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ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
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The Middle School" re-opens Jan. 2nd. Entrance Examina. tton оп Saturday, December -30th, at 9 a.m. For Prospectus, apply to Fung Man Sui, Esq.. or Chan Pak Luk, Esq., Messrs. Harry Wicking. Prince's Build- ing, (Tel. 30241) or to
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ST. STEPHEN'S
PREPARATORY SCHOOL,
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The Preparatory School, for boarders (boys) and day-pupils (boys and girls) re-opens Jan. 2nd. A Kindergarten Class for Chinese day pupils, boys and "girls, will be opened on January 2nd at 9 a.. For particulars. apply
St. Stephen's College, STANLEY.
ADOLF'S NEPHEW WILLY
MEYRICK
ENGAGEMENT
ARNHOLD -The engagement is announced bet- ween Timothy Capel Meyrick, youngest son of Vice Admiral Sir Sidney Meyrick, K.C.B. and Lady Meyrick of Admiralty House, Bermuda, and Suzette Arnhold, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Arnhold of 195 Route Cardinal Mercier, Shanghai,
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Dr. and Mrs, Sun Fo wish to an- nounce the wedding of their eldest
son, Tse-ping, to Miss S. L. Jay of Honolulu in California, USA, on Christmas Day 1039. Outport newspapers please copy.
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 1, 1940
TUBERCULOSIS
THE
HE ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN just launched by the Medical Department happily coincides with the advent of the New Year. The death-rate from the disease
EDITORIAL
Hello & Goodbye
(BY A. W. HYER)
So today is the first in the Leap Year of 1940! But maybe the least said about it the better!
* Shipping companies, particularly those whose commer- cial transports ply the Pacific Ocean and ports are anti- cipating bigger and better business in the 366 days to come which means good business and news to Hongkong depend- ing on shipping for a great majority of revenue..
THE TALE OF A SHANGHAI SCOTTIE
MISTER CINDERS
In
For all dog lovers' is the book Mistér Cinders, the tale of # Shanghai Scottle, written most charming manner by Jariet Momber, daughter of Mr. A. C. Momber, a prominent businessman in Shanghai.
The Junk Cheng Ho reached Manila on Saturday making a fast and safe crossing in four days which is Indeed some going!
Imperial Airways' plane, due on Sunday, will not be arriving in the Colony until Wednesday afternoon. Pan American Airways',Philippine. Clipper will not arrive in Hongkong before Saturday from San Fran- etsco.
And Air France is keeping to the regular Wednesday arriv 1 schedule according to week-end reports.
Imperial Airways
Captain J. Davies, in the R.M.A. Denebola, was off fur Bangkok on
Sunday at 7 a.m. **
Delightfully illustrated by the authoress, the book reveals the
"Mr. E. F. Sansom, executive of story of Mister Cinders, a Scotch terrier, who lived a happy life in the Burma Oil Co., was continuing the Northern city until the out-his tourney to Rangoon. break of the Sino-Japanese con- Lient, Commander II. G. St. Bury, fict when the dog was taken by RN. held a ticket to London and ship to England. Following the Mr. R. R. Khatri for Calcutta, quarantine period at home, MIS-Pan American Airways ter Cinders rejoined Miss Momber,
MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1940.
Appeal On Behalf Of H.K. CORRESPONDENCE Working Artists' Guild
Sir,-
To the Editor of the Hongkong Daily Fross.
The Hongkong Working Artists Guild finds itself in argent need of funds at the moment when the work of over four years is bearing good fruit." I am making this, our first pablle ap- peal for financial aid, at the suggestion of Sir Robert Kotewall,
Two-and-a-half years ago. Sir Andrew Caldecott, who had taken great interest in the Guild as a centre of fellowship be tween artists, and especially of reciprocity between Eastern and Western Art, expressed the hope in his farewell address to the Colony that the Guild should not be allowed to die for want of support,
At that time the lean hot manths were ahead, when there would be few to use the "co-operative studio, then in its second year; and a veritable exodus of workers and supporters was tak- ing place.
Peace Preservation.
