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THE HOG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1929.

Y.M.C.A. DEBATE ON FRANK ADMISSION THE FREE LICENCE POLICE SERGEANT BUS DRIVER FINED

CIVILISATION.

PROBLEM.

CHARGED.

IN COURT.

WESTERN IDEAS UNSUITED

ARMED WITH KNIFE. TO GET MONEY.

POLICE FEAR A RUSH OF WIDOW HAWKERS.

MANSLAUGHTER COUNT WITHDRAWN.

́TO THE EAST.

INTERESTING VIEWS. POLICE RAID SEQUEL.

The lounge of the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, was filled last night on the occasion of a debate on Western civilisation and 11R adaptability to the Orient,

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A WOMAN S DEATH.

330.

DODGES EXPOSED.

Acting on Information "received That all the widows in Kowloon Pi Shih-bsí, a Shantung police to the effect that a gang of arm-would commence to hawk without sergeant, ed robbers were congregating on licences, be arrested and then be searance at the Central Magls:

made another the ground floor of 5,, Portland recommended by the Magistrate Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Chairman of Street, a party of detectives raid for a free licence was the reason tracy this morning, charged with the Literary and Debating Comed the premises yesterday after advanced by Sergeant Barnicle the manslaughter of a married

ittee, presided and ng it was

noon and arrested one man with a before Mr Whyte Smith, at the woman named Le Cank, who, the first debate since his return knife in his possession.

Kowloon Magistracy this morning, from England; he expressed his

for not giving a widow a free is alleged, was assulted by the pleasure at being able to. tako

licence from the Poor Box.

The defendant, who appeared in had to be treated, at the Government accused, with the result, that she part again in the activities of a Magistracy this morning, a charge the dock with a small child, in- section of the Y.M.C.A. which of being in possession of ouintimated, in reply to his Worship, Civil Hospital, where she died on partieniaily interested, him,

strument fit for an unlawful pur- that her only means of livelihood December 7th. poso was brought against him.

The Rev, F. C. Young, who pro- posed That Western civilisation not adaptable to the Orient". thought that in considering

motion of this nature an attempt should be made to approach the aubject with an unlined mind and, although the "personal equa gul to enter in to flon was some extent, that the

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present shop look at the matter from a detached point of view and not from their own paint of view as Westerners.

A Simile.

On the man'a appearance before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon

child with her.

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fendant said a debt was due arrest told his Worship that when

In answer to the charge, the de-was hawking......

The constable who effected the by a friend whom he had con- stantly asked for payment but had arrested the defendant find the been put off. The neator und a number of followers and always threatened the defendant, why ne Caraglyaimed himself with a knife with which he had intended to demand the return of the debt, His Worship remarked that that was in unusually frank statement to make, and asked the defendant

said he wished now to withdraw Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. LR. Andrews, the, Assistant

the charge of manslaughter, and of causing

amend it to

one

His Worship, in recommending | the defendant for a free licence grievous bodily harm Boat intimated that the defendant was who stated that the woman led seen the doctor at the hospital. not like other women hawkers from pneumonin, and her death who merely got children for the could occasion of their appearance in effects of naanult, if any.

not be attributed to the Court.

Mr. Andrewes niso asked if he might see the copy of the woman's dying depositions, but Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, who defended, objected on the grounds that they were: sealed up.

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FOR SPEEDING.

ON A ROAD WHICH WAS UNDER REPAIR.

KOWLOON INCIDENT.

Included in the usual list of

Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy traffic cases heard by Mr. Whybe

this morning was a summons against the driver of a Kowloon bus, who was charged with speed- ing along Kowloon City Road.

The defendant was alleged to have travelled at a speed of 21

which had 14 foot under repair. 'les per hour along a road which was normally 25 feet wide, but There were quite a number of people about at the time, while

fendant would not have been able there was always, the danger of verandahs, in which event the de small boys running out from the

to puli up..

Escuted, intimated that if he had Sub-Inspector Mason, who pro-

have gone more than six or seven een driving the bus he would not miles an hour, as it was not safe.

The defendant was fined $30. The driver of a motor lorry was. fined $30 for failing to provide his vehicle with two Independent and efficient brakes, both of which

were stated to have been useless.

In a case in which it was slated that one brake was useless while the other was good, the driver of a motor lorry was fined $25. It was intimated that the driver

When asked if the defendani should have a grant from the Poor if he intended to use the weapon Box with which to pay for the on his debtor, or whether he mere-Beenec, Sergeant Barnicle remark- The speaker referred to variously carried it as n threat

ed that he did not think she definitions of civilisation, includ- ing that of "Bringing out of Bar-were attacked he would use it in she were given a donation from The defendant replied that if he should. He pointed out that if barism" which obviously could not self-defence.

