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KONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1919.
CONSCIENTIOUS PRISONERS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
"Be
pleased to ask them how long they strove with the enemy. Did they kill many of the enemy?”
Assured on these paints, the spokes: man of the coolles begged that the French warriors would condescend to keep their money. It had been an honour to carry them.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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B.
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! THE DRAMA.
SEVEN DAYS” LEAVE.
WEDNESDAY HAY 7, 1949
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS.
VALEDICTORY.
OUR ARMED ROBBERS.
ROB MONEY CHANGER'S SHOP AND SHOOT ASSISTANT.
The Howitt Phillips Co... had another full house at the Theatre
Messrs. Royal last night when they staged
A. McIntyre and D. the spy play by Walter Howard Macdonald, founders of the Institu entitled "Seven Days Leave." Ation of Engineers and Shipbuilders of the title suggests the play dealt with Hongkong, leave the Colony shortly the war at a period when Hun spies for good. They were highly honour- The manager and assistants of the were numerous in England. The ed by the members and Committee Money changer's shop situated at 42, story, is woven around Capt.of the Institution yesterday evening. Des Voeux Road West, had a hasty Terence Fielding. R.H.A., "(Mr. Hand were the recipients of illuminated surprise last night. At about 8 p.m.
hia. Waring) and
fiancee addresses.
when the premises were about to Today's dollar is up to 3s 5 Lady Mary Heather (Miss Gertnide Mr. R.M. Dyer, President speaking close för business an innocent look 7-16d, on demand.
F Godart). It starts with as Fresident of the Institution, obing Chinese came in the shop to the arrival on leave. of Col Sharrow served that they were all gathered at change a $5 note.
He was quickly of the Intelligence Dept. (Mr. Charles the Institution to ask Messrs. D. followed by fire more Chinese Howitt) Capt. Terence Fielding, Macdonald and A. Mcintyre, to and the half dozen anddenly dis RHA 2nd Lieut. Cornelius Keys accept the addresses, on the ere of played a revolver each. That (Mr. Leonard Stephens) and Pte. Lerd their departure.
the weapons were loaded is certain Arthur Pendennis. At a party given The Chairman then read the ad-as when one of the assistants at- at the Rev. John Middleton's (Mr. dress to Mr. Macdonald first, as tempted to make a move he was Charles Bradley) residence prior to follows:
fortable things, in order to escape, "What? They are indeed from the and the coward and the shirker will actual Front," said the coolles, gazing long since have taken this, inviting fat them with less hostility. way out. Those who are left are mes of a different_stamp. The “absolutist ” who refuses any sort of compromise may be a fanatic, but he is certainly not a shirker or a coward. Among these no doubt there are more than one variety. Many are Quakers, men whose piety and sin cerity is beyond question, and who are simply applying in the face of extreme hardship the principles they have all their lives professed, though not by any means all Quakers have taken so stera a view of their duty. Others are more turbulent spirits, ardent, Socialists or internationalists who regard war as the negation of i
To-day's return of communicable the international spirit and refuse to dleease shows six cases of plague
regard as their fellows. And are fight against the men what they and two of C... fever. ? they not also worthy of some con-
An echo of the wreck of the sideration.? No doubt there is in Chiyo Moru on Lamma Islands in some of these men an element of 1916. Mr. G. P. Lammert will auction sheer obstinacy but that kind of the remains as they lie on the island stiffness in support of principle is after all only the excess of a virtue. and we do not punish men merely for being obstinate. When the Milit ary Service Act was passed in 1916 ao one dreamt of punishing Quakers or any men who en grounds of deep and sincere conviction refused to
it.
In a matrimonial case at Sunder land a demobilised soldier stated that the whole cause of the trouble was his wife's refusal to lengthen her skirts.
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promptly shot through the arm. By this time the robbers had netted between $500 and $600 and with this they made off towards West Point.
