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MEETING OF CATHOLICS
Truth Society Activities
DEARER DRINKS
New Duty Causes Price Risc
SMOKES COST MORE
As a result of the increased tarif of dues on liquor and tobacco im
yesterday. retail
The Annual General Meeting of | the Catholic Truth Society Hong Kong took place at the Re-posed tory of St. Teresa's Church. Kow- loon, on Monday March 34
of
jumped accordingly.
It was stated by merchan' yes terday that the prices fixed were approximately 12 per cent. for
HONG KONG DAILY
SHOCKS FELT IN COLONY
Disturbance About -310 Miles Away
rather rare experience when dur
The Colony and Canton had a
ing a short period of yesterday distinctly felt. Once buildings morning, an earthquake shock was here, were jarred, especially those
In the unavoidable absence Rev. Father A. Graneli, who, for reasons of health had to return to whiskey, brandy. gin and rum, 10/ along the waterfront.. Europe; Mr. B. Basto, the Vice President took the chair,
-Addressing
Basto said:
the meeting Mr.
per cent. for port, sherry and other wines and three per cent. for beer and stour.
An. omcial communique stated that the new tariff, had a twofold significance.
In the Arst place. It stated, the currency had enabled managed the abolition of the "convention!!
People in those buildings situated near the waterfront felt the shock more distinctly, and from indepen dent inquiries elsewhere, the effect was felt very shortly after 10.25
A.2.
AT THE OBSERVATORY Royal Observatory records show that the compressional waves ar-
PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936.
CORONER'S INQUEST
Coolie's Death Probed
WAH YAN COLLEGE
Amateur Photo graphic Club....
Exhibition
An enquiry, was opened at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday into? death or a coolie, who fell a dis- the circumstances attending the
tance of 90 feet at Shing Mun Fhotographic
The Wah Yan College Amateur
multiple injuries from which be in the Lounge of the Gloucester Valley two weeks ago, and received opened, this morning at 10 o'clock Club Exhibition
later succumbed. The exact cir- Hotel (8th floor), and will con- cumstances attending the accident (tinue till o'clock on Friday, April are rather vague yet it is known ard. that the deceased named Ko Sheung Kwan made an attempt to separate two coolies Wong Hu Tsun Wei Ching Yu who were engaged in a fight on the 540 feet level
and
hibition is of a very high order, The standard of work in the Ex-
especially so, if we take into con- aideration that, excepting one sec- tion, it is all the work of school- boys. Although it was not a rule
te finished by the exhibitors, we of the Club that pictures should
cases, the pictures were enlarged. and anished by the boys.
generosity of Mrs. Vinzenzininich dollar" of 1s. 8d. as a basis for rived 10 hours, 14 minutes, 20 sec- they were uncertain as to how the and that in the greater number of
the computation of duty and was be leved that trade interests would welcome the elimination o a variable factor in 18. assess ment.
"As this is the first Annual Gen- eral Meeting on the Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong. I take the opportunity to inform you that the Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong owes its existence to the
who gave a donation of $500.00 for the purpose. and to the efforts of our Hon. Sec, Rev Fr. Maestrini, who conceived the idea of forming a 'Society on the lines of the Ca- tholic Truth Society of England'
"In the second place occarian and other countries for the pur- had been taken to impose 12- pose of enlisting the co-operation creates over and above rates ob- of Catholics in working for the i taining for the first quarter. expansion and better knowledge of The table of new duties was an- the Catholic religion. Under the nounced in the Government Gaz- distinguished patronage, of His ette Extraordinary published yes. Lordship Bishop H Valtorta, the terday afternoon. Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong was established as "an or- ganisation of Catholics, clerical and lay, men and women, to pro- mulgate the truths of the Catho He religion by means of the writ- ten word." Its alms are;
These rates, with the increase in brackets are:-
LIQUOR
Sparkling wines
Liquers Empire Brandy 1-To assist all Catholics to Other brandy and
better knowledge their
spirits religion;
Port, sherry and ma- 2-To spread among non-Catho- deira
lics information about Catho- Other stil wines. lic truth;
Cider, beer and perry
of
·
3-To disseminate among Catno- Hics small and cheap devo- tional works:
· 4--To assist the circulation of
and
Duty Inc.
