TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1929.
FAMINE CHILDREN LAND CO. MEETING
EIGHTY ONE BOYS AND GIRLS FROM SHANTUNG
BEING CARED FOR IN S'HA
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alterations to several of our office properties to bring them up-to-date.
THE CHINA MAIL,
At the annual meeting of the
SHADOWS BEFORE.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
Feb. 6--Rev. Fr. P. Joy, BJ, apeaks ön' "Religion: The Fatters: of Freedom," at St. Patrick's Hail, 5 Garden Road; 6.80 p.m.
IN THE "MATEM
Feb.. 7-Distribution of Univer- To-day —Queen's Theatre; "Babysity Certificatěn to Candidates of
the French Canvent:f sol, Caùns-\', To-day-World · „Theatre; "The way Bay, by the R
Fr. Byrne, Ring," *
| S.J., at 4 pm. To-day-Star Theatre; "Chang."
Feb. 7-Y.M.CA. dins. Night - To-day-Majestic Theatre; "High
9 p.m. School Hero."
Feb. 6-7-World Theatre; "Can
Feb. 6-7-Star Theatre "Rosita." Feb. 6-9-Queen's Theatre; "Street Angel"
Feb. 7-Concert organised by Mrs, L. C. F. Bellamy, at Helena May Institute, 5.89 p.m.
pus Flirt."
IN OTHER PLACES
CHRONICLES. FROM JAPÁN TO JAVA
Three Chinese Chambers of With regard to the burnt out site, Commerce of Shanghai have tele- Mine," Recently the National Child Wel- I would mention that during the graphed to the National Army] fare Association of China, whose early part of the year we were sp-Reorganisation and Disarmament offices are at room 112, Hongproached to obtain our views in con- Conference approving the plan of Kong Road, has been very active nection with the re-building or de-the Ministry of Finance to limit In relieving famine children in velopment of this property in con-military expenditures, to $192,000,- Shantung.
Early in the summer & junction with or in co-operation with 000 annually and expressing the representative was sent to in the Hotel Co., but subsequently the hope that the conference will do ita vestigate the famine situation in opportunity occurred for us to ac-utmost to lower even this figure. Shantung with special reference quire the site unconditionally and to the condition of children and the independently of other Interested need and practicability of relief partics. work for them. The report of the situation was indeed pathetic. lowing up the investigation, a com- May. mittee of four, headed by Mrs. P. W. Kuo, its Vice-Chairman, was
To enable us to overcome certain again appointed to Shantung to
difficulties and to obtain. first hand visit Taian, Tenghsien, Changkow information and approval from home and other famine-affected regions for the purpose of assisting the local experts in our proposed scheme of philanthropic organizations in doing siderably agreed to our suggestion development, the Hotel Co. very con- farther and more effective relief that final payment for the purchase
Feb. 16-Variety entertainment work on the one hand, and, on the should be made after an interval of phone wires in Tokyo only a few Luard, Theatre Royal, 9 p.m. other, the committee aimed at col-six months.
Death was carried over the teleby the K.O.S.B. as farewell to Mrs. lecting about 100 helpless children.
days ago.
Feb. 19, 21, 22, 28-Hong Kong to bring them to Shanghal to be
A woman resident of taken care of by different philan-
thropic institutions.
This we eventually decided to do Fol towards the end of the month of
On October 21, the Committee started for Shantung on their mis- sfon. They were given a speelal contribution covering their travel- ling expenses by the Government. They also carried with them over 700 pieces of old clothes and some money from individual Chinese and American friends. As a result
Further Purchase
Canton branch of the Royal Society of St. George, the following were elected to the Committee for 1929:-→→ Messra. M. A. Annett, R. K. Batch- Telor, A. A. L. Tuson, A. V. Hogg
and V. E. C. Farrier. cided to give a ball in the Canton Club Theatre on Febuary 8 and a reception in the Canton Club on St. George's Day, April 29.
Feb. 8-5-World Theatre; "The Denial."
