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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1928.
CORRESPONDENCE,
TENNIS SHIELDS
(To the Editor of the “China Mail.”]
Sir, I shall be obliged if you
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Yours, etc.,
Calicut,"
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aware of the tremendous risk she ran but, like a true pioneer, was willing to venture much. She is well worthy of the memorial now! set up for her by her family. To no more worthy cause could her enormous, fortune be devoted than towards helping to remove the vast load of debt with which will publish this letter in order that I may be able to ascertain the namoi the nation is now saddled:—and j there can be little doubt that or names of the donors of the 1st should the large sum involved re- and 2nd Division Tennis Shields.
The 1st Division Shield was first... main to accrue for the stipulated period of half a century, it should competed for in 1909 and was won go far towards alleviating the by the Kowloon Cricket Club, and heavy burden of the National the 2nd Division Shield in 1916 By A Legal Correspondent in the Debt which, directly or indirectly, being won that year by detrimentally affects every perVanguard Club (now non-existent). Will any old resident give me any information on this point?
Thanking you for your, kind courtesy in this matter.
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Li King-yin (37) unemployed, Hving at No. 41, Tung-street, was arrested on a warrant for embezzl- Ing. $92.60.
At 3 o'clock this morning, & Chinese jumped into the harbour near the China Merchant's Wharf. He was fahed out.
A woman Was sentenced to & months' hard labour, by Major C. Willson this morning, for obtain.
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BUDDHIST WORLD CONFERENCE.
[To the Editor of the "China Mail"]
Sir, During last year, a certain
Hong Kong, July 1, 1928.
BREACH OF PROMISE.
"SENTIMENTAL" DAMAGES.
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Actions for breach of prantiae of marriage appear to be rather less
popular than they were twenty or thirty years ago. A possible explana tion Is that, as result of social changes, fait plaintiffs have less hope of inducing juries to award them "sentimental" damages. To ask, or permit, juries to assess the emotions in coin of the realm has always been considered by many people as a task outside their proper functions; and the prospect of Its soon becoming unaccessary, for the senson just mentioned, and of breach of promise being dealt with
forms of contract, will thecafore on the busis that applies to other
ing the sum of $250 from a man by number of Buddhists have suggest give satisfaction in some quarters.
lae protances.
A Chinese cyclist, charged for assaulting a motor-car driver, was ordered to pay the complainant $10 compensation and was further bound over for his good behaviour.
A fine of $1,500 or 4 months' imprisonment was imposed (at the Central Magistracy to-day) on a Chinese, charged with having in his possession 20 taela of opium.
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Hong Kong, Thursday, July 5, 1928,
GLUT OF UNIONISM.
Suspicion of blackmail us heavy- not so much from actions actually on many of these claims. It arises! tried in court as from others that are launched but never reach that stage, and so never come into the
ed the idea of holding a Buddhist world conference, representing the Buddhists of Burma, Ceylon, Siam. Cambodia, China, Japan and Tibet The primary effect of auch a conference is not to propagate Buddhism, but rather to throw the weight of Buddhist public opinion light. Solicitors are familiar with on the side of certain world re-
claims made by designing women. forms, which are urgently neces
when no promise has been made, sary, and for the promotion of and with claims founded upon which religionists of other faiths vague promises extracted from in- are working all over the world. experienced men when they were Buddhist public opinion, if organ not in a condition to speak sanely fsed, can do a great deal through upon any subject. They know, too, A "boy" employed at a local out the world, and the conference that not infrequently the victim hotel and a rical coolie were Is an attempt to do so. It is pro- prefers to write out n cheque rather direct the work of the than face the public exposure of his Line is choked with innumerable disturbance yesterday. The "boy" conference to a discussion of the frailties. instances of waywardness and in-was discharged and the coolie fined following problems. 1. The aboli-
A Fraudulent Case. discipline and general bad be $3.
tion of alcoholism. 2. The stamp- ing out of prostitution. and the
There was a curious case in the haviour aboard the vessels. If,
An unemployed Chineze, named traffic in women. 3. The abolition Courts some time ago, where even: therefore, a portion of the crew, Ng Hay-ho (34), of No. 22, of cruelty to animals in every form
in very suspicious circumstances; say, had ranged themselves along Battery-street, was
arreated for 4, To prevent the exploitation of sentiment played a dangerous part,
masses by
The unhappy defendant alleged at- side the stowaways. the situation having obtained $3.40 by false the
unscrupulous aboard the "Jervis Bay" would pretences, and for impersonating a methods in business and commer- tempted blackmail and taimoral pro--
policeman.
cial expansion. 5. To inculcate Pensities on the part of the plain- arbitration and round table confertiff. The jury took a more favour- ences, such as that of the Leagueable view of the lady, keenly sym. of Nations, as a way of putting an pathised with her, and awarded her end to war between nations.
very substantial damages running" The above objects are very well-well into three figures. Then the known amongst they have a special meaning for the day arrived for hearing the appeal reformers, but defendant appealed, and when the
Buddhists, since by the code of the lady did not appear. Inquiries: morality which every Buddhist ac- had revealed that she already hack cepts from the Lord Buddha, ench a husband, living. While such a objects. For instance, the first of said, that fraudulent cases never Buddhist is pledged to these ease as this proves that it cannot be the five precepts or Fancha Sila is come into court, it may partly ex- to refrain from killing in every plain the fact, vouched for by pro- form, and this necessarily imposes fessional men, that the woman who on the Buddhist work for peace.
