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Flagrant Cruelty.
Still less convincing was the statement made in Court by the
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News in Brief.
One case of diphtheria and one of cerebro-spinal fever were notified yesterday.
The lowest open air temperature yesterday up to 4 p.m. was 69 degrees. The humidity was 86 at 10 am, and 77 at 4-p.m.
At a meeting of the Practical Psychology Club' on Friday, 18th Inst., at Lane, Crawford's Restau- rant, at 5 p.m. the Rev. E. H. Tribbeck will speak on "Psychology and Religion."
FRIDAY, MARCH 11. 1932.
By Patrick Fraser.
UPPER CIRCLE
MISS BILSON GOES TO THE THEATRE.
And How The Play Was Spoilt for Her.
"I hope you will enjoy it,, upon them in the darkness,
It
Chan Fat, for returning from Miss," said Mrs. Parks, at the made such a difference when banishment, to which he was sent for door of her West Kensington pecially when one was alone, and people were well behaved, es-
the end of the Boheme music
"Oh, I'm sure I shall, I'm sure was so romantic. I shall," said Miss Bilson, flut. The footlights suddenly grew brighter, and now that the exquisite Thank you so much." tering a little, and smiling moment had come Miss Bilson felt
She was going to the theatre. For many years Miss Bilson had gone to the theatre on her
ten years in March, 1930, was, this apartment house. morning, 'sent to jail for 12 months with hard labour, by Mr. J. Ag Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy.
Whilst the 4.25 p.m. train from Sumchun was passing Lowu on Wednesday, a Chinese woman pas- senger, named Lau Lun-sau, ac- cidentally fell off, and injured her head. She was removed to the Kowloon Hospital.
.
almost faint
The Ante-room of Count Valen There was a most lovaly scene. heim's House." Vienna! Bilson had always felt a most par-
Misa
birhday (in the summer) and ticular Interest in Vienna. ... once about Christmas time. For Through an open window you A Chinese man, a young woman weeks beforehand the delights of in a long curve and the furniture! and her mother, who were involved
money.
could see beautiful chestnut trees
Miss Bilson settled down in her
in a quarrel in Main Street, Shaul-anticipation lent something of-gilded chairs and a magnificent wan last night, were charged before exaltation to her bed-sitting-cabinet, and, actually, a big French Mr. Schofield in the Central Police room.
elock under a glass like the one at Court this morning, and bound over
home in the old days, only finer, of As her resources were as men course. to keep the peace for a year. The quarrel arose out of a demand for ETE as her person she could only
aspire to the Upper Circle, but seat-such a very comfortable seat she always found her neighbours
with a sigh of pleasure. At the weekly meeting of the there "most kind and consider whisper, "God! how awful!"
Near at hand there was a loud Theosophical Society held yesterday, an interesting address on "Nature!
ate."
Mies Bilson started. She must Worship in China and Its Philoso-)
Still fluttering, she reached have been mistaken. But alast phical Background" was delivered the bus stop, her whitening hair nearer still a girl's voice said, “I by Dr. Karl Ludwig Reichelt. The glinting through the fine black can't think why we came. I knew speaker dealt with the origin of webbing of the scarf over her it would be tripe." "Please, ok Chinese beliefs, origin of the Chin head. For Miss Bilson, though please." thought Mias Bilson to
she did not rise to a "fall" even- herself. jese, and Chinese literary fore.
TANKER BLOWS UP IN DOCK.
Seamen Hurled Into a River.
HEAVY CASUALTIES.
ing frock, at least was visibly An old lady walked slowly on to At "Ladies' Night" at the Euro- dressed for the occasion.
the stage, followed by a youth in a Hong Kong, Friday, March 14, 1932. accused father. He pointed out pean Y.M.C.A. last night, an ex- One of the big new 'buses most handsome uniform. The old that people had their ways of cellent programme of entertainment came to rest, not at all full, and lady had high white hair, so digni- was given, those taking part being the conductor was conveniently fied, such style! But Miss Bilson teaching children and he had his Mrs. H. L. Lockhart, Mrs. L. St. A.
on the step.
could scarcely hear because the Own. He discovered that the Sharpham, Miss N. Flint, Mrs. "Excuse me," twittered Miss dreadful remarks were achaing in 'child was slothful and would not A. W. Ingram, Mr. J. C. M. Gren- Bilson, "will his take me to her mind. The Society for the Protection walk after he had been fed. "It True, Mr. R. Dormer, Mr. E. F.
ham (humorist). Mr. G. W. E. Shaftesbury Avenue?"
