1940-11-27 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ROTARIANS HEAR ENTERTAINING

ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE,—————— TIMES OF SYDNEY SMITH FUNERAL OF

A VERY ENTERTAINING ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SYDNEY SMITH, the canon or St. Paul's whose wit convulsed the people of his day, was given at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Rotary Club of Hongkong at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday by tlie Dean of the Cathedral," the Very Rev. J. L.

Wilson.

The Smith of Smiths" as Macauley called him left an impression upon his contemporaries that was immense, Dean Wilson sald, All types of people found him Irresistible-grand ladies. statesmen, Even literary man surren- country squires, peasants and children.

In Syd- dered to his charm and Scotmen thawed in his presence. ney Smith. virtue and vitality were harmoniously united.

Sydney Smith was a reformer and a surgical operation to get a joke,, "progress.ve at a time when such well into a Scotch understanding." exposed a ΣΠΑΣ to In 1803, Sydney Smith, then mar- professions charges 01 atheism, jacoblem, ried, went to London to take up sedition and bad taste. He was a an appointment as preacher at the believer in liberty in days when Foundling Hospital at a stipend of Sir Thomas Bernard such a beliet was quite as unpopu- £50 a year. lar and rare as it is fast becoming came to his aid with an offer to in the second quarter of the twen- read a course of lectures on "Moral tieth century.

Philosophy" at the Royal Institute. "MORAL PHILOSOPHY*

MISS

IRMA LAST

PROFUSION OF

WREATHS

The funeral of Miss. Irma Last, who died suddenly at the St. Teresa's Hospital early on Monday morning, took place at the Jewish .Rabbi R. Cemetery . yesterday. Eleazer officiated at both the ser- vices held in the synagogue and at the graveside.

GENERAL

Chief Justice Voices Strong Disapproval Of Heading

Strong disapproval was vo.ced by the Chief Justice, Sir: Achol Mac- Gregor, at the Cr.mnal Sessions yesterday afternoon, with regard to a heading which appeared in an evening contemporary on Mon- day over a report of the case in which Ho Leung-chat, alias Ho Kam-chuen, was charged with the murder of Chan Chuen, on board a junk on Feb. 24

It will be recalled that Ho was released and was delivered to the custody of the polite when the Jury Dr. Carl Harth, a cousin of the found that they were not satiated that the spot at which the crime deceased, was the chief mourner.

Among the profusion of wreaths took place was within British

NO FINDING sent were those from Your Lov-waters."

and ing Parents." Christl and Henry

H. Corra, The Chief Justice said that the Corra, Poldi Charles, Gerty, Headmistress and jury did not return a verdict in Furthermore, though he was a

Staff of the Diocesani Girls' School, the ca.e and there was no finding man who could have enjoyed pro- Sydney knew little of the sub-the Diocesan Girls' School, the that the accused was a pirate. motion as much as anyone else, 'ject, but for the sake of the £200 Diocesan Old Girls' Association, he WELS entirely disinterested. involved would have been glad to Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Barber, Misses George III remarked "He is a VERY lecture on anything, As was, Phyllis and Hazel Lang and Mrs. clever fellow; but he' will never the first lecture was such a success. A. E. Matthews. become a bishop." Though he did that he became the talk of the

His Lordship remarked that it was a gross contempt of Court and it was extremely difficult for the Crown, in a small Colony like this. to institute proceedings against

; THOSE PRESENT more than any other single man town, He had a way even of inject- i

Among those present at the Ho. to convert the country to the Whig ing humour into a subject like graveside were Miss E. M. Gibbins "I mention it here now not only standpoint, "not even the Whigs. "Moral Philosphy"

(Headmistress of the Diocesan to signify my own very grave dlg- when they came into power, dired The excitement increased with Girls' School), Mrs. Hall, Miss E. approval of such a flagrant abuse do anything more for Sydney than each lecture and Moral Philosophy's. Atkins (Principal "of St. of the privileges of the Press, but make him a canon of St Paul's.

įproved so attractive to London So Stephen's Girls' College), Miss E in a hopea hope which I trust ZEST OF SCHOOLBOX

etety that Albemarle Street was N., R. Buckland (Secretary of St. will not be completely in val Sydney Smith escaped the pit-blocked with carriages and not a Stephen's Girls' College), Miss W. that the representatives of the fälls of the Idealist. In the first seat was

Colony will order to be had for love of Grimn, Rev. H. D. Rosenthall. Press of this

Mrs. R. Zindel. Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. Kthemselves better in future and place he did not confine himself money.

Seyel, Mrs. Eleazer, Mrs. Zak, Mrs. will refrain from action which-is Sasloft. Mrs. Schaffa, Mrs. Laufer. so palpably and grossly a contempt

Miss Bowen, of this Court."" Dr. H. Schnider, Messrs. L. D'Obry. S. H. Joseph, J. E. Joseph, A. Raymond, M. Zak, W. Goldenberg, and A. Vargo,

to high thinking and carefully i Bydney was surprised and ce. thought out gestures, but he set Hghted and described himsel as himself to supply the need of the "the most successful swindle of the moment with the zest and hilarious season." It was in one of the lec- irresponsibility of the schoolboy.

tures that he enriched the English

phrase language with the square peg in a round hole."

