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MR. MACONACHIE ON MARRIAGE.

THE MAN WHOSE WIFE WAS

TOO GOOD FOR HIM."

MODERN COMMENTS ON AN ANCIENT ROMANCE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 51, 1928....

MUI TSAI BILL WELCOMED BY THE CHURCH.

The following is from Church Notes, | the St. John's Cathedral magazine:-

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ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' SCHOOL TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF

| ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. »

the Headmistress (Miss Woo), and the Rev. Cheung

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The Headmistress presented the report,

which read as follows:- „

THE PEAK TRAMS.

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servics. will be suspended after the 10 on Saturday, February 10th, until the 7am. car an afonday, February Simultaneously, the Hongkong. Hotel Hotel Company are to run a servics of buses during the interval, from the Hoog

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COMPANY MEETING.

THE BANK OF: EAST ASIA, LTD.

The fourth ordinary yearly mesting of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., was held ou Saturday afternoon, the 3rd instant, at its registered offico, No. 10 Des Voeux

Central.

The annual prize-giving in connection with St. Paul's Girls School was held

Peak residents will have, foretasto The introduction by the Government of at the Y.M.C.A., on Saturday afternoon. a bill for the abolition of the Mui Tsai The awards were distributed by Mrs.next week end of joya to come when the nounced that, owing to the necessity for Beginning 4 series of address on Bible stem in the Colony is a step which will Grace, who was supported by the Bishop new motor road is &nished. It is a

be warmly welcomed by those who have of Victoria (the Rt. Rev. C. R. Huppush repairs to machinery, the Peak Tramway] types of married life, at Union Church taken the trouble to find out anything of yesterday morning, the Rev. J. Kirk.

the working of the system, and the Anoonachie spoke (in the presence of a large congregation) of "The Man whose Passing of the bill will be, a step towards Wife was Too Good for him, using by removing an ugly blot from the fame of way of illustration the romance of his Colocy. Of course there will be Abigail, woman of good understand some opposition. It is very convenient to ing and of a beautiful countenance have servant girls, who cannot leave when unrried to Nabal, a "churlish and ovil they wish, and naturally the maintainers ckmaster; such a son of Belial that of the old order will try to retain the old a man cannot speak to him." The story, system. But the Government may count tuid in the First Book of Samuel, reintes, on the suport of all the best elements both it may be remembered, that Nabal need amongst the Chinese and Europeans in esly and stupidly aroused the wrath of their determination to put an end to the David who, in the peremptory fashion odious system. Some of our readers will of those days, set out at the head of 100 recollect that in March, 1920, the Rey, H. t to avenge the insult by slaying, R. Wells gave on address to the Church of bfore the morning, "all that pertained England Men's Society on the subject of unto Nabal." Abigail intercepts the war- Ubinese Girl Slaves, and that after the like men with a judicious present of food meeting a resolution was passed unani. mously to the effect that this meeting (experienced enough to know, Mr. Macon- desires to press on the Government the achie suggested, that hungry men are adviability of registering all cases of girl angry men, and that alter dinner is a adoption with a view to the ultimate abolition of the condition of girl slavery." better time than before it for difficult. We rejoice to see that all these girls are "negotiations), She follows her messen- now to be registered and that the system gers one defenceless woman against is no longer to be tolerated in the Colony, band of 400 outlaws. What a speech, it is," commented the preacher, this in which the wife of a man who was not worthy of her averts destruction from him and his. It is one of the great things in literature, as consummately adapted to its" purpose as the oration Shakespeare puts into the mouth of Mark Antony over the corpse of Caesar. No man would have withstood it least of all such a man as David, who with all his faults had a generous nature."

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Mr. Pong Wal Ting presided, and there! were present the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, Messrs. La Koen Chun, Wang Yun Tong, Mok Ching Kong, Fung Ping Shan, P. K. Kwok, Chan Ching Blick, Ng Chang Lek (Directors), Kan Tong Po (Chief Manager), Li Ta Fong (Assistant Manger) and many shareholders.

The Chief Manager having read the notice convening the meeting.

