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STORIES OF HONG KONG

Professor Middleton-Smith

As A Raconteur

GOVERNOR WHO WAS KNOWN FOR

HIS CRYPTIC NOTES

Professor C. A. Middleton-Smith, of the Hong Kong University was the speaker at the Rotary Club yester day. He told the members of the Club stories of his experience during his twentyone years in the Colony and kept the audience ir good humour for the best part of half an hour.

Mr. T. B. Wilson presided at the meeting, and the opportunity was taken to welcome Sir Shou-son Chow back to the Rotary Club. Sir Shou-son Chow had been to Shanghai for a brief holiday.

Professor Middleton-Smith prefaced history with the remark that there no offence Was intended for anyone in what he was about to relate and asked the in-- dulgence of listeners if they should take exception to anything he may say. Some of his stories are reproduced. below:-

WHERE IS HONG KONG SITUATED?

There has been reserved in the ed with letters. cemetry of the Happy Valley by

Government, a thoughtful

so I am told, an "Old Resident's Corn- er. It is for those who have than managed to survive more, sixteen years of the mental wear and tear, and the scandal, of life in this Colony and who are destined to find a Anal resting place near the Race Course, Having qualiЯed for that quiet; corner of the Happy Valley, I will riak telling you a few of the nusing tales that I have heard during my twenty-one years of residence in Hongkong.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933.

ABDUCTION CASE

Mr. Ho Kwong and

Son Accused

An intaresting turn in the case in which Thomas Lee, an Austra... lian born Chinese, is charged with abduction to Shanghai of Miss Alma To daughter of Dr. Herbert Te, was the appearance on a sum- Tons before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday of M, Ho Kwong and his son Mr. Ernest Ho. They were summoned for having caused Miss To to be taken out of possession of) her father.

fixed

Hearing of the case was for Monday, December 18, at 230 p.m. and will be continued on Tues day and Wednesday afternoons.

Mr R. A. Wadeson is for the prosecution and Mr. W. Hung appeared for Lee while Mr. M. K. Lo is conducting the defence of Ho Kwong and his son.

Mr. Lo said there was one point be wanted to clear up before his Worship fixed a date to proceed with the case. His Worship knew the local ordinance which Was stated to be declaratory of the law as to aiders and abettors in mis. demeanours. In order to enable him to take instructions to defend, he would ask for particulars,

He would like the prosecution to tell him whether his clients were eharged as aiders and abettors or with the principal offence.

His Worship-As far as I can sec, Mr. Lo is entitled to that.

Mr. Wadeson:-They are charg

allego ed as principala and prodigal also

common conspiracy against them. JOINT TAKING.

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are His Worship:You

not alleging precisely the same facta?

Mr. Wadeson:-They all took part in the taking.

Sir Charles and Sir Paul But Nature, if compensates, Sir Charles brilliant scholar, clever diplomat and-at times-delightful conversationalist, could not, with certainty, add up a column of figures. The annual budget of the University caused He him many a sleepless night.

others have. thought as many thought, that balance sheets are mysterious documents with which the wizards of finance perform It was most marvellous tricks. amusing to be with him and Sir Mr. Wadeson remarked it made Paul Chater-the one an astound- no difference in misdemeanours. ing Intellect stored with the wis-Principals or aiders and abettors

of ages and a full know- dom ledge of world politics, but a child in the realms of figures; the

Mf. Le remarked that it would appear that he was really defend- ing his clients charged jointly with the actual taking away of the girl from her father.

were guilty of the same offence.

Mr. Hamilton:-Mr. Lo is anti- tled to have details. It is a prin

ANNUAL GEN. MEETING

Chinese Engineering & Mining Co., Ltd.

The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd.. will be held in London on the 12th December, 1933, when the Direc-. tors' Report and Statement of Ac- counts for the year ended 30th June, 1933, will be submitted.

Extract from Directors' Report.

The net result of the year's transaction shows a balance to the credit of Profit and Loss Account of £119,836 made up as follows:

of Kailan Proportion

Mining Administration's Profits plus Interest in China

Interest in Europe Agency Fees Sundries Exchange

Balance brought forward

'less sundry items)

Deduct:-

Expenses in

Europe .........£15,135 Cost of new Talons & Cou- pons for Bearer Bhares Directors' Fees... Income Tax ...... Interim dividend paid on May 4, 1933

Leaving a deficit of

1.102 4,200 49.188

49,000

HELENA MAY

Pleasant Gathering On Monday

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Some two hundred ladies spent a very pleasant afternoon at the Helena. May 'Institute' on Monday Bridge and Mahjongg in a series playing Contract Bridge. Auction of competitions organized in ald of the funds of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals.

