1936-12-18 — Page 7

Society For Protection Of Children

(Continued from Page 1)

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow (Pre- sident addressing the mecting sald:-

It is my privilege to welcome your Excellency and Lady Caldecott and to thank you, on behalf of the Society, for honouring us by your presence. (Applause).

one else. (Applause). To him this self-imposed work has been 9. labour of love.

When he was undertaking, the onerous duties of Honorary Secre- tary and "Honorary Director, he often put in a full day's work for

the Government and at the same time almost another day's work for In 1930 the Secretary of State for the Society out of office hours, His the Colonies, Lord Passfeld, sug-

burning zeal for improving the lot gested to Sir Cecil Clementi, the of the poor children, and his great then Governor of Hong Kong, the pity for them and tor their strug- founding of a Society for the Pre-gling mothers have converted many

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936.

SOUNDING OF RETREAT

By Royal Ulster Rifles

away

WHARF COOLIE SENTENCED

Eight Years For Manslaughter

UNPROVOKED ATTACK

LIBEL ACTION

SUCCEEDS

DEFAMATORY

ARTICLE &

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of 900 and costs was awarded by the Jadgment in favour of the plaintiff Puisne Judge, Mr. J. J. Hayden, in the The Criminal Sossions concluded Kam-loo, af 289 Tai Nam Street, who Summary Court yesterday, to Leung yesterday with the case against Librought an action for libel against the Sai-ho, 21, whart coolie, who was

Yat Pe in respect of Tại Chung arraigned before the Chief Justice, article which appeared in the news- the manslaughter of Ng Shua-tak, 32, dgment was reserved until the Bir Atholl MacGregor, on a charge of paper regarding him. Execution of the at Elaiphong Road on October 24.

appeal, applied by the defendants, is beard. plaintiff while the defendants were Mr. F. I. Zimmern appeared for

The following jurors were empanell- ed:Messrs. W. Eggs (foreman) J. 8. Pomeroy, Woo How-ching, A. M. Eca,

vension of Cruelty to Children. Si: people who were at arst apathetic Cairo, then soned. First of all in. 31. Xavier, Yip Sik-lung and Crepresented by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones:

Cecil Clementi acted on the sugges tion with enthusiasm and a few of us got together for this purpose. We were fortunate in being able to

secure the interest of Mr. T. M. Hazlerigs who had already had considerable experience of such work

One of our garliest decisions was to adopt a name which was more" in keeping with the work done by societies of this nature, and the appropriate name "The Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Chil dren" was chosen.

GOVERNMENT INTEREST The Society has been fortunate In securing the interest of the successive occupants of Government House. Sir Cecil Clémenti retained his interest in our work even after he had left Hong Kong. Sir Wil Ham Peel, when in the Colony at tended our annual meetings and he and Lady Peel were always anxious to further any objects that might beneft the children of the Colony. You. Sir, when you arrived in Hong Kong, gave the clearest indication of your interest in all social activi- ties, and one of your earliest acts was to consent to become patron

of this Society. (Applause).

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even unsympathetic, into en thusiastic fellow-workers for the now

cause. His splendid work has teen Colon 20 have been in the Crown torney-General'appested for the pro- | sa balance of wages for June, 1936,

highly appreciated by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in England that they have made him a member

Yesterday evening the 1st Bn. Thu Royal Ulster Rifles Feld their mouthly Retreat Parade at Murray Barracks Parade Ground, commencing as. 5.15 | p.m. A very large crowd of spectators turnal out to watch this interesting display which has become so popular on the Island and one and all went fully satisfied with what they bad soon and heard.

The 1st Bn. The Royal Ulater Rifles has been abroad since September, 1933 and, since that date, the sounding of Retreat has been faithfully carried out in avery station in which they have been

In the Holy City of Jera Austin. salem, followed by Alexandria andi Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant At $1,000, which included claims for $10 plaintiff originally claimed of Hong Kong for practically accution.

$30 for one month wages in lieu of "It is of interest to note that this Mr.

In Villiams stated that the facts allowance, due to him "ns sports the case for the Crown, notice and $8 for one month's food Regiment was at one time called "The were that on the day in question the correspondent for the newspaper. Royal Irish Hides", but the name was accused was involved in a quarrel with changed in 1931 to that of Ulster the decessed over a gambling debt in plantif Justice Hayden said: "I In rendering judgment for the

had the "Irish Harp and Crown' as a Road. It was

a pair of bamboo libel." up Harp and Crown the Latin motto chop -sticks and attacked the accused Quis Separabit" which means "Who with these with the result that the Shall Separate Us. This motto is all accused wax injured in the

eye. the more significant beause of the accused left the premises and went to patriotian of Ulster which has stead- hai England, the country. her soldiers away a piece of firewood but was fastly refused to be separated framcery store where he attempted to from so doing by the shop have served so well for one hundred accountant who, instead, gave him two and thirty years.

pieces of paper to wipe the blood on bis cheek.

a year.

of their Council. While we in Hong Rifles. Since the year 1812, they have their coolie quarters at the de- and I hold the publication to be a tion and guidance, his work will badge. In 1932 was nuded to the consed picked alle 15 Haiphong deside that the article is defamatory

Kong shall soon miss his co-opera-

live after him and will ever be a source of inspiration to us all and to generations to come. (Applause).

