1933-10-16 — Page 7

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16,

1933.

WOMEN SACKED TO CONFUCIUS DAY

MAKE JOBS

Cologne Factory Aids Nazi Drive.

NEW WAGE SYSTEM

Celebration Throughout

China.

MANY SCHOOLS AND STORES CLOSED IN COLONY

KOWLOON SCOUTS

“AT HOME”

Efficient Display By St. Andrew's Troop.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

THE CHINA, MAIL.

To-Day's Short Story.

DAMP SHEETS

By H. Russell Wakefield,

The anniversary of the birthday

The 1st Kowloon (St. Andrew's) ["TIXACTLY how much are you of Cardew House, near Hallocks, Cologne. of Confucius, or Kung Fu-taze,

Troop af Scouts held their E All married women are being dis the great Chinese sage, which falls thirteenth annual "At Home" in the overdrawn, Robert?" mssed, and replaced by their un-to-day, according to the Gregorian employed husbands, at the factory calendar, is being observed as of a well-known firm

Jobacco religious festival throughout the manufacturers here.

whole of China. This measure has been taken to

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"Oh, I don't know; quite

St. Andrew's Church grounds- en Saturday afternoon, when a large bit." number of parents, friends, old scouts and representatives of the assist the Nazis' drive against 18-has advised its subjects to observe local Scout Troops attended. employment.

Single

women

Though the Chinese Government

calent-

Sussex. It was characteristic of] many auch, for Robert was impro- nvident and feeble, and · Agathaj

despised him and was strong.

"That's so like you! Now, you've go to tell me."

"Ok, about eight hundred."

tried him he had been a comparative- When and why he had mar

ly rich man, with a delightful little estate and great prospects. He still

do possessed the estate-mortgaged to the hilt-and the prospects-but his decadent financial condition has just been revealed.

Those present included the Scout the annual celebration in accor- Commissioner. the Rev. G. T. "Eight hundred! And how who dance with the Gregorian employees

Waldegrave, representatives from possess unemployed sweethearts are dar, many Chinese continue to obthe Sea Scouts, 1st Hong Kong you propose to work that off?" being encouraged to marry and give serve the occasion on the 27th. day Troop, (St. Joseph's College), the "Well. I can't see any way at the up their jobs to their unemployed of the eighth moon of the lunar ca Kowloon Scottish, the 12th Hong moment." bridegrooms. The "tobacco brides" lendar, and in some cities Confu-Kong Troop and the local Japanese will be presented with dowry cius' birthday has already been ce- amounting in some instances to aflebrated on the date fixed in Au-

gust. much as £25.

Fifty women have already been Here there will be no officiul ce- substituted by unemployed reen inlebration, but numerous Chinese the firms and schools have made the firm'r factory.

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scouts.

מס'וי

were

"If you like to put it in that typically courteous way."

long. dog-like faces sometimes des

He had frittered his money away "Would Uncle Sam help you?"

in conventionally fatuous ways. By a fatuous belief in his racing Judg Ten and refreshments

"I don't like to ask him."

ment, by a fatuous confidence in, served during the afternoon.

"Because he knows you're a born fundamentally unsound commercial The Scouts led by Mr. R. Dormer, fool about money, and might alter ventures, by fatuous personal extra- their Scoutmaster, showed

vagance. He owned one This will?"

of those All the employees, it is stated, are day a general holiday, which will thorough knowledge of scout-work

and

applause for their! voluntarily contributing two per include the holding of concerts and cent of their wages to level up the dinner parties. These celebrations

Special praise in due to the clever differences between the wares of will be marked by the halsting of

construction of

suspension discharged the

the the Chinese national ensigna and bridge made from scout-poles and wages of the men subaliluten It other bunting and Bower decora- is added, however, that i ruses of¡tions,

Confuciun was born in 551 hardshop the firm will reheve the employee from payment of the vodon-,550 R C. and died in 478 B.

Reoler tary untrutino

Many of Confucius' books are still

women

and

O"

C.

efficiency.

