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THE CHINA-MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1950.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL Dividend

MARKS ANNIVERSARY

Reminders

Today

Tuc I meeting, 50 Macdonnell

Road, 8.30 p.m.

European YMCA Debating and

The forty-fifth anniversary of Rótary International-~

was celebrated by Hong Kong Rotarians yes- terday with a special programme of talks by various speakers on the growth of the Rotary movement.

Mr. Fung Ping-fan, the President of the Hong. Kong Rotary Club, who presided, said 45 years is at once a long time and a very short time needed.

In that space of time Rotary Discussion Group, 8.45 pm has spread do all parts of the British Council sponsored lecture world to provide a forum and on Parliament and Executive meeting place at which mem. Government" by Mr. Robert bera of the business and pro- Bruce, Council Library, 5.30 fessional fraternities of towns

can meet and villages

and Em opoun YMCA, Women's Sec-

ton, Whist Drive, 10 am.

share in benefits to themselves Welsh bi-lingual service, com-and to others.

St.

1.m,

memorating St., Dayhl's Day,

St. Andrew's Church, 1 um. the happy growth of Hotary as "As our speakers today survey Davie Day, wreathiayinį. factor in the social conselpus by President of St. Daylet'

ness of this world, I would ask Society, at Cenotaph, 8.30 you to think of what has been done to date, and can be dune in Congregation Day, Hong Kong the years which te before UN,"

University, 3 p.m.

sald Mr. Fung. Nine Dragons Server Club, Allm

"Gunga Din," B p.m.

The survey was divided into

the first

Sino-British Oretestta rehearsal, | hvegyenr periods. Mr. W. S.

St. John's Cathedral hall, Anderson, spoke 0.1 pan.

St. David's Society, annual dinner,

Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 7.45 2.1.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 pm.

Application refused by magistrate

Y's Men's Club bincheon, Roof Garden, HK fotel. 12.45 pan..

Mr. Y. H. Chan of Tso and NK Women's fnternational Club, Hodgson, yesterday unsuccess- dance for Services, 7.30 p.m. fully applied on behalf of Lau British Count weekly Aim show, Chin-hon, aged 25, for a review

Helena Muy Institute, 5.30 of the case in which Lau wa p.m.

FOOD AND

FUEL COST

The food and fuel index for the

⚫ week ended February 25 issued

by the Labour Ore, were:

period, from 1905 when Rotary was born, to 1000, when the third club was opened in Oakland, California.

Lo

followed, said 1910 to 1915, can

Mr.

M. T. Assam), who

described as the periau (of unification. Rotary spread across the Atlantfe in 1911 and clubs were storted in Dublin, London and Belfast. By 1914 the 100th Arizona. club was established in Phoenix, Mr. J. G. Meyer touched upon the movement of Rotary from 1815 to 1920, the period of World War 1.

Start in China

A

to

recommended

Bubject to audit, the Directors of the China Pro vident Loan and Mortgage Campany, Limited, wil nee command to the shareholders at the forthcoming annual general mosting that a Divi- dend of 75 cents a share to- gether with Bonus of 75 "conta a share, both tres of tax, should be paid in respect of the year 1949.

Missing U.S. yacht safe in Hainan

Twelve years' gaol

for murder try

|Twelve #dors' hard labour was the penalty moted out yesterday to Cheong Li-ki, earth coolio, for the attempted murder of a clansman. by inflicting 11 serious wounds on his head with a chopper. At the Criminal Sessions, Mr. Justice Williams,

Senior Pulsne Judge, pointed out to the pri- soner that the maximum penalty for such an offence was life and that it was fortunate the charge was not one of murder.

-The-attack-in question, said-os-the-latter-started-to-call-for to have been, motivated by re-assistance, li mannged to get the

irom his

hands and venge, occurred on December chopper 5 last in a small but at Fok-strike him. fulam.

The jury, after receiving the The complainant. cumming-up of the case, retired. Cheong Ki-wun, was so badly Some time after lunch they re- wounded, that he was laid upturned to receive a further re- The reported missing American yacht Volatter was found in Hai-n Hospital for the first 14 days direction on a certain poler re-

unconscious. 37

returning garding the

of the nan island, with all the 15 persons nboard safe, according to United woman-returned a verdict of at- A Jury of six men and one

verdict, and retired once more.

The Senior Pulene Judge, after Press..

tempted murder by a majority of the verdict, commended the pub- which had been missing almost liberate for three hours and 40

passers by who reported the mit- action of the two

.

lic-spirited The two-masted "uchooner, | Ave, to two after reifring to de-

a month, disappeared on route minutes. They had to decide boter inmediately to the police. from Manila to Hong Kong for tween that, charge and that'of. repairs.

wounding with intent to cause staff correspon-rievous bodily hurm as an at-

United Press

ternative.

