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B.K.C.C.'S NEW PAVILION. THE OPENING CEREMONY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21m,
THE PUBLIC HEALTH. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST RABIES
AND TUBERCULOSIS.
Dr. W. V. M. Kod, pursuant to
notice, will ask at the meeting of the Sanitary Board tomorrow the following questions:
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"I-Will the Head of the Sanitary Department Lindly inform the
· Board · whether there" is adways à rufficient "quantity of anti- rabie emulsion kept in the Colony for immediate use, and the conditions under which it is isued to medies! practitioners "II-Ia view of the reported increase in the number of cases of Tuber enlosis in the Colony and of the fact that certain reliable author
The new pavilion erected by the Hong- tong Cricket Club was officially opened on Saturday at tiffin time. The building is on the corner of the Chater; Road side ground, facing the Hongkong Club, and althost opposits the Cenotaph now. being erected as a memorial of the war. The structure gives the impression of solidity and strength. It is a two-storied struc are build of bricks and cement. The ground Abor is entered from the street,” and the first thing to strike the eye is the imposing memorial plate upon which is inscribed the names of all those mem- bers of the Club who made the suprema sacrifice in the Great War. The secre tary's office, a cheary and comfortable room, is on the same floor, whare, also,
· arë”- servants quarters, well equipped gear rooms, and a modern and up-to-date kitchen. The main floor of the building is a story abore, and has its entrance from the cricket field itself. A number
stone, steps, stretching the whole TROUBLE AT TAIKOO SUGAR length of the building, lead up to the verandah. The steps are so made that
"PARTNERS FOR THE
* WORSE
MR. MACONACHIE DEALS WITH A TRAGIC STORY,
here:
THE MISSIONS TO SBÄMEN IN HONGKONG.
KOWLOON INSTITUTE
BE-OPENED."
"I daresay there are people, and the
Old seafarers and other will doubt Rov. J. Kirk Maconachie as Union loss be interested to know that today Church on Sunday morning, who, if the building in Koloca used during they had known that I was going to deal the past twelve years as a Masonic Hall with this subject would not have been is being re-opened a Seamen's Im
they cannot stand anything tute and Men's Club Situated at the disagreeable from the pulpit. That is junction of Canton Hoad and Haiphong why I did not announce the subject Bond, only five minutes' walk from the beforehand." For," in his studies of Ferry, and easily accessible from the Bible types of married life, the preacher wharves, it should pro a boon to maty had reached the topic, "Panzers for seafarers who, passing through the Colony, the worse", which naturally suggested have not ta or inclination to clos what the Police Court reporters would the Harbor, but weald like to find some ice consider that some forms all the sordid tragedy of Ananas and quiet spot away from the ship to write of the disease are due to infec tion by Tuberole bacillus of the Sapphira, bypocrites and liars. As ill. Borine type would it be posavoured history of an unworthy pair sible to ensure that "no milk con..
was Mr. Mañanachie's description of the taining. Tubercle bacilli in ectat
familiar incident. What they did was in the Colony."
done", he remarked, "as we should say out here, for look-see-to gain" reputation false pretences. For better: for worse, run the words of the marriage ceremony," and whether it is intended to be conveyed or not, it is a fact that a
REFINERY
On
it is possible to set a large number of BODY OF POLICE CALLED IN TO better and a worse in a far deeper than
PREVENT DISTURBANCE.
It appeara
a material senge are in the balance. It is impossible for two persons to pass their lives together in the close and constant association of wedlock without either helping each other, up or drawing each other down. Mutual reactions in char acter,
disposition, mental' outlook, religious attitude, are going on, year in, year out, and are bound to have their effect, for better, for worse." "
·SUBILE HUMAN NATURE,
letter, spend an hour or so at billiards, and get a change of diet from ship fate, while old Ching Coast bands will prob ably be glad to re-visit a place so closely associated with the names and work o₤ the late Rev. J. E. France and the Hev. Gurney Goldsmith
It will be under the control of the same Society as the Seamen's Institute on the Praya East, and is for the bene
Marine, and H. M Navy and Anny, while those residents of Kowloon who during the past few years have been ac customed to use the building will receive a bearty welcome.
fit of European members of the Mercantile
INDECENT ARTICLE.
CHINESE NEWSPAPER FINED.
The case in which lo Wing Kwong, the publisher of the Chinese newspaper the
article, and further with printing a
chairs upon them, raising each layer of chairs above the one before it, and thus
A quarrel between two bodies of work. enabling visitors to view games in com" fort and case.
