SOLDIERS SENT TO PRISON.
THEFT FROM MR. DENNYS? HOUSE RECALLED,
DEFENDANT REPRIMANDED FOR LAUGHING IN COURT.
Private Thomas Hughes of the South Wales Borderers, having pleaded guilty do a sharge of lqr- cony from the house of Mr. H. L. Dennys "of. 188, The Peak, was you- terday sentenced by Mr. E. 1. Wyane Jones at Central Magis-" tracy to six weeks' hard labour.:
Private William Howall, of the same regiment, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of larceny, was convicted on a' charge of receiving stolen property and was sentenced to four weeks' hard labour:
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., Diréc- tor of Criminal Intelligence. As ofloor of the South Wales Border: ers was in Court, and, in answer to a question by the Magistrate, stated that the first defendant had providusly been convicted for thef in England:
HONG KONG STOCK: MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
Business was at a standstill yos- terday morning owing to the ner vousness caused by the political situation in the North.
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Sales.
Union Insurance, 8412, Ewos, Tis. 15.70/18:
Bayern.
Bengueto, 8114, Veni, Goldfolds, #2. Chinese "Estates, $95. Bingapore Tractions, 37. Mackintosh, 19.
Sellers,
Indo-Chinas Prof.), $45. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $39. Kailan Minings, (30/-. Rauba, $80.
Hotel (old), #14.80. Malabons, $38. Entertainments (sid), -$101. 8.0. Enterprises, $10.
AFTERNOON SESSİON.
1,
The market was quite featureless throughout the day, this being
ta udining the "enso gains. "Ho-Partly due to the closing of the
'Stock Exchange in Shanghai,
well, who pleaded not guilty do tho theft and to the charge of receiv ing stolen property, Mr. Murphy said that the lařoeny took place at Mr. Dennys house. between 10: p.m.
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Sales,
Hong Kong Banks, 81,420/81,410.
Sellers,
Hong Kong Lands, #811
Christmas night and 1 a.m. on December 26. Mr. Dehnya was out. at the time and, unfortunately, the door of the house was closed (wer any further questione.” bus not fastened: "
Dotective Sergeant Fitches stated.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932.
TRAINING YOUNG
CRAFTSMEN.
FINE WORK BY
FATHERS.
ESIAN
ST. LOUIS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL'S PATRONAL FEAST.
ATE MRS. McLEOD.
"STRIKING" TRIBUTÉ BY
REV. POWELL.
In his sermon at Union Church on Sunday manting, the Minister (the Rev. E. G. Powell) made a reference to the passing of Mrs. MaLood.
She died as she lived," he
CORRESPONDENCE.
[áll Jeftegy "intended for pubis. pation must be accompanied by the (name and oddram of the writer, nut jor publication, unless so desired;" but an evidence of goost faith.-ED)
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CHURCH SERVICES AND MOTOR HORNS.
DAILY FRESA.
... HOST TĂNG
S1A,May 1 appeal through the medium of your valuable paper to all motorists using the arterial road through Wanchai district to proceed as quietly as possible past the Wan- chai English Wesleyan Church" on Sundays during the regular houra of worship for that church, i,
On Sunday, St. Louis Industrial School, West Point, celebrated said, "with a concern not for her.TO THE EDITOR OF THE
self but for others; first of all, "of their Patronal Feast when tas, little chapel of St. Anthony was course, for her family, and her crowded with the 'friends and co- qurage in the hour of that great operators of the Salesian Fathors. trial was simply amazing cool, col- To most people who aver find lected, and with no sense of fear their way into Third Street the she asked that I would thank most urgent thing, is to get out who had been thinking of hor and see them of it as quickly as possible. There any that she hoped to is a great tinsmiths' factory and again some day. We saw faithful the din seems almost intolerable filled; vindicated, triumphant! Yet in the midst of this unpromiz. "We want to pay some small ing locality, a work of"real im- tribute to Mrs. Meland's service portance to Hong Kong is being to this Church: her work in the
Inst evening: the noino was so"bad" carried on under the care of the choir was, magnificent. She loved that the Minister at pae stage dur- Salesian Fathers the training of to sing in this Church and help using his sermon had to stop and a large number of boys in useful in the singing: this choir holds for wait fully hail a minute kofors ho tratles, comprising carpentry, tai-fun most sacred memories which
was able to proceed with his dis loring, shoemaking, printing and should serve
course, owing to the continued and highest: The Sunday Evening Se blatant blare of an electric horn of mechanics' work.
