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All interest in the Colony during the week has been centred on the observance of Armistice Day, which was practically observed as a holiday. The usual solemn cere- mony, preceded by a special service in St. John's Cathedral, was witnessed at the Cenotaph where many hundreds gather- ed for the "Two Minutes' Silence" and the laying of wreaths by His Excellency the Governor and representatives of public bodies.
The usual Armistice Dinner was arranged by the Ex- Service Men's Association and the British Legion of Fron. tiersmen, and was a great success. A full report will be found in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.”
Likewise Poppy Day, in aid of the late Earl Haig's Fund was equally successful, the early returns showing an increase over the collections for last year all over the Colony,
Interport cricket has again claimed the attention of sportsmen. After a fine start Malaya went under to Shanghai by one wicket. Hong Kong next put paid to Shanghal's account by. 82 runs, and at the time of going to press Hong Kong has secured a good lead on the first innings over Malaya. It has been a week of thrills, in which the glorious uncertainties of the game have been exemplified to the utmost. Full accounts by a special writer are published in this week's "OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.”
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VISITING TROOPS
Due in Colony Next Week
FIGHT WITH FLAMES
1800 prerre andran
MORE SUPPORT ASKED FOR THE | $40,000DAMAGE CAUSED IN
ASSOCIATION
SUCCESSFUL EVENT
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TWO HOUSES GUTTED
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The annual dinner of the Royal. Damage estimated at 340,000 was Engineera' 'Old Comrades' Associa-done yesterday when a fire broke
tion was held last night at the Savoy Hotel and was well attended by men in khaki and in 'mufti. •
After the Royal Toast had been honoured, Col. Skinner proposed the R.E.O.C.A. He said that the dinner was the second function of its kind held by the Association, and he thought it was 'a' success. The R.E. dances were during the winter and he hoped all support would be given to them.
out at the corner! of Jervois and Hilfer Street, Hong Kong buraing down two houses. The blaze start- ed on the second floor of 78, Jervois Street, and spreading rapidly soon involved 28; Her Street, which adjolved it on the corner. "
Four fire engines were promptly turned out, one from the West Point sub-station and three from the Central Fire Station... They tackled the flames from Jervois Street, Queen's Road and Wing Lok Street, and after a hard fight which insted an hour and a half managed to extinguish the flames, but not before the two houses had been gutted.
The speaker then went on to say that they had a repreathtative gathering present and appealed for members of the Corps to join the Association. Col. Moore, of Singa- pore, had been invited to attend, but he was unavoidably prevented Both troopships arriving here be- from attending new wa fore Christmas, the Neuralia and One feature of the function was the City of Marseilles, will be in that the speeches were not lengthy.in preventing the fire from spread- port next week. The City of Other epeakers only said a few Marseilles is expected to leave words, but they were words which Shanghai at 8.80 a.m. to-morrow, a would help the cause more than a day dead of schedule, and is thus lengthy prepared speech All ask expected to arrive here on the ed for more support to be given to 19th-The Neuralla is expected to the Association.
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aritve in Hong Kong at Caybreak A musical programme was then on Monday, and a programimo has given featuring MB Labrum In his boer arranged for the troops coin catchy song. Tog ald to be Young ing' ashore, M
and too young to be Old." Mr. The band of the SLI will ac Cresswell won rounds of applause company, some of the
on, for his rendition of "Flight of the route march In
"Two Ages" and "Absent football matches are to be played In the ernoon,..one between the Norfolk Regiment and the Somer set at Chatham, Road, commencing at 3 o'clock. The other retch be- tween the Neuralia A team and
WOMEN TRICKED
Year's Jail For Wily Chinese
the Bomersets 2nd XI will take a istmere We Takende des Kalegur and place at Shamshaipo, to commence Yesterday Mr. T, S, Whyte-Smith
Great Difficulty-lev The firemen had great difficulty
ing further, but by concentrating streams of water on adjoining buildings they were successful. The neighboring houses were of course, vacated early, and the tenants of the various floors vere. lucky to suffer damage by water only, as at an early stage their dwellings seemed doomed
The ground Roor of 78, Jervois Street Was occupied by Messre.. Kwong Sang the Chinese allk firm; whilst in the ground Root of 28, Hiller Street was a Chinesa earthenware shop, Both were in- guted.
TIMBER YARD FIRE
(From Our Own Correspondent.}..
•113630 at 2,45 pm A pakled sentence of 12 months' hard A huge; Are; broke out in the : BEST Other parties coming ashore will labour'on-a-Chinese who was charge. My Per Canton, Yesterday,
23-18/18
timber yards on Honam yesterday
bé conducted by N.C.08. of various ad on two counts of converting to Units to places of interest in Hong his own uke money obtained under evening, the extent of damage being Kong, visiting the Peak, amongst falfpretendeginupad this unknown.se yet. A godown belong- other places.
the Univer
The first charge related to $2.50ing to Mesure, Geria Drevard, howe which was given to him by a Chever was in the area of the fire and nese woman for the purpose of part is expected that a good deal of chasing four tickets in the Kowloon aged, by water
or che the cargo has been burnt or dam Canton Railway for the journey to Bamchun; WATERZENN Mereza, Jebsen and Co. also had. The sum of $8.50 was involved a good deal stored in the same
godown: 12 In the other charge The Bocused
obtained this money by a trick that he could recover tha from another woman, by pretending lost