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THE HONGKUNG DAILY PEESS, MONDAY, MARCH 7TH, 1921.

FRAUD BY HOTEL CLERK. THE FAMINE FUND CAMPAIGN

CLERK AT THE CARLTON SENTENCED,

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HOW FUNDS ARE COMING IN.

WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING.

From a number of bulletins received

by the latest mails from the Publicity Bureau of the International Relief Com mittee, whose headquarters are in Peking.

THE "MISSIONS' ETRANGERES to Hangkong of the Bishop of Tibet. *II

IN HONGKONG.

he had been here we would have had, in this remarkable assembly of Catholic RECEPTION OF TWENTY-NINE

Bishops those from practically all parts! ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS.

of Asin, including even the Prelate of As the" Magistracy, on Saturday, Leung| the Root of the World. To give you Pak Chi, clerk employed at the Carlton A REMARKABLE DICASIÓN.

an iden of the missions confided to the Hotel. was charged by Mrs. F. E. Cami The celebration of, the festival of St.Missions Etrangerei it will suffice for meron the proprietress of the Hotel, with Joseph at the Roman Cathole. Cathedral, to state that they occupy altogether a the larceny of 830.

we make the following extracts →→ Hongkong, was arranged by the Bishop surface of some 2,000,000 square miles Evidence was given that Mr. La G.

THE SEED. to take place on Sunday in order to coin-inhabited by 240,000,000 of non Christians. Remedios, a visitor to the Hotel, handed

Its going to require all the money elde with the présence in the Colony of The proportion between the Christian to the defendant $283.05 for board and that can be obtained in China to supply Bishops of the Missions Etrangeres population and the pagan population is lodging. He received a receipt signed by grain to the branch committees in the

quantities they are able to handle. who are altending 'an ecclesiastical cor- to 1,000 in China, 30 to 1,000 in indo the defendant for that amount. ference at Pokfulùm for the purpose of China, and 90 to 1,000 in India: The

Mrs. Cameron stated that the defend-affected, showing the naiber of persons Revised figures of the total population) recasting the rules of their Society in society was founded in Paris in 1658ant handed to her only $20 on Mr. being fed by all the international bodies. wiew of the codification of canonical laws. and approved in 18 by Letters Patent Remedios bill, and informed her that the Opportunity was taken, therefore, by the signed by Louis XIV. It was in 1060 visitor failed to pay the balance. When Roman Catholics of Hongkong to wel that the first Bishops of the Society de-she next saw Mr. Remedios the truth come the Bishops at a reception at the parted for the East. They set anil from came out. The defendant then gave the Catholic Phion Club, pestering after-Marseilles and disembarked in Egypt excuse that the 850 in question had been noon, and the evening service in the From Egypt they went to Persia, Indiastolen by some one, from the drawer Cutheiltal-was unique, is that all the and Malacca and "stopped at Juthin, the where he kept the money, after receiving Bishops took part.

The Right Rev. Bishop Pozzo, of capital of Siam. In contrast to the pre-it from Mr. Remedios."

Mrs. Cameron, in reply to the Magis sent day, the voyage took from eighteen Hungkang, presided at the reception On

months to about two years and a halftrate. said that the key of the drawer h's right sit Mgr. De Guebriant, appoint will state very briefly what has been was kept by the defendant, who had no ed by the Pope, as Visitor Apostolic to China, and on his left His Grace Archi-accomplished by the Society up to last power to affix his signature to any receipt hishop Marel, af Pondicherry. The other year. The figures may be exact, but made on behalf of the Hotel, except The where, in pressing cases, in the absence they are approximately accurate.

of the bend clerk or herself, the rule was relaxed to the extent of allowing him to afix the chop of the Hotel to the bills, but without his signature.

A sentence of six weeks imprisonment was imposed, and the defendant was ordered to return the 850, or, in default. to undergo a further period of two weeks imprisonment.

FUND,

JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS:

A recent Tokyo message says:— The aums. collected amongst the

Kobe and Onko ......... Tsingtao, Shanghai and Tien-

txin

the

Тел.

Total

Ten 990,000 Besides these there are contributions by the Japanese in Peking, Mulden, and Hankow, which figures are not reported

to more than Yen 1,500,000. to be and the grand total is expected

and the additional number that can be fed, has been issued by D. W. Edwards, executive secretary of the administrative council, of the United International Famine Relief Committee.

All the committees are now. feeding 3,210,000, and the organisations have so arranged their plans and equipment that they can feed 5,306,300 more if they can get the grain.

Getting the grain in time, and in quan- it is now the one problem and unless the people make the most of their op- portunities in this drive for funds, the grain cannot be bought in suficient quan

tity

The total population affected is more than 24,000,000 and the funds in hands of the Committees or on the way to them is suficient but to give each person a fraction of a dollar in relief. The largest, fond based on the affected population is in Honan where they estimate that they have 48 cents for each person.

