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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 21st, 1927

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SUMMER HOLIDAY

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PORE.

FAREWELL GATHERING AT

·VICTORIA HALL.

TRIBUTES TO SEVENTEEN

YEARS' WORK.

Before a gathering that pumbered many outside his congregation, the Rt. Rev. C. J. Ferguson-Davie, D.D., the Bishop of Singapore, took

THEIR PROGRESS IN THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES.

AN IMPROVING RACE.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF OIL FIELDS.

GRANTS FOR PROSPECTS.

The aboriginal Indians of Canada

Japan, like other countries, is can no longer be described, naa vanishing race. An accurate census supposed to have an oil problem. difficult to secure, but the total of the Indian population is always The situation has been studied for given by the census of 1981, placed considerable time both by the at 110,614 showed a gain of 5,350 Government and indivduals, and over the figure of 1911. About a there is a ecasensus of opinion that third of the Indians lead a nomadic

his farewell at the Victoria Me-existence in the primeval forest the problem may be dealt with in erstence by trapping and ment of domestic oil fields, another wilderness of the north, and gain three aspects. One is the develop

ahing, but the balance are settled the control of importation, and the on a series of reservations through-

out the Dominion Some of these last the discovery of substitute fuck.. Reserve south-west of Montreal and reserved, like the Cauchnawaga Attempts at the solution of the

industrial civilisation has not im

morial Hall last Wednesday of flock over which he has had charge for over 17 years, and in the service of which he has been nobly helped by Mrs. Ferguson-Davis, a gracious lady whose medical attainments and the Six Nations Reserve near first phase of the question will be experience, coupled with a truly Brantford, Ontario, are adjacent made soop The Department of Christian regard for her fellow to important city centres, but con, Commerce and Industry is empowers beings, so fitted her for her position with the influences of moderned to spend little short of 9 million of a Bishop's helpmate.

proved the character "of their in- yen for five years from this month habitants. On the other hand, the in grants on prospecting for oil. Department of Indian Affairs, The scheme under which the grants which is a branch of the Depart ment of the Interior, gives in its report for 1998 & most encouraging coat of the progress of the Indians of the three prairie pro- vinces. In this territory the Indian population living on the reserves most of which are a considerable distance from a town di sny size, is now placed at 31,304, and during the past year there was record of 1,189 birtha and 814 deaths

The Hon. Mr. E. C. H. Wolf, the ecting Colonial Secretary was chairman of the proceedings, which took the form of presentations to the departing Bishop and his wife from the various spheres of activity

within the Diocéne,

The chairman opened proceedings with a comprehensive review of the well-known achievements during their stay here of His Lordship and Mra Ferguson-Davie,

Mrs. Ferguson-Davie in a few well chosen words replied feelingly to the references to herself.

Expressions of Kindness. In his reply to the many kind references that bad accompanied the His Lordship, replying for gifts, Mra Ferguson-Davie and himself, said, in what was his final address to his Diocese: Among the many kind words that have been said, you have referred to the success which God had been pleased to grant our With regard to that, I would like to say this: that what has been done has not been the result merely of the efforts of those Iabouring st that time, but also and in great part made possible by the work of those that have gone be- fore, and it is to those also that I must express my gratitude for the success that has been ours during the last few years.

efforts.

I should be ungrateful to God if

A

Fear of Western Medicine.

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SHANGHAI RATES.

EXPLANATION OF THE

INCREASE.

