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UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR BISHOP VALTORTA Official Opening Of The Little Flower Club
MISS AUREA BAPTISTA HONOURED
THE NEW, AND ALSO THE FIRST, CLUB HOUSE OF THE LIT- TLE FLOWER CLUB was officially opened at King's Park yesterday evening by the Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of Hongkong.
Situated between Club de Recrelo and the Kowloon Indlan Tennis Club, the building was erected at a cost of over $2,000.
A good portion of the 300 members of the Club werë prevent for the opening ceremony, and there were, many guests.
In a ceremony in the club house. Hongkong is undoubtedly one Bishop Valtorta bestowed his of such big towILS. blessing on the new building and officiated at the enthronement in the main Hall of the Picture of the Sacred., Heart.
a March, Gavotte and Valse.
-BISHOP'S-SPEECH
It must; therefore, be a part of my duty to see that our Catholic gir's are given opportunities such as will be afforded by the Little Club. opportunities of
GOOD WÏVES.
GENERAL
"A Lira da Florinha" whose renditions were a feature of the in- Seated at augural ceremony of the Little Flower Club yesterday. the centre is the Rev. Fr. Riganti who organised and trained the band.
After addresses by the Bishop Flower
themselves to their helped to make this Club' a reality, wonderful patience and inspiring and by the President of the Club, amusing-
be congratulated on musical direction, and to Rev. Fr. Miss Aurea Baptista, who was de- hearts' content without danger of deserve to
their good work They are real Gallagaher for his help and advice clared a Life Member following losing their virtue.
social benefactors... Would to in our various problems. the opening ceremony, the string i
I also extend on behalf of the. band of the Little Flower Club, the I am not personally interested God that they might find many
There are many other Club a very sincere expression of "Lira da Florinha," played three in girls. But I am very keenly in- imitators. compositions by Father A, Riganti, terested that there should be good such girls in Hongkong and Kow-gratitude to Fr. Noval and Fr. Gon-
and there is room for wives for our Catholic boys and loon.
sales, Mr. Fitzgibbon, Messrs. Way goodmothers in the Hongkong many other such Clubs
and Hall, Messrs. Chew Lee and A last word, 2 word of congratu, Co, Messrs. D'Almada and Mason Catholic familles of tomorrow. Let me say that in the special circum-ation. I wish to express to the and all who have taken a hand in
the work which is today so hap stances of our modern times, which happy members of this Club.
MISS BAPTISTA
plly completed. are surely times of great moral
Miss Baptista said:- 'corruption, I would perhaps prefer This is in fact a Catholic Club to have in our Catholic community for Catholic girls, although non- a holy wife or a holy mother of a Catholics too may be admitted. It family rather than a saintly num is named after the Little Flower. in a cloister.
Addressing the members, Bishop Valtorta said:
It is a unique experience in my Itte to open today a sporting Club for gtris
In its old homes the Club On behalf of the Little Flower
has done much, thank God! Club, I wish, in a very special way,
Let us hope that in its new to thank Your Excellency for your
home it may go from strength continued interest in our work and
to strength, both in work for the greatest Saint of our modern "There seems to be no need our development. Without you the
God and for our neighbour. times, and a great glory of Chris-whatever. to advertise this Club or Club house would still be in
"Our motto "Charitas Christi tian maidenhood.
to recommend it to anyone. It is the realm of dreams, something to! It is unfortunately too common already overcrowded. Its members look forward to. but not a reality. Urget Nos" will be the moving That it has become real is due principle for the LF.C. in its every and too easy to find in all big are over 300, and there is no room
to, after our Little Patroness. to action. With that motto and emu- towns amusements that leave for more. something to be desired from the It must be noted that the mem- you and I wish to thank you first lating the example of our Pat- We regret the absence of roners, we shall endeavour to re- point of Christian morals, amuse-bers of this Club are mostly, if not of all ments that on the pretext or, at all. girls of modest means and Rev. Fr. Rossi, the real Founder of turn thanks to God and to show "least, on the occasion, of recreation condition, office girls or working this Club who would have been so our gratitude to those who have and relaxation go or tend to go too girls. It is, therefore, a social happy to see the completion of done so much for us, by making the LF.C. a tentre of practical love often to soiling a pure soul and benefit for them to have such a his ideal.
