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PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929.
VACATION DAYS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
HOW HONG KONG SCHOLARS SEAPLANE FLYING CLUB.
SPEND THEÏR HOLIDAYS.
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(TO THE EDITOR OF THE TỔNG CÔNG DAILY PRESS."]
[BY "OLD BOY."
"Three cheers for the holidays. SIR-We have good reason to be- It is perhaps lieve that the Seaplane Flying Club hip-hip-booray " safe to say that seldom, if ever, for Hong Kong will be formed dur- are three cheere and a "tiger"ing the next two or three months. accorded more heartily than Pand that actual dying will com- breaking-up day in Hong Kong mence about Christmas this year," schools. The majority do not elose till about the middle of July, but the holiday-feeling gradually eats into most students at this time of
In the Hong Kong Marine Court, on July 30, 1979, before Mr, H. G. Thomsett, a case was heard giving an insight into conditions under which sailors worked in those days. We quote as follows from the Hong Kong Daily Press of July 31, 1879: CRUELTY IN THE HARBOUR.
John Lambard Randall, second mate on the American ship John A. Briggs, charged by Peter Rankan, a seaman, with assaulting him on the 20th instant on board the year, and from the day the the ship while in Victoria Harbour. holidays begin till "the re-opening, Peter, Rankan said:~On Monday books are laid away for the greater laet I was washing the ship's side
Was
and the defendant told me to scrape part of the time, and schoolboys fore and aft, at the same time call and girls throw themselves whole. I re-heartedly into the joy of the sum
mer vacation!
sen of a
ing me son of a b plied that I was not T b. He was then standing on the gangway and he gave me a kick on the head whilst I was in the boat. I tried to hit him back with a scraper, but I missed him,
He then came into the boat and tried to take the scraper away and in the struggle we both fell down. He then took me on deck and put
me in irons,
Attached to the irons was a piece of rope, and he hauled me up hands first with the rope round the awning: boom. My toes were the only part of my feet that touched the deck. I managed, however, to rest against the bitts, but the defendant enme up and shifted me, so that I could not rest anywhere. This all occur red on the poop. The defendant then swung me to and fro, and afterwards struck me on the hands with a block.
The undersigned has already re- ceived applications from a number of British and Chinese gentlemen. There must be, however, a large
number of people in the Colony who would like to enter their names for the consideration of the" Selection
formed. To facilitate our work of
Committee, which will shortly be compiling lists of applicants we would request those who wish to The majority spend their to join to send in their names immed- days here in the Colony, but some jately. It is further. requested, of the more fortunate ones pay that when making reply, they will visits to Shanghai, Japan, Canton,give the following particulars:- or Macao, and only return just a day t so before school starts again. The summer vac." is ia- deed a happy chapter of school life. No lessons, no home work, no
prep
for fully one and a half months! It sounds too good to he! true, and in some schools the holi- days are even longer! Little, won- der, then, that the call for three " always cheers for the holidays meet with euch hearty response.
Name in full, Nationality, Age,
Address,
Previous flying experience, Engineering experience, Are you a meniber of the Hong
Kong Volunteers ?
Are you prepared to give your
services in time of emer gency?
"Do you wish to become a fall Flying Member or Associate Member 1 Would you consider purchasing
own private your
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aero-
plan How long are you likely to re
main in the Colony i
In moet schools bathing-picnics and the like. usually serve as A wind-up to the term, and masters and boys alike enjoy these im- To assist the general public to mensely. During the holidays many consider the question of joining the boys spend most of their time at Club we give the following extracts some bathing beach or other. Ten- from the proposed rules:- nis and other forms of sport come in for their share of attention too, and during the cool of the even-
I hallooed, and the captain came up. The captain allowed me to re- main where I was. I was introns about three-quarters of an hour. was released ten minutes after the captain saw me. This was about four o'clock in the afternoon. When I was released I went to work.
Yesterday morning I asked the chief mate to let me go on shore to see the Consul, which he refused, and the captain told him to put me in irons. He did so and lashed me to the wheel with my hands behind meings, cycle excursions, are not un for about an hour. I was then made fast, to the "booby" hatch through two ring-belts. This was at half-past nine o'clock, and I was not released until half-past two o'clock, during which time I received no food.
