SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1932.
SPLENDID RECORD OF
ST. JOHN'S BODY.
Relief Work In Times Of Great Distress.
COURAGEOUS LABOURS.
vice was performed in another
King's Last Labours With His Books
Manoel Of Portugal's Marvel Library
CHERISHED COLLECTION
THE
that
OUTLAWS DEFEATED MURDERED "PRINCE" IS REALLY "CROOK."
ON ALL FRONTS.
General Ho Reports Many Successes.
SHASI FORCE TRAPPED.
Spent Many Years In European Prisons.
ARRESTED AS SPY,
Many instances of the value of
Hankow, Aug," SIL
Milan, August: 30. the services in the Hong Kong Dis-
After inspecting the bandit Interesting details concerning the trict of the Brigade Overseas of
rendezvous in the Hung Hu (Lake) adventurous career of the individual the order of the Hospital of St.
region, General Ho Cheng-chun, styling himself Prince Edgar of John of Jerusalem to the Colony,
Director of the Hankow Pacifcation Bourbon, who was recently murder- have been recorded from time to
Headquarters and concurrently ed in a Paris hotel by his mistress; time, and in 1931 these have been
Field Commander of the Left Wing are published by "Corriere della even more evident, says the Chap-
Bandit-suppression forces, returned Sera," ter-General report. In April, there The library which King Manoel author calls them, recalis
here from Yakow, central Hupeh, by According to this paper it would occurred the disaster on the Kow-of Portugal collected during his 20 Portugal has still the third greatest aeroplane yesterday,
appear that the "Prince's real name was Carlo Loricef, that he was loon-Canton Railway, when mem-
At an interview, General Hoborn in Milan of poor parents and sees in the contents of King torious first-aid assistance to the repute to most scholars interested Manoel's library how it was that stated that one regiment of the 34th that he became a notorious adven bers of the Brigade rendered meri-years' stay in Britain is known by Colonial empire in the world, and victims of an accident caused in early printing, and those his the great Portuguese, navigators, Division under General Chang Wan turer who lived by his wits His through the derailing of a train by torians and geographers whose field the military orders, the missionahsin routed 3,000 Red Bandits in the first conviction dated back as far as ries and the conquerers spread this vicinity of Fengkou, a strategic 1898 when he was sentenced in reason of floods. Outstanding ser Is the great "sixteenth century
power across the world in a short point in the Hung Hu region 500 Zurich for fraud. When the war direction when members of the perio dof conquest and discovery century of expansion. Thus the brigands were killed. Fengkou and broke out, Loricci, who had mean- Brigade at much risk to themselves have long been fascinated by hints books are seen, as their owner, in other strategic points will be cap while married a wealthy Milanese performed duty at posts through-of its treasures. A part of the col-tended, to have an interest beyond tured shortly.
girl and squandered his wife's for out the Colony during the Anti tection was catalogued by King Portugal and beyond bibliography. The outlaws attacking Shasi have tune, was arrested in Venice and
Valuable Incunabula, been surrounded by the Szechuan sentenced to Japanese Riots which "broke out in
three years penal Manoel himself, and a descriptive or incunabula (that is, works troops under General Wang. Ling-servitude for a similar offence. September.
Excellent work was also done in volume published by Messrs. Maggs printed in the fifteenth century) chi, Acting Commander of the 21st For a time Loricci
disappeared connection with a fire which occur in 1929, but until recently only King Manoel possessed two magni- Army.
but turned up later in Athens where red in the crowded Chinese quar King Mangel's personal friends had ficent books printed in Hebrew at General Hou Yuan-chuan, Deputy he was apprehended on a charge of the only known Commander of the Left Wing Ban-espionage for the Central Powers ter. so that the members have the opportunity of seeing the books Lisbon in 1489;
forces, will be and deported to Italy, where he every reason to be proud of the for themselves, por were more than book printed in Portugal earlier dit-suppression record of work performed during 40 volumes described an "Obser-exists only in a single copy in the responsible for the suppression of again spent a few years in various the year. The attention of Chap-ver" correspondent on July 8. British Museum. He had the per the remnant bandits in southern prisons. The paper adds - that, ter-General has been drawn to A week before his death, how-petual almanack (1496) of Abraham Hupeh Rehabilitation measures when in jail, Loricci used to claim these unses of outstanding public ever, King Manoel invited members Zacuto, the astronomer and mathe have been instituted at Tienmen, that he was a Hapsburg prince and
of the Friends of the National matician, whom Vasco da Gama Kingshan Yingcheng, Hanchuan a colonel of the Austrian army. "Although outside the scope of Libraries to Fulwell Park. As consulted the evening before he set and Chienkiang, all in central Hu- Trans-Ocean Kuo Min. this report, I should like to refer friendly rival to the British Mus-off on his pioneer journey to India, peh.
duty..
W1
a
CHEAP HONEYMOON, TRIPS TO ROME
Government Scheme For More Marriages.
to the prompt response of the eum in the hunt for rare books, and and the four volumes of Ludolpho Cash rewards have been granted members of this District to the scholar grateful for the work of of Saxony's "Life of Christ," which to the injured officers and soldiers need for "ambalance workers at its staff. he took an interest in was the first book. (1495) known to of the 10th Division under General Shanghai during the recent hostili-this society from its meeting last have been printed in the Por-Li Mo-an for the capture of ties. No details have not yet come to year, and recently honoured the tuguese language.
