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TWO-YEAR GAOL SENTENCE.
TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936.
́SEQUEL TO RAID ON FLAT Sentence at two years hard labour
·BIRTH CONTROL DISPUTE
(Continued from Pagé 1.)
Their most Important méthod is celibacy. published in America and England in "There is a book called 'Rhythm,'"
the approval of a high-placed Koman Cathole priest, dotulled the methods of birth
control which Roman
NEW COINAGE COUNTERFEITED
FURTHER CASES OF POSSESSION
was imposed by Mr. 'Justler R. E. which a Roman Catholic doctor, with terfeit Hongkong ten-cent pieces off
Libell, Acting Chief Justice, at the Critinal Sessions this moming on Li Po, agad 22, who was found guilty Wong ling, a firewood dealer, with intent to rob.
Another case of possession of coun- the 1886 Issue aame before Mr. S. 1 Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morning when Fok Tini, 28, unemploy [ by iho jury on a charge of assaulting Catholics may use. This shows that et, pleaded guilty to being in posses-
Roman Catholics are now opposed to to five months' hard.labour.
sion of 340 coins and was sentenced
Mr. B. H. Williams, Assistant
limitation of families.
Detective Sergeant T. Cashman "In England, birth control pro-stated that at 11.60 p.m. on Sunday a Attorney-Generali appeared for the Crown, and the norused was notganda was started in 1876 and Chinese revenue officer notleed the de legally represented.
since then, the birth rate has fallen fendant leaving the Tung On wharf. steadily, so that we should by now He searched him and found seven see some of the evils which Father rolls of coins, in his left inner jacket pocket. The coins were examined to-day it is 15. The death rate then the Treasury, who pronounced them rate in England in 1870 was 36 and
yesterday by Sergeant. Whitcroft, of Therefore we can see that there is was 28 as compared with 13 now. to be counterfeit. The defendant had no other money except a Hongkong It is obviously better to have a lower stated to the palice that he bought the an festense in population each year. $1 Treasury note in his purse. He birth rate and a lower death rate. coins in Canton at the rate of $25 in 1870 the death rate of infants was Chinese currency for $35 Hongkong 180 and to-day it in 57. All this may be traced to birth control."
money. He had not been here before and had como to purchase goods,
The following jury was empanelled: Messrs. Mok ling-cheung (foreman), A. B. Ramsay, A. A. Silva, Ryan predicts for Chint. The birth Silva, E. G. Smith, W. A. Stewart and U. Wing-won,
Outlining the facts of the case, Mr. Williams said that about 8.30 p.m. on December 31 defendant, and three others entered the Hing Kos firewood shop at No. 45 Mongkok Road, ground floor The immates of the flat were the master of the shop, Wong Hing his wife,
their 13-year-old daughter and a rod-son, who was a Sanitary
EFFECTS ON FAMILIES Department coolie.
Referring to the working classes WORK Hing was
was asleep in a camp was her opinion that they had the In England, Mrs. How-Martyn said it bed in the front part of the shop highest standard of living if any and the
were in the only eubleto On the floor. Three of the country in the world, including robbers entered the cubicle while Aanerien. This again the prisoner remained in the front part of the shop.
The daughter and the adopted son duanaged to escape and raised the Biarn Chinese constable C168 was
Road, near Sai Yeo Street, when he up families. I see it is just the other | plended not guilty this morning to two standing at the junction of Mongkok talk about birth control breaking
Yip Suk-mel, alias Yip Tuk-cho, heard shouts and saw defendunt run way round, because in London many clinrges at the Criminal Sessions of
across
others
Buto
On the application of Detective Sergeant J. Shepherd, the Magistrate of 499 counterfeit Hongkong ten-cent granted an order for the confiscation pieces found unclaimed and without un apparent owner, on board the river Tin Yat, berthed at tho those unwanted babies they would Saturday afternoon. The coins were to birth control might be traced steamer
they had all Hongkong and Canton Wharf, on not have the time, money and leisure found by a Chinese revenue officer. to look after social service.
SESSIONS CASE
There has been a great deal of
to women came
our centre in
W
the road. He followed bimesperato. condition 'on account of possession of counterfeit Hongkong Along Sal Yec Street and Street and eventually caught the. their large families. By giving them man birth control information in time.
Len-cent coins with intent to utter,
Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant At-
on a pathway about forty yards, they have provented many families' torney General said that on January
away, from the Yaumati Railway Station.
The prisoner was inken, back to police station and on being searched was found to have a packet of powder which, on being analysed, was found to be pepper.
