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SALESIAN SOCIETY
Commemoration Of
Fiftieth Anniversary
Funeral Of Footballer's Eldest Son
The funeral of Thoman Nicol Pile. the three and a half year old son of | Mr. Tommy Pile,
THE HONGKONG
REFUGEE RELIEF
TELEGRAPH,
Over $250,000 For Work | In Colony
0, the On Friday, December
the well-knowny $1,000,000 Salesian Society in Hongkong will
football player, and Mrs. Pile, who commemorate the Aftieth anniversary
died In the Queen Mary of the death of their Founder, Dun
Italospital on Sunday, after short Bosco. The Society has under
the place at
Pro- direction In the Colony the Institutes illness, took of Aberdeen, St. Louis and Shauki-testant Cemetery yesterday, the Rev.
K. Mackenzle Dow officialing. chlef mourners present were the Robbillard, and (uncle grandmother, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs, A. C. Tinson and nunt),
wati.
The
TUESDAY,
Smuggled Arms To Guerillas
Japan Has Definite Information
DECEMBER 6,
1938.
Social Items
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Mr. and Mrs. 8. K. Kong are leav- Ing for Europe on Thursday by the French mail Aramis. They will be away for about twelve months, and are planning an extensive tour with their cor on the Continent, wintering In the South of France and at Monte Carlo.
The wedding took place at the Union Church, Kennedy Road, yes- terday afternoon between Dr. Wong Kai-gee, of the Tung Wah Hospital, and Miss Leung Shuk-kee, of 33 A Japanese spokesman stated to-Vilingo Road, Happy Valley, Hong- day that the Japanese had gathered kong. specific information of instances in
Shanghal, Dec. 5.
12
3
4
1
and
Funds amounting to approximate- have been distributed by the National Rellet Commission for refugee rellet in Kwangtung, Kwangsl, Hongkong and Macao, Mr. su Shih-ying, Acting Chairman of the Commission, informed the Cen- tral News Agency to-day.
In Hongkong the Commission has
Two weddings took place yeater- appropriated $100,000 to the Emer
enty Refugee Relief Council; $3,000 which foreign vessels had smuggled
arms to guerillas, on the Yangtze, day before Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy This even recalls to mind the
to the Walyeung Chamber of Com- but they felt the time was not oppor-egistras of Marriages, ut the fe gistry. They were between Mr. Yuc merce for rellef purposes: $5,000 to marvellous growth of the Society in
tune to divulge the information. the comparatively short space of 70
No protests had been lodged and Yi-shek, building contractor and Mis included Mr. H. the Red Swastika Society for emer
information lind Others present
not been Maggle Tang, of Lee Gardens Street, being Mears, Tung years, for in that time their numbers
Wang-hee and Bagdad Tang: have risen from eighteen to 12.230. Barrelt, Mr. and Mrs, J. Joyce, Mr.gency relief in the New Territories;
oflkals, he said. Re- for and the number of their Institutions. Webber, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. and has consented to aliot $100,000 the
Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, between Mr. Leong Kam-yim, `mer- from 1 to 807; and as in the case with Spoors, Mrs. J. English, Mrs. Blu- to the South China and Hongkong divulged to the nations diplomatic the witnesses
enthal, Mr. and Mrs. T. McCut-Branch of the British Fund
Culier of Distress In China; $10,000 to
Commander-in-Chief of the British chinnt, and Miss Wong Wei-hing, of in Seymour Road, the witness being Winterton,
for many other great works. It bud its chron, Mrs. J. Colirali, Mrs. C. Gow the Federation of Relief Associations Fleet in the Far East, arrived
Wong Pun-po and Leong Messrs. Hongkong:
the $25,000 land, Mrs. Didsbury, Birs.
Shanghai to-day on the Kent for Mrs. Win and
Kam-fob. Mrs. R. Rosen, Mr. clr-
work- of a refugee
week's visit. Shortly after his arrival G. establishment Doxforti, Mrs.
shop: $3,000 to the Fanling Nursery, we
On Saturday at the Registry before miral Oikawa, Commander-in-Chief Mr. T. J. Could, Deputy Registrar of Hodge, Mr. W. Hircock, Mr. A. J. Manton, Mrs. 1.
farm, an orchard and a vocational
of the Japanese Fleet in Central Marriages, Miss Elizabeth Morrison Brimblecombe, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. and $5,000 for the establishment of he exchanged calls with Vice-Ad- FitzGerald, and Mrs. G. A. Blandford.
school for refugees.
China.
