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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1933.

LICENSE FOR

WANCHAI HOTEL

RECITAL AT CANTON

HEALTH AND

Also At Castle Peak Professor H. Ore And

YESTERDAY'S SESSION OF

LICENSING BOARD

Ma Sze Chung

DISEASES

Second Lecture by Mr.

Geoffrey Hodson

THE LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT

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Mr.

A JOURNEY IN HAINAN

HOW NO-LAK'S INNKEEPER THRIVES

Life In A Fishing Villages

(Our Kachek Correspondent continues "a most interesting ac- count of the out of the way parts of Hainan Island, the first part of which was published in our Friday issue.)

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phong. One island is the source of the famous birds' nests from which birds' nest soup "is made. Little Ashing boats are everywhere, and boats in which seaweed is be- ing collected. The rice boata an- chor on a flat mud beach and it is a walk of a mile or so to No-lak market,

Musto lovers are to be given a special treat this evening when

The second. lecture of a recital or muste at which two ex-

Kachek, Aug: 30. The Hon. the Attorney General, perts will take part is to be given Geoffrey Hodson was attended by At the a considerably bigger attendance

On this trip the damage done by Mr. C. Q. Alabaster, K.C., presided at the V.M.C.A.. Canton.

the time of writing the programme is last night than his first address

disastrous typhoon of July over a meeting of the Licensing

clearly visible. Bouth unknown, but it is likely to be en-in Hong Kong. The subject, "The

occult meaning of Health and 30th was Board which took place yesterday at the Council Chamber. The bust-tirely classical and one to be look-

Already a great Diseases" proved an extremely in- from Kachek nearly to Liang-kun trees were bare of leaves-an in- ness was confined to an applica- ed forward to.

number of seats have been book-teresting one.

Mr. Hodson, while paying a congruous suggestion of winter, tion by Mr. R. G. Jones for a

with bright green grass every tribute to the work done and sacri- publican's license for Castle Peaked. Whilst Mr. Harry Ore is known

Ace made by members of the where and the tropical un pour Hotel and "a Hotel Keeper's "Ad-

Mr. Ma Sze medical profession, said that while ing down its heat. Many build- Two things distinguish Vang- Junet Licence by the Luk Kok Hotel, the new seven storeyed

young Cantonese vio-progress was made on every fron-ings had collapsed and many tile neng from most other parts of tier of science the medical pro-roofs were open. Tremendous Hainan: One is the six-cornered structure in Gloucester Road, Wan chai.

is an example of how genius plus fession was not sharing that pro- trees were broken off or uprooted. hats worn by the women

gress. The figures for cancer and Hugh banyan trees that had stood children, hats which they weave diabetes showed that these dis-guard over temples and ancestral fost disicult of all musical in- eases were claiming more victim halls for decades went down be-screw pine. The other is the ugly

than ever before. Sclence was still very largely materialistic, although

Other members of the Bourd the Chairman present besides

were Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. J. M. Wong. Mr. J. L. MacPherson and Mr. H. Owen Davis (Secre- tary), Mr. Perdue attended on, be- half of the Police.

throughout the East as a pianist. his fellow artiste for this recital needs introduction. Chang is a linist, and it has been said that he

hard work can in time tarn a keen

enthusiast into a master of the struments-the violin. Mr. Ma at an early age went to France to

and

themselves from the leaves of the

fore this windbreaking in the red-stained lips and the blackened

study an instrument, the playing it had escaped from the machinis roofs of the buildings they had and broken teeth of the conarmed The Chairman stated that with of which, even In those days, he tie period. It was beginning "to / guarded so long. At" Bak-fo mari betelnut chewers, as conspicuous- knew would eventually be his one suspect what the ancient wisdom i ket, east of Vàng-neng city; mang here as in Damchow? The users tinuously until 1930. and before ence of living science and force say damage done by communists their supply be cut off for a while, '

love and hobby. He studied "con-

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buildings are down. The Chinese of the nut are greatly worried lest

as so many nuts were blown off was bad enough but that from the storm is much worse and affects the trees by the storm, and many

regard to the application for the

had always taught of the exist- "Castle Peak Hotel the papers were

behind matter governing evolu- in order and there was no objec-

returning to China in the same tion by either the Police or the

year he won recognition at the tion.

