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HELEN KELLER.

AMAZING LIFE-STORY OF BLIND AND DEAF AUTHORESS.

LECTURE AT THE HELENA MAY

INSTITUTE.

Little indeed is known to the general publia of the works of Helen Keller, the deaf and blind authoress, and still less of her amazing life and childhood. A lecture on the subject given to members of the Helena May. Institute reading circle yesterday by Professor W. Brown, of the Hongkong University was, there

fore, of unusual interest...

Mrs. T. L. PEEKINš presided.

THE "LATE MR. LEO

· LONGINOTTO!"

THE FUNERAL

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2wn, 192

The Funeral of the late Mr. Leo Longinotto, solicitor, who died suddenly on the previous day at his residence: in Kowloon; No. 3 Cambray Buildings took place in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon.

CORRESPONDENCE-

THE WANGHAI ROBBERY,

IS HONGKONG APATHETIC IN SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

REGARD TO MUSIC ?

Further information, is now available regarding the sensational chase and cap, (rTO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG

ture by two European civilians and the DAILY PRESS."]

police of a desperate armed rødber on SIR,-Accustomed as ons is to gushing Wednesday afternoon, at Wanchai, It

when one such as your correspondent frst of the two Europeans to give sasurances to the contrary it is refreshing||now appears that Mr. Andrews was the|

"A.A.G.B." comes forward and boldly chase. He met the robber in Matheson A large number of the deceased's declaresid print that the British com-Street, which is close to the Bowrington friends including, many members of the munity here is bored with pianoforte Canal. As the robber passed by, MỀ legal profession were present at the grave-playing. If this is so, the many lament-Andrews gorang after him, attempting to aide. A brief service was hold in the ations that have been overboard as to catch him unawares. The robber turned Cemetery Chapel prior to the body being why this or that unavoidable circum-on him, drow his revolver, stepped back borbe to its last resting place. The stance unfortunately prevented

one pace and fired point blank at him. burial service was conducted by the Rev," music lover" or another from attend-Fortunately the ballot went wide. A Mr. BROwk sail the authoress was

Father Teruzzi. Mr. A. el Arculfi, the ing. Godowsky's recitals seem to be some game of hido and seek followed in which born in Tuscumbia, a little known village of Alabama, U.S.A., and, as her name deceased gentleman's partner in practice, what insincere. To give as a reason that Mr. Andrews kept his man in giow by

tune" is

to dodging in and out of doorways. At the would indicate, was of Swiss origin. From was, the chief mourner and there were also the British" desires a birth she was a normal, healthy child, present: Sir William Recs Davies, B.C. ignore the fact that Chopin is a prince of Police Recreation Club Mr. Kerrison with no defects; either physical or mental," (Chief Justice), Mr. H. H. J. Gampertz melody; at his Chopin recital, Godowskyjoined in the chase and he with the aid] and no precocities, to attract attention. (Pulane Judge), Hon. Mr. J. H. Kamp brought out some of the most delightful of Mr. Andrews and, a Chinese constable But at the age of nineteen months she (Attorney-General), Mr. Hugh A. Nisbet melodies that a tube-fiend could desire.

succeeded in capturing him in a cul de The inference to be drawn from a close to "Homeville." Just prior to was seized by a mysterious fever, nevor (Registrar), Mr. A. D. Melbourne (De) adequately, diagnosed, which bereft her puty Registrar), Mr. J. R. Wood (First A.A.G.B.'s" letter is that it is only his capture the man attempted to reload forever of both sight and hearing. Police Magistrate), Mr. H. K. Holmes piano recitals which are poorly attended, his revolver, and in doing so the clyinder. Otherwise, she was left with no general (Crown Solicitor) and the following Soli, owing to the British preference for of the weapon fell on to the ground, citors: Mesars. E. Davidson, R. E. A. string or vocal perionnance." But one's which, of course, left him helpless. His For five years after this the child led Webster, N. C. Macnamara, W. E. Lexperience in Hongkeng during the past pursuers seized the opportunity of clow a strange, wild, aimless life, in many Shenton, C. Bulmer Johnson, M. H. two years is that the apathy extends to ing in on him ways' like that of a dumb animal' wander- Turvor, C. H. Lyson, G. R. Haywood, F. violinists and vocalists also, ing restlessly in a dark and silent wilder E. Nash, C. E. H. Beavis, A. E. Hall, wijzer, of the Amsterdam Opera House, appears that he also was nearly cap- Heived the word dumb advisably, Amongst others present were: Megar sang to an empty hall; Madame Anna tured. He did not break away from his for being neither able to see nor hear the H. R. Phelips, J. P. Robinson, P. Heath El-Tour bad. quite a small audience;

