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JANUARY 3, 1923.

DAY BY DAY.

RED WINE AND MORNING AFTER.

“Gadabout's” Chronology.

It would seam that at this: Įseason it is the fashion amongst

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the “Ho ngkong

Telegraph,""]

A Suggestion.

said he would view with grave conoera any policy of sending young Chinese wholesale to be

THE SAFE SIDE OF EVERY educated abroad. Thare was ABDUMENT IS THE MIDDLE, growing feeling along the Coast) that thereby the

There was a clean bill of health youth was unfitted for Chinese in the Colony yesterday. lifa and fitted for nothing else: An advance copy of the pro- of chronology of areats of the feeling largely shared by the Vice-gramma for the coming Ricas past your. Chancellor's many American reaches us The Races are journal which providas my of local committee for The self with bread and enlistment of the services of men Trianda. All who have observed to be held on February 23:h..humble events in this part of the world arch 1, March god, and butter (and sometimes a little

March 3rd.

jam) has neglected to give its of note passing through or near

the Colony 1 will agree with that view. Wa

readers this feature. Not wish

We have had visits in recent do not want to sae large num- His Excellency the Governor lug to see the paper which

Fustanaca fall years from several man who bers of so-called "Europeanised of Macao, Dr. Rodriques, with provides my

his wifs, two daughters and two behind its contemporaries in this were world-renowned in their Chicase," whose counterparts in Aide-de-Camp, arrive this aftor-¡ respect, and as the Editor can't be knowledge and scholarship on other Asiatic countries have noon in Hongkong on the Atsata persuaded to keep up with the various branches of science crart imes, I bave loyally decided to who, if caught in time, might already prove the mistake of Maru from Lisbon.

save the Telegraph from going have been induced to lecture in almost eliminating the traditional |

My memory Hongkong. At present it seems national characteristics

local newspapers to issue a wart; Sir-Might I suggest through Now the worthy the establishment of same kind (your columas the advisabllity of

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Mr. H. Penny is the Hon. to the dogs. of a Secretary of the St. Andrew's falla me at times and I have, to be nohods business to die

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ample

race. Sir William advocates the Church Men's Association, which therefore, been obliged to seek cover such or to salst their..

Pongkong has lost policy of sending selected has drawn up a provisional pro the assistance of brother jak services." graduates to Great Britain for gramme for the coming months, singers. Even so I find it im-much through this remissness. including concerts, debates, possible to give the past year's Something ooght to be dons to Further study; and, incidentally picnics, a teonis tournament, events anything like as fully as rectify it. A vigilant committee draws attention to the need for lecture and a Marathon race.

has been done by competing jour.in touch with Home affair might mals, and the reader's indulgence do much. ample facilities for a SOURC

must be craved with regard to the Of course such + secy dary education in Chios.

The Hongkong Electric Com-exact dates. However the follow-mittee would need pany, Ltd., have issued a pamphleting is a list whie, with outside funds 90 3 to provide competent

= its disposal. It setting forth their 1923 scale of help. I have compilad so that the ought "feeders" for the higher colleges charges for electric supply, etc. readers of my paper shall not Bracial

to receira abundant support. Certainly There has been both con- and copies may be obtained by be at a disadvantage with those many wealthy Europeans and consumers, and prospective conwho are enlightened by local con-Chinese give money to much less tructive and destructive criticism

sumers, at the Company's Head of the idea of utilising the in-Office in St. George's Building-

temporaries.

demnity for educational pur

Instructions have baan rezzived pse. It is perhaps cafortunate) that religious feeling should sotions by the local office of the from the Ministry of Communica- HONGKOSO, 3rd Jan., 193

overcoms the powers of deduc Chinese Telegraph Administra. tion in certain cases that the tion that the lately-rovised rare for Chinese domestic telegramo BETTER EDUCATION FOR mal issues of a projecs appear after the 1st. of November 1932, obscured. We published, yester-bas been caucelled and the old Iday, a cabled summary of the rate prior to that date reintroduc-

views on the subject expressed by jed as from 1st January. the Bishop of Exeter (a member

The Telegraph.

CHINESE.

The health ratura for the past

There has been a great deal of discussion, both at Home and in of the well-known Cecil family) week shows two fatal cases of the Far East, of the proposal by

ia 逄 letter to the London enteric fever, one fatal case of the British Government to alloc Times. We fear that the Bishop, puerperal fever and one non-fatal ate the remainder of its Borer

who was the moving spirit in the case each of diphtheria, para indemnity towards the further-scheme, not many years ago, for fever. The paratyphoid case was typhoid fever and cerebro-spical ance of Chinese education. Ap-

a great Christian University for British (imported) and all the rest parently it is intended that this Central Chinx, is unable to see Chinese. There were also thres education shall be on Westro the broader point of view. Wa/Chinese deaths from influenzi.

