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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

WORK OF BENEVOLENT POLICE METHOD "RECENT

SOCIETY REVIEWED BY

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CHIEF JUSTICE

More Funds Needed To Assist. Distress In H.K.

CRITICIZED SPIRITUAL

Women Re Arrested

And Banished..

BENCH WARNING -

MOVEMENTS"

At the usual public meeting of the Manuk Lodge of the Theoso- phical Society last Thursday, an Interesting lecture on "Recent Spiritual Movements," was. "de- livered by Dr. M. O. Paster.

The speaker said that it was a striking phenomenon, that with the development of science, which enabled us to recognise and ex- plain so many manifestations of nature," which, formerly had been shrouded in all sorts of mystical smoke screens, the human trend for mysticism, and the belief in supernatural and spiritual powera, had not diminished. but, on the contrary, had, to a certain extent increased.

Science had reached a high of intellectual perfection.

Celticion of the Hongkong Police Force in taking steps to FO-RITORI SPORTES IN who have Striking appeals for funds were made by. His Honour the

been cautioned by magistentes Ohief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, and Lady Pollock, wife of

for sallciting for immoral pur- the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., at the annual general meeting

poses, and, as a result, warn WAS of the Hoarkong Benevolent Society, held in the Board Room of

put up for banishment, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., yesterday, when the report

made by Mr. E. A. D. Forrest and statement of accounts for the year 1938 were adopted.

at the Central Court yesterday, In moving the adoption of the vious. Some come to us ill and ema-

in the course of a case in which roport and secounts, Bir Atholl ciated from virtual starvation and

& 'woman, Leung Suet-ying, WAS an immediate grant of money is sald-

charged with soliciting for an Brpendi- The Benevolent Society is not essential in such cases.

immoral purpose in Des Voeux Road Central. nearly so well known as it ought ture on rent is steadily growing.

Remarking that it is a most to be. It does a very great deal on education we spent almost

We could not do even as improper procedure adopted by the stage of wonderful work quietly and $6.000. unostentatiously, and one of the much as we do in the way of police, Mr. Forrest said whatever but it seems also to have come unfortunate consequences of that education if it were not for the one might think of banishment in into very close contact with the dignified unostentation 19 that, generous help given us by the normal time, when it was perhaps supernatural region. If someone a was "afeneration ago, had prophesied. especially in times like these when directors of the schools where our possible to hold that. It unhappily the calls on charity are fifty children are educated.

punishment, there could be no that the human voice could be so numerous and so clamant our Expenditure on passages this question but that, in the present heard and transmitted to activities and the very numerous year shows a considerable increase circumstances, it would operate as most distant part of our planet, cases which should have a call on on the last two years though it is a very heavy punishment indeed, he would have been ridiculed as our benevolence are apt to be over-only about half the sum spent in one which would cause far more a madman, and the new wave

1935. looked and lost sight of.

severe hardship to the persons theory of the structure and action At the Benevolent room, 11 Ice banished than the heavy penalty of the electron, and the trans- House Street, not only money to which he had the power to impose formation of matter into the tune of $1,000 a month but for this offence.

has further opened new channels also clothing for men, women and "As I understand that these girls of thought, so that we were no children is distributed Of cloth-

are banished on the grounds that longer able to wave away super- ing we can never have too much they have been convicted of this natural and occult problems, and I would earnestly appeal to offence before me, there will be no impossible unrealities. all to send us their part worn or further convictions until I am 23- sitscarried clothes.

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WANT AND PENURY Conditions in this Colony are such to-day thate or as.. can look on unmoved by the suffering of our Chinese neigh- bours, but we must remember that the suffering and distress

in China has inevitably brought

in its train want and peaury to those of other rates whom we exist to serve. We have the machinery and the able and self-sacrificior helpers, but we sadly need money before

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Finally, let me remind you that the Benevolent money given to Soolety really does go in useful charitable work. We should We to do far more than we do at pre- sent, but without money and lots

of money no extension of our activities is possible.

sured that this practice has been abandoned, and I have no alter native "but to dismiss the case as trivial," said his Worship,

Leung Suet-ying was discharged.

