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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TRAFFIC IN HUMAN SOUTH CHINA BATHING JAPANESE LABOUR.

BEINGS.

WOMEN & CHILDREN BEING SOLD AS SLAVES.

FAMINE ZONE TALES.

PAVILION..

HE. ON CHINESE PROWESS. IN SPORT.

New York, Juns 29. Captain Frank Hawkes few hore, on his return' flight, from Los An- geles, in 17 hours 30 minutes flying time.Reuter's American Service.

"NEW FACTORY LAW GOING

' INTO FORCE..

Osaka, June 80. The newly constructed semi-work from 11 p.m. to 5 am. for all The factory law prohibiting night permanent bathing pavilion built females and youths under 16 years by the South Ching Athletic of age is to be enforced in the Association at Quarry Bay was cotton mills on July 1-Reuter, formally opened by Lady Clementi, His Excellency the wife of Governor of Hongkong, on Satur day afternoon in the presence of ing of local residents. a large and distinguished gather- now pavilion, which was gally decorated for the occasion, His Excellency and Lady Clementi, accompanied by Capt Billltoe (A.D.C.) were met by the In Ping Ti Chuan, Kuei Hua, Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall and Mr. O Saralel, and Paotow, the poor

W. Luke (Chairman of the S.CA.A.). people are being fed by the thou-After the company of Boy Scouts, up on each side of the en- drawat sands, and should this help cease trance, had bean inspected, Mr. La many of the people would die of Yau-taun handed Lady Clementi a pair of scissors with which she cut the tricolour ribbon which was suspended Across the doorway,

Fengchen, June 14. Conditions in these parts seem to be getting worse instead of better. There have been one or two short showers of rain, but not enough to do any good. It seems as if there will be another dry season-ugnin. Whatever will hap- pen to the poor people no ono seems to know,

starvation.

Trains Crowded. With Victims,

On arrival at the

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Association's Activfilon.

·A Beautiful Place, Lady Clement, in a brief spooch, said that she was truly pleased to be present and it was an honour to hur to have been asked to perform the opening ceremony so shortly after her return to the Colony. She said that during her travels she had not seen a place half so beautiful as Hongkong congratulate the and she must S.C.A.A. on having its beautiful bath-

the lady members would soon equal the men in numbers,

Both Sir Cecil's and Lady Clementi's speeches were interpreted by the Hon. Dr. Kotowall.

Mr. O. W. Luke, chairman, ex- pressed the Association's thanks to Bir Coell and Lady Clement for their presence and also for con- senting to perform the Inaugural ceremony.

With a gold key Lady Clementi thon The Bad part is the wholesale unlocked the door and the gathering selling of women and children.made a tour of inspection of the pre-ing pavilion in such pretty surround- One has only to board a train atmises.

ings. Sho wished the Association Paotow, Saratai, Kuci Hun, to see Mr. Li You-taun naked Lady Cle-success and expressed the hope that sad evidences of this, and in the month to retain the gold key and the trains many of the women and pair of scissora os momentoca of the children travelling have been sold. occasion. Remarking that it was to Coming on the train only three prevent the pair of scissors cutting off days ago the writer was in a friendship which she valued, Lady carriage with many women and Clementi gavo Mr. Li Yau-taun a ten- children who have been anid.

cent pleco. One young woman had been crying very bitterly and on being naked the cause she said her husband had

After the visitors had been shown

During the afternoon' refreshments sold her and she had to part from round the building, Mr. Li Yau-tsun her four year old boy. On belugwelcome to the visitors, whom he whilo an aquatic display was given extended a most hearty and cordial were served on the extended pior asked where she was going she thanked for their presence. He briefly by a number of the members, did not know, all she knew she was reviewed the activities of the Associa-kind permission of Major R. Todd, sold.

Lion, mentioning that it was in 1916 tho bund of the 15th Punjab Regiment. Another young women about 17 that it was first formed with a men-played selections. also looked very frightened, and barship of about 10 who indulged in on asking her who had bought her, only one game of sport, namely foot- she pointed to an evil looking man, ball. Ile said that since then the ac- well dressed, but one could ima-tivities of the Association and in- in his calling was dealing increased and out-door recreation was human souls. She said "He gave organised on a more elaborato scale, $200 for me." She told us that in addition to football, the Association many of the women and girls site volley-ball, tennis, Chinese boxing had promoted baseball, bucket-ball, knew had been sold and taken ping-pong, billiards, track and fleld

contents and awyimming. Sold For $20.

