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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1932.
WINTER FESTIVAL.
CHINESE COMMUNITY'S
CELEBRATION
com-
CHINESE ON HERMES. OVERSEAS LEAGUE.
RECENT VISIT BY PARTY FROM CANTON -
ENTERTAINMENT ARRANGED FOR NEXT MONTH
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Under Rear-Admiral Y. K. Llu, Encouraged by the success of the The Hongkong Chinese munity yesterday celebrated their the party of Canton Government excellent entertainment given at the time-honoured Winter festival with officers from the Whampoa Naval Helena Bay Institute carly this the Academy, the Military Academy year, the local branch of the Over- the usual banquets given by
Bimilar Chinese firms and in private rest-and Government Air School, who nena League is arranging dences, and from morning until visited H.M.S. Hormes on Tuesday function to be held on the 20th. 9.16 p.m. This was and the Kai Tack aerodrome on January next at the celebration afternoon marked with the fring of crackers, Monday, returned to Canton yester-entertainment is to take place at
day.
the Helena May Institute, and This winter festival, although In the course of a chat with a portion of the proceeds is to be not associated with any beautiful representative of the S. C. M. Poat, given to the St. John Ambulance legends Ike those connected with one of the Canton officers spoke Association.
previous occasion, the
As on the Dragon Boat and Moon highly of the excellent manoeuvres festivals, novertheless has its own which they witnessed on H. M. S. whilst the entertainment is arrang-
the {Hformes. instance,
ed for Overseas League members -importance. For
merchants here and elsewhere in One manoeuvre was participated in particular, it is also open to the China usca this festival as a period in by four observation plance and public, and it is certain that the for the general settlement of ac-five pursuing plance, and demon-splondid fore provided at the last counts, and it fa considered in im-strated the accuracy and efficiency concert being still in the minds of portnice second only to that of the of the British aircraft tactics of the many who attended, the Hong- annual settlement shortly before attack and defence. The exerciso kong Branch of the League can be commenced in the morning and was assured of a crowded house at the the Chinese New Year.
continued after tiffin until three forthcoming enterprize, and the efforts to entertain will be reward-
The Winter festival comes an-o'clock. nually exactly three days before The visitor also spoke highly of ed. Christmas. The many banquets the excellent hospitality on the It is a little early to disclose the formerly arranged for this festival Hermes, which the Canton party names of the individual artistes by Chinese merchants in the Nam received.
who have promised to take part, but
Pak Hong at West Point were this The same officer said that despite it is understood a most ambitious time conspicuous by their absence, the heavy rain on Monday, the Kaftprogramme of concert items and partly because of the trade depres-Tack and R. A. F. officers took out one-act plays is being arranged in sion. Incidentally, the restaurants twenty aeroplanes and carried out order to achieve results as good as formerly functioning in this local acrobatics for three hours. The the first entertainment, and that pleasure district have now been re- visitors were also shown the use of to further this end, some of the
luced to the small number of four the parachutes.
best talent in the Colony will be of five, as compared with double
giving its services. that figure previously.
FIRE IN FORT.
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE AND!
INJURES MANY
Rome, Der. 22.
MUSICAL SERVICE.
TO-NIGHTS FEATURE AT THE KOWLOON UNION CHURCH
Three were killed and many in-Union Church.
The programme takes the form jured in a serious explosion at the of excerpts from the oratories of ancient Fort Appio, just outside Handel's Messiah, Haydn's "Creat The city, to-day.
Intending patrons are asked to note that tickets, price $1.50 each, can be obtained on application to Mrs. G. S. Windeyer at the Helena May Thaiitute, Hongkong.
A reminder is given of the Mathison, a new comer to the musical service to be held this even colony, and an artiste of no mean ing at 9 o'clock at the Kowloon ability; Mra. II. L. Lockhart and Mr. W. H. Bailey, who need no in- troduction to Hongkong audiences. The instrumental part of the ner vice will be maintained by Mrs. tion", and two numbers from Frank Short at the piano, and Mr. Rupert Baldwin. A. T. C. L. at the The augmented chofr will be us-lorgan, The conductor is Mr. J. J. sisted by the coloists-Mrs. G. F. Cornelius.
The explosion followed fire Mendelssohn's Elijah. among the explosives stored in the fort-Reuter.
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