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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1933.

TEACHING THE WEEVIL IN LOCAL CHEAPER TAXIS

CHILD

New And Old Ideas Compared

ADDRESS AT ROTARY

CLUB

2.

FLOUR

Flour Merchant's Statement

The whole thing is grossly ex- aggerated," said a leading flour merchant when. interviewed by the "Dally Press " yesterday with re- With a number of their mem-gard to the report that huge quan- pers back in the Colony after titles of flour may have to be holidays abroad, the Rotary Club dumped into the sea because of had a very large attendance at weevils.

always found "Weevas over their

meeting yesterday which Mr. T. B. Wilson presided. wherever four or rice is stored. One of the members welcomed The main stores of flour in the back was Professor Brown of the Colony will always show a certain amount of weevil, although the

tion."

University.

are

FOR HONG KONG First Mile Charge To

Be Reduced

that

The manager of one of the lead- ing local taxicab companies In- the formed a representative of "Dally Press" yesterday owing to the reduced přice of petrol, the taxi companies have agreed to a reducing of fares for the first mile.

SHANGHAI AT THE MERCY OF JAPAN

Chinese Journal Sees Great Struggle For

Control

According to this Chinese news paper, information from Japanese merchants reveals that many

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Declaring that the Japanese "who will come under the protection of occupy a position of lesser import- Japan ance in Shanghai" have commenced The new Japanese barracks an a vigorous struggle th obtain con- Kiangwan Road reveal Japan's in- trol, the "Shun Pao" paints a vivid tentions in Shanghai, Military ex picture of present actualities and perts declare that these new bar- article entitled "The Terror of racks are in a position to withstand -heavy gunfire, big guns can be fired Shanghai."

from the top of the barracks and. J-windows of the building facing machine guns can be fixed to the

of a picture to serve as a warning threaten the Settlement. As the to themselves. This picture is des site of the barracks is close to the eribed as depicting a hawk and a Woosung-Shanghai railway, it is devil about to seize a sun, the mean- quite easy for the Japanese to ing being that Japan will be ruined menace. Chapel and Kiangwan,

"The construction by the Japan- if she does not fight Britain, and "America for her existence and rese of this fort on an extra-settle- obtain control of affairs in the Farment road constitutes a violation of Enst...

The members heard an instruc./flour may be in the best condi- charged was later raised to Afty panesa have in their homes copies North. Szechuen Road in order to

tive and witty address by Mr. G. "New and Old W. Reeve. on

between comparison Ideas-a methods of education in former times and the current idea of how It should be done.

Toe speaker, aner a few intro- ductory remarks stated that under children were the. old regime

"We believe," said this autho- rity. the particular lot destroyed by Government was in a private godown and was not part of the Colony's reserves." He was refer- ing to the 50 tons of flour which by the been condemned had Health Department.

There was also no truth in the report said this dealer that the considered rather a nuisance until stock held in the Colony was un-

up.. Even

parents duly excessive. The demand fron they grew thought they should be seen and buyers from the interior was close- ly watched and orders were sent not heard. The stress was laid on

forma to the selling countries according character discipline and

to the demand. The present stock aims if the tion, both excellent

in the Colony was 800,000 bags, but were reasonable methods

but it was not uncommon to find and in- highly unsatisfactory

more than a million bags here in normal times. In fact on one re- Jurious if not. There was an un- of regarding a

cent occasion, there were well over fortunate habit class as one collective whole cap-two million tags here. able or incapable of learning the same amount together, in the same time and progressing at the same speed. The few clever boys progressed but the majority were left behind at various stages and that this it was always known

but it was would be the result, accepted as unalterable"

The severity, which marked the times made "attitude inthase

unpleasant business learning an

Such to all but the clever boy, an attitude inevitably created in

"Any flour in which weevils are found is generally sifted and the pure our is in no way taminated," said this

con

authority, who added "It is not.. uncommon to sift the flour before selling it."

WEEVIL..

. On visiting the Sanitary De- partment yesterday our represen- tative was shown a sample of in- fected wheat. The weevil in com- pleted form is a thin beetle, dark brown in colour and about a quar ter cf an inch long." There were about half a dozen in a small its development from an egg goes through a maggot stage.

