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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927.

KING AND LISTER.

ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT BENEFACTORS.

COURAGE OF EARLY EXPERIMENTS.

The King received at Bucking- ham Palace the delegates who live assembled in London to do anour to the memory of Lord Lister, the centenary of whose birth was celebrated in mail

week.

LEVY ON LABOUR?

EVERYBODY TO WORK FOR THE NATION.

"AN HOUR A WEEK."

As an alternative to the Socialist

LAST DAYS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

INDIA'S FUTURE.

SON'S BIRTHRIGHT.

CZAR DOOMED BY A CHANGE LORD BIRKENHEAD HINTS AT PARENTAGE SETTLED AFTER

OF ROUTE.

ROYAL PALACE AS PRISON.

If it had not been that one route idea of a Capital Levy, why not a was preferred to another on a single railway journey, the Czar Labour Levy?

might still be on the throne of This proposal was put before Russia. This is one of the revela- Lord Colwyn's Committee on Na- tions made by Count Benckendorf, tional Debt in a paper by Mr. F. J. general aid-de-camp to the late Imperial Court, in his book, "Last Days at Tsarskoe Selo," published by Messrs. Heinemann.

1

A CONCESSION.

25 YEARS.

Loid Birkenhead, giving as The extraordinary case of a Secretary for India his, annual re-child being deprived of its birth- view of Indian affairs in the House right has concluded before the of Lords, hinted that the dinte of Civil Court of Chateau Roux, in further measure of self-govern- the centre of France, when it was ment may be expedited.

India received her present conati-decided that the plaintiff, known tation in 1919, and it was then des Jean Louis Bernard, was really cded by Parliament that ten years the eldest son of M. and Mme. should clapee before a commission Anselmé Patureau Mirand, tension.

Sir Ernest Rutherford. Pre- Blakemore, which was embedded Czar and Grand Marshal of the was appointed to consider its ex-wealthy landowners in the Indre i

sident of the Royal Society, in- the 730 pages of evidence, Alling troduced the delegation, and in two volumes, just published by the reply to his address the King Stationery Office. said:-

The Nation's Hour.

says

Department.

"I decline to be the slave of al date," anid Lord Birkenhead, point-

His birth certificate, which ing out that climatic conditions are described him as being born, of such that any advance from 1929, unknown parents, the courts de- must mean that it will be held in other giving him his father's the present date of the commission cided should be changed for an- the autumn of this year or of next family name. This decision by year. "The decision," he added, French Inw also entitled M. Jean "still lies with India herself,” Louis Patureau Mirand, as he

He said that if it becomes алю parent that the constitution is he must now be called, to his share coming accepted he sees no reason of the family estates. to insist that the ten-year period should run its full course.

Shadows Before.

The book is a diary of the per- Mr. Blakemore was a witness on sonal memories of the Czar's closest It is with pleasure that I re-behalf of the National Chamber of in the old.pulace outside Petrograd. servant, and tells of the boginning, ceive the delegates who are pre- sent here to-day, and so take part Trade. He is a director of a lead with its memories of imperia! brilliance; of the captivity of the in the Centenary Commemoration ing firm of produce merchants, of Lord Lister's birth. Any

Czar and his family by the re. volutionists, which was to end in country might be proud to claim His proposals were:-

the martyrdom at Ekaterinburg, Lord Lister as its citizen, and I

That every wage-earner and in-

When the revolt in Petrograd be- and my people heartily welcome the representatives of medical come receiver should contribute gan the Czar was at the army head and surgical science, both from "ane hour's work a week" to the quarters at Mohiley, and decided the Overseas Dominions and from nation for the sole purpose of debt to return ut once to Taarakoe Selo.

"He could have done this," all parts of the civilised world, and tax reduction.

Count Benckendorf, "if his train, who have come to join us in hon- The value of the hour's work in order not to interfere with the ouring his memory.

week of the wage-earner to be col- movements of troop trains, had not] COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED "You have truly said that tected by the wage payer in taken the longer route. The choice

IN THE "MAIL." Lister ranks among the greatest similar principle to that employed of route by which he passed

Entertainments, benefactors to mankind. Of all for the collection of sickness and through General Ruzeki's head- the many changes in the last unemployment insurance, and the quarters at Pakov was fatal.

