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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY

DAY BY DAY.

AUGUST 31 1918,

HONGKONG

SENSATION,

1893

TO-DAYS

LLANY.

Grown

Brandy

WATSON'S

FOLD

BROWN BRANDY

25 Years in Wood.

The desire of the authorit more eRactually to control traffe i being manifested in the intent to licanos private chair coolies, a system that is to come into effect next month. For about a year now, private rickshaw have been of the Battle of Omdurman. licensed, and the result has been

AOʻORDING ABOUR RESOLUTION 1S, WIL THE PROGRESS OF OUR "ADVANORMEST BL

Monday's Anniversary, Monday in the 20th anniversary

The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was Sa [6.7/16d.

оп

Health Return. The only use of communicable dissere motified yesterday was one fatal occurrence of puerperal fever (Chinese)".

New Council Member.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed, provisionally and

Polsonous Sunku - Sent

«Through the Post.

Something of a sensation has been used in the Colony by the dastardly attempt on the life of popular European gentlemen, the method adopted recalling me what the Sherlock Holmes story in which be kills & poisonous make which had been sent up s bell here through the for into his room, and which he succeeded in despatching with a cane. The local affair is every bit as a tounding and will provide plenty of food for thought on the rart of

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

· YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the “Haughe Telegraph" files for the was endang September 7, 1893.)

The Dollar."

Saye London tioned some time ago the ca a Conchy post who had bee ast to the work of minding. millionaire's pigs, – Now the harrowing story that was thus occupied a bull bar Into the pig pan, made straight for the one who wouldn't fight, and towed him into the air. - Bat the for the timely arrival a nf wounded soldier, who drove of the ball, Cruelty to Animais, “ the "Conshy" would have writ- has from time to time for many ed soldier, when he beard: what September 2The Telegraph ten ne more verses. The wound- years past urged the necessity he had done, exclaimed, with that existed for the formation of deep disappointment:

local Society for the Prevention dash me if I don't owe an apology Well, of Cruelty to animals, and we do to the bull !""

August 31. The rate of dollar on demand to-day is 2/51.

A pretty custom known as

was institutedy

s much better check on the indi- viduals who pull them. Fro September 1st, owners of private | chairs will have to pay an annual licence fee of $2, while each bearer will be required to pay thirty cents yearly for his licence, The licence number is to be dia played on the back of the chair, and in order that police control A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. may be moored it has not to be

the Hongkong detective staf not think that the field in which obscured in any way. Two photo subject to Hi Mistra plessare, It appears that somewhere such a society would find scope graphs of each coolie have to be Mr. Herbert William Bird to be about 11 o'clock yesterday morn for its labours is in any degree" Mothers Day obtained in connection with the 40 Unicial. Hember of the ing a cigar box, dose up in brown less sireamscribed now than it some years ago in Americs, and, licencer, but there are supplied Legislative Council, daring the paper, sa delivered to the has been at any previcus stage of despite pileons constar appeals free of obarge by the authorities, absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. gentleman by the postal suthor- the Colony's history. On the from fathers, has remained erly who arrange for them being Henry Edward Follock, K.C. ities and placed on his office the contrary, there has never been so unique and antional a: fortival desk. At the moment he was a time when an institution, sa Independence Day or Thanks contain information regarding the Three lots of Crown land are barily engaged, and, after essually having for its objects the protect giving. The idea is that on that coolies and who their employers to be sold at the P.W.D. Offices glancing at the address and ion of dumb animals, has been day everyone possessing a mother ars, and altogether the system on September 18. one is Kowlood anting that is bore the words so thoroughly needed as at pre- should wear a white flower in her appears to have been very well Inland, Lot 1358, ares 61,010 "Rower balbalas 83" on it, sent, nor have opportunties of honour and should give her a thought out. It should materially quare feet and apret premium he turned it over to the office which advantage might be taken little more consideration shen help the police in control of 39288; and the othera New Coolie with instructions to open tending to the smelioration usual. It is a pleasant fancy traffic arrangements.

Kowloon Island Lote 190 and it. While doing so, the thought of the condition of animals, which leaves few people andec. 191, with a total area of 618,000 truck him that this was a curious ponies specially, ever presented forsted, and can hardly fail to and upset price of $30,900. sort of thing to end him, themselves so glaringly and an effect an improvement, if only as flower-growing was not a hobby mistakably as they now do daily temporary, on filial munnars

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Telephone No. 616.-

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918,

EDUCATION AND CHILD LABOUR.

taken. The coolies' licenoss will

The Public's Daty.

