THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1934.
STREET SLEEPERS JUDGMENT
SHELTER
CLOSING DOWN SOON FOR SUMMER
A FINE RECORD
Having during a period of just over three months accommodat ed close on 14,000 destituto Chinese, the Street Sleepers* Shelter in St. Peter's Church building at West Point is to close down for the summer at the end of the present month.
themacives of the comforts it has
31.
to
OVER 100 NIGHTLY
The Shelter was opened an December 1 last year and up to February 28 no fewer than 10,080 Chinese destitutes had been pro-
SENATE IN REVOLT
REFUSE TO RATIFY TREATY
ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY
BAY":
RESERVED ON
FINAL
5
STAGES OF HEARING
SPEECHES BY COUNSEL
'FOR WAGES
IN SUI
"AFTER FIVE YEARS"
Washington, Mar. 14. The provision of the Shelter has
The Senate to-day defied Pre- been a social service of undoubted sident Roosevelt by refusing to practicability and it is with deep ratify the Treaty with Canada
The claim by regret that those who have availed providing for the construction Laurence Nelson Boor, of Marble story was not challenged by t Captain, Court quito unexpectedly and h provided during the cold weather of the St. Lawrence Waterway. Hall, Nathan Road, against the other side. The extraordina have learned of the proposal of the
The cost of the scheme in Foo Hong Steamship Company, ovidence given and put in cres organising committee down for the time being. They dollars. The United States and missal, was
close estimated at two hundred million for damages for wrongful dis- examination was that Capt. Be concluded at the and drunk officers. Mr. Brow was always served by inofele have oven gone so far as to petl Canada were to cooperate in the Supereme Court this morning who was about 65 years of ag tion the committee to keep the development, which aime at open and the Chief Justice, Mr. was a man whoso physical cond premises open all the year rounding up the Lakes to large sea-A. D. A. MacGregor, who with tion was to be envied by the mo The committee, however, after going steamigra.
Comm. G. F. Hole. Harbour ardent teetotaller. Mr. Macnamar giving the matter the fullest con- aldoration, bus Intimated Ita The Senate rejected, the ratin-Master as Nautical Assessor, Issaid Counsel, had put in cros decision of adhering to the precation resolution by a margin of hearing the case, announced examination facetiously that du vious intention, and the doors 46 votes to 42.
that judgment would ba re-ing the past five years he w will thus be closed after March
ashore ho had been to publ The action is a distinct rebur served.
housca. Counsel did not see tl "The action of the committee can to the
Capt. Boer cialma $1,365 from President who twice be well understood when it is re- previously had urged ratification, the Company, being three months' relevance of the point of drunke
salary as from July of last year.nesa. membered that the whole idea of Mr. Roosevelt now
The He stated that he was de-rated by
It had been suggested in cros the Shelter was to provide accom-waterway will be built in any the Company and refused to accept examination yesterday that M modation for the "down and outa" | case, but there is reason to fear a post as Chief Olleer with them. Jamieson refused to sail in one o during the cold westher only.
that the Senate's action will re-He was now a Second Officer em- Mr. Williamson's ships, because sult in its being entirely Canadian ployed by the Steamboat Company. was carrying contraband. Ther controlled.
The
company allege that plain-was no evidence that any ship o tiff was negligent.
Williamson and Company had ove The Treaty was concluded in Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instructed carried contraband, and the que 192 after protracted negotiations, by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, repre- tion should never have been pu
The opposition consisted of sented claimant, and Mr. H. G. snid Mr. Sheldon. both Democrats and Republicans. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. W. A. Concluding, Mr. Sholdon `sai Mackininy, appeared for defon- that if his Lordship found the dants.
