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‘KAUSING" AND THE RECENT TYPHOON,

QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED

IN COUNCIL..

APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER.

GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRA TION IN HONG KONG,

[Contributed.]

At today's meeting of the Legi Tative Council questions relative to.

On two occasions only is it record- the part played by the rescue-tug i Kausing during the typhoon of qu that the Apostles asked spiritual September 9, will be asked:-

The questions, ten in number," emanating from Mr. Shenton, who is at present ábacut from the Colony, are as followi:-

1.-How many craft were during the 2nd September last towed to safety by Kausing from(4). West -ond of Harbour? (b) East end of

Harbour !

-How far west did the. Kausing patrol

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

TSANG FOO VILLAS HONG KONG STOCK

MURDER CASE!

PATHETIC STORY BY-TEN- YEAR-OLD BOY.

TWELVE MEN BEFORE THE COURT ON CAPITAL CHARGE.

EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC

TIONS.

THE BANDITS "IN CHEKIANG.

SEVERAL EXECUTIONS

TAICHOW.

The market opened yesterday Taichow, Chekiang, October 11, m morning with considerable strength, There have been several bandits. buyers being in evidenco "at rates shot just outside the city wall lately showing advances practically along-having been caught in the coun the entire list as compared with try, and brought to the city officials

for punishment.. Tuesday's quotatious,, *G

Banks were in demand at 81,530.

The casa, in which twelve Chin favours of our Lord. One petitions are charged with king one was! Increase our faith; the Miyo Yamashida at Tsang Foo other, "Lord, teach us to pray Villas, Kowloon City, on the night

Unions changed hands at 8420, From this we may infer that after of September, 26, was resumed be- divine faith prayer is-or should be fore Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Kow-closing in demand at this rate.

the most important feature of our loon Magistracy. yseterday after noun, when further evidence for the Crown was called by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith.

lives.

No sooner had. He ascended into heaven than the Apostles proceeded to carry out His heavenly teaching. Following in the footsteps of their Divine Master, thoy not only gave Ius the example, but they unceasing -Hos. many requests were rely advocated the practice of prayer, ceived by Harbour Office for assist- anco? Were they passed on to the Kausing? If so, is there any record of netion taken? Can the log be produced?

4.-Details of craft refusing assist

ince 1

Is it a fact that the Kausing was anchored in Kowloon Bay dur ing the afternoon of 2nd September whon craft were sunk in various parts of the Harbour'? If so, be tween what hours and why ?*

6.-Much as Naval assistance is, appreciated, whs it necessary for H.M.S. Stormcloud to carry out the resues of fisherfolk on Lammas "Island, after the typhoon Could not this have been done by the Kau raing f

What are the duties of the Kausing during the presence of a. typhoon in the Colony 7.

Is the Kausing worked under the instructions of the Harbour Master or does the Master net on his initiative 1

Is the "Kausing only intended to help large vessels or any size of craft requiring assistance?

10-What acts of assistance did the Kausing perform during the typhoon of the 2nd September!

1

On next Sunday, 25th October, the Catholic community of Hong Kong will celebrate with special and nolemus services the Golden Jubilee of the establishment in Hong Kong of the Association of the Apostle ship of Prayer to the Sacred Heart, |The celebrations will be rendored specially imposing by the fact that they coincide with the Feast of the Kingship of Christ.

Among the many Catholic prae- tiges devotion to the Sacred Heart

Raubs were put through at $35.00, and closed in demand at 836).

Wharves were wanted at the ad- vanced rate of $153. A slight ambiguity in the evi Providents (old) were dealt in at dence of Kumakichi Ikuta was re-881. closing with: buyers at 85.16 moved by the recall of this witness at the opening of the hearing, when, in reply to Mr. Whyte Smith, he said that when "first e costed by the Chinese carrying something concealed in his hand he was standing outside the side door, and not inside the house, as he had said on Tuesday,

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Yabano Ikebe, a carpenter, and a friend of the deceased Yamashida,

said that on "the afternoon of

September 20 he went to Tsang Foo Villas to visit Yamashida, arriving. of Jesus can claim the largest num-there at about four-thirty. On his ber of adherents. The devotion it sell is a very old one in the Church arrival, he noticed a large number but the world-wide movement of of Chinese gathered round the devotion to the Sacred Heart owes talla outside the gate of the house, its origin to the revelations made They did not molest him, and no- by our Lord, in the year 1671 to St. thing untoward happened until after dinner, ut about six-thirty, Margaret Mary Alacoque, then a

when he and Miss Yoshi stepped Sister of the Visitation. Order in the out of the house by the side door Monastery at Paray-le-Monial in

for a breath of cool air. France..

