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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1923.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS,

HONGKONG RESIDENTS

NAMED.

WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

The Hon. Dr. Claud Severn,

THEATRE NOTES

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FRAWLEY COMPANY ARE YOU EVER TAKEN THIS

SEASON:""

WAY?

The Frawley Company have provided much interesting fare at the Theatre Royal this week as

[To the Editer of the "China Mail."

THE CHINA MAIL.

or

Bir-Lant night I dreamt a Colonial Secretary for Hongkong our accounts have shown, the out- wortrous dream. Methought. Tid., for failing to take propor pre ship has been used for, the receipt,

standing event being their produce [spirit approached. In my surprise tion. of Eugene O. Neill's Anua and fear I excluimed: "Who art Christie. It cannot be said that the thou? In tones icy, sombre, and measure of patronage shown this authoritative canie the reply Company has been in keeping am the spirit of Justice, of Probity, with their high level of artistry of Honest Endeavour,. of Sincerity. Two performances are to be given I was against Hypocrisy, Cant, at the Star Theatre Kowloon, Kowloon residents will appreciate Dishonesty, Impurity. Sometimes this effort to cater for their wants my busies is to destroy, some and doubtless will attend in large times to purity.. In the just numbers.

is now on leave. He served for 17 years in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States in various capacities, ultimately be zoming Secretary to the High Commissioner. He has administer ed the Government in Hongkong at various times and his popularity, social, sporting and educative activities are too, well known to need recapitulation.

DR. THOMAS PEARCE, Dr. Pearce came out Eastin 1879 in connection with the London Missionary Society going to Can- ton where he spent 11 years. His connection with Hongkong dates from 1890 where, apart from his activities in connection with his Society he has doae splendid service. He is senior member of the Board of Examiners and also the Board of Education. As War den of Morison Hall his interest in the Hongkong University of which he is an Hm. LL.D. is well known MISS ADA PITTS,

Miss A. M. Pitts who has been'

JARDINE'S FINED $1000 The Inference to be drawn from this! evidenco may be rebutted generally. and particular by showing OPIUM ON "LOONG SANG."

Affirmatively that every reasonable. preciation has been taken to pre- YESTERDAY'S INTERESTING DECISION, Vent the unlawful use of the ship and, further, that "none" of the After a protracted bearing Mr. officers or their servants or any of J. R. Wood yesterday delivered the crate of the ship wore implicated: judgment in the summons against in the unlawful use, More Jardine, Matheson & Co.; In my opinion it is clear that this cautions to prevent 500 tools of of opluth preparatory to its convey- opium being placed on the Indaande out of the Colony, and has China steamer "Loong Sang," for therefore been unlawfully used within the meaning of the. Section. the purpose of conveyance the company was recorded and be recorded against the defendants: exportation. A conviction againal A conviction on this ground must Gine of $1,000 imposed,

There is no doubt that the His Worship said-In these defendants themselves have been proceedings the facts proved or ad. innocent of any connivinos with the ants are the owners of the six, that they have adopted all mitted are as follows: The defend-unts whl use of their ship, I find, Loong Sang which has a net reasonable precautions to prevent visited Sodom, Gainerrol, Jero-register tonnage of over 60 tons, the occurrence of this offence. What should have been an out-salom, Babylon, Rome. Now I viz. 20 tons or, thereabouts. One purpose of the Section would This ship is between Hongkong appear to be to penalise ship owners standing event in the Theatrical behold that this city is grievously and Manila. On the 27th April she in roepost of the conduct of their history of Hongkong--the first afflicted by many drones, vampires, was lying at her buoy in the har employée. In effect also it provides preformance here of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie "was evil-doers, hack-liters, parasites bour. She lul arrived in port four that the guilt of their employés is allowed to pass with the silence blood-suckers, brain-suckers, by days earlier and was, due to leave to be assumed, until their innocence that may be golden, but a silence many who work not for what they the Colony on the afternoon of that established. In this case, the that probably explains much. A receive, who practise not what they day. At plinit 7.15 a party-afdelendants have failed to prove in- glance round the Theatre did not profess, and who invanot their Revenue fliers wearched the ship pocence for certain Chinese meme reveal that the intelligentsia of fellow man. Yet for the sake of and found emcented in the crankbors of the engine-room staff of the Hongkong had stirred kself. Here few honest labourers shall I spare pit of the engine-ioorg 600 toels of ship.

n-fixing. and there was noticed the this town. Nevertheless it must be prepared opin, This opium was In fixing the penalty, I am not the student, cleansed: and thou art chosen not Hongkong Government pre-concerned in the present circum- consider the instrument whereby Hongkong pared opium and no permit for exstances with the greater or less The art of. the Theatre will be parified.

Heceive thieportation had leen issued in con- degree of implication of members of the crew, My duty is to impose the. The defendants are charged with lowest pondity that will make it the

ANNA CHRISTIE.

enthusiast, the few

and

who

made a member of the Most Excell not merely from its amusement weapon which is silent, invisible, nection with it? **

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

NO PARADE TO-DAY.

side but from its educative stand

ance.

