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ORIENTAL CULTURAL
ASSN. MEETING
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-A galaxy of 500 Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Formosan, Indo Chinese, Burmese and Indian cultural leaders and high Chinese Government officials attended the inaugural meeting In Chungking of the Oriental Cultural Association whose aim is to foster closer cultural relations among the peoples in the Far East.
Prominent among those present Fo. Mr Ku Cheng-kang. General were Mr. Sun Fo. President of the Feng Yo-hsiang, General Chen Legislative Yuan, General Liu Ming-shu and Mr. Acyama Shih, Garrison Commander af Chungking, Mr. Ku Cheng-kang. Minister
HONORARY PRESIDENTS
Ubrary, Supreme
Governor On Care Of Needy Children
The suggestion that the Child Protection, Society should be made the nucleus of wider endeavout for the purpose of looking after the neglected and needy children of the Island was made by the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott. at the annual general meeting of the Society held at Queen's House. 'The Governor presided, and there was a large gathering of
members
Mr. A. E. Goonesinha. in propos- ing the adoption of the report and accounts sald that he agreed with some of the strong criticism that had been made against the system of chi'd labour" in the Island.
CRUELTY AND CRIME
Fifty per cent of the child cruelty cases were irom the Colombo District. The reason for that was that most of the children from the villages were brought and kept Colombo homes. The criminal classes in the city today were drawn from those who had Trun away from such homes and wandered about the streets and fell intó evil company.
Since that Society was started there had been's check on that.
He said that the Society's Home a Maharagama, was doing, ex- of Social Welfare, Mr.
"The meeting appointed Sir Rab-ceedingly, well owing to the care Pan Kung-chan, Vice-Minister indranath Tagore, famous Indian and attention paid to it, and Publicity, General Feng Yu-hslang, poet, Madame Sun Yat-sen, Mr. mainly owing to the enterprise Vice-Chairman or the National Sun Fo, President of the Legisla- and energy of its Secretary, Mr. Military Council, General Chen tive Yuan, Mr. Tai Chi-tao, Pre- Parsons. Ming-shu, Chairman of the Chin-sident of the Examination Yuan, ese People's Foreign Relations As- General Feng Yu-hslang and four sociation. and Mr. Ko Mo-fo of the others honorary Presidents of the National Military Council
The Association, Madame Chiang Kai- eight Burmese newspapermen who shek. Dr.
Chang Po-ling, Vice- are on a goodwill visit here also chairman of the People's Political Council, Dr. Chu Chila-hwa, direc- The presidium consisted of Mr. tor of the Organisation Board of Yu Yu-jen and Mr. Tar. Cheng, the Kuomintang Central Executive respectively President and Vice-Committee, General Wu Te-chen, President of the Control Yuan. Te Minister of Overseas Affairs, Dr. presenting China, and others re-wang Shih-chleh. Minister of presenting Burma, Korea, Indo Publicity, Mr. Yen Chu-tsang, se China Japan, Formosa, Mongolia.cretary-general of the Kuomini- Sinklang and Tibet, with Mr. Tan tang and ethers were named as Chairman.
honorary Vice-Presidents.
attended.
FIRST OF KIND
Mr. Yu Yu-jen and Mr. Tan In his opening speech, Mr. Tan Cheng were elected President and described the meeting, attended by Vice-President of the Association cultural leaders of different Asiatic countries, as the first of its kind in five thousand years.
He declared that in the present
respectively.
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As pointed out in the report, the Society required a large sum of money to establish a Home of its own, and it was up to them to see to it The Colombo Muntei- pality had voted, Rs. 5,000 for the Society and he expected that it would be an annual contribution.
It was very difficult to get good domestic servants, and he thought
good thing it the Society would start training those children for domestic service.
CO-ORDINATED SCHEME Mrs. (Dr.) M. Rutnam, in seconding the adoption of the vote of thanks, said that when she visited the Maharagama Home she was struck by its possibilities and the wonderful start that bac Deen made.
The Women's Political Union had made a study of that subject
world turmal; when civilisation is NATIONAL GOVT.se years ago, and had thought
at stake, we should not only mest. Japan's force with force but also muster our cultural efforts to give impetus to a revolution in that country and convert it into a de- MIOCTRCY.
Should we accomplish this, he said, freedom and equality' would be restored to the oppressed na- tions in the Far East.
