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THE FOOCHOW OUTRAGES,

"ENGLISHWOMAN BOUND, STRIPPED AND BEATEN.

AMERICANS VENTURE A

PROTEST.

HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND HOUSES LOOTED.

Further accounts of the mob out-

break at Foochow have come to

hand with the arrival of the xx: Haining yesterday morning. Dr. T. E. Coole, one of the 40 refugees, made the following statement:- Strong representations to the Nationalist Government by the American Consulat Hankow, acting under instructions from Mr. M. J. F. McMurray, the American Minister at Peking, demanding ro atitution for the damage at Foo chow, and a guarantee of their ability and willingness to protect American lives and property, hava been unsatisfactorily answered. The American Consul at Foochow has ordered the immediato evacuation of all nationals in his area,

Dr. Cocle added that the better class Chinese at Foochow beloved that the recent trouble there was plaaned and engineered by the

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1927.

STILL READY FOR

MISCHIEF.

EXTREMISTS RAID POLI- TICAL MEETING.

A FEW PEOPLE «INJURED.

ANTI-CHRISTIAN DEMONSTRA-

TIONS ENDED.

الوار

in

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.}

To show that they are still the fighting line," the "Reds in Canton on the evening of January 24th raided a political meeting in Chin Heung Street. A few people were injured.

The latest military entelligence issued by the Kuomintang for information în Canton says that the Kuominchun "Army, under, the |" Christian " General Feng Yu Haing with headquarters at Sian has been reorganized and it will have a strength of 180,000 men.

Who are the enemies of the Kuomintang is the question being asked by the Christians in Canton. The latest Police order in Canton to the public forbids" persoas to raid Churches of Missions not enemies to the administration.

strations in Canton. Since Janu-.

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ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS COLLEGE. SPEECH DAY.

LADY CLEMENTI PRESENTS CUPS AND

CERTIFICATES

MISS MIDDLETON SMITH LEAVING AFTER

FOURTEEN YEARS.

GLOWING TRIBUTES TO HER WORK.

The annual speech day celebrations of St. Stephen's Girls' Collega wore held yesterday afternoon, in the Kwok Siu Han Hall' of the College. There was a large gathering of pupils, parenta and visitors, and Lady Clementi distributed the scholarship cupa and certificates

During the proceedings it was mentioned that the popular and hard working headmistress of the College, Miss Middleton Smith, is severing her connection with St. Stephen's Girls' College and shortly leaving for Home" afte 15-years' service. Growing tributes to her personal influence, her faithful service, and her hard work on behalf of the College were paid by Lady Clementi, the Vice-Chancellor. of the Hong Kong University, and by Dr. S. W. Teo, who all expressed their keen regret' at her pending departure.

The annual report submitted by the Headmistress was encouraging and interesting. I recorded progrem in every de partment, and made reference to the loyalty of the girls, the fact that the highest percentage of University passes, yet obtained was secured last year and the valuable social service being carried out locally by the girls.

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The proceedings opened with mo} The Medical Officer of Health, excellent entertainment by the Dr. Minett, gave us an excellent

come."

communist wing of the Nationali/ry 18th, no attack on Churches has cleverly acted sketch, "A. School parade. She congratulated us on

Government; the Northern turn. Toats being instructed to encita" -the mob, and the Southern troops

Lack of military support and the continued absence of many members pupils The whole school sang the report, especially remarking on the of the Prince' clique has cut school song, and the Lower School" sanitary conscience" which is short the anti-Christian demon- then contributed the song "Wel encouraged in the Kindergarten by This was following by a the daily hand and handkerchief

been reported. The only anti Rehearsal," by the Boarders. Miss the progress made in building, L., foreign agitation to be adjusted Daisy Ma gave a pianoforte solo, a new gym shed, gold-fish pond now is the trouble that has arisen and the Upper School contributed and other improvements, but she between the Chinese employees of Chant sans Parole," and "Merry deeply deplored the lack of a swim. the Johna G. Kerr Hospital for the are the Bells. The programme was ming bath which the hoped might Inc and the management. The concluded by the singing of the be added shortly. employees aro aaking the Kuomin tang to take over the institution, school thanksgiving song. the last institution still being directed solely by foreigners. The Canton Hospital, was forced to suspend nearly a year ago.

