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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, "1988

CHINESE RACIAL VIRTUES.

PHYSIQUE INTELLECT AND MURALS.

That the Chinese are a strong race by beredity, whother viewed from the standpoint of physique, intellecs op morals, is asserted by Cho Wang student at Cornell University. in article contributed to The Journal Heredity (Washington ). This Chine writer notes at the outset that many foreigners, especially Americans who have

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IPOI RACING SWEEP.

GYMKHANA OLUB OFFICIALS FINED.

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The Ipoh Raas Sweep case on April 18th lasted less than two hours, The Hou, Mr. Upcott for the accused tendured a plea of guilty and addressed the Court. The

THE LATEST PIRACY.

HONGKONG STEAMER AGROUND

':

UP THE CANTON RIVER:

THE WARFARE IN KWANGTUNG.

NORTHERN TROOPS DEFEATED,

As the 9. Fafshan was proceeding down The Canton Daily News says:-"A the river from Canton on Wednesday even communique from the headquarters of the g, she passed the 3.5, Suichow, tying Generalissimo April 28th stated that benched on the sand at Sarpanchow, near the enemy, in armoured trains, returned

wow junks lying)

Is is officially stated that a large

Magistrate, Mr. Siresun, imposed fines of Wharap a. The Fatahan haited her, and an attack on the Constitutionalist forces $250 each on the Club officials and others was told by the other vessel to carry on

down the river as fast as she could go Division

from Ngun-chan-ngou that day, the gad and ordered them to pay costs.

They were in need of no help. They ate Forces defeating the enemy, driving the....

of the Yunnanèss Central According to a message of March 24th.and other things which were not heard Mr. Warren, head of the Investigation

Northerners back killing or wounding been observing and studying Chinese for the falluwing: Mr. P."G. Short (presi-was sent, 10 the effect that the boat had more than 200 of them."

branch, Ipoh, took out summoners against very distinctly, but it is believed a messago mady years, have come to the conclusion dent), Mr. C. C. Harris (secretary), Mr.been pirated. There that the Chinese are hereditarily very strong. Unfortunately, be says, this is unknown to may particularly to the Chinese. In order to accomplish any task the performer must have confidences in his ability, and a sympathetic understanding of others. A consideration of the Chinese heredity, therefore, is not only enlighten ing to the forisner, but imperative to all Chinese. He goes ca

P. J. Vasey (clerk of the course), and around her at the time, and the work of quantity of arms and ammunition were. Mcasts. A. N. Konion, H. L. Armstrong, and N. K. Bain (committed of the Ipoh apparent object of lightening the boat. in from the Kwangsi-ites during the skir- Kenneth Cox, James Berry, A. Ramsay loading cargo was in progres, with the captured by the Constitutionalist Army Gymkhana Club) and Messrs. T H. Whitaker, J. Isus, MacAlister and Corder that she could be refloated. She didn shes at Ngan Char Ngou, one of the Kok Yoon San of the Federal Rubber excepting that she was aground, all seemed booty consisted of one mounted gun, (the manager) Brown, D. A. Riley and not appear to be damaged in any way, and Chaton-Hankow Railroad Stations. The Stamp Co., for breach of the Gaming well. In spite of this, the officers of the two Maxim machineguns, one hundred Enactment, and the charge against most Patahan suspected that a piracy was Mauser pistols, several hundred thon of the above mentioned is as follows

to

and rounds of ammunition. About 200 prisoners-of-war were taken.

Whereas your attendance is necessary actually in progress under their eye

answer a charge of: (1) Assisting They were uncertain how to act, however, carrying on a public lottery to wit and did not go over to the steamer far lottery for $80,000 held by the Ipoh fear of the cumplitations which might We further learn from our Canton

Gymkhana Club in March, 1923 (2)

waters.

ri

"One of the most accurate criteria with which to measure the heredity of a people is its historien accomplishment. Chices history and civilization are the Receiving directly or indirectly money arise with the Chinese Government if they contemporary that The Constitution- longest of the unbroken living one of or money's worth for or in respect of any got into conflict with plates in Chinalist forces along the West River, whose. the world, and who has the slightest chance in or event or contingency connect

success has been most complete are now doubt that they are dun to heredityed with a public lottery or selling or The Emperor Hwangti invented the offering for sale of or giving or delivering Other ships coming from the same direc. marching towards Yingehui and Tsing- conspass and his Queen the silkworm 2 lottery ticket or tickets (3) Drawing tion report that they believe the steamer en in the hope of reinforcing the culture long before Grence or Route came throwing declaring or exhibiting expressly was pirated after she had run "ashore.

