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BOY SCOUTS OF THE PEAK..

MAJOR BOWEN ON SCOUT IDEALS.

Interesting Meeting of Peak ** Wolf Cubs."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915.

Shanghai. In that progressivo oity there are indeed two troop,

TSINGTAU

one of British and one of Chinese Cargoes Landed and Ships Sunk, boy. They were inspected last but

year by Major-General Kelly, who The following notification was forced to come to the and whisk appeared in the London conclusion that of the two troops Gazette of the 5th January, 1915, the Chinese was the better. is published in the Hongkong It is not a military movement, Government Gazetis for general said Major Bowen, though it pos-information:- Teseos & training on modified | military lines; a military caste of organisation and discipline; and

British Cargoes Landed From German Ships at Tsingtau,

With reference to the notifica.

a distinct uniform. Its essential tion which appeared in the object is not to make oor boys

mulf:

***Markoloannis,"

"Q. J. D. Ablers," "Gouverneur Jaeschke,'

"O. Ferd Laiesz," "Albenga," "Loongmoon,"

Sikiang, "and "Litang."

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The following verdale wers sunk in the barbour:

"Darendart,"

A fresh and interesting dove

London Gazettes of December 11th, into soldiers, bat into better men His Majesty's Ambassador at lopment of the Boy Scout move- meat in Hongkong has lately and better citizens. The whole Tokyo telegraphs that the follow- taken place. A troop of small aim of the movement is to ing German ships are believed to boys of the Peak District, develop good citizenship among have been at Tsingtau prior to technically known as Woll boy forming their character, the establishment of the blockade, Cabs," was started a short time training them in habits of obser- viz ago, and in order to interest vation, obedience, and parents in the movement, as well reliance, iroulcating loyalty and se to organise it on proper lines, thoughtfulness for others, and Miss Skinner of the Peak School, teaching them services useful to gave an "At Home" in the Peak the public and bandicrafts useful Hotel, yesterday. About 50 ladies to themselves." The Boy Scout were pretent, including Lady 28 taught to make his way about May, Mrs. Kelly, Lady Ross in all kinds of country and all Davis, Mrs. Anstruther and many ots of places, and to play other of the parents, as well as some games dear to boys' hearts, but gentlemen interested in the in doing so he is taught some

"Ellea Rickmera,' matter, Mr. Ralph, Inspector of thing more, and something of

Michael Jobson." Schools, and Captain

Basil great value to him in after life;

Fall lists of British property at namely, the signs of naturs, wood Taylour, R.N.

A small commitiee to run the craft and fieldcraft and sky-craft, Kiaachau are, it is understood, troop has been appointed, with to observe, to remember, to make now at the headquarters of the Lady May as President, Mrs. inductions: With the instinct of Japanese Army at Tsingtan, and Churchill Vice President, Mr. Kenlus, Sir Robert Baden-Powell it is recommended that claimants Ralph Hon. Troanter, Miss based all his training from the in respect thereof should now Skinner Hoo. Secretary; and firet on the observance of a Scout forward documentary evidense in claims in Captain Basil Taylor a very law, at once simple, luminous support of their

andomplete. Any little boy can duplicate, under flying real, to kindly consented to & r* Scoutmaster. With such an alio oderstand it; but if any ladis Majesty's Contul at Tsinanin, Committee there can be little lives up to it perfectly he has al- for presentation to the beadquart doubt that the success of the early advanced a very long way era of the Japanese Army at

towards the goal of a noble and Tsingtau. Troop is atured,"

useful life. A Soout is kind to all; a Scout is courteous; a Scout is pure in thought, word and deed. No kuight of chivalry over. had a nobler ideal placed before

of the

fashion

babits

him..

HONGKONG IN 1013.

Home Paper's Comment on

Annual Report.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FISH.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF

SELECTED

FINNAN HADDOCKS,

FILLET HADDOCKS

AND

KIPPERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

GEO. P. LAMMERT.

AUCTIONEER, SHARË & GENERAL, BROKER

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINA & CURIOS (Being the property of the collectors, Kwong Yung & Co.) The Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public

Auction on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, the 1st, 2nd & 3rd March, 1915, commencing each day at 2.30 p.m., at his Sales Rooms; Duddell Street.

A Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios from Sung to Ming Dynasties & Kanghi to Towkwong Periods,

comprising: 5-coloured, 3-coloured & Blue & White vases, plates, bowls cups & figures etc., etc.

Sang-de-boeuf vases, While "Goddess of Mercy," Ming Incense burners.

Large bronze vases, wine cups, incense burners, Sung. Jade, agate & porcelain bottles.

Green & red Jade Ornaments..

