HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1937.
NO LICENCE FOR KAPITZA'S WORK SCOUT AND
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POISON
Several Firms Summoned
FOR SOVIET
FORMER CAMBRIDGE PROFESSOR
At the Central Magistracy this New Institute At Work
morning, several firms were. 'Bin-
moned before Mr. W. Schofield for selling arid being in possession af polson without a licence..
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The first case called was that against. K. B. Vaidya and Company who were summoned for (a) selling a preparation containing salts of corynine, commonly known as yohimbine, and bearing the trade name of Cassanova Cream, to the Chung Hing dispensary on August 20 last; and (b) being in posses- sion of a preparation of sodium phony-ethyl barbituric, bearing the trade name of Darmaleta, with out a licence.
Admitting the first summòns. Mr. Vaidya said the selling of the polson was due to a misunder
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
CUB NOTES
AND NEWS
Two Bills Passed
"Bronze Wolf" Award
SCOUTING IN 1936
`(BY E. J. M.)
At a meeting of the Legislative Counell held yesterday afternoon. the following were passed:
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That the report, of the Finance Committee (No. 13), dated Decem- ter 30, 1938, be adopted.
PORTUGUESE WEDDING
Popular Couple United
NORONHA XAVIER
The wedding was solemnised at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, yes- terday afternoon of Miss "Augusta Maria Noronha to Mr. Antonio Maris Kaster, of the P. and O. Banding Corporation.
Professor Peter Kapika, the famous Russian scientist and for-
A bill to amend the Telecom- The Chief Scout," on the unani- mer director of the Mond Labora-
mous recommendation of the Inmunication Ordinance, 1938, tory at Cambridge, where
A pill to make provision for a abilities as an outstanding physi- ternational Committee of the Boy cist were first recognised by Lord Soonts, has awarded the Brontemporary percentage levy on the Rutherford, is now devoting all Walf for "Outstanding penrices to salaries of public officers in the Hong Kong Government Service his energies to Russia's newly con-world-wide
Institute of Physical Habert S. Martin, C.V.O., C.BE, and to provide for the exchange Mr. W. M. Normaha, of the Credit structed
rate at which sterling saladies. | Pongler d'Extrems : Orient with Commisioner at Problems, of which he is head, International
Scout Headquarters, London, and on paid in the Colony, were to whom she is herself comm writes a London correspondent.
be converted.
while the bridegroom is the son Director of the Boy Scouts later.
of Mrs, A. Xavier, of 8, King's Ter- national Bureau.
race, Kowloop.
Professor Kapitss, who has no present intentions of returning to Cambridge,
worked with Lord Rutherford from 1923.
standing. The fact that he re- corded the sale showed that his misunderstanding was honest. He had since taken every step to re-laboratory. cover the poison from the fim to which it had been sold, and he
had given up the agency.
In regard' to the second <sum- mons, defendant said he obtained the stock from the Shanghat agents of the manufacturers, who had suspended business. He submitted the samples to the local medical authorities and when it was point ed out to him that they contained poison he immediately sent them back to the manufacturera
Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown Solleitor, who prosecuted, said he had no reason to doubt what de- fendant had stated.
His Worship imposed a nne of $25 on the first summons and dis-
· missed the second.
CASES DISMISSED
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Be conducted valuable research work with intense magnetic fields and with liquid helium, and the Royal Society attached so much value to his research work that it spent £15,000 in equipping his So it was with great regret that Cambridge learned in the spring of 1935 that the Professor had been induced, while on a hollday here, not to return to Britati. and, lastead. devote himself to his country.
Scouting" to Mr.
Mr. Martin, who is Chief Pass- port. Oncer at the Foreign Office.
