Local Welsh Community Marks St. David's Day
Too Colony's Welsh community assembled at the
Hong Kong Hotel last night to renew their faith and to seek fresh inspiration in the memory of their Patron Saint, according to Mr. J. R. H. Jonds, President of the St. David's Society of Hong Kong.
Earlier, the Welsh community placed a wreath at the Cenotaph. By kind permission of Major- General F. R. G. Matthews, General Officer Commanding, and the Officer Commanding the Marines, a detachment of Marines sound- ed the Last Post and Reveille at the Cenotaph ceremony,
St. David's Day was com- A. D. Davies, Dr. and Mrs. J. memorated last night at the W. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. D. annual dinner of the Society. J. S. Crazier.
people present. Oficial guests by Mr. J.R, Jones, President of were the Governor. Sir Alex- the Society, fe also gave a toast ander Grantham, Major-Gen-toe mortal memory of St. eral F. R. G. Matthews, Sir David." Professor D.F. Davies, of Lexile and Lady Gibson, Com-
the Hong Kong University, pro modore and Mrs. C. L, Robert Posed the lost to the guests to
which the Governor replied. son, Air Commodore and Mrs.
Around The Harbour
During the ulner, the orchestru played. Welsh airs. Welsh song were sung by Mrs, Gaynor-Smith. Mr. D. W. Jones, and Captain T.M. Williams, Mrs. Drawn and Mr. Victor Orloff' rendered
a Welsh march arranged by Mrs. Betty Drown.
The second part of the diener was devoted to community sing- which included Ing. The musical arrangements, Welsh hymus, were under the direction of Mrs. Ev. Ioper.
Introducing the toast to St. David. Mr. Jones said:
"Because it was on March in ported
The Russian steamer Poltava, which was seriously damaged and had to be beached after a collision with
British the steamer Eutmunens last year. hed her trial run on Monday. The Russian vessel had been undergoir.g rejudrs Iur sume the year Bng that St. David is months.
to have del, this day local ins over since been dedicated to for his memory. It has becane
Wallem anal Company, felva. within this week agents, reported that she may festival of world wide observance Vinelivostok.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. Russell, Mrs. Z. Ginter, Miss M. F. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Hopper, Messrs. M. W. Turner, D. 3. Starr, F. Elliott, T. J. Lindsay, and 1, G. K Eugl arrived from Shaoghal an Keelung yesterday by the Shengking.
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THE CHINA-MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2,-1949.
St. David's Day Commemorated
The local Welsh community commemorated St. David's 'Day
* wreath yesterday, in the morning
was placed at the Cenotaph. Later the St. David's Society of Hong Kong held its annual dinner at the Hong Kong Hotel.-("China
Photo).
Villager Guilty Of Stealing Child
Mall”
Departures from the Peninsuls Found guilty of child stooling and uttering a lotfär demanding money with menaces for his re- lease, Mak Kau, 25-year-old villager, awaits sentence by Sir Leslie Gibson, Chief Justice, at 10 a.m. this morning,
Hotel on Monday included Mrs. wherever япу Welshmen are M. C. W. Blanks, Captain anel gothered together, and there is Mrs. P. H. F. Heijen, Captain N. Sanardly a corner of the earth where F. Scarles, Messrs. A. Lyson, E
nur campatriou are not found to- P Waring.
W.. Kirkwood, R. P. vm. faith and to seek fresh inspiration
R. B. Landis, C. Dear-The in the memory of their Patronling, D. G. Price, 4. C. Lancashire, Salat.
D. Buchan, B. Smith. R. C. AL-
The Honduran craft Rafael left Hong Kong for Macau
Chinese passengers. She had no
with the European at three night foregathered to renew the Collins, C. Miller, A. Fonve,
cargo,
being overbrüled.