"This theatre always has such of Children is to be commended had to be driven with a cane." Selk, and Mr. F. V. Whitta.
"Yes, ma'am, it will," said the mouldy plays" said the first voice. handsome young on its action in initiating the pro- He
conductor, "And everything always looks cheerfully helping her aboard. even worse from the Upper Circle," secution of an elderly Chinese for revengeful motives on the part of
is," thought Miss Bilson, thank theatre built before the Flood.""" "How nice and kind everybody said the girl; "especially in an old cruelty to an adopted boy of only fellow tenants with whom he had three years of age
ing him with her nervous smile. "Oh dear, oh dear!" thought Mits (European had many a privato quarrel. The
The 'bus was so new and tra-Bilson, clasping and unclasping her reckoning). As a general rule it Magistrate, however, found him
velled so quickly that Miss Bils hands. "If they are going to be is extremely difficult to secure "guilty" of persistent and violent
son arrived very early. The tiresome what shall 'I do? And Bufficient evidence to warrant pre-cruelty to the child,
theatre had been newly decorat-they are so wrong?" and passed
ed Miss Bilson entered it with a The seat beside her quaked as paring a case for the Courts, Chin-sentence of three minutes' hard.
glow of delighted surprise. Even har neighbour. shook with silent ¡eso, no less than non-Chinese, labour, accompanied by a fine of
the stairway to the Upper Circle laughter. usually being averse to coming, for- $160.
was softly carpeted, and the The oil tanker Bidwell blew up shaded lights on the wall were the first act," said the man's voice. "Well, we can always go after ward and testifying to things that
at the Sinclair Oil Company's docks of a delicate pink. No point is to be gained by at Marcushook.
"So pretty, "Oh gol go now!" walled Misa happen in the privacy of a private either commending or criticising
so pretty," hought Miss Bilson, Bilson inwardly, "before you spoil Eight people are known to have "Really, theatres get nicer and it all. It's a lovely play, and oh, household. Difficulty, too, is ex the sentence. For a
been killed and 18 injured, of nicer every year." man now perienced by the Society's lady In-sixty years of age, who has seen are missing, and it is believed that and Miss Bilson bought her pro-
whom four are dying.
here is Margaret Lacy, how beauti- Fourteen Only af we people had arrived, ful she is." spectors in obtaining access to a thirty years' service in the Ameri-they have perished. home in regard to which concan Army, any prison sentence,
gramme from a most friendly got her neighbours.
For the moment Miss Bilson for The cause of the accident is un- girl.
"Like a real plaints have been lodged respectand even a salutary fine, should be
known.
"I'm told it's a wonderful Princess" she thought, "and her ing cruelty to children.
The explosion shock cities with play," confided Miss Bilson, all be made of gold thread; it must On every sufficient to make him "lose face" in a twenty-mile radius.
frock! It looks as though it must side, therefore, the officers of the and mentally suffer much more.
her jet beads trembling. Sixty persons were aboard the "Oh, yes, madam it is a lovely derful pearls. How sweet she is!" have cost a fortune--and what wth- Society are handicapped and than the case-hardened criminal. Bidwell when an explosion occurred show," said the programme giri. thwarted at every turn in their Justice may have been
in the forward tank. It was fol- "You will like it, I'm sure."
Listening to Margaret Lasy'a tempered lowed by three more explosions. humanitarian work which has the with mercy;
"Thank you, thank you so
voice Miss Bilson smiled again. It but the gratifying Captain's Wife On Board. solid and practical support of fact remains that the Society for
much," said Miss Bilson when Was a voice one could remember Twenty of the crew were rescued her seat had been found. It was always-so low, so soft. She could numerous leading Chinese citizens. the Protection of Children has six men in a dying condition.
from the Delaware river, Including a magnificent seat, right in tile hear every word; it really was a In the ease under review, a lady secured a conviction in a flagrant
front row, for Mrs. Parks had wonderful seat. inspector of the Society testified case. It is to be hoped that the among the missing. His wife was ago.