Wells, nurse, daughter of the Rev, H. During their discussions planned R. Wells, became the bride of Mr. Floral tributes were sent by Mum-
for the week, a cumprehensive ex-Jonathan Hurst, civil servant, of the my and Dud; Gramni and Grundad Nicol: Grannie; Aunty Nora and
amination of British and Japanese R. N. A. Depot at Stonecutters. The Uncle Jim; Auntie Margaret; Auntle
points of view on the Yongle situs witnesses were Messrs. Williams Har-
is expected to be made,
rower and William II. Cullip. Availing itself of the Japanese offer Bats: Uncle Chris; Unele Jack: Dick
lon i and Peg; Michael and Denny: Mary
that foreign warships bot
bottled and
in up
also took place on The wedding and Margaret; Graham; Inabel
and Marlene; Peter;
Hankow might wel make a journey Saturday between Mr. Leung Yal- John; Clant
to Shanghai and and Elteen; Louis,
similar cruft gonan, salesman, and Miss Chan Yin- and Joyce; Pauline
up-river in its place, the US.S.
3. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Mar-1 Jimmy and Maring; June, Jimmy Jack; Valerie and Daan:: Peter and Getrie: Gloria and Jim; Rosemary,
left Hankow to-day and the Freon chiu, of 37 Wyndham Street. Ms. T. At Kiulang they will were Messrs, Cheng Wing-kwal and Jean and Anthony; alt his little play
gunboat Admiral Charnier will leave riates, officlated, and the witnesses walt for the U.S.S. Monocacy and Chiu Keung-wa. mates at Stanley: Children of the
all three will continue the journey, Stanley Sunday School;
scorted by three Japanese torpedo boals.
Several Americans from Kuling will board the American vessels at
humble extremely in beginnings
lrcumstances. Yet if these ruinstances were very humble they were at the same time very romantic. Indeed, the life of Don Bosco and the early days of the Salesians has been found interesting enough to provide material for a full-length "talkie,"
The Salesians were founded in the
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year 1850 in Turin, and the incidents surrounding the foundation are con- sonant with the aim of the Society, Bamely:---the care and education of poor boys, especially the neglected his ones. A boy being beaten for ignorance, a defence
friendship that brought more friendships in its train, boys' club, out of which sprang u: Salesian Society. Fer this club, despite all possible oppost- tion, seemed to grow and to keep on growing. Finally, it settled in a
Leaders publican's shed. chosen, and they started to organise. They began with a choir at amateur "Gym" theatricals, then followed a and band. Evening classes were experimented on, the teachers being Don Bosco prepared overnight by himself. There evening classes, the their
were
The Commission has also handed over 40 cases of clothing to the South China and Hongkong Branch of the British Fund for Relief of Distress In China, and two emen of Chinese and foreign medicine and four
packages of clothing to the Wai Ning Natives Guild.
In Macno, where between 000 and 700 refugees are gathered, the Com- mission has consented to appropriate a relief fund of $40,000, of which been dition. $5,000 has already been sent. In ad-
850
new quilts have ent there to be distributed to the Mr. and Mrs. J. Adam, My, and refugees. To relieve the increasing refugees in Chungshan Mrs. Bagley, Mr. and Mrs. Barrett | number of and Noel, Mr. and Mrs. Belear and District the Commission has appro Alice, Franke and Barbara Brimble-priated $20,000. combe, Anna and Stanley Cressey.
Kwangtung and Kwangs!
areas
North West and
to-morrow.
Klukion
Three British
The Police Branch of the Minis- tering League will hold their monthly Bridge and Mahjong drive at the Cathedral Hall on Tuesday, December 13, commencing at 3 p.m. Admission gunboats, Tern, is $1. This will be the Christinas Mantis and Petrel, will remain in drive and seasonable prizes will be Hankow for the time being. The presented. Luzon is being replaced by the Oahu, which will sail from Shanghai this week,
The Hongkong Civil Service Cric-
A total of $300,000 has been hand- ed over by the Commission to the Government Kwangtung Provincial
leet Club is holding its annual Prize- for distribution in the war
the Past.
At least one American civilian has giving and Children's Christmas Tree addition, $20,000 has been appro- to land in Hankow, if he is taken up will be served at 3.30 p.m. and mizes printed to the Swatowe Municipal river by the Oahu, but a permit has and toys from the Christmas tree
will be distributed at 5 p.m. the been refuser-United Press. Government and $10,000 to and Mrs. A.
