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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,
CHILD WELFARE
HONGKONG SOCIETY'S SPLENDID WORK
APRIL 21,
1934.
tomnt was made to find some form financial year of the Society began, of the child, Inspection, and so work which could not be adequately of work for the parents. The five months ago, medical treatment forth. Thero was really not much explained in a short space of time, police rendored a great deal of has been obtained in 172 new cases, likelihood of misappropriation of but among them might be mention. aakintance in granting hawkers' and the Society has provided food, suppiles by parents, because the of the support of destituto children licences à necessitous casus. this consisting almost entirely of mothers were really anxious to have of various races, many of them Well over 90 per cent of the milk, in 259 fresh cases of sick or their children put on weight and orphans, in different institutions, With the object of securing fur-half of sick or destitute Chi Inspectors were accomplished in the supplying of food, but also the ladies present decided to form Society's expenditure was incurred | starving children. 'All the Society's were grateful for everything that
Committee Formed With the claim that
Am A Chinese investor, Mr. Chu Shu-
was done. This included not mere- Suzanno!" is one of the outstanding ying, bought all three houses offered ther support for the work of the new children. Three years.
After an interesting discussion, achievements in his motion picture at an auction of leasehold property Hongkong Society for the Preter- there were in Hongkong more than of them attended as a nurse at the instruction of the parents in keep a Committee to lend support in
ago, the care of sick children, and one carcer, Jesse L. Lasky will present held by Meners, Lammert Bros. yestion of Children, an informal meet 220,000. Chinese children of ages Children's Clinic of the Precious ing their children clean, proparing raising funds for the work of the this Fox Film production at the King's | terday afternoon.
ing of prominent European and 15 and under, or 08,000 more than Blood Theatre, to-morrow. Lilian Harvey, A two-storey European house at
Convent in Kowloon, their food, and all that came under Children's Society. Among those the internationally famous star, who Happy Valley, No. 2 Leighton Hill Chinese ladies interested in this ten years before. Buch numbers, Medical men gave their Barvices the heading of infant welfare. was last don 'in "My Lips Betray,oad, was put up for bidding with a
who consented to serve were May. work was held yesterday at Govern and such a rate of increase, pre- without charge, and the Society The Society WAR sometimes C. A. Middleton Smith (Convener), has the funding feminine role. Is in serve price of $8,000. It was gemet kouse. Lady Soutborn, who sented the community with serious suppiled the medicines, dressings criticised for its efforts to save the Mrs. E. Elliott, Mr. Lloyd, Mrs. A. Alles Harvey's third American film, of the first houses bulit by the Hong- very kindly made arrangements
lives of infants who would grow up Hicks, Mrs. F. P. Franklin, Birs. and it is said that her role offers her Kong Land Investment and Agency for the meeting to be held, directed problems, and the Society could and dietary articles. a more ample opportunity to display co, Ltd., on a site measuring 1880 the proceedings.
not yet do more than illustrate Every claim for assistance in the only to be miserable weaklings, a B. E. Maughan, Mrs. Y, K. her versatility than any of her pro-q. ft., boing held for the unexpired
some of them from the data it matter of food supplies was care burden to themselves and to the Mm. 8. B. Tan Mrs, D. 9. Gubbay. Chow, In the course of their account collected and press for action. The fully investigated, and the Society community. Statisties showed that Ars. N. L. Smith, Mrs. R. N. vious The film sold of from 1890, to offer something new, in that iter. Chu secured the property with of the Society's various activities, Directors were now making it their did not usually grant assistance while, occasionally, the Society Henderson, M., M. background is found in the unique a single bid of $8,100.
the Joint Honorary Directors, duty to collect details of alum-where the income of the family might be so doing, in the majority L. D. Chapman, and Miss Helon soiling of a puppet show. In directi
Like A Poker Game.
Mosers, S. V. Boxer and M. A clearance schemes in such cities as exceeded $4.00 per head per month. of cases it was doing exactly the Yu. contrast to the tiny puppet show, The two other houses are Chinese Cooper, mentioned that its
func- Bombay and Singapore, and in the Actually the average fucome per opposite. Instead of letting the there are threa spectacular gevushop-and-tonoment buildings at 100 tion was somewhat wider than that course of the coming summer they head in the cases dealt with by the puny numbers that form the major part of and 171 Woosung t., Yaumati, and of the parent Society in England. Intended to organise a social nurvey Society had fallen in the course of handicapped childhood, to be a drag for having done so much to make
Infant struggle
The Society's Directors expressod Into their gratitude to Lady Southern the film, The three song numbers, were offered in one lot with a total Wanton cruelty to children, for- of a section of Kowloon or of the the last two and a half years from on the community, the Society was the meeting a success, and all the "SL: Moritz Waltz", "Just A Little ground area of 1.724 sq. ft. Both tunately, was not common in Hong-crowded area of western Hongkong. a point near to $8.00 per month to enabling it to make at least a fair ladies present for their keen sup- Garret" and "Eski-o-lay-ll-o-mo", all are held from the Crown for a period kong, but parents were sometimes taken from the rovuce, have already of 47 years. The Indenture of Crown driven to exploit their children's be an essential part of the Society's 75 per cant. of the familles dealt to be able to do a decent day's work Such investigation, work must one nearer $2.00. Between 65 and start in life and giving it a chance proved popular with the public. Cene lease which
port. was dated 1808 reveals Raymond has the leading masculing the interesting act that it was made wage-earning capacity to an extent activities fif it was to be construe with were not able to afford even for its living when it became old Expressions of regret for. in- role opposite Miss Harvey.
