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MASON'S

DELICIOUS

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SAUCE.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST:—E. Wânds, Moderate; Cloudy With Drizzle, Mist or Fog.

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 24516. £¶¶¶ **T HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937.

THE MENDICANT MENACE

Resident Appeals To Colony To Help Victimised Children

(To The Editor, "The Hong Kong

Daily Press"}

Sir:Your excellent "leader" "in Monday's issue of "The Hong Kong Daily Press" expressed so aptly the sane and human attitude towards what might well be described as *The

Mendicant Menate.".. In

spite of the undoubted elforts of the Police, and such charitable in- stitutions as the Society for the Protection of Children. It is nut possible to walk through even the main streets of Hong Kong with- out being pestered; and if you are a sensitive person, having your heart wrung. by thre

pitable

chlidren-often young infants who are thrust before you by their parents or potential owners with the object of getting money.

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A few days ago I personally came atross particularly bad case. "A comparatively, well-nour- Ished Northern woman was dis playing a tiny starving baby wizened like a monkey, and cry Ing Icebly all the while. Resisting

the impulse to snatch it from her, and rush it to the nearest Clinic, I tried to speak to her through au

Interpreter. At the first sign of my making any efforts other than that of giving her money, she made off with all speed, being well satisfied no doubt with her takings in the streets, and determined to use that poor Intle hired scrap of humanity for her own ends as long as there was any life left in

it,

case

I belleve that particular was taken up by the authorities, but, it is so awful to realise that

thousands more children are being prostituted from infancy to a life of begging: every day these poor little mites are suffering untold agcny, of sickness and starvation, and being generally exploited as a means of obtaining money by pro- fessional beggars,

As a mother of a fat, contented baby, it makes me feel physically sick to see this dreadful cruelty

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A typical Race Course picture, taken at the First Extra Race Meeting

THE GRAND

NATIONAL

Danny Morgan On Golden Miller

London, Mar. 18. Danny Morgan will ride. Golden Miller, favourite in the betting in the Grand National Steeplechase

to-morrow.

The following are the latest an- nouncements regarding other pro-

bable starters and Jockeys:

Cooleen

Dawma:

Tapinois De La Chance Crown Prince

Flying Minutes Kiltoi Passing Fancy Irvine

Blaze

-Reuter

(Fawcus)

.(Richardson) (Maxwell) .(Rimell)

(Mr. Strutt) .(Hobbs) (Capt. Harding).

.(Holland) (Mr. Parker) (Parvin)

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UNIVERSITIES COMPARED

Interesting Talk By

Prof. Chang

TENDENCIES IN CHINA

A delightful and informative lecture on "Chinese and English

Universities compared" was

de-

Library, Supreme Court

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FENLAND AREA FLOOD PERIL HONG KONG CORON ATION

BANK GIVES WAY AFTER STRENUOUS BATTLE

London, March 18.

The bank at Sohan Lode in the Fenland area- gave way shortly before nightfall despite desperate efforts to keep the waters within check and a large track of land is threatened with disaster. Over fifty men strenuously plied up-clay through most of the afternoon at this danger point to reinforce the banks, but the breach, already twenty yards wide, forced itself open.

Men on the neighbouring farms immediately ran to get their animals to safety, while others dashed "off to obtain more sacks of clay to thrown in the break.

Mr. R. J. Everest, of the P.W.D., will be leaving the Colony on Saturday by the s.s. Carthage. He will" attend the Coronation Cele- brations in London,

THREE "BLUE.......

CRUISERS SUNK

The dangerous aspect of the position now is that the breach which has occurred is in many rivers and dykes which are inter- 'ecnnected and miles of country therefore can quickly become in- undated.

Owing to the recent landslides between Folkestones and Dover, the railway service is only running, at the day time. A new crack on line. is being watched very careful- ly in case of further landslides.-

Ieuter's Bulletin Service.

Hong Kong Lament

By Acwo

Far away Spring has

So the yellow

ngland begun lodillies

·Shake their preferfumed frillies)

In the pale rch "ana

Far away

gland

Farmers plf with seat, Hawthors budsj, Nipped with coral Noisy crown behea 13 marrei Ovit Tast year's nest."

Far away in England Rowing Blues appear..