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bamboo, over which a load of about 500 lbs. was carried to demonstrate its strength.

Other interesting Hems included;

"How old is he? I always for Ret."

"Seventy-five or six."

"Is he strang?"

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Mad Palace," Theodore Pratt..

loutish handa.

by

A buck

"No, his chest's groggy, but he First Aid tenta. Signalling, Tent takes very good care of himself." ase in schools as text books, and pitching. Life Saving from high; "Why not ask him to stay-ho's hip alher writings are nmong buildings, and the camp-chorus.

для "aristocratic," never been here-and make a fusscribed ROUND THE WORLD China's most widely read classics,

At the conclusion of the pro- of the old thing, and He has direct descendants alive to-

see if you parting, a clumsy body, and stupid, bronze medallions were gramme

He was forty years IN THREE DAYS.

day.

Scouts presented to

Mackay and can't get something out

of him of age. In Hong Kong all Chinese schools Bond. for passing the examinations We can't go on like this.

Are you

His prospects would be realiced Griffin And Mattern

are closed to do honour to Confu-lof the Royal Life Saving Society still betting!**

on the death of his uncle, Samuel- cius; and some of the main depart- The St. Andrew's Troop are the

already referred to who was leav- "Well I've been doing favourites in the contest for the

fing his £150,000 and Framley Court, Prince of Wales' Banner, having lately."

In Surrey, an ugly old house, but| Nam Pei Hong Street is richly obtained second place in the first "How much

lone last large, lavishly furnished, and very The air decorated. with lanteras and flags Competition Rally, and tied for first month?"

comfortable. pilet who lust your flow the Atlanto celebrate the day. Merchants place with the 10th Hong Kong.

with James Maltern,

an of the same street are to hold the Troop at the second Rally held at and Mattern are annual big banquet. At the Chinese Saiwanho last week. nounces that he planning A non-stop

Plan Flight.

Detrail. Maeligion,

Mr Bennett H. Grillin,

circle the globe in three days

(mental stores down town are also

~losed.

to Y. M. C. A in Rong Kong. the The Competition Camp, which Kwong Wah students will hold con- will be held next week, will decide The fight is planned for next cert this evening at 7.30. February or March if Mattern in

able to join

"The third time is the charm," said Griffin. "immy and I tried:

News In Brief.

Mr. H. Hallgren, Manager of the

it together last year and racked Swedish Trading Comany, returned |

up in Russia. Now he has tried it

alane and had bad luck.

we will try it together

10 Hong Kong to-day by the Presi. | Next year dent McKinley.

again, if:

this last trip hasn't done him up The stores of the Wing On Com- We will go non-stop by re-furling in

pany. Lad are closed today m fight at three

along the honour of the anniversary of

the' birth of Contnerna.

route.

points

DARKNESS.

Parachute Drop From Burning Plane.

Paris.

Mr J. S. a. Couper, Divisional | Manager for South China of Im- [perand Chemical Industries

Ltd. returned to Hong Kong us the President McKinley this morning,

the winner of the banner,

HANDBAG SNATCHER

SENTENCED.

Europeans Assist In Capture.

COMPLIMENTED BY THE

MAGISTRATE.

did you

better

"Look here, Agatha, I'm sick your abuse and nagging!"

"Will you write and ask

uncle to stay?"

"Oh, all right."

of

Uncle Samuel knew nothing of his nephew's financial incompetence and straits, and his ignorance of them your was just about the only tribute to Robert's intelligence that it had ever been possible to pay. The dis- This amiable little domestic dia-pelling of that ignorance would have had disastrous consequences, logue took place between Robert for Unele Samuel was very proud Stacey and his spouse, Agatha Hen of the fortune he had made, and rietta Stacey, in the morning-room would have regarded the prospect of its improvident dispersal with an absolute lack of enthusiasm.

