THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY,
APRIL 2,
1935.
11
FREAK CHILD'S PERFORMANCE
S.C.A. INSPECTOR INTERVENES
PRODDED WITH
STICK
POLAND BACKS
GERMANY
(Continued from 'Page 1)
declaration of February 3, the frank exchange of views revealed that there is at present no conffiet of interest between the two Gov- erhments: In the words of the joint communique, "this fact pro- vided a firm foundation for the development of fruitful collabora- An 8-year-old male child, Wantion between them in the cause Fun, standing barely two feet in of peace."-British Wireless height and described as a frenk, was brought before Mr. Macfad- yen at the Central Magistracy this morning, when two men, Tai Kwok-po and Ko Wal-yin, were charged with causing unnecessary suffering to the child, by prodding him with a stick and compelling him to perform acrobatics, at the Chinese recreation ground, Holly- wood: Rond, on Sunday,
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DOMINIONS INFORMED
Mr. J. H. Thomas, Dominions
NEW TRIAL FOR NEGROES ·
DISCRIMINATION IN
ALABAMA COURTS
(Special to "Telegraph")"
fity Triegrash. Conwright. Telegraphic measuges Ordinance, 18. Received, Avt
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET UPWARD
YESTERDAY
New York, April 1. The following reports on the Now York stock market have been received through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz: The Wall Street Journal report on yesterday's markete states: Stacks were upward, due, to the im- provement in Hallrond issues, owing
Commerce to the Interstate mission's authorization of emergency
Com-
Traders, hawnver,
S'HAI MARKET REPORT
EXCHANGE STEADY.
AT OPENING
to
Shanghai, Apr, 2. The Shanghal Exchango market was rather steady on Government banks and Chinese banks selling to-day, says Router. Foreign banks were buyers due
འགཔ་ some trade demand.
Rates were slightly higher at the opening of the forelyn Ex- change Market here this morning. 8uys United Press. U.S. dollars were 36 13/16 and sterling 1/6 3/16.
LADY SOUTHORN HONOURED
CHINESE GIVE RECEPTION
SHANGHAI IRC.
CASE AGAINST LESLIE CONTINUED
;
Shanghai, April 1. At the British Police Court this
Over four hundred Hongkong morning, before Mr. C. H. Halnes, residenta were present at a recop the hearing was continued of tion at the Hongkong Hotel yester-threo charges against Alexander afternoon, given by the H. Leslie of falsification of the day Chinese friends of Lady Southern accounts of the International Ro- in honour of the conferment on creation Club. hef by His Majesty the King of The defendant was not com- the Boat Exesileht Order of themitted for trial, but the case was British Empire,"
| adjourned til Wednesday, when Before
Lady Leslie may, be committed.
honour,
congratulating- the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall said:
“I should like to say that Sir Shouson Chow expresses his regretat not boing able to bo present to-day owing to illness."
Washington, April 1. Another chapter in the famous Scottsboro trial has been opened, the Supreme Court ordering a new trial for Norris and Patterson,
Southorn on receiving this London, April 1.
two of seven negroes who were Secretary, in reply to a Parlia-sentenced to death for murder.
"Raid every Chief Justice {ughes declared mentary question.
discrimination against effort was made to keep the Gov-that
Dominions in negroes was proved by the fact ernments of the touch with the pulley and action that no negro had been called to of the Government of the United Court for jury service in Jackson, Kingdum in respect of foreign Alabama, for a generation. affairs.
Inspector K. W. Androw, of the Secretariat for Chincre Affaire, He had had no indication that stated about 11 am. on Sunday he any of them dissented, from the being polley visited the Chinese recreation general foreign ground at Hollywood Hond. A pursued by the British Govern- booth was being run, and inside ment-British Wirelena, there was a small fenced-in por- tion. Witnes
the child
FULL DISCUSSION
London, April 1. Answering
Ins questions House to-day as to whether the
to
STRESA PARLEY
the
"We find no justification for excluding negroes from trial by jury," said the Chief Justice, Reiter Special.
flip
MILLIONS OF WORKLESS
GERMANY HEADS,
THE LIST
2, 1030 6-in.)
