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ABLE ADDRESS BY

PROF. SIMPSON

URBAN COUNCIL

FORMAL BUSINESS ONLY YESTERDAY

Formal business only was transact- ed at the meeting of the Urban Council yesterday afternoon.

BY DEFENDANT

Allegations that he had been struck

'cheon and forced to make a false con- fession, were made by Thang on,

A letter was Inid on the table from alios Taong Ping, aged 24, unem- An interesting address on the Government relative to the appoint- ployed, when he was committed to Bfe and literary career of Georgement of Dr. LI. Shu-fan nad Mr. A, stand trial at the next Criminal Borrow, the mid-Victorian author, el Arculls an additional members of Sessions, by Mr. Q A. A. Macfadyen was given by Professor K. K. the Council. at the. Kowloon Magistracy yester-Simpson at the monthly meeting

In addition to these two there were of the English Association at the present. Mr. W. J. Carrle, Chairman;

Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington,

vice. Helena May Instituta yesterday. Chairman; Hon. Mr. R. M. Hender- His Excellency the Governor, Sirsan, Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, Hon. Mr. Androw Caldecott., was in the T. II. King, Mr. F. C. Hall, Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto, Mr. L. C. F. Del- Dr. Chau Sekenin and Mr. The address was listened to by a

Roc, Secretary. large gathering, including the Hon.

Applications for Sir Thomas Southorn, Sir William

eating houso Hornell, the lon. Mr. M. K. Le and licences at Nos. 57 to 50, Nathan Mrs. Lo, Mr. It. H. Kotewall, Mr. and Road, ground floor, and No. 80, Wing Mrs. G. 1. de Martin, Mr. Edgar Lok Street, ground floor, were re Davidson, the Nov. Fr. G. T. Byrne, fused; and it was decided to visit No. W. Brown, the ilon, Mr. N. 1. 14, Eastern Street, third floor, on Mr. R. A. G. North, Mr. W. J.Thursday at noon before coming to a decision on an application for a good factory licence there.

Monthly returns of routine nature were submitted to the meet- ing.

Defendant was charged with. having, with others not in custody, committed an armed robbery at No. 12 Cowshed, Diamond Hill, Kowloon City, on December 15 inst, and steal-chair. ing Jewellery and clothing to the total value of $16.50, belonging to Wong Yuk, alias Wong Po, a woman.

Inspector Chester-Wevils appeared for the prosecution.

thec, and Mr. H. C. Macnamara.

TALK

In describing the incident, Yin Shing duiryman employed by complainant, stated that he carrying a kerosene lamp when hu left the house and by is light he saw that there were three men and unch were armed with a knife.

The robbers would not allow wit- ness to see their faces, but he adw that

one of them wore a grey coat with stripes. He was the tallest and | carried a folding knife with a blade about three inches long with n wooden handle.

Kniren Described

The second man held a knife about nine inches long, and the blade was two inches long. The third man was armed with a folding knife which had more than one. blade and a metal bundle. The first man wore a felt hat, the third a cap and the second was bareheaded.

In calling upon Professor Simpson to deliver his address, His Excellency thanked the Association for the honour it had done him by calling him to preside over the meeting. They were going to laten to a man who knew what he was talking about! (Laughter).

A

defy all critical analysis, Borrow had the command of two subsidiary_ter- ary arts, which it is not unprofitable to Investigate; the art of narrative and the art of dialogue.

Prof. Simpson Professor Simpson said in part: My

His narrative art was different from reason for choosing this minor mid- Victorian subject is that I hellovo that to which his age was accustomed. It was not the trick of contriving a it to be thoroughly toplenl.

The

Closely connected plot for a novel. Inst fifteen years in Great Britain has

with this gift for narrative, but, I seen the revival of an ancient art and a long neglected outdoor pursuit. think even more marvellous, is Bor- it row's genius for writing dialogue. Those who revived it called

hiking." For those of us who aro

Here he was unique, utterly different for separated from the ideal hiking from any contemporary, and, until our istricts of Great Britain there own day, apparently without any suc-

cessful imitator. Chung Wai, detective. C040, de-always remains the vicarious enjoy. posed that about 10.45 n.m. on Janu- ment of vagrancy in the works of ary 14 he was in the Bay View Police George Bɔrrow. Station when he received certain in- If you tell me that Hongkong is formation und went out with an in- not built for hiking, or that you are former to Ele

Electric Street where de- too much travelled to revel in travel- fendant was pointed out to him. lera' tales, I can Rasure you that Witness stoppel defendant and after Borrow has still some claim to special cautioning him told him that he was local interest for prople in Hongkong. being arrested on suspicion of having a name once appeared in the adver- been concerned in ກ robbery at Used title of a book as co-author with one who later became Governor of and he was one of the first

Diamond HH.

R.

Chester-Woods this Colonien to dispiny a keen unrevised and unpublished diaries.

