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The s.s. Karmala from Hong- kong arrived at Marsailles on the 26th December, at 6 p.m.
report, continued rough seas and
Vessels arriving from the South
strong monsoon weather.
There is to be a watchaight ser vice in St. Peter's Church on Now Year's Eve, commencing at 11 1-1
Memorandum is merely in the na ture of a suggestion to the other Powers as to the lines upon which a new policy dictated by the changed conditions, should proceed. It must inevitably have the effect of producing that full and frank discussion of the Chinese problem which was contemplated by the Washington Treaty. That will be From Masers: A. Gocke and Co
The P. and 0.8.8. Mirzapore, which left Shanghal at 3 pm the 26th instant, is due here
11 a,. to-morrow.
HEROES OF EVERY DAY.
WAR-BLINDED MEN MAKING |
GOOD.
KOWLOON WEDDING.
AT THE ROSARY CHURCH.
A pretty wedding took place at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, on Monday, the contracting parties. The Annual Reports of the work being Mr. C. I. da Rosa, of Messrs. of St. Dunstan's have never been Dodwell & Co., Ltd., and Miss meroly dry, official records of facts AM. C. Botelho of No. 330, No- and figures, and the Eleventh An- than Road, Kowloon, daughter of
nual Report, which has just reach the late Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Botel ed us, is another very human and ho. The Rov. Father Spada Interesting story of the year's officiated. "
work on behalf of sufferera from
the world-war who must always The bride was charmingly attir- hold a high place in public ed in white satin, trimmed with silk shadow lace, and carried a aympathy and regard..
The report strikes a high note bouquet of ten roses. She was of optimism, and this fa fully given away by Mr. Botelho, her on justified both by the spendidly con- brother. The Misses Carvalho atsistent progress and content of the were bridesmaids, and they wore war-blinded men themselves, and dresses of pale green crepe de to the work of the Organisation Luz, and Auren Gill wers the generous publle support given chine with silver lace and hats of crinoline to match. Leolinda de Bower
the agents for "Fiat motor cars, we have received an attractive little pocket diary.
its chier valueam if it leads to the evolving of a common line of action.on
non vital matters, so much the better. Some of the proposals, will meet with opposition, we have no doubt, but they may at least provide the groundwork for really: fruitful deliberations. All through the recent unrest in China, Britain, as a Shanghai paper puts, has been "made the goat." Not a adul has stood by her, not a finger has ucen lifted in her defence "against un- just accusations and attack. But BELL HOGAN On 28th Decem-through it all she has shown exem-to express their condolences at the
ber, 1901, at the Church of }
fi
Ordinances Hongkong.
Alexandra Buildings, Das Voux Road Central,.
SILVER WEDDING.
The general financial position of the Organisation is eminently girls, and Roland Soares was page
boy. satisfactory. The Accounts and Balance Sheets-show à rengonnblo| Mr. E. J. de Rosario was best Yesterday's list of notifiable dis-margin of income over expondi-man" and Mr. FX Soares, leases shows one Japanese case of ture, after allowing for deprecia-groomsman. Following the cere typhoid fever and one British caso tion and an allocation to a Fund mony, a reception was held at No of puerperal fever.
set up last year to provide pan-899, Nathan Road, after which sions for those war-blinded mon bride and bridegroom left. Tor The Rt. Rev. Bishop Valtorta who do not receive a State allow Macao, where the honeymoon lề has appointed tho Rev. Fr. Augus-ance.
being spent. The bride's going tin Placzek to be rector of St. Mar-
The method adopted in this away costume was of peacock blue garet's Church, Broadwood Road, Happy Valley.
year Report to give supporters georgette with russet trimminga and the public generally some and also a bat to match. conception of the extraordinarily complete and widespread activities which are embraced in the every day work of the Organisation, makes deeply interesting reading. Undor the general heading, “A Day at Headquarters, we given a description of a typical Messrs. Carroll Bros, have ro Headquarters, Quotations are dicating the following prices: working day at the Administrative ceived a cable from Singapore in- given from many of the hundreds Allenbys
Yesterday afternoon, members of the local Consular Body called at the Japanese Consulate General
England, Penang, by the Rev. plary patience and has never weak-death of the Emperor of Japan.
い
The collections at St. John's Cathedral on Christmas Day, he devoted to the general funds of which, as in previous years, will the Diocesan Schools, amounted to 3710.48.