(Special to "Telegraph")
Telegraphic Telegraph, Copyright, Mrimura Ordinance, 1891. Keerived," April Geneva, Apr. 1. Three European countries have unemployed running into keven figures, according to statistics Issued from the International Labour Often to-day,
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rate increases. were hesitant, pending the Supreme Court's ruling on the Railroad Pen- sion Act. Hands ruled higher, due to the strength of Railrond and United States Government issues. Stocks on the Curb Exchange were kicady,
i activity is estimated at 44.4%, as S. C. & F. New York office cables: compared with 46.1% last week.
The undertone of the market is now uncertain, with speculators buy exchange, reported as being more inclined to
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It will be remembered that the accused is charged firstly with intent to defraud by making a false entry in the balance sheet of
It is worthy of note that yester-Lady Southorn is held by the Chin- porting to show by making a falso 1.R.C. that the aggregate sum of day's rush to buy was mostly onese. They count her as one of their entry in a General Journal of the best friends- friend whoso per- the part of individuals.
sonal efforts have largely helped in 191,
$4,110.26 was paid in the month of The Exchange Equallsation Itate promoting understanding and concord January 1935 to the L.R.C. being unchanged in tending to firm among all sections of the community, respect of moneys in the year 1934 the market, although it is stap-There are fow of her social and duc from, such members on chits, proximately four per cent. below charitable activities by which the whereas in truth the anld sum' was shipping polní.
Chinese do not benefit; there are
In
Continuing, Mr. Kotowall id: the 1.8.C., purporting to show le probably the largest party that at the end of 1934 the sum The Central Bank is offering to which, in the history of Hongkong, of $45,375.49 in the aggregate was New York and Chicago commodity
the Chinese have organised to pay due to the LR.C. from sundry reports received through Mesars, acll' June sterling at 1/6 3/16.
tribute to the recipient of an honour members in respect of unpaid Swan, Culbertson and Fritz-
At 10.30 am. US. dollar were 36 from His Majesty the King. The accounts, whereña actually the Cotton: Efforts made for the repes!) 15/16 and sterling 1/6 7/16. It reason for this remarkable demonstra- amount no due was $22.893.12. in now reported that Chinese Bankation of goodwill is to be found in the Secondly, he is charged with pur- of the Processing Tax have been un- successful yet mills are, reported to are good sellers,
great cateon and admiration in which of it. he closing down on secount Keports from England inticate that the buying of American cotton is restricted by the possibility of the adoption of the Debenture plan. The Cotton Exchange's estimate of World production for the season is 22,300,000 bales, as compared with 26,562,000 bales inst year, Foreign production is estimated, at 12.777,000 bales, as gainst 12,800,000 bales for last year The market ruled quiet, without any trend. The strength of near options was the only feature.
Graine: Wheat: Scattered raing
Gold bars were quoted at $878.- Ar Forecast in
the drought helt on after the official closing- Good snows have been experience United Preas. the North-West. The deerense
estimated st the visible supply is 2,433,000 bushels," Corn: Country re ceipts were small, due to bad weather and the decrease in the visible supply. which is estimator at 2,074,000 bushels.
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Rabber; Stocks of rubber in. Eng- land at the end of March were es timated al 92,802 tons, an increase of 1,159 tons. The market ruled steady but dull. The trend is still uncertain.
performing somersaults on the ground Inside this fence, Inside the arena the second defendant had a stick in his hand, and atDominions had been consulted be- the end of each somersault, before the White Paper on defence prodded the child with it.
was issued, Mr. Thomas referred STOPPED THE SHOW
the decisions taken at the Witness stood and watched the
Imperial Conference where it had show for ver five minutes, and been clearly laid down Gut no one saw over thirty people in the Government of the Empire could baoth; they paid thirty cents involve another in WILI. Every go in. When any well-dressed opportunity was taken, nevertheless, people were present the bay was to inform the Dominious of every made to do an extra somersault, step taken.--Beuter Special. and ask for money, Witness saw two persona give the boy monty, and the second defendant take the.
