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ANOTHER." FRATERNITY
PARTY."
TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE YUEH SHAU GARDEN.
IROM 'UUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] A suggestion has been made by Chinese merchants of Hongkong and Canton for facilitating travel between the two ports during the Chinese New Year holidays to the effect that the Canton Government
and the Strike Committee should again issue, passes without the engineering fee" ( charge in connection with the issue of permita). The arrangements will includo another delegation to Hongkong from leading Canton trade guilds osten-
sibly to promote a settlement of the hoycott, and a large " fraternity party " to visit Canton from Hongkong, apparently to attend the formal opening of the "Yuch Shau Garden, to which a charge of $10 cach will be made for admission.
The Reconstruction Commissioner in
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1926.
THE PASSPORT CASE. YOUNG PERUVIAN SENTENCED TO
NINE MONTHS' IN GAOL." "The case in which the Peruvian, Augusta Gonzales, alias Chan Mo Laa, was charged with duping a number of local Chinese, by supplying them with false passports which it was stated, would secure them admittance to the United 3 the Central States, was concluded Magistracy yesterday afternoon before Major C. Willson.
HELENA MAY LECTURE HELIGOLAND BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR
There was a large audience at the Helena May Institute yesterday evening. when Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Warren, of No. 98, The Peak, gave the story of Heligo land before and after the War."
OBITUARY.
MR. R. E. B. MITCHELL
Newa was received in the Colony yesterday of the death of Mr. E H. B. Mitchell, who had been for, about eleven yeara employed in the offices of the Hong- kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.,
Kawloon.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren lived for some He had been in the East for many time on the island, Mr. Warren being years, and prior to coming to Hongkong employed there when demolition work in 1914 was employed in Tientsin. Ho was carried out, following the signing of was the third son of the late Mr. C. D. Defendant was arraigned on four the Treaty of Versailles. Pictures of the Mitchell, solicitor, Dundee.
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He left of island were screened, the lantern being Hongkong about seven months ago, suffer- charges of obtaining various - sunts money, amounting to $1,910, by false manipulated by Professor J. L. Shellshearing from a nervous breakdown, and he The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., the has passed away at the residence of his pretences from four local Chinese
Warren, and introduced them to the shire, with whom he had resided since bis Attorney-General, welcomed Mr. and Mrs. sister, Mrs. Higgs, nt Newbury, Berk."
seports of the previous hearings have already appeared in the Daily Press.
Yesterday Mr. Lee, d'Almada, for the defence, submitted that there was no pase
to answer.
His Worship decided against him.
DEFENDANT'S EVIDENCE.
Defendant was put into the witness-box
audience.
A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. Mrs. Warren said that the island was
return.
Deceased was well-known, and highly
interest in local sport. For many years respected in the Colony, and took much he was Secretary of the Victoria Recrea- tion Club, and a member of the Kowloon Football Club. A host of friends, parti- the Colons, will regret to hear of his death.
Canton is being asked to reduce the rail-and said that he had been for a time in than those of any other lighthouse in the efilarly those in the sporting circles of
the employ of Professor, Gonzales, or chestra as a drainmer. In 1884 he had two brothers-in-law living in Hongkong,
read fares from Shurachun to Canton by 50 per cent during the holidays, making the fares 86, 84, and 29, instead of $12, $8, und 36 for first, second, and third In answer to Mr. d'Almada, who men class travel as new charged for this short tinned that defendant was described as distance of less than 00 miles. Some of having two names, Augusto. Gonzales, the strike pickets, however, are proposalias Chan Mo Lan, defendant said he ing that present fares should be doubled during the holidays: "
Although the Trade Commissioner at Canton is ready to issue cards for per. rons to enter Shameen for banking
transactions at a fes of but one per cent.
of the sums involved, not very many have so far taken advantage of this kindness, The Shameen authorities anz regulating the entry of Chinese into Shaneen owing to the banks being now short staffed.