The 8th year's work of this school was a year which was marked by no mall blessing. At our inst annual prizegiving the Chairman in the course of his speech remarked: "St. Paul's Girls' School is like a child who has outgrown ber clothes." Indeed we have outgrown our clothes. Our Inst, school-building had a floor space for 200 papils only, and on account of this limitation of space we had to refuse a great number of pupila. After the Summer vacation we were fortunate enough to find better premises at 74, Caine Road, which has better light, air and surroundings, and the rooms of which are more adapted for class-rooms, would be perfect if there were a bigger ball and a larger piece of play-ground. The enrollment for 1922 was 320 as

The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen-As against 250 in the previous year, showing the report and statement of accounts have nu increase of 70 pupils. Special atten been in your hands for some time I will tion was paid to the subjects that were follow the usual procedure and, with your considered weak, and it was gratifying Permission, take them as read. You will to see the improvement in the examina- notice that the Bank's business has gained further improvement in 1022, especially tion results. It is the hope of the school in regard to deposit building. Although to raise its standard year by year the general earnings were not DISPLAY AND CONCERT.

Change of staff is always a hindrance to stantial as those of the preceding year, An interesting concert and display was the progress of a school. We are thank yet, considering the depressed condition of given by the boys of the oth. Hongkong ful for not having been greatly affected radio as well as the political and social Troop of Boy Scouts (Ellis Kadoorio in this respect; yet we felt the loss of the disturbances that have made the year 1929 School), in the Great Hall of Queen's assistance of Miss Mial and Misa Mitchell an unusually bad one, the result obtained College on Saturday evening. There was who left the Colony last Summer. Their is considered vory satisfactory. Apart a very large audience consisting almost places were respectively led by Mrs. the 6 per cent. dividend as stipulated in the Articles of Association the Directora entirely of Chinese, and it was obvious Russel and Mrs. Carr who are both very We dislike to

Bave decided to paý a bonus of 2 per cent. that the display was enjoyed. A boxing conscientious workerk match was included on the programme, think that we shall lose Mrs. Miles who and two of the scouts indulged in the is leaving for England in a few days noble art in true British style. Drill time. She has been most successful in both of the plain and Swedish variety, bor undertakings, and her work is great given by the whole troop, demonstratedly appreciated by the girls and myself, Of course, David could not slay her as the pitch of efficiency to which the lads We wish her bon voyage. Another per she lay at his feat. On the contrary, he have been brought, and was rather son who we feel to be indispensable, is First aid kely to leave us next term: I refer to fell in love with her at first sight. Mr. surprising to European eyes. Maconachie did not mention it, but those displays and signalling were also included Miss Pitts. in the pow who read on a bit further in on the programme. English songs were the Bible story were interested to find given by the combined troop, and an that the narrative conveniently kills the amusing Chiness sketch. The proceedings churlish husband ten days later: "his concluded with the Chinese rendering of heart died within him and he became as the "National Anthem

ABIGAIL PACIFIETH DAVID."

"And when Abigail saw David, she basted and lighted off the ass, and full before David on her face

and Baid,Upon me, my lord, upon me jet this iniquity be.' "i

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a stone"; and David is able to marry the lady without recourse to the device for getting rid of an inconvenient husband be used in another case,

which remains

a blot on his memory even unto this day. But this is a digression by "the pew: the pulpit is really handling the theme.

ELLIS KADOORIE SCOUTS.

UNLAWFUL SOCIETY. KOWLOON TEAHOUSE UNION

PROCLAIMED.

Mr. Maconachie drew some interesting The Government Gazette contains à reflections from this ancient romance, proclamation stating that His Excellency How came one of the choice flowers of the Governor, with the advice of the woinarhoed to be mated with a son of Executive Council, Ens declared the Kau Belial he asked. We are left to con- Lung Cha Rui Kuug Sheng Lan Hop jecture,, and unfortunately conjecture is Wui (otherwise the Kowloon Teahouse, but too easy. Clod though he was, Nabal Union) to be as unlawful society, was 'a catch in the matrimonial market' na

The reason given is that the Uzien "is this world reckons such things. Abigail's father and mother talked over their well being used and is likely to be used for to do neighbour's proposals and decided purposes incompatible with the peace and they were good rough to gamble with good order of the Colony."

for their daughter's happiness. 'Ferhaps Nabal is not all that he is painted, they said. 'Young men must sow their wild eats, and if he gets a good, handsome, wife it will steady him and he will settle down. And then think of those docks, and herds; it's a fine chance for our girl, and not to be thrown away for a trifle She'll have a fine position and be able to help her sisters and brothers."...

