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SACRIFICES
NECESSARY
IN AVOIDANCE OF WAR
Mr. R.A.D. Forrest's Address To Peace Pledge Union
THE IMPORTANCE OF SACRIFICE in the maidienance of peace was stressed by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest. First Magistrate, Hongkong, in a very interesting and instructive talk to the Hongkong Group of the Peace Pledge Union in the Challenré Book Room yesterday" evening. During the meeting, which was presided over by Mr. J. Russell, re- ports were read by the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer.
In the course of his talk Mr. Forrest said nations, nationalities and ecuntries were abstracts, convenient abstracts. He believed there were four thousand million people in the world, and the time had not yet come when they could be ruled from one centre.
As things were they inevitably A God like that, he remarked, found in the newspapers lines such would in any case be hardly worth as these: "America will do this, or the, worshipping. France 'n diferent thing, or Britain'
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GENERAL
DISPUTE OVER LATE MRS. JOHN
$500 NOTE
Chinese Charged With Larceny
Further evidence was given before Mr. T. 3. Houston at the Central Court yesterday when Wong Shi-lung appeared owa. re- mand on a charge of larceny from the person of the sum of $500 from an Indian waider, full Khan, at Bonham Strand East on January 4.
Mr. M. A. da Sliva appeared for the defence and pleaded not guilty,
Denying the charge, Wong sald that prior to the fall of Canton he
had been working is a soap fac-
tory m that city for five or six : years. He came to Hongkong in
mises.
C. FERGUSON
ས་ཐད་པད་མ་ཉིད་མ་བཤད་པར་
Scholarships In Her Memory
In order to perpetuate the memory of the late Mrs. (Mary Wilson) John C. Ferguson, who died in Pelping on October 6 last year, and to show their appreciation for her achieve- ments, à movement is being launched by Dr. Chang Yuan- chi, Mr. Tang Wen-che. Dr. J. Usang Ly. F.. J. Wang and others to raise a scholarship endowment from all friends and from those who are inter- ested in educational work in China.
Detalls of this plan will 'scon be the hope of operating a factory, aringunced. Meanwhile, contri- ¿ECONOMIC_TROUBLES
but could not and suitable pre-butions may be sent to the Bank another, or Germany threatens to TH there was re-question 'of do this." This was merely an ab-economie troubles. They, who stract and
He was the owner, together with of China, Hongkong; the (Che convenient way of administered the mandatet ter his brothers, of a factory in Can Shanghai, Tientsin, Pelping and kling) National Commercial Bank. putting it. The real thing was ritory, had accepted the mandate on, and the concern was worth Chungking: or the National City that, for example, the party then on trust. In the speaker's opinion, $30,000. Besides being parter of Bank of New York, Shanghai, Rei- in power in America wanted to do
of the nations which the business, he was also part this thing, or that thing, or it may accepted that trust had falled. be the man in control. It was. Nationalism had crept in. They
owner of several houses in Can... ping. Tientsin, and Hongkong..." A loyal companion, whose death When he first arrived here, heas widely mourned, Mrs. Ferguson' after all, the individual who made had in some cases accepted the brought with him just over $500. had ably assisted her husband lo Even in Fascist countries ce mandated countries as a feld for Until the day in question, he had educating Chinese youth, for no Germany it was not true that they exploitation with home capital. It a $500 note and a few ten-cent less than 10 years. Among the
that they should pieces. " thought in step like they, marched I was necessary In step. If Fascist state
On the afternoon of the day of was come to some agréement whereby thoroughly Fascist-If
all people desiring access to raw his arrest he took the $500 note to Dictator sald
materials from mandated regions a Chinese native bank to have if represented the united voice of the people, then can obtain them under just the changed, but as soch he had re- morality in that state would be same conditions as those coun-ceived his change he was detained dead perfection and not a living tres administering the mandates.by police and accused of the theft force. There was not that in- Peace without sacrifice was im animity amongst the people of any possible.
decisions.
what
one state that they were led to be: If they had to give up the ad- lieve from bald "statements. There vantage accruing to Britain from was no way of ascertaining that the privileged exploitation of East the most vocally expressed state-African colonies, ard had to par ment was really the voice of the more to get what they wanted from people as a majority even counting other places, it could be done. heads.
even If it meant accepting # lower standard of living. Most of them ved to a large extent on They must be pre-
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
LUXURIOUS LIVING
comfort and
Referring to recent happenings superflulties. in Europe, the speaker said one pared to cartall them. country, Czechoslovakia, had been persuaded to resign certain terri- tory to preserve peace. rights and wrongs of the thing he not going to talk at the moment but he would discuss just what that meant to the Czechs.