'companion's « 'company until Morrison speech of others, she could pick up 40 cose, J. D. F. Mulder, D. Q. de Silva, Piastro, a brilliant violinist, scarcely Hill Road was reached. It is said that language. But one single baby ward L. E. S. Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. J. Steel made his expenses: Sirvido, another be was caught, but excitedly explained was stowed away in a corner of the and a number of Chinese clerks in the violinist, cancelled his second recital that he was not one of the gang and child's brain throughout the dark years,

after be had given one to a bare handful Jegal profession

ointed to the other fugitive. He was re -'w wn," meaning whter, and in later

of people. Small wonder that Madame

leased and the hue and cry was taken Schumann-Heink and Zimbalist did not

weakness.

1488.

Wreaths were sent by the following:-

Onder-

more

who

"As regards one of the other robbers, it

ing and the stolen property and gol away.

"HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Jears it was upon that word that her The Incorporated Law Society, of Hong think it worth while to give concerts up after the other robber. He took ad- "education turned.

vantage of this and slipped into a nallah This carly period of her life was of in kong, Mr. H, H. J. Compertz, Mr. G. while passing through here to

near the Police Recreation Club and terest by reason of its pathos. The child B. Haywood, Mr. S. A. B. Bux, Misa musical places! The only artist who bad there discarded some of his tell-tale cloth- grow in stature, but not in grace or Bertha Rodrigues, Messrs. Lyson & Hall, a crowded house was Mischa Elman,

in characteristic Ame wisdom, and was a constant trouble and Mr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Weller, Mr. was "boomed " danger to herself, her parents, and her and Mrs. F. H. Crapnell, Mr. G. E. Hali rican fashion to such an extent that even friends, She was" uptenchable and un-Brutton, Mr. H. E. Woo, Mr. H. B. the most pronounced unmusical people controllable, for a cruel Fate had cat Hidd, Menara G. K. Hall Brutton & Co., in the Colony considered it." the thing." the communications between her mind and Mears. Le and Lo, Mr. Les Yu Fong, to go and hear him; also, there did not A highway robbery is said to have the minds of others, and rendered her Mr. Lam Shiu Lai, Mr. A. H. Moouteen, happen to be any ball or dance fixed for taken place near Stanley, on Wednesday inaccessible to authority or affection. Mr. W. H. Young, Mr D. Chellaram, the game evening.

afternoon. A coolie, living in Tai Tam Many times the met with accidents and Mr. KP. Char, Messrs. D'Almada, and

In his last paragraph your correspond-village, estates that whilst be and another indulged in pranks which nearly ended Mason, Messrs. Leo and "Buss, Mr. and ent refers to lack of enthusiasm for man were proceeding along the road in tragedy. She would lock her mother Mrs. A. el Arcalli, Mr. J. M. Place da pianista in England as an excuse for towards Shaukiwan they were suddenly in the pantry for hours at a time; kick, Silva, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Forbes, Messrs the apathy here. Has he seen the big confronted by three robbers, one of punch, and bite her negro nurse in fits Hastings and Hastings, A Friend, Mr. queries at Queen's Hall for a Pachmann whom was armed with a revolver. The temper; set her clothes on fire; and and Mrs. Steel, Mr. and Mrs. Flyne, Mrs. or Paderewski recital, or watched the robbers bound and gagged the two men once" nearly killed her baby sister by Eileen Steel, A Friend, Messrs. Deacon straggle for standing room at the Albert and stole from their persons the sum of turning over the cradle in a paroxysm of Herston and Shenton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall for a Sunday afternoon appearance $25.40. They were afterwards placed in jealousy,

a nullah at the side of the road where they lay for some time before one of them managed to release his hands. The rot bers have not been caught,

