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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER· ·

CHINESE

1938.

PILGRIMS Victim Of

MAKE USE OF PEAK TRAMS Hongkong

12-Hours

Procession

To

Peak Yesterday

Tho Chung Young

ALL

Festival

LL day yesterday, thousands upon thousands of devout Chinese visited native cemeteries in Hongkong and Kowloon to worship their ancesters on the occasion of the Chung Yeung festival, which is second in im portance only to the famous and historic Ching Ming Festival,

In addition approximately 7,000 pilgrims made Peak tram trips throughout the day, and walked the rest of the way to the highest point of Victoria Peak in order to satisfy the super- stition that by so doing they would enjoy good fortune during the coming year.

This number, however, does not

the total number represent

of Chinese who made their way to the Peak's highest point. Hundreds also went by private and publle cara, while some even walked the entire way.

From 6 o'clock in the morning, until sundown, Peak trains, running to capacity, carried the pilgrims up and down the funicular, and by the end of the day it was estimated that 7,000 passengers had used the trams. This number is about 500 less than: Jast year.

Arriving at the top tram station, the pilgrims then made their way by foot to the highest point of the Peak, carrying banners and lanterns, and chanting prayers.

Buses to Aberdeen were taxed to capacity carrying worshippers to the p Chinese cemetery there, while similar huge crowds Rocked to the graves on Apllchau Hill and to the Kowloon cemeteries.

Mothers Want Male School Head

Because there is a larger propor- tion of boys than girls at the school, many mothers are protesting against the appotatment of a woman instead of a man as head teacher at Berkshire Road LC.C. School, Bow, E.

1.

This picture shores some of the many thousands of Chinese pilgrims who made the an nual trip to the highest point of Victoria Peak yesterday in accordance Festival tradition-Staff Photographer.

Theft

Committed At

Hongkong Bank

A Northern Chinese refugee who had only been in the Colony for two days. used the offices of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Queen's Road Central, as his venue to commit a theft. While Mr, Gerard E. Huyen was siguing kome papers in one of the departments in the Bank, Cheng Chin-shou, 39, unemployed, who was dressed in European attire, extracted a leather elgar case, containing three elgars and visiting cards, from Mr. Hayen's pocket. Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning, defendant was sentenced to three months' hard labour, and was recommended for banishment. Sub-Inspector M. J. Flattery prosecuted.

BRITISH SAILOR IS ASSAULTED BY CAR DRIVER

"It maybe that this man did not pay you sufficiently, but it that was the case you should have gone to the police. You must learn that whatever happens you must not take up a starting handle to hit anyone or you may get into serious trouble some day."

So warned Mr. E. 1limsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning in tining Lam Foon, 30, motor car driver. $10 fur assaulting G.W.B. Dickenson, blacksmith n! H.M.S. Dorsetshire.

the

It was sold at a previous hearing that Dickenson had paid Lam $1 near the Star Ferry, Kowloon, early hours of Sunday morning s fare for having been a passenger in Lam's motor-cat. On receiving the incl muney Lam had asked for $3

have

Was

The defendant's story

that Dickenson had struck him first and that he had defended himself with the chair and starting hondle.

PASSENGER TRAIN

ATTACKED

Changsha, Nov. 1. Three Japanese planes bombed and machine-gunned a passenger train at The Yungehlawan station near Yoyang 140 kilometres north of Clangsha on the Canton-Hankow Railway yester-

"We have nothing against Miss when this sum was not given to him Spender personally," Mrs. Hellens. he was accused of having caught hold one of the mothers, said. "She comes; of Dickenson's urm und later to from Stoke Newington and has a fine taken up a rattan chair and thrown

at Dickenson, who, dodging the chair, struck defendant a blow. Defendant "But we think that boys should was then alleged to have run to his have a master, especially when it clear and returned with starting day. More than 20 passengers were

record.

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a mixed school, as master, have better handle und aimed a blow with at control over chlidren."