Capt. Bear was habitually negli NOT REJECTION,
gent or had been negligent on thi Washington, Mar. 14.
occasion, then the broaking of th The Senate's defeat of the St.
contract was justified. His Lore ship was there to protect captalo for 105 persons cach evening, but Lawrence Waterway Trenty with the first point to be decided was well as owners of vessels on 24 Inter an additional 14 bunks were Canada is below the necessary two-what happened to the steamer China coast. The evidence of M Installed. This gives an average thirds majority against ratifica- Kamo on the night in question. In Kirby, Secretary of the Chir of 115 persons catered for each thou. It does not constitute out-this there was an acute conflict of nigh
right rejection, but it in agreed evidence and after His Lordship Coast. Officers' Guild, was extrao Even so, only a very small pro- that further negotiations between had weighed and balanced the dinary, in that he did not sta portion o the needy have been the United States and Canada will testimony the conclusion to be that Capt. Beer was wrongful norved and it has been with great be necessary before the plan belarrived at was whether she went dismissed but that he should ha reluctance that the volunteers on comes an actuality.
ahore or struck something-a rock been suspended from service. duty have had to turn away large
for a reef or any other object. numbers seeking admission.
President Roosevelt has indicated Cap
COUNSEL REPLIES, Capt. Beer's evidence that he intended to send the specific
was quite Every
evening a queue eng-
about He told the Replying, Mr. Macnamara a gregates outside the old church aty back to the Senate later, due wireless afficer to send a message the
extraordinary conflict waterway's that they were stranded and sub-evidence had given rise to mu awaiting the opening of the doors, to his belief in Old men are given preference up lieves that Canada will undertake ship had either struck fishing decido the question was care!
economic advantages. Ife also be sequently told the Court that the Jimculty and the only way to a certain time and the remain-the work alone if the United States stakes and or a suspended junk. regard for the facts that we der come in the order of queueing. On many nights, especially during does not join in.-United Press.
Fishing stakes were never put in absolutely indisputable. The fir seventy feet of water. The evid- two incidents which were alleg ence of the Chief Officer and Chief in Mr. Sheldon's arguments h Engineer was quite different, they been condoned. The main in atrünk a reef or rock 100 or 200 yards from the shore, and the owner's dismissal of Capt.
was Ocksow island. - Ti Re vireless officer had stated that he would be justified if he conceale instructed to send out an the incident. The ship migl If Cant. Beer was to be believed }
havo struck a mass of wate
vided with bed space. By the end of the month this figure is ex- pocted to have Increased to weil over 14.500,
During the first month or aix weeks there was accommodation
the cold spell, every bed has been taken by 7.10 n.m. despite the fact the official hour for closing is fixed at 0 p.m. This alone is an admiri alde Lestimony of the need of such an institution.
It has been surprising to noto the remarkable changes which have occurred in many of the In- mates since they first came for sheker. Many had not & wash for weeks, were ragged and auffer-
-Reuter.
tho
ARMED ROBBERY AT WANCHAI
AMAH & CHILDREN TERRORISED
to
A
CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE.
In his address, Mr. Sheldon anid
was
DANGEROUS ROCKS.
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38
dent
stru
of Mr. Ramsay that Capt. Bear sa him on July 22 and left two doc menta, the report and the l abstract, the latter containing report of the accident;
Mr. Sheldon:-it was atated by Mr. Ramsay that received two documents fro Capt. Boer on that Saturday.
Mr. Macnamara-We are Ba
Dev
in this conflict of evidence, that logged timber, but the saller the incident was so small that he point was that she was travellin As Fung Man, amah employed did not think it warranted verbal, at nine knots, when she ing from skin diseases. Each on the first floor of No. 80, Jaffe reporting to the owners, why did something. This was admitted. It was clear from the eviden night they are examined. have Road, Wanchai, unbolted the door send out an S.0.5.7 It was Coun he Instruct the wireless operator to their skin infections cleansed and to the kitchen at 7. o'clock this medically treated (if they are morning, she was startled to and sel's submission that the ship treatable with the medical equip fivo men inside, and, involuntarily, ****
struck some kind of reef or rock. ment kept on the premises) and she uttered a cry. given hot water and soap to wash with. These who are found to be Leaving one of their number Around every faland in the China auffering from some daense need-
to take charge of her, the son, continued Mr. Sheldon, there ing isolation and hospital treat- robbers rushed
bedroom was some hundred yards from the ment (lepers sccking admission where Wong Sun, wife of ashore, a marking line for all rocks, have not been few) are sent with seaman, alarmed by the cry, was freefs or nits, which were dangering there are two documents. a chit to the Tung Wah Hospital. on the point of getting up to in- ous. If these waters were safe,
vestigate. She was seized, and, it was rather surprising that none Continuing, Mr. Mechama CONVERTS TO CLEANLINESS.
