THE PEKING RICKSHA COOLIE.
Some interesting details.
The Peking Studenta Social Service Ulab, some time ago set -out to investigate the condition of the riokaba coolie. It was the purpose of the'Club," pays a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913.
Notice.
This Space is Reserved
FOR
writer is the "Peking Daily THE PROPRIETORS
Nowa," to change the usual-son- timental feeling of pity for the over-worked coolis into intelligent aid, by means of a careful study of the facts.
Here are some of the results gathered from the detailed exumi-
nation of 16 coolies, taken one bý
on at random from off the streets
of the City.
These men were from 15 to 58 years age and averaged 25 yeaTA.
Half were married and those
OF
MILKMAID
PRODUCTS.
married had one, two or three WISHY-WASHINGTON.”
children. One of the most pathetic.
aights in the city is to see young|
boys, sometimes 13 or 14 years
A Wineless Dinner. "Since Mr. Bryan's temper distances. Sometimes father and ance dinner to Mr.. Bryee one
of age, pulling rickshas for long
ing
SIR W. LAURIER ON DEFENCE.
In the course of Navy Bill at Toro Laurier addressine. to any contribution said:-
MARKET
Hougkong, May 31, 1913.
BUTCHER MEAT.
Beef Sirloin & Prime Out,-Mei Lung Fa
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Cornod,-Ham Ngau Yuk.....
Roast,-Shin
Breast,-Nagu Lam
Soup,--Tong Yuk
Steak,-Ngau Yuk Pa
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do. -Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lau
Sausages, Ngau,Ohaung.
Bullock's Brains--
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Tongue fresh, NgaL ...
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corned, Ham Ngán là
Head, Ngau Tan
Beart,-Ngau Sam
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Hump, Salt,-Ngau Kin
Foot,-Ngau Kaak
Kidneye,-Ngau Yi
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Bir Wilfred Be opposed for defence,
Calve Head & Feet,-Ngau-chai-tan-kark
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Mutton Chop,-Yeung Pei Kwat
Piga
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Leg-Young Poi
Shoulder,-Yeung Shnu
Chitlings,-Ohu Chong
Brains, Chu Know Feot, Ohu Kark Fry,Chu Chak Head,-Chu Tau...
Вод work together, push-gathers that Washington has and pulling one, rick been divided into two camps, the aba; in other cases brothers, drys' and the wets, and ofli- neither over 15 years of age, are cially the drys are in a con-
To the man who lives in Quebec the team that run many long siderable majority. Not only has
grape-juice and or the Maritime Provinces the miles to save the stops of one unfermented fortunate able-bodied young man. ginger-ale with a slice of lemon question of defence does not He lives The living conditions of the replaced hot, rebellious liquors at appeal very strongly. coolies are most crude. Eight of White House, but the fashion has securely. The vicinity of the the 16 who replied live in one-spread to the houses of Cuoinet British Fiest is sufficient for him." to British roomed huts. In some cases the Ministers, where tempting frait But, if you go
21 or New the two parents; wife and two or juices are now mixed with iced Columbia, Australia, three children all live in one mineral water and served as cock. Zealand in the Pacific Ocean the
tails. room about 8 or 9 feet square.
Mr. Bryan's wineless question of defence is one of dinner to the Diplomatic Corps perpetual consideration. All the coolies investigated rent and the designation of official British subject in British Colum- their rickshas from the "rick-
Washington by a facetious foreign bia, Australia, or New Zealand sha yarda." Font of them sleep
Wisby-Washing. lives with security.. The British also in those places but the others journalist as
form the aubject of end- Fleet is too far away. Squad- sleep at home. A big problem for
lese comments, satirical, sar-rous bave been removed. He the coolie in winter is" where can I stand in a covered and warm Castic, and commendatory, ac- has no protection. At Welling-
place when off duty and yet get some business?" Three of the 16 had some place where they could get a little warmth, the other 13 spent all their business hours on
the street.
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Heart, Chu Sum....
Kidneys, Chu Yiu Liver,-Chu Con
No Pork, Chop, Chu Pai Kwat
Corned-Ham Chu Yuk Lag,-Chu Pe.
