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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
|THEOSOPHICAL BELIEF
DEATH INCIDENT IN LONG SERIES OF LIVES Thursday's neeting of the Tuco- sophical Society began with a short meditation on the passing of the late towards dis- at his death,
polling the Idon of
JANUARY
30,
1936.
YEAR OF PROGRESS
of, counterfeit | King George fonch-year had been one of stondy programs!
for according to
AT KOWLOON
Information led to the arrest of a 40-year old shopkeeper, Yip Suk-mel, alice Yip Yuk-cho and the discovery of a large quantity Hongkong ten-cent picoes of mixed motal. He was charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloonings death is no more than an in Magistracy yesterday afternoon cident in a long series of lives, and with poserasing 228 counter-those who have gone have merely felt ten cent pleces #i No. left their work in this physical world Shapo Iload, ground floor, Kowloon
to do more effective work elsewhere, City, and possessing · 250 similar whillo grief shown by thone left bo coins at No. 47 Po Kong Road on January 8. Evidence was heard and which has passed
hind 1 but & hindrance to the soul defendant was committed to stand ontimentni thoughts
on. Instead of trial at the next Criminal Sessions.
Inspector W. R. Chester-Woods a helpful streams from the loner source therefore, was attempted to direct peared for the prosecution and statorer of otrength to King
that as
as the result of Information
George himself; of comfort to his received he led a party of police to family and loved ones who miss his No i Sha Po Road, ground floor, about p.m. on January 8. The and successor who is carrying on his presence; and of courage to his son 5.50 front part of the premises was
work.
ed
tobacconist shop which Was owned defendant,
Defendant was cautioned by Cht. nese detective C500 in the Chiu Chau dialect and he got up from behind the counter and was searched by the detective. In the left hand
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ACTIVITIES OF KOWLOON TONG ANGLICAN CHURCH Presiding at the annual general meeting of the Kowloon Tong Anglican Church last night, Mr. ft. Ashton-Hill, the Chairman of the Pastoral Committee, sald that the past
for the Church. The Chairman was supported by Mr. S. Jox (Hon. Secret- ary), and Miss It. Mow Fung (IIon. Treasurer), and there were about 30 members of the congregation present. Reviewing the activities of tho Church during, the past year, Mr. Ashton-Hill said:
tie
"On Passion Sunday, April 7, 21 candidates were presented to Bishop for confirmation in this Church. One month later, our priest. in-charge, the Rev. N. V. Halward went on leave and the Rev. L. L. Nash was appointed to have charge of the Church will always have occasion to Church during his absence.
Thia
thank God that we were able to have Mr. Halward here for the first few months,
On Sunday, May 18, the Bishop licensed Mr. J. C. L. Wong as a lay
render.
more wrapped in silver paper. The this attraction the functioning of deep regret that the Rev. N.
outer pocket of defendant's overcoat were found two
and 26 two ten-cent pieces coins were unwrapped and were found to be counterfeit. In the inside right hand pocket a roll of 50 similar couns were found wrapped fu a piece of newspaper, and in the rear com- partment of defendant's purso were found two ten-cent pieces.
Defendant's Dwelling Searched Behind the counter was found a bux in which theo rolls, each con- taining 50 counterfeit ten-cent pieces were found. Nothing further was found in the house, and the party went to No. 47 Po Kong Rand, which | WAS
the dwelling of defendant, Defendant pointed out his bed spaed under the staircase and a
search was made. At the foot of the bed there were three rattan baskets standing on top of each other. In the
centro basket was found a box containing 100 loose coins and three
rolla each containing 50 coins, De- fendant was then taken buelt to the Kowloon City Police Station where the coins were checked in his pre- Bence.
or
is
No Priest Available "In August, we heard with very Halward would not be returning to Kowloon Tong but had been accepted by the Church Missionary Society for work in Canton.
