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HONG KONG ĐAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1933.

ECHOES OF 1859

23.-The Kidnadping Evil on the China Coast

their tails, and placing a 1053 stick them, the" passers-by each infucted therewith a burn, unti after lingering in excruciating torments for two days, they died. Even after all this, and after the Canton authorities had taken the matter up. parties were apprehen- hended and being brought before Fehui and the Foreign Commis- sioners were found guilty and sen

Governor Gui- tenced to death. mareris certainly sent an officer up, under the ostensible pretext of examining into matters after

reached they had

an alarming pitch, "but no force accompanied appeared him, and his presence more with the view of protecting his countrymen from the infuriat ed Chinese. than of" punishing them. On a British force, being placed at his disposal and a search

April 13, 1859. Our contemporary in discussing the subject of kidnapping, in the Overland issue states AS follow: We understand" that it is almost impossible for kidnapped coolies to be shipped from Macao, and are glad to learn that the Govern- or of Macau has taken further steps to pur a check on this in- famous traffic so far as Macao is

with connected

it, and hús appointed an officer to examine the Portuguese Jorchas on the Canton: river." Truly our contem- porary runs with the hare and holds with the hounds. Unless kidnapped Chinese could have been shipped in due legal from at Macao, they would." never have been kidnapped at all. The con- tracts ar visaed by the Procura- dore at Macao, and. the assent of the captured either, required or proof adduced that assent had at some previous time been given This done, the Government fee is paid and the victim is forced to go on board the ship. The Pro-palliation on the part of the Por- tuguese implicated, or their pre- curadore does not understand

cious Governor! -Chinese-the-witnesses-to-prove-t

the slave's previous assent sure either his captors, or other Portu- guese well up in their business, The proceeding "thus, becomes an iniquitous farce, and Portu-

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SHEK-O GOLF

H. R. B. Hancock Wins Singles Championship

Mr. Richard-Hancock, one of the most popular of Hong Kong's sportsmen. won the golf · cham-. pionship of the Shek O'Country Club yesterday with a card of 155 for four rounds Mr. Hancock's -score in the first two founds waich were played off in the morning was 75 and in the afternoon he took 80 over the second two rounds.

A very enjoyable" time was had by everybody, timin and tea being served in the Clubhouse. Amongst those present were Commodore. Ellott, RN., and Mrs. Elliott, M- jor H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Miss Dowbiggin, Mr. D. H. Blake, the Misses Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. F. Syme Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. G.

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Tinsin, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Owen

Owen Hughes,. Miss Hughes, Dr. and Mrs. Burton and Mr. H. R. Sturt,

made in some Portuguese lorthas. Kowloon Golf Club

Whampoa, kidnapped Chinese were ever then found. It is idle therefore to deny the occurrences of the system or to attempt any

The same happened at Ningpo. The scenes of murder, rapine and piracy were allowed to go on un- needed by Governor Guimarens for years and.of course as the guilty had immunity from punish-

Beaten

RESULTS OF BI-ANNUAL

MATCH

day the Royal Hong Kong golf Club Playing at Happy Valley yester-,

beat the Kowloon Golf Club by 4 points.

In the morning rund sixteen matches were played out of which

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napped victims from the Native strious governor made an investi- Hong Kong obtained 34 points to captor, we submit that "Governor Guimarens is morally and deeply implicated,

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The proofs of kidnapping are too strong to admit of an argu- ment. Our space does not permit of our giving the numerous in- stances which have been brought to our knowledge. The Chinese people at Whampoa rose" "en masse" and after apprehending two kidnappers, tied them up by

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In the afternoon eight four getting e point to Kowloon's 7. somes were played, Hong Kong

Results

ment, the evil increased' until the Chinese rose "en masse" and siew the Portuguese. Then the illus- gation, apprehended a number of pirates, kept them until the excite ment had subsided. and then let them all go, except one or two. but hanging none. He had only to fear an expostulation from the British. but the Bridges cabinet J. MacKnight and W. "A with its administering angels. Shaplok. Samqui. Mah Chow-wong J. D. Thomson lost to

Stewart. All 8Squale

laid us open to such a rebuff, KS. Robertson ** that clearly the apprehension H. H. Munday beat J. A. R. carred H. E, no alarm.

BRAINS OR CHARACTER?

Able Speeches at Wah Yan College Debate

A delightful little intellectual, rial prosperity, they will doubtless duel signalized the debate hold on attain it. But their success will no last Saturday, in the College Hall less inevitably bring with it attend of Wah Yan College, on, the sub-ant" and colossal evils, which in the ject: "That Intellectual Forma- long run will make frustrate all tion is inore Important than their achievement." Moral Training for the Prosperity of a Country." Two speakers stood out above the general level of the debate, and their speeches had in them something of the intellectual clash of Hilaire Bellog and H. G. Wells.

