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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917.

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for

The Spring Campaign.

DAY BY DAY.

BEWARE OF DESPERATE STEPS. THE DARKEST DAY,

LIVE TILL TOMORROW, WILL HAVE PASSED AWAY.-Cowper,

There can now betno doubt that the Spring campaign on the Western Front or, at any rate, on the British section of that Front-has begun in dead earnest, To-day, in tact, there is raging what is described as the fiercest

The Dollar. | battle of the

grim struggle which sees the British

The opening rate of the dollar on demand and Garman troops

to-day engaged.. 4,9/151.

in open warfare, and in which the Huns are being terribly.

To-morrow's Anniversary. punished. We are "old that the Germans are no longer conserverary of the death of Ralph

To-morrow is the 35th san in their man-power, bat ere Waldo Emerson. throwing their reserves into the battle with an atter disregard of the tremendous losses entailed. This is sofficiert in itself to prove ting Messre. Geo, S. Sandeman, Mr. O. H. Halewood, repremer that the enemy has set a correct Sons and Co., of port and sherry He is making his marinum |

A Business Visit

CORRESPONDENCE.

(The "opinions expressed by course- pondents are not necessarily those. of the * Hongkong Tuingraph."}

THE EXCLUSION OF GERMANS,

To the Edits of the Hongkong Tograph.")

WORLD'S PRESS CONGRESS.

Its Assembly Postponed for One Year.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLAN

The Manchester - Chamber of! Commerce, which is once more making history, (wanna know originally as The Commercial? Society, and came into existence in 1794. One of the original ob The Exroutive Committee of i+ata of The Commercial the Press Congress of the World, Socisty" was the protection of after conference with Mr. Niel trade and traders, against fraud, Sir.—At yesterday's meeting of Nielsen, representative of the but it did not proceed very fr not vote on the first resolution and with the Government's full the Chamber of Commerce I did New South Wales Government, with this isak, and took

instead

pólítics, partly because I am not a mer-approval, has decided to postpone constantly on William Pitt's door- being chart and partly because al-for one year the next meeting of though I dissent from the first the Congress, to have been held that-in Downing Street. It is on step--with this grievance and

the second part. part of the motion. I agree with at Sydney upon invitation of the record that Mr. Pitt once kept New South Wales Government one of ile deputations waiting The matter has been approached in 1918. The decision haa

to

{osuse he was engaged a

it foariabad and

vaine on the great issues at stake. fame, has arrived in the Oolony. from two points of view, the been made because of conditions/early an hour and a half, ba defensive effort now what may, Advantage Taken of Absence. sentimental and the practical. arireing out of the war which Bank. For sil this activity "The indeed, be the last des- The Police have received a Foracnally I think that the might interfere with the success Commercial Society" was a little persta bid of already report from a woman who states terms of the motion exclude of the Congress if held in before its time. It languished, besten foe. Slowly but surely that doring ber absence in Canton sentiment, unless the phrase "the 19:8 The Congrees therefore will and when it was born again in the British are striking at the someone broke in'o her house best interests of the Colony" assemble in Sydney, New South 1820 as the Manchester Chamber ensmy's heart. If the fighting is sad stole money, jewellery and refers to moral interests, and, as Wales, Australia, April, 1919, as of Commeros it found an atmos severe, that is only what we want clothing to the value of $506. the motion is put forward by a the guest of the Government of phere-prepared by Adam Smith it to be, for "we" can stand the Alice Memorial Hospital. body of merchante, it is to be New South Wales. The ressons in which etrain and the enemy cannot be The Hon. Tres-arer of the Alice assumed that material interests for postponement will, it is con became one of the classics! things is fast wasting, what strength Memorial and affiliated Hospitals are intended.

fidently seanmed, be desmed: remains to him. How long can begs to acknowledge with thinka | Bat as sentiment is to be sufficient by the members of the of English politics. Correspondents are requested to observe, the rule which the enemy bear this terrible the following. donations to the brought into the argument Congress for whom the Executive requires them to forward their names and addresses

with slaughter? When will the stam faade of the Hospitala :-W. S. I should like to point out that Committee acted Uortrary communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily

the only sentiment invoked is to expectations at the time of the Chamber was the election. The great event in the history publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

pede occur? From the latest Brown, #10; S.PA $5. ́. Manila papera to hand, we see Kowloon War Workers. |that of Hatred, sad if the world the invitation of the Go- of Mr. Coblen in 1836. It was = All communications intended for publication should be addressed that Wall Street besting seven or The Kowloon Unity Workers is to be governed by that senti-ernment of New South Walon WAS to the Editor.

