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SATURDAY
OCTOBER
1924.
ST. PAUL'S BAZAAR.
SATISFACTORY RESULT. The bazaar bold at St. Paul'e As already announced the annual Girls! College inst week in nid of} Habour awimming events will take the Building Fund, was most place on Monday. Tuesday and successful, yielding 20,000, ae Wednesday nest.Entries closed compared with the $4,000 raised Fosterduy. Altogether twenty one by the rumo function Inst year. entries had beun received; up to The most successful stall was the yesterday evening, there being five Dollar Stall, conducted by Miss Tadios, Ave Chinese and eleven in Esther Kotowall, which, in the the open event.
six days of the bazaar, raised no Tho start will be as formerly less than $8,500. from between the Star Ferry Pier Miss Woo is grateful to those and the Railway Pice on the Kow-who patronised the bazaar, and loon side, and tho finish between particularly the VR.C. and Murray Pier..
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The dates and the timos inve been specially chosen by Lt. Comdr. Conway Hake as being the most suitable. On each day the
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THE ELITE PACKET"
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of 12 Choice firesting Cards and Envelopos. Price
$1.25 Box. THE "ART GREETING" BOX of 12 Artistico Greeting Card and Envelopes $1.75 Box.
THE "CHALLENGE" BOX
of 12 Choice Xmas and New -Your Greeting Cards and Envelopes..... $2.95 Box. THE "FAVOURITE" BOX Containing 12 of the bost En- Grooting Cards and volopos
$4.50 Box.
SINGLE CARDS
A splendid solo tion of Singlo Cards.
40 ota.
15 cts. 20 ete.
30 ots. 60 ots. 75 ote. and $1.00 with anvelopes to fit.
THE BEST WISHES" PACKET Contains 8 Specially Selected Groeting Cards with En- volopos. $40 cle. packet,
THE "ART GEMS" PACKET
of 12 Specially Selected Xmas and New Yoar Carde with Envelopes. 75 ots. packet.
THE GREETINGS" BOX Contains 9 Specially Selected Grooting Cards and En- velopes. ......
$ .00 Box. THE "KIND WISHES" BOX. Contains 12 Wall assorted choice Cards and Envelopes.
$1.60 Вох.
THE "GOLDEN CASKET" BOX A box containing a choice Selection of 12 Grooting Cards
and Envelopes, $2.50 Box. THE UNRIVALLED" BOX of 12 very Spocisi Xmas Cards and Envelopos Specially So'acted $8.50 Box.
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when the tido will be slack and with practically no rise or fall during the time of the swim,.
It is interesting to recall that the record limo for the swim ix 20 mins. 24 sces., sat up by J. C. Fingh' in 1016. Benders will learn with pleasure that the plucky littla Hunt girls will again be competing, and if they ooinplete the course this time will have done the hat trick. Misa Groundwater, last your's winner, has entered and if she wins the cup this time it will become bor property. Mian G. Ramsay is not swimming this
year.
thuse who gave donations and personal servico. She wishes to thank the following:
Mr. Mok Kon-anog, Mr. Choa Po-nion, Mr. J. M. Wong.
Mr. Li Bicu-heùn,
Tho Chinese Amateur Musical Association,
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The Hongkong Electric Co.. Blue Bird, Wing On Co.. Tho Sun Co.. Sincore Co.. M. Y. Snu, Watson, Kwong Sang Flong. Yee Song Ent, Nanyang Tobacco Co.
POSSESSION; OF ARMS.
INDIAN WATCHMAN
COMMITTED.
An unusual number of Indiane] attended the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon when a watch. man, Juma Khan, employed by the
W.
Mr. D. you, the winner Inst year of the open event, is in, and it will ho recalled that last year he fought a steru fight with A. F. May and only won by a few seconds, The Chinese winner of last year Kowloon Godown Company, was
before Mr. E. will swita, Leung Sui-man, but the charged rost of the Chinese entrants are Hamilton with unlawful possession new names. At the time of going of two, revolvers and 100 rounds to press it is uncertain whether of ammunition.
the there will be entries frorn East Surrey Regiment, but it is hoped that Pte. Douglas and Pte. Edwards will compête.
The entries are as follow: Ladies' Race-Misser Hunt, Hunt. M1. Groundwater. Blunsdon and R. George.
M.
Chinese race-Tang Tan-chui, Chung Yee-win Leong Hoo-yeng, Leung Sui-man and Wong Kam feri.
Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the defence.
