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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1928.

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CHINESE Y.M.C.A.

"BREAKING THE SOD" 'IN KOWLOON

İNTERESTING CEREMONY

In the presence of a large num ber of supporters. of the institu- tlon; the ceremony of "bronking the sod" was yesterday performed by Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Wong Kam-fuk,on the Waterloo-road site for the new Kowloon branch of the TO LET-Ofces to be let InChinese Y.M.C.A., the construction

TO LET.

Queen's Road, Central. Apply to of which will forthwith be under E. D. BASSOON. &. Co., Ltd., taken. French Building.

MISCELLANEOUS

YOUR VISITING CARDS neatly and promptly printed."Chica Mail" Ofice, No. Sa,, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22,

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Mr. K. L. Chnu, M.A., presided, and

was supported by Messrs. J. D. Bush, Ng Yue-tit, Cheuk Yan- ko, Chan Tat-sai and Ngan Kwan- ya (directors) and H. A. Wilbur, T. Moffatt, S. K. Ko and Y. H Taao (secretaries). Others pre aent included Madame Wu Ting- fang, Messrs. Hubert Liang, B. B. Wilcox, Ngan Shing-kwan, Cheng Con-sang, and H. A. Allen; Miss T. H. Shin, Mrs. Y. S. Yang, and Mrs. Ma Wing-chan (representing the Y.W.CA.); Reva, Cheung Chuk ling and

Too Shi-fong. Mr. and HE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mrs. Lum Chik-sang and Mr. Lam Tordially requests the pleasure, Woo (contractor).

Following the invocation by the

NOTICES.

MACAO CHARITY AND COMMERCIAL FAIR.

of the presence of the general public at the Inaugural Ceremony

November, 1928, at 9 p.m.

COL DUARTE VEIGA, Chairman.

24th October, 1928.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Yaumati. It is necessary to provide about $19,500 additional to complete and equip this building.

Financial Statement Cost of land Bullding Equipment

"PROBLEM" CHILD

FIRST FLIGHT

Total

$15,000 40,000 6,000

$60,000

SPECIAL CLINICS IN THE

UNITED STATES.

CANTON TO HANKOW IN A 'PLANE

66

REPORTS BY OBSERVERS

Subscriptions paid

Contributions due Additional needed

Total

Sir Robert Ho Tung then carried a pick and Mr. Wong Kam-fook a shoved to a spot indicated by Mr. Lam Woo and there broke the

Dr. Yul's Address

ground.

CROSS-COUNTRY IN CHINA

With the idea of studying the The longest cross-country flight! 42,500 Child Guidance. Movement in the in China was successfully under- 4,000 United States of America and taken on Sunday when General 19,500 Canada, Dr. Letitia D. Fairfield, Cheung Wai-cheung, Chief of the Divisional Medical Officer of the Canton Aviation Bureau, flew with $60,000 London County Council, and Miss two others in a. Ryan monoplane T. M. Morton, Principal Organiser from Canton to Hankow. of Children's Care Work, vlaited The plane set out at 8.15 a.m. those countries in the autumn of on Nov. 11 and arrived at Han- 1927.

kow at 4.30 p.m. The distance Their reports have now been pub-cavored was approximately 550 lished by the London County Coun- miles and the average speed about cil and make instructive reading.75 miles an hour, A stirring address on the aims, relates the "Morning Post."

The Ryan 'plane was fitted with and objects of the Chinese Child Guidance clinics, which are a Wright Whirlwind 220 horse- Y.M.C.A., was then given by Dr.rapidly growing In both the United power, air-cooled engine, with a David Z. T. Yui, M.A., Kitt. D., States and Canada, have on their special tank of 40 gallons added in General Secretary of the National staffs a psychiatrist (or mental the cabins, to give a total flying Committee of the Y.M.C.A., in expert), one or more paychologists, range of about 1,100 miles. Group of the Institute of Pacific tric social workers, so that the dis- Cheung was reported to have left China and Chairman of the China a social service worker, and paychia-| Yesterday, Nov. 12, General

Relations.

cussion at the staff conference which Hankow for Nanking, his next stop, He said that everything had is held upon every child "problem" whence he hopes to go on to Pe- changed during the past several brought to the clinic embraces the king to-day (Nov. 13) and then. years, and in China conditione had social, physical, psychological, and return to Canton via Shanghai.