As for Borrow's genius in the writ- ing of fascinating conversation, it is a remarkable thing, that a man who de bis characters soenk so well, and who professed to build his books on knack for getting into conversa- tion with any man in any country, wan not in everyday life a gracious We and genial conversationallst have already seen how inept he was with his fellow writers. But he has also left examples of this in his Inspector W. stated that as the result of a report and practical interest in the Chinese

Un the occasion of his last tramp made at the Kowloon City Pollen

through Scotland, he met aman on Station at 3.25 nm. on December. 15 | last.

Through his interest in languages, the road who, to use his favourite ball. Mae tes which he shared with his friend, Dr. expression, gave him the sole of the dwelling houer about 25 yards away Bowring, he expected to get an oficial day, by saying, "It's a soft day." from the shed, and was shown into

appointment. He was particularly Borrow replied, "You should not say n soft day, but uwet day." the main cubicle which showed algns ger to be sent to the consular ser of having been ransacked. A box vice in Canton in 1847. Dr. Bowring (Applause).

The Discussion and a cupboard had

been

was sent instead; and, after being

Discussion then followed, and Mr. In the kitchen witness picked up a long sir John Bowring in H. C. Macnamara said that, though

moved to Hongkong became Governor piece of cation tape from the floor. So unt, although Hongkong he very much appreciated the lecture and the

the following morning when he

is not one of the many distant places, he hoped that the Associaton would made a

containing

Diamond HH). Witness entered ก

opened.

language.

of thin wond visit, he found a strip which Horrow claimed to have visited, in the future also give addresses on

rubbish of a wooden box the may certainly be said to have living authera........ After defendant had been taken surely feel we have some special in

looked towards it. And we must buck to the Kowloon City Police terest in a great writer who in the Station witness,

with the assistance of a police interpreter, cautioned de- to enter China through Siberia; and thirties of the last century was eager fendant and took from him a state-

In the forties to enter through Canton ment in question and answer form.

as an official in the Consular service. ice. At that time defendant was under

The curiosity of his literary career "Laventro" and

arrest but wilness had not made up lies in the failure for the sud- Borrow because he found in him two

his mind whether to charge him.

"The

Rye" Romany den success of "The Bible in Spain." ccasion, two years On

one great occasion, after

his big success, he was invited rend out by Inspector to write, for the Quarterly, a review of Ford's famous "Handbook for

Defendant's Statement

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orphan children. She was B quiet worker and no one knew how much sho accomplished at Canton, as she was of an unassuming disposition and did not court publicity. She Was very much liked by her fellow mis- slonaries in Canton and Hongkong, A lifetime devoted to work in the and great sympathy is felt for her mission field in the Far East ended sister, who is now in Hongkong, and with the death at the Batilda Hos- two other sisters and pital yesterday morning. Miss San Francisco.

of Elizabeth Olsen, aged 64 years, an

The Funeral American Methodist missionary,

a brother in

Chester-Woods defendant said: "Fung Travellern in Spain." But ho. did it authors were Cobbett and Bolloc,

Sang used to work for San Lee and he was paid off; I was also paid off Inter. I met him in the street

And

"If one

one looked at the

that there were no living English au- authors who had been discussed by the Association, one would tend to gather

thorn. Another point was that the Association had confined itself antire- ly to dead. English authors to the ex- clusion of American or foreign ones. Referring to the lecture, Mr. Mac- namera said he was Interested in other authors whom the lecturer did not mention. It seemed to him that the three of them had something in common in that they chiefly wrote about themselves. The other two

Professor W. Brown said that if carelessly that Lock-

ME by suggestion made It to return

unpublished. the

Macnamara about addresses on

on living success, but he from-the-men-who nuthors were to be taken up by the could give it to him. The growing Association, he would like to provose literary men of his time, such as that a lecture should be given on Pro- Carlyle, Ruskin.

Matthew Arnold, fessor Starkey who is the professor Spanish

the In

University Browning and Tennyson, meant noth of ing to him, and when he referred in of Dublin. Professor Starkey had his books to the

the written two books, one on "taggio Freat

writers of the

Taggio," previous age, it was always in term ele in Spain." He expressed the and the other "Raggle Tag- well enleninted to offend

their ad- mirers, who were the great reading hope that one day Professor Simpson the matter in that he was contemptu- give an address on such an eminent public of his own age. The fact of or, perhaps. Mr. Macnamara would ous of those who followed his own author. trade. He preferred the company of

O crudely, and

hort

he asked me to go across the harbour He wanted to rob a cowshed. I told him that I dare not go. He told me that he would go first and would follow him and he would give me some wire. He said he would go into the bou first and I was to follow him in. When I got in he told to bind . un the

people. After we robbed wo ran nway. When we got to the hillside Fung Sang gave me $3.20 Then Fung Sang and went across the har har bour by the Cha Kwo Ling ferry. When we arrived I invited him to tenhouse but he refused. We then tenno

your cut-himees iterary

Governor's Criticum

gypsies, who never rend his books, In thanking Professor Simpson for he company of writers who would his interesting address, His Excellency sit in judgment on them.

the Governor said he thought per- Before passing from the blographi-hapa he should feel better about to the purely iterary interest of Borrow, but he couldn't. He was glad which lies between the two, and al-

there is one topic to know that his translations were George Borrow,

loat. (Laughter). He was also glad ways raises discussion. That is Bor- that he had no sucessatul imita- row's knowledre of languages and tor and that his diaries remained un- interest in philology. Borrow was published, Ilia Excel- fully aware how much or how little moaning, can be attached to know.

parted and I went alone to take ten, We are now unemployed and we have been looking

was on way to Sai Wan Ho Quarry when Iw the

was arrested." Continuing his evidence witness statel that on or about that

date wh there had been

no report of any robberies. There had been no rob. berics in that area for at least eight months.