Most of them boys, if they did cial Hour and all social evcats of
a private car going by." were also greatly not find a horae in the Industrial the Church
She enjoyed helping and school, would be on the streets, to served. swell the ranks of that shiftles befriending servicemen in the Ser
to load us to the
11.15 o'clock to 11.15 o'clock (morn- ings) and 6 o'ulock and 7.30 o'clock (evenings).
The local branch of the Auto-:] mobilo. Association dould assist, no doubt, by requesting its members to
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The actual quarters are very con Bined but it is hoped that this de- serving work will grow from year
to year,
The netual number of boys is 82 boarders, and 40 half-boarders."
A solemn High Mass was sung in the Chapel. Fr. G. Byrn, S.
The theft was discovered the that the second defendant also next morning. The potion were adnitted having written the address preaching the sermon," in which called in and they found on in-on the envelope in which the meaid in part:
vestigation that the notions of the dala and pictures were returned to intruders, whoever they wars, were Mr. Donays.
not consistent with the type of thieves usually found in Hong Kong from time to time. The bed clothes of Mr. Dennys' bed, for in- stanco, appeared as if they had been slept on.
Some how ties ward;
Defendant:-No, sir.
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Father Bryne's Sermon.
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arose she helped in the Cathedral
ly in passing the church. If the choir, co-operating in any way she Association would be so kind as to could to serve the community. She do this. I am sure the Supt. Minister will be greatly missed in her home, and the regular worshippers of the where she was so devotedly loved,Wanchai Wesleyan Church would and also in this Church and in the greatly appreciate its efforts
community.
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“Do you realise what we owe to such as these, and to the Church which nurtures them?
he
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The sym pathy of the Church is extended to the family we will not cease to pray that they may know the reality of the Divine companion. ship.'
does
the matterYours, etc.,
"WORSHIPPER."
REFUGEE CAMPS DISPERSED.
in
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN, NEAR HANKOW.
TO PREVENT RED AGITATION,
After a corporal had given evi-
In the time of evening there denge of the finding of "certain ar shall be light," (Zacb. 14, 7).
#The land that was desolate titles in the second defendant'a locker, the evidence for the brand impassible shall be glad, and the wilderness aball rejoice, and secution was complete.
Throughout the evidence, the de-flourish like the lily." (Isaias. 35, flourish in. Yat the lily
flourish hare. Den Bosco wrought a 1.) fastened and laid on the carpet fendant made ng comment what
One day a priest presented him-transformation in the waste places Others were done up on the tie-ever on the evidenco given and ask- self to the Secretary for Home of the highways, and byways of rack. The covers of certain brassed no question of any witness. At Affairs, in Turin, with a strange Turin; he is sin continuing this
Hankow, Jan. 25.-The break-up sona all over the world. curion were stolen, but not the the close of the case he was asked request. Ho requested permission transforming work through hit whether he intended to call any ber of young men, who had been to take for a day's outing à num.
If his sons are in the first in- of the refugee camps in the Wuhan curios themselves, Oddments ft|
witness.
imprisoned for disorderly conduct.stance the members of the Salesian cities has been brought about by garments were taken but hot com›
He pledged his word that he would Institute, those who have given fear that Communists and other plote suits. Some war medals and
have them all back before night not merely of their time, or of photographs were also taken but these, were received by Mr. Dennys through the poas later and a cover,
His Worship: The only alterna charge of thirty esnis had to be tive is to convict you. paid."