with her three children, thoroughly of the memhers of Capt. Beer's said that all of Capt. Beer There were many who rather re-terrorleed by a show of choppers Guild came forward to say no evidence had been disbelieved. I sented the washing, but, after the and knives, was bound and gagged, master mariner was not to take it had been working for Williams The robbers remained on the for granted that between the line for five years, and it w first night or two, realised that it was much more comfortable to be premises for half-an-hour, during of sounding and land there was no for the first time they f clean and have since really enjoy which they collected money and foul water. ed their hot water
jewellery amounting to over a Then there was the suggestion that he is an inveterate l Dressed in the gifts of old clothes hundred dollars in value. They of consniracy between the Chief Referring to the point of office which have been distributed to escaped before the police were Officer. Chief Engineer and the he put it with full confidence th being drunk, Mr. Macnamara 88 wireless officer. summoned.
14. Moonsmara:-That is not williamson and Company becau these officero only worked. 1 The wife of a seaman now away part of my case. After their visit to the ablution on the Indo-China S. N. Co. Hang- aheds the inmates are allowed into sang, the victim says she does wouldn't make it no.
Mr. Sheldon:-I agreo you they found it dificult to get wo elsewhere, because of their bi the main part of the Church not know any of the men, who, where bunks are, installed In she believes, entered the kitchen
the statement. recorde. Mr. Sheldon objected triple-storeyed tiers and furnished during the night by climbing was Mr. Sheldon. with sleeping bags in reality wall from an alleyway in the rear "gunny ancka." Tea is provided of the building. for those who desire it.
and soap.
them, they look quite respectable members of the community.
LOCAL ESTATES
A
son to utter the word conspiracy Mr. Macnamara:-The first per
rather
curious that 110
DISCREPENCIES.
themselves.
IN
probably greater than that of any
BEER'S CLAIM
THE TRADE WAR MEN'S CLOTHES TO
OUTLOOK
BE DEARER
BELGIUM NOW ON THE HIGHER PRICE OF WOOL
WARPATH
RESPONSIBLE
C
Brussels, Mar. 14.
Men's clothes, which are at pre- Having failed in its efforts to rent cheaper than they have been induce other countries to lower since the War, are to be dearer half- tariff barriors, Belgium has, debefore the year ende. A
guinea, increase, or slightly more, elded henceforth to pursue a firm on the price of a suit is predicted [policy for the safeguarding the by tailors. If the price of wool. home market against abnormal should continue to riso, a guldcu competition due to subsidies and extra may be charged. depreciated exchanges, declared. "Tailors are agreed," the secro- the Premier, M. Hymana, Intary of the Rogent atreot Associa speech to the Sonnte to-day.
ton anys, "that there is no Im- mediate reason for a rise in the On the other hand,
He pointed out that Belgium is trico of suits, In possession of defensive won-icy anticipate some increase ta pens, including import licences, the near future-half-a-guinon,
probably.. to exert pressuro on countries categorically refusing her reason- jable demands.-Reuter.
ONLY A SMALL DOG!
OWNER'S EXCUSE IN COURT
"The cost of good worsted.. material has been rising rapidly with the increasing price of wooh! ¡no that it; stands already Is: 6d! or 26. miore per yard than a year! ugo. It takes threo yarda and a'. half to make a suit.
"Incidentally, prices are at thoir lowest at the moment, as this is the slack season of the year when. prices are reduced koop stats buey."
Mrs. C. George was summoned Federation of Merchant Tailors An official of the National before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the wan in agreement Kowloon Magistracy this morning for allowing her black and white dog out in Matnuwai Rond without a 'muzzle.
