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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Mrs. Marshall and Family tender their deepest and heartfelt thanks to all kind friends for their kind sympathy and help in their recent bereavement.

DEATH.

Edwin Richard Beriram Holmes, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holmes, 15, Knutsford

HOLMES-On the 3rd instant.

Terrace. Kowloon.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1919.

A PLEA FOR YOUTH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

SORRY STRAITS...

We are rather sorry for the Straits Settlements people, for on the question of their new Governor, Sir Laurence Guille mard, they are waxing quite eloquent, very indignant, and just- ifiably so. It may be that Sir Laurenes would prove to be a very capable administrator but

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1919.

DAY BY DAY.

LEL US MAKE NO YOWS, BUT LET US ACT AS THOUGH WE HAD.-

to-morrow.

There was again a clean bill of health in Hongkong on Saturday.

R. Floquet-Your letter is unavoidably held over until to morrow.

The Alacrits. Vice Admiral Duff yacht, is due here to morrow.

Our reports of Saturday's cricket matches are unavoidably crowded out of this issue and will be published to-morrow.

A REGRETTABLE AFFAIR EXPLAINED.

GYMKHANA INCIDENT

THE P. AND 0.

M. C. L. CONCERT.

LOCAL OFFICE TAKES OVER NEW AGENCY.

NOT A SUCCESS.

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some, it may perhaps

unfair "Prize

arose.

last

to criticise Packets who

a good many people ste Steadily, the business of the seems "Current Coin" will appear wondering what actually did P. and O. office is increasing. the

occur at the Gymkhana on Satur- Lord Inchape, the chairman of the on Saturday night gave E day between the official starters Board of Directors of the P. and O. concert in aid of the Hongkong and some sailors to cause the Company, has acquired a vora-Branch of the Ministering Child- very unfortunate dispute that cious appetite for absorbing rival ren's League, but we prefer to be All that most people were | shipping companies, for he has perfectly honest and say straight aware of was that after the last just concluded arrangements for out that the show was poor. The race there was an angry scene the purchase of the Eastern and audience was so sparse as to give & on the sand track and that blows Australian Steamship Company, cheerless effect to the concert, and were struck.

Limited, for which Messrs. Gibbs, the few who were there had In-conversation with Mr. P. H. Livingstone and Co..have acted arrived in time for what they Hodgson, the Official Starter. car as local agents for a long time. thought was a 9.15 performance representative has been given the The 9.784 £10 shares in the which did not commence until facts and the whole matter is Eastern and Australian Steamship 9.30, the wait of 15 minutes im- reduced to one of very regret Co., Ltd. have been purchased by proving no-one's temper, In table carelessness on the part of the P. and O. Co., Ltd. at £40 per

addition to these disappointing the Chinese driver of the starters share. According to the

things,

His Excellency the car. Mr. Hodgson says that be published balance-sheet, the Governor and party did not and Mr.J.P. Congdon, the Second Company possessed investments occupy the reservation in the Starter, went across to the half of £287,500, and its two steamers dress circle so artistically enclos- mile post by motor car, as is stood in the books at £59,209.ed in a few yards of cheap red. usual, to start the last race.

cloth.. These boats are the spar deck Having started the race they were

Altogether it was a miserable s.s. Eastern: 3.586 "tons gross, being driven back to the winning

"Prize Packets" the race was

by Messrs. R. Napier and Sons, launched a very common enter- entirely novel one, both he and in Glasgow, in 1899, with engines The efforts of Zaida Sella, who tainment on the small audience. Mr. Congdon were interestedly 27.11-16 in. 45 inches and 73 following it and paid no heed to the course being taken by the inches by 48 inches stroke: impersonated Vesta Tilley, were

St... Albans,

the most acceptable items in the driver, naturally thinking that he 4119 tons gross. 2,533 tons net show, but Queenie Lloyed spoiled would take them back by a pro- built and engined by Messrs. the effect later by singing of per route. It appears that what Workman, Clark and Co., Belfast tea party. Petite Zilla he actually did was to drive right in 1910, with engines 27in. 45ia had a strong voice if not a very across the playing pitch of a and 75in.. by 54in. stroke.

