THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1937.
Personalities of Old Hongkong
Chinese Who Broke Down Barriers Of Class
FAMOUS
Ferdinand
A Book Rest
•
PRE-WAR
FIGURE
By T. Paul Gregory THE Chineso commu- nity of Hongkong has played an all import- ant role in the affairs of our Colony since the earliest period. It was not, however, until the latter part of the last century that it began to take an interest in the local government and administration.
This apparent apathy and diffidence on its part may be explained and readily under- stood; for it must be realised
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ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ISRADIO
HONGKONG'S "TAJ MAHAL”
that previous to the year 1872, of the Sanitary Board and tatterly,
no Chinese was ever invited to
from March
ENGLISH' WIFE
1000, to the Legs- Hative Council where he remained Government House. This con- continuously
until his resignation cession, moreover, was only owing to illness in February, 1014, brought about through the "ad- vanced" ideas of the quandam Governor, Sir Arthur Keunedy, During his sojourn in England s who, intended to put into the la medical student, Sir Kni married fullest effect the praiseworthy of Mr. John Walkden, of Blackheath, Miss Aller Walkden, eldest daughter
policy of conciliation which had Kent. The marriage proved nost been so consistently; advocated idyllic but brief for Mrs. Kal died by his predecessors in the after a short residency In the Colony. gubernatorial chair-Sir John Like Shah Jahan, who was In- | Francis Davis and Sir John consolate at the death of his beauti- fut favourite Noor Jahan, and crceted Bowring.
Fin her memory that magnificent Still, in spite of Sir Arthur Ken-structure-the Taj Mahal-Sir Kal, nedy's liberal spirit. there was in token of the great love he bore nevertheless in force a formidable for his English wife, determined to list of peily restrictions and provok-perpetuate her memory by a strue- ing prohibitions, many of whielt un-ture which should serve the medical fortunately were nut entirely done needs of the poor and friendless of away with until quite recent years, the Culony. Therefore in 1887, the In such an atmosphere of political Alice Memorial Hospital was de- and social repression, there wus con- sequently little encouragement diven
of the to the development of a a co-operative earliest instances in the Colony, of community spirit amongst the Chin-whole hearted co-operation between ese residents and taxpayers of the the Chinese and the European com- Colony. Yet, notwithstanding, there munitles in establishing truly was one of Hongkong's Chinese sous cosmopolitan charitable work, and who, during the two latter decades it is of interest to note that the same of the last century, forged to the spirit of co-operative enterprise has front as a leader amongst his people, been continued throughout the entire - position which he retained for history of the Alice Memorial los- well over a quarter of a century. pital.
Sir Kni
ron-¡dicated.
Thla institution
Was
►
was onu
This was Sir Kal Ho-kui- man]
convinced that, by who, whilst grateful for the age-old patience and kindness, the Chinese culture of his Motherland, was also community would come eventually to Appreciative the
of benets of west-realise that the Western methods of ern education, so that his personality surgical treatment were infinitely may be said to have combined the better than the crude and primitive best of the old with the spirit of co-Oriental notions of medical pro- operation and friendliness which has scedure. To-day we can say that his been so instrumental in abolishing vision was well founded;
Is for it _old_prejudices_and_paving_the_way only necessary to mention the Tung for the establishment of a spirit of Wah Hospitals, the Chinese Publie mutual understanding between China Dispensaries, Kwong Wah Hospital, and the West,
St. John Ambulance, Tsan Yuk, New Territory Medical Centres and the Society for the Protection Children as instances.
LONDON EDUCATION
a
SIR KAI HO-KAI
Shell Fish
1. Birds Nest Soup
Stewed Casala Mushrooms
3.
4. Crab and Sharks' Flus
5. Roast Beef la la Anglaise)
4. Roast Chicken and Ham
7. Pigeons' Exit
5. "romotion"
CA dish made
bolted quail, &c.)
0. Fried Marine Dellencies
10. toast Turkey and ani
Anglat
11. F Gilia
12. Larded Qualls
11. Seed Teal
14. Peking Mushrooms
(a
15. Roast Pheasant a la Angialse)
14. Winter Mushrooms
17. Ranst Duck and Im
18, che-de-mer
10. Sliced Pigeon
20. Snipe ta ta Angalse)
1. Macaront in la Peking?
Side Distica.
