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THR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 25TH, 1926

FROM FO'C'SLE TO FORTUNE.

THE ADVENTUROUS AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER OF MR. HARRY ORE'S UNCLE.

MR. CHARLES SCHULT OF MELBOURNE.

Like a tale from the pen of Joìsph Conrad reads the story told to a Hongkong Daily Press representative by Mr. Charles Schuls-funcle of Professor Harry Ore, the well-known Hongkong pianist), who arrived in the Colony from Melbourne, on Thursday last, by the saɔdki Maru and sailed by the as. Astana Maru, en route, to his birthplace in Latvia rid the Siberian Railway. Landing in Melbourne in 1889, with only hall a sovereign to his name, Mr. Schult, who became a naturalised British subject in 1880, retired from business in 1914 and is spending his declining years in seeing as much of the world as possible under con- ditions vastly different from those under which he commenced his career when he ran away to sea in 1889. Born at Ruyen, in Latvia, on August ļ

The vessel was

bound for Calcutta, and 1st, 1863, Mr. Charles Schult, at the age called in at Cardiff for a cargo of coat of 17, determined to leave the land of Here again young Charles deserted, but his birth and seek his fortune in foreign was only at liberty for a few hours. lands. Thus we find him in 1889 serving When taken back to the ship, the Captain before the mast on the sailing ship gave him a lecture but administered no na Katrina, bound from Riga to Ams-punishment. Our young hero made the terdam with a cargo of timber, his wages return voyage, lasting pine months, and being troubles a month.

After two voyages on the Anna Katrina, young Charles realized that he must sail further afield than Holland if he was to find his goal." In consequence, he signed articles for a voyage on the barque Matilda, which had been charter. ed to carry red pine from Riga to Florida. On the voyage he became friendly with a Norwegian sailor, each

had £18.0.0 coming to him when he was paid off..

commented

Mr.

My chief set; however, was that during the long voyage I had picked up quite a respectable knowledge of the English language," Schult..

A COCENEY CORNERED. Young Charles' next voyage was from Cardif to Constantinople.

Just before

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CORRESPONDENCE.

BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.

[TO THE EDITOR OF TEN "BONGKONG DAILY PRESS."'].

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

EAST SURREYS BEAT CLUB DE RECREIO.

Sin, By an error no notice was given

By winning their first division, game in the various Churches in the Colony last Sunday of the Annual Meeting of the against the Club de Recreio yesterday at British aud Foreign Bible Society to bo Sookunpoo, the East Surreya close up held at the Helena May Institute, toon Kowloon, the lenders, now one point morrow, Friday. Tea is to be at 4.30

p.m. The meeting will begin at 5.15 only separating them, such with two p.mand will be presided over by Com- matches to play.

The East Surreys left nothing to modore A. J. B. Stirling, C.B., the speakers being the Rev. G. W. Shephard. of Shanghai, and the Rev. Dr. 1. W chance, and early had a load of two! In each case Mackleworth was Pearce, O.BE. The Committee is the goals more particularly anxious that the public the prime mover, while Humberstono put- should know of this meeting as it will the finishing touches on them. The first afford an opportunity of acknowledging

the work done by Dr. Pearce during the goal was hard on Fernandes who stopped last 33 years in which he has been Soarea lightning drive from Humberstone, but tary of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the owing to the state of the ground the British and Foreign Bible Socisty, a ro cord altogether unique. Dr. Pearce is goalio slipped and lat the ball drop due to leave on furlough early next month, giving away a goal. The second goal was and it is hoped that many of his friends will endeavour to be present at this mest headed in from a contre by Mackleworth, ing as an expression of gratitude for all Humberstone besting Fernandez. Follow that he has done for the Bible Societying d' mis-kick by Jordan, Fuertes gave Yours obediently,

Silva a good opening and he gave Dou- glas no chance from close range. With a little tuck the Recreio would have levelled up before the interval, for Fuertes sent in a shot which Douglas failed to clear and Bristowe dropping back cleared when a goal seamed certain. Half-time: East Surreys, 9; Club de Recreio, T.

C. R. VICTORIA, Hongkong (Chairman, Hongkong Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Bishop's House, St. Paul's College,

March 24th, 1980

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

(TO THE EDITOR, THE "HONGKONG DALLY PRESS."]

Good defensivo play by the Club de Recreio kept out a very persistent attack by the East Surreys. The Recreio visited the Surreys goal and Cosano missed a SI-In your issue of the 23rd instant good chance of drawing level, when there was an article about Miss Helen Douglas only partially cleared a shot Will written by correspondent on the from Rocha and the center-forward turn- Riviera in which appeared the following ed the ball cutside the goal with Douglas aentence, Being a Christian Scientiat, beaten. With this start the East Surreys Halen is not superstitious, but fatalistic,"

went away to make the game safe and and I shall be abliged if you will please Cheeseman, receiving in a good position, quite a mistaken idea of Christian Before the close, Butler was brought Science.

down by Ogley and the Surrey player The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines

was forced to leave the field. When the "fataliam" as, Belief that all events submission to are predetermined by arbitrary decree; final whistle sounded the East Surreys

were leading by three goals to one. all that happens as inevitable."

