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CONSTANT WAR BY THE

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST - 26

In all there were 29 Gghts, in or SIR RONALD ROSS'S

ILLNESS.

"A GENERAL DECLINE.""

on the outskirts of the town, be-l tween members of Hokkien societies or their various branches or pang- kongs. Many of them were trivial affairs; a few might have assumed dangerous dipiensions but for the rapidity with which an up-to-date intelligence service enable the po Ross, discoverer of the mesquite lice to act, and only one resulted in secret of malaria, was referred to serious damage. On that occasion at the general meeting of the one man was killed by shooting, organisation which he founded-the

The serious illness of Sir Ronald

1932.

THE ROYAL ACADEMY REVISITED.

BY FRANK RUTTER,

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

¡Continued from Pape 11

ane

the freedom which seemed to our London. It is a great misfortune Fathers and grandfathers the for the prestige of British decora thing needful has produced a state tive painting that Mr. Frank of society in which Brangwyn, R. A,, is content to le pridel himself he represented at the

we can feel

Think how long the freedom of

on the S.8. Polico for 1931, the Large numbers of the participants Ross Institute and Hospital for Academy by one pastel and a few the Press was fought for, and look

Referring to. Recret societies criminal gangs, etc., in his report

Don, Mr. H. Fairburn, Inspector General, says:

Tho continuous war of attrition waged by special sub-branches of the detective branch upon gang ters and members of unlawful so cieties progresses very satisfactor-

were arrested, many were convicted and one man suffered the death penalty.

Tropical Diseases, Putney.

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drawings. After the disappoint

ADVERTISEMENTSYAR

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING # MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED Kirobos)

NOTICE TO HOLDER OF SHARE WARRANTS TO BEARER.

ISSUE OF NEW TALONS WITH COUPONS Nos, 41 ro,60

ATTACHED."

Sir Charles McLeod, the chairment caused by the new panels for ber the huggle for freedom of NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

Sir

at the free Press to-day! Remem-

the Bank of England, it would

education and ask any intelligent have been stimulating to see in the school-teachers you know what they same exhibition some fine example think of our school system of the decorative powers of our great modern romantie.

J

the Share Warrants to Bearer inust that the Talons at the foot of now be detached and surrendered to the TIENTSIN OFFICE of the Kailan Mining Administration to be exchanged for now Talons with Can

or through a pons Nos. 41 to 60 attached,

Application must be rando in person authorised Agent: applications made Bank or other duly.. through the post cannot be dealt with.

man, who, mentioned that In addition a branch of the Hok Ronald was in the institute, added: kien 4" Society fought with branch of the Teo Chiu "Sin Tong been in a general decline, and his "For some months now he has

A bishop once said he would soon- Hoa" and two of the fighters, one condition is causing much concern. man on each side, were killed by Ho has had, however, the satisfac

Mr. Brangwyn, however, is so sobor (he can never have known in- er sco England fres than England stabbing. The "gg Society is now tion of knowing in his declining rare an exhibitor in London that timately a drunkard's home). Eng. by far the most powerful of the years, that the institute founded to

we may well be thankful that he land is sober now because the free Hokkien organisations.

commemorate his name is continu. has sent this pastel study, a sketch dom to drink at all hours and at There were also two clan fights

ing his great work."

for a siecorative painting which he low cost has been taken away. The Difficulties of carrying on anti-is to each arising out of petty causes. malaria, work owing to

for the Cardiff cinema industry is free, and not The preventive effect of a head-These cases, however, had no parta economic position in the tea, rub. barely two feet square and hung word even of the film critic. Broad- of the Company in London, the the Museum; and this pastel, though one picture in ten gets the good administration to the Transfer Office quarters detective staff definitely cular society significance although box and mining industries, were rather badly in the smaller of the casting is not free, and we have responsible for and concentrating doubtless many men of the clans alluded to by Sir Charles. He two rooms devoted to water colors, the boat programmes in the world cur the investigation of this parti- were also members of various so said that the. India branch of the

does display Mr. Brangwyn's

ily, and it is again possible to re port that the past year has ren comparatively free from landes outbreaks by gunmea and tribal factions.

