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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927.

CHINESE Y.W.CA.

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ON PASSING OF THE SEVEN

MEETINGS...

YEAR

LATEST PROCLAMATION...

`LADY CLEMENTI'S TRIBUTE

FATAL BLAZE.

FATE OF A CHINESE SMALL BOY.

SERIOUS YAUMATI FIRE.

A rather serious fire which, it With regard to the prohibition of Speaking at the savanth annuall meetings and processions in the meeting of the Chinese Y.W.CA, is feared, has caused the death of Colony, further regulations under yesterday, Lady Clementi referred a small Chinese boy, occurred in the Emergency Ordinance were to the fact that the Aeventh bib- Portland Street, Vaumati, last Issued by the Governor in Council day marked the parking of the path night, in a block of 18 Chinese cont stage for many little baby boys tenement houses. The outbreak yesterday.

Those regulations refer mainly to She hoped that the future of the started at house No. 27 and fan-

Chinese YW.C.A. would be mark-

meetings an board vessels Or ed with steady progress now that ned by a strong breeze quickly

wharves and rend

spread and involved the two ad- 1. It shall be lawful for the this period was passed. Governor in Council, by order dont of the local movement) presid

Mrs. Wong Kwok-shuen Proai-Jaurring houses (Noa, 23 and 25), When the firemen arrived soon published in the Gazette to prohibited over the meeting.

after, the alarm was given, the the holding of any meeting which The annual report was presented flames already had a good grip on [in his opinion, likely to be conby Miss Shin. Tak-hing, the acting the three houses which were ob- ducted in a seditious or disorderly General Secretary and commented viously doomed, and it looked as manner, or at or during which, in on the loss sustained by the move if the outbreak would assume hia, opinion, deditious or disorderly ment in the departure of Miss N larger proportions. Attention Lutterances are likely to be advocated Elliott. Miss Sarah Glass, who had

or promoted:

bean transferred from Canton to was immediately concentrated on.. 2. Except under and in accord-help with the Girls and Student confining the Bre to the three Engines. were ance with a permit in Writing from work, had been a great help. Other burning houses.

of the fire from three advantage-

the Secretary for Chinese Affairs help of considerable value had been quickly got into place and hoses. no meeting whatsoever shall be given by MIan Wong Yuk-meel and were brought to play on the heart. held on board any vessel (not being Miss Lad Tuen-i or having the status of a ship of war), or an any pior or wharf, whether public or privato.

3.

person

Powers to Police.

shall

Year's Report. #

scription the difference betwden ex- |

ous positions. After a stiff fight

The report referred to the bithe fire was got under control weekly devotional meetings with an and half an hour afterwards the average attendance of thirty-three, "all clear" was given, but not be No person phail take part in which had been held; and the classes fore all three houses had been any meeting so prohibited, and noin English, Chinese, Mandarin, gutted..

lawful Music. Chinese and Foreign Cook- without

The fire was first discovered perative need of adequately pro-authority or excuse, be present at ing, Home Nursing and First Aid to shortly after 11 o'clock but how the injured which had been given it originated has not yet been tecting the vital centre of the any meeting so prohibited.

Chinese classes for amans had been 4. It shall be lawful for any. Empire. When our programme is police officer to use any force, and held, two Health Centres for chi ascertained. The tenants of the dren of pre-school age had flourish-houses ran into the street as soon. completed we shall not have the to effect any entity or boarding, ed. Social gatherings for members as the first alarm was given tak- largest air force in Europe. walch may appears to be reasonably had been held, meetings held in con- ing with them what little valu-.

necessary for the purpose of pre-nection with Junior affiliated clubs ables shey were able hastily to Therefore we cannot in justice to venting the holding of any meeting for working out suitable club pro- gather up a the Dominions and our own ao prohibited or for the purpose grammas for Chinese girls and the Word went round soon after safety act alone. or take the of dispersing any meeting so pro- Club premises were used constantly the firemen arrived a small boy hibited, and also to search any pre for club meetings, classes, commit was missing. Several of the fire initiative in air disarmament mises entered or vessel boarded, tee meetings and the entertainment fighters made brave attempts to This does not mean, however, and to seize any thing 'which may of guests. Membership of the As- that we cannot take certain appear to evidence of any sociation was three hundred and locate him but failed, being beaten Back by the flames and smoke. A foffence.

thlity-five.

