HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
"COMMERCIAL SNAKES AND LADDERS."
Mr. M.F. Key Talks About The "New Game" At Rotary Club
An amusing talk on "The New Game of Commercial Snakes and Ladders" was given at the Rotary Club's weekly tiffin meeting at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday by Mr. M. F. Key, Secretary of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce.
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The acting President, Professor Gerrard, presided, and among those present were: the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary), the Hon. Dr. P. 6. Selwyn-Clarke (Director of Medical and Sanitary Services), the Hon. Mr. S. Caine (Financial Secretary and Colonial Treasurer), Mr. E. W. Hamilton (Superintendent of In- ports and Exports), Mr. T. Megarry (Clerk of Councils) and Mr. A. C. 1, Bowker (chairman of the Imperial Preference Sub-Committee of the Chamber of Commerce) besides about 30 visiting Rotarians and guests.
As there are
several bureaucrats here today as guests of the Club, it would be a breach of hospitality on my part to indulge in any Mark Antony stunts to incite the very stones to rise in mutiny, and Rotarians to riot and rapine.
Explaining the game of "Snakes; knives and bury them in the ribs and Ladders," Mr. Key" said the of the bureaucrats! pieces used in the game were the various types of Hong Kong manu- factured goods exhibited on the base line of the "snakes and lad- ders" board. It was an interesting and varied assortment of a line of business which, he believed, was * muck and formerly known as truck" but which was now of grow ing importance to local trade and would better be called. In the fashion of the Stock Exchange, "Imp. Preis." or when they get
"In this case, the advice posted
SALVATION ARMY HOME MEETING
(Continued from Page 1)
THE REPORT
In the course of her annual re- port, Major Dorothy Brazier said, in part:-
In addition to the Juvenile Girls Remand Work the Home continues to fulf its mission to receive and help both Rescue and Preventative cases. but the need for classification is becoming 30 urgent that it has a right to be emphasized in the beginning of this Report.
The complete for 50. is divided
accommodation between that
needed for the Juvenile Girls Remand Work, and that needed for Girls received from the Secre- tary for Chinese Affairs, or other sources. The last mentioned sleep
on the second floor using a bath- room, etc.. on the same floor. The Juvenile.. Remand Work entirely occupies the ground noor and the very convenient rooms in the garden.
DISCARDED GARMENTS
WELCOMED
GENERAL
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
BOND SELLERS REWARDED
Some two hundred members and friends were present at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce yesterday when the Chinese mer- chants who had taken part in the Liberty Bonds' campaign early in February were the recipients of souvenirs, in the form of medal- lions, for the good work they had put in on behalf of China;
Mr. Li Sing-kul, chairman of the Chamber, gave away the sou- venirs. which included 1 silver shield and scroll, the latter two being awarded to Mr. Lau King- tsing who sold the and who also topped the daily list during the week's drive.
most bonds
had
SERVICE TO COUNTRY In making the presentations Mr. Li said that those who helped deserved the thanks of the country for the funds collected were greatly needed. He said that the country Was going through a terrifying ordeal and in It may emerge with colours flying every Chinese must de his utmost to help.
The Juvenile Offenders com- order that mitted to the Home by the Magis- rates are instructed in making Chinese clothes out of any
up in the Wild West saloon applies: "Don't shoot the man at the piano: he is doing his best!" And, I would add, doing his best under European garments that are sent trying circumstances, for it is ex-to us.
We always welcome parcels
girls useful
He mentioned the names Messrs. Lau King-tsing, Lam Pul- sang, Kong Chi-ming and Li Seen-
hung up in a Customs House. "Imp.traordinarily difficult to run what of discarded clothing, because hing and said that four harder
Prêts. Deferred."
Mr. Key then went on to deal with the "Patriotic Pig." In these days of economic nationalism pigs. poultry and people had all to be patriotic, he said.
has hitherto been an international not only gives the trade through nationalistic chan-employment but keeps us fairly
nels.
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well supplied with clothes for these girls to wear when they come to us, as they nearly always do. very poorly clad and none too clean.
workers would be hard to find. Mr. Li then handed over the shield and scroll to Mr. Laŭ and the souvenir medallions to the others who had taken part in the sale of the bonds.
Our PRETTY CHINESE
"Great credit is due to the three women responsible for the care of
Juvenile Offenders. the greatest anxiety is caused by un- desirable relatives hanging around outside, and on that "account we tender our sincere thanks to Mr. King for having the fence replaced by a wall.
