THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1930.
LEAVES, HONG KONG A PAIR OF ROGUES ROUND THE COURTS.
AFTER 30 YEARS."
PRESENTATION MADE TO MR. ROBERT DUNCAN
SANITARY INSPECTOR SAYS FAREWELL TO COLONY,
A sense of wrench was felt by the large circle of colleagues and friends of Mr. Robert Duncan. Senior Sanitary Inspector in Kow. loon, when, in the office of the Sanitary Honril yesterday after upon, they made a presentation to Mr. Duncan on the eve of his de
SENTENCED.
ENTICED TWO GIRLS FROM | ·
CANTON.
MAGISTRATE'S STERN
REBUKE.
CURIOS OR MUSKETS?.
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The case in which two men, Ma
Detective Sergeant Humphreys, Fung Cheong and Cheong Li Cho,
who prosecuted, said that his in- were charged with harbouring two
structions were to ask that no fine girls 18 and 19 years of age, was preceeded with at the Kowloon
be imposed but that he should mere ly bring the matter to Court in Ungistracy yesterday before Mr. T order that a confiscation order R. Whyte-Smith. There was a fur might be made, so as to set au ther charge against the arst defen-example to other junk people. dant of being found in possession, The officer concluded by saying of a knuckle Duster.
that on the craft's arrival from Chinese territory on Wednesday, a There was no drug on board and they found the guns instead.
Confiscation was accordingly or red, and in passing the orders the Magistrate remarked the articles were more like curios than any- thing else.
PRIZE GIVING.
YING WA GIRLS' SCHOOL.
OLD GIRLS ON THE STAFF.
BOUQUETS AND BABIES.
MISS V. CAPELL'S DANCING DISPLAY.
the
At Kowloon Magistracy yester- day, Mr. White-Smith had before bin two Chinese boatmen who were
The headmistress of the Ying Wa IN AID OF LONDON HOSPITAL. charged with the unlawful posser-Girls' School, in her annual report sion of two old muskets which were
read at the prize giving which was
A whole garden full of flowers badly damaged.
held yesterday mentioned with reference to the staff that in the was handed up onto the stage at lower school, in addition to those the fall of the curtain on already in harness, three former second dancing display given by pupils (Wong Yuet Laan, Lam Sui Miss Violet Capell and her pupils, Sam, add Wong. Lai Wan) came
at the Theatre Royal "last night, to the Chinese staff as Junior Tiny little children received big teachers; and in September wher baskets full of blossoms, with three, also former pupils, left for blushes and Reeful screams.. The special study (one for a year of bigger girls were more sedate, study in Tenching University, one though clearly, pleased. Wachow, and another for training in during in Canton), four others Woo Lai Yung, Au Yeung Shuk Yuen, Wong Same Tsing, and Lau Yun To) also "old girls," came to take their places. So that the vacancies on the Chinese staff are continually supplied from cur own ranks. It gives me great joy to remember that out of sixteen teachers on our Chinese women staff, no fewer than twelve have heen Y.W.G.S. pupils, and are now giving out what they have them selves received and keeping up the traditions of the School,
Rachel
parture after being here for secution, said that the giris first aid was carried out for opium. for training in Bible teaching in Wong did not hide her delight,
Vers.
Mr. Duncan joined the Sanitary Department of the Gov. erument service on June 2, 1903, and became Senior Inspector as the beginning of 1993, being pineed in charge of the Kowloon district.
In his younger days Mr. Duncan was a keen footballer, and, more recently an active member of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club. For over 20 years in the Volunteers, and holding the rank of corporal, Mr. Duncan was awarded the Long Service Medal. He was na ex- sellent marksman and has figured prominently in a large number of
rifle matches.
for
Mr. H. R. Butters, for the pro- na defendants in Canton on March 1, when they were enticed from their homes without the knowledge of their parents. The girls were kept in a Canton Loarding house for two nights and brought to Hong Kong by train on the morning of March 10. Since that date defen- dants lived with the girls in 177- Woo Sung Street, 2nd floor. In-
When a Chinese appeared Before formation of the girls whereabouts was given to their parents by a man named Li. Po. They came
Mr. Whyte-Smith on the charge of assaulting a ticket-collector of the down to Hong Kong and with the
Po Hing Theatre on Wednesday assistance of the Police had the two men arrested. The first deien-night, it was alleged that he tried to dant resisted, and attempted to use
gain admission to the show without a ticket, and when he was stopped his knuckle duster.
by the ticket-collector, he struck him (the complainent);
Two Foolish Girls.
