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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 28,

Afforestation.

If our readers have follored

DAY BY DAY.

1915.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

"THE GOAL OF EVOLUTION IS

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 75;

OUR PROGRESS IN THE WEST

The Weather? -

the Annual Reports for 1914 SELF-CONQUEST" presented by the various Govern ment departments, they will agree that, taken as a whole, these show definite signe that the Colony is fine.

waking up all round. The Af the Peak 8.a.m. Temp. 88; Botanical and Forestry Depart-olear. ment has never been among the serious off-ndors and its mizor

lapses have been

more than

covered by the really useful work

Count the Columns.

Yesterday the Telegraph

which it has been accomplishing published 354 columns of solid for years past, a latest Report reading matter. Today thera shows that it has been very far will be 37. published.

from idle of late, and that

its year's record is a worthy

The Malis.

Amazone to-day. American Mail-Dae per

anccessor to previous ones, Siberian Mail, Dae per The men of our grandfathers' days who came here in the early 'forties found the Island of Hong- kong a barren rock, and much of

what is now called the New Ter-

ritory no better; and when we

remember that fact we no longer

have say need to ask what the Botanical Department bas done.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which An Excellent Report.

and addresses with requires them to forward their names

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The Loss of the Triumph.

MUNICIPALISATION.

Hongkong Engineers at the 'University.

though the service rendered my be apparently cheaper it is oor- respondingly inferior.

In the case of railways and tramways serving the same dis tricts a period of out-throat com- petition is speedily followed by working agreements which, whilst doing away with the illusory benefits of competition, «rotain most of the evile of uneconomicsl- operation and inflisted capital obarges.

At the University, last evening, Mr. W. L. Carter, delivered an address at a meeting of the In- The Commonwealth Edison etitution of Electrical Engineers, Company of Chicago have a maxi- Hongkong local centre dealing mum load of 230,000 K. W. The with atilities, in the course of full development of the traction which he said I would bag you to load in Chicago has brought the The sinking of the Triamph is remember that my object is a full ospital cost per K. W. down to

a loss which touches Hoogkong and frank discussion of the future £69 as against the London figure

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was, as it wore our " battleship: Obina, I think it is so accepted The lecturer continued: A ber effearr and men were known fact that foreign capital must third and powerful influence, as throughout the Oslooy and she necessarily be employed for the far 69 National Service perself was the flagship for this exploitation of the electrical or are, concerned Station during the carly days of any other industry on a large Government the war. She did admirable work scale and yet such capital will really only at Taingt . and, on reaching the certainly be withheld until it is which do not pretend to show Dardanelles, lost no time in adding adequately protected from the more than how money voted has to her record. Another point of ignorance of the people and the been spent. Commercial accounte interest is that two of her officers time-hononred cupidity of the ara anexistent, or, in a few. (K.N.B.) were Chin Coast mer official classes, Os the other instances where they have been. cantile marine officers. When she hand the people of Chida although attempted, very imperfect. The came to Hongkong as a depot ship guided by a more or less blind difficulties of conducting an un- Closing prices** *

Indo China Steam Navigation she was already regarded as "online tinot are wise in their objection dertaking such as the British. the shelf" but, when called into to allowing great financial in Tost Office on these linsa was well Co. Ed.-$98, siles. Shanghai Cottons in Shanghai, action, she quickly showed her terests to grow up beyond their brought out in a racer recently

enemies that there was quits au control.

read by Sir Charles King, O, B., - Tls. 99, buyers.

Accountant It is becoming increasingly Comptoler and Douglas Steamship Co. Ld.inconvenient amount of life and

of fight left in her. It is conto'ing difficult to draw any bard and General, biore the Telegraph and $51, bagere. Star Forry,

O Ld. $37, to know that most of her lienten fast line between public service Telephone Society of London. Fle

ants and men were saved.

and private enterprise and this is pointa on: that the Post Office. eales ex div. sellera...

primarily due to the organisation balance sheet for the last year, Raubs. $3.60, buyere. Shanghai Dock and Eng. Os Piercing the German Lines:

of Labour. Any trade dispute is as submitted to Parliament, show. Ld. -514.

now liable to throw out of employed on the Revenue side simply Shanghai and Hongkewa.-W. Tre news from the western ment large masses of the popula thrae totals: Postal Service

Co. Lt. 80.

front is a happy and promising tion and, as it is intended it $21,750,000, Telegraph Service China Sugar Reficing Co. Ld. sequel to what we liave a'ready should, to strike heavily the long £3,100,000, Telephone Service

received this week. * $110, sellers.

