1934-06-25 — Page 9

LEPER COLONY AT TAI-KAM

Local Residents Make Survey.

IMPRESSIVE WELCOME

(Contributed)

A better idea of the work done for the lepers at Tai-Kam Island Hospital was gained by well- known residents of Hong Kong and Canton, who went there at the invitation of the Rev. and Mrs. John Lake, on Saturday,

There are about 1,000,000 lepers in China, most of whom are found; in Kwangtung. In view of the large number of people afficted by this dreadful disease, the Rev. John Lake has succeeded in establishing ! a leper colony at the Tai-Kam laland) which was a gift from the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang. He has also re- ceived financial support from friends in the United States and other parts of the world.

The visitors from Hong Kong and Canton left here on Friday after- aoon aboard the Douglas steamer Slestan, which was specially char- tered for this purpose. by Mr. W. M. Burnside, treasurer of John Lake,} Inc., Hong Kong. Dr. John Lukej had been most anxious to Invite!

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934.

Just when American was priding herself that the Macon is the world's largest airship, along cames this picture from Friedrichsh afen, Germany, showing the interlacing of siguta which make up the framework of the LZ-129, which is to be twice the size of the Grat Zeppelin and about one third bigger than the Macan.

prominent people to visit the Island, COAL COOLIES

which he founded in 1902, and his hope was realised recently when an American lady donated U.S.$5,000 to be spent in any way to liked.

Among those who accepted the invitation were the Hun. Dr. S. W. Two, Q.B.E., LL.D., and Mrs. and Miss Tro: Mr. Li Chor- chi, Chairman of Chinese Mission

HOLD UP SHIP

FOR TWO HOURS

Captain Charged But Acquitted.

to Lepers; Dr. H. L. Clifts, Visit-COMPANY HELD RESPONSIBLE

ing Medical Officer to Chinese Hos- pitals here; Dr. S. C. Ho; Major A.

·LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

water

To-day's Short Story.

BUNNY

THE

By Muriel Harris.

HE pension was, agog about faded till it looked almost natural.

the American. It was a I don't mean that Miss Wordsley cumulative excitement. There was foolish or skittish. She wasn't was the shock that each of us re-even an old mald in the ordinary ceived when Miss Wordsley told sense of the phrase. Somebody us she was engaged — of nearly said she looked like Beethoven, and BO. There was the excitement there was some truth in it. She that we imparted to each other.had a rough, rather ugly face with By we I mean,, of course, the oldļa kind, impersonal, expression that stagers those of us who were stay was almost distinguished. It was ing at the pension all the winter to bravery or independence on her go to the Sorbonne, or study art, or part-not foolishness to wear ́ ́her learn French by practising upon hair red and to paint her cheeks. each other. There was, of course, She liked it. That, was all But a floating population as weli. These we hadn't thought of her marrying. drifted in for a night on their way |She seemed too independent, too to Florence or back agam. Some good a talker, perhaps.. I knew how all the British Isles went to Mrs. Agnew thought of her almost Florence in turn, and all and every as a man.

one told their experience with the But as soon as every member off porters, the possibility of getting the pension knew that every other hot water, and the quality of the member had received Miss Word- coffee--oh, and they usually added [aley's confidence, they naturally ex- that no foreigner could make tes. pected, something. Easter, she had We had known Miss Wordsley all said, or thereabouts. Some of us the winter and we ilked her. There we wished we hadn't planned to go was a virility about her which ap-[home just at Easter. Still the pealed to us, and what is more, to American might come earlier-by men, too. Mrs. Agnew said she Good Friday, perhaps. Even Mr. wondered that Miss Wordaley had Smith got into the habit of looking never married. So it was a shocked out for the American. individually when she told us of the American., She was a good talker and she seemed to have been all

in the

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Rats," by Rearden Conner.

