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HONGKONG REEL CLUB TO CONTINUE PRACTICES AS FROM WEDNESDAY
Evacuation
Evasion
OCT. 16
Attempt Collapses
Annual Meeting Decision: Donation To B.W.OF.
The 14th annual general meeting of the Hongkong Reel Club was held yesterday at the Gloucester Hotel, with Mr, A. McKellar, Vice-President, in. the chair, There was' a'large' attendance of members present.
Following the adoption of the annual report and statement, of accounts, the question of whether the Club should continue practice dances or not was discussed and it was decided that practices start as from Wednesday next.
Addressing the meeting. Mr. Mc. Kellar sald:-
DISCOURAGING RESPONSE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 8th OCTOBER, 1940, 8.30
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
% On Thursday, the 10th October, the General Post" "Office" and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 am to noo1, Sheungwan Branch Post Office will be open from 8 am to 10 am. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes un an. Bun Up to 8 o'clock last night only days, one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 am, and one 41 women had subscribed their delivery of registered correspondence at 11 am. m signatures to the protest which There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence at the women who were under orders (11 a.m. from the Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Talpo and Un Long. to evacuate the Colony had intend- The Money Order Office will be entirely closed. ed forwarding to the Government for consideration at the special Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. meeting of the Evacuation Ad- visory Committee today.
Only "41" names had been secur- and certainly justifies our efforte ed un to noon yesterday, and a in that 'direction. Forty children further notification falled to
received Instruction and the rather
Inspire the necessary response staggering crowd of 179 attended with the result" that the hastily
INWARD-MAILS
From
Due
Ser-
..................
In regard to the accounts, you will observe that we have still $506 left in the bank. This position is, the party at the Hongkong Hotel, organised last-minute attempt to Air Mail by "Pan American AirwaJy Direct I consider, very satisfactory. ↑ An
At this junction I would like to evade evacuation collapsed hope-
vice," San Francisco date 2nd October, item of $300, being donation to the place on record the services of a Jessly, and has been abandoned. Air Mail by the "Imperial Airways. Direct: Service”- BW.OF. appears in the statement certain old member. Mr. T. P. The organiser of the meeting London and Straits and I am sure you will approve the Saunderson proceeded home under at which the decision to protest Java and Manta. committee's action in this matter. medical advice in 1998 and has not was made, told the Hongkong Australia, Rabaul and Manila.. It may not be a large sum but it returned to the Colony. Apart Daily Press last night that the re- Sandakan. - .. is a good effort from a Club of our from being a founder member or sult was most discouraging. description and dimensions.
the Reel Club, "Skundy" was the The membership of the Club at most energetic supporter that wë July 31 was 141 and constitutes a have possessed and held every record number, If they all turned office in the Cinb at one time or up at a practice, we would be un-janother. By his departure the able to "house" them
Reel Club has been depleted of a very valuable asset.
"CHILDREN'S CLASS I will now re Class which was a great success
refer to the Children's
GLUT OF PETTY THEFTS
Although somewhat risky, I can- not close my remarks without re- ferring to a favourite topic, the
MEMBERS THANKED
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION SOCIETY
10th Oct.
· 11th Oct.
11th Oct...
12th Oct.
19th Oct.
13th Oct.
London and Straits. Jalcutta. and Straits
14th Oct.
15th Oct.
U. S. A., Honolulu,. Japan; and Shanghai
Francisco date 18th September)"............an Sandakan.
(San
16th Oct
18th Oct.
U. S. A., Honolulu: Japan. and Shanghai
Francisco date, 27th September), Swatown
(Ban
19th Oct.
19th Oct
London and "Straits
20th Oct.
date
30th
2nd Oct.
Canada, U.S.S., Japan, and Shanghal
(Vancou
ver B. C. date, 6th October), an
24th Oct.
USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghal (San Fran- The annual general business cisco date 4th October). meeting of the Hongkong Univer-U, S. A., and Manila (San Francisco date, 5th
25th Oct
95th Oct.
yesterday evening at the Union London and Straits.
28th Oct.
19th: Oct.
MEMBERS URGED TO FURTHER EFFORT
USA, and Manila (San Francisco
September).
Australia and Manila. EYSTIERPTIMALS,
Assembly Room, Mr. Lo Blog-sung U. S. A. and Manila-(Seattle date, 30th Sept.). being in the Chair,
"Prof. L. Forster addressed the. "
meeting, reviewing the society's
OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than
"evacuation. We all realise that a goodly number of our keen sup- porters are now many miles away and we wish them good luck and health wherever they may be.