Arst in Italy, attracted the attention and Mrs. Hodge und Pat. Me. anders and in south Kwangtung. In applied to the Japanese for a permiton Boxing Day, December 26, Tea
of outallers who volunteered services. Pinardi Shed was enlarge, simple were $p¢51151, workshops affairs at first; then, as help came from those well-disposed towards the work, more elaborate and At to of The sucres of train apprentices, one School encouraged the opening of another until the Society spread Europe, America, the over Italy, world. In China there are Salesion
Mr. and Mrs. Didsbury and family. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Dovey, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. family, Mrs. E. S. Franks, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mr. and Mrg, Hircock, Mr. Mrs. Hourihan and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jenner, Mr. and Mrs. Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. McCutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. McTavish, Mr. Mrs Palen, Mr. and Mrs Pearce, Mrs. Pratt and Mr. Porrow, Hazel Rodney, pey, Mr. and Mrs. Rosen, Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, Dr. and Mrs. Show, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Webber, Major and Mrs. . L. Willcocks and Miss Willcocks.
Ann:
Swastika in
purposes
About
Americans
KULING FOREIGNERS
Nanking. Dec. 5.
including 50 foreigners,
and Britons, Germany. Kiukiang on Tuesday, and will be inken aboard a Japanese transport for Shanghal-Domei,
the Red medical unit of
for reller Society Swatow.
In Kwangsi the Commission first allotted $20,000 as an emergency re- destitute by Het fund for Chinese refugees ren-
and dered homeless Housen at Macao, Shluchow, Ho- Mr. and Mrs. Wintertou and Shirleyered the air bombings in Wuchow Swiss, w arrive from Kuling nt
Japanese and Liuchow. Later, an additional Committee and Members of the $100,000 was given to General Huan Hongkong Football Club, Single Pri-Ha-chu, Chairman of the Kwangs son Officers; Chinese Clerks, Stanley; Provincial Government, for refugee Indian Hospital stat, Li Fun Kee and relief in the province.
influx of Kwang- In view of the tung refugees Inte Kwange
the Commission the fall of Canton
sum of
Sai, Yunnanfu. Shanghai and Bout- kong.
Gains Goodwill Wherever it went the Society inct An with the goodwill of the public. international group of co-operators subscribes to it, it is regarded with favour by the Governments. There is every reason for doing so up a glance at the alm of the Society will show. It is everybody's business to see that children are brought up in such a way as to be formed into good citizens, help, not a burden to society. Unfortunately, thousands upon theupds of these children for one reason or another have absolutely no hope of ever seeing the inside of
others.
Fire Inquiry
Evidence Continued On
Yaumati Blaze
That he had escaped through the a school, or of learning anything out-skylight in the kitchen just as the the conflagration was by molte from side of what 0110 may lear prowling the streets, Now, it is beginning to sulfocate him, was the the ardent wish of every Salesian to be able to take those childreu in off the streets, to wave a wand and erect for them Chiba, Elementary Industrial Schools, etc., etc., only, to de all this his wand must be tipped with gold. It is an evidence of the co-operation of the public, the fact
it
and
story told by a man named Li Sun to Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, at continued hearing: of the inquiry into the disastrous fire in Shanghai Street on November 17, when 12 lives were lost.
the
suffices thut the Salesla
Messrs. Hoare, Lam T-hong and the Jury bogin a foundation and the funds. A. Gutterres formed necessary for its support will always empanelled for the inquiry. be forthcomingt.
It will be remembered that the As every educational body has are occurred in the early hours of
it adopts iri the
the morning and that when it was system which
those of education of its subjects, so too the
over 11 bodies, including
from the Ever since Salesians have theirs. Don Bosco led out for a plenie the children, were recovered 300 boys of the State Reformatory of debris. One victim died of injuries, resided on the Turin, and after a whole day's fun in the country brought them all back second floor of one of the houses that without the aid of even une plain had caught fire. At 12.15 am. be clothes man, admirers have wanted returned home and had been in bed to know just how he succeeded! so
There is nothing for a short while when he heard the well with boys.
a commation coming from sound of a
Li said that he
allotted for
Immediately appropriated a Another $100,000 for their rellet. $100,000 was recently relieving the refugees in Kwellin after the Japanese air raids,
ive cases of medicine and clothing have now ben sent to Kweilin for the refugees---Central News.
