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H.K. CHINESE
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Y.M.C.A.
Review Of Work
In 1938 *
GENERAL
MORE FASHIONS Seizure Made UNSUCCESSFUL
ON PARADE
the
Of 108,555 Heroin Pills
On a charge of possession of 108,685 heroin pills, which were the contents of three rattan suit- cases discovered by a raiding party of revenue officers in a cubicle at 171, Fa Yuen Street, 2nd floor, on the morning of Februaryy 10, three men were committed by Mr. E. Himaworth at the Kowloon Court yesterday, to the Criminal Sessions
APPEAL
Highway Robbery Echo
Derby_Day_brought even.... more fashions out Valley yesterday, when society --ladies,—matrons or debutaniaș. gathered in full force and xp-
Two Indians, Abdul Rashid The report of the directors of
plauded loudly, as Mix. Eu Tong-sen led in her husband's
and Abdul Caramat, and 'a the Hongkong" Chinese · Youps
Rose Elect after it had · won
Portuguese, Carios Xavier da Men's Christian Association for the last year states that the
the Hongkong Derby in hand-
Cruz, who were convicted of highway robbery at the last budget for the year was fully.
some style, met from fees, hostel revanuš
Madame Wu Teh Chen in a dark
Cetininal Semions, unsuccess- and other contributions for
green gown, with a
fully appealled against convic- grey light coal, WILS seen 你 the
tion and sentence, in the Court Com- which their thanks are extend- ed to those who renerously
pany of Dr. Cheng Yak-sau who
of Appeal yesterday,' before was in a complete ensemble of
Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell and supported the institution dur- ing the year. The total mem-
blue. Mrs. Fel Trul-yee was most
Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser, bership in both branches was
outstanding in her gown of brown
First appellant was sentenced 2,313 men and 1,862 boys,
and white stripes with a sliver fox terday by Mestry. D. McCallum, C. by the Chief Justice, Bir Atholl Werk in Junior and Student
to enhance her already charming Almada • Castro and E, & C. MacGregor, to four years hard Department was confined to those
Brooka, respectively. Mr. M..labour; second appellant to the of higher primary and of middle
Mrs. Shek and Miss Maria Chang Abbott, Assistant Crown Bolicitor, same term of imprisonment with school age, and centers around m-
the two sisters of Madame Soong prosecuted, assisted by Revenue 12 strokes of the cat, while Da terest groups and clubs. Outings, were most fashionably clad, The Omcer J.. L. Stephens
Cruz was sentenced to three years' physical culture mass games, former wore a dress of pale blue
hard labour. indoor-games, swimming, singing dannel with a coat of the same lectures, theatricals, and group material to match: the latter pre- readings made up the general pro-ferred dark green trimmed with gramme. One of the host impor- of the tant phases of the work Junior Department was that of training for leadership.
".
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES The day school conducted by this department had 280 regularly
study was that of
In
Appearance.
brown.
Platform heels again appeared and this time the charming wearer was Mrs. Rose Tring who was in a complete wine outfit,
SHANGHAI BELLES
a
The three men are Leung Ping. Leung Chung-ing, and Li Chi- kwong, and they were represented at the committal proceedings yes-
R.A. GUNNERS.
"
IN COURT John Bullen. 21, and James Baxter, 21, Gunners of the R. A. appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court
In dismissing the appeals, Mr. Justice Lindsell said that although the spoils of the robbery were not large, crimes of the nature were becoming too common and was the duty of judges to stamp them out.
To Da Cruz, his Lordship said:
and that there
WILS
your-
no
Three Snangaad beiles consisting yesterday on a charge of common "At the Criminal Sessions you
a tad-driver, Leung tried to save your own "bacon" by. enrolled students. The course of of Misses Mabel Chow. Nancy assault on
the "regular Young and Lilian Leung were to Wah, 33.
denouncing first and second ap- government curiculum of primary gether. Miss Chow had on
The complainant, giving evidence pellants Now you come here and
school grade.
