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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
INTERESTING FUNCTION ↑ H.K. ROTARY LANTAU VILLAGE
AT H.K. UNIVERSITY
Presentation Of Bibles To New Graduates
CLUB
MR. REWI ALLEY will address the Hongkong Rotary Coub at its tiffin meeting tomorrow on "Three Years Work in China."
SETTLEMENTS SCHEME
of Industrial Co-operative Project Abandoned
The following is the provisiona schedule of meetings or the club up to August:
June and
10-Speaker: Mr. B. E Sugars on "A Moter Tour Through the Balkans.”
The traditional annual service for graduates was held by the Hongkong University Christian Association at the St. John's Chapel yesterday morning when a large congregation
relatives of friends of the graduates was present.
In conformity with tradition, a copy of the Bible was given to each graduate, which purpose was "In order more fully to fit you to face and fight the battle of life."
The presentation was made by His Honour the Chief Justice. Sir Atholl MacGregor, who also addressed the group,
Prof. Gordon King led the ser- ture of my profession so that I vice. The Rev. Frank Short was shall have little time reading an presen as representative of the old-shaped book like this. British and Foreign Bible Society
HOLY WEIT
June 17- Speaker: Mr. R. Ohl où "Some Sidelights on the Hobby of Stamp Collecting."
June 2osed 'Meeting, July 1-Speaker: Brigadier A. Peffers, O.B.E, on "Iraq."
July 8-Speaker: Mr. W. H. E Thomas on The Lighter Side of
Owing To Cost
After months of projecting and preparations, the Lantau Village aroused great interest in the geb- Settlements Scheme, which had
eral public. has been rejected by Government on the ground of the
high cost involved, It was learned.
As finally devised, the scheme was expected to involve someTM thing in the region of three lakhs and Government found itself un- able to meet this outlay in view its heavy commitments on de- fence measures.
through which the presentation | It is true that the Bible which Banking." of Bibles was made, possible:
I this morning put into your
July 15-Speaker: Wing-Comdr. However, Government will give Tea and refreshments were ser-
hands is like any other volume. A. H. Steele- Perkins on "Air Raid further consideration to a modi- ved at the end of the service.
made with paper. type and ink; Damage," Illustrated with lantern fed plan for the development of It is true that it has been put slides.
the Hebe Haven area
Chow
of Port
THE RECIPIENTS
together as a material object by July 22--Speaker: Mr. R. Robert-Shelter. Recipients of the Bibles were:
human hands: it is true that the scn or "The Financing of War." AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Medicine:-Drs. Chja Pee-Chye
many and diversiñed. utterances. July 29-Speaker: Mr. P. E It was, murever, understood that Wal-wee, Lai Chang-yue. which it contains procceded from Witham en "Assam."
Government may be prepared to the lips of the pen of men. All Aug 5-Speaker: Mr. J. H. van give consideration, to a satisfac- Nan-wan, Fang Teng-cheuns, Sie that is true, yet we who are Chris- der Laan on "Java" (Illustrated), tory scheme for agricultural de- Toan-Djin, RE. Smalley, Szeto tans believe that the Bible Is Aug. 12-Speaker: Mr. D. W.velopment on Lantau Island, or Onward. Tan Luan-hong. Tans Holy Writ.. that it is inspired Munton on "Wanderings of En may even be prepared to assist in
Lam Shing-kul, Maud Lee, Low
Ching-tuan. Stephen Wong and Wong Yat-hung
하
Engineering: - Messrs. Chau Po-cheung. 8. Y. Chung. Goh Kwang hung. Ip Ching-u, Ip Hung-noe, Li Chi-fan, Llew Keng-
Aug. 19-Speaker: Mr. T. B. W- son on "A Trip to Canton."
terature which at least in the Engineer." gospels records and recalls the very words of Our Lord; it is to us not a work on morals, ethics ur religion, but the Book of Books and infallible.
Aug. 26--Closed Meeting.
slong, Wang Tze-sam, Wong Peng-- In our devotional readings It NAVAL
choon, Yang Hsin-tsang and Yech may be that we consciously or Joo-telk.
unconsciously lull our
critical VOLUNTEER
Arts The Misses Cheng Wal-faculties to sleep, but when
we
the whole scheme by granting very easy terms for land tenure and possibly in other ways, pro- vided that the requisite funds are raised by private sources. *
Regarding the preparation of a modifed plan for the Hebe Haven area, the estimation of the outlay is in the hands of the Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, DM.S., who is man. Doris Heil, Gertrude Ho. read the Bible, when we destre PROMOTIONS
also trying to ascertain whether Kay Jean Hung. Malsie Kotewall, to "harken "what the Lord God
private Interests are available to M.L Suad. Mary Tong. Lily will say concerning us" we are The following promotions in the sponsor the whole of the original Trình and Wong Yiu-ho, and on Holy Ground and we cannot Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force
project. Messrs, Chung Heung-sung. Wilson read the Bible as we read any have been made by His Exceliency A meeting of the Central Com- Heng. Lee Jul-hsien, Shum Lau-other book.
