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HOW SCOTT BEAT BERRY.

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Phil Scott, a former London fireman,

LOCAL SPORT. INTERPORT RIFLE SHOOTING. HONGKONG · TEAM FIRE AT TAIKOO RANGE.

BRILLIANT PUPILS. SHANGHAI AND CHILD LABOUR. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S POSITION. CLEVER YOUNG ESSAYISTS OF ST.

JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. A special issue of the Shanghai Hani

A representative of the Daily Press, inches taller than six feet, weight in the cipal Gamle published on May 19th

Under adverse weather conditions, yes contains the agenda and resolutions to by courtesy of the Rev. Brother Aimar, neighbourhood of 14-stone, physically the|- be submitted to the special meeting of Director of the School, read yesterday finest specimen of a heavy-weight fighter orday afternoon, the Hongkong Inter- the Ratepapers convened by the Munions of the prin-winning Empire Day in all Britain, best Tom Berry, our port Bille Team fred in the annual com cipal Council to be held in the Town Hall Essays written by students of Sterniser champion, a weather beaten fel-petition against Shanghai. Singapara low, in make-up the pugilist from tip to and Penang for the interport challenge toe, much the wrong side of 20. and shield, which was won by Hongkong, lasă trifle more than average height. Scott

on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 5 p.m.

The following explains the Council's position on the question of Child Labour

in heal indistries:-

Joseph's College.

wun on points at the end of altern rounds. The contest was staged at the Ring Blackfriars, for a generous purse, and there was a substantial side stake on the result. Such an occasion was it voted to

be that the building was packed, an everyone who sat around was a stern, ex-

necing criti

Jinas.

The best acores, yesterday," totalled 875 as against S92 in the trial shoot in Saturday.

The changeable wind and generally adverse atmospheric conditions doubtless were in the main respousible, but even so the result was an anpleasant surprise No scores

He had nothing like the tricks, the cun-be completed until May 31st, so other

ing, of Berry had he been well versed

The scores. WATES--

200

300

yds. yds yde tal

1

23

If the teachers of English in other Hongkong schools teach this subject a sureessfully as do the masters of St. At the Special Meeting of Ratepayers, Joseph's College, und "if the pupils of to be held at the Town Hall on Jun those other schools, can write as well as these young students, educational enthus end, the Chairman of Council will pro pose "a Resolution moying the adoptionists need have no cause for worry.

C. F. Young, a pupil of Class I writes, of Part 1 of the Report of the Child

on the History of the Foundation vi Labour Commission. This Commission the British Empire in India":"Clive, the

To me the fair resolve itself into a was appointed by the Council to inquire invincible in war, the powerful in peace, into countitions of child labour in Shang-gave England one of the most populous question whether a wonderfully powerful to Hongkong's supporters."

and wealthiest of her dominions, through man, glorinusly young could beat what from Shanghai, Penang or Singapore

Writing hai had the vicinity, and to make recom-turning his pen into a sword.

in the master of years, is an old "scrap- were available up to the time of going mendations as to what regulations, of the armies at the Battle of Plasseyper." Youth and stamina triumphed, but any, should be applied to child labour in Goliath as to size.

he says, they were like David and Seett did not show that he had most skill to press, but the competition ured not the Foreign Settlement, having regard Kwok Sze Ying, of the same class, This Chinese to practical considerations and to local chose the same subject.

in the science of boxing he must have ports have time and to spare. boy writes almost as well as his fellow-

woo quickly and without difficulty. For conditions generally. The Commission's

papil. This is how he concludes:

he stood more than a head higher than Thus ended the terrible episode in the "old fellow"; his reach by compa Report was duly submitted to the Cann- [eif, and revived its careful and Anglo-Indian history; and seeing that

son was phenomenally long; and yet he pathetic consideration, as the outenue of the war which Clive undertook to avengo did not squeeze the most out of the the outrage ended in the conquest of

atupendous advantages which he enjoyed. twhich it live been decided to make the tulia the foundations of the New Elf will not my that Scott will not become

rate pire were laid in the sufferings of those

a. champion in the near future: he has above recommendation

who perished in the Black Hole of improved since last time I saw himer bet Calcutta

he has yet to take off the lasticity, the quick pinching, and the mental alertness that denote an exceptional fighter.