"THE MOST DAMNABLE OF ALL

"THANSACTIONS."

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WORLD THEATRE,

THE HIDDEN TRUTH:

COCKTAILS AND DOMESTICITY.

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mere

We are fortunate in having Mise May Gittens back with us after she had spent many months in America. It is no exag ration to say hat she is a priceless Kindergarten teacher. Miss Lo Sinn Hing, now teacher, has been very satisfactory. We hope to add to our staff ext term three dew teachers-Mr. Chan Hon Ping, Miss Fok and Miss Chu.

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on each share of the Company and to add to the Reserve Fund $300,000, bringing the total up to 8500,000, which I hope will have the whole hearted support of the The safe deposit boxes shareholders. installed near the middle of the year have afforded exceptional facilities for the safe keeping of valuable documenta jewellery, and I am glad to say they are Ending good favour with the community. I now formally propose the adoption of the report and accounts and shall be glad if soms oce will second the motion.

and

The motion was unanimously carried on being seconded by Mr. CHOW TUNG BANG.

The retiring auditore, Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, were reelected nem con. on the motion of Mr. Kwor i La seconded by Mr. Mox CHING

COMPANY REPORT." CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

The report for presentation to the shareholders as the twenty-sixth ordinary general meeting reads as follows:

I wans to make a special mention here of what the Chinese Y.M.C.A. is doing KONG." for us. We wish to extend our warmest thanks to the Board of Directors for allowing us to use the Gymnasium once & week, and particularly to the Physical Director, Mr. Dome, for teaching tha giris Group Games and Indian Clubs, which afford them many hours of joy and diversion from their studies. The lack of a playground is keenly felt by the

Annexed wa have the pleasure to lay School, and I sincerely hope that the Board of Directors will permit us to nec the Gymnasium more than once a week, before shareholders a statement of ac seeing that their daughters physical counts for the year ending 31st December, training is as important as that of their . There is one other thing. that is worthy of mention, namely the opening of a Half-holiday's Free School for Mui Tsai whom the girls teach on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, This as well as the Summer Vacation

BOCS:

School is managed entirely by the girls. The religious work of the School is also very encouraging, Alter Mrs. Eddies' meetings, as many as one hundred have joined Bible Classes, and twenty are now being prepared for baptism. We would consider, the School a failure if we did not endeavour to give the girls Light, and lead them to the Truth.

1922.

The net earnings for the past year amount to 8253,467,62 which with 80,678.12 brought forward from the previous year gives the sum of 2283,165.74 which it is recommended be appropriated as followe To place to Reserve Fund... 90,000.00 To pay a bonus to Staff.... 3,033.00 To place to Equalisation of

Dividend a/c.. To Pay a Dividend of 19) per cent. or $1.25 per share

To carry forward to the credit of next year's s/c.

25,000.00

212,500.00

2,632,74

The BISHOP, in the course of a short! CONSULTING COMMITTEE.-Mr. G. M. address congratulated the school on the Dodwell retired and Mr. T. G. Weall and progress which had been made since its the Reverend Father H. Souvoy wero inauguration eight years ago. The Head-invited to join the Committee. In no mistress bad told him that in the course cordance with the Articles of Association of its career the School must have Messrs. H. P. White, U. Poi On, T. G. educated at least 2,000 girls. When Miss Weall and the Reverend Father H. Woo took over the position of head-Souver retize, but offer themselves for mistress, just over six and a half years re-election,

ADDITORS.-The accounts have bec ago, there were about fifty pupils, to-day there were 300, and they had a teaching audited by Messrs. Linstead & Davis staff of twenty-seven. From these figures and Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming. the very great progress that the school had Mesars. Linstead & Davis and Percy The Bishop Smith, Seth & Fleming are eligible for

Aana Case, the beautiful opera singer, may be seen in her first picture The Hidden Truth," at the World Theatre today and tomorrow. Helen Massill is a dancing girl in a dance hall in one of the Western Mining camps Having a charm Thus Abigail's family became devil's ing appearance and a wonderful voice, she advocates and brought out all the old, is the most popular girl in Nugget city. familiar "pleas to justify themselves in It is a story typical of life in the gold dig the most damnable of all transactions ging regions, and the interest of the audi- that disgrace a bad, mad world-traffic ence is held from start to finish. Roguery in womanhood, the purest and most pre- and romance is cleverly interwoven and cious thing which God has put into our love and virtue and in triumph.

