1940-04-26 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PASSES WAR BILL Spitting In Public Is Made An Offence

The War Revenue Bill, by which taxes will be levied on salaries. corporation and business profits and property to secure a contribution for the Imperial Government for the prosecution of the war against Germany, was passed by the Legislative Council yesterday.

ANTI-"T. B." STEP

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BILL APPROVED

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public

GENERAL

Mr. Ma Hing-sun and his bride after their marriage at the Su- ̈ preme Court Registry. The bride was formerly Miss Le Lal-kin.

FOREIGN DOCTORS WITH

SEQUEL TO QUARREL

ON APR. 1

STREET COOLIE CHARGED

proceedings

Committal

Were

CHINESE RED CROSS

AN APPEAL

The Foreign Auxiliary of the National Red Cross Society of China has issued an appeal for the support of seventeen foreign doctors now serving with the Chinese Red Cross,

REFUGEE DOCTORS commenced at the Kowloon Court

Last year the Foreign Auxiliary before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen was able, through the help of the yesterday against Chia Tong, 21. Norwegian Relief Committee and street coolie, on * charge of the London China Medical Ald wounding Li Wah in Kowloon, on Committee, to secure the services Apr. 1, with intent to cause for the Chinese Red Cross of previous bodily harm and, alter-seventeen highly-qualified refugee natively, with wounding Li Wah doctors.

Three other Bills were also pass-paganda and education, rather ed:-the Bll to amend the Sum-than to resort to the penal powers mary Offences Ordinance of 1932, under this bill, and that such the Bill to amend the Fire In-powers will be made use of only vestigation Ordinance of 1895 and in cases of wilful disobedience, the Bill to amend the Interpreta- Sir, 1 desire to say that I am tion Ordinance of 1911,

in full agreement with the policy indicated above. Indeed, if the Speaking.

the Summary law were to be administered other- Offences Amendment Bill, which wise and people were to be arrest was recommended by the Urban ed merely because a police officer Counc and which makes spitting felt he had to make up for his in public an offence, the Hon. Mr. quota of arrests within a certain M. K. Lo, Senior Chinese Un-period. then this law would fall official Member, said:-

in its object and would create in- The gravity of the problem of stead nothing but irritation and tuberculosis in Hongkong has Been annoyance fully appreciated by many peopleį for many years. I recall that when Lack of progress I had the honour of serving on the health matters has sometimes sanitary Board, now the Urban been ascribed by a section of the Counell, I initiated a motion on local press to the so-called the subject in the course at which "reactionary" attitude on the part I urged the necessity of having a of the Chinese. May 1, Sir, say sanitorium built for the purpose that I have the permission of my not unly of segregation but of Honourable friend the 8. C. A. to treatment and cure., But as usual disclose that at the meeting of with difficult problems, this partly the District Watch Committee cular problem has had to wait for held on Jan. 11, last, that Board

of. approved the advent of a Director of Mejunanimously

this the understanding dical Services with the fervour and measure on zeal, the indominitable spirit of that it is the intention of the persistence and insistence, which authorities to administer it in the characterise my Honourable friend way I have ventured to describe. Dr. Selwyn-Clarke: before any

My colleagues and I heartily real or substantial progress could approve of this bill and hope that be made.

it will speedily achieve the result As to how far indiscriminate which we all have in view. spitting is a direct cause of the AMENDMENT ADOPTED prevalence of tuberculosis in the An amendment to Clause 2 of Colony, I am not competent to the Bull, that the word "ferries speak. But that it is an important be added after public vehicles. contributory cause, and that it is proposed by the Hon. Mr. J. J. A thoroughly disgusting habli Paterson, was adopted. which should be eradicated, must The report of the Finance Com. mittee (No. 4) dated Apr. 18, 1940

1 something in his hand, Mr. Aid Committee co-operated in this Intensive propaganda against this was passed.