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energy

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Faith, the belief in something or "somebody, whether right or wrong, is an immense power, force which can move mountain and against which all scientific reasoning or common sense utterly falls.

With

to meditation regard Kayserling gives this conception We should

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Our Honorary Secretary in her tension of our help to the many

The Hongkong Police will soon face realities in a positive way, admirable report has paid a well many cases which surely ought

merited tribute to those societies.

lose one of their popular mem-¡ not try to evade them or shrink to have a right to look to us

of Sub-In- from the ditculties of life, but bers, in the person organizations and persons who as for assistance.

with courage; then you will find that Early in the past year our finan-in past years have given us so much spector D. Reidy, who is due to contemplate them and attack them

retire shortly. 1 should like to cial position improved greatly, practical help.

Sub-Inspector Reidy, who is a obstacles only make you stronger. native of Kerry, Ireland, was Learning through direct experience, thanks in the main to the genero-add to what Mrs. Sherry has said sity and the hardwork of Mr. A. W. an expression of our very grateful formerly a member of the Royal through pain and suffering what

Irish Constabulary. though our income thanks to Major Brazier of the Bai- Hughes but

He resign-your innermost attitude is, is the from annual subscriptions and vation Army and to Mr. Wylle of

ed from the Force after serving best form of spiritual exercise. I donations has been greater this the "South China Morning Post."

seven or eight years and salled may add that we need not impose LADY POLLOCK

special voluntary ourselves for Hongkong, arriving here on on year so unfortunately has been our unavoidable expenditure and we Seconding the adoption of the August 1923.

hardships of an ascetic life, for find ourselves to-day with practi-report, and accounts, lady Pollock He joined the Hongkong Police life as it is nowadays supplies cally the same balance in hand said: I must begin by offering my Force in 1923 as a constable, and every one of us with enough mate- SEAMEN'S UNION which we had a year ago-only sincere congratulations to the was promoted to Sergeant in 1932 rial for such spiritual exercises, $4.630 or barely enough to keep us Benevolent Society on its Jubilee-Four years later he became Sub-The elements of spirit are faith

it needs and at and courage. WELS Inspector. His last post going for ten weeks, and then only 50 years of real useful work.

If our expenditure doesn't increase

as I am afraid it must.

leave,

THREE EXPENDITURE HEADS

Our expenditure falls mainly 1st year. To express my regret I pending his retirement after under three heads-relief, rent and have this morning become a Life years service. education. The need for relief is ob- Member.

H.K. SINGERS

PROPOSED RECITAL

ABANDONED

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RAID CASES Three men appeared on remand On receiving the report, to my the Yaumati Police Station. tremendous amount of courage to great discomfort I found my name Sub-Inspector Reidy will leave lead a life, conceived by the spirit before Mr. T. J. Houston at the was not among the subscribers of the Colony to-day од

Having come to the conclusion Central Court yesterday on charges 15 that in principle we have to sep- of assisting in the management of Farate two main groups of spiritual a Chinese Seamen's Union and 1.A unlawful movements: the intellectual and being members of the emotional type, the question society. They were Wong Nga- arrives: Which type ultimately lun, 36, Leung Kau, 50, and Chu The Dorado and. Denebola. Im-will have the longer life? For Po-hang.

Mr. E. H, Williams, Crown Coun- perial Airways' planes. will arrive they all will die out sooner or later from Bangkok this afternoon with and especially in the present times cel, is appearing for the prosecu mail from all ports and passenger, of rapid changes will be replaced tion, while the defendants were

The southbound service for this by new ones. Company will leave Kal Tak qn

The Benevolent Society should appeal to all people in the Colony.

"The British community

should support the Society as a duty, and so do their share in

helping their own countrymen who may be in need of help in a foreign land.

AIR MAILS

defended by Mr, M, A. da Silva.

Wong Nga-lum, it was stated. claimed to be a former member

Mrs. Lindsell tharked Sir Atholl Tuesday morning with mail and POLO CLUB DANCE or the Koumintang and had for stances, the Hongkong Singers MacGregor and Lady Pollock for passengers for all ports.

