New Holy
Trinity
Church
CORRESPONDENCE
A DISCLAIMER
(To the Editor, "Hong Kong "Dally Fress";
Dear Sir,-A week ago you re-
BISHOP MOK LAYS ported that a man named Lewis
CORNER STONE
LARGE. ATTENDANCE AT CEREMONY
Before large gathering of members and friends of the var- tous churches in the Colony, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Mok Sau-txang. of Canton, laid the cornerstone of the new Holy Trinity Church u Kowloon Ma Tau Chung Road. City, on Saturday afternoon.
Bishop Mok was presented with a silver trowel at the commence- Tent of the ceremony by the Rev. Edward Y. P. Lee, Vicar of the
Church Holy Trinity
of Hong Kong, after which the entire -audience joined in singing
hymn, at the conclusion of which the Bishop carried out the laying of the cornerstone.
White, who was prosecuted in the police court, in connexion with the theft of a typewriter, nad claimed to be a correspondent of the "New York Times" As the sole au thorised "correspondent in South China for that newspaper. I have been instructed from New York that the "New York Times" has no record and no`knowledge what- ever of anyone named Lewis White. Yours faithfully.
V. H. C. JARRETT. Hong Kong. 21 Nov. 1938.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
The Director of Ambulance has the honour to acknowledge with grateful appreciation and thanks the receipt of the following dona
tions:--
Mr. Ng Fai Hol Mr. Chul Su Chi
$10.00 $10.00
$5.00 Ping
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1936.
S.P.C.A.
It was learned from Mr. H. M. Cockle, Hon Treasurer of the So- clety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that the result of the f street sale of dags i Hong Kong on Saturday in aid of the Society was $870.25. The result of Kow- loud sales will be known to-day.
The Misses Doris and Helen Katewall collected, between them. $129.20 and other ladies who col- lected over $30 each were: Miss Margaret Robertson $48.20; Miss Mary Taylor $43.80; Miss P. Turn- bull $43.00; Mrs. Robb $37.70; Miss K. Sänger $36.40; Miss E. Mendown $34.50; Miss A. Anderson $33.60; Mies Valeria Morris $33.50; Miss Valeria Morris $33.50; Miss Searle $32.85; Mrs, Weldon $32.30; Mrs, Peard $31.20; and Mrs. Sylvester) $30.20.
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INDIAN TO HANG
Found guilty by a jury of twelva of the crime, of murder, Atma Singh, aged 32 years, Sikh police constable and Granth" was sen- tenced to be hanged by Judge P. Grant Jones, In HM. Supreme Court. last week, Atmis Singh was charged with the murder of Bawa Singh, a fellow constable, in the bath-house of Pootoo Road Police Station, on October 14. Mr. Victor Priestwood, the Crown Advocate, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. H. A. Reeks appeared for the de- fendant.
TELEVISION IN LONDON
Opening Of Regular Service
MORE STATIONS
PROMISED
Public men Save become used to talking to unseen audiences of listeners. At Alexandra Palace on Nov. 3, when the new television service of the B.B.C. was offctally opened, the Post- master-General and others had to address themselves not only to listeners but to "viewers.” Within a radius of some 25 milés, “vlowers" saw and heard a ceremony which the speakers rightly described as historic, marking as it did the inauguration of a service, complementary to broadcasting. that promises significant developments in the future, states "The Times”.
The speakers taking part in the, opening ceremony were tele- vised. frst, by the Baird system and afterwards by the Marton!~ EMI. Bystem of transmission. After #IL Introduction of the proceedings by the male television announcer, there was a speech by Mr. R. C. Norman, chairman of the BBC., who was the first
from
THE NATIONAL INTEREST Major Tryon · sald that they were launching a venture that had a great future. Few people would have. dared. 14 or even 10 years ago, to prophesy that there would be nearly 8,000,000 holders of broadcasɛ receiving Hicences in the British Isles to-day. The popularity and
our success of sound broadcasting service were. due to the wisdom, foresight, and courage, of the governors and staff of the British Broadcasting Corporation, to which the Govern- ment entrusted its conduct 10
years ago,
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to use the word "viewers" in its new meaning. He recalled that almost exactly 14 years ago the British Broadcasting Company, as it then was, transmitted. Its rat broadcasting programme Marconi House. The sample care- mony, he said, would doubtless
They in the Post Oface knew seem in every respect primitive
well how unsparingly Lord. Selsdon a few years hence, to those who
had devoted his great ability and high personal qualities to the Next there were speeches by public interest, both are able to recall it.
as, Post- Major Tryon, the Postmaster-master-General and on the Tele- General, and Lord Selsdon, chair-
vision Committees. He was very
Messrs To Hang... (Per Mr. A glass jar, containing a-news-
Chan Ping Kwong) paper cutting of the Church,
Cillections by Mr. Chan which had been prepared by Mr.