A
four-man three-woman jury returned the ver- dict at 6.30 p.m. yesterday after deliberating for exactly one hour,
Charged With Conspiracy To Murder
A- Chinese, with five 'buffets in him and sufföring, sonte 10 wounds to his 'Hod and body. Hvad to testify agaðist fotir nier as alleged to be hingus. Sallonis.
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The men ny stand under, com- mittal proceedings on a ellargy of possession or arms and conspiracy to, murder.
They are La Tim, aged 39, Supe! sing, aged 32. Lo Jung, aged 35, and Li Fong to "nged
Brot Hearlliga
came before Mr. Blair Kerr at Kowloon yester day, with Detective Sub-Inspector D. Taylor conducting the cane for the prosecution and Mr. P. ALL Vines defending the four men
The victim. named You so runs a business. at Shattól, transporting enttle mu goods! Trum Cinhoso Terthorlts Ind the Colony.
The four defondants were his employeds.
On January 24, Yau Tsol drag. ged his bloody body to the l'oller Station at Shafiukek. There he
a statented i
nomes of the tour defend th
Later that day, a polles raid'] carried out at Chung Tung Hong at Shatavkok resulted in the arres of the four defendants. Three of them then offered to müko cau-
cloned statements.
The defendants, said Mr. Taylor," brought the police to a also hill in Shum Chúng village on the Border. Road whore two revolvern
and one automalle were found.
fu court yesterday. Inspector McMillan, polisinbers of the guns armourer, watt that 'several Had Been fred since the guns. handed to him. Dr. Moore Mr. Taylor.
were
The five Bullets
hody,
and removed from Yau Tsai's In Kowloon hospital, in his opiston had been fired from the three
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After most of the prosecutión
No minite route ins yet been taas ask what is the meaning, the K. E. Albright, W. R. with his widowed mother Ne-after Ind taken him away seven for food factorien, two fot
arranged for the San Rafael.
hal to Lepatriate
mans.
M.
witnenser har been called, tho magistrate adjourned the proceed- Ings to Batch 9, When You Thol, the principal witnefs whid has The first ship to ty that Dog
since recovered from his wounds will be called to the witness box. tu prive here for a decade, the We have here tonight the re- therton, W. W. Johnson, Clay, former Australian Army floating presentatives of each of the four C. Wong, F. J. Wong and A.
A number of trade Leences racic station brought a Farbtain stocks. of the British people. Hartmork.
Mr. M, Heenan. Crown release and eventually it was were issued by the Urban Counell abourd and trwed another "A" They represent Beltain and the
Counsel, who conducted the hit back to the mother.
Between February 14 dnd Febr. graft from Sydney to Hong Kong people of British stock the world Among the new arrivals at the prosecution, told the Court When the mother later learnt uary 2 recently.
Each proudly parades its Peninsula Hotel on Monday were The Jade Lauf
that ational individuality under the
the child, six-year-old from the child that it was Mak
They included two for cutes, is it present
Tenenbaum, Chan Mrs. an banner of
Kwong-yu. Patron Saint One
who lived Kau whe Messrs.
school. she realised that food preserving establishments, Mak was the villain, and a re-long for a food Watson, L. R. Ulrich, J. L. Win-
shop, two tris significance to ench of us of our kelman, Edward
failed to Kwan at Un Long. Classen. A. E
port was made to the police, who laundries, Jone. for, în offensive respective Patrons. For centuries Houseman, C. C. Wou, W. H. Roh-
return home from school on
immediately had hun arrested. tråde, six for restaurants and two The Panamanian steamer Renal earlier days the three Celcling. L. Fickel, P. L. Tester, B. December 14, 1948, and a re- Crown Counsel described Mak's for roast (or cooked) meat shops. arrived here en route to Sling-branches fought for Independent Dionne, T. S. Liu, Miss E. Hinder, port was made to Fing Shun netion, as a heartless one, which
but 40 European existence against England
Miss A. Violu Smith and Miss C. Police Station.
