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Scottish Air-Mail Letter

Tale Of Rosebery: A Well-Known Yachtsman: Honour For Mr. S. R. Beale "Ghost" Voice Mystery: Pearls In Scottish Crown

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1934.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Meeting Of Society's Supporters

With the object of securing fur- ther support for the work of the ! 1928-30. His tenure of office was Hong Kong Boclety for the Pro- marked by a personal distinction | téction of Children, an informal which augurs well for success meeting of prominent European and Chinese ladies interested in the wider sphere.

this work was held yesterday at A definite Improvement in the Government House. Lady South- prosperity of the Scottish colorn, who very kindly made ar-

(Special Air-Mail® Service)

Edinburgh, April 5, « RARE MASONIC EVENT A rare Masonic function took. place on Saturday, when the 15 Past First Principals of the "Abbey" Royal Arch Chapter, No. 415, were entertained to dinner'i at Elgin House, Easter Road Edin- burgh. This Chapter was con- stituted in 1917,

The first to act as First Prin- cipal' of the Chapter was Cóm- panion William Rennie, now re- sident". In Galashiels, who has attained the rank of Third Grand Principal of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland. Companion J. Stout, another of the Past First Principals, travelled

from Orkney. The present First Principal. Companion B... Mac- kenzie, occupied the chair. and about 70 Companions were present. CHANCELLORSHIP OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY It is understood that the Busi- ness Committee of the General Council of the University of Glasrow, at a meeting this week. decided unanimously to, support the candidature of Lord Macmil. lan for the office Chancellor of the University, rendered vacant by the death of Sir. Donald Mac Alister. The election takes place at the meeting of the General Council on April 25, and in accor dance with this week's decision

LORD NOVAR

BRIGHTER FUTURE

The net profit for the company for the past year was £49.678, an increase of £11.000 on last year.

Was 3050.

TO-MORROW'S CHURCH

SERVICES

Third Sunday After Easter

Anglican Churches

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HONG KONG

22nd April, 1931.

Holy Communion

Third Sunday After Easter

The Dean

8 a.m.

8 a.m. 10 a.m.

11 a.m.

felds was indicated by Mr. Arthur rangements for the meeting to be Co. Strathie, chairman" of United held, directed the proceedings.

Holy Communion (Peak Collieries, Ltd., when he presided

In the course of their account of

Church) yesterday at the annual meeting the Society's of the company in Glasgow.

various activities Children's Service the Joint Messrs. S. v.

Honorary Directors, Mattins and Sermon

Preacher: Boxer and M. A. Cooper, mentioned that its func-

Evensongÿ

.8.30 p.m. tion was somewhat wider than A sum of £419,311 was paid that of the parent Society in

Preacher: Rev. H. W. Baines. wages, and the average number of England. Wanton cruelty to chil-

Weck Day Services persons employed at the collieries dren, fortunately, was not comman

Mattins-Dally at 9 a.m; Intercessions for the Sick. in Hong Kong, but parents were

Wednesday at 10.35 a.m. "Up to the present the current sometimes driven to exploit their year has shown an improvement children's wage-earning capacity Forer last year," said Mr. Strathle.to an extent which, if not amount-

and with the greater volume of work in the heavy industries par detrimental to the normal de-

ing to absolute cruelty, was high- | ticularly, and in trade generally,velopment of the child. Where may be expected that the coal the Society had evidence of de- trade will benefit more as time liberate cruelty, it would not he- goes on and as

the improvementsitate

to prosecute, but where continues. .'

sheer poverty was the prime cause of the exploitation, an attempt was made to find some form of work for the parents. The police ren- dered a great deal of assistance in granting hawkers licences En necessitous cases.

"The output, for Scotland fast year was 230,000 more tons of coal than in 1932," said Mr. Stra thie. "The total less over the year was shown at £24,691, which represented a fraction of aid per ton on the output. That compared with a loss of fully 4d. per ton for 1932 and 1d. for 1931.

"We are in a favourable position Lord Macmillan will be proposed to meet any new demands in re-ese children. "Three years by Mr. J. Allison Gordon, the spect of output." said Mr. Stra-

Business Com-thie. "The concentration of out- than 228.000 convener of the mittee, and seconded by Dr. J.C.

put which has been carried our Scott, the ex-convéner:

after the closing of certain pits In the West two years ago, and the development underground and the renovation of our surface plant at pur larger collieries, has placed us in a position to take full advantage 3r any improvement in demand which may arise, subject' always to the quota restrictions presently 'n force."

