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PIONIC FOR THE BLIND.

ENJOYABLE OUTING AT

SHEK O.

The Committeu responsible for the prganisation of the piente to. the inmates of the Blind Home, Pokfulam Road, which took place a Shek O on Saturday, wish to an 1 nounce that the event, favoured as it was with ideal weather, turn- ed out to be a great success. There wore 80 blind girls present and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves, Twenty motor cara, very kindly lont by friends, laft the Home at After 3pm. via Repulse Bay. wome two hours on the beach, end ing with presente being distribut. ed to ouch of the blind girls, the party sefurned to the Home a Shaukiwan

Thanks are very gratefully, ex- tended to those who so very kind. ly donated money, and to those who lont motor cars for the occa sion to Menara W. R. Loxley and Co., for a case of Lux toilet soap; to Colonel Robertson for service, to Dr. T. Y. Li for package of sweets, and to the Hong Kong

Hotel for the loan of ten-urns. [2

A COMMUNIST IN OFFICE.

BEER TAX REMOVED.

'LESS WORK AND NO MORE

POLICE.

Borlin-The little town of Boizen burg, in the State of Mecklenburg, which has hitherto been considered a stronghold of German Nation aliam, bids fair paradise.

become a Soviet

This town of 4,000 inhabitants has elected Comrade Alexander as Mayor, and following the orders of the central committee of the Communist Party, as the Rote Fabne puts it, he his accepted the office." Communist Mayors have been elected before in Ger many, but such a municipal pro- gramme as that of Comrade Alex ander has never been suggested.

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The new Mayor has announced that his first measure will bo to remove the beer tax step which will be particularly appreciated in Mecklenburg, where good living Donations were received form the comos Brst. If the State attempts following:--The Hon. Mr. W. T

to Boizenburg, the and Mes. Southern, Commander Mayor declares the town will op Ninais, RN. Major Dowbiggin, pose the authorities tooth and nail Officers' Mese R.A.F. Kai Tack, No.

All presidential emergency de 7. Police Mess, Chairman and Directors, Tung Wah Hospital, crees which Comrade Alexander Chief Inspector Grant "Rapha to be brushed aside, and a fostre Rel"a friend." "Anon," to be

a forty Mrs. Ainslie, Mr. H. A. Allert, hour week is to be introduced with Mr. G. S. Archhutt, Mrs. G. D. 1. put more ado for all municipal Black, Mr. K. Chang, Mr. M. A. workers, Cooper, Mra W. B. Finnnigan, Another little detail in the new Mr. H. F. Green, Mr. E. Mallet, nyor's programme in that the Mr. Miller, Mrs. G. Miller, Mr.police are to be abolished and re- Rogers, Mr. A, Reinshagen,, Mra, placed by a "Red Army," which Rouse. Mr. J. H. Sutclif. Mr. will be formed from the "class- Tam Eng Hooi, Rev. G. T. Waldeconscious workers organisation of grave, Rev, and Mrs. L. N. Wat Boizenburg." kins.

The balance not expanded will he forwarded to Miss S. Moritz, Matron of the Blind 'Home, in duc

course for the purchase of clothing for the blind girls or for any other purposes ne many be deemed fit.

Thanks are also extended to the following for so kindly placing cars at the Committen's disposal for the occasion:-Fon, Mr. E. D.

More Than a Joke, ́·

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1931.

HELL PASSAGE.

COMEDY OF NAMES AT

OXFORD,

The sorvices of a Chesterton are needed in Oxford to do for the inhabitants of Hell Passage what Mr. Chesterton has done for Not ting Hill in his story,The Napo leon of Notting Hill,"

MODERN YOUTH.

BISHOP AND CRAVING FOR "EXCITEMENT.

TRAM CONDUCTOR'S "ANTHEM."

COMPOSITION ACCEPTED BY

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Modern youth's craving for plea sure as its protest against "the ros pectable monotony of a mechanio-

Warsaw, October 13-The lime- age was referred to by the Blight played briefly to-day on a hop of Liverpool prenching in humble, tramear conductor in the Liverpool Cathedral.

Polish expital named Bilski, whose The service was attended by men photograph appeared in all news- bers of the Institute of Labour papers, together with a letter from Management, who are holding their the League of Nations Scoretariat, For centuries a certain queer conference in the city

thanking him for his effort and "We are all familiar with the informing him that it has found a winding alley in the centre of Ox modern domand for a fuller life,"

honoured place in the Lengue||| ford has been known as Hell Pasand the bishop. We see it ¿Musoum, The effort was an Inter age. A few years ago, howover, the City authorities canle to conclusion that a more euphonious same was desirable, and they had name-plate erected with the in scription," St. Helen's Passage."

