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HELEN KELLER

INSPIRING LECTURE BY

PROFESSOR BROWN

Blind And Deaf Authoress

Professor W. M. Brown, at the meeting of the University's Educa- tion Society on Wednesday night, delivered an address of outstand ing interest to the slidents when he told them of the story of Helen Keller.

Professor Brown covered a very wide ground, giving many details of Helen Keller's childhood." and quoting numerous passages from her works and writings.

To those who are in command of every faculty that nature has bestowed on mankind, the story of "Helen Keller's life and achievement cannot fall to be an Inspiration, The lecturer fascinated his hearers with his ready explanation of every phase of that woman's life: At the age of nineteen months, Helen Keller (who was born in 1880), was afflicted by an illness, never properly diagnosed, which deprived her of both her sight and her hearing. At that age she had not learned to speak and so in her early childhood was little better

on her left, that it suddenly dawn- ed on her that the signs, had "a meaning, and once the signs had a meaning. her education begari. She made rapid progress and be- fore long had learned to write. Eighteen months after her educa- tion began she wrote quite well and examples were read to the audience of the letters which she wrote in those days.

She was a marvellous pupil and no subject appeared too dificult for her. She learned several for- eign languages, history, astronomy and went through the whole wide range of English literature. Her case at its outset interested. Bell, the inventor of the telephone and her progress and marvellous ability made her the friend of many pro- minent people in both Europe and America.

She attended the University of Harvard, Miss Anne Sullivan ac- companying her, and she obtained distinctions in several subjects.

Reading from her books in later

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1934.

NEWS FROM CHINA

CANTON NEWS SUNGKIANG BANK

AND NOTES

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, Nov. 1

For the convenience of high officials. Uving in the exclusive and ellite Plum Blossom - Village, the new market place there located, across the Canton-Kowloon Rail- way is rented free to meat and vegetable vendors, for a period of three months. This is to en- courage the "early opening of the market there.

*FAILS

Shanghai Bank's Branch Closed

Sungkiing, Ku., Oct. 24.

We are gradually becoming civilized in Sungklang. An armed robbery took place some time ago. Now we have had a bank fallure A branch of the Chinese Industrial Bank, which went under in Shang- Chefs engaged by high military | hai, tollowed in the footsteps of and civilian officials express the mother bank and closed its sign of reliefs as they do not have doors leaving a number of people to go to town for marketing pur-in. unpleasant circumstances, The poses. The richer people use exact amount. of its indebtedness motor cars to buy meat from their not yet known. Report has 16 markets in the city, and others as high as $50,000. One man is require their chefs to ride bicycles. said to have had a deposit of over Beveral houses in Plam Blossom #10.000. One of cur prominent to lawyers, who died last Saturday, Village were recently rented Shameen talpans and foreign ad- is reported to have had this bank visers of the Canton Air Force. fallure as one of the contributing

causes of his sudden death.

Workers' Hostel Opened The new hostel under the foot of the Pearl River Bridge in Honan suburb is fully occupied every night following its opening on October. 29. The new dormi- tory can accommodate 202 persons, who can sleep there at night and must leave in the morning. The rate is only two coppers or almost 7 per cent of a ten-cent piece.

More publie hostels for workers and poor people are, under con- struction by the Municipal Bureau

Then we have also had an at- tempted blackmall with threatened kidnapping. One of our moneyed a letter saying citizens received that his son would be taken away a certain unless he had $600 at

at a certain time. Our place natives are not yet quite up to a thing of this kind and the threa teners who happened to be twd the town were young men of caught and put in safe keeping.

Hard times are affecting every

of Public Works at the recom- one and people try various and mendation of the military aundry ways of getting possession Crops are money. Though thorities. Such public houses will pr eliminate the number of side- very good. In this immediate sec- walk sleepers in the business section, still there are a great many poor throughout the country. If tions of the city

the officials would makę a study Shanghai Plane Due To-morrow bf conditions as is done in Western The new Douglas Dolphin twin-lands, a truly pitiable state of af- motored seaplane is scheduled to airs would be disclosed. Our little arrive here to-morrow afternoon Orphanage here has had to in- Shanghai via Wenchow, crease its inmotes to 150 and it from

very little time to Foochow. Amoy and Swalow. The would take alp liner will carry only mails to salvage 200 IF.our quarters would Canton and will leave here on justify it. Sunday morning for Shanghai via ports.