Few men possessed more friends, in the truest sense of the word, than Lord Novar, whose death we announce with deep regret this morning: In h's long and dis- tinguished career he gave marked service to the State, ranging from membership of Parliament to the Governor-Generalship of the Aus- trállan Commonwealth and the position of Secretary for Scotland. But to his friends it was his own vital personality that made appeal, and after all that is what most of us would prefer to have as the chief

sentence in our epitaph. Could he have been persuaded to write his autobiography, perineated as It must have been with his shrewd common sense and his inimitable sense of humour. we should have had a master-piece. He was often asked, but he merely shook his head, remarking that te preferred to leave "that sort of thing" to

others.

A TAKE OF ROSEBERY Lord Novar found in Lord Rose- bery one of his earliest and most intimate friends. There is a story told of him and Rosebery as the lutter lay dying at The Durdans. Novar frequently sat by his friend's bedside. One day towards the end Rosebery lay as if asleep.

the

"GHOST" VOICE SECRET OUT The mystery of the "ghost" voice at the croft of Gateside, Tarvas, Aberdeenshire, which has puzzled and intrigued the people of solved by the admission of Betty district of recent weeks has been Ross. a bright little girl of nine years of age, that she volce.

was the

Betty, who is the granddaughter of Mr. Alexander Wilkie, the 84- year-old tenant of the croft and his wife, had been exercising pe powers of ventriloquism.

("Toulon"), Blessing.

Notices

LCA Monday, 23rd April. business meeting at 8 pm. Ballors & Soldiers' Home:

Sunday, 22nd April, Christian

Social Hour at 8.30 p.m. Monday, 23rd April, Badmin-

ton Club meets at 7 pm. Thursday, 26th April, Badmin- ton Club meets at 7 pm.

UNION CHURCH

Kennedy Road.

(Hong Kong)

Day, Wednesday at 7.45 a.m.

Holy Communion, 8 Mark's | SUNDAY, APRIL 98, 1934,

Holy Communion. Thursday at 7.45 a.m.

Choir Practice.-Friday at 5.30

p.m.

Other Notices

Meeting, " of the Cathedral Church Council, Wednesday, April 25th-Prayer, in the Lady Chapel at 5.15 p.m.. meeting at the Cathedral Hall at 5.30 p.m. -

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH,"

KOWLOON

Services for Sunday, April 22nd. Third Sunday After Easter 8.15 am-Holy Communion, 10 a.m.-Young People's Service and Primary Sunday School. 11 am-Morning Prayer and

Sermon.

6 p.m.-Evening Prayer and Ser-

Well over ninety per cent of the Society's expenditure was incurred on behalf of sick or destitute Chin- ago. there were in Hongkong more Chinese children of ages 15 and under, pr 68,000 more than ten years before. Such numbers, and such a rate of increase, presented the commun-mon ity with .serious problems, Preacher at both Services-The and the Society 'could not yet de Vicar.

Tuesday, 24th inst.--Mothers' more than Ulustrate some of them from the data it collected and Union 2.45 p.m. press for action to meet them. The Directors were now making it theit duty to collect detalls of stum- clearance schemes in such cities the course of the coming summer as Bombay and Singapore, and in they intended to organise a social

survey of a section of Kowloon or of

must be an essential part of the Kong. the crowded area of western Hong Such investigation wark Society's activities If it was to be constructive in pressing for larger reforms, though it would not in- volve a charge upon the Society's

funds.

in

'Money was, however, badly need- ed for providing for sick and de- Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie were as-stitute children. Since the present tounded several weeks ago to hear anancial year of the Society be- a high-pitched voice issuing from gan, Ave months ago, medical a wall of their home. Among its treatment has been obtained accomplishments were the repeti- 172 new cases, and the Society has tion of the Lord's Prayer, the provided food, this consisting al- singing of hymns and songs, and most entirely of milk, in 259 fresh counting up to 20. It conversed cases of sick or starving, children. with the crofter and his wife All the Society's Inspectors were every day, and offered on one oc- accomplished in the care of

sick casion to accompany 2 woman children, and one of them attended visitor home.

