Society For The Protection
Of Children
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work as Chairman of the Executive Committee during the past year. We are greatly indebted to him for the time he has devoted to the many problems that have arisen during the year, and for the ability and patience with which he pro- alded over the Committee meetings. To Mr. B. V. Boxer and Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, M.C., our Joint Honorary Directors during the same period, I tender, on behalf of the Society, our warmest thanks. Only those who, like myself, are closely asso- clated with them in the work of the Society know the value of their services and the extent of the personal sacrifice they have made in the interests of the poor child-
ren
I now move that the Report and Accounts for the past year be adopted.
Mr. G. P. de Martin, Chairman of the Executive Committee, sec- anded the adoption of the Annual Report. He was addressing friends of Hong Kong's destitate children between whom and themselves lay the Society as a channel for their sympathy, born it may be of love for children, or hatred of injustice, or perhaps of shame that the conditions indicated in the report can exist in Hong Kong, or possi- bly because if the Bociety fails something more expensive
will
Kong newspapers-t reach a
wider public. He added:-
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1935.
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Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King Inspector General of Polles.
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members of our community but we are not Jealous that there i
Chinese Company organisation for saving young
Inspection Parade. All ranks t girls from prostitution, for the the Chinese Company will parade protection of mul taai, for in- cufcating the humane treatment Thursday, December 19th at 17.30
Central Police Station of animals. We are not jealous hours under Sub-Inspector R. J. when tender-hearted persons Hunt for a general inspection of concern themselves with the equipment etc, by the Company mitigation of crimina senten-Commander. Dress Blue Uniform, We wish only that most of Cap with White Cover, Belt with the 8,000 chlidren who have passed through our hands were man" and note-book to
Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Police-
as well of as many
be car- mui taal,
tried. The Equipment Oficer will prostitutes, criminals and dogs.'
make a point of being present,
res
REPLY TO CRITICISM
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Indian Company Strength.Constables R268 M. a VEDI and R297 KARAM KHAN have been taken on the strength of the Indian Company, as from 6th and 7th December, 1935 T- wespectively.
Flying Squad Instructional Patrol.--The
"I wish to take this opportunity to answer three criticisms which have been made on our work. It has been said and, a priöri, with some plausibility, that if we make things easier for our poor shall attract those of neighbour- ing districts.
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My first answer to this is that structional patro for members of the Society both on its own, and the Flying Squad will take place in co-operation with other bodies on Friday. December 27th has effected the repatriation and All members will fall in at the emigration of children whose par Central Police Station at 17.15 ents have been thankful to
6 hours, Dress-Blue Uniform, and away. And secondly does anyone Cap with White Cover. really suppose that parents will
D. L. KING. leave their own district, where
D'S.P: (2). they are known, to :come and Hong Kong. Mor day. Der: 16 starve among strangers un $1:50 a month so that their babies may get a share in the $6,000 we spent have to take its place.
last year in fulk foods and cod The speaker thanked his hear-liver all? ers for their attendance and, hop- It has been sald that our work ed by their good offices and should not be necessary and that through those ever generous the seale on which we work 1 friends of good causes the Hong too small to be effective. It is however, a lamentable fact tha: our work is necessary and will b❘ necessary as long as unemployment ts prevalent. The scale on which we work is dictated to us by the measure of "support we get from is not to be encouraged and we the community and I cannot un cannot always feel thaf our derstand criticism that refuse: belp will not be misapplied. It us a little help o the grounds there that the Society can be that we need a great deal.. useful. Let us be your almon-
out for CIA We spend your money large scale. international, world- carefully and, not in cash but wide reforms we wish them wel. in kind, it goes direct to, those we hope they will prosper, but for whom you intend it."
meanwhile while the millennium THE SOCIETY'S INSPECTORS recedes. while congresses digress. "Our inspectors are doing their white Geneva quarrels and gets work with an amount of good red and cross, while commissions will, tact, common serise and in issue nous reports, children are dustry which could not be bought dying in pain or, worse still, ding- with much more liberal emolung in suffering to what it would ment than we can afford to give often be a tragic euphemism to them and I am glad to have this call te. opportunity to thank them on be- And this brings me to the third half of the children and of our criticism I wish to meet. supporters and of the public gen- such a sorry lot in front of them | erally for their good work in the past year.
the street.
