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CROWN COLONIES" AND INCREASED PRODUCTION.

To the Editor of the “Hongkong of the Hongkong Telegraph."]

war is considerably greater than TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. the amount for which it has hitherto been possible to provide freight."

Something almost as marvellous The central principles of the us the blossoming of the Pope's policy which has had these results staff in “Tannhauser" bashape are absence of forced labour, pened in Asosasion Island. That observance of the natives" land volcanic rock has a surface thee......... laws and customs, and freedom varien only from bottle glass to [of trade

cake. Rain rarely falls, and faw It is obvious that these elemen- | herbë grow. But this year, the tary, vital principles would be rain fell abundantly, and s Sir,--Early in the present year profoundly modified, if not rever-strange, tall grass, grow. It a body called the Empire Essed, if the policy of the Empire spread like a blessing and curared sources Development Committee Resources Development Commit- the rocks as in the Isle of Flower. was formed in Landino. I toe wore to be applied. Land Happy horses on Awenzion wall- Chairman was the late Rs Son, being held by the tribe in com- owed in real gram for the first won in West Africa, it follows time in their lives. The amazedi Bir Starr Jameson, B., Q.B. Chairman of the British South that, in practics, bodise enjying islanders got into communication. Africa Comp.nv. Ita Hon. special governmental privileges with Kew, Kew reported, gars Foretary is Mr. H. Wilson Fox, cannot be set up without the grass a learned, name,” and M.P, ons of the Directors of that involving interference with the suggested that the seed: same on The the wings of the south-east wind Company. The other members natives' land and Inbour, politics, financial or social life. tied include gentlemen prominent in conecaridhaires would be ideo- or on those of the sooty tara. who

with the

government haunt that part of the island Four are mera bers of the British in the native mind. It is signifi- where the welcome gram was first

cant in this connection to notios seen.. It in a desert gram, oscily- Government.

men

orest.-

this important matter. It bas To-mort's Aasiverinry. been realised that the more To morror in the second anni. learning of the language from a Tersary of the appointment of Dr. text book is extremely inadequate Bileborrow as Archbishop of sad that more attention should be Cardif paid to the colloquial xide. All who have come 12 contact with Ohinese students find that there} is an immense difficulty for student to giva expression to his] everyday thoughts, "for when he

No Issue, essays to bold converan he is Monday being Ohiness Now largely limited to "book" Eog Year's Day, bere will be no issue lesh, and lover by his ignorance of the Tderaph of that date. of modern idioma. Ter-book English is, of course, the only pro

The Grade contains traffic re per basis on which to begin, bat{ if a student of the language, galations sobe observed on days sepecially Gas who maka to maks) fixed for the Rise it the medium of conversation,

Exempted.

It is not ssey to state the that the unfortunate fact that wafted about, and found in many The Jadi Maxim Society has proposals of

the Committee four members of the British regions of desert Atries. equipped indeed. The difficulty been exemped from registration:

Government are on the Committee in exact terme. They have af overcoming this is by no means ander the Scieties Ordinance.

The importance of being pork!” varied from time

in taken by the native prees of to time. Jamall. Most of the boys, only

Went Africa-everyorgun of which A London butoher The Bishop.

Ia all of them, however, speak Chinese in their homes and

The Bishop. of Victoria will so far as we have been able to condemns the proposals as an ed a sensation recently by chalk- gel faw opportunities to supple tomorrow reach at II a.m. and discover from speeches by mem-atterly indefensible attack upon ing on his pista glass window: and private right- an indication "Fifteen piga will arrive to- which ment their instruction in school, address a įhildren's service at, bera of the Commities

with and for the most part the students | p.m. at St. Andrew's, Kowloon. literature issuing from its Pabli-that the policy of the Committee is marrow from Taunton, Davensbire-

for are 80 CODscious of their weaknem

Kalan Output.

city Department, two features are the policy of the British Oavern-(sic). Orders may be booked. in expression sa to fight shy of The total batpat of the Kailan included, The first is that the ment. We believe that snob anime now," People hastening to the conversing with English-speaking Mining Administration's minee British Government should set up pression is a groundless in fact window read the legend with people. The enjinder so often for the week ending January 28, in the Crowa Colonies a body of it is injurious to the fair fame agitation and wonder. There given that the boys should con- amounted te 70,185 tons and the concessionaires, business

of Great Britain; and we readily seemed a wish then and there to The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will verse in English between them-sales during the period to 61.902 paid partly by commission and bear testimony to the fact that form a quene in readiness for the

selves as often as possible is excel-tone.

