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Tagore Commemoration COMPENSATION Funeral Of
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Advocate Of Internationalism And Friend To The Young
A meeting to tribute to the memory of the great Indian poet scholar. Nobel Prize winner and advocate of the brotherhood of peoples, the late SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE, who passed away at Calcutta on Aug. 1, was held yesterday at the Cafe Wiseman.
Mr. H. S. Bannerjee was best to the gathering, and there were present about 30 people, representing a half-dozen races, gathered to pay tribute to the lake Poet.
The speakers were Mr. Bannerire. Dr Lin Wo-chiang, Mr. M. A. Azan. My Jahn Russell. Mr J. Kim and Mr. B. Ghosh
Wds of ir-bule were spoken of ta The slogan, "Right or wrong. the late Dr Tagore, who, it was 11 Is ny country." was severely hot by the various speakers, had condemned by im been an advocate or internati. n-
alism, a lover of chlidren, a friend to the young, one 01 the great philosophers of our time, a poet of intmortal memory, an inspiration to students who sought from him words or advice, a great spiritual teacher, and a scholar who had left a marked lofluence on the!
engal latiguage.
"Tagore was a national poet and a philosopher at the very highest degree." Mr Bannerjee said.
"We
FOR DEPENDENTS Captain A.C.
OF VOLUNTEER
Campbell
It was learned from Colonel A.B. Rose, M.C., Commandant of The funeral of the late Captain the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Alexander Charles Campbell, mas- Corps that there 15 no generator of the s.5. Sal On took place scheme providing for a pension or on Saturday at the Colonial Ceme- compensation for dependente of tery, with the Rev. Cyril Brown a Volunteer in Hongkong who is officiating killed or disabled in carrying out Volunteer duties.
Any case is brought before the Governor-in-Council and consider- ed on its individuaj merits. Co- lonel Ruse pointed out that Volunteer in Government service was covered by the Orphans Fund
Widows
any
and
The deceased died on Friday at age of 69 years. the Queen Mary Hospital at the
Chief mourners at the funeral were the widow, Messrs. E. M. Mar-
ques and C V. Marques (step-
sons, Mrs. L. Castro, and Mrs. L A. Peres, step-daughters). He explained that although there Others present wore Captains A was a universal scale of pay in W. Muir, W. Perritt, H. H. Williams. the Corps. Irrespective of race or L. N. Beer, Messrs. J. C. Saunders, "It is doubly lamentable that we
read, it was impossible, in view of C. Trott, J. Lewis, P. 9. Man. G. L. should have lost his lead rship at:Herent nationalties and different Faten. A McKechnie, R. B. this hour when part of Eastern classes in the Corps, to provide Rocha, S. B, Izatt, F. Elarte, W. R. Asta is engulfed in a fire, fanned any generuj scheme or to tay down Wilkinson, F. Holands, A. White, by hatred and avarice. which any fast rule for the provision of A. Leonard. L. M. V. Bubeiro, TA threatens lu destroy verything in pension ur compensation for
vo-Sprinkle Ꭻ 8. McKenz'e, G. F. its path including the nation that lunteers killed or injured in first kindled the spark."
course of their duty,
Mr M. A Azam spoke of the great help and Inspiration the late Poct had accorded him when he had set
out on the publication some years ago of a periodicul 10 may compare him to the great the Bengal language. The Poes, Det Kalidas or 1 Shakespeare. Mr. Azam said, was a friend to all.
was
He wrote poems as early as at the with little quafication as to ass age of 12 and his first complete or learning, and, indeed, some of! beok of poetry
published his brightest work is included in a when he was 14 His first works volume of poetry dedicated to HL- deeply impressed his parents and the children. they allowed him to devote all his energy toward the development of his poetical genius
WROTE SONGS
Besidus short stories. novels and thu- sands of songs and plays
Mr
PROPHET OF IDEALS
John Russel pointed Fut that Tagore had been a prophet of the ideals of the
to
Tuture. He
the
The matter has, however, been the subject of correspondence
Importation Of Steel
Robinson, M. E. Baptista, V. Mar ques. H Silva, A. V. (osano, and others.