This amount will not carry a person

through to the harvest or near it, but

those who send in their estimates of the destitutes, are depending upon the drive make the additional reef possible.

DISTRESS INCREASING.

Widening of the campaign's scope has come none too soon, according to Geld workers who have, wired to the United International Relief Committee that an- other exodus from the famine aren has

begun..that distress is increasing and that trains are often crowded with refugees. These messages serve to refute, in emphatic terms, the statements of some, who have not been in the famine district, that distress is 'slackening..

AOME LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS, -Shanghai has now--atinounced that it expects to get $1,000,000 in its drive.

The Sale Gabelle has given half a million dollars to the National Famine Relief Drive."

Rishops of the Missions Etrangeres presociety is in charge of 35 Missions which sent were: Rt. Rev. Bishop Combaz, of

comprise Archbishops, 13 Bishops, and Nagasaki, Rt. Rev. Bishop Berlioz, of

1321 Missionaries. Its Missions possess Hakodate, Rt. Rev. Bishop Castanier, of Osaka, Rt. Rev. Bishop Mutel, of Seoul, over 1,000 native priests, about 1,000 cate- chists, about 500 European and native Rt. Rev. Bishop Demange, of Taikou, Rt, Rev. Bishop Choulet, of Newchwang. Rt. religious (men), over 7,000 European and native "relivious (women), 50 seminaries, Rev. Bishop Gaspais, "of Chongchun, Rt. | more than 5,000 colleges, boarding schools Rev. Bishop Chouvellon, of Chungking, and schools, with about 180,000 pupils, Rt. Rev. Bishop Fayolle of Suifa, Rt. 12 industrial and agricultural schools THE CHINA FAMINE RELIEF with about 4,000 children, 851 orphanages Rev. Bishop' Rouchouse," of Chengtu, Rt. and 16,808 children, 549 dispensaries and "Rev. Bishop Seguin, of Kweiyangfu. Rt.pharmacies, 116 hospitals, homes, and Rev. Bishop de Gorostarzu, of Yunnanfa, sions is over two million. These figures

Ieper hospitals. The number of conver

Rt. Rev. Bishop Ducoeur, of Nanning, will appeal to your imagination as to Rt. Rev. Bishop de Guebriant, of Canton, the immensity of labours of our mis- Rt. Rev. Bishop Rayssac, of Swatow, sionary friends, and it is fitting that the

"Eldest Daughter of the Church "Japanese for the relief funds for Rt. Rev. Bishop Bourgain, of Ningyuanfu should have given her children, through famine in Northern China, are:- Ht. Rev. Bishop Gendreau, of Hanoi, Ht. whose instrumentality such a large pagan Rev. Bishop Ramond, of Hunghoa, Rtfold. I must not fail to tell you that

Pupils of Primary School in population should have been called to the

Japan

...........120,000 One of the workers writes:-The Enst Hev. Bishop Marcou, of Phat Diem this Missionary Society has re-enacted the Japan China Businessmen's As-

and West Chibli felds are so organised sociations

.$50,000

now that the branch Committees and the (Tonkin), Rt. Rev. Bishop Eloy," of Xa scenes of Christian beroism of the first

Provision's contributed from

distribution forces can care for a total Daai (Tonkin), Rt. Rev. Bishop Granges of the Church. A large number of

its members shed their blood for the faith Taiwan_(Formosa).

..150,000

of 3,000,000 persons. Still there will be geot, of Quinhon, Rt. Rev. Bishop and are now martyrs whom we venerate

.150,000 those who will not be fed and it is a safe promise that if more money than is sufi- Quinton, of Saigon, Rt. Rev. Bishop on the altars. Over 50 have been de clared bleased by Leo XIII, and Pins

76,000 cient to care for the 3,000,000 is available, Bouchat, of Pnompenh, Rt. Rev. Bishop, besides native priests and Christians

the workers will be found who can handle Perros, of Bangkok, Rt. Rev. Bishop from Annum and China Those were

the relief just as efficiently as it has been handled. The other Committees are Cardot, of Rangoon," Rt. Rev. Bishop noble spirits who followed even unto

also in a position to expand their work. Foulquier, of Mandalay, Rt. Rev. Bishop kath their holy and intrepid leaders of the Missions Etrangeres. In them, we

It is solely a question of funds. Some Roy, of Kumbakonom, Ht. Rev. Bishop enn all rejoice as one of the purest glories

mine have an idea that the grain can not Chapuis, of Coimbatore, and Very Rev. of the Catholic Church.

problems. That is not true. We have Fr. F! Delmas, Superior of the Society. The meeting of the Bishops in Hong

be shipped because of the transportation kong is of a purely ecclesiastical charac

three large grain sources, the Kalean district, Manchuria, and'Anhui. There is of the Missions Etrangeres en Paris, Theter. I do not think I can do better than

suficient grain and it can be shipped. rest of the half was thronged with men recommend to you all, when we adjourn to the Cathedral after the social part

REPLY FOR THE VISITORS."