A scene from Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" was extremely well played, the characters being taken as under:

84,000 for Charity.

Nearly $4,000 has been given thin

year, to help poor schools, hospitals Commencing THURSDAY,

and other charitable objecta. This

is a larger sum than in previous years, but it has only been possibla through the self-sacrificing of the girls. It was delightful to have the support and help of St. Stephen's Hall and Fairlea at our Sale of Work; they contributed much to its success. The 8.8.0.C. Alumni. Ar- sociation has increased in member- ship and old girls are coming for ward as melibera.

E.E. the Governor came to see our playground réceably and vary kindly made it possible for us to build another tennis court which was badly needed. Dr. G. E. Ma has most generously presented the school with a gold-fish pond and fountain which will be a great joy

to our Kindergarten babies when finished. Mr. Xwok Sui Lay, our very kind friend and supporter has again, with unfailing generosity, come to our aid and has given us this very handsome baby grand. piano which has already been of great service. We are deeply grate. ful to these gentlemen, for their help and interest.

Loyalty of Stan.

May I, at this juścture, pay an unqualified tribute to the co-opera- tion and loyalty of the staff, both Chinese and English, and I wish to say how the high standard of honour set by them bas helped 'tu form the traditions of school life, and left their impress on the characters of many girls.

"My Chinese Friends."

Chinese friends, and the parents In closing may I thank all my especially, for the support given mo during the many years it has been my pleasure to work for the girls and women of China My thoughts go back to the day when I joined St. Stephea's Girls' College, then such a small school in rented pre- misca Now, as I look at this beautiful hall and school, I am deeply conscious that you, my Chinese friends, helped to mind the what it is. Amongst those hall I see some old S.S.G.C. girls- Advance" in School Work, girls I taught when I first came to The results of the University China, and one of the happiest memories I take away with we will Examinations show a very marked be that their love has remained We stedfast and true and that their advance in the school work. seat in a larger number of candi- children are studying in the school

to-day. Hannah Such dates than ever before and out of Helen Wu. the twelve Matriculation and Senior Brutus...................

Jean O'Hoy Menenius. Teo Wai Ri, entries eleven passed, four Matri-

Lady Clementi's Address. Cominius. Discs Ho.culating and one gaining distine- Acdile Kwok Pui Chection in English. Four 8.8.G.C. Lady Clementi, prior to distri Citizens:-Ellen Tsao, Panay Shaw, girls have now entered as under- buting the awards, congratulated May Ung, Elsie Ma, Daisy Ho graduates. Seventeen Juniors took Miss Middleton Smith on her re Esther Lyon, Leung Tit Tsang, the examination and twelve passed, fears that

port. It was very encouraging to Li Sau Mun

eleven out of twelver! Mr. W. W. Horacil, C.I.E. ac gaining distinction in English candidates for the Senior Matri

work. one in music, and four in needle culation had passed. It was also interesting to see that there were four successful candidates in the senior examinations who gained distinction in needlework.

Coriolants manga

Sicinius... these institutions

to play the part of rescuers. In bis opinion the plan was to stir up the mob to general' looting, but as ais failed, the Southern soldiers had to do the looting themselves He attributes the hesitation of the mob to the fact that they had a real appreciation, of the schools and -hospitals run by the foreigners, and

did not want overthrown. English and American Institutions The English Catholic schools and hospitals at Foochow were not, the only buildings to suffer at the hands of the looters. Unarmed soldiery of the Southern forces entered the American Mission and rapsacked the houses of two doctors, Later, parties of soldiers arrived and arrested some of the looters only to relenae them at the corner, of the street..

Looted.

