THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY
2, 1934.
TWO LOCAL RESIDENTS IN HONOURS LIST
C.M.G. FOR DR. WELLINGTON
MR. TANG SHIU-KIN GETS M.B.E.
There orc two Hongkong names in the New Year's Honours List, the Hon. Dr. A. R. Welling ton, J.P,, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, receiving the C.M.G. decoration, and Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, J.P, being made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Both honours are well deserved, and the recipients will receive the hearty congratulations of their)
numerous frienda.
DR. WELLINGTON.
Dr. Arthur Robartes Welling- ton, MR.C.S. (England), L.R.C.P. London), and D.T.M. and II. and D.P.II. (Cambridge), who was born in 1877, has seen the greater part of his Colonial service in the Federated Malay States, where he served in various capacities from. 1900 to 1928, ris- ing to the position of acting Principal Medical Officer.
It was
in February, 1929, that he was appointed to take charge of the medient and sanitary services of Hongkong, being largely chosen by reason of his expert knowledge of malaria, During his residence here, he has done much to re- organise the medical and sanitary services, and - has won golden opinions for his work in this con- nexion. Socially, also, he has proved himself extremely popular, and the honour ho has now won la a worthy recognition of years of valuable service in the sphere of tropical health and medicine.
MR. TANG'S SERVICES.
recogni-
and
of
Mr. Tang Shiu-kin's honour may be taken as some tion of his philanthropy munificenco
behalf numerous local deserving causes. Although still a relatively young man, Mr. Tang has latterly taken a keen and active interest ist public life, and he has won in- numerable friends both in the Chinese and European communi- ties by reason of his unassuming manner, his courtesy and his many benevolent nets. He was made a Justice of the Pence 'in 1929, and is a member of the
The visit of Father Christmas to the slum districts of Hoxton, showing children clamouring round for presents. This is a great day for the children
in one of London's poorbet districte.
NEW DEAL IN AMERICA
FRESH PLANS FOR NEW YEAR
BANK CONTROL
PLAYING FOOL
WITH COURT
·MAINTENANCE ORDER CASE
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW
Mr. W. A. Mackinlay made an application before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for the review of the maintenance order of $150 a month made, by Mr. Schofield against Lo Shun-wan, a wealthy Chinese, who was summoned by his wife, Tong. Wal-yin
Mr. Mackinlay said he was applying for the review under the Married Women's Desertion Or dinance, as the defendant, was not In Court when the order was made. | The money had not been paid.
Mr. Hamilton remarked that this was the most gross attempt to levade the Court, and he was astonished at the request. The order was made by Mr. Schofield, and he could not go behind it. In the meantime the order had not been complied with.
Mr. Mackininy.-My aubmission
GERMAN is that the order can be varied.
FAMOUS
BANKER DEAD
DR. CARL MELCHIOR OF HAMBURG
J
ONE OF PEACE DELEGATES
Washington, Dec. 31. Important financial develop- ments are believed to be portend. Dr. ed by an announcement that the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion is offering R.F.C. debentures to banks.
banks which have sold or are selling The offer is being made to the preferred stock to the Corporation, which is now giving them an oppor-
Court of the University of Hong-tunity of purchasing Reconstruction
kong.
Mr. Tang is a son of the late Mr. Tang Chi-ngong, former head of the Tung Tin Fook Bank, who was also a member of the Court of the University and who 'con-} tributed large
Finance Corporation debentures, maturing on December 15, 1935, and beating interest at the rate of 2.5 per cent.
UNLIMITED ISSUE.
Dr. Melchior was one of the lead ing members of the German peace |delegation at Versailles and was a
of the League of Nations. member of the Finance. Committee
"PLAYING THE FOOL".
Mr. Hamilton-I am not going to alter it. You come here with- out a cent having been paid, and it is simply playing the fool with the Court. Your client has, falled to obey the order. What are the grounda for your application?
RADIO BROADCAST
TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.
A RECORDED B.R.C PROGRAMME
TO-DAY'S LIST.
5-8 p.m. European programime. 6-6.40 p.m. A relay of the Hong- kong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden by courtesy of the Management (During the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studio).
6.40-7.30 p.m. Concert Items. 7 p.m. (Closing Local Stock Quota. tions, etc.) Band Songs of Wales.
Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadlet.
Guards. Song-Thou'rt Passing Hence
(Sullivan), Song-Follow Me 'Ome.(Ward-
Higgs).
Peter Dawson (Bass-Unritone). Violin Solo Caprice No.-24
(Variations in A Minor) (Paganini).
Joseph Szigeti,
Song-The Lute Player (Allitsen).
Floral Dance (Moss). "Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritono). Pianoforte Solo-Staccato Etude
(Rubinstein). Pianoforte Solo-La Campanella
(Paganini-Liszt).
Mischa Devitzki.
7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio,
8 p.m.
The 17th of a series of lessons in "Cantonese" by the Rev. Mr. II. R. Wells.