between Ifer late
Majesty, Queen which, if not amounting to absolute tive in pressing for larger reforme, cubicle. They rented a bed-npace, enough. The Society's Inspectors ability to attend were received Victorin of the one part, and Cut: cruelty, was highly detrimental to though it would not involve n chick Paul Chater, Charles David the normal development of the charge upon the Society's funds.
which was exactly what it Was were required to keep a full record from Lady Pollock, Mrs. R. H. stated to be.
of every case dealt with, and these Kotewall, Mrs. D. Davies, Mrs. C. Bottomley and Hormusjce Nowrojecchild. Where the Society had
Precautions Taken.
records showed that the majority Miss. R. Mow Fung, Mrs. G. G. Anderson, Miss G. Woolley, Mody of the other part.
evidence of deliberate cruelty, it
Help For Destitute.
Every precnation was taken to of the families concerned had re- see that the milk supplied by the alded in Hongkong for a consider- Sandes, Mra. E. Walker, Mrs. B. Society was used for the child able number of years. There were Wylle, Dr. K. Woo, M. B. E. and This was done by periodle weighing other branches of the Society's
MIH.
E, L. Allen.
"Going Hollywood"
Six new musical numbers, will be heard in Marion Davies' new picture, "Going Hollywood," which opens to- morrow at the Queen's Theatre with Goldwyn-Mayer star. It was the wish of Miss Davies that her newest film should be liberally spleed with- contagious musical rhythm, so, in the conferences that preceded the actual shooting of the picture, Producer Walter Wanger assigned Nucia ter Brown and Arthur Freed to the task. Gue of the numbers, "Our Big Love Scene. in u melodic theme that threads its way through the length of the picture. "It is introduced by Miss Davies and Mr. Crushy," said they composers, "and is recorded by the largest symphonie orchestra ever used in motion pictures-an orchestra of one hundred and twenty-five pieces."
- "Man of Two Worlds"
Love-making "technique" la Just so much "hoocy." That's the pinion of Francis Lederer, who would qualify in any court as an expert. During his career sa a stage and screen star, Lederer hun. made love to more than 200 beautiful women of eleven antions, Europe hails him as its most romantic hero and on the New York stage in "Autumn Crocus" he was the inust widely acclaimed heart-Gutterer of last season. Still, Lederer, a striking ly sincero and carnest fellow, who insists that there is no such thing a."great lover" says positively he has 110 romantic technique. His only system, if it can be called that, ín just to be natural. He appears in Alan of Two Worlds" at the Central Theatre.
"Olsen's Big Mument" "Ulaen's Big Moment", featuring El Brendel, will be seen at the Oriental Theatre on Sunday and Monday. Walter Catlett who is a star comedian in his own right, has the principal Kupporting role in the film, with two such concedians playing in one pie ture, "Olsen's Big Moment" proven to he uproarious laugh riot. The ecm- bination of Brendel anties and Cat lett's page de mid 9, give the film the distinction of being one of the funniest comedios ever released from the Fox film studios.
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Mr. Chu's opening bil, Increasing by a $100 the upset price of $9,000 asked for the two buildings, Was another bidder. The value then bo responded to by a counter offer from Kan to mount up, to ho acelerated at a later stage by a third bidder who had quietly stepped in Compe- tition then took such a fierce turn that the Auctioneer was constrained to urge: "Make it a big one, all same like poker, and you will got it."
Mr. Chu's, teady bidding however proved too much for his contestants in this triangular duel, and the last of them retired when he had no vanced the figure to $11,000.*
The sale was ordered by the Mort |gagees, who were represented at the proceedings by Messrs. Lo and Lo,
Rolleitors.
SAFETY FIRST.
PASSENGERS ALIGHTING FROM TRAMS
for
The latest safety device pedestrians, especially designed to protect persons alighting from tramcars, has made its appearance at the junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Queen Victoria Street. opposite the Central Fire Brigade station.
