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LADIES' SECTION FOR YM.C.A.

LAST STRONGHOLD OF BACHELORS STORMED,

TEA DANCES AND BRIDGE DRIVES,

Members of the Hong Kong European Y:M.C.A. will received with mixed feelings the announce ment made by the Board of Direc tors that indies' section of the Association is to be formed when the new West Wing of the building is opened in February next.

The swimming bath and social ball, both of which will be situated in the new West Wing, will be open

·THEFTS FROM

YMCA.

SOLDIER SENTENCED TO HARD LABOUR.

MAN WITH BAD RECORD,

Private Arthur Price of the South Wales Borderers was, yesterday on toned to three months' hard labour in conaoction with the theft of a

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1991.

ROBBERY CASE.

TWO MEN ON TRIAL AT

SESSIONS.

COURT ADJOURNED UNTIL

MONDAY..

The last case on the Criminal Sesalóns calendar was commenced before the Chief Justice (Bir Joseph Kemp) yesterday, and at the close

dinner suit, an overcoat, a pair of of the day's hearing an adjourn. boots and a noektiv, the property ofment was made over the week-end, Mr. T. A. Ellis, residing at then it was held by Judge and Coun European Y.M.C.A.

Inspector Elaton, whe prosecuted, stated that the defendant was in the habit of taking night beda at the European Y.M.C.A. One day, to the ladies, while it is under-defendant said he had contracted a stond also think tea dances and cold in the chest, and complainant bridge drives will be organised for thereupon lent him an overcont. their benefit. The ladies will also | Later, cumplainant found that some be permitted to use the squash of his clothing had been stolen fron his room. He informed the police ruquets court each morning, except and when they ande enquiries at Sundays, from 10 a.m. until noon,

the YMC.A. they found defondant The Arrangements.

wearing a tio which had been stolen. On being questioned, defendant ad- The Directors have already misted the theft and took the police drawn up the following schedule of to two pawo-shope, where a dinner arrangements covering the use by suit and the overcont were recover the ladies of the bath, squashed, the former having toon pawned racquet courts and new west on the 35th instant, and the "lounge-

| latter for 815 on the 20th instant.

Use of the swimming bath en the mornings of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10a.m. to 12 noon.

Ese of the squash racquet, courts on each morning excepting Sundays "from 10 to 12.

Use of the weat lounge evory

morning from 10 to 12 and in the afternoons from 3 to 6.30, except ing on certain occasions when the Hall may be required for special

purposes.

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Just Released from Gaol, Defendant on being questioned said he had nothing to say.

A military officer who was in Court, when asked by his Vorship, said the defendant was not a good soldier and, he was unable to say anything in his favour..

sel that there was no possibility of finishing the onse in another day.

Chung King Man and Li Fat wore, charged with robbery, and were defended by Mr. Hin Shing Lo, while Mr. Somerset Fitzroy prosecuted.

Jurora ompanelled, were: Musers. N. L. H. Railton (foreman), T. Fergusson, E. "W. Railton, 8. T. Butlin, E. J. Spradbury, Kwan Sit Kwan and Chung Tung.

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CHORAL SERVICE AT UNION CHURCH.

THE "MESSIAH,”-

TO BE RENDERED ON SUNDAY EVENING.

The unsuccessful series of Italian Opera perfomances at the King's Theatre in 1741 was the last of Handel's theatrical management The master musician was invited by the Duke of Devonshire (then Lord Lieutenant)" to Dublin, Han- del, with a view to his visit, wrote the present Oratorio. Messiah was bogun on August 23, 1741 and dished in three parts on Septem

or 12, 1741. The text of the "Messiah" was selected by Charles Joumens, a gentleman of fortune of Gopaall Hall, Leicestershire." Han- dul axmved in thublin on November (ie; and gavo, public performances or six worka slsondy heard in. Loa- Gon, and the inaster, ventured n untuėd **Moss on April 13, jaż.. Hamist engaged Coveat. Gaz, Outlining the case, Mr. Fitzroy

den Theatre on alaren 23, 1743, Jor said that the robbery took place in

the dra partounance m London, a house at Kak Hang village in

announced as A New Sacred Kowloon City on October 10. Three

Uratorio but was received with men entered the house and one of utterence, and repeated only an thers intimidated the inmates with 174 and 1750. On May 1, 1750, st La revolver. Two others joined the

was advertised to be given at the three intruders, who tied up all the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, iamates, and proceeded to stahl when handel was to open the organ things, some actually from the par-ho had presented to the institution. sons of the inmates. One of the its success was then complete, and the work has since been held in victims would be called to say that first prisoner was one of the parti- highest esteem, has been more fre cipants, and he would also say hequently performed that any other recognised the second prisoner. A musical composition, and has al student, Kwok Chun, "managed to ways been mpre attractive than free himself, and went to the Kow- anything that could be selected. loon City Police Station where he

Oase. Outlined.

