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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER

1938. 10,

FATE'S STRANGE

CHINESE SOCIAL WORK Anglo-German

Record Number Of Inmates Sent To Po Leung Kuk

A considerable Increase In the number of inmates, brought about by the sudden growth of the population of the Colony, was mentioned in the reports of Mr. Au Slu-cho and Mr. Chan Kam-po, past and present Chairmen respectively of, the Po Leung Kuk, which were submitted to His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote at a reception held at Govern- ment House on Tuesday.

Mr. Au reported that of the 508 cases handled during 1937 most of them were in connection with mui-tsai. Women and children admitted during the year numbered 558, of whom 438 were later sent away,

The report of Mr. Chan dealt chiefly with the heavy expenses incurred in consequence of the record number of inmates admitted. He sold that in 1937 the number of inmates averaged from 90 to 100 per day at its highest hut since he and his Committeo took over the management at the beginning of this year the figure had been doubled.

The report at Mr. Au was as fol- JWB

"It is an honour to w that we are invited here to-day by Your Ex- cellency and thus enabled to profi by your instructions,

My colleagues and I were chosen to serve the Committee of the Po Leung Kuk for the year 1937. For lack of ability we were often

com-

ton of Hongkong there have been inore cases, the average, ninnber of persons kept at the Kuk daily be- ing over 100 ns against 50 to 60 in normad times.

zome

Consequently food

N

Relations Not So Good

Paris, Nov. 9.

Herr Hiller attempts to present Germany

as wandering alone in Europe with na olive brauch, con- tinually menaced by war-mongers, says Figaro, commenting on the

Mualch speech,

It is impossible to reverse his role with greater cynicism, adds the paper. The Berlin correspondents of the Journal de Paris says the impression is gaining strength that everything in far from going weil between the Reich and Britain, as apparently, on

RADIO An BROADCAST ODD

Speech by Prime Minister At Lord Mayor's Banquet

Z.B.W. ORCHESTRA

Radio Programme Broadcast by

6.0 Studio-Children's Ifour, 7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations, 7.02 Mozart-Sonata in A Major,

Played by Edwin Fischer (Plano).

from Mozart's 7.18 Excerpts Operas.

IC.

the

TRICK ON A· BRILLIANT H.K. LAWYER

(Continued from Page 0.) evidently preparing the craft for a speedy departure. Their first impulse was to go aboard and search the craft, but, upon fur- ther consideration, they thought on a frequency of 845 kcb. it would be better to get permis- and on Short Wave from 0-11 pm. sion from the potty mandarin of on 9.52 m.e.'s per second.

H.K.T. the place. This worthy, upon matters being explained to him, readily consented to their re- quest, and accompanied them to the benched craft. However, no sooner had they gone on board colonial problems, the countries are, and had commenced to examine

some of the chests and wreck- "Gos Fan Tulle"--Overture... In opposition.-Reuter Special.

age, than trouble began. About The BBC Symphony Orchestra cond. 500 Tanka boatmen appeared by Adrian Boult.; "Die Entführung den Serail Martern Aller from apparently nowhere in Arten; Ach, Ich Liebte .Mar- particular, and angrily gestaherita Perrras (Soprano) will the culating, surrounded Parker and Berlin State Opera Orchestra con-

ducted by Bruno his two companions. Hot words

"Don Giovanni". Act 1 were exchanged, and Parker with fists clenched attempted to force an opening through the excited crowd. A riot. ensued, and the mandarin with the greatest difficulty succeeded in getting the young foreigner to In the meanwhile, his house. the boatmen having contented themselves with beating up one of the Chinese who had necom- panied Parker on his foolhardly errand, cooled down sufliciently to despatch one of their number in hot haste together with the tri-p0, or "local constable" of the

8.03 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra. place to Hongkong in order to

5. A te Soin (Giullant); 0. Sempli- Iny complaint with the

cita Campestre (Nucel): 7. Record: authorities about the "outrage-An Eriskay Love Lilt ("Song of The ous conduct of this 'barbarinn' who attempted to carry out bold piracy in broad daylight."

