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THE S.S. "BAUNE." | WEST RIVER BOAT

"MASTER SAYS ARMS CARGO LANDED IN THE NORTH.

BIG CONSIGNMENT FROM EUROPE.

ADVENTURES AT WALFIS BAY AND BATAVIA.

A great dent of interest has been

FOUNDERS.

GROSS OVERLOADING.

SEVERAL WOMEN REPORTED DROWNED.

[PROM A CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1928.

THE FUTURE OF CHINA.

ECONOMIC FACTORS IN

THE PROBLEM.:

UNIVERSITY LECTURE ON THE GROWTH-OF POPULATION.

Professor Hinton gave a most interesting lecture yesterday after. noon in the Medical Society of

DR. J. DURRAN" AND MISS

HUNTER MARRIED.

PRETTY WEDDING AT PEAK CHURCH,

which a large number of guesta were present.

The bride''s going-away dress was a jumper suit of beige crape de chins, with coatee of beige and. gold thread, and a powder blus Bult hat, with martin stole, beige handbag with embroidery in pastel necklace." shades and an antique carnelian

Over 200 wedding presents were. received.....

sents were the following:

Among the family and local pre-

set

Bride to bridegroom, fitted travel-

case.

Bridegroom to bride, ivory toilet Mr. and Mrs Hunter, diamond Mrs Durran, sh forks, knives and cheque.

aroused in the Colony by the dying 19th a river disaster occurred near Hong Kong University, on The second daughter of Mr. and Mr. and sapphire ring and cheque.

CANTON, November 1st. On the afternoon of November

visit of the Norwegian - Baume, a little craft of 853 tons, which has Whampoa Fort, where a smali managed to draw the limelight upon steamer plying between Canton and herself and her crew by her recent Shuitung (a flourishing City in the movements.

south-west of Kwangtung) founder- The base was generally supposed. When the steamer left Canton ed to be running large quantitice at three o'clock in the afternoon, of war munitions to China, and when the vessel passed rather hur was apparent, that she was over loaded. She had over 200 passen- riedly through the Colony's waters on Wednesday it was suspected that gers, including many women and she had a big consignment for Caa children, and a heavy cargo of piece-goods, leather and sundry goods on board. While the vessel after 6 p.m. a steamer on the Hong was approaching Whampoa shortly Kong-Canton run passed and thei unstable old Shuitung vesse was badly shaken by the wash She showed signs of distress ani! her lower structures began to give way.

The Master's Story. The former master of the ship, Mr. Monsen, in an interview with our representative gave his own version of his ship's adventures and what is printed below is entirely

bis account.

European Powers have imposed a welt-denying ordinasce in the natter of shipping arms to "China, so this little vessel, whose present owners are the. Velhal Company of dogisand, is strictly engaged on private enterprise)

economic factors that effect it." Growth of Population and some

A comparison between the United States of America and China, and the deductions that could be drawn from it formed the large part of the lecture, and the manner in which it was possible for China to increase her population with pros perity was pointed out with refer might have on the world in genera. ence to the effect such an increase

A very pretty wedding took place at the Peak Church yesterday afternoon when a very popular local medical practitioner, Dr. John Durran, who is in partnership with Doctors Pierce Grove, Aubrey, McGown and Anderson was mar- ried to Miss Katharine Hunter,

William C. Kunter.. of Arngask, Perthshire and of 10, Great King Street, Edinburgh Dr. Durran is the eldest son of the late Dr. John G. Durran, of Leighton Buzzard, Miss Mildred Durran, mustard, Bedfordshire, and Mrs. Durran, of pepper and salt.

Miss Margaret Durran, 131, Warrender Park Road, Edinbroidered ten cloth and duchess burgh. The Rev. J. Horace John aet stone officiated. dod Mr. R. Bold-

Mr. J. L. Durrani win was at the organ.

board and knife...

by Mr. C. I. Cookes, looked very The bride, who was given away

lecture and several local doctors charming in a picture dress of

Questions were invited after the who were present, and students oyster brocaded satin, with dia took advantage of this pivilege.

merte buttons on corsage and a cluster of orange blossoms and white heather. Her long tulle veil was surmounted with orange blos-

coloured bag embroidered with soms and she carried a

The Sands Of Infancy. Professor Hinton began by com- paring population to a rives which rose from a glacier and ran through the river at each stage of its pro desert. The amount of water in res represented the

zumber of

cream

Misses Hunter, gold watch and gold sleeve links. broidered cushion.

Miss Durran, carvers and em

am-

bread

Mr. P. Durran, silver bottle. holder.

Dr. David Durran, cheque. cantesa and lace mats.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hunter,

Mrs. Smith, cheque.