Local Time and Weather Report. Ko Shing Theatre.
8.3-11.30 p.m. A relay from the
10.30
News,
p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
11.30 p.m.
Close Down, Shoull reception prove satisfactory,
Mr. Mackinlay:My grounda are that had the defendant been the programme between 5 and 0 p.m.- before Mr. Schofield, the order will be replaced by
would not have been made,
Daventry.
a relay from
SEEING THE NEW YEAR IN
JOYOUS CARNIVAL AT REPULSE BAY
Mr. Hamilton:-You admit the service of the summons, but he made no attempt to come to Court. Berlin, Dec. 31. The death has occurred of tions are that my ellent, on repre- Mr. Mackinlay:My instruc- Carl Melchior, the sentations made to him, under- famous Hamburg banker.
stood that the summons would be withdrawn. If my instructiona are correct, there is no blame attached to him, and he cannot be held guilty of comtempt of Court if he had no reason to come to
As in previous years, the New Court. My fustractions are that Year's Eve carnival at the Re- on the morning of November pulse Bay Hotel was a riotously He was Vice-President of the 1933, he saw his wife and told her happy occasion. All available Bunk of International Settlements. he was going to Canton that night. space had to be requisitioned to
Dr. Melchior was born in October, That was not before the hearing.cater for the large number 1871. the son of the man in a large as one would imagine it might be guests, who were loud in their way of business in Hamburg. After if he were trying to evade the praises of the bright and cheery studying at the Johanneum there Court. and going to the Universities of
decorations and the excellence of Bonn and Berlin where he took a
the service provided by Mr. Mildren, the popular Manager and course in law he graduated in that
his staff. The dance music, too, was all that could be wished. There was a liberal supply of carnival favours, while the special menus were much appreciated.
MUST HAVE KNOWN. The issue of these debentures is subject. Then in 1902 he secured:
Mr. H. L. Dennys, representing AUDIH to that unlimited, being determined only an appointment with the IIamburg the plaintiff, said that was at the by the amount that the banks banking firm.oL.M. M. Warburg in Arst hearing, and defendant must
institution, Afr. Tang Shiu-kin suc- eceded his father in the-banking-horreat. business, and in addition to giv ing large sums of money to the Tung Wah "Exstern Hospital, 'the University, infant welfare
cen-
tres and other charitable work. he has taken a keen and lively Interest in education. He was formerly Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital Directorate, also a Director of the Po Leung Kuk, member of the executive com- mittee of the Chinese Chamber) of Commerce, member of thei Board of St. Stephen's College (of which he was a former pupil)
and a member Merchants' Club.
of the
Chinese
PRISONER DIES IN
GAOL
INQUEST HELD
THIS MORNING
Sitting as Coroner at the Central Magistracy this morning, Mr. Balfour conducted an inquest into the death of a male prisoner, Lau Sing, aged 30, who was undergo ing a term of nine months' hard labour for brench of the bonlsh- ment ordinance. The jury, com- prising Messra. E. E. Shen (fore- man), L A. Rozario and A. J. Coelho, returned a verdict of death from natural causes,
Chief Warder G. L Buchanan sald prisoner was admitted to Victoria Gnol on September 18, was removed to the prison hospital on Christmas Day and died on New Year's Eve.
Dr. Grifth, medical officer of the gnol, said when deceased was admitted to prison he was suffer ing from advanced valvular disease of his heart. His recent illness, which ended in his death, com- menced on Christmas Day, when
he was admitted to hospital with Influenza. The post-mortem examination showed a very mark- ed valvular discnsa of the heart with goneralised bronchitis in both lungs and a small tubercular
area in the right lung. Death, in
his opinion, was primarily, valvular disensa of the heart accelerated by influenza.
Hitherto, the R.F.C, has obtained all its funds from the Treasury Department.
Meanwhile, strong claims are being made for the Roosevelt re- covery programme in an estimate of its results at the end of the year.
The
RECOVERY RESULTS.
A
which he eventually became Partner. In this firm of world- wide reputation he had scope for his talents and became one of the lending men in the German banking world.
have known of the summons.
Mr. Hamilton: What fresh evidence is there?
Mr. Mackinlay:-There was no evidence us to my client's means, and there is evidence now.
was
of
As the New Year dawned, four little page boys appeared before the flood lights, carrying placards The bearing the figures "1934" company then struck up "Auld Lang Syno," and there was long and sustained cheering and a lively exchange of greetings. During an Interval, Miss Arlive Bancroft and Miss Thelma Tyndall gave demonstrations of speciality dances,
Mr. Dennys: Evidence COLLAPSE OF GERMANY.