She also con- The weekly Air France plane left have found it necessary to abandon their attendance.

The Fan American Airways!

A very enjoyable and successful many years worked for the Party.

their proposed recital, which was veyed her thanks to the members Kal Tak this morning for Hanotdance, crganised by the Hongkong The head office of the Union. It to have been given at the Univer- of the Committee, in particular to jabout 8.30 o'clock,

Polo Club, was held at the Peak was revealed, was in Chingking sity Great Hall on Tuesday, March the Hon. Secretary and the Hon.

Club last night, and was attended and was run under the control of Treasurer, to T. 1939.

the Press, and to Boeing Clipper which arrived in by about 200 members and guests. the Central Government

The hearing was adjourned to Jardine's for the use of Hongkong yesterday at 1.10 p.m. It was the first function of its kind Dificulties have been experienced Messrs.

delivered $52 pounds of mail; there to be held under the aegis of the March 10. were no paying passengers.

Chub. Music was supplied by the The Clipper of this Company orchestra of the Lido Dancing left Kal Tak for Manila and San Academy, and the catering was in Francisco at 8.30 am, this morn the hands of Cafe Wiseman. ing.

in getting together an archestra their Board Room... which could adequately cope with

the intricacies of Lambert's "Rio Grande," the principal item on

NEW SOLICITOR

their programme, and the Com- Mr. Alfred Yun-sun Hon was buttee of the singers felt that, admitted to practise as a solicitor, rather than put on a smaller pro- in the Colony of Hongkong at the

The next inward Clipper of Pan gramme at this juncture, it would Supreme Court yesterday by the American Airways is due to arrive be better to prepare an entirely Chief Justice, Bir Athol Mac-on Wednesday. new programme, which will be Gregor.. given later in the year.

The Attorney General, the Hon. With the departure of their Mr. C. G. Alabaster, made the ap- stated that the Hon. Conductor, Mr. Lindsay Aplication, and

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COLONY HEALTH

RETURNS

Twenty-eight cases of tuber-

Department on Thursday, in ad- coals were reported to the Health Summoned for, haying left his dition to seven cases of measles, car unattended on the wrong side rour cases of dysentery, three cases each of diphtheria, chicken pox and of Gascoigne Road for over an hour on Feb. 12, Mr. E. G. Lavrov, [cerebro-spinal fever, two cases of of Granville Road, was fined $5 enteric fever. It was reported yesterday that a by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the

who held on board Kowloon Court yesterday.

CONFERENCE ON BOARD KENT

· FIRING PRACTICE

Lafford, on the 8th of this month, applicant was articled to the late: the conductorship of the Singers Mr. A..E Hall in February 1932.

There were an unusually large will be taken over by-Mr. Rupert In April of the following year, he conference

number of questions on the House! Baldwin, ATCL, and it is pro- joined Meta. Peter H. Bin and H. M. B. Kent in the morning, at

of CommONS Order Paper on posed to present Handel's "Mesalah" Co. and served them until this which "matters relating to Hong-

Mar 2. Moreover, comment' was! at their next recital later on year, passing his final examinations kong's position with regard to

South China were discussed.

Firing practice will be carried occasioned by the fact that out Practices are being resumed in last month.

Those present the Union Church, Kennedy Road. į In granting the application. His

were Major-out from Fakahawan "Fort be of 190 questions down for answer, on Monday next, at 5.30 p.m. Lordship said it gave him great General K. Tanaka, Lt. Col Ohira, tween the hours of 6.30 pm, and 109 were addressed to the Minis when a presentation to Mr. Lafford pleasure to sccede to the request Mr. T. Oda, Acting Japanese Consul 12 midnight to-day Mar. 4, 1939, ter of Labour, When Mr. Ernest

Hongkong, Vice-Admiral Sir and between the hours of 1230 Brown rose to answer the

Was greeted with will take place. The presence of of the Attorney General, and he in any new members will be, wel-wished Mr. Hon a long, happy and Percy Noble, Major-General A. Ep.ri. and 6 pm, to-morrow, Mar. question he

humourous cheers, (EWS) | successful career.

Grasett and Col. A G. Neville, comed.

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