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THE ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
had never had a Chinese name. It might he one of his brothers-in-law, who knew had Chinese names and who could also write Chinese, being hall Chinese and half Filipino. On several occasions
shaped like a battleship, and an approach ing one could not but be moved by its beauty. It boasted a very fine Eighthouse, the lights of which were more magnificent world. By night, when the lights ahone, hundreds of birds were killed by dashing themselves against the tower. The island itself was small in extent, and its sum- mit was only a quarter of a mile square. Referring to a picture of the island taken from the air, she said that it looked like a grand piano. Dealing with the history. of the island, she said that it was taken from the Danes by an English admiral in 1807, and for seven years, the Danes fought to regain it; but we were eventually allowed to keep it But in 1894 Lord Salisbury exchanged it for Zanzibar.
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He was unmarried, and about 59 years of age.
MR. DONALD MCCOLL.
The death took place in Glasgow on
January 25th, of Mr. Donald McColl formerly general manger of the Shang hui Electric Construction Co., Ltd.
The late Mr. McColl was born in Glas
sow and, joined the Glasgow Corpora tion Tramways in the days when the cars were horse-drawn, remaining with them' until the transition to electric traction. In 1909 he went to the Lisbon "tramways, spending three years there and in 196 he received an appointment with the London underground group. was closely associated with the Bakerloo Tube. He came to Shanghai in 1908.
Here he
he accompanied his brothers-in-law to the house of Young Yan Cho (one of the com- plainants in the case and the principal witness for the prosecution). He heard The island was inhabited by about 2,000 them discuss matters relating to pass Friesians, who formerly spoke the Friesian now much ports. Defendant emphatically denied language, but German was the allegation in the charges that various used, since the inhabitants intermarried suins of money had been paid to him and with the Germans. The people were very that the receipts produced in Court had simple, and were fishermen'; Heligoland been signed by him. He had seen his being at one time the centre of the herring (FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.J
brother-in-law receive money, but he had fisheries. 100 people still retained much In addition to Canton and Swatow, been no party to the receipt of this of their old simplicity, but were more modern attire. The native costumes, Wuchow has now complied with the re-money. Defendant added that he left
which she had seen worn were very commendation to boycott Japanese goals
beautiful, consisting, as they did, of old because Japanese are alleged (quite false- ly) to have aided Marshal Chang Tso Lin,
silks, brocades, and hand made lace. the Manchurian War Lord, against Gen eral Kao Sung Ling and other Northern militarists. Mr. Wang Ching Wei, chair- these cases bad begun to press him for Mrs. Warren said that there was a part tion was exhaustive, and furthermore he!
school in at the age of 18 and was only 17 at the time of the pecurrences, on which the present charges were based It was not until after his brothers-in-law left locgkong that the complainants in man of the Kuomintang, has counselled the money. He told them that he knew that Chinese merchants who have Japan- nothing about the affair. Defendant con- ese goods on the way to Youth China and cluded by stating that he never repre those who have Japanese goods already sented himself to the complainants con in their possession should not be pre-cerned in the four charge as being able judiced, as such import and possession to issue passports for them to enter the were perfectly legitimate before the de- United States and he never told them. that he was in any way connected with claration of the boycott.
the American Consulate.
IMPROVEMENTS AT CANTON. TraOM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] The Canton Department of Public Works has been instructed to widen the
COUNSEL FOR DEFENCE.
SIMILAR TO CHINESE CUSTOM Dealing with the customs of the natives,
of their wedding custom, very much like that of the Chinese. The day before the wedding the presents were carried around the island, and the processionists, with the bride and bridegroom in front, sang songs.
Continuing, she said that the streets were very narrow, being only about 8 feet wide, the houses being built at the foot of the cliffs. Every house was painted
MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM.
Following the opening of the tram- ways, Mr. McColl had many difficult pro-
bleins to face. He certainly envisaged a scheme for tramways in Shanghai is great as that of Glasgow, and in all his correspondence and negotiations with the Shanghai Municipal Council showed his determination, if possible, to secure this, His knowledge of tramway organiza- had an imagination which foresaw the great, possibilities of railless trams.
wha one of the greatest experts in the tarhaps, says the FC: Daily News, he world on this latter subject, and also tramways generally, for while in Shanghai his advice was sought from all on over the world.
