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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1938.
Septuagenarian Who Fought The Dreaded Bubonic Plague
FATHER OF THE SANITARY BOARD
SIR
BOSHAN WEI-YUK
WAS PUBLIC-SPIRITED
CHINESE LEADER
By T. Paul Grogory
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF HONGKONG'S SOCIAL. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE IS THE SPLENDID SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AMONGST ITS CITIZENS.
This laudable state of affairs, however, has been of slow and halting growth; for it has not been easy to foster such a truly democratic outlook amongst such a highly cosmopolitan populace.
The difficulty is more apparent when we consider that 96.7 per cent. of the total population is Chinese; whilst the remaining 3.3 per cent, is a minority composed of many races and religious beliefs.
SIR BOSHAN WEI-YUK
She Asked Too Much
By PAUL HOLT
Alexander Korda
RADIO BROADCAST Beethoven Symphony No. 3
H.K.T.
In E Flat Major
LONDON RELAYS
Radio Programme broadcast by and zow on Frequencies of 845 k.c's. Sam Goldwyn lost a £1,200,-9.52 m.e's per second. 000 film deal that would 12.0 noon Relay of service of have given them absolute intercession from St. John's Cathedral. control of United Artists be- cause they would not agree to the conditions laid down by Mary Pickford.
J
12.30
Orchestra,
p.m. London Palladium
Marche Symphonique (Savino); Japanese Carnival (de Basque); Kiss Me Again (Herbert); Live, Laugh and Love (from film Congress Old Vienna Moon (Zadowski); Mald of the Mountains- Waltz (Fraser-Simson); Katja Dancer Waltz (Gilbert).
VOLTS FROM They offered her money and shares Dances);
THE BLUE
The Chinese kommunity, too, lindeed, he ranics ns one of those whilst numerically the. largest, pubile spirited citizens of his race Who Instituted the Tung Wan Hos- has not always taken an interestpital and the Po Leung Kuk- in the development of the institutions which in their present Colony; for it was only due to form have become o! the efforts of certain far-sighted in vales to the welfare of Hong Power By. Radio Governors that the leaders of kong's Chinese masses, this important group were en-
Public Life
exceed-
Four nations are to-day battling to be first in the field with the per- fection of the latest wonder of science-the transmission of power by wireless.
They are Britain,
In the new company, but the clash came when she asked, as part of the deat, a power in the new conduct of the company.
So ends a game of financial poker that has gone on now for two months. Korda salis' for home at once; he'll be here for Christmas.
Future of United Artists is still take undecided. Charlie Chaplin may control. The company may link up with another great producing United organisation. the
The
12.61 Reginald Foort (Organ).
Rhythm"-Mealey; "Transatlantic
Paloce Theatre Medley.
1.0 Time and Weather. 1.03 De Groot and Ils Orchestra. "Gipsy Love Selection (Lehur);
the
12 when Great Red Dawn Shining (Sharpe); Kinetta (Geehl); Romance (Rubinstein); I Love You Chanson Bohemienne (Grieg); (Bold); On a Dreamy Summer Night (Krome); In The Night (Tate).
1.30 Reuter and Rugby, Press; Weather and Announcements.
Gracle Fields and London 1.40 Plano Accordeon Band.
couraged to co-operate, with the His public spirit was noteworthy, Government in the promotion and he served on practically every of their mutual interests. Con- committee organised during a period sequently, amongst those Chin-of well over fifty years. lie was the Chairman of the Tang Wah Hospital ose who were thus encouraged to exert a vote in the local Committee, 1881-83, and again from 1881-00, and, in addition, from the administration are those prominent commencement of his public career Agures of +2 generation since until his retirement, he served on all the Hon. Mr.
Sir Wong. Shing. the commissions appointed and Dr. Wu Ting-local administration to enquire into by the Kal Ho-kni fung. These men, on account matters affecting his community. In of their praiseworthy efforts particular. Sir Boshan devoted him-
achieve understanding amongst Eelf to the cause of law and order set power is broadcast," he explained, dictate terms for his films on both Buys, Goes (Custling); Falling in the cosmopolitan elements of our und rendered much useful service to "The great dificulty to be overcome [sides of the Atlantic, most philoso- Love Again -(from film "The Blue An-
rendered their terms Britain in connection with the is the volume of power which can be phically,
to
Colony, have of service on the Legislative Council most glorious,
There is, however, another eminent Chinese of this period, of whom it can be justly said that his inherent good qualities, his loyalty to the Government, his devotion to duty and his whole-hearted support of everything that was conducive to the welfare of the Colony" won for him and sincere the esteem
respect of
all.
well-known, per-
Wel Yuk-
that This was sonality-Sir Boshon man who was prominently identified with the business activities of the Colony and took a great interest it public work, serving the Chinese
community for many years on the Legislative Council, on which he did, much useful and valued service.
