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Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1930.
SHEER HUMBUG.
gations of "grave ill-treatment” of prisoners?
There seems to be little or no .perspective in considering the whole matter from a proper angle. Criticism of administration of the Jail should be welcomed if based on fact and if it is constructive. But how can any. critic who has been back in the Colony for the proverbial five minutes be in position insinuate
calm
that
to statement of allegations of
a
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930.
The closing date of the entries SOUL SAVING BY PROMINENT U.S. BANK
of the University Amateur Photo- graphic Club Exhibition has been extended to January 2.
Sub-Inspector
Elston charged |
two Chinese before Mr. Butters this Christmas morning with cutting
trees from Crown Land.. Fines of $25 each were imposed.
MODERN. METHOD.
Speeding Up the Missionary.
NEW CULTURE.
Madison, Wis., Nov. 2.
Successful soul saving requiros
CLOSES.
Solvent, But Harassed
by Withdrawals.
CONSERVING ASSETS.
Philadelphia, Yesterday,
The Bankers Trust Company
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For being in possession of 108 20-pui lottery tickets in Youmat!
woman was modern facilities, it was emphasised of Philadelphia and its yesterday, a Chinese fined $60, or, in default five weeks today before the American board branches in this City closed to-day imprisonment, at Kowloon Magis. of commissioners for foreign mis by order of the State Secretary of
Banking. tracy this morning.
Isions in session horo.
"People have the most erroneous
Police Called In.
what the missionary is "The bank is one of the most Lam Yuk-shing was this morning ideas of sentenced to three months' impri- trying to do, and how he is trying Prominent institutions in Philadel
totalling sonment by Mr. Butters at the to do it," said Dr. Fred Field Good phia, with assets
The President of Kowloon Magistracy this morning sell, Boston, executive vice-president £11,000,000.
the Bank states that the closing for breaking into No. 168, Shang- of the board.
Missionary methods needed now is due to the "steady seepage" of hal Street and stealing clothing and articles valued at $2 on December must show the same advance that deposits, due to withdrawala dur
transportation had made in the lest ing the last few days.
The President added two generations, he implied.
The Rov. Honry Curtis McDowell, action had been taken in order to Chattanooga, conserve the assets and for the
that
The forthcoming marriages are announced of Dr. James William negro pastor of
to Tenn., church before his assign proteation of depositors and Anderson, of 378, The Peak. Shella Jutta Alexandra Gillespie, of ment as a missionary in western stockholders. He declared that The Lensowes, Victoria, B.C.; and Africa 11 years ago, offered a new the Bank was "solvent, but was of Sidney Alfred Sleap, of 114, Picture of the missionary as main harassed by withdrawal deposits. The Police have been summer- The Peak, to Winifred Edna, Dakin,taining a dip tank, not for the
baptizing of humans, but for dis- ed in case crowds gathered; nursing slater, Kowloon Hopsital.
infecting the herds of nativa theanwhile, measures have been taken to get the situation in hand. The bank had approximately
Corn and Pig Clube.
The death nccurred yesterday of farmers. Mr. Ng Chan-kee, who had been newspaper foreman of the Newa- paper Enterprise, Limited, many years, displaying tech- nical knowledge possessed by service, farm demonstrators who few Chinese printers in the Colony. promote boys' corn and pig clubs The funeral takes place this after and introduce export agricultural lanking institutions is announced noon in Carolina Hill Chinese methods throughout the territory, from Florida, Mississippi, Geor Cemetery. Deceased leaves a wife public health nurses, and industrial gia, and Indiana, including the City National Bank of Miami, and and family, besides an aged mother, to mourn his loss.
Along with the religious works 13,500 depositors with deposits for carried on at his mission in Angola, amounting to $45,036,592.
there also is provided medical
More Banks Close.
New York, Yesterday. The closing of four more small
Y.M.C.A. EXTENSION.
LUXURIOUS NEW WING TO
icet.
BUILT IN KOWLOON.
TO COST $140,000,
educators.
India co-operates in agricultural with resources of $7,000,000 and and deposits of nearly $6,000,000.—— experimental work, school hospital establishment, and in other, Retuer's American Service, material things that are a part of
the missionary endeavour, the Rev. PORTUGUESE BANK
NOTES SCANDAL.
Ralph R. Kelthahn, Fairmount, BE Minn., reported to the board last
Among the special features of fact this new wig will be a swimming grave pool, on the ground floor. On the first and second floors there will believed
be lounges and a hall for enter- tainments, whilst the remaining
ill treatment are by many members of the Euro pean community"?
two floors will be utilised as resi-
night. He was assigned to Madura in 1927.
