1938-04-27 — Page 19

Personalities of Old Hongkong

SAILOR BEFORE MAST WHO BECAME CHIEF MAGISTRATE

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By T. Paul Gregory

'HAT THIS COLONY PROVED IN INNUMERABLE INSTANCES TO BE BOTH A "WHITE MAN'S GRAVEYARD" AS WELL AS AN ISLAND OF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY CAN BE ELUCIDATED BY CASUAL REFERENCE TO THE RICH FUND OF INCIDENT WHICH CHARACTERISES THE FIRST DECADE OR TWO OF ITS HISTORY.

THE HONGKONG

"War Guilt” Countries Designated Japan And Italy Named

By U.Ś.

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL

Washington, Apr. 26. The State Department, through à letter from Mr. Sumner Welles to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, implied that it bellaved Italy and Japan had violated international treaties in their operations in Abyssinia and China.

гезропое

sent in

to

GRATIFIED BY PUBLIC SUPPORT Ministering League Had

Good Year

The annual general meeting of the Hongkong Ministering Lengue and Ministering Children's League was held this morning at the Helena Moy Institute, with Mrs. T. II. King, M.B.E., in the Chair.

The minutes of the last annual meeting were read, confirmed and

The letter Wasartment's opin-signed: The President sald:

Those whose careers were suddenly cut short by what nailons in recent years had either accident or disease were more those who gained wealth and fame.

numerous than

1938.

RADIO

THE NEW

BROADCAST SPRING FOULARDS

"Topical Gazette" And Other London Relays

J. MCNAUGHT THOMSON

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.e's.; 0.52 m.c's. per second,

0.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Dance Music.

Quickstep Smarty (From 'Double or Nothing); Slow Fox-Trot-Little Heaven Of The Seven Seas.... Victor Silvester and His Ball-Room Orches tra; Fox-Trots-The, Dipsy Doodle; Jubilee (From 'Every Day's A Holl- day).... Nat Gonella & His Geor

nello;

Waltz The Girl In The Allee Bions with vocal refrain by Nat Go- Blue Gown: Fox-Tret-The Pretty Little Patchwork

Quilt. Jack Har-

a request for the lon on the resolution of Representa-

"Before moving the adoption of the tive Byron Scolt, a member of the House, asking the President to specify report and balance sheet for the year 1937, I should like to say how much we appreciate Lady Northcote's violated treaties

ey and to which they

kindness in honouring the League by the United States were signatories.

Mr. Sumner Welles' reply was consenting to become our Patroness "As you have had the report and studiously mild. It

restated the balance sheet for Boing days, I do United States Government's disap-not feel that it is

for me to to trust the old annals of proval of Japan's action in Chion and no it through again. 50 If, however, we are

I suggest I think Hongkong, there was a considerable percentage of the Italy's action in Abyssinia United that we consider it as read.

that the year 1937 may, be, on the latter who made the most of their sojourn in the East

whole, considered successful, and the reason to be gratified by League and, from obscurity, climbed to eminent heights.

the generous response of the kind public to its appeals. Though I say that I found it exceedingly ir- ritating when I realised that, had we made another $05, we would have had a clear $10,000 to allocate to the various charities,

One of these and one, tov, who is typical of those Britone, who first mettled here was Mr. Charles Batten Hiller, who from the years 1843 to 1856 occupied a number of important offices in the Colony,

Mr. Charles Batten Hillier was born in England about the year 1825.

Practically nothing is known of his antecedents, except that he was a sailor before the mast. He was probably familiar with the China coast at an early age, but his presence in Hongkong dates from 1841-the year incl- dentally when the Island was first ceded to the British Crown. He was at this time, a young man In his late 'teens, but so well versed was he in the intricacies of his calling that he had already risen to be second mate.

There was something about the sct- tlement which appealed to him; for he determined to forsale the sea for the the more prosale vocations of typical landsman.

Is Arst job was that of a clerk in the firm of Fergusson, Leighton & Co.. but this proved to be a temporary one us this mercantile house next year went bankrupt.