Swimming was formerly indulged in by the members once a week, but One little girl attracted the recently the Chinese had taken writer's attention, she was about keener Interest in this pastime.

away.

The Guenta.

By

The Hon, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. South- Among the guests Invited were:]

the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Creasy, orn, Mr. Justico and Mrs. J. R. Wood, the Hon. Bir 11.E. and Lady Pollock, the Ion, Com, and Mrs. G. F. Hole, ton, the Hon. Sir Shou-non and Lady the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Welling Chow, the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Two, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Braga, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, л Lady Bo Tung, Major and Mrs. Todd, 1928 the Government allotted a piece ir. and Mrs. E. W. Carpenter, Mr. five years old. She cried nearly of foreshore at Quarry Bay to the As-and. Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Mr. II. I all the way for hours and would ageintion for the erection of a bath-Butters, Mr. E. Ralphs, Mr. A. E. not be comforted, evidently she ing mmtalied. This shed was had been parted from her mother.pletely destroyed by a typhoon in 1927 The man who had bought her, and the committed then decided to

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seemed indifferent to her and did erect a more substantial atructure, not try to comfort her but cruelly

remarked, to a man sitting near him "Listen to that thing crying; I gave $20 for her."

Through their untiring efforts, par ticularly of the late Mr. Leo Hysan; who was then president, the present sito was allocated by the Government.

MONDAY JULY 192

U.S. BASEBALL:

LEAGUE RESULTS AND

STANDINGS;;

Now York, Juno 27. resulted as follows:

Yesterday's baseball matches

-Cincinnati Pittsburgh

National League,"

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Brooklyn New York.

Philadelphia

(First ga

Boston

Philadelphia Boston

(Second game).

American League,

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Boston Philadelphia Chicago Detroit New York Washington-

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SPANISH AIRMEN'S

RESCUE

CAPITAL WILD IN ITS ENTHUSIASM.

HUGE DEMONSTRATION

Madrid," June 30, Amazing scenes of national re- joicing at the rescue of Major Franco and his colleagues of the "Numancia" flight have occurred all over Epain. TW

Every available British, French, Italian and Portuguese flag was to-day commandeered for m monster demonstration, organised by the Spanish Aero Club, în' which thousands of people participated.

The huge crowds beselged the four Embassies to express their '|| appreciaton - of the assistanco gendered in the search for the sirmón, by means of uproarious applause-Router.

7.15 0 :0

1

(First game)...

New York. Washington ....

9

4. 72 (Socong game)" Cleveland ...... 270 St. Louis

...... 6 11 0 The Lengua standings are now as under:

National League.

Pittsburgh Chicago

W. L. Pct. 87 23 610' 35 23 .603 St. Louis.

35.26 .680 New York......86 27 .564 Brooklyn...... 27 35 135 Philadelphia 27 36 428 Boston. Cincinnati

20 38 400 22.37.372

American League.

Philadelphin New York St. Louis Detroit -Cleveland

Washington Chicago Boston

W. L. Pet, 47 15 768 36 25 .690 37 20 ;687 80 .31 .537 29 32 467 26 34 423 23 42 853 19 .47 .287

A HARROW - STORM.

PROTEST AGAINST ORNA- MENTS AT THE SCHOOL,

Wright, Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Whyto- Smith, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Mr. and representing the Royal Life Saving Mrs. B. L, Lewis, Mr. F. K. Ewart

and Mrs. H. H. Pegg, Mr. W. Wood- Society), Mr. G. A. Lawrence, Mr. ward, Mr. C. W. E. Bishon, Mr, R. S. Logan, Mr. and Mrs. A. Morris, Mr J. C. Clark, Mr. M. M. Mans, Mr. and atone vases

Harrow, June 3. provoked at Harrow School con- Outspoken criticism has been cerning a pair of ornamental

which have been

lending up to the School Bill Yard,

Earlier messages stale

H.M.S. Eagle's Find.

