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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 25R0, 1921,

THORNYCROFT

JOHN I THORNYOROFT & 00., LIMITED", SHIPBUILDEE and EngineIBS,

LONDON, SOUTHAMPTON AND BASINGSTOKE.

Shanghai Office: 10, Kinkiang Road

15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P. 50 B.H.P. Engines in Stock

For quotation apply~-

SHANGHAI OFFICE.

SPECIAL

3 DAY SALE

LUSTERISED LISLE HOSE

Men's Lusterised Lisle Hose in an assortment of "Dark Tan, Palm Beach, Pearl Grey, Gunmetal Grey, Cordovan, or Bottle Green. Sizes 10 to 11in.

$1.25 Pair or 6 Pairs for $6.00

MACKINTOSH

& UO. LTD.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,

16. DES VOŒUX ROAD.

THEATRE

Direction

TELEPHONE 29.

ROYAL

EASTERN TOURS, LTD.

H. B. WARING CO.

TO-NIGHT- "THE SPECKLED

SAT, Matinee 3 pm "THE MERCHANICE'

MON:

62

14

+

$3

11

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER 25TH TUES. 26TH ROMEO AND JULIET WED. Matinee" ROMEO AND JULIET FINAL PERFORMANCE" WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Delightful Farce

Prices $4, $2 & $1.

ANN

Booklag at Moutrle's /

APPOINTMENT

1778

Apollinaris

NATURAL MINERAL WATER. NOW AGAIN OBTAINABLE

Since its foundation in 1872, the Apollinaris business has always been BRITISH-OWNED.

THE APOLLINARIS CO., LTD.

Obtalñable at:

THE HONGKONG HOTEL THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL and all leading Clubs & Stores

Sold by:

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO

FOR SALE.

MARINE ENGINES

Two 600 H.P. SUMNER MARINE ENGINES

(Fuel Ou)

6 Cylinder, 2 Cycle, Vertical, Open Column

Engines tie now, as, received from the Factory and complete including Find spires Delivery to be taken at Manila, P.T.

or further information, addres Mag

Post Office Box 843, Manila, PT.

THE NEW GOLF BALL. ST. ANDREWS ALARMED BY ITS

POSSIBILITIES."

extended.

to make

MULTIPLICATION OF UNFIT. METHOD OF PREVENTION.

[BY HAROLD Cox,]

A few weeks ago a London magistrate thus addressed the husband of a woning who had been brought before him on a charge of stenking's

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law had been in operation for some time

SHANGHAI TRADE. Messrs. Albert & Co.'s (Ltd.) piese goods market report saya:-

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where the physical or mental condition of the patient would not by itself justify permagent detention, and it all such pat lents were detained for life, not only would the expense falling upon the com

Demand, has opened out to quite aa munity be enormous, but there would be BY FRANK CARRUTHERS.)

a widespread and justifiable protest appreciable extent during the week, the against the cruelty of locking up for buying for Northern ports to which wa The St. Andrewa Committee are alarm-

their whole lives persons whose liberty, referred last week having been supple ed by the new golf ball which has been

except. in one particular, involvek no mented by a moderate trade from the fashioned according to the regulations

"Yours is a very sad case. It is a danger to the state. Therefore, the idea Yangtze and Szechwar. Taking it all laid down in agreement with America appalling thing for the future of this of the permanent detention of the unit round the feeling in the market is last year. Tests which have been and country and the race that people like you m st in the majority of cases be dis- brighter than for some weeks past, but and your wife, who both seem to be missed as absolutely out of the question, the buoyancy in prices which is so badly agam is still lacking, owing chiefly to prove that the small ball is the best that suffering from every known disease, both on the ground of expense and on the needed to put this market on its fest has yet been produced, not only as re-should grow up, marry, and have child ground of justice.