If the Emperor had gone bark hundred years none is more strik-value of the hour's work of the in- ing than the revolution in thought come receiver to be assessed by the to staff headquarters, or to Minsk. concerning surgery.

It is hard surveyor and collected by the tax he would, surrounded by faithful troops, have been able to speak now to realise the dread and ap

Mr. Blakemore added that the and act quite differently than un- prehension with which formerly even a minor surgical operation capital levy would destroy sources der the influence of General Ruzski. His acheme who was himself openly Republi of national income. was regarded.

was to take inbour instead. It was can, and from whose revolutionary the in- propaganda the army had suffered easier to extract from

mast." Idividual labour in the form of ser- vice than capital in the shape of currency.

collector.

Arrest.

His father was formerly a well- known politician.

The lawsuit has been protract- ed over

many years. In June 1902, just two months after the marriage of M. and Mme, Patureau Mirand, the birth of Jean Louis Bernard was regis- tered by a midwife named Mme. ¡Bataille.

May 21-Queen's Theatre; "Blue-

This witness is now dead, but beard's 8th Wife,"

May 21-Star Theatre; Wilbur before her death she affirmed Players present "The Family Up-that, summoned to the Patureau stairs" 5 p.m. and 9.15 p.m.

Mirand mansion, in the night of May 21-World Theatre; "Forbid-June 4. she assisted Mme. Patureau Mirand in childbirth, den Paradise."

May 21-Tea Dance, Cafe Res-The baby boy was subsequently taurant Parisien, 4.30 p.m. brought up under the name of

May 21-Dinner Dansant and Ex-Bernard. hibition Dancing at Cafe Restaur- Evidence was also brought to ant Parisien.

prove the payment of sums of May 21-Isako's European Circus, money by M. Paturenu Mirand Hungham, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m.

May 22-Military Band Concert to Mmé. Bataille and later to the Bands of the Cameronians at Queen's Theatre by the Massed young man.

On behalf of the plaintiff it was alleged that the baby boy been hidden away so that there May 26 Matinee performance by had been born in wedlock but had Institute, 5.30 p.m.

should be no scandal. It is this Sports.

view which the court has finally May 23-Exhibition (Lawn Ten-adopted.. nis) Match: Rumjahn Brothers v. Honda and Ng Sze-kwong 430 p.m. May 24-Kowloon Cricket Club hold function in aid of Hospital Comforts Fund,

May 26-Race for Brown Rowing

and

Change in Idens. "This change in our idens is due partly to the discovery of anesthetics, and perhaps even

By the time of the arrival of the more to Lister's work, Lister

Czar at Tsarskoe the imperin The man earning £5.000 a year family had already been put under removed the horror of sepsis from would often give in hours of acr-arrest. surgical operations, and for this vice the equivalent of £5, £10, or guart were horrible to look at: The sabliers of his new he is rightly described as the £20, with a lighter heart than he untidy, noisy, quarrelling with K.O.S.B., 9.20 p.m., father of modern, surgery. The would write a cheque for two everybody: the officers, who were the Squeakettes," Helena May principles discovered and laid guiness to a charitable cause. afraid of them, had the greatest down by him are 10-day being It would be easier to effect the affficulty in preventing them from worked out by his successors, and [payment of distasteful taxes by

roaming about the palace and en- are still fruitful of new applica- fiabour rather than by currency. tering every room. The sentries tions.

amused themselves by shooting £78,000,000 Extra. "Naturally a layman looks first

Of the 22.500.000 voters in the the half-tame dear which were kept at the ultimate success and bene country, he assumed that 20,000.- in the park." ficant effects of Lister's work. 000 would be either wage-earners or In the first days of his captivity These, however, were not the out-

If the average the Emperor was always accom- come of happy accident or sudden wage received by these 20,000,000 manied by a soldier when he walk- inspiration, but of long and was Is. Od., an hour, there was an ed in the park or took exercise by Cup, starting from Channel Rocks, patient study, of continuous ex-additional national

of clearing away the snow from the

May 28-29-Second extra race roads.

Later he and his attend-meeting at Macao, 2.15 p.m. periment, and finally of a wide £78.000.000. knowledge and penetrating in- With that additional revenue ants began to make a kitchen

June I-Firat game of the Hong sight, enabling him to discern the eduld be liquidated nearly all garden.