EAJO:

St. David's Day to be marked

Welshmen in Hong Kong wil celebrate St. David's Day today at three functions.

At 830 a.m. the President of

In 1016 the first club in a non-English speaking country was formed in Havana, and dent, Robert Miller, who arrived two years later the 409th club here from Hainan yesterday, said

The long retirement necessital- was formed with Lotal mem-3 message was received by the ed the ordering of lunch by the bership of more than 40,000. Presbyterian missionary, the Re Court for the jurors, who lind In 1910 Rotary spread

theverend David Thomas, of Kanses the meals served inside the re-

City, Missouri.

room shortly past nuon, Philippines and China. The years 1820 to 1025 was the was blown off its course and ran deliberation

The message said the schooner after which they resumed their period of geographic expansion,

Mr. A. said Mr. H. D. Baldiwalla, who out of fuel, but otherwise was

Hooton, Crown Counsel, spoke next. The year 1920 saw alright. The Reverend Thomasse assisted by Detective relayed the message to the Ameri- Sub-Inspector A. Cochrane. The

prosecuted. the establishment of the Rotary can Consul at Holhow who asked Club of Madrid, the first in Con-assistance from the Chinese gar- accused was not legally rest. David's Society in the Colony, tinental Europe, and also the

sented. Rotary Club of Tokyo. Rotary rison commander in that area.

the day in question, the Dr. Alum Lloyd Thomas, will lay also extended to Australiasia and by the former Navy Lieutenant complainant

The 60-ton yacht was skippered

wreath at the Cenotaph in was lying in the

honour of Welshmen who died in South Afrlen. By 1924 world Commander Gordon Ross,

small hul, of his at Pokfulam

the two world wars. membership exceeded 100,000. Miller said the vessel was at when the accused entered, carry-

International friendship and present sheltering in a small cove ing a hoe and a chopper in either Mortis will conduct a service in understanding formed the key-

ed in another hut nearby, then Kowloon. The lesson will be read 1920. Speaking on this theme,

attacked him first with the hoe, by Dr. Thomas. King Albert of the Belgians, in

with the chopper,

According to Dr. Thomas, this opening the 18th convention at

The attack, according to the will be the first time in the 10- prosecution, was a very savage year history of St. David's So- one. The injuries received by clety of Hong Kong that tha complainant were on all sides of service will be conducted entirely the head, there being both sharp in Welsh. and bludgeoning blows. It was

At 11 am, the Reverend Emlyn'

Church,

Fined $200 for fighting in Ewa note of the period from 1925 toon the South Eastern coast of hands. The intruder, who regid-Welsh at St. Andrew's

Street.

The application was heard by Mr. Thomas Tam who refused stend, said: "The great Rotarian.

the application on the grounds

ideal, essentially a humanitarian Uhat there was insufficient ev-emclent application in the broad Ideal of brotherhood. hos an dence to justify a review.

sphere of international relation- ship,

Hainan.-United Press.

Sailors up for evading fare

Mr. Chan contended that Mr. V. K. Bashi, who spoke on Rice and Flour 7,2 cattles $5.8400 February 1, when the case was this period, said the international obtain a

Vegetables 1 cutties

7 euty.

Salt Cabbage

Oil

Tra 2 caty

Salt Fish 3 enty

Firk 4 enty

Pork 3 caly

eaty

Firewood 10.0 cattles Bean Curd, 11 pieces

5:

Total

$16.1770

|heard before Mr. Lọ, the fuil fnets'

Two sailors attempting to free taxi ride from

He said that in view of thơ fortunate that complainant did many Welshmen among the forces not

le.

here,

ere, attendance is expected to belast the usual St David's

Tonight

ve years. By 1927 the number of Fleet Club on Monday evening with the chopper in his hand over Day Dinner will be held at the

were charged

clubs had exceeded 3,000.

Mr. Paul Blattmunn, the next Thomas Tam at speaker, said 1930 to 1934 saw the great world depression, but Rotary emerged from it with fly- ing colours.

cd.

In Hong Kong

It was in 1031 that the Rotary

before

They ware Garth A. Astley, aged JD, of HMS Tamar, and GJ. Michael, aged 21, of 11MS Jamaica.

AR

Mr. the complainant, who was lying Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden. Central yes-in this own pool of blood. The The guest of honour will bo terday with evading payment another man, who in turn report- Granthain.

passer by immediately informed

the Governor, Sir Alexander of fare.

Accompanying the Governor will be Mr. Malcolm ed the matter to the police.