We are assured that the railroads can The ARCHBISHOP OF PONDICHERRY, said: handle 0,000 tons a day. We cannot bers of the local Catholic community; of this very pleasant function, to fer- indred, many were unable to obtain advently pray to God that of His wisdom On behalf of the Society of the Missions make it too emphatic that the need is He might grant His grace for the guid- Etrangeres. and of my colleagues, here exprossed in dollars. The Committer can mission. The St. Joseph's troops of Boyance of our Lordships in their delibera assembled, I beg to thank you for your get the grain into the famine areas, they The can buy it in sufféient quantities for all Scouts formed a guard of honour and the tions at the conferences held here. I charming, and Christian speech. scholars of the various Roman Catholic would like to emphasise the remarkable Society of the Missions Etrangeres has needs and they can distribute it equit fact that this important little British only been in existence 260 years, which is ably. Providing only the fonts are avail Schools attended.

Colony should be made the meeting place not long for a Catholic religious congregable to purchase it. BISHOP POZZONI'S ADDRESS. of those in spiritual charge of the mis- tion; it is, however, the fret association The Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzoni said:alons of this great Society. This inct is founded with the exclusive object of perhaps the most eloquent tribute that I foreign Missions, and when, obeying the command of Our Holy Father the Pope, My Lords Bishops, Reverend Fathers, can mention of to the liberality of the the Society came out to the Far East to Ladies and Gentlemen,-In obedience to British Government whose hospitality my found new Churches and spread the faith. the order of our Holy Father the Pope, own Mission has enjoyed from the first it was at Macno that it found its first and day of the British settlement of the

best support. It was your Catholic I decided to celebrate the fiftieth an Chlony of Hongkong,(Applause.)

ancestors, ladies and gentlemen, who The gilt, announced by the special niversary of the proclamation of St.

received and welcomed our first mission Peking drive, takes rank as one of the aries in the ancient and celebrated city of most notable of gifts to charity in China Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church at the Cathedral to-day. I was led to

Mr.J, D. OSMUND, President of the the Holy Name of God; it was they who and it is serving to increase the, momen- |

rendered it possible for these missionaries. this decision for two reasons: the first was that the month of March is the month

to set nut on perilous expeditions into tum of the drive throughout the provinces dedicated to St. Joseph, and the second

the interior of pagan, China, and to carry where the campaign is under way. to the meat remote provinces the glorious -was-to-rail-myself of the unique occa

Messeigneurs, The pleasing duty has fight of Holy Faith. It is, therefore, with siun in the history of the Catholic been delegated to me of welcoming your deep sentiments of affection and gratite Church in Hongkong of the presence, Lordships here to-day in the name of the that we enjoy the pleasure of finding our- tion. the same time, in the Colony of no less Catholics of Hongkong. We are very selves amongst you to-day, happy to see Members of the Cabinet have each than Bishops of the Missions Etrange proud to see you taking part with us in you so numerous, grouped around your agreed to give a month's salary and the

As soon as it became known. that today's festival. ja oor beautifal I was arranging to fix & date for Cathedral. Never before has such a con- venerable Pastor whom you esteem for his plan is being followed by many others in virtues and his zeal, always firmly bound the Government service. This decision the fenst in honour of St. Joseph, a course of Bishops met together in long to the rock of the Catholic Church, and means that the Ministry of Communica number of friends approached me and kong; and we could not let such an oppor- truly worthy to belong to the Portuguese tions alone will give approximately requested my permission to hold a receptanity pass by without extending to you nation whose noblest quality is Fidelity $30,000. tion in honour of their Lordships the a hearty welcome. Coming from so many. French Bishops, I need bardly say that not plates far apart and in such numbers(Applause).

Participation of officials, both of, the What your ancestors accomplished at Central and Provincial Governmente, in only did I give my consent without a mo your presence is to 18a-8169 and Church Macao, another noble, and great nation the National Famine Belief Drive is giv ment's hesitation, but I expressed the of that solidarity of the Catholic Church still accomplishing at present in Honging marked stimulus to the campaign desire to the deputation of gentlemen that which is our special pride.

kong--the English nation to which I would like myself and my priests to come, we know, on private business in several among you have the honour throughout the Republe and the fund is he associated with such a pleasing social connection with the illustrious Society, to belong. To her, also, our Society of the being swelled daily through their efforts. Provincial officials have been eager to function. You have thus the explanation which you belong, but that you have Foreign Missions of Paris owes much, and follow the lead of the Central Government taken this opportunity of joining with it is to her great hospitality, to the free of this meeting.