Happily we are not left resourceless. the pressure of what is known as bank. gards length of flight, but for other ren,"

The problemt here inglicated is one that practicable method of dealing with the rupt cargo" for which havers can practi.

problem, has been discovered, and is cally name their own prices. qualities. The suggestion is that the comh not yet been sufficiently faced, or already in operation in America, which The Manchester market continues on mittes were misled. It is more probable aven considered at all, by the majority in this matter is far ahead of the Olhout the same level and telegraphic that the manufacturers were themselves of people. It is true that there is in Country. Quite early in the present advices are to the effect that Calcutta has ignorant of the possibilities of the new existence a Eugenics Education Society, century several States began to pass laws been buying to a fair extent. The future possessing many distinguished members, providing for the sterilisation of the men-ogrse of prices in Lanenshire would ball until they set to work

among whom many be mentioned Major tally defective. i have before me a reappear to depend largely upon the coal experiments.

Leonard Darwin, the president, Dean part by the Eugenics Record Othice of situation and upon the scale of wages Fortunately, in this ease, St. Andrews Inge, Mr. Havelock Ellis, Sir Malcolm New York, showing the progress that had which will be adopted after the present are not in a habit of doing anything in Morris, Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones, and been made down to 1911. No fewer thas negotiations are concluded, Whatever a hurry, and although the remedy has ir Archdall Reid. But there are, it is twelve States had then passed laws deal the rights and wrongs of the Labour ques already been prescribed--we are told that the old Floater of ten years ago must to be feared, not very many people who ing with the matter, but some of the tion may be, it is obvious that sharp be established as a real standard ball have ever heard the name of this society, statutes were no recent that no action reduction in Labour costs is necessary it no change, even if one were desired, could and there are still fewer who know what i had taken place under their authority-Lancashire is to recover her trade in this bo made this year. Besides, the ball must the name means. Nor has the society it be thoroughly tried, and the case will sell, so far as can be gathered from the preover, even in those States where the market, at least as far as * Gerys are only be made out against it if it results reports of its proceedings, yet reached experience, tended to show that in the concerned. in the length of shots being still further the stage of formulating any clearly de-majority of cases it was not necessary increased. Obviously a limit must be set fined proposals for improving the quality to invoke the compulsory powers con

ferred by statute. For example, Dr. PRIME MINISTER'S REBUKE to flight, or courses will need to be of the race by good breeding.

That human beings collectively hold Hatch, general superintendent of the

TO THE DUTCH... But here is another aspect. We all-se competely ignore this problem is one California State Hospital, reporta under. professional, scratch man or double figure of the paradoxes of human nature. For date June 1st, 1919:

Our plan of proceeding with the workPLY TO A LABOUR, PROTEST ON handicap player-derive satifaction from centuries men have been engaged in im the big hit. We glory in it. So if the proving the rnoial qualities of various follows an agreement with the Secretary.

In reply to a telegram from the Nether- new ball puts a fow yards on to our animals that contribute to the mainten of the State Board of Health and myself, abocs, this will surely count as a general ance or to the pleasure of mankind. By that relatives, where possible, should be

lands Federation of Trade Unions, pro- gain. Most of us play golf for amuse- careful breeding we have succeeded in consulted, the operation explained to ment; and are the many to suffer for the developing races of sheep and cattle them, and their written consent obtained testing "with all emphasis” ngainst the few who are endowed with abnormal dogs and horses, pigs and poultry, that before the work was performed. powers! To banish the new ball because are incomparably superior to the top few rare cases we have operated against reparation conditions imposed by the

Many Allies on Germany, Mr. Lloyd George has - - Ab Mitchell could hit it 280 yards would common even as recently as two centuries, the wish of the patients.

of those operated upon have been dis telegraphed as follows:- be to commit the same folly as the Lago. And the process of improvement is billiards authorities who forbade the still in progress, and is becoming more charged and are living at home in com

Mr. Lloyd George is surprised to Yet while man fort. As a general rule all are benefitted anchor cannon because Reece and one of and more widespread. two others could take a break of umption makes these efforts some of them very to some extent by the operation. In receive a telegram of protest from. the thousands by means of it.'