The southern district is peaceful,

and Tree from their activities at

present, but in some parts of the northern district they are active, and kidnap all who come within their ranch.

A little while ago, a band visited. small country school, and asked for the school master, who, for Hotels (old) were put through'at 814.10 and 814.80, but at the closu tunately, was out They, therefore, there wore buyers bidding $14.00 ransacked his house, but found The new shares were done at $13.00 nothing but a bugle warth carrying' and $13.85, with buyers bidding at away! an advance to $14.2) without res- ponse,

Hong Kong Lands were in de mand at $62.

Humphreys (old) were the medium of sales at $18 and 8181, but at the close there were buyers at 318). The new shares were in request at

18.

Realties changed hands at 812), but there were buyers at the close nt 8127.

Ewos were in request at Tls. 10 Trams were done at 820.30 and 820.60, but at the close buyers, bid $204.

Star Ferries were in demand at the enhanced rate of 802.

China Lights were put through

were in demand at $271. at $204 and 827, but at the close

Electrics were wanted, at 876), Telephones (part paid) were in request at $27.

Demants (combined) were done at $18.30 and $13, but closed in demand at $10,||

What Was in the Pouket. : The Apostleship of Prayer.

A Chinese, with one hand in his The Association of the Apostle- ship of Prayer to the Sacred Heart pocket, went up to them and said, was founded by Fr. Gautrelet at What are you doing?" He then Vals in the valley of the Hauto thought it safer to go inside the Loire in France in 1844, among a house, which he did, being follow- band of students. "You would be ed by the Chinese. He, Ikebe, went apostles," he said to them, Do into an inner room, and saw no you, not realise that there is nothing more of the Chinese,

At abuut eight-thirty he heard apostleship without prayer, and that

some shouting outside the gate or prayer in itself is an apostleship, us was clearly understood by the Aposthe grounds, and some people be tles when they said we will give gan to stone the dour. Shortly ourselves continually to prayer, and afterwards the mob tried to break to the ministry of the word What down the door, so the occupants of other lesson do we learn from the the house barricaded it with boxes history of the monks in the desert, and furniture. Very soon the door

Lane, Crawfords (eld) were dealt the contemplative orders in the showed signs of giving way under Church? Let your firal prayer in the assault made upon it, and then at 80, at which they closed with the morning be Thy kingdom whole family went upstairs, paus- come, let it be your last at night, ing for about five minutes on the buyers. You need not sigh impatiently for first floor before going up onto the missionary triumphs, they are yours roof. Yamastrida was then carry ing a Japanese sword in his hand. daily."

We need not wonder that the On gaining the roof the iron door Apostleship of Prayer spread rapid-giving access to it was closed and Lieut. T. A. H: Coltman (A, Dly in the Catholic Church and that a bamboo pole jammed against it.

WREATHS LAID AT THE

CENOTAPH

NELSON DAY" OBSERVANCE.

A simple but solumn ceremony was performed at the Conotaph Yesterday in conmemoration of Nelson Day," when wreaths were laid and a moment of silence ob served by those taking part.

C. to H. E, the Governor) laid a wreath on behalf of Sir William Peel, and following him another wreath was laid on behalf of the Hong Kong branch of the Navy Longue by Mr. A. L. Shields, Pie sident of the local branch, and Cominodore A. H. Walker, who bore the wreath between them" to the font of the Cenotaph.

Others who took part in the cere mony were Messrs. W. A. Dowley,

Bishops and Priests were anxious to have, in their dioceses and parishes, active centres of it long before the compelling wish of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XV, who wrote in his encyclical Maximum Illud: "We strongly recommend the Apostleship of Prayer to all the Faithful, with out exception; it is our desire that

them

Yoshi Ikebe and Miss crossed the bridge to the roof of, the house next door, with the in- tention of going for the police. On renching the ground floor of the house, however, they found that the house was surrounded with a biz mob, making any attempt to leave the house too dangerous. They

no one fails to become a member."hid themselves, and remained in The Association is only 87. years hiding until released by the police, old, yet it has on its registers al who took them back the way they On the roof of E. W. Carpenter, E. Cock and Cready the names of 30,000,000 ad- had come. Champkin, who is Assistant Com-herents. Thirty million adherents! Yamashida's house Ikele saw the missioner of the Boy Scouts' As-This fact in itself is a magnificent bodies of the inmates, all either sociation.

protest against the degrading ten-dead or badly injured. Wrenths were also hid at the deney of materialism. Monument at Wanchai

Telegraphie greetings were ex. changed between the local branch and the Navy League at Home. Lord Lloyd, President of the body, cabled:-

"Hearly greetings to Hong Kong Branch,"

In Hong Kong.