Leng Pat, aged 18, the girl victimised by first defendant. said
that on the night, of March 14 she and her sworn sister. Wong Yung, were outside the Customs House in Canton. They went to a stall and purchased one cigarette between the two of them. The two defen- dants, who had been watching, as costed them and one of them said:
Mr. and Mrs. Denean are having
Home by
the Empress of Russia, but their son, who is on the A.P.C. staff, remains in Hong Kong
The Presentation, In making the presentations wall barometer from the members Two persons buying one cigarette. of the Sanitary Department-Chief Allow us to offer you on," Wong Inspector C. E. Frith, said that Yang accepted the cigarette and Mr. Duncan 'had always been a defendants subsequently invited most conscientious and willing offver and I know he will be missed by some of the younger Ins- pectors. He has been my righthand Ann for over two years and I am Very sorry to lose him: I trust that both he and Mrs. Duncan will have good health and five long to enjoy their pension in the old country.
Mr. Frith then asked Mr. Duncan, on behalf of the oficers of the Department, to accept the barometer na amemente, and with every expression of good will (Applause)
Mr. Duncan thanked his col- leagues for a very useful gift especially useful in the old country. He would hang it up by his bed and before he got up could have a look at the barometer and see it was stormy or otherwise. (Laughter.) If it gets down to About 32 it means I shall remain in bed. (Laughter.)
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810 FOR A FREE SHOW.
The defendant denied this and said he had gone to ste an actor.
He admitted he had no ticket but said it was not necessary, as he did not want to see the performance. He accused the ticket-collector of striking him first.
A fine of $10 was imposed.
SALE OF A GIRL..
Man Cheung, a Chinese woman, was before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant ham yesterday, on the charge of take ing part in a transaction on Maren 31, for the change of custody of a girl named Leung Ling, whose age was given as thirteen, in considera-
them to a theatre. The girls went and after the performance were takes to a restaurant. From there the party took rickshas to a hoard ing house and they stayed twotion of a sum of $112.
It was stated that the woman was nights in the place. On the third day they came down to Hong arrested in Elgin Street yesterday Kong with the two defendants, by while the girl is at present under Po Leung Kok. the care of, the train. Witness agreed that she was quite willing to come to Hong Kong When charged, the
at first defendant proniised her alleged to have made a statement to it, was only to stay with his aunt the effect that she had bought the for a few days." She stayed in agiri, and produced a document in room with, the first defendant in a support of her claim. house in Kowloon au had heen living with him from March 17 to 2.
Magistrate: Was he kind to you?-1 can't say. Sometimes he made me to eat even when i did not want to.
inch
woman was
Hearing was fixed for Tuesday next, accused being given bail in the sum of $300 in cash and two Buretics of 8250 each.
COSTLY HIT WITH SHOVEL.
History of the School, We are not, like St. Paul's Col. lege, the foundations of whose building were actually last by Years
ago.
connec-
our own history goes back 81 years, to the time of Dr. Legge, when the Y.W.G.S. was started by Mrs. Legge in tion with the Ying Wa Boys' Col lege. There was, certainly, a very long break in the record," and no permanent special building for the Y.W.G.S. until 30 years ago. But this year is the thirtieth anniver. sary of our older building, and therefore of our present school, although our bistory does go back 54 years farther than that.
The year 1928 brought us nothing But we have Krown steadily and marvellous in the way of numbers. number just over .300. amination results were satisfactory, and the health of the school good","
The ex-
MRS. CREASY'S CONGRATE- LATIONS.
and she certainly could not held the any tributes to her charming. dancing..
The whole entertainment went splendidly, and the applause from a full house was continuoua. The clever finale-the Jazz Ballet--went : even better than on the first night, and many expressions of amazement at the perfect drilling of the bigger girls, and of pleasure at the attractive effect of the whole. were heard in the audience.
Little
success, by turning several somer- George Jewitt, scored a distinct saults without loosing his topper,
and the audience would not let Miss Capell go until she had given an eacore of her tap dance.
mention. Oliver Womack's sole dance in my uppe
I did rint
ciation of the first performance but certainly the praises of such a grave little comic policeman should not go unsung. The duel between
T
to
Knight and Peggy Stringer called Buttons and Nippy", also went very well indeed, and the two brightest stars, Stella Ho Iu and Wong, added their Most Rachel already glowing honours. unfortunately that exquisite little dancer Helen Holu, has over grown her strength, and was not allowed to give a solo daner this Took her graceful movements in year, though one could not over- several of the ensembles. We hope:
he strong enough to give us some that next year she may once more thing as lovely as her rendering of Parlova's Dying Swan" dance, with which she scored such a success last year.
H.
Miss Capell desires us to express
Mrs. Creasy, who kindly distriber most grateful thanks to Miss E. buted the prizes, said: visited Remedios, the pianist, and Messrs. Leung and "Gutterres, the the School for the first time yes terday and I was immensely struck violinists. by the bright and airy class rooms
the extraordinarily good haviour of the pupils and by the very efficient way in which the various teachers conducted their
classes.
