1922-12-19

TUʻSDAY, LECEMBER 19. 1922.

A PRESSING PROBLEM.

CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS,

DA. SHERWOOD EDDY'S LECTURE

TO SHOT ASSISTANTS,

APOSTOLIC DELEGATE.

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY'S-

RECEPTION,

"THE STORM,"

DYNAMIC FILM STORY,

THE CHINA MAIL.

After all, a picture is essentielly a story, and the plot therefore is the

· The most important clement.

At the Catholic Union Club yester day evening the Catholic community of Hongkong gave a reception in story's the thing." honor of His Grace Monsignor Celeo

DAYLIGHT HOBBERY.

ARMED MEN RAID BAYVIEW HOME,

ATTEMPT TO RIFLE SAFE.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

THE members propose to give a concert at the end of January A daring daylight robbery was or beginning of February, and it is carried out at Bay View yesterday hoped that the community will give afternoon. Mis. II. Altea, of No. 5, ila wholehearted support to this Moreton Terrace was sitting atona effort to revive the Society which has reading in the parlour, on the ground, teen inactive for about 10 years. floor about 4.30 p.m., when four | The charge for admission will be Chinees rushed in. One of the in- made as low as possible and full trulers seized her roughly by the particulars will be published in the throat and placed his hand over her press later, mouth. Another of the 'robbers i

Hongkong, December 10, 1022. demanded the rafe key. When Mra, Allen said the key was with her hus- band then at his office the robbera tried to fore the safo. They wore not euccessful however. Then while ona man stood guard over Mrs. Allen, {

There are several vacancies for the other thien wont to her bed Toom where they forced open the Soprano and Alto voices. Will those Interested and willing to assist apply. wardrobe, and a chest of drawers, to the Hon, Secretary Mr. J. A. E emptying their contents on the floor. Bullock, c/o Colonial Secretariat, Finding rothing of value, the robbers from whom all further particulars returned to the parlour, where they can be obtained. stole some emall pieces of jewellery Pactices: Mondays, 5 15 p.m. at worth $05 from drawer in the the Cathedral Hall. ouphou. There was a quantity of Orchestral Section. silver wire in the cupbosid but the

There are vacancies for two-Violin robbers did at steal any. They ists. Applications to be sent to the

hour in the house.

Choral Section.

"The Storm," coming as Universal- The staff of the Colony's four

Costantini, Archbishop at Jawelattractionstarring House Peters. Jargest Clinese emporiums- the Sun

Theodosin and Fint Apostolic coming to the World Theatre, was Co, Ltd., the Sincere Co., Ltd., the Wing On Co., Ltd., and the Cheng Delegate to China. After the Rt. adapted from the New York stage Kwoby Co., La-were present In Rev. Bishop Pazzoni bad introduced repastion of the same name. Thentri full force at the World Theatre at the guest of honour, two addresses of cal history was made by the play. 8 o'clock this morning to listen welcome were presented to His Grace, written by Langdon McCutwiek. byone in Portuguese by Mr. V.F. Soares It in grippingly dramatic, and interesting lecture Dr. Sherwood Eddy. The audience from the Portuguese community and besides the clemen's of implu numbered over 1,000 and included the other in English by Mr. H. drama thero is woven into it the the managera of the four e panica. Dixon from the Catholio community theme of two kinds of fear that men

Dr. Kddy opened his address by in general. His Grace responded may feel toward women.

One man is the triangle of the Congratulating the companies on the suitably in Italian.

Afterwards His Graca expressid his story is afraid of women because be. good example they were at present Batting to the busincee world. The desire to speak to the pressman pro- knows nothing of them; bas rover present serious world situation. he sent and informed them through an soen anything of them. He's taid, was due to unrent, caused by interpreter that he had once been awon erau primitive and honest.

The other is the product" ol antional, industrial and racial strife journalist and he referred to the press What were the causes of it be asked. as a great factor in modern educa Landon and Paris society. He feare the gentle sex because he has "acen, They were the two basic human tien.

The following gentlemen, represent-too darned much of women.” motives-hunger for life and love to

The woman in the case is on share the best part of life. When ing various Confraternities and So these were not in proportion, the ieties of Catholics were then preeent-innocent French Canadian girl, forced result was war and lust, and henceled to Hin Grace:-Murers. A. F. to live with the two men for four lang national strife and the present world Oamund, V. F. Soares H. Dixon mouths through being, hemmel J M. Graca, J. D. Gamund, F. H

byn now-storm, In Chias, said the lecturer, the Barnes, A. F. B. Silva-Netto, E. V. p cple are slowly rising and the M. R. de Sousa, J. P. Braga, J. M. G. constructed a story that holds the dipart-d after spending about ball an, Hon. Secretary, Colonial Secretariat, government was slowly falling through Pereira and Father Purcell.

situation.

His Gracleaves for Shanghai to anday by the 8.6. "Shizuoka Maru”

the scilabners of the fficials, Mili tariam, lawicedere, aquenza corruption, hence the resultant pover. From thence he will proceed to Peking ty, the bankruptcy of the Chinese returning later to Hankow which is

to be his headquarters. government.

