HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
LECTURE ON RHETORIC FUNERAL OF MR.
Most Honoured Course Of
Higher Education
PROFESSOR SIMPSON'S TALK
"Rhetoric is one of the most anclent, most honoured, and most useful courses of high education. It is in the Aristotelean canon ...... to this day rhetorie is a course of study which combines charm with practical importance, in the higher education, of France,
"In Great Britain there is at least one University chair which has tried to wed rhetoric and English literature for nearly 200 years, while in America, f we believe Erle Linklater, the Professor of Rhetoric is called upon to apply the final touches in the training of University football teams by inspiring then, through oratory, on the eve of their most important matches."
MODERN WORLD VALUE After this vague vision of rheto.le in the ancient world, we have now to ask whener the study the modern has any value in world.
TSE TSAN-TAI
MANY FLORAL TRIBUTES
The funeral of the late Mr. Tsc r'san-tal, journalist, author, inven- tor and artist, who diedit his re- sidence, No. 39, Hennessy Road, on Monday morning, took place at the Chinese Christian Cemetery, Pokfulam yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. Lee Kau-yan. Pastor of the St. Mary's Church, conducted the Musical services both at the Chapel and at the graveside.
were the The chief mourners deceased's three sons, two daugh. Lors: A large number of relations friends were also present.
GENERAL
APPEAL COURT REDUCES SENTENCES
Cases Of Returned Banishees
Sir
Of four criminal appeals, against brought before the sentences, Court of Appeal, comprising His Honour the Chief Justice, Atholl MacGregor, and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser, at the Supreme Court yesterday, one was dismissed and sentences were
the reduced in other three.
Appellants were Cheung Ping
to four years' hard sentenced labour for breach of the Deporta tion Order;" Ko Kau, sentenced to FLORAL TRIBUTES Apart from family wreaths, floral suven years' hard labour for re- tributes were sent by the follow-turning from banishment, and two Ing:-Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Lt-counts Col. H. L. Murrew, Mr. Frank Cade. General Chen Ki-yau, Mr. R. Pestonji. Mr. A. Cale, Mr. C. W. L. Cole, Mr. H. Dreyer, Mr. J. Dick, Mr. I. Gittins, Mr. M. Xavier;
With these introductory words, le m of education for the well-to-and Professor R. K. M. Simpson, Pro- du classes and entertainment for tessor of English at the University the crowd. ut Hong Kong, launched into a de- talled and enlightening lecture on "Rhetoric" to a full and apprecia- tive audience at the meeting of the the English Association at Helena May Institute yesterday.
His Excellency the Governer, Sir Geeffry Northcote, presided, and at the meeting the conclusion of thanked Professor Simpson.
Bejow are extracts from Pro- fessor Simpson's interesting talk.
courses in
rhetoric.
!!
But it was
Yinson Lee:
Mr. Chan Shlu-tsun, Mr. Ho ying-chong. Mr. Wong Yiu-nam,
of burglary; Chan Chi, sentenced to six and a half years" for returning from banishment and two counts, of burglary: and
sentenced Kwal,
to Tam and a half years' for
of
of
from banishment tWC was the in- So long as Latin
Mr. J. Pereira, Mr. J. F. Souza, Mr. | turning ternational language of Europe,
burglary and posses- A. A. Botelho, Mr. M. A. Tomes. Mr. counts the Universities continued to give A Samy, Mr. M. Steel, Mr. F.sion
Instruments · ft for rhetc.ic applied to Latin, As the Tavares, Mr. J. Joppin. Mr. an unlawful purpose. Taking the Importance of Latin waned, the MacNider, Mr. F. M. el Arcull. Mr. case of Cheung Ping first, the The reasons why it is nowadays teaching of rhetoric relapsed into C. C. Lal. Mr. George Lee, Mr. Wm. Chief Justice said he noticed the appeal was made on two grounds, more or less abusive to call a man the mere correction of Latin prose
first, that the sentence was excès- a rhetorician, are to be found in exercises. By the end of the 17th
sive, and second, what amounted the great difference in social co-century it became more important Mr. K. F. Wong, Mr. Ho Wing. Mr. to a plea of not guity, althougi? ditions between the ancient world for the inhabitants of the British
The Court continued und the moden, and especially in Isles to study composition in E. Tse Ka-po, Mr. Ignace Tsa, Mr. appellant had pleaded guilty at
Fung Kl-cheuk, Mr. Wong Nal-his trial. the fact that oratory, outside Ro-ish prose
pong. Mr. Chau Ngan-ting, Mr. Li his Lordship, was unable to con- tary Clubs and English Associa-
There were a few text-books for Tate-fong, Mr. Kan Tong-pa; sent to that second ground now.
