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MONDAY,
LITTLE FLOWER NEWSETTES Interesting
CLUB
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The Little Flower Club held their
A Christmas Carola" night was
held by the Discussion Group of Broadcast
the European MCA, last night.
Mr. Henry Arthur Muls has been annual Childrens' Christmas party |appointed to net as Postmaster at their new clubhouse at King's General with affect from Nov, 18, Park yesterday afternoon when 1945. some 117 Hadies from one to 14 years of age received gifts" from Bergeant. Hobert Gerald Geer, (of the Hongkong Volunteer De- fence Corps, has been promoted to Second Lieutenant.
Santa Claus.
An interesting feature of the show, and one that was much en- joyed by all present from children to grown-ups, was an "Amateur Hour" for girls and boys, Fr. B. de Angells and Fr. A. Rigant! acted
as judges.
The little girlst prize was won by. Fernanda Rodrigues, age Ave,
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Talk On India
DECEMBER 23, 1940. CORRESPONDENCE
GLORY LITERATURE
·ASSOC'S CONCERT To The Editor.
An interesting talk on India sir: was given by Mr. Edwin Haward, former Eltor of the NORTH I have to emphasise to the fact CHINA DAILY NEWS, from the that our Glory Literature Asso- Z. B. W. Studlo last night.
clation will hold its first opening Leelebration
the Christmas
Mr. Haward said, la part No.
白烤
What is the situation in India holiday at 10, Peace Avenue, Kow- that sub-continent of 340 mil-loon. lion people now ranged with the We shall be, only too glad to Three huts were burned down rest of British Empire in the ght welcome any one if he or she is When a fire broke out at Wong against Nazidem? May I give deeply interested in such of
hukhang, Aberdeen, yesterday you my recent impressions from a action We shall have many plays afternoon. No Hves were lost. brief visit after twelve years' offering to both guests and mem-
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absence. Mr. John Keith Bousfield, M.C...
bers in the due time. Starting from Colombo, my wife has resumed duty as Organiser of and I travelled by rail to Simla-we have received a lot of in- It is happy for us to note that
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TRANSITION Merabers of the Cinb members of St. Andrew's Society AS ANOTHER YEAR, draws who sans "Rock-a-bye, bady!" Vehicle who wish to participate in this to B close amid the
function are requested to com turmoil and tribulation of the boys' prize, his contribution be, /Services in the Hongkong Defence heart of the comtry, then facins ers about the coming
Norman Lewis, six years old, won the General: Group for Essentialja Ave days journey through the teresting letters from your read- municate with the undersigned war, under the scourge of ine two pieces on the mouth organ, (Tel. 28041) before 4th JAN. which half of Europe lles "Veleta" and "Springtime in the UARY, in order to facilitate today under the heel of a 13, accompanied on the plane.
Rockies". His elder brother, Alec, arrangements for accommodation. barbaric invader who has
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the sultriness of the late summer which will incidentally be a happy Harold Carsten John Asche has we passed. Madras where young one without any consideration.
been permitted to qalt and Cecil Indian airmen were displaying
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Robert Smirte has been enrolled their skill for appointment to the Indian Air Force. Wardha, where In the Combatant Group of the the executive of the Congress Hongkong Defence Reserve.
¡Party were in session, the Nizam's provincial administration had no The Government Trained Tea-dominions, proud of the exploits concern with defence or foreign chers' Union held a supper dance of the Hyderabad Squadron of the affairs, and that valuable oppor- at the roof garden of the Hongkong R
in Europe, Nagpur,tunities of serving India had been Hotel on Saturday night from revelling in a bountiful monsoon, kiven them, were reluctant to |p.m. to 1 am,
and Delhi, blazing with Northern obey but Party discipline pre- India's heat. till the hill railway valled.
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A most enjoyable Chinese dinner that their comrades are greatly the Commander in Chief, three party was held at the Kam Ling distinguishing themselves in Libya Indian and three Eritish Officials Restaurant on Baturday night by with forces of the Empire. members of the Staff of the Social į |Hyglenc section of the Medical De-
partment.