TTALIAN DONATION Delayed in Hongkong for months because of the difficulty of getting transportation to the war area, forty cases of medical supplies, donated by the Italian Government, and the talian Red Cross to the Chinese Red Cross, have now been handed over work. The Kowloon to Bishop H. Valtorta for local re- Whart & Godown C. where the goods fugee rehef were stored kindly cancelled storage charges. TRANSFER OF REFUGEES Emergency Relief Council Considers Action
for
the
the
The first batch of prisoners of war present in Kowloon Bay, will leave aboard the steamship Li Hong, at disinfecting to-morrow station lu Yaumati typhoon shelter, prior to entering the space reserved for them in the Mataichung comp, Kowloon City.
The refugee position in the New little change Territories underwent
very deep or mysterious about it. the floor below him. He went to a Territo
to
who were shouting to the residents of the building to run.
His theory was that if you can gain window and on looking down into yesterday. There are 4.500 inhabi the boy's affection you have him"
a crowd of people tants at Kam Tin and the numbers so to speak; he will not do anything the street, saw
in the three "freight car camps" al Fanling have not varied.
Meelings of the Emerency Relief and Council were
hekl yesterday though no statement was issued it is understood that early action will be taken with regard to the establish- ment of two settlements in Chinese territory, just over the border.
Found Dense Smoke
kely to give you offence and will the receive be a subject open education you impurt to him. You will have established "contact". For this reason the school should be a
He did not know the reason for continuation of the home influence, this, and on leaving the window he for it lo in the home, as everyone went to the trapdoor leading to the knows from experience, that affection reigns supreme. Create a family street and found, on lifting it, that spirit in the school, make the boys there was dense smoke on the land- like you by showing the boys that ing below. you ilke them; the Superior is the
He dropped the trap door and ran paterfamilias and, as if to contradict Solomon himself, he spares the rod. to his room, where he prepared to He warned the remainder Another part of the theory in the of the people in the house and then bellef that the boys should always made his way to the kitchen where, bo assisted by one who knows the on clambering on to the brick sup- world better than they, but that this port for stoves, he managed after two assistance should be as unobtrusive attempts to reach the skylight and as possible. Hardly in keeping with climb on to the roof. From there he the ideas of some of the modern reached the street by going through schools of pedagogy. It has proved some other person's premises. its worth, nevertheless, and is the rurest means of preventing the young from doing wrong and from contracting bad habits.
escape.
Li also said that when he was walking up the stairway to his house before the fire, he saw no light or elgarette end on the stairway. Close
there
been had
An official stressed the importance of would-be subscribers reporting to to give the Council their willingness their services, funds, or materials, of instead of acting on their own initia-
considerable quantity live, A bread and biscuits had been given out haphazardly. Where possible, was beller to donate rice to which the peasants were more accustomed.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Donation Received By Salvation Army
A much fuller necount of Don to the trapdoor lending to his floor Bosco and his work will be given in
was a small kerosene lamp, which The Salvation Army acknowledges the lecture to be delivered by Rev.
was kept burning throughout the the following donation in aid of the Fr. G. Byrne at the "Club Lusitano", aight, but
по Refugee Relief Work:
Mr. F. Tracy $50. Contributed.
kerosene leaking from it.
Luk Tal-kwong, Li Kam, and Sin Kul, residents of the ground floor of the same house, testified to having seen the first few steps near the first Mr. C. G. Sollis, Acting Director of floor landing on fire when they woke Education, will give a lecture on up after midnight. They used elec- "The Malayan Education System" to tric lights on their door, and there the Technical Institute Teachers were no oil lamps, not even in the Union in King's College at 3.30 p.m.kitchen.
TALK ON EDUCATION
on Wednesday, December 7. Mem-
bery of the Union, both past and pre- Following this evidence, the fur sent, and also their friends, are car-ther hearing of the Inquiry dially invited to attend the lecture.
ndjourned unul to-day.
was
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the St. John Ambulance Association:
Mrs. A. Whittaker, $3.
DONATIONS AWAITING Donations are lying at the Business Office of the South China Morning Post for the following:
THE POLICE RESERVE
Orders Issued for The Current Week
PATROL DUTIES
The following are Police Reserve Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police:
The Ying Wah Girls' School will hold its Annual Speech Day n Thurs- day. December 8, at 5.30 p.m. in the school hall. Mr. C, G. Sullia, Director of Education, has kindly consented to present the prizes.
