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THE CHINA MALL, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1936
MISSIONARIES IN S.P.C.A. Meeting
MANCHURIA
•
Heartrending Story Of
Persecution
London. To-day.
Presenting the foreign mission
Correspondence will be accepted for report to the General Assembly of manmission by these services. Bates the Church of Scotland
at Edia- for and all particulars are shown in the
at the Poa: burgh. in which the need schedules exhibited
missionaries was stressed, Offices. All letters etc., must be mark-more ed "By Air Mail" and be handed in the Rev. Dr. C. W. Taylor. refer
said that serious! at the Post Office:
ring to China, events had been happening in
trom 10 am to 4 pm. except
it La entirely closed.
panese.
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ORIENT Large Party Arrives In Hong Kong
Good Work Done
During
Year
Special Money-Prizes For Eating-Houses
Cruelty to Animals, and expressed
of
all
de
end to this form of cruelty.
under observation
PRISON FIGHT SEQUEL
Manslaughter Charge At Sess.on
VERDICT OF "NOT GUILTY"
After Chief Warder J. W. Fitz-
The hearing of the case against Lau Fong, aged 19, charged with the manslaughter of Tsoi Fong. aged 35. a fellow-prisoner at Lai- chikok Prison, was concluded de! fore Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden yes- The President of the Society pigs between the landing-stages at terday afternoon at the Criminal The Money Order Office is open Manchuria. Added to the depre-
од Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon dations of bandits came the most for the Prevention of Cruelty to Kennedy Town and Matankok and Sessions, the jury returning a The jury took almost an hour! and on Sundays and holidays when terrible experience since the occu- Animals, the annual general macet-the slaughter-houses at those places. verdict of "Not Guilty."
pation of the land by the Ja-ing of which was held yesterday Pigs which are thus in transit and
afternoon. announced thst the are unable, owing to injured legs to arrive at their verdict, which
An Air Mail Box has been erected
Behind short paragraphs in the Society had decided to donate or cramp, to get along. are cruelly was unanimous. The accused was three money-prizes to those eat-prodded, and I take this oppor-accordingly discharged, as he had at the General Post Office. Corres-
heartrending story.
future already served his term of nine the tunity of stating that in ing-houses the R.M.A. press lay a
against which intended for pandeace
fewest number
months imprisonment for breach of complaints prosecutions will be instituted. "Dorado" must be posted before 8.30 Chinese Christians, many of them!
In Kowloon
such men of high attainments, pastors about the ill-treatment of animals "I hope that the Committee of of a deportation order. It is u a.m. on Friday,
land teachers at Mukden College,į correspondence may be posted in the
and birds are received during the the Hong Kong Live Pig Mer-derstood, however, that he will be ordinary box at Kowloon Post Office, were subjected to persecution.
Abbott, Mr. M. J.
Assistant which will be cleared at 8 am. on! Friday, The public are particularly imprisonment and torture, follow coming year. Sir Henry Pollock chants Association, who have re-re-banished.
letters ing charges which proved base also announced that the Society (cently improved the conditions un-
proposes to institute proceedings der which live pigs are transported Crown Solicitor. appeared for the the accused, requested to see that their
against all people guilty of illin boats from Hong Kong to Kow-prosecution, and bear sufficient postage. dence bearing insufficient postage will
treating pigs being handled beloon, will promptly take steps to who was not legally represented.]
that sufficient carrying coolies pleaded self-defence. ve forwarded by ordinary services.
tween the landing-stages and the see
The following jury was empsa- GOODWILL TOUR OF slaughter-houses at Kennedy Town or lorries are provided to put an
and Mautaukok.
elled:---Messrs. H. H. Pethick The President also made a re-
(Foreman), C. W. L Spradbery. Dogs Under Observation fereace to the newly-payed Ordi-}
"During the course of the past G. L. Fenton, Wong Sui-ki. Pongį nance for the Prevention
ear the Society had to bring be King-cheong. Lo Kwan-wai, and fore the Officer Administering the R. J. K. Walker: the thanks of the Society to
Government the very unsatisfac those who helped in its work dur-tory conditions in which the dogs gerald had testified to the is- were housed suance of knives to prisoners en- An American party of 23 mem-jing the past year.