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Captain's terrier and the Mate's "Sun- day pair of boots" Suspicion fell upon a cockney member of the crew The Norwegian told his friend glowing suspicion which results justified. On the United States of America and they deter. Freturn of the vessel to Cardiff, the cock- sum of mined to desert ship at Florida in the acy sued the Captain" for a hope of being able to work a pessage to deducted from his pay. While the parlica money, which he stated had been illegally the promised land.

were waiting outside the Court, the During the voyage an incident occurred | Captain's terrier appeared on the scene which made Charles the more determined and at once began jumping up and bark to desert, I was over the side one ing with joy, at having found Master. day said Mr. Schult, painting theThe man, who had purchased the dog, ship's etern when I was washed off the pointed to the cockney as the seller and alder. Fortunately, I was picked up;

a term of imprisonment followed. but the scare I had had did not satisfy the Captain, who had me flogged for daring to risk my life, which was worth 100 roubles to him, in that the ship's

hand lost on a voyage!”

IN JAIL IN FRANCE.

At this time the Baran Bauer, an Austrian, was endeavouring to engage

It is difficult to imagine o. DROTE discouraging belief than that evil quently that it is no use to struggle experiences are inevitable and conse

against them...

..

Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer and Foun- der of Christian Science, writes in the Christian Seiance textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" on page 406, Resist evil-error of every sort and it will flee from you."

Christian Science insists upon the supremacy of good and teaches how evil may be overcome by the spiritual under- standing of God and of what constitutes faithfully,

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ed that every man Jack must be a teetataller. Eventually thò men were found, Charles being one of them.

The first port of call was St. Nazaire, where Charles and Sve of his shipmates fell foul of the police and spent the night ing the lock-up.

They had infringed à local police order, which forbade sailors from foreign ships being on shore after 9 p.m.

On arrival at Gullivan's Bay, on the west coast of Florida, the Matilda was brought to anchor some distance off the shore to enable the captain to indulge in sorun duck-shooting. The skipper's par- tiality for the canvas-back duck was the cause of his losing two of the ships hands. The second night after the ship's arrival, Charles and his Norwegian

When the Bearic, some months later, friend dropped quietly over the ship's side into the skipper's duct punt, and was laid up at Nice, the crew were paid pulled for the shore--or "to us Mr. off and given their passage money to Schult's own words: The Norwegian England. palled while I bailed, as we found our borrowed craft was leaking badly. All we had was a small ration of ship's bis- On arrival at Tilbury, Charles was cuit. We landed on a small island and signed on as an A.B. on board- the as cast the boat adrift in the hopes that it Port Augusta, bound for Adelaide, deter would be picked up and returned to the mined to desert on arrival and try to Matilda. We slept in the bush during amass a fortune. the day and spent our night's diving for,

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“A MISERABLE SCOUNDREL.”

UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON ́AN ́

AGED COUPLE.

Two Chinese, a young man and woman, were charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, with having assaulted an aged couple with whom they lived. The old man who was over 70 years of age was not present, as he was still detained in hospital.

The old woman stated in evidence that defendants were her sub-tenants and she

KOWLOON POLICE.

with the Police on Saturday, at Soo. The following team has been selected to represent Kowloon in their Shield game kunpoo "A" ground (kick-off at 4 p.m.): Avery; Wheeler and lead Turner, Sims, C. Dunssa and Hayes. Reserves: Caveille and McKelvie; Alillard, Spary,. Linaker, Sibley, Taylor and Pasca.

LAWN TENNIS.

MATCHES FOR TO-DAY.

Weather permitting the following matches will be played to-day :---

OPEN DOUBLES.

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Lt. Col. Montague Bates and Capt. R.

H. P. West.. A. S. Humphreys and R. E. Tottenham.

M. K. Lo and M. W. Lo r. T. Yamada,

and E. Edo.

Major H. R. Edwards and J. R. Craig, Cheong Tuck Wing and Leong Hoi Yeng

E. da Souza and. F. Riborioz. A.

Piercy and W. B. Cornaby.

HANDICAP SINGLES B."

C. H. G. Bradley (owa 1/6) v. A. K.

Mackenzie (owa 5/8).

KIXED DOUBLES.

J. Hall and Mrs Hall (scr.) v. Q. 0. Womack and Mrs. E. R. Childe (owe 1/6).

OBICKET.

