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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1932.
STRANGE HISTORY OF CITY BLINDED
OLD CLUB
DOORS ONCE CLOSED] EVEN TO NOBLES
BUT OPEN TO
ORIENT
London-The Oriental Club was what more social character by per founded at a meeting. held on,mitting members to introduce their February 24, 1824, in the rooms of frienda, but they were always re- the Royal Asiatic Society, at 14,sisted by large majorities
until Grafton-street, at which Major- | 1843, when Sir T. E. Colebrooke, an General Sir Jóhn Malcolm, G.Ċ.B., | Indian official of great influence, presided, and for years it was one managed to drive in the thin end of the most extusive clubs in of the wedge with a resolution that London. Not even titles were an -entree.
members might in future invite a stranger to the house dinner, the cost of which for themselves was fixed at 128. and for their guests at 158. To-day, of course, guests are freely invited, and Indies may be entertained in the Strangers' room.
At this time membership of the Service Cluba
to was confined officers of the British Army. There was thus much need for a elab for officers of the armies of the East India Company, and the primary
Thackeray made many references qualifications of membership were employment in the public service of to the Oriental in "Vanity Fair." His Majesty or the East India "The Newcomes," and other works. Company in any part of the East, "These references," the lato Mr. membership of the Royal Asiatic Alexander. F. Balllie wrote in his Society, and association with the elaborate history of the club and administration of Eastern Hanover Square, "are very accur -Governments at home or abroad. ate and correct, and probably he These qualifications have under-honoured us with his presence' on gone, of course, from time to time, several occasions, but of this we considerable modification, and al- have no record, for the early though the membership of the club visitors' books have unfortunately still consists of those
are been destroyed." intimately associated with the East, it is no longer purely a Ser- vice club as it was formerly.
our
who
The Duke of Wellington, The first president of the club was the Duke of Wellington, and the first chairman Sir John Mal- colm. The Duke wus by no means merely a figure-head in the office of president, but regularly paid his annual subscription, and in one year by some accident it was paid twice over.
"Tam" Pearce Returns
Introduces Son At H.K.C.C. Pavilion.
AVERAGE OF 22 FOR KENT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY SMOKE OF SHANGHAI FIRE
Desperate Fight To Quench Flames.
100 MEN ENGAGED,
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Saturday,
The Hongkew district yesterday was the scene of one of the most dangerous fires in many years, requir ing the attention of 100 men and nearly two miles of hose, five pumps and two Grefloats. Captain Dyeon, Chief Officer, attended with the first call and continued on duty throughout the night. The amoke was so denise dur ing the day time that chauf- feurs at the British Consulate fair, some distance away, were forced to slow down, unable to see their way.
Partics, wearing gas masks and supported by hose linesmen tried to reach the flames from the fourth floor of a building. A steel door was opened but before the water could be laid on, a blast of gas struck the men, who were forced back.
Men wearing full masks,. to whom those below pump ed fresh air, were unable to stand the intense heat.
They stated, afterwards that asbestos, suits would have been valueless owing to the heat. Only by a stupen dous effort the men con- trived to subdue the raging inferno.
The building was a large one and was completely gut- ted.
MORRIS - EWIN FIGHT.
(Continued from Page 1)
THE
GENTLEMAN
I Brand had een hinta TT was a year since. Simon
again',
By Ernest Betts.
1
"Oh, well, you'd better go home
time she had been "studying" in
"Perhaps I had," he answered. Paris while he had been work But just after, Joanna had sud ing with grave and single-mindeddenly plunged the room in bright- attention at his briefs in Lon-ness for him by bending over his! don.. A year ago, in the black-chair and whispering:
"Simon-If I could marry anyone ness of the curving road, where the trees shut it in and hid it it would be you. But you're such from the world, she had said to him with witchery, in her voice: "Ah, my dear; but in a year you'll have forgotten me." It was the first word of treason. ·
gentleman, aren't you?""
The year had passed and he wOR sitting in the train, in which he had arranged himself with care, quaintly observing to himself that he was go Joanna, you know that's noting to "claim" Joanna, much as mid- true," he complained. Pil come on of
nineteenth-century heroes took posses back in a year, and you'll come or Macheath his pale mistresses. He Coy จ quailing brider, back, too. Now that's definite."
hnd had
note from the
rom the Maytrees to He had gone en solemnly and say that Joanna was there, and ar Itenderly about his plans, and inte as ever, and they bad
absolute silence they had kissed. underneath the trees, like lost be ings. There was no moon; not a atar was out; Nature seemed to have withdrawn from the scene, us if wishing to have no lot in their fortune, this way or that.