This dancing display is given an- benually and all profits are sent to the London Hospital and local charities. The costanies, which are all designed and made by Miss Capell, have to come out of the takings, and she asks us to say that she would be grateful if each mother would buy one of the dresses which her own child word, so that in a larger sum may be "eent to the
that there were I noticed too very few vacant seats which shows how good the attendance is.
While going on his rounds, a Sanitary coolie came upor some fattan ware which he had a right 10 remove. He WAS half-way through his job when a foki of the rattan shop struck him on the head with a shovel, with the result that report that the numbers are were
the coolie was taken to the Kowloon Hospital, where it was found that the wound was a deep lacerated
The mother of Leung Pat, giving evidence, said that on information received from Li Po she came down to Hong Kong. She had never seen After thanking Mr. Frith for the the defendants before. She report kind things he had said Mr.rd the matter to the Police in Hong Duncan said in conclusion: Kong, and the two regret very much that the time has arrested. come for me to lay down my tools: I have had 27 years in the Depart ment and I have carried out my duties to the best of my ability. No one could do more than that. I trust that you all will carry on as long as I have and Ee able to enjoy your pensions as I hope to aler mide I want to thank you all very much. (Applause.).
Wong Yung, aged 19, who was alleged to have been harloured by the second defendant, corroborated the story told by the other girl. She anid that she had asked to go back to Canton but second defen- dant persuaded her to stay a few days more.
ILL-TREATING A MUI TSAI. Temple Street when defendants
CHINESE WOMAN FINED.
Chinese woman
GDC.
NO TOBACCO LICENCE.
an
Two Chinese, a man and a woman, were brought before Mr. Whyte, Smith yesterday, when charges of being in possession of 97 pounds of dutiable tobacco und of selling to
appropriate Lacco without licence were brought against them... Mr. Losely intimated that he was asked by Mr. J. M. D'Almada Re medios, who was appearing for the defence, to apply for a short re- mand and bail.
A sequel to the "row" was the appearance of the Juki at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when he was fined $10 or two weeks' imprison ment. He was further ordered to pay $10 as compensation to the Row In Temple Strect.
conlie, failing which he would have Evidence was then given by Lito do an extra term of 14 days Po, who stated that on March 21 in jail. he was sitting outside a shop in greeted him. They told him that they had brought two girls down from Canton, whom they intend to sell for 2200 and $100 respectively. Witness replied that he knew of no Tam Wong, L residing at 105 Woosung Street, likely purchasers. The same crCD- Kowloon, who was charged with illing he was introduced to the two treating her mui tani by beating girls. He saw them again the fol- her, with firewood on March 29, was lowing morning, when defendants again before Mr. T. S. Whyte were not in the house. and told Smyth at the Kowloon Magistracy then, that they were to be sold. They were very frightened, ran yesterday,
Dr. D. J. Valentine stated that down the stairs and asked to be he examined the girl, Lai Ngan, taken to the railway station. Wit- ness followed them and in the street on, March 22, when he found numer ous small braises and superficial met defendants and a crowd of The defendants became wounds on the back of both the friends.
very abusive and threatened to fore-arm and hand. She had a bruise on the nose and left chock. kill witness. Later he went to Can There were a number of old cane ton and told the girls parents every- marks in front of both thighs. The thing. girl appeared to be moderately well nourished but rather dirty and un- kept. The bruises and wounds might have been caused by pieces of firewood such as those exhibited in Court. The punishment inflict- ed was, in his opinion, excessive, He had to send the girl to the Kwong Wah Hospital."
Magistrate (to defendant) "Have you anything to say or witness to call?, I lost my tem- per at times, but I didn't beat the girl every day."
ment.
I hope not. It is a very seri ous thing to inflict injuries every day convicting defendant, Mr. Whyte Smyth said: "I consider the beating which you gave to the girl with firewood to be ill treat
I don't think firewood should be used in inflicting punish ment. It is not suitable and is too heavy and rough. You seemed to be not too particular which part of the child you struck. You also hit her on the face. There is nvid ence in this that you drew blood in beating this girl. It ap, pears that you gave her excessive punishment if she had done some thing wrong. You are fined $50 or one month's imprisonment."
"Hot Manchu Dâya!" Asked whether he had anything to say, the first defendant stated that Lrung Pat Mui came with him willingly to Hong Kong.
It was Li Po, who tried to sell the two girls, but he failed. He told the parents out of spite. De..: fendant promised the girl that he would marry her and he could not understand why he was charged with harbouring the girl.
The Magistrate answered that even if the girl agreed to live with him the parents permission had to obtained, as she was under 21 years of age.
First Defendant: This is the Chinese Republic and not the old Manchu days. So long as both par- ties agree it can be done.
Magistrate (sternly): As long as you are in Hong Kong you have to abide by the laws of the Colony. It is a law in Hong Kong that you cannot harbour a girl without the consent of her parents.
