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MARRIAGE.

DEATHS.

BLACK-On May 27. in London, Eleanor Black, for 28 years Missionary in Swatow, China.

GOMES.—On June 21, at his residence, 10 Owen Road, Sing- spore, Ernest James Gomes, youngest son of the late Rev. William H, Gomes, BD,

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1913.

A DECLINING BIRTH RATE.

A telegram in our columns on Saturday stated that the birth

HONGKONG T

Strong Words.

The quarterly report of the Mercantile Marion Service Agun-l ointion contains à let er frein Bup

PH. TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1913.

DAY BY DAY.

"What do we live for, il nos ta] trin Philip Going, 18-istant moi-mako lifo losa viflicult for a oh ager of Holt's Wharf, Captain Go-other?"-George Eliot. ing covers a deal of ground in lia lotter and never fails to make his

a strike very strongly, and we coolers to surprise at lading the writer of the later urging a a inethod which he abominates. Sunday Labour.

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The Mails..

morrow.

Mfails-Close for 8 6 China at 5pm, to-morrow.

Departed.

1

Kailan Bonds. -

New Firm,

vations оп Sunday labour matters specified. will meet with general ap proval. But he really should i not advocate a strike. We should Aupp 89. however that ships' fico:s are too shrewd and far seing men to baled away, The Sympathisers..

Y.M C.A. STUDENT

HOSTEL

Opened by His Excellency the Governor.

there was temporarily housed the JOTTING BY THE WAY, Chinese Y.M.Ü.3. The secretary

the Chinese Y.1.0.A. on well, { ""

Noedioes Severity.

Last week coveral Chine a word

doen not become us to

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Impossible.

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fot, the . Y.,C.A. wrote to the commitee of the hotel stating that they had been obliged to leave their premises at "shoit notice, and asking if they could summoned by the Sanitary Bard. The hostel built for the use of rent a portion of the hostel. This We forget what it was for any- meaning clear. The new sight-Siberian Mail.-Despatched per students at the University and was granted and the commitree bow, it wasn't. for emptying nake text is absurd, uncalled for, Ernest Simons at 6 am varions Colleges m Hongkong, had been helped in that fashion bias in the gutter. We laura. iniquitous." Shipowners, again, to-day. are alow in sharing their pro-American Mail.-Closes per 8.8.

and which at present is housing at the beginning of the career of that, during the hearing, some

the hostel.

other poor, wretches were medo sperity with the masters and offi- Persin at noon to-day.

to stand in a dcok underneath cers to whom that prosperity French Mail.-D spatched per was formally ormed by llia Recreation Facilities.

which lay accumulated dù t'and...... is greatly due. "I am no advo

Koowing the value set on dirt, an inch deep or more. cate of strikes: I abomina'e such 8.8. Armand Babicot 1 pm Excellency the Cluvernor, before

We physical training, the scheme in gather that only a fine scuse of to-day. methods," says Captain Going.

a large attendance of Europeans claded the play-ground which humour restrained the defendants. nt if other shipowners will not English Mail-Dus per as, China and Chinese, yosterday afternoon. had been attached to the hostel. fem issuing cross-Buzo Monser grout the pime terme as liave

10-morrow at 2 pm. The building, which is of red No students' stol would be against the Sanitary Board for been granted by the British India Siberian Mail-Dae per '8.8. brick, contains an excellent tiled complete without facilities for nit keeping the police-court Steamship Company, why then;

"Liuan to-morrow.

physical exercise; it would failureepers up to the mark. save be, in effect, lot masters and Australiau Mail-Cluses per 8.8.

Moored gymnasuim, accommoda- iu its purpose. It was becoming

Up to Date. officers strike at once and force

Kumano Maru at 10 am, totion for about thirty residents more generally understood that, the hands of the employers. “I

One of the Manila papers an- with the usual offices, and an while i morality must be based seems to us that this is ad vousting Canadian, American an 1 Siberian toxcellent pavod playing ground, upon religious activitios; there was/nounced, last week, that Cardinal a subtle affinity between physical Vaughan occupied the chair at a large enough to take two tennis development and morality, so meeting in Macchoster on the courts. It was on the playing much so that there were playing: Eminence died in 1903; but it 11th of last month." His ground that the opening cere- ground movements in Eogland Among the passengers who'

mony took place. This bad been and America for the provision of Captain Going urges that Sun-left by the s.. Persia to-day were decorated with flags, and while grounds and the placing of them hypercritical. After all, what's day lab we should be altogether Major Hunter and Mr Marshall waiting for His Excellency, the under proper control. They were ten years?

Lopped by Parliament Why Darracb.