expensive to improve the racial qualities some of the vasectomy enscs but little Netherlands Trade Unions. He does not of other animals by good breeding, he

to be noted. We endeavour to keep imperialiat German Government It is true that the tests which have makes no similar effort to improve his improvement in the mental condition is recollect that during the war, when the recently been made have produced amaz own race.

track of those who are discharged, and endeavouring to deprive the working ing results,but I am assured that these That the two problems are not entirely receive reports from time to time. We classes of France and Belgium of their are not the balls which are going to be on parallel lines may be at once admit have found no ill effects. No interfer- liberties, the trade unions of Holland supplied to the public this season. They ted. Man is a self-conscious, self-govern.

Nor does he recollect that they protested Întious, pebea In our experience in this are special balls made by picked experts ing creature; it is quite imposs. that ence has been noted in the marital re-made any protest. for advertisement purposes Marcover, he should be treated in the same way State we find very much less trouble in against the deportation of Belgian and they are totally unsuitable for everyday that he treats his domestic animals. He

Whatever Amerier may want, we must be left free, at any rate within vers, obtaining consent of relatives at the French, workmen to slave inbour in Ger. So far as he can make out, their present demand a durable ball, oue that will wide limits, to follow his own fancies in present time than when we first cou

menced the work. It is apparent that survive three or four and more rounds the matter of mating; and the community, the public are being educated up to the protest is only calculated to leave upon the working classes, especially of France The most popular ball, to-day owes its

cannot correct individual blunders by

That there are possibilities of danger and Belgium, not merely the costs of the reputation to the fact that it has a longer sending il-bred stock to the kancker's value of the work. life than any other. For this reason it 18 the cheapest ball on the market, and Fard. No proposals which ignore these to the liberty of the subject in legis war, but also the immense burden of

essential limitations of the problem are I great wave of economy is sweeping worth considering for a moment. It is. lation of this character the authors of repairing the damage caused by the war golf, as very professional will ruefully however, worth whie to consider whether this report by the Eugenics Record Office forced upon them by the late German

are fully conscious, and they criticise-in Government.

It is surely just that the authors of the tell you

Durability and flight are opposing facthere cannot be found within the range detail the statutes of some of the States,

of these limitations measures capable of There is, however, for all American war, whose country has not been ravaged. tors in a ball. The thicker the outer placing a real advance.

citizens the protection of the United all, should bear their fair, share of the cover, the greater the distance that is

States constitution, and the report gives cost of restoring the countries they bays Jost, If it were possible to turn out a ball without a cover at all it would break

a case where a woman subject to epilep-ravaged. all flight records. In these test balls the

tie tits successfully challenged in the law cover has been so much reduced that in

courts the applicability of the law in the one case at least it is only 1-39 of an inch thick. Needless to say, the manu facturers have no intention of putting

DURABILITY AND FLIGHT.

this ball on the market.

If

ld any case we cannot go back to the old Floater. To do so would be to put the game back almost a generation. It was for this very reason that America refused to accept the Floster last year.

WANT.

PAKBINGON DEFECTS

In a

many.

REPARATIONS.

Was

The most obvious point for considera ion is that indicated in the case above quoted. There are throughout the coun-

JAPAN, try very many persons whose minds or States of New Jersey to her case. The N.Y.K. SEAMEN'S CLUBS IN bodies are so falpably defective that the experience of the United States is, in- community must suffer if they are per deed, valuable not so much as showing

of

Another Club building is to be opened, in Kobe within a year.