Land Sales,

Removal of Graves.

bee been

It is notified that 11 18 the inten-of his, but he dismissed the sub on the high roads of this island. But, strangely enough, the custom But to make sohemes of this tion of His Excellency the Gov.ject from his mind. A few Singapore hsa a flourishing has never found favour in this character a success, the public ernor to make an order on the seconds later, however, his coalie Society, and so has Penang, and England, and "Hosher Day" has, has to do its part also. There is expiration of six months from raised s commotion, and, rushing in each of theas places an impassed almost unnoted, an impression abroad that the August 30 directing the removal into coolies licence fees, both in of all graves in that portion of master that just as he had opened the direction indicated. If way the office, informed his mensity of good work is done in regard to private chairs and rick the Kai Lung Cemetery which is the lid of the box he, observed reason exists why Hongkong wet summers in succession and shan, have to be paid by the shown edged bins an

London has now endured three Whilst most people will sympathise with Mr. Pallook's desire for owners to pay is to defeat Sanitary Department. Such Order enake thrust its bead out and are ignorant of it, and fail to see to busy themselves again on a owners. But this is not so. Indeed, deposited in the office of the immediately a hammer-headed colonise we must confear that we led scientific pundits in the press splan some sawdust inside moving and should be less civilised than other the prospect of a fourth recently that something should be done towards a solution of the problem one of the purposes of registre-will be made for the purpose of darted it fange at his hand. why such a Society should not be question which bas worried the presented by child-labour in Hongkong, we cenoot but feel that Hiation. The coolie's licence is his the execution of a public work, Fortanstely for him, he Excellency's stand that there are many other things more urgently qualification for the work, as no namely the proper laying out of standing up with a head still fit and credit to all concerned. required better housing, good water supply and efficient sanita licence is granted unless the the Brass in terraces for future holding the lid of the box sud he

was organised and worked with bene-weatherwise ovucynhare—” Dɔ tion than the education of the Chinese, was perhaps more coolie sppears to be physically intermente.

the terrific bombardments on the scooptable. While His Excellency's preference

Traffic Naissace, would be heart ly welcomed by the natives, Mr. Pollock's idea would himself should pay the liceece The following Bezalation has gentleman in question was at regarding the supervision of

quickly shut it down again,

Western battle front cause. the capable of the task. The coolie

September 2-As a rule there weather to be murs rainy ?" The probably not be received in quite the same spirit in which fee, not the employer. There is been made by the Gvernor in first inclined to be incredulous, tre fic in the public streets as paint to the conclusion that Pharmacy Regulation.

imprisoning the reptile. The is little to be complained of various suggestions of scientific it would be offered. At leret it would mean upsetting native another point. It is the duty of Council:-"Subject to the pro-thinking it was imaginstion on exercised by the police, bus of the bombardimente bring about men concerning the causes of rain customs, and, from what we know of the Chinese, each sweeping owners of private rickshas and visions of the Pharmacy and the part of the coolie, bat the late our siteation reform would be not merely looked upon with keen dielsvour but chairs ant to employ unlicensed Paisane Ordinances, 1916 and story was persisted in, end farther frequently drawn to the crowds the atmosphera which, in turn, actively resented. There can be no doubt that in Hongkong, so far coolies, fora

certain electric: infnences in as education facilities go, native children have been treated most licence will be liable to arrest, under the Pharmacy and Poisons it was discovered that it was all archina who gather and absolutely ters

coolie without a 1917, and of all regulations made investigations were made, when of hawkers, coolies and ragged osus rain. This, however, re- lavishily and it can be authfully said that the existing facilities are and this, of course, would consid-Ordinares, 1010, it shall be law-too sufficient to meet the needs of all the Chinese who are in a position erably inconvenience the em- fal for any registered person to packed up and

де. The to avail themselves of what is offered. To adopt any such measures ployer. The latter should sleo bare in bin possession, import, men

box was blook the way along the Prays term local rains, that is, in places only to what we may as Mr. Pollcok hinted at would only be courting trouble. It must not notify the police of any change of export, Eall and supply any Post Office where be lodged & Pottinger Streets. Scores of these place of bombardment. Whether the gentle. Central, especially ander the not far removed from the scene took it round to the verandahs between Padder and of the firing sad, of course, at the be forgotten that far more is being done in respect to education for coolie, the mast satisfactory way poison, and to keep open shop complaint. The enske was ex- gentry sit and gossip there, while or not the rainfall at distant the Chinese, even allowing for their tremendous, preponderance in to do this being to send the new for retailing, dispensing or com amined by Mr. Ross, Postmaster hundreds of youngsters congre places is connected with the firing amber, than for Europeans. When one considers that this ie olie to the Police Station with an pounding poison.” British Colony and present ocnditions result in Europeane staying advice as to which old employes's much longer in Hongkong that they did formerly, one cannot place he is taking: There are