Sir Boshan Wei Yuk was born at Hongkong in 1849 and died at his residence in Wongncichong, Happy Valley, on December 16, 1921.
The ancestral seat of his family was--the--district-of-Heungahan-
tele-
COMING HOME States, Italy and Germany.
Professor A. M. Low, who has been Last night I talked to Alexander
Transatlantie possibility
the for Korda on Investigating this several years, has revealed the stage phone to Hollywood. He took the been carried. to which experiments had already failure of his deal, which would have
In the inter-in Those old Kentucky Days.id made him key man "Every time you use your wireless national film game, with power to
negotiations between the Govern- transmitted, ment of Hongkong and that of Kwangtung for the pacifying of the Chinese inhabitants of the New Territories at the time of its cession to the Crown upon a 99 years lease
in 1898.
"Eventually
the
of
Good Evening, Prelty Lady; Back
Accordeon Band; What
gel")......Vocal; Rosalle; Our Days Together: My Lucky Day... ....Accordeun Band; Hoilday Hits-- Medley; There'll Never be Another You: One Night in Monte Carlo..... ....Accordeon Band,
.
the
his
I said: What are you going to do now, Alex? Will you coine home? 'GREAT LEAP FORWARD'
KORDA: I am selling at once. "Not long ago Marconi told me he is there a possibility that you will belleved that radio power trans-link up with another company, now 2.15 p.m. Close Down. mission was a distinct possibility. that this plan of yours has falled? 0.00 to 7.00 p.m. Chinese Pro-
KORDA: Well, I don't know yet, cramme. "Recent Lests made by Tesla, the I have no plans at the moment.
7.0 Dance Records. The Interest which he displayed in Italian Inventor, have brought a
Have you not been negotiating, Slow Foxtrot You passed me By:
Only
George the promotion of law and order was great leap forward. such that he advocated the founding
while you have been in California: Tango-Once
KORDA: Well, I am having dif-Boulanger and Ilis Orch. Quick- 'projection' of the Hongkong District Watchmen's
step-A sailboat โรง
MoonTM Force. The importance of this law-power by radio will be accomplished ferent conversations.
And how is the
the crisis, out in Holly light; Waltz-Moonlight Valley
Ballroom upholding body was fully realised by through a network of transmission
wood?
When Are they very much seared Victor Silvester and Gir Francis Henry Muy who stated stations dotted over the country.
the
at the way things are going to-day? Orchestra. Foxtrot-Smile
. Jay Wilbur "They will pick up power from that when he (Sir Francis) was
KORDA: There was a time when you Say Goodbye Police one Captain-Superintendent
Sir Bashan rendered services which tremendous power.
more central, stations of the theatre revenues dropped ten, and his Band.
7.15 London Relay-Take Your By Increasing Afteen per cent, and the cost of make-
Choice," und frequencies to shall never forget and for, which voltages
an ing pictures was going up very rapid- shall always be grateful."
A weekly variety entertainment enormous extent it will be possible ty The Chinese Government was also to overcome the problem of distance.
They made pictures which cost feature presented by William Mac-
Lig indebted to him on many occasions
"Ships at sea would be propelled £500,000 and £000,000, and every in securing the ex- along a radio 'Jane' for his efforts
7.45 London Relay-A theme and picture cost more than a quarter of
a Song. tradition of Cantonese criminals who aeroplanes would have their electric a million. Now, the price has been had attempted to find sanctuary i motors fed by wireless in a similar cut down here and there, but still the the Colony.
picture companies out here are spending more than they ever spent and in their fires.
I
T
of
Public Health Efforts
ог
manner.
of power,
"Homes could be warmed, even clothes healed-in-winter,-by.
This week "Food" Songs. The Boy, The Girl, and the Trio, with Joc Maruis and his Band.
“During the dreaded outbreak of radio power on tap from a central going on spending-ali-that-Ever and Rule my Heart Jack
Hongkong in station."
