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Immigration HONGKONG ROTARY CLUB

Inquiry

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say that when he returned in the afternoon he was given the permit, after a wait of an hour, by the clerk-although the permit' was lying among a bundle of permits on the desk all the time he was

asked to wait.

"ABSOLUTELY NOTHING" He had, however, to pay another $2 despite the fact that he showed

TIFFIN ADDRESS

Rev. Sandbach Describes The Miao Tribes Of Yunnan

VERY INTERESTING TALK BY THE REV. J. E. SANDBACH, Chap- THE MIAO TRIRES OF YUNNAN WERE THE SUBJECT OF A

lain of the Sailors Home and Seamen's Iristitute," when he address- ed the Hongkong Rotary Club yesterday.

Mr. Sandbach left the Miso country about seven years ago. He swopped prizes with another hoy at Sunday School in his home was first attracted to it a good many years before that when be village of Sandbach and came into possession of'a volume entitled

Tight Corners in China" by the Rev. Samuel Follard.

the clerk the General Agent's receipt for the $3. The following day his clerk obtained the refund of the $2 from the General Agent who, however, refused to refund the Miao country some 50 years ago salt, bought from the Chinese, was Mr. Pollard first visited the occasionally, and pounded rock! dollar charged for services al and one of his contributions to the a luxury. though "he did absolutely nothing life of the tribes was a writen lac- except to issue the two receipts".

They clothed themselves in Referring to the second complaint, from a mixture of Pitman's short-mixture of wool

guage, which he devised for them home-spun hemp. mixing in it a Mr. Forrest asked Mr. Rocha hand, biblical Hebrew and Chinese colourful turbars, and the gar

The men wore whether he would accept his (Mr. characters,

ments of men and women were Forrest's) statement that he has Yunnan, Mr. Sandbach told nearer Europe in style than China,

WEDNESDAY APRIL 2, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 2nd APRIL 1941, 8:301ÂM.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal rover communications intend. ed for persons other than the addressee..

The Printed Maiter Service

is temporarily suspended:

Yunnan Szechuen Kwelchow

Human

the following places in China

-Fukien (except "Amoy and Kulangsu)

Kwangsi

North and East of Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

an extremely bad memory for faces. Hongkong Rotarians yesterday. Is They were forld of noise, dances Mr. Rochs replied that he would a country of great majestic moun- and music. Their language was Rangoon and Straits, not accept that, nor that Mr. For-tains where. dwell one of the most tonal and monosyllabic, but in no Canton.. rest did not remember who he was fascinating, most lovable people other wise resembles Chinese, when "every Tom, Dick and Harry he ever came to know-the Mlaos knows me by sight."

They had their own names for

Mr. Forrest: You told the Chi- nese clerk you were a Consul?-Yes, Meaning by that?-That I ex- pected certain, considerations and privileges over the other people in the Colony.

SKILLED HUNTERS

Sandakan, Sandakan

Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways' Direct Ser-

vice-San Francisco date 1st April Canton

INWARD MAILS

From

Due

2nd Apr.

5th

Apr.

Beh

Apr,

6th

Apr.

6th Apr.

8th Apr.

ath Apr.

(San Fran

Direct Ser-

11th Apr.

12th Apr.

19th Apr.

-14th Apr.

14th Apr.

10th Apr.

17th Apr.

18th Apr.

20th Apr,

USA.. Honolulu, Japan and Shangnal.

cisco date, 21st March).

The men were skilled hunters, Swatow their many landmarks and villages, and kulfed the wild boar with and it was in the "City of Majestic consummate skill. They chased a Peace" that he was robbed one ideer from point to point and would midnight by a band of brigands. exhaust the animal before they

ESCORT OF 250

had tired themselves. Skilled with There were many bands of the cross-bow, they sometimes Air Mail by. "Pan-American Airways What considerationis did you ex. brigands and there were, often tipped their arrows with "deadly vice"-San Francisco date, 5th April

Great pect from the Chinese clerk? The escorts to accompany the traveller nightshade."

story-tellers. Calcutta and. Btralts, consideration due to a Consul. In He travelled once with an escort they had many interesting legends. Japan and Manila. this particular case. I expected him of 250 well-armed men, on another They had a form of worship of Australia and Manila, to take my word for it, as a Consul, occasion accompanied by one old their own and reverenced trees. Rangoon and Straits.

man with that the case was urgent.