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PRICES.
肉食
Balmon.-Ma Yan Y
Shark, Sa Yu
Skate,-Po Yu Shrimps,-Ha
BAX Snapper,-Lap Yu
Soles,-Tat Sa Yu
Tench,-Wan Yu
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Turbot,--Cho How Yu
Turtles, small, fresh water, Kork Yu
White Bait,-Ngou Yu Chai
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Almonds,-Hung Yau...
Apples (California)-Kam San Ping Kho
(Chefoo)-Tin Chun Ping Kho
Custard-Fan Lai Chi
Bauanas, fragrant, Canton, San Shing Heang Chiu lb.7
(brides), Macao,San Houng Chiu
Chestnute, Chinese,Foong Lut
Carambola,-Yeung Tue...
Cocoanuts,-Yeh Tae.
Lemons, Chins-Ning Moong
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America,-Kum San Ning Moon
Lichees Dried, Lai Chi, small Stone
Fresh,
Limos, (Saigon)-Sai Kang Ning Moong
Mango, Manila,-Lai Sung Mong
Mangosteens,-San Chuk Tse
Oranges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching
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Pears, (American),-Kam San Shoot Lay
(Canton), Cooking,-Sa Lay
Persimmons Large-Hung Chie
Pine-apples, 1st quality,-Poon Ti Paw Law anch
2nd
Plantain, Tai Chen
13
Plums, Swatow, Hung Lai
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Pamelo, Siam, Chim Lo Yau Shanghai,-Lo Kwat
Walnuts,-Hop Tuo
Green,Sang Hop Tuo
Water Melon,-(Am.) Kom San Sai Kwa
(China) Sai Kwa...
Grapes, Sang Po Tai Too
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Fat or Lard, Chu Yau Sheep Head and Feet-e Tau Kark
Heart Young Bum Kidneys, Young Yiu... Liver,-Young Oon
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VEGETABLES, &c,
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仔牛肉
Artichokes, Shanghai,-Sheung-hoi Ah Chi
Cheuk
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POULTRY.
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Brinjale, Green, Ching Yuan Red,--Hung Ker
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Cabbage Red, Hung Yea Choy
Cabbage, Chinese, com,--Kai Choy
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Cabbage, Shanghai,--Yeh Choi
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Cane Shoots, bunch,-Kau Shun
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Medium size,Cheung Yeh Cho Fa
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Bitter Squash,--Fu Kwa
Cucumbers, Ohing Kwa
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Garlio,Que Tau ...
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old.-Lo Keung
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Horse Radish, Shanghai,-Lik Kan
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Vancouver, or Victoria cording to the point of view of too,
Daily there is nothing to save the the epeakers," says the "
This country from invasion. Mail
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"So widespread in the contro- it is which appeals to me. My Sucking Pigs, To Order--Chu Cha. very now raging around the country is not alone the Province Suet, Beef-Sang Ngau Yau...
where I was born; my country is goblets of unfermented grape-
Mutton, Sang Yeung Yau... juice offered to the Ambassadors wherever in any part of the world
Veal,-Ngai Chai Yuk Very few of these men bad of the Great Powers that the See-the British Flag flies. You can-
Sausages,--Ngan Chai Chaung been long in the business; one retary of State has been moved not appear indifferent because you had beso pulling a rieksha for to issue a solemn explanation of sleep with security. Whatever 11 years, three from 5 to 6 years, his point of view. He complains concerns British subjects here four between 1 and 2 year, and that the newspaper references to concerns British subjects every- eight less than one year. This the wineless banquet are inaccur where. may mean (1) that the work is ate, and adds that the facts are Concluding, Sir Wilfrid quoted Chicken, Kai Chai one at which men cannot lostus follows:-
from Kipling" Daughter am I Capone, Large, Small,--Sin long or that (2) for some reason This was the first dinner in my mother's house, Butmistress Ducks, Ap there has been a great increase which we have given to the mem-in my own," and added :—
Doves,-Pan Kau in rickshas in the last two years.bers of the Diplomatic Corps, and
The British Empire to-day is a Eggs. Hen-Kai Tan Probably the last is true.
therefore the first time when we
galaxy of young nations, enter- Fowls, Canton,-Kai...
