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From 17th October to 5th November.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 192N
ST. STEPHEN'S BAZAAR.
COMPANY MEETING.
OPENING BY MRS. C. R. DUPPLY, HONGKONG REALTY AND TRUST
CO., LTD. A bazaar was hold at St. Stephen's Girl College on Saturday, in aid of the The second ordinary yearly meeting of Ministering Children's League, and to shareholders of the Hongkong Keal and provide funds for the upkeep of hospitals Trust Company, Limited, was held at and leper-settlements in South China. the Hongkong Hotel, on Saturday morn Mrs. Duppuy, who opened the bazaar,ing, under the chairmanship of Father was accompanied on the platform by the Robert. There were present: Mr. E M Rt. Rev. C. R. Duppuy, Bishop of VicRaymond, the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, toris, the Headmistress of the College, Mr. Fung Tat Hang and Mr. P. K. Kwok Miss Middleton Smith, the Director al (Directors); Mr. W. J. Hawker (Alter- Public Works, Mr. H. T. Greasy and Mrs. nato Director); Mr. C. E. V. Ribeiro Creasy (who presented to some of the (Acting Secretary); and the following pupils special prizes for doll-making), Mr. shareholders: Messrs W. H. Brown, W. W. W. Hornell, O.LE. Vice-Chancellor J. Burling, A. W. Smith, T. R. Parsons, of the Hongkong University, and Miss E. S. C. Cook and Li Tai. S. Atkins.
The report of the Auditors is as fel-
Mr. Hornell, in introducing Mra, Duplows: — pay spoke of the excellent pioneer work which was done by St. Stephen's and similar institutions in preparing students for the University. He wished the or ganisers every success in their efforts for charity.
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Mrs. Duppuy, in a short opening ad- dres, said that the bazaar last year had realised $2,500 and she expressed the hope that this year they would de even better. She had seen the hospitals, leper-settle- ments and schools towards the upkeep of which, some of the proceeds of the bazaar were going, and they were worthy of support.
Mrs. Creasy and Mrs. Dappuy were each presented with beautiful bouquets by two little European and two little
Chinese girls.
The Kwok. Siu Lau Hall in which the bazaar was held was prettily decorated The stalls and thronged with visitors. were superintended by Miss Middleton Smith, Miss E. S. Atkins, Miss Hazeland, Miss Wise, Miss Pope, Miss Pincent, Mrs. Fok, Miss Cheung, Miss Chenally and Miss Kwok, who were assisted by students of the College.
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A great attraction was a curio stall for which Mr. Tong Sui Kiu had given the articles. The students, of each form in the College from Form 1 Form had a stall.
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ITALIAN" CONVENT BAZAAR. OPENING BY MRS. P. H. HOLYOAK.
"We report that we have audited the above Balance Sheet with the books and vouchers of the Company and that in our opinion auch Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company's affairs at the 30th June, 1923, according to the best of our in- formatica and the explanations given to us, and as shewn by the books of the Company. We have obtained all the infetmations and explanations we have required.
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THE AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
AQUATIC SPORTS AT V.R.C...
The anatal aquatic sports of the local St. John Ambulance Brigade took" place at the V.R.C. Bath yesterday morning Mr. J. Ralston was secretary and ganiser.
Auditors. Hongkong, 7th October, 1595" The CHAIRMAN said: You will observe from the Profit and Loss Account that the Company made a loss of $6,608.07 for the year to the 30th June, 1995. It is not at any time o pleasant duty to present to shareholders an account showing a debit balance; nevertheless, in this case I am sure you will agree that for our Company to be able to show that covering the period from its commencement to the R. G. Witchell won the Life Saving 30th June last the loss is no more than Challenge Cup, presented by Sir Robert 88,000 add, is in fact rather a matter for congratulation, when it is borne in He Tung. A. M. Wahab was seconded mind that profits cannot be expected In this competition, a dummy is thrown until the buildings on our properties are into the water, while the competitors.are completed and earning.
In the Brigade team race, for the Challenge Cup, presented by the late Sir: Ellis Kadoorie, Kowloon Division were the winners, the Indian Division being second. The winning team comprised Messrs. F. Angus, J. Hurst, Mycork and R. G. Witchell
out of sight, and on the whistle being sounded the competitor ruas to the bath and the position of the dummy is pointed out. The man, who rescues the dummy in the shortest time, wins.
The Nam Yung Challenge Cup (100 yards handicap) Class "A was won by AK Minu, J. Hoosen being second.
J. S. Curreeem won the Chan Chan Challenge Cup (50 yards handicap); E Moses being record.
In the 100 yards race for the Ho Brothers' Challenge Cup, R. G. Witchell was irst, F. Angus second and J. Hoosen third.
The Chater Suield was won by the Kowloon division.
At the conclusion of the events, Mr. E. Ralphs, Assistant Commissioner, an pounced that the presentation of prizes would take place in about a fortnight's time, when the ceremony would be. per formed either by H.E. the Governor or Mes. Clementi.
