1936-08-05 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1936.

CAN LOCAL CHARITIES BE CO-ORDINATED?

How Newspapers' Voluntary Collection Scheme Has Worked

THEATRE CABARET

A. Grubel, ane at the elever per foriners In the Ylemma Cabaret opening at the King's Theatre to-day,

St. Francis Xavier's “Curse”

OLD

STORY EXPLODED BY

CATHOLIC PRIEST

Rock Which Was Used To Carry Portuguese Standard

4QT. Francis Xavier never cursed Malacca. Legend has it that he stood on the Church steps and said that Malacca would never prosper until a rock near the pier was.. covered by the tide. This is entirely untrue. The fact is the rock was used by the Portuguese as the base for their flag."

This is the opinion of Father Frangois whose work in ennection with archaeological ‚esearch in 'Malava is so well knowIL. He has been a priest in Malacca for 26 years,

21 FUNDS RECEIVE $4,845

ORRESPONDENTS

аге

urging that there is need in Hongkong for a Central Charity Clearing Office, in order to prevent overlapping of charitable appeals and dis- tributions.

Would such a system be (successful in this Colony?

The question seems to be an- 'swered affirmatively by the

• success that hus altended the voluntary collection system oper- ated by

China the "South Morning Post" am "Hongkong Telegraph", whereby those two! newspapers jointly accept and acknowledge donations and dig tribute them to he charities named

During the period December 18, 1995 to August 3 this year, a total of $1.804569 was forwarded to the ("Central Clearing Oflen" operat

ed by the two newspapers, Thin amount was received for distribu Hon to twenty-one local Institu-

tlots.

The system is under the direct | control of the General Manager of the South China Morning Post, Ltd., who receives all monies, ac- knowledges receipt in the news paper concerned and handa over The contributions to the institu- tona named by the donors,

During the above-mentionexi period, funds collected by the wo newspapers, and distributed Inif

the donors, kitemised as follows:

Benevolent Society Protection of Chlidren Leper Christmas Fanit Street Steepers .................. St. John Ambulance Soriety St. Vincent de Paul Salvation Army

Little Sisters of the Poor St. Francis Home for Street

Sleepers

Hungry tables' Fund

St. John's Cathedral Fund BLC. S.P.C.A.

Mission to Seamen

Tung Wah Hasplat ind Girls' Fund

Children's Playground

Tuul

Busy Bees Suclety

St. John's Organ Fond Chinese Seamen's Mission __Westovan Soldiers' and.

Sailors Dome

Total

031

were

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Popular Melodies by "The

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the world are now being given a 973,40 594,60 comprehensive survey of the kind 199.31 of weather they will encounter on 137.69

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ment,

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From the Studin. A Recital by Molly Portallion (Con Health) novouípaniel, by Clare Shand

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Frimli (5)

Gown |{"Treme"},

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Alien Tierney,

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The Hongkong Meteorological RLCD authorities now provide a free ser- vice for Imperiai Airways and ̧ány

թ. t . Eugen Onegin". Walto private machines arriving at (Tschalkovsky).

70.00 51.00

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The effect of this advien wasEmpirs Air Mail" by a Commander Talk: Avintinit No. 3-ying the manifest yesterday, when thre

10 p.m. Big Ben: Dance Music

13.00 Porads par back to Tourane atter of an Air Liner 11.00 receiving adverse weather reports, by the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra.

10.00

from Hongkong.

The pilot is given a weather 10.80 hart showing the direction of 3.90 winet, volicity, and rainfall in 2.00 Hongkong and vicinity, and radio Blog | Hestafrek me thashed Toradte bequipped planes from Kailak Air-

. $4,815,69 | port,

Some interesting information tegarding these collections was supplied by the General Manager" of the South China Morning Posti

an interview with # "Telegraph" raportor this morn-

ta.

Father Francois left Singapore recently on leave after sixieening. years service. He hopes to visit Goa, where the baly of St. Francis lies, on his way home to France.

CRABS WITH MARK OF THE CROSS

his claws,

This free weather service for commercial aircraft is compiled “by the Meteorological Superintendeni, Mr. C. W. Jeffries.