Feb. 8-9-Star Theatre "Bardelys It was deThe Magnificent."
also recently slightly delayed by an
Completion of the final plan was Takata. Oita prefecture, picked attractive offer from another party up the receiver to telephone to a for co-operation with us in the defriend and was electrocuted instan velopment of the site-which up to taneously. A high pressure line of the moment has had no definite re-
the Kyushu Hydro-electric Co. snapped under the heavy snowfall wires, causing a short circult, it and its end touched the takephone
was ascertained.
sults.
In the meantime we have upon further consideration lately thought at to purchase from the Hotel Co. a small additional area of some 4.221 square feet at $40 per square foot at
A presentation of a silver
Fab. 15-Macdona Players' Stage tre, Kowloon in their final perform "The Philanderer" at Star Then
ance 9.10 p.m.
Amateur Dramatic Club presents "On Approval," at the Theatre Royal.
Feb. 20--International dance; Club Lusitano.
Feb. 23 International dance, Club de Recrzio,
Lammerts' Auctions Feb. At Sales Room, Duddell- st. household furniture, 230 p.m.
Feb. 6-At Sales Room, a quan- tity of Silver and E. P. Ware and
Feb. 7-At Sales Room, Duddell-
Sports
the back of Marine Lot No. 7 in statuette of a Scots Guards drum-a few Code Books, 2.80 p.m. of their work. 81 children have al- order to properly round off our pro-mer was made by the 2nd Bn. H. M. ready safely arrived in Shanghal,perty, and this also has the effect Scots Guards to the United States st. a valuable collection of stamps, and more will come from time to of reducing the average cost of the Marines at time. Owing to the lack of a relief site to under $53 per foot. centre run under the auspices of the Association at the present time. these children were im- mediately sent to different ** places for
education. Twenty-four wont to Bethel Has
care and
pital, under Dr. Mary Stone's care,
'Feb. 9-Boxing Tournament at the City Hall, 9.15 p.m.
the Marines' head-5.15 p.m. quarters in Sinza Road, Shanghai, as a farewell memento of the ser- vice of the two units together. The Amoured Car Company, S.V.C., made
a presentation of a silver pagoda to the 6th Armoured Car
Feb. 9-At Repub Bay Hotel, Chinese New Year's 1ve spécial din.
ner dance.
Feb. 9At Hong Kong Hotel, Chinese New Year's Eve Carnival
Feb. 13-Lecture on "The ́Rei of Tomorrow" by Rav. Fr. R. ligion Of To-day And The Selencé Gallagher, S.J., at St. Patrick's Hall,
5 Garden Road, 5.30 pm,
Feb. 20-At St. Patrick's Hall, 5 Garden Road, the Rev. Fr. P. Joy, SJ, lectures on "A Book And Ita Story," 5.30, p.m.
Feb. 21-Hong Kong Horticul teer Headquarters. tura Society annual show, Volun
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Feb. 23-Laying < stone of the Kowloon branch of Chinese Y.M.C.A.
Feb. 27-Lecture at St. Patrick's Hall, & Garden Road on "The For- tress Still Standing," by Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, S.J., at 5.30 p.m.
March 7-8-Church of England Dlocosan Conference, St. John's Cathedral Hall, from 5.15 to 7.15
p.m.
NOTICE.
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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TOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN Feb. 9-10-Paperchase, etc., at
that the ORDINARY YEAR- Canton by invitation of Members LY MEETING of the Shareholders of Canton Ride.
Feb. 11-Hong Kong Football at City Hall. Hong Kong, on in this Corporation will be held Assen. Interport game: Hong SATURDAY the 23rd February, Kong v. Shanghai, H.K.F.C. ground, 1929, at Noon, for the purpose of
Feb. 17-China
receiving the Report of the Court New Year Hunt, at Kwanti race course. steeplechase meeting of Fanling
of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1928.
The cruiser "Yong-shin" built 3.30 p.m.