On the right hand side men at the Taikoo Sugar Refinery on of the verandah are dressing rooms and Friday afternoon might have led to very serious trouble, but for the arrival of no lavatorica, all fitted up in most comforts than sixty constables, headed by the able style. Then there is a large and
Captain Superintendent of Police (Mr. cheery "bar, situated in a position : D. C. Wolfe), the Second Assistant envenient for the bar tenders and the Superintendent (Mr. J. Kerr), the Chief members. There is also a small orns Inspector (Mr. R. MacDonald), and a mental balcony overlooking the ground number of other officers. floor, which will serve as an excellent that since the extension of a now plant It lays much for the stark truthful "ventilation shaft in the hot weather. The at the works, and the introduction of ness of the New Testament writers that Hongkong Kung Pwas charged with
roof of the new building, unlike that of outside men for the installation of now, this ill-saveni red history of a couple who the old one, is perfectly flat, and is machinery, the old employés of the firm agreed together to deceive the brotherhood surrounded by concrete balustrading have become incensed. The work was and lie to the Holy Ghost should not This affords an excellent vantage point given to an outside contractor engaged have been suppressed. It is an unwelcome from which to view the games, and, in by the Kwong Sang Leong Engineering addition, gives a wide view of the Har Company, and he brought his own filters The whole building, though no with him. The old hands are alleged to could honestly call it handsome, have used threats against the new ones, gives the impression of complete comfort and attempts were made to intimidate may learn from it. It is light, airy, and cheerful, and should them into stopping work. Things reach- we may wonder, that persons such as adequately meet the growing needs of the ed such a pitch that it was deemed neces- these two came to associate themselves club, for which purpose," of "course, it sary to call in the police. When they with the Christian fraternity at all was built.
arrived, two of the old hands who were Well, buman nature is a very mixed and alleged to have assaulted one of the new a very subtle thing, and, even though workmen were taken in charge, and ap-rrupt, it grasps at the greatness of the peared before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Christian ideal, although when it comes to Magistries on Saturday in connection the point it is not willing to pay the The Magistrate: The translation which with the affair. They were formally re- price. There was something in the new you have certified is quite innocuous, manded.
hour.
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intrusion in a scone of overwhelming foy and unselfish love, We could wish it had never ccurred; but there it is, and we How was it,
A large number of members gathered on the promises on Saturday when the opening ceremony was perform by Mr. H. R. Hancock, President of the Club. The proceedings were very short...
Mr. HANCOCK said the new building was to replace the pavilion built twenty years ago. Some of those present" would "re- member when that old building was put up, and since that time they had most of them spent very happy times within its walls. When it was erected the general impression was that it would be more thau large enough for their needs; and that the Club would never grow up to it. But today, though that building the train robbery which occurred on the "It is well that life, partners should be had served its purpose well, it was Kowloon-Canton Railway, on Friday of one mind, but, when the one mind neither large enough nor modern enough morning when the slow train from centres on selfishness, the mere unity will for their pitsents requirements. Not so
THE TRAIN HOLD-UP
RUMOURED CAPTURE OF 100
·PASSENGERS.
Further details are now to hand of
It
printing a filthy, revolting, and indecent newspaper calculated to incite people to crime and disorder in China was, con- cluded at the Magistracy before Mr. R E Lindsell on Saturday. charge was dismissed, but on the first, defendant was fined $100, and given tho alternative of a month's hard labour.
In "connection with the first charge,
The second
an, alternative
Chan Kwok Ying, a Supreme Court translator, handed in translation of the article complained of. He stated that he had read the trans lation put in by the Secretariat for
Chinese Affairs who were the prosecu *tors.
way of life which appealed to this man.while the translation of Mr. Lo Kam and woman, or, if you prefer to say so, Chak (of the S.CA.) is exceedingly something in them to which it appealed. Althy. How do you reconcile the two In other circumstances Apenins and translations 1. Either it is disgusting and Sapphira might have passed for fair filthy or it is harmless. averago Church members, but the enthusiasm of the time tried thơm too high
The witness replied that his translation was a strictly literary one! He traza lated it from the Chinese meaning. There was nothing indecent at all. He agreed with most of the translations put in by the prosecution. A person would not mend matters. When these two understand the article in a dirty sinse many years ago the Club was in a very Canton to Kowloon was held up by rob- discuss their plan it may be in full only, if he were dirty minded. uncertain condition. Finances were low, bers about half-a-mile Trora Sha Tsun, agreement, but the conclusions are dia- and members were falling away. Then which is a small station about 10 miles creditable and the consequences tragic. came Mr. Hodgson, their inte bon, secre from Canton.
If we are all our brother's keepers, is it pleaded that an ordinary minded person tary. He devoted a tremendous amount
not doubly true that husbands and wives who was not a Chinese scholar would are mutually responsible, not merely for probably not notics the indecencies. He carrying out the common provisions of the
Mr. C. A. S. Russ for the defence
of time and energy to make things go It is stated that 100 Chinese pasteng again. He went into a good deal of ers, mostly third class, were captured by detail, and. as a result of all he did, they the robbers, and that these have been held marriage contract, but in matters of asked the Magistrale to treat the offence. turned the corner and to-day they found themselves in a perfectly sound position. to ransom. Whether this is true or not character, faith, ideal the whole spiritual as a technical ons, for the article was The work Mr. Hodgson had done for we are not in a position to definitely say: Court take cognisance of?