that."you perjured the evening. printed frock topped with a pale stated that when furat accused say Mandarin. blue coat, Miss Young also picked and two other alighted from his self there
were classes in Russian, French, German, Book a printed frock with navy blue keeping, Cartooning, Harmonica Background, while Miss Leung look the Chinese abacus and Englished exceptionally well in her fluffy with an enrollment of 1,178. An yellow angora jacket over a com- English speaking club gave another plete brown dress. opportunity for students of this language to get further practice in informal conversation and discus- sion. Aside from the formal in- struction, there were many lectures and informal meetings. The large
Smart was Mr. Henry Chan, in numbers enrolled in Mandarings well as a large number of north- her astrakan coat of brown over erners studying Cantonese is indlust dress of yellow designs.
cative of the cross currents population in Hongkong.
ot
COMMUNITY SERVICE Supervision and direction of the
Mrs. El Tong-sen in a gown of blue velvet, was a complete picture of happiness, beaming with smiles as she led in her Derby winner, Rose Elect.
Mrs. Lorna Lo looked a picture in her blue gown with a strikingly embroidered bolero.
car, the meter showed an amount robbery. The jury was satisfied of $1.80 First defendant refused that complainant's story and not to pay this amount, turned off the yours was true." meter to zero and subsequently turned it on again to 40 cents First defendant then insisted on paying only 40 cents and tendered & $1 note for change.
Mr. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solicitor, sald third appel- lant would be expelled from the Colony on expiration of the ser-
tence.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
to On complainant's refusal
struck accept this amount, he
on the face and complainant
Witness asked him to go away. went after him and was stopped by James Baxter, second defen-
Charged with manslaughter on dant, who happened to be duty: at the gate. Witness was struck January 24 at Wanchai, Cheung by second defendant when he did Ho atlas Lau Yang, 22, coole, was produced before Mr. R. & D. Forrest at the Central Court
Mrs. Ho Hung Kwan, the recent bride. was attired in Chinese not obey his order to leave the children's playgrounds of the brocaded gown of rust. She was place. Witness then made a re- colony has been given by a group in the company of her sisters-in-port at the Sai Ying Pun Police
law, who all looked attractive in Station and later identified both their different apparel. The Misses defendants. Florence and Julie Ho were in
Defendants were ordered to
yesterday.
Defendant. along with some
others who are not in custody, is alleged to have caused the
wine and red chiffon velvet respec- pay a fine of $10 each and. In death of one Li Keng-ching in addition first defendant was Village Road on the day in ques- tively.
One of the most outstanding ordered to pay $5 compensation tion. personalities in view was Miss Elste to the complainant. Wong, who will shortly appear in the "Can-Can" and other numbers
Detective Inspector W. N. Darkin, who is in charge of the prosecution, asked for a further week's re-
of leaders. There is a poor boys club with its own quarters and a free school connected with it. In a health campaign over 20,000 vaccinations and a large number of cholera injections were given by our Divisions of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade. The YMCA. Brigade was organized some twenty years ago and has been most ac-
in "Debutante Goes to Town." CHINESE ENGINEERS and to make inquiries, tive in all emergency services. The New Year's Party for under-Her black chiffon velvet sulted privileged children at Hongkong her to the ground, while her loose Angora blue jacket added extra total attendance of 2200, "A swim- colour to her tasteful ensemble. ming gala was conducted at the Association's North Point. Swim-NEW CABLE OFFICE
and
Kowloon buildings had 1
ming Shed for the Boys' Club Association which was attended
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AT NATAL
SOCIETY FOR "H.K.
PASSENGERS BY ANTENOR
"A number of prominent Chinese engineers in Hongkong are plan-
the ning
establishment of 2
The following passengers arrived branch of the Chinese Engineers
the United Society in the Colony..The Chinese in Hongkong from
Kingdom vis ports. per aa. “ÂN- Engineers Society is one of the
and Mra W. G. oldest established Chinese insti-tenor":-Mr. tutes of learning. being founded Adams, Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burford and over thirty years ago.
According
Miss C. M. Burford, Mr. and Mrs. to Messrs. Hola
Buchanan, Kwang-yu, Wu Ta-mo, and Hoh. Buchanan and Miss
Mr. E. P. Bates, Mr. R.
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Cable and Wireless, Lt.. an by about two hundred newsboys and boot-blacks. A special secre-nounces the opening on Feb. 25 of tary visited the inmates at the a new telegraph office at Natal, prison and boys in the feforma- Brazil: This port, which is situat tory. There were three new clubs ed approximately 150 miles north for under-privileged boys in the of Pernambuco, is becoming of Pao-shu, sponsors of the Hongkong N. Burton, Mrs. M. Bligh, Mr. D. (Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King,
Importance as the branch, there are more than forty streets in Kowloon, one at 8hum-considerable sulpo, one at Mongkok and one at point where airmail planes from members of the Society in Hong- Brodie, Mr. N. R. Dick, Mr. B. FT2- ¦ Yeumati.