Bat surely those pigs- be as follows:-Daily issue-$36 per sannm. Weekly isetelant, but, ustil some scheme is

enjoying a privileged position whenever a Minister representing morrow, Alice Memorial Hospital, before the law, who should carry the Colonial Office bas referred would have stirred in their cere- $13 per annum.

evolved whereby students will The Bon. Tresvarer bega to on industries in those Colonies to the Committee'sproposals, his ments had they known that their The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions have smpler opportunities for acknowledge with thsake the on condition of returning a per-language, like Mr. Long's above city of origin, reminiscent of for any period less than one month will be charged as for avstem stio and studied convers-) following donations to the funds centage of the profits, not to the quoted, has been abfavourable Perkin Warbeck, Admiral Blake,

any great improvement in the Guild, $200; Mrs. Tam (for X-for the benefit of the Colony, but!

Jadge Jeffreys, and others famous stion, it ie slmaat fatile to hope fer of the Hospitals: Poultry Danlar's Government of the Colony and to the Committee's projot.

There is a farther reason for and infamous, had been paahed standard of English one hesra Ray Fand), $200 spoken by student Obineze.

to the British Government, inlling attention to this matter et by a butcher's pencil lato Daron- Land Sale.

reduction of the war debt. The the present time. If the forces abire. Inland Lot 2258, Causeway second is that A

beginning and civilian populations of the We are sure that great By: in to be sold by auction at should be made with this Allied nations are to be properly If the Paris Fress is well-

policy in West

Africa, fed daring a prolonged war, it is informed the Allied armies will my people in the Colory the P.W.D, Offices on the 28th whole-heartedly appreciate the instant. The Jet comprises As persons intimately connected urgently necasorry that the imshortly be rendered invisible by motives of one of our readers 13,188 auare feet, and the apeet with the last named country, we partant food staff, coming from means of a method of "obliters. who. on Thursday seat us price is $8.572.

venture to address you on these West Africs should be largely tive colouration" invented by a particolars of the appeal from

Daring Ja asry, the average proposals. There seems the more increased. From this point of French officer the year before the Sir Arthur Person on behalf of the National Institute for the mean temperatore was 54, the reason for this insamach se no view combing could be more war broke out. At that time the Blind. In spite of the fact that higher being 86 7, on the 12th member of the Committer, so for harmful to Imperial and Allied colour scheme was considered of shakes the confidence of the pro-exparts were agreed that rival the public genereliy has many and the lowest 420, on the 9th. we can learn, hae personst ex- interests than a propaganda which no practical use, as the military calls upon its puree for war There wire 241.9 cours cf sunshine Perience of, while few, if any, are

even indirectly coonect-d with, dacers in the root principles of armies would fight each other at charities of various kinds, the sad. 0.01 inch of rain.

Bitish Administration. West Africa.

snch extreme distance that they Our French Ally, faced in would rarely see each other. anggestion that a fund should be average tumidity was 46,

There is nothing in the present Postcard Rates. oar columus, should meet with It is notified that on and after condition or prospects of British French West Africa with a pre- Now that the trenches are sepa African Colonies to justify this new girly similar situation, has dealt rated by only a few yards the the 15th February, 1918, the rata a rendy response. If there is one clase of eoklier more than another on a single postcard despatched policy, which is simply a return with it on lines the opposite of value of the invention has been

those suggested by the Empire recognised, and invisible to the old "Plantation" aystem, who is in need of all the sympathy from the Colony of Hongkong in which dependencies were Besources Development Com troops and artillery are to be the sad practical assistance he can get any Chinese Post Office or British from those who are in a position Postal Ageroy in Uhina in 13 lorked upon as states to be mitten. A circular just issued by next marval of this marvellous

exploited for the benefit of the His Excellency the Governor-war.

General Beta forth that-Ia to reader it, it is he that ha crate.

| mare vigorous governing country. sacrificed God's are test gif←

Defence Corps Appolotments.