Shops and Arcades Our plans for a seven-storied building are now nearing comple- tion and we hope to make a start
the foundations very shortly. for up-to-date shops and these we
The ground floor will be utilised Company. 29 to Lunghua Orphanage, 18 to will endeavour to let to the best Miss Sweet's Home, at Hangchow, advantage and with due discretion, four to the Shanghal Blind School having regard to various and at the Kiangnan Dock to the order and the rest are temporarily left different lines of business to the Hospital for Women and trades. The shops will be divid-Navy at a cost of $600,000 was and of the Commander-in-Chief of the
With sufficient food and clothes which, with the conveniences and Capt. Nien Shu-huau of the gun- ed from one another by arcades launched on the 27th ult. and and proper care for about a month contralisation indicated above, boat "Cho-chuen" was placed in these children have already shown will enable the public to move command. The "Yung-shin" is a much progress' to full recovery. from one shop to another without vessel 225 ft. long, 35 ft. in breadth
having to go out into the streets and is of 4,800 b.p. in various localities if the Colony 19 khota.
Her speed in She carries six four in all kinds of weather,
pounders, a barrage guns and three anti-aircraft guns.
of machine
Children nt Avenue Joffre.
FIRST PLAYHOUSE
DEED FOUND IN WIGAN OFFICE
Wigan has made a gift to London of an historic link with the first Eng- ling playhouse under remarkable, and even romantic circumstances.
Over the shops it is proposed to have a mezzanine floor avail. able to the tenants below and beneath there will be a roomy; A telegram was recently received basement for storage of goods, in Singapore announcing the death etc.
at Port Said, 'where' he had to be landed from the "General Metzing
Present and Future
Kong Jockey Club. Annual Race Feb. 25, 26, 27 & Mar, 2-Hong Mooting.
Meetings To-day-Sanitary Board Meeting, Post Office Bldg., 4.15 p.m.
Feb. 8-Annual ordinary meeting of Humphreys' Estate & Finance Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11 a.. Feb. 16 Thirty-first annual meeting of the "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine Matheson &. Co.'s Office, 12.30 p.m.
Feb. 16-Tenth ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., at Chinese Merchants' Club, China Building (6th floor),
of 553 p.m.
shareholders of Hong Kong Realty
He was born in France In Feb. 16 Annual meeting of
The remainder of the building er," on the voyage from Singapore It is a deed on parchment dated will be adapted as offices in large to Mantellies, of the Rev. Father 1692 relating to the conveyance of and small suites very suitable Louis Duvelle, at the age the site of the late monastery or for professional men and domnestic years. priory of Holliwell near the City of quarters or flats, according to the 1878 and at the age of 29 arrived London in the County of Middle-demand. Bex," and "also the Ladye Gardene
Detailed plans for such a build-Diocese of Malacca.
In Singapore as a missionary in the & Trust Co., Ltd., Exchange Bldg., lying on the back side of the daring call for the utmost considera- 32 years he was out East he was Noon.
During the (2nd floor) Des Voeux-rd. Ct., mitory of the sald monastery and tion and care which involves much attached to the Tamil Mission. and all that garden called the Dove time, but I hope by this time worked at various centres until he House Gardens lying within the next year we shall be within mea-was appointed vicar of the Church precincts of the said roonastery and surable distance of earning a re- of the Assumption at Penang where the Orchard called the Cornet Or chard." ctc. "situate and being in
Regarding the cost of the out-he remained for many years. the Parish of St. Leonard. Shore lay, your directors do not consider
ditch."
turn on our money.
it right that future shareholders The "North China Standard" should reap the full benefit at the contains the news of the death of
meeting of shareholders of Hong Feb. 23-Further extraordinary Kong & Shanghai Banking Cor- poration, City Hall, 12.45 p.m.
Miscellaneous
of
To-day-Prize distribution Belillos Public School, at Queen's College Hall. 4 p.m.
This conjures up a picture of rural London of two and a half can expense of the present ones, and the well-known race pony Eclipse, To-day-Illustrated lecture by Mr. turies ago that seems quaint
Eclipse was the pony friend of Mr.L. A. Parker, MI. Mech. E.M.1. beyond belief almost to-day, and is all interest on money spent
on
the more interesting bacause it development will he added to the R. J. Crokam and Mr. Alec. Mac- Mar. E. on "The Lubrication of was on one corner of the site of first cost of the property and our kay. Holywell Priory, and adjoining the current interest account corres him as property. of pondingly credited.
site
the of
barn great
Lat-
They declined to consider Motor-Car Engines," in Lecture.