Cambridge crews prepare to nieet 'em

Northland War" Not Orford hopes at last to beat 'em

Started Yet -

According to the Official Com- munique issued by the General Staff at 2 pm, yesterday a number of Blue attacks were witnessed at various points of Redland, though no state of war as yet exists be- tween Redland and Northland.''

An enemy destroyer attacked 'the Eastern and Western entrances on Wednesday night, which, resulted la a small party of the enemy en- tering the fort at Devil's Peak and doing damage to a gun which was repaired by noon yesterday. The party was driven off and one Blue destroyer was sunk. The attacks on the Western entrance were beater off and two Blue destroyers were sunk, while a gallant attempt to land on Stonecutters island waś easlly repulsed, «

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SEVENTY TWO HEROES

livered by Professor P. C. Chang, President To Attend

of Nankai University, Tientsin, be- fore a large gathering of the Hong Kong Teachers' Association at King's College "yesterday evening. Professor L. Forster presided and Introduced the speaker and among those present was Sir Robert Ho TIME.

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Heavy Business

Tax Opposition

Wuhu, Mar. 18.

be in Wuhu and ordered the tax officials to take a firm stand. In this matter.

Yang Chin-chung. Provincial Com Merchants here suspended bust-missioner of Finance, happened to ness to-day as a protest against the heavy business tax. The finan- cial authorities are inspecting ac- count books of shops to see if the Troops and extra patrols are right amount fax la bald, as the guarding the streets to maintain lavy is based on business turn-law and order during the "trike."

Memorial Service

Nanking, Mar. 18.

Mr. Lin Gen, President of the National Government, will go to Canton to take part in the memor- ial service in honour of the 72 heroes on March 29.

He will go South via the Canton-Hankow Railway..

The present imposing monument in memory of the 72 martyrs at Yellow Flower Hill, Canton was constructed from funds raised by Mr. Lin Ben from abroad.

Mr. Lan hay not visited Canton for many years and looks forward to visit again the scene of his carlier-revolutionary activity.

On March 29, 1910, a band "of: revolutionaries under the leader-. ship of the late Huang Haing stormed the government house. In Canton but was unsuccessful. Seventy-two of them were either killed in the street fighting or were eventually caught and beheaded: As this incident was the spark that started the revolution, the Wuhu la the leading rice trading | fallen heroes are commemorated This Inspection led to a clash | town in Anhwet province on the every year throughout the country between' officials and merchants. Yangtze River.- Six, persons were

over.

J

arrested. Mr. | Union News.

under Kuomintang auspices. ---- Union News

Hout-race day is near

Fur away in England

4:

. Dresmakers display Gowns, to ceret, and dexmir far Which the wealthy aner will wear for

Coronation Day

Far away in England

Golden Miller, "plucky, Still tries on, nil desperandum, But if Sugar Loaf, at, randam

Wins, Hong Kong is lucky,

Far away in England Buttercups and daisies Sprout again, but since it's clear You and I must stick it here They can go to blazes.

Group photograph taken after the wedding yesterday of Mr. Ho Blew-um and Miss Celine Leung Po-fong. (King's Studio),

"MUI TSAI”—

SEE LEADING ARTICLE ON PAGE 8,

HEALTH RETURNS

One case of cerebro-spinal fever and one of dysentery were report ed for the 24 hours ended on Wednesday.

Miss Peggy Everest, who wUI attend the Girl Guides Coronation Camp in England.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

One Year's Service Completed,

The arrival in Penang, of the service leaving here to-day will mark the completion of a full year of service, operated by the Imperial Airways, between Penang and this pört.

The year's operation has been eminently successful and although there was a number of minor de-

COMMITTEE

Elaborate Programme Drawn Up

Arrangements for the Coronation, 2ND". DAY-THURSDAY, MAY 13 celebrations in Hong Kong are Afternoon-Chinese "Day Proces-

going ahead, and at & recent elon. meeting of the Executive Sub- Night Iluminations: Chinese Committee. it was decided that Night Procession: Broadcast or the Government should be asked Public Performance by local Choral to vote the maximum sum of Societies, $60,000, although economies were anticipated which would probably reduce this figure.

It was decided to adopt the fol- lowing provisional time table;-- 1ST DAY-WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 at 9.00 am-Military Parade

Happy Valley.

