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-DEATH-
TAYLOR-At the Government Civil Hospital, Hong Kong, on Octo- ber 22, 1929, Audrey William Taylor, master mariner; A "native" of Bristol, England.-- ·
Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 23. 1929.
BRIGHTER PRISONS
They are being gradually wean-
ed from the habit of crime and being shown the benefits of honest industry. In every in- stance where such comparatively lenient treatment is accorded, the prisoner has proved Himself cap- able of reformation..
in jail-that are given nearly all the amenitles of honest work- men's lives, with the necessary disciplinary restrictions.
libraries.
In such a centre as Birmingham, for example, the in- habitants have at their disposal now more than 600,000 volumes, and the help of a trained staff in using them, at a cost which last year worked out at Hittle more than a shilling a head per annum, At the conference of the Library Association recently, it was wisely urged that local authorities should not be content with libraries which are little more than news-rooms. small borough or the thinly popu- lated district should co-operate with others and become a part of a larger unit, thus putting the disposal of its people both a num→ ber of books and books of a value
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929,
It la undèratood that' Mr. R.
Dormer who has been in Hospital suffering from an attack of typhoid, will be leaving for Home next month by the P. & 0. "Macedonia."
Relieving a well-dressed elderly Chinese of a wallet at the Hunghom Market, a Chinese boy, 13 years of age, was at the Kowloon Police Court to-day ordered to receive 12 strokes
of the cane.
Sentence of one month's hard labour was passed by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magia. tracy to-day on a Chinese who plead- Theed guilty to stealing a roll of black leather worth $9 from 297 Lalchikok- road. It was stated that the thief ran out of the shop with the roll but in Chinese hawker gave chase and
caught him.
AUTHOR DEAD
WELL-KNOWN WRITER ON EASTERN QUESTIONS
SIR VALENTINE CHIROL
London, Yesterday. Sir Valentine Chirol, the well- known traveller, political author, and correspondent, died to-day in
London.-Reuter.
[Sir Valentine Chiral was born in 1852, the son of the Rev. Alexander Chirol, and was educat- ed in France and Germany. From 1872-76 he was connected with the Foreign Office, and in 1899 succeed- ed Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallaco as Director of the Foreign Depart- mant of the Times," retiring in 1012. He also served on the Royal Commission of Indian Public „Ser- vices, and
wrote extensively on Far Eastern and Indian political questions.]
Being convicted in 1910 of steal- fu, with six other previous convie- which would be far beyond its tans against him for unlawful CAPT. A. W. TAYLOR
own resources,
What can be done was shown by the exposition of the system of the county library of the Kent Education Committee. This works with resources of over 100,000 books at Maidstone. A motor-van with a capacity of 2,500 exchanges these from vill- age to village, and, we are tokl, finds flocks of people waiting its arrival whose tastes are by no means confined to the frivolities of literature. What has been done in Kent is being done in many other counties.
OFFICER
passession, a Chinese (stated to be unemployed) faced Mr. T. S. Whyte- SUDDEN DEATH OF POPULAR Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day charged with the theft of a brown earthenware pot from the Wong Wo San Distillery at Cheung Sha Wan. His Worship passed sent- once of six months' hard labour.
Temperature, 10 am., to
Degrees
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yesterday
81 Humidity, 10 a.m., to
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terday
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MERCANTILE MARINE LOSS
The death occurred in the Govorn- ment Civil Hospital yesterday, of Capt. A. W. Taylor late of the a.. "Hai- yang."
Chinese who admitted cutting Savoy Hotel.
Capt. Taylor, who was born in Bristol in 1877, came to Hong Kong. about 20 years ago from the Royal Mail S.S. Co. For eleven years he was with the Indo-China S.N. Com- pany as a chief officer. He then re- signed, and went to Singapore, where he joined the Straits Steamship Com pany, serving with them for a period of two years. Leaving the Straits, he returned here and joined the 8. "Lyemun" as chief officer. Subse The Carnegic Trust estimates
quently he joined the Douglas Steam- that only 3 per cent, of the popu A fine of $25 with the option of ship Company, being on the sa. "Hui lation urc now without access to three weeks' jail was imposed by the Yang," which position he resigned only Kowloon Magistrate to-day on a last trip and went to reside at the books, whereas not so long ago the percentage was 66. With Government pine trees at Saikung ber of the V.R.C., and was well-known.