The alarm was then raised but by the time the Police could get informa-
the unveiling of a memorial to the To. Donald Macdonald Esq. men who had joined up at which Founder and past President of the the men on leave were present, Institution of Engineers and Ship Capt. Fielding
couple builders of Hongkong. **Belgian
Paul of
Refugees: Lamonde Messenger Bellis) and
In view of your approaching depar- tion there was no trace of the Constance Morel (Miss Olive Stevens) and recognised them as German signed Committee of management, on
ture from the Colony, the under-robbers.
No arrests have been affected up spies. He communicated his suspicion behalf of the members of the Institu- to the present
Dear Sir :-
During the week ended April 19, ight. We were assured again and 121 cases of cholera were reported to to Col. Sharrow and a trap was laid tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Another reporter gives the follow again that this could not happen, the Medical Officer of Health, as for them. Capt. Fielding was chosen Hongkong, present this address ining account of it and a clause was inserted in the Act having occurred in Bangkok, and 108 to be the principal figure in the plot, token of the respect and esteem in It appears that at about 8.30 p.m. for the express purpose of preventing deaths were registered from that Cot. Sharrow relying on him to carry which you are held by all who have a Chinese went to a money-changer's This desire and intention were disease, of which three were from it out by pretending to woo Con been brought into contact with you. shop and demanded change for a $5 creditable to Parliament and were cases reported during the previous stance Morel Fielding hesitated,
bill As one of the founders of thei explaining that he had only that day Institution, a member of the Co- Whilst the accountant's attention fully supported by public opinion, week.. No one then thahght it right or
proposed to Lady Mary Heather and mittee for several years and President was, thus engaged, the man signalled tolerable to convert delity to con
could not so hurt her feelings, but (1903-191), our personal experience to his confederates who immediately science into a crime. It is part of
eventually he consented. Fielding of your sterling worth, brings home entered the premises. Revolvers were the degeneracy of war-time and the
and Constance soon became insepar- to us the fact that we are losing a levelled at the inmates and the rob submerging which it has brought
able and stung by jealousy and valuable member and friend.
bers after ransacking the place de- with it of ideals that all this has
Fielding's refusal to explain, she
We sincerely hope that in your camped with booty to the extent of since been forgotten. It is time, now from the Secretary of State for the broke off the engagement and retirement you will be long spares and the accountant also joined in the $800. Police whistles were blown that peace has come, that it should
betrothed herself to Stephen Darrel to enjoy the fruits of your labour in once more be borne in mind."
In the meantime, Lieut. Keys the son this Colony.
pursuit after the desperadoes, one of of the vicar's cook had obtained
whom immediately turned round and the vicar's consent to mary
shot him in the right arm. He was later Kitty, the vicar's daughter, upon
Hospital. The robber's fied in the removed to the Government Civil inheriting £20,000 from a rich uncle
direction of West Paint and were lost
In reply to a message sent by His Excellency the Governor consey ing, on the occasion of the centenary of Singapore, the loyal homage of all classes, a cable has been received
Colonies expressing His Majesty's apreciation of the message.
The President of the French Re- public has conferred the Croix de Guerre on Major Luang Ramriddhi
tributes..
was
suddenly
THE MAGISTRACY.
deel
(Signed by the President and
members of the Committee.) ".
Continuing Mr. Dyer said that in asking Mr. Macdonald to accept this
ment: (applause).
The Chairman then read the address
Founder of the Institution of Engi to Mr. McIntyre as follows:
To Archibald McIntyre Esq.
to sight.
The Police are carefully watching Railway Station, but their chance of getting the criminals is by now a
poor one.
r』
.HONGKONG CHURCH
MISSIONS.
GOLF.
The final of the Morrison Handicap Cup presented by Mr. Morrison of the Chinese Maritime Customs. for competition by members of the K.C.C. and Kowloon Bowling Green Club, was played off last evening. Mr Parkes of Kowloon Dock and Mr. McIvor of the Harbour Depta were the finalists. Mr. McIvor won the cup by winning by 5 up and 4 to play.
MARINE COURT.