MacDonald, the Commissioner- Royenge act

General la South East Asia, who in Hong Kong on a short visit. When the police arrived, they found acquired gone, and com-

Welshmen togord March 1-69 an occasion of special significaner plainant some, distance, AWAY and St. David's Day has come to from the hut after, wriggling be

with a time of

consaloueness.

with

*

is

tharo before Ibaing complete d

A passer by heard cries of help, 1.7480

of the origin of the fight between aspect of Rotary received the 2700

Liu and the other two defen- greatest impetus during these the Star Ferry to the China and saw the accused standing -1,4070

dant, Wat Wing-tong and Chan 1.0800

Tankam, had not been revealed. 1.1580 1.5060

Mr. Chan added that in fining 1.540 Lau $200, the same amount as the

$10 other two, the Court had treated .7000

hint as one of the prime movers in causing the disturbance. Tha true facts, were that Lau was the victim of assault. He had refused

Astley was additionally charged to allow several persons to enter Club of Hong Kong was organis

assaulting Kwok Wall, 32- the East Point Amusement Park

Mr. Chan Kwan-po said 1935 year-old taxi driver of public without payinent as he was em

the period of mo- vehicle Ne, 4309. ployed by the Park. He was then to 1940 was

mentous events. Japan had Both defendants pleaded guilty

Dr. Thomas said the activities dragged bodily into the street

Accused was arrested the next planned for today where he was set upon.

her war on China, in to the charges. Astley was hotd

will enable 1937, and in the same year Hitler $25 on the charge of assault while day at Ta Ku Ling Village, Kow-Welshmen among the forces, nuuh Mr. Tam in refusing the up- closed 42 Rotary Clubs in Ger- Loth were cautioned for attempt-

bering about 409 to 500 to feel During committal proceedings erat Lonu zek than they would it plication sak! that Lau should many. In 1935 Paul Harris visiteding to evade payment of fare.

were ordered to pay $80 before the magistrate, Cheong said the Day were to pass unevent- have given the Court the fuli Hong Kong in the course of compensation of Kwok Wah and the bad done the act for revenge. fully. facts of the case

world tour. when he was

and Loss of clubs first

Axis and the members in sentenced and then

also to pay $1.70, the cost of the The complainant, he had stated, Court

would have understood dominated countries were offset hire of the taxi.

had murdered three members of time ago irr what had happened. ile added hy new clubs and members, and Sub-Inspector Yuen sald that his family some that he knew it was difficult to by 1939, Rotary International had control the large crowds during issued its 500th charter. The-Chinese-New-Year-holiday.. but it was posible that Lulu Mo.-W. G. Long spoke on the

period

1040 to 1044, a period Fleet Club in Gloucester Road, the accused In his own defence, used more force than necessary largely overshadowed by the war, first defendant refused to pay the alleged that it was the complain- Second defendant had no ant who had come to attack thi fa refusing Wat and Chan entry and Mr. R. P. Newall dealt with fare. to the Park without tickets and that a fight resulted.

The average of the loud and fuel figures for the weeks ended February 2 to 25 in $15.0048.

The Rehabilitation Allowance for March, will therefore be

Daily-pald Workers Artisans $3.40 day Coolies: $2.65 a day Women: $2.10 a day Monthly-pair Workers Men: 396.00 a month. Wolnen: $69.60 a month.

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Lecture on Chinese Poetry

The Rev. Father John Turner, S. J., will lecture to the Sino-British Club Literary Group on "Chinese Poetry," at 5.30 pm. tomorrow.

started

Axis

loon.

at 8.15 p.m. on Monday defen- China, and this was his chance dants engaged the taxi at Star to get his own back.

In the witness stand yesterday, Ferry On Brrival at the China

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Evidence, was given by Lo

(Between Moutries and Kelly, & Walsh)

the post-war movement of Rotary money. The taxi driver followed with the chopper. He had picked Wan, a Detective Police Con- and the return of various clubs them for the money whereupon up the hoe to ward off the cometable, before Mr. Hin-shing Astley hit him on the mouth. plainant's blows, he claimed, and Loat Central yesterday in the

to the Rotary fold.

On 'September 1, 1949, Rotary International was represented by 0,870 clubs in 83 countries with a membership of 340,000.

Thanking the speakers, Mr.

D. S. Hill, Past President of the

FRESH FISH PRICES

Fresh Bab average prices realised t Hong

Kong Rotary Club, sold the Hong Kong Fish Wholesale Market, that since September last the Kennedy Town, resterday were number of clubs had increased 0,043 and that 110 new clubs

.to

had been chartered in 26 coun- tries since July 1949.