COUNCIL.

are to be made is being worked out in detail, and is to be published before the end of the current month, when the Commerce Depart STATEMENT BY MUNICIPAL ment will be ready to accept appli- cations for grunts. In broad nes the scheme allows each approved applicant to deal with fifty oil wells during the five years. The fund available for 1827-1928 is V.264,000 and for the subsequent three years Y.492,000 each and for the last year Yes,000,

For many years the Government has provided medical attention sad maintained small hospitals for the benefit of the Indian population. But the Indians long had a terrible

Under the scheme grants not ex- dread of hospitals and operations, cecding 50 per cant, of the prospect and preferred to trust to their own primitive remedies and herb coming expense will be paid to those the who are in possession of machinery pounds. Now, however, ou prairie reserves at least they have developed a new attitude to medical and to those who have no machis treatment. They show an increas nery and to those who have no ing willingus to seek the advice machinery 50 per cent, af the price. of the medical officers, and some

HONG KONG TAXICAB COMPANY.

WINDING-UP PROCEEDINGS,

YESTERDAY'S MEETING,

An extraordinary meeting of. shareholders in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Taxicab Company

The following is the translation of a proclamation issued in Chinese by the Shanghai Municipal Council, was held in the Company's office, explaining the reasons for the in- Des Voeux Road Central, yesterday crease in the General Municipal morning, Mr. N. A V. Croucher Rate. As is known, a number of presiding, for the purpose of con-

endeavouring Chinese are

to firming the following resolution, foment organised opposition to the passed at the annual meeting on payment of the increase. The pro- July 5th: clamation states:

"That the Hong Kong and Kowloon Taxicab Company, Ltd. be wound up voluntarily, and that Mr. H R. Cleland, charter- ed, accountant, of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham Matthews and Mr. John Fleming, be and are hereby, appointed, joint fiquidatore for the purpose of such winding up. On the proposition of Mr. T. N Chau, seconded by Mr. C. A. Ful- cher, the resolution was confirmed.

There were present Mr. N. A. V. Croucher, Mr. J. W. Kew, Mr.

N. Chan (directors); Mr. H. A. Fulcher and Mr.; H. M. Kew, Rowe, managing director: Mr. C. shareholders

"The General Municipal Rate has been, hitherto, 14 per cent on the assessed rental of houses within of them have akuost a passion for The prefectures open for prospect the bettlement, and 19 per cent on being operated upon. Indeed, in ing are seven, Hokkaido, Aomori, houses beyond Settlement limite. many cases when Indians have once Akita, Yamagata, Nugata, Nagano As from July 1st, the Council in- had an experience of the comforts

tends to increase the rates by 2 per of a hospital the difficulty is to and Shizuoka

cent, making them 10 and 14 per keep them out of it, as they are

Organised Import. Heeded... ailments constantly discovering

cent respectively which will be a pasport to read- Greater Importance is attached to

Now certain persons, ever alert. mission.

the control of importation of oil in Indian TarseIS. I did not acknowledge the blessings |

view of the fact that Japan drawn eise an opportunity for agitat whereby he has made possible such far more than one instance, where success as has fallen to my efforts. no hospital existed on their reserve upon other countries for two-thirdsing the public mind, are deliberate ly spreading false statements con- In the terribly unhealthy place that an Indian band has voted part of of the oil she consumes. It is urged. Singapore has been described to me its collective funds towards the that the crux of the problem lies increasing the rates; their purpose cerning the Council's reasons for as, I have averaged one day's sick-establishment of, an, institution. ness a year, and I do not know if Indian parents also show an eager- in Japan. After the investigations. any one in England could do better. ness to receive instruction in the with regard to the development of being to discredit the Municipal THE RUBBER MARKET. I am thankful to God for the health care of children from medical ail wells have been completed, the He has given me, and the workers, officers and nurses, who give both inside the clergy and among periodical lectures and demonstra Inquiry Committee will attack this the laity. It would be invidious tions for their benefit. The result phase of the problem in earnest to mention those still here: von has been a great diminution of in- The matter, however, is delicate, all have been my helpers and I fant mortality and a general im involving as it does international thank you for that.

relations, and it is still carly to say what course of action will be re- commended by the Committee in

His Successor. You know upon Saturday of last decide whether they should forward the name of a person whom they thought should be appointed to take my place. We have a system whereby such a choice is made on a 50, per sent. vote. There is one whose name would have received that vote but he would not agree to stand. And to him (Archdeacon. Swindel}}

week the Diocesan Council met

I must offer my very grateful thanks not only as archdeacon, but official adviser, to the Bishop.

