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PETITION FOR REPRIEVE

ON BEHALF OF CHENG KWOK YAU

The following petition was handed in by Daily Press representative yesterday evening.

On humanitarian grounds we have no hesitation in recommending this petition for a reprieve to our public, and we wish the organisers every success in the worthy enterprise they have undertaken,

To His Excellency,

"

Sir William Peel, K. C.M.G., Governor of Hong Kong. Your Excellency,

Your humble potitioners with great respect crave permission to address Your Excellency apen the subject of the young man Cheng Kwok Yau, sentenced to be hanged for the murder of George Fung.

Your potitioners feel assured that.. Your

TRANSPORTATION

OF INFECTIOUS

CASES

Answers To Mr. M. K.

Lo's Queries

SPECIAL LAUNCH TO BE

PROVIDED

"That a special whole-time launch. for conveyance of infectious diseases cases across the Harbour has been provided for and that it is hopeci when this launch is ready, that all possible contingencies in the future will be met, was the gist of the reply by Mr. T. Megarry, President of the Sanitary Board to questions put by Mr. M. K. Lo.

The questions by Mr. M. K. Lo

were as follows:-

Will the Head of the Sanitary Excellency upholding the. Dapartment be kind enough to in traditions of British justice, has form the Board:- given to the case the most careful

consideration and made all allow. (a) Whether the Sanitary Depart-

ances in the prisonor's favour. We feel nasured also that Your Excel-" lency in kindness of heart would re- jolco were it bay to vary the sen- tonce. Nevertheless the circum- stances of the onse and of the prisoner embolden us to approach Your Excellency and to beg from Your Excellency that this unfortu-. nate youth's life bo spared.

mont is or is not responsible for providing launches for convey- ing infectious or suspected in fectious санга истова the har- bour, and if not, whather the Head of the Sanitary Depart ment can find out from the proper Authorities which De- portment, if any, is so respon- sible 1

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933.

"A HAPPY HOME"

C.M.S. VICTORIA HOME SCHOOL 'SPEECH DAY"

MRS. W. T. SOUTHORN DISTRIBUTES THE PRIZES

An appeal for contributions to the new-building fund was made at the annual prize giving concert held at the C.M.S. Victoria Home" and Orphanage, Kowloon City, yesterday.

There was a very large gathering including, the Right Rev. Birhop Hall, of Victoria, who was in the Chair; Mrs. W. T. Sou- thorn; Dr. E. P. Minolt; Mr. T. H. King; Miss Bawyer; the Rev. W. Walton Rogers; Rev, O. I. Blanchett; Bov. F. Foley; Rev. A. Stewart; and Ray, G. T. Waldegrave. The gathering also in- cluded two lady visitors from Canada.

A DELIGHTFUL CONCERT :

The concert which preceded the prize giving was moat de- lightful and the clever acting and singing-all" in English-won the warm applause of the audience. It was not without interest to listen to the tiny-tots singing in English their opening song, A Happy New Year to you, all." The girl guides, were ateo vory. clever in their act Around the camp Fire," in which they sang and repeated the Guide law and mottoes. The concluding item on the programme "The Spider and Fly" was also wall rendered,

THE REPORT The Rev. C. I. Blanchett, then read the report for the year 1032, drawn up and signed by Miss Jennings and Miss Hollis.

An event which took place in

RED TAPE AND GREEN

PENCIL

(Continued from page 6)

long to quote here but a few lines of it remain in my memory. He reported that

The Colony's accounts are on

paper cheap and thin- "The nasty stain across the front »Air evidently gin.”......

-(Loud laughter.)

+

The Lord" Penny,

In an audit report on the Re ceipts and Expenditure of the Pay- master General of England, printed and published by order of the House of Commons, there once ap- peared the following melancholy paragraph.

The foregoing accounts hare been examined under my direr tions and (subject to a discra pancy of 1 d, in the cash balance of £9,234,760.13.3) are correct. "! In the following year the Annual Report contained this still more melancholy confession

"The foregoing accounts have been examined under my direction and (subject to the disoropancy of Id, which was referred to in my report of last year and has not yet been adjusted) are correct." both eyes. She was a runaway slave

Now the Press have a peculiar from a military, officer in Canton though herself evidently a native knack of spotting the spicy bits of of Kwangsi. She has settled down a Auditor's report and the com- and in her quiet way apparently-ment of one famous London newe- appreciates all that is being done paper was "Send him a penny for her, especially the new glasses stamp, somebody." (Laughter.)

