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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
"THE LAST CRUSADE":
HISTORY
EARLY PORTUGUESE HISTORY
THEME OF INTERESTING TALK AT MACAO CLUB
(Our Own Correspondent)
MACAO, DEC. 22. — A HIGHLY INTERESTING TALK ON "THE LAST CRUSADE" WAS DELIVERED BY MR. JACH M. BRAGA st the Maono Club last night before a large audience which inclad- ed H. E. the Governor of Macao, Cmdr. Gabriel Mauricio Teixeira, Secretary, Czyt, 3. J. da who was accompanied by his Private Silva e Costa, and the Bishop of Macae, the Most Bar. D. Jose da Costa Nunes, accompanied by his Secretary, the Rev. · Ft. For- nanden
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
GENERAL
CHINA CLIPPER DUE TODAY
Pan American" "Airways" Chinx Clipper, bringing UA. mails, dated San Francisco, Dec. 17, is expected to arrive in Hongkong fróm Mani- Is this afternoon and will leave on her return fight tomorrow morn- ing for San Francisco via Manila. The Honolulu Clipper is schedul ed to arrive on Tuesday next, Dec. 31, and to leave the following | morning.
AT
CENTRAL
GAOL FOR UNEMPLOYED Sentence of four months hard Mr. Braga, who spoke in Por 11542, the opposing forces met, labour was imposed by Mr. H. G. On one Sheldon yesterday wh Tsui Kwai, tuguese, described how the early hundred Portuguese
thousand 38, unemployed, who side, against afteen
Inquiries showed that the de- fendant was a distant uncle of the ward whose parents placed her under the defendant's protection
before their death.
Wak con-
K
Portuguese made history, not
a race of warriors and naviga- tors, but rather in the pursuit of a most holy, noble ideal," the highest that Man has been able to conceive, the search for the
Holy Grail.
The defeat of the Crusaders in Palestine had left an RENTER- sive and victorious Islam in.... un disputed possession of the Holy Land, The scattered, long-suffer- ing knights of the Cross prayed
and waited fng the coming of Frester John, the
securge of
STOWAWAY IN COURT An Indian1. elephant trainer,
took afteen hundred horses and (victed on a charge of the larceny two hundred arquebusters, Turks, of five drums of paint from the Shina Pan, 24, was arrested on ar- somalls, and Arabs, under the R.A.O.C. Depot Store Queen's rival in the Colony and charged
Moslem banner. In Aug. 1642, Road East, on Dec. 22.
before Mr. Momsworth resterday
the gallant Dom Cristovao fell in It was revealed yesterday, when with being a stowaway and enter. prints were ing the Colony without a valid action, but in Feb, 1543, in a de defendant's anger
theproduced, that Tsul had two pre
passport. cisive battle, his men slew Moalem leader, and routed bivious convictions
Det. Sgt. Morrison, who prose Ethiopia was safe for followers.
morean cuted. said that defendant had Christianity once almost hopeless Crtisede had been working in painting works in the barracks, The paints ended in miraculous success,
This was no isolated feature stolen were valued at over $500. of the Portuguese crusading. en-
ASSAULT CHARGE
Esism, while the Moslems drew terprise. gold from Christian trade to
dance the campaign of fire and sword into the heart of Christian
Europe.
on
In Africa, West and
SCRS.
Cochin-China, Ca-
It was said that the defendant arrived in Hongkong on Tuesday from Shanghat on his way back to India. He was sentenced to two weeks' hard" labuir and to be ex-" pelled from the Colony.
and
EVASION OF BUS FARE : Convicted of attempting - to Charged with assaulting Ho Po evade bus fare, Chan Fo-Tiu, Was East in India, Ceylon and Pegue and La Shia with intent to rob, ordered by Mr. Himsworth yester Persia and Arabla, Malaya, Ko Shun, allas Wong Fau-tsalt day to sign a personal bond of 310 28, unemployed, Was remanded matra and Java, in the hundreds. or, islands of the southern
till this morning by Mr. Sheldon Colony. While this was going on, Prince! Annam and Henry of Portugal sat
the thay and Japan, everywhere the yesterday.
