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THE Y.W.CA IN HONG KONG.

INTERESTING ADDRESS BY CHINESE LADY AT

**** ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON.

-MANY DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT.

An interesting account of the bistory and work of the Young

CABIN BOY AND YOUNG.

TINED FOR KIDNAPPING.

A Shanghai Chinos, cabin boy on a steamer, plying between Hong Keng and Shanghai, was yesterday charged before Mr Schofield at the Central Magistracy with kidnap-

Women's Christian Association was given at the Rotary Club lumping à girl named Ying Ah Groo, cheon yesterday by Miss H. Shin, general scoretary of the Y.W.C.A., Hong Kong,

In the course of her address, Miss Shin, spoke of the growth of the Y.W.CA movement in Hong Kong, pointing out that al though they had only eighty members a dozen years ago, they had now more than 700 members on their roll, and this without the help of a single membership campaign.

Y.W.CA. ACTIVITIES OUTLINED.

Sir William Hornet! presided and, besides Miss Shin, there were number of prominent guests. There were also Rotarian visitors from Shanghai and 'Bangkok."

In introducing the guests. Sir William said: "We have a num ber of distinguished guests at this meeting (Applause), First of all there are the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern and Mrs, Southorn. Mrs. Southern needs no introduction it: my.

hands does Mrs. H, T. Creasy, nor indeed Mrs, G. D. R. Black who are with us."

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We have also as a guest. Mri. Ma Wing Chan, who was one ci the founders of the Hong Kong Chineso Y.M.C.A. and has been one of the directors since its in-

ception.. Mrs. Ma, wo are glad to

have you with us to-day..

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most expensive, we decided year to buy a house to meet the immediate needs. Through the generosity of the community and the faithful efforts of our finance workers, over 880,000 were raised to buy a house on Bonham Road and to covor needed alterations and equipment. The house is by no means ideal, but we think it is wise to grow one step at a time and use it as hi nest egg for the fu- ture building. A

“Quailty Not Quantity, We organized with 81 charter members and to-day we have over 700 members, including girls up der 18 years of age, and altogether over 3,000 women and girls parti- cipate in the activities during the

adopted daughter of an employee of the Commercial Prosa, named Ying King Foo, from her home at 34, How Woo Street, on the night of Juno 18,

The case for the complainant was conducted by Mr. H/J Armstrong, the deed being undefended,

In opening the case for the prose cution. Mr. Armstrong said that the omplainant, Ying King Foo, was a Shanghai Chinese who came to Hong Kong last year, bringing the girl, whom he had adopted as any, with him. The defendant. was acquainted with the girls mö- ther in Shanghai, and last month brought a letter from her to Hong Kongs for Her daugher.

Since that date he had seen the girl often, on one occasion bring. ing her a prosent of eggs from her mother, and tolling her that her mother wanted her to return ‹ tớ Shanghai, The girl at first yo fused to leave Hong Kong, bát? after being told by her friends member of a bad family, the de that she was to be betrothed to a cided to go away; and on the night

of June 16, she went on the de- fendant's ship, amongst the cargo

year. Quality, not quantity, in case her father should look for Then we have, Miss Elliott whour primary emphasis depending her. Her passage to Shanghai was

on the morbers interest and unpaid by the defendant. :! ---

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derstanding of the purpose and After evidence of the principal work of the Association. Emall witnesses, including the girl and groups of women and girls of simi- her, father, had been taken, the lar age, eduration, interest or aint

ease closed, Mr. Schofield, finding are formed from our members, the accused guilty, and imposing" that suitable activities can be

a fine of 850 planned accordingly. At times we have the whole membership of wo men and girls uniting in general and special meetings, celebrations, parties and pienics, which make for strength and fellowship of the whole.

is the organiser and first general secretary of the local Y.W.C.A. Before coming to Hong Kong the rendered distinguished services to the Association in Chna,

"We now come to the speaker, Mias Shin, who is the general eretary of the Chinese Y.W.CA. in Hong Kong Miss Shin was once a teacher in the Government Education Department. She left her post to become the first Chin ese secretary of the local Y.W.C.A. and she has been to England to The girls department is a little study, the Y.W.C.A. problem. IY.W.C.A. complete ia girls' terms, know you will agree with me that It seeks to find ways to guide, Miss Shin's presence at the Rotary Club adds much to the charm and develop, train and build good eiti. grace of the aceting (Applause.) zons. I understand that one of the

MISS SHIN'S Address,

Miss Shin's address was as fol- lows:-It is a great honour to have this privilege of addressing such a distinguished group this after noon. I have been asked. by Mr. Shenton to speak on the history of the YWCA and the work it is dựing in Hong Kong, «

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Social Problems Besides carrying out. our.op gram, we are glad to .co. oporate with other organizations

tackling social problems. Oppor tunities have been open to us to help those women who attempt sui cide. Through Mrs. Southorn'a request; the Secretary of Chinese objectives of your club is to deve Affairs sends mest of the attempted lop, in each of its members, the suicide casos to us and we try to help them in any way we can. In highest form of citizenship, so we fact, we are simply trying to ex- are cc operating with you along press friendship in its fullest and this line, beginning with the young-deepest meaning to as many as ask for it, and in whatever way they er genoration. This department is made up of Wa-Kwong clubs of nerd, and at the same time to girls of 12 to 18 years of age from open a way or channel for the full schools, homies, and work. There and free expression of their powers are eleven clubs of over four hun-of friendship with individuals or dred members, who work and playgroups. together and strive to live up to their Wa Kwong ideals.

