WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931.
ROTARY AND LEAGUE'S WORK
INSPIRING ADDRESS BY MR. JOHNSON.
2.
Protection For Women And Children,
There was a very full attendance at the second weekly tilin of Hong Kong Rotary Club, held at Lane, Crawford's, yesterday, The principal speaker was Mr. Bascom Johnson, Chairman of the League of Nations Commission of Enquiry into the Traffle in Women and Children in the East. Other members of the Commission present were Dr. Alma Sundquist, (Sweden), Mr. and Mrs. Pindor, (Poland), and Mr. von Schmieden (Germany). .
Sir W. Hornell's Honour,
The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, in welcoming members and visitors, said it gave him particular pleasure to express the very great appreciation of himself and fellow Rotarians on the very high honour recently conferred upon the President (Sir W. W. Hornell) by His Majesty the King. (Applause). He then proceeded to give a brief sketch of Sir W. W. Hornellis carcer, referring in passing to his splendid work for education both in India and us a member of the Board of Education in Britain.
WORK FOR UNIVERSITY.
Since 1924, when he left India, after his second period of service there, the President had been Vice- Chancellor of the local University, and had been a great driving force there, completely re-organising the methods, and bringing the institu- tion to the high standard it had attained to-day. (Applause).
Sir Williami Hornell had identi- fed himself with every phase of life in Hong Kong, and might well be thought of as the spirit of Rotarianism personified. "I may Bay that
if Sir William Hornell to describe himself." Mr. were Shenton concluded, "he would be quite in order in using those three Latin worda, Veni, Vidl, Vich" (Applause),
Visitors Introduced. Sir William Hornell, after re- turning brief thanks for the good| wishes accorded him, said that after all the kind things said to him in the course of the last few days he had been filled with a greater re- solve than ever to combine with his
"Can you give a poor blind man a shilling?"
"But you are only blind in one eye.",
Then give me sixpenco.”—
THE
CHINA MAIL.
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ST. GEORGE'S BALL. clety's congratulations to Sir Wil
Ham Horpell. Sir William is à
ENGLISHMEN CELEBRATE A GREAT OCCASION.
TWELFTH NIGHT.
keen and enthusiastic member of ADVERTISEMENTS.
our committee, and I feel suré members of the Society were de- lighted to find his name amongst those, in the recent New Year's honour list.
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Headed by Messrs. Bellamy, with the Liquidators. St. George's Ball left the Peninsula
Forms of Proof may be obtain Hotel for a last minute dask for Cornell, Dowbiggin, Dowley and the Ferry. As we are told, the our Honorary Secretary, Mr.ed at the Offices of Messrs. Percy Ball is one of the Colony's outstand- Cassidy, these Committees have Smith, Seth & Fleming, 6, Des ing social events. Without nauseat-done yeoman service in making the Voeux Rand Central. ing the reader with a description arrangements for this delightful of the menu, or giving the Band evening and we are most grateful programme in full, it may be said to them for the auccess they have that the refreshments were as good made of it. na the company, and that the music was played in a manner which pleased even the best dancers in the Colony, prominent among whom, of course, it Mias Eileen Stubbings, who danced with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales during his visit hero,
Valiant St. George.
Object of Society.
This Society exists principally for the purpose of keeping English- men banded together and to lend assistance in times of stress and trouble to those deserving and re- quiring such assistance.
The Society, made arrangements to suitably observe fast St. George's Day, April 23. The functions in- cluded a very sucessful, concert at which we had the pleasure of enter- taining a large gathering of the
J. HENNESSEY SETH, } S. HAMPDEN ROSS,
Joint Liquidators.