It was only during his absence in Europe I realised the extent to which I had been indebted to him In him my successor will find most, able adviser. No name is being forwarded from here, to the Archbishop, not because there was no one, but because there were so many that were voted for that the RAILWAYyotes were divided and no one re-

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Administration and to sow discord among Chinese and Foreign re sidents of Shanghai. Let none be deceived by their subtle subesses

statement that Foreigners receive There is no truth whatever in the

perferential treatment in the mat ground for the rumour that the cost ter of taxation; nor is there any

controlling the importation. The of the Foreign Troops now in Osaka Jiji learns that the consensus Shanghai is borne by the Council

DIVIDENDS AND QUOTATIONS.

Messrs Carroll Bros. write: It selling pressure is exhausted, we is anticipated that as soon as the may see a fairly quick reaction, unless there, should be any marked is not likely to or continous fall off in trade, which

provement in health.

The prairie Indians are also be coming alive to the value of educa- tion, and the official report shows that very few of the children of school age are not in attendance at the schools which are to be found on each reserve Indian children respond better to educational in- struction when removed from their way is to organise an import busi-national Settlement is the same for families, and to-day there are ness with combined capital from all, Chinese and Foreigners alike. residential Indian schools in the the Government and individuals in The entire cost of the Foreign prairie provinces.

order to co-ordinate the demand and Troops is defrayed by the Govern- supply. In this scheme not only ments under whose orders they are Japanese oil companies but foreign finas, such as the Standard and the Rising Sun, will be allowed to join, as well as the Navy. The scheme is considered as having a large me sure of practicability, especially as the trade has been suffering from the competition that is going on."

of opinion is that the only effective The hasus of taxation in the Inter- unpopular and has had to cut the

Special efforts are directed to training the young men to be com petent farmers, and many of them show great aptitude for profiting by the instruction. The Indians formerly held farming in contempt as an ignoble-occupation, but now in the prairie provinces there are at least 9,500 Indian farmers, half of whom were educated in the boarding schools In 1926 these - dian farmers had 106,007 aeres un- der cultivation; wheat and oats were their chief crops, and of the ceived a sufficient number of votes former they produced more than A Roman Catholic Admirer. 500,000 buzbels. They also own Proceeding, the Bishop referred about 21,000 head of cattle, many to the fact that among the presents korses, and other kinds of lire he had received was one from a stock, and some of them send oz member of the Roman Catholic cohibits to the annual shows at gregation, a circumstance which re- Regina, Calgary, and Edmonton, minded him of the ready sympathy' =

Keen Competition."

In reviewing the selling policies following in the oil trade, the Chugei Sheque predicts that the present competition in gasoline will grow more severe as time advances. The Mitsui Company, which repre-

BAR Grants quarlock Ricellas en lies of mamma horis Beyond that, His Lordship pro-to the ordinary Englishman in this the Kopt Company, appear to be

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cost of nearly all commodities has It is a well-known fact that the

zisen considerably during recent years This increase has to be faced by the Council as well as by business firms and private indivi-

duals. The Council has made at very careful estimate of the amount

that will be required, during 1927 to maintain the several depart ments of the public service,, and has come to the conclusion, with great reluctance, that a 2 per cent in-

comparatively small amount crease in the intes is essential

This increase of 9 per cent. is A

for

It was reported recently that the tyre trade in the United States is finding the use of reclaimed rubber. price of lower grade stock. The use of reclaimed in the making of soundly economie and many de tyres has never been regarded as clined to believe that it would per anently prejudice the consump

tion of crude rubber.