H. Seth, Mr. H. Percy Smith; Mre, J. of Backhaus or Busoni If the big po At any time it was w difficult task to D. Logan, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. F. Mulder,ulation of London be referred to as an teach a blind child or a deaf child, but Mr. J. M. MacCarthy, Mr. Vivian Ben explanation, let him compare our recep to teach a child who was both deaf and jamin, Mr. E. S. Abraham, Mesars, Kumtion of Godowsky here with the turning blind, whose brain had been robbed of Kee, Mr. Ishmael Chan, Mr. and Mrs away of scores of people from a recent both its main channels of approach, was Leo D'Alamada, Mr. J. M. D'Almada Pachmann recital in quite a small pro- well nigh impossible. But the miracle Romedios, Chinese Staff of the Late Mr. vincial town in the South of England, was achieved by a wonderful "teacher, Longinotto's Office, The Members of the which is notoriously less musical than the Miss Anne Sullivan. Miss Sullivan had Kowloon Cricket Club, Mr. L. J. Chan-North.

spent years in the Perkin's Institute for ning, Messrs: Wilkinson & Grist, Mr. F. In view of the foregoing it seems the Blind at Boston, both as a patient. Nash, Mr. Faget Heathcote, Mr. H. R. fair to characterise Hongkong as being

and as a teacher. She had herself been.

ARMS SEIZORE ON A JUNK,

ANOTHER

blind at one time, and to this they had Phelips, Mr. and Mrs. S. "H. Brookshaw, apathetic towards Music as a whole. seized on board 28 Mauser pistols, 1,900 "to attribute her amazing patienes and Mr. Frank Lammert, Mr. H. A. Lam-But it is not the fact of its being un sympathy, and her insight into the needs mert, Mr. S. P. Lammert, Mr. A. Hmusical that inspires occasional refer and possibilities of her pupil.

"..

HAUL OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND OPIUM.

hour on the night of the 31st ult, and Sergt. Carey boarded a juck in the har.

rounds of ammunition and 875 taels of prepared opium. The master of the junk ences to the small attendance at concerts and his foki were arrested and yesterday Hill, Messrs Johnson Stokes and Master, It has never been suggested that it is morning they were brought before Mr. Her first efforts throw her almost into Mr. F. Ce Jenkin and Mr. Eldon Potter, everyone's duty to attend concerts regard-(1) unlawful possession of arms and am- J. R. Wood and charged on three counts: despair. The child made no response to hem advances; had no language but crude

less of his inclinations. One does not munition, (2), unlawful possession of animal sounds, harsh screams, dissonant laughter, and growls of anger. Her sel The lecturer touched on the remarkable expect a man who candidly confesses his opium, and (3) throwing articles ove fishness and lack of manners were appall powers of smell and touch she possessed out and listen to music which he does

preference for staying at home to turn board for the purpose of preventing sei ing. So the teacher had first to break She was able to tell the proximity of not, and has no desire to, understand said that he had strongly advised the first Mr. McCallum appeared to defend and the child in. This was, of necessity a matter of force in the first place. The river or a lake, or of the approach of The safe grievance if grievance it be-is defendant to put in a plea of guilty. family could not bear the scene of con- a shower of rain, merely by her sense that quite a large number of people who The second defendant was only a foki on Blict between teacher and pupil, and the of smell. She frequently went out rows two went to live in no outhouse at the ing on the river at her own home, steer-.

profess their adoration of Music and Sub-Inspector Spear said that he had back of the homestead: Here, after many defeata, Miss Sullivan won through, ing her way by the perfume of familiar deplore the lack of it in Hongkong are received no instructions from the Cap and the child was taught obedience. flowers and busher on the banks. conspicuous by their absence at althost taiu Superintendent of Police as to ap; Then came the task of teaching her lang: striking feature of her writing was the every recital-piano, violin or vocal-plying for the committal of the defens unge by the deaf and blind language constant use of terms denoting colour and which ought to invoke their enthusiasticdants on the first charge.