"
Prizewinners at St. Andrew's Wo- nien's Fellowship last week were.- Mahjong: Mrs. Peckham (1st.) and Mrs Brown (Consolation): Bridge: Mrs. Anderson (1st.) and Mrs. Ham- mond (Consolation); Whist: Mrs. Mrs. Dunk Spradbury (1st.), and (Consolation). The Fellowship will neet on Thursday at 3 pm, in St. Andrew's Church fall. There will be the usual Mahjong. Bridge und Whist Drive to be followed by a "Lucky Dip Tea."
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Exchange The Hongkong Stack official summary issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, says
Chinese Company Strength-Constable R1 Tso Chi- on has been taken on the strength as from of the Chinese Company
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The improved tone of the market. Commendation.-Constable December 2, 1938.
Is commended by noled towards the end of last week was well maintained during the day.
indicated the Commissioner of Police for zení
when oir duty, in Opening quotations Yung Shu-chung and alertness, securing the arrest of a Chinese Male firmness, and during the day prices who was in some instances advanced little, on November 27, 1938,
reluctant to convicted for Larceny from Person. but with Sellers still
II. The trade, the turnover was limited. Training Course-Part
members of the undermentioned Chinese Company will attend Chin- ese Company Headquarters for Part II of Training Course on Tuesday, December 6, al 17.30 hours: Con- stables RO Wang May-on, R15 S. C.
H40 Leung sung, and ROS Lau Kwan-po. Henning Liang,
Kin-
between Patrol Duty Nightly 18.00 hours und midnight by mem- bers as detailed by the Officer in Charge of Compuny
Indian Company
between Patrol Duty.Nightly 16.00 hours and midnight by mem- the Omeer in bers as detailed by Charge of Company.
between
Flying Squad Patrol Duty-Nightly 18.00 hours and midnight by mem- bers as detailed by the Omeer in Charge of Company.
Emergency Unit Reserve
under- A.R.P. Courses.-The
of the Police mentioned members Reserve have been detailed to attend the A.R.P. Courses at the EUR. Club on Tuesday, December 6, and Friday, December 9, at 17.30 hours under S. 1. (R) R. P. Dunlop:
Buyers Hongkong Bank $1.385 Union Insurance $4974 Douglasen $60
1.K.K. Wharven $117 Providents (Old) $3.70
Providents (New) $3.45
Tauba 19.10
H. S. Hotels, 30.53
JK. Lands $35
Humphreys 107
JK. Tramways $17
Star Ferries $71
China Light (old) $102;
Chun Lights (New) $101 H.K. Electries $57
Sandakan Zihin $10.50 Cements $1312
Dairy Farms $24
Watsons_7.1
Vitra Piling ST
1.K. Govt 4 Loan 6% pm,
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 3 par
Rollers
China Underwriters $9.75 H.K. Ropes $4.00
Bales Hongkong Bank $1,303/1,500 K. & K. Wharves #117/0 Providents (014) $3.70 1.K. Lands $35
K. Electries £58 Sandakan Lights $10.50 Dairy Farm $20 Aniamoks P. 473% Atoka
Taguio Gokil 2014 Denguel Consol, 12.00 Coco Groves Bi Conz. Minct .0023 Ban Mauricio 1.80
Suyoc Consol. .191 United Paracates Di
form
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local
Mr. B. C. Randall, A.S.P. (R). Mr.SOUTH WALES BORDERERS Feroz AB, AS.P. (R) Inapt. (R). D. S.I.
It is proposed to Loie, S.I. (R) Chau Ching-chiu, (R) Hardit Singh, P.S.R. 17 W. K.branch of the Regimental Association S. Mok, P.S.R. 29 Chan Chung-tung of the South Wales Borderers.
Ex-members of the above Regiment P.S.R. 30 Thong Po-hing, L.S.K. 20 Leung On-tal, L.S.R. 314 Channan who are interested, are asited to com- Singh, LSR. 269 Imam Din, P.C.R. muniente with W. J. Curd, Royal
313 D. N. Naval Yard, Hongkong. 303 D. Young, P.C.R. Xavier, P.C.R. 350 Lee Chan-kee, and P.C.R. 230 M. S. Dillon, Patrol Duty--Nightly bers ns detalled by the Officer in 18.00 hours and midnight hy mem- Charge of Company.
C. CHAMPKIN,
between
D.S.I. (K),
Life Spans Six Reigns
Launceston, Tamnania. Six monarchs have acetipled the Industrial Home for Blind Girls; throne of Great Britain during the Chinese Soldiers' War Hellet; Social existence of Mrs. Annie Norman who Service of the Churches; St. John has celebrated her 105th birthday. Ambulance Association; Emergency She was 20 years old when the
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Crimean War bagan. Refuges
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