Corps
[To the Editar, H.K. Dally Press] Sir-The Chairman of the above corps seems in earnest to defend the action of its members against Mr. Hadsome's letter and at the same time to make known their merits to the public, but I think. it would be more benefical it hẹ after reading Mr. Hladsome'a letter makes althrough investiga- tion before rushes to print. He boldly assets that the subscrip- tions were made. voluntarily and" the service of the members is ren- dered gratuitously: but as Chair- man of the corps he should know all the ins and outs of every dla trict under his control.. I
the Kowloon City re-
Sir Robert nobly sponsored con-¡destroyed all such schemes, and tributions from a group of twenty. threatened to extinguish our work. one of several of whom were members of However though with many anxie- sidents who received a letter Or the Legislative Council, to enable ties we still live, and our objectives ' circular of demand from the us to make good. But for this and opportunities are multiplying. corps.
timely aid we should certainty We only need some backing, to The gist and literal translation have perished, as the Sino-Japan- continue. Accordingly the Guild is of the circular is as follows 'It esc war broke out almost imme-opening two funds, for which we has been deünitely decided that diately afterwards, and revolution- cunndently expect support:--
all residents belong to Kowloon ised the prospects and character of (1) A Donation Fund, such as city irrespective of ground floor the Gulld
Sir Robert sponsored before, which upper floors, every fat every does not commit the donor to any month remit and subsidize the dis- trict. department 50 cents. From repetition of the gift:
the 20th inst. members of the force will be sen; to each house for collection. receipt will be given back immediately 6 months as limit.
Whereas originny we had ar- ranged exhibitions to make known to the public, and to market, the (2) A Subscription Fund of small work of individual artists, our ex- sums. from two dollars upwards. hibitions took on the character of preferably to be paid quarterly o charities, being largely or in part half-yearly in advance. in aid of Red Cross or other help! A start with the New, Year for for war victims, or to assist artists these.. subscriptions would be very who were driven here in numbers; erheartening. from all over China by the war.
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Signed: District Chief. Ho Wing Ching District Deputy, Tal Yeuk Lau, Lau Wing Fook.
in the Colony is appalling, East as there is mention of Shang-the manager of National Anfline, charged on sales effected through activities, and for the use of which stop to this forced and illegal
and there is no cause which we would back with greater enthusiasm than that of making 1940 truly a year of battle against
unremitting the plague.
fundamental truths concern-
1 the
Written with thorough under- Captain J. Nixon, in the Call-
GUARANTEE OF RENT standing of a dog's mind, the story formla Clipper, was away for calls We raised thus many hundreds
Such support would form
I wonder what authority have contains many amusing adventures in Manila and San Francisco. The of dollars. so that had we been guarantee of the rent and running these people to tax us. for the reader and are especially many passengers for the Philippine working for ourselves even with
expenses of .our co-operative I hope Government will inves- modest ten delightful to people. In the Farport included Mr. Charles M. Gee, the
cent studio, which is the heart of our tigate into this matter and put a
& Chemical Co. in Hongkong.
Guild
contributions we regulate our charges according contribution. hal and Hongkong.
Mrs. Anne Archbold, who finally, from those
studio, Well-produced. Mister Cinders is
to the means of those who make. To the Chairman I would advise & Walsh caught a Clipper, is a big share- we could have kept going and been use of it for work or teaching. The him to find out the true impression published by Kelly
at their holder in the funk Cheng Ho and enabled to extend our scope, in-expenses cannot always be met out
to embark for the Spice stead of which we had to draw on or members' subscriptions. establishment In Chater Road, plans
Island tour of the Botanical Ex-our central fund month by month Hongkong. at $2.50 per copy.
plorations. .Inc., leaving Manila for defcit in working expenses. about the end of January.
Limited, and is on sale
even
Council a proposal to hire a few extra coulies for better washing of the streets.
THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY in the Colony are,
Another local resident for Manila
zetto.
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and using
the
of the public about his members and their behaviours off and ori duty, and have closer contact with the district chlefs other- wise how ridiculous it would look that they are acting without his knowledge.
