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FOOTBALL.

ARGYLLS NAVY,

LEAGUE LEADERS BEATEN,

In a fast and interesting football match played at Sockunpoo yestry- day, the Royal Navy defeated the Argylls, the League leaders, by two Honly to nit..

The sailors were vastly superior to their opponents, but their shoot ing" neked the fishing touches, as a result of which only twe goals

"DEAR BRUTUS,'

ANOTHER FIΝΕ PERFORMANCE.

Henr. Brutus "entinues on its triumphant way at the City Hall. Ab the matiner yesterday afternoon the noting was faultless, and the presentation beyond reproach. Sid.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1931.

THE COLONY'S POOR

WORK OF SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.

THE FORTHCOMING FETE.

TWO BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED

AIR CRASH AT ISMAHLIA.

IS THE CINEMA A GOOD PLACE FOR CHILDREN.

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proverbially tiresome; grendy, Cairo, October 3.-Two British spoilt cocky, and precocious Ing ofcers, Lieutenant-Colonel Paroyy bofure the children of the British Stewart Rowan,, of the Wiltshire Islands with the growth of demo. Regiment, and Flying Officer F. E.cracy began to be what American The. Genoral Council of the So-Abbott, were killed yesterday when children were and still are.. ney West reprated his misterly in-ciety of St. Vincent de Paul, Hang their aeroplane crashed while tabe Americanisation under terpretation of Lob, while Betty Kong, in a report of the Society'sing off from the Monsene Aerodrome, conditions is inevitable, because the present

• were scored. Hnd their forwards', two bit faster in shooting, the Fair, as Margaret' was surely the work during the first nine months Ismailia.

Upited States offers the spectaclü of league leaders would have been demost adorable child ever seen on of 1931, and in a statement of ac

Colonel Rowan was returning to the most materially successful de- fented by a bigger nurgio.

the "loval stage.

focunts for 1030, state as follows,

the Alexandria aren, where he famocracy. Moreover, in spite of To single out two characters for; The statement of accounts for in command, in an Athis machine, Babbittry, the United States can special comment is not by any

[1930 shows thất expenditure exceed [ when the accident occurred,

offer a field for energy which older The machine foll just cutside the countries cannot, and what Americn means to beliith the performances ad receipts by $404.00. of the other ladics and gentlemen

The nett proceeds of the "Our aerodrome, and help was rushed to can digest Western Europe cannot taking part in the play. The net. Poor Day sale of Roses and the the spot immediately. Both the oe digest. ing throughout is magnificant, far Fote hold last. December amounted cupants of the plane were still and away above any normal amateur to 812,430.6. nu. inercise of $734.55 | alive, but fatally injured, when they

on the 1920 figures, "

wore extricated. They were taken During the nine months January to the military hospital at Ismailia, to Sept. 1031 the Society has con- The pilot died almost iminediate

The soldiers won the toss and at Attacked bat were repulsed The sailors then set up a fict at tack on the Argylls' goal but Lang mrad missed an opening goal Play was then transferred to the Navy's side and Wylie had hard luck in it scoring his shot just" grazing over the cross-bi The sailors continued to have the better of the exchanges, but their slow. news in shooting robbed them of muny beautiful ̈chances.

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standard.

Undoubtedly Dear Brutus "in

a great triumph for the A.D.C., and

cf players, already expressed in thesis vilumns, WA would add o

to our thanks to this brilliant bandtributed to the maintenance of 147y, and was buried at Ismailin this families, comprising 215 persons, to afternoon. Colonel Rowan remain whom assistance has been given fed alive for a few hours, but with irrespective of sacs, nationality or out regaining consciousness. ereed: 1037 visits have been made

Penalty Missal. Shortly afterwards the Navy were awarded a penalty but kid her missed the goal by yard. The Argylls then attacked and a nica shet by Wylie was brilliantly saved. hearty congratulations. Play was then transferred to thu soldiers' side, and two "certain- ties" were again missed by the Navy's forwards. However, they continued to press and Hastie, the Argylls' goalkeeper, had to run out fu say on soveral occasions.

A brilliant gon) was saved by the Argylls left hack who stopped a straight, ball near the goal-line with Hastin out of position:

Half-time arrived with the score shres blank.

OPEN-AIR SERVICES FOR

HIKERS."

PLEA FOR ITINERANT PREACHERS.

