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MARRIAGE
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obvious. It is a custom religiously observed, When a coolie was charged before Mr. however, in all ranks of society and J. R. Wood at the Magistracy, yesterday, imposes great hardship on wage earners with stealing a heavy piece of timber ati who nos infrequently run into debt owing Lai Chi Kok he gave as his exenso that to the double dinner that custom ordains he merely took it as he wanted to use it Ind'où watchman in connection with wedding feasts ha a plilow. An Persuaded, of the inutility of perpetuat-proved the offence and the Magistratu-e ing this stom Sir Rosar Ho Tusained defendant 35 with the alternative has ventured to give a lead on this of seven days' imprisonment. occasion by breaking away from it
his In the address presented in Portuguese And he believes that many of Chinese friends will approve his action, on Monday to Monsignor Celso. L. customs Constanti, Archbishop of Theodosia and Many of the Chinese social
to China, are excellent, but some of them might Firss Apostolic Delegate with great advantage be improved. Sir His Grace was besought to ROBERT HO TENO's friends will under- influence with the Papal See to obtain stand that it is not from reasons of sanction for the establishment of a parsimony that he has been bold enough college for the higher education of to make the innovation of giving only Catholic boys. In a sympathetic reply one digner (which is to be held to-day). His Grace admitted the importance of the To himself the expense is not a question of the education of youth and consideration as the announcement yes promised to give his best attention to the terday of a munificen: gitt of $100,000 to request. provide an Industrial Home for poor children sufficiently attests-and it may be mentioned that he intends to devote the estimated cost of the first day's dinner, some $2,000, to local charitable and educational purposes. He proposes to allocate the money in the following! manner:-$1,000 to the "Swatow Relief Fund; 8500 to the Krong Wan Hospital; $500 to the Confucian Society: 31.000 to the St. Stephen's Girls' College Building Fund. His proposal, he realises, may he subject to criticien, but he is convinced that, sooner or later. ita wisdom will commend itself for adoption by Chinese public opinion.
SANITARY BOARD MEETING, DR. KOCH'S MOTION DEFERRED. PROPOSED NEW BY-LAWS FOR TER
IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS.
The Chairman of the Sanitary Board (Mr. GR. Sayer) announced at the fortalghtly meeting of the Board, yester day afternoon, that Dr. W. V. M. Koch's motion, that the rural districts of Phoe Colony be brought under the administra tion of the Sanitary Department, had been deferred to a subsequent meeting.
The only other business of importance before the meeting was the proposed Old custeras die hard, but when a custom manifestly becomes incompatible adoption of by-lawa. regulating the im with the enlightenment of the times and portation of animals into the Colony,
In moving the adoption of the proposed has little or nothing to recommend it, bold advocates of desirable reform by-laws, the CHAIRMAN said that he had soma circulated the proposals which dealt with may count with confidence on measures of success. We have referred the importation of animals and b to the ambition of DICKENS to strike noticed that the members agreed to their, He struck adoption. Before the motion was put to blow for the poor. many, but one of the straightest blows he the meeting he would like to mention the struck against custom was given in his main points of the proposals. They will, and was aimed at the expensive were general amendments relating to the funeral customs of his times, which importation," segregation, and g.neral imposed an exceedingly heavy burden on control of animals imported into the the poor.
This is still a very serious Colony. The amendments were the result problem in all' European countries and of a promise made by him to the Board in America, but the revolt against me months ago. The differences were: excessive display is steadily spreading first, that it was proposed to includo Similarly it may be a long time before horses. Up to the present the existing the reform which Sir Rosar Ho TUNG is regulations did not cover horses at all They only covered cattle, swine and seeking to initiate, gains-wide acceptance.
sheep. Although the importation of among his fellow countrymen, but if it
horses into the Colony was not large, a is steadily advocated by example in high
considerable amount of harm had been places, as well as by precept, the common brought to the notice of the Board. There sense of the reform is bound to cohad been two separate outbreaks of
mand growing recognition. Release from
support them forms,
LF
BIRTH.
Ancient customs which have become ill. glanders and it was clearly necessary
horses. DAVENPORT BROWNE-At Shameet, Can-suited to the times and an intolerable that there should be some control over
ton, on December 17th, to Mr. and burden on all ranks of Society-and
The actual proposals were that no MPS, DAVENPORT-BROWN-a daughter. particularly upon those least able to
[1949
animal (which included horses) should be in itself, BD
imported without the permission of the On im. Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. portation each animal would be placed in Colonel C. W. Davy, C.M.G, Chief quarantine. The Colonial Veterinary Engineer of the Garrison is proceeding to Surgeon would have power to keep any animal in quarantine, without any reason. the Philippine Islands on a visit.
given, for a period of six months, if
BRITTON BELLE On the 19th December, inestimable public benefaction.
at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, FREDERICK ARTHUR BRITTON to, MOBIEL ANNIE PERRONTE SELLS,
₤1952
HONGKONG CHIC: 104, DFX RD., LOI DON Orrian: 131, FLIT STAKET, E.0.