Evidence of the Boy.

Dairy Farms changed hands at 527), closing with buyers at 8981, with seller's asking 80.

Hong Kong Amusements were done at 3021, and closed in request at 8221.

At another time they send out a spy, who went round some of the houses to investigate and try to discover whether there were any inhabitants, of the villages round: about who find any money. Ho posed as

man pussing through, but as he had a pistol in his cont pocket, which showed quite plainly, the villagers were not deceived.

At some houses he demanded food' to eat, and as they knew he was a robber spy; with a pistol, they rundily complied with his wishes.

All the people with any money at all, have moved from those villages, and gone into cities, where there is. Better protedion. for them.

Ab present the farmors are busy getting in the rice crop, which is extremely good, ns this part of the Province happily escaped the brunt of the typhoon this year, and there fore was preserved from floods,

ing the summer. which so frequently occur here dur-

Early on Saturday morning &

tional authorities commanding a notice was sout out by the educa cessation from lessons that day, and that all scholars prepare for a procession, and meeting in the afternoon...

Therefore the morning was spent in making paper banners and writ ing on them in Chinese characters,

"Government Loan was wanted at such slogans as "Down with

35 per cent. premium. ***

SPOTTED" FROM THE

BENCH.

DRAMATIC COURT INCIDENT,

Japan.""Down with, Japan.” Resist Japan, "Boycott Japan," etc., then at one o'clock the students from all schools began to march through tite, streets of the city, armed with the banners. After- wards a meeting was held, during which excited speeches were mode Against Japan, and the students were exhorted to do all in their At Kowloon Magistracy fester.

woman named Tam Sze power to work against.Japan, and day, a was charged with boing in posses, publish abroad her "evil "doings." sion of a forged 810 Chartered Bank note, and with uttering a $10 Chartered Bank note, knowing it to be, forged.

MONGOL CHIEFTAIN IN PEIPING.

.

The next witness was a ten year

Sergt. Flattery, who prosecuted, The Association was introduced old boy, Kikuo Yamashida, This into Hong Kong by Portuguest boy, despite the fact that through- and the defendant tendered the Jesuit, Father Sebastiao Aparicio out the giving of his evidence he note for payment for two packets de Silva, but it was left to the first was talking about the brutal mur of cigarettes, and although the Ontholic Vicar Apostolic of Tong der of his parents, was perfectly knew it was forged, she did not PRINCE TAR OFFERED ARMS

BY THE JAPANESE. Kong, Monsignor T. Raimondi, to self-possessed in the witness-box, say so. The complainant sent the establish the first Centre in Hong and exhibited considerable intel- defendant away, but she returned Kong in the year 1881. From the ligence. His conduct drew forth later with a man, who again ten- Apostleship of Prayer many allied complimentary remarks from Mrdered the note. It was. then that the police were called in "and Hong Kong Catholic activities have Fraser. sprung, among the foremost being

although the woman has arrested, the Catholic Union.

the man got away..

A clerk of the Chartered Bank testified that the note was a very

an September 19. The Japanese,

Peiping, October 14.-The pro- COMMUNIST PRIEST. UNFROCKED.

Kikuo Yamashida said"

minent Mongol chieftain, Prince Tar Erh Han, arrived safely in "On the night of the riot, we all It is gratifying to note that Hong went upstairs onto the roof bi- REFUSES CHURCH REQUEST

Kong appreciated, at a very early cause the door was being broken

Peiping from. Mukden last night TO RENOUNCE MEMBERSHIP. stogo in the development of her down by a shouting mob of Chin bhd forgery, The colour was dif- after an exciting experience.