Evalenca was then produced support of the Crown's case, after which the prisoner made a brief the dock, denying statement from participation in the erine. Ho Tu ther alleged that he was forced to admit the offence by the police con-
from breaking up. Another thing about
birth control da that it has been responsible for a large decrease in attempts at abortion."
saying that although Father Ryan Mrs. How-Martyn concluded by had called her and Mrs. Sanger im- pertinent in coming here, she herself had received large number of in- vitations.
B Inspector W. R. Chester Wood went to No. 1, Sha, Po Road. Kowloon with 4 search warrant. Accused was sit- ting behind a counter in the building and on him and behind the counter of alloy and copper, A visit was then were found 228 counterfeit coins made made to necused's sleeping quarters at No. 47, Pa Kong Road where a further 250 were found.
gut retinine, the jurk returned parte statement on birth control will | 480 of these ton-cent pieces and still
a unanimous verdict of "Gukty." I reply to His Lordship's query, as to whether he had anything to say why sentence should not be pursed on him, the prisoner suggested that he s not imprisoned but banished instead.
RUSHING TRADE
IN BRITAIN
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR ENTHUSIASM
London, Feb. 17. The British Industries Fair opened to-day with avor 1,400 exhibitors, who expect more business to be done this year.
There a rush of overseas buyers, among the first arrivals of whom was a Moroccan chief in native dress. The plane industry is particularly well
patronised, as is shown by the fact that within an hour and a half of the opening of the Fair, eight plano firmaTM sold all their exhibits- Renter's Bulletin Service,
DAIRY FARM PROFITS
ONE DOLLAR FINAL DIVIDEND
At the Central Magistracy, accused CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS
had said that he did not know they letters on the subject: We have received
the following were bad. They had been offered to by friends who said they could not him Sir,The Editor of The Rock's ex- "pass the coins. He paid $20 for
subject with an open mind. His task Chinese word for convince no-one who approaches the owed $5 on the transition. The
ing momentum of damning a movement that is gain menings, word for "pass" had two that accused in every civilised bought $48 for $25 was evidence that country throughout the world is ren- he must have known they were bad dered peculiarly difficult in Hongkong, coins, submitted bir. Williams. where the problem of the unwanted The casa in proceeding. child is distressingly acuto.
Birth control' does not aim at the
rodomontade to describe it as a form of racial suicide.
elimination of the family: it is more
Te quantity more important than quality Educated men and women have already decided this question; the size of their families provides the answer. They do not need instruction. Advocates of birth control desire to see that information and assistance how readily available to those that can afford to pay the price should be equally at the disposal of the masses. The limitation of the family and its and intimate problems. Thoy proper "apacing" are most personal batter left to the conscience of the are individual, and should not be the aub joet of an ex cathedra judgment from
outside.
Father Ryan does not hesitate to describe-Margaret Sanger's mission as importinent." Is not such fan- guage rather rash, coming from a man who, by the very nature of als calling, cannot but have more than a vicarious knowledge of marriage and its problems?
Tais,
Si-Father Ryan's comments in Monday's Telegraph not only in clude A gratuitous Insult to my country but seem, perhaps un- consciously, to carry an insult to his own faith Can it possibly be that he prefers illegitimney to
artificial birth control? For it is well known that the highest figures for illegitimacy appear in countries which of $80,601.08 brought forward from are practically entirely Catholle in 1934, and after having provided for religion, exlucation and government. an interim dividend of 60 cents per share, absorbing $135,715,00 amounts to $387.BG8.38.
Subject to audit, the Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., report that the balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account for the year ending December 33 last, including the
in
Evon Including the high nego rate, illegitimacy the United States is about half that of the The Directors will, at the forth-British Isles, and approximately one coming ordinary yearly meeting of fifth of that of some of the Con-
ANOTHER CASE ·
A charge of possession of 300 coun torfeit ten-cent pieces was preferre against Ho Sap-Yat, married woman, at the Criminal Sessions this morn ing, before Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden. Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu
Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown' ion and the accused was not legally jury empanelled represented. The comprised Messrs. Jackson (fore- man), G. W. Arnhold, G. S. L. Angeles, Guttinger, S. II. Garród, J. R. L. Stanton, and A. E. Ablong.
The prisoner, according to Mr. last at the Kowloon Canton Railway Prentis, was arrested on January 14 station. She was disembarking from a Canton train at 6.60 p.m. when she was met on the platform by Ravenue Office Major. The accused who was carrying a rattan basket was asked if she had any smuggled goods, such as oplum and tobacco, in her pos session, to which she replied in the negativo. She was the asked if she this question she did not give ary had any counterfeit money and to
answer. The basket was then opened and searched and the counterfeit coins, which were in two rolls, were found.
After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of "Gulity."
In reply to the Judge, Mr. Prentis and it was difficult to trace the owners said there were a lot of these custa
of the colna.
