1935-03-09 — Page 7

YORKSHIREMEN'S DINNER

Enjoyable Function At

Hong Kong Hotel

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The Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel presented a gay and antated scene last night when the fifth annual Cabaret Din- ner Dance of the Society of Yorkshiremen in Hong Kong, was held. The President of the Society, Mr. A. Brearley presided, and in the course of his witty speech, he referred to the sporting activies, Industries and the scenic beauties of the county.

Over 200 guests were present at the function and among those at the official table were His Excellency the Governor, Sir Wil- liain Peek K.CMLG., K.BE. (Patron of the Society). Lady Peel," Sir William Horne!) (President of St. George's Society).':Mr, A. S.. Mackichan (Chieftain of St. Andrew's Sociéty). Mrs. Mackichan, Mr. B. H. C. Hallowes (President of St. Patrick's Society), änd Mrs. Hallowes, Hon, Mr. R. M. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson, and Mr. 'and' Mrs. H. 'R. 'B, Hancock.

A beautiful bunch of white roses i (the country flower) was promin- ent on the President's table, while large pletures of Yorkshire beauty spots adorned the walls. In the foyer was exhibited an interesting souvenir of the 1933 Dinner in the form of a menu autographed by by the four Yorkshire and England Cricketers whose names appeared

therela.

His Excellency Sir Wilam Peel and Lady Peel arrived at 7.60 p.m.. and were met by the President (Mr. Brearley) and Hon. Secretary (Mr. J. G. Meyer). The Committee were presented to His Excellency on the Arst floor lounge after which cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were served. The party then ad- journed to the Roof Garden for dinner followed by dancing which was interspersed with witty turns by members of the Society.

Yorkshire Cricket

Now I know there will be one man here who will be disappointed rr do not say something about Yorkshire cricket although he is a wearer of the Red Rose and he very nearly sent me a telegram to Tientsin when Lancashire hap

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1935.

HIAWATHA

The Philharmonic Society's Concert

Coleridge Taylor's." Hiawatha ! may be easy to sing but that does un mean that it must be sung without expression. In fact unless special care is taken and the imagination used to this end "the monotonous metre of the verse is merely intensified.

However, one is always to be- tween the desire to give one's own honest opinion and the much easier course, as is sometimes done, to write it up in a superlative way beforehand,

A choir must always be made to sing. softly. They never do it themselves we are all strangely enough, equally to blame in this respect whenever we sing a

choir.

.

The tone of the choir was splen- did and it is only because it was so good that one naturally wanted to hear its beauty in anything but a dead level.

FRENCH BANK SUED

$591,501 Claim Succeeds

The Action bought by the Kwong Shing Cheong Sandalwo:d Association Ltd. (In voluntary liquidation) against the Banque Franco-Chinoise Pour le Commerce èt l'Industrie. for $591.501.33. was concluded at the Supreme Court yesterday when His Hon our the Chief Justice, Mr. "A.DA. MacGregor, delivered judgment against the Bank with costs. ...

In his judgment his Lordship directed an enquiry to be made to determine whether, any part of the proceeds of the converted cashier orders was applied to the plaintiff company.

Mr. Eldon Potter, KC., and Mr. F, C. Jenkin, KC, instructed by Mr. D. Lewis, of Johnson, Stokes and Master. appeared for plain- tins, and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., and Mr. D. McNell, Instructed by Mr. B. Davidson, of Hastings and Co. were for the defence.

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course of fraudulent dealing which could have been stopped, had the French Bank asked:-"Has not the plaintiff Company a banking ac-| count, and why are not there or ders. paid into that account?"

The defence had not maintained the plea that the orders were negotiable instruments, and fo answer to their specific denial that the orders were plaintif property because Lau Ping entered into the exchange transactions for his own benefit the plaintiffs had argued that the apparent authority of Lau Ping to act as he did was the real authority as far as plaintiff's were concerned. The defendants had contended that the contracts were unenforceable in law because they were gambles, but there was of gaming.