The second precept inculcates often moved to shun publicity.
is really deserving of sympathy is abstinence from theft, and so it includes also
The 'eighties and nineties will the unscrupulous ways in business which, though famous breach of promise actions,
be remembered as a period rich in not legal thefts, are thefts in fact. In which damages ranging from. The masses are being exploited in £2,000 to £10,000 were awarded. many lands by "big business,” and much has to be done to show that one case was settled at the record" it la possible for business
figure of £50,000. Such 'actions are:
The forthcoming marriage is announced of Mr. Havly Leroy of No. 15, Docker, engineer, Rosselet, of Village-road, and Miss Emilia Rose-
No. 4, Village-road, Happy Valley.
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A Chinese boy, four years of agé, residing at. No. 16, Bonham-road, was removed to the Government
on the 1st-inst Civil Hospital suffering from firewood burns. His condition, is considered serious.
Two men
to be
have been of a much more serious nature than happily transpired. It was
an eventuality against which the skipper, in duty bound, had to guard, and the most rea- sonable manner of preventing further trouble was, in our opin-| fon, to signal for assistance.
Three men who are also aua- Whilst on the subject of Aus-with the recent robbery of No. 84, pected of having some connection tralian trade unionism it is in- Des Voeux-road West, were arrested teresting to record that the on Tuesday morning, says ladies in that delightful country are in no way shy of presenting their "demands" from time to time. The latest illustration to come to our notice concerns the women teachers of Perth, who have presented a "demand" to the Minister for Education for
were charged with The "Jervis Bay" affair has "equal pay for equal work." stealing $70 from a pedestrian on again come. into the news by This is their slogan, and they are Des Vaux-road Central yesterday ethical and not to infringe upon never heard of nowadays. The parties are almost' invariably: In virtue of a question in the House backed by such bodies
defendants, any principles of morality. morning. One of the as the a returned banishee, was sentenced of Commons as to why a slow- Women's Service Guild, the West- to one year's jall and 20 strokes inculcates refraining from, adultery tumelious farthing," as it was call The third precept of Buddhism mall-not infrequently the "con
humble life; the damages are very
going warship was sent to the ern Australian Housewives' As- while the other got & months. and sexual abuse of every formed by. Baron Bramwell is thought. assistance of the liner in re sociation, and the Women's Chris-
Obviously, this throws the weight
sufficient-and саплос of Buddhism on the reform for the
by any sponse to the captain's call conse- tian Temperance Union, The
abolition of prostitution and the stretch of imagination be supposed quent upon eight stowaways mere mention of these associa
white slave traffic which goes with to represent an excess of sent! causing considerable trouble on tions shows how all-embracing is
mental feeling on the part of ther jury. board. This point may have its unionism in the country. Trade particular qualities, but what we unionism, of course, in cases does would like to see is a thorough- much good and has, so far as Eng-to G.C.H.
also. which have Intoxicating going examination of and inves- land is concerned, undoubtedly re-
effects. Every Buddhist, therefore, tigation into prevailing conditions sulted, in better living conditions strokes of the birch was imposed by
Five months' hard labour and 20 pledges himself to work or pro- which make such incidents possi- for workers as a whole. But in Major C. Willson, O.B.E,
hibition. If such a Buddhist Con-
The directors of Blackpool Winter ference as is proposed were to meet Gardens decided to remote the Big ble. Trade unionism, as it exists Australia, it seems, they are car- banistee, who returned to the and give its considered support In Wheel, which for thirty-two years in Australia, was, in our mind, rying the idea too far, not only meted out to a Chinese, banished doubt whatsoever that not only will Lancashire coast.
Colony. A similar sentence was
favour of these reforms, there is no has been a famous landmark of the responsible both for the danger- in regard to the "workers" but in 1924 for 10 years, who returned the reforms be ous antics of the malcontents and also in regard to the professions. to the Colony yesterday.
developed 'In They state that, having baforer Buddhist lands but much encour them reports of engineers, they can the severely-criticised call of the In the long run this excess of
agement also will be given to re- not justify the continuance of the captain of the vessel for help. unionism is likely to prove a
formers in. non-Buddhist faiths wheel owing to its condition. The The conference will be ready to cost of overhauling would be such From the reports received here it Frankenstein to that young and
co-operate with any other organisa-as to make it unprofitable for re- appears that the eight men, when lusty and growing country.
tion which has similar objects. discovered, refused to work; and Which is a pity.
