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BELILIOS MEDALS FOR LIFE SAVING.

"GALLANTRY PRAISED AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

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SIX CHINESE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS,

HSIN WAH WRECK_RECALLED.

A pleasant function took place in the compound of Police Headquarters yesterday when six members of the Chinese com- munity, five civilians and a Chinese sub-officer of the Fire Brigade, were awarded the Belilios Medal for their services in saving life. The recipients lined up in front of squads of Police Reservists, Fire Brigade men, and Chinese constables. There were present the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote- wall, est.., LLD.. the Hon. Dr. S. W. To, O. B. E., LL.D., Mr. Li Yau Tsun, C.B.E., and many others representing the Tung Wah Hospital Committee.

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The Hon. M, T. E. King (acting Captain Superintendent of Police) addressed the gathering, explaining the objects of the meeting. Sir Shou-son Chow then pinned the medals on the breasts of the recipients, shaking hands with each, and later de livered an address. Mr. M. K. La thanked Sir Shou-son Chow on behalf of the Tung Wah Hospital Committee for his presence in spite of a busy day in Council and a prolonged tour with H.E. the Governor over the Yeung Wo Nursing Home. Mr. Lo also thanked Mr. King for organising this very happy fune "tion."

MR. KING'S ADDRESS.

Addressing the gathering, the Hon. Mr. T. H. King said :— Before Sir Shou-son Chow hands these medals to the recipients, I would like to explain briefly the object of this gathering. The late Mr. Belilios extablished a fund in trust, to provide for the grant, of medals, with or without monetary rewards, to persons who perforin- ed acts of conspicuous valour, de- votion or self-denial, whether a life or lives be thereby saved or _Isst, within the Colony of Hong Kong or within the Hong Kong, Canton of Macno watery.

¡ believe the medals were

instituted in 1884, and awards have been made on various oc

• casicns These medals are in no way connected with the Police de partment; it only happens that, 45 Д rule, acts of conspicuous valour, devotion or self-denial, within the terms of the bequest. are brought to notice through re ports furnished by or through the Police. It then becomes a duty and a pleasure to bring such cases to the notice of the Government for recognition by grants of medals under the Belilios Trust. The Official Trustee plays his part by ccasional reminders to this de partment that he is only waiting Lo reward meritorious acts in the Colony, and it is a great pleasure to be able, this afternoon, to draw upon his stocks and funds to re- ward seven members of the Chinese community. Five of these medals go to men who performed praise- worthy deeds in rescuing, people from drowning. One medal goes th sab-Officer Chan Wei Son of the Fire Brigade for devotion to duty at a fire at Laichikok Road.

Suicides in Karbour.

I take this opportunity of calk Ing attention to the large number uf suicides or attempted suicides that take place from the ferries plying between Yaumati and Hong Kong From the 1st March to the present date, no less than 13 cases have occurred. Three of the re- cipients of neda's this afternoon for gallantry in jumping into the harbour to effect rescues of persons who, had jump- ed off ferry boats.

are rewarded

I regret to announce that Cheung Kwong Fook, who rescued sur vivors from the a.s. Hein Wah, died in hospital on May 22 last. He was to have been present this afternoon to receive a medial as a token of appreciation of his con- duct. His son, Cheung Kia Hoi, who was present on his father's junk at the time, and assisted in the rescue work, is here in place of his father to receive the Belilios

Medal,

In conclusion I beg to think you, Sir Shou-son Chow, for com- ing here this afternoon to present the medals, and also you. Gentle men, for honouring the occasion by your interest and attendance.

THE RECIPIENTS.

Wins Persons Saved.

Woman

the launch.

Ho Mai immediately Went

to her assistance and kept her adoat until the arrival of a Police launch.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1929.

Chau Wah, awarded the Belilios Medal, for courageous conduct in eaving from drowning a Chinese Woman who threw herself over board from the Youmati ferry Jaunch Man Shum at 8.50 a.m. on September 29, 1929. He effected rescue, in deep water and was taken aboard by the launch with the woman he had saved.

