1917-11-29 — Page 3

Page

CORRESPONDENCE. EXCLUSION OF CHINESE FROM THE PEAK DISTRICT.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONDEONG

DAILY TRESS.

BIE-Will you be so kind as to permit me the privilege of using your valuable

columns t

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY

DALLY TERM

INTERE

FESSON

Last night.

The!!

public gaze, and open dust-bina and TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG ancient garbage bears offend the nostrils

SIB

shall be rauch obliged if you in dark and narrow strecta. But enough

will be kind enough to insert, this short pass on to the proposed amending Bill Take any view one may like of this note, in reply to 8L correspondence faity Professo Bill, one cannot but arrive at the logical re the exclusion of Asiatics from resid- an interes conclusion that it is a ruce-discriminatence on the Peak, which appeared in your Tho

Such a Bill, in my humble Tuesday's issue, ing Bill opinion, obnoxious and unnecessarily insulting to the Chinese who have helped It is with no small reluctance that I to make Hongkong the great port she is persuade myself to making a few remarks in the Far East to-day. Such a Bill apropos of “S.L.'s" letter in your yes too, is opposed in spirit to the policy of terday morning's issue. The discussion of Lloyd George's Government, which liness the outcome of his association with Facial habits by way of comparison is now if I m not mistaken, seeking to Asiatics or prejudios 1. If the former be always an odious one, which good taste eradicate every facto of discord and the case, it is surprising to note that he and common-sense will forbear, as tending discontent among the lions of subjects should only come norois the people of the to arouse feelings of animosity among of different races and ad them together slums, who I certainly admit are no those who come under the hammer of illinto a great harmonious Commonwealth better than people of similar type in any considered statements.

China has now thrown in her lot with other part of the world, East or West

Prevailing conditions necessarily mako Great Britain and her Allies Unlike

she has already despatched & the Peak a residential quarter for the Japan, she quarter-of-a-millim men to release Eng aristocratic and the middle class only land's and France's fast dwindling popu from whom I am sure “QL," need not lation for the front, to cultivate deserted fear of any breach of the fundamental

Your correspondent's letter, if viewed suberly and from all points, is not, in my humble opinion, a fair and impartial statement of facts.

In "SL.'s' opinion of Asiatic cloan,

NOVEMBER, 29 ch,

PIN

BY PRO

WARREN.

Hongkong Uni Warren, deliv lecture on Willia

vings

^an exbaustive sketch

via, who was born the year 1824, and

ght for suc

He said

I would like to know if there is any of possibility of Hongkong being what it is of poor.

had an with British rule alone, without Asiatic

Westhat, in co-operation.1

fasy Kelvin

views far beyond domestic work directly connected

He stoo British Belentists probably the greatest

The eighteenth tury had bon Deriod of reaction

fter the falite saricke Boyz - and Science had no place in its culture, with the dawn of the niuetooth cent it reasserted iteeli, first in France. To Lagrange and Liplade world

Lor the sequels to the

Mr. Lo will perhaps take the trouble to answer the several direct questions fields, and dig up trenches and do principles of hygiene, which will make his To them, also the world owed the dro

ence—în ani

put to him by your correspondent, and I have no doubt that if Mr. Lo docs under take the task be will ably acquit himself judging from his previous correspond language not his mother tongue. I will, therefore, refrain from ‚auswering ""B.L.'s” questions in order not to anticipate the arguments which Mr. Lo will bring forth, if he so chooses, and which are patent to students of thought and good sense. I will, however, confne myself to a few observations on the latter part of SL's letter,

thousand other jobs, all to contribute to wards the one goal-victory. Soon Chinese soldiers may be fighting side by side with the troops of the Allies, In view of the rapidly increasing destruc tion of human life, who can tell that China's man-power may not be sought for at the crucial moment to tip the scales in favour of the Alien? Stranger things happened during this world- have conflict.

Therefore, I ask, in consideration of what China has done and will continue to do in an increasing degree for the Allies, is it right and fair and just for the Hongkong Government to pass the Amending Bill, the cesence of which is

It is well for your correspondent and those of bis persuasion to understand that the Chinese who have taken their abide in the higher parts of the city have done so for reasons of health and quiet. The to discriminate between British Chinese Chinese have no desire to overlook the subjects and the subjects of an Ally

Naval Yard, and this

this the Authorities leave it to every bread-minded Briton to

know perfectly well without being ponder over. gratuitously reminded by "S.L" Perhaps Thanking you for the space and enclosi "SL.means other Asiatic nationalities, ing my card. Yours faithfully, but, if yo, let him be more explicit, be- cause the inference--the only reasonable

one that I can soe is that the Asiatics,

under which we Chinese are grouped, have

made their residence on the higher levels

NAM FANG Hongkong, 28th November, 1917.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DALLY-PRESS.

