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POPPY DAY IN THE Misses Nan Liang, Gracie Swan, CANTON
COLONY
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Betty Bone, Gortis McNelllie, Jean!
Stewart, and Muriel Grimes.
Kowloon Dock Recreation Club, under the direciloa of Mrs. G. II. STREET COLLECTIONS BETTER ' Cuthill-Misses M. Adam, M.
THAN 1928
Tillery, M. Gow, N. Kenplon, C. Mitchell, and J. Owen.
RETURNS STILL INCOMPLETE
It is impossible as yet to give definite information as to the total amount collected in Hong Kong, Kowloon and South China, aa various areas have not yet sent in their returns. It seems, however, evident that the results of street
collections are better than last year. On the other hand the at-
tractions of Interport cricket had the effect of reducing the returns from the usual auctions and Foot ball Match. Further actions are
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still to be held and the Committee sincerely hopes that they will ro- ceive good support, and that really satisfactory sum of money be sent home to this great Fund.
Very unfortunately, however the Committee has to face re mitting Home at a most unfavour. able rate of exchange as compared with last year and this will make
very large difference when it comes to changing the money into sterling.
mention
In 'yesterday's papers was made of those ladies and gentle men who so kindly and enthusiasti. cally assisted in the sale of popples and by other moans in assisting collections. It was, however, im possibble yesterday to give the full list of all helpers and it is not even possible to do this now, in asmuch as certain returns have not yet come in.
The Poppy Day Sub-Committee of the British Legion would like to take this opportunity the following ladies and gentlemen of thanking
who so kindly assisted, and to thank also those whose names by any chance have been omitted in this list:-
Hong Kong Sales, under the direction of Mrs. F. Syme Thom Bon:-Mesdames Chubb, Brooks, Bloomfield, Simmons. Strellett, May. The Misses J. Honess, L. Clarke, P. Scott Hanton, K. Blair, B. Blair, M. Taylor, Wentworth, Oakley, B. Sutton, Tickner, Dunn, E. Stub. bings, A. Larsson, D. Bewley, E. J de Biere, E. S.. de Biere, B. Steel, A. Steel, V. Bradbury, D. Stewart, B. Smith, E. J. Coppin, F. Steven- son, D. Simpson, E. O'Hagan, B. Laing, J. Harris Walker, E. Black- burn D. Smith, A. Fowler, W. Jenkin, P. Jenkin, E. Lammert, D. Hail. Tasartey, R. King, M. Gubbay and Master Alec Sheldon.
Happy Valley Sales, under the direction of Mr. Edmonds of the Hong Kong Civil Service Cricket Club:-Mrs. Wood, the Misses H. Grimmitt, G. Grimmitt, J. Ewing, M. Glendinning, E. Glendinning, P. Wood, M. Taylor, F. Fowler, J. Smith, F. Grimmitt, Murphy, and Mr. D. Taylor.
Kowloon Sales, under the direc tion of Mrs. J. H. Hunt: Mesdames G. Anderson, B. Brown, S. Thomson, W. Brace, Adams, Jefferies, Lloyd-Jones, C. Car- ruthers, J. Johnston, Kaiman, R. Sneddon, M. Costello, F. Short, S. Pearce, J. Taylor, Wheeler, Tinson, Vallerine, Whitta, C. Grey, McCrae and C. Fraser. The Misses 1 Butler, H. Eastman, C. Angus, D. Poynting, B. Taylor, K. Murphy, J. Sanh, N. Branch, K.. Hamilton, J. Wong, M. Spenalagh, J. Bates, J. Paterson, R. Blackmore, R. Nish. M. George, N. Field, B. Field, G. Heney, T. Ella, K. Chester, P. Nelson, Kwan, U. Mitchell, W. George, V. Lerkovich, E. Brace, Y. Kelly, P. Heney, Geckd and Crouch,
Homuntin Sales, under the direc tion of Mr. Osmund.--The Misses M. Roza, G. Roza, M. Figueiredo, and M, da Roza.
TO BUILD MANY ROADS
BIG PROGRAMME TO BE PUSHED ON
ENSURING A MODERN CITY
The Committee desires to express their a ere thanks to the Hong
A comprehensive plan of deve Kong tball Association, and to Mr. W. Hollands, for donating lopment and reconstruction has the entire proceeds of the Football been mapped out by the City match at Happy Valley, between the Fathers to turn Canton lato a Services and the Rest of the Colony plans that at present exist only on modern city, and when all the
to Col. Crake for the Band, and to
paper have actually materialized
the Police Headquarters, for Canton will be truly modern. police protection.
Road building has been in pro- The Committee has also to thank gress for some years, but the all those who so kindly assisted by complete system of roadways for displaying posters. The Adverti-Canton is for from being dish- sing & Publicity Bureau. the ed, and a tremendous amount of Hồng Hong Tramways, Ltd., the work in this direction has atill to Star Ferry Co. Ltd., and the Peak be done.
