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Mr. T. N. Chau, senior Chinese representative on the Legislative Council, who officiat the swearing-in

Hospital yastarday is seen here addressin ceremony at the Tung Wah Directors of the Hospital, On he right is Bir Shouten Chow, and on his left Mr. Lam lak, the Dut Ing chairman, and Mr. Chow Cham-kwong, the new chairman. ("China Muil" Photo),

Tung Wah Hospital's Swearing-In Ceremony

Reminders

Today

Filmi Show RAF Ansociation

"The Passionate Friends'

the Lee Theatre, 9.30 p.m. In aid of RAF (tenevolent Fund Servier Dance (First of Season) at European YMCA, Kowloon.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Pirater Ball. Royal Hong Kong

First

Yacht Club, Kellett Island.

Shen Nung, legendary emperor of China, credit- ed with being the father of herbal treatment for all physical ills, received homage from the Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital yes- terday.

Before an image of the herbal god, with plates of fresh fruits, sweatmeats and buns and a whole roast pig placed before it as sacrificial offerings, and with wax candles and joss sticks burning, each one of the Directors bowed in deep reverence.

The cension was the swearing Itn of the newly elected Directora

of the Hospital for the coming term, and the handing over of office by the outgoing Directors. The blessings of the herbal gad Kand Gaines, Stanleyere sought for another successful Shield Sureer Competition, year for the Hospital and for the Club Grauad, Happy Valley, (nuccessful cure of patients.

The Encaring in ceremony was 2.30 p.m.

Chav, Lawn Bowls conducted by Mr. T N Opening of USRC

seulor Chinese representative on Green.

the Legislative Council of Hong

SUNDAY Second Round Games, Stanley Kong.

Shield Soccer Competition, Club Ground, agus Valley. 2.30 p.m.

The new Directors, headed by Cham-kwong, their Chow Mr. chairman, were exhorted on their the French elvie and social responsibilities as Spelety of Literature and stewards of the largest charitable Art of Hong Kong screening institution in the Calony, if not

The Committee

Hong

of the flm "La Symphonle Funtastique"

the King's Theatre, 9.80 n.m.

Конья Light Orchestra Concert at Peninsula Hotel, @ p.m.

in South China.

Chairman's Report

The Chairman of the outgoing Directors, Mr. Lam Han-tak, In handing over office to his succes- ************ Ror, gave a review of bla steward.

Singapore Conferences

ship for the past term, and ex Drekard his appreciation of the suppert which he had received from all. members of the public.

The proceedings, cor

conducted in

traditional style, were witnessed

and

by A large gathering, the WAS Chinese lancheon

Reports from Singapore in-nale

party

鼎

in the great hall of the

dicate that preparations are attended among other .well advanced to hold FAO guests, by the Secretary for and ECAFE conferences there. Chinese Affairs. Mr. B. C. K. On the heels of the FAO con- Hawkins, the Director of Medical ference, a Joint FAO-ECAFE Services, Dr. 1. Newton, and the meeting is to be held, to be Social Welfare Officer, Mr. J. C.

Macdouall. by

of meetings followed ECAFE Committees and Sub- Committees from October 5 to 17..

The Fifth session of the Eco- nonic Commission for Asla and the Far East will start on Octo- ber 20.

Chaksang Explosion Inquiry

In the meantime, the ECAFE"

is to be A Marine Court secretariat has prepared all res:

to enquire studied poris ani

and held on Monday papers for the coming ses- documents

into the circumstances of the

KEEP YOUR CITY CLEAN

The Sanitary. Department operates a fleet of 118 motor vehicles and 47 marine craft,

Some 170 tone of nightanili 800 tons of and more than refuse are collected and re- moved daily.

Refur

from la collected houses to ce dally and streets are swept from two to six times every day.

Together with numerou other activities total

than

more than 4,000 employess are engaged, but as larga sec- tions of the community fall to give their whole-hearted co-operation it is found that even this huge staff is inade. quate

sate to maintain a standard to which you are justly on- titled.

Please help to improve the standard of cleanliness in this Colony by being mindful of hyglone at all times. Thank

you.

Receiving Charge

mon ***..

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, 'SEPTEMBER 16, 1949.

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BISHOP HALL MAKES CHALLENGING

"The defance of Hong Kong depends on how many of its citizens can live more sacrificially than Mao Tse-tung, Chu Toh and Chou En-lol have lived during the past 20 years.

"It depends perhaps more on how many people can cutlive, outthink and, if need be, outdie bur Communist friends," declared Bishop R. O. Hall at the weekly luncheon of 'the Y's Men's Club yesterday.

SPEECH

He was speaking on "De- nination to secure social justice fending Hong Kong" before Tut my tillow men in this city? large gathering of membersih I living a life that Justifies and friends at the Roof Gar-23,000 of the finest youngsters in Britain leaving their hdines, their den, Hong Kong Hotel.

parenta, dieir wives and their children for my defence?"

