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HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS

HEAVY SENTENCES FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERS

"Cowardly And Rascally" Act, Says Chief Justice

Two Indians, Abdula Rashid, 21, an Abdul Caramat, 28, and a Portuguese. Carlos Xavier da Crux, 32, faced trial at the Criminal Sessions yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, on a charge [of highway robbery with

aggravation.

about 500 yards, they stopped, and Rashid tried to take the "money from the complainant, who resisted and was struck in the ribs. Even- tually, the money was taken away from him.

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Yau pleaded for his fare, and Rashid thereupon retumed 90 ċents] to him

Yau continued on his way and The three men who were alleged to have robbed a fisherman named after a short distance he met Yau Tin-Sang of a sum of $5.10 Lleut, P. N. Medd. attached to the near Customs Pass Road. Kowloon Kal Tak aerodrome, who noticed City on January 10, were found that he was in a distressed con- dition. He took Yau back to Kat| guilty by the following fury: Messrs. S. Berg (foreman). A. M. Tak and after finding out what Alves E. H. F. White. J. B. Thomson. had happened, communicated with Leung Futt-yeow, P. Lee and R the police. Taylor.

Mr.. D. J. N. Anderson. instructed was arrested later in Wancha! by Mr. H. A. de B. Botelha, re-, presented third accused.

PROSECUTION STORY \.

REQUIEM MASS FOR SUPREME

PONTIFF

FATHER BYRNE'S ORATION

Large numbers' of dayout Catholles gathered at the Roman Cathollo Cathedral yesterday morning › when a solemn

Pontifical Requiem

Mass for the repose of the sout of the inte Pope Pius XX was conducted by the Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, Vicar- Apostolle of Horigkong, salst- ed by the Rev. Fr. F. R. Noval, the Rev. D. Guiseppe, the Rev. Ft. Daly and other members of the clergy.

tutions

GENERAL

SATISFACTORY YEAR

Humphrey's E. & F. Co's Annual Meeting

A milafactory year's, work- ing was reported at the an...” nual general meetiar of Hum- phrey's Estate and Finance Co Ltd, held yesterday, when the proposal to pay a dividend of seven per cent, was passed. Those present were Messrs. D. E. Clark (Chairman), J. Scott-Hars- ton, J. M. Alves, H. V. Wilkin- san. (Directors); J. L. Qüle (Secre- (tary) and W. C. Lee, P. C. Potts, J. E. Jupp, C. Bernard Brown, R. H. Wild, W. J. Hansen, Lo Chung- wan B. V. Stevenson and A. Gitting

CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH

"It is proposed to erect a further

The Chairman sald:- Gentlemen.-"The result of the All Catholic schools and insti-

|year's working, viz., 1216,987.28. were fully represented, can. I think, be considered satis- Inquiries were immediately set and among the congregation pre-factory. Profits, omitting safe of on foot and Rashid and Caramat sent were HE, the Governor, Bir land, is $28,383.68 better than the Mr. J. B Prentis, Assistant were arrested the following day Geoffry Northcote, accompanied preceding twelve months, whilst Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and a brothal in Yaumati Da Cruz by Capt. 8. H. Batty-Smith. A.D.C.. total net profit is $64.234.85 up.

H. E, Vica-Admiral Sir Percy Noble |

"All your property was fully oc- “INDIAN DEVILS."

and Lady Noble, H. E. Major-cupied during the year, and from Cross-examined by Mr. Anderson, General A. E. Grasett, the HoL. March last the rent roll was aug- complainant, in the witness-box. Mr. N. L. Smith, the Hon. Mr. Leo mented by receipts from the twelve Mr. Prentis said that on January denied having called the accused D'Almada e Castro, Jnr., the Mar- additional Bats in Argyle Street 9. the complainant, who lived in Indian devils” Witness" further quese and Marquesa G. Pagano di referred to by me at the last An-, the Satkung District. Chinese denied that ones were thrown at Melito and members of the Con-nual Meeting. territory, visited his brother in him because he had called the men sular Body and others. Ngau Chi Wan and stayed in the names, saying that Da Cruz order- The interior of the Cathedral 12. Rats on this property imme- house until 3.15 p.m. the following ed him to hand over his money was draped in black and white,diately. These will be larger than, day when he left with $8 in notes, Da Cruz did not search him. while before the main altar stood the present ones, and arrange- and some amall change. The

Complainants brother, Yau Ki-a catafalque on which the Pope's ments have already been complet- money was given to him by his took. who lived at Ngauchiwan Mitre was placed, surrounded by ed to lease the entire block for a brother to be handed over totestined to having given his brother lighted candles.

term of five years When these their mother.