13 .40 1.62
10
2.44
6
.96
5
1 22
60
04
CIGARS
and.
manufacture
2.00
.03
Foreign manufacture, 2.60
CIGARETTES
08
Empire origin and
manufacture'
1.40
19
1.60
Empire origin
Empire
manufacture only Foreign manufacture 1.80
447
.54 The officia communique added
Catholic books and pamphlets SPREADING OF PAMTHLETS During the year under review the Society has concentrated its activity chiefly on the spreading of Englisi pamphlets. For this pur-. pose, racks were placed in the vait- cus churches and Catholic Schools. These racks have been constantly that as a result of "rounding of supplied with pamphlets which the figures there was a very sligh were regularly replaced by new diminution of the duty on Japan- ones either weekly or fortnightly. rse and Chinese 'lquors but the The result was
atr total sale of Cotony's production of the 10,688 pamphlets during the year,
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onds, the transversal waves at 10 hours, 15 minutes, 11 seconds and the main
shock at 10 hours, 15 minutes, 40 seconds.
The interval of time between the arrival of the two first forms of waves shows that the disturbance took place about 310 miles from Hong Kong
Both of the. contestants. who gave evidence yesterday said that unfortunate man fell over the edge on to the 460 feet level, while Mr. H. Fihiny, assistant engineer stated that he thought the coolle was "either pushed over," but by whom he could not say for certain.
or thrown
Mr. W. H. Watson, engineer, des cribing the scene as he saw it The direction of the first move-from a distance of about 200 yards ment imposed on the ground by said "someone rushed for the compressional waves indicates ward and seized a man standing that the centre was south-east of on the edge of the bench and Hong Kong, probably from the bed grasping him by the wrist, heaved of the China Sea to the north-west him over, the side.", .. of Lüzon.
The amplitude of the waves of the maximum shock was $0 mill metres, indicating that it was a Eevere,one.
DONATIONS
Society For The Protection Of Children
The following subscript.ons wera received during March, 1938. Previousy acknowledge for
period ended. 15/3/38).... $382,05 Received from 18th to 31st
March., 1936:
Н.К. Ministering League
and Ministering Chi.d-·· ren. League
200.00
lock
50.00 25.00 25 00 10.00
Mr. W. R. Manneld
Mr. and Mrs. H. Green ... Anonymous "R.EF.” Collection Box per Mr.
Tang Shiu Kin Collection Box per Mr. L.
D. Skinner In memory of Mr.
was protected by a 25 cents a gal-Sir Henry and Lady Pol- In order to assist the circulation lon proference over the imported of Catholic books, the Society has article. There was similarly- 0 volunteered to undertake the or-light decrease of two cents dering of these from abroad. The pound in the duty payable ንሳ total amount paid for the books cigars, of Empire origin and manu- ordered was about $500,00. A facture. campaign for enlisting subscrip- tions to the "Universe" which is one of the leading Catholic news- papers in England, was launched, and the number of weekly sub- scribers reached 41, but owing to the depression and to unfavoura- ble race of exchange it has since been reduced to 32.
Schools, and the immediate in- crease in the sale of pamphlets testified to the efficacy of their lectures. An entertainment was organized at the Club de Recreio; kindly lent by the Commite, and it proved a great success and add- ed a substantial sum to the funds of the Society."
Subscriptions have also been for warded to other English Catholic
FINANCIAL, AFFAIRS periodicals, and 2 donation of Dealing with the Anancial at $50.00 has enabled the Society to fairs of the Society, the Chairman subscribe for 60 copies of the pointed out that the benefit from American "Messenger of the 58- the sale of the English publica- cred Heart" which has also had to tions, which was responsible for be discontinued owing to the un- the balance of $80.00 on the year's favourable rate of exchange. returns, cannot be hoped for any longer, owing to the high rate of exchange. In addition, the in- creased cost at which these publi cations have now to be sold has inevitably diminished their
sale.
CEL. Grist (already ack.)..... Donations already ackrow- ledged through the "S.C. M. Post"
Mr. Kennedy Skipton (District Officer, South) sat as Coroner, while the following jury was em- panelled: Messrs. J. R.
Jones (foreman) B.. S. Viviers, and G. A. Noronha
Sitting until close on to 5.30 p.m. the enquiry was adjourned till 2.15 p.m. this afternoon, when it will be continued in the District Office South Premises, at St. George's Building.
hibition do not contain pictures open to past students of Wah Yan, taken by Yah Yan boys. One is
and another to students of other
Two of the sections in the ex-
Hong Kong and Canton colleges
Nag!, and Mr. H. Lucer, all names Dr. F. Bunje, Mr. E. A. von Kobza very well known in "Hong Kong Photographic-circles, were
judges.
PRIZE-WINNERS
tho
Best Picture. No. G 269, "Clean or Naughty. Lam Po Hon.
