1935-04-10 — Page 7

"FROM A STUDY

WINDOW"

Bishop Hall Addresses Rotarians

The speaker at the weekly tiffin of the Rotary Club held at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday was the Rt. Rev. Bishop E. 0. Hall, who spoke of what he saw of Hong Kong and China from

his study whidow."

In the course of his interesting talk, Bishop Halil said that if we, in Hong Kong, could develop a forward-looking psychology we could play an enormous part, and a constructive part, in the new Pacific civilisation. Hong Kong, he said, could become the Genova of the Far East and the difference between this and the European Geneva was the difference between economics and politics.

Many Distinguished Guests

There was a fairly large gather-friendship and human kindness, ing present at the tiffin, including but happy also because I am not the following guests:-Mr. D. N. condemned, like so many others, Wadia of Calcutta; Mr. E. C. Mar- to spend all my time here. Through ray, of Bathhurst, New South the Church I have vital links with Wales; Mr. Mr. T. P. K. Kemble, North and Central China as well as with my own people in Yunnan, of Hong Kong: Rotarian D. Cook. of Manila; Mr. Hamm, of Manila: Kwangs and the great city of Mr. W. C. Gomersall, of Shanghai; Canton. I am happy too, perhaps, Mr. D. Smith, of New York; Mr. B. because, more than anyone in this Dean, of Hong Kong: Mr. J. L. Colony, I am allowed to mix in all Litton, of Hong Kong: Rotarian M. the castes in which its life is fixed, Pierce, of Los Angeles; Mr. M. T. without distinction of Kohri, of the Japanese Consulate, Hong Kong: Mr. J. L. O'Rourke, of Colusa California; and Mr. Taeng Chao Hus, of the Chinese Maritime Customs.

The last-named gentleman who was introduced by Professor L Forster was a graduate of the Hong Kong University and great grandson of Marquis Taeng who stood bond for General Gordon Marquis Tseng was summoned by the Chinese Emperor to put down the Taiping Rebellion in 1881.

Mr. Tseng's grandfather was the first Chinese Minister to the Court or St. James, London and negotiat- ed the Treaty of Hi by which the province of Sinking was restored to China.

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wealth, Government service or business, army or navy or educa- tion."

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, 1935.

CORRESPONDENCE

[All Telter

intended for publication must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, buk "an evidence of good faith-Ed.),

Pile Driving

[The Editor of The Hong Kong "Daily Press"]]

Sir. Kindly permit me to use the medium of your valuable paper to inquire to what extent the safety of the public is guarded by the inspection or supervision, it any, of the, steam bollers used in connection with the pile driving operations now in progress at Nos. 17-19, Queen's Road, Central.

At noon time to-day a number of people including myself wit- nessed a wild scramble of work- men, including the winchman and Areman, running for their lives from the vicinity of one of the bollers which, from te belching of smoke and sparks and its loud rumblings, gave every indication that it was about to explode.

Not being familiar with the operation of a steam boiler I am unable to guess what the trouble' may have been but if I am to judge by the unanimous and hasty retreat of those on the job then all I can say as a layman that "something went wrong."

I am sure that those who reside or or who conduct their business in the above vicinity will agree with Ime that they have put up with

great annoyances during the past month due to the almost-con- tinuous noisy pounding, neverthe less great patience has been shown, as evidenced by the few com plaints which have appeared.

NARROWLY LIMITED But the first thing that occurs to me to say about this is that my own contacts with the rest of China makes me realise how much the average European, resident in Hong Kong misses through the fact that this Colony after all is rather narrowly limited. You have only to compare, for example, the news about China in the focal press with that given in the "North China Dally News" to realize how little we are in touch with the Chinese people. I do not think this is the fault of the press, it is largely geographical If we were in 0.5

close touch with Canton as Shang- halls with the Chinese city of Shanghai, and through it with Nanking we would find that con- tact reflected in the quality and extent of Chinese information in the local press, but I do think we should realize our limitation and

As a suitable reward for this great patience, may I ask the responsible parties the privilege of anding my own way out of this world without being forcibly blown out of 17

THE MINISTERING LEAGUE

Increase In Donations To Charities

“I think we can congratuiste ourselves that in this year of de-' pression' we have been able to raish $10,606 for charity and that 'we' "have "been able to increase our donations to several of the local charities 'wo support. Our donations to local charities amount to $9,799 and 3816.62 goes to Home Charities,♫”” remarked Mrs. R. M. Henderson, the President at the annual general meet- Ministering 'bog of the Hong Kong Ministering League” and

Children's League held at Helens May Institute yesterday morn-" Ing

Over thirty members were present at the meeting, including Lady" Southern, OBE. (Hon. Vice-Presiden}), Mrs. A. D. A. Mao- Gregor (vice-president), Mys, D. Kelvin-Stark (Hon. Treasurer), Mrs. C. E. L. Grist (Gen. Hon. Secretary), Mrs. D. W. Tratian, Mrs. R. H. Kotewall and Mrs. G.R. Sayer.