A

second plane of the same name will be operated next month. when the twice-a-week service will be resumed.

TROOPS MOVE TO HUNAN

To Assist In Red

Campaign

Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, came down last week on an episcopal visit of inspectieat He was met at the railway station by a brass band, an a great gather- ing of students and church mem bers He got a warm and heartfelt welcome. He spent the day most

ly looking over our work and left. the morning after.

Thousand Year Club....

Some of the old men of Sung- klang and the surrounding country have a custum of meeting twice a year in a purely social function. It is called the Thousand Year. Club. It is just a time of getting together and having a good social time eating together a very en- (From Our Special Correspondent) joyable meal. Many of the old Canton, Nov. 1. folks who rarely sea each other With the arrival of the Com-except at these times enjoy talking of mutual interest. "munists at Tuch'eng in South- over affairs

than an animal: for without the life, Professor Brown showed what eastern Hunan, the troops under One of these meetings took place

sense of hearing she could not be told anything and without the sense of sight she could not be shown anything. Yea this woman,

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Several Probates Granted

Gladys Way formerly of 83, Wellington Road, Tientsin, who died on November 18 last, left local estate valued at $11.500. Exampli- fication of probate of the will has been granted to Herbert Castle

Barton Way, solicitor.

Chan Tai-kam, spinster, of 519, Nathan Road, died at Honam, Can- ton, on January 31 aged 67, leaving

WOOL

Japanese Traders To Increase Purchase

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who is in middle life to-day, thanks though deal, her sense of touch mand of Chu· Teh and Pang Teh who are usually with us were not local estate. sworn under $214.000 9.970 bales. To cover the l088, +;

to the guidance of a wonderful teacher and her own amazing courage and endurance, has be- come a woman of culture and scholarship and is known as an authoress of several books and many articles of great interest and charm. She was endowed, said the lecturer, with robust common sense,

enthusiasm and cheerfulness, hav- ing the purest and sweetest mind of any living creature.

»Before her amictions overtook her she had learned practically nothing. The child could recollect some colours and very few articu- late words, and the task of teach Ing the blind and deaf girl was therefore a colossal task, the achievement of which was some- thing in the nature of a miracle. in education

Helen Kellers parents had 'read of Dicken's reference to the ex- cellent work done by the Perkin's Institute and it was from this In-

Hual

a masterly command she had over

General Chang Hsueh Liang are at the Chamber of Commerce the written language, and gave

to-day pouring into Hunan to yesterday. For some reason, not as There examples of her beautiful diction assist the provincial troops in many were cut as usual and her philosophical outlook. Al-fighting the Reds under the cam- were only 40 and our oldest men

was so highly developed that she

out. The oldest qut yesterday was could tell the difference between

It is reported that the High only 77. Our aggregate ages sum violin and piano music, In her.

Military Command at Nanchang med up 2,555. One old gentleman works she described colours and

has ordered General Ho Chien, about 86 years of age ise to come the difference between various musical instruments.

Chairman of the Hanan Provin to attend this meeting a distace clal Government, and concurrent or aver fifteen miles. For some ly Commander-in-Chief of the reason he has not been able to West Route Anti-Red Forces, to come the past twice. As with old intercept the Communists from men of all lands, there is some passing through Southern Hanan. thing quite attractive about the

General Ho was reprimanded on Chinese old gentleman. the last occasion when 50,000 Reds under Hsino Keh and L Chung Pac successfully passed through Hunna without meeting RZY serious resistance. As a result. one Loyal divisional commander urider General Ho Chlen, was dis- undssed by order of General Chian Kai Shek, Chairman of the MIII- tary Affafra Commission 4

Such was the life of Helen Keller, and the telling of her story by Pro. fessor Brown was made the more fascinating by reason of the lecturer's painstaking interest: arid deep knowledge of her subject, which, he confessed, he had been studying since 1912.

A hearty vote of thanks by Father G. Byrne and by Professor Forster concluded the proceedings,

CIGARETTE SALES CONTROL

Canton, Oct. 31.

stitute that Helen's teacher, Miss The Kwangtung Provincial De- Anne Sullivan came. She, at one partment for the control of eigar. time, was herself, a patient at that ette sales, will begin to operate institute and later, became a on the 24th of the ninth moon. teacher there. Her task was a A notification has been issmed mighty one but she was persistent, requesting all Chinese cigarette and after making Helen Keller manufacturers to call at the cimice more of a child than a wild animal of the Department for registra began to teach her, by touching!tion.

