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(Continued from Page 5.)
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THE CHINA MAIL,
and varied side-shows, all of which Police Braneh.-Mrs. Wolfe, were well worth visiting for the M.B.E. and Mra. Kont in charge:- fun they afforded to the young and (a) Fancy Work Stall, (Mesdames old alike.
Wodehouse, Macdonald, Bloor, of the guessing being the prizes
The Nayal and Dockyard Branch Booker. A. R. Clarke, Stone, Brooks, offered. The Belllios Old Girls attracted a lot of business at the Burlingham and Murphy, Misses J. Association ran a raffle for a goose, "Sign of the Jolly Sullor," the Paterson and P. Hunt); (b) Bran whilst cueists wore catered for by Chute, and Shooting Gallery. A Pie,
(Mrs. Kent and Miss D.
(c) the Military Branch with a Billiards Gold Fish Pond and "Roll, Bowl Brooks);
Men's Rafile, competition. In "Luna Park" raffles or Pitch" were run by the Milltary (Mesdames Moss, Harris. and were also organised in which the Branch. The Police Branch had Hunt); (d) Ladies' Raffle, prizes were a sowing machine, a'the "Lucky DipBran Tub. The (Mesdames Wolfe, Saunders, Angus Prisons Branch-had the Aunt Sally and Miss D. Hunt); (e) Hidden and Coco-nut Shios at which bold, Treasure Competition, (Mesdames A new attraction at the Fete this bad convicts plied their trade James, Portallion, Alexander and year, was "Luna Park," which, we whilst shamelessly sporting their Marks); (f) Weight of Cake and were assured, was making its first "Broad-arrow Spangled" garbs; Gander, (Meadames Ellis, Barrett, appearance in Hong Kong. "Luna Kicking the Football and a Dart Evan and Mies Angus). Park" which was "situated on the (Shooting Arrow) gallery.
Prison Branch.-Mrs. Franks in
Lieyclo and a manicure set.
terrace in
"Costerland"
י
Donkey Rides
The
front of Lee Garden Bolillos Old Girls' Association ran charge:-Fancy Stall, Ice Cream Theatre, was a small Fair on its the Lucky Ring, the Wax Figure Barrow, and Mineral Waters, qwn, "Costerland" run by pukah Man and the Chinese Scroll Writ-
(Mesdames McLeod, Buchanan, "Buttons," men and women. The who turned out some excellent Foster, Fitzgerald, Calvert, Cressey, former in many coloured "Joud" work in the way of artistic Chin-
Wiltshire, Johnstone, Misses Wit ese character writing. suits, and the latter with their large
shire, Calvert, Cotton, and Baker); "picture" hats with large feathers,
Aunt Sally, Coço-nut Shies, Kicking giving the proper atmosphere. This' Children greatly enjoyed rides the Football and Dart, (Measra. "happy-go-lucky" community at on Donkeys from the stable run by McLeod, Buchanan, Plumb, Jillott, stracted quite a lot of money with Miss J. Ho Tung assisted by Naval Selby, Tucker, Gooding,
Dyer, their Aorial Railway, Darts, Bucket men and a few clowns, who acted Collins, Brimblecombe, Pile. Qualts, Hitting the Hat, Kicking as grooms. Mrs. Lee Hysan was Murphy, Gowland, Ashby, Mitchell, the Footbull, Pick a Poppy, Nall responsible for the staging of the, McCutcheon). Driving, Punching Ball ("ring the fine entertainment by a troupe of St. Paul's Girls' School Branch.- bell and cummand attention,") and Chinese Conjurors, and at night Miss E. Kotewall in charge:- auch games of chance as Roulette, put on a pretty Fireworks Display Dollar Stall, (Pupils of St. Paul's 10-cent Squares, and Throwing the which was much admired by all. School).
St.
Dice. The prize in the latter game. Another great attraction was the St. Stephen's Girls' School Branch. was a bottle of whisky for. anyone Fortune Telling tent in which Mme.Miss Atkins in charge:-Foochow who could turn up four sixes in one Carmencita, from sunny Spain, and Lacquer Stall, (Pupils of throw. It was noticed that the Mme. Swami, from mystle India Stephen's School). police turned a blind eye on this peeped into one's past and future.. Belilios Old Girls' Association.-
They "hit the nail on the head" Miss R. Mow Fung in charge:-| hot-bed of vice!
many times in their disclosures of (a) Lucky Ring; (b) Chinese the paat, whilst their pronounce Characters; and (c) Raffle of Doll ments for the future remain to be Kowloon Branch.--Mrs. Wylle verified.