The Judgment Giving Judgment, his Lordship said that the plaintiff firm, which Lau Fing was the manager had a nominal capital of $1,200,000 The tenors did nobly but they and had an account, with the Although they did their utmost Corporation. In 1930, the Hanping were, weak and few in number Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking no local legislation on the subject. they hardly came through when Trading Company was formed and the four parts were in full cry French Bank. Later they asked

account with One may add that the Sopranos for equal facilities to be given them

opened

the

were magicient and the basses with defendant's Shanghai branch, except for ane or two throats where they had opened a trading voices, almost as good.

concern also under the name of Hanping Trading Co.

Congratulations to Mr. Conrado de la Crus, not forgetting Mr. H. L. Evelle, Miss Flint and Mrs. Arnold for keeping the orchestra once again so well together. The same body of faithful players were pre- sent who worked so successfully in the "Merrie England", concerts.

The solo work in the cantata is not an

easy task. Mrs. Bowes Smith, as soprano, did her part well. Her rather forward produc- tion

however made. expressive

pened by some chance to beat us. I saw the Roses play at Sheffield last season and our side won by an innings Yorkshire this year only finished sixth in the table but as the team lacked the services of Sutcliffe, Leyland, Verity and Bowes on several occasions for Test Matches and representative cricket it was hardly to be expected the team would be at its best. It is often, said where do Yorkshire, get all their players from and in reply I know that cricket is played by thousands every day of the week

Mr. J. Scott Harston, a former should find more than eleven good and on the law of averages they president of the Society, and enough to play for the county, in described this year as "Towd Leeds fact they do as several Yorkshire- Loiner" was in his usual witty men figure in various other coun- vein, whilst Ahr "Erbert" (Mr. Hty teams. It might interest you to H. Munday) provoked bursts "of know that Leyland's benen: treatment of the most moving laughter with his "Albert" recita-realised over £3.800, which was solos in "The Death of Minne tions. Willy Geali with his amus- well deserved as he is a real haha."

The 'solo" Spring has ing patter was also a huge suc- cricketer and a trier from start to come" is somewhat angular in cess and it was with reluctance finish of a match. There is al- design but in this she rose to the that he was allowed to leave the way's great rivalry in the Heavy occasion and made it most effec-

Woollen district in cricket andative. President's Speech

several very prominent cricketers Mr. J. A. Kennedy was asked to After His Excellency, Sir William have played for the clubs. The sing at practically the last moment Peel had proposed the toast of most notable was perhaps the and did his work with the greatest "The King, the President, Mr. A. late Louis Hall, a real stonewaller credit and he thoroughly merited Brearley, said:— -

who, when playing against Sussex, the applause with, which his sing Your Excellency, Ladies and was given instructions to stop inn was received. Gentlemen. In rising to propose at all costs and he did for two

Mr. J. H. Billing knew his part the toast of the Society I desire hours scoring two runs and say and gave a good rendering. in the first place to extend a heartying the match. welcome to our guests and parti- cularly to the Presidents of the

floor...

kindred Societies who have hon- oured us with their presence here tonight.

the shoulders of Mr. Scotu Haraton,

than mine and well did he carry out his duty, and in doing so this year may I ask your indulgence for a few minutes. I ask you to excuse my shortcomings as this is my maiden speech. I have always fought shy of speech making and would much rather do the donkey work so long as I was quite sure

Football and Rugger Football in Yorkshire

father to

has

Come

football

done.

bonus of 5 per cent. in shares on The Grammar School

at each of the orders sued upon "I find that the defendant bank- ers were guilty of the conversion

ment for the plaintiffs with costs." and there will therefore be judg his Lorship concluded.

THE K. R. A.

Annual Meeting On March 15

In 1991, Lau Ping became gen- eral manager of the Hanping Trading Co., and requested the French Bank to open another ac count to be called the "B" account and to be operated only by himself or Stephen Tsang, an official of the Hanping. The French Banki acceded to all these requests.