Huangan and Tsihliping, Major- hand of the work actually perform-society by joining its council.
In a translation of Marco Polo's General Wang Ching-hsiu WAS ed; but I have no doubt that the On the occasion of the society's work printed at Lisbon in 1802, wounded in the leg during the party sent from Hong Kong to visit to Fulwell Park, he selected there is a woodcut representing one battle.". Shanghai fully maintained the 100 of his principal treasure. and of the caravels used by Vasco da General Chiang Fu-sheng, Com Rome. As part of the Govern traditions of the District and the spent the afternoon displaying them Gama. Further magnificent eng-mander of the 83rd Division, has ment's propaganda for more mar Brigade Overseas," says the report to his visitors and discussing the ravings illustrate the successive telegraphed to General Ho Cheng- riages and bigger families, the
"am very glad to be able to books individually.
editions of the laws of King Manoel chun requesting that the district State railways are offering 8, per report the kind interest taken in Later, King Manoel placed the 1, under whom the great voyages magistrates and militia corps of cent. reduction on fares to and the work by Their Excellencies The learned world in his debt by the end conquests were made, and this Macheng, Huangan and Siaokan be from Rome for all married couples Governor and Lady Peel. Lady publication of the second of the monarch's ordinances for the three punished for their negligence in who wish to spend a fortnight's Peel has kindly consented to accept three volumes of his splendid cata-great military orders.
blockading the bandit-infested areas. honeymoon in the city. runk in the Brigade, and has logue. The first volume, of nearly
The last page of the rules of the Cloth, salt, medicine, wine, cigar- They must show their identity been appointed Lily District 700 large follopages, written in Order of St. James, it may be re-ettes, ammunition and other articles cards and marriage certificates at Superintendent. The interest Portuguese and English, brought marked, shows a sword dividing the have been smuggled to the bandit the booking office and start for shown by the Chinese in the the history of Portuguese printing rising sun (the Christian faith) flairs through those places, the mes-Rome within a week of their wed- Brigade is a feature of the work from 1489 up to 1589. The second from the retiring crescent of Islam. sage reports. Kuo Min.
ding. in Hong Kong," it declares.
volume, continuing the story as far
Waa to
Daring the year the Brigade inas books printed in 1569, is even Hong Kong has purchased and larger. The last volume equipped another motor ambulance complete the tale of the King's for work in the Colony.
library down to the end of the six- teenth century. Through the win- Promotions, Admissions, and At-ter King Manoel worked 12 hours a tachments."
day on the volume just issued, and
Honours.
।:
Knights of Grace--Sir William hoped to continue his work after a Teel, K.BE., C.ALG.
Officers (Sisters)-Lady Peel.
+
Serving Brothers - William. Brownlow Ache Moore, LR.C.P. &. B.I.
brief holiday this summer.
Crusades and Adventures" Though he obtained information from many scholars, and consulted
Serving Brothers (Associate)-some hundreds of volumes, the
making of the catalogue, like the
Chak Tai-kwong.-
of Thanks Ma making of the collection, was his, Vellum Vote Luk, L.M.S., A. el Arculli, Wan Majesty's own tark. His aim, he Hau-kong, Chan Pak-ling, Pun Ch-said, was, to make known these fan. Tseng Chung
books, and bring into rellef the Certificates of Thanks Mrs. R. achievements of the Portuguese, Langley, Kwok Siu-lau.. Fung especially in the fifteenth and six- Kong-un, Tang Shiu-kin, Woo Hay-teenth centuries. Years ago" (he tong, Ip Lan-chuen.
wrote), we began to collect Por Service Medals Chak Tal-tuguese books, and especially those kwong, Corps Ofcer, Hong Kong of the sixteenth century to study. Corps; Chan Wang-fat, Sgt, Hong the epoch of the voyages, dis- Kong Y.M.C.A. Division.
coveries, and conquests. Little by Centenary Celebrations-Hong little, from the love of history Kong was represented by Miss D. there grew in us a love of books, Jaques,
of the rare and first editions issued in the period. We felt that to | learn about the deeds of our heroes, to read of the romantic voyages, and to study Portuguese literature and science in books that had been. printed during the century of our country's greatest brilliance, gavo a particular charm and interest to our work"
MUSIC SCHOOL. SUCCESSES.
June Examination Results.
THEORY TEST.
He described the building up of his library of sixtenth-century The following are the results of works, incunabula and manuscripts. the Trinity College Music Theory of which (so far as Portugal is Examinations held at the University concerned) he possessed the most of Hong Kong on June 11 last compléte private collection in exis-" Higher Local Pass: - Isabel tence and told how he was some- Pestonji, 67.
what unwillingly persuaded to be gin. compiling the catalogue in or der to make known the beauty of Intermediate Honours: Beatrice early Portuguese printing, of which Pestonji, 92
Advanced Intermediata Pass: Yu Sheung-woon, 78.--
little had previously been repro Intermediate Passes: Julius duced. “ Joseph Levintoff, 75; Alvena Lai- How lavishly he did biswork hovetsky, 78, Raymonde Blackmore, may be guessed from the fact that
the first volume, concerning only
Junior Passes --Laura ; Li, -76; forty books, and manuscripta," re- Elizabeth Charles, 78 Annie producen 289 pages of printing.or Nissen, 73,
woodents, as well as nine more ela borate &illust
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