As for those who are
With
À seene at the landing of the new Governor
(Leica Photo by Mr. H, C. “Leong)
SUCCESSOR TO MASARYK
Two Candidates Put Forward
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
Presa" (Copyright.)1
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Funds For St. Francis, Home For Street Sleepers
Brother Rector and the Congre- gation of the Third Order of St.
ledge with thanks receipt of the Francis of Assisi beg to acknow-
following donations from benefas-
tors:-- Prague. Dec. 15: The entire Czechoslovakish press on Sunday hotly discussed the question of Masaryk's successor. The left wing parties basing their policy on the ex-president's re-
Chevalier J. M. Alves, Mrs. L. W. commendation in a declaration Amps, Mr. A, el Arculi, The Rev.given on his retirement, "supports H. W. Baines, Dr. R. A. de Castro the candidature of the present For- Basto, Mr. S. V. Boxer, The Hon. eign Minister, Dr. Bener. The chief Mr. J. P. Braga, O.B.E. Adjutant organ of the Socialist party, the Brazier, The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau. "Cesko Slovo." urged that all left Mts. Rose La Chow, The Hon. Sirwing parties should stand united shotson Chow, Mr. M. A. Cooper, to secure for Dr. Henes the pre- Dr. A. L. J. Dovey, The Right Rev. sidency. R. O. Hall, Mr. T. M. Hazlerigs, A communist paper, "Rude M.C., Mrs. A. Hicks, Mr. Ho Kom Pravo," Bikewise solidly supports Tong, O.B.E, Mrs. Hospes, Father the choice of Benes. advocating D, Hourigan, Dr. L, O. Hunter, Dr. that with an united front, an all E. W. Kik, The Hon. Dr. R. H. anti-fascists parties will be form- Katewail, O.M.G.. Mrs. Kotewall, ed. The right wing papers how- Mr. Frank H. Kwok, Mr. Kwok ever, put forward their candidate. Tsản, Mr. Li Ho! Tung, Mr. R. C. Professor "Nemec, the chief or- K Lim, The Hon. Mr. M. K. Logan of the right wing party. Mr. F. H. Loseby, Lady MacGregor, "Venkor" stating that the prin- Mr. G. P. de Martin, MRE, Mr. ciple of democracy and interests A. McKellar," Mr. J. L. McPherson, of the state, require a person of Dr. G. R. Nash, Mr. Ngan Shing, ability as president, who incor- Kwan, Dr.. Phoon See Wah. The porates impartiality and who being Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., Lady of the above party can effect union Pollock; Mr. J. T. Prior,
Mr. E.
M. Raymond, The Hon. Bir Wi- liam Shenton, Lady Shenton, Miss, Shin Tak Hing, Mr. Peter Sin, Mrs, C. 4. Middleton-Smith, Mr. L. D. inner, Mias A. E, E. Steele, Lady Southern OBE, Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Mr. Tang Shiu Kin,
is it not better that these chil-M.BE., The Hon. Dr. S. W. To, dren should die? It may even be CB.E, Mr. T. O. Tso, Mrs. T. 8. As we are acting
Whyte-Smith, Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. But my an half of the public the question swer is that our children do not Wong Kwong Tin. arises why the public does
not die. They continue to be alive
On
be-
SO. I do not know.
Luppert us in greater numbers. They grow up, that is they ada There must be some reason and I to the wretched tale of thetr
am inclined to lay the blame on our Society, for with its peculiar knowledge of the need and "the shame and the. urge. We have failed to bring them home to our fellow citizens.”
POVERTY
The Annual Report states that the Society's poverty line is $4 per month per person in family, bu Mr. de Martin äsked his audience not to be misled by these figures. The $4 and $3 à month familles were the Society's plutocrats and little is done for them.. In the past year 221 families helped by the Society had no income at al and the average for all families was $2.01 monthly per person in fatally. Continuing the speaker sáld:-
years.”
OTHER MATTERS
The Hon. Bir Henry Polock POVERTY AND CRIME moved, and the Hon. Dr. S. W. "But with an increase in our Ts'o seconded, that the President, membership and increased help Vice-Presidents, General" Com- from the community as a whole mittee Directors, Treasurers and through the government rant Secretaries named in the report be we can help them so to grow re-elected, the names of Officera up that they will be an asset Designate there shown being sub- and not a burden dr à menacestitied for the names of Officers
of all forces of the nation.
That is why, says "Venkov," it is unable to support the candidature. of Dr. Behes. Venkov" declares that our of 385 votes the majority are from parliamentarians, only 133 are Left Wingers which means that if the "presidential election were by plebiscite, Benes would not be elected, as the party for which he stands commands only a third of the votes of the nation.-- Transocean Küo Min.