Rome, April 1. money from him. On the second
Signor Mussolini, the Prime defendant shouting, the child had to knock his hend on the ground. Minister of Italy, has ordered He did the same
Germaus tops the list with when witness preparations to go forward for was present, but witness stopped the Stress Conference, at 2,764,000 and Great Britain is him.
whole time famous seventeenth century Borsecond with 2,272,000, Italy has During the
romeo Palace, former home of 1,011,000 men out of work and witness was there the boy was
The following quotations BTC kept on the go incessantly.
Italian princes, on Bella, Island, there has been a fairly marked enter... The second defendunt
Lake Maggiore,
Increase of unemployment in Bel-Dow-Jones Averages: The Palace contains rented, but the first defendant
some of
gium, France, the Irish Free State 30 Industrials was not there at the time. To the most magnificent reception and the Netherlands.--Reuter Spe- 20 tils witness mil, the boy was treated rooms in Italy, overlooking beauti-
eint,
20 Utilities like a trained hear. Yesterday ful gardens, rising in ten terraces the first defendant came to wit- above the lake.Reuter,. ness' office and claimed the child.) He produced a contract, which showed that the child had been given to him in Canton by the boy's mother, to learn the art of performing. Placards were ex- hibited outside the boath stating that the boy was 13 years of age; but the first defendant's wife told witness that the child was actual ly cight years of age.
was ar
AMERICA'S FEARS
the
Washington, Apr. 1. Mr. John MeSwain, South Caro- Una member of Congress, said to- day that an immense air defence
construction programme was the only mens by which the United States could escape from being em. broiled in war,
GOMBOES GIVEN BIG MAJORITY
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Case, J.I.
El. B. & Sh.
SWEEPS HUNGARY IN Gen. Motors
OPEN BALLOT
(Special to "Telegraph")
Telegraphic (ily Telegraph, Copyright. Menauges Chriinawer, 1894), Becelerd, April
Budapest, April 2.
4.
He said he considered the Euro- The Arst defendant stated that pean situation more grave than at the bay was given to him by the any time in late years, with the ex- boy's mother in Canton. The ception to the fine a few weeks mother, who is a beggar, was prior to the outbreak of the World a pitiful condition when the boy War. was handed over. The toy had "We must be prepared to defend The Premier, Dr. Gomboes, has performed at the Sincere Com- ourselves" be declared. "The only won a sweeping victory in the -many-in-Canton--before-ho--was real riefener-ngainal invasion- is-tin-election, beld-on-an-open-ballet. —
brought to Hongkong,
air forcv capable of turning back
Press,
Int, Tel, & Tel.: Montgomery Ward Nat, Distillers
NY. Centrul U.S. Steel
Mar. 30. Apr. 1. 100.81 101.23
5/8.
Gum
Accused is that he The market was firm at the clone cortainly many from which the Chin-Paid in 1934. The third charge of the net in male eso, by virtuo of their preponderant against the
receive purported to show by making a dollars 37 3/8 and Sterling 176 numbers in the population,
fellow false entry in the General Journal greater benefits than their
of the .R.C. that the aggregate citizens.
of $1,216 was paid in the Splendid Worker The services which Lady Southorn mouth of January 1935 to the said has rendered to the Colony are known.C. by membera in respect of to most of us. The publle institutions subscriptions due from such mem- with which she has actively identified hers in the year 1934, whereas herself are so numerous that I can actually the sun was paid in 1934. mention only the more important
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LATEST SHARE
QUOTATIONS
Mar, 20. Apr. 1
of
them. As President of the Hongkong Mr. Ranald G. McDonald repre- Women's International Club, of which sented the accused at the last. she was the chief organiser, she has hearing and the ease for the pro- contributed in no small measure to secution, brought by the Shanghai wards brightening the lot of working Municipal Police, is being conduet-
Chairman of the
women.