Reuter states that the captain is bought her ticket a fortnight people who seemed as though they were going to be tiresome were that she invariably found that the result of the prosecution will be on board at the time, but was It was most exciting to watch quite qulat now, so it would be all adopted baby had been forced to a lesson alike to the accused and
recued and taken to hospital. the people come in. Down be-right After all, perhaps the others sit on a cuspidor, inadequately to
The Bidwell is a steamer of 7,060 low in the stalls there were such on the stage at first weren't really other persons-Chinese and tons and is owned by the Sun Oll handsome, sleek heads, and such quite as good... "When one doesn't clad. The medical superintendent non-Chinese-who are sadly de- Company.
wonderful evening cloaks, one see many plays," thought Miss Bil- of the Tung Wah Hospital gave a ficient in the milk of human kind-
could see how beautiful they "I dare say things do seem e A man entered a very exclusive were, even though they were Bo little different." detailed report to the Court of ness in respect of children of ten-West End fruiterer's shop and ask- oddly foreshortened:
But now that Margaret Lacy had come on every- multiple bruises and abrasions der years. It is almost needlessed for a peach. It was wrapped up in In two and threes the seats thing would be all right.... discovered on the child's body some to add a hope that the Chinese allvar paper and handed to him. around her began to fill, mostly Margaret Lacy looked up. Her of which he attributed to indenta- Press will not only report this par "Seven and six-pence," said the several nice-looking young cou-were bright as stars. Why, she "How much is that?" he asked with young people. There were yes caught the powerful lights and tions made by finger nails, and ticular case in full but comment girl. The man handed over ten ples, and Miss Bilson's, heart might be looking at me!" "thought others to beatings with a cane on it in the interests of humani-shilling note and proceeded to walk warmed to them all.
Mike Bilson, and a faint blush of under-nourished condition and was are who are cynical when told any your half-crown change. In his opinion the child was in an tarianism. Many Chinese there out of the shop, whereupon the girl The orchestra filed in and pleasure crept into her cheeks.
ran after him and said, "Here's made tentative noises. Eagerly "My dear, what a hag!” said her
"You Miss Bilson searched the pro- neighbour lightly. suffering from a cold and well-thing by non-Chinese, but who are can keep that," said the man. "I've gramme, "Overture: Selco- Miss Bilson closed her eyes. In
ready to believe what their com- just trodden on a grape."
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China Mall” of March 11, 1922].
Even the young
tions from La Boheme." How the darkness her lips were trem- lovely! It must be twenty years bling..
Inga when first treated."
The plea of the defence was ex-patriots say. It le, lamentable in tremely weak An amah stated this age that, any adult should
since she had seen Boheme, with dear Charlie, and as the rounded that both parents chastised the bave to be prosecuted for wilful
"How kind of you to wait up for melody developed she clasped her me!" said Miss Bilson, se her land- child, who was naughty, would and persistent cruelty to a child.
hands and blinked at the dark lady opened the door. play with and break things, and Unfortunately, human nature is
This was perhaps the most I'm sure," said the amiable Mrs. curtain
"Why no, mles, it's a pleasure, fall about." What does she ex-the same all over the world, in the
thrilling time of the evening. Parks: "I've got a nice cup of tea pect a baby of only three years West as well as in the East; the Replying to a letter from the The lights below were darkened just ready. I'll bring it up now of age to do-sit dumb in a corner grosser phases of it can only be Commerce, Mr. T. F. Claxton working up to a climax. At any Parks! Bald Miss Bilson "So
Hong Kong General Chamber of now, and the orchestra WAS
"Oh," it is good of you, Birs. all day long and suck its thumb sountered by propagands and pro- Director of the Royal Observatory; moment the curtain would go good of you."? -
or a dirty germ-laden soother7 sedations, in which pul
It cannot be supposed for one such as the Society
To-day's dollar is worth 2/65/16
bodies stated that the Government were up.
Probabler to go to the heavy expense
In the dimueas of-producing a lithographed weather figures advanc
Interviewed Mr senter Edkivi.
elde
second that in her own babyhood, tection of Children must rely on map. days this sigah.critic of baby way the fullest co- was a paragon and an example for thinkin
all the ushers infanta for miles, activitie
around her humilä “khode
guletly
couple unde
trande
A FI do like to see you enjoying of around her yourself, sometimes, Miss And whe to adjoining it a grand play?"
was an Ob, a lovely play-said. imge in Bo Bilson on her way ups
play And How youn Mrs Parks see that her
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