·
contrived matters in his At once
once he had things in a haversack and taken the packed a few fast train which
anal Victoria for Bis
o'clock.
sett at in the train he tried to see his course quite clear as it would now
Sitting in the befail. By chance the day was much like that other day a year ago, when
They had begun to walk quietly the weather had so put out the through the darkness to Low with clouds, the whole countryside mony of his plane. The sky was heavy Thatch, where they were staying
sobbed with wetness, the wind flarig Itself against
treits and houses. Every
time had written to
with the Maytrees for the week end, when heavy drops of rain drove them at a run the rest of the way, and he could say none of the words burning on his tongue for speech. The wind rose sud- denly and from everywhere, and pitched into them like children. When they got back to the cottage it was already beginning to` thun- der-a strange, quick, early spring. storm that astonished the very fowls in the farmyard... take
evening. But in him something
froze, solid and covered speech like
fce upon a lake. The ripple went from life. He sat down moodily before the fire and became remote
the he
Joanna
in the interval of her stay in Paris the long, fretful, unsweet interval when: Instead of replying to his letters
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's short story will be "The Day Of The Sortle," by C. G. Learoyd.
to say
T
And in this rounding of the weather upon them Simon knew. that he lost part of Joanna, and she had been painting, dancing, ad- must set about recovering her all venturing, idling in cleter company. over again. In her, the atorm he had taken care to add another stroke seemed to set something free. She of assertiveness to his woping. Ho Mr. "Tam" Pearce 'was among the
laughed.and joked with Jessica and wrote punctually twice a week. Joan
na had once told him (he remember- The club, whose first premises spectators at the H.K.C.C. v K.C.C.
her husband and said that the bats cd) that his methods compared ill with were at 16, Lower Grosvenor-street, match. He only arrived back
were definitely in the belfry that there of
former friend hers. came into possoBalvn of ita present in the Colony on Saturday
who just wrote to her when he had no Harry Bexby-oh, only a friend! site in Hanover-equare in August, from Home leave byt the :1826. The architect of the build-Empress of Canada, but the
better employment, and then it was ing was Mr. Benjamin Dean Wyatt.nowa of a cricket match brought him
inte as many strange arms as tempt
he hoped she was running who designed Londonderry House In all haste to the Club pavilion
ed his own manly breast. Cynical, and the Duke of York's Column in where he renewed many old ac-
careless, Idle Harry! And yet he was Waterloo Place. Two storeys and quaintanceships.
far, from that; but his not in training, and would be
had said, not noticing the
attraction a portion of a third bave been
on, she It is hoped that this season "Tam" unable to last out a fifteen round
lash of her added to the building in recent will be
was in this acen opening the Club bout.”
this very neglect of the years, accommodation being thus innings with hia son T. A. Pearce, "We do not expect to meet with
courtly, of all those soft English at- tentions and ardours which are the provided for a number of bed who wound up last season with any dieulty in securing an op- Mr. Leonardo S. Laguio, the aesis stinet. Bexby-bless him was not husk and salt of a man's possessivo in- flrat-class average of 22 for Kent, ponent for December 8. The pro-tant Provincial Treasurerat like that. He denied her, he looked The first of many gifts to the and his inclusion in the Club side is gramme will consist of one fifteen- Abra P.I., is a passenger by the the other way. So few men could do club were a portrait of Stringer eagerly awaited.
round championship fight for the Taiyo Maru" to San Francisco. such 1 a thing. She drew Lawrence and a fine turtle, which
picture of Both "Tam" and his son looked middleweight championship of
Harry, with his
body and bluo was regarded as a polite atten- very fit, and took a keen interest in the Colony, one ten-round fight, Mr. and Mrs. L. Beath were eyes and thick
trousers and the game between the Club and possibly light-heavyweight, and among the passengers on board the black colly hair that seemed to have One of the most interesting of Kowloor
spring# Inside four six-round fights."
s.s. Taiping which arrived here "But Joannel Simon had cried, the club's portraits is that of
"Morris is at the top of his form from Australia on Friday.
and failed for speech, Warren. Hastings painted in 1805
now and training hard at the Police Gymnasium. He would have The Roy Hickey and the Rev beater Ewin had the two n concluded Cpl. Ainsworth, mih" Lowgane were among the passen- gers embarking here on the ss.
rooms,
tion to the new chef."
by J. J. Masquerier. In the hand
some drawing room, which over- looks the square, are those of the Duke of Wellington and Sir John Malcolm.
MR. W. B. WITHERS
DIES AT HOME.
Served Many Years In Hong Kong.
A painting of considerable his- torical interest hangs over the :main staircase. It bears the inscription, "Surrender to Marquis
The death has Cornwallis of the Sons of Tippoo Home of Mr.
occurred at William
Bell ar Inspec-
Nowa of his demise
as hostages for the fulfilment of withers, formerly the Treaty of 1792, Painted by tor in the Hong Kong Police Mather Brown, 1793. Presented Force.
