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IDLE LIST.
talk of the week, and some caus-
News in Brief.
Two cases of typhoid fever, both Chinese, were notified yesterday.
Lady Peel and party were present at. the 9.40 presentation of "Rio" Rita" at the Central Theatre last avening.
Sir Shouson Chow left the Colony for Shanghai by the a. Asama Maru yesterday, He is expected
back in two or three weeks' time,
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The Hong Kong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League propose, holding Bridge and mah-jongg drive at the Peak Club on Monday, October 20, nt 3.30 p.m. in aid of the funds of the League.
Mr. iv. Logan, stock broker, re- ported to the police, the loss of gold cigarette case valued at £15. It is believed to have been lost near the Queen's Theatre between the hours of 9.15 and 11.15 on Wednesday night.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930.
TRAFFIC IN GIRLS.
WOMAN JAILED FOR THREE MONTHS.
CANTON'S CO-OPERATION.
SEDITIOUS !
BOOKSTALL OWNER CONVICTED.
DOCUMENTS AND BOOKS.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. H. n. Before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Butters convicted the Chinese wo-yesterday afternoon, a Chinese man who was charged with barbour named Tong Ki-choung, master ing 16-year-old girl at 182, Queen's of a book shop at 77, Holly- Road West, and passed sentence of wood Road, was charged on three three months' hard labour, ́n
counts as under:
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The accused's arrest followed & (1) unlawful possession of docu- communication which the local ments containing seditious matter; Police received from the Canton (2) possession of newspapers the Police who after a raid in the city contents of which are calculated to captured a large gang of trackers canse a breach of the peace; and In children. Interrogation of the (8) possession of a book contain- arrested persons led to the informa-ing seditious writing.. tion that one of the kidnapped girls Mr. A E. Hall appeared for the was sent to Siam and the other to defence and pleaded "guilty." Hong Kong-
According to Detective Sergeant The female prisoner who gave O'Donovan, Sergeant North and a information concerning the girl in Chinese Police Sergeant went to Hong Kong was sent down to the the United Services Club on August The theft of $3,450 is reported Colony, and with her assistance the 21 to investigate some trouble be- to the police from the Wo Chung girl was found in accused's house tween the servants, and while they Sing preserve shop in No. 47, and accused was 'arrested. The were there the nicensed called looking Queen's Road, West. The ac female prisoner from Canton was for a "boy." He was seached and a countant's drawer was found to the principal witness against the newspaper was found containing have been opened by means of a accused.
She said that she accom-seditious writings. The following duplicate key and the money expanied the girl and another woman day defendant's shop was searched tracted. Onc the fokis is under to Hong Kong, and the other woman and there were found some books arrest, and it is understood he will turned the girl over to the accused which formed the subject of the be charged in Court to-morrow.
to find a husband for her. The third charge. two women then returned to Canton nad were both arrested with others in the Police raid.
The manager of the Kwong Lee Yuen import and export firm in No. 83, Connaught Road, Central has reported to the police the theft of $6,540 by an accountant. The money was composed of $6,640 in Hong Kong bank notes and 60 English sovereigns. It is believed that the accountant has gone to Shanghai on the s.s. Asama Maru, which left Hong Kong yesterday,
there is a demand for the product of a man's work, he cannot be The death occurred yesterday of employed It is not within our Mr. Robert Anthony Collaco, follow- sphere to show here why the de-ing an operation for appendicitis mand does not exist. The causes the son
at the Kowloon Hospital. He was of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. are many and complex. It is not Collaco. He was employed in the because all the needs of the world Mercantille Bank, and was only are supplied and it is not because sixteen years of age. The funeral was held yesterday evening at the there is no work needing to be Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy done..
Valley, and was attended by a large So much to show how un-number of friends. employment is brought about. We
In convicting his Worship said:- What is in the paper is clearly revolutionary, but what is in the The local Police will now return book seems to be an attack on the their principal witness to Canton to British Government. The maximura stand trial there' with the other penalty la two years and 25 strokes. alleged traffickers.
But I will take into consideration what Mr. Hall has said and the penalty on the first charge will be 12 months and on the second charge six months, the sentences to run concurrently. The third charge is dropped.