The municipality have Tramways, Ltd., for their very deelded to apply more preasure to valuable help in publicity.
road building, and have now plan- The Committee are also very nad to complete all roads with- greatly indebted to. Messrs. Lane in a period of three years for those Crowford, Ltd., Messrs. Whiteaway in the city, while suburban roads Laidlaw & Co., Ltd., and Messrs. will take six years for completion. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., for their
aplendid window displays.
(in con-
The full list of progressive plans that the Municipal authorities have Thanks also must be made to Mrs. recently decided upon include the Sheldon for the very kind use of following: her car in selling the special' Poppy I. Since there is no fixed time Day Garlands.
period during which the construc-) tion of maloes in the city limits Special Thanks Special thanks are also necessary is to be carried out, much in- to Mrs. J. M. Woods for the kind convience may be caused to proper- Earl Haig. loan of her photograph of the lata ty owners, and in some instances The sale of reproduc-new houses have had to be pulled tlons of this photograph bave down to make way for maloos that Funds; to the Cathedral Church Programme prepared by the Muni greatly assisted in augmenting the were not included in the original
Body, the Catholic Mission, the cipality, with the result that many Union Church, and St. Andrew's property-owners suffered losses Church for collections taken at the through the demolition of their Armistice Day Services; to the newly built houses. To remedy this services rendered by Mr. C. M. atate of affairs the authorities of Manners in organising
the municipality have decided to re- collections in the harbour; and to scheme governing this project, the junction with Mrs. H. Hunt)e the programme of maloo con- struction. According to the new the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf work of constructing maloos is to & Godown 'Company for the loan be completed in three periods with of launches.
The Committee also desires to 21 roads with
in three years. In the first period, thank Miss P. Heney, Messrs. G. Pabout 90,000 feet are to be built total length of Heney, J. H. Hunt, Stan Hill, and while a similar number totalling H. A. Rogers for posters and about 70,000 feet is planned in the auctions; also publications given in ald of the second, and 19 roads measuring al- Messrs. Lane together about 80,000 feet will be Crawford, Ltd., Messrs. Caldbeck constructed in the 3rd MacGregor & Co. Ltd., Messrs. period.
or lagt
Prince & Co., Ltd., for very gen roads to be built in the various Donnelly & Whyte, Messrs. Gande: 2. There are altogether 35
auctions. crous gifts in support of the suburbs of the city, which are to be cartred out in three periods The Committee would like to ex-within six years, press their very sincere thanks to
co-operation.
to
ART AND IMPUDENCE
3. Repairs to defective and
the Press. for their very kind, broken drains and sewers in the koen, and absolutely invaluable various districts in the city are to
be immediately carried out while. the system of creeks is considered with a view to ultimate reclamation. 4. To reclaim the water front crowd watched an artist, who was down to the West Bund, with pros- During the lunch hour a small from the Government pler right standing in the middle of the pave-pect of a large amount of revenue ment in Fleet Street, aged on the large tract of new land thus to the Provincial Treasury from penell sketch of St. P、 dome.
It was interesting to
formed. re the out- lines appear on the bourd, but the acene was rudely interrupted by an office boy who called out: "Fancy going to all that trouble when he can buy it on a penny postcard."
How He Does It.
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"How do I keep in good form? Well, besides lots of practice. which is necessary
of course, I take a little dose of Pinkettes oc- to ensure freedom
5. A bund along the prays of Honan Island is to be laid out.
6. The stream off Shekwaitong is to be dredged to accommodate in- creasing ship traffe.
7. Three steel bridges are to be erected across the river to Honan from the city.
8. The rails of the Kwangtung Tramway Company are to be re moved from their present location. The Tramway Company is to be per- mitted to use their tracks for the operation of a tram service in the suburbs of Canton, in which areas trams are considered eminently suitable. In the city itself along the roads in which the rails have been laid motor bus services will be instituted.
VERY BLIND JUSTICE
A Drunken Passenger Wins And Loses
Oslo. A curious paradox of
Cheung Chau Sales under the direction of Mrs. A. C. Franklin.casionally,
Police Collections.-Misses E. from those attacks of liver and justice is the theme of comment intestinal derangement which are here. A man boarded a small fjord so liable to 'put one off one's steamer plying between Oslo and
Hunt, B. Hunt and D. Hunt, Mr. Norman Reynolds, and Mr. Leslie Reynolds.
Victoria Prison. Misses. Calvert and L. Salmon.
Chinese War Memorial Sales Mrs. Irene Chan.
E.
Taikoo Club Sales, under the direction of Mr. Stewart Hope-
stroke' at times."
the numerous summer resorts bor- Of chemists everywhere. Pin-dering the fjord. He was drunk, kettes, the gentle little laxatives trouble. The passengers gave him and began immediately to make and liver regulators, are also ob tainable at 60 cents per vial, framed that he should be set ashore at ja good thrashing, and then demand- the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. the next stop. This was done by 60, Kiangse Road, Shanghai,
the ship's officers, but unfortunate-
ly the landing bridge was rather narrow, and during the flight which ensued the man's skull was frac
ed a claim for damages against the steamship company, and the court granted him the amount claimed.
“The Whisky you ask for again" tured. When he recovered he lodg
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