To Rev. Fr. Riganti I wish to of God and love of those around corrupting the innocence of our Club as this. mäldens.
All those who have in anyway tender our sincerest thanks for his us
PROF. CHEN FUNERAL OF MRS. ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
YIN-KOH
C. RAHIM
The funeral of Mrs. C. Rahim
AT CENTRAL
out by the Police or the first floor of No. 7... Mong Lung Street: Professor Chen Yin-koh, who took place yesterday afternoon at
on Sept. 28, 73, people were charg- arrived in the Colony recently, the Mohammedan Cemetery and
OFFICE BOY CAUTIONED ed with gambling and one with from Yunnan and is now connect- was attended by a large number
Pleading that he only offered keeping à common gaming house ed with the Hongkong University,, of friends. gave the first of a series of lec- Mulvi Mohammed Noor Shan led the bribe to the complainant so before Mr. H. G. Sheldon yester- tures on the history of the Tang the prayers at the mosque and that he would not notify his mas day.
Yuen Sun, 25, unemployed, Dynasty, with special relation to officiated at the religious service ter who might discharge him if
guilty to the second the poetry of that period and its at the graveside.
he knew of it, So Wing-Hi, 20, pleaded office toy. appeared before Mr. charge and was fined $100. historical and social background, Deceased, who died at her re- K. M. A Barnett yesterday on a Of the 75 charged with gambling yesterday at the Tang Chi Ngong siderce. No. 7 Tunglowan Road, charge of offering a bribe of $1 to only 19 appeared to answer their School of Chinese, the University. on day, was the wife of Mr.
a públic servant, Mohammed charges and were each fined $1.) Prof. Chen, a famous professor c. Rahim, partner in the firm C.Yusuf Khan, at the General Post The other 54 persons, who were of Chinese History at the Nation- Rahim and Sen. Import -and- EX-
office on Sept. 28.
not present, had their bail of $3 port Merchants. The late Mrs. Rahim was 58 years of age.
Sgt. F. Cochrane said defendant each estreated.
Det, Sgt. J. R. Bykes said at was sent by his master to the Post! Deceased left, besides her hus office to collect a parcel Defen-about 3.30 pm. on Sept. 28 the
al Tsing Hua University. was re- cently appointed by the University of Oxford as a Professor of Chi-
جویی راه
rese. He was unable to proceed band, two sons and several granddant went to the Chinese section Police carried out a rald on the to England owing to the war.
children to whom the deepest of the parcel department, After premises. Three games of dice Prof. Chen has also occupied im-
receiving his parcel defendant was were going on and there were two portant positions in the Academia sympathy is extended-
Among those who attended the asked by a postman to deliver a
tables. Sinica, first as a Research Fellow
Money picked up from the table,: and Head of the Historical De- funeral were Dr. B. el Arcull parcel for him. partment of the Institute of His Messrs A. H. and M: P. Madar,! As defendant was walking out amounting to $120.50, were ordered tory and Philology, and again as M. A. Khan, A. H. Rumjahn, he was seen by Khan removing a to be put into the Poor Box.
the second parcel. Sgt. Sykes added that it was a member of the National Council of M. Y. Adal, A. R. Malu, 3. A. R. stamp from Higher Learning.
Bux, A. M. and M. A. Wahab, Khan went up to defendant and large affair and appeared to be' He has also contributed a num»' A. M. Abbas, M. Nemazee, J, Kot-questioned him. Defendant ap. well organised. The dice had been Imported from 'ber of historical essays and books. wall, T Barma and several parently got frightened and gave actually
characters On the complainant $1 and asked him to Macao, the let him go.,
board being in Portuguese.
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Remarking that he was acting stupidly the Magistrate cautioned defendant.
