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ARMY AND NAVY CRICKETERS MEET.
The above group shows the Army and Navy cricket teams which mat on Wednesday last on the H. K. C. C. ground. After an exciting contest, the match was loft drawn. Moe Cheung).
are all to the good of the country: AMBULANCE BRIGADE. were told to fall out and render ds- Better communications will inf
course of time be reflected in
more prosperity for the country CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT
HOUSE. and also in a better understand- ing butween contiguous localition'
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sistance. Twenty minutes later they were back in the ranks hay-}
case, under the ing treated the direction of one of
Corp surgeons, who was on parade, and conveyed the patient to an adjacent hospital. I would here pay af
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DAY BY DAY.
THE WISE MAN CARRIES ALL HIS WEALTH WITHIN HIMSELF- Menander.
The opening rate of the dollar
Mustard & Co.,Ltd. as they become more closely PRESENTATIONS EY THE GOVERNOR tribute to the many medier men on demand to-day was 2s. 4.5/16d. 16-17, Connaught Road Contral.brought into contact one with the
in the Colony who have helped us other. Railways will, of course, That the Hongkong corps of the and who are untiring in their 'Phono Central 1186.
still be needed for this great St. John Ambulance Brigade is a
labours in training our members Colony on Saturday on the M.M.. Lady Chater returned to the live and active body, continually ex- in first aid work. country, especially over long-
8.5. Amboise. panding its field of operations, was The generosity of Mr. Ho Kom- distance routes, but there is a reflected in a speech by Mr. E. tong in defraying all the expenses great and a growing future for Ralphs, the District Commissioner, of the Corps has already been men-Hongkong arrived at Marseilles The P. & 0, s.s. Mantua from The marriage between Mr. Wil-motor transport in China, which at Government House, this morn-, tioned to your Excellency. I may on 11th December at 7 a.m.
Ham Henry Peters and Miss should have its reflex action in attended to receive certificates and financial assistance from the Go- ing, when members of the Brigade | add that we never receive any Rose Murgaret Shea willi take place at the St. John's tremendous business for foreign medations, from the hands of His Cathedral on Saturday, Dec-manufacturers of cars, buses, Excelleney, the Governor. Various ember 19th., 1995, at 3.00 lorries and other types of motor cups and shields, for competitions 15. F No cards are being is-
hold last October, and for attend sued but all relatives and vehicles.
ance throughout the year, were also friends are cordially invited
presented. to be present, and afterwards at the bride's house, No. 7 Seymour Terrace, where a quiet reception will be held.
The Telegraph.
pence.
vernment, nor are we allowed to A private telegram states that receive fees or payment of any kind Sun Fo and Wu Te-ching will from patients. We propose to leave Shanghai for Canton oither hold, before the end of the month, on the 16th or 17th inst. the annual competitions for the Brigade Efficiency Shield and ven- i The Sanitary Board will to- Among those present were the ture to hope that Your Excellency morrow consider a minute by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyank, Mrs, and will honour as by being present on President relative to the proposed Miss Holyoak, the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. the occasion and presenting the house cleansing of the servants' By way of quarters in the European resid-
are en- ences in Kewloon.
the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, the relaxation, our members Fletcher, the Hon. Mr. H.T. Creasy, ! shield to the winners.
The Observatory reports that the monsoon is interrupted to the worth of Fonchow. It will remain moderate over the China Sea. The forecast for to-morrow is:- N.E. winds, moderate; fine,
The Falling Franc, Despite all that appears to have been
done in the recent past to restore the frane to normal quotation, matters have again assumed the aspect of a financial seesaw, with France's Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, the Hon.couraged to take up various sports, Mr. Kotewall, the Hon. Attorney | Boxing, swimming, cricket, and fool- [currency down to a lower ex-
change value than it has evor General, Mr. J. H. Kemp, Dr. and ball are popular. One of the events touched. The improvement of a Mrs. Minnett, Mr. A. R. Sutherland. in the swimming contests is a life
which MONDAY, DEC. 14, 1925,
year or so ago will be recalled, Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Dr. Stuart. Tay-xaving competition in when from something over lor, Dr. T. Wong, Mr. Ho Kum-tong, dumny of the size and weight of hundred to the pound sterling the Dr. Koch, the Rev. G. T. Waide the average man is thrown in the HIGHWAYS FOR CHINA. franc was raised to about three- grave, and Mr. G. F. Nightingale. Brutor, recovered and brought
A jumble sale in aid of charities Since then, there have Divisional Superintendent Morris inshore by each competitor in turn, ¦ been other crises to weather, of was also present, with Divisional and the various methods of the will be held in the Union Church Despite the disturbed condition which the failure to arrange a Superintendent Hel Arcul resuscitation of the apparently Hall on Tuesday, 22nd inst. at Goods for the sale settlement with the United States charge of the Indian Division), drowned, démonstrated, now be 11.30 am. of the country generally, what is over the war debt has not been and Divisional Superintendent Rale to ask you, Sir, to distribute the will be reecivod at the Hull until known as "the better roads the least, and within the last tor. fin. charge of the Kowloon various awards, movement is making slow but fortnight the positions of French Division).