SPAIN'S NEW CABINET
Future Policy Outlined
Press" (opyright.a;
Madrid, Dec. 15. dares, received pressmen on sun- The new Spanish Premier, Valla-
day evening, making a declaration about the broad outlines of the Government's programme. Fremler emphasized the necessity The
for closing up the breaches that split the people of Spain into many
to the community. I wish to relinquishing anices, was unanim-Speglar to me "Hong Kong Dai emphasise the menace, the ously carried. "A vote of thanks danger to the community, for to the Society's Honorary Auditors, thofe is no more productive Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and cause of class and social hatred Fleming for their services during leading to erime and lawless. the year was passed with applause nesa thich poverty when the on the motion of Mr. A. McKellar victliks come to learn that their and seconded by Mr. M. A. Cooper. suffering has been due to OuX
Mr. S. V. Boxer in moving a vote negligence and indifference.”
of thanks to the President for pre- After ́expressing gratitude on
siding at the meeting said that behalf at the poor children for he was glad to see Sir Blouson factions, declaring that Spein's "Few words are capable of the labours of the Women's Aud-Chow with them that night and more varied interpretation than iary which found 33,40 in the
recovery depended upon unity or where the week's ware just a past year, Mr. de Martin conclud voiced the hope that he may be purpose with respect to the con- fices for the week. There is the eThere is much misery in the with them for a long time to come.structive policy.
Bir Williain Hornell asked that picturesque And sun-kissed worki Our Hong Korg children poverty of the countryside. are not alma. But they are our
As regards finance and econo in view of the fact that the So- males, the Premier stated that There the poverty of the children. I will finish with a quo-ciety's finances were in a low state, Chapaprieta's programine would be penniless fishermen, tollers of tatton which is familar to most taken to remedy this defect. As
whether or not any steps had been that of the present Government. the sea, who derive from it sup- of you
A serious attempt" would be: 'made' port for their children and the If every man is doorstep kept tinue to spend its last dollar in treaties with other countries, and was stated, the Society would con- to inerEAKE the export by trade mothers of their children. This the city would be clean. sort. of poverty is very different The Hong Kong Society for the this humane work, he thought finally currency would be kep from the squalid misery the So-Protection of Children is trying that that was not a good policy. stable.
and suggested that some ciety is trying to relieve. That to tree our little Hong Kong door- Is the heart-sickening poverty step from one very dirty stain." - where the unhappy mother sees ́her infant wilt and wither on her breast because she has not had enough food to be able to
feed it derself and does not know of and cannot afford t buy artificial substitutes.". Ta
CO-OPERATION
The Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children co-operates with other bodies such as the Tung Wah Hospital, the Balesian Bchools. the Salvation Army, the Children's Clinic at Samshulpo, the Hong Kong Batevolen Bo- ciety and many others whose help the speaker gratefully acknow- ledged.
ADOPTION OF REPORT
ways The first Cabinet meeting was might be devised by the officials to hold on Sunday night, when it raise funds for the Society...
was decided that the Cortes would The Hon. Dr. Kotewall said that be dissolved on January 2 and Bir William Hornell's suggestion elections held at the end of Febru would be considered by the n-ar so that the new chamber coming committee would meet in the first half of
the Hon. Mr, M. K. Lo to announce
Mr. F. HL Loseby was asked by March; "S"
At the Conclusion of Mr. Martin's speech Dt. Kotwall thanked him for a most eloquent appeal which had stirred the audience deeply. the arangements to be made or has not yet been passed by As the State budget for 1993 The speech had incited them to. & had been made for the mothers the Cortes, the Government decreed desire to use greater efforts, and and babies at the Kowloon Clinic an extension of the old budget: for they were grateful to Mr. Martin for Christmas. Mr. Loseby said & farther three-months. When for the ably manner which he that as in former years a treat the new Cortes meets, there will had put forward the claims of the would be given to the poor people, be another extension for three
when some 200 mothers and their months
Society.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
babes with an additional child Transocean sin fin. each would be treated to meals and presents. Those who were inter-- Proposed by the Hon. Mr. M. Kested in the work might call round rep ring said that the hoped that “WK COLONNTELO with other Lo and seconded by Biz Willlem at the Clinic on Boxing Day be her gracious, wesence wo societies as décasion sertés: we Hornell, the following were elast- tween ik a.m. and i p.m. ia întos douam, and that “dë ndë, compete with thềars we ed en blog as members for the The Hon. Dr. Kotewall thanked | gu her, nimasi, in
concentrate on children as the executive committee:"
Lady Squthor for her gracions interested, in the most hapless and inarticulaté
presence; and Lady Southorn the Society along.
Mrs. C. G. Alabaster, M.B.E.,
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