New Records For British Motorist

Frankfurt, Nov. 1. and other expenses for the upkeep:

The British motorist, Major A.T.G. of the Kuk increased. We made a change by purchasing medium grade broke International Class & records Gardner, driving an M.C to-day the at the cheapest porsible price in for ears up to 1.100 cubic

centime rder to keep down the expenditure res, his average time for aying afraid that we might not be

In the meantime we had also made

start over a mile being 19.30 seconds, petent enough for the work. Far-

other alterations and add and at an average speed of 187.616

Chemical tunately, with the blessing of Sir tona.

fire extinguishers

m.ph. Els dying start over $2 Andrew Caldecott, the previous Gov-

were provided

precaution kilometer was done in 11.99 seconds. ernor, and Your Excellency, coupled against fire, aditional clothes were and his peed was 100.25 kilometers with the guidance of the Hon. given to the inmates to meet their

to the hour-Reuter Special, Secretary for Chinese Aftales, the wants, toys were supplied Hion. Chinese Representatives on the children for their omtisement, Councils and Members of the Per-treet lamp was installed on tac manent Board of Directors, and the fight of steps in the front entrance help of Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Tso, Mrs, for the benefit of the people comin M. K. Lo and Colmel Dowbiggin, to the Kuk at ntit, alterations and we managed to follow

were made to the two drill of FACTOR- extra isolation room:

00

the proper for the purpose path and were thus able to carry out our work mouthly, Our grati- tion. tude is beyond our power of expres- was prepared for new-comers as

ton.

measure against

Us

every

infectious dienses, All this cost not a lite money, and there is therefore a slight incen

in the total expenditure.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

New York, Nov. 9. New York Cotton

Opening Closing $1.53/54 R.51/51 1.40/46 3.43N

4.44/44 8.47/48

0.15/14 7.91/90

New

York Rubber

17.106/20 17,10 /13 17.15 /15

8.24/24

#10/10 7.88 88 0.06

During our tenure of office, Your Excellency and the Hon. Mr. North; and Mrs. North visited uur Kuk on various occasions. The entries youj In addition to the departments of matte in the Inspection Record gave finance, corresponding social inter-December

encouragement, for which course, trade industry, health, educa. Jan. (1980) we tentler our thanks,

tion and general affairs, which look-Mar. (1939) The women and children of oured after their own work

8.30/29 and co- May (1939) Kuk, according to onginal arrange- operated

one another, there July (1030) ments,

were to have been visited | Was atided physical training de Oct. (1939)

and the newly employed St. three times unly each week by Dr.partment Pun Sik-wing of the Tung

who Wah instructress

placed Was

511 Eastern Branch Hospital, but last charge uf physical training also December year

March at the request of the Hon. taught the children's singing Classes Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Dr. Extensions Were made to both the May

17.15N (Mrs.) Dovey specially arranged for drill grounds on the east and on the September

17.15N Lady Medient' Offeer Dr. Lai Po- west of the Kuk building. The dril | October

17.15N chuen to make weekly visits to the ground on the enst was atted u Sales for the day;--1,490 vorm. Kuk. For this we feel most grate- for volley-ball games in order that

Chicago Wheat the women ful.

and girls might have

64/64% December

64%/644 while that more exercise,

on the May

66%/60% west was provided with short cement|July benches on which the children could Tuesday's Sales: 7,901,000 bushels. rest. It was our object by such

During the year under review, apart from our routine work there were two things specially worthy of being recorded. One was the hippy occasion of 11is Majesty the King's means to beneft the health of the December Coradation on May 12, in the cele-‡ inmates.

May bration of which the whole building On summing up the foregoing, we July of the Kuk

The

fear that wax illuminated.

there might have

happy events.

Mo-Yim

We

the affairs

of offee."

becn

May

rooms

......

17.20/20

66 700 655%/654

464/407% 509%/60%

Chicago Corn

47 74714 6012/50%

514/51

11/03

017/02

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The Hongkong police were frankly non-plussed at the re- port at first, but subsequently learning that Mr. Parker had left for Ping Chau early that they decided that morning. something was amiss, and Mr. D. R. Caldwell, the official inter- 17.14/15 Preter, was ordered to take the police boat, and proceed to the island as speedily as possible. When he arrived there, he found Mr. Parker a veritable refugee in the house of the mandarin, which was surrounded by a dense crowd of Tanka fisherfolk. The mandarin when questioned about the affair claimed that a ut- piracy indeed had been tempted, and in the end nineteen Winnipeg Wheat

suspects including Parker were other was that the Ting-chau year some part of our duties unfulfilled. December 57/58 504/58% taken back to Hongkong. In (1937) happened to be the 60th year and it was only through the help:

00%/01 of the founding of the Kuk which and guidance given us by the right

the Magistrate's Court, Mr. took place in

the

Parker's version of the story year persons that we had made no seri- July (1978); a stone tablet containing alous mistakes. We only handed over brief history of the Kuk was creet- the management of the Kuk to our accommodated until they had been rumours which surged through was proved, but the flood of ed in memory

We of the anniversary successors on April 11, 1938.

examined, after which they were As we were fortunate enough to be respectfully submit this report on either isolated if infected or allow the Colony did not prove any too on the Committee that year,

of the Kuk which we ed to mix with the others if free favourable to his reputation as shall never forget these two very nurselves handled during our tenureof disense, and separate Isolation Government official and prac- were provided for housing ticing barrister. Although he

Infected with prostitutes

venerol made a newspaper statement of diseases and for women and 1 now beg to report on the work

hia connection with the matter, of the Kuk.

dren who have skin trouble, All cases sent to us were handled with due Justice by

rangements were also

also made for ait did not assist him to regain the Committee. Most of the cases

sepurate school room

drill his former prestige, and he felt were in connection with registered

ground

the use of children with or unregistered mui-lṣat; next were

skin diseases in order to prevent that it might be best to retire the eases concerning children who

In his report. Mr. Chan Kam-po others from being infected, red rice from the Colony for a while, were kidnapped or who had lost sold:

and bean pulp etc. were simlied to until the whole unfortunate their way; and finally cases concern-

71 19 a great honour to us that the Inmates as a counter against ing quarrels between husbands and ་ are invited here to-day by your Beri-beri, and cod liver oil, orange affair should blow over. Accord- wives, family troubles, trafficking in Excellency and, thus enabled to pro-Juice and milk were supplied to tie ingly, on September 29, 1849, hmon beings, marriage

that his disputes, fit by your instructions.

children so as to give them better having arranged women and girls who had been in- My colleagues and I were chosen nourishment. Some of the above brather should assume his of- tercepted while going aboard or whe to serve on the Committee of the measures were suggested by

the had attempted to commit suicide and Po Leung Kuk for the present year. | Lady Visiting Doctor, Dr. (Mrs.)ficial appointments with

local Government, he left the had been saved, adopted daughters We took over the management and Dovey.

for California. This to the Kuk's heavy Colony who had been ill-treated, sly pros- assumed duties on April 11. Lack- With regard titutes who had been arrested, wivesing in ability and virtue we have

expenses, ine sanitary measures was actually the last that was who had secretly

from always been cautious, lest we should taken cost no small sum. run away

Further, ever heard of him; for the vessel their husbands. and children who make serious mistakes. It is now with the average number of Inmates had been plisert unter son of and fortunately, blessed with your ronde Kik mure the roubled, Amoy Packet, foundered in a since we took ayer of the Kuk more than doubled, the in which he was travelling, the pending the their guardians.

Excellency's kindness, coupled with

nical, fish, Jurd, vegetables and typhoon a few days out of As regards muf-tsal and kidnap the guidance of the Hon. Colonial other things were greatly incased. Hongkong. Such was the sad ped children, or children who had Secretary, the Hon. Secretary, for Originally the Kuk had 10 Iron lost their way,

we made enquiries Chinese Affairs, the Hon. Chinese beds, and

these 30 more of vari-end of the career of this talented for their relatives to take them representatives on the Councils and ous sizes were added complete with individual who through the Lack. In cases where the relatives members of the Board of Perman-mats, blankets, mintols, pillows, and amazing caprice of fate scaled

we selected ent Direction, and the help of Dr. bed clothes etc., but in spite of this his own doom. could not be located,

usbands for them at their wishes, and Mrs. S. W. Tao, Mrs. M. K. Luthere has been a shortage of beds found work for them, sent them to and Colonel Dowbiggin,

on very many occasions. In addi the Salvation Army Home to be on and manage to follow the proper tion over 000 new jackets and trou- educated, or requested people to ac- path. Examining ourselves we find Our we have not been able to accom- cept them and bring them up.