Hynes, assisted by the Revdened in her friendship for the H. C. Henham, William Henry Chinese people. She, ha thua Beli eldest son of James Boll earned the right to speak out tree „of Stoneycroft, Liverpool, to
Dora Hogan, youngest daugh-ly, and to take the lead in Initiating ter of the late John Hogan and new policies, just as she took the Mrs. John Hogan of The lead in recognising the Chincan ke- Avenue, Penang.
Strong monsoon may be expect public fifteen years ago. All man-ed over the China Sea, says the her of ill motives will doubtless be weather report of the Royal Ob- servatory to-day. Tho-local fore- attributed to her, but when the his- cast up till noon to-morrow is tory of the present troubled period North-east winde, fresh; fair. comes to be written, we have, no doubt that this latest gesture will be assessed at its real worth, for what it is--a denonstration of sincere friendship and goodwill
The Telegraph
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29, 1928
BRITAIN'S GESTURE.
them.
Hot Air,
The health return for the past week shows two fatal cases of typhoid fever (one British and one Chinese), one British death from hydrophobia, and two Chinese cases of diphtheria, of which one was fatal. WAL
We understand that the police are offering a reward of $250 for in Senator Butler of the United formation which will lead to the ar States has painted a very alarming rest and conviction of burglars who picture of the needs of the Ameri- recently carried out a robbery at can Navy, and, in his attempt to Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw and justify the Bill he has just intro-Company's store.. duced into Congress, which is to authorise the immediate construe-
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of letters received dally from St. Alor Gajahs Dunstan's men and their families Amal Malays
the little life stories of victories Ayer Moleks won, of help or advice needed, of Ayer Panas losses, suffered, and news of the Changkat Serdungs personal and family happenings Glenealys which the writers know will be Jerams read with the keenest interest by Jimahs those who have helped and are Kedahs helping them to shape their lives Lunas anew. The amazing diversity of New Serdahs the requests these letters contain. Pajamis and the extent of the work in volved in dealing completely and efficiently with them, is vividly shown, and gives us some know ylded for under, State, arrange- ledge of the detailed and comments; the holiday and convales- plete manner in which the work of cent Annexe at Brighton; the St. Dunstan's is carried on..
sporting and recreative side of the;
The Very Idea!
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Whatever may be said regarding the merits of the proposals which Britain has put forward, for the consideration of the Treaty Powers
Other pages of the Report are war-blinded men's lives; and, in their future dealings with China, there can be no questioning the sin
devoted to the work of St. Dun-Anally, some pages of extracta cerity of the motives which inspired
stan's Brunch Organisations in the from letters received from St. Dun Dominions Overseas; the work staners all over the world, which That much is evident from
and.administration of the Blinded tell in their own words all that the summary of the Memorandum
Congratulations will be extended Soldiers' Fund, which provides al- the help of the Organisation has which has now come to hand, and tion of ten cruisers, he has gone to to Mr. and Mrs, William Henry lowances for all the children of meant to themselves and their hap
the limit of imagination and declar-Bell on the celebration yesterday blinded soldiers who are not pro-piness. which, incidentally, bears out the ed that America's Navy is gen- of their silver wedding. They were forecasts made prior to the actual erally in a very inferior and second- married at Penang on December 28, 1901. Mr. Bell is acting publication of the document. Put rite condition. If that is true, General Manager in Hongkong for simply, Britain considers that cir- then there can be no objection to the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
very free programme of modernisa- cumstances have so changed since tion, but Senator Bulter does his The forthcoming wedding is on- the holding of the Washington Con- country no service when he assertsnounced of Mr. Alexander Christie ference us to render it politic for that it has been duped by other Sinton, singalman, of the H.M.S
countries and that America's kindly Tamar, to Miss Annie Pridmore, of the Powers to take stock of the new nature has been exploited by those Edinburgh, Mr. D. K. Pillai, médical situation and, by common agree-nations with whom she freely en-practitioner of the Government
For business, university training churches, and in the temples. of ment if possible, adapt future tered into a restrictive pact. That Civil Hospital, to Misa Gertrude
is neither true nor complimentary May Chan, of 186, Queen's Road is an absolute waste of time, the Chinese gods others offered actions to the new needs. Our to the nations concerned--particu-
West.