FLORAL TRIBUTES
Floral tributes were sent by his Wife, "Lizzie" and "Eddie' "John" and "Augusta," step-son Eddle, Buster, Arthur, Airchi and Summy. Tony Peter, Henrique and Emy, Julia Achai and Kids, Char- lle, Yvonne, Sylvia. Vilina and Jo
FURTHER CONTROL, Amalie and Carlos, Irene and
MEASURES
George.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Diaes and fami Instructions have been received, ly, T. Donaldson and family, Mrs. states a Colonial Secretariat com-J. Anderson and family. Mr. and munique. from the Secretary of Mrs. B. H. Hyder, Mr. and Mrs. O. State for the Colonies instituting Connor "All his works were originally sought to bring together all races Importation of alloy steel and of Mr. and
and new procedure governing the Lanell, Robble Rocha, V. Espina, family, "Romeo" Bengalee and most of these he a universal brotherhood and later translated himself into Eughed pointed in an ideal which thefactured iron and steel products Mrs. M. Brock and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rocha and the sem!-manufactured and manu family, Mrs. B. Price and family, pems, he wrote work of the future may live up listed to the Schedule to Notifica- Mrs. F. Leonard and family. Mr.
His poetry, like to Word- There worth's, sought t
tion No. 588 published in the Gov-and Mrs. F. Rodrigues and family, visualise the have been great men who have real meaning of life.
ernment Gazette of May 16. 1941. excelled in many lines of effort.
Mrs Carmo, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mr. Russell said he had met fa-those obtainable from the sources L N. Beer, Mrs. Agnes MeKedaile, All orders for the gouds (except Olues, F. L. Featon, Capt, and Mrs. ut Rabindranath Tagore was sel- gore on the Poel's visit to Hong-mentioned a paragraph 51 dom excelled by others in any one
kong several years ago, and had 01 the varied Unes of
been greatly impressed by the Government who will receive them Wan Sing, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Silva, must Sgt. F. Robinson, Sgt. Hayward, now be placed by the Hongkong Gustavo da Roza, Wan Kal and effort that he touched
several addresses he gave here. "He started un experimental Mr J. Kima spoke of his first applicants, collate them and AW Muir, C. S. Parker, Marie schoot At Bolpur. 121 mid west experience
forward them in bulk to the ap-and Allta Bengal, with the purpose of per speak in Cairo in 1927 when, be Jaring 'I'agore
propriate authority. mitting students to attend an insuld, he had been immediately should be made on the
Fur the present stitution where they would be stuched and very much impressed Import Supply Licence Form liberty to develop their own trafts by the Poet's gendus and message in the field of culture.' The X- He had since translated many of that orders
The Secretary periment has been a great success the late Dr. Tagore's works into should cover requirements for six
of State directs Fazal Din and Fazal Mohd. Mr J. under paragraph 2 Watson, Mr. P. S. Man. and many eminent scholars from the Sindhi language. many countries have studied ut Santinikaton, -willen translated would mean "The Ab.de of Peace.
"The late poet was a great
artistic
in
months ahead.
Rodrigues, Mr. John Marshall and Johnny, Capt. A. applications Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Hol- existing lands, Lt. T. J. Rogerson, R.N.R.. Laikwan Atchak, Lok Bo-shui,
con-
Jebsen & Co., Canton, H.K. Tele- phone C Traffic Dept., China Coast Officers" Guild, Chinese Stat (Accounting Dept.) Standard Vacuum Oil Co., Master and Off- cers of the s.s. "Macau," Marine obtainable Engineers' Guild of Caina, The
Two minutes' silence was observ- ed as a mark of tribute in memory
Details regarding the financing of orders by the importers of the departed Poet
Among the many present were cerned will be given later scholar and versed in classical Miss Ko Fun Mr. Yea Yee-chan,
SUPPLY SOURCES languages. His uwn translation Mr. P. N. Sharna, Mr. Hans Raj. of his poetical works. "Gitanjali," Mr. H. L. Dutta. Mr. Moung Ba from nearby sterling sources, e.g. Purser, s., "Sal On," Members of!