them plish much; we are glad however num was to get everyone a home in which to settle down. that we have been carrying on our

The Year's Work

our care

HEAVY EXPENSES

Number of Inmates Brenks All Records

An old woman. Chan Sul-ching, work who had nobody to rely on for sup- port was sent to the Kuk after hav-

drown herself.

titute.

the Aberdeen Industrial School

we strive

for

and

chil- A5~

sers made of native cloth, 160 pairs of slippers and 60 dozen large and small towels were supplied, and a

built

for stering coal and firewood. Medical supplies for the dispensary, travelling expenses

new room was

y beg to mention for the dist

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Donations to Charitable And Other Objects

Lt. Col. E. J. R. Mitchell

30

32

25

of

Arin; Act 2 2 Serenade.. ilusch (Baritons) with the Berlin "The Mar- State Opera Orchestra; riage

Act 1-1 Have Figaro" Vengeance....A. Kipnis (Bass) and Etuziczkn (Mezzo-Soprano)

and Berlin

State era Orchestra

Opera

cond. Crthmann; "Don Glovanni" by Erich

Beloved, Oh Hasten!.... -To My Luigi Fort, (Tenor) with Orchestra..

7,40

Studio-Z.D.W. Orchestra.

Fa

Diavolo"-Overture

I.

(Auber); 2.

ཀ Record: The Windmill

And Nelson)... (Longfellow Malcoln McEachern (Bass)

with 1.

Plano; 3. Loin du Bal (Gille); Serenata Appassionata (Nucel).

B.0 Local Time Signal Weather Report and Announcements.

Hebrides" M. Kennedy-Fraser); Herding Song ("Songs of the North" arr, M. Lawson)....Joseph Hislop (Tenor) with flano accomp. by Percy Kohn; 8. Boliet music from

The Jewess" (Halevy).

8.30 London Relay "At Black Dog".

Mr.

The

E.

Presented

S. by puri Wilkes at home in his own bar-

and Pascoe Thornton. Reynolds

9.0 Quilter Three English Dances" and "O Mistress Milne.”

Three Engilsh Dances

....New Light Symphony Orchestra cond, by J,

Ainalle

O Mistress Mine: Murray;

Derek Oldham (Tenor) with Violin, Cello and Piano; Drink To Me Only New Light With Thine Eyes... Symphony Orchestra cond. by J. Ainslie Murray, London 9.15 Affairs.

A talk by Edwin Haward, 9.30 London Relay-The News. 0.50 Regimental Band of II.NI. Grenadier Guarda

Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind....

Relay

'World

Tancredi Overture (Rossini); Ruy Blas Overture (Mendelssohn) conducted by Capt. George Miller.

10,0 London Relay The Lord Mayor's Banquet).

A description of the scene in Guild- from Guildhall,

hall. Broadcast

London.

10.05 London

Mayor's Banquet,

Relay The Lord

Speech by the Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain from Guildhall, London.

10,35 Selections from Light Opera.

"A Country Girl-Vocal Gems (Ross and Monckton) ....Columbia Light Opera Company with Orch.; "Merrie England"-Selection (Ed- New Symphony ward German)

Orchestra cond. by Dr. Malcolm Sargent; "Chu Chin Chow"-Vocal Gems (Norton) ....Light Opera Company with Orchestra.

11.0 Close down.

Social Items

A Committee Meeting of St. An- drew's Club hus been convened for Thursday, November 17, at 8.30 p.m.

In view of the success of the social organised by St. Andrew's Club In October, another has been arranged for November 24, at 9 p.m.

Prizewinners nt St. Andrew's Women's Fellowship last week were: - Mahjong Mrs. Cocking: Bridge Mrs. Humphreys, and Mrs. Gillard (Consolation); WhisMrs. Cousins, and Mrs. Gillman (Consola- tion).

The United Services Recreation Club announce that the Club Dinner- Dance arranged for Saturday, No- vember 28 is postponed to Saturday, December 3, 1038,

The following were the prize. 35.20 winning numbers of the rnfles run by the C.C.YLA. (Shamshulpo) at the St. Vincent de Paul Bazaar:

Blue Tickets-1, No, 403 (S. K. Lee); Z, No. 225 (J. Williams); 3.. No. 141 (H. . Y. Yip); 4, No. 40 (S. L. 5, No. 301 (Rev. Fr. F.