London, June 20. The Admiralty announces that the aircraft carrier: H.M.S. Eagle, has discovered the missing Spanish airman, Major Franco and hid companions, who are safe and woll, and that their flying boat, the "Numancin." is very damaged.

Uitla

Later.

H.M.S. Eagle found ・tho "Numancia" in Lat. 36.28 North; Long. 24.14 West (1e), 200- milea or so S.E. of the Azorea), Tho "Numancia" bas heen hoisted nboard II.M.S., Eagle, which is proceeding to Gibraltar. The "Numuncia" has been missing since June 24.-Router.

Fuel Exhausted.

London, June 29, A wireless message from the Engle informed the Admiralty that, Major Franco had met with exces-) sive air disturbances after passing Cape St. Vincent at nine o'clock’on | the 21st inst. They were com-] pelled to fly between two layers of| clouds, completely shutting out the sky and the ocean. They were due at the Azores, at 9 p.m. on the 22nd, but a strong north-cunter caused them to pass the Azores in the dark and they found in tho morning by the sun that they were south-west of the Azores,

to aurmise what these women and the only one in the Colony erected on C. F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hall head of the new stops and terrace the Eagle spolted them.-cutor.

It just makes one's heart acho The present building, knid Mr. Li, was Mr. G. T. May, Mr. A. W. Smith, Mr.placed on the.centre pillars at the where they drifted 100 miles to the i

Buch elaborate lines. Association's gratitude to His Excel. shing Lo

In conclusion Mr. I expressed thefas P. Harston, Mr. and Mrs. Hin Joncy and Lady Clementi for gracious- ly consenting to be presont and to por· form the opening ceremony.

children are being sold for. A good price seems to be paid for them, the older girls fetching $200 and upwards.

An Appeal To Women.

It is about time the women of China rose up against this kind

Gerernor's Reply.

The Pavilion.

A critic, writing in the "Har- rovian," describes the effect as

They thereupon flow through the clouds and landed to economise their fuel. They then set their

tored and they exhausted their course for Fayal and took off, but strong head winds were encoun petrol forty miles from Fayal, from Bouthward to Santa Maria, where

Tremendous Relief.

Madrid, June 30. The now pavilion is a semi-per-bathos," and states that "the two men was received, with tremendous The rescue of the missing air- manent structure 150 feet in length atrocities surmounting the pillars relief and rejoicing. The news and 62 feet du breadth. The founda- tion consists of reinforced concrete are either funeral urns or soup spread like wildfire. Shouts of of thing. The Central Govern-nor safl: My wife asks me to tell foreshore. The pillars finish at road

In reply is Excellency the Gover-pillars, carried or widely spread and turreens with artichokes on the "Long live England and the British

reinforced concrete footings on the top of them." ment talk about equal rights for you with what pleasure she has come level, where they are decked with writer continues, "have asked us

"Our leading statesmen," the airmen!" resounded in the streets. men and women, then why are here to-day, in order to open this find hardwood joists and boards. The to preserve the beauty of our people in these far parte allowed bathing pavillon of the South China superstructure is formed of hardwood country. Do we wish to be guilty to buy and sell women

Athletic Association. May I add that pillars with hardwood framing, filled of insubordination to his Majesty's children, Just like cattle? It has given md, also,

very great with asbestos sheets and glazed fan-Government? My answer le, Nol ithout time some able Chinese occasion? Bolli of us

pleasure to accompany her on this lights. The roof is women got power and made a law, there is no better pastime in the

think that Malthold.

covered with take away that bauble."

Another critic declaros that to stop this kind of thing. Hongkong summer than nonbathing. Indies and men's dressing rooms with to the Hill Tea House from the The accommotiation comprises the dignity of the new approach Punishment by death would be a It is a healthy good thing. Let the women of women and children, and each of us tion. A verandah 10 feet wide x-blasted by someone placing a pair recreation for men, showers and lavatory accommoda-School Yard has been suddenly China wake up and put a stop to can make it as strenuous or as mild tends the full length of the building of pots on the pillars at the head this dreadful slavery.

as we please, while at the end of our and has two bamboo pler extensions, i The people in these parts scem exertions, instead of streaming with A plentiful supply of fresh water is to have lost heart and many thou-perspiration, as we should after al- obtained from a nullal nearby, water

of the steps." sands would have died, had it not at any other form of recreation being piped to tanks provided on the an Old Harrovian, has presented Major-General Shelley Landon, the water very much refreshed and, during tropical summer, we leave roof.

to Harrow School Library, an en- cooler than we entered it.