A recent report by the British Consul-

The premises of the Seamen's Club, It is unlikely, too, that the new ballitted to produce, offspring. Yet up to the willingness of the legislatures of will be as small as the minimum dimen- the present in this country no serious numerous Sintes to pasa compulsory laws inaugurated by the Nippen Yusen Kai- sions allowed. In the course of man attempt has been made to restrain them-legislatures all over the world are only sha, ut No. 3, Bund, Yokohama, have as showing how rapidly Prior to the death of Baron," Kondo, facture a ball is apt to shrink, and the so doing, either by force or by persus too willing to impose their autho been formally opened.

voluntary practice steril President of the N.Y.K, the sum of makers will work to a margin which will sion. Ou the contrary, so far as the com.rity-but

unfit of the

is growing. Y.3.000,000 was allotted by the Company allow for this, Indeed, I understand munity interferes at all, its interference the

hitherto has been in the direction of antion. that the balls this season will be pre helping the feeble-minded to produce as Thus the Eugenies Report records for the establishment of the Club, which States which at has now a membership of 8,000, of whom tically the same as the present”, “** 29 *

A feeble. I that in numerous this is so, St. Andrews will achieve their many children as they can. object, for the", unless the cover minded girl who becomes pregnant need the time had no sterilisation laws a con- 4,500 are officers, deck hands and engine. is made very thin and the core consider only betake herself to the workhouse, siderable number of individuals had ers, and 3,500 store employés. ably lightened, will not give the same Sho will there be comfortably housed been sterilised. For example, the super Her confinement intendent of the State Home for Feeble and clothed and fed. distance as the " 31."

will take place under far more convenient: Minded at Winfield, in Kansas, reports; conditions than if she had been living at Asexulation was performed upon fifty- home, the wife of a self-dependent work eight inmates, fourteen girls and forty. A PHILIPPINES FREE PORT.

Her baby will be studious four boys." Again, in Indiana the prac ing-mau. ly cared for, and every effort will tice of sterilisation began before any be.

to law on the subject was passed. The ope- made" at public expense

and rear it torations were due to the initiative of Dr. General at Manila shows, says an ex- preserve its life" maturity. The mother, as soon as she Sharp, surgeon of the Jeffersonville Recharge, that the present position of the WHAT THE BRITISH MINERS has quite recovered, will take her din formatory. His first operation was proposal to make a free zone at the port charge, and a year later she will probe performed in 1899, eight years before the of lanila is that the question is now, or Suggestions vary from a small free port aby be back in he same workhouse or enactment of the law, and during this shortly will be, before the Legislature. in some other,, to give birth to another interval the operation was performed by district, where goods could be stored and handled free of duty, unless imported chill The children, if they do not die him on 178 men at their own request.”

These extracts are sufficient for the an extension of the bonded warehousa The resolution embodying the demands in infancy, will in time become inmates

of homes for the feeble-minded or of purpose of showing what had been done system), to a larga foreign trading zone, of the miners which was passed at a national conference of tho Miners Funatic asylums, or if they are not bad in America before the war. I am ende similar to that formerly at Hamburg, Federation of Great Britain, held in Lon enough to be detained they may be turn-vouring to obtain more recent reports. where sorting, repacking and even manu- don, last month, was in the following ed loose on the world to produce another But the experience above recorded is facturing, could take place, the com- generation, like to themselves and to enough for the present. It indicates medities concerned being exported with- clearly what can be done. In default of out duty. Doubtless considerable expense That this conference enters its most em their parents.

Similar considerations apply to persons similar action in England the alter would be involved in the planning and phatic protest against the callous action. of the Government in repudiating ite res suffering from hereditary diseases, such natives before unare, as the London establishment of such a zone, so ponsibility to the coal industry immens consumption or syphilis. At enormous magistrate said, appalling. Either we even if the project is approved soms delay diately the condition of the coal trade expense the country maintains hospitals must detain for life and support at the seems likely before it can come into rendered the control of the industry of and other institutions for treating these public, expense all persons tainted with operation. It is hoped by the promoters no further financial advantage to them, diseases. Patients can generally obtain hereditary disease of body or mind, or that Manila will thereby become a lead- and before any effective scheme for th