A CHINESE
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[To the Editor, H.K. Daily Press) Dear Sir, I will be grateful if through your columns I could thank all donors of gifts to the Christmas Tree. Individual gifts ledged separately where we have
The Guild is somewhat loosely organised. We have a banking ac- BEFORE GOING, on to the
REFUGEE STUDENTS count, with Mr. Cyril Champkin particulars of the situation in that only a few months ago
Through the whole of 1933 we as Treasurer, and Mr. E.. A. Ce Hongkong it is, however, the Hon. Director of Medical for the New Year was Mr. F. Bar- gave studio hospitality to many mernic as Hon. Secretary. Sub- essential to re-state certain Services was unable to secure
refugee artists and even schools, scriptions should be sent to the Mr. and Mrs. W. Reith were and the usual work of visiting and latter at 15 Block A, Kennedy seconder when he ing tuberculosis. These are. placed
bound for San Francisco and holi-resident artists meeting and work Road. before the Urban
Cheques should be made 900 briefly, that the disease takes
days. They recently arrived from the together, sharing models and out to "The Hongkong Working XMAS TREE GIFTS India where they are with the so on continued to grow somewhat Artists Guild.” Contributions, will root, spreads, and does the
Babrien Oll Co.
Atfully. In the autumn we formed be acknowledged in the Press. greatest execution where
Mr. Wang San was travelling 'to; the natural collecting centre for the
SMALL EXECUTIYF there is poverty and over-
America.
collection of Representative Cori-|
We have a small executive which crowding (although this does"
Back to their Atesides in Manila temporary Art in China which Jack unanges for the various.needs of not mean that it does not pro- ceed, from these foci, to in. of course, beyond the power travelled Mr. R. Fleischer, repres- Chen-wished to take as a return our work. - shows, special jobs, of
sentative of International Harves- | Goodwill. Exhibition for the Ex- vade more prosperous areas). But the control of the forces ter Co. Mr. Norris Everett, Mr. and hibition of Graphic Art for thes, and so on, Luis Chan, 2
Mrs. J. G. Brimmer and Lieut. and benefit of Chinese "Army Medical It is necessary to repeat this because it has been suggested that batten on this poverty Mrs. C. W. Crockett, U.S.A with Rellef he had brought from Europe
introduction of their daughter. serious palliative measures, American President Line such as the wholesale con- demnation of the kind of One of the American President ordinary times and a death-ing the week-end, bound on north- building that is a pesthole in steamers departed our shores dur trap in the event of fire, em calls and Los Angeles,
regulation strict
simultan San Francisco-bound were Mr. eoutly of living space and of and Mrs. J. F. McKiernan, Jr., re- municipal presentative of the General Milk
Adolf's British-born nephew, who is
in Hongkong, and notably in the columns of a contem-
porary, that, since there 1 little likelihood that William Patrick Hitler (Willy). thing can be done to deal
any I touring the United States and with these root causes it mar making big with a series of lectures be well to concentrate on the on "What the German people are propaganda of general prix. thinking," sent a letter to a friend ciples of sanitation such pro- in London, recently and enclosed paganda 'being capable, pre- the prospectus of his tour.
sumably, of reducing both the incidence of the disease
His agents. Harold R. Peat, or New York, say in their announce- ments that wily Hitler "presenta the startling story of the real Ger- many hidden by Nazi fctions."
Willy is the son of Adolf's half- brother Alois, a Berlin restaurant keeper. His mother is Irish.
and the death rate from it. We wish to go on record as Opposing this attitude. We are convinced that without beginning at fundamentals very little can be done.
of Government to overcome.
and the
effective rents, sanitation
Co., on transfer to South American soul,
Dr. Chien Shu Fan, the well-
and U.S.A
means showed the normal develop-
Vice-President
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undertakes every tning requiring knowledge of Untneša and Chinese artista. myself am, styled President. all management 13 unpaid all
money have been acknow-
known the donors. Gifts in kind and anonymous gifts of money,
acknowledged most are hereby
Ax gratefully.
In the Interior he could only collect war work which, though
This year the response has been most striking and moving. by the Guilt. A few items regard have been able to help through tnopies go direct to the work of more generous than ever and we ment of recent Art in the Orienting our activities will fully sub- the various societies many poor stantiate our claim to be a use- We were able to gather paintings: ut factor in keeping Hongkong greatly appreciated the kindness,
and needy people who have very from a number of artista represen–› tative of all China.