No honest man can read that through and keep his "mind closed."" No good man can read it without being roused to resentment, and to recognition of the urgent need for arong, Captain Sri Sukhavati, Captain who had died in Australia. There
the Christian churches as such have Kessamli and Sub-Lieutenant Kamol! Mother Keys and her son both found in the articles of association the various wharves and the Kowloon more decent outlook How is it that Perma Unasut, Sub-Lieutenant Bhakdi was much fun in this scene when address, he would like to mention that Mr. Macdonald's name would be made no protest in this matter, Joti kasthira of the Siamese Motor swooned upon hearing the good of the Institute, proving him to be though individuals, to their honour, Transport Detachment for their fine news. Roars of laughter were also one of the Institution's founders. have done? And yet it concerns the attitude under fre.
provoked when Pte. Lord Arthur it had not been for Mr. Macdonald churches. The doctrine that force
Pendennis approached the vicar a must be resisted by force is not an A working arrangement has few seconds after the latter had and one or two others like him the Institution would not have been, as obviously Christian doctrine, and one been arrived at between the Shell, consented to Kitty's marriage to it is to-day. They were all very might suppose that the churches Mexican Eagle, and Burmah Oil Lieut. Keys, with the same request. sorry at his going away but they might justly protest against the Companies, from which it is expected Fielding continued to ignore Lady trusted that he will enjoy his retire. penalising of good men for the crime that great economies will result. ItMary and continued wooing Con of putting a somewhat literal inter- is also believed that the "British stance Morel. At a party in the
Rev. W. T. Featherstone has pretation on the precepts of their Government are desirous that the vicar's house on the eve of his return
edited and sent us a book that tells religion.
Royal Dutch Company be moved to thus allowed himself to be removed
Church Missionary Association, management and control of the to France he shammed drunk and
all about the work of the "Hongkong London and that arrangements be by the spies to the house on the
neers and Shipbuilders.
local organization formed in 1899 to CRACKER FIRING.
made to that end.
cliffs whence he was to be put on board a submarine and taken to
of Hongkong.
encourage local evangelization, on Dear Sir, In view of your Church lines. Those interested will thinking that in a Christian State Every now and then somebody. Despatches from Kimberley, Germany. Fielding
room by knocking approaching departure from the doubtless obtain copies. Two diocesan persons admittedly good and reli makes a protest against noise in South Africa, stare that a chicken darkened the
the lamp. JA
China coast, the undersigned Com schools, the CMS, the Church of gieus ought not to be punished for Hongkong. As a rule it is Chinese killed at Gong Gong recently was down
revolvers took place mittee of management on behalf China, the CMS. Hostel at the " declining, even perversely, to do noise, and as a rule the obiecter is a found to have a carat diamond in its with what their consciences forbid. I do Eurosear. It does not require long Crop Two Irishmen who had killed in the darkness, Fielding being of the mambers of the Institution University, St. Stephen's colleges, St. so, not so much for the sake of the experience of the Colony to learn to the chicken immediately laid out a wounded in the right, wrist. Col. of Engineers and Ship builders Paul's, Fairlee numerous branch
Hongkong, present this schools, the Victoria Home and- objectors as for the sake of the smile at this. We are inconsistent claim on the plot where the chicken Sharrow with a posse of soldiers of nation now involved in grave wrong about this matter. The very noises had been feeding and within a few including Pre Lord Pendennis then address in token of the respect and Orphanage, etc, all come within the days were rewarded by finding more came to the rescue and Paul Lamonde esteem in which you are held by all purview of this compilation, and are dong and I ask everyone who that irritate us at times, when our shares my opinion to remonstrate livers trouble us, when we are in the than & $50:000 worth of small stones to order to save his skin gave in who have been brought into contact fully dealt with. with his representative in Parliament mood to "flog the cat" as Tommy together with several large diamonds, formation and with the aid of Lady with you.
