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CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by soITES- pondents are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph."] SELF-GOVERNMENT,

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(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."1

Bir,-Is there no society in Hongkong where the welfare and prestige of this Colony can be discussed, whose aim is to secure self-government ?

REVIEWS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918,

"FATHER OF THE TYPE- DAIRY FARM NEWS.

WRITER."

Death of Mr. W. K. Jesse.

THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA EINICA" by Samuel Cooling, M.A. (Edin). Shanghai: MeNTS Kelly and Walsh. Two Vols. #95. Professor Coaling, lately Mr. W. K. Jenne, who has long Honorary Secretary and editor of been known at the "father of the the China branch of the Royal typewriter," is dead. The original Asiatic Sciety, has performed writing machine, the model I an admirable service by the pro- Remington, was built under bis action of this work of well over superintendence. Through bis 600 pages. He sends it forth in efforts the crade inventor's model the sincere hope that it may help was improved in design and made If this Colony had self-govern to interpret and open up China practical for msnofacture and ment, I feel certain we should to the foreign reader, and sale, and during the first thirty have been the first Colony to have may increase mainst respect years of its history Mr. Jenne

knowledge had conscriptich with suitable and

between was the principal factor in the allowances for the conscripts East and West." His preface development of the writing ma- families; the allowance amount strikes the apologatio mole,chine-a remarkable record for would bear the light of day and in the sense that he pleads for it one man, one which fully entitled not be so it is now. No wonder sa bat the framework on which a him to all the honoure he received. Mr. Jenne was born in Lancas we all want exemptions, I wonder more complete Encyclopaedia

if that gentleman who stated his may be elaborated, but we cannot ter, Mass. in 1837, of good old family might starve has yet been help thinking that he is a little New England stock. His father, informed why this wealthy too modest, for he supplies a Silosm Jenne, was a skilled Colony will do for his family. need which has long been felt, mechanic and an inventor of some Are all the families receiving the and to students of thinge Chinese, repute, and it was from this same due? Why cannot the well even as to the ordinary parent that Mr. Jenne inherited public know? Is say difference reader, ita pages will be found his mechanical bent. Mr. Jenne being made between blue and fall of interesting facts. As a book spent the early years of his life in healthy blood?

af reference it is invaluable. It is his native State. It was in 1801,

msde Ismous.

If we had self-government we mostly the personal work of at the age of 23. that he came to should never have put out our Professor Coaling bịmself, though Dian, the little New York town coast-lights and humbugged our he has been fortunate in eecaring in which he was destined to spend seamen; also we should have no the seeistance of several expert all of the remaining years of bia obsolete Observatory, also we contributors, besides which belong, active and naeful life. would never bave witnessed the had the full use of Dr. Morrison's Even in those days Ilion was a aight of a few days ago when, the famous library. There is scarcely town which the came Remington good old Red Ensign was hauled a subject connected with Obina bad already down on a British ship, another or a single prominent personage These were the Civil War timer, country's flag hoisted in its place, associated with the country's when E. Remington & Sons, the and an alien Captain pat in com- biatcry that is not mentioned. famous guns maskers, were busy maad. This, Sir, happened right There are

a few errors and hers, when Mr. Lloyd George is omissions, of course (the rection begging for ships and ship dealing with the European Press, for example, is not quite com Our Police Beserve shows you {plete), bat, se a first edition, the what could be done; no more Encyclopaedia is a distinct credit atriking proof of loyalty to our to its author. Its etyle of produc King is needed.

If we had tion, also, is a tribute to the firm practical men here we aboald bave which published it.. been sending famous Bonglong regiments to the front, drilled and trained here, the men only to be British subjecte.

materiale.

However, it is an ill-wind that bringe no good, for after this war, we shall certainly bave encagh reason to show why we should be granted self-govern ment and prond will be the day when, with our Own Colonial hands, we can hoist the Union Jack. Then God help those who sanction the healing down of it!

