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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

MALAYA'S CIVIL SERVICE.. PROTEST AGAINST PREJUDICE

AND COLOUR BAR

SPORT.

THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT. G. W. Newell is to be congraulated on

over R. E.Worthingto victory yesterday. In the misfital of the Handi- he defeated Worthington tap Single “A by two sets to one.

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HANDICAP SENOLES A.-G. W. Seven |(58) boat (R. E. Worthingtón (~15/3), Forster eat Cura CAMPTONSKE-L.

FORTHCOMING MATCHES.

Laurenpier, who gets a convenient sitting, was a question of simplo justice that non-made for future teanis matchs

At a meeting of the Legistative Cannet of the Straits Sectlements last werk, the Sta-It has been the custom since the Hon. Mr.TAN CHENG Lock rising on the motion for adjournment, referred to the early days of the Colony to allow owners excision of others than European, from of property adjoining the principal streets the Civil Servies, as a matter of universal to build verandahs over the sidewalks off and perennal interest to the people 011 6-4, 3-6, 243

Malaya, which affected this vital informa those streets. This is an obvious advan and rights, Exclusion from the Divi Sr. J. Saunders, 64 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

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had engederal dise of British Malaya tage to the property owner, he gets pro-content size it was introduced in 1904 al tection for his windows without sacrifie would er or later cause an agitation his mind it To long. ing space it is an advantage to the if they waited too

European natural bors British out space practically in the open air but should by admitted to the Civil Service of protected from the weather. It is also their entry. The door to the highest sphere of human activity, for taking a an advantage to the public, as it gives real and active, Fart in the goverturent that protection from the weather to those of the country was banged, indtil nail

The barted

felt their position, was

Lot water, using the sidewalk-n protection which is of bewers of wood and drawers.c of considerable value is a climate like Mr. Cheng Lock, referred to the statement State for of Mr. Harcourt, Secretary this. The custom is of the nature of a of colonies when the matter was raised

the privilege; the property-owner pays noin 181 He said he was rendy 14 con- of British horn Chinese sider the question rent or premium for the accommodation, in Malays being, admitted to the cadet (after the Final Singles."

301 be signs an agreement undertaking to service, if there was a local demand for the remove the verandah when called upon cession. It was quite possible that the

Government sow would make the

and this Government could pronouncement,

consider if a loent demand existed,

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The following arrangeurents have been to be played on the Sand Court:-

Saturday, April with.Semi-final dou-

blas, Open Championship. Monday, April 9th.Semi-final singles

Open Championship. Wednesday, Ap seth-Fiunt doubles,

Open Championship. Fritlay. May nd-Final singles, Open

Championship.

It is hoped to present the priz. in the tournament on Friday, May

THE

LOCAL BOXING

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INSTITUTE.

THE WAR AGAINST MALARIA,

Whu 1 was a boy. I had a friend from when I parted in July. In August that friend was in a small "harqi in a Brazilian yellow-fever pors. He died of yellow fever with most of his chipmates a tw days after his arrival.

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Tu these days, this was a non cerarrgner in the yellow fever pores. Men mads their wills or resigned their vents

Sametimes: hefore they went to them. [>ħ'ps would lass their cutire crews there, and new crews would be sent to them" frown England, and the crews would also die. a man knew how the disease came, nor how it could be cured, or prevented; it was one of the mysteries and one of the terrors of life.

While I was still a boy, I pabel väns Summer in a land where nearly every-

Thi body, was ineunienced by mild attacks of malaria during each immer,

was Get the mysteries of Buck ens knew how the disease came nor how wit could be prevented. It was due." mem

.id.so bad air from the matshes when there were no marshes)

and he is charged with the cost of paving under the verandah. But the; then well placed on the high rond to. custom is so far established as to be the India wikle dominion Goreretament | ho able to secure their seats for the Hong-1" find the surrier of the germ of each

Then Sir Ronald Ross discovered the part played by the mosquito in conveying the malarial parasite, and instantly thes whole vast mystery of tropical disenss MANY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, From to-morrow the general public will was made clear. Litti remained but to liberal coaxti-keng Boxing Asiation's sixth toalise It not too much to say that [ subject of berkain "srations in the Public and Leylon had obtained

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of the ment of the sun, which takes place at Sir Botald Row cut the Panama Canal enfranchisement OTL tenith and Building Ordinages. These tution.

