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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT
DE PAUL
"By Their Works You Shall
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Know Them"
ITS SCOPE AND ORIGIN
The Lear approach of the "Our Poor Day sale of roses (lat. Dee ember) and the annual Baxaar of the Society of St. Vincent de Pazi (3rd December) raises the questior: What is this Society which appeals to us so forcibly each year for sup- port: whence did it come? what is its scope and what work is it doing in our midst. ?.
very much like the beginning of Christianity itself.
Woro
She
The little heroic band of workers badno, intention of funding
to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1933.
LOCAL HOCKEY
Club Beat R. A. Officers
in a
Marina ground was the scene of A very enjoyable hockey match las: evening when the officers of the Royal Artillery entertained: the Hong Kong Hockey Club friendly match which resulted in a win for the Club by two goals to nil. Judging by the run of play, the Club were a tride lucky to emerge winners and but for the fact that the Gunners were some-- what unlucky in front of the goal, they might well have couple of goals.
scored a
They were ignorant as to how to set about their newly imposed task, but one of their number came to their help, by introducing to them
Play started off rather evenly Sister of Soour Rosaliė, a a
in the first half which ended with Charity who taught them how to proceed in their visits to the poor. the Club scoring a goal through She belonged to that great institute Sinclair who was playing good In the first place then it mast be of charity founded by the celebrat-hockey. The Artillery were un- noted than it is not a mere philan-ed St. Vincent de Paul, who, in the lucky in that they missed a chance chropic society distributing so much I brilliant reign of Louis XIV. used to score when Garthwaite had only the goal-keeper to beat and shot alms to the poor. It is not a Bene- to go about the sordid streets of volent Society aiming only at re- Paris at night and pick up the poor wide...
The second half was almost a lief of distress, but a Society which orphans and children who
repetition of the first, and once) has a two fold aim (the one dove- often left there abandoned. tailing into the other and in capa was familiar with the homes of the again the Club broke through to ble of being extricated from it) poor in the miserable slums of and the net once, this time Potter Play was the uplifting of the poor, on the Paris, and, inspired by her teach being the marksman,
very fast throughout and the -one band-morally and spirituallying and example, Ozanam and his
even more than materially-and the companions placed the little society game was one of the most enjoy- -sanctification
members under the name and patronage of able seen on the Marina"ground of its.
for many a long day. of the poor, the great Saint of Charity. through visitation
The teams were:- Our Lord and Master-Type and
Club:-Shield; A. A. Dand, E. V. Pattern of all Christian charity has told us that whatever we do to great society. They did not at first Reed; Mid. Blee, H. J. D. Lowe, the poor in His name He will take erea intead to allow any new mem-W. A. Reed; J. L Tetley, J. E. as being done to Him. Christian bers to join them, and even when i Potter, Lt. A Sinclair, G. E. R.
Divett, E. C. Fincher. charity accordingly seen Christ in they did, they intended the poor; in the succouring them we feel we are ministering to Him, and thus sanctifying our own souls by coming in contact with the poor. It is, no part therefore of the work of a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to delegates relief to the poor, to subscribe an alms and let someone else distribute it: he must come himself into personal 'contact with the poor, and by thus learning their wants at first band,
A fast game was seen at Caro- becoming intimate with them, grow- ing to appreciate those wonderful of a Society which had spread be-line Hill yesterday when the Radio virtues of faith, patience, endur-yond the confines of France to al- Sports Club engaged the Lincolns sunce, and optimism they possess, most every country of Europe, and in a friendly encounter and won and learning to sympathise with was destined to be world-wide. In by two goals to nil. Play was even them in. their many hardships, Hong Kong itself, so far away from throughout, and the winners only succeeded in scoring towards the Hearn, to elevate himself while he the parent stem, it was founded "as endeavours to elevate them. It was
far back as 1865, only 13 years after end of the game. Awtar Singh was the most prominent forward Nor has it with in this way, apparently, Our Lord Ozanam's death.