Yours etc., SELF-GOVERNMENT.

Hoogkoog, July 19, 1918.

A MOTORING INCIDENT. Sir,-Ia regard to "Motorist" letter in yesterday's paper regard- ing the incident at North Point,

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on the big war contracts, and the fame of the Remington gun had already spread to the four corners of the earth. It was to be Mr. Jenne's destiny to make this name Remington even famone in connection with the writing marbine.

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POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Ordere issued to-day by Mr. F. O. Jenkin, C. B. E., state :— Inspectors and Sergeants. The D.S.PH. gaires the attendance of all Inspectors and Sergeants (other than Chief and Steff Irepectora and Staff Ser

on Wednesday, July 24th.

esate) at this office at 5 30 p.m.

[July 11th.

Departmental Orders- Attention is drawn to Orders of

Members will be held person- ally responsible for non-posFes sien of a copy as from the 20:b instant.

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Soon after removing to Ilion, Mr. Jenne entered the Remington service and in the year 1873 be held an important position in their sewing machine department, It was in this year that the historic events began which were In his preface to this most destined to link the name Jenne The bistory of the sitempts to interesting volume, the sather to that of the writing mscbine. describes the book as an attempt

The first known to delineate the real state of ioveat a typewriter carry us back

feire in Japan and to indicate 150 years. the forces which are at work attempt, shown by the recorday of mealding public opinion and the the British Patent Office, was that directions in which they are of Henry Mill in 1714. The firet leading. He bas a knowledge of American attempt was made by the subject, gained by residence William Austin Bart of Detroit Many other erte, in the country, and he deals with in 1829.

in 8 frank, mainly in America, followed in Even if the grievances menthe question tioned by our correspondent were if not indeed a brutal, manner. the next forty yesra. Charles well-founded,

1842 self-government The historical part of his book, Thurber of Worcester, Mass

A rather carious point exercised would not necessarily put an end in which he traces the political, built a tpywriter in to the causea of complaint. Some industrial, social and religions Fairbanks in 1848. Oliver T. mesenre of constitutional reform development of the Japanese, is Eddy in 1850, A. E Besob in the mind of Mr. B. D. C. Wolle, would be aceful, but self-govern full of interesting data and pan 1856, and many other attempts at the Police Court this morning, ment here would be utterly imgent comment and is written in a followed daring the next ten years for keeping a dog without a

Thie All of these machines wrote, free and forceful style. practicable. Ed. H‚Á‚T]

Detective Sergeant Murphy, of latter observation, indeed, applies some of them wrote well, but licencs. to the whole volume, for the none of them was prectionl reader is at no time left in doubt because, one and all, they lacked Yaumati, etated that the man had crime esential-that of a licence bat it was not his own, se to the author's meening. But the we cannot eay that the book im speed. Without exception they The man had had the dog and His Worship painted out that presses as es an unbisssed con-were slow, slower even than the the lionce given to him. I myself and other witnessed a tribution to the literature on Japan, pen. The problem was finally the thing occur. We had just The author would appear to be no solved by three mechanics of licence bad been obtained in stepped off the car when Motor great lover of the Japanese and be Milwabkes Sholes, Biale and respect of the particular dog and Osr No. 143 passed by at a eseme to allow bie views to carry Glidden-bose names will have there had been no loss to the moderate speed, sounding no him away in denunciation of most a lasting place in history as the in- revenue. The Ordinance provid He boldly ventors of the writing machine. Af-ed that no person shall keep a horn. The next thing we saw things JapaneeÐ. 1788 & emali boy lying on the arserte that nothing in Japan is tereix years of labourthey thought dog without a licence from the ground, he having been ran over pore and original, and in the that the machine was sufficiently C.SP., and this man had a licence by the car. I'at once-ras to the political, commercial or social life perfected, and in that year 1873 although it did not bear his own wall boy and picked him up of the people he appears to find it was brought to the Remington name. Next year, of course, be and banded him over to the little apon which to bestow praise. Works at Ilion in the hope would bare to take a licence out be thought he Then I He bas harsh worde to say of of interesting the Remingtons in in his own name. - care of a Chinese. went after the car sad, as baresacrecy, political obicanery, its manufacture. It is here that circumstances

and this he did. I was taking ite number, I was commercial dishonesty and social the name of Mr. Jenne enters into ought to dismiss the summons, Baasulted by the driver, and I inequalities. Some of these are the typewriter story.

