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COST OF THE KOWLOON. RAILWAY.

Thursday's Debate.

A READER'S VIEW. "Outsider" addresses us following letter:

the

THE

quito possible for us at home or abroad to have all our mealssup plied from the nonrost hotel or restaurant, but it is hardly n oconomical or satisfactory nr- rangement. It might servo to

lighten the burden of domestic duties. It might relievo many a Jurassed wife and mother of half

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG CRIME. PUNISHMENT BY FLOGGING OR STOCKS,

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The community in goneral will

cordially endorse the romarks ut the Council meeting of His Ex- celloney the Clovernor on the sub-

SATURDAY APRIL

BILLIARDS.

CANTON NEWS.

CORRESPONDENT.] Canton, "April 20, Some days ago there was a

"AMATEUR CHAMPION OF [The “Telegraph”.

HONGKONG LOSES,

THURSDAY NIGHT'S RESULT. Hom

Thursday night at the Soldiers

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THE MINISTERING CHIL- DREN'S LEAGUE.

you remember, and

Sir,-As ono, associated with her troubles if only the cooking juct of using the "eat" in cusos Club the finishöfthe billiard match loss of property, in thodistrict of ing Children's Loagno, on Thurs kind let it be something really

and catering could be done from outside, but it would not bo

monoy-saving plau, and

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thing kind to co mi darly in tho day us possible Is you do this once it will come to you to do it ngain, and help to form a kind ADDRESS BY LADY LUGARD, Imbit of mind. If you have for- serious riot, involving the destruc- Tay Lugari, Provident of the must try and do it some other gotten already hy to-morrow you tion of any shops and heavy Hongkong Branch of the Minister when you try to do something.

day whion of 1,000 up was witnessed by a yory Chaing Yuen. The emo of troublo' day afternom entertained on the kind that the other person want"," railway construction and manage-

Robbery with violence and kid- large attendance of military and was the people's opposition to the dawn of Government House 233 not only something that you ment in other parts of the world,

napping have become too pro- civilims Geary, if possible, establishment of a spirit furni. I havo, though a passing stranger,

ho cortainly would road with interest your account varianco with the establish- doterront will recoiva, universal previous opening making no fewer of the opportunity, and created

valent of late, and flogging as showed botter form than the The discontents took advantage European mentors, and 88 as yourself want to do and that tho of the Council's proccodings ed notion of an ideal home. It is support.

sociates of the Longue."

other person loos'not care about. thun soven breaks of ever twenty riot by looting shops and pulling Addressing the gathering, who does not want to "be" "read" Don't try to road to someone published to-day, particularly in

We would suggest, however, oach. His best innings at the down proportion. The trouble in Lady Lugard sid:-You have to. Don't water the flowers when quito possible for the hoavý ro reforouco to the future working pairs of railway engines and voli Chat the question of the use of the table brought in 50 points but by no means over, and the local of your little railway line, ̧ ̧• Elos to be done by private firms and stocks more widely is also worijiy 'it put up hoarly as good a por authorities have telegraphed Leto' to with mo.

The unofficial members worg

And tho they are already soaking For

to consider the estimatos, stato,cally done. Such work roquires; lative Council. Wo huve the However, the lattor could mako. Vicoroy stated that the authori me to-day is because you have all in England are something tho vory woll advised to ask for time outside shops, but not. cconomi- of the consideration of the Login formanos with a break of 45. the Viceroy for instructions. The reason you have como to ten with some of you have heard about the Boy Scouts, The Boy Scouts mont, and proposals of the Govern-specific machinory and tools, and word.of a loading momber of tho no roul headway and though at ties should arrest and punish all joined the Ministering Children's same as ministering children høre, mont, before committing tho rate such plant is not ordinarily local Bar that Chinose criminals one time he had reduced the load the ring lenders

provided in general workshops.in regard this form of punishment by sixty,ho was unable to continue-

Longue. Before-wo-live-tea-to-hat the Sevins movement is for. payora-by-their-formal-adoption But the hon. member who voiced the same way as in essentially far more seriously than they do and gradually fell back till at the