The whole thing was a huge joke to Sydney: the Edinburgh Review, of which he was the moving spirit, tickied bi to death. He gave the public what it wanted: reason, with a good slice of humour thrown in

sa mental lubricant.

SPEAKER THANKED Rotarian Dawson, thanking the speaker, spoke wittily of some Smiths of his acquaintance." He had a friend Rotarian Dawson Born in 1771, 8ydney Smith was said, who went out one day to seek educated at Winchester, where he a debate with a Dr. Smith, a prea- became Prefect of Hall, and at New cher, to prepare himself for College, Oxford. At the end of his thesis. He knew there were two second year at Oxford, he exchang- Dr. Smiths in residence, one ed his Scholarship for a Fellowship whom was a medical man. ot £100 a.. year. After this his He approached the wrong Dr. father never sent him another Smith and on Inquiry "Are you the Dr. Smith who preaches?" was met "penny.

with the reply "I am the Dr. Emith who practices,

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There was one. Visiting Rotarian, Dr. A. E. Best from

·PARSON OR TUTOR He was told by his parents he might become either a barson or a college tutor or, alternatively, go to Rotarian China as a supercargo. He chose Chengtu, Szechuan. the former course and in 1794 was appointed to the Curacy of Nether-

von on Salisbury Plan. He was nounced the date of the Club's highly thought of by the squire, Dinner and Smoking Concert to be Mr. Hicks Beach, and received an held at the China Fleet Club on appointment as tutor to accom- Friday, Dec. 20. It was hoped to pany his son to Edinburgh.

There, he became acquainted with the leading literary figures of

CLUB DINNER ANNOUNCED Rotarian Prof. Y. Brown an-

accommodate about 250 to 300 Ro- tarians and their friends.

Rotarian the Hon. Mr. M, K. Lo the day in Scotland, among them announced the date of a Charity "Jeffrey and Brougham. Edinburgh Football Match, one-third of the he described as a city "of greater proceeds from which will go to smells even than Birmingham" and charities organised by the Rotary of the Scotch he said, "It requires Club, for Bunday, Dec. 22.

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There were also a large number

U.K. MAILS

of girls from the Diocesan Girls FOR COLONY

School (with which the deceased was connected at the time of her demise) present.

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT:

NEW BRANCH

With a view to avoiding rush

The Postmaster General amounces for general information that malls despatched from the United Kingdom for the past 3 months by various routes have been duly received at Hongkong as follows:

4th Sept

LONDON AIR MAILS VIA DÜRBAN Date despatched Dits received at H.K.

24th Oct. 11th Sept 15th Oct ✔ 17th Sept. 29th Oct.

24th Sept. 2nd Nov,

1st Oct. 2nd Nov, 8th Orth Nor

at the Immigration Department, another office is expected to open LONDON ALEELA CAPE at the former Sanitary Depart- ment bullock stables in Happy. Valley, near the old No. 1 Police Station and opposite the Lee Theatre.

The new branch, the second to be opened, will begin business this morning, or tomorrow 85 latest.

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the

The photographs, which are tu be affixed to the forms, must be between two and three inches each way.

WORK BEING SPEEDED UP have a certifying letter.

IN IMMIGRATION DEPT.

"Provided that proof substantiating the statements made in the application are produced at the time of applying, entry per- "mits and/or certificates of residence are usually granted within iwo "days," said Mr. B. A. D. Forrest, Director of the Immigra «ilon Office, during the course of an interview with a Daily Press

reporter yesterday.

half a day.

7th & sur Aug 22nd Oct..

LONDON SEA MAILS VIA SAN FRANCISCO

3rd Sept. 22nd Nov 4th & 5th Sept 26th Oct.

9th Sept.

12th 17th, 18th Sept.

19th Oct.

19th Nov,

20th & 28th Sept. 10th Nov, LONDON SEA MAILS VIA CANADA'

21st Aug 26th Sept. 14th Sept. 24th Oct. 10th Oct. 21st Nov.

Two nails despatched from Landon Fia Pacific between 1st and 9th Aug, 1940 are outstanding.

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Roof Murder Verdict

WHARF COOLIE ACQUITTED

Found Not Guilty by a uni animeus verdict, CHAN TAI TAU, wharf coolie, accused of the mur- der of a 19-year-old youth. Stu Muk, was discharged by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.

FULL NAMES

The accused was alleged to have, Full names must be given; em-

stabbed Stu Muk to death on the have

roof of the Tin Yin Yat Pao, in ployees in Hongkong must

letter

Connaught Road, on Oct. 9, after occupation certified in a signed by the employer: occasional

a fight in Douglas Street. visitors here who are traders em-

Mr. J. Reynolds, Crown Counsel, ployed by outside arms must also Mrs. Tamara May, Miss Isabci appeared for the presecution, as- Pestonji, Mr. Marlano Zamera and elsted by. Det. Insp. J. O'Donovan. The occupation must be given Miss F. M. Zamera were among the Mr. H. P. Lee, instructed by Mr. in full with the address of the passengers passing through Hong-F. E. Nash, was for the defence.

kong on the Atuia Maru which ar- In the witness box yesterday. business concerned.