The Methodist Church and social

Labour Fully Drives Up Price Of Rice, Rice price in Canten suddenly jumped nearly 10 per cent. yester. day on account of the stevedores belonging to the Kwangtung Trans portation and the Tung Tak Union's picketing two large vessels bringing cargo from Siam. These vessels were picketed because they intend ed, it was said, to employ ateve dores who have recently left these two unions.

Since the restoration of steamship | (Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong trafic between Hong Kong and University, and Chairman of the Canton, the Chinese Section of the Canton Kowloon Railroad has lost College Council) presided, and also no little business. Now the month on

y rescipts are about 890,000 to $100,000, comparing with 8190,000 or more before the settlement of the boycott.

Surtax Results.

were

tho platform

Lady Clementi, Miss Middleton Smith, Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Kwok Siu Lau, Mre. Cheung, and members of the staff and College Council.

Report of Year's Work.

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ecatre sad the Y.M.C.A building cent. on ordinary goods and, 5 per The Customs surtax of) per were ranmcked from end to end. cent. оп Luxuries brought in Miss Middleton Smith read her A Chinese Lady Doctor's Bravery. | $421,849.78 to the Kuomintang war annual report, which gave a com- chest on December, 1996, according Even a Chinese lady doctar, a dative of Foochow was attacked. to reports of the Kuomintang Direc prehensive review of the year's Her home and the hospital of torate-General of Revenue in Can work, as under:-

ton. The receipts covered not only

The visit of the Inspector of Eng lish schools was a help to us all. In his report he said the work in all departments was very good. He especially commented on the care given to English, both written and spoken. He considered the general organisation of the school excellent and thought the amalga mation of the three institutions of St. Stephen's Hall, Feirica School and St. Stephen's Girls' College tended towards efficiency.

Work for the sick, Prisoners and Illiterate.

out" in Chinese by one of tho The report was afterwards read Chines members of the staff

Lady Clementi also expressed her interest in the social service works which had been carried out by the girls. The raising of nearly 84,000 in these difficult times for charit- able purposes was, she considered, an achievement to be proud of. It was also wonderful she thought that girls should spend their lei sure hours in social service work, such as visiting the hospitals and 8401

Miss Middleton Smith was short.

which she was in charge were sack the port of Canton but others wichinsociated Schools, I have to report mer holidays eight girls gave up had laboured for 14 years. It was

od and she herself forced to fly to Singapore, because when called upon to give her opinion about. the bodies of the 7 babies who died in the Catholic Convent, the confirmed the report that their deaths had been from natural

Kwangtung.

The spirit of social service has As Principal of the C.M.8. As-

never beca, more keen. In the sam, ly leaving Hong Kong whore, aha n very satisfactory and happy years their mornings to teaching poor not often that one could ses tang. work in each institution. St. children. Each Binday girls. visit ible results of one's work and more THE REFUGEES.

the hospital and carry the comfort often than not the results had to Etephen's Hall," ander the wise

She thought ing words of the Great Physician be taken on trust. thow on the Haining yesterday, and

Farty refugees arrived from Foo supervision of Miss Vincent, the to the sick and sufering. Others Miss Middleton Smith, however, chuses, thus spoiling the plan of the following is a list of those who acting warden, has grown in many go to the prison to cheer and teach could see outward and visible signs the agitators to enrage; the mob came. Some of the refugees came waya" Their work.and their need the sad and hopeless. The classes of the results of the work sho had

by the old accusation of the Eng- fish stealing and killing babies. English Woman's Terribla Experience.

The most terrible story as yet to

hand from Foochow is that of Miss Holbrook, of the Church of England Zenana Mission.

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to give free education to amshs done among the Chinese girls. almost from Chaown, Kiangai border. There are no out short time

Lady Clementi. went on to CI- the were ably voiced by Miss Wong a and, mutais have grown consider-

ably and Miss Nancy Ho, one of press admiration at Miss Middle- "ward display of violence there, but,

ago.

our old girls, still carries on this ton Smith's method of teaching. soldiers invaded foreigners' houses My friend and colleague, Mrs. excellent work. A Christmas treat She had instilled into her pupils as they wished, and when the posi- Cheung, the Headmistress of Fair-was given in our playground when something far beyond mers book aries and their families had to work in the Vernacular side of the were made happy. The girls of the tien became untenable, the mission-lea, has kept a high standard of about one hundred poor children learning (Applause.)