拉
Cold Roast Sucking Pig. Cold Foal Fowl. Cold Roast Duck, Cold Roast Mition.
of
Cold
The
Sir Kal Bo-kai was born at Hong- kong in 1850 and died here in 1914. His father, the Rev. Ho Tsun-shin,
VISIT OF ROYALTY In the sociat life of the Chinese was a Chinese minister of the Lon- don
Missionary Soelety. Sir Knt as community, Sir Kal, from the pro- a youth received well-rounded minence of his position, naturally education, having attended the old played * noteworthy part. Government Central School, which native guilds sought his company at has since become Queen's College. their innumerable banquets and he After finishing school in Hongkong, was a frequent guest at almost every he was sent to England, where he European public function of Import- entered Palmer House School, Mar-jance. But perhaps the social
event Kate. After staying two
atpar excellence of his early yours
public Palmer
House,
St.fife was connected with the arrival he
entered Thomas' Medical and Surgical Col- on March 31, 1890.
the Duke and lege, aliated to the University of Duchess of Connaught. The royal
service not only as a representative
BROADCAST
of the Chinese community, but also Recital by Luba Shaftain
as an Independent member of the Council. Gifted with
a thorough his
Kay mage, of the feelings of
From the Studio
in-TALK ON WORLD AFFAIRS
tellect, sound Judgment mid Auent cominand of the English language.
Radio Programme Broadcast on
be has always been of the greatest Frequencies of 845 kc.'s 0.52 m.c.'s assistance in the deliberations and per secondl.
debates held in this Chamber. More
H.K.T.
over, he has earned our admiration 12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special
for the ungrudging manner in which, both inside and outside this Council, he has devoted hils Intellect and his energies to the advancement of the best interests of the Chinese com- munity and for the good of the Colony as a whole."
VII in
Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.30 Prinio Scala's Accordeon Band and Les Allen (Baritone).
Maracay (Gilbert-Nicholls); My
Little Buckaroo (Jerome-Scholl). As a token of public regard, Sir Feiner and May).
Accordeon Hand; I'm All Alone Les Alien Kai was the recipient of the honour and His Canadian Bachelors; In A of CMG, bestowed Upon fini by Gypsy Queen Victoria on New Year's Day, Myers); Riding The Range In The Caravan (Buller-Damerell- 1802. Later, as a further proof of the wide esteem in which he was
Sky (Carlton). Accordeon Band: held by the Government, Sir Kai was Allen and His Canadian Bachelors;
Musical Comedy
Les Requests. knighted by King Edward
You Can't
in't Pull The Wool Over My 1910.
Eyes (Ager Newman Mencher); As an author, Sir Kat achieved When The Swallows Nest Again on Chinese political and social topics ens-Edmund). some eminence, and his contributions (Stevens-Ed
Accordeon Three
Dance 'Hits'..... displayed deep knowledge and Accordeon Band. sympathy with the problems of his people. Amongst his publlahed works may be mentioned "A Critical Essay of on China," "The Sleep and the
Awakening."
Open Letter to Ja John Bull on the Boxer Uprising."
"The Foundation
in Reform Chinn," etc.
Table shes Sausages. Prawns. Preserved Eggs,
Livers. &c. &c., &C.
Frulle
Preserved Apples. Citrons, Tientsin Pents. Pomegranates, Carambatas Greengages. Pineapples. &c. &c. &c.
Pastry
Sweet Lotus Soup. Almond Custard. Rice, &c. &c. &c.
Liquors Champagne (Krug.). Cinret. Orange Wine. Rose Dhu. "Optimus" Wine. Pear Wine.
During the progress of the dinner,
44 An
His death in July 1914 at the com- paratively early age of fifty-Ave years was truly lamented, and the funeral service held in his memory was attended by thousands of the Colony's cliizens of every race and religious belief.
Sir Francis Henry
May, in-a-
The in-the-Legislative- Council on
on July 30, made a valedle- tory speech which may be taken as an encomium of the greatness and public spirit of Sir Kai
and
{Soprano)
1.0 Time and Weather. 1.03 Lucicune Boyer
Orchestre Raymonde. Delibes In Vicana (arr G. Walter). Orchestra; Ta Moin (Aubret- Delat Delettre).
