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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929.

"THE MEANING OF THE CONQUEST OF ROUND THE COURTS. VILLAGE MURDER.

DREAMS."

A LECTURE IN CANTON.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Dec. 27.

KWANGSI.

CANTON REFUSES TO COMPROMISE.

According to the vernacular Press, the request of the Kwangsi insur- A very interesting lecture on gents for a compromiso has been "Dreams" was given before a refused by the Canton High Com- Jarge audience in the Canton mand. It was originally decided to Y.M.C.A. auditorium last night, settle the matter without further Thursday, by Dr. B.. D. Ewer, fighting, but Generals Heung Hon Professor of Psychology in Pomann Ping. Li Yang King, Chu Shao College, California, Dr. Ewer is Liang and other Canton generals visiting the Orient with his wife, were of the opinion that the Kwang- and has given similar lectures in Nanking, Shanghai, Japan, and the Philippines. He is a well known author and is an authority or paychology."

During the course of his lecture Prof. Ewer said that dreams are expressions of some wish, desire or interest which for sonic reason or other cannot be expressed when one 13 awake. When one is asleep, his mind is relaxed. During deep sleep, which usually comes at the beginning of a period of sleep, a person very seldom dreams. But

AT KOWLOON MAGISTRACY

TECHNICAL" HARBOURING,

A SELF-APPOINTED POSTMAN,

A Chinese foreman of a perfume factory was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magis tracy, yesterday with harbouring and abduction of a girl under the age of 21.

Mr. H. R. Butters of the Secre-

tariat for Chinese Affairs; prosecut ed and Mr. F."X. D'Almada was for the defendant. Mr. M. W. Lo held a watching brief on behalf of the parents.

si insurgents are "hopeless." They submit when thog are unable to resist, but would revolt again when the time was opportune. Generals Chen Tani Tong and Chen Ming Shu have, therefore, decided to finish the job once and for all. A military conference is proceeding in Wiehow that the girl had worked at the to discuss means for the prosecution factory where she met the defen- of the campaign.

EXTRADITION, CASE AT

MAGISTRACY.

DEFENCE PLEAD AN ALIBI.

A Chinese who is wanted by thể Canton authorities for the alleged murder of a woman on April 27, 1997, was again before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistracy yesterday in the extradition pro- ceedings."

THE CONFUCIUS ESTATES.

NANKING OFFICIAL'S PRO POSAL TO CONFISCATE THEM.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

'APPEAL TO GOYT.

Further details of the proposal to confiscate the properties of China's sage, Confucius, and his" descend- ants appeared in various Chinese newspapers last week.

Mr. Hin Shing Lo, who defended the fugitive, put him in the box. to' give evidence, indicating that his telegrain was issued by Mr. Kung

defence would be an alibi.

The prisoner, stated that he was known by the name of Lau Ying

and by no other name. He had

It will be recalled that a circular

Teh Cheng, a lineal descendant of the ange, begging the National Government not to approve of the

proposal to seize the Confucius

It was alleged by the prosecution been a house coalie at the Grand family estates. Mr. Kung also sent

Theatre, Wanchai, for 11 years, and was working there at the time be

murder. He would call two fellow employees to support this state. ment.

Four divisions under Generala Lidant. Her father objected to the was alleged to have committed the organizations throughout the coun-

Yang King, Heung Hon Ping, Tan working conditions and refused to The Yuen and Wo Ping Wen are allow her to continue. Some time besieging the Kwangsi troopa in Hobsien, which is expected to fall later she disappeared and, after soon. Large numbers of troops several days, she was found living have been also dispatched against with the defendant at sa address the insurgents in the direction of Nanning. The Canton troops have in Sai Yeung Choi Street, towards "awakening, his subgon-enptured Tenghsien and other minor scicus mind becomes active, and a position to the east of Sunehow truin of ideas emitting therefrom which is also being besieged.. are put into "the conscious mind. This enables the subject to recollect, more or less distinctly, upon awak-,

The Ironsides" Retreating Northward.

In answer to Mr. Lo he said that

one of the witnesses accusing him of the murder, was a bully and was merely attacking him.

