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WORK BY THE BLIND. YESTERDAY'S SALE AT THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

You will not be wasting time if you take a ricksha-let us be quite fair to the puller, who will perspire freely before you have done with him, and say "If you lot a ricksha take you," from the Bow- loan Ferry Wharf into the hinterland of the Peninsula, on a visit to the Industrial Institution for the Blind After getting that handsome wool-coat that cost so little and will last so long, at the sale at the Helena May Instituto yesterday, you owe it to the workers to go and give them a little encouragement.

THE HONGKONG DAILY

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

FINANCE COMMITTEE,

Amenting of the Finance Committee was held after the adjournment of the Council on Monday, the COLONIAL SURE TARY presiding.

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A GOVERNMENT HOUSE VOTE.. The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sain of $1,100 ir aid of the following votes:-

Governor, Other Charges:-

Furniture

Incidental expenses

Approved.

Total

600.00 300.00

$1,100.00

PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION SOKKMK.

One way of getting there is to say to the ricksha boy, Hök Un," but that is not a good way. At sound of those grim The CHAIRMAN: This minute I held syllables, which tell him that three weary over at the last meeting. The expendi- miles li ahead, the coolic's face will ture has been very carefully gone into. fall, and his speed likewise. No, the The amounts will be sufficient to the best course is to negotiate your puller end of the year.. anto Chatham Road by the usual method, of foot-signals-unless your Chinese ex- tends to 'sat Ham To (Obatham Road), Once there, you can't miss the way and The Governor recommended the Council ths coolie, speeding on the wings of hope, to vote a sum of 27,486 on account of hope that he is nearly there"-will Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong,

Praya East Reclamation Scheme. travel faster,

Leaving Kowloon Dock on the right The CHAIRMAN:This minute was held you plunge into a Chinese quarter, then over from the last meeting in order that pass through an area on which a blight the members of the Finance Committee has descended through the operations of might consider the policy to be adopted the Cement Works; they have evidently in this matter.. It was a case of paying not got their new machinery yet. That certain holders of marine rights. I think brings you, in due course, to Bailey's hon. members agree that the course pro- Shipyard and on the first mound ahead, posed is the more practicable way. on the left of the road, is your destina- Approved. tion. One has been thus precise in the hape that the reader will undertake-the adventure........

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Ascending by a rough path through naoven ground (which hints broadly that the Institution is not rolling in riches) the visitor comes to 'n pleasant and cammodious house which looks as though it might be someone's country home, except that one cannot imagine anyone living so far-out, remoto from bridge parties, dances, theatres, and 4 night so dirk that one needs a lantern to get surely home by.. The country round is not prepossessing, the bare, rocky hillsides are relieved a little by Chinese gardens in the valleys; the view across the harbour towards. Lycemun re- deems the scens from sheer ugliness.

MOTOR 'CARS FOR USE OF OFFICERS.

The Governor recommended the Council to- vote a sum of $8;000-aa account bf Miscellaneous Services, Purchase of two motor cars for use of Departments in

Kowloon and. Now. Territory.

The 'CHMAN : This has been con- sidered and approved by members of the Finance Committer. for general use in Kowloon and the New The motor cars are Territories by the PW.D., the Botanical and Forestry Department, the Education some extent the Department, and "to Medical Department.

"Approved.

WIRELESS AT GAP ROCK, The Governor recommended the Gounod to vote a sum of $14,000 on recount By the time you have taken stock of the Public Works, Extraordinary, Honf surroundings, the door is opened by Miss kong. "Miscellaneous, Frection of Wire- Works, a lady who, in spite of ill-neultb.less Installation at Gap Rock. has been carrying on for two years in charge of this institution, a great part of the time single-handed. With 30 or more blind girls under her care it will be readily supposed that Mise Weeks does not find time hang heavy on her *hands.

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The CHAIRMAN: The cost of wireless installation at Gap Rock and the erection of the mast is represented by this item.

Approved.

EXHUMATIONAK TAI LUNG CEMETERY.

The Governor, recommended the Council to vote a sum of in aid of the vote Sanitary Department, Spoil Expendi- ture, Exhumation at Kang Wan

etery

The CHAIRMAN: This sum is required owing to an unexpectedly heavy bill from the lung Wah Hospital for exhumations at Kai Lung Wan Cemetery.

Approyed

revised exchange rates payable came in since and the general revision of salaries for subordinates reduced the balance under the vote from 84,500 to $435. There is a saving of $1,350 out of 93,000 for legal- expenses.

Approved.

PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 193).

STEALING ELECTRIC

CURRENT.

THE COMPANY'S WIRES TAPPED ÁT KOWLOON.

Lau Kan and Hoi Choi, two Chinese firemen, were charged at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, with feloniously abstracting and consuming electricity, the property of the China Light and Power Company.

