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THE PILGRIMAGE TO SANCHOAŃ.

IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT MGR. WELSH'S CONSECRATION.

A LONELY AND PRIMITIVE PLACE.

Somt 350 Roman Catholics from all parts of this district made the pilgrimage to Sanchoan for St. Johnj Island for the consecration on Sunday of Monsignor James Edward Walsh, of the Maryknoll Assolt,

Apostolic of as Viear kongwan, Brief mention this made yesterday a e of the Dudy Press but thej fing further particulars of this BANL interesting event may be

event V.C

The trip was made by the 5.8. Rowena and when it set out Iram Hong Kong on Saturday night its accomandation was taxed to the Blaust, large parties having come trom Alacao and Canton. The sea noge too smooth and during the night many of the passengers, the steerage, especially thuse an

considerable must have suffered discomfort. In the early hours it red heavily and those who had made themselves as comfortable as possible on deck were driven to Seek shelter.

and

Amongst the congregation were members of 13 different nationali ies while priests of the various missions in Hong Kong, the Chris tian Brothers and the Sisters of the Maryknoll Mission also attend ed.

1927.

KIDNAPPING.

WOMAN MURDERED, BOY STOLEN.

TRAGIC SEQUEL TO VISIT FROM MACAO,

CHINESE MAN AND WOMAN HEAVILY SENTENCED.

The story of how a little Chinese! The newly conscerated Bishop boy, of eight years of age, the sou received his mitre and robes of at Macno percuts, was kidnapped flee from Monseigneur Fourquet in this Colony, and detained for Bale was related at the Criminal as the Chief Oficiating Bishop.

Strings of crackers were fired after the ceremony in the garden Nession yesavaday when two Chi

Jes: women and a Chinese man situated in front of the Chapel.

appeared before the noting Chief The Empty Tomb. The mail Chapel, which once | Justice (Mr. Justice J. R. Wond) housed the remains of St Francis charged with kidnapping.

ewi of the Xavier, at the other Bay, was visited by a large party of pilgrims. The way was along

the tomb chapel hillside path to

the memment with the and to statue of the Saint which overleaks it further up the hill. Before they left the spot, many of the pilgrims senaped up the hallowed earth and took it away in receptades brought for the purpose.

Others of the pilgrims went into the Chapel where they knelt beside the empty tomh of St. Francis Xavier.

Mass was held at 6 a.m. in the saloon, for the saloon passengers, the second-class compart ent for other pilgrims. As always onard ship the service had a On & granite block, which was deep impressiveness, and beyond the tombstone erected

over

The three prisoners were charged; with detaining the little fellow be tween February 24th and March Hh this year with intent to sell him. The first woman prisoner was further-fharged with assaulting the

nil Prisoners

plended child between these dates.

ity," and Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted for the Crown.

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LOCAL PROBATES. CHINESE ESTATE OF OVER SEVEN LAKHS.

TWO EUROPEANS' WILLS.

It appeared From the evilence Probate of the will of Leung tendered it the child lived with Kai Sheung, otherwise known

the his parents at Macao. On February | brung Kai Sang, Leang King Tak

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The statement of combined assets

that it was the first of the religious original grave, native converts have gard a concubing of his father rane Tong, Leung Chik Sin Tong, alins and liabilities of Vickers and the

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Ilere lies a Jesuit Father from to Hong Kong to look for work, it Cheang the West. He died and went to being her intention to remain in who died at Macno, on March 17th, even in the 1st year of the the Colony if she secured employ this year. has been granted to reign of King Ka Tsing of the

con-

that

exercises solemn occasion.

St. John's Island (or Sanchoan as it is also called) was reached just after six o'clock and must have wicked, 75 years after St Francis Xavier's historie visit, very much as it did when the saintly mission-

return to Macas to let the boy's friend The place is loue-general body of Chinese Chris-

The estate left in Hong Kong is tians." ary first saw it. Jy, undeveloped and unchanged.

The late shows that this slong parents know the result of her!

quest. In view of this she asked valued at $7,700. The man village is extremely was put up in the year 18:9.

