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After Five Years In HK 'Modeste' Leaves For Good

by Andrew Sloan, China Mail Reporter

Newcastle

TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1938

HK GETS NEW STORM WARNING EQUIPMENT But It's Waiting For A New Home

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Leaves Too The Royal Observatory is waiting for a new building

to

install new weather forecasting equipment which arrived two months ago

Tho familiar outline of The new equipment is an electrical device called Storm

Warning Radar.

H.M.S. Newcastlo will not

bo toon in Hongkong It will be set up on Tait's Cairn towards the end of the again. Sho left this

morning

year.

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

Pastor Wang Held A

Church Service

In

A Chinese Restaurant

By DAVID T, K., WONG

The idea for such a church be- were "like sheep without many Dr I. E. M. Watts, Director of the Royal Observatory said this morning that it was a little early to give any details of the equipment because it was still packed in crates.

aftor years servico in Far Eastorn waters for England to bel retired to the roservo,

The 10,000-ton cruiser under

the command of Captain A, H. C. Gordon Lennox, D.S.O., RN, was one of the four H.M. Ships

When HMS Modeste left Hongkong for the last left this morning. The

time this morning she took with her five Hongkong-born Chinese who will return England with the ship.

to

When the ship arrives, the crew will disperse, and the five Hongkong men will return to the Colony either by air or by ship, to arrive back sometime before Christmas.

The ship's comininding of cially cer, Commander Stuart spoko

very highly of his Chinese ratings. They were very good cooks and were great help when the ship had to entertain foreign dignitaries,

electrical

rubber becomes

other three are Newfoundland, Bulwark and Cheviot, H.M,S. Newfoundland wearing the fing of Flag Ofeer. Second-in- Command, Rear-Admiral L G.

urlacher sailed for Singapore with HMNZS Royalist.

fiernoon.

H.MS. Cavaller will leave this

FLEET REVIEW Before returning to England which has and H.M.S. Newcastle, wiring

rollon very seen varied and active service quickly, and so there is a con- in most parts of the world will tinual mounting bill for math-visit ports in Japan, Honolulu, Canada and the United States. tenance and dockyard labour."

In Victorin, on the west coast of Canada, she will be United Kingdom's representa- Live at an international naval review which is part of the Centenary celebrations of Bri-

sh Columbia in mid-July.

visit

HIGH FIGURE

After the length of time the The 1.172-ton sloop uw her ship has spent in Far Eastern paying off pennant as she called waters, this replacement cost out of the harbour for Singa-hus risen to a high gure, The pore, and then home, direction ship could be re-conditioned as yet unknown. The route and modified in line with more back to Portsmouth will only be modern slips of her class, but known when they reach Singa- in the long run it would not be worth it, Commander Stuart

port.

Yesterday, the last day ashore | said, for the crew, the men spent most of their money on presents fur parents, relations and friends,

FOUR CREWS Usually a ship remains in the Colony. while a dow crew is flown out to take over,

tho

Thereafter she will Vancouver and San Francisco before proceeding through the Panama Canni to Kingston, Jomates and England, where sho The five Chinese crewmen is due to arrive in late August, have been with HMS Modeste since she arrived in Hongkong. The only one I was able to tolk to was Leading Hand, Kam Tal. His five years with Modeste, is only small part of his service with the Royal Navy. He served on the aircraft carrier Hermes during the war.

He joined the Royal Navy two years before war broke out.

Sailor Fined $300 For Theft

London. Through the vision of a schoolteacher from North China, Hongkongites coming to England can now find Christian fellowship in à flourishing Chinese church in the heart of London.

a United Kingdom and Ave years The impression also ago he even began going to gan in the mind of Stephen shepherd." Wang ten years ago when he helà true of the Chinesa he mat Europe to preach to the Chinese came to England at the inviin-in Europe. And that was one of there. That was the beginning

the Chinese tion of the Methodist Missionary the reasons why he remained in of

Overseas to

his com-Society

Christian Mission in Europe, study the British | England, separated from Plans for the building on Tail's Cairn have been

"At Arst it was very difficult,” family in China, to begin a one- pleted, and allowance has been made by Government educational system.

Il struck him at the time that

he said, "No one pald uny at- man crusade.

tention. Some would not even for the cost of erection.

the Chinese he met in England

open their doors."

But he kept going back year pastor to u flock of Chineze after year, until now his viults the eagerly awaited by Christians scattered throughout various Chinese communities. Europe and the British Isles.

