HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
MR. J. V. BRAGA WEDS HIS EXCELLENCY HONORARY
MISS L. W. ASHTON
THE BRIDAL COUPLE
(KING'S-STUDIO);--
A pretty wedding took place on Saturday morning at St. An- drew's Church when Mr. John. Vincent Braga, Assistant Secretary of the China Light and Power Co., was married to Miss Louis Winifred Ashton. medical student of the University of Edinburgh. and daughter of the late Mr. Albert Ashton and Mrs. Agnes Ashton of Edinburgh.'
The Rev. D. F. Peskett of the Bible Church Mission Society per- formed the ceremony and"Rev. V. Dixon, also of the Bible Church Mission Society, was at the organ. Prof. Gordon King gave the bride away.
TOURS MAINLAND
HOSPITALS
His Excellency the Acting Gov- ernor, Lt General E.F. Norton,
"A. D.C.'S APPOINTED
His Excellency the Officer Ad- C.B. D.S.O., MC, accompanied by ministering the Government has the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, been pleased to appoint the fol- Director of Medics Services, on lowing $15 Honorary Aldes-de- Friday made a tour of inspection Camp, to date from Aug. 6:
of the Medical Centres on the mainland.
Capt. H. A. de B. Botelho, Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Mr. Fung Ping-fan, St. John Association and
After a walk through the Kow- loon Hospital, under the guidance Ambulance
of Dr. Newton, Medical Officer Brigade.
In Charge, His Excellency inspect- ed the sites for the new infectious diseases hospital.
Mr. Ts'o
Police Reserve.
Tsun-on, Hongkong
Subadar Major Hoshigar' Singh, 1st Kumaon Rifles.
The medical und nursing staffs of Ruwloon hostptal were later Mr. Kenneth Andrew Bidntead, presented to His Excellency who Hongkong Police.
then proceeded to the Kwong Wah Acting Lieut. Thomas M. Par- hospital where he was shown over|sona, Hongkong Royal the establishment by Dr. T. J. Volunteer Reserve.
Naval
Hua, Medical Superintendent and Lieut. John Faul Gunner, Royal Mr. Lam Ming-fan, Principal Navy,
Directur.
Second-Lieut. Brian A. Fargus,
(The Royal Regiment).
..
Lt. General Norton, also inspect- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots 'ed the Lai Chi Kok Rellet Hospital where he evinced. special interest
Lieut. Gordon P. Ferguson, H.K. in the wards reserved for tuber- Volunteer Defence Corps. culosis patients. He was also in- Subadar Amrick Singh, 12th terested in the health educational Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery. propaganda among the patients. Subadar Major Sultan Bux, 5th
Anti-Aircraft prior to their discharge.
Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Flight-Lieut. Maxwell. M. Oxford,
The rank of Colonel-has-been-Reserve of Air Force Officers. granted to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Barron Rose, M.C. Com- mandant of the Hongkong Volun- teer Derence Corps, with effect from Aug. 23
A Commission passed under the Roval Sign Manual and Signet, "appointingTM Lieut. Gen. E. F.” Nor="
ton. C.B.,DS.O., M.C., to be Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies is published in the Government Gazette for general information.
H.K. DEFENCE ENROLMENTS
rolled in the three different cate- Thirty persons have been cr-
gories of the Hongkong Defence. Reserve and 10 of the enrolments
apply to men from 46 to 54 years
from 18 to 45 years old,
of age and the others to those
Notification of these enrolments appears In the Government Gazette and the three. different categories are Combatant Group, Key-Posts Group and General
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS Group for Essential Services.
AT CENTRAL
-MONEY-DEMAND ALLEGED
She looked-charming-in-a-5QWN- of white Brussel net over taffeta A remand of 48 hours in police cut in Victorian style and wore a custody was granted by Mr. H. G. Brussel net over taffeta cut memf Sheldon on Saturday on the ap- Brussel ret vell held in place with plication of Det-Sgt J... Bentley a tiara of orange blossoms. She when Tong Kwong. 23, unemploy- carried a sheaf of jasmins and ed, and Chan Hing-chi, 19. ànem- maiden hair ferns.
ployed, appeared on charges of demanding money with menaces.
The bridesmaid was Miss Mary Braga. She wore a white organdle frock with red spola and carried a sheaf of red gladioli while Mrs. Noel Braga undertook the duties of Matron of Honour, Master Maurice Braga was the page .boy.
The bridegroom was attended by bis brother. Mr. A. M. Braga, bestman.