The Congregational Union, whose After the interval the soldiers at Manchester, considered the que sentenary assembly has been her attacked and of several occasions, tion of "hiking" on Sundays dur- looked dangerous: Wylie missed aning consideration of the question men goal, when with no one to of filling empty churches. stop him, he shot over the bar "from" about ten yards' range.

The Navy then took the offensive And mude several dangerous raids, but here again, their forwards Jack eil the fishing touches.

Scored at Last,

to, the pror in their homes daring the same period.

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Somo time ago a hendimuster of a London school forbade his boys to frequent cinemas. I do not imagine that in issuing this odlet he was trying to prevent his pupils boing} corrupted by unsuitable films. I imaging that he was anxious to prove their minds being clogged by amusement. The contemplation of ninematographic life must bg bad for children, because at their most impressionable age they are receiving mutirely false impressions of life Life on the cinema is a thousand times easier than lifu as old enough to face life itself" they it really will be, and when they are

The funeral of Colonel Rawan took place to-day at Alexandria in the British Military Cemetary, The expenditure for the ping Fifteen hundred persons attended. months was 5,300.00,

as against The mourners included the General 85,068.75 during the same period in 1930. The Society has also during Officer Commanding in Egypt, who the first nine months of 1031 exfew from Cairo for the ceremony pended 897.00 in providing alives And clothing for poor children and Air Vice-Marshal Scarlett, the Get- 890.00 in Medical Aid,

ernor of Alexandria. Brigades Com- so much shocked by the exit is manders from Mousear and Caire,akes upon them that they read members of the Residency staff, and have been misled into supposing thethe British and Foreign Consuls, from it, The poor little things

that life will unroll strainfore them like a film which they can síð Lack and enjoy.

In consequence of the continned amount of unemployment in trade depression there is a large Colony, and as a consequence the question of the housing of the poor still cause the Society route The Rev. T. T. James, secretary anxiety.

The expenditure under of the Lancashire Congregational this head during the whole of 1030) Union, contended that an should be made to solve the problem nine months January to September,

effort

amounted to $1,074.28, while for the by holding open-air services at vi 1931, the expenditure was 81,034,50 lage market crosses and cityof which 8903.99 represents grants streets, as in the days of Wycliffe made in special enses of temperary They continued to press and "The open air may well prove to destitution. from rehound by Langmead, he the key to the situation, as far as Packer opened the scaring for the the Christianising of England sailors with a niea shos. Immedi- concerned,” he said. ately after this, these two players! If we know that great numbers were again instrumental in bring of people will be early on the open ing the Navy's second goal when road in Sunday. would it help from a nice pass by Packer, Lang them the Church offered early mead scored with well-placed morning service to them hefere they shot. From then on, the soldiers start? seemed to be somewhat discouraged, "Is it possible to get together and the sailors taking advantage bands of men and women and to of this continued to attack, but their bad shooting was again in evidence, with the result that they Iniled to add: "to.the score

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train them so that they wall be ready to go anywhere at any time to preach? These are questions we might consider in trying to solve the problem."

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building. No. 23 Kwong Ming The Society maintains a storey

a number of poor families who are Street, for the purpose of housing there provided with more healthy and sanitary quarters than they could, even with assistance from the Society, find in the cheaper and vercrowded districts of the City. Education of the Children of the Poor.

number of officers-from-eukers- in the harbour.

ing team which recently metap Flying Officer Abbott, was a mem ber of the Army and Air Foret box- Cairo a team from the Naval spund- ron at present in Egyptian waters. He fought a skilful fight, and won his match, and was to have taken the Navy this evening. part in a similar contest against

Lieutenant-Colonel Rowan, cum handed the 1st Wiltshire Regiment. School, and entered the Army in He was educated at Tonbridge 1001. He served in the Great War, was mentioned in despatches four times, and was awarded the D.S.O, He was 49 years of age.

This has always been one of the frab works of the Society of St. by the Secretary of State for the Vincent de Paul all over the world, Colonies. Mr. Ezechiel is an active Mr. James also contended that It is the policy of the Hong Kong worker and supporter of the So the Church should print more and Council to afford to Chinese poorciety in England, and was much in- advertise itself. "So often children every facility for acquir.terested in the good work being done Think and say that the printed wording a" useful knowledge of their among the poor of this Colony, is of little use" he said.