Berry, carrying himself like the ok! soldier that he is, realised before he put up a hand that there was it a remote chance of finding the jaw of Scott: and so he employed tacties which, though cleverly and subtly done, were so obvious that bad Sentt heen a first-grade boxer he could, with the enormous handicap in his favour, easily have circumvented.

Mr. C. Young and Mr.. T. William With his magnificent left hand he should bave been able to told Berry of instead. he permitted him to walk in and get in-officinted in the butts, as representative side his guard, and Berry saw to it that of the other parts engaged in the con once he had got to close quarters he repetitiou mained there as long as possible. It was mistake; to make him feel that he was in Berry's purpose to worry Scott inta "a the position of man unaded and as

pavers

to the

The Councils announeed policy is that

Kinee

he

He

F Mathias 2, writes on the "British it is sympathetic with any reasoantenpire Exhibition."

a. One wondera whe proposals directed toward child welfare, ther this youngster has visited Wembley,

d the prevention of the industrial em.

his scenes are well depicted. ployment of children of tender years, to Trade," he writes, "is the great agent the humane treatment of child workers, to af civilization and marka faithfully the He describes the the appointment of a trained foreign inprogress of mankind.' spector who will pay periodical visita Rmpire as one of a hundred languages. to all mills and factories, and generally but with one soul and mind. But speak toward prevention of the exploitationing of the Northern Island section, he is of child labour. It is its aim that unconsciously humorous.

Linen those humanitarian considerations which says," is the chief exhibit of this sec- govern the industrial employment of tion and is much used by moss countries child labour in Western countries shall of the world."

One would think that the essay of so far as is practicable, have application

The British in the area under its administration, and P. A. Xavier, 34, on it accordingly attaches importance to the Navy,' was the work of an English boy adoption of regulations such as might and in intense patriot at that.

The British Navy is the terre reasonably be imposed to achieve that writes: social welfare which is generally desired of the seas because she has such strong To enable these meastires to be carried and wonderful fighting ships and such into effect, it is necessary for the Coun brave and sturdy men for her sailors," ell to obain powers with which it is not and again: Each battleship of the vested under its present administrative British Navy is a floating fortress." code, and accordingly the Council will move the adoption of a Bye-law framed to provide these powers. Under the re- quirements of the Land Regulations, such By daw must be passed and approved by| Special Meeting of Ratepayers, the quorum for which is one-third of the and voters. For several years past The incil has failed in its attempts According to the Fin Chinny Pan, 10 bob & Spesial Meeting of Ratepayers, Canton vernacular daily, som students for lack of a quorum, as a consequence of of Kwangtung University at Canton; which important teisinion has been held using the name of their students union, us and it is apprehensive that the past have addressed a letter to the students failures to hold a Special Meeting may at St Paul's College, Hongkong, com

rated again, for the same reason, mending their recent attempt to strike and thereby its efforts to improve the con- when their imperialiat teachers tried to ditions of child labour in local indas interfere with the freedom of speech and tries rendered abortive. The Council assembly of their students." therefore makes an especial appeal to the ratepayers to attend the Special Meeting fixed for June 9nd, and at that meeting to accord their support to its Resola tions.

A

sion's Report, the words in its disere-

Lion

་*

have been inserted, in order to enable, the Council to witigate cases of hardship that the operation of the pro- pos legislation might engender.

"IMPERIALIST TEACHERS.” KWANGTUNG STUDENTS UPHOLD

HONGKONG'S

"REDS."

N. Railton T. Swun. -McNab Wilson

E. Edwards

Goodan 04 D. Reit....... 29 DB Bonette 26 R. Wallace....... 27 W. G. Goodfellow 23 C. H. Sumners... 27.