Mary who swam out to a buoy and As one of the founders of the La The Press and the people are still and with the Government, and call says, are the noises we ourselves one of over 70 carats.
gave the signal, the Hun submarine stitution our personal experience of fealing 100 angry with the Conscien- the serious guilt of a persecution at We are referring particularly to this Mrs. Angelica Corio. The deceased, sunk by our destroyer. Fielding us the fact that we are losing a valu- upon them to free our nation from make joyously on other occasions. We regret to record the death of rose to the surface and was quickly your sterling worth brings home to tious Objectors to discuss their fate
once cruel and religious." rationally. The Goverment-mean-
firing of crackers when our friends go
rushed out and tookable member and friend. Ang the individual human beings who "Language of becoming modera. away. Those participating do not find who was 87 years of age, was one of then
We sincerely hope that in your get together somehow and call them. tion" is quite useless and foolish the horrible din irritating. They seem. the oldest residents of the Colony; the now unconscious form of the
indeed wicked 00 selves the Government-share this and
such to like it. It is the same with the indeed, it is believed that she arrived exhausted Lady Mary in his arms. retirement you will be long spared to vindictiveness, according to Colonel occasions. One cannot slaughter howling baby. The father who got here in a Chinese junk more than The story has a happy ending. enjoy the fruits of your labours on
To-night, by special request, the China Coast." Wedgwood: In the House of Com- Pigs with toothpicks. What is used to the squalling of his own brat! fifty years ago. She had 8 sons and
Signed by the President and mera- yawp that ons Colonel Wedgwood said these needed is a
will was surprised by the resentment of 4 daughters, 57 grand-children, and "Damaged Goods" will again be
bers of the Committee.
Addressing Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Dyer men had proved, by their endurance awaken even the vote-snatchers to a the irate neighbour, but later on, between 130 and 140 great grand staged."
said that the latter had just told him in prison, that they were really sense of the ghoulishness involved. with the position reverse" "wold children. The funeral took place. conscientious, and there was no longer For a "Christian country" it beats heartily damn his neighbour's child, yesterday, at 5p.m. and was well
that this was his jubilee year in China, he having come here in 1869. any justification for keeping them the Spanish Inquisition for malicious- We Europeans really have no right attended. There were many floral
He also was one of the founders of there any longer. They were beingness and spite, and the time has to criticise Chinese indulgence in
the Institution He, the Chairman, (The conduct come to say sa Lloyd George angled noise. Our saluting guns, our "Jeu de brutally treated. especially of the Governor of Wands for laughter and applause when he joie, our "jolly good fellow" chorus..
thought that was a unique occasion. make our applause at shows. and so on,
the like of which had not beer seen (BEFORE COMDE, Q. W. ́BICK- worth Prison was called in question. announced his intention to if the enquiry shows this man to be their way hard" Keeping it up, show that we are marked with the
for a long time. He was glad to see that" the the devil he is painted, we hope they now
country. is wet paint off the same gate post.
Mr. McIntyre looking so well after will give him a dose of his own returning
sanity, He By the way, has it occurred to the
his long stay here. It showed that
For being the out-ide, boat of more medicine. Cruelty is the most deadly is asking for the tars and feathers people who in imitation packers either Javanese or Malay has been Chinese was this morning be called an unhealthy trade.
engineering in Hongkong could not than five alongside the s.s. Haiping sin.) As for Home Secretary Shortt, he deserves. As the Manchester Chinese discharge salves of
this morning. Chan-Mui, the mistress he's a fool. Everybody knows that Guardian well puts it, too many in honour of their departing friends, found on April 24 with her head sentenced by Mr. R. E. Lindsell to
Answering Mr. Macdonald assured of Cargo boat 2,537 was promptly closed their minds that the compliment is a dubious smashed, lying at the corner of six weeks imprisonment for the them that they had done him a great hauled before the Marine Magistrate. people have Home were mentally incapable at the on this subject, and only very plain one?" The Chinese significance of Orchard road and Cairnhill road.larceny of an Oliver typewriter from honour indeed. Looking back twenty-$5 or 7 days' with hard labour was
Let's make a noise and knocked down by a motorcar. The in Queen's Road. Defendant when out to find the Institution they had
The assumption is that she had been conscience and a candlestick. He sideration of the real nature of the devils.