I have for years wondered whe- again.

to adjust the account or to act na sort of "squeeze" for the Audi-

*Loaves and Fisheni "

Your petitioners humbly submit as ' ́(b) Whether the end of the Sani. a big interest in the life of the which enable her to see clearly ther that penny stamp was intended

follows:-

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1.-That the element of doubt re-

nmining in the case is sufficient to exercise commutation of the sentence without contempt of law or justice,

2.-That the prisoner is so young. That in Chinese eyes the girl in the case was his affianced wife.

4.Tivt he had been annoyed and betrayed and laboured under Areas of intolerable griev

ANCO.

5.--That he was in some degree

encouraged by his associates. who escaped punishment.. 6.That he has already suffered

great ngany of mind.

7. That he is repentant. B.-That the taking of his life will

serve no purpose that could not also be served by a long term of imprisonment. With these, submissions your peti- tioners plead that Your Excellency will graciously exercise the prero- gative of mercy and alter the sen- tance to one of imprisonment.

And your petitioners will ever pray,

CANTON NOTES

Aerial Defence of Canton

TAX ON HOUSES AND LOTTERY

THE

IRONSIDES?!

(From Our Special Correspondent)

At 3.m on the 24th Novem

A local medical practitioner. her, 1932, ordered an ambulance from the Kowloon Fire Station to convey a case from No 40, Hankow Road, to the Victorin Hospital. As the case was then suspected to be me of diph. theria the Fire Station was ro- quested to arrange for a launch to convey the patient to Hong Kong, and for an ambulance to meet the launch on the Hong Kong side. The ambulance did not-arrive at the residence until

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the New Year holidays has become!

Christmas Gifts, tary Department's attention Homo. Owing to the enthusiasm! has been called to the following of fra Bird, an officer of the Girl

We have many kind friends totor, Guides' Association, Our girls complaint:--

heard for the first time of the aims thank for Christmas gifts. In and rules of Guiding. They were spite of "hard times" everywhore In one Colony there was at once keen to join. Preliminaries any packages have come to were duly carried out and the first from England, Australia and New official register that was always kept the Audit Fanny Book," and eighteen began training. On Tues-Zealand, while our friends in the well up to date. It was known as day in Passion Week the first en- Colony have been very many. The rollment took place when six girls children belonging to the Cathedral into it were posted, if possible in and an English-speaking teacher and St. Andrew's Sunday Schools original, any minute or oucher (to be a Lieutenant) passed the sant, their. gifts of toys for which which helped to relieve the mono-

we were very thankful. The child- tony of official routine. teats, made the promises and re- Ceived their badges, Thus was in ran belonging to the Garrison Sun- augurated the 4th Kowloon Com day School and the soldiers attend. ing the Military Services sent us a pany of Girl Guides.

abling us to buy additional Christ- duck," nuts and apples, besides a pair of stockings and rubber shoes for every orphan.

The Doctors and Nurses of Kow. loon Hospital have always been ready to help us with our sick ones, outpatients or, when necessary, te ceiving the sufferer into Hospital for treatment

Mary of them though absolutely susceptibilities of the delicate little genuine would, I fear, shock tho i instrument in front of me and I

We are most grateful to their splendid contribution in money an must be careful. For the first time

and

Captain for all the time

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11.30 a.m., ., after the lapas trouble she has taken, overcoming mas dainties in the form of "salted microphone my final yaan broke two

of 3 hours. On a complaint being made to the Fire Brigade the Flonourable the Inspector Ceneral of Police stated that it was useless to send the am- bulance at the time of the original call as there was no launch available to take the case across the harbour, and that this was the cause of the delay.

(c) If the Sanitary Department is responsible for the provision of launches, will the Head of the Sanitary Department investi. gate the matter mentioned in (b) and state the cause of the

delay for providing the launch in question ?".

The Chairman's Reply.

The Chairman's reply was follows:-

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the language barrier, and making it possible for our girls to share in the interests of those in other schools and of other nationalities. Having a part in the Empire Day celebrations at Government House and at the opening of the Sandi lands' Hut were great joys; but best of all the new outlook on life and all the fresh interests reveal ad at the Guide meetings are tend ing to develop character and give a breadth of vision which are fit. ting the girls for leadership.

Turbulent Spirits, .

During the first two weeks of the

either with advice and medicine as

Our thanks are due also to Dr Dykes for extracting sching teeth and to Dr. Black for attending a delicate teacher.

The New Building.

Buildings

I made my appearance before the

valvós.

