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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928,
CHINA EXHIBITION. SHOOTING OF DOGS.
FOIMAL OPENING ON THE FIRST DAY.
EAST AND WEST MEET.
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SP.C.A. AND NECESSARY MEASURES.
ANNUAL MEETING REVIEW.
DIVORCE.
THE MODERN GIRL'S BELIEFS.
DISAPPROVAL.
The measures taken by the local Many a man who would be Great interest was taken yester- day in the opening of the China nuthorities to cope with the menace horrified at breaking a business Exhibition in the Hall and grounds of rabies were referred to at the contract. in the City has yet no of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, annual meeting yesterday of the scruple is undoing his marriage.
Yet marriage is a contract -de- an event unique in the annals of Hong Kong Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals and the liberately entered into for Hie by the Colony.
evolving measures two parties, each of whom hopes,
H.E. the General Officer Com-difficulty of manding (Major-General Laard), other than thons in operation at more or less selfishly, to derive some kind of profit thereby. They at the formal ceremony, said that present was, stressed.
Mr. D. H. Blake, President of always have beforehand, not ex- he very much regretted the
in the Society, presided, supported by actly a trial run but a period of ability of H.E. the Governor to be Mr. H. V. Parker (Hon. Treasurer), probation known as the engagement present.
Mr. B. O. Blaker (Hon. Secretary), during which they can think it "We must remember that China Mr. A. Stevenson, Lady Pollock and is a nation with a notable past other members,
If they are in love it is difficult, history. It has recorded its past The Chairman, in the course of though not impossible, for them to history faithfully and fairly his review of the year's activities, think. A great many people get through nearly 3,000 years and mentioned the work of the three married without thinking at all, has a legendary history 2,000 Inspectors in visiting markets,
Kipling's Dictum.
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Later in the evening, scenes
over.
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free.
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case of which
years beyond that. It comprises wharves, railway, stations, bird and, of course, often the resultant roughly a quarter of the human shops and other places to instruct race and covers an area of ground the ignorant in the proper care for Similarly it is very hard on a mas nearly as large as Europe." animals, Also the shelter afforded who crosses a road without think-
at the Bgs Home to dogs whose ing if he gets run over.
Half the divorce Chow, owners were leaving, stray and un-we hear, however, do not deal with The Hon. Sir: Shou-son who also took part in the opening, wanted dogs, etc.
the breaking of the contact by Referring to the anti-Rables Bald
They are matters of consent. mutual
Two married "Despite the dictum of Mr. Kip-campaign undertaken by the Gov-one party. ling, the East meets West here to-ernment and the legislation enact people cannot stand the sight of ed for this purpose, the Chairman; each other; they can no longer day in friendly co-operation.
deputation from the What Mr. Kipling had written said that a many years ago might have suit- Society waited upon and were live in the same house in peace; so ed his period, but since then times courteously received by the Acting they come before a judge to get One might imagine that they have changed. I maintain that Colonial Secretary, the Captain, Superintendent of Police and the East and West are getting closer Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. The could simply separate by private. together, for to-day's gathering is system of catching dogs which are mutual agreement;, that they could one instance. The exchange of jat large without muzzles was die-lead decent lives apart, amusing official visits recently between cussed. At present the noose syg- themselves separately with their H.E. the Governor and Marshal Litem was weed and the deputation own friends and practising that Chai-aum of Canton is another ex-was informed that this was the ordinary self-control constantly ample:"
most efficient and humane. As re achieved by spinsters and bachelors. Highly. Appreciated. garded the possibility of introduc- But we are generally told that Apparently bus- Mr. R. E. Lindsell gave a lecture ing the net system, they were in- this is not so. Nathan-road, particulars
on "Hong Kong Place Names and formed that a dog was more like bands and wives living apart can- which were exclusively published Legends" which he had given be-ly to struggle and hurt itself in a not and will not exercise any self- in these columns recently. Other fore but was repeated by special net and there was also the pro-control. If they are not divorced they must have flicit liaisons and blem of getting it out. request
irregular menngra. If this is building operations, we know, are
Innoculation Difficulties. planned, though it is rather too describing Chinese home life and As regarded the shooting of really so, there is a case for intro- early to discuss them. The im-a mandarin's court were presented, dogs, it might be that some own during some kind of order by pression is easily gained, however, the explanations being given by ers felt that their dogs had suffer- granting easy divorce and legalis-
ed death unnecessary but the ing their licence.
of the There can be no doubt that that property around Kowloon Miss Jean O'Hoy.