The passage skirts two colleges, Hertford and New, and within two days undergraduates, by painting ovor "St.," "N," and "'S," and the upper and middle strokes of the letter "E," had restored the

original name. Ever since then struggle has been waged between the City Council and the under graduates. The Council takes ad- vantage of the vacation to paint in the saintly name, but always within the saint departs and original sin a few days of the beginning of torm returna.

pressed nowadays in forms some

But the talk of usement and which we cannot approve of pleasure, and the retection of an thority, the craving for excitement and the noisy, and headless licence of sonic of our young people expoel ally, are symptoms, inconvenient and quite certainly dangerous, of un impulse, which, however unplea

ant soms of its exhibitions may is in itgolfhound and "whale.

some,

a protest against the respectable It comes from this generation as monotony of an existence which for two generations at least has be

come steadily more mechanient

It seemed as if the machines man had invented to do his work had Now, as if suddenly seeing his dan almost taken charge of him gor, he was in revolt

Apparently a new contestant has recently joined in the struggle, for a few weeks ago, in mid-vacation, the first part of the name was re-will moved, leaving the word "Pas sage standing alone.

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hood of Nations," thought out by Bileki in the intervals of gathering national Anthem. The Brother-

in the contributions of the tram- way company's customers and set | by him to music after bo returned from his day's work to the humble suburban tenement house whone swarming populace has been decaly stirred by the honour conferred upon of its tenantss

Bileki himself. however, has re- mained extremely modest. He told grotted that the League of Nations newspapermen that although he re- had not thought fit to use his

by the place accorded to his mapu- anthem, he was deeply gratified script. Perhaps he would · some day write and compose another anthem, he added.

quency of Buch conferences, ni theirs, and some people regardod thom as unnecessary occasions fore superfluous talk The danger was that few would see them as an in- diapenasble condition of progress in thought and development of sotial policy,

Will Not Be Mechanised. He will not be mechanised. He preserve his freedom, oven his dangerous freedom and he will take his risk. He has a dim con- Noither at the Town Hall nor viation, of rather a hope, that life from inhabitants of the contentious has possibilities, of which he has thoroughfare was able to obtain not dreamed, that nis own person an explanation. At the Town Halality can be expended into some "In these days life was so.com. they had become so confused by thing stronger and richer than hoplex that no single mind, however constant change that an official had knows,

great or ingenious, could compra- to lock up the City records to dis "He seeks theau, possibilities in a hand in all its relations even one cover whether the corrpet name was new" abundance of life Side by phase of ibj". now "Hell Plasage" or "Stside with the enfergence of this de Helen's Passage." Eventually he decided in favour of the Inttor

The cost of forming the new army does not present any difficulty.

The origin of the older mino, is A special tax is to be placed or obscure, but it may arise from the all "industrialists." The chjel dutien of the new Red Army will be fact that the passage, which is bor to keep a sharp watch on the acdered by the City, wall, occupies the tivities of the Nazis and the Stahl site of the City ditch. helm.

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38 INJURED IN ACCIDENT NEAR LEEDS.”

C. Wolfe, Hon Dr R. H. Kote-ties" will in future be able to hold SPINNING MILL EXPLOSION. wall, Commander Ninnis, RN.. Chairman and Directors. Tung Woh Hospital, Chief Inspector Grant, Major Somerhoush, Mrs. E E. E. Booker, Mrs. E. Wilson, Mr. C. Sitzer, Mr. C. Blakor, Mr. A. Grossart. Mr. H. P. Levor, Mr. 0. May, Mr. B. C. Randall, Wm. T. Tam, Mr. Tsang Fook,

The Boibenburg governing par demonstrations which will not be supervised; presumably indicating that the Red army?

" will be among the demonstrators: Since the "Boizenburg polica force " consists of a gendarme or two, and the "magnatea" in the municipality Mr.consist of a couple of shopkeepers who are in a position to employ an assistant or a messenger bor, the enterprising Communist mayor will have netew problems to. face..

The Committen wish further to thank all friends who so very kind ly assisted in various ways before and during the picnic, thus help- ing to make it the success that it

was.

OBJECTIONS BY COUNSEL

FOR DEFENCE.

SESSIONS PRISONER AND" CROWN COUNSEL

serious

Indeed, the whole incident might be taken as a joke if it were not that the Communist mayor's elec tion in this little town hidden away, among the lakes and fields of northern Germany is a symptom. Extremist agitators are finding ready ears in all parts of the country, and disruptive forces are bound to grow during the 'com ing winter.

London, October 13-Aterrific. explosion,

which chused TEADY casualties, occurred to-day at the spinning mill of Messrs. Burnley and Sone at Gomersal, near Leads.

Thirty-eight persons were injured and were rushed to hospital for treatment. One of them, a woman, subsequently succumbed to her in- juries, while one of the injured men is now in a critical condition and feers are entertained that he may

not survive.

The explosion, which was heard miles away, caused every window name in the neighbourhood to break, The whole countryside was startled by the detonation and wondered what had happened.

