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His Excellency the Governor's fine speech of welcome to the delegates attending the Medical Conference in Hongkong will be cheerfully re-echoed by the whole. community. No finer profession exists than that for the proven- tion and cure of all the ills that

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1925.

HAINAN NEWS.

CAPTURE AND RELEASE FROM PIRATES.

CHIEF'S GRATITUDE.

UNUSUAL CASE. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS

COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Taking action in the Summary Court this morning to obtain

The U. S. ship "Abarenda," Possession of a house, the land- humanity is heir to, and if a con- with Consul M. M. Hamilton (or lords stated's rather unusual case ference on the large and import- Canton) on board arrived in Hoi- as they alleged that the tenants ant scale now being held here can how on January 8, The Consel's had actually given notice. to. further in the slightest degree, mission is the settlement of the quit, but had failed to do so directly or indirectly, the great

that notice expired.

Byers, case. The Rev. Geo. D. when cause of the alleviation of human Byers was murdered by bandits in Accordingly. the landlords had ity, it will assuredly receive the Kachek, Hainan, on June 24, agreed to let the premises to a blessing of the whole populace of 1924. the Far East and even through-made his official calls on the for damages in the sum of $500.

The Consul has already new tenant and therefore asked out the world. The Conference is

Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appeared for distinguished from other similar Hoihow and the local Chinese the landlords (plaintiffs)--the Tai gatherings elsewhere by reason officials.

Fuk On Tổng Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn of the fact that, for the first

(Instructed by Mr. F. E. Nash) was for the tenants the Wing Tai firm of No: 563, Queen's Road

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An interesting tale of capture time the large body of medical and release from pirates came in missionaries in China is meeting the other day. A lay preacher, with a considerable number of Mr. Wang, had been on the Lul. European missionaries who are chow Peninsula, rieur Kame light,

Opening his case, Mr. Brooks not members of the China Medi- for nearly two months.

informed His Lordship, the Puisne cal Missionary, Association. might conceivably be an advan-how with a party of eight.

I days ago he took passage for Hol- Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) As that the case had been partiy tage.to the profession as well as they were about to board the heard as to law and that His Lord- to the public if all properly quali- junk, pirates, who had been con- ship had ruled the notice to be fied physicians, whether Chinese cealed in, the hold, jumped out and "good" According to Mr. Brooks, or European, were merged into covered the crew and passengers the tenants gave notice on Septem- one Association. It may be with their guns.

The preacher ber & last year. doubtful, of course, whether the and his fellow-Christians pro-accepted $400 from a second party medical missionaries would look tested that they were members of as the first month's rent-com- with favour upon a proposal that a church and therefore not legal mencing, from the date, when the would mean the surrender, so far prey; nevertheless, they lost all notice would expire... as mere nomclature is concern their baggage, money, and extra A representative of the land- ed, of the regious character of clothes. The pirates tied up forlords gave evidence that the pre- their own particular organisa- the night and the pirate chief ex-mises had been let to defendants tion; but, on the other hand, if amined the prisoners. It turned for five or six years at y rental of the word "missionary" be retain out that the pirate king had not $214 a month. ed in the name of the Association long since had his life saved in a The defence claimed that the in China, it is quite conceivable mission hospital at Hoihow, and notice was given by an unauthoris that physicians in no way con- Mr. Wang had seen him there. ed person. neeted with missionary work may He ordered the party of nine to express diffidence in joining the be released, and the next day ranks of the former. The point bought. passages for them to is 'to come up, for discussion at Holhow... the meeting of the China Medical The Rev. J. W. Lowrie, D.D., of Missionary Society; but it is not Shanghai, arrived in Hoihow on expected that finality will be January 11. Dr. Lowrie is reached in the matter during the Chairman of the China Council of 'sessions in Hongkong. There the "Presbyterian mission int

"(Case Proceeding.)

HAINAN STRAITS...

NEW SURVEY ÚRGENTLY NEEDED.