Perhaps if everything else fails,sity Education Society was held October). the skirl of our Pipe-Major's bag- pipes may waft strongly enough to Several thefts of money and entice them back long before an- articles, some of considerable other season has dawned value, were reported to the Police by European residents in the I have left to the end a most Colony yesterday.
important duty to thank certain, Mr. G. M. Park of 194, The Feak,members for, their unstinted work
efforts. had stolen from car No. 4735, on during the past year so that the student at the Univeralty," a young
Citing the
case of & former October 5, a pair of binoculars in affairs of the Club may be run lady Miss Gertrude Ho, who had leather case valued at $250. The most smoothly and successfully. I binoculars were missed when the will merely refer to their names as now engaged in some very useful gone to Kwangsi where she was. car was between Happy Valley and their value is too well-known to work, Prot. Forster said it would the Fanling Golf Club.
us all already:Mr. D. L Prophet proût every student to aim at surasta, Rangoon and Calcutta. Mr. R. M Ogden of 221. Frince President), Pipe-Major Mackle achieving something to the fur- Edward
Road, lost two wrist (Instructor), Miss D. Henderson therance of education rather than watches and some money, when Helper at Children's Class) and to study mly for a diploma. some person entered his home Miss S. Baskett (Secretary)------ through an open window between
The very vitality of the Univer-1 sity, the speaker' sald, depended upon student activities.
12
1 am and 6 am. yesterday.
ELECTRIC FAN
Vice-
NEW OFFICERS Officers elected for the ensuing Mrs. A. E. Perry of 12 Balyeung-year were as follows: choi Street, lost an electric fan, a President-A. McKellar; clock and other articles- valued at Presidents G. Scott and Mrs. A. $108. The fan and clock have been G. Dalziel; Hon. Secretary-Miss recovered by the Police from a S. M. Baskett; Hon. Treasurer-0. pawn-shop.'
A. Leiper; Committee-W. L. Alex- ander, A. Farquhar, W. Robert son, Miss I Watkins, Miss F. W. Fowlie and Miss M. C. McGuffog.
Mrs. Ramsey of 141, Waterloo Road, lost from her house & quan- tity of jewellery valued at $225.
Major Officer, of_the_R_A_M_C.. and residing at 30, College Road, lost a wrist watch valued at $100. Mrs. Calver of 2, Kimberly Road, lost a suitcase valued at $94 when some person entered her house through an open, window between. 10 p.m. on Sunday and 4'; p.m. yesterday.
JEWELS AND MONEY -
'
Mrs, E Karpusheva, of Nathan Road. has reported the loss of Jewellery and money, valued at; $2,550, from a locked drawer in her fist between 2.30 pm on Sunday and 8.a.m. yesterday,
TWO WIDOWS SENTENCED AT MAGISTRACY
MEI CHOW HOTEL
activities in the past year and the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls are urging the members to further advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel malls are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day When malls are advertised to close after 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel matis are closed at 5 p.m.
OFFICERS ELECTED
WEDNESDAY
For
Date and Time:
Wed, 9th
4.30 PM
THURSDAY
Thu 1th
Straits, Ceylon, India, East" and South
Africa.
Noon
KFO
Reg.
Noon
Ord.
Noon
MAG.RO, C
Noot
Ord. 6.00 PM
Fri, 11th.
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U. S. A&
Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Reg: were
Atlantic Services,"
The following officers elected to serve for the coming year:
FRIDAY
President, Prof, L, Forster: Vice President, Father G. Byrne; Hon. Vice-Presidents, Mrs Beekeri, Prof. W. Brown and T. R. Rowell; Chairman, C. N. Matthews; Vice- Chairman," Miss M. Kotewall; Hon, Secretary, K. K. Au; Hon. Trea- surer, & & Yu; Representatives, Air Mail for "Imperial. Airways-Service” to Durban Reg. 5.00 PM Fourth Year, Miss N. Seu; Third
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U. .A., Canada, Cen-GBO. &XPO. tral and South America and "United Kingdom Reg. 10/10, Noon via San Francisco.
Ord.11/10,8.30 AM
EP.O. Reg. 5,00 PM Ord
6.30 PM
G.P.O.
and thence by Sea Service to United Kingdom | Ord; -
7.00PM
EPO
B. Chowla; First Year, B. Moraes. Editor of the Journal, Miss P. Ablong; Assistant Editors, Ming" N.
Reg
6.00 PM.
Ord
5.30 m
EG.P.O.
5.00 PM
Ord.
7:00 PM
Year, Miss J. Llem: Second Year,
tralia by the Imperial Airways Service."
Beu and Miss A Suffiad: Business Air Mail for Indo-Chins, Malaya, Java and Aus- Reg. Managem, W. Duffeld and B. Ahmed; Hon. Secretary of the Free Night School, O, V. Cheung, Assistant Hon. Secretary, Miss 2. Suffiad.