Mr. M. H. Turner appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. G. G. N. Tinson represented Lau Kan...

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CONCERT, AT THE

UNIVERSITY.

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[A SPECTATOR'S IMPRESSIONS.] There seems to have been an opidemic of concerts in this Coleny within the last two months.

Even aur nagust Sent of Learning has caught the general infection. Only two weeks ago. Eliot and Lugard Halls held a joint concert and last Saturday evening, May Hall the youngest of alt the University Hosters gave als second annual concert, in the Great Hall of the University to a large gathering of nearly four hundred people. Sir Wil liam and Lady Brunyate. Mr. and Mr Bowes-Smith, Mr. F. A. Jomph. Drs Q C. Wang professors and lecturers and many well-known people, of the Colony were present

Mr. Turner said it was alleged that the defendants illegally used electric light at No. Gi. Chatham Road. The main wires supplying the electricity ran under the verandah of the houses in Chatham Road. Electric current was not supplied to No. May Hall was fortunate in observing thei Gi, but a Chinese detective who know this balance of factors that contribute to the and who noticed a bright light in the success of a concert. The coloured lights, house, became suspicious and made the artistio decorative creations, the report to the Company. Mr. R. E. Cabaret arrangement of the seats. ali Nicholls, Mains Superintendent, accomtended to invest the Great Hall with panied by a police sergeant and the detec agie glamour, reminiscent of the palaces Arabian Nights The stage was two cubicles at the first firer lit with other feature of the decoration. with tive, made a surpriso visit. They found of the

two large flags-the Union Jack and the. electricity.

fag of the Chinese Republic-and tall palms forming a cool and artistic back ground.

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Lan Kan denied any complicity and said that he was only a sub-tenant of Hoi Choi Hoi Choi was arrested in bia One very striking feature of the pro- chicle and Lau Kan was arrested at the gramme was the great variety of items China Light, and Power Station, where ranging from music, physical displays: he was employed as a fireman.

to neting. contributed by the students themselves. The items were so very well Mr. R. E. Nicholls, Mains Superinter-arze ged that one could sit through the dent for the China Light and Power Co. who concert without realising the flight said that, from examination of the wires of time. at No. 8, Chatham Road, it was evident items were very well received, yet there One noticed that the students that the wires were connected up each was no response to encores. There must night. All the houses the Company sup have been understanding-among |

plied with electricity were fitted with themselves with regard to this. If it is mets and fuses, these were not in exist. so. one cannot help appreciating their ence at No. 61.

thoughtfulness and unselfishness in the

Any person could, connect electric wir-matter.

ing if they had seen it done once. No The items contributed by two lady.

of work, great skill was required to do this class questa Mrs. Bowes-Sraith and Mrs. S. K! Wong-were no well received that the contended that the fights ware there wheu

Mr. Tinson; defending the first accused, huge chandeliers shook with the sound of

the applause..., Lau Kan rented the cubicle and that the second defendant admitted the charge and accepted responsibility,

Out of the Students", items, which were

all excellent, the fellowing might be men- tioned for originality and novelty:- Fireflies (Indinn Clubs display with The Magistrate: It certainly looks flickering coloured lights) the Borea (a if Hui Choi was trying to take the responsibility.

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Halay performance), the Jujitsu exhibi- ton, the parallel bars and pyramids display and a tonical sketch entitled

Room 13.

The concert ended at a very convenient hour just a few minutes past eleven.

One could not help remarking that.

The Magistre to decided that a čase had been made on againas Lau Kan and was now for him to prove his innocence. The first defendant then gave evidence. He said that the lights were already fixed at No. 64, Chatham Road, when he went the concert showed wonderful organiss- to reside there in April last. He was tion and co-operation. The Chairman of only a sub-tenant of the other defendant the hostel, Mr. T. L. Cheah, opened the and paid him a weekly tent of 83.10.function with a short speech, in which He thought the light was supplied for se on the staircase and used an of! lamp for his cubicle. The electric light had been there for years.

The Magistrate: I doubt if there is a case against first defendant.

Mr. Turner: 1 think that his know. tedge of the light, coupled with the cire aumstantiaovidence, makes him guilty of I an offence in the second degree.

TRAFFIC REGULATION. MOTOR CAR CASES AT THE

" MAGISTRACY.