When one dealt with human more people. The first of the rice trees were broken off also. Fire Brigade. The licerise was ac-

Parts Conservatoire for his reri- cordingly, granted. Mr. Jones in dicating that he would not require dering of extremely difficult music.organism and tried to understand crop was almost ready for harvest. We feel sure that both he and Pro-it, to heal its diseases and relieve when the storm struck and much

its sorrow, and if one was purely of the grain was hurt by being principally rice and salt fish. The beaten down into the water, or by the license until November whch

fessor Ore can look forward to a the new licensing year commences:

having the heads shattered by the With regard to the second ap-hearty reception this evening. pllcation. Mr. P. M. Hodgson ap- peared for the applicant-Mr. Chan

Chuck. Yin and on being asked by OFFICIOUS CHINESE FINED

the Chairman whether a number of requirements. by Erigade had been stated that, some of the work had

the Fire carried out:

beer done. while the rest of it was in hand. It was decided to grant a Ecense subject to a certi- Acate, by the Chier Omcer of the Fire Brigade that the work had been properly done.

The Board then considered the question of the license granted to the Marcel Cafe, the licensee being away from the Colony.

Mr. Blumenthal's son who is in charge of the business at prssent was sent for: and, in reply to the Chairman, said that his father was sick and had been to Japan. He was expected back in ten days or a fortnight,

The Chairman said that the Board had power to withdraw the license altogether and asked if Mr. -Blumenthal junior, was prepared to apply for a transfer of the license to his name, in view of the absence of his father from the Colony. This was agreed to by Mr. Blumenthal, who was then warned that the conditions of the license were not to be ignored. Mr. Blumenthal assured the Board that the whole affair was due to a mis- understanding

INTERFERED WITH POLICE

"IF a person is being arrested and resists arrest, and refuses to me to the Station, it is the duty of the Polise to use sufficient force to bring him up. You are not to interfere with them," remarked Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning when he fine Lee Hi, mess contractor for on the $.5. Tung On 525 obstructing the police in Rumsey Street

A Chinese Woman was being ar- rested for hawking congee without a licence, and defendant interfered.

Defendant-I only told the con stahle not to twist the old woman's hand. She refused to go to the station and 1 was afraid he might hurt her."

Inspector Brennan said the wo man had not complained of heing burt

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Mr. Wynne-Jones asked the wo- man what she meant by creating trouble, and she replied she did not want to be arrested.

I have seen The magistrate: some of you women arrested and have seen some of the trouble you make. You lie down on the road &

The regulations. state that theyou scream licensee must not leave his pre-. A fine of $4 was imposed. mises during business hours,

SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST CHINESE Illegal Entering Of Dwelling House

Charges of entering a dwelling house with intent to steal were preferred against a Chinese named Liu Shiu Man alias Liu Shlu Fong, alias Liu Man at the Central Magistracy yesterday."

Inspector Fender had charge of the case and in addressing Mr. "Schofield, he said that the defen- dant was seen on the verandah of 19a. High Street at about 3 am. on August.

He was arrested by two of the inmates of the house who later handed him over to a policeman.

Continuing Inspector Fender. sald that the man was taken to. the police and charged, and when asked if he wanted to make any statement, he replied that he had nothing to say.

After evidence of arrest had been taken, the Magistrate committed Liu to stand his trial at the next Criminal Sessions.

LOCAL WEDDING

Dr. K. H. Uttley And

Miss H. M. Mahy

The wedding took place yesterday morning at St. John's Cathedral of Dr. Kenneth H. Uttley, M.A., M.R.CS, L.R.C.P... etc., Deputy Registrar of Birth and Deaths to Miss Helen M. Maby, both of the Hong Kong Government Medical Department.

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The bride was given away by Mr. Basil H. Church, M.C., "while Mrs.

Church was Matron Beryl Honour.

The Rev. E. C. H., Tribbeck acted us best man.

After the wedding a small rec1p- tion was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Church, the newly married couple leaving jater in the morning

for Macao where the honeymoon is being spent."

LOCAL WILLS

Science ignoring

materialistic about it, failure was bound to come. the psychic aspect, continued to,

fall. It was on this point that

force of the wind." While in Ka- from the north and east and southeast,

chek the wind came

The Official Scales Outgoing freight from No-lak 15"

local people turn up their noses at salt fan and say they never eat it.

unless in winter it is so stormy boats cannot go out fishing for u long stretch of time. At present

the ancient wisdom had such an important message for the world. there it came from the west and carloads of the big melons men-

With

It provided the clue and the key to the problem of disease. that knowledge it was impossible to understand human life in sick ness or in health and it was im- possible intelligently to live.

"What is Man?"

The speaker then dealt with three questions, "What is Man?" "What is the purpose of his pll- grimage?"How shall we reach that goal?