THE Property consists of First ALL Y
THAT piece or
The Daily
Press
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 2TH, 1929. -
Hongkong and at Victoris in the Colons of grand altante registered in the Land Office BECIION STRIKING A BLOW AT A A INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with thereon
BURDENSOME CUSTOM, the messages erections or
now known as No. 13, Wing Hire Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear THERE Are
of the maid Section A of Inland Lot No 9168
in all countries inherited
A fatal accident sccurred on the Indo-secessary. The actual period would de- China Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer pend on the nature of the proof given by Frang, during her trip from Shanghai to the importer as to the freedom of the Hongkong. One of the Chinese boys foll animal from disease.
Im regard to horses, before a horse down, the hold and was killed.
would be released from quarantine, it The Medical Officer of Health's return, would have to undergo a mallein test, showing the number of case of notifiable which was a teat to show whether a disease which occurred in the Colony dur-horse bad glanders or not. That test ing the week ending December 16th, was as would be taken here unless a very satis
horse had been successfully tested.
These new regulations would apply to
being scavenging lane. All of which prer s popular customs and senseless usages follows:-Plague, 1 Chinese; diphtheria, factory certificate from the country of are held for the rondue of the term of 75 years which few people dare to disregard, 5 Chinese, 1 British; scarlet fever, origin was handed in to show that the from the 16th day of May, 1916, created by the however much they may secretly condemn British; enteric fever, 9 Chinese para Crown Lease thereof together with the valuable machinery now altuste in or upon the them. The Chinese have not a few such typhoid fever, 1 Eussian; cerebrospinal
No.
I Gordon Street
customs, and it is interesting to learn fever, 3 Chinese. There were also 3 ld premises and at N Particulars and Conditions of male may
that the elaborate celebration of 115 Chinese cases of influenza." obtained from tim
Mess HASTINGS & HASTINGE sixty-first birthday of Sir Hoarer Ho
Solicitors,
Tuso yesterday
"marked by
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w and Mesa LAMMERT BROTHERS:
Auctioneers
Al times, but especially
XMAS TIME
Chic.cse
all other animals, except in the case of animals brought in for immediate slaugh ter, so that the proposals would not affecti
A marriage that eclipsed that of the the food supplies of the Colony in any departure from a traditional Chinese Boy Emperor in point of costliness, was way, although an animal, brought in for custom that must have staggered the performed recently, says & Tientsin conmmediate slaughter, was liable to be
unity by its boldnem temporary, when a niece of General Tsao segregated as was the present rule. non striking a blow for he Kun (a daughter of Taao Ying), was married to a son of Mr. Liu Yu Cheng. Wrote CHARLES DICKENS planning uns of his earlier novels, The embroidery chair in which the brido and the particular act by Sir Rotuar rode was carried by thirty bearers and
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The ORAIEMAN then formally proposed the adoption of the by-laws.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Tso.. Dr. Ozozio said that he would like to
uwa in connect with his there were more than 100 tables and ask two questions regarding the milleit
celebration to which we refer boxes containing valuable wedding gifts. inspired by precisely the same
test. Speaking generally, the ponies" kept in Hongkong were valuable as forme
An old Chinese was charged on remanding part of race horse studs. He wished According to an old custom, a
before Mr. Wood, at the Magistracy, yes to know if the ponies would be affected, hostly expected to give two
to celebrate his marriage feast forday, with stearag a piece of timber. by the test which they would have to
would be made birthday but the host has to guess how The defendant, It appears, had seen undergo and, also whether the tent rvice, with the British Merchant Service
The For the free
MEDICAL OFFICES OF HEALTH asid aring the war and was possessed of the the mallatin tees would not affect the on the Gener Bervice medal and the Marine ponios seriously. The effects of the tast
1000-Passed ofline lous medel. At the previous hearing his wor*** Peplying to Dr. Grorio's second point,
ship thought that some consideration the Chazzaman murd the question as to the should be shown to him and asked the actual for had not been settled
Police to recommend the defendant to the Harbo
Master. Yesterday it was
hd to provide that the Harbour Master had found him
job. The defendant was bound over for six months in a hond of $60 and allowed
This was all the business before the meeting.
The members present at the meeting were The Chairman (Mr. G. E. Bayer) Mr. B. W. To Dr Osorio, the Medion Officer of Health (Dr. W. W. Pearse) and... the Secretary of the Board (Mt. 7. B Fraser).