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HOLST CORNWALL SOCIAL: CLUB'S DINNER.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WATER DRAIN BURSTS
PINERS WARNED OF THE
YUEN LEE WRECKA, SEA
INFLOW FROM SEA TO HONG- G KONG HOTEL SITE. S
water on the site of the new Gloucester Building, on the old Hongkong Hotel land, attracted much attention yesterday and, on enquiry it was found that a storm water drain had burst and that water from the son was finding its way into the site.
The Topman's Sports and Social Buzboot, Nonfication issued by An unusually large amount of * Club of HAI.8. Cornwall held their the Anting Harbons Master of Shang- nual dinner parties at the Savoy has under date of December 16 re- Hotel on Sunday and Monday ferring to the wre of the s.. Yuen Tights, The Port Watch had Leo, sunk of Public Gardens, Whang-
poo River, as follow: **heir night on Sunday, and the The fingstar on the roof of the tarboard Watch last night, Harbour Office Customs Jetty, in Both nights provod a great line with the third Bagstaff on the access, and all prosent thorough roof of the Hongkong and Shanghai ly enjoyed themselves. A specially Bank Building counting from the printed menu card was provided Custom House, lends just dear of the With the tourts of "The King faltway ale of the wreck,
Mariners, should not drop anchor Captain and Officers," "O.P.O. on or near this line when within the Cavill," and "All Topmen" area between the northern end of the cribed inside. A most successFeking Road Pontoon and 100 feet al' social evening, followed.
north of the Public Garden Tide Gauge."
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Mache, Dec. 29,- Enquiries made at Police Hood- A very pretty wedding took place quarters last night for confirma- at Macao this morning: The bride- tion of report that, a tiger had groom was Mr. Jose Nolasco da made its appearance at Fung Yuen, Silva, eldest son of Mr. P. M. N. Village, Talpo, and attacked da Silva, the well-known Hongkong cow which died from loss of blood sharobroker, and Mrs Sliva, of after the tiger had been (righten- Hongkong, and the bride was Mhur ed away, resulfid in a statement Maria Alice Menezes, Ribalnog elder to the olfact that a cow had been That there was no cause for daughter of the late Blent A. attacked by magna, animal, but it alarm and that the demago was Ribeiro of the Portuguese hazy, was not known, if the attacker very alight was the information and of Mra Celeste Menetes was a tiger, ad no obtained by our representative Ribeiro of Macao. The wedding No of who visited the scene yesterday marks the union of two of the most as Police Stations had not been available afternoon, and found workmen prominent Macao families. Mr. clrcularised. engaged in preventing the water Jose Nosco de Silva, is a grand- from flowing in when the tide be- son of the late Mr. Pedra Nolasco
goes that a WORDEN gun to rise. Ma, an
da Silva, a celebrated sinologue who
anima, which she took to It appears that during Sunday was honoured by his government in
per kitack a cow which night the storm water drain which many ways. Miss Ribeiro”-la” a
grazing about two milas put“. runs along Des Voeux Road on the great granddaughter of the lats his village. In her fright south side of the road had burst Count Senana Fernandes, of Macao,
adreamed, frightening, the an 18 inch pipe giving way and who took a prominent part in the animal, which ran away up causing water to flow on to the development of relations between nearby hill. Sergt. Tuckett and Gloucester Building site,
Portugali and China meny - yuam | a 'party of police visited the spot" It was explained that the enor ago,ta from Government House for an In-Imous vibration caused by the driv-Mr. Jose Nolasco da Silva is one on the dying cow's shoulders, and found five-clawed paw zoarks vestiture which is to take place ing of piles by the longkong Ex- of the masters at the Pedro Nolasco these measuring six and a half there on Friday next, January 3rd.cavation and Pile Driving Co. Ltd., Commercial School, at Macao, Jaches across, and pointing to Vice Admiral Sir A. K. Wafatell, bad somewhat disturbed the sur: founded for the purpose of provide the beast being most probably a who was decorated with the R. C. B. rounding land, with the result that ing a sound commercial education tiger The Police cast round in (Knight Commander of the Most the drain had weakened, and even for the young Portuguese at Macao, the hope of finding some sort of Honourable Order of the Bath) in tuzlu gave way.
