THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1932.
FUTURE OF PEAK HOSPITAL.
RESIDENTIAL FLATS
POSSIBLE.
NEW INSTITUTION.
Within a very short time- probably by the end of February -the Peak Hospital, which, thanks to the generous gesture made by Mr. J. E. Joseph some yenra ago, has served local needs. since it ended its enreer private Institution. will De closed down and will no longer serve the purpose for which it has so long existed.
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By that time, it is expected; the Hongkong War Memorial Hospital! will be ready for opening and will supersede the Peak Hospital.
Although no definite date for the opening of the War Memorial Hospital has yet been Bxed. It is understood that it is almost cer- tain to be in use by March 1st. Whether or not there will be an
Meinl opening
hag yet to be decided,
ceremony
The hospital was originally to have been ready for Use thin month. but Interior structural alterations are being effected and there have delayed the opening.
The Hongkong War Memorial Hospital, situata at Mount Kellett, The Peak, which is expected to be ready for occupation by March 1st. As will
be seen, it is a magnificent bulldin'a, and it in stated that it will be the fi nest equipped hospital in the Colony. (Photo:
DEPOSIT CASE CONCLUDES.
JUDGEMENT FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.
Th $8,000 deposit receipt ensei which was before the Chief Just-i tier 4Sir Joseph Kemp in the Supreme Court last Thursday, was oncluded this morning, when his Lordship gave judgment for the plaintif
BURNS NICHT
CELERATED.
WARM TRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL BARD.
HAPPY GATHERING.
LOCAL WEDDING.
MR. A. F. X. DE SOUZA AND MISS DE FARIA,
وران
Ming Yuen Studio),
RADIO BROADCAST
A LOCAL CONCERT FROM THE STUDIO.
With all the old customs thatfter of Mr. Saturnino Lobato de / length of 355 metres.
icialed. The
bride, who was given away by her brother (Mr. F. X. Lobato de Faria), was attired in a gown of
Variety.
When the Mount Kellett institu-
interesting wedding took tion in completely ready, thr
place at the Romun Catholic Gloveranent will hand back
(Cathedral yesterda afternoon Mr. J. E. Joseph, the owner of
when Miss Maria Emelia Lobato the properly, the Peak Hospital,
de Faria became the bride of TĮ wilt Tre recalled that
Mr. Alberto Franciso Xavier de
Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wave- originally the building was
Souza Miss de Parin in daugh- isket (1
privade
institu-
tradition har dictated, Hongkong parla and Mrs. Emily Mary Hall
6.00-7.00p.m. Chinese Programine. tion, not the site was then dispos
Seatsmen sit down to their Burns Lobato de Faria, while the bride-gramme.
7.00-10.30 .. European Pro- ed of and purchased by Mr. J. E. In this action Ng Chi-chow, No.1 Nieht dinner at Lane, Crawford's Joseph, who, in view at the real 43. Bontom Strand West, brought Restaurant
groom's parents are Mr. Jose M. 7.00.0.00 p.m. Programme of Co. on Saturday to pay de Souza and Mrs. Cacia M. Gumbia and Regal Records. need of hospital facilities in Hong in rainst Lai Chewan, tribute to their great poet, and ple Souza, The Rev. Father Rossi 7.00 p.m. Stock Quotations. Matl kong at the time, generously hand- No. 14. Kwong Bon Terrace, Tur honesty Mr. W. Handyside ed the property over for the use
Notice, etc. 1) the return of a deposit re- toast to the "Immortal Memury of of the Government.
7.05-7.4 p.m. eipt relating to $8,000 deposited : Robert Hurna,”
A large gather
Trio-Mad Madrid, The future of the Peak Him with the Bank China, (2)ing listened to Mr. Handyside's
Tria-Jolly Along! pital is somewhać snevrtain, though damages for its detention, and (3) spirited addreas on the hurd, and it is known that it will not con-a declaration that the receipt he then joined in the choruses of the of white satin trimmed with lace tinue to discharge its present fune- longed to plantif.
ant carried a bouquet of rases, popular Scottish Ries, without Liures, There is a distinct
The Misses Adozinda Lobule de Which no Burns Night would Faria, Alda A, Gomes, Carmen sibility that the building will be
complete.
