NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ALICE MEMORIAL & AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the above Hospitals will be held on Thursday, June 2nd, 1932, at 12 noon, in, the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce.
BUSINESS
To receive report and stale mont of accounts for the your anded December 31st, 1931.
(2) To approve the general cati-
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for you
mates of expenditur for the On the
year 1982.
(9) To elect the Chairman and Doputy Chairman of the General Committee who shall, ex officio, be members of bo Executive Committee.
(4) To elect five other members of the General Committer, of whom three shall be Chinese and two other than Chizem,
to surve
the Executivu
Committee.
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(5) Other business.
F. E. ASHTON,
Secretary,
ALICE MEMORIAL &
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS:
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1932,
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The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, MAY 31, 1902.
THE POLICE PETITION,
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No little surprise has been caused by the news that the junior British officers of the local polise faree have sent a petition to H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern- ment protesting againas the hours of duty now in force. The docu- ment in question was extensively signed and there can be no sugges [293tion that trouble has be made by
Acting Secretary,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 31. 1932.
these young offlcars hure been un- usually foolish, or the nathorities
į have been making unfair demands. #on them,
A correspondent in close touch with a number of officers writes to is mewhat hotly on the abject, ying that the complaints may be grouped under fear Bendings: (1) Hours of duty.. (2) Bad gaurters (3) It strictions of personal liberty while off duty. (4) Uncertainty of Prospects:
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Hours of duty have been inerens-
News and Views
Tale of the Day.
A New York actress was giving a Lenefit performance at Sing Sing Prison. "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron has a cage," sho trilled!
deep voies ejected, But, laly how they do help?
Determination.
From the backs of the room
"Despite economic unrest and ed from six to eight per dir verire privations, we renfirm or The figures in themselves mean determination to meet and over: without much details as the nature come all obstacles wherever we find
them."-Benito Mussolini. of these duties, the periods of rests.! Rad the ends upon leisure time. New Admiralty Press. Officer. Qui correspondent comments" as follows:-
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Commander Geoffrey Shuttle worth Holden, RoN., head of the Admiralty Press, Section, is retir Walking a bray for eight hoursing in June. He will be suerceded a day in the Tropics is too much by Commanders W. R. Richardson, for a white man. There is no R. N., at present commanding the objection to an officer at Home sloop Godetia no focal fishery naval
officer, North Sen. spending eight hours out of the twenty-four pacing a stretch of payment, buten. Home the ther mometer "does not stand at 96 in, the shade, the humidity of the atmosphere is not in the region of 95 per cent., the officer dues not go off duty to a struggle for rest in crowded and noisy quar tera, nor is his stomach wearied by food carelessly chosen and hadly cooked. He does not have to ask his Inspector if he may Stay away from the 8sation after nine o'clock nor is he forend to return there before midnight, and he is given one day's rest in seven,, not one in fourteen. He continues:-
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Moreover, the symptoms report- Young men go to a naiversity od by the afflicted seamen-an today with the determination that itching of the body, a, inulination it shall be of use to them in after
te tears, and a paralysis of the lifa in more than the merely melal In short, the drones are hands and feet-straagdy resemble senar the symptoms observed amang almoss extinct. There is less money vistims of the Volstead Act in to spend and less time available for America
Is it possible that the amending it. I Spanish sailors at Le Havre have Moreover, the pranicious system innocently beached a cargo off of allowing unlimited erodit over "hooch "?
an indefinite period has for the most part been checked. So much Music in the Air.
the better.
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Did Shakespeare · foretell tho wirsiest
Reference was made in a London paper to the clearness of a distant rformance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream overture and to the suprise the poet world have expressed at such a miracle."
But possibly this is something of an assumption, For in King Henry IV. Part. 1., Genttower (Act 111., Scone 1) anys.
And those fusiciana that shall
play to you. Hang in the air ♫ thousand
leagues from hence.' An uncanny premonition of the high-power receiving He
The Cheaper Cup.
On Cup Final Day 12,208 people went ter Wemblegi to see the final Bo for the English Cup. They paid £24,088 for the pleasure.
On the previous Saturday 111,982 spectators watched the final tie for the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park, Glasgow,, On this occasion the re ceipts were approximately 24,500.