The Chamber of Commerco in gether I want to talk to you a little boys only One of their duties is locomotiva shops. Then again, it imprisonment or flogging. the opinion of his colleagues soema,

conclusion of the game ho was 312 in Tai Wing-po, Houngshan, has about the Ministering Children's to try and do something kind every to have permitted himself a free- quite impossible to have the To a people who depend so points behind,

reported to the Canton Viceroy Longue. The first thing I want day. The Boy Scouts have a tini- light repairs done outside. Some much on the prosorvation of dom of criticism not altogether live to be done at once, and this face the exposure in the stocks Mr. G. T. Lloyd prosented playing liavoo with the district League of Kindness, We have of One boy that I dard form which they are rutlier proud. At the conclusion of the match that a brigand chief who has been to say is that the League is only u consistout with his acknowledged unscquaintance of the facts and can only be secured by the rail is a sororo doterrent to breaking the trophy which took the form of mado an attempt to attack the all joined it wo grown-upsins woll of had just got has now uniform. figures placed before the Council. way having at command its own the law, since logislation is pri- & silver cup on anebony pedestal. buikling of the Chamber of Com hit the world can be made better wanted to show it to every one lo as youchildren because we think He was very pleased with it end Hisromarks on thooxcessive cost of menus, machinery and men.marily concerned with the char-He congratulated both the winner merre. Ho was assisted in this

The hon. momber has not taken acteristics of the people this and the loser ou the good games outrage by many robbers. For by living more kindness in it, not A Friend to whom he showed fully into consideration, if at all, particular trit in the Chinese they had put up and in the namo tunately the braves in the place and we all hope to learn to be at said "Yes, it is vory nico, but are more emphatic than contine tho inost important fact of all, and; should be taken into consider of Dr. Noblo, proprietor of the arrived on the scono prompt is the chief thought that I want day?" "Ob, yon; I dono it?'. little kinder than.we are. That live you done your kind ret to that is that railway locomotive ation.

"Telograph," he had much plea- and dispersed the robbers. The Our inforigant tells us that a

sure in handing Geary the trophy offenders declared, that before you to have in your minds while showed my uniform to the baby." "What did you do?" "I the cost of the railway per mile that there are requirements in Chinese client of his once said to and hoped it would be the first they made their oscapo they in 1 am,sponking-just the thought Now you all soo that tho baby-

engineering is a speciality, and actual railway working which can hit "Maskee suppose I go of many that he would win dur- tended to kill the conunitted and was grenier porhaps than my other railway in the world, exceptuly be met by a loumotive ex- prison, but no can do stock."

ing his residence in Hongkong, to set fire to the whole market

couldn't possibly want to look at The name of the Longno, na We commond the suggestion may be, one in South America; port with the specific experience

Corp, Geary suitably replied when the next opportunity pre- Children's Languo. Now you all was simply pleasing himself by you know, is the Ministering is uniform, so Master Jolmuy and that there was no necessity nt

and training which cannot in the to the Council.

and incidentally remarked that sented itself. Their throat is that was the first public match causing uneasiness, and the Vice-

know what children are,” but all for workshops to bo crocted. Sime logree be possessed by the

showing off his uniform. Hot "Money in that respect had been stall of ongincors engaged in

ho had played and the first cup roy las boon asked to despatch wasted. Road in cold print, are found established for other general engineering works such as

he had won, commercial purposes. .

construction and on the unwisdom of providing railway workshops ing. Indood he made the state ment without any hesitation-that

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LOG BOOK. WHARF RATES AT PENANG, The following items in the In the interests, therefore, of schedule of operations for hand- the ratepayers, the proposals of ling coal at the Government your Government appear to be wharves, Penang, subject to the sound, and desorve the careful approval of the Governor, will be consideration promised by the un-charged for at the rates as set forth licial members of the logislative Inlow is from July 1. The Council.

"Pinang Cuzatte" gives the now- and the existing rates, as wider:--

statements appear *to love loon made not only without Tositation" Imit equally without due reflee tion. Some allowanes must, of course, be made for the enthusiasm of the occasion. In opposition, we are all given more or less to the uso of an undue emphasis, a little heavier laying on of the Please permit me to add that I colours than we ourselves believe live no connection with or in- to be necessary. But excessivo|terest in your railway, or its, extravagance in Inangungo, as in administration, or even your Glo- other things is a weakness vermont. What interests mois and ought to be guarded against, the subjort itself, and I promo The hon. mombor has mani- to offer these romarks in that festly overlooked the fact that spirit of "fairplay " which Bri- the very houvy cost of the tishers overywliore appreciate. railway per mile is duo directly to its vory short longth, and tho heavy forminal works including diy expensive tundol, Had the lino beci one hundred miles long the averago cost would have up- peared at, say, 23,000 por mailo or loss. It would be much more convincing if facts and figuros could be given to show that the actual cost of out-turned work hus been abnormally high; that the

On

SOCIAL KOWLOON.

