HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
TRUSTEES' APPEAL CONVICTION UPHELD
Summons Under Women And Girls' Ordinance
INTERESTING ISSUES
RAISED BY K.C.
An appeal against conviction by the First Folice Magistrate, .. Mr. B. A. D. Forrest, on a summons of having unlawfully per- mitted a building to be used as a brothel, after notics had been served on them of the fact that the obcupier of the premises had been convicted of keeping a brothel, was successfully brought in the Full Court yesterday before the Chief Jus- tice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, and Palms Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, by Mr. M. H. Turner and Mr. H. J. Armstrong, of Messří, Deacons
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Appellants are trustees of the i estate of the late Sir Catchick Paul
Chater... owner of the property.
The summons against them was
the Protection of Women and Girls. Appellants were fined $25 each.
brought under the Ordinance for
The appeal was conducted by Mr. H. G, Sheldon, KC., and Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown So- licitor, acted for respondent. "Insp.: E G. Post.
GENERAL
AGAINST Women's Day
CHAPLAIN'S REPORT
Sailors Home And Mission To Seamen
The following are extracts from the report for 1938 of the Chap- lain (Rev. Cyril Brown) on the Sailors, Home and Mission to deamen:--
It is probable that at no time in the history of Hongkong was accommodation, both for Euro- peans and Chinese, 30 greatly needed as in the year under re- view
The hostilities and alarms of 1938 caused the ships of the China Fleet to spend for `more time than usual in Hongkong waters, and the Ballors' Home and Seamen's Institute in con- sequence was called upon. provide the fullest possible ac-
who wished to sleep ashore.
The total number of seafarers
to
CONTINUED GROWTH commodation for Naval ratings
OF MANUFACTURERS
Celebrated In Hongkong
MME. SUN TAKES KEEN INTEREST
MANY MEETINGS Yesterday throughout the world was the day set aside for women of #3) rices and creeds to mingle with and meet each other. The women lat Hongkong celebrated the occasion with meetings held under the auspices of the Hongkong Chinese Women's Clib, the Hongkong Chinese Women's Soldiers' Røllef Asso- clation, the Hongkong branch of the National Women's Raliof Association, the Y.W.0.A., the Women's New Life Movement Association and the Chinese Women's Temperance Associa tion.
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All girls' school, had a holiday and women workers "in various .were permitted half- these mass
LIFE INSURANCE CO. chant Seamen who were accom-day off, to attend
both Naval ratings. and Merindustries
during meetings in
Theatre.
Speeches were delivered by Madame Sun Yat-sen and Madame Liar. Chung-Kal.”
AT HELENA MAY
holding that the notice had been policy-holders and to beneficiariesVice Admiral Sir Percy Noble.rung talked on "The Meaning of
totalled £3,073,623, of watch £2,142,491 was paid to amount
of
The Directors of the Manufac-modated in the building turers Life Insurance Company re- the year, reached the astonish- Prince's Theatre, St. Mary's Hall
the Lee port increases in business in force, ing total of 39,330, which of and Aberdeen. Income and assets at the fifty-course is easily a record, 'second annual meeting...
THE BUILDING Although the disturbed condi-
We are happy to report that tions during the year were refeet-nune but minor repairs had to The grounds for the appeal, saided by the fact that the new busd be undertaken in
1938. Under Mr. Sheldon, were (1) that there ness, including deferred annuities, the able direction of Mr. Watt. An International meeting was was no evidence for conviction; of £11,837,823, was 4 per cent.
systematic painting has heen
held in the Helena May Institute (2) that the Magistrate was wrong less than that of the previous year, carried out by our own staff and yesterday at 5.30 o'clock. Approx. in holding that the appellants had the business in force increased by the general cleanliness and good mately three hundred women at- not proved they had no means of
£3,365,173, ¡to £117,721,733, Total
appearance of various rooms well tended knowing the premises were being income was £7,132,138, an increase
maintained.