convicted. Trinkets Offered
An officer of the regiment, on line could secure. If, when the Brothers of the Institute, this were concentrated in a small area and the drastic. step now taken by It being asked about the records of time of their prison sentence was Feast is a very special Feast, Nothing further was heard of the the two defendants, said that ended, these men faced life with is enriched with special blessings the authorities shows that they re- theft until after midnight on Hughes had previously been cop-a new outlook, the outlook of hope, of the Church, in which all sharealised the danger from well-or But it is rich also ganised propaganda among these, January 19 when the two defen victed of lealing in the civil it was because in, the time of in common. dants were in a restaurant in Yaccart in England so years ago. nati. They had apparently pur. There was nothing o record taken of some refreshments and against Howell. Hughes admitte suddenly shone through the twilight were unable to meet the bill and the conviction on being questioned of their despair. The priest was,
Don Bosco, the light of whose it was alleged that some trinkett by the Magistrato... wore offered in payment for it and Mr. Murphy-I should like to sympathy has been radiating in that ultimately led to the defen- ask your Worship to take a seriever-increasing circles of induenes ous view of the case and to im from the day when he dedicated
dants' arress.
•
Payment.
Defendant-Nr.
His Worship: Do you wish to fall. The novel request was grant their resources, but have given all reactionary element might cadear. make any statement?
ed; the promise was redeemed, and in giving themselves to the work, our to use the unfortunate peopl this one act of kindness had à re second only to them comes the dein these camps to create widespread generating influence on young voted band of co-operators, of hearts, which were already begin whom, thank God, we can already
trouble.. ning to harden against society, count mady in Hong Kong. For Some 300,000 people in dire straits | that no system of coercive discip them as for the Fathers and the
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unexpected light of sympathy had its appeal to the hearts of the ignorant and evening there had been light;" the or it should be, in the force of
co-operators.
:
The defendants were detained in prisonment without an option of his first Oralary to St. Francis do There are still desolate wastesore assistance from the authori
Kowloon for the night and, on the a fine There is no necessity for following day, the police went to these mon to steal or commit the barracks and the military a burglary. They were not in any thorities made a search of the room need of what they had stolen be where the two defendants slept cause they did not realise any with other comrades. The second thing on it. Fully three weeks defendant's, locker was locked and after the theft, the property was on that being forced, it was found recovered more or less intact and that behind his kit were some ·ar- ticles which ware enumerated in the charge of "receiving stolán property,
Evidence was then given by Mr Dennys, which was followed by evidence of arrest,
was in their Fossession.
1:
First, Gaze of Its Kind, There has been numerous thefts and larconies on the Penk recently but after inquiries, the Police are satisfied that the defendants are not in any way responsible for these thefts, nor is any member of the troops in this garrison. I would like to say that the police have
Sales in 1844.
destitute crowda The camps are to be abolisner and the refugees moved further away Endless. Work to be Dane,
from the city. Attempts will then There are still many young hearts be made to weed out the agitators filled with the shadows of twilight.
so that only genuine refugees will where no flowers, of goodness have To-day we celebrate the anion of bean planted. In a crowded city ties. the two hearts: Francis de Sales: like ours, there is endless work to
This policy was decided upon ar and Don John Bosco, it is a un be done amongst a class of young ion cemented, not by any bands of people who can only be reached a meeting convened by the Hupeh time for two centuries separated satisfactorily by an apostolate like Provincial Government. The or the saints, but by a common belief the apostolate of Don Bosco 8 günisations represented were the in the perfectibility of every human Louis Indusrial school. We may heart, through the grace of God, recall that when a Commission of Hupeh Bandit Suppression Head the conviction that the University professors and ecolesine quarters, the Wuhan Gendarmerie sympathy of love is of God's apostle tics visited the Oratory, the Fichdquarters, and the upch the first credential: He that port was that Don Bosco had loveth not, knoweth not God: for evolved his own system of instrue. Flood Rehabilitation Committee. As tion from which eduentors might the result of the decisions reacheo' God is love," (1 John, 4, 8.)
learn much. The system remains the following public proclamation and will remain.