Mrs. Tratman Made President

Addressing the meeting, Mrs. R., the local charities we M. Henderson, the President, said:

The annual Report and Balance sheet have been in your hands for more than ten days and with your permission I will take them as read.

Mrs. Wolte, M.BE, our Presi- dent had to leave unexpectedly for home, last. October and I pro- mised to carry on until the Annual General Meeting: We have missed Mrs. Wolfe greatly, her organising Bowers and grasp of detalls are wonderful, and 'she gave of her very best to the Ministering League and M.C.L. During the past year as in former years the different branches have raised money in dependently, joining together for the 'Swimming Gala and Flag Day. The Gala was not a big success

"support.

Our donations to local charities amount to $9,790.00 and $318.62 goes to Home Charities. The Gar- rison. Ladies Help Society very gallantly came forward and offer- ed," as the Blind Home needed money so badly, to take $500.00 la- stead of $1,000.00 and so we wère able to give the Blind Home $1,-| 000.00 instead of the $500.00 we gave last year (applause).

LADY PEEL

Lady Peel, our Patroness, will be leaving us abortly and I know you' will all join with me in thanking her most heardly for her great kindness and help at all times and in wishing His Excellency and Lady Feel God-speed and great happiness (applause).. Mra» Bor-

Trusting you will and space for the above and with much appre-financially, but it certainly gaverett, one of our Vice Presidents, is ciation. I am

Yours, etc..

"SAFETY VALVE" Hong Kong April 9, 1935.

CINEMA ADMISSION PRICES

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Bir-I have seer various letters

the children a very happy after- hoon. The Flag Day was a new departure and considering we did not tap the Chinese districts at all it was, most successful, gross takings being $1,62400,

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also leaving us and will take with her all our good wishes and our grateful thanks for her continued help and interest. I feel I can- not thank the Committee" enough for the tremendous amount of work they have done and time they have given so ungrudgingly, sometimes at great inconvenience to themselves. They have done simply splendidly and their re- ward is the large

LATE MR. HAROON Before asking Bishop Hall to de- liver his address, Mr. M. K. Lo, the President, said: Since our last meeting I think you have read of the death of Mr. Haroon who used to be a regular visitor to our meet ings and who also gave us a very delightful paper on his experiences forbear from laying down the law of the present hard times. and and MCL but we have" always have been able to allocate to

as a journalist. I am sure I have

the approval and wishes of you all when I ask our Hon, Secretary to write a letter of condolence and sympathy to his widow and family. The President also announced that the following had been no- minated members of the Committee for the ensuing year:--Sky Willam Bornell, Eon. Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. T. B. Wilson, Mr. Li The Fong and Mr. M. J. B Mentargis.

THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS

Addressing the gathering, Bishop "Hall said: I was pressed by your secretary to give a title to my talk to-day. I gave him "From a Study

Window."

in the local press all of which have been urging the reduction in admission prices, and in view

over coffee cups about what hap the high rate of exchange affect pening in China. I do not claiming a good number in the Colony, myself that I have any right to do it is a pity that nothing can be so from the little I am able to see

as I travel about, but I have at least learned how little most of us know of what is happening in the life of our great neighbour.

The second' thing I notice from

done.

NAME CHANGED We have changed our name from Hong Kong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League to Hong Kong Ministering League

been and will always be called the M.C.L. and as such we are rather under a cloud. I hear people say "I am sick of the M.CL I would However, it is necessary to look much rather give to such and such at the position from both points a charity," not realising that the to view and therefore the follow-money the M.CL. collects is given ing facts may be of interest:-

to such charities. The MOL is a snapper up of unconsidered trides such

ás $2.00 for a Bridge and Mahjong Drive, $1.00 on a Flag Day, and there is no doubt that if the MCL did not collect in these ways the money would never

The expenses of the theatre, such as rent, rates, salaries wages, advertising, electricity and cooling piant are all payable in local cur- rency regardless of exchange and total several hundred dollars per

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charity. A special vote of thanks goes to Mrs. Grist, our retiring General Fion, Secretary who in- dertook the Secretaryship for a year despite all the work she had

on hand and who has been a tower of strength to us all (applause). and to Mrs. Kelvin Stark our Hon Treasurer who has mariaged our

my study window is what I should

nances most admirably during the like to call Sinophobia in so many

past year and who has promised Hong Kong residents. I believe it

to carry on during the coming is entirely due to ignorance and

year (applause). I want to thank lack of opportunity for traveling

most gratefully our many friends in China itself plus the experiences day. In your editorial. you men- be raised for charity for few of us, of the last decade. You will, for tion that you also consider admiar any, would think of putting $2.00 during the past year and in parti- and supporters for their great help example, hardly believe that whension prices should be reduced, but into an envelope and sending it cular Messrs Lowe. Bingham and two of us Europeans pushed our make no mention that you are to a charity. At the end of Matthews for once more kindly way into an already crowded bus prepared to assist in this by re- the financial year the whole auditing our accounts and to the in Canton last week so as not to during your scale of advertisement amount collected in such ways Fress for their valuable publicity. be late for the Canton Rotary meet-charges. If all the local compan 18, after great consideration,

(Applause).

ing we were both politely" offered | ies, were to assist in reducing apportioned to the

different charges to cinema houses, then local charities and

to the cinema houses in time would pass M.CL. Meath Homes in England. the savings on to their clients,

This year we have a small in In addition, we have the rent Memoriam donation to Dr. Bar- hire of films and here again the nado's. I feel if we could call our exchange is no factor in the east selves the Hong Kong Central of the is a fim distributing Charities Organisation it would companies take përčetitage of

describe what we do much better. the local currency takings.