Messrs, Clarke and Iu were the graving of Byron after the minin architects,

ture by Holmes.

and

. been for the help the foreigners

have given.-Shanghai Tintes

FIRE AT THE TOWER.

GRENADIER GUARDS CALLED OUT BY BUGLER.

London, June: 4.

The spectacle of flames and smoke issuing from the roof of one of the buildings of the Tower of London engrossed the attention yesterday evening of a consider able number of spectators who as sembled on the northern approach to Tower Bridge."

The Are was discovered by a Bon of the barrack warden, who saw dames and smoke coming from the top storey of the mobilisation

Water Shortage.

Of comme, just at the present ima It may be regarded as our.civic duty to perform our ablutions in the sea, rather than nahore in water drawn from our reservoirs or brought labori ously from the 'mainland, the delta of the West River, or even from regions more remote. The greater the num ber of those among us who take a daily swim in the harbour, the less reservoir water is consumed and the better, therefore, for the whole com- munity, From this point of view I am certain that no one is batter plear- ed at the opening of this bathing pavilion than the Hongkong Water Authority.

The Association. stores, which contains machine South Ching Athletic Association All The growth and activities of tho guns rifles, blankets, etc., but no mo with admiration. This Association ammunition. He at once gave the did not exist, when I served in Hong- alarm by breaking the glass of akong na a young man; but it came fire alarm post.

into being about fourteen years ago,

A bugler sounded the "Fire when the Chinese Itenaissance began Alarm and in accordance with It had at first, as Mr. Li Yau-tsun custom, the battalion of Grenadier tells us, no more than thirty mombora. Guarde stationed at the Tower This, membership has now increased Immediately paraded in the Tower-to some four thousand, and there are

square, and the guard with arms, Association has not identified itself. few forms of sport with which the turned out.

A district call was circulated by baseball, volleyball, basketball, ten- In addition to swimming, football, the Fire Brigado and about a nis, boxing, ping-pong, racing and dozen fire engines and other ap-billarda are all among its netivities, pliances quickly arrived.

I fool that this Interest in athletics le

The building runs parallel with of the atmost benefit to the Chiness the adjoining bridge approach, and community of this Colony. The Hong- in order to deal with the fire, ef- kong. Government has been glad to fectively portions of the slate roof provide this atta for the Association's near two of the projecing windows bathing pavilion. The structure now were broken away,

erected is a vast improvement on the The fire was put out in about matabeds which preceded it and will, half an hour,

I hope, be only the first of many other The last fire at the Tower oc-bathing pavilions hereafter to be curred on March 18, 1928, when erected, both in Hongkong. island and a room at the top of the Lanthorn on the mainland. I wish the South Tower, on the Rufus Well, was #nocena. (Applanes),

China Alhletic Association every lavolved.

18 1919 NEA BERVAS WE REG-OS.MT. OFF.

"Don't be old-fashioned, Ma; a girl can't get married without an engagement ring, and we'll have, it gald for the first year, I'll botolia.

General Primo de Rivera rushed to his office almost in tears and the country and posted up outside pub. news was telegraphed all over the lie offices here within a few minutes of its receipt.

Bunting was dislayed and every- where demonstrators spontaneously Embassy to convey their thanks formed processions to the British

on the balcony the Ambassador was to the Ambassador. On appearing given an ovation.

The jubilation increased towards headed processions in all quartere evening despite the rain. Bands

of the city,

King Alfonso XIII, who is now in London line wired that he called on King Goórgo to express his thunko and congratulations. Reuter,

Going to Gibraltar."

London, June 00.. H.M.S. Eagle, with the Spanish airmen, is due at Gibraltar on July 2.-Reuter,

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[It will be recalled that Major France with his companions start- ed in their Fornier seaplane. "Numancia" from the Los Alcazares seaplane station near Cartagena on Friday week on a flight to New York vla Azores. They were reported on the Saturday to have reached the Azores; but this was later proved to be in- correct].→

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