Capt. Taylor was a prominent mem- the ampler library service has road. Kowloon City. Accused Įto all China, coasting officers. come a great improvement in stated that he had picked them. up
The funeral is to take place to-day, The school from the hillside. His Worship auld passing the Monument at 4.30 p.m. general education. Repressive punishment has
looks for help to the library, and Chinese forest guard testified that not believe that as the never succeeded in diminishing
the library is organised to assist they were fresh and had been torn erime, and modern methods of the school.
off, moreover when he was arrested penology recognise the import-
A generation is growing up accused had no chopper or knife. unce of reforming the offender with a better understanding of by studying him individually and what can be found in books, and occurred on Sunday night when the A hitherto unrecorded incident appealing to his better nature by how books can be used not only Star Ferry Company's "Meridian improving his environment. Afor pleasure, but for the training" great deal of nonsense is written of the mind, and for the practical about modern prison life being a needs of life. It is a pity that round of concerts, scouting, and Hong Kong utterly fails to grasp
this fact. cinemn shows. These diversions are obviously only made available] to those convicts whose good con- duct has been consistent and who have been the victims of circum-
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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BACK TO JAIL
YOUNG CHINESE WHO COULD NOT KEEP STRAIGHT
THEFT OF CEMENT
Coming out from fail in June
Star," which loft Kowloon at 10.15 o'clock, appeared to get out of control through some unexplainable this year after having served three Instead of stopping at the months for larceny, a young Chinese Ferry wharf
on the Hong Kong was at the Kowloon Magistracy this side she steamed fast into the sea morning charged with the theft of wall. The crash took the passen- four cement sacks from a contrac- gers entirely by surprise, whilst one tor's matshed at the junction of lady was unfortunately thrown from Chatham and Mody-roads. her seat on to the deck. but luckily Lance-Sergeant Shepherd, in out-
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Two Chinese women were fined $1 | auffered no other effect than a lining the facts of the case, sald and $2, respectively, for carrying shock.
was stopped in A few planks of the Ferry the defendant pigwash during prohibited hours at were considerably cracked as the Austin-road yesterday afternoon the Kowloon Magistracy to-day.
result of the impact with the sea carrying the sacks, and when asked by the Indian policeman where he had obtained them, defendant said he had bought them for 2 cents from a contractor.
stance rather than deliberate wrongdoers. It would be well, perhaps, to emphasise the neces- sity for studying conditions in all Ng Wing, charged with assaulting Man Chu in Kowloon City and the Island's prisons as A whole
causing actual bodily harm, was before jumping to superficial again romanded for a week at the -conclusions by a glimpse-of-well-Kowloon-Magistracy-to-day, Sergt.. behaved prisoners at play.
LIBRARY SERVICE
Feely stating that the complainant was still in the Kowloon Hospital.
wall.
CORRESPONDENCE
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Later defendant altered his state- ment and said that he had bought To the Editor of the "China ball." them from a man in Chatham-road; Sir-On behalf of the Committee of he did not know who the man was. the Hong Kong Benevolent Society, I His Worship held defendant was Professor W. I. Gerrard, M.D., beg to acknowledge, with grateful guilty of receiving, and gave him M.R.C.P.; D.P.H., has taken over thanks, the sum of $5 from Mr. and thre months' hard labour. It may be doubted whether the duties of Professor of Medicine Mra Courtney in memory of Mrs. any expenditure of public money in the Hong Kong University in Mary Sverre Berg. adds more to the efficiency of succession to Professor J. Anderson, M.D.. who has accepted an appoint- the nation than that which is ment under the Lester Trust in devoted to the maintenance of Shangħal.
Yours, etc.,
1. S. GOLDSMITHI
Honorary Secretary. Hong Kong Benevolent Society, Hong Kong, October 22.
MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS
Rhine Golfers' Regrets: Chinese Civilisation: Ships' Libraries: Local Road Hogs
taken
over,
come.
The prosecuting officer added that, although the larceny was a small one, the Police were continually receiving reports of larcenies from the building, which be well fenced in.
