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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HOUSE RENTS QUESTION;
ĮTO THE EDITOR OF TER "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."?
Sm, The attitude taken by H.F. the Governos in, his speech in the Legisative “Council re the shami fut increase of renta by unscrupulous Jandlords should com mel itself to everyone I have known cases where, as soon as the Government mule known its intention of having house-taxes increased from 13 per cent.
to 20 per cent. us from 1st July naxt, the landlords iniinediately increased rents all round, in the greater number of cases 13 per cent. Naturally, when the Oor- sernment abandoned the idea of this in crease the tenants approached their land Jords with the view of having their rents reduced bad were told, without any hesitancy, that if the Government did not require more money they, (the lands, lords) did. Again, there is the case of the block of houses in Caine Road, which were infected by plague some time ago. The tagants quitted on the advice of the Sanitary authorities, the plaster of the ceilings was removed and in a few cases the houses were white-wished. Ax 3000 as this had han dole and the houses werts,
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ARCHBISHOP MANNIX IN
HONGKONG.
SERMON AT ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
Archbishop Mannix- arrived in the Colony by the N.V.K. steamer Kleist yesterday morning. Owing to the fact that the steamer arrived at an early hour, there were not many people present to receive the Archbishop, besides Bishop Pozzoni and a party of clergymen
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The Archbishop spent the afternoon inspecting some of the Roman Catholic Schools in the Colony, especially the Italian Convent.
Shortly after 8 p... Archbishop Mannix entered the pulpit at the Roman Catholic Cathedral and prefacing his address by reciting the opening words of the Lord's Prayer, spoku for nearly an
hour.
told that they must pay 200 instead of christianised, the Archbishop drew con:
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE Särs.” 1991-
HONGKONG BOARD OF EDUCATION.
EXTENSION OF VERNACULAR
· EDUCATION,-
N&W TERRITORIES.
At present 80 schools are subsidised to the extent of £7,200,- rach - receiving on [an average 300. This works out at $4,08
for each child.
Education was held, yesterday afternoon, recently applied to the Now Territories. A meeting of the Hongkong Bourd of The Edvention Ordinance has been
The Hon. Mr. H. A.- Irving, Director of The effect is that all "schools will be Education, presided, and there were also frequently inspected, to the immuber of present: Rev. Dr. T. W, Pearce, the perhaps 280, and doubtless among them Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, the Rev. N.thers will be some more, which deserve Teesdale Mackintosh, the Rev. Fr. de assistanos, I am therefore asking for Maria, Messrs." A. F. B. Silva Netto, an increase in the Vate Subsidies for W. Jackson, A. R. Cavalier, and Now Territories schools from £7.200 J Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools, and Mr. V. P. Law, Secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting, hold on October 20th, 1920, wore confirmed." REPORTS ON ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
#12,000.
Under the Grant system, which I pro pose to abolish, the payment of the grant to each school has born recommended to
the Government, and accompanied by a The English Committee's reports on report. The 'subsidies, on the contrary, The schools were: Queen's College Sathe advice and reports of the Inspector. schools visited were before the Board have been paid by my own authority on Jingpun, Wanchai, Indian, Victoria,
There is no practical difference between Kowloon, and Kowloon Junior,
The Archbishop is a typical Irishman
The CHAIRMAN said that these reports the systems. At present I am very well in appearance, with the prominent chin, would be considered in detail, in com served in my inspectors. Mr. Cavalier familiar in photographs, of Sir Edward aittee, later: they were of a confidential has occupied this once ever since the Carson. He has a slight brogue. He here or at home, to publish detailed re 1913. t. Law, too, has had long experi nature and it was not the custom, either passing of the Education Ordinance in spoke slowly and clearly, in level tones: ports on schools. He did not think it ence.