Kwong. One dollar each :- Y. L Sue, the Joint Secretary and
Ming Tul: Eunt Fat: Tai Yau: Treasurer of the Church, was
Kul Yuen: Kwan Shing: Chor placed under the stone.
Two sacred songs were sung by Kee: Wing Loong: Yan Yu: Lo Fa Fu Po Wa Co: Tại Turg Đi Home the girls of the Victoria
Yuen: Tak On Wa: Tong Sub Yee: which is situated next to the new church, after
Bishop Leung Kok Ying: Lai Hing: Shing which the
Shuen: Kwong Hop Yuen: Wong addressed the audience.
Hing Lee: Man Wo Cheung: Wing In opening his address, the Bls. Fung Hong: Wing Sang Wo: Pang saying in an old book, "Whoso afterwards made a short speech
Yu Tal; Sun Tung Tick: Chuen
Yuen Fung Hong: FO Cheung Loong: Yuen Lee Hong: Wing Hip Shing: Kwong Hang Hing: Fung Kee: Tin Wa Tong: Tin Bung: Tin Po Wa: Lai Cheung Loong: Po
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BISHOP'S ADDRESS
hop pointed
out the hardships
Remarking:—“You will recognise, think, the righteousness of the
sheddeth a man's blood, by man then passed sentence of death by hanging on the accused.
man of the Television Advisory pleased that, under his guidance,
Committee.
Greer.
81 Harry chiarman of the Baird Company,
during the transmission by the
and dicuulties which were be Fung Sang: Wing Fung Hong: his blood shall be shed," the Judge Baird system. and at this stage
ing experienced in the absence of permanent building for worship. Services were formerly held in a little ground-floor fat in Kow- Koon City but, owing to unfavourable
In the second transmission a speech was made by Mr. Alfred Clark, chairman of. Electrical and Musical Industries, and director
circumstances, they Kwong: Tiri Fook: Tal Hing: Shui POLICE PROBATIONER of the Marconi-EMI. Television
Wa Hn: Fook Cheung: Ta! Yuen; had to move to another
Lal Wa: Chee Chut Drug Co: Tat The place.
latter 19 How being demolished but the Govern-Shing: Sang Cheung: Wo Ching: ment had been good enough to grant them a substantial compen- sation towards the building fund of the new Church, which will be completed early next year.
An earnest appeal to the mem- bers of the Church to give their generous support was then made by the Bishop who explained that .some expenditure will be neces- sary to install some of the equip- ment of the new Church which was coming from Foochow
In conclusion Bkhop Mok äsked the Church community to give thanks to God for making it pos- sible for them to have a perman- ent place of worship.
ex-
The speaker was thanked. by the Rev. Mr. Lee for officiating at the ceremony, who also pressed, on behalf of the Church,
RE gratitude for all those who tended the ceremony.
Among those who attended the the Rev. Trang ceremony were Kal-ngek, of All Saints' Church, Mr. Y. L. Bue, Secretary and Trea- surer of the Holy Trinity Church, Messrs. Y. T. Woo, LK. Wong. Miss Blanchlett, Mr. T. M. Wong, Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Wong, Miss Holls, the Rev. Lee Kau-yan Miss Jenninga, Min. T. S. Lam and many others,
CHURCH'S HISTORY The history of the church dates back to 1900 when Miss Finney, a c.. M. B. missionary visited and taught from Friday to Tuesday every week in the villages of the Kowloon City area. She also held weekly meetings for women in the home of Mrs. Ku Kal-tak, the alblewoman, in Hok Lo Tsuen.
It is notified that Hi Excellency the Governor, under instructions received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appout- ed Mr. Lancelot Alban Searle to be
Kwong Yu: On Yin: Tse Chan Hang Mou; Chuen Tak: Ying Pat Shing: Kwong Chau: Lo Shuen Loong: Wa Cheung: Tin Cheunga Police Probationer. Wing Tung Hing: Cheung Kee: Kwong Wing Shing:
Mee Tat: Wing Shing Cheung: Wing Nam Hing: Ki Cheung Tal: Luen Yick Cheung: Wing Fat: Lat Cheung: Hip Tai Wing: $68.