Following are the the enrol- ments:
Det-Sgt J. Bentley said that at AGES FROM 46 TO 54 YEARS 2.40 am. on Aug, 23 the com-
Combatant Group.-H. Lacey, plainant, Tam Oi-wen, awoke and Key-Posts Group-T. M. Love; KAW
a hole.
defendant- In the house. D. Mitchel. Defendant got into the house by General Group for Essential climbing over the back wall and Services.-G. W. L. Brigham; H. G. then opening the door by boring Evans; W. R. Mansfield; J. Ross;
H. F. Williams; C. Young.
AGES FROM 18 TO 45 YEARS
Combatant
G. Group, R. Adams; C. T. "Eager; J. C. Fenton; W. R. Greenhalgh; N. Kim; A. P. Maher: F. A. Rapp; E. S. Willams. Key-Posts Group.-E. N. Baynies:
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AT KOWLOON
with
It is alleged that the defen-
INTERNEE CONVICTED dants on Aug. 21, at, No. 33, Sentence of one month Queen's Road Central, did utter a hard labour was passed by Mr. letter demanding $500 with E. Himsworth on Saturday on menaces from Chan Fo-san mana-Li Kam-hing. 26. Chinese soldier. ger of the Tak Lung firm. I charged with having escaped
They are
further alleged to from the Argyle Street Camp bave, on Aug. 19 and 21, uttered while interned there as a
letter demanding $600 with batant Chinese soldier. He
dent. of No 30, Tai Hang Road. menaces from Lung Fun, 19, stu- re-arrested on Wednesday by
Indian constable who DELIBERATE THEFT
1
him
com-
wa.s
· recognised
D. M. Campbell; R. M. Cherry; F.
RE-ASSIGNMENT
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940. -PAGE
Heements
Krements
DRESSWEAR
COMPLETE SETS FROM
$2250 TO $6500
10
AN IDEAL, AND SENSIBLE GIFT FOR ALL
OCCASIONS..
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The House of Quality & Service
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FATSHAN STILL- HELD BY THE JAPANESE
It is reliably learned that nego- Garside G H Mackay: & P. tlation between the Japanese and the owner's of the 8.8. Fatshan for Zavaruhin.
General Group for Essential the releasing of the ship in ques- Services/N. C. Barber; J. L. tion will not be concluded by the Farrar: F. J. Hunt; W. J. D. Pass- end of this month, as was expect-
G. W-ed... an more; AJ. Stephen;
The owners have requested that loughby,
in future the Japanese will have to reduce pilotage fees to a "rea- DEMANDING "MONEY
Re-assignment notifications" are
Pleading not gullity to
dealso contained-in-the-Government sonable fee" as agreed in the Blunt-Okazaki Agreement In order manding $25 with menaces from Gazette. fore Mr. Sheldon on Saturday Mr. H. Mars, principal of the
Re-assignments from the Gen- to settle the question satisfactorily. with stealing six Iron fly-wheels, wilton Institute at No. 11A, Jor-eral Group for Essential Services
The Japanese have offered about 800 dan Road, on Thursday, Ho Man to the Combatant Group in the reduction which was not consi wai, 29, was remanded in custody Hongkong Defence Reserve under dered reasonable by the owners. backyard of the China Can Cum for 48 hours when he appeared be the provisions of the Compulsory However, both parties have reach..
fore Mr. QAA. Macfadyen
Service Ordinance, 1939, have been led an agreement concerning the Det -Sgt. O F. Watt, prosecut Saturday.
made in the cases of J. D. Provan pilotage fees demanded by the and J. Russell.
Japanese during the week. Two other re-assignments con-
The reception was held at St. -Andrew's - Church-Hall while the An unemployed dock-coolie. Honeymoon is to be spent in Fong Kwan, 29, was charged be- Cheung Chau or Macao.
SOARING PRICES
OF FOODSTUFFS..
IN THE COLONY
three Iron plates and pounds of scrap iron trom the
pany hetween Aug. 5 and 10.
ing, sald defendant, with another
The amazing increase in the man not in custody, went to the
оп
prices of ordinary foodstuff, as backyard of the China Can Com- Under the joint auspices of the cern A. H. Johnson and H. Reason At tomorrow's meeting of the charged by local compradorés, la pany. They climbed the back Australia and New Zealand Asso- who have been re-assigned from Hongkong Rotary Club, Dr. Gor- revealed in the following table of wail and lifted out the stolen clation and the YM.C.A., and by the Combatant Group to the Gen-don King will give a plano recital current average prices at various things with wire, while a small courtesy of the Australian Trade eral Group for Essential Services of "Chopin and His Music” At the stores in the Colony.
boy kept watch, and sold them to Commissioner, an exhibition of in the Hongkong Defence Reserve. following "meeting on Tuesday1
It will be seen at a glance that marine hawkers. while, in many cases, prices have. The total value of the risen by over 50 per cent in the property was $350 and past year, in as many instances had been recovered. certain commodities have gone up; Defendant had me in price within the last month by conviction: as much as 25 per cent.