Already some of them are ask- ing why they should depend on thethe money-bags of Hong Kong,

"The issue before us is not one of politics, but of morality. It is not a question of Ideology, but of Justice," Bishop Hall said.

Twenty or to years ago, accepted

leadership moral India passed from the Britial administrator and missionaries to Mr. Gandhi. "We have seen in the last few years a similar chunge in the moral leadership of

China," the speaker said.

Death Of Well-Known

HK Figure

the

The Colony of Hong Kong.

more particularly and Christian churches and charit- able organisations, have suffer- ed a great loss by the pass- ing of Mrs. Woo Yee-kai al her residence at 27 Babington Path yesterday. She was the widow of Dr. Woo Yee-kal, of the earliest Chinese "Last night a Chinese Christian one businessman who has greatly en- doctors of Western medicine in the Colony who gave his riched Hong Kong by the In- tegrity of his business record, life in combating an epidemic about 30 himself suggested that the Chin- of Bubonic Plague ese Chamber of Commerce shoul years ago.

in pressing "I think Mr. Gandhi's theology tuke the initiative

Mrs. Wou was a leading and add a percen

active member of the Chinese was mistaken. I think the Com-Governi.cnt munist theology is mistaken," herriax to the present direct taxa-Anglican Church, and though of tion, sarmarked for education: ro

Fo a retiring nature, her thenew asserted.

a combination of Govern The defence of Hong Kong | that bỳ a

was far reaching and her advice subsided was sought by many, both in the then is finally a moral question. rent education and If in the next few years the rummunity education every chid Church and outside it, and was Colony can be made a city

shire father or mother is work always given gladly and syn- famous not for its

She was generous high cost of ing tearrying, digging, bulldog pathetically. living. but for its social justice; or what not) in the Colony has ulmost to a foult, and gave famous not only for its lovelychut ce of scholing," he declared. gladly and liberally to any or-

ministering tu for the homes scenery, but

Thot is perhaps the first tankganisation builds for its poorest workers;

Y's Men, poor and needy, widows and or- phans, the sick and uxe in fameur not only for its magnif- for the Hong Kong

distress of any kind. rent public works, but for the Bishop Hall asserted.

the child of every fact that

Citizen Commandos

Her home was a meeting place public worker who is contribut

for Bible wohien, Church work! Ing in Hong Kong's well-being

"From yourself into a diciplineders and individuals who sought

She wus.

a gracious to her help. education: if we can be good

Commando unafraid enough. disciplined

enough, lisen

visi- hostess and distinguished in your club. at dinner

tors from all over the world moral enough to do these things, argue

party, on the ferry and frequently met at her able to then Hong Kong's defence

beaches that we have no right to discuss matters of vital interest enjoy the bus services while any for the extensing of the work of

school bus driver's child has no

the Church and Missionary en- to go to: no right to enjoy our terprises throughout the world, "If we camiot, then we have butter and sugar and other im and all were impressed by her

hotnes ut ported goods while the workers wisdom, her falth and her hu no right to ask the England to send their sons out who unload the ships have no op-mility. At times the took a more

and We are not portunity for the borest minimum public role preached or here to defend us.

Bishop Hall of home and family te; no right poke at important conferences worth defending." declared.

to enjoy this sort of Idday meal

not only in Hong Kong but in have to Foochow, Shanghai and Peking. "I want to insist that this is while tram conductors primarily a moral problem. It is eat theirs at the back of the car

and her messages were always Government's in a few slack moments on their well prepared, and in her quiet not primarily the problem. It is primarily our pro-run.

way very impressive.

secure.

blem.

Our Problem

the

Mrs. Woo is survived by one Gov- "Listen to this story...Jolunny

son, Dr. Arthur W, Woo, F.R.CS. was 10 and Tommy was Ave. three daughters, Mrs. Sumuel Mother was serving the puddings. Young, wife of the former Johnny speaks "is all that for Chinese Minister to Mexico and Dr. F. Catherine Woo, Tommy, mother?" "No," she re- Brazil.

M.B.E., UF, Principal of St. plied, it's for you."

Paul's College, and Mrs. Jock K. Chung, the wife of a lawyer in | New York, Το these relatives: and her 13 grandchildren and

"We cannot expect the ernment to force social justice on citizens do not city whore desire social justice," he staled. The moral standard of a city does not depend on the average moral level of its citizens, but on the existened within it, of men and women who are determined e angelisis for social justice and corporate morality.

"We want In Hong Kong s divialon of citizen Commandos who will show their gratitudo to The division

Soldier of Commandes who have recently come to our elty by living the same morsi, tough, disciplined life, that they are living, and Fighting

with moral dourage

to Tedure auch. elentontary

Justice, an in ozuaritiatie Hong Kong is to be either de- fensible or worth defending," Bishop Hall said,

Moral Question

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