A pleasing ceremony was per- formed on the quarter deck of HMS Tamar by Com- modore C...G. Sedgwick, R.N.. yesterday when he present- ed the Belillos Bronze Medal and $10 to Chan Hon-quan,' a seaman aboard the Tamar, for the rescue of a youth named Rung For, on July
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a handbag. snatching from a girl at Johnstone Road about 7.30 o'clock on Thursday night, Lam Sung. unemployed, ran off, but had only gone a few paces when he was arrested by a district watchman, who had heard" the victim's cries. The man was produced in Court before Mr. W. Schio- feld, at the Central Magis tracy
yesterday, charged with theft from Lau Mel- king, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour. Page
Interesting arrivals aboard the
President Grant from Manila yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. R. Cromwell, who have been on a round-the-world honeymoon four for the last two months. Mr. Cromwell" was, formerly Miss Doris Duke, reputed to be the world's richest heiress. Page 6
་་་ round-the-world Dollar Iiner President Polk had a slight mishap when she was berthing at Kowloon yester day morning which resulted in the bows of the ship being - buckled. and the wharf
slightly damaged.
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The draw for the open pairs and open singles lawn bowls championships in the semi- anal and fourth round respectively were made, yes- terday and resulted in the Silvas meeting the Duncans while the C.C.C. pair Medina and Cavanagh will play Eccleshall. -and Shepherd.