Mr. Andrewes anid that did not the funds, every widow in Kow-j apply In the case of China because

According to Detective Sergeant loon would get arrested for hawk matter. He had seen the Re- cient than our own. He took it that they were to consider whe-celyed by the police that a gang obtain a free one. ther it was gossible and workable of robbers were gathering at 5. that Eastern civilisation should be Portland Street and intended to takon hway and replaced with that commit a robbery. They were al of the West, or that its place leged to be armed with knives and husband had been dead for the the right of seeing the depositions, had had a lot of work to do and should be taken by a modified form revolvers. of Western civilisation.

its civilisation was far more a Fitches, information had been re- | ing without a licence merely to/Ristrar. who had" said that they claimed that he had informed the

The police` found a number of A simile might be drawn with men on the premises, which were the two tributaries of the River used as an opium diivan, and on Rhone, one coming from the hills the defendant was found a butch- and crossing yellow country, and | er's

knife concealed in his the other originating from the girdle. Another knife was found glucier regions und traversing on the floor aftor the men had Cleaner Rolls. The two flowed been taken out of the room, but it past Genova where on the left of

was impossible to say which of the elty one glimpsed the yellow them had dropped it. stream and on the right the pure water from the glaciers. It was hot until the yellow deposits of the one had been deposited on the banks of the surrounding country that the two met and flowed ́au

onc.

The defendant was fined $250, or three months hard labour.

TOKYO SENSATION RECALLED.

FORMER MINISTER NOT TO - BE PROSECUTED.

Mr. Komahi resigned his poat, owing to allegations that he was implicated in a series of scandals, Reuter.

Rival Viewpoints. Applying the above similato The subject under discussion, the speaker said that in busine, Instead of direct contact, "one kad as intermediary the compradore,

Tokyo, Dec. 20. whilst socially the East and the Owing to lack of incriminating West did not come together. It evidence, the judicial authorities, was impossible to adapt what was after a close examination, have diametrically opposed in point of decided not to prosecute Mr. View and intellectual make-up. Ichita Kobashi, the former Minis- that fer of Education, who resigned The Eusterner considered Western civilization had taken away from the Cabinet last month. the art of living of which he knew so much. The West might be rich er in some ways, but the standard of wealth in the East was Wisdom. Whereas Western civilisation was characterised by aggression and militarism, trade expansion, acquisi tion and materialism, class hatred and discontent, the greater char- acteristic of the East was content and social pence. What to the West might often appear a wilderness was, to the Easterner a Paradise. Whereas fidelity to the Tamily' was marked characteristic of the Chinese race, the tendency in the West in modern days was to a negn- tion of all family ties,

LADY MOTORIST.

CAUTIONED FOR TRAFFIC.

OFFENCE..

For passing another moving vehicle in the controlled area of Abordeen, at a speed stated by the police to be between 15 and 20 miles an hour, on the 12th instant, In conclusion, the speaker envis Mrs. Robertson. living at the aged-ns opposed to an Oriental Repulse Bay Hotel, who was drly- ised "milk and water" copy of West-Ing a cur, was cautioned, and in ern civilisation a China developed addition fined 35 for failing to pro- along the lines of her own art and duce her driving license when culture, with the West co-operating called upon to do so by the police.

The summona Wns na a friend and brother.

brought before Mr. Hamilton this morning.

Mankind One.

The Rev. J. H. Johnsen, in open- ing for the negative said that it was not the intention to claim thut

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LOWER DISCOUNT RATE.

Washington, Dec. 19.

the East and the West were The Kinana City Foderal Re-- 60 similar that they would serve Bank has lowered its dis- be united, bút those who count rate to 4% per cent.- had had most experience of | Reuter's American Service. the races of mankind were the most

deeply impressed that throughout and the Western nations banding

the world mankind was one.

their energles together towards the limitation of armaments and the ef- fective working of a League for International Peace.

In support of his contention, that the principles at the foundation of our Western civilisation' were those of universal brotherhood and an Dealing with the quota- enthusiasm for humanity, the speak- tion by Mr. Young, of the er traced the working of these prin- first line of Kipling's famous ciples in the life of Europe since poem, the speaker quoted the the dawn of the Christian era, and whole" verae to show that the the tendency throughout the censpirit of the poem was wrongly in. turies towards the raising of the terpreted by taking the line from masses and the growth of greater its context: freedom and independence,

It was a spirit of altruism which had made possible this process of "development and had resulted in a stimulation to progress. It was not his case that Eastern civilisation should be scrapped, and Western civilisation superimposed, but that the above-mentioned principles and altruistic movement were nagsible and adaptable to all humanity.

Not Reconcilable.

Eust is East, and Weat is West and

nover the twain shall meet, Till earth and sky stand presently

at God's great Judgment seat. But there is neither East nor West,

Border nor Breed nor Birth When two strong mon stand face to face, tho they come from the ends of the earthl

Dr. Ashton seconded Mr. Young, and Mr. J. M. Wilson seconded Mr. Johnson.

