1914-02-05 — Page 5

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO

An Ex-Governor's Interesting

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Views.

THE TRADE DISPUTF,

Steps Taken Towards a Battlement.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1914,

"WHERE THE POOR

LIVE."

Sequel to a Little Glil's

Pitiful Story,! The tale of the little girl who meeting of the Chinese General American mother who was wear- Yesterday aftenoon there was a applied for help on behalf of her Jhamber of Commerce hell for ing Chinese clothes, and was "too the porpore of endeavouring to ashamed to come out" has been effet a settlement in the dispute found correct by the Police. The which has arisen between buyers woman, who is a native of Texas, and sellers over the matter of the was married to a Chinese who rate of discount to te allowed on brought her to China and deserted payment of accounts. Hitherto her. To provide sustenauce for the rate has fluctuated according ber four children aged 11, 9, 5 to the variation of the exchange and 3 years she base resorted to between Hongkong and Canton, knitting, but while in China and the dispute arose ir con proper, she had actually to go sequence of a proposal by The into the fields and out paddy like Commission Agents' and General any ordinary Chinese peasant, Merchants' Guild to abolish the old custom. This suggestion was opposed by the buyers.

We were informed this morning that the Hongkong Benevolent Scoioty bave the matter in hand.

Mr. Edward P. Guoritz, who from 1903 to 911 was Governor of British North Borneo, is at present paying s visit to Hoog- kong in the source of a tour round the world. Mr Gueritz bas had official experience in tropical countries for 37 years, holding appointments in the Federated Malay States, in Sarawak in Borneo and in Labuan, and when the Telegraph approached him with a view to an interviews made lengthy reference to an art cle which appeared in our columns on November 7. last entitled "Chinese in Borneo," Several points in this article be combated. "The first point,” said Mr.

At yesterday's meeting ropre- A call at the place where the Gueritz, "is the statement that sentatives of the parties to the family had been staying appeared the country, being under

diapute attended, and the Cham- to confirm this. in a cubiclo on Chartered Company, is run tolely ber endeavoured to bring them a second floor in A'erdeen Street for profit. From my own ex to terms. The latter sacecoded had stayed until this morning a perience in the preparation of in inducing the buyers to agree" European". woman and four Estimates for many years, the to accept a fixed rate of one per children, so said the neighbours, question of dividend bas never cent.. discount; while the repre- They related a pitiful tale bean a factor, until the expendi-sentatives of the two Guille pitiful to the hearer of bow ber ture considered necessary for the named reported that they had baeband had fatobed her from developement of the country become to terms with the buyers of San Francisco but had gone back been allotted. But you must rice and sugar, who had agreed there at the bidding of bis remember that the shareholdere to waive their claims altogether, "Number one, Chinese wife." in the first instance had to find and the only people who would. No doubt part of this was mere- the money to buy the entry not agree to the abolition of the ly idle gossip, but consider the and to develop it, and they old custom were those engaged feelings of a woman who had to naturally expect come return in the sundry and the marine live among such neighbours ! For many yearn they received delicacies basiness. After dis- -only two per cent. on their money, cussion, the Guild representatives and the maxic.um return has promised to approach these latter been but five per cent, and that to roe if they would agree to only during the last four or five fixed rate of one per cent. years. Of course, I cannot speak for the shareholders but I am confident that if it dame to a question of dispute between the shareholders and the Administration as to the

morning-"to go back to San 'They 'oft Abordenn Street this Francisco," said the neighours, quoting the children. Not quite No good as that as yet. perhapa; It is satisfatory to report that but there spoke buoyant hops. many of the steamers which have After so much of poverty and been hell up in consequence of black despair who can blame the dispute are dissbarging theirhem for believing that every cargoes pending a retilment. cloud is now dissipated?

division of the surplus, the majority of the shareholders requirements it is in part the would deprecate the division of same type of land as thet which any amount which would retard adjoins it, in which rubber is the progress of the cuntry." flourishing, and as that which Then there is the remark the natives ne year after year

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"Les Cloches de Cornevilla' T has been specially orchestrated NORDDEUTSCHER LLOY!, for this Concert by Mr. Denman Fuller.

