FRIDAY, MARCH
CHINESE Y.M.C.A.
EXTENSION
Foundation Stone To Bej Laid To-morrow
'CEREMONY IN KOWLOON..
The Kowloon Branch of the Chin- ress Y.M.C.A. will lay the founda- tion stone for its new extension to-| morrow at 3 p.m.
The new extension will be a four- storey building. The plans of the building call for a recreational hall, * dining room, an auditorium which, it is hoped, will help solve the problem of the lack of a large gathering centre for the com- munity of Kowloon, class-rooms which may alto be used as club rooms, and dérmitory · rooma.
Mr. Watt Lok-hing will officiate; at the ceremony to which the public is cordially invited.
25th ANNUAL CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
Sixteen Teams Participating
Mr. Lam Chi-feng, President of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. will formally announce the opening of the 25th. Annual Membership and Financial Campaign to the various team members and Y.M.C.A, supporters at a dinner at the China Emporium 10-morrow evening at 7:00 o'clock,
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Just Another Pot for Venzke
Receiving trophies is an old story to Gene Ventke, University of Pent sylvania's star miles, who is shown sa be was presented with the James M. Curley trophy by Joseph Kirby after his victory in the mile erent at the Prout Memorial Games at Boston, recently. Venzke galloped to victory in 4 minutes and 20 seconds,
THE CHINA-
ENOTEN
ADVENTURES ON LAND AND SEA
Anonymous Roamer's Autobiography.
A Modern Sinbad. (Harrap, se. 6d.).
No author's name appears on the titlepage.. The book is given to us simply as "an autobiography." The narrator was born in Oxford, spent his childhood in poverty and the rest of his life in amassing the riches of unusual experience, *:
On land and on the sea, some times with a burst of fair -pros- perity, more often in dire financial straits, he knocked about the world, knew treasure-hunts and ship- wreck, menial service in New York, some little fame as an author, and finally returned to England, st least the possessor of a dinner suit: What happened then we are not told; but what had happened till then makes a book packed with unusual adventure, graphically re- flated,
LOCAL NEWS ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY NEW DICKENS MSS.
BREVITIES
AL-
Sixteen teams headed by public-be no dinner dance at the Repuise |
It is announced that there will "spirited professional men of the
Bay Hotel to-morrow. Colony have already whole-heart- edly pledged to devote their efforts
Naval and military guests to aid the Campaign to alain its -objective of $30.000.00 so that the tending the Hunt Ball are notified Y.M.C.A. may continue to adequate-that evening dress should be worn, ly carry
an ite work among the Mess dress is optional. young people of Hong Коля -especially during this restless and
abnormal period.
The Campaign will close March 23.
HORTICULTURAL SHOW
-
FUNCTION
120 Present At The
Dinner-Dance.
GREETINGS FROM SINGAPORE
Local Welshmen celebrated the
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Sealed Box Opened At
British Museum.
was
the
The seal of a box of papers be- Jonging to Charles Dickens broken recently by Mr. Bell, keeper of manuscripts of the British Museum.
"The papers were the property anniversary of their patron saint of Mrs. Perugini, a daughter of "Dewi Sant" at a dinner and dance Dickens, who died some time ago," at Lane. Crawford's Restaurant Mr. Bell states "Before her death The Hong Kong University Atb-|
last night, the function being at condition that they should not be she gave them to the Museum on, letic Club's Annual Athletic Sports| on Meeting will be held on March 17 ended ly over 120 people.
made public until the death of the at the University Pavilion, Pokfu-; The officials at the table were members of the family. That pro- tum Road, commencing at 1.30 p.m. Mr. E. C. Thomas, President, and viso has been removed by
Mrs. Thomas, Sir William Hornell the last of the novelist's children. death of Sir Henry Dickens, K. C. A service men's dance will be held: in the Kowloon Y.M.C.A. on Mon-St. George's Society), Mr. A. L.
"No doubt the papers will prove day next, commencing at 9 p.m. Shields (St. Andrew's Society) and very Interesting, but I have only: The Cheero Band will be in attend-trs. Shields, Dr. Moore
had time to glance at some them. The Museum will not publish Patrick's Society) and Mrs. Moore, them in book form, though no Rt. Rev. Ronald Owen Hull, Bishop doubt it will be decided to bind The number of enses of cerebro- spinal meningitis reported in
of Victoria, and Mrs. Hall, Mr. them so that they the
can be put in Colony in January this year was 64 R. R. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. the Museum for inspection by the in spite of the cold weather ex fand 39 in February with a total of E. Thomas, Rev. E. G. Powell, Col. public." perienced these last few days the 32 deaths as compared with 68 cases 6. T. Rafkes, (South Wales Border Hong Kong Horticultural Society's in January het year and 41 inters) and Mrs. Rulkes, and Mr. T. AUTHORS' TRIBUTES annual tower show, which opens February with a total of 26 deaths. D. Hughes, Singapore St. David's next Wednesday at The Volunteer Headquarters, promises to be a better exhibition than in previous recorded at the Botanical Gardens, toasted by the President.
H.M. the King. H.R.H. the Prince. The total rainfall for February of Wales, and the patron saint were years, was the opinion of Mr. J. T.was 1.70 inches. Rainfall occurred Bagram, the secretary.
on four days only, the maximum.The Guests."
The Bishop of Victoria toasted "Owing to the weather condition fall being on February 23, with .65| the number of entries, which clos-inches. On February 25 and 26,
Lady Peel Makes Entry
SECRETARY'S OPTIMISM
Jance
Society.
(St.
TO E. V. LUCAS.