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sought to impose on them, in (Miss) S. M. BASKETT,
the words of a high German
The Little Flower Club Christ. Hon. Secretary. official, "a form of mediaeval has dinner will be held on Satur- [day night, Dec. 23. There will be 685 slavery," the thoughts of free christmas tres and gifts for the
in peoples
free countries | diners..
A good attendance of which remain outside the members is looked forward to.. evil influence of Totalitarian- ism are turning to discover!
The Central British Association wafted us to the refreshing cool- In one Province, Assam, the key to the transition of
held its annual supper dance atness of the Himalayan capital. alternative Ministry was formed, Kindly note that from Europe from the hollow
the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday Pressure of war news on cable In the seven others the Governors, when an
entertainment 30TH DECEMBER, 1940, our accomplishments of dictator-
cabaret space blurs
view. of the assisted by specially appointed ad- programme was provided.
distant Indian scene. ial treachery and violence. new office address will be→→→→→
We know visers from the permanent Civil Some excitement was caused at
that Indian troops emerged from service, took over the administra- What fifteen months of war the Emporium Ballroom last night Mr. W. Brown will address the the Dunkirk epic with superbly tion under the emergency pro- THE MANUFACTURERS have done is to make it plain about 9 o'clock when 15 to 16 of Hongkong Rotary Club tomorrow maintained discipline. Other Invisions of the Constitution.
LIFE INSURANCE CO., to the world or, at least, the patrons, said to be Shanghai un "A Visit to Bamea." The ad- dian units have been sharing in Actually the British Government
WINDSOR HOUSE,
that part of the world which men, were involved in a fight. dress will be illustrated with lan- the defence of Egypt and Singa-certainly not by a stroke of the still cherishes the principles out but before their arrival all the meeting of the Club on
The Emergency Unit was called ter sildes. At the following pore Hongkong has long ap- pen-could not alter the candi- if freedom and justice that participants" had dispersed.
Dec. 31, preciated the soldierly qualities of tions against which the protest Mr. B. O. Margrett will speak on the men who for many years was made. For, as already ex- what the dictatorial powers] The actual cause of the fight Lighting Problems in connexion formed part of its garrison and plained, "pending the advent of have achieved and what they was not known but from what with ARP.*
its police force. Hongkong 1a, Federation, the Government of are trying to establish, as the ould be gathered it was under-
therefore, not surprised to learn India-consisting of the Viceroy, stood that the quarrel was over: basis of a system which they
some of the taxi daribers of the have misnamed a "New Or-ballroom: der," cannot, and will not, be endured. Throughout the year that is now closing its!
Among those present The Indian Army recruited onment. The British declaration of doors on the horrible picture
War therefore put Indis auto- were Dr. T. Walter Ware, Dr. K. La voluntary basis is being in-matically at war with Germany. lof brutality and misery
For the avowed purpose of Cheung, Dr. Y. K. Chow and Mr.creased from 150,000 by an
The formal announcement of ditional 100,000 men. No dinculty that event was followed by the created by the unrestrained strengthening the Government the A. Steven.
is being experienced either viceroy's passion for power, men and
Prime Minister, Prince Konoye
In order to facilitate Chinese finding suitable recruits for this with 53 Party leaders.This, how- separate consultation yesterday carried out a reshuffle women in all parts of the or his Cabinet.
merchants coming from neigb-expansion. or in selecting Indians ever, did not move the Congress world, imbued with adeep The next appointments are:-
bouring, towns and villages to sell of the right type for Emergency party and the breakdown remain- IN THE GOODS of sense of what is right änd Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, Minis-their wares, and coming and going Commissions, WILLIAM
ed. In August, when I was near- LOUIS
The franchise of British India Me. what is wrong, have sought premier and president of the Privy Chinese New Year festival season, which came into force in 1937 to expand the Viceroy's Cabinet.
ter without portfolio and former to settle their accounts during the
ing India, the Government offered KENZIE late of The Hong, to study the world situation Council, who has been made Min-the Chinese Chamber of Com- produces ад electorate of 351 kong Telephone Company and have told tree ister of Home Affairs, and Lt.-Gen. merce has petitioned Government. million, and a high percentage leading parties. It declared that to include representatives of the Limited, Exchange Build thinking peoples of
through the Secretariat for Chi-60 per cent. I think went to the Dominion Status would be, India's every Yanagawa, Secretary-General of ing, Victoria in the Colony race, creed and nationality the China Affairs Board, who bees Affairs, to postpone enforce polls in that year. Contentment as soon as possible after the war.
ment of the immigration Regula- friendliness and peace reigned bad ended. of Hongkong, Secretary of how impossible It is to accept comes Minister of Justice.