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facility every

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worthy objects. Perhaps if the scheme were well organised the Jan. 1-New Year's Day.

2-A Scotsman in Queen's allow the term University Ex- University Authorities here would Road says he hasn't a tension Lectures to be applied to fat head.

such

Yours etc.,

A. E. C.

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lines. Many opinions have al-

do not want to appreach the Harmston's Circus opens at ready ben expressed, and sug Chinese students with a diction-Kowloon to-night, with a sbow gestions by prominent men made,

ary in one hand and a New which is described as the biggest as to the manner of using the Testament in the other. There The circus will be located on the and best ever seen in the Colony. available funds. The chief aim, ample provision for those who plot of ground below Signal Hill, would be, of course, to help along wish to embrace the Christian and we are sure there will be a Feb,

Sing-British understanding, faith to do so. At the many ex-

good gathering to welcome the and cventually increase the

old favourites to the Calbay cellant Mission schools of all again. cordial relations between the denominations throughout the two Governments as well country the Chinese student bas Mr. Barclay, Chief Enginsër of further the commerce between

for becomings. Copenhagen, has reported the peoples of the two countries, versed in Western religious be-night he left the Hoogkoos Hotel to the police that at 8 o'clock lat for their matus beatfit. It will

liefs should be so desire. The in ́s ricksha to go aboard bis probably take some time for a

Bishop of Exeter's remarks on ship. Ising off Kennedy Town. definite educational scheme to be the need for caring for China's General Post Office, the coolie At the western corner of thei evolved, but it is interesting at manos! workera are vague suddenly dropped the shafts and this early stage to examine a few|

enough to do credit to a Socialist ve men rushed out and proceed. Mar. of the suggestions that have been

orator in Hyde Park, and hised to search his pockete. They advanced. One commentator is

stole bis purse containing & sam comments on the country's of $94 and disappeared. Mr. of opinion that there should be a

spiritual uplift, with a reference Barclay could not series of universities in the price to "something higher than Con. Dumber of the ricksha. cipal Chinese cities, on the lines fucianism, are likely to have ́an

British staff, for "students attend-

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of the Hongkong Uniwersity adverse effect on Eastern opinion. attempt was made. The education would evidently Let us not arouse any suspicion, in was declared to be the only pro he mainly an English one, with a the minds of the Chinese officials, prietor of the soil, land

and people alike, that Britain's cultivation, and a vast army of annually allotted to farmers for ing, without necessarily becom offer of a-remission of the future officials supervised and prescribed ing Anglophil, stand a very good Boxer indemnity payments is the character of their labours. chance of losing prepossessions cloak for religions propaganda but the poor were exempt. Large Taxes were imposed on the rich, tending to Anglophobism." Ap-|

oo & large scale, for that it is nat, fortunes were gradually destroy- parently there is no strong tend and any feeling that it is willed, and the sums thus sccumulat ency to advocate having any merely prejudice many Chinesed by the State were distributed part of the available funds spent against the proposal at the very to workmen out of employment.

in old age pensions and in doles

on sending large numbers of students to the British Univer- ities, the consensus of opinion

outset.

favouring the scheme of educa- China & Socialism. tion being carried out in China

A Sad Failure.

These ware only a few of the measures which this old-time Socialist put into operation, but

3-The day before Wednes

day, Jan. 4th. 4-Wednesday, Jan. 4thi

arrives. 18.-Sensation on The Peak.

Well-known tripan isį discovered carrying a paund of sausages. | We never szurage a thing before).

6. Another sensation in the same locality. Popular Peak hostess nearly faints in Peak tram owing to parcelfalling off her lap, parcel prov

Hoogkong, Jan. 3, 1923,

..

MURDER OF CHINA COAST SKIPPER.

Shot Dead by Jeweller in Manila.

The Manila Daily Bulletis of ing to be sheep's liver | December 28th. reports the death, disguised as Lamb's under dramatic circumstances, of ESURSS "

Captaio. Harry Beach, skipper of 21.—Peak sonsstions attri- the s.s. Pheampeäb, and well-

boled to shipping known on the China coast. It ap- ... strike.

(pears that there was a woman in 28.-Things settling down to the case, a girl named Azita

abnormal.

Cruz, for whose affections both 31-Lighting up time one Capt. Beach and a Manila jewel- hour before sunset. Hier named J. W. A. Redhouse 10.-Toe last Ferry leaves were competing. It is said that for Kowloon at 12.30] Mr. Redhouse bad b ea open- 8,31.

ing love-letters addressed" by

., 11.-New ricksha record Capt. Bench to the giri, and established on Brokers' there was considerable jealousy -Alley Course.

jengendered On the night of 14-Great activity on shock December 27th. the two men and and scare market. the girl metat dinner, and there 20.-Seamen's strike rumours were threats and bigh words, nod

circulating.

the men came to blows. Captain 25-Abortage of housing ac- Beach lett the house (where be, commodation acutely the other man, and the girl had felt.

baen living for some time), and 29.-The day we didn't get when he returned later, it is said, 1-Peak Trams rabning he was shot by his rival, who fired

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twice, one ballst penetrating ibe 2-Occupiers of premises captain's heart and the other in Old Post Office entering ble side. Death was Building frantically instantaneou■, •.

