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TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27; 1932.

ROTARY CLUB'S CARE OF

PUBLIC SERVICE,

A notable event in the history of the Hongkong Botary Club Look pince yerlerday afternoon, whon The new playground was thrown open to the use of the youth of the Colony.

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It new reclamation Int, opposite the Wesleyan Sailors and Solders Home the play, trou id is a valuable "lung" in a crowded district.

The formal

opening was per- formed by Sir William Hornell, in bis capacity as President of the Rotary Club. In a happy speech, Sir Wam dealt with thin auspicious start in the philan thropie or public work of the Rotariana.

Among those present in addition to Sir William Hornell, Rotario . Powell,

wero, notar.n J. M. Wouk, Rotarian J. L. Me- Pherson, and Rotarian F. A. Mackintosh.

A Need Fulfilled,

The Rev. E. G. Powell, as Pre- sident of the Community Service Committer, asked Sir Wilam Harnell, Prolident of the Rotary Club, to declare the playground open, and, na a memento, to accept

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Sir William Hornell said: It is #great pleasure to me to down in re the afternoon to declare this playground formally open,

This in the first philanthropic or public work which the Rotary Club has attemplet. Personally,

o think they could have made a better start. There are inr 100) few open spaces and playgrounds in Hongkong. Mr. McPherson and the Chinese Y.M.C.A. have under- Laken to manage, direct, and con- trol this playground for the Rotary Club. There will be some-one here every day to teach you to play pro- perly, according to the rules and in an orderly fashion. Remember, Hfe consists in "playing the game." I only hope that you will make the best the of the playground, and that I will do something to add to the jug and pleasure of your lives. 1 thank Rotarian Powell and the members of the Community Service Committee for presenting! me with this key which I shall keep as a memento of a very plea Hunt duty.

Mr. Ro Sik-wai, Excentive Secretary of the Kowloon Branch of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and head of its physical culture activities. interpreted the speech to the as sembled throng of children, and concluded by announcing that the games could begin.

The invitation, it need hardly he said, did not require to be re- peated.

HONGKONG ESTATES.

ADMINISTRATION GRANTED BY SUPREME COURT,

The late Dr. Jen Hawk, who died intestate at N. 385. Bonham Road, on October 29, 1931, left ioni estate worth 336,800. Letters of administration have been grant- ed to the widow, Mrs. Jennie Jou Hawk, of the Bonham Road address. Local catate to the value of $30,400 was left by the late Yung

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share quotations lasued to-day:

Boaks.

Hongkong, Banks, $1420 11. Chartered Banks, £12 n. Mercantile A. and B., £18 n. East Asia, $127.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $1,300 n. Union In,, 5405 b.

China Underwriters, $4.62% n. Chinn Fires, $500 n. H.K. Fire In., $1,250 n.

Shipping.

Douglares, $21% b. II.K. Steamboats, $24 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $45 e Unlon Waterboats, $26 n.

Mining

Benguats, $11.75 b. Kailans, 30- a

S'hai Explorations, Tls. 2.70 n. Raubs. 9 s.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharers, 3158 n. Whampoa Docks, 329 n. South China Motors $10 u. Providents (old) $5.30 b. Hougkews, Ta, 220 a. New Enginners. Tls, 61⁄2 n. Shanghal Docks, Tis. DE n.

Cottons,

Ewo Cattons Ts. 16:20 b. Shanghai Cottons, Tls. 80 1. Zoon Sings Tim. 11% n.

Lands, Hotels, etc. HR. S. Hotels (old) $15,20 h. H, K. S. Hotels (new) $11.75 b. H. K. Lands, 8813% b. S'hai Lands, Tim. 30 . Humphreys $19. Renities, $11.60 .

Public Utilities. Tramways, $22.60 b. Peak Trams, (ald), $15.60 n. Star Perries, $101 sa China Lights, $26.30 b. H.K. Eetries, $77% b. Mano Electries, $23 n. Telephones, $43 n. China Buses, Tla, 16 n. Singanore Tractions, 31⁄2- b,

Industrials.

Malbone 8 s. Cunton Ice.. $6 b. Coments (com.) $19.40 sa, Ropes, $17 n.

Stores, ete- Dairy Farmm, 30 s. Wations, $10,60 n. Der A. Wings. $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $6.36 8. Mackintosh, $19 n. Sinceres $16 h Powells, $3.60 n.

Miscellanea“. Amusements. $19.90 u. Entertainments (old) $169. Constructions, foldy 35.30 b. S. C Enterprises $10 n Constructions (new), $1.85 b. B. Ind, G. Bonds, $58% n. Loans, $3% b. Prum.

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Overcoats, Dressing Gowns. Travelling Rugs, Pullovers, Sweaters, Cardigans. Gloves. Waistcoats, Scarves, Raincoats, etc.