The negotiations were success. severely assaulted him back, no doubt thoroughly justified, although no blows were strack. bat in our opinion the writer fal and the inventor's model, was If the boy had been killed, I blinds himself to many of the placed in the hands of Mr. Jenne consider it would be a pare case good points of Japanese govern for development. Mr. Jenne's all present day writing mwhines of manslaughter. It is a well- ment and the people themselves, labours during the following year Obief among these features were

a com wall brackets, chairs, teapoys, known fact that this car passes st Many of Mr. Pooley's comments on constitute his principal claim to the step by step erospement and folding tables, flower stands,

central poiat. Thes etc., etc. various times in the day to and Japan's Far Eastern policy are fame. The inventar'a model was the type striking at

embodied in Teak extension dining table from the North Point Hotelwell founded, we do not deny, Po crude as to be of little valus mon

and chairs, morocco and tapestry Under Mc. Jenne's the first Remington, sre Trusting you can Nee your way bat here again we rather think except to show that the ides was principles, B

he has overpainted the picture practical. clear to publish this.

His book, however, should be efforts the machine was reduced obvious and self evident to-day covered couches, brass mounted read with deep interest by all in afse, improved in design, and that it seems strange that they iron bedsteads, double wardrobes. who in any way concern them evolved into a model enitable for were not discovered antil after a porcelain vases, bronze incense

curtains, etc., etc. Belves with Japan's fatare, and manufacture and sale. Early in century and a balf of inventive burners, ornaments, white lace

Also these, after making due allowances the year 1874 the first machines {[ffort.

Hr. Jenne remained for thirty

A Quantity of Silver and for theantagonistic spirit in which were placed aopa the market.

This machine was then known yeare the superintendent of the

Electro-plated ware. the author apparently approaches

And his subject, will no doɑht find simply as The Typewriter. To Remington factory, notil his

1"Miami" Motorcycle 21 day it is known as the Modal 1 retirement in 1904, and during Ancestor of Writ these years be did incomparably Kemington.

moze that any other one man in EL P. (new) fing Haobines

1 Upright Grand Piano by The Modal 1 Remington was the mechanical "development 'o' enclosed in a case, the carriage the typewriter. Nine accessivi Rosenkranz.. The Colony's Health.

return was operated by a foot Remington models--all of them Serural, Ty ewriters (Oliver,

Remington etc.)

On view from Tuesday the Daring yesterday there were treadle, it wrote capital, letters in foot except those noOW CUTTER notified two cases each of enteric only, and altogether it was a very belong to the Inne period,

Catalogues will be issued. Terma ---Cash on del very. fever and plague and one each of erade and imperfect forerunner and it is impossible to enunerate

GEO. P. LAMMERT, spotted fever and diphtheria. All of the present day Remingtons, all of the improvements which

Auctioneer ended fatally and all the sufferers Neverthelsen this model contained were due to Mr. Jenne or

the great fundamental features of schiered under his direction, C were Chinese.

Inars etc..

ONE OF THE WITNESSES, Hongkong, July 19, 1918.

To Mariners,

The Harbour Master of Canton notifies that an end after July 25 and will further notice, daring the reconstruction of Collinson Beach Barrior Light Station, the light| will be exhibited from a mast, painted white, erected on the Station platform, six feet to the Southward of the present position at the lantern. The characteris tis of the light will continue to be fized red till work on recon struction is completed.

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