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SOCIAL WELFARE IN H.K. Complicated By A "Pernicious Idea"

Far From Haven Of Perfection

The importance of understanding at least some of the work being done by mambers of the Social Welfare Service which Hong Kong has evolved. was stressed in a talk to Rotarians by Mr. J. C. McDouall, Social Welfare Officer, at the Rotary Club luncheon yesterday. Socially, Hong Kong is far from any haven of perfection, but no pro gress nearer that ultimate ideal will be made if things are allowed to slide, declared Mr. Me- Douall, emphasising the need for assistance from as many people as possible.

Mr. McDouall made the re. working out before we can alart marks in the course of an to call ourselves a ciyllized com- address on "Some Personalmunity. Opinions on Social Welfare."

He said, in part:

"My best starting point is that vivid allegory of Lord Beveridge's

In

cludes

ATC

FOOD AND

FUEL COSTS

The food and fuel cost, for the

Restaurant Manager

week ending April 10, issued by In Court

Labour Office

the follows:-

Rice and Flour..

Vegetables Salt Cabbage

Off

Tea

were

AN

cattics

7.2 $5.2700

The Jabbering and shouts of the rickshaw coolles outside the Tal Hing Restaurant, corner of Nathan Road and Chungking Arcade, at 1.50 a.m. yesterday so W. annoyed the manager,

and

1.9

.0600 ,2800 1.7080

.9600

Salt Fish

,3

8100

Rempel, that he went out. 0320 drove them away.

Pork

Firewood

10.0

Bean Curd, 14 pieces

Total

$13.1900

Fish

Shamshuipo Thug Gets 15 Months

Huf Fuk, 25-year-old unlicensed hawker, described by Det, Sub-Inspector D. S. Roberts as "one of those hard hitters who were always around the 'cinemas'selling black-market tickets and going into the theatre free,” had his activition halted for 15 months by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday. He was also recom- manded for bonishment.

This "thug of Shamshuipo whose gang was always

causing fights outside the Ming Sing Theatre" was convicted on charges of demanding with menaces $5 from Li Kwong at Laichikok Road on April 5, inciting Li to be a member of the Shing Wo Triad Society, and with being a member of that society.

He was then closing the ac 7800 6000 counts of the restaurant, and when the coolles returned after 7000

In Court, he entered a com- a short while he got "real mad, went out and overturned rick-plete denial of the charges and shaw 87, damaging its two mud- alleged that he had been "framed" by Chan Kwok-king, guards.

manager of the Ming Sing Theatre, who had a grudge against him.

not

because

Tho! was the statement he made when charged at the Talm isutsut Police Station with wilful damage of the mudguards, and W. H. it was repeated to Mr.

Orem Latimer by Inspector J. when Hempel appeared in Court later in the morning.

Defendant was cautioned and ordered to pay $10 compensation to the puller, Ho Lung,

Had Three Aliases

He further claimed that the 35 was a loan to enable him to buy rice, asked for as the result of his going to the assistance of Li when the latter was threatened with nasault by foki of the theatre for flirting with the foki's wife.

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"Persuaded" According to DSI Roberts, L! Kwong was employed as a ticket seller at the Ming Sing Theatre, Lalchikok Road. and was approached by accused about Chan Hel-chu (19), unemploy-eight months ago and "persund- three previous convic ed to let the latter into the

theatre free of charge.

Defendant, since then, had been to the theatre aften, sometimes buying a cheap ticket and occupying a high-price seat, and sometimes going in tree.

disease here. But we do therefore coll on our doctors to "At present the greater part of throw in their hands, or demand Hong Kong's Social Welfare work that no publie money at all be is still confined to what are con- spent on hospitals or sanitary ser- monly

the vulnerable vices; for we know that if the called

and doctors

the nurses and the in which he underlined the fact Groups, in which one usually les, sanitary inspectors do not keep

old persons,

cripples, that want-real poverty only children, and pregnant or nursing on striving towards the apparent one of five Glants who block our

Our mothers. But

also ly impossible goal, we shall all there way on the road le prosperty; the Vulnerable Groups amongst the slide back into lower and lower other four Giants are Disease, Equalor, Idleness and Ignorance.

cecomparatively healthy adults in depths of dirt and disease.