In addition to the monetary loss A general inecting of the Hong refugees together with 100 Ger- were never sudbued,
F. Cuerva.
Some days later the mother to the mother, and caused her | Kong Couhell of Women, will be Patron Saints
received! letter demunding considerable anxiety for the safe-held in the YWCA, Duddell Street, She is chartered by the In- "We found Patron Saint from Mr. Albert Pullen, nuchitect, HK$5.000 for the release of hurty of her child.
on tomorrow at 5.15 pm. ternational Refuger Organisation, our own people. We do not share | Glourerter Hotel, and Mrs. Galin sen. She took no action, and did The money was not recovered. The chief Justice, Sir. Leslie No advance information re-St. David with any others. Our Garldane, were married at the not report to the police. Mak Mak sold he had already handed Gibson will be the guest speaker. garding the movement of this Sassenuch friends with that lang Registrar's Office yesterday.
Knu. who was known to the it to his friend, as he was seting All Interested are cordläffy wel- batch of DBS evacuating Chine uffering toleration which is prob was available locally vesturday,
The witnesses were Mr. W.R.M. family, informed the mother that unly as a
go-between. ably the source of their greatness Stevens and Mr. Erik Huttemler.& friend of his knew something Chan Iwong-yu gave ovidence share St. George with many
about her clitia.
from the box, accompanied by Ironically In The fo, thcoming marriage of Hearing this, the mother im his mother He said 'Kau Ko' Mr. D. G. Cairns imposed a fine
Night of of 800 upon five Chinese, Include they share St. George and the 42 King Kong Street, ord docs, to restore her son to lier. Mak Tar Shut in Chinese prritory.
dragan hawker, for
twith Moscow. Today. ing an unlicensed
and Mas Lau May-kuen,
to help. Next day he Mak Kau made a statement unlawful boarding.
however,
the Kremlin looms to
10 Thomson Road, 2nd fluor, Ins
called ngain and asked if the from the dock. He denied
king Pleading guilts to the offence us as the cave wherein the dragon been announced.
mother had received a second the child away and mergly pcted and stating that they were not dwells: and it is Englandini
letter, to which she replied no. for the mother be an intermediary aware that permits should be
in. comprehensive sense
"You should," he said. "be to secure the child's release. He procured to board the ss. Kut which the term is used that is rived in the Colony from Canton cause-a-school book of your son was told by one Chan Ming that Sang, the defendants were given known to the world as the tradi-by the ss. Fatshan yesterday were is being returned to you and the the child was in Tam Shul in the the alternative of one month's ni champion of those url the Reverend Mr. J. Ogilvie, Mr.mount of ransom is being raised cure of an old woman. The money imprisonment.
received pies which are associated with the and Mrs. H. Phillips, the Rever-from $5,000 to $5,500.
for the ramson The hawker pleadet that height against tyranny and freedom. Mr. and Mrs. G. Juttka, Miss The next day one of the boy's was handed over to Chan Ming.
Mr. Jones' address was translat-5, Juitka, Mr. and Mrs. A. Buck,
Detective Sub-Inspector R.F. school book was received by the f was selling coffee. *Two pleaded
Messrs. W. F. Assessorow, J. P. mother. they were carrying haggage fered into Welsh,
along with letter White ussisted in the prosecution. Among the other guests were Coghill, H.T. Samson, A.E. Tilt-raising the ransom, to $5,500,
Mak Kau was not legally re- friends.
Captain A.P.F. Wilson, Mress, SJ. Gil, Mrs. P.F. Coombs,
and Mrs. P.F. Kelley.
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At the Marine Court yesterday, strange assoc developments Mr. Edward Paul Peusler, driver,plored Mak Kau to do his best (Big Brother Kau) took him
more
ri Mrs. D. C. Davis, Mr. The freighter. Daybeam beought more than 7,000 tons of coal fernd Birs. R. C. Lee, Mr. and Mrs.
the Colony
The vikrel encountered rough' seas en route
nying
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A. 5. Adamson.