Too Chiu Societies.

ed daily summaries of current hap-rested and dealt with. penings and police preventive action are issued monthly in addi. tion to annual reviews, 4 close watch is kept upon individuals and upon their pangkengs or coolie houses and there is no reason why nay police officer should fail to be fairly well posted in current so ciety information.

executo

(that is admitted on all hands, in spite of the B.B.C.'s peculiarities).

All Talone must be listed on the proper may be obtained

cation. the old Talons have to be forwarded the Kailan Mining

exchange will take approximately Talons will be ready for issue by the aight weeks for completion. The new Transfer Office on and after the GIB SEPTEMBER, 1932.

THE KAILAN MINING

ADMINISTRATION, :.-

E. J. NATHAN,

General Manager.

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cular form of crime, responsible | eieties. Two bands of Hokkien so institute was wholly financed by glorious sense of colour and his! also for directly advising and ciety men carried out several rob- when necessary, setting in motion beries on the outskirts of the town members of the tea industry, which power of organising virile forma The Task of those who believe large bollies of divisional 'detectives in August but there was no evidence was in a very bad way, end the into a richly decorative design.

that democracy may

still win and police, has now become ob that society organisation. was im. guarantees of the branch ceasedi The pity is that Mr. Brangwyn through is to show that it can be vious. Minate details are record: plicated. Most of the men were ar-

on July 31,1433.

should lavish his great powers of stow, not merely the freedom to Tientsin, 22nd August, 1932, "It would be deplorable if this romantic art on a war subject, for vote, but the freedom to live. branch could not

however much we may be carried Which of the institutions of de continue its work," he proceeded.

away by the opulence of the pat-mocracy is doing that more than. The foundation of the institute torn and the glowing harmony of any other? The Co-operative was to no small extent but to the the colour, we connet escape recog Movement, which gets into the generosity of tea, rubber and min-nizing that the men are artillery: homes of the people, which lightens OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ing interests. The position of these men, the theme a big gun in action. their burdens, which adds to their that on the 14th of June, 1982, industries to-day had had the result In these days it seems immoral to comforts, which guarantees to them the DIRECTORS of this: Company that instead of showing a credit depict warfare as romantic. If the benefits of thrift, which-heigh-Call of $2.50 per share upou the

passed a rosolution making the Final.. balance of nearly £1,500 as in 1930, war pictures are to be painted at tens their sense of citizenship and the institute showed a loss of £1,000 all, they should be horrible. I comradeship, and strengthens their in fost. Tinless there was an moan they should inspire a feeling selfrespect, increase in contributions he esti- of horror, however well and

WHERE'S THE MAN? mated that the foss for this

splendidly they may be painted. would be considerably more. This Mr. Brangwyn's picture, I fear, If we had anacion-wide could not go on.

duce not do this; it envelops the operative Movement, we should have The institute"

was working with grimy business of fighting in the economic freedom-not freedom to a minimum staff, and the total x-rosdate hues of a romantic alanos be idle, not freedom to attempt work

was under £9,000.

phere, and therefore, penditure in 1931 was

however for which we were unsuited or to He urged that their income should splendid it may be as a decoration, enter into competition where the A few Teo Chius were arrested on

come not merely from those engag it must be condemned as casting a ranks were full already, but fres more than one occasion for con plicity in robberies but, as in the ju indutary in the tropics, but fales glamour over an unpleasant dom from the fear that we might

from those at home as well;

have no work at all, freedom from the wretchedness of selling the home Hong Kong, 12th August, 1982. bit by bit, and seeing

Children look hungrily at the loaf when they have

Punitive action kept the danger- dus Teo Chiu societies well under control. There were less than a dozen cases of actual fighting but several attempts were nipped in the bud by well-informed police action, One headman and one Other circumstances also have member were killed. For causing facilitated the police effort this the latter death two fighters suffer year. The ability of societies to heed the death penalty. The removal dangerous depends in some measure of the headman, notorious On the possession of adequate scoundrel, was very beneficial from funds. Office-bearers as well as the a police point of view. Many ar- hooligan or fighting elements have rests were effected in other cases wholly or partially to be maintain and several men were convicted in ed from society funds and afms the courts. have to be purchased if a society or gang hopes to turn out & good striking force.