The fortunate recipients of the

very attractive prizes offered were

as follows:---.

Contract Bridge:-1st prize, Mrs. Byrne: 2nd prize, Mrs. Gold- smith; hidden number. MESS Wilson.

Auction Bridge:-Mrs. Kirk. Mahjongg:-Miss M. Loureiro. The thanks of the Society, are. due to Mrs. Botrett for distribut- ing the prizes, to Mrs. "Taggart, £83,924 Messia. Lane, Crawford, Ltd, and. 8,397 the British American Tobacco Com- 6,000 pany for gifts of confectionery and 135 cigarettes and to Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. 10.546 Greg. Mrs. Bousfeld And Mrs. Roffey for darating the pitzen, ärid 21:336 to the Committee of the Helena May Institute for the loan of the

110.938 rooms.

188.625

8.287

To meet this the Directors pro- post to transfer from Reserve Ac- count £10,000 leaving a balance of £1,713 to be carried forward.

OBSTRUCTING THE LAW

TO JOIN ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE

New Teachers Due To-morrow

The Naldera coming in to-morrow, from England will bring to the Colony the Rev John A. Bennitt and his wife, who will join the staff of St. Paul's Boys' College.. They are on their first visit to the Far East.

in

The Rev. Mr. Bennitt, who is 26 years of age, is M. A. (Cambridge) and was educated at Marlborough College. He was later curate Newcastle and has done a lot of stadent work. His home town is Bletchley, Bedfordshire. Fre is to teach mathematics, and is well- known to Bishop Hall. He was re- cently married.

Mrs. Benniti, formerly Miss Richardson, is a B.A., and also holds the Diploma in Education. She has done much educational;

other a conjuror with money, yet siple of defence to have full facili. Husband Has To Pay work in Newest

amazingly ignorant of the things concerning which Sir Charles was famous authority.

"It is a shock to some of us when, in England to come across the ignorance that exists about this bright jewel Hongkong, which we think is so prominent in the Crown of Empire. A cable came to me in London offering me my present appointment in Hongkong. As soon as, I had recovered from my astonishment, I made inquiries about the place. I obtained an Introduction to the Colonial ofice where an officer named Stubbs was in charge of the Hongkongly afterwards Bir Claude Severn section. After hearing my story. he ridiculed the idea of my ac- cepting the invitation. He said

On leave, two years ago, when in Birmingham, I called at the Central Post Office. I handed in

During the War the Censors sent up to Sir Charles any letters written in a language unknown to them. One was in finnish. Short-

met Sir Charles, and said: "Many thanks for translating that letter -I didn't know that you number Finnish amongst your languages." Sir

me

>>

Charles answered "You're quite right, I don't really--but I once wrote a Finnish grammar. Which reminds

of an old Jesult Motto which says a great! deal of good can be done in the world if one is not too careful who gets the credit.

tien.

COUNSEL TO APPEAR.

Mr. Wadéson:--I have bo objec- tion to giving the particulars. I understand my friend is getting counsel, and I shall be too.

Mr. LoI am afraid I won't have that luxury.

His Worship then fixed dates for hearing as stated above.

THE VEHICULAR FERRY

Wife's Fine

Mr. and Mr. Baonite will take tip residence at St. Paul's College Hostel,

In the second case, Cha Ngan Ellis Kadoorie School

Bin was ccused of obstructing an officer in the performance of his duty and after being found guilty was sentenced either pay 4 fine of twenty-five dollars.or serve one month's imprisonment.

to

Prize Giving

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

Chinese Prizes.--1, Wong Yiti

Ling: 2. So Sze Sing; 3, Au Pui

Kin.

The first witness, called was dig::

Sir Ellis Kadoorie Prizes-1, Au trict watchman number twenty-Put Kin; 2, Lau Kwok In. three, who told of his attempting Class Prizes.-1, Lau Kwok In: to arrest a man in Reclamation 2 Ho Kwok Cheung: 3, Chau Pui Fresh Votes To Come Up

Street on a charge of being ille- Kuen. Two further votes in connection gally in possession of opium. The with the Vehicular Ferry are to witness stated that as he caught come before the Legislative Coun-hold of his prisoner to take him to the police station, the accused cil at its meeting to-morrow.