WAS
After cross-examination, hearing was adjourned till this afternoon.
TWO PIRACIES
IN ONE DAY
During the past 24 hours two piracies, one within Bri- tish walers, were reported to the police.
educational and' cultural Institu-
tions to which Dr. Ferguson has contributed Invaluable service, the most outstanding are the Univer- sity of Nanking and Nanyang Col- lege, now the Chine-tung Univer-
y.
The late Mrs. Ferguson is highly. praised by the Chinese people for ber benevolent nature and phlian- thropic work.
ENTERTAINMENT –
WHERE TO GO
To readers in search of enter- tainment, we tabulate the dates
In one incident a junk fokland times of these coming events; Cheng Kwan-shing, was shot in the shoulder and, as a result, was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital, where he is now undergoing treat-
ment.
Thursday, January 19, 9.30 p.m. in the Rese Room of the Penin- sula Hotel Miss Barbara Gilmar. suprana at her South China debut will entertain with a programme of British National and European songs and excerpts from opera. operatta, and recent films. Mr. Arthur Lay. piano, will be the ac- companists.
Of the The amount of
luxuries to which even people in ordinary walks of life were used to in England was unknown to
The first piracy occurred, in their opposite numbers in France, British waters off Pakshektau at Scandinavia and other parts. In
7 a.m. on Tuesday. Three pirates, Scandinavia millionaires were per-armed with revolvers, were Mr. Ettore Pellegatti, cello, and Mr. haps few and far between, but volfed When they approached poverty, was no worse. They could their victims, who were in a large learn to Eve less luxuriously.
The speaker concluded by urging all those who had not considered this point before to consider it. He knew it entailed sacrifice, but It could be done. The res-8160.
Saturday, January 21, 8.45 p.m. in the University Great Hall, the Hongkong University Arts Associa- ton will present G. B. Shaw's "You Never Can Tell".
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When Lerritory was handed over to another state there was disorganisation. For instance. a railway line which had been built would have to be rebuilt,
sized junk en route from Swatow a depot may have to he shifted,
to Hongkong. they ared several similarly a central post office.
shots, one of which struck Cheng In other words the revenue
They boarded the funk from from that portion released to
which they stole cargo valued at Germany would no longer be
Before departing in their
Thursday. February 2, 5.10 p.m. The funeral took place yester- available to the Czech people. ponsibility for war was in the own craft, they tied their victims at the King's Theatre. The day at the Colonial. Cemetery of This was by way of illustration. Jast resource the responsibi-with wire.
George Goncharoff School of Mr. Charles Christian, late Chief British people, too, had the same ity of the individual. To say
The other piracy, which occurred Dance will present "The" Sleeping Engineer of the ss, Deslock. The problem facing them, a problem in 2 country WILS to blame was in Chinese waters off Chekwan, Beauty Ballet."
Rev. Cyril Brown officiated at thei which the question of sacrifice in- meaningless when one analgsed had a sequel in British 'territory. On February 1. 2. 3 and 4-at graveside. truded itself. It was easy to see the words. It pence was to be After seizing a junk owned by the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, 22 that in the "case of certain terri-preserved the individual had to be Kwok Chan, the pirater abandoned; Pennessy Road.
local amateur tories they had no excuse for hold-prepared to make sacrifices. ing on to them any longer. In
their own vessel and, forcing the photographers will participate in the case of territories occupied the sneaker for his address, rome Chekwan temple. in British terri- prizes. by African negroes which they discussion of the subject followed. tory, made off with a compartive- had seized without any pretence at legal right, it was true that from certain angles these had benefited, as for instance, in the eradication in certain districts of cannibalism.
MANDATED TERRITORIES In toe case of mandated terri-
After Mr. Russell had thanked crew of their prize to land at the Photographie Exhibition for
ARMS
ly new craft.
GIVE ME A SAILOR
EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED
The late Mr. Christian disap- peared, from the ship at 3 am. on Wednesday last, and was found on Tuesday drowned near the Kowloon Docks.