musical one but we wish she League Football matcb-the

would get out of the habit of say-- Navy versus St. Joseph's. It

The sale involves the resigna ing blew for blue, and you until the was not

Board

for you. It's apt to get on one's nerves. The Coster's Beano "

there was anticipated the appoint- ment.of a young man, one with energy and one who could stay in his position long enough to be. come intimately acquainted with the conditions and needs of the Settlements Lord Miller is the official at whom the newspapers are directing their wrath. Lord Milder once said that there was men urgent necessity for of drive, energy and initiative, men who would ignore precedent and refuse to play for safety as Mr. C. F. Meyer, one of the the head of the Crown Directors of the Standard Oil Co. Colonies. To that Sing-Ltd., is on his way with Ms. apore contemporary comments Meyer to India. He travels by

Than $11. official with the Paul Lecat. the excellent but prosaic and uninteresting Laurence Guillemard we could hardly imagine any one less likely to full the Secretary of of a bustling State's idea! Governor. On top of this who dares to say that Hongkong was not lucky? For our Governor has youth, and we certainly think he will show energy and initiative. PROHIBITION.

record of Sir

veto. The

The Prohibition fight in the United States is not "ended yet. A Bill has been passed providing for the continuance of Prohibition until January next, when an am endment to the Constiution is due to come into operation, but Pre sident Wilson has exercised his right of veto on this measure, whilst the House of Representa tives has re-passed the Bill over the President's before a vetoed Bill takes effect it has to be passed a second by a two-thirds vote in both Houses. It will be inter- esting, therefore, to watch future developments on this question. President Wilson's reason retoing the Bill is perfect logical. It is that he is opposed to the prolongation of a wartime

'for

measure now that the" war is

We

The unusual sight of a foreign man-of-war in the Royal Naval dry dock can at present be seen, the US.S. Helena being the vessel.

Dr. Woodman returned to the Colony by the s.s. Prinzessin. He came via Canada and, through various hold-ups on the journey. took fifteen weeks in getting back.

The wedding took place on September 29. at St. George's Church, Montreal. of Mr. R. Bennett Webb Formerly H.M.S. Tamar) and Miss Grace Lilian Sumner.

of

Mr. Lester Maynard. used to be U. S. Consulat Chefoo and Amoy. is leaving on the s.s. There he will act as Consul. He is accompanied by Mrs: Lester Maynard..

post. As

at

2,274 tons net, built and engined affair. The

and

car had ton

the

of

the

present

stopped by the rails that of the Eastern and Australian Mr.

Mr. Hodgson or on

Cong-Steamship Co. Ltd. and the was an absolutely pathetic attempt were aware that they withdrawal of Messrs. Gibbs.

to entertain. Lt, Col R. M. Crosse had crossed the pitch. They were Bright and Co. from the manag- tried to be amusing at the piano course before they were spoken in fact going across the sanding agency.

but failed; we think we know the The accounts for 1918 disclose reason and can sympathise with about the incident. three a net profit of about £14,200, as him. During the potted topical sailors then stopping them and compared with £30,100 in the revuette "Chin Chin Hongkong" where they who asking why they had driven previous year. Probably, this fact (this is how it was described in had. It Pas aprompted the Directors of the the programme) someone laughed. complete surprise to both the East rn Company to accept the It sounded awfully isolated as it

soon the 1918 profits pass to the It is a pity something better crossed the pitch and as as they discovered they purchasers of the Company. It could not have been done for apologised

the driver's will thus be seen that the Psuch a good cause, and we should negligence. Unfortunately high and O. secured a bargain.

like to know very much why words were used and eventually Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co.. more people did not support it. blows were struck, before those

are to receive £3,000 as compensa- After all, they did not know that had assembled dispersed. Mr.

tion for the loss of the Manag- what the show was going to be Congdon was struck and be ing Agency, in which post they like. If they had, that, of course. retaliated, but the matter was rendered very important services would have explained it.

to the Company. The three Both Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Directors of the Company will Congdon are anxious that it each receive £1,000. should be known that the tres

Ia two opium cases this morn- ing, each of which concerned 66 taels of raw opium, two Chinese, who were arrested on the Praje yesterday, were given identical sentences, namely, a $600 fine or three months hard labour.

We understand that the whole of the plaus for the Hongkong and Kowloon, Wharf and Go- down Company's new godowns

Messrs. Leigh and Orange.

two

Chinese

named

soon stopped.

for

it

pass, so far as they are concerned. O. Company have

As we have said, the P. and

developed

wholesale purchasers

was absolutely unintentional into ju fact they were entirely of shipping.

progress.

it would be just as well if action were taken. Players would then be protected against such un- fortunate mistakes as that which occurred on Saturday.