SOON Made friendS The closure of the firm threw Hiller on his own resources, but he seemed to have been such a bluff, hearty young fellow that he had no dimculty

friends. These, in making meu in that limited community of early Hongkong were men who were al ready making names for themselves in the settlement of the Colony,

One was none other than Sir Henry Pottinger, who seemed particularly impressed with the ex-mate; for he appointed him forthwith Clerk in the

Court,

It was here that he was to meet with Major Caine, the Anglo-Indian officer, who was to play such a pro-

especially ese

Pross.

HALIFAX SEES AVENOL

London, Apr, 20. Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secre- tury, had a long conversation at the Foreign Office with M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary-General of the League of Nations, regarding recognition of the Italian conquest of Abyssinia.

M. Avenol remained to lunch with the Foreign Minister.-Reuter Bulle-

Chin- all, We tin.

for IF

the were concerned. After it is rather a moot point; but we do know that he was unsparing in his efforts to enforce what imperfect or- dinances that were in force during that first decade. One of them was the Police Ordinance, No. 6 of 1847, which authorised corporal punish- ment to the extent of "00 stripes to be administered with a cane or rat- tan,' Major Caine, himself was a

an strict disciplinarian, and the whip was the "alt sufficient cure" for all manner of crimes and misdemean ours. And Hillier, his protege proved an, apt pupil,

FOS

BIASED JUDGMENTS

Mr. Hiller, although apparently rendering decisions satisfactory 10

tion

were

OBSTACLES

TO FRANCO-

ITALIAN AGREEMENT

Paris, Apr. 27. Despite all outward signs to

the

tu of

new

the bulk of the Chinese population, contrary, little progress appears did not always merit the approba-have been made in the attempt

community. of the English

ty, France and Italy to reach A especially these versed in the.com-accord.

M. Blondel, the French Charge plexities of the law. They ceaselessly calling attention to the d'Agatres in Rome, who arrived in biased judgments of the Magistracy, the French capital yesterday, called andt, what was worse, were outspoken on M. George Bonnet, the French in their remarks that the Chief Magis- Foreign Minister for the purpose of trate did not know "B from bull's informing him about his talks with foot"

Count Ciano. Afterwards legally

speaking.

It must have been extremely un- noying to those trained barristers of the day to be compelled to plead; before à Court wherein the adminis-

trator of justice was as noively in- nocent of the purports of the law he was attempting to administer as the most callow apprentice clerk in lawyer's office.

MARRIAGE

lic in-

on

MORRISON-RATTEY. At St. An- drew's Church, Kowloon, Tuesday, 26th April, 1938, Peter, only son of Mr. and Mrs, D. T. Morrison, Greenock, to Mary Adelaide, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ratley.

ris And His Orchestra with vocal re- frain by Sam Browne; Fox-Trots Don't Ever Change (From "Rhythm Rest in the Clouds'); You're A Sweetheart (From the Film)....Roy Fox And His Orchestra with vocal refrain; Thanks For the Memory (From 'Big Broadcast of 1038'); You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart (From Big Broadcast of 1938)....Roy Fox & His Orchestra with vocal refrain by Denny Dennis.

"You know all the charitles which have received donations from us, and as all of thern are so deserving. I need not enlarge on the merits of any of them.

SWIMMING GALA

7.32

LIDIN

Closing local Stock Quota-

7.33 Variety.

Vocal with Orchestra-"Rosalle" (Cole Porter);....New Selection Mayfair Orchestra Vocalist: Al Bowl- ly; Trumpet Solo-Elfriede Lit Capricciosa Switt companiment;

(Trumpet)

(Rels)....Georgh・・

AC-

colele Maric

with Plano Vocal-Show Boat- 'Can't Lovin' Dat Man (Ham- "It has been a difficult year_formerstein 2nd & us all, as you know. Our main effort Burke and the Mississippi Sextette was the children's Swimming Gali, with Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra which was to have been held in the cond. by Herman Finck; Vocal-Out- middle of

of September, and this Com- side Of You (From Broadway Gon

(From ittee put in hours of hard work in doller'); Lonely Gondolier arrangements for it. But the typhoon Broadway Gondoller)....Dick came, and after that there was no Powell with Orch. Accomp.; Pinna Gala-a bitter disappointment.

Solo-Marta Eggerth Film Melodies

Fred Stein (Piano).