considered *ions. is now held in low esteem.
Defendant sald he began the pirate use and for use in schools.
Mr. Fung, Hon, Mr. Chan Chiu- The Sophists who study and the rhetors or rhetoric-written in an effort to apply the fai, Mr. Chong Shum-cheng, Mr. K. to all the principles of Aristotle Cicero and H. Chen, Mr. Yeung Pak-ki, Mr. English. But the Yeung. But-fan, Mr. Fung In-wing alties of the ancient, world, were Quintihar” to more numerous even than the pro- Universities took no notice, until Mr. Li Shu-kwal, Mr. Cheung Hing-mitted any criminal offence such Edinburgh in 1762 established a on, Mr. Cheung Hing-lock, Mr. Lo as larceny or anything of that fessors of English in the modern
kind. therm Chair in rhetoric and Belles Let-Taze-icung. Mr. Kwan Wal-lung. world Until Rome gave state salaries. they were private tres. The first Professor was Hugh Mr. Chan Chung-man; teachers. travelling from city to Blair, and he published his lecture
"Essays in Rhetoric." city.
lans, who spread it
A LOGICAL METHOD
the sentence excessive, as he was only passing through the Colony
en a steamer. and had not com-
BANISHED FIVE TIMES Mr. L Ping-wing. Mr. Li Wal- Mr. J. Whyntt. Assistant At- chuen Mr. Chen Chung-wai, Mr.torney-General, said Cheung had Mr. Leurzen banished from the Colony on The ancient rhetorician treated Chan "Tirteach with confidence an art the works of great auhors as ma-Wing-nin. Mr. Wong Yiu-ping. Mr. | five previous occasions, and had so difficult as terary expression, terlal merely accessory and sub- Lo Wal-man, Mr. Au Yeung Tin-served various periods at impri- It was necessary to have a logical sidiary to the teaching of prose kwong. Mr. Tse Yam-mow;
Lordship remorked that method ..... the teacher under-composition; the modern professor
to have an took to show the pupli how to col-jof English often regards the art of
Hong-Korig: seemned lect and arrange in coherent order prose composition as something
irresistible appeal for appellant. the material available for any of which should have been learned at
who had been treated utmost forbearance. those formNA of composition school, and therefore of little im-
The Pau Sze Yuen Tong. The suasorte forensic oratory and portar.ce in the University. Bothi
are wrong. But the ancient was Hong Kong Dally Press, Ltd., The **pidelctic)..
Chinese Staff of Messrs. Shewan less wrong.
Three other speakers rose on the Tomes & Co., The Tai Hing. Ming
Co. and many others. invitation of His Excellency.
"Then he taught how to express that material in neat sentences well-ornamented with appropriate figures of speech: how to memories what was thus carefully written, and finally how to use his votee, and make appropriate gestures. when he delivered it to an an- dience.
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From all this, it would appear that as rhetoric lost its tm-! portance in the assemblies and courts, it acquired a value as
THEFT FROM A
HOSPITAL
Accused's Attempt To Escape
Precious
1 figure come out
"
gold
A
sonment.
HIS Misses Wong Wai-ming. Wong Lal-wal, Lee Miu-yung, Ho Po-lin. Ng Tip-pun, Maggie Fung, Lam, So- han. Wong Ngar-han, Elsle Chiang. Laura Ho. Leung Suet-chong:
CHINESE ESTATES PAY
$3 FINAL DIVIDEND
All Shops And Offices China Building Let
In
The Afteenth Annual meeting the Chinese Estates was held at the offices of the Company yesterday when, a final dividend of $3 was noted, making a total of $2 for the year, compared with $8 for the previous year.