The Certificates. leave.

school and its popularity and pro- Home for the Blind were also enter.

Her Ladyship then distributed The following landed here:-gress owes much to her, while Miss tained by the members of our the scholarship cups and certificates When the Mizien was looted of Alexander, Ohio; Mrs E. For care and thought to the welfare of

Mrs. P. Wiant and two children, Atkins as Warden, has given great Y.W.C.A.

We are thankful to and that when as under :- Miss Holbrook was brutally atkins, Mrs. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs the boarders. Mrs. Chaung will our girls leave school they are still

·MATRICULATION:-Cap: Ho Kin tacked by the soldiery, and when H. Lacy, of York, Nebraska, accom shortly be giving a full report of ready to help others. An old St. Toy, distinction in English, Ada she tried to escape she was BUÍ- rounded by the mob who tore off Panic! by their four children; the schools so that I shall now con- Stephen's girl brought a little girl Loung, Hannah Surh, Choy Wai her clothes, bound and beat her Louise Ankeny, from the same city fine my remarks to St. Stephen's and offered to pay for, her board in Haan, Maggie Cheung and dragged her through the and Mrs. P. H. Steininger; Girls College.

Fairlea, in order to prevent her of Dotriot, Michigan; Mr. and

being sold. This meant consider streets. Eventually and an- other lady, a Miss Crabbe, man-Ruth Lois, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mrs. Schaefer and doughter; Mis

able self-sacrifice. Pun Ta As I am leaving for England in The giria now form the choir in aged to reach the Roman Catholic Miss Mae Baucher, Stanton, Michi May, it is especially pleasing to bo St. Stephen's Church in the morn Foundling Homs. The Southern troops who were in possession 1 gau; Mr.zond Mrs. Peterson and able to report & rear of unbrokening, and in St. John's Cathedral Phyllis

daughter, of Marguerite, John. prosperity and happiness in the there treated the two unfortunate stown, Penn., Miss Minnie Baucher, school, and I am able to say that ladies Kindly and provided an Pandora, Ohio; Dr. C. G. Trimble, physically, mentally and I trust/cssons have been invaluable.

The Sporting. Spirit,... -

BENIOR:-Cup: Tok But Ngoh, Jean O'Hoy, Li Luk Wa, Two Lai Flora Wan, Helen Wu, Tong Woon Teing

JUNIOR: Cup: Daisy Ma, masic; Gillingham, English; evensong. Mr. Mason's singing Pansy Shaw; Eva Chan, noodle work; Phoebe To, needlework; escort to take them to Nautal. Mrs. Trimble and their three boys; spiritually, a higher standerd has

Baptisms and Confrmations. Irene To, needlework; Tso Wai Ki, Mist, Holbrook is in a state of from Seattle, Washington, Miss been resched and maintained than There have been several baptisms Teo Dam Chou, Eva Ma, Ellen- nervous prostration after her ap Mable Hartford, Boston Mass at any previous time in the his during the year, and on Trinity Tano, Cha Shuk Ching, Joyce Caro

Dr. F. H. Coole, of Chicago; Mrs. tory of the school. This year wo Sunday seventeen of our giris were thers. palling experiences and is quite, K. Beeman and child, of the have been fortunate in having the confirmed. The schoo! Y.W.C.A. is Vice-Chancellor's Tribute. unable to give any statement to same city; Mrs. M. F. Farley and services of Miss Shi as physical doing excellent work.The weekly Mr. Hornsil thanked Lady the press, and in the doctor's child, of Churches Ferry, North culture mistress. She has taught prayer meeting and bible study elementi for her attendance and opinion it would extremely dange Dakota; Mis Esther F. Cooper, of drilling, games, and folk dancing. olames are well attended. The elder also paid a tribute to Miss Middle-

