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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

Abject Poverty And The YEAR-OLD MURDER:

Degradation Of Human Lives Found In The East

INTERESTING ANNUAL REPORT OF HONGKONG EUGENICS LEAGUE

*THERE IS NOTHING THAT STRIKES THE EYE SO IM- PRESSIVELY AS THE TEEMING MILLIONS, THE ABJECT POVERTY, AND THE DEGRADATION OF HUMAN LIVES AS ONE FINDS IN THE EAST. There is a socio-economic relation of cause and effect that cannot escape the most careless observer.

"One need not go very far, or even" out of one's way. to meet the jostling crowds of filthy, ragged children: disease-ridden men- dicants; half-starved coolle men and women in the streets.... The appalling state of the slums overflowing as they do with people living in squalor, dire want, and gross misery manifests eloquently the maladjustments of an over-prolific population 'existing in an economy of scarcity..... Lack of concern for the individual is a costly matter for society. The unfit, for example, are a burden on the community : Abortions are rife, due to illegal methods, mal- nutrition. or I health. ... Infanticide is still practiced as one can see by frequent Press reports of "dumped" babies."..

The foregoing are some of the welfare and Gynaecological Clinics aspects of the objects of the for post-natal care have beën ar-, Hongkong Eugenics League as ranged which include advice on Interpreted by Miss Constance; family planning: that is, how to Lam, the "Hon. Treasurer of space children for the sake of the the League: published in its fifth health and the well-being of the Annual Report.

family.

In her report, Mrs. P. S. Selwyn-.j Clarke, Secretary, states. In part:;

AN INCREASE IN THIS SERVICE 15 URGENTLY NEEDED.

The educational" work of the

The Hongkong Eugenics League! has continued to make progress during Its Afth year. The number of patients has increased in all the League is limited through the lack Clinics by nearly one hundred per of co-operation of Chinese educat- cent, and the Improvement in the ed women, who, with their know- number of those returning for re-ledge of the language, customs and problems of patients could talk examination has been maintained. with them on the advantages of HEALTH CENTRES .. family planning far more effective- Health Centres have been es- ly than European women. The tablished where mothers can at-League wishes to form a Com- tend antenatal clinics: after the mittee of Chinese voluntary help- birth of the baby, they return to ers to take over the publicity and the Centre for advice on 'Infant educational, work of the League.

The Committee therefore hopes that in the coming year they may

CLAIM FOR

RETURN. OF LOAN

JUDGMENT THIS MORNING

SESSIONS TRIAL

The death of a woman a year ago had a sequel before the Chlef Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, when ̈ KWOK, KENG, 25, was charged with the murder of HO MUI, at No. Zu4; Matauwel Road, on Feb. 9, 1940.

Mr. B. W. Choy and his bride, formerly Miss Rose You (King's Studio).

VILLAGE

ROBBERY RELATED

-PROCEEDINGS AT- D. O. SOUTH

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Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Solicitor, assisted by Det.- ¡ Insp, A. E. Carey, appeared for the prosecution, and the accused was defended by Mr. George She, In- structed by Mr. §. Ng Quinn.

The following jury was end- panelled Messrs. W. Ort' (Pore- man), H Turner, Wong Kal-cho, Tung Tal-wa, Wong Siu-birig, George Wong and Wong Hey.

Mr. Murphy sald that accused was a member of a gang smuggling Toplum into the Colony. On Feb. 1 they smuggled several hundred taels of opium which was taken to No. 264, Matauwel Road, a storing depot.

LEFT HOUSE

At that address resided Lui Chung-leng. Li Ping, Lui's wife, deceased, and Chan Sam, amah. At 11.30 am. Lui and i went to a house in Shanghai Street where the leader of the gang lived. Ac- cused, after refusing a tree meal, went out at 3.30 pm..

Continuing, Mr. Murphy sald that the amah would say that on that evening accused was admitted to the house' by deceased. She heard accused asking for the keys and that he eventually broke open the door of the cubicle and took out a suitcase containing the oplum. This he handed to 4 second mar.

Accused stayed for some time and was seen by the amah to go back into the room and ask de ceased if there was more oplum ta which she replied he would have to look.