In other words, his average Eng lishman paid five shilling to are his Cup final, the Scot paid only ten- pence for his. The difference ex- plains (3) why English Langue clubs are able to buy the best
Scottish players and (2) way New eastle, who included six Scote in their sites were able to build up a first-class team at moderate ex pens by keeping their eyes on the
Unlike his twn immediately pre- decessors, both of whom were für many years in destroyers, Comman der Richardson has been associat. ed with the submarine service for the greater part of his "career. A Moito for Lord Snowden. Throughout the war he served in? Viscount Snowdon of lakorn submarines, and has since done two Show, who has not yet applied to separate commissions on the China the College of Heralds for 2 grant Station in command of L10. Hol of arms, has possibly become dis.uther side of the Burder." is not without experience of Ad-couraged in his search for a suit- miralty routine, having been on the staff of the Naval Equipment De- partment in 1894-28,
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Greece Limits Size of Papers.
A law limiting the size of news papers and prohibiting the donne tion of free gifts to subscribers ist in effect in Athens,
able motto.
You such a master of the epigram- mazie phram of the biting epithet as Lord Snowden should have po diffiealty in choosing a dovien that is as ones a symbol and a chul- lenge
Depression and the Book Market.
In 1931 10 per cent more people used the public libraries in 30 large American cities than ever before, In these, 30 cities 8,188,345 more books were rend during 101 than 1030. It is a straøgering total. "Cock
hoop! "the defiant) Curiously enough the depression Yorkshire expression with which hal has been responsible for this boo This new mearaye was passed replied on a famous occasion to in books. The new renders have partly as an additional means of French threans of waving The come mainly from the ranks of the In a large Station the, men my reducing the expors of currency to Hague Conference (3 ル protest, butter-educated unemployed. There have to sleep six or more in a pay for the imported newsprint against the Chéron incident has a has been a record demand for books room--in itself, admittedly, no paper, and partly to restrict com certain archule vigour that might on "economics. great hardship. But when almost patition which was believed unfair not be out of place on a Snowden every one of those men is on to smaller newspaper companies, coat-of-arma different tour of duty, with the Newsprint paper is imported into result that men are entering and Grupes duty free. Within a fow | Retrenchment at Oxford, leaving the room as all hours of jenis imports have been quin- It is understood that an inves- the day and night, the im tupied, largely becuase the papers tigation into the extra-college ex- possibility of obtaining sufficiant gradually increased their size in panditure of, the average under sleep may be understood. In an effort to attract more readers. graduate at Oxford had revealed
the bedrooms ar cases
Furthermore, although the grant some surprising figures. separated from the meastions dailies have legally fixed prices of by no more than a half partition, end drachmu, about G. 11 cents, sex that every word spoken in the some of the stronger papers bad be heard next begun to give books and other gifts mosaroun GFRI door. In such circumstances, to readers. how is a man duo for duty out two
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Mollison's Atlantic Attempt.
Mr. Mollison hopes to fly to America and back in 21 days, next month.
When asked if these adventures were not very wearinat ho replied: Yes, they are; but I am lazy! I In 1909 the "average under-would rather endure for two or graduate at Oxford spent £30 on three days and then pay for six clothes, £14 on wines, and £20 on months than work all the time." tobuco. In 1931 the corresponding Owns the Castle of Ekoisund, figures were approximately £10 EA and £6.
Drones Almost Extinct.
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Who is the biggest business main in the morning to sleep when Volstead Victims 7
If she undergraduate to-day is in Sweden to-day noisy parties may be held in the La Some European wines have a extravagant it is his own fault. It Now that Ivar Kreuger is no messroom at any hour up eminule proportion of arsenic in is said the Oxford business motto more, the answer is naturally Mr. midnight 7
them, owing to the frequent pre- to-day is "smuli profits and quick Carl Kemps, who, with his family, With regard to restrictions on
serice of small quantities of that returns.”
owns some 2 per cent, of the forests personal liberty. When a
mineral in the solution of copper:
of Sweden, and has also a number which bomen, off duty he is by no means sulphate with
vinca in
if big wood-pulp mills, sawmills free to do what he likes. If a France and elsewhere ure treated... The fact is, of course, that the and power stations under his con wishes to leave the station per
Epidemies of nesenical Poisoning percentage of undergraduates with trok mission must be obtained from the to wine drinking, such as that generous allowances and with no Mr. Kempe is a frequent visitor tho Inspector, on duty:
if he which has just broken out among idea of regarding their time, a to London, and talks excellent Eng- wishes to be absent from station the Spanish sailors at Le Havre, Oxford as anything other than alish when the roll is called. at nine
are nevertheless in rare that one pleasant method of spending three Hu owns the famous Castle of p.m.. he must again, obtain per-
ig inclined to attributer the narsenia i jears or sos infinitely smaller Ekoleand. near Stockholm, and the mission from the Inspector, and
malicious or accidental interven- than it was a quarter of a century King and Crown Prince of Sweden
sometimes visit him there. it may quite possibly be withheld tion. "owing to there being too few men eft in the stations on reset. In any case he must report back to the station at midnight.