The most suffering consumer. The organi 68,900,000 and upon the Ex- interesting fact is, perhaps, the sation and conduct of enterprises penditure side one Grand Total German admission that the In- which were formerly regarded as of £28,227,000: the differonco dians have captured a salient at purely private ventares are fast inlicating a net revenue of about Givenchy and that French and becoming matters of national 5 1/2 millions. native troops bave penetrated the importance. There is a large These figures give to indication enemy's line.

When Germany school of thought both in Eng as to what proportion of the net begins to make admissions, con land and America which is in revenue acoraee from each of the clusions are not difficult to arrive favour of the State acquisition of three Services and make no at. From the fary with which the rails ays and mines and curiou ly reference to large sums expended Germans have been counter-enough the people of China, by other Government Departments attacking round about Souchez rather then the central Govern for work done for the Past Office. and the Notre Dame de Lorette ment, show a strong inclination to. What is still mora misleading ro heights, it is clear that they retain the railways and mines in allowance is made in respect of" regarded the loss of positions the honde of the Provincial Capital Charges. The treatment there as of a most serious nature, vernments, even at the cost of all of Capital is the most serious Of their further losses, Sir John immediate prospect of develop default in Government accounting Franch gives most encouraging ment.

and yet, as Sir Charles King of particulare. Another French com If I turn now to the considera. points cat, the preservation manique speaks of an advance by tion of public services proper we the Capital entrusted to them, is the primary duty of the Directors We are requested by Bishop our men in the direction of Ls must keep in view those industries. Out The Report of the Director of Education for 1914, which was not be misplaced here. Pozzoni to state that a special Basses, and of additional gains that are becoming of national of a Company.

by the French on the Lorette interest on which in a new field The Postal Service does at service for the restoration of peace presented at the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday, is a Gardens little more encouraging than its predeceso. In a business colony beauty spots of this

|eatisfactory, for, while the Franch one not unnaturally look at the expenses of any system or depart of the world, and tire the fizer will be held at the Cathedral of hope. Aviation results, too, are such as China may be considered require any considerable capital the Immaculate Conception aireraft are particularly active I mean mines and things of that being the only considerable item as public services from the outeot, expenditure, land and buildinge ment first, and then compares the money laid out with the results and the rarer from the fact that Friday, 28th inst., at 6p.m, and are successfully dropping sort. If the history of the recop up to the present that are met out" achieved. Tas figuras in this case are simple. After deducting the climate permits of co-existence school feos, Hongkong education last year cost $218,818, and the of tropical and Home growthe. which all the members of the

had rashly ventured on the road it is found that private enterprise tube railway under London, will report adds that this amount is the largest (by nearly $20,000 That they are not appreciated by Catholic Community are invited bomb, an enemy aзroplane, which gised public services be examined of the Revenue. The Post Office to Paris, was brought down near has almost invariably preceded of courseregnire special provision. spent in any single year. The total number of pupils receiving the European public and a-e

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that of the State or Municipality Service the valuation of the plant Tarning to the Telegraph inatraction le 19,381, omitting those for the Police School and the mere loanging places for idle Chinese is no fault of a Depart

and that even each services as Uncontrolled Schools of the New Territory.

roadmaking. disposal of sewage 12 showed the huge loss of about by the Engineer in Chief in 1911- Details are given, ia connection with the year's work, of the ment that has honestly done its

and water supply have only been principal schools under Government control, other schoole being best to make them the success Bummarised as "English Private," Vernacular Private" etc. The which from a botanical point of discipline all round seems to be good and, in several asses, there la view, they really are. a gratifying increase in enthusiasm where games are concerned.

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HONGKONG. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915.

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION'S REPORT.

In one or two instances extracts from the headmaster's own report

The art of afforestation is one of the most valuable that the Britisher bas taught is the varioua parts of the world which he has been called upon to colonise; more sensible and less thriftless in their attitude towards trees than the other native racee with whom our colonists havo had to come in contact, it did not occur even to thein that bid and scanty soil could be made to do such work as it has done on this ieland, or that there was any possible connection between afforestation and rainfall. Nor did they, until they were taught by the Hongkong Botanical De partment, understand the vital | Drosssity of an unremitting war on caterpillars and other pests, Let year happens to have been a particularly bad year for these,

The rate of the dollar on and we read that, in the coarse of six weeks no fewer than nineteen demand to-day is Is 9.13/16d. tons of caterpillars were collcated and destroyed. Planting, we notice, is still going splendidly! ahead on both sides of the har bour,potably round about Fanling, at Tytam and at Aberdeen. word of congratulation where the general upkeep of the Botanica Gardens is concerned would

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To-day's Anniversary, To-day is the 51st anniversary of the Greek annexation of the Ionian Islands.

