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FUNERAL OF CHIEF CHINESE | EARTHQUAKE, SNOWS & FLOODS
ASSISTANT
MR. LUM KIN-SANG
A large number of colleagues. and friends were present at the funeral, yesterday, of Mr. Lam King-sang. Chief Chinese Assist. ant, South China Morning Post, || Limited.
CAUSE HAVOC TO HOMES
SEVEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO
New York, Yesterday.
the
"THE PAGAN"
Beautiful Romance of the South Seas
ACROBATIC DANCING
Ramon Navarro, always a favourite of movie fans, is seen at his best in "The Pagan" which is showing at the An earthquake in South Call- Queen's Theatre to-day. His role is not an easy, one. He is seen as the fornia, extreme cold in the north-indolent half-breed of the South Sea west and the Cork Mountain Islands with a large coconut, planta- regions, floods in the middlo-westtion left to him by his "white" father.
He is, however, seized, with The servico in the Roman and south, were reported during the lethargy of the Pacifle and, instead of Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, last 24 hours, while buildings rack-looking after his property, he is satis- was conducted by the Rev. Fr. L.
fled with sunning himself in the open. ed in Los Angeles and Pomona with a ukalole as his companion. Banchio, assisted by the Rev. Fr. I. Situ, the Rev. Fr. P. Lam, and along the San Bernardino Valley. As Mr. Shoesmith, the hero of this the Cathedral Seminarists.
Five hundred families were driven story was, so to speak, in clover, until
"white" trador crossed his shadow.. from their homes by the overflowing Mr. Slater, the name by which the of the Wabash River in Indiana, trader is known, came to the island on Two hundred were rescued from his schooner. He has also a half breed on board-a girl who is known by the second storey windows when the musical name of Tito-and then trou Blanchard River overflowed its ble begins for Shoesmith. banks. In Ottawa and Ohio, new love with the so-called ward of Mr. Ramon Navarro falls passionately in
records of cold were reached. The Slater. Tito loves him in return, but Rocky Mountain regions report the Mr. Slater has other designs on her. thermometer to register seven de-Dorothy Janis, who plays the part of Tito, is a beautiful girl, and her inne- grees under 'zero. At Denver to cent and charming ways make her a day six deaths from cold were gir! to be much desired by men. In their midst an adventuress, Renee M.B.E., B. Wylie, A. Morley, A.reported, while a vast area of snow, Hicks, F. P. Franklin, J. M. R. extending to the far south of New Xavier, C. E. Wong, R. Wong, Mexico, blocking roads and moun A. H. Roberts, J. D. Bush, Hotain passes, Is' reported.-Reuter's Kwong, Li Tung, Simon Tse Yan, Ameracan Service. Wai Po-cheung, Shum Wai-yau, Thomas. W. M. Wu, Chan Kai,
A contingent of the 28th (Wah Yan College) Troop, Hong Kong Boy Scouts, under Scoutmaster
Zimmern, was present as a mark
of sympathy toward the bereaved family, one of Mr. Lam's son be- ing a member of the Troop.
At the Graveside
The chief mournera
were the widow, the six Bons and two daughters.
Among those present, at the graveside were Messra, G. Duncan,
Shum Hip-tong, Huen On-ting, Cheung Chi-ting, Wai Kwok-lun, A. H. Rumjahn, F. Ozorio. Shum Chi-chung, Kwok Shing-kin, Cheng Chi-man, Yick Chen-fan, Kong Man-sing, and practically all the members of the Chinese staff of the South China Morning Post Hong Kong Telegraph, China Mall and Sunday Herald, Wah Klu Yat Po, Nam Chung, Po. Nam Keung Po and Chung Wah Po.
. Floral Tributes
Wreaths were sent by the Board
"SPEAKEASIES" AND
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18TH ANNIVERSARY. CELE- BRATED WITH ENTHUSIASM
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