His Worship sentenced defen- dants to one month's imprisonment each for harbouring the girls. For being in possession of a knuckle duster the first defendant had an. other month's imprisonment added
to his sentence,
R. O. Young remarked that the Superintendant of Imports and Exports wished for a week's re- mand to go into some papers. He asked for $1,000 bail for the man and $700 for the woman.
The defendants were accordingly remanded for one week.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY
TO FOLLOW LAST YEAR'S PLAN.
We have heard from Miss Davies'
creasing another reason for satis-hospitals faction and one which goes to prove how badly the new School was needed.
It must be very gratifying to the Headmistress to and old pupils of the Ying Wa returning to the School, as teachers.
Another interesting factor is that some of the pupils have worked their way from the kindergarten to the Senior Form. One girl told me she had been at the School for fourteen years in excellent record when ene remembers the Strikes of 1099 and of 19023.
The goodly number of rertificates in front of me is a proof of a very good year of School work. I agree. thoroughly with Miss Davies that games are most essential for girls as well as boys, though I must confeas when I looked up at the playground yesterday and realized how many steps must be elimbed before reaching it I was thankful I was not a School girl
.
E.M.B.
CONCERT-DANCE
· WELL ATTENDED.
PIANOFORTE RECITAL BY MR. HARRY ORE.
MISS W. HENDERSONIS GRACEFUL DANCING
APPLAUDED.
There was a large gathering of music lovers at the Helena May Institute laat evening, when Mr. Harry Ore gave a pianoforte re cital in which he was assisted by Miss Winifred Henderson (dane. ing).
Mr. Ore, rendered his five items 30 uniformly well that it is hard to say which was the best-they all deserved the prolonged applause accorded Lo them as each item came to an end. His execution of
Pathetic Etude" (Scriabin) was especially delightful, while mention must also be made of "Belsazar's Ferat" (Sibelius),
It is a great pleasure to find in addition to their work and play the "Ying Wa pupils and time and energy to devote to Social service work. Such work in my opinion requires three attributes Love, Real love and affection for one's fellow creatures. Sincerity. For it we are not sintore in our desire to
As regards Mias Henderson's help others our efforts prove use- dancing, "The Autuma " and less. Then I think we need a sense
"Love's Joy" were a thing of sheer of humour to carry us through delight. The latter was excellent when troubles and difficulties arise and the audience were not satisfied in our dealings with others.· till an encoro was given, after Miss Hutchinson and her staff which Miss Henderson was pre- are to be very heartily congratu-sented with two beautiful bouquets. lated in that they have been able In spite of the very limited space to instil these qualities into their on the stage, Miss Henderson play.
St. George's Day, April 23, is to be celebrated on similar lines to last year. At 11. a.m. the Presid-Pupils so early in life. That this ed her part extremely well, and is so is proved by the fact that the at the conclusion of each dange poorer girls who attend the Sum-
was very loudly applauded. mer Schools return year after year, The full programme was a un-
It gives me much pleasure to be
der:- here to-day and I thank Miss Hut- chinson for inviting me to present the certificates.
ent, supported by the Committee, will deposits wreath at the Cenotaph and it is hoped that the brief ceremony will be attended by members of the Society.
The Buglers of the Somerset Light Infantry, Prince Albert's, will sound "Retreat" on the Hong Kong Cricket Ground at 5.30 p.m., by kind permission of Lt. Col. C. H. Little, D.8.0., and there will follow a concert by the Re gimental, Band from the steps of the Cricket Club Pavilion. This has been arranged by courtesy of the Hong Kong Cricket Club.
Estates, Ltd. Mr. W. A. Dowley is organizing the concert, and the pro. gramme will be published in the prese very shortly. Last year's concert was a great success and there is every reason to believe that this year's will be no less success- The principal function in con. ful. The entertainment will con
mence, at 8:30 p.m. and it is hoped nection with the celebrations will
that members of the Society will be an entertainment for the Ber
attend in strong force to act as vices at the Lee Theatre, which has been kindly placed at the disposal hosta Tickets of admission to the of the Bociety by the Lee Hyaan Theatre are being sent out to all (Continued at foot of next column).resident members of the Bociety,
1.-32 Variations in C minor
Beethoven. 2.-Dance Solo, The Autumn,"
Music by Chaminade. 3. Second, Sonata Chopin. (a) Grave.-Doppio movimento. (b). Bcherzo. (Marche Funèbre. (d) Presto. 4.--Beleazar's Feast Bibelius
(a) Oriental Procession, (b) Solitude. (c) Night Music. (d) Khadra's Dance..
Scriabin. 5.Pathetic Etude 6-Operatic Dance Solo, Love's
Joy Music by Kreisler.
Liszt. 7.-Second Hungarian Rhapsody
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