GOVERNOR'S SPEECH HE. the Governor' said;—" I am very grateful for the Pre- sident's kind words of welcome; In reply I can only say that there no gathering which my wife

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As a aband, the Royal Ulster Rides have no peer in Hong Kong and the standard of music they produce is

The

and I could attend with greater encef, borond criticism as is the direction of Canton Road when"

interest

pleasure, sympathy and than the annual meeting of this Society for the Protection of Children. The world of to-day seems to have run amuck and we hardly dare open our newspapers. I suggest however that as Christ mas approaches we focus our at- tention more on what we have cause to be thankful for than on what we need to be fearful for. Let us for example remember that pever before in the history of As President of the Society dur-mankind has the clalm

of the ing the whole of its life, I can say child on the Community received that we have been extraordinarily such universal recognition.. well served by an active and en-us be thankful for this and for thusiastle Executive Committee. the men and women Their work on behal! of children 1 brought it about, not forgetting who have not confined only to their services the great name of Charles Dickens

great though there are) to this who more than Society.

The active work of the Society has attracted many ladies, as well as members of the professions and

business men. Some record of our

Let

any other single

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Weekly Return

In the Colony of Hong Kong in- cluding the Jaland, Kowloon and

the New Territories during the week ending at 3 am. on Saturday, the 12th instant, there were alto-

gether 49 traffic accidents, as the result of which 1 person was killed and 19 persons were injured.

The person killed, a Chinese male, died as the result of injuries received when he was kriccked down. by a public motor car whilst running across the road.

pedestrians, who were either walk- Of the persons injured, 11 were

Several minutes later deceased was walking along Haiphong Road from by the demand for their the accused went up to the war and services on the radio. It is rarely struck him on the head with a piece of indeed, that Hong Kong is blessed iran with such a novelty as a Bugle Register which he had in his hand. The deceased was later removed to the stir the heart or instill one with a true ed until ment and no music, has the power to hospital by "vember 8 when he died the police where he linger- spirit of patriotism like that of a from meningitis arising from a septic bugle banning, the first item on the he received from Li Sai-ho.

scalp wound as a result of the injuries programme was band and bugle The accused then asked to give march, entitled "Les Poilus". evidence in his own favour in the was followed by the band march witness box and related his own story called "The Officer of the Day". Then of the affair. According to him, dece- the complete thirty-two buglers play-ased and he had a quarrel over a gaming or running across the road and

that striking march, the 44th and bling debt in the first game and as

The deceased had lost 18 were struck by vehicles. .. Durhams, after which the band alone cents to him

One bus passenger and 3 tramcar played The Connaught Rangers". he Again the buglers took their t

owed Ng .bax two centa pre passengers rturn, this

were injured whilst was then indebted alighting from a moving motor bus time blowing that old-time march to him for 14 cents. The accused wor

ously, deceas Ban

selection of sweet old Irish Country lost 15 cents to him. "Austria". The band then rendered the next game and the deceased thus and moving tramcars respectively.

and buglers struck up Airs, after which the complete band popular piece of the evie This is the most "The | South Down Slilitin."

rendered by the band and munner in which it was magnificent. The next item was

was truly short fantare based on Suppe's light cavalry overture, before the actual sounding of Retrest by the massed buglers at 5.46 p.m. promptly.

The proceedings terminated with the playing of the National Anthem,

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Defendant then told the Court that developed following which Ng Shan- the deceased swore at him to which he replied accordingly. An argument

One bicyclist was injured through. falling from the vehicle whilst in motion.

One ricksha driver, one bicyclist

person, I think, awakened the Br. Sou famous old piece of music tak attacked him with a pair of and a motor cycle driver were in-

tish conscience in the matter. But you will say. precept is precept and practice is practice. and if society has at last got its thoughts work is contained in our annual right and straight about children. reports but of necessity, much what about Its acts? unrecorded,

WELFARE CENTRES

Well. that is where this society (and other Societies like it) come in. as after reading, our annual report you will alf realize, there is no possible getting out. On the contrary we shall go on getting in, deeper and deeper, for nobody who directs his steps into the forest of problems that surround children will ever come out of the wood.