And he no longer goes alone. With the voluntary help of His enthusian has rubbed oft Chinese students from Hung onto the students belonging to

COURT ORDER SOUGHT TO

QUASH TENANCY DECISION

$7 Million Scheme Involved

Tenants of buildings in the Chungking Arcade area, Tsimshatsui, for which a Tenancy Tribunal has recommended exemption, brought ex- parte applications for leave to apply for orders of certiorari and man- damus before the Full Court this morning.

Four applications were presented by 31 tenants against the, Tenancy Tribunal, comprising Mr J. H. G. Way (President), Mr A. H. A. Penn and Mr E. Huttemeier, as the first respondents, and against Mr J. C. Tiampo, the registered owner of the premises, as the second respondent.

VOLUNTARY HELP

Today, Stephen Wang is the

kong. Malaya and elsewhere, lis has Armly established the Chinese Church In London and

har begun the ambitions Chinese Overseas Christiaa Mission in Europe.

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the Chinese Church in London, during their vacations, They now join him in this work. paying their expenses out of their own pockets.

The proposed scheme envisaged the building on the site of shops and a basement garage and a hotel and domestic flats, at a cost of over $7 million. Total compensation awarded by the Tribunal to the opposing realised that there was year they conducted evangellatly tenants was $1,238,755,

namely

occurred be-

Conso- the London are

TO THE CONTINENT "You know how Chinese are," Pastor Wang said, recall

Pastor Wang and his team Ing the genesis of his endeavour, went on a tour of Norway, Den *When they meet a fellow mark, Germany,

Holland, Bel- countryman in a strange laud they want to talk to him. That glum and France last year end they will be going again this was what I did.

Chinese summer. They met To these Chinese that I met, wherever they went and conduct- I always ended up putting three ed services for them-even in questions. Firstly, are you one case in a Chinese restaur Christian? Secondly, have you ant in Paris, been attending any church? And Apart from Surday services thirdly,

has anyone ever tried and work in Europe, Pastor Wang to you about and his student helpers also con- Christianity? The answers I got duct Bible study groups, week- to all three questions were day prayer meetings, and nearly always negative. Then evangellatic campaigns. Laist

1roblem."

Cardin, campaigns in London, So he began writing letters Paris and Holland and converted

He 41 Chinese to Christianity." The order of certiorari eks not, in the application (before evidence of what

to missionary socloties, made, thanked them for sending so Some of the missionary commit himselt fore the address was to remove into the Full Court the Tribunal)

was quile clear, Counsel sub-

societies are now beginning to to bulding the second stage, ard to quash decisions of the | Tribunal,

to other parts of the world but realise the value of Pastor Weng'a decision Q

Mr Bernacchi added that the mitted, that Mr d'Almada was many missionaries to Ching and

pointed But the present complement of

dated March 20, 1958 that they arst stage was the building of not going to alter the basis of

out that they should work, but financial asisstance is at such a late 160 officers and men under their

also devoto some attention to still hard to come by. were prepared to recommend shops and a basement garage the application dipper. Commander P. B.

the exemption of the premises, pad the second stage was the stage.

He contended that there was the Chinese who were living in quently the finances Stuart, D.S.C., R.N., were in-

and a decision of Aprli 2, 1058, hotel and flats.

their midst, so they were with- Chinese Church no doubt but that the only

Christian guidance. But always in a precarious state. out formed by the Admiralty they

making such recommendation.

Mr Bernacchi after reading matter placed before the Tri-

Most of the money for run- or another, he would be sulling the ship home,

subject to certain conditions.

Hon.

Leo bunal for them to recommend or for one reason

ning the church comes from the During the last Ave years

The order of mandamus secke the address of the

students themselves, They ure more than 800 officers and men

contributing enough to enable HMS Modeste takes her name A 19-your-old sailor, John Court order for the Tenir d'Almada, QC. Counsel for the not was the three-storey scheme met with very little response.

applicant before the Tribunal; with a car space below. have

IT HAS GROWN pussed through IIMS from a French

Tribunal to substitute a decision aid that it would be seen that.