LINEN AND WOOLEN MANUFACTURE

Probate of the will has been grant- ed to Mr. H. R. Forsyth and Mr. C. B. Brown, chartered account ants. In her will deceased leaves considerable property on trust for Chan Cheung-shi, natural mother of Chan Kwok-lau, deceased's adopted son; and for the natural Chan Hwok-man mothers of her nephews, Chan Kwok-kwong. Chan Kwok-san, and Chan Kwok, Poon Wat-zuen, merchant, or 30, Li Yuen Street West, died on June 12 leaving local estate at $119,800 probate of the will being granted to Poon Kat-ng and Foom «Yau-ng, merchants, of the same

address.

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Phillip Jacks, Esq. freight rates on all articles exT. N. Chau, Esq.

B. W. Tso, EEL ported to South Africa will be! M. H. Turner, Esq. raised.

The above arrangement was M. K. Lo, Esq. made at the joint conference of Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Latham Government and private represen M. J. Quist, Esq. tatives at the Osaka Chamber of Frank Austin, Esq Commerce and Industry on Tues-V. Goulborn, Esq. were present Mr. Kuga, former Dr. D. Matthews day. On the Govemment side) Dr. E. H Kotewall consul in Mombasss, and Mr. A. 8. Mitchell, Esq.,.. Nakanishi, of the Department of C. C. Tregillus Commerce and Industry, while the

$1,455.00 private representatives included delegates" of Chambers of Com-

Further contributions will be merce and Industry in Osaka, gratefully received by Mr, F. G. Kobe, Nagoya and Yoko

uma, Ba, Maunder, Becretary to Earl Haugs well as of 32 trade organisations. Fund, Yort Building, Hong Kong. Representatives of the Mitsut Bussan Kaisha, the Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha and Megira Kane- matu Shoten were admitted in the capacity of observers,

Canton, Oct. 31. The Kwangtung Spinning and Canton troops are now arriving Weaving Factory which has been

A committee of eight was AD- at Jenhua, Chihing, Pingahek manufacturing slik sirce its estab-

pointed to discuss the quanti and Lobchang, towns in Northernlishment about a year ago, has

all Kwangtung very close to Hunan,not been idle in other depart-

other problema, as it is feared that the Reds hayments, and it is reported that the American Changes His Opinion be imported fresht at

Singapore, October 25. will meet on rush down to loot as was done factory will soon be able to sup-

That Bingapore should be more The a month ago by the outlaws ply linen cloth. under Hsiao Keh The Southern It is also reported that the ma Klangst front is quiet following Chinery for the manufacture of advertised was the suggestions anoth

woglen fabrics has arrived, and made by Mr. John W. Inser, D.D., Tokyo to the escape of a good number of that this department will be able of Montgomery, Alabama, in con Reds to South-eastern Hunan to operate by the spring of next cluding an interesting address to the Rotary Club of Singapore at can over-rum If the Reds Southern Hunan, they will turn

the Adelphi Hotel yesterday

Mr. Inzer is a pastor of the First her hands in certain ways, a series According to the regulations, 20 North and cross over to Szechuen,

Baptist Church and founder of alphabetical signs. The child per cent. must be added to the where about 100,000 Communtats

the American Legion. He is could not at first grasp the mean prices of all cigarettes manufac-under Ho Lang and Haze Keh ing of the various signs, but Miss turned for sale, and at the end of are waiting for them. The Sze the transter of all available Nan-world tour visiting the various Bullivan was persistent and hoped each month each company must chuen "provincial troops are not king troops to stamp out the Com-mlasions. that some day the child would be send this 20 per cent, of its sales able to cope with the Red activi munists in Szechuen, otherwise

ancy will be increased able to connect the signs with the to the Cigarette Control Depart-tles owing to jealousy among the Red

ment for transmission to the Pro- several independent military chief Mr. Halso explained that the pro- to things about her...

Finance Department to tains, AS

piace is rich in salt and has plenty According to Helen Keller herself, vincial

able the Mr. Hsiao Fu Chen, member af of rice which it was one

when water was well the funds for reconstruction

the Bouth-west Political Council Reds to CBFT her right hand and work. poured

stated last night that he suggests, against Yankt the sans for "Water" were made: Fam Wah Yat Po

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