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"It is cold enough for snow been and always will be spoken are the words which always have when the front portal is crossed and the wind cuts piercingly this in spite of the repeated protesta tions of the meteorologists as to extremecold below not being neces- sary or even conducive to precipit. ton above:
Whether it is meteorologically corrector not the remark has fallen from the lips of many Hongkong- Stes this morning,
If the Importance of the Issue, warrants it there is always Mr. TF. Claxton, director of the Royal Observatory, to sing up. Oo second thoughtsowever, that observation ought to be withdrawn thank the scribe fit and it is to perhaps Mr Claxton wouldn't
are indebted for all those interest- Mr. Claxton that newspaper people ing comparative figures which appear when the elements get a little out of hand.
The China Mail to-day and the Every person subscribing to the Sunday Herald to-morrow an-China Mall or the Sunday Herald nounce jointly one of the greatest and paying the subscription in circulation building campaigns advance will be entitled to cast ever attempted by a newspaper in a certain number of votes, the South China. Nearly $15,000 number of votes depending upon in prizes will be given away the length of time for which the, absolutely free to popular people subscription is taken. In addition in the Colony. There is no element there will be a vote coupon in the of chance in the campaign.paper, every day which may be popularity and personal effort felipped and turned in to the credit being the two things that will of a candidate. decide the winner's.
The method of awarding prizes The campaign is open and free will be as follows to all. It is not in any way a gamble or a raffle--the prizes will cred be awarded solely for merit. The pais present prosperity of the Colony votes has determined the China Mail free $3,150 (1925 Model)No, there is no question of a and Sunday Herald to make this Buicluring Car The person record"--perhaps it was as well great offer through which they who the second greatest num- Mr. Claxton did not see the dubious') expect to tend their circula- ber of votes will be given the look on the face of the reporter at tions to equal if not to lead any $1,500 Chevrolet Touring Car his end of the win the was think English newspape in China. The candidate who has the next of the time he to to get to the With this end. in view there has largest number of votes will be office from the ferry in a vain been gathered together a list of given the choice of any of the endeavour to restore his circulation prizes which will stamp the cam- other prizes offered, and so on paign as one unique in the annals down the list, each candidate trying to rep
to something normal and Abraham's latest of the Colony.
choosing in turn the prize desired record), Motor Cars Free.
until all prizes have been awarded.
The Jane The first grand prize in the Each candidate will be requested noon of campaign will be a $2,160.00 Buick to select a friend to act as a judge mo (1926 Model) light six Touring and the counting of votes on the tied ar Car purchased from, and on die final night of the campaign will be the play at the Hongkong Kowloon Entirely in the hands of these Taxi Cab Co., 38, Des Voeux Road. judges appointed by the candi.
The second prize is a $1,500.00 dates themselves. Chevrolet Touring Car purchased from W. R. Loxley & Co., York Building. The public is cordially invited to inspect these two
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Piano a Prize.
for the after- Was one of the record, con- and the rise of
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AMONG LEPERS.
ISLAND SETTLEMENT NEAR HONGKONG..
FRIENDLY PIRATES.
Great Relief Scheme in the Making.
Eighty miles from Hongkong is an island which is to be made into a leper settlement. In the following interview, given before he left Hongkong, on Wednesday, the founder describes graphically the conditions, under which the work is carried out.
Typical Leper.
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building for untainted children, and a laboratory where a trained physician will carry on research work,
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"We have lepers come to us from a very large area," Mr. Lake told the reporter, "and we shall be able to cover an even larger one when we get the facilities on the island."
Asked if he, was ever called upon to treat cases of leprosy originating from Hongkong Mr. Lake said, "there is no law under one case at present, although one) of his workers had been a mem- ber of their Church in Hongkong and had taken to the work after contracting the terrible disease. "At present," Mr. Lake said, "there is no law under which a leper can be even taken off the streets of Hongkong, but the settlement is always open to all such.
Pirates, lepers, snakes, and typhoons-none of these holds terrors for Mr. and Mrs. Lake, who are locking forward even with joy to the time when they will live completely on the island The founder is the Rev. John surrounded by their leper friends. Lake, of Canton, one of the They have even a band of pirates delegates to the Medical Confer on the island but "they are as this (Saurday).ence held at the University. On careful of our property and the short side and with cheeks in privacy," said Mr. Lake, as any which perfect health is reflected friendly Indians in our homeland there is nothing in his appear. ever were of their dearest 'pale ance, apart from keen grey eyes, face' friends.. to mark him out as being in any way exceptional.
morning was almost unprecedent ed, he imagined, although it would mean a long search to verify this. The lowest temperature recorded at the Observatory was at 7-20 a.m. to-day, being 41.4. This is
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE,
TWO CHINESE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
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One day a pirate chief, accom- the lowest on record for five
panied by an armed escort, went years, since February 4, 1919 to be
Mr. Lake himself fails to see over to the island to see what the exact. The record for Hongkong anything heroically self-sacrific. recent activity there portended. since observations have been taken ing or brave in the work that he On being told of the good work is 32.0 (January 18, 1893). Other low has been doing among lepers "It he was (as Mr. Lake put it) "as temperatures were:January 9, is just a call that has come to me friendly as any pirate we ever 1900 (37.5); February 5, 1901 and, with the help and encourage met and gave us a cordial invita- (38.4) January 24, 1916 (393); and ment that my little wife here is tion to visit him. That man January 9, 1917 (39.8.)
able to give me, I hope to do much would stand by us, now, if we more to make life endurable for were in any danger. He has lepers," he told a "China Mail" visited us, seen something of the reporter, who chatted with him as work we are doing for his people, he was having tea with a number and has made friends with us. of other delegates.