Sta,While thanking you for the inser. in order to overlook the Naval Yard, for sume dark and sinister reotive Such tion of my letter and your foot-note in aforence is unfair and unjust to the your correspondence column in to-day's Chinese, many of whom are staunch issue, I beg to say when I wrote that British subjects, ever ready to sorve the British cause and promote British in

terests,

letter, I realised I was far from being capable of producing a literary composi tion, but I determined that I would face

dwelling in close quarters with them an of a self-sufficient universo, obnoxious thing. In my opinion, to by self-suficient laws and existing exclude the Asiatica from any spot in

This dream was shattered later by Hongking would be just as bad as asking them to clear out of this beautiful, isle to make room for Europeans.

Kelvin.

The lecturer referred to Lord Kelvin's Hile ak Glasgow University, and the elore ho accenses ha achieved Thanking you in anticipation for space uncroached upon I remain, sir, Yours, had barely attained the age of 17. When

only 11, he obtained university etc.,

for bis

figuro Earth The Professor of Natural His-

elkleham, tory at the time was William

J.C.T. Hongkong, 29th November, 1917

SPORT

BILLIARDS.

SOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNAMENT.

Some good billiards was seen at the Soldiers Clab on Tuesday evening when the Police Reserve qualified for the second the Police Be round of this tournament, by defeating the Navy. Final Scores:-

H.K.PE.

from Whoto Lord Kelvin

Fourier grent work Analytical Theory

Host,

→ which was destined to affect

his whole career. William Thomson (the future Lord Kelvin) was good French scholar. He qualified for his degree at 15, but did not apply for it the Ega to confering

wished to enter Cambrid

he did in October,

with sennity, info athleti

MEDY

the other students had.

tare

Mr. Remedios. Mr Baradon

* 250

of the foun

of the Camb

veraity

130

period

Total Scores

NAVY

1492

woll off

things

173

176

when he

Thomso

of age was elected

1108

WEB

Royal Soc

POSE

E. B. A Hayward Cmdr. Gibson

Total Score

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

RE 4 MIDDLESEX REGL 0

nt

This game in the United Services Leas was played on the Navy Ground, at the Happy Valley yesterday. The play

gue

memoir

Years

University

of the 1849 he

heat and

1851 he was Theory of Magnetism elected a Fellow of the Royal Society London and work

time was in Thermo-dynamics. By 1881 several short, muhmarin, cables

By the way, I am not a British, subject the fire of public criticism (literary of both sides was very disappointing, the had been laid, including that from Dover but I have in England otherwise) rather than be a traitor to my

and learned to appreciate British justice and fairplay. You will, therefore, under- stand that there is no malice underlying this epistle

conscience.

dificulties in the way

this

LIAT

INTIMATIONS

LANE CRAWFORD

COMPANY,

LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

ROBES

OF THE MOMENT

IN NEWEST FABRICS.

BLOUSES

OF TASTE IN

VARIOUS MATERIALS

IN EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS

IN SILK AND WOOL,

GOLFERSTM

HATS

FOR ALL OCCASIONS

AT MODERATE PRICES.

SHOES

FOR DAY AND EVENING AVEAR

in “Lotus” and “ Walkover” Brands.

MOTOR COATS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

ANDERSEN, MEYER & CO.

LIMITED.

Phone 1990,

Hotel Mansions.

Agents for

PALM OLIVE.

Soap,

by The

Shaving Stick,

Tollet Powder,

stirring the hopes of telegraphie goal was scored in the first half, although, engineers. From my boyhood up till now, I have the sappers missed quite half a dozen were many, and the lecturer described

how Lord Kevin,

and Farady much to thank my personal European chances, some of them being very simple showed that these altculties would

length of the was crease as the square of friends for words of kindly cheer and once. The goal that was scored Was cable, and, if new methods of signalling messages would be The peaceful penetration of the advice, and it has always been, and ever rather & Incky one. Townsend wee in were not invented,

absurdly alov he chief objects of my possession of the hall, and, approaching transm

transmitted at Chinese, if "B. L thinks a little more will be one of the

The law of squares was challenged b seply, is the result of good British life to do what I can in a personal way goal, when the goalkeeper rushed out to Whitehouse, a retired medical man. T

of government, of which its judiciary are to bring Eastid West more closely tackle him. There was a collision, and Lecturer next gave interesting, details