Prisoner: I do not know the Mr. D'Almada said that he would deceased girl or her mother. I have pleaded guilty to "technical "lived all my life abroad and have harbouring, as the girl was under seldom been in my nattive village.

Are you aware that there are 1. There was no abduction. The five clans in the village and your girl had come to the defendant's clan has not been on good terms house the night before she was ar

with the deceased girl's clan

ening, what he has been dreaming chap in the extreme east of Kwangsirested and asked for shelter, which

about.

The lecturer then went on to re- late that dreams have also useful applications. Thus, some kinds of sickness can often be diagnosed and eured from the record of the patient's dreams. This type of dream often gives the condition of the patient prior, to his illness Valuable clues as to the cause of his ailment can be deducted from such a record, and the "right treatment administered.

Interpretation.

Some dreams are very simple and can be easily interpreted in terms

The "Ironsides have left Wai: and are striking northward towards Hunan in the hope of joining the was given. The defendant had ask- rebels" under Tang Seng Chied if her parents knew where she It is reliably reported that many

was and she replied that she had of the Ironsides have deserted and returned to their native places in run away from home. That she Kwangtung. In spite of Chang Fat had quarrelled with her parents Fui's order that any soldier attempt-

was shown in ber statements made ing to desert the army will be

at the Police Station. executed, over a thousand men are said to have run away since their defeat.

A TWO-MILLION DOLLAR·

ESTATE.

THE LATE MR. CHOY MAN

CHEUNG'S BEQUESTS. ·

widow and three sons."

"

The defendant was fined-823-

BETTER THIEF GETS SIX MONTHS.

A Chinese was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with stealing a letter from a widow living at 10 Woosung Street: two Christmas cards and a post card from Misses

Street and a letter from 395, Re-

clamation Street.

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It was stated by the prosecuting officer that the defendant went to the first complainants' address and, presenting & letter, addressed to her, said that he was a travelling trader and had been asked to de liver it. He asked for 25 cents for expenses.

Probate of the will o the late Mr. ot past experience of the dreamer.Choy Man Cheung, otherwise Choy Others are enormously difficult, and Cheung (or Cheong), otherwise Choy M. and D. Leung, 21, Shanghai Yau Hang, otherwise Choy Kwong do not lend themselves to rational Yam, iste of Nos. 57 and 58 Wynd interpretation easily. But as aham Street, has been granted to the widow Choy Tong Shi, who is rule dreams are; interpretallé, as the sole exccutrix.. Mr. Choy, who they are always more or less in- died at the age of 32 of malaria timately connected with desire and fever, left local estate valued at daily experience. When a dream 82,354,000, most of which goes to the appears to be alwurd and irration-

The will, which was signed by al, it is because we do not know its testator on June 6, one day before menning, and the circumstances as his death, is as follows:-"Will for 100 years to come. I, Choy Yau sociated with it.

Haug, nm the masker of this will, Dreams in themselves are not After deducting from my personal harmful, although the eircum-and real estate situate in Hong stances causing them may have a Kong or wisewhere, the sum of Some dreams indeed, $15,000 is to be paid to each of my are actually beneficial, and have daughters, Choy Wing Yuen, Choy been instrumental in solving many Wing Lu, Choy Wing Kin. Choy

baffling mystery.

Wing Yin and Choy Wing Iu for The kind of dream usually varies dowry, and the residue of my estate with age. Children often dream of shall be given to my wife, Choy toys, plays, fairy tales and things Tong Shi, and my sons, Choy Wal they are afraid of. These are what Ruen, Choy Wai Shuen and Choy we call anxiety dreams, which be- Mai Lau, for their enjoyment. come less and less as we get older. appoint my wife Choy Tong Shi to But at no tine are we entirely free be my executrix. These are my in-

junctions."

had effect.

You.

Mr. I R.

telegrams to the General. Cham hers of Commerce and other public

try, appealing to them for support in his fight for justice.

In response to this telegram, the "General Chambers of Commerce of Peping. Taiyuan and Nanchang have insted a circular telegram which reads:-

Confucius the Reformar.

"In spite of the fact that he was barn during the period of feudalism, Confucius, China's greates†, sage, singled out Emperors Tang and Wu Oppressed By a Bully.