Unfavourable weather failed to Chairman reminded them point, where the initial and most damp the enthusiasm of those who terrible sufferings of those unfor- divorce is bad for public morality. tunate enough to be inflicted with People find that they can marry Important development will come, took part and the visitors.
The collection of Chinese art and rables. It had been suggested that without responsibility and be im- is going to appreciate to a great
awakens our” extent, an appreciation which will manufacturers in the grounds were preferential treatment might be, moral without evil consequences,
given to dogs which had been in- Heit 'love often highly appreciated. Exhibitions
are honest noculated but as the rabies bacil-sympathies, but if we be of a very healthy nature. For of Chinese industries were Been
lus apparently varied in strength we know that people can pull them- one thing, a considerable in- for the first time by many. A very in different parts of the world and selves together and drop it in the stages. Easy divorce In vaccine which was effective in carly. crease in European residential valuable collection of curios and quarters is likely to be necessary, antiques was in the Church Hall, France, for instance, might be of produces a perfect rist of generat
This is but a brief outline of and a huge variety of goods at the no effect in the US.A., the Colonial, laxity and put-up jobs.
European and Chi-Veterinary Surgeon was sales stalls.
not pre-1
And again, in the case of a great how the development of Kowloon nese refreshments were appreciat-pared to make an recommendations, many generally happy marriages. may take place in the neared. Full details are given in the Experiments were being conduct- there is a difficult period during ed along these lines, however, which the couple might rush into future, and many other pleasing Exhibition catalogue.
The Chairman also referred to divorce if it were sufficiently easy, if not as sure pictures could be
the challenge Cup which was to be, Instead of settling contentedly down The patrons of the exhibition are put up for competition among the again together, to the advantage of drawn of the growth that would'
H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Cle- follow. 'There would be, for one menti, K.C.M.G., H.E. Major Gen. Boy Scouts of the Colony as a test, the unfortunate children that they thing, a call for those delightful eral C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., Sirofnowledge of bird and animal have brought into the world.
There are occasional cases of kad The Accounts showed that $9,980 marriages which ought not to exist. Hong Kong, Thursday, Mar. 29, 1928. motor-roads which have been Henry Pollock, K.C., Sir Shou-Bon tentatively planned to grace the Chow, the Hon. Mr. J. Ower
Hughes, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote was paid as salaries to Inspectors. But there are also vile people whom
while other expenditure was in we deem unfit to live whose lives '. GROWING KOWLOON. New Territories, an area which wall, C.M.G., and Dr. S. W. To connection with the upkeep of the nevertheless may not be ended by The signs are many that the may then blossom forth into bun- LL.D.
The general committee consists Dogs' Home, and sundry expenses, our violence.
In any case laws must be Kowloon Peninsula is in a state galow districts, In. time, indeed,
of the of gradual development, and be- we may see Kowloon with a Peak of the Bishop of Victoria, (Presi-The revenue amounted to nearly a great temptation.
dent), the Rev. W. Walton Rogers $9,000 from subscriptions and theft.
for the rived from the Sir Robert Ho, majority, rather than fore long the question of a tunnel of its own, when truly will it be and Mr. F. C. Mow Fung, Vice donations, and from the income de-made for the beneft across the harbour is one which said that the Island will have no- Presidents), Miss E. Couch and Tung Endowment Fund. The Gov- benefit of conceivable exceptions.