M.

the

S.ILA.

St. John No. 018, Hongkong

HIM.S. "Medway" Canteen

Scetlon Gordon's Ltd. (Poppies)

29

10

50

5

$6,030.02

Further contributions will be grate-

Information some your

of the im-curred by the inmates to and fremreviously acknowledged.. $5,824.72 ing been saved from attempting to pertant matters with which we hospital or in connection with the 30th Heavy Battery, R.A.

We recommended dealt whilst handing the affairs of hearing of their cases, water charges Club Lusitano her to the Secretariat for Chinese the Kuk during the past seven and otiter miscellaneous expenses Hongkong Regiment, H.K. Affairs for the grant of a pension months. Last year the number of cost more than double the amount allowance of $5 mo thiy

nt its lowest of farmer years. from the inmates of the Kuk

We duly reported

Lodge for Brewin Fund.

was from 50-60 and at its highest the facts to the Hon. Secretary There was kept at the Kuk a boy, from 00-100

per day. After we Chinese Affairs who very kindly re- Wong Ah-hel, age 12, who was des- took over the management the num- quested the Government to make an

We requested the Secretariat

the nver-additional grant of a large sum in for Chinese Affairs to send him to be gradually increased,

tonge being round about 200 and the order to help us, and we are grate-

maximum 220, breaking all previous ful for Government's approval be educated. His food expenses records. Consequently the Kuk'a grant for the sum of $10,000 to us $60 for a full year at the School expenses were very heavy, and also for supporting the Kuk during the

the sanitation called for closer at-year ending December 31, 1938. were subscribed by the Committee.

In eusen of family troubles we did tention and care.

As I am afraid I have already our best to bring to reason the

wasted much of your valuable time, parties concerned

Sanitary Precautions and to effect n

please permit me to defer to a lat- With regard peaceful settlement, in other mat-

theer date my account to the latter, ters we adhered to the principle of preservation of virtue, took all cir-large number of people made it the Kuk'n nelivities, eurostances into consideration, and precautions were therefore necessary petent enough to shoulder our heavy ensier for sickness to break out, and

My colleagues and I are not com- tried always to full our duties. So the whole building was painted responsibility. Nevertheless we shall and limewashed, the gully traps of do what we can to be of service During the year, altogether 608 the sewers were re-built, the dis- and we hope your Excellency, your cases were handled. Of these, 412 pensary was provided with earthen- Honours the Colonial Secretary and

"One Fortieth" sends the follow- were settled and 00 remained to be ware basins, alterations were made the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, dealt with. Women and children in the Dormitories and women's Hon. Chinese representatives on the ing: St. John Ambulance, $1: Street admitted into the Kuk numbered rooms with a view to keeping the Councils and members of the Per- Sleepers, $1: Tung Wah Hospital, $1: the manent Board of Direction will give St. Vincent de Paul, $1: Poppy Day. 558, of whom 438 ware sent away place clean and well lighted,

clothes were disinfected and 129 were still in the Kuk when inmates

us guidance from time to time in $1: Industrial Home for Blind Girls, each person was given case there should be anything which $1: Sailors and Seamen's Institute we handed over management to our every day,

two small towels and two bath we may overlook, so that we may st: Chinere Soldiers War Relief, $1: successors.

We shall indeed Society Protection Children, $I: II.K. Since July last year an à result towels. A new admission room was fulfil our duties. of the sudden growth of the popula- Indded In which newcomers were be deeply grateful for all your help." Benevolent Society, $1,

Influx of People

the rest of

ciardi). Green Tickets-1, No. 325 (S. M. Kwan); 2, No. 69 (It. L. Ho); 3, No. 63 (Y. C. Mok); 4, No. 500 (Mrs. A. fully received by W. J. Cole, Acting Guterres); 8, No. 164

(H. Y. Hung). Secretary, Earl Haig's Fund, Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank Bullding.

For Silver Warship-Ticket No Cheques should be made payable to | 332 (0, H. Rocha), Day M. Post has received the Thomson and Co., and crossed "Poppy These prizes can be obtained at the |

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Mr. J. Ormiston,`$20,

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Spanish Serenade

2.

3. Bleuets et Coquelicots. Waltz

Rigolella, Selection

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