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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30ra, 1911.

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CORRESPONDENCE,

FRANCE AND INDO-CHINA

[TO THE EDITOR OF THI

CHILD KIDNAPPED,

THE STORY TOLD AT THE · MAĢISTRACY.

On the 23rd instant a Chinese child aged three years was kidnapped from The child Second Street, West Point. has competely disappeared and cannot be found.

+1 HONGKONG DAILY FRA."1 SIX.-Regarding the statement made by "Dynamis" in reply to "Annamite" that Tonquin was formerly a part of China as founded by Kublai Khan, may I ba

The actions of Chinese man, who permitted to correct & wrong impression lodged in the same house as the kidnap which foreigners are likely to form in a ped boy, aroused the suspicions of the discussion on a region which is compara-parents and they had the man arrested the

Same evening as the child disappeared.

tively little known to them,

Indo-Chins is the term applied to the whole of that peninsula lying between India and China; and, in referring to that portion which has become French territory, it is usual amongst geographistá to effect a division by giving the names of Tonquin, or Tongking, to the northern province, AnnAM to the Central, and Cochin-China to the Southern province; The peoples who inhabit these provinces are racially identical and are known as Annamites. Except for a slight differ accent, there is nothing to distin- guish between them...

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In speaking of their country. the Annamites give the name. of Annam, which is intended to include not only the central-region, misrepresented by some geographists as embracing the limits of the nation, but alsy of Toaquin and Cochin China. The history of the country has been one of a perpetual struggle against a more powerful and numerous enemy. and it "Dynamis" would take the trouble to investigate into it he will find that, except st periods when the fortunes of war placed the exposed pro vince at the mercy of the invaders. Ton quin was not and never has been an integral part of China. It is true that in common with other nations of the Indo-Chinese peninsula, Annam had oward some measure of suzerainty to China, but this suzerainty was merely nominal and did not go further than the contribution of gifts and messages of guodwill to the Court" of the Chinese Emperor at Peking...........

At this period, when the question of original territory is being discussed in Connection with the Far Eastern ques tion at the Washington Conference, the information I have been able to give on the subject may be of use to our local Conferencista-Yours, etc..

UN TONKINOIS. Hongkong, November 29th, 1921.

OVERSKAS CLUB.

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saligud spannse mult, [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PREJŲ,"

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SIB, I was glad to see "A Member's' letter in your issue of this morning. Here have 1. been receiving from Headquarters for months past the most fattering refer caces to the business-like manner in which I carry out my duties and have never had, until now, a valid reason for letting my friends into the secret. The only consolation I have had has been derived from the reflection that pro

Honour but in his

A

The man was charged yesterday morn ing before Mr. C. R. Wood at the Magia- tracy with having kidnapped the cpid from 103 Second Street.

Laspector Appleton stated that the accused man lodged at the same house as the child and he had-only-lived there He would produce for 14 or 15 days. evidence to the effect that the man times within one hour and that he at last attempted to walk off with the boy three

him take the child for a drink of tes persuaded the boy's elder brother to let When questioned at the Police Station, the defendant would not make a state- ment, but sad that he did not know the child. He asked that the accused be

to take his trial.

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principal witness in the case was the brother of the kidnapped boy. He told the Magistrate that on November EDDIE POLLO in 13th & 18th Episodes of

23rd he was playing with his two younger brothers in Third Street. One was 6 years and the other, Taing Ah Hing, was 3 years old. Shortly after 11 o'clock, be noticed that Ah Hing was missing. Ho knew defendant slightly. He lived in the cock loft of his father's house. Shortly after 10 o'clock the same morning_the defondant had tried to take, Ah Hing away but witness stopped him. A little later he saw the man again leading Ah the boy in his arms and carried him back Hing away by the hand.. Witness took to where they were playing. Shortly afterwards witness saw him again with the child. He objected saying You leave my brother alone." but the defen- dant said. "What are you afraid of? I am only going to take your brother for a walk and for some tea I am not going to sell him.' Witness did not further, and seeing that he was a follow lodgerbe allowed him to take the child away. Witness waited for the child to be brought back, but as he did not turn up by 11.45 he went home arging and told his mother. A search was started but the child could not be found. Later he saw defendant arrested outside the market entrance. In the morning defen dant was wearing a white tattered coat; in the evening he was wearing a blue) cont and had shoes and stockings on.. He had no shoes and stockings in the morning.

The boy's evidence as to the search and subsequent arrest was corroborated by the child's mother and a district watch- man.

Inspector Appleton called evidence fo disprove a statement made by defendant that he was working on the day in ques tion with a bricklayer.