V. M. Samuel, native Indian, who Waterlow and Sons Lose
is a graduate of the American
Madura, the University
HOUSEBREAKING,
Big Case.
SWINDLER'S COUP.
London, Yesterday. Mr. Justice Wright gave judg-
A new extension is, to be made college at to the Young Men's Christian As- of Madras, and now a graduats the University of sociation building in Salisbury student in
theological acminary. Road, Kowlcon, and the work will Chicago
said the advent of the be commenced shortly.
The extension will be the same missionary to his country rement in the King's Bench Division height na the present building, sulted in "salvation to millions.to-day in favour of the Bank of tens of thousands, Portugal for £531,851 against a from which it will extend by 114 education to
healing of diseases, cleansing of Messrs. Waterlow and
Sons, lepers, and imparting a new culture Printers, of whom Sir William and civilisation."-United Press. Waterlow, ex-Lord Mayor of Lon-
don, is a Director.
The case was a sequel to the amazingly bold
coup by a swindler, in fraudulently obtain- ing over £1,000,000 worth of bank Inotes direct from Waterlow's on ¡forged orders. The Bank of Por- tugal sued Waterlows for £1,115,- One week's formal remand was
613, alleging, alternatively, granted by Mr. Butters at the Kow-breaches of contract, negligence, loon Magistracy to-day in the case or conversion in connection with against Chan Ming and Chan Sik, the printing of the Portuguese who are charged with house break- second floor, on December 21, and an international swindler named stealing $24, in money, four finger Marang called at Waterlow's in rings, a pair of earrings, and 35. 1924, bearing a forged letter from pieces of female clothing, the whole, the Governor of the Bank of Por contained in two rattan baskets.
tugal, and ordered notes which Simple Larceny.
were duly supplied and circulated. The first defendant 13 Also
Defendants' counsel raised legal
dential quarters. The cost of the extension, it is estimanted, will be approximately $140.000.
must HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
PEPPER USED.
various shops.
who were unarmed.. One of them
A third is alleged to have thrown pepper into ly's eyes. After extracting the money from his pocket the thieves escaped.
TE CLD. are making enquiries into the affair. --
CHINESE: REMANDED IN CUSTODY.
bank notes,
ing at No. 293 Lai Chi Kok Road, Plaintiffs' counsel asserted that
"CARRYING THEM FOR A FRIEND."
MR. A. J. J. BROCK.
LAID TO REST AT HAPPY VALLEY.
LARGE GATHERING.
He
The funeral of Mr. A. J. J. Brock, took place at the Protestant Come-
It was attended by a large gather- ing which included his colleagues, of the Royal Naval Dockyard, mem- bers of the Philharmonic Society, brethren of the United Services A Chinese, Wong Tak, appeared Lodge, No. 1841, and représenta before, Mr. Butters at the Kowloon tives of various public bodies,
J
Another paper desires to see lakhs of public money spent in these depressing times on a new Jail. It domineeringly dictates that "the Government hasten its plans", for the construc- tion of a new Jail. In the pre- DARING HOLD-UP IN NATHAN sent Jail, it is asserted, "death
ROAD. from their tuberculosis is the fate of too many." Another species of disservice to the Gov- Ip Fong, a coolie engaged by ernment. Would not death from the San Wo pig dealers at 202, Portland Stroet, was the victim their tuberculosis have been the of a highway robbery, which ac- charged with simple larceny from argumenta which the Judge de- fate of 99 per cent. of them whe-curred at seven o'clock laat night, 61, Nam Cheung Street, Shamahuicided to hear next term. ther or not they had been inmates in Nathan Road, at the junction Po, stealing a gramophone valued at therefore deferred entering judg Undue prominence has been
In his report to $22. He is additionally charged ment. Reuter. given to the questions of jail ad- of the Jail? Has one solitary pri of Soy Street.
the Police later he stated that he with receiving the gramophone, tuberculosis left his shop at 5.30 p.m. and went eleven pieces of female clothing, ministration and jail diet. We are soner contracted seriously asked by a morning con- after been sentenced to a term of to Shamshufpo, where he collect- $24 In money, four finger rings, temporary to give credence to its imprisonment? If not, then it is ed $75.25 for sales in pigs with and a pair of car-ringa, total value
being $69.