The Stalls
The various stalls were all well stocked with a wide range of useful and pretty articles, many of which would go well as additions to the decoration of the Drawing Room. In fact, everyone
of the articles on
view had its own particular appeal, and would be welcomed in any home,
They make very acceptable Christ
mas presents, too.
The M.CJ.
and Mrs. Marsh in charge:-Tea Gardons, (Committee Mesdames
A few words about the Minister Wylie, Marsh, Gow, Mair, Spittes ing Children's League will not and Miss Clark), Assistants come amiss 'in this report.
The League is the oldest astab- Johnstone, Watson, Holland, Dick, Mesdames Way, Murdoch, Lamour, lahed children's Society in the 3. E. Green, Anderson, Misses P. Empire. It was founded by the Hynes, A. Hynes, J. Black, A. The Naval and Dockyard Branch Countess of Meath in 1885 with the Hosford,, B. Budden, E. Moses, K. ran the Fancy Stall of exquisite den of teaching children
to be Glendinning, N. McCaw. M. Bryson, Wei-hai-wei goods, etc., the Military kind and unselfish-"No day with N. Field, M. George, P. George, Y. is the Langley, H. Wylie, I. Woolley, B. Branch had a White Elephant Stall out a deed to crown it" and a Peking and Fancy Stall, both Motto, and, children by their own Moss, G. Saunders, V. Owen, M. of which were laden with goods which work and efforts raise funds to Huxford, 1. Brown, M. Mason, K. appealed greatly to the "fair sex." help their less fortunate brothers Chester, F. Wong, Remedios, I
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Several young ladies from this
Holland, and I. Butler. A branch of the M.C.L was in- branch did good trade sell-
troduced many years ago into the Hynes and A. Green in charge:~| Peak Branch.-Mesdames A. C. ing balloons in the grounds.
Colony by Lady May, and in 1920 Coffee Stail, (Mesdames Cookes, short summer holiday. Take a trip to The Police Branch ran
A new economical way to spend a a Fancy the Hong Kong Women's Guild was Turner, Work Stall, and the Prisons Branch founded and united with it. Since Stewart, Hall. Gilmore, King, Beith,
Cassidy, Blaker, Tod, Wuch w and back. Only requires of Miscellaneous Stall, both
four lays. See all the sights of the that date both have continued work Valentine, Dunnett, Sandes, Hilliard, which had many desirable things to of service and help by providing Green, Henderson, Garrett, Hopper, budget:-
West River. It costs you only $38.40 and can be done in five days. Your. entertainments to raise funds, Misses Hazeland, Sutton, Drury, The Children's Paradise were
which
distributed annually Owen-Hughes, Stubbings, Cranfield, the Toy Stall run by Mrs. C. Gordon Mackie and the Candy Stall in the among various charities, of which and de Biere, Mesars. Swayne, charge of the American Ladies' the principal are:-.
Mend, Moodie, Scott, Mills, Local-Hallan Convent Hospital, Branch, led by Mrs. P. Parker. St.
Massey).
.$38:40 Stephen's Girls' School Branch's Girls' School, Baxter Mission, Vil- Nethersole Hospital, Ying Wa
Why not make a trial? The cuisine Victoria Branch, (University Sec-is excellent and the accommodation contribution was a Lacquer Stall, lage School Fund, Fairlea School, tion)-Mrs. E. the artistle contents of which were Victoria Home, Blind Home at
Finnigan in comfortable; once you try you will re- charge: Parcel Stall and Cloak commend it to others. irresistible. The same may be azid
Kowloon, Hong Kong Benevolent Room, (Mesdames Finnigan, Byrne, of the Picture Stall
run by the Society, Home for the Aged Poor, Faid, Baskett, Johnston, Shellshear, Victoria Branch. This contained
Three Military Bands-By kind Alabaster, Pettrick, Sandes, and Redmond, permission of Lt. Col. L. J. Comyn, and paintings which appealed great-ganization, Street Boys' Club.
Home M.C.L. Cots at Ottershaw |M.B.E.). Assistants Mesdames Misses Dunbar, Pagent, and Draper. C.M.G., D.S.O., and Officers, the ly to the artistically inclined.