As
Women's Auxillary of the Society fored by Mr. John McNeill-Reuter. the Protection of Children, of which theshe is also a Vice-President, sho 18
The following quotations on London Stock Exchange have been by received by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. British Government Securities War Loan 3%9
redm. after 1932 £105 £105%
Chinese Bonds
4144 Bonds 1898
(Eng. Ins.) £100 4957 Loan Inos. £ De
Lonn 1912 ... £ 88%
Reorg Loan 1913 (Lin. Iss.) £ 9651 I MAY 171⁄2 Bonds 1925-17 £ 9016 £ 90%
+
£100 £90
£854xd
taking a large share the splendid a trait which stands out grandly work now being done by that institu- above all the others: her genius for tion in the interest of poor children. friendship. The number of Lady Since 1920, she has been Com-Southorn's friends in overy section of missioner of the Hongkong Girl the community, la leglen. She maker Guides, after having for some years friends with high and low, rich and held a similar position In Ceylon. poor. The rich man in his castle. To what pitch of efficitney she has the poor man at his gato', in each all equally at home in her presence. brought this organisation wo know.
That is why sho is so greatly liked She has shown practical interest in and admired by her Chinese friends. art, literature, higher education and That is why they come together to sport by accepting the positions of day to do her honour. To her I now resident of the Hongkong Art Club, ay, on behalf of both guests and Honorary Vice-President of the Hong- hosts, how much wo rejoice with her kong University Arts Association, and with Sir Thomas Southern in the Vice-President of the English Asuocla-honour which His Majesty the King tion, and President of the Hongkongs conferred on her, and at the same Ladies' Hockey Club.
time to say to her, 'Thank you"." Though no longer President of the (Applause). Hongkong Benevolent Society, or of the Helena May Institute, or of the Ministering Children's League, her work on behalf of these three in- stitutions is no less keen and valuable than it was when she held
thoso offices.
27.97
28.70
16.60
16.60
10 Bonds
03.43
13.53
11. Cojamurity Index 65.57
$5,35
10 Leading Stocks
Apr. 1.
Amer. Smelting
BINA
Auburn
36
50
28%
| 646 S'hoi-Nanking
15
23%
Rly...£81
Tient.-Pulcow
28
Rly... £ 32
£ 81
£ 32
13%
|512 Tient-Pokaw
1287&
Railway (Supl,
Loan)
5 Shui-'chow
6
£ 26
Ningpo Rly.....£100%1⁄2 "₤100% 6 Hanun Rly.. £30
Hukuang My.
I 2012
1911
£ 40 52 Lung Taing U.
Hai Rly. 1013 £ 17
Foreign Bonds and Banks move German 742 Int.
Loun 1924... £ 45 Japan 5 Sterling Loan 1907...
$ 70% Japan 66 Sterling
Luan 1924 11. & S'hi Bk. (Lan. Regil.) Chartered Bank £
sh.
I 30
£ 30
174
I 65
£ 76
S HAR
That her
£12716
FACING CHINA'S,
PERILS
(Continued from_Page_1)__
new
The second defendant alleged the plane of any enemy."-United half the total seats, the latest ment, which he would prefer to
He has already gained over he would promote a that he was an employee of the
results showing that the Govern- Chinese people to work together first defendant, and had been engaged to play with the boy. He
ment party has secured 133 sents for their own salvation. did not strike the boy or ill-trent
and other parties, only 28. him. When the inspector entered the booth, defendent told the boy to how to him and ask him for "eumalaw."
ARMS EMBARGO
Washington, Apr. 1. The United States should declare
an arms embargo in the event of a war between foreign nations, and | should conscript industrial lenders | Inspector. Andrew: As
under the disciplinary control of the father of three children. I wouldn'tar Department, according to call that playing: I wouldn't like
Senate to play with my
children like recommendation of the
Munitions Committee in the first? The first defendant was dis-eport to the Senate, after three charged and the second defendant months of investigation.-Router,
thai.
was sentenced to
amnth's
had labour. The child is to be BELGIUM DENIES
taken, in the S. C. A.
