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THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT

IN HONGKONG.

"THE REAL NEED."

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OPIUM CHARGE.

a gratifying increase in the naming at the time.. her of members of the Association though he says the response to the appeal is not

'CANTON NEWS.

[FROM Orn CuIMESE CORRESPONDENT ]

NATIVE BANKS SUSPENDED BUSINESS

THE SHAMEEN STRIKE SETTLEMENT.

LUKONGS DECIDE TO RESIGN.

AND THE STRIKE DIRECTORS ALLOW THEM,

The boycott against the "Shameen is

TWO SEAMEN ACQUITTED,

Wong Kam, seaman, and Kwan Sheung, The present issue of the Silene, Waff, cook, Both of the an thu lier, were the official organ of the Boy Scout Asso-ebargeil before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the

The native bankers are being confront- elation, Hongkong, well faintains the Central Magistracy yesterday, with the ed with worthless "paper money fareed promise of the first number of the new possession of 150 taels of illicit opium,apon them frott. three, sources by Dr. reguetted as having been officially ter. volume. It contains a nice variety and valued at $2,100,

Sun's followers The Department of minated yesterday. interesting and very instructive articles

It was stated by the police that the Finance has recently issireil $250,00 by local writers. Mr. Cyril Champkin, opiam was found on Sunday List underworth of military notes with a under-explained what had happened in strika The Cantud Gazette yesterday morning the Acting Commissioner, is able to bed which both defendants were occupy standing that they shall he legal center f1ccord

circles, in the following statement:- when the Yu Shang Gambling Syndieste, for revenue payments after July 20th, but

The general body of strikers-that is from which. Dr. Sun bas borrowed many a big majority of them-will return to sometime ago, offered some of these netes Shameer this afternoon and upon their for protection fees, they were refused." return and resumption of duty with their The notes ($300,000) issued by the employers the unfortunate

waagtung Provincial Commissioner strike will automatically terminate. month ago are now worth allout & per

This decision was reached late Insti cent. of their face value in the Canton market, but the mercenaries and officials night at the strike headquarters, and was of Dr. Sun and the members of the confirmed by Mr. Ma Chiú Chun who is Kuomintang wil others, backed by the charged with the duty of carrying out police, arr demanding full exchange then the final arrangements for the return of tendering same upon the counters of the the strikera. We earnestly hope no fur native lankers. Since August 15th, Dr.ther hitch or misunderstanding will arise Sun's Central Bank has been isming

so great as had been hoped,

The Director of Education," he writes, has been kind enough to obtain for me some highly interesting and in- structive opinions and statisties regarding the possibility of extending the Boy Scout movement in the Schools of the Colony. These deal with about 1,300 boys between the ages of 10 and 17 years, attemling 13 schools. Only 115 are Boy Scouts, 170 others are keen and willing tu join and 350 more might become. Roy Scouts if we had the means of training | and equipping them.

The real need of the Boy Scout move- ment in Hongkong is not buys, buť men: Scouters as we call then, house we are rather shy of the world Officers."

We need lenders from the schools, the Government offices, banks, shops, dock- yards and merelut houses; leaders who will throw themselves heart and soul into the glorious game of training boys to be 13CIL Half-hearted supporters are of no use as Scouters

Among the contents of the current issue of the Sifrer Wulf is the farsintile of a letter from H. The Governor stating that he had read with great satis faction the account given by Scoutmaster K. C. Kong of the behaviour of the mem- bers of the 7th (inivingpun) Troop, who were involved in the recent sad motor-i bus accident The record shows that

Mr. B. S. Corke, defending, suggested that at least twenty members of the crew used the bed in question, and that it would also he readily accessible to any atcerage passenger.

Without calling on any evidence for the defence, his Worship ordered the defendants to be discharged. The opium was confiscated.

STOOL AS MISSILE:

ANGRY WOMAN'S RETORT. TO ANOTHER.

0.