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Probabe of the will of Choi Tin. son of No. 118, Queen's Road West, who died on March 26, has been TO UNDERGO OPERATION ON granted to the son, Choi Tung-chim. The estate in Hong Kong is valuad at $800.
EYE.
operation, it has been learned from court cireles here.
Bangkok, Sept. 8. Testator in his will stated:
A cataract of the eye, which first "My sons must remember the self- appeared four years ago, has result- evident maxim that though the ed in His Majesty Prajadhipok will now analyse whether help in the Magistracies will take place it is not easy to maintain it. They States next spring and undergo au to visit the United It is rumoured that some changes creation of an estate is difficult, yet being advised from society is of any avail. Inas from Monday. Mr. T. S. should be diligent and frugal in the past, as We all know, Whyte-Smith, the Magistrate at the management of their family so spasmodic efforts were made the Kowloon Court, will return to as to set my mind at ease. by charitable people to miti-Solicitor, his place being taken by
post us assistant Crown are my earnest directions" gate the effects of unemploy- the Second Police Magistrate, Hohg ment. The effects ure sad ones. H. Williams will succeed
Kong, Mr. H. R. Butters. starvation, ill-health, physical de-Butters as Second Police Magis generation, and moral decay. trate, Hong Kong. Those efforts are now replaced by
his
Mr."
Mr.
unemployment insurance and by CORRESPONDENCE. national assistance made through
DEAN INGE.
ON SUICIDE FOR MURDERERS.
These
Accordingly the King and Queen, accompanied by a retinue of 12, will leave Bangkok In April or May. travelling by rail to Singapore, and there boarding ship for Hong Kong, Yokohama and Vancouver, Where the operation will be performed has not yet been announced, but it is considered probable that arrange- ments will be made with one of the famous clinte in New York, Rochester or Cleveland.
the various Government Depart- BROADCASTING COMPLAINT.
Approval of suicide, in certain The visit will be a brief one, ments.
ITo the Editor of the "China Mail"]
cases, was expressed by Dean Inge Their Majesileș returning to Slam The poignant question, there Sir, I would have written you on August 18 in his presidential over the same route as soon as the Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 19, 1936, fore, arises: Can any of these some time ago to complain of the address at the Modern Churchmen's King is able to travel. Both the
means completely overcome un-Chinese items and news have been
unsatisfactory manner in which conference at Oxford.
King and Queen will remain "An important question not Incognito during the trip. employment's evil effects? Cer- and are being announced through being discussed at
this con. The eye trouble appeared shortly tainly not, because these mea-our broadcasting service, but ference," he anid,
whe-after
His Majesty had visited sures are in themselves of a ter- have refrained from doing so in ther the condemnation of sui- French-Indo China four years ago. the hope that an improvement side by traditional.. Christian It became acute recently and court porary character. Nothing, in- may take place with the passing ethics is not too sweeping." He physicians asked Dr. E. H. van Sir Thomas Lipton and his deed, can overcine them but op- of time.
continued:
Hasselt, a noted Dutch eye specialist million-dollar yacht have been the portunities for work, and the work, The expected
improvement,
For my own part I think that who is now in Java, to examine His does not exist because there is no-I shall be glad, therefore, if you ought to be allowed to carry out Hasselt flew to Siam
however, has not materialised and every criminal condemned to death Majesty. body able or willing to provide it. will bring to the notice of those the sentence upon himself in his studying the case informed the King Consequently Dr. van and. after tic comments have been heard.
Now, can we honestly ask our-responsible, for our broadcasting man who, knowing he is dying It was even asked by some why selves, if it is not the duty of that the present announcer has in
own way, and 1 should not censure a that an operation was imperative,
This unexpected trip is expected he did not give that million dollars society to remove this sad state many instances pronounced words slowly of an agonizing disease, to cancel plans for a more leisurely to alleviate the sufferings of the of affairs.
incorrectly, and seems always to wishes to shorten his sufferings, tour of Europe and America many have absolutely no respect for the unemployed in the United King-people who think that society most elementary rules of punctua- were attacked by a painful Illness I proposed to make early in 1982.— I must add, however, that if I which the King and Queen had should recognise that duty up to To the interested "listener in for the end, and I do not think I
[tion.
hope I should have patience to wait United Press. what Sir Lipton chooses to do work, by insurance, by charity, by so much so, that I feel constrained me to act otherwise.,
a certain point, either by relief she has had, indeed, small mercies, should wish anyone near and dear to with his wealth. He has a perfect immigration, or, in fact, by every- to suggest that she should be right to spend it as he likes, but thing that is humanly possible menta before they are made on the question of unemployment But are these people right in through the microphone. the question has often been asked what they think? We do not
dom?