When the writer was there, the final rush of work for yesterday's bazaar was at its climax. in one room, a dozen Chinese girls were knitting, gossiping quietly to one another the while. No factory pressure is maintained here; the girls do six hours work a day-an hour before "breakfast and the other Ave hours in the course of the day, with intervals for food and recreation and the evening to CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE. themselves. In another room many kinds The Governor recommended the Council of useful articles were being made; one to vote a sum of 84,100 in aid of the girl was making a tennis net, feeling yote Crown Solicitor's Office, Personal her way slowly but surely through the Emolumenta intricacies of the task long length The CHAIRMAN: This sum is required already accomplished.

owing to salaries in the Crown Solicitor'a Another girl, of a very nervous Office having been increased. The sale temperament, was working away, with ries for November and December, 1990, wondrous deftness, with her face to were paid this year out of the current wards the wall and her work right in year's vote for personal emolumenta. The the dark angle of the corner. Do you know, before one had time to think, the words slipped out," Why does she work in a dark corner-1" Poor little creature -one remembered, the next' moment, that for her all places are equally dark, but .she was working so quickly and so well. that it was difficult to realise that she. was blind. It was surprising to see the girls walking from room to room and The Governor recommended the Council steering their way past the furniture, to vots a sum of 3500 on account of Mis-monses did not show much diminution only occasionally touching something in cellaneous Services, Motor Cars, Run- order to locate their position. They willning Expenses. fetch and carry a basin of water for their The CHAIRMAN: This vote of 3500 is ablutions, we were told, without spilling the proportionate amount required dur

ing, the year for running the two motor In another room a confirmation class cars which are going to be purchased. was proceeding and one was struck with It is estimated that $5,000 will be requir- the girls sweet voices. They were taughted for a year and this is required for to sing by the German missionaries who the remaining six weeks of this year. conducted this institution before the war and they can sing Western songs with per fect musical expression, not a bit like "the humming that passes for music 19 one hears it in the Chinese quarter. The reflection could not but occur to the mind "That, as the Colony has not permitted the Germans, to carry on their work for the blind, it is a bounden duty to see that at least it does not suffer when taken out of their hands.

a drop.

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MOTOR CAE RUNNING EXPENSES.

Approved.

TRAM CÁR HELD UP AT

KENNEDY TOWN. PASSENGER ROBBED OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

The

thanked the ladies and gentlemen who contributed items, and those who assisted

other ways in making the entertain ment possible. He specially mentioned interest they had shown in hostel life: Sir William and Lady Brunyate for the Mr. Joseph for presenting a set of parallel bars to the hostel the Brother Director of St. Joseph's College for ind. ing them the parallel bars for almost Smith and Mrs B. K. Wong for contri two months for, practices; Mrs. Bowes-

The Magistrate: I do not think I can second defendant is taking all responsi Randal for assisting in the orchestra; Convict him in view of the fact that the sting items to the programme; Mr. B.- bility and also that the statement made Prof. Chen and his pupil for the Chinese by the first defendant has not been chalBoxing; Mr. and Mrs. Simpson for the tenged.

great amount of interest and, work they Lau Kan was discharged and Hui Choiad pnt into the concert. Mrs. Simpson was sentenced to two months' imprison- bad worked very hard in those things ment with hard labour.

which required the touch of a woman's haud. He said that the thanks of the hostel were also due to Mr. Wong Ping Kwan and his colleagues for the decora tion and Mr G G. Weng who, as Secre tary) had borne the greater burden of the work. The orchestra, consisting of Mrs. Simpson Messra Lee, B. Randal, 5. T. Choo, K. Teoh opened the first A certain tightening-up of penalties part of the programme with an overture, lately seems to have had the desired effect the Trieste. Mr. W. H. Shih rendered" in reducing traffic offences. Yesterday, an expressive, randariz song. Fireflies Mr. Lindsell had only a few motor cara Indian Club display with coloured cases before him although truck sum lights by S. K Ng was one of the hits of the evening The swinging was well An unusual allegation was made against executed. The "Hunting: Rong by the chauffeur of a motor car that he had Mendelssohn was played so beautifully by. deliberately awerved his eas to the right Mrs. S. K. Wong that the audience asked in order to frighten a Chinese boy who

for more. The Bores" staged by the stood in the gutter.. Serge Portalion. Straits Students was so realistic that who brought the case, said the road bad rounds of applause were given. The just been watered and if the car had gs were sung in Malay. The headman. skidded tue bey would probably have been Pisang distinguished themselves.

Miss Chantek, Abang Puasa and Acfeh run over. The driver said the boy was would like to know who they were, One jumping about in the roadway and be especially Miss Chantek. It is whispered swerved to avoid him: The sergeant that Mr. G. L. Khoo was mainly respon- said that was quite untrue; the boy was sible for composing the songs. [ at the side of the road all the time.

The Magistrate: Have you anything Impre to say?

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well received. The Jujitsu. organised by The Chinese instrumental Quintette was ཡིན་དང་ཡང་མར་མན་ཞིག་ཆུ་ནི་ག་was wnuitrfui Huad Defendant: It is not much use for me his partners B. C. Lee and G.-S. Lim did to any anything if your Worship will only very thrilling falls, locke, throws and believe what the constable says.

contests. Mra Bowes-Smith gave an The Magistrate: Is the defendant's exquisite" rendering of Hayden-Wood's The presence of a Chinese cattle dealer employer in Court!