Old Pekin cloisonne vases & incense burners.

Old lacquered screens with 5-coloured decoration & blackwood screens with blue & white & 5 coloured Kanghl & Kienlung porcelain plaques, pottery & porcelain pictures in- taid in wood etc., etc.

Also

Soochow red wood curlo cabinets, side tables; flower stands etc.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).

On view from Thursday, the 25th February, 1915. N.B. The Undersigned will give 2-weeks' guarantee as to the genuineness of the articles effected. Terms: -Cash on delivery,

NOTICES

The annual report on Hong- kong for 1013, compiled by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Claud Severa, has recently been issued as a Parliamentary paper. Wo can only regard it as a somewhat archaic document, which presents, nevertheless, a useful record of the affairs of the Colony from year to year for purposes of referenco. It would serve little purpose to revenue and trade there set out, but we may deduce from them that the Colony, generally speak commercial and industrial activity. It is of interest to note the altered relative positions of German and Japanese shipping visiting the Colony. In 1912 Ger- maa shipping arriving occupied the second place on the list, but in. 1913 German shipping fell to the third place in both number and WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY

The report states that

(OFF-DAY). there can be very little doubt that the Chinese quarters generally

tonnage.

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RACE MEETING 1915.

MONDAY, TUESDAY,

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GEO. P. LAMMERT. Auctioneer:

NOTICE

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

PASSES for servante will be issued on application to the Undersigned on SATURDAY, the 20th February,

A very pleas at afternoon was enjoyed, in the course of which Major Bowen, already associated with the Boy Scouts movement through the St. Joseph's College Troop, said a fow words on the

B:cause it was designed to meet scope and meaning of the move ment. He said the reason of the the needs of the poorer classes do antable results secured by the Lot think that the children of the movement is due to two char upper classes abould eland aloof. acteristica of this movement:-

The Bay Scout training is suitable Ist, it places a high ideal before the to it. We live in days of ones Scout and his master; and, second strife, when the classes are taught ly, it makes the ideal practical 10 look askance on each other; by subjecting the boy to a vary an attitude of great danger to S.city. Your sons when they definite, well-thought-out Bystou of training. The ideal-(embodied row up will be the natural in the Scant Low, of which more leaders of the poorer olasses. If comment on the statistica of later on)-ennobles the mind and the Boy Scout movement will tend uplifts the training out of the to break down the barriere that groove of simple efficiency, mental now divide the classes so danger or physical, to give it a distinctly, it will by this alone haveing, maintains its prosperity and HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. moral value; while the training justified its existence. The sous itself is

of many of the gentry are 10 highest importance, becanso it ipoulestes entering the ranks of the noble brotherhood of Boy Scouts, and in masterly

No Servants will be allowed fn- of self-control and self-reliance, one of the latest recruits is the

side the ENCLOSURE of the observation and thoughtfulness, Crown Prince of Italy.

Race Course during the Race "As it behoves each parent to

· and tends to make a boy pre-em-

TICKETS, Days WITHOUT inently a handy-man and a capable take an interest in her boy, she

which can be had on application one. John Ruskin, a deep and not do better than see that he

to the Undersigned. These Tick ets are only available for Servants acute thinker, whose ideas of social imbibes, with his daily food and

while in attendance on their em- reform were in advance of his the air he breathes, the principles time, declared that modern educa of the Scout law. The outdoor

ployers or when on duty at the various Stands. tion erred in developing mental exercises and the many fascinat: are still in an orezorowded con- 22nd, 23rd, 24th & 27th February.

Any Chinese found loitering faculties only, making to effort to ing things to learn, signalling, dition. The relationship between train the hand to keep pace with camping and the like, will keep overcrowding and plague was TICKETS of ADMISSION to about with Servants" passes in the brain. This reproach cancer any boy interested; but if over discussed at length in the Report ENCLOSURE may be obtained and the holders thereof will be the GRAND STAND and their possession will forfeit them be levelled at the training of the and above this, and, so to speak, for 1912, and the Sanitary Depart from Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, removed from the Enclosure Boy Scout, where handicrafts of framing it all, she teaches him ment are continuing their efforts Ltd., or at the Gate. Frice $7 for every kind are taught and en-the full meaning of the Scout law, to keep down the number of rate the Meeting (excluding the Off- couraged, Carpentry, boat-build, and encourages him to become a and to exclude them as ir as Day), or $3 per day. Tickets for Hongkong. 17th February, 1915. ing, gardening, anything that perfect Scout by his obedience, possible from dwellings, while the Off-Day, $2. tends to make a boy useful and unselfishness, honour, he cannot the coavenging service ia alao Nq one admitted without healthily cocupied, comes ander fail to become a better boy, a being strengthened with a view Ticket, to be shown to the Tiokot the scope of Boy Scout training; no happier one to himself and a to reducing still further the Inspector at the Gate. menial labour, however humble, greater joy to her.