Hong Kong, 6th January, 1931.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Undersigned have received Tinstructions from The Super. intendent, Imports & Exports, to sell by, Publle Auction,
The
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The decorations, which, if they
ON were not the same, resembled those
SATURDAY, January 10, 1931, of last year's Ball and of the year
at 12 o'clock -Noon, before, consisted principally of the
at their Sales: Room, coats of arms of the major, counties
4, Duduell Street, of England, whilst a full-length services. portrait of St. George, a little pale On that date there was also the
Stock-in-Trade. Vessels, but at vallant, appropriately look-usual laterchange of cabled Utensils and Spirit, etc., of The necessary were outlined. The Goved down from the dais, protecting fraternal greetings with our fellow Tai Tung Distillery, situated at ernments taking part agreed to the the company from indecorum. Acountrymen up and down the Coast, Aberdeen Inland Lot No. 72. Convention, and promised to pass number of the older people left the and in other more remote parts of Including: such laws in their own countries, Ball soon after 11.30, possibly hav-the world.
One Motor Lorry (General dealing with procurers and exploi- ing been exhausted by the Lancers, I would take this opportunity to Motors, Ltd.), ters of women and girls.
which they would insist upon doing. urge all Englishmen, who are not] For Inspection Orders apply to After the War had finished and very gracefully: too, in spite of already members, to enrol and so the Undersigned. Convention of the League of Na- the fact that many of them had enlarge the scope and influence of
Terms: Cash on Delivery, tions was set up, and it was quite hot danced it for 20 years. When the Society.
LAMMERT BROS., naturally included as part of that the men
were not dancing they
Auctionoora Convention that there should be were often to be found in "Ye Rose some central body at Geneva to look and Crown," which some wit had after this matter. The initial step decorated with signs bearing such was to set up a social section to titles As "illicit still," and study the problem, and to advise novelty of this Union Jack draped with the various member nations of hostelry was a supply of cherry- the Longue.
wood pipes and tobacco, In addition
The first thing the Advisory to the usual gratis cigarettes and Council found out was that they cigars. The novelty caught on, knew very little about it, and that and scores of men in, scarlet mess they had nobody to study the mat-jackets were to be seen blowing ter on the spot. A Commission of clouds of tobacco smoke with the Enquiry was therefore formed to zest of "natives." What they did this end, and in 1927 their report with the pipes afterward, and whe- upon Europe, and North and ther their partners detected the South America Was accepted odorous weed, Bre secrets better by the League, and publish- left to St. George. Following the ed. In later years it was procession of the official party into asked whether this enquiry be or the supper room, escorted by beef- be not extended to the East. eaters and heralded by a fanfare Favourable answers being received from the trumpeters, Mr. A. from most of the nations concern- Thornhill carried in the boar's head ed, a travelling commission was and was handed a tankard of beer. appointed, and their reception in for having delivered his charge in the three countries so far visited good order. had been exceptionally kind. (Ap. plause).
The Old China.
During supper the Presklent, Mr. "Tam" Pearce, made the following eloquent speech:-
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
man can pay
another in this
"Place Under the Sun" Charles Dickens in his Miscel- laneous Papers, on the use of Fairy Tales, wrote as follows:-
Hong Kong, January 7, 1931.
AMERICAN
"We may assume we are not singular in entertaining a very great tenderness for the fairy Chemical Diamonds. are equal to real literature of our childhood. What diamonds In brilianey, histro and enchanted us then and is capti. hardness. Cut glasses like rea! dia- vating a million of young fanciesmonis. Proof against fire, steel file and natrie neid. Price per carat now, has at the same blessed H.K. 5 hett Terms Cash or C.O.D. time of life enchanted vast hosts The American Chemical Diamond P.O. Box 240. PENANG, of men and women who have done Co., their long days work and Iafd STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. their gray heads down to rest. It would be hard to estimate the amount of gentleness and mercy that has made its way amongst us through these slight channels. It has greatly helped to keep us. in some sense ever young. In an utilitarian age of all other times, It is a matter of grave import- ance that fairy tales should be respected. Everyone that has considered the subject knows full well that a nation without fancy, without some romance, never did, never can, never will hold a great; place under the sun." We shall all agree that in this the
Victorian great
humorist
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL..
