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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1924.
LATE BISHOP POZZONI.Įkorng that for ten years since the
WAS
the
conception of the Hostel scheme, the Bishop's wishes had not been TRIBUTES BY CATHOLICS, realised. Another matter chancet-
with education ed At a largely attended meeting of Catholics of all nationalities at the provision of a secondary education Cathalie Union yesterday, two relier Cathalies. Through the efforts Brother Michel they had solutions were passed, expressing of condolence to the Pro-Via witnessed the laying of the founda Apostolie of Hongkong and hitun stone for a science section tar clergy and to the relatives of the the St. Joseph's College. The late late Catholic Bishop, the lit.Rev.baj, had he been alive, wenkd | have appealed to Ustholic parents to
1. Pozzoni.
Castro,
Mr. FH. Barbes (Chairman of allow their boys to remain bager the Unioni presided and supporting in the College and sobe permitted him were the Portuguese Consult pursuender the war guidance of the Brothers, a course tf study Sender Albaquèrque e Messrs. W. G. Fitzgibbon, J. that would take them above the Braga, Simon Tse Yan, P. Silva elementary knowledge with which unil H. F. Rozario Hon. Secretheir parents had to be satisfied.
In cousection with the memorial, Introducing the resolutions, the Mr. Braga said the last wish of Chairman -poked the loss which the the Bishop was the issuance of un Catholic community had sustained appeal by the restoration of the by the death of the late retered Cathedral. That was one of his Bishop Pozzoni who, by his affabi dying wishes: in fact it had bera left with Mr. Fitzgibbon and ty, kindness and devotion to his himself to drit the appeal. All Rock, had endearest liimself to every-
would agree that the need of the one in his diocese. The obituary Cathedral for resonatieri was very appearing in the S. C. 3. Pat gave a good puttmary of what the late prelate had done in Hongkong. and further words were not re sary. He would now propose the
following resolutions:
exi
Another scheme, in respect of which sa appeal had already been issued by the Pro-Vieur, the Lev. Fr. Spola, was the building
suitable Church fer the A video condolence Kowloon "peninsula. The popula passad to the Pre-Vicar Apotolic of Kowloon bad increased considerably and when the military of Hongkong and his clergy,"
(2) "tute of cellence bejeratonment was established there. telegraphed, through the Milan the present chapel would be found Porriga Mission, Milan, to the to be much too tall for the [Catholics avels. Mr. Brigs coa- relatives of our late Bishop."
Mr. Barnes sail he understalinby koping that in consider Bishop Pezzoni hal two others in the men rial the two schemes The bad motumed would notie en Milan.
Loverhod. 1.
Senhor Albuquerque C Castr econded, and the resolution. Were T. In srs t
Mr. Fitzgion all that arother meeting hold bo beld to vigsbier Me.the pestan of the metu rial.
Tie Cha masa aid up Fargen and Mr. Saion Tec Yan, reprisentatives of the Bush an i Chinese Catholic edmunities.
and fress the nesting
Overwhelming Loss.
Mr Fitzgeben sad ké mast von-
The testing then terbacated.
DEATH OF MRS. HENRY NEWMAN.
The death of Mrs. Henry Sew- man at Florence at the age of
eighty-four is deeply regretted by wide circle of friends both in England and Florence. She was
ess that he had never experienced Janeretiuftodity in spessing to the thairman' repest. The raven, The suppose I was two-fold. In the daughter of an Englishman,
Arst place. there was
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is
natural dilene because among
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Dr Willis, and widow of the wall- known American artist, Henry Newman. For some seventeen her husband | those prosent are many who knew
years she ant the tilt revered Hishap, nd only
wintered at Philae, and unng the years be was Di-botravellers of note on their way to but also a theings when he was the Mecca of archeology ever humble ansiotary priest. Another failed to visit this interesting reason for hijs dettelty-a reason couple, or to praise the genial he was sind experienced by'all
hospitality they enjoyed on their present--was the verse of unst
dahabeerah. Henry Newman Pacers bolting less-tained in the devoted his creat power as an
the the late Vivar Apostole artist so much praised by Rus lot sv Hea
kin to an historical record of the of ancient finest monuments Egyptian art, which he painted inch by inch with marvellous accuracy and patient zzal.
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traie wil that to Ito ba n. Paints, huwe straordinary sing list The wonderful naist, his entire jaban bament est in the
of His Master, his fan of Gels | poor and his approachable news. 'ba?; wea for him thing tire than |tute respect, as one of the Hong- |kong papers had to rightly, remuntke
.- mething which, now that! this deal, opserts.mere peret into a polenant grief." Many mould not restesin their tear as they watched the dea | Eishop's spiritual children. nich und påùr. 51 and yuck, gather wand his bier a thel Cathedral during the lying-in -take. Instinctiveis, all seemed to readuse that they were in the presence of
wh wa already aute
IN THE GRIP OF INDIGESTION.
among the blessed. Putting - Many sufferers have daily, to their feeling of their personal loconsider which they prefer- they sought ronsolation in tim res arvation or torture. Craving for Henting that this cow hyd a new ally food to appease the system's nourishment. they in Heaven and before the throne of need Almighty Goi On behalf of the scarcely dare eat because of the | British Cathole pommunity, he eagonies which follow even
pressed mezcurrence in the Solutions adopted.