The Chinese were psychiatric aspects of the case. also altered, now entering into a period of re- After discussion, a plan of treat- construction. What was proposed ment is formulated, which covers to reconstruct was a new China. considerable ground, and may in- When a country was in a dangerous elude the recommendation of a alteration in condition, character was one of the change of school or elements which went to save that class placing. country. It was now desired to use character to reconstruct China.

The brief mission of the Y.M.C.A. was to build China on a foundation of character.

The

STANDARD TIME.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG

Sunrise and Sunset, in Hong Child's Co-operation

Kong during. November, 1928, Great trouble is taken to secure (standard time for the 120th Mer!- the cooperation of the child and dian, East of Greenwich), is as to give him or her an insight into follow:- the causes of his or her failure.

The primary aim of child guid- Nov. ance is to restore to a normal heal 14

who, as the reports point out, pre- 16 thy condition the "problem" child, 15

sents much the same difficulty in 17 The second thing was the train- the United States of America as 18 ing of citizens. In this period of teachers and care committee work- 19 reconstruction the Y.M.C.A. was iners experience in England. a 'democratle world. The citizens

of the Fair on SATURDAY, 3rd Rev. Cheung Chuk-ling, Mr. Y. K.

Cheuk gave a brief history of the Dr. Yul then claborated upon the Kowloon branch of the Y.M.C.A.

importance of character in the lives of young men and boys. 'He said that the Hong Kong Y.M.C.A. to-day stands for charac- Chinese Y.31C.A. was founded inter building, he declared. 1901, but the first building was not completed until 12 years after. This later became the Junior Divi- sion and Student Hostel, and cost STEVENAGE. Within an hour from Lon-about $60,000. The main bullding In healthy neighbourhood. was completed in 1918, and con-

don.

HOME TUITION.

TESTOVER

BOYS. A few Boarders received

а.т.

Sunrise. Sunset.

p.m. 8.35 541 6.36

5.40.

6.30 5.40*

A

6.37

5.99

6:38

5.39

6.38

5.29

20

6.39

5.39

6.39

5.98

22

6.40

5.39

6.41 5.98

6.41

5.38

25

6.42

5.88

26

6.48

5.38

27

6.44 5.88

6.46

5.38

0.46 5.88 6.46 5.38

should have a different attitude cases not only of lying. stealing,

The scope of the work includes 21

towards the Government, They

truancy, and sex misdemeanour, hut 23 should appreciate their respon also of many other faults and de- 21 Government. sibilities and dutica towards their linquencies which the usual me-

thods have failed to cure.

Dr. Fairfield states that it was

The third contribution of the

SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALLsisted of five storeys with a com- in the House of the Principal. In-plete equipment for 2.000 members, dividual care and attention. For Together with the land, it is valu-Y.M.C.A. towards the reconstruc instructive to note how expert' a}. 28 Particulara apply to:

ed at $260,000.

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma).

MISS GERTRUDE TURNER (National Frodel Higher

Certificate).

The Kowloon Scheme

China

tion of a new Chinn was to pro-clinic staff became in the ways of 29 mote international anderstanding the juvenile "underworld." A young 30 and goodwill. Numerous pro-

ster, giving a beautiful imitation of existed to-day between In 1921 the proposal for a Kow-blema

and the foreign nations. injured innocence would easually loon branch was studied and ap proved by the Directors and a fund There were two ways of solving drop the name of his "best friend":

these problems. The first was by or the "society" he had joined, and was started for this purpose in the force, but Dr. Yui overruled this would be started when the doctor following year. There were about 200 members of the organization method of solution of any of quietly told him exactly how he was in Kowloon at that time. A plan the World War.

China's problems by referring to spending his hours of truancy or to cost $100,000 for land and build this had done

He asked what his nights out. to solve interna- LAMMERT BROS. eranient made available at a low

ing was agreed upon and the Gov-tional problems.

"Since we cannot solve them by remarking that the medical inspec. price a plece of land on Waterloo- force we must solve them by under- tion and treatment of school road, This was purchased by the standing and goodwill," he con- children does not appear to be Association with the condition that tinued. One of the contribu-anything like as complete and a building must be put up in three tons of the Y.M.C.A. was to bring thorough in the United States as it

AUCTION BERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

*Both observers have interesting criticisme" to make, Miss Morton

-Public Auctions--years. About $44,000 was raised about a better understanding be- is in London."