It will be recalled that the fare originally was forty cents for the first, mile and ten cents for every subsequent quarter of a mile. The cents for the first mile. but in the near future, pending the necessary arrangements with the authorities, the fare will be reduced again to forty cents.

WHERE OPIUM COMES FROM

Barracks Reveal Intentions.

China's territorial rights and an in- fringement of the treaties. The Chinese Government should unite with the foreign authorities" "con- The "Shua Pao" continues: "The first step the Japanese will cerned to devise ways and meals to take in this respect is to remove deal with the matter. To whom the influence of Britain and will Shanghai belong in future!

Large Haul Of Wu America in Shanghai and then to Only the efforts of the Chinese

chow Contraband

Two unemployed men, Hui Shing Kwan, 22, and Hul Shap, 28, were charged before Mr. "Balfour, at Central Magistracy yesterday, with importing, and possession of, 2,650 taels of raw,oplum. The first de- fendant pleaded gulity to both charges, and the second accused's denial was accepted by the police and the case withdrawn.

The officer conducting the pro-

drive away the British and Ameri- people can influence the reply to cans from East Asin, so that China | this question."

MYSTERY OF BANGKOK "ROBBERY"

THE PRIME MINISTER'S POSITION

Son's Claim That It Is Unshaken

secution: Revenue Officer Grim- Did Bangkok Forget Secretary, for the Dominions), re-

100,000 ticals mailbag?

hibitions which produced just the barley sugar bottle. The weevil in i fetched their master and brogitical notes from a mail bag on the

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opposite effect to what was in

often tended. Character stunted and permanently injured - at schools.

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ment.

THE OFFICIAL VIEW.

In reply to enquiries by our re- presentative, Dr." G. W. Pope, To-day the attitude towards Medical Officer of Health, said he children had changed to a re- was not yet in a position to say markable degree: so much so that anything with regard to the extent there were some of the old school to which weevil had been found in who shake their heads and pre-flour bags examined by his depart- dict disaster. What then were In this the new ideas expressed changed "attitude?

Discipline should no longer be measure coercive imposed as a but should be exercised so as to faster its growth from within the child. The child would learn to impose restaint upon himself. Games do this but it has yet to be done successfully in the class-

room.

Dr. Pope said that the question as to whether weevil made flour unft for human consumption was entirely

Flour one of degree. heavily infected-and he had in more his experience found bags weevil than four had, of course. to be condemned while a slight infection did not need this, Weevil bred rapidly, especially in a climate like Hong Kong but he would not like to say off-hand what rapidly meant. Badly infected flour was a cause of enteritis and probably other internal troubles. Fully de- veloped weevil was killed by the ordinary process of baking, but the eggs were not, nor was the harm- most fulness of other matter overcome

by ordinary cooking.

It was the individual child that would grow up, so it was unfair or a.form and unwise to treat

Interest is class collectively. known to be one of the most vital factors of life, and primary importance in all school work and school books. One could

not make children work by force of will but children would learn anything eagerly and happily if their interest was once aroused.

A vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. B. F. Li, who in the course of his remarks said that the dis- cipline exercised by the Chinese village school master was one of the greatest factors in the life of the rutal inhabitants of China, That severity was largely respon sible for the good conduct of the the adult Chinese. majority of His own teacher had a formidable pipe with a knob on it, and fear of contact with that knob was a great incentive towards learning the set quota of the classics.

NEW DEPT. IN BRITISH MUSEUM

Oriental Antiquities

And Ethnography

partment, Mr. R. L. Hobson, C.B., will become Keeper of the newly formed department. The Western Ceramics and Glass for the present remain under. his charge, but will fater be returned to the Depart ment of British and Medieval An tiquities.

:

Mr. Malealm MaeDonald (Under viewing the work of the session in a letter to his constituants, says: "The age of excessive individual. ism has gone for ever, and the corn- petitive system in industry is also being profoundly modified.

mitt, said that on Monday morn- Ing, information was received at the Import and Export Department of a consignment of China root from Wuchow to Hong Kong." The.

PENANG, Sept." 1. They coolies were apprehended.

