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MERUTE, JUSTICĖ, "PUBLIC SERVICH."

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JAN. 30, 1930.

OF A PALACE OF RED BRICK.

Things of themselves innocent may be wickedly incongruous. There is a fine new building near the English Cathedral, overlooking the public

recreation field commonly called the H. K. C. C. ground, which we invite you to look at afresh, with widened vision.

It houses, we understand, the Rev. Fr. Robert and his confreres. The Rev. Fr. Robert is a Frenchman. His

Society Is French.

While France was bleeding in her biggest war, while French folk were homeless and suffering privatione, expensive, while France clamoured for mouey, and while others offered it, that ornate and splendid building was going up.

while building material was most

It

is a house, a home. It is fair to

call it a luxurious home.

was devastated, and was the object of Hongkong charity.

It reminds us of a few words of advice we read somewhere, that if a man take our coat, we should give Eim the cloak also.

Behold, this monumental shelter and recent lists of donations show that we did even so.

We cry to the landlords, we cry to the Government, Give us homes not red brick palaces-just homes.

From the smooth red walls, with their brazen gadgets, coines the echo of our own weary voices, faint

and diminishing,

Homes.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SPECIAL CABLES.

SHANGHAI “AND ELECTRIC. POWER.

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

against the unofficials. Any member government, the original cost of the for Jardines will in most cases supland is to be added to the cost of port the official side is not that building. If it paid the Company. what he is nominated for? It will to keep that land a long time likewise always be oficially re-Learning- no interest, will it not cognized that after Red Tape has pay them to be in no hurry been satisfied, Jardines have certain about repaying, the Government? old established privileges and vested Taking purely arbitrary figures, rights. One.good turn deserves an assume that the company had other. "The Octopus", was the real $100,000 lacked up in the land, and governor of this Colony once. Its borrows another $100,000 for the influence still bangs on as a sort of | flats. It will collect rents to yield

SHANGHAI, Jan. 30. focal superstition. But its "number eight per cent zer on $200,000. The for the current year totals over four The municipal electricity budget is up" It is now really only one calculation would have been more million taels, inclusive of two million firm amongst mary, and the time is interesting if we had been told on taels for an extension scheme awaits near when our legislators will have what terms the government advances ing approval. The to be nominated for better reasons the money to this poor but deserving demand for power in recent years than that they happen to be Jardines company. What does not imply has assumed gargantuan proportions. local managers. Why not nominate Does it mean directer fees, agents It is problematic where the requisite the manager of the Sincere Company comtalsston, etc? for a change? His title is just as good.

་་

AN INTERESTING MENTING.

As a man on the top of a train "Strictly speaking."

said this mern- STRICTLY said the Governor to

ing. it was a SPEAKING." Mr. Pollock, "you unusually interesting meeting. It should have called for was interesting because it revealed a division before:" "I had already typical Hongkong and our exact asked for a division." said Mr.Jsituation as between people and Pollock. The hon. member never system of government. But what is. mentioned the word division" said the use of being interested where the Governer. Yes he did."" says there is to practical interest? Who the reporter. The Governor's ex really cares? Why should we worry? periences in Ceylon, his first adminis All this sort of thing is a waste of trative job, seem to loom very large time and tamper until we get Consti- in his mind. You may have noticed turional Reform. That now sticks how often he introduces them in up out of the scenery as prominently argument. That would be what Mr. as a factory chimney. Pollock eart when he said:f "We are not expected, sir, to know what the procedure of other Councils has been." Strictly speak- ing. the Mace in the House of Com- mons counts for a great deal in the procedure, but a very able man once grew impatient of Red Tape, and cried: "Take away that bauble."

The Governor said a A FATAL fatal objection to the OBJECTION. Proposed committee to consider the question of resuming central sites now held by the military was that the G.O.C couldn't sit on it without the express. Entries for the Marathon Race permission of the War Office. The to be held under the auspices of the use of such a phrase as "fatal obiec Hongkong Boxing Association, close tion" promised to disclose that God at noon on January 31. wouldn't approve of it, and the citation of the War Office regula

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day's doll is worth 5s. 541. We regret to learn that Mr. Justice Gomperts is laid up with an attack of fever.