The second defendant is charged assertion that "allegations of logical to assume that mere con- He boarded a bus at 6.30 in the grave. ill-treatment, are being finement in the Jail itself cannot evening and got off at the junc- with receiving the remaining 24 made and are believed not only by be held liable for "death from tion of Soy Street, in Nathan Road. pieces of clothing in the baskets, anti-British elements, but...by their tuberculosis being the fate He was then stopped by three men, valued at $21. many members of the European of too many. No European stud-demanded to search Ip, whilet aa- community 1". For sheer humbug ent of causation and treatment of other, caught hold of him around THEFT OF SHUTTERS. tery, Happy Valley, last evening. that will take some beating! A tuberculosis, be he medical prac. the neck.
of disservicetitioner or layman, could support worse specimen to a British Government on the such an assertion without bring part of a British paper in a Bri-ing it to the attention of the high- tiah, Colony could not well be con-er authorities in concrete form ceived. Who are the "many long before the present year of
| Magistracy-to-day, charged with The burial service was conducted stealing 13 wooden chutters from aj by the Rev. H. F. Folly, C.F., R.N. members of the European com- grace. The fate of "too many"
new house In Maple Street on The following of the deceased's old munity" who believe the allega cannot be sealed in a month, six
December 17
colleagues acted as pall-bearers: Mesurs. 8. Clarke, H. Budden, A. H. tions of "grave ill-treatment of months; or twelve months. More- Do over, official, statistica of diseases
A Chinose 'detective said be saw Oswick, J. Hollidge, H. Annies and prisoners in Victoria Jail?
defendant' carrying' some of the H. Strickland. Messrs. S. E. Alder. these number one hundred, fifty, and deaths in the Jall do not sup-
A meeting of the Union Water shutters in Wuchow Street, and men and F. G. Goodman 1ácted as a dozen--or merely the editorial port the theory that the condle boat Company, Limited, was held upon approaching him, he dropped chief, mourners. The Hon. Mr. W. "we" of the newspaper in questions and treatment therein are in the offices of Messrs. Dodwell them and bolted. He was again E. L. Shenton, President of the the and Company this morning, Mr. acen yesterday by the detective Philharmonic Society, of which Mr. tion? Moreover, if many mem- directly responsible- for bers of the European community" "death from their tuberculosis Warren taking the chair, for who gave chase, and arrested him Brock was a prominent member,
the purpose of confirming a special in a deslling house junak was unable to attend. M believe any allegations of "grave being the fate of too many". It resolution passed at a previous Shutters Identified.
Among the ntimerbus beautiful Ull-treatment, most unfortun- may be, of course, that the "too meeting on December 8 authoris Chan Hni (41), a carpenter, s3d floral tributes were those from his ate choice of language why does many" refer to those prisoners ing changes in the Articles of As that altogether 24 shutters had wife; mother; Gladys and Audrey; from the new house, various officials and departments of the paper quotation.cretary havfug read then leentified the shutters drop the backyard; the United Services not the paper reveal the basis of who, as such ballet? Has one out of those red says quite truthfully, Rosolution (which has already red: by-Wong Tak, as his property, Lodge, No. 1341, EC., the Philhar
willingly to appeared in these columns), the Wong Tak said he was only monic Society, the Dockyard Re- many Europeans ever been in "notoriously go Victoria Jail with the object of Jail for short terms as to motion was seconded by Mr. W. E. helping a friend to carry the shut creation Club: Commodore and Vad Eps, and carried unanimous-ters, which were valued at about Mrs. A. H. Waiker, and many per receiving an ocular demonstration a cheap, lodgkig, Rut that is no lov
esch.
sonal tributes. He was convicted of receiving. expending huge At a further meeting, convened martey, or a new homediately afterwards to discuss and was sentenced to four months -British prison. Resolution regarding a scheme imprisonment, and two years of arrangement of the company's police surveillance, admitting:^a finances, the motion was seconded previous conviction for larceny | Dy@Mr. D Y Bleavenson, and car and one for false pretences this
ried nonnimously.
Supporting the Chairman werd sports have alwasts, R.G. Showan-T Yamini
and Avan Gelder (üfred Airways, the pilot of the aeroplane
Mr. D. E da Souza that carries the London-India airVictoria Jail was the scene of an org mail across Europe chiplated 600, execution yesterday morning when sent werd 000?es of fight in achierement Chan Kan-hung was hanged for the ition has beau Mar
E. Va Eps L. G. Si aid to Bevthe longest unbroken murder of a boy at a house in Doswell, and D. V. Steavenson. service In British airlines
Catchiof Stroot, West Paint.
of how the prisoners are treated? argument for If so, how comes it about that he sums of public hasatudiously kept his own Jall to hou
ers] counsels all this time? Why has
he refrained from communicating
his beller if not his knowledge
the this
her authorities bag nd given them a dair the Interests of the
News
in the rests of the good name of the
These alle
inded to - nunary.
WATERBOAT CO.
Jhuth, Arthes Lethabo
SPECIAL RESOLUTION PORTE CONFIRMED.
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Defendant pleaded not guilty.
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Ten Years Ago,
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