Radio, scoring the two wished the world to be convinced of its spread lost sight of its first for the His teaching through His disei- ideals, but is everywhere faithful goals, while it must be said that ples: by this shall men know you to the "Rule" of its founder, fram the Tancolns also had their fair are my disciples, because you have ed shortly after its first coming in share of attack and it was mainly due to hard luck that they failed love (yes love, not philantrophy
to make use of their opportunities. one for another:" "let your shine before men:" by their works you shall know them."
their dours only to young man. RA. Officers:-Lt. Shields; Capt. They had no ambitious schemes Michell, Lt. Metcalfe; Lt. Waring. their vis did not extend beyond L. Raven-Hall, Capt. Carter: Capt. the slums of Paris But Provi Williams, Lt. Garthwaite, Lt. Flow- dence had. other designs for them. Their light could not be hid under erdew, Lt. Laine. Lt. Tollington. a bushel. Kindred spirits were attracted to them. Their influence spread irresistible; they rapidiy: and by the time Ozanam died in 1863-literally worn out by his labours, intellectual, literary and charitible he was at the head
WELK
It is in the best sensa
RADIO v. LINCOLNS
FOWLER'S HAT-TRICK
YACHTING
Ladies Championship The 4th Ladies Championship was salled yesterday and resulted
as follows: ..
"H" Class.
Time.
Finish: Correct-
̈eď ed. Pos.
Dians' (Mr.
Whitham) 442:04 4.41.03 4 Colleen (Mrs.
I Marsden) 4.43.14 4.39,4043 Rolla (Mrs,
Kemble) 4,39,37 4.39.37 2
Ariel (Miss Falcon....... D.N.S.
B. Fair) 4:50:51 - 4.47.1945 Dorothea (Mrs,
Coote) 4:42.27 4.38:5311 ** E* “Y” and “ G " ClassDS. Daphne D.NS. Ailsa (Mrs.
Bransbury) 4.50 45 4.50:45 1
...... D.N.S. April V Stella. D.N.S. Wings
D.N.S. Bluejacket (Mrs.
Atkinson) 5.00.54 4.59.224.4 Robena
(Mrs. B.
Marshall) 4.53.28 4.52.27 2 Speedwell "
•
(Mrs. Way) 5.64.18 5.43.47 3
DIN.S. Adanae Kingisher. D.N.S. Toynette (Miss
O. Patchell) 5.15.49 5.07.41 -5
D.N.S. Eunice
Joan
D.N.S..
Finlay) 5.23.20 5.16.437
Sirius (Mrs.
Zephyr (Mrs, Lola
Wren) 5.14.16 6.09.11 6
D.N.S.
"A" Class, Carpenter... D.N.S. D.N.S.
Oste Wasp II (Mrs.
Fowkes) 5.14.43 Artemis
......... D.N.S. La Linda (Mrs.
Sheldon) 5.16.26 Jan....... D.N.S. Isobel (Mrs.
6
Cowland) 6.23.36 Joss (Mrs.
Stanton) 5.10.58 Gulf (Miss
Mackie) 5.09.63 D.N.8. Cicada.......... True Blue (Mrs, a
Adams) 5.13.41
Flott) 5.22.28 Pat. (Mrs.
Fury (Mrs.
Bolt) 5.09.45
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2
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THE NAVY AT SPORT
Rugger Teams For This Week's Games
The Navy are meeting Hongkong Football Club (Rugger Section) for the third time this season, on Saturday. They have already met twice so far and on both occasions the Navy were too good for the Club While they will be all out to do the "bai trick," the Club will strive equally hard to put, a stop ta their run of victorias' so an The excellent game should result, Navy team for this match will be:- La Buckley; Lt Ford, Lt. Curry, Lt. Slater, Mid. Darley L Forbes, Lt. Miers; Comdr. Roome, Lt. Linton, Lt. Nixon, L. Evans, Lt. Suther, Lt. Brown, Lt. field, Ldg. Cook Pascoe.
Wednesday's Match
K. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
Changes in Fixtures NOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN
Saturday, December 5, 1933, Division I-Royal Navy
South China, 4 p.m., Kow- loon F.C.: ground.'.
that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the aboye Company will be held at the Board Room of the Com Ypany, Exchange Building, (Second Flor) Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 28th day of November, 1983, at 19 Noon when the subjoined Resolu tions will be proposed as Special
Resolutions, viz
Sunday, December 3, 1933, Division I-Lincolns v. Hong Kong Police, p.m., Kow- loon F.C. ground.