Dr. D. R. Gawler loft by the P. eurrency has assumed a very un- teady progress in various parts stable aspect. It is obvious that
His Excellency then distributed, & O. s.s. Morea on Saturday for of China. It is well within the matters cannot go on like that for Before the certificates and caps the various awards as follows Singapore. whence he sails for
The "Holyoak Attendance Cup." Fremantle to spend a short holi remt mbrance of most of us when very long, and something will were distributed, Mr. Ralphs said:
have to be done by the authorities--As-you, sir, have taken a very for the best attendance at drill. day in Western Australia. Dr. throughout the Jength and to rescue the country's credits active part in developing the work and lectures during 1924-The Gawler expects to be away from breadth of this great land there from threatening disaster.
Hongkong two months. A of the S1. John Ambulance Brigade Kowloon-Canin Railway division. were hardly any broad highways, failing franc recalls the effect it in Ceylon. It is not necessary for The "Lau Chu Pak" Duty Cup, has on the country quite apart me to enlarge upon the value and for the best record of netual ani-
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A FINE RECORD,
PRESENTATIONS,
| nöon daily. Adet.
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A Chinese testator who in-
so that, apart from such railways from the continuad loss of con- importance of anbulance training bulance and first aid duty perform-/structed that the routs of his 'pro- and waterways as were avail-fidence suffered abroad. For and I shall touch only lights oned during 1924.-The Chinese perty should be divided among such of his sons and and adopted able, the means of communicn-one thing, the price of import the work of the Hongkong Corps Y.M.C.A. division.
od goods becomes prohibitive. The of the St. John Ambulance Brigaile tion he:ween various towns,!
The trophies and winners of sons as should become literate in shopkeepers put up their prices during the year.
China or graduate at an English, In June last, we swiraming events were.-"He Tung" Scottish or Irish University" has villages and districts were more on current stock, principally so increased cur membership and Life Saving Cup, the Kowloon divi- caused 2, certain amount of pathways or ronds so crude in as to recoup themselves for the formed two new divisions or con- sion; "Kadoorie Shield" team race, trouble in legal circles in Sing- construction as to be utterly use-higher cost of living, and the con
sumer is faced with the probable pantes-an Indian division consist Kowloon division; "Ho Brothers" apore. In the event none of the of the Cup, 100 yards, Kowloon division; sons qualifying the rants or the loss for the purpose of vehicular increase of taxation in addition entirely of members traffic. In recent years, however, to these other imposts. Thus the Indian community; in charge of Mr. "Nam Yeung" Cup, 100 yards handi-property wore to fall into the re- marked changes have necurred-vicious eyele goes on, and mean H, el Arculi, with Dr. Samy as cap. Indian division; "Chan Chan siduary estate. Counsel stated while politicians come and go in surgeon, and the Kowloon division, Nam" Cup, 50 yards handicap, fu-at an adjourned hearing that of due, in the main, to the coming soomingly impotent efforts to consisting of Europeans under Mr. dian division; "Chater Shield," for the people who might possibly be At the same of the motor-car. This micdern stem the adverse tido. France is Ralston.
time the the division obtaining the most interested in this disquisition, of the Chinese points at the meeting, The Kowloon one was 53, "another .51, another means of transport is gradually already one of the most heavily membership
50, and the youngest 36 years of taxed countries in the world, and Y.M.C.A. was largely increased, as Division. revolutionising the road systems when we come to think of all that was that of the Kowloon-Canton The ambulance awards showed ago. None of them had qualified
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of the country, for with the in-she has sufferred, the burden of Railway, both very active and very, that the number of men gaining in any of the examinations men-
totalled The members certificates ernusing proof of the utility of debt that she has to bear, and the efficient divisions.