the Governor, with effect frommittee of the Village Settlements Kwong, Leslie Sung and Buang We read it because for us it is May. 1;
Scheme is to take place tomorrow 'Hsing-tsung.
not.. like any other book; It is To be Lieutenants. Acting at the Medical Headquarters to the most widely read and incom-Lleuts J. Y. Hutton-Patts. J. T. discuss further plans. parably the most important col-Brown, A. St. 0. Walton, P lection of writings in the litera- Rutherford. F. C. Manning, H. P ture of the world, and within its Bailey. D. W. Wagstaff, J. B. Colls. pages are treasures, which are A. Pollock, and P. C. Fairbairn. Inexhaustible. treasures charged To be Sub-Lieutenants---Acting with a mission and a mensage to Sub-Lt. W. E. Baker, J. L. Young- humanity whose significance has man, L. W. Bush, H. C. Glover, P. only deepened with the passing of J. Poole, and T. M. Milne. time, for the Bible is ageless and To be Acting Sub-Lieutenant-
CHIEF JUSTICE
The Chief Justice said:— I want this morning to say a few words to those of you who have just completed your acad- emic course and who were capped fast Friday evening at the Congregation of the University. You have worked hard for the last few years in the faculty of your cholce, you have satisfied each page is as fresh today as Cadet R. B. Parkinson. the examiners, and you have now when it was written, and whose graduated.
that you stand influence is still the profoundest before the world as young men and the most far reaching in the and women of knowledge and whole world, learning, of professional scientific
AS LITERATURE
To be Paymaster-Lieutenant.— Acting Pay.-Lieut A. Sommerfelt.
MINEWATCHING BRANCH
To be Lieut-Commander-Lieut S. J. Swetland.
To be Lieutenant-Acting Lieut A. R. Brown.
Profiteering In Rice
Govt. Move Against Ramp Taking Effect
Pronteering in rice, the price of which has dropped considerably or technical attainments which I do not ask you to read the
in the last two weeks, is being make you of special value to the Bible, and especially the Old
slowly and steadily overcome by
Rice Equitable
Sale Fund community to which you belong. Testament, for edification, at least To be Acting Lieutenant.-Act- the
You are on the
Committee. threshold of at first. That is not the way to ing Sub-Lleut T. J. Price. Hife, anxious to make your con- commend any book to a circle of To be Sub-Lieutenants.--Acting
There are no additional "Fair tribution to the betterment of readers. Read it in the first place Sub-Lieutenants D. 3.- Izatt, F. W. Price Selling Depots" to the three conditions in your country and in for enjoyment; read it as litera- Ambrose, A. Nissim, and H. O. original selling centres which are the world at large, eager to do ture. The same generation in Odell.
continuing to operate in the urban all that lies within your power English- bistory gave AS the i To be Acting Sub-Lieutenants. areas, at Central Market (staffed to help your fellow men. and authorised version in the Plays Warrant Officers W. J. Burling, E. by Tung Wah Hospital Commit- proud in the knowledge that your of Shakespeare, and it is dimcult 1. W. Slay, D. F. Davies and Ew.tee), Wanchal Market (staffed by training specially adapts you for to say which legacy is the more Westwood.
the Hongkong Red Swastika So- making a really valuable con- tribution to society,
You are bachelors of medicine and surgery, of science or of arts, as the case may be, and these qualifications at you and entitle to practice your profession whe- ther it be here in Hongkong or in the great republic to which you belong to take your, rightful,
place as educated civil servants, as writers or as teachers of the
(B)
at Yaumat staffed by refugees: from the North Pains Relugee Camp. Medical Department)..
precious. It is a real, a unique To be Lieutenant (E)-Acting ciety, and the Tien Hau Temple anthology. Ruth, Esther, Daniel Lieut (E) D. W. Morley. and Jonah are story books and To be Sub-Lieutenants fascinating story books, and the Acting Sub-Lleuts (E) W. N: A.
Continued Page 11 Col. 3 Smalley and P. E. Nettle."