"It cannot be made, it shall · · Bis Excellency the Governor In the past the attempt to secure order to meet the Mother Cone-

"iry's urgent needs the Ministry not be made, it will not be made, his eyesight, With Sir Arthari Pearson at the head, the National appointed Osptain M. 8. North-profit for the State at the expense of Sapplies purchases the whole but if it were made, there would of wesker races has everywhere Institute for the Blind is carrying (Retired list) so the com

"Africa. The Minister of the England for the posaction of Hoogkong Deleros Corpa, And Fanced state of intelligence is

"Colonies op hia part undertakes Egypt." So said Lord Palmers A year ago, at the annual meeting of the Hongkong Benevolent on a splendid work, bat for which mand of "D" Company of the failed, sud in the present ad."of the o-one of French West he a war between France, and Bociety, the Hon, Mr. Holyoak dwelt at some length on the evils of/par meny soldiere and esitors who Captain Cvril Champkin (late foar African Colonies would into stimulate and intensify proton, in 1852, with regard to the

have been blinded in the Calcutta Bs) in be a Captain evitably produce discontent. mixed marriages, instancing the tragic results wbich usually accrue would be in a more sorry position in the Hongkong Defence Corps with the history of our own moral "this he proposes to do by paying theless, tu-lay is the forty-eighth

The policy is also at variance when a Chinese boaband returns to his country from abroad bring- ing a white wife with him. He even went so far se so adooste has only to peruse the pages of

even than they are to-day. that it should be made illegal for this kind of thing to take place, the booklet which the Inetitate has been Acting Inspector for a ultimate relation of Africa

Orown Sergeant Davitt, who development, which involves the farther urging that Britishers in all the great ports of the world circulates, 10 realise that it is considerable time, has now been the white races; it lowers our should be warned of the dangers resulting from each anions. The doing a most beneficent work in

fo promoted the rank of standard of justice, and is abject is really one of international" "importance, and it is teaching the unfortunates that fall Inspector, Lance-Bergesat negation of the established prin intereat the producar'; by day, on November 17, 1869, The raised again because during the twelve months just ended the Society came under its wing to adopt asmed has had to deal with more cases of the kind. For very good useful callings, which will in ressons it is not possible to indicate the nature of the action taken in

some measure help them to forget

The system of government these instances; suffice it to say that these mixed marriages neatly what they have given up in this

which has grown up in West slways involve consequences of the most regrett-ble character,

Echa el Marder Trial. The objection to these unions between Asiatic men and white terrible war. The reader who

The two prisoners who were Africa ander the administration women doce not reet on grounde of personal or racial prejudice. It sent as the information expressed sentenced to death at the Criminal of the Colonial Office has had broad results. The his willingness to open the fund Sessions just concluded for the certain is admitted that a Chinese who marries a European woman abroad with a donation, and if any in marder of the account sat of the greatest in profound political ion of a like policy in Britiah ment at all on the retirement of may, and often does, make a good husband and a good father, ba ducement were required to appeal Po On Insurance Company, in peace, which continues even in West Africa will lead to the best Mr. Justice Ridley, says the when he comes back to his own country (where the social and moral to the public this should sufi.] Wing Lck Street, sppested before such's testing time as this. Sab possible realte. with him, the tragedy usually begins. That must be so from the The Future of Chinese Women. Mr. J. B. Wood at the Police sidiary results are steady increases very nature of things, and the evila are a thousand times intensified. There can be no doubt that Court this morning and were dis in exports and imports, with aon- when the white woman is taken, as sometimes happens, into the Chinese women are destined to charged in connection with the sequent benefits to British interior, where she has a bitter awakening. The problem is one of play a greater part in the public charge of robbery which had been manufacturers. The native pro- inoressing the atmost seriousness, and, for the sake of all concerned, it would life of their country than they preferred against them. ducers, thanks to be well if some really effectual stepe were taken to deal with it. bave done in the past, Gradually Passports Necessary. wants met by increasing produs 14, Castle Street,

Liverpool The only way in which to cope with it is to tackle it at ita root they are coming to the fore, and The following is published for tion, thanks also to the patient

Dec 1917 preventive measures will alone avail. At this year's meeting of the can see evidences of that fact general information:-" It is efforts of the Colonial Govern Hongkong Benevolent Society an admirable suggestion was put Benevolent, Society is, abowing ties that foreigners entering porte cultural Departments - in Hongkong, where the Ladies' notified by the Chinese Authori-ments, especially the viziona Agri- forward—namely that a smell brochure be drawn up con taining extracta from the Society's yearly reporta in relation the way in a most useful work of Kwangsong will be required tinually inoressing the quantity to this question, and that these be widely distributed to which Chicess women would do to produce passports orrquivalent and improving the quality of their