(a) in the case any steamship decision. of 60 tons net register tonnage

....

ent Order of the British Empire, is a well known figure in the Missionary point. The laughing in the wrongue, and remove from this smitten and social service life of the place, the audible titter also was town those who are its ulceran unlawful use of their ship for interest of the shipowners to use Colony. She is a member of the not an impressive testimomal to Spare neither the aged nor those the exportation of this opion in disciplining measures to counter the staff of the Church Missionary the intelligence of playgoers, who rejoice in their lusty strength. contravention of the Opium Ordin-smuggling of opium by their crew. Society and came to the Colony as The some thing has happened Quite them and pity not. "Tis for aces. 1014 to-1022, under Sec. A nominal penalty in this case will far back as 1901, Her work

46 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1914. not in my opinion have this result. before. and we have seen the good of many. amongst

I regard it as an extenuating cir the Chinese

an Ibsen play marred by Nay! Nay quoth 1 in fenr. (Amendment i Ordinance 13, evangelistic,

cumstance in this case that the educational and social service lines is well known unthinking laughter, and until "I am not fit for such work being 1918. Section 2)

46—(1) No ship shall be used official authorities might have ren and by no means exhausts the we can get people to realise that myself guilty of many of these

words or expletives such as Hell, sins."

for the importation, landing, re-dered assistance to the defendants list of her activities.

bloody, damn etc., are not necessa "Question nat," was the stern: moval, earringe, or conveyance or in fulfilling their duties under the rily to be laughed at, no matter how reply. "It is thy appointed task.

for the exportation of any opium ordinance, and did not do so.. much vehemence may lie behind Thinkest thou to escape thy fate??

in contravention of this Ordin Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, assistant them, so long will there be these

mwn Solicitor, prosecuted and Impelled by some mighty, unsoon

(2.)—An amount of auch opium Mr. E. Davidson defended. unseemly interruptions. There power I took the mysterious weaMon were moments in Anna Christie-and went hitler and thither rernor-

found onward any such ship and-It has been stated that Messrs. excpeding - particularly the frenzied outburstsing from the worldly stage fifty of

Jardine's may appeal against the of Matt Burke when the laughter Hongkong's citizens. should have been repressed. This ****Tis good," said the awful On account of the weather or

was the case when Matt gets Anna possibly nat of consideration for the to swear on the crucifix round his spirit, but much remains to be delicate condition of the cricket neck, her unswerving faithfulness done. Contine thy good work." ground's surface, the parade which to him, only to be wholly chagrined. In despair I replied: "I will not." was to have taken place to find that whilst he is a Roman Then a maducs took possession of this moraing in celebration of Catholic she is a Protestant and me. I fought against some dread- the King's birthday was cancelled such an oath, in his eyes cannot, unseen, ommpotent power fast evening. The celebrations possibly be binding. This incid- which paralysed and honumland me. during-the-day-were-limited there--ent-merely indicates the realismy news cracked, my bones were fore to the firing of a Royal Salute which abounds in such plays as erished, my eyes seaned to burst

dressing at noon and the

Anna Christie." To say that the of the ships

harhour. play is unwholesome and is untrue At.

the

the to life, (see our account in- another foreign consuls called upon His column) is as untrue as anything Excellency at Government House. can possibly be. The question of realism on the Stage is being faced most wholeheartedly. We have our own hero in the interesting personality of Engene O. Neill. This is not his only play of that "Ole Devil Sea', or his only piece of realism. There are amongst other

same

in

hour

TO-NIGHT'S FUNCTION, ・・

There is to be a reception at Government House to-night at 9.15: and at 10 o'clock will take place a ball to which about 1,500 people have been invited.

NEW STEAMER.

"WENCHOW" LAUNCHED

TO-DAY.

The stee! twin-screw river steamer "Wenchow," which is the

Diff'rent" and "Emperor-Touls.*** The Hongkong Book Club has en its list a book of plays of O. Neill, in addition to plays by Masefield, Abercrombie, and Maugham.

"Anba Christie" by special request is to be given on Monday. at the Star Theatre, Kowloon.

QUICK MAIL

from their sockets, my senses were deadenei. In vain I struggled, twisted, writhed, and screamed. I was hurled headlong down through te thousand miles of chaos and, darkness to dwell for ever in bottomless perdition.

The Powoke. And behold! it was a dream.

But I'm wondering whether

Yours, cte..

ABOT: BEN H Hongkong, June 1.----

GOING HOME.

*EAL

WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT

HONOURED.

eighteenth steamer built by the TWENTY-NINE DAYS FROM of Engineers and Shipbuilders last Taikoo Dockyard and Engineer. ing: Company, for the China Navigation fleet

was success-

HOME.