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

ON

*

Auction

WEDNESDAY, 14th November, 1928 commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Room,

Duddell Street.

6 Chests Ceylon, Tea

5 Cases Rubber Shoes

88 Porcelain Urns

4 Ice-Making Machines

and

in that year. Then the scamen's tween China and the foreign na- strike seriously affected all busi- tions. ness conditions in the Colony and

Congratulations From Shanghai

The Same Problems But, in spite of the real differ- ¦ ences of the child life in the two

the project was delayed. When the Dr. Yui congratulated the Kow- countries, and the fact that delin- conditions of the Government could loon Branch on behalf of the Na-quencies and maladjustments are not be fulfilled and the land hadtional Committee in Shanghai, more common among American to be returned, the Government He further expressed the appre-children, Dr. Fairfield reached the generously returned the money that clation of the Association to the conclusion that the essential causes had been paid for it.

many friends who had assisted to were the same, and that the methods In 1927 the Directors made make the erection of a building that have proved successful in the new study of the project and re-in Kowloon possible. He asked United States of America are pre- vised it in harmony with changed those who had contributed to cisely what are required to deal conditions. A portion of the same wards the establishment of a with the situation in England. land was again made available by branch of the Young Men's Chris- the Government and a new project tian Association in Kowloon to for a Branch to cost about $50,000, continue with their assistance and was inaugurated. In the member- co-operation in the future. ship campaign for 1928 the need of the Kowloon Branch WAS

+

In view of the Home Secretary's recent remarks on the folly of short A Quantity of

sentences for young offenders, it la Household Furniture and

interesting to note Dr. Fairfield's The chairman expressed the ap-remarks in the part of her report Miscellaneous, Goods.

preciation of the directors of the devoted to Juvenile Courts. Terms: Cash on Delivery. brought to the Directors repeated-at, the ceremony,

Y.M.C.A. to Dr. Yul for speaking Remarking that the recommends. LAMMERT BROS., ly. New building plans were de- their attendance, and those who always be brought to fruition be- the guests for tions of the psychiatrists could not Auctioneers.veloped for a first unit of the donated money towards the build- cause of the inadequate supply of Hong Kong, 18th Nov., 1928.

Fairfield states suitable, homes or institutions, Dr. were often for much too short that committals

periods, the children being sent

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THE HONG KONG SPORTING ARMS AND AMMUNITION STORE 5-6, Beaconsfield Arcade.

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On November 1, 1928 the contract was signed for this Branch and it was decided to have the ceremony

ing fund.

The pronouncement of the bene diction by the Rev. Tao Shi-fong concluded the ceremony.

of breaking the ground on the The assembly then adjourned to home after a few months. It was Armistice holiday. It happened the European Y.M.C.A., where Mr not uncommon to discover boys who fortunately that the National J. H. Hunt, on behalf of the direc-had had, perhaps, six juvenile court Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. of China, tors of that institution, entertain convictions and three terms in cor- David Z, T. Yul, Litt. D. was visited the guests to tea. ing the Hong Kong Y.M.C.A. and

rectional institutions before they

Mr. Chau expressed the appre were seventeen. would be available for the ceremony. ciation of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. to It is expected that the new build- the European Y.M.C.A. for their ing will be completed by September hospitality and consideration.

He, Adolphe froton, manager of

1, 1929, and will be available for hoped that this was the beginning the ex-Service Men's Co-operative) the members of the Chinese of a closer relationship between the Stores at Verviers, near Liege, has, ¡Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon and for the European "Y" and the Chiness "Y" been arrested on a charge of om-

community in the neighbourhood 'of; —(Applause).

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HONG KONG WOMEN'S GUILD

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MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE

FUN O' THE FAIR

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Four Military Bands, Side Shows, and Dancing. Chute, Coco-nut Shies, Aunt Sally, Shooting Gallery, Roll Bowl or Pitch, and Billiards Competitions.

Candy, Tea, Coffee, Ice Cream, Cigarettes, and Mineral Water Stalls,

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