HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
SCOUTS AND GUIDES ANNUAL RALLIES
Prince Of Wales Banner Competitions Held On Saturday
Hong Kong Boy Scouts took part in the annual Prince of Wales' Banner. Rally at the Diocesan Boys' School ότι Saturday
but did not compete,
The Colony Commissioner. Rev. N. V. Halward, M.C., spoke
GENERAL
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1938. -PAGE 3
BRIDE'S SEVEN CONDITIONS IN N. CHINA PROPER ARE DESCRIBED
ATTENDANTS
Pretty Wedding At Rosary Church
NORONHA-GAAN
A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Rosary Church, Chatham Road, Kowloon, yesterday LOTTE-
(This is the last of three,'articles by a special Correspondent who has just returned from a tour of north China),
THE NEXT DAY the ship salled into North China proper. The river to Tientsin was ice bound and the vessel had to anchor of Tiku Bar, from where a tug conveyed passengers in the biting cold of 3. o'clock in the morning to Taku, from where a train was, to take as first to Tanku and then to Tientsin.
The tug reached Taku at 5,30 am.. but passengers were not allowed to land till nearly 8 am they had to wait the pleasure of the Japanese controlled police, who could bot of course, be called out of their beds for the passengers of a British ship!
I trudged through the city |tains for the visitor. In the fight- where business seemed to be in falling which occurred last August, swing, but as I learned later, this the Japanese shelled" and bombed was far from being the case. On the place savagely, several of the all sides I beard complaints of how best buildings, which included the hard both foreign and Chinese Chinese Municipality and the Nan firms found it to make any buid-Kat University being reduced to a
shambles. nesa propósition pay.
It soon became apparent to me The British Settlement, which while I remained in Tientsin that displayed giant Union Jack
the currency question was one painted on the ground where, which the Japanese were finding several roads crossed each other.
Nineteen troops entered; one"troops, the 3rd Kowloon, was presenting when Miss Hilda Olga Gaan In the piercing cold and within to wait till 2.30 p.m. for the traint difcult to overcome. In other was untouched by the bombard-
became the bride of Mr. Antonio the uncomfortable confines of the to take us Into Tientsin. Francisco Noronha. The Bertug about 40 of us had 'perforee Father LM. Rossi officiated at to wait. A little after 8.a.m. a body of men in black uniforms was noticed marching down to the wharf at which the tug had been
on the meaning of St George's Day, and then the flag was hroken.. after which the Scout Promise was renewed by every scout present.
The tests Included First and Second Class and Tenderfoot.
After the competitions tea was served. The Commissioner com- plimented the scouts present for the very good turn-out and the good standard achieved.
The 8th Kowloon (Shumshulpo) Troop won with a total of 189 points, followed closely by the Ist Hong Kong (St. Joseph's) last year's winners, with 162, and the 13th Hong Kong (Central Chinese) only one point behind. The 2nd Hong Kong Troop came fourth.
'Among those present were the Hon. T. H. King, Commissioner of Police,
Major C. M. Manners. OBE, the Fleet Commissioner, Mr. Shirley Price. the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. C. Champkin, Assistant Commissioners-D. A. Pockson and A. Grad. Mr. G. S.' Wilby and Dr. Shaw, acted 1odges.
GUIDE RALLY
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as
Ten Companies of Gri Guides participated at the Annual Prince
of Wales Banner Competition at Che Central British Echool on Baturday afternoon.
The Judges were Mrs. Bousfeld. Mrs. Owen Hughes, Mrs. Wilson. Miss Choa, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Moses. Miss Lopes, Miss King. Mrs. Landale. and Mrs. Gittins. Mrs. King. Colony Commissioner, and Mrs. Herklots. the organiser, super- vised the tests.
Mrs. Bartholomew, wife of Mal- Gen. A. W. Bartholomew, present- ed the Banner to the winners, the
CATHEDRAL CHAPLAIN LEAVING
The Rev. H. W. Baines, MA.. Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral for the past four years, is leaving for England this week.
hte ceremony.
Church
Entering the
on the arm of her father. Mr. M.J. Gaan, the bride looked charming in dress blistered taffeta with silk net trimming. she carried a bouquet of Easter Willes.
moored.
TRAIN CROWDED When the train drew up on the with platform it was crowded Japanese troops and civilians going further north. Most of us manag-
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words, there is no doubt that the ment, the Chinese city suffering Japanese need more money for the most. their hostilities in China which, In Peiping, where I spent 10 contrary to their expectations, days, the invaders had spared, the seem destined to
summer continue for beautiful
and winter months longer.
palaces and the temples. All these. places are now closed, the Chinese NEWBANK OPENED
troops having removed all trea- When I arrived in Tientsin the sures before they evacuated the Japanese yen was at a serious place. The grounds are now oc- discount and Chinese banks only cupied by Japanese troops. BANDIT QUESTION are 9 cts. (National currency) in exchange for the yen.
To meet this crisis the Japanese,
"The Japanese are coming" wayed, to squeeze in and found stand- the word passed round and we room for the two-hour run
Into Tientsin. walted anxiously for the search
The coaches used now by the She was attended by the Misses and cross-examination which we C. Barros. "T. Noronha, E and O had been informed was in store Japanese in the Tientain-Peiping Railway are those brought down Ribeiro, as bridesmaids, and the for us.