៥ ឥ ឥឥ ៥ ឌ ឌឌឌ ±

ន្ឋ ៥ ឌ ក ក ឌរាម

ទ គ 5

3

32

30

20

30

32

20

33

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Total..

975

The conditions are that each tează.. shall consist of twelve persons, but only, the ten best scores to count

The following were counted out:- T. Grimshaw....... 83

W. P. Cook ... 94

CIVIL SERVICE CLUB.

a consequence Scott was never allowed OPENING OF THE NEW ROWLING.

self. to be what I might call his gymnasium

GREEN.

There were times when the younger A large number of the members of the and immensely higger man become all twisted, saris locked, and be famed Civil Service Club were present at the” because be feit that he was not free to Club House yesterday, when several punch. It was only at rare interrals that games "were played an the new green,

The litter was laid two years ago, but, Scott got through Berry's defence, which, is its arrangement, was apparently no de- had been funded by intermittent rains fence at all, but when studied was near to It became necessary that it should be being invulnerable, far Berry, having an returfed. The matter was left in the able extraordinarily quick eye and an almost hands of a meicber of the club, Mr. F. L. perfect sense of distance, found it pas Squibbs. The work has been perfectly sible either to take a blow on the glove carried out. The green has been raised or miss one by an imperceptible flick of a little, and no floods recur the damages his bulletlike head. And the heavy iowa

now one of the finest, if not the best that Scott sent along he would strip of will be infinitesimal. The C.S.C. have more than half their power by causing green in the Colony, Spoon competitions them to describe a slide lis bead work were played yesterday when the results was very clever, and although most of the were as under:- In connection with the above, Dr. time he was fighting an uphill battle one Stewart, Principal of St. Paul's College, never know what he would do; it was Oswick. informed 2 Daily Pre representative, patent to me that he made it his primary last fight, that the incident referred to business to try to lull Scott into a state Gregory his refusal to grant the students a whole of false security, and then bring into Broker holiday to celebrate Humiliation Day." play all his guns.

to grant the request of a few revolution-

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SCHOOLS'

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"The attention of the publië is directed to the fact that the Child Labour resola-

A how! went up when, in the sixth Alderman tions are identical in wording with those proposed at the last Ratepayers' Meet- ther he had the power to give them around, he landed with a left, hook and cut the local ordinances the right eye of Scott. Then Berry, "for ing, with the exception that in Resolu holiday, under tion VII., authorizing, the Council to Some of the disgruntled students re the first time, suggested that he would Davey proceed with the proposals comained in mained away from school and five of win. But Sent did not unduly worry be

Murphy cause of his damaged eye; he plugged, Denkin Part 111 of the Child Labour Commisthem were expelled.

and I admired his grit. There is always hope for the youngster who holds to his fighting wind in moments of stress, and in this respect Scott encouraged the hope that he will yet get to the top of the tree. But his imposing body needs to be made

A matter that is likely to be raised Since the abortive meeting called in

more supple; at the moment Sentt is not at the annuad meeting of the Hongkong April Last, considerable further attention has been given" to "various sprets of the

A campaign to raise funds for the much more than a gorgeous advertise Football League on Thursday is whe

ment of physical fitness. His giant, thor or got the schools' football of the larly to the steps which might be taken to asylums for the blind and inben in mahogany frame has yet to be harnessed Colony shall be taken over by the Hong- proposed legislation, and more particu avoid hardship in the case of children Canton, where many Hongkong mendi to a fighting brain. Still, he heat Berry kong Football League, and be directed already in employment. Various sug-cants find their way, is being commenced gestions having been made to the Connell in the Colony. At a meeting held at the without the least doubt, but that the bo