Were we

civilized than Cey the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening and made a third of the world babit.

headliner is a fifteen roundable. sections do not in any car specify dean or inferior pulitidally and industrially next. The finitely that veramlalm will be allowed, mild we fall short of showing balls contest between CP.D. Callaghan and dr. Not long ago, I visited thre; cities, hut, ly specifying the copulitions under, during the war e inally urge the Barton (B.G.A) for the Envyweight och terrible in the past for its yellow fexer Government, the justice of the claims of championship, of the Colony and the record, I was in them in the summer, t which they will not be allowed-eg. if the people as deserving earnest anbfarour Hongkong Exchange Brukers Aciation Belt, Callaghan has been here before, the street is less than 50 feet in width-able consideration.

The Hon. Mr. TEKENSOHN supporting. A viesory for the Naval man is predicted they leave it to be inferred that in uses

elush. In the other matchene bantam. where they are not specifically excluded id it appeared that prejudice meal colour Still, nothing is certain when heartes" bar were the chief reasons for exclusion, there will be no question about their

The Hon. Mr. NAMBYAR hoped that two welter, two light, and one feather. when the time came. Government would all of six rounds-will be seen a num being allowed.

advise alteration. He was sure they would her of boxers who have appeared in former inclad- nut divide British subjects into two clay H.K.R.A. tournaments this one which would have the privilege of en- ing Pooley, Wareham, Barber, Major and, tering the King's drawing room and others think, Fordham. Alt gether it is a good of proceeding only as far as the King's programune, and we in which some of the minor events way easily eclipes the tables,

schedule fifteen-round go" beween th heavies, Booking for Asociation members thew arrangements. Thelinsual prices are

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It seems to the writer that what the Colony wants is soins continuity, some fixed rules, to know where we are, and not to he subject to changes to suit the ideas of any particular official. This

The COLONIAL SECRETARY said the Cival Service was combined for the whole of Straits differed fundamentally in some respects from them of the F.8. and being charged. Unfederated States where the Government was under vory special obligations to the Malay rulers and people. It would there. [ fare benecary to consider the views of the owers of the oil in those territories before contemplating a departure from the present rule and recruiting the owners. of those territories with urial rights more than another.

POLO.

THE RINGSTER.

months when it the old lays hundras would have been dying in every ward, and other chousu shivering with age. Sir as paciful and healthful as Bath or Ronald Ro, kad made those cities each Hampstend

This is the greatest thing done in our time by one man.

The Casion which produced that man hout crown his deed with a living power to make his work not a memory, but a fting-up of life throughout the world." Thus writes Mr. John Masefield in a foreword to a pamphlet, The War

however, is not the view taken by the lava. Political conditions in the opens to-day. Houtriss are leaking, after against Maliria," issued as an appeal Building Authority, who, at the present time is disallowing verandahs in places where they would have been allowed without question 12 months ago, and this action has given fise to the saspicion that the time will shortlé arrive when no naw verandahs will be aftowel over the public footpaths and even that a date may cume when existing veranials must be taken

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THE LANGUAGE OF SAIGON.

NAVY CU NINAL.

for £50,000 to establish the Ronald Ross Institute for Tropical Diseases, which is include a Resarch Hospital. Eranes, its pointed out, has her Pasteur Institute in memory of the grea entist and to carry on his work, and Britain shoukh similarly honear one of her greatest in- vestigators. Such an appeal should come. home with special fores in Hongkong as one of the places the globe which selence has made safe for mankind. It itting that the work of the late Sir Prick Maton in Hangkong, in' regard Th teams were;- Capt. Sevilla Mr. Davies, Me Palmetto investigation of the causation of malaria, ould not be forgotten and it and Mr. Startan

Mr. C. C. Boyd, Mrs. Boyd, Mr. Cobis satisfactory to note that the appeal for the Hess Institute makes appropriate re- bold and Lieut. Com. Wodrych.

The final of the Navy Polo Cup was cute and on Tesday when Capt. Seville's Team defeated Mr. C. Boyd's team Lafter playing.estra time-

The case against verandahs has not recently been stated in pablie. Twenty years ago Professor Simpson, in a report Comm/hting on the difficulties of giving on the sanitation of the Colony, pointed but that they obstructed the access of Annamite children a good knowledge of French, the Eret Ecmanique de Pins suplight into the rooms. Against this it

chiar asks: And when they do know may be said that they allow much better! French, how will they be abk to gur. Beyl's gaal after a scramble in the causes of malaria.