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The speaker of the evening was Elly O'Nor, who gave a very inter- ating talk on the life in plants taking particularly the aspect of sexuality in plants, and showing how certain orgars of plants havo inherent nitraction for one
another and as a result of
next Diagrams were
and beautiful and interesting any
of flqwers exhibited to specimens show the male and female organs In
"It was at a general Church various differing
species. Some meeting
the Church flowers have both male and female on Sunday, August 23, that our
forward his put
plana organa; while in oilier cases the male Bishop and female organs are in
for the future of the Church, and flowers; or again.
on suggested the formation of a pastoral different trees. But in all instances committee. Many of us did not wel the method of reproduction is the come this suggestion and a question- same;
tho
pollen from the male organ nire was drawn up and forwarded to must contact the female organ of the the Bishop. The Bishop considered same species and so fertilize the ovule the matter carefully and sympathe in the ovary, before the fruit can be tically, but it soon became ovident formed.
that there was no pricat available to The go-between of these "flower take charge of this Church during marriages" in chiefly the bee family. The original pro
proposals were Other insects Also play their part: very modified and the Bishop haa for instance when the fig tree was now arranged for all the communion first introduced into California no services, both at 7.15 am and 9 a.m., polienation took place, and no fruit to be taken by visiting clergy. Under
the correct this crop resulted, because
the system
Reva. P. Jenkins, Insect which fertilizes this species H. A. Wittenbach, N. γ. Halward, was not also introduced. Later the G. F. Allen and Baker will all be mistake was remedied, the required taking the services in turn On the insects imported, and figs could be second, fourth and fifth Sundays.
Pastoral Committee sexual reproduction, by cell
Committee has also as the lower forms of sexual re- as Chairmant, Mira. F. E. E. Booker, production found in Bea-weeds, water Miss R. Mow Fung, Mr. George She plants and ferns. The lecturo con- and Mr. James Wong. The duties of cluded with the reading of some this Committee have, purposely, been beautiful poema descriptive of various left undefined. In general, they will be all those duties normally devolving upon the Pastor of the Church, apart witness pulled out all the coins be conductor also refused the second, from the
The period priostly duties.
of eight months during had. The conductor then told him which the Rev. L. L. Nash has been that the old silver coins were genuine pricat-in-charge has been a time of but the new ones, totalling aine, were steady progress and consolidation. counterfeit.
We shall have an
our ap. hard work put In of the preciation by Mr. and Mrs. Nash in
to addition their ordinary duties. (Applause).
"Mrs. Herdman was superintendent of the Sunday School during most of the year, and the school made steady progress.
grown.
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Aboul 11.30 am, the following day division, was also described, as well been appo consisting of myself
the coins were taken to the Govern ment Analyst.
kinda of dawers,
Wone Kwai-sang went to a money this evening of exportunity later
when defendant was charged he said in answer to the first count, "I have nothing to say and in answer to the second he stated, "Yes, I bought them and kept them at home."
Mr. J. L. Totley, Assistant Go ernment Analyst, deposed that he examined the coins and found that they consisted of an alloy of copper 92 per cent. and zinc eight per cent, The coins had been nickel-plated, and were all dla struck-
Defendant elected to make a state-changer's shop on leaving the tran ment from the dock in which he and ascertained that what the con- tint he had bought 480 ten-ductor said was true. He then re- cont pleees for $30. The people from ported the matter to the Central whom he bought the coins told him Polley Station. He was sent down to (defendant) that they had tried to the Wanchai Police Station, from pass then but could not." Defen- where inquiries were instituted. aan: bad already paid $20 and still Kwok-gang to the shop and saw de
Inspector Carey accompanied Wong owed $5.
fendant behind the counter. He gave
"The membership of the Men's his name as Chan Chiu and claimed Fellowship increased from 18 to 20 to be the master of the shop, He during the past year. said, ho remembered
Wong Kwai-
"The
V.D.M.A. Group had a pang.
membership of 30 which remained the Rame throughout the year. Their activities have been very successful,
Widow Charged
A 27-year-old widow, Ho Sap-yat, was committed to stand trial at the noxt Criminal Sessions when she
appeared before Mr.-K. Keen-at-the- Defendant raloud no objection when Kowloon Magistracy yesterday after the Folice searched the till. In one noon on a charge of having in her basket in the till the Police found possession 300 counterfeit Hongkong | 81.80 in nickel coins. Seven of these ten-cent pieces of mixed metal on were suspected to be had. In an- January 14.
other basket the Police found, 70 Detective-Sub-Inspector D. Whant cents in ten and. fivo cent silver appeared for the prosecution.
pieces while in a card-board box they Mak Hong, Chinese Revenue Of-found $3.50 in silver pieces. ficer No. 8. xinted that on January The Police also searched the cock- 14 about 0.46 p.m. he received infor- loft and found altogether fl coun- mation that a woman would arrive | terfait coins
At the time that the coins in the cockloft were discovered, defendant claimed that they belonged to an other man.