To Ip Loo Shiu is left $500 as re primitive. A block-house

Bishop Walsh's Thanks,

permission to take the little boy to The s.s. Kinshun left Sandhar Hong Kong with her. The parents muneration for services in connet at 3 p.m. with the returning pil

Great Hing Desty. This stone mout, or to return to Macau if she Leung Ho Ahi, his fourth is erected in his memory by the failed for any event she was to cubine, and top Loo Shin, in marketable accurities £4,848,080,--

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stands sentinel at one end, andį with church edifices, built at a later date, are marks for visitors.

subsidiary companies, in which it

in and investments eash British Government Securities holds all the share capital, reveals

amount to 4,049,000, investments

debtors due to the Company 1,024,702, whilst creditors and eredit balances are only £3,128,550. Despite the dislocation of trade occasioned by the coal dispute the

The Portuguese gunboat Patris grins. Ata tillu on board, where agreed, as she had been with them tion with the execution of the will. Company earned a trading profit of

to conmetree at an.

The Consecration.

2846,072, paying the dividends on its preference share capital and reserve fund a balance of £134,908 being transferring £200,000 carried forward to next year.

In 1985 a reorganisation of the capital and Management of-the- Company took place, and the pre- Rent balance sheet is the first to be issued under the new control.

The financial reserves of the group together with its well known research facilities technical and should make Vickers, Ltd., a power- factor in trade in every part of

Sacrificial legacies of $10,900 and had arrived the day before, hring he took leave of the other clerics for 13 years, and had looked after" ing the Bishop-Elect and four other before transferring to the Patris the children. On the steamer com- $30,000 are left in connection with

rew diocese, Bishops for the consecration. The to return to his ceremony was held in what was Bishop Walsh acknowledged with ing to Hong Kong, she met the the grandfather and father of de- Other legacies are $30,000 to the called the "main" chapel at one gratitude the indebtedness of the first woman prisoner, and when she ceased, respectively. end of the village, and was tied Maryknoll Mission to the zeal and arrived in this Colony went to a

On the evening younger brother of deceased, $15,000. But the Fatherly care of Bishop Fourquet house with her.

to his nephew and $10,000 to an- process of disembarking the large who had helped the work of the

its initial of the 23rd the male prisoner made number of pilgrimas in amall native Maryknoll Mission in

The creation of his appearance, and the next even other nephew. hoals was long, and many were not phase in China.

To his principal wife, deceased able to witness the full ceremony, the new Bishoprig of Kongmoon

marked the normal course of that ing the Macno visitor went out. development. lic alluded to the From that time all trace of her bequeathed the sum of $7,000, on death of Bishop Gautier of Pakhai, was lost until the following even which she can draw interest for ten who was the father of the American ing when the police found a dead years, but cannot touch the prin- bedy on the hillside near the cipal until the expiration of this Maryknoll Mission.

Kowloon Hospital. The buily was

of $30 per month for expenses, and identified as that of the missing period. Also left to her is the sum woman as she had a glass eye.

$300 per month for family expenses. DROWNED BUT DISCOVERED

The first, second and third con-

cach receive 85,000 cubines which they can only draw interest for ten years, and also 820 each per month for expenses. excutrix, receives $200 per month. A Chinese woman, aged 30, was To deceased's three daughters is found dead in a hut at Aberdeen According to left $6,000 ench for dowry, and on April 18th.

Father James Edward Walsh of the Maryknoll Mission in whose of Kongmoon Sauchoan vicariate is included, is only 36 years old and, besides being one of the youngest to be raised to the Eps. Lopate, is the first American Bishop to the consecrated and appointed in China.

alno

on

The fourth concubine, who is the

the world.

IN BED?

CURIOUS INQUEST STORY.

before..

118

thanked Bishop Walsh Bishop Nunes and Bishop Prak, and with regard to Bishop Valtorta

According to the prosecution, the of Hong Kong, he said he knew the latter would prefer to eat rice with boy was told by the first woman The main chapel at Sanchoan his Chinese Converts than to assist prisoner to call her mother," and to say that he cane from "Canton" is a grey edifice built by Bishop at banquets. (Laughter.)

and not Macao." Evidence was Guillerain in 1889. It is small but Bishop Nunes of Macao, a without doubt sufficient for the spirited address in English, French also given that he was paraded be Portuguese complimented fore prospective purchasers and his taken off, and his body normal religious needs of the and Island, but on Sunday it could Bishop Walsh and, in the name of cont contain but a fraction of those who the Portuguese Colony, wished him examined.