Catholic Cathedral Special Service.

to attend.

Memorandum of Cargo. The following memorandum of cargo was Shipped per P. & 0. 8.9. Nellore, Voyage 522, which sailed on May 25. London: 21.344/ Cheste Tea, 1 Ols. China. ware, 100 Caske Ginger, 15 Pkges. Govt. Stores. Marsailles :' 12 bales Bumin buir, 40 bales Raw 8 lk. Port said: 5 C/ Glass Bangles,

Another Muzzle Prosecution.

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paper evidently was too much for most of the boys. Singing has been give ite "glad and unstinted sup- "Mr. O ew appeared for the which the Latine share with the and the corporation there is no the Telephone for the Suburban

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The Isliaus are determined to taken out of private hands in atardy 21-3/4 millions sterling. This make up for lost time. The King and partial manner. It is now gen was shown in the Balance Sheet himself has taken supreme com erally recognised that such under dated March 31st, 1912, and with mend of land and rea forces, and taking a these should be garri- the sanction of Parliament was not blockade of the Austrian coasted on by the State because under carried forward as a debit to the en- has begun. The general enthe-existing circumstances it is very saing year. Having passed through siasm, from the Throne down-difficult for private enterprise 13 bankruptcy in this magnificent warde, continues. King Victor obtain the necessary funds, but manner wo might have reason Emanuel'e stirring address to the should such conditions prevail ably expected a more satisfactory troopa reminds them that they that the State should be in a result in the future, but olsa che are fighting a seasoned enemy similar or even greater difficulty accounts for the year 1913-14 whom, nevertheless, their "in in this respect and provided that show a net loss on the Telegraphs domitable dash" will certainly satisfactory conditions can be of £1,231,000, and no real effort defent, "Dash" is a quality established between the public is apparent to improve this state of affaire. The substitution of Colte, and with that on one side valid reason why even these

and Village Telegraph Operator of them and British coolness and services should not be left to

and ber instruments is going on resourcefulness and obtinsoy on private enterprise. the other, the more heavy-witted Such services as these and the and should be pushed, but a more Austrians and Germans are in- supply of electricity and gas, tale important report would appear to phone and telegraph service and be the raising of the rates for Press eyen railway and tramway under-telegrams to a reasonable figure. takings are styled in America The to al receipts for Press telegr "Public Utilities" or even more ame for last year was only £110. Compen ation for the loss of the poncisely Utilities" and it will 619 and it is quite evident Triumph lies in the statement, be convenient to use this brief our Government subsidize the subsequently received, that the and expressive Americanism. Press to no mean extent. That Adrianople garrison is being con- From a purely engineering point out seems to me to be an extr stantly reduced, oring to the of view it is unnecessary to elabo-ordia y small one. drain on Turkish resources made rate the statement that Utilities The business of the National by the successes of the Allies such as I have mentioned should Telephone Company was

The Turks are becoming terror- not be carried on by more than ferred to the Post Office at the ised" says Renter. We know one authority in any one district end of the year 1911 and for that that already. It would be absurd and it is due to the fact that in year the royalty payable by the to deny that they have some America this has been more gen which was 10 percent of the grow Company to the Post Office and magnificent fighting stuff among erally accepted than in England receipts amounted to £353,700. them. Their trained troops are that the Utilities of that country The Company's position was co- generally acknowledged by the have reached a higher level as sound that for some years before military experts of other countrise

deed ill placed.