Their work is steadily increasing. as first restful and agreable to listed to,
would be desirable to do so. The reports It must continue to do so, and my re on the whole, were very favourable, and commendations foreshadow, a more rapid but later becoming rather monotonousa and most of the criticisms dealt with increase. It is believed (and the Census Umening on the fact that only two matters of equipment and deficiencies in will show whether rightly or not), that school buildings. It would be likely to there are many thousands of children who again enable the old tenants went to millions of the 100 millions of the teem hamper committees in future if they are not in attendance in schools at all, their lidiords to be re-instated, but were ng population of China had yet been knew that what they intended for the land who cannot be, because there are nut
Board's information, reports which might be on delicate subjects--would be enough schools for them. If this is so,
iz public.
and if an attempt shall be made in the remedy, still in committec.
further and larger claims will be made, The CHAIRMAN asked the Board also to on the time of the Inspectors. But passed to the heads of schools to note, or or Mr Law had to gu on leave, or were, decide whether these reports should be apart from all this, if either Mr. Cavalier treated as confidential. It appeared to to fail me through other cause, I should schools to know what criticisms were payment of a very considerable sum of made on their schools, otherwise they public money would have to be made might assume quite unjustifiably, that very largely upon the advice of sith- Board did not cars for them to be seen to shoulder such a responsibility. There the reports were so unfavourable that the inspectors, who are by no means qualified
Mr. W. JACKSON thought the reperts should be sent to the heads of schools for vernacular education until our Normal can be no widespread improvement in
$45 a month if they wished to go bact/solation from the fast that "the mills Board agreed to discuss the reports next few years to supply
Do you not think, Mr. Editor, this rather of God grind slowly." Thousands ofl shows that the landlords could do as they pleased, and that this sort of procedurs ears elapsed from the fall of man in and the scandalous transactions in pre-Eden to the coming of Christ, and, there- perty referred to by His Excellency fore, short sighted human nature must should be forcibly
I saggree that appointed not be impatient birt leave in him that it would be fairer to allow heads have no one to take his place, and the
by H.. the Governor to investigate this hands of God.” matter should call personally on tenants
in different localities and scripản” thể
No direct political illusions
scunt. rent paid before the notice of the by the Archbishop, but some might proposed increase in taxation by the he was having a dig at Government appeared, and the increase,
sinco made by the landlords, following neighbour when he add
evada giving evidence against adsion enterprises
the Lovernments announcement The from Ireland did not Chinese, in the majority of **
lords unless forced to do sobe fear, aggrandizement;
should" their landlords "know their they
Ireland missioners.
mix-
have been giving information to the Com-came to a pagan nd, look dot mittee, they would be served with notices the people. The Chinese, to quit.-Yours faithfully,
ONE OF THE TENANTS.
Hongkong, June 24th. 1991,
tional
ey
upon
their information...
he
Hoa. Mr. Lau Chu-vik agreed.
chools begin to turn cut their trained But this other need in no less insistent: teachers, as they will soon be doing. the training of Inspectors wherever suit- able material can be found:
The
Rev. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH said that the reports should not be submitted to the heads of schools as coming from the Committee. If the reports were adopted the Board, and were sent to the herds by
The CHAIRMAN said that some members or schools as coming from the Board, of the sub-Committee questioned whe- another place, Tike the Irish, were a peace there could be no objection: but he ther the proposed assistance was quite gathered from some of the Chairman's sufficient, but what he had recommended loving nation-law-abiding folk. The Archbishop also brought ita referes comments on the reports that he was not was very considerable assistance,
entirely in agreement with some of the average grant or subsidy under the pre- [TO THE KOTICE OF THE-A HONOXONO to the Irish in America and Australia things that the Committee had said.sent systems came to 8173 for each school That being so, the value of the report in 1920: under the proposed system it DAILY FRESH
as " exiles denied the light of sub was very considerable lessened. The view would come to $204. Sin, "The speech of His Excellancy thesistence in their
The maximum sub- own land. He spoke of
member of the took, as s
Committee, Governor on rack falls at yesterday's the missionary work of Germany (which was in strict confidence: if the Board 360, was very much more than double was that what he reported to the Board sidy recommended for the poorer schools, menting of the Leffledive Council was Wild with great sielaction by the he put first), Italy, France, Belgium and accepted the responsibility of his remarks the present rate. The total expenditure whole community. It is to be hoped that Ireland; but England and Scotland much hampered in his work on the Com (in round figures) 68,000, as compared was delighted, but would feel very on vernacular education, asked for was the Committee appointed will follow fortlessly the line advocated by His received no mention. The Archbishop mitten if his report were to go forth, with 233,000 spent this year, an increase Excellency.
also, said that "Catholicity" was the not only without, the sanction of the of nearly $29,000. As there had been fo only reat Christianity. He concluded ansition to the views of the Chairman.