With regard to finance. It was search is now being made among steps. As things are it would be

Type of Meeting.. folly to begin by cutting down our 5-(1) In any case in which he necessary each year to raise by sub-the debris for the lad's remains. own air forces--which is what we may consider that the urgency of penditure and income. Friends had think Sir Phillip Sassoon meant the gccasion so requires it shall been generous and the Association

be lawful for the Governor without hoped that they would extend the THE FLOWER SHOW. but it does not follow we should consulting the Executive Council support throughout the coming year

with out take no action at all, and it is en- and

in the Gazette, was hoping that the Government PRIZES PRESENTED BY LADY » couraging to learn that Viscountcf the order

to: prohibit the holding or would make them a grant of land

CLEMENTI. Cecil is making.definite proposals continuance of any meeting which, for the erection of a more suitable at Geneva for disarmament, in his opinion, is likely to be con- building.

ducted in a seditious or disorderly manner or at or during which, f In congratulating the Associa-

Prizes were presented yesterday- his opinion, seditious or disorderly tion on its year's work, Lady afternoon by Lady Clementi to win- matter is likely to be exhibited or Clementi hoped that their aims ners at the Horticultural Show. used, or at or during which a would be fulfilled when the B72072 To the average resident in the general strike a likely to be advo shone again and they were in a post-. B. L. Dowbiggen. President of Introducing Lady Clementi, Capt. East the attitude. of the Labour-cated or promoted.

tion to secure land and build a per-the Society, thanked the exhibitors. tee at Home with regard to (2) It shall be lawful for any manent building. current Chinese topics must ap- police officer to use any force, and Miss Ting Shu-ching. National and donors to the prize fund, Lieut. pear remarkably strange, parti- to effect apy entry or boarding, General Secretary of the Y.W.C.A. Colonel G. Bird D.SO, for the WAR IN THE AIR

oularly as that affects the which may appear to be renson-expressed pleasure at being able use of the Volunteers Headquarters protection of British residents in ably necessary for the purpose of to attend the meeting of the local and Parade Ground, the Judges and While fully

endorsing the Shanghai. It is known, of course, preventing the holding of any branch and spoke in congratula- other helpers especially Mrs. Hall morning writing the prize cards,. Imperial air policy outlined by Sir that the Party is honeycombed meeting so prohibited, and also to tory terms of the progressive work and Mrs. Hornell who had spent the

not only with extreme Socialista search any premises entered or of the Hong Kong YW.CA....

Continuing she said that one of etc., and finally the Hon. Secretary, Samuel Hoare in the House of but with Communists whose sym-vessel boarded, and to seize any the greatest troubles in China was Mr. E. B. C, Hornell; one had only to mention his name în connection Commons yesterday, one cannot pathies are always anti-British thing which may appear to be the apparent breaking off of inwith h job of work for them to know at the same time help sympathis-not altogether dispose of the proved in any legal proceedings by the Y.W.C.A. could do a great deal ternational relationships between (3) Any such order may be the Chinese and foreigners, but that it would be done with his usual

enthusiasm and thoroughness. ing with the Labour suggestion criticisms and questions raised in the production of a certificate because it was an international He, begged all members of the for aerial disarmament. Among the Houses of Parliament by under the hand of the Colonial organisation having associations in Society not to be discouraged by the flying men it has long been an Labourites who ought really to

and judicial notice 44 different countries. In fromot- almost continual feg during the month preceding the Show which

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work of preceding months but to day, no matter what the politics of

Lady Clementi a Member," try all the harder with a view to that Government may be. It can-

A. In these regulations,

The Chairman here announced making the 1928 Show a record of the attacker. There is no need not be that men whose platform

(x) "Meeting" includes every that Lady Clementi had joined the one. He appealed to members to is supposed to be a humanitarian to enlarge upon the results of one on the whole are grossly in-

assembly, gathering, celebration, Association and had just paid her endeavour to enroll new ones and service and ceremony, whether subscription.

to give their support to the New such a position as that: war in different and callous in regard to

open to the public or not, and Mr. Tae Yim-sun, General Secre- Territories Show at the end of the every procession. the air resolves itself into repeat the menace to British lives in

tary of the Hong Kong Y. M. C. A..year, China. And if their hostile (b) "Seditious matter has the kaned China to an ancient house Capt. Dowbiggin also mentioned ked bombings until the morale of

attitude merely owes ita same meaning as in the Seditious occupied by old fashioned people, the possibility of holding the Show modern earlier next year to defent the rain one side breaks down. That origin to desire to down Publications Ordinance, 1914, and whose family was of the

a Government, be the "seditious utterances" means ut-type and wrecked the home because and fogs and thanked Mr. Green for prospect was appalling enough, the

terances which if reduced to it was out of date. He said that arranging the wonderful exhibit but now, if the statement made Government right or wrong, then

it seems time that even members writing would be seditious mat-everything was destroyed, thus from the Botanic Garden which had causing a crisis in the family. heen such an outstanding feature of by Captain Garro-Jones in the of Parliament were put in their ter..