Rozarin and Naterica Kavier werd used as residential dats,
dresses of georgette and carried the bridesmaids. They wore bouquets of chrysanthemums, Mr 4. C. V. Riberica and Mr. 1. V. Andy Dunean decorated the Antonio were the groumsmen, bellished the real Scottish bill of wals, and appropriate lines ein- Following a reception at the "Club Uniao Musaеnse," the fare. And after Pipe Major couple left for their honeymoon in Mackie, had piped in the haggis, he Macno
and Canton. Mrs. de gave Burns Address to the Ing- Souza's travelling. dress was of gie" in the broadest of
Scottish crepe-de-Chine.
LOITERER WITH PICK-LOCKS.
TH
CAUGHT NEAR STAR THEATRE.
Three pick-locks, a grapple and an electric torch were produced as exhibits at the Kowloon Magis tracy before Mr. Fraser this morning when a man named Chan Koon was charged with loitering in. Peking Road at 12.40 nm. or Saturday and with posseauton of the instruments.
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It appeared that the receipt was isused in the junt Hames of plaintiff and Slu Kwok-tenng, bs1- that the latter had no interest in it. Now atheless, as it was in his possession, he handed it to defen- dant as part security for a loan of $1,000, and defendant refined to return the note to plaintiff
the debt was paid.
Mr. H.G. Staldon, instructed by Mr. 1. 1. Evans, of Messes, John son Stokes and Master, was for plaintiff, while Mr. P. C. Jenkist, K. C.. instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior. of Messrs. D'Almada and Mason, was for de fendant.
Mr. Jenkin relied entirely on estoppel, alleging that by his con- duet plaintiff had induced defen-
nas luringstraped portreis Boors thing at the gathering taid hiru hung behind the offer, table, some of his verse, illustrated
accents,
The Burns Atmosphere.
"Many reasons have been given i for the origin of this annual func- tion and for the regularity with which it is celebrated," and Mr.
Inasmuch as he had suffered at the and stories of our native land? hands of another perstim..
ANTI-ALGEBRA MOVEMENT.
daat to believe that Sit had a Handyside. The regularity in • Continued from Page 62 share in the deposit, and was en- undoubtedly due to the high place Detective Inspector Elston, who filed to transfer it as security, Burns holds in the lives of the formed square roots until Welling- prosecuted, stated that a Chinese Finally. his Lordship
found Scottish people. It would be con-ton put Napoleon in brackets, is detective Naw the defendant against Mr. Jenkin on the estoppelsidered a slur on themselves if familiar to every schoolboy. leaning against an Electele Com-point, gave judgmeat for plain they failed to assemble once a year But at the Headmasters Con- pany kiosk outside the Startit, and nestssed damages at $250, to do honour to one who did soference at Godalming, Surrey. Dr. Theatre.
The detective searched His Lordship agreed with Mr. much to make Scotland and Scot- Alington, the head of Eton, ex- kim for arms and found the picks Jenkin that defendant had been fish people revered from pole to pressed the view that the standard hicks and the torch in his pocket, entirely bona fide throughout, and pole. But why in this form?Why on which mathematics had hither- and the grapple concealed in his remarked he had been unfortunate round the festive board with Bongs to been taught made them totally hat.
unintelligible to the average pupil. He confessed that he had not the "I think we must admit that it faintest idea why he had been is because it was in an atmosphere taught Algebra, and that it seem- such as this that Burns was most to him a pure waste of time. himself. There was nothing of the hermit about Burns. No doubt he liked to wander alone among
This blow to the power of "X" the familiar scenes of his native Ayrshire, but he was happier in will fall sweetly on the ears of in is indeed a word in season. It the company of his fellow men especially when they could throw England's Smith Minorhood, gen- off all bypocritical and convention-erally released this week,
restraint and be themselves for
Defendant said the instruments were not pick-locks. He had made them at an idle moment.
His Worship:You say they are not pick-locks! Well, if they are not, they should not look so much like them! That's all I have got to say.
W
SUCCUMBED TO TEMPTATION,
YOUTH SWINDLES HIS COLLEAGUES.
a few brief hours.
"The story of Burns is part of
I can hear the "Hear, hears!" from here.