Common occurrences. Years ago some boys took great delight in of bird-nesting, but, this form pastime, I am glad to say is not at all popular nowadays.
some
A very common sport with" When I was released from the irons my hands were swollen on ac of the, senior lads is to go up the count of the small size of the irons, hills after butterflies. This they which were alsa rusty. I have the do in a most thorough manner- marks of the irons and rust upon my wrists now. (Shewed marks.) At each boy's paraphernalia is complete half-past two o'clock I went on shore with boxes with different compart- with the captain to the American
Consul, to whom I made my comments for the various species, and plaint, but he didn't say much. The the needles" for injections, etc. Consul asked the captain if he was going to pay me off, but as I had no money due nothing was done then. The captain told me to go and look for a boarding-master who would take me, but failing to find one I came here. Last night I returned on board my vessel and the chief mate put me in irons, and made me fast to an awning stanchion for three-quarters of an hour, when police-boat came off with the sum- mens. I was in irons when P.C.3 came on deck. After he left I was
taken out of irons. This morning I was going aft to speak to the cap tain, but the defendant, would not
let me go
His Worship to defendant: Have you any questions to ask the wit. news i
Defendant: In the main, the wit- ness's story is correct, but I did not trice him up so that he could not stand fairly upon his feet. It is all true but that. The man has been very obstinate during the voyage, and
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"Division of Membership. (a)-FLYING Memorna. — e lying
members are entitled to all the flying and social privi- leges of the Club at the normal fees. (b)-ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS.-Also- ciate members are entitled to all the social privileges of the Club and to passenger flights. in the Club Machines at the Dormal fees.
(c)-OFFICERS OF H.M. SERVICES.
-Are entitled to the lying and social privileges of the Club at the normal fees but will be charged no entrance fec.
Subscriptions and Fees, Entrance fees:-
Fixing members......... 830 Associate members ........ 20 Monthly subscription so per
It is fully expected that a number of people will come forward who Very often groups of about seven are prepared to offer their services or eight bays go out camping for in time of emergency, and those a couple of weeks at a stretch, joining under this plan will receive Stanley deems an extremely popular their instruction and, a certain "site," and a glorious time can be amount of flying monthly, either spent in this pleasantly remote free or at a nominal ebarge. corner of the island. There the boys can have all the bathing they want and for those who are no inclined, there is lots of Sshing. And, as for a real country break- fast, what can be better than a glues of fresh milk and a couple of new-laid eggs? Not by any means the least enjoyable part of such a holiday is having to do. one's own cooking and washing, and as far as the former is concerned there is always an alternative for people who are not expert " cooks and that is, tinned food.
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We desire to make it perfectly clear that the above subscriptions and fees are not definitely fixed, but they will serve to indicate the His Worship: I know nothing of The country folk out there are very financial side, and under present his character; that has nothing to agreeable people too,
and can proposals they.. should not be far Defendant: I never kicked him.always be relied upon to lend aout. Normally a member will re-
'do with me now.
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BLIND FORTUNE TELLER HEARS VOICE IN NIGHT.
Yang's explanation was simple "Somebody called my name and asked me to tell his fortune at his home," he said. “I started on the trip at once. Everything went well until I found my way obstruct- ed here. I therefore blew my whistle to solicit help from you."
AND SCALES 13-FOOT WALL
Shanghai:-Apparently someth- ing went wrong with the fortunes of "Blindman." Yang, a fortune teller residing at 61 Ho Feng Road, Woosung, and the mystery is still puzzling his neighbors. All of a sudden, the sightless man sadden ly left his bed and, after scaling wall 15 feet high and crossing the roofs of several adjacent build- ings, without assistance, alarmed the neighbourhood with the shriek ing sound of a police whistle.
Residents of the district, aroused from their sleep. thought it was fire alarm. Subsequently, the sound was traced to the rear of a wine store where the blind man was standing alone.
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I admit having put him in irons and hand should occasion for doing so quire eight hours dual instruction triced him up. I don't admit hav- arise.
before going solo and, if he pro- ink swung him.
So much for the amusement" poses to keep his hand in, four hours His Worship told the complain ant to call his witnesses if he had side of the holidays. Although a solo per month. Assuming a mem aby.