eight days ago was that peace have forwarded, through Messrs.ment after the War it will not be extended, it now appears that in 1837 that Mr. Cobden formed [the purpose of using the Chamber would be made within six weeks, Shewan, Toxes & C. this a pleasant place to live in. the war may continue until 1918 for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 33 "important developments | week, one parcel to Mine Vivian, A reference to the pronounce and, if so, it will operate seriously and in 1833 that be induced ity favouring the Allies are regarded containing 20 pieces women's ments of the Allies, including against a fall international repre- after two long debates, to adopt as imminent. "The message conta- and children's clothing; and one those of President Wilson, show sentation at the Congress. Even the famous memorial in favour ining this news was received by parcel to Mr. Lefroy, containing that we are not fighting to bring should the war fortunately end of Free Trade, The Chamber batred into the world bat for the before the date originally set for was thus the nucleus of the Anti- one of the most important business 13 pieces women's clothes. houses in the city from its bead His Sweetheart's Wardrobe." Pesce of the World.

the Congrear, world conditions Corn Law League, which, how office in New York. Upon what A Chinese was, charged before

In the Allies Beply to Presid- for a time will doubtless be each everite views and purposes may be eircumstance the betting is based, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police ent Wilson, dated Paris, 10th 9 to present difficulties of regarded, is unapproached in the there is no information, but, with Court this morning, with stealing January, 1917, the following transportation and of adequate bivsory of agitation as anenginsof out necessarily sccepting the state-suit of clothing, which, it was statements occur.

jourosliatio representation "that | ment in its entirety, we can quite alleged, had been stolen from hie Their (the Allies) Warsims can be avoided by a year's the Repeat of the Corn Laws the perwassion. For many years after well believe tha:, within the sweetheart. It was stated that are well known...... The civilia postponement. The alternative Chamber of Commerns continued next six or eight weeks, such a defendant had been banished for ed world knows that they im- presented of a change of the place to be the soul, and voice of La change may come over the milit. five years, but his time had

ply......the reorganisation of of the Congress sessions in 1918 | ary situation as to convince even expired. His Worship sent him

Europe, guaranteed by a stable from Sydney to a city in one of cashire, and portraita on its walls Germsay of the atter futility of to prison for 14 days.

regime, and based at once on neutral countries did not appear the same theme of side whiskers,"

|in Mosley Street—variations - on continuing the struggle very

A Case of Spite.

respect for nationalities to the Executive Committee to be Before Mr. O, D. Melbourne, at mach longer. Time will tell,

narrow black neckties, and dər and on the right to fall fair to the Government and people five upper lips exhibit im- the Poliss Conrt this morning, ■ security and liberty of economi- of New South Wales, whose inpressively the real apostolic sas A Justifiable Complaint.

Chinese was charged with being cal development possessed by vitation had

been cordiallycasion of the country: - Àmung The Chairman at yesterday's Sai Tai. Mr. F. X. D'Almad■ and later

in possession of ammunition on the

all peoples great and email.” socepted it San Francisco these portraits is that of Mr. Hugh meeting of Tramway Company defended. Defendant admitted that

While the Committee was assured shareholders voiced a justifiable the ammunition had been found

"The extermination and that should it decide to bold theason, former presiden: and complaint when he referred to the in his box, but he said he did

the political disappearance Congress, in 1918, as originally of sheer grit the country, which perhaps the most perfect specime K damage done to the tram-tracks

of the Germsc" peoples have roled, the New South Wales Go- used to be famous for grit, svez never (as has been pretended) vernment and the people of New formed part of their (the Al- South Wales would extend the

produced. lies') designs. They desire moat cordial welcome and hos

A scheme designed to save above all to ensure pesce on the pitality to the visiting delegates principles of liberty and at the time appointed, it felt that labour in the Post Office comes justice."

the distractions of the war would into operation immediately. At President Wilson on April 3rd, make the Congress sessions less present London is subdivided

1917, said:-

significant and the burden of into the areas designated by the "We are not quarrelling hospitality unnecessarily heare il letters W., W. C.. 8. W., N. W with the German people, but the dete should not be changed. E., 8. E., and E. O.; but in feel a sympathy and friendship Tasse are among the reasons future every one of these aress towards them, We have no which appealed to the Committee selfish end to serve but we are as making advisable the post- making sacrifices freely as ponement. champions of the rights of mankind. America is in armed opposition to an irresponsible Government which is running amok."

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917.

EDUCATION IN HONGKONG.