Mathematicul Nightmare.
The Thres Hurmonisers. Mi283. Descriptive-laughing Suzange and
the Sousaphone Man. Descriptively Giggling Typist.
Charles Jolly and Kaye Connor, MR381. Band-The Kiss Waltz,
Band-Sevon Vells.
Humorous Song-What Are You
Billy Cotton and His Band. MR222.
Thinkin' About Baby! Humorous Song-That's What I Like
About You.
Phyllia Robins. DB653. Organ Solo-Viktoria and Her Hüssar-
Pardon, Madamo.
Organ Solo-Viktoria and Her Hussar-
Good Night.
Reginald Foort. DR610. Vocal Duct-Novertheless. Vocal Dust-That's Why Darkies
Were Barn.
Layton and Johnstone. DR678. Humorous Song-I'm Waiting Now for
Any Kind of Sweetheart. Humorous Song-National Economy,
Norman Long. DB874.
fher Reporti
7.54-8.48 p.nu.
Scottish Selec. lions. Band-The Wee MacGregor (Amers). Band of The Royal Air Force. G5286. Song-Castles in the Air (Traditional).
Song-Up in the Murnin' Eurly
(Hamilton and Mackenzie). Margaret F. Stewart (Soprano), 4603. Humorous Song-Jock O'lfazeldean (Words by Sir W. Scott). tumorous Song-Blue Bonnets Over the Border (Traditional),
Sandy MacFarlane, DB666. Organ Solo-Scotin-Medley.
Quentin M. Maclean. DX240. Song-I'm Gled My Ho'rt's my Afn
(arr. Inglis). Song-The Auld Scots Songs
(Bethune and Leeson). Margaret F. Stewart (Soprano). 4758.
Band-A Night wi' Burns-Overture
(arr. Carl Volti), The Sliver Stars Band. G8027.
Kennedy-Fraser),
8.48-9.00 p.m.
Old Time Music Hali-Second House
Inspector Elston informed his Worship that
a European pour by at the time, but he was drank. The officer suggested that defendant was waiting for the
A small partnership formed by European to pass before trying to six mambers of the staff of the break into the kiosk, the Star Ling Nam Torch Factory, of Shau-
Smith Minor has always regard-Songs-Songs of the Hebrides (arr. Theatre or one of the houses inkiwan Road, to sell cigarettes to our national heritage. A man ise Algebra as a sort of academic Patulta Kennedy-Fraser (Soprano). the vicinity.
9838. the employees of the establishment not a genuine Scot-in spite of his distemper through which the best His Worship:-These are alter- was broken up by the accountant of dialect, place of birth or other of us must pass-n curso laid on unlive charges, aren't they, the business attempting to stent accidental peculiarity-if he is the Student Body by some forgot. An Inspector Elston?—No. If he the monies of the concern.
ignorant among other things often fanatic. had a gun instead of these instru
the real menning of
Sometimes tafter a liberal, help- the life and ments, your Warship would have
It would appear that six members rks of Burns for Scotland. Suching of trile) he has dreamt that | ARVE of the factory formed themselves knowledge, however, entails more a horde of equations was tripping/Programmes are kindly supplied by ing that he did not think the two
His Worship disagreed, remark-workmen of the factory with than a nodding acquaintance with a wild quadratic dance across his charges were meant to be accuma the accountant, a youth of 18, and with a few of his more, popu. Theorem with a binomial board ) Jative. A fine of $250 or three months' hard labour was imposed led to the others that the small lar songs. We must have justi-has appeared to be pushing him into
den of ravenous coefficients. stall had been entered by burglarsfication for the faith that is in us.
But to Smith Minor the idea of and the entire profits, amounting "Wherever Scotsmen are to be create has never occured. to $28, had been stolen.
found, there will honour be done Now the headmaster of Eton Later, the youth was seen to re-to him. He lives forever in the has brought a ray of hope. All trieve the money. box from the yard hearts of his countrymen: nay in over England schoolboys are gasp and the other partners then in the hearts of all who cherish the inx: stituted a search of the premises Beautiful."
to convict him on both charges.
on the second charge. The first was dismiance,
NOVEL FORM OF LOTTERY,
NEW DODGE TRIED BY HAWKER.
into a partnership to supply the
cigarettes, but during the week-end, !
for traces of the burglary. Dar-
ing the search the youth produced
a $10 note from between the leaves.
the events of the life of the post chest. At other times
The Lagales,
vast
•
"x-1-2xy-y,Pure Waste of time" Dr. Alington, to put it unacende- mically, has said a mouthful.