Story-Telling Section-1. G 269 "Clean or Naughty" Lam Po Hon, 2. G. 301 "Bargain Hunters" John Lam Yat "Yuen, 3. G. 313 "Wat- Daily Task" Thomas Woo. chers" Thomas Woo, 4. G. 310 "The
Village Glory". 2. L. 284 "Summer Landscape Section.-1. L 383
Sunshine", 1. Prize. Thomas Woo, 3. L. 224 Sunset", 2. Prize. Yung MEDICAL EVIDENCE
Fook Hol, 4. L. 232 "The Quie; Dr. G. Henry medical officer in Lane" 3. Prize Han King Yuen. charge of
Public the Kowloon
Portrait Section.-1. R 332 "Wan Mortuary deposed that on March | En koh?” John Lam Yat Yuen, 2, 21 he conducted a post mortem P. 323 Mr. X.. Choy Sa! Hing
examination
on the body of a Chinese male aged about 30 years,
who was identified as Ko Sheung Kwan by Chui Wing Tin and three others. The cause of death was due to the rapture of the kidney, spleen, liver and bladder; frac tured skull; shock and haemorr hage. Death had taken place two days previously.. An external examination revealed a com- pound fracture one inch above the ankle, and a fracture in the middle of the left thigh.
There were abrasions on the left shoulder, the left front side of the 100 chest and the left side of the face. 'A lacerated wound was found 1.06 three inches behind the right ear. Witness expressed the opinion that 2.00 the injuries were consistent with
those caused by a fall over a clif
Dr. Yeoh Quan Eng, medical 12.00 officer of the Shing Mun Hospital said that on. Maren 19 a few min- $717.81 utes before 4 p.m. he received a Further donations will be g.adly telephone message that a man was accepted by the Hon. Treasurer, dead. - Two other Chinese жете Mr. A. McKellar, C.A... c/o Mackin- admitted suffering from acalp non Mackenzie & Co.
wounds. The Police were notifled.
BAG SNATCHER GAOLED
Spinster Victimised
Six month's hard labour was
ENGINEER'S STORY
in
Still Life Section-1. 8. 342 "No:
an Editor's Room." Lam Yat Yuen, 2 S. 349 "Cabbages" Yuen Ging Fung.
Old Boys' Section.-1, 411 "One Happy Family?! Trang. Wa Choi, 2. 404 "Fishmongers"! Ying Wa Fay,
SECTION OPEN TO OTHER
COLLEGES
Cun for Best Collection. Joseph's College.
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St.
1. 105 "Writing" Ng Su Cheong (St. Joseph's College); 2. 116 "Pals" To, Shun Yuen (King's Col lege) 3. 120 Ni Chi Yin (King's College); 4 148 Yung Man Tin (Queen's College).
way track." Witness could not Bay for certain who was respon- Bible for the mishap,
Wong Hui Tsun, an earth coolle, deposed that at 3 pm, he was en- gaged in the "task of shoveling earth on the third level into two. baskets belonging to Wel Ching Y and Chang Mau Tsal. He fill- ed one basket and when the other was half Alled, Chang Mau Tsai Mr. W. H. Wilson, engineer, complained the witness' was too testified that sometime after 3 p.m. slow, Chang then emptied the on March 19 he noticed a quarrel basket thus wasting his labour, at the 540 feet level at the top whilst Wel.said the latter was a end bench." Witness was in the poor workman, and that I was cable house at the time. He no" fooling." : "We had an argument ticed someone waving for the cable and he struck me with his fists, car to return, "Just then someone | 1 struck him back with a shovel." rushed forward and seized a man The Coroner: Don't you know standing on the edge and grasping that it was dangerous to strike him him by the wrist; heaved him over with a shovel-I did not realise the side."