Dr Eddy said he found also a serious industri Lituation in China, at present, and he thought that b's liati nere were very fortunate to be the

KILLING TIME.

employees of these four companies. WHAT THE HOTEL REGISTER

He had been to many other commer-

REVEALED.

On this novel situation McCormick

interest to the last by its very novelty.

ILLICIT OPIUM,

MAN EXCULPATES WOMAN.

A well dreared Chinese and a woman described in the charge sheet as "from India," were charged before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning with the unlawful possession of 003 lbs. of Plicit raw opium worth $1,462. Defendants were arreated as they were coming ashore South Chiro, he went to a match aimlessly about the Hotel lounge. It at the Leung Wing wharf from a factory and found there children be. was the sanie lounge which I had seen ateamer from Calcutta, The opiam tween 9 and 12 years of are working time and time again, wherein the was found in their luggage and cloth- same pople repeated their ontba

cial houses in China and had found „the conditions of the employers very ursatialactory. On a recent trip in

It was raining and I wandered

hard for. 14 hours a day, seven days about lovely Hongkong. Indred I

ing.

Mr. C. A. S. Ross, who appeared for in the week with no rest. They earned?

thought at that time there the defence, said the man was prepar from 9 to 20 cents per day, and Was very little had to breathe poisonous fumes. He lounge to excite my cariority, until I

this ed to undertake all responsibility. was there for half an hour only and accidentally peeped into the hotel charged the woman and recording a The Magistrate accordingly dis- was badly suffocated. He thoughtitor's book. When I made a conviction against the un gave a that ander three conditions the por second peep my curiosity was remand until to-morrow afternoon for children had to go to hospital every thoroughly quickened and my senza Mr. Ruce to address the Court in sup- 18 days. He had visited also waving factory where boys between 9 and 18 years of age worked 18 hours a day, 7 days a week with no rest and received only 1 aminal wages, Doring their long apprenticeship in the factory they received nothing but food and when they began to car money, they started to bring other Apprentices to the factory.

of humour began to assert itself.

This visitor's book began its career before the war. It would now make

museum of ours, an interesting oxhibit is that new

Istrained my eyesight in an effort to dec pher many of the names and addresses in this weighty volume, but had I not known it was the visitor'e book, I would certainly have mistaken.

fit for the secrat record of & new-

Harsid that when he was in that factory, he thought of his own boy who was let in the war. He saw his comer. own boy again-eighty million of bim-unschooled, unitarned and suffering from the pour industrial ystem. That was the world. That

was the regiona industriel silusti, n

port of a pleu for leniency,

BATTLING KEY.

HONGKONG TRIP * A. WILD

GOOSECHASE."

We have received a letter from Battling Key; ways the Straits Times But besides its interest from the in which be states that he is returning caligraphy viewpoint, the book to Singapore shortly, but as his letter possed much comical interest. For is undated be may already bave instance, there was the man who arrived,

We fear that his trip to registered himïelf as last hang at Hongkong was not the success he had Ching was suffering from. What could word gave the steamer which boped from a financial print of via solve the problem? Wist could brought him here se the Star and we think that he will rest content Ferry" Another visitor named two to stay in Eingapore until he bas don to save humanity? He bili ved English towra as his, place of birth. something a little less ephemeral than only Jesus could do it. Jesus came gill ar bet tad signed himsell in a wild goose chase after non existent to the wald to lift us up from lust the nationality column as Irial-Chin fighters in acighbouring porte. and war to love, l'eace and goodwill amoog.min.

eee. Finally, under the Erading

The lecturer then touched on the destination, ons visitor and written induecce for good of Christianity."Happy Valley Cemetery !"

He mentioned the names of Gnerál -Fung

and Yuk-chaung

two Chinese Christian doctors all once ignorant and unenlightened. They embraced Christianity and were now leaders in China.

The speaker cloard his add.es with

"THREE MUSKETEER},"

FINE CORONET FILM.

GOOD WAR RECORD.

HELPS CHINESE FIREMAN

IN, TROUBLE.

An elderly Chinese ship's fireman, who served in the British Mercantile Marius during the war and is the

an appeal to the four companies to Thon born grumblers who make a holder of the British war and the set an example to the business world babit of complaining about the Mercantila Marino madale,

WAS

in China by giving a whole day's rat quality of the films that are seat out brought before Mr. J. R. Weed this to their employees a Sundaye. East for our delectation should see morning on remand to answer a "You are leaders,read, and what the film version of "The Three charge of stealing a piece of wood. you do the others will la low."

Later in the mining Dr. Edey mailed for the Philippines. Another meeting has been arranged for bis retora un January 2.

INDECENT ASSAULT.

COURT LISTENS TO A BAD

CASE.

Musketeers" that is being shown at the Coronet this wek and then for ever bold their peace. Every member of the crowded audiences that saw it

When the case came before him yesterday, the Magistrate thought. the defendant'ʼn vero d deserved some consideration and referred him to the

when it was shown for the first time Harbour Mast r. yesterday will agree that it is without doubt one of the finest Alms ever made.