Lucienne Boyer; Song Of The Vagabonda (Friml); Only A Rose (Friml},
Orches tra; La Barque D'Yves (Tranchant); Ne Dis Pas Toujours (Lenoir). (Lucienne Boyer); Toming The Tiger (La Rocca); Orient Express (Mour).
Orchestra.
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather and Announcements.
1.40 Biozart-Quintet in C Major.
15.615
Played by the Pro Arte Quartet. 2.15 Close down.
6.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Dance Records. "We have followed him to the
Tangos Fireflowers; Fortuna..... grave with sorrow, we cherish his Robert Renard
Dance Orchestra; memory with respect, we treasure Fox-Trots- No More You; Good- with admiration the example he night To You
All
.... Jack Harris has set to us all of devotion to and His Orchestra, Stoyd You're Indeed, of Sir Kal Breaking My Heart; Whispers In The public duty. Ho-kai, It can be salil most fitting Dark (Ilm Artists and Models').
a man who was ly: 'lere was
Roy Fox and His Orchestra: Swing As It Comes; Swingitle. Bert Firman's Quintuplets of Swing; Waltz Sunshine In Spring;
Fox- Trot-Land of Love..... Eugen Wolff and His Orchestra.
7.30 Closing local Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Market Re- port.
truly friend of the human
race.*"
.
JAPANESE CONVICTED
7.35 Variety.
Aberdeen. At the latter institution, he couple were on their way to England.which was conducted in the glamor Drunk And Disorderly Football Pool..... Sandy Powell
took
from
In-
On Christmas Day Convicted of having been drunk
Government property while in
been arrested for creating.a. distur
Comedy Sketch-Sandy Wins The
and Company; Plano Duets-Garufa, Tango (Juan Antonio Collazo); La Cumparsitu, Tango (G. Rodriguez). Jean Wiener and Clement
Humorous Monologue Christmas Day In The Cook
Billy Bennell Humorous.--
step To-Night..... and His Kerbstone Kwartette; Dance Billy Bennett Music-We've Got Rhythm-Fox Trol Medley.
Mario 'Harp' Lorenzi and His Rhythmics.
0.0 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.
8.03 Studio-Luba Shaftala at the
Words
arl, and jof invish embellishment. The various tom may realise, were designed to bance In Peking Road on Christmas/Please Let Me Sleep On Your Door-
the
of
the Aesculaplan
he tried his bext
on
of Chinese lanterns,
In
gorgeous
The first man, Akira Masuda, 23,
ordered to
damage done.
the degrees of .. und C.M. from India and intentled to complete
educationa}
Jonal qualifications. their homeward journey via America. ous manner of the East, a company he became a member of the Royal Their brief stay in the Colony was of Chinese actors performed a num- College of Surgeons.
marked with every man
manifestation of ber of sketches or excerpts Upon his return to the Colony in truly festive atmosphere and the It
the amusement and entertainment of 1882 with the Intention of practising illumination of the streets and public some of the more popular plays for medicine, he found his
fellow buildings in commemoration of the the guests. These sketches, as those and disorderly and then damaging | Doucet; countrymen, kirgely unprepared for occasion was on a scale which was who are nequainted with the
reception of western methods considered at that time as the neme tricacies of Chinese ceremoniul cus-custody, the two Japanese who had although
he racial communities of the island vied convey to the distinguished visitors Day were fined by Mr. K. M. A. wus disappointed;
with each other in plans for the the most even though
gracious compliments- Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy he laced his fees at the mini-entertainment of the royal couple. concealed, however, in the guise of a yesterday. mum-$20 to care
entire but it remained for the Chinese re-thespian production." for family through all their illnesses and sidents under the leadership of Sir
If we are to believe contemporary shop assistant, was fined $30 on the for an indeterminate period. A few Kal to act as hosts at a banquet given of his friends gave him the money, in the traditional style of old China. accounts, the gala banquet was car-first count, while his companion,
Yutaka Kowada, 32, shop-keeper, wasį but they never took advantage of his The Hongkong Telegraph of April 2. ried out with great eclat, and the
the fined $5. In addition each was Piano. services. Indeed, it is stated that 1090, described the occasion in the festoons
actors company of
1, Two Songs Without to pay $7.50 for interpreter's panoply, the merchants of the Chin-
Shin-fees, and $2,50 amends for the (Mendelssolin); 2. Mazurka (Chopin); "Last night the Duke and
ese community in their Duchess of Connaught were enter-
silken robes,
Polish Song (Chopin); 3, English the European guests in evening wear, The second defendant said he was Dance (York Bowen); 4, Humoreske tained by the Chinese commun the swiftly gliding lackeys Indien with the proprietor of the Mikado Bazaar (Rachmaninoft); 5, December at the Ko-shing Theatre, which trays of exotic food, and the amiable in Peking Road, where frat defen- (Tschaikowsky). had been specially and
most geniality of Sir Kni-all these must dant, was employed. On Christmas
8.25 Leopold Stokowskl and the elaborately prepared for the pur
Fat, have contributed to render
a few Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. the Day, he was entertaining บท posc
influential an
***Decasion a
friends, including Masuda, and all; Danse Macabre (Saint-Saens, Op. thoroughly representative
of the
drank sake. First defendant went 40); Samson And Delilah-Bacchanale mitter, presided over by the lion. Duke and Duchess' tour.