First and foremost" it becomes a part us in celebrating the festival enjoined by dom always found beneath the shadow of and the examples thus set are having their of my daty to make a formal general Our Holy Father the Pope in honour of her flag, that many amongst us, in the ect on all communities both foreign and introduction of the Bishops of that the Glorious Patriarch St. Joseph, thus Straits Settlements, in Burmah and in Chinese.

North and South are joining in the eminent Society, known throughout the enabling our own beloved Bishop to celeIndia, owe the prosperous establishment

brate it with so much added splendour of our mission. Thanks and honour, movement for furthering famine relief. length and breadth of Asia and Burp and telut, puts us under a special dent therefore, to You English Catholics of The Tientsin drive has commenced, Shang- as the Society of the Missions Etrangeres of gratitude to you. to members of my congregation in Hong- This we think we cannot show better, or Hongkong; you are as yet a small nam hai's drive will be from March 11th, to kong and their friends, I am happy that in a manner more pleasing to your Lord and all hope belongs to her. Thanks to to 9th inclusive. The Civil Governor ber, but your Church grows day by day 19th Canton's date was set for March 1st nt such short notice so large a gathering ships, than by assuring you that we will all for this very charming welcome. agreed to act as president of the cam has met here this afternoon to do honour not fail to give heed to the weighty words May God bless you, your families and paign and Chan Kei Wan and G. E. to our visitors. My friends, the Bishops of Our Holy Father in exhorting us to countries, and many the great family of Lerrigo, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., have come from far and neat. They have make St. Joseph our example in his Catholics, under the patronage of Stare executive secretaries. The campaign come from such widely separated places intense realisation of the all importance Joseph, patron of all Christian families, is to extend throughout the province of as Nagasaki and Pondicherry, Seoul and of a spiritual view of life. To you who Laos, Manchuria and Siam, and from the have left all to follow Christ and spend be united all over the world as you are Kwangtung and officials, business men heart of China where the activities of your life in spreading His Gospel far yourselves united to-day in Hongkong and others have been asked to join the movement while the foreign Consuls are the Catholic Mission date back, for more and wide there was no need to recall this,

Wine and cakes were then served, and expected to serve as vice-presidents. than five centuries. From our own pro- great lesson; the words, therefore, of Ouri"

a programme of music was carried Information of the success of the cam- vince of Kwängtung it is my great plea- Holy Father were addressed rather to such out. In the courtyard the band of the paign at the time these statements were sure to welcome amongst us my dieting as we who, living in the world, hare in Sociedade Philarmonico, under the con-issued shows that Nanking had con- uished friend, Mgr. De Guebriant. His St. Joseph the working-inan's saint,dactorship of the Bandmaster. (Mr. A. J.tributed 800,000; Tsinanfú, $24,000; Sian, Lordship has been chosen by aur Holy humble labourer, an artisan and head of M. Rodrigues), rendered selections: The $8,000; Kaifeng, $17,000 and a separate Father the Pope as Visitor Apostolic to a family our pattern and example in his reception was arranged by a committee campaign by women aloce at Kaifong China and has accomplished his mission love of spiritual things; but your presence representative of Roman Catholic or 83,000: Hangohow $40,000; at Changsha, to the very great satisfaction of the Holy in our widet gives point and emphasis to ganisations, consisting of Colonel F. G the Civil Governor and General Chac See Mgr. De Québrinnt has, moreover, the words of the Sovereign Fontiff. Our Bowen, Cher. Francisco Tse Yat, Mr. each subscribed 85,000. The contribu given to us all a very striking example thanks are due to you for this, and wo1. D. Osmund (President of the Catholic tion from the capital is expected to repre of zeal for the salvation of souls by call assure you it will always be our pleasure Union) and Mr. W. G. Fitzgibbon (Presi: sent a very large sum. In connection with ing into the mission field of China two and our pride to uphold the precepts of dent of the Catholic Men's Club), Mr. the campaign there what is called a new bodies of missionaries. I refer to our holy faith of which the divinely M. F Baptista was responsible for the three days programme has been the Balesians from Italy and the Mary appointed guardians are the Bishops of very tasteful decoration of the reception arranged at Central Park, the Imperial Knoll Fathers from America My only the Catholic Church,

room. Father L Robert and all the City, and the Temple of Heaven, tickets

of admission being 50 cents each.

res,

WELCOME OF THE CATHOLIC. COMMUNITY.

Catholic Union, read the following ad- dress of welcome to the Bishops:

You have

(Applause).

regret is that old age prevents the visit (Continued at foot of next colunin,) Catholic clergy of Hongkong were present

Certain special funds, accruing from the sale of salt, made it possible-for-the- Salt Gabelle to make its generous dona

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