Fire Officer's Courage. Sub-Over Chan Wei Son, of the Fire Brigade, was awarded the Belilios Medal for courageous con- dust and devotion to duty at an outbreak of fire at Laichikok Road on December 1, 1927. With great presence of mind and at personal risk, he succeeded in placing the fire escape in position, and ascend- ing same rescued a man from the verandah of the burning building.

the

Seaplane Crew Rescued. Leung Shim, awarded Belilios Medal and a monetary re ward for meritorious conduct and devotion. On February 23, 1929, a Fairey seaplane piloted by Flying Officer Healing crashed off Hale Island. The Flying Officer and crew were in imminent danger of drowning, when Leung Shim, in charge of a junk in the vicinity, displayed perseverance and good seamanship in rescuing the whole crew. Owing to the rough sea and difficulty in getting close to the wrecked scaplane, lincs were thrown over the stern of the junk.

The S.S. Hsin Wah Disaster.

Cheung Kin Hoi, a member of a junk crew,

the awarded was Belilios Medal and a reward, of $50. This award was made to Cheung on behalf of bis father, who had since died, for services rendered in the rescue of 20 per sons from the ss. Hain Wah at Waglan Island in January last. The incident is referred to in Mr. King's speech.

There was a seventh man, Shan Shiu Sua, who had earned Betition Medal, but so far he has not been traced. He was instru- mental in saving a woman jumped into the harbour from a terry launch. The Medal will be handed to him if he can be found.

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JUDGE'S SYMPATHY WITH

GODDARD.

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ACTION TO RECOVER £12,000

FROM THE CROWN...

CRIME IN HONG KONG.

REPORT OF THE SUPERIN- TENDENT OF PRISONS

FOR 1928.

The number of prisoners received into prison during the year 1027 were as follows:- Convicted by Ordinary

Courts

Court Convicted by

rel

Martial Convicted by High Court

Wei-hai-wei

1927. 1928.

6.592 4.503

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MORE SETS OF, MEMORIES.

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Home.The authorities of the new Papal state has signed birth- vertisente number 1, the first citizen born in the City of the Vatienn being the son of an employee of the Vatican. He was christened with the first name “Conciliazoni,' meaning conciliation,

Shanghai. General Liu Lung, the "Bret of the traitors to sell the Wuhan cities, has not long enjoyed the emoluments he expect ed to gain. After less than a year of a small command under the Nationalist Government he has re- Paris.-The recent publication of tires from army life, making appli two histories of Foch which were cution to be admitted to the Bud- really the recording of conver-dhist monastery, at Putu Shan. sations with the great soldier by two of his intimates did more than upact the calm of public life. It caused a dozen other prominent figures to begin astily scribbling at their Memoires.

Clemencean is hard at work on his reply to Foch and those to whom the Tiger has confided, declare that 1,086)

it will be a bitter exposure of many matters which have been allowed to Total 1,740 5,750 le dormant for ten years. He will aim his book especially in reply to "There was a decrease of 1984 on

the criticisms of Foch, but will yo the total number of admission as

out of his way to speak frankly his compared with the year 1947. There thoughts about Pershing. Wilson, was a decrease of prisoners convict-Colonel House and a few others. ed for larceny during the year under review the number being 1,001 against 1,452 for the previous

Debtors

On remand or in de

fault of finding surety

year.

778

The number of Revenue Grade prisoners, admitted to prison was 2,775 made up as follows:-

Convicted under: Opium Ordinance ......... Gambling Ordinance in Arms Ammunction Úrd.

Vehicle Ordinance... Harbour Regulations Water Works Ord. Marine Hawkers Ord. Dangerous Goods Ord."......... Chinese Wine and Spiriz Ord. Scrieties Ordinance

Public Health & Buildings

Ordinance

Truck Ordinance Women and Girls (Protection

Ordinance)

Importation and Exportation

Ordinance .....

Pharmacy & Poisons Ord. Tobacce Ordinance. Police Regulations....

Removing dead body with- out permission

Committing nuisance in the

street

Unlawfully boarding steamers Hawking without a licence... Cruelty to animals

reping, house for prostita."

tion

legal pawning Drankens Trespass...... Disorderly conduct Assault Obstruction Cuting trees

Removing sand without per-

missfum

Mendicaney

Enlawful possession of lottery

tickets Unlawful possession Stealing

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1,037

298 31

2236

Pershing As Well!

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Glasgow.-Glasgow University has conferred an honorary Doctor's de gree on the famous Austrian vio- linist, Fritz Kreisler!·

Nanking. Toho reports that Gea. Chiang Kai Sack has authorised the payment of three million dollars to Feng's troops, and also the expenses of Feng's tour abroad,

Nanking marble statute Dr. Sun Yat Sen has been sent to Nanking.