SERIOUS ALLEGATION
An allegation that an Indian constable struck him without ACCOUNTANTS IN COURT warning was made by Chan who WAS Alleged to have obtained, by Cheong, 39, hawker, Mr. Jon C. Avis, Mr. L. de C. means of a trick, one 100 piastre charged before Mr. Sheldon yes, Previously acknowledged £100 Blechynden, Mr. R. V. Farrell, Mr. note from Chan Chi-tak, travelling terday with obstruction and $597,287.98.
J. B. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. trader, on Sept, 27 at No. 139, Cen- baskets of cloth at Luard. Road on Anonymous 31, Sale of 23 CH Markham, Mr. P. V. Sastri, Mrs, naught Road Central, Lam Tak, Sept. 24.
Organization Fund, Hongkong Colony recently:
branch:--
ARRIVALS
by two
5. Badges 23, Anonymous 100, Harold L. Usher.
allas Lam Thak-wah, 18, account- B675 stated that he saw défen- C.F. Owen 5. S:W.P. Perry
ant, and Wong Kal, 36, assistant dant at 11 am. and told him to (Monthly) 25, Anonymous ́20, A. { The following have arrived in accountant, appeared before Mr. move away but when he came Whittaker 5. Portuguese Staff of the Colony: Mr. 8. Akatu, Mr. Barnett, yesterday.
back at 2 pin. defendant was still the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-Chengor Loh, Mr. Theodore Lo-
Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios is there. Witness denied that he
struck defendant. ing Corporation (Monthly) 50, Sale pato, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. representing both defendants, of 3 CH68. Badges 3, Capt. J. J. ¡Ludden, Mr. Lionel P. Stagg.
Det.-Sgt.. T. Cashman asked for Lossius 20, Lt. Col. and Mrs. E. D. |
a remand of 24 hours in Police -Matthews" In Memory of the late! Miss N. R. Applegate, Lt. H. G. custody for further inquiries. The
Mrs. F. Stafford Smith 5, “EWL" Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Klihe, application was granted, in Memory of the late Capt. AHDr. C. 8. Ramaswami, Mr. L. G.
Brown 5, "EWL" In Memory of Dreyfus.
the late Mr. Hugh Watt 5, Kow- loon Docks Recreation Club 6th Donation for St. Dunstans 171, J. Finnie 50, Total: $597,805.98.
UNCLAIMED
IN- TRANSIT
A 'COOL CİSTOMER!
|-- Walking into le office of the Office Appliance: ... York Bunge D.O. SOUTH ing, Chater Road, in Baturday, at Appearing before Mr. 8. 12.30 pm a Chinese calmly remov- Balfour at the District Court,ed a typewriter and walked out
with it. -
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Defendant was remanded 24 80 Cht, 33, for larceny of 40 pieces hours for medical examination.
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He was arrested by the com- Messrs. Cable and wireless Ltd:- was remanded in custody 24 hours. pany and arrested the man.
They were alleged to have re- plainant and the jacket was re- MEN CAUTIONED Daphne Gum, 88 Amin St., Shap-
La Lam, 23, unemployed," was celted 200 bags of fertilizer 800 covered. The defendant, who was Cheung Shing, 37 charged with charged before Mr. Barnett Fes- tins of kerosene, 19 cases of tooth additionally charged with breach kiwan, from Darwinnt; Glover. 180 Argyle St., Kowloon, from Lon unlawful possession of 70 catties terday with stealing the typewriter paste, 2 caser salphuric acid, 120 of expulsion order, was, sentenced doppo: Green, 5 Salt Manor from of wild tree wood at Castle Peak and was sentenced to three old bicycle tyres, property of Blu to five months in prisión: Cambridge, Linaker, from London; Road on Sunday, was cautioned months hard labour and ordered Kai-shan, at Cheung Chan Har- HEAVY FINES Red Hults, City of Newport News, when he appeared before Mr. to expelled from the Colony as a bour on September 27, 2 President Lines, from Calcutta: Balfour yesterday. He will be se-destitute Huang Ke Kwong, c/o Lee Tue-commended for expulsion,
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Shing Tit-fong, 29, farmer, appearing on almillar charge was cautioned
Two men, Tang Kee, 31, and Cheng Muk-hing. 27, were charg THEFT, OF CLOTHES Sub-Insp. MacMahon prosecuted.
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