then, as it is expected that all amusing The Magpies created a small charge being made for the air sways well rend red, and thoroughly present will soon spend a good deal more most favourable impression when they they intended, a bank and money made their debut new weeks ago, and changing department has been established their efforts last evening must have added chosen for their motto Do be careful addition to songs and recitations, which If Br. Lo has been well informed as

whore a committee will operate who have greatly to their previous success. In

to the proposed amending Bill we can

It was a canny ides to hold the fair were very well received the Magpies" I think fairly accurately guess the rea

on pay day, and, judging from the tempt also possess a most novel and entertaining Bons for big letter, and I appeal to those hope that I may rely on the co-operation ations which are to be strewn in our conjurer, Mr. Gordon Cooke, who is of who wore sufficiently interested and of your readers in a really generous Fatha the shroffs will have a lean time in the silent sad mysterous type. Cooke is fuential to bring about this amending response to the Centenary Appeal of the the days that fellow. Bill to interest themselves also, on British and Foreign, Sailors' Society

behalf of their less fortunate country men.I am, sir, yours faithfully,

Hongkong, 26th November, 1917.

B.L

A REPLY TO E WH Olamentable brother, with what pain I view thee take my honoured name in

vain 1

Bay, is it food for jest that, after years G treatment which aroused my deepest

Fears

My guerdon is forsooth, the same ne

thing —

Eight days without the option of a fire1 For I may yet return in time to rue With thee the drills and guard-room at

Edwa

Letters can be addressed to me at the Mall House Admiralty, London 6.W... marked B.I.8.8. CentenaryVery truly yours,

(Sad) GWENDOLINE JELLICOE. Hongkong, 28th November, 1917.

TYPHOON WARNINGS,

The following telegrams have been received by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Now Observatory

7 pm November 25th. Conlone në tentoor W. f northern Palawan direction unknown.

12.15 p.m. November 28th Typhoon in about 114 degrees Long and 11 degrees Lat. N moving Week

SUCCESSFUL CONCERT AT » VICTORIA THEATRE.

a local product whin has mystined more than one Hongkong audience, and his menu of magic and mystery last evening, terminating as it did with an amusing and clever egg-producing feat, was one of the more attractive items of the pro- There was a fullhouse at the gramme Then there were the two Mach Victoria Theatre last evening, when a Piper McGregor and Piper Me contert was held the proceeds of which Ewan, twe woe anall, yet braw laddies are to be devoted to the Heather Day who piped as if they were calling brither Iand Enthusiasm, with a real Stotch Scots from the heather covered hills of twang about it, was prevalent through their own native land. This item, need- out, and the artistes who contributed to less to say, called forth much applause the programme were not alow in appre and many Scotch "war cries. In addition mating the humour of the audience, with the local talent, Mille, Sterlieg enter the result that the concert went with stained with several graceful dances, swing from first to last. Practically the which were peculiarly attractive and whole of the programme was taken up novel. Everyone must have been thorough- by the Magpies, a happy and versatile ly entertained, for each number of the collection of young men who, in their miscellaneous programme was enjoya pars moments during training to meet and some reached a very high stage of

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