The bride is the daughter of
THOSE PRESENT Present at the meeting ware:- His Excellency the Governor, Bir The bride was given away by has held the position of Interna- Andrew Caldecott; His Excellency her brother.. Mr. J. E. Noronhs. tional Commissioner for the past the .0.0., Major-General A. While Mr. S. Pinna, attended the Bartholomew; Colonial Secretary groom as 'beat man. The brides- eighteen years, and was appom (Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith): Attorney maids were the Mlases Cynthia Director of the Boy Scouts Inter- national Bureau at the first In-General (Hon Mr. C. G. Alabas. Silva, Eleanor M Xavier, Marie ter); Colonial Treasurer (Hon. Mr.Finna and Therese Noronha. It- ternational Conference in 1920. He Edwin Taylor); Hon. Mr. T. H. the Miss Rozs Pereira made a has also held the past as County Commissioner for Middlesex since King (Inspector General of Po- carmina flower girl.
Ice); Hon, Dr. A. R. Wellington Following the ceremony, a recep-- 1919, and was Commissioner of the Director of Medical Services); tion was held at the Club de Re- London Diocesan Boy Scouts from Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga: Hon. Dr. 8. creto where guests and friends of 1920 to 1994
the two familles toasted the happy couple, The honeymoon is being spent in Canton and Mação.
This is only the third Bronze Two: Hon. Mr. T. N. Chan; Wolf that has ever been awarded Hon Mr. M. K Lo: Hon. Mr. 8. H. in the world. The first award was Dodwell: Mr. A. G. Clark (Depute
Clerk of Councils), British Cottage
made at the meeting of the Inter- Russia is especially interested in national Committee which was held learning how to obtain quid at Stockholm on August 2, 1995, helium for her dirigibles, which when, formal approval having been are being constructed here under given for the institution of this the direction of the Italian, Gene- new world-wide Scout: decoration, ral Umberto Nobile.
1 was granted to the Chief Scout. Lord Baden-Powell The other holder is the President of the Boy Scouts in Switzerland, Dr. W. de
Recently I visited Professor Kapitza's newly constructed in stitute, and talked to a number of his associates. ~
The Institute building, which was constructed under Professor Kapitza's supervision, is said to be four times the size of the Mond Isboratory. Adjoining it stands a British cottage specially bullt for
the professor.
His Worship, however, held that defendants had only violated the conditions and not sold the poison without the licence, and according- ly dismissed both súmmonses.
The summons against Petersen Was therefore automatically distory, is now installed, milased.
Harry Wicking and Co. were summoned for (a) selling a pre- paration of belladonna bearing the trade name of Purgolds to the Shiu Hing Co., without a licence;
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Apparatus, which the Institute bought from the Mond labora- and Pro-
fessor Kapitza's carefully selected group of six Russians, who are carrying on research in the in- stitute are, already engaged.
Helpers From Cambridge In addition, two Britons who worked with him at Cambridge,
Bonstetten.
REVIEW OF 1936
Farewell To East Lancashires
LOCAL ESTATES
(Continued from Page 1).
Local estate of $17,000 was left Apart from a few minor disturby Yee Leung Sze Fung Kam, "alias" Mrs. Ellis, of No. 2, Fly bances, ute on the island was peaceful until 1857 when mat- Dragon Terrace, widow, who died tera came to a head at Canton.9 August 23, 1838. Probate bas A forcé consisting of Royal been granted to Lo Kin-chak. Marines, 59th Regiment, Madras clerk, of No. 1, Des Voeux Road Light Infantry and a French Con- Central. In her will, deceased left In the to her Arst daughter Lucy Yee, $3,- tingent was despatched. subsequent Aghting the 69th led 000 to her second daughter Lizzie the assault and despite heavy are Cheung, five Hong Kong & Shang- directed at them, they had scaled hat Bank shares; and to her third the ramparts and entered the city daughter Dora Ells, $3,000 on her by 8,30 a.m. which, by the late being married or attaining the age afternoon was completely in our of 21.
hands.
For the victory the 69th was awarded the Battle Honour "Can- ton" and the East Lancashire Re- giment is the only one in the Army to bear that baziour on its colours. In Canton a monument was
lives. P
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and (b) selling the same polson Mr. Emil Lauermian and Mr. Johnied by the news of the deaths of erected to those who gave their copy of confirmation
to the World Drug Co., without à licence.
Ko Chut Hing, of the World Drug Co. was also summoned on four counts of possession of polson with- out a licence, and the case was adjourned for a week, Mr. B. C. Hobbs, appeared for the defence.