Murphy, ferry inspector, had wit-effort, but the cutbreak of war in deplorable habit has been taken. H. E. THE GOVERNOR ABSENT

nessed the youth's attempt to Europe made It Impossible to send from time to time, in the bellet In the absence of His Excellency a tack. Li and coming on the more than the seventeen who had which I consider to be sound, that the Governor, Sir Geoffry North-

scene snatched away a parcel that already left. was indisposed. no practical legislative measure cote, who

Dr. Robert Lim. Director of the the alleged attacker was holding. con effectively be taken for its Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. which was found to contain a Emergency Medical Relief Corps of the Chinese Red Cross, has suppression without the necessary N. L. Smith, presided at the meet-

spoken very Others present were:-

their.. highly of background of popular knowledgeing.

BOW ON LAUNCH

courage, and abifty, of their value as to its effects, and-of-publie His Excellency Major General co-operation.

A D. Grasett (General Officer Lee was not hurt. and, after as organisers and of their spirit of

down the PROPAGANDA BACKED Commanding), the Hon. Mr C. G. taking

name. and co-operation with Chinese doctors Eut it has become increasingly Alabaster (Attorney General), the address of the youth who attack-and military authorities.

VALUABLE WORK " apparent" that by propaganda by, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North (Becretary led him, he let him, go in Wal

It will be recognised that the itself, popular education by itself, for Chinese Affairs), the Hon. Mr. Ching Street. On Apr 1 there

was a quarrel between Li and So' value of this organisational and and without some, legal sancion F. R. Butters (Financial Secre- behind these efforts, satisfactory tary), the Hon. Cmdr. G. F. Hole Yee on the launch returning from co-ordinating work in the front progress cannot be achieved. If (Harbour Master), the Hon. Mr. Stonecutter's which was stopped lines which is being done by the for instance, a policeman or a T H. King

foreign and Chinese doctors, in (Commissioner of by a European on board," sanitory inspector were politely to Police), the Hon. Dr. P. B. Selwyn- On landing, I and acotherine with the suggestions made by draw the attention of an offender į Clarke (Director of Medical Ser-man named Yeung had hardly Drs. Becker and Jensen, is con- "O His unsocial act of indis-vices), the Hon. Mr. A. B. Purvis proceeded some 50 yards from the siderable. War-time medical work criminate spitting," and if a rude (Director of Public Works), the ferry wharf when, it is alleged. in China is conducted in excep- difficult circumstances, they were attacked by the de- tionaily retort were made to the speaker'; Hon. S Henry Pollock, the Hon.

fendant with

A with a woeful shortage of person- "to mind his own business." the Mr. M. K. Lo. the Hon. Mr. S. H value of legal sanction th dealing Dodwell,

Hon. Mr. Leo struggle ensued, which was stop-nel and money and over such with such a case is obvious. D'Almada e Castro Jnr. the Hon.ped by the arrival of Sgt. Brown widely-scattered war-fronts as to of the Police. Defendant was make the problem of "transport I understand that it is the in: Dr. Li Shu-fan, the Hon. Mr. A. L

well-nigh insoluble.. tention of Government to con-shields, the Hon. Mr. W. N. arrested. tinue and to intensify the exist. Thomas Tam and Mr. C, B. Bur- The case is proceeding. ing programme of popular pro, gess (Deputy Clerk of Cour.cils).

be obvious to all.

Anzac Day Observed

Anzac Day was observed by the Australian community in Hong- kong yesterday. The day marks the landing at Gallipoli in 1915,

Wreaths were laid at the Ceno- taph on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Association by Mr. F. Neill, Mr. A. W. Hughes on behalf of the British Legion and by Lt. Richards, RAN.R., on be- half of the Returned Soldiers' and Sallors' Imperial League of Aus- tralia.

..A detachment from Common- wealth naval vessels at present serving with the China Fleet was present at the ceremony, forming a guard whilst Royal Scots bug- lers, sounded the "Last Post" and the "Reveille.". A minute's silence was also observed. ...

the

the

Wah. it was stated in Court, The Norwegian Committee had is in the employ of the Military come to the conclusion that, the at Stonecutter's Island, and he best way to help China and at the was attacked by L. It is alleged, same

some- time to contribute as the result of a quarrel be-thing to the refugee problem in tween himself and another man, Europe would be to send out and named So Yee.

support fifty qualified doctors and

On Mar. 30, near the Jordan surgeons, who would help to fill Road Ferry, Li was Arst aftacked the wide gap in China's medical the China Medical by a Chinese youth who was hold- service;