North River forces and surrounding the into existence. One after another off or otherwise the winner or winning

From enquiries this morning wo learn Kwangsi-its, such epoch-making inventions as gun. number, ticket, lot figure or other result powder, printing and others were of a publie lottery, (4) Writing, printing that the Saishe is a Chinese steamer, and The Chinese Navy, inactive for some eyed. Chinese. These facta demonstrate printing or publishing to be written her crew are entirely Chinese. The agents, time, is now again on the fighting wits. tributed clearly to the world by the alant- r. publishing or

or rausing to be clearly that the Chinese are not lacking written printed or published latter tous pay, state that the vessel left Hongkong along the West River. The Chinese gun- known as the Yee Woo Steam Ship Com-and co-operating with the land forces originality; if they had never accomp relating to a public lottery. (5) Section for Canton it eight o'clock on Wednesday boat Tung An, arived at Canton from

or list of prizes or an announcement sheil anything else, they would be justi- (C) (D) (E) and (F) Enactment 19-12. fed in being proud of themselves.

The Summonses are returnable on the 4th. Horning, and in the ordinary course of Chekwan, where the fleet has been events she should have taken eight or ten anchoring for several weeks past, yes- hours to get to Canton. Her capacity to terday, while four others were up to page works out at 700 tons, and whên sho

in

The writer is fully aware of the repented arcusations that the Chinese arter a backward people. It is granted that the Chinese developed high civilization sole purpoes financtul success, have often of 6.000 bags of rice, valued at $50,000. A is now anchoring in front of the left Hongkong she was carrying a cargo | Samslul about the same time. The Tang in ancient times, but it is said that their too grossly exaggerated the queer beads are bent to the past, and that, Chinese physique and personalities in she were pirated the pirates could not She had no passengers at all. su thuit it

(headquarters of the Generalissimo." consequently, progress decreased and arder to please their reader or auilience have sinuggled themselves aboard as pas finally changed to stagnation;" and the Thero is little doubt that Chinese school sengers, and would have had very little

WAR FUNDS. glorious daya of China are in the past. children ar Πότ so well developed chance of stowing away, If the deed was The writer does not deny that there was physically as the American, but this is done at all, it would either have hail tepality, instructed by the Generalissimo, A news agency states that the Mini- n slowing down movement starting about due to the fact that physical education be done by pirates in junks, or by men on the Christian era, but ho dogs deny that in the Chinese schools is poorer, and not the river bank. The Company has agents has sent ME. T. T. Lee, Commission of the condition may be termed backward to inherited deficiencies. If any one has in Canton, but no intimation that anything Public Utilities, to" try and negotiate a. nes. The retardation of Chinese civil seen the well-developed physique of the is wrong has been received from them ni zation WAR .not. caused by Chines Chinese farmers with their marvellous all, and the Company only know of the loan of $500,000 with the Nine Charit- religion, philosophy, habit of thinking or rigidity and durability, he will be con- incident from reports received from the able Institutions for the purpose of de- any other already attributed agencies, vinced that the Chinese are not weak ss. Faishan, the e.s. Tiensing and the fraying military expouses. bus mainly by geographical isolation, physically,

8.9. Nerchwang.

It is fur: All thes, boats passed During the Han Dynasty (35 B.C. to

"We can be assured, then, that the her at their way down the river.

ther reported that the institutions have 327 A. D.) the Chinese had conquered all

The Company had heard nothing from agreed to raise this loan. that was to be conquered, secured all their Chinese peeple are not weak morally, material desires within the boundaries mentally, or physically: but how about the chip itself, and so the local manager

The Canon Daily Neira sys that of their Empire, and, above all, attained their social or political abilities The immed at ly, on hearing the news, got izto higher culture and civilization than all social and political standards are deter. touch with the Commissioner of Customs under the orders of the Gennlissime the ained history and tradition rather than that the affair took place in a locality out Chamber of Commerce and the various. und the Harbourmaster. Both told him Municipality has requested the local their reighbouring states. Is it nct human nature to slow down, if a people anything os Judging the present! of the r jurisdiction altogether. The are satisfied with what they have, with Chinese society and government by Manager understands that efforts no fear of conquerors or competitors? Wistern standards, they do not preasure being made to get into touch with a British charitable associations to advance "the. Have not the Chinese been awakened up very well but one must know that the guncat in that regien, in order that they Government a x13m of one million during the last few decades by the in. Chinese for forty centuries have had and may make enquiries. At the time when dollars, for relief fund purposes. Upon fluency off Westeners? Has the retarda- will have forever their peculiar tastes the piracy must have taken place, one receiving the request the Chamber of