In January and

All these steamers

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANT.

SNATCHING FROM EUROPEAN LADY.

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CHINESE BOY WELL PUNISHED.

Whilst walking past the City Spink, residing at the Astor Hall on Saturday, Miss Violet.

House Hotel, bad her hand-bag snatched from her hand by a Chinese boy who had come up unnoticed behind her. A blue-

jacket who was a witness of the incident gave chase and was the means of capturing the delinquent and bringing him to book this morning at the Police Court. Evidence was given, the result of which was that the prisoner was given the maximum sentence, namely 12 months' hard labour, 12 strokes with the birch and four hours' stocks.

One of the most important subjects touched on by the speakers dealing with the treatment of the Colony's criminal class and the matter does not rest here, for Prinzessin for Alexandria, Egyet. officials to learn that the car had P. and O. offer. The benefit of rang coldly through the ball, at the recent Budget meeting of the Legislative Council was that allied problem of juvenile offenders. No-one can contemplate the present position in this respect without instantly realising that the humane principle underlying all pun shment for crime is completely time absent in this Colony. It is no use inflicting punishment in the hope that it will prove a deterrent unless hand in hand with it there goes an effort to remove the conditions under which the first offence wes committed. Practically the whole of Hongkong's criminals are men of no occupation of labouring skill, and after the law has enacted its retribution through imprisonment or fine they are allow ed to go back to the same conditions, just as unfitted as they previously were to earn an honest livelihood. The folly of such a proceeding has been recognised for years at Home in the establish- ended. But to be logical is not ment of the well-known Borstal System and in the case of juvenile always either to be right or In tactful. So far as we have been offenders by the provision of Government Reformatories. Hongkong there is a pressing need for something of this nature, able to follow the matter, it seems and we were glad to see that the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak raised it. that this happens to be a piece were drawn by Messrs. Brossa, ignorant of it, as their attention March last they took over 156 The case of boy hawkers is particularly appealing. Boys are sent of war-time legislation which the Mopin and Co., being certified by was focussed on the race in steamers of 1,056,821 tons gross out by parents to hawk and are given rio licence; they are caught people of America want to become

from the Ministry of Shipping. by the police and either fined, whipped or sant to. prison. And then a permanent law. If that is so, they go back home only to be compelled to repeat the crcle, thus President Wilson is not likely to

For ourselves we cannot help the value of which was £23,897.- Owing to the indisposition of

that thinking

the being made into potential rogues and vagabonds whose sole experi- enhance his popularity by having the Chief Justice, the continin-

incident 400. Lord Inchape recently with the ence of life is that every man's hand seems against them. For the vetoed the Bill, however consistation of the October Criminal emphasises more than ever the made another deal

need of ropes behag placed around Imperial Government, whereby sake of British charity, but far more for the sake of the humanityen: his action may appear.

Sessions, which was due to come have talked with many Americans on that is going to waste, it is high time that something was done.

this morning.. bas been playing pitches, especially in the he acquired 40 steamers of the subject. and

case of League games. In the 343,751 tons deadweight, or a Hongsong has not always been without a Reformatory and en

have adjourned until Tuesday next few particulars of what has been done in the past will probably be found unanimous approval of November 11. The case due for interests of players and spectators average of 8,594 tons, which at of interest. As far back as 1835 the question of a Reformatory was Prohibition. If that is how the hearing this morning was that in it would be as well if the League say, £28 per ton, would represent

could make a decision on the £9,625,028. raised. Mr. Hillier, the then Chief Magistrate. had occasion to bulk of the people of the United which

lices are are in commission. report on the disgraceful state of Victoria Gaol and the need States feel on the question, then Cheung Lai and Cheung Sau-loi matter, for touch for segregating youthful offenders from hardened criminals, they have a right to expect that were charged with the murder of often crowded and encroached at that time all lodged in one large room. Hetheir wishes be translated into Lai Yau-tsoi on a junk off. The matter has been con-

the "As to

wisdom of Lantau Island on August 29. pleaded for the provision of a Reformatory, and as a flaw.

sidered by the League before and now that a new season is opening result one was started by, the Roman Catholic Priesthood soon absolute Prohibition. that's an- afterwards. For a great many years all went well and we find that other matter.