During the past decade amazing Rangoon and Straita. & spear as his sole weapon! In reply to further questions. Mr.

things have happened with the United-Kingdom and Straits. Rocha sald that he was not dealing Miao tribe: They were the Black their own teachers, doctors and

There are three clans of the Miao people and they have now Calcutta and Straits with a junior clerk but with the Miao, so called because they wore dentists, Mr. Sandbach said, while chief clerk, and pointed to Mr. W. black clothing, the River Miao, barely 30 years ago they had not H. Chen. When told by Mr. Forrest who lived by the river, and the even a written language. Today, that Mr. Chen was not the chief Flowery Miao, whose apparel was the script invented for them by the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are clerk, Mr. Rocha replied that he of many colours. Short of stature, Mr. Pollard is used for the pub-advertised to close at or before 9am. registered, and parcel mails did not know that gentleman's the Miao, Mr. Sandbach said. have lication of texts and many books are closed at 5 pm. on the previous day. When malls are adver- position,

short black haiT, are yellow have been published employing it.tised to close after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel malls are closed skinned and broad-nosed,

The Miao are a great people and at 5 p.m. are destined to play a worthy part,

WONDERFUL STAMINA

Mr. Rocha further stated that he was definite that the permit was not completed before his call that Of wonderful stamina, they ex-life of the new China now being Mr. Sandbach concluded, in the morning, and that the General celled as long-distance runners, reborn: Agent did nothing whatever on his behalf.

Replying to Mr. Chen, Mr. Rocha said that he found Mr. Chen very courteous all the time.

MR. WONG'S COMPLAINTS

and he ventured to say they were unbeatable at long runs, Mr. Sand- bach Continued," and the time would come when they would com pete with others in this sport. Be had seen a Miao runner win a race of about 10 miles and looked at the machinery good for another 100 end of it like a piece of well-olled miles,

Mr. Wong Tong was then called He stated that his son was the owner of the Sun Ying Ming Studio, and that he himself was the Chair- For food, they made a kind of man of the Hongkong Chinesa buckwheat cake and a Photographers' Guild.

dish of steamed maize that tasted to him Mr. Wong's first complaint was like damp sawdust, but which they in connexion with the publication seemed to enjoy very much and to of a notice, issued by the Immigra- thrive on. They had meat only tion Officer, that his qualifications

JL!

to guarantee applications for per-

Prof. L. Forster thanked the speaker,

..

"FLAG DAY RESULTS announced that a sum of $22,223 Dr. Arthur W. Woo, presiding, had been collected to date toward the Rotary Club drive fr ald of Donations received totalled $14,339, British and Chinese war charities."

the flag day sales in Hongkong had brought in $5.398 and in Kowloon, $1,081.

OUTWARD MAILS

Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than

For

WEDNESDAY

straits, Ceylon, India and East Africa.

THURSDAY

Date and Time

Wed: 2nd.

3.30 PM

Thu ard

KHO. Parcels 4.00 Cen- Reg. 5.00 PM

shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA, Canada,

tral and South America and United Kingdom Ord..-8.30 PM via San Francisco. No Parcels for United- G.PO. Kingdom)."

Parcels 400PM

5.00 PM **7.00 PM

Note:All Tails for United-Kingdom will be Reg. forwarded with or without Superscription. Ord.

FRIDAY

he would again like to express his On behalf of the Rotary Club, appreciation for the services of the Mantia Batavia and Sonrabaya, VAD, the ANS, and other bodies

that had assisted in the fag day sales, Dr. Woo said,

mits had been cancelled. He asked of Jan. 16, why should I write to what.rights the Immigration Officer you again.

NEW MEMBER had to say that he was not a t

Mr. A. W. da Roza was welcomed Did you suggest to any of my as a new member of the Rotary and proper person to guarantee staff that you would be a suitable Club at yesterday's meeting, ard a applications.

man, for the General Agency?—No," | Visiting Rotarian was Mr. J. J. Mr. Wong's second complaint was Mr. Brown-Were you blacklisted Wiering of Canton. against

the granting of exclusive on Feb. 26, or about 40 days after Guests present were Messrs. W. rights to take photographs for the the letter.

Jenkin, Dr. Winfield, Messrs. Lan- Immigration Office to the General After Mr. Wong's evidence, Mr. sing Kwak, "S." L Wong, Dr. P. C. Agent which monopoly, he said. Forrest handed in a list of figures Ny1, Messrs. C. C. Blake, and J. H. was killing all the business of the which, he bald, were extracts from:

Gelling. members of the Guild, and which a cash book in his office. The consequently made "public feelings excited and indignant."

said Mr. Wong,

figures showed that over a certaini period of February and March, the dally turnover of cash averaged $24,215

ADJOURNED SINE DIE Prior to adjourning the Inquiry

Air Mall by Air to Rangoon to connect with the

"British Overseas Airways"

Fri.. 4th

8.30 AM K.P.O.

Reg-

4.00 PM

Urd... 4,30 PM

G.P.O.

Reg.

4.00 PM

Ord. 4.30 PM

K.P.O.

Parcels Reg.

4.00 PM

6.00 PM

Ord. 5.30 PM

GP.O Parcels 4.00 FM

5.00PM

Manila, Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia and Beg

New Zealand via Sydney.

