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ECHOES OF 1858

THE FIGHT FOR ORDERED "GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG

-Sir John Bowring and the

"Social Evil”.

must have heard that there are some January 4, 1868. For some time past we have had sixty thousand unfortunate crea- it in contemplation to offer a low tures whose "poverty, but not their remarks on the celebrated Venereal will, consents." To attend upon Ordinance Intely enacted, and de- these in sickness, as well as to pre- stined to immortalise the name of serve them from it, the French its illustrious patron, and doubt Government employ two hundred leas originator, Bir John Bowring, medical men, who are known as Governor of Hong Kong. The un-officers de soute, added for which pleasantness of such a task must ho are hospitals for their reception, apparent to everyone, and we can liberally endowed and officered by nos in the columns of a newspaper the highest medical talent in France. It is an old proverb that speak out with that freedom which a subject less delicate would admit. "if it is worth while to do a thing, of-Knowing as we do Sir John's it is worth, while to do it well, literary taste, and usual refinement and surely a fact so patent as the of language, we confess to a sur- above might have induced our prise at the strange wording con. paternally inclined Governor to struction of some of the clauses of

have made provisions for the this most extraordinary act, which effectual carrying out of his salu for the future we shall beg de tory plan. We may compute the ferentially to designate as Bow unfortunate female celestials for ring's Panseen. Enter into them whom His Excellency appears to argumentatively we cannot, with have so much sympathy, at some- But grossly offending public taste. wherd about Four Thousand, for for which His Excellency has so whose especial medical surveillance special a regard; but we may be he has appointed One officer, who is ng other than the Colonial Sur- permitted to bring to his notice, a fow facts and statistics, which bear geon and whose duties are already more particularly upon the means far too heavy, A Hospital, we adopted for carrying the Panacea understand. has been secured, r rather a house rented for the pur into effect

Sir John being a traveller as well pose, with a view, we presume to as a linguist must no doubt hare see whether the thing PAYS or not. often sozaurned in the far famed Tho-fines, registration fees, etc., we city of Paris and we make no doubt have no space or time at present also entered into its gaieties. A to dilate upon; they have all ne Benthamite too, and rigidly de.quisitive appearance, and were it voted to economy, his experience not that even out of so dirty a sub. may often have been gathered ofject, there peeps as we imagine, the Conciergerie where destitution, longing for the dirtier dollar, we prostitution and roguery revel in should wish all success to an estab- their fullest extent. He may some lishment and a law, which must if times too have looked in at Record's properly carried out be beneficial, Hospital and there he could both bus which with such provisions can gratify his taste and enlighten his only result in a failure. In other knowledge.

words, under the present guberna torial regime, Bowring's Panacea stands no chance.

In His peregrinations in the capital of the French Empire, he

MR. BONAR LAW & MR. BALDWIN

Ex-Premier's Views Revealed by His Son

MOVING SPEECH IN THE- COMMONS

(Epecial Air-Mail Service)

LONDON, June 23. Like a voice from the dead there broke into to-night's debate on the Foreign Office. Vote an accrunt of the thoughts and feelings of Mr. Bonar Law on the funding of our debt to the United States, accepted by him and his Government in 1023,

His son, Mr. Richard Law, TOBO in an almost empty House sad ask. ed for its sympathy while he dealt with the part which his father bad taken in that settlement.

and that feeling was almost uni- versal.". Mr. Bonar Law held that

A COMMERCIAL EDUCATION

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The Chuo Sing Typewriting Terin hell there 12th Agency Graduation Function on Saturday at the Gloucester when the Princi pal read the following report:-

The Academy, founded in 1990, has now on its roll no less than 216 students of different nationalities, including beside Chinese, a fair number of English, French, Rus sians, Portuguese and Indians.

Of the 3 candidates who took their examination this term, 60 suc cessfully passed the test, in the Junior and 3 in the Senior. The first of the Senior division recorded. a speed of 6 words a minute on ray machine after four months' training.

The Academy ackled, at the re- queste of pupila, an Academy of of last Commerce, at the end November premises being secured at 93 Lyndhurst Terrace. It aims at providing students with a gener- allen of every phase of business activity. The course included such essential commercial subjecta na typewriting, together with practice on calculating machines and cheque commercial conversation, corres- writers, shorthand, book-keeping, pondence, commercial knowledge, import had export business, ship- ping, warehousing, brokering, in- surance, etc. These subjects are' taught by fully qualified Chinese and foreign tutora. At present quite a number of pupils have en- folled, and the number is likely to increase substantially when the new

term opens on July 10

The Academy is now conducted by a board of Hon. Directors, among whom are Mr. Leung Pat Yu (J.P.) Mr. Poon Hiu Cho, Mr. Chan Lim Pat (J.P.) Mr. Wong Mow Lam (J.P.) and Mr. Wong Wai chung.