He was despatched poste-haste to re- not to be confused with the deaf and dumb language. This had to be done by sound. These she employed consciously support if they were even half as musical ceive the C.S.P.'s views on the matter and means of touch, and for lung the signs and deliberately, and was quick to son as they claim

claim to be-I am, dear sir, on his return produced a written applies-

and "meanings were as nothing to the fute those who would limit her ideas to Yours, pupil. Then one day the teacher was correspond with the limitations of her moling; the child's arm under a pump, senses.

"I walk in the stillness of the night, And my soul" uttoreth her gladness! O'Night, still odorous Night I love

thee B

VI

A.M.B-8.

Hongkong, February 1st, 1993.

P.W.D.

[TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HOŃɑKONG DAILY PRESB."]

and as the cool flood of water coursed The lecturer quoted extensively from over the hot flesh, she spelt out the word her books The Story of my life," and A GRIEVANCE AGAINST THE water in the deaf and blind signs. The "The World. I live in," and concluded word "wa-wo” at the back of the child's his lecture by quoting from one of her brain cams, to the surface, and elowly it poems, poem in blank verse which dawned upon her the connection between illustrated the wonderful patience and signs and things. From then onwards resignation of the writer, and her - un-' her education advanced by leaps" and | rebelling acceptance of her fate, The bounda She was taught to read by the last verse ran ase of Braille type and raised print. In this way good literature was placed in her banda, and she was enabled to gain a knowledge of the foremost authors of her day. The child was eager for know. ledge, and nursed the apparently wild ambition of University education. The dimeulties in the way of such a thing were tremendous for agit with "her deficiencies, but she persevered with anconquerable determination, broke down barrier after barrier, and conquered ... province efter province of the Empire of Education; till at last she graduated at the Women's section of Harvard Uni versity with distinction.

To-day, all those who had known Helen Keller, or who had read her books, were impressed with her wonderful command of melodious English - Hor etylo had, of course been developed through her own farourite literature, and the influences of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Robert Louis Stevenson, and of the Bible."

*"* (Continued of foot of next column.)

thic

0. wide, spacious Night. I love theel Ostendfaat, glorious Night!

I touch thee with my hands;

I lean against thy strength;

I am comforted.

· 0.

fathomless, soothing Night ! Thou art'z bilim to-my teillesz spirit, It nestle gratefully in thy hönom; · Dark, gracious mother 1

Like a love. I rest in thy bosom. Out of the uncharted, unthinkable

she came.

and in a little time we, shah

again Into the ráit, unanswering dark?" viruse

dark

turn

A vote of thanks to the speaker for his most interesting lecture terminated the 'meeting.

zure..

board.

tion calling for their committal.

On the charge of possession of the opium, which the defendants admitted, the first defendant was sent to gaol for 12 months with hard labour and the sound man was sentenced to nine months" hard labour,

Sub-Inspector Spear said that it was his intention to ask for the forfeiture of the junk

The Magistrate said that he would con- Sin-Will you kindly accord me space sider-the-applicatior at noon on Monday, to enable me to call the attention of the to the possession of the arms. in the columns of your widely-read popet when he would also hear the evidence us

Department responsible that it high time a couple of street lamps were in- stalled in that part of the Wong Nei Chong Road which is just outside and below the Yeung Wo Nursing Home and the Fing Tai Terracat, -

FIRE AT POKFULUM VILLAGE.

DOWN

The surface of this part of the road TWENTY-SIX MATSHEDS BURNED not being free from pits, it is almost impossible for one to walk home in the pitch" darknet of the night without either A* misbehed- firè occurred at Poklalum tumbling over some debitis or nearly village, on Wedncaday afternoon, which spraining, one's ankles while innocently resulted in total destruction of 26 mat- putting one's feet on some irregular sheds. The fire farmaid to have started parts of the road, in one of the matsfods used as a shop.

• Taxpayers are" surely, untitled" to some The flames spread with considerable re- consideration, and the immediate provipidity and before the Fire Brigade arriv sion of a smooth surface of, the road and en on the scene the whole block of sheds £ few lampi put up at reasonable, dis were a mess of fanés," Many of the in- -fasdes : ought cabt to be long denied maten were fortunate in saving their

them-Yours truly,

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