PIRACY CHARGE
THREE CHINESE FISHERMEN '
IN COURT
ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING
Three Chinese fishermen who were
weck.
about the idea. At a meeting re- cenlty held at Caius College, Cam- charged with piracy and robbery on a bridge, with a view to extending salt junk on December 3 1927, aut- the Service, a Newcastle shipown-side Hong Kong, made another ap- er read some letters which he had pearance at the Kowloon Magistracy On before Mr. ThS. Whyte-Smith to-day, received from his captains. the whole, they were surprisingly when they were remanded for another favourable, though the writers did
Sub-Inspector A. J. W. Darling, for not think the libraries would do the prosecution, sold that during the much to further adult education laat hearing and the present, one, he (one of the Ser- had been able to And the owner of the among seamen vice's objects) or have any mark--fated junk, and went out with hin their sometimes to where the alleged piracy occurred, ed effect
und found that it was well within the lamentable diversions ashore.
watora of the Colony, and therefors In accordance with that, the piracy charge would be dropped to be amend
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Hong Kong's Road Hogs
The fear that life within stone walls is being made too attractive is not confirmed by reports that sometimes reach us. If it is a fact that some of our Home and
Chinese Civilisation Colonial jails give the impres- Wiesbaden Golf Club sion of well-equipped factories, it WITH the evacuation of the CHINA te interesting just now, and "A Short History of Chin Rhine the officers will miss is none the less true that the men,
ese Civilisation," which Harrap who are trained to work in it, are the opportunities for golf they
publish, will therefore be wel convicts being punished for were able to enjoy at Wiesbaden.
It is by a German scholar. The golf Dr. Richard Wilhelm, and Dr. criminal offences.
Gilos of the British club, though Lionel the course Museum contributes an introduc- tion. The book aims at a more was only a nine holes comprehensive survey of Chinese affair, has history than has hitherto been been much available in Western languages. in evidence It contains no
tedious enumera- during the clon of dates, ware, and sover- eigns, but gives 'as clear an ac- occupation.
It
was count as is possible of the forces A COUNTY Court Registrar hased by two others, one of robbery and
responsible for the various periods been letting himself go on, the one of kiinapping,
The case will, he added, be one for If there are men so hardened by the Rhine Army. Offleors of Chinese civilisation and cul-] subject of uninsured motorists.
ture. The story is brought down He thinks it a great big shame committal to Criminal Sessions in the that they cannot react to kind- Sports Club and it will soon be to the time when Europeans first that a motorist should kill a man nature of "roblery by two or more."
Mr. Horace Lo, of Messrs. Lo and ness and guidance, or so fool-handed back to the Wiesbaden appeared on the scene, and when and then when the deceased, Lo, is appearing for the defence, when hardy as to court imprisonment Golf Club in a very much improve a change in China's civilisation through his relatives or trustees, the hearing commences on October 31 brings an action against the at 2.16-p.m. and will be continued on for the sake of having a bettered condition. Much work has was thus effected.
driver for damages he, the driver, the afternoon of the next day. time in jail than out of it, the been spent on it and the greens
goes insolvent, and the plaintiff nature of the punishment inflict have been greatly improved by ONE wonders how many ships only loses a bit more in costs of ed must naturally be more drastic Upson, the professional, caddie- calling at Hong Kong have litigation. Well, of course that is and deterrent.
one vlow. But there is another; master and general factotum, who any sort of 1hrary on board for
their crows The Seafarers' Edu- Should, not the average pedestrian Having returned with fresh The publle must reat assured having left the Service intends to ation Service, which was started insure against destruction? I laurels gained at Canton, the War that a careful weeding process is stay on and develop the club. about ten years ago, has obtained drive in and out of Hong Kong wick Revue Company opena a very gone through in our prisons, and The summer handicap took the co-operation of many shipown everyday and I say it with con- short season at the Theatre Royal that the convicts pronounced izre place despite the terrife heat. ere, notably Alfred Holt and Co., Bidence that at least a good half to-night, concluding on: Saturday who have placed libraries on a dozen humans do their best to' (inclusive). All the favourites aro claimable from every point of the refrets to report honorem eighty-two of their skips, and the commit suicide within the shirt back and in their best forme
kind of gruelling that General Sir William. Service has now been instrumen, space of about fourteen minutos
Peep Show" is being tire and thankless "hard labour" they Thwaites, the G.O.C., was knock-tal in equipping nearly 360 Bri- and I arrive home with my nerves wanted to-night, when an opportuni- merit. It is only those who give ed uut in the third round, al tish ships with librarias. The all to pieces and thanking my ty will be forthcoming for the many hàng though playing' from a 19 hand population of the average fore stars that I am not languishing who inadvertently failed to see this promise of being convertible into cap. The name of the uncere castle is distinctly mixed, how in a dungeon avaiting trial for rem when put on at the Star Thes- good citizens and these usually monious Junior who defeated him ever, and it is not surprising that murder. That la the other point tro during the company's season in form, the large majority of those was not given
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