as. a nurse at the Children's Clinic "He roused himself. Ronald." he accident that

Betty apparently discovered by of the Precious Blood Convent in she" possessed the Kowloon, Medical men' gave their said, "what do the people now

art. of ventriloquism. It was dis- services without charge. and the Think of Gladstone?" Novar

an-covered at school on one occasion Society supplied the medicines swered, "They don't think about when she had made use of her dressings and dietary articles. him at all; he is forgotten." There powers during a reading lesson.

a pause. Then came the The fame of the voice, suing

was

tors,

Every precaution was taken to see that the milk supplied by

This was done by periodic weigh-

ing of the child, Inspection, and so forth...

Wednesday, 25th fast-St. Mark. Holy Communion 7.15 am

Thursday, April 20th-At 9 p.m. in the Church Hall, Mr. C. B. R. Sargent will give a Musical Lec- ture to all members of St An- drew's Church Club and friends.

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Catholic Churches

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

ing services etc., etc. at the Catho- The following are the forthcom-

lic Cathedral. Calne Roid.

22nd April, 1934. Third Sunday. After Easter MORNING SERVICES 1st Mass at, 6.

2nd Mess at 8-Solemn High Mass an honour of St. Joseph, with sermon in Chinese.

3rd Mass at 10.30-With sermon

in English.

EVENING SERVICE

At Benediction of the Blessed

Sacrament.

April 23-Feast of St. George,

Patron of England.

April 25-Feast of St. Mark,

Evangelist.

On week days-Maas at 6, 7, 1

and 7.30.

Free Churches

METHODIST CHURCH

22nd April, 1934. Third Sunday After Easter Morning Order 10.15 am, by the

Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck

·Hýmn No. 354. “Come, Father, Son and Holy Ghost('Dun- fermline").

whispered comment, That, Ron- from the wall at the croft quickly the Society was used for the child. ald, is a pity: Gladstone was spread, and there were many visi- big man." Another pause. Ron- ald, what is the state of politics now?' "Well,” replied the friend, "I should describe it as "muddy ditch." Yet another pause, "A muddy ditch, you say; but you know, Ronald, if you take a mag- nifying glass you will discover a lot of life in a muddy ditch!" “A WELL-KNOWN YACHTSMAN

Sir Charles MacIver, who has Just retired from the Commodore- ship of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club, is one of the fine band of veterans who have given active and consistent support to yacht- ing for many years. He became u member of the Royal Clyde in. 1892, and in the same year began Scottish pearls, by the way, are giving it a chance to be able to 4 successful racing career, during nominally the property of the do a decent day's work for its liv. which he owned the racing yachts Crown, not of an landed proprietor ing when it became old enough. Modwen, Alruda, Avalon, Barabel, on whose estate they have happen Elleen, Mouchette, and Jayotte. to be found. Nothing is done. After an interesting discussion, Altogether he won 248 prizes be however, to protect the pearl mus- the ladies present decided to form tween 1892 and 1911. "In the post-seis in rivers and lochs, and much & Committee to lend support' in war years he has continued his destruction is done by "poachers." raising funds for the work of the support of the pastime as an ad- The Tay fishings used to be vain-Children's Society. Among those ministrator and as well having able. In 1865 the sales realized who consented to serve were Mrs. been the Royal Clyde Commodore about £12,000. Other good pearl-C. A. Middleton amith (Convener), A considerable number of ing rivers include the Ythan In Mrs. E. Elliott, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. A. years he has recently been Admiral Aberdeenshire, the Conon in Ross, Hicks, Mrs. F. P. Franklin, Mrs. B. of the Mudhook: YC, He, is sur- and the Shin in Butherland, ceeded as chief flag oficer of the Royal-Clyde by Sir Thomas Diin- lop, who has been an outstanding figure in Clyde 'yachting over long period.

