THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
BETWEEN OURSELVES. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
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(Feb. 20-29, 1897.)
D.R.C. BALL
Successful Social Function. By the way it isna' true that the Hongkong Hotel has managed |
The Dockyard Recreation Club to secure a controlling interest in
annual ball took place at the the Gas Company or that the
City Hall last night and was Dairy Farm has made overtures
attended by the success usual THE RACING STABLES. to the Aberdeen Paper Mill
to the activities of the Club. The new stables at the Race- There were some two hundred These rumours are fair terrible course are very commodious and present and, with all the arrange the now. Just because ye might happen to have a few by any means pretty. They lack an she committee, it was a very very substantial, but they are not ments excellently carried out by shares in your box that's no variety in form and they possess jolly evening. reason why ye should wake up an over abundance of colour. some fine morning and find your Nothing could well be more out superintended by Mr. H. Budden The decorations, which were self liable in an indirect kind of place than the glaring red of and ft. L. Luck, were simple yet way for the sale of anything from the artificially coloured brick-effective. In the entrance hall the egg noodles to steam rollers. A work. It was painful to the eye pillars were draped with blue and its very disturbing, mind and offensive to the taste even white bunting, running spiral, and telling ye. And when I'm at it amid the gloom and dullness of the stairway was made attractive diana think there can be a word the three days' racing. What by the use of palms and plants. o' truth in the tittle tatile going would it have been if the sun bad The general decoration scheme about to the effect that some of been out and the beat such as has was carried out with flags and our leading strikebreakers were often bean felt in the Happy bunting, loaned by HMS. Tamar ween backing their fancy at the Valley in February The sooner and H.M.S. Ambrose. Race Course this week. - Ic fairly credulous but you'll never this garish red the better, and if
& soft grey tone is substituted for The programme was rather ont make me believe that some of that cannot be done without the of the ordinary for Hongkong in those shipping folk who bare aid of stucco, then let us have the fashioned Mazina, Valats sod
ent the past six weeks acquiring brick of its natural colour. It
these days, containing the old- a permanent corrugation of the will look more soft and leas other dances which have at most forehead could have becoma so light hearted and so suddenly.
balls given way to the all-popular Fox Trots. Music was provided unless, of course, they were there
OUT OF LUCK.
by the band of H.M.S. Hawkins. for the purpose of keeping in There is in Hongkong just now constant touch wit the Governone of the most badly disappoint Andrew's Hall. The President Supper wa served in St ment.
ed men we have met for a long of the Club Commodore W time. A month or so ago he Bowden-Sunth 0.B.E., R.N received tickets in the Manile presided and was supported, BIOD lottery and somehow he happen- others. by Mr. J. J. King-Salter. to lose them. Today he received Chairman of the Club. Those a letter saying that bis tickets present included the following entitled him to the fourth prize members of the General Com- and the approximate". Of
mitter: course the prizes cannot be obtained without the tickets
LATE SIR ELLIS KADOORIE.
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The Funeral.
The funeral of the late Sir Ellis Kadoorie took place at Happy
faring.
Messrs. . F. Alderman, A. B. and the unlucky owner is experi-udden. R. Cassidy. J. Holliday, Allan, W. Bickford. A. Brock, H. Valley yesterday afternoon. There encing a feeling something like was a very large attendance, in-that which tortured Tantalus. Prickett, R. D, Spanton, H. Taylor, 1. Juhnstone, L. Luck. W. elading many prominent residents, The prizes amount to a very con-H. Tippins, H. White. Gen, practically all the members of the siderable sum in four figures.
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large PREFERRED ENGLISH
JURYMES.
The procession was formed at
When the jury in the case the Monument at 4.30 pm and Regios v. Wong Kun was being proceeded to the small Jewish drawn this morning, the prisoner Cemetery bebind Wong-nei-Chrong objected to one of the jurors. His village, where the interment took Lordship asked why he objected: place. Formed up at the Mona-and prisoner, through the inter- ment and at the graveside was a preters, said "I like English jury- troop of Boy Scouts, belonging to men and no Portuguese." the Ellis Kadoorie School, wheemile went round the Court and were brought to attention as the his objection was not upheld. hearse passed. Scholars of the School were also in attendance as
CONGRATULATIONS.
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Treasures J. Cameron. ADA Gen. Secretary: H. W. Sandford.
Substantial refreshment was pro- vided by Messrs. Wiseman Ltd, the menu being as follows.-
Tomato Soup,
Hoast Turkey ani Ham Roast Beef. Roast Capon, Game Pie, Corned Beet. York Hamn, Tubato. Beetroot, Mixed Satad
Compote and Cream
Orange Jelly
Fruit
Ice Cream
Dessert Coffee
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1922.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
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"DAISY
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$100 -% - 90
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The duties devolving on the well as a number of mafcos em Editor of a public journal are ployed by the late Sir Ellis often both onerous and irksome,
Great credit is due to the hard Kaderie.
and they are, too, oft times very working Hon. Secretary Mr. H. The ceremony at the graveside unpleasant. It is impossible to W. Sandfordy and the Committee, was conducted in Hebrew. Among please everybody.
Messrs. W. Bickford Chairman), those present were: Sir Willism what opinion may be expressed.. Cassily. 5. Alderman, Rees Davies (Chief Justice), Hon. and the daty of finding rocker. H. Tabbidge. L. Luck Dr. Claud Severn (Colonial Secre-fault Kives little satisfac and F. Spanion for the excellat tary), Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp. (At-tion to the critic, while the arrangements malé and to Messrs torney General), Sir William revulsion of feeling caused by L. Brock anri II. Budden (M. Brungate (Vice-Chancellor what may be, in the public in and Mr. J. Hollidge (Bar Hongkong University), Sir Paul teres, very necessary hostile steward! criticism often makes those whose services.