After reading the decisions of

the church to rent a small office. Modeste. This is the equivalent which was captured by

Triggs, of HMS New refusing the

to recommend exemp

Sometimes, students who have On the evening of January of four complete crews, includ-British in 1759 in an action off castle, was fined $300 for ton of the premises on the Mr d'Almada was wholly con- the Tribunal Mr Bernacchi sub-

Tribunal sistent. He was pulling for- emitted that the ing the original

7, 1951, Stephen Wang decided gone home remember the Chris crew who Lagos, Nigeria. She served as theft by Mr K. A. S. grounds that the decisions of the word what was known as the accepting a basis for their re-

Ulan fellowship they had enjoyed act o his own. Nine brought her out to Hongkong Ship-of-the-Line untli 1890, Phillips at Contral Magis- Tribunal are (a), bad in law as arst stage of the scheme that comunendation which was never

while in England and they remit Chinese an four Britishers donations to the church. under the command of Com- und the present sloop is the

tracy this morning.

appearing on the face of the the Tribunal was asked to de- before them, namely, what they gathered at the home of a Bander GEC. Dickens, R.N., third ship to bear this namo.

record: He was also ordered to pay jurisdiction or that

bad for (b)

want of elde upon and

BETTER FACILITIES bearing that in called the whole scheme as Chinese in February, 1052.

couple and Stephen PARTING SHOT

they were mind in conjunction

He sald with the posed to stage one. $250 compensation to the com- otherwise incapacitated from

With the Wang

over increasing preached his Arst Commander Stuart took over

that the Tribunal was recu-

of Chineso students command. In April last year When I left the ship yester-plainant, Wong Cheuk-huen, o

mending on the basis of Chinese Church in London.

as the pastor of the under

coming to the United Kingdom and since that date Modesto hns day the gunnery oficer w signalman of the Royal Navy proceeding In the way they dis from the manner in which the

---now over 3,000-there arises procedure for which there was sailed 35,357 miles, Added to just preparing his men for

case was presented to them by N. Irspector

no authority.

has the need for better facilities for Since then the church Royal Salute on the this will be the coming 10,000 21-gun

grown. Each Sunday afternoon; conducting the affairs of the het last Anniversary

QUITE CLEAR Queen Eliza-Reynolds sald that the complain-the second respondent; and (c) of

ground that they ant, Wong, was attached to the bad on the

"It is quite clear from ensign of the beth's Coronation.

of 50 Chinese church, cruise under the

acted in breach of the rules of

"We need a place where Royal Navy.

The men were working hard Royal Navy, and on June 1, he

that

recard itself that what was put students from all parts of the the

students con rome cheerfully, knowing that went to the China Fleet Club natural justice, in

forward to the Tribunal Commander Stuart said: "In and

wus world attend the service held in Chinese

chapel of the whenever they ko for com- humid weather of Hong this was also their parting shot and hired room 108, on the Afth Tribunal recommended exemp

tlon on the basis of a scheme 'of

the first singe; the acond stage the borrowed Floor.

was merely mentioned as sono Central YMCA. kong, a lot of equipment, espe-to the Cotony.

After this he locked the room rebuilding that was never before door and went to have a bath,them as such. and left his room dhór key on

miles home-probably

the

Kam has three children, one- son and two daughters, His son M 17 and ludying to be an electrical engineering mechanie, to follow his father, and join the Navy.

Third Rater

The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican

His

He was a Priest. name: Hugh O'Flaherty, His birthplace: Killarney. Throughout the last two years of the war in Italy he openly defied the Nazis in rescuing, from under their noses nearly 5,000 Allied Prisoners.

The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican has been written for the Sunday Post Herald by ERIC WILLIAMS, the man who was himself a Prisoner of War and who "Slowly, from many wrote the Wooden Horse. sources", says, Williams, "I have leamed Monsignor O'Flaherty's whole fascinating story. It is one of the Imost exciting hidden chapters of the Second World.

War,"

It Begins Exclusively on SUNDAY, JUNE 15th in the

SOFTH

CRINA

POST-HERALD

Printed and published by FETE FLUMELT, FORD, BUd-on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.

H.Q.U.F.

Prosecuting,

a shelf in the bathroom.

KEY MISSING

He went back to his room and toimd the door Jucked so ho climbed through the window, On entering the

found room, be that $400 was missing from his

KEY MONEY The grounds of

the applica- Defendant came along and he tion further claim that the Tri- bunal made the recommenda- later left the bathroom, When

admissions made he finished his bath, Wong found tons despite

on behalf of the second respon- his key missing.

dent that he had accepted jargo sums in key money pald to him, mainly through his wife, in re- spect of the majority of the tenancies, the subject matters of the applications before the trouser pocket.