and
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The first defendant having plead ed guilty at the outset, Mr. Mur phy asked his Worship to give the defradant permission to sit down, This was granted but as the first defendant sat down, he smiled to had no trouble with the troops and the other against the rigours of a should be taught to the young, half to be allotted when he or she the second defendant, who had that this is the first case of its Jansenistic erect which would limit there can be no doubt that the shall have proceeded to the place pleaded not guilty and had to kind. I would ask you to take a perfection to a small aristocracy of world will still need carpenters, appointed by the authorities, remain standing..
serious view of this case if only chosen souls. The call to perfee will still want shoemakers, will (2) After this distribution no re Observing this, his Worship, to make an example of people who tion was for every one. Every still need tradesmen of every lief shall be granted in the Wubar turning sharply to first defendant, commit burglary where there is no prodigal may find the golden ring description The schools of said: There is nothing amusing recessity, for them to do so.
of love prepared for his finger, i Don Bosco will still about these proceedings!**
In anewer to his, Worship, Mr only he stratches out e penitent finue to provide them. But, and (3) Winter relief will be suspend Defendant: Yes, sir...
Murphy said he was not in a posi hand so that his father may put it is more important, at a time (4) All refugees shall proceed '65 Worship Behave yourself! tien to say: whether the defondants thi on. Every Christian knows when the world wante peso more the following areas-Refugees-at Bit dowa, PUNANEMA were drunk at time.
this truth; but not every Christian, than it wants anything else, it re- the Black Hill, Hanyang camp, Evidence was given by Detective The military officer in Court, as the courage to apply it quires that love replace hatred in and vicinity must go to the district Sergeant Fitches, who stated that when asked for his view of the An unfailing optimism, in spite the hearts of the young as in the between Tsailien and Bazalung a revolver was found on the se-case, said: We take a very serious of dark forebodings; a conviction hearts of the old; it requires that cheng s cond defendant, who, on being view of this case, altogether. We that “in the time of evening ther, the first principle of sound educa questioned about it, told witness, probably consider it more serious shall be light" an assured hope lion should be see first the king the revolver is issued to me and than you do in a way. If wo hu that the most desblate and in-dom of God, and all these things I brought it out to have some fun." to deal with them ourselves. „vo pasible land may become glad 2 shall be added unto you.
His Worship ruled out this evi- should deal with them very sorii this was the spirit of Francis de dents as having no bearing on the ously. In answer to a remark by Sales: this was the spirit which operators value the mission of the (5) No organised camps ahall be
It is for this end that the cokow case.. At most, it was merely a his Worship, : witness, said he did linked the heart of Don Bosco, with sons of Don Bosco it in for this balls at these new places, but re brenel of military discipline, a nod think there was any indication his heart.
reason that they wish, themselves fugees are permitted transpor of a practical joke about the busiYou know, doar Brethren, the to be numbered amongst his sons. pesa,result. You have only to examine There can be no more fitting way tion to their new homes,
their present mat-shed accommoda ----His Worship (to firat defendant)::- Witness said, in answer to an- Have you anything to say as to this little corner of Third Street, of marking this day as a special (6) Military guards will proceed
in Hong Kong, Third Street, the day in our Calendar than by renew ether question, that the second do why I should reduce your rent of tinsmiths, the rest of ing our fidelity to the duties of a to the new districts and will be fendant was alleged, to have mid:teros!
grinding work, with the din of the co-operator, and by making up our stations there. THE DAIRY FARM, IGE & COLD STORAGE CO- hammer over in our sare seems minds to extend the work by an (7) One week is given for the the stuff. I don't propose to ans. Jabour. Second defendant, or an unlikely spot for the lily to rolling other sialous associates in above orders to be carried into ex
(Continued on neat Golúmn.) -- the cause.
Pinched the Stuff,
*** You have uå för larceny at 188, Private Hughes: No. Sir.
The Ponk, Hughes and I pinched Hi Worship Bix week hard
(Cantinued on next Column.)
weeks'.
must go to the district between
Rafugees at the Hankaw campai Hengizen and Chichiawan and those from the Wuchang camps to Kin
ecation.
We beg to announce that from today and until further notice all Milk and Cream sold by us will be Pasteurized and may be consumed as delivered to customers,
This step has the full approval of the Medical Officer of Health.
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