This intersection is in one of the minst congested parts of the town and to jeuard against meci- dents, the traffic nathorities have installed two low wooden platforms about fifteen feat in length. the use of passengers alighting out of tramcars,
for
The platforms are a few inches above the level of
the road and paasengers as they leave the trains, will walk directly on to them and remain there until the road in clear for crossing.
The new device was installed on Thursday, and has proved most effective.
An inquiry at the Traffic depart- ment yesterday revealed that. similir platforms will be installed at the tramenr stop outside the Post Office and at stops along the train lines in Hennessey Rond and and other congested points.
"The Working Man" George Arliss, as the star of "The Working Man," the Warner Bros. production which is having its final showings at the Queen's to-day, uifers some theories for the restoration of business, which are workable and eminently sound. The netor, as a shõe manufacturer faced with the manage. nient of the falling business of his lute rival, with violent conviction, tells the poles fores what is needed to put the business on a sound basis. Here | functions'ät night.
The only danger of such plat forms lies in the fact that they are not easily visible st night. Motor drivers are therofese requested to be careful when approaching trum
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RADIO BROADCAST
(Continued from Page 7.) 9.47-9.30 p.m. Orchestral, Overtore-Midsuminer Night's Dream
(Atendelssohn Op. 21), San Francisco Symphony Orchestra directed by Alfred Hertz). Water Musle Suite-(Handel—arr
Sir Hi. Harty).
Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 9.30-10 p.m. From the Studio,
A Pianoforte recital of Compositions by Alexander Scriabin by. Mr. Harry Ote,
Programme. Group I. (Apprenticeship),"
(a) Etude Op. 2.
are his lines in the highly dramatic scene; a weene which Arliss vivified by his art; "You can't run a business by lying down on the job. When n business is running down, that's when you've got to spend money. You've got to iutvertise. You've got to use belter material than you've ever used before. You've got to have a hundred | watermen where you used" to have Afty-you've got to fight competition. You've got to look around and find out who is your biggest conipetitor, | and go for him. Well, from now on, gentlemen, your middle tume is Well- ington and this is the Battle of Water- loo. And if the manager takes my advice he'll double your expense al lowance and buy you cuch a new ha:!"
The Bowery" Much as neighbours, friends and relatives sometimes assist at a house warming by bringing gifts, no M-G«M, Paramount and Fox graciously came to the aid of the new 20th Century Pictures Company, which started out in life without stars and other acces sorica of picture-making. For "The Bowery", their initial production for release by United Artists, M-G-M offered the services of Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, the two stars of *The Champ". Paramount modatingly loaned George Haft, and Fox contributed its neo director, Raoul Walsh, maker of "What Price Glory" "Sadio Thompson" and "The Cock Eyed World." "The Bowery' has in armour, the collection represents adapted Howard Estabrook and James hundreds of Cleason from the novel, "Chuck Con- achievement of China. One Jude years of the artistic no", by Michael L. Simmons and statue, two feet in height, is sald-by
accom-
(b) Etude Op. 8.
(e) Nocturne, Op. 9.
Group 11. (Mastership).
(d) Two Preludes, Op., 11.
(a) Allegretto from II Sonata.
Op. 27,
(b) Poem, Op. 32. Group III. (Novatorship).
(e) Valse, Op. 38. (a) Fruglive, Op. 61. (a) Enigme, Op. 52.
(c) Desir, Op. 67.
(d) Entrangetee, Op. 43. (e) Two Preludes, Op. 74. 10 p.m.. Close Down.
B. R. Solomon and is the attraction experts to date back to the early
to-day at the King's Theatre,
Middle Ages. It is valued at $2,800. "The Kennel Murder Case"
There are scores of less valualife plecos to be seen around the library of Twenty thousand dollars worth of Archer Con, a collector whose murder rure Chinese antiques-porcelains, under mysterious circumstaners brings indea, bronzes, teakwood furniture, hilo Vance into the case for its ancient lacquer work and other art llimate solution. With Will abjects dear to the heart of the Orient Powell, in whose persen Philo Vance al collector were loaned by one of einen back to the screen after an the loading Chinese Importing Arms absence of throo year, are Purons of Los Angeles to the Warner Bros. Pallette a Sergeant Heath, Robert studior, no that the atmosphere would MeWade ns District Attorney Mark- bonothentie in "The Kennel Munter hani, Mary Astor, Robert Barrat, ̈. Cane," S.5. Van Dino's thrilling detec-| Ralph Morgan, Arthur Hohl, Helen tive mystery drama which is coming Vinson, Jack La Rue, Henry O'Neill, to the Alhambra Theatre on Sunday. Paul Cavanaugh and Spencer Char- From fragile, transkicent tear battles | ters, MiclutelTM Curtiz directed the to massive life-size figures of warriors picture.
would not hesitate to prosecuto, but Money was, however, badly need where sheer poverty was the prime ed for providing for sick and des- cause of the exploitation, an at-titute children. Since the present
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