TO HELP PEDESTRIANS
I do not think it would be for either popular or desirable
this method WhitLondon to emulate
education. of traffic
But in another direction I believe that the number of street, tragedies might be reduced: by taking a
On Wednesday the Navy will meet Club “A” in a friendly match on the latter's ground, kick off at 3pm. The Navy will be represented by÷-
Lt. Judd Lt. Eustace, Stoker Marsh, Lt. Campbell, Lt. Bonham, Mid Knocker, AB. Munford; Lt. Juniper,. Lt. Brown, Ldg. Seaman Masters, Marine Dümbleton, A. B. Woodgate Lt. Morris, Surg. t. Corbett, Lt. Whitheld.
Football
The results of the Chine Fleet football matches played during the week were as follows:-
DIVISION I Cumberland ◊ Suffolk
DIVISION IL
"Whitehall
Tamar
Wren
• Wishart DIVISION III. Medway
3 Berwick Cumberland 0' Suffolk.
DR. SUN'S MEMORY NO LONGER HELD IN ESTEEM
Fortrait Torn Down from Wall of Fukien Town Hall*
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hint from abroad.
The simultaneous stopping of all traffe for a few moments at regular intervals by the apprd. priate use of lights, does enor- mously facilitate matters for the to make pedestrian attempting his way across one of the major "roundabouts."
I have seen this method in regular use in America, and un- Questionably it works very' satis factorily and does not seriously. delay the general flow of wheeled traffic
FATUOUS INTERRUPTIONS
Interruptions at public meetings
4 are sometimes so fatuous that they make one long to investigate the "phrenological development" of the interruptors.
The memory of Sun Yat-sen. which up until a few short" days' ago was so hallowed in Foochow that clvic meetings were never held but those assembled bowed before his photograph before the WORLD RECORDS commencement of proceedings, is
FOR BRITAIN
how a thing of ridicule. Accord ing to one of the officers of the steamship Hay Yang which has recently returned from that Port, the "civic omtials; at the last pub lic meeting, not- only failed to
homage, but tore" the picture
of the great Chinese statesman
Early in the game. Nicholson "Monster" Car Does observed the custom of paying sustained an injury to the eye and had to retire, and this placed the Club side, who started three mén short, in a rather awkward post- tion"
102 M.P.H.
1
Such ап. instance occurred when Bishop Foss-Westcott Was speaking on Tuesday night at the Oxford Group meeting in the Central Hall, Westminster.
The
Bishop of Calcutta wi quietly explaining the different kinds of Confession, when two or three men in various parts of the building challenged his scriptural authority.
While he was answering them a woman's thin voice from the body of the hall piped up, “No wonder there's lots of trouble and unrest in India.” **
AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGER
дета of
(1) That the present authorised Capital of the Company of $5,000,000 divided into 500,000 sbares (hereinafter referred to na. "old" shares"), of the nominal value of $10 each, the whole of which have been issued, be in- creased to $7,500,000 by the creation of 250,000 new shares. of the nominal value of $10 each -ranking as for dividend as here- inafter mentioned and in`all other repeats pari pastu with the old shares constituting the Company's present issued Cap- ital
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(2) That the said 250,000 now shares "be offered forthwith in the first instance (in the propor- tion of one new share for every complete number of two old abares hald by them respective ly) to the members of the Com- pany who on the 28th day of November 1983, are registered in the Company's Share Register aa the holders of the said 400,000 old shares at par and so that of acceptance of such offer. the sum of $2.50 per share shall be due and payable leaving the balance due on each of such sajā new shares of $7.50 per share to be called up at such time of times as "the Directors of the Company shall see fit to make Calla in respect thereof and so, that rúch nów shares so accepted as aforesaid" shall rank for dividend' as: from First day of January, 1934.
And that such offer be made by notice specifying the number "of shares to which the member is entitled, and limiting a time within which the offer, if not accepted by the member on be half of himself or his nominee, will be deemed to be declined, and that the Directors be at liberty to fix such time or times and to extend such time or times to such date or dates, and upon such terms as they may think" fit. And further that any of the said new '250,000 shares which shall not be taken by the Com- pany's, shareholders in manner aforesaid be disposed of in such inanner at such time or times and upon such terms as the Company's Directors shall in their absolute discretion think
to existence social" institution for while it visits the poor where ver there is need, irrespective of It was this last quotation, indeed, class, nationality. creed; ita which gave birth to the Society. It membership is open to all classes came about in this way!