great crusade went on. Cape of Sagres, thinking long
Galvao. and carefully of the blow which
Antonio de honour and prestige
ventured into bad suffered, and resolutely madei
Goed, who up his mind to and that Chris- Thibet, a Bento de tian Prester John, of Ethiopia.
tramped across Asla's deserts and who lived "somewhere east of mountains and wastes, Babylon"
a few of many other shining ex- amples.
Christian
SCIENTIFIC MEN
The name of Antonio In the Moluccas, an Andrade, who
are Just
to be expelled from the
DISORDERLY CONDECT Ko was alleged to have, together
Appearing before Mr. Himsworth with Chan Po, and Tsui Chol,
yesterday four junk fokis, Mak assaulted the complainants at
Ming, 31, Mak (Wo-chu, 29, Mak Kennedy Road, near McDonald
Yu-kam, 20, and Yu Ka-tai, 33, Road, on Dec. 22 with intent to charged with disorderly conduct, rob them,
"DEPORTEE IN COURT - Fo breach of B deportation order, Cheung Yue. 24, unemploy
were remanded for 24 hours on bail of $5 each.
Det-Sgt. A. Shaw, prosecuted. POSSESSION OF HEROIN
4*
Mr. Braga ended the lectore ea, who was banished for
Li Him, 38, was charged before It was Prince Henry's plan to
Illustrations, on Dec. 6. was sentenced to nine Mr. Himsworth yesterday with save Christendom that prompted by exhibiting three him to gather together around an attempt in drawing to indicate months hard labour by Mr. Bhel-possession of heroin pills at the formlable obstacles which don yesterday. It was stated Yaumati Railway Station. Defen- him the greatest combination of the
up that it was defendant's third fe- dant was remanded for serdin scientific miér the world had the old Europeans conjured ever belers. Enown to help him in their minds, of spectres and turn, -
map of the to overcome the difficulties odread dangers;
22
days.
Det. Sgt. V.M.
Morrison
pro
the long voyage his ships were to principal places visited by the secated.
Portuguese when they reached undertake.
sketch, "The Prince the Orient; and a
of St. Francis Xavier."
P
Meanwhile his brother Peter wandered through the Me- Vision diterranean, entered the Holy epitomising the great ambition I and
and witnessed the sad of the Portuguese Crusaders desecration of Christ's, tomb, and
Europe.
Tam
money, with
M
NOMINAL - FINE Yeung Shing was charged before HEARING FIXED
Himsworth yesterday with Hearing of the case in which riding a bicycle on the wrong side Chan, 24, unemployed, is of the Road. Pleading guilty to the charged before Mr. Sheldon, with charge the accused was fined $3. Impersonating a police offer and
PRICE OF 'ABSORBTIONI” with demanding
While the "complainant was voyaged
menaces, was fixed for Dec. 31 at absorbed in watching a show at through Venice he obtained a manuscript
2.30 p.m. when defendant came up the Kwong Ming Theatre. Yeung copy of Marco Polo'a tale, a valu-
on remand yesterday,
Yau, 25, Stole his shoes which the able
for a brother present
Tam was alleged to have, on complainant had taken of and Henry. At length he got home.