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This pain after eating is the In a few words, Mr. Simon Testomach's protest that it is too Yan sari the Chin Cathol weak to vor, and other warnings sincerely endra- the sentiment-fallow in the shape of headache, lexpressed.
Catulence, palpitation: depre
tonic treatment blood
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Mr. J. M. ft. Pereira sugested sion, loss of weight and colour. that subscriptions he started to in-constipation or purging, sleepless- stai" in the Catholic Cathedral aness, evit dreams. The tempt- suitable memonal Tes the latation is to seek relief in strong Bishop as a token of the Catholics purgatives, but, the use of these is always followed by worse con- appreciation of his work.
Mr Silva seconded the proposal.ditions. Only by strengthening The Chairman suggested that the the stomach and other organs of matter be left to the Coinmittee. digestion by The Catholic l'alon would under-through the take to collect subscriptions, and manent relief and cure be found. It is thus that Dr. Williams' when the necessary funds ha 1 heen jraised, a numitter coill be form-1 Pink Pills have wrought their ed to decide the form the memorial almost numberless cares of in- shoubi take.
digestion. New strength is quick ly given to weak stomachs by Bitter Regret! Mr. J. P. Baga jaid a glowing Dr. Williams' Pink Pills because Pills enrich. purify tribute to the sterling worth of the these late B-hop. To the mutter of and increase the blood supply. education, said Mr. Braga, one of and at the same time build ap the Bishop's greatest ambitions was the nerves and the whole system. to establish a Catholic Hostel in From the first the appetite revives. connection with the Hongkong then, food can be taken without University. The Cathole Hostel discomfort or pain and the burden Committee was formed in 1918, of indigestion is rapidly dispelled:
Begin to improve your dizestic but unfortunately, the great' war intervened and the work of the to-day by starting Dr. Williams' Comtoitee was interrupted, partly Pink Pills for Pale People. De- by reason of the fact that someters everywhere sell them, (T members of the committee left the post free. $1.50 per bottle, $8.00 · Colony, and partly owing to the per six bottles, from Dr. Williams' difficulty of securing a warden for Medicine Co., 60 Kiangse Road, the hostel. He could say, and by Shanghai. But nothing else will imagined a number of others would do. Be sure and insist upon share his view, that it was the bitte having
regret of the community of Hong. DR. WILLIAM PINE PILLS;
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Alleged Survivor in Scotland.
One of the most remarkable episodes in criminal history is recalled by a claim made to the Edinburgh police recently by a as a suspected
man arrested person.
The prisoner first gave his name as Edward Thomas Garin. but he afterwards claimed to be Eddie Goerin, the man who made the sensational escape frun Davil's Island. French Guiana.
in 1905.
The next day the others rasah was described some time later at the Old Bailey as one of the most ed Dutch Guiana,-lived in the forest for, ada surbeka,; and," then
I notorious erimiñala la Europe.
The two were arrested in Paris : reached.fredpetaya, and convicted of robbing the when marin managed to geɛ American Express Company of so by anduske steamer 90,000 dots, and of a previous for New York robbers of 50,000 dois. from the Early in 1906 Guerin hams to- Bank of Lyons. Guerin was sen- Landon, the magnet being his companion Chicago tenced to life imprisonment on former Devil's Taland, the French panal May," who had sarved her tarm settlement off the coast of Dutch of Bre years in prison, and been Guiana, where Dreyfus suffered released. He seems to have been so long-
at the time passionately fond of ber.
For four years he suffered there all the horors of the worst penal settlement in the world, and then, in 1995, he determined to try to escape.
. He found two other prisoners of the same mind, and a confeder, ate by some means secured for them an old dug-out canoe about 20ft. long by 311, beam,
This was provisioned with some biscuits and a tin of corned beef.
The Edinburgh polica, it is re- ported, believe the man's state- ment that he is Gueria.
The arrest made yesterdy followed an exciting scene in one of the leading hotels in Edinburgh the previous afternoon, waen a woman visitor discovered a ruan trying to force open & trunk can. taining valuables with a chisel.
She called her husband, who closed with the man, but he broke lose and rushing down the
DEVOURED BY SHARKS stairway dashed into the stræet.
Once aboard their frail and un- A porter then gave chise, ant after a struggle handed the manseaworthy craft they pulled for dear life down the Maroni river. over to the police.
Towards dawn they landed and
aid in the forest and at nightfall | paddled out through the share-i infested waters to the open sea.
It has yet to be praved in court that Garin is nine other than Guerin,
Guerin WAS born of Irish parents in Chicaza He after- wards migrated to France, where became Associated with "Chicago May." a woman who
be
The woman, however betrayed him to the police, and he was. arrested
at the request of the French Government They his extradition. •,but urged this demand was succesfully. contested an- the ground that Guerin was a Bitish subject, and in June 1907 he was released. from custody.
On the night following his re- and one night, in the inky black-lease Guerin was standing at the of Marchmont street, Dese. Guerin and his companions corner managed to elude the warders | Russell-square, W.C when a "Chicago Mar" and a man. Smith and get down to the water's edge. bassom cab drove up. In it were
or "Dutch Gus."
At dawn one of the men stood un with the remark that he was blind, and, falling overboard, was devoured by the sharks,
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