gratuitons or almost gratuitous treatment we must look on helplessly, while the ing distributing centre for American and future control of the industry by the for an indefinite period. Yet if any such progeny of the feeble-minded and of the foreign trade and an emporium for the owners and workmen had been estab patients recuser sufficiently to take their Syphilitic grows constantly more mume Far East. American goods, however, lished 1

discharge, they are free to have as many rous. Humanity requires that the heat already come in duty free, so the pro At the afternoon

sitting the scoretary children

they choose, and to pass on thy members of the race should make posed" free port would not beneit submitted the schemo which had been i to the third and fourtit generations the sacrifices to preserve from death the them except in so far as landing, handl

Moreover, the fact that tha drafted by the executive as the federation racial defects of fie parents, unfortunates who are born with heredi ing and storage charges might be made proposals for the future regulation of These facts by themselves indicate a sary taints upon them; but it is unjust lower. wages and profits. This provides for:

OUTLINE OF THE SCHEME.

terms-

1

that

A National Wages Board of employers clear line along which progress is pos to the self-supporting citizen, and it is nearest point of China is from two to sible. If the community at its expense gravely injurious to the race, that the three days' distance in a disadvantage to and workers' representatives to regulate keeps zlivo and tries to cure individuals unfit should be allowed to increase in Manila as compared with Hongkong in the wages and profits of the industry,]

The industry to be treated as a single sleng from diseases of body and mind neglect to me textile who if we rention to the large potential markets

which are known to be heritable, it is no means by which their pro of China. justified in saving to those individuals creation can be prevented. Daily Tele that they should not pass on the taint graph. of their blood to another generation. This argument as an abstract proposition needs no defence: The Iceble-minded and the bodily diseased cannot have the

The wage to each grade of workmen employed to be of uniform amount in whatever district a man may be working and independent of the economic position ofthe colliery at which he is employed...

The financial assistance of the older and avantage both ways. They came to

weaker collieries from a pool, in the pas tional interest, sehing

SASA BRITISH

"PROTECT_ATE:"", General Robert Loo Bullard [Com- +the community for support and help inmander of the First Division of the Ame

THE VALUE OF GOOD SIGHT

cannot be, over-estimated. Bight stands

for everything that is valuable or enjoy.

The present wage" to be the future their actions, they must be content rican Expeditionary Forte in Franco-in able in life. You cannot tell if your eyes standard wage of the industry all the to abide by the conditions which the in18, now Commander of the Department are right; you may see well yet have present percentages to be merged into community in tara lays down for its of the East, told an audience at the defective eyes. If you wish to have the standard, and the war and Sankey future protection, wages of da, por day to be added to the standard wage.

AMERICA'B-ACTION."

Republican Chub, in the course of a dis

Your

cussion on disarmament on February eyes tested, the Refracting Room of The 19th, that, owing to her long years of Hongkong-Optical Co., successors to But abstract propositions carry us a military unpreparedness, the United Clark & Co. Refracting and Manne Thestandard wage to be counted, as the first charge upen production and be paid very little way. We have to consider by States during the late war was brought ar bofore any prout is allowed to the what practical means the community can under n British protectorate. It was factaring Opticians the most competent OWDYB a fost prevent those who are suffering from nothing else declared the General optical establishment in South. China

The owners 'mininmm profit to be one heritable diseases of mind or body from the British with their armed forces

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tenth of the amount paid in wages, which reproducing their kind. In this country, stood between the United State and the located, in 53, Queen's Road, Central

The red so far, the only proposal made has been enemy while we were trying to get ready is at your service. They have is-about equal to £12.000.000. maining income to be divided in the pro-it the patient should be permanently to fight, However kind and considerate ments to test your eyes Portions of wine-tenths in wages to the detained till death. In very bad cases that protectorate might be do we wont- workmen and one tenth in profits: to, the this of neity already happens. But it back The question wa

there are an 60ormas number of cases with cries of "No...**

Was answered Testing the

their specialty➡ADVT.