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will be farther subdivided by numbers attached to the principal- streeta This is an improvement upon the scheme which has been in operation in Paris for some time. There the areas are num bered, but there is apparently no subdivision, as is now proposed ment will help not only the postal all in London. The new arrange

officials in London but elsewhere. "There is not a single selfish Let me saggest in conclusion For instance, at Manchester bags element in the cause we are that our Chamber of Commerce are made up and sorted into the fighting for. We are fighting should adopt the fallowing different London districts, and a for the rights of mankind and resolations passed in

Jare

Manchester sorter must be

sident said :-

tricks of their trade are

tition.

.

by coolie trucks, and spoke of the not put it there. Some one had We welcome right cordially the letter on the above subject uns acoessful efforts which had at it there for spite. His story which appeared in our issue of Tuesday, and shall be glad to print been made to get the anthorities was believed by his Worship and. others of the asme order. Our correspondent. asks, apropos the to enforce the traffic regulations.

he was discharged.

A Banishee's Return. forthcoming enquiry into the teaching of English in the schools These regulations provide that frequented by Chinese: "Is the teaching of English in the British tracks

A Chinese, who was banished absll keep to schools to perfect that it does not require looking into?" Unfort-sidea

the last year for ten years. Was of the rcade, but charged before Mr. J. B. Wood, unately we have only bearsay to go upon; but we certainly have it is common koowledge that that heard very grave complaints as to the teaching, not only of English is precisely where they do not with returning before the ex- at the Police Court this morning, bat of other subjects as well, in the British schools here; and so keep. They very calmly take piration of his term. Inspector long sa the present "educational" system continues in Hongkong, charge of the tram-lines, not only Grant said the man had been seen we see po great hope of better things. As all of our readers are causing damage thereto but also hanging round Kowloon City for aware, it has ever been our complaint that, in addition to giving greatly interfering with traffic. A some time past and the small the Chinese very much less than value for their money, the loosi few months back, the authorities robberies which had occurred Government has sinned in that it has never troubled to provide instituted a rale to the effect that there were pus down to him. Bis efficient teaching (above the elementary grade) for boys of purely no truck would be licensed unless Worship tent him to prison for European parentage.

ita wheel gauge differed from 12 months. We discussed, only a few days ago, the needs of the Chinese that of the tramway.

A Small Thiet in regard to their schools; and we may well, in view cf our corre Was A step the right A small Ohiness boy spondent's letter, return to the case for the Europeans. As things direction, but it does not in any charged before Mr, J. B. Wood, Again on April 18th the Pre-known, to prevent unfair compe- are at pressat, when a British boy is too old to be admitted at the way prevent the coolies from at the Police Court this morning, Fest School, his father mast either send him Bome to be educated using the tramway track. The with stealing lamps of sugar. or else must be content to let him bask in the intellectual light of only way to do that is to enfores Defendant said as had been sold i one or another of our Hongkong schools, in none of which can the the law by prosecuting every gang by some men that if he did not Ind obtain anything like the clase of teaching given at the ordinary of coolies seen palling a track steal the anger they would thrash middle-clase school at Home. He must, too, whether bis parents along the liner. Regulations are him. It was stated that defendsat wish it or not, mix freely with Chinese boys who are men at fear-made to be obeyed, Then why is it had twice been whipped for theft,

for the future peace and soon-last year at Congress of the familiar with the streets and roads. teen and parents at sixteen ar seventeeo. Our correspondent re- that the Police do not see that they His Worship ordered that he

rity of the world.”

Chambers of Commerce of the of those districts. Now his work So much for sentiment; as to Empire: commende a way out of the difficulty by the suggestion that an are respected in this instance?

will be simplified by the addition. endowment should be provided, and that the former Germen Clab

should receive ten strokes of the the practical point of view it

of numbers, birch, and in addition Berre Boems to me that it is necessary comes the statement made by the (1). That the Assocation wel- should be purchsaed for a school.. The idea is a fiue one, but it Indignation Meetings. would need a lot of hammering to make the lccal authorities

seven days' hard labour,

in the first place to The meeting called for

ex-President of the Board of Trade

Exmoor, now leased to the nee the reasonableness of it.

War Comforts.

clade the German armies from in the House of Commons on National Trust, is interesting to The mercantile community to-day is a special event in here is a rich ona and would not find in difficult to Hongkong life, for more reasons Kowloon, bae forwarded its usual and Rumania before we talk of should be given to foreign shipp English home of the red deer. "Our Little Bit" Bociety, France, Belgion, Russia, Serbia January 10 that no privileges naturalists for being the last properly-staffed English school. Is quite a few years such a place correction) that no sach meeting the soldiers to Queen Mary's No doubt we shall do this in time, own, and that the handicap under their tribe are real natives of our would become self-supporting, end the gain to the Colony in every has been convened in the Colony Needlework Gable, through the bat it may take ten years yet. way would be immense.