and which the late Mr Padre spoor, but without, succoss as the the Inst Birthday honours, will be
Nolasco did much to place on ground in the vicinity is hard. Round footing.
is hard. ;༨༤༩
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There was a very small ation dance at the Crown Lands' Office of the P.W.D. yesterday, when the wookly sale of Crown Lands was hold. "Only one buyer appeured. Invested. and it was on his solitary bid that) the one lot put up för sale,was a.m. disposed of.
The serenouy takes place, at 11
OLD YEAR'S DEATH. ·
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The buyer was Mr. Chel Szt- lith, who gave his business "ad- reen as 12 Des Voeux Road, Wost. He purchased. New Kowloon Ta- And Lot No. 1295, consisting "ol
FLASH. THE TIME. 300 square feet on Castle Peak
We are informed by Mr. T ad, at the upset price of $3,750. Claxton, the Director of the Royal An annual rental of 934 is pay Observatory, that the time signals la on the property which is sold usually given at 9 p.m. on
period of 75 years, comment-Observatory wireless mast will be The from July 1, 1898, with the repeated at midnight to-night. ation of renewal for one further The last signal will indicate the
im of 24 years, less three days. clure of the year.
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Yesterday, workmen were. the seene repairing the damage, but it was noticed that already some small amount of water had found its way to the aite, the fact that the digging work han now renched the level of the sea con- tributing towards the inflow of water from the sea..
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New Territories, this being the In 1915 a tiger was shot in the only actual case on record, and it caused the death of Sorgt. Groucher and two Indian
con.
tables before it was killed. Since then, there have been several reports of tigers being
The wedding took place at the Cathedral-at Macao, the Very Rev. Father Joan Pedrazzini officiating. Mr. Henrique Nolasco da Silva was beat man for the bridegroom and Mr. Lulz Nolasco da Silva was beat The first efforts of the workmon man for the bride. The bride was away by her uncle, Mr. were to seal the drain so as to given prevent the inflow of water from Fernando Mencies, The brides seen. the sea and then Lo commence Iny-maids were the Misses Galda ing new pipes in the place of the Nolasco, Olga Basto, Aninha Basto. If a tiger le, in fact, at large, broken ones. It is expected that Mercedes
It has probably been driven from Fonseca, Mercedes the work will be completed this Xavier, and Carmen Garcia. Miss the hills further inland by the morning.
Bertha de Bilva neted as mald of recent cold weather. honour. and Miss Laura Nolasco Silva
flower-girl. Maxter. Fernando Ribeiro was page, A
The Rev. Father Jacob Laura- 2 Belated at the organ.
al-
Although some water, had rendy flowed on to the nite
no damage was caused as a result of the bursting of the drain.
LATE MISS O'DELL.
FUNERAL - AT HAPPY VALLEY.
SU
· DRIVER PITIED.
FORCED TO BREAK LAW TO
OBEY EMPLOYER.
Among the many guests in the church were a large number of friends from Hongkong, and in ad- dition to His Excellency the Gover
Out of consideration for a chauf- nor of Macao many of the most prominent residents of Macao were four who allowed his master's also present.
daughter to drive his car, Mr. After the ceremony at the church T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon reception was held at the re- Magistracy yesterday fined the sidence of Mra. Menezes Ribeiro, girl, Miss Wong Kwal-hing $10, the bride's mother, where, following her father, Mr. Wong. Slu-kwong, a short speech by Mr. Luiz Nolasco $6, and cautioned the driver, da Silva, the health of the young couple was drunk,
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The funeral of Mies Ada Lilliana O'Dell took place at 'Happy Valley yesterday afternoon, and was conducted by the Rev. W. Walton Rogers. Those present included Mr. L. E.
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#TALAMBA 80.8 TAKADA 6949 Mr. J. A. M. Graca, Capt. C. B. yellow crepe-de-chine, with hat to driver of the car appeared before
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