Francis Main, a seaman on the boliday is a holiday, the books are ber in his first year learns in two John A. Briggs, said: I was in the rever left untouched during the months and flies the fall four hours boat on Monday scrubbing the ship's whole time the school is closed. per month for ten months, the tetal,
27 side. The defendant came to us and Generally an hour or so le devoted cost for the year would be $650, [TO THE EDITOR OF THE called the complainant a "son of a
DAILY PRESS."] b" and kicked him on his head. every day to the different subjects, whilst his second and following I saw him in irons yesterday. The and occasionally the boys go out years would cost $570. It will be delendant kicked the complainant together to "study nature" up in appreciated that members volunteer- on Monday in earnest.
His Worship (to defendant) You the hills or by the sea-shore, ing their services for time of emer-expressions of disapproval which see this witness sweare that he saw gathering what specimen they can geney will obtain their, training you kick the prosecutor.
of anything interesting, and these and flying at considerably less than Defendant: Well, I only put my
are safely tucked away and taken the above charges. foot over the gangway ladder and touched his bead to draw his atter-out again in school, when the In the interests of efficiency,
"talk" masters usually, give a
flying members will be divided into Witness: The kick was given in them. tentionally.
Photography is also taken up by 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes, No..1 His Worship told the defendant quire a number, and pictures taken Class learning first. Those who that he had behaved very cruelly during these holidays serve to re- to the complainant. According to mind one of the happy old school enter their names early will natural- the evidence he had kicked the com. days in after years: Bome schools ly be given the first opportunity of plainant and put him in irons in a have their own camera-clubs, and learning to fly... cruel way. The man's statement the fuljeet use, is made of the dark.
tion.
On
All replice should be addressed was that he triced him up so that rooms provided by these organisa- Far East Aviation Company, P.D. his heels could not touch the deck, tions.
and not satisfied with 'that he The local schools have all broken! Box 401, or 1st floor, Asiatic Build- shifted his position because be up for their summer hols," and ing, Queen's Road Central, Hong managed to reet himself against the to all masters and boys let me Kons
THE FAR EAST AVIATION bitts. The defendant then slipped extend a with for a very happy
COMPANY, the rope more forward and swung and enjoyable time and to finish the man to and fro. For what be off, yes I de wish, I was back had dene he would be imprimédimozabne grondonthe
meaths of July-September for three months with hard labour,
R. VAUGHAN FOWLER,' Manager. SANA Hong Kong, July 20, 1929.
Fearing that the weird account of Yang's adventures might not have been what he would have told as a frank, "straight-forward for- tune-teller, some of the onlookers reported the affair to the police. The blind man was consequently examined at the 7th district bead- quarters of the Municipal Public Safety Bureau. As there nothing incriminating against hiro, he was released.
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.petent Chinese to decide upon them- selves? Why, then, is the selection- of films entrusted to the Chinese film staff of the Queen's, when box" receipts are principally from European audience? There can only Sia In view of the numerous be one answer, viz., inefficient man..
agement and economy... have appeared in the local papers During Mr. Ray's days the selec against certain filma which the tion of alms was practically in his Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., bave hands, and he had no hesitation in thought fit to inflict upon the rejecting certain films which he did public, I would respectfully draw not consider to be up to Queen's attention to the Chairman's remarks standard; whether these were shown to my criticisms that he is no judge elsewhere or not I do not know, but at any rate they were not exhibited of pictures, but of box-office re- ceipts. Now, with such an extra- at the Queen's. ordinary admission, is it not only I would suggest to the manage-
ment of the Hong Kong Amuse right that he should devise means to remedy the system adopted by ments, Ltd., that competent Euro- the Managing Director, which per peans be employed in conjunction mits his own Chinese staff to decide with the Chinese film staff of the on the quality of pictures to be Company to decide in future on the shown t
class of pictures to be shown.. When Irit not common sense, Bir, that there are found unsuitable, then it. is up to the Hong Kong Amuse- it a staff of Europeans were put in charge of Chinese theatrical proments, Ltd., to scrap them, and not. ductions, or of Chinese films, prin- insult the intelligence of Hong elpally for a Chinese audience, they Kong picture-goers with productions- could not possibly be expected to such as I refer to Youre, etc., display the same intelligence na it
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