CANTON LEADERS
ON VISIT
FAREWELL TO H.E.
-THE-GOVERNOR..........
JAPAN REPORT
NO RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO
The newspaper, Regpet, says the open ballot imposed terror on the country, and it is questionable whether the result is a free assor- tion of the nation's will-enter Special.
RABID MULES DESTROYED
SEPOY BITTEN BY ONE ANIMAL
Six more animals belonging to the Hongkong Mule Corps have been destroyed on having shown symptoms belleved to be indica- tions of rabies.
For this purpose, he said that call the National Economic Con struction Movement," with The following as its objectives:
(1) Development of agriculture; (2) Improvement of agricul- tural products;
(3) Development of mineral resources:
(4) Encouragement of expansion of trade, and industry;
3
£1272
£ 145 £149 Commercial and Industrial Allied Iran Found-
UTM
Associated Elec.
Industries..... Austin Motors ord
ab.
90/9 3676.
24/74 24/0
(5) Adjustment of the relations between capital and labours
of (6) Encouragement construction and development of
-43/6
road
Boots 5/19/2.... British American
16/10
44/- 47/-
Tobacco....... Canadian Celanese
111/33
111/1824
76/3
76%
Min. (Bearer).
16/3
16/3
various means of communications Chinese E. and and
(7) Betterment of the organisa-Courtaulde tion of credit fucilities.
Distillera
JOR 49/1 H876 88/8 1776 47/6 Marshal Chiang also expressed Dunlop Rubber. Electric Musical the opinion that the issue of the
Industries.... 27/6 27/0 $100,000,000 of loan bonds by the General Electric (England)... Government was one of the first
4776 47/6 steps in the right direction for Impl, Cheni. Ind. 95/4 36/6 theconomic-salvation of China-Impl-Ghent-Inde
Def. 107- sh.. mules were-Central Neics.
8/7% 8/9 Impl. Tobacco 131/3 131/10% Internat.
Nickel
$ 24%. $ 26
Nanking, Apr. 2. "Thế Chinese Foreign Offico has
On Friday, two official Paying a farewell visit to H. E. sought and secured an the Governor of Hongkong, Sir denial from the Belgian Govern-destroyed, and on Sunday and William Peel, a party of the ment of the allegation, voiced in yesterday six more were killed on highest Government officials of Japanese circles, that the Belgian showing symptoms believed to be the Canton Government arrived in Government is prepared to accord those of rabies, Hongkang by special train from recognition to Manchukuo. Canton at 10.10 this morning.
This report, it will be remem- the bered, once appeared in the Japan The party consisted of Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro-se press, but confirmation from vincial Government, Mr. Lin Yun- other sources was lacking-Cen koy, Mr. Liu Chi-wen (the Mayoral News
of Canton), Mr. Li Lu-chap (mem
:
ber of the Provincial Council and EXCHANGE · RATES
Managor of the Canton section of
tho
Kowloon-Canton Railway),
Mr. C. W. Liang (Provincial Coun
cillor and Mr. Wa Pak-shing | Paris.. (Councillor of the Municipal Geneva.. Government):
1/0.5/10 4.97% 7.10%
All the eight now destroyed had been lodged in the Mule Corps lines in Nathan Road.
AIR FATALITY
PARIS-LONDON AIR MAIL CRASHI Robert Bajac, a prominent waT.
An Indian suply, who was bitten by one of the mules, is now under-time airman and star pilot of the Woolworths 5/- going, precautionary treatment.
FOUR PIRATES CAPTURED
no par val
Rolle Royco fi
sh.
100/9 100/-
S'iai Elec. Constr.
47/6
47/0
Tate & Lyle .....
09/0
100/-
Turner & Newall United Steel Watney, Combe & Reid def. ord.
12/
62/-
26/0
04/ 136/-
26/4
1087-.. 108/9.
Miscellaneous
21/3 21/3.