a few malcontents. Most of us had the comfortable iden that: British police officers enjoyed very good conditions of work wild pay. They appeared to take a fair share in the sporting and social netivities of the Colony, and at least they have certainty of employment, leave and burnings. There has never yes
A further suggestion is made that. recent promotions used heart-
a pension, no small assets in these been a promotion list that did not,
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932 days. The actual point duty and and, of such internal issues the
Commencing at 2.30 PM.
AT THRIE SALES ROOM,
4, DUDDELL STREET
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE Comprising:-
control of traffe are deputed to the well-trained Sikh and Chinese constables, and the assumption was w the European members of the forve were mainly engaged either upon
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Local Notes and Events
The Hong Kong dollar was yes- terday quoted at 33. 24d. on de-
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Que case of meningitis was re- norted over the week-end,
There has been a change in the Rotary Club programme for to-day. Dr. J. H. Montgomery, of the Matilda Hospital, will complété his address on " The Truth about Can- cer," Major Duclos address having been postponed to a later date.
A Chinese was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital "suffer- ing from an injury to his right eyc which he sustained when attacked by a dog belonging to Mr: Hughes
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Years,
The Russian Government has de- cided to double the track of the Siberian Railway. A second track will be laid between Atschinsk and Irkutsk during the present year.
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public is in no position to judge, except to say that there is
ineen known for not placing con- fidenes in the officials in control.
The Retrenchment Committees offici and administrative port may have had a disturbing tasks, or the higher branches of feet. The proposed reductions) News has been received of the the profession in connection with nong the junior ranks and the marriage at Home of Mr. H, G. the Criminal Investigation Depart idea of adulterating the British Swinburne, formerly of Hong Kong, Teak Hatstands, Chesterfield inent
Section duty, upon which section with thirty Russians of nn and Miss Edna Brown. Coueber and Armebuirs, Curio
mest of the younger officers are em- exceptioned Whiteness can hard- Cabinet, Bookcaso, Desks, Tables, Tea Foys, Pictures, Curios, Carpets, ployed consists of the patrol of ay have been received with much Rugs, Curtains, Mosquito Nets, certain area, and the checking up favour..
of every Asiatic constable on duty. Teak Extension Dining Tables. It is an arduous task especially at Dining Chair, Teak Wardrobes with this time of year, and means to be bevelled mirrors, Teak Sideboards, Teak Dressing Tables, Cbest of cause of discontent. However, Drawera, Glass Cabinets, Arinzhairs, Joven those of us who have som Cabinet Gramaphones, Records, Teak knowledge of a police officer's duty Filing Cabinet, Brass Fenders, Fire had no idea that more than the strong and changes are looked upon Institute on Friday. Dr. Allen willà coolie was slightly injured when Press, May 31, 1007.
Linens, oto,
brasses, Filter, etc, etc.
eto.
and
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also
2 Cottage Pianos
1 Enamelled Bath
Sustaining fatal injuries by a fall from an upper floor verandah at 8, No doubt this is a transitional Woo On Lane, a boy, Au Yau, aged period, for the police, as it is for 7, died after admission to the
any British institutions out East Covernment Civil Hospital. New duties and responsibilities
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"HUMAN BONFIRE
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NEIGHBOUR SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES OVER WALL.
WOMAN LECTURER.
A remarkable story of a woman who
human bonfire" in her garden
scen burning like
was told nt a Hornsey quest on Dr. Victoria Henrietts Hazlett, lecturer in psychology at London University and Bedford Women's College, Regent's Park.
Sapper Rogers, R.E., Mrs. Rogers and W. Redmond were charged be fore Mr. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday with selling liquor without a license at the United A verdict of Death from Burns. Club, Queen's Rond Central.
The due to the ignition of her clothing. was remanded, defendants was returned. case being admitted to bail in the sum of 8100 apiece-Hong Kong Daily
While engaged in a job of work in a house which is in the course of demolition at 24. Graham Street, a portion of the roof fell in. The Fire Brigade with the police were quickly on the scene, but scon afterwards returned to Headquara ters after seeing that further risks were minimised,
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Looking Back 50 Years.