Not that Mr. Smith ever Baid

A Chinese woman named Lu over the world, keeping house for Cheng-mui was admitted to the Goy-miners in Alaska or digging for the suffering from the effects of ernment Civil Hospital yesterday, seven, golden candlesticks

im-Tiber. She talked like 3 man, mersion, after being rescued when without sensation, with definition. anything. It came out by circum- she jumped into the

at And then she mentioned casually stantial evidence that he painted. that he-the American. we called Mr. Smith, it seemed, was trying to Aberdeen.

him. though really we none of us reconcile Faris with the art school knew bis nationality-was turning at-I forget whether it was at Clap Capt. J. Beck, master of the "Some Animal Diseases, Their

she ham or at Norwood, but it doesn't C. Jebb, R.A.M.C. and Mrs. Jebb; B. and S. steamer Hunan, was Control and Treatment," will be the up at Easter, and that then

would have really to make up her really matter. Major H. R. Shillington, R.A.0.C.harged before Mr. E. I. Wynne- subject of Mr. Weighton's address

mind.

Mr. Smith was small. His cheeks: and Mrs. Shillington;

Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy at the Rotary Club tilin to-morrow Captain!

I suppose the shock was chiefly were rosy and his hair was thinning Charles Pennack, 1st Lincolnshire this morning for sailing from at the Hong Kong Hotel.

due to the fact that Miss Wordsley on top. He had a curiously under- Regiment: Mr. and Mrs. W. K. the harbour at a time not ap

was not young. She was not at all hung jaw which, with his pleasant proved by the Inspector-General Cheung; Major and

Leung Tool, aged 65, was admit young, even though her hair Mrs. A. N.

of Police.

was expression, gave him the effect of ted to the Kwong Wah Hospital red and was waved with precision smiling to himself like an old man. Macfadyen: Miss Shin Tak-hing of

The Hunan was to sail on June 1 yesterday suffering from injuries over her ears. Y.W.C.A.; Dr. W. W. Cadbury, at 4 p.m., but was unable to get after being knocked down by bus Every Saturday she went to

It was too red. Adele, the maid, Uked Mr. Smith. Superintendent of Canton Hospital;

the He was always punctual for meals, away until 6 p.m., owing the No. 687 in Shanghai Street, Kow-coiffeur round the corner from the and he never tried to take two por-

wheloon.

hotel-they are so cheap In Paris-tions of anything, as was the case and the very firm wave put in that with some of us. As a reward she A school-boy, Au Ka-ling was afternoon held out gallantly till invariably gave him a larger share admitted to the Government Civil about the following Friday evening of the chicken than was his due. Hospital yesterday suffering, from Once a month her hair became s

to

Dr. M. T. Rankin, Graves Theologi-slowness of the coal coolies cal Seminary; Mr. and Mrs. Le Lin, were filling the bunkers. Trustees of the Tai-Kam Hospital;

Sgt. H. G. Baker said that he Miss Mary Alexander and Miss F. Hawkins of the Canton Baptist Mis-went aboard at 2 p.m. and conduct sion and Mr. W. M. Burnside. ed a search. When he left at 3.60 Island by small boats, the inmates/not think that the boat would be high injuries, caused when he was blazing red and then – gradually | [y. He was not greedy, but merely}

When the visitors landed on the P.m. the defendant said that he did

able to sall at 4 p.m.

Defendant

He said that there were 125 tons

run over by lorry No. 1743 at the function of Gloucester Road and Canal Road East.

of the Hospital lined up the peb. ble beach and sang hymns in wel.said that at 2 pm, he was not in the come of the foreign and Chinese position to say that he would be visitors. Conducted by Dr. Lake, sailing at 6.15 p.m.

Tae Yung, aged 42, a coolie, was, The party attended services at the Chapel at which the lepers were of coal to be loaded and that the admitted to the Tung Wah Hospital present, Then

coolics should have finished by 2.30 yesterday suffering from injuries the inspecting party went round the living quaror 3 p.m., but actually the took from sustained when he fell into the hold

of the o.. Texaco. ters, the hospital, and administra. 12.30 p.m. to 6.15 p.m.

tive building and the grounds of the Hospital.