BIG CINEMATOGRAPH

COMPANY FORMED.

We learn on good authority that a rich company has boon formed to establish a cinema-

graph show in Kowloon.

rale por yurd of formation or tun- The concern will not work on nol work has been unduly heavy | half monstres, but proposes to and without sufficient reason. orest a fine, large theatro, obtain Personally, I consider the rail the best films, and employ artistes way could have been built of merit. by contract cheaper than it The promotors look to the lus boon

tho depart future more than to the present montal system, but that does not for a return on their outlay. Thoy prove that the responsible engin believe, for instance, that in a cors have beon needlessly extra few years the entire Portuguesa vagant in their methods of work, and Mutaneso population of| The average cost per mile, thoro-Hongkong—no monn proportion fore, of the work done on your of the community-will have lino, is not a fair criterion, or a migrated to the New Territory: proper basis of comparison with and that therefore iTM“publié Other such undertakings ander will be created for such an enter dissimilar conditions. The dan-tainment as is proposed. ger and fallacy of judging only

by averages and percentages have a cinematograph show would be There is very little doubt that

New Prosout Ratos. Rutos. por ton por ton

c. 25.

The principal bronks of the evoning were:-Geary:-16, 10. 10. 12-15, 14. 10. 12. 29. 11. 15. 50.11.28.18. 10.28. 23.22.19. 13. Pitt:~14. 10. 11; 11, 28, 45. 10. 14. 27. The relative positions at intervals during the game muy! be found in the subjoining table,

Geary.

Pitt.

404.

troops.

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of kindness,

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and

wasn't doing a kind net at all, That is the wrong way of being kind: There was another boy in a place where I was when I was at

1 fome where there is a great deal of hunting and a good many tiresine gatos. The hut was stopped one morning by a gato... hall it fill all the men on tlioir The boy run and opened it and

haps some of you don't know what Ministering Children aro. Minis tering means helping, People living in the Sun Shing Ministering Children mains Street, in the east of the city, "Helping Children," or Children have sent in a joint potition to the who help. League, I may por- Nam-loi Magistrato charging one haps toll the little ones, moana Cheung Chuk with incondiariam. joined together, so the "Minister

It is alloged that he set fire ting Children's Lengue" means this house, which was insured for

Children joined together to $2,000, in order to get the in-help book round-the room ses had got through. The last surance money. The man was There are nearly 250 of you here. through put his hand in his arrested yesterday, and when That means that 250 of your in packet to find a shilling for the boy. But the boy shook tried by the magistrato doclared longkong have joined togetlier to that his business was to deat help. You may ask, to help what?s load. No, thank you, coats, under the Why, nothing less than the world! sir," he said, "fam a scout!! name of Cheung Kom Lun, Itseeman big thought for children, was doing his kind net, but and that the shop lind originally and son of you quite little ones, to it was a roal kind, act that the capital of Tls. 2,400, which was holp the world. It is a big whole hunt wasted, und he did subsequently increase to Tls. thought for a grown-ups also. It not want to be paid for it. Now I There are a few who are under shop with all its contents had only think how big the world is and when I say that we want you to 3,400. Ho further said that the makes as all fool very small to expect you to know what I'mcan the impression that Pitt, on a boon insured for $2,000, and he how little we can do. But the pen gates and not to show your good fast table, would show dis-had about seven partners. The only way the world can get helped little while ago that you can all- miiformes to the Umby, I saitl tinet improvement on the form case of the fire was carelessness is by, everyone trying to do what.. exhibited on- Wodnosday and

even the youngest of you find ways of your own to be kind. So am sure you can. But in case you can't always think of things. for yourselves, there is one way at the Alinistering League puta before the children who join it. In every part of the world there

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on the partof his cook, in burning he can in the place whore he lives Thursday evenings, while others joss sticks on the morning of the Wo who live here, begin with contend, with a good deal of con- outbreak, as a result of which the Hongkong. It is part of the big viction, that on any table, at any policy was destroyed. The Ma- world. And you begin with the -Lime-and-at-any place, Geary Prye Wharf... 50.