Frontier passes are appropriate rived yesterday from Australia via Chan told the Court that the trouble arose following informa- only to those living in Hongkong ports.

tion given by him to the police which led to the arrest of a per- son, named Chan, who was bound- over for fighting.

or China and making frequent On the same steamer were 119 visits to the interior. Application Japanese returning to Japan from for these passes must be support- Australia, Thursday Island. and ed by a letter from a commercial Manita. firm in Hongkong giving parti-

$45

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THREATENING LETTER SENT

TO ROOSEVELT managedy to release the chopper.

CHOPPER ATTACK - About 6 am on the day in ques- I would like to emphasise the there any necessity for personal culars of the applicant's connex

tion, he was sleeping in Douglas importance of submitting good applications to be accompanied by ion with the arm

Street when Chan Pik-kwan at photos. The correct size is appro- two copies of photos. "The two-

tacked him with a chopper. He ximately 3" x 2", and printed on photo ruling is only to check the

received two cuts on his face and hin paper.

Photostats which street builles who push their way POLICE REPORTS usually fade within a few days, in obtain an application form.

Mr. A. G. Gardner, of No. 9 Bay-

Chan Fl-kwan then ran away. will not be accepted.""

and then sell it for 20 or 30 cents.

view Mansions, reported" to the Secret Service agents arrested Accused returned to his place, but Reverting to the time question. These bullies come in several Police that between Sunday and Willard Whiting, 33-year-old local soon after the deceased approach. Mr. Forrent stated that in urgent times a day." cases a permit can be obtained in Those desirous of obtaining Monday a thief entered his re-sugar refinery worker, on a charge ed and attacked him from behind forms, but who could not call at sidence through an open window of threatening the life of Pre- with a knife. He struggled with EXTENSION FOR REGISTRATION the Immigration Once, may write and stole clothing, money and a sident Roosevelt in a letter to the the deceased and managed to

snatch the knife from him.N Questioned as to the possibility in for them, stating what kind of fountain pen to the total value of White House,

Mr. Thomas Foster, head of the When he got possession of the of an exteraton of time, at the ex-form is desired.

Secret Service in San Francisco, weapon he stabbed the deceased piration of the month fixed by

1t. Cheong Kalting, of No. 10 Bay-made the arrest. He said Whiting with

The latter, how- Government for registration. Mr REGISTRY WEDDING view Mansions, second floor, has sent letter to the President 10 ever produced

another knife Forrest replied that he hoped that

coat and would not be recessary. His stan, The wedding took, place at the also reported to the Polls that which he said. If you are elected from under his

entered tis house in November your life won't be continued the struggle. AC- he said, have now settled down to Supreme Court yesterday between someone the work and are "tackling the ML Leung Chew-lun, clerk, resid-through an open window between worth a cent because this time we used received cuts on his hands applications as they come. Re1ing at No. 781, Mathan Road, and midnight and 6.30 am, on Mon will get you without a man in and face and called out for help. cently, the dally amount of a Miss Shiu Shook-yin, of No. 5, day and stole money and jewel-front of you. Remember?" The deceased ran up the staircase

Be apparently referred to the of a house, plications "taken in have been "in O'Brien Road Mr. T. 8. Whyte-lery to the value of $770, the region of 300. "and" he added, Smith.

arassination of Mayor Anton Accused then went to get a cloth A pair of binoculars is reported Cermak of Chicago while the to wipe the blood from his face "we are still speeding up the work officiated.

stolen from his office. Hongkong Mayor was riding with the Pre- and ran after the deceased, with here."

Company, Limited, aldent at Miami, Fla. several years the two knives which he had Asked as to the number of ap- The following forthcoming mar-Tramways

sometime between Sunday and ago.

taken from him, and blowing his plcations so far attended to Mr. tiages are announced

The letter was signed "Sensible police whistle for help as he was Forrest-quoted the following Mr Mok Kam-chuen, clerk, of Monday by Mr. A. Gillard, figures: Entry permits for six No. 31, Bonham Road, and Miss

going up the staircase le Whiting denied ⠀⠀ " He looked for the deceased on Thonths, 789 Entry permits for two Lau Wan-sheng, teacher, residing Yu Wing-pak of No. 20 Bonham Strand West, reports that while

"but admitted thể roof, but could not find him. years, 111; certificate of 4 years' at 'No. 9. Tannochy Road. ****

travelling on a bus on Monday

and address on He then went to the Central Po- residence, 4 certificates of 10.

envelope in which the note lice Station with the knives and yeara rexidence 39

made a report

Registrar

of Marriages,

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Mr. Chan K-mi draughtsman night he either lost or had stolen TWO-PHOTO BULING of Messrs. Le'gh and. Orange, re-from him between Arsenal Stri There is no necessity of apply-siding at No: 40, Ta Ku Ling Road, and Ko Bhing Theatre a

personally for application and Miss Wan Yee-king of No. 14, containing $1.105 in money

papers: Bald Mr. Forrest, nor is Po-Kong Ford,

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