I have to thank for your kind presence and for your continued valued support and co-operation." which made the establishment of the Academy possible and it is gratifying that my efforts to fill a long felt want of the colony has the bond was not an ordinary con- met with a hearty response. The tract and should only be kept in commercial students to-day are fac the spirit. He had said, you cap- ing increasingly difficult problems not measure blood against money." in the business world ander, the Secondly, on the practical issue, present severe competition and Mr. Baldwin thought that settle-prolonged trading depression and a ment on almost any terms would knowledge of commerce is made be a preliminary to the recovery of more and more a necessity. The world trade, and that opinion was student to-day needs to be shown widely held. "A chorus of halle- the business machine as

a whole, lujaha swelling from Threadneedle-without which he is ill-equipped street approved the terms... and starts with a bad handicap. It Mr. Bonar Law took the opposite is the object of the Academy to view, held that world trade would give the student a broad outlook on be hindered by the settlement. business and to enable him to pur The invasion of the Ruhr finally sue by himmelf a detailed study of the line of business in which he convinced him..

The fundamental distinction be. may be engaged or interested. I tween the two statesmen, Mr. take this opportunity to congratu- Richard Law declared, was that late the graduates and to wish

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Mr. Bonar Law thought Mr. Bald them every success in their future BREWING TRADE win was indulging hopes at the ex-career, pense of reason. Mr. Bonar LAW believed that hope had turned into a kind of anaesthesia, a "wish- fulfilment complex."

So Mr. Bonar Law's son conclud.

He spoke in the quietest way, confessing partiality, protesting sincerity which was made evidented his brief and affecting testimony

in his studious endeavours to be fair and respect the feelings and motives of others.

"Almost Broke His Heart,"

The speech inevitably resolved itself into an analysis of the dif ference of judgment and of attitude between Mr. Bonar Law, the Prime Minister, who accepted the settle. ment, and Mr. Baldwin, the Chan- cellor of the Exches er, who nego- tiated it Mr. Baldwin was not in his place to hear the statement of the case.

The fact that Mr. Bonor Law had to accept the terms almost broke his heart." His responsibility, however, his son admitted was final, and in some ways greater than Mr. Baldwin's, -,

SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS Students passed the 12th Term Examination were as followe

Junior.

to his father's foresight by implor- ing the Government to make sure

Lo Hoog Chung, Ng Yung Kan," that any settlement now should be Kathleen Chua, Pang Oi Ying based on something lasting." He Kwong Kwok Lee, Cheung Chi hoped that they could settle the Wan, Daisy Leung, Kwong Wan question gently hy agreement. If not it should be kicked out of Loong, Pang Si Kwong, Ip Fook the way." Any attempt to buy time again, as we did in December, would only loge time.

Waiting for News. The first half of the day was spent in the prolongation of expec- tation to a mixture of nervous ten- sion and farce, ending in an anti- climax...

STATE MONOPOLY FORE- SHADOWED

FIRST STEP SEEN IN BIG

MERGER

the late Mr.

Magoshi,

Eynohei founder of the Dai Nippon Beer Company, who died recently,

The Dai Nippon Beer Company is st present capitalised Y80,000,000, with: 750,000,000 palu

up

&t

Ite dividend last term was 12, per cent. and a similar dividend. will be declared for the current term. The Beer Kosen Kaisha has un -authorised capital ot Y20,000,000, with Y14,000,000 paid pp. Its dividend last term was.

Yuen, Chan Chiu Cheong, Li Fook Tokyo. An agreement was ign. five per cent. but it will be increas Yuen, Yu Kwok Wah, Lai Ka She, ed yesterday afternoon between Mr.ed to 8 per cent, for the team

Boon ending. Chan Man Choung Chan Kai Ohashi, president of the Dai Nip- Chun, Au Po Lun, Chung Impon Beer Company, and Mr. The two companies, it Now Kwan, Shum Ho Ming, Chan Tak Nedzu, president of the Beez trans to the establishment of a concluded an agree Wing, Lee Choo Hong, Wong Wai Kosen Kaisba, for the absorption ment for

a Li Hoi Shung, Liu Wee Vie, Li Wui Ching-

Senior.

the

of the latter Company into the co-operative sales company on June Dai Nippon The Dai Nippon 2. Their marketing quotes are Beer is to establish a co-operative | 70,19 per conf. for the Dai Nip- Mr. Richard Law declared and

sales company with its rival, the po and 29.88 per cent, for showed that he had no inteation of

Tsoi Ying Wood Chu Ya Kwan, Kirin Beer Company, It is ex-Kirin for the domestic market, attacking Mr. Baldwin, or of ao- In the exchanges of question: McCaw, Tsok Sz Wai, Tu Kai Fuo, plained that this arrangement is including Formoss and Korea, and quitting. Mr. Bonar Law of res-time Mr. Baldwin replied to Mr. C. F. Dan, Tang Sik Hung, Choi the precursor to a wholesale amal- 80.03 per cent for the Dai Nip. ponsibility.