The chaotic conditions of China this year's Show. He also congratula- House of Commons yesterday is place and their cantankerous .. The regulations made by the were brought about in the same ed Mr. Nicholson on hie excellent. correct, there are fresh horrors to spirit considerably curbed. There Governor in Council under section way, the modernists wrecking the exhibits. They regretted that

is a time for everything, but the 2 of the Emergency Regulations country to modernise it."

through ill-health, Mr. Nicholson be-faced. According to Captain time to pin-prick the Government Ordinance, 1922, and published in Mr. Tse siso referred to the could not be present that afternoon. Garro-Jones, pilotless aeroplanes is assuredly net at the moment the Gazette of March 4, 1927, are amount of work which the YW.C.A. He had been a staunch supporter

could "do towards maintaining for years past (applause), have been perfected in the United when every precautionary mea rescinded.

NoteThese regulations are a peace.

Lady Clement then distributed States capable of flying thirty-sure is being taken to protect the

The folowing ladies were elected the prizes. lives of British subjects in substitution for the regulations.

Miss Nancy Hornell presented five miles and dropping explo-China. If the leniency of the published in the Gazette of March 4, to serve as Directors.Mrs. Wong sives. Captain Garro-Jones asked Government continues to be abus- 1927. Regulation 2 is new. There Yu-we. Mrs. Yung Ting-shing, Mrs,her Ladyship with a beautiful what would save our cities if a led it is just about time that the are also some miner alterations.Lel Ting-sun, Miss Lee, Mrs. Ma bouquet of flowers, and the

Wing-chun and Miss Wing See-koo: ceedings terminated with cheers for constituencies took a hand in the

Lady Clemen Continental Power developed a

game, which, again, suggests distance of a hundred miles and | virile propaganda by the China

the witness box to give the evid- ence upon which one's case is founded, presents difficulties.

built 10,000 such machines. From Association and the China Com-legal standpoint and also entering the cable reporting the debate itmittee. does not appear that any official answer was given to this direct question, consequently the fears. implied may be quite groundless.. There may even be an adequate

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The Case of Ernest Trevor.

24 LIVES LOST.

RECORD RAINS AT SAN. FRANCISCO.

London, Feb. 17.

pro-

AFTER TWO YEARS.

A THIEF RECOGNISED IN THE STREET.

And it is rare for a man to do himself justice on his first ap pearance at a police court in the

A theft" which took place. In role of principal.

Sheer stage fright is apt to San Francisco-The heaviest 1926 had its sequel in Major play tricks with him.raine on record occurred during Willson's Court this morning I know Trevor intended to give the past five days and rendered when a Chinese was sentenced to evidence from the witness box the situation on the Pacific Coast two months hard labour for To the Editor of the "China Mall At his invitation, I had en desperate stealing ten rolls of Chinese silk

deavoured to shake his testimony Twenty-four lives were lost and worth $195. Sir-Trevor is down and out, by personal crags sxamination hundreds of ranchere in the Los Sergt. Rozeekwy said that. et Let us proceed to spit on him. A Also he intended to give notice Angeles district are fleeing to the time of the theft two years Victoria jail will surely break his From the reports, it would ap- safe pastime. Three months la of appeal if unsuccessful.

escape from the floods

ago the complainant, another Communications with San Chinese, was a truck owner who spirit.

pear that he overlooked both Diego are cut off, trains being received commissions to tran- If he had had a lawyer, the held up by the swollen rivers. sport goods from ships unloading result might have been the same

in Hong Kong On this particu- lar occasion the complainant re- seed but in that case we, the Fublic I absolutely refuse to allow any ceived the ten rolls of silk from the would have no need of self-re man to reb me of my share in a ship's compradors to transport saintproach as to his present shode.

Magna Charta or Shakespeare, to the Ting Woo shop in Lin Pong because of Bannockburn and Strest and entrusted the goods to Flodden-Lord Balfour.

the accused to deliver. The ac cused disappeared wifli, the silk ARGA was not seem

antil yesterday afternoong when com-

4 noble sentiment, but mine is otherwise...

Mr. Trevor always

In

as Captain Garro-Jones described, pilotless. Aeroplanes possibly being easier to counter than those under direct human control. The point is hardly worth debating, however, for if it is not this horror, it is sure to be another, the possibilities along these lines bein

of immense range.

ma is a "whi man to be appre-ruest sense These facts appear elated by the rulers of the nations, anceship with him was too brief Until Tuesday next, he has the but the difficulty seems to be to for me to be empla

this right of appest. After that we get any concerted action. The juncture,

can forget him for three months, I did, however, and still do: for all the good we can do. British attitude, as the Under that he was unduly

Perhaps however there are Secretary for Air, Sir Phillip in conducting his

ympathisors with the Sassoon, explained namer and

in the House both by an innat

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