In 1930 and 1931, the Sandal- wood

Association, through Lau The annual meeting of the Kow- Ping, engaged in many exchange loon Residents Association will be transactions, the losses, of which held at St. Andrews' Courch Hall were pala by the Association whilst on Friday, March 15, at 6 pm the profits were made out to them The report which will be presented by the various banks concerned, at this meeting states that al- in cashier orders or compradore though the amount of building orders, à distinction without

a activity remarked upon in last difference. It was with 73 of such year's report have not been main- orders, totalling $591,501 33, in- tained, the current year has never- cluding five drawn by the defend thelets seen some features in con- art bank, that the action was connection with the development of cerned. Each of the these orders Kowloon worthy of record. was paid by defendants to the It is interesting to note for in- credit of the Hanping Trading Co. stance, the appearance of two new "A" or "B" account.

sports clubs, one having come over from Hongkong-the Polo Club, and the other a new venture by Kowloon Tong residents.

These

About Beptember, 1932, Lan Ping disappeared and the Hanpire Trading Company ceased to carry on business. Art examination of latter also, have benefitted by a showed no record of the orders ture in the district and one of the plaintiff Compary's books Post Office, a" much needed fea- nor of any indebtedness of the which, it is hoped, realdents in Sandalwood Association to to them of the orders. Hanping justifying the payment fully. There is further the provi

the that suburb will avail themselves

Nor was slon of better post office accom-

books of any "B" account with gress has been made with the new the French Bank. In these cir- Magistracy, the site having been cumstances, defendants claimed levelled. the face value of the orders as

In good choral singing one can usually point to a comparatively few pivotal people on whom the changed a good deal during the dually they would, modestly deny whole responsibility rests Indivi- last thirty years and there is hard-

this no doubt; but the thanks of Last year and also the previously a club of any size, Rugger of the Society are assuredly due in

Soccer that keep to their year this pleasing task fell upon local players. The great sputin nucleus. To such may one pay a own large measure to the most emclent his shoulders are much broader Rugby was to be deplored as Yorks humble tribute and record one's there any record in the Hanpingmodation in Kowloon, and · pro- -|

at that time had a great county sincere appreciation of work well and very many good club teams but the split had to about as open professionalism is much better than the veiled

The typhoon signal station variety. I remember as a boy go-

damages for conversion, or, alter-north of La Salle College was com rately, as monies received by depleted last year, and has proved ing with my matches when the Northern Union which dates back more than 200 fendants for plaintiffs' use.

a useful addition to the district. was Brst started and at that time years has produced some first class

Lau Ping had no doubt impro- The completion of new buildings Batley had the finest team 1 ever students and I remember in twoperly used the name of the plain-for the Kowloon Hospital has made saw play. It was team work-from years we had six boys who won tiff company for his own use and available Now, as to the county of York beginning to end, they were Bat Scholarships for Oxford and Cam-misappropriated profits earned on which, it may not be generally shire, some people call it a "coun-ley lads with two exceptions and bridge. The most notable, scholar exchange transactioris in a general known, is open to private practi- try." I can say with truth that it they appreciated the honour of I should say is Professor Richard-

tioners. An Out-patients' Block playing for the Tow Club Praeson who is now Professor of

is also ready, but this not yet in ful scenery in the country. If anytically the same fifteen played for Physics at the London University reight page A can't read this one doubts this statement I can four seasons and during that and was awarded the Nobel prize

Treasurer's reports only recommend him to motor say period they won the Championship a few years ago. The system of Another one not about music

the League' of from Ilkley, Skipton, Settle, Ingle-

once and the scholarships in Yorkshire as far as this time:-A very much inebriated ton and up to Sedbergh, where my Challenge Cup three times.