Pierson, are working with him. The entire staff appear to be grateful to Cambridge for Its help. Dr. Stetskaya, wife of Stefakaya, Director of Cultural Activities of the Communist Party, serves as the professor's assistant in mana-
The year 1938 proved an event. ful one for the Boy Scouts in 'all parts of the world and rather a memorable one for the Boy Scouts of America. On January 2, 1936, Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, celebrated the 25th an- niversary of his service with the Boy Scouts of America" in his pre- sent capacity. On that occasion he was the recipient of many con- gratulatory messages from Scouts and other people all over the world. But the year was a sad one, too, for early in it Scouts were sadden-
King George V. Patron of the Boy scouts Association, and Mr. Rud- yard Kipling, the great poet and staunch friend of the Bcouts. Scouting owed a lot of its origin to Mr. Kipling for in his stories of Mowgli in the Jungle Books he really paved the way for the Dr. Stetskaya, especially men-formation of the Wolf Cub More- possession of an admixture or pre- tioned the visit of Dr. Cockraft. ment. Blace its inauguration he paration of poisonous
the Mond had always attended all Jamborees alkaloid the present head of bearing the trade name of Veget-Laboratory. He went to assist in and Rallies held in England and able Laxative; (3) possession of the installation of the equipment. he was, therefore, a very well-
Soviet scientists anticipate that known
the Scouting ephedrine, bearing the trade names selentille discoveries of world-world.
figure in of Ephedrine Inhalant, Ephretix,
Gifts to the Boy Scouts Associa Ephradrol and Rhinebal; (4) pos-wide significance wil be forthcom-
Ing from Professor Kapitza's tion "included that made by the laboratory, and the Government, South Rhodesian Government of If is learned, has bestowed upon it 75 acres of land in the heart of a most munificent budget.
the Matopo Ells near Bulwayo for a permanent camping alte. This huge tract of land lies in the very heart of a "Scout" country for it was in it that the Chief Scout gained his experience dur-
The summonses were (1) possessing the institute. sion of 7 lbs, of carbolic acid; (2)
session of Ergot bearing the trade name of Ergoapfel
OTHER CASES
C. Arnuphy, manager of the Hong Kong and Canton Export Co., Ltd. was fined $100 on admit-
ting a summons for being in pos- UNIVERSITY
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Susan Higgins, who died in Hong Kong on January 29, 1935, and is described as late of Repulse Bay Hotel, left local estate sworn under $5,800. Her executrix having since died, lenye has been granted to Mr. M. M. Watson to seal the certified
Woo Chung-foon, goldsmith, of forward to the Great No. 239, Shanghai Street, who died the 2nd· Battalion was on June 17 last year, left local War, stationed Wynburg, South estate of $12,000 letters of adminis- Africa and landed in France Nov. tration to which have been grant- ed to Woo Cheung, concubine, and 1914.
After an interval of 83 years the | Woo Kam-chuen, of the same ad- battalion returned to China, this dress, time Shanghai, relieving the lat Battalion. Under more pleasant conditions the battalion has com- Pleted a very happy three years in the colony and la due to leave for service. In India on Tuesday.
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LOCAL WEDDINGS
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The forthcoming weddings are announced at the Registrar's office, Supreme Court. between Mr. Cyrn Walls, marine engineer, of 8. Cameron Road, Kowloon, and Miss Pamela Anna Nice, steno- grapher; Lt. James Douglas Pat tullo, resident at "Postbridge" Re-
COMMITTEEg the Boer War. Other gifts in- pulse Bay Road, and Miss Jean
Proposals Invited From Public
The public is invited to submit
'cluded large woody areas in Eng- Order Bigg-Wither, of the Penin- land.
sula Hotel. ----
NEW MEMBERS
tration with the International
Tsang Tak retired store keeper, of Tin Sam Wai Willaga, Kwang- tung. died on October 28, 1935. leaying local estate of $9,800. Let- ters of administration have been granted
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to
Bam-man student, of No. 324, Kilung Street
SNATCHER SENT
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TO GAOL
Caught In The Act
Chu Yin, 28, was sentenced to four months in gaol. and12 strokes of the 'cane" by MY E snatching a handbag containing 40 cents from Lami Sam at Nathan Road near the Mongkok Police Etation at 10 pm on January 6.