Communicable disease in to day's return is one case of enteric and one of C.S.M

The following were the passen tion strikes ปริ 25 anticlingers who arrived in the Colony Hang it all, the GG.C. could get yesterday by the s.s. "Kwongtah": the permission of the War Office, Mr. Bousford, Mr. Millerard and Mrs. couldn't he? Even the War Office Tapis.

is only a bunch of human beings. The Colonial Secret-

SOCIETY'S LAND.

A les darsant will be held at the Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday January, 31 from 4 to 7 pm. A dinner dansant will be held on the same night starting at 8 p.

tion for the Bullard championship of Entries for the annual competi the Colony, to be held under the auspices of the Victoria Recreation Club, will be closed on January 31,

money is to come from.

ratepayers

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920.

THEATRE PROSECUTION.

SIDELIGHT ON HOUSING PROBLEM.

Before Mr. N. L. Smith this morn ing, the manager of the Wo Ping Theatre, was charged by the PW.D. with unlawfully allowing 139 people the provisions made on his licence. to sleep on the premises, contrary to The defendant who was previously convicted for a similar offence, was defended by Mr. E L ́Agassiz, who

had been given to the effect that a pleaded not gullry."

After evidence for the prosecution raid was made on the theatre on the night of 20th inst., and the 139 people were found sleeping on the premises, Mr. Agassiz put his client in the witness box.

KINEMA NOTES.

HONGKONG, THEATRE.

Tomorrow; Saturday, quite a new feature of film presented by Edison's photoplar, entitled "The Cossack's Whip," a famous drama of modern Russla, picturing Viola Dana. as Oppenheim, will be screened at 9.15 protagonist, a story written by James performance till next Tuesday night. Viel Dana established herself as the foremost romantic actress of the

the most popular photo-dramatic Kinema players and became one of stage when she appeared among her

stars by her splendid personality and her artistic and sincere performances. The showing of this picture will draw a good audience, owing to the Replying to counsel, this witness sceneries daring the course of the novelty of its style and magnificent said that since the last prosecution various incidents. Another forth- against him for a similar cffence, coming celebrity of the Kinema Art. he had made other arrangements a latest creation, Iran Abramson's. SHANGHAI, Jan. 20. for the accommodation of his "One Law for Both" is a supreme A fresh wave of influenza is sweep performers. He had rented four photo-drama in eight stirring acts. Chinese, six hundred Japanese and for ing Shanghai,

Fifteen hundred houses at a monthly rental of $230 enacted by an all star cast. Watch three hundred Europeans are affected ween 80 and 90 people were being which will be given next week. The their accommodation. One case of pneumonic influenza has accommodated there now. This was latest comedies will be introduced Bet for the advertisement, particulars of developed. The epidemic is the mild all that was within his power to do. during the intervals as will be shown form and no apprehension is felt. On the night in question, the people on the daily programes.

had nowhere else to go to, and they had to sleep in the theatre. They were all performers,

ALL BHANGHU HAS FLU.

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CRIME AT SHANGHAI.

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Mr. Agassiz said that his client's theatre was a modern one and safer

HELD UP" THE KING.

shackle buildings, yet his client was

than many others which were ram-SERVICE MEN'S INTERESTING

EXPERIENCES.

Very few welfare workers in the

With the approach of China Newt allowed to use the theatre for Year robberies are multiplying. Last theatres like the Koshing, Tai Pint dwelling purposes, whilst other night five armed robbers entered. 4 and Hot Fing, had permits to accommo-war had the experience gathered native dwelling and decamped with date a certain number of persons, abroad by Edward A. Ryan, a money and jewellery valued at two who are allowed to use the building Knights of Columbus secretary, who thousand taels. The inmates chased for dwelling purposes. the robbers, who fired at them and

acted as guide to some 39,000 toldiers made good their escape.