He was a noble Hall of Engineers' Institute, 5.45 animal whose legs and heart kept p.m. the Priory, was erected in 1677 the I do not think that there are going to good purpose long after first London building specially de- any other matters calling for his teeth had dropped out. voted to the performance of plays, comment and I now beg to pro- teriy his grooms had to grind his pose the adoption of the report food into powder so he could get and known as "The Theatre." It was in this theatre that Shakes and accounts as presented. When the grain and kaoliang down. peare first appeared as a player, this has been seconded I shall be Despite obvious handicaps of age In 1508 this building was pulled pleased to answer to the best of he did his bit to the last. In the down by the players themselves and my ability any questions share-autumn races of the Peking. Club he all the materials carried by them to holders may wish to ask.
a 10-lb. penalty. For years it has
the south side of the Thames and Mr. A. S. Gubbay seconded. No won a first and two seconds, despite used in the construction of the question was asked and the chair-been his practice to make himself famous "Globe". Theatre at Bank- man's motion was carried unani- ¡Bide, Southwark, with which mously.
Shakespeare himself was personally
Other Business associated, and from which he de Other business transacted by rived a share of the profits.
the meeting comprised:- This interesting document, which Confirmation of election of Mr. preserves for us in oficial logal H. H. H. Priestley as a director Peking. phraseology a picture of the Lon-proposed by Mr. D. V. Steaven-
young again on race days and show the younger ponies how it should be done. The old boy was a 'griffin In 1918 and probably was about seven years old when he came to
don that Shakespeare knew, has Bon, seconded by Mr. B. Wong imately: Y. 500,000 has been done to Damage estimated at approx- been presented to the Shoreditch |Tape, Public Library under interesting Re-election of the retiring the crop of nori, seaweed, which is circumstancra. It was found by directors. Mesars. H. P. White a popular Japanese delicacy eaten Mr. J. C. Heald, solicitor, who is the and H H. H. Priestley-proposed with rice, by floating oil released head of a very old Wigan legal firm, by Mr. P. S. Cassidy, seconded by from the Mitsui Bussan, Kalahs oll. in his office at Wigan, and he Mr. K. Stewart-Smith
tanker, No. 8 "Abura Maru," which brought it to the notice of Mr. A. Re-election of Messrs.. Percy sank in the storm, off Kawasaki J. Hawkes, the Librarian of Wigan, Smith, Seth & Fleming and recently, says the "Japan Adver who has made a special collection Messrs. Linstend & Davis as aut-Maer," A large area of the sur
of Wigan deeds for preservation as tore for the current year, at fees face of the bay along the shores. affording sidelights on local his- of $750 each firm-proposed by of Daishi-machi, Kawasaki, between tory and geography. Seeing that Mr. H R Sturt, seconded by Yokohama and Tokyo, la covered It was of special interest to Shore Mr. F. H. Crapnell.. ditch, Mr. Hawkes got into touch
Dividend warrants
can
with Mr. Thomas Green, Librarian obtained at the company's .of Shoreditch, who happens to be a to-morrow.
native of Wigan, and Mr. Green eagerly seized the opportunity of obtaining the document for the Shoreditch Library, CA WAT
||with a thick layer of the floating
office ed by the floating all, say that the be oll: Growers of nor); highly, alarms
gathering of the year's crop will be delayed at least a month and much of the seaweed will not be
fact, regards the Wigan gift an edible after contact with the on
It la a mystery tow such a deed "extremely valuable and interest The Association relating to rural old-time London ing, and he be written to a has organized a com should have strayed away and Loep. Heald, the donor, and to Mr. tlate with the Mited found in a solicitor's office in en in Hawkes, the Wigan Librarian, for purpose dustrial town 200 miles distant, thanking them for the treasured without resort Shoreditch Library possesses a con- document. The name of Mr. Heald Biderable collection of deeds rang is being registered in the Shore ing from 1548 to moder times and ditch Library archives as the donor king
"naturally the Wigan and will make; bf the
welcome addition to the number..
The Librarian of Bhoreditch in
deed, which throws Idri widelight on bla Lon-is:
the
the Corporation will be CLOSED The REGISTER! of SHARES of
from Monday, the 11th February to SATURDAY, the 23rd February,
1929, (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered
By Order of the Court of
Directors,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 4th Feb., 1929.
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