goal meuth. Tapt, arville cured for his and the newspapers of Saigon! Here tram and Mr. Cobbeld was responsible for it asserts, we should think with a litt the point for Mr. Boyd's team. exaggeration, are two extracts from Sai- II.E the Governor presented the prize,

papers:-

Francis Burdett cup. Mr. Boyd's team were winters of the Sir

At time each sidr had scored a goal; lerenty to the contribution of Sir Patrick and in the extra time, the ball entered Manson toward an understanding of the..

ventilation of the ous during the rainy season, and beyond this, the controlling idea seems to be a general desire to get even with the landlords who have done

sis well out of the general rise in value Hier wir le manager de Saigon Water of property in recent years. In favour boat Company donnait un garden party of verandalis it may he said that the qui fut la greaterent de la season: faner landlord gets more profit, the tenant fair, bridge tables, dancing, matches de more accommodation, the Government lawn tennis, etc.. Tout le high life Saigen- more rates, and the publie better protec mais était présent, les danie, tion from the weather.-

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It seems a case in which an expression of public opinion either the Press or in the Legislative Cemil, or in both, might with advantage he given. The case in favour of having verandahs over the footpaths serms to the writer much stronger than that against it, and if this wiew represents that of a large body of public opinion and is expressed in the right quarters it is not likely that the Government, will proceed with the pro- pusal for their abolition.Yours faith- fully,

ARCHITECT.

AN AFTERMATH OF THE WAR.

the bien.

V.RC. SPORTS,

The hon, secretary of the Victoria. Re- creation Club reports another entry for the 100 yards open flat rner (in connec in with the Club's annual sports on Sami prochain an Great Contines-Saturday), viz., F.C. John McLead, a new tal Palace hotel; à occasion de la vivit arrival for the Hongkong Police Fore", who has, it is understood, one the dis d'un grand american touring party amené par le twin screw liner Kollonie.

are now, therefore, 19 entrants for this dancing. Le band philipps jours. Lane in on time (10 seconds). There event, including well known local runners bar.servira des american drinks, Lur wipe per sera servi à minuit, le mean cum- prend :-Mutton broth, Fish bal, Irish such as Omar, Rahmin and Urquhart. stew. Chicken pic. Cabin puilding, St

Fruits, Chester Cheese, les greani,"

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ARCHBISHOPS'S TRIAL.

We understand that the Hongkong" Geserpmen. is causidering the question of supporting the appeal, which should. certainly emmend itself also to firms and individuals, is the Far East.

ALTERCATION AT YAUMATI FERRY WHARF. PASSENGER ASSAULIO A TICKET SELLER

A Chinese was charged at the Yawoati the Yaunati ferry wharf at Kowloon.

Complainant, giving evidence, said that Polis Court yesterday with assault on at 10 p.m. a Tu-day he was selling tickets in the 3rd class booking office o the ferry on the Yaumati side, when the Recused handed him 12 cents and asked for three tickets. Witness explained that *THERE IS NO LAW HERE BUT price was 15 canti, whereupon the accused swore at him. Witness was only THE SOVIET." public why that need still exists.

acting for the regular ticket-seller, who long after the guns of a world at war

Captain Francis McCullagh, formerly a was temporarily absent. The latter came ceased fire, many people cannot under- stand how it is that at the present journalist in the Far East, and who was back, and witness left the booking-offier. moment there are 190 men under train-t the time the Daly Mad & special cortex The defrudast and two other cien were ing at St. Dunstan's. They are men who, pondent in Mewow, was present through outside. They came up and all three as but for their heroism in the war, would out Archbisher Cieplak's trial, and dessauted him.

erid it, though he risked his life in da A Chiness constable said that, he saw never have lost their sight. They are a proportion of the 33,000 men who were g

The trial look place in March 1923, and the defendant and some other men hitting discharged from the Army and Navy with

Captain McCullaghed, but the others got away.

In answer to the Magistrate Mr. E. W defective eyesight directly attributable in his new book. The Bolshevik Perce the complainut. He arrested the accus to the wounds received hardships tion of Christianty,"

Hamilton). Inspector Blacknian said that endured during active service. Are not gives a full and vivid account of it, with these men, and those who will inevitably much additional information.