Funds Needed.

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He went through his meals silent-

thoughtful, and his thoughts seemed “PUNCH AND JUDY" link up a conversation by the usual

pleasant. He never managed SHOW IN KOWLOON. method of "Will you have some No One Complained So

Owner Discharged.

salt?" or "Would you psas bread, please?" or "Have you been sight-seeing today1" But he also knew about the American who was to come and claim Miss Wordsley somewhere about Easter.

4 new-

Wong Tin-au, a street jugglers Everything But Coal Ready.

was charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne Cargo and passengers

The as Ranchi left Singapore Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Mr. Smith when he was

Miss Wordsley had been kind to ready for sailing by 4 p.m., but the for Hong Kong on Saturday at noon, this morning for beating a ship could not sall without her coal carrying outward English mails, and so causing annoyance in Water- meant "hot water" when they said gong, comer. Adele knew that the British The Island was bought in 1902

Defendant said that at other and is due here at about 6 am. on 100 Road, Kowloon Tong, yesterday. something that sounded like "Oh by the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang and times he had turned

Wednesday. turned over the Rev. John Lake to carge when it was too late, but he

Inspector Post said that defendant Showed," but she did not under- was conducting & "Punch and Judy" stand that Mr. Smith wanted to be be used as leper colony. Many could not turn the coal away. He The RMS. Empress of Asia left show. When asked by Mr. Wynne shown his room when he said noth- Chinese officials have contributed also stated that every time there Yokohama on Saturday at 3 p.m., Jones if any complaints had beening at all. Mins Wordsley was kind funds for this concern, the latest was a rush, as they arrived in the and is due at Vancouver on July 2.made Inspector Post said that there to all newscomers. We had a knack donation being $10,000 Mex given morning from Canton and had to She leaves Vancouver on the morn-wasn't any. by Mr. Sun Fo in memory of his sail on the same afternoon.

ing of July 14, and is due in Hong

of regarding them as interlopers, deceused sister.

His Worship then said: "We do ignoramuses, The Hospital Capt. Beck said that he had noti-Kong on the morning of August 1.

We translated for can accommodate only some 200 fed the Company of the lack ofj

not want to inferfere with legiti-them when they were longing to ex- lepers and funds are needed for coal and that the Company was res-

¡mate business. Inspector Post:periment with the French they al- Fok Ping-kan, * 23-year-old "It is not pleasant to have a man leged they had rubbed up. We told expansion.

ponsible for the loading of it.

salesman of Chung Wo Knitting beating a gong under one's According to medical science,

Company To Blame.

win-them patronisingly what to see in Factory Was sentenced ta two dow." leprosy is curable in the early stages. Mr. Wynne Jones said that in this months imprisonment by Mr. E.

Paris when they didn't In the least Successful cures have been ac-case the defendant was not to blame 1. Wynne Jones

His Worship:-"If one does not want to be told, but would much at the Kowloon like the noise he can ring up the rather tell us about Florence-or complished Tai-Kam, where and it was the Company's fault. Magistracy this morning for steal-police and complain." Christian doctrines art also im- Inspector Boziskwy said that de-ing and pawning, between June

even Glasgow. pressed on the inmates.

His. worship then had the gong fendant was the man responsible 17 and June 24, 22 singlets, valu rung and said that he had heard far Mr. Tang Shao-yi, a member of for the delay.

ed at $120 each, from his the South-west Political Council Defendant stated that when he factory. and concurrently Magistrate of found out that he could not sail til

The defendant was discharged." the Chungshan District, was re- later, it would have taken him) presented on the visit by Mr. Lam longer to come ashore, make a reployed was sentenced to six weeks

Ngan Pui, a 25-year-old unem- FEMININE FASHIONS Hsung-chin, Commissioner of Po- port, and return to the ship than it hard labour by Mr. E. I. Wynne

lice

at

own worse noises.

