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ST ANDREW'S CLUB NAVAL CONFERENCE
Social Evening in
Church Hall
Under the auspices of St. An- drew's Club, an enjoyable social, at which members of the Union Church Y.P.S. were guesta, WIR held in the Church Hall last night, a fairly large number of young men and women attending.
A dance was followed by an amusing Nursery Byhme" competi- tlon. Mr. R. Baldwin, conductor, initiated community singing, after which refreshments were served. A Ave-clue Tressure Hunt follow- ed. Mr. Baldwin proving the lucky one. The treasure was a silver serviette ring.
A clever competition 'Book Titles' was next held.
called
Miss W. Robinson, who was res ponsible for the games, invited Mrs. Rogers to present the prizes. Nursery Rhyme Competition:- Miss Margaret White.
Book Titles: Miss Adams (Union Church).
The Rev. W. W. Rogers thank ed the Club for the splendid social, and also warmly welcomed the friends from the Union Church, Kowloon
Mr. A. W. Ingram, responding on behalf of the YP.S., said that they had thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and hoped that, ther would return the compliment at an early date.
The gathering dispersed shortly after eleven o'clock
LAND INVESTMENT DIVIDEND
The Directors of the Hong Kong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd, have declared a final dividend of $2 per
share. This, with the Interim dividend of $2 already paid, makes $4 in all for the year 1920.
RACEHORSES INCINERATED
New Orleans, Yesterday. Fifteen racehorses have .been incinerated by a fire in baran at the Fair due to an overheated oll stove, Two grooms and a jockey were burned,
Reuter's American Service.
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BUSH FIRES
Disastrous Outbreak in
West Australia
Perth, Yesterday.
Numerous settlers have lost their
lonance of world peace, must evidently serve to unite all the Powers in the common hope and endeavour now to further and sup-homes, one being killed, as the re- plement the good work accomplished|sult of disastrous bush fires in Western Australia. The fires were finally extinguished by the farmers after desperate efforts-Reuter.
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Washington, commensurately with the progress of the general situation,
Zealand) was sup-
New Zealand's Position Mr. Wilford (New stated that New Zealand ported by a small naval unit of the British Empire.
Its cost of naval defence was about half a million sterling, its pepulation 1,500,000, and the volume of its trade £102,- 000,000, To an island country like New Zealand, separated from Its markets by great distances, the safety of its trade routes meant economic life or death.
Future Procedure
The Prime Minister proposed that the delegations should hold further discussions between them selves, and the conference was adjourned to meet again when there is business to transact, probably early next week.
By prying open the kitchen door, a burglar entered No. 18, Bridges Street, yesterday, and made a haul amounting to $1,418.50. The booty was mostly money comprising two $500 notes, one $100 note and three $50 notes. The occupier
of the house was a midwife.
scarlet and gold robes of the Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs.
The Lord Mayor toasted the auc- cess of the conference.
all the delegates counted on success. M. Tardieu, in reply declared that
Success would be theirs because they were secking peace with the same creative power that they placed in service their independence and respective security.
Miss Ishbel MacDonald and Mrs. Stimson watched the brilliant scene from the balcony,
A Ripple
The Prime Minister requested the Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in toast- heads of the delegations to consulting the Lord Mayor and the Cor- with him with a view to the collec-poration of London, declared that tion, selection, and arrangement of
the conference was going to do its the questions which will in due best to fulfil its task. course be brought before the con- ference. It was found that there were a large number of such ques- tions, and that the work of pre- paration must of necessity take considerable time and require a number of meetings. The first of these meetings took place at No. and after a 10 Downing Street this afternoon, discussion Insting an hour and a half, the meeting was adjourned till Monday next. British Wireless Service.
The fact that the size and re- placement of battleships
was dis- cussed during Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald's visit to the United States was disclosed by Mr. Snowden at question time.
Colonel Gretton (Conservative, Burton) asked why the House was not told before whether the Ad- miralty had been previously consult- ed?
Banquet To Delegates
London; Yesterday. The Corporation of the City of Mr. Snowden replied that the London gave a banquet to the dele- Admiralty was cognisant of all that gates to the Naval Conference at was going on thereament. Its views the Guildhall with all the elvic had received due consideration. The traditional ceremony.
There were conversations were personal between over 700 guests--all men-all being Mr. Hoover and Mr. MacDonald and in evening dress with decorations. he had no official knowledge of what There were no uniforms except the occurred.Reuter.
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