And there was already the com

EUROPEAN RESIDENT plication that the old man disliked

PASSES

Agatha. In that he was of the vast majority. Robert had married her for her looks in a vague "time I

Chan Sang, An unemployed Mr. Walter William Cole settled down" mood. Chinese, Was sentenced to BIX months' hard labour by Mr. Scho-

|morning, for stealing a

fendant

a Chinese

Griffin said the non-stop flight, in his opinion, only would break the Mr CJ Marsh. Voreman record of Wiley Post, who complet-Stores, Naval Command, with Mra.

She was neither "pretty" nor a

ed a solo furht recently.

The death took place at the Matil-"beauty," but she outpointed the Router. Marsh, returned from Shanghai to

jiny by the President M. Kinky. feld at the Central Magistracy this da Hospital yesterday of Mr. Walter majority of those who were. Her

stay

Leather Witham Cole, formerly Accountant small, slanting, green eyes, which THRILLING JUMP IN ME 3. G. Maneni, chief delegate handbag containing some papers, of Messrs. Davie Bong and Co., Ltd., seemed always to be observing with

the N. V. Overzeenche Kal Ex-Wrist watch, 25 cents in money and after a long illness.

extreme intensity, set in a face 1921 Matschappij. Amsterdam, re-2 powder boxes, from

A native of London, the deceased pallid but exquisitely shaped, In- tumad to the Colony to-day by the lady named Mak Kin-yee.

came to Hong Kong in 1924 and jovitably seized and held attention. It was stated that at 8.15 Inat joined Messrs. Davie Bong, and Co., Her other features suggested President McKinley, from the north.

night the complainant was walking with whom he remained 10 the strength, her red hair. tempera- in Morrison Gap Road, accompan-middle of last year.

ment; but those glittering, little ied by another lady, when the de-j Ha is survived by his wife, two restless eyes suggested st times walked up behind und sons, Messrs. C. W. Liddon Cole, of frigid malignity and always insati- The wireless operator of the

matched the bag from under her Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., and able egolam. Her body, of which Paris-Marseilles night air mail was

right nrm. She cried out in A. L. Cole, of the Government Ser- she took the greatest care, was ordered by the pilot to jump for his

Chinese "thief, and two Chinese Im-vice, and two daughters, Miss Rita small, slim, but very strong. She life when one of the engines of the At to-morrow's meeting 0]

mediately gave chuse, joined by two cole, also of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes neither smoked nor drank, but she the plane caught fire at the height of Hong Kong Rotary Club, Sir Henryj

Europeans.

jund Co., and Mrs. H. O. Tong, who never stopped thinking. She had 9.000 feet.

Pollock will speak on "Why the NewH. S. McKay, a member of the Po-

The accused was stopped by Mr. in Shanghai.

married solely for money, and she, Using hie parachute. the wire Territories form an undispensable

The funeral will pass the Monu-jhad learned bitterly to blame her- less operator floated safely to earth part of Hong Kong."

lice Reserve, near the Civil Service ment this afternoon at 5 o'clock. self for her bad judgment in choos- landing on the banks of the Loire

Club, but managed to make his es-

Ting Robert, for he had had many not far from Moulins in pitch

prosperous rivala. She was just | thirty-two. con- PORTUGUESE LADY'S Robert at first tried to keep his

DEATH.

financial collapse from her, but her wita were far too keen for this, and when cross-examined ruthlessly be

darkness.

over to a

Mr. Dale V. Maher, of the U.S.cape. However, another European, Consulate in Hong Kong, has been whose name is unknown, caught him Although the port motor of the appointed Consul at Medan, Suma-and handed him machine, after catching fire, shed a tra, and will leave for his new post. stable. couple of cylinders and the pro- on October 28. He is being relieved pellor, the pilot was none the less in Hong Kong by Mr. Louis H.

The Magistrate ordered accused to be sent back to the country on

able to land the plane safey at Gourley, of the Medan Consulate. completion of his sentence. He Mrs. R. da L. Gutierres.

Lons, which he did an hour and a quarter late The remaining two engines functioned Reuter.

perfectly

VERANDAH FALL

Mr. G. H. White's Son Badly Hurt.

also complimented the men who had

rest.

