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BOY SCOUTS' WORK

Activities For Year Reviewed

Reviewing year in which there has been more scope für their activities than before, the annual report of the Hongsong Boy Scouts Association for 1937-35 reveals "that the pre- vious year's record number of 462 scouts in the Association has been passed the total membership on September 30 standing at 506.

Throughout the year members of the Association have shown their public spirit, and the true Scout spirit, in many ways. They assist ert in the Street Sleepers Shelter at St. Joseph's Church and later in the feeding of the refugees at the same place. Subscriptions amounting to over $100 were made to the Canton Chinese Y.M.C.A. Spectal War Service Unit. Ar- rangements have also been made for service in various capacities in case of an emergency in the Co- lony.

A Colony Emblem, to be worn on the right breast-pocket by all Scouters and Scouts when in uni- form, was approved by Imperial Headquarters during the year.

COMMENDATIONS

The following Commendations and Letters of Appreciation were received during the year: —

Letter of commendation by His Excellency the Chief Scout for Hongkong, to the 18th

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GENERAL

WHY MARRIAGES JUDGES FIGHT

GO WRONG

More Equality On

Family Life

IN COURT

Over Who Should Hear Cases

Clergymen doctors, probation Two judges pummelling each officers, magistrates, social work-other was the astonishing scene ers, and others who are brought which litigants and public enjoyed into contact with matrimonial in court at, the French town of problems met recently to discuss Ohundernagor. means of ensuring happy riages.

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a con-

They were attending ference arranged by the Marriage Ouidance Council and held in the Queen Mary Hall, Great Russel- street, Bloomsbury.

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object of months ago with the meeting "the widespread need in England for some comprehensive scheme for preparation for mar- riage," and for giving practical help on matrimonial and guidance problems for those who have al- ready made the vow.

Opening a "discussion on the so- clal background to marriage. Dr. So- Morris Ginsberg. Professor of

o! clology at the London School Economics, stressed the importance of the problem of the unmarried

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FREEDOM IN FAMILIES The question they had to sider. he said. was whether those socletles where, owing economic conditions and to a sex 3 large ratio, which resulted in number of women being unable to secure an "exclusive husband.”

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M. Santol. a judge due to leave for France, appeared in the court and challenged the right of M. Laloum, his successor, to hear

cases.

Judge Laloum told Judge Santol he had been legally appointed by the Governor. But Judge Santol asserted that as his leave did not start for three weeks he was still judge.

Words led to blows and Judge chair at Judge Santol buried a Laloum. The court was cleared with unusual hustle, so the rest of the"fight was lost to the disap- pointed pubile.

When Judge Laloum reappeared f court he declared he was not prepared to transform it into a theatre for public amusement and adjourned all cases sine die.

The matter has been referred to the Governor-General of Pondi- cherry.

belongs to [Chandernagor France, is enclosed in British territory on the Hoogl River, 16 miles North-West of Calcutta.]

DEAD HORSE

Irritant Poison

it was right and justifiable that BLISTERS CLUE ON" those women should not be allow- ed to have children with a HK.

cognised status.

It would also be interesting to with learn from those dealing

what ex- marriage problems to tent they could say that sexual outside marriage relationships

to the were really destructive higher values of life.

Apother question they had to whether pre-mari- consider was

recessari- tal relationships were

Cheung Chau Government School) Troop for the splendid work per- formed by them

fire on Cheung Chau Island on the night of November 10, 1937.

Letter of appreciation from the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade acknowledging the assistance given by Scout master Yung Wing Tung and Scouts and Rovers of the 8th, 9th, 11th, 13th and 16th Kowloon Groups at a fire at a timber yard Mongkok on November 30.

1937,

ly harmful to the higher emo- tional relationships.

Dr. Ginsberg said he did not be- lieve that the family was disinte- constant- "Letter of appreciation from the grating, as they were Hon. Mr. T. H. King acknowledgingly being told to-day.

the assistance, of P. L. Tsang Tim Fook, and Scouts Ng Yan Pul, Kwong Shui Meung, and. Lam You Bai, all of the 7th HK. (King's College Troop, at a fire at Stanley on January 26, 1938:

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Twenty-nine, per cent. the people who have "Clip- pered" across the Pacifie in 'the past two years are women, according to information for- nished by Pan-American Air- ways."

