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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931.
ROTARIANS AT
TIFFIN.
TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
INTERESTING TALK.
An interesting review of the early work done in connexion with the suppression of the traffle in women and children was given by Mr. Bascom Johnson, chairman of the League of Nations Commia-
as to study the question of traffic in then the question arose women and children? If you know whether the Governments wanted that, then you will know something this enquiry and whether there was of the background of this miselon, any value to it. The Governments which will help you to appreciate of the Near and Far East were asked if they would co-operate and the problems we are discussing,
practically all replied in the affirms. tive.
Early Work.
About 35 years ago an English- man by the name of Cook became Interested in international traffic in women and girls, principally be cause English girls were being taken to the continant. On travel
ing around in various countries close to England he did much im. portant work and set up National Vigilance Associations in those
While these national
stor, now in Hongkong, at the contiene were able to accom-
something. they felt the lack
and AO
my particular pleasure this morno Association for c
Trac.
I may any int the three Gover ments we have visited during our visit to the East have received us cordially and have given un both c operation and collaboration in way danible. We hope very much that when the report comes out, now that you know the background, you will take the trouble to read it,
Beautiful Hongkong.
WEATHER VAGARIES.
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE
NEARLY A RECORD.
IF YOU GET INDIGESTION
fatulence or *featings of fulona" after
will prevent your trouble
The past few days have been eating it is almost certain to be due to warm ones for Hongkong at this excess stomach acid. To neutralise this time of the year, contrasting with harmful acid and get quick relief, taka the cold spoll at Christmastide, half a teaspoonful of 'Blaurated * Mag- Thermometer readings of over 70 nesia. Not only will all pale imme degrees Fahrenheit have been the lately cease, but Blaurated Magnesia order since the week-end, and yes. was bree and making your lo ret terday's maximum, which the Ob-misery. Recommended by Doctors the servatory reports wag 77.8, was nearly a record for January, and certainly one of the warmest Jan- uary days for more than ten years. The nearest recent approach to yesterday's maximum was attained (so far an available records show) in 1928, when there was a January reading of 77.
The highest January reading on record for Hongkong is 79.3, on January 23, 1905.
The temperature In the Colony
ut 6 o'clock yesterday morning was
Dr. Alma Sundquist, on being in- second meeting of the Hongkong plish some Rotary Club, which was held at of international co-operation, since vited to speak, said that Hongkong Mesars, Lane Crawford's restau- little could be done without the co-wan a most wonderful city and one rant yesterday.
Hon. Mr. Shenton Raid--it in operation and assistance of neigh- of the most beautiful spots in the
world. She referred to the dif countries,
association called
he ferent types of people, different The Ing
of dreas, to
methinds the ideas and views
living and eating, express which I know are present with all
in Women and and said she thought that these Rotarians here to-day, and that is Children" was formed at the be people might be influenced by the appreciation of the very highinning of this century. He went modern science and technique. honour which has been recently con- further and enlisted the assistance Modern communications and moden 69 degrees as compared with 72 in | forred on our President by Hia Majesty, the King-(Loud ap the French Government, to call an of peoples' life to a very high de
Governments, particularly hygiene had changed the condition Manila and 44 in Shanghal.
their For those of us who may
fight against plause).
and in gree International Convention,
that ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY. not already know Sir William
1902-3 such a Convention was call.epidemics. She felt Hornell's career before he camed, and was attended by eight to modern science would have some amongst us, will very quickly run
wonderful gifts for all kinds of through it up to the present time.ten Governments.
Following this meeting the agree-people as it would tend to save life Sir William was educated at Radley ring that meets the thirather than destroy it. It would and Trinity College, Oxford. From
make life safer, happier and more subject, was arrived at, and two interesting, and she hoped it would or three countries agreed to set up accomplish that without standardis
(Applause). central authorities in their coun-
"Bolarianism Personified,"
of
of the
aure
1910, and the laws which experience
nce international literary competition
Post-War Events.
| (Laughter); Elephantot, the
Pole, wrote
INAUGURAL MEETING FOR TO-MORROW."
