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Shumchun Rural Welfare Centre: $5,000 Contribution From Chinese Government

A pleasant surprise was given members, of the committee of the Shamchan Eural Welfare Centre a couple of days ago when... announcement was made that the National Government of China had contributed no less a sum than $5,000 Chinése national mar- rency towards the work being done. This handsome contribution is most welcome as it will enable a considerable amount of work to be done which" otherwise would have been held up owing to lack of funds. .

The agricultural brigade of the tural experts who have organized B. R. W. C. under the direction of an experimental farm for provid- Prof. Richard Lam carried out its ing new seeds and crops for the first major irrigation project at farmers. These new crops are for Shumchun last month.. A dam was planting in the winter time when placed across the tributary of the usually the land remains idle be- Shumchun River which supplies cause the local farmers do not water to an area of 19,000 mow af know what to plant. land.

The curious feature about the

Shamchun River is that the water iş salt. At high tides, the salt water flows up the tributaries and

floods the surrounding lands, To protect the land, therefore, the villagers dammed one tributary but could not afford to carry out the work on the larger waterway.

IMPORTANT WORK

The B. R. W. C. staff reports that. after an initial failure when a sudden down pour of rain washed -away part of the construction, the vlilagets of Tsol Yuk Wal, Lown and successfully completed the work

INTERNAL RESOURCES

internal resources around Shum- By the intense mobilization of

an average of 25 per cent. of the chun, there has been a loss of only.

cultivated

whereas one village planted 4,500 area. For example,

mow of rice and last year they have planted 3,500 this year. The Centre feels that there will be enough rice available locally to avoid any serious härdship among the

other seeds have already been farmers. Bean, corn, and distributed among the farmers for planting an those lands which were not prepared for rice this harvest. The work is now being extended to other districts.

GENERAL

Construction of dam by villagers across the tributary of the Shumchan River.

CHINESE GIRL GETS DAMAGES

YOUNG MAN'S PROMISE OF MARRIAGE

PO LEUNG KUK MEETING

New Committee Assume Office

A meeting was held yesterday at the Po Loung Kak when the new committee assume office.

Among those present were:--Permanent Alleging seduced under a false promise of Hon. M

that she had been Directors Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, K. Lo, Hon. Mr. marriage, an 18-year-old Chinese Thoma Tam, Mr. Li Po Kwai, Mr. As the work is so important to

There is an interesting school in girl, Poon Kung, residing at No. 2. Tam, Woon Tong, retiring direç- the Inhabitants of 19,000 mow of the village of Kaktin run by the Po Ya Street, brought a claim for tors:-Mr. Chan Kam Por, Mr. land, the S. R. W. C. Is sending an Centre. It is held at night for the $1,000 damages against The Man-Chan Lan Fong, Miss Kwok Fung engineer to inspect the place and men, women and boys who are po, of No. 211, Jaffe Street, before Him, Mr. Fung Chi Ying, Mr. But to plan for the building of per- too busy in the fields during the Mr. Justice E. E. Lindsell in the nan Lam Dr. P. S. L, Mr. F. Y. manent structure to control the day to study. In this night school, Supreme Court yesterday. water supply. It is hoped at which is the first rural night patriotic and public spirited peuple school for adults to be ever or- will donate to this great work ganized in Kwangtung there are which will be a memorial to the 135 students. Of these, there are nelther present in court nor people who have been killed by the 20 women. In this same village legally represented. Japanese soldiers and aeroplanes there is a day school as well for Lo Foon: the girl's mother.

the children. There are 130 stu.stated in evidence that her daugh There are now more than 30 dents. Education is free. Theter and defendant were betrothed field workers of the Centre in the schools have a co-operative society on the tenth day of the third moon different villages in the Shumchan among the students to enable them last year at her native place, Kiu area. Four of these are agricul- to buy books for study, ab cost! Tau village, Hot Ping district, › Rer price. Payment is made by instal- daughter subsequently came to ments and the money received Is used to buy more booka. ·

at Shumchun.

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CO-OPERATIVE SYSTEM

During the recent planting sea-

son all the farmers who required fertilizer were given the oppor-

Plaintin was represented by Mr. was M-A. da Siya. Defendant

Hongkong with defendant and his mother to go to school until de. fendant was in a position to marry

her.

VISITS TO VILLAGE

Witness told of visits

Cheung, and the new directory: Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan, Chairman. Mrs. Ho Leung, Dr. T. Y. Li, Miss Irene. Ho Tung. Mrs. L. Gockchin, Mr. Wan Woan Ching, Mr Tong Yick Tong, Dr. Y. T. Liu, Mr. La Shing Chi, Mr. Kwok Plu Cheung. Mr. Leung Sik Mow and Mrs. Kan Man

Mr. T. N. Chau, who expressed The meeting was opened by Hon.

g.eat admiration to the directors for doing their work so successfully under the exceptional circum- stances of last year. As the war still continued. the circumstances remained unchanged. He hoped the new directors would be able to meet the situation with the same tunity to obtain it as part of the her village by defendant and his

paid to capability."