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southwest.

Bak-to market has just opeLed a reading room in a shop which is public (probably temple) property. They have good modern maps on the walls, newspapers and periodi- cals, and a fair supply of books on hand. It is an interesting com- munity enterprise.

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Sea Foods

tioned above are being sent to Ka-

cannot do more

than

chek, where the maturing TOP was ruined by the typhoon Pex- At the nuts are also a big crop. inn where the oficial scales for weighing peanuts are kept the genial innkeeper takes his pay in a handful or two of nuts from each load and the big wicker contain- era in his upper room are always full. (The rats know that and Both in Bak-fo and No-lak mar- know the good taste of peanuts- There was a law of the "Ebb and Flow of Lite, and in our pll-kets sea foods are much in evid-as we occupied this upper room grimage through life, it would be ence. Good fresh fish, of all va at night we could hear the ngit- to achieve Our goal. rieties and sizes, big shrimp and Agit' of the rats biting out the possible Without re-incarnation and the uttle shrimp, lobsters, crabs, clams shells to get at the nuts, all night will to re-birth, life would be a and cels are on sale. At this sea-long), Rice is polished in this on taro, 'dang koe' (a huge watery inn at the rate of ten coppers a blue-green peck, and three adults working hopeless riddle

All our various lives are linked and rather tasteless together by the law of cause and melon with white flesh), bean steadily effect, the law of re-adjustment sprouts and string beans are on twenty pecks or two da loads a and compensation, the incessant sale. Rice is bought in Bak-fo and day. So the three would receive personal adjustment, the purpose taken to No-lak in small boats about 80 cents local currency for of which is to be restore and bal- The trip is a pleasant one if the a day's work to divide between ance the harmony of the soul with wind is favourable. The boats are them, and this is considered "fair- small, about fifteen feet long andy good pay for that region. The the universe.

Behind every disease there was three feet wide In the middle, and people of Vang-meng are

Two or three men very well fixed financially as a transgression, behind every dis- uncovered. ease there was a weakness and a manage a boat, poling, steering general thing, and there is much

To show the

with a broad paddle, and manipu sickness. Incidence of hookworm defective character. effect. Mr. Hogson said that ignor-lating a matting sail. Passengers infection is high, and malaria ance was the primary cause of and/or rice are carried. The boats takes heavy toll of strength and

It led to trans- man's troubles.

go down a fairly large river from working time. Even so they are gression and to error, which in turn

Bak-to to the sea and then sail cheery and genial to meet, and are led to suffering and pain, and out

across a lovely bay. With a very gradually re-couping the losses of of that suffering we get experience fight load and the wind in our communist-bandit days. If only favour it took us an hour and a peace can continue a few more avoid disease and suffering was

half to cross. Never out of sight years the region will be back to of the low-lying mainland, there normal-and conditions will be are most intriguing little islands even better than in 'the good old everywhere, reminding one of the days' because of better transporta- beautiful Bale d'Along" at Hal- tion facilities.

and wisdom. The safest way to

not physical, avoidance but to re- member the teaching "Go. sin no

more!

The lecturer then discussed the causes of various diseases, an in- teresting point mentioned being that behind lunacy and idiocy there a history of great cruelty was in an earlier life. Deafness, for instance, was the result of de- liberately ignoring the voice of the

conscience in the past fe

SWATOW JOT- TINGS

The

(From a Correspondent)

Tuesday, Sept. 5.

weather extremely tot

two months seems to which we have been having the gradually departing and the last few days have been more or less

last

bearable.

be

NO TENNIS INTERPORT

Sirdar Rumjahn Out

Through Injury; Others Through Business

SHANGHAI MAY SEND A LADIES TEAM

never

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possibility of a Shanghai ladies' team coming down here in Novem- ber: When it was discovered" we would not be able to send a team I to Shanghai the local LTA. ex- i tended an invitation to the Shang-

hat LTA, and this is being con- sidered by them. The suggestion

has been put forward that the team should come down with the Shanghai Interport cricketers who are due in the early part of the winter..

At the beginning hopes were entertained that we would be able" to send up a very good team but (perhaps the H. D. Rumjahn Colony's most necessary man), and several others had to decline in- vitations to go on account of bust- Although it was at first thoughtness calls. Then, on top of that,. that Hong Kong would be able to Sirdar Rumjahn hurt his knee in send a first-class representative the match against the Recreio,. However, although Swatow has

team to Shanghai for this year's been hot this summer we have Tennis Interport, the idea was been spared a repetition of last abandoned when the Hong Kong year with its severe outbreak of Lawn Tennis Association were com- was cholera.

pelled to send a notification to the been There has

considerable

Shanghai Tennis authorities to the Mortality amongst the Chinese re-effect they were unable to send up, unable to challenge them this sidents through a certain type of either a men's or a ladies team year, they will retain possession of fever but this now appears to have this autuma.