"It is only a tiny garden One hazily remembers a story in the who had been shadowed and was known

which as Inspector Garrod: His master (Mr. Ho insistently encored. Bible about David seading two captains to be carrying a considerable amount. of Cheuk) said he only came up to see that through the enemy's hosts to get water money led to a tram car being held up with him.

After the interval for tea, the orchestra Tho the man attended. He has no sympathy gave another beautiful selection. for him from a particular well, and when in Kennedy Town on Monday night.

He has dismissed the man Chinese Boxing by Prof. Chen and his they caia back David felt he couldn't

pipil and Hu Pei Leung was greatly It was a long-distance car and after it from his service. drink it but poured it out as a sucrifice: got into the loss well-lighted district. As there was a previous conviction for appreciated. The display of the parallel One felt rather like that about the work beyund Shektongtsui the motorman felt reckless driving, and a warning, the bars by A. Hoablimi was one of the sue- reses of the evening. The feats were on exhibition at the Ecleda May In something hard against his side, and. Magistrate imposed a fine of $30. stitute, yesterday; as though the payment looking. roand, found that the only so much; he was now out of employment by 13 students was the event of the even- The defendant said he could not pay extraordinarily well done. He was of mere dollars scarcely entitled one to

loudly applauded. The pyramids display wear the things like the water from the passenger in the front compartment was

The Magistrate: Three weeks bard covering him with a revolver, well, they had come by means of great passenger, demanded that he should stop

*V ing, labour, then,

The pyramids were formed with tribulation and had about them something the tram, which the driver did.

Lieut. Buchanan was fined $5 for drivheights, to which the ton man attained Startness and precision. The dizzy of the sacrificial. "

The cattle dealer was travelling on the ing a motor cycle without a license. His caused many a thrill. A. Honhlim was "It's quite a small affair," said a jour top deck. He and the " insides were defence was that he was only trying the thy instructor. The sketch entitled "Room nalistic confrère, airily, after the opening held-up by companions of the man who machine and was not intending to drive 13" written and produced by T. L. Cheah ceremony I shall just stick in a part threatened the driver.

He was an was well received. It dealt with a phase. the nunc as last year." Of course, the sale vated themselves principally to the cattle experienced driver.

The robbers de motor vehicle regularly. was just the same as last year, but what dealer; being anxious not to delay the car dence of Inspector Appleton, of travelling by a special process: Out of a batch of of hostel life. Four senior students tried A chauffeur was convicted, on the evi- to maintain the tradition of the hostel of the weary days that have dragged their behind them, they did length between-266 days that havo been stealing cents. From the cattle dealer in Bonham Road at the rate of 20 to 25 freshmen, Green was the Bret victim of as dark as the 365 nights to the blind they took $1,158 and then left the car.

miles an hour, at 6.10 p.m. on October the practical jokers. The warden man. girls whose patient toil has earned them

aged to get wind of the official commun- the bread of affliction and produced the

The Magistrate asked the defendant for ication by which the victims were hired. mountaibe of work on sale for anything

an explanation of his failure to appear he visited the conspirators and was from two to twenty-five dollars? One spoke of the very brave way in which in Court last week...

pacified. C Y Ng as Ding, conspira was glad to note that Lady Stubbs, Lady Miss Weeks had worked in lonely and The defendant: I had forgotten all tor, acted very well Andy, the pseudo- Kirkpatrick, the Bishop of Victoria, the difficult circumstances,

about it. I did come up in the afternoon Tepzesentative was acted with great Attorney-General and many others did The sale then proceeded and judging by and explained to the Traffic luspector,

understanding by K. C. Yes. G. L. Kboo not regard it as quite such a small the enthusiasm of the buyers it seemed Inspector Garrod: Ho only canCS. Oo as Grean surpassed himself. M. and T. G. Tan were creditable seniors. affair" but were there early to give their likely that long before the end of the day when I sent for him. He knew he had to LT8o was realistic as a warden. support and encouragement. Lady everything would be sold. Miss Wecka come, but took on a fare an hour before Stubba, who opened the sale in a low and Mrs Gerken, who organised the wale, the Court heard the summons.

freshmen GS-Lim KT Khoo BJ. | ympathetic words endorsed what the were helped by Mrs Edkins, Mrs. Chat The Magistrate imposed a fine of 330 also realistic The playing of the Chin- Au and the boy K MTech were Bishop had said as to the distressing terton, Mrs. Fincher, Mrs. Wattie, Mrs remarking that the penalty was $10 more ese national anthem and God Save the prevalence of blindadse in China and White, Mrs. Hopwar Miss Barber, Miss than usual for neglecting to obey the King brocht a successful concert-to

Continued at foet of next column:) ↑ Normington and Miss N. Smith.

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