Sub-Inspector Rogers, who misde the arrest, said that he was on duty at the time and he heard the police whistle blown. He hurried
session of a preparation contain- ing arsenic and bearing the trade name of Atoxyl, without a licence. Fritz Petersen, of Petersen and Co., was summoned for selling, on October 30, a preparation puntain-
Applications for formal regis Powell celebrated their joint birth-Filmsworth on the charge of ing salts of corynine, commonly kilown us yohimbine, and bearing
Bureau at Headquarters in London day on February 22 by unveiling the trade name of Menolyain, to
came from two South American the "Vick Eddy Arch at Maritz the World Drug Co., without a
ecuntries where Scouting, as else burg, which was built as a monu licence.
in writing to the undersigned anywhere, has taken a frm hold. The rent to Scouting Defendant said the actual word-suggestions or proposals bearing two new members are the Bor Among the outstanding events at ing of the summons was not cor- upon the following terms of re- Scouts of Venezuela and the Boy Scouting interest which will take rect as ne had a licence while the ference:
place during 1937 will be the Na- World Drug Co. had none.
Recognition for the splendid re- tlonai Jambores of the Boy Scouts and probable future, financial ler work performed by the Pun-of America at Washington during position of the Hong Kong Uni-jab Rover Scouts in the Quetta June. This date will allow its versity, and to advise whether any carthquake in May, 1935, was made members to attend the World Jam changes are desirable in its staff by His Excellency The Chief Scout boree, to be held in Holland ined the bag and said that he mere ing, personnel, salary scales or for India and Burms, Lord Wi- August organization;
Mr. O. E. C. Marton, who appen
ed for Harry Wicking and Co., who were also summoned on two counts, interrupted and said that his de- tence would be the same.
His Worship then decided to hear Mr. Marton before dealing with the summons against Petersen.
Mr. Marton said the summones against his clients were brought under Section 8 of the Pharmacy and Polson Ordinance of 1918. Box far as he could see from the word- ing of his section, it said that any person could not bell polson unless.
(1) To investigate the present,
(u) To enquire and advise whe ther any such, or other, changes are desirable in the interest of its utilty, or prestige:
(i) To tender any other advice or suggestions for the future of the
University.
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he had a licence, which was only however, provided a penalty of Issued subject to certain conditions only $500, and under the circum- endorsed on it. The penalty pro-stances it was quite different from
·vided: was $2,000);
that brought under section 8, and
Scouts of Costa Rica,
Ungdon, in March, 1936, awarded various decorations to Scouters and Rovers for their "good deeds.” In March, 1936, London Rover Scouts anglated at the League of Nations Council meeting at St. James's Palace where they acted as mes, sengers, and very efficiently carried out the duties assigned to them, for which they received special commendation from all statesmen who saw them,”
CHIEF SCOUT'S TOUR During the early part of 1938 Bome of the conditions were that the summonses therefore should both the Chier scout and the any person holding a licence could be dismissed the mChief: Guide toured, South- Africa not sell poison to an unregistered || Mr. Abbott replied by submitting where they visited the great, Afri- chemist. Though his clients had that the conditions were that any
́can Jamboree held at Maritzburg. actually sold polson to a firm which person holding a licence could only which was attended by nearly all had no registered chemist, Mr. self poison to £13 people with the Scouts and Guides in the con- Marton submitted that the sum-licence; (2) p registered chemist; finent. Among those who journey- monses should never have been and (3) a medical practitioner en many hundreds of miles to at- brought under section 6 which Defendants had, sald poison, to an tend the Jamboree were Bconta provided that an offence, was com unlicensed person and therefore it from Northem Rhodesia, and mitted if the conditions of the must be held that he had done so Portuguese East Africa. Inciden. licence were violated. This section, without a licence.
tally, both Lord and Lady Baden-
to the scene and caught defendant
with the handbag under his arm.
· Defendant depled having snatch-
ly picked it up in the street.
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