Therd, was for instance the Query- of the Loaves and Fishest It was to clear up some of the financial early in 1919 and we were trying mess left over from the E, African Bread Contract and we in the audit Campaign The query was about a were perfectly convinced that there

were some thousands of loaves.

going astray, at the expense of the British Taxpayer. For weeks the query was bandied from office to offics, from tho. D. of 8. and T. to D.A.A.Q.M.G.. from the 0.CL. of C. ta Q.M.I.EF. until, nearly all We are very sorry not to be able the letters of the military alphabet summer holidays the girls repair. to report anything definite regard were exhausted. It reached the ed and covered the Church hassocks.ing the progress of our New Build very highest circles and some Then lack of regular occupationing though the need for it is gren- bright spark in the G.0.0.'e office But is it right thought ho would be clever and gave opportunity for discontented ter than ever." spirits to disturb the peace. Even to spend hundreds of dollars on wrote on the Query, "La not this tually four girls ran away only to the old structure when the money query getting a bit stale 1" With be brought back by the Police. The is so urgently needed for the New the utmost seriousness the auditor replied, "D.A, and Q.M.G. Agreed. (a) Paragraph 88 of the Public ringleader had not long come to.

We are glad, to say that th

the I tremble to think of the condition Health and Buildings Ordinance us from the Secretary of Chinese debars any infested person from Affairs and she was determined to Building Fund is increasing, two of this query had it been about entering any vessel other than return to Yunnan her native place. Plans for the New Building are Fish! Please reply to my minute such as may he specially pro Two days later nine ether giris already under considerption and | No. 47. (Laughter.)

It was said afterwards, in clubs vided for the purpose by this came demanding sundry impossible Sub-Committee of the CM.S. Ex- Board. In practice the Sanitary concessions insisting that the Seecutive has been appointed to find and places where they drink, that Department has in the past en-cretary of Chinese Affairs would wars and means of making them aa certain member of the audit got

the .B.Efor that minute. deavoured to provide facilities enforce our yielding to them. The reality.

In conclusion we would express

Entertainment Tax. for conveying infectious cases Secretary himself kindly came the gratitude to our teachers both re- across the harbour but there has

same day, listened to their sup sident and visiting for their faith- Gentlemen, it is time to go back hitherto been no guaranteed ser posed grievances and thought, be fal work throughout the year, and to the breadmill.

On my desk fore he left, that all was settled. However, the teachers knew that our special appreciation of their awaiting action is a mass of papers (c) The matter was investigated in the trouble was not over and wise loyal support and help in the sum- dealing with the delicate subject of

November last year. The cause ly advised us to separate the mer holidays, of delay was that the tug which affected ones. Next day the two is usually employed for convey ringleaders were sent to the Se- ance of cases of infectious discretary of Chinese Affairs and after a week's detention in the Po Loung casce across the harbour was but at sea towing refuse barges humble state of mind.

Kuk returned to us very In cases when urgency is men- tioned a special launch is en Nineteen pupils have left during gaged; in the present instance the year and thirty-four have been the case was tot represented as enrolled. urgent and to keep down ex- penses it was considered better

vico.

CANTON, Jan. 16. Canton city is now looking after its aerial defence. Under the aus (b) Yes. pices of the Municipal. Government

special cunmission to which dif ferent public organisations in the city have been appointed, is being formed for the express pur- pose of attending to air defence matters. To obtain the necessary funds, all landlords are requested to contribute half of the rents for their houses for the month of February. Beginning to-day, all winners of prizes in the popular "Po Piu" lotteries are to contribute

per cent of their winnings. Money from other sources is also looked for. Meantime, the Air Force authorities are supposed to be working out plans for the de- fence of the city, against possible air attacks.

Old Foreign Newspapers. The Reconstruction Department of the provincial government, it is understood, has prohibited the us? of old foreign newspapers as-wrap- pers for meat and other food ar- ticles, owing to hygienic reaGONS. This action is expected to be of help to the native paper industry, To ensure that the decision "is.com-

Newcomers,

ins

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THE BISHOPS' APPEAL

Entertainment Tax It appears that there is in Hong Kong & Club which provides its members, and In asking Mrs. Bouthorn to dis guests with a uvish meal once a tribute the prizes, Bishop Hall said! week and that done chooses out one. that we should be grateful to God of their number of entertain them. for being able, in our tiny little Yet that Club pays no Entertain WAY, to share the priviledge of ment Tax Gentlemen of the All you I am honoured, if I have not, isses Jennings and Hollis in car Rotary Club. If I have entertained ing for these little children. thanks were due to these two ladies I apologise, (Loud applause.) for arranging the concert which