NUTRITION

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CHILDREN'S

ENTERTAINMENT

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chop-sticks and injured his left fured as the result of collisions be- cyc. The accused stated that he tween, vehicles. Road and while, passing a grocery lisions between vehicles: 19 were then гад out iato Haiphong Of the 49 aceldents, 20 were col- store he stumbled against a pile firewood. The shop accountant called collisions between vehicles and out to him whereupon he apologised pedestrians; and 10 accidents were himself. After the shop accountant due to other causes. had given him two pieces of wipe the blood off his face he went cidents were as follows:- paper to

Vehicles "involved in the 40 ac- down

Haiphong Road again and, being afraid of meeting the deceased, he Type of vehicles Nos, of accidents armed himself with a ship'a rivet to Private motor car

Motor lorry protect himself,

Continuing, the prisoner stated that he met the deceased in the road and The children's entertainment given went up to him. He seized the by pupils of the Peak School and deceased hair and during the pupils of Miss Violet Capell at the struggle, Ng Shun tak pulled the acc Helens May Institute yesterday after used's jacket over his head. Deceased Bicycle noon was well attended, the juvenile struck him several blows and tried to audience thoroughly enjoying the pro-press him down to the ground where- he struck out at random with upon gramme.

The programme was as follows:- the piece of iron.

In reply to a question put to hims Children of the Peak School by the prosecution, accused denied Songs and Dances, Vena and June that he waited purposely to attack Mansell, accompanied by birs. Mansell the deceased.

"The Apple of Discord" A Greek Chan Kwai Lam, a fellow coolie of

Until 1930 there had been no organised attempt to deal with the general needs of children in Hons Kong. To-day, to mention, a little only, of the work done for children, the Government conduct, exceed ingly well-equipped and ably managed infant welfare centres. The Society has three branches and four whole time Inspectors. 81

A new avenue in the forest, for John's Ambulance Brigade has & children's ward in their hospital at instance, has just been opened up -Cheung Chau. The Chinese sisters by this Nutrition question, and s of the Precious Blood Convent run newspaper has exhorted this 80-by Living Book of Nursery Rhymes

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Publie motor car

Motor bus Motor, cycle Tramcar

Total

a children's hospital and clinic at ciety to bring pressure on Govern- Shamshuipo. The Government has ment to explore it. Hear, hear! I promised to start a chlidren's hos. like pressure. Some people. I am Play: Coinposed and Performed, by the accused, was put into the witness pital when funds are available afraid, talk of Colonial Govern-Senior Children of the Peak School, box at the request of the prisoner, but Central British School was held in the i

to

were

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Above all, the needs of our children are always kept before the public.

WELL SPENT YEARS

wrong

ments yielding pressure as Scene 1.-The Wedding Feast of though they

Inanimate Peleus and Thetis; Scene 2On the lumps of dough or sacks of sand. Slopes of Mount Ida; Scene 3.-The

| Olympic Games at Troy,

That is, I submit. quite

I think we can look back on phraseology. A Colonial Govern- several well spent years, and can ment, is thank goodness, often say that we have laid a foundation energized by the pressure of well-tunately includes a farewell pre-

so can, in informed and well-considered pub- Sentation: During the past the future, build with every assur ic opinion and I can conceive of have heard much, read much and ance that its foundations are well

no more welcome or more healthy seen much of local social service. and truly laid.

In saying this, a stimulus; to such pressure it will The Httle leaven that leaveneth the President of the Society, not yield, a purely passive reflex, the lump is never in itself a very 4 claim that we have achieved no but respond

more than a beginning only, and ai

and react-words noticeable constituent; it silently bare beginning of the work that is

cooperative and permeates and activates the whole progressivt acceptance. And as without any display or even per- regards its pursuit of this particu-haps disclosure of individuality. lar problem of malnutrition Gov Now I am quite certain Imm what I have heard, read and seen

to be done' for our children.