Mias A. M., Smith, dinner mats. Staff of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co., silver rose bowl.

R. M. Dyer,

Mr. and Mrs.

bowl. cigarette box.

Dr. F. . Grica Ozorio, crystal

Mr. and Mrs. E. Cock, black- wood cabinet...

GENERAL PANIC. Fifteen minutes later water was seen to be pouring into the hold from the lower deck. There was and there was a rush of passengers

Mr. Monsen was reticent with the women and children crying with ving persons of "a" like age. This gold. Her bouquet was of cream

utter confusion, men shoating and

Twenty Chinese soldiers river might be said to ran through eloquence on recent visits to Wali were on board guarding a consign permeab.o to water, which could be two areas of quicksands especially Bay and Batavis of which accounts ment of military stores (2,000 suits called the sands of infancy and of honour and Mias "Anne Cookes Tredwell, silver vase. were cabled some time ago by Shuitung, and though the soldiers the sands of old age.

of cotton clothing) on its way to

regard to the ship's movements but expressed himself with some

Reuter.

é

Arms On Board.

Mr. Mousen, whose present where abouts we are not at liberty to divülge, told our representative that it was quite true that be had re- cently landed a cargo or armas and į ammunition in China.

Landed At Newchwang "And where did you land then

Nat Newchwang, North of Peking and Dairen, in the Gulf of Chili.

Lerror.

did all they could to help the panic stricken. passengers. their efforts failed to prevent the panic. Being convinced that the vessel was sink ing. the Chinese captain of the boat sounded a continuous 8.0.8. on his siren,"

ten

chrysanthemums.

Mrs C I Cookes was matron

In the who was bridesmaid, wore a Kate charmeuse, with a tight tog cap Greenaway dress of turquoise

of cream lace. She wore a gold wrist watch, the gift of the bride groom, and carried a bouquet of pink roses.

said to flow over a bed of clay so muddie span the river might be

that the water Was conserved. The sands of infancy were of parti- ular importance since it was pos able by the efforts of doctors and administrators to make a safe channel through them, and the lecturer believed that the modern increase in population was due mortality than to sa increased birth rather to the diminuation of infant

rate.

I was acting." he said, under LAUNCHES TO THE RESCUE. the instructions of an Englishman,' who claimed American nationality launch, cung Cheung, towing At this critical moment the steam The shippers were Germans and the three junks, happened to pass and rifles were from Poland and Den heard the alarm. Seeing the ap- mark, Germany, Finland and Austproach of the launch the passengers

A Stationary Population, ria, and the cartridges from Den- calmed down and, within

The present population of the mark and Austria.”, -

minutes, all of them succeeded world was roughs 1 billion 906 in getting safely aboard the junks million or for purposes of compari- and the launch. The..rescue work

son 1,900 million. In 1913 it had was accomplished at about half past six. The wong Cheung re- ported to the Canton authorities There was," he declared, "no that she had saved 120 passengers. mystery about it. The munitions Later, two more launches came were landed in public and the alongside the sinking steamer and Customs made no query."

rescued the remainder of the pas- "And who were the arms con-sengers. As the steam launches aigned to, Mr. Monsen 7

cast off from the sinking vessel That I shall not divulge at shortly before seven o'clock, the present. But later i shall be able water was up to the middle deck to give fall particulars of the of the ill-fated vessel and she was deal. By no means the last has gradually sinking. Fortunately the been heard of this affair.

Fessel did not list and turn turtle, but gradually settled.

been 1,800 million. since then number equal to the entire popula tion of the United States had been added. The population over this period had been growing rapidly in those regions which were controlled by Europeans,

more slowly in india, and it had been probably stationary in China.

The earlier Chinese census figures are unreliable but the population increased rapidly after 1750 and continued

Dr. Dykes, gold pencil..

Dr. Dunscombe, cake basket...„ Mrs. Buton and Mr. R. "C:

orystal bowl.

Mrs. Angus and family, tea set and cake basket.

M. and Mrs. Harold Graves,

Mr. Graeme Hugh-Jones, silver' coffee spoons.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wright, butter "dish.

Mi. M. M. Watson, cheese, and

Mr. Graeme Hugh Jones was butter dish. "best man,"

After the ceremony, a reception was held at The Haystack." at (Continued on next - Golumn),

Agriculture In China. China as a ration had adopted

the solution of agriculture, which had enabled her to increase her population under good government. Since 1850 there had been no. in. ease and she was now faced with the question of what steps to take instead of agricukura The ulti mata check upon population is the provision of food.

food,

Rev. W. W. and Mrs. Roger, sweet dishes.

Mr. W. L. Walker, crystal bowl. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Barrett, picture.