Lansbury's pressure for a state- King Wan, Kathleen Yung, Kwok gamation, or even State monopoly.pon and 19:07 per cent for the ment of the Government's inten-Yu Tok, Ling Yuk Chau, Violet

Kirin for export. The co-operative Feare are expressed in many tions on the U.S. debt by the as- Lee, Lee Shui Cheung, Lau Che quarters that the present combine ale Company agreement expires sarance that the Chancellor of the Cheong, Tsang Chun Pong, Leung may result in an

increase of at the end of December, 1937, re- Exchequer was at the very moment Hin Cheong, Kam Yuen Lok, Choy prices. Mr. Takahashi, executive newable with six months' previous working upon such a statement, but Yan Cheong. Chow Shing Hour director of the Dai Nippon Beer the two companies are establish- notice. The new breweries which he could not make it before half Choy Yuen Sang, Wu Sing Yes Company, announces, according to ing in Koren as their subsidiary Tsang Wai Taxi, Chan Sha Fan, the Japanese press, that brewere concerns are also to entrust their past five.

Allen Lai, Wong Kwok Wah,

have no intention whatever of product to the cooperative sales utilising "monopoly power to company. increase prices. As the cost this year is much higher, however, the as if the House had nothing to nothing. There had been unavoid present prices will have to be ad. think of but his opinions thereon.

able delay. He was

unable to fusted, he adds Baron Nakashi make any statement at that time. Minister of Commerce and He asked that waiting should be Industry, is resolved to warn the prolonged till 10 o'clock.

Dai Nippon against any unre Take the House sonable price increnee.

o'clock ten was crowded again, and noisily eager and again disappointed. ***

Mr. Baldwin was fighting for a settlement be behoved honourable and just. Mr. Bonar Law accepted it, believing it most unjust, and fraught with graye consequences. To the hour of his death he was still of that conviction,

A low days before his death Mr. Bonar Lawaid that he never ex- pected the settlement to be imme- diately unpopular or things not to go smoothly for time. He still dreaded the future.

His son declared that if he had very sick man" he not been would sooner have broken up his Government and retired than as cept the terms,

Opposed ja Mr. Baldwin,

The difference of opinion between him and Mr. Baldwin was first on, the moral istuck Mr. Baldwin thought that it was paramount this country should honour its bond,

What followed may be called the farce of the three Mr. Williames. Mr Herbert Williams is a frequent and fluent speaker, and he talked

of the Gold Etandard as earnestly rose and said that he could say

There are two outsiders, the Sakura Beer Company and the Kotobukiya Company. Sakura Beer Company is more or less in: financial difficulties, and with the assistance of Mr. Ikoma, director of the Beer Kosen Kaisha, is con ducting a thorough financial recor- ganisation. It is expected that this Surprise at Quick Decision.

Company will agree to participate The above merger of the Dai in the merger. The Kotobukiya, Nippon Beer and the Best Kosen brewer of the "Orags" Beer, wel- has surprised all quarters in its comes the merger. A wholesale rapid materialisation. It is said merger of all Japanese beer browers that. Barta Nakashima, Minister is therefore considered a possibil- of Commerce and Industry, render-|ity. It is understood in come between Ohashi and Ma.

Then from the back benches arose Mr. Charles Williams, a Con. servative member with a gift of mock solemnity. He luxuriated in When it over a series of questions to his amesake about the causes and consequences of inflation which would have taken days to answer. The Chancellor came to the table. Mr. Herbert Williams proceeded only to announce that even then he joyously. There came another Mr. could not make a complete state Williams to the field--Mr. Tom ment. He promised the House Williams, a solemn Socialist of the snother statement on the matter Front Bench, to claim his share in at ten o'clock to-morrow. the gathering of the clan. At After that Eir Stafford Cripps re-ed assistance in the negotiations quarters that the length Mr. Chamberlain appeared.arked that there was no use in Then came the anti-climax He further discussion and the House

(Continued of food of next col.); adjourned.

Nedra, and it is further stated be the basis of the State monopoly that, the merger was the wish of of the beer business, ss of tobacco.