Committal proceedings against

The amah went to the kitchen Lam Kwal, 19, were commenced before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the and some time later accused enter- District Office South yesterday oned and attacked her rendering her a charge of armed robbery by two unconscious with his revolver. I have more active co-operation or more on Apr. 15 when, with When the amah regained her from Chinese women so that the others not in custody who were senses she went to the room"and services of the League may be de-armed with a rifle and a revolver, found the body of deceased. veloped, where they are needed.

The amah went to the house in

most he was alleged to have robbed

Chung Lin, occupier of an unnum-Shanghai Street to look for the MEDICAL REPORT

bered hut at Ha Kwai Chunghusband and there saw accused.

ARREST OF ACCUSED The Medical Report, signed by Village, Tsun Wan, of a black silk

Accüsed was arrested on Mar. 21, Prof. Gordon King, F.R.C.S. (Eng.), pongee jacket. F.R.C.O.G., revealed that the total

According to the prosecution, led 1941 and, when charged, dented attendance at the four Clinics dur- by Det.-Sgt. D. G. MacPherson, the that he went to Matauwel Road.

Mr. Murphy sald that the ing the period under review-April hut was occupied by three brothers

and Crown's case WELS that accused 1. 1940 to March 31, 1941-was 1,823 Chung Kan, Chung Lun as compared with 1.048 of the pre- Chung Lin-and their wives. At went to steal the oplum and to 11.30 on the "night of Apa. 15, "double-cross" his fellow criminals During the course of the year Chung Kan heard the wooden door and killed the woman in order Justice Cressal at the Summary only three failures have been of the hut smashed in and, on that she could not tell her hus- Court yesterday, by Kwan Hol- brought to the attention of the going out to Investigate, saw two band. chow, No. 58 Bonham Strand West. Medical Officers in charge of the men, one armed with a rifle and

Clinics. Two of these were due to the other with a revolver. neglect of the precautions-advised | and the third was due to an un- known cause.

An action claiming the return or $1,000, being money loaned to de-vious year." fendant, was brought "before Mr.

The defendant cited was Chen Tat-chol, of No. 26 Des Voeux Rd. Central. The clain stated that the money was icaned in sums of $200, $600 and $200, on Feb. 27, March 8, 29, respectively.

Plaintiff was represented by Mr. H. L. Kwan, while Mr. A. el Arculli

was for the defence.

Dr. H. H. Tai testified that the cause of death was strangulation. HOLE ON BARREL 11 Dr. K. H. Uttley gave evidence Chung obtained a hold on the of the injuries of Chan Sam and, barrel of the rifle, and raised the in his opinion, they could have The report continues, "In view alarm. Police whistles were blown. been caused by a revolver.

Hearing was adjourned to this of the difficult circumstances un-The intruders ran out of the house

der which much of the work is followed by Chung Kan who, on morning. carried out it is felt that the reaching the street, saw six men figures of the year's work offer running.

Be followed them and MR. HEMINGWAY

much encouragement. The total saw Ave climbing over the barbed. wire barricade. but the sixth. Mr. Kwan said he understood number of 1,823 visits compares.

that the defence was complete very favourably with the previous whom the Crown alleged was the BACK IN COLONY

denial

money.

of having borrowed

con- accused. was caught in the en- year's total of 1,043. With the

tinued and adequate support the tanglement. results presented should augur well for the success of a new year's

TO ESTABLISH SHOP "Plaintiff said he was a merchant | work." and the owner of the You Hing Lung firm, On Feb, 2 defendant asked him to.. lend him money to

CARRY ON WORK

Chung Kan took up a bamboo Much Impressed By pole and hit defendant with it. Chinese Army

Accused was arrested and brought back to the hut.

Mr.

Ernest Hemingway, dis-

A report was made to the Police tinguished American author and In her report, the Hon. Treasur- and L/S Groves was sent to the Journalist, returned to the Colony er, states that there was "a negli scene where he saw signs of a yesterday morning from Rangoon, establish the Sam Kwong electric gible increase of new members and struggle and found a rifle bullet. His blitz-visit to Chungking and'; shop. He left Hongkong on April subscriptions," and that "in order He was also handed two torches. other parts of Free China and a 18 and returned on Dec. 12. A few to cope with the increasing de- When arrested, accused made a number of whirlwind plane hops weeks later he asked defen-mand and in order to carry on our statement which was read out in the length and breadth of the Far dant for repayment and the latter work adequately for the coming Court.

