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[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir, I was very pleased to learn from the latter of the Honorary Secretary of the local S. P. C. A. published to-day, of the Society's intention of making an appeal to the members of the general public for greater support.
AUGUST 16,
FREE EDUCATION:
1927.
EXCELLENT WORK BY CHARK KWAN SCHOOL.
At present Chinese students of English in Hongkong are 'freely denounced as the typically success- ful products of British Colonial education who will not and cannot do anything for China and the
Chinese,
But this unfavourable
B.A.T. WORKERS."
حسين
COMPANY'S POSITION
EXPLAINED.
Mr. Que Tal-chi, local Commis- stoner of Foreign Affairs has written the following letter to the workers of the B. A. T. factories
in Pootung, according to a Chin- ese newspaper:
In yesterday afternoon's hear- the Castle Peak of ing
trial, Mr. Fitzroy murder continued his cross-examination. Prisoner said when he cut his wife down the amount of rope between the place where he cut it and the rafter was a little over a foot. Ife did not touch the rope again and he did not know of anyone else doing so. He could not re- member whether he left the rope there when he left the house. Before he removed to Shamshuipo, however, ho removed the rope off Colony there must be hundreds dren. It was established 8 years ceived similar letters from the
the rafter.
Replying to His Lordship. pri- soner said he did not take down the rope connected to the beam when he cut the body down."
Why did you not take it all Prisoner was further questioned with regard to the rope, when he said that his eye-sight was bad, and as he was not wearing glasses at the time whan his wife hung herself he could not identify the rope produced.
down?--It did not occur to me.
Answering His Lordship. pri soner said there were several nails in the beam.
What do you mean by several Well, there were several. I did not count them. Only one person
criticism will become moaningless when the excellent work done by
ly known. Chark Kwan Free School is public
There are, no doubt some people whose love of animals does not
It is an institution for the free extend beyond that of their own pets, yet, I feel sure that in this education of poor Chinese, chil- who are far from being indifferent ago, and has since been maintain- ed by young Chinese educational to the welfare of all animals.
Many liberal donations, I be exiles in this outpest of the "There is an eve, have been received by the British Empire. Society in the past, and while ap annual subscription campaign in preciating the valuable support of which Chinese students of both the generous donors, yet it is sexes are requcated to contribute hardly fair to expect the whole fifty cents. Their response to the responsibility of, maintaining, the appeal for the maintenance fund Society to fall on them. I feel of the school has always been that the proposed step of inviting more generous than expected. as many as possible of the mem- The money raised is entrusted to bers of the general public to lend an Executive Committee, the mem- their sympathy and interest, and bers of which are elected from to assist in furnishing the Society different schools in the Colony with a regular source of income once a year. In this body the annually will meet with a ready most important figures are the response. To take a share in the Head Master, the Hon. Treasurer supporting of an active movement and the Hon. Secretary. Since for the benefit of our dumb friends its establishment the school has
extremely will be regarded by all animal been
securing the advice and assistance I wonder how many active mem-of Dr. Lai Hsi-chi and Dr. Au Taiy bers there are on the books of the tin of Hongkong University. Society. I have never seen a list published by it yet.
in the world would think of count-lovers as a welcome duty, ing the nails in the house.
In answer to further questions he said the rope in court was not the same as that with which he tied up his bicycle as it was thicker." He said he thought there was some ropa in his house similar to that in court.
Mui Tsai Coached.
The mui tsni, he continued, belonged formerly to Li Wai, his wife's brother, and she had been given to him two years ago. After the tragedy she was taken back to Li Wai by the police, and whatever she had said there she had been enached to sAY.
Prisoner admitted that the mui tai was with him until the time of his arrest, and it was after his Arrest that she was taken back to Li Wai. So far as he knew there WIS neommunication between the nui tsai and Li Wal prior to
his arrest.
Prisoner was shown a looped rope and was asked if he made the knot, to which he replied in the negative.
I trust the Society's efforts will result not only in greater fina cial, but also in numerical strength.
Yours, etc.,
SYMPATHISER. ·
OBITUARY.
THIRTY-ONE YEARS SERVICE
IN HONGKONG.
fortunate
Finance.
in
I have received your letter, dated July 23, stating that the B. A. T. management has decided from July 29, and requesting that to suspend work for four months negotiations be opened with a ing fund issued. I have also re- view to having the workmen's sav
Labour Unions Unification Com- mittee, the Political Training De- partment of the 2nd route of the Shanghai (Chinese territory) Municipality.
"I have already sent subordin- ates to lodge a verbal protest.
"According to Major Bassett and Mr. Morris, the general managers, the factories might resume work after a fortnight.
Usual Custom. "Upon being questioned, Major Bassett stated that it is a custom- ary rule among the factories not to pay wages when the-factories have to suspend work, and if the cigarette market does not become more favourable, they would have to close down their business.
"Major Bassett, further explain- ing the cessation of work, stated that the company's business had become very bad and orders from the interior have been very poor; furthermore, they have to pay Three years ago the finance of
heavy taxes; thus they have to the school was in a state of con-
carry on their business on a re- fusion. Mr. Lam Choi-chiu, B.A..duced scale. As cigarettes are very was then elected Hon. Treasurer. easily spoilt and cannot be pre- During his term of office, June, served for any length of time, 1924-May, 1926, Mr. Lam was they have to stop the manufacture. responsible for the restoring the Furthermore, the past few years school to a sound financial foot-
were poor trading Fears for the ing, producing, much to his cre- Company. dit, the two balance sheets as Mr. Lee Pui-toniz shown below.
of Hongkong University has been his worthy successor. Mr. Leo raised more than $2,000 in the last financial campaign.
June 1924 May 1925.-Income $1.630.61; "Expenditure $1,500.41.