Chinese Y.M.C A. band discoursed not allowed to mention the name is it," he asks, that the British

For Consignees.

a programme of music.

of the gentleman' through whose We have received for review & sailor is the only man in the world

Consignees of cargo by the ss., The Venerable Archdeacon Bar-efforts the play-ground had been work entitled "Cantonese made who is fixed to work on Sunday Korea and the 8.4. Prinz Eitel nett presided, being supported by obtained. It was not a large one Eusy." Unfortunately our effice in harbour and is not paid over-Friedrich are reminded that flis Excellency the Governor, Mr. but it was corvicable, and no Sinologue (seo "A Dictionary of, Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

limeler such werk?" Here is a goods remaining undelivered after Dealey, Head Mastor of Queen's doubt would prove a great ad. Journalese ") has been tempor legitimste grievance to which to-morrow will be subject to College, Sir Kui Ho Ku., Jr. J. Vantage to those who were allowed arily" affiliated by " the Chinese attention should be paid, storage charges. Telephone; No. 1: A B.C., 5tu edition Western Union

Britain

McPherson, Cipt Taylor, Capt to make use of it. The committee Customs to look after some wire- certainly is behind BIRTH.

other countries in this respect.

Conolly, Dr. Wan Man Kai and hoped that Queen's College would less installations. In his absence An advertisement appoaring Mr. Wong Mow Lum.

take full advantage of the proviso we abstain from commenting on HASKINS. On May 24, at Clevendon, the wife of W. J. Baskine. Ode point. from the letter,

alsewhere deals with the payment

that the ground should be avail- the book, beyond s ying that the Federated Malay States Railways, a son,

which deals with longkong of half-yearly interest due to-day Chairman said that his first word the week. Ha called upon His should be a novelist and not s After opening with prayer, the able for them for three days in man who can invent such a title "Here may be quoted, DARKE-HIBBERT.-On May 24, at Hampstead, Arthur Blongkong it cuts only $200 for on the 6 per cent. First Mortgage|would be of apology becau-0 Excellency to declare the hostel mere' philologist, on whom the Ernest George, son of the late F.M. Darke, of Singapore, to Amy a Sunday permit. That is paid here (Klan Bonda) of the of the absence of the Bishop of and play ground open. gift of a vivid imagination is willingly, as it is tide up by Chinese Engineering and Mining Victoria, who was visiting a purt

likely to be thrown away. day's work-by the swolt of ani

and Company, Lið.

of histiocese as far away na llun His Excellency's Speech. over-worked, underpaid British

Star Ferry Company. aufu; also for the absence of Mr. His Excellency observed that

Weights and Measures. officer; the cost abould be made An extraordinary meeting of Ralpha, who, through sickness, the Chairman had explained so

Under the above caption (see $2000, and then, perhaps, the the Star Ferry Company is to be was unable to strend. His second fally the objects of the institu-

Journaless Dictionary, as before) British officer would have a day's held on the 16 h inst. for the word must be one of oppreciation tion open that afternoon, that we stated on Friday that the In rest and recreation." Captain purpose of considering resolutions that His Excellency had so kind there was no need for him to add pector of Weights and Measures Going wields a vigorous and to increase the capital of the ly come that afternoon in order to any things Ba, had listened with had found only 18 Chinese scales refreshing pen, and he makes Company from $300,000 t open the building. The com- great pleasure to his remarks about faulty, out of a total of 2,446. some good points. His obser- $400,000 and to deal with other mittes valued that evidence of the supervision to which the boys the London butcher.

China has still much to learn from bis interest in the building and would be subjected He would the help it would afford them. like to remind both parents and Sober Hongkong. Mr. CII. W. Kew, why his fu

The Student's Cause,

boya alike, that in England, and In the same column, though The day of apology. for the the greatest importance to the mentioned that four samples of indeed in Europe, they attached under another oaption," we many years beon cunreated with The Hongkong and Kowloon student's Hostel had passed. India Wharf and Godown Company, had proved what was the value of supervision of growing lade and whiskey had been purchased in has joined Mr. Rudolph Wolf, a

the hostel and so far had they ng mon, and boys were taught Hongkong during 1912 A cor- to look up to their house-master respondent writes suggesting that The Home Government has a brother of Mr. P. R. Wolffbeen successful that they had at a public school, as the man the number is understated. We rate for last year w is only 238 per thou an, which is 0.6 below fine obance now, if it would but in the establishment of the received both official and uni fficial placed for the time being in the apologise; we are most unwilling that for 1911 which was the previous lowest on record. This is aaffragist nuisance is concerned. Kew, meil merchants.

us it, to assert itself whore the firm of Rudolphi Woll

And sanction, in the interest of the place of their father; a man in to subject any of our readers to

student's canse in India, Not serious state of "mtters. A century ago, the birth ra'e held steadily Hitherto, its hands were tied, to

once had it been true of the hostel whom they should place trust and injustice; but the figures are the

to whom they should go when Government's; not our that it had been accused of sedi- they got into trouble-is every too thought that it was fising ота.... We round and about 35 to 37 per thousand, and even half a century some extent, by reзagn of the offendora' being women,

tious propagando, That was boy who was any good at all the minimum rather low. ago, it had not dropped much below these figures. Of late years

further evidence of its invaluable would. And later on, at nd so --- despite their efforts the decline has been steady. Now it is become almost alarming.