They must be judged by Chinese gunboat at least is known to have Commerce and the Charitable organisa tion of Chinese civilization anything to and dreams. do with heredity!

that standard. These Chinese are now been in the vicinity. "The Chinese are proverbially known are trying to adapt themselves to the by the report of the Master of the saticns were passed to raise the money undergoing a transitional period; they The piracy would seem to be confirmed tons, both called meetings and resulu- as a moral people, so it is rather UB best arts of the Western civilization - Newchwang to the Harbour Master, in necessary to dwell any longer to prove cording to their own ways and condi- which he states that when his vessel passed within five days. that they are superior people morally.tions. America took more than half a the Saichor, the pilot of that vessel Forty centuries the Chinese have been cantary to develop a strong central signalled them to the effect that the followers of their philosophy of peace government and Rome was not built in steamer had been pirated. and industry; they are always practising and preaching penccful justice-a moble

a day'.

idea which was gradually recognized by The reader might now ask, sinco so the leading thinkers of the world. Their much has been said about the good filial piety, friendship, loyalty and points of the Chinese heredity why amiable character are perhaps unsur don't you tell why it is so? This ques passed. But most foreigners are fami- tion may be answered brivily by the liar only with the Chinese. merchants following:-

THE NEXT GYMKHANA.

were

THE ENTRIES.

The entring for the Hongkong Jockey abroad, and consequently they draw (1) The modern Chinese are derived Club's second Gymkhana on Saturday, misleading observations and conclusions, from the mixing of many highly endowed May 8th, are as follows:- The writer does not mean to state that tribes.

severe,

**(3), There are

minny Chinese

THE INLAND WATERWAYS.

Under the caption "Good tidings for Linkind people," the Canton Daily News sayl: "The Canton authorities aro taking serious measures for the re- opening of water traffic between Canton and inland districte. Both the navy. and the army authorities in Canton have assured the focal authorities of their.

1. Hus Mrg-Doybird, Snodgrass, ca operation in this matter."

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

[DCFORE HIS HONOUR THE PUISNE JUDGE: (MR. JUSTICE GOMPERTŹ)].

THE KENNEDY TOWN MURDER...

SECOND CASE OPENED.

The second mas, Lam Chuen, alleged“

such merchants do not represent the ** (2) In un over-populated country Cassia River, Palm Leaf, The Discard Chinese, but he only wants to make it like China natural selection in the form (late Undaunted King), Have-a-Snack, clear that they represent only Co of diseases and famines has been "very Fairyfoot. class of Chinese. Students of biology

19. "A" CLASH HANDICAP (1 mile).- and sociology agree that city life is detrimental to human physique and

Orient Dahlia 161 lbs., Oak Leaf (late morality, so there is no wonder thatligions or customs which are eugenic, Sportsman _Dahlia), | 102, Strathfarrar even the Chinese gamble er fight tong such a ancestor worship, large-family 150, Petrol King 156, Roman Wertior 155, Satisfaction Dahlia 152, Yellow River wars' It must be remembered that most systero, early marriage, etc. of them are deprived of home life, and; have absolutely no such pleasure and population-95 per cent., soccording to Charlie 182. Nastaran 150. Dainty Dahlia (4) There is a predominant rural 155 Royal Crusader (late Stariand) 155, Arlington 15 Tutankhamnen, 152, King refreshment under the category of social the best availble statistics-and the farm life Yet the Chinese merchants in the is the best habitat for human brings,

145, Blue Tile (Inte Bullfinch) 147, Roraan Law 147, Knockuh Leg 143. Philippines, Hawaiian Islands, the "The Chinese are, therefore, justified United States, or elsewhere on the globe, in being proud of their heredity. They King Charlie, Yellow River, Stratha female knitting operative, named 2 GYMKHANA STAXES.-Orient Dahlin, to have been concerned in the murder of morally are second to none. It seems have led civilization in the past, and to the writer that the reason why the they will contribute much in the future, farrar, Speckled Mouse, Petrol King, Leung Sam fui, which occurred at No.. Chinese urn ofte hated, despised and what they need is self-confidence, and Roman Warrior. Oak Leak (late Sports 48, The Praya, Kennedy Town, during ridiculed by those who are not well in recognition of their good heredity by Royal Conqueror, In Spite Of, Knockah the course of a robbery at that house,

man Dalia). Arlington, Royal Crusader. formed is win; ly this That man carries his bag of faults on his back others. They should learn all that can

was indicted yesterday morning for he always sees the faults of others but tion yet at the same time preserve and

be adapted from the Western civiliza Leg, Nastaran.