R.A.O.B. CARNIVAL.
SUCCESSFUL FANCY DRESS DANCE.
Following their recent inaugural danc local lodges of the R.A.0.B. held a very, successful fancy dress carnival at the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre on Satur day night.
The dance was ably arranged by a joint. entertainment committe from the Pro-
vincial Grand Lodge of China, the Sir James Oxberry Lodge and the Oriental Lodge. The function was attended by about 250 dancers who spent a very en- joyable evening, despite the absence of the Brunswick Orchestra during the early part of the programme. Through this orchestra failing to "appear, the piano had to be relied upon for the dance music until the arrival of the Titania Jazz' Örchestra. "The M. C.s for the dance were Messrs." T. Pillage and L Pinn....
MARRIED SOLDIERS.
SHORTAGE OF MARRIED QUARTERS AT HOME.
Current Command Orders contain the following:
The attention of alt concerned is drawn to the fact that owing to the shortage of married quarters in some Home Stations, it is not always possible to allot quarters to the married quartera roll personnel of Corps and Departments at atations to which they are posted on disembarkation in the United Kingdom after a tour of service averseas.
Our architectural department has been well employed during the year under review, and as we have a well qualified and experienced staff, we are in an ex- cellent position to carry out all the archi tectural and engineering work with which we have been and hope to be entrusted. With regard to the Exchange Building," I would inform you that the 3rd floor of the reinforces 'concrete frame has now been laid and the contractors, the Hong- kong Engineering & Construction Com- pлny, Ltd, assure us that their work will be finished in about three months' The Italian Convent, Caine Road, was time. The boycott of the Colony in angular hive of industry on Saturday stituted by the forces in control of affairs in Canton, naturally had a detrimental when the annual bazaar to raise funds influence on the progress of the work, for the orphans and the destitute cared but, unforeseen occurrences excepted, we
are hopeful that the work will now pro} for by the Convent was opened.”“”
cced without interruption. The materials There are nearly 500 orphans-half of and various items of equipment for the building are arriving satisfactorily and whom are Chinese-housed in the altogether we are proceeding, with the cincts of the Convent, and in addition ¦ work as expeditiously as we possibly can. there are a large number of poor and
Lodgings at home are expensive and destitute women to be cared for.
dithcult to obtain and although every endeavour will be made to provide About 400 day pupils attend the Cen- vent School and there did much to help
married quarters, soldiers on the mar ried roll are advised to make precaut in the management of the stalls and side-ject, for we have already made arrange. "Remembrance Sunday" was observed tionary" arrangements for Bending:
ments for the leasing of the greater part | at a number of the Churches in the Colony their families to home addresses in order of the building to good tenants on satis- yesterday, special.services being held, and to avoid difficulties and discomfort at The bazaar was opened by Mrs. P. Hinctory terms, only the third floor and collections taken on behalf of Earl Haig's Holyoak who, in a short address, appealed about three-quarters of the area of the Fund for ca-servicemen. for generous support for the Convent and fourth floor not having yet been let-and At the Union Church, Kowloon, Mr. G. the Home Establishment proceeding to a In those cases of men transferred to wished the sale every sucCESS,
we have not pressed the matter of securing | H. Bust, O.B.E.,
the British Y.M.C.A., unit where neither quarters or lodging" The stalls were wonderfully well stocked tenants for the suites of offices planned Kowloon, occupied the pulpit in the morn are available, railway warrants for their with a wide variety of articles and the for those foora (although we have re- ing. At the evening service the Rev. J. prices charged appeared to be very reastuceived several tentative enquiries), as we Horace Johnston, BA, gave, by special families will be provided to the selected able "All the goods for sale had been are conûdent that as the building ap. request, some more of his personal expen place of residence." made by the inmates of the Convent and proaches completion the desirability of ences in the fighting zone. the neat work reflected much credit on the offices, both as regards the central The collections at the Roman Catholic - them
location of the building, the manner in Churches yesterday were allocated to the which the suites have been designed, and Haig Fund. the unequalled style of the accommoda
shows.
It is very gratifying to me, in view of the crisis through which the Colony is passing, to be able to remind you that in erecting the "Exchange Building," we have not entered upon a speculative pro-
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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY.
WHITEAWAY'S FOR VALUE. chestra, under the direction of Professor tion offered, will be such that no diffesity service, at the Cathedral at 9.45 2.m. Ca
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The grounds of the Convent were de- voted to side shows, and a Filipino or
Gonzales, provided musical selections.
Tho sale was continued yesterday and was again well patronised,
Banks:-
Banks.
Chartered Bank of Australia Tadia
Average Amount.
..14,712,013·
in.
Reserve.
There is to be a special Armistice Day
Wednesday which will be followed by the usual ceremony at the Cenotaph."
WATER AND WAGES. COOK'S CLAIM DISMISSED.
The case, which had been adjourned the Previous day in order that the amah might give evidence, was one in whi the cook aned Mr. Bervadio for 18 days wages at the rate of $23 per mouth.
will be exponienced in leasing them.