There is yet another difficulty little Misses L. Gaan, M. C. Bar-
The police party consisted of from the Mukden line. They are about a dozen men. Chinese, spacious and well appointed, but under the auspices of the "Provi- which the Japanese are encoun ros and F. Gaan, as flower girls.
tering in their so-called. reor- Government" in Peiping The bridesmaids were attired in Japanese and white. Russians, in on this occasion were uncomfort.sional
announced the opening of the newganisation of North China-this is dresses of blue
command of a bearded Japanese ably overcrowded. dotted Swiss
All along the ran from Tanks bank-the Federated Reserve Bank the bandit question.
The ranks of the former bandits organdy trimmed with black velvet officer with glinting sword, tur bows, and they carried bouquets of coat and cap and revolver com- to Tientsin over flat open country-in Peiping and Tientsin
have been swelled now by mem was evidence of Japanese occupa- With the proverbial fiqurish of bers of the retreating and dis- banded soldiers and also by
pink carnations.
The bride's mother. MrS, M. J.
plete.
He curtly ordered all passengers tion, while several places in the trumpets, the new bank was open-
Gaan, attended in a dress of grey gage and his men set about the severe 'fighting and bombing. The about accepting the new currency-\had their houses and property des- to line up ashore with their bag. countryside showed testimony of ed, but business men were charmers and villagers who have
silk lace with grey hat to match.
Following the ceremony a largę.
A
to
For many days shop-keepers in work of searching and questioning. Chinese villages along the ne
troyed by the Japanese. were in mast cases deserted, with the British and French concessions FOREIGNERS QUESTIONED
The Police are insufficient Japanese run-posts' stationed at positively refused to accept thei ly attended reception was held at the Club de Recreio, after which The Russians, who spoke Eng-frequent intervals over the frozen new money and for several days cope with these bandits and their the happy couple left for their lish, French and German, ques-country area.
Chinese officials of the new bank ranks grow larger as more and honeymoon, which is, being spentioned the foreigners, wanting all
I arrived in Tientsin at 4.30 p.m. were seen going about the business more of North China's unfortunate
refurves join them. Fdetalls from them. as to where they and my baggage was again sub-quarters of the town urging them at Repulse Bay. Mrs.
Occasionally a squad of Japan- Noronha's going-away costume was came from, the object of their jected to a search by Japanese to honour the new notes.
ese troops 13. sent out with the police under the watchful eye of Eventually they did so, but when Police to punish these men but the of embroidered pink prgandy with
In the meanwhile, the Chinese some high Japanese military of a customer to-day tenders a note bandits retreat to the hills for a navy blue poke-bonnet hat.
and Japanese police carried out cer. I wai closely questioned of the new currency for goods the work of searching the passen-again and my passport and all bought, he is at once charged 7 while only to return in a short time with their numbers streng- gers' baggage, the contents of sult-papers 1 carried closely scrutinis- to 8 cents more than he would pay
thened, cases, trunks etc. being dumped ed.
if he had tendered national cur- unceremoniously on the ground Eventually I left the premises of rency.
HONG KONG TO FRANCE IN SIX DAYS
visit, etc.
tinued.
After my tour of North China, I while this close search was con- the East Station, which showed "To-day the new currency is only can only say that the Japanese signs of severe bombardment and accepted in Peiping and Tientsin must regret the day they set out Chinese passengers here were bombing from when the Japanese and is valueless elsewhere in on this mad and savage campaign to annex more territory in China. subjected to a body search, from occupied if in August last year, I China. a new air line, which will con- which however, we foreigners" were drove to a friend's place where I This, then is one of the, des-
The Kwangtung Provincial Gor- nect the Colony with Hanol and spared.
was to stay during my sojourn inperate attempts Japan is, making the main French line to Marseilles, This ordeal over, we found that Tientsin.
to obtain possession of all National ernment has appropriated a sum will soon be inaugurated by Aira train to take us to Tanku was
relief of Chinese currency. To
that of $2,000,000 for the TOUR OF INSPECTION France.
not due til 1 p.m. and there fol-
currency. To say that currency fisher folk who have been depriv- This new line makes it possible lowed another long, and dreary. The next day I set out in a tour affairs in North China are in aed of their living as the result of iar Agure. In 1934 he was capped to fly from Hong Kong to France wait on an open piece of ground of Inspection of Tientsin and was completely muddled state is to put the activities of Japanese_naval
days. Tri-motored by the railway track in the face not surprised to find a Japanese. it very mildly indeed. Dawoitine aeroplanes, seating 14 of biting cold winds.
who despite his civil attire bora passengers and with an average The connecting train eventually the unmistakable air of a milltary speed of 150 miles an hour. will be arrived at 1.30. p.m. and we were man, following me wherever I used.
taken into Tanku where we had went.
During his stay in the Colony: he has identified himself with the Rotary movement while in the field of sport he has also been a popu-
for Hong"Kong against Shanghai in about six
5th Hong Kong Company, and the fat cricket. "Dyer Cup to the runners-up, the
1st Kowloon Company. The 6ths. Kowloon Company came third.
Bay
forces In South China waters: The provincial, authorities are also SAVAGE BOMBING
considering a project for the em- Tientsin, Uke Peiping is a dirty ployment of these nahermen in dusty city, with hardly any attrac-some agricultural pursuit.
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