Tribunal. Wong then went and told he

Mr Brook Bernsccki and Mr friend in room 105, 11s friend, Gerald de Basto are appearing Ho Chi-ping, told him that for the applicants on the in- carlier, a man had entered his structions respectively of Host- room and put a hand under his lugs and Co., Russ and Co., Hon pillow awakening him. He got and Co. and Wilkinson & Grist, up and found nothing missing so be forgot the Incident,

The Full Court comprises the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice

Wong then reported his loss. J. Gould, the Senior Pulme

to the Eastern Police Station,

POLICE CALLED

On June 2, Wong suw the defendant outside the China

Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece ami the Puisto Judge, Mr Justice G. R. Gregg.

Mr Bernacchi informed the Fleet Club, and went to call Ho Court that he was appearing in who identified Triggs as the | the appileations with Me Basis. man who had entered his room He muld that there were two or the previous day, They then three more applications, on the summoned two police constables way but they were not for hear who arrested the defendant who ing before the Court this later admitted the offence,

morning.

Tags still had #130 In his posɔcation and this was ordered to be returned to Wong.

The defendant's superior officer said, that he had a vy good record and that lie was very young and because of im- maturity, the offence was com mitted.

Youth Detained For Stealing

FIRST STAGE

In respect of the applications now before the Court, Mr Ber- pacchi applied for them to be hoard together. He did not at the moment propoes to atic the Court to consolidate them, but for the applications to be heard togelber.

"The Chief Jurties enid, that the Court had no objection,

Mr Bernacchi thyn; read", the notice · of footka of the feat application and the afidavits; The Polico have detained an and part of the record. 18-year-old Chinese youth on •Counsel „saki, that it would" suspicion of having stolen a sun be seen from the record' that' of monoy-from a Chinese boy in the second respondent (who Bute Street, near Portland was the applicant before the. Street, Shamshulpo...yesterday | Tenancy Tribunet), hindi sinted in cross-examination", "that, zu did

afternoon.

GOVERNOR'S BIRTHDAY Hongkong's Govern-

was

to

sermon

the an

average

panionship and spiritual fellow- ship." said Pastor Wang. "We' But actually the congregation are still hoping for a building take place, but it was not some, thing which the applicane was

Boating one of Leveral that would house both office and committing

Fur example, inore place himself to " Mir hundred.

of worship. But that is than 400 Chinese students at not so easy," Bernacchi submitted.

Following

sub-tended the Christmas gatherings. | (COPYRIGHT_RESERVED); further missions

or, Sir Robert Black, is today celebrating future development which might his 52nd birthday. It was learned from one of his 'ADC's, that he will be spending it "quietly."

SIDE GLANCES

by Mr Bernacchi, hearing was adjourned sine dle, with liberty to apply for its restoration.

By Galbraith

i heard you tell Mom you work for peanuts so

"don't you ever bring soms home?!!

The reason is that many of them live in other parts of the United Kingdons and therefore cannot be in London regularly.

Pen Stolen Police Look For Owner

Not only is the vast majority of the congregation made up of Chinese students, but much of the work of the church is dona by them on a voluntary basis, For example, the secretory who arranges for the sealing and the distribution of hymnbooks every Sunday

A In Hongkong atudent Jack LL Jock 15 - the grandson of the famous Chinese statesman Li Hung-chang.

TRANSLATES

Chinese man

has been arrested by the Police for steal- ing fountain pen from a person at a bus stop in Nathan Road near Shantung Streck at eight o'clock this morning.

The pen, belleved to belong Another Hongkong student to a man who was walling to who is very active is Stephen board a bus, is a "Porker". No. Vih Stephen, is studying for a 12, Vacumatic. It is of a mottled Ph. D. in chemistry at Univer- blue colour, with a. gold elp sity College and he translates and bond, and has three initials lato

tho Engilah

sermons la gold lettering on the barrel. preached by Pastor Wang in The owner of the pen, or any Mandarin,

ретвор who belleven ho can But Pastor Wang had not, identify it, is asked to contaut bden satisfied with "working in the Officer in Charge, Criminal London, alone. He travelled to Investigation Department, Mong meet Chinese in all parts of the Kok. Police Station,

TJIBANTJET: LEAK FOUND Refloating Postponed

Refloating of the Royal Interocuen. Lības freighter, Tiiban“" tjat, which was washed on to the rooks" under, Devila. Peak, near Lysmun Paw was postponed ʼn further ""da" hours.

Me J. V. Hamsay, Shipyard Manapse or the Kowloon, Docks,

la charge of the restosting, said that á leak, had bein- -- fourjd: in: Number Four-hold of the ship, kak The leak was found when water was being pumped out 11. lanów expested in 'attempt will be mkis "to" rallent

the ship at high tide on Thursday, morning.