Sockt ... $1.0), $1.45, $1.75 Golf Hose $1.00 $2.75, $3.75

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and suspended from the ceiling by fered by Ukrainian prisoners is und staggers to and fro and from Acord attached to his wrists. perhaps as great as their personal side to side till he collapses. Some- This form of torture was practised | pam-that he tried to commit times the police have "Tootball" in the Middle Ages. The arms are suicide by stuffing his hand with their Ukrainian prisoner and twisted and almost wrenched from kerchief and the lining of hia cont shout "Pass" or "Goal" and so on their sockets, and the muscles and into his mouth. He lost conscious as they kick him. tendons are stretched unendur-ness, but wens discovered by a gaoler

Caso not Exceptional. ably. The prisoner was struck in before complete asphyxiation had

Most of the prisoners in the the face and wrists; the blows set in. The name of this prisoner themselves and the jerking move and of the policeman who was his trials that are going on all the time here in the Polish Ukraine ment thus led to his suspended chief torturer are known to me. body doubling his agony. Bleed- The Polish police have special are mere lads-students or pea ing from the mouth and nostrils he names for several kinds of torture, sants. Indeed, there is hardly a was temporarily released by a Riding," for example, is a relative Ukrainian student or peasant lad Isinting tit. He was brought to ly mild treatment. The "horse" who is not in instant danger of by cold water. He was tortured--that is to say, the prisoner, has arrest and torture, even if he has with intervals for recovery-dur-to "trot" or "gallop" on all fours never had any connexion with the Shiu-wal, elian Yung Sen-wie, alias be allowed a day or sometimes a ing three weeks. Then he broke while a policeman sits on his back, U... I must add that eases auch Yung Vo-pik, alie Yung Hip-wo, few days to recover a little and down and incriminated a fellow beating him all the time or jab us those I have described are not alias Yung Silway, alina Yung Chi then he put to the torture again. prisoner.

He was taken back to bing him with a sharp piece of exceptional-on the contrary they Lap Tong, who died intestate at His tortures extended over a whole his cells, and there he was overcome wire. In "punch ball" the prisoner number many hundreds and are No. 85, Parkes Street, Yaumati, on month. Every torment that fien-by such intolerable remorse for the stands in the middle of a ring of amongst the commonplace in the April 15, 1931. Letters

he of ad- dish imagination could contrive wrong

of the a fellow-policemen or police agents, who oppression ministration have been granted to was inflicted upon him.

creature the mental torment suf-strike at him, whereat he sways minority by the Peles. Yung Cheng-shi, widow, of Nu, 85, Parkes Street.

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According to his own account: be found the "water torture" the Letters of administration to the worst of all. He was suspended estate of the late Cheong Kam-sul, head downwards over a pail of who died Intestate at St. Paul's water, his head was then submer- Hospital. on December 3, 1930.

ged until he lost consciousness leaving Hongkong estate sworn at that is to say, he was all but $1,100, have been granted to drowned. He was then brought Cheong Pun-chi and Cheong Kwan- chi, sons, both of No. 48, Stanley Street, Hongkong.

HONGKONG WELL BEATEN.

CANTON WIN FOR MATCHES,

to by artificial respiration. This terment was renented again and again In quick succession.

It is impossible to describe all the fendish, sickening things that were done to him during that month. He twice attempted sui- ride by cutting the arteries of his wrist by a bit of glass, but he was found out by his gaoler before be could bleed to death. A fellow- prisoner tella me that he

G. Bodiker experienced no difculty was a horrifying sight, for he hore

and eventually finish off the rallies,

Canton thus won the first Interport by four matches to one, Hongkong's only success being in the doubles en counter.

in winning. for Canton, on Sunday the marks of his torture and could afternoon, the last of the matches in hardly drag himself along on his connexion with the tennis Interport hands aft contest against Hongkong,

He bore and knees...

'up He defeated M. W. Lo by 4-0. 5-3, mitted that he belonged

with amazing fortitude. Ha ad- 7-5, 6-3, and throughout the match U.W.O. and that he had taken part to the outdrove his opponent. Lo made in the attack on the mail-van, but some brilliant retrieyes, but Bodikar he refused to admit the complicity was sufficiently steady to ma of a fellow-prisoner whom the polico suspected, but at the end of the month he broke down com- plotely, and to escape further forment said "Yes" when the police montioned the name of the alleged accomplice (who was, however, acquitted of that charge at the trial, the Judge for once disallow- The following will represent the In- tolerable suffering).

ing evidence extortod by such In- dinn Recreation Club in a Leauge

Dacyszyn match against the Royal Artillery on Was found guilty and sentenced the LR.C. ground on Saturday, Jan- to death on November 20. uary 30, at 2p.m. sharp: A. Ä.

LOCAL CRICKET.

Rumjahn (Capt.), F. D. Pereira, 9, R., Method of Middle Ages Revived. Kermant, A B. RumJahn, A. H. Another prisoner was tortured Madar, S. A. Imall, 0. Ismail, A. R. by having his fingers pullod Minu, A. K. Minu, J. 9. A. Curreem, violently apart. He was then tiad and H. D. Ronjahn.

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