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objected because they were in the habit of bringing undesirable persons to the house. The first month's rent had been paid in advance, but when she asked for Except for a bad passage through the the second month's rent defendants re Sea, had to fused to her. The matter was re- After four days on the island, we con: the cook, who was driven crazy by the ported to the Police, and the defendants cidered it safe to search for means of heat, the voyage was without incident.were ordered to pay what was duc.. After leaving our temporary haven. We luckily

On reaching Melbourne in Christmas the interview on Tuesday, morning, she

The following will represent the Civil came across a friend in aced-a Scan- dinavian who had deserted from another week, 1887, the vessel dropped anchor in and her husband were subjected to a Service Cricket Club in & League match vessel. He offered to get us stowed away Hobson's Bay. Charles and two of his severe assault. They were kicked and v. the Royal Engineers on the C.8.C.C. on a mail steamer trading between the shipmates persuaded a lighterman to beaten, and serious injuries were inflict ground at 2 p.m. on Saturday:-W. H. Edmonds (capt.), C. Sdra, T. Cary, R. 8. island. Our new found friend duly emuggle them on shore.

The male defendant alleged that the Paterson, F. Harper, B. Splitt, H. West- I was the only one with any monry, fulfilled his promise and took us to a sailors' boarding house, kept by a Ger- my capital being hall a sovereign," said old people were the aggressors, and lake, F. Haynes, B. C. Hawkins, J. B. De. Nihill, and E Booker. Reserve: W. denied having injured the old man. than Jew. On bearing of our plight the Mr. Schalt and added On landing fendant persisted in his allegation. Sayers. boarding-house keeper undertook to keep we walked two miles to Fitzroy Gardens,

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is until he could find us & ship and this where we slept, novi B. spent a week, scoundrel to suggest that these old people pay himself for our board and lodg-to Kew Park. Here we spent a week, attacked you. You go back to gaol until

Monday. Finally we were turned out by a park. Bail was raised to 3900 for the second' While Charles and his friend worekeeper for lighting a fire. As my funds defendant. The case was adjourned until living with the German Jew, three more were then exhausted, we decided to run Monday for the attendance of the old of the crew of the Maida sought refuge the risk of the vessel still being in port there. As these men had drawn their and look for work. I obtained a job on pay before deserting, the Captain be the circular railway-which incidentally LODOWNS ↳ ALEXÄNDRA, BUILD stirred himself to obtain their arrest, but was never completed--my pay being eight THINGS (Baradnient). *

when the police visited the house, the shillings a day."

For the first year, young Schult found German managed to divert kuspicion Apply

from his earlier guests and the same fairly regular employment in different night smuggled them on board the lines and then obtained a post at a Gas good ship Jason, a Norwegian vessel Works. He remained on this job for nine bound for Harwich and thence to the years, being courteously dismissed!

8.A. "I duly signed the ship's when his employers learned that he was articles, which, I was told, entitled me treasurer of the Gas Employees' Union. to discharge on the arrival of the vessel Thia, was towards the latter part of 1897. in New York. When the Jason reached

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THE QUAINTS. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT.

"The Quaints" gave their last evening performance of "No, No, Nanette" at the Theatre Royal last night. There was again a full and very enthusiastic house. Needless to say the performance of the popular musical-comedy which has been one of the greatest of recent successes in

BUMPHREYS ESTATS & FINANCE friend had been signed on for the full Mr. Schult thereupon determined to London went with a hearty swing, being

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toyage, I was to be discharged at start in business for himself in Melbourne presented in a manner which left nothing Alexandra Building.

Harwich. After the money due to the and appears to have struck oil from to be desired. It was thoroughly enjoyed 10 BOARDING AND PRIVATE German had been deducted, I was left the commencement, He invested most of from start to finish, the audience as usual T HOUSE STOCKTAKING SALE with only a few shillings, with which I his savings in landed property, the giving unstinted applause. The oft re balance being put into the grocery busi curring mumbers "I Want to be Happy! Pure Blackberry and Strawberry Jamsbought a railway ticke: to London.".

and “ Tea for Two" were always encored, - TURN OF THE TIDE. ·

"I remained in business until 1914,as also wore some of the other popular Though I did not realize it at the when I had to sell put on account of my items in the play. The novel jazz innova time," continued Mr. Schalt," and was German-sounding name, despite the fact tona to which the audience were treated much distressed at having to part, with T Months, Well Furnished Paz, Four heard from sinon w, pulted at fire nice, jeet in 1893. Though naturally I had to not again met with much appreciation LET From April 1st, 1928, for Bix my Norwegian chum," whom I have never that I was naturalized as a British sub during the musical interludes between the

and afforded much pleasure.

To-night The Quaints" perform "The Rooms, Central District, All Modern Conven- the tide was turning in my favour and sell the business at a loss, I bear no ill-will over the incident as all the world iences including Elevator. Apply Box No.it was evidently pre-ordained that I was was mad during the war years. I still Sport of Kinga, lan. Hay's great racing 15% efo Hongkong Daily Prea, [105 hot to be given an opportunity make have the greater part of my holdings in comedy with which the Company opened

day. For no sooner had I reached London' land, the income from which enables me at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, last Satur then my luck changed for the better. I to travel how and where, I like and help. Tomorrow they will present "The Ghost Train“ and on Saturday night found lodgings in a boarding house hear others leen fortunate than myself: ADVERTISEMENTS

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