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MORO DEVOURED BY CROCODILE.

he had always received not only felt that I was not doing my work sents in Japan the General Com- from the members of his church but as I used to, not through any lack of from Presbyterians and other bodies interest, but because of that lack pany, and the Mitsubishi, which the individual payer. For exam- Es well.

dship of mental power which does come takes care of business in Japan for ple, Chinese living within the Bettlement and paying a house

Cotabato, July 8th. of 810 per mensem has been financial help and advice of Chinese County abo to the ske obiskups keeping off the market, perhaps be- required hitherto, contribute stabala, station, in the province,

age of 62 or 33.

Lieutenant of the

outside the church. These in suy crisis had come forward with more that decision, without any reference ducers, and their position does not of 20 cents a month A Chinese monster crocodile in a vain effort,

was a curions thing that I made cause they are agents and not pro 1.40 in rates; from July the reported to Provincial Headquar

will be charged $1.80, an increase tem a fruitless struggle with than their accustomed liberality

to my wife. A week after that, she When I came here in 1909 I was overstrained her heart, and that lend itself to active operations when or Foreign merchant renting a to save a more named Panding who presented with a staff to hold while showed me that I was right competition runs so high as at pre-house at $150.00 per mense will be had been attacked by the reptile I was Bishop of the Diocese. I

called upon to pay $24.00 a month, while bathing in the river at Barrio sent. The Standard Oil Company instead of 821.00, and on. Thus Pidiandawan, municipal district was told them that the cost of that Future Sphate of Work, had been contributed by people of I do not know in what continent, appears to have left the held in à uniform rate is equitable to all Reina, Regente. various races, and I expressed the whether in Europe or Africa of favour of the Rising Sun Company classes. A wealthy person occupy The Moro was devoured by the hope that many of those races America, my future service will be.

ing largo premises contributes more would become members of our I will have to be in an old country, and Ogura Company, the latter put in rates than poorer, man who cooodile despite all efforts by the heutenant to save him-Manila Church We cannot be too thankful for fam

tend the market. This has develop Tet each is-taxed according to the this direction Figures not only 1 will always remember you in cd a knotty problem for the two low, secure against extortion and

prayers. You leave oldest businessca, the

Sun duress show that we have added largely to my persen, your curs for 17 and the Nippon Petroleum There During the present period of exception of a noisy and irespon Tamil congregations, but that this years without continuing to pray for is no indication of competition abat trade depression, the general public sible minority, the Chinese Coca- is typical of the position through them, het ing. The same situation is observed out the whole of the Peninsula, It is a great loss to me and my all the world over, brought about is naturally averse to any increase munity is just sa desirous of ful-

A-Retiring Age, full of people with kind hearts.

wife to leave this beautiful country, by the lower price in care The in the Tate Foreign residents, filling its civic obligatione in lite case is the same with heavy oil ability of the Council to provide.

realizing the very heavy respon-manner Some years ago Government carry away with me what fa gym whic his fast outdistancing light for the proper upkeep of the Settle this matter are now being circulat

Many false statements concerning... conmission went into the question bolised by this gathering the kind The increasing demand is bringing meat and the protection of its ed by the supporters of Communian of a retiring age, and Sir George feeling, respect, and esteem of the about competition, which is going citizens against the risks of Are Inw-to further their own sinister des Maxwell put in a small memoran many, races represented here, who to be more severe. Both are two leaner, and disease, are shoulder-signs All law-abiding tired dum. It is strongly urged that re- have backed me up in many ways, commodities necessary in civilised ing their burden of taxation with should assist the authorities in the tirement should precede decay. In by their prayers, by perhaps de ble, concludes the Tokyo paper, and out demur. There is ample justi preservation of peace and I'my case retirement has not preced

fox the growth of the Church in new county in with a ting forth stromone efforts to exrents but a mall house or shop Times

d decay about

(Continted on next Column

CAUSES Cicarest.

competition on an increasing sealer (Cont nued on next Column.) to such rumours.