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General Pershing, who is at pre- sent in Paris, is miso hard at work as his war memories. His book will really be a defense of the

Vladivostock.-Contracta for fish- American Army in France and wall explain in great detail why Per-ery products, valued at 1,200,000 shing Tefnsed to sacrifice the unity yen, have been concluded between of the American army and allow the Soviet trade delegation at Tokyo its men to be shoved into French and a number of Japanese firms, the and British lines and used to stop latter making advance payments up up holes at the front.

to 30 per cent, of, the value of their contracts.

3. Poincare his written four volumes of his life," In the Service of France, but he has only started. 33 He still has to tell his side of the war and since others have dipped their pens in vitriel, be will pro- bably take off gloves in writing his

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The real Foch Menoires, will not be published for more thaa seven-

Berlin. The Federation of Ger- man Industries has issued a state- ment rejecting the Young Plan na incompatible with Germany's actual capacity to pay, adding, however, that since the Young Plan is the product of political considerations, and not of economic ones, the Fede- analysing its attitude.

209 teen years, in accordance with ration does not see the need of

32 clause of his will which forbids their publication, until 29 years

Vienna. The authorities have

28 after peace. By that time most of ordered the temporary closing of the public figures with whom he the university, following riots by a 3 served will have died, and his

14 Memories will appear as historical group of students caused by the 38 documentation only.

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Total .........

The above figures show that 77 per cent, of the total admissions to prison were Revenue Grado pri

Juvenile Offenders,

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Overcrowded Gaol.

The gaol was again overcrowded. and additional congestion was caus ed through having to accommodate prisoners on admission as well as sick prisoners, in the halls, during the rebuilding of the hospital and ception room. The new hospital was occupied in August.

A section of D Hall was removed to give additional air space, and security against escape. Minor re- pairs were effected to buildings by prison labour.

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08 boys were admitted as juveniles .. under 16 years of age, with sentences varying from 48 hours detention to 6 months' bard labour, but only 38 were treated as juvenile offenders; the others in the opinions of the Medical officer and Superin I sympathise with Goddard intendent bring over 18 years of age. this matter. He is entitled to

In 8 cases corporal punishment was justice and expedition, and I shall awarded by the courts in addition see that he obtains thera," said Mr.

to the terms of imprisonment. at their boet by no means ideal, Justice Rowlatt when a motion was

The percentage of convicted pri- and, in the summer season, hot heard in the King's Bench Division

soners admitted to prison with pre-humid, and depressing concerning £19,000 held by ex-Sergt.

vious convictions recorded against

Gardening at Laichikok

Disclosures concerning the a0- Goddard.

them, was 10 as compared with 19.1 for 1927,

Progress continues with the lazd

The point involved, of course wasgiation of a Court drewmaker with married man were made at West not the same as that here but only London Police Court recently, resumed in 1926-which has been

Goddard was sentenced in Janu- ary to eighteen months' hard labour and fined £2,000 for accepting morey from Mrs. Bate Meyrick, the night club proprietor, and others.

Mr.

There were 143 prisoners admitted who were convicted by Police Courte in the New Territories, against 168 for the previous year.

Convicts and Prisoners.

The following table shows the number of convicte in custody on December 31 for the past 10 years:

The hearing of the demurrer was fixed for July 15, when the judge Ng Shing, for courageous con- intimated that be would deal with duct in rescuing nine persons from the point whether the money could a capsized junk at 19.30 p.m. "on

be recovered from Goddard. A cargo boat August 15, 1928.

The matter came before containing eight men, a and an infant capsized off Chung I Justice Rowlatt on a motion by the Taland owing to heavy seas, and Crown under Revenue Paper to re- the occupants were thrown into move the proceedings of the action Year.. the sea Ng Bhing, who was in brought by ex-Sergeant Goddard charge of another junk, displayed against Lord Byng, the Commis- sioner of Police, into the Revenue akilful seamanship in a rough sea

Court, and to stay that action until and succeeded in rescuing the en-

the proceedings begun by tire crew with the exception of one raan, who was believed to be a non- Attorney-General by way of Eng Ngish information had been heard swimmer, and was drowned. Shing was awarded the Belilios and determined. Medal and 810 reward.

