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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ANARCHY IN SHANTUNG.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber this afternoon when those present were ****

Country Harassed by Three: Robber Banda,

Tainanfa, Dec. 11.-W. still hear of trouble with the gangs of,

STUDY OF SOUNDS.

Uses of the Gramophone, and the Kymograph.

CRICKET.

The Rest v, H.K.C.C.

The following will represent H.K.0.0. on

The records recently taken by maana of the gramaphone of The Best

H. E. the Governor — (Sir robbers who have been affecting alive fongues in India, and Christmas Day and Boxing Day: Francis Henry May, K.O.M.G.) this provinos so long. There are presented to the British Museum, Major Robertson, K. Brayshay, H. E. the General Officer Com-three bands of ruffians harassing have their counterpart in England. J. V. Brage, R. Ponsonby-Fans, manding the Troops (Major the inhabitants from three differ: though not to the fall extent that R. C. Witchell, E W. Hamilton,

ent centres.In Choutsun the lender philologists could wish.

J. P. Robinson, W. H. Stapleton,

General F. Ventris.)

The Hon. Kr. Cland Severn, Colonial Secretary.

The Bon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Attorney General.

The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial Treasurer.

The Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk, O.M.G. The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollook

KO.

The Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton. The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak The Hon. Mr. P. H Holyosk.

New Member.

The

is Wa Ta-obou who, it is said, in Carnegie Trust some time ago F. A. Redmond; R. M. Austin bold enough to go to Peking in set aside a rum of money for the endeavour to get the Governmaking records of Scottish dia and R.E.O. Bird. ment to buy bim of, gain a billet fleate, and Mr. William Grant, for himself and enlist his men M.A., lecturer in phonetics in the among the Government troops, training college at Aberdeen, was Such are the ways of the Chinese appointed to supervise_them. at present.

Dr. Moorman, of Sheffield Univer- sity has also taken records of Yorkshire dialect.

them

DISABLED FIGHTERS

AT WORK.

Men who bave Lost Limbs Earning Good Money.

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Director of Public Works, The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifar, Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

The Hon. the Captain Superin.

There is another gang who tendent of Police (Mr. C. Mel-batten on the unfortunate inhabit Messer.)

anta of Weibsien and district Interesting work has been done under a leader named Chia by Mr. Daniel Jones, roader in Cheng, and still another robber phonetics in the University of chief named Lin Tzujen, who London, in taking records of the Two hundred or more disabled makes his headquarters in Ksomi. Welsh, Japanese, Hungarian, soldiers and sailors, wost of them These three gangs are more or Czech, Sechaans, Zala and other one-armed, others oge-legged, a lees in connection with each other, languages. A very intelligent namber recovered from nervous, but at the least apparently act native of Bechusasland, now in silments onɑsed by abell shook- independently. From these London, has been speaking into these men are now working at three centres · banda go. cut a phonograph, and has thas an- the Lord Roberts Memorial Works and raid the country round, abled Mr. Jones to discover many shops in Falbam-road, &W. Mr. C. E. Autob, by virtue them off, and bold

find the rich meL. carry curiosities in the pronunciation Even for a man with no arms of being the head of Meera ransom. They do not hesitate to Welsh records of prose and poetry opening. He is check clerk and to the Sachaans language. The at all there has been found, an Jardine Matheson and Company inflict horrible tortare on some were spoken by two well known guide, and he is getting some in Hongkong, daring the absence of the Hon. Ht. David Landale, of their victims. One poor woman Welsh preachers, the Rev. Elvid play into a sboulder stamp, to [■ Mission | Lewis and the Bev. W. Griffith. which a movable arm is to be occupied a seat on the Council, was brought into formally taking the oath of Hospital, who had been stripped, "We have other ways of filed. He lives with a chum allegiance.

then trapped in paper which was recording speech besides the who has lost both legs, and one soaked in kerosene oil and then | phonograph.' Mr. Jones said helps the other. set fire to. This sort of thing in yesterday in an interview with a At the factory no man" starts The following fascial minute still going on and has been representative of the Observer with less than £i a week (no were referred to the Finance Com-allowed to continue for many "We have the kymograph, an account being taken of his pan- mittee, by whom they were sub-months. Is nothing to be done instrument which records the sion). Commodious buildings have sequently approved :-

$400 in aid of the vote Public to bring peace to the Province? waves of speech on a revolving been erected. There are girls Worke Extraordinary,