It was further alleged that the many years of successful work. wished to witness, to be present

The rest of the trip was unevent-Grst prisoner also beat the child.. The ritual of the service was loug

After many witnesses had been $5,000 each in addition as legacies. I medical evidence, she met her death and impressive for the full pere- ful and the s.s. Kinshan returned

evidence was available as to how when he attains full age. monial was observed. Four Bishops to Hong Kong soou afted midnight, called, the little boy went into the The remainder of the estate is by drowning, but her body was The pilgriniage was organized by box, and perched on the top of left to the only son of deceased found lying on her own bed and no

she had got there. of different nationalities, officiated..

European Wils.

The inquest oponed yesterday at these being Monseigneur A. Four Father Cairns, of the Maryknolla high chair, related his story, quet of Canton (French), Monseig Mission and he is to be congratu- which bore out the outline of the for successfully carrying case, as given by Mr. Fitzroy. He

Rescaling of exemplifention of the Central Magistracy neur Jose de Costa Nunes of Mueno tated

came from (Portuguese), Monseigueur Prat of through the task of taking care of said he was only eight years age the will of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Major C Willeon, sitting

Harrison, widow, late of Rose Cat: Coroner with a jury..

The evidence was to the effect Anoy (Spanish), und Monseigneur over 550 pilgrims and attending to and related how he

of Hong Kong the numerous details which the Macao by steamer to Hong Kong tage, West Bradford, near Chithere,

with the concubine. He said be Yorkshire,

has been granted to Mr. that decensed's husband was away Henry Valtorta

nature of the undertaking entailed. (Ralian)

was told by first prisoner to call. It. Andrewes, of Messrs. John on work at Castle Peak Road and her mother, and that he was beaten daily. He failed to identify, Stokes and Mister. The estate and had not seen his wife for about in the Colony amounts 81,100. De two weeks. A friend went to see either the second or third prisoners,eased died at her residence on him up to his place of labour and informed bin of his wife's death. The boy also spoke of being taken September 18th, 1920.

Letters of administration with He found his wife lying on the bed to the house of a Chinese, who had previousle given evidence as to pay the will annexed have been granted in the hut and her clothes were in bargain money with a view to to Mr. S. Hamer, Inspector, Public quite dry. He did not suspect any Works Department, in respect of foul play, and in this the Police buying, the boy.

The first prisoner denied intent the estate of George Henry Haskelt, concurred, but a surprising aspect to sell the boy, and said she told the late accountant at the Public of the case was that the friend who

aunt. Each of Works De Lecember 8th, 1926, at husband, has not been been

Hong Kong, had given the information to the him to call her the other two prisoners also en who died on

The medical testimony of Dr. Queen's Hospital, Birmingham After a brief consultation, without retiring, the jury returned at 86,500, and is left entirely to ceased's face was ashy pale and the verdict of guilty on the first the widow, Mrs. L. H. Haakett, expression peaceful. Decomposition Inglenook, Alvester Ibad, had set in around the head and neck and in a manner which only charge against first prisoner, and of

Occurs in petrifaction in water and in hanging.

"A VERY WONDERFUL

LADY." TRIBUTE TO MISS VIOLET CAPELL.

LETTER FROM VISCOUNT

KNUTSFORD, - -

In acknowledgment of the reniit

A KLEPTOMANIAC SON. CAUSED TROUBLE TO SWEET HEART AND PARENTS.

HALF AN HOUR'S. DETENTION FOR TALKING.

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tance sent to the London hospital belong to him was the cause of his phatically danied kidnapp and The estate in Hong Kong is valued Cation was to the effect, that de-

A young rascal who has a pro- pensity for taking what does not sweetheart and aged parents having as the result of the dancing dis plays at the City Hall on February, to appear before Mr. R. E. Lind- Aliss Violet Capell, has received the sell, at the Central Magistracy following letter Kuutsford, the Chairman of the stolen property. Hospital.

