Old Customs Die Hard
AND MANY ARE WORTH SAVING
OLD CHINESE TEACHINGS
By EARL H. LEAF
Tientsin.
Although the Nanking Govern- ment is seeking to instill modern social theorics into the Chinese people, the old customs and thoughts die hard.
old
CLAIMS KING AS UNCLE
HADDON SENT TO PRISON
BROKE HIS PLEDGE
• Clarence Guy Haddon (43), an enghicer, who was bound over a year ago on charges of demanding menneco from the money with King, appeared at the Old Bailey, London, in recently, to show cause why ho should not forfeit his recognisances. He had been bound The Government succeeded in over for three years in a personal
aurety
of £100 and two others of eradicating such things as pig-tails £100 each. and "ly feet" to a large extent. Mr. G. D. Roberta, who appeared For ton years it ignored and oven for the Director of Public Prosecu- belittled the memory and teachlogations, said that Haddon had been of Confucious, the groat sage. But brought back to the Old Bailey so that hla Lordship might deal with Confucious is coming back stronger
him for a breach of certain re- than over to-day. It has sought to cognisances entered into by him in eliminate observance of the Lunar January of last year. New Year but celebrations of that date gain momentum every year,
state and people, father and son, older brother and younger, husband
The Julge who bound him over imposed certain copditions. One of these was that he should abstain But the Government has never from making or affirming any state dared attack the institution of an-ment that he was the son of the cestor worship or the Five Cardinal late Duke of Clarence,
The first witnesa, Mr. Richard Relations of Mankind: between
George Rafe, of Hackney Road, chairman of the South Islington Conservative Association, said that he first saw Hadilon about Easter of last year, and had seen him five or six timer since. Haddon said he wanted what he called justice given to his case, and the police to be stopped from following him Three recent events in Chian in-about. References were also made dicate the Chinese view towards to his mother and the late Duke of husband
and wife, friend and friend.
the The highest officials of Government make annual visits to their native villages to sweep the tombs of their ancestors,
and wife or concubine.ee Atkinson-What sort
The Nanking Government recently awarded distinction upon a widow of references?
Witness said that laddon raid who mourned for three days at the grave of her dead husband. She that it was common knowledge' in had eaten only the plaincat fare and India that his mother was more or worn only the roughest clothes, less the mistress of the Duke of Although she was a woman of some Clarence, and that he was the son means. Her conduct was cited as of the late Duke of Clarence. an example of marital piety.
SCANDALOUST
On the other hand, the concubine Li Yuan-hung, of the late Mr. former President of the Chinese. Republie, is being denounced in all sections of the country because she has remarried, thus desecrating the memory of the late President.
The woman, Li Pen-wei, com pluted her three years of mourning
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
'THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935.
Dedicated to improving the existence of Shanghai rickaka pullars, the new hostel on Kasbing Road was formally opened, recently, Many leaders in this type of welfare work were present at the gather- Ing. The above photo, taken in the anditorium of the hostel, shows the guists of bonour and persons responsible for the buildings's existence. They include, Mr. K. C. Lob, Mr. F. W. Massey, Chairman of the Rickahu Board, S.M.C., Dr. H. Liu, Miss J, Parklan, Mr. Mr. L. Todnem, Colonal Tehou, Mr. An son T. Wong, Mr. R. R. Service, and Mr. 5. M. Koo.
SECRET MARRIAGE SUGGESTION report that his mother had been, to show that the police had slander- Violet Ethel Boutright, joint hon, confined in a house in Edinburgh ed his mother and committed per- secretary of the South Islington for a long time. He wished to jury. He had written 300 letters Association, Baldascertain whether it was true or to try to get his mother's death Conservative Haddon came seeking special legal false that she was dead. He had certificate.
"DELIBERATE BREACH" aid to obtain proof that his mother no intention of referring to the was dead, and he wished to secure claim he had made previously that Justice in respect of his claim that he was a con, of the Duke he was the son of the Duke of Clarence.
Clarence,
"He said he might be compelled with sandwich boards stating who to appear in the streets of London he claimed to be," she said.
The Judge-Did he say anything to you about his mother and the Duke of Clarence?--Yea. They were supposed to have met In India. and he suggested that there had been a secret marringe.. A Misa Murray was always with him when he called at the oflees of the Association.
of
In passing sentence, Mr, Justice Atkinson aald:-"Just a year ago Counsel Is it your intention to you pleaded guilty to a number of abide loyally by the conditions im- attempts to blackmail Ills Majesty, from making or affirming this Yes, absolutely.