At Bow-street Police Court, beard pointed whit Tarious organisations, acch as the T. W. O. A., the Girl Friendly well to copy. The good educa- documents. Permanent phases output. As proof of this we may Society, etc., as well as to ministers of religion in the United King- tional work that has been done in and permits to enter Hongkong quote the recent atatement of the recently before Mr. Garrett, May which seemed to suit dom and throughout the Dominions, showing the practical avila past yeara among Chinese girls is with photographs attached, issued Adminstrator of the British Zina Marjorie Macdonald, 33, describ. personality. His thin, arising from anch unions. This would certainly be a wise coure now bearing frait, and gradually by the Captain Superintendent of of Oend pation in Togaland, that ing herself as companion," of lous voice was always to take, and it might well prevent a number of these aufortunate ace the women of Ubins Pelics, all be accepted as during the first year of our o0o0-21 Riphael-street, Knights- contest with counsel marriagen,***

taking their rightfal... place credentials Moon pla pation the land put under cal. bridge, was charged on remand cu ild set himself

tivation was greater by alongside man." Quite apart Supreme Court Vacation. .....

with stealing and receiving a so sohiere supops one-third There is one other aspect of this question, and that is the post from political activities, The office of the Sopreme than that in the fast complete rops of pearls and various articles not out to be good or bad (and it is to be em‹ basised that they sie not of many, the less women bare to pɔm. to 1 p.m. during the Chinese ment by Sir Hugh Ci fl»rð, KC.]the property of Mrs. Harold tion of the children of zuob marriages. Whether these children turn with which, in the opinion Court will be open daily from 10 year of German 'role, the ente of jewellery, valued at By 114 108, necessarily bed), they are generally more or less catrice 1 when brought out East from Home. More than that, they had that the do the better, they are New Year Vacation, ese-pt on M.G. Governor of the Gold Coast, Phillips of Ratlend gate, educational facilities are by no means good in the Far Eset for taking a growing interest in Pablic, and General Holidays, that "Cocos enltivation in the Koightsbridge, from Almond' mere is done for them in India than here), and thus they start life social questions. The time when there will be entirely Gold Constand is Ashantior Hotel Olifford street, W ogares pearl necklace and other der an additions! handicap. They are to be keenly sympathiend ladies will be associated provisions of Sention 6 of the of corm purely native

mmat comes think, when closed, subj-ot, howemir, to the the world's shiel producing with, since they are the victims of the system, but, at the same time, with the management of the Po Supreme Court (Vacations) Or industry"; and the statement by it is no uno shutting ones eyes to hard facts.. From whatever Handpoint the matter is viewed, marriages of the tere under notice Lang Kuk in Hoogkong, whose dinsson, 1893, so far as it relates the Colonial Secretary, should be discouraged rather than otherwise, and if the public only usefuluess would undoubtedly be to the Criminal Benious. knew the sorry tales which could be told by the officers of soch an onhanced by their assi organisation as the Hongkong Benevolent Society in this conses- handling the ma tion, they would not rest until every means had been taken to limit blems with

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1918.

MIXED MARRIAGES.

conditions are totally different), bringing his wife and offspring

f this most a

Pazious social problem.

estion bas

Оде

Police Promotions.

to

Glendenning and Lance-Bergeant ciple of "Equality of Opport

Bond bave been made full Ser- adity."

oce in Chinam How Tar Vacati

The Hon. W Lang Jas

Rast month that

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doction wherever possible; and then propused Sues Canal. Never "the producers largely and anniversary of the inauguration "to produce, and produce largely, first flet of ships, consisting of "loyally," the objet being of the forbidden waterway. The →

and it therefore is necessary to 40 vesele, passed through next

"frequent visits of political offers greatest draught was 'only 161t.

"encouragement of merchants; cipated in the inaugeration sur- and by absolute non-interference vive? The Empress. Engenis is in baying or selling by the Go one. *vernment directly.”.

to the producing sross; by How many of those who parti-

Is is our convio ion that adopt Perhaps it is ankiad to com-

We are, &

Manchester Guardian. The courta certainly will be duller without) him. When he was on the bench W. NICHOLL; Chairman 1. Y. OROOKS, Becretary - there was always the possibility The Association of West African of "meze" copy for the reporters.

Merchants:

No judge, perhaps with one ez- ception, has been more often

with great suured and

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Hotel Guests" Jawala,

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criticised for wrong

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