I know is unsurpassed in any man rose from his seat in a tram son is at School, and I am sure intense and if a man should miss awarded each year bath for Oxfords up by the strap. The conductor respect of five years, was $528. excitement at these matches was other county and a great many are car in Shefeld and held himself

that somebody else, I did not care who, did the speech-making.

contains some of the most beauti

The

that he will then agree with “më. I should not like you to run away a pass you would hear such re

with the idea that that is the only beautiful district" for as almost

everybody knows the districts around Harrogate, Ripon, York and

marks as this "Call yond chap a lalker he'll never lake in this world" and a little later he may score a try and then he will be the outskirts of Sheffield STE the best talker in all t'woorld. equally delightful. The beauty of

You will all know that Sheffield Yorkshire's hills, the charm of its Wednesday are in the semi final dales and the efficiency of its for the English Cup and all York- numerous industries are not sur-shiremen will hope and one man passed anywhere. Of course, I' here might even pray that the Cap know you will say that is not all will find a resting place at she- Yorkshire and "wheaar tha comes field for at least twelve months. thru," how many can say I'

Great Rivalries

wages.

stu an niver could."

and Cambridge as well as for the asked him why he didn't sit down younger universities. The Batley and the man said "Chivalry" my, and District Hospital is one of the boy Chivalry. Can't you see I got. anest in the County and in addi- up to let this young lady sit down tion to the local doctors they have to which the conductor replied, the benefit of the Leeds specialists Sit down yer bultherin' tool-theres who are admitted to be of the nobbut thee in't tram. finest in the country.

It is said that the great char, acteristics of the Yorkshiremen are his capacity for getting things done, his courage and his refusal to admit defeat or being second best to anyone and these you will admit are something to be proud of

wonder, is nooan sa nice. Well I Great local rivalries exist in all am afraid that I cannou say it things that appertain to the Ute a beautiful spot by any meane but of the various towns and this has I have heard it said of Merchants what I can say is that you can

get as good a Yorksher teah theear

no doubt a very stimulating effect visiting Bradford, for the purpose

on the various districts. Some of the piecegoods trade that "they

as ohywhear and not only that towns are very proud of their roads have been made on the face. of it you will get a good Yorkshire wel- and pubile buildings others on very liberal allowances but when come and you know what that their reservoirs as some of the in these have been examined it is means if you docant you ought to.dustrial town's need a tremendous said they amount to very litle and I heard a fellow Yorkshireman say quantity of water to carry on the this you will admit is the art of that Goole was a dreadful place manufacture of cloth. In Batley the salesman. and that Bailey was a good deal they make heavy woollens ranging Yorkshiremen, as you are aware, worse but be that as it may I al in price from 101 to 10/- a yard, are very fond of music and in this ways like to go back and visit the in fact they'll mal owt it theres connection & story regarding a old folks that I knew when i was brass in it. I have recently seen local Brass Band at Dewsbury who addad. There is no doubt that the the report of Messrs Taylors who were practising for a contest might West Riding of Yorkshire has been took the lead in profit sharing be told, the Conductor suddenly very hard hit during the past few starting the system as far back called a halt and be turned round years but I am of the opinion that as 1892. The arm I believe have to one of the men and sad, Sm trade is improving, in fact when I a capital of £500,000 half of my lad you're playing the was last in the district several of which is now owned by the work-line don't you know? Smit the mills were working overtime ers and that year they paid 10 Appen soa Tim lad, but the man which is a good sign.

per cent on capital in cash and a think thissen lucky if amont

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The Treasurers report shows that the total amount collected from members during the year. including outstanding accounts in

Nine Ufe subscriptions of $20 each were received.

During the year 22 new members Joined the Association and 21 resigned or were struck off having left the Colony etc. The total number of members as at Decem- ber 31, 1934, was 382

With this I had better conclude my remarks and would express the Total expenditure during the thanks of the Gociety to all the year was $498.13, and the balance Officials who have worked hard to in hand at December 31, 1934, yas make this annual function a suc-31.729.74 against $1.670.05 for oess and I now propose the Toast 1933. The amount on Fixed "Prosperity to the Boclety of York Deposit with the Hipngkong and shiremen in Hong Kong.” (Ap- | Shanghai Brak with accrued in- plause)!!

terest was $1,033,08, 6000

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The receipt of members' sub- |scriptions was very disappointing this year, in spite of notices being sent on several occasions that they were due. It is quite realised that $2.00 is a small amount but mem- bers should understand that this subscription" is the Society's only source of Income, and as the : Treasurer is convenient to get at, they should do their utmost to pay their subscriptiong and assist the Association. The T

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