Less to the student life, and when university, the boy was allotted to The other day we asked a

Obliging! 10 unset themselves deser. With the example of Frarca before their eyes, English people should ving of

it was accompanied by inspired a tutor whose special care it was Chinese gentleman to forward un some consideration

leadership, then the moral train to look after those particular boya, a copy of a telegram that had want little warning. In France, indeed, the death rate considerably where the administering of

ing of the student was fairly well When he went Homs and visited been sent to Peking. He did so; exceede the birth rate. Such a state of matters cannot long con- punishment was concerned. But

The prowd of self-advertisers Last night Mr. Marshall Dar. assured: Immoral tendencies were his old University, the first man tinue. It is band, in the end, to bring rain to any Republic or that marched to Trafalgar tach gave a fine elocutionary ea ed. It must be a matter for concern tutor, for whom he had regard and hope to get even with him by checked, and bealthy ideals foster he always went to see was his old but in Chinese! Some day we Empire. A country in which "nore coffins are inve than baby Square on Sunday was made up tertainment at the Peak Hotel, carriages" is a country homed. Only by a miracle can she be largely of men-sturdy rulliens chosisting of the main portions of men wara altracted to Hongkong affection, and to whom he always writhing him in our own hand- who appear to have seized on the Shakespeare's "Tempest." HE were acting used to carry his troubles, which will be worth our making a friend smallest exeuse for a display of the Governor was present. Reby the educational facilities of as he was a spirited youth, were Is Britain to take warning, or is the, like France, to follow the Hooliganism. To all intents these jecting the short, prologue-like fered and who were living among not a few. In that institution of; for there are often times when

mon were rioters. Then why Suene I, Mr. Darrach proceeded what could net but be considered the hostel, they bad advantages declining path until hope for her is well-nigh gone? For years not treat them as such? Why to recite the whole of the second grossly immoral surroundings and which were not accorded others A Distinction of Sex. past, public opinion in France has been content to lament the state not give every man caught, a scene, which practically constit under conditions which might attending the colleges to which "The" and "she" are all one of affvirs, but it has not actively moved in the direction of mending revere dose of the cat and turn utes the first act. His pourtrayal nullify whatever help they might they went, and they ought to to a certain class of Chinese com- matters, The Church and the press alike have tried to awaken the him loose again to ahow bis mates of Prospero appeared to leave obtain in the alas room. He did make full use of them.

positor. One of our type-setters, fast Thursday afternoon, repro nation to a sense of its peril, but the nation has declined to be tako op tbo office of bullies to the the scene, he was called upon to trusted therefore, that the hostel what they to may expect if they little to be desired-antil, later in not think these men did that frem choice but from necessity. They

sented Mr Wu Hon Man as saying roused. Magnificent work as Zola did in "Fecondite "nigui suffragists? If no other rcault take the part of Caliban. Then (and

that that the Southern Chinese had would b helpful spiritual- they would, and he ficent, that is, loss in a literary sense than as a golema warning-it arose from this procedure, it sabeequently, when Trinculo and

was the warmest affection for "whe morally perfectly certain that, if they did Northern Republicans." This is failed in its purpose. The conker has gone very deep across the of Faving the Government's that, by comparison, his Prosporo home here. That was the great the gentleman who would super-good word for the safirigists.

would at least be the means Stephano entered) one realised physically and

to all who abould fiad use it, they would entertain for the first time we have heard a Channel from Britain. Only if the national mind is deeply stirred "face"; for it would dispel was almost weak, --whether by a feeling of impending danger or from a strong sense the prevalent idea that it ie

vise them the saine regard and We can't may we altogether like For Mr Darrach is a comedian, hope of the founders:

affection as he still entertained this marked preference for the of duty matters little-can France be enved from the pit into which nothing but renk cowardice and in the highest sense of a word The Supporters.

for the gentleman who supervised womenfolk. old-womanly fear of giving pain which has been so loosely used dur she is sliding. The likelihood of such a happening, one regrets to that has kept it from dealing with ing the past fifty years as to have benefactors the speaker said that He was glad to see attached to impartiality.