And

it is precisely Hong Kong. They are to be found "He went hn to say that in amongst our own local destitutes, our educational facilities are still some ways the Glant Want is the though this group by the way far from perfect, that we ap. @halest to alfack, for events include all the street sleepers and our schools, and our teachers and ed, had

certainly does not (as you know) plaud and commend not just what England-where all the popula tion has the benefit of compulsory squatters; amongst destitute re-instructors have done so far, buttons, under three aliases, between education, a comparatively stable patriates wanting to get back to the progress in the future for Feb. 10, 1917 and Aug. 18, 1947 society and the free exchange of

of their own homes in China but which they are striving.

and was expelled, for the second news and views--even

there a

who have landed up or sometimes Ultimate Ideal- ume, on the latter date. quarter of the disasters attribu- been dumpet in Hong Kong

"Socially, we are for indeed At 9.40 p.m. on April 11 he table to Want along were not due amongst the average monthly from ony haven of perfection, was seen at Shanghai Street near to little money,

tob

but came quota of about 30

Det L/C 160 unsuccessful and we shall not take one step Jordon Road by only because the familles suicides; and amongst a number nearer that ultimate ideal if we Wong Keung and arrested on concerned

their squandered

of discharged prisoners.

social suspicion

a returned. money wrongly.

discases banishce. "Now in the first place

"The common bond Buch

between cares of social maladjustment are nearly all the persons in these more difficult to deal with than four groups is that they suffer more straightforward economic from a lack of security, too often once and secondly might not only economically but pay-

expert reasonably

Hong chologically, and this feeling har Kong

with its comparatively hours a perpetual threat to the smail number of educated and rest of the community. knowledgeable resident

About

wo that

citizens

tion of

Children

would have a higher proportion of such cases even than England. "In Hong Kong there is yet another complication to

"In practice in Hong Kong the to be clear- ed up before we can understand only youth services we operate at not merely what social welfare present are secondary schools or work is being done, but what is much more

important la what could and ought to be done and how we ought to set about doing

it.

just discases

let

of

being

slide; thing like medical

at Kowloon It they are not to spread.

"And that is why I think that yesterday with breach of an ex- It is so important for as many pulsion order, Inspector J, Orem said that necused's record showed sentenced to three people as possible

that he was help, but to understand at least some of the work being done by months hard labour on Feb. 10 the members of the Social Wel- last year when he gave his name

as Wong Shui-shiu. føre Service which Hong Kong has evolved.

have to be cured and prevented Mr. W.H. Latimer

When Chan was charged before

not only to

For some time past, continued DSI Roberts, accused had been "persunding" complainant to join in the Shing Wo Triad Society, and Zi hud, so far, 'pald him about $20 in various amounts.

At 6.45 p.m. on April 6, con tinued D8). Roberts, LI was stopped by accused -and (according to complainant) told that if you don't settle the .former matter you cannot fly

avan if you have.

report to the Police and a mark- ed. 35-note was handed to him by DSI Roberts at 10.45 p.m.

the At 11 p.m. defendant 'went to theatre and called Ll out. They went to the corner of Lal- chikek Road and Shek Kip Mol Street where the $5 was handed to accused..

Detective 1081 Ip Ping, detailed to shadow complainant, went,

up to acctised Immediately after the transaction and arrested him. When questioned, it was alleged by the detective In evidence. defendant said, "Yes, I made a mistake. Help me, and I will not forget you."

Hul was brought back to the Shemshuipe Pollen Station where the marked note was found in his pocket by DSI Roberts,

N.T. Arms Charge

Pang Lol-fet (2)), Yiu Tal (29), Lui Kok-shuen (82), Pang Yu Shuen (27). Yung-Do (28), Sit Yau (42), Chan Yau (25), lun (30), and Trang Kun-sang Chan

Zu Fuk- Kee-sang (25),

Blair-Kere at Kowloon yesterday (18), appeared before Mr. W. A.

charged with conspiracy to com- mit an armed robbery at Shoung Shui

on March 10,

of

First accused was additionally. wings, charged with the possession Chinese underworld colloqulat two revolvers and five rounds of meaning that there is no escape on March 18; Second defendant ammunition at Ping The Village from retribution.

was also charged with possession of 30 rounds, of. rife carlridge cases at Cheuk Yuen

On May 31, 1947, he was son- tenced to three months and or- The speaker was thanked by dered to be expelled, under the the Chairman of Rotory's Com-name of Yeung Lo-chau; and,

Marked Note munity Service Committee, Mr. on Aug. 18. sentenced to two Kwok Chan, who raid the address months and ordered to be re- Complainant, not having the was not expelled, under the allas of Wong money, promised to pay that only on interesting talk but a Shul-siu.

evening. He left defendant and reminder to all of the crying need

Yesterday, he was sentenced to went back to the theatre where for social welfare work in the six weeks hard labour and re-ho told his employer about the Colony.

commended for banishment, maiter. Chon Kwok-king made a

Two new members were in- ducted yesterday: They were Mr., F.P. Fleth and Dr. K.C. Ooh.