The Chairman sald:-
with the
Mr.
The appeal was dismissed. In the case of Ko Kau. Whyatt said the man had com- mitted one breach of the Deporta- tion Order. Regarding the bur- glary charges, "ne had not taken much property. the total value teng about $120.
Chan Chi, said Mr. Whyatt, had returned from banishment once enly, and so had Tam Kwai who had been banished after he had Seen convicted of robbery in 1923, and
sentenced to twelve years hard labour and 12 strokes of the
"cat."
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S.P.C. ANNUAL BALL
SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON
the Arrangements for holding annual ball at the Peninsula Hote! Friday were discussed at the monthly meeting of the Women's Auxillary of the Society for the held at Protection of Children: the Helena May Institute yester- day morning. Smith presided.
Mrs. Middleton-
SENTENCED VARIED After consulting with Mr. Justice Fraser, Elts Lordship said they had considered, the cases very careful
The forthcoming function, which ly. and had come to the conclusion
raise that the sentences passed in these is being held primarily to cases ought to be varied. He re-funds for the 'SP.C., will also be of the outstanding social three marked that had the banishment one The net profit for the year. The have already been after providing for Reserve for payments of Interim dividends of charge against each man stood events of the year.
Cabaret entertainment will also Depreciation on China Buildings 52 per share, amounting in all to alone. he felt that the sentences
be provided, in which the follow- passed would not have
gentlemen screte as that which had in fact ing ladies and
scheduled to appear: Mrs. Rose- been passed.
Gambler. mary
Miss Reynolds. Miss Haskell. Mr. Eric Wilson, Mr.
$30,000.00), Directors' and Aud1- | 58.
of $309,463.30.
Your Directors are,
China Building,
been so
The sentence against each de- the De-
David Spreckley and Mr. Gill
to
R.M.A. DAEDALUS The R.M.A. Daedalus left Kai Tak at 11 am. yesterday for Bangkok with two passengers, Messrs. La Re Blake and W. C. Stratefield, and 157 kilos of mail and 4 kllos freight. CLIPPER DELATED
Wong Chuen. 23. appeared be fore Mr. QA. A Macfadyen at wr's Fees and all Expenses. pleased to recomend the payment the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday amounts to $98,103 64 which, add of a final dividend of $3 per share on charges of larceny from the ed to $211,369.76 brought forward making a total of 39 per share for
Blood Hospital. Castle from last account, shows a total the year, as compared with $8 for fendant for breach of Peak Road, on Monday, night.
the previous year. Your Directorsrtation Order would be varied Defendant. It was alleged. was
The public are asked to make The net profit for the year consider that the financial post- to a term of two years' hard scen climbing down the drain-shows an increase of $5,527.80 over tion of the Company justifies the
Jabour each, while the sentences applications for tables direct pipe but jumped into the harbour that of the previous year. There payment of this larger dividend
of two years' hard labour imposed the Peninsula Hotel,
It was reported at the meeting Shortly are three items in the Accounts You will be glad in an effort to escape.
to hear that on each count of burglary remain- afterwards la constable was walk-that call for comment.
owing to the advantageous s'tur-ed the same, except that they that a sum of 84.254 was taken at First is the sum of $6.238.31 ex- tion of
the last Flower Day. ing near the beach when he saw
all the would run concurrently instead of of the water pended on Repairs on Premises as shops on the ground. tour and all consecutively. He shone his torch at the man. jagainst $1.346.82 for the previous office rooms on the upper Arors
The term imposed on Tam Kwal The increase is accounted are let; and the amount of out for possession of instrumenta ft who was defcendant, and on whose year. person two
watches were for by the fact that over $1.800 00 standing rents due by tenants has for an unlawful purpose would
was incurred in connection with been substantially reduced. found.
a'so he served concurrently with Accused stated that he gain- the improvement of the 8th floor
After payment of the Anal divi-the terms for burglary. has since been let. and ed entrance "by climbing up which
dend. which absorbs $49,500 00 Thus, all appellants are to serve to the second floor verandah. The about $3,000.00 was expended on
there will be a balance of $160 four years' hard labour each, the stolen from alteration of partitions and on two watches were Miss A. S. Gomes, Matron of the extensive repairs to China Build-983.30. which your Directors pro-terms to date from date of sen-
was erected over 15 pose, with your approval, to carry
forward to new account. Hospital and Mr. Rocha, a patient. ing. which His Worship sentenced accused years ago.