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The speaker then went on to ex- emplify his thought from the state of affairs in the world to-day. Would any sane man dream of pointing now to America or to Ger- many as examples of prosperous and happy peoples? And yet these nations had stood definitely at the head of the world. No, there was far more in prosperity, he plead-

D. C. Wilson beat C.W.F.

Booker

Selby

A. T. Braley lost to A. Mc-

Kellar

A. L. Eastman lost to L.

Goldman

W. G. Chalmers lost tu

-F. E. Booker

W. M. Groves and J. S.

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.G. Milne beat A. E. Clarke 14 0.

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J. Poorler lost to C. My rock 0 H. T. Buxton and F. Lobel...

all square

L. D. Purves lost to E. M.

Hanlon

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0-1 A. J. Dennis beat A. Mac-

farlane

14--0 T.Seddon last to S. 8: Cook - 14 V. C. Labrum lost to A. W.

Muin

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The first speaker began by asking the question: When is a nation greatest? She is greatest, he ans- wered, in her golden age, when hered, than "money or statistics. Life D. art, her literature, her civilization have reached their, highest level. But who are the men who lift art, literature, culture? Not moralista, but able intellectual men.

G.

The FoursoMES C. Wilson and 3. Mac- Knight beat C. W. F. Booker and W.A. Ste- wart

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D. Thomson and W. E. Mundy lost to K., 8. Ro- bertson and J. A. R. Selby.

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man lost to A. McKellar and L. Goldman

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C. Chaimers and W. M. Groves F. E. Booker and J. 5. Dykes all square

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Mide and S. Huller beat A. E. Clarke and A. E. Charman

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D. Purves and A. J. Den- nis beat E. M. Hanlon and A. Macfarlane'

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was a fuller and a richer thing thas any government," and great leaders could make a country real- ly prosperous, unless they regard-J. ed themselves, not as leaders, but a servants. They had in the world What makes a country great?to-day two states, totally opposed Great leaders leaders great, not in policy, in government, in mate- A. T. Barley and A. L. East: necessarily morally, but intellectu-rial circumstances, but alike in ally. The great leaders of all ages this: that each had great leaders, have been outstanding rather for and each were, in their public life, W. their brains than for their mora irreligious. These two countries statare. England, for instance, 19 were Russia and the United States; is the front rank of the world the one was definitely committed by through her leaders, who did not its leaders to a war against all preach, but used their brains. The morality, in the other, morality was history Rome and of America honoured, in business relations, tenches us the same lesson. On the more in the breach than in the oh-J. other hand, Confucius, Mencius servance What was the result? and others endeavoured to make The United States counted to-day China prosperous through moralita unemployed by the millions, and L. training.. They failed. Why ?

Americans were worn-out old men, Preach morality to a crowd, and many of them," before forty-five; they turn and leave you. But ap- the Russian government admitted T. peal to their minds; give them having executed more than one and ideals and practical policies, and a half million people since its ad- you will persuade them. Morality vent to power: In neither of these is, as it were, the skeleton, intel- countries had men a full life, a lectual excellence the flesh and happy life, a prosperous life. The blood of the body politic. The first gentler values, peace, the joys of is necessary; but the second, and home, simple pleasures were look the second alone, brings prosperity, and their loss was irreparable.

This speech, excellently thought Great leaders! They could des- out and well delivered, provoked troy, but not build up, unless they an answer from one of the Mem- were men of moral character. The bers of the Upper House" who was previous speaker had mentioned present. This speaker began by Confucius and. Mencius There was congratulating his young antaa time when China was at the head gonist on his excellent oratorical of the world in the East; but that effort. He then went on to tell..a was the time of Confucius and story. He told the House that Mencius, not the time of later ches many years before he had been dis great leaders and great destroyers. Kong Interport Colf team puting with a friend of his about! Take Napoleon, for instance. Pro- won only one of the three the worn-out old argument against bably one of the finest minds that four-ball matches against Mani- religion that religion unfitea ever crossed the stage of European la on the Caloocan course, on man and a nation for material history, probably one of the great- Saturday, thus losing the series by success. He himself, he said, had est leaders in the world history, he 10 points to 12 kerta defended the position that, after had passed like the black shadow VA: KC Mackếnzle and A. E, Lis- all, if a man or a people live for of an eagle across the sunlit sande samad secured the only points for the next life, they will be less of time, and of all his tremendous Hong Kong when they beat J. R. likely to put forth that extreme promise, what remained. “No, H Mason and Capt. Ednie by 2 ud. effort necessary for exceptional, great leaders can destroy, can pull | "The results, received by cour- worldly success. In the long run, down; but they cannot build up, way of the Royal Hong Kong Gol be said, "if men live for this world in the long run, unless they be Club, were: federal only, they will inevitably outflank also men of character and courage, N. S. Wortherspoon' and J. Aplin and overcome those whose thoughts whose iron will and dauntless (Mazilla) beat O. E. C. Marton and and deepest aspirations arda con patience, are based on the unshakaful arce 6 and 4. tred on the next world. The

pinat is ble principles of trite morality. A. E. Lisgaman and A. K. Mac- just where you are wrong, his At the division the Opposition kenale (Hong Kong) osat TEH friend had inter ted at this and good moral Fon comfortably. Mason and Capt. Ednie 2 up.

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