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EDITORIAL
PATRIOTIĆ SALE | DEATH OF BRO.
MOVEMENT
Work Of Fruit Pedlars
In Hong Kong the Chinese are staging a patriotic sale re- Bef movement. This movement was first sponsored by about 60 fruit pedlars at Shamshulpo, but within опе month the movement has spread all over the Colony with donation -amounting to over one million
dollars, states the Ta Kung Pao · in an editorial ri
MARCIAN
Former Director Of
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBERE 3, 1938.
African Girls Becoming Too Independent
St. Joseph's College LITTLE EVIDENCE OF MARRIAGE COERCOIN
Ker, Brother Marchin-James, Director of St. Joseph's College from January 1921 to February 1922, passed away at the French Hospital at 6.25 pm. yesterday.
Problems arising from forced marriages of girls in tropical Africa are dealt with "In cor- respondence between the form- er Secretary for the Colonies. Mr. W. Ormsby-Gore, now Lord Harlech, and officers adminis- tering African dependencies. which is published in a White' Paper,
to the fact that instances were not always brought to light, it was difficult to es- #timate the extent of the prac
tice.
"A girl may be betrothed, when, quite young to a man much older than herself. and when of mar- riageable age feel nothing but dis- like for her intended husband," he
Deceased was born at Queen's County, Ireland, on August 30, '1868, and was first employed as an Assistant master at the La Balle The Secretary of State, in a let-stated. Training College, Waterford. Heter sent to relevant administra- NOTICE is hereby given that The Ta Kung Pao is assisting the came to the East in 1903 and held tions.
But because all the forces of asked whether" cases the Court has by virtue of the Hong Kong pedlars on September with great distinction responsible coercion were frequent, whether elders, the men of the village and of patriarchal society, the village provisions of Section 58 of Or 5 and and 6 as it has three reaschspositions in Colombo and Penan; women were free to bring such her family were against her, he dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an for justifying the cause:
before he arrived in Hong Kong." cases to the notice of District Om-added. she usually withdrew her. order limiting the time for credi (1) The power of mass move- The year of Brother Marcian's cers, and, what action was taken. refusal.
ment is essential in the building | Directorship of St. Joseph's College tors and others to send in their up of the Chinese nation and the was marked by great successes, and ern Rhodesia, Mr. Charles Dundas, toms that were usually at fault, he The Deputy Governor of North It was the native marriage cus- claims against the above "estate repulsing of Japanese aggression, by his great kindness he exuly won replied to this inquiry: "I am stated. Were legislation introduc- to 23rd September, 1938,
and substantially constitutes the esteem and respect of all his quite satisfied that the presented the woman might have to suffer decisive factor of the war All Creditors and others are ac
and pupils and the old boys of the practice is sufficient to prevent social ostracism. therefore has to be supported (College. " cordingly hereby required to send whole-heartealy.
He was taken seriously at In fact he continued, "some real coercion are infrequent in Other replies show that cases of their claims to the undersigned] (3) Although mass power is Ipoh in July but rallied, and it was anxiety is felt because girls are Sierra Leone, Uganda, the Gold
cambersome, yet the leaders behind thought that a sea trip would do becoming too independent and are Coast and Kenya. it are the dynamo. Hence great hom him good. But contrary to extending to out the influence age should be paid to the sponsors pectation, his condition on reach which parents may rightly exercise The Governor of Nyassaland. Sir In the law-abiding manner that it ing Hong Kong was so serious that over them."
he was taken at once to the French: is being conducted.
on or before thất date.
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Hospital, and the doctors held out little hope for his recovery.
(3) The present war k not only for China's Independence but also for World Peace. This has been The funeral will pass the monu fully admitted by many countries [ment at 5.30 pm: today. the world over. We hope that this II
kind of mass-consciola movement.
ir China's favour will spread to
every corner of the earth in order
to comfort and stimulate the vigour of the Chinese fighting forces.
CHINESE SHELL TRANSPORTS
Kingtehchen, Sept. 2. Again effectively harassing Ja- panese vessels steaming up and down the Yangtse River, Chinese batteries at Hsiangshan, on the south bank. scored hits on nine transports on Monday. The extent of damage cannot be ascertained, -Central News).
EVEN MR. MITSUI must know that China has a population
COLONIAL DISPLAYS
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Popular. Appreciation At The Empire Exhibition
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Large sections of the 8,000,000
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suggestion for securing lasting country and he should also know international peace-division
the of that
toured the Exhibition to date have events of the past the world into three blocs, Ameri-thirteen months have clearly
called at the Colonial Pavilion, can, Asiatic and European-was shown that as soldiers the Chinese and must have carried away with put forward by Mr. Mitsui, one of are, to say the least, as sturdy and them good impressions of the the Japanese representatives at courageous as the Japanese. the Fifth America-Japan Students' Competent foreign observers Conference
in Tokyo recently, have expressed the highest ad when present-day world problems
HIGHEST their solutions were being discussed.