Two Dedications In One Week..
of
Mr. Hughes brought greetings author receives in one week the It cannot be often that 40 ed yesterday afternoon, are not as 34 and 29 respectively was re- from the Singapore St. David's large s were anticipated", said corded, while 42 fell on February: Society.
dedication of two distinct books Musical ¡Lems which inter-
and less often that those works spersed the speeches were render are so dissimilar as "The Book fed by the South Wales Borderers of the Onion" by Ambrose Heath Hong Choir, Miss Iris Phelps, Mr. D. M. and "Four Days' Wonder" by A. A. Milne, both of which publish. ed recently are dedicated to Mr.
Mr. Bagram, "but on the whole we 28. expert a good show".
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Prizes will be distributed by
on
Tuesday,
was
Mrs. Borrett, wife of Mujer-general Kong branch of the English As80 Richards, and Mr. W. I. Phelps.
The next meeting of the O. C. Borrett, C.M.G.. C.B.E.. eintion will be held ¿D.S.O., G.O.C., O.C. British March 6, at 5.30 p.m. in the Helena brought to a close with an infor- E. V. Lucas.
A most enjoyable evening May Institute. Sir William Hornell mal dance. will deliver a lecture on Augustine,
Troops in China.
the
The following are the entries: Opeat-Lady Peel, Lady Ho Tung, Birrell. Mrk, O. C. Borrett, A. H
Sir Wiliam was an inti- Compton, Mini Mimi Compton, Mrs. L. Dunbar, mate friend of Augustine Birrell.
Ellis, J. W.
F. Des Voeux, Miss M.
Franke, I. L. Goldenberg, Mrs. Ho Kom
Seven Chinese houses were
There will be a Tea Dance at Ro-
Personal Pars.
Messrs. C. D. Culbertson and sold pulse Bay Hotel on Sunday at 430) Chester Fritz (partners in Mesars,
Mra. R. E. Hoare, Miss Margaret in one lot for $57,000 at an auction p.m. re, Hong Kong Club, Helens May held
E. J. R.
at Messrs. Lammert Bros.j
Institute, Nisa M. Loureira,
Weat.
Swan, Culbertson & Fritz) are.ar- riving to-morrow by the Empress of
Paymaster - Lt, Comir... WE.
| McLaughlin, of the Royal Australian: Navy, arrived this morning on the
A Chinese woman, Yueng Tso, of Nankian from Sydney to join 96, Wu Hu Street, attempted to com-ILMS, Cornwall,
Mitchell, Mra. E. J. R. Mitchell, Mia auction rooms yesterday, the pur- The dance arranged for Saturday Canada. ' Pat Mitchell, S. H. Ross, Mrs, F. W. chaser being Mr. Tang Lai-woo. next at the Kowloon Cricket Club Stapleton, E. J. de Souza, United Ser. The lot included Nos. 16-19 Queen's has been cancelled owing to lack vices Recreation Club and Mrs. A. Road Central, Nos. 2-6. Wing Fung of support. Wellingtonr. C. B. Brown, W. H. Street, and No. 2 Wing Fung Lane Beel, J. D. Hatcher, T. Bagram, Mrs. J. T. Bagram, Mrs. G. D. E Black, H. B. Dowbiggin, Mies Dow- biggin, L. S. Greenhill, Mrs. K. E. Greig, Miss Greig, Mrs. J. Scott Hars
According to a message received mit suicide.yesterday.by jumpingļ Tung, Mrs. A. W. Hughes, for France in Hong Kong. Mile on, Chatham Road, Kowloon. She been made by the Colonial Office Sir Robert He de la Prade, Consul-General into the harbour from the sea-wall The following appointmentà' have Key Matilda Hospital, A. S. Mac- Hilts will take off from Swatow this was rescued by Lie Tong, and taken for Hong Kong Miss G. Gough, Richan, Mrs. E. Newhouse, Mrs., A. B morning, Purves, Mrs. Eldon Potter, M. J. Quiat, Me. Hiltz, who is making a flight
weather permitting to the Kowloon Hospital; J. B. Ross, Lady Southern, Mrs. R.
Assistant.. Mistress, to the Edica Sanger, Miss Helena Sanger, Miss from Paris to Tokyo, was
tion Department; Mrs. E. M. Clark, forced For overtaking a moving tramcar Sénior Mistress, to the Education Elexonor Ranger, G. G. N. Tinson, M. down at Swalow, on Wednesday in a controlled ares at Whitfield, Department and E. B Nelson as S. J. Walsh and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, after leaving Hong Kong early on North Point, Li To, a lorry driver, Assistant. Superintendent to the
SHANGHAI STREET FIRE.
Starts In Kitchen Of Hat-
Maker's Shop..
INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF MRS. WHEELER
that morning,
was fined $16 by Mr. E. W. Hamil-Kal Tak Aerodrome, ton at the Central Magistracy this house in the Kam Ling Restaurant,
Charged with keeping a gaming morning. Teung Kuk-shing, shopkeeper, of Yuen Lauskwong, a, Chinese boy Des Voeux Road, appeared on re-aged 8 slipped when jumping, on mand before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at to the rear of his tricycls in Nathan the Central Magistracy this morn Road yesterday and caught his foot) ing, and was fined $50,, in default in the chain. He was taken to the one month's imprisonment. The Kowloon Hoeplial where it was Fira broke out in a hat-maker's $12.80 table money was placed in the found that he had been severed, shop on the ground floor of 559 poor: bax Shanghai Street, Kowloon, this beh
morning at 5ʻoʻdock/"
Lal Yau-ming, unemployed, was Due to the prompt work of the bound over in personal bond Mongkok Fire Brigade the flames $250 to come
within guil
for
ths when"
case in
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