The following weddings will in 1865 the Reformatory received an impetus by the Government AMERICA & THE BRITISH EMPIRE take place soon: Mr. Arthur grant of a site at West Point to replace the temporary premises in

The latest tura in the League Piercy to Miss Norah. Atkinson, which the trial had been made. Mr. Norton-Kyshe's History tells

of Nations discussions in America Huddersfield, England. This us that some forty or fifty neglected boys were at this time being is that the Senate bas, by the will take place at Shanghai, Mr.

It always surprises me, says a taught tailoring, shoe-making, and carpentering, besides receiving narrow majority of two votes, F. d'A. Alvares (Fearou, Daniel

Daily News writer, that the public instruction in reading and writing their own language." We find turned down an amendment to and Co.) to Miss Mary Walter,

is willingly pay a varying price that in 1867 there were seventy-eight boys housed, and so well secure equal voting for the United Italian Convent, Caine Road: Mr.

for exactly the same article. At the institution working that the Government contributed for States with the British Empire on A. J. Patterson, engineer on s.s.

the marble-topped tea shops, for spend thousands of pounds over the support of twenty boys annually. Nothing more is recorded the Council of the League. This Tung Shing, Miss Esther

instance pastries are 4d each, bat the War Secretary and his entour- TWO THIS WEEK-END.

at the slightly better tea shops, age, reminding Cologne of a Kaiser until 1862 when, on the occasion of a fourteen year old boy being is an upshot of the strong object Eleanor McMahong, en

run by the same people underparade, but it hesitates to sanction sentenced to hard labour and strokes for theft, the Crown Solicitor ions which have recently arisen from Ireland by the Empress of

Two piracies were perpetrated practically the same name, thea gratuity which might do some- regretted that there was no Government penitentiary to which in the U.S. Senate to the admis-Asia; Mr. Charles Wallace to criminals of such a class could be sent. In 1886 a Reformatory sion of the great self-governing Miss Margaret Aline Clegg, en during the week-end, the circum- pastries are always 5d Ail buns thing to lighten the burden and Schools Ordinance was passed which gave Magistrates legal power British Dominions to separate re-

route from Seattle by the stances of which, as well as the and little cakes have an extra the sorrow in many a home direct- Kashima Maru. to send juvenile offenders to the Roman Catholic Reformatory, & presentation. With that move

manner in which they were halfpenny or penny added on toy hit by the war. The War Office carried out, having led the Police them, though they are admittedly excuse is that 10,000 men are still certificate being granted to the Institution by the Governor that it ment we have no sympathy, and was fitted for the reception of such bays as might be sent. In we are happy to think that many police on the steamer Yatsbing engineered by the same gang.

In a search conducted by the to believe that they were the same in size and composition. busy clearing up the battlefields, January 1898 the then Governor laid the foundation stone of a new Americans take the same line.

reburying the dead, and ramark- Reformatory at Causeway Bay. Mr. Norton-Eyshe explains Here is what the

The first robbery, which occurr-- yesterday prior to her departure American

ing the graves, I believe the work "The Roman Catholic Missions had done their best with Govern Recie of Petiers recently said for Singapore, four Chinese,ed at 9 p.m. on the 1st instant, in A man and his wife and little is being done with serupulous

was attended girl had searched for rooms reverence and care. ment assistance in endeavouring to supply a want which in a on the subject:In our judg-dressed in firemen's clothes, were Chinese waters. community such as Hongkong was a desideratum, but any one atment it would be a distinc mis- found hiding in the stern of the with serious consequences to all day at Blackpool, accord- crew of the fishing ing to the Daily Mail. It was all acquainted with the institution or its working, could not but fortune to the United States to ship. The men were found to be the

who

the victims, 11 p. were

and there seemed discover how faulty, to say the least, the whole system was." exclude great political entities stowaways and the attice they junk The late Mr. Belilios, C.M.G., had very generously provided the like Canada, Australia and New were in was camouflage intended two fokis being shot dead by the nothing for it but to sleep cost of the building, $12,000, the Government giving the site. We Zeeland from direct representa to aid them in their designs for a pirates and the master of the in a promenade shelter or beg for tion of Jerningham letters con- find that the building was opened in 1900, but was never used for the tion in the Assembly of the cheap passage to Singapore. One junk severely injured.

