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SOCIAL WELFARE

Care Of The Feeble Minded

Sympathy with the weak is a with years and that as a boy he characteristic of the strong and had only been regarded as "sim the good, and practical sympathy | ple." with the weaker members of the community is an indication of good and well-ordered govern- ment. Among those who must be regarded as weak are the men- tally afflicted--they are in fact the most helpless of all-and 30- ciety feels a natural obligation to assist them. When the auction

deal

One has often wondered whleru were the "fools" in the cites. In places in which records of school observations are kept, it is geu- erally seen that their number is not negligible, but they do not

where they develop as they do in the villages. are humoured and

from

cared for by all. The number who takes the extreme form of lunacy, are used by the unscrupulous as this assistance is prompted as tools for theft and other crimes is much by a desire of self-protec-known to those who are famular tion as by a feeling of mercy, but with the criminal courts, While now every country tries to as kindly as possible with the in- those who in the unrest and ex- numerous cases are known AC sane, and to deal scientifically with them, using every possible imbecility to lunacy. Thus human

citement of city life pass means to cure those who are capres are wasted, for it seems true able of recovery.

It is. however, in dealing with fectives would have become as to say that just as the city de- the less serious forms of mental harmless as those of the villages amletion that there is a varying if their surroundings policy followed in different coun- different, so would both have been tries. All admit that the men- tally defective or the feeble-mind-made far more useful members of

ed-as those

whose malady

still less serious classed-should special way,

is

E

had been

are generally be cared a such care is prac tical and beneficial, but as to its uty many remain sceptical. The fact that many

criminals come from, this class seems argument for paying special at most places conducted by vo- tention to them, but even some

luntary bodies, but they are gra- who admit the fact deny that it dually paving the way, can be remedied. These point many voluntary workers do, for to the number of crimes that.. fol- State direction of the work on a low from intemperance, and say large scale. It is hard, trying that if it has been found impossi-work, with little thanks from ble to check crime which is due those who are must benefited, but

society and far less a burden to others if some proper means to train them had been used.

Probably none who engage in any work of social welfare- c9- serve the credit that is due to those who work. In institutier:s for the feebleminded, a strong

These are

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to drink, it is equally impossible very gratifying results In the to check that which L$ due to mental disease.

success obtained The feeble- minded can rarely, if ever, be brought to be fully normal, but they can be led to live lives that are in large part normal. They can help towards earning their

great

Painstaking Efforts Effective Few people, however, approve such a policy of despair, and the painstaking efforts of institutions which care for the feeble-minded | living, they can be of assistance have achieved results which can- to others instead of a hindrance not be neglected. For a long time to them." Most important of all, the "village fool" has been almost It is found possible in a a tradition. In spite of the kind- many cases to inst in them u ness with which he was generally sufficiently strong sense of right treated the man was a pitiable and wrong to ensure that they object. It used to be too easily will not easily succumb to the, taken for granted that nothing evil influences of those who would could be cone for him, though use them as masks for their the native shrewdness which was criminal activities. On a rough nearly always found in him seem-estimate it has been said that ed to indicate that there was one in every thirty of the feeble- some foundation of mental capa-minded who would otherwise go city on which to build. Moreover, astray is rendered an innocuous 1 one asked the older people of citizen by training in 2 special the village about the earlier years school, it" would be a profitable of the "foo" one generally dis- investment for a country to pro- covered that his malady increased vide schools for all of them.

MECHANIZATION JOSEPH BURTON

OF CAVALRY

DEAD.

"it

Experiment With 3rd Authority On Jades.

"Hussars

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Jan. 12. The War Office announced last month that, with a view to dere. loping a mechanized substitute for vorved cavalry, it is intended to carry out experiments this year in the 2nd Cavalry Brigade at Tid worth. The 3rd The King's Own Hussars has been specially selected for these experimenta

The regiment will be organized Tato headquarters. A Leadquarter squadron will contain the following

troops:

Headquarter troop" (including

signals);

Administrative troop

Scout troop; Mortar troup.

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(Special Air Mall Service!

London, Jan. 12

The death is announced at his home in Pendlebury, of Mr. Joseph Burton, the managing director of Pilkington's Tile and Pottery Co Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester.