It was
reading. of He had in the past avoided talk- a book on the life of the Belgian work, he further told the repor- worked among the Molokai lepers ing in public about the leper priest, Joseph de Vauster, who ter, but now that leprosy had been of the Hawaiian Isles, that first so thoroughly gone into at the led Mr. Lake to determine that he Conference and there was some would be willing to undertake thing more definite to tell hep such a task; and the call came had no objection to making the when on a missionary undertak work "public. particularly as Dr. ing in the Sze Yap, he came Muir, the leprosy expert, would across a collection of wretched be leaving Hongkong with him in huts in which lived nearly thirty a few hours to make an investiga- miserable lepers. It was here tion of the settlement.
that his first labours lay. The island, which is to be the future scene
Mr. Lake confesses to feelings' efforts,
of Mr. Laké's almost of abhorence when he first him by the late Dr. Wu Ting- work; but these, he says, have WAS donated to thought of and undertook such. fung. Minister for Affairs in the Chinese Govern- such a service.
Foreign given place to the joy of ment. It is in the Kwangtung willing to receive help or to give He is always province two or three miles from it, and correspondence should be the Chek Kai County, and bears addressed to him at Canton. "The the name of Tai-Kam. There Rev. John Lake, Canton, will find will be room on it for a much me all right," he told the "China larger number of lepers than Mr. Mail" reporter, "but it hadn't Lake is able at present to accom- better be addressed to the island modate in his settlement on the as (here with a twinkle) "we are mainland and the intention is to not sufficiently advanced to have have a hospital there, a house for a post office there." the women and men, a separate
Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy, yester day, two Chinese were charged with committing a robbery with violence on a married woman at the junction of Middle Nathan Roads on Sunday last.
and
Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the second accused.
How To Enter. Any person desiring to enter his or her name or that of a friend in this campaign for the purpose of winging one of the magnificent The next prize is an $850 the Campaign Manager at once.
prizes should communicate with Collard Piano. This has been pur- Candidates should interest their chased from, and is now on dis friends in the campaign thereby play at, the store of the Anderson securing their votes before they Music Co., Queen's Building. In are given to someone else. addition to the above other valu- There is a coupon in the paper ables prizes are a Sleeper Monotyol, good for 50 votes, also a nomina-. Radio Set with a Loud Speaker tion coupon good for 5,000 votes.. attached, a Cabinet Brunswick Fill these in with your name, or Phonograph, a Vacation Tour to that of a friend, and send to the Foochow, and two beautiful Elec- campaign headquarters. tric Fixtures.
When A full list of the the nomination iN received prizes announced thus far, appears receipts, supplies and full informa in the big two page display tion will be given to candidates. advertisement in another part of The next step is for the candidates this edition. An important to begin calling on friends and announcement is that a number of acquaintances and securing their other valuable prizes are yet to be subscriptions in order to receive added to the list and will be their votes, also to request them announced from time to time. to save as many as possible of the There will be prizes of every sort 50 votes coupons, as there is no and description and all reading limit to the number of these, this announcement will surely find which may be credited to a candi some prize in the list that they date. However, only one of the will specially desire.
5,000 votes nomination coupons Official Opening.
may be credited to any one person." The official opening of the Cam- Persons who enter the campaign paign will be Saturday morning do not have to subscribe for the February. 7. Those "interested papers themselves. All that is in becoming candidates and wish- necessary is to enter the name end ing to get an early start should the friends will do the rest. It call at the Campaign Headquarters will be surprising how rapidly the at Room F, Second Floor, 34, votes will roll in and how little Queen's Road; corner of Queen's effort will be required to win one Road and Wyndham Street. of the valuable prizes. One never On another page will, be found knows how many friends one the rules governing the campaign. really hus until they are tested by Anyone desiring to enter should a campaign of this nature. send name and address immediate- After the first announcement of ty to the Campaign Manager or, the names sent in by the candi- better still, call in person and dates, which will appear in a few learn all particulugs.
days, the votes will be counted and All that is necessary to win a 'published daily... prize is the expenditure of a few The Campaign representatives- hours' time amongst one's friends, may be found at the Campaign lining them up to the support of Headquarters, Room F, Second the candidate. The Campaign will Floor, 34, Queen's Road, corner of run for a period of eight weeks Queen's Road and Wyndham St. and will close on April 4, when They will be only too glad to give all the prizes will be awarded to all information and assistance the victorious candidates. possible. The Campaign will be Candidates will find that an strictly fair to all. Those interest- announcement of their names in ed should call at the Campaign the first published list of candi Headquarters and receive receipt dates will be a signal to their books and supplies so they may with receiving stolen property, friends to rally to their support. begin calling on their friends ae with By following up that interest with soon as possible. earnest and energetic action & firm In this issue of the paper-le-nn foundation can be at once catab- encouragement coupon which if Hished for a winning score,
In committing both the accused for trial at the Criminal Sessions, the Magistrate said that the two workmen who were responsible for the arrest of the accused deserved to be rewarded. It was not usual for Chinese to chase robbers as they did; they pre- ferred to look on with their hands in their pockets..
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MR. A" ECHO.
A. D. C. TO BE TRIED IN
PARIS.
EXTRADITION REFUSED,
(Reuter's Service.).
PARIS, January 30, ::A French court has refused to grant extmdition Arthur, basing its decision on the
of French statute of limitations.
Captain
LATER
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Arthur will be tried in France
which he was formally charged today.
The rules of the campaign will tion will count for 50,000 votes from the lower left corner of the accompanied by a year's subscrip Clip the nomination coupor be rigidly adhered to and the over and above the regular display advertisement, fill it out awards made strictly according to schedule offered on subscriptions, and send it in to-day. You can merit, fork
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