Az au economist, Mr. McColl took a very high rank He was faced, as general manager of the tramways, not only by the differences in the various Chinese currencies, but also by the constant de.
Mr. d'Almada submitted that therein different colours, and on sunny after-preciation in copper coinage the medium would be nothing extraordinary about the noon, a Heligoland street was remark-in which the greater. part of tramway fares is paid. His contributions to the ease if the complainants had conspired to ably picturesque.
literature of this subject were very con- come forward and saw that defendant was
siderable and to-day may be regarded the man to whom the money had been
Heligoland was also e resting place as standard. In this connection it may paid by them. The whole of the docu- inents were admitted to be in the writ of migratory birds, but unfortunately, the also be mentioned that be published a 18th Ward in the West City. This working of Yeung Yan Cho and the allegation natives were fond of shooting, them. The been adopted by practically all the book on tramway accounting which has will cost about $135,088, which will be was that defendant signed them. One
document related to $300 and $400, but birds' museam was undoubtedly a very tramway organizations at Home as a raised by special assessments from pro- it did not state that this money was in fine one. An old German professor, whom standard work.
During his tenure of office, he mooted The document perty owners immediately affected:
respect of passports.
she knew experimented to see whither
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH. ANNUAL MEETING HELD LAST EVENING.
The annual meeting of the St. Andrew's ́Church, Kowloon, took place last night, under the chairmanship of the Rev. C. B. Lindsay..
In dealing with the work of the Church, Mr. Lindsay told the meeting that a service for Young People is now held every Bunday morning. The services
and, although this has not come to pass, several of the economists of China have agreed with him as to its feasibility. While in charge of the tramways he brought the undertaking to' successful condition, and not only do the populace of Shanghai have to thank him but equally the shareholders of the company.
ค very
stated that the money was in respect of the birds weat, and ringed several of the question of a municipal currency. a loan, so therefore, this document was not evidence with regard to passports them. These rings were returned from Complainanta bad only seemed eager to Manchuria, South Africa and other parts get their money back and did not appear of the world. Mrs. Warren explained that to have said anything about the criminal the reason why migratory birds could fly offence. They had not even troubled to such long distances without a rest, was bring outside proof as to defendant having because Nature had endowed them with stayed anywhere in the Colony under the gland under the wing which enabled name of Chan Mo Lan or of being able them to take more air than other birds, Heligoland also had a very wonderful to write Chinese. He submitted the de- fendant could not be found guilty of con- aquarium in which specimens of every fish spiracy to defraud or of fraud because he in the North Sea could be seen, but just was present when money was passed to before the war, they were all thrown back his brothers-in-law and when the matter into tas sca. of passports was discussed. Being pro- sent did not make him guilty unless be was a party to the fraud.
FOUND GUILTY.
Concluding, Mrs. Warren again lingered over the beauty of the island, and the life of the natives. She said that they draak no milk save that of sheep, and lived for the most part on fish and pota-
WHY WE GAVE UP HELIGOLAND.
Mr. McColl, who was bom in 1972, is survived by two daughters in the Far East, one Mrs. R. J. MoNicol who has recently returned to Shanghai, and Mrs. A A. Ewing, who is in Singapore,
In conclusion, Mr. d'Almada asked His
WONDERFUL FORTIFICATIONS. are "under the able superintendence of Worship whether it was feasible that an toea. (Applause.)