Dec. 20. at No. 329 Lockhart Road, placed in front of him and had much to tell his brother The District Warden and Mem- ground floor, impersonated as a The thief was AZTEested who went off and pored over the bera of District "A" Upper Levels police officer for an unlawful pur-charged before Mr. Himsworth narrative written by the Venetian. Division, invite all Members of the psc, and with demanding, with yesterday with larceny. Sentence Little by little, the insignificant Corps to the Inaugural Ceremony menaces, the sum of $200 from of six weeks hard labour was in- -caravel, ill-equipped and absurd of their pistrict Society at the Wan San. 27, iron worker. D2- posed
In
A.R.P. ORDERS
(CONTD FROM WEDNESDAY) MEETING
ly fragile, was evolved, and long-Chinese V.M.C.A.. Bridges Street er and longer excursions were on Friday, December 27, 1940, at made to probe the mysteries of 7.30 p.m.. at 7.30 p.m., at which the seag with their "horrible the Director of Air Raid Precau- monsters which swallowed ships, tions will be present. gigantic
Shamshulpo: Meeting of District savages, fabulous animals, and strens who lured and Deputy District Wardens will ships to their docm and who be held on Friday, Dec. 27, 1940, at. 18.00 hours, in the Yee Kuk St., carried souls to hell"
Dispensary.
Lectures: A series of 14 lectures!
and
fendant had pleaded not guilty SEPTUAGENARIAN VICTIMISED
to both charges.
Det.-8gt. V. M. Morrison is pro- secuting and ball at $250 was allowed.
AT KOWLOON
SNATCHER IMPRISONED Miss E. Grace, of No. 74, Kis.
For snatching a parcel of noodles from 2 71-year-old man, Yu So-kai, at Hamilton, Street, Cheung Ying, 22, was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour, to be followed be expulsión by Mr. Hims- worth yesterday.
DEMANDING. MONEY
Hearing was fixed for Dec. 31 at
SACKED TRUST [-- The intrusion of Columbus on First Aid will be given to proved a great blow to the Lux Wardens of District "C" Sham-Tsin Wai Road, appeared as com- 11.30 am. by Mr. Himsworth yes- tatian scheme but the Spaniard's shuipo Division, on Wednesday at plainant before Mr. E. Emsworth terday in the case, in which three temptation did not deter 19.00 hours by Dr. H K Pang. Yesterday in the case in which Lo Chinese, Wan Ki-chan, 23, To Portuguese from the sacred trust M.B., B.SC. commencing Wednes- So, 18, was charged with match-Pa-sang, and Leung Hot-wal, 32, were charged with demanding 310 they bad imposed upon them day. Dec. 25, 1940, at District ing. selves. At last there came a day when Vasco da Gama returned; from India, and said: "We sought Christians and sploes," Christianis, first-pices next.
Meanwhile Portuguese
Headquarters.
INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES Wardens Course in English)— Syllabus "A" E-ARP. School, Tuesday and arm Friday at 5.30 pm. commencing. triumphed over the Crescent, and Tuesday, Jan. 7,“ 1941. Lecturer: the battles they won read like D. W. Hume," LARPS.. fairy tales. Pacheco Pereira's EXAMINATION RESULTS. victory over the Mohamedans
The following gate qualed as Instructors, LARPS-
of Calicut was a success such 28
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It was stated that the com- from the master of the Wah On plainant was waiting at the Yau-Shirt Makers, at No. 992, Canton mati Railway Station about 11.55 Road. a.m. on Wednesday when the de-. DUTIABLE TOBACCO · · fendant came up from behind and
Four Chinese women, Pang Sam, matched her hand bug.
5, Cau Ngai vi mua Nơi để and Pan/Taf, 24, were charged bé- fore Mr. Himsworts pesterday with possession", of dutíaklé tobacco without paying duty,
The accused was sentenced to four months' hard labour to be followed by expulsion, "
THEFT OF RICE
8tu Man, 34, charged with theft
The defendanta, who wers", :26-
granted ball of 450.