Mr. and Mrs. Macgown, cheque. Mr. and Mrs. W. I E. Macken-. zie, crystal bowl.

Mr. M. M. Maas, thermos jug. Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Kirk, ash

tray and ink pot.

Mr and Mrs. Cookes, entree dish

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson, sauce boats.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Devenport, Browne, sauce boat.

tare.

Mr. Denis Blake, silver entree.

dishes.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Straford, electric coffee percolator!

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Anderson, fish dividera.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hunt, pic Japan had doubled her popula Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dunnett, ion in the last 50 years through tes cloth. under the Manchu industrialing, and her problem was dynasty, until the Taiping rebel-ren more acute, the people were lion, since when the population still incrassing. rapidly and there * At Newchwang,” he continued,

was great pressure to find sufficient I took in a cargo of beans, anu Of the cargo, the personal bag- bad been stationary. If there was after calling at Dairen to take more 88 of the passengers and then change in the present death and cargo I came South to Hong Kong the 24th Division of the 11th Army, the population would be stabilised military stores which belonged to birth rates of the United States where I took on board & ps and the greater part went down with in about the year 2000 at a figure went straight up to Cantou. That

in the region of 3 million. was on November 14th. Then I came the vessel and must be regarded as

The a total loss.

number of down here and it was on Tuesday That the Hong Kong police searched casualties cannot be ascertained at the ship, from atem to steru but present, but several women are re- sound absolutely no trace of con- ported to have been drowned. sraband..

"It was," Mr. Monsen added, "at Hong Kong and not at Canton, as I see has been stated, that I signed on a new crew:

£

The publicity and all the trouble that I have experienced has, very much got on my nerves. lelt very near a pervous breakdown and I have put the Chief Officer, Mr. Hauwen, in charge.".

The loss is placed at $50,000.

OPIUM OFFENCES.

TWO WOMEN PUNISHED BY KOWLOON MAGISTRATE.

A.. Chinese

.

Increased Population Of Russia. The population rate was due to different tendencies on the conflic: tion of tendencies, and in general the rate of increase tended to de- crease more or less suddenly after long period of increase. The so

called;

· Malthusisa "Checks ” on

Obina..

.

3 Acres Or 45, The United States and Chins were approximately comparable in the matters of area and natural resources. In the case of China, although she had 700 million acres of cultivateable land as against the United States 975 million acres only about one-third was cultivated whereas the United States culti vated a very great deal of her possible acreage. The difference and government but more of labour, was partly a question of brigandage

In China cultivation was done with the boe and amali plough... family with two-able bodied men in it could not cultivate more than about 2 acres and quite a quarter animals. China was cultivated by of the population had no draught

men using animals and machinery. man power, the United States by The average United States farm

Mr. Jan See Chin, tea spoons. Dr. L Reidy, liquer decanters. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Dovey, cock- tail shaker,

picture.

Major and Mrs. C. F. Charles;

band, picture

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Younghus

cloth and napkins,

Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson, tea

decanter.

Mr. W. T. Stanton, cut crystal

gold bangle

Mr. Wong Lai Sang and family,

Peter Li and Ah Nim, silver jam jar.

broideries.

Mr. Afchd. Durran, kashmir em-

Dr. F. Pierce-Grove, cheque. Dr. G. E. Aubrey, cheque Mrs. Poop, silver vase Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, 'silver vase, Mr. A. C. Hynes, tea cloth. Mr. and Mrs, 8. J. Jordain, crystal bowl.

Mr. and Mrs. Eindsell, etching A Priswall, tea cloth Major and Mrs. Cameron, coffee

tray

Mr. and Mrs. Lammert, coffee

spoons

Mrs. Millett, tray cloth.

Mr. and Miss Owen Hughes,

lace mats.

Mr. and Mrs. Hedley Constable, sanke skin puree...

Lt and Mrs. Peter Tupper Carey, lacquer box.

Miss Charlotte Forrest, crystal.| vase.

Mra. Reid, cheque. Miss Young, tes cloth,

Laurease, waz, vice, pestilence and famine did not alwaye operate as they might be expected to do. At the present rate the population of England would be stabilised in 20 years and that of Germany in 30 man and ' Woman were before Mr. E. I. Wynn-Jones burden of the Great War, and had years; yet Russia which shared the „Batavia-And-Walds' Bay,

at the Kowloon Magistracy yester-suffered more than any other Euro After expressing sympathy with day on a charge of the possession pean nation of late years from regard to Mr. Morsen's impaired of 3.7 taels of prepared opium and these "Obecks" had a population health our representative question-20 taels of raw opium. Mr. Leo of at least 10 million more than ed him as to what had been des d'Almada appeared on behalf of in 1914. The "Malthusian Checks' wae of 45 acres whereas the aver "cribed as the remarkable be the defendants, and pleaded guilty obviously were not

age Chinese farm was 3 acTEN. suficient to With their present methods the haviour of the Baune at Walls on behalf of the woman remarking effect stabilization. Statistics of Bay in British West Africa and that the prosecution had notified the effect of birth control couldland and they had moreover to Chinese could not cultivate more again at Batavia, in Java. Mr. him that they would accept that not be obtained and the lecturer Monsen said with some beat that plea and withdraw the charge did not consider that the use of

grow a crop which had the greatest the remarkable behaviour" had against the man.