for 'olose on a quarter of a courtesy of Misera. Showen, Secondly, I agree with Sir Paul this respect should be removed.

which British shipping labours in islands, unlike the fallow deer, But before we can hope to see anything so sane carried into century. The fact is that the Tomes & Co., consisting of the Chater that the Colony as a whole.

which "were introduced by the effect, the prevailing system, as we have said, needs re-organis Hongkongite is not only lacka-following: 576 rolled bandages, is bound to suffer if it exclades

(2). That legislation should be Danes or Romane. Our red dear ing. The present head of the Education Department was daisical, but also to do him 67 flannel many-tailed bandages, German trade, unless China and enacted under which the Goren have for their only concealment

love open hills and moors, and Leh Demarcation Ofhoer, an Assistant Protector of Chinese and a justice-intensely loyal to his 108 eye bandager, 27 white cape, the Americans and other Alliedens would have the power to the intervening glans and valleys Warden of Mines in the Malay States, and, in Hongkong, has held Government, and it goes against 51 milk covers, 7 paire sargical Nations in China do the samer insist that British companies In this they differ from their vaziona appointments, from magistrate to cable censor. We do not the grain with him to express hie strokings, 8 pairs stretcher boots, Hongkong is sentially

should be British controlled, both continental brethren, who question this gentleman's all-round ability, but does he possess the grievances in public. But now 78 saite prismas. qualities and experience essential to a. Director of Education? and then he has broken through

trading dentro, it

regarda mansgement - and prodDoes

mainly forest dwellers, consssled Smart Detective. nothing (except ships): if lives also in the event of enemy com It is not, of course, his fault that he is in the position to which he bin reserve and turned up in his. A shroff was the complainant on the exchange of commodities, panics ar firms being permitted during the day in the thickest has been appointed. It is with the entire school system, and not with hundreds to protest against some in a case in which a Chinese was No doubt British and Allied mero open or commence trading only with the falling shades of cover and venturing out to food. the individual, that the blame lies. That system is so topsy-turvy an measure or another of which be charged before Mr. G. D. Mel- chants can buy or sell everything Kingdom or the Dominions or Jin any part of the United one that it cannot be patched or pizced; it calls for complete recon- did not approve. Such an occasion bourne, at the Police Court this that the Chinese desire to nell

evening. struction if the Colony is to get dus value for the money which it rose in 1878, when that in-morning, with pocket picking or bay, but if the latter find dependencies they shall be is expending Parents and taxpayers have some right to be con-all-other-respects-wise Governor, The shroff eaid he did not that they can get better terms abject to such control and

The reading experiments wit mdered and at present they seem to get no consideration at all. ir John Pope It is nothing short of a public scandal that a British father, whose introduced his

Hennessy, know that the meney, amounting from the Germans in the Treaty inspection as shall make it implified spelling, writes ope project earnings are anywhere from four to six hundred dollars a month, abolishing rporal punishment until it was restored to him by a them will come to fongkong of commercial establishments,

for to #30, had been stolen from him Parts or elsewhere, how many of possible for them to be used as respondent to the Deilg

political agencies ander the guise domi should be obliged to exile himself from his boys just at a time when in public. The last apparently, detective. The detective asid be Although therefore it is im- they most need a father's guidance and discipline merely because of these gatherings was thet was having his hair cut in a bag practicable to exclude German (3). That legislation should be ta The Ednostion Departmens either does not or will not understand called by Mr. T. H. Whitehead ber's shop, when he saw the trade from Hongkong unless the promoted to prevent semy sub result will its business, and therefore decline to conduct a school wherein (who, by the irony of Fate, is one defendant pick complainant's whole world (other than fer jests for a period after the War (and olen Bamopean lade os receive an education above the level of Home of the former giante alluded to pocket. He threw of the towel many) axolades such trade, it is from taking op employment or sidom board school. We have succeeded in having questions asked in with admiration by His Ex- and gave chase. Defendant saw quite posible to exclude Germans, domicile in this country without get more the Legislative Council relative to the tesching of English in olienor the other day) backed by that he was pursued and threw the from our Boards of Directors, oara special licence. * Chinese schools; will some Unofficial Member “carry on", by asking Mr. J.J. Francis of the Telegraph, money away. Accused admitted Olabe and our houses. It is pos why there is no provision for the proper teaching of European lade to demand popular representation the theft this morning and was able to refuse them banking and tasha Colony?.

for Hongkong

sent to prison for six weeks,- other facilities, and" now that the

put down a reasonable sum of money to give a fair etart to a than one. We believe (ander fortnightly parcel of comforts for exuluding them from Hongkong-ing which are not enjoyed by our These most majestio members of

which the Bard-of

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