Before Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. a Chinese woman was charged with assaulting another.

Shameen

many unsecured hankaates, with a war- after the strikers return to Shameen," ing that persons discounting or depreciat. Mr. Ma said last night.

ing them in any way will be severely Inspector Blauknum explained that the dealt with by the Government of Dr. Sun. complainant chastised defendant's little All this worthless paper money affords girl, who had been fighting with her own | auch excuse for the soldiers and the diughter. The defendant remonstrated, | Kuomintang followers to make trouble for and a quarrel arose, in the course of the native, bankers and exchange shop which the accused threw a stool which keepers, and they have found it wise to struck the complainant on the head. It suspend business for the time being; was not a hard blow.

Defendant denied throwing the stool. asserting that the complainant it her

and the pushed the other woman, who struck her head against a ruiling.

these Sets, notwithstanding their own injuries, devoted themselves to helping their unfortunate fellow-passenger, thus affording a fine example of the Senut spirit" His Excellency adds: The th Troop is to be congratulated on possess ing members who have so thoroughly absorbed the spirit of the Scout move complainant $1 compensation.

Both women were bound over in 5

ment as to be ables to render immediate and effective help to the wounded, for- getting their own injuries, and the shock- from which they were suffering.

ETHICS IN BUSINESS.

HELIGION AND SCIENCE.

LORD LEVERHØLME'S VIEW

THE ARMS SEIZURE.

THE LCKONGS.

Mr. Ma, at the same time. måde an important, announcement regarding

"the lukongs. Owing to the humiliating cir-, cumstances of their return to Shameen Inar Wednesday, August 13th, the Inkongs, after-consulting the strikers' committee, and with the approval of Commissioner,

Mr. Chars Lim Pak, Commandant of Foy Ping Cheung of the Bureau of the Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps Foreign Affairs, have decided not to re and Commander-in-Chief of the Provin-turn in a body with the general strikers cial movement, for whose arrest a general to-day."

to keep the peace for six months, and alarm was issued by Governon Liao

the defendant was ordered to pay

GAMBLERS ALL.

BAID ON A MATSHED IN 'KOWLOON CITY,

the

Instead, they will prepare and sign their resignation in Chinese and "hand the same to the respective Chief lakonge for submission to the Shameen Municipal Authorities. It will therefore rest with

Chung-hoi af Kwangtang on August 15th, has heen in Hongkong since August 15th, it is understood. Mr. Chan has a beme on Peak Road, Hongkong. where is family has been living for several years, it is said, and Mr. Chan usually spends the week-ends there. His friends deny the charge of the Canton Government Jukongs in the Council absolute discre-

the respective Municipal Councils to deal with the reinstatement or dismissal of the

that Mr. Chan has escaped from Canton tion:

Fifteen male Chinese, sour of them quite young boys, came before Mr. altogether, but admit that he is not The inkongs of the British concession Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy anxious to make public statements jiend-will submit their written resignation

ing the outeonic of the arms case

through Ng. Yau, their No. 1, and the sterday ou a charge of gambling.

Mr. Lee Chung Shiu, Chairman of the ukongs of the French, concession will Inspector Ogg giving evidence, said that at 9 p.mon Monday, he went with Council of the Kwangtung Volunteer similarly hit their written ́resigns- a warrant to a matshed off Kowloon City Corpa, has issued a circular statementtion through their No. 1.

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Sun Yat-sen, saying: "

are actuated by the desire to avoid "The Canton Merchants Volunteer further embarrassment to both sides. Corps, before its importation of arms and Through their headmeil they Will await ammunitions, applied for and procured a the Councils decision as to their dis permit to do so from the Department of posat.