Pictures of the harbour and fortifica well
tions were then shown. The lecturer ex- Mra. J. H. Hunt," he said, " and have old man like Yeung Yan Cho, a man already proved most successful."
known in Hongkong and knowing the in- Mr. Lindsay regretted that no financial tricacies of business, would trust the word
Mr. Warren said that we gave Plained that during the last hundred report was available owing to the of a man of only 17 years of age that be-Heligoland because its upkeep was expen-years, the island had been eroded by the departure for Home of their treasurer. was able to procuro passports for the sive, and even had we kept it, owing to sea to half its former size. Much difficulty ficent dry dock. According to the Treaty, He asked the meeting to endorse his United States. He therefore aaked His its being such a long way from England was experienced in blowing up the magni- we would have had to evacuate it in the everything had to be reduced to founda nomination of Mr. Mitchell as treasurer Worship to discharge the defendant.
event of war. The Germans were eager tion level, and for that reason they and this was done with acclamation.
to get it in order to make it a fortified had to start from the bottom with the The following were clected sidesmen: His Worship said he had decided to base, and spent a large sum of money dry dock. Pictures of the dock intact. Mr. Hunt (People's Warden) Mr. Mit
in doing so. They fired one shot from chell, Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. Faulkner, convict. He found that defendant was Doodha, Robertson, Captain Thomas, guilty of pretending to be able to issue it during the war, but they claimed that and also after it had been demolished blown up and a picture showed onc Messrs. Morgan, Savage, Lyall and passports to enable people to enter the they were justified in their expenditure. were shown. Huge breakwaters were also United States He found defendant They looked upon it as a protection for demolished. The lecturer said that forty Nimpson.
guilty of deliberate and impudent frauds the mouth of the Elbe, but during the feet of the pile of stones were hidden The following were appointed for the fe had never had a vestige of authority was, it was found that mines were more ander water, but following upon a severe Vestry: Bev, Arrowsmith, Bir Paul to support this false pretence and he had efficacious. In 1817, Cuxhaven harbour Chater, Messrs. Mitchell, Whitley, Huat. obtained large sums of money from these froze over, and the Germáns used Heligo. storm one winter's day, the whole débris | Skeet, W. Robson and Dr. Miller.
of the Heligoland storms he explained Diocesan Conference: Messrs. Sands people. Some of these unfortunate neople land afterwards as a naval base. At the Was washed away. To illustrate the force had gone to the States and two had auf Peace Treaty, the Allies concluded that that during a storm one caison of 13,000 and Hunt and the Misses Hollis and fered imprisonment. One had come back it was worthless except as a naval base tons had been moved 12 feet. To blow Sawyer.
and the other man was still serving a and considered that the best thing to do
sives was used. Pictures of the submarine Mr. Lindsay mentioned, in connection term of imprisonment in a United States would be to blow it up. But then tie up one of these caissons & ton of explo with the Thank Offering, that a member gaol. He only hoped that the efforts of Heligolanders argued that it was unfair, harbour, tunnels and unique underground of the Church who was hard pressed said the American Consul would be successful since they had nothing to do with the oil tanks, prior to, and after being de that he could give no local currency, but in procuring the unfortunate man's war, and eventually the Allies decided to molished were also screened. he would give to the Church an old release.
demolish the fortifications and harbour Spanish coin which was of sentimental In the absence of the evidence of the only e Germans put forward a schemations were given of how the huge guns value. This was auctioned and hir. W complainant in the ascond charge, he did whereby they could do it in seven years,
Concluding a very edifying lecture, Mr. 8. Bailey became the owner for 850. not consider there was sufficient evidence anticipating no doubt that the Allies Warren said that one clause of the treaty A prosentation was then made to Mr. to convict the defendant on that count, would tire of the project, but the offer had been carried out to the letter, and Robson on the occasion of bis retirement but on each of the remaining three was refused, and the demolition was com he assured his hearers, that a good job from business and from the Church charges defendant would go to prison for pleted in less than two years. Mr. We had been made of it. (Applauso, Committes The presentation took the three months with hard, labout-nine ren added that the Heligolanders were. form of a silver ross bowl and a sil months in all-the sentences to begin pe fellows, but the laziest he had ever embroidered shawl for Mra Bobson. A from the date of his arrest, December seen (Laughter.)?.
19th, 1925
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