Referring to the

He-southernera" various him when he was a growing lad. should cultivate the virtue of is very alight.

the "suffragettes" a little more lost half its value, and nearly all one of the first supportera was the Hostel a playing-ground. strictly.

its dignity, where art is concern the Venerable Archdeacon There was nothing, in his opinion, Educated Comps." In the case of Britain there are several causes contributing to Optum off the River Steamers.

ed. It would be difficult to con- Williams of New Zealand, who that conduced more to the pro- But all our compositors are not the decline. Men and women do not marry so young as did their

We published yesterday aceive of a more realistic present-subscribed £1,000 with which the per training of young men shen so ignorant." Some bear the fathore and mothers. Most men find the stress of modern compel that many of the river steamers cordance with the intention of the late Lord Kinnaird and Lord When he was a young man and as one or other of the Hongkong. message from Wuching stoting ment of Caliban-one more in ac land was secured. Then the thoroughly sound bodily exercise. marks of having been educated tion so great that they shirk marriage and family cores until their contain a large number of opium-great delineator of that monster Overtown subscribed $1,000 each was home from school on holiday, colleges witness the fact that income is fairly assured. Young women, too, have grown more smokers each trip. It is said then Mr. Dartach gave us last and two American gentlemen, Mr if his father saw him idle he one of them yesterday set up wordl-wise and have developed a tendency to expect that they shall that on one of these boats recently night. Without a single one of the Stephene and Mr Leonard, gave would say, "What are you doing,

"Can't on" for "Canton" and start off, when a home is made for them, at the same point, iu respect as many as thirty or forty lamps ordinary stage-helps to realising $5,000 and $1,000 gold, res. my boy?" and if he said he was this kind of thing on

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weather. If of appearance and size sad luxury, as their parents have reached were seen, and now people audience a Caliban that was building, of the ground furniture out and ride a horse, ahoos, fish, shall insist on the offender's pro-

and sets of opium paraphernalia a character, he showed his peotively. The total cost of the doing nothing, he would say, "Go after years of life together. These circumstances make for later are wondering whether any con vicious, spiteful, timorods, use- and playground, htd. amounted or walk, and, if you are not inducing his Oxford L-cals certifi marriages and smaller families. The tenderoy has been in this trol can be exercised over these less for anything but the most to about $44,000, while the clined to do that, here is's prob, sate direction for some years past, and its inevitable effect hse often been boats by any Government." beast-like toil, ungrateful, yet not hostel provided accommodationem in algebra that you can do As One having Authority, and foretold. That effect is now being felt. Emigration, again, is a Who are the people who are altogether devoid of the instinct for a warden and thirty-two etu- in the next few hours." He had not as the Scribes. contributory cause, and here the case of Scotland should afford who has any idea as to the life only for protection's sake and as like to eay how glad the commit'es hostel and playing-ground opon, Professor Smith wrote the article "wondering"? Surely no one to cling to someone or other, il dente. In this connection he would much pleasure in declaring the We are asked if it is true that safe guiding line. For some years past there have gone from on board these river steamers. If the outcome of bis half knowledge was that the first warden was a and he hoped that it would be of recently published by the Scotland thousands upon thousands of young men and women to the Republican Government in of his own helplessness ab prizeman and an Oxford Canada and Australia. The other countries are also losing the so anxious after the welfare of unhealthy soul in a distorted graduate. Sixteen studente had was intended (Applause). interest in education. Beyond great service to those for whom it Times," concerning Hongkong'e strongest and bost of their blood, but not to the saine extent as its travellers, let it take some body.

definite and effective measures

already taken advantage of the Dr. Wan Man Kai proposed a vote saying that it was manifestly Scotland; and the figures affecting the northern country, when they against piracy, which is a good jester, and Stephano, the drunken The greater number came from of thanks to His Excellency for penned by someone with long

Trincalo, the weak-minded facilities offered by the hostel. are available, should prove" instructive. Add to these causes deal more of a nuisance, and often butler, were just as real in their Queen's College, the constitution attending that afternoon, and this

and intimate acquaintance with cert in shrinking from maternity on the part of at least a section of more a danger to human life, than way; ɔ much £ɔ as to confirm providing that they should give was seconded by Mr. Wong Mow fairs in the Far East, we must British women and most of the reasons for the decline are laid bare. opium. So long as rivers like the one's fueling that comedy is Mr preference to the students of Lam and carried withecolamation decline to express any opinion, Whether it will continue, or whether the bottom figure has been Tangtee and the Canton abound Darrach's true vocation... Queen's College. In addition to A squad of students then went reached, it is not possible to determino; but it would ill become a with these marauders, the smok-The recital was, in all respects, thore, there wore to from the through some interesting drills Briton, while he regrets the position of matters, to believe that it er might well be left alone a great treat; and one regrets that Diodosin School, one from St, and played two what were to us

while the Government fiada a will be permanent. One has more faith in the race than that.

there should have been so poor Paul's School, and one from St,new ball games, the exhibition at more useful outlet for its ener an attendance.

Stephens. Under the same roof proving very popular

saved.

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SHAKESPEAREAN RECITAL

Mr. Darrach in The Tempest"

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The Playground.

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