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Colonel E. J. R. Mitchell an-acas Bein (large) Fr. Turner, Professor of Euro-nounced that the Rotary District

(small) 14G pean Literature and Languages Conference would be held in the Golden Thread at

Yat Peninsula Hotel on March 25 and Head Grunt Sun

20. when the Kowloon Rotary pisa Tiend. (small) 1,40 Sen University in Canton, is a 20

Club would be the host. The Conger Pike classical scholar ·from' the

the · National

tional University of Ireland.

He paints in the traditional tham, is expected to attend the Chinese style, speaks Quent Con- conference.

tonese and car

can read and write Chinese. He has translated Chl- nese poems into English and Gaelic verse, in addition to well-

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languages.

The main theme et Er.

Turner's talk will be the lyrism

of Chinese poetry.

The lecture will be given at

Increased production plan for Kwangtung

the Catholle Centre, King's A programme for increased production for this

Building. It will be open, to the public and members of the For

ces.

Applications for licences

year, including the resumption of the paper and alcohol industries, has been announced by the Kwangtung Provincial quthorities.

Recommendation

for leniency

continued committal hearing against Ko Chan-shan, 31A- year-old vegetable farmer, anod Chan Hung sang, alas. Chậu Hung-kwan, aged 29, ex-con- stable, for, the alleged murdpr A recommendation for leniency of Cheng Man-chun, defective for a convicted felon because of attached to the Shaukiwan his young wife and child was Police-on or about July 9, 1940. The detective's body was found made by n jury composed of four women and three men of the Lod to a tree on the "billside ht Criminal Sessions yesterday. Shek-O in September 1949,

**quite clearly, you should think. Mr. J. Johnston, Adling Biree- of them before you received stolen lor nf- Crimins Investigation,. property," commented the Chief | prosecuted.""

Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, when Lo said that he was stationed passing a Uree-year hard labour at the Shaukiwan Police Statinin sentence, on. Chan Kam-sing. for year together with Chan

a The 32-year-old unlicensed Man-chun. They stayed in the hawker was, unanimously found same room. He had been with gulity of receiving a number of Chan for Ove or six months 10- articles of Joyquery and HK$530 fore his disappearance. The latt the proceeds of an armed rob time he saw Chan, was at noon, bery on November 2 last with on July 2, 1949:

the knowledge that they wore La described the clothes Chan stolen.

in

The perppizators of the robbery was wearing before he disappear question, having pleaded guilty, "Hearing will be continued to- were yesterday" given and eight straket pang-kwong

nieight years Lanyards

They were Chan

.

allan: Chin Malin, Chat Ya Lecture on

kwongúllas, Chan All-kwong, Chan & Tad lung An Ink-moon and Chan Wah-hing. The third end fourth rien also pleaded guilty given “a consurgent “three years. Another man given three years for, possession of arme was Chan

The-target-for-sugor production has been set ato possession of arms and wer

The reduction' concerns the ex- port of any seed oil Crate de crossed from HK$1,750 10 REISHI- 200 to $1,040 a. quintall: end duck feathers (rato, reduced from

between 40,000 and 50,000 tons. Spinning spindies are to be increased from 18,000 to 20,000 to produce cotton yarn for be Thirteen applications for tween 340,000 and 400,000 licences for the establishment bales of cloth. of factories, food shops, and 10 grow sal young chol were re fused by the Urban Council at

its regular bi-monthly meet-

Production of gunny-bags is to HK1950 to Hiketto a supja.

be stepped up from 700,000 to 1 North China plans 000,000 bag. A

JUNK OWNER'S WIFE FINED

Parliament

The Prime Minister, the Cable nelz" the. Privy Council and the Departments of State will be described in a lecture tonight by. Mr R. Bruce in his series Parliament

:Although the Cabinets the most powerful body in the coun try, 1 has no statutory existen

The Committee of 20 or decides matters

For the theft of six-rolls of 600 herge cloth, "Valded ratin Leung Ngan, wife of the owner of ministers Other projects for the current According to ghax warnacular Husk 10day was fined $1,000 of policy accept joint responsible ing yesterday..

year

Include production of 70,000 reports the curren gear Eprobarea month by Mr.X lity, for The applications for shop tons of cement, 2,000,000 boitiak dueti licences of interactory promises of an alcohol plant, and resump mere refused on the of aerated water establishment Cha werd

The applications for permission tion or work at

ground of

to grow sal

Yeung chol were re- The

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Kwangepos": "Provincial

fused because the applicants are Machine Tools Factory has been

only squatters on WN Land

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the needs of riantorios in

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Bhat the Bouth canh

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