MANUFACTURING COLONY "As the comedian says on the gramophone record, "few Empires EXPORT OF LARD
have been flung as far and as often "Hong Kong has been in the as the British Empire." It is no habit of exporting a lot of lard-easy task to keep all the Dominions $1.000.000 worth in 1937," he said. and Colonies in step, so that goods the same Treatment "Our merchants, in their inno-receive
We are far cence, took the view that pig is wherever they go. pig, and lard is lard and never the from that ideal yet.
"As far as I know, Hong Kong twain shall meet. In that sup position, as they have since dis-15 the only manufacturing Colony: covered, their ideas are as confused the others specialise in raw mater- as my classical allusions. They lals. It would be an enormous help from the Courts have, of export the lard on the basis that to us if every time other Colonies own request. on the expiration of there is no lard until after death change their requirements, they their period of detention, been bloodstained would automatically send a notice transferred to the Salvation Army of a pig. which tragedy occurs in Hong Kong, that to Hong Kong; also, if they would part of the Home, and aré con-
lard is a manufactured article re- fined from pig fat, and that if re- fining adds 25 per cent to total value. Hong Kong refined lard is entitled to duty free admission Into the United Kingdom!"
A DILEMMA
"I have prepared an intricate dissertation upon the problem of
establishing the Empire origin of
the leather in this sult-case, back trom the maker, through the leather
anners, and the hide-
curer, and the slaughter-house, to 'the cow which originally wore the skin. In this endeavour one is im-
paled on the horns of a dilemma or of the cow--whichever you like. But time holds me in its relent- less grip and this illustration must be thrown into the discard, along with another as to the measures taken to preserve the British nationality of Irish nen when it comes out here to be embroidered in Swatow.
As I see it, the leather problem affecting as it does about & million dollars worth of business annually must be put to the Colonial Office for a ruling. I am very sorry
content themselves, with former requirements for
three
Quite a number of girls sent
their
their tinuing to make splendid progress. During the past year of the 439 Home, only
months or so, until we have time to get rid of orders already booked
a the old basis"
ST. LOUIS BOYS' ANNUAL PICNIC
girls helped in the about one per cent had heard the Gospel before.
PITIABLE SIGHT 'It 13 astounding how many make 3
people are prepared to den help
living out of helpless little chil- most pitiable sights ever to enter the Howe, was a little girl, said to be nine years of age. She was the victim
or
WEDDING
Leung Chan
The wedding took place yester- day at The Registry. Supreme Court, between Miss Chan To-
ring, daughter of Mr. Chan Kit
chung, and Mr. Leung Tat-shing, son of Mr. Leung Kwok-tal, the ceremony being conducted Mr. W. Aneurin Jones.
After the ceremony, a reception was held at the St. Francis Hotel when Lau King-tsing, uncle of the bride, proposed the toast of the couple and also thanked those pre- sent for their kind attendance at the ceremony.
In the evening a Chinese dinner was held in the Kam Ling Restau- rant, when many friends attended to offer their felicitations to the
Visit To Home Of Sir exploitation for begging purposes. bride and bridegroom
Robert Ho Tung.
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Another marriage at the Regis-
try was that between Mr. Ng Wing gar, merchant, and Miss Wong wal-ying, daughter of Mr. Wong Wal-chung, retired merchant.
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FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES
carried about with scarcely stitch of clothing by a lazy scamp The boys of the St. Louis Indus-of a man who posed as her father. trial School, always eager and The child was deaf and dumb. active in every branch of sport, totally paralysed in the lower part demonstrated their mountaineering of her body and powerless to help prowess last Saturday when they herself in any way. Her jaws, were" climbed the Peak and crossed to almost fixed and she was decided- Aberdeen on the occasion of their ly mentally deficient. annual pienie,
If only we could have been Nearly 500 boys took part in the given a hope that her condition hike, which started about 10 am. might have improved. it would The following forthcoming mar-
joy to serve chiatriages are announced:- from the school, headed by the have been
little creature, but on admission Victoria Peak was scaled without th the hospital she was PTO- difficulty and a visit was paid to nounced a hopeless case. the home of Sir Robert Ho Tung. When tempted to wonder why Here, in the absence of Sir Robert.