Social Functions, To-day--Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel.
To-day Dinner Dances at Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotela. To-morow-Third Annual Dance
of Ladies' Hockey Club, Lane, Craw- ford's.
"Sarah and Son." In your memories, and there are
Goal of Modern Science. Mr. Johnson then called upon a colleague' in Dr. Sundquist, who, In | the course of a short speech, ex-
It is with considerable pride, as pressed her admiration of the beauty of the East, and in parti-well as with the greatest pleasure speaks with the authority of a pro-
phet. cular Hong Kong. After paying a that as President of the Society of
The national festival which we St. George, on behalf of its mem-keep to-night, dates back to a Coun tribute to the value of modern
January 23-Society of York- hygiere and science in Improving, I bid welcome to our guests eil at Oxford more than 700 years shiremen Cabinet-Dinner Dance, living conditions in the East, she here this evening.
than 600 years Hong Kong Hotel, 8 p.m. expressed the hope that the futurej I say with pride, because, as I ago. It is more
Entertainments, goal of modern science would be to understand it, the election to the since St. George was made patron
of the Order of the Garter, King To-day Queen's Theatra, save life, and not to destroy it. Presidency of this Society is the Edward III being on the throne of "Follies of 1920.
greatest compliment one English-England at that time. These and (Applause).
To-day Central Theatre Mr. Pindor afterwards spoke Colony. May I be allowed to say the like historic facts have a place
To-day-World Theatre, briefly of conditions in China as that I very highly appreciate the times when it is fitting to recall "Greyhound Ltd." fellow members and make
ho knew it 25 years ago, and re-
many of you are them for our aid in estimating the
To-day
Star Theatre. Rotary Club of Hong Kong a suc-ferred to the internecine strife that aware, both my wife's family and debt that we owe to the past.
"Casey at the Bat." cega. (Applause).
prevailed in ancient China. "It is my own have been identified with
To-day — Majestic Theatra: Sir William then introduced two
for over 50 years. I a very remarkable thing about that the Colony
What I may call the Fairy Story, "Dames Ahoy!" visiting Rotarians, Mr. Ross Wilson, old Far Eastern world," he said, feel the compliment paid me is in the legend of the Saint, holds in it To-morrow Helona May In- of Searsdale, New York, and Mr "that these then peoplea were at large measure due to this fact, and a moral that cannot be too deeply stitute Concert, 5.30 p.m. A. H. Gordon, of Shanghai. He one time able to settle their con- only wish the heads of our res- Impressed on the minds and hearts Lammerts' Auction, trusted they would convey greet-flicts, and able to disarm and settle pective families, now in retirement of all who meet in the name and To-morrow--At Sales Room, Dud- ings from their younger brother their great political conflicts. In the old country, were present under the banner of St. George. dell Street, blackwood furniture, Club in Hong Kong upon
their believe that now more than ever, this evening to share in our honour. The Saint fought and overcame the household and office furniture, etc., return.
It was with deep regret that we dragon. This was the glory of St. 2.30 p.. we people of Europe cannot help) Principal Speaker.
learned of the bereavement suffered this achievement, es-
George, and the inspiration of all Introducing the speaker and his pecially so far as disarmament Is by His Majesty the King and I feel who are pledged to carry on a fellow members upon the League concerned. Disarmament at that you will join me in expressing our moral warfare under his banner la Victoria B.G. (Ixion), 10.30
time in China was so thorough that loyal sympathy.
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Commission, the President said
against the evils that vex, and so they were dealing with a matter | for hundreds of years the profes-1 Reference to Governor. far as we can judge, tend to endan-
Meelings. which was vital, not merely to sion of soldier was despised in We regret very much the un-ger the well being of human
January 14-Meeting of Gradu civilisation, but to humanity. (Ap-China as the vocation of an idler." avoidable absence of His Excellency society to-day. plause).