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serious abuses.
Harold Kittermaster, pointed out In the event of force being em-that the native girl in his territory ployed, it was pointed out, the girls as independent and as little sub- would not hesitate to appeal to ective to discipline as the young the Native Authority or if neces-
Englishwoman of today. sary, to the District Officer.
COERCION IN GAMBIA
The Governor af Gambia, Sir Wilfred Southorn, (former Co- nial Secretary at Hong Kong). wrote that it could not be denied that cases of coercion did occur in Gambla, but owing"
PERSECUTION OF JEWS ATTACKED BY METHODIST
"Nero A Gentleman By Comparison"
The Rev. W. Lansdell War- die, of Hartley Theological College, Manchester, after his induction recently as
prezi- dent, at the opening of the annual conference of the Methodist Church at Hull, made
solemn protest" against the persecution of the Jews.
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"Cases of response to parental pressure," he said, "are probably less frequent in Nyasaland than:" they are in England."
Lord Hewart
And Price
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Of Life
"Mental Gymnastics" Needed By Jury
The view that "mental agility, and gymnastics" are required by a jury to assess damages for lows of expectation of life was expressed by the Lord Chief Justice. Lord Hewart, directing a jury in the King's Bench Division recently.
Lord Hewart said, that before |1934 the law gave a right to depen- - dents of a person killed in an ́ac- cident to sue the negligent party for damages which would repré- sent the pecuniary loss thấy suf- fered from the death of that per-"
that.
He said: "I know that in the son past history of our cwn country That Act still existed. but upon there have been discreditable it had been superimposed another happenings of this kind, but when law, the Law Reform (Miscel- advantage I read of the brutal treatment of aneous Provisions) Act, 1934.
the Jews in Europe today my
MEANING OF ACT blood boils. The penistent and
Lord Hewart explained devilish tortures inflicted on the Jews today are such that beside stripping the Sc of its legal their instigators even Nero might technicality. It meant thaf, al- Itnough a man was dead, there pass for a gentleman.”
nevertheless remained, not indeed. for his own benefit which was not possible-but for the benefit of his estate, all causes of action vested, in him
com-
Applying that to the cause of an accident the position seem- - ed to be that, at the moment preceding his death, the un- fortunate man was of some particular position in life, with some particular outlook and some expectation—or lack of expectation---of life,
miration for the
Every Colony is represented b a display of its chief product, or Any objections to the proposed
fighting qualifies
of change of name must be sent lo
the Chinese products, attractively arranged on Mr. Mitsui ciaims to have dis-i
troops and
stands or in glass cases to the the Registrar of Shipping, Hong covered that the world is divided fact is beyond the question that them off to the best Kong, within seven days from inte blocs having similar racial given similar training and equip. Visitors to the Colonial the appearance of this advertise-traits, characteristics, geographical ment, they are in every way thenger in the spacious
ball to admire locations prid interests. Since this equal of Japan's forces. ment.
he contends, the world I, then, individuqally one man splendour of the big scenic dia Dated at Hong Kong, this 1st should be divided according to the is as good as another, leadership Clay which symbolises the day of September, 1938.“
Aimilarities which exist between of Asia should go to the nation mercial relationship of the Cole the peoples and nations,
with the most men, and Mr nies to the United Kingdom. For instance, the United States Mitsul should have told the con- They note the wonderful
PROFIT BEFORE TRUTH would assume the Initiative and ference that China is the nation
combination of scenic "back-
Discussing the "evil of a leadership of the American bloc, naturally fitted to take the lead of
ground. skilful cut outs and
Press dominated solely by while Japan would take a similar the Asiatic blue,
models with its sirring ap-
the desire for profit," Mr. position in Asta.
peal to the imagination, Mr. Mitsui knows perfectly well,
Wardle said: "I would gladly Europe presents difficult that the only claim to leadership
a
They see the suggestion of
recognise that there is much problem because of the many which his country can put forward mountains, forests, pastures and
to be proud of in British ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, countries with their divided in-is based upon brute force. He mines of distant lands, with ship
Journalism even today. There terests. but Mr. Mitsui is hopeful knows that" socio-economic condi-riding the intervening seas bring
are honourable papers and that his scheme would
materials prove tions in his country are such that ing to Britain the raw
splendid journalists. feasible
one of the strong only by waging a victorious war on of the Colonial Empire for conver- (Middle School for Chinese Boys) nations assumed the responsibility China can the militarists in Tokyo sion into manufactured goods in
"But I know of no greater hope to retain the support of a the model of the modern work danger to the community than simple minded
and poverty-shop in the left foreground and that type of journalism which for for sale in the equally fine model the sake of profit, exploits the
"If a man were asked, in cold departmental stores to the right: sadistic and the pornographic, and blood, what he would take to and the return freights of manu- for thirty pieces of silver will submit to a violent end," said Lord factured goods of this country. pofson the wells of truth..
