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HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1934.

SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE YING WAH GIRLS'

CHILDREN

More Public Support Urged In Deserving Cause

The splendid work done by the Society for the Protection of Children for the past year was reviewed at, the annual meeting of the Society which was held yesterday at the Helena May Institute, over which HE the Governor presided. very large gathering.

There was a

A very urgent need for more funds to cope with the work that confronts the Society. Is indicated by the speeches of HLE the Governor, Sir William Peel, the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, and Mr. .M. K. Lo.

The opportunity was taken to thank not only those, who by their generosity had made relief work possible among the poor, but also those who had helped by their work and co-operation to render the Society's work effective.

GOVERNOR'S KEEN INTEREST

The Hon. Dr. Kotewall said: Your Excellency

ladies and and very express to

gentlemen,-My first ..pleasing duty is to

Your Excellency our deep appre- clation of the honour you have done us by presiding once more at our Annual General Meeting.

I cannot say how much we all regret the unavoidable absence from this meeting of our Presi- dent. Sir Shou-son Chow. Sir Shou-son Chow's valuable assist-complished fact. ance and advice have won for him the admiration of all who have enjoyed the privilege of sharing with him the administra tive work of the Society.

Society's Work

con-

the

Women's Auxiliary

has of

commodation in hospitals now and

{All letters intended for publica- tion must be accompanied by the we have established one or two for publication, unless to desired. name and address of the writer, not infant welfare centres and con- | but as evidence of good faith.-Ev.)

(To Editor, "Hong Kong Dally Press,"

template establishing more. The new infant welfare centre at Wan- chai has proved a great success as also has that on the mainland. Owing to the generosity of some Chinese friends, they are building a permanent infant welfare centre In Wanchai, which will be handed over to the Government upon com- pletion.

The Kawloon centre, I under- stand la doing very well and in this connection oûr thanks are due to the Sisters of the Precious Bloodtion), should have used the nom convent, whose institution I visit-"

de-plume of "Shareholder" or et some months ago, when I was

"Director" as it would have been greatly struck by the work and more appropriate to the tone of his voluntary services of the doctors

Jetter. and others of that institution.

Poverty

The main factor at work is no doubt that of poverty and for that I have been unable to And a re.

medy. Housing conditions in this Colony, are due more to the econo- mic factor of poverty than to bad houses though a great many do exist: Many new houses have been bullt but á large number ile vacant owing to the fact that poverty of the Inhabitants do not permit them. pay the rent that are asked for

them.

SCHOOL

Annual Speech Day

A year of successful work was reported by Miss Vera D. A. BU- cocks. Headmistress of Ying Wah MONOPOLY PROFITEERING

Girls' School at the Annual Speech day held at the Hop Yat Church Sir-Kladly allow me to respect-

yesterday evening at which Mr. fully suggest that "Another Co. R. Sayers, the Director of sumer" (the writer in your yester-Education presented certificates to day's issue under the above cap-

pupils of the Middle, Primary and Kindergarten classes and also to the successful candidates in the local examinations of the Trinity College of Music

and

In his eply, he averlooks or avolds entirely the most important main point raised by me namely the lower cost of producing fuel and therefore cheaper electric current (due to the high exchange some of this benefit should be prevailing), I justly contend that passed on to the consumer as is automatically the case when con cerns are in competition. “

Amongst those present on the R. M. Gibson (Senior Missionary platform were:-Mrs Sayers, Dr. of the London Missionary Society in Hong Kong), Mr. Y. P. Law, Inspector of Vernacular Schools and the Rev. Cheung Chuk Ling Chairman.

Headmistress's Report The Headmistress report read in part as follows:-

For the first time we began our school year in September, in order School Certificate Examination." to come in line with the new

Regarding his remarks on the comparison of the two producing Companies he appears to be at a loss to understand that whilst the kept up well, the average enrol- During the year numbers have Kowloon Company has been charg-ment being 402, and the average similar to the Hong Kong Com reflect on the good health of the ing excessive rates for current it daily attendance 389, an average of 96.7 per cent. It is cheering to

has failed to build up reserves

pany.