The conference will strictly ex- the close of the present season the venue purposes, and therefore at elude from refusing to work appears to be a
its discussions every wheel will be dismantled. topic which deals with Politics and favourite pastime of the Austra-
The wheel is 220 feet high the subject of Nationalism, and, with cars attached, walghs lian "worker." Trade unionism
Tentatively it is proposed to hold the conference during the middle
The thirty cara 1,000 tona.
A Chinese woman, named Chan Hay Tse, 22 years of age, residing at No. 36, Main-street, Shaukiwan,, attempted to commit suicide by it. jumping into the harbour from a Yaumati ferry yesterday. She was
saved by the crew and was removed
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The fifth precept is a clear drink of every kind and from drugs statement of refraining from
BIG WHEEL TO GO.
BLACKPOOL DECISION.
Messra, Lammert Bros. auctioning a Douglas 24 H.P. motor cycle (in good running order) at their Sales Room on Friday at 8 p.m. On Saturday, at 10.30 a.m.- 27 cases of marine motors and three cases of medicine, etc. will be put up for sale.
Before Commander J. B. Newil, Out of evil good not infrequent D.S.O., RN at the Marine Court of January, 1920, in Rangoon, but it carry 900 passengers... such a hold upon the "workers" ly comes, and that such is the this morufag, Lance Sergeant Hud may not be passible to organise it and industry generally that the case occasionally compensates not son, of the Water Police, charged by this time. least little dispute can, and gen- a little. The recent tragic death Lam Lau-yau (54), coxswain of
The proposers desire to get into erally does, precipitate a strike of the Hon. Elsie Mackay was a the motor schooner, "Chiu Yat touch with all in Buddhist countries Australia without a single strike deplorable blow not only to her Maru, of Chiuchau, for, anchoring who sympathiss with these objects.
the Australian. variety-has
“An Exchequer Windfall,
SHANGHAI'S WORRIES;
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The following letter was recently.
in progress as easy of contem-family and friends but to all who the vessel, while laden with 200. tins Necessarily, funds will have to be sent to the Editor of the "North-
admire the excellent work of of kerosene, aff the Shamshulpo
the
plation as Hong Kong without a those gallant pioneers who are pier (which is outside the danger collected to bring representative China Bally News,"
Sir May I through your valu single beggar.
still trying to prove the leasibility our goods anchorage). Defendant Buddhist monks from various. That the captain of the "Jervis af flying across, the Atlantic who pleaded guilty, was fined $30, countries to tho place of the conable paper express my three ques Ocean in an aeroplane. Among or, in default, one month's hard ference. Rangoon, is selected as tions which will be of great intarest
being fairly central geographically to the public in general Bay" feared the trouble would those pioneers who will be held in labour.
All in sympathy with the above Why akallpaople smoke spread is easily understood by high regard, even though her Lance Sergeant Bowers, of the project are cordially invited to com tram-cars and in all other public anyone who has, however briefly, effort was unsuccessful, will be studied the ways of unionism in who, not in any way in the spirit of four fishing boats (before 107, 49th Street, Rangoon, Burma Why shall people, spit in the said
the Hon. Elsie Mackay, a lady Water Police, charged the masters muniente with Mr. Saw Hla Pru vehicles
The national organisers the vehicles, dirtying all the places Australia. Among a race of of sensationalism or for personal Commander JB. Newill, D.5.0.,
fand causing bad sensations to all "workers" with whom dissatis notoriety, but wholly because she RN at the Marine Court) for conference are
Ceylon:C. Jinarajadasa. M.present? was deeply interested in aviation fohing early this morning' In pro- faction is always rife there exists and had the means at her dishibited areas and with using (Cantab) Vice-President of The Why don't
Theosophical Society, - Adrür, a peculiar form of clannishnesa posal to further her ambitions in bright lights to attract flak. Two
memory that Madrasse which makes them ever ready to that respect, did what she per- of the defendants were arrested in side with whoever they consider sonally could to prove that flying the Southern fairway and the other Burma Say Hia Pra (ex "the ladies.
the Atlantic was nowadays, well two in the Central fairway, They Township Judge), General Beero to be the under-dog, and Austra- within the bounds of possibility. were fined $10 each with the alter-tary, Burma Section, The Thees phical Society, Rangoon, Burma. lian shipping men are particularly The Hon Elsie Mackay was well native of tem daya hard inbour.
ibited
fally,
Shangha June 22, 1928,