Defendant stated that the dog had been tied up,, but broke loose when the servanta were not aware of it. *
Prices Now at Lowest
"A walk along Savile-row,” he auggcated, "where even the most exclusive firms have been putting their prices in the windows owlig to the intensity of competition, shows that prices for good clothes. have been mado as low as thoÿ. can go.
.
His Worship: I am sorry. You
"Sa intense, however, is com have to take better care. You petition now," he added, "especial know why dogs are not allowed inly between high-grade tallera and, the street without a muzzle or a those just below them, that, any leash, don't you?
Defendant.It is only
dog.
His Worship. But even Įdogs carry rabies, you know.
A fine of $8 was imposed,
f
increase of price beyond the in creased cost of material is not small likely,
small
SESSIONS CASES
MURDER CHARGE IN CALENDAR
"A half-guinea rise, or possibly some change from reckoning in guineas to reckoning in pounds might perhaps be adopted."
The guinea-at-a-time school, however, la not extinct. A mem ber of a well-known tailoring," firm maintained that with the rising price of material: an extra. gulnen would probably be demand ed, since reckoning in half-guinens or five-shilling unite is "not done,"
In any case, apprehension may bo felt by a pubile which has so This month's Criminal Sessions often been assured, when wool open OB Monday. Before the was falling and tailors' bills were Chief Justice, Wong Ma-cho will not, that the cost of the wool in ** bo-arraigned-for-the murder of a auit is a mere trifle.compared with
the workmanship put into it. Chinese woman, and three men,
Wong Ngau, alias Wong To, Wong Taul, alias Wong Kau, and Wong Li-fuk, alias Wong Chu-wan, will be charged with robbery by Live or
more.
Po-wan will face two charges in
MODERN MORALITY
Before the Puisne Judge, Fang Cardinal Bourne's Com- connexion with the wounding of a ment On Recent Books |young woman, Chan Lai-ching, In Queen's Road Central, while Chan Ki, alice Chan Kee, and Wong Hing, will be charged with breach of a de portation, order.
the seriousness and anxiety of the Bituation.
Cardinal Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster, in his Lenter Pan- toral letter, commented on a ro cent tendency to moderniam n mattora of morality, "a tendency not exactly to defend, but to give a certain toleration to departures from the traditional modesty re- aerve and reticence which are
That was not the case in 1914. characteristic of Christianity."
Books had been written by He did not, therefore, accept the judgment of those who spoke as writers who claimed the Catholic though war in Europe was immin-name, in which this modernism had ent. But we had an urgent, res shown itself and they had not met ponsibility to get on with the work, universally with the condemnation for every month made the task which they deserved.
Dealing with the League of more difficult. That task was two Nations, the Cardinal said that the fold. The first was to realise a convention, not a spectacular con fundamental weakness. It had to League had within it seeds of vention; that was out of our reach; embrace within its scope. great but a convention containing some
disarmament based upon the reall nations which had never accepted
the Christian keal and wpru: ties of the present-in short, a con- governed by doctrines and trad vention on the basis of the recent British memorandum.
NO ALTERNATIVE.
CORRESPONDENCE
His Lordship said there h Mr. Sheldon, continuing. asked been no mention of the office why thena officers should give records. In the case of M The record of every applicant
grossly periured evidence in Court. Brown, the witness had a ve and suggested that the only ren- | long career at sen. has been kept. On admission the
tions which, in many respects, com tradicted that ideak: Arst time he gives his name, nge,
son surgorted by Capt, Beer, that
the added, Nevertheless, ho nationality, employment, if any,
ho had threatened to report them
solidarity of all mankind ought to and dialect to the volunteer on
for being drunk at Banto was un- Mr. Macnamara.went on to say in the world and her stake in the true.
The second was to seek to restore form some kind of Basis for bring duty at the door, who enters the BIG SUM LEFT BY Was Cant. Beor's evidence to be about a gunner taking over watch.
there was nothing extraordinary League of Nations was also great. to the League of Nations that fulling the nations closer together. detalls in register. The follow-
MR. E.L. MAY ing evening, if he comes again just
believed when he stated that he In England, he would probably be falled, she would have
If the Disarmament Conferonco authority it could only enjoy from did not log the officers at the known as the second mate.
as much the membership of all the great his name and ago are taken.