The Dardanelles,

are given, and inasmuch as it is. he who, prosumably, sees more of The Drink Question Once Moro, the pupils than outside examiners can hope to see, it is perhaps not

Among to-day's telegrams we unfair to quote from thees. In the case of the Victoria British School we ind: "Too examination held in December showed a notice (1) that the Government This morning in the Police general improvement in the work, especially on the girls' side. has appointed a Central Contral Court, Mr. Hastings of 107. The Most of the boys in the Upper School are not yet up to the mark Board to deal with the drink pro- Peak, of Messrs, Hastings and and require systematic drilling in the elementary subjects, Arithmet-blem in the armament areas, and Hastings, waa summoned for io, Writing, Spelling, Geography, History, Grammar, Geometry and (2) that a pastoral, signed by the allowing his dog abroad without Algebra bring rather weak. Composition and literature were good, Archbishopa of Canterbury and a muzzle and also for keeping it although ate of the ideas were crudely expressed. The Scripture York, calls upon the public to without having a license. Darefully taught," Glancing though this summing up, one may port to whatever demands the defendant and produced a current well ask what were the subjects in which the papile did succeed in Government decide to make." licence sal on that the second giving atisfaction? As regards Queen's College, the Director of Thus we have two stout stringe summons was dismissed. The Education is charitably ready to make some allo ranos for the boys, pulling of the difficulty, and pro-defendant on the other was fined and goes so far as to suggest that the Acting Headmaster is perhaps vided a third-hat of faddism-five dollars; rather, severe in hie qriticisms.' The said oriticisms include: is kept out, we have every hope The Cost!lness of Marriage.. "English is poor and Mathemation only fair," while the Translation that "the public will take An unusual exonse, was given Master adds that "more study of English and Chiness is needed in loyal and a practical view to the magistrate this morning in order to make the students proficient in translation."

of the situation, An appeal which a case where & goldsmith was. We have singled out these two schools because one is responsible combines dignity with common charged with embezzling two for the education of the British children of the Colony and the other sense auch se the Archbishops quantities of gold on different is what might be termed the official echco. We have often felt are doubtless making will affect dates. The defendant, against obliged, in the interest of our readers, to criticise the educational many hundreds or thousands of whom Mr. Gardiner appeared fo methods in vogue in Hongong, and it is with some reluctance people who would not so readily the prosecution, pleaded guilty that we now tough on the subject again. In fairness, it should be listen to a purely political and and explained that he had been said that the state of education in the Colony at the secular chain of reasoning; and, badly in need of the money by present miment calla for less in the way of adverse comment than it conversely, the recommendations reason of the fact that he had has done before; but, from the testimony of the two schoolmasters of the Governmental Board of boon recently married. He was quoted above, it is tolerably apparent that all is not yet right; and Ontrol will weigh with other sent to prison for six months with even had these gentlemen been less frank, the testimony of our own hundreds or thousands of persone hard labour. eyes and ears would be sufficient to convince us. Tu granta, salaries, who might perhaps not listen to upkeep of premises eto, the Colony has spent well over two hundred the Archbishops. Between the thousand dollars (over and above seventy thousand dollara received two influences most, if not all of,

TYPHOON WARNING. in fena). Is it getting ifa money's worth when it is admitted that the the really thinking public will be English and Chiness in one of the leading schools is not satisfactory? made to see that, in asking them When a Chinese sends his son to a school like Queen's College, to co-operate in the lessening of The following Typhoon it is on the understanding that the boy shall receive proper instruction, the drink evil at a time like this, ing following Typhoon som The thing are of more importance to him than the boy's acquiring show that they are patriotic in Hongkong-The telegram quoted when these are put out of action. duction of competition and this their competing undertaking and a smattering of a variety of subjects. Since it is he who has to dead as well as in word; and we below was received from the pay, he may well feel that he is entitled to a proper return for his do not doubt for a moment that Manila. Observatory at 1p money; but, until the masters and examiners are able to speak a reasonable and amicable adjust- May 28, 1915, Depression, Nor in stronger terms of praise than is the osse at present, he cannot be ment of the matter will be arrived thern part China Sea advancing said to be getting it

at without grant difficulty.

Northeastward.

with us. The English plan for

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to be magnificent; but, this not/garde efficiency than in the case the transfer the dividead, apon Warn-withstanding, they are not s

The Capital was £15,300,000. military people. They keep certain outbing the obvious evile that the ordinary shares was 8 per cent. The Post Office have regarded this 10galty as revenue Coded

are inherent in uncontrolled

were thus enabled to shows

they love few to fill their places. has been carried to such an extent The rank and file are no fonder that the very word monopoly of war than they are of work; seems a thing of evil. Enterprise arplus of £37,110 for the year hence the desertions that one and efficienty are undoubtedly 1911-12. It would have been bears cl

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throttled by this system and al-