Dickenson's beat.

killed and wounded.-Central News,

TO-NIGHT at 9.30

at 9.30 p.m.

For The First Time in The World The Stage Production of

"THE ROMANCE OF THE

WESTERN CHAMBER”

(English Dialogue Ancient Chinese Costumes) BY SPECIAL PERMISSION OF Mr. S. 1. Hsiung

AT THE

QUEEN'S THEATRE

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

Women's Club in Aid of Relief Funds.

The Hongkong Chinese

Enjoy Yourselves While Helping a Good Cause!

Don't Miss It!

Servicemen Half Price

with the Chung Yeung

Hongkong Graduate Lectures

On China

now

Mr. E. H. KOH, an old boy of St. Andrew's School, Singapore and a graduate of the Hong- kong University, who studying engineering with Petters Lidl, of Yeovil, Somerset, las been speaking local clubs in Yeovil about Chlas.

He told the Yeovil Men's Central Adult School that China had ad- vanced a great deal in the past few years, although her progress was held up by the present war.

The true spirit of the Chinn of to- day was to be found in the Kwangsi valley, he said. Compulsory educn- tion was general in that area; the people were taught to take care of be courteous. their bodies, and lo

The back bone of the Chinese army

as drawn from Kwonksi.

The New Life Movement, started

Employment "Racket"

YOUNG MAN who was anxious to get work fell into the trap of the "employment racket" and had $30 cheated from him when he was pro- mised a job in the Standard Oil Company's installa tion, at Laichikok, as a tinsmith. This was revealed when Chan Hing, 27, unemployed, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning charged with obtaining $30 by falso pro- tences from Li Pui, 22, unemployed.

It was stated the complainant met the defendant through a go-between, who had in- troduced defendant 28 on employee of the Standard Oil Co., and was in the position to employ men. The complainant was given a paper with English writing on it, and was told

Hams Elliot Mackenzie, of the Seaforths, with his bride,

he could get work by producing it to the HIGHLAND WEDDING IN LONDON: Mr. John Wi- Company. Defendant paid $30 for the paper.

The complainant later showed the,nem paper to a friend of his who could read English, and was told that it was good for nothing.

The police were informed and de- Iendani was arrested. He was sen-; tenced to two monks' hard labour.

Mass Migration To Africa

Min Valerie Margaret Dawes, after their marriage at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge.

Alleged Pirates Charged With Receiving Stolen Property

A PIRACY IN CHINESE WATERS on September 23, when a cargo of bananas was seized by pirates, led to the appearance before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions this Rome, Oct. 31. Peasant families numbering 1,800 morning of two men, Chan Shu-fat and Chan Hing-fat, charged which left Italy during the week-end with receiving stolen property. for Libya crowded the decks of their

Both accused were charged with seven ships and cheered and waved tricolour flags

when the cruiser unlawfully receiving 00 plculs of Trieste with Signor Mussollai appear-bananas, while first accused ed in sight between two islands in additionally charged with unlawfully the Pentine grOUP, 1

Duce,

receiving $B.

was

The case was heard by a Jury com

of prising Messrs. R. J. A. Pearne (fore-

reviewing the convoy, by Saturnia, flagship

Balbo,

P.

$.

d this

mass colonisation, then Win-fong, A. P. Sousa, F. H. Donald

A stay

heman), with whom

Lee, Li Shlu-yuen, Chan through two lines of steamers which and P. W. Osborne,

Counsel, Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown dressed overall presented

prosecuted, and said that the banaus spectacle in the morning sunshine."

travelling The Trieste which was accompanied were the property of a by three destroyers returned to tradesman named Li Hing, who pur- chased them in Man King Sha, Chin- Ciacta.-Reuter Special.

ese te

territory, on September 10. The bananas were to be conveyed to Hongkong on a junk to be sold, and

ITALIAN AIMIS

Turin, Oct. 31.

traced

חני th

The achievements and future aims during the voyage of the junk, four of the Italian policy of self-support pirates, including, it was alleged, the were outlined by the Italian Minis- two necused, stopped the vessel, and by General and Madame Chiang Kai ter for Trade and Foreign Exchange, seized the cargo, and sailed away in shek, he said, had done much to Sig. Guarner, at a meeting on the the seized junk, leaving the victims: raise the standard of living. Opium occasion of the Autarchy Exhibition with their own vessel.