Board, but in some cases in direct oppo-comment on the proposed change in assessment of subsidies, be assumed that address which, towards the end, became The CHAIRMAN: I think the intention the Board was in general agreement. somewhat discursive, by urging Chinese the Board, but I take it that does not Ordinance, seven years ago, the subsidy id:that the reports should be sent ns from Since the passing of the Education converts to Christianity to set a good ecessarily bind the Board to fuli agresystem had grown up. Its advantages example, and so promote the spread of Hev TEESDALE MACKINTOSH: Then
ment with every word. religion amongst those in outer darkness
A lot of persons would come forward to give evidence before the Committee if they could be given assurance that they would not suffer at the hands of the landlords by being given notice to
quit their tenement. House-owners have'
AT THE CATHOLIC ÉNION CLUB. In the evening Archbishop Mannix
Catholic. Usion Club.
Mackintosh.
were very
little
were that subsidies could be withdrawn make that only those portions of the re- Government, and without the necessity more simply, without" reference to the Hort with which the majority of the Board warded to the hands of schools.
is in agreement should be for.of giving a year's notice to the manage
ment. Now, however, he learned from md the subsequent rescinding of same attended a reception and concert at the adhere to the principle enunciated by Mrinterior, if interior at all, to the grant Hev. Dr. PEARCE thought they must the Inspectors that taken as a whole,
subsidised schools
Speaking towards the end of the pro The CHAIRMAN Bid that seemed reason-schools, so that this parallel arrangement the reports of the Board and if the Board served any useful purpose, and as the able. The reports were supposed to be of grants and subsidies no longer sub- did not agree with them in every respect subsidy system was simpler very much it was open to it to modify them. Then simpler so far as his office was concerned authority of the Board. and not merely adopted and the grant system dropped. they would go forward with the full he was desirous that it should be
that of the members who drafted them. Of course, the Board was under a con-
The Board agreed.
tract with the correspondents of Grant Schools, and even if the Government gether it could not do so without giving decided to drop the Graat system alto- due notice to them. In view of the very
lengthy
way of making the pour tenants pay under all sorts of pretexts. For instance, the levying of the 7 per cent, extra tax was taken as excuse to raise rent as soon na this was first mentioned in the papers
was not taken notice of to lower the rent.. Chinese-owners always have a way of collecting rent according to the Chi- nese Calendar, which is 27 moons to the ceedings the Archbishop thanked the Georgica 38 months. These working in Roman Catholic community for their a European Arm and drawing pay accord- ing to the European Calendar, have to welcome and for an address which had give an extra month for every three been presented to him, carlier in the even years that they stay in a house. The ing. Comunittee would do a great service to The Archbishop referred to his experi the whole community, especially to these ences in a monsoon in the Indian ocean
VERNACULAR EDUCATION. living in houses owned by Chineze, if when he, with other passengers, had been The Board next considered they could stop this practice. These guilty of Ben-faring indiscretions." minute by the Chairman on the need for house-owners are paying rates and taxes When he reached Hongkong he found more aid for vernacalar education. The acording to European Calendar, and people were trying to make him "land minute explained the systems of grant considerable increases offered, he sug why should they be allowed to humbug the sick as well.-(Laughter.) He was not and subsidy towards the maintenance of poor tenants for an extra month's rent going to reply to these silly people with these schools, gave reasons for abandoning gested for the consideration of corres fur, every three years they stay in the their silly letters in the local newspapers grants in favour of subsidies and went Pondents of Grant Schools that "they people who were more loyal than the on to Bay (with regard to the urban proh-might be well advised to waive any objec King and more silly than his jeater, if om)
tion and come under the subsidy system he had one (Laughter.) He had not
In considering the total sum which I from the beginning of next year. come to Hongkong talk about Ireland; should ask for a subsidies, it is neces Rev. Dr. PEARCE' said "that if schools it was not the place to do so, "These
sary to consider how much is required which owed failure to ovaditions rather people, in their own silly, foolish, futile to make the average school a well con-than to incompetence could recover bet ducted and successful commercial under- way, have attempted to give to my visit"]
ter under the subsidy system than under taking. Unless this is done, the large the grant system, he favoured the sub-
be who will out of our Normal schools
sidy system. in a or two, will abandon their profes
The
pro rate of grants has not been increased
house?