Asked whether he had any quesing a language." tions to ask defendant said; "This (the statement) was extracted from the forcibly; I was struck by a police, man with a truncheon."

Insp. Chester Woods: No, he was not assaulted. On the contrary wo gave him cakes and tea.

A Great Linguini

"Perhaps,"

・had"

He

never

leney, "I am being unjust to Barrow, but unfortunately in the days of my youth he was one of those authora whom I was told that I ought to read. The important thing about his My aunt had always tried to make

me read "Romany Rye,

and at

although linguistic studies, is the literary use I think I have read it, the climate of ho made of them. In one way this Malaya had helped me to cast It was unfortunate. All his life he was aside. It still remains upstairs and Defendant: This was in the cabin of enticed into giving to unwanted been if I had not read it might be the launch when I was being taken to lation the time that could have been tempted, so interesting WAP the the Kowloon City Police Station. better spent in original composition.

Insp. Choster-Woods: During the But in another way he used his lecture, to spont this evening looking journey in the launch I was sitting linguistle interests to great effect. It at it again. I think that what up. just above the cabin and I heard de was part of the glamour which he sets me about Borrow is that how-

throw over the recorded facts of his over imaginative he was fendant and the detectives talking.

life.

seemed to get to reality. There was no sign of any violence.

Associated with this delightful in- Continuing, His Excellency said Defendants I was struck once. It

that he felt that somewhat over- is quite possible that this witness torest in strange tongues, is his con-

stant enthusiasm for etymology; for praise had been given to Borrow on did not hear it.

The Magistrate: Did you make anying a common root in many language they read

tracing words to their roots, and find the subject of his form of composi

tion. They were informed that when complaint of it?

It is for the pleasures "of imagina-

novel by Scott they were Defendant: No, I didn't.

tion that we read Borrow. And the troubled by placing their minds back. they had already gone true critical enjoyment of his books to, what donands on realising how a personality through in the previous chapters. It which was not particularly attractive seemed to him, however, that it was in overy-day life could be made on-better to read all the chuptors than trancing when put in A book His only one! books were largely constructed from His Excellency concluded by any his lottors and diarion. He had noting that his "valuable" criticisme

"Answers Omitted" Miss Olsen, who is well-known in The funeral took place yesterday

Defendant further alleged that a missionary activities in Canton and at the Protestant cemetery, Happy number of answers made by him were Singapore, died after an illness of Valley, the Rev. E. C. II. Tribbeck omitted in the statement because they several months. Since April she has officiating at the Chapel of the Resur- would not help the police

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This allegation was denied by the spontaneous literary power which came direct from his heart. (Load American Methodist Mission, in of the deceased will be sent to San that the statement was taken from made Charles Lamb as charming in laughter and applause). Singapore. Dagpas pjekur, Francisco, CA

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defendant about two minutes after correspondenco Among those present were her his arrival at the Kowloon City Police | OBSDyB.

then proposed a vote of thanks to His 1907, after several years missionary sister, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Station. Defendant was in withoss's

Borrow made wonderful Iterature Excellency the Governor for having work

in San Francisco, and later Relton, Mr. and Mrs. Larsons, Mr. sitt all the time and did not have out of commonplace experience. This kindly consented to preside over the Joined her sister, Miss Mary Olsen, M. A. Gront, Miss Myers and Men. an opportunity to speak to say police he percomplished by throwing over the meeting. He expreard the hops that LIM CHO CHO, ROSY LAY, CHEN YEN YEN, at the American Methodist Mission, Emslie all of the Peniel Mission, Mr. oflleer at the Kowloon City Police Incidents of his life. n glamour of

His Excellency would.

continue to do Singapore. She remained at Singa- and Mr. E. L. Branddue and Miss B. Station.

so during his term of ofce or SHANG KWAN WU, CHANG YIK, KOO MENG poro, for seven years then went Moritz.

As for his Imagination, it is_o

Excolloney replied by home on furlough, returning to Wreaths were sent by her sister,

would have much quality which pervades everything he that he Far East during the early part of the Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Bo L, Philing:

wrote, and can make laelf fake oven, preside over the meetings of the Ar- HO, CHEN CHUN LI, MEI LING, LAY KENG. Great War. She carried on mission- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Broaddus, Mr.

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Law Yung-ahing, interpreter, gave stated

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that defendanty on and to the chargo made a statement saying: have already given you my statement. I did take part in the robbery.”

Defendant said that bo did not Wish

to make a statement or give evidence. and he was then committed to stand trial at the Criminal Sessions..

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