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THE HONG KONG SOCIETY „FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN,
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AHE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Mombors of the above-mentioned Ecoisty will be hold at the Chamber of COMMERCE ROOM, DITY HALL as 5. DIE on MONDAY, the 28 DEOBMEER, 1981.
Notice of any proposals and amend ments to Rules or Constitution must be given to the Honorary Secretaries not less than 14 days before the above mentioned date.
TN, OHAU
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Hong Kong, 41st Nov., 1981. (1491
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and
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Tenders to state the Total Amount (in Pound Sterling): No Telegraphie Transfer will be made for less than £100
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Tale of the Dar
XGrey Hoitsluit your wifa YI gave them to her."
kroward there must be tho
that the surgeon has wo restored the body to ite atate, There must, too, be the makin“ faction that the efforts are exerted wholly on behalf of the welfare of others, and by no stretch of imagination can those who struggle ohhh gos anything out of it except the joy of having rendered n bonoficant service and even that
Small wonder that Chicago finde thought may not be present. Itit diffoult to realise thas Al Cap is probable that the measure of one has at long last been convicted
and sentenced to a term of impri suocess achieved in these fields is sonment of unprecedented severity in proportion to the amount of Eleven years buvo paksed ince forgetfulness of Balf, that accom-Capone arrived in Chiongo, aged 20, and, under the direction of panies the work,
Johnny Torrio, settled down to serious work in the beer, racket,
It is that character which dis- tinguishes such women from the rest of us. They are not aware that they belong to themselves; they are the canbodiment of a purpose, which uses them for noble ends. They eqanot help themselves, and so they contimo" their task with a serene spirit which coats above the mate: rial things of the world,
The question arises whether the Colony should contique to accept such services" as a matter of course,
DURO GARAGE or whether it should not redireot
fa Nathan Road, Kowloon,
some of these forces into other channels. Is the emphasis in the Colony not too much on rescue and
Exit Al Capons.
Those were the days when Dion O'Banion, with his East Side gang, was the biggest man in the Bold. But the Torrio Capone star was in the ascendant. By 1924 O'Banion had to try to put them out of the businese, and for that attempt he paid with his life two months afterwards.
Two years later the Capone out At was working on a gross basis of about seventy million dollare ä year, and Capone had become poli- tically the most powerful figure in the olty.
A Strange Uharacter.
CILMAN & Co., Ltd., Agents. salvage work and too little on pre-greatest personal spender in all the
BIRTHS.
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KEPLER.-On November 13, at Siangtan, Hunan, to Reverend and Mrs. RAYMOND FITCH KEPLER, sop, MERCER RAY-
NUND.
ventive measures ↑
..
A beginning is Being made or rather an extension of the work of the women of the T.W.C.A. is con- templated by increasing the number
: On the huwag side Capone haa Amerissa Gold Haunters" a passion for the honours Quo ́to
the dead, and in the course of his Frenchmen are not the only peo- sarder has run incredible risks to pla who sara hoarding gold, ins be present at the Funsrud of some private me
BORN BORDEtime gangator as like as not done to Americans have been following the death by no of his own men,
There is one oase of a man who,
O'Banion's funeral was one of the
The basket of flowers ho sont to same procedure. largest floral pieces at this. Chi cago Gangland's Arst $100,000 funeral
Famous Beds.
has deposited 850,000del, of gold, in
odol, gold picoes with one of the safe deposit companies operating" in the down-town district of New York
M. Laval, as a guest of President Hoover at the White House, hai
Like other Americans, who have- been privileged to sleep in Abra- ham Lincoln's famous Oft bod, gold deposits, he is now getting.
about famous beda in history, quite ers are afraid that America will A good deal might be written anxious about his gold. The board- apart from those credited with some of the gold standard and patronage from Queen Elizabeth, One recent example is the had that their gold' will then be of no which was always reserved for the times American Embassy in London-at the j
old hotel in Brook-street which is Sweden's King on the Court, now the Guards' Club:
;
The Swedish Lawn Tennis As Every night, up to a certain
miation is to celebrate its twenty- hour, a particular bed-room was at the call of the Embassy, and many fifth birthday this month with an. calebrated Americans slept in it. Anglo-Swedish match at Stock-
Another bed in the same houso` which was in constant demand by visitors was one named after Lord Roberts, who often slept in it
Election Candidate Drops a Brisk.