Rescae of Women in Harbour.

"

Commonsense.

WIFE'S DISCOVERY.

HUSBAND AND A COURT DRESSMAKEN.

a culars to and reclaimed the general circumstance that ship when frod Argent, aged twenty and is

wow used for growing ping playing in and out of any port nine, chauffeur, of Marylands vegetables, etc. This garden work foreign to its national registry:

is gives useful employment to prison- not always under the same restric road, Maida Vale, was acquitted of

a charge of stealing a wristlet tions as the national shipping of watch, the property of Miss Con- that port. It comes then to a ques stance. Duprez, Court dressmaker, tion of commonsense as much 48 of Kenilworth road, Kilburn anything else and, leaving aside

ers at Laichikok.

at escape..

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THE Steamship

A GENOA

"OUDERKERK”

There was no escape or attempt

having arrived from the above Forts Punishments.

Miss Drez said in evidence that, Consignees of Cargo by her are notified Daily There were

524 punishments all the technical subtleties, it is average

recent date. She risk into the hazardous and/or extra awarded for breach of prison die plainly absurd that the trade of an she had lived with Argent periodi that all Goods are being landed at their

cay until a Number of number of cipline as compared with 616 for nation should be at a disadvantage cased the watch from her bedroom hazardous Godowns of the China Pro-

convicts prisoners the preceding

in its own porta vis-a-vis the trade mise the wt isited her at an rident Loan year. CorporalTM

of foreigners. punishment was inflicted in fifteen

whence and/or cases for prison offences.

1919

959

738

1020

273

755

1021

231

784

1022

950

787

the

1923

294

801

1924

345

1,060

1025

394

1,118

1020

409

1,064

Mr. Justice Rowlatt: The diff- culty is that I have to go on circuit, and you will have to go ou a kind of circuit.

1097

- 302

JDS

342

1,190 1,071

courts.

This is a principle of interaation address at Westmorland-road, Not di application and there could beting Hill. Two hundred and eighteen (218) | no objection raised by any foreign Argent, in the witness-box, said prisoners were whipped by order of trader to its treatment that he hrat met Mies up in position as regards certain classes April 1928, and she made him a of trade in this part of the world present of the watch after they is that the home trader is suffering visited Eastbourne together.

his wife there.

There were 4 deaths (3 natural causes and execution).

The conduct of the Staff, with a few exceptions, has been very good. Prison Labour."

The general health of the staff Ho Mai, a seaman on the Yau-

has been good. 14,503,195 forms were printed and mati ferry launch Man Chun, was (The judge's reference was to the

Existing fire appliances are in awarded the Belilios Medal and a election and the Attorney-General's issued to various Government Dhe-

partments and 99,947 books bound good condition. Improved fire vbogaletu reward for courtgeous candidature) conduct in saving from drowning De layed as a polovico Camoored authfichtinge azucalan ang supplied to a Chiness woman. On August 24, case seemed to be whether the 13,857,100 forms and 123,620 books each prison in 1948, but the install

tion had not been completed at the 1928, the woman attempted suicide Crown could recover bribes received in 1927. by jumping into the harbour from. by a police officer.

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(Continued on next Column).

cad of the year.

the wharves, De-

Goods not cleared by the lot July,

All broken.c 1929, will be subject to Kent. ago are to be left in t

livery maye Co, Lad

chaled and damaged Pack- the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 29th One June, 1929, st 10 in, by Mesars

the Steamer must be Claims against to the benefit of the outside trader, day he went to see her and found Goddard and Donglas, Hong Kong.

within Ten days My wife had found a letter ad presented in writing. that should be remedied.

It would, we imagine, be quite

otherwise they possible so to amend any rules of dressed to me by Miss Duprez, after arrival of Steamer, other

and she went will not be recognized. regulations which exist as to deal added Argent,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by with such a circumstance, and in round to make inquiries. There

own registry any was a scene, but finally my wife the Undersigned in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by justice to our

JAYA CHINA JAPAN LLIN necessary action should be taken, agreed to over looks it and she and

“General Agenér tundent enquiry Exit 26 bazena friends. She popular opinion has always beld, told my wife that she had given

me this watch as a present."

Hong Kong, 24th June, 1929 [8030 that a genuine grievance exists.

if