We are
not concerned with
There are
made to rehearse her announce-
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I shall be writing you again, Sir, if it is the duty of society to ease think so. Help of any nature, in a week's time to state whether the situation?
unless it be permanent industry, in the service.
there has been any improvement In a discussion on a subject is only a palliative which does not like this, which necessarily in- bring about a cure."
Yours, etc.,
LISTENER. volves deep thought, one has to look at the problem from all too, that the poor and destitute HANDS OFF CHINA'
We will have to bear in mind,
Hong Kong, Sept. 19. angles. The facts are that un- always constitute a chronic illness employment exists on a large of society. There is no real cure. scale, that it has existed on It must be endured. And the all
SOVIET PRESS WARNS GREAT large scale since 1921, and that
.-BRITAIN. important fact we must recognise
..
Victorian Morality.
.
fi
Ten Years Ago.
In the age of Queen Victoria, said Dean Inge, the average standard of sexual morality was probably much higher than in the so-callled ages of | faith. He added:
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From the "China 'Mall" of
September 19, 1920.]
To-day's dollar is worth 4/-
But our own generation, es- pecially since the war, has revolted 314d. against the rule of Mra. Grundy. It has realized and has not been.
to
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hire are far too high. There is no Our it shows a definite tendency to to that any attempt to remove un-
generation attempts more Datural or pleasant a dignify lust by calling it love, and sequel to a good dinner in the grill increase. Those who have studied employment involving action by devoting much attention to China, to a person other than his or her transportation, and reap in the Riga, August 7.argues that Jf a married man or than a spin out to Repulse Bay The Soviet newspapers, which are woman felt a physical attraction and back. So. lower the price of the question are of the opinion society is bound to interfere with have during the last few days ex-legal mato, "love" should be the harvest. that unemployment on sr me such the natural working of the laws of pressed indignation at the alleged law-giver, and give dispensation to large scale as is prevalling now
Ten Years Hence.
[From the "China Mail" of September 19, 1940.3
approaching, the Government for a approaching, the Government for a
is bound to remain a constant apply and demand. This is the intention of the British Government all earlier vows.
to Interfere with the progress of the Inevitable result, and, that being factor in the national life of so, it is obvious that the cure of they warn Great Britain to keep her Red forces there. In their beadlines
Birth Control, Britain.
unemployment must involve State hands off China.
Dean · Ingo Bald" he had come to Referring back to history it action on a large scale, and of a To-day they publish a report from control.
certain conclusions about birth will be seen that, except for brief permanent kind. That action will Harbin stating that bands of "White
He continued: Some method of checking the periods, there has always been a either be the provision of work Eastern Railway emoving the means of subsistence has nearly Guards are active on the Chinese natural growth of numbers beyond number of poor and unemployed by the Stats itself or by industry rails and attacking Soviet, mall was always and everywhere been prac- people. Every disturbance in supported by the State. Unless officials. Altogether, they say, the tied national affairs, such as war, has that is done, society by itself can bands number more than 1,000 man, We cannot leave the question of promoted its growth. The Great do very little for the suffering and in consequence of their act numbers of laissez-faire while every War added to it more than ever. mass,
vities near Bukhedu, in Manchuris. branch of social life is brought It exists, because there is an in- which Sir Lipton paid for his Taltalhar, the authorities have pro- tion of quality of the population is the problem of Britons out of the million dollars about half-way between Hallar and under rational control. The ques The Salvation Army, is tackling sufficient demand for the services yacht will only be a drop in the claimed martial law in the whole at least as urgent that of work in the Colony, with a fair and products of industry Unless mighty ocean.
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