'Goodbyes'

"We have said seven year. Our

since the beginning of Vice-President, Mrs. Cropnell, left the Colony for good at the beginning of this month, and takes with her our wishes for every happiness.

8.0 Time, Weather, and Announce ments.

8.03 Studio-3. MoNaught Thom- son (Baritone) accompanied by Nura Kanis (Piano).

1. A Song of Thanksgiving (AUR- sen); 2. For and High The Cranes Give Cry (Korbay); 3. Shepherd See (Kor- Thy Horse's Foaming Mane bay); 4. The Rocking Chair (Arun- dale).

8.20 London Relay "Topical Gazetta'.

"I cannot sufficiently thank the Committee for the ungrudging way much time and trouble to the Minis- In which

hich they have all given so tering League, especially to Mrs. Kelvin-Stark, our Hon.

Hon. Treasurer, e and to Mro. Norris, our Secretary.

"We hope that there will be several children's clubs organised. during the summer holidays. Mrs. Sayer has kindly consented to hold ton.

club at her house for the Peak children. The Police and the Prisons Branch are continuing their clubs, and we hope to arrange one for the May Road children. Cimaren.

"Mrs. Greene has asked me to say that at about the end of July the new English and Chinese Cookery Book which will be its fourth edition will be ready; also she would like a few new advertisements, So if any of you have friends who would let us have some adverise- ments, we would be grateful—it all

book,

A fortnightly review of things at Home. Presented by Pascoe Thorn-

8.50 Musical Comedy Selections. The Gold Diggers of 1933-Selec- tion....The BB.C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall with vocal Vocal Gems churus; Mercenary Marym

Chorus Columbia Vocal with Orchestra: "Crest Of The Wave" (Hussall & Ivor Novello); Rose of England....Edgar Elmes (Baritone) with Orch.; Haven Of Your Heart,... Olive Gilbert (Contraita) with Or- che Concert Waltzes

Time after time, the shortcomings of Mr. Hillier were brought to light. Just Chief Justice of the Colony, Judge John Walter Hulme and AL torney General Anstey were voci-formed newspaper representatives ferous in their condemnation of his that after receiving precise instruc- methods.

Ansley, morcover,

onections from the Government he would helps in the cost of publishing the singer): Wiener Prater Leben, Walzer characterised Hilller's dispositions "as return to Rome on April 28 or 29. the most slovenly and careless that

the meanwhile the general opinion prevalla in political circles here that the Rome conversations have already revealed a divergener of views in matters of the procedure and that M. Blondel returned to Paris mainly with the object of re- moving these obstacles.

plying bimme, Hillier was ap he had ever sect."

Wils

In

He is said to have asked for more

"In conclusion, may I sincerely thanks.

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mathews for again auditing our counts, and the Press for their unfailing help

help and generosity." Mrs. A. W. Bartholomew proposed the adoption of the report and balance sheet as presented.

This was seconded by Mra. Greene, and carried unanimously.

Waldestust, Walzer (Arr. W. Sche-

(S. Translateur)....Columbia Salon Orchester; Farmyard-Waltz (Folk Tune); Springtime-V

-Waltz (Com- Continental No- poser velly Orchestra; Golden Rain-Waltz

ser Unknown)

(Waldteutel); Sweetest Of All Waltz (Waldteufel)....(

.Orchestra Mascotte,

minent part in his later carcer.

In the

might and main to the

--- ADMIRED BY CHINESE- mastery of the Cantonese tongue, and seems to have made the most com-

Regardless of what the legal pro- progress in the shortest fession obviously thought of him, Mr. mendable possible time. A your later he ap-Hilller was more than popular with pears to have mastered it well enough the Chinese portion of the community,

9.30 Loudon Relay The News for all intents and

from for

When he purposes;

Excerpta appointed Consul

from Sulliva

Gilbert & that date begins his sensational rise General at Bangkok, in April 1850, latitude in the conduct of negotias in office. His series of promotions and