Wang for praise for their revolu

examining): Why does Au Piu overthrow of two tyrannical rulers Andrewes (cross-tionary deeds which resulted in the oppress you -If he does not op because they acted in accordance press me he would starve. He is a only number about 300, while his his article Yuan, the sage bully and preys on our clan. We with the wishes of the "people. In clan is about 1,800 persons.

advocated a. World's Union and, it may be seen from his books that he possessed modern thoughts and was not guided by the truism of aristo- cracy in his writing.

If yours is a poor branch, what advantage does he get by preying, on your brauch -Some of the members are better off and he preys on them.

Prisoner suggested that the wit- DCSE was accusing him so 43 to obtain the reward offered for the apprehension of the murderer.

A ticket collector and a coolie employed at the Grand Theatre gave evidence that the prisoner was at his work in Hong Kong at the time of the alleged crime in the village.

Mr. Lo commented on the ab- sence of plans of the scene of the had been established beyond reason- crime. He submitted that the alibi ahle doubt by the two witnesses.

An adjournment was made for one week to enable another witness pre- viously worked the

Theatre to be traced.

the

Grand

SCAFFOLDING STOLEN.

The widow told the defendant to return later, and on Christmas Day the defendant again presented him- self at her house. In the meantime she had sought the advice of hering 140 bamboo poles from a build-

A Chinese was charged with steal bother. The lätter met defendant and while questioning tion of Jordan and Canton Roads. the ing under construction at the junc him noticed a number of other I was stated that the defendant, letters in his pocket and became under the pretext that he had re auspicious. With the assistance ofceived instructions from the con- a passer by he took the defendant tractor, took the poles away in a to the Police Station, where the truck and shipped them to Hong letters were examined."

Kong. In the course of the day some 600 to 700 poles were stalen from the premises!

The defendant, it transpired, stole letters and opening them would add a brief message that the bearer was to be paid delivery expenses, before enclosing each letter in a new en-

from them.

Symbolism in dreams often ap- Tears. Thus, a enike often stands for wrong doing, sin, repugnance and the like; a stone often repre-

The decensed was a member of sents difficulty; and an angel, hope a well-known local family, of great and peace. The common dream of wealth and his widow is the daugh- flying is usually interpreted by psyter of the late Mr. Tong Lai Chuen, chologists as showing on the part of compradore to Mesars. Shewan, the dreamer a suppressed desire Tomes & Co. and other well-known excel over others, and to secure firing. their recognition.

Estate duty, charged at the rate velope. of 7 per cent., amounts to $180,000.85.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

LECTURES.

INTERESTING VISITÓR

..

KIDNAPPERS IN NEW TERRITORY. WOMAN ROBBED AND TAKEN

AWAY.

A Chinese woman living in Chan Chuk Wan, in the New Territories, was attacked by four men during the carly hours of Christmas morn- ing, who kidnapped her and de camped with jewellery to the value. of $34. The outrage was committed

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CANTON, Dez, 27, Dr. Charles E. Martin, Professor of International Law and head of the Department of Political Science in the presence of her 13 year-old- of the University of Washington, daughter. The robbers did not 18 expected to arrive in Canton carry any fire-arsus nor did they to-morrow, Saturday, for a series make any threat.

of lectures on political science, civilization and international peace. He comes as a visiting pro- fessor of International Relations to certain universities in Japan, China and the Pacific, área, under the auspicies of the Carnegie Endowment for. International Peace.

LAICHIKOK CONVICT

ESCAPES.

STILL AT LARGE.

. A convict at the Laicbikbk Prison The purpose of Dean Martin's succeeded in making good his visit to the Orient, as stated by Dr.escape last Saturday. He was one Nicholas Murray Butler, President of a party who were at work out of Columbia University, "is to side the prison on the fielda near multiply and strengthen the bands the main road. Although under of intellectual and scholarly under armed guard, the convict appears standing and friendship between te have eluded his watchers and got Japan, China, the countries on the clean away. Pacific, and the United States, and

The man was serving a term of

hard to perform such academic services three months'

labour for 'from a may be found useful and practi- larceny

the Person." cable."

Special nearch parties were sent out to look for the man but up to a Inte

Dr. Martin has been enthusiasti-

has visited.

made.