Where supplies are earned him the Nobel Prize Selo, Mr. Kok I-hong. Mr. Chan Australla Other countries besides India hu-Ho-kan, Mr. D. Vaswani, Mr. I. T Canada if they have
or India, oured him. England knighted him, Aquino, Mr. and Mrs. A. Olaes, Mr. Italy gave him a state receptlun, and Mrs. E Leung and others. the Shab of Persia supplied him
with a special plane for a visit to
Ir
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"Latest of these awards was negree of honorary Doctor
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It has been learned that the tof for from the Merry Mädcaps Softball Team, lowing will comprise the commit. malty drawn from that Dominion) On," Compradore's Staff of s.s. "Sa visability of replacing the War been nor-Officers and Engineers of s.8. "98! tee to study and report on the ad- they may be ordered through the on," The Tung On 8.5. Co., Ltd., Taxes by a regular Income Tax usual commercial channels sub-Captain and Officers of $5. Tung in Hongkong, or, in the event of Ject to an Import Licence having on." Members of the Hongkong Income Tax being considered not granted by the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., Local Staff, and applicable, ways and meane to Government.
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been
from Oxford, at a According to Mr. F.C. Hail, and September 1, 1941, import special convocation held at the Chairman of the Special Committeences poet's Santinikaton, the only de-tee which has been set up to dis-only be granted, in very excep- for iron and steel will viation in the University's history. cuss the institution of Compulsory tional eircumstances.
"The late Tagore was a great War Risk Insurance in spiritual teacher, all
Further details may be obtained his works long, there was nothing for publi- by a letter addressed to Mr. B. J. pointing to one thing, this being cation yet.
Lacon, Assistant Controller of Discussions, he said, were Still Trade (Metals), Prince's Building, proceeding.
Hongkong.
an expression of dedication to the i unfathomable divinity.
"He was a friend of China. He
She
was a friend of the oppressed na- tions of the world.
language owes Bengali much of its present richness and fame to him. He recreated it from is Sanskrit quoting to its present phase without permitting it to lose any of its charm or weight. This he accomplished in the 50 years of his fe, an unique achievment in the history of any language.
la orly in a thousand years that a great genlus like the late Poet is born in any country and. at his death India especially and the world in genora nas lost the greatest spiritual leader of ur time."
the Co-
others.
K.C.C. DINNER AND SMOKING CONCERT
Communal Kitchen To Cater Len Soper Is Star
For Colony's Poorer Class
Under the auspices of the Equitable Rice Sales Committee, Hongkong's first Communal Kitchen to cater for the poorer class will soon be functioning, it was authoritatively learned.
Work is now being carried out to establish the kitchen in the basement of the Wanchai Market and it is hoped that it will be ready for use before the end of the month.
COLONY LABOUR CONDITIONS
REPORT SUBMITTED TO HOME EXPERT
Cocked rice and "sung" will be sold at price, aim
committees bength of the
poor with two meals a day at the lowest possible price.
Of The Show
Kowloon Cricket Club held a dinner and smoking concert on Saturday night with a feature of the evening a "Grand Variety Show" sponsored by Mr. Easter- brook, Royal Navy, by kind per-
mission of Hon, Capt. A C. Collin- son, R.N.
