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JULY

AMERICAN FESTIVITIES IN HONGKONG,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30,

CHINESE COINS.

CHARGES AGAINST FOUR ΜΕΝ.

"ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT

RECEPTION PLANNED.

Independence Day will be ob-

At the further hearing before served on July 5 this year because Major C. Willson at the Central July 4 falls on a Sunday. This agistracy yesterday of the case will be the procedure in America. in which four Chinese are charged Locally the U.S. Consulate with being in possession of alleged General and American offices will counterfeit twenty-cent pieces said be closed on Monday, while to have been minted at Cheung American residents will, of Chau in the Fukien Province dur- course, observe the day as a holi-ing the time. Ganoral Chan Kwing day.

ming had central of Canton, the In the morning, the Consul prosecution asked for an adjourn Genera! will receive local officials ment to produce a witness from the and members of the Consular Treasury at Canton... Corps at the American Club.. Tho. Mr. M. K. Lo, defending two of community is holding a "July 4the men charged, pointed out that celebration at the Hongkong Hotelsuch evidence would not be rele- roof garden, from 4 to 6.80 p.m.vant, as the coins were minted in when they will be "at Home" to Cheung Chau which at the time their friends.

Y.M.CA. WORK.

ACTIVITIES OF CHINESE

ORGANISATION.

SUMMER-PROGRAMME

diseases that take an awful toll of mankind from year to year. Until that period of greater public in terest arrives, it is to be feared

The facilities for recreation and that newspaper articles on mis-relaxation provided by the summer sions to lepers will continue to be programme of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. conveniently passed over in silence are being eagerly availed of by without a thought for the suffer- members, those provided by the awimming pool proving especially ings of thousands of our fellow-

popular. men from this 'ancient Eastern Scourge.

These

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Students are being taught to swim or perfected in the art in large numbers, the devices for keeping the pool absolutely clean and hygienic, also its convenient length and depth, having a great deal to do with its popularity.

was not under the control of the but present Canton Government under Goneral Chan Kwing-ming. He asked whether. His Worship would hold that admittedly genuine zoins minted in Cheung Chap were counterfeit coins because they re- sembled coins used in another part of China.. and His Worship said he would hold that opinion.

ACQUITTED

ALLEGED FERJURY CHARGE FAILS.

MR. JENKIN'S CASE:

At the conclusion of evidence for the Crown, Mr. FC. Jenkin at the Criminal Sessions yester- day submitted that he had no case to answer on behalf of his client, Chau Sul-hin, charged with per jury and mis-statements in con- nection with the affairs of the Wing Shing Shun firm of sandal- wood dealers.

Mr. Jenkin held that the Crown had failed to prove that the de fendant was a partner in the w debtor firm and that the state- ment of affairs was declared and not affirmed The interpreter who had given evidence was not a sworn interpreter.

As Mr. Wayte Smith, for the Crown, indicated that he did not wish to press the case any fur ther His Honour addressed the jury and said if the defendant was not a partner then the prose cution could not go further with the first count and he held that defendant was not a partner in the debtor firm. As regards the An objection to an adjournment second and third counts he held. was also, made by Mr. D. that the onus of proof that the trallett who appeared for the interpreter was a sworn interpre-

ter had not been dischargedt other two defendants.

His Worship held that evidence from Canton was necessary and ad- journed the case until Tuesday.

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OPIUM TRAFFIC.

BIG SEIZURE IN THE HARBOUR.

observations prompted by the meeting held in Hongkong last week when the Rev. T. C. Wu, General Secre-

The three volley ball leagues tary of the Chinese "Missions to

have led to keenly, competitive

CONSIGNED AS CARGO & meeting Lepers, addressed

games between representative with the object of organising a

school tearas and the prizes award-

Revenue officers working under local auxiliary. It thened in connection with these will be pointed out that there two leper awarded on Friday when there will C. P: 0. Clarke made a large haul be an exhibition game between the of Indian opium valued at ap- settlements not far from Hongsenior winners, and the rest of proximately $40,000 on board the kong at Sheklung and Tung-Hongkong (including some Far 9.3. Szechuen" at midnight on kun--in charge of missionaries Eastern Olympic players).