of Catholics alike, no distinction "The founder of the Society was a of class being permitted in its con- At King's Park the YMCA. beat very remarkable Frenchman Freferences. Of this the example may Hong Kong Hockey Club seconds derick Ozanam, born in 1913. After be quoted of an Irish bank clerk in what may best be described as a brilliant career at school he early who was fond of relating how in a scrappy game, both sides not left his home in. Lyons to go to his conference" in London the macu-turning out at full strength. Paris to study law and literature, her who sat at their meetings be
Yachtsmen will receive with (3) That no shareholder shall ibe afterwards becoming a famous lec-side him and who accompanied him
entitled to any offer of a fract on turer at the Sorbonne. At a very in his visite to the pot was the
from the wall and kicked it about much satisfaction the early age when he was barely 17 Marquis of Ripon, a Minister of
"of ̈an additional new share in the floor. Another mark" of Mr. T. O. M, Sopwith's challenge he had become, with big specially the Crown. Here in Hong Kong
espect of any odd old share The "y" captain, however
changed outlook is the disappear for the America's Cup. acute and brilliant intellect, the too, one of the early almost
held by such shareholder. London, November 8. - ance of the Chinese flag and the victim to serious doubts as to the activa members, still well reinem- then sportingly transferred "one of
Mr. Sopwith was elected to the
The Transfer Books of the Com- truth of that Christianity in which bered, was a distinguished member his men, C. Chatterton to help Two new world speed records appearance upon nearly all build- Royal Yacht Squadron in August, he had been nurtured: be endured of the Bar--the late Mr. Francis, the Club team, and as the "n
were set up........ by. British car ings of a new one, the emblem of 1930. He has unquestionably the pady will be closed from the 26th bitter assaults against his faith, but QC.
were also one short at the start, yesterday, Mr. John-Göbb. drin
the Fukien powers. This flag is of natural gift for helmsmanship, November, 1933, to 28th November, eventually overomme them, and Such is the Society which will on this rather balanced the sides. when his doubts, after a long con the 1st and 3rd December bo ap- The "y" did most of the attacking his "Monster" 500 hp. Napier- two colours, the top portion being and presumably he will steer, his 1933, (both days inclusive) during challenger in American which period no transfer of shares Railton: car at Brooklands, lower-red and the bottom blue, with a bun Alict, had been set to rest, and pealing for support from all seeing in the first half but they were
ed the Agures both for the kilo- yellow star placed in the centre waters.
can be registered. metre and the mile from a standi
where the colours join. peace of mind had returned to him, tions of the Hong Kong community. held until almost half-time when
By Order of the Board, he resolved, young as he was, to
8.-Fowler broke through-to-score
ing start. Then in the
WL MCKENZIE, devote his future life to the defence
an excellent goal
Secretary. of Christianity against the assaults
second half the same player got of the infidels who, then as now,
another goal and for a time the were in France numerous, active
#looked as 11 they were going and noisy. His brilliant talents
to add many more goal tlf the and scored soon brought him to the notice of
Club broke away such celebrities as Lamartine, Mon-
through Lamott,
GIRL FLYER OUT TO BEAT AMY:
talembert and Chateaubriand; but Attempt On England-Australia
it was a difficult task to which he had get his hand, to combat the continual assaulte against the Church made by the professors, in the university and schools of Paris who were almost all infidels or atheists. The few Christian' stu-
dents were timid, unorganized, and overnwed; but gradually Ozanamo gathered a number of them around him, became their recognized lea der, and soon made their influence folt. Then a battle-royal-a battle of intellects-began. The French- an is nothing if not extreme; he is either à saint, or the reverse! As Pius IX wittily said, "there are no/Frenchmen in Purgatory; they
Record
Special Air Mail Service
London/Nov 8,
A girl of less than 21, Miss Marr
*
His speed for the kilometre," the average of two runs, one in each 88.14 miles per direction, was
the mile under hour, and for similar conditions 102.52 m.ph.