The Notice to Mariners regard- are other as ects of the joint Con- China, and he is meeting with the ing an obstruction or shoal water ference as a whole that call for Hainan mission at its annual vicinity of the Red Buoy in the which has been reported in the attention, however, to n greater meeting. degree, and these, it goes, without saying, will receive the whole into seas of mire during the recent overdue, for to our definite know- Our roads have been turned south channel of the Hainan Strait | is extremely timely, if not actually hearted attention of the delegates rain and mist.

during their visit to Hongkong. Paving work is going on steady ledge no fewer than four vessels It may be noted that the socially in Hoihow main street, and it | have grounded in that district ing international were; in this be a very secondary considera- (48 miles in length) is completed considerable damage to her bot- side of the Conference appears to is reported that the Vunsiu Road quite recently the "Taikoo Wan Yi," the "Tonjer," (sustaining manner they will disejudices tion, indeed, compared with the except for a short stretch.

attempt to elucidate some of the and misunderstandi

Then a 'big problems affecting, public new dawn will not istant, health in the Far East. In the and it will bring to mankind latter task the Medical Confer prosperity and world-peace." Itence will enlist the sympathy and should go without saying that the appreciation of the whole community, European and Orien- these admirable sentiments were tal alike. most warmly applauded by the distinguished gathering of guesta and students.

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are given to understand that in all these strandings the vessels were in safe positions so far as the chart affected is concerned, and everything points to the urgent necessity of a thorough aurvey of the whole area.

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DUE HERE IN APRIL.

To-morrow afternoon at 6 o'clock In this connection we have been More than a passing reference,

will see the departure from New reliably informed that the British York harbour of the Cunard liner. Admiralty obtained from the to the opium question was made

"Franconia" on her cruise around Chinese Government, some time by the Chinese Charge d'Affaires

the world under the auspices of age, permission to survey the coast (His Excellency Chao Hain-chu),

Messre. Thos. Cook & Son.. of China from Hongkong to the who rightly pointed out that that

The Franconia" is no stra: ger Tongking frontier, which will According to an Eastern News to Hongkong, as she passed include the Hainan Straits. Work was not a subject that concerned Agency message from Tokyo, it is through here for the first time in has been commenced on the nearer China alone, as it was a problem understood elaborate preparations January last year with 425 tourists approaches to Hongkong and prob of world-wide concern.

are being made by the Imperial on board. She is an oil-burning fably will be continued to the Tong- family of Japan to welcome His vessel of 20,000 tons, her dimen king frontier, but there appears alluded very tactfully to the grow Royal Highness Prince George, sions being 624 feet long and 74 to be no definite information as to ing use of dangerous drugs in who is expected to reach Yoko-fect broad.

when, under the arrangements Western countries, and added that | hama. board the flagship After leaving New York, the made in connection with the whole if they were to stimulate better. "Hawkins" towards the end of proposed itinerary of the vessel survey, the Hainan Straits portion March, says the "Shanghai Mer-will be Funchal, Gibraltar, Monaco, of the work will be dealt with, international consciousness of the cury." Although, as previously Naples, Alexandria, Cairo, Port It is so well known as hardly to risks they were running, all announced, the visit of Prince Said, bombay, Colombo, Sands need emphasis that the limited nations of the world must George to the East is not heads, Diamond Harbour, Calcutta number of survey craft which are McNEALE. On January 16, co-operate in the fight against an official one, but is for the (Outram Ghat), Padang, Batavia, available to the Marine "Depart- 1925, at Shanghai, to Mr. and narcotic drugs for the sake of service with the China Squadron, Woosung, Taku, Kobe, Yokohama, Customs are continually employed purpose of continuing his naval Singapore, Manila, Hongkong, ment of the Chinese Maritime Mrs. R. E. McNeale, a son.humanity. His Excellehey had it is evident that the Prince's first Honolulu, Hilo, San Francisco, en important, survey a d other diffidence in speaking of Chinese official act in the East will be a Balboa, Cristobal, and Havana. work in this part of the China The vessel will arrive here on Seas, and that to divert any of Hongkong, Wednesday, January 21, 1926 politics at a gathering of such a visit to the Imperial Court of.

cosmopolitan nature, but he welcome:

Japan, where he is sure of a royal the morning of April 1 and remain them to the Hainan Straits would The Prince, however, 4% days, which is about the same be only at the expense of work CHINESE MISSIONARIES, pointed out that political changes will find conditions rather stay allowed at Yokohama and perhaps equally important..