The reformatory for the com by Rotarian McDouall paratively small number who reach them, and the Juvenile Courts for a rather larger nuum her. I am not forgetting the work done by the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides, but thot ly on a relatively very small scale when measured against the adolescents This further Hong Kong com- who plication is introduced by the do not Allend secondary ing Rotarians, C.C. Lin from

schools. pernicious iden that social wel- fare le only a post-war name for type of so-called charity which

Pernicious Idea

"Next in descending order of age come Hous hong's children, which I shall rather arbitrarily

is sometimes weakly justified nol clasa as those members of our

Isanc

Lad Threw Stones At Inspector

Indeed on the grounds of com-community who are physically Rotarian H.F. Ho, Manager of Man Wing-kung, a youth who was certified as

passion but as a kind of hapha-between two and thirteen Faid Insurance ngainst being old.

years

The President welcomed visit-

Felping (District Governor District 98), H. Ba Maung from Rungen, G.D. Su from Nat

Nanking and Diemal from Bangkok. HT also welcomed back CNAC. who had just attended the Far Eastern Aviation Conference. pestered by, too many beggars in "All social workers must as far Guests at the luncheon included the streets or too many hard-luck as possible preserve and streng- the Hon. Mr. R.R. Todd (Secre- stories in the office.

then the unity of the families Inry for Chinese Affaire), Fr. "One crucial test of any com-with which they come fato con- T.. Ryan, Alfred Sun, H.G.

And most of munity is how It treats its old | tret.

those who furwell, J.M. Dalziel. H.F. people. A charge which has been specialise to one or more of the Follock, H.T. Peters. H.W. levelled elsewhere, and is I think different kinds of child welfare Sutton and Walter M. Shapire. a fair one to consider in Hong work have often

to provide or

now, is that a community creat as adequate a substitute as

по future and

can they can for children who have scarcely be called civilized if it lost that supreme source of a

or discards Ignores

those who

sense of security--a home.

have worked for it in the days "A home not morely In the

towards

PASSED OUT

OF PORTHOLE When iho .. "Helikon" ar- of their strength.

physical sense, but in the sense rived in Hong Kong from Java To a large extent here, thanks of somewhere where there are she carried 36 razors, which did to the Chinese attitude the family and to their traditional people to whom the chlid pecu-not appear on the manifest, and Ilarly belongs and who belong 1,002 bottles of perfumo, on respect for old age, I think we in to it--with all that that should which duty had not been paid."

The goods belonged to Hung Hong Kong can rebut that charge. imply. Moreover

we can point to the

Keng, unemployed, who was fined child

health whose

$425 by Mr. F.X. d'Almada when three Old Persons Homes, and to neglected may grow up into an

he appeared at the Central Ma- that group of aged pensioners unhealthy or even a useless mem- who receive a monthly grant from Ler of society; a child who loses

gistracy yesterday. a fund established

R/O, Redman said that he was many years its sense security for too long aco by a former Secretary for will grow up into a socially dan-boarding the ship when he saw deferxiant passing large parcels

Chinese Affairs.

we cannot-

"But I do not think we are quite acquitted unless and until we can say for certain-as 25- suredly at present that there are no unsupported old people at large who have bec long resident here and who have contributed their share to Hong Kong's wealth or welfare, and whose familles

sometimes even unwilling to sup- port them in their last years.

Vulnerable Groups

gerous member of society,

Koop On Striving

now loft

is that of the babies under two.

"The last age-group But, for this group welfare work is of necessity primarily medical and nutritional, and the social workers' job as far as the babios

out of the porthole.

Hung said that he was now to Hong Kong and did not know the Jaws of the Colony,

SMOKED FOR HEALTH

March 18.

Village on

On the application of Det. Bub- Inspector, W. J. Wall, all ten de- fendants were remanded to II n.m. on April 10,

JAPS FOR HAINAN.

to

Three Japanese civil engineers arrived in Hong Kong yesterday from Mojl, Kyushu, en route Hainan Island for work 'with the Chinese Government. They are travelling on board the Chinese vessel "Ting Haing," formerly named."San Rafael."