China was in a state of transi- the Governor and Lady Peel. St. George stands for the deliver-ates in the Great Hall of the
| University, 5.16 p.m. Mr. Bascom Johnson, addressing thon now, the speaker went on, but Shortly after his arrival His er from the ills wrought by the
January 14-Annual General the gathering, after thanking them the political achievements of old Excellency gladly became the dragon, anarchy, disorder and con- Meeting of Boy Socuts Association, for the honour conferred upon him, China might well be repeated. In frst Patron, of our Society. faslon, and brings in an ordered St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5 p.m. snld that it was especially pleasant| Old China the criterion of a man¦Ï know that I ANG voic-world of goodwill and mutual
Sports. hearing to hear of the honour con- was not his birth or his riches ing the feelings of every mom understanding. These are the lob- ferred upon the President, which but the degree of his intellectual bor of the Society when I say it is feets which the members of this he had not known of before.
capacity, which was measured by our fervent wish and hope, His Society have in view and they de Referring to the work of the the famous Chinese examinations. Excellency will löng continue as a clare the fact with added emphasis Commission hare, Mr. Johnson sald It was certainly a very one-sided Patron, and that we shall have the for the reason that the followers("STAR" ARRESTED. that he could not loyally discuss way of measurement, but it was an honour and privilege of having both of St. Andrew, St. David and St. their findings in Hong Kong at the intelligent ene, and undoubtedly His Excellency and Lady Feel with Patrick stand shoulder to shoulder VIOLATION OF STATE POISONS moment. He might, however, make better then many a world has seen us on some future occasions such as with them in seeking the like high some reference to the history," of since.
these
airas. May this union of hearts the present Commission, and, ex- "I believe that If we look at the It seems to me most fitting that, long continue. plain how the League of Nations process of transition in which at this gathering I should make had become interested in this part- | China is now. In' the light of old reference to the further honour Speaking as a commercial man of cular problem concerning women achievements we cannot help but recently conferred on His Excel the section of community fe and girls,
We feel that the China of to-morrow lency by His Majesty the King. I wherein my personal everyday has been arrested on a charge of It traced back to about 35 years will fully justify the sufferings and feel sure members of the Society, retience lies, I would say there are violating the State Foisons Act. ago, when a Briton named Cook martyrdoms of China of to-day, as well as our guests will Jóla me in few things more instructive and at became Interested in the traffic in (Applause).
conveying to His Excellency our the same time. more heartening covered G.16,000 of drugs" In the
The police allege that they die British women and girls. Accord. Lecture Annoticed, humble congratulations on his pro- than the progress of this Colony lining of an evening cloak in her
Mr. von Schmieden having briefly motion to a higher rank in the Let him who will, ponder the story room. mentioned the work at the socre-Order; with which the name of our Hong Kong under the British Alma declares that she is the yle. tartal Branch of the League Also Patron Saint la associated.
Fisg during the Brst two decades tim of a clation," Mr. Johnson - returned Sir W. Hornell.
"frame-up."--Reuter's of its existence a Colony American Service.
Ingly, he travelled round the coun- tries close to Britain, and eventual
ly a national association called the
Vigilantes was set up. Later, the
Progress of Colony.
need of an international-akscola. thanks for the courteous, and I think this, too, is a most sult-trast the conditions which then ob:1 tion of the kind became evident, friendly reception accorded himself able occasion to convey the and an International Convention and bis colleagues, pasta pada AA A
1604 The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall is on the social work of the Ted to President of the local Branch of 6 of Nations, He urged all
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San Diego, Yesterday. The film star, Miss Alma Rubena,
100) admit, that influences of the kind) forward with courage," hope: dad ssociated with St. George have confidence to & future which we in »potent, soatiadona and the present may do our part, being Season pisikal na kieha hoyed thereto by example and in- backward with -*ptred up the ideals that contre 14
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Ladies, and Cerutiomen, I give yay the toast "St. George for England,”
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