"Iolanthe"; Iolanthe Overture............ The Hon. Treasurer remarked that The B.B.C. Theatre Orchestra direc- are perhaps the most rapid of any to and his departure to his new post tluns. The Italians are believed to become imminent, the Chinese real- have felt annoyance not only at the be found in the annals of the Colony. dents of the Colony met to do him restricted

at the amount collected on the sale of ted by Stanford Robinson: Fare Thee powers given He was in speedy succession: Clerk honour; for they sincerely felt that Blondel but also at the conditions work was down, but this was ex- Well, Attractive Stranger....Bertha of the Police Court, Assistant Magis- they had lost a warm and straight-under which France bas declared plained by the fact that the usual Lewis & Chorus of Girla; Good Mor- trate, Sheriff, Coroner, Chlef Magis forward friend,

herself prepared to conclude a pre-

$1,000 contributed by the schoolgirls row, Good Loverl; None Shall Part was not forthcoming, as the trate, Member of the Legislative

giris As a contemporary account stated: liminary agreement. These

Winifred Lawson & Lealle Council. and member of the Schools'

"Of this (his pro-Chinese attitude)

were busy making articles for the Rands: My Well-Loved Lord. tions Ko so far as to include un Committee.

they seemed to have been well aware | accord with respect 10 Spain,

Winifred Lawson, Derek Oldham, A long procession was formed Abyssinia, the Mediterranean

Darrell Fancourt & Male Chorus: ut the temple in Taipingshan, which the question of French

Love, Unrequited, Robs Me Of My proceeded to Mr. Hillier's residence,

once. In North-Afclea.

Rest....George Baker (Baritone), accompanied by bands and

10.10 London Relay-Tha Two Thousand Guiness.

A commentary on the race from Newmarket Racecourse.

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war areas.

and propaganda

The following Commitice were The demands by the Sudetenelected for the ensuing year:

Honorary Vice-Presidents: Lady

Local Council-Mrs, Chan Tit-yat, Mrs.

COMMITTEE

As Germans upon the Czecho-Slovakian

we used in the religious processions Government and the repercussions MacGregor and Mrs. Bartholomew. of the gods,--one chair containing a which those have had in Britain are brain of water, the other a looking- exerting a powerful infunction Mrs. M. K. Lo, and Mrs. H. S. Mok.

Course of French-Italian glass, implying that his character was the

ka pure as water and as unstained as negotiations,--Transocean. glass. address was also presented

An

testimony of their

proces and good-will. The

US

Auth. Secrevera en Mrs. C. Which include considerable undula- sion afterwards proceeded through Refuse Holidays. Stark (Bellos School) tion followed by a rise to the winning

It is indeed remarkable that he had, as his criues often stated, "no quali cations whatsoever, except for the knowledge of Chinese which he had a comparatively short acquired in time." Whatever it was, he seemed to be

be able to impress his superiors, and one is inclined to think that he must have been a "mighty good yes- man's for not only Major Calne, but

to him by the Chinese, and a gilt also Sir John Davis and his successor, tablet bearing Sir John Bowring, werd highly

respect and pleased with him. In fact, the whole secret of his success, as Mr. Norton- tory in his illuminating "History Kyshe of the Laws and Courts of Hongkong" takes such gusto in pointing out, was due solely to his "devotion and un- swerving subservience in things in general to Sir John Davis and to his immediate chief, Major Caine."

Such a criticism must have been the actual truth; for with these two powerful supporters, Hillier's career ty in the Colony was assured.

LAW MAKERS AMAZED

His most Important promotion

the city, implying to the Chinese population their Irreparable loss."

The sentiments expressed by the Chinese community were echoed in a muller way by the foreign residents, knowledge of the law was a doubt- ful quantity, still he had so capably

who realised that whilst Hilller's

For

Cotton Operatives

, London, Apr. 26.

Mr), Mrs.,

B (Military),.