The Messel Memorial Lecture before the Society of Chemical industry, at: Liver- pool on July 10th, was read by Viscount Leverhulme, who has been presented with that medal for 1924. He said it was a question, whether science or religion had Roul with a party of police. All the relative to the seizure of arms by Dr. In adopting this course, the lukongs accomplished most for the welfare of defendants, with other men, were squat- mankind. Clear thinking on both wasting, round some lamps, playing "Sam never more necessary than to-day, for they were not in conflict one with an- | Khing. other, and professors of religion and pro- fessors of science learned to go arm in arn through life, raising the level of mankind higher and higher, from that of brute beast to that of the angels. For too long the Bible had beca forerd ou mankind as something that had to be

A fine of $2, or four days' hard labour Recepted in its entirety, and this had in default, was imposed... produced a paralysing effect on its true; value. Men of science, once freed from the thraldom of the Church's wrong in terpretation and aladministration of the Bible, had made more progress in raising the level of comfort and happi- ness of mankind in the last two centuries

than was achieved by the Church in the preceding centuries of her almost com-

On seeing the police they stampeded, and some escaped, but the fifteen de fendants were all arrested after a con- siderable struggle.

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CINEMA NOTES.

TUL CORONET.

.

A POINT TO CONSIDER

War of the General Headquarters. De- spite the permit to import, the Goverb-

It may now be stated that about two ment (Dr. Sun's) seized the consignment weeks,, realising that the settlement of and then cancelled the permit. Notwith the strike was being bald up solely in standing that the Govertinent had fali prder to secure their full reinstatement, knowledge that these articles were im

Zonw of the older men among the parted at the expenses of the volunteer organizations of the province of Kwang demand for their reinstatement be with- lukongs spontaneously urged that the tung, which are legal bodies, with full

Local einema-goers have their last approval and sanction of the National drawn in order not to delay a settlement. chance this evening of seeing" The Great Government, and permission obtained in of course, the strike leaders refused all lete control. In the past they had seen Phillips Oppenheim's book of the same still holding the goods without any instinkongs, and but for the later revision Impersonation." the film version of Eadvance to import, the Government in the more to agree to jettisoning the name: James Kirkwood plays the leading rple.

rations brought to the verge of collapse through an excess of religious zeal, just as to-day Russia was on the verge of collapse through ignoring the teachings

of religion.

THE WORLD THEATRE

cause whatever. By first issuing a per of the article in the terms of settlement mit and later cancelling it, the Govern. Cover the reinstatement of the lukongs In "The Studio Cirl," Constance Talment has rendered itself dishonourable coupled with the assurance of fair treat If it could be said that religion bad madge clinches even more securely the and faithless and unworthy of further ment in indicated in the Gentlemen's not. Kept pace with the achievements of high favour she has enjoyed in the hearts reliance in it functioning as a guvern-Agreement it is absolutely certain that science, still less had, industrialism in of world's film audiences by her delinea- modern manufacturing activities kept tion of captivating, if capricious, girls, ment. The charge hy the Government the strike leaders would not have yielded, pace with religion. Improved methods This picture was directed by Charles that the Canton Merchants Volunteer even ander pressure from Dr. Sun. of production had not resulted in im Gibly from Paul West's adaptation of Corps has attempted to profit financially- proved conditions for the workers, and

"La Cimine," by Pierre Veber and Heori by he importation of arms is most

The fate of the lukonga, their reinstate antil manufacturers could overcome the de Grosse. limitations of their outlook on the human

vicious, and the volunteers of Kwangtung ment or dismissal, is now entirely in the Celia Laird runs away from her home cannot be silent over the fabrication. Asbands of the Municipal Councils of Sha-. element in production, it would be a drag in Cliff Haven, a tiny new England home the present question will involve themeen, and it is to be hoped that the on science in its efforts to confer better village, and a loveless marriage with future peace and order, the Council is Councils will--after the termination of living conditions on mankind. Future Obediah Daw, a deplorable out but the desirous of the support of all those seck- production rested on giving more atten-village "catch" by hiding in the tonnean fog justice and demanding for fair play the strike-review the car of lukongs and tion to the man behind the machine than of Frasca Ordway's car, as he motors in Kwangtung." to the machine. Manufacturers could back from a vacation in her home town