21/7 21/0
. 20/0
20/0
170
2913
Chartd, 10/-
Air France Company, which In- cludes all the Frence airlines, was killed at Bremontiera, near Gisors, while flying the inaugural trip of Anglo-Dutch the Night Air Mail
from
Paris to (Bearer). London. The aeroplane, a three Gula Kalumpang engine model, left Le Bourget at a Rubber a.m. and crashd while Bajac was Pukin Sydn.
ord. sh................ trying to make a forced innding
Rubber Trusts owing to engine trouble.
Southern Railway
(Deferred)
1194 BELIEVED INVOLVED 58.1/32 IN TUNGCHOW AFFAIR
Bajac had done the London-Parls trip thousands of times alnce 1919. The other occupants of the plane, Canton, April 2. 2574 Chinese reports state that the M. Friteroit, the Director of Ser 114 continued offorts of the Canton vices, and the Chick Wireless opera- 475 authorities to round up the Tung. tor, a man named Fleuret, escaped 35.9/32 chow piracy gang have resulted in uninjured.--Renter
10 the capture of four more eutinwa 2/0 in the Haffung district.
602
Mar. 27. Apr. 1. 72.17/64 72.20/32 14.83
14.83 .11.0.1
607
.67.15/16
1/7 4.70% .7.09%
.252 .114 472%
35.1/32
.110
.2/04 .21% .:1/6% .1/2.3/32 .1074
211
.4.82
Berila. At the Kowloon Station, the Athens: Canton leaders were met by the Milan. Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, (Secretary Shanghai., for Chinese Affairs), Mr. H. Phil- New York. lips (the British Consul-General Amsterdam.
Vienna. of Canton), Captain R. F. Walter
Prague.. (His Excellency the Governor's Bucharest. A. D. C.), the Hon. Mr. R. H. Madrid. Kotowall, the Hon. Mr. S W. Lisbon: Tao and the Hon. Mr. T, N. Chau. Hongkong. Shortly after, their, arrival, Mr. Brussels. Lin Yun-koy and Mr. Llu Chi-wen Yokohama,
Bombay. called at Government House and Montevideo, they, wore guests at luncheon to Belgrade.. day by Major-General O, C. Bor-Montreal..
4.83 The prisoners have now been of the Diana four-engined air rett. To-night they will dine at Silver (Spot)....28.7/10 28.7/16 taken to Walyang, where they are liners. The Journey to Budapest Government House a guests to Silver (forward),28.9/10 28.0/10 being held in the district prison, takes nine hours-British Wire His Excellency.""
War Loan...
10574-
106 awaiting trial-Routers
·less, Brillak Wireless..
28.25
During a raid on their hiding- 1/8% 1/21/16 place, a number of unsigned bank- 40% notes are reported to have beon
211 discovered.
10
20/0
£ 21% £ 21%. Mines
Burma Corpn. Rs. Chosen Corpn. Crown Mines Randfontein New Air Servico.
Estates London, April 1.
Spring Mines A new daily service of Imperial Sub-Nigel Airways through Central Europe Rhokana Corpora- to Budapest was opened to-day by tion the departure this morning of one (RAM)
207- 28/0 25/- 25/- 275/-
277/0
G0/0
67/3
192/6
19370
277/0
28173
100/-
97/6
Olls
· Anglo-Pérsiana 48/1% - 48/1% Burma Oll ******* 7210. Shell Trana - and
Trad:(Bearer) ·61/3.