The so-called robbery of 100,000

"This is to be the age when the Import and Export. him to Office where a search revealed that Bangkok-Penang express becomes private enterprise is to be left free 1,790 taels of the drug was con- more mysterious as both the F.M.S. to make its legitimate and valuable postal contribution in the life of the na and Penang bags of Railways cealed in four of the China root. The second defendant authorities have completely cleared tion, but when also the right of the State to see that public interests was arrested at 418. Des Voeux themselves. Road West, from which place theIt is understood the guard who come first and private interests inmates had absconded and a de- took charge of the mail at Padang second will be thoroughly recognis tective had been placed there to Besar stated he received only two ed conceded, and exerted.

The Prime Minister's position, | bags He examined them await the return of the man.

After taking further evidence, found the seals intact and delivered as head of the Government, is un- interested his Worship registered a conviction them in the same condition to the shaken. Despite all rumours to the with deferred sentence until this postal authorities on arrival at contrary, spread by

parties, there is no movement to morning.

Penang.

Mr. E. A. Staines, Superinten- displace him amongst the vast ma dent of Posts and Telegraphs, jority of the Government's support Penang, interviewed to-day saiders.

the

GERMAN WORKLESS IN

WINTER

Plan To Collect Gifts From Country's Factories

and

handles

not

that only two bags arrived from Mr. Baldwin Bangkok by the mail in question House admirably; he is good. and both bags had the scals inteet humoured, tactful, persuasive. He on arrival at the post office. inspires confidence, for he has a Neither bag contained any register- national, not a party, outlook. ad packet. If there were any regis-Despite the preponderance of Con tered articles in the mail bags there servative members, he does

to exploit the present posi- would be ordinarily an invoice or seek bill accompanying them and an in- tion in order to gain party advan voice or bill would also be put tage. He is a tower of strength to the Government. "Sir Ansten. Cham- MUNICH, Sept. u.

into the bag and sealed. In order to organize a largescale

The two mail bags contained berlain is the most influential of all "Winter-help-action" for the Ger- neither invoice nor registered arti- the back-tench members." man unemployed, the district ad-cles, therefore, so far as the Post ministration of the National SocialOfice was concerned, nothing was ist Party for the Palatinate has missing from the mail bags. drafted a so-called People's Honour Law.

Not Put in Bags.

kuo

NAVIGATION ON THE AMUR

some

of

"Manchukuo Takes Over China's Rights China, of course, had navigation rights on the Amur, and Marichu- claims all China's rights, though it repudiates China's obligations. It would be interesting to have the opinion of an international lawyer, however, as to whether it is quite in order for a Japanese worship to fly the Manchukuo flag and make an exten. sive trip up the Amur. This, how- ever, was done recently, the expe dition being under the command of was Lieutenant Commander Takanobu

The only conclusion to be drawn According to this bill, special com is that the registered packets were missions are to be appointed in all not put into the mail bags and since factories and offices as well as in no other mail bags were sent from all administration bureaux which Siam on this train the only infer are to collect the daily Pleanigence to be drawn is that the post gifts contributed by the workers office by some lapse failed to put For the most part, the objects and officials and to forward them the registered packets into the mail constituting, the collections affected to the central offices. All people re-bags in question.

Information from the Bangkok will not as yet be moved from their fusing to help their unfortunate

The Oriental compatriota are to be outlawed. post office has, been sought but so present bocations. Paintings Drawings, and Prints, Preparations are now under way to far do information has been receiv for example, will continue to oc institute similar organisations alled to thrown any light on the mat supy the far end of the Print Room over Germany.

This action will get its official Consignment Travel Safely. in the upper floor of the King Ed- ward VII. Gallery. The Western send-off by a radio speech by the Of the total reported lost almost Ceramics and Glass will remain in Minister Propagands, Dr the whole sum was copsigned to the the lower gallery of the same build Goebbels, on Wednesday next, en-Netherlands Bank at Penang which among ing together with many other titled "Socialism of the deed in the distributes the money medieval objects, and with the fight against the misery of the com- Penang moneylenders. It Oriental collections of Ceramics and ing winter."-Trans-Ocan Buo curious that although the last con- Sasaki, who tells the story in the Glais. On the other hand, the fin galleries hitherto devoted to illus tration of religions of the East will serve for a series illustrating the

for

signment is reported to be lost, an-Mainichi." He declares that from other consignment of almost the legal point of view it was all same value arrived by train yester quite in order, but as relations were Netherlands Bank this morning.