Mr. Roberts (cross-examining) statement-to the eflect that you posed by Mr. Justice Charles 7-and on your undertaking to abatain non of the Duke of gather you are putting yourself were the
Man of honour?-Clarence-you were not punished forward as n
ant hound over. Absolutely.
Haddon declared evidence given "I am quite satisfied that you to-day was wrong la several parti-broke that underinking deliberately. culars. "I did not say I was the In my opinion there was a deliber- son of the Duke of Clarence," he ate breach of the undertaking. said. "I pushed the documents be-The least I can do is to send you to fore Mr. Rafe.* He agreed he prison."
Haddon was sentenced to 12 "My Uncle King George the Fifth,"
1929 in division. As, he was taken below, which was published in
Haddon shouted:"it is un abso- America.
lute frame-up by the police."
Chief Inspector Foster, of the showed Mr. Rafe a book entitie,months' imprisonment in the second
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Special Branch, said that in May he anw Haddon and told him that in formation had reached the police Haddon also produced photograph that a woman living in the same albums to demonstrate the likeness house as himself had been com- between himself and various memmunicating with prominent per-
sona.
He explained to Haddon that bers of foreign Royalty.
Haddon wanted him to obtain de-there was a possibility of him cam- mitting a breach of his under- Anite proof that his mother was
takings. dead, and was not being kept in a
The andge-If these letters had certain institution in Scotland.
On another occasion he desired been written by him, would they brench? Not al Mr. Howard, the sitting Member, have been to demand in the House of Com-together.
Inspector Foster said that Ilad- mons legal help, which, he only possible for an M.1. to ubinin, don was restricted from causing or encouraging anything to be done. Cross-examined by Mr. Gran He heard in December that Haddon Brooka, Mr. Rafe.said that told him be believed his mother had gone to the Islington Associa taking statements, Other members of President Li's was in a mental institution, and he tion. After family, now residing in Tlentain, was anxious to discover whether witness thought it was right that
HADDON'S EVIDENCE started a movement to have her he was dead or not, and wanted he should be brought back to Court.
financial assistance to do so. marriage annulled. Tsingtao nu-
"Inddon said he was being con- Iladdon then went into the box. thorities, however, compromised by tinually hounded by the police from le gave his address as Gibson. having her and her lawful husband piace to place, and attempts were Square, Islington. He said that deported from Shantung Province being made on his life by poisoned since he was bound over he had not
Far more exemplary, in the opin-food and cigarettes."
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and then married an unimportant clerk in Tsingtao and the created a major scandal In Chinese circles of North China,
ion of these circles was the con-
he Bald, was
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od cita "Howes, joint attratty tuch statement na were duct of the concubine of General hon. secretary of the South Isling-ly and conscientiously endeavoured Lu Ti-ping, former Chairman of ton Conservative Association, said to carry out the condiilons im the Cheklang Provincial Govern she had seen Haddon about three pesed on him.
He agreed he had seen the three ment. During the same week that times. He said he wanted British Mra. La remarried in Tsingtao, justice and his mother's death certi-witnesses and had been to the Con- ficate, or proof of her death or her servative Association and endea General Lu died in Nanking.
whereabouts. Ife further said hevoured to see Mr. Howard.
Mr. Brooks-You were Ten hours after General Lu's was the son of the Duke of Clar death from a heart attack, his 27-ence, and wanted some financial re-deavouring to see Mr. Howard to year-old concubine who had bornè cognition. He added he would be lay before him a grievance, real or him two sons and four daughters compelled to sell his story to the imaginary, under which you be
Heved you were suffering?~~Yea. and was with child again, quietly foreign Press. ascended to the top floor of the Lu mansion and leaped to her death, Mr. Lu, the General's number one wife, the only witness to the fatal leap, arrived a fraction of a minute too late to save the girl.
en-
Mr. BrooksWas not he really Inddon said he had certain docu- coming for what he called justicements, which had come into his for himself and Miss Murray, and possession since his trial, which to get Mr. Howard's assistance to showed that there had been slander their being constantly committed against his mother in prevent shadowed by the police?-No.
that very Court.
Mr. Brooks-Did you wish to see him in relation to your mother?~-~~ Absolutely
IN A HOUSE IN EDINBURGH" He wanted to see Mr. Howard in respect of slander which he alleged had been committed, and about a
He said that he had documents
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