would prove Pitt's superior. Wo gistrate asked the company, with bit of Hongkong that you live int The Gazolto" understandstlutare inclined to share that con-

which the accused and insure your home-or-your-school filence, knowing that Pitt does the shop, for the regulations They also are part of the big. not at present Phow the form ho bufore giving decision in the case, world, and the way you begin in did two or three years ago. How

your home and your school is that are charities to help those who over, arrangeinents have already

you try to be kind to everybody there are a good many char are very poor. In Hongkong been mopted for the bringing off

and everything. Fortunately it is

itins which are specially inlouded of another match, at an early date,

really easy to be kind. It is inol easier than doing suns or practis to help poor children. There are possibly at the Station Hotel, Kow-

convents and schools where poor ing scales or inaking button-holes, koon. The preference naturally should be given to Hongkong, if

children are received and educat It is so natural. Everybody can a good table and suitable accom

do it. There is always something o. There is a house where blind modation can be secured.

that wants help.

childron-ure taken care of ind only the cat who is mowing at the

Thoso places nood

these rules have been raised owing to the scarcity of tholabour supply, as tho contractors cannot got sulliciont coolies, and have ind to put up their rates. The demand for coulies by the rubber estatos is said to bo the cauSO,

Rangoon patrol officers received information that there was a large quantity of opium on board the Arankola." They accordingly boarded the vessel and examined the passengers' Inggage. In pos Lingarap and Soru, they found Ression of two of the passengers, boxes of hugo Easter egge. Those, however, were discovered to be nothing more or less than tins of ophim coated over with sugar. Each tin contained two.

$

CHINESE PRODUCE

BROKERS.

NEW EXCHANGE ESTAB- LISHED IN SINGAPORE.

The Chinese produce brokers

Perhaps it's oluentod.

often been illustratod: I re-appreciated by the Kowloonites, balls, and there were twelve balls Another smart capture is re-chauts were present at the core-somebody olso, and you can help they want to do an act of

NEWS FROM THE

NORTH.

in Singapore, havo, after all, fore-door to get in or to get out. Well, money to pay their exponsos→→ OPIUM IN MANILA. stalled the European morchants you let hor in or out! Perhaps it's children live no monov of their in the establishment of an ex-your mother who is tired and on to give, so the Ministering ANOTHER HAUL BY change. Promises have been she gets a cup of tea. Well, you Ministering Longue hing a bazaar wants you to mind the baby while Leaguo doesn't ask for money..

But childron can work. The

·CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES.secured at No. 4 Change Alley, mind the baby and

you tako caro and a pleasant little function was if possible that it does not squos, every year where things are sold [Tur TELEORAT" CORRESPONDENT, hold there last week to celebrate Perhaps your father wants his for money, and it risks all the Manila, P. I., 18th: April. the inauguration of the oxclugo. boots, and you fotch them. Per children who join the League to member one little instance, which and if, as hoped, the population or 980 tolas in all. The men with ported to have been made here by mony besides a large number of him with his arithmetic. Perhaps for the hazaar, and later when all A number of European merhaps you are cleverer at sums tinawork for the bazaar. Whon may perhaps be illuminative.thore it increased as we live the contraband were made over to the Customs authorities. It ap-mombers. When Lord Roberts was Cant-suggested the company should be

kindness they can do some work mander-in-Chief in India, ho in a position shortly to enjoy

the police.

pears that when tlie naval collier

somebody sick would like to ba thio was; no

head of the profits.

Pompey arrived in harbour, in- ing the exchange open, said that These are all very little things, between the charities of Hong- Mr. Tan Chong Teo, in declar-road to, and you read to them, the work is sold at the bazaar the

! Indian Army, interested in the

The decision of the new Com- formation was received that an hitherto Chinese produce dealors and 1 don't doubt that every one

money that is made is divided Army Temperance Association.

norco court of the United States inspection would prove that there had had to content themselves of you oven the very smallest kong Just a little of the money An annual roport of its working

holding that transhipment of cargo wore same tins of opium on board, every morning with meeting and can think of other and bettor tlint is made is sent to England, was submitted by the Colonel of

from the Philippines would not the vessel only just having arrived consulting cacli other in the five things that you could do, not only children who turo no homo in oach British rogiment. One re-

prevent its entering the United from Shanghai.