Mr. Burton, who had been 10 ill-health for some time,

was 68 years of age, and for the last 44 years had been engaged with his brother, Mr. William Burton, in the work at Clifton Junction, which had made their name famous. Mr. Burton, who was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, was an authority on Chinese jades and British pottery and be had fro quently Iactured on these, sub- jecta.....

Although the company is con- There will be three other squad cerned primarily with the manu- runs, each of three troops of three facture of tiles, "Mr. Burton's sections, and each with a light greater love was for pottery. It

machine gun. Each section will

was a passion with him, he would. have a vehicle, and the scout troop stroke a pot like a child. He bad will be given light cars, each one

at his home a ne collection of The vehicles Chinese ware of the Tang and carrying two will have armoured protection for Bung dynasties. His interest in The engine and the driver,

Chinese pottery led him to study The selected regiment during tus | and develop the use of a beautiful forthcoming training season wi orange glaze, derived "from sodium conduct trials to test the suitability urinate, which was well known to of the organization, equipment and the Chinese potters, died out for motor vehicles by mechanizing one centuries, made a fugitiva ⠀⠀re- squadron and the scout troop which appearance in the Potteries about forms part of the beadquarter 1876, and was brought back into squadron.

currency by Mr. Burton about thirty years ago. He was also a collector of Chinese jade, and would often delight his friends by taking a beautiful piece of jade” out of his pocket for their casual inspec- tion.

The partial mechanization of the 3rd Hussars in this way will not affect their chances of remaining a, horse jegiment if and when further mechanization of the cavalry in decided upon.. ·

Their utilization for this experi In the actual design of ceramics, ment is largely to be explained by he was notable not on Axecutant the fact that they are stationed at much as an inspirer of other men's

Salisbury Plain, best work; he knew what he want which offers the most suitable ed, and how to get them to want ground for such testa suitabl it too. He was a man of ride

Tidworth, on

It is six years since the mechani general culture, with a good known zation of cavalry was, begün by ledge of painting and music) And converting the 11th Hussars and the 1918 Lancers into armoured car regimenta.

as a lecturer he had the gift f

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1935.

CORRESPONDENCE PROPELLERS OF

DONATIONS

Nethersole Hospital Rebuilding Fund

-NURSES “MILE OF DOLLARS"

Durses

re-

The past and have met with generous sponse in their effort to collect a talle of dollars, and have how obtained half a mile ($9,000). It is not possible to acknowledge these donations Individually, but they are shown in the following list under the bathes of the nur- jes by whom they were obtain- ed.

Donations- are stil

being brought in by the nurses, and we would like to remind the public that the fund is still open

CONTRIBUTIONS REGETVRD TO DATE

Per Former Nuries- Mrs. Wong Tse Chuen $1,100.00 Wang Chi Fong 1,080.00* Kong Ching Pó

$40,00 344.00

Ng Kong Sheng Wong Yuet Sim

All letters intended fur publi- cation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, but as evidence of good faith.-ED.]

(To the Editor "Daily Press")

FORTHCOMING RECITAL

"QUEEN MARY”

Perfectly Balanced

being the

Bo perfectly balanced are the huge propellers of the Cunard White Star superliner, "Queen Mary, now being "tted out" for service, that even the Sir, Mr. Harry Ore informs me touch of a finger on the glant that the brillant young Chinese blades is enough to set them in violinist, Sitson Ma, is going to motion.

Each of the four propellers on give a recital at the Helena May Institute at 5.30 pm. on Monday, the superliner weighs 35 tons February 11th.

largest manganese This youngster was studying in bronse units ever cast. The total

desire Paris and expressed o

to weight of such manganese casting in the rough state was about 55 take up the violin, with help from the Cantonese Govern- tons, of which 48 tons was in the ment he tommenced studies at the main pour, from two ladies, the | Páris Conservatoire and made re-

balance being added` na teeding metal at intervals over a period markable progress,

of 4 hours, to make good the Bould shrinkage and to ensure soundness in the propeller itself.

some

This

mass of propeller metal required 14 days to cool down, to Ing could be safely removed from a temperature at which the cast. the mould. The construction and

He was here in 1929 and achiev- ed success at a concert at the Helena May Institute, returning to Paris in 1930, to study compost- tion. Two years ago he played at the Kings Theatre and from Z.B. W. and since then he has been teaching in a University in Nan-assembly of the moulds called for king. He has composed a Trio, String Quartet, and Sonata, and shows great promise.

