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HONGKONG
THE CITY HALL.
CONDEMNED AS BEING
UNSAFE.
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1931.
The City Hall, on account of ita ngo, las rouched a stage where it will shortly be unsafe for public
uno, it was lourned yesterday.
A report made by the Firo Brigade authorities, together with a confirmatory statement by architects of City Hall Committee, make it perfectly clear that the building cannot remain in its pre- sent state very much longer with- out extensive changes being put in hand.
"It appears that lack of funds necessary to effect the alterations which are demanded, places the City Hall Committee in the posi tion of being unable to carry out the work. At the moment, the Gov- ernment has the matter in hand, and ita decision is being awaited.
Mr. Shenton Explains. Yesterday, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. ; Shenton, a member of the City Hall Committee made an authori tative statement on the subject In the following terms;
"A report having been made by the Fire Authority staling that the building (City Hall) is unsafe, and a danger in the event of fire, the Committee of the City Hall feels it cannot accept the ponsibility of having the very siderable repairs car.
carried out. "The Committee has very limited funds at its disposal which do not allow of it carr
carrying out the tensive alterations, and in the face of the advice received the members of the Committee feel they cannot accept the responsibilty of allow- ing engagementa in the City Hall in the near future.
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"The matter la before the Goy- urnment, and we are awaiting the qutcome.
Whole Building Concerned. Asked if the report of the Fire Authorities included the whole of the building, the Hon. Mr. Shenton replied "red", and said that in- dications were that both the Library Museum and the Public would be closed in the new year unless,
less, of course, the necessary at- kention was given to the building.
agreed that the "Chcero" Y.M.C.A.. would also be affected and would almost certainly have to
move.
Enquiries made by our repre- sentative yesterday elicited the reply from Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, Chairman of the Ladies' Committer of the "Cheero" Club, the fact that i they had received unofficial intima
tion to quit at a month's notice, So far as she knew, however, ከብ official notice to TROVO had yet been given.
WEST POINT'S FATE.
COMPLAINT TO CHINESÉ CHAMBER.
At the monthly meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Com-) merce yesterday afternoon tho Secretary, Mr. Lee Wen-kom, read letters from the Restaurants' Al- sociation, the Sharks' Fin Dealers' Association, the Fish and Vego- table Mongers' Association and Mr. Ho lu protesting against the Government decision for the pro- scription of prostitution in West Point. The Chairman, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, promised that those letters would be forwarded, as the associations desired, to the Chin- ese representatives on the Legis- lative Council with a view to ap- proaching the Government,
The association's und Mr. He Iu's letters express unanimous appre ciation of the Government's desiro to improve morality, but they ex- press doubt over the serious effect which this proscription will have on the restaurants and other trade lines whose business is closely connected with West Point. These letters say that the official decision may even produce in- mediate effects on the value of house property in West Point, and may throw hundreds of labour ers in restaurants out of employ ment. They appeal to the au- thorities for a postponement of the proscription, taking into considera. tion the effect which it may have on trade.
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WEDDING AT MACAO. Mello of Macao, and is an engineer
MARRIAGE OF HONGKONG MARINE ENGINEER.
Macao; Dec. 28. A very pretty wedding took place on Sunday, 27th inst., at Macao in the Church of St. Lawrence, when Mr. Alberto de Meilo and Miks Anna de Conceicao were married by the Rev. Father Ferreira
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
MR. KINGSTON
AND UNCLE JOHN HAVE EQUIPPED THEMSELVES WITH GUNS
AND ARE STARTING
CUT IN
SEARCH OF
FRECKLES
AND OSCAR
........ AND
THE GYPSIES
ALL RIGHT...LEAD THE WAY... WHICH DIRECTION DO YOU THINK WE'D BE MOST APT TO PICK UP SOME SORT OF A TRAIL OF THEM?
Mr. de Mello, M.B.E., is a son of Mr. A. A. de Mello and Mrs. De
WE'LL HEAD DOWN THROUGH THE DRAW... THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THERE ARE. ANY CLEARINGS...THE OTHER WAY IT'S ALL SOLID
GROWTH..
MEANWHILE,
THE
BOYS ARE
CONGRATULATING THEMSELVES
. ON THE
FINE WAY.
THEY HAVE
SHAKEN
THE GYPSIES OFF THEIR
TRAIL...
in
the employ of the Douglas Steamship Company of Hongkong; and Miss Concófeno is the accond daughter of Mr. Leocadio de Con- ceicao, an employee of the Macro Municipal Council, and Mrs. Con- ceicao.
Mr. Frank Barnes, of the Singer Hongkong, and Mr. L. A. de Mello Sowing Machine Company, of soled an beat men.
Following the wedding, a recep. tion was held at the Macao Club.--- Our Own Correspondent.
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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS,
Accors
1 Travelling about.
B Land in this, in a smooth and
gentle way.
One of the knights of Charle
magne.
11 Praise this Archbishop.
12 A great British industry,
13 Scruples about this drink will
be quite in order.
16 One of the earliest martyrs.
17 A good point raised in Wales. 18 When the baby doen, the contre
in of service.
21 Apparently the auction-room has a tenant. This is swift in- deed.
23 Negro surf boat navigator who
seems a crew la himself!
21 The lost man to boned the train; ho may be very useful aftor a fire.
35 Eight in combination.
28 Delicately flushed-from
meal, presumably.
her
29 These youngsters are wrapped up in a set of carpenter's tools.
30 Cool, calm and collected, I'm able to agitate in another way. Down
2 When studying elues, make eer. tain after a time and this should be unnecessary.
3 A fellow who's always in a whirl.
4 Town in Hertfordshire.
5 Like "granfer's Sunday hat:
and though you see a famous city there's no need to die.
6 High, undoubtedly, but the lot
soon comes to an end.
OUR
7 Two reds, a plain and a mixed, are regulated but there's nothing in IL
Prosocution stores him in the face almost everywhere.
10 "No man is on 1t" at a General
Election (anag.).
14 Ita queen visited the son of
David's
16 Thin.
19 In putting down this flower a
certain loss la incurred.
20 Collar work is Indicated by the
entry of this scholar.
21 Sullor.
22 Miky.
20 Behold a Norne god la comfort. 27 Samoan town.
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Congratulating Themselves
BOY! WE'RE GOING GOOD!! THAT'S GNIK” THEM THE SHAKE,
EVEN IF I DO
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BUT ZIGZAGIN
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
By Blosser
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