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The Magistrate imposed a sen tence of six months' hard labour.

FORGED BANK NOTES.

A Chinese was convicted of possession of three forged $100 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank notes and was sentenced to five months' hard labour,

AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY,

TRAMWAY EMPLOYEE

FINED.

An employee of the Hong Kong Tramway Company was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistracy for receiving a

cal- culating machine, the property of the Tramway Company.

The defendant was also charged with stealing the machine, but denied this charge while pleading guilty to the other. The machine

The defendant was arrested in Portland Street and the notes were found concealed in the sleeves of a tight fitting singlet.

was stolen from the office on Decem- Evidence with regard to the forer 16. The defendant had worked was given by the shroff of the with the Company for three years Magistracy, Mr. Cheng Hing Wing, and his father had also been em-

ployed by them.

BRASS STOLEN FROM DOCKYARD,

A stonebreaker employed by Messrs. Cam Woo (contractors) at the Kowloon Dockyards, was charg.

THREE MOTOR THIEVES

DEALT WITH. “

Sentence of four months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton on Li Yui, aged 23, who ed with stealing two pieces of brass was convicted of the theft of a valued at $134 which he had smug-motor hora from private, motor No. gled out of the yard. Mr. H. 387. Marriot of the Kowloon Docks pro- The defendant was caught by Mr. secuted and the defendant was scu-H. E, Strange of 127 Wong Nei tenced to six weeks' hard labour.

HOUSE BREAKER JAILED.

Pleading guilty to house breaking at 73, Laichikok Road and stealing.

brass cooking pot valued 810, a Chinese was sentenced to five months' hard labour. The delen- dant gained admittance to the house by climbing over the back wall and breaking the glass of a window and lifting the latch. He handed the pot to a Marine hawker, who was also charged and fined $30 or one month's hard labour for

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Chung Road. The defendant on seeing Mr. Strange approach threw away a parcel which he was carry ing, and took to his heels, but was caught near the Football Club and handed over to a Chinese constable.

In passing sentence, the Magis trate observed that theft of motor- car parts was becoming too fre quent, and that he intended to take

serious view of such offences.. Another man was sentenced to four months on pleading guilty to theft of a wind screen valued gentleman residing at Pokfulam. at $30, the property of a Chinese A third defendant was sentenced to a similar form for stealing an

the Civil Service Cricket Club..

"Mencitia, China's next sage in greatness, was a student of Con- fucius' doctrines, and it was he. who first introduced democracy to China by his saying: The People first, Emperor next. Dr. Sun Was also an ardent admirer of Con-

incius.

"In 1929, the chairman of the Shantung Provincial Government sent a telegram to the Central Government, suggesting that Con- fucius' birthday should be observed by the people throughout the coun-

try. His suggestion was imme-

'diately approved by the Central Government, and an order issued to this effect. This order further instructed the schools throughout the country to hold memorial meet- ings on Confucius' birthday and to deliver speeches regarding his BA to show doctrines and life so that the people of the country have not forgotten what the great ange did and said.

Promised Protection of Property.

"From this, it will be seen that to protect the properties left by the it is the duty of the Governmect great sage. Unfortunately, how- ever, certain Government officials have proposed the confiscation 1 the famo Confucian

forests, temples, and other properties. Th's proposal is very detrimental Can the mind of our deceased Party leader be set at ease if it if adopt ed? The Kuomintang Government bas repeatedly declared, both off- cially and unofficially, its intention to accord proper protection to pri

Why, then, is vate properties. there this proposal to confiscate the private properties of Confucius and his descendants?

The National Government is earnestly requested to protect the properties of the Kung family and to issue an order forbidding any auch proposal for the confiscation of such properties in future so as to comply with the wishes both of our late Party leader and of the people.'

MR. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM.

LOSES £30.

Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim, the well known author, who is making a tour on the pleasure yacht Stella Polaris, lost £20 in English money, on Christmas Eve whilst in Pedder Street. The money was in an en- velope which he carried in his pocket. He did not discover the loss until he had occasion to look fox. it. Colonel Wyatt made the report to the police.

Our representative was told at the Central Police Station last night that there was not much hope of getting back the money.

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