BOWL OF RICE CAMPAIGN
next generation, as engineers to Obstacles Raised By
make roads and bridges for the Improvement of transport, to erect Restaurant Owners beautiful buildings, or to keep great rivers within bounds and That some testaurants are de- prevent famine and flood, or in manding the payment of 20 cents the great and merciful medical per bowl of rice supplied to any profession to work for the pre-berson tendering a $2 Bowl of vention of disease, for the heal-Rite Coupon and that the Coupons
H.K.V.D.C. OFFICERS
RESIGN
}
It is learned that experiments are being carried out in relation to oil-burning stoves for the pro-
posed cooked rice communal kit-
chen to prevent' the waste of rice where the flame Impinges upon His Excellency the Governor has the rice boiler. There is every been pleased to approve that Cap-hope that a suitable boller will be tain Francisco Paulo Sequeira be devised eliminating such waste.
allowed to resign his commission
in the Hongkong Volunteer De-
rence Corps, with effect from May
23, 1941.
His Excellency the Governor has teen pleased to approve that Lieutenant Thomas Parkinson be allowed to resign his commission
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REGISTRY
MARRIAGE
ing of the sick and for the bring-ite vaild only between 2 p.m. and rence Corps, with effect from May Saturday of Mr. Wong Yuk-san,{
Ing into the world of a healthy pm, Sundays and holidays 'ex- and new generation.
cepted, are obstacles which have been placed in the path "of the
LOOK FORWARD
that It is
war
In the Hongkong Volunteer De-Registry,
31, 1941.
!
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
All this and more each of you organisers of the "Bowl of Rice" in his own chosen walk of life campaign, sponsored by the China ean justly look forward to doing Defence League in aid of for the betterment of your fellow relief.
It is pointed out that people are man, and you know
The first baptismal service of your privilege to look forward to not usually free to visit restau- the Christian and Missionary Al- so full and useful a life because, rants during 2 p.m. and 4 p.mliance was held at the Pental Mis by the hard study of the last few a time which is unreasonable."" sion, Nos, 90-98, Portland Street, years you have trained, equipped A meeting by the Chinese Cham-Taumati, yesterday afternoon, and fitted yourselves for the pro- ber of Commerce, will be held to when 14 persons were baptised by per performance of the career of discuss the attitude of the Res- Immersion. your choice. You are by all mate-taurants' Guild.
rial and temporal standards pro-
perly qualified professional men, able to take your rightful place
among the leaders of thought and
action in your great country.
MR. FORREST
Je
LEAVING FOR AUSTRALIA
The marriage took place at the Supreme Court, on
electric mechanic, of No. 86 Ko Shing Street, and Miss Hung Wal-chan, of No. 84 Ko Shing Street.
"ANNOUNCEMENT The forthcoming marriage be tween Mr. Cheung Evol-tin, second purser. of No. 26 Peiho Street, and Miss Leung Tee-kan, of the same address was nounced on Saturday.
an-
The Rev. John Bechtel, Hong- KEY POST GROUP
kong representative of the All- ance, officiated.
Five Hongxong newspaper men Prior to the baptism, Mr. Bechtel have been re-assigned to the Bey- spoke in Englian on "The Symbolic Post Group in the Defence Reserve meaning of Baptism," followed by under the Compulsory Service Or- a message on the same subject in dinance, one from the Combatant
That your equipment is great and most valuable there can be Mr. R. A, D. Forrest, retired Im-Cantonese by Mr. Peter Sung. Group and the others" from the
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The Postmaster General an- Combatant Group, and Messrs. (4. morning each of you has been Immigration staff, and a pipe rackou ces that letters by surface C Burnett (China Mail), N. E The following maximum prices at Elven copy of the Bible, How, complete with ash-tray and light-route for United Kingdom, vts Hunter (Daily Press), W. J. Keates which cement (except imported 'you may ask, can the Bible helper, at a presentation which was United States of Americas posted (China "Mall) and H. J. Yappe eement) may be sold in the Colony me more than any other book? held at the Immigration Office, in Hongkong between Feb. 22 ang | (China Mat)) from the Essential are notified by the Controller · of "I have in the course of my pro- Marina House.
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Trade in the Government Gazette fessional studies read many bigger Mr. J. H. B. Lee made, the pre-scribed "By air to USM, and theżce. The following have, been allowed One gunny bag of 250 lb $8.80 “books, many more modern books, sentation on behalf of the staff, by Bea" posted between March (20 to quit the Hongkong Defence Reper bag; in paper bags of 94 16.
Mr. Forrest is leaving for Aus-arid 25. 1941, have been lost by serve: J. J. Edgar from May 28, 1$3.25 per bag: in paper bags of 90. drid it may take me, all my time to keep abreast of the current litera-tralia this week.
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