The previous record of 88,5 The light had become rather mph for the Alometre from a bad at this stage when Fowler re-standing start was made 74 years gistered his third goal to do the ago by Parry Thomas, and that hat-trick. Shortly after play was for the mile 100.77 m.p.h. by stopped on account of darkness. Kaye Don, on the Sunbeam "Tig-"
er," in 1929.. The teams wers YMCA.-Y. Fowler, LW Every attempt, and there were many, to best either of these res cords had falled unth yesterday. and even for this powerful car with its Näplär” Lör engine, the task was difficult.
sinsk Nelson, is contemplating a ple- EF seik, H. Tanga C night to Australia to lower the Chatterton, S. Fogler. R. Lake record of spiders recenter set up G. Fowlery - Fowler H. Brown by Mr. C. P. Dind, as well as Ms and Henry Mollison's record
Hongkong Club Moses, Dun- tan, Nicholson Alford, MacNider,
On his first run, Cobb falled by
Miss Nelson began aying at the Rubee, Lanott, Hill and Ming-one-fifth of a second to equal
age of 17 and has taken both the to "A", pilot's licence and the com mercial "B" licence. She has also studied navigation and the special
are all either in heaven or hell problems of long-distance flights
she has now a total of 200 hours solo" flying experience, including: some time spent as second plice on art af liner,
HINDENBURG'S SUCCESSOR
In "Conference of History" that Ozanam and his fellow students joined fierce debates took place, and when Ozanafn, pointed to the
From friend who has just great work for civilization the She is tall, falt, and the youngest Church had accomplished in the airgirl to obtain a commercial returned from Berlin hear that of President von the question past, he was met by the saune "yes, pilot's ticket but that was in the past, but now
Her co-pilot will be Lieutenant Hindenburg's successor is once
more being canvassed the Church and Christianity is Owen. Cathcart-Jones, who flew elete; what is she doing now Show us your works. You see, it late Commander Glen Kidston in was the very proof Our Lord had giter by their works you shall know them." ..
It was then that the little band
Kaye. Don's time, and two more attempts were unsuccessful. Then Cobb had smaller rear wheels mounted on the car; thus reduc- ing the gear ratio This proved successful, the doublé run was completed, and the records gain ed just before rain came to soak the track and make further efforts impossible.
To average 100 miles ng hour
means that in. 35 seconds the cat over a mile from a standing start to Cape Town in 64 days with the A high Nazi official with whom had attained a speed of just g he discussed the matter agreed 145 miles an hour. If another that under existing conditions car travelling at 85 miles per likelihood of hour had passed Cobb Just as he there Herr Hitler leaving the political let in his clutch he would have
-1931.
They have, plans for taking part the England-Australlt air race
next October
was little
Beld for the Presidental palace.
Far more likely in the event
of the objections to a Hohem. solierd Prince being insuperable would be the elevation of... a sound party man, probably entire ly unknown outside Germany,
overt den it before it had led a mile:
of students-only eight in number go far scarcely any women met together in private and asked each other "yes, who we jo-yers have won records except ang? We talk but what do we do?" Mts. Mollison," she told the air And they resolved forthwith to do correspondent of the "London as well as argue, and by visiting Evening Standard "A new gen the poor in their homes, bringing eration of women pilota has arisen
In our aero clubs, and I feel con relief to them in personal service, Adent that many cant, emulate her and endeavouring not only to ampliotate their hard lot materi-ze example) and put up a good ally but to uplift them, morally show for British women in avia and spiritually to confute their fion. Given reasonable luck with enemies. Thus was the great and the weather and the right qualities world-wide Society of St. Vincent of endurance at should be possible de Baal started by eight humble for me at least to lower the worst In ady event it is anticipated wins stuftente in an upper room of a men aviators cheat time put up in sordid street in Paris. It sounds 1930 by Mix Mollison
GOLF
Fanling Bogey Competition
Twenty-three players took out
There"As of course, the third possibility of the Constitution being changed, and with it the whole conception of the functions of the head of the State. those altered circumstances Herr Weras! Hitler might stands
In cards but the only two returned
that his nominee, would be elect ed unopposed.
Instr
down.
(9) 2 down.
ett (10) *
For Some time now, nearly alf] ships going to Foochow and Amoy have been carrying soldiers and although both these ports at the present time are seemingly pesce ful there is reported to be an armed force attached to the Nineteenth Route Army stationed in the territory.
".
Incidentally. it may be noted that this is the first challenge for the Cup to be issued through. the Royal Yacht Squadron: since Lord Dunraven's last attempt with Valkyrie III In 1895:
All Sir Thomas Lipton's chal lenges were sent through the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
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