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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1933.
ECHOES OF 1859
19.-More About the Jall Execution
Saturday, March 12.
Scandal
but here in
Our contemporary of the China Mail, says that we should know that it is not always so easy to ∙hang a man. Let him try it him- self, and, then he will have a right to speak. Whether our contem- porary is speaking on behalf of the Sherif. or in exculpation of the hangman who tortured poor Gib- bons, or from his own experience, in thus taking us to task, we really cannot say. It is true as he states that in England one out of every half dozen executions may go off ill, but the bungles there commit- ted, do not unnecessarily prolong the victims' misery more than a couple of minutes. Hong Kong, we read of batches of six being hung two at a time for want of accommodation, the vic- tims waiting near the foot of the gallows until their "turn" should come of the prolongation of the torture lasting twenty minutes or half B.F hour. Our argument is that unless hanging had been the most simple, speedy, and humane mode of inflicting capital punish- ment, the British Judicature would discontinue it. We have no desire to intrude our opinions of this horrible subject upon our readers. but our contemporary having attempted to justify the negligence
which of the officials
was the cause of it, we do maintain that
CORRESPONDENCE
[All letters intended for publ cation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired bnt as cuidenes of good faith.-ED.]
Christian Science
(TO THE EDITOX OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]
Christian Scientists indeed ap- preciate the Bishop's kindly refer
the public generally, the Judge, the Jurymen, and the executive Sir, I shall Be grateful if you council particularly, should be as-will kindly grant me space for a, sured that such a catastrophe can- | brief reply to the address by the not possibly reoccur, for we submit, Bishop, às published in the Hong it is one thing consigning a cr- Kong Daily Press of October 9th. minal to the scaffold to suffer instant death, and another to have him writhing in torture for half an hour as in the acse of Gibbons. Our contemporary of the Regis- ter has made a very emphatic, but extremely weak case against Gibbons, we could have made it many times stronger but still far
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ence to the fact that Christian Science is restoring the healing: works of Christ Jesus, as recorded in the Scriptures. It is incorrect, however, to
describe Christian Science as a man-centred cult and not a God-centred religion, since in Christian Science the Suprem weak to have hanged him. With the benefit of the doubt in Being is understood to be All-in- Gibbons favour as by law pre all. In the Christian Science text- scribed. we
was he found book, "Stience and Health with guilty of being a participator in Key to the Scriptures." Mary Bak- the murder or an accessory to iter Eddy, the Discoverer and Found- if the latter was it before or after er of Christian Science writes:”........" and which particular God is at once the centre and cir- the deed. part of the evidence substantiates cumference of being"......"Science such Anding?
We believe, we have a clue to the Bay with whole affair, and we regret that the innocence of Gib- bons would appear unquestionable. Williams' confessions are altoget her erratic, and they had no right as evidence against to be used Jones and Gibbons, unless given
on oath in the witness box to have afforded the accused the opportu- nity of cross-examination, we need neither ghost nor lawyer to tell us this.
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Death For Bandits And Drug Addicts
(From Qur Own Correspondent)
October 2, 1933.
The activities of the Magistrate against bandits continue. Last week twelve men were condemned to death and shot outside the Nerth gale.
Users of opium and heroin are being severely dealt with. When caught they are put in chains and
reveals Soul as God......as the' cen-
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tral Life and intelligence......... (pp. 204,310).
Christian Science, it may be noted has nothing in with Spiritualism or Theosophy; great gulf. lies between them,
common
Although the Bishop states that "Christian Science comes very near materialism in ita emphasis on physical health," the fact remains that in Christian Science the de-. struction of sin, is regarded as be- ing of far greater importance than physical health. In her work "Rudimental Divine Science," Mrs. Eddy writes: "Healing physical sickness is the smallest part of Christian Science......The emphatic purpose of Christian Science is the healing of sin;” (p. 2),
Yours faithfully,
WILLIAM H. ADLER. Christian Science Com- mittee on Publication for Hong Kong and Canton, October 10th, 1933.
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If after release they again turn to drugs they suffer the death penal- A few days ago four men were ty. snot for using heroin.
In spite of this there are suit drug addicts. Hecenly a man sold his daughter to obtain money for opium. Where does heroin come from?
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Sino-Japanese Agreement This week a party of students from a Chinese-Japanese Commer- cial and Industrial School at Tsingtao has come to the city. They parade the streets with drums and bugle distributing hand bills stating they are here to pro- mote the sale of their goods and to gain experience in salesmanship.
THE SERVICES
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ROYAL NAVY APPOINTMENTS
(Special Air-Mail Service).
London, Sept. 19. The Admiralty notified the following appointments yesterday:
CaptaA M. Peters, D. S. C. to Curacos, in command, on transfer; F. A. Buckley, to President, for duty in- side Admiralty, Oct. 9, and as Deputy D. T. 8. D. Uct., 16, and F. B. C. Dalrymple-Hamilton, to Osprey for course, Oct. 9.13.
Lients.-J. M. Alliston, to Osprey, for course; and I. W. T. Beloe, to Gauges (Sept. 30).