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Airport News

DEPARTURES BY CLIPPER

Pan American Airways Philip- pine Clipper (Capt. 5. G: Bancroft)" took off from Kai Tak yesterday

on its return flight,

The Clipper took the following passengers from

to Hongkong

Manila:

The Foreign Auxiliary has been able to make this small contribution to medical work In China only as a result of the co-operation of the Nor-" wegian Relief Committee and China Medical Aid. Committee. Now that the unspeakable horror of war has spread to the Scandinavian countries we can only be grateful for what Norway has already done and seck, elsewhere for funds to 'continue the support of the.. doctors,

Their services were accepted' on the understanding that their

paid from Mr. Arthur J. Campbell, repre- salaries should be sentative of the United States abroad and the Foreign Auxiliary that this responsibility Treasury Department, who is mak- fecis

to the ing & rapid trip to Manila on busi- should not be shifted on

already over-burdened shoulders. ness;

Mr. Hilarion Henares, industrial of the Chinese Red Cross. engineer, who is returning to Manila on official business for the Philippine Government;

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The foreign doctors have been receiving the small remuneration Mr. John L. Klerman, mining 27.10 per month and we would engineer of Bagulo Philippi, who ask you to help us to continue the is returning to his duties after a same payments for at least an- delightful vacation in Hongkong: other year to those ten doctors Later, Mr. A W. Hughes enter- Mr. AW. Hughes and Mr. F. Netil Mr. Willard Hart, salesman con- who came out under the auspices tained the naval 'detachment and laying a wreath on behalf of the nected with Norton and Harrison, of the Norwegian Relief Commit- other Australians at the Hongkong Australian and New Zealand Asso-who is proceeding to Manila after tee.

A total sum of RH. $14,400 is

Beveral car drivers were sumi- Cricket Club.

elation at observance of Anzac Day a visit to Shanghai;

Mr. Homer A. Mann, executive needed. If, in spite of the many moned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Cenotaph yesterday.--

of Masbate Consolidated Mining urgent calls on your generosity, at the Central Court yesterday for (King's Studio).

Co., who is returning to his post each one of you could feel that falling to cover their lights pro after spending a fortnight in the this also is an appeal worth sup-perly during the black-out on ADT.

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NIPPED IN THE BUD

Arrested after a chase by Mr. HEALTH RETURNS Colony, accompanied by his wife: porting by even a small "contribu- 15.

James of the Public Works Depart. ment, following 2n attempted

Thirty-six cases of tuberculosis, escape from the Argyle Street In three each of dysentery and en- ternment Camp that nearly proved terie fever; two each of small-pox successful, a Chinese soldier inter- and measles and one of cerebro nee, Leung Ting-tsang, 23, appear-spinal lever were reported for the ed on remand before Mr. E; Hime 24 hours ended at midnight on worth at Kowloon Court yesterday April 24

MOTORISTS FINED

Mr. Alberto Teehankee. well- tion, the Foreign Auxillary could F. G. Mult, of the Imperial known physician of Manila, who is see its way to guaranteeing this chemical Industries, was fined $20 while Miss R. Vickers was fined returning to his home after a sum..

$10. three-week sojourn in Hongkong, accompanied by his wife.

China Cupper which is due to

CL Balter, of Robinson Road, Mrs. Juana de la vina, a tourist arrive in. Kal Tak on April 30.

was also finod - $10. from the Philippines, who is re-

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Dr. H. Talbot was fined $3. turning to her home and the fol-

Imperial Airways plane with Captain E, B. Minhininiek. of! London mails of April 20 is Garden Terrace, was similarly, fin- The body of a small boy, Lai Kulowing Chinese merchants:

scheduled to arrive in. Hongkong ed. A further nue of $10 was im tomorrow.

to notify the posed for falling The next outward "mall from police of his change of address. Hongkong is scheduled to leave Kai

FE Marcal, of Fort Street was Tak on Sunday morning.

ined $10

He was remanded 24 hours in custody. The internes had two shots fired at him by an Indian of 191. Apllu Street, was sent to guard as he climbed the fence the Kowloon Public Mortuary on The shots attracted the attention Wednesday, The boy was knocked. of Mr. James who was in the down and kliled by a lorry at Kec-

lung street near Nanchang S, vicinity and gave chase,

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