Princa Tar happened to be in Christian life, the significance of these. Father was carrying a Japan-ferent from the genuine one and on

I hid myself in the the whole it was a very bad piece Mukden when the trouble broke out Berlin, Oct, 11-An interesting Apostleship, and the large Catholic ese sword. Fidelight on politien) developments population of Hong Kong, with the tank on the roof, crouching down of work." in Germany was thrown to-day by numerous Catholic educational and on my face for about half an hour. His Worship's alertness was re- the announcement of unfrocking of charitable institutions in the Col-All this time there was a lot of The Rev. Mr. Eckert, of Mannheim: ony, owe to Monsignor Raimondi a shouting and noise, and I heard The announcement comes as the deep debt of gratitude. When on the amah screaming loudly. Then a Chinese took hold of the back sequel to the recent report that the next Sunday they celebrate the 50th pastor, who had long been notorious Anniversary of the establishment of of my shirt and pulled me up to for his radical views and teachings, the Apostleship of Prayer in Hong the top of the tank, while another, nd applied for membership in the Kong, und reflect, at the same time, bit me on top of the head with a Communist Party. on condition that the Colony counts only 91 years Baseball bat, two of which were that he could continue his elerical of existence, they may well look in the house. The next thing I

Is he hero now --No. was conscious of was a policeman duties. This condition had been around them from. Sliaukiwan to

Look at the people in the Court? granted by the local Communist Kowloon, and be impressed by the shining-an-electric torch in my

Te ha hero-No. cecutive which declared that they spiritual. harvest which has been face. I was taken to the hospite had no objections to any creed gathered by the labourers who have where I remained for many days. whatsoever and that Communist sown the prayer seed--Thy King-

sponsible for a dramatic turn when he said, seized him and "beld him the complainant was giving evi-under surveillance, desiring him to donee.

His Worship: Would you be able declare the indepondence of Mun- to recognise the man who accom-golia and offering him arms and panied the defendant if you saw munitions. He asserted that they him again?

Complainant: Yes, your Wor. also urged him to summon the chiefs of 48 Mongol tribes to Muk den for a conference regarding the establishment of an autonomous

ship.

Worship (pointing to a man government in. Mongalia, but he re- The conclusion of the boy's, evi-sitting in Court).-Is that the man 7solutely refused..

Complainant (excitedly). Yes,

Prince Tur said that he eventual nati-religious activities were direct-doin Come-Apostles of souls bodence marked the end of the day'a

hearing, and the court adjourned you! That is the man. only against the organised cause Apostles of Prayer,

Every morning each one of the until 2.30 p.m. to-day.

His Worship then explained, after ty managed to elude the Japanese church as an instrument of capital-

the man in Court had been arrest and reached the house of a foreign ism. This decision was subsequent thirty million Members of the Apos

ed, that he saw the defendant ex friend, who disguised him, an a ly ratified-by-the-National Executleship of Prayer throughout the

changing a glance with the man and tive Committee and for a week wide world looks away beyond his

A Permanent Memorial,

he advised the police to charge, this peasant. He boarded-a-train-at- Eekort administered to the sick and own little world and his own wants,

It is proposed to mark the Golden moan also."

Mukden yesterday travelling with looks to the greater world and the

The woman told the Court that preached from his pulpit with Communist membership card in bis greaten wanta of the Heart of Josua Jubiles of the Association in Hong

and praya-only a few words are Kong by a permanent memorial of she received the noto as wages, for numerous coolle refugees in pocket.

This anomalous position, how needed-that the world of that Di- some kind, but it will not be possi- some work she had just completed crowded third-clnes coach ever, was not tolerated by the Pro vino Heart may be fulfilled in the ble to decide what form this memo but when asked to do so she was woodan seats. Nobody suspected testant Church Authorities which Coming of Christ's Kingdom:rial will take until the measure of unable to take the police to her his identity, and when the train gave the pastor the chnics of re: Adveniat regnum tuum: Thy King support to he received from Asso-master's house. She also denied nouncing his allegiance to the Com-de-Geme. That is the Maming cistas and the Catholic community having had a previous conviction bad passed the Japanese outposts munist Party or of leaving the Offering, the frat and the ous in general is known, for keeping a aby brother he joined his family in a first-class,

A notice of the special Services to His Worship then adjourned the the church He promptly refused esential duty of an Apostle of

Prayer...

be held on Sunday 25th October ap-case for 48 hours t to do either and was thereupon un

police to prove this frocked-Trans-Ocean Kuo Min:1 (Continued at foot of neri column.) pears cleewhere in this paper.

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