(Chungshan) contiguous to Macao, bubonic plague In and the first of the line to settle in 1804, Sir Boshan exerted every the Colony was Sir Boshan's father, cffort to gain the co-operation of the Wei Kwong. This gentleman was Chinese masses by recommend during the time of Sir Boshan's strictest observation of matters at' boyhood an Influential figure in the santation. So successful was his business world of the Colony, being
the
of more
NEW THRILL
the compradore of
of the Chartered thorough, sanitary measures in FOR AMERICAN Mercantile Bank of India, London Colony that he has been regarded and Chins, which is now known as as the "Father of the present Sant- SUICIDES the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. tary Bourd."
enabled Str
well-rounded
Business Career
After the
subsidence of the
་
Logan, Utah. Western youth has found
KORDA: The earnings of the pic-
ture companies arc very good. Metro-Goldwyn, they have a profit of millions, to have Fox-Twentieth Century.
This deal falling through, will that make any difference to the pictures you will make in England?
KORDA: None. I shall go ahead. All I wanted when I came out here, jas Sam
wanted, was a Goldwyn greater influence in the ma
management and distribution of my pictures, play any
big
But by buying part. these shares it would have
meant that I had an absolute bifluence,
new diversion, called the one-in-The ownership of the shares didn't
7.55 Foxtrot Girls were made to love and kiss; Waltz-Love Live for
Hylton and his Orchestra.
8.00 Loen Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
8.03 Studlo-Darcen a at the Plano.
1. Angel; 2. "Supposin" More Power to You (By special request); 3. Things are Looking Up: 4. If it Isn't Love; 5. Night Over Shanghai. 8.18 Song by Luclenno Boyer and Tino Rosat.
Les Prenoms Effacea (Tranchant); Estampe Marocaine (Jeanne Bos,)
Lucienne Boyer. Loin Guitarres (Scotto); Bella Ragazzina
des
(Scotto)
Tin Rossi. 8.30 London Relay Ethel and ller Engine."
A romance for Organ and voices posed by Jack Clarke, played by Reginald Foort on the B. B. C. Theatre Organ
And the snag was that Mary Pick-by John Pudney, with music com- ford wanted to continue to have ton big a say in the company?
KORDA That's it.
9.5 p.m. Barnabas von Geczy and His Orchestra.
His father's wealth Boshan to secure a education. He was privately tutored epidemic, the general public of the in the Chinese Classics for ten years, Colony, in token of his heroic und and later was sent to the Govern-herculean efforts in cleaning up the ment Central School in order to alum sections in the Chinese quarter, six-shooter. obtain the fundamentals of a Western Presented him with a gold medal
and a letter of thanks. education.
You pu! one cartridge In u Sir Boshan
a man of treat revolver, close your eyes, break open was vision, and as for back in 1800. the cylinder and give it a spin, the contemplated the construction of close it, put the muzzle to your head The headmaster at the time was railway from Kowloon to Cinton and and pull the trigger. Frederick Stewart, LL. D., an English | from thence to Pelping-a project
'OTHER PLANS' gentleman and scholar who made a which has been partially materialised There is one chance in six that! vivid impression on the mind of the in that road of steel to the Cantonese the plunger will hit the cartridge and
London opinion believes that Mr.
Pony (Rixner); Rogamuffin youth, so that he became imbued provincial mutropolis-the K.C.R.
Korda will make other arrangements you'll die.
Rixner); Monika-Tango (Kola- with the idea of going abroad for But despite the fact that Sir Boshin There are Ave chances that you' for the handling of his pictures in
cher); Cara Mari-Tango (Zaiden) further, study. In 1887, at the age and his supporters in the Colony had live and have demonstrated to your America before he sails for home.
In Merry Mood (Haringer); Fresh of eighteen years, this wish was sunk enormous sums in the project, friends the courage that it takes or
The real purpose of his visit, was Breezes (Bonchert): Free and easy. gratified when his father sent
sent him the Manchu oligarely were still what a fool you are, according to the to negotiate, with the backing of the (Proschmann); Gipsy Wine (Ritter). to England, where he was placed in unready to vouchsafe official aid and point of view,
Prudential Assurance Company. A 9.30 p.m. London Relay Tha the Stoneygate School at Leicester. bring the dream into reality, and Charles Steinbuck, Jr., 19, Imposed control of the distribution of flims News Here he remained for a year, then consequently the plan ended in on his luck recently. He performed throughout America, which would proceeding to Scotland, where he miserable fallure.
the trick three times. The third enable him to continue to muke fins entered the Dollar Institution. After
The
valuable services which Sirtime he blew his brains out-United in England at £200,000 which would his graduation in
in 1872, Sir Boshan, Doshan rendered to the Colony Press.
show a proft in the world market. now a young man of twenty-three, through so many years ware embarked on a short
tour of the cognised and deeply appreciated by Continent, and then returned to the the Crown, and In 1910 he won Colony. It may be mentioned that knighted by King Edward VII.
return,
re-
THE
SHERIFF CAN'T
CATCH CHARLIE
Now York.
ho was one of the first Chinese to go was also the recipient of the Com- abroad. for the purpose of advanced panionship of the most distinguished study.