General, who has made a study of gate and play at the Chinese cannot be determined owing to zefrain from asking the question as to when the time will come little points which, if observed,

reptiles, and he had no hesitation version of pitch and see and other the absence of meteorological when some really larger efforts will be made to provide something will materially help towards the

in pronconeing it to be of the equally interesting games. This information, such intellelligence more then the elementary education which the average European smooth running of the scheme,

Asiatic species Trimerestre is now carried no to wooh an (as we all know) not now being Erithurus, commonly known to extent that it is absolutely im- published for military reasons. children here have to take or go without altogether.

and public co-operation in right-

the Chinese su Kuo Shu Bhe, and possible to pass that way without Bat the cockney has made up his it is stated that a bite from the using a certain amount of force to mind to expect leaden. akies reptile is instantly fatal. The clear a pasage. ▲ Bikh placed above Blighty while the war lasts, police were communicated with, on that beat for a week or two and, like Mark Tapley, is- all the

Affair would effect the necessary clear more cheerful in consequence, interesting sucs and would stamp out a naisanos that business-men in

CORRESPONDENCE.

pondents are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph."]

This question is one of the besetting difficulties with which fally expected thereon. We can European parents are constantly faced, for they have either to sab- only for ourselves hope that if The opinions expressed by Darre mit to a long separation from their offspring by tending them home this new scheme of registration to be educated, or they must take the lesser of the two evile and works satisfactorily—as we have have them educated at Weihaiwei. That each a state of things no doubt it will-cocasion will should obtain is a reflection on the Colony, showing that inadequate later be taken to extend the prin attention is paid to the requirements demanded by Europeans ciple in other directions. for the education of their children. If it were not so, steps

THE SERVICE DOLLAR.

To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

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donbi the prezent detective problem. -

The "kammer time? tampering

In the first place the coolis who that. vicinity have very strong with the clock having been to rectify what in neen, at a moment's glance, to be a grest A Worthy Ambassador.

entered the Post Office yesterday grounds for complaining against, diBoalty, would have been taken long are this in view of the

Bir-If the individual, who parcel, said that it contained morning, and, banding over the

"Dirty Lisen."*

accepted by the public, the Board fact the European parents have been continually olamouring

September: 4esars. Ewens of Trade, has felt impelled to go "burst into print last night under flower balbe valued at $3 and and Reece, formerly in partnership a step farther and suggest a new for the provision of better educational facilities in Hongkong spread regret is being expressed familise with the character of lady, will have to be traced, but drawn, have s sait down for heat-Os land there is Western (Green- We are not surprised that wide the signature Sarex?ere that the sender was Earopean e solicitors, but now at daggers method of keeping time at mes. Taking Wall this inte consideration, Mr. Pollock's! suggestion that more attention should be paid to the education of the American Ambassador in up the dad gela" on heball to with the pinch our which, it is believed a good deal Eastern Europesa time, and in at the resignation of Dr. Page, the gentlemen, who are taking there are other points in connec ing in the Supreme Court, in wich), Mid-European, and the native children, is rather out of place, but we can eincerely agree! London, for daring the fre years of the Service dollar, me be able detective staff will have as of dirty linen will be washed and the United States they have with him on the question of native obild-labour. Humans feelings, which he has held that high appears are constantly outraged at the open exploitation of child-labour, and office he has been an inten-ely names,

be with thongh, as Mr. Pollock admitted, the problem is a thorny one, there popular mar

their clase to work on. Oas of the first hang out to dry.

separate sones, just na we have in The Nethersole Hospital, Iriah time. appears to be no reason whatever why messures should not be taken man of wide knowledge and men require or desire is the variety is not the kind of thing noon the Governor and Lady day to a meridian, which may or

He is, moreover, that the last thing these gentle things to suggest itself is that