Another activity which is always who receive a small monthly

a notable feature of the Chinese allowance from the. Canton au-

Y.M.C.A. programme is the summer

WIS

WEALLO 29th June at West-thorities to look after the school which is conducted for one

gate-on-Sea, England," to Mary, wife of T. G. Weall,, a daughter. DAVIES-On June 23. 1926, at Brentwood Court, Branksome. England, to Mr. and Mrs. William Stanley Davies, a son.

MARRIAGE.

DEXTER KELLEY.-On June 25, 1926, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Very Rev. C. J. F: Symons, M.A.. Water James Dexter, of London, Eng- land, to Frances Ellen Kelley, of Omaha, Neb., U.S.A,

DEATH.

SCHMIDT-On June 17, 1928, at Newchwang Mra. W. Schmidt (nee Lister) aged 57.

month for the benefit of students anxious to strengthen their educa- tional grounding.....

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The drug, packed in two cases. appeared on the manifest as beche de mer and was consigned No arrests have so far been from Hongkong to Shanghai. made in connection with this seizure as the name of the ship A four-days conference will also per cannot be discovered. be held in August at the grounds i of St. Stephen's College, Pokfulam, KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY for the purpose of promoting student Christian organisations, in their own schools.

On the occasion of Mr. Ronald

WORKS.

(Waterlevels in English Feet.)

June 27 June 28!

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mediate needs of the sufferers The at these two places. object of the local auxiliary will be to collect funds, which are to be remitted to the head organ isation in Shanghai- which will undertake to supply free of charge the treatment through- out the various leper settlements Rees and Mr. Wang Wing-iu leav

ing the work here, and the coming West River, at

Shiuhing Thus will of Mr. Lee Ka-fung, a little supper throughout China. commence the first step of re-

was given by the ether secretaries North River at the North River at stricting the further spread and on Monday night. Mr. Rees, who Tsinguen +14.2

Nil Samshul effect an ultimate wiping out of has been working among

students

the past six! during the scourge in China, where the months, is going to Shanghai to join East River at

Sheklung sufferers are estimated to be one the national student work of the Y.M.C.A. Mr. Wang goes on alek

some years of experience in con nection with the Sunning YMCA whose building" he helped to secure by a visit to the Chinese living in the United States and Canada.

million in number, which pre. leave. Mr. Lee comes here after valerce is attributed to the lack of the necessary precautions of segregation and care of these Hongkong, Wednesday, June 30, 1929. pariahs of mankind. Through

MISSION TO LEPERS.

The Association Movement in China will hold its triennial con- Vention this summer, in August, in Tainanfu, Shantung. Hongkong is likely to send a total of about 10 Mr. Wong delegates, including Kwok-shun, the president of the Association, and Mr. McPherson. ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL,

the medium of this new organ- isation in China, it is expected that the lot of the sufferers will It is to be feared that the move- not be as full of hopeless misery ment having for its object the pre-as it has been heretofore, and vention and cure of leprosy in that with the lately developed in- terest in their welfare by sym- Hongkong and South China is re- garded with indifference by the pathetic people, they may find bulk of the community, including their existence more tolerable."

The objects are excellent in- VISIT FROM THE NEW BISHOP even the Chinese, among whom practically one hundred per cent, deed-but why should it be so

difficult to arouse the zeal of all j** of the cases occur.

classes of the community in such That is not & deserving cause?

So long as

oneself or one's relatives are not affected by the scourge it is dif- ficult to arouse zeal for a cause in which so many unknown' heroes and heroines have laboured for years. Any statistics, on leprosy China in South

would regarded with the Bame

of amount

indifference águres on cholera in "Bang- kok or typhoid fever in Russia. They lack the personal touch.

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an easy question to answer..

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY SERVICE,

1To the Editor of the "China Mal′′]

Sir,-As a Kowloon resident,

When the boat collided with the Praya wall we were informed in the papers that the damage was negligible and that the boat would probably be on the run the following day, at any rate that the delay would be of no great

The victims in the mass are so I would like to enquire whether it absolutely unknown that we may is our local Prees or the "Star" read the number of cases and Ferry Company which is to blame deaths in the loca: papers-and for the facts as given out about

the "Solar Star." promptly forget all about them a few minutes later. The "cry from Macedonia," fülls on deaf ears. It is no concern of oura personally. We are only too re- lieved to let others respond if they are so minded. In time of duration. course, this almost callous atți- Since then I have looked in vain tude may change for the better. for the reappearance of the "Solar Star." In view of the fact that Through the agency of the Health these newer types are able to give Bureau of the League of Nations a speedier service across the har- and the Epidemological Institute bour, one which is very much re established under its auspices in quired, may I enquire when users of the service are to have the Singapore, we may one day collec benefit of this extra boat the place tively feet more alive and alert of which at present has to be than at present to the problems taken by one of the smaller and

less speedy type? of health preservation. to the

....