The prosecution said that the and sailors on tours about the British- No injuries other theatres came into existence Isles. One experience was in stop- were inficted. Burglaries at foreign before the Ordinance under which ping King George in Hyde Park and“ residences are also frequent.

the defendant was charged, and persuading him to pose for his they were then given permission, photograph. Ryan was called "the and it was written on the wall, how General" by British Army officers many persons were allowed to use after he had successfully invaded the the premises as dweiling. No such sanctam of Lloyd George at 10 permits are issued now, and there Downing Street. Mr. Ryan has just fore it was unlawful for the defen- returned home and he has been tell- dant to allow people to sleep on the ing his experiences to his friends. premises.

The King came upon a party of

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SHANGHAI AT BISLEY.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

SHANGHAI Jan. 30. The Shanghai Rifle Association has decided to purchase a terit at Bisley for use by members procceding Heme from Shanghai.. This they will be represented at the contest.

THE LATE MISS LILIAN HAYNES.

Mr. Agassiz said it cost $160,000 Americans while, he was riding in the to put up the building and it was park. He appeared friendly, and so" modera in every respect, and every the service men surrounded bis precaution had been taken against carriage and Ryan asked him to pose possible fires.

The prosecution said it was not fire that they were afraid of; it was merely because, it was contrary to the Ordinance that the prosecution was brought.2%

before a dozen cameras. He ordered the carriage to the side of the road and good-naturedly stood up while the cameras got into action.

A RELIGIOUS ary said right out loud in meeting that there is a large area of land, some six or seven acres, unbuilt upon in Chatham Read, Kowloon. The owners are one of the religious societies of Hong kong, and acording to Mr. Severn they "express a great desire to build if they can see any adequate return for their money."

The Estate Com

Mr. A. Morris, headmaster of panies and such Sayingpun School and Mrs. Morris FUNERAL AT HIPPY VALLEY. thought his Worship was well escorts and soldiers stood about in religious society leave for Home, next week · ដរា land owners a furlough. Mr. A. T. Hamilton will are financially interested in them do act as headmaster during their not d sire to build. It pays better to absence. make what they-have do, by keeping

THE DESIRE TO BUILD.

in building would cheapen houses inspected the drawings of the pupils up rents. Any considerable increase The Hon. Dr. Claud Severn, C.M.G., and lower rents: The people who of the Elis Kadoorie School, this desire to build are the people morning, prizes for which will be who can afford, within reason-awarded, on Mr. Severn's judging, able terms, to build and their own homes, which they row at the annual prize distribution of

one.

OWN

see is very desirable la view of the

the School. fact that a tenant's lot is not a happy .. Somewhere to lay our beads.

Mr. Robertson, Assistant Super These really desirous and Somewhere behind those walls desirable people are discouraged in intendent of Cargo, this morning, rests securely the very clever head various ways. The Government charged a coolic before Mr. J. R. Wood with the theft of a quantity of brown sugar from the Kowloon Go downs. He pleaded guilty and labour. was sentenced to 14 days hard

of the man who represents some of knows some of them. It should our landlords. How can he forgive know why and how they are dis us the extra rent we must pay to paycouraged. for the red bricks · and brazen gadgets? We cannot expect it.

expect the to change its

Government

We cannot

benevolent attitude towards the thief either until we begin to publish our money accumulators of the Colony, growing dossier.