The Staff

all the effective work that been dore for the sake Juveniles and children has been done during His Excellency's term Excellency's Initiative and Interest of office as Governor. To Hils

in Juvenille offenders of the Money Is essential and I w Colóny, We Owe Offenders Charter the Juvenile those who have generously helped Juvenile make a strong appeal hot only to Offenders Ordinance of 1933, and in the past and will continue to the establishment of the Indus- Help but to those who have not trial Home at Aberdeen as an ac-

yet even considered the question,

scholars which these figures imply. I beg respectfully to enlighten leney's and Lady Peel's Inspiration who could afford to give help to

To His Excel- for I cannot believe that anyone "Another Consumer" that there is while there are no certificates, In the Upper Middle school, and support we owe the various stich a cause can possibly retrain management? Courts of arbitra- absence of external examinations. such a thing as good and bad work has continued steadily in the children's clinics in the Colony. from doing so. To their ever ready encourage-

tion and indemnities of millions of In the other departments of the I should like to offer my thanks dollars are foreign matters to the school girls have qualified for the ment and abiding interest the on behalf of the Colony and the Hong Kong Company Again the certificates that mark the com- sustained activities of our Society Government to those institutions polley of paying out in the form of pletion of different stages in their You will have noticed that are largely due. And I am bold which have given such great assis-Dividend practically every avali-school career. during the past year the Bociety enough to say that has dealt with

no previous tance to the Government: the St. 960 new cases

Governor has done so much

able cent instead of setting aside affecting the welfare of more what may be described as socio-

In Loufs Industrial School, the St.

a portion for reserve may be` ap- than 2,000 children. The number logical

John Ambulance. Brigade and the work

proved of by shareholders but as His Excellency Convents, who had done more than genuine

We were fortunate to begin the of new cases exceeded the Who, for instance, has inaugurated most people realise tremendous corresponding figure for the pre- the Venereal Diseases Clinics and work on behalf of the poor of the, going, especially If no reserves'

year with almost no change of consumers have a just vious year by 42/

cause to kick in view of the fore-staff, and I want to express my ap- the Clinics for the cure of opium Colony. I should like to congratu- is given as a reason for no reduc

preciation of the loyal and un- The clearance of the Culony's addicts. 1 such work will be as congested

grudging service of the stax, both slum areas, the re- enduring as the huge soild dam men's Auxiliary for the good start

Iate Lady Southorn and the Wotlon, in the price of current.

Chinese and non-Chinese. placement of many of the existing of Shing Mun, or the massively she has made and for the mone-"Another Consumer" it is an ac

They Regarding

have given liberally, in class teach- tenements by B modern and structure of the new Government tary help to the Society:

the complaint bying as form mistresses and in the better ventilated type of tenement Civil Hospital. building

knowledged fact throughout the meaning and

many extras which interpret the with sanitary yenlences, and the provision of

world that all Electric producing school.

-purpose of the In their Report" the Committee more open spaces,

Companies, owing to heavy Capital are improve-have referred with gratitude and ments for which the Society ap- thanks to the

expenditure, make little of no pro-have, become

During the-year certain changes peals and must continue to ap-financial assistance rendered

much welcomed

necessary. Miss peal, because they are of vital the Women's Auxiliary. I should by importance to the health of the like to state that this useful Body community,

was entirely due to the creative Chinese And Western Medicine One of the most striking facts that tireless social worker. Lady genfus and organising ability of brought home, to the Society's Southorn, and on behalf of the officers is the changing attitude Society I tender to her and to of the Chinese, poor towards the other kind ladies of the surgical treatment. The old view Auxillary. our grateful thanks. was that hospitals were to be en- tered only as a last resort, and a that the result

It is a matter for deep regret surgeon was regarded

of by the working has showni

our year's ignorant with dread and

a deficit even over $2,000. suspicion.