Girls' post.

is one of the most important fixtures Eu Tong-sen Mrs. Gockchin, This race for three-year-old horsea President Mrs, T. H. King, M.D.E.,

in the calendar of British flat racing. Vice-President M

Mrs. Edmondston,It is run over the straight Rowley Hon. Treasurer-Mrs. Nichol, General Mile on Newmarket Heath; the course Woodward. is flat except for the last 21⁄2 furlongs, Branch

Miss H

D. Sawyer (Diocesan unn School), Miss Pope (Heep

Before the race starts listeners will School), Mrs. Goldman (Kowloon), probably hear the commentator re- Mrs. Ford (Kowloon Dock),

Mrs. mark about the most fancied horses Willson and give the result of the draw for

positions, It is generally considered. M.D.E., Mrs. Shaw

De-that the horses drawing the low num- artment), Mrs. Bell (Quarry Bay),bers have easier going than the culty would be experienced in finding Spinners Associations refused

Mrs. Oswin (Royal Navy, Dock Yard others. The Federation of Master Cotton

and Harbour), Dr. K. Woo, M.B.E., Newmarket is the headquarters of one to take his place. "A barrister application of an association repre- (St. Stephen's Girls' College), and that though James I spent much time St. Paul's Girl College), Mida Wise British horse-racing. Records show may be procured," they aid, "who senting 350,000 operatives in Lan-

at his palace there, nó authentie rac- will dispense to the Chinese more cashire for a week of holidays with Mrs. Leiper (Victoria).

ing took place until the reign of law, but we are not likely to have

Charles I. The love of pacing of the Stuart Kings was responsible for that famous phrase, The Sport of Kings'. Racing on the Heath developed rapid- ly from 1753, and it was 1809 that the Two Thousand Guinean was first run-120 years ago.

Alled his high office that much diff-

a Magistrate from whom they will

they will pay.

mate

Chinese

the

(that of Chief Magistrate) was con-

The Federation Boys Urat It firmed on October 19, 1847, by the as much justice. His inti-sympathises in principle, but owing Secretary of State for the Colonies.

knowledge of the

nese to the present unsatisfactory state of It was not entirely unopposed, for language and Chinese customs, more-trade it regrets it is impossible to many of the European residents re-abuses, and to elicit truth where one

over, enabled him to keep down grant the application. garded its confirmation much in the

The Federation suggests that the light of a bolt from the clouds. In ignorant of the language would surely application be deferred for six their frankly expressed opinion, they fail."

months.-Reuter, thought it not only amazing but also

DIED OF DYSENTERY

CLAIM NOT CONTESTED

the sheerest effrontery to confirm in Mr. Hililer left the Colony on May such high office a man who net 19, 1858, by the P. & O. steamer only had no legal qualifications what- Singapore. After his arrival at Bang- soever, but who was also largely kok, he applied himself as assiduously biased in his interpretation of what to gaining the goodwill of the modicum of the law he knew. Of Siamese na he had don

In Hongkong course, their resentment was of no amongst the Chinese.

He was on avail; for Hilller was Chick Magin the verge of making his career in the judgment, with costs, was given by The defendants falling to appear. trate, and as such he was determined diplomatie service one truly worth- Mr. Justice RB. Lindsell in the Sum to remain as long as no further ap- while, pointment came,

when he was taken. by

· this morning to Mr: des mary Court tory, and died on October 14 In J 5. M. La Gutierrez in his claim for History does not present a very Bangkok harbour aboard the Ameri$1,000, being three months" salary, an sales manager, against the Royal

Thero being no questions, this con- cluded the business of the meeting.

Franco-Italian Talks Not In

·10.20 Songs by Herbert Janssen (Baritone),

Die Nacht, Op. 10, No. 3 (Von Gilm —R. Strauss); Traum Durch Die

Real Danger Dammerung, Op. 20, No. 1. (Bierbaum

Paris, Apr. 26. ML Georgos Blondel, Frends Charge

Bome, d'Affaires th returned to Perlu to-day to report to M. Georges Bonnet- on the progrem of the Frados". Italian negedladlong cattheds gren Well-informed circles" believa that although: cortiska": dificulties have arisen: they are not at a

*able: trend foth the norost by defendant de walch, will beży resumed $57.40) being money:lant, waw order. Cenat Dilane returns from Sus MEIN

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Decisions, whizz Zaxta-Fillery atamland Mad to be struck out..

** Land, Thim for his imel two of his sons Miao aukloved racoen sofőr justice,, ful carvers is Hongkons.

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Strauss); Zueigung, Op. 10, No.

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10.32 Haydn Concerto In D Ma- jor fer Violoncello » Orchestra.

Played by Cullhermina Suggia (Cello) with Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli.

11.0 Close Down.

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