The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster
(Chairman),
The Hon. Mr. R. R. Tood (Fin-
ancial Secretary),
The Hon. Mr. & H. Dodwell, The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo,
The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada e
Castro, junior,
The Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas
Tam,
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The Hon. Mr. Ll Tse-fong,
Bir Vandeleur Grayburn,
The Hon. Mr. J.J. Paterson,
Mr. E. M. Bryden, Mr A G. Clarke, Mr, Thomas Black, Mr. L. Kadoorie, Mr Kwok Chun Professor R. Robertson, Mr. D. J. Sloss and Mг, K. M. A' Burnett (Secre-
tary).
also to be the star of the show, at present away from the Colony
Len Soper directed, and proved The Hon. Mr. 6. H. Dodwell is
CORRECTIONS
It was inadvertently announced
contributing an Opus No. 1 on the on leave. Piano' that had the house in an The operation of this Communal uproar. The turn consisted of an Kitchen will be experimental to
intérpretatiozi On five varying WORLD BROTHERWOOD
test the cost of fuel needed to run notes of the tune, "Show Me The Speaking of the late Dr. Rabin- dranath Tagore and his concep-
such an establishment, with a view Way To Go Home" and proved a to preparation, of plans for a regular panic. tion of world brotherhood, Dr. Tan Mr. CK Hawkins, Hongkong chain of similar kitchens through-
In our Saturday's Issue that the Les Gibson and The Great Mar following weddings took place, on Wo-chlang, who had studied at the Labour Officer, his returned to the out the Colony to feed the popula-vino vied with one another as Friday, before Mr. J. Reynolds, late Poet's institution at Santial- Colony after an absence of two tion in the event of an emergency. Masters of Magle and eath proved Deputy Registrar of Marriages: katon, said:~
weeks in Penang. While in Penang STARVATION DISEASES
a master with his particular bag "It was this conception of a he had a conference with Major
Pte. Herbert Greeti, 1st Bn. of tricks. world brotherhood that made him Ord-Browne, Labour Adviser to vation diseases kas Increased to a The toll of deaths from stur-
Middlesex Rogiment, Nanking Bat The "Bits and Pieces" troupe racks, Shamshulpo, and Miss Morny write Essays on Nationalism" the Colonial Omee, and according marked degree during the past put on a number of humerous Lou. of No. 143. Bal Yoe Street, at the height of the last World to Mr. Hawkins, Instructive dis-year and it is not an uncommon sketches, giving the whole show a ground floor, Mongkok, War, wherein he pointed out the cussions took place danger of narrow nationalism, the
sight to see nowadays, a man, db-
continuity that kept it entertain- Mr. Baturino Berio Lobato de Major Ord-Browne, who is tourparently a refugee and in the lasting throughout. The players were Faria, clerk, residing at Homuntin same narrow nationalism that we the different parts of the Colonial stage of starvation, being picked Eric Philpott, George Arliss, Tass and Miss Maria Gloria Rosario, have since scan crystallised in Empire with the object of person up by an ambulance.
songs were contributed by Charlle Willard and Cary Grant, while teacher, or No. 12, Austin Avenue. Hitler's Nazism and Mussolini's ally observing and receiving re- Facism, under which individualism ports on labour conditions, was hut the measures taken by Govern Mist, Lyle Colbert, Bull Medirath of No. 10 Battery Street, and Miss
It is hoped, however, that with
Mr. Bilas David Sykes, engineer aid humanity are ruthlessly able to visit Hongkong and Mr.ment in regard to the control of
and Tass Willard. Hawkins was sent to Bingapore to the prices of two essentials, rico
Lo Mow-ying (aline Nelly Bykos) Again It was this conception of meet him there.
of the same addres and fuel sole alleviation would a true loyalty and patriotism that;
The above should have best
crushed.
A Tull report on the labour con- be forthcoming for the poorer Clarke, revealed at an interview announced as "forthcoming wed- led him to raise a warning finger ditions in Hongkong was given to members of the comthanity, A to the Japanese nation of the path. Major Ord-Browne by Mr Iaw-
that of the $1,010; registered ding" We regret any annoy- that blind nationaliam could lead kins.
The Director of Medinal Berdeaths in 1840 18.3 per cent, were ance that might have been caused vices, the Hon. Dr. P. 8. Belwyn-due to starvation diseases.to the parties concerned.
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