Guild of Martha and Mary,
"There were 28 members in the
There were 16 boys in the Wol
Cubs, but unfortunately Mr. Easter- brook who is in charge will soon go an leave and somebody will have to be found to take his place.
"The Garden Fete which was held on November 2 was a great success, over $1,300 being raised while the expenditure was only
$8.70. The New Church "About the new Church. The Build- ing Committee appointed by the Diocesan Conference has been con- sidering plans and making arrange- ments. Work
was to have commenced when suddenly on December 17 the Executive Council of the Diocesan Conference decided that owing to sible changes in the future lay-out of this district, the work should not pro- coni on Waterloo Road. The Church Committee sont in mendation to the Executive Council strong recom. that building on Waterloo Road should be atarbed. It also decided that the alternativo site which has been sug gested by the Council was not suit-
pes-
on the 6.50 p.m. express with coun- All the coing which were suspect- terfeit coins in her pussession. Oned to be counterfeit were placed in arrival of the express witness's in an envelope seated, and later sont to farmer pointed out defendant who the Government Analyst. was carrying a rattan basket. She was taken to Revenue-Officer H. Major and the baskets were pearch ed. In the bottom of the basket were found two parcels. Ono of them
Charges Amended contained peamits and concealed in- The original charges against the side were three rolls of counterfeit defendant were that he had uttered ten-cent pieces.
Defendant was ar- nine counterfeit colns and had 105 rested and then taken to the Tsim. In his possession, but Inspector Carey shataul Police Station.
aald he would
now ask the charges Mr. Tatley stated that on January to be amended to attering eight and 10 he received a cloth bag contain-being in possession of 104. Ing 300 ten-cent pieces of 1035 issue On January 10 when Chan Chiu was from Sub-Inspector Whant. Witness charged, he declared that Lui Kamable, the Diocesan Conference Execu examined
the coins and found that had asked him whether the coins were they were counterfeit. They consist-good and had given them to him to ed of almost pure copper and had ker,
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tive met again on January 23 and reversed their previous decisions and
The following wore elected to servo on the Church Committee for the
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CHINESE CITIES Peiping, Jan. 29.
Nanking, Jan. 28. decided unanimously that the building A report from Yunnanfu says that
In view of the lack of prisons for been nickel plated Those colna hnd Evidence was given by Mfr. Tetley of the now Church should be started Reds have entered Kweiting and are juvenile prisoners, the Naaking Minis- bren die struck and were very good. who testified that the coins sent to
In a statement from the dock de him by the Police were counterfelt straightaway on the site at Waterloo only a few miles east of Kwelyank, try of Justice has issued orders to all
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the capital of Kwelchow, which fa re- civil administrations In different pro- fendant stated that she did not know with the exception of two. The
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ported to be weakly garrisoned.--| vinces, cities and towns to establish that the coins were bad, and that she | counterfeits were well done but the
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Districts which cannot afford to Canton, Jan. 29: average weight of these counterfeit Allegations of having uttered and couis was less than the genuine ones.
Latest despatches from Kwelchow catablish Juven.lo prisons at once aro At 12.30, 2.30, being in possession of counterfeit ten
Wong Kwal-sang, manager of the Chit, meter made against Chan Wah Eau Printing, and Advertising ensuing year: Mr. R. Ashton-Hill report the capture of Ping Yuch by instructed to separate the juvenile.
master of the Tak Wo Grocery Company, gave his
(chairman), Miss R. Mew Fung, Mrs. the Reds, who are continuing to ad- prisoners from cvide.co. Shop, No. 208 Lockhart Road, when Police evidence was given by Detec-
and F. E. E. Booker, Birs. J. W. Scotcher vance on Kwolyang. The authori-Wah Kiu Yat Pe.