In passing sentence of one year's Justice Hayden said that this was imprisonment with hard labour, Mr. the maximum for this type of crime and he had taken this serious view because of the prevalence of such
CASCS,
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$251,430.00
Pay a final dividend of $1.00 per share absorb-
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Fluctuation Account Carry Forward
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EXTENDING TRADE
* FACILITIES:
(Continued from Page 1.)
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“MURDERS IN THE CLOUDS"
TRIAD SOCIETY, INTIMIDATION
·PRISON SENTENCE
BACK AGAIN IN COMMONS
MALCOLM MACDONALD
·TAKES SEAT
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, answering a House of Com- mos question to-day, stated that "on February 18His Majesty's ambas- sador in Rome drow the attention of the Italian Under-Secretary for For eign Affairs to recent statements in the Italian press that Colonel Holt is
London, Feb. 17, scting as military adviser to the Two alleged members of a Trind Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Dominions of Ethiopia, and that all soalety, Char Bom, unemployed, and Socretary, took his sent in Paru-
IMPOSED
Following the order of the Minister dan murátions are of British Wong Chiu, gardener, were sentenced ment, to-day, after his success in the
of Finance, the Chinese Merchants Stock Exchange resumed operations
adjustmente will also be made in reduced cattle duties.
"Arrangements for the regulation citement,
origin.
to four months' hard inbour each by loss and Cromanty, by-election. at 4.30 pm yesterday, the session Bir Eric Drummand emphasised Mr. S. F. Balfour, at the Central Ho was introduced by his father, Insting half an hour.
The volume of business was modest, these allegations are completely un- Magistracy this morning, on a charge Mr. Rameny MacDonald, Lord Presi being confined to setting off orders justified and their publication caused of demanding 36 with menaces from dent of the Counell, and Captain a deplorabie impression in this coun-Slu Kuen, odd job coolle, at No. 16 Margasson, the chief Governament arul generally there was not much of the loner Suvich's reception of this February 9. - Second defondant was
Wo Tal Street, grounal floor, on Whip.--Eenter's Bulletin Service. further charged with demanding the did not pay $5 to him to get his same sum of money from the com- injuries treated. The complainant February 10, but Detective Sergeant relatives, one of whom advised him Fitches said this was identical with to report the matter to the police. the first charge,
Thì, 'socond, defendant :: metà com
of imports of bacon and hams into the Although a number of issues word
United Kingdom in 1936 will provide quoted more than four dollars off the communication - affords for an Increase
grounds for
will
supplies from the Irish Free State in these were not suspended, as the not be repeated, Mr. Eden sald plainant at No. 11. Cross Street on tried to collect the money from his as compared with
The Irish usual role was not operativo yostor. I'British 'Wireless."
for their
Frio State Governo por cont
part, will reduce
day. Observers baileye that business, once it
It is not
what
starts, will Bocatio normal ad valorem,, or by a
It was alleged by Sergeant Fitches plainant on February 10 and ad« a corresponding again
A fins of $10, or, in default, 14 that firet defendant had passed some viand him to bring the money to his proportion in the case of specific
clear quito
decision days hard labour was inflicted upon bad remandes About the complainant, divan, otherwise, he would boas dubles, the existing emergency duties has been arrived at by brokers which Li Wing-lin, 26, unemployed when be and on February 8 the complainant saulted. Complainant was given o
United Kingdom goode, sau Finally,
resulted in rosumption of trading appeared before Mr. Macfadyen at met him in the street and taxed him marked $5 note and adat with two the Triak Freo
It Government will reserves for the appears that a request for pon the Kowloon Magistracys thinkmorn-with it and gave him a good detectives to the divan where he gav
bonds United Kingdom one-third of imports by the Minister of Vinawin, Eranthe ing charged with the thuit of two thrashing to the the second defendant the mozny. The defendant then threatened to The detectives; heard some of the at Into the Irish Froo Stato, petition that the Mindatry zbožiek the Wooden boxes and a sack from Wave complainant" boaten up if the conversation and arrested; defendant.
comment
fold Barracks on practically the whole of which has ruling that all transactions be con- tive-Sergeant Dia day. Dot come from foreign countries in recent cluded with the netual
stated that 20 vours The reductions of ratios' on.), goods, was rejected about 4 p.m. defendant was soen by - Printed and Published for the Proprietors
military police to hand two hoxes.
7. FERIERICK. FEROY, another man at Whitdei Barrack: FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8, Wyndham Street in the City of Victorias, The second mao managed to escape, Hongkong,
both sides will take offact on Wednes Trading for the time being is on day, February 19British Wireless, Buod, to government bonder Reuter.
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