The Archbishop's first officer" was ap to 7 p.m. the third class ferry farm

to issue a circular letterwax 4 conis, and 3 cents after that hour. ness, as deserving of all the eare and to his clergy. Most of us have a vague idea that education St. Dunstan's affords as the the confiscation of Church treasures. Dunstan's has done and is doing noble sokliers nud 'sailors who were blinded on What infuriated the Bokheviks was that 8reat Lorry, and when he received only work, but of the importance and magni- the battlefield or battleship?

the Catholic Church remained incorrup Ende of that work few of us are aware.. There is another all-important part of tile, Lavulnerable, solid as a rock," he friends became annoyed and struck the As a matter of fact, of all the maty St. Dunstan's work That is the wide-fore all their threats and attempt at pro they were. They ran away. charities that come before the public sprend After-Care Organisation, whose lytising atheism,

With the Archbishop on trial were Jigr. uone deserves more whole-hearted sup responsibilities commence with the com- port than this famous institution. St. pletion of the training of the war-blinded Budkiewicz (who also was condemned to hard inbeur. Dunstan's is the only place in England! mea and end only with their death. death and who was er af priests.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

.. DAILY PRESA) St.--Will youse kind enough to spare man little space on the subject of St Dunstan's Home for the Blind, in aid of which a

Ball is being organized fente under the patriunge of Lady Stubbst

advertisement on page 6 of your paper follow them into the dark world of blind-i that he ordering them not to resist - The accurd pleaded that he was in a

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executed by This was one typical passage in the cross-examination of one of the prices.

Krylenko (the Bolshevist precator): bio

you not know that the Soviet law. forhids the teaching of redigion to per-- sons under 18 But there are other laws -thine of God and of the Catholic- Church. And the law to teach religion

is Divine,

two tickets on, tendering 12 crat,

ticket attendant. He did not know where Accused was fined $25 or one month's

ARMS ON THE "PAUL LECAT."

FIVE CHINESE CHARGED..

Aquel to the reported seizure of s on board the s Pani Lecat in Hongkong harbour was witnessed yesterday, when We care not about any other law. Det.-Sergt. Dorling, of the Water Polier. There is no law here but Soviet lawbrought up five Chinese before Me I will obey the law of God and of my Hamilton at the Yaumati Police Court

conscience.

where the blinded ex-Service man is Apart from the settlement of the trained the Holsheviks) and taught to reconstruct his life on useful men in their own homes, there is the and happy lines. It was founded by the provision of raw material for their work, late Sir Arthur Pearson-himsel blind the help they must have in marketing and until his death was controlled and the goods they make, the enre of the directed by him.

health of themselves and their families, The training at. St. Dunstan's equips and the visits of trained instructors to blinded men for every possible occupa- maintain the craftsmen's skill at their tion that the sightless can follow. Senrly work. In sickness, in health, in his busi 2,000 men were sent back from the battle- ness and in his pleasures, the After-Care fields without their most precious gift, Organisation plays the part of patron eye-sight. They were helpless and hope- saint to every son of St. Dunstan's.. less: but from St. Dunstan's class-rooms, The work of St. Dunstan's, by the com- workshops and training establishorents pleteness, efficiency and effectiveness of they have gone into the world again it its results, is unique in the history of and able to hold their own in many pro- private charitable enterprise. But not fessions, crafts- and necupations. They withstanding the most rigid reonomy it is being trammelled by Inck of fands, have been established as trained mas seurs, accountants, insurance brokers, There are many of us here who, with less business organieers, telephone operators, luck, may have been numbered with the shorthand-typists, carpenters and joiners, unfortunate men living in perpetual dark- mat makers, basket makers, hoot repairness, men who have heen taught to lear ers: poultry farmers and in other branches their harden cheerfully and uzefully by of industry. But the work of the institu- St. Dunstan's. Surely the ever-generous after ern particularly bloodthirsty out tian is finished, and it must not public of Hongkong will not neglect this fiatich white the need for it remains. It is opportunity of identifying itself with such sometimes difficult to make clear to the noble work?-Yours truly,

ENTHUSIAST. ¿Continued at foot of next column)

BPIT ON ALL RELIGIONS." .

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One was charged with having unlawfully! in his possession in the waters of th When Kryoko began his specch cu Colony of Hongkong without a poreik ing for the death of all the accusd, be from the C.S.P.. shouted to Archbishop Cieplak:

in the Vatican can save

YOU_Jo#.

Your religion, 1.spit dit as I do on all religions on Orthodox Jewish, Mabemmelan, and the rest. The limit of horror was reached who,

hurst, the Communists in the audience me, say Captain McCullagh, of how, kien brak out into loud applause. It reminded ly 2.000 years ago, the Jews in Pilate's court shouted for the blood of Christ.

18 Mauser automatic pistols, and 8,800 rounds of ammunition.

The other four men were similarly charged in respect of ·

·39 revolvera,

3,000 rounds of resolver ammunition,

and

His Worship formally remanded the 84,580 rounds of Mauser ammunition. accused for seven days, so that (żey could be legally represented.