Commr. (E).-W. 8. Jameson, to Lucia (Sapt. 25).
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Brigade, T.A., in succession to Colonel F. S. Thackeray, who goes to Shanghai General G.. Fleming. Colonel Daunt was in The Norfolk Regiment, adjutant of the 2nd Battalion in India, and O.C the 1st Battalion in China. He was wounded in Mesopotamia, mentioned, and awarded the French War Cross, He was at the War Office from 1916 to
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AIR COMMODORE BALD. WIN'S APPOINTMENT The Air Ministry announces the following appointincat:-
Air Commodore John Eustace Arthur Baldwin, D.S.O., U.BE, now Senior Air Staff Officer Fighting Area, to be Air Officer Commanding, No. 1 Air Defance Group, February, 1934, vice Air Commodore William Foster Mac- Neece Foster, C.B., C.B.E. D.6.0., D.F.C.
Agricultural Instruction The Shantung Railway Authori- ties (Klao-Ts Railway) have set apart a sum of money for promot- ing an agricultural instruction and experiment station in this city. Land is being rented and two cap- able graduates of the Nanking Agricultural College are in charge. The work is to be carried, on in Air Commodore Baldwin was second- co-opetation with the Cheeloo Uni-ed to the Royal Firing Corps from the versity Rural Department.
Similar work is to be done at Welhsien and Chowtsun...
This is all in the right direction for helping the peasant farmers and the Railway Company is to be
commended.
8th Hussars early in 1915 üfter gradusting at Central Flying School [Royal Aero Club Certificate No. 871), During the War he served in France and reached the rank of lieutenant- colonel in 1918, in which year he assured command of No. 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping. The following year he was granted a per- manent commission in the Royal Air minlayer" to be built, and since her Force, and in 1923 he graduated at the completion in 1927 has been employed Royal Air Force Staff College. For several years he was engageil on staff on various trials in home waters. The duties at the Middle East Command class has been repeated in other navies, notably in the case of the mand of the Central Flying School in Headquarters, "aud was given eam- Emile Bertin, launched for the French 1929. Since Jantary, 1932, he bas Navy on May 9 last; and in the 5,000-served at the Headquarters Fighting ton minelayer, at present unnamed, Area, where he was promoted Air which is included in the new Japanese Commodore and became Senior Air naval programme. The Adventure is Staff Officer early this year From of 6,740 tons, has a speed of 273 knots, August, 1931, to December, 1932, he and very small armament comparable. to that of a destroyes-four 47.in acted at Air Aide-de-Camp to the King. guns. She carries 310 mines, which
can be laid from chutes in the stern.
ROYAL AIR FORCE.
Air Attache in China Wing Commander R. P. Willock, whose appointment as Air Attaché in China was announced in The Time's perience both of command and staff on Saturday, has had a varied ex duties during his 18 years with the R.F.C. and RAF.
Engr. Commrs.-P. W. Allen, to Calcutta, ou coming. (Sept. 21); and Educated at Marlborough, he was F.J.S. Symons, to Douglas (Sept. 20); commissioned to The Offord and
Surgn, Lieut.-Commrs. (D)-D. H.
Bucks Light Infantry in 1914, und le Marchant, to Pembroke, for R. N. B., seconded to the R.1.C. as a dying Chatham (Oct. 1); and C. J. Finnigan, officer in April, 1916, after a few to Achilles, on coming: (Oct. 10).
months' attachment. He was men Surga. Lt.-H. 3. MeCunn, M. By to tioned in dispatches for good service Achilles (Oct. 4).
in Egypt during the war, and was Payr. Lieut.-L. W. Pring, to Keith again in the East from 1999 to 1998, (on recommg
Gunnor.-E. E. Jones, to Pembroke part of that time in command of No. 4 Armoured Car Company in Irag, and (Sept. 25)
Commd. Boan.-W. G. Knight, to Staff duties at the Air Ministry and a part with No. 216 Squadron in Egypt Tamar, for Hong Kong Dockyani period in command at Kenley station (Sept. 30),
were followed by his selection for the Excellent (Sept. 2017. Stores to Army staff course at Camberley in
Wt. Supply Offlo
1930-31, since when he has been on staff duties at Fighting Area Head- quarters, Uxbridge. He is the first occupant of his new post in China.
MINELAYER IN CHINA Approval has been given for H.M.8. Adventure, Captain J. V. V. Magrane, to recommission in December with a fall crew frore Devonport for bervice. on the China Station. It is anticipated that she will be ready to leave for China early in January, 1934,
The Adventure was the first "cruiser
138TH BRIGADE'S NEW
COMMANDER
Colonel William J. O'Brien Dsunt lo-day takes over the 138th (Lincoln shire and Leicestershire) Infantry
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› Three other commanders, RN, now hold rank in the R.A.F. as squadron lealer. They are Commander R. St. A. Malleson, A.FC of the Naval Air Division. Admiralty: Comansider EW. Anstice, commanding No. 810 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron in the carrier CouRAGEOUS; and Commander T. 0. Bulteel, recently attending the Senior Oficers' Tactical Course,
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