isn't what driver of the first mentioned car has arrested had the typewriter con met with a great deal of opposition objected to sending a circular to the mean work of our official body snat-send the devil away
these European enthusiasts, mean, left his employer and absconded.
cealed inside a straw bag. The but Mr. McIntyre was one of the Jail governors pointing out that there chers. The Guardian says:
fact that the cover was missing first to give his help to the Instituthe honour conferred upon him was Mr. Mcintyre in response said that should be no vindictive treatment, "It is really quite a simple matter, but it sounds like it, to the Chinese.
As a result of a horse bolting in from the machine aroused a con- tion.. because the implication might hurt and can be put to quite a simple test.
Bow Bazar, Calcutta, recently, three stable's suspicion.
unexpected. He had merely been There had been other Institutions what he termed "a sleeping partner" the feelings of the jailers. Mr. J. H. Do we regard a deep and sincere
men were injured, two carriages Thomas in the same debate opined moral or religious conviction as a
8,000 LICENSED HAWKERS IN of the kind in which engineers had of the Institute, although he ha smashed to pieces and a tram-car that these men the conscientious thing worthy of respect, or do we
derailed and damaged. The horse
lost money and so hai got dishear been one of the founders and for objectors, not the jailors--were among not? The conviction may be mis This is gleaned from the recent, was drawing a phaeton occupied by When a Chinese was fined $3 for tened and would have nothing to do a short time on the Committee. The the finest types of our citizens. Lord taken, or it may not. The question reminiscences of a Police Reservist four Europeans. The driver was hawking without a licence in Des with it. The object of the Institution only business he ever did was to Hugh Cecil, who is no Pacifist or is, do we regard a conviction of that it shows the human interest of cur thrown into the street and the Voeux Road Central, Inspector Boul- from the very, start was to have a propose that the price of drinks Bolshevik, as everyone knows, had a sort, one for which a mer is prepared cosmopolitan port, proves that the animal then collided with a trap ger informed the Magistrate that recreation room and a library for the should be increased (Laughter). fetter in The Tim's complaining of to undergo great suffering, to risk humble coolie is more humanly soul which in turn collided with a Mar- there were at present as many as
sea-going members.. Later when He was very glad to say that ther the cruel perscrulion of these health or life, as a thing only to be ful than some foreigners have sup war's ofce jaun. At this point a 8,000 licensed hawkers in the Colony, more support was given then it was Institute hud progressed considerably good men. In part he said: "The met by violence and contempt? The poser, and warns us all against the tram car smashed into both vehicles. and it was time to stop issuing new thought that the Institution might be since its inception, both in Government are, by their own question is really a pretty serious moral paralysis of that Charlotte The driver of the trap and the Mar Bcences. Why?
improved and enter scientific work membership and financially, Mr. account, keeping under punishment ore and cuts deep, because the truth who
Scientific classes were started under Macdonalp
had referred to wari riding in the jaun were removed "good and religious men whom they is that fidelity to conscience, even to
when she saw her lover to their homes. The aun coach-
A P.W. CASE
Mr. Williams a Government school scientific work, which he (the would gladly release if it were not for the death, is not exactly a common Borne before her on a shutter, man's injuries necessitated his re- Mr. Lindsell heard two cases in master, and, a. library was got Papeaker) hoped would be carefully „přejudices and complaints of persons think, and it is true also, that it Like a well-conducted person
which two Chinese were accused of This went on until the Government considered. Although sea-faring man, who do not understand the true facts is precious as it is rare.