asserts Mr. Morris, the noted their supplications. It rained the Canton friends in particular surely larly Britain who is one of the na
The following vessels are expect motor-car manufacturer. "Though rext day, and priests of all three cannot but admit the sincerity of tions, most vitally affected. Whened to be in wireless communication there are exceptions," he said, faiths are claiming credit for t
Senator Butler refers to America's with Hongkong to-day: Empress "I have never found a university the gesture, seeing that the Memor position vis-a-vis that of "Mistress of Canada, Mirzapore, Van Over-trained man of any use in my You must sit down now girls,: andum stresses the desirability of of the Seas" he strikes a note which straten, Autolycus, Sui An, Ata organisation: The unversity wii when being measured for a skirt,
is new and not a little alarming, but meeting the Nationalist movement in this connection it is as well to Cleveland, Khiva, Tjiliwong, Kotsu to commerce, but obliterates them oditor of Vogue. One should sit · gosan Maru, Weir Bank, President not confer the qualities essential according to Mra. Edna W. Chase,–” remember that it is but Senator Maru, Shirala, Colorado and Glen- if originally present. It has no in front of a mirror with the legs Butler talking and not the voice of
understanding of the workers crossed, with the principal measure psychology so essential to the being taken from the knee dori, If there is one thing more than the United States. With a Pre- paratory Commission experts sit-
carrying on of a large scale according to Mrs. Chase This another that the Nationalists have ting at Geneva evolving out (or M. G. M. Guillaume de Chum; business. I started life in an to avoid a vulgar display of garters laid emphasis upon in recent times trying to) the groundwork of an in- peaus, late of 86 Rue Du Bac, Paris, engineering shop and, therefore, I and baro legs, she says. it is that the Treaties with the ternational disarmament confer who died on April 27th. 1926, left know what workers think. No Powers are out of tune with the ence, it is a little unfortunate that $306,850 nett invested in local body can succeed without that A new invention, one that ep 701
Senator Butler should be so pro-shares. Letters of Administration understanding. University men peals to the busy college student spirit of the times, and there should vocative, in toe America has in respect of a son and daughter absorb the iden that life is an has been found practical at the therefore be on their part a ready every right to modernise her have been granted to Mr. D. J. easy thing, and they pay too much Boston Technical College. While recognition of Britain's sympathy fleet. Britain is doing it, and so Lewis, of Hongkong, the legal at- attention to sport and pleasure." the student is slumboring, a clock.
are other maritime Powers, But on this issue, inasmuch as the the hope of mankind is that lesa
"Oh let's get married," sald Memorandum makes a proposal to and less public money will be spent
the man. the effect that the Powers should on wasteful and unproductive arma- ments and that there will be a bet- issue a statement declaring their ter and wider agreement come to in readiness negotiate on Treaty the near future by which nations. revision and all other outstanding will not need to compete for supre- questions." Respect for the sancmacy of strength. The United
States of America can be trusted, Amsterdam tity of Treaties is naturally urged, we conndently believe, to continue Berlin but there is a willingness to modify its past good work in the cause of Copenhagen
International disarmament, Senator Vienna the strict letter of these compacts.
Helsingfors Butler notwithstanding. Nothing, surely, could be more rch- sonable than that? Further evid ences of goodwill are to be found in the British viewpoint favouring tariff autonomy and in the disclaim- ing of any idea of forcing foreign control on China. Opinions may,
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A cordial welcome was extended New York last night, at the Sailors' and Geneva Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street, to Milan. new minister of the Wesleyan Ol the Rev. J. C. Knight Anstoy, the Stockholm
Church, Wanchai. The new minin
and probably will, differ on the ter was eulogised by the Rev. Rio
H..S. FRossiter, who referred to Bombay. suggestion for the unconditional Mr. Anstey's fine record in India Hongkung
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work, set the night before, automa. tically sets two stoves going,-. which in turn start a pot of coffee going and boil a pan of cereal. When the alarm-clock wakeg the. atudent, there's his breakfast all ready.
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by writing an occasional scenario 18.15 Certain parts of Manchuria and titling pictures for Mack .10.18 wore threatened by drought re- Sennett, was stopped on the. ...104
acently, and the population turned street by a girl friend, "Oh to priests of three different faithe Jimmy," she exclaimed, "I saw a 1/18 for relief. On an appointed day picture for which you wrote the Chinese farmers prayed to Buddha, titles last night and I laughed out Russian priests of the Greek loud at overy one of them because orthodox church prayed in their I thought it would help you,
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