Were
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Among the passengers who ar-
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Fome WHE
COMMITTED
TO TRIAL
to
On Mak's second visit to Ng presented. Kwan, he was given HK$130 for his services and some clothing to take to the buy, Two days
brought back clothing which the boy
Two men charged with armed wearing at the time he disau- robbery, were ordered to sland veared.
trial in the next criminal sessions Then followed bargaining be-of the Supreme Court, by Mr. ween Mak and the mother on AD, Scholes, after criminal pea- he sum required for the boy's ceedings against them ended at deu elease, and eventually it was Kowjoun yesterday. THUD tnocked down to HK$1,600. OHAG The anter sold her paddy ..8700
and melted down her gold rings 9700
to raise the amount. She was old in call at a certain place 112:1889 where her boy would be handed
Sell Cabbage
1.9300 .1620
1.4280
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A. Morse. Mrs. J. Scott and Mr. FOOD, FUEL COSTS
Those who brought parties Food and fuel costa compiled by
Lieutenant-Colonel She has an all-British crew of Owen-Hughes, Mrs.
H. the Labour Oflen for the week Gwynedd ended February 28, follows:--- 30, including the master.
Grove, Mrs. Gwendolen Faber,
Nice & Mour
7 cutting 34.7000 Formally
Major B. G. Pugh (Royal Welsh Yeclable British Fusiliers). Major A. James, stalt ol flag, the Dutch steamer Rijnkerk Offleer (Education), Mrs. J. G. made her debut in local waters Houper, Mr. E. Loyd Jones, Mr. Salt Fish last; woolc-end, bringing among. It. Sainsbury, Mr. Denis W. Ful her cargo several motor cars for Jones, Dr. J. Carey Hughes and Fork the Colony.
Mr. L.M.S. Lloyd, Her first name under the Dulch fog was Hembrandt, which was changed to Amerskerk and eventually to her present name.
A youth, Tang Chul, aged 18,) The average
of the food and Built In England in 1940, she was sentenced to three months fuel figures for the weeks ended was ferrying food and ainunt for exposing indecent matter for January 20 to February 20, is tion during the last war to Malta sale by Mr. F. X, d'Almada at $12.0010. during the German invasion of Central yesterday,
The Rehabilitation Allowance Tobruk. She survived the war Mr. Bryon of
of the SCA said thuti) Unscathed, though she was under on February 27 at Des Vority 1 month of March, 1949 will
therefore ba:- chemy fire several times,
Roat Central a constable on duty DAILY-PAID WORKERS, En toute from the Continent to saw that defendant #retched out Artizane the Far East, the Rijnkerk had ja number of Indecent books bootles 20 passengers, among whom wers the pavement and offered it for Vornates Britone. Dutch, Irish, Swiss, sule to pedestrians.. Defendant DAN:HONTİİLY-PAID WORKERS French, Filpinos, Itailan, Aus had a previous conviction for the tralians, Germans and a Scots- some offence.
SENTENCED
mun.
Tang was also recommended for banishment,
An official of the Swiss Con-
sulate at Yokohama was among
them.
The Rijnkerk was held
The sugar ration for March white' star at two up
pounds a
outside local waters for five days person, at 45 cents a pound, it' By for
was officially stateil yesterday..
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The defendants were Chedlig Kwai-sang, aged 33, and Charte Ping-lam, 34. A third defendant Lam Chuen, aged 31, was dis-. charged as there was 'insufficient evidence against him.
The men were alleged by the Drosecution-conducted by Deleo- live Sub-Inspector W.G. Morri- Goes To Wanchai
so-to have committed on aed Mak Kau was not there when robbery, at 504 Ganton fond on 'he mother arrived, but a woman January 0. known to both parties, told the MCAS. Rus appeared for mother that she was to go to the defence.
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