deal with them not only justly but- only get the close touch necessary with to his New York studio. He puts her

mugananimously.. their man power through religion. No on train supposedly bound for Clif manufacturer today ignored the hard Haven, but when he gets to his apartment facts of natural or economic laws. but to ignore the ethical laws of the Sermon on The Mount, to give poor working condi- tions in factories and krep wages down to their lowest limit was good business, and was regarded as the sign of a clear, hard-headed business man. Labour and trade unionism also seersed to think that short hours, short output, and high cages were good busines. Both were giving the ethical laws of the Sermon on the

THE POLICE CHIEF AND "A

"RED ARMY."

The struggle is at an end, and the

that evening, he finds her asleep in his divide the arms among his followers, as another surise. Doubtless the Municipal It is not believed that Dr. Sun will strain and tension will be over before armchair. Unwillingly, she aids him get some commanders want to have a greater Councils have already arrived at certain out of his engagement with another girl, share than others, while General Wa Te decisions regarding the lukongs. Let us and together they lude the warrant then, the commander of the Gendamerie

worn out against by the Cliff Haven in Canton, desires to have all, in order suggest that the promulgation of these constabulary for abduction. Indignation to equip the "Red Army, to, he known and rago change to delight, and bap piness reigns supreme.

as the Peace Corps under him. Since the decisions be delayed to permit of their illegal seizure by Dr. Sun, the Canton being reconsidered a few days, hence when, Police, of which General Wu is enneur conditions are back to "normaley" and rently the chief, has been muzzling public when the hard feelings engendered hy, opinion through a strict censorship of the

Mount, and would as inevitably come to religion into disrepute with scientists Prets and publications by the printing and during the period of, the strike will Brief as if they had ignored the law of and business men. gravity. Service to others was the only had no foundation in Christ's teaching, it exceedingly hard to get anything to ground. Perhaps then the decisions now Such emotionalism shops as well. The volunteers have found have had time to recide into the bask": trus road to happiness. All the suggest for He always acted and spoke as a d Socialistic short cuts to welfare and scientist world. It was for in clergy to ton bave boycotted the newspapers, as print in Canton, Many persons in Can- happiness had been tried over and over recognise the scientific basis of religion they are now but one-sided propaganda Council rooms may not improbably ba

tentatively Cabled in the Municipal » again, and had always ended in increasing and teach those facts. While it was true sheets. human mixery and wretchedores. Christ that we relied on science for our present ints had neglected the fundamental comfort and well-being, we had made no

reviewly and modified in a more fiberal truths of their religion, and, it was an

It is reported that Mr. Hau Chung-hau, and generous spirit, fortunately a fact that bishops and clergy fore and costly armaments, made more Yat-sen, as he dared the other day to ethical advance, and still relied on brute managing-director of the Canton-Hankow. of all denominations had almost univer- brutish and costly by science until their

Railroad, has been arrested by Dr. Sun. willy acted, and some even so spoken, as ruinous modern costliness, was the only speak in favour of the volunteers. though the teachings of Christ were not check on their use to the extinction of

Dr. Sun Yat-sen will let the volunteers applicable to modern communal life. This mankind. There must be aide by side have the arms back at 260 cacb-to the ignoring of a sound ethical teaching seem with sientific investigation and advance, Canton contingent only-but the Canton el to be due to a certain mandlín emo ethical discovery and development, and And other units alike refuse to comply tionalism directly introduced into re- until those two worked together there with this arrangement, saying that they ligion by the Church. It had brought would be no secure peace, happiness, and must have all back and will demand them

(Continued at foet of next column) development

at all cost.

will is too precious a consideration to The future unweighted by rancour and

albeit strictly legal and justifiable drei- bé jeopardized by short-sighted and hasty,

siens.

Information was received in Honghoug last night that another hitch had occa red among the negotiators.