The The second item is the extraor-
Chairman proposed and six months' hard labour recommended him for banishment.dinary expenditure of $10.450.19 Mr. Lo Chung-wan seconded that incurred on the advice of the the report and accounts be pass- Company's electrical engineers oned. This was carried unanimous-
The hearing of the case against the installation of two motor-ly.
Proposed by Mr. Lo Chung-wan Wong Lai-ying, in amah, formerly generator sets. This disbursement
Justified by a monthly saving and seconded by Mr. Lan Tak-employed by Mrs. Wong Ol-un. Messrs. Fung Ping-fan and was continued before Mr. K. M. A. of $300.00 in the consumption of to
tracy yesterday. Defendant was In one case grant was made to electricity. Thus in three year the Leung Ting-kal were re-elected Barnett at the Kowloon Magis-
capital expenditure will be more Directors of the Company. Yau Hin-ming, student, in respect than covered by savings,
Proposed by Mr. Mck Han and charged with the la ceny of pro- of the estate, sworn under $3.500, The third item calling for com-seconded by Mr. Fung Ping-fanperty to the value of 859.90 from of Yau Yam-sang. farmer. who
that ment is the sum of $90,000.00 pro- Mr. Li Tung was re-elected Audi-her mistress on March 30, stated Inspector Russel died at. Pak On Village on October vided for Reserve for Depreciation tor of the Company at the present
accused had only been employed 24, 1937.
Jon China Building, which is $10,- remuneration."
to
LOCAL ESTATES Two applications for grants of letters of administration to local cates have been allowed.
tence.
and
AMAH FINED
FOR THEFT
L
I.
Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, solicitor 1000.00 less than that for the pre- Those present at the meeting for three days prior to the alleged
crime.
The China Clipper has been de- luyed "at Honolulu, owing to bad weather and is expected to arrive et Kal Tak on Sunday at 11 am."
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE
The forthcoming marriage is announced of Mr. George Rogers
Harvey, lawyer, of Manila, residing at Bay View Hotel, and Miss Elvine Reynalds, of Berkeley, Cali- fornia. en route to the Colony on board the s.s. Empress of Canada,
· UNMUZZLED DOG
of 21, Mrs. D. H. P. Gardiner, Humphreys Building appeared be- and lawful attorney, made an ap-vious year. The appropriation of were:-
Defendant in evidence, stated fore Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the plication in the estate of Young this smaller sum has been made Messrs. Leung Kwal-tin (Chair-
Magistracy yesterday. Dal-ung, who died in Honolulu on after careful consideration by man), Lan Tak-to (director) and that a relative had. stolen the Kowloon
goods and she went to her house summoned for keeping a terrier June 25 1987. leaving local estate your Directors, with the concur- Fung Ping-fan (Secretary); valued at $3,100.
Messrs. To Chung-wan. Mok to take back the stolen property, dog without a licence and allowing rence of the Auditär, having due regard to the fact that over $10,-Han. Kenneth Fung, BW. Lai Cre-but was arrested the following day it abroad unmuzzled and unleash- The French sloop scheduled to 000.00 has been added to the value presenting Chiu Toong Co.) Fung without opportunity to return it ed.
The dog was found aboard the arrive yesterday was delayed and of the building as represented by Ying. Fung Ping-wah (represent- to her mistress.
His Worship found the defen- Star Ferry Launch Northern Star. is now due between 8 and 9 the motor-generator sets, and by lg Yu Hing Co, Ltd.) Leung Ting-
Defendant pleaded guilty and were har and Cheung Kee (share dant guilty and fined her $100, in a.m. today. Balutes will be ex-the extensive repairs that
holders)..
Idefault, two months' hard labour.was fined $15. changed:
effected during the year.
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