I can assure music-lovers that this young violinist is interesting to hear. His programme consists of Prelude. Bourree, Gavotte and Rondeau (Bach), Brahms" Sonata in G. Mozart's Concerto in D. Aubade (Provincial) and' Hejre Kati (Hubay).-Yours etc..

ST. ANDREW'S

CHURCH

Chan Pik Ching

Wong Chan Sz Tai

276.00

So Yeung Kaai...

Tang San Sam

Wong Yuk Waḥ

276.00 201.00 200.00

Lui Ming Hang. ' Luj

Ming Tseung

Mrs. Lei Shue Kwai Fung Pul Hing Sham Yan Lim

189.00 187.90

160,00

160,00

Cheung Hon Fong Leung Wal' Lin

155.00

"151.50

Sung Hoi Sar

143.00

Fung Fu Fong Yip Yuk Ping

140.00

A. «M, BOWES, SMITH. Hong Kong, January 29.

112.00

110.00

110.00

Wong Chau Fuk Ting

107.00

Kong Yuet Ying

108.00

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Wong Of Chán Tre Kwan Ying Wong Sui Ngoh Nurses in

101.50

100.00

100.00

Kuala

-100.00

100.00

Chau Suk Taing, Chau

Suk Laan

100.00

Ho Chung Fong

100.00

Ue Ful Kau

94.00

Chan San Tsoh

80.00

Kong Kam Moon

63.00

Tai Fuk Zin

60.00

Yung Po Yuen

51.00

Yung Yuk Ching

50.00

Chau Min YI

45.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

Lumpur

Ue Tak Tsing.

Le Suet Fong

Leung Trai Sau

Leang Wai Ling

Annual Meeting

At the Annual Meeting of 9 Andrew's Church congregation the following were elected office bearers for 1935.

Church Council-Mesdames M.

the highest degree of accuracy by the skilled craftsmen employed on this work, and 8 weeks were re- each mould. quited for preparing and drying The melting, cast- ing and handling also required In- anite foresight and care, after which

the propellers machined, dressed. polished statically balanced.

While in recent years consider- able attention, has been devoted to the production of small highly finished parts in special high-duty alloys to meet the exacting de- mands of moder engineering. these propellers of the "Queen Mary" afford ample evidence that

has remarkable progress

been made kewdse the heavier branches of non-ferrous foundry practice. Even to the layman the finished propellers present Я

achievement, striking picture of engineering

for calling

the highest degree of accuracy to drawing dimensions:

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The alloy used is a special high tensible manganese bronze de-

types of strain which propellers on vessels of the highest powers and speeds are called on to with- stand.

C. G. Donald, G. R. Nash, J. P.veloped after long experience with Robinson, Misa H. D. Sawyer, Messrs. H. Gittins, P. J. A. Hamli- ton, A. C. Jeffreys. B. Labrum, W. H. Robson, O. B. Raven, F. W. Stapleton, E. C. Thomas, Dr. H D.. Matthews, Major C. M. Primer, and Mr. Woo.

All members of the Church VIKING GRAVES

(This includes a special gift Council were elected as represen-

of $1,000 from Mr.. Fung Waltatives to the Diocesan Conference Sing)

Per Present Nurses

Chan Tsui Kwan

243.00

Lei Miu Ching

143.00

Wong Mo Chan

138.00

Sister Suen

110.00

Sister Lau

106.10

Hui Yuet Lia

67.80

Ho King Ying

87.50

Chau Suf Chan

70.00

Hau Wing Fong'

70,00

Lei Shuk Kan

-60.00

Let Shuk Y!.....

60.00

Yeung Kwal Lau

56.00

Mr. Sin Suk Kau

55,00

The Yuk Lin Lau Met Sin

55.00.