At & Low Ebb,

more

dangerous

year

HEARSE EXCEEDS SPEED

'LIMIT.

بود با اسمه

it is "

case of the Hokkiens, there was po evidence that society organisation Society funds are, however, be-was implicated. Extortion and in. lieved to be at a low ebb. Ali mem-timidation were rife in all bran}- bars belonging to the labouring cbes; and, in the case ' of the classes, whether of the artisan, sea-stronger · and faring, shopkeeping or ordinary branches, evidence was extremely The driver of a motor hearse, types are improverished or difficult to obtain. This particu-Reynolds William Pattican, of memployed and they contribu. Iarly applies to the Sands and to Wopornd Wil, amfele, was surd 30s. Bromley to-day for exceed ing the speed limit of 30 miles per hour with a trade van.

tions

Y

Cantonese Societies.

greatly reduced. The hooli-branches of the Sin Tong Hon, gan elements have correspondingly been weakened, likewise the imoral and practical effect of their extor tion and intimidation.

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actually.

This same old problem as to the relative importance of subject and treatment in art confronta us in o

members holding shares upon which only: $7.50 per share has been puid, and that such Call will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, The Hong Kong & Bhanghai Banking Corporation, at their Head Office, Co-Victoria, Hong Kong, on the i th No. 1, Queen's Road, Central, day of September, 1982.

large painting by Mr. Walter their small allotted slices. Richard Sickart, A. R. A., entitled No one who studies the world as

The TRANSFER BOOKS, of the

Company will be CLOSED, from the

th September to the 15th September, 1882, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. L. MCKENZIE,

Secretary,

THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL

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The Raising of Lazarus Treated it is to-day-a.very different world P. O. Box 33. in the very broadest impressionist from that of even twenty years

rosu doube thes the choice wa HEADMASTER... B., B. SAR-

maner, this painties, as this

brandts Rembrando in its mys terious obscurity," without deliver ing its message and telling its

Mr.

countries which have got beyond the agricultural stage lies between dictatorship and Co-operation in

GENT, M.A. (Cantab.); Next term starts on SEPTEMBER 127.

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New boys should attend on SEP- A mobile constable said that story with the coherence that Rem the widest possible sense. Of the TMBER 10, at 9.00 am. In connection with Cantonese so-when he spoke to Pettican he re-brandt

Prospectus, entry forms and all always achieved.

two, the second is infinitely preparticulars may be obtained from the cieties the satisfactory position ex- Frostitutes and others who pay sting at the end of 1900 was more

plied: "I'am in a hurry. I have Bickert's painting contains some ferable, though it must, of

Headmaster. COUYAO "protection mdliny"more" and than maintained during 1931 and

splendid passages of rich, glitter become responsive to a unified a body on board." more frequently find courage to re- the Settlement was quite free from

Mr. J. S. Stevens, defending, ing colour, it has a brilliance of mind-what co-operators themselves port their troubles to the police, serious crime organised by Canton said that Pettican' was unaware surrounding colour look dim, but is a change which has already made illumination that makes all the call a national authority. That thus giving the latter valuable first-

ese criminal

that there was any speed limit for A number 01- gunga. hand information as to the identity serious offences committed by Can that class of trade vehicle,

even these qualities do not suffice good headway in the Co-operative of dangerous individuals.

to make it a great decoration, while Movement. are renewed indications a

tonese have no society significance.

as an illustration of the title the the disappearance of the recognisation kept them in such a state of

If we could stir up for Co-opers. Constant attrition and punitive

forms are

not sufficiently defined tion the same" fervour, the same ed brothel has further restricted the chaos and caused such & general

for the nature of the composition faith, which were aroused by the field of society extortion and in feeling of insecurity that many timidation.

gangsters removed from the Settle-

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There

also that

and internal economy.

Boyanese Societies.

to be clearly apprehended,

This picture is provoking a great

Aha, fran

Radicalism of thirty years ago, the During the past two years a good

Radicalism which Asquith killed," All these circumstances have con- ment to Johore and the F.M.8, Co-general record of Boyanese pondoks deal of discussion, first because it in our task would be made far easier tributed towards the maintenance operation with the forces

or associations has been built up by a painter who justly enjoys a and more rapid. The inspiration of peace and when serious trouble country was fairly effective and decomposed chiefly of car drivers, sen secondly because the majority ol

The membership is large and is very high reputation as an artist; should be as great, and greater.