.7270
-50/736
Wide-Spread Activities
activilles
Lady Southorn's Witty Reply Lady Southorn expressed her very of her friend Br Shouson Chow owing to
rent regret at the absence Indisposition and her wishes for his speedy recovery, and said:
Dr. Kolewall, Ladies and Gentle- That Lady Southorn's extend beyond the confines of this e-It is almost impossible for mo Colony is shown by the fact that she to-be-articulate this afternoon, or-to-
my appreciation of this holls the by no means sinecure po- express sition of Vice-President of the Hong-wonderful party which you and other kong Branch of the Overseas League. Chinese friends have prepared for their all-ombracing sympathy me. I feel so undeserving takes cognisance of the lowest and kindness and of Dr. Katewall's clo- ment-unfortunate la proved by her quent but too kind words for honestly acceptance of the office of Patron of have only been doing a few odd jous that I enjoy thoroughly, assisted by the Sheklung Leper Committee, her rescue work among the unby wonderful heipers, I am afraid fortunate women at Yaumati, and by all to which I can lay claim is find- the reforms which she has been in-ng capable people to run about and strumental
In in introducing the do things. The consciousness of this local prisons for the benefit of women makes me wish two things, either that I could imitate the modest violet prisoners.
Ladies and gentlemen, this list is which is able to hide its head under by means complete, but is longits leaves-the modern hat is not enough to give an indication of the adequate to afford such protection heavy social and civic duties which or I should like to imitate the Chin- Lady Southarn has set herself toere bride who wears a fringe perform as a labour of love. It is pearls hanging over her eyes, also an indication of her aplendid I read the other day that a Chinose courage, infomitable spirit and large mirror is believed to posses the magic humanity.
·Secret of Success
of
property of showing the reality that lies behind appearances, I hope that If you will analyse Lady Southorn's not one of you has such a mirror in activities, you will find that they his or her pocket, otherwise I should bo found out and would discover that touch the corporate life of the com- munity at almost every point. The all the kind things sald by Dr. Kate- marvel is how she has found the time wall are merely the creation of his to do all this work,.and to do it so generous mind. well. I think that the accret of her
To-His Excellency-the-Governor-I. success lies in her wonderful-ability-
from owe the bestowal of this Order which to exist willing co-operation othura, her sense of humour, and the value highly, as I value highly the. Excellency and thought that to be able to inspire, to friendship of His help, and to ease the way for others, Lady Peel. Bad to say thoir de
parture la drawing near and they will is the way to real happiness..
I find difcult to summarise in leave a great blank in the pubile life
n low sentences the nature of Lady of the Colony and in the hearts of Sowthor's work, her accomplishments, their friends.
and the charm of her personality.
Another great debt greater than I Certain remarks which I made about can express-I owe to my husband. her at a recent meeting of the Rotary Everything I do is made easy by his Club, when she spoke on the subject inspiration,
of the work of the Girl Guides, soom to me to get nearer to the mark, and
sympathy.
encouragement
ала
I therefore hope that you will pardon I will not say much more only I me for repeating them. I then said: think it is a strango coincidence that "As a speaker, Lady Southern has ever since I was old enough to wish few equals In the Colony. As ato travel I longed to go to China.. I' weiter, she holds unchallenged knew I should be thrilled and fascina- position in her favourite form of ted by it and I love not been dis literary expression-the short sketch appointed. I have lived in Hongkong doftly and artistically done, a thing and the most perfect scenery in the of beauty and fragrance. As a social world, I have soon marvellous build- worker woll, I do not think I can ings in Peiping one of the worlders better describe her than with the of the World the Great Wall-and epithet once, given to her by a friend, ono of the most beautiful spots in the e ministering angol, Lady Southern World the Ming Tombs--but I hava: brings sunshine wherever she goes. found no better thing in China than No good dood is too big or too small the unbounded kindnom of my Chin- for bor, sympathetic attention; and ese friends evidenced in so many ways it in a marvel, to me how; she gets and culminating in this wonderful: through all her work, and gets through party. My warmest and deepest it with Buch efficiency and success. thanks to you all and an extra warm The Commissionership of the Gizi thank you to the founders of the Guides is but one of a long list of her feast Sir Shouson Chow and Dr. public and charitable activities, any and Mrs. Kotowall, one of which may be enough for the energy of an ordinary, individuaf.” --
Genlus for Friendship
Forgive me if I have kept you, too long and pat down any boredom I may have caused you to my fncreasing To this thumb-nail sketch. I would that G.B.E. means "Old Bat years; For a candid friend told me
add another trait of her character
Energetic.
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