June 1925-May 1926-Income $2,221.78; Expenditure $1,326.24.
June 1926-May 1927 Income $2,527.90; Expenditure $1,820 02.
This article is necessarily in- complete without due praise to those workers outside the Com- mittee Miss Ruby Lee, of French Convent and Miss Kan Yuen Lan of St. Paul's Girls' School each collected last year over $300. To
Cigarette Tax.
"To enable the Company to re- sume business, thereby maintain- ing the livelihood of several thou- sand workers, they hope that the Chinese Government will recon- of the sider the imposition cigarette tax and take into con sideration the state of affairs in the interior and the lack of pro- tection to foreign merchants.'
ENEMY PROPERTY.
The death occurred at Stanmore; on July 14, of Mr. Charles Ford, 1.5.0., F.L.S., at the age of 83. Mr. Ford retired from the position of Saperintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department, Hongkong, in 1902, after a service For 31 years. At the time of his arrival in the Colony, the hillsides of the island were almost bare of vegetation save for scattered patches of scrub and rough.grass
SIX HUNDRED CASES. When he left. they were to a large extent covered with forest trees
Washington, Aug. 15, I put it to you and had become a picture of charm
The United States and Britain Mr. Fitzroy:
entered into a recitrocal that after the mut tsai had gone and beauty which never fails to
two enthusiastic social have out you deliberately knotted the excite admiration. Mr. Ford was workers no eulogiam is more arrangement to release property under the rope round your wife's neck and an accomplished botanist, and from eloquent than the wish that they seized in war time strangled her. I did nnt. Do you time to time made journeys of ex-
in the
may persevere in helping their American and British Trading adjoining think anyone could strangle an- ploration
Kwangtung which less fortunate brethren in years with the Enemy Acts. There are other person. without assistance? province of
to come. To Messrs. Kan Foon- about three hundred such cases resulted in the discovery You try it yourself and. see.
hitherto unknown cheung, Lee Hoi-tung, Leung in each country. The estimated Was there a struggle between of various you and your wife, you at one end plants. He was elected a Fellow King-wan, Tsung Po-ki, who in- total value is two million dollars. American of the rope and she at the other of the Linnean Society of London dividually confributed $100 last A little corporation property is
year, the school is much indebted involved. - Reuter's
Service. No. I was up in the plantation with in Dec., 1885.
The 1927 subscription campaign the mui tsai.
She says you were not. It it not true.
I put it to you it was after you took your wife down stairs and washed the floors that you went to the plantation.--No.
Did you try to hang her before you went to the plantation?-No. You say that what the mui tsai sald is a whole fabrication and tissue of lies?--Yes. She might have made a mistake and she did not remember things correctly.
Whose Trousers,
Sir Harold Lyle.
Sir Thomas Harold Lyle, former ly Consul General at Bangkok, died at his house in Kingswear, Devon, on July 16, at the age of 54. Sir Harold Lyle, who was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, entered the Consular Service in 1893, and was posted as a student interpreter to Siam. In 1896. he was acting Consul at Chiengmai, and six years after he was promoted to be. Vice-Consul at Bangkok. Ile returned to Chiengmai to be Con- sul for the Consular district in 1907, and in 1913 he became Con- sul-General for the kingdom of Siam, with the local rank of First Secretary of Legation. Appointed was created C.M.G. in 1916 he K.B.E. in 1925, a year after his retirement. Sir Harold Lyle mar- ried Miss Rose Hilda Sawer, and is survived by Lady Lyle and by a son and a daughter. and
Prisoner was then questioned with regard to the pair of tattered transers which were found in a pond, and which the mui tani said had been worn by the prisoner's
wife.
these
is now on, and any donation to the school is warmly appreciated.
The Chark Kwan Year Book has just come out and will be gent on application to Hon. Secretary, Chark Kwan Free School, 67-69, High Street, (2nd floor), Hong- kong-Contributed.
U.S. BUDGET.
MATERIAL INCREASE FOR NATIONAL DEFENCE.
Rapid City, Aug. 15. At the conclusion of an all day with President conference Coolidge, General Herbert Lord, director of the Budget, stated that the President approved a material Increase in next year's expenditure for national defence. Both the Army and Navy were amply pro- vided for.
The five years avialión pro-
ILLEGAL LIQUOR,
PURCHASER TO SUFFER EQUALLY WITH VENDOR.
Washington, Aug. 15. Further trouble for the "wets". is indicated in an announcement by the Prohibition Commissioner that purchasers of illegal liquor. henceforth will be deemed equally guilty with the seller and will auf- fer, the same penalties! "Hereto- fore only the bootlegger has been
-Reuter's punished.
American Service.
REVOLT IN PORTUGAL.
GARRISONS LOYAL TO THE GOVERNMENT.
Prisoner said those trousers were male style and did not belong to his wife. In explaining the
Lisbon, Aug. 15. di Terence between men's
After an all-night sitting the women's Trousers, around the trousers. He added that his gramme of the Army and Navy, waist, the prisoner informed Mr. opinion was that they had been also the Commerce Department's Cabinet drew up a decree for the of all measures Fitzroy that he could get hold of thrown into the pond as useless by aviation programme, would be carrying out anybody in the court and see for somebody employed in the brick pushed on and, in addition, a be-against the insurgents. The Gov- messages himself the difference.
factory, as the pond was nearer to ginning made on six new cruisers ernment has received the factory, than his house. and other naval craft. The bat- from all garrisons in the country and Oklahoma assuring it of the Army's loyalty. The case was adjourned until tleships Nevada.
remodelled-Router's Calm continues be dy. when it was cold weather, no! this morning, when it is expected will
Reuter. one would be wearing such thin to conclude.
American Service.
The trousers were very thin, he sald. and at the time of the trage-
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