I earnestly, appeal for increased public support... know times are hard. But surely the ever generous public of. Hong Kong cannot and will not allow the humane work of our Society to be restricted and handicapped by lack of funds." I should like

to say how de- lighted we are: to have Mr. Hazlerigg back with us again I think that all who have read and

Infant welfare work in general, the Society's Annual Report are particular absorb all his spare the Society's, activities in likely to agree that expansion of the work described will indeed be a sad day for the continued time and abundant energy, and it is eminently desirable, and I take Society, and for the Colony, when this opportunity of appealing to we have to be deprived of his the general public to increase sage counsel and unobstrusive their financial support of the guidance and advice. Society so that its officers may be able to devote an even proportion of their time to

It is most encouraging to be able to report the steadily also increasing influence of the train- ed Chinese nurses on the mothers, An important reason for this is the desire-I might almost say the Dassion-of the younger generation of Chinese for educa- tion in some form or other,

More Support Wanted

actual work of providing asalat

to the task

ance and less raising funds.

Officers Thanked

of

of

I

Our thanks are due to this So- ciety (S.P.C.C.) and its oaicers who had given the Government help in the, mul taal" problem. critics of the "mil tsai" are not The

realise that the Government has as vocal as they were because they

this subject. The "mul taal" sys- done a great deal to battle with

Lad, as it has undoubtedly led to tem, as I see it, is not altogether the saving of the lives of many children who would otherwise have died owing to the poverty of their parents.

At the same time it has its de- fects and has to go

Adopted Daughters

"adopted

learn that the Kowloon Company April and does not return till next fit during the initial stages, and to Hutchinson sailed for England in lightening. Once established, how-pointed as a part time teacher. is no exception is not very en- August. Mrs. Thompson was ap- are assured of a successful and ever, they become Monopolies and

undue advantage of their position. long life provided they do not take

CONSUMER

Hong Kong, Dec. 18, 1934.

MONOPOLY PROFITEERING With reference to difficult subject and we have al- 17th instant, complained of the daughters" this is a delicate and sumer" who, in your issue of the Sir-May I offer a tip to Con- ways held the view that so long excessive rate charged for electric there is no need to register such, him is: Pack up and come back to but if it should appear that "mative in Hong Kong, where the price as there is no evidence of abuse current in Kowloon. My advice for tsals" are being kept under the of current is only two cents cheap guise of adopted daughters, the er per unit, but where much higher Government would have no hesita- rentals are charged! tering. tion in insisting upon their regis-

Offenders, the Government is in

Upon the question of Juvenile

ing up the necessary legislation in debted to Mr. Hazelrigg for draw- connection with It. Some difficulty was experienced, in arranging for a Juvenile Female Home, but thanks to the help and support of the

I wish to endorse and relterate Salvation Army we have been able larger our

gratitude to the Directors,

the Ronorary to provide a Home for them as well. Cooper, and the various Honorary then put to the meeting and was

Messrs. Boxer and Branch Becretaries and Inspectors unanimously adopted.

The report and accounts were for their valuable work and to tender my personal thanks to all the members Committee for their services and of the Executive co-operation. (Applause).

As to the work of the two Joint Honorary Directors, I. cannot and words adequately to express the Committee's appreciation of the splendid services rendered by Mr.

H. E. The Governor 8. V. Boxer and Mr. M. A. Cooper should like in the first place to

ILE the Governor said: Their untiring efforts, and the thank Dr. Kotewall and Mr. Loyfor able manner in which they have grappled with the many intricate the somewhat, undeserved compl= problems that have arisen, have ments they have paid in favour of

won the admiration of all whe, work with them (Applause)."