With regard to our Bungalow scheme on RB. Lot 200, at Repulse Bay, six hungalows are practically completed, and I feel sure that so far from having any BANK NOTES.
trouble in renting them we shall be en- couraged to carry out the building of CIRCULATION DURING OCTOBER. further bungalow for which there is ample space on the same site. The total
The case in which a Chinese cook Returns of Bank Notes in circulation and of Specie feet, and the land developed for the F. Servadio, of No. 313, Nathan Roed. the average. amount of area of the Lot is about 386,000 square alleged that his Italian master, Mr. C. in Reserve in Hongkong, during the newly-erected six bungalows covers about Kowloon, threw water over him and re mouth ended October 31st, 1825, as certi- 136,000 square feet. Shareholders of fed by the managers of the respecia a Company such as this, no return by bofore Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow.') course understand that in investing money fused to pay him his salary, again came Specie way of dividend can be expected until loon Magistracy on Saturday.
capital has been expended in the develop- ment of property. The Board have, bow. ever, deferred making calls until money has been actually required to meet neces sary payments, and it is only within this 5,000,000 present week that the third instalment of $2.50 per share (making the partly paid shares $7.50 called up) has become payable. We have every reason to look forward to the satisfaction of holding our next yearly general meeting in our own building, and of then realising more than perhaps we do at the moment that our investment is represented by the best -In addition Sterling Securities do form of security I mean an excellent
posited with the Crown Agente site and a first-class building valued at £1,049,600, vived I must not close my remarks without t-In addition Becurities deposited reference to the loss sustained by our with the Crown Agests and. Straits. Company by the death in May last of the Government valued af 23,108,097, Hon. Mr. C. Montague Ede, whom the §-Indadition Becurities deposited whole Colony had good reason to hold in with the Crown Aguste valued at the highest possible esteem. It is with £130,000, AROMAZANA
the deepest regret that I make this re- ference to one whose advice on all mat ters coming before your Board for coned and the report and accounts were sideration was rendered invaluable by adopted at t years of experience and 's wide knowledge of local affairs, Va
and China Hongkong & Shang- bai Banking Cor- poration 46,871,700 36,000,000+ Mercantile Bank of
India, Ltd..... 1,384,342 650,000§
Total .$82,949,064 $41,580,000
V.R.C. CARNIVAL.
The V.R.C. Armistice Carnival w take place on Wednesday evening, when
Alamend brooch ill be meled on hal of Ead Haig's Fund. There will be no Court at the Carnival this, year, the Magistrate being indisposed f
I now beg formally to propose that the report and accounts for the year to the 30th June 1925, sa presented be adopted
anil passed.
(Continued at foot of neat Doluma.)
the port of disembarkation.
HOLLAND'S INDUSTRIAL - FAIR.
(Contributed.)
Holland's 13th international industrial fair was held from September 8th to 17th at Utrecht. It was characterized by brisk business and a considerable turne over. Transactions were specially "num- erous in the following departments, viz. furniture and household furnishing,, glass and earthenware, household goods' and articles de luxe.
Specialities at the fair were furniture and implements, tools and machines for dairy produce.
The number of foreign visitors was un- commonly large and amongst them peo- ple from the Scandinavian Countries were conspicuous. Cou
(Java) The Bolland-East Indiest Section specialized in rubber, timber and
wood,
The number of participators Way/784,
The cook's story was that he had been dismissed after being reprimanded by there being 548 Netherland firms and his employer for not cleaning utensils 218 foreign firms represented. Exhibi- and fant his master threw water. over tora from Germany, Great Britaing him and ordered him out of the house, France, America, Belgium and Switzer refusing to pay his wages
Defendant denied dismissing the man. Ho said the cook left when reprimanded about the filthy state of the kitchen. H refused the cook's wagts as the man gave no notice.
The amah stated that she did not see the master throw water over the cook as allegat
His Worship dimimed the summons.
The Hon. Mr. Chov SROV Box second-
land numbered 89-33-31-18-16 'and 10 res-", pectively. The remainder was made up by firms from Austria, Czocho-Slovakia, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Asia Minor and Japan; the latter Country was apparently represented for the first time at the fair and this by one firm
Hongkong and China have never yet taken part in the fair and it is hoped that, in futuro, representativo slands of this Colony and China will show Na- portant exhibits from this part of the world! darote, CAD, LE LEN
the next fair will be held at Utrecht On the proposition of Mr. 80. Coor, from March 9th to 18th, which will be seconded by Mr. A. W. SMITH, Mr. B. Maghip international Epsofal groups Raymond and Mr. Fung Tat Hang wer will be furniture and building material. recitated directors of the Company..
Kors, Linstead & Davis were re Textile and agricultural implemente, in elegd, saditors at a fee of $500. This both of which lines, Holland specialises, was proposed by Mr. E. RATHORD and may also enjoy special attention in order secorded by Mr. T. R. PARSONS.
to enmra large exhibita,