NOTES OF THE DAY

(Continued from Page(6)

A

"While the total amount re- ceived during the period in ques- at least in the Soviet view. Lion seems somewhat smaller than Red revolution is a splendid thing

anual, there appears to be as in. In the eyes of a Red, no doubt; ereasing tendency for contributors | and a revolt of the other extreme to Charity to forward their dona-la a horror. But the view of the THE priest exploded the old at losing what to bin was antions through a central clearing humble, middle man in politics is myth about Malacca which, | almost priceless possession, the othice such as the voluntary sys- that revolution of any shade, red, according to a “Historical Sketch Saint was gazing into the muddy tem established by the South black or white, is equally horrible, of Malacca," runs thus: "Avarice, depths, when a crab rose to the China Morning Post and Hong- and those whose lives are not in-

kong Telegraph," he said.

volved in it should keep their intemperance and uncleanliness, surface with the missing rosary in ¦

fingers out of it. and the forgetfulness of

MEMORIAL DONATIONS were everywhere predominant |

"There is also an increasing and the habit only, or rather the St. Francis is believed, as a mark tendency to forward donations in European Power is anxious to be-

memory of people. For instance, excess of their vices, distinguish of distinction, to have drawn a daring the period under review, i ed the Christians from the un-day crabs with such markings are | Hongkong

cross on the crab's back. To this receive $1,806,95 on behalf of the

Renevolent Society often found off

of Of this total. $1,780.95 was for the coast

warded in memory of people wir had died!

believers.

rock, near the aliore.

God,

Overjoyed at this good fortune į

of this story: "Such crabs are found off the coasts of! Certon and India" The priest believes that the story originated!

in the Moluceas

LONG AMBITION

most of

We do not believe that Italy, Germany, France, or any other

come involved in the Spanish civil war, no matter how their sympathy may be aroused. For such is the bitterness in Europe to-day thist

it would take very little to align did enemies under a new banner to defend some political "ism" this painat a supposed common foe. Perhaps this is'n step towards that touch-desired internationalism, of which we have heard, but it is an unstendy one, at best.

"Permerly, money would have been spent on.

wreaths. Charity."

NOW

goes

More than an average, number of Hongkong peuple are charitably.† inclined, the speaker expressed as his belief in response to a ques-

Street

Protection of Children, Sleepers Society and St. John's Ambulance each receive one of the notes. There was no clue to the identity of the donor. seasonal charities. For instance, the $199.34 received on behalf of

St. Francis' teaching, however, | Malacca. did not produce a lasting effegí Father Francois is taking such and when he returned, the story a crab shell home with him. but says, he publicly cursed Malacca. he says Standing at the Church door he took off his sandals and shook off the dust from them, after which ho declared the place accursed:

Some reports state that he said Malneca would

never prosper Father Franccis has been in tion. until the tide flowed over a certain Maineen since. 1910, He left for

"Despite the fact that one cor- war service in 1914, and returned respondent reported that his plan in 1920. Since then he has not to forward a monthly allotment of taken a vacation, and he hopes to his salary to charity bad falled, sen bed on which this rock stands achieve what to him has been several donors who make regular all be contributed in the first three I have on my books the names of the Street Sleepers' Society would lind now been reclaimed. Five long cherished ambition, of seeing monthly contributions," he said.

or four months under revlow. St. small holes were found equally the body of St. Francis Xavier at

John's Cathedral Fund and ANONYMOUS DONORS spaced round the rock. This Goa.

John's Organ Fund strengthened the assumption that

The body is exposed with great Many donors, some of them charitable appests which do not the rock was the one on which reverence and pomp once

| regular' contributors, maintain a recur, the Portuguess planted their|

1en years, and many are the strict anonymity, the speaker add- standard, and ropes supporting it were attached to pegs, which once miracles which are said to have ed.

occurred at this exposition.

ON RECLAIMED LAND

Father Francols Baid that the

Alled the five holes.

.

every

Some of the donations are for

St. 11011-

The Lopers' Christmas Fund, which amounted to $590 last year,

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World Affx."

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A Jest in one set, by Anton Tchektor, Produc tion by William MacLury." 11.25 p.m.; The Monse of firslims, Å faeftul

by Nancy Weir {Australian Plant), *11,40. p.m.” “A” Remote · Corner of the Empire: the Carman Talande,” by A._W. Cardinall.. _11,55, p.m. The News and Announcemania.

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11 p.m. "The Proposal." is a special appeal made by the One such anonymous contribu- "South China Morning

Post" According to Father Francois; tion, received during the period during the LOST ROSARY STORY

first four weeks of the Saint had no intention of under raviow, consisted of three December each year. During the Another popular bellef in making any converts in Malaya now $100 banknotes. These were past five years, a total of $3,832 Malacca Is that

St. but was forced to remain one day

at forwarded in a plain envelope, with has been collected for this fund, Francis was in a sampan off the Malacca owing to monsoona card bearing the Inscription which each year provides Christ- coast when he accidentally drop weather was on his way to "From A Wandoring-Scot, and mas cheer for the numerous fæpera” ped his rosary into the sea. Sid the Molucens,

asking that the Society for tho nt Shoklung..

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