The English Baptist Mission in drum, The words are spoke into doing the lighter work, all Territories, Buildings, Police annual meetings during the last corresponding to the sounds are sailors; and they bring the total Shantung have been holding their tube, and very beautiful curves dependents of crippled soldiers or Station, Lok Ma Chan,

$12,195 in aid of the following tween 400 and 500 additions to the these curves we are able to analyse 500. It is hoped to have so

week. And the gathering of be recorded on smoked paper. From number of employees up to about voten --Kowloon-Canton Bail-native church is reported, erset the nature of the sound. We can commodation eventually for 1,500 Way:-Runsing expenses in con-

demonstrate for example, that people at headquarters, sad for nection with cleaning carriages

the Japanese whisper many of 5,000 or 6,000 throughout Lno- and wagons; running stores, car

their vowels instead of sounding don and the provinces when all riages and wagons, $600; coal,

them in the ordinary voice."

the branches are established. $10,520; repairs and renewal of goods vehicles, and wages, $500 Fauling Branch Line, coal $325, and running repairs, locomotives, $250.

Financial,

Now

figares not being yet obtainable. It has been decided unanimously to set apart three of the most active and vigorous of the Chin es pastors with ous of the foreigu missionaries to organize an evan gelistic campaign daring the coming year throughout all the ares in this Provines for which $3,500 in aid of the following the Mission is responsible.-N.C. Totes: Hongkong,

dredging Daily News.

foreshores; $2,800; Kowloon, electric lighting, $700.

$11,420 in aid of the following

votes-Printing and binding-

a

**To

Mr. Jones showed our re

"We need about half-a-million presentative a record from the sterling for all our branches, rymograph of the word "play

** said Major A. Tador Craig, the pronounced by him and the same secretary, to a Daily Chronicle word pronounced by a Flemish representative yesterday. speaking Belgian with a bad stari 15 (actories of this size accent. The mispronunciation of mesue a big thing. In the first the "1" in the latter case caused six months of this year oar turn- a vibration to be seen which is over has been £16,000, and we tion of the word. abeent in the correct pronuncis-bave paid in wages £9,000. We bava mido a small profit. We have tarned the corner, charging the capital outlay against the account.”

$150 in aid of the vote Police Blas Book, $50; Civil Servios and Prison Departments, light. List, $70, Government Gazette,

$450 in aid of the vote Pabljo $300; Miscellaneona

papers, Works, Extraordinary, New Ter-plained, $1,000, Ordinances, Regalatians ritories, micellaneons, Deep Bay and Reports, $1,000; Sationery, buoying channel. $0,000.

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$500 in aid of the vote Public

Chinese Dispensaries.

not

The movement began after the and Sailors' Help 8xiety runing South African War, the Saldiers self-supporting workshops or a small scale for ten years, and the larger project cɔmes as a memor. workshop having been opened in is! to Lord Roberts, the Fulham Match of last year, with toy- making as the simple industry.

The list of workshops either in being or projsoted extends to all and parts of the country.

In a visit to the Fulham factory

the

"The kymograph," it was ex- also a valuable length of vowels, and it enables instrament for determining the

$3,000 in aid of the vote of the rise and fall of the voice, sa accurate analysis to be made $150 in aid of the vote Judi-dredging off Kowloon Point, cial and Legal Departments, Dis

$105,100 in aid of Miscell. Moreover, by its aid, a student is trist Officer, Southern District, aneous Services, coal.

correct pronunciation is able to transport.

trace the progress he is making. $650 in aid of the following Works, Extraordinary, Hong Germany, have made great ass of “Other countries, and notably voles-Attorney General Per kong, communications, roads, the recorda of native languages. codal emoluments, duty pay of a general works.

In Hamburg, Mr. Jones recalled, temporary Assistant, $500; in- cidental expenses, $150.

a phonetics laboratory has been The Hon. Colonial Secretary established in connection with $800 in aid of the following moved the following resolation: the Colonial fastitate, votes:- Prison Clothing andThat it is desirable that thousands of pounds have been shoes for staff, $500 fuel and the same of $2,000 inserted spent on its equipment. One of one 1305 how congenial employ. soap, $200; gratuities to pri- in the Estimates for the years ita main objects was to analyse ment has been the cars for ser soners for industrial labour, 1916 and 1917, ander the head. the pronunciation of the native ione nervous troubles, and the $100.