MRS. W. T: SOUTHORN

The speaker was thanked for his, to await the return to the tug. "Of the new comers only four have everyone had enjoyed and he felt address by Mr. J. Fleming, who It may be added that the come from the Secretary of Chin- sure that everyone was determined said that for the excellent speech Medical Offeer of Health offers ese Affairs. The rat, a little girl to assist either in prayer or by Mr. Collisson had delivered the in providing for the Club would gladly pay entertain- no objection to the cross-har-five or six years old, came in other means bour transportation of infee February. All efforts to trace her new building to house the children: ment tax. (Applause,). tious cases on private launches people failed, so she was brought provided satisfactory arrange to us On examination we found. penta are made in advance for her left arm and leg partially Mis W. T. Southorn also ad uniforms and she thanked the prompt disinfection by the de paralysed which was probably the dressed the gathering, and remark annonymous donor and the Chin partment after use. The cost reason for her being deserted by her ed that Hong Kong would not be ese gentlemen who had offered to of a special whole time launch own people. Thanks to Dr. Smal Hong Kong without the little book provide the uniforms. This was a for conveyance of infectious dis ley's kindness she is now getting which contained the report of the great help as the Orphanage could casos cases across the harbour regular massage in the Kowloon shool. She thanked the children not be expected to defray this cost has been provided in this year's Government Hospital and is slowly and the Misses Jennings and Hollir Hrs, Southorn' referred to the Guide Estimates and it is hoped that regaining control of the muscles of for the clever display they had Movement as a great game and a when this launch is ready all those limbs. Berat

presented and referred to the great help towards anducating the girls, possible contingencies in the "Fragrance aged twelve had love, labour, patience and self sacri The Guide troop would now provide future will be adequately pro been sald by her mother, but had fice which the two ladies had had a source of occupation to the girls vided for.

run away from her purchaser be put into the Home, Their work was during the summer holidays, and plied with, it may be necessary to Mr. T. Megarry provided and cause she wanted to go back to her one of trials extending from "run thus give the Misses Jennings And impose a ban on the importation of others prosent were:-Hon. Mr. B. own mother. This was forbidden by Away girls to white onts Mrs. Hollis the rest that they deserved. auch old newspapers. This como M. Henderson, Dr. G. W. Pope, the B.C.A. Naturally the child was Southern referred to the great need In conclusion Mr Southorn dity has during recent years been Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. M. K. at first unsettled but the joys of for a new home and she thought again thanked the children for their ar important-line among local im ports, and the threatened ban will, Mr. F. O. Hall, Mr. L. C. Tessons soon became real-to-hat and that all would be glad when the very clever entertainment.

new building was ready, so thất mong no doubt affect many merchants. Basto, Mr. J. H. Gelling (SecreFragrant Beauty who came place where they could carry on

Bellamy, Dr. Li Shu Fan, Mr. C. she is making excellent progress.

they would have a really adequate The Right Han

Roy, Stewart in a concluding ad- engaged in the business.

month later was found by the weir work under better conditions dress thanked Mrs. Boutborn for 8.C.A. officers on one of their raids. The generous public of Hong Kong distributing the prize and As no relations could be traced the would willingly resist to this end | Bishop, for attending. * child was sent to us. She is also Eauthorn paid warm tribute

ked that 18, Lait) twelve-ycare at age but still give MED TELE one, the impression, by her looks of

Min Bi wonder at everything, that the has not yet become a part of

The "Ironsides,

tary).

!!

latest reported agitation Europe and reported to be at pra among Chinese military circles for sent in Geneva, in stated to have service in northern China to resistenta representative to see Mar- the Japanese invasion now comes shal Chan Chai Tong and other

robe " Ironsides," who are in local leaders for financial assistance fairy palace in which she Kiangel Gederal Cheung Fat Ful to enable the Ironsides to realise found herself until recently commander of this their long cherished desired to pro: Good Jad

force who is now on a tour of cand to the north-east or service (Continued at foot of next Columny there.

bér,“ suffering,

home

visits to the sure that ould be forth- from the Hong Kong pub- rds the building of the new

Arrived from England Last Wednesday.

FISHING TACKLE EQUIPMENT.

A wonderful New Stock, including all of the smaller necessities that a chap usually has difficulty in locating out here.

many

The display case was made up Saturday p.m., so it is now. ready for your inspection. Among

the

articles you will find Devon Minnoes, Bright Spoons, Fishing Gazette, Floats, Cheap Reels, Landing Nets, Swivels, Hooks, etc.

Make Your Pastime a Good Time.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Sports Dept.

PIANOS

Phone: 28151.

FOR SALE OR HIRE

ANDERSON

PIANOS

TUNING REGULATING ESPAIRING.

The Anderson Music Co., Ltd,

Ice House Street.

Saturday

21st January

Tel. 21822.

REPULSE BAY

HOTEL

Special Dinner Dance

8.30 p.m.

THE "REVELLERS!

NCE ORCHESTRA