Yours, etc...

CON RESIDENT

YESTERDAY.

The newly consecrated Bishop, Monseigneur Valtorta, celebrated choral Mass at St. Francis Church yesterday, accompanied by the Rev. Father Teruzi and the Rev. Father Situ.

Subsequently His Lordship pro- ceeded to St. Francis School in Kennedy Road, where he was received by the Mother Superior. the head mistress, and staff.

An address of welcome was re cited by two little children.. this being followed by speeches in English, Italian, and Chinese, and a short musical programme,

He

His Lordship made a neat little speech, striking in its sincerity and simplicity, in replying to the welcome accorded him on his first official visit to the school. asked the children to be diligent above all things in order to ensure careers of usefulness to them- selves and the community when they left school and went out into the world. He drew the parallel of a man working, with a chisel on a rock; By dint of toil he eventually transformed that rock into a beautiful granite slab. The children were like the rock-crude. and unformed in their minds but with the application of the tools their chisel and other teachers and parents they could become in mentality and know- He ledge like the granite slab. thanked them sincerely for their affectionate welcome, which he assured them was reciprocated to the fol

In honour of His Lordship's vislina holiday was granted, to the

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He therefore directed the jury to acquit the defendant, which was accordingly done.

ATTACK ON JUNK.

MEMBERS OF CREW

DETAINED.

Several members of the crew of

a trading junk which left Hong- kong on June 17 returned last night and reported an attack by six men, having the appearance of revolvers and rifles, in the vicinity soldiers or strike pickets, carrying The junk waa of So Kun Wat. boarded at midnight on the day of their leaving Hongkong.

After one day's cruising, the junk arrived at Saa Cheng, and three days later a number of the crew were taken ashore and placed under guard. Some of them wera released later, but nine are still reported to be detained, presum ably for ransom.

There was no

cargo on the junk. It was intended to pick up

a cargo of sand at So Kun Wat.

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Poets' Corner.

DEDICATED TO "OLD-TIMERS" FROM ENGLAND:- HOME SWEET HOME...AFTER ALL!

Versing opinion of the Entrancing East

In a poetically grave and gay way:

From "Old Timer's" extracts, getting down to brass tacks.

There's much truth in this little say.

In Tune with the unconventional East?

Behind the scenes strangle holds, and chances take. The Foreigners transformation, many led to damnation; The "Spirit of the East".

Make or Break.

Weird sights; Queer people; Strange and Superstitious Customs, Are everywhere to be seen in the East

Romances and retributions, riches, revelry and resolutions;

A Mecca for adventures......to say the least.

Where countless thousands are so easly led.

The Common Herd simple minds; ut little they know. Wherever you hike, all the natives look alike:

Their standard of Living, se low,

The Land of Charmi, and daily squeeze, Where many are prone to beguile,

Glorious Sunshine; Silvery moons Phenomenal changes, and

Typhoons:

Where the first thing understood is a smile.

A Land teeming with Joss-Fairie and Evil Spirits. Daring Pirates, Disease, Vice and Crime;

Where in order to reach their sunimit, not a few try to come-it, And it's Dollars, Dollara, DOLLARS, all the time.

The years pass quickly in the fast. Time is up, and I am for

that vessel flying the "lue Peter"

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A final round of drinks... then Good-bye-Good-bye!

How I love the East! Yet I hate it! Home Sweet Home, is now my desire; My thoughts are of Der Old England. Yes!

where it is safe and comfortable to retire.

Hurry up Mr. Captain Please get a move on! The first turn of the screwpays all debt; Although it's a darn dirty way, of fading away, It's a game played by ma... you bet.

Rolling Home to Merry England, Leaving troubles of the fast far behind: Back to sporty old Pals and sweet contented "Ga In the East they're rather hard to find

Ayel

Back to to Land, where there's English Chow and: BEEESE

And most things thatmake Life sweet; Where there's plenty entertainment, for reasonable payment, And a more commonerse Man-in-the Street.

DUMHY-KUN-"