development of Asiatic sculpture, AN ELECTRIC FAN FRAUD day, and was safely received by the somewhat strained they took in

metal work, and other allied arts,

and other modifications will no doubt be made gradually, as trial

shows them to be desirable Sharp Sentence & Deportation

The newly created Department of

Oriental Antiquities and of Ethno-

graphy will remain in the care of labour was passed by Mr. Schofield the senior staff of the old Ceramics

A new department has been con- and

Bentence of Bix weeks' hard

on a Chinese named Chan Kob

Ethnography Department, Leung, who was charged with hav,

Tal Yuet alectrical supply shop in Des Voeur Road on 17th and after looking over some fares, finally selected one. He asked the

panese nayal men with them a guard.

MRS. AGNES BEGG oppression by the Bolsheviks. One

INTERRUPTS

gapore Court

Commander Sasaki comes back with the usual stories of terrible

carious detail was the discovery of a number of Japanese women in the far north, wives of Chinese farmers. One naturally wonders how they cane there, but no expla ways looked longingly at Amur na- vigation rights, and has now appa rently got them:

stituted in the British Museum or Kieper af the Ethnographical sub Ing: obtained an electric fan by Curious Scene In Sination is of redan has a der the name of the Department of Keeper of subfalse pretences. Oriental Antiquities and of Ethno-Department, and Mr. Basil Gray, Prosecuting, Sub-Insp. Nolloth graphy, which will combine por- transferred from the Department, said that defendant went into the tions of the existing Departments of Prints and. Drawings, as an of Ceramics and Ethnography, and Assistant Keeper, supervising the

SINGAPORE, Sept. 12. of Prints and Drawings. It will Oriental drawings and paintings

Remarkable scenes were witnessed (Continued from proceeding COL) unite antiquities and objects of art The installation of all the Oris of the Near, Middle, and Far East, tal Collections in one wing of the toki to go with him to 32, Cross in the Fourth Magistrate's Court repeatedly leapt to her feet and and India (other than those al Museum, and the creation of an in street. There the fan was deposit- ready included in the Egyptian and dependent Department of Ethno ed and Chan asked the man to yesterday afternoon when Mrs. raised objections to certain parts Assyrian Department or the Greek graphy are not immediately in go to a man in Johnstone Road Agnes V Bong, who was the prose of the procedure. She was ushered

and the creating of for payment,

www cutrix in a case of assualt against out by Court: Inspector Popejay and Roman Department) with prospect,.

The foll went there, but found an Indian taxi driver and,& car Oriental Paintings, Drawings, and separate and central museums of

A grandstand is to be built at Prints, which were hitherto includ- Asiatic Art and of Ethnograhy no such person. On his way to cleaner, made several outbursts

Naruo in Japan by the Hanshin ed as a sub-Department of Prints appear at present remote. The the police station, to report the which necessitated her temporary

She had been warned twice by Race Club and will be the and Drawings. It will also in-newly constituted department is, matter, he met the defendant in removal from Court. clude, as a sub-department, the however, a first step in this direc the custody of a Chinese detective,

will have mix floors and ethenographical collections which tion, and brings the collections now The officer had seen the man with the magistrate, Mr. J. MéPherson

ferro concret hitherto formed part of the De concerned into line with the other the fan and the latter ying to Brander, that she could not be Best in the Orient partment of Ceramics and Ethno-collections of antiquities. It is the run away, he had arrested Salm, allowed to interrupt the court prz normal, policy of the Museum to His Worship passed sentence a ceedings whenever she pleased, but graphy,

court during the evidence of her completed within the The Department of Ceramics and arrange these on a geographical above and also ordered the delen while hitting at the back of the 1484 tubo.

husband, Mr. Norman D. Begg, she months. Ethnography as such now conses to, and historical rather than a tech- dant to be sent back to the coun

try when his term was up exist, and the Keeper of the De nical basis.

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