Hainan,-Hoi Nam Kai Eleven of the 10 coolies claimed came into conflict with the social
ardent. prising,
They to have known going without custom of serving wine at dinner. realize that nationhood carries Geese, Ngoi food for lack of money. Eleven Seven other Ambassadors then in with it more duty than the col- Geese, Wild S'hai,Shang-ho You Ngoi of the 18 tell us that expenses, Washington, and their ladies, onial state. They must realise that Musk Deer,Wong Keng
Hare, Shanghai,Tu Chai... notably food expenses, have great were invited to meet Ambassador being nations they must assume ly increased in the last year. and Mrs Bryce, and as all the new obligations, and one of these Partridge, Che Khoo Eight are in the habit of pawning gentlemen guests present were obligaticas is the defence of our Pheasant,Shan Kai goods, and 0 now have goods in from foreign countries, I thought country by a flest built, I repeat, Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kup
Hoibow, Hoi Haw Pak Kup, the pawnshops. Six have no it proper to explain to them by Canadian labour, and as far property whatsoever except their the reason for our failore to as can be done manned by Cana- Quail,-Um-Uhur bedding, 4 have been in other conform to what seems todian men, under the control and Rice Birds, Wo Fa Cheul... callings namely a money changer, have been customary in this the responsibility of the Canadian Snipe, Se-Choy
'' must
A New British-India Liner.. The new British India steamer Malda, which has been built at Whiteinch, has run successful trials on the Clyde. The Malda
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FISH.
a matshed maker, a merchant matter. Believing that the issue Government, the Canadian Far-Turkeys, Cook-Phor Kai Kung should be met frankly in the liament and the Canadian people, and a paper hanger.
The health of the coolies invest-beginning, I told them when we gated was in most cases fairly sat down to table that Mr Bryan and I had been teetotallers from good. One. however, had sgue, one tuberculosis and one an ear our youth, as were our parents disease. Only one had ever been before us, and never served liquor to a Chinese doctor and pone at table, and that when the had ever been to a foreign doctor, President was kind enough to in spite of the fact that a free lender me the portfolio of State mission dispensary was only a I asked him whether our failure stone's throw from where half to serve wine would be any em- barrassment to the Administra- tion, and he generously left the matter to our discretion."
these man stand.
When asked what they would do
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Barbel,-Ka Yu... is intended for the London and Bream, Bin Ya Calcutts service of the company, Canton Fresh Water Fish,Hoi and has large first and second- Carp,--Li Ya... As to recreation, or amusement,
class passenger accomodation. Catfish, Ohik Yu... She is 450ft, in length, 58ft. in Codfish, Mun Ta... they have practically none. "I suggested I thought it un-beam, and of 8,200 tons gross Crabs, Hai
fair to assume that those coming and 11.000 tone cargo capa Outtle Fish, Muk Yu if they had a day off with no to us from abroad would judge us city.
On the measured mile Dab,-8a Mang Yu duties, they invariably said go harshly, or be willing to tolerate ebe maintained easily a speed Dace, Wong Mei Lun... home and sleep" or home
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the maintenance of a traditional of 131 knots, the machinery runn-Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa and do nothing.
custom, and expressed the hopeing very smoothly. The Malda's Tels, Congor,-Hoi Mann As regards education, we that our friendship would be passenger accommodation is ex- Fresh water-Tam Sin Yu found some remarkable facte. made eo apparent to them, and ceptionally commodious and com- Fels, Yellow, Wong Sin Seven of ihe 16 man
our hospitality so cordial, that fortable, and her passenger
Frogs,Tien Kai had studied Chinese, one they would overlook this weak are very extensive. One of her Garoups, Bek Pan........ or two having read extensively ness in me, if they regarded it as features is the "Inohape" cabins Gadgeon,-Pak Kup Yu in the classics and using a good weakness.