Mrs. N. L. Smith occupied the used a brothel, and (3) that the of £524,853, over the correspond-
Both His Excellency the Com-chair at the meeting and spoke Magistrate was wrong in law in ing figure for 1937. Payments to
"Definition mander-in-Chief, China Station,brley on the
Women's Day." Dr. Irene Ho properly served on the appellants,
K.C.D., ¢7.0;) and Commodore "The case," said counsel, "may be of some importance to land living policy-holders and £931133 found time to visit the Tristitute
E B. C. Dicken, obe, dac. have Women's Day." the history of this celebration which commenced in lords, but it is certainly of great to beneficiaries under death claims.and have expressed approval
1909 and was first held in China personal importance to the trus-
The assets increased by £2,554,
14 1024 The growth of the tees.
These premises are part of 615 during the year and amount
Chinese" woman's Independence the estate of the late Sir Paul to £34,391,383. The gross rate of
was brought out in her speech. Chater and are administered by Interest earned was 4.58 per cent.
Church Ser and she showed quite clearly what After making provision for all Vices have largely depended upon the women of China have the appellants, as trustees.
"Though the conviction of these Habilites, including policy and the amount of
home shipping and are doing for their country. gentlemen may have done no great annuity reserves of £29,019,043, in port on Sundays and that is
MADAME SUN harm in Hongkong where they are an amount of £1,72,374 was added seldom large; nevertheless on al-
every the contingency reserve and most - well known-there being so far tu
Sunday evening only some-broad jokes in the local surplus, bringing the contingency throughout the year a small group for corporate press one does not know how far reserve to £493.151 and the sur-or Reamen
worship in St. Peter's Chapel. the ripples may go and they are plus to £870,825,
SOCIAL deeply, concerned with their con-
During the winter months it viction of this offence," said 18 situated at Shell House. Hong-
kong, under the Manageship of was not found possible to hold Mr. E. J. R. Mitchell, with more than few indoor social branches in Canton and Macao. events owing to the use of the King George V Hali as 2 dor- mitory, but in the hot weather "Dayspring" took out
fre- quent parties of seamen to en.
counsel.
:
WRONG IN LAW Dealing with the ground "that the Magistrate was wrong in law
in holding the notice had been
properly served on the appellants, Mr. Sheldon said the position was
The Head Office for Scuth China
our work.
CHURCH SERVICE Attendances at
met
PRISON TERM AND the
BANISHMENT joy bathing picnics,
done
The guest of honour, and a surprise for the guests attending this meeting, was Madame "Bun Yat-sen, who was keenly interest- ed in the woman's point of view which was put forth at this meeting.
An American, Mrs. Thompson. went into the fundamentals of "Women's Contribution to "Moral Rearmament." After denning moral rearmament, the speaker touched on each country and particularly those which are now
women
that ever since the trustees took Pleading guilty to charges of These excursions in the launch in difficulties, such as China and over the premises from the Dov-theft of an electric transformer, are always popular and provide Spain, and on how the native ernment, the principal tenant had property of the Neco Neon Light an easy form or healthy recres- been a man called Chue Cheong. Company, and an electric time tion which gives evident delight
shop at No. 20, to seatarera,
**
as the
assist themselves, neighbours and their own lands by learning and practising its meaning.
"Women of the world, to-day- are afraid, but they need not be if they understand and fof- low the rules of moral rearina- ment," Mrs. Thompson pointed oat:
On October 1 last a person named switch from a Cheong Lim was convicted of keep- Lockhart Road, Chan Twoi-yuen,
"THE DAYSPRING" ing a brothel in the premises, and described as an electrician, was Our launch has now served us on December 1 another person sentenced to four months hard well for twenty years and she is called Li Nui was similarly dealt labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the probably as well-known with."
Central Court yesterday.
famous "Edith” at Rotterdam. After submissions had been Acting on information receive Fears that she might shortly made by Mr. Prentis, the Chief a Chinese detective went a shop have to be replaced were set at
Justice allowed the appeal.