My one hope is that the committee will be brave enough to face the opposition of the vested interests, For myself, give me a little air-Yours, etc.,
S. 'O. 8. longpong, June 24th, 1921.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONGEONO DAILY PRESS."]
a significance it was never intended to put of new teachers
hove," said the Archbishop." But they cannot get me to talk about Ireland if year or I don't mean to talk about it. Neither
did I come to Hongkong to retrack, to, or practise it elsewhere,"
The CHAIRMAN pointed out that the subsidy could be restored. very simply because it was a matter of a minute from: apologise for, or to recant one single since the war, and rents and the cost of the Inspector of Vernacular Schools to SIR--At the meeting called yesterday word I have ever spoken in Ireland, living have enormously increased. The himself. The loss of grant could not be with the object of inaugurating a local Australia, America, or any part of the cost of an average school housed in our restored so easily, because it was a matter Society for the Provention of Cruelty to world-(Applause.) These People are flat, including rent, salary of a teacher, of a report from himself to the Govern- Animale 1 was surprised to see that anheuerth contempt. Leave them as they caretaker, and sundry expenses villment. Naturally when it has taken him reference was made by any of those are and you and will be happier and come to about $70 a month: Such a two years to remove a school from the present to the frightful cruelty inflicted I hope they will be wiser. Instead of flat will accommodate 35 to 40 pupila Trtist be was not very willing to apply for by the ruthless slaughter of millions of being a wild man from Borneo I am ona & few crees the pupila pay a monthly its restoration unless he was certain, not beautiful and quite inoffensive birds of the mildest and meckest of men." fee of 82 (school requires no assistance) only that it was doing Better, but likely and animals with the object of adorning Towarde midnight the proceedings con-
In many cases they, pay 81 a month
to do better. (1)_tho" persons of English ladies.
He asked the Board' to God Bless our Fope and (achool requires 630 a month or $360 adopt the suggestion contained in his If such a question had been raised 1 "God Bave the King.”....
year to keep it going). In very many can imagine the Chief Justice as speak- For the information of the curious, it cases no fees are charged (school requires minute and recommend that, with the ing somewhat as follows: What was may be stated that Archbishop Mannix But it in clearly not good policy for the Grant Schools. the suggestions should be 870 or 3010; a year to keep it going).concurrence of the correspondents of really wanted was a campaign of edu removed his biretta and stood for the first Government to relieve the many existing applied to Grant Schools from January cation of the upper classes as to what of these observances, and remained in charitable organisations of financial res 1st, 1922. constituted cruelty, rather than a penalty that posture, for the second, for diffences. If a committee drawn up, including some prominent
тете
cluded with
"MANNIX.
English residents, to make suggestions, THE VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP and print them in English, and distribute these circulars among the offending classbe, a lot could be done to stem ...” cruelty.”—I am,"sir, Yours obediently, 'OBSERVER.
[TO THE EDITOR OF TER " HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS.",
BIB, In accusing us of bigotry, your, correspondent, Mr. Hughes, is confusing- religion with politics.
P.-9.—It is amusing to note that at the very time that our local animal lover! is protesting against one sheep being killed in the presence of another As this is purely a matter for subjects great breach of good taste undoubtedly of His Majesty to decide among them... a third or fourth attempt is being made selves, may be permitted to ask if Mr. at home to get a lethargic public to tako, Hughes is one or not! Yours faithfully, an interest in the Plumage Bill,
GEORGE H. RAINER (Continued at foot of sezi column.) Macao, June 23rd, 1921.
ponsibility which they have shouldered, Mr. SILVA Nerro asked whether the and I am of opinion, having regard to total of $68,000 included the grant of this consideration, and to the many cases $10,000 to the Confucian Society., where an inferior teacher in an inferior school must be content with an inferior The Cuinas said that this graht was salary, that the following recs and num-for one year only It was not intended. bera will most existing requirmente:- to be a recurrent, grant, but no doubt the schools that had been founded by ita means would be among the first to receiva subsidies.
B. Upper Grade Schools.
8,237
170 Rchools at P330
43,200
50 Rchoolant $240
12,000
30 Echcole at #120:
3,600
$68,067
لولا
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Dr. PEARCE seconded the "Chairman's motion, which was carried.
The meeting went into committee to this cals will seist materially with the of two vacancies on the Board, cased by is cstimated that subsidies paid on consider recommendations for the filling oducator of 7.500 children; out of 15,000 the death of Mr. Arcalli and the absence who are known to be in vernacular schools from the Colony of the Rev. A.-D. in the Colony.
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