MANDATE
PROVINCIAL GOVT. CHANCES
CHUNGKING, Dec. 31 (Centra>) The National Government in â Recalling that Dr. Sun Yat-sen mandate issued yesterday relieved had advocated the emancipation of Mr. Ma Fu-shou of his dutles
essential to "establish in the Island a system of National Homes somewhat on the plan of the Bar- nardo Homes in England.
She commended that suggestion to the attention of the Ministers, Their Creches and Child Welfare Centres cared for the child only at a certain stage and then lert him. They should have Squie scheme to link them all up in a scheme of National Orphanages.
Miss Cissy Cooray said that sne
to follow the footsteps of the Messrs. Chang Tien-wu,
Chow greater Interest by visiting the Father of the Chinese Republic Sheng-chen, Yeh Shen and Wank Home for a wider membership and and strive for this gual.
Chi as new members of the same
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all the weaker peoples in the member of the Ninghsia Prova-
Orient, Mr. Tafi urged the audience clal Government -and appointed wished to appeal to them to show
provincial government,
Li
Mr. Tan was followed by Mr. Yu Yu-jen who branded the so-called "Zone of co-prosperity in East Meanwhile, Mr. Han-chen Asia" as advocated by the Japan- was appointed secretary-general ese, as merely a zone of slaves in of the Honan Provincial Govern East Asia, and exhorted the au- ment and Messrs. dience not to be hoodwinked by and Lo Kung-hua were Japanese propaganda.
ed members of the Hupeh Pro- Other speakers Included Mr. Sunvincial Government.
Llu
for more generous support."
The report and accounts were then adopted.
The same office-bearers as fut last year were then re-elected with Lady Caldecott as President Shu-mu and Mr. P. J. Farsons · as appoint- Secretary and Treasurer.
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GOVERNOR'S ADVICE The Governor pala a tribute to the work of Mr. Parsons, and said that in his opinion Mr. Parsons was, the Society and it could not get on without him. He therefore proposed à vote of thanks to Mr. Parsons
Sir John Tarbat seconded it land it was carried with acclamь- Btion,
Certain rules of the murety were |then amended, after which Sir John Tarbat proposed a vote of thanks to the Governor and Lady Caldecott for the keen interest
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COLONY HEALTH
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EXHIBITION OF WAR TROPHIES KWEILIN, Dec. 31 (Central)
An exhibition er war trophies |
At King's Theatre will be held here begluning from Presenting &
New Year's Day tomorrow. „Jan- more grown-up anese arms and other forms of" Deanna Durbin, the star's eight 'war equipment seized by the Chi- picture. Universal's "Spring nese in south, Kwangsl have been Parade" comes to the King's transported here for the exhibi- The return of cases. notified to Theatre, today.
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BULLETIN
the Health authorities for the The current offering presents' week ended Dec. 28, with the her in one of the most grown-up Anne Gwynne, Walter Caflétt. 8. namper of deaths in brackets, is roles and in the most romantic 2. Sakal, Samuel 8. Hinds, Allyn as follows:-...
story in which she has yet appear. Joslyn," Reginald Denny, Franklin Tuberculosis 180 (119) (4 im- jed,
Pangborn and Peggy Morári norted); dysentery 22 (12); diph-In the story Deanna is cast as a Deanna a voice will be heard-to- theria 11 (4); chicken pox 9 (1); young peasant girl who goes to four song selections in the picture. entale rever. 7(4), measles 6; the city of her dreams and meets - Music for three of these was cholera 5 (1): cerebro-spinal adventure and romance.
written by the famous Vierinese Robert Cummings, who was the composer, Robert Stolź with Tyrics star's leading man in "Three. by Gus Kahn, The songs are Smart Girls Grow Up" is seen as "It's Foolish But It's Fun," "Waltz- her sweetheart in "Spring Parade.ng in the Cloude" and "wyhén The supporting cast, the finest April Sings," The fourth number, ever assembled in any of her pic "Blue Danube Dream," is an are tures, features Mischa Auer, Henry rangement by Hans Balter, Stephenson, “Butch” and Buddy, lyrics by Gus Kahn."
tever. 2.
Twenty-nine cases (one import ed) of tuberculosis, nine of mea sles, two each of cholera and
therla and chicken pox, were notified to the Health authorities Ton Monday,
dysentery and one each of diph Oh Century FOUR SONS"
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