The meeting was closed by the His in Lower Lascar Road and found rest by Mr. T. G. Braydeld who convincing speaker, Mrs. A. N. Lordship said that in view of the the article mentioned in the first made a comprehensive survey of
Overell, who discussed "Opportuni- interesting nature of the issues charge. Later a district watchman her condition,
ties WORK AMONG CHINESE
offered through Women's raised, he would give his reasons arrested the defendant in posses-
Organisationa for Service on all points in writing.
sion of the time: switch. At an
The following is
Hongkong." The ines were ordered to be re-identification parade, Chan was funded. to appellants. The ques-identified by the shop foki to whom Mr. Tsui Mau Chi of The Bible tion of costs would be considered.
CHARTERED
SURVEYORS’
-1
INSTITUTION UNCLAIMED
The 11th annual general meeting
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SEAMEN
in
a report by Society on work among Chinese ALLEGED POSSESSION the transformer was sold,
Chan was also recommended for Seamen:- banishment at the expliation of
During 1938, I have constantly
OF FORGED NOTES his prison term:
gone about in the Harbour with A surprise 'raid which- was car- Rev. Cyril Brown. Chaplain to 'ried out on the second, face of No: the Beamer, to visit the ships" 210 Wing Lok Street, by the Police crews and the passengers. Now on Monday, résulted in the arrest in this time when China has of four ünlemployed men, who were TELEGRAMS such great difaculties and sor- charged with the possession of of the Hongkong and China Branch The following unclaimed tele-rows, the gospel is stilt more forged banknotes before Mr. R. A. of the Chartered Surveyors In-grams are lying at the office of the urgently necessary to cur Chi-D Forrest at the Central Court stitution was held on Tuesday, Great Northern Telegraph Co., ese brethren, because the gospel yesterday, Mar. 7. 1939, when the following Ltd.:--
Thas a message to comfort: men;) In the bed which the four defen "officers were elected for the en- Mrs. Mingshih Kalang, passenger and bring hope and patience and dants occupied, the Polloe found
suing year:-Chairman: Mr. W. A. Yusang c/o Jardine Matheson & salvation.:
cne forged $100 note of the Hong- Cornell, FBL, FRIBA Vice- Co., Chinsurco; 6200, 66, Shanghai Besides my work on the Har-kong and Shanghai Bink, one $50 Chairman: Mr. J. Ring. S1. B.Sc. Street, Mongkok: Liu. Chan Hip, bour, my sphere of labour has note, ten $5 notes; two 25 gulider (Eng.); Members of Committee:|11, Queen's Rd. C., 2nd. Door, Room been on the railway stations, notes and 18′ 5-guilder notes of the Mr. N. L. Sparke, F.S.I.*(Shanghai), 19; 4164; Lau Chun, 81 c/o Luk Hoil and the streets, in schools, and Bank of Java and one 5-plastre note Lt. G. C. Richards, R.E, PASI, Tung Boarding House; and Yung- among merchants, and in of the Bank of India. Mr. M. L De Ville, PA.B.I: Honor- yatyuen: all from Shanghal. 3038; churches. This year I have sold' A remand of three days wus ary Secretary: Mr. J. E. Richard-3428, and Solti Hunal, Matsubara 548 Bibles, 228 New Testaments granted on the application of the son, F.S.I
· Hotel, all from Tientsin,
and 11.200 Gospels.
police.
POP-APPLYING BALLROOM TACTICS ON THE RINK
I WOULDN'T ADVISE YOU TO GO TO THE SKATING BALL
TONIGHT, POP!
WHY NOT
THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 1939.–PAGE 171
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52nd ANNUAL REPORT
Summary
Tel. 28151.
NEW INSURACE
1937
1938 £12,361,614 £11,837,823
(Including Deferred Annuilice).
INSURANCE IN FORCE
(Including Deferred Annuities)
114,356,560
117,721,733
31,836,767 34,391,383
6,607,286 7,132,138
26,994,164 29,019,043
CONTINGENCY RESERVE AND SURPLUS
1,200,602 1,372,975
ASSETS
INCOME
POLICY AND ANNUITY RESERVES
· Payments to living policyholders in 1938 amounted to £2,142,491; beneficiaries in Death Claims £931,32, a total of £3,073,623
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