At first the Czar, when he went

Kong Baseball Assen, Happy Val- importance and practical bearing Customs and Excise duties on food,

Jey. on his morning walk in the of observations which, to some the income tax could be reduced by

June 4, 6-Fourth extra race minds, might have remained at least 6d, in the £, and a balance rounds, used to bid good morn-meeting of H. K. Jockey Club, piece of academic research.

would be left of £50,000,000 a yearing to the soldiers, but later this

was forbidden. There was a traffle Happy Valley Race Course.

Auctions. "It is my earnest desire and for debt reduction.

incident when a domineering off-

May 21-Messrs. Lammert Bros.

il

income earners.

revenue

6.15 p.m.

Co., Ltd., Kowloon, 250 cases Bel-

hope that the Lister Centenary This gradual deduction of debt cer, a former sergeant-major, on will auction at Godown No. 51 Low- celebrations may be in every way year by year would bring with it a inspection duty, met the Emperor. successful: and that this gather-healthy economic deflation of the When the Emperor held out his er, the H.K. & K. Wharf & Godown ing of men of science from every currency, trade would be stimu-hand he moved a aten hackward gian Window Glass, 2.30 p.m, quarter of the globe may conduce lated, the cost of living would fail, and said:"Not for anything in May 28 Ladies' dress wear. to foster and to strengthen the our works would fill up, and we the world." co-operation of all nations in the 18hould in time solve the problem of advanced a step, and said:--" What Bra": Sales Room. 10.30 a.m. accumulation of scientific know unemployment, declared Mr. Blake- have you got against me?"

ledge for the common benefit of the human race."

.

more.

The Weak Spot.

Then the Emperor and sundries, Messrs. Lammert

He

remained open-mouthed, turned on his heel, and left the room.

In these circumstances of con-

May 23 Household furniture, 4. Armend Bldgs, Kowloon, by Messrs. Lammert Bros. 2.45. p.m.

May 25 The whole of Messrs.

69,

Sir Ernest Rutherford, in re- Answering members of the com- ferring to Lord Lister's achieve-mittee, he said that his suggestion tinued arrests and perpetual sus-Shariff Bros. Shop fittings, and ments, said it might well be was that people should go on work-picion, the soldiers in the park sundries will be auctioned by

ing the extra hour at their ordin- once demanded the handing over Messrs. Lammert Bros. at doubted whether the scientific

of a toy gun with wooden

ear Queen's Road. Central, 2.30 p.m. ary work. activity of any other one man had

tridges, which the Czarevitch Professor Hall remarked that he

Meetings. danger."

Sergeant: "Halt! You can't go in there."

Private: "Why not, sergeant?" Sergeant: "Because it's the colonel's tent, fathead."

Private: "Then what have they got 'Private' over the door for?”

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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG HONG.

May 22nd, 1927.

5th Sunday after Easter. Holy Communion (8 a.m.) Sunday School (10 a.m.) Matina (11 a.m.)

Preacher: Rev. H. Copley Moylo. Litany for the Sick (12 noon). Evensong and Baptism (6 p.m.) Preacher: Rev. W. R. Cannell. May 22-Combined meeting of

Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- members of the China Coast Off-day are Rogation Days. cers' and Marine Engineers' Guilds of China (H.K. branches), 67, Des Veaux Rd., Cil., 10.30 am.

Holy Communion at 7.45 a.m. Empire Day Service on Tuesday

Preacher: Rev. Hyde Gosselin,

achieved so much for the saving did not think Mr. Blakemore had carried, as "constituting a serious of human life and for the pre-proved that we should get in- vention and relief of the physical creased production. That was the

The imperial family remained at sufferings which afflicted man-

He had not proved Tsarskoe Selo until they were final- weak spot. kind.

that a lawyer could get more busi- removed August 1917 to Siberia, whence In March 1918 they When Students Laughed. ness to a doctor or shopkeeper went to Ekaterinburg, the place of of Creditors of Wong Wai-shing

May 27-First General Meeting at 9 a.m. The day was one of pious could do more work.

their death. On August 1, 1917, (deceased), formerly trading as R.N. pilgrimage, and Lister, whose

Count Benckendorf, who had been Sang Loong & Co., City Hall, 2.30 heart was always tender towards

the faithful servant of three p.m. the suffering patient, would have

Czars, said good-bye to his master.

Junc 7--Forty-ninth annual His concluding judgment on the meeting of shareholders of the old King's College Hospital,

Czar is interesting. "I was at China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., which, phoenix-like, had renewed The moon is out of place, ac-tached to the Emperor sincerely Messrs. Jardine's Offices, noon.