available food supply of the rat comes emiss, and the Boy Scout's The troop of "Woll Cubs" ia, population. The deaths from GIVEN that a large proportion FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA uniform, simple and yet so nent, of course, confined to boys of plague numbered 386, as compar Club will be donated to TION OF HONGKONG. is wonderfully adepted to bonest British parentage residing in the ed with 1,708 in 1912, and 253 in PRINCE OF WALES NA- and manly work. There is one Peak District, who are too young 1911. There was also an ioursase TIONAL RELIEF FUND. A thing only the Scout mast hot to join the Cidet Corpe. Those in the number of deaths from Grant will also be made to the do; that is to keep his hauds in who remain long enough in the beri beri, due to the inflar of Hongkong Ladies Benevolent his pockets and let others do for Colony may, no doubt, ba drafted thousands of strangers from the Fund to assist in meeting cases him what he can very well do for into the Cadet Corps later on: neighbouring provinces. It may of distress caused by the War. bimeelt. Is it any wonder, then, meanwhile they will have an be noted, too, that vigorous efforts that the healthy British boy, sopportunity of developing their were made in 1913 to check the full of energy and wanlices, faculties in the way so interesting smuggling of prepared opium out should have embraced with ea to boys through the regular course of the Colony to countries which Hongkong, 17th February, 1915. thusiasm a system that contained of scout training, by having en prohibit the importation of the all the excitement and charm of tered thus young into the great orng, and the results achieved, it a game? Though clear to his and universal brotherhood of Boy is stated, have been antisfactory. HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. Hongkong, 19th February, 1915.

Scoute. Scoutmaster, he could not see, or

It is also satialaotory to learn that be expected to see, the higher Dropped Dead after Dancing, the policy of the Government in moral principles that lay hid be

Hailo, February 12-Major H. controlling the importation and THE STEWARDS request the

RACE HOLIDAYS hind the game, but these he could V. Evans, commander of the tenth sale of inorphine, compounds of pleasure of the presence of not help unconsciously imbibing, battalion of Philippine Scouts opiam, and cocaine was vigilantly the LADIES at the GRAND OTICE is hereby given that STAND and the ENCLOSURE NIMAS INSURANCE making him grow, unknown to stationed here at Fort San Pedro, maintained throughout the yeur,

WARM OFFICES will be closed for the himself," a better and a wiser" dropped dead just as he finished and the use of these drage in the during the Races. boy.

A Stand and Enclosure will be transaction of Public Business on dancing a waltz at Miagao on Colony is now exclusively confined reserved for Members' Wives and MONDAY TUESDAY and Nor was the movement confined Wednesday night. Major Evans, to medical purposes.-London Families, Tickets for which are WEDNESDAY, 22nd, 23rd and to British boys. It has been together with his battalion, was and China Express,

being sent out with the Momboze 24th February respectively at taken up heartily by most civilis-out on a practice maroh and

Tickets og

11.45 am. ed nations, olearly showing how Boped at Miagao for the night.

By Order,

it answers to a universal need. The dance was given in honour of

SILIMPOPON COAL BUNKERS

At a great rally held in Buming the scouts by the townsmen. hamin 1913, representative troops Major Evans had just left his from all parts of the world at partner when he fell. One of his can be supplied at cheap rates at SANDAKAN & SEBATTIK tended; and it may interest you junior officers who saw Major (British North Borneo) to hear that the Patrol which Evans reel, caught him in his At these ports steamers calling travelled furthest to be present, arms. The body has been brought for bunker coal exclusively are and which displayed the moat to Iloilo, where it is to be em exempt from all shipping dues

prominent and beautiful" ban- balmed and shipped to the United and charges,. net was the Dragon Patrol of States,

A BUNE,

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N.B. NOTICE IS HEREBY

of the Receipts acoruing to the

T

the

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course.

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All Tickets must be produced to gain admission,

Special accommodation will be reserved as in recent years for Chinese Ladies and their female attendants in the Stand erected on the plot of ground next to the Lusitano Club Stand,

WTF. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Oburse. Hongkong, 17th February, 1915,

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

RACE HOLIDAYS.:

NOTICE is hereby givon that OFFICES will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on

all FIRE INSURANCE

and

MONDAY, TUESDAY WEDNESDAY, 22nd, 23rd and 24th February respectively at 11.45 a.m. · ·

By Order,

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary,

MARINE INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION OF HONGKONG.

A. R. LOWE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th February, 1915-

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