$4,075 in aid of the vole Kow-Grants in aid of other Institutions, colonies,

inge "Miscellaneous Serviosa' languages of the Germen African ingenioul way in which loon-Uanton Railway, expenses of $2,000 for Chinens

The director of the handicap of missing limbs is Plague laboratory used to get natives overcome. A man from Mône- construction; stations and build- Hospitals, be applied for she from Africs and have their pro- with an artificial log had a bet inge, buildings and fixtures. general purposes of the Chinese nanoiation thoroughly say the dammy limb, as he sat basket with hie mates, as to which was $2,600 in aid of the vote Pablis Public Dispensaries, at the die by his instraments, with the re Works, Extraordinary, Police station of the Secretary for salt that Germans going to Afrias masking, and they guessed wrong. Station, Castle Ponk.

Chinese Affairs.”

were able to learn very scoursiely The "oooupants of the work $335 in aid of the following The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak before their; departure how to room AIO the cheeriost of votees Director of Education; seconded and the resolution was upeak these native languages. employees. Their products sell incidental axpenses, $55; Director of Education, transport, $150;

"Ia France the Pathe Freres readily on their sterling marita Queen's College, incidental ex-

Phonograph Company gava a and artistic quality. One admires ponasa, $100; Baiyingpun School, The Hon. Mr. Holyoak said he large endowment to the Sorbonne nome inviting basket chairs electricffane and light, $50. bagged to present a petition to this for the study of dialectology.they have made for the Queen, $12:150 in aid of the following Exxoolleney, from the ratepayers They presented a large number one turns to the toga-they are votes: Public Works, Recurrent, of Kowloon, in connection with of phonographs and appointed a veritable wonder ship, with Hongkong, water works, mainten- the joining up of Nathan and director to make tours throughout great triumphs of the automatic sace of Uity and Hill District, Coronation Roads, Kowloon. In the country to collect dialects, type, and unique orestures of $12,000, Pablic Works, Extra 1915, . a Tote for $20,000 with the result that the Sorbonne great personages-Daily Chroni- ordinary, Hongkong, misos). | WAS msde for

has now a great library of records. ls. We have nothing of that sort in laneous, boundary stones, $159, pose, but the obstructing

$139,600 in aid of the follow hill between these two roads til England. It is much to be wished ing vote:Hongkong, quarters remained. The ratepayara urged, that some patriotia person would "The preservation of dialects for sambordinate officers, Happy in arguments which were so fully come forward and do here for the is of historical interest, and has * Valley, $6,000; latrine sooom set out in the petition, that it was study and record of languages great value for philologists, Some modation at Kennedy Town, anneosssary, if not andesirable, what has been done in France dialects are disappearing, and if

and Scotland. $1,800; Miscellaneous works for him to add anything, that

"The value of taking the to keep them alive."

records were taken it would help $1,700; Tytam Tak Scheme, these ronds should ba im second section, $180,000.

records of native languages is proved as a part of the

It may be recalled that the re- $45,825 in aid of the following scheme for connecting Kowloon obvious," Mr. Jones added. aarde that have been made of the "There are always some persoas astiva taugaen of India are yotes-Repaiting and overhaul.] with the hill-lands in the district, ing the steam tender Stanley, as part of the soheme under the and there are difficulties in pick-nal tribes of Chola Magper who want to learn them, languages spoken by the aborigi« $23,256; installation of wireless present Budget. He thought that apparatus on board the steam the carefally-ast-ouï argamente ing them up from the natives an the Santa Parganai.

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tom dør:Stanley $2,576, -

$500 in aid of the vots Post Onion: Faresi Offics £ttings,

$230 in aid of the wow Kow. loon-Canton Railway, working sxpenses, trafic expenses, per sonal emoluments," salephone gtall, wages, linesmen.

omrried.

A Kowloon Petition.

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put forward, especially that

without previous study. If we They include the story of the relating to the water supply, wers and the records here we could Protigil Bon" marriage songs. no convincing that the petition prepare these persons beforehand and folk lore, in the four langas would be roosired with the atmom Germany, prepared them at ages of the Manda group, Khira, gympathy of His Excellency, and Hamburg, and we could give them underi, Ho and Bintal, and ons if possible carried out.

the necessary instruction in the of the Dravidian group, Kurukh, The petition was then formally awkward sounds. These records They are to be made availaide noe presented,

of native tongues have, therefors, studente of these Jan

· phon

{a great commDes

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