St. Paul's Girls School Branch and Central Fund, London, Trafal- Danby, Lindsell, Perry, Bellamy, Luna
and Park →→ Mr.
Mrs, Band and Pipes of the 2nd Battalion May, gar Home for Orphans, Royal Sol- Charles, Rickett,
Misses Remington, M.B.E. and helpers: King's Own Scottish Borderers. ran, a Dollar Stall, the goods in dlers Daughter's Home, Orphan Burrage, Cousina, A. Smith, B. Aerial Railway, Bucket Quolts, Bandmaster, Mr. Fitz Earle, which were all priced at $1, and Homes of Scotland (Quarrier's), Sutton, P. Hunt, and G. Lo, Football, Ten-cent squares, Dice, A.R.C.M.; A/Pipe-Major, L/C. J. they were well worth the money too. Imperial Merchant Service Guild, Dunnett, Anderson, Smith, O'Hagan, Punching Ball, Darts, Hitting the Forrest.
Side-Shows
some very tastefully framed pictures Kowloon, General Charities Or-Simpson, and Wang); Cigarette Clark, Benson, Fowle, Leggatt,
Stall, (Mrs. C. G.
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Evelina Hospital for Children, Allen, White, Blair and Henderson, Hat, Roulette, Spot the Winner, By kind permission of Lt. Col. One never lacked for entertain-OMeers Families Fund, Society and Mr. Brennan; Picture Stall, Pick-a-poppy and Nail Driving. H. C. Ponsonby, D.C.O., M.C, and ment at the Fair with its many for Providing Homes for Waifs (Mesdames Lloyd and Tayler). Fortune Telling Tents-Fortuna Officers, the Band and Fifes of the
and Strays, Shaftesbury Homes and
Peak Children's Club-Mrs. C. Tellers: Madame Carmencita and 1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal "Arethusa" Training Ship.
Gordon-Mackie in charge: Toy Madame Swam!.
Regiment Bandmaster, H. Perry; The only rule for members of Stall, (Mesdames Gordon-Mackie, The Theatre-Miss V. Capell and Drum-Major Wallace. the M.C.L. "To' try and do at Greensmith, Murray. Mackenzie, Pupils: Children's Dancing Dis- By kind permission of Major
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H. B. Vernon, M. C. and Officers, American be loving, kind, and useful to
Candy Stall,— Mrs. No. 1 House-Mr. A. L. Shields the Band and Pipes of the 5/15th Parker in charge: others,"
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Patroness: Mra. Southorn; Pre- sident: Mrs. Creasy; Hon. Scere- tary: Mrs. Charnock; Hon. Trea-] surer: Mrs. Wyane Jones.
General Committee:. Mrs. Pear- son, Mrs. Luard, Mrs. Wolfe, Mrs. Hynes, Miss Atkins, Miss Skinner, Miss E. Kotewall, Mrs. Franks, Mrs. McCormack, Mrs. Gordon ¡Macklé, Mra. Finnigan, Mrs. Wylie,
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Organizing Secretary for "The Fun O' The Fair": Mrs. Charnock. | The Helpers
The following is a complete Hat of the Stalls, Stall-holders, and Side- shows, with the names of the helpers:
Naval and Dockyard Branch. Mrs. Pearson la charge: (a) Chute, (Commander Biron and Men |of H.M. Ships); (b) Shooting Gallery,(Major Quinland, Royal Marines,
and Men of H.M.S. Bruce "); (c) Flower Pot Com- petition, (Mrs. Bridge and Mrs. Miles); (d) Raffle of a Wel-haf-wol | Junk, (Miss Reid); (e) Fancy Stall, Wei-hai-wel goods (Mrs. Pearson); (f) Donkey Rides,, (Dr. Crosbie and Men of H.M. Ships).
Military Branch.-Mrs. Luard and Mrs. Robinson in charge: (a) Feking and Fancy Stall, (Mrs. Luard, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Comyn); (b) White Elephant Stall; and Balloons (Misses Luard, Mahoney, Maclaren and Meldon); (c) Gold FISH Pond, (Major Wyncoll, RE. and Capt. Thorp, 3.0.8.B.); (d) Roll, Bowl or Pitch (Major Macready); (e) Billiard Competition, (Mr. Tregear, K.0.8.B.)
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