Rev. Father G. Byrne, S.J., who additional flats are completed, half Walle walking along the road leading to Customs Pas, about 100 of meeting complainant who was text: "For a great door is evident

Lieut. Medd also gave evidence delivered the oration, took as his the available area in Argyle Street

yards from the Kowloon Dalry he running down the hillside that

and opened unto "me: and there GOVERNMENT REFUSAL was accosted by the three accused, afternoon. Complainant, seemed to

"It is to be regretted that Gov- who said they wanted to search be greatly distressed. Witness took are many adversaries."

erament refused our request to him. Rashid held Yau by the him back to the Omcer's Mess at thians Ch. 18, V. 9).

plant trees along the roads or collar and marched him down a Kat Tak and got a boy to translate Fr. Byrne said, in part:-

Kootpaths in this ares. As-I- sald narrow path. After they had gone Yau's story" Witness then com- Cardinal Gasparri, than whom in my speech last year, the roads

municated with the police.

none could know better the lights are wide and I can see no objec- -Lui Kong, a bias conductor, testi- and shadows how deep the tion from a tramc point of view. fled that accused boarded, his bus shadows-of the Papal throne. There is no doubt that the plant- that afternoon and travelled to quietly remarked:

ing of trees would greatly add to the Jordan Road ferry, and Det, “We have accompanied Cardinal the amenities of what is rapidly Sub-Inspector P. Kellet sald he Ratti through fourteen stations of developing into a first class re- saw the three men in a brothel the Cross, and now we are leaving sidential district. in Woosung Street. Third accused; said that he had been a police man in Macao but had given upl The man to mount this Calvary was built on the triangular Lot

CHILD WELFARE

IN COLONY

$6.

(Continued on Page 9)

The monthly meeting of the Exe-the job because the work was too cutive Committee of the Hongkong hard. When he later learned of Society for the.Protection of Child- ren was held on Feb, 18, with Hai Honour Bir Atholl MacGregor in the chair.

The Chairman expressed the Society's thanks to all those who assisted sit or contributed towards the muccess of the children's New Year party held at the Majestic Theatre on January 26.

Monthly Case and Finance Re- ports were laid on the table.

INFANT WELFARE CENTRE

FUNERAL OF MR.

HIN WONG

Large Attendance. At Graveside

The funeral of Mr. Hin' Wong,

him alone on Calvary,"

was 85 years of age.

(Corin-

will have been developed.

"A small three roomed bungalow

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BEATING TOO SEVERE

WOMAN BOUND

between Humphreys and Camar- von Bulldings during the year. All What was his Own reaction modem conveniences and appli- Whether the words of my textances were incorporated in the came to his mind or not, there building, which was let at a satis- can be no doubt that from the factory rental immediately upon moment of his election to the very completion. day of his death the spirit of those

"You will note from the Balance words was the spirit of Plus XI Sheet that the amount Invested in and during the seventeen years of property is $54,000.00 higher and his Pontificate he never drew back that Loans on Mortgage are re- "I can see that you have a very from the open door, nor hesitated duced by $10,000.00, There will good reason for beating up the before. the adversaries: 'for a great be a further reduction under this child. But in future when you beat door and effectual is opened unto heading during the current year. him take care not to overdo it. us: and there are many adver- General Reserve, if the proposed You must not lose your temper," saries.'

allocation of profits available. are remarked ML R. A D. Forrest at

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Transfer to General

OVER

on 300,000 shares. $140.000,00 legs, and, according to medical re- port, the beating was too Bevere for a child of his age.