103, and Lioned in the affidavit. commitments at home and ab- of the Coups have made every included live who bad passed their the automobile it has become ap-roid that world affairs have given effort to become proficient so suc-6fth annual examination. Eleven parent that China must have rise to, and remember that most cessfully that all-to the number of had passed their fourth examina Bore mel better highways.of her troubles are an aftermath 100-have without exception been tion; 14, the third; 15, the second; Every month the pages of the of the heroic efforts that she put examined and passed as "efficient" and 53, the first, A number of Bulletin issued by the Econonic but feel the utmost sympathy for surgeons have reported that a high their certificates.
forth in tho lute war, we cannot for the year, and the examining these were awarded medalions with Appointment as a member of the Buroan in Peking contain details the country and its people, and standard has been attained. I may of new roadway schemee in echo the wish that it will not be mention here that every member long before many of her present various parts of the country,difficulties no successfully over struction and pass an efficiency tes: very great pleasure to him to Council as representative of the
whilst projects for the institut-come.
ing of motor-bus services are just
FLIS
MR. CLEMENTI'S TRIBUTE.
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak has to-day been the recipient of any congratulations on attain- ing the tenth anniversary of his
Legislative Council. It was after the death of the Hon. Mr. É. 'A. Hewalt, C. M. O, that Mr. elected to the Holyoak was
is obliged to take a course of in-)
His Excellency said it had been annually, so that our uniform is a renew his association with the Chamber of Cominorce, and exact- guarantee that the wearer is really Brigade, and he was particularly on yours ago to-day the appointment was officially made glad to note the very smart appeur by the thon Governor (Sir Henry numerous. We have been
proficient in ambulance work. Revelations made through the struck, as we have noticed those seizure at Vancouver of $100,000 respond to a call to render first aid before him. He congratulated the leave, he has served continuously Except for periods of The men:bers are always ready to ance of those members. gathered May developments, that they are not worth of morphine are expected to the injured; as far as public recipients of certificates, and he ever since, and has proved himself confined to any, one particular to result in the arrest of a num-duty is concerned they provided-ns was pleased to see a very large an able guardian of commercal
dutermination arenthe
ber of German smugglers and the in previous years a detachment number of them had renewed their interests on the Council, in addi- exposure of 11 well-prepared
for duty at the Races, and took certificates for five years, and, in tion to serving the general public improve the means of communica-schume for smuggling morphine charge of the Government motor some cases, more. He also sincere with markod ability. His duties tion is overywhore in evidence. into Canada. Trunks of morphine ambulances during July and August ly congratulated the winners of the have been largely increased this
from Gormany ciu Quoboc Hore in South China the
labelled for Japan were seized on last, keeping a squad of men on trophies. It was a matter for pride year from the fact that he has movement ia as pronounced as it the ground that they had not boon duty, night and day, continuously to the community that there should acted a sonior Unofficial mombor is in other parts of the country. properly cloured. While the in both Hongkong and Kowloon,be so many volunteers willing to of both Executive and Legislative On Saturday we gave a few names of the various shippers are Numerous accident enses have been train themselves efficiently for the Councils.
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shown, it is stated that the real attended during the year, the most good of their fellow citizens in
details of two, big highway consigner is a resident of Hain-serious being the Po Hing Fong dis.Hongkong. He would take a very schomos in this part of the burg. Officials of the Department aster, when the full strength of the great fatereat in their work, and in case, of accidents, and he would engaged for several he hoped to see more of them do his utmost to see that before world, and, important as these of Health believe that drugs are Corps was
shipped from Germany via Quebec days, I may mention here that during the next few months, He long, a very much larger percentage are, they are only two of several to Japan then smuggled back to while we were on parade yester would gladly accept their Invitation of officers and men of the police" projects
in hand In Canadaan opinion, which is day a messenger arrived in hot to attend the display at the end of force were efficiently trained. He As the head of the concluded by wishing them good- Kwangtung. Down in the south based on a recent seizure of mor- haste to report that a member of the menth.
phine that arrived in Canada a football team playing on the Suo-Government, he was pleased to see day, and hoped they would have all of the province especially, the from Yokohama where morphine kunpoo ground had broken his leg so many of the ralfwaymen had success throughout the coming year. molor-highway movement has is not manufactured."
The requisito number of our men I trained themselves to give first aid The parade was then dismissed.
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