too, to help to keep a home for port was startling. The Colonel

States free of daty undor the

foot ways and the by-lanes of the every day, but many times in the pro- On the 17th April, the chief business quarter of the town. He day Perlings you have over England. The bad for one child regrotted to inform the Connan- IE. Chang Ming Chi, the visions of the Payne bill, uns steward, Ah Chuen, was arrosted was glad to think that all that thought that to do those kind which is paid for by the money dor-in-Chief that during the year Canton Viceroy, has requested aroused widest comment among by the authorities on a charge of was a thing of the past and that things would help anybody. But ont from here is called "The under revision fifty per cent. of the Board of Foreign Affairs to business men in Manila. In some smuggling 200 tins of opium. Tho they had at last found a honge. it would help the whole world tery Hongkong. Cot. The bed has the members of the association in negotiate with the Portuguose quarters the opinion is freely man is now awaiting his trial. his regiment had 'died, and the Minister in Peking about es-oxpressed that the now ruling

which they could call their own, much if everything in it were been paid for up till next Decom- other fifty per cont. had brokon tablishing a Customs office in the mouns & boon to the islands in that

whore business could be tre nanet-kind. So the first thing the Miniser, and before November we will ed at all hours of the day without tering Leaguo wants of every home more inney, so that you the pledge and been severely neighbourhood of Macao. The any steamship line plying between

vo anoilier bazaar and sond punished for drunkonngas. A Board of Foreign Affairs has the Orient and the United States

discomfort. Although for the child who joins it is that they fuller report was called for of this telegraphically replied stating

present the main use of that room should be kind. This is the real may keep that child Imppy for alarming state of things, and the that in view of the non-settlement

was to afford decent accommo- meaning of joining the League thing which you can join in.

nother year. That is a kind- dation to those engaged in the Kindness, we think, is the begin- The ladies who are Secretaries and further information had to be of the boundary dispute, it is given that there had only been two advisable to establish the Customs

produce business, for consultation ning of all the virtues, for Associates of the Longue will help members of the association, one offico in Chiness territory, and of whom had died of enteric and the it would be a good thing if the

noles, he hoped that in time to and unselfishness loads on to all you children with the work, if other had got drunk! In regard to Customs could be properly con-

come it would lead to better and the fort. Tens and poodles and you k them. That will be their the provision of workshops, the ducted. The Bourd stated that making Manila a porntanout port

still more useful things. The subscriptions and working partios kind art. In this way, by working mombor's criticism' is similar Customs" office was es

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hearty thanks of the members of are all good na help, but they will for the bar you who have no oqually, if not more so the tablished in the Chiness territory

the Exchange wore due to Mr.bo as nothing unless they leave money can still help children who offspring of the moment rather, in Kino-chow, and it was a great

Ker, of Messrs. Paterson, Simons us a little really kinder than 1. R.E. & Dapts 16 12 2275.00 and Co., for the great table he they find us. You will forget than the child of reflection. Ex success. The Board asked the perience had elsewhere and ant- Viceroy whether it could be possi-

2. Hongkong A10 8 3550.00 had taken in bringing the Ex-about it, of course, sometimes. The Hon. Treasurer of the 3, 1.G.A..........13 6.01 40.15 change into oxistence. On their We all forgot, But to-mor- versally proved t that a railway ble to run it on the same lines as Alice Memorial and Affiliated 4. Craigengower 18 7.54 43.75 bhalf he find the pleasure to pro-row morning I want you can no more be economically and these adopted in Kiao-chow, and Hospitale bega to acknowledge 5. Kowloon 15 6 54 40.00 sont Mr Ker with a silver biscuit all just for once, when you wake, profitably worked without its own if so he would come to ni ar- with thanks the following dona- 6, Yorks 13 8038.46 box in token of their estoom, and to say to yourselves, "I have workshops, than our homes can rangement with the Portuguese tions to the funds of the hospis 7. Civil Servico: 11.4 7.0 36.88 to wiel um vory pleasant joined the Ministering League be poonomically or satisfactorily Minikter in Peklug, so as to tal-E, A. Irving, Eaq 85; 8. Itemnants 14 5 03:36.71 voyage to Europe on a well-cara- and I must be kind today," jun without their kitaben. It is obviata futura trouble.

Friend $5.

-9. HX Poliog, 10-2121138.3, od Loliday.

Then I want you to find son.e-

hon.

can carry, export cargo without having to pay duty on Philippine made goods, while in others thoro Prevent several steamship lines in a bolief that tho decision will

like the Toyo Kisen Kuisha; the Empress line and others from

of call, as they had planned to do in order to take advantage of the

no bottom regulation.

CRICKET.

HONG KONG CRICKET LEAGUE.

The following is the table up to purposes and for comparing kindness loads unselfishness,

date:

Club,

•ELO AL

Drawn.

Percent.

re poorer than yourselves. Ti Childron. And what the League boars out your name of "Helping particularly wants every one of its members to remember is that though the world

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