The preliminary arrangements having now been completed, a menting will be held in the Cham- ber of Commerce Room, City Hall, at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday, 8th Jun-
A St. Patrick's Society establishing uary, 1931, for the purpose of
In Hongkong.
It is intended that the constitu- ion of the Society-which is to be non-sectarian-should be on lines of that of the St. Patrick's All Irishmen In the Colony are Society of Shanghai. invited to be present.
the
U.S. LIBERTY BONDS.
PROPOSED ISSUE" OF G$8,000,000,000.
1901 until 1908 he was engaged in stration work in Indin and ful- filled many appointmeals. In 1908 he resigned his position in Indin tries which would disseminate in-my life too much.
the international Me. Pindor, who has spent 25 formation of and went to Europe where he be- 101
traffic. and would co-operate with years in the East as a representa- member of the Board came a Educations in England, and filled similar authorities in other countive of the Polish Government in several important appointments, trien. That was not enough, so an- China and Macio, on being invited
WALA other Convention
called in to speak, said:-Sometime ago an From 1913 to 1924 he returned to India and became Director of Public Instruction, and in 1918 Hinhad indicated must be passed by thewas organised and representative various Governments to deal with writers of all nationalities were in- Majesty conferred the honour of this problem, were outlined, and vited to write an essay about the C.LE. on him. From 1924 to the present time Sir William has been the Governments which agreed to elephant. The Englishman chose this convention, or adhered to it as his title "Hunting Elephants" our Vice-Chancellor in Hongkong.
inter, agreed that they would pass the German wrote a very scientific such laws in their countries and treatise about the chemical analysis I am sure you will all agree with particularly lawa dealing with the of an elephant'a akin. The French- the man wrote Les amoura de l'Ele- American wrote phants, and the nie that in Sir William Hornell we third party, the procurers, have a great potential force of traffickers and the persons who ex-phant
"Bigger and better elephants" སའ་
My great activity. I think I can anyploited these girls,
and the he is a
a great driving force at our
ion." True to this University in Hongkong.-(Ap.
The war came on shortly after Polish Question." pinuse). He has co-ordinated our that and there was very little international tradition, I should not miss University and has brought it to tint, traffic possible as people this excellent opportunity of speak- the high standard which it has at- tained to-day, Sir William has were occupied with other problems.ink about my Home country. How- ever, the Polish question, as it exist. identified himself with every phase After the war, when the covenant
of the League of Nations was set ed in the days before the war, has of our life in Hongkong, and think 1 can corretly say that he is, it quite naturally included as a been settled in the meantime, so as
personifica. Among which entrusted to the League of our enquiry have chosen another operations in the next three years.
part of that Covenant, Section 23c, cannot speak about the subject of his activities he has filled several i cations the work of seeing that subject which is nearer to your in- public appointments, and has done
these treaties were enforced, and very great and important work in that the Governments which had
China, this Colony, much of which a co-operated more or less should co-
of as DOW nothing grent many
Mr. Johnson referred to my long by
operate more, and that there should about. I will conclude Paying
central authority in Geneva and varied career in China which that in referring to Sir William
should co-ordinate these started in 1994, It was a very dif-achievement of social order which Hornell, it would be quite in order ties intų a more
cohesive ferent China then to what it 710W, to use the phrase containing the
you I am far from wanting to invite you three Latin words rení vidí vici.
to renew sentimental reminiscences with me about Old China but with quite a different object in view, I would ask you to cast a glance back. wards to old imperial China, not the Imperial China in its decline, but to the days of glory of the ancient Chinese Empire,
Rotarianism
whole,
That is, in
a very thumbnail sketch, the history of this move ment up to the time that the League of Nations was established,
terests.
Old
In reply, Sir William Hornell said: I am not going to waste the time of this meeting by describing All I will say is that my feelings. I thank you very much indred and that, with reference to the Rotary Club certain of the things that have been said to the in the course of the last three days filled me with a grister resolve than ever to con-who should study this problem andeansidered China not only the cen
bine with you in making this club a success-lear, hear).