Each Se for $139,000, and both rushed up and catching hold of her right tore open vest, while with her left are to be met from a future loan. him with

to be his Meanwhile, the votes

the charged as advances from the sur-hand she hit him. The prisoner

one escaped and plas balances of the Colony, during the 1933 financial year and brought the accused to the police the other during 1934.

are

station.

watchman

that Hongkong TÜLE & dreadful place-impossible for women and children. "Why leave a pleasant and permanent appointment in the University of London for such a place as Hongkong?" Then some one in the Colonial In- stitute in London told me that Hongkong was a barren island, fever-stricken and tropical in

A Shrewd Scot climate. Fortunately a friend led

Many of you must remember a me to the late Mr. J. H. Scots, of popular Scot, Ferguson, of the John Swire Ltd., who

had not Chartered Bank. He was a great only knowledge but ideals. He asset to the Colony and all of his gave me useful information and many friends miss him very much believed in. the mission of the Indeed. He could talk most new University. But I still re-uently and he had a keen sense tained the idea of the barren of humour. He once related that

Given an opportunity to address island. Never have I experienced when he went to Shanghai with

the court the defendant stated such amazement as when I first the golf team the hosts took all

that she had come into the street saw the beauty of the scenery of the Hongkong lads to a Ca-

the pay given to Government from her house to seek her chit- around Hongkong as we steamed

baret There were Russian *doctors in Malaya. And they dren and thought the watchman. into the harbour at sunrise those dancing partners to entertain the ended their petition with words was attacking one of thêm. many years ago.

lads--and the graza widowers. aqmething like the following Mr. Wynne-Jones, in aumming They tell me that Shanghai ca- "From the above Your Excellency up the case asid that the accused barets are dangerous placi it is will see that the average salary was guilty of a very serious offen- probably true for the gifdie of of the Government Medical pro-ce, but as she was doubtless under a letter with a penny-halfpenny | Venus has strangled more men fession in the Straits Settlements the impression that she was pro- stamp, addressed to Hongkong. than the hangman's rope. Fergle and FM.S. is considerably higher tecting her husband would give "Is that overweight?" I asked must have known that; but he than in Hongkong." His Ex-him the opportunity of paying the rather haughty young lady did in Shanghai as Shanghai cellency minuted "And so is the her fine rather than let her go Behind the bars. "NO, its not does, and-in common with the

average temperature,"

to prison. Questioned as to his Joverweight” she said, "but you

rest of the party--went to the

During the war there were whereabouts the defendant sale want another penny stamp for a cabaret and asked a Russian lady

amusing episodes of polite. but the he was out of the Colony on letter to & foreign country." In

to dance. After the first effort,

elderly tapans who found them- business. "Good thing for him" gentle manner

I replied "Not be again did as Shanghai does, selves in uniform for the first remarked his Worship. foreign-Hongkong is in the Bri- he purchases champagne for his

time. For my own part I found tish Empire.' Immediately came partner, and no doubt did it in

it very difficult to be sure of the the reply, "Oh no, Hongkong is the princely manner worthy of a

exact position of the various in China. Patiently I explained, banker and a member of the

straps and what-noss in my uni- "Pardon me it's a British Colony Ferguson clan. The lady was 20

form unless my son, aged ten, an I was immediately corrected "Oh! impressed, either by Fergie or the ardent boy scout, fixed them up no, It's in China" I counted champagne, that she said "I

for me. One night he was out of ten, as taught to do when a child, Wink you very nice man, don't go

the house; and I struggled on in if angry, and then said in a quiet away, dance with me again." manner "Excuse me, but when I The genial Scot was willing to

cism from my wife. Buddenly left Hongkong three months ago, play the game up to a limit, but

the house boy appeared, took it is a British Colony!" Never he was no worm to be caught by

command of the situation, fixed beaten, the haughty young wo- an early bird. That's very nice

up the straps, and made me look man retorted, "Well, it must have of you," he said and paused. been quite

50 smart that everyone was quite recently- then."

Then he added "You see those

The Hong" Kong University (Laughter).

young fellows over there" point happy. Very good, boy" I said, ing, we may be sure to the Shang-You savee." He replied "Course Medical Examination results (1933) I savee, Master, before time I be have came out. This year there hal, and not to the younger long captain in Canton army!” is a marked decrease in the num- Hongkong gelters "You see those young fellows over there. They haven't got anything like as much money as I have, but they'll part with it much more easily.