out to buy some aweels, and then. (Saint-Saens); Damnation Of Faust— Ho Kai. Most of the fending re-
while second defendant was attending Itakoczy March (Berlioz, Op. 24); of the Coloni aldents
hdd been Sir Kat was a man of an excep- to n customer, noisy crowd of Blue Danube Waltz (Johnnn invited to
to meet the distinguished tional public spirit, and in addition Chinese came towards his shop. Strauss); Tales From The Vienna visitors, a number of
and to naval
serving upon the Legislative Being drunk, defendant did not Woods (Johann Strauss). military ofle
also officers
being present. Council, was a Justice of Peace for think of telephoning the police 9.0 London Relay-World Affairs', The arrangements were complete nearly iwenty-six years, ungrudging station, but took a stick and went
A talk by J. L. Brierly, O.D., Chichele Professor of Internationni in every detail, and the scene in ly giving his time in serving the out to drive the crowd away, the brilliantly lighted theatre was common Interests
As it was Christmas Day, he was Law, Oxford, of the people of one to be long remembered,”
9.15 Millary Band Music. the Colony. It may be said that he frald that they were all, drunic and
Le Reve Passo (Krier and Helmer); nimost
every public board constituted he said.
Officer Of The Day (Hall); Grenadier Du Caucaso (Melster); Entry Of The years.
Massed Bands
whenever there
slckness, his following words: WOS compatriots frequently came for con- sultations, but on the prelient side, never sought to have him prescribe remedies for the corporeal welfare of themselves or families. Con- sequently, on account of this dis- couraging reception of his medical ability, Sir Kal embarked upon the practice of law.
CHINESE SPOKESMAN. It was as a barrister that he until the time of his passing,
was the
acknowledged spokesman and men-
tor
The
the
of his fellow
countrymen. colonini Government Under administration
of
that able
Bowen, Sir William
Des
and Com-
memorable one
OFFICIAL TRIBUTES
A European, came up to him and
gub triumvirate--Sir George | Vocux and Sir William Robinson, REMARKABLE "SPREAD" had the distinction of serving upon that they intended to loot his shop. readily recognised him as the pre- The bill of fare of that remarkable in Hongkong for approximately 25 took his arm, wanting him to go to Gladiatora (c) Comm eminent lender of the Chinese com- "spread" inay be as interesting to munity,
and often sought his advice readers of to-day na it was to those in order to better understand the of forty years ago. During the now:
It was, however, na a member of the police station. Defendant could of the Northern Command cond, by psychology and feure-helf-forgotten of the nine- me after that, it
not remember very well what hap- Bandmaster RC. Hanney. A Way- of the people, who then, as des," the dinner was widely com- able to accomplish so much of value very angry. He thought that he had kenzie); Minstrel Memories (arr. W. how, comprised over 90 per cent.mented upon by the Press on account for his compatriots. In fact, of the Colony's population. Thus we of its "buunteous and sumptuous his resignation from that body, the considered that there was no need Bands at the Leicester Drain Band cent mistaken for his assistant, and Rimmer). Grand Maseed Brass and Sir Kai early occupying posts of elegance." Indeed, how well the then Governor, Sir Francis Henry for him to go to the station. prominence in the local community, guests fared may be gathered from May, voiced the following tributes:
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First defendant also admitted that Anderson. *** "Sir Kai ĮTo-kal has rendered efficient he was drunk.
(Continued on Pros
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