Mr. J. McCubbin was presented with an addreas at the Institution

avening on the occasion of his in panding departure for Home on relirement. Mr. McCubbin has been a member for 22 yeurs, a

fully launched at Taikoo The P. & O. s.s. "Devana" ar Dockyard this morning, therived yesterday with a mail from momber of the committes from .ceremony being performed by Mrs. England and surprised and 1004 to 1920 and President from

A.G.M. Fletcher, wife of the acting delighted the many who always 1013-1014, Colonial Secretary. A large gather welcome their home correspon ing attended the ceremony and dence. The "Devanha" made as Chairman, Mr. S. Baker, mention- In making the presentation, the afterwards. adjourned to the Dock exceedingly quick passage, being yard offices where the customary dispatched from London on the 3rdot that it was also intended to pre- felicitations were exchanged. May and arriving here on the 1st sent Mr. McCubbin with a silver The new ship, which is in inst, a matter of 29 days only. This salver but Messrs. Falconer's bad tended for the Yangtse River is a performance on which all con-not been able to complate the en trade is 331 feet over all in longth, cerned are to be heartily con-graving in time. with a 46 feet beam and a moulded gratulated. depth of 25 feet. A speed of 13 knots is anticipated

SHIP'S OPIUM

ENGINE ROOM STAFF EXONERATED.

THE CATS HOLIDAY,

To-morrow my people go off to the

--seal

Oh it's all right for them, yes, but

how about me?:

Am I to be left to look after the Eight members of the Chinese They're taking the dog, but not engine-room staff of the Indo-China me-I am the cat. *)

S. N. Co's s.5: "Kum Sangwert It's happened before, and I don't charged before Mr. I. R. Woodthink it's nice. yesterday with the unlawful To live for three weeks on a couple possession of 7,240 toels of pre- of mice. Y pared opium seized on the ship by Chief Preventive Officer Clark And it's bad for your health when

you've nothing to drink,

The address, which was signed by the President, Vice Presidents and other officers, was as follows →

"In view of your approaching departure from the Colony the Com- mitteo of Management; on behalf of the members, desire to place en record: the respect and esteem iy which you are held

As Proindent and as member of 1 the Committee your personality and your deep interest in the welfare of the Institute have left an enduring Impression of their minds and memory. Your wholehearted uskiet. ance, on countless occasious during your 22 years of membership will over bon troseured recollection,

They feel keen regret at your thought that it is the result of departure but fake solace in flie

god fat labour and well-earned

when it arrived in Hunghom Bay But the water which drips from

Defendants were legally rope tap in the sink.

sented by Mr. A. E. Hall,

One of the witnesses was Mr. I'm feeling run-down; it would do which they sincerely trust you. W. K. Cochran, 4th engineer of me no harmAKSA

be spared many years to enjoy. the ship who was last in the To visit my cousins who live on a In a few well-chosen words, stokehold, where the opium was farm

Hey McCubbin expressed thanks for be discovered, before defendants where they've oceans of milk in present, which he desired, the meet

ing would be placed in a fav

Vi vil the dairy to lap,S

Mr William Sanderson and And Bully young chickens and place in his home.

engineer, gave evidered to deparoles vectrap.

and hours when

the ship. He also stated that the But.

No. 1fireman had been missing

since Tuesday morni

After Sub Inspec

given évidence

Sho

and upwards, 50 taela in weight;

QE,

SZE

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE HALF YEARLY GENERAL 1 MEETING of Members will be held on SATURDAY, 9th June, at -12.30 m. in the Jockey Club Rooms,

Hongkong Club Annex.

Hongkong, June 2, 1923.

WANTED.

(b) in the case of any steainship! under i ton net register tonsi nage, 25 tuola in weight; or, A (e) is the case of any other slip, 10 taels in weight, shall be deemed evidence of the unlawful use of such ship, unless it is proved, to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, that every reason- able precaution had bech taken to prevent the lawful use of such ship, and that fione of the officers- or their servants or any of the Crew of such elup we implicated therein."

WANTED, Position as Clerk, &c. Roading this Sestion" togather by an experienced Chinese yith the definition of "To export (Kiangsu). Moderate salary. Reply. contained in Section 4 of this Box No. 1430 c/o China Ma}},"′′*** Ordinance, I have decided that the word exportation must be inter preted to inchide any act prepara- tory to exportTo export definite in three words in Section 4, of the Ordinance. To export means and includes to convey out coming meetings, lectures and of the Colony and to do may act entertainments, sent for insertion la preparatory to or for the purpose of the news columns of the China Mail, causing conveyance out of the are charged for at the rate of $1 each, Colony. The paint, however, is to (as announced in May and June of my mind not free from doubt. 1922) providing that they do not Statutory evidence of the unlaw-occupy more than four lines. In ful use of this arises under Section future if this space is exceeded they 40 on the finding on board of the will be placed in the advertising amount of opium here discovered columns at the prevailing rates

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