The following is a true story of
holm, in which Mr. H. W Austin is expected to appear on the visit ing side.
the-
Lawn tennis in Sweden, it should its governing body. Among its car. be noted, is considerably order than Hox pioneers was the present King a candidate who for many years who, as Crown Prince, won had been associated with the asy-Swedish doubles championship at lums in his constituency. At one Saro over thirty years ago.. of his meetings he addressed bla King Gustav, who is now 73, 18 audience
"Ladies
and still an active devotee of the game, for many years I have been associ handicap prizes in open competit- gentlemen: As most of you know, and only a year ago won seversh ated with the asylums in this dis-tion on the French Riviera. His trict. I am therefore personally Majesty's tactical shrewdness has
often been illustrated:
The M.P./1 Salary. -
The Lure of Speed,
thus:
LANG.--Ou November is, at Shang- that special court and reforma. would give $5,000 to the proprie known to most of my constituents.”
LANG, & son.
hai, to Mr. and Mrs. WULIAM
Levy-On November 18, at Shang- hai. to Mr. and Mrs. Levy, a
9011,
SAATH.
ATH. On November 13, at
Shang-
N. J.
SBATH, a son.
TooN-On November 15, at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Toox, a son.
MARRIAGE.
VICKERY-BURAR:-On November. 14,
at Shanghai, REBECCA. (Kathe rine) BURAK, accond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 6. A. Buna of Shanghai to THOMAS HENRY
r
DEATH. JENKINS OR November 14, at Shanghai, JOHN FLAVEL JEN: KING, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, S. B. Jenkina.
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Badges admitting Non-Membere to the Members Enclosure and Club Room Bb $5.00 for Gentleman and $3.00 For Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRE TARY upon Introduction by a Mambor, shoh Momber to be responsible for Payment of All Chits, etc.
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Membera can obtain, upon Application to the BBCRETARY, Badges (limited to ONE, for the Free Admission to the Members Enclosure of Wires, Lady Relatives and Friends, Names must be stated when applying.
On No Protest will. Ohildren be permitted in either Enclosure during the Masting.
Tiffins are obtainable at the Club
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WOMEN'S WORK IN
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A strange character and ona around whom thors will always hang a cortain air of inglorious romance, he has been, perhaps, the history of Chicago Gangland, and in pursuance of his favourite mot to" We don't want any trouble," poured out money like water, the racket, he would give parties Moreover, in the quieter days of of infant welfare centrea This is for as many as 300 of his hench- excellent as is also the suggestion men. At the outset of those affairs
"ornata dive tor of the
chosen tories should be created for young for the evening, and everybody delinquents. Perhaps the thing was allowed to order what be plena- that is waated most is an improved ed until the money ran out. To many of the Socialists de status for women generally, for the
He has been a great gambler, feated in the election loss of the question of mast tea, traffic in with a liking for dice, and, up to MP's salary of £400 a year is a women and children, and exploitatwo years ago, estimated his gambl-serious matter tion of women's labour, is bounding losses at 84,000,000. up with the absence of respect and
It is on record that he once won therefore of regard for women. The basis of representation, in this 60,000 in four days at Colony is that of interests-Governmeeting and left at the end of the ber will be left virtually without ment, commercial, legal and mili-week, having lost 8050,000. tary. Could the principle not be
His Private Tank." axtended to include, what is, an- other important major interest- "To-day Capone is 31, though -he that of women and children. If in looks Afteen yeara
older. Yot addition to such an appointment he is anything but boastful of the balance was struck by the area his achievements Two tion of an office of cadet rank to about him, perhaps not generallyer eyes Anshed" will now come
are con are atantly arising and are peculiarly within the sphere of women, that málo staff of the Chinese Secretariat would be relieved of a good deal of work for which it is not specially qualified
Sách a condition of things would at once show" that women had a status and that the Colony truly reflected the ideals
which now obtain in the west. We would gain in dignity by such a departure, and the only people to suffor would be those who at present profit by the absence of such ex- pert advies in the counsels of this Colony. Such an improved status would be a fitting memorial to women such as Misa DAVIES, Dr. RICKLING, Miss Pirra and thos sisters of the convents whose object is to work without desire for publicity.