war
isolation and i treatment of T.B. cases along! the lines suggested in the accompanied by their young son, Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Meyer,
Hospitals Report-all these were also en route to San Francis-, are definitely within its co. The American Consul in the sphere and its obligation. It North may find a new berth await
Miss A. Viola Smith. U.S. Trade | is true that these things costing him in Washington D.C. more than posters, and that
Commissioner in Shanghai, was to talk of expenditures on
another passenger. READERS OF THE "DAILY social services at a time when He was educated in England, and PRESS" will have noticed on hospital fees are being raised co's representatives, Mr. L. J. One of Mackinnon. Mackenzie & went to live in Germany shortly an inside page of our yester and the shadow of income tax Davies was off to Shanghai, after Hiter came to power in 1983, day's issue a slogan, address- hangs menacingly on the He and his mother went to the ed presumably to them, warn- horizon will worry some peo-known attorney, formerly of Can- where we hold valuable modern ing against spitting on the ple, but if tuberculosis is to ton, is en route to America and floor. Since our readers are be fought it is clear that Washington for business conferen- not likely to be addicted to many things must be done ces. this habit, it is obvious that that only money can do.
And the most nonchalant pas- the sub-editor who inserted
senger aboard was Ensign E. E. THE "PURE PROPA-Fahnestock. US.N. en route to William Hitler has had stormy this slogan was doing a bit of GANDA" approach to the shanghai. relations with his uncle. At first, abstract thinking. To con subject reminds us of the for political reasons. Adolf Hitler | centrate on slogans and
schoolday ! unorthodox denied that they were blood education alone in a camperiments in
elementary¦ paign against the white
civies which did viclence, for plague is to be guilty of the instance, to the strains of same kind of approach to "Carmen" with doggerel such this most serious of the Co- lony's problems.
United States last February,
'ADOLF RELENTED ·
The announcements of his lecture tour say -
relatives.
published
ex-
Judge Refuses To Give Ruling
for
Art
1939
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Yours sincerely.
J. L WILSON
Dean
take
The Guild is now preparing
on:
it
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on the map as a centre of No public display of his collec-fellowship. During 1938 and
have introduced several tion was possible owing to the fall we
world-famous artists-here, owing of Canton. It has toured Europe,} places where it has received a hitherto unknown in the Far East being shown in Paris and other to expulsion from Europe and good deal of attention and had as-through exhibitors and sales accommodation and attendance, much success as could be expected of their works which have arous publicity." exhibitions, and so when tracked by the menace of ed interest in the more modern, and for this we have had to draw
developments of pictorial Art, We on our slender resources. nave rescued from oblivion, two REFUGE IN AMSTERDAM
We have also experts to help of us future organisation. In October it found refuge in noteworthy Chinese artists Anısterdam, whence it was to be genius recently. dead,, both by respect of relating the Fine Arts has had to be paid on some of selection of their work to Europe have among our members at least transferred to London. Insurance Exhibition here and by sending a to life and the other Arts: we
one Russlan Artist skilled in these pictures and on the studio and U.S., via Mr. Jack Chen,
At the studio we held a second stage. selting and decoration, who- Pictures, and some genuine ancient series of lessons by a well-known is prepared to assist productions
deposited ones,
assistance teacher in Chinese Art for Euro-gratis. An important develop- given. Such expenses can only be pean students.
ment of Guild work is the pro regarded as frozen assets at pre- We cannot at the moment ex-duction of Public Health posters. By and large, we have pect, as we had hoped, to get At the request of the Medical Au- sent,
sum endowment for the foundation of thorities six anti-cholera posters. about a quarter of the originally given to TIN Med ut: International School of Art, a were co-operatively designed, and up by the war in Europe, and in permanent Art Gallery, and one now speak from the walls
and/ consequence of this and the pusi- for current exhibition, which are hoardings of Hongkong to those tion of the use of our studio detail- some of our larger projects. We who cannot read nor ed below we are for the moment are, however, glad to see that it verbal warning. almost at the end of our resources. is proposed to erect a temporary
On our laying the position be-Town Hall, which we hope may set on TB. a task involving even tore Sir Robert Kotewall he in- help to solve some of our trouble
team work; ✅consultation timated after consultation with about exhibitions.