Hewart, "he would my that there This exhibit is semi-circular in
was no such am. "Yet I venture to say that shape. and runs for over 60 feet Methodist homes probably spend
"It is not merely that there is MITSUI and his fellow across the hall Immediately more on papers whose sole pur mind recalls from such a problem. no sum large enough, but that the students are well aware that front of it, conforming to the same pose is profit at the expense of In time. Mr. Mitsui thinks, the Japan has achieved and can design, is a chain of glass show truth than on the more reputable It seems that mental agility and various nations would realise the achieve nothing that China is not cases in which the chief products
international work out her own destiny without one form or another. importance of capable of achieving if left to of all the Colonies are shown in
economics and obstruction and interference, from
Comments of visitors as they finance
and without.
have examined both the scenic an agreement It follows therefore that China and commercial effects have been satisfactory to all could be reach- and not Japan should take the decidedly complimentary, and ed.
leadership of the similar appreciation has been ex- Asiatic bloc if an pressed of Colonial goods seen in
for other parts of the hall. arrangement
world dividing the
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conferences would be held to He knows that the Chinese are ley on September 5th.
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.
Picture taken in Canton during gymnastics are required by a jury to assess that sum, but the ques- tion has to be faced."
POLICE CHIEF ROBBED OF
£3,000 GEMS
Mitsul, no doubt, would say that adopted but it so happens that from the Colonial point of view Bathing House Raid
Japan's army and navy are the China has no euch'ambition, strongest among all the nations She merely wants and intends to east of Suez-tut what of It? have the right to manage her own Is the amount of national ex-people and their affairs in her own penditure on "defence" to be the way, conceding, the" right of other standard deciding claims to lead Asiatle nations to conduct their the Asiatic bloc? The fact that a domestic affairs as best suits gangster spend two-thirds of his them
income "on pistols and ammunition; China wants to be allowed to
and should assist all the Colonies in their future trade.
PUPPETS LACK UNITY
Hankow, Sept. 1. News from Shanghai states thit
Jewels" worth £3,000 weze stolen recently from a bathing house at Southampton, Long Island, occupied by His. War ner, wife of Major John War- ner, Supperintendent of the New York State Police.
In this case there was a young ì man
twenty- approaching his second birthday. He was an all- round sportsman, with every pros- pect of a long life, That prospect had been put to an end, and the loss had to be assessed in terras. ör "pounds sterling.
£2,000 DAMAGES The Jury awarded £2,000 to Mr. Frederick Walton, of Benhouseroad, against Marypont, Cumberland, Mr. John Averall, Jacob, öf Alderman's-hill, Palmers Green, N. That sum, they held, represented the loss the estate of the plaintiff's son, Frederick Jordan Walton, 21,
life,
on
Major Wamer's. personal police had suffered because of the shor does not necessarily make him the carry on the good work which was difficulty is being experienced in badge and wallet containing paper ening of the expectation of his desirable person
to assume ad-started with the Revolution--to uniting the North and South pup dollars to the value of £20 were ministrative kadership of his fel-give her citizens the rights and pet Governments Liang Hung- also stolen.
He died following a collision Stags Hill, Enfield, in September, low citizens..
privileges of a free and inde- |chi is steadily getting more" and Japan's claim to the right of pendent people, to establish her more dialked by the Japanese.
While Mrs. Warner and a woman 1937, between his bicycle and Mr. leadership In Asia is based purely position as an equal among the Due to Internal friction, the guest were bathing, a stranger was Jacob's motor-car .upon her military and naval nations of the world and to unification of the North and South Been lurking in the vicinity.
A stay of execution was granted strength. Admittedly it is a strong co-operate with those who seek to puppet governments, contemplated Mrs. Warner's father is Mr. Al on condition" that the £2,000 was argument but it is not completely establish friendly international re- by General Dothara, is being found Smithi, former Governor of New paid into court, and notice of "ap- convincing.
itations.
hard to realise -Ura Kung Pao), York
peal centered,