Robert Cheng Kiat Low, student some of the girls who come to us
at Lingnan University, Canton, and tained to tea by Dr. (Miss) Eva well to remember how they have Bessie Hsu, of No. 3 Lincoln Road, Ho Tung.
been robbed of what to most of Kowloon Tong. Dr. Ho Tung made a short speech us is such a precious memory, a
the boys and the Father happy childhood.
school band.
for them. I don't think they the boys were welcomed and enter- have such terrible tempers, we do
should simply pass this question for decision to the London Customs. Fi, or Malaya, or the Dominions, may say. "Who are the London Customs? We don't recognise their authority."
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EMPIRICAL DECISIONS
to
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Peter Watkin Williams, barrister- at-law, of Shanghai, and Jane Dickinson Wilkin, of Yarty House, Axininster, Devon, England.
Bonifacio Esteves Pintos, widow- er, of No. 27 Hau Wong Road, Kow-
Superior of the School replied, It is interesting to note that at loon City, and Chu. Wing-fong. thanking her for the kindness and least 35 of the 48 girls admitted widow, of the same address. hospitality.
under the heading of
Lam Chin-wan, merchant," and "Home The homeward trek took the Cases" who were in the Home Leong Wal-tack. "Reluctant as I am to suggest party past, the Aberdeen Industrial during 1937, were sold when quite
Tsui Heng, teacher. of Canton, any addition to the ranks of those School, where the boys of the two small and few have any know-
and Amy Yu. teacher, of No.. 29 who in the vivid American phrase institutions took part in games of ledge of the whereabouts of their Maple Street, Kowloon.
"snuzzle at the public trough," football and later partook of re-own parents.
Reinaldo Maria Bernado Gutler- It does seem that we need a "Super freshments.
The memory of a Christian rez, accountant-secretary of Metro. Imperial Board of Customs" endow-
The boys reached their School mother and an appeal made on Goldwyn-Mayer of China, Hong and Dealinda Faustina ed with authority to say to Cusabout 7 pm. after an excellent her behalf by the
Officer, has Kong, toms Officers in every part of the
outing.
helped many a wayward English Gosano. Empire, "Thus and thus shall it be." They should also be em- powered to give empirical decisions in cases not governed by the rules of pure logic.
LOCAL ESTATES
An application by Mr. G. G. N. "In a conference on Imperial Tinson, solicitor, for sealing certi- Preference held in London last fed copy of probate of the will of year. a Board of Trade official the late Hugo Robert Beaven, re- uttered these words, which should tired banker, who died at Oak Bay, be printed in letters of gold over British Columbia, on May 18, 1937, every British Custom House and on has been granted. every Imperial Preference certifi- Local estate was sworn under
cate:
$20,800.
girl to do the right thing.
Last Christmas especially saw
very many girls returning Home. We trust that the appeal for 1938, Prompted by the memory of the which will be made in the near happy Christmas Day they hadruture, will meet with as ready a spent when in the Home, some of response. the most unlikely ones wended To Dr. (Mrs.) Nash who their way homeward that they too kindly comes to our help whenever once more might enjoy the spirit the need arises, and to all of Christmas that somehow is the have in any way helped to make same the whole world over. it possible for this much needed
work to be carried on we say
ANNUAL APPEAL
VOTE OF THANKS
"The object of Imperial Pre-
One concluding note regarding very big "Thank You." Probate of the will of Tau Suet-
Anances of the Home. During ference is to promote, not toying, who died at her residence in frustrate, Empire trade."
Lockhart Road on October 21, 1937, the year the Colonial Government was granted to Yau Shu-por. The has very kindly made grants to- estate was valued at $4.100.
"I want you to suppose, gentle men, that it is now four o'clock in the afternoon and that I have told you these and 33 other examples of tribulation-some amusing and some exasperating.
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Work has actually begun on Marie Antoinette at last. The first shot was of the Queen's first meet- ing with Axel Fersen, her supposed
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who
At the conclusion of the reading of the report, Adjutant D. Lem- ward the maintenance of the mon read a passage from the Home. The Home girls have been.Bible.
kept busy making bedspreads and Misa Mary Shlu, BA, then other useful articles which have rendered a song solo which was brought in $1,220 towards their very well received. support.
Hon. Mr. T. H. King proposed a DOING THEIR BEST
After receiving these granta and hearty vote of thanks to His Ex- "If I related them all in detail,
local industries, the balance was cellency the Governor and those the merchants present might be lover. That's Tyrone. Power, and provided by the generosity of our present for their attendance.
Handicraft made by the girls of wrought to frenzy until they forget it won't surprise: me to see the friends in the Colony who so nobly manners so far as to seize the table romance enlarged upon.
contributed to the annual appeal, the hostel was exhibited.
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