region which no contract can cover and not contributed by an outsider, and was put them was carried on by Mr. Greenhill, though, according to the reports, there mingling of motives and impulses which out of the Colony. Further, the Manager Among the in the paper while the defendant was whom they hoped-to-see back with them very 'shortly,
is every reason to believe that a good brings young lives together at the altar The question of a new pavilion. con many of the 150 Chiness passengers who it may be doubted if this consideration of the paper had absconded with that tinued Mr. Hancock, was moated some were travelling by the train were taken finds much place. But I submit that it funds shortly after the New Year with two years ago by their fate President,
is there, and wives and husbands might the result that the paper was in bank- profitably review their mutual relations Mr. Frank Maitland, who would always away, by the robbers.
sometimes in the light of it, and ask the ruptcy. Also the defendant was only the salves, "Am I really helping him or her ? printer, and would have to pay any ine Marriage is entered upon without much himself.
be remembered with affection by The robbers are believed to have cricketers of this Colony..
But at the boarded the train, at a small station cut
time trade was bad. and only a few of side Certon. Before joining the train consideration of any kind in many cases the members of the club could see their
WAY
Mr. Lindsell gave his decision against
to forward the scheme financially, it is said they took the precaution to and yet not to mention riches and the defendant with the result already Finally they had to thank the Hongkong never telegraphic communications between poverty, sickness and health-it means stated. and Shanghai Bank, Mesars, Jardine Kowlnoa and Canton. They were well. better or, worse to two immortal souls)
Matheson, the Union Insurance Society
linked intimately by the tie that only
of Canton, and one or two private in armed and had no difficulty in holding death dissolves.
"What was wrong with these two is the dividuals who had come forward, and soup the passengers. allowed the work to be got under way and stoker" were compelled to stop the The engine driver
samo essentially that is amisa, with many NARROW, HEAN, SELFISH COUPLES.
They care too little about their Lord. He hoped now that some of the young
Sometimes you will see a man do They cannot let ssif go: they keep back men in the Colony who did not play train by several men, who suddenly made generous things with it hint that his wife part of the price of real Christian joy cricket, or who were not members of the their appearance on the engine platform, bad better not be told of it, because, like and power. Their faith is never without Club, when they saw these fine new pre- and confronted the men on the engine Ms John Gilpin, she has a frugal mind a cautious reserve, ventures nothing with misee would.come forward and join up, and take the game up. Many of those with revolvers. Owing to the poor class be free-handed if her husband were not so the world and self. They do want God's Next door may dwell a lady who would out a backward lox, a saving clause for who were playing now were getting too of passengers, who travel on the slow close-fisted. All that lies in the daily blessing: that is why they are married old for the game, and it was to the young men they bad to look it the Club trains it is very rare that they are inter- small variety of life, which can be accept here and not at the Registry Office; they at the was to be kept going They had some fered with consequently only a small ed with a smile, but when you find a want the Master's presence young enthusiasts, notably Messrs. Owen armed guard is mounted on these slow have struck a bad combination on the read the centre of their home and the real Lord narrow, mean, selfishly-minded couple you marriage feast, but refuse to make Him Hughes, Webster, Mitchell, and Davies train. In this case it is not known whe to growing worse. Divided, they might of their hearts. and they hoped that these would keep
the old flag flying for some years to come ther a guard was carried. ̈ ̈ ̈__ On the ex-yield to the call of conscience of the claim Just lately I was told of two steunora Jet Mr. Hancock mentioned that the press trains a guard of about 30 men are of humanity: united, they resist and wall which ran ashore during the grent Club membership was now well over 500, carried; this number including 248 playing mem
ever hearted one another to deceive rather typhoon last year at Swatow quite than slack on their hold on the Mammon ignorant that their anchors were dragging bers. a Sgure which was rapidly growing. The robbers looted the train and get of unrighteousness. If only Ananias and because they were moving parallel in the He himself, as long as he was able to get safely away with a fair haul of booty, Sapphire had encouraged one another to dark and each was watching the qtber about on two, lege, would do his best to including luggage and personal effects, be generous, boliging and fre-hearted, wel's light. Is that not like any pair 'maké a fév runs on the old ground yet He called upon then to drink the health Among those captured was the mail the lives, would have been adminshine of lives side by side on the voyage of life, in the sweetness of the Lord As it was, drifting and not perceiving it, becaus clerk on board the train, and several the Lord in His mercy, had to remorcach is taking ite bearings, from the other them out of the way of further barm. In instead, at looking to the harbor light 1 may follow them is thought not let s and perfecter of your faith, you who have hope, to a hell of mutual recrimination, promised before His Altar to take one but to an opening of the yes another through its for better, and then if.com/never really turz” out tỏ, be for cleaning of the heart.
of the Hongkong Cricket Club.
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.
women
Mr. G. Younu then proposed the of the robbery did not reach death the end no divided, and you Look to no other than Jesus, the auther
health of the President, and wished him
pleasant time while away on leave. Hongkong until late the same night when Mr.Hancock was vociferously cheered, the slow train, which was due to arrive those present singing. "For he's a jolly. good fellow," Luncheon was then parin Hongkong at 5.15 pm, did not make taken of in the old club house
its appearance until midnight.
Continued at foot of nezt column>
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