DR. J.J.A. SHERRY
The name of Dr. John Joseph Aloysius Sherry, LR.C.P., and B, and (Edin), LRFPS. (Glasgow) has been added to the register of Medical Practitioners in the Colony.
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Also Collectar Tins per Mr. Chan Ping Kwong $15.87.
Fu Messrs Chang Yau
Hing-one Chang Kwan ladder to Cheung Chan, Hospital.
Mrs. Moy and ladies of Y.W.CA. -baby clothing for Cheung Chau Fospital
HOUSEBREAKING
Ng Kim-hung, 25. unemployed. was charged before Mr. E. Hims- "worth at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday for housebreaking at 2 Nga Tsin Wal Village, and theft of money and jewellery. valued st $137.
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NEW FILIPINO CLUBHOUSE
Plans for the new Filipino Club- house are now completed and as soon as the Club oficials receive permission from the authorities the new buliding will be erected,
Through the recent typhoon the old clubhouse was completely dez-
Detective Sergt. D. G. MacPher-troyed.
The estimated cost of the build- son said that on October 2" the
and the defendant went into the premises ing is about $2,500,
have through the roof and stole from local Filipino community Yeung Kwal-ku, married woman, generously donated towards the $60, a gold finger ring, and a pair funds. Mr. M.A Zavier has been of gold bangles. On November 20, appointed the Club's archifect, the defendant
was, arrested
and admitted Portland Street
gold The
ring and stealing. tangle were sold to a goldsmith for $80.-
at
The defendant was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
COLONY HEALTH
Three cases of diphtheria and one of typhoid were notified to the local Health authorities on Fri day.
WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR
which Pastor Fong himself made The first church for the district and sold by thousands in Austra was built in 1902 when the Rev. lia-his home for many years and Mathew Fong, retired from St. with subscriptions from friends, Stephen's, Pokfulum, came to live he repaired these buildings and In Kowloon City. In March of trarisformed the old Confucian the same year Miss Finney, who Temple into the present Tin Kwók
The position of warships in bar- transferred to Pakhol, was Kau To Tong (Gospel Hall). taken and died in Hong Kong Othera buildings were transform-bour on Saturday were:- five months later.
ed into the present' Atmhouses,
Company. After the speeches there was a transmission by each system of British Movietone News events, ranging from Mr. Molll- son's arrival at Croydon after his trans-Atlantic fight to the sed burial of Edgar Britten, and two variety items.
GOOD RECEPTION
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As seen on the small screen of
mony
Was
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the Post Office had been able to co-operate, through the Television Advisory Committee, in the deve- lopment of this new service. He also wished to pay a tribute to all those who had devoted their talents and their time to solving the very difficult problem of tele- vision
THE CORONATION PROCESSION
Lord Selsdon said that be re- presented both the Television Committee, which originally in- vestigated the possibilities of this new, field, and also the Television Advisory Committee. which con- tinued to advise regarding its de- velopment.
From the technical point 01
a receiver in a studio at Broad-view he wished to say that his casting House, the inaugural cere- Committee hoped to be able, after more successful than some experience of the working unacquainted of the public service, definitely those previously
to recommend certain standards with the achievements of tele
had vision
as to number of lines, frame tre- expected. There
quency, and ratio of synchroniz- was less flickering and more sharpness
Once of detall
the Ing impulse to picture.
con- Бесопа transmission of speak these bad been fixed, the
of receivers would be ers at the opening ceremony struction than in the fret, but in the considerably simplified, but, mean- transmission of the news events
whlie, let not any potential viewer and the variety items there ap- delay ordering a receiving set for fear that a change in these itan- peared to be little to choose be- tween the two systems. It was
dards, might put it out of com. novel experience to ser the
mission simost at once, ม faces and mannerisms of spea.
whose kers
voices were being broadcast, and those who were
It was an essential feature of the development plans that, for two years after the opening of any service arca, no such change least shy in looking, "viewers" in "the eye succeeded best. The very would be made therein. For at successful transmissions of the least two years, therefore, to-day's male television announcer suk-receivers. without any radical al- gested that there is a technique teration, would continue, to receive
Alexandra to be learned by those who wish
Palace transmissions.
to be well televised.