Among those preses: were Mand kept at the Kennels in Ken-gaged in miat-making, the state- bers arrived here yesterday on
Secretary). . M. Cockle (Hon.
As a result of our ment made by the accused at the nedy Town. Canada on 29 the Empress of
representations considerable struc-police station, in reply to the goodwill tour of the Orient. The Lady Pollock, Mrs. G. P.
Mrs. F. H.. Loseby-tural alterations and improve-charge, was read out by Ma Sai- party is organised by the Los Martin. Angeles Chamber of Commerce Messrs. F. H. Luseby. J. Bussell ments were made. which have selin, the interpreter.
This concluded the case for the and is led by Mr. Carl. E. McStay. M. P. Talati. R. Pestoni, Mrs cured a certain amount of comfort!
Miss Mitchell to those dogs which have to spend prosecution, and the accused, ask- ja past director of the Los Angeles Mackenzie and
ed if he wished to say anything. Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. There was a small attendance of a period of observation there.
"The Dogs' Home, near Kow- reiterated, from the dock, his E. F. MacDonough, Foreign Trade members.
loon City, which is under the sole statement made when he Commissioner of the Los Angeles
In his speech the President, the and very able management of Mrs. first charged. Chamber of Commerce. The party
Loseby, who has now devoted ber- will visit Manils on the Empress Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen-1 pro-self for nearly 15 months on end ex+ of Canada, returning through
President to review to this task. continues to do Hong Kong next week.
most hearty the Society's activities cellent work Our briefly
Annual Meeting thanks are due to Mrs. Loseby for now I am guilty and have done since our last
wrong... But I had no grudge in May, 1935.
"Generally speaking, we
Essay Competition "The Girl Guides were invited against him and I did not kill him intentionally. I hope you and carried on our work of educating
the care Chinese who have
of to write essays. the subject for:
His Lordship will deal with me being: year con-competition this animals in regard to what stitates cruelty, and, although we What animals would be suitable leniently because of my age. have still to deplore the fact that for pets and how should they be a given a short
upon my dis- animals and birds are kept under kept?" A considerable number of promise you that
I will become a good essays were sent, both in English charge unsatisfactory conditions in bird-shops and eating-houses, and in Chinese, and Lady Follock citizen."
In the course of his summing- the presented the winners with small! 22 am satisfed, not only from
reports of our Inspector but also silver cups which were miniatures up, His Lordship directed the jury.
into not to take
consideration of of the Challenge Cup. members from the visits of Joar Committee who have been good "Six months ago an Ordinance what the accused had just said, enough to undertake this work for the prevention of Cruelty to that he knew he was guilty, but evidence placed Co-to consider the that there has been some improve Animals was passed in this
The accused had 23ment in the conditions under which lony. This measure is based to before them.
animals and birds are being kept, a great extent upon the provi-maintained throughout that the In order to encourage the owners sions of the Straits Settlements deceased assaulted him first and of eating-houses to keep their live-and English laws concerning cruel-that he struck his knee in self- stock in a clean and better condi-ty to animals, combined with the defence.
and Export Reviewing the are awarding Live Stock Import
evidence, His tion, the Society three money-prizes. Members of Ordinance, 1903, and the Regula-Lordship said there were conflict- the in- our Committee visit these eating-tions made thereunder.
ing stories in regard to house periodically, and at the
"Sheep and goats in this Colony cident. One of the prisoners, who end of the year the shops with are humanely stunned before he was in the mat-making party and of complaints ing killed. Recently a lecter has who had since been discharged 22 the least number
re-been sent to the Government urg-had said that the deceased 23 against them will receive the 26 wards.
ing that bullocks and pigs should saulted the accused first, whereas Cruelty To Figs
be humanely stunned before being the Indian warder on duty "Our attention has been direct slaughtered.
had testified that it was an entire- VIA SIBERIA-Letters and port-ed lately to the cruelty which cards for Europe and South America takes places in the handling of are forwarded "ris Siberia" it so
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President's Speech
have
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her labours.