The pirates were smoking and polygamy were now at Turin.

declared the Miolster, was to be seen arrested on September 24.

debit

The case is proceeding. in the retrenchment of the balance of Italy's foreign trade, from 5,610,000,000 lire In 1937 to hardly more than 3,000,000,000 re at the end of 1934, according to present estimates.-Trans-Ocean.

illegal, the former being punishable The greatest success of this policy, Long, New Territories, by Li, and

by death after two warnings.

He was confident that China would ultimately emerge the victors from the present war; the nation had greater stamina and the size of the country was against the aggressors,

Mr. Koh also addressed the Yeovil Rotary Club on "Matters China,"

Seaman Disturbs Birthday Party And Steals A Handbag

How a seaman attached to the Central Fire Station, named Chan Ying, 23, walked into the middle of a birthday party in the home of Miss. L. Souza, Granville Road, yesterday and created a disturbance by running around the house, and then stealing a handbag was related to Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis tracy to-day by Det.-Sergeant A. F. Cochrane.

Chan admitted having stolen a handbag containing over $40 in money and other articles from Miss Souza's house,

Det.-Sergeant Cochrane sald that

at 0.15 p.m. yesterday, defendant was seen to enter Miss Souza's house. He walked into the dining room, where

a birthday party was in progress, and was asked by Mlas Souza what he wanted.

He

replied that he had come to fix the lights and then added that he wanted some food. When

hen he was told to wait outside the house

turned he wanted food, defendant nasty,

and he was then chased around the house. During the cam- motion, defendant picked up a hand- bog that was resting on a side board, and, climbing through a window, ran into the street.

A bue and cry was raised, but he managed to escape arrest although опе Mga Souza's sisters attempted to stop him. Later in the evening the man was seen on the verandah of the house and this time he was arrested.

Det. Sergeant Cochrane said that defendant had returned to the house to retrieve a pair of boots that he had left on the verandah. He had to re- cover the boots as it was Government properly. The man had been ot- inched to the Central Fire Station as a renman for the past three years und had a fairly good record. Illa salary was п a month. The defendant sald

had

that he had no money to pay for his micas und to support his family,

Before fining the defendant $20 or one month's hard labour, Mr. Him- sworth pointed out to him that the offence had been made more serious because it had been committed by a man of his position. However, tho fact that it was the defendant's first offence would be taken into con- sideration.

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POPULAR HEAD BIDS GOOD-BYE

Rev. C. B. R. Sargent Takes Leave of D.B.S.

Declaring that he had received far more than he had given, the Rev. C. B. K. Sargent bade farewell to the Diocesan Boys' School this morning, when he handed over the Headmastership, which he had held for ix years, to his successor, Mr. G. A. Goodban, prior to taking up his new post as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Fuklen,

his ap

12. Voicing for the

yalty and sup port he had re- alved from the

staff and pupils, Ir. Sargent asked hem to support Mr. Goodban, in vhose capable hands he could eave the school.

A camera, from the whole school, and an ornamented silver vasc subscribed for by the Shoc- shining Club,

10.05 were presented to Mr. Sargent, and 73% a photograph of the staff, pupils and .120 servants was taken.

1/036 1/3

The Right Rev, R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hongkong, and Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Secretary of the School Committee, 1/3.3/32 both paid tribute to Mr. Sargent'a .29% work and wished him well in hla new 11.80 post, while Mr. Goodban said he .64 hoped he would be able to maintain 4.75% the same high standard he had sct.

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