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Those who believe that Socist-the result was that the country: itself. The well-known authority is would be of benefit to China was plunged into the deepest on the country, Sir John Jordan, may be interested to know that misery. Wang and bis patron interviewed by the bercer, a practical trial was given to the opportunely died, and the rest of May.

systems some centuries ago by one the Socialists were driven into the endorses the opinion that it is awang Ngan-shi, an economist deserts-Chins had bad quite mistake to send Chinese at too who succeeded in imposing bis enough of State paternalism as early an age abroad. We agree, views on the whole nation. The a substitute for private initiative. but trust that in any project effort was of a most thorough The State became weakened, and going character, but it proved a China was unable to reaist eventually decided upon thera

hopeless failure and was in large invasion by the Kin Terlars, who will be provision' for the more measure responsible for the suc-were later followed by Jengbiz| promising students, at least, com-cessful invasion of the Mongols, Khan, the Mongol invaders which resulted in an alien seizing destroying some ninety pities and pleting their education with the throne of China. It was in boasting that a borse might ride June spell at one of the big institutions, the eleventh century that this without stumbling over the sites. whether technical colleges or man Wang wrote a book called where those cities formerly stood. otherwise, in Britain. Nothing "The Secret of Peace" which so To cap the whole tragedy, the could broaden & student's mind captivated the Emperor of the successor of Wang's Imperial

himself day that be instructed him lo put patron - dłówned

in more than this, or better create his ideas into effect. His views despair. It was afterwards asid

feeling of mutual understanding were such as we might expect of Wang that "he was incom.] and sympathy between the two from modern reformers of the petent to conduct affairs of Bista, July

type, for famo

urged because he had only general races. A very interesting inter that "the State should take views on the subject." And the view on the mstler was obtained the entire management of com- same remark might with peculiar recently by Reuter's local repre-merce, industry and agriculture appositeness be applied to day to sentative from Sir William Brun-into its own hands, with the view those who would again have Aug.

of succouring the working classes Chiuwexperiment with dangerous

| yate, the Vice-Chancellor of Hong- and preventing their being ground political doctrines of like

kong University, Sir William to the dust by the rich." The order.

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seeking now quarters. Redhouse then revisted arrest 3. The temperature at the threatening to shoot sayone who top of The Peak is ap tried to take him. He telephoned preciably lower than for his two lawyers and dictated that of the lower levels.to them what amounted to bis last 4.-12.30 a.m. sees the last will and testament, which he

Ferry leaving for Kow-signed. Later it is reported, bs. loop. (Several people shot himself. "mist" it)

13. Suggested that Hong the girl Anita, and was waiting. Redhouse was to have married

kong have taxi-side-

caru.

for his divorce papers to arrive.

Sept.

18.-Peak totally obscured by fog. (Peak trams fun as usual). 27,-Somebody mentione

constitutional reform. 1.-Man's leg badly pulled Oct.

in local office.

9.-House advertised to let Nov.

(Several killed in the rush}

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16. Ferries running to end

from Kowloon (also Dec. several people.) 6-Phosphorescent glow" stirred up by Walla- wallas greatly admired by American tourists. 9.-Arrival of several steamers signalled from the Signal Station. 31.-Kowloon Wharf gives berth to "Empress of Canada," Kowloon do- ing well. 7-Very hot.

10.-Hotter.

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15.-Somebody says blan-Dec.

kety hot.

23.-Man seen in Des Voeux Road wearing white suit and topee. 29. Many people buy ices, 5.-Several people go for

bathe in sea 9.—Sunday (all day), 10.-Monday morning ar

ríves.

fioad, по

8.-Hawker

- licença, 11-Police Court altsa

-papal

JID.

of 3.-Rumours

War- Memorial. 28.-Pay day draws near. 16.-Four papers publish on

same day.

11.-Armistice Day. Local

celebrations.

12.-Many celebrators

regret it. 23.-Turkeys looking

worried.

Th

24. Great mortality among turkeys. Gasse, and other poultry said to be affected. Well-known resident suspected to be carrying arme. In- vestigation proves only pop-gun, water-pistol and crankeri. Christ- mas Day expected to-

morrow.

25.- Christmas Day arrives

on time.

26,-Christmas Day not so popolar as two,days before.

31.-New Year's Eve,"

1. Many good resolutions made. Beginning of 1923. Fat heads to- ported.

five

2. Rumoured that

local people have not yet broken- Now Your La resolutions." D

-Remnant of Christinae turkay seen on tabis öf

local residents