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The Wanchai police made a that no conntry that is the pro- for paddy land. That can be ragic discovery yesterday whe perty of a Chartered Company proved st any moment by sending body of a European was found be ruled according to some one down to see the place banging to a tree, just above "moderately high ideals of and also by this fact, that there wen Rad. The mao, Harry Government." Well, I do not is a Chinese Commissioner there know what the writer of the on the spot-Dr. Sia-who is paid oris Gaol and was a native of Stephens, was a warder in Vic- Article had in his mind as to by the Chinese Government, and England, aged about twenty- ideals of Government, but will paid very highly too, He is on three years. the Government of the Federated the spot merely to look after The deceased was reported

Mr A. J. England. Malay Stater satisfy him? those 170 Chinese families, to see yesterday to the Police by a prin- Daet "Love is a Secret" Opipione differ as to what is how they are getting on and how cipal warder as having been Misa L. White and Mr. R. Brown, ideal government, but, so far as they are treated. Surely this is missing since the 3rd instant. Choras ond Beoit, "The administration, is concerned the an answer to the points raised, For a week previously Stephens Ghosts" Mr. R. Brown and Mr. system of Government in Borned for if the land were not good he had been unwell and was under A. J. England. is absolutely the same as that in would, undoubtedly object.

MR Song and Chorne, "Song of the Federated Maley States, or in "In selecting the site for the discharged on February 2. He Beggars" Mr. H. L. Jones, fact any British Colony," Settlement the best consideration had been missing since 10 a. m. Song, "That Night I'll ne'er

Proceeding to touch other has been shown to provide on February 3. The body has been forget" Mr. W. B. Cawsey. points in the article, Mr. Gueritz suitable soil. requiring conveyed to the public mortuary, Baid:"There is the question minimum of labour in raised as to the possibility of the preparation, accessibility British Government taking over markets, and good water supply, the country. The article says The settlement is within 3 miles. that "until the British Govern- of the Port of Jesselton, and is | zent decides to take the ruling connected with it by a good of North Borneo into its own road. hands, and lay out many, much

The following is the programme needed millions on its develop may be made to the Flakka for the Philharmonic Society's ment, immigration will, we fear, Settlement in Kudat, which was ennuil concert to be given on prove to have but little real at commenced in 1882 when I was Saturday evening at the Theatre traction even to the Chinese." Acting Resident there, and when Royal:-- Well, if the British Government Sir Walter MeJburst brought

PART 1. did, decide to take it over, down the first settlers. Their 1.-Choroe, "Soldiers' Chorus" does not the writer realise Settlement is, a picture, and that the interests of the nothing was necessary to induce shareholdera would have to more settlers to me there, be considered and a return for the During my term offica. I did not capital they provided be paid want to see Kudat abnormally from the surplus revenue, whe-crowded, because it is a little too of the Men of Harlech." (b) "The ther in the form of dividends, or, far from the markets for their Bluebells of Scotland." Bs would be the case, at a fixed produce, and it has been fed rate of interest on Government simply by invitation of the satilera! Bonda? You see interest must themselves to their friends and be paid.

relatives, who have come in ever "I do not think that the drastic | since," change in Administration which "In giving these viowa I mer- the writer of the article appears ely wish, as one who knows the to anticipate as a result of the country intimately, to refute the 5.--Part Song:." Silent night"| "taking over" by the British statements made in the article, Barnby. Mrs. Cromie, Miss L. Government would take place. which being published in a He would find that there would paper of the wide circalation Goodman, Mr. R. Peyton-Griffin, bono essential change made in enjoyed by the Hongkong Tela Mr. J. W. White, Mr. F. A. Biden, the method of Administration graph are calculated to damage Mr. A. J. Englan

3.Rhapsody for Piano and and that the millions" to be a well thought out scheme for the spent on development would batterment both of the Orchestra. On a very well-known depend upon the resources of the immigrants and the cruntry, and air with apologies to Mr. Paul Country and loans raised for such my statements regarding the land, Rabens and others, Deamon developement with the same con- are based on my personal obsery. Fuller. ideration of both factors as is atons during a brief visit to the Mr Denton Faller. (Conduc-signed by: now given by the Court of Direc- territory during the last month." tor: Mr. E. J. Chapman)

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