The Society is gratefully indebted Every own langunge. Those who have sue bookstall loaded with ity daikea cessfully completed a five years to Mr. E. D. da Rosa, A.S.A.A., Bad werklies! montradict 11.

ecurse in Chinese are, according to for auditing the accounts, Every hoarding coniundieta us and their aptitude, either taught a trade. every advertisement does the game."

HOCKEY.

The following will

ment

match with

the

present

or sent to St. Joseph's College for

an English education.

Acknowledgments.

Contributions towards the So- The Sciety's vernacular School,ciety's Fund during the first nine the Kai Lap School at Wanchai months 1031 were:-- continues to be successfully conduct ed. During the nine months Janu-

$430,00.

The Colonial Government's Annu-

A Suggestion. -

the cinema for much of the rudo. It is not unreasonable, to 'aniè

lines which permeates the whole nation. The cinema is destroying ell capacity for wonder.. The cinema has cheapened womäuhood The cinema is destroying imagina- tion, because by presenting so faith- fully the shadow of life it is con vincing people that they have grasped the substance of it.

We worry ourselves about the habit of narcotic drug-taking, but we do not worry about that univer

sal narcotic, the cinema. Wo

worry, indeed, too much altogether about people's bodies, too littlo

the while untion to become Ameria about people's minds. We allow

ennised, but we do not offer' or make any, astempt tå offer the Bri- tish nation an América to exploit. We have rightly made the employ- ment of child-labour impossible, but

Canto Cuatro 88.00, Little Flower made a law forbidding children Club $25.00.

I do not hesitate to say that to give R.A.S.Č. TEAM FOR SATURDAY, try to September, 1981, the Society Grant, 8600.00, Hong Kong Foot Lehildren die freedom of the cinema.

granted to this school a subsidy ofball League (Sunday Herald

During the same period Charity Cup Competition) $300.00, is as grent a crime against youth 874.50 was paid in school fees for Hong-Kong Jockey Club 8500.00. as to send children into cotton the R.A.S.C. în their tourna poor girls attending the Tak Ying Mr. Pivite 850.00, Caetano mills and coal mines. We have

Hong School for Girls, also at Wanchai, Kong Police on the Police and 8213.00 to St. Louis Industrial Training School Ground. Kowloon School for boys who are there being or Saturday. Bully-off 4-0 .m.-

taught various trades. Pte. Andrews, 87Sgt. Maraball L From January to September 1937 Col. Reynolds. Pie Craggs, Sgt. the expenditure on poor children in Hurst, Set, McCulloch, Dr. Cole English schools was 82,280.00 in L/Cpl Spain, S/Sgt. Skipp, L/ crenec of 8754.55 over the expendi Cp. Fry. Dr. Brenman.

ture for the nine months of 1930. Reserves--Pte. O'Connor, L/Cpt.Endey the head of Education, the Canman.

Y.M.C.A. Team.

The following will represent the Y.M.C.A second eleven against the South Wales Borderers at King's Park to-day at 5.10 p.m.

L. D. Skinner: L. W. Tipple, D. Watts: G. Mitchell, R. "A. Bates (captain), S, Sweet; F. Angus, W. H. Smith, E. F. Selk, P. Parker and A. Andrewa,

Grants Reduced.

Let" children under sixteen, boys cinema theatre except on holidays, and girls, be forbidden inside

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Bubscriptions towards The 1980 (under a "vertain age to smoke. We Bazaar Fund were:-

have raised the age of consent. ' Mr. M. K. Lo $10.00, Mesars Graca, and Co., $20.00, Mr. Won Then why, with all this tenderness Hay Tong, $100.00, Mr. Wong Kam for youthful morals, do we encour- Fuk 810.00, Mr. M. J. Patel) 825.00, age children to encounter the worst Mr. Hatt $10.00. Anonymous side of life on the film before they 85.00, Mr. L. Cheng Shin 5.00, Scelety spent during the nine Mr. Tang Shiu Kiu $10.00, Major encounter it directly months January to September, 1031, H. B. L. Dowbiggin $10.00, Mr, 11. and 303,00 on tram, bus and ferry Stanton 810.00, Mr. D. F. Cope 8404.30 for bocks and stationery, C. Macnamara 450.00, Mr. W. fates for poor children living at a $10.00, Mr. P. W. Parker $5.00, Mr. distance from school. The total ex. John Fleming 86,00, Mr. D. Gub and then only to, cinemas which will penditure on education in 1830 was lardi 5.00, Mr. Tong Chung Peoffer a special programme. Even if 83,916.01, an increase of 81;207.44. $10.00, Mr. G. P. de Martin 825,00,