M. Chan Kan Pot, the "retiring A loss of $102.42 on, the year's co-operative system.. working is revealed in the annual So as to keep people informed mother for the purpose of borrow-chairman, thanked each one of the

These directors for the kind support they! report for the year ending March of the work of the Centre a book-ng money from witness.

requests were refused. Witness had given him. He was very happy 31, 1939, of the Hongkong Philhar-let is published in English and

came to the Colony a few days to have the new directors to take monic Society, the annual general Chinese by the B. R. W. C. for free after the lunar new year and in up the work of the Kuk and felt meeting, of which will be held at distribution. Anyone needing such the Jacobean Boom of the Hong-books are invited to apply to the quired if defendant was prepared sure they would carry on the work kong Hotel on

"Hongkong Dally Press, Marina to marry her daughter, as she was with great zest and earnestness Wednesday next,

House, the Hongkong Hotel Recep aware that they had had been in The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Chan, May 10, at 5.30 p.m.

The membership of the Society,tion Omce, or the Travel Associa-

timate. Defendant said he had no

Including those" temporarily absent tion Kiosk at the Star Ferro money and could not do so, andanancia! report of the Kuk.

from the Colony, numbered 38 Vice-Presidents, and 124 Ordinary! Members.

Whart

asked witness to take her daughter Mr. Percy Chen, chairman of the back to the country and wait eight Centre, has sent a letter to FLE. or ten years."

Witness said that according to

The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Hsu Shih-ying thanking him for "Ruddigore" was produced by the the donation of $5,000 National general custom in China, her Rev. Cyril Brown. M.A., in Decem-Currency from the National Relief daughter, would now be unable to ber. 1938 The Musical Director Commission and making a report find another match. was Mr. E. B. Jordan, and the on the progress and accomplish- thanks of the Society are gratefully ments of the tendered to these gentlemen and Welfare Centre,

to all those who gave their valu- ∙able services in 'connection with

the production.

Shumchun Rural

!!!

AIRPORT NEWS

"Imperial Airways,

ORCHESTRAL SECTION

The Orchestral Section continued its weekly practices throughout the year and also formed the greater part of the Orchestra for the production of "Ruddigore." This section has been sadly deplet-. ed by some of its members having left the Colony, and particular re- ference should be made to the Orchestral Becretary, Mr. R. A Starling who left in December Inst. The vacancy created by his de- parture hai however been ably filled by Mr. 8. A. Swetland, whose valuable services are greatly ap- preciated. This section also wel- comes the new members who join- ed during the year under review and wisties to state that there are still vacancies for keen instru- mentalists.

Dorado, Delia-4 and 5 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND Tuesday: Hanoi. Bangkok. Delphinus-7 2.170.

ALLEGED INTENTIONS

The

Lan Fong, read the annual

total receipts for the year amount- ed to $38,028.15, while the total ex- penditure was $31,016.29, leaving a balance of $7,01185.

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The new Chairman, Mr. Ngan Shing Kwan next assumed office.

Chan Ho-yu, 21-year-old youth, Addressing the meeting, he said: As was committed to the Criminal Poon Kung also gave evidence. we assume office of the Fo Leung Session, when he appeared before and said that she had been very Kuk to-day, we greatly appreciate Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central badly treated while she stayed at the encouragement which Hon Court yesterday, charged defendant's house. Defendant had Mr. T. N. Chau and Mr. Chan Kan armed robbery at No. 12 King

The work of Kong Street on April 23. once told her, after intimacy had Por have given us. taken place that he had no inten- Po Leang Kux is to protect wameri *Tseng Bow-ying, married woman, NORTHBOUND

tion of marrying her, and that it and children who are un distress stated that, on the day. In question Monday: Bangkok, Hanol, Hong-was his mother's intention to bor. I am most fortunate in having the she returned home about 4 pm. xong.

row money from witness's mother support of my colleagues and Mrs. She knocked at the door, which Defendant, sald witness. earned Ho Leung who, as one of the pre- was opened by one of the robbers about $50 a month at the Talkooious directors, I feel sure will be who was armed with a pistol. Dockyards, while his father also able to give us the best support. There were two others, who were

Under the present circumstances armed with knives. had employment and earned about $30 a month.

the population of Hongkong is Two days after the incident, steadily increasing; therefore, walle stie was travelling in a Judgment with costs was award-feel that the population of the tram with her nephew, she saw Hanol, ed to plaintif

Kuk will increase as well. In that defendant on the footpath near case I hope the Government, SCA

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to arrest him but he ran into a EASTBOUND

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the Poor Box. California Clipper 830 am. !malicious damage to motor-car No. charitable organizations in the Note-There is a possibility that 2096, property of Mr. Wilson, community.

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