with experts, and collaboration TEACHING · CENTRI Whether a member of the military others of the group, that hej
special It presentment by the WE DO NOT WISH to con-
Meantime we keep pegging away kind of artistic skill required for- forces wearing uniform was cor- himself and other donors were sider the question of tuber-
irectly dressed for appearance in more
satisfied with the at the formation of a teaching watch Chinese knowledge of de-- culosis in Hongkong from the
report of our work, and despite Centre both for the Fine Arts and tall is very important, the dock on a criminal charze was
Commercial splendid isolation of the edi-
FUTURE GLORY OF COLONY toriai
a legal problem put to Judge Stret- the heavy calls upon them at the for Industrial and chair. We advise
we when General Bessions in present time, some were willing to Art. In the summer,
When it is realised that these contribute again to our funds; but expected to be able to open a re-
activities have been kept alive "Hitler relented a little when anyone who wants an honest William went to live in Germany" view of the matter to repair,
The Judge decided that, as many they considered that the Guldisular school towards the end
a brilliant and spreading on a capital sum But Hitler became enraged when as we did, to the teeming the masterpieces of Opera. might not be able to afford a calls for much wider interest and the year, we secured
It is doubtful, however, if the wardrobe fitting for their ap that disfigure the
support than that to be obtained Director of Studies, at the fore- of about 250 sterling for his nephew refused to obey com- slums manda, and at their final interview island, a thing that it is not method is a sound one for pearance, he could not lay down
from any small group of friends. front of the knowledge and prae- two-and-a-half years we may sure- combatting tuberculosis in
tice at Western Art, whom nothly hope that Hongkong will help any rule.
MRS. DUNBAB'S SUGGESTION paced backwards and forwards. difficult to do since they are
more than with a horsehide whip in his hands, seldom
The law of the court was still Ave Hongkong."
It I would make a personal ap-ing but exile would have brought as to do even more for the pre-
sent distresses and future Kiory of: whose teaching of PROPAGANDA by minutes walk of Hongkong's ·
all supreme.
and no peal I might be assured of im- to us, and threatening him.
the Colony on a sum at least four outside the court, mediate response from the group basic drawing by a "method busiest and richest thorough means! It is valuable and im authority
guarantee our security for a long was known in the family as "a fares. In the course of a pro- portant. But only if the more whether civil, military or political, to head the list of contributions.tirely new to the Far East, as times that amount which would man with a big mouth and a little fitable hour spent in alleys so material aspects of the pro- had the right to tell an accused A few months before the war in taught in Paris, is the best pos-
crowded that people live and blem are tackled at the same person how he should conduct Europe began Mrs. L. Dunbar ex-sible foundation for every form time to come. We can all at this
himself before a court.
pressed the belter that many of Art. Pupils taught m the time cut down our luxuries, but as we were reminded tria recent Her son predicts that the Nazi work not only in the holsome time to the full limit of pos-
He said that most soldiers would people in Hongkong would be glad Summer, Scool have astonished. State cannot stand more than nine tenements that line them sibility! We are sure that this not wish to take the King's to contribute two dollars or solby their rapid progress, War has broadcast from suffering Czecho- months of war.
but also, without a roof over is the view of the Medical uniform into the dock unless to a month to enable us to begin a scattered the students and the Slovakia "Art and Education for Alola Hitler was a waiter in their heads, in the congested Department, which is most impress a jury unfairly.
definite school of Art, and backed classes arranged for the winter luxuries but necessities"
civilised community are not Dublin when he first met Willy's streets themselves, the in- competent to deal with such Mr. J. Long, counsel for a man her own suggestion by generously season.
In order to keep our Director
(Signed) IRENE M. "ABHBY mother, a farmer's daughter. Three vestigator might ponder on matters and it is in this in camp at Puckapunyal, said hit subscribing for one year on this
"""]with us with the depleted clientele
MACFADYEN years
after their wedding he the fact that not only has direction that the full force client had been told that once in scales
President, Hongkong Working" The idea did not immediately the Gulid has in faith given free in slum clearance of public opinión the military uniform he could riot wear deserted her at Liverpool, and no serious
divilian clother.
Artists' Guild; arces--studio catch on, and the onset of war use of all our. married bigamously in Germany. scheme been undertaken, but Colony must be mobilized.
"When." William articles at his father's request to correct certain mis-state- ments about his family, Hitler summoned him and his father to his hotel, and in an
· hysterical Interview threatened to kill himself if anything more was published concerning his family affairs,
Willy's mother says that Adolf
hand."
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as:
Toreador,
Don't spit on the floor, Use the cuspidor, That's what it's for Thus we imbibed at once respect for hygiene and a reasonable acquaintance with.
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