At the invitation of the Chair- Education includes general educaman Mrs, Southern addressed the tion, health education, and religi gathering, in the course of which she said that the invitation to her husband and herself to the Notary' lunch took them unawares. She thought at one time that Rotary was like Freemasonry and the women were excluded and that her only hope was to hide in 'n grand father clock, but after yesterday's unch, she was totally undeceived. She spoke of the rapid growth of the Rotary Chiba and mentioned that when she, and Mt. Southorn. left for Home Inst year, the Rotary Club had not then even come into existence.

ous education.

Mrs. Southor.

It might be interesting to you to know that it was very Amali group of women who began the idea of a Y.W.C.A. here twelve years ago. They realized that life held many experiences which they wished to share with one another, and that they themselves had al-

Child Welfare, ready much, which they could share with women less fortunate Under bealth education wo have then themselves. They heard of an two baby welfare centres where organization which might be ALT babies are brought by their mo avenuó through which they could there every week to be examined, serve and through which they weighed and measured, and instruc could develop their own gifts and tien on care of the baby is given leadarship. These first, aix wo to the mothers by the doctor in men, (Miss Ma Wing Chan, our chargo. In connection with this, President, was one of the six), ga there is an annual Baby Welfare thered the rest of us together ons Campaign. In co-operation with by and some teachers, soma "no- the Y.M.CA and the medica de thera, and some women from vari-sociations we also have an annual ous churches to form a pre-organi bealth week for all women and She was kind to notice one zation committe. They appealed girls. Though we want the Chris- thing at the Rotary Club, which to the Chino National Y.W.C.Atian spirit to permeate every ses sho' and her husband always strove for a secretary to help to organize, tivity, there is also a definito need to encourage, and that was the but they were told to secure first for format religicus teaching spirit of international, friendship their own Chinese secretary before through devotional meetings, Bible Regarding Miss Shin's address. they would send a western secre classes and personal work. We try Mrs Southern said that she would tary. The Chinese secretary was to help, women to have a right at only add one remark and that was found, the western socretary sent, titude towards life, to have a pur- that anything done by the and after almost two years of pre- pose in life and to get rid of supYW.C.A was always well done. paration, the Hong Kong Y.W.C.A.erstitions, The Association motto She thanked the Rotary Club cn came into being.

is "Ye Shall Know the Truth and behalf of the women guests for Truth Shall Make You Free. their invitation to lunch. (Object-of-the-Y.W.UA/---

I should like to say just a word Now you may ask what is the about a branch of our work which use of a YWCA, what is the ob might interest you specially ject of it! Well, the T.I.C.A. business and professional mon ecnoorns itself with a woman's word about our employment bureau history, and work of the Y.W.CA. completo personality, her life as a which we do not yet possess! Wo-had been both clear and interest- As a result of the brief whole, in other words the four fold men of different nationalities.oftening. purpose of spiritual, mental, phy-apply ic us to help them and work, address, they had learned of the sical and scoial development, It Some of them we have been able manifold activities of the associa tries to meet the needs of all wo- to help, but if this side, of our work tion which aimed generally at men and girls, making no distine is to be effective; we shall have to ministering to the spiritual, social, tion between high and low, rich ask you gentlemen, to apply. tc.us mental and physical, needs of the and poor in creed, race or class when you need employees, so that women and girls cf Hong Kong, We started with two rooms in we may make connection between irrespective of race or creed. We Caine Road. The fourfold pro jobs that are going and people who cannot withold our unfeigned ad- gramme appealed strongly to this are needing them, We must not miration," said Mr. Kotewal, "of new growing association and day. forget your wives too, for some the splendid work done, by the by day the activities grew and times women come to ue applying small band of workorn, – such – as membership was strengthened so for positions as huraing gOver MTB, Ma Wing Chan, Miss Elliot,

whose. that in less than two years, two neasca, amaha eta With your help Miss Shin and others, wholefoors were ccossary Arter Ewe won 106-00 Pro five or six years we had outgrown od piece of work on a our building, and for the last foured and efficient basis. or five years, we had been search you would kindly WITH ing for a suitable site on which to end of the meeting, what you build. Bince n suitable building from employers" point of view, site was so difficult to find and much a need in Hong Kong.

In returning thanks to Miss Shin for her address, the Hon. Mr R. H. Kotowall said that her short exposition of the objects and aims

produced such gratifying results;? Mr.Kotowall concluded by na suring Shin of the help and assistance of members of the Rotary Club at any time when such aid needed by the

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