·
Smith,
of a book. His discovery of the Although a Burns Nicht dlaner box and the
to includes none of the lassies, their
A novel form of lottery brought to the attention of Mr. him, Williams at the Central Police Court to-day.
money
led
W suspicion being directed against toast is solemnly given, and in report of the proposing it. Mr. J. J. Ferguson accurrence wns made
to the made a few witty remarks on both manager of the factory who ques-Burns and the Inasios. Instituted by a hawker who tioned the accountant. The youth. "How they puzzle us:" he thought that this might induco a then confessed that he had taken clared. "Question marke "boom" in his business, the the money.
the beginning of time, but device consistad of Hghting one
de- from
We
8. Song.
(a) Little Lady of the Moon
(Eric Coates). (b) Marcheta (Schertzinger), Mr. C. Reg. Anderson (Baritone) accompanied by Miss Luba Peckor.
9. Violin Solos.
(a) Poem (Fibrich).
(b) Pollchenelle Serenade
(Kroller). Mr. V. Derenovsky accompanied by biss Luba Pecker.
10.
The accountant was brought benced tham na mach, if not more of about a dozen tiny electric foro Mr. Schofield at the Contral than they need, so it is with great bulbs mounted OR a circular Police Court this morning and ac- reverence and a little awe that wooden board, by pressing one of cused of larceny from a dwelling. 1 ask you to drink the toast."
Songe. an equal number of switches He pleaded guilty.
-(n) A Last Year's Rose bunched together in a cloth bag In explaining the facts of the Mr. T. P. Saunderson answered
(R. Quilter). in which they
(b) Lovo's Philosophy wore conceuled..cuse to his Worship, Inspector the toast.
(I. Quilter). The element of chanco was pre- Rodger said the defendant had ap Chairman of he evening was the Mrs. M. Matheson, (Contralto) sented by three or four "duds" in parently regretted his act immedi-Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society, accompanied by Mr. A. M. Bowes- the number of switches.
ately afterwards.
Mr. A. Stovenson. The musical Smith. The culprit, who was charged His Worship, taking the circum items were given by Messra. 10.30 p.m. (Approx:). Rugby with an infringement of the Gamstances into consideration, bound George McLeod, J. F. Anderson Mid-Day Press News ing Lawstrenuously protested the defendant over on a personal and R. Keown, with Mr. 8. A.
10.33 p.m. (Approx:). his innocence, but was fined $5.bond..
Down.
Sweet at the piano.
Close
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(Chairman Jack Morrison with the Variety Singers. MR428-MR420. All records in the above European Mesara. Anderson Music Co.
9.00-10.30 p.m. Studio Concert.
Programme.
1. Songs.
(a) Snowflakes (Mallinson). (b) Night (Mallinaon).. Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith (Soprano) gecompanied by Mr. A. M. Bowes- Smith.
2. Pinnoforio Solo, Variations on a Resalan Theme (Glazounow). Misa Luba Fesker,
3. Songs.
(n) Bird Songs at Eventido
(Eric Contes). (b) Duna (McGill), Mr. C. Reg. Anderson (Baritone) accompanied by Miss Lubs Pecker.
4. Violin Solos.
(a) Andantino (Martini-
Kroisler).
(b) Petit Serenade pour
Arlequino (Forterre),
6. Songs.
Mr. V. Derenevsky accompanied by Miss Luba Pecker. (u) Don't Come In Sir, Please
(G. Boott).
(b) A Roundel of Rest
(d. Scott). Mr. M. Matheson (Contralto) accompanied by Mr. A. M. Bowes- Smith.
7. Booge.
6. Pianoforte Solo. Variations and Finale (Glazounow) Ms Luba Port. (a) When I am Dead my Deurest (Coleridge, Taylor). (b) At The Well (Haguman), Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith (Soprano) accompanied by Mr. A. M. Howes- Continued on Preuiora ColŁUM WAL
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