He was cording to latest observations, and with all my heart.

rejoiced could be have seen his

its youth at Denmark Hill.

MOON OUT OF ITS PLACE.

Miscellaneous.

21- Band of H.M.S.

May Nurses, students and veterans says an official of Greenwich Ob- very young when he ascended the the audience, and prominent on sitate new calculations regarding had a chance of being formed. To in all fields of medicine were in servatory, a fact which will neces-throne, with no experience of life "Hermes" will play at the Kowloon

or affairs, and his character never Dock beach, 5.30 p.m.

May 21 St. John Ambulance the platform were Lord Lister's the total eclipse of the sun, that the end of his life he lacked Brigade Grand Concert, Chinese young men, those who had served will be visible in England for the balance, nor could be grasp the Y.M.C.A. 7.90 p.m. under him as dressers and house first time since 1724, and then for principles that are necessary for May 28-Party given at Nam surgeons at a time when a laugh only 24 seconds, at 6.42 a.m., on the conduct of so great an empire. Tong Restuarant in honour of Sir could be raised by a reference to June 29.

Hence his Indecision, and the fuc-J. H. Kemp. his "kettle" or by a surgeon de Calculations have fixed the centuations that lasted throughout his May 24-Special Services in two manding the closing of a door tral line from which totality will reten.

Cathedrale (as in previous years), lest one of Mr. Lister's germs alone be visible a mile further "Intelligent, good, well-meaning, 9 a.m. should be trying to get in.

May 27-Kowloon Chess Club re- north, disappointing hundreds of his character did not allow him to Sir William Watson Cheyne, persons in the north of England respond to the gigantic events of turn match: Kowloon v. H.M.S speaking as one of Lister's house and Wales, who thought their the closing years of his reign. "Hermes." 8 p.m. surgeons, said that it had been homes and hotels would be situat-Weary and over-burdened as he

June 3-King's Birthday parade, one of Lister's principles nevered thereon.

was, those events crushed him." Happy Valley, 9 u.m.

to blame anyone but oneself if a

ease went wrong, It was 60

years since Lister received the in-

vitation to succeed Sir William ing, and Sir St. Clair Thomson

**BIG PARADE" RIOT.

Parade" was the cause of a violent;

Ferguson at King's College.delivered the oration of " A House The American film "The Big Examiners were distrustful of his Surgeon's Memories." views, and many students, were, "Lister was a man of gentle-scene in a cinema theatre at Lyons therefore, afraid to attend his ness and courage," he said, "He last night. When the American lectures until after they had had, like all pioneers, much troops were shown attacking the qualified.

opposition to encounter. Basing German trenches a storm of booing This was the period when he his work on the exact observa and whistling broke loose, and pro- was doing operations that no one tions of science, he was never tests were shouted from all parts else would attempt. He would dismayed. In the moral world Youths, believed to be. Com-1 not allow these cases to be pub- he was equally courageous and munists, took advantage of the dia- lished, because he knew that if certain.

order to begin chanting the "Intor-

of the house.

attempted without antiseptic pre- "Queen Victoria, to whom only nationale, but the orchestra cautions they would prove fatal. one side of the question had been leader struck up the "Marsell- Hospital-a Temple: *** presented, once requested him to lalse," in which the majority of Sir George Lenthal Cheatle take action for the suppression of the audience joined. The hubbub described Lister as the greatest experiments on animals. Although continued, however, and police who man he had ever known. To him he held a Court appointment he were called to restore order came the hospital was like a temple. had the courage to decline an in- into conflict with a number of the On one occasion Lister had vitation he could not conscien- disturbers, thought he had made a mistake, tiously accept, for as he wrote, face and another injured by a One 'policeman was struck in tho and on being reassured had said, he was persuaded that his doing heavy object thrown from the "If you had been wrong I would so would not promote the real gallery. Police reinforcements never have forgiven you." good of the community, which he anally quelled the tumult More The Royal Society of Medicine knew to be: her Majesty's only than a dozen persons were arrest, received the delegates in the even-object in the matter.""

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Thursday, Ascension Day. Holy Communion at 7.45 a.m. Matine at 10.15 a.m.

Choral Evensong and Sermon by Rev. W.. R. Cannell at 5.30.m.

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