From overy point of view it is a great picture. It had of course the initial advantage of Damas farcinat ing carrativa as a foundation ord the story has been given a truly magificent setting. The film is per

This morning it was announced that the Harbour Master would give the de'endant work.

The Magistrate accordingly bound defendant over in the sum of $50 to be of good behaviour for six months,

ROBBERS RUSE.

PRETENDED. TO BUY SAUSAGES.

At this morning's sitting of the fooly proportioned with not a falre Ben ions Chan Fuk v as charged with note anywhere and its actore seem to committing an ind cent assault on a have been born specially for the parts twelve year old girl named Chung they are called upon to portray. Lai..

None more so inderd than Douglas:

Four arrod robbers entered the The facts of the charge were that Fairbanks as the dashing D'Artagnan Laen Was ast meat shop of No. 281 on November 20th, defendant, who is himself. It is a part that might Shanghai Strast, Yaumati, at 11.15 ▲ boatman, was on the yacht cily have been spoilt by being last nit, under the pretext of boring “Dorothy" which was lying along the overdone but Mr. Fairbanke displays some: sausaged. ↑ They suddenly well in Causeway Bay. Mared to the capacity for restrained and dignified produced jevolvers and doggers Aud yacht was a Chinese boat in which acting of which, judging by bis hald up the shop prople. . The master lived a woman and her three children, rovious performances, Lot many of the shop who was asleep in the eldest of whom was Chang Lai. It people would have believed him his cubicle rudely awakened by ́wa+ explained that on the day in question prisoner called the girl into lis cabin and assaulted hor.

capable

Germa Destroyer.

There is no danger whatarei fom lock

the intradere They took his keys from his girdle and opening the saf took $2,000 in ca h. From the mae ter's wife they stoln jewellery work't! $70. Before leaving the shop the rol bers bound and gagged all their

The Best Cough Medicine.faw or blod poison resulting from a hamberlain's Cough Heads la the wound when hamberlain's fins Balm victims. largest selling, cough med cine in the is promptly applied. • It is an mutlooptle * -Neighbturn gave the alarm and the world today because it dous exactly and distro the germs which case police chase nad caught an ch "what a cough medictruiesuppard to du+ wounds to feat withour maroration?

["and" It stops coughs and colds speedily and in one-third the time sequired by the the fugitivos', who was formally efecturile. For skip by: all Chemists, gresk trvation to Formale" by all pharged "ba'ore Bir B. B. Ljaquéll

this morning and remanded,

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. R. E. SMITH has taken over charge of the Hongkong Branch of the business of the undersigned as from the 15th instant. LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO, CHINA.

Hongkong, December 19, 1922.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Pablic Auction

FRIDAY, December, 22, 1923

commencing at 9.30 p.m.,

at their fa'en Room, Daddell Street, A Quartity of Valuable Hongeho d Furniture. (Full Particulars from Catalogue),

Alno

One Gent's Baddle (complete). Ono Barmonium by "Moutrie

And

Dos Grand Piano

On view from Thursday the 2hat inat. Tarma: Canyon relivery: --

HAMMERT BROS.

Auctionoors.

Hongkong, Dooomber:18, 1923.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUES AND

01ER INSTITUTIONS..

The first Orchestral Practice will take place in the Drill Hall, Volunteer Headquarters, Garden Road, at 5,15 p.m. on Thursday, December 28th. Hongkong, December 19, 1922.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

'HE Undersigned have received instruc tiens to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR SOUDUTY OF THE CONCERNED),

FRIDAY,

December 22, 1922, at 2,30 p.m. at their Sales Booms, Na & "Die Voux Bosd, Corner of Ice House Street,

About 100 late of VALUABLE JEWELLERY.

Comprising

Gent's Gold Watches, Diamond

Rings, Brro-lots, Cineter Rings Bar Pins, Earrings, Pendants, Handbags,"

do, 46.. do

- And

A fw lots of imitation pearls, Forms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

(YOR" LCCOUNT OF THE 'CONCERNED}·

SATURDAY.

December 23, 1922, at 10.45 a.m. at their Sales Hooms, No:8, Des Voeux Road,

Corner of Ice House Street. **

A large assortment of Xmas Gifts, Comprising:

Tralian Marble Fgures and Ornam ants, Raste. Pedestals, Electric Lamps, Table Centres, Val. St. Lambert

Do And

coming meetings, lectures and bags Suit Cases, Electroplated Sweet ALL preliminary notices of forth. Table Glam, Wardrobe Trucks, Hand- entertainments, sent for insertion in Stands, Rugs and Carpets, the news columns of the Chino Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each. (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they da.not Occupy more than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they ill be placed in the advert's'ng columns at the prevailing rates.

THE

A few lots of Crackers, Toys, do. Terms: Cash on delivery.

HTUHES & HOUGA, Auctionisers.

Torgkong, December 19, 1992-

STORM

IS COMING

HONGKONG

DOLLAR

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