"I believe it is only that the family is changing." he said, "and is coming to be based in democra- tic countries rather more on the terms of free and equal under- the members. standing between

Such a family, I believe, has a better chance of surviving than one based on authority."

REGRETS AFTER MARRIAGE Dr. Herbert Gray presiding. said that, in his experience, mar- ried people greatly regretted any pre-marital experiments they had made.

The Rev. W. H. Peacey, of Chel- tenham, said that in many year's work on marriage problems he had found that where couples were marrying because they had fallen deeply in love, then any pre-mari- tal experiences appeared to have a bad effect.

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The record shows that 53 per cent. fly the world's largest „ocean for pleasure, while 42 per cent.

But when couples were marry- travel on business. Only three

friendly per cent, of those who make Clip-ing more or less per crossings to-day do so for basis, and emergency purposes. It is second smallest 'category, exceed ing only change of residence," two per cent, as reasons given by people for flying the Pacific.

Were not deeply in CX- love, then such pre-marital the

perlences dd not have such a bad effect.

HONGKONG POPULAR The most heavily travelled portion of the trans-oceanic air. way maintained by Pan American is between the Philippines and Hongkong. However, with the Increasing popularity in the past Year of Midway and Wake "as vacation islands, there has been heavy travel between these points and Honolulu, during the first nine months of 1038...

Out of San Francisco, the largest percentage of trans-Pacific passengers go to Honolulu by air while Hongkong is the second most popular port of call, About three. per cent. of the people who fly the Pacific to-day are round- the-world travellers

WEEK-END HEALTH IN COLONY

The following cases are shown

in the oficial health returns for the 48 hours ended midnight Sunday:

On the question of sex educa- tion; Dr. Gray said that the coun- cll believed that this should begin at about the are of one, and should go on all through life.

ATROCITY FILM SHOWN IN U.S.

Bhanghai Dec. 11

A preview of a Japanese atro- city film by George Evans, who photographed the activities of the Chinese armies, held recently in Hollywood, California, for a select- ed audience, has aroused indig- nation among those who saw the picture. Plans are being made to exhibit the film before other andiences in various parts of the United States.in order to raise тидет for refugees-Interna-

tional-

L.G. LOSES A

MEMORIAL

Mr. Lloyd George's non-political son, Major Richard Lloyd George,

Cholera 1; small-pox 1; diph-attended the Stanmore Gold Club theria 3; scarlet fever 1; meusles

dinner. He disclaimed any per-

3; cerebro-spinal meningitis 2; sonal distinction as a golfer but dysentery 2.

EASTERN HEALTH

ber 3 is as follows

J

said that a venerable member of one his family once holed in

"But as it happened in France," The Health Bulletin of Eastern said Major Richard, "he was for Ports for the week ending Decem-tunate enough to get off Scotch

Irce" Cholera-Calcutta 34 cases,

The venerable member was Mr. Madras 1, Negapatam 1. Hong- Lloyd George. His achievement kong 2.

was commemorated by a plate Small-pox:-Calcutta 10 cases, affixed to a tree at Cagnes go! Madras 32, Balgon Cholon 2, course, but the memorial has now Hongkong 3, Shanghai 222-

disappeared.

The Cause

Some irritant poison is believed to have caused the death "at New- market of the racehorse Rowan Leaf and the illness of the animal's stable-companion, Arc-en-Ciel.

This is the opinion of Walter Nightingall, trainer of the horses, and Str" Mathew Wilson, owner of Arc-en-Ciel, following the dis- covery of blisters in the mouths of both animals.

the A report is awaited from Royal Veterinary College, London. on analyses of fodder and organs from the dead filly which were sent there.

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The Chief Constable of Cam- bridgeshire (Mr. William Winter) recently inspected the boxes which had been occupied by the two race- horses.

He was accompanied by Deputy- Chlef Constable Cross and В detective, who questioned various people connected with the horses or with the management of the stable yard,

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