Half the mill itself was wrecked.

An objection to the method of STRANGE FIND BY WIDOW. The cause of the explosion has not

cross-examination of an accused by

prosecuting counsel was raised at

the Supreme Court yesterday by

Mr. Hin Shing Lo, who is appenr-

ing for the defence of one of the

two men charged with assault on

Д woman living at 12, Catchick

FORGOTTEN SAVINGS

CERTIFICATES.

The discovery by a widow savan

Street, with intent to commit a or eight years after her husband's

Tobbery.

In giving evidence from the wit-death of 30 small parcels of War ness box, the accused stated that Savings Certificates, bought at Lon- he visited the house on the day in don post offices in May and June, question in the company of one 1918, in fictitious names, is revealed | Tong Tong and another man within the report of the Chief Registrar whom he was not acquainted. He was asked accompany Tong of Friendly Societies for 1050. Tong, whose object in visiting the Mrs. Jessie Louisa Moss, widow house was to collect a gambling and sole executrix and beneficiary

yet been ascertained, but an eng quiry is proceeding.

STEAMSHIP LINE PURCHASE.

DOLLAR AND CHAPMAN IN- TERESTS GIVEN EXTRA.. TIME.

Chapman and Dollar interests to Washington Oct. 13, The.

day were granted ten days extra time by the United States Ship ping Board in which to conclude their arrangements providing for

debt of 830 due by the woman's under the will of her husband, the purchase of the United States husband.

Accused said that he stayed out Sydney Percy Moss, otherwise Lines. side the door while the other two men went inside, but when "he.. heard the woman call out that she was being stabbed to death, he got frightened and ran away along with the two men. He denied that he visited the house with any in- tent to commit a robbery, and for- ther that he was not in mossession of any of the scissors blades or Fo her claim Mrs. Moss stated kinfe produced in Court.

'. Possession of Knife.

In cross-examination, Mr. Somer-

set Fitzroy suggested to the accus.

Stanley Travers, claimed before the Oficials of the Shipping Board. Chief Registrar that these certif. said they understand that arrange- ments are proceeding satisfactorily cates had been purchased by her at San Francisco under which husband, though they stood in 95 the United States Lines will change different names, none of them his hands. Participating in the San

Francisco conferences are own. The will was, proved on mntatives of the Dollar Line, the November 1, 1021,

Chapman interest's, the Roosevelt International Mercantile Marive Corporation and the Dawson in-

that during her husband's last illness he told her that he had money invested in War Savings

terests.

repre-

ed that the knife was given to him: Cortificates, and showed her the ROUND THE WORLD IN A

by Tong Tong when they arrived at books, which she did not examina Kennedy Town with the intention About two years ago, while un of visiting the house. Accused denied this...

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Questioning further, Mr. Fitzroy age, she discovered the books. She said that accused and admitted to sought advice at a post office, and the police that the knife belonged to him, Accused, in reply: alles was told that nothing could be ed that he was beaten by the done, as the books did not bear her police and was forced to make the husband's name. Later arbitration admission.

proceedings wore instituted.NET,

Mr. Hin Shing Jo, in objecting

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to the ling of cross-xamination.The Chief Registrar solestad at

ON-NEW-ADENTURE.

Paris, Oct. 12-Undaunted by his adventures on a previous long round-the-world voyage in the small cutter Firecrest, Alain Gar bault, the former lawn tennis sta has left in a new cutter on a jour. pey through the canals of Franc

pointed out to the Chief Justice random five of the "addresses, given to Marseilles. From that point he that Mr. Fitzroy was trying to on the certificates, for investigation. begins another long voyage to the incriminate the necured by ques-In four casos no one of the name of South Beas. tioning him on information con-

Bomo years ago, the

tained in a document which had the holder of the certificates had bought the old English cuttor Fire; not been produced and which was. even been known to live at the crest and aniled hos alone round inadmissible in law. Counsel sul address given, while in the afth the world, arriving back at L mitted that the Crown was not ens titled to prejudice the minds of the case, the addreas did not exist at Havre last year. As the Firecrest

vas being towed into port at the Fond of ber venturesome voyage ahe. The Chief Registrar awarded was damaged and ann Geruauit.

jure in this way, and he quoted all.. authorities on which he was pre

pared to arque. R

His Lordship noted the objection payment of the Treasury fees out

and adjourned the case until this of the certificates and the balance morning to hear Mr. Lo fur to the executrix/ ther on the point

has now built a new cutter 12

which be hopes to sail from Mar- seilles on his new voyage in a lew

dayı

"It is only the mind of the and there has been growing up a group," he concluded, "that can new respect for personality itself. copo with even a portion of the Thero were complaints made field. More and more do we feel nowadays of the number and frethe need to experience the joy of

(Continued on nézt (olumn.)

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