PEARLS IN SCOTTISH CROWN

An expert's private examination

. Sérvices will be held at the Eng- of the Scottish Crown 'at Edin-

The Society was sometimes cri-list Methodist Church, Queen's burgh Castle" has revealed the ticised for its efforts to save the Road East. Wanchai. fact that about a dozen of the lives of infants who would, grow pearls adorning it are undoubted-up only to be miserable weaklings, ly Scottish, and that the large a burden to themselves and to the pearl on the top of the Regalia is community. Statistics showed a "native." Although some would that while, occasionally, the So- have it that Scottish pearls are clety might be so doing, in the not comparable to the Oriental, majority of cases it was doing some recently-gathered specimens exactly the opposite. Itistead of are remarkable for their lustre. letting the puny Infant struggle Tht Scottish pearls of Mary Queen into a handicapped, childhood, to of Scots were said to have been be a drag on the community, the the finest in any European Court: Society was enabling it to make

CROWN PROPERTY

at least a fair start in life and

HONOUR FOR MR. S R. BEALE

E. Maughan, Mrs. Y. K. Chow, Mrs. 8. B. Tan, Mrs. D. 8. Gubbay, Mrs. N. L. Smith, Mrs. R. M. Hender- son, Mrs. 8. W. TR'O, MIE. L. D. Chapman, and Miss Helen Yu.

THE RADICAL L'AIRD Viscount Novar, who died re- cently at Rafth, took his title from his northern estate in Ross and Cromarty. When as a young man The Society's Directors expressed he espoused the cause of Liberal- their gratitute to Lady Southorn

It is understood that Mr. S. Rism there was much indignation for having done so much to make

Beale, of Glasgow, is to be the

NEVER LOST & FRIEND

port.

among the Highland lairds the the meeting a success, and all the next president of the Association and question being a "hot" one ladies present for their keen sup- of British Chambers of Commerce, in these days.*** He will succeed Sir Alan Anderson. KE.E., who will now become de, Novar," as he was known, nev-' Expressions of regret for inabi puty-president. by his own wish, er lost a friend, however;, and atlity to attend were received from in order that he may continue has the Highland gatherings there was Lady Pollock, Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, connection with certain of the As" nothing worse than chaff when Mrs. D. Davies, Mrä C. G. Ander- sociation's activities, Mr. Beale, it he appeared in his kilt and was | zon, Miss. G. Woolley, Miss R. Mow is almost unnecessary to remind hailed as the "Radical," a term Walker, Mrg. B. Wylle, Dr. K Woo, our readers, was president of the "then" almost the equivalent of Ping, Mrs. G. Bander, Mrs. E., Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in / "Bolanie" in our own time.

M.BE. and Mrs.-E. L. Allen":

Prayer

The Lord's Prayer.

Hymn No. 18 "Praise, my soul, the King of heaven”...("Re- gent Square"),

M

First Lesson: Psalm 30." Hymn. No. 584 "Servant of all, to tail for man”—{"Jazer" No,

717).

Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 13.

Prayer.

Notices.

Hymn. No. 422 “Talk with us Lord. Thyself reveal"-"Clare- mant").

Sermon,

Hymn No. 23 "Lord of all being throned afar"--("Maryton"). Blessing..."

National Anthem.

-Evening Order 6 p.m. by the Rev....

E. C. HL Tribbeck.

Hymn No.14 "O: Glod my

strength and fortitude" ("Sharon").

Prayer.

The Lord's Prayer,

Hymn No. 505 "Lord, teach

how to pray aris Fulbert").

Lesson. Nottoes,

Hymn No. 379 “My God, I thank Thee, who hast made" ("Carrow)

Address. S

Eşin No. 914 “O Lord, who by

Thy presence

91st Anniversary. Morning Service, 10.30 a.m. Bunday School, 2.30 a m. Morning Service, 10.30 am. Evening Service, 6 p.m.

Preacher at both Services

The Rev. John Foster, Canton. Social Hour" will be held in the Church Hall after Evening Service.

Jumble Sale on Friday, May 11, at 2.30 p.m., ia the Church Hall.

Parcels for this Sale can be sent to the Church Hall any morning, prefor ably, on, Wed. and Sat. mornings

FIRST CHURCH-QP. CHRIST, SOIENTIST.

(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Sciential, in Boston, Mass, U.S.A)

MACDONNELL, Road, Below Bower ROAD TEAM STATION. APRIL 29, 1934 pm 0.

SUNDAY SERVICE, 11.15 ■.m.

Subject:-"DOCTRINE OF

ATONEMENT.” The Sunday School is held on Sunday Mornings, 10 o'clock.

Wednesday Evening Meeting, 6.00 pm. Reading Room at above address open:- Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 Noon.

The Public is cordially invited to attend the services and visit the Reading Room

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