On being searched at the Police Station pawn ticket, two white handkerchiefs,

phet is not differ a time, that one of which was a new one and 72 cents

own country! becomes a trifle unsatisfying. I there fora, owe acht of gratitude to your correspondent. However much I may save desired to tell the world of the appreciation with which my efforts have met in high places, no opportunity; be coming to ny natural modesty, was vouchsafed unti be

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in money were found in his possession_ Evidence was also brought to prove that the man was destitute the previous day and that he tried to borrow money-

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commenced to dant wished to make a statement he would 38TH ANNUAL BAZAAR

If it is a revelation to "A Member " to know that there is in existence here an. Hon. Corresponding Secretary of the Overseas Club what will his feelings be when I inform him that there are two such secretaries The other is Mr. W. J. Crawford, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., who keeps in touch more particularly, with members residing in Kowloon,

take it down

statement. the drift of which was that The defendant made a long rambling he did not know the child. He could re member taking a child by the hand in Third Street but it was only for a second. That was at 8 o'clock in the morning. He went out of the house at 11 the same morning and went to Wanchai where he had tea. The rest of the day was spent in having his eyes seen to at Wanchai. He returned to West Point between 4 and s in the afternoon. The child's father,

bung school, and he also sold opium. The father had a grudge against him and told his son to charge him with stealing the child.

A Member" informs us that, prin cipally through the energy of a former secretary, considerable sums were raised during the war for war purposes. That defendant said, was the head of a gam in perfectly true but, fortunately, there is no need now to open subscription lists for acroplanes. The Club is in peed of money to pay off the debt on ita Lon don building, Members are thoroughly conversant with the position, through the information contained in the Magazine, and if the spirit moves them to send me any contributions towards this object will gladly acknowledge and forward them. I may be a little pesaimistic but I scarcely think any good would result Pjust now, from starting & public list.

There is no Committee of the Overseas. fub in Hongkong, because we have not a properly constituted Branch. We are simply a group of members belonging to a large patriotic organisation, Obvi- ously, therefore, an annual meeting is not necessity. It is true that Club rooms were at one time suggested, but

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should endeavour to such an ides now, but the mattor is entirely in the hands of the members.

Asked if he had any witnesses to bring forward, defendant said that he had ont

inst. in Wanchai. He did not know his Aid Whose shop he visited on the 3rd me but he could remember the shop: The Magistrate adjourned the case until to-day in order to give the defendant the chance of unding a witness.

the DLES

He is absurdly below the mark. Ap- plications for membership are rolling in, with a number of applications for life- membership among them. I shall be dis- pointed if we do not receive far more than ten times the number suggested. But that is beside the point. What does

A Member" propose?

&

One of my chief tasks appears to be Your correspondent is suffering from just received from Londen

to keep track of subscriptions. I have a totally wrong conception of the duties

list of of membership when he asks:

those now due for 1922. If "A Member " "What wishes to be of some practical assistance have T, or my committee, if there is ono, done to

I would suggest, after he has made cer- promote the objects of the Club Each member shares the same

tain that his own position is above re- responsibility or the whole scheme fails.

proach in this respect, that be remind Honorary Corresponding Secretarios

other members whom he may chance to are regarded as necessary in the interests cet, gently and courteously, that it will of the organisation as a whole, and,

be January 1st, before their remittances when

consented to do what sent at once. Moreover, the Central ena reach Headquarters unless they are approached, may perhaps, be described "donkey work." If any means can be

Committee ask that subscriptions cover- suggested for forwarding the interests of ing. two years may be sent in order to. the Club, here or elsewhere, I will, if avoid much detail work. I fully sym- required, tako the initiative in bringing subscription is only 10% a year and the pathise with their desire. After all, the euch suggestions up for consideration Magazine, with news of all parts of the and approval, but a protest abould be made against the attitude of those mem-

Empire, which comes regularly each bors who seem to derive satisfaction from month. is worth at a very low estimate trying to bully an unfortunate honorary however, is not always a sufficient re- 1s. a copy: The receipt of the magazine, official because he does not, entirely on minder of the obligations due. his own responsibility, do more for them

Last when they will do nothing to help them year I advertised when subscriptions selves or the Club in which they profess should be paid the year before I sent to have an interest.

but circulars. But there are, apparent- ly, a number of people with such untor- tunate memories that nothing less than

"

The attitude of your correspondent, for example, may be gleaned from his somewhat slighting reference to the garden party generously given by Sir Paul Chater. He suggests five new mem- bers may be obtained as a result of it. (Continued at foot of neat column.)

personal appeal seeme to do any good. Porhaps-"A Member will occupy kome shall have my blessing-Yours of his spare time in worrying them-Ho

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