ernment made a grant of $2,500 The majority of people are decent, ia likely to compel more than thing on" the Mainland. One con- Mias R. Mow Fung (Hon. Secre
taries), and Mr. C. C. Mitchell and while Mr. M. J. Patell ako donat orderly, and more or less self- sideration that would spoil this Mr. J. W. Baldwin (Hon. Treasured a sum of $300 during the year, controlled. The majority of mar casual attention because of this
bliss would be those gawkish erec-Ţers), Peninsula
The following officers were elect riages are happy. It is of the The Committee is composed of development. The Hotel, which is in course oftions known as poster hoardings;
H. Blake; Vice President, Mr. W. riage is a good working system Blanchett, F. A. Britton, Cheung B. Finnigan, Hon. Treasurer, Mr. that has lasted many centuries furnishing will, when ready for oc- and now that we have indicated to the following-Mesdames C. I.ed for the yeas: President: Mr. D. failures we hear most, but mar-
the good people of Kowloon how wing-kul, C. R. Duppuy, J. H. v: Parker; Hon. Secretary, Mr., without being superseded. cupation, give a fillip to Kowloon's
the land in which they live may Hunt, G. A. Poynting, W. WB. O. Blaker. A large and repre- is no sufficient reason for the growth, particularly so when it
be developed and beautified it is Rogers and E. G. Stewart; Misses sentative general. Committee were authorisation of lust, nor is there is remembered that the Hong
E, Atkins, W. I.. Griffin, W. Robin- to be trusted they will keep gon, and E. Walters; the Revs. N.
also elected,
any sufficient reason why the com- Kong and Shanghai Bank pro-their "Urban District Council" ap v. Halward, J. H. Johnston, E. W.
munity should be upset because a Legal gentlemen practising in few people are so incurably roman- to conduct 2 branch
to scratch in regard to anything. L.-Martin, C. B. Shann, Tso Sze-kai H. M. Supreme Court in Shanghai tie that they cannot content them that may mar the pretty picture. and H. A. Wittenbach; Dr. Lily are not given quite so much to gelves with one woman, or one man,
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UNIVERSITY MEDICAL. .. SOCIETY'S JOURNAL.
THE FEBRUARY ISSUE.
Patrons & Committee.
life.
Thomas, Mesars. O. B. Raven, W. Jesting at the expense of each other, each.
The Sub-Committers.
Immorality is often
So, too, is
There
LONDON MOSQUE FUND.
London, March 3.
in the ground floor of the building. This factor alone will
If marriage is to become a tem- work mightily in the cause of the
8. Balley, E, Cock, J. H. Donni-5 are their brethren in the Courts! Peninsula's prosperity, seeing
thorne, R. Haang, J. H. Hunt, V. at Home, which made a clever pun porary arrangement with divorce at that many of the big passenger
G. Labrum, A. J. May, W. H. C. by Mr. K. E. Newman sound all the end it would be more consistent Robson, P. Sanda, E. G. Stewart, the more choice, says the "North to abolish it in favour of free love. lizers berth at the Kowloon
China Daily News." Addressing In any case, does it not seem F. W. Stapleton. Tsui, Kwing-kong- the Appeal Court (Judges. Sir pity that it is the people who make wharves and that the godowns
B. Weng Tape, B. Wylie and Wong (Henry Gollan, Sir Peter Grain and messes of their marriages who are are already there. We may ex-
Siu-pan.
Mr. G. W. King), he remarked, to have the right to marry, again? perience in Kowloon before long, The February issue of "The
that his friend, and opponent, MDaily Mail." The Demonstration Sub-Commit. E. Badeley, had been beaten in this regard, such commercial Caduceus," the journal of the Hong
was like a chess and domestic liveliness as took Kong. University Medical Society, tee consisted of Mr. Tsui Kwing-
contains interesting and, instruc kong (convenor), and Messrs. down until he place in Hongkew after the Hong tive artides bearing on
various Cheng Shok-kit, Taul Tong, Chow player in such extremen that he could only move in parallel lines, Kong Bank decided to open a phases of medical work.