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being over 16 years of age, was sentenced to 15 months hard. labour and recommended for banishment when he was convicted by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday of _being_found_inside_the_R.A.O.C. depot at Shamshuipo, throwing stones at Inspector M. Rogers at Fuk Wing Streat, and a breach of expulsion order, on April 5. Defendant, sald Det. Sub-, through the wire defendant had day. Inspector D. S. Roberts, was

already run down. lo the rond- first convicted on Jan. 13, 1947 way where he was arrested by

Closing Time, By 'Air and sentenced to six strokes of the constable.

Canton, Kowloon O.P.D.) 7.80 ... (0.P.0.) the cone.

Ha On Feb. 14 the same

found accused bleeding 10 am, 12.30 pm.1 pe year he was sentenced to two

from a wound in the leg

7 a.m., B.30 am. Naon, 200 p.m. and

Airmali sent him to Kowloon Hospital. tr..And Canada, (B)-- 9.30

for Manila P Honolulu, years in the Reformatory for

where he was detained till April(0) 10 STAN He was sentenced receiving. to 12 strokes and expelled on

Airmalt for Shanghai, (Reg.) 13 mm. July 7 last for aiding and

(Ord.) 13.30 ..

Airmail for Japan (Ord, fetiers med abetting in storebreaking.

cards only). 1,40 p.m. (

Evidence given by Cpl. James Unit, yesterday said that at 8:15 Weir, RAOC, Army Guard Dog a.m. on April 5 he was on patrol in the depot when he saw two Chinese walking up and down the Fuk Wing Street end of the perimeter.

and

lie went to investigate saw accused inside the wire. Ho

7

Court Told Sordid Story

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14.

6.01.

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Leung Hing.

Almall for Bestow shd Foochow 34-year-old (n.) 3 pm, (Ord) £10 Am

Colony widow, arrived in the about ten days ago but found Cleeing Times By Bón and Trala. herself in trouble with Palice on Macsó, Talnaban and Bhekk!, & M. Monday night.

Canton (Parcels 'and 2nd class mail), 9.

Inspector Davies and Det. 918 Law Wan went to the second

floor of 14 · Portland Street at 10.45 pm that night and found not only Loung but three Chinese men and three prostitutes.

The three couples were occupy- ing the three rear' rooms of the 5-cubicle fiat.

The "girls" told the Inspector that they were pald $4.60 each by their clients and that they, in turn, paid 50 cents each to defendant as com mission.

" smoke opluri for health challenged him. When defendant tried to escape through the wire. abios reasons", said a woman when she netting, witness opened fire with are unable themselves are concerned is very appeared at the Central Magis his 38 revolver.

largely to help the trained medi-tracy yesterday before Mr. F. Xaald witness, he got the Guard After that, cal workers when they are short-d'Almada on a charge of possessing Commander to telephone for Dow handed. But there is another an opium. pipe and about one aspect. There is the golden op-mace of opium. She was fined civil Police. ·

of contacting portunity

Inspector Rogers declared that, the $350 or three months. "How far these old persons mothers, and where NECESSARY An oplum divan raided by an receipt of a telephone message former employers should. "do helping or educating them in Insp. A.5. Fleming at an

at 9 p.m.,

he went to the Sham- something, or something more, other ways than purely medical numbered hut in Shaukiwan re- shulpo

At the Fuk Wing camp. for them, how far Government ones. But for examples of this sulted in the keeper, Ma Tsong, Street end of the camp boundary (that is, all taxpayers) should do you can do no better than to go 55, unemployed, being finod #950 he saw defendant on the 100% sulllmore, and how far the work and see the Society for the Pro- or three months hard labour. top of house throwing stones That was the sordid story told should be left to voluntary ora tection of Children at work. matisations which have specialist

One smoker caught on the pre- down at him. "We see no prospect at least in

[CO] Loung was charged before Mr.. experience in the technicalities of our life-times of perfect physical name was called so his bail of through the wire with the Inten- W. H. Latimer with keeping a old peoples welfare, are matters health for everyone Hong Kong $50, was estreated by Mr. F. X. - tion of arresting him, By the brothel. She was fined $250 or Which we shall have to go on and the complete eradication of d'Almada.

time the constable, hade golf two months.

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