Behold how shrewd is the NOISE. gentleman whom Providence or somebody in London bas

On another occasion Ryan and his squad of sightseers came upon, the Mr. Agassiz pointed out to his dowager Queen Alexandra as she Worship that his client had done his was leaving Buckingham Palace. She best, but it was impossible to greeted the curious Yankees and find accommodation for all their then, instead of passing on, stopped. performers outside the theatre. He and chatted with them. A score of

quainted with the present shortaze evident uneasiness while she talked." of houses and he need not say She gave orders that the party be There was a large gathering' pre-Counsel suggested that the case be

anything to emphasize that point. permitted to enter the palace grounds. When the Knights of Columbus sent at Happy Valley last evening, adjourned for a week, and if by secretary led his doughboys into demise, from pneumonia, on Wednesfine him. Miss Lillan Hayces, whose untimely F.W.D.'s orders his. Worship could was not in the least perturbed, Mr. to pay their last respects to the late then his client had not obeyed the Lloyd George's office the Premier day night was reported in yesterday's issue of the China Mail.

the report of the house famine is Colony after having been banished this morning with returning to the Charged before Mr. J. R. Wood

tw people without houses can make time for which he was banished had being much exaggerated. One for ten years in 1917, and before the by and by. We are not, as the to influence public opinion." That's He was sentenced to twelve months as much noise as twenty when trying expired, a Chinese pleaded guilty." true, by George? When you come hard labour.

guilty sent to rule us He suspects that

Wolfram-but that is a story far

All over the world there is a moral fable talks of, going to cry (10 think of it, the China Mail

"Wolf." We are going to cry "Wol fram and watch the commotion can make more noise than the Hun

shortage of houses and homes. Peo- ple cannot get humbler homes, homes that are not red brick palaces. Hong

kong is notoriously short of homes.

It is a singular and arresting thought that this palace should

in the Name of One Who was home.

Jess, born in a stable, cradled in a

Live council.

But talking of ex

Ryán sald. He dropped his work and questioned the soldiers about the Argonne, the, fighting around Sedan, and about the Rhineland.

L/S A77 said that at 10 am, on and reat the cigars to him. The the 24th-inst, he went to the lane in soldier. wrote that he wanted to question. He tried to enter it at the give the cigars to the K. C. man Connaught Read end, but could not who took me sightseeing around get free access to the lane, owing to England when I was clean broke." en baskets being piled up in the,

lane.

were

The prosecution said that was not necessary, the fact that the last side were: Mrs. Haynes, (mother of and this time 139, only two less. Amongst those present at the grave prosecution related to 141 persons

Recently Mr. Ryan received two. the deceased), Mr. and Mrs, J. W proved that the defendant had not boxes of cigars which had been sent Gloyn, Mr. W. Beeke, Mr. and Mrs. done very much towards complying to England accompanied by a small D. Steel, and Mr. and Mrs. J. with the order, even if it was true snapshot with his picture showing a Witchell, (chief mourners) Mr. and that accommodation was found for group of soldiers gathered about Miss M. Manuk, Mr. and Mrs. 80 or 90 persons in flats. Hammes, Capt. and Mrs. Swain, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory, Capt. Perkins, ant and imposed a fine of $100.

him. The cigars and snapshot were His Worship convicted the defend- addressed to Edgar Sharp, K. C. Mr. and Miss Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. The same defendant, was after They had been sent by Sergeant C.

Commissioner. In the British Isles.. C. Lauritsen, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. M.wards charged by the Police with M. Sammers of Auburn, Ind., and Bannerman, Mr. and Mrs. Grimshaw, allowing 'ten baskets to be strewn the soldier asked Mr. Sharp to and Messrs. A. Course, W. Budge, R. about a lane which lies alongside the please give the cigars to the man in Underwood, Plage, Nicholson, Mc Rogers, Mody, Shaw, Mitchell, J. H. Henderson, A. K. Henderson, G. theatre, thus causing an obstruction, the picture around whom he had

R. S. Connor, and many others.

Mr. Agassiz also pleaded not drawn a line. Mr. Sharp instantly, Nicol, J.B. Hamilton, J. W. Jackson,

recognized the picture of Mr. Ryan

the burial service at the grave side.