Where is the apostle who will

W. R. LOXLEY & CO has actually threatened to break tectives from the Colony sent up faring men, gardeners and hawk: the spectators are baffled and find carry Co-operation as fame

offt, have enabled the police either for the purpose rendered some as-

Yoax BUILDING,

HONG KONG

COMMENCING SUN, 28th AUG. AT THE KINGS THEATRE,

A sensation m

the “Stage, # greater

The OUTSIDER

Hokkien Societies.

Bet the two ideas up against one

to anticipate it or to quell it before sistance identifying fugitives from exs. The pondoks are primarily it unintelligible, and thirdly be through the land, as Clarkson and It has assumed dangerous dimen- Singapore, Bomb of these fugutives mutual aid societies; criminal ten cause the hand of one of the figures Wilberforce and Buxton carried ons. In spite of increased police drifted back dhe Bettlement in dencies are practically non-existent contains five fingers and a thumb. Anti-Slavery, as Cobden and Bright facfency and the influence of the middle of the year and nele except for occasional feuds and Thing

laeb, characteristic does noted asa cumiona, „atud asistente economic conditions threats and unsuccessig hurts to réorganise direction has, however, already tory of painting, but however dis-

bights Police activity in this occur for the first time in the his carried Eres Trade? actual disturbances have been by

There would be no need for no means infrequent,

As far as is known small arms averted more than one quarrel tinguished precedent may be

dictatorship then, were actually fixed boly on four which would probably have coded found for giving a hand an extra occasions by Cantonese gangsters, in the commission of some various finger, its The decline in

to forgive and not a

would votd for the Voluntary me importance Eight gangsters were arrested in beps to propagate in the minds merit to extol, I have the highest thod-if the people were sensible and influence of the older Hokkien possession of pistole and revolvers, of the public, the police intention admiration for Mr. Bickert's pow enough to adopt it. societies continues and there has all cases occurring in the first half to tape up all bodies or associations ers use painter, but nobody who been little or no liaison between the of the year about the time that the the nature of which makes them knows, his work well can regard Reynokis's discoursen, which is various nocieties and pangkenga. up-country fugitives were drifting potentially dangerous in relation The Raising of Lazarus as one Of the numerous fights attributed back. There was not a single case to the ease of the Settlement,

of his great achievements, and printed on the first page of the inter can be justly appreciated academy catalogue this year. This we cease to distinguish his deis the quotation:

in each case without fatal results offence, and it is also useful in that miresence must always be another, and even the dictators

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to these societies and factions only in which the police were fired on by three were the direct result of in- gunmen throughout the year.

ter-society rivalry, usually the

most prolific and dangerous cauat.

a

no

Penang was again free from society trouble. The improved

Three important seizures of in- knowledge, and organisation of the feats from his virtues.

Nature is still the great inspirer

All other fights had their originatterosting documents belong to detective Branches, coupled with

"All the arts receive their per fection from an ideal beauty, inquarrels concerning debts, two of the most dangerous societies the comparative freedom from of the artist, and we all have cause sexual jealousy or the performance were made during the year and in arious crime, enabled the police to to be grateful to the painter who superior to what is found in indi- of work by individuals or pang-addition there were eight other kongs. Cases of this last named seizures of useful society records. nature were noticably frequent, in the third quarter of the year, prob ably due to the prolonged de pression.

It is this ideal beauty" for

set a close watch on all aspects calls to our attention some new as vidual nature."' and to keep all activity in checkpect of Hor inexhaustible beauty. In Malacca also decurrences But that is not all that painting which may be attributed to!bolety:

The whole disclosed valuable influenceler activity were so minor can do as we are reminded by which we are search

formation relating to membership

(Continued at nekį column.

dar hardly to deserve comment t

quotation. From

There were only two y disturbances

Sir Joshua Royal Academy, and it appears to

uspected to be due to this cause: 4 (Continued at foot of next column) be very difficult to find.

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