I think we can congratulate our Moreover, the Government char-selves that in this ratuur ges in Entertainment Tax on id-pression we have been able to raise mission prices and although this $18,806.50 for abarity (applause) fact may have escaped, your hand that we have been able to in

actually it is a very heavy crease out donations to several of charge being as follows:

I want to explain that title by telling you two stories of clerical seats by two Chinese fellow travell- colleagues in Newcastle. The first ers. I thought for a moment that was a young and brilitant preacher, I must look very old but as my sharing incidentally with some companion could not be mistaken newspaper editors a liking for jaz for more than twenty-five, I really gon. He also had a precocious ladet it was natural-courtesy. I have of six who told him one day that had similar experiences wherever he wanted to be a clergyman when I have been. grow up. The father was natural- ly delighted at this early recogni- tion of parental merit, and asked the reason. The reply was disturb Ing. “Because I want to be able to sit in my study all day long with my feet on the mantle-piece read ing a book."

Another fellow parson in New- castle once saw from his study window a white black bird. Herein is an allegory and a problem. Was It because he was a parson looking from his study window that he saw

A FORWARD OUTLOOK The third lng I feel with in-

creasing conviction is the necessity for a forward outlook. it is very dimicult for a Colony to remember Lots wife, it is dimenit for Hong Bour not to look wistfully to Europe rather than creatively, jo the Pacific, but we must remem- ber Lot's wife.

I was crowing the ferry once with a young Chinese tron Canton fill-

ed with patriotic fervour. He said

to me "Hong Kong has received

a black bird white, or is it possible. Its quietus. If that were true it that & parson's study window has would be a very bad thing for Can- advantages for seeing what is east-ton." I am convinced that nothing

Where the payment for admia- sion excluding the Duty

exceeds 20 cects but does not were no first-tún housë, rai which exceed 50 cents 5 cents Cistributors are depende‹ for the exceeds 50 cents but does not major portion of their earnings,

exceed $1

to cents there could be no second-run exceeds $1 but does not exceed houses at these prices

A MIRACLE In proposing the adoption of the report and statement of ac counts, Lady Bouthorn expressed appreciation for the tremendous amount of work the committee and members had done and the real- tion of over $10,000 which, she said, was a miracle in these hard times, and fo

Referring to Mrs. Henderson's suggestion for the change of name Lady Southern said that it was a good suggestion for arthough she did not know the reason why, the name MCL had been much abused,

Mrs. R. Bayer seconded the motion, and on behalf of the Hong Konz Eenerolent Society of which she is the President, expressed thanks to the League for having

20 cent) — 1 quite agree with Tim-Fan in generoudly donated $2,000 to the

This, on the prices prevailing, one of your recent issues that the Bodett.

The motion was carried unanika.

ELECTION OF OFF

ly overlooked from other potats of but a vigourous polley of coopera-represents the following percent Clovernment should reduce the view? In favour of the latter in- tion between Hong Kong and Can-ages-11, 17, 10, 13.3, which far Entertainment Tax. As far as 1 ously.

is no other indus terpretation are the swans of Austan will make for the prosperity exceed the actual fronts of throw the

in Hoby Rồng that Has tralla black? Every man whoever and progress of both cities. Liver-theatres

From the average of a first-run tak om its barnltigs and learnt logic learned to say "all pool and Manchester, Glasgow and swans are white, until Australia Edinburgh, Leeds and Bradford at theatre are deducted the percent in other British places.such as set every school of logic in a flus-once suggest themselves. Customs age charged by the distributors dia ina the Straits etc. & char ter by saying "Australian swans are black

My title, then, is "From a Study Window." I you want a text it is **A white bird."

barriers are not insuperable,

When the question of an Assis tant Blahop for the Diocese was raised I was asked if I thought Canton would ever become a separ

as rental for their aims and the for rates thould surel balance is in the majority of ed from the tax amo cases insumcient to mest exper-be borne in mind

such a podl ses, so it is very clear that no ze comes duction can be made in the ad- mission prices unless charge can be reduced

In fact I thought it might aldate Diocese. I said I did not think your digestion and possibly amuse so, we are so closely linked. I never you if I tried for ten minutes to preach in the Chinese Church in ated.

show you something of Hong Kong as I see it from my study window.

First of all I did not think any rado could be ás happy or as oc- ipled as I have been since I ar Lived Happy because I have the rivilege of living in this beautiful where there is so much

Regardless

Canton without seeing some of our Hong Kong church members in the congregation. The terrine pressure - that on boat and train during Ching Ming festival is further evidence of the number of people who live in both cities

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