DENOUNCED,

ably superior-indeed. a handsome They, on their side. were insuffer

elderly woman who dressed for din- der sald to Miss Wordaley, "What la menageriel I only come here be

cause it is cheap."

"Oh, do you?" said Miss Word- ster. "I come here because I like

of the Chungshan District. would waiting for the coal to be Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Outspoken Address Ruthe people better than at the Ritz."

Mr. Lam said that lepors from loaded. Chungshan would be sent to Tai-

this morning, for stealing boxes

Mr. Wynne Jones discharged the and clothing, valued at $8.50, Kam and that Mr. Tang Shao-yl is defendant and asked him to speak to from Tong Lau Kee, a blacksmith raising funds for the support of the Company about loading the coal living at No. 95, Tong Mei Road, the Hospital.

in future. The party returned to Rong Kong on Saturday night. On be- half of the questa, Dr. Tao'oi thanked the Rev. Lake for the trip and stressed that in view of the large number of lepers in South China people interested in public welfare should take deep interest

in the treatment of lopers and

'ated places.

DID NOT REGISTER WITH POLICE.

American Merchant Fined $10.

Father De Angelis.

ROSARY CHURCH SERMON..

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That was the best of her-she! never told any of us how queer thes others were, and some of us really were remarkable. She never im-: plled superiority in her own walk eruelty to four pigeons, Kwan Wing, ing in feminine fashion was de- of us that she was a woman of the

Pleading guilty to the charge of

The modern tendency prevail- of life, though it was plain to sil a steward, was fined $10 by Mr. Gnounced in an outspoken address world. She never excused her pre- A. A. MacFadyen at the Central delivered at the 9 o'clock Mars sence, on the ground of cheapness, Police Court this morning. It was at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, or talked about the people you could stated that accused tied the wings yesterday by the Rev. Father H. tell by their accents. Actually. you and legs of the pigeons.

de Angella, of the Italian Mission could tell very well from people's The condemnation extended to accents at the pension who they

their isolation in properly design- Mr. Glen Avrian Smith, an Ninety packets of unmanifested tennis and beach shorts," sa well were, and when they spoke French American merchant, was fined $10, salt, found on board the es. On Lee as high split skirts, as he weighed you knew exactly from what part of The Hospital. is managed by

aby Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Cen-last Friday by Inspector Stimson, the respective advantages of the British Isles they came, board of trustees consisting of tral Magistracy this morning, for were confiscated this morning at the maidonly reserve and modesty But Mind Wordsley was aboye all Chinese, while Dr. Lake is only failing to register with the Po- Central Magistracy by order of Mr. with blatant display of sex that. She was even kind to the the founder and adviser.

Hoe within 72 hours after bla arriva]]E. W. Hamilton.

| charms, evident in same women, young clerk, who worked in a bank there.

| - Sub-Inspector Nolloth stated that

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The Church was filled to "capa- and talked grandly about the night- For lofbering in Bonham Strand city. The majority of the congre- life of Paris, and to little Miss Cham Chun was admitted to the Mr. Smith came to the Colony on early this morning Yau Kan, unam-gation were women.

Exgics, whose behaviour towards Government Civil Hospital yesterday June 16 by the se. President. Hoo-ployed, was fined. 37, in default.

the clerk indeed, towarda any, mun suffering from head injuries, after ver, and that notice to the fact that seven days' "imprisonment, by Mr. The Nankin loft Moll last was considered generally repre being knocked down by a hand truck registration was required had been 9. A. A. MacFadyen at the Central Saturday, and in due to arrive here hansible. When she was asked to in Lower Lascar Row,

Iposted, on board the liner, - Police Court this morning.

on Wednesday afternoon.

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