Reserve

Transfer to Buliding

Improvement Account

50,000.00

The boy, after having "received 1,387.2 the hiding from his mother, went

In February 1938 the Society ap former correspondent of the Pius X aimed at the restoration approved, will stand at five lakhs the Central Court yesterday, to a pealed to Government to utilise "Hongkong Daily Press" in Can of all things in Christ; Benedict Other items are similar to last stepmother Ling Po-lan, who was some part of the discarded Civil ton for many years, and one of at the reconciliation of peace; year and do not, I think, call for charged with 111-treating a' child, Hospital as an Infant Welfare Cen-China's ploneer journalists in the Pius XI, jolalng the two, deter- any special comment. I now Yan Sheung-yee, aged 10,"who was tre for the Western District. There English language, who died on mined to seek the peace of Christ formally propose the adoption of under her care, thereby causing are only two of these establish- Wednesday, took place yesterday through the reign of Christ, » the Report and Statement of Ac-him unnecessary såffering and in- ments in Hongkong, one in Wan-at the Chinese Protestant Ceme-

counts as presented and "that the Jury, tsai and the other in Kowloon. Intery, Pokfulam Road, The Rev.

balance available of Profit and

Ling was stated to have beaten response to the Society's ples some Cheung Chuk-ling, of the Hop Yat

A world-wide campaign was Loss be appropriated as follows: the child with a cane, inflicting provision was made in the current Church, officiated.

needed; the Pope realised this. He Pay a dividend of 7%

severe bruides" on his arms and stimates, but proved insufficient to There was a large attendance concluded Concordats with the enable the Infant Welfare Cen-amongst whom were Rev. Li Kau-Powers in whose lands missions tre to be opened "this year.

yan, Messrs. David Lo, C. Y. Hsu, were established; with China, for The Director, seconded by Mr. M. S. T. Chan, C. C. Lai, Fung Yu, example, to which he sent an K. Lo, invited the Committee to Yu Yat-sum, Wong Pak-kwan, Apostolle Delegate. Perhaps consider subsidising the proposed Tsang Yuk-fong, Tsol Kam-chuen, was towards China especially that

to No. 2. Police Station and made: undertaking for 10 months in 1939, Fung Pak-ying, Ng Chik-phoon, 8. his missionary sympathy was par-

a complaint of the ill-treatment. such assistance only to be afforded Y. Leung. May Man-chong, Mak ticularly manifest. And he em

"Inspector H. W. Fraser, of the when the Welfare Centre was Shiu-chi,... Ll^ "Fong. and many phasised- bis interest by his per

|8,0.AZ who prosecuted, told" the ready to function. After consider others including several ladies and sonal consecration of six Chinese

Court that the boy had been bring- able discussion the proposal fail also a number of former pupils of bishops, at the tomb of St. Peter

ing home bad reports from the ed to gain the approval of the the deceased.

in 1928:

school, and was in the habit of Committee, the opinion of most Wreaths were sent by: Mersr

38,328.51 playing trunt. His latest tapee members being that the Society s W. Tao, S. W. Ko, Lee Wal-tong great man, by whatever standard The treat man, for he was 2

was stealing money from his no- could not afford the grant which shum Wal-yau, David Lo. Ma Kam."

$238,015.26 ther, and indulging in gambling. would inevitably postpone the in-c. C. Lal. 8. Y. Leung, Tsang Tuk-He was a scholar among scholars we wish to measure greatness.

While ordering the defendant to stitution of much needed additional fong, Li Shiu-kong, Chan Chi-

After this proposal has been te bond over in a sua of $50 fow branches of the Society's own kets. Rev. Li Kau-yan. Messrs drew back when he had duly seconded I shall be pleased one year, Mr. Forrest further re- Furthermore it seemed wrong in shum Wai-cheung, 6. 8. Hsu, once set out to climb a mountain to answer to the best of my ability marked that it was no doubt that principle for the Society, which Cheung Chak-ping, Yick Chen- By all these standards Achilles questions in connection with the the boy had teen naughty and re- receives a grant of $5,000 from fan, Yu Shi-ylu, Miss La Yuen-Ratti. Pope Pius XI was a man accounts shareholders.may wish to entred some correction, but the Government to subsidise on under han, Hợp Yat Church, the Chinese amongst men.

beating was too severe, taking which should be adequately YMCA.. Wah K Yat Po" financed from public funds.

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Seconded by Mr. Hansen the proposal was carried unanimously. The retiring Board of Directors

Davis „wers" - re-elect Messrs. Percy, Emith, Seth and a renumeration Fleming and Messrs, Linstead and annum

The Chairman reminded the of the Tenching University, Bouth JERUSALEM, Feb. 16 (Reuter)- Committee of Flower Day on March China Athletic Association, Tal Requiem Mass was celebrated for was re-elected. 11 and the Ball at the Peninsula Chung Girls School, Tean Kwong the late Pope Pius XT in Jerusalem Hotel on Friday, April 14.

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