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Chater, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, duty it is to be ever on the alert KC., Capt. Neville (A.D.C. to His to safegard the best interests Excellency the Covercoc). Han of a large Mr. H. W. Bird, Hon. Mr. Las clined to chime in with our constituency in- Chu-pak, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-, friend"Bobby" when he says Rev. Fr. Robert, Messrs. R. Han-bis lot is no altogether & cock, J. H. Taggart, F. M. Drer. happy one, simply as his duty T. E. Pearce, H. B. L Dowbiggin, may appear to be to the uninitist- G. P. Lammert, W. Logan, B. D. C. ed. To-day, however, our duty, Morgan, Ho Fook, R. A. Gubbay, is unquestionably a very pleasant
jo: their valuable
LOCAL LABOUR.
Carpenters Approve Arbitration.
That they agreed to have their
J. S. Gubbay, R. E. Belelios. E one, if it devolves on us to con-demand for an increase of wages, Howard, E. M. Raymond. V. Ben-gratulate the Government on adjudicated by arbitrators was the jamin, A. David. M. S. Sassoon, having mada highly satisfactory announcement made to the Secre- Hector Sassion. M. Manuk, J. Walterations in the status of tary for Chinese Affairs by a deputa chell, W. E. L. Shenton, Henry Be of the officials. Wetion representing the Chinese Car Humphrers. H. Saeth, J. R. Wood, refer to the promotion of Mr. T. penters Guild. The announcement G. H. Wakeham, E. Ralph. L. C. G. Sercombe Smith (Paisne Judge) was made yesterday morning in the Bird, C. D. Melbourne, J. L McColonial Treasurer, and the elevs-employers and carpenters. It will to the highly responsible post of presence of representatives of both Pherzon. M. Montargis. Capt. Spinks, Messrs. R. H. Kotewall. Assistant Registrar - General) to asked that the mimimum daily tion of Mr. A. W. Brewin (Acting be remembered that the carpenters B. A. Hale. C. H. Lyson, J. M. the summit of the Education wage of a carpenter he mcreased Noronha, M. T. Johnson, A. R. Department of this Colony, in trom 50 cents to $1. The employers Lowe, E. Abraham, Mody. P. M. which office he succeeds Dr. offered an increase of 15 cepts N.. da Silva, -H. Seth, G. Komor, E. J. Eitel, who, wo believe, which was not accepted. J. H. Seth, F. M. L. Soares. Pretires
on A well earned fallitex sizested to the delegates Pestonji, U. Ramjahn, M. J. position. Mr. A. M. Thomson of the Carpenters' Guild when they, Patell, M. Nemazee, J. E Joseph, too, has not been passed over interviewed him on Wednesday that J. Gould, 1. 3. Perry: 0. 1. Ellis, and is, we understand, confirmed their case be decided by arbitration. Fred Ellis, S. 3. Perry, A. el in the appointment of Postmaster-As stated above the suggestion was Arculli, H. Y. Beaurepaire, Clark, General, the duties of which have arreptel. Ip Lau-chean (representing the devolved on bim for some time Hongkong Chinese General Cham-past.
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The carpenters will be given a ber of Commerce). Li Po-kwai, HONGKONG HOTEL CO.
temporar 25 per cent increase, to Kwok Suilen. Họ Komtong ho
begin from Monday. the 27th. The next meeting of sharebeld-pending the decision Kwong, Ho Sai-leong, Lo Cheng-ers in the Hongkong Hotel Com-arbitrator who will be appointed by of the shui, Ho Sai-kit, Ho Iu. Ho Leung, pany, Ltd, will be held M. K. L, M. W. Le, Lo Cheung-noon on the 27th. instant. The the request of the carpenter.
at the Secretary for Chinese Affaire at yit, Sin Tak-fan, Sang Yui-kwong, report of the Directors, which Chow Tung-saag. Lo Man-hin, reached us at about 5 p.m. today. Wong Kam-fook, Ho Sai-kee, Kosets forth that during the last six
Eo-sang. Lan Iu-cheang, Ho Sai- months of 1896 the profit amount-Governor, Sir Alexander Buller wing, Leung Wing-cheung anded to $24,110,76, and that the and Major-General
H. K. Hang..
As there was a special request that there should be no flowers, few wreaths were sout.
CHAMPION SCULLE '8
BANKRUPTCY,
WU TING-FANG.
Wilsone
Directors propose to write off Black, and the Members of the farniture and transfer to repairs and ranewals European merchants and rep fixtures $5,000, Legislative Council, the leading account $2,000, and carry for-resentatives of the Press will ward $447.38.
be welcomed to what promises to be a very interesting and memorable function, worthy alike His Excellency Wu Ting-fang, of the hospitality of our leading who will shortly leave the Colony Chinese fellow-citizens and the The examination in bandruptey to take up the duties of the bigb distinguished visitor, whose abili "of Mr Ernest Barry, champion office to which he has been ties, learning and wide experience scoller of the world, took place appointed in the United States, bave so recently and so wisely at Brentford Bankruptcy Court. will be entertained at a banquet been recognized by the Emperor His statement of account showed to be held at the City Hall at 7.30 Kwang su. One of the Chinese liabilities amounting of £1730, p.m. on the 5tb. proximo.gunboats arrived from Canton this and assets £73. He attributed Invitations will be his failure to loss on
isaned afternoon dressed with hunting a public- on Monday,
sud we in honour of Wu Ting-fang, who
house and unsuccessful betting understand that, in addition to is a passenger by the vessel from transactions.
inviting Their Excellencies the the fair City of Bame.
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