STOLE SCRAP METAL
had not been heard of since the Yiú-ber, Kwok Wing-ki, C. of a catty of rice before Mr. Himsmanded for 24 hours, mere each days of the ancient Greeks. Dom Flege, Chu Fook, Lau Chak-sang, worth yesterday, told the Magis Francisco d'Almeida, with only Ip Wan-tsung, C. L. Chow, K. Mtrate that the skyrocking of the nineteen ships of war "under the Lan, A. J. Coelho, E. O'Neil Shaw, price of rice compelled him to banner of the Quinas, displaying M. U. Razack, Tang Chu-sing, A. commit the offence..... the smybol of the Redemption," Hyde-Lay, Han. C. Liang, Shum gained one of the most decisive Kam-wa, manda naval action, in the history of
STRENGTH-INCREASE
the world against the combined As an examination held recent fleets of Egypt and the Princes ly, the following qualified as Air of India. Goa was wrested from Raid Wardens and are posted as Islamic hands, and Albuquerque hereunder:-
laf the foundations of Goa-then Malacca.
•
Six weeks hard labour was im- posed by Mr. Himsworth yester- The defendant was ordered today on Lo Nam, 40, uaint super, İ Laign a personal bond of $18 and
to be expelled from the Colony.
POSSESSION OF WARD Charged before Mr. Hinsworth yesterday with possession of a ward" without notifying the SCA; a tallor, Wong Fau, 12, the $10.
a
ter jarceny of a quantity of perad metal from Kowloon Dockyard on Tuesday, AL MA
The defendant was an employee of the Docks.
GAMBLERS -FS COUFT. Mongkok: +3133 Leung Wai.
Charged with gambling Ins "Kowloon City: 3138 Miss Au Pu
public place, Hone LAK Street on From 1529 Ethiopia was de yang. 3141 Lam Shiu-kwan, 3143 Inspector H. W. Fraser, of the Tuesday. Ne Ming, 29, was ined vastated and the Portuguese resLal Chal-man, $144 Lai Pang-Min, BCA, mid that information was $1 by Mr. Kimsworth verte ponded to the appeal for aid. 315 Leung Kam-ping, 3148 Miss received that a ward was being Two other defendants, Thang TUE,
Lock Ha, 3147 Lock Kin-cheung, treated Dom Cristovao da Gama and a 3148 Man Kam-shing, 3149 Tse Road and the premises was, visit failed to appear, had their $5 bail at. No. 140, Takuling 35, and Cheung Pa-luk 68, who five hundred, men landed on the torrid shores of Maisawa and, ee-chung, 2577 Wong Chi-keups; ed on Tuesday, with the banners of Portugal
3136 Fung Ying-tao.
Shamshuipo: 2020 Miss Cheung
Waving above them, tramped shook-forg. 3032 Chow Ching-
through one of the most execrable chuen, 3010 Ho fu-sheung, 3039 Ip Ea-kul 3023 Lee Chik-sang, 3030 climates in the world through a yan-yung, 3116 Miss Lau Wan-yee, Li Kwok-hing
strange, difficult country unsuit-3117 Lee Hung-sum, $104 Miss Li Yanmati: 3134 Cheung Yin- ably clothed, scorched by heat, Wal-man, 3120 Lai Chun-shan, wing, 3135 Chiu Tun-fook 3137 blinded by glare, soaked by tor3121 Luk Chiu, 3122 Mias Ma-kam, Leo Kau.⠀⠀⠀
estreated
placed in the
ETALIC
rential rains, tormented by 3123 Ng Man-chil, 3124 Miss Poor The following qualined as an Mr. Mimeworth sects, threatened by animals and Hon-twel, $125 Mi Su 01-yen ARP Telephonist and is posted cousing malleion harassed by the enemy.
3126 Bo Hung, 3122 Wong Fook to Mongkok Division Mrs. E.VN QUE ID
PREDECISIVE, BATTLE
ferre muntis it took to advane ave hindred miles, and on April
man 3228 Wong Tat-man 0129 W Wong, 8130 Mia Wang Yi kwan 3ral Miss Wong Yuk-ling, 3152-U
ked before yesterday: Wik
Bed) 2. H. PECKLE, Deputy Director of ARP
Wes ordered no tion to the PWD.
College
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