I now move that the Report and Accounts for the bast year be adopted:

MR. M. R. LO

with the work of this Bociety, and my wife and myself in, connection I can only wish we had done more to deserve it. What little we had done has been done with genuine sympathy for the poor children of Hong Kong (Applause),

In seconding the adoption of

The report shows that much the report Mr. M. K. Lo paid a time and money has been spent glowing tribute to the benencent by a number of individuals for the tivities of Bir William and Lady Society and to them the Society Feel in the cause of juveniles and owes a great, debt of thanks, children. , *

There is no better cause for their

re-elected, and the name of Lady The officers of the Society were

Vice Presidents Southorn was added to the list of

The meeting concluded with a note of thanks to the Governor for présiding.

A TRIP TO KLONDYKE Prof. Brown's Lecture At S. & S. Home

A Lecture is being given in the night, Wednesday, December 19, Sallors and Soldiers Home to by Professor W, Brown, MA, BBC, FRSE AMIEE, of Hong Kong University commencing at 3:30 pm. Professor Brown will be talking on "A trip to Klondyke" and is ilus- Pictures trating his remarks with Lantern

taken by Mra. Lanchester and Mrs to England. Their places were In March Mrs. Mitchell left and a little later, Miss Clare returned

Shand

In January Miss Lam Nga Tsing took the place of Miss Ip Pat Ch'au as Drill teacher. We welcomed to the Stat Miss Chau But Moof, and Miss Buen Mel To

At the end of the school year,

short left for furlough.. Miss Wong Ydet Laan résighed, Mr. Leung In Hei gave up his work in the Primary school, and Mrs.

tinuity in the work and bur grati- tude is due to all for the way in. has been a great measure of con- In spite of these changes there

which they have adapted them- selves to our ways.

has been going on for years.-gether, a very successful series of In Singapore, the rate ta 20 and the languor of hot days makes In the summer when early school cents (Straits) per unit, and this it difficult to keep a group: to- Yours faithfully,

cooking classes was held.

VISITOR.

Hong Kong, Dec. 18, 1934.

An uneventful Year The year on the whole has been uneventful but its progress has been marked by the special occa- sions which we have come to look

gramme, the form outings, and the upon as part of the school life the meetings at which each form has taken a share in the pro-

have come to be an annual èvent Our Harvest Thanksgiving services opportunities for service to others.

and each year we experience the

the Colony, which compels Chinese Str,-Can you enlighten me on the following? Is there a law in

and allows nom de plume in the of the authors of correspondence papers to publish the real names

English press? The reason why I am enquiring is that yesterday's. letters appeared in the British not only of bringing willing press under the nom de plume of ful in thanks to God, but of going

gifte and making our Hall beauti "Consumer," about the price

of current in the China Light ourselves to take our gifts and Company, etc., and

share our thankfulness with to-day Identically the same letter

others. appeared in a Chinese paper called made

In the summer the school again Wan Kin Yat Fo under the name the Chinese Home Missionary a collection for the work of

of B. W. Bradbur c/o Dairy Farm Society in the distant provinces. Company (probably B. W Brad bury).

We are grateful to Mr. Cheung for of that work the vivid picture which he gave us

same Mr. Bradbury, who a few In closing this report I wish to

It seems rather strange that this

fled with the management of the have given such generous help years ago apparently was so satis express our gratitude to those who Company that he actually proposed during the year to members of a bonus of $10,000 for their ser the viccs, should now criticise the same their management and Hold the Com- pang to public execration

ary, Society "It is true that the question of activities. the establishment of an IndustrialThere is, fortunately, no evidence School was raised and discussed of wilful cruelty in this Colony -

Thanking you for the fusetion previous to His Excellency's art any rate very little.

This Lecture promises to be both of this letter in your pitter. rival, and it is also true that our fortunes of children can be attrt- very Hearty invitation is extended.

The mis interesting and instructive and Society was established before he buted almost entirely to health to any who may be interested, to

Yours faithfully BTW came, but I venture asy that and poverty but there is more ac-attend

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