such methods was sufficiently wide food value over the smallest area. Revenue Officer Grimmitt agreed to have any great effect at pre- rotation of crops could be grown been entirely on the part of the

Whereas in the United States a harbour officials at those two places. remarking that 10 theis of the sent. These "Checks" might oper- and a large part of these put aside

"It is quite untrue that at raw opium was found outside the ate more successfully in a country for export, Batavia 1 refused to allow the cubicle and therefore the prosecu like China, but in their chronic Harbour Master and the police qu'tion was unable to prove the

If China would learn the neces sary social organisation and adopt hoard. As a matter of fact the ownership against either defendant, rather than their spasmodic form ilarbour Master actually took mo The charge

accordingly Undernourishment Responsible In machinery she could in a abort space with me with him in his motor boat amended to possession of 10 taels

of time, either double her popula when he came on board. 1. offered by the women and, the man was Persistent undernourishment and tion while continuing the present them the run of the ship but they discharged.

the absence of "milk were, in Pro- standard of living, or improve her didn't seem at all anxious to get The defence asked for leniency fessor Hinton's opinion much more standard of living and increase her

Mr. and Mrs. Geary Wilson, their uniforms dirty by grubbing pleading that the contraband was bikely to have had a deleterious population to a smaller extent. It about the bunkers. But there left by a relative, and although the effect on the population of China was now possible for China by the coffee sugar and cream.

technical Mr. and Mrs. Keith Murray, was no need. There were no muni- llefendant knew the contents she than war or famine. These condi- adoption of Western tions in the bunkers for the simple did not know it was illegal. Atious were fatal to children and knowledge to enter upon a stage picnic box and water colour.

Mrs. Young and Miss Richmond, reason that the bunkers would not fine of $100 with the alternative probably served to undermine the of expansion of her population hold a quarter the amount we had of six weeks' hard labour, was im-fertility of the race generally. when room would have to be found on board."

Lord and Lady Murray and posed on each charge.

Excess of riches bad & similar for her people in the at present

tea spoons and aver The ship left Batavia hurriedly, 1,030 False Opium Labels. effect on fertility. In a static sparsely inhabited parts of the he then explained, entirely because A Chinese woman was also on society, which was already living at world.

Miss Christie, embroidered. bag. he had only just enough coal to take victed of the unlawful possession a low economic level the acute Another Industrial Revolution.

Mr. Dick Baillie, oil painting. him to his destination, and not to of 1,030, false Government Opium forms of the Malthusian Checks"

The lecturer then in imagination Mr. C. B. B. Reid, napkin allow him to "wait about

labels which were found in her were less important than

pictured another industrial and rings Batavia!

chronic forms. cubicle at No. 48, Tin Lin Street.

Mr. and Mr. D. Salmond, With regard to the trouble at A fine of $100 was imposed. The

There was in China a static social revolution in the years to

some when science and peace had | gramophone. Walls Bay, Mr. Monsen declared defendat alleged that romeone population at a low level of sub- wiped out the present checks on Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and that he was never within the three had put the labels in her cubicle studied There were several well scientists would have to produce Directors of the General Ac

sistence, and scienco Wan little the increase of population. The family, clock, Yog mile territorial water limit: He did not produce his papers there without her knowledge.

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The ship left here on Tuesday. human animal usually blundered on "The Base has been searched afternoon, after a thorough search the right solution if he found it their cultivation would be those Sir William and Lady Haldane and family, silver mustard pepper which got the most eun, and u twice before but I will not say by the police. Nothing suspicious at all, but sooner or later some

place in the san "would be the and salt. where," said Mr. Monsen repeating was found, and her papers were in member of the population began to

Merahere of the Glenfarg Volun- most coveted possession of all the in conclusion, that by no means the order.

think and his solution we eener nations

daryl Aid Detachment, pair silvar last bad been heard of his former Mr. Monsen is a young, well set ally, the pastoral or agricultura)

In conclusion he quoted the old candlesticks., (Continued on next Columin).

because he was under no obligation

"(Continued at foot of next column) for adventures.

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