For the police, Inspector Elston said defendant was one of two men charged in September last formado, report. assault and stealing ride in motor car, and be "had just cem- It is proposed to arrange for pleted a sentence of two months, light refreshments to be obtained He deserted from his regiment on in the mornings and teas in the December 2 and since then had been afternoon, while it is also hoped associating with fussians. He gave "to hold bridge parties and dances Trise name when he pawned the

The fee will be 82.50 monthly, dinner suit and the overcoat. payable in advance.

Mixed Bathing!

On October 18, the first prisoner was recognised in the street by the student, and was arrested. He took the police to his premises, where, an unlocking a basket, to which pri- soner had the key, two pieces of jude were found. These were later identified by one of the victims. His Worship 1 is incredible that he could have lived at the

Police investigations led to tho Arrest of the second prisoner, "who YMCA without anybody know-was recognised by the student whilst being taken to the police station. On October 20 the two men were charged, and when asked if they had any statement to make, first prison- er said something to the effect" that he did not know anything, and second prisoner that he had been implicated by a friend,

Military Offer: It is extraor.

A fixed schedule of chargesing who he was. governing the use of the swimming bath for the first year has also been dinary. drawn up by the Directors, which provides for the admission of members, visitors. ladies and child ren, and the Services. Mixed bath- ing to be allowed at certain times.

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The newly appointed Sports Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.. Mr. B. E. Selk, is in charge of the swim. ming section, and is intending to give swimming lessons to any mem bers who may feel inclined to take

thom.

INFORMATION REQUIRED.

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Information is required by his. relatives in order to prove, a will of

Student's Evidence, John O. Conner who liyed in, Hong Kwok Chun, the student, gave Kong between the years 1569 and evidence of making a report of the 1978 with a man named Carroll, robbery to the police and recognis both from Wexford. He was ning the arst prisoner in the street gaged in the shipping trade bewhile he was walking with two Chi- tween China and Japan. Any nese constables. The new wing will definitely be information which would enable hie Mr. Lo, in cross-examination, pas opened by HE the Governer Sir relatives to trace his movements it to the witness that he was told William Peel) on Tuesday, February would be gratefully acknowledged by the police constables that song-

by them.

one would be pointed out to him and he would be asked to see if he could recognise him as a member of the gang" Witness denied this, saying that be recognised the dian himself and pointed him cut to the constables!

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Counsel, indenting that his d fenen would he that the fist pri- 420er was produced by the cons tables to be identified by the wit-)

ss, put a further question to the. witness that the first time witness saw the prisoner was whan the Int- ter was brought into a bus on which the party projeeded to the police station. Witness denied that this

was 80,

At this stage the Court adjourn- ed until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

MUI TSAI BEATEN.

MISTRESS FINED,

"Before fr. Williams at Central Magistracy yesterday, a Chineso woman was charged with bringing an auregistered mat taas into the Colony and with 1-treating the girl.

The defendant "admitted the first count, but in regard to the afcond she explained that she had, beaten the girl because she had lost some clothing.

Inspector Fraser, prosecuting, told the Court that the girl was seon in Percival Street by a police, constable. She was crying and complained of having been beaten by her mistress. She had been given to the defendant three years ago

The mastor's last public appear- ance and readening of his own Messiah was on Friday, April ¤, 1759.

The First Part of the Oratorio represents the Prophecy and the Advent of the Messiah, and specula tion may prefix to this the condi tion of men's mide and heartsTM Lefore the Messianic promise.

In the Second Part are displayed the Divine Paasion and Glorifica tion, the spread of the Gospel, tho overthrow of the enemies of Chris- tianity, and the universal reign of the Messiah.".

The Third Part delineates the Second Advent, the Resurrection of the Dead the Deliverance of Humanity from Sin and Donth, and the Heavenly Rejoicing of the Re

deemed,

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Tradition runs that, when the work was 'Arat given in London, intention was to omit the third part,

that the "Hallelujah"

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HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL

QUOTATIONS,

The market opened yesterday morning with a. livelier tone and a genorul, demand for a number of stocks. Advances were established in Trams, Hotels, Lands, Cements, Ropes, and China. Lights,

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Sales.

Cements (combined), $10.30. Hotels (new), $14.83. Realties, $11.70,

Buyers,

Douglases, $25. Wharves, $153. Hotels (old). #18.30. Hotels (now), @14)... Landa, 3801.