It then
With the permission of the Ca tholic Literature Society of Los Angeles the Society has reprinted a pamphlet which has been dia- tributed by millions in America. Its title is "The Truth about Catho- He appealed therefore for an in-imposed by Mr. Q.A.A. Mactadyen lies" It puts forward the claims creased membership so that the at the Kow.con Magistracy on an of the Catholic Church and repu- Society might have at its disposal unemployed Chinese, named Chin diates the false doctrines which considerably larger funds to carry King (20), who was charged with are imputed to us. It is written on its work. He pointed out that the theft of a handbag containing
"The man fell a distance of
Witness said that his assailant did essentially for non-Catholics, to the Society is not a parochäft mat- money and jewellery, from a spin about 30 to 40 feet first, and then not fall though he was bleeding acquabit them with what we be ter, though in its early stages it ster named Wong Shik Tsing, at struck a projection in the rocks, from the head. As regards the ac- lieve and what we do not believe: was largely formed of members of Pei Ho Street, on March 31.. Copies have been forwarded to St. Teresa's parish. Its mission is
turned over and fell further. After cdent, witness said that he saw The complainant résides various English speaking centres to
that I shut my eyes. When 1othing. "I heard later that a spread Catholic literature No. 13 Fuk Wing Street. in the Far East, and orders have through the widest possible, area
opened them he was lying on a man had fallen over the edge." I The bag was stated to have con- pile of rock on the 460 bench." d'd not see anyone else injured." already been received for some to which it can extend, and intained $30.000 in Hong Kong hundreds of coples. We are selling doing this it. counts on the whole-money. $8.00 in American money, over the
"The man who, threw the other Questioned by the Coroner, wit- this pamphlet at a nominal, price, hearted
side immediately ran here then said that the foreman co-operation of the a gold brace et, and a wrist watch among the other coolies Witness was also injured when he had considerably below the cast of clergy and religious of the Colony producing
The defendant in answer to the said that he could not identify the come up to separate. the comba- and on all the Catholic latty. The Magistrate admitted that he "took coolle as he was so far away. He tants. annual subscription, is only $5.00, the bag," but gave it back after ran from the cable house to the -Wei Ching Yu in evidence alleged
CHINESE LITERATURE The Bociety is conscious that its and while as many as main activity should be centred on, even at a small sacrifice of sume and that its success will depena | pleasure, should try to pay this
at
L
possible, being chased.
540 bench, where Mr. Finlay and that the last witness struck him Giving the facts of the cass.-De- an Indian constable had alreadyrst after having had a quarrel' chiefly on, the spreading of Chin- membership fee and he hoped that that the complainant, together ed to the two injured men on the deceased) came up from behind tective, Sergeant.C. Goodwin stated arrived. While Mr. Finlay attend "A fellow worker sarmaned Ko (the ese Catholic literature. Under the the many who, could afford it with a friend disembarked from | bench, witness accompanied by the and put his arms about my body. circumstances, the Society felt would add a donation towards the the ferry at 8.15 pm. and proceed-constable went to the coolie's quar. Wony then struck me a blow with.|| Justified in publishing, at a loss, good work which the Bociety 18 ed to walk along Pel Ho Street, ters, where a foreman came up to the shovel. The man who held me some Chinese pamphlets and leaf- endeavouring to do. All who lets which have been sold in the participate in the work will be The defenadnt came up from be the constable and speaking in Eng-released me and ran away. I tried street, by hawkers specially enga- participating in the missionary hind and snatched complainant's lish said. That man" pointing to to seize him and as I stretched out
A coolie. ged by us, and we are glad to re-work of the Church and helping handbag. He ran along Fei Hó port that some hundreds of copies to bring light to the minds of the Street towards Lai Chi Kok Road, have been sold within a few weeks, millions who now live in darkness,
: Unfortunately, the meagre finan- The Chairman's speech was se cial resources at cur disposal have conded by Mr. H. C. Macnamara.
The following gentlemen were elected to serve on the Committee for the ensuing year:
my hand he fell over the edge in trying to escape me. He did not trip over the rails. In his burry to get away from me he ran for- ward and fell over the edge, A moment later I fainted."
Witness" - said that the foreman who had come to separate Wong and 1 he was also struck on the- head Me T
The foreman then handed the and when nearing the latter road, coolle in question a shovel, which he threw the bag away as the in turn was taken away by the complainant gave, chase. In a constable, Witness could not say limited our activity in this most
Chi Kok Road, the accused was in for certain who the coolle was. Important field of operation which
tercepted by a Chiness" constable.,,A PUSIJED OR THEOWN. we should like to see developed on
Ih answer to the Magistrate, the Mr. H. Finlay, Assistant engineer, a condderably larger scale,
accused said that he had been in said that he was standing about Last year the organization of
the Colony for some years: "You eight feet away from some coolles The enquiry was then adjourned. "Good Press Day was entrusted
have been here long enough to when the mishap occarried. A Inspector W Hydes intimated that to the Society, and it was cele namara, Leo D'Almada e Castro know that this is regarded as a man was either pushed or thrown there would be six other witnesses, brated with such solemnity. Jr... H.J. M. de Figueiredo, Chó Po serious type of offence. Blk over the edge, I think he was which included two, Priests lectured at all Catholic | Sin, and Miss Eleonor Tham, th
wwwmonth
pushed and tripped over the rail-witnesses of the actuel
Mr. B. Basto, Rey, Fr. Ryan, Rev, Fr. Macstrini, Rev. Fr. Fung, Messrs. G. P. Martin, H. O: Mac
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