a rest at the police station. Then tains a probably unique reference purpose, the only explanation we have found being the idea League. The arguments in the of the men informed Mr. R. O. It appears that the pirates, an idea occurred to the men. to the matutinal cold bath (re- having proved impracticable." Why it was so is not explained, Senate seem to be based Hutchison at the Police Court twenty in number, have in sight in Approaching a taxi-driver whose marks the Morning Post) Lady and it would be interesting if the Government, having given the upon some theory of rivalry this morning that be was called a boat and called upon the fishing day was finishing, he asked him Beauchamp Proctor, writing to site, could supply a little better explanation. The West Point between the British Empire and by the Head Foreman to fill the junk to heave to, following their to drive him and his family to the Edward Jerningham, tells him Reformatory closed with the opening of the new one.the United States. American place of one of the ship's firemea commands with a volley of shots. garage. There be quickly fixed that her husband is and so by some means ΟΣ another the very effort that sentiment should repudiate that who had gone on a holiday. This from small arms which had the matters up with the garage pro- well" (the letter is dated June was intended to give Hongkong a better Reformatory only theory once and for all. We information was illuminating, as fatal con quences reported above.prietor, and with plenty of rugs 24th: 1781), which, in her opinion, killed the one it already had. It is a good thing that benevolence is cannot too warmly welcome the Mr. Gardiner, who appeared for Boarding the junk, the armed men the party went to sleep in the in a great measure owing to not always so poorly rewarded, for even to this day Mr. Belilios' gift statesmen of South Africa, one of the defendants, thought ransacked the cabins, and the is not used as it was intended, the building being occupied by the Canada and Australia as particip that it would support his theory booty which they at length

| refreshing ta came ACTORS Eyre Diocesan Refuge..

a referance in In consisted of five picals of fresh Lord Askwith seems to think it such Certain it is that the whole question of prison industries together ants in the work of the League that the Head Fireman was in transferred to their own boat

of Nations. Their presence there league with the stowaways. with that of a reformatory is badly in need of treatment. His Ex-will be wholly to our advantage," fact Mr. Gardiner was of opinion fish, three piculs of salt a simple task to make a pilgrimage age of very imperfect ablu.......... cellency has admitted that a great deal of useless labour is now done That, undoubtedly, is the same that there had been some under fish and at Victoria Gaol, but that want of room prevents improvement. On attitude to take on this jesue. We standing between the stow-smount of 440. the ground of cost it seems that this matter will have to stand aside rejoice that the American Senate ways and the Head Fireman. In the second affair, which immortal ruins. It may be, if from soap and water, and were for a while, but there is no reason why the Reformatory should not has endorsed it,

much to the pecuniary ad- occurred at 7 pm. on the 2nd you are a peer of the realm, says very remiss in changing their vantage of the latterin Kr. inst., between Kuto and Yat the Star man. But if you were a linen, when the Duke of Norfolk Gardiner called the attention of Moon, Lams Islands, also in hard-working charwoman who only took a bath on the occasions Mr. A. Osmund, of Messrs. Jardine Chinese waters, three of the crew had three boys in Flanders gravesben he fell dead drunk into the Topham, Beauclerk Matheson Co, the ship's opera-of the pirated junk were kid- it would not be so easy. The War kennel, and

Isader of fashion, had such a tors, to this point, which His napped. In both cases the pirates Office is still considering whether Worship said he agreed with were Hoklos, which circumstance it should allow a small

that enable bereaved parents in humble: The case ended in the tow

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be tackled straight away. There is the building awaiting what was intended by its donor, and we are sure that the Colony would not grudge the expense of equipment and maintenance. To repeatedly "A" SHANGHAI ENGAGEMENT. fine, imprison and whip boys who are often helpless victims of cruel The engagement is announced circumstances is only to make a hideous monster of our criminal of Joy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs coda, when in fact it should aim at eradicating the causes that lead F. C. Frischling, Great Western to breaches being committed. Punishment is a very negative Road, Shanghai to Brevit Lian. deterrent to crime as compared with an intelligent interest in the Calonet B. W Shuttleworth 45th

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now vastly

his use of the cold bath every

other morning." It is really

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: the to Ypres and pay homage to the tioners, when Dr Johnson and gallant dead who sleep amid those Charles James For refrained