MR. T. M. HAZLERIGG

which connote

I have already briefly referred to ernment will have the backing. of Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. Mr. Hazlerigg the pressure if you prefer that that I am not wrong in likening will in about a month's time leave term, not only of this Society but Mr. Hazlerigg to the little leaven. Hong Kong on retirement. The of the Colonial once and the and that his has been the basic General and Executive Committees. of the Society have avalled them day I received a long despatch League of Nations. Only yester selves of this meeting to make a from the Secretary of State on the small presentation to him as a mark of their high esteem and re-subject with some very interesting gard sa well as their deep appra

enclosures.

this and many other philanthropic energizing influence and agency 1 enterprises in Hong Kong. (Ap- plause). I know that he loathes publicity of any sort and that he clation of what he has done for the BUDGET DISAPPOINTMENT may feel embarrased. by our re- Society. (Applause). The gift is in There are other points brought ferences to him this afternoon. "the form of a bound volume of the forward in tals Society's annual | Nevertheless as Patron of this Bo- "annual reports of the Society report, and in press comments on i ciety and Governor of this Colony which, I must any, is all that Mr. it in which Governmentsi action I must and I do publicly thank Hazlerigg-it-willing to accept, and is suggested in other directions him for services which will not which it will be my pleasure pre- It has been a great regret and dis only re long in our personal sently to ask your. Excellency to appointment to me that my nis memories but have a permanent present to him.

Budget in this Colony has been nonument in the betterment of dictated by a still present, "though conditions for the children of It is impossible to exaggerate the I hope lessening, depression and by Hong Kong (Applause). service which Mr. Hazlerigg kan obscurity, rather than security, of Lastly desire to thank all who rendered to the Society in particu- future outlook. We are in fact have worked for, and all who have lar, and to the children of the only just holding our trenches given to this Society during the Colony in general (Applause). He and are quite unable to sound the Dast year. - When Christinas comes is one of its founders, was its first advance. I am nevertheless bold let us all have ears to hear, and Honorary Director, and has served to hope that things will imprare so listen to the call of the Master on the Executive Committee and and that, when they do, those who across the centuries General Committee from the very press for an extension of public beginning, (Applause). I would be social services will back me in stating a plain fact when I say that pressing also for the extra Enza- he has done more for the Society Hon necessary to finance them, and for the general welfare of the As the President has told you children in Hong Kong than any-our agenda this afternoon untor- (Continued on Back Page.)

ONE OF FOUNDERS

"Whosoever shall dye to drink unto one of these little ones a cop of cold water only in the name of a disciple, he shall in no wise lose his reward" (Applause),

No

FANCY DRESS PARTY

The annual fancy dress party of the

he stated that beyond seeing the two

Peninsula Hotel yesterday afternoon men struggle together in 14 Haiphong members of the staff, parents and and was largely attended by pupils, Road he know nothing further.

friends and former pupils. stone Accused: He is not telling the

was left unturned to give the children hief Justice: He is your witness. joined in the fun of the afternoon. A a. really jolly time and everybody Justice stated that it might as well

Addressing the jury, the Chief sumptuous repast was served after of was including de which games were played and the evidence against the accused was old-time favourite, Bir

the

scanty information given by the eyeing, & play, entitled "Make Believe" very satial ctory because of the Coverley. In the course of the even- witnesses of the affair.

A verdict of "guilty" being brought was very well received. There was a was presented by the old pupils and in by the jury, the Chief Justice regalaxy of fancy dress costumes among marked: "We have here a very un-

which were many of original designs. provoked, cowardly attack."

Sentence of eight years hard labour Among those present were the Rev. was passed on the prisoner.

G. E. 8. Upadell, Headmaster of the School, and Mra. Upsdell.

not

WEDDINGS

NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO

POLAND APPOINTED

The forthcoming weddings are an worth Bond, architect, of Dina House nounced between Gerald Hollings- Duddell Street, and Bridget Marion,

Mr. Wei Chen-chu, it is understood, Lockhart Smith, nursing sister, of will succeed Mr. Chang Hain-hat who Braga, motor sales manager, of 11 Minister to Poland. Kowloon Hospital; and between Paul was recently recalled, as Chinese Knuteford Terrace, and Audrey Winsel, secretary, of 23a Cameron Road.

HARBOURING CASE REMANDED

NO SEASICKNESS FOR SHAW

Bernard Shaw (relates the "British. Medical Journal") adopted relaxation to combat seasicknes

Tam uk alias, Tam Kung 39, married woman, and Wong Chi were brought before Mr. QA Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday on a charge of harbouring a girl undez ie, a

Mr. M. A da Silva, representing the defendante, summoned Lau Hol-chun, the district watchman, for assaulting the second defen- dant on two occasions: auton COLONY'S HEALTH

The case was again remanded. till, December 23 When the two Two cases each ôt diphtheria and charges of harbouring and assault enteric fever, were notified by the will both be heard. Mr. Q A A Health Authorities during the 24 Macfadyen granted the request, nours ending on December 18.

Once when, crossing to France aur. ing the war in a destroyer he illustrate ed his method to a party of journalists by walking up and down completely relaxed, with the needing expl

"I'm not seasick, he exclaimed ultantly," "No," said E. W. Maining- ham, who was in the party “But you've made all the rest of us seasick /**

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