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DIOCESAN BOYS" SCHOOL.
TO BE A MILITARY HOSPITAL
The military authorities have, approached the Committee of the Dioccann Boys' School with
view to taking over tho School and Grounds temporari-. ly for a hospital. Arrangements for this have been made and from. March 1st. until further notice is given the School will carry on its work, temporarily, in ten houses which the Committee have taken on Nathan Road, Kowloon.
The matter has been very caro- fully considered by the School. Committee and by the Milltary Au- thorities..
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
23. 1927.
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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The School has.rented tempor arily ten large three storied housca at the end of Nathan Road, Kow- loon. Five of the houses will be used for the Boarders and the Re- sident Stuff and five for the School. In each house there are three large rooms and three smaller rooms opening into each other. Government water is being laid on and in addition the Flush System is installed on each floor of all the ten houses, The Houses built in 1926-1926 for European 10 Derisive smiled. occupation and stand in the centre 11
Ferceive. of a large area of land on which 12 Sleeping. the Military Authorities have 15 Sopranos. agreed to fence in a Recreation 4 pupil Ground and to form two tennis 20 Like.
19. Within. courts. The Military Authorities 22 Slope, have also agreed to meet any rea-23 A.mark. sonable expenditure to make the 25 houses as suitable as possible un-. 27 der the circumstances for educa-30 tional purposes. No other houses adjoin these teri houses nor are there any houses near to them.37 Next term begins on Tuesday 38 March 1st. New bors should at-s tend on Monday, February 28th, at 40 9 a.m.
เ
Good Site.
17
Personal pronoun. Indicates learning.
effective,
10 Gans.
33
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Filters. Artificial water-ways, To swallow,
Renowned.
In a mean manner. Urges.
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Down,
1 A day of the week. 2. Personal character.
3 Having appearance only. 5. One who runs.
6 Pilfers. Ceasca.
8 Knot.
What the School loses the Mili. fary Authorities gain.. For the purposes of a flospital there is no better site or more easily adapt- able building in the Colony than the Diocesan Boys School. The 41, A Christian name (abb.). lapse Hall 100 by 50 Ceet, the 12 Famous volcano. Cover Flatground, 100 by 70 feet, Dining Room 66 by 32 feet, the the Durmitorios, 81 by 22 feet, the. large store and Locker Rooms, the general style of the building and the extensive grounds will be of exceptional value for the purposes which the Military Authorities have in view. A great debt of thanks, and, we hope, something more, will be due to the School, An expression of thankfulness and
SHANGHAI STRIKE.
SITUATION IS A LITTLE BRIGHTER.
Shanghal, Feb. 22.
It is estimated that there are
21 To stunning water,
to.
small quantity.
26 Otherwise.
Cloudy mutter.
28 Help.
29 Perfumes.
30 One who dredgea.
31. Fat.
32 Juniors.
36 A high mountain.
ILLICIT STILL.
ILLEGAL TRADING IN CHINESE SPIRITS.
The discovery and subsequent seizure of an illegal still, which al- though it had only apparently been
had been carried on at Choung Sha Wan for some time.
at the same time a word of still 100,000 labourers striking, but put into use on one occasion, has. sympathy is due to the Committee, with a partial résumption of the terminated the venture of a wine the Headmaster and the donor to postal service, with all the Inter- merchant in Chinese spirits, which the Scheme for the New School, national Settlement buses and who so fearlessly and admirably planned such a fine modern build-nearly all the trams running, the situation is a little brighter, des- by the Bishop of London as, from virtually tied up. ing on a alte which was described pite the fact the local shipping is the point of view of the work of a
Mrs. J. CRAWFORD.school, one of the finest sites he
EXPERT MASSAGE.
14, Qeon's Roud Contral, 1st floor,
MRS. MOTONO
Hand and Electric
MASSAGE
"
During the raid made by a party of Revenue officers under Chief Proventive Officer Clarke, at an unnumbered shop in Cheung Sha
A proclamation by the Chinese War last Saturday night, a new had seep in the world. It is hoped Defence Commissioner which was still was found on the premises that the occupation of the School posted up at the main post office and 27 gallons of liquor, of which, by the Military Authorities will that any employees not returning six gallons had already been bat- only be for a few months. In view to work would be executed ended tled while the remainder was atili of the troubles in the neighboure all picketting and also brought in large jars, were alleged to have ing country the School expected to back many strikers.
be very full this year. Parents
been exposed for sale in the shop.
warehouse.
C. P..O. Clarke prosecuted the and gourdians can be assured that Executions which are continuing, master of the shop before Mr. W. the Committer and the Head-although on a smaller scale, have Schofeld-at-the Kowloon Magis- master will make the best arrange-been effective in bringing back the tracy yesterday on charges of being ment possible for carrying on the rank and file to work, but have in unlawful possession of a still school.
greatly increased the activities of (2), exposing unlicensed liquor (3) with keeping No. 31B, Top Floor Wyndham St premises have been found so near Reuter.
It is fortunate that alternative the agitators who are directing for sale and
affairs from the Settlement-dutiable liquor in an unlicensed to the school, at a place which is HONGKONG.
On his Worship convicting. C. reasonably accessible and where
P. O. Clarke said that his depart one block of five houses can be
ment took a serious view of the used as a Hostel for the Boarders,
case, for, as bis Worship probably and the other block of five houses
knew, the duty on liquor had been for the School.
doubled during recent years and unless a heavy ine was im- posed, illicit distilling would not be checked it would pay the men to evade the authorities.
His Worship imposed fines amounting to $225 on the three charges.
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KOHLER'S
COCOA
* CAN
NOW BE HAD
FROM
LANE,
CRAWFORD'S
It is understood that an Appeal for Funds was about to be made in England, in Hongkung and in the Far East. The School feels that it cannot make this appeal now. The money was wanted to
U.S. AND CHINA.
SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS
SUGGESTED.
Washington, Feb, 22, The House of Representatives pay a large loan which it re-by a vote of 250 to 11 have passed ceived recently to help it when, ow- a resolution recommending Prosi- ing to local financial conditionsdent Coolidge to negotiate with during the past eighteen months,China "independently of other Three defendants at Old-strool the buyer of the old site was not nations." The resolution has Police Court were each fined 10s. able to pay up the balance of the been sent to the Senate G. and 10s. 6d. costs for working purchase money.
Reuter's American Service.
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ACPE-I'AX LOOKIN' FOR SYMBOLS LEFT:
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??
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