South America converge before kong. They plan to "inaugurateser, Mr. T. H. Gillett, Mr. and Mrs. A social service group of the taking off for North America or the Branch on March 1 with offices B. C. Hale and Miss H. J. Hale, Mr. |
F. D. Hunter, Comdr. J. Jeffers. Patrol Duty-Nightly between association with about one hundred Europe. Natal is also becoming in the China Buliding. volunteer workers made investiga- the centre for the export of cotton. A notice was issued on Feb. 28 Mr. W. F. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- W. Lumsden, Mr. L. H. Lamb, Mrs.bers as detalled by the Officer in tions of street sleepers and refu- and its commercial development to the members, advising them of D. A. Lancaster, Mr. B. Lewis, Mr. Charge of Company. gees, and worked in the institu- should be assisted by the opening the preparations made for the
IE L. Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. J. notice conse- new branch. The tions devoted to the care of these. Lor this new cfce and a
INDIAN "COMPANY During the winter evenings, more quent direct link with the world-chronised with the Society's gen-W. P. Marsh and Miss M. C. Marsh,
Duty-Nightly between than five thousand pieces of cloth-wide telegraph system of Cable eral meeting at Chungking, when Miss M. Robinson, Mr. G..G. Rich, ing were distributed to the poor and Wireless, Ltd.
over 300 members met at the war-Miss M. A, Ross, Mr. C. M. Scott, 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- Mrs, El 31, A., Starr, Mr. and Mrs.bers as detalled by the Officer in R. G. Stewart and Master D. J. Oharge of Commpany, Stewart, Mr. W. A. Taylor, Mr. D.
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on the streets. Volunteer helpers In order to provide the new ser-time capital. assisted in the work of the streetvice it was decided to divert the "sleepers' shelters at St. Peter's cable, between Pernambuco and Church, Victoria Jall, and the Ceara and the necessary work was VARSITY STUDENTS' F. C. Wakefield, Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Yaumati Old Magistracy.
Four
carried out by the Company's
FINE EFFORT
B. Talt, Mrs. M. A. Wall, Mrs. A.
Patrol
FLYING SQUAD
Patrol Duty--Nightly between Vincent and Master Vincent, Mr. 20.00 hours and midnight by mem EMERGENCY WORK
Cableship "Cambria," which was
W. O. Lancaster, Mrs. Bruce and bers as detailed by the Officer in The Arts Association has sent representing the despatched from London to carry
Charge of Company. units
Miss Bruce. Hongkong and Canton Associations out the task. Another of the the sum of $1120.97, the entire
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE did work among the soldiers at Company's 'cableships C.8. "Norse-proceeds from the production of
A.R, P. Courses. - The A.E.F. the front. The members of these man was at Natal on Feb. 25 to You Never Can Tell" in January. KINSHAN LEAVING Courses will be held at the Club units have had special training in take part in the official opening to the H. K. U. Union Chinese first aid, entertaining and mass, ceremony.
Lusitano, 16, Ice House Street on FOR CANTON ·
Tuesday, and Friday, February 28 games and have penetrated to the
Sailing to Canton for the first and March 3 at 17.30 hours. front lines where they were in
Chinese military officials have time for some time past, the
Patrol Duty-Nightly between. many cases the only workers Over available to move and care for the thousands of cotton vests and costs confirmed press reports saying Chi- Hongkong, Canton and Macao a, a: 20.00 hours and midnight by mem- wounded and the dead The As-were sent to the soldiers in the nese regulars and civilian volun-Kinshan" will leave the com- bera as detalled by the officer in sociation was also represented on war zones, while a special group of teers were offering fairly strong pany's Wing Lok Wharf at eight Charge of Company.. the Emergency Refugee council volunteers worked with the in-resistance to the Japanese forces o'clock this morning for Canton and provided a large number of ferned soldiers at the Matauching on Hainan Ilang south of Wen- and will be returning to the Colony
chang, says International News. on March 3. workers in the refugee camps. Camp in Kowloon City.
Medical Rellef Association.
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