ed te stipulated distance cannot be re- in this connection, it should he stated Chung Sing Benevolent Society, when veteran, lighter by nearly two stone. Inst- definitely that the grant of any form representatives of Chinese commerce were of dole or other compassionate allowance present, Mr. 1p Tan Chuen, etary of garded as a mighty achievement on the Berry, not once but several times, was those who might be thrown out of em- mcree, was appointed chairman pro tem forced into a position from which he to le issued from the public funda to the Chinese General Chamber of Com- part of Scott. ployment does not appear to the Council a combined association to embrace all

a knock-out. But Scott is still apt to tu, Îs-jaxtified. On the other hand the Chinese business organisation in the should not have been allowed to escape suggestion has found favour with the Colony. Conneil that, if and when the proposed It was agreed that a theatrical perfor-telegraph, his intentions; he does not

ensure should become law, they should see be given by the amateurs of the shoot out either his left or right hand before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry; u thir- with devastating rapidity. Rather is beteen-year-old Chinese boy who lives with be authorized to imposs the proposed re- Chung Sing Society and the Wing On inclined to pull his panches; he gives the an employee of the Hongkong Tramway

Company, was charged with the unlaw gulations in such a manner as to bear Co.,, and the Lam Long Society, in order impression that be is never completely fal use of a tramway badge, with which

POLICE COURT ITEMS.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday,

before Mr. S. B. B McElderry. George Mackerell, leading telegraphist of HMS Marution, was charged with assaulting a tramway conductor.

least heavily on those chiefly concerned. to raise funds.. Among other suggestions Ahe Council views with favour a proposal to refrain, so far as possible, from interference, with children already in employment, and to take such steps ammay be feasible by adequate registration, photographing, etc., to ensure that in cases where the By-law becomes operative no more child. ren, in future, may be engaged. By this nens it is considered that adequate res triction within the Settlement of the em- ployment of child labour in factories would be hrou about within a men surable period of time, and without the hardship resulting from the wholesals dismissal of children from factories.

sure of himself; that he is afraid to make

$

WANTED A FREE RIDE. BAD BOY WHO BORROWED A BADGE.

At the Central Magistracy yesterday,

a tram-car.

a blunder. It was not a fight over which be attempted to secure a free rida en one may become enthusiastic, indeed,

It was stated by an official of the Tram there was no much sareness about each

way Company that badges were immed and every one of the fifteen rounds as to to the workmen of the Company on Fri- make it monotonous. Berry was for ever playing possum, and Scott did not quite day and that defendant was believed to understand. But Scott, should proft hy have removed this particular badge froz his experience last night, and, if I may the pocket of the workman whom he lived. not be thought presumptuous, 1 should with and then gone out, boarded a tram He was stated to have bearded a car advise him to keep close to the study of car and shown it to the conductor in

if he were an employee of the Company near the King Edward Hotel and on boxing He is a likeable fellow arrival at the Naval Canteen he was could be more richly endowed with caused the boy's arrest. alleged to have struck the conductor physical qualities. If he can come close

His Worship ordered him to receive Defendant said that he was drunk at to mastering what is an intricate business six strokes with a light cane. the time and did not remember anything he will become champion of his country.. that had taken place." He was fined $10. Berry taught him much last night, I hope

none

The conductor became suspicious and

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he will profit thereby. He has got the At the Kowloon Magistracy before power to punch; obviously he likes fight- Mr E. W. Hamilton yesterday, a Chinese ing, else he would have remained a fire CINEMA" NOTES..

esntractor was fined $100 for not having man; but he has not yet quite learned

A touring company which has Intely taken proper precautions during blasting how to fight. As I have said, however, been performing in India, and which, QUEEN'S - THEATRE,

operations at. Kowloon on". Sunday, he is improving-E. BENNISON in the judging from reports in representative Her Mad Bargain," announced as the Following upon blasting on the hillside at Daily Telegraph, attraction at the Queen's Theatre to nuon, a huge boulder fell into the Kow- morrow, is Anita Stewart's new First loon Dock Bowling Green, where several National attraction. The star's recog players were engaged in a game of bowls.

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