4. POLO Scurey, Mr. Davies's murder. seldom his own.

develop what is best in their own."

Surprise, Mr. Kemmis's "Kileen, Mr. Lake's Exchange, Mr. C. C. Boyd's) The Jury empanelled was, Messrs. F. E.. Springer, Devonport, and Pickpocket, Hawthorne" (foreman), D. Reid, H. W. Mr. J. Bartholomew's Sleepy and Winter. Ray, C.. Y. Carlos. A. Abraham, Cho. light, Mr. W. T. Stanton's Haraway. Dr. Kang Yan and Lam Chan Chang. A. R. Esler's Whistling Rufus, Dr. Lyon

"According to the reports of tho missionary schools in China, and to the mental measurements of the Board of

is true

Education of the Hawaiian Islands, ton THE METHOD OF MOUNTING average Chinese school child is just as ablo ze the American The high scholar i spcstacle glasses is of the greatest 'in- Brown's The Dunlin, Messrs. Graham The Attorney-General (the Hon. Mr... ahip of the Chiness students in American

and Harriman's Bulldog Drummond, J. H. Komp, K.C.), conducted the case. collegen is wel known; the writer had portance," writes Dr. C. Hartbridge, Mr. H. C. Machamara's Rice Bird. for the Crown and Mr. Campbell Prosser the pleasure to hear from one of his F.R.0.8., Ophthalmic Surgeon and 5.B" CLASS HANDICAP (1. mile) represented the prisoner. professms, My Chinese, students are al- ways the best! It

In Spite Of, 159 lbs., Veteran King 160, that the Lecturer on Ophthalmic Surgery to the Pickpocket 155, Dandy Kid 153, Cassia the fury said:-Belote I open the facts The Attorney-General in Laufdrossing. Chinese have not yet made any great Westminster Hospital, "they must be River, 16, Fairyfoot 15, Weat River of this case, I should like to say that na contribution to puré sciences, but this is

153, Dempsey 152, Autuma Timo 151, possibly you may know another man has due to a lack of scientific environment and accurately centred in frames that are Royal Earl 150, Jaldi-Jaldi 150, Now already been tried in connection with this not due to deficiency in heredity. Such

Your 150, Ridge Tile 149, Bontman (late murder which occurred prominent bidogists and eugeniata na light, strong and it woll, otherwise the East River) 147, Palm Leaf (late Gallow- a robbery and I would like to ask of the course of East Castle Holmes, Popence and Johnson have time and again doclared 800d effect of the most carefully chosen Bate) 148.

you to dismiss anything you may have 8. THRES QUARTER MILE-Dainty read or heard of that other trial from that the Chines To by no means correction may be entirely frustrated by Dahlia, Manifesto, Bidge Tile, Blue Tile your minds. Nothing, whatever, in the mentally foreigner think that the faulty position of the glasses, or even Charlie, Satisfaction Dahliz, Rivergrass as far as your duty is concerned in this

to any other people,

(late Bullfach), Thethernes, King former case has any basring on this case Chinese are only fitted to be, oooks or a fresh source of eye-strain may be intro (late Prior Muir), Jaidi-Jaldi, Veteran connection. You may have read or heard Laundrymen!

King Royal Conqueror (late Pawnshop), of the other case and ocrtain statements". sad thinner than the Teutonic people on successors to Clark & Co., Refracting West River, Dempsey, Nastaran.

gest inbility or guilt upon the the average. But the Chinesoare a

Orient Dahlie, Dainty Dahlin, Mani- to be on

7. One and a QUARTER MILE HANDICAP, this man. We need to remind ourselves our guard against any little festo, Tutankhamen, Dandy Kid, Yellow bias we may have in our mind one way Petrol King, Arlington, Roman Law, River Strathfarrar, Speckled Mouse, or another,

The Attorney than proceeded to outline Royal Crusader (late Starland), Nasta- the case for the Crown and the hoaring ran, Oak Leaf (late Sportsman Dahlia), was afterwards adjourned.

"Physically the Chinese are shorter duced." The Hongkong Optical Co. Knookul Leg Boatman (late East River), may have come to your sonic as part of

mixed people of many subraces, so their and Manufacturing Opticians, located in weight or stature may vary from the highest to the low, just as does the 53, Queen's Road Central, have the equip American. Travelling writora and moyment and instrument to adjust your ing-picture producers, having for their

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