3RD DAY-FRIDAY, MAY 14 Afternoon.-Chinese Day Proces-

slön.

p.m.-Combined Boy Scouts'

Display.

Evening. Chinese Night Proces- sion..

the

A suggestion that

Phili

11 a.m.-Commencement of Chi-harmonie Society and the Hong

pese Procession.

11.15 am-Church Services,

12 Noon.-Royal Salute. 12.15 p.m.-Meeting of Councils. 2,30 p.m.-Arrival of Chinese Day Procession at Government House.

Kong Singers should participate. In the celebrations was received with enthusiasm, and it was decided that they should be requested to arrange with the Broadcasting Authorities regarding the provision. of a Musical Programme to fit in the general Coronation Broadcast Programme. Though

6 p.m. End of Chinese Proces; | wila sion.

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8. p.m. to 2 a.m-luminations. not yet decided, this musical pro- 9.30 p.m.--Ball at Government" | gramme would probably take place House.

on May 13.

Major Duclos and Mrs. Muzzall attended the First Extra Race Meeting on Saturday and are seen in thể, above photograph.

lays, there was only one major ATHEISTIC.

delay when the RMA. Delphinus was held up in Tourane owing to engine trouble. It is interesting to note that the majority of the delays was caused by the late arrival of the main line 'service in Penang.

Of the 52 services, 46 arrived according to schedule, four were one day late and two were two days behind time. The mali traffic, east bound, has increased from 50 kilos per week to 240 kiloa while that for the west bound planes jumped from 45 kilos to 150 kilos.

Passenger trafic also showed a satlefactory, increase, taking into consideration the limited accom- modation owing to the temporary nature of the service.

THE DOLLAR

TT ON LONDON: 1s. 2-27/324. TT. ON NEW YORK; 30-174,7

London Silver Marketi

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London, March 18. London silver prices to-day were down 1/10 na follow-

Spot.

Mar. 17 20-15/16

Forward.....20-15/16-

NEWS INDEX

Amusements Cables Court Cases Finance

Local Diary Mail Noticea..

Radio Programmes Shipping Sport

Mar. 18 20-7/8 20-7/8

COMMUNISM

Pope Denounces Materialism

Vatican City, Mar. 18.

The Pope issued an encyclical

on "Atheistic Communism" wherein he denounces materialism as the foundation of Communism.

His Holiness says that Bolshevist theoriticians claim alone to possess

genuine interpretation of the prin- ciples of materialism previously advocated by Marx according to which the sole reality is "matter which blindly evolves into plant

animal and man. In such a doc- trine the very idea of God is re- jected and condemned; there is

CHUGAI COAL MINE DISASTER

Tokyo, March 18. The death roll in the Chugal coal mine disaster is officially announced 33. 47.

Eleven men who were originally reported missing have since been

found. **

The fire has now been EX- tinguished.- Renter

MR. KIRKPATRICK'S MOVEMENTS

Shanghai, March 18.. Mr. William Kirkpatrick, China Export Credit Department'e repre- sentative, arrived here to-day from

China

Hong Kong. He will be proceeding

to

Central and North hortly.

no difference between matter and | Reuter spirit; there is no survival of the

| soul after death. Thus man's and detach themselves from world-

liberty is destroyed.

ly goods, and employers and the

After declaring, that Communism wealthy to recognise the working is intrinsically wrong, the Pope man's right to adequate pay, urges as remedies to be faithful Reuter

Kan Chu Rapids

Disaster Toll

Canton, Mar, 18.

The tow-boat foundered

after

The total casualties in the sink-hitting the rocks of Kan Cha

rocks, but people in the adjacent

ing of the Man Chu tow-boat at

Rapids. The government authori- Page 5. Kan Chu Rapids, West River were ties here planned to blast the „Page 4, 6, 8, 9 | 291. Eariler reports stated that

Page 2 about 80 were drowned: Page 12, 13. The tow-boat was only partly villages stated that their removal Page 5.

submerged, but the grill was shut will bring food and bad luck to and many passengers could not that area. The blasting is now Page 16.

get out. The figures were. com held ap pending further considera- Pagë "4"

piled by the Canton Harbour.

tion... Bureau of the Provincial Depart-

Union News.

Page 15.

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ment of Reconstruction.