in a country were not a sign of different in Japan to those which half a day less than the time The Chinese Navy formed a In mail week the annual dinner going back, but were a sign of prevailed at the time of the visit which will be spent on shore in Hydrographic Department of the Chinese Students Union advance. In other words, every Wales, in 1922. At that time the evidence that Messrs. Thomas of surveying the coasts and rivers of his elder brother, the Prince of Bombay. This fact is sufficient years ago for the primary object was held at the Hotel Cecil, being political change in a country was Royal visitor found a flourishing Cook, & Son intend to give the of China, but there is as yet no attended by a galaxy of inter-n contribution toward its progress, British Colony in the neighbouring tourists a really good time ashore, evidence that the Department bas national talent and ability, from improvement, and evolution. port city of Yokohama, where he whilst there will be an extension got to work on a scale which would members of Diplomatic Corps to Meanwhile, they must be prepared uneiled the Ailled War Mernorial of their excursions to Canton and permit of the Ilainan Straits being on the Bluff and was the guest of Macao. Although the exact num-surveyed without delay. While Admirals and Generals. The to help in every way in the cause the St. George's Society at the ball ber of tourists is not available at the Notice to Mariners to which President (Mr. Hing Shung-mok), of education, as young men and held on St. George's Day. To-day the moment, it will be between we have referred will cause in proposing the toast of "Our young women with Western educa- the large majority of those who 850 and 400.

navigators to exercise additional. Guesta," seems to have converted tion woul play an increasingly scattered in various parts of the back in New York on June 1. The Red Buoy, it would be a good thing are The vessel is scheduled to arrive caution when in the vicinity of the himself ino a veritable "talking" important role in, the nation's world, while foreign business and total time occupied will be 180 if the British Admiralty survey, encyclopaedia, on the traits and affairs. They formed the back-residential quarters testify to the days and 16 hours. The time which is already under way, could temperaments of the principal bone of every movement for destruction wrought by the dis- allowed for ocean mileage is 88 take in the Hainan Straits at a guests. But he certainly impress-improving the condition of the astrobe earthquake and fire of days 11⁄2 hours, and the time spent very early date.

September, 1923. However, not-on shore 46 days 3 hours, exclu- These waters are much used by cd everybody when he remarked people and raising, the standard of withstanding the fact that Prince sive of one day and 1014 hours coasting and other shipping, and that, in spite of the prophecy of public life...

Geotge will look upon a different allowed for train journeye and the very fact that at least four a poet that East and West will Amongst other speakers, General scene in Yokohama and Tokyo to the time taken in getting over the large ships have grounded in the never meet, they all came to that Sir Neill Malcolm was hopeful that that which greeted the Prince of bar at the Hooghli,

Wales three years ago, it is safe dinner, with one aim--that was, to China would win through as she to say the welcome will be no less be friends. He also referred to a had won through many other sincere, for the Imperial House-

"Daily Chronicle " The remark made by Professor Soothill, troubles in the long years of her hold of Japan is famed for the that Sir Hari Singh's English that the shoal water which is at the annual dinner of the existence. Even the average receptions accorded to distinguish-secretary has returned to India, presumed to exist is only a part ed visitors. Prince George, visit-after a special visit to London for of a big change that has taken Oxford Chinese Students' Society, European, he added, was begining Japan in the Spring, will see the purpose of explaining Sir place or is taking place in the that Chinese students in Britaining to appreciate that we had the country at its best, and we Hari's viewpoint. It is understood Straits, and that no amount of something to learn from China have little doubt that his first that he told the authorities in extra caution" un the part of were missionaries. As missionaries that China is something, more experiences will kindle in him a London that although Sir. Hart navigators will wholly enable their Mr. Hing Shung-mok thought that

desire to revisit Japan during his would have liked to assist the vessels to traverse the Straits in than a nation, that China is a stay-in-the-East-if-the-exigencies Public Prosecutor in the proceed safety before a comprehensive the Chinese students ought to prove themselves worthy of the civilisation. Sir E. Denison Ross of the Service permit him to do so, ings which have been instituted, survey of the channels of naviga-

alluded to the lessons to be gained

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