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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1935.

BEAUTY OF

OF JAVA DESCRIBED COLOURFUL R.A.

DR. WU

WU LIEN

LIEN TEH GIVES INTERESTING TALK TO ROTARIANS

Greetings From Wales

The beauty and attractions of Bali (in Java) and Hong Kong were compared and discussed yesterday by Dr. Wu Lien Teh China's foremost medical map and a plague expert when he spoke on the subject of Bali ve Hong Kong to a large gathering at the Weekly Tiffin of the Rotary Club at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday.

Dr. Wu-treated the subject in humorous vein and at the close of it he voiced the hope that the Hong Kong Rotary Club would in the near future

eliminate the scourge of tuberculosis in Hong Kong.

do its utmost to

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Prof. L. Forster who presided stated that the presence of two ladies' with them Lady's that afternoon was due to a misnaderstanding that the function was to be a Day" but he assured the gathering that next week would be one when Miss Phyllis Brown would be asked to speak.

Continuing Prof. Forster said that they had with them many medical men some of whom had just attended the Conference in Canton. On behalf of the Club he wel- comed them and in particular Dr. Clarke Begg of Swanser (Wales), He was sure Dr. Begg would have something to say to the Hong Kong Rotarians,

Dr. Begg stated that he had been asked to convey his greetings from the Swan- sca Club and he therefore availed himself of the opportunity.

Dr.

In introducing the speaker Prof. Forster said that some time ago he had the pleasure of doing the pleasant duty and to-day he had very little more to add. Wu had just finished attending the Conference in Canton and also one in Australia. Dr. Wu earlier in his life had fought His name

had gone beyond the medical world. the plague scourge in Manchuria and is at present in the Quarantine Bureau in Shang- hai. Dr. Wu had also done a lot in the research field and has lately published a book on Chinese medicines from the early days.

Addressing the gathring Dr. Wu

· said:-

For the

the news- pas: week paper have been a full of the doings of the Medical Conference held in Canton that you may per- haps be tired of hearing anything further on this matter from me. however illustrating it may be. I have therefore ventured to come

to-day before you, and ask your twenty indulgence for the next minutes, to speak upon a subject which is still fresh in my memory. especially, as the Americans say, possesses a kick in it: The subject is Balt versus Hang Kong.

when it

Whereas Hong Kong is a small subtropical

square island of 32 miles, lying 22 degrees north of the equator, Bali has the considerabir area of 2,200 square miles, and directly east of the big island of Java from which it is separated by a narrow strait, Ball 13 act- ally situated between 8 and 9 de

While grees south of the equator. small Hong Kong has an immense. population of from 600 to 700,000 concentrated practically in the city of Victoria, Ball's one million pop- Its main ation is largely · rural. port 19 Buleleng situated, as in the case of Victoria, on the north of capital. the island, while its

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1926 and buried the neighbouring women, now lost in China. but still village of the same name.

BALL

Artillerymen In

Festive Mood"

What with the dashing uniforms and accoutrements of the Royal Artillery, intermingled with the gay dresses of the ladies, the first floor at Hotel Cecil last night presented a very animated and jovial scene when the Warrant Omcers, Statt Sergeants and Sergeants of the Royal Artillery held their Second Annual Ball

The function which was voted an unqualified success was attended by over two hundred persons, every- body entered into the spirit of the ball and when it ended in the wee hours of the morning many were loath to leave the Hotel.

Hotel Ceci was tastefully de- corated for the occasion. The en trance leading to the Hit was adorned with coloured lights and greenery and mounted with two 1810 cannons of the Napoleonic

Wars.

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FORGED NOTE CASE

Chinese Found Guilty

Mitigation was asked by Mr. Leo D'Aimada, Jnr., instructed by Mr. H. A. de B. Botelbe for Tam Bul Hong, unemployed when he was found guilty by a jury at the Bu- preme Court yesterday charged bo- fore, the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor with utering a forged $50 bank note of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.

Mr. E. H. Williams, the Assistant Attorney General, prosecuted and the following jurors were em- panelled: Messrs: L. Jack (tore- man), O. T. May, Loong Tam Tin. F. J: Sulzbach, Teo Wing Kal, G. Watson, and I. S. Castro.