The first step. following the first meeting of the Lengue, was to set up a social section, which should have a Secretary and an Advisory Committee composed of experts, and
ол
Washington, Jan. 6, Mr. Mellon has hiked Congress | to paas an amendment to the Becond Liberty Boad law, authorising the issue of G$8,000,- 000,000 of bonds for refinancing
Reuters American Service.
civilisation to new. forms of life.
Pains of Transition,
I should like to mention also one
one.
consider to be a most remarkable In that old far eastern world the criterion of the value of man was not the station of his birth, not his riches, but sincerely and truly the degree of his intellectual enpacity, which was measured by
site the famous Chinese examinations. This was certainly a very one-sided of measuring his Intellectual way
Cut honest capacity but it was an criterion and one thint is undoubt- edly superior to many that the world hna Been before and after. I believe that; if we look at the pro This cesa
cess of transition in which China
-(Applause).
Sundquist, Mr. l'indor and Mr. directions and the methods from each other than among Euro-speech, referred to the similarity
mast
As we know, the ancient Chinese advise the various Nations who are tre of the world, but to be the members of the League. The first world itself. The isolated geo- thing that the Commission and graphic position of China made Commission Welcomed. Secreturint of the League found out this belief a natural ene.
that they knew very little ancient far eastern world covered now is, in the light of the tran Sir William then welcomed and was.
as big as the area of
of sition of old China, we cannot but introduced the members of the about it. Nobody had studied then aren question
the spot. Certain Europe, and was inhabited, and still feel that the China of to-morrow League of Nations Commission who quest are in Hongkong to enquire into theories were believed to be cor-is inhabited, by different tribes and will fully justify the suffering and The extent of the traffic peoples who, in their physique and martyrdom of the China of to-day. the traffic in women and children rect.
was said to be rather large, the temperaments, even to the extent In the Far East. The members of
Mr. Von Schmieden, in a short the Commission are Mr. Bascom current was supposed to be in cer- of colinquis, differed not much less
tain Alma Johnson (Chairman). Dr.
Von were guessed at. So the first step pean nations of today. There is of objects between the League of Schmieden (Secretary). The Chair- that was suggested was that a Com- probably less difference between the Nations and the Rotary movement,
Yunnaneso
and the Manchurian and said that furture good results said that the work of the mission of Enquiry should set forth Yunna Commission was a matter of vital and visit the various countries and than between the Spaniard and the would doubtless be partly due to the A very remarkable. thing influence of Rotary Clubs in dif importance, not only to civilisation learn just what the conditions were. Swede.
about this far eastern world is that ferent countries. but to humanity, and he felt sur
Enquiry Conducted.
all these different people, at one Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall said that that the the
of the League of Na- of members of Kupreme
its extent? Where did it come licts and draw together to disarm, tiens the Rotary Club.
were the methods and to create one great political ed to return thanks to the members Mr. Bascom Johnson, at the out-from? What
droxen set of his speech explained that they used by traffickers? Money was entity. I believe that now, more of the Commission for their ad-
and attendance were, in fact, a Finding Commission provided by an outside source and than ever, the people of Europe can-
nounced that on Friday. January 10, and they had been having discus-un enquiry was conducted in South not help but admire this achieve-
5.30 p.m.,
Mr. Bascom Johnson slons with the Hongkong Govern- und North America and all the ment; especially as far as disarma-
The ment is concerned.
would deliver an address at the
The ment. They were not, however, in countries of Europe in 1927,
Disarmament in China was HÓ
Social Work Cathedral Hall on position loyalty to
thorough findings at the meeting.
that for hundreds of of the League of Nations." was accepted by the Council
The Chairman said that at next Speaking of the background of of the League of Nations and pub-years afterwards the vocation of the Commission's work, Mr. John-lished. Following that, the ques-soldiery was despised because it Tuesday's meeting, the speaker son said: How did the League of tion was considered whether this was considered to be the vocation would be the Hon. Foo Ping-sheung, Nations become interested and why Enquiry should not be extended to of an obvious idler. China is in a who would address them on "The did it send out a Commission to the East. Money was found and state of transition new from an old Civil Code for China."
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