who had dinmetrically the piller of justice the magnet that together. I am fully convinced that this the ball slowly rolled into the list. After the friction which arose between Thonson tions of laying the cable. In has drawn thousands of Chinese to this obligation in binding upon every man the interval Pascal acored number tival opposite

homson's conclusions were proved

and in to be corrent

1860 he Colony. To the activities of the Chinese, (irrespective of nationality) whether be The third was quite a good goal. A neste

ith the new cable,

And I have no hesitation in saying, is due in recognises it or not. But how can this pass from Townsend to Strange was fol started out

the apparently impossible. ̈ large messure the prosperity of the friendly relationship be possible, when lowed by a short run and a beautiful shotcomplisho Beotland and Colony Without the pence of the Europeans all over the world daily try from the latter, which fully deserved the returned to Bolan Chinese your correspondent would not be to lord over us with their superior arrog- resulting goal. The Middlesex struggled was commenced the great treat an Hongkong to weave his tale of worence, and selfishness. Thank God! there gamely against a better team, but could which marked an epoch in the leaching We Chinese are co-partners in the life are exceptions, but they are few and far only break away oceusionally, and then of the foundations of Physical Science between. Would that there were more were pulled up by the Engineer backs Next. Kelvin resumed, his quest into the is matter and for years he history of this Colony. Without our co

upon the vertex and d

other The whole world needs reform. You before becoming dangerous. Just before operation British achievements in Hong-

the final whistle sounded Gordon beat the theorick The lecturer next spoke of the benefits which Kelvin received povaniary kong would be but a monument in the need it and so do Deny it who can desert. Let us be fair and frank, and God alone knows the proportion in which opposing goalkeeper with a good shot, from his talegraphic inventions, ver

thus registering the fourth and last goal the worthy the be made of them How much better and give each other his due. That is the we need this,

for the sappers Result Royal En Lord Kelvin made many import

contributions to navigation. British spirit, as I have always under happier life would be if every man,

Bitters 4, Middlesex Regt. 0

important of whi woman and child should daily strive to

oduction of which, until the stood it from my youth.

Referee Mr. Wright, Your correspondent mentions big rooted five just the simple, unselfth loving, objection to living among Asiatics be. and overflowing life of Christ the cause the latter do not observe" more Saviour of Mankind. Then and only of the ordinary decencies of life, as then will each one of us be as. God and understood by Euro

I have Christ want him to be.

89ra CO., R.GA 6, 83 CO, R.G.A.0.

This match in the junior hagne was

compass was almos;

Next to his compass, an his sounding machine

Philosophy

of poundings being taken in deep wa while stes at 16 knots. The

travelled all over America and Europe 1 Do not misunderstand me. I am aware quite a good one, the game being! Last the tide at any port and at any time

analyse, by means of which the height may be run out on a machine, by simp followed by the tables for facilita and visited great cities in both contin.it is not for me to preach, unlearned and and full of incident all through, and not turning handle, was his next

unpolished as I am, but do believe so uneven as the score indicates Taxior STRANA Z Mods of Ending the pos eats and I say this, without any spirit that it is every man's duty so fight for scored the only goal of the fint helor of a hip Lord Fase had

the 88th that he considered Lord Ketria had do of lasting, that Europeans in general right against rong Bay what you will, the 88th Company In the second half

Watson, 4. centre forward

far more thsh fine shooting not teach us Chinese very much about right is right and wrung_ig wrong ***

nothing that the latter does can eyer Company, proved to h

Foxcoring no less than four goals for ion in 607 the ordinary decencies of life -- Cake, blind the former

side two of them being ime individual efforts

înly became. som

for example, the East End of London, As I said in my former letter, convince the Latin Quarter of Paris the wery of New York not to men

the Chinese of the sincerity of your friendship, and I would willingly stake my life in that my countrymen, would

quarters of Liverpool, Dublin, Rome, rather die than be considered ungrateful

Belgrade, Athens and Consta The hygienic conditions in thes are not what

moralities seethe in the

fof the poor and vice under the Barelights of

reets in the

the

share

of

States

pigs and cows, In America,.

from In Continental. Aanron lingerie sans on the verandaba to

We admit this is a British Colony, and that we have itch to be grate to the Boes British Government; but it is onl

that we should all love justice and dom We earnestly spray that in time of stress and need, we Chinese can look up the British as on real friend

совия

BE

ongkong November

in which he anspped

The

and will

team played

the bend of the least

GRICKET

VERSITY

Shampoo,

Face Cream,

Talcum Powder.

Powell

TELEPHONE 346

JUST ARRIVED:

SMART NEW

LADIES

SHOES.

FX100

Ltd

GARDINER'S

WICHERT

INIQUE FOOTWEAR