Evidence was given by Mr. J. M. Pinna of the Chartered Bank re-

garding the prominent points of the forgery after which the com- plainant, her son, and C.P. 59 cor-

the 'Crown's roborated

opening statement. The forged note was sold to have been given as payment for advance rent.

The Ballroom itself was dressed in gala attire with streamers, balloons and coloured lights spread- ing the whole length of the room. The Bandstand was spotlighted with the Crest of the Regiment Addressing the jury His Lord- placed in front with a 1810 cannon ship (said that the jury must re- of the Waterloo period on each side. member that there were twa The huge portrait of His Majesty, charges against the accused, one of King George V, was hung behind uttering a forged bank note know- the Band in full view of the ing it to be false and the other audier.ce.

of uttering a forged bank note. Dancing which started shortly It had not been disputed that the after 8.30 went with a swing and a accused had handed the note to touch of novelty was added to it Mrs. Wong and another point to the introduction of "Spot consider was whether the accused tz" Dances, The Novelty Fox had known all along that the note was a forgery or not. Mr. Pinna Trot, "The Gentlemen Excuse Me

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MADE IN ENGLAND The, surviving in Slam, Burmah, Jave deserted spot with its burnt vegeta and even Angkor in Cambodia. The two most popular kinds of dancing are:

still seen. From a tion can

Ball offers scenic point of view plenty of interesting material, the Dutch authorities have within the last ten years bullt numerous roads, first radiating from Buleleng, th northern port, and then converging

atory.

(a) the "Djanger," here fourteen men and fourteen girls squat upon Dance" and "The Ladies Excuse Me had testified that it was a very

the ground in a square, seven girls. facing seven of the same sex, and seven men facing the other seven.

THE "ARDJA"

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again to Den Pasar (the Market), The leader or Dag sits in the mid- the picturesque native capital in die and directs the hole perform-' The musicians, "numbering the south: whose king did not sub-ance. mit unti 1912, in which year he about twenty, play behind. While assembled all his wives and rela-they sing, they make gestures with

their hands and eyes. tives in the open grounds of the to commit palace, ordered them suicide by each one plunging h.s (b) The Ardia," where two or or her own dagger (kris) into the more young girls, usually under 14, stand up and dance in the open heart, himself 'setting the example.

sequel to this

air to the accompaniment of music There le a One of the favourite wives hap-only on a smaller scale than the pened to be on a visit to the north and therefore missed the crder: she was advised to stay behind and utilise the proceeds from the sale of her jewellery for opining a business on her account. This lady, now old, can still be Seen managing her popular shop. where attractive articles of Ba- linese art such as wood carvings, batiks, kris. masks, etc., are eagerly European bought by tourists at prices.

AGRICULTURE

To the lover of agriculture, there is nothing so fascinating as the unending rows of rice terraces, starting from about the middle of the mountains and descending in manner

the most picturesque possible to the valley beneath, each čne bathed by surplus water from

the one above, until the last is reached, when the water is con- ducted along convenient channels for bathing purposes. We are in- formed that this remarkable' sys- tem of irrigation as devised by the Balinese themselves and has existed for hundreds of years. And what wonderful crops they produce! We hav: nothing

Dance"

Master Gunner and Mrs. G. F. Bentley were there to receive the guests, while the onerous duties of

Master of Ceremony fell on no Packham who with his charm and witty remarks added much to the

better shoulders than Sergeant

humour of the ball

The success of the ball was due to no small measure to their ener-

getic secretary, Mr. R. Cleasby, whose untiring efforts in the matter of arrangements and catering to the needs of the guests left nothing to be desired. The management of Hotel Cecil also did much to tur- ther the success.

good forgery which might deceive the ordinary man.

The jury returned a verdict of

guilty after a short retirement.

Defendant admitted two previous

conv.clans one in 1924 and another in 1929.