The Government Inspector in his girls have, started a club for the rous for her to try. At the samo Others of the refugees who are report, spoke of the excellent work Junior school where they teach them to Smith

this batch of being done in this direction both to make things for the Yunnanfu After thanking Lady Clementi, time we hope that when she is some not included in what recovered Miss Holbrook will American missionaries, are Mra U. in the Kindergarten and the Lower hospital, etc

Bevan, Mrs. Helbling, and the School Net-ball matches have been This year we have adopted two graceful compliment to Miss Mid- give us the details of her experi-two Misses Oswald, the Bay, and played betwear Forms and Out- orphans in the Victoria, Home and deton Smith who, as principal at ences, for such detaila ought to be Mrs Carpenter of Manchester, aiders, and a match between the 8400 has been voted by Council to any rate, it attending this function published in the fate of Mr. England, and an Australian lady school and the staff resulted in an provide scholarships to educate for the last time you all know ignominous defeat for the stall girls unable to pay full fees from Wordsworth's lines written in the Eugene Chen's constant assertions,

which they bore with much forti. Funnanfu, owing to the Banhcial Chapel of King's College, Cam that the lives and property of for

tuda. We have noted a marked ad position there. We hope they will bridge eign nationale need no protection

vance in the way the girle can now go back after being educated here Give all thou canst; High tako abesting with a smile, nad and help the Ber Ronald Lankes Heaven rejects the lore of nice by gunboats and bayonets

play their beat all through a game ter in Christian educational workly calculated less or more."! whether they are winning or not.

(Continued on neet Calumn). (Continued en neat Columa),

in that great province.

Athens, Pa.

doctor Mrs. Matthews U

Of Miss Crabbe And Miss Hol brook, the two English mission- aries who were mobbed at Feochow, only Miss Helbrook reached here. She is in a stats of prostration after Her recent experience.

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Mr Hornell said:-It is also a

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Financial Dificulties. supremely true of every phase of

To those who control the publis life. Certainly no one who works zovenues of this Colony and to all the citizens of Hong Kong I would in a college or school can succeedy on behalf of this school. We on any other principle. This has realise the financial difficulties of been the spirit in which Miss Mid.the moment, but we know, and you dleton Smith has worked for this know also, that the abiding hope of each generation is its children. school. She has given herself unWe, whose privilege it is to help to grudgingly and her doctors have shape the children of to-day into

the citizens of to-morrow, dare not now ordered her back to her bone in England Fourteen Speech Days relax our persistent efforts to secure, she has attended and on this, her for these children all that they Afteenth, we offer to her our assurlife. If the world is to retain its ated in the way of equipment for ance that she has not laboured here in rain, What St. Stephen's College was sanity it cannot afford to allow when, Miss Middleton Smith first anyone or anything to cast a shadow came here as principal I do not over the serenity of children.

Dr. Tso's Eemarks, know, but I do what what it is now when she is leaving it a monu- Dr. Teo seconded the vote of thanks" ment of patient endeavour and of proposed so eloquently by M

Hornell." It was a great pleasure loving devotion

To all the girls who are still in to have Lady Clementi there, He the school or who have just left it thought the girls would value thair I would make this solemn appeal certicates all the more by having The world is distraught; China is received them from her being torn ander by strife and handsZN

er Ladyship lawlessness. We do not expect you Dr. Tso went on to express to go out into the world as pro deep regret that Miss Middleton: pagandista of Great Britain. We Smith was leaving the Colony, and do sak you to cary with you into after paying her a warm tribute, the several spheres into which you he expressed the hope that she will pass some of the spirit of would make up her mind to retur affection and service which has hur- | again to them, da rounded you here. Be in other Cheers for Lady. Clementi” sad words, women of good will and not Miss Middleton Smith concluded emissaries of misunderstanding and the proceedings, tes being after- hatred.

wards served.

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