given at the first hearing,
Mr. Mackinlay:-There is fresh After the collapse of Germany in 1918 the Government appointed evidence now as to his means, and him one of the six members of the they are remarkably scanty. German peace delegation to Ver- Mr. Hamilton said he did not Administration recovery sallies in 1919 and also made him think the section under which the agencies have effected a very re-adviser to the delegates who repre-applicaton was applied to a case in markable period of business re-sented the Reich at the Loution Con-which the order had not been envery according to Mr. Roper, theference in 1921. Later he
A large party composed of mom- was complied with. If the defendant bers of the local Scandinavian Secretary of Commerce, who de-appointed a member of the Finance would pay to Court the amount community had a table for the clares that every major business in- Committee of the League of that was owing, as a guarantee of dicator is moderately above its Nations. In January, 1929, he was his good faith, then he would re-evening: Mr. Karsten Larssen, 19:2 level.
selected for the Export Committee hear and take fresh evidence.
consul for Norway and Denmark on Reparations In Paris as deputy Heaths that many difficult pro- to Dr. Schacht, President of the fendant's bail of $1,000 would be Bambro, Mr. A. Brostedt,
Mr. Mackinlay asked if the de-presided over the feativities here.
Other hosts included Mr. William' blems are, however, still awaiting Reichsbank.
accepted.
Dr. a solution.
Bryson, a visitor in the Colony Mr. Dennys objected to this, as from Shanghai; Mr. B. R. Childe, After the establishment of the International (Reparations) Bank the bail was only for defendant's Mr. Hersee, manager of the Hong- Meanwhile, President Roosevelt at Bale ILA a sequel to the appearance in Court, and they did kong and Shanghai Hotels in has announced that he is returning adoption of the Young Plan in the not know whether it was borrow- Shanghai: Mr. S. J. Hicks of to the State banking authorities spring of 1930 Dr. Luther, who haded or whether it was his own Shanghai, Mr. F. T. Hill, Mr, F. A. full control over the State banks succeeded Dr. Schacht at the Reich-money. He asked for 24 hours Joseph, Mr. J. M. Morhaus, Cap- arrange-tain C. Ravenhill, Dr. Ernest To, not members of the Federal Resbank, nominated Dr. Melchior as a adjournment to make serve system, which he assumed in Germann member of the board ofments for a settlement. March last in consequence of the the new institution. He thereupon
BANK CONTROL.,
then existing banking crisis.
resigned from the Finance Com- mittea of the Lengue-Reuter and The provisions against
gold Special. hoarding are not affected by the decision.
SUBSTANTIAl sum neeDED.
oard,
Mr. O, W. Tang. Mr. H. Pearfe and Mra C. S. Leong.
In addition to the memory of a Mr. Hamilton:-I want you to joyous evening, guests took home understand, Mr. Mackinlay, lint with them a novel menu this case has been very complicat-with appropriate quotations after ed, and it is entirely through your each item. All in all, Now Year's According to the Washington The kiddies were given a great treat client's actions, in not coming up Eve at Repulse Bay was a time correspondent of the New York at the Kowloon Cricket Club Yester-and putting in this evidence, of rollicking rood cheer for every- Timea, President Roosevelt has day, when the annual children's aporta which I think will be denied by one who gathered there.. also approved n new permanent
were held, Lady Peel, wife of E. the prosecution. If he will pay polley under which about fifty The usual sideshows proved very at the rest to the hearing of fresh the Governor, distributing the prizes up a substantial sum, and leave million acres of sub-marginal lands tractive and the presence of the inevit evidence, the will be retired from cultivation atable clowns added merriment to the adjusted afterwards.
matter may be proceeding.
a cost of $350,000,000-Reuter.
DAY BY DAY NEWS, IN BRIEF
Tse Yuk, a cook, was sent to prison
IN MAN'S MOST DARK EXTREMITY, | Scott. OFT SUCCOUR DAWNS FROM HEAVEN. for one month by Mr. Balfour in the
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| Central Court this morning for steal.
"I will adjourn the case for 24 hours with ball in $1,0090," ndded| Mr. Hamilton.
MR. J. A. STEWART
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY
·
A small fire did unestimated daming a silver watch, a gold-mounted age at the Club de Recrolo pre-claw, and $14 in money from Wong mises. King's Park, at 7 o'clock last Wan, office boy, 30 Wyndham Street. night.
It was stated that defendant was in the habit of visiting fokis at the Leaping from a Kowloon motor bun premises and yesterday morning com which was in motion la Nathan Road yesterday, an unknown Chinese man.mitted the theft. The property was White's Emeritus Professor of aged about 21 years, received injuries recovered in various
London, Dec, 30. The death has occurred of Mr.. John Alexander Stewart, M.A.,
POLICE RESERVE
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Police Reserve orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Trispector General of Police.
Chinese Company
Training Course-Part II. Con- stable R26 Ku Chi-shek has passed Part II of Training Course (Know- ledge of Police Duty and Regulations) on Wednesday, December 20th, 1033. Indian Company StrengthConstable R244 Puran pawnshops, Moral Philosophy in the University Singh has been struck off the strength from which he died at the Kowloon except the claw which was found Hospital in the early hours of this under a stove in the kitchen; of de-fessorial Follow of Corpus Christi cember 22nd, 1938,
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