LOSS SEQUEL Sentences of four months and six months' imprisonment, respec- tively, were imposed by Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Central Magistracy Miss Dorothy Lee, of: 9 Hankow Road, has reported to the police Yesterday on two widows, Wonged that they hand her the money
Yut, 36, and charged with larceny by finding police station herself the next day Wong Mul," 35, | which, he would take up to the
After, evidence was given by the and receiving: 2
Wong Yuet" was charged with complainant, Yu Ah-hing, a rela- stealing $7,335, belonging to Hut Live of second defendant was call- Sze-ming, from Room 307 or the ed
that the radiator cap of her car was stolen whilst the vehicle was parked in Boundary Street be- tween 7 and 10 p.m. yesterday. “
BASEBALL
MONDAY........
U.S.A.. Canada, Central and South America and United Kingdom Via San "Francisco, (No Par- cela for Canada)
Note: All Mails for United-Kingdom will be
forwarded with or without superscription
WEDNESDAY
Mon. 14th GPO.&KPO
Par. 13th 5.00 PM Reg. 16th 9:45 AM Ord.14th:10:20 AM
KPO
Parcela
Reg. [Ord
4.00 PM 5.00
·6.30 PM*
G.P.O. Parcola 4.00-2
5:00
Ord 7.00 PM
Wed, 18th G.PO, EXPO. Par. 15th 5:00 PM
WORLD SERIES Mel Chow Hotel, and second de- She said on Sept. 17 after 7 p.m. Saigon. Madang, Salamaua, Rabaul, Australia and Res
fendant was charged with receiv-Wong Yuet came to her house and New · Zéaland: ing the money knowing same to asked her to allow her (defendant) have been stolen.
to "deposit" some old clothes with First defendant admitted the her. Defendant also told her that charge but second defendant inside the clothes were some pleaded not guilty.
money." The next day she return- Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau held a ed and THREE-ALL
witness saw defendant watching brief on behalf of com counting 14 $500 bank-notes. CINCINNATI, Oct. 8 (Reuter)-plainant, Bul Sze-ming.
MONET - PICKED In the sixth game of the World
Outlining the case, Det.-Sgt. T. Baseball Beries, Cincinnati beat Cashman said on Sept. 9 Hul, who
Witness sald defendant told her
REDS AND TIGERS
Detroit by four runs to nil, mak-was a merchant, went to the Mel that the money was handed her
games áll
Manila, Straits. Ceylon, India, East and South Reg. 15th 5.00 pm
Africa and United Kingdom.
**** Ord. 18th 8.30 Foochow #VANIE
Manila Btraits, Ceylon, India, East
Africa via Cape Town.
THURSDAY
#SATURDA
MONDAY
ing the score for the series, three Chow Hotel for temporary re- by Wong Mul who had picked it Mania, Batavia and Bourabaya.
sidence. Walters, the Cincinnati pitcher went to the bath house and took Wong Wan, a relative of arst
Early, that morning he p also distinguished himself by hit wir him a wallet containing defendant. said the latter called Bandakan. ..... ting a homer in the eighth. $7,335.
on her on Sept. 17 accompanied The Reds got another run in the sixth and two in the first, when they knocked Rowe out of the box After coming from the bath money and asked her what to do with a barrage of four hits complainant fell asleep and when She adiysed them to report the
Rowe was debited with the loss he woke up some time later he re-matter to the Met Chow Hotel
FELL ASLEEP
South
by second defendant. She told her Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, D. BA, Central and that she had picked up some
South America. Canada and United - Kingdom via Ban-Francisco
South Africa,
Ord
GPO.
Par 19th
of the game on the official score membered that he had forgotten Witness added that it was her traits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Reg. 1st 8,40 sheet.
Gorsica, and Hutchinson to take back the wallet from the who brought two packets of United Kingdom.
Ord. Bist 9.30 bath house. He went there but money which, was given her by straits, Ceylon, India. East and also pitched;
Spectators at the game totalled found it was missing first defendant ap to the Police via Cape Town, 30,481
First defendant was arrested in station. T The series will now be decided September on Information and Sgt. Cashman gave formal
THURSDAY admitted having stolen the money evidence of the arrests of the de- Sandakan which," she tall the Police jahe had fendants. First"" defendant "was
on the seventh game tomorrow."
- Bcores are as follows:-
Cincinnati (R24) 10 2 Detroit (Tikers)
On the
int arrested on information while the Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd of Eept. 17 they second defendant was arrested at Daily Press, Ltd., at Marina House, third tive who suggest" the Mel Sier Hotel-
toad Central Hongkong, London