Thanks Expressed "The Accounts of the Society, which have been kindly audited
gratis by Messrs. Thomson and
than the time given zbere mless (Continued from previous Column) Co..are being laid upon the table.
having
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advertised to close at or before 9Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wilson, Mrs.ing the Government for
E. Mayer, Mr. put up dollar for dollar the amount 30a.m., registered and parcel malls are Edna Cohn. Mrs.
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POPEYE
the schedules exhibited at the General.
"In conclusion I desire to thank} the Officers of this Society and also| Members of the various Commit-)
for Sub-Committees and
22 letters etc., mast be marked "By Air rally in connection with the Prince their co-operation and assistande 22 Mail" and handed in at the General of Wales' Banner
Competition is during the past-twelve months.
"I now beg formally to move
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26 vice, correspondence will be forward- 26 ed by the first service available.
"Twelve Miles On A Gallon”
POPEYE IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING HIS SOLDIERS TO EAT SPINACH-CRAMMING IT DOWN THEIR NECKS BY HAND WAS TOO MUCH OF A JOB SO. → HE HAD CONSTRUCTED A SPINACH PRESSURE
FEEDER-QUITE A COMPLICATED APPARATUS, BUT IT WORKS
ALL YOU SWABS WICH IS WILLIN' TO EAT YER SPINACH STEP INTO THE DININ-ROOM-THEM WICH AIN'T, STEP
THIS WAY
School. Kowloon, on Saturday. the adoption of the Report and
Accounts." commencing at 230 pz.
2.10
Was
Appeal to Jury Turning to the jury, the accused said: "Gentlemen of the jury, I know I have killed a man and I
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert
but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.
15
6 7
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16
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HORIZONTAL 1~To mimic in derision
If
The staty of life S-Dry
sentence I
as-
by unprovoked attack on the part
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13-Map out 15-Old musical instrument 17-Penetrates 19-Addition
20-Half a score
22-Flying mammal
23-Female deer
24-Snare
26-More certain
2%-Edge
29-North American
bunzio
31-Golf mound 32-Angle in a fort 34-Army Carps (abbr.) 35-Small lump of butter
37-Gain
$8-Negative 35-Made a misstep 40-Upon
42-Period of time
HORIZONTAL (Cont), VERTICAL (Cont) 53-Assumes an attitude|25-Cover 55-Expire
56-Foot-like organ
57-Swiss river
58–Male descendant-
60-Feline
: 62+Aver
64-Intermission
66-Excite
27-A farm machine (pl.) 128~A Tow!
|29mAn English title
30-British province of
the Union of South Afrlea 32-Traverses in a
vehicle
68-A Roman historian 33-Remarka
|89–Marrate
170-River in India
71-Heavenly body
VERTICAL
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Seizes with the
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5-Red Cross (abbr.) 6-Near by 7-Dreary (Poe£} 8-Perform
43-Condensed moisture! 12-Permit 45-That is (Lat, abbr.)|14-An Insect 46-Pertaining to the
navy 48-Without moisture
50-Sprinkles with aand 32-Remark (abbr.)
36-Attempt
37--Marry
| 41-The' nostriiz
42–Restrain
{44–Small, compact
mass
45-Opinione
47-Ship
| 48-June-bug
49-Amrmative reply 51-Most pleasant
| 53-italian prima donna |54-Inflamed places on
the akin
9-Covered with reeds 56-Gone by 10-Portion of medicine 57-A constellation
150-The sea-god (abbr.) |61-Russian titie
63-Old English measure
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(abbr.)
16-The three wars of
Rome with Carthage 18-Native of Rome 21-A fruit
22-An insect
The solution of the above with a new cross-core puzzle
will appear in to-morrow's inrus,
of the accused.
According to Dr. Newton, the deceased was a much bigger man than the accused, and it was un- likely, therefore, that the accused was the aggressor,
The jury retired for 50 minutes and returned a unanimous verdict of "Not Guilty."
In thanking the jury for their! careful consideration of the case, His Lordship said that in view of the fact that they had spent two whole days listening to the trial. be would make a recommendation that they be exempted from fur ther service for one year.
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