There is, however a distinct passed its zenith.

ship

- Local estate worth $20,000

left by Chun Chung-ming, chandler, of 24, Hennessy Road, who died on August 11, 1902. Let ters of administration have been granted to Chan Chiu-shi, widow.

Wong Fu, alias Wong Leung- yun, merchant, late of Montreal, died on July 20, 1831, leaving local catate worth $15,700. Letters of administration have been granted to Wong Lun under trust for Wong Bi-shi, on.

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MORE OFFENDING MOTORISTS

Fine For Speeding May Be Increased

Humphreys Mr. N. Drummond, Mr. F. R. Birch and Mr. J. M. Yesterday was another "traffic Morhans were each fined $5, day" at Central Magistracy several Mrs. H. Owen Hughes summon Motor drivers, including six Euro-ed for having driven a private car peans, being summoned before Mr.up Wyndham Street was fined $10. Schofield for various motoring Sergeant Danbrowsky mid that the car was driven right up to the Mr. D. G., C. Middelburg of the Dairy Farm, Netherlands Consulate, was fined Lau Ping-pui, the driver of A 815 for driving a private car paat private car, was fined 826 for a stationary tram in Queen's Road, driving dangerously-in Whitfield. East, on August 17.

offences.

Trato Inspector Alexander. said that the defendant was speeding and overtook a tram,

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and, as it has been giving him some trouble lately, he decided to take no risks of damaging it further.

Shanghal, have already beaten Tientsin by five clear matches this summer, and as Hong Kong are

the Tuggart Cup for another termi

SINGLES LEAGUE NOT FAVOURED?

Yesterday, September 4, was, a double holiday being a Chinese phone Building.

The suggestion of establishing holiday (the Ghost Festival) and

The improvements in the City a Singles Tennis League does not an American holiday (Labour Day), The Americans in port cele Park are continuing, so much so, seem to be meeting with much brated in home fashion. A large that a Cantonese visitor told your approval from the clubs. Several party, made a plenic trip to Ta-ta- correspondent recently, that the of them have already replied in pou, a Chinese village some miles Park in Swatow was much better the negative to the Lawn Tennis up the river. The party included than they have in Canton. Association circular letter on the Mr. L. H. Green, Mr. R., C. Coudrey. The city is quiet and as yet there subject, and the rest, says the da Capt. and Mrs. 'Reinecke and ais no sign of active disturbance by soolation, have been very slow number of other local-American re- the Reda." Bhatress-conditions In rawering.

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Fare not too bad and we hear of lio the clubs who have decided not sidchts.

Going around town in the even- considerable improvement in one to join the competition-have put their grounds will be required for ings it was interesting to see in- of Swatow's principal industries forward as a reason. either that numerable small fire and Joss burn of embroidery.

cricket or that their players would ings outside Chinese honies. Just

be engaged in other games.

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It will be remembered that the Lawn Tennis Association recently sent out circulars to the various clubs asking for their opinions of

what this means could be better-Mr. R. Ramsay is in Hong Kong explained by ons better acquaint on a short visit, may

To-day's departures are Mrs. M. ed with Chinese customs.

HVarn and daughter (Jean).

Traffic Inspector Alexander said

One of the latest innovations is Mrs. Varu is taking Her daughter to a local law which requires all Hong Kong to see her safely on the suggestion of forming a single that a military officer with his

Mr. Schofield remarked that in public ricksha coolles to wear dis- her way back to school in Shang-league There has been a certain wife and daughter, were about to cross the road opposite the dock future he would increase there tinguished hat when plying for half yard to board the tram, when de for dangerously driving, as there fares. fendant's and another car drove appeared to be an increasing num ber of instances of this offence. past.

For having failed to exhibit anHe considered that a fine of $25 was appropriate licence disc, Dr. E. C. not enough to deter people

The U88. Tuna will be leaving We hear that there is a pos- in a few days, and another new

morrow, the US.8. Bacramento. sibility of a library for the Chi-comer to Bwatow is expected to nese, to be located near the Tele

amount of support for the scheme but so far not enough to justify the standing of the competition. The Association wanta, however, Bers before it comes to a decision. to have the opinion of a mem

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