Ching-chiu, Chan Siu-kun, Ow- branch in that district. Business In addition to an editorial, deal Yeung Kin-hang, Yip, Kin-chuen, and this against two Knights and a
King! ing with Hospital Policy through- Teo. Chi-on and Hon Yan-lum... people and residents of a widely out the world and contrasting the The Sub-Committee for European
Ameer All, Chairman of the scattered and thickly populous administration of Voluntary and teas was as follows:-Mrs. J. H.
Goved the time State-controlled Hospitals, clinics) Hunt (convenor), Mrs. A. W. Bliss, Miss W. L. Griffin, and Messrs. B. London Mosque Fund, interview- trustees had agreed to depute a and trouble of crossing Garden notes, correspondence dealing with Mrs. W. Brown, Mrs. P. J. Jennings Wong Tape, R. Huang, and Wong ed by Reuter, said that the
the proposal to change the name of and Mrs. C. C. Mitchell (members). Siu-pun.
The Sales Stall sub-committee representative to act with the Bridge and coming practically to "The Caduceus" to the "Hong Kong and Mesdames W. R. Andrews, R. the other end of the Bund in order University Medical Journal," re- Baldwin, T. Black, F. C. Clemo, G. consisted of Miss W. Robinson trustees for the fand of Rs. to perform their banking acti- views of books, pharmaceutical R. Edwards, L. Forster, F. Ham- (convenor), Mrs. C. I. Blanchett, 500,000 donated by the Nizam of vities, and Hongkew and the notes etc. the following articles. are blin, S. Kelly, F. H. Loseby, F. Mrs. F. A. Britton, Dr. Lily Iliff Hyderabad, with a view to cordial
contributed:
McNider, A. McFarlane, A. Wand Miss Walters (members); and co-operation with the common ob- eastern districts of Shanghai, Kummell's Disease, or Post Smith and R. Spencelayh (co-opted Mesdames J. W. Baldwin, L. Bald- ject of erecting an absolutely non- big win, Griggs. Johnson, Pass, Faectarian mosque, which has al such as Wayside and Yangtze Traumatic Spondylitis. by W. H. members) poo, in which are centred most of Maxwell Telling, M.D., BS. The Sub-Committee for the Chin- Robinson, Tong, A. White, and ways been the purpose of the Lon-
F.R.C.P. and G. F. Walker, M.D., cas Restaurant consisted of Miss Woolley, Misses C. Angus, D. Au- don Mosque Fund. the cotton mills and other indus- MR.C.P. Some Observations on the R. How: Fung (convenor), Mrs. F, drews, C. Allen, M. M. Clark: Cola, The trustees propose that the trial concerns, correspondingly History and Treatment of C. Mow Fung, Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Gilmore, E. Hayward. B. dirat, R. mosque should be styled the benefitted
Edampsin, by Tottenham, F. W. Stapleton, Miss E. Rogers, Hopwar, M Kacker, K., Murphy, A. Nizamia Mosque. RA, M.D. FR.C.P.I.; Yomiting In Miss Shin Tak-hing, Mrs. Fok, Foon, B. Pope, Smith, D. Went Funds hitherto collected are There are other indications of Infancy and Childhood. by T. X. Li, Miss M. Yuen and Mr. G. 8. Zim-worth E. Woolley, M Woolley, held by the Bank of England, on the coming commercial import 8.1.S. D.T.M.EH Ultra mernes Maud White Margaret White, M. behalf of the trustees, who include ance of Kowloon and especially Violet Ray Therapy, by Y. S. Wan, The Entertainment Sub-Commit Witchell and Messrs. R. Baldwin, Ameer Ali, Lord Ampthill, Lord the Taim-tha-tsui district, and MA MB. Ch.B.: An Outline tee was as follows. The Rev. N. V. R. Dormer, Henry Kew, A. Tate, R. Lamington and the Aga Khan.
Study of: Toxicology from a Medico Halward (convenor); Rev. J. H. White, R. Wong and E. R. Robinson. one is furnished by the extensiv
legs and Practical Sinadpoint by Johnston,E WAL Martin, C. B. Mr. WH. C. Robson was inspe
and Tsoli Sze-kel Mrs, charge of the cloak room, and par-
"I was dumbstruck when I got