At 188, however, &- the possession of a reptile of this September 6.Yesterday after captain sets his time at soon each to pats euth on what is is many osses slavery in everything except great ability, and he has carried falsomely expressed admiration one can bay at any kecal store; Robinson formally opened the may not be the actual position of asime. Certainly nothing can be done from the point of view of the many bardens caded by the of any member of the Services, therefore it should not be difficult now hospital buildingson Bonham the ship. The Board of Trade's education which would affect this problem except compulsory at in thoroughly manly Neither do the Services with that to trace the place where the snake Road, knows in the Nethersole as stond of tendance at schools, which, of course, at present is absolutely out of fashion, When he was appointed anyone of their number should had come from. One fast which Hospital and intended the serre following that haphazard plan, the question for reasons which are obviour. It is a very distasteful to London in 1913, there was com prejudice their cues by openly stands out above all others is that the waste of the densely crowded he should adopt a system of hour fact that certain clasese of Chinese require roung children to persiderable ment on the fact commiting a breach of the King's the senders of the reptile must district of Sayingpan. There was sons, allowing four minutes for form baeke which are far beyond their strength more fitted to be that he came to diplomatic life Regulations ("asking for trouble" have had some experience with large attenance of ladies and each degree at longituds covered dme by adulta-and it is a well-known fact that building contract without any previous direct I believe they term it). are in this respect are more to klame than anyone, paying, so they sequaintance with it. He wa S

On behalf of the Services the poisonous snakes or they would not gentlemen interested in the in- bur leaving the clock along want

do, a pitiful daily wage for the work performed by children. They, member of the publishing Arm of seed is sowa, and the care of it be able to tuck away its mix feet stitution, who spent some time in the alteration required usa exset-

so peatly in a cigar box without looking over the building.

ly an hour. If the ship had sisamed 15 degrees westward the alook would be put back, and if the direction was asstward it

perbape, more than any other section of people who make a habit of Doubleday, Page and Co., and in good hand: I so it is better far receiving a bite themselves. exploiting child-labour, in order to enrich themselves, are at fault, had spent his life in the walks of to wait patiently in the barvest Another interesting point is that but while cative parents experience each dificulty in providing literature. He bad edited the How deeply the Uoffinis em the name and address of the perience can give the Police no would be pas forwardin themselves with their poor bowls of rice, it is to be feared that their Forum and came direct to Landa bera of the Legislative Council ehildren will continue to carry out the tasks that are set them.fr in the editorial chair of World's feet on the matter is evidenced by man was typewritten, beer clos as to the sender. So far would be made to look

Before the question of educating native children je considered Work. Bat his activities and the the fact that they areste sa name, but written in su aor ght the Colony who bear him derive decided mesantes should first be adopted to prevent the employment of vine of his services since have opportunity for its discussion band in English was a Obinere gradge and to those who know each day's run

ing Mister and his firm's so he knows, there is no-one in but the navigating young children in certain occupations. A crying need is that some more than justified the appoint The appeal to the Officis lady's name, and a botel in the bim the iden seems preposterous, ezsot numb legislation be initisted to control the labour of children under a ment, and he will go from Lm Members of the Council will Colony was also mentioned, as he is most popular man hours, uniformity certain age in factories. This is one of the questions which our den leaving behind him a host of surely not fall on deaf ear. As to the motiveof the dastardly Again, is does not appear feasible would be secured, Untffinial members of the Council might well go into with a view to preventing the abominable exploitation of child labour. Here, admirers. He in one of the best Oficial Member whose attitude in men this is a ocmplete mystery an from the handwriting on the would be made quite WSTER friends and gardent Moreover, I fail to see how any attempt on the life of the gentle, that the sender was a Chinese, calculations when nei indeed, there is plenty of room for reform. Hongkong does not types of the eultared American this matter is hostile, who does require to be told that conditions respecting children of tender ag" and throughout the trying timese / not do his utmost to farther in Jak. The idea that some idiot parcela, the gentleman

obtaining is sozon Hongkong factories are revolting in the extreme when his country was still neatral who in indifferent can reconcile jake in rated by the fact that t£, so the idea of to humanitarian feelings, Cases are known where young children he went his way with calm dignity his line of coadues with the reten the person, who sent it must let serrant co

■ s trying to play a par wit of he has had no tror who bare scarcely gained steadings after learning, to walk, are and high consugs. He is now tion at his Experisk cla watet doira pitiful little jobs alongside their mothers, we know going on to your Military authorities should keep fact that it had been placed in my that such things were done in Kegland in the bad old days, but pánt szaty, and sínar

In the meantime the Haval and gerous the anske was from the with | have been sware how dan" back conditions have altered much since then. Factory inspectate are fite he, has ind mod the appointed to prevent overworking of the young and there is no duties which have fallen

continually « pegging away” at the box with extreme ore, that that the resson why some such scheme should not be followed here. When during the past four year

the authorities as Homei ut to person knowing full well that sealprit and legislature is introduced to bring about beller labour conditione well earned a rest. He will

let them know that all is not well. sting from the reptile would bays get their dese respecting nativa ohildren, we may look to the fatore to find some be kindly remembered way of providing education facilities for the poorer class of Chinese.") in high quarisen in

mount death in the space of soonil person guil twenty minutes, but the gentle, and ratonishing man who had the startling Inid by the

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