Just how wide this London” Ser-
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new
Fa-
Mr. R. C. Norman, in his speech vice area would prove to be was the opening ceremony, seld dificult to say with absolute cer- that the Government should have tainty. Roughly speaking, it would entrusted them with the con- cover Greater London, with a po- duct of the
British pulation of about 10,000,000; or. At this again roughly speaking, a Television Service. moment of the starting of tele- dius of more than 20 miles with vision their first tribute must be local variations.
"There may," to those whose brilliant and de- he continued, "be some surprising vated research, whose gifts of de- extensions. For instance, I should sign and craftsmanship, had made be unwilling to lay heary odds relevision possible. They wished against a resident in Hindhead also to record the guidance and viewing the Coronation procession encouragement which they had In the light of experience here," received from the two Television we shall proceed with the 10- Committees over which Lord Gels-cation of a second" and " subic-` don had presided. As for the quent transmitting stations ac. iature, they knew already that cording as public interest Instifies television was much more com- this course. Technically. Extain plicated than sound broadcasting leads to day, and we shall try. In They, very encouraged in facing the words of Sir Antony Gloster North Wall; HMS. Sandwich.
its intricate and fascinating new to Keep our light so shining a South Wall; HMS. Diana, H.M.S. problems by the patience, the in little in front of the rest, Duncan.
tezest, 2nd at times
the East Wall; BMS, Pandora, indulgence, which had Trinity
been The present Holy
Osiria, shown during the recent test
NO ELECTION Wong Tol Hill for the erection of Church was completed and de-HMS. Rainbow, HMS. the church, reclaimed the
and trial transmissions. They landdicated shortly before. Easter, HM8. Phoenix
hoped that this interest and It is noted that as no nomaina- and gave in exchange another 1905, and the font was donated in
tolerance would continue, for theylona have been received, the elec- site on the other side of the road memory of Miss Finney's work by and compensation for the build the members of her brother's
would certainly need both. They too by the justices of the Pe church in Lancashire, England
were, however, confident that telesannenda u be held at However, the tablet giving the de
vision, in its special combination Supreme Court of Tuesday the of science and the arts, held the 24th day of November, 1938 will not tail of the gift has since been
promise of unique, it still largely take place stolen by thieves.
Govern-
uncharted, opportunities of bent-
was
In 1902 the Colonial Govern- the Boys' School, and the Free ment, who had already granted | Dispensary.
ing.
section of land on the Sung
1 LARGE CHURCH With the pulling down of the frat church, the Government
"In 1933 the Colonial granted a new and larger church which was erected on a new sitement gave notice that the hill on below the C. M. 8. Victoria Home, which the second Holy Trinity and Orphanage. During the re- Church was built in 1905 would be building of the second Holy Trinity demolished However, the Gov- Church (the present one), ser ernment has been most consider vices were held for nearly two years in the Victoria Home School- dom, during which Pastor Fong, with the help of Archdeacon Ben- nister, procured from the Govern- ment the rained Yamen. Buildings within the old city walls,
d
With the proceeds from the sale of a Chinese Christian Almanac.
North Arm B.M.B. Cumberland, HMS, Falmouth...
West, Wall Dock: HMB. Medway and Bubmarines.
In Dock: Delight, HMB Duchess Cosmopolitan Dock: EMB. Re-
Kowloon Whart: FT. Dilwara leaving p.m. to-day..
No. 1 Buy: BM3. Hermes No. Buoy: Berwick
No. 7 Buoy: EMS. Diamond, H.M.8. Daring.
ft, and delight to the community. It is notised - that They were happy to think fist, tärke
some or its earliest opportunities CA Hoover. Cons would have as their setting the row the Umsen stated at historic pageshtry of next sum Mr. Hoard Donovan, Conant will mer. The foresight which secured
be in charge of the No. 10 Buoy: HMS. Decoy, to this country a" national system of broildekatitig promised - tó mell No 11 Budy: HMS. Regulus | cure for it also flying start in
No. 8 Buoy: Bruce,
ute and generously responded to the appeal with a gift of "shout 33,500 square feet in area, as well.MB. Défender. as a liberal grant in cash, p.
The new Church will be built-in (Doek 1330) HMS. Parthian the practice for televidon.” At Chinese architectural design" and
No. 13 Buoy: Otur, HMS. Or
will have a seating capacity of 600 | pheut seats, It will be completed before
Easter.
Foreign:-US8. Mindanao, and French gunboat Argus.
CHINESE CRUISER Chinese cruiser Har
merican
this moment the British Tele- vision Service was undoubtedly was towed luto harbour of ahead of the rest of the word day apparently, from Canton. She Long might that lead be held. has gone into dry dock.
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