Personal Pars.
yesterday.
words,
He Was always losing bits of her! recoiled from one another and came without warning. They argued and together again, but after these counters he had the feeling that he was
"I've
en-
Morris, who has won five belts Empress of Russia for Manila, got an idea, Simon," she had in Hong Kong, is the holder of the welterweight championship of the Colony and has never lost a aght In the Colony.
THIRD PLENARY SESSION.
Suggestions To Be Put
At Meeting.
said. "When we meet this time next year I'll ask Harry down, top, and you Mr. Ma Man-fai, Managing Direc- can fight for the trembling bilde. I'd tor of the Sincere Company, return love that. Because Harry loves me, ed to the Calony from Shanghai orat. It'd be thrilling
and you know how theatrical I board the liner President McKinley you'll not be such this morning. GRA
Joanna A little fool,
Te done worse in my timez Mr. Wilfred F. Edge and Mr Well, not in mine, plea by 0. CAV Aldie, 1889.” The library contains many presenta- having occurred on November 10, at was received at the week-end, death
Ronald Enskin Todo, two Civil serate any of the things that tions from members, and in the Portsmouth.
me, it seem pants, arrived back in the Colony on one or two perhaps entrance hall is a beautiful collec
Saturday, after a round Trip to give me a kids A
Now Mr. Withers was
Manila by the Tairo Maru.
She kissed him, but with reserve.on tion of buffalo and other horns from the Himalayas, present left Hong Kong in 1916 after Plenary Session of the Kuomin resident of the Colony. Ha With the opening of the third
ang
her lips. Then she took him back Mr. Ma Wing-chen, a member of again with a little hug and kissed him
After a while Baillie, of the Bengal Civil Service- less than 49 years, having some Central Standing Committee in Sincere Company, also returned to mid
a spell in the Colony of notang In Nanking near at hand, the the Board of Directors of the pasionately
It were a here in 1887. He was a keen: Canton is busy preparing sugges. Hong Kong to day from Shanghai 2*, Simon, dear, I think you're rether In the early days of the club sportsman and freemason, being a tions to be submitted at the on Iward the President McKinley, 1 cool. You take things (or granted sonun was - supplied to members member of the old. Corinthias Section for discusalon. 32ess Me
free of charge, the annual cost Yacht Club, the Kowloon Bowling Mr. Lám Tung-hol, a representa- being £25. For many years a Green Club, and a Past Master of tive of Dr. Lo Wen-kan, arrived at houser were among the passengers you, yên khaw firms verseh mal rule existed that nothing should the United Services Lodge, Canton recently and consulted who disembarked from the Pre- with the Committee on the matter, sident McKinley which ^^ arrived in
ed some years ago by Mr. J. R.
Free Snuff.
be sold for 屁 smaller price than sixpence not even a biscuit. so that there might be no neces- sity for giving coppers in change, Another singular rule was that before delivering silver change to any member every piece was to be rubbed a polished with leather.
an
old
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ahel
FREY'S BEER
always to be taken
"always withi
:: Dr. and Mrs. William Funkar Ms. Brand)"" "One day you'll
will be, my girl, oné day!!
How like Simon, how
It is understood that certain suport today from America is Japan like all men deep down. gestions have been; arrived at by and Shanghai bag, o them, worden g
The rain beat itself against the win- On instructions from the Bouth Mr. H. F. Campbell, manager of dow of Simon's carriage, which he had Western: Rolitical Counell, Mr. the Canton branch of Messrs. 30 himself, and alld down the pang in Chan Yang, Provincial: Secretary: Shewan Tomes and Company, arrived
Flannel, and PRE As trying to get arrived in Hong Kong last night in the Colony on board the Blue He
路
nover
No exception was ever taken in the Indian Civil Service, open to Hu Harmin, to discuss Ao ou tarday Mr. Campbell has been making that botwas Ince to face with
A competitive examination for on the sa. Long Shan to ear. Fannel Iners as Sarpedon, yes the stress and pleasure those early days'to members' wear-all qualified persons, "will be holdigestions, Mata Joga Home on Jeavey role of Bfe, with ZU BERELLAS |
ing their hats within doors, and
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tary's Office, wearing their hats.
SCOUT DISPLAY.
An At Home and
of Scout
Mr.Chan Secretary of! Hone
Provinc
day to dia
before
Poff the
Andrew's)
Smoking accommodation was for qualifying examination for Scouts the first forty or fifty years of the appointments of Probationer clerks Scoutmaster, on club's existince very inadequate, in the local Government service in the grounds and the dificulties that ware al will be held in Queen's College Church Vicarage: wase in with regard to this Hall on Monday, January 1938, and friends, question continued until 1874, at Pam. All candidates
when the present smoking room examined in Engilan dictation, and was added to the house and open on January 12, those
haya
od for, nubile e paased the dictation feet will be
References, by Thackeray examined.
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