It was stated that Dr. "Hazlett was in the habit of cleaning cloth- ing with petrol in the garden.
Sir Harry Martin Terry, stork.. broker, of Wembley Park, Middle- Teak and Eraas Bedsteads, Stan-humanity, was afoot. Nearly all duties that served the useful pur.
The following is an extract from sex," said he climbed over the wall dard. Lampa, Looking glasses, Baby
Blue Book on Chinere Slavery in of Dr. Hazlett's garden and found Cot. Ice Chests, Crockery, Tea Sets, human beings consider that they Loss of keeping men up to the The annual meeting of the Alice
Hong Kong:-"No one can walk her charred body in a small pas- Fire Screen, Cabin Trunks, Table, are overworked and under appre mark when times were easy may Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals
through through some of the bye-sage way. Lampu, Vases, Ceiling Fan, Table cinted. Moreover, it is a tradition become very intolerable when the will be hold on Thursday at 12
streets of the Colony without seeing Joseph Leonard Collina, agar- Fan, Brass Trays, Baby Pram., etc., that youngsters should
well dressed China girls in great daner at the house adjoining that be put pressure of necessary duties is in noon in the Board Room of the
méher serious fevens took through the mill, though that mill cressed. The Navy went through
place at Mongol Market shortly numbers whose occupations are self of Dr. Hazlett, said they saw proclaimed, or pass thene streete, smoke and flames 'coming from Dr. before 8 a.m. yesterday, when a noves grinds a small now as it such stage whon a now standard |
Charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones number of hawkers started aquar Colony, without counting beautiful importanes to it, as they thought or go into the school of this Hazlett's garden, but. attached no did when the moniors were young of gunnery und feet work generally yesterday with stealing two gold, fel over the allotment of space, children by the hundred whose rubbish was being burnt in a bon- Recruits in the army, youngsters was demanded and the authorities rings from Jeweller's shop About ten wer mulvet, um, after Eurasian origin in self-declared fire. in training ships, junior officers in could only bring themselves slowly $10, Queen's Road Central, a Chi-, a heated argument, they came to If the Government would inquire Coroner and "a Mystery."
nese was sentenced to six-weefts" | blows. · Diva men wern injured to! gunrooms, office boys and hospital to abandon the make-work activities hard labour,
The Coroner remarked that a such an extent that they had to be into the present condition of these
class, and still more into what mystery in the case was how the probationers all have their trials, that kept men busy and happy in
sent to hospital for medical atten- hus becoms of these wornen and petrol was being used by Dr. No doubt a police training school the easy days of the eighties and Two motor-cars, parked at the tion.
their children in their past, I be Hazlett, at the time it became ignit- 1 Combination Safe (Earring is not a nursery! Most of us live nineties. Perhaps in the Hong stand at Salisbury Road, opposite
lieve that it will be found that in ed. He said it had been known for Hill-Marvin Safe Co.)
tbe Europea Y.M.C.A.. were marly profemional Kong police the duties could be found to be missing by their own the police, the bodies of two men
According to a report issued by the great majority of cases the sparks to come from artificial silk
women have sunk into misery, and stockings when rubbed. ON VIEW From WEDNESDAY, the days, taking the rough with the overhauled and the essential sepa era, on Monday. Capt Baldwin, were recovered early on Sunday that of the children the girls that Dr. Pritchard said that he had smooth, and the fact that the Hong rated from the superfluous, Parti- of Gun Club Hill, reports that he morning in Kowloon Bay. They have survived have been sold to the tried experiments by dropping a Kong Police sergeants should bring cularly it might be possible to left his car. No. 512, at the stand lave since been identified as being profession of their mothers, and china bowl on concrete, but no
over night, nod when he went for those of two coolies who were that, if boys, they have been lost sparka, resulted. their troubles to the Governor remove, restrictions originally de it the next morning, it was nowhere drowned when a life-boat from sight of or have sunle into the bon- It was stated that Dr. Hazlett needs explanation. It was a serious signed for recruità, less responsible to be seen. A similar report was which they were being transferreddition of the mean whites of the was cleaning a green dress of pure made by Mr. F. C. Goodman, on to the 1.8. Beaulemond capsized, late slave holding states of America, silk at the time. The nearest fire step to take and it is difficult to and of lower educational standard whose enr, No. 30, in also miss-throwing some o pecupants into Hong Kong Daily Press, May 31, was in the house. She... emoked avoid the conclusion wither that than the junior officers of to-day. ing.
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