The appointment of the principles of the Total Hiranuma as Home Minister is
tions until Feb, 15, 1941. Baron the Company, deceased.
e India to which I returned.
It proposed to set up an Ad- The marked increase in the num- itarian system.
generally regarded as increasing All members of both the Bang ber of Indians playing important, vory War Committee comprising "NOTICE is hereby given that AMONGST THOSE
who Rightist intuence in the Cabinet. Kong and China Branch of the even dominant roles in the ad-Indian States. It agreed to the nominees of British India and the the Court has by virtue of the have taken a foremost part which in future will revolve around British Medical Association are re-mmistration was evident
quested to be present at a meeting Yet I could perceive no falling the "Hirariuma-Konoye Ax."
formation of Constituent Assembly. provisions of Section 58 of Or, in-making known the results
to be held on Friday at 8.15 pm. off in the cordiality of the reafter the War to draw up a Con-. dinance No. 2 of 1897. made “an of their study of the develop-
in the Urban Council Chamber, inlations between Indians and Bri-
stitution satisfactory to Indian order limiting the time for crediments from the start of the
which Dr. B. W. Kirk will read a tishrather the reverse, for the p and fors and others to send in their hostilities the effect domocratic power, but for a paper entitled:
Medical Prac-liveliness of political controversy tice in Hong Kong in 1940." claims against the above estate they have had on human worldwide understanding and
seemed if anything to have fasons which seemed good to them.. to 6th day of January, 1941. psychology are Mr. J. B. acceptance of principles The
ported. an easter
remained adamant. Through Mr. comradeship, marriage took have proved their shangnat recently of Dr. Gisela pect. The Press of all shades of Priestley and Mr. Wickham which
Gandhi, they asked for the right and armer sense of mutual resto carry their pacifism to the All Creditors and others are Steed, whose talks as regular value and importance to an Varo, MD., of Shalator opinion bore testimony to an eager engaging in other activities de- accordingly hereby required to speakers from the British ordered life, the preservation are Rocsard, MD. of Shanghai.
point of making speeches, send their claims to the under Broadcasting Corporation of civilisation and unmenaced
confidence of the Empire's victory signed to enforce that belief. The signed on or before that date.
despite the grimness of the have done much to enlighten national
These
wedding took place in struggle imposed by the deliberate Viceroy made it clear, however, Shangnal, on Dec. 14, at the aggressiveness of the enemylenged his decision, the Govern
that if the Congress Party chal- the less intelligent and the are objectives which
were church of Christ the King of Mr. discerning people unequalled after the J. W. M. Martin, of the Shangnal ment would act, Mr. Gandul, as tess picture of the Pituation, last World War and they Land Investment Co. Ltd. and thing but, the most carnest, hope Nowhere could I dikeez ang 1, Des Voeux Road Central. The whole gamut of world show how high are the son of Mr. W. Martin of Shanghai
the Spokesman of the Congress Hong Korg.