The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie read Many beautiful fioral tributes were sent, amongst them being those from: in the Executive Council. At pre army, and a baby in the house morning, a Chinese, a workman em- (brother)," Dolly" (sister), Mr. and Before Mr. J. R. Wood this Mrs. Haynes (mother), "Harry" sent we are crying the House Pro can make more noise than a legisla ployed at the Naval Dockyard, was Mrs. J. W. Gloyn, Capt. and Mrs. baskets were they They

His Worship What sort of anxious as the Police to prevent blem and the Rent Scandal.

be the home of men who work Safficient by way of Red Herring mean that he suspects there are only W. Bond, on board the HMS. and Table Boys (King Edward Hotel). I into the theatre and ordered one of the gizice filthy, but they were belp-" Economic, resources" is quite auxeration, does the Governor really chargear with the theft of two packets Swain, Mr. and Mrs. J. Witchell, miscellaneous, they They obstruction in that lane, which was of cigarettes from Able Seaman F. Hongkong Football Club, Room Boys Continuing, witness said he went by these market people who make intended for the use of theatra goers, Let us stick to the long, long trail that one or two people who cannot "Alacrity". yesterday. After evid Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Wetton, Mr. and the fois to clear the lane, but he less and could not do anything in the comes awinding through the finant houses? There is such a thing manger, and had afterwards no place cial history of Hongkong to lead us as exaggerating the insignificance of Cace had been taken, his Worship Mrs Eustace, Mr. and Mrs. Ban-sald he would tell the manager about matter. Counsel said that his client

at last to a brick wall-a wall of red movement, and we suspect that convicted the accused and passed nerman, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ave It is a singular and arresting brick with brazen gadgets.

nall, Mr. D. Davidson, Me and Mr. Agassiz objected and said that and the deep sea as far as.. His not excessively excellent Excel-sentence of 7 days hard labour

was really between the aderit, Things of themselves innocent can lency bas fallen into that error.

A Chinese who was this morn Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. W. Budge, Mr. could not be admitted as evidene this matter is concerned.". They

Mrs. G. B. Witchell, Mr. G. M. what the fall said to the witness Our Governor also ing charged before Mr. N. L. Smith Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. A. Weill, against his client. RESTRICTING feared that to restrict with picking the pocket of a com Mr. and Mrs: A K Raming Mr. E

were not allowed to enclose the rents, would be to patriot in Queen's Road East, and Carr, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Rosser, Mr.The baskets caused an obstruction lay them open to prosecution. Yet His Worship to the knew) the orders of the P.W.D., and would lane, which would be going against restrict building, be stealing a purse containing 22 cents, T. B. Culhane, Mr. and Mrs. D. Steel, to the thoroughfare 7-Yes, cause the people who build houses two keys, and a pea knife, pleaded Mr. and Miss McNeill, Misses Mabel Mr. Agasatz: It is not a thorough the public used it and caused ob It is hopeless. What is will say that it is better to put their

not guilty. After the complainant and Ivy Musso, Mr. and Mrs. James fare, but a public place, according to struction, they were made respon the use? We can give money in some other business. We had given evidence about feeling Stitties, Sister Beatrice, teachers and the definition of the Ordinance, yourable, and made liable to prosecution HOPELESS Privilege sorte nasty have already explained the position some one fumble with his pocket, pupils of the French Convent School, Worship, an were being made by Portuguese and

DUTLOOK. jars, we can intimidate as to that. The people who build and catching the defendant with the Mr. and Mrs. A. Course, Mr. and Cross-examining the witness, Mr by the Police. The are bound other ladies to help to sustain dev

the monster so that it houses as an investment are already purse in his hand, his Worship con Mrs. Lauritsen, Mr. and Mrs. Agassiz asked: Do you know that hands and feet, and no clatter where astated and homeless France, the struts less brazenly, and functions voluntary restricts. Give the bona victed the defendant. Sentence of Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. G. A Burns, the theatre, and the tea shop which they turn they are always "had proceedings should have been so like the furtive thief it really is; but fide home builders a chance, and see six months hard labour was passed. Mr. R: H. North, Mr. FL. E. Scriven, is situated on the other side of the was first built, his client saw the closely overlooked by this noble against Red Tape our weapons are what a difference there will be..