A man
Went on cutting read and butte: moval to the Medical College Hos not complying with the orders of the took up the question of scientific especially those in middle-age, would
pital. A number of French soldiers took of the case and whose complaints are who is prepared to make such sacrifice
Sanitary Department, to remove cer- teaching and then the class not derive much benefit from it owing therefore groundless. I think your is not a common man He is a man richsas at Wanchai and came to one The wedding took place at Holy tain obstructions in Gilman Street was removed to Queen's College to not being on shore often, it would readers will agree that this is not a very much above the common. He of our jetties. Collectively they man- Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on April and Queen's Road. They were fined He was only mentioning this point help the younger members. When proper attitude for a Government to puts something which he regards as aged to raise a proportion of what was 28, of Mr. Hubert Duthy Hilliard, De- $5 each.
to allow that the ideals of the the Institute was first started Mr. adopt. Nor would the Government so nobler sacred far above any due to the coolies, and tendered it.puty Commissioner of Customs,
Institution were very high when they Ingles was President, subsequently act if they felt, as strongly as I think personal advantage. He is capable The coolies refused this. The langu Shanghai, and Miss Cecily Margaret
started. The war had upset every Mr. Bain and Mr. Parlane held time (MR. HUTCHISON'S' COURT.) they ought, the extreme wickedness of great deeds. In other circumstances age bar prevented understanding. The Dawson, eldest daughter of Mr C. P.
thing and he hoped that now with office. The Institution did not succed of what is being done. I speak and with a different outlook he might coolles considered the barbarian Dawson, Chinese Maritime Customs.
the cessation of hostilities the Insti- at first, it died a natural death, b only of the imprisonment of those have been a great soldier and won bilters. The Frenchmen-considered The service, which was fully choral,
tution would again attain to the the present institution rose out of ohjectors who are, as the Home his V.C. He is of the same stuff. the coolies udley nuisances, greedy was conducted by the Rev. A. 3. Chinese were charged with the scientific Institution for the education favourably. He thankel, them for highest standard and become a the ashes and was progressing most Secretary rankly, gays, good, and We assume, of course, that he is the and unreasonable. Our Police Walker, Mr. R. B. Hurry, presiding at religious men. To keep such men genuine article, that he is no Reservist appeared. He speaks both the organ. The bride, who was unlawful. possession of a revolver, 3 of junior members in shipbuilding the honour and wished long life and under punishment, ether for no shammer or shirker, no coward French and Cantonese, and inter-
and engineering. That could be done object or to coerce them into doing masquerading in the garb of lofty vaned. The noise subsided when he given away be her father, was attend dagger and a packet of pepper.
ed by Miss S. Dawson, sister, while Sergeant Cockle arrested the merr with the help of the Commitee. As prosperity to the Institute and its what they sincerely think is wrong, principle. We doubt if there ever made the appeal for logic which Mr A.H.F, Edwardes acted as best on Saturday afternoon at the Coffee long as he was able to do anything. Mr. Dyer proposed that Mr Mar in to incur a degree of moral respon were many of this sort. Certainly quiets all Chinese. sibility which it is not easy to describe, none, are by this time left, or for We are poor soldiers from the man. A guard of honour was form- plantation, where apparently the men for them he would be pleased to do donald and Mr. McIntyre shou: be
el for the bridal party by men from were hiding. It looked as if the men so. He thanked them for the honour
to with applats. in language of becoming moderation. long have been. They had only to front, who have no more money the Customs Co., S.V.C., óf which the were on their way to perpetrate än they had done him and hoped to made life members. This was agreed I venture, therefore, to appeal to all accept work of "national importance, Had we more, we would give it to bridegroom is captain. The honey armed robbery, and their arrest was remain a member as long as he A vote of thanks to the Chairman your readers who agree with me in, quite easy, and comparatively com.them.". Thus the bewildered poilus.
moon is being spent In Weihaiwei. very timely, The case was remanded, lived.
terminated the proceedings.
the old women on the Tribunals at
A STREET INCIDENT.
Following the killing of a Boy.
woman whose head anese mutilated almost beyond recognition, particulars are now to hand of another motor fatality in Orchard road, Singapore. A female adult.
•
(MR. LINDSELL'S COURT.)
STEALING A TYPEWRITER
HONGKONG.
୮ POSSESSION OF ARMS. Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, two
members..
WITH, R.N.)
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