Mr. Macoriachie remarked that trust."1 "one would not be exceeding the prob- abilities in weaving a romance round the story of this young daughter of Israel. Suppose her heart bestowed on some! "Womanliness, like all the precious youth worthy of it, but poor in this things, eludes definition. But the word world's goods; quite a likely case, with carries with it suggestions of refinement all the materials for one of the worst gentleness, purity, and a certain mingled and commonest tragedies which blot out mystery of goodness and grace sunshine from the worldly hearts of men which every undegraded youth endows do would be easily seen. and women.

the lady of his dreams and every husband congratulated them also on getting into election. MARRYING A MAN TO REFORM HIM.

A. STOWAWAY FROM loves to attribute to the fireside angel, their new buildings; they were, certainly a great improvement on the old ones.

SINGAPORE." "Or perhaps the maiden, like so many Poor is its exchange for more, imagined that she would aucceed cameralerie of cocktails, and if the He wished to commend them also on the (where so many of her sisters have fail modern woman, in her revolt against the practical work they had done, such for ed) in the extremely risky enterprise of alleged age-long tyranny and oppression instance as the establishment of a school COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SINGAPORE

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. marrying a bad, man to reform him." of man, insists on effecting the miserable for Mui Tsai. He also wished to con

unemployed Beamen Thus Mr. Maconachie, exploring other barter, it will be as much to the rain of gratulate them on the very great progress avenues of possibility. Let him do the the world as the error, charged against they had made in physical training. They An American

was charged at the Magistracy, on reforming," was the preacher's advice, Mother Eve in Eden. Speaking for had had to face great difficulties, as the named James Clarence Moore, aged 33, The hope of winning a good wife might normal men, one can truly say to you only chance they had to train was one reforma tonn if he had only beenplay-women, We want you to be too good for half hour every week in the Y.M.C.A. Saturday with atowing away on the s.. The defendant said that he was paid off ing the fool, so to speak, and knew it, and we want you because you are too Then again, there was no playground Torilla. was sorry for it. But if a man was really good for us, and because nothing else is attached to the school, and he hoped that bad, let no woman think she was going good enough if you and we are to be at some early date something would be at Singapore to go into hospital. A done to remedy this. Not long ago he was couple of weeks later, he was discharged to change him by giving herself to him. what we should to one another.??

talking to a doctor about the conditions and went into the Seamen's Institute, He would drag- her down and it would. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS NEXT SUNDAY. bd all or more than she could do to save Mr. Maconacie announced that this of health in Hongkong, and the large pending the return of certain papers amount of typhus and consumption there establishing his identity. Conditions *her soul alive,

series of addresses will be continued on There were many men, the "preacher the Sunday after next

was in the Colony. As a result of this WCTo so bad in the Institute from ante, Next Sunday said in his concluding remarks, who have two distinguished ministers of the Enge chat be felt sure that schools of this sort mosquitoes and other discomforts that were a very valuable meet-from the point he thought the Hongkong Gool would

be a hotel in comparison. better wives than they deserve hut, lish Presbyterian Church-the Rev. Dr. thank God, they are not all like Nabal. Macgregor of Wimbledon, a past-Moder- of view of public health. In conclusion, Sometimes too, the marriage which sonter of the Assembly, and the Rev. Dr. he wished to thank Mrs. Grace for her we sure he would receive far more the Southern port, where a prolonged surprises the gossipping circle("What Maclagen, General Secretary of the kindness in distributing the prizes He comfort, than he would have obtained in on earth can sho see in him," or, "Love denomination will be in Hongkong and could assure them that in everything stay would have resulted in a relapse. is blind" one would hear them say have promised to preach at Union which affected the well-being of the school, such a marriage turns out to have been Church, the first in the morning and the morally, intellectually, and physically, pired at Singapore between him and the one made in heaven; grace is finding second in the evening. These gentlemen they had the sympathy of Mrs. Grace.

Mrs. GRACZ briefly replied, and thanked ways, marvellons in our eyes, of spread have been visiting the Presbyterian ing itself in our human hearts.

missions at Swatow, Amoy and Formosa thern for their kindness in asking her to

make the distributions that day.. (Continued at foot of next column.)' and are now on their way home.

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