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ARTICLE
Beef steak, lb. Beef, roasting, lb. "Becit," Lilets," 15. Soup feat, lb.- Beet auet, lb.
Ox brain, set
Ox kidneys, each
Ox talls, each
Ox tongues, each
Ox liver, 15:
85.7 31.8
-talking--tiims depicting-scenes-in- -~~-~- PERMISSION TO QUIT Sept. 3, Mr. J. Lisley will be. stolen "Australia and New Zealand will G. W. R. Griggs has been per- the. speaker. His subject will be nothing be held in the West Lounge of mitted to quit the Hongkong De- "Shots from an Oll Magazine" and the YMCA on Thursday, Aug-fence Reserve with effect from will be illustrated by a sound previous 28, at 9 p.m.
Remarking that it was a det Percentage berate theft the Magistrate im- Increase in posed sentence of six
month 1039 1940 hard labour on Fong............. Aug. June
WHAT PARCEL REVEALED 65.7 31.8- Tsul Wai, 16, unemployéd, 47 25.9 charged with the Tarceny of two 44.4 22.2 aluminium strips from private car 55.5 29.4 (No 3004 at Fenwick Street, near 64.7 55.5 Johnston Road, was remanded 48 57.1 37.5 hours by Mr. Sheldon on Batut- 40.0 16.6 day.
53.8 33.9 Defendant was seen in Johnston 37.5 32.2 Road on Friday at 8.45 p.m. with
August 21, 1940.
Aim.
TOMORROW'S ALL-NIGHT BLACK-OUT
WILL
COLONY'S FIRST
BE THE
REALISTIC AIR RAID EXERCISE
Dreviously
A more realistio black-out exercise than any held, will be staged tomorrow night, when lighting control will
be started after the official sunset hour and will continue throughout the night.
External lights must be screen- ed by shutters or dark blinds, cur- tains or any other most suitable and materials: Naked torches
To test the effectiveness of the that enemy aireratts might be lights will be strictly prohibited. Leg of Veal, lb. ......... 37.5 22.2 a paper parcel under his arms. exercise, aircraft will carry out expected at any moment. Leg of Mutton, ib. ...... 16.0 16.0.He was stopped by a, district mock air raids on both Hongkong The period of black-out wall | Sheeps" Liver, ib. 29.1 14.4 watchman and when the parcel and Kowloon, and the Colony's commence automatically at 6.45 9.0 14.2 was opened the aluminium strips AA, guns and artillery will 80 p.m., the Observatorytime for 82.3 34.1 were found inside. Defendant ad- into action with blanks against sun-set, and the period of "enemy 57.2 32.2-mitted stealing them.
the "enemy" raiders. 81.4 40.0 The two aluminium strips were
Eggs, 1st qual., doz.
Leg of Fork, Jb.
Pork Chop, I. Lean Pork, lb.
Pig ilver, lb.
84.6 41.1 valued at $5.
33.3 23.3
As regards road traffic, all - võälelés: must pull up when the siren is sounded and re- main stationary during the period of "emergency.” Only vehicles Belonging. Bộ craft approaching" will be indi-Naval Military, Air Force and cated by the sirens which will be A.R.P. and Essential Services will sounded sometimes during the be permitted to travel during the night:
period, with their lighting proper- 49.9 10,0 Law Li-ahu, 34; unemployed,
LIGHTING CONTROL
ly controlled. 8.6 42 appearing before Mr. Sheldon on
The public are specially asked Average increase of prices in Saturday on-a charge of burglary
Lighting control will be strictly to remain in their homes during August 1840, over prices in Aug, at No. 88, Jaffe Road, ground ing sirens were signals for the regulated and external lights of the exercise and not to wander in 1939-52.5 per cent,
floor, was sentenced to three commencement of the period of all descriptions, both on the Is the streets, ni by doing so they Average Increase of prices in months' hard labour and was also black-out. It was pointed out, land and the Mainland and on wih avoid personal risk and not Abgust, 1940, over prices in June, recommended to be expelled from however, that in time of emer-ships (excepting "navigation", umpede the movements of those 1040-26,4 per cent.
gency, the sirens would indicate lights) must be extinguished: participating in the exercise,
Potatoes, lb. Chicken, F. & DW. -Chicken, D. & C.
Butter, 1st qual.
517 12.8
BURGLARY CASE
the Colony
The Hongkong harbour will be closed from sun-set tili morning and lighting control on vehicles will also be strict- ly regulated...
In previous exercises that warn
Silverware
Department
1940
Tel. 28151.
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