The meeting was then opened for discussion, and interesting contrib-

Dealing with the claim that mill-utions were made to the debate, tarism represent the spirit of West. After concluding speeches by the ern civilisation and that in the leaders on both sides, the motion Orient one had quietness, peace and was put to the meeting which decid- repose, the speaker said one could ed by 27 votes to 21 "that Western) hardly reconcile the picture with Civilisation is not adaptable to the China In the throes of Civil War 'Orlent.”

could be scen.

The officer remarked that he Mr. Hamilton, the Magistrate, had had one woman applying for asked on what authority Mr. licence and stating that her Andrewes contended that he had

last ten or twelve years while she and the prosecutor replied it was had with her a son of only four on the authority of practise. or five years old!

The defendant was cautioned.

FIGHT OVER DEBT

FOR COFFIN.

TWO CHINESE BOUND OVER

AT KOWLOON.

ONE MAN'S DENIAL.

During the hearing of a charge of disorderly vonduel brought against two man, who appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, it was stated that they had hud a light over a debt due for the pur chase of a coffin from one of the defendant's firm.

In reply to his Worship, both defendants agreed that the fight was over one of the men trying

Mr. Hamilton said that they were sealed and locked in the Magistrate's safe, and he would out the other. He supposed Mr. not let one party see them with

Andrewes, was going to put them in as evidence,

Mr. Androwes replied that he certainly was.

The case was fixed to be heard on Monday afternoon, at 2.15 p.m.

THREE CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

PAILED MANAGER FAILS TO

APPEAR.

Arrested yesterday and charged with the embezzlement of 86,229,- 89, dut later released on bail of $2,000, Chang Hang Po, alian Chan Cheong, manager of the King Fook Wo Arm, of 68, Bonham Strand,

to collect a debt, but while the failed to appear at the Central first defendant "denied owing the Magistracy to answer the charge His bail was second anything, the latter stated this morning.

first defendant had entreated, whilst Mr. Hamilton, the that the guaranteed a friend who had pur-Magistrato, ordered a new warrant chased a coffin from his master. to be issued. The first defendant' denied that he

The charges against him were bad anything to do with the trans that he took for his own use on action except that he had In April 30, 1929, $2,400; on May 27, troduced the purchaser to the $3,800, and on June 10, $229,89 be second defendant's shop.

ing the monies of the King Fook Both defendants were ordered Wo firm, of which he was manager. to be bound over to be of good behaviour.

Two rickala coolies, who were arrested at Mody Read for creat ing a disturbance last night were cautioned, neither of the defendants having been in any way injured. The quarrel was stated to be over n debt which one owed to the other.

2019 MÁ ERSACE VIC.

HELAS PAY OFF

of them

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Mr. E. S. C. Brooks appeared for the prosecution and said that the man was arrested, yesterday, but was allowed bail of $2,200, and told that he must be In Court by 9 a.m. to-day.

went to Canton by the night boat. The Magistrate:He probably

Mr. Brooks: Very probably,

"Dad said he thought I was going to turn out all right," "What does your father do?!!

"He's a taxidermist.”

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owner that the brake was defec-

tive but in spite of that he had been ordered to take the lorry out. The owner, when spoken to by the police, remarked that he

could not worry about the brakes. A nummons against the owner for allowing the lorry to be on the roads without proper brakez was adjourned, the defendant not ap pearing in Court.

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WEST RIVER NOW OPENED UP.

BOATS ABLE TO REACH WUCHOW,

According to a notice issued by the Harbour Master, the Hon. - Commdr. G.F. Hole, R.N., this mor- ning, steamers are now allowed to proceed as far as Wuchow. The text of the notice is na follows:

"Information has been received thint the West. River is open to traffic as far as Wuchow and that the reported barrier has been re- moved."

The 8.A. Kong So (Capt. liere for Melnnis), which left Shiuhing on Wednesday after noon; had not yet returned this morning, and it la presumed that she must have gone straight up to Wuchow Instead of turning back a the barrier at Shiubing has now been removed.

The Chung On (Capt. Lossius). has also cleared for Wuchow to- night.

RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN MANCHURIA.

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

London, Dec. 19 Viscount Wolmer, in the House of Commons to-day, asked whether the Government proposed to make further representations to the signatories of the Kellogg Puct re- garding the violation of the Phel by Russia,:

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Dr. Hugh Dalton, the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that, as he intimated on the 9th instant, is Majesty's Government had made certain representations to both Govern- ments concerned. Since then, no further representations had been made.Reuter.

MR. T. V. SOONG.

MAY VISIT CANTON VERY SHORTLY.

Shanghal, Dec. 19, The Finance Minister of the Na- tional Government, Mr. T.V. Soong, It is understood, will visit Canton in the very near future, probably some time before Christmas, in order to hold a series of conferences with Kwangtung and Kwangal finance exports on the financial re- habilitation of South China' after the recent military operations,

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