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Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr, in plead- ing, for mitigation said that, it ap- peared strange that the prosecu- tion had not mentioned of the pre- vlous convictions earlier in the case and It was quite possible that the present indictment was one of the results of these convictions. It Djanger. When occasion demands

was hard for a man to live down a youth may arise, to challenge

Among the invited guests were.

two previous convictions but the the movements of the other party

accused had kept clear of the law" The dresses worn he the dancers Brig. H. G. Seth Smith and Mrs.

for the last six years doing a are usually gorgeous, being made Seth Smith, Col. Hearle and Mrs. of satin, while the hats are gilt, and Hearle, CoL E, 8t.. G. Kirke and legitimate business selling goods similar to those seen on the Chin- Mrs. Kirke, Col, LC, Lewis and between Hong Kong and Canton stage. One of the famous Mrs. Lewis, and Col. H. C, Bar-Defendant had a wife and three children dependant on him, Sen- Chinese plays Sl-ping-kuel-irisson.

Balinese produced by

Lt. Col. R. L. Johnson and Mrs. | tence was postponed till this morn- actually under the original name and the Johnson, Lt.-Col. C. H, Kuhne, Lt. ing. movements and gestures of the Col. A. M. Fordham, Lt.-Col. H, B. here and heroine are remarkably snesy, though the language used is Malay. Other evidences of an- clent culture found in Bali are the Sung and Ming porcelain bowls and dishes attached to the stupas and walls of temples; most of these have alas been replaced by moceru

ese

L. Dowbiggin and Miss Dowbiggin, Lt. Col. H. H. Blake and Mrs. Blake, and Lt.-Col. Hartgill.

Major J. 8. Drennan, Major H. M. J Mcintyre and Mrs. McIntyre, Major F L L. F. Roupeli, Major W. L. Eastwick-Field, Major H. H. Dempsey and Mrs. Dempsey, Major imitations by vandals or impoverbell, Major E. C. B. Shannon and M-H. A. Campbell and Mrs. Camp-

ished priests. Another Striking evidence or early contact between Mrs. Shannon, and many others.

China and Ball lies in the presence of millions of the Chinese brass cash places with a square hole in the centre, which up to the end of the Ching Cynasty used to cir- culate freely all over China. Well, these curlous quins are legal tend er in Ball and neighbouring islands China like Lombox, are held in strings which can rival them. The grain of 1,000 or so and are exchange- is big and strong, and when pro-able at the rate of 700 to a guilder, ceeding to the mill or market the One cash coin can purchase in the native farmer has only to tie the street a glass of sweetened colour stalks together, siring them on two ed water or three bananas.

á pole and carry them ends of without fear of any grain falling

Singaradja (Llon King). lies come by and contains a population of under 30,000, of whom 5,000 are

the Chinese. In

whole Island there live about 12,000 Chinese, but they have been there so long-as far back as the Sung dynasty 800 years ago and have so much in- termarried with the natives of the soll, taking to their names as well "as customs, that it is often hard the two to distinguish between Anyhow the figure of 12,000 is con- Aned to Chinese acknowledging themselves as such. In Ball, as elsewhere in the Netherlands In- dies, the Chinese are the main shopkeepers, storing clothing, "foort and other necessaries of life for both Dutch (of whom there are only a few hundreds) and the Balinese, and also buy and sell the agricultural products of the land. such as cattle, pigs, carabao and horses on one hand, and coffes, tobacco, rice, and coconuts on the other. The shipping is entirely in the hands of the Netherlanders The most auccessful Chinese mer- ebants are from southern Fukien but Cantonese, Hakkas and Hai-strong rays, lars come a good second. One Amoy emigrant who landed at Buleleng 00 years ago rose to be the chler commercial adviser of the local prince, was appointed 'major', amassed a big fortune, and his picturesque graveyard in still one of the sights there.