patented about a year ago by Herrings, Two Pak..... grade of Chinese in their speech. My remarks were applauded Lord Inchcape, the chairman of Halibut, Cheung Kwan Kup One of the students says that he by, the company, and we never the British India Line. Each of Labras, Wong Fa Yu.. once inquired of the puller of his spent a more enjoyable evening. these inside cabins has a large. Loach,Wa Yu ricksha regarding his education. That is all there is to the matter, broad passage from the centre Lobeters-Lung Ha and the converantion developed and we can consider the incident of the cabin to the side of the Mackerel,Chi Yu that the coolie had once been closed, and the custom established ship and leading to a large port, Monk Fish-Mong Ya ... the winner of a Chinese literary so far as we are concerned." giving as much light and air as Vallet, Chai Yu degree. This, of course, is "The banquet has given a treif the cabin itself were at the Oysters-Sang Hoo most exceptional, but the point mendous advertisement to makers ship's side. Lord Inelioape was Parrotilah-Kai Kung of value is that literaturo of unfermented grape-juices, on board during the trials, and Peroh, Tan Loo in easy Chinese would be under which Mr Bryan pronounces to be expressed himself as thoroughly pike-Fa Paw Poong stood by a good proportion of the
most delicious and wholehome satisfied with the vessel. The
Plaice,Pan In tickets coolies and in every drink. It has also definitely sub- Malda is the first of a number of Pomfret, Black, Hak Chong group of ricksha, mon probably stituted grape-fruit diplomacy her class which are now under some could pass on to the others for dollar diplomacy-the sobri- construction for the British Indis Point, White,-Pak Chong
Prawns,Ming Ha.... the information gathered in easy quet applied to American foreign service from London to Caloutta, pamphlets. They are not a hope- policy under Mr Bryan's predeces to Kurraches and Bombay, and to Roya
Book Fish less ignorant group of mean, bor, Mr Knox."
Best Afrion and Durban,
Booh-Cha
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Beans, (French), Macao,-Oh Moou Pin Tau... (French) Shanghai, Sheung Hai Pin
Long, Tau Ko
Beet Root, Hung Choi Tau
Cauliflower, Large size, Tai Yeh Cho Fa
Small size, Sai Ten Choi Fa Carrota,Kam Sham
| Colery, Chinese,—Tong Kan Choi
English, Yeung Kan Oboi
Chillies Dried,Gon Lat Chin
Red-Hang Far Chiu
Green, Ohing Lat Chiu
Carry Staff, English-Kar Lee Chu Lin
Ginger, young,Sun Tee Keung
花花花 米芬
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Indian Corn,-Sak Mai
Lettuce Yeung Sang Choi
Water Chesnute, Ma Tai
Mushrooms, Fresh,Sang Cho Koo
Mush Melon, Amor-Kam-eau Hong Kwa
Onions Bombay,Young Chong Tan
Green, Sang Chong
Shanghai, Shang-hoi Chong Tau
Papaya, lat qual, Tai Man Sau Kua...
Chang
Okroed.
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Mandarin Kwai Lam Ma Tai
2. lb. 5
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2nd Paraley,Kun Cho Green Peas, Ching Tau
400
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Potatoe, Sweet-Fan Sha
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Japan,-Yat Poon Shu Tea American,-Fa Ki Shu Tha
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Foochow Foo-chow Sku Teni
Pampkin,Tang Kwa Radish,-Hung Lo Pak Tani
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Rhubarb (Fresh), Tai Wong
PR Bage,-Tae So
Shallots,-Gon Chung Tan
Spinach, Yin Choi
Tomatoes,Fan Ker
Taros,—Wu Taq
Tuops Panti, (Long),-Lo Pak
English,-Young Lo Pak
Vegetable Murrow,-Chit Kwa
(American), Kam-sán Chit
Eater Cress,Sai Yeung Cho
Lily root-Lin Ngan
ama, Ta Shu
The prices necessarily vary from da
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Board has no power to compal stallhlders to sell at the prices quoted
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BOWEN ROWLANDS.
Secretry, Sanitary-
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