A GREAT UNIVERSITY
PRESS.
THERE RS recently recorded the death of Miss DAVIES, the Headmis Less of the London Mission, School for Girls, after a life spent for the Each of the two great. English most part in devoted service to the niversities of Oxford and Cam. education of Chinese girls in this and these University Presses have bridge has its own printing' press, Colony. This example of quite self- a long and noteworthy history in acrificing effort spread over thirty-the art and craft of book production and typographical design. Of the five years is not isolated, but it two, the continuous history of the does provoke reflection on the in- Cambridge Press is longer than portant part that women have play that of the Oxford Press, which cd.and are playing in constructive towards the end of the XVth century. In the month of Septon- intellectual and moral training and bor this year the Cambridge Uni- in the salvage work of this Colony, versity Press gave an exhibition in London of some of the moat inter- The spirit in which the work is esting and beautiful works produced done is all the more striking for by it in the course of the last four itis absolutely selfless, and leads hundred years, and examples were generally to no sort of public recog elder books exhibited are, of course, also shewn of its work to day. The nition"
"The reward for such unremitting and beroic effort is obtained from the worthwhileness of the task, and it is so obviously worth while,
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Before entering Parliament some of them had trades by which they earnod their living. To-day 1 no exaggeration to say that a num- existing means of subsistence.
Silvered Eyelashes.
Smart women in the South of lashes with silver paste. France are now to paint their eye
Novelists who are fond of saying
Every day of the Olympia" Show continued tá gathered crowds around the British speed exhibit
the world's fastest car, 'plane, and motor-boat.
Nearly everyone was astonished at their relative sizes. The Blue- bird, so far as length is concerned,. is gigantic The seaplane, on the other hand, is tiny-about the same length as Sir Malcolm Campbell'a car. And both are dwarfed by Mier England-a remarkable, looking craft with her knife-like bow and practically flat bottom
There is also a striking contrast hp. propels the seaplane at 400- in the matter of horsa-power. 2,800
On the bullet-proof motor car in love who is fond of gasing into quires 1,450 b.p., and Miss Eng
England which he had built to enable him to the eyes of his beloved will have 3,000 h.p..
It is not so many yeüra sinco Proceed about Chicago with sate to wear smoked glasses to avoid be
Transatlantic liners, had less thap measure of safety, he spent $30,000ing blinded-in the literal sense.. -about five times the price which The idea might be turned to prac-|Mies England's power. Indeed, the. an ordinary car of that type (and tical uses. For purposes of com engines of the Royal William, the to outward appearances it was anmunication on the beach, the silver first vessel to cross the Atlantic en- ordinary car)" would cost. That 'ed eyelashes should not as admir tirely under steam were of 220 vehicle, weighed nearly eight tons. able heliographa,
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* Local Notes and Events *
One case of cerebra-spinal menin- gitia was reported on Friday.
It is officially notified that Mr. J. W. Franks has resumed; his duty as Superintendent of Prisona.
Among the promotions and trans| fars recently made by the Secre tary of State for the Colonies was: Mr. R. E. Lindsell, (Cadet Officer, Hongkong... Class II), Cadet Officer Class I,
Mr. J. D. Biddeford, the Cana dian Trade Commissioner, was in- |volved in an accident at 3 o'clock on Saturday when, driving a car through Queen's Road East, he knocked down a Chinese boy who was removed to Hospital with 'hend! injuries,
From the files.
Looking Back 25: Tesis.
The anniversary dinner of the
Attacks by armed robbers on rail-. Rotary Club has been fixed for way trains in North Ching seem to Wednesday, the 9th December, at be of common cecurrence
lately. 8 p.m. in the Hongkong Hotel.
H.E. the Governor has consented to, One of the life-bonys" belonging B.E. the Governor has appointed be prescut and ladies will be among Dr. John Alexander Robertson the guests. At to-morrow's weekly to HM8. Cunder which has been Selby, M.B., B.Ch. (Edin.), to be tiffa, the Rev. E. U. H. Tribbeek missing since 1901 has been found Lieutenant in the Medical Section,, will give an addreas on the in Heriot Bay, B.C. Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with Human Side of Unemployment." effect from 3rd November.