London Hospital,

from

a verdiet of "not guilty" on the Studley, Warwickshire. Viscount yesterday on a charge of receiving

of

second charge. They returned a verdict of "not guilty" in respect

Death was due to drowning as a

of the second woman, but found the« ALL OVER TWO CENTS." primary cause and asphyxia as a

·

The second prisoner was lis- third prisoner (the man) "guilty. charged, and the first woman was on the first charge, and the, man to sentenced to five years' hard labour three years' hard labour,

His Lordship expressed himself in agreement with the verdicts,

The Police raided the house and found that on a cockloft occupied April 20th, 1927. by the young woman four pieces

cloth said to have been stolen from Dear Miss Capell,

You really are a very wouder- No. 445, Queen's Road West, and ful lady, and my gratitude to you in the cubicle occupied by the aged grows with every letter you send couples were a stolen grasuaphone me. However am I to thank and record.

The

young woman said that her you! The help you send me is really becoming a notable feature fiancee had brought the goods at The London," and you and home, and she knew nothing of all your pupils can feel most truly them having been stolen.

The old man and woman said the that you are dancing sick people

SUSPECTED THEFT OF back to health. I feel, too, that same thing.

Asked how he thought an unem-

$4,000. this last gift is really more won- derful than any of the others be ployed man could afford to buy an

MONEY AND KEY NOT cause of the terribly disturbed expensive gramaphone, the father. few

FOUND. slate in China, which I am sured said his son told him he had bor must be affecting you all very rowed the gramaphone for a

days.

While the manager of A much.

The police pointed out that the Nero may have dilled while Rome burned, but he did that gramaphone was found under a dealer was away. 84,000 was stolen purely for his own pleasure, yet bed, but the Magistrate decided to from the safe on Friday last, The you all go dancing to help the discharge the accused, remarking assistant manager is now alleged betterment of people thousands that it was not unusual for Chinese to have stolen the money, on the

sale. of miles away. Really, it makes of this class to keep articles under ground that he had the key to the The accused was brought before praise from me seem sadly thin, the bed.

My The man was immediately dis- but please forgive that. gratitudo is infinitely stronger charged, but his wife who persisted Mr. J. E. Lindsell, at the Central in interrupting the Magistrate and Magistracy yesterday morning, and than any words I can any.

Thank you so much for the hat to be removed from the dock on the application of the polise, photo and other enclosures. They before the ease could be proceeded who said that the money and the make you all so much more alive with. was ordered by the Magin key had not been recovered, he was to us here. Yours very truly, trate to be detained for half-an- remanded in custody for further

investigations to be made. KNUTSFORD hour.

flour

DEBTOR STABS CREDITOR

"BY ACCIDENT."

secondary cause,

The jury returned a verdict of death by drowning through mis- adventure.

A HARBOUR TRAGEDY.

A Chinese, who owed another man two eqpper vents, when asked to settle his debt replied with many words The creditor answer- ed in similar strain. The debtor TWO CHILDREN DROWNED IN

got exasperated and showed hig resentment by merely, scratching" the ereditor on the chest with a knife.

JUNK'S HOLD.

Yesterday afternoon a cargo junk capsized in the harbour and two children were drowned.

He was taken before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy

It appears that the junk was yesterday, and the other man to the

fully loaded with old newspapers Before the Magistrate, the debtor at the Kowloon Godowns, and when Governnient Civil Hospital. pleaded guilty to stabbing the about 100 yards from the shore she creditor, but said that the debt had capsized. There were two women ed that he did not mean to hurt and eight months respectively, on been discharged. He further stat- and two little girls aged 4 years his creditor and that it was all board at the time of the accident. an accident.

Mr. Lindsell: Nonsense, you can't push a knife into a man's chest by A remand was given until Thurs Accident.

man's discharge from hospital. day morning to await the wounded

The two woman were rescued by Police launch No. 6 and other but unfortunately the children were launches which came to the rescue, in the hold and when the boat was

in each case, righted life was found to be extinct