50.20

Tsang Chiu Yung

50.00

Lel Yuen Kin

47.00

Ma Lai Ching

45.00

Cheung Put Laan

41.00

Liu Wai Kuen Fun Oh! Wing Chau Wai San Mr. Liu Yan Moon Lam Yuek Laan Ng Wat Kau Loh 60 Tsing Mak Wal Larn

39.00

29,00 27.00 25.10

25.00

20.00

13.40 10.00

Other Donations

Dr Sydenham ...... Ying Wa Girls' School St. Stephen's Giris

College

Miss Ward

Miss Bhilsfon Mrs. Hughes Mrs. Roo

2

#

110.00. 100.00

50.00

49.00-

40.00

36.00 30.00"

$9.242.00

Kindly note that $101 foot, $100=1 cheung.

Wut you please help us to com- plete the mile?

with the exception of Miss, H. D. Sawyer, and Mesara. P. J. A Hamilton, F, W., Stapleton and Mr.

Woo.

Churchwardens. Mr. F W. Stapleton and Mr. W. H. Robson. Trustees-Mr. P. J. Hamilton and Mr. O. B. Raven.

Auditor-Mr. G. B. Labrum.

MISSING WILL FOUND

Willie Clarkson's Estate

(Speolal Air-Mall-Service)

London, Jan. 12.

A missing will of Mr. Willie Clarkson, the theatrical wig-maker, for which his executors have been searching since his death on Oct. 19, has been found. It is dated June, 1929.

It has been sent to John B. and F. Purchase and Clark, the solici- tors acting for the executor, to obtain probate. ---

- In the meantime the colicitors of Mr. Fred Brezji, a vaudeville artist, who is bequeathed £500 in

FOUND

Said To Be 6,000

Years Old

The large amount of road con- struction which has been carried out during the year in Sweden, partly to provide work for unem- ployed, 'has brought to light many objects of archaeological interest to enrich the museums of the country. Some of the finds date from the first century of the chris- tian era and others are estimated by experts to be 3,000, 4,000, and 6,000 years old,

"Among" "the" interesting Aids in some Viking graves in the neigh- bourhood of Upsala was" a fine signet ring, described as the larg est yet discovered or that period. During the levelling work for the new airport of Stockholm at Brom- ma

A complete. Viking burial ground was uncovered, with many of the graves, remains, and objects in an excellent state of preserva- tion. In the neighbourhood of Kat- rineholm traces of what is believed

to be one of the oldest settlements yet investigated, 'estimated" to be

the will, have entered a caveat 6.000 years old, have been studied against the execution of the will, by archaeologists.

Mr. Berzinis still searching for ́s will which ho feels satished was made in 1931.

7

A particularly rich treasure was

a collection of bronze and gold

thern Sweden.

The newly discovered will opbourhood of Simrishamn, in Sou- ring's brought to light in the neigh- points Mr. W. C. Hobbs and Mr. Richard Northcote joint executors. Sines the will was made Mr. Northcott has died, and Mr. Hobbs

1 now left to administer the estate firm of chartered accountants who alone, were put in charge of the business,

Under the will Mr. Hobbs is to

Further contributions will be gratefully received by The Matron, Alice Memorial & Affiliated Hos- pitais,

In Memoriam

receive the whole of Mr. Clarkson's with the full consent of Mr. Hobis residuary estate, after the payment. They are still running the business of a number of legacies to member and its sale will probably take of his staff and bequests to his place he soon as watters have been frierids.

settled t Mr. Walter Hyman, a life-long Clarkson's paper progressed we As the axaniination of Mr. friend of Mr. Clarkson, said: "I was appointed executor with Mr. found several valuable properties Hobbs of the first will we found which we did not know he possess After Willie Clarkson's death.

We keep on finding more and The Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong This was made in 1987 But wo Benevolent Society acknowledges were both convinced, from a letter more assets, and the value of the with grateful thanks a donation Hobbs in 1929, that later will then we arst anticipated twill written by Mr Clarkson to Mr. estate will be considerably greater of 850 from Messrs. Butterfield existed. This we found several probably amount to Between £50,000 wire's office staff memory of Hays before Mr. Brezib solinitors and 260,000 and may even rise as the late Miss B. Higgins, advertisement asking for informs high as £100,000

N

tion" concerning a will in 1831 or

Beg anytime after 1977. Our search M has been discontinued

being able to explain Rastheter moving language to a large and I was Away at the time of Mr. conceptions in clear, simple, and uninitiate audience.

Clarkson's death, but I wrote to a tioned in the 1029

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