affairs in their relation to the aspirations of those who arena the late Mr W. Martin, and that Party broken with
Why then, you may ask has party, disclaimed any intention
to embarrass the British 659 chaos caused by war have trying to bring about Mrs. E. M. Bidwell of Shanghai tain of its prominent members would be courted. So that ex-
Miss Joyce Bidwell daughter of Government, and why have cer-
effort, but intimated that arrest come within the scope of transition within democracy and the late Mr. G. S. V. Bidwell their study international itself to make it acceptable,
courted arrest, and imprisonment plains the news that certain pro politics,
problems, not only to Europe, but to the R.A.O.C. CHOIR AT Hament devised for India in 1935 who have lately held once in the The new constitution which Far been arrested, among them men minent Congress party leaders have labour sqcial systems and financial whole world. It is an appeal SMOKING CONCERT after six years elaborate inquiry Ministries. This has been a dis- and economic ills. Here is a that is already being answer- particularly striking anded and the creative principle The RAOC. Choir, under the London, was framed to bring the appointment to the Government, convincing statement on the of democracy has shown that leadership of Lieut. J. Sutcline, Indian states for the first time Apparenthy an impasse has been conclusions which Mr. Priest-what is aimed at is certainly when the Warrant Officers and with the eleven provinces of Ezi-d strength of India's participa
made its first public appearance into direct formal relationship reached, but the essential pace ley has arrived at as a resulta much higher concept than Sergeants Club of the Corps held tish India a Federal Govern-ion in the war ought not to be His Excellency the Acting Goof, his examination of these that which has been bared a Smoking Concert in the Readment responsible to a Federal affected. The dispute is a domes ernor, Lieut-Gen. E. F. Norton, was present among a large appre-
subjects:
to the world under the cloak ing Room of the Gloucester Hotel Legislature composed of the re-ne matter and of no concern to clative audience at the 13th an We are proving on every of the "virtues of Nazism on Saturday nigne,
presentatives of the rulers of those the outside world. It derives from field of war that democracy can and Fascism. The trend of Among the many invited artists states and of the elected. Legisla. Congress Party a desire to fight like a wounded lon. But world opinion towards this who took part was Mr. Gtures of the Provinces.
assert dissatisfaction with that is only half of it. The next réalisation and understand-'Aquino, well-known local tenor,
present constitutional position of BESENTED P ENTER RESE step, which cannot be postponed ing of democracy is
who was loudly applauded for his
India, and not from any weaken- until the end of the war, is to clearest Indication that the
the renditions.
On the outbreak of war, the ing of India's resolute abhorrence In addition to Christmas carols
show that democracy is a crea
Congress Party-despite its man of the Italy-German design for tive principle and that what the object before the people has
fest sympathy with the decision to Ilving. I am no prophet. CHANGE OF TELEPHONE sung by a chorus composing of
world has been suffering from is been clearly defined and that
aght Germany-resented the fact I can readily perceive dangers in professors and students of the
not too much of it, but too little their hopes are not based Jewellery to the value of $1.050 was ensured merely by the British sense it proves the reality of that India's entry into the war this unhappy controversy. Yet in University, the audience also Joln- ed in community singing.
merely on a military victory, was stolen when a thier entered Government's own formal declara British-Indian comradeship by THAT, IN BRIEF AND but on the results and bene-No: 18 Caine Road about 3 am, on tominina Ladis could not declare of-war politieal differences can be the residence of Dr. W. 6. Kwan, tion in London. Unlike the showing that under the shadow in Ban-yeh and Mr. J. RM Bolos were also rendered by Miss CONCISE FORM, puts the fits that will accrue to each Saturday, by climbing up a drain war on her own account, since thrashed out in pubite with s Smith, AR.CO.
whole search for a key to and every one of them after pipe and bending a bar of the bed-her central Government was still minimum of bad feeling. India as The conductor was Mr. Rupert bring about a transition of the battle has been won room on the second floor. Baldwin, A.T.C1, while at the the state of Europe in a This is the real virtue ofer piano was Lilas Caroline Braga, position to which all future democracy and nothing can |UTUL
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT
nual Christmas concert held in the Great Hall of the University last evening. The concert was spon- ; sored by the University Christian Association.
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responsible solely to the Parlia-a whole, like other component parts ment at Westminster through the of the Empire still holds firm in Secretary of State for India resisting the gangster monstrosity The Congress Party leaders de emanating from Berlin and Rome cided, therefore, that as a protest she smows that on the successful against this state of things the nutcome of the Allied war effort
attention should be unremit-stop it from gaining in SOFA, Dec. 22 (Reater) The A collection was taken in aid of tingly directed. It is a plea, strength even though the Bulgarian authorities have stopped the Bociety for the Protection The other line, 33383, remains the Deaf and the Street Sleepers aggrandisement or self-glori-macy still remains to be won does trafie is also held up in members should resign. Some of of the rest of the civilised world,
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Jan coast, owing to danger of ice-eight Ministries manned by their her own future happiness, as that, unchanged.
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