Order of St. Michael and St. George. After his
Sir Boshan The quiet, unobtrusive manner of Jalued the Mercantile Bank as an the man endeared him to all, and assistant to his father. Upon the his death at the age of 72 years was death of his father in 1879, in as-recorded
with deep regret. The cordance with the laudable precepts then Governor, Sir Reginald Edward of old-style Chinese tradition, Sir Stubbs, at a meeting of the Legis
Council Boshan retired from duty for three Intive
December 20, years. At the completion of this 1921 utteret the following tribute to
Despite ingenious disguises and ruses, Deputy Marshal J. P. prescribed, period of mourning, he his memory: "Gentlemen, before took up his father's past of com- proceeding with the business, I wish Lavelle-a former "two-gun" sheriff-has wearily admitted pradore, and retained it for many to mention the great loss which the fallure to serve on him a subpoena for a deposition in a New York
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HERE is a Chaplin comedy in real life-like a scene from one
of his own films..
delivered a letter and requested Mr. Chaplin's signature, but was told the comedian was not at home.
0.30 p.m. Songs by Olgil. Panis Angelicus (Franck); Ro- manza di Federico (from "L'Arle- slana); O Charming Hour (The Dream Song from - "Manon"— Massenet).
10.03 Chopin Nocturnes played by Rubinstein.
Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op.27 No. 2: Nocturne in C Sharp Minor,
Op. 27 No. 1,
10.10 Beethoven-Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major.
Played by the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Contes. 11 p.m. Cloša down.
MADAME LUPESCU Has No Intention Of Leaving Rumania
London, Jan. 19.
years. deed, it is stated that he Colony and the Chinese community and his rather spent some fifty-three have suffered owing to the death law suit brought by Sonores Next, in a messenger's uniform, ne years in the bank's employ a unique since our last faceting of Sir Boshan Tobia Societe Anonyme against record of devoted service,
Wel Yuit. I have not had, myself, Chaplin and others. He was appointed a Justice of the the pleasure of serving with Sir Peace, In 1803, and, in December, Boshan, but his name has been Resplendent in his sombrero,
Then, decked out in a physician's 1806, became an Unamclul Muniber familiar to me for years and on the the typical sheriff of the films,
Thd Dolly Herald's Bucharest cor- kit, he attempted to dash past the of the Legislative Counell, represent-¡ few occasions when I have found It Lavello sought unsuccessfully utier, but was informed that Charlie respondent states that in an inter- ing the interests of his community desirable to consult him have found
und for a week to serve the subpoena by was perfectly well, playing gole
view with Madame Lupescu "game- unul his advanced nge forced his his advice of great value. His ser-ordinary methods. The time limit
where in Bucharest" she declared: weil known
was expiring and Lavelle becama Finally, in a dress suit, and paten- "I authorise you to state that I have
of leaving: Boshan, was, as Sir Francis Henry vices to the Colony are
to you and excellent service desperate, so he obtained some dis- tatiously carrying an ebony cane, he not the least, intention May once said, "ever a man of action, which he rendered on this Council Kuises and "properties" got into the "anto-crashed A party, to found a round the occasion to Lave
do so, liked always to get things most Attton encomium of
of the
mansion, and in full swing and asked to be latro Should travel abroad rather than to talk about them. | was that voiced
by his colleague, dressed in various costumes.
duced to Mr. Chaplin, whereupon he at any time present itself it will only It was as an altruist that Sir the Lion, Mr. Lau Chu-paks who said:
In the uniform of a laundry- was told, Oh, Charlie is at Palm be temporary and for purely per Balon was able to accomplish the "By the death of Bir Doshan the man, will a borrowed van," he Springs. He was unable to be here, sonal reasons. But you may rest as most good for the advancement of Colony has lost a son who gave it sitempted to enter by back but the party is going on, anyway,”-sured that I shall always return.. the interests of the Chinese com- of his best for the unprecedented door, carrying a bundle; but he Daily Mail Correspondent and British There can be no doubt about that munity and of the (zólond us a whole period of over half-a-contúry, keźwas renovulood, and ribsted, Pr United Press United Prest
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