Ewos, Tis. 15.40. Chins Lights,

Telephones (part paid), 251. Hong Kong Rapes, 8173. Dairy Farms, Rev‡." Amusements, 819.00. Raubs, $404. Providenta (old), 85.20 Providents (new), 82.35. Chinese Estates, 895 Trams, 821.30,

Hong Kong Electrics, 8773. Cements (combined), $19. Cements (old), 812). Watsons, $16. Constructions (old). 33.55. Constructions (new), 1.90,

Sellerz.

Banks, $1,500.

Caments combined), $19.40.

GULLIBLE CHINESE

WOMAN.

INVESTS $150 WITH FORTUNE TELLER,

ALLEGED PROMISE OF 3,000

PER CENT,

An investment yielding an in- torcat of approximately three thousand per cent. per annum was offered a gullible woman by Chinese fortune teller in Youmati, if the story of the prosecution in the case in which the man is be- ing charged with obtaining money by trick is to be believed."

He is alleged to have perpetratad the trick known among Chinose as "Planting the Silver Tree," (Chung Gaan Shu), which involves planting the money of the person to be tricked in a pot, and telling him or her to return in a faw days, when the money will have grown into a large sum. By that time, of course, both the money and the trickster have gone.

The case came before Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when the for- tune-teller, a man named Choi Ping Kwon, was charged with cbtaining $150 from the complainant, "Chan Wah Yan, by means of a trick on. December 2.

Mr. A. Da Silva prosecuted, while Mr. F. C. E. Rendall was for the defence.

The Story,

Outlining the case for the prosecu tion, Mr. Da Silva said that the complainant was the wife of the manager of the Yauma theatre.

Chorus, with which the whole would have concluded, was ill-sung and unacknowledged, and that Handel,

On, November, 27 she was walking in the emergency, ordered the per-Coated by the defondant, who pro in Jordan Road when she was ac formance of the final "Amen" Chorus, which so stirred the audi-vailed upon her to have her fortune ence as to win partial success for told. For this purpose they went the whole.

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The prodigious truth remains that the great Messiah work was conceived and panned, and if general details accomplished, within 2 days, the end of the whole bas this Memorandum's "Fine dell' Oratorio--G, F. Handel, 3 (the astronomical sign for Saturday) September 12, 174," under which also is writton: Ausgefüllt den 14 dieses," the last referring to the master's habit of waiting first a skeleton of his entire work, consist ing of the voice parts with perbans

to a house in Reclamation Streat, where the woman was given certam charms and told to any various prayers ever them. This meeting was followed by several other, and on one of the subsequent visits to the house, the defendant told the woman that if she would give him cr 87,000 for her in a few days. 8150 he would change it into 88,000

Money Disappears.

On December 2 she again visited Street and handed him 150, which the fortune teller at Heciamation she had taken from her house-keep- a bass, and afterwards Alling in theing money for the month. The de rest of the score.

fondant placed the money in a pot and sealed it, and told the woman to return in a few days, when, sho would find that the money had

7.D.L

and on August 18, the woman LORRY RUNS OVER PRAYA grown into a huge sum. She re-

brought her to Hong Kong.

WALL.

DRIVER AND FRIEND

ESCAPE UNHURT.

Dr. G. 3. Thomas of the Govern- ment Civil Hospital said that tha girl had core marks on both thighs, but in comparison with other cases they were not severe. She had been given a boating but not nevare

The mur fadi told the Court that 4 Ford lorry ran over the Frayn she had been beaton for losing some wall into the harbour near French of her mistress's clothing which had Street in the early hours of yes "begn left to dry on the hillside interday morning.

one.

turned few days later only to find that the pot had disappeared, though the fortune-teller was still there. She then demandad her money back, but the man refused to give it to her, and a guarrel ensued, resulting in the defendant running down the stairs and into the strast, where he was caught after a chase by two fokia of the husband of the complainant, who bad instructed them to keep watch

Log Thon Street. She had forgot The mishap occurred when the over his wife, he being aware of ten to collect the clothing, which driver swerved sharply to avoid the fact that she was visiting the was later stolen.

night-spil coolie who ran in frontfortune teller's honsa of the vehicle.

The folia took the man to Yau- The driver and another man, who mati Police station, where he was was sitting boeide him, when the charged.

Hia Worship, after examining the girl's bruises, held that the caning had been excessive although not aevoro, and fined the defendant $10 on the first count and 828 on the second.

lorry toppled over the sea-wall. After evidence, for the prosecu both managed to scramble out ortion had been taken Mr. Fraser ad- the lorry without being injured 'journed the caís,

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