SATURDAY

MONDAY

NO REPLY TO LETTER On Jan. 16, a letter was sent to Mr. Forrest by the Photographers Guild asking why Mr. Kobza was appointed General Agent and why sine die, the Chairman referred ta the other agencies were cancelled a report of Saturday's hearing in talk on the changes in the laws Manila Batavia, Mauritius, Lourenco-Marques, and There was no reply to this letter, a certain European newspaper to of the game and the effects there- South Africa.

the Colony" where the name of a lot on football" was given by Mr. Straits, Questioned as to an article which certain official of the Post Office Wong Ka-t'aun, Chairman of the appeared in various Chinese news given by Mr. Forrest, during his Harigkong Football Association, at papers, Mr. Wong Bald that that questioning of Mr. Pudney, was the monthly meeting of the Hong- was a copy of the letter he address-given in the report. Two other og Referees' Association, held ed to the Chinese Representatives European newspapers referred, and

last night at the Hotel Cecil. on the Council, but he did not in his Lordship's opinion correctly

The meeting was well attended know who sent the copy in

so, to the gentleman as "a certain Mr. Forrest: Is this phrase "as official of the Post Office.” to what is behind the scenes, it can. It was true, said the Chairman, be imaxined?" contained in your that the paper in question was letter? Yes.

technically within its rights in mentioning the name..

And you still insist that, your article did not inflame the people? USE OF NAMES DEPRECATED

7.00 PM

Ord

Bat, 5th

FOOTBALL

K.P.O.

Reg

4.00 PM

REFEREES'

Ord.

4.30 PM

G.P.O.

MEETING

Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg.

"British Overseas Airways,” on màn

4:00 PM

Ord

4.30 PM

An interesting and instructive Canton.........

6.30 PM

5.30 PM

5.30PM

Mon, 7th

K.P.O.

Reg.

10.30 AM

Ord.

11.00 AM

G.P.O.

with Mr. Hugh A, Beard in their Mall by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg. 10.30 AM chair, supported by Mr. J. F. da "British Overseas Airways".

Ordi

11.00 Paroels 11:00 a

Straits and Calcutta.

TUESDAY

Letters Noon

Too, Sth

8.30 AM

KRO.

Reg.

Ord. 6:30 PM

5.00PM

Ord

2.00PM

7.00 PM

Silva Hon. Sec.

game played in 1890 must have Mr. Wong said that the type of

been radically different from the Jandakan. present one. The early history of football in England and its nature

-If you had repiled to our letter "I can only way," went on air were obscure, there would have been no letter to Atholl "that while it is no part of Mr. Wong quoted extracts from tir Mall for Manlia, Guam, Honolain, U.S.A. And Gra the Chinese representatives. We the business of the Commission to the Encyclopedia of 1879. The Europe via Fan-American Airways and Trans-Reg walted one week for your reply be consider the action of that officer early game was very rough and Atlantic Services" tore we went to see the Chinese was right or wrong, or whether he played mostly by the middle and Canton representatives.

lower classes and it was not until You discovered your name on my cate the use of names and the id the formation of the Football As

was at all important, I do depre

1360 that there was a revival with black-list as one whose guarantee troduction of personalities like would not be accepted?-Why was that. It would be much better ta

sociation," lat. I black-listed?

refrain TOOK NO ACTION

From personalities and refer to persons in impersonal

the

17 RULES The laws of the game," went on Mr. Wong, until they were wholly re-drafted in 1938, consist-

THURSDAY

EPO Far, 9th 3,00 PAL. Beg, 10th 9:45 AM Ord:104810.30 AM

GP.O. Par. 9th 5.00 PM

When you discovered that what ways" action did you take?I did no- Mr. Forrest beg to tender my ed of 17 rules as compared with 13. Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Reg. 10th 9.45 M thing.

apologies for mentioning the rules when they were first pub- You did not appeal to the Secrename at the hearing

#lished." tary for Chinese Affairs?-No.

The Commission of Inquiry, ap:

Dealing with some changes of You did not see your solicitor pointed to inquire into the affairs the rules the speaker referred to

of the Immigration Office com- the off-side" and the throw in

Parcels only for United Kingdom. Rangoon and Calcutta

FRIDAY:: Manila Macassar and Bourabaya,

You did not see the Chinese reprises His Honour Bir Atholl Mac. Reviewing the last 15 years, Mr. Sandakan.... presentatives About this?---No. Gregor (Chairman) Mr. C. Bernard Wong said there were several al-Straits, Ceylon. dia, East and

You did not write to me to re- Brown, Mr. David Drummond Mterations, the more far-reaching of move your name from the black-Het? HK. Woo and Mr. KM. A Barrett which were the "penalty kick" the Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd

As you did not reply to my letter (Secretary)

"throw in and the goal kick

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