Mr. Edmund Leslie May, of Santo incident because the owners Some very fine characters have
cause for anxioty as any nation powers of Western Europe, The officers' ovidence of the and every country would
Every development of science and wandered in with the applicants, Surrey, who died on December 4, would have something to say? Was one in particular being a Chinese 1932, left $389,000 local estate he to be believed when he stated choc incident did not only dis-doubt have to review all its policy dinoo the war increased the he did not need for some such organisation as from Malays who spoke four Leave to stal a certified copy of that the gunner failed to call him with Capt. Boer, but with armaments. But
Cinema Programmes, and changed the course without different languages and was "down probate of the will has been his permisalon? Mr. Ramsay in
bellove that oven a manifold in the League of Nations and the Brown had stated the ship was crease in existing
armaments widest possible membership of it on his luck." Stope were taken granted to Mr. C. B. Brown,
Alone be sufficient to en- and now become an Indispensible to sea pletures, should not owners Sir-With the price one pays to get him a job.
hla evidence epecifically stated that on even keel; the wireless officer would. no such mention was made in the and Cairns said there was a swell
stated it was tilted to
element of International policy.. Former Prosecutor for
one alde, aura our national security.
| sea that their manager play fair "Competitivos in them-{ French Republic at Haiphong, denied the first incident.
Interview and Mr. Williamson had
What he had learnt in the three with their patrons by showing and the ship was going up and selves were no Volunteers for duty have not of Oloron, Sainte-Marie, France, Victor Paul Joan Eugene Dufilho,
We had them in 1914 and they capitals had convinced him that falling the arrival of a film, putt down. The wireless
programmes". ns. advertised, or, operator been lacking and they have carried died on October 23, 1932, leaving
STORY CHALLENGED. thought the ship was
availed: us nothing in
In proventing there was no alternative to the aground out the jobs assigned to them un-local catate of $1,700. Letters of
when he felt the first bump. They standing on our security in memorandum If an agreement was If his Worship came to the con- captain drew up
British ing on a substitute?.
The system grudgingly. has not pennant visit to examine for tendministration to the estate have clusion that Mr. Rameny did not message and later "Preclied it armaments wo could not flatter our to be reached on the disarmament pruvall is ip-out the programume
for tule sores, those who sought ad-on granted to Mr. G. G. N. tell. Capt. Beer to dismiss the This incident was in direct con- solves that we should then havo convention at all.
purporthcoming pictures trailera of mission but the helpers have gono
gunner, then why was he dia- trant with the Amherst incident realised the luxury of leolation.
When the Government recolved this was definitely the case at the Wong Lau, alias Wong Wal missed? The conclusion Counsel when the ship did make water and about their work with a willing wing seaman, of 116. Apllu care to was that he wanted him
the completo replies of the three 5.15 p.m. performance, last night noss which has left nothing to be Street, Samshulpo, died on July out of the case and not as a singlehanded
Beer took her to Shanghai Capt.
nations they would examine thỏm at the Queen's Theatre and possib- desired.
and earned the But, anxious as the situation was, with sympathy and understanding ly accounted for the emission of Next year it is hoped to open the 19. 1938, leaving local estato of witness on his behalf. Referring somewhat grudging praise of Mr. he did not believe it was desperate, and with the conviction that no one of the most interdeting parts Shelter on a much bigger scale, $2,300, letters of administration to to the Cambodia. Incident. Mr. Williamson for his admirable Something was surely to be gain-nation would willingly allow a final of cinema programme, probably with additional premises which have been granted to the Sheldon said that Mr. Ellis, thosenmanship.
ed from the fact that publie oninion breakdown of conference-British Newsreel. În tho Wanchni district.
widow, Wong Lee-ahi.
thon Chlor. Officer; had come into Jedgmont was reserved.
among nations was to-day alive to Wirclass.
WILLING HELPERS.
attorney:
...
Tinson.
the
PUBLIC OPINION,
genteral
Hines of the
that now seems to
of showing 'threp:
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