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'Among those present at the fuperal were Messrs. R. Johnnes- sen (representing Wallem and Co..! agents for the s.s. Deslock.), W. C. In a report to the Police yester-Forsyth, C. S. Isbister, E. 'A. Dubois, a very good idea of the theme of day. Ms. Reynolds of No. 26, Con- V. Prasalov, J. C. Brown, H. M. Rogers, 3. C. Arnot and Mr. W. E Kirby.
DISCOVERED ON HILLSIDE Six men, believed to be members or a big Kowloon gang, were ar- this most
ested by police yesterday.
The title of this picture conveys
dult Road, said she was walking amusing Paramount croduction now showing at the along Calne Road about 2.45 p.m. Queen's Theatre. It is one of the when some unknown person came most comical pictures of the year. Up from behind and snatched her The story concerns two brothers, handbag containing a powder box. acted by Bob Hope and Jack Whit-a comb and $5 in money. Total Ing. who fall in love with the same value of the loss was placed at $29. Six men appeared in Kowloon girl, the pretty young star, Betty Court yesterday morning. They Grable. were remanded in police custody for three days.
tories, however, these mandates connection with the discovery of had been accepted on the underside near King's Park on Tues- 125 rounds of ammunition "on the standing that when the people
day morning, underneath a rock concerned, had advanced suficient-
by a refugee, Ting Pak-sun. Jy economically and otherwise, they would be released. The task of the mandatory power would be finished. Britain had already released her hold on Iraq and, though the case was somewhat different, on Egypt.
that without so doing they could
GAMBLING IN RESTAURANT
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Poor Martha Raye, as Betty's als- ter, falls madly in love with Jack,
SHIPPING FIRM FINED
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Wreaths were sent by the follow-}
En- Ing:-Captain. Omcers and gineers of sa. Deslock, Chaplain. manager and staff of the Sailors' Home
Institute. and Seamen's Hongkong, Mr. R. Johannessen, M., E. Dubols, Messrs. Wheelock and Co. Ltd. Banchal The Marine
but Jack does not care much for The management of the Java- Engineers' Guild of China and Mr. her because she is not pretty. On China-Japan-Lijn, York Building, and Mrs. O. V. Prasalov,
INDIAN CONSTABLE
THREATENED
But there were ominous signs in
the other, hand, however, she is an was summoned before Mr. R. A. D.
East Africa. The white settlers
excellent cook, which draws her Forrest at the Central Court there had protested very strongly
A party of police raided the Kam, closer to Jack.
yesterday for falling to submit against the handing back of Long Restaurant. on Tuesday and All through the picture.one complete list containing the namės Tanganyika to Germany, After arrested 13 persons who were gam-simply cannot refrain from laugh-jof non-Chinese passengers who discussing, the possible conceptions bling, there.
ing. It is one continued laugh, arrived on board the s. a. Tjibadak Ne Yee. 16. unemployed, and and from beginning to end one on December 29, and was fined of the pros and cons of this hand- ing-over, Mr. Forrest submitted Leung, Yip, 25, married woman, has to hold one's alde. Nothing $10.
Sentences totalling six weeks' were accused of keeping the place could have helped our digestion Detective-Bergeant F. W. Fowlie, Imprisonment, or $50 fine, were use better faith in the handling is a gambling, house, while the re-more. Everybody who saw this ex- of the Police Registration of Per-imposed on Leung Yuk-shing, 23,
flim maining persons were said to have cellent
left. the of territory.
Queen's sons Department, said that the à baker, when he appeared before Touching on the causes of war, partle!pated in the zame.
Theatre with faces wreathed in list sent by the firm to the police Mr. R. Edwards at the Central the speaker quoted as one a futile When the charges were brought | smiles.
omitted the name of a passenger Court yesterday charged with un- sense of and wish for power. For against them before Mr. R. EX- Those who missed the picture of Iranian nationality. The lawful possession of a knife and stance there was the implous wards at the Central Court yester- are advised to go and see it at omission was apparently due to threatening an Indian constable prayer to "God, who made us day, they were absent and had once. You will not be sorry-the fact that the paasengan with intent to provoke a breach mighty to make us mightier yet." their balls estreated.
Pearl Chen.
of the peace.
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