Mr. E, Loc. Mr. Walter Sue, Rov, invaders will be unable to take Kwei- ties are confident, however, that the he was charged before Mr. W. Schotive Inspector Carey, who took Wong L. L. Nash, Mr. A. E. P. Guest, Mrs. yang, as the largest forces from three
The Kwangtung Courts field at the Central Magistracy yes Kwai-san to the shop for inquiries; Bortram and Mr. A. Urquhart,
Certain modifications will be ma terday afternoon.
after which the hearing was adjourn-
Hunan, Kwangsi provinces, The following were appointed re- Kwetchow,
concerning the Judicial syrtom The charges against defendant .
are making combined presentatives to the Diocesan Con efforts to check tho
Kwangtung at the beginning of next .Communist were that on January 8 ho uttered
Poor Efforts
ference: Mr. R. Ashton-Hill, Miss R. onslaught.
July, says the Central Press. The eight counterfoit ten-cent pieces in
Some very poor counterfeits were
Mow Fung
Dir Wanchai and was in possesion of 104 exhibited at the Central Magistracy Mr. Walter Sue,
J. W. Scotcher, and
It is estimated that over ten divi-highest authority will be the South- west Supreme Court, then the Kwang- counterfelt ton-cent pieces at No. 268 yesterday afternoon, when Li Kin,
ona of Government troops' have now ung High Court and lastly the local siona Following the meeting, refresh- Lockhart Road, ground floor. an unemployed painter, appeared bements were served,
entered Kwelchow. after which a
court The Kwangtung High Court The Kwelchow people in Calton and the South-west Lvl Kam, was also Another
foro Bir. Macfadyen on two charges. table lamp was presented to the Rev. this morning sent a delegation to see reorganized and a larger personnel in Court will be. charged with passosion but the case He was accused of uttering & fan Nash in recognition of his services. General Li Chung-yen, the Kwangs each court will be employed. This against him was taken separately, cent piece and possessing 20 coins,
Mr. C. E. R. Sanderson appeared all counterfeits.
Commander-in-chief, urging him to will materialize in the near future. order an immediato advance "of on behalf of Chan Chiu. whlio De- toobive Inspector A. E., Carey pro-stated that on January 16, defendant LAWRENCE OF ARABIA the situation there
Dot-Sgt. C. T. Byron, prosecuting,
Kwangs! armies to Kwelchow to save secuted,
Inspector Carey alleged that on on to Las Pui, sugar-cano hawker, attempted to pass the ten cent pleco January 8 a man named Wong Kwal but was arrested and searched, two sang, manager of an advertising par
28 more paper packets containing agonoy, went to defendant's shop to coins being found. Defendant anid buy a packet of cigarettes. Ho ten-that he had picked them up. derod a $10 note and was given by
London, Jan. 29. defendant in exchange a 16 note, were bad. counterfeits, moulded, and Lawrence of Arabia will be held this
Mr. Tetley declared that the coins
A memorial service to the late three $1 notes and - $1.85' In Bub-
composed of three parts of lead to
Cathedral akhiary coins. The witness would say two of tin, together with a little anti-afternoon at St. Paul's that he had no other subsidiary coins
The service will be hold in connection In his possession at the dms. Ho took a tram up to town and gave a
Ha Worship sentenced defendant with the dedication of a bronzo to one month's hard labour on the memorial to his memory, which is ton-cent piece to the conductor The charge and be three months on boing erected in the crypt-Router's first cola was refused, and when the
· Bullatin" the second.
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Heavy fighting is reported at entered Kwelchow and have reached: Kwelting.
Meanwhile ever 10,000 Tunglen and Shihchien and have Reds are concentrating at Newchang. Crossed the rivers Wukiang and Yin- the Reds from the -Reuter.
klang, attacking
o five divisions of Strong. Belaforcements
Moanwhile Canton, Jan. 20. Kwangri, are under orders to ad- It is officially announced that revance into central-Kwelchow from Inforcements; from Hunan - have northern Keangales teutor,
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