The evidence was that defendant was seen by detectives to loave his post of duty at the entrapre to the Godowas in D. Canton Road at about-8 p.m. on the 7th inst., and proceed into Haiphong Rond. He later roturned with a parcel in his hand, which, when opened by the detectives, who hnd watched. the man's movements, from behind a tree, was found to contain 90 rounds of aramudition. A search of defondant's person produced
a revolver. Sergent) Dorling, who was ony of the deter tives concerned, accompanied de Fondant to his residence at No. 81 Haiphong Rond. On reaching the| staircase of the house detondunt extracted something from one of his packets. This was later discovered to be a bunch of keys, which the ser gehnt took posxasion of, although the defendant retused to hand them over himself, The sergeant went to the man's room and in searching his box found another revolver. Ali tho Station n further round of ammunition was discovered in one
Open kuce.Messrs. A. May, J.
B. Johnstone, R. Evans, A. Tarnow, E. W. Railton, R. W. Smith, B. W. Assumpeno, A. George, D. Lyon, and Stoker 1. J. Rabel and Ldg. Seaman White of II. M. B. Diomede.
TRAFALGAR DAY.
NAVY LEAGUE'S FLAG DAY.
At the conclusion of the evidence,
Under the auspices of the Hong-of his pockets. kong Branch of the Navy League, Tuesday 21st October (Trafalgar the defendant was committed for Day) will be observed an a Flag trial at the Crimiau! Sessions.
OBITUARY.
Day. when small replicas of the flag which has "brayed a thousand years, the battle and the breeze" will be sold on the streets and in the offices. With the City Hall as their headquarters, pretty banda of flag sellera will at an early hour be posted at the important points throughout the town, and in order day of a
are
WELL-KNOWN CHINESE MERCHANT DEAD.
The funeral took place on Thurs. well known Chinese
tho
to save embarrassment the male inerchant, Mr. Ng Kok-tong, who members of the community was the prinsipal of the Chinese hereby warned to provide them-shipping firm of Eng Hok Bong, / selves with the wherewithal to in Des Voeux Road near purchase these souvenirs, the total garages. The cortege, was an im- receipts being in aid of the chil-posing one, creating no little in- dren of those in the Navy and Mer-terest in the Happy Valloy district, where Mr. Ng Hok-long lived, in cantile Marine who gave their Leighton Hill Road: lives to save the Empire. Flag-
No announcement had been madej selling will continue until noon at Mr. Ng's death, and a large and it is hoped as a result that circle of friends will regret to hear a substantial sum will be raised. of it. Do had been uiling for
In the evening, the loen! Com-some time with internal trouble,: mittee together with the joint BB-and at 65 years of age was imable alstance of the General Commit- to throw them off.
PRE-SEASON EXHIBITION of
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ENGINEERS.
HOUSE AUCTION.
SOLD.
tees of the St. Andrew's and St. Mr. Ng Elok-long had been NO. 21 MOSQUE JUNCTION
|George's Societies, havo arranged abroad for some yours, and on ra-
to hold a Grand Concert at the turning started the shipping busi- At the Da Kocha auction rooms Theatre Royal at 9.16 p.m. Bookness which bears his name, running yesterday afternoon, the property ing is in the capable hands of steamers from here to South Ameregistered as Sub-section 2 of Mesars, Moutric and Co. It is yet rien. Ho amassed considerable Section A of Inland Lot No. 846, early to give details of the full wealth, but recently relinquished upon which la crected the premises assured his ships, whereafter he opgaged in known as 21 Mosque Junction, programme, but we are that with the talent at the disposal other activities. He was the Chair-was put up for auction by order of the Branch, a most successful mau and one of the promoters of the of the vendors. The promisos aro evening is presaged. The Band of Kwangtung Tramway Company in hold for a term of 009 years from the 1st Batt. Enst Surrey Regi- Canton, which paid a good deal of the 27th of November 1840 and ment has promised to perform; money to the Government for its the entire property has an area Malin the magacian has very franchise but has not yet been able of 700 square feet, at n Crown of four shilllage and kindly stopped over to help; Mies to put down its tracks. Meanwhile ront Dallas Fraser, Cellist Exhibi-it ran a motor bus service for somo eleven ponce, the purchaser to be. tloner of the Royal College of time, but the indifferent roads and entitled to vacant possession on through, has also volunteered to soldiers embarrassed it to such an 24th October. de d play to ue; Mrs. Mancini, the pole extent that it suspended buslaces. Those present numbered 15 but Bossor of a wonderful' mezzo- Mr. Ng Hok-long was in past of these only two made bids when soprano voice, will also appear: Yat-sen and contributed mucli These alternated with $100," addi-
youre a staunch supporter of Bun the sale was opened-al. #10,000)| and "Trafalgar," a musical fan money to the latter's campaign tops, with one jump
1900 and tadia, will be performeds Taken all funds. Last year he was appoi
006 01 $800 A1 $12,100, Mr. Hin
& Co., Ltd. Music, London, who is passing the continual interference of the the completion of the sale by the
HONGKONG HARDWARE CO. **TAILEE CHAN."
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