A Chinese coolie was seriously assisted in bringing about the ar injured in a fight which took place' yesterday afternoon at the Chinese Christian Cemetery, Pokfulum,

when he was attacked by three men CHEER-O CLUB FUND using bamboo poles. He was taken

to the Government Civil Hospital in' Donations Now Total

in critical condition.

The body of the child who WAS burni to death when

a campan caught fire while lying

$15,143.

The following donations to the Geoffrey White, son of Mr. G. E. the oil-tanker "California" at the celved:

alongside Cheer-() Club Fund have been re- White, of the Kowloon Docks, met Texas Company's installation at Sisters of the Government with a terrible accident yesterday Taun Wan last Friday afternoon, morning, falling from htc verandah has been

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Civil Hospital

recovered by the police Staff, Ellis Kadoorie Indian of his home in Havelock Terrace. and taken to the Kowloon Mortuary,

School He was admitted to Kowloon Hoa- pital shortly after 7 a.m, suffering

Previously acknowledged from multiple injuries.

GEN, LI TSAI-HIN REFUSSES TO GO TO NANKING"

Shanghai, To-day.

In a quarrel which took place at Johnston Road, Wanchal, yesterday a Chinese youth, Ng Pul, was wounded under the arm-pit by an Fother Chinese who attacked him with a pair of scissors. Hie' anseil- ant has since been arrested..

· The great hall of. St. Paul's Giria"

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had collapsed. Since then he had

meekly done as he was told, saye The funeral took place at the for a few feeble, and ineffectual† Roman Catholic Cemetery on Satur-revolta.

day afternoon of the late Mrs. Rosa Agatha had one, vulnerable spot—| da Lima Gutierres, who died at St. her daughter Elizabeth, for whom Paul's (French Convent) Hospital she showed a savage, feline affection; carly on Saturday morning, from when she kissed her. It was as if a pneumonia.

panther was licking her cub... She The Rev. Father Rossello officiat-was disliked by her-neighbours for ed and among those present were her arrogance, but they feared her Mr. L. Gutierres, nephew, the Misses tongue., Guterres, Mrs. M. A Guterres She was the daughter of a Polinh (sister-in-law) and Mr. and Mrs, actress and an Englishman in busi- F. A. Xavier:

ness in Warsaw. - They had both: died many years before, leaving her with £200 a year. Besides that, she had nothing.

Star Ferry Steamer. Hits Junk.

14 HARBOUR COLLISION 15,094 LAST NIGHT.

$15,1.43

CATHEDRAL FUND.

Donations Now Total $3,684.

After the pleasant - dialogue” (al-] ready related she went to her bureau and began to write, while Robert! turned over in his mind the projeck for this Invitation to his uncle to

which he had pledged himsalf....

There were difficulties--the 'old; A collialon occurred last night man's dislike of Agatha, his net about 7.80 when the ferry steamer dencies. Then, was it wise to give ways" and "hypochondriacal tens Meridian Star failed to clear funkm a hint of his precarious finan - No. 685, laden with wood. No^ons

Interviewed by local pressmen, College, Macdonnell Road, was on Marshal Li Tsai-hsin said that he Saturday afternoon the scene of **

The following donations to St. was hurt on either vessal. A cial state? Probably not, but he'd] would not proceed to. Nanking, de bazaar in aid of the funds of the John's Cathedral Restoration Fund H.M.S. Suffolk throw search got to get money somehow, and noor

-pite the advice of the Nanking a Ministering Children's League, bare, been received:

thorities, as he held different poll-The opening ceremony was perform Professor and Mrs. Paid tical views from those of other ed by Mrs. R. G. Hall, wife of the Previously acknowledged Tenders in the Central Government Bishop, who was warmly welcomed

-Central News Agency.

on her first visit to the Collere.

Ught upon the scene, and sent a

for, the, bank had politely. Intimated,

25 pilace to see what help could be that they would prefer not to in- 3,859 rendered, The Meridian, Blar tow crease his overdraft. But he had to

ed the junk over to Kowloon badly set some ready, money, $3,684 damaged.

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