East completed, the "PM." corres- promised he would be repaid by year, it will be necessary to raise After "evidence had been given pondent 19 adjourning to his Feb., 1941.

a considerably larger "sum than by Sgt. G. Perkins, Police Armour-rooms at the Perinsula Hotel to Evidence was given by Li Wal- that of last year."

er, L/S Groves, a Chinese detec-ponder" on all he has noted in his hing, wife of plaintiff.

The Statement of Accounts tive, Chung, Kan. Chung Lun and visits. He also intends to spend Defendant said he was a dentist shows that the expenditures for Muk Mut, the wife of Chung Lin, the next day or so writing. and had no other business. Witness the year exceeded the income by further hearing was adjourned to said plaintiff was also a partner $89.17, and the balance of cash at today.

of the Ming Kee and Mei Yuet bank and in hand was $824.84, and

Arms, dealers in electric goods, with

stock in hand, $242.97.

An interesting item In the his brother as the other 'partner. He was well off for the past three balance sheet is that of salaries of years and had never borrowed nurses and social workers" which,

for the whole year, amounted" to } « money from plaintiff. Witness added that he knew as a fact that only $1,420.30, or an average of

the $1,000 was paid to Cheng Chi- wing, who was employed in the Mel Yuet firm, in his office on three occasions.

$372.56 per clinic-B.

POLICE REPORTS

Mr. Hemmingway is also catching

up on his reading and bore under his arin, as we saw him yesterday afternoon, what to an ordinary

TRAFFIC OFFICE layman would constitute enough

REQUEST

Fatal Mishap On Sunday.

reading matter for a week of Sun- days.

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WIFE IN SINGAPORE Mrs, Hemingway, who is Collier's Correspondent Martha. Gellhorn, 1s in Bingapore, Mr. Hemingway told our reporter and he expects to rejoin her in due course in either. Mantia or Batavia.

Badgered by our reporter to tell

The Traffic office is anxious to His Lordship reserved judgment The theft of $5,000 Chinese cur- trace the relatives or friends of an which will be delivered this morn-rency from the office of the Cen-unknown Chinese boy, aged about

13 years, who was found in him something about what he saw ing:

tral Bank of China, opposite the Kal Tak Aerodrome, on Monday Sutherland Street on Sunday suf- and had observed. Mr. Hemingway has been reported by Mr. Kingfering from injuries to the head said he would come out right now Poo-jue.

and who died in Queen Mary Has with but one preliminary state- pital on the following day.

ment-namely, that he was very About 7. p.m. on Sunday, he was much impressed with what he had Mr. W. J. Knight, of No. 520, seen to pick himself up from the seen of the Chinese Army. The Peak, reported that between roadway in Des Voeux, Road West, 4 pm, on Apr. 27 and 7 pm on

near Wilmer Street, just after an

-PETITION FOR

DIVORCE

nanda Ribeiro Cabral de Carvalho

*

· SIR DAVID OWEN

A petition for divorce, on the Apr. 28 some person broke open east-bound tram had gone past ground of adultery, was brought the glass window of his car No. him. He walked away and on It is reported from Chicago that before the Chief Justice. Bir 3002 barked at Connaught Road reaching Sutherland Street col- Bir. David J. Owen, who became Atholi MacGregor, at the Supreme Central, causing $10 damage to it, lapsed.

seriously there on his return Court yesterday by Maria Fer-and stole a raincoat, valued at $10. In an unconscious condition, he Journey to the United Kingdom, 19 was rushed to the hospital, where now out of danger, though he will against her husband Eduardo Mr. D. Mitchell, residing at No. he died at 2 am, on Monday be confined to bed for three w

weeks Henrique Cabral de Carvalho, 522, The Peak, reported that without regaining consciousness.

more.. Mr. Percy Chen. Instructed by pair of shoes, valued at $15, was. It is believed that deceased, in Sir David, it will be remembered, Mr. M. A da Silva, appeared for stolen from his car No. 4184 an alleged attempt to steal a ride recently conducted an inquiry into the petitioner, Well Dalsang

parked in Statue, Square on on the tram, tell our Pictures of the development of the Fort of After evidence the case was Monday, wolle damage done to the boy have been circulateď““ to Hongkong, the report of which has adjourned to May. 12.

the car was estimated at $10. all Police stations.

just been published..

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