Counsel said that when the theatre edifice, built with money largely powerless. The present Governor of

Mr. and Mrs. S. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. lane, belong to the same person possibility of the lane being used by derived from this community, and Hongkong flies Red Tape as a banner. SOMETHING WE government adran Mr. N. L. Smith this morning charged Stewart, Mr. L. D. McNicol, Mr. and was used as a short cut by people red the P.W.D. for permission to With regard to Six men were brought before G. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. A. No Do you know that the lane the public as a shop cut, and had standing as an advertisement of the He is a skilfe! exponent of its use as

DON'T UNDER Ces to the Hum with the unlawful possession of a Wilton, Mr. L. E. Hodge, going to and from the market? No put a gate at either end of the fact that while some French people a lasso; and we are about as helplesa STAND. phreys Estate Com dagger in an uncumbered: matshed Mr and Mrs. J. Walker, Mr, andWell, I tell you that the place is so but this was refused were homeless, some others were not, as the fra: "Contemptibles" were de

This imputes no sn, no wicked- against poison gas. The Red Tape them to build flats at Kowloon dants were arrested in the matshed. J. McCorquodale Mr. R. Sutherland, to the Praya from the market and pics during performance, and the audi pany to enable in Bekbers Street All the defen Mrs. Bearman, M. and Mrs. used by people who want a short cut the ground that a fire might occur ness, to the Rev. Fr. Robert. How at yesterday's council meeting hung we are puzzled. We thought this As the dagger was not found on any and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. White. should it? But we say once more found the procedure as torpedo nets company's offices were paved with of the accused, but was discovered

versa. Did you see Chinese carrying eace would be caged, and prevented that things of themselves innocent bang round a ship, sliver dollars, and that their office bidden in the matting, and they all

baskets in that-lane? I never did Then your knowledge of the Chinese front escaping, if the gates happened and their babits, is very limited he had clearly explained to his Wor to be locked. Counsel said he hoped

but not in that lane have seen Chinese carrying baskets, ship how his client stood. He was

helpless to prevent obstruction and trespass on his own property, cook

is Worship" agreed that this was Avery dificult matter for the defendant

to lay His holy head.

thought, in these circumstances, that

in his daily work the Rev. Fr. Robert be wickedly incongruous.

should be so intimately concerned with the Housing Problem, that he should participate with house-owners

and landlords, and, derive some in come for his Society from rents.

It is a singular and arresting thought: that recently when special efforts

may be wickedly incongruous.

It is an incongruity, is it not, that

under the benevolent and olc-custom

protection of the Hongkong" gavern-

ADVERSARIA.

THE MEMBER FOR

JARDINES

BUILDING.

If they did not close the lane, and

CURE THAT COUGH” THEN you have a troublesmaodagh,

it does not mean that you have Addressing his Worship, Mr. consumption or that you'era gig to Agassiz eald that he contended that have it, but it d'en mean that year the baskets did not belong this janga-s-A threatened, sind ik tajunta rall to by on the tale side and take client. They were left there by and he did not think himself justified. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy before it' people using "the" lane, and his enings in a 7WALL too late. For me by all Chamins and client could not be held responsible convicting under the circum

Storekeepers

The time has coolie lit the office fire with spills denied knowledge of its presence, his Come to query made of hundred dollar bills. Per Worship thought there was insuffi the Justice of haps we were raisinformed. Maskee cient evidence to convict. He dis describing the We are still like Dundreary is this charged the defendants, But ordered ment this French gentleman should member for Jardines su an unofficial matter. The 18 flats are to be the dagger to be confiscated. amasa for his Society so much Hong member. This has nothing to do erected on land already in posses kong monry out of Hongkong people with the personality of the presentzion of the company, and in that hotne of this palatial sort incumbent, so that we trust he will calculating the eight per cent basis seemed necessary at the very is not want to refer to this na mud for Imiting the rents while the Spend your

ben France was being devastated, slinging Mr. Johnstone voted Company is still indebted to the

for them. They were just as stances. The defendant was d

charged."