The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Society for the Protec tion of Children will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Boom, the City Hall, at 6 p.m., on Monday, December 28th.
The total output of the Kailan of special interest to antiquaries | Mining Adin nistration's mines. for and bibliophiles, but they are also the week ending 7th Novelier, publishers because they provide in- tons, and the sales during the of interest to modern printers and 1931, amounted to 108,438 metric
spiration for much of the contem- period to 109,447 metric tons. porezy developments of tpyography,
!
It is stated in the Chinese preps Police Constable Murphy, of No. that, of the 113 Chiness-owned silk police station, has been struck off filatures in Shanghai, only 14 to the rolls, to join the Sanitary De now in operation, the others hav ing been forced to suspend on ac
partment, count of financial difficulties: More A Marino Court will assemble at than 45,000 workers are affected by the Harbour Office to-morrow at the closing of these filatures.
10,30 am, to inquire into the According to the Sintoanpao the stranding of the British steamer
workers of the Shanghai Telephone Heungshan," on September sal of more than 70 of their fellow- Inst Co, ara indignant over the dismis
workers following the installation
of automatic telephones and the al; HE the Governor has issued a
exalting as it does all those who perca de Cambridge University Mr. W. H. Bell. Mr. A. Cameron, pany to pay the dismissed on. The
And it is in this modern work in H.E. the Governor has nominated loged refusal on part of the com- proclamation in the Gazette pro.
The ss. Hanyang arrived in port.
take in it. The aim is nothing less Press holds a police of leadership and Mr. B. M. Dyer as Members of the usual retirement gratuition. The bibiting the export of arms, am- than that of raising the level of the among the great presses of the the Court of the University of Hong workers have appealed to the munition, gunpowder, military and
world, community morally, physically and The Cambridge University Press years, with effect from the 19th assistance.
Kong for a further period of three Shanghal District Kuomintang for naval stores for a further period intellectually. The value of such is not in any way an officially sub November, 1931.
of six months.-Hong Kong Daily || service cannot be measured in sidised body, but a private organi-
Press, November 23, 1900, sation which undertakes printing material rewards but the Colony work for the public as well as fox at ten o'clock last night, and pro-is a varied one, and as the pur Looking Back 50 Yours. would be infinitely poorer if such the University. Its books have to eded straight to her moorings. formance is in aid of the funds of personalities were not there to
We understand that Willard' compete on a commercial basis with She was immediately boarded by the Bailors' Home, it will bo large neist those who for various reas those of other printers and pub the police, who were still proceedingly patronised:
Wanderers Company are engaged in getting new soonery for the bu...... lishers. Its position of typographi.with their investigations at animat sons are unequal to the strain of cal leadership is due to its remark early hour this morning. The Pross We hear that the man Carneiro, Jesque “Ali Baba, or The Forty modern social conditions, or incapable repertory of classic type de were not permitted to go on board who is said to have shot dead an Thieves," which they inteld to able of preserving themselves from signs, and to its ability to deal not the vessel, and when an attempt cpium smuggler the other day in play on or about Saturday week
only with ordinary fine printing, but was made to question Captain an affray at Macao, has escaped to next. the subtle forces which press them with the most unusual and compli- Harris Walker as he left the ship, this Colony, and that some officers 1
cated technical and scishtine books, he flatly declined to discuss the of the Macao police are here in We would direct attention to an What is the urge, what supplies The Cambridge University Press piracy, remarking that he had had quest of him Acting upon the Ex anouncement on our the zest and the conviction that type of book which exneta preme the reporters to the other officers of Hong Kong polics are alas, it l
stands alone in the creation of a onough of the anair, and referring tradition Treaty with Portugal the performance to 1
Vis Mag Minstrels such activity on behalf of others is technical skill from the printer, the the police to wasted, on hile track, but so far be pig at the Carrison worth the exertion? Clearly the namely, the book of advanced gulations, however, interviews with has cluded Grrest Hong Kong : morrow ovenlng service rendered must be its own, science and mathematical studies. the offoere were not possible.) Daily Press, November 23, 1883.
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