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Sir Charles Eliot When first I arrived here it was my privilege to spend the first few months as a guest of Sir Charles EliCK. Now Sir Charles

remarkable was a very

man-1 think the most brifliant intellect He I have ever come across.. spoke fluently 27 languages. On arrival in Hongkong he knew no- thing of the Chinese or Japanese languages. And yet, within two years, he had an hour's conversa- tion in Mandarin with Yuan Shih

.

HONG KONG UNIVERSITY

face of friendly but fierce criti- Results of Medical

Examination

PING PONG COMPETITION, 1933. Senior Division. Champion.-Li Hung, Foo.. Runner-up-Chan Shy Chung. Semi-Analista-Ng Wing Hong Chan Hon. Ming.

Junior Division.

Champion.-Ng Put Hon. Runner-up-Li Kut On. Semi-finalists, Au Shiu Man and Lo Hon Kwong.

MR. CHAU'S SPEECH.

Mr. T. N. Chau said:-

"I believe that on such an oc- casion as this, it is customary for the speaker when addressing the students to endeavour to give them all sorts of useful advice. The trouble is that whatever I could hare thought of saying to you this morning by way of advice- must have been said at least a hundred times before at similar functions: Moreover, since you students have auch wholesome teaching from your teachers, I do think that any fur- ther advice from me would be superfluous. I would therefore only confine myself to an expression of my sense of the honour which you had done me in asking me to come here and distribute the prizes and

scholarship, and I offer my very

hearty congratulations to you mi the splendid result of your work. I reflects "great credit on the staff of whom we all should feel proud."

Mr. Chau then expressed regret that the school should soon be losing Mr. Ralston's" services and wished him every success in his new sphere of activity.

He wished the school a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Director of Education in the course of a brief speech referred to the school as a monument of Chinese efforts towards education in Hong Kong.

After telling many other amus-ber of doctors. The following have ing stories, Professor Middleton been found eligible for the degree Smith wound up in a more serious of M.B., B.Sc. Miss Hui Luk Vip strain. He said: "During the and Messrs. Lee Ho Tin, Lin Kim whole of my 31 years residence in heang, Tsu Tsoong J, Wong Salary and Temperature the Colony I have frequently Siong Hing, the latter being the

the well-known Interport swimmer. with contact Years ago we had a Governor come who became famous in official youth of "the Colony I am

Passed for Fourth Year to his cryptic notes on delighted

Examination. circles for

see one of ww official papers submitted for his graduates in this room. One great Messrs. Chan Woon Nin, Bung consideration.

Impression I have' in my mind. 16 Sheung Hei, A. M. Rodrigues, Tann that never once have I experienced Wee. Haan, Goh Teik, Wah, Chiu Wan, H. I Ozorio, Yeang Chenz

doctors

into

In those days, the Government

thought that they were any discourtesy from any one of Put Po, Mahan Singh. - Andr not getting a fair deal. There my students. I never once had a Passed for Third Year Examination

That is one thing were a good many other people wry word.

Hin,

First Year Fass

Kal-who could not speak a word of English and in a few years he translated into the English langu-

Messrs Kan Lal To, Kho Pek Mr. Choong Kha Khey, Miss- age three volumes on Bhuddiam in the Colony who also thought which we Europeane indeed ap- Po, Kong Bau Yui, Kwok Yu Birbara Chu, Messrs. Fong Joo from the Chinese. Later in Japan that they were worth more than preciate the constant courtesy Chang, P. R. T. Naidu, Teng Pin Koon, Ewan Bul Yee, Lee But Hung, Miss. Lim Wal Kwan, Messrs. (where he was British Ambassa- their pay; and there are people and good humour of our Chinese Hut, L. A. Jjon, Yang Keb

P. Moore, C. C. Petrovsky, Tang Po with those strange ideas still in friends.

Guan, Tjos Som Guan, Trang Kwong Kan, Waryam Singh, Wong Pan Cheuk, Yong Chong Chew, Young Wal Lam.

dor) he translated Japanese Bhuddist works. I belleve. that he was the only European to be made a member of some ex- clusive Japanese Boctety concern-

Hongkong; But the doctors sent Rotarion Mackintosh on behalf in a petition to His Excellency. of the Rotary Club proposed s They produced arguments and vote of thanks to the speaker Batistics, including statements of the conclusion of the address.

*** Second Year Pass Messrs. Ha Yat Wa, Wule Hong, Koe Keng Loke, Lee Ching In, R. HB Lee, A. 1. Moonshi, Ool Kee

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