Mrs. M. Banker 88.00, Hon. Mr.every oversexed or otherwise de- C. G. S. Mackia 810.00, Sir Robertpraved film were eliminated from Owing to the heavy calls on the Ho Tung 8160.00, Lady Ho Tuns the programmes the cinema would Society's fands and the consequent 26.00, Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto unfavourable financial position in $20.00 Mr. Li Ping $20.00, Mr. A

remain an unsuitable place for which the Society was placed. L. Shields $10.00, Anonymous $15.00, children

frequent whenever was found necessary last April to The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. A foolish parents shelve their respon- form a special Finance Committes Gomes 825.00, The Estate of Mr. consisting of the President of the Jeah Eduardo Gomes 815.00, Anony.sibilities by giving them the money Central Council and the Presidents mus $10.00, Mr. Leung Yan. Po for acute. The theatre is of the three district Conferences. $20.00, Mr. Ho Ki 810.00, Mr. D. J. thronged by children except at holi- This Commiten moets once in each Lewis $10.00, Club Lusitano 8100.00, day time,, and even then parents month, and carefully scrutinizer Mr. A. Rollin $20.00 Anonymous still exercise some discretion about The following will represent the every item of the Society's expendi 25.00, Mr. Tung Ping Shan $18.00, the choice of the play. It was bad Club 2nd XI against the Police on ture. Unfortunately, the low state Anonymous $95.00, Mr. A. ef enough before tallies become the the latters ground at 2. p.m. on of the Society's funds has rendered Arcalli 85.00, Mr. A. Lambelet rule, and when only the eyes of Saturday:-R. H. Dowler (Capt., it necesary to refuse Assistance $8.00, Rev. Fr. P. Joy S. J in children were offended. It is worse

many deserving cases during the memory of Waiter Pickersgill.de- now. year, and in September the Central22sed 850.00, Mr. Maitland 810.00, Council was most reluctantly coin Mr. H. 8. Green 8200.00, Mrs. Hed polled to bring into force a general 10 35.00, cars. The Hong Kong reduction in all grants to poor un- Amusements Ltd., 8100.00. der the Society's care. It is earnest.

Help Hong Kong's Poor.

CRICKET.

CLUB SECONDS' TEAM FOR

"SATURDAY,

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GE Divett, R. K. Hepburn, 1. R West, FA, E Elliott, C. E. Gahagan, C. A. Wright. P. W. J. Planner, L. A. Whipps, L. D. Kil

ben, J. R. Ratten.

GOLF.

ADAMSON CUP COMPETITION.

ly hoped that the response of the

to

Not a Kill-joy.

never

All this may seem to have been

written in a lill-joy spirit; but so far am I from wishing to kill' joy that my main objection to the films children. They offer to the young ia their tendency to kill the joy of

ever generons public of Hong Kong In presenting this brief record to this year's appeals Our Poor of the Society's work during the ugliness, vulgarity and luxurious Day on December 2 and the past year the Council feels that it success; but worst of all they Enzaar on December 6 will relieve can again appeal with confidence to scrabble upon the youthful mind the Society from the painful neces the generosity of the Hong Kong their false experiener, whereby the sity of refusing assistance to really public, both on the occasion of the youthful mind is blurred, and pre- The November qualifying com- needy and deserving case during Street Sale of Honer on Wednesday maturely agud petition for the Adamson Cup, clay, the coming year.

December 2, and at the Al Fresco That there are good films and ed off for by members of the Hang Among the members of the Society Fete which will be hold on Sunday beautiful, filme and true films goes Kong Golf Club, resulted in Wof St. Vincent de Paul who we a December 6. The Society do without Jaying, Jenkins returning the best, card, and visitors in Hong Kong during the pands almost entirely on the success beauty and truth, are the exception, but goodnest, qualifying with 4 scare or 90-15-12 past year was Mr. Perry H. Eze of these two public appeals for the and that they can exist in the chiel, who was here as a member on maintenance and extension" of "its cinema is the most powerful árgu- the Currency Commission appointed work among the Poor of this Coment for only offering such films to

(Continued on next Oólumn Ylony."

the eyes and ears of the young.

Other scores WETE:

B. Wallace 86-9-71

A. MacIndoe 08-18-79.

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