GOOD CLIMATE Although distinctly tropica, Ball

Staterloo imate, possesses fresh sea breezes blowing in from every corner of the unbroken

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coast-line. Furthermore, there are very beautiful mountains, the highest reaching 10,600 feet, at the base of which has been built the largest temple on the island, with thirty or more pagodas and cap- able of accomodating en festive Occasions at least 10,000 persons, There is even one famous volcano, Gunong Batoor 8,000 feet high, whose latest eruption took place in

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On the highest points of the mountains they cultivative coffee, which requires the shade of a fir- I ke tall tree to protect it from the

.coconut

of the

BALINESE CUSTOMS. The Bailneve ars'a very religious people. Favoured by nature in the way of climate and food supply, they have ample leisure for social contacts, religious festivals, music and play. Along the main mads, sun. The you will see one entrance gate to thrives on the sandy ten or more familles, the members plains, while all sorts of tropical of which entertain one another. fruits, like ramboosteens, man- dance and sing together, and join in their religious ceremonies, such gostiens, durian, selak, mangoes, chikus, oranges, and even the things cost them practically no Chinese lichee are found growing in thing in coin, for their food con- abundance, And the most inter- sists mainly esting thing in that there are no regular seasons for the planting and gathering of rice; nature seems to exert her utmost to help these simple 'Balinese folk.

the house of the operator. When the time comes for a girl to get married, she is supposed to elope with the young man-only with the knowledge and permission of the parents she then stays with the bridegroom for three days, after which the young man approaches the supposedly indignant parents, their forgiveness, and asks for pays some "compensation. The only time when teal anxiety ëh- ters the household is when "an elder dies. On this occasion im- ported paper and cloth has to be purchased, hired help needed and fire kindled for the

cremation

remony. Lately, the poorer pee "Die have taken to burying their dead arst in the "village until a suitable number has been reached, when one joint cremation care mony is undertaken and money inus saved.,

WOMEN WORK

In another case Chau Chok Hung

who pleaded guilty before His Lordship, the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor to uttering a forged $50 bank note of the Char-

tered Bank of India, Australia and China at Kowloon an October 30, 1935 was sentenced to 24 years hard

labour.

Mr. E. H. Williams, the Assis- tant Attorney General prosecuted.

WOMAN CHARGED

Before the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell and the following Jury at the Supreme Court yesterday: Messra A.Bro- atedt (foreman), "C. L' Rocha, E. Joffe, Ip Chung Shu, T. Redmond, Pang Fuk Chuen and L. Chardiner Wong Bun Mun a 30-year-old mar ried woman was charged with uttering a forged $10 note of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China at the Wing Lung hard- Ware store at No. 5 Hilller Street on October 24..

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Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, the Assistant Crown Solicitor who prosecuted 'stated that on October 18 defendant had made a purchase from the Hung Fat Leather Shop, at No. 9. Mercer Street and had proferred a $10 note which was later found to be a forged, one! On October 24 Yue Kwal Chan an employee of the store saw the defendant in the street and trail- ed her to the Wing Lung Shop As in Eurmah, the women do

where she offered another $10 of fruit: vegetables

most of the work, attend to bust- note for a purchase." She hinted and rice and sometimes pork,

ness, proceed to market and run the that the note might be a forged which are all produced in their household. The men usually stay

cie and it was found to be so. compound. When a festival is on, behind, tend to the children and Evidence was then called to the bananas and other fruit are bey ghelms cocks, which they commorate the charge after collected placed in a basket or

szem to love more than human which Wong Sun Mun, the accus- heaped up on a tray and carried beings. In Ball, Cock fighting used ed giving evidence in the dock on the heads of the women to the to be the sport of kings, every one dented the charge and stated that temple, where the priests bless indulged in it from the highest she was not asked regarding them with holy water, after which

to the lowest; special thatch- whether she was able to produce

witnesses. they return home and share the covered arenas wire

erected to repast among themselves. When a watch the game, and big sums of child is born the friends congre- money changed hands. It would sate to x the game, when a girl take too long to describe the approaches maturity and the up- technique of cock-fighting, but in Der teeth require to be led, she the fast serious ones, each cock

In a chair on the

(Continned' on/Page:11 shoulders of her male friends - to

Now passing to amusements one 28 mruck by the comparatively ad- vanced state of their music, both the instruments, dancing and tune reminding one of the early Tang culture, 1,300 years ago, for we notice the Bet of brass

(gamalan) hammered on by the leader, the two-faced oval drum, the bamboo-pipa organ, the bam boo duts, and other components of la carried 1

the Chinese orchestra played by

After His Lordship had sumined: up, the Jury retired for 15 minutes and returned an unanimous ver dict of "guilty against the accus

ed

Sentence was however deferred til: this mor

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